THE OMAHA DAILY BEE WEDNESDAY, MAT? C IT II, 1000.
0
RIVERS DO (IRKAT DAMASK
"1UJ uu UllUfll UrtUUlULi
Eipidlj Melting Snows Cauiing floods j
in Illinois.
FACTORIES COMPELLED TO SHUT DOWN
Much Mve- StoeK I, nut iiml Other I'nrin
l'riiirrl WrrrUril n l.ltcN
. ,re ItcpnrtPil l.imt I'm
In Date.
CHICAGO, March 13. Reports recelvod
hero today show that Berlotis floods are pre
vailing In tho northern portion of Illinois
hy the overflowing of the Illinois, Doaplalnet.,
Vox, Sangamon and Kankakee rivers. Much
live stock and property have already been
destroyed.
At La Salle the Illinois river ami tributary
streams aro now fourteen feet above normal
height and still rising. Not since 1S92 lias
there been eo much water In this vicinity,
and If tho rivers continue to rise during the
next twenty-four hours the damage to prop
erty will be enormous. One pump at tin
water works Is already Hhut down, the en
gineers aro working In twenty Inches of
water and Superintendent Walker says that
ono foot moro of water will mean the slop
page of the entire plant, thus placing tho
city In Jeopardy from ttrt.
Tho fires In tho engine room of Ihe Dick
inson Cement works were extinguished ami
tho kilns flooded. William chapln and
family wore driven from their home. Water
stamlB a foot deep on the doors of tho sum
mer cottages.
At I'eru Water street Is Hooded an 1 store
basements are filled with water, doing much
damage to merchants' reserve mocks. Fears
nrc entertained that the fires of the big
Illinois Zinc works may bo reached by tho
rapidly rising water, which already covers
part of tho company's premises.
General Manager W. 1). llrlnton has tnken
every precaution against tho Inundation of
the Peru Plow works. If tho water should
rise two feet higher 500 workmen at that
(actory will bo thrown out of employment.
At Peoria tho Illlnol river Is out of Its
banks and Is doing considerable damage
along the valley. It Is still rising. The
usually Btald stream has risen more than two
feet In tho laHt six hours, mostly caued by
tup rapidly melting snows of tho last few
days. Today tho lloatlng Ice formed a gqrgc,
backing up the water to such an extent that
families living along the river banks were
In danger of their lives and somo property
wan destroyed.
At Havana the Ilerget Invco on tho San
gampn river broke lnnt night, compelling 300
families to lleo to higher ground. Much stock
has been lost.
At Lorenzo John Zlpp'a family, living on
an Island at tho Junction of the Kankakee
and Desplalnes rivers, bad n narrow escape.
An ico gorgo formed above tho Island and
broke. The released waters submerged tho
entire Island and tho family found refuge
on a largo cako of Ico and were carried sev
eral miles down stream before rescued. Tho
liouso and all tho stock were destroyed.
At Tontlac the Vermillion river Is higher
than It has been for tho lust twenty years.
Beveral negro families had a narrow es
cape from drowning and were compelled to
leave their houses for safety.
PBOUIA, III.. March 13. Tho river has
risen ono foob and eight inches during tho
lata twonty-four hours, standing now fifteen
feet and six Inches ahovo low water mark,
and Is ntlll rising. No damugo has been
done so fur In Peoria or Immedlato vicinity.
Teorla lako Is full of Ice and as It is only an
enlargement of tho river a high wind, that
now seems rising, would cause much trouble.
Should tho heavy Ico brenk up today river
men bellovo that It would carry out tho
lower wagon bridge that spans tho river in
"the business portion of tho city. '
MUSCATINB, la., March 13. The Mis
slfslppl river has been rising rapidly for the
last two days und tho Ico began moving out
this evening.
KiikIiip Cult Off Knot. ,
KVANSTON. Wyo., Murch 13 (Special.)
Kn employo of ono of tho Union Pacific grad
ing camps on tho l,e Hoy rut -off. named
Hike Garry, wandered Into tho roundhouse at
Piedmont Friday night and laid down under
tn engine to sleep. In tho morning tho en
gineer backed his englno from tho house, not
noticing Garry, who lost ono of bis feet, tho
wheels passing over tho limb at tho ankle.
Garry, whoso homo Is In Hartvlllo, Minn.,
was sent to the Wyoming General hospital
at Hock Springs.
OflleerN l,fn for Aliixl.n.
CHBVENNE, Wyo., March 13. (Special.)
