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Details of Sotr.3 Acts of the Stale Board of
Transportation.
SMOKE CONSUMER FOR BOILFR HOUSE
31iiti with n Pull t.plB ( lie .Inli nnit the
Aniiiitnt of Ninolif n
XVlM'ii u ( bnii f Is Mnilv
III ( 'OUl I ML'll.
LINCOLN. Jan. 28. ( Special. ) t-'cr a little
piaster , about 1,000 bricks and ( lie Inbor ol
cno nmn four days the Hoard of Public
Lamn ! ( inil Ilulldlngn has authorized the
payment of UOO nml n warrant for that
unit , ntut IfiEued by the state auditor lm-
tnrdlb , . * ! ) upon the presentation of iho
claim.
When iho last leglnlaluro was In sea-
Rlon n bill V'.IH Introduced calling for nn
appropriation fcr a smoke conaumcr In the
toiler hoimo on the state hou o grounds.
An upproprlntlon of $500 , which was much
1 * than the amount naked for , wan tliully
> nted by the legislature and n few wockH
ngo th < Hoard of 1'ubllc Linids and Illilldln
advertised for blda for the work. Among
these printed to tbo board was one of n
Chicago Inventor und notwithstanding the
price n ked WHO equal to the full amount
< if the appropllntlon , It was nccoptcd. The
Inventor employed u bricklayer In tills city
to put in the consumer , which consist * sim
ply of a few bricks under the boiler , and
then asked for his compensation , which was
promptly Riven. As neon an the work was
done the mnn In charge of the boiler house
ordered n new kind of coal that mnkcu less
Kinoko tbnn the kind then In use. The
volume of smoke that Issued from the big
mnolip chimney has been reduced , but prob-
nbly by reason of the change of fuel.
The Abraham Lincoln Republican chili
lam night elected the following ofllcors for
the ensuing year : Presldeut , J. W. John-
f-on , llrsl vlco progldjnt , C. H. ( lould : sec-
nnd vlro president , Alvn Kennard ; ucerotiiry ,
1' . J. Kclley ; treasurer , 11. A. Habcoclt. The
ihlcf purpose of the club , as set forth In
the eonntltutloii adopted last night , la or
ganization for effective political work.
The Lancaster County Agricultural woelcty
will hold Its annual exhibit this year In
conjunction with tlio Nebraska state fair.
At a merlins held yesterday It WRH dc-
eldod that , all persons securing premiums
of over $3 nhould be required to Join the
nso"lntlon.
Although the nalo wan begun only three
dftj-6 ago , over 300 tickets for the Audltoilttm
ball have already been disposed of. Tim
opening of the new building promises to be
the social event of the season.
FLORENCE , Nob. . Jan. 28. ( Special. )
A. Wilson of Tekamab was a business vis
itor hero Tuesday.
Miss ( loodlrt of Omaha Is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. Hugh Siittlc. '
DolIIo Lowcry , who has been very sick
far the past three weeks , is slowly recov
ering.
Miss Kannie Morse visited her sinter at
St. Joseph hospital , Omaha , Tuesday.
Mrs. Turpln of Omaha Is visiting her ili-
tcr , Mrs. Klmrr Guy.
Captain Krniik Reynolds , who has been
spending a month in New York visiting
relatives and friends , returned home Mon
day. Mrs. Reynolds will remain a month
longer on account of the health of her
daughter Helen.
W. Uarnes Lower , -a former minister o (
the Presbyterian church of this pines , now
of Princeton , N. J. , was visiting friends
here thin wetk an ! conducted church serv
ice * at the Prc.sbyter.lan church Thursday
cvoning. , . ' , ; , TMT , v-
Thcrp wnrf a masquerade hull given at the
city hall Thursday night with a good crowd
present.
Kd Reeves and Paul llalrd were business !
visitors In Omaha.
J. 8. Paul , Hugh Suttlo and Joseph Taylor
all attended the Scottish celebration at
Crclghton hall Thursday night at Omaha.
The Ice In the river broke up during the
week and all run out , It being clear of Ice
at present , except some places wbero there
was an eddy.
Mr * . John Robb of Omaha Is vlsltlrtg hci
sister , Mrs. Newel Burton , for a few days.
Normal School \ < > tcN.
PERU , Neb. . Jan. 28. ( Special. ) Tin
usual number of season tickets for the lec
ture course has proved insufllclcnt this year
It be-Ing necessary to print a new supply.
The Oxford Musical club of H-Bton wll
glvn a concert at the Normal on February 10
Miss Dally cf the elocution departmen
save an entertainment last ovonlng at John
non , under the auspices of the Epwortl
leaguu.
Prof , and Mrs. Whltenack. atslstcd by Mis
Kill ? , entertained the married members o
tbo faculty on the evening of the. I'.Hli.
The fifth lecture of the lecture coursi
occurred Friday night , the chapel being vcr ;
much crowded. Dr. Qroft. the lecturer , spoki
on "Tho Kingdom Hcnutlful. "
The senlorn are not only receiving train
Ing by teaching In the- practice schcol tbli
term , but are also giving short talks a
chapel , two seniors appearing each mornlni
nt the rpenlng exercises.
Some of thu material for the Young Men'i
Christian association bath rooms has nrrlvci
and soon the rooma will be ready for use.
The second year class gave n banquet an <
clnsH reception lost Saturday evening litho
the society balls.
At th recent meeting cf the Norma
Hoard. It was decided to have the stand
pipe , for supplying water to the dormitory
constructed as soon ns favorable weathe
will permit. The tank will rent on a towe
forty feet high.
