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Description of the Attempt to Burn Manila
February 22 ,
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR
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MANILA , March S. ( Via steamer Nippon
to Snn FrnncUco , April 2 ) After falsa
alarms and frustrated attempts the olllclally-
reported threats of the rebels to burn Ma
nila nnd massacre every European and
Amurlcnu within Its walls culminated In n
disastrous conflagration and an attempted
uprising which was probably checked on
'tho ' night of Washington's birthday. That
jircconccrtcd arrangements had boon made to I
flro thu city In half n dozen places simul
taneous ! ) thcro ran bo no doubt , but , fortu
nately , the ulans miscarried for various
reasons and the natives themselves , or ill
least their sympathizers , lost ns much , If not
more , thnn those upon whom they sought
to A real : their vengennce. A iiulctcr day
than thnt of February 22 It would be dllllciilt
to Imagine. All the banks and leading
merchandise houses were closed and except
for the fact thnt the saloons were open It
acomcd more llko Sunday than n holiday , the
excessive heat nnd the condition of nfTnlra
outsldo having kept most people Indoors.
About sundown , however , the town be-
qtlricd Itself nnd the streets were soon
filled with people taking nn airing after
ilinncr , It being the custom hero to dlno
at 8 o'clock and retire Immediately after
ward.
Just ns the long string of cnrrlnges which
dally pass and rcpass each other on the
Lunotu wore forming for the procession
liiimoward n dense black column of smoke
rolled up above the Intervening roofs and
ulmost Immediately afterward nn ominous
red glnro wns reflected from the sky. Mur
murs ot horror were followed by sharp or
ders to coachmen nnd thcro was n wild
.scramble for the city. Kven when this wns
rcachcil nnd It < wns ascertained that the flru
< was In Santa Cruz district , t > onio distance
from the residence suction , the alarm was
not abated , for no ono doubted thnt Incen
diaries were at work and none know whore
the next blaze might not bo started.
Wild CoiifiiNloit ItelKii" .
On the streets In the vicinity of the lire ,
which was within two blocks of the nscalta ,
the wildest confusion rolgned for some time ,
ptoplo scurrjlng here , there anil every
where.
The bln/o had started In a row of two-
atory modern buildings with brick founda
tions on the Calle la Ccste In the center of
tlio Chlneso section , and us several of these
hod boon fired within a few minutes of each
other It soon assumed alarming proportions.
The local lire brigade turned out with com-
inondnlJlo prompltudo , but with more zeal
thnn dlsciotlon proceeded to pour three tiny
streams ot wnter fiom ns many lines of hose
upon the rcdliot brick walls of the first
building flied , which was nlready doomed ,
Instead of attempting to prevent those
ndjacont from Igniting. The consequence
quence was thnt by the time General
Hughes nnd his men arrived on the scene
nnd commenced to clear the streets the flro
wns spreading on both sides of the Callo
la CoBto and a stiff breeze was fanning It
forward. During the excitement the hcso
was cut five times nnd other impediments
placed In the way of the firemen. Upon
learning of this General Hughes Issued or
ders to his men to tlioot the first man who
Interfered with the checking of the flames
or attempted to start o > ' .heis. Several na
tives who picked up burning wands and
darted off with them were either shot or
bayoneted by the guards and then n gen
eral roundup of all natives on the streets
In itho vicinity was ordered. As thousands
of people WCTO vacating their houses nnd
cnrrylng oft their effects and the sidewalks
nnd rondwnys were littered with furniture
for blocks this was .11 work of some dim-
cults' , but by degrees the soldiers corrnlled
hundreds of protesting natives nnd hustled
them Into yards and vacant lots , where they
were gunrded until the excitement sub
sided.
riro u MiiKiiinx-iit sinii ; .
About 9 o'clock the volunteer fire brigade
arrived on the scone with a modern engine ,
nnd after thrco hours' work the nro wns
controlled. Meantime the -whole ot the
Mock In which the ftla/e originated , two-
thirds of that on tlio other side of the street
nnd n 'block ' nnd a half west ot It had been
completely gutted. From a spectacular
ntandpolnt the flro was a magnificent sight ,
the flames leaping from the wooden Htruc-
tiires fifty feet Into the nlr , while millions
of sparks glistened among the rolling clouds
of smoke and foil In golden showers upon
ndjacont roofs. Scores of flrea were otartod
by these sparks to windward , but as everyone
ono was nllvo to this danger , they were
promptly quenched In their Inclplency.
Shortly after midnight , Just as the weary
workers and watchers were repalilng to
tholr quartern , congratulating themselves
that the fire , 'bad ' though It was , hud been
no worse , another blaze was relloctod from
the smoke-beclouded sky In the direction of
Tondo.
