THE FRONTIER.
PUBLISHED EVKIIV THURSDAY BY TUE
FUOKT1EU 1-ItIXTISO CO MI1 A NY.
O’NEILL,
NEBRASKA.
NEBRASKA.
The Union Pacific paid its taxes In
galley county recently, amounting to
f2.558.Cl.
Omaha proposes to retrench in her
School expenditures. The city ex
chequer is running low.
Edwin C. Wlggenhorn of Nebraska
has been promoted from special exam
iner at $1,300 to clerk at $1,400 in the
pension office.
Parmele & Richie have their new
mill at Louisville about completed. It
is a large three-story structure with
an elevator attached.
The bondsmen of the defunct bank
at Wallace have been cited to appear
before the county fathers and show
cause why they shouldn’t settle the
county’s claim at 100 cents on the dol
lar.
The brick factory people at Louis
ville are having their klllns emptied,
preparatory to starting up again. They
■were compelled to shut down on ac
count of the extreme cold weather Just
before Christmas.
L. A. Rodwell, ex-postmaster of
Ainsworth, who embezzled nearly $500
from the government and is still at
large, was seen at Merriman a few
days ago making his way for the Black
Hills.
Rev. A. W. Davis of Falls City has
tendered his resignation as pastor of
the Christian church of that city and
has accepted a call from the Hiawa
tha, Kan., Christian church and will
occupy that pulpit after February 20.
Geogre H. Lee of Exeter, who has
been operating a factory for the man
ufacture of insect powder and dlsen
fectants, lost his building in the fire
there a few days ago, and is now fig
uring on removing his plant to Lin
coln,
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Cook, who reside three miles north
west of Elmwood, was playing with a
pet dog when the animal bit him
above the right eye, making an ugly
wound and nearly tearing off the eye
brow.
Richard Hillings and Charles Greg
ory were arrested at York on the
charge of stealing calves from a farm
er In Merrick comity. "While being
taken to the jail Gregory gave the of
ficers the slip. He has not yet been
caught
The Elmwood roller mills, owned
hy J. A, Campbell and Son, have been
■old to W. M. Hagemelster of Aurora,
who will take charg at once. C. T.
'Campbell, who has been running the
mill since It was erected, will return to
Lincoln.
The remains of Thomas Gleason ar
rived In Utica last week from Mok
lumne Hill, Cal., and were Interred
In the Utica cemetery. A report Is
current to the effect that he was shot
while participating in a dance at the
above named mining camp.
On account of so much money being
offered the banks In Lincoln now on
time deposits the rate of Interest has
been reduced from 6 per cent per an
num to 4 per cent on six months’
time and 5 per cent for a year. None
of the banks make any effort to carry
county funds, as they have no use for
the money.
The news from Norfolk that York
had been selected as the place for
bolding the next annual encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic
has highly elated York people, and the
encampment that will be provided for
next year’s meeting will be well
worthy of the event.
Robert Sovereign, whose parents
live near Table Rock, while trying to
■teal a ride on the Rock Island freight
at Stenaur, had the misfortune to lose
his hold and fell under the wheels,
which mashed his leg In a terrible
manner below the knee. The member
had to be amputated.
At Nebraska City Judge Ramsey
overruled the motion of the attorneys
for Lee Dillon for a change of venue.
XMllon is charged with the murder of
■William Relsch, an inoffensive Ger
man dairyman, on October 6. last.
The case will he continued until the
May term of the district court.
The state board of pharmaceutical
examiners held an examination at the
Midway hotel in Kearney. There were
, -twenty-two students examined, and
the members of the hoard say they
-were an unusually bright lot of young
men. With one exception this was
the largest number of students em
amtneil at one time in the past three
years.
Arrangements are being made for
• farmers’ institute to he held in Wa
hoo tnis month. Prof. Taylor, super
intendent of farmers’ institutes, has
■elected February 25 and 26 as the
days he can be present. The farmers
of Saunders county are becoming
■tlrred up ns to the importance of
holding Institutes and a good pro
gram will he prepared.
J. C. Kahl of Schuyler is planning
a. piece of work that will be watched
vrlth much interest, having let the
contract to Davis Brothers for the in
stallation of what is known as the
Woodmansee irrigation plant for the
purpose of irrigating twelve acres of
land south of Schuvler, where the nl
Invial soil is exceedingly rich but very
Uncertain in the matter of producing
craps because of easily succumbing to
drouth.
