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BRIEf TELEGRAMS.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued a call on national banks for a
statement of their condition at the
close of business Saturday , December
1 2.
I The rush of bills in the house of
representatives on the 5tli was the
greatest in the history of the house ,
the total being 8C1 bills , public and
private , and thirty resolutions.
The Methodist college presidents at
their final session at Indianapolis dis
cussed the Great American university.
Bishop Hurst , in charge of the matter ,
says all but a small amount of the ne
cessary $5,000,000 has been raised.
Admiral Dewey has , rented a pew
in the fashionable St. John's Episco
pal church , Washington , of which Rev.
Macky Smith is pastor. He has also
been chosen a trustee of the Episcopal
temple on the Tennallytown road.
News has been received that the
American schooner Robert Ruff , from
Mobile , struck a reef near Vera Cruz
last week and was wrecked. Captain
tain Kaecker of New Orleans was
\l \ drowned. The fate of the crew is un
known.
In honor of his completion of fifty
years' continuous service in the Chicago
cage fire department , the Chicago Un
derwriters' Association gave a silver
loving ccup to Fire Marshal Denis J.
Swenie , who is now the head of the
Chicago fire department.
The American Book company of
New York and Chicago completed ne
gotiations by which the entire pub
lication of the Harper ijros. college
and high school text books is trans
ferred. The list of these publications
comprises 450 works and includes the
complete classical series of rUeek and
Roman literature , grammars and dic
tionaries.
Assistant Secretary Allen has re
ceived a letter from Captain J. G.
Greene , commandant of the naval sta
tion at Havana , saying that contracts
have been executed for exhuming the
remains of the dead of the battleship
Maine , burled in the Colon cemetery ,
and saying that they can be removed
to the United States at any time after
the 15th inst.
Rev. John B. Hespelin of the Re-
demptorist order in the United States ,
is dead at the rectory of St. Peter's
Roman Catholic church in Philadel
phia in his 78th year. Father Hespe
lin was born in Bavaria June 24 , 1821.
At the age of 23 years he came to the
United States. He served churches in
the states of New York , Pennsylvania ,
Maryland , Ohio and New Jersey.
1 ! A Buffalo paper says : Evidence ac
cumulates to support the theory that
John Webster , husband of Nellie Mc-
Henry , the actress , ended his life in
the rapids just above the cataract at
Niagara Falls. There is presumptive
evidence that he had business trou
bles. He was seen at the falls on the
afternoon of Monday , November 20.
Friends of the missing man are con
vinced he is dead.
The German Tageblatt draws atten
tion , as a characteristic feature of the
president's message , to the fact that
Germany is referred to first among
the foreign states , and that the rela
tions with the German empire occupy
the most space. In Germany the mes
sage is generally welcomed , and it is
felt that with good will on each side
and thorough understanding between
the two countries recent disputes will
be easily disposed of.
The record of a first mortgage , in
volving $5,000,000 and covering prop
erty in several states , was filed in Chi
cago. The mortgage was given by the
American Malting company of New
Jersey to Walter G. Oakman and
George R. Trumbull of New York city
as trustees. The property covered by
it lies in New York , Pennsylvania ,
Ohio , Michigan , Illinois , Minnesota
and Wisconsin. The instrument re
quired ? 2,500 in revenue stamps.
Mr. Pierce , the United States charge
at St Petersburg , has supplied to the
state department a mass of additional
details respecting the new policy of
the Russian government of leasing by
auction the gold mining territory in
Siberia. His report , which is just
published , includes not only the form
al condition of contracts , but also the
results of an expeditionary survey of
the Siberian rivers , indicating the lo
cation and character of the various
gold fields.
General Brooke reports the deaths
on the 3d instant of Albert- Chase ,
company E , Seventh cavalry , at Pinar
del Rio , of peritonitis , and Robert Ar-
nott , company I , First cavalry , at
Guanajay , of pulmonary congestion.