This being the most densely populated nn-
tlvo district In the city , which had always
( been Identified with the rebel cause , prep
arations wcro at oncu made for trouble ,
and It WHS not long In coming. No sooner
had the lire brigade coupled Its hose and
commenced to piny upon the flames which
again started In a Mock of 'buildings ' oc
cupied 'by ' Chlneso than shots were fired at
tbo men from the windows of adjacent
houses. Companies K and M of the Beeond
Oregon volunteers and M und F of the Thir
teenth Minnesota volunteers , under Major
Willis , were hastily reinforced by .Major
Ooodalo's 'battalion of the
Twenty-third in
fantry , and an attempt wns mndo to clean
out the neighborhood. Suddenly , however ,
allots were fired down half a dozen streets
at once , and when this fusillade was fol
lowed by voiletj ) from Mausers In the
One thing is certain
I Hair Vigor
> ) makes hair
vicinity of the railway -ttntlon It WM re U-
l7od the enemy had sncnkwl nrouml to the
loft flank of the outpoits at Coloocnn liy
wuy of tlio croeka nml estuaries nnd In the
Vitas district and thnt there was other work
than fighting flro to bo done.
ICllllIll ( < > tllC lIllHTUCIU' ) .
As tbe etrenRth of the enemy was un-
knonn , It nnt n ticklish situation to cope
with , but It hail to bo met nnd the Ameri
can ! , regulars and volunteers alike , met It
Ilko men.
A Kklnnlfh line fully a quarter of n mile
Ions wan fcrmeil nnd advanced tinder cover
of huti nnd tree- ? until the rebels \vcro dis
covered behind a haslllj formed barricade of
paving stoncR nnd street car rails , command
ing two street * and within two stone bulld-
ItiKi. The flrltiK from ibushos and whacks
became n hot that It won found no-c ary to
fet flro to other shocks to windward In order
t' > Htiioko Mio rdbcls out nnd , this having
bron done , an advance wa made upon the
barricades IJoth were carried with n rush ,
but the rchele jnndo n determined rtand
within nn old church nnd It wns not until n
detachment of the Onyon volunteers flanked
them from an ndjncent brick building tint '
hey ww moved. Thirty were shot within
his enclosure nnd six more In another
Once the rcboli commenced to fnll back It
wns ea y to keep them moving , although ' 1
hey throw up 'barricade * nnd hastily cn-
renc'ied thcrrHolvea ncnr the termlnuH of the
Mnlnbon street railway. This , however , they | i
occupied till Thumdny morning , the rebels
not bo driven out of the city limit" ) until
eng after daylight. They left 113 dead on the
ground nnd several hundred were taken
prUotieiH , whllo mnny escaped Into the
swamp lamia north of the city , this side of
? aloocan , nnd are still 'believed ' to be In hid-
ng there. In order to guard ngnlnst other i
nttacks of this nature- the whole of thl-j soc-
: lon has been cleared , nil the native shacks
tiavlng been destroyed by fire. The Ameri
can loss was ono private of the Twenty-third
tilled , an ottlccr and three privates of the
Minnesota volunteers and a private of the
Oregon volunteers avoundcd.
While nil this vas happening beyond the
scene of the nro the n.imes rapidly consumed
whole blockn of bnmboo structures , the pop
ping of the exploding canes conveying the
Impression that a bnttlo was being fought
So long ns the lire was confined to this class
of buildings no effort wns made to suppress
It , but when It spread to other streets
lined with stone nnd brick buildings n bat-
: nllon of the Twenty-third Infantry relieved
the native firemen and fought the names un
til noon , when they were nnnlly subdued
It la Impossible to estimate the amount of
damage done by these two nrcs , fully 2,001
buildings being dcstrojcd , together with
their contents.
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Men lit lo Iin * An > vtny.
PAIUS , April 2 Agonrlllo , the agent of
Agulnaldo , In the course of an interview
published today In La I'atrle , savs"The
capture of MalolciH Is not ns Important es
the Americans nro trying to make It appear.
The Filipino government hud already de
termined upon removal to Snn Fernando
and a small detachment of troops was left
wllli orders to burn the town and thu * to
draw the Americans Inland Two months
of rain nnd fever will save tlio Filipinos
their ammunition and a good deal of
trouble and the war will not end whllo a
single I'lllplno remains to bear arms "
He charges Major General Otis with open
ing the hostilities nnd holds the Americans
lenpoiislblo for the transfer of the Spanish
pnijoners and for preventing the Filipinos
from negotiating a treaty with Spain.
Agonclllo Is confined to his room with
the Inlluenza.
I.oniloii Stoclt i\rIinliK"-
LONDON , April 2. Business on the Stock
exchange wound up satisfactory for the
holidays. Whllo the market was quiet a
strong tone prevailed In the leading specu
lative departments. The American market
reflected In a small way New York's excite
ment , nnd prices moved up all along the
line , the feature being the buying of New
York Central nnd Hudson river shares ,
which finished 5' points higher at 115& .
Union I'acinc rose from 1 to 1 % points and
most of the other Americans from ' / & to
1 point.
Money was In moderate demand , on call
at from 2 to 2V4 per cent , with three months'
bills weak at 2 % per cent.
ChliM-Nf AVniit More I.mnl.
I'EKIN , April 2. The Hong Kong authori
ties are pressing for an extension of terri
tory ceded to Great Britain by the treaties
of Canton nnd Nnnklng on the ground that
more land Is needed for government build-
Ings. They propose to build a custom house
for the collection of Chinese revenues nnd
promise to increase the opium duties $10,000
annually if the extension is granted. In
case of refusal they threaten to remove the
Chinese custom house from British territory.
In flilnn.
