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THE DAILY" BEE : OCTOBER 12 , 1807. GROWING RICH IN ALASKA Missouri Boy Writes Homo of Life at Dawson Oity. HAS BEEN THERE FOR TWO YEARS Cumiilitlnn Illtterlr of the OtitrnKOOtiN ll < Mcmi < > DtillcH I/ovloil li > ' tliu Ot- tnnn ( internment Tlie Yukon Urilt-r ot I'lonvvm , MAIlYVIIIn , Mo. . Oct. U. ( Special. ) Henry Alexander of this place has received a long and Interesting letter from hi * son , O , K. Alexander , who baa been In Dawson City , AliMka , since 189S. The letter Is dated "OawHOii City , N. W. T. , Aug. IS , 1897 , " and Is on follows : "I have brcn spending most ot the Rum mer at Dawson City , but will leave shortly for the mines on Bonanza creak , where I will remain until next spring. A new creek was struck this summer known as Dominion creek. It Is a tributary to Indian liver. I succeeded In locating a claim a very favor able location on It. There were two dis coveries on the river nnd my cUIm In be tween them , I am offering one-halt Interest In ( ho claim to any one who will prospect It and represent me at the claim , as I will not bo able to be there myself. "A friend ot mine and 1 have just finished a building hcio In town , which wu will sell for $2,000 or rent for $100 per month. 1 suc ceeded In holding my Davis creek property this summon It Is not anything big , but If men become plenty In this country next year , or any other year , tlut ground has a stake In It for some ono. The ground aver aged after I bought It ono ounce ( $17) ) to the man per < lay for shoveling In. Of course , to inaku money out ot a claim a force ot mcu Is the CHSuntlal object , lint to get men over here this summer was an Impossibility , ex cept one cr two. "Tho excitement of the country Is right iicre and as for hls strike on the Klondike , I regard It as thu biggest Ibat was ever known In the world. They are gutting as high as $2COO to the pan on Eldorado creek ( a tributary to Donanxa ) , and 3,000 ounces , or $51,000uis taken from 0110 claim alone In about a week's shoveling , at a total expense of $3,000. At that rate there will bo at least $3,000,000 or | 4,000.0l)0'In ) the claim. You can bee moro iold handled hero In a day .than . you will scu lii , the states In a lifetime , un less you visit the mint. The bcuts leaving this spring luive lud their safes and boxes made for the purpose full of gold. 1JEAT3 TUB WHOM ! } WOKUX "This Is , as I have always said and be- llovc , a greater gold mining county than oh the rest ot the world combined. There are thousands ot creeks that whlto man has never touched with u spade. Paying creeks are found from one end of the great Yukon to the other. Gold Is found In tribu taries almost to St. Michaels , which is 1,800 , miles from here. Think of It as far as from you live to San Francisco ! "This Is the only country In the world that's fit for ci poor man to live In and whether rich or poor I donl think from choice I would ever exchange a fron.tler . for an eastern life. Previous to this year the men In this country seemed like a band of brotlurs. There Is an order hero called the Yukon Order ol Pioneers. They all have a regalia that they wear on certain occasions. One of the old pioneers died two or three weeks ago , nnd during sickness - - ness , death and burial they took cnttro charge ot him. I attended the funeral and one of the brother pioneers delivered a fu- noril oration that. In Its depth of feeling and Us lofty pralso of brotherhood , rivaled Inpersoll himself. Every face of those bold , rugged int'ii was studded with liquid pearls , and Indeed It was a scene never to bo for- Itotten by mo. "There are , It Is supposed , six or sever thousand people In thu vicinity of Dawson I City. The greatest drawback In this sec- , - ttin of the country Is the government. The I. people are being taxed outlandlshly. The first recording fee on a claim Is $5 , the next $100 , and seven yc.irs after Is $100 for each claim. They oven charge stumpugo for cutting wood at 25 cents per cord , which amounts to considerable where so much Is burned In warming the ground. Kven the dead \vocd lyng on the ground Is charged for at 10 cents per cord. House logs arc charged for nt the rate of S cents per log , providing they are not too large say , twelve inches at the bottom. REVENUE DUTY IS HEAVY. "All goods have a heavy revenue duty , which Is said to be In retaliation on the United States. The outspoken manner ol the people says : "G d d u the Canadian government. " The hateful featuio Is that every cent of the revenues Is sent to Ottawa. Not a trail or a pcstofllce Is built by them. It's taxation without representation in the fullest sense ot the words ! It's a wonder to ma that tbe miners and people stund It. Of course , If we don't like the government we can leave. Hut the Idea of twenty-five or thirty police and a gold commissioner com ing In hero nnd running the country Is humiliating Indeed. They talk about order , etc. . Great God , there Is no low men are as much afra'-l of as the m'.ners' law. Only 5io man wns ever known to he killed on the American side , and ho was a moral and i civil outlaw. It la estimated that the Cana- [ < Uan government will collect $2,000.000 hero ! l between last spring and next. I Intend to make the best of It I can this winter , and then forever live on the American Bide. rhero Is much complaint- that xho