Some time ago a few of the mem
hen of Sedgwick post No. 1, Grand
Army of the Republic of Kearney, got
at outs with certain members of Sedg
wick Ret'ef corps No? 1. and petition
ed the department president of the
Woman’s Relief corps, Mrs. Julia
Bowen of Hastings, to revoke the
charter of the crops there. She com
plied with the request, wh'ch stirred
- up the indignation of the members of
the corps and some of tha. members
of the post, and her decision was ap
pealed from to the president of the
national association. She has affirm
ed the decision of the department
president.
NAVAL BOARD READY
WILL BECIN THE INVESTIGA
TION TO-DAY.
The Conference at Key Went Abandoned
—Secretary Long Send* Word that
IToinpt Action Is Necessary— Only Ex
perienced Divers are to he Used—Ex
ploring a Sunken Vessel Dangerous.
Now for Investigation.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.—The
naval court of Inquiry appointed to
investigate the Maine disaster will be
gins its work at Havana today. This
newa came to the navy department
from Admiral Sicard at Key West.
He simply telegraphed: “The court
of Inquiry sails for Havana 20th by
lighthouse steamer Mangrove. Marix
arrived today."
This prompt action Is probably due
to the express direction from Secre
tary Ixing sent yesterday to have the
investigation begun at the earliest
possible moment. The telegram 'was
dated yesterday and said the board
would have arrirved before nightfall
and would ready to begins Its work
tomorrow morning.
By an error, incident to the haste
with which the orders were gotten,
the first accounts placed Lieutenant
Commander Seaton Schroeder on the
board as the third member, while as
a matter of fact Lieutenant Com
mander Potter, the executive officer of
the flagship New York holds that
place. The board would have un
doubtedly have started previously but
for the necessity of awaiting the ar
rival at Key West from Washington
of Lieutenant Commander Marix, a
naval officer well skilled in the intri-'
cades of marine law who Is to be
judge advocate of the board.
Captain Sigsbee was heard from late
last night, but the telegram was not
delivered at the navy department un
til this morning. His message goes
to confirm the press dispatches of the
events yesterday in Havana harbor,
so far as the relate to the exploration
of the wreck It reads as follows:
HAVANA—Only most experienced
wrecking divers can do effective work
on the Maine In the upper works I
can use service divers. Did some
work to day with little success. Will
do better tomorrow. Parts of the
Maine, especially the superstructure
and connections, are one confused
mass of metal” ... ... «...
jne statement referring to exnen
enced divers is explained at the Navy
department as no reflection upon t.he
men now engaged In the worlt, they
being enlisted men belonging to the
navy. It Is the practice on board men
of war to assign a few men, always
volunteers on account of the hazard
ous naturo of the work, to duty as div
ers In connection with their regular
work. The scope of their work Is the
exploration of the ship’s bottom gen
erally, the disentanglement of cables
from the propeller shafts, or search
for a lost torpedo or anchor. Such
work rarely carries them deeper than
twenty-five feet Into the water, and
It is said for operations In deeper wat
er, such as would be involved in ex
amination of the bottom, they are not
fitted. They are lacking In that kind
of skill to onable a diver to grope hU
way safely through the internal parts
of a mighty ship like the Maine, torn
and dismembered as it is, and this
work is highly dangerous.
Creeping through narrow Iron
bound passages and groping for the
doors of the numerous water-tight
bulkheads which divide tho hull into
many compartments, on slimy floors
and in perfect darkness, requires the
highest expert skill and that is why
Captain Slgsbee, with only his sailor
divers at command, had not been able
to do much so far toward unraveling
tho mystery of the Maine’s untimely
end. It is to meet Just this emer
gency that the Navy department is
making every effort to hasten the be
ginning of the work of recovery of
the goods, and perhaps the raising of
the hull, by professionals.
To that end Captain Lebly, tho
Judge advocate general of the depart
ment., was at work in his office with
representatives of tho wrecking com
panies trying to draw up contracts for
the Immediate prosecution of the
work. He has been at the desk for
two days and It has not been easy to
dispose of. This Is owing to an ap
parent disposition on the-part of one
of the concerns to drive a hard bar
gain, leaving the department In the
dark as to the amount of money to be
paid for its services.
May Brine Ahont a CrUU.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 21.—The In
quirer prints under Washington dafe
a lengthy dispatch irom Robert P.
