Nebraska Newspapers

    TUB OMAHA DAILY HEE : WEDNESDAY , n , moo.
TllephoncB 618 Gill Dee , Jan 2 , 1000
January
ains in
Our annual January sale of Cloaks ,
Suits. Furs , Capes , Silk and Wool Waists
is now attracting the attention of the la
dies of Omaha and vicinity. Never in our
history have we sold so many Broods. Everyone knows when
wj ( have a sale it is a sale. Weyould advise everyone to
'
make their selection as quickly as possible as. every clay our
Block will become less.
Wednesday $2000 Coatint $1000. Illack Silk nnd Satin Waists , all of the
Wednesday $1800 foals at $ 'J 00. very latest cut , with new diffls sleeve * ,
Wednesday $1500 Coats At $7.30. at tremendous i eductions.
fur MuffH , Collarettes , Neck Scarfs and
Wejlnrodny $1000 Coats nt $ " . 00
Uoas also go nt sale prlcrs
All our Oolf Capes now $750 each Special Hargaln All our beautiful Klec-
Coif Skirts $1000 $ : ro , $ ; > oo $175. trlc Seal Scarfs , with 8 fox tail" , were
rc-illy cheap at $500 sale price. $200.
.AGENTS VOn POSTDR TCID fJI.OVKS AND UoCALL'8 1'A.TTKnNS.
THE ONLV fcXCLlSIVE DRY GOODS HOLSE IN OMAHA.
V. U. C. A. IIUILDINU , COIl. 1UTU AND DOUGLAS ST9.
PUTS CORNISH ON THE RACK
Defense in Molinenr Case Indicates Wheie
Its Hopes Lie.
THROW SUSPICION O'N THE WITNESS
I'orcixilinlNHlmiN from Him Hint'
riirnicr Ti-Ntlmoiiy "U'i'M lii-
, corrt'i't. In Nome
I'nrtlciitnr- .
NEW YORK. Jan. 2 The forty-seventh
day ot the tiial of Ilolnnd U. Mollncux for
the murder of Mrs Katharine J. Adams
opened with Harry S. Cornish again on the
stand The cross-examination of Cornish bj
Atto'rne'y Weeks was the feature of the day's
proceeding ! )
Mr Weeka commenced the cross-examina
tion of Cornish by inquiring about the hours
cf his return home from the Knickerbocker
Athletic club on the night of December 27 ,
1808 Cornish acknowledged that he was
mistaken In previous testimony as to the
hour.t The linen of the cross-questioning
vvero scon shifted , Mr. Wecka apparently nt-
| ' tempting to show that Mr. Coinlsh ifter
' twenty years of caring for athletes ought to
knovv the taste of brotno-seltzcr. The wlt-
ness wis next compelled to run a gauntlet
of questions regarding his relations with the
various members of the household of Mis.
Adamfi. Cornish testified that he could not
remember who first told him that Mrs.
Rogers , the daughter of Mrs. Adams , had
separated from her husband
Cornish testified that ho went to Chicago
In 1803 and thnt Ills wife obtained a divorce
from lilm In March , 1897 Under a severe
c -examlnatlon ho admitted that he knew
n Mrs 'Small , that she had died In 1894 , that
he bijd relations with Mrs | Patteison , that
ho hud sent the woman t $ n hospital before
she died nnd that ho had paid the expenses
Incurred In connection with her burial. Cor
nish wan apparently Irritated by the'searcbV
Ing questions asked by the attorney Mr the
defense and finally retorted "You ought
to know all about that. The physician told
your detectives all nVout " "
Mr. W oks paused a moment and then
asked Cornish If lie had , gone to Chicago to
And out about vvhnt the detectives had done
Cornish 'hesitated and finally acknowledged
tolng out to Chicago and making inquiries.
*
Throw NIIR ; | UOII on Cornlxli.
Mr. Weeks then compelled the witness to
go over the stury of his own Illness on the
morning of the death of Mrs. Adams once
again. Hu was closely questioned concern
ing his visit to tho- office of Mr Yocuiu ,
whom Cornish styled hie , "best friend"
He was asked as to the route that he took
In going from Yocum's ollleo uptown on
e December 23. This line ot questioning was
t hlgnlflcant , n It developed the fact thnt
Cornish passed the general postollico nnd
1 that ho hnd thus been Riven the opportunity
of mailing the poison package himself.
Cornish never flinched , but acknowledged
being In that vicinity on the afternoon of
the day before thu day he received the
fatal package.
Mr. Weeks next succeeded In making the
witness acknowledge dlscicpancles concern
ing the tlmo of the receipt of the biomo-
nellzer , also on ore In his statements to the
newspapers as to the manner In which ho
was dressed nt thp Adums apartments on
! the morning of the murder. Cornish also
1 acknowledged that nt ono time ho thought
Felix J.tGnllngher wrote the Hnrpstcr let-
ter. When Interrogated regaidlng certain
statements given out to the reporters Cornish
nald that he had searched for manifold
copies nnd notes at thn cluhhouhc , but that
they bad been stolen. Hi- denied making nn
appointment with a rcpicscntntlvc of the
New York Journal nnd offering to hell for
$1,000 a story as to who sent the poison ,
but ho acknowledged a meeting for the pur
pose of ascertaining who llrst g.ivo Mo-
llncux's name to the Journal
IlrmM Cut * 11 riKiiri- .
Mr. Weeks succeeded In getting the wit-
! nebs to acknowledge that in 1S97 ho were
i a white alpine hat with a blaik band , but
' ho denied wealing a hat of this character
I Jurlng 1898. These questions were re-nardeil
as significant chiefly because of the fad
that a person wearing n hat of this dcscrlp-
j tlon Is known to have rented private letter
boxes nnd received letters which have fig-
! tired lu this cast * Cornlah tiMtlfied thnt the
I connection between the poison pickuso
' address nnd the handwriting of Mollncux
i was first mcntlciu'd by John D. Adams ,
Ho denied purchasing works on chemistry
In December , 1SS
Assistant District Attorney Osborne again
took Cornlah In hand and nikcd him whether
he 1'nd ever heard Mr. Cnrvalho , a hand
writing expert , say that Cornlah could not
have written the poison package address.
