JLJtlJL UiU.A ± LttL JLUklJLJX Jiiliilr , TUJiiWJJA Y , J U-NJlj 8 , 1890.
THE OMAJ-EA BEE.
OOUNOm BLUFFS.
OITIOKi NO. lai'KAUtjSTUEET.
Delivered hy carrier In nny pnrt of llicClly.
II , W.Tll.TON . MANAGER.
TELEPHONES ;
PIJMNESS OFFICE , No. 43.
NIUIIT KIUTOII , No.I. .
JHXOIt JIKXTIOX.
N Y. P. Co.
Council Hlufrs Lumber Co. , conl.
An IntcrcslltiK muslcnlo will bo given nt
the Y. M. C. A. rooms next Thursday even-
Ing.John
John , son of Mr nnil Mrs. James McCnn-
lev , died yesterday inornlni , ' nt the rcsldenco
of his parents on Avenue A , iigcd seventeen
years.
The Judd-Wells Investment company Is
flttltiK up grounds at No. 81.1 Hrondwny ,
wlicre they will open uu extensive retail
lumber ynrd.
Senator William Groncwej ? will nddross
the Kcnndlnnvlan voters of the city at their
regular monthly meeting at 1'etersen's hall
tomorrow evening.
The different societies of St. Francis Xnv-
ler's church will unite in a grand picnic Tor
the Fourth of .1 illy. The details of the ar
rangements will bo announced hereafter.
At the republican county convention to beheld
held in this city u week from today the wards
ore entitled to the following representation :
First , fi ; Second , 7 ; Third , 5 ; Fourth , 7 ;
Fifth , 3 ; Sixth , H.
Chris Thompson , the voting man who was
seriously injured by falling from the Union
J'ai'illc bridge Tuesday night , Is getting along
nicely , and his physician states that ho will
soon bo able to be out again.
The funeral of George Boblington took
from hit late residence on Park avenue ,
Iilace
{ ev T. .1. Mackay officiating. A long cortege
followed the remains to thuir'liist resting
place in Fail-view cemetery.
The alumni of the class of IRS9 of the Coun
cil H hi Its high school will hold a meeting at
the Hloomer school this evening to arrange
for the reception and banquet to be given to
the graduating class of lbX ! ) .
G. L. Gorman was the only victim before
Judge McCJco yesterday morning. Ho was
arrested for keeping his saloon open on Sun
day , but the charge was not sustained and
the defendant was discharged.
The chain gang is unusually well disposed
Just at present. Tnere are eight of the pris
oners , and all are willing to work. They are
doing excellent work in cleaning up the
streets. In connection with u street sweeper
their services could bo utilized to perfection.
Informations have been filed with the clerk
of the cltv court against Arthur Harris and
Slngleion M. CJrady charging them with the
burglary of the residence of U. M. Hart on
Oakland avenue on May 24. They have been
arrested in St. Louis and Captain Martin has
Eono after requisition papers for them , as
stated In yesterday's Bun. The defendants
will bo held to answer to the double charge of
larceny and burglary. They are suspected of
being the parties who burglarized the resi
dence of J. H. IJcll about two weeks ago.
PAltASOLS SALE.
HoHfon Store , Council HInfTV ) .
The time lias como for parasols the bright ,
dear , sunny we-Uher , when every lady and
child ought to have a parasol. Wo beg leave
to state that wo are headquarters for these
goods ; everything from the tiniest to the
largest made ; everything from the cheapest
to the Hnest grade.Vo have bought an im-
inenseconsignmcnt of an eastern manufac
turer's stock , and will put them on sale Mon
day morning at S o'clock sharp. Bo early and
get the choice selection.
We are still selling an immense quantity of
umbrella and parasol covers. Any ono hav
ing a good frame can have the same recov
ered in a few minutes.Vo carry them in all
grades from $1.50 to S-'i..Vi , in sizes from 21 to
SJti inches. Special sizes made to order.
Note the prices on parasols for this week :
Uti-inch gold cap Sicilian cloth b'Je. '
20-Ini'h oxidized handle , in silk ami gloria's ,
special iiricc S1.1U and f I.)1. ! ) ) .
US-inch gloria umbrellas in oxidized handles
11.75.
Our assortment of ? 2 parasols for this week
will compare with regular $2.75 goods , in
gold and silver crooks.
Our $2.50 serge silks in 20-Inch are worthy
of your attention. They como in oxidized
and natural handles.
xovni/ncs.
Wo show a full line of French novelties in
nil the latest designs in oxidized crooks , the
silk the latest laventcen and warranted not
to cut.
Children's sateen parasols -l.'c.
Children's satin parasols 58c , G5c and 9."c.
