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... ! si1 8 NEBRASKA. INDEPENDENT December 20, -1900. 4 "BOiEYATEfl DID IT" Will Cm 4mi tm tfrrtft4-H flat J fmmm Oat T.I eoe IStt Ve eU tb l-ate U( le The pops rot whippy in the last election, tat that Joe cot prevent thtm irons ratting "stack of tun." out of the rrI:r2itr of the other Mlowa vLo Sut sow turn-d tfcelr a4 bat-tri-s upca each other. Now here is the rrpuVliean saint. Will Owen Jones, who Is attru!cg Jtose water of usin? Ecr.ey la th eleetior! TM meeJc atd fcarahl follower of Mirk Hanna is lwrif.e4 at the tbongnt of ulr.r. taoser ia election. This whited aejmlcfcr into whose canty baa bs stored all the republican fillth vbUh baa accumulated in the capital for the Urt twecty year, stirs up the dead na" bones and when the tjsh arista, be thinks be scents Rnewiter payl&s out money for po litical purposes. That is too horrid a thisc for this staicleis soul to con tersplate nd ro he ?ets the headline rcta to 11 six Inches of ipace with a cir sead ab:ret it- This rpotles republican salat would have us bhcve that no oae in the rtiiks of Ms pirtr ever heard of us!r momy la elections cstll be d'scorertd th-t the iV'.-d Rr-water had been dolcjr It Walt until we hear from Re water and then Will Owen Jone will consider tie propriety of oillnj up his asbestos wins asa fleeing awty to his lait etcrasl ibSdinc place. As General Sh'.-rman once remarked about bis orothr Joan. "lie may bav bo-jht sorae vottr. too." Cut h never raentions that in the -tate Jour nal It is the -wicked partner" who did it all The truth about the matter Is that thrr all toucht rotes. They bought about r0.' at the last 'cctloa. Uut the honest, wholly sanctified, pare spirited. homM. penile. hite-wingd .!! Owen Joie sever hard of such wicked things until be concluded to t up a 1 from Orraha and tell bow It ws Uee'.vstT who did it. it the od man cf the Uee bought vote, ar.i The In 1 ;'r1er.t does not dery that he dii. rrko furnished the iaoay? Tlote juJjirnts that are pi lei "up In the courts rrciid Indicate thit te did nt hare rnu;h money of hi owa to Co It with. Did he tperd All tb money be sot from Mark Haa na in South Dmiha or ws tome of It plt Jc otifr jjart rf the state? Of course the pure Will Owen don't know. He never he aid of aay such wicked things. Willie, my N. there is a rod la p'ekie for you. When the old man gets it oat and begins to p'.y it. you will think thit it is made of double 2 lid twisted cow bide. The hot oveu3 of sataa will be a comfortable place ia which to abide la comparison to the situation la which you will find your self then. And the pap! They will grin. Tbey will fay: "Lay it on. old man. Give It to him.- The fua we are get ting out of this thing pays for the loss of the election. The Farmers' Supply Association of this city bis just issued a valuable ct.tulrTi of furniture, stoves, ranges, groceries, wagons, hurries, etc., etc. ia fact everything needed la the housj or oa the farm which tLey art mail ing fnee to all who & tor it- Sc their ad. ot. another p.-.r? and write a postal card today asking for compitta catalogue The flarkets Chicago cash quotations, Wednes day: WheaNo. 3 spring. UMU'OMc; No. 2 red. 71674c Cors. No. 2. 40Hc; No. 2 yellow, 4'.. OatsNo. 2. 22 U 022 He; No. 3. 23 0234c Ujc No. 2. 4 50c Earley-Choke malting. 520 5Sc. Flaxseed No. 1. $1 CO'.j; No. 1 Xiorthwetem. $1 1. Timothy seed 14 40. Fork Mcrs. per barrel. 111 12'iC 31 25. Lard Per 100 lbs.. V 1 0fJ? 15. Fhort ribs sides (loose), $5 25$ S 50. ishort clear sides boitd. C5C? 7. Whitky tl 27. Clover 110 3 10 25. Bnt'er Creameile. 1524c; dairy, 12fi20c Chee Quiet: I0iG 12c. Eggs Cc:et: fresh. 22c. Cattle Good to prime steers. J5 20 t.; poor to medium. $3 50 Q 5 10: selectrd feeders, iteady. to firm. 13 75 04 40; mixed stockers. 2 75 Q 3 75; cos and be tiers. $2 j'ji CO; winners, steady. $1 fci ' 0: bulls. 2 25; calves, strong. SI 00 ; 5 SO; Texas fed steers, 14 C0t 4 5: rra steers. 13 2504 0. bails, ti r-as 20. Hogs Mixed and butchers. If CZii 4 j: good to choice heavy. 14 700 4 SO: rocch heavy. If 554 C5; light, 14 60 C 4 7. Sheep Gcod tr choice wethers and western sheep. 