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The Assistant Attorney General of the United States has rendered an opinion in which he holds that it is the duty of the various boards of education to . enforce the Jaw passed by congress May 20. 1897, that makes the study of alcohol ism, with reference to its effects upon the human system, a compulsory branch . of study not only in the public schools of the territories but in the various Indian schools wherever located, and in the naval military schools of the United States. Teachers also must pass a satis factory examination on this special sub ject if they have not already done so. "anss""" In the Christmas number of the Amer ican Monthly Review of Reviews some of the most noteworthy of the famous paintings of the life ot Christ by J. James Tissot are reproduced. Clifton Harby Levy writes on Tissot's life and method in painting and Ernest Knaufit contributes a criticism of tho portraits from an artist's point of view. The col lection is now on exhibition in New York and will be shown in several of the lead ing American cities before Mr. Tissot returns to France. It is beyond ques tion the most important series of repre sentations of Christ mnde in modern times. Brtax, Holcomb and Allen find that - "the best-laid plans of mice and men gang aft aglee." Their little scheme by which they expected to turn the popu list party over to the democrats in 1900 for the especial benefit of Bryan, was -punctured. And it was punctured by the old wheel horses of the populist .' party. The men who bnilt up the popu a list party to its success in 1890 were all ' sent to the rear by this combination. They stayed in the rear this fall and Bryan et. al. are trying to figure out what' hurt them. As a sheep before its shearers is dumb, so for the first time in his career is the ex-Windy Allen before a renorter. Allen and Bryan, with notn ing to say, is a novel feature in Nebraska po itics. T. M. S. in Lincoln Journal. What is to be done with the f usionists in this congressional district two years hence depends. The majority of Robin son over Nbrris this year was something like 1,700, or a reduction of 3,000 in round numbers from the majority against the republicans two years ago. Yet the vote for the republican candidate in 1896 was about 3,000 larger than the vote for Robinson this year and nearly 5,000 more than was given to Norris November 8th. If there is fusion again in 1900, which is by no means certain, the fate of the party in this district will depend on the men who stayed at home this year. It will then be only a mutter of conjecture how these stay at-homes of 1896 will vote in 1900. The Tribune has confidence that hundreds of fusionists purposely remain ed away this year in their first step toward voting the republican ticket next time. Fremont Tribune. INDEPENDENCE OR WAR. General Lacret Says Nothing Else Will Satisfy Cubans. TALIS WAB AGAINST 000UPAI0Y. Hot Merely HU Personal SeatlaaeaU, Bat Thaee of Xlaety-atne Per Caat of Cabas Arwjr Mart Obtala Ceatpleteaad Abso lute Iadepeadeace at Whatever Hazard Will Abide by Coatequei Havana, Nov. 29. General Lacret is the hero of the Cubans of Havana. Ar riving here last night, he took apart . meats in the Ingleterra hotel, where he accepted a veritable ovation. Lacret . is talking of Cuba for tho Cubans, with war against American occupation if necessary. He said: "If the United States should fail to carry out its solemn promise to free Cuba and hand over the island to a free and independent government, the Cu- bans will have no other recourse than to declare the United States an enemy of . this republic and take up arms once more in order to obtain their freedom. "I speak these words carefully and .with full knowledge of their import mace and what, under the present or .camstancea, they imply. They are not merely my nft-soaal seatisaeats, bat ex press the feelings of 99 per cent of the Gabs army. Anything save complete independence would mean political sui cide.' "Nothing else will satisfy the men who have fought and straggled for free dom. Those who have remained com fortably at home may wish annexation, baf not so the soldiers. We know ex actly what the consequences may be, but complete and absolute independence we mast obtain at whatever hazards." BEGIN ATTACHMENT SUITS. TareaoU of UUgattoa over Fall are at Kaaaaa Cattle Kla. Kansas City, Nov. 29. Attachment proceedings, growing out of the sensa tional failure of Grant G. Gillett, the Kansas cattle king, were begun here yesterday. The A. J. Gillespie Com mission company, which is deeply in volved, in the Gillett failure, having negotiated and indorsed $210,000 of the . plunger's cattle paper, is the defendant. Gillett is a stockholder ia the Gillespie company and its president, W. S. Hol- . linger, is his brother-in-law. The Atchison Live Stock company