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MT OUTLAWS SAY
Thcj Deny Tyranny in an Address to the
Boor Government.
THE DOCUMENT IS DISCREDITED
Peeling In WituhliiKton Hint African Sit
uation Is Culm nncl thut There Is No
UntiRer of Wnr Whut lit Set Forth In
the 1'vtlllon Drawn Up.
NEW YORK , July 17. A special to
the Herald from Washington says :
The Boer government has transmitted
to the United States a copy of a peti
tion addressed to It by 9,000 outlanders
denying that the present government
In the Transvaal Is tyrannical as de
clared by other outlandoi's , supported
by Great Britain. The petition was
circulated In May and addressed to the
Boor government and a copy of It has
been received at the state department.
Sir Alfred Mllncr , the British high
commissioner , In writing to Mr. Cham
berlain concerning the petition , doclar-
cd that It was generally dlscred'ted ' ,
as It Is openly stated that the signa
tures had been obtained through the
Instiumentallty of government officials
and railway servants , who are mostly
naturalized. In diplomatic circles hero
the opinion Is expressed that the Boer
government has transmitted copies of
the petition to the governments named
therein In order to convince them
there Is little truth In the British
statements and to prevent any of them
from jolnolng Great Britain In en
deavoring to secure better treatment
/nr the ontlanders.
The reeling prevailing in adminis
tration circles Is shown by the Instruc
tions sent today to Rear Admiral How-
Ison , directing him to continue his
cruise. The admiral reported his ar
rival at Capetown from Pretoria and
that the Chicago was ready to is.il ,
and the fact that ho made no mention
of the situation and failed to recom
mend that a warship be sent to Dela-
goa bay shows conclusively to the
minds of the officials that ho Is satis-
fled the situation is calm and that
there Is no danger of war.
THE OUTLOOK FOR TRADE.
it Is Said to Ho of u Decidedly Kncouru-
glng Churiictor.
NEW YORK , July 17. Trade fea
tures , the past week , says Bradstreets ,
were of a uniformly encouraging char
acter. Statistics of past trade move
ments received are certainly of an en
couraging nature , foremost among
these being exceptionally good railroad
earnings , returns for June and the first
half year and ascertained totals of an
enormous export trade , practically
equal to the phenomenal business of
the preceding fiscal year. Among current -
. , rent news features might bo mentiou-
ed the quite favorable July crop report
of the agricultural department , which ,
while confirming earlier advices of a
inoro moderate yield of winter wheat ,
point to a largo acreage In corn , and
conditions , which , if maintained , would
easily result In a crop excess of two
billion bushels. The outlook seems to
favor the probability that Europe will
buy nearly as much wheat In America
ns It did In the last fiscal year , when
exports exceeded the totals of the
boom year 1897-98.
In Industrial lines the outlook Is a
promising one. The settlement of the
coal miners' strike in Pennsylvania
and of the tin plate workers' dispute ,
bid fair to result In nearly 60,000 men
resuming work after the summer shut
down. The price s'ltuatfon is naturally
a strong one , wheat and coffee alone
of all the prominent staples being
lower on the week , and the former
only fractionally so , owing to largo
receipts at the west and the check to
export demand caused by reaction
from the price reported some time ago.
Interim ! Kevrnue ColliM'tlous.
OMAHA , July 17. J. E. Houtz , col
lector of Internal revenue , has com
pleted his report of collections for the
year ending Juno 30. The total
amount collected is 13,248,07938 ,
which is a round million in excess * of
the collection of 18S8 and two millions
ahead of the collections of 1897. The
cost of collection was ! } & per cent ns
against 1 4-5 per cent for 1888 and
8 4 per cent for 1897. This Is less than
the cost of collection of any other col
lector In the country , oven where the
collector had but a single state under
his care. The amount was swelled
this year by the additional tax sub
sequent on the war. The stamp collec
tions amounted to $607,111.51 , which
does not Include the special tax and the
levy on bankers and brokers. The ter
ritory comprising Nebraska and the
two Dakotas Is the largest geographi
cally considered , of any collection dis
trict in the United States.
I'lllplnn Junta Will Move.