13 5f? 4 25; fair to rho!c mixed. 13 2503 70; native Iambs 14 t02S 25; western lambs. 4 50 Cr I 25. SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK. Representative sales Wednesday: Ef Steers. No. At. Pr. No At. Pr. 4 1055 13 CO 1 S70 4 25 4.... t27 I 00 21. ...1137 4 40 . 24.... 515 S 00 37 1061 4 55 7 1087 3 S-0 4 1255 4 CO 1 1120 4 0 1 llt 4 3 S....1152 40 1157 4 75 Steers and Heifers. 23....11C7 13 J5 22....1A20 15 10 Cows. 21 0 11 SO 1....1050 12 5 1.... 10 150 13. ...1001 2 55 2 505 1 75 1 1101 3 00 17 77 1 75 1 110 2 0 1....1020 ; W 2. ...1020 2 3.... 20 2 00 17 112S 2 SO Bulls. 1.... 70 12 40 1....125 13 15 J 1259 2 40 1 1110 3 15 1 2 50 1 760 3 15 Calves. I 2J0 If CO 1 50 15 25 IQli 323 4 25 2 125 5 50 Stock Cows atd Heifers. I 4C0 12 40 -15.... K7 13 10 2.... ;C0 2 75. . ; 1.... 640 3 45 : Hoes. Rpre"ntatir sal-s e4aesday: No Av. Pr. No. Av Pr. 23 ICO If 10 CS 2C6 ff 77,2 U.... 103 4 19 ti.... 237 4 7V 10.... 105 4 60 " 55.... 204 4 77 10.... 155 4 60 54...:. 262 4 77b 0 - Sheep.' ....- r, . Quotations: Choice fed wethers, $4 104 20; fair to choice fed wethers, IS S0&4 00; choice grasa wethers, $3 75 Ci3 b0; fair to good grass wethers, 13 503 75; choice ewes, $3 403 70; fair to good ewes, $3 0003 40; choice fprins lambs, $5 2 5 fx 5 5; fair to good spring Iambs, 4 905 5; feeder ewes. tZ 253 00; feeder wethers, $3 50 3 75; feeder Lambs. $1 00 4. 40;'.: r - How They Did It Editor Independent: It is claimed that 4v0 votes were brought into tins couiity. They were mostly young fel lows who voted the secoad and third time who are yet living at home, and to whom a 120 gold piece is a big thiag la this county of drouths. Anyway, the fusion majority was nearly wiped out, and for one candidate the vote passed the line. We know of four who sold for from 110 to 150. They were alb farmers, very hard up and have more debts than assets, hard to get bread for the family. Tbey all bought a herd of cattle oa time a year or two ago when cows were 112. They could not sell them now for 125. Thus they were persuaded that if they voted for Mc Kialey cattle would go higher: Most of them are not in concition with good fetd and shelter to handle two icows. let alone 75 or 100, and consequently lots of them die. One farmer lost. half his herd the first winter and then the balance stood him S4. They have no money to hire help to herd and the cattle are poor In the fall. Between raising a small family, rocking the cradle and getting things on time from the far away store, there Is little time to tend cattle They undertake to milk 20 or 30 cows, and it takes till 11 in th night. Sometimes the mud is knee deep in yard. The whole business is as far from paradise oa earth as aaythmg can be. One young wife with three children, the oldest can barely walk, said to a friend that she made the mistake cf her lifetime when she married her husband, though young and handsome and was a splendid csraller before he married. Don't judge all by a fev, though. There are lots cf sensible men, but they don't make much show when young. The election is over, though, and stranre as it may seem two republi cans here voted for Bryan. One of them bought a -.ci of cattle for cash very iow darirg Cleveland's term and sold vhen cattle were the highest dur ing McKJnley'iJ term. He made $8,000. The other .republican has only a cou ple of cows, but some cash on hand. The republicans preached high cattle if McKinley was elected and low cat He if Biyan was elected tilt the air was blue. The two republicans were sensible and caught on. They each Intend to buy a herd if calves get down to 15 and rows to 115. Calves are $7 now and no sale. CO-OPERATOR. Star, Neb. News of the Week The very latest news from South Africa i3 more astounding than what came the latter part of last week and the first of this week. It seems that the Boers have invaded Cape Colony itself, from two points. It is almost Impossible to understand the situation. How It was possible for the burghers to fight a battle of so great importance almost within sight of Pretoria and have forces enough to invade British territory hundreds of miles away from two different points, a hundred miles apart, is very