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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Keen this up for a short tlmo and gas
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