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Sekatob Mobgan thinks it possible that Spain may declare war upon the United States in order to give her an honorable way out or the situation, by surrended to the United States, thus not acknowledging that the insurrectionists are too strong for them. Dr. Smith of Columbia, South Caro lina, delivered an address at a church meeting at Charlotte, North Carolina, Wednesday, in which he summed up the "new theology" in question and answer, thus: "What is the chief end of God? The chief end of God is to glorify man and develop him fore-er." Let all those who believe that tariff legislation should le had without delay write to Senators Thurston or Allen stating their views in the matter. Don't think that your individual influence amounts to nothing. Public opinion is the real governing force in this country, and what is public opinion but the ag gregate of individual opinion? Gladstone says in reference to Ger- many: "Xne union anu conwmuHuuu w Germany was a great work, favorable, we all expect and hope, to the peace of Europe. There remains, however, some thing more to be desired, namely, that the government may cease to misrepre sent the nation by its foreign policy in support of tyranny and contempt of humanity and justice." The new treatment for lock-jaw was applied to a patient named Edmund RheinatSan Franciso. It consists of injections of a tetanous anti-toxine after a method similar to that of diph theria. The disease in this case had extended so as to affect almost the entire nervous and muscular systems, but within forty-eight hours after treatment began, the patient began to improve, and in a week was declared out of dan ger. A Thursday evening dispatch to London from Constantinople, said that the Turkish government had given or ders for the forwarding of thirty bat talions from Syria for service on the Servian and Bulgarian frontier, and that six transports sailed the day before un der sealed orders. A separate dispatch stated that the grand vizier had shown unexpected vigor as an advocate of an exacting policy toward Greece. The porte will not discuss conditions of peace. And still another dispatch from the correspondent of the Times at Sa- lonicasays: "I have just arrived here after passing through Larissa, Elassona and Sarovitch en route. There is a steady forward movement of reinforce ments along all the roads. The force under Edhem Pasha's command must now be close on 200,000 men." BOSS GOVERNMENT. J. B. Bishop, a well known political writer, has an interesting article in the June Forum on "A New Form of Gov ernment" "Boss" government, which will be instructive reading to a great many citizens of the United States, who are better able to see a thing after their attention is directed particularly towards it than they are to discover it originall y for themselves. Mr. Bishop says the motto of this new form of government is, "Vote and don't talk;" and that the power rests upon money and favors to come. Merit, or long-time, faithful adherence to party principles has no place in the "Boss" system. The will and caprice of the "Boss" is supreme, and not to be ques tioned, and that, too, from start to finish. Mr. Bishop's proposed remedy is com bination. He says: "If we want honest government, honest men must combine and work to get it. They must do this not in one election, but in every election. The bosses have taken possession of our nominating system, and through it have established their despotisms, be cause of the neglect of the duties of citizenship by the great mass of the people. These despotisms will continue just as long as this neglect continues. Railing at them, feeling ashamed of them, getting despondent about the future of popular government because of them, will not disturb them a particle. If we are too bnsy, or too indifferent, or too lazy, or too unpatriotic to attend to the business of government ourselves, the bosses will attend to it for us in their own way, and be mighty glad of the opportunity. The responsibility for it and the shame of it rest not upon them, but upon us. When the burden becomes intolerable there will be an "uprising of the people in their might and majesty"; and the bosses, together with their system, will be swept away. When this upheaval will come, no man can say; but one would think that it must be at hand. It may be that an inscrutable Provi dence is subjecting us to a period of boss despotism in order that we may perceive the advantage of popular gov rnmeatand may exert ourselves suf- ftdently to bring its restoration." Hsbw "' M..Tw m aemamwommm in. PEPPER MUCH UNUSED Harana Correspondent Enjoys Spanish Attacks. OALHOUV HOT HIS DTSPIRATIOH. rtlaa By a Spanish Paper Tnnt tne Waaalactoa Correspoadeat Is a Xoalh f)Uc sf OMcials la Denied By Com alassMr Calaoaaaad Ceasal Geasral Lee Stat Secrets Not Dlvnlged. Havana, June 1. W. J. Calhoon, the United States commissioner who is investigating the death in the prison at Guanabacoa of Dr. Ricardo Ruiz, a naturalized American citizen, was inter viewed with reference to the article in the Diaro De La Marina, making an in direct attack upon the commissioner by criticising articles which have have ap peared in a Washington newspaper over the signature of Mr. Pepper, who ac companied Mr. Calhoun to Cuba. Mr. Calhoun said: "Mr. Pepper is in no way connected with the commission. On the contrary, he came to Havana on his own responsi bility, as other correspondents have come. No secrets of the commission