Private advices report that the
Kurds have avenged the recent incur
sion of Prussian Armenians into tne
Alashgerd district , in Turkish Armen
ia , by pillaging the Armenian village
of Kostur and massacring 300 of its
inhabitants.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn , in
speaking of the late Senator Hayword ,
said : Our state and nation have sus
tained a great loss in the untimely
death of Senator Hayward. As a pioneer
neer in the formative period of our
commonwealth , his life and his true
Americanism have been impressed
upon us and our institutions. His
sterling worth , dispassionate charac
ter , loving disposition and kindness
of heart have made him beloved by all
who know him , attributes which will
cause his memory to be revered with
love and profound affection. "
The. state of Missouri is to take
steps against the lead combine , which
is in the. nature of a "lead-pipe cinch. "
Arrangements are about completed
for the Masonic celebration of Wash
ington , D. C. , of the centennial of tiie
death of Worshipful George Washing
ton on December 1.
Owwing to the attitude of the Peruv
ian chamber of deputies the members
of the cabinet have tendered their res
ignations to the president.
Arthur Gardiner , Earl Kiser and
Tom Cooper , the bicyclists , will go to
Paris next year. Prizes , offered by the
exposition company will amount to
Defeat of Gatacro the Most Severe Ee-
pulss British Have Suffered ,
A OREAT MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.
General's Force of 2,000 Greatly Redncccl
by Dutch StrjitCRy Many OJHcers
Among the "Wounded Jlrilish Com-
inunder Says Ilo Will Wire thoOTull
Later.
LONDON , Dec. 11. The war office
publishes the following dispatch from
General Forestier-Walker at Capetown.
Gatacre reports :
"Deeply regret to inform you that I
met with a serious reverse in the at
tack on Stromburg I was misled as
to the enemy's position by the guides
and found impracticable ground.
"Casualties , so far as known at the
present , are :
"Second battalion , Irish Royal Ri
fles Wounded : Lieutenant Colonel
Eager , Major Eaton , Captain Bell , Cap
tain Kelly , Lieutenant Stevens Lieu
tenant Barnardston.
"Suffolk Regiment Wounded : Second
end Lieutenant Maynard and twelve
men. Missing : Captain Weir , Lieu
tenant Christee , Second Lieutenant
Rodney , two hundred and ninety men.
"Fourth Field Battery Severely
wounded : Lieutenant Lewis and
three men. Slightly wounded : Two
men.
"Seventy-seventh Field Battery
Killed : One gunner , wounded ; Major
Perceval.
"Northumberland Fusileers Missing
Major Stevens , Captain Fletcher , Cap
tain Merely , Second Lieutenant Wake ,
Second Lieutenant Coulson , Lieutenant
Radcliffe , three hundred and sixty-five
officers and men.
"Royal Berkshire Regiment Killed :
One private.
"Tho remainder of my casualties
will be wired as soon as ascertained. '
LONDON , Dec. 11. ( New York
World Cablegram. ) The Post says :
The good news which comes today
from Ladysmith is more than counter
balanced by the very 'serious reverse
encountered at Stormburg by Gatacre.
The Boers in the latter movement of
fered no opposition till our men
reached the Impregnable position
which they were defending , when they
opened a hot and unexpected fire.
The engagement began at 4:15 a. m.
Sunday and lasted till 7 when , after an
artillery duel , our men withdrew and
marched back to Molteno.
So ran the first dispatch , giving
merely an impression of a fruitless
adventure and leaving us utterly un
prepared for the bare figures of our
less which came in the second report.
All the advices that have so far
reached us make the fight at Storm-
burg take rank after Nnicholson Nek
as the most serious reverse of the
war. We don't yet know its full pro
portions , but judging from what we
have the worst must remain behind.
Already the list of missing is close to
600. In the Second Northumber
land Fusileers six officers are re
ported missing. There are no de
tails to the First Dorsetshire
regiment of whose presence with
Gatacre we learn for the first
time that 306 men are reported miss
ing and there are no details as to of
ficers. It is impossible , therefore , to
avoid the conclusion that we don't
know the full extent of the reverse.
The moral of this unfortunate affair
is that we have been trying to press
home on the government the fact that
men are wanted. Men must be sent ,
cavalry and horse artillery most es
pecially , unless in sheer parsimony we
are to throw away a corner of the
empire.
