Nebraska Newspapers

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W.COOK TRIBUNE.
V. M. KIMMKLX , , Fubllfthcr.
McCOOK , NEBRASKA
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Kansas City's fifth annual horai
show opened most auspicuously.
Miss Helen Gould and party paid i
brief visit to Omaha on the 23d.
Ex-Governor Altgeld of Illinois ivll
make several political speeches in Ne
braska.
Ex-Governor Saunders is crltcall ;
ill at his home in Omaha. He is eve
80 years of age.
Montana volunteers testify that General
oral Otis is competent though over
burdened with work.
At St. Louis Tommy Hogan knockei
out Jack O'Keefe in the seventh roum
of what was to be a fifteenth roum
bout.
United States Minister to Argentln
William I. Buchanan has resigned am
William Lord of Oregon has been com
missioned his successor.
United States Senator Mallory o
Florida , a member of the industria
commission is ill , suffering from en
largement of the liver.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to do
nate $50,000 to the city of Duluth
Minn. , for a public library , providet
a suitable site is furnished by the city
Emperor William of Germany wil
exhibit the Frederick the Great collec
tion of curios , literary treasures ant
French paintings at the Paris exhibi
tion.
tion.Prof.
Prof. Paul F. Rohrbacker , one of tin
most prominent educators and must
cians of Western Pennsylvania , dice
at his home in Sewickley , aged 7J
years.
Vandals have defaced the newly ere-
ated monuments in Sieges-Allee , Ger
many. The nose and hands of sever
of the kaiser's ancestors have been de
molished.
The German minister , Von Mumm ,
and Mr. Eliot , the British member ol
tlie Samonan commission , held inter
views separately with Secretary Hay
touching Samoan affairs.
Among the passengers who arrived
on the 24th on the Ward liner Havana
from Cuba were Gen. Fitzhugh Let
and Col. E. G. Rathbone , in charge ol
the postal system in Cuba.
At a meeting of the board of direct
ors of New York Central railroad an
order as given for an increase of $15-
000,000 in the capital stock , which will
make the total capitalization $115-
000,000.
The premier , the Marquis of Salis
bury , was present in London at the
private dinner given to Benjamin Harrison
risen and Mrs. Harrison by United
States Ambassador Choate and Mrs.
Choate.
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The scarcity of seal and sable , fur
riers in Chicago declare , is the cause
of the big advance in the price ot all
furs. The ? 60 sable of last year is now
. .worth ? 150 , and ayed furs are up trom
20 to 7o per cent.
The comptroller of the currency de
clared a third dividend of 10 per cent
in favor of the creditors of the Fi t
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National bank of Neligh , Neb. , making
in all 40 per cent in claims proved ,
amounting to $98,464.
" The wind which has been blowing
a gale for several days is now abating ,
and it is thought the forest fires in
Wisconsin are under control. Several
thousand acres of valuable timber
land and much cordwood were burned.
The navy department will not send
a man-of-war to any of the Columoian
ports until further advised as to the
revolutionary movement there. The
Marblehead is within a day or two of
the cable station if she should be
needed.
A body of a young lady was found
in the Des Moines river at Des Moines ,
and identified as that of Mabel Scho-
field , of Macksburg , la. She was 21
years old , and came to that city a few
days ago to visit at the home of J. W.
Thomas.
The body of Lieutenant Colonel Mil-
ey was brought home on the transport
Sen-ator under escort. He was Gener
al Shatter's chief aide in Cuba and fell
a victoin to fever in the Philippines.
His widow and children reside in Cal
ifornia.
Frank Spaulding and William
Browning , who are alleged to have
been memoers of the party which ,
robbed the bank at Frankfort station
on the night of September 15 , have
been captured and are now in jail at
Havana , 111.
The Prince of Wales received Former
President Benjamin Harrison in audi
ence at Marlborough house. Mr. Harrison
risen visited the house of commons ,
accompanying A. J. Balfour , the gov
ernment leader in the house and the
first lord of the treasury.
