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.rt. THE OMAHA DAILY BE.TJff.JTRI DAY. PEOEMMlflK 24. 1H07. Omaha 12-23-97. Hail Merrie Christmas Just one more shopping day lots of work to be crowded into so small a space of time but the good , seasonable and sensible things we show will be a great help to you in your selections the same courteous treatment , no matter how large the crowd. CHRIST A1AS OSTRICH Kxumlno our line of Os MEN'S IJOAh trich Uoa ? . FURNMtH- DRESS Uons In 20-ln. , 27-ln , , SG-ln , , 43-tn. and INGS GOODS C4-ln , lengths nnd ranging In prices from $2.W to $17.0i ) each. Men's Silk A bright now Plumage HOM 45-lu. long 73c , $1.00 and Mutllurs. drcas for n girl $1,50 each. White brocaded A tasty gown for noon A lot of white wool silk mutllerft Bister , , wife or 73c nnd $1 each. F ASCI NATO IIS Hood Fascinators reduced - mother nothing ' Plnln white chi R ing "more plcas- ducod to'oOc each. na silk muf ure-glvln ; Come In nnd see them. flers , $1.25. nothing more Just HIP thing for sleighing , skating Plain black chi natUfylng . na silk mufflers und tobogganing. Thorp's a help- flers $1.00 and " SU1M2UH $1.50. Colored silk DAMASK tnufllers $1.0) . . Imnosslbl. nnd nothing la $1.50 , $2.00 , $2.23 nnd } 2.M each. SETS ' ' and tans handsomer Men's kid gloves , In brown's Illg prices not $1.00 nnd $ ! . a p.ilr "Foster" Kid here you can Those are but gloves for men $1.DO a pair. buy them nt the hints of the Mocha gloves , plain or silk lined $1.50 j lowest prlco. a pair-Silk lined kid gloves J200 Unlined - Chovlols nt 2T > c. rare beauty lined kid gloves for small boys $1.00 Novelties at 2Sc. to bo found a pair. Two-toned Nov- Men's lined kid gloves and mltlens $1.00 , cllles at 23c. hero. $1.50 , $2.00 nnd $2.23 n. pair. Cheviot Htilting at SOc. Men's fnncy silk susppndera with solid C'icvlot novelties at 31 l-3e. . , , Always a. sliver buckles-$1.75 and $2.75. Three-toned novelties at 3Ge. mark of Fnncy plaid silk suspenders $1.25 and $2.23 a pair. All wool at 29c. serge taste in the homo the lln-ens of both Plain black salln suspenders $1.50 nnd SPECIALS dlnliiff room and bed room are more $2.00 a pair. this tlmo than other 4ii-lnch Granite Clol5l at 75c. In evidence at any Lnrgo nssorlmont of cotton web sus 43-Inch Pebble cloth at 73c. er , and so wo mention damask sets penders , "Crown make" at 23c , 60c , 75c 62-Inch Storm Serge , Mohair finish , 75c. $3 73 a set all white table cloth size and $1.00 a pair. SILKS- BixGS Inches , nnd a good liberal slzo Fancy trimmed muslin night shirts 50c , Novelty ellks for waists , Soc. napkin lo match. 73c nnd $1,00 each. Novelty slllc , two-toned , 39c. $300 a set Fine double damask table Plain whlto night shlrls , collar nnd cuff Novelties , silks Roman stripes , 75c. set , 72x20 Inches , and ii 22 Inch napkin edged with light colored silk cord .size and $1.00 each. This shirt Is full NoveUy Bilks , Hainan stripe , Jl.OO. to match. ' extra long. Novelty In brocades , 73e , I John S Urcijvn & port's due table cloths "SluttKarter" sanitary woolen night Novelty Duchesso Brocades , $1.00. nnd napkins to mutch In all sizes , rich Shirts $3.50 cnch. fabric and be.uitlful patterns from Mon's fnncy Tnrtnn slrlped half hose BLACK More und bettor black J10.CO a set and on. up lo &O.CO a set. 33c nnd 60c a pair. DREbS GOODS goods for gilt time- . Men's lisle thicnil half hose In uluc , NOTIONS And still wo have clocked 50c pair. many black and.tans , silk a Black is a rate color always. AH wool 29c. pretty Christmas of Ties In tccks , bows , four-in-hands und serge , . strings at 52c and 50c each. Now Pebble cloth , COc. ferings. Large line of silk teck lies $1.00 each. Nti.v J-icquard novelty , COc. manicure Sterling silver sets $2.00 each. New novelties , 75c. Sterling silver manicure scissors at $1.23. APPROPRIATE In our CHRISTMAS Cloak HOLIDAY The newest pat- Sterling silver cloth brushes , $3.00 each. BARGAINS Department. turns in ladies' Sterlingpllver hat marks , COc each. all linen cm- -Alligator Cigar Cased , nickel trimmed , LADIES' PLUSH CAPES A handsome brpldcred Handkerchiefs , $1.23 each. plush cape makes a useful Christmas gift on Friday wo will close out Iho Jn plain hemstitched handkerchiefs for Ladles' fancy garters at 23c and up. balance o our plush capes at Ihe fol cither lady of gent wo have thix popu lowing low prices lar "Soft niench , " warranted all linen KID GLOVES 30-Inch plush cape , fur trimmed , seamless and for ready . use. less , legular prlco $12.00 ladles at lOc , 13c , 20c and 23c each. The liitest novelties Friday's -price $8.5" ) tach. " Gent's at IDC , 23c and 3"jc or 3 for Sl.OO. In embroidered Kid Uenutlful plush cape , heavy jet and Ladles hand embroidered all linen hand Glovos. braid trimmed , all silk lined , plallcd kerchiefs at 23c. 5Uc , 73c , $1.00 , 51.23 and . back , usual price. $13.00. "P. All linen , hemstitched , hand-embroider Our latest being the Friday's price J9.00 each. ed Initial handkerchiefs for eltiier lady Jeweled hook glove BEAUTIFUL CLOTH CAPES. $3.73-CO or gent ut 23o each. In white glace kid inches long Beaver cloth cape , handsomely ' and embroidered on trimmed in Thibet fur and Better quality In gent's at S3c each , or somely 3 for $1.00. backs to mutch the braid , plaited back , usual price $0.00 jewels price $2.00 Friday's price $3.73 each. DOWN COMFORTER A Rift ; tliat . per pair. SILK SMOKING JACKETS-Frlday all An elegant pique the silk Japanese smoking Jackets , reg surely bo ap street Klove in two ularly so'd at $0.00 closing price $4.00 preciated. clasp $1.73 per pair. each. Postcilna Fancies In LADIES1 JACKETS-Excellent heavy In looking over our stock you will nnd red , green , purple , cheviot co.il , half lined , storm collar the prices very rtMsonnblo for the biscuit modus , tans Friday's price $3.00. quality you are getting. and opera shades with fancy stitphlnsa LADIES- HOUSE wriAppnns-Excei- "We have them at $1.00 , $ fi.uO , $7,00 each. to harmonize price $2.CO per pair. lent Calico Wrappers iU $1.00 cacti iFlne f'llit covered interlined , very choice , Boy's and Misses' Kid Gloves at $1.00 line outing llannel wrappers at $1.10 r J1S.03 and S1S.OO oach. per pair. and $1.75 cnch. * , The J. L. Hudson clothlns house , and the onicea In the Wllshlro building v/ere dnm- nged somewhat by fire nnd to a greater ex tent by water. The Wllshlro building la damaged to the extent of $20.000. A largo part , of the stock ot J. L. Hudson , valued at $250,000 , Is Hamnged , but amply Insured. The leases will ho much heavier than at flrEt estimated , and It Is believed they will come close lo ? 1,000,000. The principal losers are Johns & Co. , lithographers ; Power block , $225,000 ; J. L. Hudson , clothier , on stock by flro and water , $100,000 ; J. 11. Perkins , on Power block , $100,000 ; J. D. Perkins , on Blackstone building , ? 40,000 ; J. U. Perkins , ou Wllshlro' building , $20,000 ; H. G. House , on Century building , $30001) ) . The losses ot scores of tenants , especially In the Power and Blackstouo buildings , the latler of which vyan occupied nualnly by lawyers with costly Jlbrarles , will be very heavy. About 75 per cent of the losses are covered by in surance. l Lieutenant McFceters ot Iho fire depart ment fell through the Door In ono of the tailldlngs and was badly , though not fatally hurt. The flro was got under control about 0 o'clock , though a doion engines are allll at work on It , and will probably continue all night. i 'TILDBN. Neb. , Dec. 23. ( Special. ) As lAftuz' ' Hansen \\as I'aawlus out the plpea la his 'windmill house this morning the Avoodcn structure caught flro , and before the flames could bo brought under control the mill liou.so , hug sheds and eighteen brood BOWS , coin crib and 4,000 bushels of corn wore destroyed , biahlcs other less valuable prcicrty. llnily K. MILAN , Mo. , Dor. 23. ( Speclil Telegram. ) The b"ody of Hay Fear , who was shot and Instantly killed by Marian W. Ulasa last Oday , has been exhumed by Prosecullng Al- torncy It win and Sheriff Leo for the purpose of eettlliif ; a controversy which will arise nt the trial. The defense will bo a com plete denial of the crime , and In order to fasten It on Glass the hall which killed Fear must b found to BCD If It > was the alio fired from Iho pistol taken from Glass. Young Fear , with others , had gone to GlasV homu to charivari him when the hilling occurred. Court niKcliiii-KfH a iltciTlvi-r , CHICAGO , Dec. 2. ! . Judge Shownlter ot tha United Stnteit circuit court today sus tained a motion ot the defendant'H atlor- ncya | n Ifce case of Mary Leury against the impremn council Cntliollc Knights and Jellies of America to discharge the receiver recently appointed by Jud Dunne , ho'.d- IIIR- that the bill did not show causa of action. It was , therefore , dismissed for want of eqiUty. An Injunction restraining the transfer of certain funds by olllcjrs of the society wau also dissolved , f\ . Cure all liver 1IU , bilious- ni'Sb , headache , sour stomach ach , indigestion , constipa tion. They act r.tilly , "ill\ . ouir-i'norcrliio. ' Sold liy all drugirUti. 'Ilia only I'llli to taUo > ttth llooU'i SULUIKIIS AI113 1'OOHI.Y IIAXULKIJ. OiiiuiiniK" In Iiidln in CrltlclNcil liy tliu liKllmi 1're.HN. ALLAHADAD , Dec. 23. The Ploaeer pub lishes a scathing criticism 'of the recent fighting on the ludtah frontier , and says the operations have ruined more than ono reputation. The Pioneer asserts -that the officers have disappointed expectations and commanders-ln-chlef to weed calls upon the - - out these who have signally failed to prove their fitness to command or perform staff duties. The paper asserts that the Instances when the tioops were well handled have been few , while serious blunders were numerous and happy-go-lucky arrangements were Iho rule , "resulting In a few huadred Urllldi troops nnd Sepoys forming the rear guard having again and again to fight des perately to save their skins , while within two or Ihree miles Ihoiifands of their comrades were doing absolutely nolhlng. " The Pioneer says further : "Tho whole campaign shows carelessness and Indifference for the safety of the rear guard , and bad disposition ot the flghtlng strenglh. While Ilia fortified enclceures and homesteads of , the Afrldis have been destroyed , the lalter have had their revenge In. the aclual can. flicts. " _ TIM IS TO "ADOI'T ! COM ) STANDARD , Clinnilier of Coiiimoree Jlf- HKirlnlUuM 'tlu > Guvcriiniriit. CALCUTTA , Dec. 23. The Bengal Chainbei of Commerce has sent an address to the gov ernment , In which It says thai Iho tlmo has arrived to adopt the gold standard , polmt- Ing out that if Is four years since tha mints were closed , leaving India without a cur rency system , atfs rllng Ihat the suspense Is harmful to trade and urging the govern ment lo disclose and measures which It may have ! i contcmplnllon. P -iry : ilnd Hit * Muilnl. LONDON , Dec. 23. The medal recently presented to Lieutenant U , K. Peary by the ndlnburgh Geographical society , nnd which was subsequently > lo2t , has been found In a theater ot thla city. TWO ClUhDIlISy IB.VTH.V II Y HOGS. Clliulifil Into a. IVn to Cntoli Tine of the I'lK" . ST. LOUIS , Dec. 23. A special to the Post- Dispatch from Tlft City , Mo. , says : Two little children of a farmer living near hero climbed Into a pigsty to catch ono of the plge. They were set upon by a number of hogs , which killed and utn up bolh children. The children belonged