r r r y ... . . 1 1 THE PIAFISMOUIII JOURNAL R. A. BATES, Publisher. I'LATTSMOUTII. NEBRASKA. ? THE NEWS IN BRIEF. I A. R. Ahrens, merchant, of Waverly, has assigned. Assets, 9,03G; liabili ties. $16,860. Stephen Kinney, a farmer, was kill ed while- moving a barn on his place near Marble Rock. John Shannon, a supposed pauper at Nashua, who died the other day, turns out to have left an estate worth over $30,000. At New Hampton, John Thompson, rnvicted of statutory rape upon woman 75 years old, was sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years. Mont Brown, aged 18, dropped dead at Dun lap, probably from the bursting of a blood vessel In his head, although ho was subject to heart disease. J. O. Wade has been appointed post master at El wood, Clinton county, vice W. S. Hill, resigned. Frank Allen has been commissioned as postmaster at Avery. The janitors of several school build ings at Sioux City had to carry, coal on wneeibarrows for two days whever they could get It to keep them warm till a carload arrived. At Mason City, Mrs. I Bonnell of Clenvllle. Minn., has Instituted suit against the Iowa Central for $20,000 damages for injuries received while traveling on that road. Rev. J. M. Robinson, D. D., of Ros lyn, British Columbia, has accepted the call to the pastorate of the Sec ond Presbyterian church of Dubuque, unanimously extended to him by the church. Nearly one-half of the corn in Clay county is still in the field, and the heavy snow storms of the past week have caused some of the farmers to think that much of it may remain there until spring. 1 W. Brand, who passed the bogus certificate of deposit for $60 on Car penter Bros clothing store at Water loo, was captured by the Minneapolis police at a hotel In that city where he was stopping. The friends of Miss Blanche Ruby of Cedar Rapids are much elated over her success as a vocalist, she being one of the first American singers to recognized in Nantes. Miss Ruby was a pupil of Mile. Martini. At Ames marriage was a failure the other day because it could not be ef . fected, an Irate father having nipped In the bud a scheme for elopement that had got as far as securing a license in the county clerk's office. The directors of the State Fair as sociation think that the neonle have seen the venerable side shows and . Streets of Cairo fakes often enough and will exclude them from the next state fair and thereafter. At Boone, L. W. Reynolds made pub lic a statement that next summer he, with eastern men. would build an electric road from Bonne to Webster City and Frasier. This would make about sixty-five miles of track. The seventh annual meeting of the Iowa Poultry Fanciers' association, which was called for Waterloo, De cember 15 to 20, has been postponed because a suitable building c-ould not be secured in which to make the ex hibit Plaintiffs in libel suits against news papers have not been prospering late ly. Half a dozen such suits for dam ages, ranging from $10,000 to $25,000, have been decided adversely, and the plaintiffs have been assessed heavily for costs. Probably the only transaction of the kind ever known was the shipment the other day of a car of hard coal from Garvin to Chicago, the dealers in the Iowa town having that much left over and being able thus to dispose of it at a big profit. Thomas Barr, aged 85 years, and Mrs. William Cooper, aged 82 years, brother aad sister, died at their homes within an hour'o each other. Mr. Barr lived near Dunreath, Mrs. Cooper at Resoner. The double funeral took place at Dunreatb. By action of the Iowa City, presby tery. Rev. Monroe Drew, who was found guilty of miserly conduct and refusing his own family sufficient bread and meat, was denied the priv ilege of feeding his spiritual flock and dismissed from the ministry. Nate Haworth, formerly of Iowa Fa!l3, has been sentenced to be shot, the execution to take place on Janu ary 16, and to follow conviction for murder, the crime alleged to have been committed several years ago In Utah. The case has been on trial In the courts of that state for several years. Dennis Downey, supposed for a quar ter of a century to be a pauper, died at Keokuk, and left a will disposing oi several thousand dollars which he Lad tn bank. For years he had lived in ?qsaiid quarters, without a stove, with thin clothes, sleeping under a cover ing of old newspapers and sustained only by stale bread and water. George Baker, a young and prosper ous farmer living In Sherman town chip, five miles west of Newton. ha disappeared and his whereabouts are nnknown. He left one week ago lending a note to his wife, to whom he was married only six weeks ago aylng he never expected to return His strange action Is unaccountable The unqualified statement was made that Armour & Co. will not rebuild their packing plant In Sioux City fl the city does net agree to double lit present water facilities In the packing THE SICK CATTLE DEPARTMENT GIVEN POWER TO DEAL WITH THEM. AbllUil Ur IntAoUKY ALOlIE