United ' .ntcs Is slow In determining the accuracy 'i ' ' oUtho boundary line. They say that Ogllvle's * ' buf-oy was thrown out of the senate and so Forty Mile and oven this county may bo In the Ujulied States for all wo know , i'reslde-.u McKlnlcy has , however , notified the CJinJlan government that th'jy must keep account of the revenues collected until the bounClry Is settled. t "A representative of tfte Hothschllds Is hero In Uawson to see If ho can't get a cor- iicr on the entire country and own the gold of tile Arctic zone as well as ot the Tcm- perato ( ijid Tropic. It Is true that capital dov-jlopd n count./ faster , but It leaves It In c bad condition after it Is developed. That la the woht ot it. The old saying of Horace Oreele > , ' "Go west , young man and grow up with th ? country , " will bo Impossible of curtyliiQ. oi.i when this cob.itry la tattled , becaiiPo this Is most certainly the jumping oft place. > "How &il , eli . how sad , It will be when there are nu mfU'tj countries to explore , when the true spirit of man can no more hope to gratify , to thu fullnctm of his soul and spirit freedom from social and polltlcil rottenness and corruption ! " Kill Iil to Itt-KlNtcr Iriiiirljr. "Well , how should I know they were mar- Tied ? They registered Mr. - and lady , so I assigned one to a room in the third story and 'tho ' other on the second floor , " said M. K , Scott , proprietor of the Sylvan hotel of I.a I"orto , who placed a man and wife In an awkward situation one night recently , re lates the Houston ( Tex. ) Post. It was In the corridor of the Hulchlns that Mr. Scott was relating the incident 'to friends. "What did they do1" "Thdy remained up one-half of the night In their respective rooms , waiting for each other to como in. " "How did It end ? " "Why , the man cnino creeping dawn the etalra between 12 and 1 a. m , to BOO what T a thi matter. " "Wns ho tuaj ? " "Say. don't mention It. Hut I'll bet ho doesn't register that way again. " T > lu-ivrlter Chicago Post ; He didn't como clear Into the ofllco. He just poked hU head through the half-open door , as If fearful that he might gn Into trouble , and asked : "Want any typewriter supplies ? " "Why , yes ; como In , " said the man In thee o til re. The man In the doorway promptly entered while the man In the ofllco leaned back In his chair and looked at the celling In a dreamy sort ol way , "I b llcvo i do want something In the line of typewriter supplies , " said the man In the otnco at last , "I'll take a 120-pound blonde ot about flvo feet four Indict ) If you have one In stock. The machine appears to have everything eUe that It require * ; . " The typewriter supply man waited until he got out doors before ho spoke , lie feared bo couldn't do justice to the subject la cramped quarter * , " UKMAIj OP IlRFOIVriiD MASSACHH. Cnrendlult Sporting Kxneilltlon in Hnfe In KverjIlcuprot. . LONDON , Oct. 11. There ccras no reason to doubt that the Cavendish sporting expedi tion , which left Derber , East 'Africa , list year , 1s safe In every respect. .A report reached Rome from IJcnadlrc on October 1 to the effect that the expedition , which ar rived at Lughl , Scmuland , about tbo middle of November Ust , and thence proceeded to ward Lake Rudolph , had been attacked by a band of Araharas , who , It Is added , had mur dered ill the members of the expedition , consisting of two Englishmen , Cavendish , who Is a nephew ot tba duke ot Devonshire , Lieutenant Andrew , his companion , and ninety Ascarls. A letter from Kikulyu , llrltlih Kaet Africa , received heru hi Oc tober , disproved this report. This letter , which wa written by Fraim Hull , the Urlt- lih agent at Kikulyu , announced that Cav endish and his party arrived at Kikulyu on Augutt 5 after a trip tuound Lake Ran dolph , which up to that time had been un explored. Mr. Hall further stated that the Cavendish expedition bad started for Zanzi bar on August IB , the route to bo taken be ing perfectly safe. Thu expedition bad a little trouble with the native bead men , who Incited the Ascarls to mutiny , and for a time the two Englishmen were forced to yield to the dc- mamln of the Asrarls. Approaching Ki kulyu , however , Cavendish and Andrew seized the two ringleaders' and brought them prisoners to Kikulyu , from which point they wcro subsequently sent to the coast for trial. As already cabled , the expedition discov ered A new lake and two active volcanos and crossed from the Gulf ot Aden to the Zanzibar coast by about the same route as previously followed by the expedition com manded by Dr. DoiulJuon Smith of Phila delphia. i.