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O 0 n TJI13 OMAHA DAILY JJElf : MONDAY , NOVEMBER 7 , 1898 , KM cut off , That this might be accom plished the firemen turned two stream * upon the main , crhoklnr the ( tow of gas nnd at the same time cooling the pipe. Electrician Ollnm , braving the Intense heat , entered the meter room and cut oft the gas at the floor vnlve of the main. Throughout the lower central portion of the old capltol building , doors , windows and lutings In committee rooms and other apart ments are badly damaged. Just north of the crjrpt an archway almost over the meter room was completely blown out and great masses of masonry torn from the floor were hurled 'o the celling with such force as 10 burst the stone and plaster of the walls above. Ponderous flagstones Tvere wrenched from their resting places and throughout the corridors the frescoing on the ceilings and walls was utterly ruined. No damage woa done to the main foundations of the building , as those arc of solid masonry deeply embedded and twonty-flve feet four Inches thick. The elootrlc light apparatus , Including dynamos names , boilers and wirings , was not dam aged. In order to enable- the firemen to work without peril from live wires Klec- trlcLan Ollem cut off the current from nil wires except on thocircuit , which lighted the lower western part of the building. Wlthlij thirty feet of the scene of the ex plosion a solitary Incandescent lamp , markIng - Ing the exact center of the capltol structure - turo and hanging directly over the bier In which It was proposed to lay the remains of George Washington , burned brlNlantly. Among the losses which will bo most sin cerely regretted are those of busts of Chief Justice Marshall and other distinguished mombera of the supreme court , which were arranged on small pedestals about the su preme court chamber. In the smoke and ruin which followed the explosion these valuable - uablo works of art were either badly dam aged or wholly destroyed and with their destruction the country has suffered an Ir- roparabfo loss. Many of them have been treasured as exhibits In the supreme court chamber for half a century. Mont DlNnMrntiN of All. The capltol building has been damaged * number of times before by fire , but It Is believed that tonight's fire will prove to bo the most disastrous In the hletory of the building. On two occasions prior to this fires have been started by explosions of gas. Seven teen years ago a large amount of damage was done to the same part of the building by an explosion of this kind and In 1S7G there was an explosion of gas that killed one man nnd came near killing another. No Intelligent estimate of the money loss by the explosion and lire can yet be made. In the opinion of capltol officials and me chanics who examined the structure tonight the Ices will reach probably $200,000 to thb building. The IOES on the library and rec ords , as stated above , can scarcely be esti mated In dollars and cents. A million dollars lars would not replace them , because of many of them no duplicates are In exist ence. Arrangements were completed tonight by Librarian Clarke of the supreme court nnd Colonel Klchard nrlght , sergeant-at-arms of the senate , by which Lho sittings of the supreme court will not be Interrupted. The court will convene tomorrow In the room of the senate committee on the District of Columbia , one of the most spacious rooms In the capltol. How long the sessions of the court will bo held there will be de termined by the justices themselves. CONDITIONS AT SANTIAGO Several AiMioliitineiitH of Ollleern to Curry 011 HiiNliieNN 111 Culm. SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Nov. C. An Insurgent - surgont captain 'and lieutenant have been arrested at GUantamtmo for-holding up a man on the street and taking away hta machete , which they afterward sold for $2.60. They denied that they were under any obli gation to pay for It and claimed exemption from trial and Imprlionment on the ground of their rank In the Cuban army. Mr. Kemoner has been promoted to be postal agent of the military department ol Santiago. John Gorst has been appointed postmaster of Santiago city , and Hugo Helderman , financial clerk. There are now eight postofllces In the department Santiago , Balqulrl , Guantanamo , Baracoa , San Luis Manzanlllo , Glbara and Holguln. Many people ore arriving here with letter ! from senators. Ono man Is virtually ap pointed by Secretary Alger as collector ol customs at Manzanlllo. Ho expects aboul throe times the salary of the Cuban now holding the position. Owing to pressure of public business Gen. oral Leonard Wood , governor of the depart , mont , has postponed his trip to Guantanamc for a day or two , but ho will probably leavi before the middle ot the week. Smallpox nt HolKulii. NEW YORK , Nov. 6. General Wood commanding at Santiago de Cuba , has een a cable dispatch to the Central Cuban RulU- association , which reads : "I find In Holguln district , just evacuate by Spaniards , long-standing smallpox scat tcrod throughout the district and am makln , every effort to stamp it out. Dr. Woodsoi of the army Is In charge of the work. Picas vend him to Glbara by first govcrnmcu transport 1,000 cots and 200 half-ounce bet ties of vaccine lymph. " Petition In < 'astIcnianN Favor. PONCE , P. R. . Nov. C. A lo.rgo represent atlvo body of Porto Illcana has drawn u a petition addressed to President McKlnle ; asking the government to retain In Port Rico Colonel John B. Castleman and th First Kentucky volunteers. General Henr bas cabled to Washington that the compll rnont Is thoroughly deserved but that th regiment ought to go north. Three More YU-tliim , DETROIT. Nov. C. Three more vlctln wore today dug from the ruins of the ne Wonderland building , which collapsed > torday afternoon. This makes the death Hi urt far eleven. The bodies recovered todn wcro Idfiitlfled ns Piter Pfcllle , carpcntu Frank Wolf , tinner , and Max Pott , who w : Wolf's helper. All the Injured at the ho : pltals are today reported on the Imprm excepting Edward Fischer , who la expect * to die. A moss merting of representntli citizens was held at noon In the mayor otllco nnd over $1,000 was subscribed fi the relief of the familks of those who v > ei killed. _ Another \eiiro I.yneheil. JACKSONVILLE. Fin. . Nov. 6. Artlu Williams , a. negro under arrest for tl murder of Miss Ellna Ogden at Wellborn FU. , on Friday , mudo n confession last nlgli Implicating two other negroes , Buck Jam and Monroe Leggltt. At 11 o'clock last nK the constable and his guards were eve powered by a crowd of Incensed citizens ai Williams was taken from their custody , rl died with bullets and a lire hullt upon h body , James and Leggltt are now under a reat. but It Is likely that they will go t ! of Williams tonight. Mini llnrneil to Ilenth. DETROIT. Nov. 6. Patrick Murray , agi 40 years , who lived In the roar of 1 : blacksmith shop , corner of Chcne street ai Michigan Center , was burned to death ai the fhop destroyed by fire early toda Neighbors , who were arouued by the flame burst In the dor of bis shop and caw hi through the smoke , apparently unable help himself. He was a native ai Hun county , Ontario. n - - a vi. . Are c liihig favor rapuily. JJujlucsj men and tia\l- w ? , r lers carry them l.i \ : t th [ rocket * , lailld cirrjr tl rra ! pUTioi , houickefp rc Lvcn Alottti. frltudi iiKommcixl ' RELICT OF THE RECENT WAR Soldiers Who Fought the Spaniards Form an Organization , "THE SERVICE MEN OF THE SPANISH WAR" In Korinoil AloiiK Iliu ni-H of tiniriinil Army of < lic llciinlillp nml In National In Clmrm'tiT. LEXINGTON , Ky. , Nov. 6. Last night thcro was organized In this city a society which U to be to the soldiers who enlisted for the Spanish-American war what the Grand Army of the Republic has been to the federal army of the civil war. "Tho Service Men of the Spanish War" Is the title of the new society nnd the plan of organization was conceived by Captain Wil son I. Daveniiy , commissary of subsistence of the Second division. Articles ot Incorpo ration have been drafted by Captain D.a- venny , Colonel R. W. Leonard , Twelfth Now York ; Colonel George W. Funder , One Hun dred and Sixtieth Indiana : Colonel Thomas J. Smith. Third Kentucky ; Colonel M. H. McCord , First territorial ; Colonel William H. Pew , Eighth Massachusetts ; Colonel WIN Ham H. Caffc , Second Missouri ; Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Banks , Third Mississippi. This , the primal chapter , ban been named Henry Clay camp , No. 1. The following oin- ccrs were elected : Commander , Colonel Leonard ; vice com mander , Lieutenant Colonel Banks ; adju tant and- chief of staff , Captain Davenny ; treasurer , Colonel Gunder. A ritual and reg ulations will be drafted. The plan a { organization provides that the parent organization , Henry Clay camp , No. 1 , shall be supreme In all matters pertain ing to the ritual and regulations , organiza tion of new camps and the general govern ment of the society until a national camp la organized , The units of organization shall be the local camps , each to bo named after some deceased American soldier , sailor or states , man and numbered In the order of their formation. Each local camp shall elect two repre sentatives to a state camp and one of these cpresentatlvcs shall be designated to at- end a national camp. Charters for local amps shall be Issued by the commander nd adjutant of the parent camp. A national ncampment Is fully organized and provided 1th headquarters for Its officers. The charter fee at the outset Is fixed at 20 for local camps. The funds accruing to 10 parent organization or to the national amp as Its successor from charter 'fees ' , tc. , shall be used to defray the expenses f the administration. Local camps are pcr- iltted to provide for benefits for needs ot rorthy members If It Is deemed advisable. A review of transportation was held at lamp Hamilton today. All the army wagons , mbulanccs and conveyances of every sort ere Inspected. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup Is a most wonder- ul remedy for bronchial troubles. It has urcd thousands and will cure you. 25c. NEBRASKA NEWS. rruivforil'n Creamery. CRAWFORD. Neb. , Nov. C. ( Special. ) Vlth the aid of the Beatrice Creamery corn- any the organization and the compFetlon f the plant of the Crawford Creamery corn- any was consummated this week. On the penlng day cream was separated from 3,000 lounds of milk in the presence of a large lUmper of people from the surrounding ountry , who came to celebrate the opening , 'rof. Haecker nnd Dr. Peters of the State university delivered Interesting and appro- irlato addresses and the Gate City Cornet band , a young organization of which Craw- ord Is justly proud , won hearty applause > y Its musical selections. The plant of the ompany cost about $2,000 and nil the stock s held by local business men and farmers , .lull IlrenUliiK at Oenevn. GENEVA. Neb. , Nov. C. ( Special. ) Lasl night three prisoners escaped from the Jail by sawing through a window grating , cut- , lng oft the bolts. Bush ami Lovejoy were n for the Ohlowa bank robbery , awaiting c new trial. Necder was up for hog stealing They threatened the fourth man , who hai no dffilro to escape , If he should give wani ng. This makes the second jail breaking n about two months. The sheriff and dep uties are scouring the country for the pris oners. KulrlMiry'n 12xionltlmi | Altenilaiiee. FAIHBURY , Neb. , Nov. 6. ( Speclal.- ) The passenger department of the Chicago Hock Island & Pacific reports that mon tickets to Omaha during the time of thi exposition were sold at Falrbury than fron any other station on their system. Twi thousand five hundred tickets were sob during that time , 1,448 of which were Bob In October. Vnllc > y Comity Miirtanive Iteeonl. ORD , Neb. , Nov. C. ( Special. ) Valle ; county's mortgage Indebtedness for th month of October Is as follows : Ten fan mortgages filed , amounting to $10.229.Gr , an thirteen satisfied , $8,277.93 ; three town mort gagea filed , $ COO , and four satisfied , J010 seventy-eight chattel mortgages filed , $13 , 150.31 , and sixty-four satisfied , $11,631.32. Hurt In a limiiMvny. GOTHENBURG. Neb. . Nov. C. ( Special.- ) John Itylitnder of Farnam started for liomi when his team became frightened nnd ra away , throwing him out of the wagon an Injuring him Internally. His head and fac were badly cut and he Is In a critical con ditlon. HoiiNliiK Itnlly ill Denver Clly. BEAVER CITY. Neb. , Nov. C. ( Sped : Telegram. ) Captain J. H. Culver and B. > I'annenter addressed a rousing meeting j the courthouse last night. Prospects ai that the fusion majority In this coual will be greatly reduced Tuesday. Die.of IIU Injurlen. FAIRMONT , Neb. , Nov. C. ( Special.- ) Fritz Crunaslck , who was hurt I a stone falling on him whllo working c the Burlington depot at Omaha last Jun died hero Friday from his Injuries. Ho hs been a great sufferer. Tenipernnee Women Gntlier. ST. PAUL. Minn. , Nov. G. Already tl leaderH are p.rrlvlng for the n tlonal Women's Christian Temporal ) Union convention , which begins he Friday. Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens Maine , vice president at large , and actli as president since the death of Miss Fr\r.r Wlllard ; Mlsj Anna Gordon of Evanston. II Is Miss Mamie Powderly of Boston. Mrs. Han J. Bailey of Maine , Mrs. Frances Lelti ie one of the original Ohio crusaders , ami Mi H. I. Hood of Chicago wcro the first to arrli Moro arc expected dally until the conventl opons. Lady Hoary Somerset will be u able to attend. How on llrltNIi Ship. SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. C. There was serious row , almost resulting In a murder , * ' the British ship Peleus In port here todt ' ' Boatswain Charles Wilson came aboard u dcr the Influence of liquor. He ordered tht > u men to wash down the decks , which wo they had just done. A quarrel rnsued. which John Mclntosh and Mlcharl Scott w stabbed several times with a large she ) knife by Wilson. Mclntosh has a very silt : chance to recover. The boatswain Is um ) arrest. HIi-H In Meeting. KANSVS CITY , Nov 6 "I'm trying llvo a Christian life. I'm homesick to t Ji"us I'm ready to go today , this hour , tl minute , If nc 'essary. Praise the Lord " S-arrcly had these words left the lips Mr * Jcnnlo Walker , at rellgl .us meeting the Ooodway mission today , when she foil back Into her seat , dead. The lull was crowded with worshipers. After a short service people In the congregation nrope one by ono and began to bear testimony. Mrs. Walker had risen to testify. In one breath eho said she was ready to go her next breath was her last. .The woman had died of heart disease. MURDERED FOR THEIR MONEY AKCI ! Jinn mill Wife HntOcril lo IMuccn Mltli nu Axe In n AVI ron- HII Town. MILWAUKEE , Wig. , Nov. 6. A Sentinel special from Two Rivers , WIs. , says : Mr. and Mrs. John Bahls , aged 75 nnd 65 years respectively , were brutally mur dered In the village of Mlshlcott , about two miles northwest of here , sometime last night. Mr. Bahls was killed In big barn and his wife was slain In their cottage. The faces of the victims- were hacked to pieces with an axe. Robbery Is supposed to have been the motive. Ernest Messmann , a laborer who had worked about the village and who had been allowed at times to steep In the barn , has been arrested on suspicion of having com mitted the crime. He was lound at the house of his cousin , John Messmann , at Two Creeks , by Sheriff Muth and deputies of Manltowoc and taken there for safekeeping. Messmann asserts his Innocence , but It ts said bloodstains were found on his clothIng - Ing nnd stories of the time of his arrival at his cousin's place do not agree. United States bonds to the amount of $7,000 , mort gages amounting to $10,000 and gold and currency In the sum of nearly $500 wcro overlooked by the murderers. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE Ko roiniiilHMloii Man I.CHVOM Home mid HolntlvoN 'I'll I nit lie Him llcoii Murdered. CHICAGO , Nov. C. The Tlmcs-IIcrald says : Edward V. McConkey , formerly a commis sion merchant In South Water street , was lured from his home at 180 Wllmot street at 5:30 : this afternoon. Absolute mystery 'surrounds ' his disappearance and all efforts on the piV of his family to locatad him or to explain the abduction have proved una vailing. . They believe It Is a clear case of kidnap ing for blackmail and the wife and mother fear Mr. McConkey has been murdered , al though they can suggest no explanation or motive other than a possible plot formed by former business associates , who may have been bested In some transaction or other. McConkoy left his homo in response tea a telephone call , which summoned him to the Upton : tharmacy , MlhVaukeo and Oak ley avenues , nt 5:30. : Ho was met by two men and although apparently hesitating to go with them , finally boarded a street car in their company. Nothing has been beard from him since. FURTHER TRCUJBLE AT PANA Union MltiiTN mill Imported Xi-Ki-oca CliiNli mill Si-vi-rnl Shot * Are Kir.-il. PANA , in. , Nov. C. There were renewed hostilities at noon today between the union miners and Imported negroes from Alabama. A negro attacked James Boyle , a union miner , near the Baltimore & Ohio South western depot , which caused the battle. Twenty-five or thirty shots were exchanged. Two negroes were slightly wounded. No white miners were wounded. Major Butler Immediately senta , detachment of soldiers and a gntlftig gun to the scene. No ar rests have been made thus far. The women and children were greatly frightened and ran for places of safety , but further trouble Is not anticipated. Travel to Culm. CINCINNATI , Nov. C. The Queen & Crescent announces that on December 1 Its through vestlbuled trains to the east coast of Florida will connect on their arrival with a steampshlp eervlce for Santiago de Cuba , via Nassau. Arrangements are being made for heavy winter traffic to the West Indies. Ititrnl Krcc Delivery. Postmaster General Heath has written tc John Kllnkcr of Benson as follows : "I am now at my homo In Munclw , Ind Before leaving Washington I Intended tc write you In reference to rural Jree deliv ery In your county. "Congressman Mercer has requested th ( Postofflco department to introduce rural frei delivery In the counties of Douglas , Sarpj and Washington , In the staa > f Ncbr.wka. "Two of our Inspectors have surveyed routes In the above-named counties and tb. department Is now consldsrlng their re ports. Knowing you to be Interested In rura free delivery , I ask you to write mo a Washington and give me the benefit of you ; judgment as to the moat advisable route : for Douglas county. " Solilor ShootH ii Cj-prlaii. 1 LEXINGTON. Ky. , Nov. C. William Kane private Third Kentucky , whoso homo Is a Carlisle , Ky. , shot and killed a woinai named Maud McClure nt a house of 111 fnni here tonight. Kane snapped the gun in th woman's face several times. He claimed neil to know it was loarlcd , but other womei In the house nald ho had threatened to kll the McClure woman. For i\ponltloii : SlocUIioIiIer.s. An office will be opened on the seconi floor of the Merchants' National bank build Ing today , where stockholders of the Ex position company may file their certificate and secure their dividends. ThU > action ha been taken to facilitate the wcrk. Trooim to lit" MiiH ( > ril On ( . CAMP MEADE , MMdlutnwii.-Pn. , Nov. fi. The Third bittallon ot the First Dchnvar starts this afternoon for Wilmington , Del to be mustered nut at the expiration of thirty-day furlough. il 1I13AUTY IS IIASUI ) OX llHAI/ril. The Rlrl'N fli-nr Compli-vloii the He Ilei-Uon of Her ( iooil llenKli , "You are desirous or having a clear com plexlon ? " Inquires Uuth Ashmore In th November Ladles' Home Journal. "It Is m enough that you simply treat yourself ey ternally. The complexion is the thermomc iy ter that tells by Its sallowncss that the llvt u Is out of order ; by the red spots upon It th ; t , the stomach needs attention , and by its dul , d heavy look that the kidneys demand treal ment. Water externally and internal ! makes woman good to look upon. Take Internally , It flushes several Important 01 10 gans and acts upon them as a rlnser , cirrj Ing away all the poisonous matter that h : re so rapidly accumulated. Where your dlgei reot ot tlon Is out of ordpr a simple medicine rei ig ommonded by a southern mamy and four PF efficacious Is a glass of hot water not tepl for that may cause sickness In which h ; been thrown nnd dissolved a good pinch i fine table salt. H Is possible that , just i < - ' first , when taken before breakfast , you m : 3n not care for this medicinal drink , and ca only take ono half of It ; but hoping on ar hoping ever , you will get BO that a gobletf of It Is looked forward to with pleasur while Us effect Is shown by the utter la'-k pimples or spots , by the smoothness of tl skin and the "brightness of the eyes. If y < find yourself growing weak from your woi rk then on a day when you liave plenty of tin In take a tepid bath Into which plenty of roi re salt has 'been thrown and rub yourself d th lit with a