THE NORTHWESTERN. ■KKSCIIOTER * GIBSON, Ed* and Pob* LOUP CITY, ■ 1’ . - NBB. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Altgeld says John R. McLean will bi elected governor of Ohio. Serious disturbances are reported in the Interior provinces of India. It {a said that a quarter of a million Porta Ricans must be fed for months. Senator Hitnna's health Is said at Cleveland to preclude much activity in politics this fall. Admiral iiq)val| will probably suc rsrt Admiral Farquhar as command ant of the Norfolk navy yard. A oWwd’ of whites near Columbia City, H. C.,'‘fired Into a tiegro church. Fire was returned. Two easualities, no arrept*.;*. , It ty s^id that Kir George Stewart White, V. C\, former quartermaster general, has lieen selected to command the British forces in Natal. Mass meetings at Kansas City, Washington, New York, Boston aud other cities dec lared In favor of a boy cott of the Paris exposition, Colonel Frost of the First South Da kota regiment received apblogles from his under officers and they were re leased from Jail at the Presidio. CJuba, a leading newspaper of Man tanzas. which advocated harmony among the Cubans and Spaniards, has suspended, owing to lack of support. A hospial In which consumptives alone will be treated is soon to be erected at Chicago by a number of philanthropic citizen* at a cost of f DM. I>r. Fuchs, president of the Austrian rhamber, has invited the leaders of the different parties to a conference with the view of terminating the parliamen tary crisis.. A new cabinet has been formed in Peru wth Senor Dalvez as premier and minister ot foreign affairs, and Senor Belaunde as minister of finance and commerce. Secretary Root has signed an order modifying the duty on coffee exported Tram I’orto Rico to Cuba. This is one *>f the relief measures and will go into effect October 9. The great Siberian railway is to be rebuilt even before it is completed, owing to the enormous increase in busi ness, according to a report received at the state department. Members of the Peoria Bar associa tion, of which he was a member, paid brilliant tribute to the memory of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll at the opening cif the September term of the circuit court. numerous applications are coming in /ram persons desiring to be ap pointed receivers of the Atchison Na tional bank, but the comptroller stated that no appointment will be made for turn* time. Tbe navy department has decided to assign Rear Admiral Farquhar to com mand the North Atlantic station in place of Rear Admiral Sampson, who will assume command of tho Boston aavy yard. At the meeting of the Methodists Preachers' association of New York, a resolution was unanimously passed de ploring “the shameful miscarriage of Justice in the recent condemnation of Captain Dreyfus.'' The old Gamble lead mine, concern ing which there have been traditions among the people of Southern Mis souri and Northern Kansas, has been discovered in Fulton county, Arkan sas, it Is claimed. A swine epidemic of a violent type has appeared In the central portion of Woodbury county, Iowa, and hogs are dying by the hundred. Two seasons ago this section was badly scourged with the same disease. Chief Justice Charles B. Roberts, of the Fifth Maryland judicial district, is dead at hts home in Westminster, sged fifty-seven years. He vaa a dem ocratic member of the forty-fourth and forty-fifth congress. So far 5,230 men have been obtained for the ten volunteer regiments last authorised, of which number 530 were wnliated on ihe 13th, The full quota of the ten regiments is 13,190 nun. The regiment most successful is the «me at Fort Crook, Neb. A manufacturing firm or Hamilton, ©- shipped to tokohnma for the Japa nese government equipment for one uf the finest paper mills In the world. Japan has derided to make her own paper, as many of her state papers have disintegrated with age. A consignment of tl.ouo.ooO worth of Klondike gold for the I’nited Stales assay offlot arrived at Seattle on tin steamer Cleveland from St. Michael. The consigners were the ITilog Hank uf Commerce $i.00,0®0, and the Bank uf llritlsh North America ftoo.ooo, A program for the reunion of ihe Society of the Army of the Cuntber taud in Detroit September 2t» 27 was adopted by the chairmen ot committee* having charge of ihe event Brigadier General llenry M Duffield is the gen oral chairman, and Mayor May bury has charge uf the reception to the vet erans The annual session of the German Method tat western conference adjourn ed at Katerprl*.