TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 27 , 1SOO. V P ft fl I O IT I V P l f f 11 * tl O 11 P P P I IMRASKA lliACIlbRS MELT Annual Convention of ths State Association Opens at Lincoln , MANY PEDAGOGUES ARE IN ATTENDANCE Gnthrrlnu ; Pi-ntiilnrn ( o He Ilir Mott IniDorlntit liter Ili-lil In .Vcltrnnkn 111 ( lie 1'urtheriiiu-e of I'dll- cntloniil liitereMn , LINCOLN , Dec. 2fi. fSptclnl. ) Teachers nnd nchool men from nil over Nebraska be gan to gather by Iho hundreds In this city today to attend what promlscn to bo the most Important annual meeting of the State Teachers' association ever held. Nearly every county In the stain Is already rep resented nnd quite n number of prominent educators from surrounding states are here , Conncrvatlvo estimates plnco the attendance at about 1,00ft. The program today Included n meeting of the executive committee thin afternoon ut the he.idfiunrtoTB In the Llmlell hotel , a meeting of the educational council nt the Stnto university nnd the High school de bates In the High school auditorium this evening. The former was for the purpose of com- jiletlng the final arrangements for the con vention. At the meeting of the educational council reports were read by the committees on graded schools teachers' Institutes nnd ( school legislation. The debate was a con test between the High schools of Omaha , York , Beatrice , Nebraska City , Lincoln nnd Crete on the question , "Resolved , Thnt Kngland Is Justified In Its present action to ward the Boers. " Following the rending of Iho report of the committee on school legislation at the edu cational council there was a general dlscus- ilon concerning the recent decision of the j Lancaster county district court In declaring j the frco High school nttendanco law uncon- | itltullonnl. The case In which this decision ; was rendered will lie appealed to the su- j prcine court nnd several members of the council advocated employing additional legal talent to assist In securing a reversal. ( ieiiernl SrnNloiix. The general sessions will begin Wcdnes- flay evening and continue during Thursday forenoon , Thursday evening , Friday forenoon nnd Friday evening , when the convention Vtlll close. All the general sessions will beheld held In the First Baptist church , which has 1 , \ seating capacity of 2,000. The afternoons will bo devoted to the various section nnd 1 Auxiliary association meetings , which will I bo held at the Stnto university. I At the general sessions , which will bo I open to members of the association only , bomo of the best speakers In the country will bo heard. On Wednesday evening Dean Charles Fordyce , president of the associa tion , will deliver thu address of welcome. Thursday evening Charles F. Thwlng , LL.D. , president of the Weslcyan Reserve Univer- Klty of Cleveland , 0. , will deliver nn addrcsfl on "The Teacher as a Force In Civilization. " On Friday evening Mural Halstead will speak on "Dewey , Manila nnd the War. " At \ nil of the general sessions the Ottumwa quartet will furnish music. The foremost | educators of Nebraska will bo heard at the various section and auxiliary meetings. Cornell mill tinWravtT Ae . Auditor Cornell is still undecided aa to what course ho will pursue regarding the npproprlntlons for the olllces created by the ! Weaver act. The restoration of the Insur ance supervision to the auditor will neces sitate employing two or three more clerks In his ofllco and there is strong doubt as to whether there are nny funds available for their salaries. Auditor Cornell has an nounced that ; hq will notouch , ( the appropri ations unless assured by sonlo legal author ity that he has n right to do so and ho hns Intimated that ho may submit the question to the supreme court to be on the safe side. The books nnd records of the governor's Ineurnnco commission will probably be turned over to the auditor some time this week. All applications to that odlco for licenses and letters concerning the Insur- nnco supervision are returned by Mr. Bry ant with the Information that his office has been knocked out by the supreme court. All state offices were closed this afternoon in respect to the late William Chapman Poynter , whose funeral was held this aftcr- noor. In Albion. C. W. Little , recently convicted In the district court here for violating the law which makes It necessary for every one piofcsslng to treat and euro diseases to have n certificate from the State Board of Health , was denied a new trial by Judge Holmes this morning and fined $50. The failure of Deputy Attorney General Oldhnm to fllo n demurrer In the case of the Stcte Board of Agriculture against Auditor Cornell may result In ,1 decision In favor of the board. The board is trying to col lect appropriations for the yearn In which nn fairs were held. Mr. Oldhnm explained to Jtidgo Cornish that he had prepared the paper but had left it In his office. The supreme court has frequently held that neglect of nn attorney Is equivalent lo neg- nect of Iho client and the Board of Agrl- tulturo proposes to apply this decision to the rase now pending. The amount Involved Is H.COO. C'lirlHtiiinn Tree * ! ( C'liorehe * . GENEVA , Neb. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) The nlffcrent churches celnnr.ited Christmas with appropriate- services nnd 'decorations. On Saturday evening the Baptist Sunday school was treated to n tree laden with gifts At the Methodist Episcopal church Santn ( 'Inns appeared In the cantata "drowning Chr'st- uiRfl , " and presented the children lth randy nnd nuts. Sunday evening sncka ft randy qnd nuts nnd oranges nnd apples nnd books were distributed In Ilnlv Trinity and a program rendered by the llttlo ones. Mon day ovunlng there was n Christmas trea cele bration nt the Congregational church. . \llesred Iliiniii-lle Healer Arrexd-d. DAVID CITY , Neb. . Dec. 2ti. ( Special. ) About six weeks ago a man giving hlH name ns Lnughlln canio hero from Lin-oln and ad vertised lilnuolt aa n magnetic healer. I.iuU Saturday ho was placed under arrest fur practicing without ft permit ttp-n complaint made by n local physician. Ho gave bond for his appoaruncu mid > ( tin caae wan con tinued. ( 'lirlNtiiuiH liny ut \cl oa , NHI.SON. Neb. . Uec. 2fi. ( Spocliil. ) Christmas exorcises wcro held nt the Meth odist , I'reebyterlnn ' and Ilnptist churched , i mill at the opera house n lar e number of f yomiR people pnrtlcliatod in n ilanco. Last , Friday nlnht a chorus of thirty voices under the direction of F. A. ScherzlliKor RBVO n i cantata , which was listened to by 600 peoplo. Uvorj Innly In CnliiiiiliiiN Celelirnlex. COM'MllUS. Neb. . Dec. 20. ( Sped il. ) If there wns n destltuto family In Columbus i yesterday the fact was not reported. Christ mas wns observed by everybody. A ball wai I given by tlfo lire department In the evening ; at tbo orern IIOUKO. AmrrK'iiii Toliaecn IIIvldoiulx. NKW YORK , Dec 26. The directors of too American Tobacco company have dc- SI B Tor Infants and Children. Hie Kind You Have Always Bought Boars thu QlKuaturo ot rlarrd the reRUlnr quarterly dividend of 2 per cent on Us preferred and Hi per cent on Ha common utock , pnynble February 1. BRING UP FIVE MORE BODIES I.nut ( if Victim * of fJrcal Mine IM- | iintcr 'I'aUrn from the j I'll. HROWNSVIU..K. Pa. . Dec. 2 . The Bcnrch for the dead wns kept tip nt tha nraznnll mlno nil nlRht , resulting In the j finding of five more bodies , making twenty victims of the explosion. The bodies were to mutilated they hnvc not been IdentlfleJ. A thorough nenrch of the mine wns made this 'morning , but no more bodies were found , nnd It Is now believed that the number of dcnd will not he Increased. The work of removing the mass of wreckage In the mine began today nnd a careful search was made for more bodies , nlthough the company' * ofllclnln feel confident that nil j the men hnvc been nrcounted for. They I thought , however , thnt only thirty-six men | were In the mine , but thirty-seven have j been accounted for. The work of cleaning 1 1 the mlno to get It ready to resume will i lake three weeks or a month. The pumps arc working nil right nnd the water Is fast belni ? pumped out nnd the fnns are forcing plenty of nlr Into the mine. Inspectors llllck and I.outltt todny began i a thorough Investigation of the caimc of the , accident , and the result will be HUbmltted j to the coroner. Thirteen of the victims of the explosion were burled todny. The funerals were at tended by every man , woman nnd child In I I Drnznell. | ' With sightless eyes , peering Into the dark i I depths below , the corpse of Andrew Forber hung for three days and three nights from n beam half way up the mlno ohaft of the Draznell mine. The body wns fifty feet above the level of the mine , from whence It had been blown by the force of the ex plosion. Since the accident recurred living nnd dead men hnd been almost constantly passing within a few feet of the corpse. The accident wrecked both cages. One was hastily repaired and operated on ono Kldo of tl-o shaft. On the other side , within rcnchlng dlstnnce of the cage In use , hung ForberV body , but owlnguto the darkness In the shaft it wns not found until todny. Two other bodies , or rather pieces , wcro found this afternoon. They were located deep among the debris and were worse mangled than any yet found. The heads i and trunks were together , hut the arms , I hands , legs and feel were picked up hero ' nnd there nnd placed In the same box. 1 They were foreigners nnd it was Imprsalble to Identify them. One of the rescuers today | ! said that many of the bodies remained In ! the mine and he shoveled up a great pile of | fragments of flesh and clothing , which It : ' was useless to bring from the mine. With these three bodies recovered the number of dead Is increased to twenty-three. HYMENEAL. Clinlliorit-ClarU. BUTTON. Neb. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) At noon yesterday O. W. Chalborg and Miss Edith Clark were married at the home of the bride's parents , Dr. and Mrs. M. V. Clark , by Rev. Philip Smith. The bride has been prominent In musical and literary circles and , besides being a member of the Methodist Episcopal church choir , has taken part in amateur theatricals. She was as sociate editor of the Button Advertiser. Mr. Chalbcrg is owner of the grain elevator at Saronvllle and Is a partner In the Chalberg Brothers' Grain Commission cimpany at Kansas City. After dinner at the homo of the bride's slater , Mrs. Thomps'-n , the couple left for the south on a wedding trip. They will reside at Saronvllle. Hunt In irrn l > n null. Mr. Herbert E. Bunting of David City , Neb. , and Miss Musetta M. Grubaugh of Omaha , were married December 25 , nt S p. m. , at the South Tenth Street Methodist Episcopal church In Omaha , G. A. Luce , clergyman officiating. The church was beau tifully decorated nnd a large number of friends and relatives were present. The brldo has been a very faithful attendant nnd worker in nil church affairs for many yenrj nnd wns remembered by numerous nnd valu able presentit. She Is the oldest daughter of W. J. Gruhaugh , an old resident of this city. The groom Is a prosperous young farmer of Butler county , where they will mnko their home near David City. Crnlc-Cainpliell. SIBLEY. la. . Dec. 26. ( Special Tele gram. ) At the home of the bride's parents j ' Mlse Mel R. Campbell , daughter of County . Surveyor M. J. Campbell , was married to j Arthur Still Craig of Dea Molncs , a mem ber of the faculty of an osteopathlc college and editor of n journal devoted to oste opathy. Rev. G. W. Barnes performed the ceremony. HUMBOLDT , Neb. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) Ben Unlnnd nnd Mies Mlnnlo Ncmechek , two of Humboldt's well known young people , wnro married nt the homo of the groom's father , Rev. Fred Unlnnd , who performed the ceremony. The groom Is nt present In ( ! I business at Lincoln , where the couple will mnko their home. Kellnr-ill.erl. Mr. Curtis Kellar of Omaha and Miss Maud ( illbert of Huron , S. I ) . , were married nt the homo of the bride's uncle at 332S Lirl- more avenue , this city , December 25 , by O. A. Luce , pastor of the Monmouth I'ark Meth odist ISplBcontil church. In the pretence of ' relatives nnd friends , They will mnko their home In Omaha. i CiilllNiiii-Ciilen. j HARUAN , la. , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) At ' Moulder , Colo. , yesterday Mr. George W. Ctlllln n nnd Miss MatloCiatos wcro mar ried. Mr. Culllson ! H n promlont lawyer - yer In Iowa nnd the west. The brldo was n teacher tn the Moulder. ( Colo. ) schools. The couple will bo at homo after a short wedding trip. FIRE RECORD. Xr v SiiBiir Mill. IIOl'STON , Tex. , Dec. 20. The now sugar mill recently constructed nt Sugarlntul , Cun ningham's plantation , was burned this even ing with all the machinery. IMSS. $ S5OOD , fully Insured. St. l.lllllN lr > ' ( illllllN IlllllNI * Fllllx. ST. I.Ot'lS , Doe. 2rt.-The Blogol-lllllmun Dry Roods eompuny. which operated n large depnrtment etore hero , today tiled a deed I of trust to sec-tiro all Ita creditors In the burn of JiOn.tvn. The amount < if asms lu not mnde public. Thonuis II. McKlltrlck I of the llaiKiidlne-.McKlttrlck Dry Goods i company one of the he.ivlc.st creditors was , i numod as trustee. Ho took Immediate 1 charge of the huglnoM and will continue it. About COO creditors nro mentioned , but none Is [ ( referred. Hesldes the HarKadlno-Me- Klttrlck Dry C.oods company the heaviest rmtliuiM nro the Fourth National bank of St. Ixmls and the. Corn Hxi-hnngo National tank of Now York. IIInuMt rniiM Klmnlri , SKATTLI2. Wash. Deo. 2fl.--One of the I moi-t dU\istrous Hoods In the history of the ! unite Is raping nlong the Nooksack river In ( , Wutc-om county It Is estimated thnt ut t lenst tUO.OOO woruh of dnmngo hns been dcno to the farms and InilldlngH in the , Hooded dUitrlrl and still the waters show no Indication of fubvldliiK. I'lvo of ( .oven brldgeu over the river hnvo been wwopt t nw.iy , four of them being iron. A heavy downiKiur of rain on lust Wednesday , Tliurwdny .ind 1'Vlday. nccomiMiilrd by u wurm chlnook wind , whtih melted the snoxv n the mountain * , is assigned as the cause of the Hood. T vo AlllUTM Killed. \VKIJH PITY Mo. . Dec. Ji-Joo Fryo and Kdwurd Overtoil , nilnern. were killed t 'day nt the 1'hoonlx m'.nv. near C'artervllle , their heads belni ; crushed ugulnut a wheel of the hoisting a | > puratun. 'JOHN ' < D , SARGENT IS INSANE Man Susp'ctcd of Murdorinp Robsrt Ray Hamilton Goes Crazy. RELEASED FROM JAIL IN WYOMING Ciiiillnnal HrniMlltiK > vrr Ills Trtiiililrri Ct-.ni.e Mini to I.one Illn Mind Story of III * Aliened Crime * . CHEYENNE , Wyo. . Doc. 26. ( Special Tel egram. ) John D. Sargent of New York , who was suspected of the murder cf Robert Ray Hamilton , the wealthy young New York club man who was drowned In Snake river near the outlet of Jackson's Lake , Wyo ming , near which place Sargent and Hamil ton had established a ranch In 1S01 , and now stands charged with the murder of his wlfu nnd criminally assaulting his 1- I year-old daughter nt Jackson In March , 1S97 , i has been released from custody owing to I his mental condition. j After his wife died Sargent Ilcd from Jackson - ' son nnd went to New York , but returned to | Wyoming last summer to face the charges f against him. Last October at n preliminary hearing ho was bound over to the district , court on the charge of murder. He brooded i over his troubles so much that he was fast becoming a physical wreck and his release from Jail was drdered to prevent a c m- plcto breakdown. Sargent Is now In Evnna- ton awaiting his trial , which will bo held next spring. Ho Is believed to bo Incurably Insane. THINK PETTERSON WAS SLAIN Many YnnUtiin People Dlnereillt Sui cide Theory Nil Money on ( lie Holly When I'olinil. YANKTON , S. D. , Dec. 20. ( Special Tel eginm. ) The body of A. W. Petterson , the | defaulting county treasurer , who was drt wned at St. Louis last week , arrived at noon nnd was taken to the family resi dence by delegations from Odd Fellows , Knights of Pythias and Ancient Order of United Workmen. The funeral will take placi ; tomorrow afternoon. The theory ot sulcldo Is descrcdlted by many here. Petterson was short thousands of dollars In his accounts nnd must have let * hero with much money In his possession. Those familiar with his habits do not bo- Hevo ho could have spent more than a fraction of the amount during the month in which ho was absent. No money was found on the body , which floated ashore at St. Louis. KOIIT runt UK DAMACUM nv Principal | ! IIMIICNM Section of Town ItiilniMl l y Fliiinen. PIERRE , S. D. . Dec. 20. ( Special Tele gram. ) Fort Pierre , early this morning , ex perienced the most severe fire In its his tory. The fire started In a building owned by William Ilnycs and he and his wife barely escaped. MB origin Is supposed to have been a defective furnace. The total loss is be tween $10,000 and $15,000 , with only $000 In surance , which was on the harness stock cf Robert Barkley. The buildings burned comprised prac tically all the business portion of the town on the Kouth side of Main street and as Fort Pierre has no fire protection the flames ! iad to burn themselves out and only stopped when the end of the row of buildings was reached. Hayes was the mcst severe loser , bis loss alone amounting , on three buildings and contents , to about $7,000. Other