MANILA , July 17. It Is reported
that the Filipino Junta will bo moved
from Hong Kong to the Island of La-
uunn , a British colony six miles from
the northwest coast of Borneo , as the
American officials have watched the
members of the Junta so closely a !
Hong Kong that the latter have found
It Impossible to supply the Insurgents
with arms.
The transport Warren palls Sunday
with the Colorado regiment , Major
Bradley Strong and Major Young of
the supreme court , who is going to
Utah for a vacation , on board.
Prof. Schurman will arrive at San
Francisco on board the China.
Kudorsud the President.
WARSAW , Ind. , July 17. The Indi
ana association of editors hold the
first session of Its midsummer meetIng -
Ing Saturday. A large number of the
most prominent editors of the state
wore present. A set of resolutions was
passed fully indorsing the adminlstra
tion of President McKlnloy In dealing
with the rebellion ngainst Amerlcai
sovereignty in the Philippines. They
Indorsed the action of the ropubllcai
congress In passing the Dlngloy law
and the efforts of the admlnlstrntloi
to carry out the financial policy of the
8t. ' Loula 'platform. *
SHOT TO DEATH IN THE JAIL
I Smith , n Oeornln Fanner , Murdered In
III * fell hr a .Moli.
GAINESVILLE , Ga. , July 17. SI
Smith , the Habcrsham county farmer
who killed William Hell , the commer-
lal traveler from Atlanta , several
months ago , was shot to death In the
all hero this morning.
About midnight Sheriff Munday , who
Ivcs at the jail , was awakened by a
nan at hla door , who , when the sheriff
uswcred the summons , stated that he
was the sheriff of Gllmer county and
hat ho had a prisoner ho wanted to
mve locked up for the night. In the
ark Sheriff Munday could sec nothing
> ut three or four men just outside the
building and hurriedly dressing hlm-
elf , appeared at the main entrance to
ho jail building. Gathered about It
vcro some eight or ten men , all of
vhom were armed. The sheriff took
hem for deputy sheriffs.
The leader of the mob stopped for
ward and said : "Here , come hero , "
mlng a name the sheriff does not now
ecall. The man stepped forward with
ils hands bound and In every way
ilayed the role assigned to him. As
le advanced those around him closed
n and In a few seconds the entire
crowd was Insldo the jail building.
Then a gun was thrown In Sheriff
Munday's face and the keys were de
manded. The sheriff saw what was
ip and remarked : "The keys are
downstairs. "
"Well , get thorn quick , " replied the
eader.
Sheriff Mnnday hurried down the
stairway , followed by the two men.
lalf way down the steps he was
brought to a sudden stop by the rattle
of firearms In the room ho had Just
eft. Wheeling around , he bounded
ip the steps until he had reached the
cage In which Smith was confined.
Unon examination he found that Smith
md been shot six times and was ucau.
A WOMAN CLAIMS MILLIONS.
Catherine Hitchcock Is on a Hunt for
III IT Money.
CHICAGO , July 17. Louis A. Hitch
cock , a special agent of the Orient
Insurance company , is sought by of
ficials , in whose hands arc warrants
sworn out by Katherlno Hitchcock ,
who claims to bo his wife , and who
charges him with bigamy and other
offenses. Behind the efrort to have
Hitchcock arrested Is a tangled story
which comes to the surface as a ro-
stilt of the litigation over the ? 2,000-
000 estate left by John Stetson , the
Boston millionaire and theatrical man
ager , who died three years ago , and
the subsequent death of his widow ,
Katie Stokes , the once famous circus
rider and stake celebrity. Mrs. Kath
erlno Hitchcock figures In the story ns
the daughter of Katlo Stokes by a
marriage previous to that with Stet
son , and consequently claims to ho
the heir to the whole fortune. Mrs.
Hitchcock's sole purpose In desiring
to place her husband In the hands of
the police , she says , Is to recover quit
claims to the Stetson castto which
she alleges her signature was obtained
by Hitchcock through intimidation.
The woman formerly resided In Kan
sas City , where she was known as
Katherine Shirley and where she met
Hitchcock.
ORDERS STRICTLY ENFORCED.
Gen. Wood Determined to Control the
Yellow Fever.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , July 17.
