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JATS ADVANCING IN E Russians Look for Another Great Battle In Vicinity of Mukden CONSTANT SKIRMISHING Refuges from the South Flock ing to Mukden Russian Troops 8ald to Occupy AH the Surrounding Village The Japanese Armies Advancing Rapidly from Three Points. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TODAY'8 WAR SUMMARY. A Mukden dispatch totlll) Hl)H Mint Hip Japanese urc reported lit Im advancing- ti both tin1 Huxsimi Hunks and that skirmishing Ih ion tllllldtlH. Tin' sumo dlxpilth H.I)S Unit the Russians ale ntcupviug llir suriouudlng villages inn) lluit u buttle ni'iir Mukden Is Imml iH'iil HI Petersburg, however, hIIII adheres to the belief tli.it mi sellout engagement Is i lose lit linml, mill hu'h Hint mil) out posts u flairs am r"pnrtcd. Mar shal Oyaiuii reports to Toklo that lit Itussinn eovulry Is d illy srtiui lim southward, UOOOOOOOOOOOOOCXXXXXXXX3OO0 f Mukden, .Sept 17 The .lapmr-o ate reported to be advancing on both Hanks from the cant, imuthoust and southwest The outposts are closely engaged twen ty miles xuuthcnxlwmd, lliele being al lium constant -l: ItititMlihi cr. Indications point to another meat bat tle In (he vicinity of Mukden Cuxslin troo)M occupy rill tlio surrounding Mi 'lages. Refugees are Hocking Into the city eiiliiesi- among them (omplaln of xc verlly on the pirt of the Japanese Toklo Hept. 17 n p in. I'k'ld Mnishnl Oyattia reports that llussiau cavalry out xitts with h.isct at I'.incliliiKao, liunlln pan and Tusaiiililntrii are dully x outing Miulhwnid hi the vicinity of WiilltnlUu uud Mcufiilutul, over it tvvi'lvu-mllc fiont. mid to Jlutuug, three miles from Tutang Hhunpao, Tlio llusxlun utvulty are chang ing their clothliiK to gray and black, their whiter uniform. Clio Foil. Sept. 17. A Jap.meHe who nrrlveil hero today reporlH that the olll retiH of D.Uny on Heitember ir. expected that tin; general attack upon I'ott Ar thur would bo leneuoil upon the follow ing day. He has reliable liifotinatlou to thu effect that the- .lapaneHe hIok' woiIch at lllhtuiiKthan and Klkwatn-lian were rompleteil on fi-'ptember 1.1, lloiti Cliln to and Jnpunete recent airlvalH iikh-u that the bombiirdhiK of I'ott Aitlini be came teitlllo at dawn of September IS nnil continued t. itll the forenoon of Sep tember 10. Tlio Japmiepe llred from Hhuxhlvon nnil PulunRHliau at I'Ikkiii 1m, whero licivy kuiih from Japan have been placed In position latel The xIicIIh fell with BUtit freauency In the Chliieie new town. YatilcliituiiK. which It a village ill I'Ik eon bay, and Ii.im been occupied by the ItiiNBlmiH, hat been evacuated bj them Hecretly. Tim Japanete have not olpu pled tlio vlllnBO. Five huudietl t.miliy men who attempted to drive the Jiiianetu fiom I'nliiiiKRliau liuvu not returned and It Ih believed that tlio foittcKm theio ha been cnptuiod. Oeueiiil Kuokl'H lloailiiuu tei.s In the rii'lil, Hept. 14, via Fiim.ui. Koiea, Sept. 17. The Jiiiinni'Ho front It now come iiiIIch ninth of l.lao Yii'ik. almost hair way to Mukden, ani confronting tjeneral Kuropatkln'H outpost linen General Kiiropatkiu. It N licllevul It temovliiK hlx hi'ivdiuatteit to I hit bin. llnth armies aru Hitltlled to minpeml lun tllltleH for a time. They aie appaiently exhausted nftel the battle of l.lao YmiK I'eklu. Kept. 17 An extiantdlntuv fia cas hotween It ill.ni and rhlnce xoldieit occurred on Tliurnday nfternoon. Seplem ber 1C It appeals that two Chinese xold lern weio nut walkim; unarmed iiloni; the public road boidcrliiK upon the Ital ian drill Kiound adJnlnhiK the Italian legation 'I hey Htoppud to watch the Italians dtlllliiK Thu Italians ordeicd them away and when Ihev lefusrd to k u lltflit ensued. The two Chinese were beaten One of them was then xeled and taken itno the Itallnu legation, wlillt the othc tan