lcs es wore : C. A. Van Metre , building , $1,000 ; Mrs. L. E. Ludlow , building , $300 ; Hopkins & Yokum , building nnd contents , $900. Gpr- don & Briidshnw , saloon fixtures' atid stoqk , $ ! )00 ) ; John Phillips , restaurant , $300 ; Thomas Finn , restaurant , $300 ; Robert Barkley , har ness , $ SOO. 1'rcnlilcnl I yle AnUuil ( o I HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) At the meeting of the board of trustees of the Black Hills college officers were reelected - elected for the ensuing year , with the excep tion of President Pyle , whoso resignation was demanded. This was because of his re fusal to comply with the duties specified by the board , particularly in the soliciting of funds nnd students. The bonrd had asked him to devote his time to that work. It Is learned , too , that there had been friction between the president and students. The executive board was authorized to secure a new president. Old Soliller I.ox.-n Illn Mlml. HOT SPRINGS , S. D. . Dec. 20. ( Special. ) Edward Atwatcr. a veteran at the soldiers' home whoso mind has been seriously affected for some time , requiring clcso attention , managed to escape from the guards about 5 o'clock Sunday morning nnd without coater or shoes wandered away. He was finally found lying nt the outside door of the sher iff's office. Ho eald he had come to place himself under the sheriff's protestlon. Ho believes that his only friend is Adjutant Cleveland. He will bo taken before the board of Insanity at once for examination. Mayor TnliliH Appcalx Ills Ctixe. SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Dec. 2C. ( Special Telegram. ) Before Judge Carland In the United States court today motions foe nr rcut of judgment and a new trial In the case of Richard A. Tubbs , mayor of Alcestcr , convicted at the last term of sending obi HO no literature through thn malls , wcro nigued. Judge Garland overruled both mo tions nnd sentenced the defendant To two years' Imprisonment on each of live counts. Tubbs gave notlco of nn nppeal to the court of nppcnls. His bond was placed at $3,000 , which ho furnished. ( tin * More McClcllnnil Claimant. SIOUX FALLS. S. D. , Dec. 26. ( Special Telegram. ) Another claimant to the prop erty left by John McClelland , the wealthy pioneer who was kllleil hero last Augtnt , hns appeared In the person of Joseph Mc Clelland of Mllbank , S. D. , who says he Is n nephew of the deceased. . \B M | ( 'lilncMc Merchant. BUFFALO GAP , S. D. , Dec. 26. ( Special Telegram. ) James Fluey , nged nearly 70 i yenrs , n Chinese merchant of this place , died i very suddenly this morning nt his homo < -f heart failure. Ho had been quite feeble for several days. Ho lenvca a wife and two children. Snow Siii't'iTilM SJri-el Sprinkler. SIOUX FALLS. S. I ) . , Dec. 26. ( Special Telegram. ) Although street sprlnklera wcro In operation last Sunday , this section h now experiencing zero weather. Several lncl.es of snow have fallen during the lost twenty-four hours. DEATH RECORD , \Vorlil-l'ameil ( rriiltliiiloulxl , HAI/TIMORi ; . Dec. 20. I'r.'f. Klllott Ccues of Washington , the world-famed ornitholo gist and scientist , died Itut night nt Johns I Hopkins hospital , 1'rof. Coues was ono of the most ills- Unfinished scientists In the United States. j Morn In Portsmouth , N. H. , In 1842 , ho srad- tinted at the Columbian university In Wash- Ington In 1SC1. He entered the United States army .is a medical rndct In 1S32 and left It as a surgeon many years later. Hn became n naturalist of high repute and was au expert in geology , anatomy and many other Eclenres. Ho was connected with the Smithsonian institute , the. United States groloploal and geographical surveys und was profosaor of biology In the Virginia Agricultural and Me chanical college , He woj ono of the auuo- editors of the Ontury dictionary nnd other publications , nn ornithologist of world wide reputation and published many works on that subject. His versatility as an author was very great nnd his works Included n number of scientific subjects. Ho was a member of at least fifty foreign and American scientific societies. For a number of years he was nn en thusiastic thoosophlst , a friend nnd adviser of Madame Ulavatskl. After a while ho lost his Interest In theosophy , but he never censed to reach out for theories nnd dogmas. No man In the United States probably had a wider acquaintance with men of thought the world over than Prof. Coues , l-Jnrlr Dodite County Settlor. FREMONT , Neb. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) Jacob Basler , one of the first eettlers of Dodge county ; died nt the residence of bis fon-ln-law , II. W. Rogers , this afternoon , ngcd 79 years. Bnsler was born In Ger many November 10. 1S20. He came to the United States In 1S-IS nnd In 1SC6 took up n hnnestcnd on Maple creek , this county , where he resided for many years. Hln wife , died about n year ago nnd since then ho has ' failed rapidly. Ho lenvcs one son , George j ! i Bnsler , of this city , nnd two dnughtvrs , Mrs. 1 ! H. W. Ropersnnd , Mrs. C. H. Bnlduft , both ' residing here. He was an undo of County I Trensurer W. F. Baslcr. Ho was a member | of Centennial lodge , Independent Order of | ' Odd Fellows , and of the Improved Order of I Red Men , having Joined the latter order over fifty years ago. Well Kimwii Criminal I.nwyrr. BOSTON , Dec. 26. William H. Gale , a well known criminal lawyer , died todny , SAN JACINTO BADLY SHAKEN Kvcrr llrlolc llnllilliiff nrntriiyoil People Recovering from Terror IiiMMlrcil by I'.artluiiiiiUe. SAN JACINTO. Cnl. , Dec. 26. This llttlo city is n scene of desolntlon today. People nro beginning to recover from the terror In spired by the onrthqunke , which centered : hero on Christmas morning nnd destroyed every brick building In the town , and nomc