The strict enforcement of General
Wood's quarantine and sanitary order
scorns to bo repressing the yellow fe
ver outbreak. One death and three
now cases were officially reported to
day , but there have been no now cases
among the United States troops. Many
American and Jamaican vagrants have
boon arrested and taken to the deten
tion camp.
Dr. Chllds , nn American physician ,
was arrested subject to the fumiga
tion process , and locked up for con
cealing a case of the fever nt his own
residence. This patient , an English
ninulovo of the North American Trust
company , died today.
I'lnt to Murder.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 17. The officers -
ficers of the Second Oregon regiment ,
while very guarded in their statements
admit that the condition of the Amer
ican trcops at Manila at the outbreak
of hostilities between the United
States and the Filipinos was very crit
ical.
ical.Tho
The capture of a letter sent from
Inside our lines In Manila to an em
issary of Agulnaldo is probably all
that saved our army from a terrible
disaster and possible annihilation. The
letter was taken to General Otis , who
found In It the plans of a plot to open
the gates of Manila , sack the city ,
murder the guards and allow the insur
gent army to pour Into the American
camps and surprise tha men. The
United States troops wore under aims
all night to meet the expected attempt
but the enemy had learned of the cap
turo of the letter and the only part ol
the plot that was carried out was
the burning of a portion of the city
of Manila.
Sh Shot In Self Defense.
CHICAGO , July 17. A special to the
Times-Herald from St. Louis says :
Louis W. Holladay , son of Jesse W
Holladay , a Chicago millionaire , Is ly
ing probably fatally wounded at the
Baptist sanitarium. He was shot late
last night by his wlfo at tholr home
Mrs. Holladay was arrested and lockec
up at the police station. She says that
she did the shooting in self-defense
Young Holladay met Mrs. Holladay
neo Annlo Browstor , a trick blcycio
rider , In Houston , Tex. , In 1897.
I'luii a Silver Meeting.
NEW YORK , July 17. The Chicago
platform democrats at a meeting las
night adopted a resolution providing
for a big silver meeting to be hold In
this city or nt one of the nearby sum
mer resorts on Labor Day. At this
meeting , if the wishes of the local sll
vorites nro carried out , addresses wil
bo made by William J. Bryan , ox-Gov
ornor John P. Altgcld , George Fred
Williams and Judge Tarvln of Ken
tucky. Mr. Williams has already an
nounced his willingness to bo prescn
and the strongest efforts will be made
to secure the pthor speakers named.
HEN LEAVE THEIR
Another Trolley Strike On in the Oity of
Brooklyn ,
A NUMBER OF ARRESTS ARE MADE
employes of the Ititplil Transit Company
Iluro a Urlovnnro Wliloh They Want
Hedressed Striker * Mnko Tronhlo for
the rolli-9 Non-Untoii Trnln Crews
Asmiultod unit Itnlli Torn Up.
NEW YORK , July 17. Another
trolley strike Is on In Brooklyn. Ncar-
y all the conductors and motormen
of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit com-
> any , numbering Bcvoral thousand ,
quit work at G o'clock this morning.
Those who had cars out left them on
he tracks. The company endeavored
to run cars with nonunion men on all
the lines and there was much disorder.
Wires were cut , rails wore torn up and
at the Mrrcy avenue stables a crowd
of 3,000 men resisted the police.
Many arrests were made during the
day. On some lines the company
maintained a regular service and on
others they failed altogether. Cars
were unable to run to the ocean
beaches. The tie-up has not been
nearly so complete as the labor lead
ers said It would bo.
So far this strike has not been ns
effective as that of 1895 , but there Is
no telling how long or far-reaching
It may become. . Meetings have been
held daily and nightly for the last
wnolr nml It wnn Infnrrml hv thn rfl-
ports given out by the employes and
their advisers since Thursday last that
while a strike was imminent It would
not occur for some days to como. General -
eral Master Workman Parsons and
District Master Workman Pines had
charge of the men's affairs and a strike
was called at 4:30 : yesterday morning.