to tlio resldeiue of (leiieial CIiIiiiii; Kwcltu, who In commuudei-lu-chief nf the Chinese troops stationed here A dozen Itallann followed him and llred two Hhnts Into the resident c and one Italian mildler wnteted. Chlnexe hold Iith assembled prepared to light hut one of theli offlcem piovented further dituiu a lire. ltepiesentiitlous havu been made bv the Chlnefie authoiltlet to tlio Italian Iikii tion but no nntwu lias vet been received Clte.it indignation It felt and expnssed upon all xldet at tho unprovoked and unwarranted attack It it hoped, how over, thut tho Incident will be urnuiKi'd Without any compllcatlon.s, FOOTBALL SEASON OPENS Chicago, Hept. 17 Tho western col ieglnto football season opened today, tho university of Lombard meeting tho Uni versity of Chicago, lieio on Marshal field, Tho prospects of Chicago making a largo scoro wcro not very bright, us Coach Btnss B'io most of Ida green can didates a chance to get Into tho gamo. Populist Ticket In New York, New York, Sept. 17. The state com mittee of tho peoplos" party, meeting as a convention, has selected u full state ticket headed by Alficd J. Iloultou. of Hrookljn for govornoi, A vigorous cam paign will bo waged. STRONG FORC TWO OMAHA LAWYERS IN STREET FIGHT Acting Police Judge Daehmon and Wil liam Alitadt Came to Dlowi Over an Old Feud. Oinithi. Neb,, Sept 17 ActltiK Poll" JiiiIku Chirles M Iliuhinan and Jlitkn Willi, mi Al tl itll rum" to Mow at t tin entrance nf ,( ilow ntowtl office building rtrnlny nt tin alleged result of business rivalry Judge Hitch rimn It seventy )eirt old, The trouble It said to have- urltoti over iho appointment of Itaclunnn recently to ths poire Judge h bench Neither was scilnusly IiiJuikI Mid hloml has existed between tho two Justices for toino tlino and lint lieen aggravated y the appoint liient of H.ichmiiii Alihult, who It known hi "llttl" IlltimiM It," recenllv look n sultu of iiionn In Hi.- I'nitiiii building cloto tu llio.se of lliirhitiau mill this further ag gravated mallei s 'J'uil.ij liarhmin n.n lemming from pnllru court mid mot Al tlailt on till' slept of the I'.ixtou build Itiif. Ilaehmnii uciiisid his opponent of scandalizing hint and a epiiiircl followed. Ilui'hman Ii iilteKi'd to lino Htrutk Al xliult two smnit blows ou t.,R fitur One cut the cheek and the other draught blood from "lllinuril.fi' note I'rlenilt Interposed befotc elthei waj sciloutl)' Ihjtlted TWO RUSSIAN CRUISERS REPORTED NEAR FRISCO American Naval Officers Expect Tltcm to Seek Shelter at Some Ameri can Port. H.iii Fnitieltcn. Sept 17 The Chronlclo todiiv hih: "From a rellnblo source it Ins been learned that the I ena wax not alone In bei wniidt ilntf In tho eatteru l'.icifli! m i an and It It stand with authority that Mimewbere eaxt of a line drawn from the Hawaii in Islands to runlvkt In the Aleutian elialn. at leu it two of tin. er.ir't crulseit tue lounliu; the nen and apt at mi) tlnm. hIiikIj or tiiKetlter to tek the Htfo haven found by the Lena lunt Hunday. "Wliether the Korea Im one nf thrt two vessel, known to be neat tin- eoatt or whether xlie It a tlilid vagrant ui in ner l not xettted, "It It r.eneiall.v bellevcil In tun il clr- li'H that the criilseiti lofc'ired to urn touvi'Mdl UUXlllmieH like tile Lent, but there Ih a posHlbllltv that thev uie re ulai men-of-war, wlilch like tin. Lena, weio forci d to escape to the e islwurd." PLEA FOR THE ARMY CANTEEN lienvir, Hiipt. 17.