Martin White , chief of police of
Omaha , died suddenly at his rooms
in the Merchants hotel of heart fail
ure. Chief White had been conflneu
to his rooms for three days with an
attsck of catarrh of the bilial ducts.
The disease was undoubtedly brought
on by close and continual application
to work.
Mrs. Michael Aukenbrand was killed
at"Kilchen's bridge , near Albion , 111. ,
by Mrs. A. McKone , neighbor , as the
result of a quarrel. Mrs. Aukenbrand
was returning from church when the
quarrel started. The two women were
in front of Mrs. McKnoe's house and
Mrs. Aukenbrand had a child in her
arms when her neighbor brained her
with a hatchet.
Twenty girls escaped from the State
Industrial School for Girls at Mitchell-
vllle , twenty miles east of Des Maines ,
la. They were pursued and captured ,
and these remaining in the school ,
about 100 ia number broke out into
violence , kicked the windows out and
destroyed property generally.
Through information imparted by
one Donald , Sheriff I iyne , of Ogden ,
has captured one of the parties con
cerned in the holdup of the Union Pa
cific train at WIlcox , Wyo. , on June
amount of money was
2 when a large
taken from the express company' safe.
Donald says there were nine men In
the gang.
Torn by One Insurrection , Anothzr Is tc
Bo Faced.
PRESIDENT ANDRADZ ! S OUSTED.
"Eiaiocho" Hcrnandc-4 1'roclaims Against
Castro Caracas In Kxuited and "Criti
cal" Kxi r ' i5S the Condition of Aftulrij
lu the South American Kepubllc 1)1111-
cultles That May Ilucome Very Serious ,
C ARC AS , Venezuela , Oct. 30. ( New
York Herald Special ) . "El Mocho"
General Jose Manuel Hernandez ,
started a revolution this morning
against General Castro , who ousted
President Andrade and assumed con
trol of the government last week.
General Hernandez , with an army
of 2,000 men left the capital for Ocu-
raane , which he will make his first
headquarters. General Castro counts
upon the support of the liberal party.
There is much excitement in Caracas ,
and the situation is regarded as crit
ical.
ical.General
General Jose Manuel Hernandez ,
who is known as "El Mocho , " the
maimed , because in one of his fights
he lost three of his fingers , has had
a checkered career in Venezuela. He
is the son of a carpenter , and has
always been very popular with the
masses. General Hernandez began
his military career nearly thirty years
ago. Also Veuezuelaans prize him for
his bravery. During his campaign
against Guzman Blanco in the early
seventies , he established a record for
strategy and personal valor. He has
been wounded in battle eighteen
times , has been twenty times captured
by the enemy , and for several years
was an exile in Cuba. Herandez
was at one time a candidate for the
presidency in Venezuela. He has
been engaged in at least two revolu
tions. He has sought to overturn the
government under Auduza , Rogaz
Paul , Agrespo and Andrade. General
Clpriano Castro , who is the present
dictator of Venezuela , was for many
years prominent in congress and long
familiar with governmental matters.
He showed considerable military skill
with his army of 15,000 men , which
he pitted against President Andrade.
At the head of his army he fought
and won a bloody battle near Tacuyo
on September 16. He seized the
towns of Vienna and Puerto Cabello.
and promptly established a new gov
ernment. Castro's revolution was
planned and organized in Colombia.
The better part of his army was com
posed of Colombian cowboys , mounted
on p.onies and armed with rifles. Cas
tro crossed the frontier and marched
rapidly to the coast. He swept every
thing before him , and the ranks of
his army rapidly swelled. After tak
ing Valencia he sent an ultimatum to
Andrade , demanding that Caracas be
surendered within ten days. It was
accepted.
The United StaUjj cruiser Detroit
was sent to Puerto Cabello to protect
American interests.
SHORT RATIONS , HARD ROADS.
