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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THUBSDAY , AVGl'ST 3 , 1800.
STUDYING INFECTED' MILK
Department of Agriculture ia Eiparimentlng
f with Promising Remedies ,
CONDITIONS OF SPREADING TUBERCULOSIS
VrRrnt Necessity for IW Ilcfiilrln |
Mrlnitrnt Inspection of Milch
Horn's nnil Destruction of
Infected Stock ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. l.-Spcclal ( Corrcs-
frondencc.J-'Much consternation is prevalent
among the medical iiuthorltloB and scientists
over the Increased Infection ot the milk wo
drink every day , which is largely contami
nated with a deadly disease known ns
tuberculosis.
In the light ot this widespread Infection
( throughout the country the government Is
agitating both federal and state fciws to re
move one of the most prolific sources of con-
numptlon , and thereby get up a barrier
against that dread disease which kills more
( persons than all the other Ills of the flesh
combined.
Of pulmonary turbcrculosls , ordinarily
called consumption of the lungs , the public
has heard a gcat deal In the last few years.
It has been taught the nature ot the organ
isms causing this dread disease , the most
common modes in which 'tho bacillus of
tuberculosis obtains a lodgment on the lung
tissues , and what chances ot recovery exist
In the Vtirlous stages ot the malady , nut
on the subject of general tuberculosis the
consumption which attricks any part of the
4 > ody through the circulation , and which ao-
compllahes Its work with frightful speed and
certainty the public has had but little nd-
vcatlon. it IB the most fatal form of tubor-
culoaJs that Is being fought In the present
crusude of the state boards of live stock
cornml8sloncm against diseased milch cows.
In this latter typo ot tuberculosis Infection
docs not come from breathing In the ba
cilli with the nlr. In fact , except In un
usual cases , tubercular affections of the
lung * remain local to the cud. Infection oc
curs Instead through the alimentary tract
The disease germs Qrst find lodgment In-
tilde of the body after being taken in with
tfood or drink. Healthy digestive secretions
will kill tuberculosis bacilli , but where the
Ok eyatcm Is run down or there are digestive
\ troubles the germs frequently escape dl-
Restlon and find a place In which to grow.
In a short time they eat tbclr way into the
circulation and spread through the body , at
tacking various organs. Tuberculosis ot any
' 4/7" partway set In. Death results in nine cases
out ot ten.
\ Mncclnlly Subject to Tnlicrcnlosls.
Children ar.c especially subject to this kind
of tuberculosis. Ono of the mofct common
effects In infants is to produce humpbacks ,
the germs attacking the spinal column and
distorting its growth. The great majority
at the humpback children are victims of
tuberculosis.
Cows kept In stables are especially liable
to this disease. The germs seem to find
ready lodgment In them. They attack vari
ous organs , first the most sensitive grinds
and alimentary tracts , and afterward the
udders. When the bacilli have begun to
row In the last-named organs the milk
lvcn Is contaminated so as to be a possible
eourco ot Infection to every person who
drinks It. Tubercufosls. is alow to kill cattla
nnd a. diseased cow may go on glvlngv in
fected milk for years before showing pro-
uounccd symptoms of the malady.
The failure of Koch's lymph as a euro for
consumption , besides giving an Impetus to
the whole system ot serum therapy , paved
the -way for.development , .and manufacture
ot tubercullnf * -'aubstnrico ? which In the
last year or two has enabled tuberculosis
Jn cattlotoTjo diagnosed .without . fall. Tuber
culin Is now mode by the chemists of the
Department of Agriculture and Is given
away by the government. It conslsto prin
cipally of the poisonous products termed
toy consumption germs In their growth on
living tissue. When Injected Into the cir
culation ot a consumptive animal It causes
n marked rise In temperature , which evi
dences the presence ot the malady.
In the study ot thin disease It Is found
that tuberculosis ( bacillus is a email plant
which has the power to live as a paraslto
In the bodies ot a number of mammals. It
It finds entrance into the 'Body It can feed
Itself upon the tlssuea and grow nnd multi
ply nnd continue Us life under these con
ditions for a long period. As a result of
this growth It produces certain chemical
bodle * which are extremely poisonous and
nre Identical with tbo preparation ot the
tuberculin.
It nan been generally ibellevcd by scientists
from the very first that the species ot bacil
lus found in men and cattla are the same , as
there ecems to > be no difference In the study
ot the dlscaso of consumption of each by
mlcrcmcopal Investigations. Also tbat tbo
disease may bo transferred from beast to
oian and man to beast.
Trniinmlftiilou of the Illiicaiir.
The transmission of this disease from
nnlmal to man Is not only found In the
ngency of the milk , but the source of other
dairy products and In the flesh ot animals
used as food. In the latter Instance the
disease 1s contracted by the eating of rate
meat containing tubercle bacillus. Bacter
iologists particularly recommend that meats
of all kinds should be well cooked , 3 as to
kill all micro-organisms which may Infect it ,
"
Most danger , however , ot contracting "the
disease ot tuberculosis Is through the
drinking of raw milk , which la so universally
consumed In the country without being Bter-
ilUed or holloa.
