Nebraska Newspapers

    HIS OMAHA DA1LV nKK : SfXHAY. "I. IMJ ) .
COMMERCIAL CLUB OF OMAHA
Organization Finds Itself at Last ou Self.
Sustaining Basis ,
PAYS ALL OLD DEBTS AND HAS A BALANCE
It * HurlSlrtiKKlc * , \nrriMV llnrnpe
from niHiohif Ion niul PI mil .Snc-
ccsi Soiiiellilnir of lit Work ,
UltJrutH mill I'roipeclH.
Congratulations nro current among thi
nrtlvo factors of the Commercial club over
the knowledge that tlio Institution Is at last
cm n solid financial footing nml equipped
for the performance of some of the purpose *
for which It was originally created. During
it career It has had a hazardous tenure of
existence. N'nt until the last few months
has Its continuance had any satisfactory
assurance back of It. Its present condition ,
however , affords assurances that It Is one
of the permanent Institutions of Omaha's
commercial life.
The cliih Is an outgrowth of the old Hoard
of Trade. Fifteen years ago , or more , the
Hoard of Trade was organized. II was In
Ihc days of marked progress and enterprise
nil over the west , when property was climb
ing toward I ho top-notch flRiiros that ruled
In the latter 'SOft , and the lloanl of Trade
enterprise In Omaha was an enthusiastic
one. The Chamber of Commerce building
WDH crectod and a commercial organization
Installed therein , with a secretary drawing
11 high salary , to perform the functions us
ually carried on by such commercial bodies.
It was especially Intended for promotlvc
work and In keeping with optimism of the
time was Its Intention to make Omaha a
great grain center , with an active exchange
lu dally operation.
Without reverting to the troublesome ex
periences of the hoard , It may 'be ' said the
nrdnnt hopes entertained for Its usefulness
wore never realized nnd In 1S)3 ! ) a reorgan
ization of the board was effected with the
purpose of relieving It of the strain c-nae-
qucnt upon the expensive plan upon which
It had been operated. W , A. L. Gibbon was
made president under the new regime and
a plan -wan adopted whereby a commercial
club was organized to perform the functions
that had devolved upon the Hoard of Trade ,
tluiH allowing the latter to become simply
'
n property corporation. The Drain and
Stock exchange was abandoned and the up
per floor of -Chamber of Commerce
building was rented to the now Commercial
club. K. I' . Hoggcn was maili > Its secretary
nnd John H. Utt freight commissioner. At
the end of two or three months Iloggen wna
succeeded as secretary by Charles V. Drcxcl.
At Us Inauguration that club had spent
about $5,000 In fitting up Its moms. It was
Intended to conduct a hlgh-ela.is restaurant ,
which should be open day and night , olid a
high-priced chef was engaged to look after
It.
At the end of a year of Hrexel's scrctary-
Bhlp the club found Itself about $ Gr > 00 In
debt. H had started out with a membership
of about 700 , the membership dues being
f20 n year. Kvcntn proved , however , as Is
often the case , that about half were mem
bers only on paper. The restaurant feature
had run about $2noo behind during the year
and , to add to the other embarrassments ,
the period of depression pet In about that
time. No ono felt able to Indulge In promo
tlvc work and , Indeed , such work eeomed
to bo absolutely hopeless of results.
At this juncture John 13. Utt became both
secretary and freight commissioner. On his
own responsibility he harrowed money sulll-
clcnt to meet the pressing claims against
the club. Kow of the members knew , Its
exact financial condition at that critical time.
Kxpcnses were cut to the limit and an ar
rangement effected whereby , 'slmpjy ' .noon
day luncheons would bo served In the res
taurant. From that day to this the Club has t
been financially on the up grade. I
HUH Illilnocc on Itllibl Side.
Ycajby year the old Indebtedness has been
cut , anil at the annual meeting In January
the club will show n balance lu the treasury
of Hamething like $300 , with all Indebtedness
( Uncharged. The restaurant bas become
practically Hclf-sustalnlng and promlwa
henceforth to be a source of revenue. It
] > as HII average patronage of over 100 per
day , and the patronage Is growing as the i i
club expands. The paid membership of the
organization Is now 110 , of which about-fifty i
have been added during the year. The dues
are $20 , so that this membership will yield
revenues ! of about fil.OOO. This will be HUlll-
elent to establish the club on a good financial
footing , although the revenues arc less than
these enjoyed by similar clubs In neighbor
ing cities. The KIIIIS.IU City club , for in
stance. Is said to enjoy revenues reaching
$30,000 a year.
It may bo supposed that everyone can Join
the Commercial club , hut such Is not the
case. It httJi been found advisable to cull
out some of the applications for membership.