Children's pongee milled ( the latest ) only
Special sale of Henrietta fast black sateens ,
the Hnest black in the country. Wo have
them with a beautiful satin finish. Wo have
them also that you cannot tell from the linest
all wool hcnrietta. The price comes decid
edly lower. Wo have them both in French ,
German and Austrian goods. Our prices for
the week are lLc. 1'Je , 25c , : ! Ue and ICte ,
about 2. " > per cent less Hum usually asked for
same goods.
Special sale of the finest
l.MrOUTEl ) WASH OOOItS.
All of Whitelaw's linest imported Scotch
tephyr cloths and ginghams , kcochlins , llnost
French sateens , and the latest English erazo
In white goods known as cashmere ombre , all
for this week at 25e a yard. Usual price on
Ihoso goods isllle a yard.
BOSTON STOKE ,
Fotheringham , Wliitelaw & Co. ,
Leaders and Promoters of Low Prices.
P. SWo buy direct from the manufac
turers , go straight to headquarters , New
York and Boston , never stop at any little
country town on the way , hence the ruling
low prices and popular goods.
The prices on wall paper rule at the Boston
Btoro.
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J. G. Tlpton , real estate , ,7J7 Broadway.
Waterworks $10. N. Y. PlumblngCo.
Choice residence property centrally located
for sale by E. H. Sheafo & Co.
If you wish to sell your proix > rty call on the
Judd & Wells Co. , C. B. Judd president , 000
Broadway.
In the Temple ol' Justice.
In the district court yesterday the case of
State vs. Jonathan Jones was called. The de
fendant has been under Indictment for the
past thirteen years for murder , and has had
three trials , each oao resulting in conviction.
During all these years his attorney , Colonel
B. U. Scott , 1ms been laboring to keep him
aut of the penlteifllary. Jones was sent to
the pen , and remained there a year , but was
released when a now trial was granted. The
question that Is now to bo decided , however ,
Is whether or not Jones Is Insane , and that
rvas the point to have been tried by ti jury
resteitlay. Colonel Scott moved for a con
tinuance owing to the serious illness of the
acfemmnt's mother at her homo near Lovo-
.and. Mrs. Junes has been In poor health for
lomo time , but her illness was aggravated by
i sad occurrence Saturday evening. On Fri-
iay , her sister , Mrs. Sayles , who resides In
Harrison county , came down to visit her.
Saturday she was visiting her son , who lives
learMrs. Jones , and whoso house was In the
path of the waU'rspout or cloudburst that do-
rastated that section Saturday night , lu
trying to get to a place of safety Mrs. Sayles
lyas swept away in the Hood , and her body
mis not yet been recovered. The shock com
pletely prostrated Mrs. Jones , wno Is
in old lady nearly seventy years of ago.
After hearing the argument In support of the
motion for a continuance Judge Ucemor set
Iho ease for u hearing on the Hth lust. , at
which tlino a continuance until the Septem
ber term will bo granted , If the necessary
witnesses arc- still umiblo to appear.
Colonel Uailoy Hied a demurrer in the case
of Slate vs Al Jones , Indicted for mayhem ,
alleging that the complaint was fuulty.ln that
It did not assert that the assault was com
mitted with Intent to deface and dlsilgure the
man whoso eye was gouged out.
The remainder of the day was occupied
with u liquor contempt case from the east cud
of the county.
The defendant in the case of George Bry-
lon , administrator , vs the Chicago , Burling
ton & Quiney railroad company has tiled a
motion for bpoMul judgment for costs against
the plaintiff. The jury awarded the plaintiff
M , thus throwing the costs on the defendant.
The motion Is based on the special Undines of
the jury ou questions propounded by the
court1
The assignment of cases for the balance of
BIO week is iu follows \VeUuesduy-OOTl ,
W)7f ) , fiOTO. 2018 , 3011,3013 and 8013 , Thurs
day 187 VlH8i. IMS. 2073 , 2074 and 2075. Fri
day 2070 , 2077 , 207S , 207K. 20SO and 2031.
Saturdny-COW , 2052 and 20S3.
liny AVnll Paper
Gillette ft Freeman's , 23 Pearl street.
Schmidt's ' gallery refurnished , and new In
struments. For 'M days , # 1.00 cabinets for
$2.50. Elegant finish warranted.0 Malt )
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Good paper hangcrsat Crockwell's.
Desirable dwellings located In all parts of
the city , for rent by E. H. Sheafo & Co. ,
Broadway and Main st. , up stairs.
Suntlny S
There will bo n missionary mass meeting
and Sunday school convention of the South
western Baptist association , opening this
morning and elo.slug Wednesday evening.
The sessions will bo held In Bethany Baptist
church In this city. II. C. French of Hcd
Oak Is president , and J. I. Hough , of Hcd Oak ,
secretary and treasurer.
This morning the session will open nt 10:30 :
with a consecration and prayer service led
by Uev. E. T. Perry of Emerson. This will
bo followed bvtho topic "Personal Sacrifice , "
led bv H. A. Talles of Glenwood , followed by
Kov.'T. E. Pelton of Vllllsea.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock there will bo n
song service led by W. S. Goodell of Emer
son. Women's foreign and homo missions
will bo considered , among the speakers being
Airs. W. A.Curtlcc.oflied Oak ; Mrs. J. C.
