Ytf A ' T "rtbrn TJIAC AT
THE -.oalAltA DAIIiY BE jj SATUHPAY. . 8 , ISOO.
BESET BY FIRE A&D FLOOD
Largo Amount of Property Destroyed but
j - No Lives Lost ,
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NEW JERSEYTOWN HAS A DOUBLE CALAMITY
AHnck MIC ItiiltillnRM nnil n
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the MtrcclH.
80MRHVILLR , N. J. , Feb. 7. Whllo thr
losi of property at Bound Brook last .night
by flro and flood will be up to expectation ,
based upon the meager Information obtain-
nblo In season for the morning fnpors , It Is
now reasonably certain that but one life wan
lost. This man , whoso nams was Miller ,
perished In the attempt to aid people In dis
tress. Whllo the flood was at Its height
Miller entered a rowboat , Intending to reacuo
a family whom the rising waters had driven
to tike rcfugo In the upper part of their
home , which was situated about 100 feel
back from tbo Harltan river. Before ho hafl
gone far , the swift current U | ) H the boat
and Miller was not seen again.
Messages received late last night irom
Bound Brook , a village six miles from hero ,
stated that the town Is being swept by both
fire and flood. The last messenger who ar
rived from the vlllago reported that a flre ,
which had Us origin In Cook's lumber yard ,
had destroyed over twenty buildings and was
still raging , threatening everything that stood
above the flooded stroots. The streets being
Impassable , the flro engine could not bo taken
to the threatened district. The flood camp
shortly before the flre , swollen streams hav
ing caused the bre-iklng of the Rarltan dam ,
and several of the streets were running with
water waist deep , many people balng forced
from their homes. It was Impossible to ob
tain further details of the flre.
Last night , when the last messenger who
has roiched this city left Bound Brook , the
flood had begun to subside. The water had
spread backwards from the river about 1.000
feet and repldontE within the submerged sec
tion had been forced to leave the lower parte
of their houses and take refuge In the upper
stories. At 3 o'clock this morning the water
was nearly ten feet high in the main rtreet
of the town. Tha flood was caused by the
heavy rainfall. The water In the Meadow-
brook. about a quarter of a mile from the
hc-irt of Bound Brook , also overflowed Its
bank ? . It swept on both sides of th ? Central
railroad brldgo. submerging the bridge ana
riwhlng along the tracks. The surrounding
country for a quarter of a mile on each EUC
of the heart of the village was flooded.
The three main blocks In the village were
flooded with water , and whllo the citizens
were trying to rescue people from houses
that were In danger of being ewept away
by the flood , n flro was discovered. It was
first scon In the lumber yard of L. D. Cook
& Co. An alarm was turned In , but the
volunteer firemen of Bound Brook , thinking
they would bo unable to cope with the
flro sent word to Somervllle and Plalnfleld
for assistance. Engines were started for
Bound Brook , but they had not gotten far
outside the limits of their respective towns
when they were forced to return , the roads
being Impassable on account of the floods.
Citizens were unable to do anything In the
direction of fighting the. flames or rescuing
property , because of the swiftness of the
current of water rushing through the
streets , which threatened to carry men off
their feet. It Is thought that twenty
houses have cither Wen destroyed by the
flro or were wrecked by the flood. Many
small outhousqs belonging to farmers on
the outskirts of Bound Brook , were carried
away by the flood and were swept down the
Rarltan river.-
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' " There are reports current of , the loss o !
life In Bound Brook , but beyond that of
Mr. Miller , the ban's of the rumors cannot
- 't presehl"TV'"as'certalnod. Many of the
residents of Bound , , Brook. whose ' business Is
' " " ' unable'to roach their
"In" New York , wereunable' to
' homes last night. Much stock belonging to
' farmers on the outskirts of Bound Brook
was carried away by the flood.
The telephone wires In "Manning's drug
store were deserted by the operators at 9
o'clock last night. The- operators In the
'lioblgh "Valley and Central railroad depots
for a time sent messages whllo standing In
water up to their kncas , but finally when
the water biegan to get higher , they were
compelled to leave their posts. The water
got so high that It put out the- fire In the
narltan water works nnd left Somervllle and
Rarltin without water.
The Rarltan rlvor was over twenty-five
fret higher than Its normal level last night.
JThe river and the canal which were 200 yards
npart before the water began to rise yester-
daytaftcrnoon wcro all one last night.
The waters of the Rarltan rlvor have re
ceded nnd were four feet high on the main
street of the- town of Bound Brook at noon. .
The flro which broke out at the san\o time
did over $100.000 damage. It was caused by
slacking lime. The loss to L. D. Cook &
Co. , lumber mills , Is estimated at $25,000.
The only building burned was the Presby
terian church aid the loss on that Is $20,000.
The loss by water Is estimated at $200,000 ,
distributed arnong many peoplo" Frederick
Miller was the man drowned. He reside )
In South Bound Brook. When the waters
were over six feet high last night Miller
altompted to reach Mulvey's Port Reading
liolol to rescue Mulvcy and his wife , who
were calling for help , when his boat was up-
Bjt and ho was drowned. Ills body was re
covered today.
BUFFALO , N. Y. . Feb. 7. Heavy snow
nnd sleet did more damage to the wires in
, thlo city nnd vicinity last night than at any
tltto | before this winter. Elpctrlc nnd steam
cars ran with but Kttlo Interruption , b'jt
buslne.sa communication was delayed by the
breaking of many telegraph and telephone
wires.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 7. A Star special
from Sterling , Kan. , says : A severs- storm
pet In early last evening with a strong wind
from the northwest and at midnight the mer
cury fell rapidly to the freezing point. About
three Inches ct enow fell , drifting1 badly.
STOHM SUII9IDI3S ON Till ; SnAIIOAItl ) .
Trnlllo In > p M'tMl ! > > ' WIINIOIIM mill
NEW YORK , Feb. 7. The storm
hlch began Wednesday night and
rojclioj a hurricane force yesterday con
tinues today , but greatly moderated. Steam
ers which have como Into port today report
having experienced the full force of the
storm. Several tailing voaicls are anchored
off the harbor waiting for the wind to wub-
utdo. Throughout the country tributary to
Now York , and particularly In New Jersey.
tiMfflc Is much Impeded by washouts and
many people were compelled to go from their
homes to the trains In rowboits. The Rah.
nay river overflowed Iti banks and the
streets of Rahway were flooded. For miles
around the lowlands wcro submerged. On
' seine farms along tha Middlesex county lines
'the farmers were compelled to move their
llvo stcck to places of safety. Outbuilding ? ,
fences und other things wcro washed auay
by the Dtprm and the mo-idows extending
fnnthe \ \ Statcn Island sound and the Wood-
bridge creek were flooded to a depth of four
feet.