Shortly after midnight about 100
policemen from the precincts of Man
hattan and the Bronx districts wore
sent to different barns , and many wore
placed along the several routes com
prising the territory covered by the
Brooklyn Traction company. Up to
half past 7 o'clock there were very few
cars run over these lines and these
sent out from the different barns were
policed by two , three and four con
stables. On the Putnam avonuc line
only .a few men refused to work and
It was notable that scarcely a half
dozen of the cars on this division wore
policed.
The Flatbush and Bergen Beaoh
cars , the Norstrand avenue , Gates ,
Ralph and Myrtle avenue cars , as well
ns the Third avenue trolleys , had n
meager service in the early hours of
the day , but traffic on the old Nassau
lines , which comprise the Fifth , Sev
enth , Park and Vanderbilt avenues ,
and Douglas and Butler streets roads
will bo practically at a standstill. The
men on the Nassau road wore most
determined and not ono of the motormen -
men or conductors wont to work. The
cars remained Idle for several hours ,
but by 10 o'clock about one-tenth of
the regular rolling stock was working.
These cars wore manned by hiBpectord
and linemen , and , in fact , oilers and
helpers were pressed into service so
ns to maintain a partial running of
the system.
By the middle of the afternoon over
50 per cent of the old men on the
Galtes , Ralph , Broadway , Myrtle ave
nue , Flushing and Third avenue roads
wore at work on those lines. Later In
the afternoon the cars on the latter
road wore running at Intervals of ton
minutes , which meant that the service
was crippled about one-third.
KxperlmentH with High
WASHINGTON , July 17. The War
department has recently concluded nn
exhaustive series of experiments at
Sandy Hook with high explosives and
the largest field guns that promises to
mark a material advance In the nrtll-
1m vrfinnh nf thn nrmv "Pnrmnnnnt
arrangements were made under the
Board of Ordnance of Fortification ,
composed of both line and staff offi
cers and of which the major general
commanding the urmy Is chairman.
The board's report Is In shape to bo
presented to the secretary of war and
If adopted will result In arming the
troops In the Philippines with the
most advanced typo of light field guns
In the world. The board has decided
on a typo of field gun which can flro
fifteen aimed shots per minute , which
can bo operated with ono man and
which Its full crew can take to pieces
In thirteen seconds for loading on
mule back for transportation where-
over needed. It Is throe-Inch caliber ,
can carry shrapnel or n bursting
charge of high explosives , which will
kill by concussion In a radius of 200
feet.
The Alnnkii Dlnputo.
LONDON , July 17. There is a re
crudescence of anxiety regarding the
Alaskan dispute In political circles ,
though the general public does not at
tach much Importance to the matter ,
Jingo newspapers llko the Saturday
Review grasped the opportunity to re-
air their anti-American proclivities
The Review thinks that as the time
for the presidential nominations approaches
preaches President MclKnley may "find
the Cleveland precedent overtemptlng
and launch an arrogant Alaska mes
sage against England , the recognition
of which would bo very different to
the success attending the Venezuelan
question. "
Sees Duiker Ahond.
PARIS , July 17. La Republlque
Francalso , commenting upon the dan
ger In which the proposed Franco-
American commercial convention wll
place our national productions , Bays :
"Tho project provoked legitimate
tests. The arglculturlsts of Aln de
partment have already remonstratci
and others -will follow , as nil parts
of the country will bo affected. "
KIplliiK' " I.Hti'Ht DlHiistvr.
LONDON , July 17. Rudyard Kip
Jlng'B right thumb hns been lilttm by
a dog and IB considerably inflamed
Ho carries his arm In n ullng , but i
Is not thought the Injury will have
serious consequences.
RESERVOIRS TOR LIVE STOCK ,
Tlirlr Tltrentenrtl Mnnopotlintlon. Duel
Not CrfHt Apprehniftloiu
WASHINGTON , July 17. Imports
onchlng the Interior department of n
.hroatonlng monopolisation of
a mini-
Mr of points of the IniulB itcqnlrnblo
inili'r the law relating ( o reservoirs
'or watering 11 vo stock ereatonoappre-
icnslon on the part of the authorities ,
flio Hny thut the rules nml regulations
[ > ( it In focflo for' the execution df the
aw hnvo boon BO darefully frnnied that
there Is no danger of Individuals got-
Llng 'more than their share of the pub
lic domain or the Inlllctton of any pos
sible Injury to the common ti'so of the
nrens concerned. The n w code of
rules , It Is stated , restrict fillings mndo
previous to the Issuance of the rules ,
taking from thorn every tendency to
monopoly , these previous filings being
now r.oturend to the pixrltos with In-
struutlons that the applications for
such lands must conform to the later
regulations.