of Atchison, Kaa., secured a writ of at tachment agaiast the Gillespie company ' for ,81, the balance due on aahip aaent of live stock consigned to the Gil lespie company. Another action against the Gillespie concern was a replevin . saKftledbytae J. C. Bohart Oosaaus- tkm22?rJJ. Jo8Bf -tore- cover 586 .head of Texas steers, valaed at Kt.OftO. which receatiy passed from the St-' Jesepk firm iato the heads of the GiOesaie company and ware shipped Admiral Dewey is Philippine question, and he has said all along that a failure to take possession of the entire group would lead to endless trouble. YIELDS TO INEVITABLE. Spain Reluctantly Lets Go of Philippine Islands. A00EPTJ TB1M8 TJIDEft FR0TE8T. Bays Spala War Accepts a They Hay lea At Abeat Oaaeli Pakib, Nov. 90. Spain has accepted the United States offer of $20,000,000, and at a joiat session of the peace com missions they consented withoat condi tion to relinqaiah Cabs and to cede Porto Bico, Guam and .the Philippine islands. The dscament presenting this acceptance contained only 800 words. It opened with a reference to the final terms of the United States and aaid the Spanish commissioners, after having taken cogaiaance of the terms proposed by the Americana, replied that their government had tried to give as equit able an answer as possible, bat that they were not prepared to commit their government to the acceptance of the principles embodied in the American argument. Spain rejects the principles, the note continues, "as she always has rejected them." Basing her attitude upon the justice of her cause, the note then says, she still adheres to these principles: "Which she has heretofore invariably formu lated." However, the note adds, in her desire for peace, she has gone so far as to pro pose certain compromises, which the Americans have already refused. She has also attempted, it is farther as serted, to have submitted to arbitration some of the material particulars upon which the two governments differed. These proposal for arbitration, it is added, the Americans have equally re jected. Often to Ce4e Territory. These allegations in Spain's reply as to attempted arbitration, refer to her proposal to arbitrate the construction of the third article of the protocol and also to submit the Spanish colonial debt of Cuba and the Philippines to arbitra tion. The last proposition is submitted in a written communication. Since its presentation and its return for such ar bitration, Spain offered to cede the ter ritory in dispute. The Americans refused both the pro positions for arbitration. Spaia's reply in substance continued by declaring that the United States has offered, as a kind of compensation to Spain, some thing very inadequate to the sacrifices to the latter country makes at this moment and she feels, therefore, that the United States' proposals can not be considered just and equitable. Spain has, however, exhausted all the re sources of diplomacy in an attempt to justify her attitude. Bow to Iaevltable. Seeing that an acceptance of the pro posal made to Spain is a necessary con dition to the continuance of negotia tions and seeing that the resources of Spain are not such as to enable her to re-enter war, she is impelled by her de sire to prevent bloodshed; she is com pelled to submit to the conditions of the conqueriug nation, however harsh they may be. She is, therefore, ready to accept the proposals of the American commission as presented at the last sitting: The reading and the translation of the document occupied less than five minutes. At the conclusion of the translation, the commissioners empowered Senor Ojeda, secretary of the Spanish commis sion, and Secretary Moore of the Amer ican commission to draw up articles, which are to embody the relinquish ment of Cuba by Spain and the cession of Porto Bico and the Philippines. These articles, which may be consid ered as constituting the condition of peace, will be ready for submission oa Wednesday. Klea Caw. sally Grave. A great deal of interest was taken in the meeting. The two commissions ar rived at the foreign office in carriages, 'in the rain, almost simultaneously, and, repairing to the conference room, imme diately opened the only business before them. Senor Montero Bios, the presi dent of the Spanish commission, has usually preceded the presentation of a Spanish document in writing .by verbal ly summarizing it, but yesterday Senor Bios was silent and unusually grave. His face was deep lined and he clearly showed the mental strain under he was laboring approached the final relin quishment of Spain's colonial posses sion. Without a word, Senor Montero Bios produced two typewritten sheets and passed them to the interpreter of the United States commission, Mr. Fergu son, who read them substantially as cabled, the outline of the Spanish docu ment being furuished later to a corres pondent