definite estimates ot the damage cnn now be made. At the Snboba Indian reservation near hero a dance had been held the night bcforo ami largo quantities ot whisky were con sumed , by the Indians , It having sent most of them into a drunken slumber before the shock came. A number of squaws had hud dled together in an old adobe building and wcro sleeping off the effects of the liquor. The heavy walls fell In upon them. Six wcro killed outright and two died later , while a score or more nre badly Injured. Those killed were horribly crushed. Main street presents a sad appearance. It is impossible to walk along the sidewalks because ot tbo heaps of debris and over hanging wnlls. Two-story brick walls were razed to the level of the ground , with thou sands of dollars' worth of merchandise burled beneath. There Is not a business house In town but hns suffered. Electric ' .vires are down nnd some of the power houses have fallen In. The walls of the county hospital , erected recently nt a cost of $10,000 , are badly damaged. The probable losses are estimated as fol lows : Hards & Daggetts , merchandise , $1,000 ; building , $1,500 ; Dallns building , $3,000 ; Jones building , $500 ; Vawter build ing. $3,000 ; McBeath block , $2,000 ; Daggetts' building , $3,000 ; Pigous , $300 ; Indian agency , $3,000 ; McKinncy & Chambers' drug store , $0,000 ; S. Krles' building , $4,000 ; bank bulh'lng , $1,000 ; J. W. Ryan building. $1OUO ; Domlginl building , $3,000 ; Lawrlght's drug store , $1,000 ; S. Mcade'e building and goods , $1,000 ; E. D. Meade Hardware com pany , $3,000 ; Durett's building , $1,500 ; Free man's store , $2,000 ; 'Colonel. Rltchey , $2,000 ; Baker's store , $1,000. Th'fl * ' minor losses amount to considerable. , . , At Hemlt the hotel wns , damaged to the extent of $10,000 ; B. Enghum's flour mill , $2,000. The fire walls of Webber's store fell out , the plate glass windows were emnshed and the entire stock of goods Is on the floor in a heap. The chimneys of tbo hotel fell , many of them crashing through the roof. Ono fell on the bed of Frank lloblnson , bruising him badly. The verandas nre all down and the walls badly cracked. The rear wall ot the Johnson block fell outward and the whole building was badly demolished. The third story of the Hotel Mills Is down and the second story walls fell In. Prlgh's store and fixtures were all shaken down. There are but two chimneys left in town. The gables of Highland asylum were cracked and the chimneys shaken down. It is said that rumblings had been heard several days about Tnqult's peak , in the San Jaclnto rnngo , supposed to be an extinct volcano. Between San Jaclnto and Hemlt geysers of hot sulphur water appeared yes terday nnd the fumes are so strong that no [ ' one can get near the geysers. | The streets of Snn Jaclnto nre being | cleared of debris and the merchants nre moving their stocks Into warehouses. Prepa rations are already being made for the re building of most of the ruined structures. BOATS SWAMPED IN THE SURF Tivfiity-Oiic of n Itrlilnli Stcnmcr'n Crew Ir < Mvneil OITortli Carolina Count. CAPB HENRY , Va. , Dec. 20. Fly the swamping of tbo British steamer Arlosto's , boats In the surf near Ocracoke , N. C. , twen i ty-one of the crew lost their lives. This list Is furnished by S. L , . Doaher , United Statea weather bureau official , of Hatteras : JOHN KEMP , chief ofllcer. W. L. INFOHT , second ofllcer. J. W. SCOTT , second engineer. E. ROBERTS , third engineer. J. W. WILCOX , fourth enelncer. KYELLIN , donkey engine man , IIONASCHE , chief steward. NEUMANN , Hccond steward. MKNINGER , cook. S. EIGBR , messroom boy. Sailors and firemen : HORVIK. LAW. GISBIANSEN. HENRICSEN. COLLIN. GUSTASEN. HANSON. MICHAEL. LITSAEN. HAMMERTUND. OSTERMAN. The vessel lies broadside to the beach , ap parently In good condition. Captain Barnes , Chief Engineer Warren , Third Olllcer Reed and six men , all that were saved , are still being cared for at the Ocracoko life-saving station. Thu steamer ran ashore four miles eouth of the Cape Hntteras life station Sunday morning and will prove a total loss. The tug Rescue , which reached Arolsto Sunday morning , was unable to do anything toward floating It on account of the rough 1 sea off the coast. A message received at the i weather bureau here states that the Rescue i has not yet been able to even approach the I ArolBto near enough to put a line aboard It. I Thy steamer lies broadside on nnd appears > to bo making considerable water. i Half Million In ( iolil ( n iuriiie. | ! NEW YORK. Dec. 26. Heldelbach , Ickel- heinicr & Co. will ehlp $500,000 gold on the ptecmer Teutonic , sailing for Europe tomor row. Merrlnin lleiilrx Stnr ) ' , DENVER. Doc. M. Regarding1 an Item re- ccntlv nublishod. to the effect that bo had nskod for wervlio In f'uba , Oeneral Henry C' Mcrrlam commanding the Oeonrtmcnt of the Colorado. Haid toniuht : "You may nny that the statement Is entirely utmu- . thorUed. " SPECULATION CAUSE OF PANIC. Mint Director Roberts' Views on the Present Monetary Stringency , RISING PRICES ABSORB READY CASH Xo I'oNftlMr Stiiily | of Slniiej' ( 'nil I'rivi'MtStork UxoliniiK * * I'nnli'H nr 1'crloiln of Moncj' .Strlnm-nej- I'lciity of tiolil. WASIIINOTON , Dec. 20. Mr. Uobcrta , the director of the mint , was tiHktxl todny as to whether the present monetary stringency , In his opinion , fllRnlflcd nn actual scarcity of money to meet thu present requirements of trade. Ho said : "No possible supply of money can pre vent stock cxchanRc panics or perlodn of monetary stringency , because speculation and rising prlccH will absorb any possible Increase until the pressure for ready cash In Just as great on the now iilano as It was upon the old. The cry tor more money Is as unappeasable as the demand tor more wealth. A now supply. Instead of