\siuru\T.s ! AUH TIIIUMPIIA.NT. lli-ny IteiiortN of ( Jovcrnniciit SUCCCNH III ( iUllttMIUlln. SAN FRANCISCO. Detail. Mariano Lopez , ono of the prominent citizens of Guatemala , now In this city , has received the following dispatch from the leaders of the Insurgents In hlti natlvu land : TAI'ACHULA. Oct. 9. We are triumph ant. I will communicate to you In detail the particulars of the battle with the despots. MORAUKS. Mr. Lopez has also received other mes sages , of which the most Important telU of the fusion liberals. Ho tells ot the so- called taking of Queltesenango , which was merely an abandonment ot tbat point for atratcglc reasons , as shown In his dlspitchcs. In regard to the forces at the command of the revolutionary party , the latest Informa tion Is to the effect that there are 17,000 men , all well equipped and waiting for rothlng , cither In supplies or ammunition. CAM. OUT KEIllSltATISII TIIAI1US. Kiiiiiloyr * III Thirty IiiilnxtrlcH to .Strike In .S.vinpnllijivllli KiiKlnvvrn. LONDON , Oct. 11. The secretary of the Federated Trades , comprising thirty im portant Industries , announces that the ex- ecutlvo committee has definitely decided to call out all Its members in sympathy with the struggle of the engineers against their employers on Friday next , when It is cotl- mated a total of 400,000 mcu will be out of work on account of the great labor dispute. lixi'iscr TO co ovuit uiioi.r KIUI.D. no Uiiilt-i'MtiinillitK of I'roiiiiHcil Si-ill CoiifortMior. LONDON. Oct. 11. An oniclal telegram from Yokohama says : Japan accepted the Invitation to send u representative to the sealing conference soon to bo held In Wash ington on the understanding that the whole Dealing question Is to be discussed and not simply the questions which are covered by the Paris award , Japan having no Interest In the Pryblloff islands. fjcrinnii Monc-j- for Itnlln'ltyx. LONDON , Oct. 11. A dispatch to the 1 Times from Santiago do Chill says that a German syndicate has offered to the Chilean government 100,000,000 pesos at 4Jfe per cent Interest , to bo Invested exclusively In the construction of railways. The offer Is favor ably received. , Siiillli 1'olr I3\i > cilitloii PlttliiK Ont. LONDON. Oct. 11. A dispatch to the Dally Chronicle from Chrlstlanla says that the commercial and scientific expedition , to be undoi taken for South Polar exploration under the conduct ot Dr. Borcllgrevlnck , the Antarctic explorer , will start from England next July. Punilliit ; MIC Dominion Debt. LONDON , Oct. 11. Tbo Hank of Montreal has Invited tenders for 2,000,000 ( $10,000,000) ) 214 per cent. Inscribed atcck at not less than 01. Ot thle amount 1000,000 will be ap plied to paying oft the floating debt of the Dominion. Kill * a Ilrltl ti 0lllopr. SIMLA , Oct. 11. A dispatch from Gam- rud , near the entry to Tahbur pass , says that the tribesmen have been active there today , and have fired on a patrol of dragoons , killing Captain Jones , a British officer , and ono private. Arnli 1'prlNlnK In l CONSTANTINOPLE , Oct. 11. It Is ru mored hero that there baa been a serious Arab uprising at Bafcsorah in the Pashallk of liagdad , Asiatic Turkey , and troops have been sent to suppress the Insurrection. IVwtlx to I'ntt'li I'll ' the Trouty. CONSTANTINOPLD , Oct. 11. The sultan has appointed the minister of foreign affairs , Tewflk Pasha , as the plenipotentiary of Tur key to negotiate the defective peace treaty with Greece. Xetv York ( Jlrl toVil n Count. LONDON , Oct. 11. The Morning Post an nounces that a marrlaco has been arranged between Count Charles Sellern and Mies Antoinette Woerishoffer , daughter of the late Charles Woerishoffer of New York. STATUS OF YELLOW FEVER Conditions Arc Chinked Very Little at Now * Orleans , LITTLE HOPE FOR ANY IMPROVEMENT People Ileliol . Kiil" * Strict Enforce ment o ( ( liiiirniitlntv mill nit a Ill-null t e Sconrue Cou- tliim-n to Spreiul. NEW ORLEANS , Oct. 11. From tlio re turns there la little hope In the yellow fever situation. The Heard of Health Is dally demonstrating that with a fair show It is possible for modern science to restrict and stamp out the disease. Hut the people who must suffer from a strict application of scien tific methods rebel , the result being that the pHhway of the board Is beset with difficul ties. If there was strict compliance with the health laws , If prompt report was made ot cases , the fever germs would be quickly wiped out. Hut It begins to look now as It from thirty to forty cares and from four to six deaths would bo dally reported until Jack frost puts In au appearance. The official bulletin Issued by tliu Hoard ot Health to night was as follows : Cases of yellow fever today , thirty-nine ; deaths today , four ; total cases to date , GIG ; total deaths to date , slxty- flvo ; total cases absolutely recovered , 267 ; total cases under treatment , 294. MOniL.fi , Ala. , Oct. 11. Tcday's record showed five now cases and no deaths. Total cases to date , 126 ; deaths , twenty ; recoveries , slxty-eevcn ; under treatment , thirty-nine. JACKSON. Miss. , Oct. 11. Dr. Dunn's ro- porl from Edwards : For lack of material the list ot new coses Is getting small and will bo but few exception the other cases are doing well. There have been reported five new cases , one white and four colored. Ono has black vomit. Two deaths , Mrs. It. S. Withers. Rob Hey plantation , flvo miles southwest of here , and Uobert Farr , who re sides eight miles west ot here. GALVESTON , Tex. , Oct. 11. Dr. C. W. Truehart. member of the Advisory Board ot Health , this morning reported to the health ofllco that bo had found a case of well de fined but very mild yellow fever. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Oct. 11. The city- council tonight passed a resolution throwing open the doors of San Antonio to yellow fever refugees from Galveston and other coast cities and Invited citizens of those cit ies to come here during the prevalence of yel. low fever at their homes. The resolution Is based on the fact that during the past fifty years no yellow fever has developed here , notwithstanding the fact that refugees have come hero from Infected points and died from the disease. HOUSTON. Tex. , Oct. 11. Yellow fever expert Oulteras arrived today and visited the hospitals and one or two private resi dences , but discovered no yellow fever. The smaller towns of the state are excited be yond measure and In many counties trains are not allowed to stop. ( luarniitliif AixuliiHt Gal vi'nton. DALLAS , Tex. , Oct. 11. Several places In the state hnvo quarantined against Galveaton because of the report that yellow fever ex ists there. At Beaumont tbo County Hoard of Health quarantined against both Calves- ton and Houston and all communication Is cut off between Beaumont and those cities. Rigid quarantine has been re-established In Hryan and tint county against the gulf city , and three persons who went there from Gal vcston several dajs ago are being detained The Marshall Board ot Health has quaran tined against Galveeton , Houston , 'Beaumont ' and San Antonio. GALVESTON. Oct. 11. The yellow fever situation today Is practlcallj unchanged. Dr. Edward Randall re ports to the Hoard of Health two cases In his practice , with , a request that the board send experts to make an examination. Ono of the cases Is George D. Morgan , S10 Postofllce street bookkeeper for Peter Gengler. This moi'nlng Dr. Truehart of the advisory board called with Dr. Randall to examine this pa tlent. Dr. Truehart pronounced the case more than suspicious. Dr. Randall says he Is posi tive It Is yellow fever. Morgan Is critically 111. Guards will bo placed about the prem ises and the case Isolated. The other new case Is that of a man named Stawlnskl , at 3S19 Broadway. Stawlnskl has been cm- Ployed at St. Mary's Infirmary. Ho had a relapse and Is seriously III. A meeting of citizens was held at the Cotton exchange to devise means to open communication with the remainder ot the state , but nothing was done. Dr. Gnlteras. accompanied by State Health Ofllcer Swear- Ingen , left this afternoon for Houston to ex- amlno the condition of affairs there. Dr. Swearlngen says Dr. Gultcras will enter Houston If It takes the whole state mllltla to help him. All business out of Galveston has ceased. The printing house of Clarke a Courts , with a payroll of $1,000 a day , shut down this morning for an Indefinite period No other establishments have closed. People - plo hero and many physicians rcfueo to be lieve the disease Is yellow fever. On the other hand , Drs. Randall and West confirm Dr. Gulteras' diagnosis. There Is no panic and little alarm. The chief concern Is to get business moving. Dr. C. W. Trnehart at 1 o'clock reports a case ho has just discov ered. SiiHilrloiin CIIHI * nt Sun Aiitoiiln , SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Oct. 11. A case ot suspicious fever was reported to the Hoard of Health this morning and this afternoon the patient , Harvey Griffith , a laborer living at 1219 South Medina street , died. A post mortem examination was held by order of the Board of Health and sonio symptoms oC yellow fever found to exist. The board was divided In Its opinion as to whether or not It was a case of yellow fever , but de cided to bo on the safe side , 'and proceed as 'though ' It was a case of yellow fever. Drox It. Shooinan Is out at the exposi tion grounds nulling the great Sherman umbrella to the pinnacle of fume We're at the store nailing the reputation of big values for little money to every pair of shoes we offer the buyer We've nailed a ? 5 value to those men's double soled Hussla , calf winter tan bills nnd put the price at ? : i.50 they're In thu new bull dog toe You'll Hud a $1 value nailed to every pair of those men's ? IJ.OO box calf heavy double soled shoe.s we are now offering for winter wear that's all the nails in It the rest of the shoo la sowed When it comes to winter shoes you'll look till your eyes pop out for Its eijual at the price unless you come here -Save your eyes and get the best shoe on earth. i * Drexel Shoe Co , , 119 Farnnin Street Homo helpers This Is the title by which our customers - mers de.sljnate us when they see how we have with wall paper and paint helped to make their homes "thu dearest spot on earth" to every member of the family Kven I'ater Camillas gives up the club and remains at home to take care of the baby Those artistic combinations In delicate shades of green faint tans and sliver jzreys will do the business Always to be found nt Beard Broth ers , PAINTERS anil DECORATORS. 1410 Douglas. The premises where the man died have bcon fumigated and occupaTiU 6t the house placed under guard pending dfVMopmonts. I'ntir CrtM-n lit ItniiMon. QALVnSTON. Tex'bet. ! 11. Dr. dulteraa declares tlut there afe four uses of yellow ) fever In Houston. ' Dr.Swearlngcn , state health officer , has Issoed a proclamation quirantlnlng Oalvcston and Houston , saying there arc .1 few mUd rases In cich. Dr. Gultcras left for New Orleans tonight on board the revenue iJtiMer Galveston. TIT I'OU TAT. Mr. Grnver tii'Mr. ' Rrrnlillnc. OMAHA , Oct. E. Jrd'ho ( Kdltor of the World-Herald : U Is xrtth chagrin that ono reads columns of newspaper attacks on pub lic officials and others In high positions such as the charges agalnat Superintendent Dion Gerald'lno In Saturday's papers. I have carefully read these charges In both the papers of this city , and I am willing , with your consent , to appear In print , that the blighting Influence ot public condemnation before trial may bo stayed to the extent ot my ability. Superintendent