Hrlgadlcr General Georgo M. Randall anil
Major Richardson left Cheyenne Monday for
Seattle, from which port they will sail on
Way 20 for Capo Nome. Alaska, where, with
flvo companies, of tho Seventh Infantry, they
TITE OLD MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA,
nrn MiMostlvo of tho tawny race, who,
bofore tho buildings wore wrought, dis
covered that sickness remits when tho
kidneys become clogged nnd lnsti-nd of fil
tering tlm blood, retain uric ncld Impurities,
until the lmlsnn permeates the whole sys
tem, ninnlfttlng llxelf In ninny forms of
illsrnse. With healthy kidneys you will
always bo well, Sn Curo nnd Sn t'uro
Cithirtlr Tablrtt will nrevent urle mid nc-
rumulutloiii. mid positively remove them
mi, nnd positively remove them
Sma
from I tin s
L'",V ' .' .::..r..... ":. i ir.r..;...,,.i ii .
Troubles wore unknown to the MInhIoii In-
dlans who lUcovcreil the wiiiulernil prop-
world ns
California's Mission Remedies
For ftUt lnj all Pruggtitii.
C - CflCTUS L1N1MENT
Is ft tnnglo balm for nil Indimmitbn.
Its work Is practically itiitnntnneimi.
Announcement !
IMIOF. TIIHO. Kit. VII S
Organizes a class in iMnm.otlc Healing
TOMORROW (March 15). Tho courso re
quires six weeks' tlmo to complete. Gradu
ate, guaranteed position at $S0 per month
to work In his branch Infirmaries,
Call at
rilft-1.117 t'lileiiKo trect for
particular-.
Mtah"sh r rort nn.l supply depot TheWtMMPTYp ?))7pV I A 17 PC
0m, ftn havo made t xtenalvo preparations for iWU I villi 111 li I Illbull LiHU-id
tho trip anl are equipped for n stay of sev
eral venm In tho frniti north. Ilnth are
n excellent health and look forward id
their duties with pleasure. General Itandall
has spent a number of yours In Alaska and
Major Hlchanlson recently returned from
there. The oftWrs were tendered a dinner
party at the Cheyenne dub last night by n
large number of their friends.
SALOONS AND THE SCHOOLS
(Continued from KlRhlh Page.)
tho recovery of nearly $3.0nn,00O, which It Is
claimed the t'tilted States government la
unjustly withholding from its volunteer sol
diers who fought In the Philippines. Weak
ley says the government owes to every vol
unteer soldier who fought In the Philippines
f 2 10 us travel pay from Manila to San Fran
cisco. This calculation Is based on tho fact
that every volunteer soldier was entitled to
hit, discharge two months alter peace was
declared between tho t'nlied t-'lales and
Spain, and the claim that the government
withheld discharges from the volunteer bv
refusing to furnish him transportation back
to his home unless he remained with the
leglment and accompanied It on Its llnal trip
on it government transport.
He has already written every member of
tho Twentieth Kansas nnd will In turn write
In Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska. Colorado, California, Washington,
t'lah. Oregon, Montana nnd Nevada regi
ments. Tho replies already received Indi
cate a most universal desire to participate
In the movement and before It ends It 13
practloally assured that Weakley will llnd
himself beading a movement backed by
10,000 soldiers.
GATES WILL LEAVE GRINNELL
I'reniilottt of Imwi College IteslKii
1 1 1 m I'oxt lleeiiiiN) of III"
Vir'' lll-lleiiltli.
OHINNKLL, la., March 13. (Special Tele
gram.) At a meeting of the trilKircs of Iowa
collego Iitc today the resignation of Pres
ident Georgo A. Gates wus accepted, to tuke
effect November 1, nnd a committee wus
appointed to select Ills successor. President
Gates' resignation was principally for the
reason that his wifo' health demanded a
change of climate and at the expiration of
IiIh term of olllce ho will probably go to
Colorado or California.
HITS M VHhllAl.l.TOW.N H!M III.OW.
Iteinn vii I or Central HeiKliiiinrtcrn
I.llo'lv to Occur.
MARSIIALLTOWN, la.. March 13. (Spe
cial.) Word was received from New York
which practically confirms the rumors that
have been lloatlng around the last fortnight
to the effect that the Iowa Central Intend
to movo Its general olllces to Peoria. Tho
matter was received with great consterna
tion by the business men, as It Is considered
about tho worst blow that has como to tho
business Intcrosts of this city in many years.