The by-laws provide simply that any per-
non of good Hlandlng shall bo eligible to
membership , and while this Is somewhat
Indefinite the executive committee and the
committee on membership psoin to realize
about what It Is Intended to mean.
The objects of the club are net forth In
the constitution to bo to secure cooperation
tion from oil classes of people In the com
munity , representing real estate , bunking ,
commercial , mechanical and professional in
terests , not to supersede or antagonize any
existing Business organizations , but by oon-
Billtation and united efforts to work for the
common good of all In matter * touching the
general welfare of the city ; to promote com
mercial progress and Increase trade and In
dustries ; to acquire and disseminate valuable
commercial and economical information ; to
Increauo acquaintance , nnd harmony among
the business nnd professional men , uslus
fcin-h mencji as may be best u
protect ( he In'crt.itt and rltchls of the mem
bers of the elub , and i citizen * , looklnc
rhlefly toward the commercial development
of the- city and surrounding territory ; the
employment of a commlwiloner having prac
tical experience In transportation matters ,
so as to be rendy at all tlmr-a to treat In
an able manner \v'tb ' railroad corporations
on all matters , whether freight or passjn-
ger , touching Omaha's needs as a. distributing
center.
Mr Wliiini It In O > icrnt Ml ,
\VhlIo the secretary nnd freight commis
sioner wields the laboring oar , the work of
the club I under the supervision of an
executive committee , which at present com
prises President C. S. Hayward , Treasurer
Alfred Mlllard , Secretary and Freight Com
missioner t'tt. Chairman Euclid Martin , J.
IJ. Hatitn.V. . D. McIIugh , K. K. Andrews ,
W. C. nullard. J. F , Carpenter , A. Hoapo.
X. Ai Kuhn , H. J. Penfold. John StceleV. .
W. Umsted. J. S. White , C. M. Wllhclm ,
H. S. Wcllcr , K. M. Aildreescn , W. M.
( largess , C. E. Hedwell , J. II. Dumont , J. II.
Husslo , 0. W. I.lnlngcr , C. II. PIckcns , C.
D. Thompson , 11. S. Wllcox , W. S. Wright
and C. K. Price The club has working com
mittees on finance , Judiciary , membership ,
memorial , periodicals and supplier , emer
gency , property and rooms , banking and In
surance , Importers ami Jobbers , manufactur
ers , retailers , real estate , commission
merchants nnd brokers , public press , pack
ers , festivities , conventions , educational ,
auditing and commissary. The executive
committee meets regularly every week and
the annual meeting occurs the second Wed
nesday In January.
One effect of the divorcement of the
Board of Trudo and the Commercial Club
has been the relief of the former from the
heavy expense that has rested upon It , so
that during the past year the stockholders
reaped n dividend of about ID per cent upon
their stock , as the building Is kept full of
tenants.
FAR AWAY FROM THE FACTS
\ViiHil-lli-rnlll .Ml Hi end * llic I'lltillu IIN
In SiilnrlvK of Iji'Hcr
Cnrrlcr * .
Here Is how nn nn old-tlmo letter carrier
unburdened himself to ti Dee reporter
today :
"In Its issue of yesterday morning and un
der the head of. "Olvo Practical Hcc'gnlt on. '
the World-Herald displays Its Ignorance In
discussing the salaries paid letter carriers
who work out from the poatoluces of ths
country. It argues for a slnr Instead of a
etripe to show the length of service. After
this It says : "Would It not be better to add
say $5 n month to the salary of the carrier
who completes n five-year-term ? If the
cat tier starts In at ? GO per month he would
be thus drawing JSO a month after twenty
years of service.
"Right at this point Is where the World-
Herald displays the Ignorance that causes
the letter-carriers to smile , for the facts are
that every carrier starts In at a salary of
? GOO per year. The second year the salary
Is Increased to $800 , and the third year to
$1,000. so that Instead of putting the car
rier on n salary of $80 per month after a
service of twenty years' duration , he Is
diuwlng $53.33 per month after he has bcn
employed two years , and In addition to that
Is working but eight hours per day.
"So far as the stars or stripes are con
cerned , the carriers do not care which Is
adopted by the department. They argue
that the emblems en the sleeves are noth
ing mow than a mark to show good con
duct and honorable service. "
SANTA'S AFTERNOON CALL
VinllN Ilif I lillilrcii of 'JVIlltl.v Callic-
tlriil nml DlNtHliiil .loy niul
( JliiilncHH l < > Ihc'Mlllc ' Folk.
Santa Clans had rutner an unusual expert-
oiico Saturday afternoon. He was the prin
cipal figure In what might be termed a
mallnco engagement , nnd though the sun
shone brightly without the Sunday nchool
room of Trinity cathedral waa darkened
for the occasion. On the platform a Christ
mas tree' sparkled and twinkling lights from
many candles provided a dim radiance.