Corlilah Hald that ha eould not remember.
Wl-en CornUh said that the polEon box had
been tied with ( i string. Juror IMgar remarked -
marked tl'nt It mut > t have been transported
ns open matter Mr. Osborne thanked the
Juror for the suggestion and added thnt ho
would endeavor to follow It up Juror
lillllngs nsked the w lines ? whether ho had
r\er had bis d k broken open prloi to the
time that he- had ( opened forcibly to get
the bottles and 'bAttlrholder nnd remove It
Kecauso jmrelr veRctablo-yet thor
ough , prompt , heulthfu ) , satisfactory-
from the club to the Adams flat , and the
witness replied In the amrmntlvc
\fter the nttornejs for the prosecution
and the defense , Recorder Goff nnd the Ju
rors had questioned Cornish , Harry A. King ,
n broker on the Consolidated exchange , was
called to the stand. Mr. King testified that
Cornish showed him the Christmas present
which he thought .haij been sent by a trlend ,
that ho went to the water coolet Intending
to take a dose of the bromo-eeltzer , that he
found no ( Water In the. cooler and gave up
the attempt. He Identified the poison bottle
and the bottlcholder as those that he had
ecen nt that tlmo.
Whj Wruppi'iViiH Sntril.
The next witness was Patrick J. rinnoran ,
tlu assistant of Cornish at the Knicker
becker Athlc-'lc club. He suggested to Cor
nish , ho oalcl , that It would be well to nave
the wrapper from trie waste basket where
Ccrnlsh had thro\Vn It , for the puposu of
finding. It possible , some clue to the Identity
of the sender.
Tellx J. Gallagher , a former employe ot
the Knickerbocker Athletic club , now also
a stock broker , testified tint he was friendly
with Mollneux , thnt he was discharged from
the Knickerbocker Athletic club and that
through the Influence of Mollncux ho went
to the New York Athletic club. Mr. Osborne
had considerable dlfilculty In getting the
wltncps to ttatlfy ah to the movements of
Rudolph Hclles and A. A. Hnrpster and did
not succeed In bringing out many new
IiolntH.
The day's proceedings wound up with
medical testimony , which the prosecution
has heretofore kept in the background.
Coroner'si Physician Albert T. Weston ,
who performed the autopsy upon HIB body
of Mrs. Adams , wan the first medical wit
ness of the day. He told in detail the story
ot the postmortem. Mr , Weeks then cross-
examined the witness nt great length. He
elicited the fnct that Dr Weston had not
made a microscopic examination of nny part
of the body of Mrs. Adums , though the
physician himself acknowledged the import
tanco of this.
Mr Oaborne on the redirect examination
took advantage o jthe cross-examination of
lr. Weeks to bring In the nrfmo of H. C.
Barnet. Mr. Weeks wtiODgly objected , but
desplto his efforts , Recorder Golf allowed
the witness to teatify that the lust hydro
cyanic autopsy which he had performed had
been upon the body ot Henry Crosbinan
Barnct nt Greenwood cemetery on February
28 , IS'lfl. Mr Weeks continued his plead
ings with the recorder and his objections
until Mr Oaborne remarked that if the at
torney for the defense objected so atrongly
that ho would deelst and let the witness go.
Court then adjourned until tomorrow.
itnroitT or THU J TATIV.S IM\ATSCIS.
HI-I > < - | | | mill DlNlmrHi-itii-lltn mill South
DiiKotn'M lloiiilcd Ili-l.l.
PinrtRR , S. D Jan. 2. ( Special )
The report of the state treasurer shows the
total receipts of the state for the fiscal year
ending Juno 30 , last , to have been $1,048-
U79 23 The disbursements were $1,011-
3S7 2S , leaving on hand at the beginning of
the fiscal vear $37.592 , Of this the greater
portion came from general fund collections ,
I insane tn\ , liquor licenses nnd Insurance
J taxes The collections for liquor license ! ,
I were $5G,732 28 , from Insurance taxes , $21-
I 53.87 ! ) The other receipts came from eor-
'
poratlons , lenrje money and miscellaneous
I funds' The Taylor fund was Increased by
i $2,121 20.
While the report makes no showing for
the last half of the year , the surplus on
hand at the beginning of the year has been
wiped nut by the demnnds of legislative
appropriations and the treasury has regis
tered a latgo number of warrants. The
amount due an bonds at the present time Is
$70S,300 , none of which becomes due before
1102 nnd thr last of which will' ' become
due In 1912 There Is nt present nbout
$100,000 In the treasury which could be np-
piled on bonds In case any of the holders
could bo Induced to surrender them.
It has been estimated thnt tht > bonded
debt of the state Is enl > about $1 CO per
capita and It has twelve jears In which to
rnlEc this sum. The highest Interest paid
on any of the- bonded Indebtedness IsPJ
per cent , while bj far the greater patt of
It bcais but 4 per cent or 3V4 per cent
Mi'Cli-llim lli-nrliiK nt Moil * I'nllM.
SIOUX FALLS , S. I ) , Jnn 2 ( Spechl
Telegram ) The hearing to determine the
i rightful holrs of the estate of John McClel-
lan , the wealthy pioneer who was killed hero
last August , wa resumed today before
i Count > Judge Wllkei. No new Important
facts were developed The Canadian and
American claimants who say the ) are
brothers and Bisters of the deceased con
cluded their case today nnd rented , reservIng -
Ing the right to put oh one or possibly two
wltnoszes later The Baking ot testimony In
bohnlf of alleged nieces residing In Ireland
was commenced and probably will not ha
concluded earlier than tomorrow night.
l.nl'ollfdi- ) linn tar ( Jo > i-i-nor.
DKADWOOD. S I ) , Jan 2 ( Special Tel-
fgarm ) W. T LnKollctte of Chamberlain
has been visiting In the Ulack Hllla several
dn > s It Is understood that ho has as
pirations for the governorship on the fusion
ticket. He was received Kindly by the
fusion papers In the Dlack Hills.
lvi"iiuCourt JmlwH Suorn In.