Stevens of Shenumloahj Mrs. J. L ) . Paddock
of Malvcrn , and Mrs. C. G. Greenwood of
Silver City.
This evening there will bo n missionary
sermon by Hev. T. W- Parsons , of Glenwood.
To-morrow forenoon , afternoon and even
ing will Ito largely devoted to various phases
of Sunday school work. To-morrow Hev. A.
M. Lamar of Omaha gives an address.
The Manhattan sporting hcadq'i-s , 418 B-
way.
Important to Horsemen : Largo line horse
and turf goods. Probatlo , 552 B y , C. B.
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Dr. H. S. West , porcelain crown and bridge
work , No. 12 Pearl.
If you want the best Wail paper go to J. D.
Croekwcll's.
Altclilhon Honored.
W. E. Altcluson , who recently resigned his
commission as first lieutenant of the Dodge
Light Guard , has just received his com
mission as commissary of subsistence of the
First brigade , Iowa National Guard , on the
staff of General II. H. Wright , of Center-
villc. This is the position from which Gen
eral M. M. Marshall was recently promoted.
The honor was unsolicited , and is highly ap
preciated by the deserving appointee.
It Is u I'leiiHiiro
To show goods to those who appreciate the
extremely low prices that wo are making on
our goods. Quality and price are the great
winning curds.
We will place on sale this morning a manu
facturer's sample line of gent's neckwear at
prices that will close them out in a hurry
Wo will start them at 15c , 25c , : r > c , BOc and
75c. They are all of. llrst quality and usually
retail by first-class stores at 2. " > c to $1.25. Also
a line line of four-in-hand and Windsor scarfs
that will please you. We are giving splendid
values in gent's underwear. We have a new
line of boys' knee pants , 2."ie , ItTic , fiOc and 0. > every
very cheap. Our lace caps for babies atUc ,
2. > cI0e and 5e ( ) are great trade winners. We
have n nice line of ladies' and misses' blouse
waists that we will close out this week at cut
prices.
Don't forget us when you want to buy a
trunk ; think wo can save you some monoy.
No trouble to show goods. Call and see us.
Itta Broadway. _ C. C. CL-I.LY.
A good hose reel free wita every 100 feet of
hose purchased at Bixby's.
S. B Waits worth & Co. , 207 Pearl street ,
loan money for Lombard Investment company.
J. C. Blxby , steam neatmg , sanitary engi
neer , WA Life building , Omaha ; 203 Merriara
block , Council Bluffs.
For dinner or board apply to Mrs. Kemp ,
523 Sixth avenue.
PKKSOXAft.
Guy C. Shepherd has gone to Dallas , Tex. ,
where he will remain.
Dr. F. I' . Bellinger returned yesterday
morning from Chicago.
David Knox , a leading attorney of Three
Hivers , Mich. , is the guest of Captain II. L.
Henry.
E. H. Geiso and Conrad Geise , jr. , left last
evening for u visit to Chicago and Mil
waukee.
Joseph V. Ilinchman , n prominent Glen-
week banker , was in the city yesterday en
route west.
Mrs. M. L. Graham and daughter of Chicago
cage are visiting O. W.Graham and family ,
U20 Avenue F.
Mrs. C. A. Fox and Mis Celiu Hughes re
turned yesterday from a pleasure trip of ten
days to Chicago.
State Auditor Lyons was in the city yes
terday making numerous pleasant social calls
upon Ills friends.
Hon. L. B. Wndleigh of Clinton was in the
city yesterday morning to attend the funeral
of George Bebbington.
Frank M. Hunter , deputy clerk of the fed-1
oral court and United States commissioner ,
returned yesterday morning from a two
weeks' trip to Mason City.
W. C. Brown , superintendent of the west
ern Iowa lines of the Chicago , Burlington &
Quiney , and J. H. Duggan , superintendent of
the western division , were in the citv yester
day.Miss
Miss Mattie Barker , who has been visiting
friends hero for some time , has returned to
her homo nt Binghum , la. Miss Blanche
Arkwrlght accompanied her for a short visit.
T. L. Whitney and wife of Salem , Mass. ,
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Shepherd , 2-10 Harrison street. Mr. Whitney
is an artist of considerable note , and while
hero will make several sketches for use in
his studio.
Mr. and Airs. W. A. Highsmitb loft last
evening forOttumwa , where Air. Highsmith
will servo as delegate to the grand lodge of
Aiasons. They will then visit Burlington
and other places , Intending to be absent two
weeks.
The Queen KIIIHVH a Good Thing.