puzzling, but that is the news sent by the British themselves. The object of Invading Cape Coloney is to secure recruits for the Boer army. The very gloomy address made by Lord Salisbury indicates that there is more behind tils movement than ap- pears cn the face of it. Cape Colony is largely inhabited by Dutch who sym pathize with Kruger and who at a re cent convention demanded that peace should be restored on the basis of the independence of the two little repub lics. Omnious hints have recently ap peared In the London papers about a general uprising of the Dutch in South Africa and there may be a rebellion brewing there of Immense proportions. The British military censors would not let a word go over the wires about It if there were. Except for the occu pancy of the "principal towns, the British seem no nearer conquering the two Dutch republics than they were when Joubert and Cronje were fight ing along the Orange river more than a year ago. ' TVt r. A r . . 1 TV T 4 loses iucu muj, me iuiiu can tariff and the case where the cus tom officer seized and confiscated 1, 000 worth of diamonds brought from the Philippines are being argued be fore the supreme court. The. court al lowed five hours for oral arguments, a ?-mo3t unprecedented thing, showing Its view of the supreme importance of the points lavolved. As far as the arguments of the lawyers have been reported ia the Associated press, they are substantially the same as those made by - populists - during the cam paign. One of the lawyers, Mr. Har mon, said: "The president of the United States has no legislative pow er." If that is so, all the laws promul gated in the Philippines where the en acting clause reads: "Be it enacted by the authority, of the president of the United States, etc.," are hot only null and void, but the president is clearly guilty of usurpation and Is liable to impeachment under the constitution. There is no possibility of a decision being banded down before next" Mon day and the probability is that it will be several weeks. Several other cases. Involving all the constitutional ques tions growing out of the war, have been bunched together and set for bearing January 7, 1901. -A decision may be delayed until they are all heard. . .- - California Orchard to Trada Two 20-acre orchards in Sacramento Valley where no irrigation is needed, clr and just beginning to bear, to trade for farm land In Nebraska. Real bargain. Address Fruit Farm, Ne braska Independent, Lincoln, Neb. 5 Hoots Iliuivlf Uj Accident. Thomas F, "Magruire, assistant city attorney of Dubuque atuj'-one of the leading lawyers accidectlly shot and killed himself while oleafcing a revol r. He was thirty years old THE SABBATH. This is the day of rest; Our falling strength renew; On weary brain and troubled breast Send Thou thy freshening dew. ' This is the day of peace; Thy peace our spirits fill; Bid thou the blasts, of discord cease. The waves of strife be still. This is the day of prayer?; - t-.-vv'svi Let earth to heaven draw near; s-t I Lift up our hearts to seek thee there; Come down to meet us here.' ' " This is the first of days;- h Bend forth thy quickening ... breath, And wake dead souls to love and praise. O vanquisher of death!" '- John , Ellerton. A Cangercus Courtship. TRANSLATED BY ALEX. SCHAAP. Copyright. 1900:; Dally Story Pub. Co.) Since AsJaugf Knut Husaby'a, pretty daughter, had grown into a young and charming woman, there was little peace in the village of Huaaby. Day and night the hardy lads of the neigh borhood engaged in wordy and fistic quarrels on her account. The climax was reached in the inn on Saturday night, when some of the boys had im bibed too much.. Knut Husaby would not think in those days of going to sleep on Satur day night without keeping his big leather boots on. He was also sure to have a heavy oak cane next to his bed for emergency, as he called it. "Since God has bestowed a pretty daughter on me, it will be my duty to keep her from harm," he would say. Thore Naesset was the son of the butcher, a strapping young fellow, full of grit and daring. Gossipers said that Thore visited Aslaug more frequently than did any of the other young men of the