Dean Knlr spoke to an excited little army
of Sunday school children , but his words
probably never fell on more unproductive
sell , for the llttlo ones were In breathless
I anticipation , awaiting the arrival of Santa
Clans. They seemed to have utretched theli
Imagination far enough to believe that It
was Christmas night Instead of the after
noon two days before the time when the
patron saint of the nursery Is scheduled to
arrive.v
A clock struck twelve ; the children were
admonished to be quiet , and soon sleigh
bells were heard. From an Immense chim
ney erected for the occasion Santa Clr.ua IK-
Hucd. He wan a Jolly , round , patriarchal
looking clup and the children went into cc-
staclrfi over him. Ho gave them caudles and
nuts and toys and said that he would pay
thcmjzls nineteenth visit next year If Ihoy
wore' good children and faithful In their at
tendance upon Sunday school.
KiillH lulu n Dl'.cli.
Herman llojkl , who lives on Tweutv-
lirth and Ilunerofl slreotx , went out early
Saturday night for the I'uidable i > iir : > 'inp of
Inlying Home nice fa1' chickens for ; 'lirlKt-
itas. Ho ilors Ills trading In Sheoloy nnd
after lie had selected iwo bounc'lng fowls
and many other thlnirp that co to make tin
a laboring inan'H dinner In the r prosperous
times ho stitrted for homo. Loaded thus ho
sought n sb'irt out across lots and as lie
Biopeil Ills vruy through the darkness he
Hllpptd nnd foil Into u ditch on the Union
I'uiltle rUht "f way und was FO badly In-
JuriMl that lie could not get home. A good
Samaritan foiim ! him groaning , with his
bundles .xlrcwn nroiind him. and summoned
aid. Dr. L. I. Hot'cn was called and he
found that llojkl bad Injuroil his hip by the
fall. The Injured man was taken to his
homo In the patrol wngon.
Have you tried Old Quaker Uye.
/ OMUIA.
A Merry Christmas
and
A Happy New Year
Wo extend to all n Merry Ohrlslmas and n Happy N 'W Year. We
thniiU you for your liberal patronaso lnrlus " P'o-t ' ' " 'd.triist ' . .tlint we
may ho favored In tin ; future.
Our efforts will always bo con lined toward mukliiB tills' plni-e a con
genial trading iptarters In every respect. .
Although our forty-eight teams were working day , and night , some
pun-liases wen- not delivered n s promptly " we should Unve wished
them , Imi as the rush was far beyond our expectations , we trust that
our patrons will excuse nml overtook any delay. We nro catering to
the publle and are anxlou * to please them , feeling that our Interests '
are closely allied ,
Again thanking you ami wishing yon all .1 Merry ClirlMinuH n 'l ' I
Happy New Year , we are , Yours faithfully. '
THK I'KOI'LrV.S S'J'OHK.
P/II ( VATPPtTI I Hr'C ftP I Til
COL , SrOlSEMMGS DEATH
'Oapt , Harry L. Wells of the Second Oregon
Relates Interestine Incidents.
TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW WITH GN ? , PILAR
ItVn In nn iiiKiiuciiicnt : Mltli Pllnr.
\ou Dcnil , Mini the \i > lirniul < ii
Colonel , ttltli Oilier > -
. Wit * Kill'il.
Captain Harry I * Wells of Portland. Aho
served with the Second Oregon regiment in
the Philippines , spent n day In Omaha last
week and mot several members of the First
Nebraska regiment whom he knew nt Ma
nila. The Second Oregon and the First Ne
braska were close friends. Captain Wells
relates an Interesting story In connection
with the death of Colonel Stotsenhrg :
"The announcement some time ago
of the death of General Gresorlo del Pllar ,
corr.imandlnR the rear guard ot the Filipino
army covering the retreat of Agulnaldo ,
president of the rapidly waning Hepubllca
Filipinos , would have been received by the
people of Nebraska with greater Interest
and pleasure had they but known the Inti
mate connection that little bunch of con
ceited humanity had with the death of the
; allant Stotscnberg nnd the brave No-
brnskann who fell nt his side.
"It was while commanding n company of
the Oregon volunteers lu Lawton'e lout :
raid Into the Interior last May that I learned
trom the lips of Pllar himself the story of
his slaughter of the Americans near the Hag
Hag river , " Bald Captain Wells , "and If over
1 had murder In my heart It was when I was
compelled to listen to his boastful narrative
of that sad affair.
"General Gregorlo del Pllar was a very
small man to support thr > dignity of sn long
n name. He was but 21 years of age , and
posscesed In an excessive degree that
boastful , bumptious nature which Is a
marked characteristic of the Filipino. He
was u mestizo ot the Chinese cast , as Indeed
are nearly all the leaders of the Insurrection.
