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.WARM TIME (OMING This Winter’s Session of the Leg islature Promises to Be Hot. SENATORIAL ASPIRANTS IN LINCOLN Aninin That Legislator* U Safely Re publican Causes Renewed Interest la Senatorial Straggle—Political Gossip of Breezy Character* There Is going to be a very pretty fight In the legislature, which meets next January, for the two senatorial togas which will be at the disposal of that law-making body. Lincoln is now the mecca of promi nent candidates, who regard the sup port of Lancaster county very warm ly, and to get It they must be very agreeable to Thompson, as it is con ceded that he will be in it to some ex tent. It is quite too early to tell the direction of the wind, but the candi dates consider it necessary to get into the fight without delay. There have been any number. of booms launched. * * Ex-Governor Lorenzo Crounse was in the city last week making arrange j|ments for his headquarters during the legislature. Mr. Crounse has admitted-to his friends that he will be a candidate for the senatorship. It is believed by them that he will muster strength enough to make him one of the foremost in the fight. His visit to Lincoln at this time is taken by some as indicative of a desire to confer with Mr. Thompson over the outlook. The candidacy of Mr. Crounse has been regarded rather favorably of late by Mr. Thompson’s managers. The visit coming right in the wake of the close of the count in Douglas county is supposed to be of significance. Governor Crounse is a veteran and he has many friends among the members of the G. A. R. * H The North Platte country has so many promising candidates for the senate that It must kdep a South Platte candidate busy thinking up a winning combination. By common consent Mr. Rosewater has been elim inated from the race at the end, but nobody can yet say that Crounse, or Meiklejohn, or Kinkaid, or Currie or Cady will not be in it when the decis ive roll call is made. The South Platte has fewer candidates, but the possi bilities of counter combinations are great nevertheless. Thompson of Lan caster is talked about now more than any other single candidate, but Hain er, Hinshaw and perhaps Martin of Richardson will be on hand with some K strength when the legislature is con vened. The vote will be so close thnt any man with half a dozen votes can block an election if his men will re main with him long enough. * K " mce mue contest has arisen over the position of adjutant general of the Nebraska national guard. This office is worth about (1,500 a year. It has always been filled by an old soldier, the old soldiers use the argument that it should be given to a veteran as long as an old soldier is capable of doing the work. James O. Gage, who held the office under Governor Crounse and Winslow H. Barger of Hebron who was formerly assistant adjutant general of the G. A. R., are both ap plicants. It is reported that Col. J. H. McClay late of the Third Nebraska would not object to the place. These are all old soldiers. On the other hand the new crop of soWiers asks recognition on tho plea that the young soldiers only are up to date in practical military matters, the entire military system having un dergone a revolution since the days of the rebellion. Captain P. James Cos grove of Lincoln is an applicant. Cap tain Cosgrove served in the First Ne braska in the Philippines. He went to the Philippines as a democrat, but on returning home refused to run for of fice on the democratic county ticket and spent the rest of his time working for the success of the republican tick et. Major Williams of Geneva also of the First Nebraska who was dis charged on account of sickness, in tended to apply for the place, but he is said to have asserted that he would vdO so only in case Captain Cosgrove did not want the position. Major Wil liams is quoted as saying that he ' would support Captain Cosgrove in his candidacy for the appointment. Captain Hollingsworth of Beatrice an other officer of the First Nebraska, is said to have held similar views, if Captain Cosgrove wants the place none of the First regiment officers are likely to apply. The comrades of the G. A. R. and the young men of the na tional guard promise to take a deep interest in the matter. The three secretaries of the board of transportation receive $2,000 each per year, and those who have watched the operations of the board for the past four years understand that no work whatever is required of the sec retaries. Rarely is but one of the sec retaries ever found in the office. The man who works is G. L. Laws. Two of them have been known to absent tnemselves for weeks and months at a time. This would