PIERRi ; . S I ) , Jan. 2-Special ( Telegram -
gram ) The ucwly elected members of the
supreme court were a worn In thin morning
and Justice Fuller selected as presiding
| Judge for the first two yeur.s of the terra , to
I bo followed by Justice Ilnney for the second
period if two years and Justice Carson ( or
the last two jcnrs.
To CunI.nCriiMM ! In Tun Ilii > n.
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
drugRlste refund the money If it falls to cure.
E. W. Grove eelgaaturo Is on each box. 23c ,
LEGISLATION FOR THE ARMY
Chairman Hull of Honeo OcmmiUee - Preparing
paring a Bill ,
PRESENT ACT ONLY A TEMPORARY ONE
t mli-r It IJxiilrri 1 > >
Mutilation .NifVenr SnittoralU c
thill Snlistltiili- on III
HiAe1oiiil. .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2 Chnlrman Hull
'of ' the hous'o committee on military nfialri
sn > s tome measure of a general character
relating to the organl7atlon ot the army
ptobably will bo presented nt this bcsslon
of congress. Mr. Hull had confeircd With
War department olllclnls prior to the noil-
dnvs with a view of reaching an under
standing ns to vvhnt wns needed In mili
tary legislation.
Ho sojs the present Inw will do ns n
temporary measure , but ns It specifically
piovldes that the present organization of the
army shall cense July 1. 1900 , It Is Impera
tive that this congress do something In
the way of army organization He holds
the view , hovcver , that conditions nro too
I't'Bctllcd ' In the Philippines nnd elsewhere
to sny definitely ns to the number of troops
needed In n pcimancnt oiganlzatlon. but Is
confident that there never will be n reduc
tion of the regular army back to 28,000.
There arc several featuies of army orgnn-
l/ntlon which Mr Hull believes will bo
embodied In tuch legislation These Include
the threc-battnllon formation which was
n mnrked departure Innugurnted by the
last net and has given gcncrnl aatlsfac
tion. Another feature Is that allow lug to
'expand from wl'hln" bj Increasing the
numcrlcnl strength ot the companies In
stead of constituting new regiments Mr.
Hull sajn this has proved most beneficial ,
as It gives a more clastic oiganlzatlon , ca
pable of expansion In tlmo of need without
! additional officers nnd nn entire new organ
ization.
The stnn" organization of the army Is
likely to receive attention Secretary Hco
fnvors a change In the present Bjstcm with
n view to hnvlng a "detail htnff , " Ihat la ,
staff bureaus tccrttltedc largely from the line
of the army This would be n 'marked de
parture , ns the present stnff bureaus arc
almost intlrcly permanent Among mlll-
tnry exports thortf IB snld to be considerable
difference of opinion on this point , as the
German , French nnd other continental mll-
Inry systems have permanent stall organiza
tions. Great Britain Is the only great power
liavlng a detail staff.
REWARDING NAVAL HEROES
t HEI : i I.onjv CoiiNiiltnt ion
with Cni1nliiM of .fliuitlc
" riout.
WASHINGTON. Jnn , 2. The president has
again taken up the qiiMtion ot rewarding
the naval ofilceis who participated in the
dewtructlon of Cervera's flret off Santiago
and his final conclusion will be embodied
shortly' ' In recommendations' to congrc t' ' ,
either in the form of n renewal ot thu ad
vancement cf Rear Admiral Sampson and
the ofilcers imder him by numbers , with
perhapu some modifications the scheme
which the senate refused to ratify last springer
or nccoidlnE to pome other method. The
secretary ot the navy in his report recom
mended as an alternative proposition legis
lation on the line of the bill Introduced last
spring , senate bill 5003. which provides for
tince classes of medals one for conspicuous
.conduct In war , one for extraordinary heroIsm -
Ism , and one for general meritorious service ,
--tte first to carry with. ita _ pcrepntnge o/
Increase of pay , 'foised upon'theVtthk ot thb <
recipient and calculated to take the plaeo
of the Increase which would be the result' '
ot promotion were thnt the form of re
ward given Cither method would contem
plate In nddltion the thanks of congress
to the commander-ln-chlet of the North
Atlantic squadron and the ofilcers and men
under UIs command PS they weie given to
the coramaudcr-ln-clilef of the Asiatic squad
ron and the ofilcers and men under his com
mand.
There also baa been a suggestion for the
creation of the grade of vice admiral for
the benefit of Rear Admirals Sampson and
Schloy. As a result of the Sampson-Schloy
controversy the reward of all the subordi
nate ofilcers In the North Atlantic squadron
has been blocked up to this time and it
is the urgent desire of both the president
and Socretnty Lcni ; that Justice bo done
to them nnd thnt they obtuln the rewnrds
which they have enrned
Prelimlnnry to a dec'plon ' on his course
ot action the president and Secretary Long
toda > had a consultation with eight of the1
Santiago captains nt the White House The
naval officers present were Chndwlck of the
New York , Cook of the Ilrookljn , Clnik of
the Oregon , Philip ( now rear admiral ) of the
Texas , ISvana of the Iowa , Hlgglnson ( now-
rear admiral ) ot the Massachusetts , Folger
of the- New Orleans nnd Lieutenant Com
mander Walnnrlght of the Gloucester. Reir
Admiral Sampson wns not present. Thcno
commanding ofilcera v\cre especially Invited
by the pre'ldent , who dcalrcd to hear from
their own lips the story of the battle ot
Pantlngo , the general movements and dif
ficulties of the cimpalgn , Including the cruise
of the fblng squadron In t'sarch of Cerv era'a
licet , nnd their own Idens ns to the method
of conferring the rewards
For almost two hours the captnln.s talked
with the prc'klent. who manifested keen in-
tcicbt in their personal accounts of the Stir
ling events off the touth coast of Cuba. Some
of the controverted questions were gone
Into nt length. The consensus of opinion
ot the cnptalns. ns developed at the con
ference , seemed to fnvor the method of re-
wnrd ffivored by Secretnry Loui ; the Ih-
sulng cf medals , which would cairy with
them n percentage ot Increase of pay In lien
of advancement by numbnrn This would
compensate for actual promotion , both by
giving Increased pay and by giving to the
icclplents distinction which would mark
them for future service
At the porno tlmo In some cases It would
woik Hardship , ns fcr Instance in the case
of Captain Clark Drsplte the heroic serv
ice In bringing the Oregon around the Horn
In Hitch marvelous stvlo nnd the gallant
eervlco of the Oregon In tbo Santiago fight
Captain Clark tcda ) Is two numbers below
his position at the opening of the war. This
Is duo to the advancement of the Manlln
captains , whose piomotlon * were confirmed
by tro senate. Captain Clark at the con
ference today v\as willing that Secretary
Long's plan , bo adopted. In order that Jus
tice bo ilono to the others The president
shortly after the reconvening of congress
tomorrow will transmit his iccommcnda-
tlona. H Is not Improbable thnt In doing
EO he will nccompan ) them by n special mes
sage calling attention to the-stave injustice
that has been done to the commander-ln-
chlef. ofilccra and men of thu North Atlantic
squadron In so long withholding from them
the rewards to which tholr gallant services
entitle them
MAJOR GENERAL BLISS DEAD
Titlellri - i-l ( < -il for ( iiillnnl nnil > li-r-
ItorloiiK Si-rv leiDnrtnr. Ilir
Cl\ll War.