- Kan. with the rend Ing uf appointment* for the coming ywr. Among them are the folio*in* G J. Kolb. Lawrence. Kan . G J .Ini mi, Topeka. Kan.; J J Hassell, With Mg, Kan ; John In-mand Lincoln. Neb . J II Fielder He.in tin. Mo John Kohler. Denver. Colo. Tbtt u*»t session wtll bn held at Clatonla, Neb. Telegram* limn tbe prta. Ipnl rapt tala <>f Kurupr report growing agita Uua in favor of buyeotllug the Baris Mr. The arm* eommtaaart depaitment wtll ship I,one tons of supplies to |Sn • . Utro. Whether or n>4 t .attributions t«n« b that amount Tbn Mraslilan government has pro •anted against the sale of the lands ml tbe Dube of H««« furtk* •dvtcwa from any tdh. iat sour. tma the I at pending revolution hi \ .u j * Refuses to Give Up Independc ceto Great Britain. REGRETS WITHDRAWAL OLD TERMS In Firm l>*t Diplomatic Tarim He Shorn Fares Now Using Flayed by John Hull—Gladly Accept* Arbitration a* a Mean* of (Solving the Problem* Con fronting Koth Nation*. LONDON, Sept. 18.—All the dis patchcH from South Africa this morn ing talk of the Imminence of hostilities and the preparations for them. In Jo hannesburg it seems to be taken for granted that the Orange Free State has approved President Kruger's note and promised active assistance in the event of war. An official telegram posted at Volks rust says that the Transvaal, with the ussent of the Orange Free State, repu diates British suzerainty and adheres to the seven years' franchise. At Capetown It is reported that Mr. HofTmeyer, the Afrikander leader, sent a communication to President Stein of the Orange Free State, entreating him to do his utmost to preserve peace, but that he received In answer the words, "Too late.” All military men agree that It is out of the question to begin hostile operations before the middle of next month, no rain having fallen and the veldt being still bare. It Is supposed that the next move contemplated by the Transvaal is an appeal to the powers, begging them to recommend arbitration on the lines of the conference at The Hague. A dispatch from Charlestown says the wildest rumors are current there and that great alarm Is felt, owing to the unprotected state of the town, especially as Boer signaling is plainly j visible on the adjacent mountains. There was a serious disturbance in the Market Square of Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon. A meeting called by a labor ugltator named Bain, to condemn British policy and to en roll volunteers to fight for the Boers, led to serious fights with the police, lasting a couple of hours. Many per sons were injured, among theta the recently notorious Dr. Matthew’s, who laid a charge against a mounted police man. An immense crowd, singing “Rule Brittania,” accompanied him to the police office. MILLER PILLSBURY IS DEAD. Overwork Mini Inxultlrlent Exercise I’ro duc* Heart Failure. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 18.—Charles A. Pillsbury, the well known miller, died In this city yesterday afternoon at 5 o'c lock. On account of poor health Mr. Pillsbury went to Europe Decem ber 1, 1898, and returned the middle of June, While abroad he consulted with eminent physicians in Iiondon, Paris, Vienna and Berlin. When he landed In New York he was of the opinion that his health was much improved, but before leaving the metropolis he consulted other doctors and since re turning he has been a patient of Dr. Porter of New York and Dr. W. A. Jones of this city. The physicians agreed he was suffering from heart trouble, caused by an enlargement of the stomach and Insufficient physical exercise. After reaching home he gradually ' improved and seemed to be in a fair way to totally recover his health. A week ago he took a trip to southern Minnesota, hut on his return he suf fered from nausea. Since his return from his European trip he has been devoting but about two hours a day to business. He remained at home nearly all day Saturday. During Sat urday night he complained of great pain and physicians were summoned. They remained with him through the night and today until a short time before Mr. Pillsbury died. He was conscious to the end and talked to his wife and friends who were in the room. RUMORS Of SPECIAL SESSION. They I’erxUtently l'rr»» The iiiseltes I pun (lie I’utillr Far. WASHINGTON. Sept. 18.