have been divulged, nor has any special information been supplied to him which was not obtainable by other correspon dents. I suppose Mr. Pepper's inform ation was gathered from special inform ation or from hearsay." G. W. Fishback, the secretary of Mr. Calhoun, was also interviewed and ex pressed opinions similar to those of the commissioner. General Fitzhugh Lee, the United States consul general, disclaims exer cising any influence over newspaper re ports sent from Havana to the United States and resents the insinuation of the Diario de la Marina that resident American correspondents draw their in spiration from him. Mr. Pepper says he is much amused by the attack of the Diario de la Marina. He returned last night from Gnanajay, where, accom panied by Mr. Fishback, he had been on a visit. He says his trip was highly interesting. While returning to this city the car in which he was traveling was derailed by a railroad accident, but all the passengers escaped without in jury. . APPALACHIAN REGION SHAKEN. Karthuaake Throughout Middle Atlantic aad Soul hern States. Washington, June 1. A distinct but slight earthquake was experienced yes terday throughout the middle Atlantic and southern states. It is stated at the weather bureau that the direction of the wave was from south to north, but re ports received from various sections are conflicting. In some localities it is stated the direction of the disturbance was in an easterly to westerly direction, but the records of the instruments here probably are correct. The shock oc curred as nearly as has been estimated at 2 p. m. In some localities the time is given as 1:38, and in others as late as 2:10 and its duration was less than a minute. Far as c n be learned Savan nah, Ga., was the furthest point south at which the tremor was felt, while the northern boundary of the wave was Maryland. West it was felt as far as Knoxville. Tenn. The disturbance seems to have been most severe in the Appalachian mountain region. LOCALS Kaaaas City CARRY OFF HONORS. Riders Win In the Annual Road Race. Kansas City, June 1. The biggest crowd that has assembled in Kansas City for several months lined Troost avenue yesterday afternoon to witness the fifth annual road race over the Waldo Park course, 10 miles. One hundred and fourteen men started, and although all the big towns of Missouri and Kansas were represented, with two entries from Omaha, local riders carried off the heavy honors. The first time i7a iiraa taken bv J. A. Conover of Kansas City (scratch), in 27:29; John Folz, Kansas City, was second, in 27:55; L. G. Reppell, Kansas City, was third, in 25:56, and J. E. Weidner of Louis, also a scratch man, was fourth, in 27:57. Alex Laing, the St. Louis crack, who was one of the five scratch men, did not finish. J. H. White, Kansas City, who was allowed four and a half minutes by the handicappers, won the first place prize; Ed Laitner, Kansas City, 4:30, was sec ond, and Emil Lichtin, Kansas City, 3 minutes, was third in place. Two Factories Destroyed. Wheeling, W. Va., June 1. A special to the Intelligencer over the long distance telephone tells of a disastrous fire at Washington, Pa., shortly after midnight. The entire works of the Novelty Glass company, including two factory buildings, were destroyed, in volving a loss of $70,000, partially cov ered by insurance. It was feared the falling of the walls would cause the fire to extend to a row of dwellings, but the firemen did good work and the fire was under control at 1:40 a. m. Seventy five men are thrown out of employment. To Rebuild Elnathan Hall. Rock Island, Ills., June 1. In the United Presbyteraian general assembly the question of increasing the compen sation to women medical missionaries was referred back to be reported to the next general assembly. The report on the freedmen's mission was adopted, including instructions to rebuild El nathan Hall, Knoxville college. The report on foreign missions was adopted, carrying with it the appointment of two new missionaries to Egypt and three to India. Latoaia Starter Resigns. Cincinnati, June 1. Williams, the starter at the Latonia Jockey club, has resigned and Colonel Jack Chiuu has been appointed in his stead. Williams was unsatisfactory to Secretary Ed Hopper and the latter threatened to re sign if Williams did not. FLOWERS FOR SOLDIER DEAD. Imposing Ceremonies Are Held at the National Cemetery. Washington, June 1. Memorial day was generally observed in Washington. The .nate adjourned over for the day and the house held only a 15-minute ses sion. All the departments and the business houses were closed and the day was given up to patriotic observ ance and tribntes to the heroic dead. The bronze statues of the nation's he roes on land and sea, in the government reservations and parks, were shrouded in the flags under which they fought. At 10 o'clock there was an impressive parade of the G. A. R. and other patri otic organizations, which at 11 o'clock broke np, the several posts holding memorial exercises in the various ceme teries. The most imposing ceremonies were held at the national cemetery at Arlington on the Virginia side of the Potomac, opposite Washington, which was, before the war, the beautiful es tate of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate chieftain. This beautiful property had been sold little over a century ago to John Al exander for six hogsheads of tobacco aad was inherited by Lee from John Parke Curtis, the son of Martha Wash- ngtootg her first fruband, who erred as an aide on