of the Associated Press by Senor Aojeda. The commissioners left the foreign office immediately after the secretaries had been directed to prepare the articles of the peace treaty. There was scarcely and conversation between the American and Spanish commissioners after the ad journment. Among the Americans only the most grave consideration for their Spanish colleagues was apparent. The Spaniards seemed to be relieved at having arrived attbeconclaaioaof along controversy. Haviag embodied in the treaty articles all the protocol questions, the two com missions will now enter upon friendly negotiations regarding the matter sug gested in the American THmatnm a week ago, matters subsidiary and in cidental to the principal provisions which must form part of the peace treaty as finally signed. These inclnde tho religious freedom of the Caroline islands, as agreed to 12 years ago; the release of political prisoners now held by Spain in connection with the insur rection in Cuba and the Philippines; the taking over of the islands of Kassie, or Ualan, in the OaroHaes, for a telegraphic and naval station; cable station rights at other points in Spain's jurisdiction, and the renewal of certain treaties previously in force between the United States and Spain which may have lapsed or been vitiated by war. WeritXear a JtaeV Wasmikqtox, Kov.. It is theiat aressioa at the state demrtmeat, ia the absence of anything save press reports of the proceedings at Paris, that the nommissjasi's work is now near at aa end, and that about two weeks' tints willsaJaeetocleseitan. This Man is Aaawer to Aaierleaa Peiaad aaaarVaaMa to Be tor good authority on the x based on the belief that instead of un dertaking to arrange the several matters yet to be settled ia the treaty of peace a general clause will be placed in the treaty binding each of the parties to be gin negotiations in the Bear fatare upoa those subjects. Suchaelaase of neces sity mast be very carefully drawn, in order to insure the United States are sumption of ooauaerdal relations with Spam on fair terms with other nations, though it caanot go far into details and most be limited in scope to something like a general pledge to yield to the United States favorable conditions. It is said at the state departaaeat that the next steo ia order will be to begin nego tiations for the arqaiaJtioa of Ualaa, in the Caroline islands, for a cable sta tion. This is not to be saade the sub ject of a demand upoa Spain, bat will be an offer ia all sincerity to purchase the island at a fair price. It is not in contemplation to take all of the Caroline group. STORY OF DESTRUCTION Wind and Wares Wrought Havoc Along; Coast. O0WH DEATHS EEA0H 8EVEITT. If Steaaaer Fertlaaa Has Oeaa Onra Uet Will Beach Oaa Baaare aa Ferty Mas), a Day Befera Fall Impart Ia Realized Sberee f Bastaai Barber atrewa With Wreeke ef Vessels. BosTosr, Nov. 29. It is known defi nitely that more than 70 lives have been lost in the wrecks of tugs, schooners aad coal barges daring the storm of Saturday night and Sunday morning, and if the steamer Portland has now gone down, as seems possible, the list of casualties will rise to 140, with over 100 vessels of all descriptions ashore, two score of them to be wrecks and aa un known number probably beneath the waves of Massachusetts bay. There is scarcely a bay, harbor or in let from the Penobscot to New London that has not on its shores the bones of some staunch craft, while along Masse chusetts bay, and especially Boston har bor, the beaches are piled high with the wreckage of schooners and coal barges. The record is still incomplete, for that ocean graveyard of Gape Cod is still to be heard from. The annoyanoe and inconvenience, of the railroad aad street car embargo cov ering the whole of southern New Eng land sunk into insignificance before the story of destruction wrought by wind and wave, yet it will be many a day be fore the full import of the disaster is known or even realised. Shares atrewa Wtth Wreekaga. The islands of Boston harbor are with out exception strewn with wrecks and wreckage. No less than 80 vessels are ashore at Gloucester, aad over 90 in the supposed safe harbor ot Vineyard Haven parted their anchor chains and are high and dry on the beach. Nantasket beach saw two schooners and a coal barge dash to pieces on its sands, the rocks of Cohasset claimed a staunch fisherman, Scitaate a well known pilot boat, Manchester a down east lumberman, while one tug and three barges known to have been between Cape Cod and Boston are unaccounted for and probably lost The apper har bors of Boston, Plymouth, Salem, Ports mouth, Portland and other places where vessels were supposed to be compara tively safe were the scenes of numerous collisions between the ships and the wharves. Every life saving crew per formed deeds of heroism in rescuing crews and tug boats risked