In Patewon the Pansalo rlvor was never
BO high as It was last night. The Oldham
bridge was washed away and two email
Urldgej across the river at Little Falls were
alsj carried away by * tne storm. Cedar
drove dam bay gene and the streets In Little
Falls are flooded , The Bcattlo carpH mills
have esven feet of water In them and work
wll not be resumed for several days , Water
h&a rccoJeil somewhat today. The electric
rallroid In Little Falls Is under water , as is
also the lower portion of tlio city.
ICIIIril ( ill Unknown Mini.
PLAINFIELD , N. J. , Feb , 7. While a lo.
coniQtlfo was making the Ineffectual effort
to draw a flat car carrying a flro engine to
Hound Brook lait night , It ran upon a man ,
probably from Hound Urook , whom the over-
! low had driven to the hlghor ground upon
which the town U built. He waa hurled Into
the torrent raging at tha side of the track
and swept out Into tha Rarltan river.
tll AliMl lit
NEW YORK , Feb. 7. A dlnpateh received
from PatachOKtio , Long Island , early today.
wys ; 'It Is blowing A gale all along the
ctMBt. The men who lomulnod ou the
stianilei jtoimer Lamlntstou have been UUen
oft by the breeches buoy. The position of the
steamer In rery bad. Tfifr sea Is continually
washing over her , and h > pounds heavily
bn the bar. The opinion oern to bo gen
cral here that the Lamlngton will ba a
total Icsi.
A late dispatch from the f-ceno of the
wreck sta'tps that Captain Williamson scut
tled the steamer. , Aftrr , great difficulty he
made his way to the engine room and opened
the * ea valves. The stumor now lies 100
yards from the shore , full of water , and
her cargo Is shifting. The gale ragei
fiercely. ' _
pKoi'MJ IIAII TO riiiiii rou i.trh.
S rrp rinoilfil > n ncplli of from
SIMCII 1" Ton I-Vel.
MdRRtSTOWN , N. J. , Feb. 7. The resi
dents of Iho lower sections of this town
wcro kept In a state of terror all night by
the floods caused by the breaking of. the
Pocahonlas laka dam In the upper end of
Morrlotown. The water rushed Into the
valley , ntvcoplng everything before IU Tha
people had to take to the upper stories of
their houses and remain there until they
could be removed In boata The water In the
streets rose to a depth of from seven to ten
feet. No lives were lost.
The most serious damage was done to the1
Hygiene lea company , the dectrlc light
house and thd Cody & Seelcy estates. This
morning the water had gene down consider
ably in the southern section of the town
nnd was hot more than three or four test
deep. The tracks of the Whlppany River
railroad are still under water. The lake dam
had for a long tlmo been In a bad condition.
Shin SU1I AHlioru.
NEW YORK , Fob. 7.-The ship J. - 11.
Walker , which was blown ashore on Liberty
Island yesterday , Is still fast on the rocko.
The ship's spars will bo taken down today
and the 200 tons of ballast In the hold will
be taken out to lighten the vessel , and this.
It Is hoped , will enable the wrecking tugs to
pull her Into deep -water. So far as can be
scon , the vossal has sustained no damage
ta her hull.
HOW TO 1IUY TOUR SHOHS.
Tulle wllli . IlenliT Who Claims to
Know the I roii-r Style.
"How shall. I go abdut It to cot shoos that
will give me some sort ot comfort ? " asks
the footsore Individual who hao always been
persuaded by the arguments of the dealer's
"latest style. "
clerk to buy the
"Get shoes that fit your foot , " responds the
moro fortunate Individual who knows what
kind of shoes to wear. "That Is to say , get
t'hoea ' that njo long enough and broad enough
but not too broau or too long. It your foot
Is straight don't try to put It In a curved
shoe. Bo careful to allow freedom ot move
ment to the muscles of the Instep. And If
you cm afford it , have two pairs , DO you
won't have towear ono mere than a day at
a time. Your shoes need rest the same as
your feet , and It will be better for both If
they get U- "
In the exorcise of a man's dally life , says
the Chicago Tribune , the fen play the lead
ing part. "Yet from the ordinary human be
ing there la no part of the anatomy that rc-
, cclves Io33 sensible consideration , or from
which more discomfort Is suffered. If a
man's hat doesn't fit or Is out of shaps he
throws It aside. It his coat hangs awk
wardly ho replaces It with a new ono. Yet
the sime man will go on punishing his feet
end believing that shoes that pinch are noc-
os. ary ovlls from which there Is no relief.
To name the time when shoes were- first
worn by man would bo as difficult as to
name the period of man's first existence.
Tlio first shoos , of course , were of the sandal
pattern , designed only to protect the soles.
It Is recorded that Tychlus of Boeotla first
nero shoes , but the date Is not supplied. It
Is also recorded that Julius Caesar wore
shoes , the soles of which were pure gold.
But the history of th > development of shoemaking -
making has not been well kept , important
'though the industry has been. The Im
portance of shoemaklng was recognized ,
however , by Napoleon nnd Wellington and
other great generals ot that time. Realizing
that their armies could not fight unless
properly shod , they employed the best shoe
makers obtainable to 'design boots for their
men.There were and still nro Wellington
boots and Napoleons and Bluchers.
"Tho two popular styles of shoes nowa
days , " says a prominent dealer , "are the
'common sense' and 'Piccadilly , ' with modi
fications of one sort or another. , .Tho funda
mental principles upon which these styles
were constructed are good , but the shoe
makers seem to be competing with one
another to see which can twist those styles
to flt the fewest types of feet. It Is a great
mistake to attempt to wear a common sense
or Piccadilly shoo on a foot of straight con
tour. As the shoe Is so made that the
foot cannot have room , It Is pushed over so
that the upper overrides the solo nnd the-
llttlo too Is beyond the cilpe of the sole.
The one redeeming feature of the common
sense and Piccadilly patterns Is that they
provide room for the great too , but this ad
vantage Is moro than offset by the pinching
ot the smaller toes. The smaller toes should
llo close together , slanting downward In
easy curves. The. great toe "can perform Its
function only when It lies In a natural posi
tion , with the tread line pointing straight
In front. The tread line Is ono which ,
drawn through the great toe , should pass
also through the center of the heel.
"Tho low shoa has a great advantage. If
properly constructed , In that It allows free
movement to the Instep , which Is most
essential. And another point , which should
not be forgotten , Is that shoes should not
bo worn more than two days In succession at
tha most , for the reason that thsy need to be
dried out. Otherwise , they tend to affect
the health of the foot. It should also be
remembered that It Is not only the narrow
shoo that brings corns and bunions. Shoes
that are too wide have the eamo effect. The
main point , though , Is In getting shoos that
simps themselves to the foot and do not dis
tress It by bending It Into distorted form. "
cuss worms.
I'eciillnrltlcH nuil DHKIIHCH | of the
IJnpro.
American cuoa words have many peculi
arities that are extremely Interesting , says
Prof. D. G. Brlnton. The term "cuss word"
does not mean profanity. Cuss words are
by-words , and tholr mission Is to give vent
to tbo excited emotions of human beings ,
and are meant to convey the Idea of profan
ity without being profane.