In" studying the conditions ot tuberculosis
In mankind statistics show the rapid In
crease In the HBO of dairy products In the
past years and a marked Incrcaeo of caee *
of tuberculosis In mankind with It. In tbe
matter of the consumption of milk It Is a
fact that In most European countries milk
It not drunk raw to any extent. Nearly all
of continental Europe has , especially in the
last tow1 years , acquired the habit of sterilizing
izingor 'boiling ' the milk before using It ,
As tbo use ot sterilized milk becomes more
common , therefore , the problem as to the
dlitrlbutlon ot tubercuUils by means ot
milk Is disappearing. All the younger doo-
torn of European countries are taught the
necessity of sterilizing milk and , to a
greater or lew extent , even the children ar
taught the name fact In the schools ,
Statistics show that Germany In taking
measures to eradicate the disease , slaught
ered cattle condemned as tuberculous In 1S05
to the extent of value ot $1,600,000 , which
HOB a direct loss to the German farmer.
It Is now estimated that over 20 per cent
of tbe COWB that supply milk to the large
cities ot our country has tuberculosis. Tbo
Department of Agriculture Is making great
utrldea In the direction of a successful treat
ment for the eradication of this disease ,
AVhlle the tuberculin serum teH Is meeting
with greal suecres , every pc lble effort is
being 'mado to gain Information of the ex
perience of foreign countries -with the dls
case and with the manner of treatment and
prevention of Its spread , Dr , H. A. de
Bchwelnltz of the department Is at present
attending on International convention held
at Ilerlln. Germany , where this dUcaso U
bring discussed ,
The bureau of animal Industry has manu
factured and f.ent out enough tuberculin to
teit about 75,000 or 100,000 cattle. The tests
< ere conducted In tbe various states by tbe
Board of Live Sock Commissioners with
cplendld results and many infected animals
nero killed. Many statru have already In
force laws of Inspection for tuberculin tret ,
hut h > o n < H as yet generally strictly en
forced tbonif However , Pennsylvania , Ver
mont and a' few other statei are making
great progress along lines guarding against
this disease.
As tuberculosis Is the most destructive
dlieasc known to mankind the government
emphatically urges that every stata pasi
stringent laws and enforce them regulating
the Inspection of milch herds , the test of
tuberculin and the destruction of all In
fested stock found us1 a safeguard f > human
llf - L.V. . THAVIS.
SUCCESS IN TEA CULTURE
Htrrlmrnttt In South Cnrollnn Un-
cottrnKliiK to the r. tnt.HOi-
niriit of the Inilimtrr.
WASHINGTON' , Aug. 2-Charles V.
Shepard , wfio IB In charge of the experi
mental tea garden at Summervllle , S. C. ,
ha made a report to the secretary of ag
riculture covering the progress made up to
date. He says there are now about fifty
acres of land under tea cultivation and that
3.000 pound * were sold last year at a profit
of 23 per cent. It Is estimated that when
all the plants now growing arrive at
maturity they will yield 10,000 pounds an
nually. Dr. Shcpard expresses the opinion
that the fact that the tea plants lived
through laK winter , when the most In
tensely cold weather In the history of the
sectlort was experienced , Is a guarantee that
the weather conditions will prove satisfac
tory. The labor problem , ho eays , has been
solved by establishing a school for the
education of negro children In tea pick-
Ing.The
The quality of the tea also has proved
satisfactory. Of the black tea ho says :
"It has a distinctly characteristic flavor
and , like some of the choicer Oriental teas ,
Its liquor has more strength than Its color
Indicates. "
The green tea , he says , has attracted
keen Interest In the trade and among con
sumers and that "Oriental tea can hardly
furnish the like In this country. "
PENSIONS KOIl WESTCUN VETERANS
flurvlvom of the Civil Wnr Itoinrm-
bftpod ! > > the Uorernineiit.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. ( Special. ) Tha
following western pensions have been
granted :
Issue of July 20 , 1S)9 ! ) :
Nebraska : Original Jerome M. Cook ,
Lincoln , $8. Increase Isaac A. nice , Junl-
nlo , $8 to J12 ; Epaphras K. Phelps , Lex
ington , J6 to $8 ; Patrick Kcllcy. Omaha. $8
to $12. Original , widows , etc. Mary E. Car
ney , Friend , | 8.
Iowa : Original Oliver P. Summers ,
Dexter , ? 6 ; Jeremiah Slgler. Lohrvlllc , $6.
Supplemental ( Special1 July 21) ) Thomas J.
Simpson , Montrose , $12. Increase ( Special
July 21) ) Edgar N. Sleeper. Mason City. 16
to $8 ; Asbury Jacks , Hamburg , $8 to $12 ;
Ellsha Brown , Savannah , $6 to $8 ; Luclen
D. Ulnnham , Waverly , $6 to $8 ; George W.
Englc , Ellston , $8 to $12.
South Dakota : Original Enos Hrlen ,
Sioux Falls. $12. Reissue and Increase
Parker Swcaringen , Scotland , $ Q to $8.
VlNtt of Itnllnn Fieri.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 2. There is some
prospect that an Italian fleet may visit
American waters next month. A movement
to that end has 'been ' on foot ot late among
prominent Italians of New York , the pur
pose being to have the fleet here on Sep
tember 18 , Italy's national holiday , and it
Is thought the sailing north of the Italian
fleet at Buenos Ayrcs Is the result of the
movement.
PLENTY OF RAIN IN WYOMING
Hny Crop I * Above the Avcrnwc
Other Croiin Reported to lie In
Vcrr Oood Condition.
CHBYENNC. Wyo. , Aug. 2. ( Special. )
The climate and crop report of the Wyom
ing section ot the weather bureau for the
week ending today gives the following gen-
.eral summary of cllmata and crop conditions
In the state :
Showers were quite general over the state
during the week , making It a favorable one
for crops and ranges. In some sections the
rain Interfered with haying which was In
progress. Haying Is now general In all parts
ot the state , with reports Indicating the
crop to be up to or above the average.