appear to be a tempting bait for place-hunters, but no one is willing to accept a promise of one of the places because the val idity of the board is now a question before the supreme court. The validity of the act creating the board of transportation has been pend ing in the supreme court for many weeks. A decision was looked for be fore the election, but none came and now a determination of the case is ex pected at the next sitting of the court, or at least before the first of the year. Judge Munger of the federal court first declared the act unconstitutional, his opinion being based on former deci sions of the Nebraska supreme court. Attorney General Smyth and the board V ttf transportation was not satisfied and they asked the Nebraska supreme court to rule on the question of con stitutionality. As the question had already been raised in suitd against the railroads to collect penalties, the court asked for special argument and the case was submitted. A rumor, arising from the prediction of an interested party Is that the court may sustain the law in the main, but declare invalid all penalty clauses In the act as well as in the maximum rate act which latter aot now lies dor mant. This rumor has grown to such proportions since the election that some of the applicants believe the en tire law may be wiped out. The fusionists threatened to repeal the law, but when they came into pow er ten years ago they failed to do so and at every subsequent populist leg islature the question of repeal was passed over in silence. Many pop ulist leaders made no secret of a de sire to keep the law on the bobks as long as their party hold the offices and got the salary. For the first time in the history of the law, its constitu tionality has been brought before the state court by the railroad attorneys. A monthly report of the state treas urer, filed to is morning in the auditor’s office, again discloses the fact that the state Is receiving no benefit from an enormous portion of the educational trust funds, which the treasurer is re quired by law to invest for the benefit of state educational institutions. In the early days of the campaign, when the uninvested portion of these funds amounted to over $200,000, the state treasurer announced through the fu sion newspapers that within four months he would have practically all this money invested in the name of the state. The monthly balance sheets show that, notwithstanding the treas urer’s declaration, the amount of school money “on hand’’ did not de crease. at at The only appointments/ that Mr. Dietrich has agreed upon 1b the selec tion of Dr. J. L. Greene of University Place for superintendent of the Lin coln hospital for the insane, and John T. Malialieu as superintendent of the Kearney reform school. Dr. Greene served as assistant physician at Nor folk and also at the Lincoln hospital for the Insane. He is considered a specialist of high rank in diseases of the brain. Mr. Malialieu was at the head of the reform school for many years and all the people of Kearney where he lives are pleased to hear that ho will again take the position. He was successful as manager of the in stitution and the inmates. Dr. Coffin, Dr. Casebeer and J. N. Campbell will be thrown out by these appointments. *t * Insurance men are interested in the choice of an insurance deputy in the auditor’s office. Charles A. Whyman of Lincoln is numbered among the applicants, but some of the insurance men say he was also an applicant for insurance commissioner when Gov ernor Poynter had the selection of such an officer. It It Republicans throughout Nebraska are ratifying the result of the late election by enthusiastic demonstra tions. They never had so much to ratify before. It at The official canvass of votes for the Fifty-fourth representative district has been made and the vote shows a splendid republican gain. It is as fol lows: Counties— Evans. (rep.) Lincoln .1254 McPherson. 65 Keith . 192 Perkins. 165 Deuel . 335 Cheyenne . 614 Kimball .. 121 Banner . 155 Scott’s Bluff .371 Reed. (fus.) 1127 48 243 224 241 424 49 82 258 2696 Totals .3272 Evans’ majority, 676. it at Congressman Burkett left last week on a business trip to the western part of the state. He will return in a few deys after which he will remain in Lincoln till November 30, when he will leave for Washington. Mrs. Bur kett will join him soon after the holi day festivities are over. Distribution of tho Moos*. The Field says the American elk, or moose, reaches as far south as 40 de grees north latitude, and inhabits all the forests from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The animal is found from Kenway and Alaska to Kotzebue sound; also along the Mackenzie riv er, and near the sources of the Elk river in the Rocky mountains is es pecially common. Although in the case of an animal inhabiting wide stretches of country, it is premature to speak of its extinction, yet "the case of the American bison should teach us how soon a numerously rep resented species may be wiped off from the face of the earth if once left to the tender mercies of so-called ‘sports men’ seized with a mania for 'big bags.’ The Duration of Homan Ufa. It is estimated the average duration of human life is about thirty-three years. A quarter of the people die during the seventh year, and half be fore their seventeenth. Of every thou sand persons, one only reaches a hun dred years; six in a hundred get to sixty-five, and one in five hundred to eighty. It is further estimated that throughout the world fifty millions die annually, one hundred and thirty eight thousand a day, nearly six thou sand an hour, ninety a minute, or three every two seconds. btta to Bed and Karly to Blao. Queen Wilheimina goe3 to bed at 11 and gets up early. Her first toilet is a quick one, for it is merely a prepara tion for a good, brisk walk in the park. On these excursions she wears a rough woolen "mante" made like those of the Friesland peasants. When she comes in from her exercise she has a cup ot chocolate in her room and then makes an elaborate toilet.—Chicago Tribune. TO GO FOR FILIPINOS General McArthur Plane an Actire Cam paign Against Them. BEST TIME TOR ACTION IS NOW Additions from Chinn. Hotter Roods, Im proved Transportation and End of Long Enins All Condnoa to Harry Op Hos tilities. i w MANILA, Nov. 22.—General Mac the Arthur was asked today whether the result of the presidential election in the United States was in any way responsible for the orders to push the operations against the Filipinos. He replied that the result of the election was merely coincident with other fea tures of the situation. He added that the return of the soldiers and ma rines from China, with the recruits who had arrived recently, would in crease the number of troops to 70,000 men. The enlargement of the forces, the ending of the rainy season, better roads, improved transportation and the desire to make the most efficient use of the volunteers before their term of service expired in June, are all contributory to the most active campaign. Concerning the replacing of 35,000 volunteers. General MacArthur said he favored the establishment of a standing army of 75,000 men and au thorizing the president to increase it to 100,000. The general said he was enlarging the force in General Young's district to nearly 7,000 men; that heavy reinforcements are being sent to General Hughes in the island of Panay; that more troops had been or dered to southern Luzon and that va rious column movements had been planned. The stranding of the coasting trans port Indiana is causing a long delay in reaching a number of the remote coast stations in southern Luzon, which have subsistence to November 1 only and will have to depend largely on foraging until the Indiana is float ed or another steamer is secured. The customs warehouses are con gested, a fact which is delaying the commerce of Manila. General Smith,' the collector of the port, at a meet ing today of many importers urged the necessity for the removal of the goods. The merchants talk of organ ising a company for the erection of bonded warehouses. The soldiers and marines who have returned from China are selling quan-' titles of curios looted from the res idences of the nobility or wealthy per sons at Pekin and Tien Tsin. Many of them are valuable and ridiculously cheap and a number of such presents have been sent to the United States for Christmas presents. AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE. Baviges mt Southern Storm Grow Greater ae the Hours Go By. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 22.—Dis patches up to 9 o’clock indicat. that last night’s storm, which rwept over northern Mississippi and central and western Tennessee, was one of great severity. Adivees to the Associated Press and from special corrspondents show that the loss of life m the ter ritory visited by the tornado already amounts to sixty-four and the number Injured to over fifty. Telegraphic communication to the regions visited by the cyclone is suspended and it is feared that when full details are known the list of dead will be length ened. The following table shows the loss of life, together with injured, compiled from dispatches forced through by courier and telephone from the devastated localities. Killed. Injured. Columbia, Tenn.40 La Grange, Tenn. 3 Lavergne . 3 Thompson . 1 Nolansville. 