That Is 1,01 of Americans Advancing on
Cabamxtusn.
MANILA , Oct. 30. General Young ,
with the infantry , is advancing upon
Cabanatuan under difficulties. The
country is furrowed with rivers and
deep ravines , the bridges over which
have been destroyed. The mud is deep ,
rations are short and the transporta
tion of supplies has been delayed by
low water and the poor condition of
the roads. There are sufficient stores ,
however , to keep the brigade. The in
surgents for a long time have lived
off the country , impoverishing it. The
American horses are not yet accus
tomed to the native grass and a long
bullock train has left San Fernandino ,
carrying hay for the cavalry.
The Spaniards report tliat there are
no insurgents at Cabanatuan.
The gunboat Lagua de Bay dispersed
a force of rebels who were engaged in
constructing trenches behind Santa
Rosa. The gunboat was fired on by a
party of insurgents bearing a white
flag. She is not grounded.
Hundreds of Chinese are going to
Angeles from Tarlac , paying the insur
gents for the privilege.
It is reported that Aguinaldo and the
Filipino congress are still at Tarlac.
There are about 500 insurgents be
fore Angeles. They have been quiet
for the last week. Two thousand
rebels are at Bamban , five miles to the
north.
General Bates has been recalled
from San Fernando and ordered to sail
for the southern islands as soon as
possible.
Ioo's Son a Lieutenant.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 30. George M.
Lee , son of Brigadier General Fitzhugh
Lee , has been appointed first lieuten
ant in the Thirty-ninth volunteer in
fantry , has been ordered to accompany
the Forty-seventh infantry from New
York to the Philippines , where he will
join his company. Young Lee was at
one time a cadet at the military acad
emy , but failed to graduate.
Sehley Guest of Atlanta.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Oct. 30. An invila-
ilon will be telegraphed tomorrow to
the First regiment of Maryland mili
tia , the first battalion naval reserves
of the state and the Baltimore drum
corps to be a special escort of honor
to Admiral Sehley in the big parade ,
which will attend the admiral's recep
tion here next Saturday.
Admiral Sehley will be the guest of
Atlanta November 4 and 5 , going the
day following to Birmingham.
Tortorlcans Gratefnl.
WASHINGTON. D. C. , Oct. 30. The
secretary of war has .received a copy
of resolutions adopted by the munici
pal council of San German , Porto Rico ,
saying that the municipality takes
pleasure in signifying to the American
people through Brigadier General
Davis , the military governor of Porto
Rico , the gratitude they feel for the
generous work of charity which is be
ing done for the poor people of the
island.
LEE ON CONDITIONS IN CUBA.
Former Consul General Sayn 1'coplo Ar
Improving.
WASHINGTON , Oct. SO. Genera
Fitzhugh Lee. who arrived in Wash
ington last night from New York , ii
an interwiew today said that the pee
pie of Cuba arc steadily improving un
der the existing protectorate of th
United States and are slowly , but sure
ly , rebuilding their war-wasted home
and repairing their crippled fortunes
Life and property are secure in Cuba
owing largely , he said , to the salutar ;
restraint exercised by the America ;
military authority. He thinks the tim
not yet ripe , however , for a purely Cu
ban government.
"Cuba , " said General Lee , "is im
proving. Tha Cubans are tractabli
and quiet -and the revolution has glvei
them self-respect and self-reliance
Their impulses are generally in th
right direction , but , of course , boti
in the theory and practice of self-gov
ernmcnt they ere wholly without expe
rience. There is among certain Cubans
a deep-seated prejudice against sonn
men , who the Cubans think , oppressec
Cubans under Spanish rule and if glv
en free rein the Cubans Avould mak <
short work of them.
"The United States government is
pledged to grant independence to Cubr
after the island has become DP.cifiei
and I believe that promise should be
fulfilled just as swiftly as we can Ir
reason and justice. The industrial sit
uation is improving and money is grad
ually going into Cuba , but nothing like
as fast as it would if investors wprf
sure that property would remain sat ?
for years to come and be orotected bj
a government strong enough to enforce
law and order. "
TO DRAFT NEW SPANISH TREATY.