Grain has made good progress and reports
indicate the crop to be In good condition.
Gardens and potatoes are doing well. Light
frosts occurred In portions of Ulnta county
on tbo 22d and 23d , doing slight damage to
gardens , but not injuring grain. Ranges are
in good condition , but are drying up in sec
tions not favored with rain. Streams are un
usually high for this season of the year and
water for Irrigation is plentiful.
Shit "While HccrnltliiK Miner * .
CRIPPLE CREEK , Colo. , Aug. 2. David
Conncll , formerly a deputy marshal at Gold-
fleld , Colo. , was shot and probably fatally
wounded by an unknown man at the Florence
& Cripple Creek railroad depot. He bad
been soliciting miners to work In the Coour
D'Alene country and seven recruits whom
ho secured were with him when he was
shot. They were surrounded , hooted and
stoned by a large number of men and It Is
said they drew their guns and threatened to
shoot. At this some one in the crowd fired
two shots , one taking effect In Council's
sldo and tbe other taking oft a portion of a
thumb of ono of Connell's companions. No
arrests were made. Connell had been warned
to leave the camp by a committee said to
represent the miners' union.
Iinnnc Soldier RUIIH A muck.
SAff FRANCISCO , Aug. 2. Nathan Hcr-
zog , a discharged private of Company M ,
Twenty-second Infantry , became madly in
sane In tbe California hotel on Montgomery
avenue and In a nude condition ran amuck
through the building. Before he could be
secured he knocked out two police odlcors
and badly Injured Mrs. LaPlerre , who re
sides near by. Special Odlcer Daggett , who
was first called on to take charge of the
Insane man , suffered from many bruises , end
Officer Free ! was taken to bis home , having
been severely cut on the head by glass.
Hfcrzog whs finally captured after bo had
wounded himself by breaking through a
glass door , the fragments of which Injured
Officer Freel.
MrldRc Miiterlnl to India.
HARUIsnURO , Pa. , Aug. 2. The Penn
sylvania Steel company today shipped forty-
three carloads of bridge and construction
steel to ono of the Pennsylvania railroad
docks In New York City , and from there
It will be sent by ship to India. It comprises
one-half of the Iron to be used In the build
ing ot the huge viaduct across the Gnktrik
gorge , about eighty miles west of Mandalay.
Tbo company will get $700,000 for the plsce
ot work , The remaining half of the big
consignment will be shipped late In the fall
and the construction will be begun In No
vember after the close of the rainy season ,
ThotmuiiO To n team
Could not express the rapture of Annie B.
Springer of 1125 Howard street , Philadelphia.
Pa. , when she found that Dr , King's New
Discovery for Consumption had completely
cured her ot a hacking cough that for many
years bad made life n burden. All other
remedies und doctors could elve her no belt ) ,
but she says of this Hoval Cure : "U soon
removed the pain In mv chest and I can
now sleep soundly , sometblnc I can scarcely
remember doing before. I feel like eoundlng
Its pralsoe throughout the universe. " So will
every one who tries Dr. Klne'x New Dis
covery for any trouble of the Throat. Chester
or Lungs , Price f > 0e and Jl.OO , Trial bottles
free at Kubn & Co.'s drue store ; every
bottle guaranteed.
Mimt (10 IlacU to Havana ,
NEW YORK , Aug. 2 , The adjutant gen
eral at Havana has cabled tbe police de
partment at New York to apprehend L. L.
Sloane , a passenger on the Ward line
Htearaer Havana , which arrived yesterday
from Havana. Sloane , who was on Hoffman
lefand under tbe usual quarantine detention ,
U accused ot eteallng $1,000 from the mili
tary authorities at Havana. He wll be ar-
rcated tomorrow , _
All weak plare * In your lyetem effectually
clottd r.galntt disease by DeWltt's Ltttla
iSarly Risers. They cleanse tbe bo\s U ,
promptly cure chronic contllpntlon , regulate
the liver and fill you with uew rife and
vigor , Small , ple&tant. cure ; never gripe.
SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC LAND
p > ckl Report of Seren United States Land
OfEcee Located in that State ,
HAS 11,000,000 , , ACRES OF VACANT LAND
Hnnhl lit ; District the l.iirst ulth
iiIW1,000 : Aere * Chniiilierlnln the
Second I.nrRcMVnlorton n
the Smallest.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Aug. 2. ( Special. )
The registers of the seven United States
land offices situated In the state of South
Dakota have just made a special repot t to
the commissioner ot the general land office
In reference to the public lands In their
districts. These reports show that South Dakota -
kota has , In round numbers , 11,000,000 acres
of vacant government land which Is subject
to entry by qualified applicants. In the
reports to the commissioner ot tin general
land office the lands are specified ax unap
propriated and unreserved , surveyed and un-
surveyed , reserved and appropriated or en
tered. Many Interesting facts are disclose !
In the special reports made to the commis
sioner of the general land office.
Of the seven land districts In South Da
kota the Rapid City district Is the largest ,
containing a total ot 13,181,000 acres , Ot
this 7,365,350 Is surveyed land and Is now
subject to entry under the homestead , min
ing or other laws governing the disposal ot
government land. In addition to this , there
are 911,777 acres of unsurvcyed public land
In the district , which , when surveyed , will
make a total of 8,277,807 acres ot public land
In the district. There are In the Rapid
City district 2,665,595 acres of Und resarveJ ,
1,103,595 of which Is contained In the Black
Hills forest reserve , and the remainder Is
embraced In the Pine Ridge Indian reserva
tion. A total ot 2,338,098 acres have been
entered under the various laws.