Washington's staff. It was purchased by tbo government from the Lee heirs in 188.1 for $150,000, after having been held as a national cemetery since the close of the war. Here bivouac almost 35,000 of the nation's dead, 2,000 whose indentiry will never be known being buried in a single grave. Among the most famous heroes buried beneath the spreading oaks and elms are General Sheridan, the great cavalry leader; Admiral Porter, the hero of Mobile, Brigadier General Harney and General Ricketts. The exercises at Arlington were made particularly memorable by the presence of President McKinley. They began at 12 o'clock with a national salute of 21 guns from the light battery, Fourth artillery, U. S. A. The beautiful cere mony of strewing flowers on the graves followed. Led by the Marine band, the G. A. R. and other organizations which had formed in front of the old Lee man sion, marched to the tomb of the un known dead, where the band played a dirge while the graves were being dec orated. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. .Call Issaed For Teuih National Conven tion at Detroit July 13. Cincinnati, June 1. President D. D. Woodinansee and Secretary Major Dowling have issued a call for the 10th annual convention of the national Re publican league at Detroit July 13. Each state and territory in the league is entitled to four delegates from each congressional district and six delegates at large. The business of the convention in cludes reports from retiring officers, the election of officers, the designation of the time and place for the next national convention, consideration of amend ments to the constitution and a discus sion of plans for club work and organization. There will be an evening mass meet ing addressed by Republican leaders ou national affairs. This convention will be the 10th an niversary of the formation of the Na tional Republican league and will be celebrated by a reception in honor of the ex-presideuts of the league, all of whom will be iu attendance. Texan Help Flood Sufferers. Austin. Tex., June l. Governor Cul berson sent a message to the Texas leg islature, calling the attention of that body to the distressed condition of the flood sufferers at El Paso and asked the legislature to appropriate money to give them assistance. He said the citizens committee of El Paso only asked $5,000. A bill was promptly introduced appro priating that amount, which was passed by both houses, so as to give immediate assistance. Worden Must Hank. Sacramento, Cal., June 1. Governor Budd has decided not to interfere in the death sentence of Walter D. Worden, who was found guilty of wrecking a train during the A. R. U. strike three years ago, when Engineer Clark and three United States soldiers were killed. Front Throughout Northwest. St. Paul, June 1. Frost was gener ally reported throughout the northwest last night with scattered reports of suow and a hard freeze. Considerable dam age to vegetables and small fruits in feared. Medics Mret at Philadelphia. Philadelphia, June 1. The annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges opened at the Hotel Walton, with an address by the Presi dent, Dr. J. M. Bodine of Louisville. SHELBY'S REMAINS INTERRED. Body of the Late Confederate General Laid In Final Resiles; Place. Kansas City. June 1. A feature of the memorial services in tuis city was the interment of the remains of.the late Confederate General Joe O. Shelby. The body had reposed in a receiving vault at Forest Hill cemetery since the general's death last winter. The bear ers of the casket were from the ranks of General Shelby's command, and they were attended by an imposing proces sion of members of the ex-Confederate ranks. Thirteen young women dressed to represent the original colonies, and 48 little girls, representative of the states and territories of the union led the procession to the grave. An oration was delivered by Colonel John C. Moore. Mrs. McKinley Sends Flowers. Canton. O., June 1. A member of the Canton Women's Relief corps Mon day morning received a box of roses, lilies and other flowers from Mrs. Ida McKinley. They were sent from Wash ington for the purpose of being strewn on the graves of soldiers at this place. Judge Itlner Speaks at Cheyenne. Cheyenne, Wyo., June 1. Decora, tion day was observed here by a parade and memorial services in the evening. At the memorial services the principal address was by Hon. John A. Riner, United States judge for Wryoming. Services at Porter's Tomb. Washington, June 1. Special ser vices were held yesterday over the tomb of Admiral Porter, at which Admiral Walker presided. JSlavin Lasts Two Minutes. San Francisco, June 1. Frank Slavan lasted just two minutes in his fight with Joe Butler of Philadelphia before the California Athletic club. Honse Meets and Adjenrns. Washington, June 1. The house after a 15 minutes session Monday ad journed over until today. NEWS FROM THE WIRES. A genuine gray eagle was found in Dallas county, Iowa. Wolves are stealing young pigs in At chison county, Missouri. A corn famine prevails in Leslie and Perry counties, Kentucky. Bull snakes have become a great pest in the vicinity of Oberliu, Kan. An Ottawa.Kan.,boy who was struck by lightning is shedding his skin. William Dixon of Hot Springs, Ark., is under arrest for counterfeiting. Twenty-two divorce cases were heard in a day by a Fort Scott, Kan., judge. Bryan, Tex., has passed an ordinance prohibiting the practice of hypnotism. A negro died at Lawrence, Kan., leaving $30,000 to divide among