Women ( ilvit u Itccenl Ion ,
HASTINGS , Neb. . Jim. 28. ( Special. ) -
The women of the P. B. 0. cojlety gave i
roceptlon Thureday In the Masonic to.tiple
complimentary to the literary clubs o
Hustings. Six different literary clubs wer
represented and plates were laid for ovc
eighty guests. Mrs. H. W. Main , prcsldon
of the P. IS. 0. society , delivered the ad
drcHB of wclcomo. and Mrs. R. I ) . WohhjiiU
ofllcluted HU tonstmaeter. Toasts wcro re
cpondod to uu follows : "Ruts , " Mrs. Drag !
of iho American Literary club ; "Secml Fid
dies , " Mini ) Dillon of Round Table club ; " ( ) u
nables , " Mrs. Slaker of Eliot club ; .Men.1
Mrs. Pralg of Spakcspearo club ; "Smishlus , '
Mlna McOlsary of Odd Number club ; " \Vlt. '
Mr * . FlUon of Curlyle club.
f PLATT8MOUTH , Neb. . Jan. 28. ( Special.
T While working with u bridge gang nea
MlnltarcsWIIIIum Nevlll had one leg fracturci
In two places below the knco. Ho wu
braiiRht homo last evening. William Nevlll
his father. has the contract for building th
bridges on tbo llurllngton extension fron
Alliance.
By order of .Mayor F. M. Rlchey all th
inlocns were closed today.
iliillilinir ui
COLUMni'S. Neb. . Jan. 28.--Special.-
Many now buildings ure nlrwdy planned fo
this rlty on which work will begin In tb
rutly spring. On 01110 cf thU work thn ma
tprlnl Is even now being unloaded. 13. J
After
To assist UlKCbtlon , relieve dlstrasa
otter cuthitf or drlnkliiK too heartily
to prevent coiittlriatlon , taku
Hood's PMIs
bold everywhere , 'M cents ,
\ Nelwohncr will build a large t0' tnry
i brl k on the corner of Ollvn and Thirteenth
! streets ; L. p. Phillips will erect a large
( business house on Twelfth street ; Klroer
Bro * . will build a larpe double-stoic
building just as scon ns a few minor de
tails can be"arranged. . It Is almost an as
sured fact that the nmllt.rlum will be
erected , although the file has not yet been
selected.
Alcohol Cnuxcn InHiiully.
' HASTINGS. Neb. . Jan. 28. ( Special Tele-
1 Brim. ) Kd Darron. a former restaurant
Ittopor. hecamp Insane yesterday afternoon
ntid was placed in the city Jail. Today
his condlllrn was no much worse that he
was transferred to the county Jail. His
derangement Is 'the ' result of Inordinate
i Use of alcoholic stimulants. Ho had a Urn-
porary attack cf Insanity last En-ter and
! created considerable excitement by attack-
1 Ing neveral members of the congregation
I of the Catholic church just as they were
leaving after tbo morning service.
Triiln ncrnlteil ill AlnHMiirlli.
AINSWOUTH , Neb. . Jon. 2S. ( Special
Telegram. ) A broken llango on the rear
truck of a car on freight No. 2fi. cnstboi'tul ,
Jual a mile \vcrtl of town , nt 12:2S : last night
rni.ied thu derailment nnd general demol
ishing of some eight earn Illled with eo.U
and Ice and delayed passenger trains both
ways until after 1 o'clock today before the
track could be cleared. Nobody was hurt ,
but quite a tcctlon of rolls wan torn up and
several thousand dollars worth of rolling
Block was destioye.l.
! 'IINIIC. | > NN nt ClnrUH l'o ( einre > .
j CLAHKS. Neb. . Jan. 2S. ( Special. )
The amount of business dcno by th& Clarks
poBtoince fcr Ihc quarter ending December
31 , 1S03 , was the largest by a heavy per
rcnl of any previous quarter In the history
of the oHlco. The total amount of more/
orders Issued was $ : lCC.S'.t ! ; money orders
paid. $ , .10.62 : postal receipts and box rents ,
$ IS1.23 , making the total amount rf c.ish
buslncHH transacted $4.0111.74. The office
made the government n net profit of J2CO.S3
for the quarter.
Sfiirlot KOVIT
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Jan. 2S. ( Special. )
The cpldcmlr of scarlet fever does not HCem
to abate . .Titlch. but It Is believfrl that , wliis
a few days of old-fashlc cd winter weather.
much of the- danger will pass tuvny. The
largo number of residences under quarantine
In the city has made It necessary to appoint
a Ept-ial ; olllcer to Icok after them. A 7-
year-old sou of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brunt
was burled thin morning , making three
deaths In the family \\lthn ! twelve days.
ColiI Wenllier.
KIIKMONT. Neb. , Jan. 28. ( Special. )
Tbe mercury this morning stood at 12 be-
luvv zero , the coldest so far this scascii. A
strong wind from the northwest has blown
nil day aud the mercury has stcod around
jcro. ; lee dealers and ccal men are well
Futlsllcd.
PI..V1TSMOUTH. Neb. , Jan. 28. ( Special. )
Tbr mercury registered 10 below zero at 7
n. m.
SlNNiiii .Hay Hi * Itur.tMl i'l Home.
ST. EDWARD , Neb. , Jan , 28. ( Special. )
Word has been received' 'here ' from San
KranclBzo that the'body of Lieutenant'I.esler '
Hlsbon , who was k'liled near Manila , had ar
rived nt that place. Hln friends have com
municated 'with deneral Harry with a view
to having the remains brought here for
burial.
Slrin'U liy : . I.iiiuii of C'oiil.
CLARKS , Neb , , Jan. 2S. ( Special. )
A chunk of coal from the Unlon-Palflb Chicago
cage flyer was huiled through the window
of the depot and came very near destroying
the left eye o : the helper , John Kings. He Is
In Omaha undergoing treatment.
KIrf n
ST. , EDWAriDNcb. . ; -Jim28. ( Special. )
At last week's meeting of the village 'board
an ordinance was passed establishing a fire
district , which Includes the entire business
part of town.
Tlie now elevator nt Ilrmly Island Is now
In operation.