village. This rumor did not please . Knut. ' In fact, he denied it, saying that he had never seen Thore and Aslaug together. But the people laughed and winked at this. They in sisted that Thore was a sly lover ani that Aslaug knew how to hoodwink her father. The spring came, and Aslaug drove the cattle to the top of the Aim moun tain. As the sun slowly descended in the horizon and far above the steep, cool rocks of the mountain, the bel lowing of the cows, the barking of the dog, and the yodel of Aslaug re sounded over the valley, the lads, who were working in the meadows, felt as if they would like to cast away their scythes and pitch forks and rush up the steep paths to court the fair singer. When Saturday night came there was a race between them to reach the mountain top, but they descended much more rapidly, for behind the door of the cattle shed a stalwart man was hidden, who gave each and every caller a pugilistic reception, and told them that if they wanted a more se vere drumming at another time' to call again. The wooers knew that there was only one man in all Husaby who could boast of the possession of such a Etrong fist as that possessed by Thore Naesset. Some of the rich peasants' sons of the neighborhood thought that it was a shame that this common butcher was permitted to lord it thus on top of the mountain and to keep all wooers a Way from the beautiful As laug. Old Knut was of the same opinion when he was told of the bold doings of Thore and he boasted everywhere that if there was no one in Husaby who could conquer Aslaug's favorite, he and his son would show that they could do it in short order. Knut, it is true, was beginning to age visibly. He was 60 years old, but despite this he would now and then engage in a bout with his son in the barn yard, and prove a formidable an tagonist. Only one path led to the top of the Aim, and it wended its way across Knut's farm. On the following Satur day night when Thore wanted to as- "What do you want. of me!" cend the mountain and was passing by the side of the barn, he'suddenly felt the grip of t a strong arm around his throat. "What do, you want : bf "toe?" asked Thore. He . swung himself jaround dextrously and threw - his assailant into the thicket. "You will know soon enough what we want' of you," said another, who dealt him a severe blow on his breast, Thi3 was Aslaug's brother. "Here comes the third one," re joined Old Knut. who had meanwhile managed to extricate himself from tin bushes, and with these words Thor re ceived another telling blow. In the face of danger Thors strength was doubled. His prowess'ame him to stead, for two muscular giants had attacked. In - the end, however, de spite his agility and power, 'Tlrore got a hard beating and when blood began to flow freely Knut called a halt and added: r . f . . ; t . "Now, Thore, If . you can best ; my brother. Wolf , Husaby, and his son next Saturday night, then my lass will be yours." 1., Thore was so badly Injured -that he had to remain in bed overSunday. On Monday also he was so worn out from the.Hght that he was not able to go to iwork In ; his father's shopJ Tuesday came. It wad a balmy day. .The sun shine brightened bis rooftk He heard the bells of the grazing cattle and hla; beloved warbled her pretty - Norse sorigs and yodels till he thought his heart would break.- ; "vll : r Wednesday came and he still lan guished on his couch. He did not be come convalescent " nntll ' Saturday morning, and then he was not well enough to meet Knut's challenge to battle with his big brother, - and nephew.1 He1 looked longingly toward the narrow path wh ichled ' to' the si de of Aslaug. His sweetheart's': yodel again trilled through the llent valley. He knew that if he would attempt to make his way- to herthat evening he would receive mother drubbing that would send7 him to bed for some time to come. n"' "l must climb the Aim some other Aslaug sat on the summit of the "mountain. way," reasoned Thore. Toward dawn he unmoored his boat and rowed along the shore of the almost perpendicular rock, hoping against hope to find some foothold and some way : of ascending the Aim from the water side. After the day's work