Negotiations Will Soon Be Opened nl
Ma-lrld hy Minister Storer ,
WASHINGTON , Oct. 30. An under
standing has been reached by which it
is expected that negotiations will be
opened soon at Madrid for a new
treaty between the United States and
Spain. This will be the last step to
ward completely restoring the friend
ly relations between the countries.
The war with Spain swept the old
treaty out of existence and the only
international agreement in existence is
the peace treaty , which is confined to
the events growing out of the war , has
no reference to commerce , navigation ,
extradition and other manifold rela
tions between nations in times of
peace. The coming negotiations will
be for the purpose of forming such , a
treaty of commerce , amity and friend
ship.
Both sides expect that the new
treaty will be a great improvement on
the old one , which was an antiquated
document dating back to 1795 , with
many of the provisions devoted to the
boundary between Florida , then a pos
session of Spain , and the United
States. Save for the Gushing proto
col , it had been impossible to frame
a new treaty satisfactory to both sides ,
ind it remained for the Avar to dispose
3f it and thus open the way for a mod
ern treaty.
SLOSSON-SHAEFfER MATCH.
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Chreo Days' Billiard Tourney \VI11 Open
at Xetv York Tonlffht.
NEW YORK , Oct. 29. The big Slos-
son-Schaeffer three nights' billiard
natch will open here tomorrow night
in Madison Garden concert hall. Both
; he "Wizard" and the "Student" have
jeen hard at practice for over two
iveeks , and both have shown excep-
: ional form.
Using Ora Morningstar for a trial
lorse , Schaeffer has been averaging
light after night better figures than
; he world's record at cushion caroms ,
ind in one game he went out with an
.infinished run of 116. The best match
un on record is 165.
Slosson , too , ' has been showing
splendid form against McLaughlin ,
vith whom he has done most of his
practice , and repeatedly averaged
ibove the record , while one or two of
; he best runs have been very close be-
lind Ives' record figures.
The conditions of the match call for
100 points at cushion caroms , 300 each
jvening , and the stakes are ? 500 a side.
Bcceptlon to Twentieth Kansas.
TOPEKA , Kan. , Oct. 30. Elaborate
preparations are making for the re-
: eption to be accorded the Twentieth
Kansas regiment , which is due to ar-
ive here next Thursday from San
Francisco. Excursion trains are to be
un into Topeka from all points and
> ver 40,000 visitors are expected in the
: ity. Chief Justice Doster will be maser -
; er of ceremonies of the main exorcises
it the canitol grounds Thursday , when
Colonel Wilder S. Metcalf will return
: he regimental colors to Governor
loseph K. Hudson will present Briga-
lier General Frederick Funston with
he thousand-dollar s\vord purchased
> y the citizens of Kansas.
Henry's Remains at the Capital.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 30 The funer-
il train bearing the remains of the
ate General Henry arrived here from
sew York at 6:10 o'clock last night.
iVith a platoon of light artillery as an
iscort , the body was taken to Sf.
rohn's Episcopal church , where it will
ie in state under a guard of honor
urnished by the Guy V. Henry post
> f the Loyal Legion , until the funeral
omorrow.
All Quiet ut Ladysmitli.
LADYSMITH , Oct. 30. Everything
las remained quiet here today and the
vater supply is being renewed. A
lumber of resident civilians have been
irdered to leave the town under pen-
ilty of arrest. Lieutenant Miklejohn
if the Gordon Highlanders , who was
vounded at Elandslaagte in the arm ,
s improving after amputation of the
oember.
Steps Into Sclilcy's Shoes.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct. 30
tear Admiral Cromwell , who has had
ommand of the naval station at Ha-
ana since its establishment in Jan-
lary last , has been detached from that
luty and ordered to Washington with
. view to assignment as president of
fie naval retiring board , an office
ust vacated . .by Rear * Admiral W. S.