BULLET ! N HIS BRAIN.
Charles R. Grove is Shot and Killed Be
hind His Bar.
OMAHA , Dec. 11. As the result of
an altercation which ended in Tom
Collins being forcibly thrown out of
"Shorty" Charles Grove's saloon at
Thirteenth and Dodge streets , one
night last week , Collins deliberately ,
it is alleged , shot and mortally wound
ed the proprietor in the latter's place
of business about 8:30 o'clock last
night.
A bullet from the 38-caliber bulldog
revolver entered the head of the vic
tim from above , ranging downward
for a depth of more than four inches
and burying itself in his brain. He
was taken at once to the Presbyterian
hospital. The physician pronounced
the wound to be almost certain/
fatal. Grove died at midnight with
out once regaining consciousness. Col
lins is in jail. He says he is glad of
the act and is prepared to pay the
penalty.
New Quarantine Laws.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. Surgeon
General Wyman of the marine hos
pital service , in view of the officially
reported prevalence of the plague in
Santos , Brazil , and Oporto , Portugal ,
and the local conditions at those ports ,
has issued regulations to prevent its
introduction into the United States ,
which regulations are to remain in
force until thirty days .after the offi
cial announcement of the cessation of
the plague in those cities. The regula
tions prescribe in detail the treatment
of vessels from the infected ports ,
methods of disinfection of ships , cargo ,
personal effects of passengers an.1
crew , the final disposition of vessels ,
etc.
Fireman Killed in a Wreck.
CHEYENNE , Dec. 11. About 3
o'clock this morning a collision be
tween two freight trains occurred at
Borie , twelve miles west of Cheyenne
on the Union Pacific. Locomotive
Fireman Benjamin Stocking was in
stantly killed , lingineer Ernest Dav
ies was caught between the cab and
tank of his engine , being seriously and
perhaps fatally injured. Fireman
John Ccstello was .pinned under the
wreckage and was removed with two
mangled feet and a crushed hand. He
was sent to the Danver hospital on a
special train. Engineers Rollins and
Veig were slightly hurt by jumping.
EXPRESS ROBBERY AT CHEYENNE.
The X'.iciflc Company L.OHCH Several
Thousand Dollars.
CHEYENNE , Dec. 11. The details
of a most daring robbery are just com
ing to light here. Last night between
the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock , the of
fice of the Pacific Express company was
robbed of several thousand dollars In
money , and , although officers set to
vvork on the case immediately and the
strictest secrecacy has been maintained
not a single clue has been discovered.
There is a small force of men in the
express office at night to handle ex
press on incoming and outgoing trains
and when these trains arrive the men
have been in the habit of locking the
office. This was done last night as
usual and when the express men re
turned twenty minutes later the north
door , or city entrance , was open , as
was also the safe door. The discovery
was ma'de that all of the money con
tained in the safe was missing.
Officials of the express company re
fuse to state the amount of money
taken , which is reported to be between
$5,000 and $25,000. It is reported thai
the saf contained a large shipment
of gold which was to have gone to one
ol the banks in central Wyoming over
the Cheyenne & Northern this morn
ing , but the officials will say nothing
about the matter. Indications point
to the fact , however , that the loss is
considerable.
The entire express office force is
under surveillance and the robbery is
being thoroughly investigated.
EIGHTEEN REBELS ARE KILLED.
One Hundred Filipinos Attack a Wagon
Train.
MANILA , Dec. 11. A force of 100
insurgents yesterday attacked near
Balsuag a wagon train escorted by
thirty men of the Sixteenth infantry.
A sharp engagement followed. The
Filipinos lost eighteen in killed and
nine captured.
During the recent arrack by insur
gents upon Vigan the Filipinos ob
tained possession of the plaza and of
o. church in the center of the town ,
from which the Americans dislodged
them. It seems that the escaped
Spaniards obtained guns and fought
with the Americans against the insur
gents.
CERVERA WRITES A HISTORY.
