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THE OMAHA DAILY J3EE : WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBER 8 , 181W. SABBATH OUIET IN LINCOLN Easiness HOUBOI Art Dereited While Occu * pinu Oast Tbeir Ballot * . MANY TARDY CITIZENS SWEAR IN VOTES n > - Xnon Five llutitlrnl t' Voter * AT * fJlvrn Crrtlllcntrs , Mnut of Whom Arc LINCOLN , Nov. 7. ( Spcslil. ) Lincoln finally awakened to the fact that there was an election todny and all business was prac tically suspended. Until today very little Interest had been taken In the campaign. The registration on the three different days was lighter than uaual and It was feared . that the vote would be correspondingly light. At . ho state house most of the ofllces re mained closed today. lltislnern has been at a standstill there for the liut four weeks nml It was thought unnecessary to keen Bomo of the omcen opened trelay. One man I was on duty In the chief executive's ds- jiartmont and ono or two stenographers were inisy most of the day In the land commlK- Montr's office. The three Judges cf the supreme court arrived In Llnrln at noon , but It was decided not to open court until tomorrow. The clerk's offlco was kept open all day with n full force of clcrKn on duty. The clly clerk's office was the fcene of unusual activity today. By noon over HOO unregistered voters had been Riven certif icates and as many more wrro Issued thtt afternoon. It was noticeable that more than three-fourths of those to whom certificates wore Issued were known to be republicans. Governor Poynter left last night for h's homo In Albion and ho voted there today. Ills son , Charles Poyntcr , returned to Lincoln from Omaha , where ho has been attending a medical CD- legc. and cast his vote in this city. Mr. Poyutcr has attended the university sev eral years and he maintains that Lincoln IH his himc. Ilryan came back from Omaha this morning and \\na one of the first to vote in ths Fifth ward. I'ccnllnr Supreme < 'ourl ( ! nnc. The brief of the city attorney In the case of Dr. G. W. O. Farnam against the City of Lincoln was flled In the supreme court today. This Is a rather singular case. The district court rendered Judgment against the local street car company , but the case was appealed. In the meantime the city council voted to accept a compromise prop osition , but was restrained from carrying out the agreement by an order of the court Irsucd on the application of Dr. Farnam. It was the general opinion of most of tha councllmcn and even the citizens that the proposition was a good one. The case before the court will decide the injunction case. It IH thought. The city cf Lincoln originally brought milt against the Lincoln Street Railway company and Its mortgagees to foreclose lions for paving assessments and asked for foreclosure upon the llnea of the company for $31,000 paving assessments levied against lines then in the streets but previously occupied by the company. The last judg ment of the court was for over $100,000 and Included penalties and Interest. Considerable business of more than or.- dlnary importance will come before the supreme court at Its sitting which com mences tomorrow morning. The court will probably remain In session three days. Biiilcnvorcrn of Thnycr Comity. HBBRON. Neb. , Nov. 7. ( Special. ) The seventh annual convention of the Thayer county Christian Endcavorcrs has been In session In this city slnco Saturday afternoon. A social was tendered the visiting delegates nt Re * . Ccoko's residence Saturday evening" after the business session. Last night the convention closed with a union service. Rev. V. E. Shirley of Nelson preached the ser mon after which a consecration meeting was hold at the Christian church. Duiuiuct to VctcrniiN. EDGAR , Neb. , Nov. 7. ( Special. ) A banquet was given to the members of the Grand Army of the Republic and their families last Saturday evening by the mem bers of the Women's Relief Corps. The banquet waa a sumptuous affair , and after ward a program , consisting of patriotic ecnr. " . Instrumental music and a few short addresses by members of the post and corps were given. The occasion was participated in by about 200. Doiljie Comity MortKiiKP Heeorit. FREMONT. Nob. , Nov. 7. ( Special. ) The following IE the mortgage record of Dodge county for the month of October : Farm mortgage : ) recorded , sixteen , amount $19- 803 ; released , twenty-three , amount $31,33G. Town and city mortgagee recorded , twelve , amount , $4,514 ; released ten , amount $13- 075. Chattel mortgages filed , 111 , amount , $ D6,395 ; released , $7,194. About $80,000 of tin latter are on cattle purchased for feed- Hey Dim from 'Wound. ' CREIGHTON. Neb , . Nov. 7. ( Special. ) Torrcnca McClaln Idle , who accidentally fthot himself In the leg a short time ago , died from tbo effects of hla wound yesterday , at his home three miles southeast of this town. The funeral occurred In the Crclghton ceme tery today at noon. Tbo boy was the son of Saundcrs Idle and was II years old. Injured In Fnlllnir Klevntor. COLUMBUS. Neb. . Nov. 7. ( Special Tele- Rram. ) A freight elevator In Ragatz's store fell tbls evening from the second floor to the basement. George Swartzley , a clerk , re ceived a broken leg nnd Con Keating , a de livery clerk , was severely Injured Internally , NCTT UlKh School Projected. NEBRASKA CITY , Neb , . Nov. 7. ( Spe cial. ) The Board of Education yesterday purchased three lots adjoining the site of the present High school building. Tbls gives a full half block upon which a new High school building will bo erected. ColiimlniN nnd Norfolk Joined. NORFOLK , Neb. , Nov. 7. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Nebraska Telephone company today completed a metallic circuit be tween Columbus and Norfolk and a force CURES RHEUMATISM Ilemnrknhlr ICITcclN of Dr. Dlx * Tonic TulilctM In Ciirlnur tlir lllnciisc nml .Stopiilnff All I'llhm. Trlnl I'ncUnKP of Tlilx Hnlrmllil Medi cine .Mnlletl Kre to All Don't Kail to Try Tlicne U'on- ilerful TnlilelN. If you ro troubled with rheumatism , no matter If It xpcnix to Im killing van. write at once to Hayes & Coon. JOI Hull lid ; ; . , Detroit , Mich , , and tbev will FCIH ! vnu a free trial of Dr , Dlx' Tonic TabletH. Tbls Is u remarkable medicine. It U not like u liniment that easeH ( bo pain for n while , but It ftclx right Into tlm Joints uiiil nerve centers and tint only Htops the pulnn , but circulates the blood and absorbs the iiols- ons tli.it cause rheumatic jialiiH , A Rcntlc. man at KagleSrove , Iowa , write * ; "Men * . Hayes & Coon , Detroit. Mich , C.piUleinen- * Kncloftce-1 find P. O , money order for W.oo for which \ilearo \ pend mn Dr. Dlx' Tonic Tablets liy American ICxire. ] n or mall , ax many boxen IIH thn amount will buy. Dr. Dlx' Tnnlo Tablets are Ibo only thlncn I IIHVP found that will euro rhcumatlMn and I have tried many klndx. I am recom- memlliiK them whenever J get u chance and this present supply Is for my nclfh- bors who don't gel to town very often , Peter II , Johnnon , Kudo drove. | a. . May 16. 'PS. " You can uot Dr , Dlx' Tonlo TntilctH of any elniKHlfct at 60 cenU n box , Kitlirr write today for the free trial or buy n box of the Tablets at the drug store. You will be richly rewarded by freedom from pain nd complete cura has started out to build a line from Norfolk to Crclghton. Another gang of men will bo here In a few days to build a line from Norfolk to Ncllgh , thus giving the polntn connecter ! telephonic communication with Omaha and other Important points In the state. Chllil Droirnnl In n Tnnk. ORETNA. Neb. , Nov. 7. ( Special. ) Ar thur Qlllccple , the youngest ton of W. J. Ollle.iple , was drownce' ' lo a water tank to day. The tank was covered and the child fell through a rotten board. There was no ono In the vicinity at the time and the bo ; could not reach the rim ot the tank. BRITISH IN BAD WAY ( Continued from First Page. ) miles ap.irt and a sharp nutlcok was kept for suspicious craft. At Gibraltar extra sentries are posted at night at different parts of the ships , with ten rounds ot ball cartridges each. The small guns on thn upper deck end In the fighting tops are kept ready for Immediate use , thb ammuni tion being on deck ; a few men sleep at the guns , the searchlights arc kept working , all boats are hailed and not allowed to approach without pcrmlssltn of the officer of the watch. C'nvnlry ClinrRcn llir Ilocru , CAPETOWN , Saturday , Nov. 4.-After noon A dispatch from Ladysmlth says that on Thursday afternoon the British cav alry charged the Boers while ? tbo latter were maneuvering south of the town and cut their way through them. A long torn posted on Bulwln hill shelled the town , but little danrage was done. The naval gunners put the big gun situ ated en Hcpworth hill out of atlon. The enemy at Grobler's Kloof engaged n company of the Royal Irish Fusllecrs and brisk firing occurred on both sides. An armored train with sixty Infantrymen on board drew the enemy's fire , enabling the volunteers to make headquarters safely. The military are eulogized for their timely help to the volunteers. Tonptici Off the DytinttiKr. HOPETOWN , Capo Colcny , Nov. 4. A dispatch which hr'a been rccelveJ hero from Klmberlcy , dated Novcmbc:1 : 1 , says : Ap parently the Boer reinforcements from Ma- fcklng have arrived , as the burghers are moro numerous and closer all around Klm- berloy. About 1,200 of thccn made a demon stration three miles eastward at Premier mine today and opened fire on the DeBeers carts , but no damage was done. Tbo explosion of the. dynamite magazine caused by the Beers firing the place was terrific. The huts contained thirty-five tons ol dyanmlto valued at JC3.5CO. All the wounded arc progressing satlsfac- t-rllj. A commltteo to regulate tbo eupply and prlcn o ! food Is being formed. Mr. Rhodes Is making an avenue a mile Icng at Kcnllwcrth , to bo called "Siege Avenue. " A double row of orange trees and vines will be planted en cither eldo with pepper trees forming the background. UorrH DninnKc a IlrlilKe. ' CAPETOWN , Sunday , 3:15 : p. m. Advices from the Orange river say It Is reported that the Boers have destroyed one of the piers of