Goraldlno Is naked to stco down and out because , among other things , he has iitccedcd In sheet pil ing the lagoon for $5,936 CO Instead of letting the contract to Mr. Connolly for $7,100. Let mo repeat tbat on the fact ) of these charges Mr. Goraldlno IIM accomplished the object and has S1.23C.50 In the treasury. Mr. Geraldlnc Is further accused of gross negligence In permitting the erection ot a planing mill near the grounds. I rise to ask wlut the Board ot Public Works Is doing ? Under tbe new charter It has charge of these matters. Please understand I know Mr. GeraldHno will receive hla Just reward from the eminent gentlemen appointed to In vestigate the charges , but no power can wlpu out the public record made. Very re- spocttully , ALVA J. GKOVEU. Mr. ncrnliltnc tn Mr. Grovcr. Bought of Alva J. Grover by Dion Geral- illne for Trnnsmlsslsslppl exposition : March 1C. 1 30-Inch T square . $ 0.45 March 18 , 2 blue prints , sees. 3-10-15-13. , 1.00 March 18 , 3 do * , thumbtacks ( V. 470) ) . . . 0.80 March IS , 1 scale rulu . l. 5 Murch 19 , 1 MxGO board nnd trestle . 10.0) March M , 2 flagpoles . , . , . 5.00 MaroV 20 , 1 steel tape . 12.00 March M , 1 metallic tape ( V. 450) ) . 235 March 20. 1 set chain pins . 1.00 Mnrch 70 , " plumb bobs . 2.00 Mnrch 20 , 1 Held book . O.SO March 20 , H doz. Mold liooks , No. MO. . . 2.00 March 10 ! ; U doz. Held books , No. 3SO. . . . 1.50 March 20. lyd. 42-Inch tracing cloth ( V 504) ) . 6.45 Mnrch 20. 1 bottle Indian Ink . 025 Mnrah 20 , 2 yds. 33-Inch tracing cloth less 10 per cent . March 31 , 7 yds. drawing paper , 42-Inch 1.40 April 3. 1 stick kcal ( V. 547) . 0.15 April 3. 21 yds. tracing- cloth . 7.W April ID , 10S Ibs. No. 4S detail paper at 12c. less 10 per cent ( V. C17) ) . l.CG April 25. H quire cross sec. paper ( V. 70S ) . 2.13 May 25 , 1 24-yd. roll 42-Inch tracing cloth . S.31 May 25 , 3 doz. Kobtnoor pencils . 3.25 May 25 , 1 44-yd. roll Alba tracing cloth 3.57 May 25 , 1 gross -Ts-lnch thumbtacks ( V. 761) ) . 082 May 25 , 1 S0 4-lb. 42-inch duplex . 7.05 May 25 , Iron blue print paper . 1.04 June 15 , 16 yds. 42-Inch blue process paper . 153 June 15 , 1 bolt tracing cloth ( V. 811) . . . . 9.19 June 15. 10 yds. protilo paper . 2.55 June 15 , W yds. 42-inch blue process pp.ppr . , . , . 4.77 Juno 23 , 1 bolt 12-Inch tracingcloth. . . . . S.CO June 23 , 1 bolt 30-Inch 'tracing cloth ( V. 915) ) . ' . . . . . ' : . 525 June 23 , G yds. profile paper . . . . . . 1,53 Tune 28 , 11 yds. tracing ? cloth ( V. 910) ) . . . 3 85 Juni > 2S , 1100-tt. Roe tsjnn , . 5.00 July 10. IV level vlatV. , 090) ) . C.50 July 22. 2 rolls 42-Inch tracingcloth. . . . . 16.40 July 22 , 2 rolls 30-Inch tracing cloth ( V. 1012) . ' . . 10.50 July 22. 1 roll 42-Inch tracing cloth . 8,20 July 22 , 1 roll 20 Inch tracing- cloth ( V. 10121 . 5.2. ) July 22 , 13yds. No. 253 profile paper. . . . 332 luly 24 , 10 yds. 36-Inch" " tracing cloth at 35c ( V. 1029) ) . . . . : . . . . . . . . .T . 3.50 July 21 , 5yds. SS-lnoh. . tracing paper at 10c . 0.50 July SO , 1 44-yd. roll No. 202 Alba . 4.CO August 2 , 50-yd. roll 42-Inch blua paper ( V. 10S4) ) . - . . . . 4.77 . 35 yds. blue 'hdpcf . 3.34 August lz-l 42-inch roll .simplex pnper. J9.80 August 12 , 1 42-Inch rollnlmperla.1 cloth , ( V. 1144) ) . 9.00 August 24 , 44 yds. tracing cloth. CO-inch ( V. 11S2) ) . 10.63 AuRiiat 27 , 1 roll M-lnch tracing cloth. . 6.S4 August 27. 20 yds. tracing profile paper ( V. 12.15) ) . 5.10 September 1 , 20 yds. 3 < i-lnch tracing cloth . C.70 September 3 , 50 yds. 42-Inch blue ( V. 1257) ) . . . 4.77 Total . $214.18 \VIIjLI.VM TI3M.J OUTUOXE. Marvelous .Slioollinr Ity n Illlli-Mii ! 11. Tom Smith , the famous Kansas rifleman , has again been giving exhibitions of his eklll at Wichita. The shooting so far outdid any thing attempted by the late William Tell , sr. , that musical Kansas is dally expecting tbat the opera named In honor of the Swiss patriot will be changed to "Tpm Smith. " Smith stood In position with an ar < 3'e ' on his head and a gun pointed over his shoulder. Carefully sighting the gun , he pulled thu trigger. The bullet struck the trigger of mother gun placed thirty feet behind him ; ' .ho second weapon , having been fired In this novel ffehlon , discharged Its bullet at the trigger of a third gun thirty feet In front ot the marksman. The shot from the third Iflo struck the trigger of the fourth gun at the back , and a little higher than the second , and , finally , the shot from the fourth gun wont through tbe apple on Mr. Smith's head. Iiiti-riintloiiiil IeironCniifi | rrui > e. I3ERLIN , Oct. 11. The International lep rosy conference , which'was attended by 150 physicians , was opened here today In the presence of representatives ot the empire and the different Gorman states. Prof. Vlr- chow was elected chairman ; Dr. Lasser ot Berlin made the Inaugural speech , and Count Posardowshy , minister ot the Interior , and Dr. Hosse , minister of public instruction , welcomed the delegates on behalf of the gov ernment. I unit tituMrr * . TUP n/MlilPXTTO COMMENCE THE ARCuMENIS Lnwjors Open Their Founts of Eloquence in the Lnetgcrt Trirtl. EVIDENCE IN THE CASE IS ALL IN nrfon-ir Ilnil Intpnilrit to Intrinlm-e Sonic Mori- , lint WlttirnnrN Kill I to llrxn | > mlVhrii Their .Nunion Arc Cnllril , CHICAGO , Oct. 11. Despite n drizzling downpour of rain today the crowd which reached the criminal court