Vindicates Himself for Loss of His
Squadron.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. Another
contribution to the naval literature of
the Spanish war has been published by
the bureau of naval intelligence. It is
a history by General Cervera of the
fleet under his command which was de
stroyed by tne American squadron off
Santiago. The original publication
was authorized by the queen regent of
Spain on the petition of Admiral Cer
vera who wished to vindicate himself
for the loss of his squadron after hav
ing been sent to Cuba against his ear
nest protest.
ALEJANDR1NO TIRES OP WAR.
Reports of the Filipino General's Sur
render to itlacArthur.
MANILA , Dec. 11. An expedition
headed by the battleship Oregon left
Manila for Subig last night. It is re
ported that the Filipino commander
General Alejandrino , with his staff , has
surrendered to General MacArthur.
There is also a rumor that Alejan
drino is .at Aguilar suffering from H
wound received in a fight between in
surgents and bandits and that he will
be given an opportunity to surrender
and will be properly cared for.
Surgeon Rafter's Pay Stopped.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. One of the
results of the investigations made in
the case of the troopship Tartar is
the stoppage of the pay of Major John
A. Rafter , surgeon Twentieth Kansas
volunteers. This action was taken at
the request of General Shafter and was
seconded by Secretary Root. General
Shafter , who has direction of the in
quiry , suggested that the pay in Sul-
geon Rafter's case be suspended until
certain accounts for the provisioning
of sick soldiers on board the transport
are settled. In a protest , which Major
Rafter has filed with the war depart
ment , he represents that he is not res
ponsible for the conditions which pre
vailed on the Tartar.
To Rebuild Tehautepec Road.
LONDON , Dec. 11. The Westminis
ter Gazette says Sir Weetman Dickin
son Pearson , M. P. for Chelchester and
head of the firm of S. Pearson & Son ,
limited , contractors for public works ,
has completed negotiations with the
Mexican government to take over the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec railroad on a
fifty-years' lease. It is said that he
will reconstruct the railroad and con
struct a harbor at each end. The har
bors are to cost 110,000,000.
Fix Date for Convention.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Dec. 11. Chairman
James C. Dahlman has issued a call
for the democratic central committee
to meet in Lincoln. January 5 , to fix
the time and place for holding the
state convention to name delegates to
the national democratic convention. An
effort will be made by Lancaster coun
ty democrats to have the convention
held in Lincoln , March 19 , that being
the date of W. J. Bryan's 40th birth
day.
Spanish Prisoners Safe.
MADRID , Dec. 11. An official dis
patch from Manila says that 22D Span
iards , who were formerly prisoners in
the hands of the Filipinos , have ar
rived there.
Fears the British Navy ,
PARIS , Dec. 11. The Figaro pub
lishes -interview .today with M.
Lockroy , former French minister of
marine , in the course of which he
says :
"The British navy is twice as strong
as ours. It is able to otiose simul
taneously the navies of France and
the triple alliance , . Everywhere French
fleets are stationed they are confront
ed by twice or thrice their strength.
France must have cables. Great Brit
ain's bases of support are all connected
and the British are ready for war to
morrow , if necessary , with every na
tion on the globe , "
Confession of "Woman Clears Up Mystery
of Odessa Double Killing.
MRS. LAUE TELLS THE TRUTH.
She Asserts that I-'runic IMnsmore Killed
Luuo and Mrs. Olnsuiorc Hu First
I'olsonctl His Wife , Then Carried Her
Itody to the Kitchen Lauc SI.4 t While
Asleep lu lied.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Dec. 9. ( Special
to the Omaha Bee. ) The mystery sur
rounding the double murder that oc
curred at Odessa , ten miles west of
Kearney , Monday night , in which th'i
lives of Lillian DInsiaore and Fred
Lane were taken , has been cleared up.
Mrs. Laue , the wife of the murdered
man , made a confession , in which she
charged Frank L. Dmsmore , husband
of the murdered woman , with commit
ting both crimes. The confession was
made only after several hours' work
with Mrs. Laue by a brother and an
uncle of the dead man. As soon as
Mrs. Laue had confessed to them D.