life and property in their endeavor to save life. EXPRESSES FRIENDLY SENTIMENTS. Oeraaaajr Will Aearteeee fa the Oatceaie ef Faaee Wegataulaaa, Washihgtox, Nov. 29. Baron Spreck von Sternberg, charge d'affaires of Ger many, called at the state department and had a ooaference with Secretary Hay oa current topies, particularly those growing out of the late war, in the course of which Baron Spreck took occa sion to express the most friendly senti ments on the part of Germany concern ing the present status of affairs. The call was chiefly significant as aa evidence that German officials desire to counter act the reports that Germany is about to assume an attitude of protest and to lay chum to the Sola archipelago, which is to be included in the peace negotia tions at Paris. Baron voa Speech's call gave rise to the pbliahed reports to the effect that be had presented a protest from Germany against American inter ference with the Sola islands. In view of these reports it was stated last night in aa authoritative quarter that the Sola islands ware not men tioned further in the talk, which was of a most general and friendly charac ter. Although the cable reports have shown that the German press Is consid erably wrought ap over the policy of the United States is the far east aad if urging the govarnaasBt to make a pro test, nothing has developed in official quarters ap to the present time to show that there is anyparpose oa the part of the Germe government to heed such belligerent iiiiggserlnBS On the con trary, the call of Baroa voa Spreck gives assurance that Germany accepts with out question the oatcome of the peace negotiations. Madrid. Nov. 99. The city was quiet last evening. There hasbeea bo disturb ances over the aaaounoemeat of the terms of agreemeat with the Amerioaas. The papers, however, publish gloomy articles, sadly reminding the coaatry that the day ia one long to be remem bered as the "closing scene of a glorious colonial history." All agree that the government has adopted the only pos sible policy , though mach bitterness is displayed toward the United 8tates. Sax Frascisco, Nov. 99. The work of tearing dowa the blackened walls of the Baldwin hotel is progressing rap idly. A story is carreat that Mrs. A.' Gardner, a former resident of Oakland, Cal., bat more recently of Panama, and who arrived here from that country on the last trip of the City of Sidney, is among the missing. She is known to have stopped at the Baldwin oa the night of the fire aad has sot since by her friends. WmImimI Immm tmr Wasbixoto, Nov. 29. Tha moathly report of the rommiseioaer of iateraal reveaae shews that daring the month of October the receipts sgarsaatefi $!.- 735.907, aa iacrease as cos October, W97, af fI,m,Vlt. Feaad Dead la Saew Drift. . Bujb Hill, Neb., Nov. 29. Henry Schmidt, a prominent citisen of Bine Hill, was found last evening dead in a snow drift about one mile from town. As the weather is warm and there are bo marks of violence on him, it is sap posed that heart failure was the cause. Concerning the Soldiers.! ABIZOXA AND OHIO AT MANILA. Washington, Nov. 27. General Otis, commanding at Manila, has telegraphed to the department announcing the ar rival there yesterday of the transport Arizona, from Honolulu, and today of the transport Ohio from San Francisco. There waa little sickness aboard and no deaths during the voyage. Now that peace is assured, it is given out that more than 90,000 soldiers will become civilians, so soon as selections ot regiments can be made; that there has been quite a demsnd for the return of volunteers from Manila, but that' no troops will be bronM from the Philip pines unless replaced by others. Troops will be needed to garrison tho islands. A dispatch to tho Bee from Lincoln, under date of the 28th says: "There has been some hitch in the matter of ehipment of the Christmas boxes to the soldiers at Manila, and it ia not expected that they will get started west until some time tomorrow. It is suggested that the boxes will get there too late for Christmas, but will be there in plenty of time for Valentine's day." Manila, November 5, '98. ? Charles T. Miner writes home that they would all be glad to come home; could get all things ready, roll blanket and get down to the docks in fifteen minutes. Yellow fever, small pox and cholera had broke out there. Yesterday, Co. K. buried of her brave boys, Theodore Larson, Wahoo. Three weeks ago he was in good health, strong and hearty. All of Co. K. that was able, numbering about 40 (out of 84) went to the funeral. The band turned out; we had a firing squad, and I played "Tape" over his grave one of the hardest tasks I have done in the service I hope and pray it may be the last task of the kind. The war department should have sent a few female nnrses to Manila. They are sadly needed. Even t wo or three cheery, tactful women would