The Mueller musio company , No. UK ) Alain
street , received the following telegram May
15 , 1MO :
"Queen of England purchased Hardman
grand piano from our European agent for
Balmoral castle. HAIIDMAN , I'ni'it it Co. "
Alueller Ss. Schmoller , agents , MO I Dodge
street , Omaha.
If you wish to negotiate a loan on chattel or
real estate security , at lowest rates , sco E. H.
Sheafo it Co. , brokers , Broadway and Alain ,
street , no-stall's.
The gasoline stove is more dangerous than
the unloaded gun. Save life and property by
using thoC. B. Gas and Electric Light Co.'s
gas stove.
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A Nation of ColTce-Drlnkers.
The United States Is without doubt n
nation of colTeo-ili'loUors , BUVH the Now
York Herald. The imports from South
America , amount to over 52. ) ,000,000
pounds annually , of which liO per cent
comes from Urazil. The second largest
shipper to this market is Venezuela , 11
per cent. The llrst cost in thin country
averages 10 cents and a fruction a pound ,
ntfifreifiitlnjj * oOH7iOO : ( , The llrst
record of production in 15ray. 11 begins
with 1870 , when 180,000,000 pounds wuro
nhipped to the United States. High
water murk was readied in 1885 with
100,000,000 pounds of shipments. Ono
largo Item of expense In JJruzll Is to yet
the colToo to market. Freight charges
as high as M cents a ton ti milo have
been paid , which from a distant planta
tion to Klo Janeiro means from $1.75 to
$1.60 } a suck. The highest charge from
Uio to Now York Is Co cents ubag.
A Honeymoon that Wan Heal Silver.
Lowell Citizen : Philosopher Is mar
riage a failure , do you thinkV
Merchant On the contrary. I have
known marriage to prevent a failure. A
friend of mine wedded an heiress , uud
the saved him from insolvency.
Il.tMt
Financial Transactions of the Coun
try ffor the Imst AVeok.
BOSTON , Juno 1. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bnn. ] The following table , complied
from dispatches from the clearing houses
of the cities named , shows the gross ex
changes for the week , ending May 31 with
Kites per cent of Increase or decrease as
compared with the similar amounts for the
corresponding week in 18S9 :
A JUT JtOAI ) .
The Philadelphia & Heading Kmploys
No Union Men.
Pnii.Aiini.rniA , Juno 1. The minor that
the Philadelphia & Heading had ordered its
comlittors to withdraw from the Brother
hood of Conductors or leave the employ of the
company was eoullriiied today by Assistant
Superintendent IJoiizana. "Tho iietion was
resolved upon by the ollicials of the com
pany , " said Bonzana , "after the last conven
tion of the Brotherhood of Conductors at
Rochester. " At this convention the
anti-striking elauso in the constitu
tion was repealed mid shortly
after this action notice was issued to the
conductors Umt they must either leave the
brotherhood or tuo company's service.Ve
have had enough of labor organizations , " said
Bonzano ; "wo want no more union men. All
conductors , engineers , brakeineu and llremen
ou the Heading are now non-union men. "
J to view ol' Cadets.
HA&TIXOS , Neb. , Juno 1. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Bui : . ] The annual review of
the university cadets now in camp at Berlin's
park , took place this evening. Owing to the
sickness of Governor Thayer's wife he was
unable to review the troops , but that duty
was dcsuatehed bv * Lieutenant Grilllth.
Eight thousand pcopfo assembled to witness
the review. The cadets take their departure
tomorrow morning. The complimentary ball
given by the young ladies of Hastings at
Germaniu hall to the cadets was a very
pleasant affair.
Settled in Twenty-Two Rounds.
CHICAGO , Juno 1. Uobort Ferguson nnd
Michucl Queenan , a couple of Chicago heavy
weights , pounded each other through twenty-
two rounds this morning fit Shelby , Ind. , for
a purse of J300. A knockout blow made
Queenan quit. Ferguson was comparatively
fresh at the close. The affair ended with an
all around slugging match between n number
of brawny Hoosiers who were present and a
Chicago crowd , whicli included a batch of
board of trade men. The natives were
routed.
Mrs. lUniiio'H Conuhinan Hurt.
WASHINGTON , Juno 1. Mrs. Harrison and
Mrs. Blaine today visited Alexandria and at
tended services at Christ elnireli , where
Washington worshipped. While Mrs.
Blaino's ' carriage was waiting for her re
turn the horses became frightened and ran
away. Coachman Lamp was thrown to the
ground and injured internally.
The Nihilist IMottora.
PAUIS , Juno 1. In connection with the
ease of the arrested nihilists it Is reported
that Deinski had summoned a meeting for
today to concert an attempt ou the life of the
czar and a simultaneous rising in the differ
ent parts of Hussia , and that twenty nihilists
with infernal machines had already started
for Hussia.
Advices IVom
XA xx in AH , Juno 1. Advices from French
missionaries in Urganda , under datoof March
( i , nro to the effect that Kaleina had been de
feated and had lied and the Mwanga was in
complete possession of the whole kingdom.