LONDON. April 3. According to a dis
patch to the Dally iMall from Hong Kong
serious disturbance ! * have recently occurred
In the vicinity of Canton and a British tor
pedo boat dcstrojor tons boon sent there to
protect British Interests. The destroyer
will soon bo followed by other ve els carryIng -
Ing troops.
Dentil Holt IN iiulit > .
LONDON , April 3. The morning papers
publish approximate lists of the saved and
drvnod pnfncngcrs on the steamer Stella
of the London & Southwestern Hallway
company , which wns wrecked upon the Cas-
( juet i celts near the Island of Alderney last
Thursday afternoon. These show the death
roll to Include about eighty.
t Condition of IliuiU of Siutlii.
MADRID , April 2. The Bank of Spain's
weekly report for the week ended yesterday
showed the following changes : Gold In
hand , Increase , -t-12,000 pesetas , silver In
hand , Increase , 5,31)2,000 ) pesetas , notes in
circulation , Increase , 3,010,000 pesetas.
Aiitoinolilli'M In 1'iirlM.
PARIS , April 2 The regular service of
automobile cnba , for which the public has
been looking for n month , commenced today ,
DEATH RECORD.
Illoliiinl riiaiiiliL-rliilii.
LONDON , April 2. Richard Chamberlain ,
brother of Joseph Chamberlain , secretary of
state for the colonies , died In London today.
Mr Chamberlain at ono tlmo represented
tha west division of the borough of Isling
ton , London , lu Parliament , In the conservative
tiveInterest. . Slnco Ills retirement lie had
devoted his attention to managing the cx-
tnnulvo Chninberlaln properties at Birming
ham.
I'rt-ni'luT
lloiiiulH Out
CHARLOTTE. N. C . April 2. Rev. James
Nccdluiu is dead at Ills home near Pilot
mountain Ho would have been 100 vears
old on Mny 2 next. Ho was a Methndlbt
minister and his last sermon was preached
In Winston last November.
Siuiiilnli Aiiilin ailor to London.
MADRID. April 2. U Is announced that
fount da Vlllngoiualo , former Spanish nm-
lianimilor to Russia , has been appointed as
Spanish ambassador to Oreat Britain.
Minn lcolt > r < 'i | , Aflrevx.
IXNION. ) April 2. Mlsa Leclercq , a well
known actress , IH dead.
> * wro l.ocl.rd I p.
I'ruiik WlllluiuH , a ui-Kro who stole a ro.
culver from u showcase In front of B Wolf'ti
NIOIB 1'JOj Douglas utreet , Saturday night ,
wu found Kunday afternoon by Detectives
and Mitchell and locked up lu the
I SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
Preparations for the annual spring election
nro about completed City Clerk Carpenter
has the ballot boxes , the tally books , nnd
other re'cords all icndy to be sent to the
voting precincts. Today Street Commis
sioner Hess will erect the railings nnd
bcotlM so ns to have everything In readi
ness for voting Tueidny morning The polls
will be opened at ft o'clock Tuesday morn-
Inn nnd will remain open until 7 o'clock In
the evening. On account of the short ticket
It Is hoped thnt the complete returns ivlll bo
nvallnhlo by midnight or soon uftcrward
Voting booths have been located nt the fol
lowing nlnccs
Hrst ward First precinct , Trnnslt house ,
M street , between Twetitv-sixth nnd Twenty-
seventh , Second precinct , Akofer building.
Twenty-fourth nnd K streets ; Third pro-
olnct , C. J. Collins' music store. Twenti-
fotlrth street between K nnd L.
Second ward First precinct. Hugh Ken
nedy's building. Twenty-fourth street , be
tween N nnd O , Second precinct , Joseph
Illnhn's building. Twenty-first street between
Q nnd S ; Third precinct , D. Merrill's feed
store , Albright.
Third ward First precinct. C. A. Hvnns'
building. Twenty-eighth nnd It ; Second pre
cinct , Kllkor building , Thirty-first nnd Q
streets.
Fourth ward Bam on K street , between
Thirty-second and Thirty-third.
The boundary lines of the different wards
nnd precincts nro printed on the olllclal
proclamation. No change has been made lu
the boundaries since the last election.
From surface Indications more Interest la
taken In the election of members of the
Board of IMucatton than In the selection of
four councllmcn. The republican candidates
for members of the board are Jas Laverty ,
John Troutan and W B. Olln. Those candi
dates have been working hard for the last
week and have made many friends , who declare -
clare that they will surely be elected. It all'
three of the republican candidates are
elected the republicans will again have control -
trol of the schools , and John Fltz Roberts ,
who has been running the bonid for the last
few months , will be relegated to a rear scat
The flght for members of the Board of IMu-
catlon will be strictly on party lines , as no
petition candidates are on the ticket. On
the councllmanlc ticket , however , four peti
tion candidates are running nnd the pirty
vote will bo badly split. Three of the peti
tion candidates nre democrats , and one , John
Murray , of the Second ward , Is an Inde
pendent or populist. > To republicans are
running by petition , and for this reason It
Is predicted that a majority ot the repub
lican candidates will bo elected.
All those Interested In local politics con
cede that the Fourth ward will bo the battle
ground on election day. The little fracas
between the Knsorltcs nnd the Johnstonltes
last Saturday night shows how high feeling
is running. It is prolnblc that some ot the
Ijiisorltes may bo disciplined by the district
court , but It Is hard to tell the outcome , as
charges will bo filed against the John
stonltes.