This IH the class that has most of the brains ,
education and wealth of the Islands. Your
full blood Filipino has little education , no
ambition or enterprise , Is devoid of the com
mercial Instinct a-nd Is content to live trom
hand to mouth , the common laborer and the
servant of the comparatively small educated
nnd wealthy class of mestizos , who derive
nil their brains ami energy from the foreign
blood In their veins. They nro servile by
nature , nnd nro excessively deferential , oven
cringing , to those above them , but go to the
opposite extreme and become unbearably
domineering nnd arbitrary when themselves
In power. U la this itralt. more than any
othrr , that will { end to wreck any
government they may undertake to estab
lish for themselves , and will kc'p them In
constant turmoil. I'llar's manner In this
respect was especially offensive to one who
easily took his full mental mcEsurc. He
was small of stature , not more > than five
feet t\vo Inches high , and slight of llgur : .
and , when dressed up In uniform and
sword , forcibly reminded one of an
unusually Intelligent monkey. Ho gave
OHO about the same Impression as wru'd
a boy of 14 who was thoroughly convinc d
he knew more than his father. General
Plo del Pllar , the extremely active com
mander of 'tho ' Insurgents In the bigim
district , Is a cousin cf Gregorlo. Uiouzh not
so mixed In blood , and before tlis war wni
only a waller , or muchncho , at the English
hotel In Manila. Before the outbreak of the
Insurrection I met Gregorlo at a ball given
on New Year's eve at the Filipino clu'i ,
which was attended by the wealthy and
prominent mestizos of Manila , and he gav ?
me the same Impression of bring a mere
boy .with the 'smartlcs' at that time.
Unit Into mi AmliiiMciiile.
"It was one day near the end of April tba'l
a reconnoltcring force , near the'Da ? H.IK
river , ran into an ambuscade and was fired
upon' by a strong body of Filipinos In
trenches on both flanks nnd In front. Here
StotsenberR fell , and with him many rthors.
hut the onys gallantly held their own even
against a greatly superior force. This was
what Pilar boasted to me about at San
Isldro a month later.
"Our column pushc-l steadily to Ihe north ,
about twenty miles east of the railroad , and
parallel with It , for six weeks , constantly
driving Pllar. Wo would have covered the
sixty miles In less than half the time It
Otis had let ns go ahead , but we frlttcrc'l
away valuable time under orders from
hradquarters , thus giving the enemy tlmt
to construct now entrenchments fcr us to
attack at every advance. The voluntesrs
so despised the Insurgents and had such an
litter contempt for the fighting qualities o'
the Filipinos that they did not hcsUtato to
nesnult any position , no matter how strong
cr 1'ow many of the enemy occuplc I It.
Twenty-two tlmrs our column struck Pllar
nnd drove him back , and several of ( hoso.
tlnm less thnn thirty men routed his whole
army.
"This feat was accomplished by I/iwtonVi
scouls , a small body of volunteers under the
command cf W. H. Young , a civilian. At I
San IldefonKo Pllar had l.BOO men In a' '
strong position , apparently n task for our
whole column of " ,000 men , but twenty-S.x
scouts went out before daylight one morn
ing and by 10 o'clock the whole of Plliir's
: u my WRS on the run. The scouts were supported - j
ported by ono company of the Orcgons nnd
one of the Mlnneaotas , but the support was
well ! n the rear under cover and did not
flrc a shot. Keeping well screened by the
tall grass and brush the scouts maintained
a olmrpHhontlng lire upon the Filipinos line
for several hours , firm attacking their right ,
then the center nnd then the left , working
backward and forward along the line and
drawing the fire c/f the whole Filipino force. .
The noise of the guno was ns greit as that I
of any battle I have heard , yet the Filipinos '
were simply wasting the thousands of bill- :
lets they fired at random In the direction of' J
their handful of concealed assailants , win. 1
on the contrary , took deliberate aim and
never llred a shot without a good mark to ,
shoot at Finally , utterly demoralized ,
Pllur's army abandoned lie position and fell
beck seven miles to San Miguel. Young's
scouts followed and renewed the attack ,
pursuing the same tactics , and before night
Pllar evacuated the town and 1/iwton'fi
scnutB occupied It , followed scon by the
whole of General Summor'w brigade. Near
the bridge In San Miguel Young was shot
In the leg nnd died the next day.
Hnrlni ; nml llrllllnnl I'Vnt.