It is now their Intention to tight to the
last ditch, but on the other hand, If the
Central can bo Induced to reconsider Its
present plans the business men will stand
ready to co-operato with tho road to the
fullest extent possible. They realize that
tho Iowa Centrul Is tho leading Industrial
Institution of this city and to lose Its gen
eral olllces would bo ono of tho hardest
blows to the city's prosperity that could bo
Imagined. It would probably presago tho
gradual removal of the road's other Inter
ests here, which aro very great.
It will bo remembered that this matter
camo up during tlio Incumbency of B. C.
McNeil us general manager. Colonel Martin
also succeeded In antagonizing those who
would havo otherwlso been staunch friends
of tho road, by his pet schemes to move to
Dos Molnrs. Now Mr. Clarke : comes along
and Inhldo of thirty days tho town Is thrown
Into consternation over this nttcmpt to rob
it of lis valued institution. Unless Mr.
Clnrko can show that ho has been no party
to It ho has certainly provided himself no
bed of roics.
Amen School I'MlM'f Ion.
AMKS, la., March 13. (Special.) The
school election held hero yesterdoy was the
most spirited contest held for many years
anil the vote was tho largest ever pollPd
Tho proposed adoption of tho measure
euthorlzlng tho Hoard of Education to Issue
bonds to an amount not to exceed $7,000, for
tho purpose of enlarging nnd repairing tho
High school building, brought out tho vot
ers, and was carried by a large majority.
Tho board was also authorized to sell one
of tho present school buildings, which Is too
near tho business portion of town, und apply
tho proceeds on tho enlarging of tho High
school building. Hen Head. M. K. Smith
and L. H. Pnmmcl were elected school di
rectors, and Parley Sheldon treasurer.
IIIkIi AV'iiIit nt Davenport.
DAVENPORT, la., March 13. The annual
spring breakup of Ice here today was at
tended by tho highest Htage of water sluco
1SS2. It was accompanied by u striking
exhibition of tho power of the flow of the
Ice pack. Tho Ico was seventeen inches
thick and when tho spring Hood started It
moving It piled up In places to great heights
and the scenic, effects wero remarkable
Ico was pushed up tho bank and freight
cnrB standing near the river were overturned
Wapslpinnicon river Is over Its banks and
wide areas nf lowlands nrc submerged. Sev
eral spans of the Davenport, Hock Island &
Northwestern bridge across that river were
carried away, cutting off communication with
Chicago vi.i the Northwestern.
DemoeriitN NoiiiIiiiiIp fniiiii'lliiii'tt.
MISSOURI VALLEY, In.. March 13. (Spe
cial.) Tho democrats bold their caucus last
night for nominating councllmrn. Tho folli
'oro nominate,! First ward. L. N. Go
follow.
ing wero nominuleir First wan . L. N. Good-
! rich, Second ward, F. W. Myers; Third ward.
itrn,i(.y, yi, city election
for school
director and treasurer was held Mondnv.
J. S. MeOavern and H. H. Coo were elected
directors and Joseph Harrct was elected
treasurer.
lovvn i'H Note,
Wnrkmen of Clinton have organized a
building trades council.
Clinton leu dealers have combined nnd
will raise the price to consumers.
The Doyer river Is out of Its hanks nnd
Is doing considerable duiuage to railroad
nnd other property.
The Christian church of L'reslon cele
brated the lifting of the church debt Sun
day by burning tho mortgage.
Henry Vehrs was run duvvn nnd killed bv
n Milwaukee train near Manning. He vvns
vvnlklng on the. track nt tho tlmo of tho ac
cident. Hello Oleson, n little Murshnlltown child,
wus drowned by falling Into n pool of water
formed In the dooryurd of her homo by tho
melting snow.
Edwin II. Olllmnn was admitted of the
ehnrgo of murder in his recent trial at
Hullo. Mont, (illmiiu whs raised nt Ham
burg, where his father lives. His defense
was that the killing wus done In order to
save his own life and tho Jury took this
view of Ihe cube.
Sheriff Foster nf Pago county captured
Jiihn Dunn at Vllllsea. Dunn Jumped hh
bond pending an appeal from a verdict
against htm of guilty In u hog-stenllug
ttuo
Siuiie unknown person left si week-old
white boy baby on the doorstep nf Mr.
.Miianaa i.ong oi v mnniui.
Mrs. I.nncr 1
ti enioreti woman. Tho authorities have
taken tlie child nml arc raring for It nnd
In the meantime ure hunting tho party who
nhantloneil It. It Is suppnsetl tn have been
left by a vvomun who got off the train und
soon after disappeared.
HnrKi' Thlvf .siMitPiieed,
SHKRIDAK. Wyo., March 13. (Special )
Edward Underwood wns senlencnt tn !h
' penitentiary for a term of ono year by Judge
Stotts Thursday The young man stolo a
I horse and saddle from O, K Johtisou on Sep.