Laue , the uncle mentioned , at whose
house they were staying , hitched up
his team and brought her to Kearney ,
arriving here at 2 o'clock this morn
ing. County Attorney Nye Avas called
upon and met Mrs. Nye and the broth
er and uncle of the dead man at the
city hall , where the confession was
taken down in writing and signed by
the witnesses.
Attorney Nye refuses to give out
any of the contents of tiie confession ,
and the following was obtained from
a person who was a witness to the con
fession before coming to Kearney and
also when it was taken down in writ
ing.
ing.It
It seems that for several months
Dinsmore has been infatuated with
Mrs. Laue , and on different occasioa
has tried to get her to elope with him ,
which , however , she refused to do. It
also appears from statements made by
her and Mrs. Dinsmore's brothers thai
Dinsmore possessed hypnotic power ,
which power Mrs. Laue claims to have
been under for the last six months.
Mrs. Dinsmore's brothers say that he
has had their sister under his power
for several years. Dinsmore * is charged
with laying the plans for the killing
of both persons and Mrs. Laue says
he told her what to nay at the inquest.
Dinsmore wanted to commit the
crime Thanksgiving night , she says ,
but was persuaded to put it off by
Mrs. Laue.
Monday night Mr. and Mrs. Dins-
more had retired at their usual time ,
as also had Mr. Laue. Shortly after
ward Dinsmore came into the kitchen
where Mrs. Laue was sitting and told
her that part of the deed was done ,
and that he would have to finish the
job , at once going to Laue's room and
shooting him while he was still in bed.
Dinsmore then brought his wife down
stairs and placed her on the floor in
front of the kitcnen stove , where she
lay until she had been examined by
a doctor.
Mrs. Dinsmore's death was caused
by poison , probably prussic acd , as a
receipt fcr its taking is reported to
have been found in a desk by the man
sent to Odessa by the Omaha Elevator
company to take Dinsmore's place.
The brothers of Mrs. Dinsmore say
they spent thousands of dollars in
procuring evidence against Dinsmore
to show their sister that he was unfit
for her to marry , but he possessed the
power to make her love him.
The confession of Mrs. Laue has
caused great sensation and rumors
that an attempt will be made to lynch
Frank Dinsmore are flying thick and
fast. Extra guards are on duty at the
county jail , loaded with repeating
Winchester rifles. Sheriff Funk is de
termined to protect the ' re
gardless of consequences.
Frank Dinsmore was taken to North
Platte for safekeeping. He was ex
tremely nervous and frightened and
wanted the guards to keep close to
the cab in which he was taken from
the jail to the train. He will be kept
there until his preliminary trial.
COMPARISON GP APPROPRIATIONS. .
Estimates for This Year S 114,298,578
More Than Lnst Year.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 9. An analyti
cal comparison of the estimates for
this year and the appropriations for
last year was issued today by Messrs.
Cleaves and Courtes , the clerks of the
senate and house appropriation com
mittees , respectively. It shows total
estimates this year of $738,855,248 ,
against $694.006,489 last year. The es
timates this year are ? ij.4,298,578 more 1
than the amount actually appropriated
last year. The chief increases are :
Army , $47,281,929 ; fortifications , $ G-
819,035 ; navy , $26.145,539 ; postoffice ,
$5,143,661 ; sundry civil , $21,686,777.
The total estimates for this year ex
ceed the total estimated revenue for
1891 by $71.081,984 , but counting the 3
sinking fund this excess is reduced to 3t
.18,081,994. . t
IOWANS TO JOIN BOER ARMY.
Sell Their Farm Near Holstein an l Start
for the Cape. .
HOLSTEIN , la. , Dec. 9. William
and Daniel Davies have sold their fine
360-acre farm here and will go to South
Africa. Their father. Daniel Davies , is
a large farmer at West Berkley. Caps
Colony , and has sent for them to join
the Boer forces. Eight weeks ago they
received a letter from him saying ail
the farmers in that section were plan
ning an uprising in Boer interests and
asking them to come. They left im
mediately on the sale of their prop
erty.
For Aiding .lobe's Escape. ;
COLUMBUS , O. , Dee. 9. Indictments
were returned in the United States
court here today against William M. :
Shockley and his son. Harry E. Shock-
ley , jailer and deputy , respectively , at
the FranJilin county jail , for complic
ity in tne escape of Captain Ike T.