—Notwith standing repeated denials, rumors of an extra session of congress are per sistently circulated. Public men who are close to the pree'den' declare that he has no thought of calling congress together before- the regular time for its assembling on the llrst Monday in December. Mr. McKinley hopes that by the Unie congress meets in regular session he will be* enabled to announce some sub stantial progress in the Philippine campaign an ) hold out hope* of an early settlement of affairs In those Islands. As General Otis will not hue s greatly thcieased force at his illa]Hi»al 1 before the latlor pail of October, it Is not expected that he will be able to accomplish much In the way of ante doing (he Filipinos before the middle of Novetolter. TU«j president h'>peb. however, that by the Qret of Uneiilstr he will la* able to report to eongMNiJi a marked improceiii.nl in (he altiuirtoii VI*.v Slats Owl I.f Hue CHICAGO III Sept |H A do patch to the l ime* Herald front Iteirolt Mieh . says That General iitii*«*ll A Alger has decided In withdraw from the senatorial rate there |a now no doubt Formal annouai ement of his retirement. It I* predicted, will las made this week, probably tomorrow I sill* I wtwMee Is fnxXl. AI It TIN T*t . Kept Is |l is re ported that Promoter Chart** Lot m* may have m>m* iliMoili) In securing S permit tii it*! tmelweaa III Texan for kle tJMKMN*1 rattle syndicate. which Mr Incorporated In New Jerset 11 is well known that the slate olthera are I tvuard to Ike plan ml int >>t p»n*t inti in other stnlss to do bwntnens In Teas* The law* of Texas p*rmlt of the to »or per atom of so* k ntmpawtea as (his. sad stnte oflkthiln nte inclined to forte •II corporation* doing business in ikes stale tu tab* out their t barter* hers. TOM REED RtTIRNS HUNKS. EXprr.nf-s HI* Gratitude for Honor* t on ' ferreil I'pen Him. PORTLAND. Me., Sept. 18.—The Press will print tomorrow morning the following: “To the Republicans of the First Maine District: While 1 am naturally reluctant to obtrude myself upon pub lic attention, even here at home, I am sure no one would expect me to leave the First Maine district after so long a service without some words express ing to you my appreciation of your friendship and my gratitude for your generous treatment. Words alone are inadequate and 1 must appeal to your , memories. During three and twenty years of political life, not always peaceful, you have never questioned a single public act of mine. Other men have had to look after their dis tricts. My district has looked after me. This, in the place where I was born, where you know my shortcom ings as well as 1 do myself, gives me a right to be proud of my relations with you. “No honors are ever quite like those which come from home. It would not be just for me to withhold my thanks from those democrats who have so often given me their votes. This friendship I can acknowledge with all propriety even in a letter to republi cans. for both they and you know that I have never trimmed a sail to catch the passing breeze or ever down a doubtful flag. “Ofllce, as a 'ribbon to stick in your coat,’ Is worth nobody's consideration. Office as opportunity is worth all con sideration. That opportunity you havp given me untrammeled In the fullest and amplest measure and I return you slncerest thanks. If I have deserved any praise it belongs of right to you. "Whatever may happen I am sure that the First Maine district will al ways be true to the principles of lib erty, self-government and the rights of man. “THOMAS B. REED. SIX NEGROES ARE KILLED. White Miner* at C'irtervllle. III., and Non t'nIon Colored Men Hattie. CARTERVILLE, 111., Sept. 18.—Car tervllle was the scene of a bloody liot about noon today, in which six negroes were Instantly killed and one wounded unto death, while two others received slight wounds. Trouble has been hovering ever since tlie militia was recalled by Gov ernor Tanner last Monday. The white miner# of this place have refused to hIIow the negro miners to come into town, always meeting them and order ing them back. Today, however, thir teen negroes, all armed, marched into town, going to the Illinois Central depot, where they exchanged a few words with the white miners there, when the negroes pulled their pistols and opened fire on the whites, who at onee returned the fire, when a running fight was kept up. The negroes scattered, but were closely followed by the whites, run ning up the main street, while the re mainder took down the railroad track. Here the execution was done, all who went through town escaping. After the fight was over six dead bodies were picked up and another mortally wounded. They were taken to the city hall, where the wounded man was attended to and an inquest held over the dead ones. Mr*. .1. C. It lues burn Die*. VERSAILLES, Ky„ Sept. 18.