- lirls (Jen Friuiic O. lliililvv In. eonimandlni; the department of the Colorido hit foiwuided his annual leport to the xrcrotary of war The re porl sas tint saloons and question ible ictortt near the Imrr.uks iu lexpouslhl for the large, number of desertlont from the icmil.ir army In the ilepnttiueut of the Coloiado The total desertlonx dur lint tho vein (losing Auuu.sl li. wtio Hi The leport xat , "Those desertlont e-in be In lame p.irt atttllmted to the malign InllueiHi'.t of hi loons and IiioIIicIh situated near the tcHerwitlons kimIiii Ins enlisted men from their iiatliH of decency. Till It only an other of the manv iiigiinnntu In lavoi of lentorlng to the aiuiv the canteen which piovlded pi lees of iimuseineul and sot la I Inteicoinxo where men i until Ket light te fiesliiuents under lesliulnlng, driuut a,nl ouleily liilluences " DAVIS A GOOD WALKER Cumlieilund. Mil, Sept. 17. Henry O. Davis, demoeiatlo vice pietldeiitlal nomi nee, u.iiuti In on the Haltlmoie & Ohio lallrouil yexteulav enroule to hit homo at I'.lklut. V Vu Ho walked to the West Vliglnla Central xtatlon xtopplm; ou the Htitct to talk to old aequ Untanees. When ho art Iv ed at the station he found that the West Virginia iiilliond train had gone, taking his private e.u along. lilt cat wax cut off at ltldgi'ley and hi ought bail: by a special loiomotlve Mi Davit wlio was cool and collected, boarded bis private car and oveitook the icgul.il tinlii at l'lnto, V Vn Therd wat no one at the Cumberland station to gleet the candid ite who walked fiom one station to the othei. earning bit Klip, hlx coming being unheralded Mi. Davit icached home laxt night Racing at Auburn. Auburn. Neb, Hept. 17 Large crowds attended the list day of (lie fair hem mid wltncxsiil xome of the best races ever tun ou this Illicit Tlio following; mo the icHtiltt, - .' pace Omega l. C lloleomli) Kt ChiK (i: lloone) .. .1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 i :t : 3 2 ah. Majoi H. (J. Young Chapman) I'lme i ..U. 2J'i J .'7 trot: Mrtble I.. (J. V IjitlO i Sir Townxend (1. 1 Singeuej) .2 3 Joseph II. (Frank Dallv ) 3 4 Tecuniteh Maid (IM Heeritp) I 2 Tlnie-2 304, 2 31. 2 ."J. ItunuliiK one-half tulte.t and repent: MIsh llueklier (Win. Scott) 2 Jake Hall (I. S Hull) 1 Illllno (Kiudnlph) 3 Time B3, r.2 3-1. 6.1. The tlili il heat In tho last raco wat dead heat. The battleship Connecticut It to bo chilhteiied with champ igne. after nil a christening against which thero ure. still utnijed two opposing opinions, tho one held b) the people who icgurd such action as Inimical to tho cause of tum puiauce, the oilier b those who belleva It to he a shame, to watte the wine An ambitious Hugllih scientist Clnrlcs A Piu sous has suggested an expeilment which ho believes would add mute! tally to the woild's slock of sclent Itle knowl edge. He piopoM's thai provisions be made foi hoi lug u ' hole twelve miles In the cat th. thut on idling scientists to get u clearer touieptlon than they hive hail Ix'foio us to the condition In the cailh'a Interior. This Is nn ago when men of short xtntuio seem to piedomlmite In high places. The ijeiimn empeioi Is not so tall by S Inches ax hit uncle Klnlc IMwnrd, who It alo superior In height to tho cair. M. I.oubot and the mikado aie extiemely short and tho vlrtoiloui Jnpinexo look like p) guiles nlnngsldo American soldiers m. Combos, tho French minister, who has becomo famous by his war against the irllglnus oidert, has a big liomt stionglv marked fe.itmos, sloping sliouldeis nml a bent back, Delcnsse It allium a ilwarf. Another "sawed nfT" specimen It Herthelot. tho Illustrious chemist, who Is to prcsklo at the longiets of Free Thinkers In Homo next Octohor. RUSSIA LOOKS FOB T IC Strong Belief that Understand ing With Japan Has Been Arranged TALK OF PEACF. HOOTED Suggestion at Home Brings Old Bitter Denunciation One Paper Predicts That End of Chin ese Neutrality Would Bring Pow crful Aid to the Side of Russia. Bt. PetTtlmrR. Sept 17. Important le vclopmotitx regarding China's attitude to wardt the hclllgrrciitn It anticipated here In well Informed ipiartef There me Illtnorx of cloo-r trlatlonx between China and Julian, of the posxlhlllt) of the Jap anese turning owi Port Arthur