Dr. I'etors hud been Mwang.i's adviser and
assistant. In return for thesoservieos Peters
scoured valuable treaties and monopolies in
fuvor of Germany.
WriMikeU Hy a Hurricane.
Sori.i , Juno 1. The northern part of this
city has been wrecked by a hurricane. The
loss of lifo is considerable. Among the
soldiers the killed and wounded number
eleven. The loss among the Inhabitants has
not yet been ascertained. The damage to the
palace amounts to . ' 100.000.
Denver HDCH .Moliicn 7.
Dnxvr.ii , Colo. , Juno 1. [ SpecialTelegram
to Tim Biiu.J The following is the score by
innings :
Dunvtir 3 1 4 0 n 0 0 0 0-11
Dus Mollies S 0 0 18 1 U U 1 7
Convention of Until llrlth.
RICHMOND , Va. , Juno 1. The ipulu-quen-
quennlal convention of the Independent
Urder of Bnal Brlth assembled hero today ,
the United States , Germany and Houmanla
being represented. Senator William Levin
stein of Hichmond was chosen permanent
chairman.
Tlio Czar "Will
LONDON , Juno I. A letter from the czar ,
written In reply to ono from the queen of
Denmark , Is published. In the letter the czar
promises a strict Inquiry Into the Siberian
scandals and to Instruct tlio ministers to draft
measures for their amelioration.
A Severe UihtiiliiK Storm.
S \NDUSKV , O. , Juno 1. Considerable dam
age was done In this vicinity by a severe
lightning storm yesterday. Two sous of
Charles Johnson were killed.
Seven Hydrophohln Patients.
Nnw YUIIK , Juno 1. Seven boys bitten by
n mud dog recently lu St. Joseph , 111. , arrived
from that city today. They were taken to
the N'ew York Pasteur institute , where they
received prompt attention from Lir. Gibicr.
A Now Mexican Kullroad.
CITV or MEXICO , Juno 1. The Inter-
oceanic railroad , n branch from Pueblo to
Matuinorus , Izucal , was opened to trunlc with
appropriate ceremonies yesterday ,
Earl of Mllitown Dead.
LONDON , Juuo 1. Edward Nugent Lccsou ,
carl of Mllltowu , is dead.
Klx SmiiKKlerti Killed.
Lisuo.v , Juno I. Six smugglers und an ofu-
ccr have been killed lu u coulllut at Pousa do
Vurzlin ,
Funeral of IllHhnp O'Connor.
The remains of JlHhop O'Connor were last
night removed from tlio tiptscnpnl residence ,
corner of Thlrty lxlli nnd Hurt , to the Cn-
tlicilral of St. Pllltduicim , N'lntli nnd Harncy
streets , with great , solemnity.
There were nbout forty clergymen in at
tendance. Fourteen Catholic societies took
part In tlio iirocessloli , which Included nearly
three hundred carriages.
The remains will bo Interred In the ca
thedral crypt tomorrow morning.
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Haiii Small Clian l-H Illn Spot * .
OODIIN , Utah , Junq 1. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Dnn. ] Hev. Sam Small , the noted
southern evangelist , has been elected presi
dent of the Methodist university of this city ,
nnd will remove his family hero and make
Ogdcn his future home. This necessitates
severing his connection with the southern
Methodist conference and aflinating with the
northern Methodists.
An Acrobat Found Murdered.
OCmoAOO , June 1. The body of nil acrobat
named Murdoch , who has been missing since
Friday , was found floating In the river today ,
dead. Five ugly wounds on the head In
dicate murder. The murdered man's watch
and n largo sum of money said to bo In his
possession are missing. The disappearance
of the murdered man was very promptly re
ported by his partner. West. The latter left
the city , saying that ho was going to Haeiiio.
The police telegraphed to that city , asking
that West bo arrested.
Carpenters Threaten to Strike.
CINCINNATI , O. , Juno 1 , This afternoon the
carpenters' union at n mass meeting resolved
to strike tomorrow if the bosses did not agree
to nine hours for a day's work. Nine hun
dred carpenters are affected.
BEINGBEST MAN.
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The AVorry nnd IteHponHllilllty of It
ladu OIKVOIIIIK Alan Sluk.
It is no small untlortuking to bo best
mini at u wedding , writes Hopburn Johns
in tlio I'lttsbttrg IJispateh. The awful
responsibilities of the groom usually fill
the minds of the spectators , and the best
man's trials are rather lost sitfht of. Still ,
important as the chief male assistant's
duties are , they are not really so formid
able as they seemed to an Allejrhany
mttn who recently was called upon to
fulfill them.
This young man was asked by an old
friend to stand up with him when ho en
tered the solemn estate of matrimony.