According to th" election laws of the
state hindering registration Is punishable by
a fine of not losj tl" in $30 nor more than
$500 nnd Imprisonment In the county jail
1 for not less than ten dnjs.
/ Sample ballots for each ward nre now be
ing distributed and every voter is being
given a chance to look over the ticket before
he goes to the polls. The sample ballots for
the different wards aio printed In different
colors , although nil of the ofllcial ballots
nre printed on white pnpcr ,
[ According < to the returns made to the city
clerk jesterday by members of the registra
tion board few changes were noted In the
First and Second wards. In the First pre-
olnct cf the Third ward 114 now voters regis
tered , making n total vote for the precinct
of 485. In the Second precinct of the samu
ward the newcomers numbered 150 , making
a total of138 votes. In the Fourth ward ,
where the battle will bo fought , the now
voters who leglstered numbered 133 , mak
ing a total vote for the ward ot 145.
I n a < l ci | nil I < .School Houxr IX | < N.
The regular monthly meeting of the Board
of Education will bo held tonight It is un
derstood that Building Inspector Dunscombo
will. In a communication , call the attention
of the board to the Inadequate means of
exR from school houses in capo of lire. Inspector
specter Dunsrombe has In the last week
gone over all of the principal school build
ings with Architect Davis nnd the com
munication to bo sent In will recommend a
remedy. It Is stated that many of the school
buildings nre provided with only one six-foot
stair case , and this Is not considered enough.
In now buildings to be constructed hereafter
the building Inspector will see that proper
provision Is nindo for exit In case of flro ,
As for the present buildings the Inspector
will Insist that some radical changes In the
construction of the stairways bo made.
\\lll IJntt > rtiilii Their IIiiNliiliiilN.
The women of St. Martin's guild will en
tertain their husbands this evening with n
supper and entertainment. Supper will bo
served at the homo of Colonel imd-Mrs A
L Lott , and plates will bo laid for sixty.
After partaking of the good things set be
fore thorn the party will adjourn to the
homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. Fred M. Smith , In
the Immediate vicinity , where n program will
bo rendered. This entertainment Is gotten
up by the members of the guild for tholr
husbands , and Is in no way to be con
strued as a public nffnlr.
Tuesday Is election day.
The Commercial club meets Tuesday night.
In spite of tlio storm the Hastcr services
nt the dilTorout churches were well attended.
The women of the First Presbyterian
church will glvo n chicken pie dinner at 2COS
N street on election day.
The drill crow of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen ledge No. 2.17 will glvo nn
Caster ball at Workman hall tonight.
Mrs. Crebs , Nineteenth nnd M streets , will
entertain the Foreign Missionary society ot
the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon.
The regulnr meeting of the Women's Homo
Mlsslonnry boclety ot the Methodist church
will bo held Thursday nfterncon at the homo
of Mrs H. L. DennU , 1008 North Twentj-
thlrd street. A missionary program will
bo rendered.
Miles Mitchell has resigned as deputy
sheriff and has accepted the position of chief
of police nt the Swift plant. Mr. Mitchell
Is very popular hero , especially In repub
lican political circles , and his friends are
congratulating him on his advancement.
Claude L. Talbot , brand Inspector nt the
jards for the state of Wjomlng , has gone
to Cheyenne to attend the annual mt'otlng of
the Wyoming Stock Growers' association. It
is expected that nt this meeting a partial re
port of the losses on the ranges will bo
made. In EOUIO districts tha losses have been
heavy whllo In others no losses to speak of
have been rejorted.
Yesterday's snow storm will probably pre
vent the commencement of work on the re
pairs to the L street viaduct. The stock
> ards , company has an Immense amount of
material on hand for the roplanklng of the
long brldgo , but as long as the weather Is
stormy work will not bo begun The brldgfc
By Skin Scalp and Blood
Humors and Loss of Hair
Is the condition of thousands To all so af-
Dieted , warm baths with CiTiruiiA SOAV ,
gcutlo anoimlug * with CtiTictWA , purest of
emollient skin cures , and mild closes of fi'TI-
ciriiA KMOLV ENT , f.Te4tet of blood purifiers
and humor cures , will elcanse tU * vatem by
Internal und external medication of every
eruption and Impurity , aud coiiitltuto tlio
most ctfectlve ( kin cures , blood puriflera.aud
humor remedies ot modern
will be scraped nnd pnlntod M o , but not
until -the temperature Is considerably hlghet
thnn It Is now. , .
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY
Kcil ! > > I IIP 1'lrnt IliintUt Chun-It lit
Hi-Kitril 4o the DI-IIth n ( ll < - \ .
Dr. AlfUuolil.
At the First Baptist church yesterday
morning the following resolutions of
sympathy for the family of the late Hev. Dr
McQuold wore adopted :
The pastor and members of the First
Baptist church nnd congregation , assembled
together for worship on Sunday morning ,
April 2 , desire to express their sjmpnth }
with the family of the late Dr McQuold ,
praying that they may bo richly blessed and
comforted In their sad affliction
We alee deslio to show the officers nnd
members of the First Methodist Gplscopal I
church our high appreciation of Dr. Me-
Quold's mlnlstr } , trusting that In this hour
of trial they may bo rightly guided and
that this tragic bereavement may dinw the
members nearer to each other and to their | I
Lord nnd Master. I
Dr. Morgan , In submitting the resolutions
said that Dr McQuold had been accused of
not being a gooil Methodist because ho was
n broad man. and Invited men of other de
nominations to oecupv his pulpit This was
n penalty , said Dr. Morgan , that such men
ns Dr. Mctjuold will alwajs have to pay.