Ichley , the new commander-in-chief
f the South Atlantic station.
It Is Said McKinley Will Meet Them ii
Fortbcoimuj Message ,
PROMPT AVOWAL OF HIS POLICY
Ho Desires That There 15o Xo Teinporlz1
ing In tim 1'lilllppliio Question
Natives to Uo Given to Understaiu
What They Are to Kxpcct All Iilfor
rnutlou In lit Hand.
NEW YORK , Oct. 21. A special tc
the Herald from Washington says :
Prompt declaration by congress ir
favor of asserting and maintaining
complete sovereignty over the Philip
pines at whatever cost and in favor ol
vhe most liberal kind of self-govern
ment when the insurrection ends h
what the president wants. It is alsc
what the Philippine commissioner ;
want. There is a great deal yet foi
the president to do on his message and
for the peace commissioners to do on
their report , but this one important
conclusion is certain.
Your correspondent has excellent
authority for the statement that the
president intends to make specific rec
ommendations to congress in favor
of holding the Philippines permanent
ly and as to the form of civil gov
ernment to take the place of the mili
tary as soon as the Tagalos now in
rebellion surrender. It is authori
tatively stated that there will be no
half-way measures suggested for the
purpose of sidetracking the Philip
pine question until after the next
campaign. The president will face
the issue suqarely and give congress
the best information from his com
missioners and other sources to sup
port the position he has assumed.
Although members of the Philip
pine commission are not talking for
publication , there is no doubt they
will lay great stress in their report
upon the desirability of a prompt and
emphatic declaration , on the part of
congress , which will convince those
now in rebellion that all branches
of the government are united on the
question of permanent American con
trol in the Philippines. Such action ,
in the opinion of Admiral Dev/ey and
Prof. Schurman , will be almost as
effective as guns in ending the war in
the Philippines.
It is now only a question of the
specific kind of government the presi
dent will recommend. He will be gov
erned in his decision by the views
of the Philippine commissioners ,
whose final decision will be the result
of the deliberations they are here for
now. The first meeting of the com
missioners will be held in the State
department tomorrow , but they will
probably not begin the actual prep
aration of their report before next
Monday.
DEWEY RETURNS HIS THANKS.
Admiral Acknowledges Gift of Home
and Enters Into Possession.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 27. Frank A.
Vanderlip , chairman of the Dewey
home committee , has received the fol
lowing letter from Admiral Dev/ey :
"WASHINGTON , Oct. 26. Dear Sir :
I acknowledge the receipt this day of
the title deed to the beautiful house
presented to me by my countrymen.
My heart is full of gratitude to them
for this overwhelming expression of
their regard for me , and I request
that you will also accept and convey
to the committee my heartfelt thanks
for your and their efforts. Very sin
cerely yours ,
"GEORGE DEWEY. "
ARMOR FOR WARSHIPS.
Goi eminent Factory Could Not Supply
the Maine , Ohio and Missouri.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct. 27. The
Navy department has made public the
report of Rear Admiral O'Neil , chief
of ordnance. It shows a satisfactory
condition of affairs in all departments
save that of armor. The question of
a government armor factory , he says ,
should have no bearing upon the sup
ply of armor for the Maine , Ohio and
Missouri , as it would be impracticable
to obtain armor from such a source in
time to complete these vessels.
Vanderhllfs Will.
NEW YORK , Oct. 27. Senator De-
pew tonght gave out a statement of
the terms of the will of the late Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. It shows that the
fortune is estimated at $70,000,000. Al
fred Gwynn Vanderbilt will get about
? 50,000,000. He thus becomes the head
of the family. The will gives Corne
lius Vanderbilt about $1,500,000. It
gives to each of the remaining broth
ers and sisters about $7,500,000. Al
fred , of course , not included.