his children. Harry Brinkman, aged 9, was killed by wild hogs while hunting near Den ison, Tex. Editor Goodwin of Sedalia, Mo., gave an excursion to St. Louis and cleared $1,500 by the trip. Texas produces one-third of the Amer ican cotton crop and yet it has but three cotton mills. The Texas legislature passed a special bill appropriating $5,000 for the relief of the flood sufferers. George Mast, a reformed saloonkeeper of Chillicothe, Mo., is now a successful temperance lecturer. James Gorley of Hiawatha, Kan., served in the Crimean war in 185U-56 and was at the siege of Sebastopol. The fifth annual convention of the German Catholic union of Illinois is iu session at Springfield. S Onta 1?A ennniol T-lin VuMril1I7 rail j road ofljgjgig ja,! from Florence to Em poria, Kan., a distance of 44.7 miles in 44 minutes. MYSTERY CLEARED UP. i Money Located By Contents ot a Dead Man's Note. OBIME DRIVES A THIEF TO 8UI0LBE Watchman Thomas or Omaha Keeps the 8ecret of His Theft Locked Within His Own Breast For Two Tears Dies a Self Confessed Thief By His Own Hand He Had Spent $1,120 Ont or $6,000. Omaha, June 1. The $6,000 United States express office robbery has been cleared up, and yesterday afternoon the company regained nearly all of the money. It was found as indicated by Henry Thomas, night watchman at the Pacific and United States express office, in a note he left before committing suicide Saturday night. There was $6,000 taken and in the package was ' found all the money except $ 1 , 1 20. The letter, which led to the finding of the money and which was found clutched in the rigid hand of Thomas, read: AsGodinlieavenis'v-u my mother I found it in the wastf l-.p'r It is in the first timber in the stable Leave my mother alone I am insane God bles (This List word is .scratched out.) Mr. E. M. Morseman I done it when I was drunk There everythig quite Thomas. give her some money that she can live as long as she lives Thomas. The money was found by Superin tendent G. P. Stebbins of the Pacific Express company. All day Sunday and yesterday and up to the hour the lost currency was found the old barn indi cated by Thomas was guarded bylho police. Sunday the building was care fully searched, and yesterday morning it was decided to tear the structure down this morning. After dinner several of the express people thought they would again make another careful search. They hunted through everything on top of the ground, when Mr. Stebbins saw a 2x4 joist standing up iu the northeast corner of the building. He examined it and tore it from its fastenings, it having been securely nailed, to the wall. As he lifted it up from the ground he saw a piece of old oilcloth sticking out. The cloth was pulled out and the money found as dry and clean as the day it left the express office. The scantling bad been chislled out and the money pushed up in the hole thus made. The package was taken at once to tne express office and the money counted. There was $4,880 in the bundle, wuicn V.n.n l.n rPhsxnoc Vinil new) ftl t(l I The robbery occurred on the evening ' of July 10, 1895. The lost package came from Lincolu. It reached the ' union depot in this city all right and was safely transferred to the oliices or the company. In the office it was sup posed to be safely stowed away in a safe. The next morning it was gone. In its trip it passed through the hands of a half dozen clerks. All were sus pected and one was finally discharged. Thomas at the time was night watch man and was also suspected. Special detectives were detailed to ferret out the mystery, but no trace of the thief was ever discovered. New Company Organises, Sioux City, la., June 1. At Dakota City, Neb., the Missouri River and Los Angeles Railway company was organ ized, with 142,000,000 capital. Judge A. V. Larimer of this city was chosen president. Other incorporators are: Hon. Francis McXulty, Donald McLean, Robert Buchanan, Sioux City; Henry Woods, Dakota City; E. B. Reynolds, Jr., Wymore, Neb. The company pro poses to build a road from the Missouri river, presumably at Sioux City, to Los Angeles. Redskins Kill a Sheep Herder. Helena, Mont,, June 1. Reports of the killing of several men by the Chey enne Indians at Lame Deer agency are not verified. It is not believed anyone was killed except a sheep herder named Hoover, whose murder a week ago caused all the excitement. Six com panies of United States troops are at the agency The Indians declare that that they do not want to fight the sol diers, but arc anxious to have a brush with the white settlers and cowboys. TcnHtMcs Road Hold. Nashville, June 1. The Middle and East Tennessee Central railroad, 11 miles long, extending from Roganna on the Chertapeake and Nashville road to Hartsville, was sold under decree of court in Gallatin, Joseph & Brothers of Cincinnati being the purchasers at $10,- 000 each. Journalist Is Appointed. Lincoln, June 1. The appointment of Adam McMullln, city editor of the Lincoln Evening Call, to the place re cently occupied by Captain Phelps Paine in the house document room, has been aunounced from Washington. Woman Killed la a Runaway. Cedar Rapids, June 1. Mrs. Robert Tattle of Palo was thrown from a wagon by a runaway team and the wheels passed over her head, causing injuries which resulted in her death. Struthers Wins at Denver. Denver, June 1. Alexander Struth ers of Grand Junction, Colo., won the annual t.'5-milo road race. Smedley Leads at Chicago. Chicago, June 1. W. D. Smedley of the Calumet Cycling club won the Chi cago road race. Quadrennial Conference. RicHMOND.