Porter, ex-superintendent of census,
giving what he believes to be the pol
icy of the administration regarding
Cuba.
Mr. Porter thinks that Spain wi'l be
aBked to allow the Cubans to purchase
their liberty by the issuance of Cuban
'bonds, this government to assume the
responsibility of collecting the cus
toms duties and thus see that the rev
enues of the government are applied
to the payment of interest on the
bonds.
Concerning the Maine disaster, Mr.
Porter says there is little doubt that
it was blown up from without, but it
will be difficult to fasten guilt on the
Spanish authorities. He concludes thnt
the situation is critical, and that the
coming week may bring about a crisis.
The appointment of Count Cassini
an ambassador to the Unite States
instead of minister, is gazetted at St.
Petersburg.
Veterans Ready for a Brusli.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21—The Monitor
Association of Naval Veterans, port
of Brooklyn, has adopted a series of
resolutions on the subject of the Maine
disaster which, expressing sympathy
with the friends and relatives of the
victims, says:
Resolved, That the same spirit
which lead us to the defense of our
country in 1861 is still alive within
our breasts, and if any wrong lias been
done, which Qod forbid, but if such is
the fact, we hereby oiler our services
to our beltfved country and its flag.
SHIP MAGAZINES.
Opinion in KxprcKNcd tliat They Should
Be Better Protected.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—While
the disaster to the Maine has created
a temper in the house in favor of lib
eral appropriations for the navy, and
while it is undoubtedly true that the
house, in its present frame of mind,
would not hesitate to vote for two new
battleships, one to replace the Maine,
the temper is predicated upon the
theory that the Maine was blown up
by external agencies If the result of
the official inquiry should develop the
fact beyond peradventure that the
ship’s magazine exploded from fire or
other cause within the ship, it is be
lieved a sentiment in congress will be
created against the expenditure of
millions in the construction of war
ships that may blow up at any time.
It seems likely that a congressional
Investigation will follow a report from
the board of inquiry attributing the
loss of the Maine to an explosion of its
magazine. No resolution for this pur
pose has yet been introduced into the
bouse however A prominent member
of the house naval committee said he
he was absolutely amazed when he
learned that the Maine's coal bunk
ers abutted the magazine with only a
thin partition between.
"When I learned of the fire in the
coal bunkers of the Cincinnati which
charred the boxes in which the shells
in her magazines were stored.” said
he, "I did not consider it my duty to
attempt to initiate congressional ac
tion to avert this danger in con
! struetion. I assumed, of course, that
j it was the duty of the navy depart
I ment officials to effect such changes
as would remove that danger. Now I
find that nothing was done to correct
the defect on the Cincinnati or any
other ship—that we will undoubtedly
ascertain how many of our war ships
are subject to this danger, but I do
not know whether it is advisable to
have a congressional inquiry.”
NOT FROM TORPEDO.
Opinion of Prof Alger of the Ordnance
Bureau.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.—The opin
ion of one of the leading experts In the
use of high explosives, Prof. Alger of
the ordnance bureau, as to the cause
of the explosion, Is as follows:
“As to the question of the cause of
the Maine’s explosion we know that
no torpedo, such as Is known in war
fare. can of Itself cause an explosion
of the character of that on board the
Maine. Wo know of no instances
where the explosion of a torpedo or
mine under a ship’s bottom has ex
ploded the magazine within. It has
simply torn a great hole in the side
or bottom through which water en
tered and in consequence of which
the ship sank. Magazine explosions
on the contrary produce effects ex
actly similiar to the effects of the ex
plosion on board the Maine.
“When it comes to seeking the cauee
of the explosion of the Maine’s mag
azine, we should naturally look not
for Improbable or unusual causes, but
those against which we have had to’
guard in the past. The meat common
of these is through fire in the bunk
era. Many of our shins have been in
danger at various times from this
cause, and not long ago a Are in the
Cincinnati s bunkers actually set fire
to fittings, wooden boxes, etc., within
the magazine, and had it not been dis
covered at. the time it was it would
doubtless have resulted in a catastro
phe on hoar-i that ship similar to the
one on the Maine.
“I shall again emphasize the fact
that no vopedo exploded without a shin
has never produced, or according to
our knowledge, can produce an ex
plosion of a magazine within.”
Dnnehtrnof thp Revolution.