A young lady from Morton startled a
Colorado cowboy whllo visiting In that t'tato '
with what ho considered extraordinary cuss
words. The young woman was witnessing
a beautiful Colorado sunset , and she enthusi
astically exclaimed , "Isn't It extravagantly
and Inordinately picturesque ? " "Thankee ,
mum , for larnln' mo them cuss words , for
I had purty neir worn out my old Block of
'em twlrllii' lariat. "
Tho-old English word , "egad , " Is a modifi
cation of God. " 'S death" U a contraction
of "God's death. " By dropping either vow
els or consonants , or both , the profanity U
dlsgnlscd , Expett-lona like "by George , "
"groat Scott" and "geewllllkens" are un
doubtedly modifications of the nameo ot God
and the Savior. The same may bo raid of
"by Jingo. " "Gehosophat , " "by gosh. "
"Geowllllkens" reminds ma of the Bowery
cusa word "liully gee , " which U doubtless
from the words "Holy God , " Cuss words
thus used , through alliteration , assonance
and paronymy. are mere ] names without
using th words themselves.
Tfco oxprisrlon , "what'll , " Is undoubtedly
from "what the h 1. " Mr. Brlnton used
no bubstltuto for the word , and the audl-
ence laughed loudly at the expression. "Dem
or darn , " ho continued , "are other cuss
words. Loid Melbourne used to be very
partial to the word 'damn , ' and on ono
occasslon , when ho ued It continually In
the prouencp of Roy , Sydney Smith , the
mlnUter rebuked him by faying with every
fotv words ot his talk to Iho cussing lord ,
'Sliovrl and tongs. ' Lord Melbourne became
dlCKUt'ted , and wanted to know what the
minister na-iit by such an Idiotic expression.
The minister paid tbcro waa as much tense
In his exprcislon as there was In hla lord-
hl | > 'd 'damn. ' Among u ocrles of cnsa words
that have no meaning are 'blastc-d' aud Til
bo blowcd , ' "
u in Aii
H Is not generally known what la tha nu
merical itrength ot the Mvihodlit 1'rotcfit.iiit
denomination , a brunch ot the MeluccJIst
IJWOIM [ ! | church , IU litest atatittlctl report
records 1,422 mlmslorn In active service. It
1ms 174,572 members , 4,109 | it obit loner * , 2.356
rhnrchei ! , 4G3 psrsonagcs and II'131 Sunday
schuQl acbolare. The denomination h ttroni ; .
eit Ir. iliirylcnd acd renm > ! v.-.na. !
CONFESSIONS COME THICK
Men Suspected of Murdoripg Pearl Bryan
Tell
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SEEK TO INCRIMINATE "EACH"'OTIIER
I'ollcrIi > Jfo Ilnrc Time to Hurt
Dorm One 'Slory Ileforp They
Tell nil Kiitlrrly IIITor < Mit One
\'o Trnct * of llic 114ml.
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CINCINNATI. Feb. 7. AlthoURh It I ? Just
0119 week since the decnpttatLJd body of
I' < arl Brynn was found near Fort Thomas ,
Ky. , there lias been more excitement todiy
over the tragedy hero and In the Kentucky
suburbs than on any previous day. Scott
Jackson and Alonzo Walling , ttie > suspects ,
who were roommates whllo attending the
Ohio Dental college , have been. confessing
against each other all day. Theiy were ex
amined separately and together. When they
are confronted face to face with fnch othor'g
confessions , they call each other liars and
cxLlblt a murderous feeling toward each
otl.cr. All efforts have been directed today
to finding Pearl Bryan's head. In the series
of confessions Jackson says Walling carried
It In a vallso to the Covlngton * suspension
bridge , and ho thinks Walling throw It In
the river , or he might have carried It with
him to his home at Hamilton and thrown It
from the Miami bridge at that place , but
Jackson says ho did not go with bis room
mate on these trips and cannot tell Just
where he left the head.
Walling wys ho had nothing to do with the
decapitation or the disposal of the- head , but
ho recited long stories which led the ofllceru
to bellcvo that Jackoon , had burled th.o head
In a sand bar In the Ohio rlycr opposite Diy-
ton , Ky. , a suburb of this city , or dropped
It In the sewer en Richmond street. Largo
forces worked nil day at both places and
they sacurcd the bloodstained coat of Jack
son out of a oawer at the corner of Hlch-
mend and Ninth streets , near Jackoon's room.
William Wood of Qrecncastle , Ind. , as well
as Jackson and Walling , was arraigned In
pllco court today and their preliminary hearings
ings/ were fixed for next Thursday , February
13 , Wood on the charge of aiding and abet
ting an abortion , was admitted to $5,000 bill.
The other two suspects on the charge of
murder were refund ball. Sheriff Pllm-
mer of Newport , Ky. , immediately after the
arraignment of the three ( inspects demanded
"them aa his prisoners. As the feeling across
the river is Intense , and the CampbpII county
jail la an old frame structure with which
Jackson and Walling seem familiar , this
demand caused the suspects to turn pale.
They fear lynching.
Ono object of the present Inquisition Is to
determine whether the murder was com
mitted In Ohio or Kentucky , and who has
jurisdiction. The authorities think the
woman may have bcsn In this city and the
body taken across the river In a cab. Sher
iff Pllmmer'a constant demand for the pris
oners had much to do with the profusion of
the confession.
FRIENDS RETAIN COUNSEL.
The frlenda of both Jackson and Walling
today employed counsel. Together they have
retained a dozen lawyers from here , Hamil
ton , O. . and Indiana. These lawyers did not
get to S3o tholr clients until tonight , when
a stop was put to confessions and Inter
views. The brother of Walling brought
ex-Congreosman Morrey and ex-ProSecutor
Shepard of Hamilton with him. Dn Port ,
the brother-in-law of Jackson , engaged coun
sel hero.
Fred. Bryan , brother of the murdered "girl ,
arrived today from Grecncastle , Irtd. , ac
companied by Ed Black and other citizens
of Grcencastle. They took part la the In
vestigation. Edward Black Is and undertaker
at. GreencastlCj and was sent by the parents
to bring homo the , Jjody . The. mother had
told him to look at a" mole"on th'o body and
a wart on. , the left hand and other. 'raaVksl
He found ' "them " , Justus Mrs. 'Bryan had
indicated. As there has been 'no Inquest
yet. Coroner Tlngley of Newport would not
give up the body. He said they wanted ' .o
find the head and also to- hold another post
mortem examination , but that he would de
liver the body to th& family It the head had
been recovered at that time.
There was a postmortem examination held
today , nt which the phys'.clana held that the
head of Pearl Bryan had been cut off while
she was still alive , and they could find no
trace of the drug. There is quite a dispute
among the physicians as to wliether the head
was cut off after the murder In order to
prevent Identification and discovery , or
whether the girl was murdered by having her
throat cut to the extent of decapitation. The
lawyers are anxious for pos'.tlvo evidence on
this point In order to establish beyond doubt
the charge of murder against the two sus
pects.