satis fying the demand , stimulates It. Men wnnt money to buy things with good things that they think are going higher. "When stocks are going up we have moru people wanting to buy and the demand for money Increases. You cannot furnish money fast enough to meet the demand of all who would like to borrow while prices are going up , nor could all the gold nnd silver mines In the world together keep prices going up forever. "A marvelous era of Increasing money stocks began In 1S50 nnd started a period of speculation , which ended with n grand world-wide smash In 1575 , when oven the Hank ot England had to suspend payment , without any decline In production and with the mints everywhere open to both gold nnd silver. "Tho real ncqucl to these reactions Is In speculation on margins. Thffie people who are crying that they have been force.l to throw away their property had never paid for their holdings. They borrowed money on call to make small payments , hoping that a right turn In the market would glvo large profits. Hut In that class of opera tions losses came ns easily as profits. That Is one of the condltlonn of the game ; when they have profits they call It prosperity , but when they have losses they think the coun try has como to a standstill and want to know who Is to blame. Nothing has hap pened except that they hnvo been asked to pay what they owe. Si-orct of Mnreliinl TrnilliiK. "It Is Impossible to do away with such speculation by any Increase In the money supply. If n stock selling at $100 per sluro has an advance of $10 the Investor who owns It outright makes but 10 per cent , while the speculator who has up only a margin of $10 makes 100 per cent. That Is the secret of marginal trading. j In shcrt. It Is not legitimate business that causes the enormous Inllati n of credits , multiplies the bank reserves nnd thus ab sorbs nny possible money stock. Speculation greed will Inevitably do It , and as it la obviously Impossible to satisfy that appetite , It is absurd to point to n tight money market ns a proof of an Insulllclont supply of money. "Undoubtedly the war in the Transvaal has had an Influence upon our money market. Anything that disturbs normal con ditions , which turns the currents of business out of the course they have been expected to follow , will affect business. With tradj balances as they are , our bankers early In the season had reason to expect gold im ports this fall , and probably dlrerted their business accordingly. The war has-not. only- cut off a remittance of about $2,000,000 per week to London from South Africa , but c ° m- pellcd heavy shipments the other way. Such a reversal of the regular and anticipate I order makes money tight In nil centers un til affairs nre ndjusted to the new condition. "Tho world does not depend upon the Transvaal for Its stock of gold. Colorado will produce more gold In 1900 than nil North America yielded ten years ago , and this continent will yield more next year than the whole world did ten years ago. Cripple Creek Is up to the record of the Transvaal five years ago and Cripple Creek , with Alaska and the Klondike , will next year exceed the total product of 1S97. The golden tide , though checked for the moment , Is not going to subside. " I.OVI5M. AII MS COMPANY ASSIGNS. Failure CUIINIM ! by CnllnpNC of Clolir \titlniiiil HtinU. BOSTON , Dec. 2C. The John P. Lovell Arms company and the John P. Lovcll com- jpany , an allied firm , manufacturers of raport- Ina ; goods of all kinds , made an assignment toilaj for the benefit of creditors. The firms were heavily Indebted to the Cilobe National bank , which was last week placed In charge of a temporary receiver , and this Institution , or rather Us former president , Mr. Cole , has been represented In the business by C. W. Norcrofs , who Is said to linvn virtually managed the concern for more than a year past in the interests of the bank. H has been stated that Mr. Cole , late pirfildent of the bank , exchanged the paper of the Lovell company for mining securities , but the fact that Norcross has remained In charge up to the present time would seem to cast a doubt upon this story. H Is stated that the merchandise bills contracted by the company have been paid as promptly as those of most business houses , so that the manufacturers who have supplied them with gocdH nre not large creditors. The bulk of the Indebtedness Is to banks who have dis counted the company's paper. Charles B , Barnes , jr. , ono of the assign- ecu , said tonight : "Tho assignees are unable to glvo any m timato yet as to the assets nnd liabilities and probably will not bo able to do so for some days. The companies operate stores In a number of cities , from Danger , Me. , to Providence , H. I. , and they have large stocks on hand , which will hnvo to bo thor oughly examined bcforo the assignees can illfioovfr just what the financial situation Is. A statement will probably bo Issued In a few days. " The house of the John I . Lovcll Arms company was founded In 1841 by John I' . Lovcll. IlromHvny .Vntloiinl May HcNiniir. BOSTON , Dec. 2C. Affairs at the Broad way National bank appeared much Improved today. The Globe Natlomil bank la taking o much of the tlmu of K.xamlncrVln that Examiner Lyon has been sent on from Washington to take charge of the Broadway. He Is hopeful the bank may resume. .tttncliniiMit AunliiNl St. I.ouU Firm. NEW YOHK , Dec. 20. The supreme court has granted an attachment for $17 000 against property In this ntato belonging tn the Slegel-Hlllmnn Dry ( Joods company of St. Louis , In favor of thu Corn Exchange bank on two notes. KiltI'ltltlon In NKW YORK. Dos. 2 . .lames and Allan McNaughton. of the Tradesmen's National bank nnd the Wool exchange , today flle.l a petition In bankruptcy. lliiNtnn Clotlilni ; Driller. BOSTON , Dec. 