WASHINGON, Feb. 21.—This week
will bring to Washington more d'stin
guished women than have been cesn in
this city for some time,their presence
being due to the annual meeting of the
Society of the Daughters of the Revo
lution, and the next president general
of this society may be Mrs. Daniel
Manning of Albany, N. Y„ a desend
ant of the Schuylers and the Llnvlng
stons and a woman of national nota
bility. The members of the national
council in Washington are likely to
i endorse Mrs. Manning almost unani
I mnusly. Mrs. Alger, Mrs. John W.
Foster, the wife of ex-Justice Fie’d,
Mrs. Frye, Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs.
Mitchell and Mrs. V hurston, wives of
the senators, are among the Washing
ton daughters who are identifying
them selves with the campaign of Mrs.
Manning. Mrs. Manning, should she
be chosen as president general, is a
typical gentlewoman—gracious but
conservative in her tastes; a leader of
pleasant entertainings in Albany so
cial circles, but little of a club woman
in an old Knickerbocker town, which
is not much given to women’s clubs;
active in church work and her chari
ties. Her dinners are masterpieres of
the dinner-giving art, and she has the
line faculty of the ideal hostess for
drawing about her table the choice
spirits in the intellectual life of the
city—the brilliant women, the distin
guished men.
Free Kirio to the Klondike,
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.—Messrs. Lewis
and Dodge, winners of a New York
newspaper's voting contest for trans
portation to the Klondike free of
charge, arrived in the city this even
ing over the Erie railway from New
York and left at 10:15 p. m. via the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road
for Seattle, from which point they go
to Dyea. They are accompanied by a
party of four destined to the samo
place.
Smtln lias Item Nntlflml.
MADRID, Feb. 21.—The Madrid gov
ernment has been notified officiary
•thn|v. the American government in
tends to make its own examination
of the wrecked battleship in Havana
harbor and make it wholly indepen
dent of any other examination. This
information come through the regular
diplomatic channel, being contained in
the advices of the Spanish charge d’af
faires at Washington. Senor du Boec,
to the foreign office here. But it also
announced in those advices that Span
ish divers may also examine at the
same time.
WILL RAISE THE SHIT
THE SUNKEN STEAMER WILL BE
BROUCHT UP.
Uncle Sam Wants to Look at Her and if
Possible Determine the Cause of the
Explosion—Two Hundred Thousand
Made Available for the Purpose—Val
uable Property to be Kccovercd.
Maine Matter In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Soon after
the senate opened Mr. Hale (Me.) ob
tained the floor and introduced the
following joint resolution:
That the secretary of the navy be,
and he is hereby authorized, to engage
tho services of a wrecking company,
or companies, having proper facilities
for the prompt and efficient perform
ance of sub-marine work for the pur
pose of recovering the remains of the
officers and men lost on the United
States steamer Maine and of saving
the vessel, or such parts thereof, and
so much of her stores, guns, material,
equipment, fittings and appurtenances
as may be practicable; and for this
purpose the sum of $200,000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated and made immed
iately available.
The resolution was prepared at the
navy department and introduced at
the request of Secretary Long, who.
in forwarding it to Mr. Hale, also sent
a letter explaining its purpose. He says
in this letter;
It. is deemed proper end important
that steps should be taken Immedi
ately to recover the remains of the of
ficers and men lost on the occasion of
the most deplorable catastrophe; to
raise the vessel, or to recover such
parts of her armanent and equipment
as may be practicable.
To this the secretary adds:
The meaner information received
respecting the nature and the extent
of the injury sustained by the hull of
tho Maine renders it difficult to deter
mine at this time whether there is
reason to hope that the vessel herself
may be raised; but it seems probable
that as she lies within the protection
of a harbor and is not wholly sub
merged that much valuable property
may be recovered if the necessary ac
viwu »» icuveu wiuiuui ueia-y. i ne ves
sel. with her stones, guns, material,
equipment, fittings ami annurtenanees,
cost approximately, $5,000,000. As an
Illustration of the single items which
may have escaped serious in.lury, it,
may be said that the ten-inch guns, of
which the Maine carried four, were
worth, with'their mounts, $43,500 each.
Aside from the melancholy duty rest
ing upon the government to recover
and to bring to this country for burial,
if this may be done, the bodies of the
officers and men who lost their lives
in this disaster, it is believed that
much valuable property may yet be
saved from the vessel. In any event
it is of the utmost imDort.ance that
whatever is to be done in this matter
should be entered upon without de
lay.