"The capture of the burning bridge nt
Tarbon n few days later was even a more J I
daring and brilliant feat at arms. The scouts j i
were then under the command of Lieutenant >
J. K. Thornton of the Oregon regiment. This .
bridge spanned an unfordnblo stream about j i
three miles from San laldro. the Filipino | '
capital , and wag the only meanp of crossing
the river. The army was already on short j i
rations and could not stand a delay In getting - 1
ting to the Hlo Grande river , on which j !
stream San Isldro lay. The structure was I
defended by heavy entrenchments on the
opposite side of the stream , both above and
below the bridge , and la thea were placed , '
by Pllar 200 of the First Manila battalion , j
all drilled troops , who bad seen service In '
the Spanish army , with positive orders to j
prevent the Americans from crossing , and
as a last resort to burn the bridge.
"Their fear of the Americano was shown
by the fact that when our scout arrived
within eight cf the bridge the btructuro was
already lu flames. Thornton acted promptly.
The head of the main columi , was nearly two
.miles to the rear and to tend for help meant
the It of the hn Ho
h.s Iff divided to > m < - ,
lure find . .i\e it. Immediately deploying
Ills twenty men at Interval * of 100 feet apart
he advanced to the attack The men crawled
up through the tall grafis. each man for
hlnifolf , sharpshootlng as they went , nnd
doing such good work tlmt In a little while
not n Filipino dared stick his head up above
the top of the trench. When they reached
the bridge , while the others lay In con
cealment along the bank nnd kept the
trenches under n hot fire , Thornton and
: hrco others dnfhed across the burning struc
ture and began firing In both directions along
the Hanks of the trenchpi. Immediately n
panic ensued. Instead of nttacUIng nnd over
whelming the four daring men the entire
Filipino force lied Into the tall grass In thf
rear of their trenches , the scouts on the
road deliberately shooting nt them till the
last ono disappeared from view. Then they
carried water In their hat3 nnd subdued the
names. The next morning Lnwlon's nrmy
repaired the bridge , crossed over and at
tacked and captured the Insurgent capital.
"Word was received that day that Pllar
wanted to send n peace commission to
Manila to eeo General Otis , and several cf-
fleers were sent out between the lines to
meet them nnd escort them In. We went
nbout threetinllcB. when we met Pllnr and
Colonel Alcjandrlno , who Is now command
ing the small body of troops fleeing with
Agulnaldo. 1 had also ' .net Alcjandrlno In
Manila before the war and found him very
much of a gentleman , far superior to Pllnr
In every respect. He could talk English
fairly well and was politeness and urbanity
personified. With Pllar 1 talked In Spanish ,
ns well ns my recent Introduction tj that
language enabled me. Ho first suggested
that I must be surprised to see him In per
son , and that It was an unexpected honor.
Not to be outdone I expressed my gre.it
gratification at being able to sec him nt last.
I said we had been following him seeking
JHDTOTER STYLES HR ) JB
Articles that Constitute a Well-Selected
Maccnlice Wnnlrobe.
REAPPEARANCE OF THI CUTAWAY COAT
) ' ! < tlmt Iran Tinviiril fluitnttrrlly
r.lTrcl I'litrlun NoveltlcN anil
S trims Hint Mio\v tinU'tiv
tin * Moili * for Mi'ii lllims ,
Cutaway cents tlmt have for the past
flvo or six years been conrplrou ly olfsi-nt
from the well-solccti > d masculine wardrobe ,
fcem nbout to regain their former prestige
now at no tlmo Is the long-tailed cutaway
a graceful or becoming Knrmcnt. H Is a
poor sort of compromise between the' stately
frock , the easy saciiuo * hape or the sqimrcd-
off "reefer , " and on a. stout man this long-
lulled body coat with Its sharp slope away
from the waist line Is acutely unbecoming :
for all that the tailors nro bohlnd this gar
ment and are pushing It rapidly Into favor
again , especially for morning wear , on or-
cnslons when there IB need of some par
ticular smart new * In dress , and eldorlv
gentlemen have been the first to accept the
lead of the tailors In this dlicctlon.
Whole suits of gray and brown twccd a.v
Hindu up with what nro celled morning
coats , else trowscrs of n fancy weave are
coats with long-tailed black worsted coats
sloping awav In front on n morn easy nnd
becoming line than formerly. One feature
of these coats Is the absence of any outside
breast pocket. The handkerchief Is carried
lu the tails and there has boeu noticed re-
ctntly nt smart weddings a number of well
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THE COUIIKCT STIU3ET MANNER.
an Interview for more than month nnd
that up to the prwent time we had suocccdeil
only In seeing the backs of a few of his
soldiers.
Filipino Itlcii ofVlir. .
"So far from being chagrined or Inking offense -
fenso nt this , ho seemed to consider It a
compliment. The Klllpiuo Idea of war Is
Ihr.t of sly nnd sPcret attacks frtxu perfectly
safe positions , and then a hasty retreat be
fore a return blow can be given.