Ho consented willingly. Ho is of a ner
vous temperament , and a number of
lus friends , for a joke , resolved to
give him a fright. So they went to
him one by ono and impressed upon him
that being best man carried with it no
small obligations. Ho would have to
wear a now dress suit , tlioy said , and anew
now hat , now slices , a new tie and so on
Besides , he would have to give the bride
an expensive present , and contribute
liberally to the groom's expenses. One
particularly solicitous friend was kind
enough to ligure out exactly how much
his performance nt the wedding would
cost him. The sum total , by this ficti
tious figuring , was 8180.
lsTow to a young man on a small salary ,
as the bcst-mnn-to-bo was , $180 was no
joke. Being , as I have said , of a ner
vous temperament , the obligation of
spending a sum bo far beyond his means
atlcctod him powerfully.Ho could not
think of backing out , yet how to scrape
together the money to do "tho tiling
well" ho hadn't an idea. Ho worried
himself sick about it , actually sick , and ,
to cut a long story short , when the wed
ding day came , the young man who
bhould have been best man lay seriously
ill in bed in a hospital.
And this is strictly true. The joke
was carried much too far.
HE OWNS AN ISLAND.
It IH Called I5 : laiiil > anfm nnd Ides
Off the Coast of Borneo.
The Colonies and India says : J. J.
Francis , Q. C. , of Hong Kong , can be ,
like Defoe's immortal creation , monarch
of all ho surveys when lie lands upon the
island of Balambangan , oil the coast of
North Borneo. The inland \vas conceded
to Mr. Francis during a holiday visit
which that gentleman paid to Borneo
last year , and is described as being close
upon fifty miles in circumference , and
lying about ten or eleven miles oil the
e'xtrcmo northern point of Borneo. It
is 1.50 miles from the port of Sandakan ,
and has no inhabitants , nor any trace of
any. The northern half of the island is
a sandy plain , well suited for pasturing
cattle , or for coeoanut ] planting. The
other side consists of a dense jungle of
largo trees , something after the style of
the dark forest whicli so impeded Mr.
Stanley in his last journey across Africa.
The shore , as is common in the tropics ,
is fringed with mangroves. There is
an abundance of line limestone on
the hills , the highest of whicli reaches
over -100 feet , and in the valley is soil
evidently very suitable for cort'eo plant
ing. There are two good harbors. Wild
cattle are apparently abundant , and
there are three species of deer and
plenty of pigs , but no crocodiles. So
far Mr. Francis has formed no definite
idea as to what he shall do with Balam
bangan , but-lio Intends to send a compe
tent man down to examine and report
upon the place. "
DlYOnCES IN FJIAXOB.
Fewer Spectacular WcilillncH Since
the Marital Knot Can lie Untied.
Spectacular weddings are going out ,
writes a Paris correspondent of London
Truth. A reason for this change is the
not remote possibility of the nuptial
benediction being the preface to a divorce -
vorco court suit. So many divorces in
high life have either taken place or are
being petitioned for that marriage is no
longer a guarantee of security. Why
make n fuss about a slipknot , and par
ticularly when the fuss must cost n deal
of money ?
Two young , lovely and wealty prin
cesses , ono of whoui , is an Anglo-Amer
ican and the other of Portugese birth ,
are about to iiiyoko Suint Nuquot.
The former has boon married a
llttlo more than u year , and is devoted -
voted to the line arts. The other is
hardly out of her honeymoon. She mar
ried the grandson of a favorite of Maria
Louisia , queen of Ferdinand VII.of Spain
and is not pleased > vith her bargain.
II weddings are to bo quiet , it is use
less to lavish money on trousseaux. Ono
of the great couturiers has just told mo
that it is now only old-fashioned trades
people who provide their daughters with
voluminous wedding outfits. The maxi
mum of dresses is six , Underclothes are
plain , line and beautifully stitched ; but
no fin-fin is allowed. Prodigality is con
fined to artistic fans , jewelry and laces ,
which last are placed , not niado un , in
the "corbello do marriage , " I asked the
couturier whether this would not bo bad
for his business ? "No ; the devil will
always have his rights. Women of
fashion won't dross less well for going
through the divorce court. "
PolUlicd off by the Police.
American Grocer : I-seo that a noted
thief out west , swallowed n valuable
shirt etud to escape detection.
Sort of a diamond in the rough , eh ?
Absent .MlmlediicsH.
American Grocer : I Bay , fellow , I in
in a great hurry. Give mo two pounds
of dog bUouit.
ClarksoQ ( formerly in gcnt'a furnishIng -
Ing goods ) Yes , sir , for yourself ,
HID A 1 i V 4 T P I P/UXT t TTAXT
HAS A M1AL MSOINATION ,
Alarming Spread of the Mnnia for Morphine
in This Country.
SOOIETY WOMEN ARE ITS SLAVES ,
Wlintn Jeweler Told nltcportcr Alien !
the Mttlo Hypodermic 8yi'lniCH
A Habit Which IH Gen
erally Incurable.