The sinking of the Maine will be
made the subject, of immediate and ex
haustive inouirv and congress will be
fully advised of the result of such in
vestigation.
Mr. hong stated that the department
is at this time unable to estimate the
nioeessary expense1 with any degree
of accuracy, but he says he ha.s con
ferred with the bureau of construction
and repair and that in case of the ap
propriation requested, only so much
of it as may be found necessary will
be expended in the work.
The secretary encloses a table show
ing the cost of a number of items of
the ordnance outfit of the vessel, all
aggregating $502,152.
I lio appropriation resolution was
Passed without, division.
Mi. Mason has offered rn amend
ment 10 the Allen resolution for an
investigation, of the Mainb disaster
providing for a special committee to
make the Investigation. Mr. Hale
»»ke™that the tnat,ter he not pushed^
Mr Mason in replv said that it was
evident that the facts in regard to
Cuba were being concealed from the
people of the eountrv and from con
press. Mr. Mason said the policy of
the government was delay, and noth
ing was done to stop the murder of
neonle in Cuba. The De Dome letter
had not. stopped the murders The
Maine disaster had not stopped them.
It was time for the senate to act. Mr.
Mason said he did not. want the facts
regarding the Maine locked ud in the
executive. Mr. Mason said we have
waited while the diplomats have de
ceived us. They have sat ?t our table
and misrepresented the equation Mr
KVnM,that wh,,e ^tomats de
2* brave seamen were
iylng in the harbor at Havana.
Mr. Hale honed there would be no
»ebat9 ln the
while this matter was being investi
gated by the raw department. He
deplored the reflections which were
made unon the navy department Mr
Hale sold the whole world deplored the
honPr1 the senator
(Mr Mason) woidd s-c the impropriety
^JheJ>0'sitio" he taking y
Mr. Mason said that he meant no re
flections on Secretary Hone, hut an
Investigation hv congress could not
,nZ:rZP With the navv ^nartment
Mr. Mason said the neonle were tired
thatwtfb ?rpIOn fiehind c1°s®d doore;
tom ^ seamen lying at tbo hf>t.
tom of Havana harbor the people of
tbf1 TlmWed States warded ito know
whether the ship was blown un bv Cr
SIK>T'taneousl combus
tion. Mr. Meson pslt(1 that. ,f ,t
found that the Maine disaster waT a
result of acMdene the neon,„ would!,!
better satisfied if committee of con
Sbe°donefint1 “ S° and no harm
• Slinnld Be stopped.
CINCINNATI. Fep. jij—Gener
Wm. Booth of the Salvation Arn
Bala:
T.*The. pl,ban butchery should stc
It should stop if need be bv the inte
7*enrmVf,thR I7nitPd States. Engl a*
is not jealous of America. The int
ridua Englishman would see youi
America prosper in peace. I do n
think that the fur of the British lb
Eonid ™ So°kd Unc,e Sam fight t
Dons. The Cuban war should stop
any cost—and that is admitting
great deal, for as conservative i
Englishman as I am.”
MONUMENT BY CHILDREN.
Resolutions Introduced in Congress
I.ooklng to Its Erection,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—A move
ment has been set afoot to have the
United States erect a monument to
Gen. Lafayette in the city of Paris,
to be dedicated during the Paris ex
position. The projector of the move
ment is Robert Thompson, who has
been assured by the French govern
ment unofficially, through M. Picard,
that ground for the monument can be
secured through the municipality of
Paris in case it be deemed inadvisable
to erect it over the grave of Lafayette,
which is now obscure and almost un
marked. President McKinlev and As
sistant Secretary Day, Mr. Thompson
says, have shown much interest in the
matter, which has been brought of
ficially to the attention of congress
through resolutions offered in i,
houses.
A resolution by Senator Thurston of
Nebraska makes provision for a com
mission to supervise the collection of
a fund among all the schools of the
United States for the purpose of erect
ing a monument to Gen. Lafayette in
the city of Paris—the same to be pre
sented to the Government of F'rance
and unveiled and dedicated on the
Fourth of July, 1900. A preamble to
the resolution declares that it is pro
posed to signalize the celebration of
United States day at the Paris expo
sition of 1900 by the erection and dedi
cation that day of a monument front
the people of America to Gen. Lafay
ette. It then recites the several oc
casions on which the government of
the United States recognized the in
fluence of Gen. Lafayette upon the re
sult of the war for independence and
continuing, says:
Whereas, An occasion now presents
itself wherein the American people
may reciprocate the courtesies extend
ed us in the presentation of the La
fo.yette monument now in Lafayette
Square, in the city of Washington
and the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty in
the New York habor. and again show
their friendship to France, their love
and veneration for that compatriot of
Washington. Gen. Lafayette, an oppor
tunity which may not come for many
years, a fitting time and a fitting
place, and.