They are also designed to prevent an
exclusive right to the traqt taken , giv
ing the land the status of n coinmun-
catlvo propprty open to all seeking
the water rights and furthermore , they
restrict the maximum quantity of land
In any section to 100 acres to enoh In
dividual , but even this Is not permis
sible unless the party has built a res
ervoir having a capacity of 500,000 gallons
lens , any less capacity reducing the
area allowed proportionately. The
land taken cannot bo fenced or other
wise enclosed and must bo kept open
to the free use of everyone wanting to
water his animals , any noncompllanco
with the law and regulations resulting
In cancellation of rights.
NO ONE CLAIMS AUTHORSHIP.
The I'runnncliiiiunilo Itoceiitly I n d
AKiilimt Undo Hum.
HAVANA , July 17. The pronunlcla-
mento recently Issued In the city of
Matanzas , signed "Botancourt , " and
cnlllns : upon Cubans to prepare to hurl
from the country the "crafty eagle , "
as they had removed the "haughty and
hungry Spanish lion , " Is now believed
by many to hnvo boon the production
of the oivll governor of Matanzaa. The
reasons for this view are not very
convincing , but Senor Batancourt has
not positively denied the authorship
and It Is notorious that ho has express
ed almost Identical Bentlmonts In the
Havana cafes on different occasions be
fore American officers. Ho once used
language closely resembling that of the
"proclamation" In the presence of an
American brigadier general and an
American colonel.
Both officers bellovo It quite probable
that ho wrote the appeal. If not Its
author , then In their Judgment , ho was
cognizant of It and agreed to the UBO
of his name. Many Cuban officers of
high rank are satisfied that Senor Bo
tancourt was In seine way Intimately
related to the publication and circula
tion of the address to the people of
Matanzas. General Wilson , military
governor of the Mntnnzas-Santa Clara
department will doubtless ask the civil
governor for an explanation In caao
there Is no denial from him.
of Trusts.
CHICAGO , July 17. The Bcncrnl
committee on arrangements for the
conference on combinations and trusts
called by the Civic federation of Chicago
cage has mailed circular letters to G25
trusts and combinations throughout
the country , asking twenty-six ques
tions , such ns the number of organiza
tions Included in the connolldntlon , the
number yet outside , the original cap
ital of the various concerns now
merged , the present capital employed ,
the effect on prices of products and
the effect on labor BO far as to dis
placement and rate of wages.
Of the labor unions In the various
crafts employed in these combinations ,
questions are asked as to the effect on
wages , hours of work and the number
thrown out of employment by the or
ganization of the trusts.
Thn WyomlliK nml Southern.
FORT STEELE , Wyo. , July 17. Men
and teams are beginning to arrive hero
In large numbers for work on the grade
of the Wyoming Southern railroad
between this city and Saratoga. John
Flick of Denver 1ms been awarded the
contract for constructing the grade and
ho Is now hero superintending the
work. The old grade of the Union
Pacific- has been found to bo In first-
class condition and very little work
will bo necessary to place It In nhnpo
for the ties and steel. This grade Is
about twenty mllPK In length and will
bo necessary to construct only about
eight miles of new grade , exclusive of
the side tracks.
HoldliT Violated OrdorM.
ALBANY , Ore. , July 17. Frank M.
Glrnrd , a member of Company I , Oregon
gen volunteers , has arrived hero from
San Francisco , In violation of orders
On reaching San Francisco harbor
while still on shipboard , ho receiver
a telegram that his mother , who re
sides near Monmouth , was dying , am
asked him to como at once. He appllec
to the officer for a furlouKh , offering
the telegram ns a reason , but It was
rofused. By the aid of sympathetic
comrades ho was let down by a rope
into a small boat and went ashore
taking the train at once for Home. Ho
Bays that ho will return to his regi
ment In a few days.