the Modder river bridge and there arc rumors , emanating from Hopetown , that an attack will be made on the Orange river camp. Dally FlRhUnpr nt MnfcUlnR. CAPETOWN , Nov. 7. A dispatch from Kuruman , dated Friday. November 3 , says a dispatch rider arrived there from Mafe- klng that morning announcing that Colonel Baden-Powell had captured a number of mules and horses. Fighting was occurring dally at Matching ; all. It was added , in favor of the garrison. Natives report that Ojlonel Plumer'fi force from Fort Tnll Is working Its way from Rhodesia to relieve Mafeklng. LADYSMITH IS STILL SAFE One Knfllr In Killed In tlic TOTTII nnd liiIir.tillr.iitH Arc I.lvliic In rtomli-Proof Dirclllne" . LONDON , Nov. 7. The following is the text of a dispatch from General Buller from Capetown , dated November 7 , 12:53 : p. m. : "The following dispatch bos been received from the general commanding at Estcourt , dated November 0 : " 'Since Friday there has been a cessation of hostilities. A note was sent that day to General Joubert by General White at the re quest of the mayor asking permission for the noncombatants , sick and wounded to go south. " 'General Joubort refused the request , but agreerd to allow thorn to go to a special camp four miles from Ladysmlth. The townspeo ple refused to accept this offer. The sick and wounded and a few of the Inhabitants were moved yesterday. A few shots were exchanged yesterday at the outposts. Fri day's bombardment was heavy. Shells fell In the hospital and ono burst In a hotel dur ing luncheon. No ono was injured. The only casualty In the town from the shells thus far Is a Kaflir killed. "There was a smart action Friday to wards Dewdorp. The troops under General Brocklchurst drove the Boers back a con siderable distance and disabled a gun. "Thero was also fighting near Bulwana. Our loth altogether Is eight killed and about twenty wounded. Ninety-eight Dun dee wounded have arrived. They were sent hero Saturday , All well. The position hero Is now believed to bo entirely safe. U has been greatly otrcngthencd during the last twenty-four hours. The people have deserted their dwellings and are living In bomb-proof places , safe , from shell fire. There Is plenty of good stores of all kinds. "Captain Kuapp nnd Lieutenant Brabant were killed In Friday's action. "Tho foregoing Is an exact copy of a press , censored telegram brought hero by a Kaffir runner. There Is no other official news. " \nlld n l.le. ( Copyright , ISM , by Preia Publishing Co. ) BRUSSELS. Nov. 7. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I asked Dr , Ixyds , tbo Transvaal envoy' In Europe , to night concerning a statement appearing In a New York paper that he had reported the fall of Ladynmlth and the wounding of General - oral White. "It Is obviously a lie , " he replied. "I have had no telegraphic communication with my government e'.nco ' the outbreak of hos tilities. " _ HOBART SLIGHTLY IMPROVED Conilltlon of Vice Prmhlmt U Ite- lortril < o I'e More Kavornlilc nml lie In Itrntlnnr PATEHSON , N. J. , Nov. 7. At a late hour Vice President Hobart's condition was reported to be more favorable. It was re ported at his bouse that Mr. Ilobart had been able to sit up In a chair for a short tlmo nnd had eaten some solid food , some thing he 1'ad not done in three weeks. Ho was lees nervous tonight than for some days and his family felt encouraged. Dr. Newton , who remained At the house tonight , would not offer any encouragement as to the vice president's recovery. During the day Attorney General GrlggJ called and r > ad n short Interview with the vice president. Mr. Hobart was cheerful , and he told Mrs. Ilobart that he hoped to i bo able to take her out for a drive before ; long. Among those who sent telegrams today Inquiring as to the vice preelde'it's condition were Senator and Mr * . Platt of Connecticut , Richard Mansfield nnd Senator nnd Mrs , Faulkner of West Virginia. Vice President Hobart sat up to the window - dow for several hours today , and. all In all , It was undoubtedly the best day he has had for weeks. Ho appeared greatly Interested In the elections and Inquired especially after thn Ohio results. He Instructed his private sec retary to procure the earliest returns from I Ohio and other states. The returns were I furnished him , but he did not remain awake for the later news. HYMENEAL KillNon-Trnvrrn , NKW YORlv. Nov. " . Mlai Hlancho I'owler Travorn became the wife of William Leslie Edison , youngest sen of Thomas A. Kdlsrn , the Inventor , at Elizabeth. N. J. . to day. Hev. Dr. Otis Olazebrook , rector of St. John' J Episcopal church , officiated. The bride wan thn daughter of the late Dr. Travers. Her uncle Is Senator Daniel of Virginia. The bceieymoon cf the young couple will bo In Europe. . SIDNEY , Neb. , Nov. 7. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Ncwtcn Robert Biggs anil Mary Patton - i ton , both of Klmball , Neb. , were married hero today , Hev. Dr. Baker of the Episcopal church officiating. FIRE RECORD. firnnil Inlniiil Poundry. ORAND ISLAND , Neb. , Nov. 7. ( Special Telegram. ) A lire occurred In the Orand ' Island foundry today and the structure was wholly destroyed and also part of the coal- j shed of A. A. Eggp and the barn of E. D. j Scars. The loss amounts to $4,500 , partly covered by Insurance. fit.