WASHINGTON , Jon 2 - Mujor General
ZtnnH H Ullas , I'nlted States arm > retired ,
died at Providence hospital In thu city
today after an Illnees ot some wecV . He
wa < .1 native cf Rhode Island HP had n
dHMngutahed military rcrtird Curing the
'
wnr of'the rob Illoi < atul 'was twlco brs-
vcttM for * ' gallant rtnd Tiierltorlous service *
\'rodcrclslurK \ \ ; ( ) and the Wilderness.
Ilo fcached the grade of major general In
Mny [ , lSt)7 ) , and retired ri few dajs Inter nt
'
hl own request , hftei forty jearV active
ecivlcc.
REPORT ON ROBERTS SOON
*
Intlniiitliin thui : It AVIII Doittcrso
' t'u Alt > \\JiiK Him t lie
Si-ntcil.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2. The report of the
committee of the house of representative * ,
which la Investigating'the cast ? of Mr , llob-
citg of Utah , will bo'made soon after con
gress reassembles nnd there Is reason to
believe the majority report will recommenl
that Hoberti' bo excluded from the house
and that ho bo not permitted under his cre
dentials to exercise fny prlma facie rl ht of
being sworn In Whetlfer the report will bo
unanimous Is npen to doubt , as three mom-
!
I hers of the ccmmlttcp are not counted on
as positively fnvornblq to the coitree Indi
cated , nnd this may result In the submis
sion of n mlnorltv report. The minority
view. If submitted , probably will deal with
the prlm.i faclo right to he sworn In en
tiedcntlals which nro regular , nnd will
lecommend that Roberts bo sworn In nnd
thereafter expelled.
Thn committee will resume KB hearings
on Thursday nt 11 .o'clock. The testimony
Inclosed , hjvveverCha"liman Tajler of Ohlu
having learned that the remaining wltnufsM
In Utah will not come on. It Is e\pceted
therefore that Thursday will be given to
Mr Roberts for his argument A vote Is
likely to follow the latter part cf the wecU
anil the chnlimun , It U expected , will he
authorized to draw the report and present
It to the house Mr. Tajler and Mr Me-
I'hcrsrn of the committee wore In confer
ence today examining low books and prece
dents w'tln ' view to the preparation of the
committee' * ) report
CIRCULATION j XND COINAGE
Inc-ri-ii-nv lu Natlqunl Hunk > olianil
l ) < - rrnN ' of IViniluClon HiiNril
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2. The mouthlv cir
culation statement Issued lij the comptroller
of the currency shows that nt the close of
business December 30 , ISflfl. the total circu
lation of national bank notes was $240 , ir5.-
D2.i , an Increase for the year of $2,100 , IIS
The circulation based on United States bonds
amounted to $2C'i.7S9,9Sr , n dccrecqe for the
jenr of $4,23i,002l ! nmf an increase for the
month of $598,083.
j The circulation secured by lawful monej
was $36,433,538 , an Increase for the year of
$ G 710,420 , and an Increase for the month ot
$1S37,192. \
I The amount of United States teglstered
i bonds on deposit , to secure circulating notes
was $234,484 70 , and to secure public de-
1 posits $7nOfl7S30
A statementisrued by the director of the
mint shows thnt the total coinage executed
at the mints of the United States during the
calendar > ear ended December 30 , 1S99 , was
$139,241,101 , us follows Gold , $111,344.220 ;
silver , $26,001,519 ; minor coins , $1,837,451
The coinage executed during the month of
December last amounted to $9,711,884 , as fol
lows Gold , $7,469,932 , silver , $1SSO,603 ,
minor coins , $355,327.
CHINESE DOORS TO BE OPEN
Ncxollntlonx for n Common I niler-
NdMllllllHT Il < > tV e 'll ( | HAre - I
Are Stu'ocNNfnl ,
WASHINGTON. Jnn. 2 The hesslcn of
the 9nblnct todrfy was brief , but It was the
occasion of tho/'lpiportant announcement by
Secretary of Srrfte Hay that the negotiation ! )
with the great powers of Europe and with
1 Japan to secure a common understanding for
a continued "opfil door" policy throughout
China , hnd been eminently successful nnd
that favorable responses had been received
from Great Britain , Germany , Prance , Hus-
sla and Japan. Tfye only conn try addressed
which has not yet respondtd Is Italy , nnd
a favorable nnswer Is also expected from that
country
Secretary Hay's statement to the cabinet
fully confiims the Information In the As
sociated Press dispatches from this city last
Saturday. The announcement of the success
| of the negotiations was extremely gratifying
j to the prealdc'it and cabinet , as it Ineutes
| to the- United States a full shnro In the
i future development of commerce with the
( gteat empire of China. Secretnty Root was
not at thu cabinet meeting today , and.
1 thercfote , nonp cf the matters v.hlch usu
ally occupy such n large share of the atten
tion of the cabinet wns considered.
DEATH RECORD.
KrlcMiiI of Griicrnl I.nit ton ,
HVANNIS , Neb , Jan. 2. ( Special. ) W.