Dr. McUuold was also accused of not be
ing n sociable , man , and In regard to this
Dr. Morgan said that It > wns true that Dr.
McQuold was not sociable In the popular
sense cf the term. Very little ho mixed up
with his fellow ministers , but Dr. McQuold
wns a genius nnd genius never goes to
bed or gets up at the proper time. Genius
Is eccentric , Irregular , and must bo allowed
to do things In Its own way. Dr. Morgan
said that though a Baptist he could shako
hands with Dr. McQuold as a follow-worker
| ' for the Lord , nnd his death was a loss not
t only to his own church nnd denomination ,
but to nil churches and denominations. Dr.
Morgan eared not ivhat Dr McQuold's views
| 'were ' , for probably they vvere liberal , like
his own , but ho looked upon Dr McQuold
as n man of God nnd a preacher for his age.
DR. SEWARD WEBB AND PARTY
1'iiNH TliioiiKli Omaha lii n Siiclul
Truln IInNlnnrillioiiml Vii Out-
liiK o" die I'nrlllc Count.
Hasp , convenience and comfort were the
characteristics cf a special train which
passed through Omnha yesterday afternoon
eaatbound. It carried Dr. Seward Webb and
party of New York. In the party were Dr.
and iJIrs. Wcb1) and eon , J. Wntbon Webb ,
Mr. and Mrs. George Illrd , Mr. nnd Mrs J.
II. Purdy , 'Mr. nnd Mre. James Lawience
nnd Mr. and IMrs. Fred Vanderbllt. In ad
dition to tiieso there iwero maids , valets and
( servants , swelling the passenger list to
twenty-eight.
The train was composed of a baggage car ,
a cafe and diner , a sleeping ; car , Mr. Van-
del bill's private car , "Courier , " Dr. Webb's
private car , " Ellsmere , " and an observation
I car.
car.Tho
The party left New York City February
21 and took the southern route to California ,
where It spent most of the time cf Its out
ing. Hctuinlng , the train came over the
Southern I'aclllo and the Union Pacific to
Omaha and from hero It'went ' eastward over
the Xoithwcstern and the Vnndcililll lines
and will loach Xew York Wednesday. The
train remained at the Omaha depot about an
'hour , during which the party received a
number of calleis.
WAS AN APRIL FOOL JOKE
ho SIIJN John DiiNciilivrrVlio r < m-
fCNHCN ( lint lie llolilicil ( lie Ilurit
IMi ; Coniiuinj'M Slniul.
John Dusenberry confessed , -when arrested
yesterday afternoon by Detectives Keysor
and Sullivan , that he had ro'bbcd ' the Hurst
pie company's place , Twenty-fifth and Grant
streets , of $1 In nlcklcs nnd climes nnd 200
mutilated pennies on the imorninK of lAprll
1 , In order that they might icall/e that It
was All Pools' day. He went In through a
I -window and had little trouble In finding the
cash drawer , in vvhkh he did not leave a
single coin. Ho spent all the pennies at
different places.
\ . .11. C. A.iitin. .
The athletic park Is In a state of suspense
just at present , owing to a little dlmculty
In leasing the grounds.
The time of the meeting of the voung
men's service has been chaneed to " o'clock
Friday evening , Instead of a 15. ns hereto
fore. Service Insts Just forty-five minutes.
Secretary Willis will spend a couple of
days at Manchester , la , next week , assisting
General Secretary Matthews of that city ,
who was formerly the educational director
of the Omaha association.
The Steam engineering club will hold Its
last Betslon of the winter on next Monday
evening. Mr. W. IJ Stark , prebldent of the
club nnd formerly Inspector of the Hartford
Steam Holler Insurance company , will speak
on the subject of "Testing Hollers. "
The April number of Men , of which Frank
W. Ober is editor , devotes tonsldcinble spacs
to the Illjrai y , Us place of usefulness in the
association and also u list of the best books
for joung men by many prominent persons ,
Iniludlng college presidents , prominent busi
ness men and lending divines.
The educational work of the winter Is
Hearing its close. All the class work will
end the fiist part of next week. The last
four evenings of the week will bo given up
to examinations. Dcsldes the regular final
examinations , a good many of the students
will take part In a competitive examination.
A gicat Indoor athletic meet will take
place In the gymnasium Saturday evening ,
April 15 , Two tea in B will compote , one from
the University of Nebraska and the other
from the Omaha association. Gold and Mlver
medals will be given for individuals doing
tbo best work and an engraved plato will
bo piobi-nted to the team making the highest
collective score.
The gymnasium classes nro more Inrgely
attended nt present than in nny spring for
mnny years. New men are coming Into the
clashes dally nnd n grcnt denl of Interest Is
manifested In the business men's class ,
which meets Mondajs. Wednesdays and Fri
days nt noon. Quite a number of the prom
inent business , na well an three of the leu 1-
ing preachers of the city , t'xeiclse regularly
In this class.