work wonders in the hospital wards. These boys are pining for the warm sympathy ,and the many little kindly offices that only a woman can supply. One poor fellow, ill with typhoid fever, has been delirious for over a week, and babbles continually of his mother. Fancy a woman's cool hand upon his hot brow and a woman's soft voice in his ear! About ten days ago I met two American women, Mrs. Russell, from New York, and Miss Sprad lin, from Kansas I think, the first American women in Manila after the city fell. They eagerly accepted my invita tion to visit the hospital and to let the sick boys look once more upon two real live American women. I can never forget that afternoon. It wonld have touched a heart of stone to see the poor, wan faces turned pathetically toward the ward door as we entered; the eager eyes that fairly devoured the kindly faces of the two women, who for a few moments, stood for the mothers, and sisters and sweethearts eo far away; the tbin fingers that clung pitifully to the soft, white hands of sympathizing womanhood. Independent. Manila, Oct. 14. Dear Sister: Our dinner just fin ished, consisted of rice, pork and beans, bread and coffee. There are greens for sale across the street and so I got some radishes and onions, and this made a pretty good meal. With the bread I had Borne jelly, and so that went good. The time here is one day ahead of yours, but as we lost nine hours by go ing west, we are not quite a day ahead. It rained all of last night and is at it yet. I was on guard yesterday and so out all night. Wo did not get all soaked through, but had a partial soaking. The hours off are now passed at the guard house, and the only place to sleep there is on the porch of the adjacent structures. The word porch in this country includes sidewalk. The roof ia made to go from 2 to 6 feet beyond the wall, and this covered part outside of the wall is the sidewalk. We are all awaiting orders for an im mediate departure from the Philippines. There are numerous reports in circu lation as to our leaving. Some try to make their saying good by gambling on it, yet we believe none and use our judg ment 6olely. Our regiment has had twenty-nine deaths. Of all these but one occurred in battle, and none from wounds received therein; they are still dying, and more rapidly than ever before. Our company is going to erect a tomb stone on the grave of the late deceased Private Larson of Co. K. He was from Wahoo, and a good lad he was, going through every hardship that a Philippine-American soldier was exposed to during our occupation ot these islands. He was ailing only two weeks; during the last week he bad fever and stomach cramps. It is reported that a typhoon struck a part of the bay last night. A graphic description is given of the number of sick soldiers and the medical treatment received. Ed. Journal. I wish you could spend a day shop ping in Manila. It would surprise you to see the difference on the various ar ticles that are shipped here from Ameri ca and foreign nations. All European goods are very cheap. There are few American goods for sale here, the reason being the high prices of the articles in the states. There is one thing here, however, that I notice, and that is "Hood's Sarsaparilla." It retails at $1 per bottle in the stores. Here it retails at 75 oentabos, 37 eta. I asked the price of silk the other day. He asked 73 eta. a meter, 40 inches. It is now some time since I began writing on this letter, as I have been called away several times, so I will close. Best regards Your brother, AtrousT. The foregoing is a portion of a letter by August Wagner to his sister, Miss Ceha, aad aloag with it he seat his photograph, ia which be appears mach thinner than when he left here, but we do aot understand that he has been .Ed. JbnBjrAX. jlwg fm fy.. J "Our account this -week begins with i October 27, 1875, and closes with May 3, 1878. - IMed, February 15, 1876, Mrs. J. M. Kelley. Vice President Wilson died November 22,1875. Charles Wake narrowly escaped death from a run-away horse: A sudden ice surge took out several spans of the Loup bridge. W. N. Henaley disposed of his interest in the Era to W. M. Leach. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Murray left Febru ary 16, 1876, for Galva, Illinois. Married, February 23, 1876, William A. Routeon and Miss Cora O. Thurston. Died, December - 4, 1875, Samuel Mahood, aged 80 years and six months. Herman Oehlrioh of Grand Island engaged with Henry & Bra. as book keeper. Married, December 29, 1875, by Bov.J. A. Beed, Charles L. Hill and Miss Ella M. Echols. Cheek consists in assuming a virtue when you have it not, and because you have it not. Wm. Burgras and family left for the new agency of the Pawnee Indians, in the Indian Territory. Blair & Wiggins of Chicago bought Codlidge's hardware stock, corner of Olive and Eleventh streets. Thomas Haney of Wisconsin visited the county, to take a look at his section of land in Shell creek valley. Died, January 6, 1876, of diphtheria, Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John George, aged four years. Died, January 28, 1876, Mrs. Mary J., wife of E. J. Baker, aged 37 years. The body was buried at Mount Vernon, Ohio. E. D. Fit zpat rick, who is now mayor, bad a bill of $20,against -the city, Decem ber 6, 1875, for plastering the engine room. A large body of excellent land, the Pawnee Reservation, twenty-two miles west of Columbus, was placed on the market Prof. Schaller left for Philadelphia "to enjoy- some of the benefits ot the Cen tennial in a social, musical and pecu niary way." November 23, the dwelling-house on the farm of Charles Morse, three and a half miles southwest of the city, was destroyed by fire. A walking match, four miles, between J. G. Higgins and J. E. North was given up by the latter when not quite half way over the distance. Died, Saturday morning, November 20, 1875, Nettie, wife of David Bedpath, of Redville, Polk county, in the twenty ninth year of her age. H. P. Coolidge suffered a double frac ture of a bone and the displacing of a knuckle joint by the step of his horse into a hole in the road. John Wise left with the editor a pigeon's uegg within an egg," the inside one unbroken, and taking the place of the yelk of the outside one. J. P. Braun received notice of his appointment as postmaster at his resi dence 2 miles north of Stearns Prairie, the office to be named Clinton. Married, November 3. 1875, Frank P. Burgess, editor of the Columbus Repub lican, and Miss Caroline E. Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Baker. J. D. Brewer returned February 15, 1876, from Texas, purchased a lot near the brick school house, in the east end of the city, and had nearly completed a dwelling house thereon. Died, at the residence of her son-in-law, J. E. North, of heart disease, Mrs. Maria Arnold, aged 74 years and 4 months. She left four children: E. W. and A. J. Arnold, Mrs. J. E. North and Mrs. Ira Mullen. From January 1, to March 1, 1876, 12,000 three-cent stamps were sold at this office; 6,000 postal cards and $182 in stamped envelopes. The office reached as high as $2500 a week in money orders. J.G. Higgins helped District Attorney Hoxie in the prosecution of Burchard, charged with the murder of Helmoe. The jury was made up from 124 talesmen, and the prosecution was estimated to cost Colfax county $5,000. Roll of honor, District 13: Ole Olson, George Schram, Daniel Schram. Eva Coffey, Carl Olson, Albert Olson, Rob. Saley, Frank Turner, Lizzie Coffey, Mary Hannan, Sarah Fitzpatrick. Mrs. C. Fifield and Miss S. Olson, teachers. The first company from Columbus to the Black Hills started February 29, 1876: A. J. Arnold, T. D. Delong, Jos. Strothers, James Overly, Emerson Potts, H. G. Rockfellow, J. J. Bump and Steve Lang. They were thirty-five days mak ing the trip from here. Gerhard Loseke brought to town and sold to Henry Bros, for $120, the hams, shoulders and sides of seven hogs. The Journal commended that method, in stead of raising grain for sale, the one item of transportation being decisive a full load of bacon being worth forty-nine loads of corn. Mark Sears, eldest son ot Wm. Sears of Colfax county, made confession, Octo ber 28, 1875, as to the murder of John P. Helmoe about a year before, implicating Samuel Burchard and Frank Lent. The boyB were all under.twenty years of sge, and the murder was one of the most atrocious ever committed. In giving the names of some of those who received premiums at thst first fair in Platte county, September 1875, we did not mention the following: On potatoes, John Tannahill, Wm. Burgess, J. J. Bump, Chris. Meedie and John Eisen- mann. On cabbages, J. W. Witohey, Andrew Mathis, Charles Matthews and Mrs. J.Stauffer. Mr. Witchey's cabbage weighed 32H lbs. We find Tannahill's name in every class except for carrots and radishes. Corn stalk with ears on Franz Henggler, the stalk being thirteen feet in hight, and the highest esr 9 J feet from the ground. Matched ponies, L. Gerrard, Matched carriage horses, C. D. & G. W. Clother. Best Merino ewe and lamb, G. W. Stewart; best Cotts wold,M.K. Turner. Best pair fine boots, G.W.Phillips. Best cooking-stove with trimmings, hand-made, H. P. Coolidge. Bentoa ships lota of produce, 200 car loads of gram and 150 cars transport hay. Beaton is an ambitious village aad will iaetitate ta A. O. V. W. lodge this week, aad has had Ben Hur lodge for some time. Thirty pupils are attending the snug school house and Charles J. Wertz is the able preceptor and the M. E. church adorns the rolling prairie. John Stibal, merchant and postmaster, had a sudden attack on Thanksgiving morning and has been confined to his room with physician attending. The railway agent, A. B. Cady, who