—Mrs. .1. C. S. Blackburn, wife of the ex-sen ator, died here tonight of heart dis ease, aged CO. Mr. Blackburn left home a few days ago, his wife's health showing great improvement. He was on his way from the cast when Mrs. Blackburn died. At her bedside were all of her children except one daugh ter. the wife of Colonel William P. Hall, U. S. A., who is ill in Washing ton. < arr Nor » Cmidldfitf. WASHINGTON. I). C., Sept. 18.— General Clark Carr of Galesburg. III., and formerly minister to Denmark, is in Washington, and it is rumored that tie would he the successor of Interstate Commerce Commissioner Calhoun, who intends to practice law in Chicago. General Carr said, in response to an Inquiry, that he was not a candidate for the position and that he had heard nothing to lead him to believe that his name was under consideration. Queen I.ll’i* Cousin. WASHINGTON. D. C„ Sept. 18.— Prince David Kuwunanakoa. a cousin ; of ex-Queen Liliuokalnni of Hawaii, | arrived in Washington today from Honolulu. Ills visit to Washington Is j purely iicisun.il and has no connection 1 with the politics of the Island. He 1 will visit the ex-queen, who is now I a resident of Washington, am) will go j on to New York to the yacht races | eai*ly in October. H ill t out in up Mrik«* CLEVELAND O. Sept. |H Vt n ; meeting of tlie striking street railroad j men last night it was decided by a . unanimous vote to cotitinue the strike Four hundred striker* were present j and speeches were made in which vic tory ws» predli ted, The question was j decided by s rising vote every man pie ent standing up fnr H r«t» rtt \ rlt-r«i«y WASHINGTON, It V Hep! Is The following w«»lrrn pensions have been granted Issue of Heptrtuber « Nebraska Increase Joseph D Pros* Plain view ft. io |v V «» .«»t toll* VViti V, NEW YORK dept |« The will of Cornelius Vanderbilt will not be pro baled nor it* A i< ! pen a t.-RUe. A cable ntruAage was i •#!•! til felM U lMtt# IHp ytsAi^A IN-tA to rt lltm III Nf • \ »*f k mill All |NAiiMv ] •§k#4*i| \\ Hdl 9|iV AAA «|#a l4ft| U|f | i a! III# *t*iif#r#A t Ik* 4 ml|t4 _ Sir. Brjan Will Not Meet C!;._rr^i3 in Discus3icn. LARGE AUDIENCE COV.E TO HEAR. Mr. llr.THii l>l»r|j»lnn the .\»»ertlon lh«l lie Would Follow I lie New Yorker In Itelmte—Hl« Talk Will Come l.ater I Mr. Cock rail Pay* i» Compliment In the Nelirankan. CHICAGO, Sept. 10.—The exciting joint debate looked for last night be tween William J. Bryan and Bourke Cochrane on trust did not take place. Central Music hall was packed with an eager audience, but the people pres ent had to content themselves without the oratory of the famous Nebraskan, who occupied a seat on the platform. Mr. Bryan reached (he hall early in the evening. He went to a room upstairs, where he was greeted by Chairman Franklin Head, Congressman Gains Ralph M. Easley and other members •f the program committee of the Civic Federation. Mr. Bryan declined to epeuk at the night session with W. Bourke Coch rane, in accordance with the program , previously arranged, Mr. Bryan ex plained that he did not wish to lei the impression go out that he was to enter Into a debate with Mr. Cochrane. For that reason he said he would not speak at the same session with Mr. Cochrane. Mr. Cochrane was sent tor and he and Mr. Bryan discussed the situation. The committee withdrew to allow the two orators to settle the dispute. Mr. Bryan asserted that he never said he would follow Mr. Cochrane with an address on tae same evening. If the committee got that impression from the conversation he had with them by telephone he said they misunderstood him. Mr. Cochrane wanted to talk at the same session with the noted Nebraskan and offered to flit a coin to determine who should have the privilege of delivering the closing address. Then Mr. Cochrane agreed to appear at any time the committee desired. The program was changed, however, to