2 Love Station .s.. 2 Tunica, Miss. 5 Lulu, Miss. 4 Hernando, Miss. 2 Batesville, Miss. 0 Roxley’s Store . 3 Franklin, Tenn. 0 25 6 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 8 0 2 Totals . 64 51 So far as Tennesse is concerned it was the most destructive storm ever known in the state. Nearly fifty per sons were killed and 100 more injured, while the damage to houses, timber and other property will reach large figures. The storm entered the state from northern Mississippi and swept across in a northeasterly direction. Great damage is reported from the counties bordering on Mississippi and further on Columbia, in Maury county, is the heaviest, sufferer. LaVergne, Nolans ville and Gallatin also felt the wind's fury, the storm finally loeing its force against the Cumberland mountains. Columbia’s casualties number twenty four dead and some fifty injured. TREATY 01 VtSMORETIME. Secretary Hay anti Mexico's Ambassador Extend Time. WASHINGTON, Nov| 22.—Secretary Hay, for the United States, and Am bassador Aspiroz, for the government of Mexico, today signed a treaty, fur ther extending the time allowance for the survey and definition of the water boundary between Mexico and the United States. There already have been several extensions, in each case for a year, but the present arrange ment will continue until the work is concluded. Mon to Rush t'ullom Bill, ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22.—The executive committee appointed at the meeting of the League of National Associations of Industrial and Commercial Organ izations yesterday, for the purpose of securing the passage of the Cullom bill amending the interstate commerce law, has organized by electing E. P. Bacon of Milwaukee as chairman. C. H. Sebyt of St. Louis was made chair man, R. S. Lyon of Chicago, treasurer, and Frank Barry of Milwaukee, sec retary and manager of the work at Washington. WANT TO BE MESSENGER BOYS. Presidential Electors Are Anxious to Bear News to Washington. OMAHA. Neb., Nov. 21.—The eight citizens chosen to cast the electoral vote ot Nebraska will meet in Lincoln on January 12, in the language of the statute, “the Saturday preceding the second Monday In January.” The elac tora will be called upon to decide a lively rivalry among their number as to whose shall be the honor of bearing the glad tidings to Washington. The avowed applicants for this distinction are J. L . Jacobson of Omaha, John F. Nesblt of Tekamah, R. B. Windham of Plattsmouth and Joseph J. Langer of Wilber. There are two additional can didates who have enjoined their col leagues not to reveal their names, leaving only John L. Kennedy of Omaha and one other not actively in the race. Each of the electors has & budget of solicitations from his fellow offi cials, and they in turn have for the most part sent out similar missives. No delegate has made a pledge except to himself and the confusion will not be straightened out until the day of meet ing. The official messenger must arrive in Washington before the fourth Mon day in January with his official certi ficate sealed, authenticated and ready to be placed in the hands of the presi dent of the senate. A second copy of the certificate is sent by mail, provid ing against any possible accident to the messenger. A third copy of the official vote is placed in the hands of Judge Munger of the United States district court as a final safeguard. If the recorded vote does not reach Washington by January 28 the secre tary of state will call for the copy in the hands of the district judge. Con gress will be in session when the mes senger arrives, and there is no doubt as to the cordiality of his welcome. For his services the messenger re ceives only mileage one way at the rate of 25 cents per mile. This amount, however, is more than sufficient to cover his expenses both ways. The electors receive |5 per day and 10 cents mileage, the same compensation as that allowed members of the legis lature. The flrat duty of the electors is to assemble at Lincoln on January 12, to fill vacancies, if any exist, and to re ceive their certificates of election from the governor. This document con tains the assurance that the electors have been duly chosen and are quali fied to cast the vote of the state. The certificates are issued in triplicate, one copy going to the national secretary of state and one being attached to the official returns sent to Washington. The electors meet a second time on the following Monday, when their vote is cast for president and vice president separately and for the spe cial messenger. The statute formerly fixed the date of meeting upon the first Wednesday in December, but this was considered too close upon the heels of election. READY TO PURSUE AGUINALDO. Former Filipino Chief and Followers Anxious to Serve Under McArthur. MANILA, Nov. 21.