\\flUS IX XIAT.AUA. Wonderful Alteration In the Contour of tlu % I'mniMiNVn erfnll. . Very few people who visit Niagara Falls and look upon the beauty of _ e Horscshos , fall realize ? that the catar.act Is wearlnc It- ! rcf ! away many feet every year ; but such Li I I a fact , nnd while It may net bo In the history of the present generation that there will bo no Kails of Niagara , still that day Is com ing when the Falls will bo only a memory. It can easily be conceived from what Is known of this waterfall at the present tlmo that the day of Its total destruction Is many yearn hence ; but still , day after day , year In and year out , the water that plunges In such an attractive way over the Niagara precipice Is bringing about a wonderful chance. For long centuries after a white man first gazed on the eye-feast , says the Philadelphia Record , there was little written or said about this great cataract , so far ns known today. In these later years , however , nclentlsts have been given to studying the cataract In order to discern bow It nnd the gorge through which the lower Niagara rlv r flows were created. This Important question has again been brought to the attention of eminent scien tists of the country by the fact that only a few days ago a change In the form of the crest line of the Horseshoe fall was discov ered , and this latest testimony to the man ner In which 'Niagara was created Is not the least Important In the consideration of the case. 'Recently men who have been constant watchers of the Horseshoe fall for many years observed a change In the contour , and began to make more careful comparisons. This led to definite results and all con sulted agreed that a wonderful change had come over the fall. While people who had only observed the cban o from the top of the cliff were con sidering the question , there was another similarly engaged down In the gorge. Thls/ was Captain Carter of the steamer Maid ot the Mist , who for many years has navigated the waters Immediately below the 'Horse shoe fall. Many times a day the little ctcamcr , guided by his touch , plunges Into the spray cloud 'beneath the fall , as though bcund to climb the fall Itself , and from these frequent trips during many years Captain Carter has become thoroughly familiar with every current In the lower Niagara In the vicinity of the Falls. This Is equally true In low water as In high water , and he has safely guided his craft In and out of tbo currents , to the delight of the thousands of patrons cf the trip. One morning recently Captain Carter In making the usual trip discovered that a re markable change had como over the river currents below the Horseshoe. Ho discov ered that an eddy near Terrapin Rocks , on the Now York side , had 'been ' materially lessened in size by tbo action of a now cur rent or stream of water that poured over the Horseshoe. For years past , In running out of this eddy , It had been his custom to poke the ncsc of his little boat out Into a current down stream ; but the direction of this current was changed , and more prom inently demonstrated was a new current that set Into the eddy from the Canadian sldo of the Horseshoe fall. He marveled at this , but a careful study convinced him that the direction of a considerable portion of the water flowing over the Horseshoe fall had been changed , and the new current was caused by the new direction this water was taking In passing from beneath the fall. Some days after these conclusions It was announced that tbo rock of the Horseshoe fall had been breaking away , and that a creat slice had fallen Into theriver. . All who have been In Niagara know that the cataract Is divided by Goat Island , the larger portion of the- fall being on the Canadian sldo of the river. This part Is known n the Horseshoe fall , and was so named because years ago It was Identical with n horseshoe In shape. A few years ago a V-shaped break occurred toward the New York side , and since then other changes have taken place , until today the Horse shoe fall Is moro like Its original form , but clearly showing the effects of the wearing of the waters. Many people fall to sec how the falls wear the rock away , and this Is a little mystery until the exact conditions are realized. The ledge of rock over which the water of both the American and Horseshoe falls flows la of hard limestone. It Is all of sixty feet thick , and naturally very heavy. Under neath tbls ledge of limestone there arc the shales of the Niagara locality , Tliln roft rock Is many feet thick. The rock of the Horseshoe falls U unprotected , and as the water falls over the precipice and bolls In the river below , It washes away the soft shale beneath the limestone , so that the limestone Is left In shelf-like form , pro jecting far out Into the gorge. Observant visitors to tbo Falls huvo no doubt noticed this