Out of a spirit of affection and for
the purpise of satisfyng all the mem
bers of the family , Alfred Gwynn
Vanderbilt gives his brother Cornelius
enough of his inheritance to make his
fortune equal to that of the other
members , namely , $7,500,000.
Uncle Sam's Lands.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct. 27.
The annual .report of Commissioner
Hermann of the general land office ,
made public today , shows a grand to
tal of 929,308,068 acres of unappropri-
ited and unreserved public lands in
the United States.
The disposals of public lands during
the fiscal year show an increase of
? 28,516 acres as compared with the
iggregate of the previous year. The
total cash receipts of the service in-
: reased $792,142 over last year. Orig
inal homestead entries showed a de
crease of 28,970 acres in area involved
ind final entries an increase of 39,132
icres in area.
Will Shoot American Shot.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct. 27. Ad-
nlral Watson at Manila has informed
the Navy department that the Spanish
junboat Arayat , sunk May , 1S98 , in
: he Passig river , has been raised. Her
lull , boiler and machinery are in fair
condition and she will be repaired.
DEATH Of GEN. HENRY.
New Commander of tlic Deportment o
the Missouri SuccunihH to Pneumonia
NEW YORK , Oct. 28. Brigadie
General Guy V. Henrry , U. S. A. , lati
military governor of Porto Rico , diei
a few minutes before ! o'clock this
morning at his home , 139 Madlsoi
avenue , of pneumonia , aged CO years
He had been unconscious for severa
hours and his end was peaceful. A
his bedside were all the members o ;
his family except his son , Captalr
Guy V. Henry , jr. , who is in the Phil
ipplncs.
When General Henry was taken il
ten days ago Dr. Smith , a specialist ir
pulmonary troubles was summoned
and he later called in consultatior
two other physioians. The patienl
commenced to sink yesterday and ir
the afternoon became unconscious
Oxygen was used last night in th (
hope of carrying him through tlu
crisis , but it was of no avail. His
wife , his son , Seton , and his daughter ,
Mrs. Benton , the latter of whom ar
rived from Newcastle , Va. , late in the
evening , were with him when he died ,
Lieutenant P. E. Frank of his staff
was also at his bedside.
General Henry's remains will be
taken from his home on Sunday and
wlil be placed on a special car and
the car attached to the Washington
express , which leaves at 12:55 : p. m.
Arriving in Washington , the body will
be taken to St. John's church , where it
will lie in state with a special military
guard until 11:30 o'clock Monday
morning , at which hour the funeral
services well be had.
The body will be escorted from the
house to the train in this city by the
national and state troops. Of the lat
ter there will be the Seventh , Sixty-
ninth and Seventy-first regiments.
CORNELIUS , JR. , NOT A BEGGAR.
Says Ills Father Hud Agreed to Give Him
StOOOOOOO
NEW YORK , Oct. 28. The World to
morrow will publish the following :
Cornelius Vanderbilt , at his home at
COS Fifth avenue , at 10:45 : last ( Fri
day ) night made this important state
ment to a world representative :
"The agreement by which I receive
$0,000,000 from my brother's portion of
the estate has been made to appear as
a mere gift. It is no gift , but the re
sult of a compact entered into before
my father's decease. By this compact
I was to receive no less than ? iO,000-
000.
000."The
"The truth of the matter is that an
agreement or an adjustment was made
from the beginning. Yes , I may say
from the beginning to'the end. There
was an understanding between us that
my share should be no less than § 10-
000,000. "
WOMAN'S WORK AT MANILA
Hospital Aid Society Formed With Mrs.
T.iuvtou at tlio Head.
MANILA , Oct. 2S. A hospital aid
society has been organised here by
the ladies of military circles. Mrs.
Lawton , wife of General Lawton , has
been elected president.
Mrs. Liscomb is to have charge of
the work for the first reserve hospital.
Mrs. Page for the second reserve hos
pital , and Mrs. Starr for the third re
serve hospital , each selecting a corps
of assistants from ladies in the mili
tary circle.