—General Maco bos, the former Filipino chief, is pre pared to start n pursuit of Aguinaldo wth 100 picked natives, supported by American (troops. Other ex-rebels will be used in campaigning the county. Their offers have not been formally made yet, but they are ready if the authorities will accept their services. Aguinaldo it is supposed is in north ern Luzon, according to statements made by ex-rebel leaders now in Ma nila, confirmed from other sources. Aglipay, a renegade native priest, long an insurgent leader in Northern Luzon, has writteen to friends in Ma nila asking for election news and re questing to be infomed whether a de cision has been reached concerning the relations between church and state and the disposition, of church proper ties. The replies sent him contain the information that church and state will be separate and that entire religious freedom will be allowed. Will Keep Tax on Tea. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 21.—The republican members of the ways and means committee met today to con sider a measure for the reduction of the war revenue tax. The most im portant action taken was a decision not to remove the tax of 10 cents a pound on tea. The committee will not take up or disturb the tariff on im ports as the members claim it would open up the whole subject of tariff reveision. The committee will not grant any hearings while framing the bill. Parties who are interested, how ever, can file briefs or statements with the committee. Tornado Wreaks Vengeance. NASHVILLE, Term.. Nov. 21.—The Nashville & Chattaonoga depot and eighteen other houses were demolished by a tornado tonight at La Vergne, a station on the Aseville & Chattanooga road, ninety-six miles south of here. More than a mile of telephone and telegraph wires were destroyed and details are meager, but it is known that a man named Robertson and his child were instantly killed and a sec tion boss Injured. Hear Disquieting Rumor. LONDON, Nov. 21.—There Is a vague rumor in the service clubs this evening that a battle is in progress between the Boer forces under Gen eral DeWet and the British troops in feouth Africa. Marseilles People Waiting. MARSEILLES, Nov. 21.—Former President Kruger probably will land here on Thursday. Bad weather Is re ported in the Mediterranean and the Dutch cruiser Gelderland, on which he is a passenger, will hug the coast ol the gulf of Genoa in preference to heading direct for Marseilles, so as tc avoid the cross seas. She will react this port tomorrow evening instead ol (tonight. Every preparation, however ,haa been made for Mr. Kruger’s possi ble landing tomorrow morning. THE UVE STOCK MARKET, tateil Quotation* from South Omaha and Kanoaa City. SOUTH OMAHA. Union Stock Varda.—Cattle—’There was a Rood liberal run of cattle here today, and as both yard traders and packers were not particularly anxious for sup plies the market won slow and weak all around. There wore quite a few fat cat tle. included In the receipts, and a num ber of hunches of pretty Rood stuff. Buy ers, however, did not take hold with much life and claimed that prices here were too high In* comparison with east ern markets. Sellers were not willing to make any concessions, and as a result the market was dull with the tendency of prices lower. As compared with the close of last week It Is safe to say that the market Is all of 104125c lower, the greatest decline being on the commoner grades. There was very little life to the stocker and feeder trade except on the best heavyweight feeders, which have sold In good shape all the week, and pric es on that class of stuff is very little low er thnn It was at the close Of last week. Common kinds, however, and anything at all light or on the calf order are very slow sale, nnd probably around a quar ter lower for the week. There were quite a few western beef steers on sale this morning, and the better grades sold Just about steady, but the common kinds did not bring quite as good prices. Hogs—There was unother liberal run of hogs, but in spite of that fact the mar ket opened up strong to f>e higher In some cases. I.lght hogs were In the best demand and on the early market sold largely at $4.S0, and us high as *4.S2\4 and 14.S5 was paid for a number of loads. The heavier hogs sold around H.77H. Buyers did not seem to want the heavy packers today, and sellers found It difficult to get a bid on them at the start. After the llrst fsw rounds the market did not seem to bo quite as strong and the J4.77H sales were more numerous. Sheep—rher# were a few cars of sheep hero today and what few were offered were rather on the common order and largely feeders. Backers all seemed to be anxious for good stuff and bought of both the sheep and lambs offered today at Just about steady prices, though they were far from choice. Feeders were also In good demand today and the few on the market were, bought up at right uround steady prices, no material change from yesterday being noticeable. •' KANSAS CITY. Cattle--Receipts, 4,000; market steady to weak; native steers, *4.004(5.30; Texas steers. *2.2504.50; Texas cows, *2.254X3.50; native cows and heifers, *1.004X4.25; Stock ers and feeders. *3.004X4.35; bulls. *2.254(1 IIKtl?