lo Iho family of George Coaklcy and had been loft alone at home while their mother went on an errand to a neighbor's home. Could Not Muki > Clmr/tu Stick. ST..LOUIS , Doc. 23. The cuso of Wllllilin P , Wcrnse. , president of the Guaranty .Loan and MortgiiBe company , who was re cently nrroated on the charge of embez zling $17,000 from the proceeds of the sale of stock nf the Columbia Aluminum com pany , waa discharged by Judge Murphy today. The prosecution fulled to Introduce any evidence whatever showing the guilt of Mr. Wcrnse in ihis transactions with the Columbia Aluminum company. FOR. . . Queen of the Ice Carnival MY CHOICK FOR O.UUUN POLARIS IS _ . llallol Boxes located at Jllllard Hotel. DPO nidi ; . Klnt ? Pharmacy. S7th and Lcuven worth at 3. ; Chus , A. Tracy a , ICth and Douglas : Bhruder't ) Store. North 21th and Sswiird sts. KOIUUS & LOVE , Curuivnl Managers. LfuLt This b.illutmuai bo deposited within 1 days from data. Coupons rray be milled wlthlu two daya to Carnival I u t On ttnc , Omaha , OFFICERS OP IOXV.V DIVISION. Klfutloii Conilriiis tin- Klrst. DES MOINES , Dec. 2.1. ( Special Tele gram , ) The second election of the Iowa di vision of the League of American Wneel- men , for which the vote was counted today , confirms the vote ot the flMt. After the first election results were , announced the antl-admlnlstratlon faction declared Ihat there had been Irregularities and that a new election should be held. It was ordered and the results today confirm the former vic tory for the adminlslratlon. The results follow : For Chief Consul A. C. iMIller , DCS Molnes , 51 ; S. C. Qulmpy. Des Moines , 70. For Vice Consul J. A. Gallaher , Jeffer son , 437 ; E. A. Johnson , Slsourney , 151. For Secretary-Treasurer K. A. Sherman , Cedar Itaptds ? , 331 ; Edwin F. Carter , Keo- kuk , 230. For Hepresentatives at Large ( four to be elected ) Joe I3eeson , Oskaloosa , 501 : Ben F Miller , Cedar Itapld ? , 422 ; W. K. Jones , Des Molnes. 401 ; W. F. Koch , DCH 'Molnes , 323 ; B. C , KecJer , Olason City , Ci7S ; A. M. Am- born. Fort Madison , 190 ; Harry Hatlen- hauer , Council lilulfs , 191. Crnlilll IlrothiTN I.one. The 100-llve-blrd race beti\eon the Grablll brolhers and J. W. Den und 'Fred ' "nay" was sUet out at the Council Bluffs grounds yesterday afternoon and the event brought out quite a crowd of sportsmen to sco the man from Wild Horse canyon nnd his local side , partner win the marbles , A stake of $100 a sldo lent Interesl to the contest and Den and "Itay" won out by a' total of note to 1CS. It wan an excellent lot of birds and all four of the men did creditable work Jim Den started out like a quarter horse , killing his lirst twenty-live , without a miss , but he fell oft T trlllo towojd the last and Crablll made the highest Individual pcore liny ouUhot Jake Crablll , however , und mori the match by a clos-e margin. The Indi vidual scores svore : J. Crablll , 7C ; F Cra blll , 1)2 ) ; total , 103 ; Den , 91 ; Hay , 83 ; total , 176. Outlook ITHACA , N. Y , , Dec. 23. The delay In bringing about an agreement between Cor nell nnd Yaloj for a race between the crewa of these two universities to crcalltiR- feel- Inif hero that after all there may bo no race. Kven the moit conservative members of the council are becoming antagonistic to Inle. It Is believed here that another con ference should be bold Immediately so Hint the matter could bo settled at once , or the negotiations may bo nipped In the bud. Terry Not Utility of PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 23.-Tho Jury in the case of Samuel C , Perry , a local pugi list , charged with manslaughter In causing the death of Edward J. Gibbons during1 a boxing bout hist May , today rendered a verdict of not guilty. The bout 'was stopped by the referee Ulbbnns went to his room and became ill. Ho died later In a hospital. The doctors de- cldod tbat death mas due to hemorrhages. riiv < > Mll7lit < > tin.MlxDny liner. BALTIMORE ! , Deo. 23 , Albert iMolt. chair man of the League of American Wheelmen racing board , has announced thai a hearing relullng lo mailers connecled with the six days' race at Madison Square garden will be held nl Iho Grand Union holel In Now York at 11 o'clock on the morning of December 25. The hearing will bo private. , Will 1'lny ItlllliirilH In Kiiroiu- . NKW YORK , Dec. 23. Frank C , Ives , the ex-champloti bllllardlst , Is to go to Europe soon lo give exhibitions In London and Paris , Ivcs has been trying to arrange u game wlthl Slosion' since the recent tourna ment , and his Inability to bring about such a contest caused the determination to visit the other side of the Atlantic , KHlN III * .Mother. NORWICH , Conn. , Dec. 23-Mrs. Mary Pounrh , 53 yearn old , was accidentally shot and killed by her son James , aged 27 , at her homo In Bozrahvllle today. The young man was taking1 a shotgun down from n peg on the wall when It i.vas accidentally dis charged. The woman's nnto-mortem state ment exonerated her son. 1'iiriloiied After Four lYeiirx , BOSTON. Dec , 2J.