Scott jacKson tonight sent for a friend , to
whom he said : "Walling- only told me > that
he at one tlmo seduced May SmJth. ( He said
ho- had performed an abortion on her , and
It had been successful , and that the Smith
girl subsequently went to Louisville and the
thing was hushed up. When Wood told ma
that he had Pearl Bryan In a family way , I
suggested Walling. I was In QreencastU
then. On my return I talked to Walllng-and
ho said he would perform the abortion on
Miss Byran. Now I can't tell you the rest.
"
Send "for Brother Tlbblts , secretary of the
Young Men's Christian association. I will
tell all to him. "
Tlbhltts came and prayed with the prls.
oner. Later Tlbbitts wrote the confession
as it was dictated by Jackson , but the lati
tor signed It , as follows :
DICTATED A CONFESSION.
"Hero , with the bible In my hand , on my
kno < "s before God , I swear I was not guilty
of murdering that poor girl. I did get her
to come to Cincinnati to undergo tbo abor
tion. Availing was to get ? 50 for performing
It. I was guilty of getting him to do It ,
but not of murdering that poor girl.
"I don't know where ho killed her , or
how ho killed her , or what ho did with her
after ho killed her , I did not kill the poor
girl. Ho la the guilty man. Wll Woods
cent$50 to him through me for performing
the abortion. This Is the truth , so help mo
God. "
The conferalon was made by Jackson In the
presence of no one but Secretary Tlbbitts.
It was then delivered to the mayor and
chief of police.
SOUTH BEND , Ind. , Feb. 7. There were
developments this afternoon In the Fort
Thomas , Ky. , Brya murder case that will
have an Important bearing on the matter
so far as Will Wood of Green Castle , Ind. ,
the young man arrested here yesterday , Is
concerned. Until now It seems to have been
Impossible to establish his whereabouts from
the -tlmo he left Croon Castle on Thursday
of last week until his arrival In South
Bend on Tuesday last. It Is said the. Cin
cinnati detectives claimed they Investigated
the statement that ho was at Plymouth.
Ind. , a short distance south of here , and
found that he was not there-nil of the time.
The Tribune this afternoon states that It
Is able to Eay with posltlveness that' Wood
was In Plymouth from noon of Thursday , the
day he loft Green Castle , until noon of. Mon
day , when ho took tlio train for South Bend ,
llo was at the home of J , W. Wllttong , cl'nk
of Marshall county , In an Interview that
gentleman so states , Urns proving conclu
sively that Wood could not have bojn In
Cincinnati.
" , f
Stopped Him Once. '
Pltteburg Chronicle : ' ' 'Let mp 'jyjflto you
an accident Insurance policy , " raid on agent
to a well known FUUburger.
"I don't think I neoil one'wa > ttle latter's
reply. , '
"Your wife would find the weekly benefits
acceptable In case you were run over by
an electric car or Injured In 'some' other
way. "
"I am not married. " ,
"In that cape the benefits \\-ould gtpplythe !
lost of Hilary while .you were laid up. "
"I om a member of tb.b Qrm < an.d would
lose nothing In that way , "
"But , " persisted the agent , ' 'you. woqld
find ( he money useful to pay the doctor's
bills. "
"My brother U ono of the best physicians
! B the city. "
At thU point the agent gave It up.
f > hli * from Waterloo ,
During January seventy cars of corn were
shipped from Waterloo aa against forty *
ICWK tor the tame month Ia t year.
KOOD SUPPLY.
1' ' ' ,
Tim Wlirtlo-i i < m\PP | PA ] IN Short of
6 VcrillnK Knelf.
With thelr'TOmo agriculture depressed to
lower polnnin | ] ever before In her history
and threatsnf ] jr menacing them from moro
than ono qalrtpr. It Is natural that British
statesmen and -rconwnlsts should bo turning
their attenttoiT to tlio question of how th'o
empire's food supply con be developed within
Its own llrrdjJs Th-Veak pot In Britannia's
armor , wjtUa Baltimore Sun , Is the fact
that In tlrr\c \ , $ ( pctce her home population
Is so largely , dependent upon foreign nutlcna
for dally jarful , to eay nothing of meat ,
while In tlmcj f war the breaking ; ofher
naval supremacy , so that her ports could
not bo kept open for the frco entry of foot !
products , wouldi within an easily computed
period of tllnc , compel her to yield by sheer
pressure of starvatfon.
In a general way It has been long known
that the people of'the United Kingdom drew
their food supplies largely from other na
tions , and Cfpeclftlly from the United States ,
but the extent of tliclf dependence upon
these foreign supplies of bread , meat , butter
and other edibles has not been presented j
clearly before , wo think , as It Is by a Writer
In the current "Nineteenth Century. " He
shows not only that the population of the
British Isles Is fe < J w.lth foreign grown food ,
grain , beef and butler , but that the great
colonies Canada , Australia , South Afrlciand
India ilo not come , anywhere ; near supplying
the deficiency of the mother country's home
production. In other words , the British em
pire , as a whole , counting in all Its Immense
colonial areas , docs not at present feed Itself ,
nor como within a mcasureablo distance of
doing so. .
The figures of the wheat production and
consumption of the United kingdom are In
themselves a startljpg epitome of the whole
food problem with which British statesman
ship IB confronted. Estimating the annual
wheat requirements of the British people at
six bushels per head , tholr yearly demand
upon the world's stock of wheat amounts to
233,400.000 bushels. But their homo produc
tion of wheat amounts to only 64,000,000
bushels , so that It Is necessary for thorn to
Import 169,400,000 bushels , which amount Is
far In excess ofi the combined surplus wheat
product of Canada , Australia and India. The
average wheat crop of Canada for the past
three years has been about 50,000,000 bush
els ; Australia's average crop Is about 40,000-
000 bushels , and the surplus production of
India has been about 20,000,000 bushels ,
which gives a total for the three countries
of about 110,000,000 bushels. Deducting from
this total the amount required to feed the
Canadians and Australians themselves
about G4,000,000 bushels and all that Is left
available for the feeding of the British people
ple at home Is 56,000.000 bushels. The
summing up of these figures proves that the
entire wheat production of the British Island ?
added to the surplus of all the British colonies
nies and dependencies falls short by nearly
120,000.000 bushels per year of the amount
required to feed the people of the United
Kingdom.
It Is Interesting to note the proportions In
which different countries are now supplying
Great Britain with food staples. Of the
wheat and flour purchased from other coun
tries for British consumption the United
States sells three-fifths of the total amount ,
Russia ono-nlnth and Argentina ono-twolfth.
As to the Item of meat , the United States
furnishes flvfe'sevenths of the total British
Importations Denmark one-ninth , Holland
one-sixteenth aM Argentina one-thirteenth.