XeliriiHlin XCMVM X Ui.
North Loup expects to have u bank In
the nsiir future.
A number of hogs In the vicinity of HHII-
erofl have died from cholera.
J. W. Burton has sold the Farnnin
Gleaner to W. A. Hurbrldce.
Farmers in Lincoln eounty were plowing
during the warm weather last week.
Cumlng county has something like ? :12- :
000 In cash on band In the eounty treas
ury.
ury.Tbe Kmurxon school board has found It
necessary to lease an additional school
room.
A. J. Honey 'bun ' purchased the Carroll
creamery and will operate It the coining
season.
Several Dawn * counly farmers have been
busy conslruelliiK Irrigation ditches during
tbo present winter.
Postmaster Staey of Ord had to get an
expert to open his safe. It got out of order
und he was unable to eel II open.
Fred Daup of Snrny counly , In company
with eleven other men , left u few days
ago for South Africa , where they go to aw-
slKt the Boer * .
Ollle Williams , the woman who was ar
rested In Waynn county tome time agn
on the chartc of horse stealing , wns ac-
nnitled on trial.
Ten years IIRO fourteen Ilnvonim young
men formed a bachelors' club and .sworr
' to remain Hlliftle. Twelve of them are now
i married and the other two are hiistllnt !
for wives.
C' . M. Chnniberldlii and K. A. Taylor ol
. Tccumsch expect to mnrkr-t .too head eli
i caltlo they hnvo been feeding Ihlw wlntoi
j within the next thrco week.- " . They Htlll
have 300 bcail , left In their feed yards.
Some , unknown parties have been dolim
all kinds of inlxehlcf nt the court house
building al South BIoUx City. They entered
through the basement und proceeded ti
break everything which was convenient tr
et hold of.
Frank Itouthlcutiier'H building at ICII.
gore. Cherry county , was destroyed by Hie
None * of the contents wan waved , the lire
not being discovered In time. The loss It
about $2,500 , which was covered by insur
ance amountIIIK to $2.000.
KffortH are being made to secure author.
Uy from the governor for the orpanlzlnv
of 11 company of ctn'o militia at llowcll ,
i Joseph Novak ami Joseph I.anr. who serve.
In tbo SpuntHh-Amerlcnii war , are the mov
ing .spirits In the undertaking.
CoiiRreHHiiwn Sutherland bn-i a : > : > olntci
Hulnli lloolua of Hansen and J. L. Henedici
of HuHtliiKR as cadet nnd alternate to tin
West Point Military acadt iny. These twi
young men stood llrnt nnd gecond , respec.
lively , at n coni'H'tltlvp examination heh
at Hustings.
While llftlui ; a .small grain nbcd bach
of KolllnKi'r'H hardware atom Tuesday li
David City thn workman Invaded a ml
colony. They killed eighty-eight nnd li I.-
1 estimated thai there were nbout 200 alto
petlur , they boring gathered there whei
I the bulldlnK was need UH a feed etorc.
A little over a year ago the resldenci
of Marlon linker "f Brownvlllo was via-
I Itod by bur lnr nnd no clew to the ldentlt >
I of the Intruder was found until a few days
' I ago. when William Huston wns found l <
i possession of one of the ring * stolen. /
fCAi'uli'of Hiistiin'H rcsldenro dlscloKed tin
rest of the HtoliMi property.
Woril WUH recelveil In "Herman of tin
death of Ray Morton who WIIH n-c'cntlj
killed In action In the Philippine * . Ho w.v
with Compuiiy K , Third Nebraska , nt llu
vunn , ruba , and rctuiicd with tbo inemb0-
of the company to Herman. After a vlsl
uniontr friends fop about one month hi
left for Manila and met death In active
service. He leaves u mother and se\vra
brothers und sinters renlcllnt , ' In Pender. ( hi :
htate ,
LUMI Fobruury a eow on the ranch 01
Aupiiflino Urox. , northeast of Chmlron
, ( rnve birth to throe calves , one of whlcl
llvrd. If U had not been for the ex
. tremely cobl weather at the lime It li
i thought that all of them could bave beci
j Ha veil On .the 12th day of tblH nionlli
on the Hume ranch , the name cow , now I
ypurH old , save birth to rlvo well forinei
rulvou. Two of them were males and threi
wore fenmltm. Only one It now UvliiH. I
IH hculthy und srowlnir
llrcrlvrr for n Triillfj lluuil ,
SARATOOA. NV. . . Jan. 2S.-A receive !
lias bien appointed for tbe Bulli-ton Ter
mliiHl rullroail , u twelve-mill" county tro !
try Hno owned bv Philadelphia capital uiu
bonded for } 2uO,000.
CHANCE FOR ALASKAN ROAD
Feasible Route ? for n Railway Through tlio
Copper River Valley.
LAYING OUT A MILITARY HIGHWAY
InCoriiiiitlitii In mi Army
1 1 li nil red N of roit | U.vlnn of
Mctirvy unil SlnrMillon.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 28. The war depart
ment has made public an Important report
from Captain W. R. Abercromble , Second
i Infantry , who commanded the Copper river
'exploring ' expedition In Alaska last season.
The chief topic treated In Iho report Is the
laying out of the great trans-Alaskan mili
tary route from Port Valdez. Alaska , to
Port Egbert , on the Yukon , While engaged
' on this work the olllecr was charged to take
note nf the mineral resources of the country ,
I of Its adaptability for agriculture nnd stock-
j raUlns and the fuel and focd products for
1 mmi ami animal.
Captain Abcrcromble arrived at Valder. ,
the starting point of the expe.lltlon , on April
21 , being received by a motley crowd which
had Just < : omo Heroes the Vnldox glacier from
Hie Copper river valley. He found that hun
dreds of people were dying cf sinrvatlon and
scurvy In the Copper t Ivor * country. The
people at Voider were In a most pitiable
condition , crowded In miserable huts llko
j sardines In a box. There were no facilities
1 for bathing ; most of the sufferers had frcst-
| bllten hands and feet. The tops of old rub-
j bcr boots and strips of sumiysack.i made
shoes and socks far many of the m. Tlie sttneh
was Intolerable and 70 per cent of the In
mates of the huts were mentally derail ic.l.