Itcrubcr29 1S09.
American Prototypes of the Famous lce
Ereaklng Ships of Russia,
FIGHTING ICE IN MACKINAW STRAITS
Operation of Powerful .Ship Unlit
for t It t Pnriione earn of llv
lierlnient I'lnully Crtivviirtl
with .Htiet't'.
Vesselmcn and shipbuilders who nrc In-
ti i m nt ci'iuk i nt' iiui in ui un; ui t,'iU . , , . . . .
Lakes and tho St. Lawrence open havo teen or twenty miles avvay o the eastward,
been generally advised to study tho great "n rrounde by solid Holds of Ice twenty,
new Russian Ice steamer Krmack. Without four " thlrtv lnehcs , dnv " lre'
doubt she is tho most powerful craft of her Readily nearer, munching Its way through
class ever launched and she Is certainly ,ho 'c? nol, " darkey goes throush a
doing great things for the winter commerco "H of watermelon. Many nnd many a
of north Kuropean ports. Hut, though built ,lmn w ha(l watched the steamers coming
on tho other side of the Atlantic, under ! 'P the north channel by the exact route that
the direction of tho Russian Admiral Mnka- It was taking, but never before had' one
roff, the Krmack Is essentially an American 'ome sailing through the Ico park In this
Invention. faslon. And never before had a ntcamer re-
From 1SS1 to 1SS8 tho Straits of Macklnao celved such a welcome to the straits ns It
wero tho fceno of many desperate battles got. Five miles to tho eastward It was met
with the ice. Karly In 1S80 three railways by a crowd of men. women and children,
arrived at the straits two from the sou; h , somo on foot and some In sleighs, who
and one from tho north. Hetwoen Ma klnaw j walked and drove bcsldo It and In front of
City, the northern terminus of t .o twj It and escorted It In triumph up the chan
houthern Hues, and St. Ignore, tho southern , nel. For many years It had been the custom
terminus of tho northern one, lay tho straits' for Fort Mackinac to lire a gun as a ealute
broal channel, six miles In width from wharf to the first boat that readied the island after
to wharf, and blocked with lea for weeks tho Ico went out In the spring, but the Ste.
and months every winter and spring. A , ignaco received three guns. It reached lis
connection of some kind was abjolutcly ncc- I wharf at about 10 o'clock in the evening
essary and the three roads co-operated lu nml the chcornK nnd shouting of Ihe wel-
organizing mo TnfKinac i rnnspori uuu
company, wnoso soiu misiness was 10 kcop
a steamer running continuously, ?iuminer
and winter, across the straits
' Tho Algomah. the llrst boat built for tho
service, was modeled on tho tug Pilot of
Cronsludt, Rutsla. The Algomnh Is only
13.1 feet long und 33 feet In breadth, hut
hhe Is strong, heavy and substantial. Her
hull Is of wood sheathed with steel. She
draws thirteen feet nft. Toward the haw
her bottom rounds up out of tho water, lu
shape somewhat llko tho front of a sledgo.
Her englno Is laigo for ber size and her
owners thought alio could forco herself up on
to tho heaviest Ico and that her weight
would crush It. Her nrrlvnl nt th? straits
caused much excitement, naturally, and her
BUbscn.uent struggles ' with the ico wore
watched with Intense Interest, both nf. St.
lgnnce nnd Mackinaw.
The llrst winter of tho Algomah's service
was comparatively open and for eonio ttmo
she had things her own way. Hut hito In
January a howling galo camo down tho
Ktnilts from the west, bringing great iiuan
tltlca of Ice, which blocked tho channel com
pletely. It took tho Algomah u week.
though helped with dynamite, to make her
way across and her final victory over th)
Ico was a hollow one, for clearly Hhe could
not maintain continuous navigation. She
had little further trouble that winter, how
ever, but In the middle of tho next January
a thlrty-4cvcn-nille-an-hour galo arrived at
Mackinac and the straits began to fill up
with Ice gorges, much ns they had done tho
previous winter. The Algomah left St.
Ignaco at tho height of tho storm and, after
battling with tho gathering Ico for two
days, succeeded In reaching her wharf at
Mackinaw City. Starting back she worked
along for two miles and then ran up onto
some very heavy Ice and hung there. Su
perintendent McCool of ono of tho three rail
roads was sent for and ho came down from
Marquotto on a special train, bringing a
dynamite expert along. They saw at once,
that tho blockade was tho vorst they had
encountered and that even with tho aid of
explosives it would be difficult, If not Im
possible, to open a channel from shore to
shore.