Mr. G K Shurtlcff , general secretary of
the Cleveland ( O. ) association , whom many
of the associated men of Omaha will remem
ber as the former secretary at Denver , was
the recipient recently of quite n surprise
At the meeting of the Cleveland Hoard of
Directors ho was presented with a check for
$500 , transportation for himself nnd wife to
I'uropo nnd return nnd a thrco months' va
cation with pay.
t HEARD ABOUT TOWN.
Ocnornl Thnddpus H Stnntnn is \cry
murh oxprclfrd the e dajs In looking for a
house In onlor thnt lie mny trnnsfcr his
family from Washington to Omaha , where
ho expects to maho his homo. At present
ho Is nt one of the leailliiK hotels where lie
will romaln until the arrival of his family.
In speaking of matters of general Interest
( I o no nil Stanlon snld
"I Jo not belle\e thnt wo will have nny
trouble ns the result of the bombardments
In Snmcn , becnuse In the llrst plnco tlio In-
I
tcrrsts Involved are not Biifllclcnt to Jus
tlfy Germany In making any warlike dem
onstration * . Besides when opposed by two
such stiong powers as tlio United States
and Grertt llrltaln conservative action will
follow , because Germany Is desirous of se
curing concessions thnt would not he forthcoming -
coming If the German authorities were
stubborn "
In sponklng of his retirement an paj mas
ter general , General Stnnlon said It was
grntlfjlng to him to know thnt njtvvllh-
statidlng the burden on the department last
jcar not n slnglo harsh word or criticism
had been utteied against It.
" \Vo did something thnt has never been
done before , " remarked the general , "when
wo made up our minds to pay the troops
every month. During the cl\ll wnr soldiers
got their money when the department could
securu It for them. Then they were all In
this country , too. Of course now our 10-
Bourcea nro much greater and the go\em
inent hns plenty of money. Shortly after the
latu war commenced I decided to pay the
men regularly and since that time they
have been paid each month whether In the
Philippine : ) , Hawaii , I'orto Kico or Cuba.
Our paj masters have literally encircled tlio
glebe In their efforts to nupply Uio men
with funds promptly. The work was not
easy tit first , but now It hns become so s > s-
tematlzed thnt no trouble will bo experi
enced at any time.
"I think It was a mistake , " continued the
general , "to permit mnrrlcd men to enlist
In the army at nil during the recent wai
because It was a means for hundreds to
take advantage of In the desertion of their
wives and families. I received many letters
and personal visits from wives who weio
left without support begging for assistance
The department was helpless. Wo could not
hold the pay from the men and the result
wn that man } Innocent nud helpless women
and children were left In want. There was
no necessity for the enlistment of married
men and the dcpaitmcnts all advised against
It whoti the regiments were being mus
tered In. "
V race tmck follower , mho makes his
headquarters In this cltj and has reccntlj
attended the rnccs at New Oilcans , returned
a fmv dajs ago and told a remarkable story
of 111 luck. He is one of these pla > ers who
Is prone to lay his money on "long shots"
and ho kept an agent In Chicago to whom he
often sent straight tips Ono day several
weckB ago ho became fattened that a cer
tain horse was "out to win , " the odds
against him .being . 20 to 1. He rushed to a
telegraph station and sent a message to hla
'friend ' In ChKagii to lay at least ? 100 on the
! iTE6 all tluoo W.IJB In the pool room there
True to his convictions the horse galloped
homo In front of the Hold and he jubllnnti )
sat down to figure- out his winnings , when a
messenger boy came tip to 'him ' with a tele
gram from Chicago which Informed him that
his agent there had died the preceding
morning. He drew n disconsolate sigh and
remarked to a nearby sympathizer-
"Well , I .havo picked many a 'dead one , '
ibut I never before picked a iw Inner and
asked a 'dead one" to play him , "
I'frxoiuil I
A. Edholm returned Sunday from an ex
tended tilp through the south.
r. G. Carpenter , n mine owner of Deadwood -
wood , spent Sunday in the city.
J. W. Gibson , advance agent for the Teu-
nesscean jubilee singers , registered nt tbe
Murray Sunday.
Mrs N. 1) Shoudy , cashier of the Hotel
Knutuford , Salt Lnkc > , was a guest of the
Paxton jestorday.
Wllllain J. Hauloy , advance agent for tbe
Uobcrt Mantell company , accompanied by his
wife. Is stepping nt the Muriay for a few
days.
days.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dr. I B. McGilk , Minneap
olis , nro guests of the Paxtcn while stop
ping In the city a few dnjs on a tilp to the
Pacific coast.
Miss L. 13. Raymond , St. Louis , who Is
billed for n sketch at the Crelghton-Orplicun.
this week , will bo a guest of the Mlllaid
during her stay.
Nebrasknns at tbo hotels : Fred Boehner ,
Arapahoe , J. Randolph , Lincoln , Dan Mil
ler , Fremont , M B. Huffman , Nellgh , E. T
WescrfeJt. Gerlngs. H. C. Smith , O. L' .
Mickey , Lincoln , Mr. mid Mrs Howcll Mor
gan , Wlnnobngo , Jay B. McDowell , Fali-
bury , John J. Halllgan , North Pl.uto ,
Joseph Burns , Lincoln , i : K. Mason , Whit
man ; J. n. Blcuklron , Bancroft.