I This was common to the e whom u fear of
i ecurvy had driven over the glacier , where
so many had perished by freezing to death.
Old railroad nnd trail builders were the
men selected by Captain Aborcromble to
build a military road and they started from
Valdcz on April 2 ! ) and proceeded to the
mcuth of Keystone canyon. The hartnr at
Vnldez , owing to tlm-proxlmlty of the Japa-
j nese current , In accessible nt all sea-sons of
I Iho year to ships of any size , cxeepl about n
mile and a halt at Ita head. The only feasi
ble site for a r .ill road terminal Is a narrow
| strip of land lhrectiarters | of a mile broad
extending up the Lowe river some live mlleii
and south of a small stream Mowing from
Robe lake. There Is pra-tically a nominal
grade up the valley pasaiiiK through Key
stone' canyon with ordinary c.inyon work
and emerging on the foot plain of tbo inner
canyon basin. From that point Iberc are
Iwo feasible routes , one east of Marshall
pass at tbo elevation of 1,700 feet , and down
the Tasnuna to the Copper river valley ; tha
other turning north , crossing the mountain
range and Thompson pain 2fiOO feel high ,
thcno down the Tnlthcll river valley
through the swampy pass nt the head of the
Knata , thence down the Tonslna Into the
Copper river valley.
I'roiulNliip : Killurr for n Itnllruml.
Captain Abercromble _ believers thai Ihe
future for a railroad through this section of
Alaska Is very promising owing to the pres
ence of largo zones of heavily mineralize : !
copper depcalts , the development of which ,
he says , undoubtedly will yield a local ton
nage of great volume. Ho states thai the
proximity of He and tiridge timber and the
absence of any great engineering fealures
would render railroad construction-a com
paratively easy problem.
Edward Gillette , a member of the expedi
tion , contributes an Important chapter to
the rcporl en the feasibility of establishing
a practical railrtad route up tbe Copper
Rlvor valley. Ho draws comparison between
the route from Seattle to Skagway , with the
Valdez route , to the advantage of the lat
ter. While the distance from Seattle to
Skagway Is 1,003 mllcH , as against 1,230
miles from Seattle lo Vublcz , this difference
is practically offset by the unimpeded pas
sage of tbe. outside route. Then vessels are
not required to pass through some 400 miles
nf water claimed by a foreign country and
Valdez is much nearer the center tf Alaska.
Insurance rates en the Inside route are
also double those on the outside route , 011-
Ictte describes In detail the route fnrai Valdez -
dez to the Yukon coimtry , elaborating a
rough outline gl\en by Captain Abercrombic.
Ho believes thai the development of Iho
counlry In Ihe fiilure probably will neces
sitate the construction of both lines from
the northern end of the Keystone canyon
through Thompson pass and by Marshall
pass. Ho recommends thai the line bis con
structed on n three-foci gauge. In the Inter
est of economy nnd rapidity of construction ,
arguing that the narrow gauge would finally
meet the needs of the country.
The report makes a comparison of the
projected Valdez road and the existing rail-
rrad from Skagway , over White pass to Lake
Bennett , showing that tbe maximum grades
are much less ; that the curvature is less
and that the Valdez highest elevation IB
fully 300 feet less Ihan White pans road.
The enow slides from which the White pass
suffers can be practically clioilnuted from
Iho Valdez route of the line. The point Is
r.lso made thai tht- projected route would
bo entirely within United Slates territory.
Ho Ilxes the probable cost .it $753r.OO , or $22-
, ' ; ! ! per mile , the estimate being from 23 f )
,10 per cent higher than lati-s In the United
States.
Aui'lciilllll-e In ( lie ( 'minify.
A direct line from Valdex to Port Egbert
on the Yukon would bo 1110 mllus long and
; ; 50 miles would alford all tbo diversions re
quired for the lino. The icport refers lo
Iho trudo of central Alaska : ia an unknown
quantity , but dwells at length upon Ihc repu
tation the coimtry has of poMi'isaing vai.t
depoalta of copper oic.
j In conclusion , the report treats of the
i agricultural resources of the country , show-
j Ing that the soil Is productive , that vegu-
i tables and hay can bo raited ; iliat there is
I plenty of timber aid : Unit hardly farmers
from Norway mid Swrdtu would farm as
successfully In ihe Copper River vulloy as
In their own country. The country also con1
lalns coal of good quality and nuirblo of
various colors
BOARD FRUIV ! A MISSING SHIP
I'loff of Wooillth 1'nrl of n S < i-niii-
IT'X .NnmiI'lrlici ! I | > on Mil *
IlL'l-llll ,
I hON'DON , Jan. 28 , It ban been learned
I that the llrilluli Btotuner Mallu Head , Cap-
i tain McKec , which sailed from Ordrcusan for
! Bt John , N. I ) . , on January . ; ! , picked up : i
j piece of wood marked "Merrlm . " Tile
beard Is biipposcd to be a part of one > f
tbo boa'B belonging to iho missing DrltUli
steamer Merrlmac , which sailed from Quebec
Ostober 27 for llelfnst , in command of Cap
tain Sballls. Nothing has been beard of
the Mcrrlniuc since It luft Canada.
Later rcrortH rpganlliig the Ilrltlah
fllcamcr Queen \Yllhclmlna. Captulti I'lnlt-
hani , from Rotterdam Tor Uultlmore. which ,
, as reported yesterday , had been towed uy
the Drltlsh tteamer Marquctto , Captain
Gatra , arriving at this port yesterday from
New York , show that the disabled steamer
1'iid bioken H tunnel shaft January 17 , In
latitude Cl. longltudt , 7 , and \\aa picked up
by the Marquette on ( ha 2-lth. It wes towed
until the followIIIK day and then , after all
tbo tow tope * had been broken In Ihc heavy
bcus , was finally abandoned In latitude 19 ,
longitude 1C.
