rmrT ? -\rATTA r ATi"V
JAPS CAPTURE PORT ARTHUR
"Was Oiie of China's Strongholds and Con
sidered Impregnable.
UNITED STATES ASKED TO MEDIATE
China Fully Cnnvlnrcil Sha linn IIuil K
anil XVould-Mko to JUvo IhU
tountrjllolp Her
Lot Go.
LONDON , Nov. 10. A dispatch to the Pall
Mall Gazette from Che Fee nays that the Jap
anese have captured Port Arthur.
It Is said the powers have urged China to
negotiate directly for a peace with Japan anil
that they have secured Japan's promises to
meet the overtures In a benevolent spirit.
A Uerlln dispatch says the Berlin admiralty
1ms instructed the admiral commanding the
German squadron on the Chinese station to
obey the orders of the British admiral In cer
tain poslblo eventualities.
A Dally News dispatch from Paris says that
franco seems disposed to entertain the Idea
Of a European conference on the Chinese-
Japanese war ,
HinOSIUMA , Japan , Nov. 10. The cabinet
ftilnlstcrs at their meeting yesterday dis
cussed Important matter ] , Including great
diplomatic quest Ions.
No official report of the occupation of Kin
fchow has yet been received here , although
It Is supposed that the town la In possession
of the second Japanese army ,
i The Chinese telegraph line from Port Ar
thur to Tlen-Tsln via Kin Chow has been
cut by order of the Japanese commander.
' The British steamship Gaelic , from San
Francisco for Yokohama and Hong Kong ,
which was seized by the Japanese authorities
on the ground that she was carrying contra
band of war , has been searched at Nagasaki.
CHKMULPO , Corea , Nov. 10. Further
bodies of Japanese troops have been landed
on the coast to the southward of Seoul. Their
object Is the subjection of the Tonghaks , who
are- very troublesome. Klllhaku , vice presi
dent of tha council of the state , who was
appointed by Japanese Influence , was assas
tilnatcd on October 30. The anti-Japanese
feeling Is Intense.
THEY ARE COMING TOGETHER.
* WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. Events of the
last few days. In which officials and diplo
mats of Washington have participated , lead
yiom to believe that peace between China
and Japan will bo concluded at an early day.
China has at last reluctantly , but very fully ,
admitted that she found herself wholly un
prepared for war. Japan , on the other hand ,
smilingly accepts this acknowledgment of her
Virogre-is and awaits a detailed proposition
as to how much China will coticedo as a
Dasl.i of peace. It remains to be seen whether
tjapan will demand too much , or China will
yield too little , but the Inclination of both
powers Is so strongly toward getting together
; that It Is believed that peace will be effected
an the basis of Corca's Independence and a
dash Indemnity for Japan's war expenditures.
' If , however , Japan urges her demands to the
'extent of cession of part of China's territory ,
jibe present prospect Is that China will not
Immblo pride to this extent , but will con
tinue to prosecute the war as bejt she can ,
relying on the bitter winter now at hand to
give her n temporary respite and defense.
i ( The foregoing briefly summarizes the situa
tion as viewed bv the officials here who have
Yecently had most to do with the subject.
'AI the outsit Great Britain bought to have
.the United States' and the great powers of
Europe Intervene. The fncts as to these ne
gotiations at Washington have until now not
lcea made public. Mr. Goschen arrived Sep
tember 21 and remained two days. He saw
Secretary Grcsham In person and presented
Great llritaln'a proposition' that tha United
States co-operate with other powers toward
peace. A reply was duly given that this
country would not co-operate on the ground ,
It Is said , that the policy of the United
States was to avoid entangling foreign all !
nnces on questions In which It had no Im
mediate concern. Since that time no efforts
on the part of Great Britain to urge the
negotiations have been made so far as known.
.Under these circumstances the present ne
gotiations do not Involve foreign Intervention ,
, lut a mutual arrangement between China
hnd Japan , to which foreign powers will
Klvo their moral support. It makes little
difference , therefore , what the United States
or other powers may do , so long as China
and Japan come together , although both pow
ers seem ta bo anxious to have the cooperation
tion of this country and others In their ne
gotiations.
To what extent the Chinese minister lias
'illreeled the negotiations Is not exactly known ,
ns the legation officials are very secretive ,
It Is known , however , that the Chinese min
ister had a long conference with Secretary
tlreslmm yesterday morning. This was one
at several conferences held within the lait
ten days. It Is said , however , that the mall
proposition on the part of China came direct
from United States Minister Dcnby at Peking.