building'to be present at the opening ot the eighth week ot the famous Luctgcrt murder trial was as numerous as upon other mornings. When the order was finally given to open the doom there was a rush' for the court room which the ofllcers In charge wcro unable to check and In a few minutes the room was packed and the guards closed the corridor doors. Then followed the usual flow of original and grotesque profanity from those who wcro shut out. The oft-repeated cry ot favoritism on the part of the deputy sheriffs and court ballffs was raised , but It had no effect ami tbo discontented throng slowly sought con- sulattoii by going Into other court rooms to listen to the trials of less noted cases. Luetgcrt expressed his pleasure over the fact that today marked the opening of the last week of his trial. Ho was not alone In his appreciation of this fact. Everyone con nected with the proceeding Is tired of It. "It has been a long drawu out and hard trial , " eald State's Attorney Deucen. "I am positively elated over tno fact that wo are cloeo to the date when the case will bo given over to the Jury. " The trial came to nn unexpected close to day. Witnesses which the defense had called In sur-rcbuttal failed to respond when their names were called and finally ex-Judge Vin cent announced to the court that the case of the defense all In. " " was "We rest , concluded Luotgcrt'a chief counsel. A sigh of relief was heard In the court room. After a brief consultation by the counsel In the case It was agiccd to begin arguments to the Jury this afternoon. Assistant State's Attorney McEwan opened. Ho will bo fol lowed by Attorney 1'halni. Ex-Judge Vincent will close for the defense and State's Attor ney Deneen will close for the prosecution. The casc will go to the Jury probably next Saturday night. A letter addressed to Chief of Police Ktp- ley end purporting to bo from Mrs. Louise Luetgert was received at police headquarters today. The letter waa dated October 9 , and was se-nt from Now York City. Llttlo If any attention will bo paid to It by the police. The signature Is spelled "Lutrlgart , " and this was enough to brand the letter as a fraud. The letter Is quite long and Is writ ten M Engllth , which It Is said the missing woman was unable to speak , It otates that the writes Is now living with a family at 304 Palisade avenue , Jersey City , and that she was doing chamber work at the Metro- pole hotel. The writer Implored Chief Klpley to save Luetgert , as she said ho was Inno cent of the charge against him. The letter stated that Mrs. Luetgert would never re turn to her husband , and that she was going to Germany as soon as she could earn money enough to take her there. Her whereabouts since her dlsappearancn last May were given. According to tbo letter , Mrs. Luotgcrt first went to Wisconsin , then to Flint , Mich. , then to Detroit , and from there to New York City. STATE IS CONSERVATIVE. "The state was conservative In Its as sertions as to what It would prove on the wituofcs stand , some weeks ago , " said Mr. McEwen , In his opening. "Wo made no boasts , " ho continued. "Wo told you In the simplest language wo could employ Just what the evidence would disclose. Our prom ises have been fulfilled. Testimony given from the witness , stand has been disclosed and dorelopcil more than we promised. No stronger case under similar evidence wes ever presented to a Jury. 'Search the law books the world over and you will find no circumstantial evidence case to equal the now world-famous Luetgert trial. The crime Is one of the most remarkable In criminal annals , yet when the details are followed up and linked together In a cir cumstantial chah ; . . the motive and the act are extremely plain and undeniable. The claim has been made hero that we have failed to establish properly the corpus de licti , and I suspect you will hear much about this from the attorneys on the other side. The body of the crime has been suf ficiently shown by the circumstances which establish that Mrs. Luetgret met her death through a criminal agency. There Is no more necessity of proving the corpus delicti further than there would be to produce a house in court to prove that a person on trial for burglary broke Into It , or to produce the borso before the Jury which a thlof Is alleged to have stolen. " The speaker referred to the fact that nearly six month's has elapsed since Mrs. Luetgort had disappeared from her home. "She still remains absent , and will remain missing as long as the world endures , " shouted the assistant state's attorney , starIng - Ing at Luetgert. Then the case was taken up chronologically and all the incidents traced briefly down to the date of the opening ot the trial. This started with the Inquiry of Dledrlch nick- ness for his sister and Luetgcrt's Indif ferent reply that she had left in a temper and would return when she got over her "mad. " Finally came the Investigation of the police and the subsequent developments. All these wcro traced by the speaker , who praised the police for the excellence of their work. "Tho conviction of Innocent men upon circumstantial evidence has sometimes oc curred , " said Assistant State's Attorney Mc- Uv.cn. "Hut such men died as truly to sup port law and order as the sailor or soldier killed In battle. " The alleged relations ot Luctgcrt and Mary Slemmerlng were touched upon and wcro declared to have furnished the motive It wasn't winter but It was Icanint ; that way-jurtt enough to put you to thinking of the little winter comforts We've the nails ami hammer for put'dnt , ' up storm windows-ami the stove plpu for the lost Jolnt-AVo sell stove pipe at Ou-I'okers are pretty handy wren the lire don't burn-thuy're He Mil niters the same-while you can not a damper for the stove pipe for Klc-c-oal hods Jc of other little -shovels only a ulckle-Lots tle Uilnps you'll havfl / & Imvo such as etc.