( 'liliii'nr Do Not Serin In ( 'arc.
PEK1N. Jan. 28. The lateft move of the
cmprcjH dowflKor aproara to be accepted by
bgth olllclals and people tvlth the greatest
equanimity None of the ottlrers. cither
metropolitan or proviu ml. seem la liavo
thought It worth while to enter a protest.
Meanwhile among nil classes of Chinese the
Impression seems to be that In order to con
solidate her power the empress dowager
must at all cost effect the removal of the
present emperor. Having now felt the pulse
of the country nnd having found the em
peror's party unprepared to rally to hM
protection. It Is likely tliRt the dowager cm-
press Is preparing for n still more striking
move with the advent of the Chinese now
year.
Judging from surface Indications It Is al
most safe to predict that nny action she nny
take will be accepted quietly , not lending to
anything in the shape of Internal convul
sions or outward complication ? .
GOODBNTUDTSIHTH
( ContlniKHl from Plrst Page. )
for the hearing of the charges with re
spect to the American Hour , t.iid tn be In
tended for the Doers , which was mi
board the British steamer MnRhona froiu
New York January 1.1. when It was cap
tured by the llrltlsh gunbont Partridge last
month.
Tbe overdue transport Manchester Cor
poration has arrived here.
BULLER'S EXCUSES ARE WEAK
Ili-Hl.tli I'Mitil Our Coinfiirlliin l-'i-nlnri-
In lii-tlrcini'iil Wllliout l''nrln'i'
I.IIMH Itullcr HUM | ' 'IM T.
I.ONM3ON . Jan. 2S. During the mornliiK
nnd the early part of the afternoon a placard
bearing thn words "No news" hung on the
Iron railing In front of the Wai olllce and
Ilia shivering sentries who stood guard on
I'all Mall In tbo rain and sleet hud the
dlctrlct nil to themselves. Al-ont 3 p. m. ,
however , the placard wns taken In and on
( be bulletin boards Inside Ocneral Hullcr's
long dispatch " 'as displayed.
The Sunday papers Issued extras , but only
the falntcsl interest was manifested In the
Hticctp. At the service clubs the situation
as revealed bv Oeneral Huller wan con
sidered very unple3nant. Ills excuses or
explanations wcro characterized as very
weak. The absence of water , which Sir
Charles Warren was "led to believe" ex
isted , and the facts tbat Snlonkop was "in
deed a mountain" and that Its "perimeter
was too large" are all matters which even
( icnpral Huller's warmest admirers bold
Bhruld have been ascertained before be
attacked.
One eomforllng feature of the situation ,
hew ever , is the fact tbat'Jencral Huller'a
lellrcment across tbe Tugeln was accom
plished without loss , which puts rui rnd to
the unpleasant rumors that were In circula
tion heic and on the continent. The splendid
gallantry of the men In capturing Splonkop
IH read of with great pride nnd satisfaction.
It i ? taken ; if an assurance of the ultimate
succera of Hrltisli arms.
The War ofilce does not give any Idea cf
the casualties ! n taking and holding Splon
kop , but a report from the Doer hcadquar-
teis near Ladysmlth , via bourenzo Marque/ ,
says that 1,500 British dead were left on the
tattlctleld. This number Is thought to Include -
cludo tbo wounded.
The report also stated that General Buller
had been down with fever , but had recov
ered.
If Boer reports are to be accepted , "the
abandonment of Splonkop was due to the
Inability cf the British to resist tbe Boer
attack , the Boers carrying the first trenches
and taking 150 prisoners. "
The following dl-spatcli has been received
In I/andon from Pretoria , dated January 25 ,
via Lourcnzo Marquez , January 28 :
"The government Is advised that , after
beavy fighting near Splonkop. some British
on the kop being stormed , hoisted a white
Hog. One hundred and fifty prisoners. ( ! od
be thanked , although we also had to give
bravo and valu.tble lives. "
TWO PRO-BOER GATHERINGS
St. I , IIM Mcctlnu' CnllH t poll HIP I' < -
lilcnt lo "Deiiiiiinl" I hilt Win-
He Slomieil.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 28. The Fourteenth
Street theater was packed with enthusiastic
sympathizers of the Boers' causa. Dr. Emll
I'retorlus. editor of the Weal Loche Post ,
acted as chairman and opened the meeting
with a brief and Interesting speech. Ad-
dressfi ) were made by ex-Governor W. J.
Stone , Judges Itombou nnd Estes , J. W.
Taylor and O'Nell Hyan.
The resolutions are probably the strong
est passed by any pro-Boer masj meeting
yet hold In this country. After declaring
In favor of freedom as defined by "the Im
mortal and illustrious Abraham Lincoln , '
they call upon the president of the United
States to use his good offices to bring about
a quick ending of the struggle now on be
tween the Boer republic and Oreat Britain
and , If later developments tend to forecast
Mm ultimate victory of Oreat Britain , to
step In and "demand" that the war be
stopped. They also awk the president of the
United States to nt once recognize the rep
resentatives of the Transvaal and Orange
Free State officially.