when raptured to China, of their icxtoilng Man churia to the Clilnexe. etc Although these reports mo not (onllrmid ttty linl to quite a gi.neral belief that xome unit of in Kotlntlonx aie going ou behllul the xceiieH, of which the outside win Id bax little cognlzanci' The HiiKx hiivs It hi llevs tin- .lapante HUcrexxot arc emtioldrnlng Hie Chlnee Koveiunittit more and more and t hut they aro prompting xucb diplomatic htepx ax China neAer dreamed of brfnie Shu ii the Japanco is-eup.it Ion of New Cliv.angV.ind dlieit eontiHt between the Chinese and Japanoae the have yecmed to quiikl icich an luuk'iHtuiiilliiK. the oKiipatlou of neutral trrrlto-y pvoklug no prot it. Expects New Phase or War. Tho Ituxt cxpttt XUe war to tuko on a phaxi), u Chine, neiitmllt.v Miulxhet, whlth the !Kern tu their agiivment to preserv Chinas neiitniltt i.iniiot Ig uore. Moreovel, the Hlm4 In4leves (lie sit uation will cull fur UicilM uud not wonlx It concludes. "We need not lie unduly alarmed, how -over. The Inleifeiehee of China will acu c4y Im? to out disadvantage " Ainbaxxadoi MiConnkk, us i uxtodlati of Japauesf lnteiestt, hat mndo itiiiullles regal ding the two ttutpeitr.il Jupmote Hp.js. Coustauttno Sir.Uurl and .M.uii.ilIkI Tokakl, reccntlv uttcsud hue He uh cet tains that the authorities onls con timpUte drpoitlnK tl.r'in ahroid The Novo,- Vrmn.i Uittnly deno'incet tho xuggi'htlon of iie udvivatid by M Meslisherakv In tlio G.izedanln. at a nivalis of deflating the settish i tulit of Uie.il Ih Uniu anil lJcrm.inv," both of whom, M. MesliHhcislcy nssirtx. are In terested In weakening llm-sla mid Japan The Nov oe Viemy.i unuouiiiet that the llusalau pi opl would not tnk'iato the fiilf-liumlUutlon of thu emplle befotn Japan. Kuropatkln Safe. The euipcrm t Lougriitulatorv meximge to General Kuropitkin It ngarded at ef- fcctuuUv putting an end to the stoiles of Imperial illsple.isuie with Kuiiipatkln'x Keneralthlp ut the Uittle of l.lao Yang. TiJegiaphlc reportt fiom the Ited Croxt jhow the following propottlon of path ut HUtTeiing fiotn wounds oi disease out ot tho total flit to the hospitals In the atca of the military operations -Cases of Bc ete lllui ss 111 pn cent, xllght llluext mi tier ix'iit, woiindiil ".I pel cent. The mil) epidemic illtiute noted Ix il)xiutary with ij jjrr cent of eacet Upon hit piomotlou to the rank of gen eral of division, annnuuicd last night. General SuuxonnlT gett the Sllwrlan Con tact; division General Skugmevxkl It promoted to tho command nf the Sixth armv corpt. Ho formeil) eomnmuded thu Twent)-xr.'veuth Infantry division THE LENA'S CREW YET TO BE DISPOSED OF Washlnnton to Negotiate With Japan Retjardlng the Russians Now at San Francisco. Washington Sept 17 -Negotiation between Urn t'nlted Slates mid Japan regarding the disposition of the crew of the Itusslan armed tiansport l.emi, while that vessel Ix Interned at San Iianclso. It Is said, will take place In Toklo Its garding tho action of this government In pel milting the I ana to disarm, Japanese Minister Tnkuhlra slid "1 took ph.isuio In cabling to my gov ernment the details of Lena Incident and the piompt action of the Amu lean gov ernment In the matter While, of course. It Is for ni) government to Indicate Its views In the matter. 1 doubt not that the piomptnest of the Amciliuu oflklalt will cause satisfaction to thu authorities at Toklo The announcement that Cnptnln Ber llntk) acquiesced In alt the details of the piooext of dls imminent pi escribed b) this government mid would proceed lo titkts advantage of the pei mission, leach id the nuv) department over night In a telegram from Hear Admli.il Goodrich, fiirntr.indei -In-chief of the Pacltlo sta tion. NEW USE FOR INJUNCTION South Dend Man Prevented From Occu pylnu Front Pew in the Syna gogue During Passover, South Heiid, Ind , Sept 17 - Judge Funk )ettcid.t enjoined David Cohen, a iner chant fiom oceup)lng a front pew In the H)iiugoguo during the feast of the pits jvci wlilch begins tomtit row, Cohen had -euteil a seat In the second pew and sild ho hud III Ht refusal of any vucanc) In the llrxt He lefused to piy tho utrn lent, and tho seat was sold to another. Tho trustets thcicupou nskid tho Intel volition of the com t In oulcr tu prevent au possible dlbtuibnnce. 