Of the total British " Imports of butter , cheese
and milk , which , are the equivalent of more
than half o tbo , entire consumption of the
Islanders ofrth4 flalry products , Denmark
furnishes one'jfourUi , Franco one-fifth and
the United Scales * and Holland one-eleventh
each. Of the jtptal British consumption of
oats and barley , , Rus3ta supplies more than
one-half , TurJeygne-tenth and Sweden one-
twletth , and o ( , tho. whole amount of maize
consumed InJhesUnlted Kingdom , Roumanla
contributes onethalf , the United States two-
sevenths and-tRusalflu one-tenth.
It i3 thus apparent that for all'the neces
saries of llfellthe population of the British
Islands Is at present largely , and as to wheat.
Hour , meat ajid-dal y .products , mainly , de
pendent iipon outsldo , su'pplfes. And not only
1s that lue , fjut'lt further appears that they
are dependent'for all these staple foods upon
absolutely foreign ' 'Countries and'"not upon
their own colonies and dependencies. The
writer In tho'iNlnoteeuth Century goes Into
Interesting calculations to show that the
colonies and dependencies could , It- their
farming possibilities' were developed , costly
furnish the mother' country with more than
all the food she needs. For the present , however -
over , they are not able to dose , and this
fact must needs provoke sobering reflections
In the minds of all British statesmen when
contemplating , the possibilities of a great war.
It was Napoleon who said that armies must
needs march on their stomachs , meaning that
campaigning was largely a matter of provi
sions. Perhaps It Is a fortunate thins for
herself and the world generally that Great
Britain has , In this awkward fact of her de
pendency upon foreign nations for her dally
bread , a constant provocation to peace. Na
tions which , like our own , are self-contained
and have within their pwn borders moro than
enough to supply all their own dally food re
quirements can face th'e ordeal of a great war
with far moro complacency. Possibly this
fact is at the bottom of the recent manifes
tation of the ultra-bellicose spirit by a cer
tain portion of. our people , who talk as If they
believed war to bo a good thing In Itsjlf ;
not an undesirable resort to be appealed teas
as the only means left to reach a patriotic
object , but as a beneficent and happy thing
to bo Bought at all "costs for Its own sweet
sake. If they were bound to reflect , as are
both the statesmen and the common people
of Great Britain and Ire-land , that a great
war might possibly mean , If the fortune of
arms went against them , a great famine ,
with misery that would bo felt In every
homo , they would , perhaps , be less Inclined
to talk of going to war with a light heart.
There Is , however , another s'.do ' to the shield
of British dependence upon foreign sources
of food supply. While It Is trus that It would
bo a corry day for the British people If they
wcro to lose control of the sea In a great war ,
and be. unable to secure the regular delivery
of their present enormous consignments of
American wheat , flour and meat , It would
also b3 something of an Item on the wrong
side of our American trade ledger to liavo the
British market for these vast exports closed
o\en for no longer than twelve months. Tlio-
enlus of commerce and the genius of war
are Irreconcilable , but they have this much
n common the results they produce are mu-
; ually felt. The nations that are most largely
engaged In trade together have mutually
most to gain from the maintenance of peace ,
and If they fly at each other's throata they
have mutually most to lose by carrying on
war.
m
LOST HIS HOLI , .
Strniifric W.Mj-1ln > Which a Hartford
Sinn lltecov rutl inn Money.
A Bentlemahjfrpm Philadelphia who has
been In HarttQfrt ( or several days on busi
ness , relates { ) > / ) Jiartford courant , lost his
pocketbook containing 173 a few evenings
ago. He jnadfw { diligent Inquiries for It at
places where /IB. .had _ been , Including the
ojiera house c,4f , < VWhoro he had taken some
of his meals. , i sWr. Darby , tl > e manager ,
said that the ppckjrtbook had not been found
there , and addeiK'that If any of the waiters
hail found It tf yould have been handed
over to him. to pallcd all the waiters up
and all of thgnijiKild they had not ecen U. ,
The gentleman iv'tpt out anil walked down
Main street. DcUlnd him ho heard two men
talking. .in i ,
"Let's stop'lfl ' tHft CltV Hotel and have 'a'
drink , " said one. The other Inquired AVh rd
the City hoteluvs , and IIs ) companion said
It was a JIUlq.ivay down the street. J
"All rlpht , ' , < vfM 'he other , "but have the
drink with rHeVjLast night I had nothing
and tonight I have' $73. " The fact that the
amount named was exactly the amount tlio
Philadelphia man had lost nttr.icu'il lila
notice , and heturned around to see who
was talking. He recognized the spenken
as n man ho haq known In Philadelphia *
Stepping aside he let the two pans and
followed them Into the City hotel barroom.
Stepping up to the man' ' who eald he had.
$73. ho balij : -i , .
"You have my pocketbook and * you mutt
hand It over. It Is a llt'o | red book and
contains J73 and a no Confederate bill. "
The man Indignantly denied having It and.
asked Ills accuser who , ho was that he.
should ilane make such a charge. , ,
"I'll tellyou ho I am , " ho replied , "and ,
I'll tell you who you are. You were em-
p'.oyeU oncu In the Philadelphia postofllcq
and I arrested you for stealing nnd selling
stamps. Now hand over the pocketbook or
It will BO hard with you. " , i
The follow recoKnlzed his accuser , and at
once took the book out of hla pocket and re
turned It to the owner , none of Its content *
having been disturbed.
This Is a truu story , but It la hard to beat.
PRESIDENT SIGNS THE BILL
Prize righting is Now a Felony in Any of
the Territories.
AUTHORITIES PREPARED TO ENFORCE IT
Army Nntlflnl < o He In IlcmllncHu to
Support ( lie Civil Aiithorltlcn
It CnlH-.t llpou to
, ; Do So.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. The Catron nntl-
prize fight bill was sent to the president
today and his signature being at
tached Is now the law. The emergency
due to th prospective Fltzslmmona-Mahcr
and other contests has caused the friends ot
the bill to move with celerity ex
traordinary In congressional procedure.
The clerks of the ssnato and liousfo
yesterday took precautionary steps In the
way of preparation of the bill for signature
by the two presiding officers of the house and
senate.
The temper ot the offlpprs of the govern
ment Is so well known that , although they
decline to be quoted on such a matter at
present , It can be stated positively that no
effort will bo spared to prevent the fight.
The Catron bill makes prize fighting a felony ,
with Imprisonment for from ono to flro years ,
and should these connected with tho' fight
have the temerity to bring it about In viola
tion of law they will find themselves rigor
ously prosecuted aa a warning to any persons
who may design following In tholr footsteps.
At 2:30 : Speaker Reed announced to the
house his signature to the antl-prlzo fight
bill.
bill.President
President Pro Tom Frye has also signed
the anti-prize fight bill.
Representative Cockrell of Texas received
a dispatch today , signed by several leading
citizens of ElPaso , which Is .In his district ,
saying It Is rumored that the managers of
the fight Intend to pull It off today , and
urging htm to make efforts to have the sign
ing of the bill oxpedtted. Mr. Cockrcll talked
with Mr. Catron , and found that the latter
was doing everything Jn his power to push
the bill , and wired his constituents that It
would probably become a law without delay.