-Welcoroa H. Hatha way , the Kail Hlver cotton broker , whoMaa convicted In ISM of making false entries and of other Irregularities In hi * accounts , ma * released ( ram tha state prison today. Mr. Hathaway was sentenced to servo reven years and has epent about four yearn In prison , DESIGNS F THE STAMPS Government Wnhtuto Eo tbo Eandsomo Tlimg tj Omaha. PROPOSES TO JM AN ARTISTIC ISSUE Cull * for SiiKftpHllnnn tar the Slninp AVIilelt Will He Coiiinieinoriltlvu of thun4ireittVe teru * * , Umpire i WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) Third Assistant Postmasler General Merrill , who will have charge of the selection of-BUbJects for the serlee of Transmlsslsslppl Exposition stamps , which the postmaster gen- cral has officially announced will be Issued to commemorate the exposition , has written a number of letters to leading artists of the country nfklng for suggestions relative to de sign ? . Three divisions arc suggested In the letter : First That they should contain portraits ot distinguished people Identified with the countrr. Second Appropriate historical events should ho represented as Illustrated by ex- Istlng'palutlnps or engravings. Third Unique pictures of national scenery or of other things , associated with the progress of the trnnsmlsalsslpl region. General Merrltt eald today that It would bo his aim to give the exposition a scries of stamps that would bo artistic In character and would appeal to all clause ? of people , and especially typical of the greater west. Inci dentally ho suggested that possibly one of the stamps might contain the reproduction of the celebrated etching known as "Fremont Hoisting the Flag on the Uocky Mountains. " The wall known statue of Thomns II. Denton at St. Louis contains upon ono sldo of the base a quotation from ono ot Mr. Henton's celebrated speeches , wherein ho outlines the possibilities of the country bcyoud the Mis sissippi , and It has been thought that the llenton statue would ba an appropriate de sign for oiio of the stamps. The complex picture which haugs hi the south torrHor of the capital , known \Veetward-ho , " em blematical of the hardships attendant upon the pioneer , and suggested by Bishop Berk ley's quotation , "Westward the enured of the empire takes Its way , " was also men tioned by General Merritt. There Is a picture In the rotunda of the cnpltol Do Solo's discovery of the Mltalsslppl river which might also be use'd upon one of the denominations. General Merrltt said the department would endeavor to select sub jects that had been painted or engraved and would not call upon artists to draw new scenes , which would necessitate a great amount of time , but on the contrary , would endeavor to got photographs , reproductions of famous paintings and personages , so that the engraving of d > es might be quickly done. The stamps will be somewhat of the same shape as the Columbian stamp , twice the slzo of the present postage stamp. They will bo sought Haftcr by collectors , and cs ' ' there are uoarl'yl' halt a million of thaae people ple In the world , , the government , instead > f being philanthropic , expects to realize liandsomoly upta ( he Issue. Columbian otamps today 'arc ' Celling ut prices many times higher tan ) ) was once paid for them and they are growing more valuable each year. It Is the same way with the Cen tennial stamp , hjid 11 will also be true of the Transmlsslsslphl s.amp. Suggestions of scenes on stamps are Invited by the 1'ost- ofllco department , a,1 It is General Merrill's desire to glvu the Exposition the handsom est set of stamps ; ever Issued , to commem orate an exposition. , . _ _ Architect Taylon said < today that his office had determined to award the entire contract for constxjiction - of the govern ment building * \omnha to George E. Moore & Sens. , Bltls wlll.t however , bo askeJ for the life-saving station , and Just as soon as the officers in charge of Iho life service have determined upon the display to be made the architects' lofllce will go ahead with the plans. PKOTrjCTING TUB MOXBV MARKET. Secretary ) Rnpr. * < W it it IK HI Little DlH- t II I'lll ! 11 I'll 1H 1'ONH I ! > ! < . WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. Assistant Secre tary Vandorlip , In speaking of the heavy payments by the government in January said : "Secretary Gage Intends that there shall be as lltlle disturbance os possible In the money market as the result of the pay ment of principal and Interest of the Union Pacific railroad bonds which mature In Jan uary. The amount of the principal of these bonds Is $20,902,000 , and the Interest duo thereon $807,000. Up to last night ? 10- 195,120 of these bonds had bsen presentei for payment , and treasury dratls to the amount of fS,350,173 had been Issued and sent out from the treasury. This represents the actual cash payments made up to date There were up to last nlsht $2,143,800 o the proceeds of redeemed bonds belt In the treasury to secure circulation on natlcnal banks. Checks reprcsenllng Iho actual cash payments already made and to ho made between now and the 27th will bo available on that date In the banks. It is probable that the amount , of cash paymenta to that date will reach $15,000,000. On the same day the reorganization committee 01 the Union Pacific railway will pay into the treasury tlio sum of $8,538,401 , and. in- order to guard further against , any disturbance of the market Secretary Cage has arranged that $4,000,000 of thte araounl shall bo de posited in the uMlonal bt'aks of New York upon bonds being turned over to the gov- enrment for security. The alance , $1,538,101 will represent the actual amount wlthdrawr from the money market and paid into the auutreasury at New "York. "Tho whole amount of bonds falling duo January 1 will ot course not be presentei by that time. The number depends mosllj upon the condition of the money market. I the market Is easy , holders of bonds prefer to let the money for safety remain with the government , and if the prlco of bonds Is high , there js also a tendency to preson them slowly for redemption. Such Is the case at this time. 