condition. In the course of tlmo the shale foundation of the limestone ledge Is excavated to such a point that the unsup ported ledge breaks away by Its own weight and the crest line of tbo Horscshco falls recedes so much further. Then the water attacks the nowly-cxposcd shale , and In time the process outlined Is repeated. This has been going on for centuries , and It will con. tlnuo until tbo Falls of Niagara are no more. Despite this modern evidence of tbo man ner In which the Nlagrvn gorge- was formed there arc some men prominent In bcientlflc circles who claim that the gorge la a rent in the earth made by a violent parting , Others assert that ocean tides nwee ! > the gorge , whllei others adhere to the statement that the river Itself Is the engine that plowed the ' gorge 'through Its seven miles of length. Prof. C. K , Clllbcrt of the United States fie-olpglcal Survey of Washington , D , f ! . , who has epcnt weeks In Investigating the Niagara locality and Its formation , Is one of the men who rocognlzo the river's work through centuries. On top of ( his has come the question of the river's age. By como It la placed at 3tOO yean. By otheri at 7,000 yean , and I by others sllll at 32,000 years , certainly a I wldo difference. Prof. Gilbert lias written Ion the subject , nnd his conclusions arc that I the best estimates have no value , and arc merely rough approximation * , I'cder these I circumstances the people are left to guess ' for themselves. So long as the shale beneath I the Horseshoe falls Is unprotected , jtisl so IOHR will the wearing away of the cataract bo noticed. There arc points along the ! Niagara cliffs where the shale beneath the | limestone of the top is unprotected by a talus , nnd at these points the rock continues < to fall , notably near Buttery's elevator , ! where the heavy Mil ot tock occurred last J spring. iAt that point the shale fas dlsln- < tesrated by wind and weather , only a flight 1 difference In the process by which the Horseshoe - shoo falls Is moving toward Buffalo's har bor. TMK IJOKH ANH HIS UIKI.F. niirrronfc * In tlio Woniinii Xmv I'ncil nut ! Hint of Twrnly Yrnrs Alto. la the war of 1S79-80 the Beers displayed deadly accuracy with the rifle , but the'r ' weapon then was very different fr.-m Hie arm used at Dundee , ( Jlencoo nnd Lady- smith. The rlflo of twenty years ORO was I built on the lines of tbo British Martini , reI I latcs the New York Sun. It was ham- ! merlcss arm of about nine pounds weight , j with a thirty-Inch half-octagon barrel and a shotgun butt rtock. Thn caliber was forty-five , with n bullet weighing from -J03 to 450 grains. The powder charge was ninety grains In n brass-drawn cartridge case. The rifle was sighted up to 2.000 yards. Besides the usunl stationary sight it had a reversible front that is , n sight capable of being used as an ordinary front night , and , by a single motion , It was changed Into a fine plnhead sight covered with a ring to keep It from bslng knocked off. On an occasion where particularly fine shooting was demanded thin front globe was further covered with a thimble-shaped hood , shading It perfectly. The usual standing rear or fixed sights were on the barrel , while on the gun's grip waa a turn down peep that was regulated by a side screw to an elevation of 2,000 yards. The peep and globe were never used under 700 or SOO yards. "I was very much Interested In the Boor j riflemen and their weapons , " said Archibald j Forbes , who was with Sir Evelyn Wrol's I column In South Africa In 1870-80. "They 1 are marvelous rifle shots. They shoot their 1 antelope and other game frcm the saddle. | not apparently caring to get nearer thslr ! quarry than 600 or 700 yards. Then they i understand the currents of nlr , their effect ( upon the drift of a bullet , and can judge I distance ns accurately as it could bo meas ured by a skilled engineer. They can hit an officer ns far as they can discern his Insignia of rank. Sir Ocorgo W. Colley , the . commander In South Africa , was killed at' ' a distance of 1,400 yards at Majuba bill. Wo lost terribly In officers at the fight men tioned and also at Lalngs Nek and Rorke's Drift , from the deadly rifle of the sharp- shooting Boers. " It Is easy enough to , see how the Boer be came so expert with the rifle. History of ono hundred and moro years ago In the southwest and the west of this country is repeating Itself en the South African veldts. Every old state of the American union , except Louisiana , was won from Its red owners by the pioneer and his deadly rifle. .For 240 years the Hollander who went to far-off South Africa and his descendants have fought wild beasts and wild men for the country they wanted. The Boer region of South Africa , producing fine wheat and corn crops , Is very fertile. It has a native grass that live stock thrives on , with a cllmato very much like that of the country from southwestern Kansas to New Mex ico. But to obtain this country the Boer had first to conquer It. _ , This made him a sharpshooter. One hundred and flfty years . ago the Dutch farmer , , wlh | , hls