Snr * cy Ml I.niuiN Subject to niiti-y.
The surveyed land now subject to entry
In this district Is distributed as follows :
Uutte county. 1,252,001 acres ; Choteau , 601-
185 : Custer. 314,463 ; Delano , 629,760 ; Ewlng ,
234,970 , ; Kail River , 693,945 ; Harding. 649-
841 ; Lawrence , 10,411 ; Martin , 460,120 ;
Meade , 2S6.387 ; Pennlngton , 134,031 ; nine-
hart , 501,080 : Scobey , 570,973 ; Wagner , 457-
720 ; Washington , 88,595 ; Zlebach. 680,045. Ot
the vacant land In the Rapid City district It
Is estimated that about 5 per cent Is tim
bered , about 25 per cent arid and the re
maining 70 per cent agricultural land.
* The second largest district In the state ,
so far as the amount of public land subject
to entry la concerned , Is the Chamberlain
district , with a total of 1,667,843 acres sub
ject to entry. The total area ot the Cham-
Iain district Is 7,914,000 acres. More land
Is embraced In Indian reservations In this
district than In any other land district In the
otate or In the northwest , 6,357,467 acres
being reserved for the red wards of the
government.
The Pierre district contains a total of
about 1,500,000 acres eubject to entry. Most
of this vacant land , as well as nearly all
that subject to entry In the Chamberlain
district , Is situated west of the Missouri
river , the land having been ceded by the
Slonx Indians and opened to white settle
ment February 10 , 1890.
In the Aberdeen district there are a total
ot 281,456 acres which may toe entered by
homesteaders. During the last year 58,107
acres have been entered In the district by
settlers and the state of South Dakota hai
filed on 14,653 acres.
Becoming Decidedly Scarce.
The Mitchell district contains a total of
20,941 acres of vacant land which IB now
subject to entry by qualified applicants ,
This ' land 'district embraces" the older
portion of the state and the re
port shows that government land Is
becoming decidedly scarce In many of the
older settled counties. For Instance , Aurora
county contains only 160 acres of vacant
government land which is yet subject to en
try ; Bon Homme county , 40 acres of grazing
land ; Clay county , 56 acres of grazing land ;
Douglas county , 68 acres of grazing land ;
Hutchlnson , 49 acres of broken land ; Jerauld ,
1,200 acres ot grazing rand ; McCook , 2 acres
swampy land ; Moody , 40 acres swampy
land ; Sanborn , 24 acres swampy land ; Union
71 acres Bwarupy land , and Yankton , 31 acres
swampy land. Of the 20,941 acres subject
to entry In the Mitchell district 19,200 acres
are embraced In the land ceded by the
Yankton Indians in 1895 and is situated In
Charles Mix county. The total acreage of
lands entered In the Mitchell district during
the last year was about 20,000 acres.
The Huron district contains 150,271 acres
of vacant government land which Is subject
to homestead entry. This land is distributed
In the following counties : Beadle , 471 acres ;
Faulk , 16,563 acres ; Hand , 11,181 acres ;
Hyde , 71,618 acres ; Potter , 47,060 acrea ;
Splnk , 1,378 acres. A total ot 54,720 acres In
the Huron district Is embraced In tbe Crow
Indian reservation. The total acreage of
the district , exclusive of tbo 54,720 acres em
braced In the Crow Creek ressrvatlon Is 4-
430,005 acres , making a total of 4,279,734
acres which have been entered by settlers.
The Watertown district la one of tbe
smallest In the state and the lands there
have been rapidly died upon because they
are among the best la the state.
FOR AND AGAINST THOMPSON.
An KfTort HclitRT Millie to Secure III *
Pardon at Pierre ,
PIKRRB , S. D. , Aug. 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The application for the pardon of
James Thompson , serving an eight-year
sentence on a criminal aasault charge , was
presented to the Board ot Pardons this
afternoon , as well as a large remonstrance
and a number ot affidavits In opposition ,
Doth eldes allege bad character Rrtd gen
eral cuRsedne&s on the parts ot the princi
pals and the board will have to decide
which might hare been the worst In con
sidering the records presented. Mrs. Shank-
land , the mother of the yrlsoner , has been
working for a year to secure the pardon
and aflldavlts on which a lie. hopes to clear
her son from tbe charge agatnat htm , She
Is here assisting her attorneys as much as
possible In their work on the case , Statcn
Attorney Smith of Custer county Is fighting
the application and Is presenting a largo
number of reasons why no pardon should
'be recommended. It Is the most stubbornly
fought case which has been brought before
the board ,
Comiieiiintlim of County .I
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Aug. 2. ( Special
Telegram. ) Judge J. W , Jones of the state
circuit court has rendered a decision of Im
portance , not so much ns to tbe amount In
volved , but as to determining what compen
sation county judges are entitled to under
tbe law.
Judge Wllkes , county Judge of Mlnnehaha
co mty , sued the county for J100 for services
as a member of the County Hoard ot In
sanity , the 'bill ' having been rejected by the
county commissioners on advice ot State's
Attorney Bates. Judge Jones decides
against Judge Wllkre , holding that tbe
county judges are not entitled to compen
sation other than that Axed as their tatary
by the state constitution. It is understood
that the case will bo appealed to the state
supreme court.
Judge Jones today also sustained the mo
tion "for a new trial In tbe case of Mrs.