From the beginning of hostilities the Chi
nese have been anxious to have the United
States arbitrate the differences between them
selves and the Japanese which led to the
war , but , of course , there could bo no ar
bitration except upon the request of both
parties , and It was , lacking. Hut after the
battle of Klu-Llen-Chang , on October 25
last , when the Chinese suffered their severe
defeat at the hands of the Japanese troops
who had crossed the Yalu rlvtr , and were
obliged to return toward Moukden , they be
came thoroughly alarmed and convinced that
eomcthlng must bo done to terminate the
war. They could not. however , so humble
their pride by appealing directly to Japan
luit , casting about for some means of openIng -
Ing peace negotiations , hit upon the treaty
with the United States In 1S48. The very
first article of the treaty pledges the United
States In case China Is oppressively or un
justly treated by another power to use Its
good offices to arrange the dlfllculty. It Is
similar In scope with the first nrt'clo In our
treaty wltn Corea , which led Secretary
Grealiam at the beginning of the trouble
to write to Minister Dunn at Toklo regarding
the Japanese occupation of Corea , which has
excited so much comment. Encouraged by
the attitude of the United States at the
time , the Chinese government , as Indicated
by the Associated press cable dispatches
from China at the time , appealed to United
States Minister Denby at Peking to cause at
his government to Intervene , and Mr. Denby
transmitted the application to Washington ,
where It was laid before the president , who
lias had It umer ! consideration for a wee
or more. As our representations In the case
of the occupation of Corea hud little effect
there was no reason to suppose that a dif
ferent result would follow an attempt to
use our good offices In favor of China.
As already Indicated our government wa _
Indlsposc-d to co-operatp directly with Euro
pean nations In any effort to coerceeithe
party to the war , and for thU very reason we
were Independent Intermediary In bringing
about peace. Both China and Japan were
assured that wo were free from any of th
auspicious of a desire to secure accessions o
terrltrry In Asia \\hlch hung over the greo
European powers , and their confidence In on
llrmtiess and Impartiality was strikingly
manifested by the selection of the Unite
States by both nations to care for their sub
Jeds In the other territory. So the Unite *
States Is at present placed In a position wher
she would naturally be looked to by botli
China and Japan to serve as an arbitrate !
In C'iso ' of a difficulty In arranging terms o
peace , and It is , therefore , very improbabl
that we. will forfeit this position by yleldln ; as
now to China's request to Intervene. Arbl
trate we may , but wo cannot Intervene In th
manner In which the matter Is summarized
by officials here. If ( he Chinese governmen
desires the United States to present the Chi
nestt proposition to Japan , thU may be don
\ by Mr. Denby , but It Is felt here that th
only way would lia for China to submit he
proposals directly to Japan when It would by
entirely within the bounds of propriety fo
the United States to express the gratitude I an
h-ould feel as a nation , friendly to both na
lions , to see i ace restored on honorable Unit
Another department official presented th
Japanese view of the pr nt negotiations a
folioVM. "Japan recognizes China's cr.itt
tnd she Is not likely to be misled by an
uove she may make. "
In
The Colored Iiifunt. IB
At birth a negro child la of a redOIih nut
frown color , which turns to a slaty gray In '
Iho first week of thechild's existence Th
color \ not fully d v loptd for <
period varying from one to three years , ac
cording to the nature ot the locality and the
Influences of climate. Darwin says that the
children of Australians , Immediately after
birth , are yellowish brown , and becomes
ilnrk at a later age. Those of the Gimranjrs
of Paraguay are whitish yellow , but they ac
quire In the course of a few weeks the yel
lowish-brown tint of their parents. It Is
curious to notice that the eyes of a negro
child arc blue at birth , and Ills hair ot a
dark chestnut color , being only curled nt
the ends.
[ FORTY YEAKS OF SERVICE.
Itoinarldililo mill IlonornbloMilitary Ciirecr
of Alnjiir llcncral lluwnnl.
With the exception of General Schofleld ,
General Oliver Otis Howard , who retires on
the 8th of November , Is the last of the corps
commanders of the war now In active service ,
ays a writer In Harper's Weekly. When he
goes , officers will fill the great posts of the
army whose names do not awaken memories
of distinguished service In the minds ot the
many who arc not familiar with the records
of the rebellion. Howard was ono of the
; reat commanders just below the leaders ,
and when he > and Schofleld are both on the
retired list another link that unites us to the
last war will be broken.
General Howard's life for much of the time
during thirty years after his graduation from
ho military academy wax employed In nc-
Ivo service. Ho was graduated at West
'olnt In 1854 , and was No. 4 In his class.
