Til IB OMAHA DALLY BEE : DAY , JA'NTAHY 8 , 1UOO.
BURDhX Of DEBT IS LIFTED
All Encumbrance in E iro7 d from Trinity
Methodist Eplscopil Church.
CiCQURSE : ON A NEW YEAR INVENTORY
llev. .Mlllnril Hitter * Into DetnlU n *
tO ItllNlllPHH TrlllMIJlIlM Illlll AlK *
Wlint .Vliniii iplrltnitl
Ail vmieeiiieiit.
Kev. H. Mlllard , pastor of Trinity Meth
odist church , Twenty-first and Ulnney
fltrcels , took for hla morning subject : "A
New Ycnr Inventory. " Hov. Mlllard spoke
at length on llio fact that Trinity church ha
within the last year paid off every cent ol
encumbrance against the property , which at
the beginning of 18D9 amounted to $11,000.
Ho regarded this as a splendid triumph In
ft buslncos way , nnd congratulated his fol
lowers on having a dcbt-frco house of wor
ship. Orcnt credit Is due , he said , to those
who worked so faithfully to bring about
this happy state of affairs.
"Hut , " Bald the pastor , "how are wo pro
gressing spiritually ? Are wo keeping pace
with our biislnpss achievements ? " Along
thla line the speaker urged his hearers to
look to their spiritual welfare and build In
hcatcn as they have bulldcd on earth.
MtiKlcjvaH a spcclril fcaturo of the service ,
both mpraljiK and evening. A quartet com
posed of Mrs. Thomas , soprano ; Miss Fnw-
celt , contralto ; Mr. Wood , tenor , nnd Mr.
dregor , baas , rendered several selections ,
nmong which were "I'ralso the Lord , " "Tha
Lord Is My Shepherd , " "Hark , Hark , My
Houl , " and others equally Impressive. Mies
Fawcctt sang a ole entitled , "One Sweetly
Solemn Thought. "
CllltlHT niSAI'I'HOVKS FAlSi : IDH.V.
Telln llliuiUtU-N tliut I'rexeiit N Time
for Kvinittflluii ) Work ,
The statement of Jesus Christ recorded In
John Iv , 35 , wherein Ho said to the dis
ciples , "Say not ye , There are yet four
months , nnd then cometh harvest. Uchold ,
I say unto you , lift up your eyes and look
on the fields ; for they are white already to
harvest , " /urnlshcd Bishop W. M. Stanford ,
A , M , , 1) , D. , of Hnrrlsburg , Pa. , a topic for
his address at the United Evangelical
church Sunday morning.
"These worda of Jesus Christ , " said
Bishop Stanford , "prove the falsity of the
motion that Clod has special times for the
conversion of souls and for evangelical work.
Hera Iu Omaha there arc thousands of people
ple dying going away from earth every
day. Look out upon the fields and you can
scu them dropping , dropping , dropping
jievcr ceasing. They are going , going , go-
Ing. Shall we wait for months before carry-
lug the word of God's salvation to them ? IJy
that tlmo other thousands will have dropped
Into their graves without having first made
their peace with Qod.
"In the time of Christ this Idea was
prevalent as It IB today , that we must wait
for special times nnd occasions. The Savior
and Ills apostles heard of It and combated
the Idea , just as we have to combat It now.
Wo must save souls at all times , when the
summer sun shines with all Its Intensity as
when the wintry winds blow their coldest. "
INUIIM2NT I.V ciiius'irs l.IFK.
Only llecordeil Occurrence nt MiiHter'n
Horhooil Dcrtcrllicil liy Uvnii Fnlr.
At the Trinity cathedral yesterday mornIng -
Ing Dean Fair spoke of the epochs of youth
which had their lastlug effect In matured
age. There are periods In boyhood , said
he , when evidences are disclosed of what
manhood has , In store. , . "Jn , the life of
Christ , " cbnirh'ue'd Dean' i-'alr , "there la only
one Incident recounted of Ills youth by the
Inspired writers. It was on the occasion of
his parents' visit to Jerusalem to observe-
the rltefi of tbo church and the 12-year-old
boy tarried behind on the return.
It is on this occasion that the
first quotation of Christ's words Is
recorded ; 'Wist yo not that I must bo about
My Father's business ? ' " Dean Fair then
deacrlbod the rigid observance which the
Jews paid to the canons of the church and
the prominence given to the examination
which boys of 13 underwent that they
nilght become "sons of tbo covenant. " He
pointed out that Christ had met the test
successfully nt the ago of 12 years and
spoke of the budding realization of His
mission of redemption. The speaker showed
In conclusion the lasting effect which early
habits exerted In later life , that "tho
thoughts of youth arc long , long thoughts. "
WOIID 1MCTUIIK OF run FUTUHB.
llev. .Muim of I'nlty ' Uellvern Sermon
nn ForeNlmiloivlnir.
Thcro was a representative audience at
Unity church , Seventeenth nnd Cass streets ,
yesterday when the pastor , llev. Newton M ,
Mann , delivered an Interesting Hormon , tak
ing for his topic "Foreshadowing. "
The speaker talked at length ou Indica
tions for the future. Ho took the position
that llfo la progressive , that therp Is an
onward inarch of the human race , that this
Is aconstantly moving world and that it l
Inclined to grow bettor , rather than worse ,
Rev. Mann Insisted that the theory fiiat
eomo men are born lucky IN a delusion , and
expressed the belief that man Is largely able
to shape his own destiny. Along this line
bo delivered nn address abounding in doer
thought. '
While no extraordinary preparations had
been mado'for mimic , this feature was meri
torious.
'I'lle KreiiL-Ji Revolution.
Hov. Hubert C. Herring , pastor of tbn
First Congrcgatlonaf church , delivered the
first of a Hcrlw of historical lectures , to be
given cm alternate Sunday evenings during
January and February , Sunday night. The
subject was "Freedom and the French Revolution
elution , " "The French revolution , " said thq
speaker , "although great In bloodshed ,
taught Irtssons that without It would have
taken centuries to teach and the sacrifice
of millions oIJvca * ( nstead of , thnuoanita.
Itwas' 'ho ' mlnjllng of the loftiest pur
poses with the most shameful deeds. It wan
the beginning of a strong republic that bag
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ALL DRUGGISTS
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lasted nearly a century. It was the overthrowing -
i throwing or the < 1lvlne right of klngf and an
Influential movement toward freedom. Kng-
land , ItL'fuia ami Italy arc all making prog-
rcfs now toward democratic rule. Turkey
alone I : sleeping The revolution of 17M ,
with all Itx hlood , helped toward the estab
lishment of human freedom. "
AT KtitT7.n .MEMOHIAI , ( lit HCII ,
Hrv. IMunrd Trpfr , Pun ( or , I'rrndirx
on tin * I'll line * * iif Tim ! .
Rev. Kclwnrcl K. Trcfr , pastor of Krimtzc
Memorial church , took for hla morning
topic , "The 1'ullncM of Time ; God Dcal.iif ;
with .Men from the Unht of Christ' * Mfe.
The praker handled hln subject In an In-
, tcrcstlng manner and despite the depth ol
It ho niado his meaning BO plain that all
could easily unJoretand. He gave n review
of the progress of Christianity and a clear
Interpretation of the blblo as U related
to the topic under dlBCu.'fllon.
As usual at Hov. Trcfr's church music
w a a fcaturo of the service. In the even
ing he talked on "Epohs and Kpach-
Maker Savonarola. " The evfnlng s > rmon
was thp drat of a aeries of special din-
|
cotirsrs which llev. Trefr haa planned.
"MicniiNcShf l.ovpil Him So"
A comedy In three ucts. adapted from
the French of Ulsson and Ix-clercii by
William Gillette. 1'rotltiFod for the first
time In Omaha at Hoyd's theater Sunday.
THE CAST.
Oliver West . ThomaH David
John Wethorliy . John Daly Murphy
Thomas Wotheruy . John Wcmley
Kdward Mursh . l oavltt James *
llev. M'man I-anglcy . I.ouls U. CJrlsi'l
Albert I'rltchard . Kdwurd 1'hlllpps
Mr. Hreslln . Sumui-1 Kussell
Qertriidi. West . Claru Dickey
Mrs. John Wetherby . Ktlle Ocriuon
Donna Adollna UonzulcH . 'Helen ' llemsen
Margaret , servant of the Wutlierbya .
. Mamie Johiistonc
Susan , Mrs. Oliver Wust's maid .
. Agneu Curler
Mies Julliv l aiiKley . Angela Ogden
Few If any of the dramatists of the day
nro capable of giving to the play-going pub
lic comedies that are as clean , wholesome
and altogether enjoyable a William Gil
lette , the actor-author. In "Hocause She
Loved Him So" ho has added to his niimer-
OUH successes a comedy that In Indeed
worthy or ate name. However , It Is not
of Mr. OIHcttc'B own composition , but la
rather his adaptation of a play from the
French of two authors from whose works
some of the most vulgar of the many French
adaptations that are to be seen upon the
American stage today have been taken.
But Mr. Gillette has too much appreciation
of the higher taetca of the better class of
theater goers of this country to allow French
IIHli a place In hit ) adaptation. Ono would
hardly recognize any of the llnca or situa
tions In "Hecauso She Loved Him So" as
ever having been suggested by a French
farce , so deftly haa Mr. Gillette handled the
subject. The theme Is entirely new , the
Bltuatlotis are Ingenious and above all , the
play Is logical. The characters are all well
drawn and while there are but few of
them , each one proves of aufllclcnt interest
to command attention. There are some bad
points to the piece , although few , the most
noticeable ono being that at times there Is
a lack of action and many of the scenes are
a trlflo talky.
The company presenting the play Is a
.thoroughly capable one , despite the fact that
It contains practically no well known artists.
It is to be regretted that the engagement
here was for two performances only and
that both of those fell on Sunday.
Vnn < l vlllr _
AVcekly change of bill at the crelghton-
Orahoum Sunday.
Francesca Heddlnp , John Alijcn and
I.oula A. Simon. . .Her Friend from Texas
( One-act comedy. )
Flo Irwln nnd Walter llawley .
. The Gay Miss Con
Charles R. Sweet . Muslcnl Comedian
La 1'etlte Lund . Child VocullBt
A. D. Ilobblns . Trick Bicyclist
/.eno , Carl und JCeno . Acrobatn
1'eto Baker . Dialect Artist
Frequently a vaudeville program includes
acts that are good , some passably good and
others eo hopelessly poor that to offset them
the merit of the others Is detracted. The
bill presented at Crelghton-Orpheum
this week Is a notable exception. Every
number , save one perhaps , Is of the high-
cut order , entertaining to the fullest degree
and permitting not a dull nor dislntcrestlng
moment from beginning to end.
The leading feature Is a charming one-act
comedy , "Her Friend from Texas. " Interest
centera In the brilliant actress but recently
recruited from the legitimate , to the ranks
of vaudeville , Mies Francesca Redding , who
takes the leading part. She Is ably assisted
by Mr. John Aldcn and Mr. Louis A. Simon.
The story Is a lively one and the produc
tion all action from start to finish. Mre.
Knickerbocker , a wealthy widow from Den
ver , goes to New York and to relieve the
! monotony of life In the effete east , adver-
I Uses through the "Personal" column for a
husband. Two present themselves almost
' simultaneously. The one , a milk and water
sort of an eastern chap , who wants to get
married because his "papa" desires to be
, ridded of him ; the other a handsome ali -
i leged army captain , Naturally , when thrown
together under such circumstances , the men
quarrel and are persuaded by Mrs. Knicker
becker to fight a duel with platols. The
eastern chap never had a pistol In his hand ,
but Mre , Knickerbocker persuades the dashIng -
Ing captain that the former Is a crack shot
from Texas. He Is sent Into an adjoining
room to practleo shooting , pounces upon a
bottleof brandy and returns to the captain
and the widow shooting wildly and aroused
to the greatest hilarity. MUs Ilcddlng car
ries her part In a dellclously refreshing and ,
perhaps , blase manner and , together with
her clever supporters , was heartily received ,
Flo Irwln was a favorite from the moment
she appeared upon the fitnge. She has a
style much like her sister , May , and that
fact alonu explains why her audience
greeted her with such hearty enthusiasm.
Following a bright , Witty sketch , Mies Ir
wln sang a "coon" song and did It so clev
erly that It awakened unusual Interejt. Miss
Irwln ban a charming atago presence and
possessed .that power so much sought after
by theatrical people ot winning Immediate
favor with her audiences ,
Charles n. Sweet's Impersonation of "Tha
Durglar" Is another exceptionally clever
turn. Mr. Sweet bubbles over with wit and ,
moreover , has a new and original wny of
expressing It. His piano specialty was par
ticularly pleasing. He played "There'll lie
a Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight , " as a
1 waltz , 'an organ voluntary , with variations ,
' and Iu several other ways.
I La I'ctllo Lund has been seen In Omaha
before and sings aa sweetly as ever. Did
she contlnu herself to conga uuch as her
first , "In Sunny Tennessee , " rather than to
those of the "coon" song variety her sing
ing would bo sweeter and more effective.
A. D. Robblns demonstrated hla right to
being called the "champion trick bicyclist
of the world" In R clever exhibition of
bicycle riding. Other numbers on tbe pro
gram wore entertaining and would bo of
muro than pausing note wore there not BO
many other especially Interesting acts.
| Slfe dcesp't Indicate tuaily. ) Ueware of
1 < putitrrfclt and worthless salve offered for
neWItt' * Witch Hazel Salve. OeWltt'i 1
' the only original. An Infallible euro for
and all skin dl aec .
nl Siiit < in Vfrv | l | .
( jcnei.i ! Stanion. who was * taken 111 on
Det-emlnT with u frons ! affection of
thu liver ID xtlll tonllneil 19 his bed In lily
rfslden- on Hurney street While thu life ;
of IH' ) veteran imyinaRttr Is not coiiBlJered
tp Lin Immediately tMiduiigerert his condi
tion U inu i' tl'o er > ate t roncern to his
frleiula and family physician ,
PUD CONTINUES GOOD WORK
Governor General of Onbix Doas Not Cease in
His Wcll-Doing ,
HCLOS THE RESPECT OF ALL CLASSES
Will lU-inilr ( lie ttnniU mill IMx Ui tlir
\Vnl > r WorUn Mntiy lleforni *
\ccilcMl In ( lie .luillclnl
S.vMrm.
HAVANA , Jan. 7. Scnor Vlllnlon , secre
tary of public works , arrived today from
Santiago and called on Governor ( lcnor.il
Wood , with whom he had a long Interview.
Tomorrow he will consult with Colonel
( Hack , chief engineer of the division of
[ Cuba. General Wood has advised that the
| first thltijj to be done Is to repair the bridged
throughout the island and make tbe roads
| passable , particularly the to-called royal
road , extending the length of the Island , but
which only exists In name. He urges th.it
a'large force of men be put to work In each
province.
The water system will receive immediate
attention. Ordinary wells and artesian
wells will be cotiHtrueted In sufficient num-
i bors , If possible , to supply the needs of the
! entire Island. Wherever the work calls for
coiuiacts they will be open to competition
and a close superintendence by Colonel
Black nnd a competent assistant engineer
ofilccr will bo maintained.
As teen as the prisons have been emptied
I of persons unjustly held General Wood In
tends to have their sanitation looked after ,
although must of then ) arc better off In this
respect than had been generally supposed.
A board compcscd of three inspectors will bo
|
; appointed , charged with the duty of visiting
all the prisons of tha Island and recommend
ing such Improvements ns seem necessary.
Wherever practicable these will be carried
out ,
Corriuit Court * .
The courts of Justice under the existing
system arc among the most corrupt In the
world. A prominent merchant who has re
sided hero forty years and who has over
$3,000,000 Invested In Cuba recently told
General Wood that tbe principal reason for
the lack of confidence In Cuba Inveutments
was the character of the courts. He de
clared that there was a widespread convic
tion that almost tiny crime could be com
mitted In Cuba with tmpuulty , so long as
the offender was able to make a "Judicious
Investment of money. " The popular belief ,
according to General Wood's informant , had
long been that It was simply a question of
cash If one desired to prevent a litigated
question reaching the attention of the supreme
premo court. The members of this tribunal ,
he went on to say , were excellent men , but
this amounted to nothing In the face of the
methods of the court attaches.
"What Is needed , " said General Wood's
Informant , "Is a complete change In the
judicial system. To begin with the system
of fees ihould be abolished absolutely. All
Judges nnd clerks of courts should receive
regular salaries. Judicial corruption should
be made a serious crime with a heavy pen
alty , which should be enforced against the
very first offender , no matter who ho might
be. "
I'Kill IlcforiiiM Urftont.
These remarks have apparently deeply
Impressed General Wood. Most of the Cubin
lawyers of the better class favor Imme
diate action In the direction of Judicial
reforms , particularly in criminal cases.
Scnor Sola of the Havana Law school
oays : "Legal reforms are urgent , but such
radical changes as may be made to ad
vantage ought to be left to the Independent
government of the future. ileanwhllo
there are reforms especially In connection
with administering the criminal courts
which might well be effected at once. There
might bo special tribunals for the trial of
simple offenses. The people of Cuba have
not had sufficient protection In the courts ,
which have been slow to act. There Is a
feeling that cases should be more promptly
tried and Justice more expedltloualy se
cured. There Is no doubt that the civil
law , which Is exceedingly cumbrous , Is also
In need of reforms , but these should be left
to the Independent government. I may say
that the present law of transfer Is excel
lent. "
The dinner in honor of General Ma o
last evening at the Tacon theater was n
great success. Generals Wood , Ludlow and
Chalfee were present , as was General Go
mez and General Govln , the former au
tonomous leader. At this banquet for the
first time since tbe American occupation
began Cubans of nil shades of political opin
ion came together for social purposes. Ex
pressions of regret for Inability to attend
were received from prominent Cubans In all
parts of the Island.
Cimfliloilcf In Wnoil ,
General Mofj , In responding to a toast to
his health , paid :
"The cause of Cuba llbre was never
brighter than now. President McKlnley , In
Bending General Wood , chose the only man
to whom the confidence- nil classes of
Cubans could bo given. It was General
Wood who , when a former governor urged
Proeldcnt McKlnley that it would be dan *
Kerous to remove n single American sol
dier from the Island , urged the reduction
of the military In his own province by one-
half. Nor do we forget that the provlnco
of Santiago was admittedly the most dif
ficult to govern. General Wood adminis
tered the affairs of that province In n man
ner eliciting the plaudits of the civilized
world. He did not truckle to faction nor
to hs | own countrymen , but gained the
love and confidence of the entire- community
by his splendid work , his fearless and Im
partial management of affairs and bis evi
dent desire to give the Cubans every op
portunity to prove themselves worthy of
eolf-govarnment. "
MI.VM3HOT.VS I'l.M'J I'AIIJNG.
Entire Supply Will HP
Wltliln ( In- \ < * x < Five Ven'rii.
According to the best cstloiatcs available ,
reports n Minneapolis correspondent , there
are now 7,000,000,000 feet of white plno
otlll standing within the borders of the Htato
of Minnesota. To onu who is unacquainted
with the magnitude of the lumber Interest *
In the state this would seem to Indicate that
lumburliiK will continue to bo one of the
state's great Industries for some years to
como ; but when It if stated further that
this pine Is melting away at the rate of
1,600,000,000 feet every year , It requires but
a minute's computation to dcmonstrato that
this Industry ls rapidly drawing to a close ,
nnd that In another five years , If the pres
ent rate of consumption continue * , an end
will have been reached to the lumber busi
ness of the state.
The- mills cf Minneapolis will cut almost
120.000,000 feet more lumber this year than
In any that baa preceded It , and prcpariu
lions are making for an even larger output
for next season. This winter more than
10,000 men will bo employed In the pine
woods , and more log * will be banked , If
conditions are favorable , than over before.
The wages paid these men will aggregate
about $150,000 per month , and thny will bo
steadily employed until the spring break
up.
up.The remaining pine lands of tbe state are
moatly held by largo operators , the Wcyer-
hauaer syndicates controlling the larger per
tion. In the namecf the Pine Tree Lumber
company they hold over 000,000,000 feet ;
the Northern Lumber company of Cloquet ,
another Weyerhauwr concern , controls not
far from 500,000,000 feet , the Cloquet Lum
ber company , (00,000,000 feet , and the Mis-
i
slsslppl River Logging company , . .00.000.000
feet. Then come the Immense holdings of
th Plllsbury family , the Shevlln-Cnrpentrr
company , T. It. Walker , the Akely Interests
and ninny other smaller concerns.
When the Minneapolis mills began sowing
the center of the white pine Industry wn In
Maine. Mnlno lumbermen were brought out
to build the mills nnd do the early logging.
Michigan pine was the first to be asalle,1.
It has been practically gone for the last flf-
ttcu years , about the only remaining tracts
being found In Outonngoo county , In the up
per pcnlnrula , where , until destroyed by lire ,
the Diamond Match company had Its mills.
Then Iho lumbcnr.cn moved upon the for
ests of Wisconsin nnd so great has been the
work of destruction that thi last remaining
pine In the state will bo cut upon the Chip-
pcTa river this winter. Five years more
and the pine of this state will be gone , and
already the lumbermen arc casting their
eyes toward the t'aelflc ccast. From Min
nesota the next step will be to Oregon ,
Washington and California. Already Fred
erick Wcycrhauser has acquired vast hold
ings In Washington. T. 11. Walker IB some
where In northern California on his own ac
count and others are looking over the forests
of Oregon sad Washington ; among th * lat
ter ex-Governor D , M. dough. In fact ,
every lumberman In Minnesota today Is
thinking about the Pacific coast , whether
ho has actually made up his mind to BO
there or net.
In a general way It may bo said that 20,000
of the 223,000 Inhabitant of the city of Min
neapolis are engaged In the business rf mak
ing lumber , nnd that the amount of capital
invested Is not far from $10,000,000. The
ccnount paid annually to the men who work
In the mills nnd yards as wages Is about
$3,000.000. In view of the fart that the end
Is sure to como soon , these men are natu
rally a little apprehensive ns to their future.
The probable solution will bo that they will
follow their present employers to the coast
nnd thorn find work In the same Industry In
which they are now engaged.
Iluslnciis mcu of this city view the situa
tion with equanimity. They are cnfldctH
that with the passing of the lumberman
there will be a great Addition to the agri
cultural population nnd that the added trade
which will naturally come as the result of
the development of the rich farming lands
of the northern part of the stale will more
than cohipensate them for any IOEB they may
sustain by the cl'slng down of the sawmills.
TIUI3JHAl'Jll\f ! WITH UllliMS.
\ _ _
How \IMVN l KlnslUMl I.OIIK ) | ( IH'CM
In South Africa.
Much surprise has been expressed nt the
quickness with which the natives of South
Africa have learned the results of the re
cent battles between the Doers nnd British.
These natives know nothing of our method
of telegraphing , reports the New York Her
ald , and yet. when , victory has been de
clared for either of the contending parties ,
the news has been flashed with amazing
celerity to remote parts of the country.
The manner In which the news Is carried
la novel and most Interesting. Throughlit
Africa the natives are expert In t > e use of
what la known as the drum language , and
they use It as we use the telegraph and
the telephone , namely for the purpose of
sending a message from one place to an
other.
The most Important events , ns well as
the dally occurrences In every village nra
transmitted In this way. In the Congo re
gion , near Stanley Palls , eome cf the natives
are so skilled in the use of the drums that
they can carry on a conversation with one
another at a great distance , just as easily
as though they were standing side by aide.
The chiefs or head men of the various tribes
converse daily In this fashion , and thus each
quickly learns what has occurred In the
surrounding districts during the last
twenty-four hcurs. The drum used for thlfe
purpose Is fashioned , as a'rule , out of n hol
low , tree trunk , which. iB > covered with the
skin of an antelope. ' n-itf
In regard to the quickness with which
news Is transmitted iuAfrica , Peter do
Deken. the famous traveler , tells two good
stories. While Inspector Five was In con
trol of a station nt Dasoko he visited one
day a distant outpost and found that It
would bo Impossible for him to reach homo
until late at night. As he looked fcrward
to a hearty dinner he requested a headman ,
who was with him nnd who was an expert
drummer , to send word to the station sev
eral miles away that dinner was not to bo
served until be returned. The hoadmnn
drummed , straightway another drummer re
peated hB ) message and so the news was
flashed from point to point until it reached
the distant station. When Five reached
home at night bo found the table laid and
the dinner ready to be served. This was
the message his servants had received :
"The Bula Matori ( governor or Inspector )
will bo home late in the evening. Don't
eat everything up , "
Mistakes are sometimes made In tele
graphing and telephoning , and Peter do
Jiekcn's second story shows that one may
blunder also In using drum language. This
same Five took several photographs during
hie stay nt Basoko , and on the day of JiU
departure the thought struck him that it
would be well to take a photograph of ull
those natives who , from time to time , had
acted as his domestic servants. Accordingly
he ordered a drummer to notify them that
they were to appear before him at u certain
hour in their holiday clothes. The drum
mer at once sent a message , but what woe
Five's surprise to find at the appointed
hour , not his servants , but all the police of
the station drawn up In front of his resl-
denco. The drummer , It seems , had either
misunderstood Five or had blundered in
sending the message. Instead of summon
ing domestic servants be had summoned
state servants.
It Is In the evening and at night , when
deep silence reigns In the African woods and
villages , that the drum language Is heard
at Its besl. Then for hours the drummers
of each -village converse- with ono another
and long before dawn the news which onn
communicates may bo known to his fellows
hundred of miles away.
iiA.vuoji's MvisijY IIH.VII.SI : w.ui.
L'nilerlnUfr'H lto v Hi > HioiiHllil < > for tin-
IntiMiiliietlun of K u n i-nil CIII-N ,
The hearsp war In Bangor , Me. , has de
veloped new complications , Involving the
Ilvcry stable keepers. The trouble started
when a new undertaker In town refused to
use the municipal hearse , paying a fee of } 3
therefor to the city undertaker , and provided
a new and gorgeous hearse- , which he calls
a "funeral car , " which ho offered free of
charge In all cases whore bo might bo
called upon to convey the dead to their final
resting place. The city undertaker objected
to being thus robbed of tils fee and refused
tp admit the opposition hearse to thp cemc-
tpry and thereupon the now undertaker ap-
pealc-d to the mayor , who called a special
meeting of the Board of Aldeimcn to con
sider the cage.
The aldernien gave the now undertaker
pennlralon to enter the cemetery and that
aroused the Indignation of tbu city under
taker and all the others who wore willing to
uee tbo official hearse and pay the $3 fee
and they set about to get oven with the dis
turber. They got the proprietor of a livery
stable to buy a bigger and more gorgeous
hoarue. promising | o lilro It for nil their
funerals at $3 a funeral. The new hearse
has arrived and It has rtartled the town ,
being of enormous size and Imposing appear
ance , but the stableman has Just figured
out that tbo $3 fee will not be enough to
pay for the use of the horses to haul thp
big car and for the cervices of a driver , not
to mention any returns on hU $1,600 In
vestment. Still , the undertakers say that
la the stableman'a lookout , for It was a fair
trade , willingly made.
The owners of the respective funeral cars
are now engaged In a sharp rivalry for busi
ness and now is the time to save funeral ex
penses.
LIVE DOWN JACKSON'S NAME
Modern TemDcntio Solons DJ Not Favor
Frugality and Simplicity.
3IG FURNITURE BILLS OF THI SENATE
liiillHtn Help Them Krtul > . " ( lUO.OOO
In HIv Vour * ( o Hev'nee ' I'nr-
nltnre In Uooil Condition
HIP 1'lrit Vcnr ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. G. ( Special. ) Do.no.
crntlc management , a phrnse supposed to bo
synonymous blncc the days of Jackson with
frugality and simplicity Is not now courting
an Inquiry ns to the- cost of running the
senate of the United States the last nix
yeam , during meet of which time the demo
crats , working with populists , have had con
trol of that body. Incidentally , great credit
Is bring given the democratic sergcant-al-
arms for tbe manner In which he h.is Im
proved the condition nnd appearance of the
tenato chamber. Its corridors and surround
ings. This , however , has been done at a
great nnd extravagant cost to the senate.
A ghmco at thp repcrts of tht secretary
of the senate , which Itemize all senate ex
penditures , brings to light some luterrs'.lng
features. For Instance , the cost of new
furniture Is given in a table allowing what
has been bought along this line. All paint
ing , repairs to Moors , plumbing nnd dec-oral-
Ing , Including gas fixtures and electric light
fixture * have been paid for by special ap
propriation on the account of the architect
of the cnpltol and arc not Included In the
table. The new ecats In the galleries of the
senate nnd the new floor In the saJiate were
pnld for out of the special ventilating ap
propriation. The repiilntlng of the senate
clincnbcr and corridors and of thp vlco prcal-
dont'n room was paid fjr out of the fund
for general repairs m the cnpltol uulldlns
under the architect's account. The .now v'o- :
trie light and gas fixtures are paid for out
of the fund for running the electric lights ,
so that the expenditures noted below arc
for futtilture , the cleaning of furniture and
materials for the repair of furniture , ex
clusively.
Home Hlit Furniture Hllla.
All labor for repairs to furniture Is paid
for by fixed salaries , there being one up
holsterer nt $1,440 a year and three carpen
ters at $ . ' 160 each to dj this work. For fur
niture alone fiom August 7 , ISM , to June
30 , 1895 , these sums have been expended.
Flcnl year ending 1S9J $15,113.19
Fiscal ycnr ending l ! > o ll,73l. l )
Klscul year ending 1S > M 23S < ! 1.73
Fiscal year umlllli ; 1897 11.436.53
Fiscal year endlne 1SD3 23.131.67
Fiscal year ending lb 3 2S , 72.33
Total TlU,2it .lB
In addltirn , there Is available for the
year 1DOO , $10,000 for the purchase , repair
and cleaning of furniture , but what portion
of that fund has been already expended , Is
not yet known. It Is fair to assume , how
ever , that since the record shows that for
six years up to Junp 30 , 1S90 , $114,280.16
was expended for the purchase , cleaning nnd
repair of furniture , up to December 31 ,
1899 , fully $120,000 has been spent. When
thp sergcant-nt-anns came Into ofilce In
1893 every committee room , Including the
senate chamber itself , had Its full comple
ment cf furniture. The new furniture pur
chased from time to time has been to re
place that on hand only.
On the I.cilKcr'x Other Hlile.
Under the law all waste paper and con
demned furniture must be disposed of by
public sale and the proceeds turned Into
the contingent fund. According to the re
port of the secretary of the senate , be
tween August 7 , 1893 , and July 1 , 189S ,
only $105.09 had been realized on this ac
count , divided as follo\\i ; :
1&94 $19.26
1895 18.51
Ibtiti , paper only 15.b9
1S97 37.0S
1S9S , . , , , 12.31
Totnl : . . ; 1105.03
169D , for the year ending : December S ,
waste paper $301.06
Furniture , 376.65
Total JCS0.71
Grand total $785.80
So the present well furnished condition
of the senate has been brought about , ex
clusive of appropriations for plumbing ,
ventilation and permanent repairs , by nn
expenditure amounting to $120,000. Add
to this appropriation for plumbing of $97-
000 ; for ventilation , $75,000 ; for permanent
repairs , about $60,000 , and for a new ele
vator , $25,000 , and the penate under demo-
cratlc-popultst management has spent
$377,009. This Is the amount the govern
ment has used in six years for improve
ments in the senate wing , and while dealIng -
Ing In good-sized figures a mention might
also be made of $220,000 indirectly spent
by the scfgeant-at-arms of the uenate for
the olectrlb lighting of the building during
this period , of which tbe senate wing gets
HH short ) .
DniicM mill Miiierii ! Wiitrr.
Ono of the minor features of senate ex
penditures which might Interest tbe public
Is $19,000 during these six years for drugs ,
toilet articles , mineral waters , etc. , In-
clnded under the head of "perishable
stores. "
"I am Indebted to Ono Minute Couch Cure
for my health and life , It cured mo of lung
trouble following grippe. " Thousands owe
their lives to the prompt action of this never
falling remedy. It cures coughs , colds ,
croup , bronchitis , pneumonia , grippe and
throat and lung troubles. Its early use pre
vents consumption. It la tbe only harmless
remedy that gives immediate relief.
Til AITH < Aefor * nt Toledo.
TOLUDO , O. , Jan. 7. No HrretUB wern
made of nctorn at Sunday performances nt
two thnntPrs tonlKht , but the 'J'nstors' un : < m
had two constables und several detectives
In the audience nnd nrrestf will be made
early In the mornltiK. The actors will bo
tnki'n before a county magistrate nnd sep
arate trials by Jury of eneh will be In-
Hlh-tcil upon , with it vlow to hnrnHxhiK und
delaying matters so that even In the vent
Of ultimate acquittal the ininiHfi > rx will
capitulate rather than continue , the Incon
venience.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The LudiPs' Union Veteran Monument -
eoclullon will meet thl evening at ti o'elock
In Thu Hoc building. ( Members and repre
sentatives for VBlcrnn nrBa lKatlgln ) arc re-
iUCHtcd | to bo present.
The North Omaha Improvement club will
hold Its annual election of otllrerti thin
evening. The polls will open shortly nfier
8 o'clock. All voters are registered. Can
didates for oljlco should como early and oc-
oupy front Bouts. UlectloneerliiK U pur-
mllte ) . Members wishing to bo "neon" be
fore voting may leave tlielr names with
the Het-retary , who will announce the same
In open meeting. There will also ) ) < 11 joint
df.hate. Subject , "Muiilqlril Ownership of
Water Works. " Councilman ! * ouoek will
take the affirmative and A. W. Ulrhardvon
tbo uoifatlve.
PEKSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
I'M II. Held of Denver In In the city.
Beth Morun of Hutte , .Mont. , IH In the
city.
city.M. . H. ( 'on.iers of Spoarllsh , S. D. . Is an
Omaha visitor ,
T. U. Kdwards of Lead , 8. D. , IH the gurxt
of Omaha friends.
Itoutrt 8. Olit-rfolder of Sidney is In tint
city tu attend ( ho Jackfeonlan banquet.
YIN MARIANI
lnriiinJ NYliiu. World IMIUDUS Tunic
It Improves the apptttlte und also ha *
a remarkable effect In mrenutliiinlnK the
vulcu and maintaining Its tne. For the
latter reaHon Joined with th tonic action
of thu entire syntum. It In largely em
ployed by clerKymon , lawyerw , teacher * ,
( ' .ngern and actors.
Hold by ull Prut'fUU. Kefuno subatl-
tvit e.
Do not wash your hands and face with a common
laundry soap , or if you do , don't complain when you
find them rough , hard and chapped. Ordinary laundry
soaps are good for scrubbing floors , but not for the skin.
Ivory Soap makes a creamy lather that rinses easily and
takes the dirt with it. The natural oil of the skin
washed with Ivory Soap is not removed , and the skin is
left soft and smooth.
IT FLOATS.
.
T IBS * BY TH < FROCK * L GAMBIC co. CJNCINNATC
CENSOR TOO STRICT FOR CZAR
Itiiftilmt Coveriimenl AdilrcftMe.i Kuro-
lienii CnlilnetN nn Subject In-
JtirliinTriule ,
N , Jan. 7. The Cologne Zeltung's
correspondent telegraphs his paper that thu
Russian government recently addressed a
comtnuncatlon to the various caBlncts re
garding the strictness of the Drlttsh censor
ship over telegrams to and from the South
African republics , which Is seriously Incon
veniencing the trade and the official w rld
of Europe.
The communication , according to the cor
respondent , asks whether the detention or
rejection of private and official telegrams Is
In accordance with thu stipulations of the
telegraphic conventions arranged at St.
Prtetsburg In 1S05 and at Iluda 1'esl in 1SDO.
According to the Russian government
article vll of the St. Petersburg convention
and clause 46 of that of Linda Peat are ap
plicable to the situation.
SI37rilK ( IUI3STION' MOVISS .SLOW.
Cnniillfnte < l Intomntlniinl UncNtlniin
Involved fnnne Ilrlny.
BERLIN , Jan. 7. The correspondent of
the Associated Press had an interview with
nn official tonight , who said Internationa
questions ; Involved In the seizure of Germa ;
vessels by British naval commander * arc si
complicated nnd so dimly defined that an
agreement between England and Germany
will necessarily be slow.
"At any rate , " he continued , 'Ve must
first await the decision of the prize court
before we object thereto. "
The Associated Press correspondent
learns reliably that the German govern
ment will forbid the export by the Krupps
of steel shrapnel for England. -
The correspondent has exclusive Informa
tion that a worse case than that of Prluio
Arenberg , charged with killing a subordinate
Iu South Africa without -provocatjoa and
fiendishly torturing his victim while dying ,
If pending in German Kast Africa , 'the ' cul
prit being Captain von Oannenberg of the
colonial troops , who ordered several blacks
shot and a number of others beaten to
death amid tortures. The case will be
brought up In the Reichstag soon.
CONSIDER SIjr/.l'UK OF VJE8SI3IS.
SnllNlinry SpenilM Afternoon lit For-
eiiiii Ofllce.
LONDON , Jan. 7. Lord Salisbury came
to London from Hatficld house at noon to
day , somewhat contrary to bin custom , and
proceeded dlfe-ct to the foreign office where
ho spent the greater part of the afternoon.
Not only Lord Salisbury , but the entire de
partment manifested extraordinary signs of
activity. The attorney general , Sir Richard
Webster , was summoned from the country
and the aollcltor general , Sir R. II. Flnlay ,
was also in attendance , The PortURUPBO
minister , Senor Do Several , called at the
foreign office during the afternoon.
While no announcement was made regardIng -
Ing the HUbJect of the meeting , It was un
derstood that the subjects Included the In-
TRY GRAIN-0 ! TRY GRAIN-OI
Ask your grocer today to shuw you a
package of GHAIN-O. the new food < lr'nk
that takes the place of coffee. The children
may drink It without Injury , as well as the
adult. All who try It , like It , QR IN-O
has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java ,
but It l made from pure grains , and the
most delicate stomach recrives it without
distress , ' /i tlic price of coffee. 15c and 'Joe
per package. Bold by all grocers.
ternatlonal law points raised by the stop
page of German vessels on their way to
Dr-lagoa bay and tr > e fiupply of American
provisions to the Boers.
HIM ItKMIT.
How n ( Jlrlj < * lrl Ili vneil n Hrnrtlrni
Mnm'iilliip "ICxfinlnlte. "
He wag an exquisite of the first water
and she was a real glrly girl , vivacious and
enthusiastic over the holiday .seasou. Shu
did not look like a girl on whom fortune
had smiled her brightest , plthcr. They were
talking of Christmas giving , that If , he was ,
and she was listening , as they walked up the
avenue Just ahead of the Washington Star
reporter.
"Don't you know , illss Jane , I haVe been
awfully hard worked the lant week. Why ,
1 must have selected at least five presents.
1 always make It n point to remember the
servants , ns well as mamma and papa , don't
you know. U la more blessed to give than
to receive. I realize that and I give away
lots at Christmas I really do , don't you
know "
Just then the twitter of the exquisite waa
Interrupted by a shrill scream from a little
girl and a howl of rage from a email boy ,
tlso by the crash of breaking china , the
.wlrllng cane of the young dude bavins
.truck a package from the hands of the
.wo little children.
"What was It , dear ? " asked the young
woman , as she tried to stop the sobs of tbo
little woman.
"We Just had t-tcn cents and there was a
cup nnd saucer for mamma and a cute llttlo
china angel for ; Jlmmlc ne'e lame and can't
walk , and now they're all broke , " and she
howled afresh.
' Meantime a crowd wan collecting and the
exqul'stts got uneasy. "Come , Miss Jane , "
he said , Impatiently , "don't bo annoyed by
these kids any longer. It's one of their
games , don't you know. I want you to help
me select a scarfpln for Tom. Awfully flno
fellow , Torn Is , " and he beamed bonlgnantly
on the crowd.
"Mlsa Jane" straightened up nnd , stepping
between the two children , took a hand of
each and with a "good morning , " curtly
fung | over her shoulder , walked Into the
china store , while the exquisite lied up the
avenue.
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1408 Fnrnain OA1AI1A.
Op. Paxtoa Hotol.
Carry the News to Agulnaldo
j Toll him to wait n mlnuto until Drox
1 1. Shooinun fan uxjilaln tn hill ) this
. merits of his t-olebrntert $2.50 welt Hole
Hlioi- for women JiiHt ( ho tiling that who
or any otlior woman wants for ( 'onural
run-about whiter wonr Hpk-ndltl Hlioo
In looks n Hiiloiulltl Hliot- for wear thu
kind of u shoo that ninkt's walking
cany and keejw the foot dry and warm
tlicce come In all HXOH | and all widths
I Iu vk'l kid and jrftimliie welt soles.
Drexel Shoe
Omaha' * Dp-to-date
U1U FARNAM STUEJiT ,
The Framing of Pictures-
Has become nu art with im-thero nrc
two ways of framing one U the right
wny , the other Is the wrong way W
have framed o many that vrd know
only the right way Then wo glvo yon
the largest assortment of mouldings to
fccluct from you ertr saw In your llfo
Ilight up to date , too Nothing adils no
much to a room as a plcturn well
framed We Invite visitors to our art
deimrtiueut ,
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art , 1513 Douglas ,