'Honda ' to the amount o $7,350,000 are now hold as security fo special deposits In national banks on accoun of Iho purchase of the Union Pacific rallroai and la this extent there will bo no actual money transaction. It will be seen therefore , that the measures taken by UK secretary will , so far as the redemption o the bonda Is ycqcerned and the payruon to the government' ot the next Installment of the purchapo .price of the Union Pacific Railway compinyia prevent any disturbance of the tnonoynuarket on these accouato. "The last payment to be inado to the gov ernment by the Urilon Pacific Railroad' com pany on account will 1)6 ) January 1C , 1S9S and' ' the amount wll Ibo $8,038,401. " UVIOV I'ACIKIO' ' GETS MOHI2 I.A.YI ) Kntltleil to Ixxnilloiis for IH'iiotM mil , gl' < ll' Trucks. WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. Secretary .nils . has rendered rid decision holding that the Union 1'iiclllc , railway 'Is ' entitled to grouni shown to bo ileccstary for station and side track purposeaiilni addition to < the 200 feet rlgiit ofway alonis Ita route granted by ac of congress. Miy""otlior construction ot the granllng act , It Is hold , would leave wlthou force the words "Including all necesoiry grcunil for station building , " etc. The case In qupstlcn arose In connection with t-ho ap plication of the company for locations for station purposed at Medicine now , Green River and Hawllmv Wyo. , In addition to the 200 foot right of way. I'l't'lnllllllK tO I'lMtllflll'l'H. WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) Ulds for the Interior finish of tbo upper stories of the Omaha postofilco build lug were placed on the market today am will bo oponud January 25 , Fourth class postmasters were appointed as follows today : Nebraska Agnew , Ivan caster county. John C. Worrall , vice A. A Opp. Iowa Cambria , Wayne county , E , 0 Klnsey. Counterfeit .Silver Orlllleute. WASHINGTON , Dec , 23. The secret acr- vlco division of the treasury gives notice c a new counterfeit $5 silver certificate. It 1 of the scriw of 1890 ; check letter C , face Plato number , 22 ; back pl'ito number , 12 ; J. Fount Tlllmin , register ; I ) . N. "Morgan " , treas urer ; No. 2852687. It Is printed on two thin tihcets of paper wllh the silk -fibers between. The silk , however , Is too heavy. TCio most marked defeat Is in the numbering , which Is much too small , while the groin Ink on the back Is too light In color , ' I'KXSIO.V TO XONHKSinKVr 'WIDOW. .In ii ir Iilttlo Kiirltine for n Norway \Voiuuii. WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. A pension has been granled to Iho widow of Knud Knudeen , a soldier In the late war , the back pay of which aggregates over $4,000. The man was a native of Norway and was married to the woman who now Rets the pension , In April , 1858. Knudsen emigrated to this country In 1861 , enlisted January 27 , 1862 , In company r. Flfteenlh reglmenl , Wisconsin volunteer n fan try , and died in service October 16 , 1S03. ) n lAuRUsl 31 , 1804 , thlrty-ono years after ho soldier's death , the widow , who has never eft Norway , applied for a pension. SKCIIMT.YHY < 5.V(53 IIU4IIUCKS WAIJHS. 31 nko- nit Important Saving In Sun Krnnelxeo Mint , WASHINGTON. Doc. 23. .Hy direction of ho secretary of the treasury the componsa- lon of the employes of the United States' mint at San Francisco has been reduced In he aggregate $41,418 per annum. By this eduction the compensation to bo > pald will > r > practically the same as al Iho mint at 'hlladelphla. There are about 198 employes at San Francisco , and the pay of All but hlrty-fivo will be cut. Government Cnit Give No llellef. WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. Government offi cials say that the mission ot David Lee , a colored man from Mississippi , who Is said to > o on his way to Washington lo seek aid of Iho United Slates In securing redress for the murder of flvo members of his family by white caps , necessarily must bo a failure. Up to Ihla time he has not called on Regis trar Bruce , as It was staled he Inlendcd lo do. At the Department of Justice It la said hat under no circumstances could the United States become a party lo any proceedings of this character against Mississippi , and It Is said to be doubtful whether the state Itself could bo sued for damages under the circum stances , and certainly not without Us con sent. The only remedy suggested was for Lso to proceed against the sureties ot the peace officers where the offense was com mitted. \o 1'olltlciil UvfriitloiiH In ( uateiiuilii , WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. The statements * " recently published about"tho shooting of po- lllcal prisoners In Guatemala are without oundallon , according to reports received by , ho Guatemalan minister at Washington. They are , he said loday , a repetlllon of the same stories manufactured by the agents of .ho rebels defeated last October. Instead of committing atrocities , the government , he said , has shown a great leniency and consid eration for the rebels. Private dispatched say that amnesty will eoon ho accorded , lu view of the actual peaceful condition of the' ' : ountry. Mr. Antonio Batrcs , a distinguished a.vycr and former envoy extraordinary and alcnluotentlary of Guatemala to Ihe United States , has boon appointed minister for for eign relations. liitrrillut Korelpru Joiner AVorlf , WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. United States Consul Taylor at Glasgow has furnished the State department with a copy of a circular or der Issued by the Associated and Amalmama- ted Carpenters and Joiners of that clly , pro hibiting the handling of Imported prepared joined work. The consul says that as the society Includes all of the mechanics In that Hue of business In Glasgow , the order must effectu ally stop importations of this prepared work , the grealer part of which comes from the United States In large quantities. The con tention of the Scotch workmen Is a novel one , namely , that the foreigners who make the