The resolutions are to be sent to the con
gressmen reprctttiitlne St. Louis in Wash
ington ,
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. . Jan. 28. A pro-
Boer masK meeting was held nt the expo
sition tbls afternoon , attended by about
4,000 people , despite the fact that the ther
mometer was below zero. Prank 1) ) . Lar-
rabce , a Minneapolis lawyer , presided and
addresses were delivered by Governor John
Llnd , Mayor Jatne ? Gray , Ilev. J. M. Cleary ,
pastor of St. . Charles' church , and Judge
William Prentice of Chicago. The most
nlgnlficant feature of the occasion wan the
absence of republicans. During the last
wc'ol : forty-two prominent citizens of that
political fulth were Invited to act no chair
man , bill declined. This , however , was not
from a lack of sympathy with the cause
of the Boers , hut rather through a fear that
the meeting would develop pronounced nntl-
cxpansloii Houtlments. These fears , how
ever , as It proved , wore iroiindless , only In
two or three Instances reference being made
to tbe administration's policy In the Philip
pines.
HiilirrlH | IINIO < ' ( N tilt * Mnlnr.
CAPETOWN , Thursday , Jan. 25. Lord
Uobcrttj after visiting the boepltul ship
Maine , over which lie wj.i conducted by
L.i'ly HnnUolr.li Churchill , expressed his cn-
ire | satisfaction with the arrangements. Th <
Mulno will sail for Durban tomorrow.
CARLIST ARSENAlls" SEIZED
SiiauUli Xiitlioi'ltleri ( 'aptnrc One Iliin-
ilreil Tiiouitiiiiil Ciii'lrlilne.s mill
Ai-iiiN ul rnleni'lii.
.MADItll ) , Jan. L'8. The gendarmes yes
terday unearthed a Carllst urfccnal in a
houbo In Palencla , capital of Iho province
of that name , and solzc-d 100,000 cartridge *
and a largo quantity of nrniH.
Six Carlljta uho are Implicated lied
tbe frontier.
O'Si. .
Bears the Tha Kisd You llavo Always Bone ! )
fiis ° r <
Ilia K'nd ' Voa Have AUajg Bev hl
roTF
of
O
Bears tt9 .4 Kind You HaTjJffjjjfS Boughl
Bign&ture
tf
TRADEWn II ORIENT DOUBLES
Almost Twioi ns Much Oommsrco ns a
Decade Ago.
CHINESE AND JAPANESE LIKE OUR GOODS
M < ixt iif I Inliiiln In K\i r < nml Pi-ln-
t-llinl I'nrllon of II \i-lili-viil
In flul.t'Mt Flvi-
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2S. A report on our
Asiatic trade prepared by Frank II. Hitch
cock , . -hlcf of the foreign markets section of
the Agricultural department , shows that
there has been a great development In trade
with China and Japan during the past
decade. Record figures were easily reachi-.l
in the fiscal year ISM , when the value of ths
merchnndlre exchanged with these two conn *
trlw , Including the port of HOUR Kong ,
reached $87.n05.6S8 against only $ lfi,2Mlli7 !
In ISSIi. The four years following ISMt wit
nessed a steady Increase that finally culmi
nated In 1SH3 with a record of $60.2SlnfB.
the highest up lo that time. In the llacal
yenr IS'.tl ' , during which our Importations
were greatly curtailed as a rcsull of the
prevailing fiscal depression , tintrade
dropped to $ iilrit3lli ! nnd thcre.iftcr lose
steadily.
Of the ? S,30riGSS valuation placed iip.tli
our trade with Japan , China and Hcng Kong
( luring 1S9U , $17Sl"i,0"r > represented the lin-
pertH Into the United States and $3'lir0.fi53
the exports from this ? mintr.v. the exccjs of
Imports o\vr oxncrt , ; amounting to ? S,324,382.
In ISSII the Imports were valued at $35liG,6TO !
and the exports at $11,0I7I97 ! , a difference
of $21oil,17i. : ! : These ilgures show that In
the > decade ended with 18O ! there was u
gain cf $2S.ili3lii : ! ( , or L'oii per cent in ex
ports , while the Increase In Imports
amounted only to $12.filS,3fir > , or : ii ( per cent.
During the Insl few years In f.ut the Im-
pottB dlaclose-d an actual falling off , tha
value for ISO ! ) being $1.161,131 loss than that
for ISJifi , which was recorded nt $48i7UGti. ! !
Our exports , on the other hand , more than
doubled during the three years succeeding
18iC. !
During the years ISS'.i and I8UO our ex
ports from Japan advanced from $1C,6S7.KI2 !
to $20"Hi , 193 and the exports from ? 4il'.i- (
ysr. to | 17,2filGSS. In the last few years
there was 11 remarkable growth of exports.
From $7fiS , G3r > In ISllt. the value of cxportc 1
merchandise rose to $13.233,478 In 18i7 ! ini'l
to J20.3SS.I20 In 1SHS. The value for IS'.W ,
$17,2G4.8S. ( ! although somewhat less than
that for 189S , was larger than any previous
record.
I'lllllll IIllJN MlM-P lillOllH ,
III our commerce with China during ISSft
and 18l ! ! there was a gain o ? $13,2ii.liiS. ! : The
increase occurred almost entirely In the ex
port trade , which advanced from $2,1171,128
In 1SS ! ) to $14,493.440 in 18l ! ! > . Our Imports
for 18'J ! ) , amounting to $18Gl,2fiS ! ) , were only
slightly larger than ISSi ) . when u vnlna of
$17,028,412 wns reported. The exports to
China , like those to Japan , showed an ex
ceptional growth In 1S ! 7. 1898 and 1S99.
Our trade with Hong Koug , although less
tbnn that credited directly to China , was al
most doubled during 1S8I-18 ! ! 9. Exports for
189 ! ) were $7,732,525. as compared with only
$3,680,384 for 188U. The Imports were consid
erably smaller and showed marked fluctu
ations. In 1SS9 they were valued at $1-
4fO,2GG , but these figures were not equaled
again until 18)9 ! ) , when the value of $2,47'- )
274 was recorded.