has been here for eight years will be transferred to Elkhorn, in a couple of weeks, and, although Elkhorn may be regarded as a promotion. A. B. C. is sorry to leave his pretty home. John Blake Esq., general merchan, is doing a good produco business ship ping several hundred pounds ot butter a month and about 100 dozen eggs a week. He was formerly postmaster, is now justice, notary and merchant with $4, 000 stock. Benton Station (Richland Postoffice), will have its new railway station ready for occupancy by Christmas. The struc ture, with foundation of solid masonry, now completed, will bo on the Standard Plan, measuring 24xG0 feet, with a Con ductor's register room five feet square with separate entrance from passenger waiting room. H. Ohldag is putting in a new iron forge and will extend his blacksmith shop to measure 18x40 feet. He will al so put a commodious addition to his neat and hospitable home. In summer Mrs. Ohldag has the prettiest garden along the line and it causes exclama tions of delight whenever a train passes by, and H. Ohldag is one of the most industrious and social men who sound the anvil chorus. Benton also has a commodious and substantial elevator with capacity for 18,000 bushels and com cribs for 30.000 and in connection therewith are coal and lumber yards and siock yard?. The owners are the Reisch Bros., capitalists malsters and brewers. Around Benton they own 4,000 acres, half of which are cultivated and balance grots the best of hay, and there they have a herd of 200 fine bred cattle and about 2.10 Poland China porkers, and are feeding several car loads now for Holiday shipment. The company manager of grain, lumber, live stock and farming interests is 1. 1. Hansen, who has been Superintendent here since 1885, and all business is done with promptitude and in harmony. He was born in North Germany and came to the United States in 1871, becoming connected with grain operations and worked himself up to his present re sponsible position. He has been sever ally at Fremont, Nickerson, Hooper and North Bend before coming to Benton, and at each place he left a reputation for commercial principle and business ability. Mr. Hanson is a member of good society and has before him a bright commercial and social career. James Carswell. Tee Rev. lrl R. Hicks Annual Almanac and monthly paper, Word and Works, are now known from sea to sea. We are pleased to call the attention of our readers to tho Almanac for 1899, now ready. It is a splendidly printed and illustrated book of 116 pnjjeB and tho storm forecasts and dia grams and astronomical and scientific matter are superior to anything that has over been seen before in u 25 cent book. His monthly journal, Word and Works, is one of the best literary, home and scientific magazines in the country, besides containing his monthly storm forecasts with explanations. The sub scription price of Word and Works is 91.00 per year and a copy of the Hicks Almanac is sent as a premium to every yearly subscriber. Single copies of Word and Works, 10 cents. Price of Almanac alone, 25 cents. Send your order to Word and Works Pub. Co., 2201 Locust Street, St. Louis. Mo. 2t HER PAPA. My papa's all dremed ap today. He nerer looked bo fine. 1 thought when I first looked at him. My papa wasn't mine. He's (tot a beautiful new suit The old one was so old It's blue, with buttons, O. so bright, I guess they must be gold. And papa's sort o' glad and sort O sad I wonder why? And erery time she looks at him It makes my mamma cry. Who's Uncle Sam? My papa says That he belongs to him; Bat napa's joking, 'c-iuhc he knows My uncle a nama ia Jim. My papa just belongs to me And mamma. nu l goes Th folks are blind w!:o ctniot see His buttons, marked U. H. U. H. r pells us.- flu's ours and et My mamma can't help cry, And papa tries to smile nt me And can't I wonder why? MAhY NOBTOM B&ADFOBD. HOT SODA ! We have just received the latest Kttern Hot Soda apparatus. Hot Soda verages can be made even more de licious than Cold Soda. Yon are cordially invited to call and try these beverages. Everyone making a purchase at our store this week is invited to try a hot soda FREE! STILLMANS PHARMACY. T D. 8TJRE8. ATTORITC Y AT ImA Soataweet eoraer Eleveath aad North Street 4jaly-y Cotumr).. NaaaARKJt. IVOR ilHlalYHl &A)t &&& The Kimd Ton Have Always fa vise for over 30 years, aad OSfff&c AH Connterfelts, Imitations and Snhstitvtes are hut Ex nerimeata that trifle with and endanger the health ef Inlhats and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA is a substitute for Soothing Syrups It is contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Karcetie substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms aad allays FeTerishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic It reUeres Teething Troubles, cures Constipation aad Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates tho Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's PanaceaThe Mother's Friend. CENUINC CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the (yfffl&4M The Kind Ton Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TMC eKMTMM CeMMMIV. TTWMMt TMCrr. MW VOM C1TT. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeM4 ml THE Imki IjWeekly Inter Ocean $1 seesssjnN lirccst circulation or all ieasmoooi LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ALL POLITICAL PAPERS IN THE WEST Always American THE WEEKLY INTER THE NEWS AND BEST Every Column is Bright, The Literature of its columns Is equal to that of the best maga zines, it is Interesting to the children as well as the parents. THE INTER OCEAN k a WESTERN NEWSPAPER, aad walk k 1 it? to the family THE NEWS OF THE WORLD aad thrn in flcadas the hat and ablest discussions of all qeestioas of the day, it to ia rsS ijiusalay wtth the ideas and asptnticas of Western people and demsses mill art aad politics from the Western standpoint. JtJjtjtjMJJMjiJtj $J.0O-PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR-SI.l haWeNSSP i i ewnh. en a salm THE DAILY AMD SUNDAY EDITIONS OF THE INTER OCEAN ARE THE BEST EVER SEEN IN THE WEST. THE INTER OCEAN'S Price el Daily by nail Price ef Sanday by Daily aad Sanday by a . ail eeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ToniA. lean the Tha Kind You Haw AfwustntM cf To Chicago and the East. Passengors goingeast 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. All classes of passen gers will find that the "Short Line" of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. f uui rail way, via Omaha and Council Bluffs, affords excellent facilities to reach their destinations in a manner that will bo 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 ot the Missouri river for a ticket over the Chicago, Council Bluffs & Omaha Short Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, you will bo cheerfully furnished with tho proper passport via Omaha and Chicago. Please note that all of the "Short Line" trains arrive in Chicago in ample timo to connect with the express trains of 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. Betntae ylMRl YW HMJUwifliMgftt All Eyes Tamed to Liaeola. The Omaha exposition has closed and all eyes are now turned toward Lincoln, the capital city, where the legislature will soon meet. The istallation of new state officers, the election of a United States senator, and other matters of much importance will make Lincoln the centre of state interests and every Ne braskan will want to read the old, re liable standby, The State Journal, dur ing the coming year. As a special in ducement to secure new readers, Tho Semi-Weekly Journal, printed every Tuesday and Friday, will be mailed from now until January 1, 1900, for $1.00. This is a mighty long time for the money and the sooner yon send your dollar the more papers you get. There isn't any other paper in Nebraska that gives so much for the money,. It is twice as good as the old fashioned weekly. Try it. Address, The State Journal, Lincoln, Neb. CASTORIA Far Iafsatt aad CbiUiea. Til KM Yh Han Altars iMgfct Bears the Signatsxeof The War to go to California Is in a tourist sleeping car personally conducted via the Burlington Route. You don't change cars. You make fast time. Yon see the finest scenery on the globe. Your car is not so expensively finished nor so fine to look at as a palace sleeper but it is just as clean, just as comforta ble, just as good to ride in, ax nearly $20 CHEAPER. The Burlington excursions leave every Thursday, reaching San Francisco Sun day and Los Angeles Monday. Porter with each car. Excursion manager with each party. For folder giving full infor mation call at nearest B. fc M. R. R. depot or write to J. Francis, Gen'l. Pas sengerAg't, Omaha, Neb. june-26-99 (Z&tftefa tZvtfZv. X Boogat, and which, has heat has borne the signature ef has bee mnde matter his per sonal supervision since its infancy. AUownoonetedeceiTeyoninthisv Castor OH, Paregoric, Drops Harmless and Pleasant. 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No agent's commission allowed on this offer. Address Weekly World- ueraiu, umana, Afeb. to 12-lr . C. CASS IN, rMOPBIKTOR OF THK OnimUL HcSit Market vmassnajni mrvniv nmmmnaeja; Fresh and Salt Meats. Game and Fish in Season. JaVHigheet market prices paid for Hides and Tallow. THIRTEENTH ST., COLUMBUS. - - NEBRASKA 25aj.rtf UNDERTA K I NG ! Wa Carry Coffins, Caskets anal metallic uasksts Burial Robes, Etc. DO EMBALMING . HAVE THE BEST HEARSE IN THE COUNTRY. W.A.McALUsTxa. W.M.Coa.xai.ics WeAIXISTER COnjriXITJS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, COLUMBUS, JTrtaaaXe. Uiaatf t m laeaaeasM tmmti. General Mercnandise jBPuHHRPTflS -. ! . :- r I.-:' . !' K r t : P. v: .-; ,"??-- . -.. sfi "- j-.-G - - teS5&&ss JfAH : 'sl,- trr