Us first commission was that of brevet second
end lieutenant of ordinance , and he was as
signed to duty at the Watervllct arsenal In
New York. Ho remained at that post for
a year , and then , as a full second lieutenant ,
Jie was placed In command of the * Kennebec
arsenal In Maine. He todk part In
.he Semlnole war In Florida In
1857 as chief of ordnance on General
Harney's staff. From September 21 , 1S57 ,
.intll June 3 , 1861 , ho was assistant professor
of mathematics at West Point , When the
war of the rebellion broke out he resigned
his commission In the regular army then a
first lieutenancy to accept the commission
of colonel In the Third regiment of Maine
volunteers , Maine being hla native state.
Promotion was rapid In those days for the
young ofllccrs of the regular army who ac
cepted commands In the volunteer service.
Ills colonel's commission was dated the 28th
day of May , and he was In command of a
brigade In Helntzclman's division at the bat-
. . . of Hull Hun on the 21st of July. The
personal bravary for which he has been dis
tinguished even above his fellow soldiers
was amply displayed on this disastrous field ,
and so Impressed the men of his. own com
mand that they presented him with a sword
On the 3d of September , 1801 , IIP became a
brigadier general of volunteers. Indeed , It
was only for a few days at the very first ot
hla volunteer service that he commanded
any body of troops smaller than a brigade.
Ho was stationed In the defenses of Wash
ington , at ono time under Casey , and at an
other under Sumner , until the spring of
1862. Then he went with McClellan on his
famous peninsula campaign , engaging In
Its various operations , busy with the un
loading of stores at Yorktown , and taking
an Important part In the battle of Fair Oaks ,
wliero he was twice wounded nnd lost his
right arm. He was not long absent from
the front as an Invalid , and even while
convalescing was busily employed raising
troops In Maine. In September he was again
at the head of a brigade. This time It was
the California brigade attached to Sedg-
wlck's division. As Its commander he went
through the northern Virginia campaign ,
and when It came to a disastrous end ho
covered tha retieat of the army to Washing
ton. He continued In command of the sumo
brigade In the Maryland campaign of Sep
tember , 1S62 , ajuL on the battlefield of
Antletani succeeded to the command of the
Second Division of the Second Corps ,
General Scdgwlck having been disabled by
Wounds.
Ho was commissioned a major general of
volunteers November 29 , 1SG2. 'and was en
gaged In the Ilappahannock campaign In the
dreary winter of 1SG2-3. He was conspic
uous In the disastrous battle of Fredericks
burg , and In the spring was placed In com
mand of the Eleventh carp : . It was while
at the head of this corps , and at the battle
of Gettysburg , that General Howard ren
dered his most conspicuous service jlurlng
the war. After the death ot General Rey
nolds , on the first day. General ' Howard
occupied Cemetery ridge , holding It as the
key of the union position. Ills judgment
was vindicated by the events of the 2d and
of July , and It was generally recognized
that hs ! foresight had contributed much to
General Monde's victory. That qHlcer gave
Gencial Howard due credit In orders , and
congress thanked him by name In a resolu
tion adopted January 28 , 1861. IK 1870 con
gress awarded him the medal ot honor for
"distinguished bravery at the battle of Fair
Oaks , Virginia , June 1 , 1862 , leading the
Sixty-first New York volunteer Infantry In
the charge across the enemy's line , where he
was twice severely wounded In the right
arm , necessitating Its amputation. "
He left the army of the Potomac In the
early nutumn of 1863 , and , with the eleventh
corps , was transferred to the Army of the
Cumberland. Ho participated In the move
ment for the relief of Knoxvlllc nnd was
with Grant at Lookout Mountain. Karly In
the spring of 1861 ho was. transferred to the
command of the Fourth army corps am
marched with Sherman to the sea. BeVore
the expedition the army had plenty of fight
Ing , nnd General Howard has his share of
It. Ho was In the battles , among others , of
Tunnel Hill , Ilocky Face Hldge , Iluzzard'K
Iloost , Ilesacn , Kenesaw Mountain and I'each-
tree Creek. Ho was at the slego of Atlanta.
Ho was wounded at1 Plckett's Mill. In July ,
1861 , ho was placed In command of the
Army and Department ot Tennessee. He
took i > art at the battle of Jonesboro and
commanded the troops engaged In the battle
of Ezra Church. For his gallantry In this
action ho was rewarded with a brevet major
generalship In the regular army on M.ircl
13. 1S65.