Aslaug sat on the summit of the mountain. She did not anticipate that Thore would be able to come to her that night, but she knew that others would come in his stead. She unchained her fathful shepherd dog and began to knit. She was sitting with her. face turned .to ward the home of Thome, but the mist began to rise so that she could not even distinguish the tree tops. . She moved over , to the other, side, and there she sat dreaming for a long time with her eyes riveted on the vast sea. The view filled her soul with unspeak able peace. . . . Suddenly she . felt a desire to give vent to her, feelings in - loud melody. She sang the songs of childhood, the ditties of the village, the Norse nation al song, and her music sounded weird in the silent night Then she thought that some one was answering her. "What in the world can this be?" she asked herself. "It cannot be the echo, for I am facing the sea." She advanced to the edge of the rock and swinging her arms around a slen der tree she searched the wall of the steep mountain.' But it was quiet and peaceful on the fjord; not a bird flew over it Aslaug returned to her grassy couch and again began to . sing. This time she could notlbe mistaken, for it was Indeed a human voice that tesponded to her. yodel. . . Again she 'rushed to the tree and took a long 16okvdown the Aim. At last she beheld a boat moored to a small branch 'that jotted out from the rock. Only some fifty feet below her, she saw a red cap, with a man under it making . its . way. up the slippery side when not even a mountain goat would dare to tread. She hurried back to her place, and dared not utter a note or word for fear that the intrepid wooer would be hurl ed down Into the turbulent waters of the fjord. -She knew very well who it was, though she did not see his face. She threw herself on the ground and held the long," heavy blades of grass with both hands, as if it were her task not to lose her grip on what was once seized. But the grass roots began to loosen and in her despair she cried to God to aid Thore with His Omnipotence. Then again she began to think that such' an act of Thore and such a prayer on her part vere a gross temptation of God; Nevertheless she continued her- supplications. "Only this time, dear Father In- heaven, only 'this time," ahe cried. v's j;V ;.: Then Aslaug lung her arms around the dog a;if itwas Thore whom she 1 was -trying' td '"save from -destruction. How- long the time seemed! At last the dog tore himself loose, and began to bark lustily v i'. . : . rf'Hush," she; warned, but - the dog would not bei quieted and " when" she had reached the animal to stop his noise the red cap peeped over the edge of the rock and the next minute Thore held her In his arms. Tbey kissed and embraced each other again and again, and Thore could not utter a word, and what he finally said contained not an idea of rationality. ' -V Old Knut Husaby, however, when be heard of There's daring feat,' said something lal-which there 'was plenty of common sense: "The lad Is wortby of her eh shall be bis, - t MANY KINDS OF CACTUSES. Xhr An Numerous Varieties . itt the Thorny, Thick-Leaved Specie. . From the Scientific American: Cac tus is a genus- oi plants the type of the natural order of cactaceae, and comprises numerous; species,' all of which are native to America. The aame was originally, given by Theo phrastus , to , a? spiny plant: found . in Sicily, The . stems of. the cactus are usually leafiless and : fleshy, - globular or columnar,- and are armed . with spines and bristles. The structure of many of the species is singular and grotesque , in the y extreme, : and the roughness of the. stalks, and the beauty of the flowers ' make them one of the most interesting J botanical curiosities of , our continent They : are found chiefly in the hot, stony places of tropical America, .and . their tough and almost - impenetrable t skin , incloses abundant juice, . which enables them to support a sluggish vital action with out inconvenience k even in; a. parched soil. Some of the varieties of cactus are only, a few inches high, while others attain - a height of forty feet It Is a curious fact that the