1 OUTBREAK SAYS COMPANY IS OBSTINATE Chief of Trainmen Says Fort Wayne OffN ciais Rerue to Meet the Men to Adjust Differences. Cleveland, O, Srpt 1C -('runrl Matter Mori ly o.' the lliotherhood of Train men nrerrhiB to the bill it now IHiik tnken liv the members of iK organlzitlon on the PennMlv.inlii lines wett of Pills- burc. In connection with the proportion to strike xulil today "Thefe no question of recognition m the biothethood Involved Tln-re ure no ltuex bitween the emplojet and the com pany whl It could not be teudlly adjusted If th ofridilx would niP't the commltte rcpritenlltiK the men, oi the tame buU. and In the same spirit that ptewilli on rallroadt gcncrallv, Inei idlng- Hie llnet of the Peiinvliniilu inntpiiiy eutt of Pitts burg and H-Ie. "The iitiestloux IiivoIv.mI are tlmnlv th adoption of woiklng inlet slintlat to thoto In folic on nt li r 1 1 utile lluit In the terrl- lor) Some requests fill llUTOUiet of wages have nbo been presented which of course, ate deb.iteable Hut the iiimi have had no fait opportunity to discuss these with the Pi uusvlvuiil i mature merit " It Is expcdid Hint the tesult of tlio ballot will be known bv Mondiy noxt. OFFICIAL DALLOT WIU- DC LARGE. Four Sets of electors and Four Stats Tickets Will Head the Dallot. Tlieie will In four sets of presidential eleetois on the uflk'Lil ballot of thu stilto this eiu mid tin dimensions of the ticket will be sin h us lo delight thu heart of tun paper (i ust Thcf it III be font state tkl.et, healing the niinin of the eight state riilididiites the lepulille.iu. fusion, prohibition and "oilullst The four sets. of lectors will be the republican, demo crat, populist and piohlhltliHi. the sordnl st not tinting iiotnln itsl electors alnt the ilenuxr.its mid populLsix nut luivlng "fuTil" m t Ii ctors lUch nfMclal ballot 'till contain the iimnmt of thirl) -two ibs'toi. eight stale candidates four, and sometimes live ion- giessioiial i midliliites. tegtsliltve euudl lint, county iiindld.itet, tinshljt and precinct cjiidldates, ami In Douglas. Snpy itiit Washington (ountl" Judicial eanillilat s Then at tile nd of the tlikiH will he tlie t. ii 11 for i i-vnstltullonal innventioii and sevenl protxwd GiMiittt tutlouiil ameiidmt ills jty nuikluc; a Host In the pint) elnle nt line top of thn ballot tile voter can vote, a straight party tli ket but he also must men vote for, or agiiluxt the constitution il convention and amendments If a votei does not wish to vote a Htralglit pint) tii ket he-must pi ice a cio's artei the name ot end candid ito foi whom he dm t deslie to vote-, hut If he pliiiex a i'Sii In the partv elul' and onu uftr the , leetois of iinothi-t' putt) or opposite the answer on the constitutional convention question, his ballot It counted at straight with the exception of th di vision i. lo'iMil Tile m'111'Iuijt of tt ite It di.iftlug the ofiii I il b.iiiot. whiih ulll b" pi luted anil senl to tho count) tlorl.j MIUII. HILDCHTI WILL IS CONTESTED. Mrs. Hllberti Left Large Bequests to I Church and Religious Organizations. The beneth'l.iries imdei the wilt of Mrs Anna IlllbeiU. of Colfiiv. cotmtv. htvo appealed from the deeMim of tin. , utility and district minis, of i olfax mini sot ting aside the will at not the list one of the woman. Mrs Hllberti bequeathed to M.ugaret Haas and the Franciscan Slsteiliooil of NVbtas,t the major pot Hon of her propertt, and