Contributions from Daughters of the
American Revolution and from the
Manila Aid society of Detroit are to
be distributed. It is the intention to
supply to the sick and wounded , first ,
clothing , slippers and periodicals , and
to visit them personally.
CECIL RHODES SEES FIGHT.
Diamond King Kevels in the AVar lie
I5rou ; ht Ahout.
CAPETOWN , Oct. 28. According to
further advices from Kimberley , the
Boers removed their killed and wound
ed in carts. No reliable estimate of
their losses has been made.
Mr. Rhodes rode out and watched
the fight. The townspeople , includ
ing the women , mounted the trenches ,
watching eagerly for the return of the
troops. Mr. Rhodes is cheerful and
gives dinner parties daily , at which
luxuries are abundant.
Illinois Centr.il Expanding ; .
CHICAGO , 111. , Oct. 28. The Record
will say tomorrow : Before many
months have passed it is confidentially
said the Illinois Central will be a com
for Nashville busi
petitor-on-the-spot
ness. In local railway circles yester
day it was persistently rumored that
the road had practically completed ar
rangements for entering Tennessee's
capital , and the plan would be carried
out as rapidly as possible. It was said
that an extension of the line would be
made from Hopkinsville , Ky. , to Clark-
ville , Tenn. , a distance of about thirty
miles , and that the projected line of
the Tennessee Central would be used
from Clarkville into Nashville.
Show Horses Sold.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Oct. 27. An
ncident of the Kansas City horse j
> how was the sale of a 2-year-old sad-
lie horse today for $3,000. The horse
s Rev Blee's , shown by John Donovan ,
r. , of St. Joseph , Mo. , and the pur-
: haser was George Bernard of Colo-
ado Springs. Another notable sale was
hat of Queensberry , an 8-yes.r-old
ihestnut gelding , shown by George
Pepper of Toronto. Kirk Armour of
his city paid $600 for the horse. In
he high jumping contests to night Tvlr.
3epper took nrst and second prizes
vith Queeasberry and Sardonyx , by
bearing hurdles six feet two inches
ligh. In the four-in-hand class ,
lorses only counting. A. A. Busch of
3t. Louis took the honor from his
ownsman , John S. Bratton.
British I'orce From Manila.
MANILA , Oct. 28. An informal
neeting was held here this evening of
nen proposing to proceed to South
Africa to fight for the British. More
; han 100 Englishmen , Australians and
Americans decided to go. They organ-
zed a party and believe they can se-
: ure 200 men. The volunteers include
ix-soldiers , frontiersmen. Englishmen
'amiliar'with the Transvaal and com-
nercial clerks.
Lived on IIM "iJr.ive-arccii' ' Money.
A California exile from New Jersey
has been living for the last score or
more of years on the credit of havini ;
been dead. Shortly after his departure
from home his relatives at thcs East
svere advised of his dissolution nnd
sent money to bury him , forwarding
subsequent installments year by year
to keep his grave in suitable care antl
decoration. On this original fund and
annuity he has managed to eke out a-
tolerable living , and to an outward
seeming is worth a dozen dead men
yet.
"Daly Feed i
Man and Steed. "
Feed your nerves , also , on pure blood if
you ivouM hc've them strong. Men and
women 'who are nervous are so because
their nerves are starved. When they
make their blood rich and pure with Hood's
Sarsaparilla their nervousness disappears
because the nerves are properly fed.
Only Dangerous for His Friend.
"Shell curtains" are the newest fad
in New York. It comes from the sea
shore resorts of Long Island , where
shells are found , but it has broken out
in the city with marked virulence.
Some ingenious person has found that
it is an easy thing to pierce the shells
that are picked up along the beaches ,
and that when they are strung on wire
they make dainty ornaments. Lamp
shades , hanging baskets , portieres and
window curtains are made of these
shells , and the effect Is both novel and
brilliant. The light shines through
them , bringing out the delicate translucence -
lucence and discovering new beauties
in a veiy common object of the sea
shore.