He commanded the right wing cf Sherman's
army In Its march from Atlanta to Savannah
For taking Fort McAllister , near Savannah
General Sherman recommended him for pro
motion to the rank of brigadier general In
the regular army. The rank was conferred
upon him December 21 , 1861 , He took part
the operations and actions that followed
the fall of Savannah , and that ended In the
surrender of General Joseph R. Johnston
Durham Station , North Carolina , April 26
1S65.
1S65.When
When peace came General Howard was
made the head of the frecilmau's bureau , anil
for hcven years he .endeavored to do his duty
by the unfortunate people who were suddenly
deprived of masters who thought and career
for them , and were thrown upon their own re
sources. He has substantial evidence tha , .
he won their affection and gratitude , but ;
ho did not cscapo unscathed from the reek i
of corruption that came out of the war. The
harpies who preyed on the national patriotIsm -
Ism and cheated the nation's soldiers were .
not above swindling the frcedman. In doing
this they stained the name of General Howard - ?
ard for a time. Ho has lived that time down ,
however , and history will count him as a
victim with his wards. !
He took up the duties of the soldier once :
more In 1S72 , and from that time to 1SS1 ho
nns almost constantly engaged In wars I
against hostile. Indians. In 1SS1 he was "
made miperlnUndent of the military academy ,
at Wast Point. In 1SS2 ho was assigned to !
the Department of the Platte. In 18S he J
became major general , and In 188S ho took
command of the Department of the Atlantic ,
ThU Is n remarkable record , but , admirable
It Is , It tells only on ? title of Genera'
Howard's character , He Is a man of large
human Interests. His activities have
stretched ant beyond his mil tary life , lie la
known as a "Christian soldier. " for ho I
possessed of the religious enthusiasms which
marked the fighting men of the religion
wars , that nerved the arms and aroused the
spirits of the Huguenots , the Puritans , and
the Catholics , and that later were manifesto"
Havelock ami Gordon. Geniral Howard
has carried his rel.glon everywhere. He U In
enthusiast and a lover of lilt kind. Ills
democratic simplicity has made him beloved
and Ills Interest In public and social ques A
tloiu other than those relating ta the army
has brought him nearer to the people than
soldiers usually get. He has written am
lectured. Among his books are Donald' ,
School Days ; Chlif Jottph. or the Nez Perr * :
Peace and War : and Gcmral Taylor. Hi
an A M of UowdMn colcg- ) > and an LUD ,
No ona In the service has more attarlzt"
frl-mli ailing the efllrrs an ! m n whom h
as commanded
' Trilby. " U loT t Chase & EJJ/'i.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Hammond Company Lots Contract for Re
building to a Local Firm ,
WORK TO BE COMPLETED IN A FEW WEEKS
.Supremo Court' * UccUloii on ClaM nt tlio
City ( inn-rally biitUtaclury I'lico Set
In Society Circle * Doing Kept Up
Other Muuic City Norn.
The O. II. Hammond company has let
the contract to rebuild the recently burnt
beef house to a South Omaha contractor , and
the ' job will be competed n.s rapidly as men
can do the work. The contract rends that
the work must bo done within n few weeks.
The building will cost In the neighborhood
of $125,000. The machinery that will be |
put In will be of the most modern pattern ,
nnd It will not be long before smoke will
pulling from the smokestacks of the
Hammond plant again.
All the rumors and talk about the com
pany figuring on leaving this city Is mere
bosh. The Hammond plant Is ono of the
best managed and most prosperous of any
In the Magic City , and the owners are
anxious to hurry up the rebuilding. The |
fact that Mr. Holcomb Is elected Is not
bothering the heads of the stockholders , who
have found a prosperous field to operate a
packing Industry In this locality.
The rebuilding at the Hammond plant will
give employment to many South Omaha
men , and It Is quietly given out that oven
the larger contracts will go to men who
cither live In South Omaha or Omaha. The
people of this city who have property In
terests here sympathize with the company
and propose to lend whatever assistance they
can. in upbuilding the plant.
Decision tliiit IV III In inn dinners.
The decision handed down by the supreme
court Friday determining the class to
which the city of South Omaha belongs meets
with general approval. In fact , It was
exactly what the authorities had anticipated.
The opinion makes South Omaha a city of
the first class. The mayor and council have
worked under this heading , however , for
some time and matters In detail will be
changed but little. When the present mayor
and council took charge of the city affairs
among the first laws made Increased the
pny of the city attorney , city clerk and city
engineer. Under the old system , however ,
the pay of these officials was smaller , but
each was allowed a deputy and other extras ,
which made the total greater than the ordi
nance passed by the new council , which cut
oil nil expense except the direct ( .alary.
Immediately after the ordinance was passed
the Taxpayers league took up the matter
and secured an Injunction restraining the
payment of the Increased salaries and claim
ing that this was a city of the second class.