They Are Not Crow Indium * .
DEADWOOD , S. D. , July 17. Your
correspondent lias Just received n mes
sage from Pine Ridge agency relative
to the Crow Indian case , \vhloh reads :
"Tho Indians In question are not
Crows. They presumably lielong eith
er to Pine Rldgo or Rosebud agen
cies. The posfio has arrived from
Edgomont and an Investigation of the
Indians is In progress. If it is found
that they belong to thU reservation
they will bo arrested. The case is litho
the hands of the government.
"MAJOR CLAPP , Agent. "
The Hlory Wan Kalne.
MADRID , July 17. El Liberal , whicl
yesterday published a statement to the
effect that a deficit of 2,750,000 pesetas
had been discovered In the accounts o
the Northern Railway company duo to
emhc7zlements , publishes a retractloi
todn admitting that the story was
false and apologizing.
The How Treaty with Japan Inaugurated
on the 17th ,
THAT COUNTRY ON A NEW TOOTING
The Now Trenty of Var ItenrhltiK Import
unco In Its UeliUlonn with the United
Hlntes l.nidlnc Countries In the Com
pact Tim Hy tiMi > Uiulur Old Truutlei
Now Alimented.
WASHINGTON , July 17. A now
treaty between the United States and
Japan goes Into effect today , at
which tlmo also now treaties between
Japan and nearly all the countries of
Europe and some of the South Ameri
can republics also go Into effect. It
Is an effect of far reaching Importance
In the relations between Japan and
the United States , as it docs away
with the treaty methods which have
been 1n vogue for nearly fifty years
and substitutes an entirely now meth
od of procedure. The same la true In
the relations of Japan with other
countries. Taken as a whole the
many treaties which go Into effect to
morrow place Japan on an entirely
now footing with the world at largo
as she Is recognized for the llrst tlmo
ns an equal In every respect.
The treaty with this country was
made November 22 , 1801 , In Washing
ton , between Secretary Qresham and
Minister Kurono , who tlitm represent
ed Japan hero. The changes It made
worn no fur rcnchluc that It was dotor-
mlned the treaty should not go into
operation until July 17 , 1899.
Mr. Jutaro Komura , the present Ja
panese minister In Washington , was
noon at the Japanese legation today
and gave an Interesting outline of the
more Important features of this iir-
rangomont. He said :
The 17th of July marks the turning
point In the diplomatic history not
only of Japan , hut of the oriental coun
tries lu general. It will bo the llrat
Instance In which the western powers
have recognized the full sovereignty
of an oriental state. This action of
the enlightened nations of. Europe and
America shows that If any country IB
ready to assume a full share In the
responsibility and affairs of the world
at largo these old and enlightened pow
ers are ready to admit uut'h n country
to full comity among nations. So wo
regard the advent of this treaty as
a very Important stop not only for
Japan , but for all the nations of the
cast.
cast.Tho
The countries with which Japan has
made now treaties are the United
States , England , Germany , Franco ,
Russia , Austria , Italy , Spain , Portu
gal , Belgium , Holland , Denmark , Sweden -
don tinil Norway , Switzerland and Po
rn. All of these go-lnto effect today ex
cept those with Franco find Austria ,
which are deferred until August -1.
With most of thcso countries Japan
hud treaty relations before , but they
wore crude and unsatisfactory.
To underHtand the change It Is no-
coKsary to look ut the oystcni under
which ( ho old treaties cxlntcd , Tills
was essentially based on two princi
ples : First , that foreign residents In
Japan shall enjoy the provisions of
oxtratcrrltorialty , that lu , they should
bo amenable to the laws and juris
diction of the consul of their pwn
country and not to Japanese Jurisdic
tion , and , second , that foreign resi
dents In Japan shall bo conllned to
certain open ports , outsldo of which
foreigners could not roHldo , own prop
erty or engage In trade. The result
was in effect about fifteen or sixteen
systems of courts In Japan for the
purpose of trying foreigners who com
mit offenses In Japan. Furthermore ,
most of the powers claimed that Ja
panese laws wore not binding upon
foreigners. For Instance , take our
nimrniitlnn Inw. Whlln It ji
us as against our own people , yet
there was no protection in the case
of an Infected foreign ship. The only
exception to thin refusal to recognize
Japanese law was the United States ,
which recognized from the first the
binding force for the Japanese law.