Ho Is strongly In favor of any measure to
stop prlzo lights and similar events in the
southwestern country.
The Catron bill to prevent prtzo fighting
In the District ot Columbia and territories
was signed by the president at about 4:30 :
p. m. The bill did not reach the white house
until 4 o'clock , or afterward , and in Its cose
the usual routine was departed from , the
measure being taken at once to Mr. Cleve
land , who after examining Its provisions ,
promptly attached his ' signature , so that
from the date ot the signature prtzo fighting
Is a felony on all soil over which the federal
government has exclusive jurisdiction.
Prompt measures will bo taken to see that
It Is not violated.
By the signature ot the antl-prlzo fight bill ,
the president has placed upon the governor
of New Mexico the responsibility for the
prevention of the Fitzslmmons-Maher mill
In that territory. The . governor haa been
Informed of the signature of the act , BO that
ho la fully aware that It is the law of the
land from this moment. The federal authori
ties , .however , are disposed to do every
thing In their power to assist In the execution
of the law if the governor should find It
beyond the unaided ability of the territorial
officers to prevent Ihe fight In the territory.
To this end , the governor may , after ho
has satisfied himself that his local forces are
Insufficient to meet the case , call upon the
United States marshal for assistance and
thplatter'In , turn may avail himself of the
oervlces of all of the United States troops
In the Department of Colorado If that many
are necessary In order to suppress any Illegal
gathering' breach of the now law. Proper
Instructions will be sent by the War depart
ment to General Wheaton , the department
commander "at Denver , to promptly "supply
all of tho' force requisite upon the request
of the proper authorities and altogether the
national government Is prepared to make It
very unpleasant and dangerous for any per-
DDn who participates In a prlzo fight In any
of the. federal territories , or even gives a'd
andj omfort to the would-bo fighters by as
sembling at any point to witness a fight.
MEXICO CITY. Feb. 7. The federal au
thorities say tonight that President Cleve
land's action In signing the anti-prlzo flght
bill meets their approbation , and that they
will not allow the flght on Mexican soil.
Governor Ahuamanda of Chihuahua reaf
firms his determination to prevent the flght
by force , It necessary. Sporting men here
say the'flght will come off on Mexican soil
by evading the vigilance of the troops.
AUSTIN , Tex. , Feb. 7. It Is learned un
officially hero today that Adjutant General
Mabey has ordered the Texas Rangers to
move nearer El Paso so as to bo In readiness
tor Instant service In case the prize fighters
nmni tn null their ficht off on Texas soil.
It Is known that the adjutant general -has
been Informed privately that the fighters
would attempt to flght In the woods near
El Paso , on Texas soil- and ho Intends to
thwart any such movement by having the
Hangers on the ground.
GAVE THE IIOOICMAKEIIS A SHOCK.
Henvllj1'lnyeil FnvorlteH Won All
the InKloHlilu Event * .
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 7. The book
makers received a severe shock nt Ingeslde
today , heavily played favorites winning
every event on the card. In the fourth race
"Plttsbure PhllV chestnut mare Derfnr-
Kllla was posted at even money , but the
weight of the plungers money soon forced
the price down to 1 to 2 , which were the
best odds obtainable nt the post time.
Lamely took the speedy mnre out in front
and kept her there , winning cleverly by
two open lengths. Dan Honlg's filly , Liz
zie H , who was 8 to 1 , for the place ,
Inlahcd second. Charlie Hoots captured two
events today. Meadowlark nnd Peter II
carrying his colors to the front In Impressive
style. The weather wna very fine nnd
another largo crowd availed themselves * of
the opportunity of witnessing the sport.
The track was fast , but the tlmo In the
different events waa comparatively slow.
Summaries :
First race , eix furlongs , purse , $100 , 3-
year-olds and upward : Meadow Lark , 100 %
'Doegett ' ) even , won ; Mlrando , 37 , ( H.
Martin ) 20 to 1. sccondj Senator Bland , 87
SIcClain ) 20 to 1. third. Time : 1:10. : George
C , Verdelee. Globe , Magpie , Cloverdale.
Adtos , nig Chief , Jim Budd , Harry C , and
; iazcl Mack also ran. ,
Second race , seven furlongs , Bclllnir , purse
JWJO , fort 3ycarciIdiland / upward : lied
UIC11I1 , 109 . ( Coady ) _ 3 _ its 5 , _ won ; A | LJUU . 83
Ueldy ) 8 to 1 , second ; Chnrtrouscx II. 98
( Garner ) . 2W to 1 , third. Time : lifflM. irfay.
lay , Brow Scot , Nclllo Q , Ilcpeater , Duch
ess of Mllpltaa nlso ran ,
Third race , ono mile , selling- , purse $100 :
Peter the Second , 109 ( Chorn ) . 8 to C , won ;
[ ke It. 103 ( Jones ) . 1C to 1 , second ; neon-
Vllle , i03& ( UoETEett ) , 7 to 1. third. Time :
l : < % Tnr nnd Tnrtnr. Volnnkl. Uttlo Hob ,
IjIMfo Jimmy nml Model nl o run.
Fourth rare , five fuilonjrp. selling , purse
Hm > . 3-yenr-oldi nnd upwnnl ! DcrfnrKllln ,
10 ? ( Ijntnloy ) , 1 to 2 , won ; I.lzzlc It , S7
( darner ) , IS fo 1. ncconil : Perhaps. 01 ( Jonrs ) .
40 to 1. third. Time , 1102'4 , Colomnn. Pnt
Murphy , Tim Murphy , KnulRii nml Main *
stny nlso ran.
Fifth race , five furlongs , pelllng , j > uroo
$100 , 3-year-olda nhd upward : Uivcnn O ,
9S ( T. Sloan ) , C to 5 , won ; MobolanUa , 87
( darner ) , 8 to B , second ; PcckunlfT , irn
( DprKcn ) . 20 to 1 , third. Time : 1:014 : ,
Illrnin , ArRo , Merry Oo 'Uround , Gondola ,
HnlpreR * . of NorfulR nnd Myrtle H , nlso ran ,
Tnrtnrlnh'H Wltmtnir Wnn CoNtly.
NB\V OIlhBANS. Feb. 7. Weather cloudy ;
track heavy. Willie Hall , who was re
cently suspended for an Indefinite period ,
has been , reinstated , After tbo fifth race ,
Tartarian was run up to Jt > * > , W over
the entered polling nrlco nnd boucht In ,
Jim Cornwall In the last race , was imcked
from CO to 1 at the opening , to 7 to 1.