Heohl against the city ot Dell Rapid * . Tbe
plaintiff sued that municipality for damages
received by a fall from a sidewalk. Tbe ev
idence showed that the sidewalk In question
was not In Its proper place and had not
been for many months , that the plaintiff
passed over the walk every day and thus
bad knowledge of Its location , Tbo jury
awarded Mm. Beohl the turn ot | 2,100. Tot
new trial granted by Judge Jones will be
held at the next term of the circuit court.
Twchc hours of drizzling rain has greatly
benefited corn In this part of the state.
TEACHERS AT HOT SPRINGS
! < iinth Diikntn 1'ilni'ntlonnl \ orln >
tlon linn tin Interesting .Meet-
lug Ofllcem Kleotnl.
HOT SPRINGS , P. I ) . . Aug. 2.-Speclal (
Telegram. ) The special train bearing the
South Dakota Educational Association of 250
members arrived lAst evening over the Klk-
horn , making a daylight run from Sioux
City. The association convened this morn
ing and was happily welcomed by Mayor
Hargens.
There are about 400 members present. It
Is pronounced one of the most Interesting
and cnjooblo meetings ever held In the
state and is more largely attended than
usual. This afternoon officers were elected
as follows : S , C. Hartranft of Aberdeen ,
president ; Mrs , May Cowan , Iroquols , recordIng -
Ing secretary ; J. A. Ulxon , Yankton , corresponding
spending secretary ; Miss Alice Shouse ,
Planklnton , treasurer. Prof. Dempster was
re-elected secretary for the state reading
circle. There will be another meeting held
at Watcrtow-n In December , this year , and
the next regular meeting at Yankton In De
cember , 1900. The session continues an
other day , after which the pedagogues will
enjoy Wind Cave and other Black Hills at
tractions.
ASSESSMENTS SHOW AN INCREASE.
Those for South Dnkotn Will rtnii Up
to Over fl0,000,01)0.
PIERRE , S. D. , Aug. 2. ( Special. ) The
assessment returns which have come In tip to
today are from all the counties of the state
except CUstcr , Hughes , Jerauld , Moody ,
Pennlngton , Potter and Gregory. On the re
turns so far In the net Inneaso over the re
turns from the same counties last year Is
? S,478,143.
It the same percentage of Increase la shown
'by the counties yet to corno In the total
Increase for tbU year -will be over $10,000,000.
The state board will more than likely re
done th's ' , for the reason that Yankton county
| alone accounts for practically $4,000,000 of
! this Increase. That county started on the
| theory of assessing property at as near
actual cash value ns possible and an effort
was made to secure co-operation of all the
counties of the state In such an assessment ,
but none of the others followed , except tbat
it might have been attempted In Watworth ,
which also shows a largely Increased as
sessment.
KIIIE AM ) LIKE INSURANCE RISKS.
Report of the Iimurnnee ronunln-
Hloner for South Dnkotn.
PIERRE , S. D. , Aug. 2. ( Special. ) The
advance sheets of the Insurance Commis
sioner's forthcoming report show that the
fire risks written and renewed In this state
for the last year were $22,537,012 ; on which
premiums were paid amounting to $406,471.
The losses paid for the year amounted to
$193,049.
Life risks written for the year amounted
to $2,569,801 , with premiums received
amounting to $363,910 , and losses paid
amounting to $68,180. The total Insurance
In force December 31 , 1898 , amounted to $12-
542.8S2.
A large amount of Insurance Is carried In
mutual benefit associations , the total In
force December 31 , 1898 , being $61,028,200.
St. I.nwrciicc Will Soon De n Memory.
PIERRE , S. D. , Aug. 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Mlller-St. Lawrence house re
moval scrap was up ibefore Judge Gafty to
day. The whole matter is the outgrowth of
an old townslte fight In which Miller came
outflrot best and St.Lawrepce has been going
to Miller by piecemeal for several years. At
last Peter Gross ot Mlller-jiirchased a large
brick block at St. La\vrp.nco , .and began to
tear It down for removal. A'temporary In
junction was secured and the ground set up
that the removal of such buildings would
Impair the value of bonds Issued toy St.
Lawrence. After the Issuance of the tem
porary Injunction Gross attempted to ccn-
tlnuo work and was arrested on a charge of
contempt ot court. On final hearing this
morning Judge Gaffy dissolved the injunc
tion and released Gross on the contempt
charge. The removal of the 'building ' will
nc-w go on without hindrance and St. Law
rence will probably soon be a memory.
Chief Arthur Han No Information.
CLEVELAND , O. . Aug. 2. Grand Chief
Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers said today that no official Information
mation had reached him concerning tbo re
quest of the Lake Shore engineers 'or In
creased pay. "The grand officers of the
brotherhood , " said Mr. Arthur , "will take
no action In the matter unless the request
should be refused by the company. Jn that
case we shall endeavor to adjust the mutter
for the men. " It Is stated that neaily S3
per cent of the englneera on tbe Lake Shore
ore members of the brotherhood. About
1,000 men would be benefited by the advance
for.
asked _ _ _
Mnxet Committee InvcutlKJitlon.
NEW YORK. , Aug. 2 , The taking of testi
mony by the Matet committee today began
with the examination of William Beard of
the W. H. Beard Dredging company , W. H.
Sayre , Jr. , ot tbe International Dredging
company and Charles Loomls of the Atlantic
Dredging company , who testified na to the
prices received for dredging. The oxam.
Inatlon of these witnesses was technir.il. It
was shown that the rate for dredging varied
from 12H to 17 % cents per cubic yard. The
witnesses denied that there was any agree
ment among them to charge tbe city ex
orbitant prices.