flve-foot- j barrel foor , , a smoptU-bpro gun , was a I deadly shot within the-iUniltatlons of his I weapon. Every Boer is 'a1 honter. He haste to be. His farm is large , anywhere from IR.OOO to 25,000 acres. The country is sparsely settled. The lion nnd other smaller cats and the hyena were the natural enemy of his flocks and herds. They had to bo kept down by the Boer and later by the rifle. Krugcr Is himself said to have killed 250 lions , not to speak of panthers and hyenas. Then the ever-present danger of a native outbreak caused the solitary farmer or Boer to see to it that he bad the best arms available for offense and defense. The Boer weapon that did such execution the other day Is the sporting model of the Mannllcher , a German gun , perhaps ths most wonderful weapon of ita caliber and weight In the world. The military Mannllcher Is used In the armies of Austria , Holland , , Greece , Brazil , Chill , Peru and Roumanla. | The Ideal Mannllcber Is a sporting rlflo known as the Hncncl model. It Is a beauti fully finished arm , weighing about eight pounds , and costing In South Africa 200 German marks. The rifle barrel Is thirty Inches long , the carbine twenty-four. It has a pistol grip and sling straps , and Is hair-triggered. Its caliber Is flfty. This rifle has an extreme range of 4,500 yards and a killing range of 4,000. At that distance the bullet will go through two Inches of ' ' solid ash , and nearly three of pine , qulto enough force to kill. If the bullet struck a vital part. At twenty yards It will shoot through flfty Inches of pine. The bullet for war Is full-mantled , with a fine outer skin of copper or nickel. That for game shoot ing Is only half-mantled , leaving the lead point exposed so that It opens back or mush rooms when It strikes. For deer , elk and , bear there can be no better arm. Though the bullet makes but a small orlfic ? where 1t enters , the expansion rauscs It to tear a hole ns large ns a mnn'd finger where It j makes Its exit. Traveling at the rate of 2,000 feet a second the force of this bullet's blow Is tremendous. Vunrilx for Ttio ( ! oiirrnl. < t , I'MICAOO , Nov. 7.-The fame enrncit In ( hi- Spanish \vnr by Major General .Joseph 1 Wheeler nnd FltKliiigh lro of tin * tnltril I ' States' volunteer army will tint tic Icnnri'il I If n number of wom"n of rhloiifrn nro MIC- ( ccKsftil In nn undertaking they have 1 started. They purpose to iire.M-iit enuli 1 of them with u sword co < < tlii lin ) nml tliey will nldo petition ooligri-yH to tn.ike them niiijor Ronernln of the regular nrmy iia a rec'onilion c for tlirlr irrvloes during the Spanish \vnr. Tlir move ment Is to bo national , etiRllioi'i-i-d and conducted entirely by ( be woiuru nf Iho nation. The most prominent woinc11 will be asked to nlil In the project. A-Mloni A nliiMt Tr.'tOPN I'lilon-i. t'MIPAW ) . Nov. 7.-A largely ntlomUNt meeting of thn Arcbltprts' nimoclnlloti wn lie-Id today for thn purpose of taking action against the trades unions of till" Hty , which tbi > architects and tuilldliiK rnntnictor. * de clare liuvc nearly paralyzed I ho building trade by their iiiirenHouabli' denmml. . The meeting listened to the grievances of ibo contractor.1 * , 11 number of whom wore pres ent , and llnnlly adopted re.'olullniin declar ing Hint the Architect ! " ' association should lake sides with the contractors In righting i he alleged unreasonable demands of tbo men. Much feeling was shown over the matter , the chief blame for the trouble be- 'IiiK' Intel at tbo door of the walking dele- rates. ! > nnU .Stocldiolilers l.lnlilc. SAN FUAXl-ISC'O. Nov. T.-t'iiUed Stales Circuit Judtji'Morrow ' , ! n the cure of J. Frank Aldrlch us recclvir nf the Tnco-na National bank aga'.nsl Louis O. Campbell. i today ruled that the comptroller of the cur rency has Jurisdiction to enforce by assowK- ment the Individual liability of the stockholders - holders of an 'nsnlvcnt national liaik , equally and ratubly and not one for an other , In the extent of the amount of their I stock In the bank at the par value thereof. Seed Driller * ANNK ! Heat liy. CHICAGO , Nov. --Liabilities amounting to SIK.OOO were , scheduled In a petition In b.iiikruptc-y tiled In the Pulled States d's- trlct court today bv Augustus * II. Goodwin , vice president of the Goodwin-Harris com pany , wholesale dealers In seeds at 115 Kln- zle street. The petitioner was connected with the Northrup , Uraslau & Goodwin company , which made nn assignment In { Minneapolis In ISM. The principal creditors arc located in Minneapolis. -Urok CtirN for I'nrln , PHILADELPHIA. Nov.The J. O. Hrlll Car company of this city l.