after leaving u bed, "' unit tlliee town lots In Howellt, Neb, to hi r husband, i-he bequeathed the re mainder to the St. Joseph's hospital of Omalni, the Catholic chinch at OIe)en, the Ohio WHsenfieund of Columbus St. Peteis' mid St. Paul's Catholic cliuich ut How ells, and several other religious In stitution. Piovlslons were in tdo in tlio religious nnler bequests for pni)ers uud masses for orphan Catholli students, her self, her urn husband and her two chil dren bv her tlixt liiislmnd Ocoro Hll berti. her sis-ond husband, mul the other heir", attacked the piohatlug of Hie will, contending that Mi Hllbeitl was of un sound mind and a tellglous lunatic at tho time of her diath Tho nttlnn wat ie slsti d li the I'cnetlcluilcs under the will, but the lower couits decldid in fivor of thu husband. ESTIMATING CANAL COST Engineer Wallace Says He Can Keep Expenditure Considerably Dclow the French Figures. Washington. Sept 17 It M Ai.ingo, a graduate) of one of thu Ameticau toch nlcat schools, has been appointed con sulting engineer on the stall of Chief Hnglneer Wallace in tho Panama final construction He It ptrtleul irly eh irged to uxslst In building an aqueduct to sup ply tho city of Panama with water It Is propositi also In thu Interest of tho health of the cmplo)cs, tu ,) prt llnet to suppl) fresh and puro vvutet to tho great force of laboreis at the Culobra cut and at other camps along tho llnu of work. Chief engineer Wallace has' been making estimates of Uie colt of the work ho already has done, with tho result that ho feels safo in nstertlng that thu cost of the cantl construction can bo greutly i educed I olow tho French llgurct through the employment nf mod- i eru high gi.ule Ameiieaii iiiachluui) .13 a substltuto fur manual laboi St. I.oulx, Sept 17 The National Hu tnl Letter earners' iiHsuclatlon conclud ed Its annual scthtou )estenliv and ml. Journed to meet ut Indianapolis next I ear. Tho officers elected were. Pretl-' dent. F II Cunningham, Soulh Omaha;, secretary, W, F Tumber l.ockport. N, ' Y. treasurei, Y, U Futtorti. Hluffton, 11111 Chicago, Sept. 17 Ficderlck II Cut ting, until two )euis ago piesident of the Oto S iv lugs bink of Oto, Woodburv count). Iowa, wax allotted in Chicago vestenluy and started buck to Sioux City In chiirgo of a xherlff. Thero ure four charges of embezzlement, forgery and false banking against Cutting It Ix sild tlMt he diverted $112 000 of tho banll s money from proper cluiinch.. Homesick for A. Ballad of rimtlfa(frlfrmflfrlfrffr,milfr, ljWCl All around the world we've wandered, r.uiRed through cverv foreign land. Heard tho How Hells chime in hondon, sauntered through thu roaring Strand Wo hive enlled to Sun Francisco, where they hiked In "forty-nine," And have roamed through old Calcutta whero tho greasy fakers whine. Up and down big IlrltlMi India, through Kingoon and Mandalay, Have wo satlmycd like a gypsy, always thirsting- for tho frri) ; In a cnttlu ship we clustered when our currency ran shy; And we hid us In the steerage from the captain's furtive o)c. Mwa)s roaming like Vlytsct with a fierce and hungry soul Through the I'ntt we tnthayrd blithely, north and south from polo to pole; Hut tho bolls of old Chicago lun.il us from across the foam. Oh, the sunny side of state Mroet, and tho haunting spell of home! Here the keen breeze off the prairie fans your hot nnil fevered brain. And tho witchery of the city soothes your he.irtncho and your pain: I.oneh exiles have we wandered over treacherous, alien foam, Alw.ivs )cirnlng for Chicago anil our friends and girls at home Passing of Tho Qirard hotel of Urownsvlllo, the oldest hotel In the United States west ot tho Allegheny mountains, nntl which haa been In continuous nervlcc furnlshlnB entertainment Tor man and heabt for over 100 jeare, was sold by the shcrlft ot