Summaries :
First rnce , J2TA for 3-ycnr-otd9 nnd up
ward. nttocn-Rlxtconths of n mile : Mnurlce
( I to 8) ) won , Fonst (8 ( to 1) ) second , Master
Fred (25 ( to 1) third. Tlmo : 1KU4. :
Second 'race , $200 , for 2-year-olds , sclllnR' ,
ono-half mile : Anger ( U to B ) won , ICthct
Fnrrel (9 ( to B ) second , Koenlpen (8 ( to D )
third. Time : 0MJ. : .
Third race , $2T > 0 , for 3-ycnr-olds nnd up.
wnrd , seven furlongs : Clmttnnooga (7 ( to 2) )
won , Lochlnvnr (6 to B ) second , Cerro Gordo
(30 ( to 1) ) third. Time : 1:33. :
Fqurth race. $300 , handicap. 3-year-olds
nnd upwnnl , olio mile : Dick Uolinti (9 ( to
10) ) won , Dutch Arrow (40 to 1) second ,
Terrapin (5 ( to 1) third. Tlmo : 1:16.
Fifth nice , $209 , for 4-yenr-olds nnd up.
Rclllnc. six furloiiKa : Tartarian (3 ( to 6) )
won , Atarka (4 ( to 1) second , Herman (30 ( to
1) ) third. Tlmo : 1:1G > 4.
Sixth race , $200. 4-year-olds nnd upward ,
nollltifT , six furlongs : Cossack (3 ( to 2) ) won ,
Imp. Mnrden Pet (6 ( to 1) pecoinl , Jim
Cornwall (7 ( to 1) third. Time ; 1:17. :
I. . A. W. Cnll.
A call was Issued yesterday to nil mem
bers of the League of American Wheel
men In Omaha for a mooting to be held In
the parlors of the Young Men's Christian
association for the transaction ot business
of Importance to every member of tbo
league In Omnhn. The meeting Is to be
hclrt this ( Saturday ) qvenlng nnd will be
called to order nt 8 o'clock. The cnl | Is
signed by R , H. Henderson , C. W. John
ston , W. C. Bouk , J. K. Howe. G. M.
Ilnndnll. C. M. Russell , 13d M. Cox , A. I.
Hoot , M. O. Unxon , Will M. Barnum , J.
August Doyle. U. E. Carp nnd others. Kvery
leiiKuo member In the city Is earnestly
desired to be present.
You n or Corliclt WornlH
. SAN FRANCISCO. Fob. 7. George Green ,
known ns young Corbett , defeated Danny
Needhnm tonight In nn eight round tight
Green hnit the best of the light nil through
nntl nearly knocked Needhnm out. The
latter saved himself by resorting to clinch
ing.
UP AGAINST A HIXGKll.
A Jonrncynmn. IMnmber'M I.CHKOII in
the Proper TrentmiMit of Helper * .
This Is the story of the taming of the
Journeyman plumber , rclatca the Kansas City
Star : The Journeyman plumber was the
best of hla Itlnd In town and was much
sought after by boss plumbers. A"s ono of
them described his talents : "He can sling
more material Into a Job In the greatest
length of tlmo than any man in the busi
ness. " But , the Journeyman plumber was ,
with all his talents , a hard man to keep em
ployed on account of his irascibility. His
temper Was shorter than a rabbit's tall and
ho took out his Indignation and his head
aches and rows with his wlfo on his helpers.
A helper to a Journeyman plumber Is a
youth who lays oat tools , holds pipe , hands
the Journeyman bis solder and his soldering
Iron , nnd who carries back and forth the
lourneyman's bag of tools and furnace. Ho
Is a Journeyman In embryo and the first
thing he learns Is Implicit obedience to his
lourneyman and not to be too swift.
Plumbers call him "cub" and "kid. "
This particular Journeyman abused his help
ers. When things went wrong ho usually
caught his helper by the ear and swatted
tilra. The result was that the helpers re
turned to the shop and told the boss they
lacked the talent for plumbing and quit. As
a result the available helper timber was
rapidly becoming exhausted.
The-boss plumbcr'dfd not wlsh"to lose his
Journeyman , but ho was almost nt the end
of his list of helpers. Consequently he
thought. After much labor ho produced an
Idea. He wont down to a resort' kept by a
"professor. " It was a dingy place , with a
sloppy bar and fly specked mirror on ono
side and a row of barrels on the other. Tlio
walls were covered with boxing gloves and
highly colored pictures of men In fighting
attitudes. As the result of a conference be
tween the boss plumber and the "professor"
a stunted youth , very broad across the
shoulders , was called up.
"I want a boy to learn the plumber's
trade , " said the boss plumber.
"Well , you'll have to guess again , " said the
stunted , youth. "They ain't no money In it.
Maybe four or flvo a week , eh ? I can knock
that out of the punchin' bag In hero , see ! "
He meant that he could earn $5 a week
teaching i half-baked sports to punch the
bag"I'll
"I'll give you $2.50. a day to see how yon
like jthe plumber's business , " said the
plumber.
"I've got ye , " said the stunted youth.
The next morning the stunted youth ap
peared at the plumber's shop in overalls
and a llttlo round cap with a peak. Uo was
told to go out with the Journeyman plumber.
Together they went to a big vacant building
to set up an Iron' ? lpa. They were sent to
the vacant building that there might be no
family there to be shocked should anything
occur. On the car the stunted youth en
deavored to become acquainted with the
Journeyman , but the Journeyman was sullen
and the acquaintance stopped.
When the building was reached the Jour
neyman said : "Scatter thorn tools. " The
tools wcro scattered about , so that when
ono was needed some llttlo time was con
sumed in picking It out. The plpo was sev
eral Inches In diameter and the game was to
pllo ono Joint upon another and solder It
there , and so to the top of the building.
The pipes were heavy and four times as tall
as the stunted youth. As a result , it was
difficult for him to hold them up straight.
At last the Journeyman , who was up on a
ladder soldering , looked down and said :
"Gol darn ye. It you don't hold that plpo
up straight I'll como down and bond your
face. "
At this the stunted youth dropped the
pipe and said : "All Tight. Como down and
bend mo face , " The Journeyman had never
been talked to like this before , and ho "came
down. "
When It was all over , the Journeyman went
homo In a carriage- with a man holding his
head In his lap. Tha stunted youth walked
back to the shop.
"Say ! " ho said to the boss. "I'm too
strong fer the plumbln' business. Quo ? * I'll
quit"
"Why , what's the matter ? " asked the boas.
"Oh , that guy ye sent me out wld started
to bond me face. De doc'a took him homo
In a hack.- Say , his face Is hard , " and ho
rubbed bis knuckles.
"All right , " said the boss. "If you've
* ADAM AND EVE'S
FALLING OUT
occurred over what they ate. Modern house
wives , take warning. Don't listen to tempting
voices use your own judgment choose for
yourself and husband the proper food.
CALUMET
BAKING POWDER
is the wisest choice , for many reasons. In the
first place , it is pure perfectly pure $1,000 to
ybu , if you find that it is not. A pinch of U has
power enough to do a pound of leavening ,
In point of price it certainly will suit you.