Hence Pilar thought I was complimenting
him when I referred to his success in keep"
Ing out of harm's way. He swelled up like
a turkey ccck , and then It was ho began
boasting of the death of Colonel Stotscnlierg.
He told how he saw the Americans coming
and got his troops Into the V-shaped
trenches , .which were perfectly concealed In
ihc woods. When the little force of Amerl-
cans had entered the opening of the V the
Filipinos opened lire c them , but oven then ,
though greatly superior in numbers , did no ;
possess nerve enough to charge the Ameri
cans. All they dared do was to lie In se
curity behind their trenches and lire in the
wild nnd nervous way cliaractciletle of them.
Only lack of nerve on their part prevented
j I the extermination of the small force that
j j I was present when the light began , before
' arrived.
the hastily-sent re-C'iiforcements
! i AB It was , the party was rescued with a
| total of about forty killed and wounded ,
| I among the dead being the gallant Slotsen-
I hers , who had nvido a record as the lighting
colonel of the Eighth nrmy corps , though
. this record was In tl'o nilnds of his brother
ofllccrs and soldiers rather than in the news
papers. It made my blcod boll to hear that
conceited llttlo ape boast of having slain a
real soldier like Stot.ienbcrg , and 1 had hard
work to restrain myself from choking him
as he sat hceldo mo on the single scat of the
i caronlato wo were using.
"I was glad when 1 finally was able to
turn him and' his companions over to ( ! on-
eral Law-tan at Snn Islilro , who tent them
under escort to Manila , where their m'nilon
met with no success with ( Scneral Otl3. It
scorns they wcro rcprcnonUtlvcs of ( icneral
j Luna , the fiery secretary of war and csm-
mander of the army , who was a few weeks
later assassinated by one of Agulnaldo'.s
poldlers at San Isldro , wo having abamlouol
the city and the Klllplnos having again made
It their capital. Luna's proposition to Otis
was f'lmply for a suspension of hcxttlltl s
for thirty days , which practically meant
until the rainy season set In , and O Is
peremptorily declined It. nnd sent Pllar and
bl companions back through the lines nt
San Fernando , and that wai tht last sesn
of the man who boasted of killing Stotsen-
bcrg until his dead body was found among
those of others In front of General Young's
cilutnn a fuw weeks ago. How It was ho
ventured within range of an American bul
let has yet to bo explalno-J. "
PRESENTS FOH EVERYBODV
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olllee Continue * in In-
IiiHteiid of falling off , the volume of
ChrlElmaa mall contliiucs to InereiiKc. At
the reglatry department twenty pouches of
valuables caiuu In Krlduy iil lu and nearly
las large u quantity yesterday morning , while
during the entire holiday senfion of last
year the number acereBateil only 750.
On the railroads the rush Heems in In )
Just so treat as ever. Yesterday all
the oxtrab were again pressed Into the
service. The Manila mall that caino lu
over the Union 1'acino Friday nlKht brought
a largu number of pouches for South Da
kota and Minnesota. There were many
Christmas presents , and an u rule the
shape of tlio packages Indleated that they i
contained clgam. j
OlllriTN of 'I'n n tier Temnlc. ! i
Tuiigler temple , Order of the Myutle' '
Shrine , held Its iinnunl election for the of-
llclul divan lor l&oo'un Krld.iy. The fol-
luwlni ; WIT elected : 1'otcntatp , J. JJ.
nalmi : chief ruhbnn , M. II. Colllnti ; us.
sli-uitK rnbban , J. K. Simpson ; high prim
and prophet , 1) . i ; Wllcox ; orlcntu ! guMu.
AV. U. Illtti-r ; tre.imrerV ! ; . H.ioadut ,
recorder. 8 11. C'rli kmore ; representatives
to Ihe umnml Hc filon of IniitiTlal conn-
ill lu be htlil \VlltlllllKlill. . II f Akin ,
J. Huliiii , II Ilurdy and I * M Hone.
lilting cutaways accompanied by w'llic
waistcoats , gray gloves , patent leither
filincs and high hats. Undeniably on men of
good figure the effort was very nearly that
of the orthodox full-eklrtcd frock ' "at.
KVI'llillK' rl'ilkH.