26. Suslll A. Isaacson , a clothing dealer , has filed n petition In bank ruptcy , with liabilities of $ l2.711. actn $60,000. I Kill I'nrli ( MilIT In it Fluht , | WEST LIDKUTY , Ky . Dee 2iJames ( j Tatton of White Oak , this county , nbot and llarlan Cisco during a quarrel. Ci eo i fatally stabbed IVUton. REPUBLICANS ALL IN LINE llojic lo ( ! r < Cnrrcni'y Kill Through the SiMintr Without A mo nil- mriit. NiW : YORK. Dec. IS. A special to the llcrnld from Washington says : Senator Aldrlch of Rhode Island , who will hnvo charge of the republican currency bill In the senate- , will try to put It through that body without amendment. Republicans who may favor chatiges In the bill nro expected to nbstaln from offering amendments nnd bring the matters they I > think should be changed to the attention of i the- finance committee. In this way much , time nlll be saved and the republicans will bo nbk1 to present at all times n milled front to the opposition. Thr > leaders believe they cnn carry out their program. Once the bill Is In conference the re publican conferees from the two houses can get t get her nnd draft the final compromise tnonMiro , which will be agreed to by both | , houses and will become n law. j I Allow ClilticMr tti Travel , | I TOUT TOWNSKND. Wnsh. , UIH9V A i rpi-ont order roi'clvo < l hero by the eusioins olllclnls from the Treasury department , , granfliiR MIM. nnd .MK- * Chan him ; Kill , i 1 wife iiml daughter of Kcv. Own Ling Knl , j n Chlnosp inlnlMcr nt Vancouver , H. ( ' . , j i the ptlvllege of travellnn through the I'liltcd Suites as tourists , Is n new ruling. Heretofore the department hns rlii.xsllled missionaries , preachers and touchers us Inborers and ha refused them the privilege of coming Into this country. CiHiferenee ul' Inillniiii Iteimlillean * . INDIANAPOLIS , Deo. M.-Sevenil hun dred prominent republicans are gathered at j i the Detilson for the annual eonferrnct' of the party. Senators Fairbanks and llever- I lilge huve arrived and live Indiana oonRress- .iiiin . anhero. . The eontest for state nmu- ] i Inatlous Is very lively. Camlldntos for jsov- 1 ernor are J.ihn L Orltl'.lhs. Krnnlc Posey , James limlm- . \ \ . S. Hagitanl and Nu- tionnl Commlttceiiiaii Uurbln. llrouUerrlt < In Florida. ST. ArOt'STINK Fin. , Dec. W.-MnJnr General Itronke , with Captain I. ' ! ' . Denn uiiil I.U-liteimnt C. W. Custle of hli stalT , nrrlved lust night from Cuba. ( lenernl llrnoko will remnln here soverul days be- fmv resumliiB his .tourney to Washington. He Is spending bis time In quiet and de clines to dlsetiss affairs in Cuba. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER I'all4 nnil 1'riilmlily Colilrr Iti W ' I'orttiiii \eliriiMUa , with Variable \VlailN. WASHINOTOX , Dec. 26. Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday : For Nebraska Fair Wednesday ; probably colder In western portion ; Thursday , fair , variable winds. For Iowa Fair ; continued cold Wednes day nnd Thursday ; light to fresh west to north winds. For Missouri Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday ; winds mostly northerly. For South Dakota Fair ; continued cold Wednesday and Thursday ; winds mostly northerly. For Kansas Fair Wednesday and Thurs day , variable winds. For Wyoming Fair ; colder Wednesday ; Thursday , fair , north to cast winds. Ioral Hi-cord. OFFICE OF TUB WI5ATHK11 IHIREAtT. OMAHA. Doc. 20. Omtihn record of tem- .icrature nnd nieclpltatlon compared with the corresponding day of the last three years : 1S99. ISflS. 1S07. 1S9I1. Maximum temperature. . . . 20tfi 2ii 39 Minimum tompenUure 6 19 ] i ; 19 Avpruio temperature 13 32 21 21 Precipitation T .00 .00 .0) ) Ilocord of temperature nnd precipitation at Omaha for this day and since .March 1 , ISM : Xormnl for the day is Dellclenry for the day f Accumulated excess since. March 1 SOS Normal rainfall for the day 03 liu-h Kxoess for the day 02 Inch Total rainfall slnre March 1 23.91 ! Inches IJetloleney since March li 4.1J Inches Dellcenoy ! for cor. period , 1S9S. . . 8.37 Im lies DolU'ioncy for cor. period , 1SU7..1W.27 inches . c p " TJ na STATIONS AND STATE 2n ee1 " OP WEATHER. Omaha , cloudy 20 | .CO North Platte , snowlnR 101 T Salt Lake , clear .0. ) Cheyenne , clear .00 Rapid City , cloudy .02 Huron , clear .01 Wllllston , clear li .00 Chicago , cloudy 1S | 20 .00 St. Louis , cloudy 2li 2t SI Paul , clenr 10 | 12 Davenport , cloudy IS ! IS . llrlenn , cloudy 20 | 2 S | . ( ] Kansas City , cloudy 2'1.00 \ Havre , snowing 2K 2I | T Bismarck , clear 1j S .00 Galvt-ston , cloudy I fi2 | CfiJ.Oi | ) T indicates trace of precipitation. LUCIUS A. WELSH. Local Forecast Official. FOUND AT LAST , A 1'onltlvo Care fur All KorniN of Catarrh. Free Your.iolf Kroiil Tliln I.i alll onie To say that a remedy has nt last been found for the positive cure of nil forms of Catarrh Is a bold ascrtlon , hut when a remedy stands a ( iftcen year test and cures thousands of ca.scs It IM suHlclcnt evldcnco to back up such claims. Dr. Roberts , the omlncnt specialist nnd ono of the foremost graduates of the Univer sity of Michigan , says , "In my fifteen yea reef of practice 1 have never found no valuable n remedy In Catnrrhal and Throat Affections , na GnusH1 Catarrh Tablets. I recommend I them In every Instance ns 1 know the rume- dy to bo n safe , reliable medicine , acting Immediately upon the Inflamed membranes ami mucous surface. " Gauss' Catarrh Tablets will positively euro any cnoo of Catarrh , no matter where lo cated or how long standing , because they contain in a concentrated form all the re quisites essential to restoring the Inflamed membrane.