City Attorney Farnsworth took the matter
to the supreme court and the decision was
not rendered until yesterday.
More than $10,000 have been paid In on
the school tax levy , which was made under
the declarationtlmt this was a city of the
second class. Only a small portion of this
levy was paid under protest , so the property
owners who paid this ) tax are out just that
amount of cash.
The decision will Increase the number of
members of the school foard from six 'o
nine and It Is not unlikely that next May .
the charge for llauor licenses will be lu-
ci cased to $1,000.
The school levy has already been made for
this jear by the county commissioners , but
In the future It will have to be made1 by tliu
mayor ard council.
The city council has on hand at the
present time a number of petitions to grade
streets which have ben held back until
after the decision was rendered by tile .
supreme court. ' " '
They will now' be"'taken up
and acted upon In the near future.
In discussing the action of the euprcmo a
court yesterday morning Attorney J. H. Van
Duscn , who Instituted the proceedings under
Instructions from the South Omaha city
council , said : "I have not seen the text \
of the decision , but am not at all surprised.
During the tlmo that I was city attorney the
question of the class of city to which
South Omaha belonged was frequently raised.
Nearly every purchaser of bonds Issued by
the city brought the question up. I al
ways maintained that the net of 1891 was
unconstitutional and that , Soutli Omaha was
a city of the first class. ' After the Tax
payers League was organized they Insisted
that wo were , a city of the second class , and
were therefore entitled to all the road fund ,
and sought to have the city council Instruct
mo to commence mandamus proceedings to
compel the county treasurer to pay over all
the road fund Instead of one-half. It we
were n city of the first class we were only
entitled to one-half ; If the second class , to
the whole. The council then asked for
my opinion , which 1 gave In writing , holding
that wo were only entitled to one-half of
that fund. This position did not suit
the Taxpayers League and they obtained the
opinion of one of the ex-judges of this
county to the effect that I was wrong. It Is
a good thing for South Omaha that the
supreme court has held the act of 1891 un
constitutional , nnd that therefore the city
Is one of the first class. Had It done
otherwise things would have been thrown In
great confusion and the Isgallty of large
numbers of bonds hertofore Issued brought
In question. "
In Milh > City houloty Circles
In social circles the past week has ben
quite a busy one. South Omaha Is filled
with talented and entertaining ladles and "
gentlemen , and this season promises ta outdo a
any of the past. Several theater parties
have been madu up , and the young and old
have set out to have a real good tlmo this
winter.
Perhaps the swellest event of the week
was the reception given by Mrs. Fred M.
Smith and Mrs. M. Carl Smith at the home
of the former on Friday afternoon. The
guests were waited upon at the door by
Misses llattle Smith and Cora Holmes , who
wore dainty white dresses. The Mesdames
Smith , assisted by Mrs. J. B. Watklns , re
ceived In the south parlor , where the soft
ened glow of lamp light fell upon attractive
decorations of chrysanthemums. Mrs
Charles Moore of Paplllon presided at the
piano , adding greatly to the enjoyment of
all present. In the back parlor , which was
fanclly decorated In Japanese styie anil
lighted with gay lanterns , refreshments were
served by Miss Florence Smith and Miss
Jesse Carpenter In Japanese costumes. The
following ( guests were present : Mesdames
Householder , , F. A. Cressey. H. C. Young ,
George ; | French , Joseph Slpe , J. B. Watklns
Gcoch , W. E. Plckett , William Schrel , R. J
Montgomery. , Schlndel , J. W. Smith , H. L ,
Wheeler. Sturrock. D. L. Holmes , L. C. Gib
son , , A. L. llralnard , J. M. Tannur , B. F ,
Carpenter , Charles filmier , C. H. Watts , H
E. Hogcl , Irving P. Johnson , Honey , A. L
Lott , W. G. Sloan , R. Gilchrlst , R. Maxwell
H. . Meyers. J. C. Carley , J. H. Van Dus-en
W. K. Sage , A. 31. Kelky , Hade. C. 'M
Hunt , A. J. Caughey , W. B. Cheek , Ecf Mun
Shaw. C. G. Jaycox , L. J. Carpenter. Hyatt
Maybsrry , , Hall , Ewlng , Moore ; Misses
Blanche , Glasgow , Franes , Wood , llattle
Wood , Whlteley , Sage , Havens , Taylor ,
Hunt , Wyman , Urlon and Davis.
On Wedneday night 3Ir. and Mrs. ti. G ,
Gibson celebrated the sixth anniversary o
their marriageby giving a dinner. Seven
courses were served in elaborate form anil
the house was tastily decorated with cbrys
antliemiims and roses. The evening \fas
spent at cards.