Jobe , late of the Sixth United States
volunteer infantry , who was being held
for appearance before this" term of ;
court. The indictment charges the
jailers with voluntarily suffering the :
prisoner to escape.
SORROW FOR HAYVVARD.
JJcinnlriH of the J.nto gritutor Conveyed
to tin ? Tomb.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Dec. S.
A lingering whiff of luminous fra
grance from banks of splendid flow
ers ; a few heartfelt sentences of lov
ing eulogy ; a loving look at the past
and all that mortality ever claimed of
Senator Monroe L. Hayward was tear
fully consigned to the marble sarco
phagus that may mark his resting
place until time shall be no more.
It was the expressed wish of the
family that the funeral should be as
private as possible. In some respects
it was , as the ceremony was decidedly
simple , although prolonged. During
the hours of between 10 a. m. and 12
m. the remains lay in state in the
front parlor. Great bunches of rare
exotics and sincerely suggestive de
signs rested on every table and over
the massive metallic casket sheathed
in deep velvet. The face of the dead
senator was but little wasted and the
color was an animated gray , devoid
of the yellow transparency of death.
Hundreds passed around the bier.
As soon as the parlors were vacated
and the family spent therein the most
agonizing hour that comes to mortals.
The mainstay among them was the
gallant son , William , who sought to
comfort his mother for the absence
of her other son in the Philippines.
The services were conducted by
Rev. H. L. House of the Baptist
church. Scripture reading was given ,
by Rev. C. M. Shepherd , a Methodist
pastor.
The eulogy by Mr. House was elo
quent and prolonged. Passing the
public career of the dead senator he
pointed out the many sterling attri
butes that made him great and strong.
His home was a typical Christian
home of a generation ago , where ro
bust and manly virtues were Incul
cated. He was a type of that Amer
ican citizen of whom we all are
proudest. He possessed the spirit that
made the people of England love their
grand old man. He was a man of the
people , a student , a thinker , a hard
worker. Above all he was honest and
possessed the genuineness of life ; he
was a born orator , public spirited , en
terprising man , loving husband , indul
gent father , clean politician and true
patriot.
The cortege was the longest ever
seen in the city. It extended over a
mile of streets. In the carriages com
prising 'the guard of honor were the
following honorary pallbearers : C. F.
Manderson , W. S. Summers , C. 0.
Whedon , Byron Clark , William Mc-
Lennen and G. M. Lambertson.
Company C , national guard , and
William Baumer Post. Grand Army of
the Republic , formed a guard at the
grave.
Rev. House consigned the dust to
the tomb amid tears of sincere sorrow
row and the grave was left to be cov
ered with earth by the sexton in soli
tude.
tude.Mrs.
Mrs. Hayward was not seen during
the obsequies except when she passed
with other members of the family
from an upper apartment to her closed
carriage. One notable circumstance
that points to the simplicity of the
ceremonies was that there was no
music.
NOTHING HEARD FROM MACRUM ii i
Believed tbat He Has Not Learned of
Successor's Appointment. t
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8 Since the ]
notice received about two weeks ago
of the objection interposed by the Boer
government to the attempt of United
States Consul Macrum at Pretoria to
disburse certan sums of money pro
vided by the British government to
afford the British prisoners there with
small necessities and luxuries during
their confinement the State depart
ment has heard nothing on this sub
ject. Upon being informed of the ob
jection the department instructed Mr.
Macrum to protest against it , but it
is not known how he has fared since
then. In fact , the department has been
unable to obtain an answer from him
to any of its communications of re
cent date and it does not know even
if he has received notice of the grant
ing of his leave of absence.
WOOD TO SUCCEED BROOKE.
.Reported lie "Will Be Named Military
Governor of Cuba.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 8. General
Leonard Wood had a conference with
the secretary of war respecting his fu
ture. While neither of the principals
had anything to say for publication
as to the conclusions reached , It is
gathered that General Wood is to be
the next governor of Cuba , succeeding
General Brooke , who will return to
the United States. It is expected that
the military force in Cuba can be
greatly reduced in the near future.