-"WV 'Vo'Kot Vm"-samc ( lower pots , - , thMoyi'll Cook Stoves low prlecs-alKo and Steel Uun es-'lfhey'A-o not so clu-ap but they're cheaper than.any other nrst plans stove or ranKi Tlnl cooks start at $10 while the rmitfPHWKU \ \ "t $24 Wo guarantee them-wo Jlb'the manufactur ers. , , A. C. RAMMER JJU1LDKKS' HARD WARE 1514 Fartiani St. Moro things arc hni/iumlnj' / In Jhe world every dny than yoiv < jf < n' ilroaniuil of Yon have been kept 'w&l Informed of general facts In the Dally Hue Here after yon will Ket a few more facts- How ? Four extra puses every day hrlnunliiK full of miKKcts of news Nearly U.OOO inches of reading matter ev.ory day t'onntlnt , ' of course adver tisements which are excellent reading for people in search of bargains Kvery- hody wants bargains these days and you pet a good one In the Daily lice 12 pages no increase In price. The Omaha Daily Bee Circulation Department 17th and Faroain. Bee Building Our salesmen take dc- light in showing- you the many hundred different designs in fall and winter woolens. They will be pleased to instruct you in the difference between "shoddy" at deceptive cheapness , and first-class garments at moderate prices. We make the very finest of garments at $30 , $35 and $40. They are the Credit Tailor's Bargains at $55 and $60. Force of habit and long experience in the tail oring business , insures accuracy of style and fittingof every garment we make be the price $15 or $40. - $ $ $ $ $ S S S $ $ Trousers 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9. Suits 15 , 20 , 25 , 30. 209 and 211 So 15th St. Karbach Block. for the crime. Then/ the law was read to Impress the jury with the scope nnd sig nificance of circumstantial evidence. To morrow especial attention will be paid to Mary SlemmcrliiR , and William Charles and Dr. Allport , the bone expert , will also be considered at some length. Attorney Phulcn will follow Assistant State's Attorney Me- 15 wen. A MAMl'MCKVr ST.UIIW.VV. ( SorKooiiM ISiitritnco to XIMV York's Tvrfiity-Mlllloii-Dollnr Capitol. The great western staircase of the New York state capital , one of the mo t beauti ful and costly on the western continent , Is approaching completion , bays the Now York Tribune. Scaffoldings yet surround It , workIngmen - Ingmen are still engaged In carving stone upon It , but It will soon bo finished. Possibly the members of the legislature which meets hero on January 1 may bo able to witness Its unveiling If there Is any ceremony of this nature. Begun In March , 1SS1 , from designs of the great architect , II , H , Hlchardsou of Boston , which weru carried out by Isaac II. Porry.Hhe present state architect , the actual tlmu ex pended In work upon the monumental structure has bee eight years. And from Mr. Perry's disclaimer of any knowledge of what It has cost ono can Inter that It has been a tiemendously expensive staircase. There Is a suspicion foumled upon certain estimates tbat It has cost toward ? "iOO,000 , but no ono would be surprised If Mr. Perry should acknowledge that It has cost $1,000- 000. The illfllculty of estimating rests In the fact that state laborers were paid to work upon It and that their labor in the accounts Is not separated from that elf laborers on other portions of the gigantic building. The staircase Is a double one. Its stairways winding In and out ot the central piers , and rising thus from story to story. It occupies a space seventslx feet ten and one-half Inches north and south by slxty-nlno feet , ton and one-half Inches east and west. Its height from the tllo floor In the first story to the top of the cornice is 105 feet , and thence from the summit to the glazed dome fourteen feet , making a total height of 119 feet. The east and west main corridors ot the western section of the capltol extend along the great staircase In the first , second , third and fourth stories , except on the west side of the second story , where the entrance lobby Is located , connecting with all four of the corridors , which arc embellished with columns and pilasters with carved caps and string courses. The balustrades are profusely carved and so also are the columns of red Corsehlll sandstone which sustain the stair way. way.On On the east sldo of the first story are carved corbels under the arches supporting the center row of steps , representing "Jus tice" on one and "Liberty" on the other. The corbels supporting the third-story arches which carry the center row of steps on the east bear the words "Excelsior" on one aldo and "E. Plurlbua Unum" on the other , and on the west side 'Is ' u quotation from the Declaration of Independence. There are carved heads to bo seen between the caps of every column. Thus there are heads of Fonnlmorc Cooper , Joseph Henry , George- William Curtis , Silas Wright , George Washington , Abraham Lincoln , Ulysses S. Grant , Thomas Jefferson , Alexander Hamil ton and John Jay. On a transom over the