cactus flourishes even at the foot of Mount Etna in Sicily. ' The most splendid ex ample of the cactus family is the giant cactus, of which a fine example is still standing, although It is slowly rotting and will soon fall. It was found at a point eight miles south of Phoenix, Ariz , near , the Pima reservation. It Is about forty . feet high. What the date palm is to the African deserts the giant cactus is to pur own arid lands. From It the Mexicans extract a drink called "mescal," and the Indians also obtain a beverage from it On its fruit the Papago Indians live. for, weeks at a bme. Woodpeckers dig their nests in the trunks and branches and even doves feed on the fruit. When the cactus of this kind die its usefulness is not destroyed, for the tough ribs beneath the outer skin are used by the Papago Indians for the foundation of their graves. It is not this species of cactus from which travelers are sup posed to obtain. a supply of water, but the small cactus, which contains a pltntif ul supply of sap. SWIMMING CATS. Wuty Develope Wb Feet In the CouMe of l ime. "I read a description the otner day of the retrieving cat owned by a sportsman on Metairle ridge," said a planter from the south coast to a New Orleans Times-Democrat man, "and while it is completely eclipsed, in my opinion, by a family of swimming cats owned by Capt Bosco of Tarpon isl and. Capt Bosco is well known in New Orleans, where he occasionally comes to do sojne trading and is im mensely popular with the crowd that goes down to the Tarpon club for periodical outings. He is the kingpin fisherman of Bay. Adams and as quaint and.. original a character as you could find on the whole cast. His swimming cats, about which I started to tell you. belong to a feline tribe that has livt d at the captain's place from time out of mind. There are at present perhaps a dozen all told and they have appar ently lost every vestige of the .natural antipathy of . their species for water. They will wade unhesitatingly through the shallows on the beach, hunting for small fish and three or four will actu ally swim out to near-by luggers to get oysters. Like all cats" they are very fond of that kind of food and when the captain's lugger comes in from a visit to the beds several of them are certain to jump off the land ing and swim to where it lies at an chor. It is very strange to see them come crumbling cn . beard, mewing and shaking themselves and seeming ly as indifferent, to the wetting as so many setter puppies. . How they de veloped such an extraordinary trait I don't pretend to say, but it has prob ably been a matter of gradual evolu tion. Capt. Bosco don't remember when his cats began to go Into the water, but It was many years ago and with each generation the natural aver sion must have become fainter and fainter. It wouldn't surprise me if they developed web feet in-the course of time." ' . Intereetlnc RMce of Nelson. Two Interesting relics of Nelson were sold at Christie's, London, Eng land, for 77 and 100 respectively. The fir-t was a cut and polished steel snuff box, lined with gold, and inscrib ed, "This li was presented to Ho ratio Viscount Nelson by the Society of Steelworkers of Birmingham, Sep tember 4, 1792. Let him wear the palm who has deserved it." The second was a, small oblong , Oak box, ;with; lid In laid with a minute ivory carving of the British fleet before the battle of Irafalgar, mounted and. lined with gold. The Inscription stated that the box was'formed from a splinter of the Victory, , commanded .by Lord , Nelson at Trafalgar, on October 21, 1805, and it; was formerly the. property of Lady Hamilton. .'V ... V- - A ValasbU Collection of Old Letters. There has lately been found in a town near Bridgeport, Conn., a valu able collection of old letters of nearly a century ago, among, them several by George Washington. Andrew : Jack eon, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, James Monroe, and John Quincy Ad ams. The letters were found among some old papers and books - belonging to one of the oldest families in the state, and are In the best condition, al though they have been stored away for nearly 1C0 years. The Washington letter