joined work are paid much less wages than themselves. Pntsoii llelieveil t He Slated. WASHINGTON , 'Dec. ' 23. It Is believed that the president has decided to appoint Judge Paxson of Pennsylvania as a member rf the Intorslato Commerce commission to succeed Colonel William R. Morrison , whose term will expire in January. \niiicK I'uiiMlon Kvniiiliiers , WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) The commissioner of pensions today appointed Drs. G. W. Bennett and C. M. Paschal to posillons on ithe board of examin ing surgeons at Hedford , la. ; also Dr. W. II , Brltt al Claylon , Neb. Dully TretiHiiry .Stntcnic-iit. WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows : Available cash balance , $237,150,230 ; gold reserve , $159,770,735. \iitl nun I IlimU Authorized. WASHINGTON , Dec. 23 , The Alma Na tional bank ot Alma , Kan. , has been au thorized to begin business. Capital stock , $50,000. KOHM A MO.VSTKIl COAl. CCMJ11IXE. .1. rlornoiit MorRiiii nt the Hcml of the Symlleute. NEW YORK , Dec. ' 23. It has developed that the big coal selling combination of the anthracite railroads , whereby that product Is to bo doled out by a supreme head , Is only part of a vast 'project ' for the control of the entire coal Industry in the cast. J. Plerpont Morgan's plan Involves the selection of a selling agency to cover each of the great bituminous coal outputs of Ohio , Indiana , West Virginia and Illinois , and a uniform working arrangement between them that shall put a stop to rote cutting and demoralization ot the trade. The companies are to agree upon the proportion each Is to mine and haul , and the buying company Is to call upon them accordingly as fast as It needs coal for the market. The companies In terested are the Baltimore & Ohio , Cleve land , Loraln & Wheeling. Columbus , Sandusky & Hocking , Ihe Pennsylvania and the Wheeling & Lake Erie. As soon as trade Is placed on a solid basis It Is the Intention to make an advance In wages. The rate per ton paid In Iho Ohio dlslrlct at the present tlmo Is 55 cents. The principle of distribu tion among the many Interests Is to be practiced in the bituminous trade In the same manner as in the anthracite. JAPANESE WIM. NOT l.\T13KKEIM5. Cnlilnoit MentlitK ConMlderx the Occu pation of Kill" ' Chan. SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 23. The following Oriental advices have Just been received per steamship China , from Yokohama via Honolulu : At an cxlraordlnary meeting of the Japanese cabinet Baron Klahl , foreign min ister , laid before the ministers all Ihe re ports ho had iccelved from the Japanese ministers In foreign countries relative to the seizure of Klao Cliau by Germany , It was decided after a prolonged discussion not to meddle with the affair at the present tlmo , but to await further developments , since nothing had no far transpired In Germany's action calculated to disturb the pcaco of the far east and Justify the Interference of a third power. According to tbo Chinese papers , Viceroy Chang Chit Kitng has Issued a proclamation exhorting his people to be more friendly to foreigners and warning them that any hostility manifested would bo severely punished , WOUI.IV.S I.AItfiKNTTOIIACOlVOIIKH. . .Viillonal Co in jinny toAdd to Itx I.oulH- vllle I'lant. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Dee. 23. An official of the National Tobacco works aald today that this city Is noon to have tbo' greatest plug tobacco factory In the whole world. The National will , as soon as the now year la fairly opened , begin work on an addition to the already largo plant at Eighteenth and liroadway that will nearly double Its already great capacity. Besides the factory , a great warehouse will be erected. The new addition will glvo employment to about 1,000 hands. The present plant employ * nearly 2.000 bandit , andwltti _ the new addition the Na tional Tobacco works will employ more people and will hare a larger factory and warehouse than any similar concern In Ibis or any other country. SEALERS SECURE DAMAGES Commission Flies the Amount Duo from ' United States. SCALE CANADIAN CLAIMS SOMEWHAT \o ( lurntlnn oi ( the I'lirt of tile United Stale * tin in < MaMlltr , tlie- Only Contention Itelnpr Over the Amount. WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. The findings of the UrItlsh-Amorlean commission ! , chosen to asuasa the damages for seizures of Drills ! ) ships In .Derlng . sea , have been received by the State department and the nritlsh em bassy. The strictest reticence Is maintained , however , on * ho general character of the find. Ing , though It Is admitted that the total of the award against Iho Untied Slates la JIC4.000which Includes principal cod Inter est. A separata etatoment of the award dividend of principal and tntcresl Is refused at thla time. In order to avoid mis-apprehen . It should be understood that the finding agalnrt tMu government Is rro surprise , that bulog a certainty under the finding of the Parla court of arbltMtlon that the United States had no right to close Bering sea agalnat foreign ships. The International commission's only duty was to assess the amount of the damages. The amount allowed Is considered to wtno extent a vindication of tiho Slate department , which had fought to settle Iho question without a commission for $425,000. The award now made exceeds Ihls sum considerably , and besides tlvla there will bo the expense of the arbitration and also the possible establishment of some unfortu nate precedents us to the 'option of the United Statea to pay estimated or prospective dam ages. The controversy has occupied the attcntltM of 'the ' authorities here and In Ltndon for t'.ie lost cloven years. At the outset the tone of