-Tnd., June 1. Bishop Dil lon of Dayton, O., presided over today's session of the United Brethren quad rennihl conference at Dublin, Ind. The publishing bouse report shows assets of $9,360 in excess of those of four years ago. The committee on education recommended the new college at Hunt ington, Ind., be called the Central col lege, and that a theological department be opened soon. This college is worth $75,000, all gifts. LAYING A BOLD GAME. Germany Trying to Force thf Czar to Declare Himself. RUSSIA NEGOTIATED P0B A POET. Also Rnmoretl That She Will Pemand the Exclusive Privilege of Free Passage For Her Fleets Through the Bosphorns and the Dardanelles An Kngllshnaa De nounces the United States Senate. London, June l. The correspondent of The Standard at Constantinople says that the prevalent opinion there is that Germany is playing a bold game iu order to force Russia to declare openly for or against Turkey. According to a dispatch to the Daily News from Odessa, there is a revival of the report that Russia is negotiating with Turkey to get a port in the Medi terranean. It is also rumored that when peace between Greece and Turkey is concluded Russia will demand the ex clusive privilege of free passages for her fleet through the Bosphorns and the Dardanelles. The correspondent of The Standard at Athens, says: "The Greeks are greatly encouraged, by the rumors thai a navy contractor named Kolla has received an order to provision the British fleet of 40 men-of-war to be concentrated at Pha lerum." The Athens correspondent of The Times in a dispatch urges the powers to make a speedy and firm statement as to the Cretan difficulty and to inssist upon Turkish evacuation, after which, he says, the Cretan chiefs would be willing to accept autonomy. If on the contrary Turkey is allowed to send more troops to Crete there will be a renewal of the horrors of 18G6-1868. Denounce United States Senate. London, June 1. At the annual meeting of the International Arbitra tion and Peace association of London, held here today, Moncnre D. Conway, minister of the South Place Ethical so ciety, denounced the United States sen; ate for its rejection of the arbitration treaty and characterized it as a "rotten borough body" and an "anti-Republican relic" He said the United States would become a happy nation when that nonrepreseutative body was finally swept away. Burse Loses On a Foul. London. June 1. At the National Sporting club the 20-round match for 800 between Dick Burge and Tom Causer was brought off before a large crowd. Burge was a warm favorito. He made some clever points during the first five rounds, but in the sixth he was cautioned twice for hitting too low. and in the seventh was disqualified for a foul. Csar Attends Requiem Mass. St. Peteksburg, June 1. The czar and czarina attended a requiem mass at the imperial church of the Peterhoff, in memory of the victims of the terrible panic of May 30, 1896, on the Khodin sky plain, Moscow at the time of tbo festivities attending the coronation of his majesty when several thousand people were crushed to death. Americans Attend Prince's Levee. London, June 1. The United States Ambassador Colonel John Hay and the staff of the United States embassy at tended the levee which the Prince of Wales held at St. James palace. AN EAGLE FOOLED. Carried a Decoy Buck Far Up Into the Air Before Seela His Mistake. My reputation for veracity amoug my fellow sportsmen has been seriously imnaired. if not entirely destroyed, by my iusistiug upon the truth of the fol- lowing experience that befeli mo ono Thanksgiving day: My boy of 15 and myself were indulging in a few days' outing at a little clubhouse on tho Po tomac a short distance below old Guu ston Hall. The weather was flue in fact, too fine for our purposes, as we were after ducks. Early in the morning we put out, off the old historic Hallow ing point, dear to many duck hunters, about 40 new wooden decoys, as hand some as I ever saw, and then took our positions in the blind, full of those feel ings of exhilaration and expectancy which all true sportsmen are bound to feel in some degree, even when all fa vorable conditions for sport are dead against them. After a few hours' waiting in eanio a bird, which my boy knocked down pret tily and with much enthusiasm re trieved, but which proved to his dis gust to be nothing but an old merganser, or sawbill, known in these parts as a "fisherman," a bird, I need hardly add, of large size and of beautiful plumage, but absolutely unfit for the table. The incident over, we waited and waited, with no results, until finally, leaving the decoys in position, we went back to the clubhouse, prepared and ate a luncheon and then took a stroll back into the woods and fields on a tour of inspection, when, finding our heavy clothes rather oppressive under the 6ou's rays, we concluded to return to the blind, where we were sure to find it more comfortable Lecause of the light breeze that was coming over the water. On arriving at the blind we noticeu that one of the decoys was positioned some 25 or 30 yards from the others. My first thought was that it was adrift, and I was about putting out iu the skiff to recover it when I noticed that it did not change its position, although the tide was running quite briskly. Could it have floated off and become again caught? Could it have dragged its an chor that long distunco while the others remained undisturbed? These and other theories were being discussed by us When suddenly