On Friday evening a small company o
friends gave Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Holmes a
surprise party which was very much en
Joyed.
A large number of South Omaha ladles
who took an actlvo part In the orphan ' fair
Omaha and who contributed so largely to
the success ot the fair were given a , z'ectip- '
tlon at the orphanage on Thursday aftor.noan.
luncheon was served for them ami the
vlilt to this worthy Institution was mnch
appreciated by the guet > ts. A surprise during
the reception was a present inada to Fattier
McDevitt of this city. Ho was presented
with a new suit ot clothes and an overcoat
Father McDevltt was one of tfie most active
workers In getting up the fair
The EH'n Serial league gave a very sur
rrssful party at Ilaurer's hall on Thursday
night
Any i/er on having a society event wh'ch '
they desire to have published In the Suulay
lice will confer a favor 'itf Wvlng It nt 'the
nce onico In the Singer Wocfc as early In the
week as possible. yt <
A Oerinaii inli.rluhimrnt. :
Xandle Bauer , managffjj'bf Ilsuer's con
cert hall , Is always brln jln out sorn Inter
esting attraction for tlip , Germans of South
Omaha. He has built , uq , jlio reputation of
the hall to n first class standard , and on Sun
day evening he annoimcSlho ' ( ttrongest at
traction he has yet Introduced. In addition
lo his home talent company ho announces
the World's fair quartet , ' [ T'rocadero. " Thes
musicians were engaged" . Ill eOrmnny to play
with the German Itajrilflilfantry band at the
German village during yie' World's lair , and
they have also traveled | n. Huss'a , France ,
Austria , Switzerland and oilier foreign coun-
trie ; . After the entertainment these noted
musicians will furnish music for a ball.
Illlieil Off n Few I.IIIPH.
K.l Krath , the genial manager of Otto
Maurer's , Is dally subjected to all sorts ot
attacks , but when he rece.veJ n poMn from
his friend E. C. Thompson , one of the head
men at Swift's which ran ns follows , ho'
was ready to fight :
Tom Majors , Tom Majors , we thought you
Imd got there.
But llnd your claims were bnneil on unsub
stantial air.
Now , please retire up Salt creek uiul put
yourself In sonk ,
For nil your backers ott you bet and now
they arc dead broke.
Nil IVur from Siimllpin.
H was reported on the streets last evening
that two new cases of smallpox had de
veloped. After a diligent search by a Bee
reporter | the rumor could not bo verified.
Rasmussen was removed yesterday from the
Fourth ward to a hoiire on the Elkhorn
railroad , west , In an Isolated spot. There Is
now no fear that the disease will spread in
South Omaha. Many persons are being vac
cinated as a precaution.
I'llimt tor TrfHii | ; s.
Antonc Lucas , the man arrested on the
charge of arson , which was afterwards re
duced to tresspass , was taken before Judge
Christmann and fined $1 and costs. Lucas
was at first suspected of starting tlie > fire In
the boxing building at the Hammond plant ,
but he easily proved an alibi. Lucas merely
went to the plant early in the evening with
a basket of bread for the workmen.
: ( liy < > < > lp.
Miss Coe Hunt Is visiting friends In Lin-
coin.
J. H. Iludersdorf
Is smiling over the ar
rival of a new ion at his home.
Sidney White of the State university nt
Lincoln 1s the guest of W. Reed Dunroy.
Ilev. H. L. Wheeler's topic this mornIng -
Ing will be "Christianity's Attitude Toward
the Weak and Weary , " nnd In the evening ,
"Have You Received the Jloly Ghost ? "
A false alarm of fire was sent In from
Swift's nt 11 o'clock Friday night. It caused
quite a commotion for a short time. Sev
eral hundred people rushed toward the plant ,
but were soon turned back when the report
was announced that the crossing of wires
had caused all the excitement. .
Methodist Episcopal church. Twenty-third
and N streets : Sunday school , 9-l5 : a. m. ;
preaching' , 11 a. m. ; class meeting : , 12 m. ,
led by C. W Smith. Funeral of R. II.
Griffith , 2 p. m. Epworh ( league meeting ,
6 30 p. m. , led by Nora 'M. Snider. Chau-
tauqua vesper service , ' ' 'fallowed by an ad
dress on "Current Literature , " 7-30 p. m.
Quarterly conference , 'Mtmdny. 7:30 : p. m.
Prayer meeting. Wednesday' , 7:30 : ] > . m. The
ladles of the church wllrserve oysters on
Thursday fiora B to 9 p. mV
WIFE AND MONEY GONE.