the controversy was very bclllgerenl , sug gesting a possible resart to arms. This was following the seizure by Iho Utilled States steamer Corwln of the llritlsh se.ilets Carolina lina and Thorntcr.i , ou ( August 1 , IbSO. The facts ot the seizure were not known until sometime later , and In the meantime the Corwln had taken the Onward jnJ Favourite. TSio same policy of seizure and conllscatlon occurred during the next scaling POJSOII , de spite the protests of Grcut Urltulu , the Uciltcd States ship Illehard lluss taking the Wayward. Grace. tVinia Peck , Dolphin , ( Al fred Adams , Triumph , Junla , Pathnnder. Dlack Diamond , Lilly , Ariel , Kate and Minnie , while the United Statea cutter IJear took tlui Ada. The claims for the seizures took a wide range , beginning with tae value cf the ves sels , and Including not onlyo value of sealskins confiscated , but also the value of skins which might hive been taken If the ships had nol been seized. This last feature of prospective damage caused the main eon- tLMition. In the case of each lUrltUh ship the largest Item of the claim was for esti mated future catch. Kcr 'Instance , ! Rie caao of the Carolina , the claim for the ship was only $4,000 , while that for ski'.ns which might have been taken that year If It had net been seized was ? 1CCG7. Each ship es ! - malcd a prospective catch of from 3,000 to 3,500 , the value being from ? 3.50 per skin in 1SS7 to $12.25 in 1889. The total of the clalnu without Interest amount to $439,101 , and with Interest at 7 per ceat , and other charges , the total reached $780,100. AWAKD IS FINAL. The only olllclal statement that could be secured here of the Judgment reached by the commissioners is contained in the following announcement given out at the -State de partment this afternoon : "Tho award ot the Bering sea claims com mission has been filed In the Department ot State. The claims as presented by the IJrltlsh government to the commission on ac count of Canadian vessels seized In Derlng sea , aggregated , with Interest , $1,500,000. These Included , under the claims treaty , sev eral cases not embraced in the settlement proposed by Secretary Grcsham. The award now made amounts to $294,181.91 , to which is to bo added Interest , which will increase the total about 50 per cent. The award la flnal and disposes of all casea before It. Pay ment under the treaty must bo made wlthlu six months. " * The departmenlal officials , II is assumed , will proceed al once to iprepare a bill , or an amendment to ono of the regular-appropria tion bill , for submission to congress , covering the necessary appropriation to pay the Judg- irents , for being bound by treaty not only to pay any judgments rendered , but to pay them promptly , the government Is In honor bound to lake the remaining steps toward a settlement In short order. There appears to be little doubt that the United States carried Its point on the main question Involved , viz. , as lo the right of prospective damages for sealskins which might have been taken If the vessels had not been seized. The British claim included the estimated profits , which in the aggregate ran the claim up to a high figure. In view of the small amount of the actual award , without lnterest > these largo prospective damages evidently are scaled down to an insignificant amount or rejected entirely. While the departemnl ofllclals will make no definite announcement to this effect Intima- llons are given that the Binallness of the award precludes the possibility of any allow ance havjjig 'been ' made on account of pros pective damages. The Alabama claims com mission established the precedent that re mote damages could not too Included In a claim , and the present award Is evidently on the same lino. FOSTER GIVK3 AN OPINION. John W. 'Foster ' , who is now In general charge of Bering sea affairs , said today as to the award thai ho was not surprised at the result. President Cleveland having officially declared that $123,000 was a just and erjultablo sum in settlement and therefore having appointed as the American commis sioner to adjudicate Iho claims , a close per sonal and political friend , It could hardly bo expected that the latter would strenuously contend for an award of a less amount , air. Foster was absent from the country In Japan when congress look ocllon on Presldonl Cleveland's recommendallon , but ho re garded the commission as the proper method of reaching a settlement , and the only ono which would satisfy the country. Nolwllh- slandlng Iho seizures which gave rise lo the award were Initiated under a democratic ad ministration I'nSsldorit MoKlnley will recommend ommend congress lo provide for Iho pay- menl. Ho hoped and felt sure that congress wculd make the necessary appropriation tp discharge the treaty obligations , ami as the Canadians receive interest up to date upon their deferred claims the result should bo accepted on both sides In good spirit. TIMES IS SATl'SFIKD ' , LONDON , Dec , 23. The Timeo In so edi torial this morning expressing ( satisfaction at the Bering aea settlement , which It antici pates congress will not objecl lo , takes oc casion to protest against the loose Insinua tions of bad faith on the part of the United Stales government which have been thought lessly and unjugllflauly made In Enh'land , It points out that there could not ho a ques tion of bad faith , because no agreement Bolt , White Hands with Shapely Nails , Luxu riant Hair with Clean , Wholesome Bcalp , pro duced by CimcoiiA BOAT , the most effective Bkln purifying and beautifying soap In the world , as well RH purest and sweetest , for toilet , bath , and nursery , The only jiro > cntlvo of Inflammation and clogging of the 1'oiiM , Coir It K > 11 throughout Ihi world. FOTTIB Ultra id Ciicu. fair. . Suit 1'ropt. , Button , V. a. A. ajrllow t I'-jtlfj mj lle.uliftin Bkla , gulp , led lUli , " m > lk4 ( in , RfiRV UIIUflDO ltehi inO icilr. IniUntlr tf uHni nUmunoltehi i * t < u > u. Iwd boon arrived at as to the amount ot compensation. Dealing with the general aspects of the sealing question the editorial concludes : "Tho American company must either make fair and uuslnewllke proposals or the neat fishing MUM I continue. They nro not , after aJl , so utter- ! destructive ot the fur seal as Interested persons represent them to bo. " C.VXAUl.VX for UnltPil Stntri Snyn Thpj- Arc KrrniuMiiiN , DRTUOIT , Sllch. , Dec. 23. Hon. Den M. Dickinson , cnlor counsel for the United States , commenting toJay on Canadian PITHS reports concerning the amount of the Dcrlng sea award , raid : "There Is no official an nouncement of the amount of the award , but whatever It tuny bo the Canadian news papers are clearly In error. The comprtmlro offer by the Cleveland Administration in August , 1S34 ( hero It Is In senate execu tive documents No. 67) ) was $425,000 of princi pal. If Hie commissioners have adoptoJ that cs a basis , as these papers assert ( a legally Impossible theory , however ) their itw.ird must httvo been for 'tbat ' amount nd Interest as claimed , nl 7 per cer.1 fromi the date of the seizures. The < otal sum would bo on Ihat basis , over $700,000. It Interest Is given only from the date ot the compromise ou the IxU'ls ot Ihu compromise , the award would bo between $500,000 and $600,000 , So you see If the basis taken by the commissioners ot prla- clpal und added Interest Is ua stated by the Canadian jmpors , 'tho ' result must bo far in excess of tholr guess. "But after the defeat of the compromise the irealy waa made under which t > Ms com- niliulon f arbltiatlon has been procecdtag. In that treaty were 'Included ' largo claims which > were not before 'the governnuiHs on the compromise. As for histance , those des ignated as 'additional claims , ' and the Item of Greal Britain's expenses In the courts. "I EIOW you hero the original Drlttah prltiled schedule of ihcm as presented < o the commissioners , Tlie total , with 'Interest , na confidently claimed on the proofs , end \\hlch under the treaty they were entitled to pro- scut Is , 'to ' bo accurate , $1COS , 412.50 , " > nd If the award that ha ? been rendered gives them this , Great Britain is entitled to coiiKratu- Kitlona and Uielr couniel to I ilght4icod or pccwgM , the same as the other counsel re ceived utter the Parla award. Tito llritlsh counsel deserve them for their labors uny- way , for abler men there are none , and no mccl over did better or more laborious service In any cause. " Mr. Dickinson declined to state the actual amount of the award , Haying It must Ilrat bo given out officially by the Stole department at Washington. A .lorsoy Mnsonle Home. JltmuxOTON. N. J. . Uee. 23.The ( Ma sonic Brand lodge of Now Jersey has pur chased a magnificent property In Ibis county for n state home , not only for Mason * , hut for Masons' mldowH and orphans n well The cost wns $22 , CCO. The house IH com pletely furnished , nnd hn < * ItM own g.is and water plants. The. Inillcilitg WIH : erected by : i Cincinnati millionaire and cost 'With its furnishings $ li"0eOO. SulrldtI'romntcil liy Lot is UOCHKSTKH. N. Y , , Dec. -Stephen /Coul , ill years old , nn Italian , committed suicide In the Lehlgh Valley y.irds bore this afternoon by deliberately Inylng his nock over a rail nnd allowing n freight train to cut oft his head. It Is thought ho was | n- fMiie , but It Is also said that nn unfortunate love affair waa the cause of hl.i act. HEATERS IN THE NOSE. Xntiire'H I'ruvlHliius April I list Chilling the IIIIIIKN. Should HL- Well Cured for mill \nt Flared Ui . In the back portion of the nasil cnvlty are two largo maFses of blood vessels which pour out upon the surface of the mucauu membrane a watery substance that mois tens the air which o breathe In through the nostrils , and also warms it. This Is nature's way of prep.irlng the atmosphere to that when It reaches the UIIIKS It Is purllled , warmed nnd moistened , so us not to ills , urb the equilibrium of the lung tem perature. These blood vessels nro very del icate nnd sensitive and one cannot be too caieful In forcing liquids Into the nose that may aggravate nnd disturb their action. it is true mat caiarrn Dcgms , uui , u utuaiiy extends nloug the membranes Inflaming the larynx , the windpipe and bronchial tubes , so that In nearly all cases of catarrh und colds treatment through the nostrils Is use less nnd harmful. The only way by which all ho affected iMrts In a genuine case of catarrh may be reached Is by Internal treat ment. In this way the entire mucous lining Is restored to proper secretive conditions nnd the nerves , blood and tompcraluru serve to carry oft the diseased mucous to the proper cxcrementory channels. Since Gauss' Catarrh Tablets came Into use catarrh has been bctcr understood by the masses and thesp tablets are a sure cure ; In fact catarrh cannot bo cured lu any other way. A trial of these celebrated tablets will soon clour the head , throat nnd air passages , bp lden having a stimulating effect upon the ban els , bladder , kidneys and stomach , which are nearly always affected | n hen the head is stuffed up. Try these tablets. Nearly all druggists keep them , or they will be sent direct , prepaid , upon receipt of price , CO ct-ntH , by C. E. Gauss , Marshall , Mich. Send for our valuable llllle book fullr explaining all foims of catarrh. l'a ton& Ihirgcif , Mrs. lo' . I3J1. ' Snt. Mat. & Kv.-iilnw , . . Sun. Milt. 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