At the Murray : W. II Hanccck , New
York , M. II. iMke , Pittsburg ; William
Schultz , C. H Courtney , St Louis , C. E
Drew , Burlington , C. W Peck , Chicago , S
12. Cosford , Lincoln ; S M. Houghton , Deadwood -
wood , M 13 Tlmms , Chicago , J. I ) . Young-
man , Chicago , A. P Nixon , New Yotk , P
1) ) Gnnergan , St. Louis , J. N Wllklns , Cica-
trn , J W. Gibson , KIclouulo , Kan. , L. H
Hey , Now York.
At the Mlllard : P. D. Lonergan , St
Louis , Walter Lea , Now York ; J , R. Nel
son , Holdrege ; D. G. Mitten , Denver , L
nuenbach. Chicago ; F. II. Mlllard , Mil
waukee , H. C. Lamnr , Sioux City , Joseph
G. Rather , New York , Fred Wlnslow , Ida
Grove ; Eugene S. Welch , Akron , Miss Anna
Otto , Chicago , W. C. Lyle , Denver , W. P
Guthrlo , Chicago ; P. Gulrimnn , Denver ; W
R. Butler , Salt Lake ; Mr. and Mrs. C. Wat
sen , Sioux City.
At the Her Grand' A. J Wnikcntlen , New
York , William Cromer , Kansas City ; S. P
Williams , F. B. Lord , Chicago , David .1
Lloyd , Alndlan , Wyo , Ficd M Kiaus , St
Louis , W. T McNulty , Dead wood , A F.
Goodwin , Kansas City , II C. Smith , Palls
City , G M Desprcs , Chicago , W.V Cleveland -
land , St. Paul , G. H. Lain man , Chicago
Dears the _ /1tl3 KM You jlavUlvvays Bought
Signature
of
Bears the _ Klnd You Have Always BoisH
Signature
of
Bears th3 / ) the Kind You Have Aj a)5 ) BougH
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The World's ' Getting Bigger
Kor Uncle Sain every day tlio Mice
Imi'KiiluH me getting lilKfjor every day
nt Drex L. Shooiuaii'H big shoe store
Just look nt the valtio that l.s In our
misses' shoes at ? 1.50 theio was \t\g \ \
viilues In these last fall but there Is
\t\KKcr \ \ kalno this hprlns Ix > athur Is p > -
JIIK up ten point * n day. hut we lve jou
thu hill no quality of leather , nutlo In the
bainu vva.v , at the baino old inUv of l.r)0
You will never buy a shoo hem that is
not worth us imifh If not inoio than ue
a si ; .
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Oniulm' * Up-to-date Shoe
FA UN A.M STREET.
K < ntiiliiKiie iioiv
Scut fur ( lie
"Just see , father , how this stocking is ruined , and
I've only worn it once. I thought it was because Jane
had rubbed it too hard , but mother says it's all the fault
of the soap that Jane used. And she wants you to be
sure and order a box of Ivory Soap to-day. "
A WORD OF WARNING. There are mnny white sonps , each repre
sented to be "just ns Rood as the Mory' ; " they ARE NOT , but like all counter
feits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine. Abk for "Ivo'v"
Soap and insist upon getting It. v
oonrmoHT < < " THC PROCTER 4 omnir co CINCINNATI
George H Wllcox , W S. Dudley , Merldcn ,
Conn , Otto Focht , Chicago L. H. Tumor ,
New York , 1M P Howell , DCS Molnes , N.
U. Denny , Chicago
ai
This-week's vaudeville bill nt the Orpheum
Is ono that will be especially pleasing to
lovers of music. A variety of vocal number !
ranging from coon songs to selections from
grand opeia Is Introduced nnd there were
not nny of them but what seemed to please
the big uudlenc.cs that attended both of Sun
day's performances. The absence of unln-
tcrebtlng nnd tiiesome acts is a noticeable
feature of this week's bill and ono that
will certainly be appreciated by patrons of
this theater.
The re.il hit of the bill Is made by AI
Leech and the Misses Vincent , Moller nnd
Fuller , who call themselves the Three Rose
buds. This quartette appears in a sketch
which on the program is billed as an
operatic farce comedy , but which might bo
more properly termed n comic opeietta. The
three > oung women are possessors cf splen
did voices and are heard to advantage In
several selections. Their opening number ,
"How D'yp Do , " Is sung to n nlr fiom the
opera "GlroIIe-GIrofla , " nnd besides be
ing pretty Is artistic. .Another number In
which Mibs Vincent's superb soprano voice ,
Mollcr's strong contralto , nnd Miss Fuller's
mezzo-soprano blend In beautiful harmony ,
is called "Dora Lime From Bangor , Maine. "
They also do a very fetching dance. Al
Leech , who furnishes the greater pait of the
comedy Jar the net , icmlnds ono of that
eccentric comic opera comedian , Hichard
Golden , and Is Just as funny. Ills singing
Is good and his dancing superior to any
thing of the kind that has ibcen seen here
in some time.