Fayette county recent ly to satisfy a mortgage. While not the flrbt hotfl unlit this side of tho AlleKhenios, the Gtrard is without doubt the oldest in ivoint of service. It was built in 1S00. and just four years ago this summer celebrated the centennial ot It.s ettnbllsumcnL In tho more than a century that has passed since It was first erected tho hotel lias been In constant service. It has changed hands frequently, but has always been a favorite place for travelers to stop. "TTTtho old days of the National Ptko it was a famous hostelry, nrownsville was then tho head of navigation on the Monongahela river. Tho only route from Washington and Baltimore to all tho vast domain that lies west ot tho Monongahela river valley was through Brownsville. AC least that was tho direct road, and one of tho House Built In tho deep shade of tho wooded cliffs beneath tho Plzzo dl Torno, lies a villn. This is the Villa Pllnlana, built in 1570 by the Count Angulssoia of Placenza, and now the property of tho TrottI family of Milan. Tho place takes its name from an intermittent spring In the court, which Is supposed to bo the ono de scribed by Pliny in one of his letters, and It Is further celebrated as being tho coolest villa on Como. It lies on a small bay on the east sldo of tho lake, and faces duo north, so that, while tho villas ot Cernobblo aro bathed In sunlight, a deep green shade envelops It. Tho houso stands on i narrow ledge, its foundations projecting into the lake, and it.s back built against tho nlmost vertical wooded cliff, which protects it from tho bouthern sun. Down this cliff pours a foaming mountain torrent from tho Vnl dl Co lore, Just beneath tho peak of Torno, and this torrent tho architect of tho Villa Pllulnna has captured in it.s descent to tho Inko and carried Must Have That royal women aro so passion ately fond of dniiLing is not to bo won dered nt, sinco It Is only within a comparatively recent period that tho rigorous etlquotto by which they havo been surrounded has been modified to tho point whero it is permissible, in a gamo ot tennis or golf, or any gamo whatever, for an opponent of les3 exalted rank to play his or her best gamo without Infraction of tho ruio that not evon by accident should tho royal player bo defeated. Golf, tennis and such games lost In terest with thoso who wero obliged to piny under theso conditions, nml it wns only natural that queens and princesses regarded tho ball room as tho solo plnco whero they might in dulgo In oxorclso on an equal footing with a partner instead of an oppo nent. Queen Wilhelmlnn of Holland pro tors tho waltz. Queen Alexandra, al though CO, still waltzes with as much pleasure as in tho days of her jouth. Archduke Proves Good Shot. At a crossbow- shooting competition ono ot tho annual series of contests which havo been national institutions in Switzerland for centuries which was hold a few days ago nt Zurich, tho w inner was a stranger, who nfterwnrd proved to bo none other thnn "Leopold Woolfllng." tho iiamo under which tho Identity of Archduke Leopold Ferdi nand has for some years boon concealed. Old Halsted f Bubbly Creek. No matter where jou wonder, yon may not escape her spell. You'll bp homesick for the city as the ocean claims sea shell: Hubbly Cieck lootut on our vision, you can smell It for a mile, And the frngtnnic of the stock yards knocks )ott dizzy for awhile. And the twenty-Rtorled buildings seem to scrnpo tho sapphire sky, And the saucy tug1 boats darting as the skimming swallow t ily: And tho high bridge spans the river lift ing up Its haughty bead, And the foaming current snarling with Its cargo of tho dead. Hubbly Creek, what memnrlet clutter round thy hollowed fragrant name Hubbly Creek It bright emblazoned ou the ttnrry scroll of Famo, Hubbly Creek, where oft I wandered aa a resllcst