One of the bad effects of this sys
tem was that foreign rcHldcntH ! md
cntlro Immunity from taxation. The
Japanese paid all the taxes. All of
this has now disappeared and foreJgn-
ors arc under the Bamo provisions as
well as the same obligations as the
Japanese citizens , no moro and no
less. The first stop In the now Hyafem
is to put nn end to the old fiction of
extraterrltorlalty , by which foreign
citizens wera Judged by different stan
dards from Japanese.
Unltoil Htntm Not AHkoil.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , July 17. Up
to the present tlmo there has been no
BuggoBtion from any foreign power
that the United States should take ac
tion concerning the Tranavnal. When
the recent cable dispatch from Pretoria
brought the flrat Information that rep
resentations would bo made to Wnsh-
Ington a rumor that such representa
tions would como promptly mot with
a positive denial that Germany was
acting in any capacity in connection
with the Transvaal difficulties. At the
British embassy It is said no instruc
tions of any kind relating to the
Transvaal have been received.
Prnmlnnnt lilk D nd.
MINNEAPOLIS , Mich. , July 17. C.
M. Foot , grand exalted leading knight
of the grand logo , Order of Elks , died
In this city today from heart failure ,
superinduced by n complication of dis
eases. Mr. Footo was ono of the lend
ing citizens of Minneapolis , and n few
years Ince was a prominent candidate
for postmaster. Ho was CO years old.
Mr. Footo was ono of those Injured In
the collapse of the coliseum at At
lantic City , N. J. , In 1895.
I'lfly Thousand Itcsiiino.
PITTSnUHG. Pa. , July 17. Tinplate
plato workers throughout the country
to the number of nearly 50,000 resume
work tomorrow after an IdlonesH of
two weeks. The acalo fixed on at Chicago
cage Is based on the price of bars , the
minimum advance over last year's
scale IB placed at 1 $ per cent , which
will prevail until Juno 30 , 1900.
A Fri-o Imposition.
Fabrics and products from all the
world's leading markets arc dlaptnyflil
iy llaydon Bros. , "Tho life Store , " liv
Dmaha. This In n wonderful oxposl-
.Icn In Itfiolf. Visitors to Omaha make
It n point to Include It * uniting the
lolnts of Interest , oven when not In
terested In purchasing. Hayden Broa.
carry Ihunonso stocks and nro first to
Bliow all the now styles and fads and
Hot the fashions for the cntlro
west , Buying direct from for
eign and domestic manufactur-
orn.f they are enabled to quote
irlccs on stylish now goods , nwny bo-
ow. these 'charged ' by the ordinary
merchant for medium grades , bosldca
giving an almost unlimited assort
ment to Boloct from. Llnggago la
shocked frco for all vlsltois and walt-
ug rooms and writing material pro
vided free by this big firm.
Thorb 'nro 'throughout ' 'the United
kingdom nearly ono hundred arid thlr-
y thousand women engaged in teach-
ng , almost three { lined the number
of mou.
V. H. 1'iitcnt Ofllre llunlnr * * .
An application filed by us Juno 27 ,
1890 , for a label entitled * "Kldnoy
Bean , " for n medicine prepared and
sold by the "Manno Chemical Co. , of
Dos .Moltics , was allowed June SO.
Mrs. E. Marplo of DOB Molnos hat
nvented a design for a member of rt
jolt clasp adapted to bo permanently
fixed to the ends of a holt In such a
manner that nn ornamental member
can bo readily connected and discon
nected and used advantageously on
different belts at dlffororit times.
An application for a patent for Im
provements In corn harvesters , by
which the clogging Incident to moving
the stalks ( rom the cutters to the
Kill lint * In tintmiin 1 flln/1 Wr\Vrttn1int
20 , 1897 , for the Inventor , W. H. Gray ,
of Eddyvlllo , la. , was allowed July
1 , 1899.
Consultation and advice freo. Val
uable Information about securing , val
uing and soiling patents sent to nppll-
cants. Correspondence solicited.