coarse towel. " er rrelly Well SlriliiK Out , Chicago Post : "If there's nnv'hing long winded than the preliminaries to a mee to Ing ot professional pugilists , " ho said di " ' know what It Is. " ee gustedly. "I'd like to ils "Have you given any attention to tl Sampson-Schley controversy about the ba of tie of Santiago ? " pointedly Inquired the m ; at to whom tbo remark had been addressed. \ - \ 4 m p 'r\i > H TIT P1" > YT 1 fl1 ! " I'ATLElIIESENAlli ' ( ConlfnuVd from First I'agc. ) the IndlariT Thirteen. There nro 500 olMrcrs andunuA on each ship. The sailors on the crillfcr Brooklyn will have a chance iJHoVa tomorrow. The Brooklyn has a cre\v' f'070 men , about seventy of whom claim < v' > residence In this state. Th ? men on the receiving ship Vermont , the New OrlearisV tlie Uefoluto nnd the May flower are tic'VOlr ' > Tuesday. Lively < 'nnt pill nn lit Now .Terdpy. TJIENTON. N. J. , Nov. 6. One of the iiost active political campaigns conducted In ew Jersey for some years past Is closed. 'ostor ' M. Voorhccs nnd Elvln W. Crane , the cpubllcan and democratic candidates for ovcrnor , made speaking tours of the state. .Ir. . Voorhees was accompanied most of the me by Congressman Charles N. Fowler and .Ir. . Crane by ex-Assistant Secretary of the avy William McAdoo. The Issues dls- usosed wore largely of state concern. Much ttentlon was paid on both sides to the abor vote and the democrats attacked Sec- otary Alger's management of the War do- artment. Besides the governor there will ie elected In the state eight congressmen , Ight members of the state senate , a full ouso of assembly and minor county officers. he legislature In Joint session will have ho selection of a successor to United States enator James Smith and this Is playing s Important a part In the campaign as the overnorshlp. lt'N CniiitnlKii > NEW YORK , Nov. G. Colonel Roosevelt > ft Jersey City tonight for his final tour irough the state. His party will arrive at [ ornellsvllle some time tonight nnd will rest utll tomorrow morning , when the colonel make his first speech of the day's cam- algnlng. He said he expected to return to Jew York on the return trip Tuesday morn- : ig and would go at once to Oyster Bay , . here ho would vote and spend the day. NEW YORK , Nov. 6. Congressman Lem- el E. Qulgg , chairman of the republican ounty committee , said tonight that ho be- eved Roosevelt would have 100,000 plurality n the state nnd that he would get It over ho Harlem bridge. "I am Inclined to hlnk , " continued Mr. Qulgg , "that Greater S'ew York will break about even. We are o get a big vote on the East Side. ItllOllliHlltllll I'rOKIIOMf l < -l < loilK. PROVIDENCE , R. I. , Nov. C. In the irst congressional district Melville 11. Bull , epubllcan , will probably bo re-elected over oseph W. Morgan , democrat , by a decided ilurallty. In the Second congressional dis- rlct A. B. Capron will probably bo re- lected over L. E. Garvln , democrat , by u leclded plurality. lOllIXSON ( HAS A GOOD HI3ASO\ . M < - < - I.KUo rinliu AVlilch Mlprht Klour- | NI If | Ie , Wro In Coiii rrnM. NIOBRARA , Neb. , Nov. 6. ( Special. ) 'ho ' following letter was written In response o a denial by Judge John S. Robinson , usion candidate for congress In the Third district , that either himself or the law firm f Allen , Robinson & Reed , had any interest n pushing through congress the- claim of ho Snntee Sioux against the government. Us supporters , also stated that the claim was only a small1 ono Involving a few hun dred dollars. ' ' ' ' ' ' SANTKE A'OE CY. Neb. . Oct. 29 , 1S9S. Editor of the Pioneer , NIobrara , Neb. : Dear "Ir I have jiisl .read In the Fremont Leader hat Judge Uobiiispn publicly denies having any Interest , whatever tKo claims of ' } \r \ "jauteo Indians' ' " I am the originator nnll nvestigatcr of these claims , aggregates ' 3,000,000 for the Santeco , and I beg to aa- uro you that John S. RoblnRon is ono jf the Nebraska members of that company > r syndicate , with Senator Pottlgrew , Ohnrl"s : Iill , Dr. Charles A. Eastman and others n South Dakota , and the Boncstcel o-'tVc .ml others In Nebraska. In December , 3fOG , Iharles Hill wired Robluson to m.-ei him at Sioux City , who ; vlth John Kist\ii.ii : , was on his way to Washington. This meet ing was to arrange for the interest of the Nebraska members. After tUs meeting 1 wrote to Judge Robinson about several mat ters , among them this one. Ho answers. ! the other questions but failed to mention this , I then again wrote , asking him what ar rangements he and Hill had made nf thcli Sioux City meeting and received the enclosed - closed reply : "MADISON , Neb. , Jan. 16 , 1897. Hon James Garvle : Dear Sir and Friend Yoin 'avor of the 13th Inst. received. In replj will pay Senator Allen has not written nu regarding the claim since going to V\ ash Ington the last time nnd I know nothlnj now regarding the matter. Doubtless yet have heard something from Allen yoursel by this time , as ho Is usually p-cmpt li answering correspondence. I have beet quite busy with court work for the past t-.i days. I hope to see you Ip person when li Nlobrnra next spring. Yours truly , "JOHN S. HOBINSON. " You have the full history of my worl , the Investigation of those claims , will official documents and bills relating to the-i All this