.lurk Vunploiv ll vlii liiiril I.ugk In lllx
Domestic JtelaUiun.
Jack Vanplow Is In lKrtiT)16 again ovai1 hts
wife. Less than a ienn ago the sold all
the furniture in thejiquspiiaml left her hus
band. She took the proaqeds with her. and
after they were nl ) B enl , , s''o ' ' boggsd for
giveness and her hu bamj took , her back.
He took her to hls.jpotliar's house at 322
.North Tenth streeUi , , Slnpa . .that time she
haj left home several , } pp&i , . being absent
couple of times for a w ek "and living with
an Italian. Her husband forgave her these
offenses , however. . .
About a week ago the husband's motlipr ,
\Vho owns the property at 322 North Tenth
street , gave $55 to Mrs. Vanplew to pay the
taxes. Mrs. A'anplew took the nioney , but
Instead of paying the taxes sha fled. Van
plew swore out a complaint against his wife
for grand larceny , and detectives have been
working on the case the last three days at
tempting to find the wife. The latter has
never left the city , but has been living at
1412 Howard btrcet with a friend who is a
fortune teller. She has attempted several
times to got her husband to withdraw the
complaint , but he Is out for blood and will
not weaken this .Mine.
Detectives have tried to get the woman
before and have not succeeded. Friday night
another attempt was made , but the fortune
teller succeeded In hiding Mrs. Vanplcw ,
and she Is ttlll at large. The woman bays
that her husband has abused her , and as
evidence shows a broken nose and other
bruises , but It has developed that these In
juries were done by her lover , the Italian.
It Is thought that the Italian , the fortune
teller and Mrs. Vanplew ore all In the deal
to keep the $55 from Vanplew.
, - RAPID GUN FIRE.
They Are Apt to lln DUcliur etl 41Inra 1'rc-
qui'litly Tliiin DIecriMitly.
Modern guns on shipboard , with their
great rapidity of fire alid wonderful facili
ties for loading , according to 'lie Nineteenth
Century , bid fair to become almost as dan
gerous to their possessor and his friends as
the traditional pistol in the hands of a small
boy. The guns are too fatally easy to
"loose off. " In the old days , when It took
gun's crew a comparatively long time to
load , a gunner thought twice- ere he fired
his first round ; but now , with guns of mod
erate size , It takes no tlmo nt all to load ,
and the gunner need never be afraid that
the act of firing will deprive him of th °
ability to utilize another occasion for an
effective shot.
The result Is that In action , real or make
believe , guns tend to be discharged mors and
more thoughtlessly , hastily , nnd "Into the
brown. " If , with our Improved guns , we
can secure commensurately Improved .lire
control nil will be will ; but I do not think
that the present fashion of Isolating single
guns and of shutting off guns' crews from
the eye of a commissioned officer conduces (
to this. To securing good fire-control , there
fore , more attention might be ndvnnta-
KCOUsly directed ,
Slinrt I'ollrn Storing
Henry Rotholz , who was wanted by the
postal authorities for using the malls for
lottery purposes , has been arrested by De-
tcctlvo Hudson. The offcnsct was committed
at Ncola , la. , where Rotholz lives. He Is
a lad about 17 years of age. He was turned
over to PostoIIlce Inspector Mercer of Chicago
cage late Friday night.
Thomas Wheeler , who was arrested several
days ago for stealing two stoves from a
North Twenty-fourth street hardware dealer ,
waived examination In pollco court and UBS
bound over to the district court in the sum
of $900. _
1 ho lr t
Dampen a piece of flannel with Chamber-
Iain's pain balm , and bind It over the seat
of pain. It Is better than any plaster.
When the lungs are sore such an application
on the chest nnd another on the back , be
' tween the shoulder blades , will often prevent
pneumonia. There Is nothing so good for a
lame back or a pain In the side. A sore
throit can nearly always be cured In one
night by applying a flannel bandage damp
ened with pain balm.
7M.NI//H.V XOTK.1.
Muffs arc smaller than those worn last
winter and are faced Inside with fur.
Violets are decldediy anachronism : , but
they arc fashionably used on both dny oml
evening hcadwear.
"Cinderella" dances that terminate on the
stroke of twelve are In order for the
debutantes of the coming winter.
The very latest sealskin slseve Is n modern
edition of the bishop variety , without the
gathers at the wrist , where a narrow cuff
finishes It.
Steel Is very much to the fore again , but
except In the case of buttons It Is usually
Intermingled \\lth either Jet or gold nnd fre
quently both.