L Matthews , who has been tount > attor
ney of this county for a number of 3 ears ,
died Saturday from hcait disease. The
funeral exercises wcro conducted by the
Masonic fraternity , of which he was for
many years a member. The remains were
taken to Warsaw , Ind. , for burial. Mr. Mat
thews wns nn old-time friend ot Gcnernl
Law ton nnd hnd kept up n correspondence
I with the ) general ever clnce the Civil war ,
hnvlng received letters fiom him Blnco the
general went to the Philippines ,
llVll'll IvIllH MIlllNI-ir ,
, Wjo , Jnn. 2 ( Special Tele
gram ) A mnn named George .Miller com
mitted bitlclde by taking morphine at Rnw-
llns tonight Miller came from Coob Day ,
Oicgon , two months ngo , No cause foi the
act is known
VlnKiCliiiltnl Ton Million * .
NI3W YORK Jnn 2-The stockholders of
the National Cltj bank mot today nnd inli-
Ik'd the proposition of the dlt colors to In-
crenKo the tapltal stock fiom $1,000,000 to
S100JO.OOO. Aflct the miotltn ; < i nUtP-monl
i vuis ill von uir lu vvhldi it was amiouncod
that of thi100TO shares 9 2S7 tferu rr-irc-
KUUfd , none voting against the proposition
COFFii5 : IHvADACIIKS
I.ffl AVIii-n Clinnuo MIIK llnililo
I'outuni I'ooil Colli-c.
"An Jong ns I drank toffco , once every
month , regulaily , I had a bilious sick heud-
ache. I lud cfttn uud In the papeis nbout
Peistum Food Coffee but , like lots of people ,
I thought jou weic pialslng jour own goods
to soil them
"Finally I aeked m > husband to buy mo n
small packngo to try. I b lied It not quite
UB long as your directions said , itnd did netlike
like it. The next morning I tnudu tolTeo
for breakfast and had n Pick hcadacho.
"Tho thtifl morning I tried Poutum again ,
boiling It about twcut ) mltmtcH Then It
t.istrd gcod , and the longer I drank It , the
better I liked It That was about three
months ngo'o have had Poatum over
since , nnd never In nil this time have I had
the least kind of a headache or been sick In
any way.
" 1 told u brother-in-law of my experience.
He suffered with bilious headaches , and wnu
threatene.il with nervous prostration Ho
stopped coffee , and began using Pottum
Peed Coffee which he did not llko at the
llret tilnl , but scon got HO ho liked It vary
much Indeed , ulie. . they learned to make it
right. It has cured him also.
' The following frlendi , have beui 'hclpel
by leaving off colTen and using 1'ontum.
I ) IVlcjit I ) bib Alfe rud sister. J H Mathews -
ews his wife and daughur Wo aie natu
rally vt-i } Hirong. aditiitei of Puptutn Puod
Coffee" Lllllo E MathewgICO 24lh si.
Detioll , Mich.
SWEAR IN CUBAN CABINET
Now Advisers Consult with Governor Gen
eral on Fu.uro Policies ,
NATIVE LEADERS ALSO TALK WITH WOOD
'ronn mill I'romlni-nl Cutiim * Ml I'.x-
- ' llllHflll'tlllll I'fxOII
liri-NN Ill-fill III
OIK * or ( lie rirxl jSiilijrvtN
111 IIISitlltil ,
HAVANA , Jan. 2. Tlio president of the
supreme court. Senor Mendozn , In the throtio
room of thu palace , at 10 n. in , todnj , ad-
minisi ! eul the onth of ollleo to members of
the new cabinet , with the exception ot Senator -
tor Vllltilcn , the fjcrctnrj of public works ,
who Is unable to lench hotu beforenott
Sundav. Thu wltnc c3 of the ceremony
wore Oeneials Wood ami Chaffee and Cole ,
nels lUrhnrd ? , Dudley ami 'Uncle , nil In full
uniform. The onth was the ordinary ono ad
ministered to all Cuban olllclals taking of-
flco under the present authority , swearing
allegiance for the time bolus to the mili
tary authorities of the United Status.
Genctnl Wood had n busy dnv with the
public ofllclals and the members of the
conference of representative Cubans , In
cluding ( lencr.ils K.ibl. Lara , Sangullly nnd
llalnncouit and Sonot de Castro The con-
foicnco will be In Bcs'lon three dn > s
After the secretaries were nworn In they
\lslted their respective ofTlces to make thcm-
sehcs acquainted with certain details belore
mectliiK again for consultation
AVIII Vi > : > olnt C'oninilNslniiN.
Clcnernl Wood bollevcR that each depart
ment Hhould have the power to do all Im
portant work. He will appoint a commission
to deal with the subjects lequlrlng , In hlo
judgment , special consideration Thcso
commissions will consist of several members
and their duty v.lll bo to get the affairs
of the Island upon a practical working basis
of self-government. The most Important
will deal with finance and the judlclarj The
former will arrange n plan cf lo.-al taxation
for all the cltlea of the Island , which will
make a majority of them self-supporting
and will leave the customs receipts for Im
portant public woiks , many of which are
badly needed.
The commission dealing with judicial re
forms will Include representative American
and Cubin luv > crs The Amcilcnn membcro
will probablv be Messrs niibens. Connnt
and lluncle It will take charge if the
organization of Caban criminal Jurisprudence
and will change the horrible ptlson sjstom
of the Island , although many minor evils
In cctincctlon with the pilsons have al
ready been abated.
The commission dealing with public works
will be scarcely ICES Important than the
othcis and will have Its hands full.
lvn > ! rrN T.-illv Mllll Wllllll.
All the- Cuban notables the members of
the apeciall > nvencil conference to ex
change views with General Wood who were
piesent at the mcethii ; todnj , speak with
enthusiasm regarding the fraiilenees with
which ho developed his plans for the benc-
llt cf Cuba Thej point out that the gov
ernor geneial haS already begun work along
several lines.