entrance to thu State library la a carving representing the head and neck of Minerva , with a wreath of oak leaves falling down on cither aide of the name , the whole set In well designed and carefully executed folliigo. On the low section of the transom are the words "Stato Library , " with carving repre senting palm leaven springing out from be hind tbo caps of the columns on either side , which meet the lettering In well executed representation of an Ivy leaf entwined around the letters. A carved bead repre senting Homer Is recessed between the carved capitals of the pilasters on the north slda of the doorway and tlut of Shakespeare bc- twocn the carml capitals on the south sldo. Cupids are represented In the spices be tween the pilasters and columns at either sldo of the library doorway and at other paints 'In the carved string courses. Hoadi representing old men and Cupids are Intro duced at Intervals In the string course sot In t\s Inlng foliage. miui.vsis : ox A I.OCOMOTIVK.- Vli-Klnln Knlr nnil llor Murrli-il Sinter llnvi * n 31 on n tn I n Adventure. Mrs. Herman Oolrlchs , the well known Now York Koclety woman , and her slater , Miss Virginia Kalr , are up to any sort of a lark , as their latest adventure amply proves. While traveling from Now York to San Francisco thcliv train was detained for some time at Promontory , a small station , flfty- three miles west ot Ogdcn. The slaten availed themselves of the opportunity to take a little walk on the track. From the window of his cab Engineer Shell recognized them , and said to his fireman : "Why , there are Senator Fair's daughters. " Hie remark was audible to the two ladles , and , going closer to the cab , Mrs. Oclrlchs said : "You seem to have known my father ? " "Yes , madam " replied the engineer. "I know your father when , ho was running the Comatock mine. " Ho then recalled to tffo slaters some Incidents of their childhood which still remained fondly treasured In their memories. Question and answer soon broadened to a regular conversation be tween the heiresses nnd the engineer. The tlmo for the train to start came round. Then Mclvln Shell , In an Intensity of friendship , blurted out : "Ladles , I beg your pardon , but aren't you tired of riding In that stuffy Pullman back there ? Wouldn't yon like to ride awhile In the cab , where you'll get some fresh air ? " The sisters stared at the engineer for ft moment , too startled to speak. Then the humor n.t the situation caught them , and , exchanging glances , they burst Into a hearty laugh. "Shall wo ? " Inquired Mrs. Oelrlchs of Miss Fair. A nod from Miss Fair settled the question , and In n second or two 'Engineer ' Shell was assisting Mrs. Herman Oolrlchs and Miss Virginia Fair Into his cramped and grimy quarters. Directly afterward the conductor's signal was given , and , pulling his valves open Engineer Shell started for the next station. At Wells , where the train stopped again , the heiresses , flushed , sooty , and with their dainty finery In sad disarray , parted company wllh their father's friend , the hospitable engineer. In confidence to their acquaintances In the parlor car they afterword said that they would notjiavo mls-icd the rldo In the cab of the locomotive "No , not for anything. \Viir Onve tin- South 11 Flower. A southern man tells the Washington Post that the daisy was never known In the south until after the war. Now every part of the south visited by the union army Is covered with daisies. "Sherman brought thorn to us , " he said , "and 'tho march to the sea can be followed In thtfsummor tlmo by keeplnc where the daisy grows. The seed seems to have been transported In the hay that waa brought along to feed the horses. This la the only explanation that has oven been made ot It. " What SlitWnnteil. . Now York World : "This Is a gentle men's furnishing store , I believe ? " she slid to the spruce clerk. "Yes , madam. What shall I bavo th pleasure of showing you ? " "Samples. " "Samples , certainly. Samples of 'what ' , please ? " "Samples of the gentlemen you furnish. " This Is a pretty fust MKO we're living In but It won't pay you tote In a hurry whim you're buying a plnno take time to look at the boat t'spcclally wln-n the price Is about thu KIIIIC us the poore.st VTo'vc the best Kiiarantocd to be so and why not our line consists of the Kimball the Knabo Ilallet & Davis Whitney & Hlntxu You know what they are Wo've put the prices so low and the terms .so easy that you can't afford to put your money Into fiomethliiK that you know nothing about If you're not ready to buy we'll rent you a piano for $5 a month You can buy It later on If you want We would like to have you come and look at our pianos. , A. HOSPE , ittODdArl , 1513 Douglas A complete stock of quadruple plated ware can always be found here We are offering this week a ( juadiuple Tea Set with tray at ? (1W ( ) A quadruple Syrup and liutter Dish to match at 31.r < ) each A beautiful quadruple plated GofVeo Set for $10 A largo KlKC linking Dish , porce lain lined , for fJI.BO Wo will print you 100 cards from your engraved plate for $1.00 or furnlwh you 100 engraved cards and copper engraved plate for ? l.r > 0 Elegantly engraved wedding stationery at $10 for the Jlrst hundred ? : i.5 < ) for each hundred thereafter We particu larly solicit mall orders In this depart ment. ment.C. . S , Raymond Co , , Jewelers , 15th anil Douglas Streets.