METHUEN AGAIN IN COMMAND.
He is Nightly in Communication With
the Kimberly Garrison.
LONDON , Dec. S. The war office
here has received the following mes :
sage from General Forestier-Walker ,
the British commander at Capetown :
"WEDNESDAY , Dec. S. General
Metheun wires today that he has re
sumed command and is nightly in
communication 'with Kimberley. The
liealth of the troops is excellent. "
TVisccnsin Receives I'ay.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 8. A
warrant was issued today in favor of
the governor of Wisconsin for $73,052
for the second installment of the
amount due that state for aid to the
United States in raising the volunteer
army for the war with Spain.
Canal and Scalper's Kill.
B
WASHINGTON , Dec. S. Represent-
itive Hepburn of Iowa introduced in
he house today his bill of the last
congress to appropriate $140,000,000
tor the construction of the Nicaragua canal
'
anal
Representative Sherman of New
Fork rentroduced the anti-scalping
rill.
rill.Mr.
Mr. Sprague of Massachusetts-intro-
luced a bill to retire army officers be-
ow the rank of major general , who
erved in the civil war , as of the grade
lext above that which they held at
he time of retirement. ca
can
Louie Ostertag , nn Atchison boy
wno served on the Olympia , says the
Kansas City Journal , says it is all a
Ho about Dewey's ships drawing off
from the fight while the men ate a
hearty breakfast. . He says the ships 4
drew off all right , but the men were 4.
too excited and too exultant to cat a
mouthful. And sure enough Louie's
account sounds human-like.and natu
ral.
Prunes afford the highest nerve or
brain food , supply heat and waste ,
but are not muscle feeding. They
should be avoided by those who suf
fer from the liver.
Your clothes will not crack if you
use Magnetic Starch.
The man who is an architect of his
own character often puts a job no
ether man would take off his hands.
A HarRa' " 1" Cnllitrn.
All music lovers will be interested in
the "ad" of John M. Smyth Co. shown
in another part of this paper , In which
they offer an elegant guitar for ? 2.65.
The firm is thoroughly reliable. Get
their catalogue of everything to eat ,
wear and use.
Truth Is as impossible to be soiled
by any outward touch as the sun
beam. Milton.
Try Magnetic Starcli it will last
longer than any other.
There snould be no objection to a
lady lifting her skirts a little over two
feet on a rainy day.
OLDEST mi IH AMERICA
Tells How He Escaped the
Terrors of Many Winters
by Using Feruna.
Mr. Isaac Brock , the Oldest Man in the
United States.f
Mr. Isaac Broolf , of MeLennmi county ,
Tex. , lias attained the great ago of 111
years , hayiug been Imru hi 178.S. Ho is an
nrdenfc friend to Perunu and speaks of it hi
the fo lowing terms :
"During rny loag life I have known a
great many remoiies for coughs , colds ,
catarrh find diarrhwa. I hud always sup
posed these ftfl'ections to bo different dis
eases , but I have learned from Dr. Hart-
man's books that these alTec-tioiis are the
same and are properly called catarrh.
"As for Dr. Hurtman's remedy , 1'eruna ,
I have found it to bo the best , if not the
only reliable remedy for these afl'ctious.
" 1'eraurt ha * been my aland-bj/
formally i/ears , and I attribute my
good health and my extreme age to
this remedy. It exactly meets all
my requirements.
"I have come to rely upon it almost en
tirely for th many little things for which
I neel medicine. I believe it to be espe
cially valuable to oM people. "
Isaac Brock.
Catarrh is the greatest enemy of old ago.
A person entirely free from catarrh is sure
to live to a hale and hearty old aga. A free
book on catarrh sent by The Peruria MeJi-
ziuo Co. , Columbus , O.
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Ihe WONDER
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It Stiffens the Goods
2t Whitens the Goods
It Polishes the Goods
It makes all garments fresh aad
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TRY A SAMPLE PACKAGE.
You'll like it If you try It.
You'll buy it If you try It.
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Try it.
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