General Maso says "The new govenor
general is n man of wonderful tact and
marvelous capacity for work I confidently
believe that he will prove a great blessing
to Cubn. "
The 1'atrla .sajs "General Wood \a obvi
ously Imbued with the best Intentions , Al
though the council of Cubans convened by
him is not an elected body , it nevertheless
docs icprescnt the wishes of the Cuban
people. "
The Luchn , says "The new cabinet con
tain * rfen whoso honest names are Kiiara'n-
te.es tnat the moral and material Interests
of the country are to be conserved. "
General Wood has ordered all chiefs of
the various public offices to send in'lists of
tl'elr employts , petting forth 'nationality ,
length of bervlco and relationship to the
revolutionary movement
Eight hundred hogs were recently Im-
poited to Havana from the United States ,
but COO died within thiee da > s Major Davis
save the animals died of cholera and icconi-
mcmls that no moro hogs be brought from
the United States , as he considers that fur
ther impoitatlons would be dangerous to the
health of Havana.
CHAM FOR CASOCKS
( Continued from First Page. )
by their coolneoi and discipline From the
viewpoint of impelial unity , the little fight
may fairly be described as one of the most
gratlf > lng events iccorded in the recent his
tory of the Utitlsh race. "
Although the continuance of minor suc
cesses gratifies the Drltlsh public It Is not
foi gotten that the larger aspects of the
campaign me unchanged. As the Dally News
remarks :
"It Is a day of small mercies "
The Importance of both General French's
and Colonel Pllchcr's victories lies In the
effect they are likely to have on the colonial
Dutch. The latest dispatch from Douglas
confirms the curlier rcpoits thnt the Hoer
Inngcts consisted mainly of Hrltlsh subjects
who on the arr'vnl ' of n small Free State
commando , accepted , probably , an Invitation
to throw In their lot with the Hocrs
DENY RIGHT TOJ5EIZE GOODS
AinbuHHiiilor Llionlc I'lli-M I'roli-Ht
wHIi I InHrlllNli ( im rl'llllii-lll In
Ill-hull nl .SIil'l-rn | ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2. The Slate do-
partmcnt today received from An.bubsador
Chonto at London , by cable , a statement of
the facts ho had developed In connection
with the seizure b > Hrltlsh war ships of
American goods on the three met chant ves
sels Heatru ! > , Mashonu and Maria. The
goods comprised not only Hour , but miscel
laneous articles ot common trade. Thny
wcio shipped for Lourenzo Marquee In
llrltlsh ami German ships and the American
olllclals contend the > were not subject to
seUure They could not , howovei , lodge
lepiesrntatlons on thn. enbjcct until they
weio possessed of a knowledge of the facts
and OH soon as Mr Choiite'H blatemcnt
came to hand today an Instruction was
tabled to him to Inform the llrltlsh gov
ernment that wo could not admit tin right
of seizure In these cahes
This Is the preliminary step usual ! } taken
In such negotiations. Next In order will be
ft report from our consular representatives
at Lourenzo Marque/ respecting the pres
ent condition or the seized or dotnlned goods
and the damage sustained. The State de
partment Is not yet fully Informed on these
points. nucuBtary to the further presentation
of the rase It Is not even known Jtiet
whcio the goods nrp. or It they have all
been fflzid cr only It ) part It will be the
duty of our consular agent nt Ijouren < ! o
Mnrqufz to ascertain and i opart these facto
and ho IB now engaged In doing this undei
the original Irstructlonx of thn State de
partment
While tht department is acting , us If
promised In the beginning , to ( Irmly pro
tect all American rlphtH of trade , It 11
showing no unpeemlj haste In the presenta
tion of the case Today's Instiuctlon to Mi
Choate was not a demand for the release
of the good * nor vet for Indemnity but
rather a pretautlonur > noiiie to the Ilr i-
Ish gtveiniiKnt to sine ull uf our riiht < < in
the caee It will be niifil < lent to Inltlatc/ihe
eettlcmftu of the matter b ) negotiation/ / the
Slate department having not ( ho
doubt that the Drltlsh authorities will make
full amends to the owners of ihi- goods
'
when the facts are all laid before them.
BOERS DO NOT ADMIT DEFEAT
llrporl * from I'roliirln * n > ( Jonrrnl
PrpiH'li Win \ nutiroi'iinfiil nt
I oli-xlirru.
PKRTOKIA , Jan. 1. Last night ( Sunday )
the'llrltUh * ln great force attacked Com-J
mnnelnnt Schoeman's command In the Coles- I
berg district nnd tried to stoim the posi
tion.
tion.They repeated the nttnck' this morning ,
but were forced to retreat , the lloeis holdIng -
Ing the position.
The Ions of the llrltlsh Is not Known , but
It Is reported lo have hem henvy.
The Uoers consider It n great compliment
to the Transvaal tint Lord Roberts should
have been selected to the supreme com
mand of the Drltlsh forces.
RUSSIA WOULD BE PREPARED
ItfMti-li'lltiK KiiilKriillon of .Mill--i
lioillt-il Mi-ll I'rtnllnu Srlttflllcllt '
Of UliKllih-llin-r Will.
M2A1) , S. I ) . Jan 2 ( Special Telegram. )
A mnn b > the name of Kohler , who has
worked In this city , has written fiom HUB *
sin to n ticket broker In Lead for a number j
of tickets to bring himself nnd family to j
this city. In hla letter he wild he did not
know how soon he could get nwny from Rus
sia , since the otllclals had Ismied nn order
prohibiting every nblebodled man from leavIng - '
Ing the country for the present , until the war
between the Hoers nnd nnglund had been
settled
TOMI or tsinm i > ntr.vs vi < imuTI : : .
l.cioliM for Spn-iH S < * HlvniPiit of tin *
"timlcNriitlt Vllnlr.
HURIwlN , Jan 2. The press continues to
} llscuss the -capture of the Hundesrath v\lth
somb show of1 Itrltntlon. In a neml-nf-
llclal note the Post remarks that In consequence
quence of the flcl7tiro Ourtnnuy has taken
stci.8 nnd Oreat Britain IB expelled to deal
with the matter In n "spirit of good ofll lal
relations. "
Nenste Machrlchten fays "There Is every
reason to believe the Incident will be speed
ily closed. OlUclnl circles consider It Im
perative that ( > reat Btltalu adopt some
definite attltndo regaidlng the whole 0.1103-
tlon of contraband of war and are surprised
she had 'riot adopted n firmer policy on the
Kubject from the beginning. "
l'-ii-n ( < Midi M > | NN ( JofrniiK'iit. .