was written to a Connecticut member ct the family when, the gen eral was with the army on j the Hud son river and pertains to the probab! movement of his and the enemy'i troops. WHEN OTHERS FAIL CONSULT SEARLES & SEARLES Main Office Lincoln. Neb. SPECIALISTS IN Nervous, ""C bronte and v Private Diseases, WEA1MEN "AH private disaea and dis orders of men. Treatment by mail ; consultation free, fevphtlis cared for life.. All forms o? female weak ness and Plsesses of Wo ' men. - " ; Electricity 1 With Medicine, jSoables n's to guarantee to rare all cases enrabto of tbenooe, tnroi-t, cbeot. emtnacn. liver, blood, skin and kidney disease. Lost AUnhrtod, Night Emissions, Hydrocele, Varicocele, Gonorrhea. Gieet, Piles. UstutaandTtmai Ulcers, Diabetes and Bricht'f Disease, S100.00 for a ease of CiTAURU, kUKIIHaTIoH, DYSPBPSIA or 8VlBUJLfa we cannot care, if curable. Stricture & G Is fit SeSS w ithoSpaTn cutting Consultation FRtE. Treatment by mail CalL or address with stamp I - Mala Office Drs. Saarlas & Saarles I LINCOLN NEBRASKA SURE HATCH INCUBATOR COMPANY, CLAY CENTER, NEBRASKA. FIND BODY OFTRAIN ROBBER Illinois. Bandit Found in New Orleans City Una Its. New Orleans detectives found the body of one - of the robbers who on Thursday night, December 13, held up witirn the city limits of New Orleans the Chicago mail train on the Illinois Central railroad, shot Conductor Kin nabrew and made their escape with a number of registered packages. The watch of Conductor Kinnabrew, foxind on the dead man, leaves no doubt of his identity as the leader of the gang who held up the train. Boers Becoming: Bold. 'The Boers have raided 'ape Colony at two separate points, 190 miles dis tant," says the Capetown correspon dent of the London Daily Mail. "One commando advanced upon Phillips town, between Colesberg and Kinrber ly. The other, supposed to be Herzog'b crossed the Grange river between Odendaal Stroom and BetlAille, north west of Burghersdorp, its objective, apparently, being Craddock. General Vc Donald is engaging the invaders, who have no guns, twenty miles we&t cf Burghersdorp. Th latest news is chat they are being slowly force-l back to the Orange river, whre a warm .re ception is being prepared for them." . Lord Kitchner, in a dispatch from Pretoria, dated December 17, reports that all the British wounded in the en gagement at Nootgedacht have arrived there and are doing well. ' ' ' Captain Parker Dead. Acting Adjutant General Ward at Washington, D. C.! received a cable message from General MoArthur at Manila saving that Captain Montgom ery D. Parker of the Eigth infantry died in the hospital at Manila on De cember 1? of dysentery and liver trouble. Woman Burned to Death The house of John Sherman, of ; Esterville, Ia., was destroyed by fire ; Dec. 18 and Mrs. Freeman was burned to death. ' - NO INCREASE IN SALARIES. Pttral Mall Carriers, However, May Get a Holiday. A Washington dispatch says: In re ply to a query the superintendent of free delivery states that the depart ment does not . contemplate increasing, the salary of rural mail carriers. The first assistant postmaster general has, however, recommended to congress that rural mail carriers be given fifteen days leave with pay, the same as reg ular ' carriers. ; It 1 is hoped that this arrangement wfllf be in force by the time for summer vacations next July. Representative Robinson has left for his home at , Madison, Neb.,. but will stop for a few days visit with relatives near Wlieelingv W. Va, All other Ne braska members are preparing to start west immediately upon the holiday ad journment. ' Auditor W. E. Andrews unexpected ly entertained a .company in honor of his birthday, Monday night Dec 17. The affair was a pleasant surprise, planned entirely by the clerks in Mr. Andrews' department. A patent for an endgate has been issued to Eugene A. Henderson, of Rising Sun, Neb. ";- Postmasters - appointed, Barada, Richardson county, Robert A. Hoback, vice Ji T. Sailors, resigned yXropsy, Gage, county, Fidelia Corley, vice B. F.'Moore, resigned;1 Over, Custer coun ty, Huenfeldt, vice E. Kasper, re signed; ' ;' ". M I SSI N G C AS H i E R LO C AT E D ExWminatloa of Accounts Shows Appa- '. 