The discovery of over ono
empty morphine bottles concealed behind
hind sofas , under the onrpot , and In var
ious other out of the way plaiv about
the ladles' waiting room of a larg-s vo-
tnil store has called attention again to
the alarming provulomw of the morphine
phino habit among womv says the
Now York Sun. Tills habit h greatly
increased since the invention of the hy
podermic syringe. A jeweler said ro
ccntly , as a outtix iicr left the store after
depositing the lltllo case with its magic
needle , which charms away all pain ant
ser iw , slightly broken at the point nm'
in need of adjusting : "You would bo
surprised if you know how many of those
a ro brought hero to bo mended in the
course of a year by young , apparentlj
vigorous men , as well as the more in
firm , and by ladies most of all. Some o
them only como a few times before tlieli
suffering is over forever , but the ma
jority of them continue to bring us the
little instruments for repairs year nftei
year , growing themselves more untidv
as to dress , more unreliable in mood ,
and prematurely aged in appearance. "
There seems , indeed , to bo a
fatal fascination in the hypodermic its
rapid relief from discomfort , Its almosl
instantaneous exhilaration and stimula
tion of every fibre of the physical being ,
its potency in drowning mental pain as
Well , transforming its victims to a condi
tion in which they are superior to all
petty ills and annoyances. Wives live
upon morphine for years after they have
deceived their husbands into believing
that they have forsworn it forever ,
never oven when most thoroughly under
its inlhienco betraying by look or act
their secret. Invalids unable to rise
from their pillow have been known to
got up and walk to the place of conceal
ment for their favorite remedy in the
nurse's absence , and no dishonest means
are considered too unworthy to resort to
in obtaining the drug secretly. Children
born of such women usually inherit the
appetite , which manifests itself sooner
or later , and frequently babies demand
morphine in some of its preparations to
sustain life for a time after birth from a
morphine-loving mother.
Oriental people indulge in the use of
opiates for purely social delight , but
with American women the diminishing
power of resistance to pain , physical
and psychical , and the consequent in
creased demand for some powerful coun
teracting stimulant , all have contrib
uted to a marked increase of the habit.
The demands of artificial life , which
exhaust more nerve force than is cre
ated ; the dissipations of society , which
hinder natural sleep and rest ; continual
excitement , strife for place , the alllic-
tions and disappointments incident to
woman's existence , together with in
tense sensitiveness , botli mental and
physical , resulting often in exquisite
sull'ering from apparently trivial causes ,
bring about n condition of nervous pros
tration the genuine , not the fashiona
ble disease , in varying degrees of sever
ity to relieve which physicians fre
quently recommend narcotics and stimu
lants whoso clVeet is so welcome that the
woman herself prolongs the treatment
after the physician has ordered its dis
continuance.
It is said that 75 per cent of morphtn-
ists trace the origin of the habit to so mo
illness whore the physician prescribes
the drug , then transfers its administra
tion to the patient , who presently suc
cumbs to the habit through her inability
to control the appetite which eacli addi
tional dose fastens and increases. A
prominent young artist , suffering
from some slight functional dilli-
culty attended by some pain , but
not serious in its results , called
in a physician frequently who admin
istered morphine for relief. After sev
eral visits the doctor instructed the
young man himself in Ihcadministration
itf the medicine , saying it was needless
to call him every time. It was but a
short time before the patient's one in-
Lorest in life centered upon the medicine
mil how to obtain it. His splendid
physique became shrunken , his should
ers bowed as ifvith age , ills dress care
less and disordered , his oxpre. shm vacil
lating and anxious , his will power HO
completely shattered that his repeated
ittempts to abstain from the use of the
drug lasted only while the stimulating
effects of the last dose gave him courage
to plan but never to carry out the cure
[ ilanncd so enthusiastically.
A once noted belle , now in an asylum
for incurable inebriates , took morphine
at first as a girl to make her eyes
bright. Later in life , when heavier
care came or her children were ill , she
took it to make her bravo and strong in
bearing her sorrow's burden , until the
liabit was confirmed. And so the stories
repeat themselves. This habit is fre
quently found among actresses , who , as
i class are intensely nervous and depend
largely upon stimulants of some kind
to sustain them during the performance
of their rols.
While as a rule women use morphine
is a relief from pain , and thus acquire
the desire for it , there are isolated cases
unong women of morbid imagination
where pure sensuous enjoyment or ina
bility to control an appetite , which is
Lho outgrowth of a feeble organization
transmitted by heredity , results in the
morphine habit. Asylums contain side
by side inebriates and chronic morphin-
ists , though the latter are less numer
ous in which inherited defective and
demorali/cd will power is the primary
cause of ruin ,
The morphine habit Is confined chiefly
; o women in society and rarely found
unong the poor or working people. In
dividuals have varying idiosyncracies as
to the amount consumed , some reaching
their limit at two or three grains a day
mil others attaining a maximum of sixty
jr seventy grains. It is seldom that
liabitucs poison themselves fatally with
Lho drug , apparently realizing instinct
ively their limitations and living just
within them.