The Greatest of All-
Tim W.V" . Klmhnll Co. nro the Inn-
est producers of plauos and organs In
existence Their present factories nrfi
one-half larger than those of any Him-
ilar Institution these factories have It
ncres floor space with tlio new addi
tion just building they will then contain
18 acres Tills will make the works
double the nine of any piano and organ
factory on the globe-All this because
they have ( succeeded In making a high
grade pliino at a moderate ooBt We arc
Klmball agents for Nebraska
A. HOSPE ,
W celebrate onr UOth bailneMi mrn
verittrr Oat. 88rd , IHOfr.
Music and Art 1513 Dougla *
Mr , Frederick Hat'ter
Wants It known that ho Isn't an animal
tamer but n hatter. Halting IB his busi
ness and ,1)0 keeps right up and somi"
times ahend of the Union , There iiru
Fedora hats , Derby huts , Elk huts
Cattlemen's lintx , I'aslia hats , helmets ,
caps and straw huts. We don't think
any one can give you so much for your
money In a straw hat as wo can. Wo
know how to buy straw huts so that wu
can hell them at the right prlco and give
you the right kind of a straw hat.
FREDERICK
The Hatter ,
Tbe Leading lint Man of the West.
120 South 15th Street ,
HISTORIC AMERICAN HOMES
Housts that HiiYe Been Presented to This
Country'a ' Heroes ,
GIFTS OF FRIENDS AND ADMIRERS
I'roprneil TrMlinonlnl to Onvcy AVIII
tic hut Olio of it I.OUR MM
borntcil InnMi -
The hou o that In proposed ns Rift to
Admiral Ie ey Is not the first presented by
admiring friends to officers of the army and
navy , there having been seera ? such by
way ot precedent , but It Is the first that has
ever been subscribed to by the country nt
largo and under government , ausplcca , snys
the WashlnRton Star. It Is sanctioned by
the government , at least to the extent ot
permitting the national banks to receive
deposits for the fund , guaranteeing that nil
moneys so received shall 'bo ' used for the
purchase of a hem < c for Admiral Dewey.and
by permitting treasury ofn-lals to take
charge , unofficially , of the fund the present
chairman ot the committee being Atststant
Secretary of the Treasury Vandorllp , with
United States Treasurer Roberts acting
chairman.
The scheme originated with Hear Admiral
Upshur , and the original Intention \\as to
rnlso $100,000. Up to date not more than
$15BOO has been recchcd , but the subscrip
tion has been open only but a few weeks.
The committee has not as yet any definite
house under consideration , nor will It have
until the sire of the subscription warrants
It. All statements to the contrary are with
out authority.
The < irniit llounc.
The first house presented to an officer of
the army was given to General Grant by
his enthusiastic and admiring friends upon
his coming to Washington at the close of
the war. This house Is situated on the north
side of I street , between Second and Third
streets northwest , and , although forty years
have passed since It was built , is still a fine
mansion , plain , but decidedly dignified and
substantial. Tbe entire block , bounded by I
and K and Second and Third streets , was
bought by Senators Stephen A. Douglas of
Illinois and nice ot Wisconsin , with Vice
President DrecklnrlOge.
Upon the eastern portion of this block fac
ing on I street they built tholr three spa-
clous houses , but before they wore com
pleted war was declared , and Vice President
Brecklnrldge departed abruptly for the south
to assume at a later period the vice preal-
dencv of the confederacy , leaving his house
on the hands of the contractor , who roofed
It In , laid floors and put In doors and windows
dews , and rented it for a hosnltal Jurlng
the war to the government. At the clnso of
the war the house was properly finished and
a committee representing the friends of Gen
eral Grant bousht It and the adjoining
lawn , measuring 116x315 feet , for the sum of
$15.000 , and presented It suitably furnished
to General Grant , who occupied It until uis
Inausuratlon president In 1869 , when he
removed to the White House. When the
houses wore built the neighborhood was de
cidedly irlstocratlc , but with the departure
of General Grant it rapidly lost Its prestige
the center of fashionable life moving
nearer to the executive mansion. The
neighborhood , although still thoroughly
good , IB quite outside the boundaries of the
social world ot today.
I'rcKontcil to flcnrrnl .Sherman.
When , upon the accession of General Grant
to the presidency , General Sherman took
command of , thp army , some Now York
friends bought of General Gr.vnt the nouse
furnished for $65,000 , and presented It to
General Sherman , who occupied It until 1874 ,
when the headquarters of the anuv were
moved to St. Louis. Ho then sold It to
Mr. Matthew G. Emory , who now occupies
It. Durlns the time that General Sherman
owned It he practically divided the bouso
Into two. and built a new entranca to tha
western side. After the property passnJ into
the hands of Mr. Emery he completed tba
division , and the eastern half is rented t a
private famlls * . The house contained orlgl-
ally about thirty rooms. The corner or east
ern house , built by Senator Douglass , and
for some time occupied by Mm , Is now used
by Monslsnor Martlnolll as the Catholic
apostolic legation.
The house In New York City which cx-
Presldent Grant made his home after his
famous tour ot the world was also the gift
of friends. Thla fund for the benefit of
General Grant was managed by the late
Mr. Frank Work of New York Cttv and
amounted to $250,000. The house was pur
chased for something like $100,000. General
Grant lived hero until his departure for
Mount McGregor , where Tie died. Mrs. Grant
told the house nome little time after and
took up her residence In Washington with
her daughter , Mrs. Sartorls.
