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.