*)’''5'' r,'ce|l,lM' 3,1(1: market steady; Hogs—Receipts. 14,000; market steadv to stronger; bulk of sales, *4.854(4.00; heavy, »4^4,4 97*4; paekers. *4.364x4.95; mixed, **■*•?'llKht- *4.7504.95; Yorkers, 54.00 04X1.91.; pigs, *4.004x4.85. Sheep-Receipts, 1,000; market strong;' lambs, *2.254.-.20; muttons, *3.004/4.50. TEU Of AGUINALDO’S DEATH. Manila Papers Olve Reason for Crediting', Reports. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—The latest, mall from Manila received at the War department brings an interesting bud get of news from the island*, some: of which heretofore has been touched' on in press dispatches. The Manila papers of October 18 devote consider able space to a report concerning Ag-' uinaldo’B death in northern Luzon.' They say that the circumstantial char-' acter of this report, together with the fact that General Trias recently had been signing himself “commander-in chief of the insurgent forces." lends color to the belief that Agulnaldo may be dead. The latest account In this line comes from Nueva Ecija in northern Luzon, where, in an outpost skirmish, Aguin aldo’s horse was killed and his saddle bags, with a number of personal pa pers, were captured. Strong a Roar Admiral. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—Captain Edward T. Strong was today placed on: the retired list of the navy wlth^the; rank of rear admiral. Captain Strong was recently in command of the mon itor Monadnock on the Asiatic station, and his health broke down while on that duty. He is a native of Massachu setts and entered the navy as a vol unteer officer at the outbreak of the war of the rebellion. IJe reached the grade of captain In October, 1899. His retirement in the grade of rear ad miral is in pursuance of the terms of the personnel law. Void Comfort for Ivor. BERLIN, Nov. 24.—In the Reichstag today, replying to a question regarding the expulsion of Germans from the Transvaal, Baron von Richtofen, sec retary for foreign affairs, declared In ternational law justified the British au thorities in removing from the seat of war undesirable persons. But Ger many, he added, had energetically in tervened in favor of those expelled without cause, or expelled with unnec essary harshness. Germany had also formulated demands for compensation. Ready for the North Pole. CHRISTIANA, Nov. 23—The Duke of Abbruzzi. the Arctic explorer, and Captain Tobellio, his aide de camp, arrived here a few days ago and pro ceeded to Larrvlk where the explor ing steamer Stella Polario, with an Italian crew lies ready to leave next week. The duke conferred with *n his country, nor the recent affair in who, with two Italians, was lost dur ing the recent expedition, regarding a search expedition to be sent from France Joseph land. Webb Hayee Provided For. WASHINGTON. D. C„ Nov. 23.—It was announced at the War department today that Webb C. Hayes, son of ex President Hayes and late lieutenant colonel United States volunteers, hav ing reported in person at the head quarters of the China relief expedi tion, Pekin, September 8, was appoint ed a volunteer aid-de-camp on the staff of Major General Chaffee com manding the relief expediticta. f'lmngo lii Pupal Policy. PARIS, Nov. 24.—The Temps today prints a special dispatch from Rome saying the pope has renounced the idea of creating cardinals at a consistory to be held before Christmas. The an nouncements, it was added, will bo made at a consistory to be held in February. Queen Wilhtlmina to Kroger. THE HAGUE, Nov. 24—Queen Wil helmina has sent a message to Mr. Kruger, saying that she was happy to learn he has completed his voyage and is in good health. Wood Substitute for Horn. Cellullth is a substance produced by a long and continuous beating of wood pulp. It is transparent and elastic, hardening slowly until It attains the consistency of horn. Its specific grav ity being about 4.5. The cellullth may be worked as in horn or ebonite. Combined with sawdust and 30 per cent lampblack, the result is a kind of dark ebonite; this is dense and may be polished. The Panama Slaughter. During the