The Mistake Made in Establishing Secretary Wilson's Office Rectified in Quick Order When Brought to the Attention of Members. WASHINGTON. The hmiRP Tii day passed the bill transferring from the Treasury to the Department of Agriculture teh power to establish regulations for the mit.nro.uinn contagious diseases amnno- iiv and devoted the remainder of the day to the legislative appropriation bill, r-n which made. rapid progress is being Some minor business was transact ed by unanimous consent at the open ing, bills being passed to authorize a returvey of certain townships in Wyo ming and to authorize the construc ts of a lighthouse at Mukllteo Point, Wash. Upon the demand for the regular crder, Mr. Wadsworth (N. Y.) called up the bill to transfer from the Treasury to the Department of Agri culture the power to make regulations to suppress and extirpate dangerous contagious diseases among live stock. He explained that the change was made necessary by the discovery that when the Department of Agriculture was created, this power, supposed to have been transferred and to have since existed with the secretary of Agriculture, was left with the Treas ury department. The additional power conferred by the bill to prevent the introduction from one state to another, of hay, straw or forage, was made necessary by suspicion that the foot and mouth disease was communicated to live stock in New England through infect ed hay from Canada, and might be transmitted thence to other portions of the United States by the same u-eans. The bill was passed without division. The house then went into committee of the whole and resumed considera tion of the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill and dis posed of 122 pages. MRS. U. S. GRANT'S FUNERAL Body Will Be Placed by the Side or Her Husband. WASHINGTON. While the ar rangements for the funeral of Mrs. Grant will not be made until after the arrival here of General Grant and otber members of the family Thurs day, it is settled that there will be short religious services in this city tnd that the remains will be placed by the side of her husband in the tomb at Riverside park, New York. The Pennsylvania railroad has offered to provide a combination car for the casket and pall bearers and a private car for the use of the family in the journey from this city to the tomb, to be attached to any train that the funeral party may desire. The secretary of war- has directed that all the army officers stationed in New York and vicinity shall attend the services at the tomb in full dress uniform. It has been arranged that the steamer Meigs shall meet the funeral party at Jersey City and con vey it to the tomb, where there is a cc uvenicnt landing place. Have Driven 3,000 Miles. KNOXVILLE, Tex. Edin M. Barr of Chicago and Dr. Stanley F. Sabel of New York, who are driving from Colorado to Ashevllle, N. C, on a wa ger, left Knoxville Sunday morning, having less than 150 miles to make before Christmas. They have driven 3.000 miles since the middle of June and have avoided large cities as much as possible. Barr is a son of J. M. Barr, general superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail road. Answer is Unsatisfactory. WASHINGTON Signor de Plan ches, the Italian ambassador, Tuesday received word from his home govern ment that the reply of- Venezuela to the demands of Italy with reference to settlement of claims of her citizens was entirely unsatisfactory. It is not known here whether the communica tion made by the Italian minister to Venezuela to the Castro government was a demand or an ultimatum, but the view is taken that the distinction between the two so far as Italy was concerned was very slight. Generals Must Testify. MANILA. The court martial which Is to try Major Glenn of the Sixth infantry has decided to summon Gen erals Chaffee and Smith from the United States to testify as to orders given in the Samar campaign and to the character of the campaign there. Captain -W. C. Rogers of the Twenty seventh infantry will be tried also. He is charged with using disrespect ful language to General Davis and other officials. Tells Swift to Cut Hours. CHICAGO A coroner's jury Wed nesday decided that the boiler explo sion at Swift and Company's ice plant was caused by some employe opening the main valve of one of the boilers too suddenly. The jury in cluded in the verdict a ' recommenda tion that engineers, firemen and water tenders employed by the company be given shorter hours. The testimony show Sat they were compelled to w ours a day. MORE TROUBLE 13 BREWING. Colombia It Laying Plana to Maka War In Venezuela WASHINGTON Whatever doubt existed In Nicaragua as to the Inten tkm of Colombia to carry out her threat to attack' her as Boon as her own revolutionary movement had been checked has been removed by the re ceipt of advices of a semi-official char acter here, that the Colombian army officers at Panama and Colon are steadily but quietly making ready for an invasion of