meet Mr. Bryan's wishes. Mr. Bryan said he was anxious to address the conference, and repeated that his only reason for changing the program was to avoid any indication of a public discussion with Mr. Coc.. ran. Mr. Bryan will speak at tomor row's session. Though disappointed iu failing to see such a spectacle as Bryan and Cochran pitted against each other, the audience nevertheless en joyed a rare treat, as Mr. Cochran was at his best, and his speech wTas punc tuated with frequent and prolonged ap plause/ When Mr. Bryan made his appear ance at the entrance it was the signal for tumultuous cheering, which lasted until the Npbrsskan had taken his seat on the stand. Mr. Foulke of In diana, who w'as in the middle of an address when the outburst occurred, put the audience in good humor by re marking: "[ guess you came here tonight to hear somebody else speak." Mr. Foulke was followed by Hon. Edward Rose water of Omaha, whose address re ceived close attention. The chair then introduced Hon. W. Bourke Cochran of New York. At the close of his speech the New Yorker won the hearts of his listeners by paying Mr. Bryau a few well chosen compliments, which the democratic leader blushingly acknowledged. Mr. Cochran likened Mr. Bryan to a mo nopoly and claimed he was a bigger monopoly as the leader of the demo cratic party than any linaneial corpo ration in the world. Mr. Cochran spoke for about two hours, and when he con cluded cries for Mr. Bryan came from all over the house. Finally Mr. Bryan arose and said that for the good of the conference all partisan feeling shou.u be eliminated from the gathering, and although he agreed with Mr. Cochran in many of his arguments, it was necessary that his side of the contro versy should be given tomorrow. DREYFUS Will BE PARDONED. Kvrrvt Plug »l I'ra-sent l*<>itit< to tliut an Solution of the Itittl-ulljr. LONDON. Sept. If. M. Dr Hlowitz. the Paris correspondent of the Tlmeit, says; "I leant that Cuptalu Dreyfus will shortly withdraw his petition f«»r a revision, which will leave the ground clear for the government to take im mediate steps to pardon him. Thi*. pardon will not annul the civil and military consequences of the verdict amt he will no longer belong to th« army. "There is nothing however, to Pre vent him from applying to the court cf cassation to quash the Itentie* trial whenever the new fact required by law Is ntoduerd When lilterated fee j wltl settle In the south of Kraitc a* I the nieitiltets of hts family do not wish j to evpoae him to such demonstration* of sympathy abroad as might la- »,.«■•, j against him by his adversaries t j home.'* The Purtea - or• eammdegi cf th" Dally News says The premier \t Walderk It (Htaseau has pr om taed ,j, | finitely to propose a pardon for Drey fus at nevt Tuesday s -aPitot coun- It " td« I tmesec-v fee llssyksto, WAMIIINliTON D I*, dept |4 - ft. nat.il foster of Washington tester day received g telegram from T t’ |te|towe« at V am-cover Wash saying , that t -rpon Dcmpholf - r t'om|>ahV II duteenth Infantry, had been s»n ten- ed to he shot fa death at Maul!* The dispel. h stated that liemphoffer was a real-lent »t Vancouver and waa only It tears of age He net or IWtr waa aahed to acalsi in having the sen tence mitigated The senator wilt see hesl-lml M< K Utley today ahd ash cieuesutr for Damphuffcr. LINCOLN HAS A BAD Nile. Half m Block In thr Center of the City l eveled by the Flamc-v. LINCOLN. Sept. 16.—The building occupied by the Western Newspaper I'nion, Jacob North and the Nebrauks Independent is on fire and will be totally destroyed. This building was built five years ago by the printing firm of Pace, Williams & North. It was estimated to be worth $50,000. It is occupied entirely by printing flrni3. The stock, which includes printing machinery and paper, was entirely de stroyed. no part being saved. Fire was l discovered in the building about 1:30, and within fifteen minutes the en’.ire building was encompassed by flamer.. The building has been owned exclu sively for years by Jacob North, the other two members having retired from the firm recently after It was built. The department store of H. Herpolsheimer * Co., north of the building, and St. Paul's Methodist church, east, are In danger. The fire men have no control over the flames. The stock In the North building was estimated to be worth $100,000. 3 a. ni.