THOS. G. ORWIG & CO. ,
Solicitors of Patents.
DCS Molnos , la. , July 8 , 1899.
The National City bank of Now York
which' has bought the old custom hauso
In that city , IB now the largest bank
In the United States , with deposits of
1120,000,000. Its stock , whoso par val
ue IB f 100 , Is quoted at ? 2,000 , and it in
scarce at that figure. Now It paya
{ 3,265,000 for n banking house , the
conditions of the sale being that the
government may occupy the building
until the now custom house Is com
pleted , paying rent at , the rate of 4
per cent per annum on the purchase
price. It la a rich bank , the Rockefellers -
follors , the Vandorbllts , the Havemcy-
or and the Morgans being represent
ed In the directorate.
President Andrew S. Draper of the
university of Illinois , who has como
forward IVB a candidate of tlmt-Btato
by the republican party , IB onoiof the
forotnost educators of this country.
For two years ho was the Btato super
intendent of Bchooln In Now York
Btato , and later ho was superintendent
of schools In Cleveland , and under lilo
administration they won the reputa
tion of being the finest public schools
In America.
Are You Unlliff Allon'n Fnot-KunoT
It Is the only euro for Swollen ,
Smarting , Burning , Sweating Foot ,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Alton's
Foot-Ea o , a powder to bo shaken Into
the shooB. At all Druggists and Shoo
Stores , 2Ec. Sample Bent FREW. Ad
dress , Allen 8. OlniBted , LeRoy , N. Y.
Even the soft tire of a bicycle will
cut n deep furrow In the heart when It
rldcB across God's law.
To T.umulry Drc nc anil Hklrts.
To Kut boat romillH , mix BOIUO "Kaultlow
Btarcli" hi H littlu cold watur ; whou dis
solved pour on bulling water until it bo-
comuH clear. All grocers soil "Faultless
Btarcli. " Largo package , lOc.
"irlnlrltvttv in ItinllnnHnn rnMinr fYinn
submitting to limitations accounts for
the narrowncHB of many lives.
? 118buyBnow upright piano. Schmol-
ler & Mueller , 1313 Farnani St. , Omaha.
It takes four weeks' hard labor to
prepare for a two weeks summer va
cation.
Are Yon Coining to Oiniihn ?
Bo fiuro to visit Hardy's , "Tho 99
Cent Store , " ) C19 and 1521 Douglas
Btroot. Toys , ijolls , Fancy Goods , etc.
No picnic IB n success to that woman
who doesn't get a ploco of her own
cake.
Plso'B ll _ _ . . Cure . . .11 1. for . , . . Consumption ! 4L. > * _ i.l * . A lUItK bos been T n a
Madison , 1MW 42d Are. , Chicago , 111.
Any dolt can Uiko tlmo by the fore
lock ; It takes a genius to hold on to
him by the heela.
Mr * . WlnMow's Hoothlnff Hyrnp ,
ForchtUlren teotblnR , nufionMlio Rtimi , reduces In
flammation , allays paineuros wind colic. 33c * bottlck
William Moore , a Kentucklan , 71
years of ago , has not loft his bed for
sixty-three years. Ho was Injured by
a horse when a child.
Dr. Martin Luther "Brooks , who died
In Cleveland the other day , at the age
of olghty-soven , made the first speech
In favor of abolition over delivered In
Oberlln , Ohio , which later became the
headquarters of the underground rail
way. It was on July 4 , 1833. A few
years later ho taught In Gallopolls ,
Ohio , the first colored school In the
state. Ho was ono of the chief stays
of the underground railway , and waa
a friend of Lincoln.
The first essential for enduring these
hot spoils Is to got plenty of sleep.
There Is eminent medical authority for
the statement that heat prostrations
are duo much moro to the oxhnustlno
Incident to insufficient sleep on suc
cessive hot nights than to the actual
intensity of the daily heat.
Thomas Dunn English hns Just cele
brated his 80th birthday at his homo
in Now Jersey. Ho Is the oldest liv
ing graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania. Still , his fame contin
ues to rest on the shoulders of Im
mortal "Bon Bolt. "