The mental and moral deterioration
following its use is similar to that been
in drunkards , but is more disastrous ,
owing to the strong element of decep
tion which is a peculiarity of the effect
of the drug. The will power is shat
tered , the moral sense lost. At times a
drunkard is sober and hlnibolf , and a
little reliance can bo placed on hia word.
A confirmed morphlnlst is never quite
iiimsolf , for when the effect of the drug
is gone , ho is anxious , npprchotiblvo ,
eager only for another do e , and when
under its influence overstimulaled to
high heroics and resolves. The drunk
ard makes good resolutions for the
Future when sober ; the morphinibt when
most thoroughly under the influence' ' of
the drugliu loves makes out his bchedulo
oreform. . Physicians are becoming
more careful than formerly in y .
ing the drug , in allowing the patient to
know its nature , or K wuninlgtor it for
himself ,
According to n v.cent law druggists
must not rccont n prescription wnich
contains or. fourlh grain of morphine
or ono train of opium. But they can
sell opium or any of its preparations
wlthoii a prescription by slmplv writing
twJuyor ! s name in a book , with a state-
mo&t of the purpose for which It
in to bo used. Morphine cannot
So sold without a prescrip
tion by the retail druggist , but
11 wholesale store is unlimited as to
c-r.ount sold. Of course , In splto of these
regulations the drug is obtained in many
places and its lovers will resort to any
deception , strategy or self-denial in
wilier ways In order to obtain it. Per
manent cures are rarely effected owing
to the debilitated will power of patients ,
which will not sustain the oltort to re
sist the desire for It oven long after the
euro is pronounced complete. Tlieso
patients rarely receive the sympathy
they deserve , for they are scarcely more
accountable for their conduct than are
insane people. Their Buffering , both
mental and physical , is intense and dis
tressing beyond expression , and their
will power the most fatally diseased of
all their faculties. Sometimes they rely
upon the will of some stronger person ,
doctor , nurse or friend ; but frequently
in the end they lose confidence in them
and deceive them , or if over the stronger
inlhienco is withdrawn , oven temporar
ily , they fall into deeper and more hope
less bondage than before. After months
of suffering bravely borne to break the
liabit , u single dose obtained in a mo
ment of weakness binds the fetters more
firmly than over ; and the caution and
sagacity displayed in securing and con
cealing the drug is only equaled by the
maniac's cunning.
AVoincn AVIiu AViint to Go to War.
Can women fight ? Listen to this peti
tion of the women of Galicia to the Km-
peror of Austria , says the Now York
Sun. It is not altogether complimentary
to the sterner sex , but such us it is it
makes interesting reading and hero it is
in full :
"Sire : We , the undersigned women of
Galicia , bowed down at the foot of the
throne , formulate this most earnest
prayer :
"At the present time when each one ,
young or old , is liable to military serv
ice , wo women , often more robust and
more courageous than effeminate men ,
believe that wo should not bo excluded.
"Modern arms tire simple enough and
easy enough to bo handled by any one.
"Therefore , wo pray your majecty to
create a corps of volunteer amnzons. It
will bo no charge upon the state , for we
will dress and equip ourselves without
asking for oven the smallest pay.
"Let your majesty pick out for our
commander a smart old veteran. Wo
.will bo happy , in case of war , to give up
our lives for our emperor and our coun
try. "
Hero follows a long list of the fair
would-be warriors. But it seems the
cruel emperor won't have them , and
there is talk of the ladies preparing for
battle anyhow. On their own hook they
want to form their corps.
Hypnotism by Phonograph.
By the way , did you over hear of hyp
notizing by means of the phonograph ?
asks the St. Louis Republic. Well , it is
said it can bo done , and that is another
of the phenomena that have been discov
ered in relation to the mysterious art.
At the American medical college here it
was discussed not long ago , and there
will probably bo some experiments very
soon in this direction.
The theory of these who maintain that
such a thing can bo done docs not admit
tllat hypnotism is the result of animal
magnetism entirely , consequently it is
claimed that if the operator speak the
words usually employed in the process
into a phonograph in the same tone of
voice ordinarily used in hypnotism , and
then leave the subject in the room alone
with the phonograph , instructing him
lo obey pvery-order of the instrument ,
do will sink into the hypnotic'state bo-
'oro the phonograph has ceased speak
ing.
IUACOBS O1J ,
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Somu time ago , while a member of the
Olympic Athletic Club , I sprained my knco
icvcroly nnd Buffered agony , but was speedily
and completely cured by Si Jncobn Oil.
JOHN CJAItllUTT.
Jumped from
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I lumped from an engine. In collision , nnd
straincil my anklovcry biully. I used ennea
tor weeks. St. Jacobs Oil completely cured
me. U. KOEDKH.
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