Nicaragua. It is stated that there is a double reason for the attack. In the first P,ace. Colombia wishes to take forci I possession of the Mosquito strip. I wnIcn would give control of both routes available for an Isthmian canal. and so enable her to make her own terms. and. secondly, she must find conSnlal employment for tne coiom- bian soldiers who have been fighting rebels for four years and cannot be easily turned to ways of peace, and would, It Is feared, start a new revolu tion if not allowed an outlet for their energies, outside of Colombia. The advices are to the effect that the offi cials in Managua are seriously dis turbed at the outlook and are casting about for means to avert the attack of Colombia. ARGENTINA READY TO FIGHT. Will Help Venezuela if the United States Does Not. CARACAS The government of Ar gentina has instructed its consular representatives to report to Buenos Ayres as early as possible what ap pears to be the attitude of the United States and what view that govern ment is likely to take of its obliga tions under the Monroe doctrine, in the face of the aggressive action of Great Britain and Germany. Should the United States decide to remain impassive, on the grounds that its interpretation of the Monroe doc trine does not warrant interference with foreign powers resorting to dras tic measures for the collection of claims, the government of Argentina, feeling that the autonomy of all South American states is jeopardized, is pre paring to take a decided stand by the side of Venezuela and to offer assist ance to President S"astro. Argentina is now anxious to declare her attitude and will only do so, it is said, in the event that the United States should maintain a complaisant attitude of non-interference. Statehood Report is Out, WASHINGTON The testimony taken by the sub-committee of the senate committee on territories on the house omnibus statehood bill has been printed as a senate document and was made public Monday night. It makes a book of 394 pages, with maps, and includes quotations and answers of many people examined with reference to the size, population, resources, schools and churches, business, moral and other characteristics of the peo ple of the three proposed states, and miscellaneous information. Says Swift Buys Railways. KANSAS CITY. George H. Ross of Chicago, for several years traffic man ager of the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa railway, 'has succeeded Theodore C. Bates of Boston as president of the Union Depot, Bridge & Terminal Rail way company. Mr. Bates says he re signed so that the company's interests might be in the hands of a practical railroad man. A dispatch from Bos ton however, positively asserts that Mr. Bates sold his interests, and the Winner bridge piers in the Missouri river, and the valuable river land and terminals owned by it, have been pur chased by Swift & Company, CLERKS WORK IN THE COLD. Interior Department's Steam Plant Closes for Want of Coal. WASHINGTON The coal famine in Washington is already affecting the government buildings. Some of them would have to be closed in anything like a blizzard weather and rigid econ omy has been ordered. The coal supply was exhausted at the postoffice department early Mon day morning and. all the electric lights above the first floor and the private elevator of the postmaster general were shut off. The steam plant in the interior de partment was shut down for over an hour, but a limited fuel supply was finally received from local dealers. The capitol building has exactly two days supply now, but no fears are felt there, as a contract with the Read ing railroad requires that company to furnish sufficient fuel to keep the building heated. Army May Turn Election PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti General Alexis Nord, who was war minister under the provisional government, en tered the capital Sunday at the head of his army. He was accorded a sympathetic reception by tne people. General Nord's intentions are not known, but it Is generally believed that In case he announces himself a candidate for the presidency his elec tion is assured by reason of the nu merous forces at his command. Mosby Reports on Fences. WASHINGTON Colonel John S. Mosby, special agent of the interior department, who has been investigat ing land frauds in Nebraska, Monday reported the situation to the interior department and will await further in structions here. It is announced at the interior department that the en forcement of the law regarding fences on the public domains will continue i to be vigorously pressed. :lMRS. GRANT DEAD LATE PRESIDENT'S WIDOW GOES TO REST. DEATH DUE TO HEART FAILURE Only Daughter with Her at End Three Sons Summoned Saturday Had Too Short Notice to Reach Capital in Time to Bid Farewell. WASHINGTON. Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, wife of the late President Grant, died at her residence In this city at 11:17 o'clock Sunday. Death was due to heart failure, Mrs. Grant having suffered some years from valvular disease of the heart, which was aggravated by a severe at tack of bronchitis. Her age prevent ed her rallying from the attacks. Her daughter, Nellie Grant-Sartoris, was the only one of her children with fcer at the time of her death, her three sons, who were summoned Sat urday night, not having had time to arrive. There were also present at the bed- side when the end came Miss Rose Mary Sartoris, a granddaughter; Dr. Bishop, one of the attending physi cians, and the two trained nurses. Death came peacefully, the sufferer retaining almost complete conscious ness practically to the end. Word has come from Jesse and Ulysses S. Grant, two of the sons now in Cali fornia, that they have started on their way to Washington. The other. Gen eral Fred Grant, is in Texas, and he will hasten here as soon as he receives a message telling him of his mother's death. The remains of Mrs. Grant will be interred at Riverside Park, New York, beside those of her husband, but whether they will be taken there im mediately or at a later date, however, could not be ascertained at the house tonight. Mrs. Grant, whose maiden name was Julia Dent, was born in St. Louis in 1826 and was the daughter of Frederick and Ellen Wrenshall Dent. She was married to Gjeneral, then Captain Grant, in 1848. During the civil war Mrs. Grant was with the general much of the time and remain ed as near as possible to him when he was campaigning. She saw her hus band twice inaugurated as president pnd accompanied him on his journey around the world. As mistress of the white house she gave liberal to all charitable insti tutions in the city. Four children were born to her three sons and one daughter all of whom are living. Miss Nellie, the daughter who became the wife of Algernon Sartoris in'1874, has lived in .Washington with her mother for sev eral years. Frederick Dent Grant, the oldest son, is in the army and two other sons, Jesse and Ulysses Sher man, live at San Diego, Cal. During recent years, since General Grant's death, Mrs. Grant had spent most of her winters in this city, liv ing at 2111 Q street, while during the summer she usually stayed at Sara toga, Manchester-by-the-Sea and other popular resorts until the last two summers, when she resided with her daughter, Mrs. Sartoris, at Coburg, Ont. Appropriation Bills Reported. WASHINGTON The legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, carrying $26,930,453, was reported to the house Friday by the appropria tions committee. This is an increase of $500,301 over the appropriation for the current fiscal year. PUERTO CABELLO BOMBARDED. Minister Bowen Cables the Department Regarding the Same. WASHINGTON Minister Bowen, in a dispatch received by the state department Sunday afternoon, cabled that he had been informed by Presi dent Castro that British and German warships were bombarding Puerto Ca bello. In an earlier dlspatcTi received by the state department at 3:22 a. m. Sunday, Minister Bowen said that the situation at the Venezuelan capital capital (Caracas) was much quieter. The great excitement at the outset of the affair, he said, was caused by the precipitated flight of the British and German ministers, the arrest of all the subjects of those two nations and the seizure of the Venezuelan gunboat without first declaring a blockade, thus capsing the people to fear a bom bardment would follow at once. AFTER THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS. Man Wanted in Illinois Located in Kansas. SPRINGFIELD. 111. A State Jour nal special from Carlinville says that evidence has come to light in Carlin ville that George H. Holliday, former county clerk of Macoupin county coun ty, who disappeared thirty-eight years ago, when $2,500,000 was expended in building a court house, has been lo cated in a town in Kansas. The board of supervisors will on Wednesday discuss the question of bringing . holiday back to Carlinville. Since Holliday's disappearance thirty eight years ago he has never been heard of until now. His wife has mourned him as dead. At one time Holliday was thought to have been located, and several thousand dollars was appropriated to bring him back to Carlinville, but when the suppos ed Holliday was returned it was dis covered the wrong man had been tak- s . n THE BOARD'S PAY. Senate Thinks $4,000 is Enough ' for Arbitrators. WASHINGTON The senate an Thursday passed, with several amend ments, the bill fixing the compensa tion of an anthracite coal strike com I rnieslon, and it now gro-s to conference The sentiment of the 'senate was strongly in favor of allowing members of the commission who are not In the civil or military service a lump sum for their service, and after consldera ble debate $4,000 was settled upon as the proper amount, thus taking the matter out of the hands of the pres ident. Several other amendments were adopted fixing the expnnses of commis sioners and the assistant recorders at $10 per day instead of $15, and leaving the question of salary for the assist ant recorders and employes to tho commission. The name of the com mission was changed to "anthracite coal strike arbitration." An amendment offered by Mr. Daniel (Va.) to prohibit officers of the gov ernment from serving on commission?) or performing duties other than called for by law provoked a lengthy dis- cussion, but was finally withdrawn. 