Our exports to the countries mentioned
consisted chlclly of cotton , cotton goods ,
kerosene oil , wheat. Hour and manufactures
of iron and steel , the value of tbefo five
Classes of articles exported aggregating in
1898 nearly SO per ceift of the total exports
to China. Japan and Hong Kong. Japan
took nearly all tbe raw cotton , while cotton
BUFFET LIBRARY CARS
Best Dining Car Service ,
VIN MARIANI
AltirinniViiu : . World Famous Tonic
All who iliuvo tested A'lu Marlanl
agree ntf to Its jjreot superiority thin
i'an bo readily verified by u personal
test but guard .spi'i'lully against danger ,
oils HUbstilulcH and would bo Imitators.
"Is the only tonic Ktlmulanl without
unpleasant reaction. "
Sold by .ill druggists. Refuse tmbstl-
tutea.
' I Woodward
BOYD'S I k Hurgess ,
i M'c'rs.
1 'I\'lupliniiii 101U
For four performances , commencing to
night Special Return
and rin Kxclli - j > i .
the Distinguished Wallace's
Theali Sti' ' I'O.tt ,
"A LADY OF QUALITY. "
n Hii'niT.v. Exquisite Costumes.
Prieos $1 I , ' , 75. , . .VJSf. .
Next Attraction
'Ihuraday , Prlday and Special Piiiiuy Mat
inee David IJclusco's
II15AUT OF MARYLAND,1
TUnun.Uiu CIMWIN Attend .M illneo ,
and NlBbl Vi sti rdaN uii'l Pronounce U j
'In ' Most ICnjo/uulv PerlonnaiH'f of thej j
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !
UAit'riMiiiij ; niios.
3111. Ml ( ill STAYl'IIN ,
Accompnnlihl lo .Mlns I'Moroiicc .Moilcim , In
"PC I KlOKOKAl. "
'mi' : < .IUIT ; n \iiiiii.\\ .
i , A SVI.IMII : . ( iiitTin : uu ui 'riiixi ; : ,
IIAIIV III Til 11(11. ( . \ VI ) ,
' < AMI \THICK. .
Itarc .Musical Treat.
Blind Boone ,
PIANIST
Assisted Uy
STELLA MAY , Vocalist.
Jan. 31 Grant Street t'hrluilaii Church. '
Pcb , 1 Plrst M. K. t'hurcli.
Kob. i Hansi'oni Park AI K , f'biirch.
Kf-h. & Trinity M K i''iurch
Pcb. CI'"lrsi M K Churrb ouih Omaha.
I'eb 7 Broadway M K. Obunb ,
manufactures went quite as larselv to fbl'ia
All three took krrosrnp oil In largo quan
tltlrs , The oxjxirti of whent Hour almost
trebled durliiR the decade , export * from Ja
pan actually rlaiiiR from in.fl ? " barrela In
ISSJi lo 161.SS4 , barrels In 1SOS. while Ilonu
Ifoiic In the latter year tonk ! iSi,0n ! barrels
aRalt : t ,17SC3I In ISSn. China's direct flour
Iniportntlonn were small.
The pain In export * of llxin and steel was
very rapid in ISfifi , ISftT nnd IS'JS. most of
the exports Koing to Japan , which tool ;
Jn.l'.i5lfi2 worth In ISflS , out of total for
the year of $3,713fi67. Per 1SSO the iron , uid
ottcl exports to tlie three places named . \rii-
only * 31i.2ia. !
MoM ( Jlllll III l.nxl I'Uv Voill'K.
Generally FpealdiiB II mnv be stated i'nt '
j tb6 figures show that the pain In our Asla'ir
exports has been nearly all made In the last
live years.
Aside from the live clusccs mentioned , ihr
chief exports bave been paper. alr < hoi. tobacco - I
bacco , leather , lubrlcatlnp oils , lumber aud
rclcntinc nppnratua. Of tbe Imnorts , pllk
and ten made up 70 per cent of tlie total. :
Japan sending nio.'t of the fnrmer and China
mcst of the latter. SIIU Imports were $2n..ii.- ! I
! ' 35 In 1S ! S and tea Imports fS.fWR.S.IH. In thai
> year we Imported Jlfi.iri3tor. worth of raw I
| Rill ; iiml $2.0iS.iifiS ( worth of silk ninnufuc- I
lures from Janau. while firm China camp' '
$7,50il-10i : In inw s'.lk ' and otilv $13riiOii ! In
fllk maiiufacturns. (
CAPTAIN JOBE IS CAPTURED' '
Foritirr Immune Ciimtmmilrr I * Itc- '
1'ikiMi In ToiuirMMi'i * Af'i'r | !
PITY. Tenn. , .Inn 2s Ik.
T. Jcbe , late captain of the Sixth Itnnnim1 * , ,
was captured today nt Plney Pints. Sullivan
county , by Special liovernmenl Dntn-tiV'- | .
M. Botz of Cincinnati and Deputy ( ' . W. Mr-
Call nr Knoxvllle * . He WPI : tried befoii-
I'nltcd Slntcf Commissioner Taylor hero and
hip bond fixed at $3,000. Jobe recentlv es-
enpril frcai tbe Columbus ( O.I Jail. Me Is
charged with using penalty envelopes from
tbe War department.
To I'nri * Colll In Our llu\ .
Take Laxative llromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund tbe money If It fall to cure. I
13. W. drove's .signature Is on each box. 2"c I
4 Bir ; t.'itK of Luillo- . ' und ( luldron's
* * I'Mtic Sliu.s ( ; en nai'H'iiin 'I'liblej.
LOT NO. 1 On Darwin Table.
Children's Heavy Vl-l Kid Lace Shoes ,
with coin tops , kid tips and double fair
stitched solos , regular $1.50 SSim
quality , on sale nt uKultc ;
LOT NO. 2 On Bargain Table.
Ladles' Pine Surpas Kid Lace Shoes , with
patent calf lips , double fair ditched eole
and outsldo back stay , a splendid shoe
fcr street wear , worth $3.00 I jj ffi |
sale price Iav lj9
LOT NO. 3 On Barealn Table.