CALUMET BAKING POWDER CO , , Chicago.
> * * * * * * * * * * * *
KOI Jo quit hero' * your $2,00 , but I think
you'd m ko a gr < x t plumber. "
The next morning the journeyman plumber
walked Into the shop. Ho w sight.
"Wot kind of murderer was that you
sent out with mo yesterday ? " ho asked , out
of the uncovered corner Of hl nioulh. "Buy ,
ho boat mo scandalous with a ploco of lead
pipe. " And the boss longheO n loud , scorn
ful lough , for ho knew that the Journeyman
had been lamed. And sure enough , there
after the Journeyman trolled hla helpers
as tenderly as sons , for ho never know when
ho might run against another "ringer. "
A 01113.VT 110lIiVAl ! l ) .
It Will I.pnil Oul of JVcrr York nml
Cunt Ttrentr Million.
Gotham will some day and not a very far
oft day , cither possess , ono of tl > o most
farrow thoroughfares In the world , nays n
correspondent. Quietly nnd Irresistibly as
the operation of the tldos nnd other forces
of nature New York has proceeded toward
the realization of ono of IU Inevitable Im
provements a grand concourse or boulevard
extending from the Harlem rlvw to Mosholu
parkway. It will bo a grand drive and
picmcnado connecting the park systems of
the metropolis. This enterprise , when real
ized , will surpass oven the famous boulo-
cards of Paris. It Is to run tor four and a
half miles along the river , dividing the
Hudson river and Long Hland sound , be
ginning nt the Intersection of Ono-Hundrcd
nnd Sixty-First street nnd Mott nvcnuo. its
northern terminus being Mosholu parkway ,
Just cast of Jerome avenue. No streets will
cross It at grade , but all will go beneath It ,
a result that Is particularly practicable by
the naturally elevated situation of this
unique highway. Its cost Is to bo about
$20.000,000 , $3,000,000 of which. It Is cstl-
mated , will bo required for the acquisition
of right of way. The time nllo\yeJ for Its
construction is throe years. AVIthln a year ,
according to the engineers In clmrgo , the
work will bo well under way. The last
legislature gave the city authorities In charge
of such Improvements i.ll the law needed to
condemn property , make preliminary surveys
and perfect arrangements for prosecuting the
work , which Is to bo unique among the
famous streets of the earth.
A glance at the plans prepared shows that
the width of the concourse will bo 182 feet ,
and every Inch of this snaen will tin
so as to make the thoroughfare attractive.
In the rough sketches which have been
n.ade the engineer has provided for a side
walk on cither side. Next to each sidewalk
will 1)0 an ordinary driveway. The speed
ways will bo In the middle , flanked on
cither sldo by a promenade. It Is likely that
this plan will be altered , so as to 'provide
two brldlo paths skirting the speedways.
Mosholu parkway , Into which the concourse
will run , is GOO foot wide. It connects Van-
cortlandt and Bronx parks. Another wldo
street connects Bronx park and Pclham
Manor park. It will thus bo 'seen that from
the now brldgo over the Harlem the concourse -
course will provide a splendid means of com
munication with the great parks In North
Now York. There will be nt least flvo
rows of trees the entire length of the
thoroughfare. The fifteen strocts , which will
run beneath the concourse , will also con
nect with It , but will not cross the main
street. This magnificent highway will be a
paradise for bicyclists , the possessors of
high steppers and these folk who still stick
to the good old-fashioned constitutional. And
Its relations , logical and material , to the
further development of uptown New York
cannot well bo overestimated.
Ilnrrlnon Mny Ilo n DelepriUe.
CHICAGO. Febfl. 7. A special to the
Times-Herald from Indianapolis says : There
(9 ( a movement on foot among the leading
republican politicians of the state to send
ex-President Harrison to the national con
vention nt St. Louis as one of the dclo-
gates-at-Iarge. Ills friends declare ho
would exerclso n commanding Influence In
that body and. If he chose to do so. could
secure the nomination of Senator Allison.
There has also been expressed much hope
that the presence of General Harrison
would have the effect ot stampeding the
convention tohim nnd thus making him
the candidate in splto of his expressed tlc-
slro for a private life. ,
What Shall I Do ?
Is tbo earnest , almost agonizing cry of
weak , tired , nervous women , and crowded ,
overworked , struggling men. Blight dif
ficulties , ordinary cares , household worker
or dally labor , magnify themselves into
seemingly impassable mountains.
This ia simply because tbo norvea arc
weak , tbe bodily organs debilitated , and
they do not
notTake
proper nourishment. Feed tbe nerves ,
organs and , tissues on ricb rod blood , and
bow soon tbe glow of bealtb comes to tha
pale cheeks , firmness to the unsteady
hand , and strength to tbo faltering llmbi
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
puriflcB , vitalizes and enriches tbo blood
and la thus tha best friend to unfortunate
humanity . Bo sure to get Hood's and
only Hood's. All druggists , flj '
Hnnrl'a Pilla tno after-dinner ptI ! ana
llOOQ S trlilS family catliartlo. 25o.
AND JO.VES STHEKTS.
HO rooms. Imttui , steam heat nnd nil modern
conveniences. Hates J1.50 nnd J2.00 per day.
Table unexcelled. Special low rales ( o recular
boarders. FRANK HII.DITCII Mer , .
THE CREIGHTON
TEL. IB31 Poxton Uuracss , Mar * .
MATINEE TODAY AT 2:3O.
Entire lower floor Otic ; any balcony ( .eat 25c.
TONIGHT AT 8:15 :
DAN'L SULLY IN
DADDY NOLAN
Prices Lower floor , We , TEe , LW ; lialcony ,
35c , tOc ; gallery , 20c.
COMINQ-Sundoy Mntlncc , Feb. 0 , 10 , 11 , 12 ,
The Sidewalks of New York.
Saturday
February W ,
NEW COMIC OPnilA
POWHATAN ,
Of THE
OMAHA OPERA Co150 voiced
Directed by WM. A. BAKKU of Chicago.
r \7T\9CL FOUR NIGHTS.
BOY D O WED. MAT.
co8tStNIiuYNa FEB. 9.
JOE CAWTHOH-MT
Tlio German Dialect Cotnodlun in
III * Laughing HUOCO-JS
"A FOOL FOR LUCK. "
Excellent Oompany Kvery thing Now ,
UMAIIA , KI3U. VEO , STH , 2 IN M.
Mabel Jemiess Venter
In licr lecture ,
ArtUllu 1M-C and ( lie Hoolul aruccn.
Autplce * Womuii'ii Chrlillan Association. Tick-
U to c-nl to all | iarl of tlio home. _
Wirth's ' Music Hal !
AX II IIAlfRfEV STS ,
l-'lr t Ai > i > ciirituc of tlio
Gratwilii Da la Guarra Trla ,
International character lightning clianue art *
Ut * . Kvt-ry evening from S la 11. Matlru. * ,
llouday , Tburidty aud Saturday , I ta C.