routine work wfts 'oft ' to me and know every person connected with thli claim business. John S. Robins > i was nb u the last one to come Into the company , be Ing asked to join by the late I'enry 15 Bonesteel , who furnlshrd mo the money ti get this claim In the shape < t I ? , ani Rot , Inson was to look after the "legal" am "Influential" side of the Nebraska Interest The 10 per cent is made immediately avail able by the provision of the bill. I am an 'earnest advocate for the Indian but object to the 10 per cent rind t-lN ) features of the bill , believing that sine these Indians are citizens , they should b dealt with as Individuals nnd not cs ; tribe , which thls > company does not want be cause It would bo moro difficult to collec and get Individual contracts than tribal con tract ! Yours truly. JAMES GARVIE. HAIM'Y IX T1I13 KIKTII DISTHICT ItfpulillLMiiiH Limit Forward * i > tin rjt-i-lioii of Tlu-lr Conri NNiiiiiii. HASTINGS , Nfb. . Nov. C. ( Special. ) A the day of election draws closer It become apparent that the republicans of the Flft congressional district will have much caus to rejoice whfch tflo election returns begl to pour In TutMflay night. Everythin seems to poln 'tii a republican victory an all republican , 'cpndldates ' arc hopeful. A a meeting of the Fifth district republlca central committee , which was held In Hast Inga a few days ago , It was figured on that Captain C. E. Adams would defen R. D. Sutherland by a comfortable major Ity. Flourishing and gratifying report come In from every corner of the distrlc and when the meeting adjourned there wa much rejoicing. The election of C. L. Al exander for slate' ' senator Is already assure by the fact that his opponent , Senator Syke ; has as much 'as acknowledged It. It Is cs tlmated that Mr , Alexander will be electe by the largest majority ever given a sen ator from thlscounty.Mr. . I. D. Evans , th republican candidate for representative , I reported to be making many votes In pof ullstlc hotbeds , which will assure his elcc tlon over the present representative , J C. Fernow. Good reports come In froi Webster county , which It Is estimated wl give C. E. Hicks , the republican nominei a majority of 300 voles over the fuslonlst' ' candidate , Peter Werllnfr. Two years ago Mr. Werllng carried Webster county by j 1CS and Adams county by 47S. thus making a majority of 616 , which 'Mr. Hicks will have to overcome. The Indications are that the majority will bo overcome nnd that Mr. Hicks will bo elected. It may seem strange , but nevertheless It Is true , that the straight democrats nnd the true pop ulists of Adams county have given It out flat that they will vote the entire repub lican ticket. This has caused considerable trouble In fusion ranks and a stampcdo la looked for among their people on elec tion day. I'llNlotl I'ljl.ll' . PIERCE , Neb. , Nov. 6. ( Special Tele gram. ) The fusion rally nt the opera house In this city yesterday afternoon nnd evenIng Ing was n fizzle. In the afternoon they had the band playing on the streets and usad every effort to get a crowd , but nil they could muster was about six , and when the speech ended there was about thirteen pres ent nnd Eomo were republicans. Dr. Hlpplu of Omaha addressed these present on state Issues. In the evening there was an audi ence of about forty present , twonty-flve ot these being small boys. W. B , Price of Lin- coin , who was billed to speak , did not arrive , and so Dr. Hippie addressed the audience on national Issues. There Is a great deal of rejoicing among the republicans and it Is bollovcd that the fusion majority In this county will bo cut down considerably. lllniHliliiv lit 1'lllrbllry. FAIRBURY , Neb. , Nov. 6. ( Special. ) Hon. E. H. Htnshaw and Hon. G. A. Mur phy spoke at the opera house yesterday afternoon - ernoon and In the evening Hon. E. J. Halner entertained the crowd. Both meetings were greatly enjoyed by the republicans who flllud the house to overflowing and listened with Interest to the able speakers. Mr. Hln- shaw made a masterly argument nnd his supporters feel decidedly encouraged at his prospects of success. Mr. Halner has always been a favorite speaker here and last night was heartily welcomed. T. J. Nolan of Omaha addressed a fusion meeting at Steele's hall In the afternoon and In the evening S. M. Bally , a sliver repub lican , spoke on the beauties of free coinage. Itnlly nt Mill CKy. HILL CITY , S. D. , Nov. C. ( Special. ) A very enthusiastic republican meeting was hold In Miners' union hall hero last night , In which the main Issues of the campaign were fairly presented to the people. Frank Williams , chairman of the republican central committee , opened the discussion with an argument against Chancy Woods , who pose < l as the demo-pop demagogue here last Monday night , after which he Introduced Dr. Fleck of Rapid City. His argument was vindictive and to thu point. Judge Gardener , candidate for state senator , was 'then Introduced. He was listened to most attentively. Ho carried with him the entire sympathy of the audience and used no abusive language. Iliilly at l-'nirmoiit. FAIRMONT , Neb. , Nov. C. ( Special. ) C. A. Atkinson spoke here last night. From the republican standpoint his speech was well received. The house was well filled , but mostly with republicans. Popocrats seemed to bo scarce. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup , the celebrated rsmedy for grippe , can bo had for 23c. 31 A X KATKHS < ! ' I.NJ HA. Some Storlc.x Alimit < li < - KIIIIIOIIN TlutTM of ( lie .In n tile. The most strictly accurate and graphic ac counts of man-eating tigers In India fall to convey an adequate sense of the awful terror which these terrible brutes Inspire In the breasts of the unfji-tunato villagers , whom they haunt llko evil demons. In ordinary cases , relates a British army officer , the tiger 'or leopard attacks the village herds moro or less openly , nnd the herdsmen , find ing that the enemy will , as a rule , retreat on being shoutpd at with vigor , arc not In bodily fear nil the time , although I have known Instances of the herdsman being killed by a 1 tiger t'hat he had presumed to Interrupt whllo enjoying a meal from one of his cattle. They become moro dangerous when they have tasted the blood of their victim , and are not usually disposed to give It up without - out a fight. I remember the case of a survey - ' , vey officer In India , who , being told ot n ! "kill" near his work , went ) to inspect It uu- ; armed. The tiger , disturbed at his meal , , rushed out suddenly at the party and In his i headlong flight the officer , most fortunately . for himself , tripped and fell Into some long ; grass and bushes. The tiger's attention be- 1 Ing drawn tt > the natives , who wore climbing ' trees like monkeys In a hurry , he made for | them , allowing the officer to crawl away In i fear and trembling as quietly as ho could. I But In the case of the man-eater everything - | thing Is different. Having discovered his ' power to kill the genus Unrao more easily c than a big ape , he takes every possible ad vantage of H at ) every turn. Neither by [ night nor by day are they safe , and llfo be- 3 comes ono long terror , for whether the na- ' tlvea are working In ths fields or fetching " firewood from the forest or water from the j well , they know not at what turn they may . bo seized. 1 I know of one man-eater In Mysore thai . was credited with over 500 victims , and " , the government offered n reward of 500 ' rupees for his skin. He was so bold as to 8 I ' think nothing of bounding Into a crowd ol | tiavelers on the high load In daylight , and Q of carrying off cither a pedestrian or the ? ; driver of a bullock-cart from his seat. He T ' was not content with the usual tactics ol . seizing his prey outside , but used to brook j Into huts to get at them. Two English , j officers , friends ot mine , who went after ' I this scourge , wcro shown a hut outside a j. i village Inclosure , where a pcor Dher , n low- caste man not allowed to dwell within the village precincts for fear of poflutlng them , s ' had lived with his wife and Infant. He was b blind , and one night , being awakened bye o n strange noise , began to crawl and grope n about the hut. Ho put his hand suddenly g on the man-eater , which had pushed the d door open , killed the woman and child , ant ! t' ' was drinking their blood when the man's n I hand was laid upon him ! Doubtless sus- - I peeling a trap , ho bounded out of the hut it ! without touching the man. What a picture , t' ' for a Landseci ! -1 But among the multitude of such stories s I I venture to think that the following bears it , away the palm for grewsomo horror , and Its truth has been confirmed from many sources I had It from a relative , the owner of the tea estate In Af > am where It occurred. S B was , not many years ago and for nl I know Btin Is the manager of a tea gar den In Asam , where a man-eater was In the habit of carrying off the estate coollc-s for his dinner , probably finding them much less trouble than a deer or a pig. At least , emboldened , no doubt , by unhindered success In obtaining victims , he took to carrying off coolies who were sleeping In the veran das of the manager's bungalow. Many trap : had been laid for him , the bodies of hi ; victims poisoned , watchers with guns on the CONDENSED //AS No EQUAL AS AN INFANT FOOD INWHT HEAtTH'stMT FREE lookout over the killed men , but so great was his cunning that ho had escaped them nil. HvcrythltiR having fnllrd , things had become desperate , nnd I ) nnd uomo of his planter frrlnds determined to sit up for the tlgor In the veranda with native blankets disguising them an exceedingly pxcltlng business , for , be It rfuicmbercil , no lights were allowed , nnd the brute cared nothing for numbers , f > o that his apponranco might bo too sudden for unsteady nerves. Ono of the planters , after they hnd sat a long time , In breathless suspense , i-ntcrcd the house for something that ho wanted nnd whllo looking for It was startled by a sudden terrible uproar In the veranda , which ho had Just loft. Seizing his rifle , lie ruahed out to nnd nil the party gone. Jtit from the dark tea garden he heard the volco of S U calling out In ngouy : 'Help ! for Ciod's sake ! Help ! The tiger's got me ! Help ! help ! " Fixing Ills bayonet , ho ran toward the spot , nnd In the dim gloom made out the outlluo of the tiger dragging 11 , who was walking by Its side , his hand In the jruto's mouth ! Without a moment's hesita tion , ho rushed up to the tiger , plunged .ho bayonet Into Us side , nnd at the same .Imo pulled the trigger. The tiger foil , re- enslng II , and both rushed back to the house ; but before they could reach .the steps the tiger wns upon them and again seized poor H , biting nnd clawing his hack and shoulders In a terrible manner. It was , mercifully , nn expiring effort , for ; he brute fell dead before It could kill I ! . It then transpired that the tiger had stolen In upon the wntchers like n shadow , with out the slightest warning , and had seized the nearest one , who happened to bo B , by the hand , which ho had raised to defend him self , nnd hnd commenced to drag him off. In his agony ho rose to his feet and nfter descending the steps of the bungalow , was actually walking off with his hand In the tiger's mouth , to be devoured , when his friend , by his courage nnd presence of mind , rescued him from nn awful death. The other wntchers , utterly panic stricken , hnd made for the nearest door , and had It not been for the coolness of his brave rescuer , B would have been added to the long list of the man eater's victims. AHer being 111 for many months , B recovered , to tell the awful talc of how ho had been "led away to be eaten. " DEATH RECORD. IMonocr of llla.KIlllli. . . DEADWOOD , S. D. , Nov. C. ( Special. ) Jacob Bartcls , n pioneer of the Black Hills and proprietor of the Keystone hotel o' this city , Is drml. He built the famous Ron Bird saloon In Deadwood In 1S79 and afterwards the Overland hotel on Sherman street. His body will be cremated at Davenport , la. Dr. von Itmllmrl. BERLIN , Nov. C. Dr. von Dudhart , at ouo tlmo minister of Bavnrla at Berlin , died toJay at Oarmlsch , Bavaria. He ro- filgned his post In 1SSO under highly sensa tional conditions , Prince Bismarck having .nsultcd him at a parliamentary soiree nt lllsmarck's palace. Olil S.-HIrr of Fill riilunl. FAIRMONT , Neb. , Nov. C. ( Special. ) John Thompson , an old settler of Flllmore county , died In Kansas last Thursday morn ing at the residence of his son. His body was brought here for burial. The funeral took place at the Congregational church yes terday. "UVll KIIIMVII I'li.VNiolaii. NEW YORK , Nov. C. Dr. Christopher C. Sharp , a physician well known in Cincin nati , Lexington , Ky. , and Indianapolis , where ho had lived , died of.pneumonia yes terday , aged 77 years. 3Ir . A. H. AViiiNlow. NEW YORK , Nov. G. Mrs. A. S. Winslow , n well known resident of Cincinnati , died suddenly at the Gllscy house today of apoplexy plexy , aged 7-1 years. Geni-Kf II. llnliliUt. BELLOWS FALLS. Vt. , Nov. C. George H. Babbitt , general superintendent ot the Northern Now England division of the iVmcrlcan Express company , died today , aged 70 years. TVurnr I.nrUlll. WASHINGTON. Nov. C. A dispatch from General Brooke at San Juan announces the death of Sister Mary Larkln , contract nurse , of typhoid fever. A LIVING WITNESS. Mrs. Hoffman Describes How She Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for Advice , aiid IB Now WelL DEAH MRS. PIXKIIAM : Before using yonr Vegetable Compound I was a great suiTerer. I Imvo been sick for months , was troubled with severe pnin in both sides of abdomen , sore feeling1 in lower purl of bow els , nlso sufTeml with dizziness , headache , and could not sleep. I wrote you a letter describ ing myca&e and ashing your advice. Von replied tell ing jno just p- what to do. I followed yonr direc tions , nnd cannot praise yonr medicine enough for what it has done for me. Many thanks to you fur yonr advice. Lydia B. Pinltham's Vegetable Com pound has cured mo , and I will recom mend it to my friends. M rs. I < 'I.OUIMI : : : 11. HoFi'MAN , 512 Itoland.St. , Canton , O. The condition described by Mrs. Hoff man will appeal to many women , yet lots of rick women ( struggle on with their daily tasks disregarding the urgent warnings until overtaken by actual collapse. f * The present Mrs. Pinkhnm'a experi ence In treating female ills is unparal leled , for years hho worked aide by hide with Mrs. Lydia 15. J'inkham , nnd for sometimes past has had hole charge of the correspondence department of her great business , treating by letter ns many ns a hundred thousand a women during a biuglo year. The Ringing of tlio dinner-bell la Joyous music for the hungry man with a good digestion , but It IB innn knull to him whoso stomach Is tlabliy , toneless and unequal to Its work. A word to this poor follow ; . Just before your ineiil tnko n tnblo- spoonful of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Keen this up for a short tlmo and gas tric trouble will disappear ; the dinner will be quickly converted Into blood , bone and muscle. Duffy's Malt Is the only whiskey classed by the Govern ment among medicines. To be had of all reliable druggists and grocers. Positively refuse substitutes. BLOOD POISON A SPECIALTY Primary , Secondary or Tertiary BLOOD POISON permanently Cured in 15 to 35 Days. You can bt treated at home for same price under aamo guaranty. If you prefer to come here wevfll contract to pay railroad fare and hotpl bill * , and no charge if we fall to cure. IP YOU HAVE taken mercury. Iodide potash nnd ( itlll have aches nnd palm , Mucous Pntchei In mouth. Bore Throat , Pimples , Cop per Colored Spots , Ulcers on any part of the body. 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