1 At 2 o'clock the statehood bill camo up and there was a brisk exchange be tween Mr. Quay (Pa.), who favors tho omnibus bill, and senators who opposo it. Mr. Quay and Mr. Bate (Tenn.i said they were ready to vote. Mr. Beveridge (Ind.), Mr. Lodge (Mass.), Mr. Hale (Me.) and others protested against pressing the bill so soon after it was reported and it went over until Monday. The air was full of rumors concern ing tne statenood bill, which, it was said, was to be defeated; not by votes, but by obstruction; the vote being postponed from day to day until one by one all the votes for the omnibus bill were picked off. Mr. Quay wanted it understood that the bill would retain its place as the unfinished business, and President Frye said: "The bill remains the un finished business if it is in the power j of the chair to keep it there, and the chair thinks It is." The senate then resumed consider- atlon of the coal strike commission bill. Mr. Daniel (Va.) precipitated a lively debate by offering an amendment pro hibiting the further assignment of of ficers and employes of the United States or senators and representatives on any commission. He did not criticise the president; on the contrary, he commended him, but he argued that there is an abundance of intellect, learning and wisdom among the peo ple of the country outside of the gov ernment service which could be drawn upon. Mr. Allison and Mr. Hoar appealed to Mr. Daniel to withdraw his amend- ment with the view of offering It at some other time when it could have better attention. Mr. Daniel finally consented and the bill was passed. VENEZUELAN FLEET DESTROY -D English and German Vessels Do Quick Work. LA GUAYRA, Venezuela Ten Ger man and four British cutters captured the Venezuelan fleet Wednesday, and ordered them to surrender, and with out a shot being fired the British and German forces seized the fleet in the name of the German emperor and the king of England. Two of the ves sels, which were undergoing repairs, were broken up. The German crui ser Panther steamed into the harbor for action. The Venezuelan steamers were taken outside the harbor and at 2 o'clock in the morning the Gen eral Crespo, Tutmo and Margarita were sunk. The Ossun was the only vessel spared, in view of the protest made by the French charge d'affaires. M. Onlevrenx. who notified the com- modore of the allied fleet that the Os- sun is the property of a Frenchman. RUSSIA WANTS CUSTOMS. Asks China to Establish New Service Under Czar's Sole Control PEKIN Russia is pressing China to assent to the establishment of cus toms and postal services at the prin cipal stations of the Manchurian rail road, these stations to be under Rus sian supervision and independent of the Chinese maritime customs. Sir Robert Hart is opposing the scheme and the chances for his success are thought to be favorable. An edict announces that the Chi nese government proposes to acquire the China Merchants' Steam Naviga tion company, which is owned by Sheng, a nephew of the late Li Hung Chang. Rockefeller Gives Million. CHICAGO Dr. Harper, president of the University of Chicago, on Tuesday announced that John D. Rockefeller had given another $1,000,000 to that institution. Gifts from other sources also were announced, swelling the to tal to $1,526,000. The president advo cated pensioning retired professors and officers, but said details would have to be considered before any step in that direction could be taken. Nord Occupies Arsenal. PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti The army under General Alexis Nord has occupied the arsenal and fortifications here without resistance. M. Heredna has been elected president of the sen ate. Callistlere Fouchard has retired from the presidential contest In favor of General Nord, who will be M. Sen eque's only opponenL The latter con trols a majority of the congress. It Is better to spve the rod and poll the child than spoil the child by asins the rod too much. THE LIVE OTOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations from South Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. CATTLK There were 24 or M n.j-. rornfed steers included In the receipt and at noon tl.e greater part of them were In flm hands. The market wuf very uneven, but an a general thine the declln amounted to fully 50o a a compared with the clone of the week. In some eoea sules looked fully 75o lower, but i nose were rare Instances The cow market V , . er IZv , f " baJ per market, iind up j a Hltle business had bJJ shape as the atee late hour very uunsacied. The Kfiierat market may safely be