'Zjfwt Staortag-eT ' ,';'1'v .k A Denver dispatch , of Dec. l says: H. M. Henderson, formerly cashier of the First National bank of Greeley, Colo., who disappeared laft July, has been located in a smail town near El Paso, Tex., on the Mexican side of the border. . After Henderson left Greeley the bank officials made an examination of his jobks and discovered,' it is 6aid, a shortage of nearly ?20.0b0. An of8 cer from Greeley has gone - to El Paso ;twfir."fT"?4e.rson bad: for trial,- . , All coupons on Kennedy, the photo grapher, are receivable up to January I, 1901. None after that date. of; mine i-4iL.IVIiili or Catarrh" of th ; WE CITKK all forms of Catarrh of th.s 1I-im1, Nokc. llronchlai Tub..lJinffs. Mtolnah. .Itowels, Kidneys and Bladder All curable cases of ; " .. - ";-s r v. 1 CATARRH CUREIT PERM AHEMLY, A perfect cure guaranteed in every cams tre ac cept. Medicine and treatment only $3.00 per Month. , . PI nnil PniCnU Cured orIife anl the'peis DLliUU rUloUa oa' thoroughly -1 learned from the system, . '. Nervous and Chronic DIsedtcs of MEN and WOM EN. 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W Ulwvt yoo will flui tb-1 SURE HATCH irJGUBATORS AUD COMMON PE.E rOLOINO nRIMlEli8 m ,:'n,,,',?'1Tr! tur pcosU, ho h.vto't tim to (an and bother. Our cataloru Kf- " 1 CALIFORNIA BT OAD VESTIBUL1RD PIRST CLASS SLEEPfil ; DAILY. ... . .' .' . . . . - Between Chicago and San Francisco WITHOUT CHANGE., VIA'. J HOMESEEKERS EXCURSIONS. To points in Oklahoma, Indian; Ter ritory and Tekas. . . . The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y. will sell tickets to the above named points on Dec. 4th and 18th, Jan. 1st and 15th, Feb. 5th and:19th, at a rate of one fare plu3 $2 for the round trip. Take a trip to Oklahoma' e.nd pee the new lands soon to be opened for settlement. For a book giving de scription of these lands and for fur ther information as to rates, tickets,' etc., address. . F. H. BARNES, C; P. A., Lincoln,. Neb. Aa maaey la odrmof ankcd from rdri at thia pn v. mi HAIR SWiTCnES. Vtacat quality of Hawaii Ualr abaat Oaa-lalH ordinary prlfta, J o. 20 inchai, ).M I .8i.s! 4 fndtM, $2 75 801. 22 iiichen, l it, oa. 36 incl., 3H 2H ox. il inch., 140 4 X incliaa, , 4 bJ Rrniit flva cent for poatagf. All awitchaa ara abort staov, Hand aampla lock of hir cut near the roota. 'e in ' -aith perfectly any hair. KM ordera fillod p amtly. Monay rafunded if mttif actory llluslral ed Catalocua of Kwitchra, Vi'if, Cnrlv Banta, Pompadoura, Waa,' etc., fra. Wa aand (.witchaa by nnit on approval t4 thoaa who mention this paper, to be fid whe ' eaivad, if aatiafactoty. 0herwiii to h ra- JSU tfI 1 turned to ua by mail. . I arerfB, wrlta ae .flfSff' :2HM ki. .fr..l. v., na rl.t. Wa liia ail tka ahaiiaea. - Thla oirar raar not Bia4a aamia. hrW'''4r BOBKUT8 SPKCULTK CO m 114 Dearborn t. (Boyee UHh ;HICaeo. BEST LiNE TO Homesekers' Excursions. Leave jLmana on big 5 at 1:30 p. m. All the best scenery, of the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada by daylight In both directions. These cais are carried on the lim ited trains of the Great Rock Island Route, Denver & Rio Grande-(scenic route), Rio Grande Western and Southern Pacific. Dining Car Service-Through. ' E. W. Thompson, A. G.P. A., Topeka. John Sebastian, G. P. A , Chicago, 111. - : Wnt Missouri Improved, " "Representative.D. II. Mercer appear ed. before the river and harbor commit tee December 13' and 'presented " argu ment for his bill for the improvement of the Missouri river In the victnitv of Omaha. ' The other towns, Interested arelouth Omaha, Florence and Coun cil Bluffs.' Mr. Mercer's -bill carries an appropriation of $75,000.. Nebraska Postal Changes.' L. P. Jepson has been apjo1ntd postmaster at St. Michael, Buffalo, county, vice W. L. Clark, Vesigcied. The . po8tofflce at Mascot,, Harlan county, has been ordered discontined and mail sent toOxf ord. ' DrvT. C. McClerry has been appoint ed a pension examining surgeon at Ge- nevaw- vv - ; - -. - ': .. Postal; receipts i. at . Omaha for No vember were 832,514 against $32,122 for the same period last year, an increase f 1392 - ' - - . - ' : . c - '"v ', " . lilt. Kansas City V