A Delightful Snriirlnc.
On November 1 , 1883 , General Phlllj
Sheridan aeeumed command of the army and
removed with his family from Chicago to
Washington. The gallant general had many
warm friends in Chicago and they quietly
planned a gift which should testify In a
substantial way to their love for him. Sam
uel Johnson of Chicago nnfl twenty-three
close friends contributed each tbo sura of
$2,000 and bought him the house No. 1617
Ilhodo Island avenue. Forty-five thousand
dollar * ) x\a < t the price p ld and 13.000 * as
spent for repair * . It was a complete sur
prise to the general , who knew nothing
about It until the deed was presented to
him In hl office. The entlro amount was
raised In one day , In the whole-hearted
western way.
Ooncral Sheridan ll\cd In the house five
jears. until early In May. 1SSS. a des
perately * Ick man , he wns removed aboard
the shin Swats. , detailed by Secretary
Whitney for the trip , to his cottage at Non
quit , where he died the last of June. His
body did not rest In his home In Washing
ton , but waa escorted by two troops of cav
alry under General Carpenter to St.
Matthew's church , where It lay In state and
whence It was Riven H military burial. The
family ha\o lived In the house during the
eleven years that have Intervened between
then and now. It let In the very heart ot
fashionable Washington.
The Login ! llmiRr.
In 1S < 3 General John A. Logan was re-
olwted to the senate of the United States.
Shortly after his re-election ho purchased
nt Mr. John Sherman the old-tashlond
colonial mansion and one acre of ground , ft
portion of the Stone estate , nt the corner ot
Clifton and Thirteenth streets , northwest.
This fine old house was In a state of dilapi
dation , having served as hospital , a board
ing house and a residence fo ? wwm.i of
colored people , and finally , was almost aban
doned , the cows grazing in the fields about
the house.
The location Is quite ideal , commandlrg
from Its alto upon the hilltop a superb pan
oramic viewof the city and river. The prim
was $20,000 , of which General Lognn paid
a small portion only and gave hl notes , on
time , for th balance. A few months after
ward ho died and left the debt unpaid. Cap
tain Georgp E. I.emon , a warm personal
friend , started a private subscription among
the friends of General Logan all over the
country and n fund of $60,000 wan raised and
presented to Mrs. I ogan. With this money
she paid for the house , restored It to Its
original beauty , built a "memorial hall" BV
cred to the memory of her husband , fur
nished the house In ft style harmonious with
Its architecture and made It her permanent
home.
TMO Other Tcstlnionlnls.
Soon after General Hancock's death a. syn
dicate presented to Mrs. Hancock the new
'brownetono house at the corner of Twenty-
first and R streets. Mm. Hancock lived here
but a few years , and sold It some time before -
fore her death. It Is now vacant and "Kor
Rent" signs decorate Its windows.
There Is n story of a house In Philadelphia
bavins been given to General Meade , but
none ot the officials In Washington know
ot It.
In 1895 General Mllcn was placed In com
mand ot the army , and , shortly after
friends In Boston , New York , Brooklyn , San
Francisco and other cities , east and west ,
quietly gathered together some $40,000 , and ,
represented by a small committee , after con
sultation with General Miles ns to location ,
bought and presented to him house No.
1736 N street , in the center of the finest
residence section. The ipdce- paid , Includ
ing repairs , is said to have teen $30,000 , and
the balance of the fund was Ubed tor furnish
ing and decoration ,
So the project of buying or building : n
home for another of our heroes will not be
without precedent in the history of Wash
ington , and should the desired or necessary
sum bo raised , one more historic house will
-welcomed to Washington's already long
list. i
WlSMollISCll'MMiD CADDIES.
, Vt Sonic of the Country Oltihs They
Arc Uniformed anil llnff a Mnstor.
At the sweller country clubs the caddie
force Is managed with all the decorum that
rigid discipline can produce. If a member
desires a boy a low-voiced servant ' tele
phones tottho caddie- house , an'di the caddie
master dispatches one immediately with the
member's bag of clubs. The boys are uni
formed , and each bears his number on a
shield pinned to his hat. But this is not
possible at the smaller organizations and
private links , where the number of players
Is Insufficient to maintain a regular force ,
and at some the 'Custom ' has grown up of
raising a flag when 'a caddie la needed , and
the first boy wha spies It and reaches the
links Is the one engaged. At some clubs
It Is usual for the members to sign for their
caddie service , and the boys rocelvo metal
chocks from the caddie master entitling
them to their pay at the end of the day.
The Little Five Cent Barrister
Made Ju&t like Ills father from the best
tobacco ever put In a ten-cent cigar-
He Is not ns big ns his father , but he
Is Just ns good nnd If you want a good
live-cent smoke you want to Insist upon
having a Little Barrister Most dcalera
sell them , but you cnn always get them
from tin Wo nre tbo distributing
agents for the flve nnd ten-cent Bar
risters.
Win- Stoecker
Cigar Co-
THE BARRISTER AGENT ,
1404 Douglas.
To Parents Talk No , 45
There Is no more Injurious practice
than that of holding toys close to baby's
fnco to nttrnct his attention. More cases
of cross pyos arc caused In this way than
from all other causes combined. Tbe
strain ncccsHary to focuH the eyes for so
cloHe an object Injures the muscles and
throws them out of harmony. If your
child shows the Mlghtest tendency to
cross his eyes havn them examined for
glasses ; do not put off thw matter a mo
ment OlnsMOH will euro him nt first , but
If you wnlt lee long nothing but nu op.
oration will do him any good.