Sea Shall Curtain Fad.
The Chicago Law Journal says that
a certain doctor had occasion , when
only a beginner in the medical pro
fession , to attend a trial as a witness.
The opposing counsel , in oross-epamin- f
Jng the young physician , made sieveral
sarcastic remarks , doubting the ability
of so young a man to understand his
business. Finally be asked : "JDo you
know the symptoms of concussion of
the brain ? " "I do , " replied th'e doc
tor. "Well , " continued the attorney ,
"suppose my learned friend , Mn. Bag-
ing , and myself were to bang oui heads
together , should we get concussion of
the brain ? " "Your learned friend , Mr.
Baging , might , " said the doctoA.
At the Old "Fisho Shoppe. "
Simpson's restaurant in Bird-in-
Hand court , Cheapside , London , { which
recently announced that all French
wines were off its list because of the
Dreyfus case , was established in" " 1723 ,
and is known as the"Old < Fishe
Shoppe. " It has a dally ritual ay fam
ous as the pudding at the Cheshire
cheese at the table of the Fathers at
Carr's. The Simpsonian rite is the
guessing of the cheese. Dally a. new
cheddar is put on the table and to each
diner is given paper , on which he
wiites his guess of its height , weight
and girth. Then , with reverent cere
mony , the president weighs and meas
ures the cheese. '
Monument to a Horpo.
William C. Whitney is erecting at
his country home in Westbury , Jl. I. ,
i costly monument over the gnjfve of
tils favorite horse. The horsi * was
burned in the fire in Mr. Whirney's
stables early last spring. The stonfi
3f the monument was bought iij Eu
rope while in a rough state at J oslyu
last week , and from there tak n to
Mr. Whitney's place. It Avill be { Beau
tifully carved , and when competed
have cost $1,000. \ \
The "Pocket Monkey. "
A pet so tiny that it can be carried
in a woman's muff is the "pocket | mon-
key. " This little creature has ; j ! face
the size of a 10-cent piece , with snlnll ,
sven teeth , which he displays jvlieu
altering the soft , birdlikc sound r'allfcl
: orth by excitement or fear. Hlshfondy
s only a few inches long , bt $ liis
? lumy tail is long , and he cuj-ls it
iround his neck when sleeping , j
Too Many Vtaiil ( haril * .
The State Charities ASd
) f New York , has received a r
'rom a special committee sayings that
.he number of children placed j'ji in
stitutions at public expense as 4esti-
.ute has risen far beyond the normal
atio , and the evil is thought $ o bo
jrowing rapidly , due to the inerti ins
.endency of people who do not inrrd
mblic charity to avail tbemsflvfs'of it.
Alcohol for Autoir. < ilillf. .
The majority of motor cars arc j no-.v
Iriven by petroleum , but a French
inftneer recommends the use of jilcc-
ioV instead of it , and motors are jjelng1
iltered so as to consume ir. Tb re is
10 fear of explosion with alfohol : ] and
t is said to be less costly than i jtro-
eura. :
A H.id Case. j
Corcoran So you've bncn to Bos
on , eh ? Did you find the steels
reeked ? 3
'Rorcherling Crooked : &reat
; nakes ! Every time I went otfl for
walk I met myself corning li-k. ! )
Cew York Pre = s. !
'I
V.'ell , Hardly.
Mother Why did you let him- kiss
ou ? ;
Daughter How could I help ilj ? He
was holding both my hands , snd I
ouldn't kick him , could I ? : New
rork Journal. j
The IJnnqhter's fiift. {
The gift to Admiral Dewey wh > jle in
loston of the Massachusetts Daughter * ;
f the Revolution was an iracjenEe
ouquet of 150 American Beauty J-OBCS
Landing five and one-half feet
The great man's greatest rtiscij-very
s the greatness in other men.
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