LONDON , Jnn 3 The Berlin correspond
ent of the Standard says
The British' representative at Homo his
lodged a protest with the Swiss government
calling attention to the fnct that recruit
ing for the Ttnnsvaal Is In piogiws within
Swiss territorj. Many young men who had
engaged to go to Knglnnd for service w en
fold on arriving at Marseilles that Unglan 1
no longer needed them , but that they could
go to the Trnnnvaal. It Is said that many
have accepted this suggestion nnd 100 are
reported to have .sailed for Oelagcn bay In
a Trench ve = nol.
ItiiNli S'rornirnIons In f'niiniln.
WINNIPEG. Man , Jan. 2 The twentv
mcmLeis of the Thirteenth Winnipeg field
battery lock u tiain for Kingston In twenty-
four hours after leeching the rush orders |
The suddenness of thelt dcpaiture pre
vented any formal demonstration Saturday
eighty-six members of the Roval Cinadlan
dtagoons , with 100 horses , leave to Join
the regiment at Halifax. Applications continue - ]
tinue to pour In , although the Manitoba al
lotment Is complete.
iinfrli-N IM lli-lloKrilpli.
CAMP , Jan 2. The nocre in
quired by heliograph today :
"Why is Roberts coming ? What has Bul-
' ' '
lor dqno'
The Diltlsh replied :
"How did you like our lyddite In the
late battle ? "
The Uoers signaled In response :
"Rats. "
Irunup Mining for IittciM < Mit Ion.
nilUSSBLS , Jan 2 Senator de Jeune ,
former minister cf Justice nnd now member
of the council of state , former Senator
la Fontaine and other leading members
of the Universal League of Peace have con
voked a meeting to be held next Thursdnv ,
in favor of appealing to the Unltrd States
government to offet to mediate In the South
African war.
Itrl'lHll OllllMTM WoillllllMl.
PIinTORIA , Jan. ] . Three Irltlnh ) pris
oner ! ! , who were taken at Mulngro , saj
that Captain Gordon Chesncy Wilson , hus
band of Ladj Sarah Wllaon , nnd flvo other
( inkers ttho'io names thej icfuso to give
were wounded In a recent sortie from Mate-
king.
S 'lri > Another Ci-riuiiu Shl | > .
HAMnUIlCi , Jnn. 2 The Hambutger Cot-
roepondenz announces that the German
lurk Hans Wagner of Hamburg was seized J
by the British at Uelagoa bay on Decem
ber 21 and that Its ounern have lodged n
complaint with the British foreign olllcc.
I'llirrnl'MiM IllKriiNNliiK All ! ( o Iliii-r * .
LIAVBNWORTH , Kan. , Jan 2. James
Cavanaugh , plate Bocretarj ot the Ancient
Older of Hibernians for Kansas , IIHH re
ceived n letter fiom J. T. Keating of Chicago
cage , asking hlH views on the subject of
aid to the Boeru.
Cii-riiiMiiH Si-nil n CrnlHi-r.
"
BHRLIN , Jnn. 2. The German second-
class cruiser Schvvalbe has left Par-es
Salaam , a Bcnport of Africa , twenty-lhe
miles bouth of Zanzibar , for L.oureiuo Mar
que/ .
Sll'iin of rroHiit'rlli.
NEW YORK , Jan. 2. An orlilcmc of Iho
general protpurity throu hnut the lountri
Is Hhowii by the Htntcmcnts of the inrgp
Insurimco cotnpanleb which are now being
published The preliminary fitatcmcnt of the
Provldrnt Siivlngs Life Assurance tiocluty la
out this morning and shows that it has hail
n pioHperouH > c > ar , reporting gains In all
rpsentlnl features. It received $5.1,000,000
In proposnlB for new assurances , upcn
which It Issued policies for $17,000,000 , nn
IncreaBo of 67 per cent over the year pre
vious It uho Hliowa that It has returned
to Its polle ) holders n total of over $17.-
000,000 , leaving no death claims due and un
paid These results weto accomplished nt
a reduced expenpo intlo OB compared with
1S98.
< ; nir > llolilx Court for ( 'iiiiiiilii-ll ,
ABERDEEN , S I ) , Jan. 2 ( SprilaM
Judge Campbell , who has bet'n 111 for sev
eral da > H , Ib now Homowhnt improveii Juil e
GaiTy will preside for him during the term
, of court in Marehul ! county , whlh opened
I at Drltton today.
Tu \ iiolutiin-iitH It } lri- . i
PIKRHB S D , Jan 2 ( Special ) - '
loverncr I e has appointed U K Jones of
Watcitown as a member of the Btate Hoard
YIN MARIANI
iU'ianl \ \ inn.V r cl I'niiioits , Tonic
It in found espcclall ) n < " > ful in Nervotib
Troubles D > HpephU , Malaria , Anaemia ,
Loss of Sleep. Consumption , Overwork ,
Indigestion \ Grippe , Nervem * Prwtra-
tion General Debility , Tardy ConvaliM-
( rnce Lews of lilood , Impotency .Melun-
i holla Tin oat and Lung TroublcH H n
KII KIICHH All Wabtltig DlHL-UbCii and
\fttr-Kcvutt
gold b ) all Druggists Refuse substitutes
of Phnrn. nv vlie \ J Illi c i M I > '
who hai rrsljsni-d anl bis iinirtfd Pat'i
T rinucaro as n h and fame v rdtii foi
Huffnlo countv
MUsUslmil l-i-lilsllKllI i-
JACKSON. Ml i .Tun 2-Tho
li-8l < < liituro orpnnly ) uliortl.v .ifKt n
todav Jlld lltiom II of l.uul'-rrtnlt- '
oleeted fpcnker
riiinii
Inillri-i-m CmiM-il ( InIllnil ! of < lu *
Wilt-id's l.n-nfi-sl ( ii-iii-rnl ,
It Is a matter of history that Napoleon
WUR u gourmand mi inordinate lover of
the good thltiRs t ' the table , utul hlMorv
fuither records dim his fnvorllc dish wns
fried onions , his de.iih from tnncer of
stomach It is claimed also , wan probibh
caunt'il from hln excessive Indulgence of this
fondue * * for the odorous vogelablo
The onion H undoubted ! } n wlioltnonir
article of food , In fact has many medicinal
qualities of value , but It vv'ould bo dllll tilt
to llnd a moro Indigestible article than
fried onions , but the onion does not stand
alone In this retjocl. Any article of find
that Is not thoroughly digested bet nine * a
source of disease and dlscomfoit. whttloi
It bo fried onloim or beef fltcak.
The reason why any wholesome food Is
not piomptly digested Is because the utom
neb lacks some Impoitant olcment of dl < s
lion , some stomachs l.tek peptone , other-
ore delU-lcnl In gnstrlc juice , still cthin
lack h.vdiochlorle acid
The one thing necesiry to ilo In any ia n
of poor digestion is to supply the c t-'e-
mcnts uf digestion which the btomncli lack--
nnd nothing ( K.cs this no thoroughlv and
Hifely as Stuart's Djspcpsln Tablets
Ir Rl-hardson In wilting n thesis on
treatment of d > epepsla and Imligestli n
cltiies his remarks b > saying. "Tor tho. f
euflerlng from aciil dyspepsia , show i b\
four , wntery ilhings , 01 for Ilatuluut ib -
pcpsl.i bhown b > gan on stomach , ca s i ,
heait trouble and dllllcult brealhlng. . ) & w i
as all oilier fount , ot stom.ich tioubli1 , th
bafc t tro.ttment Is to toUi > ono or two o
Stuarl's l ) > spopsin Tablets after each mull
1 ailvlso them becnusi they contain no
hat infill drugs , but aie composed of vnlu
nblo digestive , which , ict piomptly upn i
the food cnteli I never Know n c.lsp of In
digestion 01 even chtoulr dj.spopsl.x whl h
Stuarts Tablets would not reach"
Cheap cnthnrtle medicines claiming to
euro djMpepsIa Utul indigestion ran hnv no
effect v\hatever In ncllvely digesting the
food nnd to call any callmrtlc medldne .1
euro for Indigestion Is n misnomer
i\cry ( IniKglit in the t'lilteil ' Stales an 1
Canada sells Stunt I'M Djspopsin Tnblttf ,
and they mo not only the safest and 'nowt
successful , but the nuwit fcrlontllli of anv
tteatmcnt for Indigestion nnd "to'nni-li
troubles
Arc you tottttrcil with piln In yout
bnck vxlion > uu w.iluup in llicmorn -
Inj-1'
U3PS- jour bui It fool slln" nnd ote
when vou KeL out ol a ohalr"
Docf > II in ho wlien vuu fitiinil on
> oitr foot foi a while '
All the-ii1 Hjniptums ate SKII ! > , of
weakness , in the nerves .ind organs
which center at tinH'lne II is n.
wrloiii matter , mil wllj , fj' ' > ' > 5 "U
trouble 1C ni-uloelfd
\Vi-i-.lc Ivlilni-is , roiiHtliinllon ,
l iinil iil ( i , It lii-iinial IMIII , I,4i * < ii3io-
I or \in\ln mill ItrlKliI'M | ) | NI-IINI-
nil inoiltii-c : ) Imiif lim-U.
Dr. lU-ImiiKlillii'N i ; ' - irlc < II.l (
oiiri-H Inn-- ( iiiIiiM In . " ila > N ,
It cures foK'vet , liveuuso It io t"t < ' - lltr
warm life to the weakened ni'ivfai 1
innsclep. without Iniiiilni ; nr bllst' tine
I lnive cured many bad c-ases in Ti di >
iftCall ami M-e it ni send foi frc'
Dr , M. C , Mclaughlin
Goo S Scnllj , of 75 Nnshiiu St
York , says 'Tor years I Imve bei n tr nib'ert
with rliBunintlsin and dyHpep'la , anil 1 'nine
to the com Union to try > oui pill * I Hum -
( llitL-ly found great lollef from tluir use ,
I f ° el likea ni'tv man slnn- 1 toinni > n. o )
tuklng Ihf'tn , ami would not now be v tl > -t
thum. Thu drowhv Blecpv fei-llHK I iHt 1
to hnvp 1ms ciiliich ii.fapppir < d The dyt--
pepslu lias left mi nnl mv rln-iimii Ism K
coni > entirely I am s < tlsll i 11 atij n
HO nolle ted will glvt > Railway * . 1'jlls .1 tim
the > > will tfurclj urc th'in fui I bell vc II
till COIIIOH from tin s\tem bflnr out ol
order the liver no dnlnir itw vv > IK
euro all IVsorderH of the Stomnth H > w ls ,
Kidneys Ulnddi'r Dlz/lnohs , Cistlvi.-not
Piles , SlrK llptitmhp. IVmnlr Comp In' ,
TJIllouKnc's Jnd'trf > stle > ii , i onHt'priMi > uml
all Disorders of the i/iver . ! i < per box \ '
Druggists or by mull Ittulwu ) Jv C53
Kim Btr-et. N y. lie Mm to ie ; t ' Had-
wiV and See that the name Is on what
you buy.
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"THE TELEPHONE GIRL. "
Nlffllt iTlCOS1 SI W , 75 ( fi'li ' , 2'r
Fr'dny nnd SH , J m 5 i , Aim 1 1 i
PKI Llalit ( Jnnni COIIIIMMV
THE BOSTOB SA S
U'lt' All the. i Jld FavoiltcM
Bt-atB on Sale Toelu *
INA TJXJi $ TOJJA Y
\n > Hetil"H - ( lillilri-n , lec ,
rinlliiKic ,
M'iNTYRE 'AND "HEATH
Cuim dlliiiv
TJIIUiK NA\Ajn . HIIMJ \ . u\ANh
voi'.vn AMI KII A uujNTiyrii ;
aii\v < iii > - f- i > n i I IK fin it HI Knrl
I'rinH N'v i ( I Hi ( .IIIK-l < vi iing IU
inecg Any neat 23i children , l5c , u.tl'lcry