Whereas, The remains of Gen. 'La
fayette now 11.3 humbly interred in the
mous cemetery in Paris, marked only
by an unpretentious granite slab, and.
Whereas. The snot should form a
most proud and holy pilgrimage for all
lovers of liberty, and.
Whereas, The proposed monument
should be a spontaneous offering com
ing direct and exclusively from the
children of America, and that in their
bearing the expense of this work with
out financial a,id from the government
the effect may be of the highest bene
fit to our neonle in directing the
thoughts of the American vouth to the
most patriotic and inspiring period
of our history, to broaden their views
to international points, and to arouse
their interest in the great events of
the dawning- century; therefore, be it
Resolved. That in furtherance of this
■ill, an honorably commission is
consisting of the presi
dent of the United States as ex-officio
president of said commission, and the
governors of various states and terri
tories, as ex-officio vice presidents of
l,e an^T^ ,2n- 1,1,0 wesMent
he and is hereby authorized to appoint
a.n act ng commission of five members
consisting of a president, secretarv
superintendent.. treasurer and two
others, who shall arrange plans and
personaliy direct the collection and ex
pendtture of all moneys, the selection
men+S1H ^ plaT1s 0lf sai(1 monu
Iht VJi* blu,dinsr of the monument,
the dedication and unveiling of the
tbe breparation of an his
UPOn the work when
t ’ the exnpr'Re of such work
IwiS* °ut **h0 ra’ss<*
TVin K»n«*>« Paoifio Matter.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.—Mr. Tur
pie’s resolution in the senate declar
ing that the sale of the Kansas Pa
cific be not confirmed unless the gov
ernment receives not only the princi
pal. but also the interest of its claims,
being up for discussion, Mr. Thurston
resumed his remarks upon it. He
pointed out that the entire debt of the
Pacific railroad, which includ
etd the Kansas Pacific branch, to the
government, was about $71,000,000. The
sales of the main and branch lines
would return to the government $65,
000,000, or 91 per cent of the road's in
debtedness to the United States prin
cipal and interest. This, Mr. Thurston
held, was a piece of good i.nanciering
on the part of the president, who, he
said, was better informed upon the
value of the road and all the details
bearing upon that value than any other
official of the government, in congress
cr out. He pointed out that if .he
sale of the Kansas Pacific were not
confirmed the president would have no
other alternative than to redeem the
first mortgage bonds and thus, instead
of having in the treasury more than
six million dollars as a result of the
sale, the government would have to
Invest about seven minions more in
cash to redeem the first, mortgage
bonds, and then would have on its
hands a property that was of so little
value as compared with what some
senators imagined some single one of
the great roads centering in Kansas
City thought enough of it to venture
a bid uann it at the sale ycstreday.
Mr. Thurston regarded the settle
ment effected bv the administration of
the whole Pacific railroad business as
eminently satisfactory.
Remarks in favor of the resolution
were made by Mr. Rawlins of Utah and
in opposition by Mr. Gear of Iowa
Mi«»s Wplflrii'g Remains.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—Formal services
over the remains of Miss Francis F.
Willard, president of the World's
Woman's Chr'stian Temperance
union, will be held here Sunday. THe
bodv will then he sent to Chicago, Miss
Katherine L Stevenson, corresponding
secretary of the Women’s Christian
Temperance union, said today it was
the present intention to have a com
mittee of Miss Willard's friends and
co-workers 1n Chicago meet the body
between here and New York Citv and
act as an escort during the journey
west. The body will then be taken to
Miss Willard's home in Evanston.
Very Painful
Could Not Move without Great Suf
faring—Hood’s Cured.
“ My shoulders and arms ware very pain
ful with rheumatismso that I could hardly
move them without great Buttering. I
have taken four bottles of Hood’s Sarsa
parilla and now find myself free from
rheumatism.” Mbs. Mary A. Tucker,,
454 Ninth St., Red Wing, Minn.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Is the best—in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Hood’S PISs cure lick headache. 25c.