Ladles Pine Vlel Kid l ice Shoes , with
silk vesting tcps , single flexible soles and
kid tips , shoes worth t
$3.25 , nl il
LOT NO. On Barsaln Table.
A special lot of Ladies' Pine Valour Kid
"Rochester 'Made" Shoes , with double ix-
tenslon edge holes and kid lips ,
worth fully ? 3.50 , on sale nt
Malt i-\trict that is
men Jed : r Weak
NITXOS , Indigestion > d
and Insomnia.
BLATZ MALT-VIVINE
BUILDS UP A DEPLETED SYSTEM.
r ; rot ; KVKK TKinn ir
ALL DRUGGISTS
Prepared by VAL. BLATZ BREWING CO.
1IIMV VI KIMJ , 1. .S. A ,
jiui brancn
1412 Douglas St. , Tol. IOBI.
CHARGES i.OW ,
>
EficGREW ,
SPC
TrcstjiU Forms cl
DISEASES
DISORDERS OF
WtEN ONLY.
22 Years Fspcrlenrr.
12 Years In Unur.i
HMTTI'.iriTT neil
MK1MCAI , ' 1 ic.iltncn
ti'iMliinvil.Varicocrlc ,
Stricture , tiypbilUI < os8ot Vigor aud Vitality
Ct'ltrsorAUAXTKKD. Cbarces lor. 110MI !
TUEVTJ1KXT. Dnok , Canmiltatlntt.iml Kxnm
I'l.itlnii Free. lloiir ,8.i nl.toO ; 7iuUi > . m
Suiidar,9tii13. P O. lir.M. Oli ( f. ! . 1' , ,
CufoHtbaaa ririiaiuSlrtcia.OMAll.i. KU
A IJijr hols i-f Men's nml Mti\v \ Fin"
: shoos on Hai-ffiiin Tuliu .
LOT NO. rOn Hal-gain Table.
A upeclal lol of Men's "Dattery Calf"
Shoos , with full double extension
soles , 'vide roln Ires , heavy tls
and goal Irps. a good < j
? 2..riO value , at fcl
LOT NO. ( ' , On llargaln T.ible.
In our Annex Shoo Iept--\leirs Hnr-Sat-
ed soles , plain or tip toes , In C.ilf 1/uo
Shoes , with double fair stitched
soles , plain or tip toes , worth
everywhere $2.00 , on sale
at
UT ) NO. 7 On Bargain Table.
In Annex Shou Dept Hoys' Heavy Veal
Calf Lace Shoes , with double stitched n\\i\ \ .
and goat torsotth Jl.fiO , fl ffh { &
sale price Giujv
LOT NO. S In Annex Shoe Heft.
Youth's Heavy Sole Veal Calf Lice Pica ,
uilh goal tops and wide tlpprd fiSOfJi.m
l'ii' , vortli M.Sft , at * WW
The present standard of these famous shoes is the high
est that experience , perfect material , and careful making can
produce. We shall
maintai n this
standard of per
fection " in every
"Ultra" we make , t
No woman's shoe selling for less than $3.50 the price of
the Ultra is as good as the Ultra. No shoe selling for
more can be any better. Big sales and small profits are
why Ultra shoes are both good and cost less than shoes cold
for high prices and fancy profits.
IN ALL STYLES.
ONE
Pnicc. 5
Per pair.
New flrst-cluss line between Oinnbn and
CblcaK" , ever new road recently built
through Council muffs , Iciil nii and rt"cU-
wc'll City In Tarn. Iowa , u , c mnvcllun with
tlu > Contral'H wtsiern Urn through Koia
jjidKc , \\Vb.Hier < ' | iy , \\ri-ron | h'.lo , , . ml-
oncc , Uubuquc. I''rei-port I Km Krord to
LEAVES "ff E P. M.
OMAHA 7.35
A tuKi wldo-vi'Hllbiileil train making iirln-
c'lpul Htnp only , and with new > iiiiiiiii.-iit | |
llii-iiuKlioiit cuiiHlatlnK librirbuffet : -
: imukliiK cur. Pullrnuii Hlet-pliii ; < ar ( vc to-
tllnini ; cbulr cm. dlnlni ; car
LEAVES tff * I ft P.M.
OMAHA jj/gBgiyj DAILY
I A fast ventil > ui'(4 | ( train iluiiiR i""ic r !
' . Incut wurk Included in Us equipment IH < i
through HleepliiK till' between Omaha anil
| Chiciiffo. Ulnlns tar rcrvlco . nroiite
j In Addition a Fort Dodge Local Train
J Through iraliit from New I'nluii Huitton ,
I ( ,1'i'V 'I'lCKIC'l' OI'I'H K. ll < > I'ariiHin
New hhurl line lutwcpn Omiibii and Mil -
ni-uiiullit nnd HI. J'iiul via tlie Illlnolx i'f
ir.il It It fri'li ) Olililli ) : lo Knit Uodiii' , .u. I
MltiiifaiiiillH & tit Ii/'il.- ' l ( . It. Irum
p./ri U > iiUi ; > i .MiiininpollH > n.J HI I'aul
ST. PIUL
LEAVES P.M.
OMAHA 7. DAILY
Arrives .Mliuicapollt 730 . n > hi I' < l
$ : ( in A Taxi v slllmlc nlKhi mi'
carryini ; ilinniKh I'nlliniin fleepu k mi c I
cotu lit
T PASBi ! MF
OB I MW ( b rlBbUU
LEAVES A.M.
OMAHA 7 , EX. SUN.
ArriveMluiii ; ipulln 7:00 : p in , fit | 'u .1
7:30 : | > in A I ml liny llain , i irrjlnj ;
throiiKli iiarlor < .if find rmicllf'
Leaves Couiio1Nlufs430Sro ; ;
lOlli Kt On aim Xlckctw und n trvut n
.SI. , rur. Mill hi , IMionc 1 ,