barefoot boy, St. Immlng In the murky waters, oh, what tierce and soothing Joy! Take me back to old Chicago far across the sundering spray, Harbor lights of homo are gleaming, there our soft-eyed W(ctheartH stay; I am sick of foreign places, Chicago lures me to her tide Take me back m Old Chicago far neross the Great Divide! JAMKS K. KINSi;M,A. Reclttry Division, Chicago Poxtolllce 5 Old Hotel most traveled. GoYcrncrra, senators, congressmen and travelers of every kind nntl description journeyed that way and made the old Olrartl house their stopping place. Andrew .Inck son was n guest there. So was Henry Clay. Oon. Lafayette was entertained at the (Ilrard, and a host ot others whose names are familiar in American history. Jncl.son was a frequent guest nt tho house, and always Insist ed on having the best Monongnhola rye whisky the valley could produce. It is related of him that on one of his trips over the pike he suffered a sprained ankle and put up nt tho Oirard for repairs. The Urownsvlllo physician called to attend him under took to batho the Injured ankle wltli whisky, to which "Old Hickory" vigor ously objected. Although the medical man hnd his way, tho hero of New Orleans Insisted that tho use of tho remedy internally would do more good and save a sacrilege. Of lato years the management of tho old house has not been so bticcess ful, and It mny soon make way for modern Improvements. Pittsburg Dispatch. in Waterfall through tho central apartment ot the villa. The effect produced Is unlike any thing else, even In tho wonderland ol Italian gardens. Tlio two wings oi tho houso, a plain and somewhat mel ancholy looking structure, are joined by an open nrcaded room, against tho back wall of which tho torrents pour down, over stone work tremulous with moss and ferns, gushing out again be neath the balustrade of tho loggia, whero it makes n great semi-clrclo ot glittering whiteness In the dark-green waters of tho lake. Tho old house Is saturated with tho freshness and drenched with tho fly ing bpray of the caged torrent. Tho baro vaulted rooms rovorberato with It, tho stone floors aro green with Its dampness, tho air quivers with Its cool Incessant rush. Tho contrast of this dusky dripping loggia, on Its perpetually shaded boy, with tho blnzlng bluo waters of tho lako and their sun-steeped western shores, is ono of tho most wonderful effects in sensation that the Italian villa art has ever devised. Century. Nimble Heels Her sister, tlio Empress Mario of Rus sia, despite her widowhood and her many grandchildren, is still nn Inde fngltablo waltzer, as Is also Queon Chnrlotto of Wurtomberg. So important, Indeed, is tho matter of dancing to crowned ladles that many foreign governments mnko a point of selecting for certain missions envoys noted for their skill as waltz crs. Throughout tho reign of Queen Margherita of Italy tho British for eign ofllco took caro to bo represented by the best dancer available tho lato Lord Vivian; his successor. Sir Fran els Ford, and after him tho lato Lord Duffurln, having been as much noted for their dancing as for their diplo matic skill. Germany, too. followed tho exaraplo of Great Britain, and was for years represented at Romo by Count Solms, who was Invariably selected by Queon Margherita to open tho ball with her at any entertainment whero sho hap pened to bo present. Illustrated Sporting News. Thomas Lawson an Ideal Husband. Thoma3 W. Lnwson, tho Boston cop per king, is among tho most devoted of husbands, his pet nnmo for Mrs. Lnwson being "Gypsy." Recently ho had a watch chain mndo of thirty three gold beads, each hand rartW to represent a gypsy girl's head, ik Is , attached to a watch having withW Its caso four pictures of his wife, oath In gypsy costumo. The wntch and chain represent a total expenso of f 10,000. :.'33Ws3i"-