quoted &0c lower for the week. mit the same as noted for steers, the pilcea were very uneven. It now taken a good bunch of corn fed rows to sell much over $3.00, no that prices are t th low point of the year. Bulls eaHed off a little aj;nln and no did stags. Veal calves were scarce and did not nhow much change. The ntocker and feeder market was also very slow and lower. The demand from the country has been very light all the week, and prices may safely be quoted 25c lower, with common stuff almost un salable at any price. HOGS There was a liberal run of hogn at all polntn so that prices continued their downward course. The market here opened right close to a dime lower, with the bulk of the sales going from $.".9J to $6.06. and as high as $6.0?Vs und $C.10 was paid for choice hogs. Packers, how ever, were not bidding those prices freely, and. in fact there was only one buyer on the opening market, ho that sellers did not have much opportunity to cut loone. After about 3J loads hail hanged hands, trading came to a stand still, as packers dropped their bids to $5.905.95, or fully 13c lower thun yester day's average. SHEEP Quotations for fed stock: Cl-olce lambs, $5.0fHiT5.50; fair to good lambs, $4.254.75; choice yearlings. U.Wt 4. 25; fair to good yearlings, $:i.7M4. 10; choice wethers, $3.65673.90: fair to good, $2 40JT3.65; choice ewes, $3.Kf53.6T; fair to good, $3.00&3.35; feeder lambs, $3.00l.75; feeder yearlings, $3.fXtfj3.25; feedr weth ers. $2-753.00; feeder ewes. Sl.CfJff2.2C. Grass fed stock 2.Vf25c lower than corn feds. KANSAS CITY. ; CATTLE Corn cattle 10ft 15c lower; cowa and heifers, AYtt tc lower than lat Friday; calves, 60c&$10 lower than Mon day; choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.20?i6.10; fair to good, $2.65(05.15: stockers and feeders, $2.5073.85; western fed steers. $3.004f5.25; Texas and Indian steers. $2.33'S3.60: Txas cows. S2.fJ0o2.Cii: I native cows. $l.2574.00; native heifers. $i.753.75; canners, $l.00Q2.20; bulls. $2.25fc L"Jve"' t0 , . n I linns Htnrltdt TtLffllfir Inwer- ton 1ft- bulk of 8alM j5.9066.10; heavy. S6.02V4i 16.10: mixed packers. $5.974i6.10: light. B.S5.02; yorkers. s3.956.oav4; pigs. $o.5o-tii.yu. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Market strong to higher: native lambs. $1.00i5.4O; west- em lambs. $3.853.35; fed ewes, 2.XX!P 3.93; native wethers. $3.0(Vgl.20; stockers and feeders, $2.003.35. MAY HASTEN CANAL ACTION. Trouble in Venezuela an Excuse for Taking Matter Up Again. WASHINGTON At the Instance of Secretary Hay, Dr. Herran, Colombian charge d'affaires, called at the state deDartment Friday to discuss the can- 1 - - al treaty negotiations, that the secre- tary might be able to report the exact status of the canal to the cabinet Dr. Herran was unable to give the secretary any reply from the Bogota government as to the price which Co lombia will accept for the lease. It was explained to Dr. Herran that in view of the many other weighty dip lomatic matters pressing for attention at this time and the growinb impa tience at the capital at the delay in the conclusion of a canal convention. immediate action by the Bogota gov ernment was imperative. Dr Herran cabled the foreign office at Bogota the wishes of the state de partment and called attention to the Serious complications that may arise out of the Venezuelan situation. Elect Haytian President. PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti The chamber of communes finished the election of senators Friday and the national assembly will elect a new resident within a few days. The ma- jo'rity favor Seneeque Pierre, whose election is assured in case General Nord, the war minister, who will en ter the capital with his army, on Sun- day, does not oppose him. Bank Bandits Make Haul. SANTA FE, N. M. A report has reached Santa Fe that the private bank of Hillsboro was held up In broad daylight on Wednesday by robbers, vo escaped with something over $30,- 000. Soon after midnight three men were heard galloping at a furious rate through Fairview, a mining camp, heading for the Black range. A sher iff's posse is in pursuit. Find Body Tied in Buggy. KINGSTON. Mich. Susnlclcus of foul play occasioned by the disco very of the dead body of Ella Beardley. tied in a buggy, have proved groundless. A post-mortem revealed no Indica tions of violence and showed periton itis and kidney trouble as the prob able cause of death. The theory now is that she strapped herself in when she realized that she was liable to become unconscious before reaching home Texas Line is Not Bought TOPEKA, Kan. E. P. Ripley, presi dent of the Santa Fe, denies that his road has purchased the Texas Central. Reports to the effect that the pur chase is about to be made are erro neous, as the Santa Fe does not want the Texas road. The short line from Albuquerque to Galveston will not be built yet, and for this reaeon no Tex as acquisitions can be used, but tit contract for constructing the Santa Fe shrt line will soon be let. The protocol of the commercial treaty between the United States and Cuba has been signed. RECORD OF THE PAST. 