- * and mucous surfaces to their natural , healthy stiito and to carry all purl- form matter through the natural outlets. This Is the nlmnlu secret of so many mar velous cures. Gauss' Catarrh Tablets are taken Inter nally , nnd being neatly put up In tablet form cnn bo tukcn at any time and place without the aid of a bottle , spoon , or syringe , an with similar remi-dlrs. Gauss' Catarrh Tablets cnn ho obtained nt your druggists , ! JO cents for full slzn package , or will bo mulled , postpaid , to any i address on receipt of the price. Address , 0 K GAUSS , Marshall , Mich. Digests what you eat. Iinrtiflclnlly digests the foc4and airls Nature In HtrciiKtlwnlng and recon structing the exhausted digestive or- Bans. 11 Is the latest discovered digest- unt ana tonic. Ivu other preparation can approach It in clllcicncy. It In stantly relieves and permanently cure1 ! Iwpepsla ; , IndlKORtlun , Jleartbuni , Flatulence , Hour Stomach , Nausea , BlpkFIeadachc.Gastralgla.Crainps.and . ullotlicrresultsof imperfectdlKestioa , by E. C. DcWIU ft Co. . Cblcaao. ' , SCALY BLEEDING SORES Tfn licit Pitor Might. SnfTorlncn llo jo ml tlrK rlptli'ii. Dwindled to a Skeleton , All Thought would Dip. Motlirr Itrnitn ofVon < liTnl Onto by CUTIGUHA. Fnth TOoeB Mllm to Got Iti Iitdtant nnil flrntcfiil Relief. Complete Hiiro In Nine \Vorkii | and Not n Sign I.fl to Tfll of llli An fill My buby hnd n tcrtlhlo breaking out 11 over liln faro mid hriul.rxtrnillnR Inlf way down hl back , vhllu his arm lirrnnti * ono tollil , * fnly , lilrnllni ; oorr. A pliynlclan RAMmenptffcrlp. . tlon whlih I lifed , but lie kept geltlne wow , nn < l mffoicil bpynmlilc'rtlption. The p.ilti be came no Intense lh t ho Imd to bo | nit under oplntr . Wocmild grttioriM.MgMorilny. Ho dwindled down ton mcronVclcton. Kvcryhojy wild MW him Mid lie would nurfly dip. As a Ui * . rrtotln trip to the country win niRSMIed , IhV. tin clmtiRO of nlr mlijlil do lilm Rood. An fooiir my mother MW the rlild flic tjot n copy of nil Atlanta pnprr , In vhirli llicio was nn nc. count o.'n wonderful curcCrTirriii ItcMnmcs hail wrouplit on n two-year old chlM. My f.ithcr otnrtrd to Iho iienrrptilrini > torp , which n llvo mile" , nnil piirchnned I'rricfRX ( ointment ) , CO. Tict'lu SMAP , nnd Ct'TiitiitA HtMii.vr.NT. Wo npplli-d K per illi"dlon putting plenty of tha Cl'TU fiiA on bin lie.id , fair , arm , and back. The thud ilfptjbr rrr ticn Amirt tli'tt nlff'it , Imprnml ilally , and fn nine \tfl. \ i/rwi the time hentiiittilon tinCi'TtrftiA lir.HKnics tee ittra able lo < llsm tl itr Ilirir < , and not a elga 19 left to tell of bin nwfrl nutfrtllipt. Mils UOBKUTA DAV1E1 , Aug. 29 , 1803. youth Atlnntn , Ox Sictr ran SKiv-Tni.ii KXU lUaitt vn Ittsr von Tinr.ii Minium lutwnrni tmih with I'l tin lu Hour , nililft tingle ipil.callonr | > f I'l TKM'li * ( ulblnifiit ) , crrittll oirmollltntl oml Mii cuiej. ThU mtlmrnt will elw IniUnl tfllft permit rot Inrpircnlinil n'rrp ' f.ir child , ml point lor. fpreiiy , | * finitiriit. n'l rconnmlritl cure ct the liuwt tiirtuilnp , ilUflisiiilnr. nt liuiillljlliit of Itching. burning , lilcfllmr. Milp > mpl.v. " 'l cruittj kin intlicilp hninnii "I'.h lonot hilr , when all tl full. SoMthrmichouttlif i > rM. I'UTTCR DKDU ADCiiiU. Cent. . Solr I'mni , IKvton. OIlln | j Cure Toriurln ; rf pm . " mnllM free. QIMM I- RED GUY MrVlnMiitvn Minimal ; "ri'up. Has been tiso'l for over FIFTY Y13ARS br MILLIONS 01 MOTIUCtlB tor their CHII.- DHKN WHIHi TKKT1I1NO , with PER. FKCT SUCCESS. H SOOTHES the CHILD , KOKTUNS the Ot..MS. ALLAYS nil PAIN , CrriBH WIND COLIC , und In the best rem edy for D1AU1U1OEA. Sold by DruBUlats In every part ct the world. Uu sure : iml ask for Mrs. Wlnslow'a rinothliiR Syrup , " and lake no other kind. Twentyliveouts a bottle Is what nn architect , nrtlnt or draughtsman requires. There Is just one suite vacant on the north ildo of A very handsome suite , It IB , too , hard wood floor , newly decorated walls and It faces the grand court. You will enjoy looking at them and It will bs a pleasure for us to ebjw you. 8. C. PETERS & CO. Rental Agents , Ground Floor , Bee JBldg. I > nolil until r , i him , , fllt uuiir.irifir la Curt Klrt- Vfy " ' " ' ' 'Ivor lllM > iii . Prver mill ABIIC , Rlieuimitlira.HIrk illnl Xrrvoii. Ilrilcluclie , Nrrolnlu , I > vliulii | > , IVinnliVuiiiiilalnti , ! i' rrli , Iiicllunllnn , AViiriilclii , Xcrvuui ' Ucstflrdlclncon Earth. I was ciiroil In tbroo inniitlis of Stiimacli-Klilnpy Troubles. Cormipo. tlmi. Mrnllnvvnseiircilof Ili < iiclio. ; Constipation with Dr. lliirlihnrt'n VCB- eliililn Compound. ltl tlio Ijcstinedl- clue on < Mirth. _ , , J. W. Avcry , Nlclmlaon , Mich. For mitt litr nil drniel t8. Thirty ilnjii1 treiitmi'Dt nr2.ic. : hovnntyd.iTn' Irentini'iit Mr. : Six inontho' -ntinciil , JI.UB. la , taut' trial trnttmtnt Ir 1 K.V. . H. lU'lClLllAltT. Cincinna . O. JOBBERS & MANUFACTURERS OF OEVEAHA DRY GOODS. M E , Smith & Go , o V lepvrtera aid Joktore ol Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods AND NGTIONa BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORK km & Wifiltams SucecHNorN Wilton .t lriil < e. Maiiiifin-turi' bcliers , xniuke ntarks and breechinfe'S , presmm , ft-tidiTlnj ; , * heup dip , lard and water tanks , buller tubi's con stantly on hand , seouim hand Ixdlers bought. and solil. HiK.-lal and piumpl attention to repairs In Hty or euuntry. 1'Jlh and Plurce. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. Company Electrical Supplies. Eleotrlo Wlrlnur noils nnil ( Jus Llgr.M- O. W. JOHNHTOrf Her IS' " " . . i BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS , nierioan ISand Sewed Shoe Go M'frs g Jobbers of Foot Wear Th Joiapb Bani an Bubbtr Oo. CHICD.ti1 The Smcrican Chicory Be , droirvn n < 3 m uf cluitr ot all form ot Chicory Omaha-Kremont'O'N'ill SAFE AND IRON ORK3. 'he ' Omaha Safe and Iron Works tt. ANDKhll.N , Prop. Make * a specially uf KHl AI'KS IfflPf ? JM JtJ-t Hllt'TTr.'lS. ' ' ind Uurxlar I'roc-f ti.-ifc. an i Vm t IV alt ) tt. Mill V' . , OiunltM.