J. C. Huteson ,
Manufacturing Optician ,
Kodaki , Camera * 1020 Doufflaa 8t.
uud SuvpHe * . Omaha ,
Outside the Philippine Village
You couldn't oven dream of anything
us attractive ns our line of ladles' fault-
lonablc nnd comfortable footwear there
Is the KoHtor Ciihtom Inst tliti latest
the Ilanan Man last , KO tasty and com
fortable the Military last , bo popular
now the new model , hardly Introduced
ns yet , common hoiiho und all the well
known lasts I'ug toe have you hoen
them ? and all the now popular round
toes vlt'l kid , soft nnd durable tineat
of HiiHHla lightweight , surely It IK a
panorama of Mine loveliness rarely scon.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaha's Up-to-dmt * 8ho II a KM ,
1410 FARNAJI STUEET ,
These pasi as currency thionfthout the
force , nnd many a > oungster has gambled
aw ny hU day's rarnlnc before they h Yo
been received , p.tylnic his debt * ltb the
cht < ok that the winner will cash In
Your tru , r.irtdle lm a supreme contempt
for a notice , and ninny n man \\ould throw-
down his clubs forever If he heard his game
detarlbed In the CAddlen' quarters after the
ninlch Is over.Vhon poor Mr. Handicap
Forty tnkcs him out ho nvstimt * a conde
scending air nnd delivers his criticisms with
brutal bluntncss , but the * nlorailon with
\\hlch he regards the "bin pliynrs" Is untnll-
Ing. Ills pride In carrying for one of them
Is almost as great ns though hp himself
were the center of attraction , nnd the hey
\\\\o \ Is chosen by the champion In M bit ;
tournament Immediately lcom < a small po
tentate In hl own sphere , nnd scarcely
deigns to notice hi * less fortunate compan
ions. In fact. It Is n little world ot bis
own In which he moves IJach force has It *
recognized lender , and \\hnt ho says Is Im
plicitly obeyed , even to going on Mrlkp. AS
has happened nt one or two llnkx In the last
few years. Hut what promised to lip n new'
phase of the labor question hug somewhat
subMil < M of late , for the prices paid at all
largo clubs has become so uniform thiit there
U little occasion for dissatisfaction , nnd
most of the boys arc lee glnd of the oppor
tunity to Inerenso their pocket money i
quarrel with tbo means by which It Is made
oi'.vivr u.vnmoN i.A nvticAIU > .
IlrloiiR" < " n > < MV 1 nrk 5lnii anil linn
n Cttrlnn * HfTcc' ,
A Jnpiuif'o Burden lo located In the mld t
of the barren yards In the older portion nf
Now York City. It belong to Jullut Hoff
man. a Uermnn vhynirliin , who IMS con
structed It wfter making n VMt to Jnpan ,
The Japnncwe Idea of representing u mlnln-
ture landscape Is followed , Riuall trees nnd
plants nro arrniiRpd In the ill'tanoo ' nd
iarftrr enc i In the foreground , glvlnc Uio
appearance of a Rreatcr perspective
Hut the moxt plcturi'snup effect Ix hidden
by the foliage , it Is a winding rivulet HewIng -
Ing from a luke which U fed by n waterfall
constructed In the further corner of the
yard. It winds urouml hedv uf Japnnesa
( lowers , under a pi city arched brldRi' , and
forms little pools and cascade * . To get this
oifect the ground lind to lie given an Incline ,
of llvu fc t , which required llfty cnrtloadt
of earth.
The torrl , or Japanese nrch , In bright red
nnd blnck , Is suci n Is cen nenr all Japan
ese pnlnc-w , on which the sacred birds of
old rested. They are always mudo to look
old , even It the wood hail to bo "trentcd. "
The summer house and all the other wood
work IH of clieHtmit , of line workmanship
and decorated with the usual symbol" .
There urn covers for Japanese lanterns , va
rieties of Jannnesf potters' and Htonc work ,
nnd R bell which 1 * runi ? by thewind. . The
I > nth are ot bright , round atoncc which , to
the Japanese , represent the Islands of th lr
country. 9'ho water abounds with frogs
ttiid turtles aiuHcven a small crocodile ' > nd
u snak ? arc to be peen her"
Nearly In front of 'the doctor In the pic
ture. Is what Is vailed Ishlioro This Is in
Hhnixs like a little JaiKinc.se house , 1ho win-
down on the ldes being covered \\lth oil
iMper. At nlKht , when tin Japanese lan
terns ro lighted , this It also Illuminated
Inside , appear'nif like a house In the dis
tance. These uro found In all Japanese
gardens and Invariably tune the foul of
their owners. Nenr the gate Is u Japanese
washetand and IV llrst s > mbol to greet the
cyo Is that of "Jehu" liberty.
The doctor believes In being- out of dorivs
mid he llnds his novel grounds a me. ins of
rectc.itlon. During warm weather ho hai
his meals serv d out here , unrtcr an own-
Inn. The Ja.uiese foliage was quite ex
pensive and altogether the garden ' cost
nearly $1,000.
KODAKS.
We have in
creased our
holdings i n
Kodaks , Cam
eras and Photographic sun
dries until AVO now have every
thing the ama
teur will need.
Special atten
tion given to
the retouching ,
developing and
printing of .all work.
THE ALOE & TENFOLD COMPANY
Amateur P/io(0/rap/i/o ( btijijtllet.
1408 Furiuun , Omaha.
Opposite Paxtan Hotel.