Kvcry pfoporly-adjustcd evening tie of
white lawn , goes twice around the collar
before It Is drawn Into a bow that still leans
toward the buttiirlly effect. While the ends
of the tie nre cut square , thp comers of the
dress sllrt : collars round off gracefully In
nceord with those of the cuffs. Slight
though these details seem , they form the
delicate line of dcmnrknllnn between the
farhlonably und imfashlonably dressed man.
j Ancrher straw t'-at al-ows ll'e way
I the mode for men blows Is in ihe lining ot
evening coals nnd the length of Ihe full dress
coat's tail. Illack satin ItMl season was the
proper material fcr n dress coaV : > lining ,
whether a Tuxedo or not. This Fcaon a
, soft , rather dull , finished s'lk ' Is the clrlrest
1 material for the purpose and the dancing and
, opera coat ha tall * of a length thru recall
Iho.faahiont' of 1S20.
' The colored shirt mania shows no sign of
1 abatement , though men where wardrobes arc
i very carefully selected assunio a tremendous
penchant for black and while. Their preference -
' enco Is for a white linen garment showing a
I wide and narrow line of blaek. and In ths
, nicrnlng this typo of shirt is nf.sumoil with
: .i high roll-over white collar and a small bul-
i wing tic of mixed coral and white silk.
| I'lcCIKllllV Sll'lll < lllll-.VC(1.
j "Other tlmm , other manners , " IB a free
translation of the Krench epigram , the truth
of which io clearly exemplified by the bearing
of the men this winter on the street es
pecially. Xo longer it It appropriate to HS-
i sumo what wa ? known as the 1'iccadllly
strut : a step taken with the body bent fur
forward and utility poised , the cane gripped
In the middle and held as ( Irmly on Ihe
horizontal as an nlhlpte'o practice bar , while
at every stride the walker rose on hU heels
ns If the back of his boots were lilted with
Bprlngfl or IIP had Inadvertently stepped on
a tack. A slow , even , level Htep , nn air of
elegant leisure and a woman's bow so returned -
turned tl'nt she can see thn full Inside of
the crown of the silk hat dolfcd In her
honors \ a manner that the gentleman of the
tlmo cultivates when he takc.s his walks
abroad on the fashlonablo avenue.
' Rood thlngn in the wiy ; of toilet conveni
ences contlnuo to come over frcm Kngland ,
One of the latest Is tin ; umbrella with a
stick EO hinged that It can bo folded to fit
exactly Into a coat box. The other Is"1 an
extension leather drew suit case. ThlK
capital contrivance of leather , though actu
ally no larger thnn the regular case , ho'ds '
; iloublo the number of garments. Ono side
of It la boxed , the other has n soft folded
leather bottom that can bo pulled out like
the extension of a camera box or strapped
elcso and flat us n drum head. The lining
Is done In the heavlen dark green linen with
u scries of Hloin and straps along the floor
of the boxful glde. for holding fast the
handles of toilet brushes , a soap cisn : , eic.
| C'lirlHtmiiN Ciiferinliiineiil.
! The Chrlstiniih eiiK-rtnlnmenl for iiu-
. Central Tnlled 1'iv.sljyterlun fiiibbutb
uehool wan helil Friday evening. Hlereopli-
1 con views of llm lifef > C.'hrlHt were shown
Thoie were Interspersed with nppruprliiu-
music by the cliurch c-holr. Afterward
| imxeH of randy und nuin wen- distributed
Ono of the fcnture.s of ihlH HI > IIOO'H | rhrlxi-
miis exorcises In the colU'ctlni/ gifts tor i
the poor. The contributions nr nlwiu * !
aliundant and cuinprlHt * elotbliig , bontH.
HhoeH , canned Ruodw , provisions of all Hirt ,
bcokH , toys , and In fact everything tlmt
would be of vuhif to some one. Stany of the
contribution ) ! were made by classes , ( jno
I cla B providing u ChrlstmiiH tiukey for n
I worthy family , and another glvmi ; a biinvl
of apples.
Thlcvi'M 1-laecil lit .lull ,
Frank Julinnun and T. J. Hyan muke two
of tlio large gang of people who are .n
Iho prt > sent tlmt' bonrdlUK at the jail ulth a
charge of thievery ImriKhiK over thulr heads
like the famo'iH ' tiworil of pamoclox. Uu-
berinann , the furrier , mUxoil a line electrl <
Heal rape from his store uturilay and lie
hud reason to believe that Johnson nn < l
llyun krcw ir.ole about ItH whorealjoui.i
thiin anyone t'w lie told II'H i-unpli lei a in
SiTKCint WolsmbPrif und mil i r .M > -l'.irlln .
with the result ihai itie men were no .11
brought to l'.c h'.allon by I hiotl'i i rs la
< | ie ( Ion ami i hape was rerovcrcd.
i- I ! " H' ' .it' M Inv iui.t ' . i . > '
Ihe .iU < ; urr-i wht'e all . ' -I * 1,1 N \ \
nmliiiieil a s1 It t * win , - * ' \ t y t u - "
lallst nf the SiMte Kie , iro-Mi > rt.c.il in u-
tuti , IS' ' " . Fftrnnni stree : .