—The Masonic Temple build ing is now In ruins, carrying with it the property of the Masonic lodge, tue Lincoln public library and the plant of the Kvening Post. The buildings in the north half of the block are not out of danger, but they may possibly be saved. The damage so far is esti mated about as follows: North building and stock, $150,000. Methodist church, $25,000. Masonic temple, including contents, $150,000. Webster block, $20,000. Kllte studio, $10,000. This makes the total loss over $300, 000. It is impossible to estimate the insurance. It is thought that one fireman vaa killed w'hen the roof of the Masonic temple fell. KILUD IN A WRECK. Three Trainmen l.oae Tlielr Urea In a Nnia»liii|> Near Nelirnnka City..J NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. Sept. 16.— The flrnt section of train No. 124, a fast freight on the Missouri Pacific road that left here at 4:10 yesterday after noon, was completely wrecked ten miles south of here an hour later. The engineer, fireman and head brakeman were buried in the wreck and their bodies were consumed in the conflagra tion that followed. The Mlled: TOM GILLIAN, engineer. MILLER ROUSE, fireman. WILLIAM FOSTER, brakeman. The wreck was caused by the burn ing of a bridge one and one-half miles east of Paul station. Although the framework of the bridge was entirely burned out, the rails and ties remained in place and the train plunged in with out the slightest intimation to the engineer that anything was wrong. The train was composed of thirty eight cars. Eighteen empty stock cars and twelve cars of miscellaneous mer chandise, anthracite coal, etc., were ditched, and together with the engine, redneed to a shapeless mass of wreck age which caught fire from (he burning embers of the bridge and were entirely consumed. A car of anthracite coal went in last, which made the burning wreckage a seething furnace. Conductor Montgomery, who was in the way car and uninjured, ran for ward immediately after the wreck occurred and heard a cry from Engin eer Gillian, who was buried under the wreck, hut the fire was so hot that he could do nothing toward extricating him. Not a vestige of the three train men has been found. SUPPLIES CHEAP IN MANILLA. Com 111 Usury (ienernl Suy* Critics Are Misinformed. WASHINGTON, I). C„ Sept. 16.— Commissary General Weston says the soldier of the Colorado regiment who has found so much to criticise at Ma nila evidently was misinformed about the exorbitant prices which were being paid for supplies in the Philippines. Sugar s bought about 40 per cent cheaper than in the I'nited States; rice is 50 per cent cheaper and a consider able reduction is found in the prices of beef purchased in Australia and the prevailing prices in Chicago. The gov ernment saves transportation on thise articles. As to other articles which are a part of the commissary stores bought by the department and sold to the officers and men at cost price. General Weston says there is no possibility of loss to the government upon them. The com missary department does not purchase wines, except for the hospitals. These are bought upon the recommendation of the surgeons and the money for them comes out of the 40 cents u day allowed to each soldier in the hospital. Ills Cattle Ileal. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Sept. 16.— George B. Loving, who Is promotng a cattle deal that he says will amount j to 123.500,000. was in the city yester day tin his way home to Fort Worth. Tex., from New York. Mr. Loving | saltl the capital for u company to buy tioo.otio cattle und 12.000,000 acres of ' ranch land in Texas. New Mexico and I Wyoming had be.m pledged after eight j weeks' work in New York. >«• ling In % i»rk NEW YORK, S.pt. If. There will | tie no muss meet tug in this city m pro- j test against the condemnation of j lireyfu*. Efforts were made to ar range such a gathering, hut the men | w tin were aak-d to lake a leading part j declined lo do so and expressed His j opinion that ihe movement was a mis take Ctiliae«|Oenlly Ihe pUtHitders of j Ihe affair decided to abandon tbs idea. ! *• taint «••%*« A | a*ti WAHIftINOTON H»i»i ti Mmt 44* I H»if#| fiebtojr I# I** b# t*) Ilf I * tiUtitteitttl ut lb* ikiMtb A Ur Mitt «^Ud4a I hh Tb# #«*%} b*R yftbf* I •4 blfti lit Im4«I ti j fur jhmi. }»r*iiit!!