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At this time, on the 1'jth day of July, 1902, I nia'ie this further statement that during the five years which have elapsed I have had no occasion to use either Doan's Kidney Pills or any other medicine for my kidneys. The cure effected was a permanent one." A FRKK TKIAL of this great kid ney medicine which cured Mr. Tay lor, will be mailed on application, to any part of the United States. Ad dress FoHter-Mllburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. For tale by all druggists. Price CO cents per box. Some men take a mean advantage of their wives by wearing their hair short. In Winter Use Allen's Foot-Ease. A powder. Your feet feel uncom fortable, nervous and often cold and damp. If you have sweating, sore feet or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot-ICase. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores,. 25 cents. Sample rent free. Address Allen S. Olmsted. 1 Itoy, N. Y. A piece of a woman's mind Is not good for her husband's peace of mind. AtXt CT-TO-lATK IIOUHKKEEPKRa Use lied Crows Hall Hlue. It makes clothea clean and sweet as when new. All grocers. The receiver is sometimes as bad as the transmitter. Piso'a Cure cannot oe too highly spoken of ae a cough cure. J. W. O Uaian. 32 Third Av, N.. Minneapolis. Minn,, Jan. 0. liNJO. Dealers In old saws Invariably rope In the scenes of their childhood. WIIKN VOt i;il DTAKl'H buy Defiance and get the beat. If os. far 10 cents. Onc- ui. always used. ,n (.oner.lollR theories are often mls- taken for reat ,inclp!es. ; . Many of us might be nappy If we did not suffer from disorders of the liver. Then we ought to use Dr. Au gust Koenig's Hamburg Drops, which cure the disorder and bring the whole system to a healthy condition. The has beens are bad enough. The might have beens are worse. THE ST. PAUL CALENDAR FOR 1903 rlx sheets 10x15 inches, of beautiful reproductions. In colors, of pastel drawings by Bryfeon, Is now ready for (iiRtHbulion and will be mailed on re ceipt of twenty-five (25) cents coin or stamps. Address F. A. Miller, Gen eral Passenger Agent, Chicago. The faster a man 1b the slower be Is about paying his debts. Carpets can be colored on the floor with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Time will t'-Il but tho woman with a secret never gives time a chance. HALF RATES TO CANADIAN POINTS. Tho Wabnph will sll 1l-kfts from Chi cago to many points in Canada, lJ- IS. 19. 2'), 21st, good roturnfng until Jan. 10th. I'M:?,. For rates and all Information fall at the Wabash office, V'M I'arnam St.. or nd'iress Harry K. Moores, f. A. P. D., Omaha, N-b. Marriage is failure when both hus band and wife make the discovery that they have married beneath th,-m. Sensible Housekeepers will have Defiance Starcn, not alone because they get one-third more for the same money, but also because of superior quality. It Is not always so much what a man has, as how it pleases him. To Cure a Cold In One day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if It fails to cure. Ii5c. A man has to be dunned to death before he will pay the debt of nature. Dealers say that as soon ar; a custo nr tries Tiefiance Starch it Is im- pcg3ibe'to sell them any other cold water Etaicn. it can oe uscu com or boiled. Hunting Raleigh's Burial Place. The question of Sir Walter Raleigh's burial place has lately ben revived In England. Three churches !aim both the head and the body of tlie gal t courtier. Immediately after the ..e cution. which took place in Tothlll street. Westminster, on October 29. 1C18, his wife placed the head in a red bag and rode off with It In a mourn ing coach. This treasure she k'pt for twenty-five years. The body was bur ied in St. Margaret's church, but. short ly after the execution Lady Kaleigh wrote to her brother. Sir Nicholas Ca rew, asking permission to bury hf-r husband in his church at Beddington, where ehe desired also to be burled. History is silent from that time on. It Is known, however, that her son treasured the head as his mother had, and, according to the London Daily Chronicle, tradition says that It was finally burled with him at West Hors ley, Surrey. Likes Our People. When Mr. Wu was about to leave this country, he made an observation or two that displayed his opinion oi Americans. "Americans," he said, "get busy. They have energy and they um slang." He likes their bathing suit and he is taking one back to China "Then, in a single sentence," says the New York Express, "he gives us the conclusion of the whole matter. I like American ladles, and everything they do. " Among the things they do, af he notes, is contributing their quota of slang and wearing their share of I bathing suits, inus ne joins in me rarious salient features of our clvlllza . tlon. Buffalo Evening News. t ' ( 1 V. i 4 ! ) i 1 1 rll loos) CUtncx. A V X. S, V