| . 'KI TI\IS as either meiilcnl . -
trlcal tiej-tmctit hn.i pr.en to l < \ \ ' \ > n
used senirntol.v under pruptr itdxlie tiio
oo'iibltiliiK of the e two nn.it < urtill\i. ' > ow-
rrs by lh ! e etlllnollt Spi % < tails ! ! " pr.nlno'i
reimltn nowhere rl obtained anil ; inp'i"- '
lile to feciire J > y either medicine or elviiii
city used Blone. lines It not II : > : > IM ! in
your IntelllBi-nc' that the two ic-mMm- . !
will accompllfh tliorr than wlim u M ep
nrutrlv ? The c able nnd pn ri < -l\i >
Spic'.nllsts nro today achkvlnj ; ibe nin- . '
\vondorful result' in nii'lni ; N'l'UVoVP
I'HIU'N'ir nnd HMiOO dlneasex anil .U'
dllllcult illdi-HM of .MKX and WoilllN
IN SICKKINO THKATMKNT Ihe lollow
Ins qunlllcntloi ! < H ohould be t.ikrn Intu on-
sldi > rillon : : Ability , experience , skill and
established refutation fur
RELIABILITY
All of whli-li .r. p > ' - - < i , ' < l by the H | > ocl il-
Isls of till" liwtluitc . i ml are necessarv T
the "Hi fr- : f\il \ .iii.l il , fictoiy treatment
of nm 'Hi" ' * '
Peit llnnK.x niul on illnu Hutlm'HN Mi'ii nf Thlx flly.
Tin' STATI : ILF.CTUO : .MEDICAL iNsrnuTK
GtJARANTEES A PERFECT AND PERMANENT CURE
Uv Their Conibincil F.lcctni-Mcillcul Troiitmcnt.
WSAIf WPRUnHQ MRM Lnst vl ; DISEflSES OF RECTUB-iMiiv
UWCHlXj iTdCliJuud III fill or and
vitality ; weak organs : shuttered nervous ihi'inorrtio'.ilo. Inlei'iial or protruding , ltih
systom. rausi'il by overwork , excess , w. re Inc. PWI iations , etiv , positively cun d
sulting In woakiKH" of body nnd btaln. wi.hout Hie us1 ! * of n knife.
IOSFCS In the uilnr , illzzlnes . fulling memory - Catarrh , ulccrntlon niul
ory , lack of ronllJonoo .Hid ambition ; PII'.II d y s p e ps I u , Illdlgi si lull ,
In" back , loins , klilmyn and crtlu-r illiiivsH-
'
wenkiies' ' . im'.n and fullness after Mtlng ,
IniT symptoms , 'inllttliiR ' one for builnm-i 01
heiirtinii'ii. .
pleasure. Our spiTlul Rvstein of treatment etc.
will rurn YOf. Itostore your physical unit . . . . All trouble" peculiar to your
sexual hi-ulth i.ml make on oner nioir n nio t iiccessfttll.troiteil .
man annnisr men no matter who lire \\.i.it ami jiromptlv enieil bv thin fonittlnetl
has failed Klei iro-Meillctil Treatment without pain or
operailon.
Syphilis and all diseases of the blood RHEUMATISM - JSii'uTS1 ' . , 'A ' Stu'SJ
promptly nnd tbonniBlily cured nnd every
trace i f the pnl.-irn enidlciited troni till" RVN- routed In u few days.
tem forevr. rest.irltig . lieiiltli nnd purliy. CATARRH cured.
minTBEDC C'urert by tbolr new meth-
BlUl BUJlK" " " ! wl-hout Knife. tniBR or ALL SKIN
del n i Ion from work a. painless , sure , iiul
permnnert cnri * BUIQDER flND UR1MY -
WflSJIOdUnC ! C " " llydropele , swelling sutreserullv.
HfllflIuUwCi I "iiiiil Ii nilerni ss nf the
. . -en * ! aiul ( riatiils treated with iintiilllui ; AND SCfiLP I)1S ° nSPS Vnnlty
DKB f IH ahtnolulely thi ln i tlmt can be ninnufnctureil. Sit-
DltL , t isf.icio ! > icsult.x il'Al\NTKin ; : : ! : > iveiy Instance.
Tall and ex.tin'ne ' FHKIJ OF CllAHli'K. or write for furihcr particulars ! before pni-
f yon cannot < 'all at Huofilco. . fullx ilt . IMnc > nnrvmptoirM , nnd
y.m will reielve In jilaln I'livclope .1 M'lentllle and honest opinion of your
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Afternoon of Third Day ,
ONLY TWO RIGHTS ON THE ROAD ,
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