J. G. .Murray nnd Clnrn Lane , who will
both be lomembcrcd as having appealed In
this city with the Carleton Opera company ,
presented n scene fr m Lecoy s op.ia , "Heart
and Hand. " Mr. Murray has a melodious
baritone voice while Mips Lane possesses a
clear hcprano of excellent quality. Their
act seemed to please the audience im
mensely.
LIz lo n. Raymond , the singing come
dienne , who Is an old favorite here , sang
several character songs in her own Inimita
ble waj. Her coon fcongs were especially
well received and in this line she outranks
May Irvvln. Phe puts just the proper
amount of fooling Into her songs , while
with her careless , unstudied manner she
wins her audience's appreciation nt once
The Houdlnls are magicians who present
an act which Includes some new and novel
feats of legeidemaln. Mr. Houdlnl Is ex
ceptionally clever in his manipulation of
cards , while his cabinet or cheht trick is
one that bailies everybody.
Olllo Young does n club swinging net , tha
equal of which is jet to bo seen In this
city. Tlio Jnckleys do an acrobatic act In
which some novel ns well ns difficult and
dangerous feats nre accomplished and Joe
Flynn does a monologue nnd pniody singing
turn thnt is full of wit nnd humor and keeps
the audience In an uproar for u quarter of
an hour.
Yalo'a spectacular dlveislon , "The Devil's
Auction , " drew two largo houses at Iliyd's
Sundaj The piece has been rearranged tind
a wealth of new scenery added since it was
lust seen In Omaha A lot of new specialty
people , among whom not the least are two
premier dancers , nre i > ecn nnd the mechani
cal novelties affoid a pleasing series of sur
prises. The billets nio Ingeniously and
nrtlstlcally Introduced nnd mnny new en
sembles presented. One fenturc which tlio
average iiudlcnce finds cnlchy In the third
n.31 Is the arrangement of a series of Sonsa
marches In which the "Stars nnd Stripes
Forever" predominates The climax Is a
pietty representation of Uncle Sam and
Columbia It Is a clever idea cleverly
worked out. A magnlccnt mls-on-sceiio en
titled "Tho Palace of Houis , " closes the
series of magnificent stage pictures.
WINDOW SMASHER ABROAD
U. .1. MoonlliirlN HrloU Tliroilitli
I'lnlo CiliiNM of ItrnitnliiK ,
VCO.'M More * .
People passing in the vicinity of Drown
ing , King & Companj's at 9 o'clock Sunday
night mere startled by the crash of shattered
glass Glancing In the direction of the sound
they saw one of the largo show windows of
the store smashed to smithereens nnd a man
walking rapidly nway. Three persons who
saw the window broken ngrco that It wns
done by the mnn. They say thnt this man ,
walking along the sidewalk , stopped quickly
In front of the window and picking up a
brick from the gutter hurled It through the
glass without appaient cause. Ofilcer Mad-
sen happened to bo standing near and ho
took the stranger into custody. At the stn-
tlon ho gave the name , H. J Moore , stating
that ho Is a bartender , but refusing to toll
his address. Ho vas held on the charge ,
malicious destruction of property.
DRINK GRAIN-0
after you have concluded that you ought not
to drink coffee. It IB not a medicine but
doctors order It , becaus It 1 healthful , in
vigorating : and appetizing. It is made from
pure Grains anfl has that rich neul brown
color nnd tastes like the. finest grudes of
coffee and coats about Yt as much. Children
like It nnd thrive on It because It Is a gen
uine food drink containing nothing but
nourlshmtnt. Ask your grocer for Graln-O ,
tha new food drink. 15c and Kc.
Prescriptions
Wont stand nny substl.
tutin/r nor will you
take your pi ascriptions
whore substituting- nl-
loxvud If you know it
Wo phtco behind our
oloi ki ono of tbo most
complete stocks of pure
fresh Drugs in the West
and no matter whut
tbo proscriptions , brln ?
it to us and wo will fill
It properly at a very
rcnboimblo cost.
THE AlOE & PENPOLD CO. ,
1arc'ni llctnll Drnjc IIou e.
1408 F.triiniii. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL
Where Do You Eat Supper ?
Many u time Stilunlay nlfjliLs J' " " ' iv °
to eat It down town why not KO lo
Hulilnff'sV There was a time when
Italdulf's wns i-oiihldered a hljjh-pilfeil
icMaunuit , but ( hat VVIIH beloiv ho had
lediiL'L'd bin pi'lco half sluiro thuu 'this
has boon coiiHldeied l > y good JtidgeH lo
bo the best place In Omaha lo wet thu
best sorvlcu at the pilot of common
every day. Try tin tonight wo will tnoio
than btitKfy you.
BALDUFFS ,
Uich-ll:10 : to 2i30. Supper-3i30 to
1520 Fiirnum St
Speaking About Pictures '
reminds ono of fiames and whim It
comob to frames v\o arc In position to
frame moio. pictures than all tin ; le t of
Omaha anil fr.nne 'em butter and nt
about half usual prices. Over WH ) differ
ent mouldings to select fiom. Try us
on Hut new iileturo or the Iramlng of
tbo old one and fee how little It will
cost joit. You are Invited to our ait
looms whenever jou can imiku It con.
ronlent.
A. HOSPE ,
We celclirntc our -Gili lnmlueii nnt-
vcrnarr Oct. uird : , 1HDD ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas.