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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1900)
rrmr ! r-\r v TT A T ATTV .TA"NTTT\7v mnn. COUNCIL BLUFFS. MI.NOIl SIKNTION. Davis Krils g\tss. \ 1'lne A. U. C. beer. Neumnyer's hotel. Welsbfich burners at IJlxby'g. Tel. 13X Budvvclfcr beer. I , Hosonfcldt. ; ent , Horn , to Mr nnd .Mr * , il. .Meyer , n daiiuhter. M. Wollman tins gone to Chicago on a business trip The city council will meet In adjourned ecKslcm tonlubt. Mr.s. K W. Hart and daughter Olnd > s nre vlsltlnu In Chicago Mrs. Joel Stewart linn ns her guest Miss Christy of Kansas Cltv Dr. W. A. ( ScrVHK osteopath , SOI Mcr- rlnm block , Council Dluffa. Mrs. K. K llnrt has returned from a week's visit nt Ues Mnlnos. O. H. tpvol of Kiuii < as rily Is the guest of II. i ; . Montgomery and family. Got jour work done at the popular Uagl laundrj , 721 Uroadway. ' 1'honc 157. W. C. KBtep. undertaker. ! S 1'carl street. TelephonesOtflce. . 17. renlder.ee. 33. Sheridan lump coal , J'iGO , Sheridan nut coal. | 5 tw Kenon i. Pole ) , Role , agents Dr. F. 1' . Ilelllnget vv is called to Ne braska. > eslordaj on professional business. P K. Uavvlov. coumrl for the Chicago & Northwestern Hallway cotnpanj , Is In tlie city. city.Miss Miss Mtirl.ni Henton lias gone to Lake Porest seminary to be the1 guest of Miss Uosslc Heno for a few weeks. It hi reported Hint Puller & Johnson , the big Implement llnri. Intends locating In this city and erecting a warehouse. Major D. C Hinltli arrived jrsterday from Kansas City on a visit to his son , Vr. 13. C. Smith of the Grand hotel The social section of the U'estmlnsler loagiio of the. Plrst I'resl'teinn church will give u soelal Friday evening In the church > i.ulori. Mii. Small J. McnnUrc died > enieulay nl SI. Ilarnnrd's hospital , ngod RO venrs. She had been an Inmate ot the * Insane department for nine vears , having been transferred to the hospital from the state Insane asylum nt Davenport , la The Council Bluffs Woman's Sinltarv lie- lief commission has elcct'-d the following olllcers. 1'u'sldent , Mrs. 12 Panning , vice president , Mrs MooroJ sc-c rctao and treasurer , Mrs Klrklaml The next mcct- Ing will be hold Thursifliy , Febiuary 1 The c'xecutlvo potiimlltee of tlie Mer chants' and Manllfadiiiois' association will moot tonight to pel foi t nirangcmeiits fni entertaining the vMtlng newspaper men on the occasion of the Illinois Centtal rail way's e\curslon nest Mondav morning Charles F , the Infant son of Mr and | 3vlrn. ( .leorgo Doe , died yesterdav morning | nt the famltv home , 1010 Avenue A. from congcHtlon of tlie lungs , aged ft weeks The funer.il will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock and Interment will be In F.ilr- lew cemetery. Stevens-oil . Kenm-dv Inuugiirated fiolr Su inagcimint of the Dohaii } opc.ni hon e J.i H night under the mont aus-pleloiis cli- t umstaiKiw The pi iv pm-outed was "The Air Ship" ami the new malingers had 11.10- t-atlsfactlon of seeing evoi } seat In tiiu St. Catherine's Guild of St rani's Epis copal church has elected the following otll- ern. President , Miss Until Haistnvv.lco president , Miss IJessle Hammer , seciotary , JNliss I3inll > HutherfoKl , leader , Mrs Don Maei.io , Jr The members of the guild ate arranging for a d.mco and bazar to lire- cede the Lenten season Judge Smith of the district eouit has overruled the motion ot CJarner township for n illsmlssjal of the pntlllon of J A , Jluril against I' \Vahlgren and others | In so far as the petition makes claims i iigalnst tlio township , The court also uv- dered that the issues on the cioss bill hlicmld be tried In equity The easeIs olio brought to separate thu township Into dif ferent school distill Is Mrs nihabith Nllcs , Krandmother of Mis J H. Long of this < lt\ , tiled jesteidav at t [ | her home In Sioux ClU. She was SSeais i ] old and death was due to the infirmities | of old age. The remains will be brought liero this morning and the ftmcial will be hold this afteimmn from the residence of her gianddaughter , Jtrs J JJ Long , lit South Main stieet , .it " o clock The serv ices will be conducted by He11 Venting of the. KlrM Haptlst church and Interment will bo In Fain leu cemetery ' " | N. V. Plumbing Co. ' Tc50. \ . Howcll's Antl-"Ka\vf" inrea cougns , colds oriit : is 31. T. Hill Left llouiiil mill ( ingrKPil In Ni rllivpNtpru VnrilN. A young man named M T Hill , claiming to ho a telegraph operator In the- employ of the fhlc.igo & Northwobtern railway on the Chicago division , complained at the police station last evening that he had In on held up and robbed In tlio North- wfstnrn jards here. According to the storj he told the olll- ccrh he was on his way to Omaha fiom Chicago and on reaching Carroll found theio was no paiwnger train and was obliged I to take a ft eight. On the freight train ho became acquainted with two men who were like\\lsp on their way to Omaha When they reached Council llluffh they etopptxl in tlio j anls for t > omc time. I While In the yards his two companion' ! suddenly seized , hound and gagged him and then went through lilw pixUctB , Inking his watch nnd uhnin and $33.75 In money. The ) loft him hound nnd gnggr-d uji soon ns they had robbed him and It wns over half an hour before ho'was ' able to release .himself. As noon as ho did he hastened to the pollen station and told his t lo > of woe The pollco were not Inclined to place much ntoclc In his story , llill was given a bunk ot the pollco station lust night. \ Tlev.N Thomas firccn. Odd Fellows' hall , Woclncfldny , January' 21. L'5 cents. Danc ing at close. Colored Mail Tlirealion ; In Sup Hotel. Andy Xoiily , a colored man , fornicily driver of the patrol wagon under Major Carson's administration , has declared his intention of bringing a $7,000 damage suit against the proprietor of a hotel on Ilroad- I way. Noilly claims that on account of his color th proprietor ipfiihcd to let him ent nt the hotel. Ncaly snyn that a few d.ijs ngo he ueiit with a horseman , who was stopping at the hotel , and wns his guest nt dinner. The following day ho went to the liotel alone for dinner and was refused ait- I mission to the dining room , although he , lind ample funds to pay for his entertain ment The celebrated bugglra manufactured by ! the IP to II. F. IlattunhnUer will ho sold nt ii sacrifice. Incjulre of Harry C. Huttcn- hauer , administrator , at Council Hlufls Sav ings bank. l3Nlnti * TrilllNfei-H , The following transfers were Illed ) ester- day In ( ho abstract , title and lean olllcc o ! of J , W. Siuiirc. 101 J'oail street Hllas F. Covult and wife to Canle 8 Poteisnn , part ol lot SI , Johiiron's . add , vv d I 02. I j I'ottaw.ittamlit ( olinly to Noi-.i Plrrce , lot 3 , blo k 1 .Williams' la' ' adj. convoy am o I ujott | Jane 13 Wood to II I. Itoberlson , lot 9 , block : . ' , Jtnlhon'i' l'l add to Nenln , i w d . . . . . . Oeorgo F Wright to U-onuid IJvttrotl , Hb HUH 13-T1-1J. H w il Jaiimi H Shields and wife to Fred Gull ) , lot 13 , Auditors sulullv nvv > 4 swU Sfi-76.a. | w d. . 2:0 II A. Ooff and wife to Albert 111 own , w'.i. lots t ! ard 7. block 12. Uaklund , and p.irt o ( Htrtui , w d J W SdUlro anil wife tu Ma'lnda 13. O'Hrlen , lot 2 , block 9 , Squire's add. j AV d , , . . . . . 300 I Albert D. Anuls nnd wife to Mury 13. Kverett. sH toU 19-7J-U , w d . 1.80) i Jxalnh Uoosa and wife to C'.urle Llv- InKvloii , lot 3 In section V--TO-U and accretion * , vv d 1,500 Council muffs SavlngH bank to Oeorgo A lloim-laiui , lots 0 t , 7 , S and 9 , block 13 ; lots \ , o and fi. block 14 , Hyatt's mibdlv. lot 4 , block ' . ' . Hid. din's Hiibdtv , w d Ten transfers aggregating l 92J FARM LOANS Negotiated In Kastern Nebraska and icma. James N. Casady , jr. . , Ufl Ualii St. , Council Ulafl * . | [ XliW COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPOT Contractors on Illinois Central Building Are Pushing Work , WORTHY RIVAL OF THE NORTHWESTERN Depot AVIH 111llrmly for ( leeu- | ianc ) In Tuo Monlliw W of i.'lrnt Story Are tu. The present fine weather has permitted thu work of building the Illinois Central railway's passenger depot to be pushed along without any delay nnd the wnlli nrc now up mimclently to allow the public to Judge what kind of a structure It will be when completed. The depot , which callH for an expenditure of $50,000 , will , when completed , be the flnctit of Its kind In the city. The passenger depot of the North- wcsttrn toad Is the only one In Council 1)lulls ) that can be compared with It , the two being very similar In general outline , but the ground covered by the Central's building Is larger by twenty square feet. If the present favorable weather continues the contractors expect to have the building ready for occupancy In about two uiontliH A little delay was experienced at the outset - sot owing to the Inability to secure ma terial , but the brick U now all on the ground , and the walls arc up to the scc- omj story In 1ho center. As soon as the new building Is ready for occupancy the present frame depot , which has been serv ing no a temporary convenience , will bo removed The depot will be a one-story building , except the center portion , which will he two stories high. The tower in the center will be three stories , surmounted by a broadened pinnacle. The total length of the structure will be 131 foot 6 Inches nnd thu total width , Including the semicircular bay window and the tower projections , will bo seventy feet The towel , which contains - tains tlio main entrance and the stair vesti bule , facett to the west and the ncmlclrcul.ir bay window fronts on the track side Dread platforms will surround the depot on all sides and on the sldo adjoining the track the platform will bo covered by a shed the full length of the building. HnoilHoinc OulNldc Appearance. | I The walls of the structure areof brick , the exterior to ho faced with pressed brick , Bedford stone ami galvanlred Iron trim mings. The exterior walls , from the stone base course above the ? foundation up to the first story window , are a brown pressed bilck. The balance of the walls will he a buff pressed brick , giving the outside n most handsome appearance. The Interior walls of the baggage room are to be faced with rod pressed brick and the Interior walls jot the wfbt or main entrance and the two fireplaces will be of buff pressed brick. All the cut ptono work will ho of the best quality buff Bedford stone. The w'altlng room occupies the main and central portion of the building. H Is 61 fwt and 10 Inches In length and varies from 3Ii to CO feet In width. Over each end 1r 1f this room the balcony of the second floor e > tinds for thirteen feet. Thecential clear story portion , above the general waitIng - Ing . Is about room. thirty-five feet square and will Imvo an arched plaster celling , with jcMow ' plno and chipped glass celling light In'the center under the wire glnss skylight. In the southwest cornerot the waiting teem Is an alcove , especially for the ac commodation of women. The tower entrance and the stair vestibule occupy the center of the west side of the room and north of the tower Indentation IK the men's alcove. The center of the east sldo of the room l occupied by the ticket office , which runs out into the semi circular bay window. To the south of the ticket office will be a newsstand and a vestlbiilcd entrance from the train plat form. N'orth of the ticket ofllco will be the trainmen's room nnd another vestlbulcd en trance fiom the. " track platform. The windows dews for checking baggage are on the south side of the waiting room. A large open "bilck fireplace occupies the center of the north side of the room and on each side of the hearth are large arched entrances to the smoking room , which occupies the north end of the building. The second story , which Is reached by the Ftnlrwaj In the tower , will have flvo large olllce rooms , two on the south sldo of the balcony , overlooking the waiting room I clew , two on the north sldo and one I. Iho semi-circular bay window. These rooms will he- used by the train dispatchers , the yarclmnster and the traveling freight and passenger agenta. A small stairway will lead from the second Iloor to the attic. All thn rooms throughout the building will bo plastered and will bo finished ir jellow pine. The roof will bo slate and the cornice of galvanized Iron. All the gutters and down spouts will bo of galvanized Iron and the vnllejs. flushings , etc. , will bo ot copper. The entrance will have a mosaic flooring and marble base All the other floors will be of maple. The heating plan will be located In the. basement nnd the coal room will e\tond out under tha plat t- form on the track sldo so thnt the coa cnn be i-hot direct Into It from the cars blnndlng on the track. The property east of the dc pot will be sodded In the spring and set with trees , making a vciy effective little park. . Davis srlls pnlnts ' I'.lcofrlo llonil nt I nun 1'H.v. IOWA CITY. In. . Jan 21 ( Special ) An electric rnllroad Is being projected nnd will probably bo built this year from Iowa City t westward nnd passing through the village of For ml a I c ) and Windbam In Johnson j county and I'urncll and Holbrook In Iowa count ) This will make the line twrnt- flvo miles long , tluough a rich , thickly settled agicultural ( region , which at pres ent luis no rnllroad facilities The road | I will bo btnndnrd gauge , will do n frolght nm' passenger business and will tap the ciinln linn nf thu Hook Inland and the Bur- llngtnn , Crdnr Rapids & Northern en the east and the Milwaukee on the west 1'iom- Hunt farmers along the proposed route ore subscribing liberal ! ) to the enterprise The Uitcntfon is to nilso n large bonus , secure u franchise and dispose of It to seine com- pany that will build and operate the road. .S'lll for DnmntVCN , IOWA CITY. In . Jan St ( Special ) Suit for J7.S50 IMS been brought In the dis trict court against the Burlington , Cedar Itaplils N-rtbern Hallroad company for ' the killing of Adolph Rousman. a span 'orof ofml muloB nnd the wrecking of Imrucei and wagon In n crossing accident last Xovein- tier. The petition alleges culpable negll- gonco In thill neither engineer or fireman was keeping a lookout at the crossing The ' point of law Involved Is n fine one nnd has never been pacaed upon by the Iowa bupreme court. ViiloinoMU-N ConnIlluli , Regarding tlu > oft-repeated assertion that tha prices asked for aiitomobllit , today nrn I \ ! rxcoaslve , exclaims "Autobaln , " It might be , well to explain why they cannot well be cut I in tlie first place , the cost of the motor ; * necessary to their operation precludes the I i I prsslbllltv of a popular-priced machine Ex- : I . perlments are , of course , belug conducted nlon * many lines looking to something' chenper , but the Ideal Is not jet n reality In the next place It Is necessary In nearly ovcry case to use only hnnd-mndo parts In Ihe construction cf U'hlcles , whLh , of course , U expensive , nnd in tunny cnaes machines hnvo to bo assembled under the direct su pervision of the designer , tometlmcs by him perwonally. Then , too , It Is not possible to find men who are able > do the special work required. A goo- * machinist Is fre quently , wo might nlmof. ny always , found Incompetent for the work In hand , nnd ho tnu t be educated as to the necessities of his new calling nnd then taught how to meet them. In fact , there seems no way nt prcs- ent In which the ecet of production can be materially lessened This will follow , however over , to n limited degree ns labor-saving machinery Is built nnd ndoplcd , but even then , with the perfect construction required In the carriages themselves , thcro will bo no great slump In prlccf WOMEN'S PRISON THE WORST Mnjor Ituiiele DcxcrllicN ( lie HIIMIIIII liiMltullon n Den of Tilth anil InlipilO. 1IAVAXA , Jan 21 Major Runcle , who ins been nt work for some time Invcstl- atlng the circumstances surrounding the Mention in prison ot persons charged with arloun offenses , to many of whom no trlnl has been granted , Is engaged In preparing report ot n visit ho recently paid to the women's prison. Thin Institution ho dc- crlbes ns "a den of filth nnd Iniquity. " Ho Id not find n cot , a blanket or a female at- cndnnt In the prison , where several him- red women are conllned. The sanitary con- Itlons arc almost Indescribable. Ho says he cannot understand how such , plnco could have been tolerated In a so- inllcd civilized community. Hlo oxamlna- lon reveals n state of nffalrs woiso than ny thing yet written regarding Spanish mis management. What Major Runcle has already made : nown seems to astonish the Cuban ot- Iclals. They aosert that Scnor Lnnuza U irlnclpally to blame , as In his position as ecretary of justice In General Brooke's nblnet , he ought to have discovered the Alstenco of these enormities. General Wood dcosrlbcs the leper hos i iltal , which bo recently visited , as a "filthy I hog pen. " The commission which has been Investi gating the records ot prisoners confined In he Carcol has nearly completed Its labors. N'cxt week it will begin the Investigation of : ases In the Presidio. The prisoners are iwnltlng the result with great eagerness , is nil expect some Improvement In the con ditions of confinement. The governor gcn- jral's decree of pardon hno thus far been applied to 31S. The bread strike continues. Novcrtho- css , sufficient bread Is made to supply the market by the masters and by some of tbo trlkers who have their own bakeries. W. W. Howard , general manager of the Cuban Industrial Relict fund , reports that he first winter crops on the relief farms at Cclba and Mocha arc now being marketed Mntanzas , bringing good prices. Sweet potatoes , beans , and fodder corn are being old. MACRUM AND PEACE TERMS Ho In Snlil < i > Ciirrjr Ip pr from K rimer ( o llelClnlej 1'rojion- Inir TcrniH. LONDO.V. Jan. 21. A special dispatch rom Naples says that Mr. Macrum Is re ported to bo the bearer of a letter to Pros- dent McKlnley from President Krugcr , In , i the latter proposes peace terms based upon the status quo , with complete inde- j pendenco and a seven-year franchlhe.tiio \ PARIS. Jan. 21. The Mntln , referring to I ho arrival of Mr. Macrum In Europe , sajs hat the object of his mission Is mysterious and asks If thcro ho any connection betwden 1 return nnd the arrival of Webster Davis | at Lourenzo Mnrquez. from which point ho s to be taken to Pretoria in a special train sent by President Kruger. * ' Th'e Matin thinks It very probable that President Kruger , having been cut off from telegraphic communication with Dr. Lcj-ds , ' Is resorting to the good offices of the Amer icans In order to communicate with the rent ! of tlio" world , and the paper concludes Its observations by taylng. "We shall soon know the meaning of these communica tions. " , IN < ; IISII iv CIIAUACTIJH or nivns. Brother of Ciirilliint ViuiKbn Mnlcpn n Scrlplurnl liipllenllon. ( Coi > .vrlght. 1900 , bv Press Publishing Co ) LONDON' , Jan. 12. ( New York World Ca blegram Spe-clal Telegram. ) Very Res. Bernhard Vaughn , S. J. , Brother of Car dinal Vaughn , preaching at St. James' church , Spanish Place , said 'We of this country , who represent Dives , are suffering from the way we have treated poorer nations , who represent Lazarus. The greatest nation the world has jet seen has been talking to other nations ns though they were not of the same human family as themselves , englishmen have been tollIng - Ing other nations to mend their manners and jet the Hngllsh are the lost people In the world who ought to talk of manners. The good that will come out of It Is that It will crush our prldo without , please Rod , crushing our spirit. HAWKINS. " FORECAST OF THE WEATHER l''nlr AVontlicr I'redleleil for lovtn ntiil \clirnNLn Midi AVcN < crI > itlv WASHINGTON , Jan. 21. Korccast for Monday and Tuesday For Nebraska , South Dakota and lown | Fair Monday and Tuesday , westerly winds. For Missouri , Kansas and Colorado Fair Monday and Tuesday ; southeasterly winds , becoming ( variable. ll I.ocnl llccord. orricn or Tiin WKATHPR rumnAU. OMAHA. Jan. 21 Onuihn record of tem . perature am' precipitation compared with the conesyondlnt day of the last three scars : 1900 1R11 1S5S 1S57 ' Maximum temperature . . 51 OS ! 17 45 Minimum tempuature . . 31 : ! . ! 27 21 i on Average temperature . . . 41 40 32 III i'i Precipitation 00 .00 00 .0) , | Record of temperature nnd precipitation i i at Omaha for this day and since March 1 , I i Normal for tbo clay > o or Hxcess for the dny . 21 r Accumulated excess fdnco March 1 jjj ; Normal rainfall for tbo daj1 . . . . . . .02 Inch UrtUleney for the diy 02 Inch ; { } Total rainfall slmo March 1 . . . ,26 It Inches Deficiency hlnco March 1 . 4.G9 inches " Deficiency for cor period. 1VIS t is Inches ' Doflclencj for i or period , 1SS7 .10 71 iiuhes 1 I llrjtnrt from Inllnnii nl S p , m. . r BO STATIONS AND STATE OF WBATHB . } 'i : < ! Oinuha , clear . I 411 & 0 | ,00 , Not til 'Pintle , clear . . . .I 40 ] 5li . ( K ) Suit Lake , cloudy | 2lj 38 ; % Cheyennr , clear 36 ! Hnpld City , clear 421 SC' .00 1 Huron , clear . . | ES . ( ) \ Wllllston. clear I 40i 44 oo f I Chlengo. clear I 33I 42 ifl St. Louis , clear 46 | 4SI ( K ) St Paul , clear 1 42 | 45i Oi ) Davenport , . clear . . . . . I . 40 , . 46 M " ' Helena , partly cloudy , . . .1 sf40 \ ] M KuiiMis Cllj. clear . . . . dO Havre , cloudy 42i 4S OJ Hlsmarck , clear V > Wl .00 OalvesVoii , clear . . . . . . &S60 _ _ &S60.pO | , T indicates trace of precipitation. . Lt'CIL'S A .ULMll. Local Forecast OlllclaJ. ] ' | EARTHQUAKE I ACROSS MX1CO Seismic Disturbinces at Maty Points , Ac companied by Loss of Life. FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN 70 THE GULF rimrelica mill Theater * AVrceUnl and rooiiHHim - T > rrlf > liiK t\iu-- : rlcnecK l.lttlu IIiiniiiKc nl Ilic fllj of Mexico. i ' COMMA. Mix. , Jan. 21. An earthquake stock began here nt a quarter before- midI I I right Friday nnd assumed serious proporpear | tlons nt Tenlnmta , many houses being badly , Injured and sotno of light constnictlon wrecked. There was great consternation i i ( nnd people rushed Into the streets , some ) barely escaping with their lives. 1 Sovra people were killed outright nnd ' sixty were wounded nnd are being caicd foi by local surgeons. It was reported that the volcano had burst Into eruption , but It now appears that the phenomenon was con fined to subterranean manifestations , Local scientific men bcllcvo that the earthquake traveled from under the Pacific occnn nnd that when news reaches here from the coast there will bo Interesting details. The government of this stnte has np- poltncd n commission to Inspect the churches nnd public edifices , while owners ot houses Injured In the oarthaunko will he com pelled to put them In condition of security. Quiet has returned nnd there Is little up- piehenslon ot the icturn ot the dis turbances. Gl'ADALAJAItA , Mex , Jan. 21. At mid night Friday an earthquake shock cracked the arches nnd staircase of the palace and the porticos of the university and the De Cullndo theater , the latter one of the most massive structures bore. The churches of San Francisco and San Jose were dam aged. The former Is one of the hand somest edifices on the continent and Is lo cally known ns the ( Jolden Cup , from the magnificence of Its Interior. The govern ment has closed Sagrarlo church , fcnilng the dome will fall In. Carmen barracks were badly damaged and news from Znpot- Inn and Sarula state that several houses were demolished. The shock was felt se verely nt San Bias on the Pacific and uolso underground was heard , resembling the hoarse tumbling ot a heavy sea clashing on the shore Meteorologist Contcras pre- d'cts ' > a repetition ot the shocks. VCRA CRUZ , Mex , Jan. 21. The earth- qunko traveling across the country reached hero just after midnight Saturday morning. The shock wap comparatively light here. CITY OP MRXICO. Jan. 21. News Is ar riving from Interior points affected by the earthquake Friday night nnd Saturday morning. Much damage wns done to prop erty In Guadalajara and the city of Collnia , capital of the state of the snmo nnme , was the scene of terrlfylnij experiences , accom panied with loss of life The City of Mexico ice came oft comparatively unscathed In the quake , few accidents occurring hero or In the suburbs , although some adobe huts In the suburbs fell In and one bridge was partly wrecked. The subterranean electric light Installation was not harmed and the city continues to be well Illuminated. Tbo Church of the Three Kings at Atchatzalco.or In the suburbs , was tracked nnd will bo closed for repairs. Scientists are still stud- Ing the parthqauko from data now being received from Interior points Size doesn't Indicate uuaitiy. Beware ot counterfeit and worthless salvo offrred for DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve. DeWltt's Is \tiio only original. An Infallible cure for piles | ( and all skin disuses. OP BOER WORIiS. Dictionary of .Nnmen nnil I'lirnncn 111 South African Wnr New * . Readers of war news from South Africa will find the following list helpful : Aaplts River ( Arples ) Iluns through Pre toria. Into Urn LlmnoDO. Afilkander A white , man born In South Africa ' of European stock. iBers A mountain Bethullo ( Bcth-ooly ) Town In the Oranso Free Htnte Biltong Boer provender. Dried meat. BOPI A peasant 'Burgher ' Males over 1G > ears old possess ing the franchli-e. Comm-uidant Commander Commando A bo < lj of Boers. Comm indeer-To mobilize , to renulsltlon. Dam An urtltlcial lake. Dlsielboom Po e of < in ox vvngon Donga A vviVr hole or deep clltoh. Do , ) Boer brand'v ' Doppei The Puritanical-Lutheran Boer. Don' A village of Drlft-a ford Kslhcwo ( nthowjCamp ) in Hululand , residence of commissioner. Field Conn A maglFtrnto vvltli certain military powers Konteln A spring G ioeronej ( Oab-ber-cons-Verv ) Importont native town nlnetv miles nor"i of Mifeklng. Geldenhuls ( tield-den-Silse ) Formerly mem ber of the Volksraad for Johannesburg. Grliiualand West ( Oreek-a-lnnd ) Dlstllct of Klmberley diamond mines , Kantoor ( Kaii'-tore ' ) Hiocky mining valley near Barberton , In Tro.n-sv.ial. a Klip A stone Kloof A i.ivlne. Komatl Poort ( Ko-mnrty-poort ) Border town , Tr.mtovxwl and Portuguese territory. KopJe-A hillock. Kraal A ivittlo pound , or collection of native * huts Krantz A cleft between hllle. laager A Io < ? r cam : ) . Mealle.s Indian corn ; staple food of ni- tlveH and inu li grown nnrt used by the Boera for bifiul , etc , NcK 'Ihe HKldlo connecting- hills. Oorlog Wnr IMIarAO ( Pal-larp-sway ) Very large nave - . tlvo town In Bcchuanaland , Chief Khama'H ' iioailqunrtivs. ha Pan Aheet of vvnter. Pont 1 A ferry. Poort A pass between or over iho tnoun- lalns llahrmlblnbama 5 ( Ray-malh-lny barmer ) Nenr Mnfeklne. British cam : ) . Itoolnck Literally red netk. Boer term for Ungllsb KildlerH Schuln's Iloogte ( Skelnhoogtny ) Illll In Natal , jutt over the Transvaal border ; liat- In war of 1SS1 Slult-A dry ditch. Fnrult A Binall t trcam. Taal Boer low Dutch language. Trek Traveling bv ox wagon. t'lliamler A non-burgher of the Trans vaal. Veldt The South African prairie. Veldt Cornet See Held cornet. Veicenlglng > ( Fur-eeny-glns ) First nation t1ici Tnuisvanl side , of < ho Vaal river , Custom house Vlniklour 'Ihe four-tolored Boer Hag , red white ' , blue ami green Vlel-A ' * ii'4ll lake. ; Voorlooper The boy lending the first ppan , an ox tr.im. Voortrekker The older generation o Uner.s ! who took part In the gieat tick o X.rirp A Boer policeman. Xoutfansberg ( Xoot-pana birj ) Very larg. noiihern cllotrlct of Tmn vanl Highly mln enillzcd liiHliiiindon. Detiolt Journal He rivets his burnlu- ; gaie upon her glorious countonaiKc. "Is It possible , " ho exclaims , "that flesh and blood can attain to such perfection ! " "Mr Iluttcrfleld , If you mean to insinuate that my complexion " Here she becomes hysterical And yet , after all , If pretty girls had any I Bean the rflhs Klsl1 V ° "HavB Always BoJgM < * * * Z7K ] sense would there not perhaps be lo s zest in life" MISTVKi : M IMP. All Innocent l.ltllcil" ( tint n Coiiurcuiitliiii , A comedy of errors having for Its motives ' lives love , n little Jealousy and n spirit of , mischief nnd for Its complications duality of names with consequent mistaken Identity Hty , a newspaper "personal nd" Involv Ing the dual nnmes and finally n oiiarrrl that nearly rent the congregation of the Xlon Norwegian I'vnngellcal Lutheran church , Chicago , wan happily ended throitRtT the efforts of Rev , J. II Meyer , pnstor of the church. During two months , lelntcs the Chicago Record , the entire congregation tlon of the church hn * been engrossed In the drama which has to the last net appeared - peared a tragedy. Only the efforts of the pnsti , who turned detective to save his congregation , have saved the chinch frotn disruption , my the parlwhloncrs The chief actors In this dr.imn In rent life have been , beside * the paator , the follow- ling Charles flcihardt , a Lake View man , who has not yet been found. Noia Derhnrdt , his wife , who has ndvur- Used for him. Chnrles Conrads , a young mnn who went away for Ms health. Norn Chrlstlnnfvsn , who was formerly en- aged to Charles Conrads. Edna rnlkenberg , who has proved Inno- : cnt of causing the troublt. A chorus of nulghbois nnd members ot he church The plot hinges on a personal advertise ment which nppcnied November 8 , nnd cad ns follows"Charley , do come hick r let mo hear from you ; letter at general ilellvery ; am nenily crazy Norn. " Among the members of the Zlon church's ongieg.Ulon were Nora Chrlytlansen nnd 'Charlie" Conrnds. Norn 1'ad blue eyes ind curling , fla\en hair and sang In the holr. " " "Charlie" was straight nnd tall nnd handsome. The two began to be much In ' ompnny nnd soon the congregation was In- 'ormed that nn engagement , or at Ic.ist "an understanding , " xlstecl between the young ioople. About April of Inst yenr n demuie young ivomnn of 17 yenis , with a mischievous winkle In her eycH and a laugh that won nany hearts In the congregation , joined he chinch. This wns IMna F.ilkenbcrg. iVIth the coming of Hdna the attention aid by Charles to Norn Is said to have Aaned nnd the time of the young man he- 'amo ' divided between the two. As the mmnicr came on Charlie showed signs of ung trouble , which developed nt such .1 rate that September n he went to Albu- Hierque , N. M , to reg-iln his health. Let- , ers came back fiom Albuquerque , but to i ! i Ikn Falkenberg Miss Christiansen had | | dropped out of the afTali entirely nnd , as she said " today , "had nothing more to dn with the young man. " Between the gills a. degree of coolness existed. November 8 the "personal" was published. Many . members of the tongiegatlon read It ! at the breakfast table and before choir ro- I i hcarsal on the following Frldiy I evening | every member had read It or heard about It i j ha there were two Chailles or two Noras ! n Chicago was nn undi earned of possibility. The ' estrangement between Charlie and Nor.i , ( Had been n topic of general conversation and j j he advertisement came .is a natural se- ' I quenco In the minds of the parishioners Nora wns calling Kharlcs ir . g.iln nven Nora herself saw It that way and became convinced ' that some one had inserted the notice as a joke on her. Miss FalKcnherg was noted as the possessor of n bplilt of j mischief. | "I 1 Just told the girls that I believed she did it , " said Miss Chiistiaii'icn today. "I didn't know hho did it , but I told the girls what I thought " Falkenberg denied the accusation , but even she did not grasp itho Idea that there were other Charlies and Noras , so sliu suggested that some one els-u might h.uo done It , and from the snap of her eyes nnd the quivering of the corners of her mouth iho other girls Inferred that bhc could guess who "put it In the paper" Prom n quarrel t ' between two girls the matter cccinio a dlsi i scnslon among the members of the con gregation , nnd at last the pastor was force 1 to step In and interfere. | Miss Falkcnbeig VVIIH openly accused by ( members and her cxpulnlon demanded Thu pastor questioned her and she declared shu I had not done it , but a tiial vvaa demanded i This was set for Friday night. Then , three days ago , Pasior Meyers set | out to unravel the mystery. He went to thu , olllce of the new.ipapei In which tlio personal - I sonal had appeared and delved deep In the masses of advertising copy until he found that the "ad" had come from the drug store H. F. Kinegcr. Armed with a letter to' ' Mr. Krueger ho went to his store , found out who had bronchi the "art" to him anl went out to trace It down At Intit he found the original NCIM a Mrs. ficrhardt and drew the story from her. Ho obtained her affidavit and returned to his congregation. Friday he went from house lo house telling of the happy outcome of the affair nnd promlhlng to read the affidavit at meeting of the congregation next week. J 'run WIST. " AVIicrc nnil Him Dcllim liny lie SIrnncci' Tlinii Truth. Ono Is hardly prepared for the bright ness of K. Ilough'a essay in Ihe Fobruaiy Ccntuiy by the pondcious title , "The West , and Certain Lltciary Discoveries , , or , How Fiction May Bo Stianger than Truth. " In thin paper the author of "Tho Story of the Cowboy" says "Wo obscrvo the state ment that Columbus discovered America to misleading The- south was never dis covered until after the war. The cast has never been discovered at all. The west has M ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY. Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century. been discovered by n great many persons - by what ft trnln of l < clf Krle-Miin nav of Marco Poles ! Yrt you shall not change thlr thlnn ! Thcro nro many who would mllicr rend Mnrco Polo than Mnciulay ' Lot us suppose" thnt oue > of our Hiernry cllg'xvcrciis of the west holds dl pnsMonnto coMrwitloti with oneof the natives whom I he luis. as It were1 , detected In the net of living In HIP tie > w-rounil land. The > former finds occasion to remark- 'Of course the west owes to the enst IM best principles e > f living , the moral char acter of the old Puritans. " "Not In Iho Iftist , " replies the othet "Tho weal was settled from the south ns mucli ns or more thnti frotn the north so far ns an American population Is concerned Its people were descendants of the Cavnllers ns well na of the Houndhemla. " "You do not catch my thought In Its en- tliety. I tmxin to sny thnt I find In the vcstcrn typo a certnln crudcness , a , ort of In fact , n sort of Jo ne > pals quo ! ' " "It Is true. Upon the souls of the e men you see the halt mark of the land. " "Yet the east sent n great many men to the west. Your v minted west Is built of eastern blood , nt hast In part. " "True. Wo kept the best of your young men nnd sent the others bnck to you. Yet Umso whom wo kept have not changed the west. Tim west has chnngrd them. " "Hut the bancnnoss of your life In gentler ways I menu to sny that In your cultuie. your art " "Where has over been seen ait more gen tle , yet more ) virile * , more unsupported nnd "True , wo should perhaps grant you time " " ( rant us no time. We have stolen :0 : generation of time. " "Then , after nil , jour boasted west H pranging ; It Is going. Wo" trlumphantlv "have discovered that. " "Yes The west has known nnd wept over these changes for a score of ycnrs. " "And jour cowboy Is gone. " "Ho Is nl Washington. " " \nil jour fftnltiHtnan Is no more" ' Ho Is raising .1 section ot wheat. " " \ncl jour prospector " "Is In the Klondike , founding a family tree. " "And nil jour wild men arc coming to be shoin. " "Friend , where hnvo jolt slept those jears ? " "Perhaps , then , n new clay l , after all , dawning In the west , " 'Trlend , It Is already noon. " When l.oule IN l'iiilp. This happened In Ohio , relates the Times- Herald. A tailor had made a suit of clothes for a preacher , but when the Inttei called for his raiment Iho tnllor declined to let the suit go out of his hands until ho was paiil "You are unreasonable , " said the preacher "Surely vou cannot expect me to pa ) ' foi these clothes until I have tnken them homo and tried thorn on , to sntlsfj mjself tint they fit' " "In famishing salvation to the people who pay you jour salary , " the tailor icplled. "do ' jou always wait for jour pay until after the gcods have been delivered and the ' recipient has found out for sure th it they ] arc all jou recommend them to be' " Then the preacher fell upon the tailor and smote'him hip and thigh. Insomuch that they ' had to put the maker of garments to bed and bathe him with ointments. 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" * of mi'ii uicl v\n- inen 'iniKs ilu lint i miI'K v slmplv sllm- Ulnlc I uc tliilrlill\ In < m-- > II ilnos not ll | x tinuii'iitesl iiatuiat MioiiKilu ni r Kiuivvn tn > Icnce. It Roe- < way down 'o the foundation uf vcuir dl"11 ! ! ! * ! ! and cmcivi" < the cau o I fjii.irantee tu cuio In evct > moe and the ieiiltM 1 iitoiul u vou ii > lie ] icrmancnt I cmild initko a meat deal mule mum y If 1 nave you clumi , Imt I could not plvc vou the \alue for jour moncvfur Urii " cannot euro thei o ob- mlnate and mortlOliiK disease * Dr.BENNETT'S ' ELECTRIC BELT muM not bo confounded with the , . . . , . , . cdt trli and so-oili , (1 ( oleclilc bolts that have latclv bi en iidveiti'-od so oMouMvolj' . Tin n Is ns much dlnVloiico netwon mj' lilctili l < < It and tlie ollu rs as thole Is bo- twein iluv and nlKbl My KU'ctilc Moll Is the Kipatost K low n home helf-tie.ument for weak men and women It Is , i perfect and Ideal lemedv for In It I have overconm all the objections to tlio old Mvle belts. All tbo i ells nrc double lias soft , silken , c'lamols-covotod sponge ulectrojis Ujat can- no1 but n and bllslei as do the other maUes of lulls Po vou notice since r have In vented my Holt how others Imvo tilml to imitate II ' Hot the genuine Veil . . -lint tlio bc t The ciiiient cnn bo Instantly felt and Is four times sttonger than any othei bolt upon eaith 1 have euieil over ( > 00 p.itlents In this stale- alone I.loc trlcltv as supplied liv mv Holt will oiiio ovorv i use of Lost Manhood , Varleo- flo. linpotonrv , He\ual WPIIKIIPSH In either sprosloie shiiiiikon or undeveloped 01- atis , cure Illieumntlsm in oveiy tnim , Kldnev. Ll\or nnd llliddor Troubles , Clin nlcConstlpall'in. . Net vims nnil Oonoi.il Dobllltv , 1 > \ vu psa | ill loin.ili < oinplaliils , etc ( ' .ill or wilte tod.ij 1 will send vou mv new In oK "Tbo rinding of tbo Foun tain of Klii nil 'Snii'li , ' --vniptom blanks and otlioi lltoi ituie which v\lll toll you all nluut It Mv thctrlRal Siinpensoi v lor the ] ipiniiilint c lire uf tli" vailous illsoabiM of men is fioo lo ovoiv male puiolnu-er of OUP of my Holts. Electric Belt Company , Itooiim IS In 'Jl , DouuliiN IIIiM'K. Cip. ) | lln > ilt-iiH * . Coriii-r lillb ami IOIKO | .SIN. . OVI Ml V. M.ll. OF1MCI3 1IOI HS I'l-om S'iO a m to S:30 : in Sundijs Pi om 1030 a m to 1 p m. The Original WORCESTERSHIRE Beware of Imitations ofm Duncan's Sons , Agrnls , New York BUY THE GENUINE MANUFACTURED BT CAUl'OKNIA FIG SVUUP CfX A'OTB THE NAUIi. ItlN't' ' f < Iv ? ! 73' , . ortni CIGARS CINI TRY 1 fiit > l ONE [ JOHN GWOODWARD & co " WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS , ) COVNCIL BLUFFS , 1OWAMO , ,