The large collar Imparts a distinct style
to the waist , nnd looks very dressy when
edged with guipure or Venetian point lace
headed by a narrow line of pearl gimp.
Chenille , with strands of satin threaded
through It , forms a pretty braid of which
hats and bonnets are made , and silk beaver
hats ' are In evidence as the season ap
proaches.
Pointed revers are seen on all of the fur
coats and high rolling collais , which are a
work of art In graceful curve and outline.
making n most becoming frame for the face ,
In capes and coats alike.
Tight-fitting jackets are not very much
worn. When they are used they will be of
velvet , very voluminous of sleeve nnd very
lavish of trimming , long Jet fringes being
principally worn.
Haircloth bustles are advised by some
dreTimakers to give the fashionable set out
to the dress In the back. And a flexible
whalebone called the "circlet" Is used In
the bottom of skirts to accentuate the width.
Evening silks In the style of thirty years
ago are the height of modern fashion. A
plain color , yellow , rose or blur , is covered
In the weaving with a delicate patera which
resemble * honeycomb , and over this are mine
flowers.
The gayety of scarlet or crlmuon , the
clearness of green and the solidity cf dark
blue , perhaps caressed Into life by a touch
of vivid orange , make them commendable
to the neutral-tinted days of winter.
Hats are enormous , nnd a shape called the
"Jam pot" crown , which rise ? from H broad
brim , has reappeared. This Is encircled by
a band of rhlnc stones or cut steel In a key
pattern , and catln rosettes , roses and violets
are the trimmings.
AMUSEMENTS ,
ES THEATRE
BUR6ES8'
COMEDY COMPANY ,
HIS SUCC ESSFUL PLA V , .
I
Wltu the most rua'lstlc liorse-racoovor
No Dead Heats ! No filitdiiy Tracks !
Sue Cold Molasses win the race !
I'Mial prices. Sale of scnts opi-us Wednesday ,
I5T3 § ST , THEATRE
Telephone 1031.
of Nov. 11 , commencing Stndiy M-illuuc.
In 'don ' Erpi o B'.tortainer. ? ,
- AHTfSTSW : Ili'lUo.l oy
of Curds ia.Aa.lCS.E.JL'y A Ineoinpririblo
EVKKY AUTIST A HTAH.
fun tiiB Week of Nov. 18 : "On tlio Suvvanee
Itlver. "
Douglas'St Variety Ttetre
DUNCAN C'AKIMan. .
Show 8 to 12 livery Ni Iit.
MUiLDOOJSPS PICNIC
- AND
25 All Star Variety Artists 25
IOc.
Sunday Night. > ov. II , at 8 P.M.
A LECTURE ,
By nn uvanirolist uf the Catholic Apjstollc
Church nn the
" "
"ANTI-CHRIST
- ,
Who mint nppi'.ir nt tlio Unit ) of Our I.uid's
CoiningAiliuUslcn fn'f. All Invited lu this
. losing lee euro.
Moulded , Siee ! Hiied Corses' ,
We wj'slutto c ll attention to this new style of
Corset , rnad 'after latest Paris improvedshape. . It
is made \single fabric , best quality Alexandria Cloth.
Each stay is inserted in separate
pocket by which great durability is
obtained , This style is particularly
adapted for ladies who desire a long-
waisted Corset.
PI&ICS $1.50 ,
f Takes the place 'of the heavy
steel fill goods and if it does not give
satisfaction bring it back and get
your money , whether it is worn much
or little Price $1.50.
A Profitable Inducement
to You ,
For First-Class Tailoring.
'N order to keep our many tailors busy during the month
we're goingto ask you to share profits ( with us. In fact ,
we'll give you the "long end" of them.
It's our "way"of "building up trade.
It's our way-of making new friends.
n
Thousands of intelligent buyers have yet to hear of our
1 f
moderate prices for first-class tailoring.
iH '
It's folly to think that in order to bo well dressed
you must pay from $40 to $50 fora suit or 510 to $12 foi
\
Trousers. '
Times have changed !
You've a right to expect more for your money
We concede this and regulate our. prices accord- *
ing1)-- '
Trousers to-order
$5--$8-$7 $8
Suits to-order
.20-SS5-S28 .
Overcoats to-order
The prices have no mcan'ug until you see the goodg
alongside.
Wo can't afford to offer our large and increasing trade
a mean style poor quality or imperfect work besides
if you're not satisfied you get your money back Can you as ! <
for more ? ' l-
Shoddy has no place m Nicoll's Stores.
-Samples NICOLL South
Upon Tim 07
RequestT'AILx.OK. . UStli Bt.