If you would enjoy your food be
good humored. An angry man doesn’t
know whether he is eating boiled cab
bage or stewed umbrellas.—Chicago
Daily News.
If you can’t swim, never wade in.
unknown waters.
OH, WHAT SPLENDID COFFEE.
Mr. Goodman, Williams Co., 111.,,
writes: "From one package Salzer’s
German Coffee Berry costing 15c I
grew 300 lbs. of better coffee than I
can buy in stores at 30 cents a lb.”
A package of this and big seed cata
logue is sent you by John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., upon receipt
of 15c stamps and this notice, w.n.c.
If the domesic troubles of a mar
ried couple are only little ones they
ought to be happy.
Cauuut Do Cured
by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There la only one way to cure deafness,
and that Is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness Is caused by tin inllamed condi
tion of the mucous lining of the Kus-.
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
flamed you have a rumbling sound or im
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed, Deafness is the result, and un
less the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal con
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;,
nine cases out of ten are caused by ca
tarrh. which Is nothing but an Inflamed:
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh.
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Hall's Family Fills are the best
Few wear their characters like
cheir cloaks—outside.
NO KLONDIKE FOR MB!
Thus says E. Walters, Le Raysville*
Pa., who grew (sworn to) 252 bushels,
Salzer’s corn per acre. That means 35,
200 bushels on 100 acres at 30c a bush
el, equals $7,560. That is better than
a prospective gold mine. Salzer pay*
$400 in gold for best name for his 17
inch corn and oats prodigy. You can,
win. Seed potatoes only $1.50 a barrel.
Send Tills Notice anil 10 Cts. In Stamps,
to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis., and get free their seed catalogue
and 11 new farm seed samples, includ
ing above corn and oats, surely worth
$10, to get a start. w.n.e.
Potluck may be poor luck, if
taken with a stranger.
FITS FermanentlyCured. No fits or nervnusnescaftei
lirst drt.v’8 use of Dr. Kline's lirt-at Nurva Kv;*t-irer.
Send tor FREE S'4.<>0 trial bottle and treatise.
On. It. H. Klins. r.1,1. (ttt A rob St.. Philadelphia, I>a.
If a: man would have an untarn
ished name he should keep his door
plate well polished.
Iowa Patent Office.
Des Moines, February 16, 1898'.
We beg the indulgence of some of
our patrons for delays that occur in
the preparation and prosecution of
their applications when crowded with
work as we are at present. The work
of examination in the U. S. Patent
Office is now in arrrears in the differ
ent Divisions varying from one to sev
en months.
A patent has been allowed to C:.
Hohnsbehn, of Waverly, Iowa, for an
improvement in lvis Centrifugal
Cream Separator that has been suc
cessfully placed upon the market. He
now combines a series of bell-shaped
partlftons with the separating bowl
and provides each partition with ai
fixed tube to serve as a milk conduct
or and to retain the partitions apart.
We have prepared and filed in the
U. S. Patent Office at Washington an
application for Grant Jacobs, of Lies
Moines, for an automatic Wagon
Brake by which the liold-back force
of horses is utilized to apply brake
shoes to the rear wheels on a down
grade, and to remove them from the?
wheelf when the wagon is moved,
backward by the same force.
Valuable information about secur
ing, valuing and selling \J. S. Patent*
sent free. T. G. and J. R. Orwie,
The Congo railroad will be po far
advanced by the end of February, ac
cording to Major Thys, of Brussels,
who has just returned from Africa,
that the first locomotive will be-able
to pass over it to Stanley Poo! by
that time. The whole line, which it.
was not expected would be finished
betore 1900, will be opened in March
of this year.
foSfl BB^
SL8CKI
WILL KEEP YOU DRY.
Don’t bo fooled with u mackintosh
or rubber coat. Ir you want a coat
that will keep you dry in tike hai d
est storm buy the Fish Braad
Slicker. If not for sale in your
town, write for catalogue to
A. J. TOWER, Boston. Mass.
Sample Free
our greatest enemy is
dirt. Will you allow
to tell you more
about our remedy—
t'liKANALL—by letter? Wo should like to, and
on application, seed a sample free—to prove our
ease. For brass, bicycle enamel, silver.wood work,
kitchen ware, rust on nickel and metal parts of
farm implements it ha> no equal. Full s-i^e
box. -5c. CIIAI.FANT XOVELTV CO.,
P. O. Box ChleaKO. Ill*