over our heads from be hind there passed a dark shadow, which on our lookiug up proved to be made by a large eagle, and aa we gazed upon him he sailed out over the straggler de coy about which we had been solicitous, poised himself for an instant and then settled down suddenly, and with out stretched talons grasped the poor, help less wooden thing and rose with it un til the leaden anchor showed at the sur face of the water, when for some rea son, perhaps because of the discovery of his mistake or because of the sudden and unexpected increase in tho weight of his burden, this king of birds dropped his quarry into tho water with a splash and scuttled across the river as though to keep a suddenly remembered appoint mentWashington Letter in Forest and Stream. , THE PERSIAN GULF. Maturat Phenomena Which to tho TJa traveled Might Appear Incredible, In his address as president of tho British Institution of Electrical Engi neers Sir Henry Mance said it was in connection with the cable to India, by way of tbo Persian gulf, tbat his asso ciation wltn tne suuraanne veiegrupu commenced. In the Persian gulf one oc casionally witnessed natural phenomena which, to the nntraveled, might appear incredible. In the midst of the moun tains near Mussendom hebad seen dnring a thunderstorm such displays of light ning as baffled description. He had, at sertain seasons of the year, observed the water in the bay which was large enough to hold all the fleets of the world present exactly the appearance of blood. Not many miles from Mussen dom he had witnessed mysterious firo circles flitting over the surface of the sea at a speed of 100 miles an hour, a phenomenon which no one had yet been able to explain. While steaming along the coast of Baluchistan he had been called from his cabin at night to observe the more common phenomenon pf a milky sea, the water for miles around being sin gularly white and luminous. In the same locality tho sea was, for short pe riods, as if putrid, the fish being de stroyed in myriads, so that to prevent 9 pestilence measures had to be taken to bury those cast up on the beach. This phenomenon was doubtless due to the outbreak of a submarine volcano and the liberation of sulphurated hydrogen. In. these waters jellyfib were as large as footballs, and sea snakes of brilliant hue were met with in great numbers. On one occasion a swarm of sea snakes forced their way up one of the creeks in Karachi harbor, apparently for the purpose of having a battle royal, for the ground between high and low water mark was thickly covered with their bodies in positions which betokened a deadly struggle. -r-Boston Transcript FOOD THAT MAN NEEDS. A Wise Caanhlnatlnn Necessary to Keep the Body In Order. "As in the daily wear and tear of life a great deal of the substance of a man's body is used up, it is absolutely necessary that the repair to the body be carefully and systematically looked aft er." writes Mrs. S. T. Borer in The Ladies' Home Journal "Then, too, man must create heat and force, accord ing to the climate in which be lives and the occupation he follows. A wise com bination of food is, therefore, necessary to keep the body in working order. In cold weather we need a larger amount of carbonaceous foods fats, sugars and starches than we do in summer. In the hot climates and during the hot months fruit and green vegetables, con taining the salts necessary to keep the blood in good condition, should be used freely. "According to our method of living in this country, we should tain about two parts of repair food such as meat, eggs, milk, cheese, or, in the vegetable kingdom, the old peas, beans and lentils to three parts of carbonaceous food such as white bread, potatoes, rice, but ter, cream and fats of all kinds. Then we must have a certain amount of bulky or watery vegetables, such as lettuce, spinach, cabbage, onions and also the fruits. In making out a daily ration we should have at the beginning of the meal some light dish that may be taken slowly, to prepare the stomach for the food that is to follow, then a meat or its equivalent. With beef we should serve potatoes; with mutton, rice. With chickens, either rice or potatoes." Products of the Peanat. In Eurooe this nut has various uses which are only beginning to be recog nized in this country, the first recogni tion being that of a Virginia company which handles the peanut products. The principal products are peanut oil for cooking and table purposes and confec tioner' use, peanut cribble for confec tionery, peanut grits for soap, etc., pea nut flour for baking and peanut bran for stock feed. Tho oil is highly valued in Europe, and it is stated that fully $5,000,000 worth of peanuts are brought into Marseilles annually for the manu facture of oil, which is used in toilet soaps and for other purposes. The pea nut flour is quite extensively used iu Europe and is made into bread, cakes, biscuit, etc. It is one of tho favorite ar ticles of food in the hospitals of Ger many. The estimated product of five tons of peanut:) amounts to 235 gallons of refined oil, at $1 per gallon; 175 gal lons of crude oil, at 50 cents; 3,680 pounds of flour and meal, at 2 cents per pound; 3,300 pounds of stock feed, at 60 cents per hundred pounds, making $415.00 iu all. Iu the mechanical han dling of peanuts they are first crushed and cut between suitable rollers. Then the cut. and crushed mass is submitted to a hot bath for separating the shells and kernels and finally the kernels are dried to separate them from their