#*n lu tufRiil ufiitii RAAttf Mttt| b I IN III t I be* Kt lt|l b Atlnittb iM4UR»lrvk In i|rt ttllKI CbMl i (Ntfl* Ibvff* f I«nr I II Id uHv|« r ,,.h ! It ll AdtUltfti »bb*ri i» .I' llti W of # 4 ; il%*|b 4* I I# bf» 4 ;»**:*.* I Uj<» Iv j lb# 4^|*4I IfiU*•* t iV#|f ItlUt t|u, It is proposed that the souvenir badge to be used at the Washington re ception of Admiral Dewey shall have upon it a reproduction of the original flag of freedom that was flown by John Paul Jones when he sailed in the Bon Homme Richard. This flag was made in Philadelphia by Misses Mary and Sarah Austin, under tho supervision of General George Wash ington. If the shooting ability of Oom Paul's burghers is as good as in 1881 a war In that section will fatten several new cemeteries. Necessity is the Mother of Invention/' It was (he necessity for a reliAble blood purifier And ionic thAt brought into exist ence Hood's SxrsA pArdlA. It is a highly concenlrAted extrAct prepAred by A com binAtion, proportion And process peculUr to itself And girning to Hood's Satsapa rillA unequAlied cur At eve power. Electric Car llrakna. Chicago Tribune: The New York state railway commission has been conducting a series of tests of various patent brakes with a view to prescrib ing the use of the one shown to be best adapted for electric street cars. The desirability of being able to bring street cars to an almost instant stop is evident. The problem once solved, the trolley, especially in New York, where the w-ires are underground, will become the favorite means of street transit. As yet, however, the problem of bringing trolley cars under the abso lute control of gripmen or motormen appears to be unsolved. Some cities, Toronto, for instance, still employ old fashioned brakes, and as a result the cars cannot safely be run at as high a rate of speed as in Chicago, where a better brake is used. In the tests in New York brakes used in St. Louis, Chicago and Memphis, as well as the one employed on the Third avenue sys tem of New York city, were tested with results not as yet made public. In mak (ng the tests a special car with a speed indicator was used with a bell which rang for the various Bpeeds of five, ten, fifteen or twenty miles an hour. When the bell rang the motorman threw the brake, which thus gave time and distance tests for the efficacy of the brake. Of course, no brake device, however perfect, will be satisfactory unless the motorman is prompt and efficient. Good men must handle good machinery. . 4 With a population of exactly 206, Servia, a village in Indiana, on the line of the Chicago and Erie railway, has twelve men who welsh more than 200 pounds, and some of them tip the beam at nearly 300. Nor Is this re markable tendency to obesity In the community confined to the men. The , stranger who visits the place cannot but be impressed as he strolls down the single business street from the station with the extraordinary num ber of large women. A count of noses among the feminine portion of the community who carry more than the average of adipose reveals no fewer than fifteen whose avoirdupois will range from 190 to 250. It is proposed that the souvenir badge to be used at the Washington reception of Admiral Dewey shall have upon it a reproduction of the original flag of freedom that was flown by John Paul Jones when he sailed in the Bon . Homme Richard. This flag was made in Philadelphia by Misses Mary and Sarah Austin, under the supervision of General George Washington. There will always be plenty of room at the top just as long as people can avoid living in attics. SUFFERED 25 YEARS. In a recent letter to Dr. Hartman, Congressman Botkin says: “My Dear Doctor—lit gives me pleas ure to certify to the excellent curative qualities of your medicines—Pe-ru-na runirtunmn Botkin, of Winfield, Knn. and Man*a-lln. 1 have b*ea afflicted more ur le*a (ur a quarter of a century with ra arrli of the atoniarh and con* stipatlou A residence In Washington has Increased these trouble* A few bottles of your medicine have given me almost complete relief, and I am sure that a continuation of them will effect a permanent cure Pe ru na Is surely a wonderful remedy fur catarrh nl affect ions," J f) It.okin tk» m<<*t common form of summer ratarrk Is • atarrh uf Ike stoma, h Tkla Is genernlly known as dyspepsia I'm* gressman lu. kin was a »let In* uf tkla II'MO Is.nti i»c »**M pe Ml WW rurss these eases like nisgt. Addraan ftr Hartman, t'olumbua. O for a frsn kook, i