-t now en gaged In bulIdhiB u large number of double- deck trolley cars for the General Traction company of Paris , which will operate street tramways during : the exposition in ] ! WO. In addition to the French contract , the com pany has ono for 150 trolley cars for Lisbon , Portugal. Murder of I'ollce Chief. IIATT1ESBURG , Miss. , Nov. 7. Jeilin F. Bennett , chief of police , was shot and killed today by I. N. HnlllnsHworth , a trnvcl'tiB man. The. murderer bad to be hurried to Meridian to prevent n mob from lynching him. The quarrel grew out of a business transaction. ( Innrrcl ItcMnltn In Murilor. TOMAHAWK. WIs. . Nov. 7. Six miles northwest of this plnce today Andrew J. McKeene shot Frederick Peterson through the heart , klllliip him Instnntlv. The kill ing was. the result of a quarrel. IlnriclnrM Secure Illeli Iloofy. DEKALB. III. , Nov. 7. The safe and vault of the Dekalb pnstolllce was blown open with dynamite last night and about $3,000 taken , chiefly In postage stamps. Thcro Is no clew to the burglars. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER C'lomllcnn Sklen irKh Vnrlnlilp AVI nils Arc Predicted In Stntr * MlMNourl Valley. WASHINGTON. Nov. 7. Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday : For Nebraska , Iowa , North and South Da kota and Kansas Fair Thursday and tomor row ; variable winds. Local Ilecoril. > OFFICE OF-THE. WEATHER BUREAU , OMAHA , Nov. 7. Omaha record of temper ature and precipitation compared with tbo corresponding day of the past three years : ISM. 1S9S. 1S ! > 7. 1&06. Maximum temperature. . . . CS CO 4G so Minimum temperature. . . . 44 . ' ! $ W 22 Average temperature 51 49 -t : ! 2'i ' Precipitation . .i 00 .00 .01 T Hecord of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March , ] , 1SD3 : Normal for the day 44 Excess for the day 7 Accumulated excess since March 1 43 Normal rainfall for the day Ot Inch Deliclcncj for the day 04 Inch Total rainfall since March 1 . . . .2.1.21 Inrhos Deficiency since March 1 5.17 Inches Deficiency for cor. period , 1SDS. . . ; ( . 12 nu-lits Deficiency for cor. period , 1S97..1U.57 Inches ItcportM from KtatioiiH nt S p. in. GOVERNOR OF OREGON Uses Pe-ru-na in His Family For Colds and Grip. in ii.nivr : , SAMCM , oiti < : co\ ; . . A Letter from ( lie Kieeiillvc eillleo of Dreunn. The governor of Oregon Is an ardent admirer . Ho It continually mirer of Pc-ru-na. kcepa In the house. In a recent letter to Dr. JInrtman he says : State of Oregon , Executive Department , Salem , May 0 , ISflS , The Pc-ru-na Medical Co. , Columbus , 0. : Dear Sirs I have bad occasion to use your Pc-ru-na medicine In my family for colds , nnd It proved to bo an excellent rem edy. I have not had occasion to use It for other ailment * . Yours very truly. W. M. LOUD. Any man who wishes perfect health must bo entirely free from catarrh. Catarrh Is well-nigh universal ; almost omnipresent. Pe-ru-na Is the only absolute safeguard known. A cold Is tbo beginning of catarrh , To prevent colds , to euro colds , Is to cheat catarrh out of Its victims. Pc-ru-nu not j only cures catarrh , but prevents. Rvory household should bo supplied with this great remedy for coughs , colds and so forth. It will bo noticed that the governor nays ho ban not had occasion to use Pc-ru-na for other ailments. The reason for this Is , most other ailments begin with a cold. Using Pe-ru-na to promptly euro exilds , ho protects his family against other ailments. This Is exactly what every other family In the United States should do. Keep Pc-ru-na in the IIOIIBC. line It for coughs , colds , la grippe , and other climatic affections of win ter , and there will bo no other ailments In the houso. Such families should provide ) themselves with a ropy of Dr. Hartman' free hook , entitled "Winter Catarrh " Ad- drc6 Dr. Hartman , Columbus , Ohio , TURKISH T , & P. PILLS brings monthly men-1 btruinloinurolotiioiJuy never ( lisa ppolnt you ] 31. Uiv. "botcs will boln uny cabn. liy mull. IUhn'5 Drue Store , iSthix Farnam , Omaha , Neb. m m wv K e i * M MB i w * ' P MEN AND WOMEN Klerirlolty M the RrmiOloHt Invlgorntur of the ng < < . It cures where nil eNo fa Is when combined , us It Is successfully by t-ic ppcc'allMs of the State Klcctro-McdlcM Institute. IMS Knrnnm Klreet. HKI'm'TlVlJ np cither medical or electrical treatment 1ms proven to be when used separately iindrr proper advice , the cotnhlnltm of these- two great curative pon- ors liy these e-mlnent specialists produces i emits nowhere- else obtained anil ' .niposulble to secure liy cither medicine nr electricity used nlone. Hoes It not appeal to your Intel ligence Unit the two e-omblncil will nroonipllsh moro than when used f rmratclv ? These able and progressive specialists ore todny achieving the most wonderful result. * 'n ciirtnp NKUVdrs. t'UKONIi' ami KLOOD iilscases and all dllllcult illscHscs of MKN and WOMKN. IN SHKKINO TKKATMKNT the followIHR ei'inllllciitlons should be taken Into con- sldcratlon : Ability , experience , skill and ea tabllslT-d reputation for RELIABILITY All of whlrh are possessed by the Speelal'Ms of this Institute and are neccs > , iry for ( lie su.ccssful and satisfactory treatment of any disease. These Doctors Can Cure You Specialists for Diseases of MEN. Specialists for Diseases of WOMEN. THE STATE ELECTRO MEDICAL INSTITUTE GUARANTEES A PERf ECT AND PERMANENT CURE lly Their Combined Electro.Medical Treatment. WEflK , NERVOUS MEN- vitality ; weak organs ; shattered nervous system , caused by overwork , excesses , re sulting In weakness of 'body ' and brain , IOEFCB In the urine , ( llzzluaay , falling mem ory , lack of confidence and aniMtlon ; pains In back , loins , kidneys nnd other distressIng - Ing symptoms , unllttlnK one for business or pleasure. Our special system of treatment will cure YOU. Restore your physical and sexual health nnd make you once more a man among men no matter who are what has failed. CQNTSGE0US BLOOD P09SON Syphilis nnd all diseases of the blood promptly and thoroughly cured and every trace of the poison eradicated from the sys tem forever , restoring health and purity. DIIDTIiDC Cured liy their new meth- BlUr I UnC""rKt without knife , truss or detention from work a painless , sure nnd permanent cure. C Hydrocele , swelling b and tcovdcrncss of the and. glands treated with unfalllnR success. DISEASES OF ( hemorrhoids ) . Internal or protrudhiff. Itch ing , excoriations , etc. . | x > stlve4y ! cured without the use of n Icnlfe. OTflUROU Catarrh , ulcerntlon and O I Urn AUK' " el y s i ) o ps I a , Indigestion , weakness" , pnn ! and fullness after eating , heartburn , etc. J All troubles peculiar to your " sex most successfully treated and promptly cured by Ibis Ceimbn ! > d Klectro-Medlcal Treatment without pain 01 operation. DEJCIl&f ATICU..Relieved in n few nnCunif ) I Idin minutes ami uttcrlj routed In a few days. CATARRH Posltlvely cured- flLL SKIN DISEASESrr1 BLADDER AND URIH3RY treated : successfully. HAIR AND CnnODniscases ftRID CI ECPTDIfl DCB'.T . ' 3 absolutely the best that can -be manufactured. Sat- UUEl CbbU I nlu BCH. t isfactbry roBUlts GUAR'ANTBED In every Instance Call and examine FREE OJf CHARGE , or write for further particulars before pur chasing. If you cannot call at the. office , fully describing your symptoms ; nnd you will receive In plain envelope a sclcntlllc and honest opinion of youi cape and a book of valuable ! Information free of charge. Write ior a "Gutde to Health" today. , REFERENCES Host Dunks and Leading Ihisincss Men of this City. CONSULTATION FREE. OFFICE HOURS From 8 a. in. to S p. m. Sttiidiys : , 10 a. in. to 1 p. in. STATE ELECTRO-MEDICAL INSTITUTE , - OMAHA , NEB , Permanently located 1308 Furnum Street. The only EfcctrJeul In stitute in the city. TO WEAK MEN AND WOMEN , Weak men and suffering women will do well to call or write and Investigate my electrical treatment. I offer you the best and most successful treatment known to science My Klectrlc Belt Is Indorsed by physicians nnd recommended by moru than 4,000 cured patients In this state alone. Electricity la tbo nerve and vital force of every man and woman , and where there Is a lack of this force Electricity must be supplied that Is' what my Belt Is for to supply this lost electricity. My Electric Helt has soft , silken chamois-covered sponge electrodes that entirely docs away with the unbearable burning and blistering caused by tbo bare metal electrodes used on all other makes of belts. Klectrlclty cannot penetrate the system through the bare metal. That Is the reason some of tlieso other belts do not cure. Some of them do not give any curr nt at nil of course thene could not even help you. Through my electrodes thn entire current which Js four times stronger than In any other belt will penetrate the system. Electricity cannot help but cure If the current penetrates. My electrodjs have cheap Imitators. Do not be mlBlecl. I guarantee ) my Belt to cure Sexual Impotency , Lost Manhood , Varlcocele , Spermatorrhoea and all Sexual Weaknesses In cither sex ; re store Shrunken or Undeveloped Organs and Vitality ; euro Rheu- niatlmi In every guwo. Kidney , Liver and Bladder Troubles , Constipation , no matter of bow long standing. Dynpepsla , 1'e- male Complaints , etc. The prlco of my Belts are about lialt what Is HHked for the old-stylo belts , and I bopo are within the reach of all the nflllctod. Rev , W. A. Nlckoll , 2325 Olive St. , Kansas City , Mo. , pays : Have worn belt onci month , nnd no money could purchase It from mo If I could not get another , I sleep well , huvo moro en ergy and have not the tendency to worry that was prevalent be fore wearing the belt. You can send any doubting man to me. In thirty elays' tlwi I am relieved of chronic exmntlp'itloTi and falling of the womb , that has stood for twelve years. At least fifty doctors and all kinds of remedies have failed. My husband has been greatly benefited. I believe another month will make a permanent cure. Your belt Is a God-send to nny woman with womb trouble or female complaint. Call or write today , I will send jrou my bonks , nymptom blanks and other lltorature. Consultation and advice without cost. My Electrical Suspensory for the permanent cure of the various weakness of men Is PRRB to every male purchase * of one of my Belts. Sold only by Or. Bennett . blk.Cor. JCth &Dodg ' , Omaha OI'HN FIIOM Kl.'IO A. M. TO HiBO l > . M. SIJ.VDAV.S , KliitO A. .11. TO B I' , AGAIN WE SAY : Out of Rubber Business. . Tremendous Sacrifices At TO CLOSE Regardless of price , for the next few days we will Bell all our remaining stook of Mack intoshes. TENT & RUBBER GO. 1311 Fumam St. , Omaha.