skins. Manufacturers Record. Jatnes T. Fields as Editor. In 1859 The Atlantic Monthly passed into the hands of Tickuor & Fields, the junior publisher becoming finally its editor. It was a change of much impor tance to all its contributors and greatly affected my own literary life. Lowell bad been, of course, an appreciative and a sympathetic editor, yet Fields had the advantage over Lowell of being both editor and publisher, so that he had a free hand as to paying for articles. The prices then paid were lower than now, but were raised steadily, and ho first in troduced the practice of paying for each manuscript ou acceptance. He bad a virtue which I have never known in any other editor or publisher that of volunteering to advance money ou pro spective article, yet to be written, and he did this uiore thau ouco to me. I have also known him to increase the amount paid on finding that an author particularly needed the money, especial ly if it were the case of a woman. His sympathy with struggling women was always very great, and I think he was the only one in the early Atlantic circle, except Whittier and myself with Em ersou also, latterly who favored wom an suffruge. With all his desire to create a staff Fields was always eagerly looking out for new talent and was ever prompt to counsel and encourage. He liked, of course to know eminent men, and his geese were apt to be swans, yet he was able to discriminate. He organized Dick ens' readings, for instance, and went to every one of them, yet confessed frank ly tbat their pathos was a failure; that Little Nell was unreal, and Paul Doni bey a tiresome creature whose death was a relief. Fields was really a keen judge of character and had his own fearless standards. I once asked him Which ho liked the better personally, Thackeray or Dickens, and ho replied, after a moment's reflection, "Dickens, because Thackeray enjoyed telling ques tionable storie.--, a thing which Dickens never dij." Colonel T- V- Higginson in Atlantic. Thrifty to the Last. An old Lancashire miller, noted for his keenness in matters financial, was once in a boat trying his best to get across tho stream which drove his mill. The stream was flooded, and he was taken past the point at which he want ed to land, while, farther on, misfortune still fnrther overtook him, to tho extent tbat the boat got upset His wife, real izing the danger he was in, ran frau tically along the tide of the stream, cry ing for help in a pitiful voice, when, to her sheer amazement, she was suddenly brought to a standstill by her husband yelling out, MJf I'm drowned, Molly, dunnot forget that flour's gone up 2 shillin a sack. "London Globe His Punishment. he You think, then, tbat a man gets his punishment in this wprld? He Yes, indeed. For example, take mv own case. I have to spend part of the year in Philadelphia. Twinkles. - a The brain of an idiot contains much less phosphorous than that of a person of average mental powers. Xaliansl Edaratioaal Association MVetiag. For the meeting of the National edu cational association at Buffalo in 1896 the excellent service given by the Union Pacific was commented on by all those who had the pleasure of using that line. This year onr educational friends meet in Milwaukee, Wis., July G to 9, and members of tho rs3ociation and others from points west of the Missouri river, should by all means take the Union Pacific. The service of the Union Pacific via Omaha or Kansas City is the very best. The equipment consists of handsome day coaches, chair cars, Pullman buffet and drawing room sleepers, dining cars and buffet smoking and library cars. Fewer changes than via any other line. One fare, plus 82.30 for the round trip will be the rate from all points west of the Missouri river for this meeting. For il lustrated matter, folders, etc., call on or write, J. B. Meagher. 19may6t BECHER, JM1I & CO., Farm Loans, Real Estate And Insurance. COLUMBUS, To Chicago aad the East. Passengers going east for business, will naturally gravitate to Chicago as the great commercial center. Passengers re-visiting friends or relatives in the eastern states always desire to "take in" Chicago en route. AU classes of passen gers will find that the "Short Line" of ho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way, via Omaha and Council Bluffs, affords excellent facilities to reach their destinations in a manner that will be sure to give the utmost satisfaction. A reference to the time tables will in dicate the route to be chosen, and, by asking any principal agent west of the Missouri river for a ticket over the Chicago, Council Bluffs .v Omaha Short Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee .v St. Paul Railway, yon will be cheerfully furnished with the. proper passport via Omaha and Chicago. Please note tbat all of the "Short Lino" trains arrive in Chicago in ample time to connect with the express trainsof all the great through car lines to the principal eastern cities. For additional particulars, time tables, maps, etc., please call on or address F. A. Nash. General Agent, Omaha. Neb. To California, Comfortably. Every Thursday afternoon, a tourist Bleeping car for Salt Lake City. San Francisco and Los Angeles leaves Oma ha and Lincoln via the Burlington Route. It is carpeted; unhoistered in rattan; has spring seats and backs and is pro vided with curtains, bodding, towels, soap, etc. An experienced excursion conductor and a uniformed Pullman porter accompany it through to the Pa- ciuc Coast. While neither so expensively finished nor so fine to look at as a palace sleeper, it is just as good to ride in. Second- class tickets are accepted for passage and the price of a berth, wide enough anil big enough for two, is tinly $T. For folder giving full particulars, call at nearest Burlington' ticket office, or write to J. Francis, G. P. A., Burlington Route, Omaha, Neb. 22dec Fine job work done at The Jouknai. office. I.KS8 THAN HALF KATKS TO SAN FKANL'ISCO, Jane 29 to July 3, via the KarliaKtoa Koate. See Nearest B. M.K. K. Ticket Agent. St FOR- Suficring Humanity ! To am. Suffekebh: I write this for the benefit similar sufferers may derive from it, unsolicited and out of pure sympathy to those poor mortals who may be afflicted with tbat dread disease -cancer. In September of 1887 the disease known by the medical fraternity as lupuseretbeuiustosus first made its ap pearance on my face and soon spread across the nose and over a greater part of the face, causing unsightly sores. After nearly ten years of constant doc toring with many noted physicians and deriving temporary benefit at times, my svstem at last reached a stage of com plete collapse, and I was Hat on my back with no rav of hope. At this stage I was recommended to try Dr. Lieber of Omaha; alter an examination ne saiu ue could enre me. As a drowning person grasping at a straw I entered bis private hospital, and in a short space of time I was able to leave the hospital a well woman. My face is now clear and shows but little sign of the dread disease. While in the hospital there were also removed from my body seven cancers, and tbat withont the use or the knife. The medical fraternity scoff at the idea of cancers beinir removed without the knife. Bnt I am a living proof that it can be and is done by Dr. Lieber. To all those poor mortals who have given np the battle against this dread disease, I 8av don't despair, but consult with the ilrwtnr. I make this statement out of pure sympathy for similar sufferers, and will be glad to see or answer any in quiries in regard to my case. MRS. F. E. ROWE, 2330 N. 10th Street, Omaha, Nebraska. IttmajSm gusittess &etices. AdTertiaements under this head five cents a lineeach insertion. WM.HC111LTZ makes boots and shoes in the best styles, and uses only the Terr beat stock that can be procured in the market. 32.tr LEGAL NOTICE. In the district conrt of Platte county. Nebr&Hka, in the matter of the estate of Daniel Schucker, deceased. This cause came on for hearinic upon the peti tion of Walter G. Gaines, executor of the estate of Daniel Hchuoker, deceased, praying for license to sell the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section thirty-one. town ship nineteen, ranse four west, in Platte county. Nebraska, or a suificient amount of the same to brina the sum or $7U0.00 for the payment of debts allowed against said estate, aad the costs of administration, there not being sufficient personal property to pay said debts and expenses. it is therefore ordered that all persons interest ed in said estate appear before me at the court house in Columbus, Nebraska, on the 28th day of June. 1807, at 2 o'clock p. m. to show cause why lironw Hhnnld not be sranted to said executor to sell so much of the auore described real es tate of said deceased as snail be necessary 10 pay said debts and expen&ee. It is therefore ordered that a copy of this order be published four consecutire weeks in Tar Colcmbcs Journal, a weekly newspaper, pub lished in Columbus, Pl!t- county, Nebraska. Dated this Wh lisj of May, latfl. J. J. HCLUVAN. 2jun Jdge- PROBATE NOTICE. In the matter of the estate of A. . Haffran, iIomhuumI- Nntira to creditors. Notice is hereby given that the creditors of said deceased will meet the administratrix of said estate, before me, county judga of Platte county, Nebraska, at my office in Columbus, said county, on the 10th day of June, 1&V7, oa the 10th day of September. 15U7, and on t&e loth .It r.t iwmhir 1KR. st S o'clock a m. each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for examination, adjustment and allowance. Six months are allowed for creditors to pre sent their claims, and one year for the adminis tratrix to settle said estate, from the 10th dar of June, lSOT, and this notice is ordered published in The Colvmsus JorsSAL for four consecu tive weeks prior to the 10th da: lay or June, mn. J. N. KlUAN. County Judge. 19maylt PROBATE NOTICE. In the matter of the estate of Christian Boett- 1 Vnlllk. M.illtnM Notice is hereby given that the creditors of said deceased will meet the administrator of said estate, before me. county judge of Platte county. Nebraska, at my office in Columbus, said coua ... nn Ko ifttli imr nf June. ldV7. on the 10th day of September, 1MI7, and on the 10th day of De cember. lW. at tt o'clock a. m. each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for exam- Six months are allowed for the creditors to present their claims and six months for the ad ministrator to settle said estate from the 10th day of June. l37. and this notice is ordered pub lished in The Columbus Joubxal. for four con secutive weeks, prior tome iwn uayoi bu, ltaayi CouatyJadft. NEBRASKA. . C. CASSIN, rBorairroB or tbs Oiak Meal Market Fresli and Salt Meats Game and Fish in Season. fjaIIighest market Hides and Tallow. prices paid for THIRTEENTH ST., COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA 22aprtr UNDERTAKING t We Carry Coffins, Casktts and Metallic Caskets at as low prices as any one. 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