recent troubles In Pan ama the marines of the British crui ser Leander had to did a great pit for the dead, into which scores of corpses were thrown and cremated. In one house nearly a scare of men, women and children were found shot or stab bed. They were non-combatants. Civ ilians who were shot dead were burled in the yards of their houses. Knows When All the Coal la. Admiral Bradford, who is at present the chief of the bureau of equipment and supplies in the navy department, is known as a man of system and has hanging in his private office a bulletin showing the exact amount of coal available for purchase by the navy at the different ports throughout the world. EQUAL TO OCCASION. Matter-ot-Vact Conduct of Girl Whoa# Skirt PeU. The young woman whose underskirt fell off on Park Row on Thursday aft ernoon acted In a manner that un doubtedly saved her some embarrass ment, says the New York Sun. The Bldewalk was filled with people, and as she hurried along toward the bridge those who were behind her saw her grab her outer skirt with either hand. Trailing beneath the bottom of it was a broad strip of white skill. Before s.»e had taken half a dozen more steps she tripped and nearly fell. It was evi dent then that her underskirt had fall en down around her ankles. In a mat ter-of-fact fashion, as If Bhe had done the same thing many times before In a crowded street, she stopped, shook herself a bit and then stepped out of the skirt. Before any one except the people very near her realised what had happened Bhe picked up the white s’ulrt, rolled It into a neat little bundle and proceeded to the bridge. The ac cident was undoubtedly embarrassing, but the girl gave no evidence of It. Had she done as a young woman did in similar circumstances a year ago on upper Broadway, and hurried away leaving her skirt behind her, she would have been followed by loud laughter. Not more than a dosen persons saw this incident on Thursday, and the girl’s matter-of-fact way in dealing with it disarmed them. Columbus' Descendants Paupers. A Spanish paper asserts that two * descendants of Columbus, Manuel and Marta Columbo, brother and slBter. are at present Inmates of the Asylum for the Homeless in the city of Cadiz. It 1b said that documents in their pos session incontestably prove their de scent. Aagont Mascots Wanted. Anxious quest is being made in Ken tucky for two suitable native Angora goats, which are desired for mascots on board the United States battleship Kentucky, about to sail for the Asiatic station. They seem to be thought an indispensable part of the ship’s com pany. The church with the highest Bteeple isn’t always the nearest heaven. A LIFE SAVED. A Druggist's Tlmolr and Straight-Par ward Advice Havas tha Ufa of a Prominent Cttlsan. Chicago, 111., Nov. 26.—(Special)— Among the Catholic Foresters In this city, none is better known or more universally esteemed, than Mr. S. P. Rush, Conductor (President) of Holy Name Court, Number 26. His many friends, inside the Order and outside of Its ranks, were, there fore, much startled to learn that his life was in danger, he having Bright’s Disease, that most terrible and fatal disease. Mr. Rush, however, made a grand struggle for his life, taking prescrip tions, and pills and powaers, until his stomach refused food. At last, his local druggist, guided by the numerous inquiries being made at his store for Dodd’s Kidney Pills, advised Mr. Rush' to buy and try some. This he did, and to his delight he was restored to health and strength. Mr. Rush says that after commenc ing the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills, he felt much better, but It took two months to effect a cure. “I took nothing elBe but Dodd’s Kidney Pills during that time, so I know that 1 owe life and health to them.” What this wonderful remedy has done for Mr. Rush, it will certainly do for anyone. It is the only remedy that has never failed to cure Bright’s Disease. Mr. Rush is Just now receiving the congratulations of his friends, but al ways finds time to say a good word for the Medicine that saved his life. Sold for &0 cents a box. All dealers. A seat on the New York Stock Ex change was sold for $46,500 which is the record price for a stock exchange mem bership. Singular Ruling. There are hundreds, perhaps thou sands, of negroes in the United States horn abroad who are naturalized citi zens. Nevertheless Judge Kirkpatrick, of the United States court at Trenton. N. J., has refused naturalization papeis to a Dutch Guiana negro, a graduate of Howard university at Washington, on the ground that the nautralization laws of the United States refer to whites only. A wise man never gives up a sure thing for an uncertainty.