McCooI'n lilcn.
Hut McCool remembered having eon a
tug fastened to tho bank on the Hamburg
canal at Dulfalo and working nt full speed
to make a current und carry off the sewage
which drained Into the ditch. Its wheel was
making a tremendous disturbance nnd Mc
Cool conceived the Idea that a current pro
duced In tho sumo manner and thrown
against the ice pack might loosen It and
wash It to piece.1). So tho Algomnh was
turned around and the crew made it fast by
lines and anchors to the solid Ice that sur
rounded It. Then the englno was started
ahead and us It could not move forward on
account of Its moorlng3 tho water was forced
to move back. Tho big screw threw a per
fect cataract astern. It might not have had
much effect against a wall of solid Ice, but,
like most Ice gorges en cither tho lakes or
tho ocean, tho frozen windrow In this case
vva rompo.'od of many layers, cakes and
fragments and the rushing water, penetrat
ing every crack and cranny between them,
swept them awuy us a hprlng freshet carries
everything in its course. Tho problem was
solved; McCool had hit upon the necret of
tho successful Ice breaker. Out there In
tho Ice pack of tho Si raits of Mackinac the
Ermack was born.
Hut, though the secret had been found,
tho Algomah was not very good at making
iibo of it. Tho current would not reiuii to
nny great distance and every little while It
was necessary to stop tho englno, bnck the
boat Into the opening which she had made
In tho Jam, lake a new hold with the anchors
nnd lines and repent tho operation. Hut
sho kept nt It, now stern foremost, now bow
foremost, now pausing to glvo tho dynamlt
eis n chance, nnd after three weeks' work
sho steamed Into St. Ignaco. McCool then
tried tn got his principals to build n bigger
Ire-brcaklng steamer of an entirely new
type. Her principal featuro was to bo n
screw in her bow, which was to throw a
current of water forward and break up the
ice, whllo nnother nnd larger wheel In her
stern kept her moving nhead. Hut whllo
somo of tho men to whom ho submitted his
i""" "',1' n11""111 "v" . niners uciu
! !lml wn ,hp 'natter was dropred for the
time. McCool s idea was much talked over
among venselmen. however. Ono lako cap
tnln declared that he had oneo worked
through tho straits by lashing two propel
lois together, bow to bow, and causing one
to push tho other, stern llrst, through tho
lee.thus making practically ono boat with
a wheel In each end. though his story can
not bo vouched for.
Meanwhile, tho Algomnh fought her feeblo
way through the Ico fields for years. Some
times sho wn,uld bo weeks getting across the
htraltB. Several times her steel sheathing
was torn oft. Her screw wns twisted out of
ull shapo by tho Ice repeatedly. One winter
sho was laid up for weeks, tho Ice being so
bad that attempted navigation wus appar
ently equivalent to shipwreck.
It took patience and perseverance, cour
age und energy to run tho Algomah. My
father's houso stood on high ground over
lroklng tho straits. When the boat was
Htuck wo boys used to drive pins Into tho
window sash und sight across them to tec
whether sho vvns moving. Sometimes she
did not seem to mako an Inch of headway
from ono day to nnother. Sometimes, when
we camo down to breakfast and paused at
the dining room window to glance neroes the
pluheads wo found that ebo hud moved a
few lengths since tho previous day. Or
perhaps sho had disappeared altogether from
her old position nnd, looking from another
w indow, we could see her plowing steadily
, through tee ice toward one or
Ihe other
of her two ports. Hut there camo a tlmo
when McCcol's Idea was put to the tent.
Mr( t.nl'm Iilrn I IllUrtl.
All through the winter of 1SSS reports
kept coming up from Detroit nf a wonderful
steamrr which was being built for tho Mack-
' inau Transportation comnanv and was tn h
capable of demolishing all tho Ico in the
(ireat lakes Thero was an unverified rumor
Indeed that If desired the new boat could
dig a canal a-rons the upper peninsula, Sho
'was tohenamed the Ste. IKnnce. In honor of 1
our town, and was to ho 100 feet longer than
th Algomnh. half as broad again and very
much deeper, with railway tracks laid upon
her deck so ihat she could carry a train of t
cars bo,tlly across the straits. The featuro
which mobt Interested us was the screw In
her bow. There has been a good deal of
discussion as to who first suggested this
feature. Sonm say that It was McCool, oth
er that It was Captain Jnmes Mlllcn of l)c-
tt-nlf riMil allll nldnM hafn nlnltnrt.1 thai Cnh.
, , " "I
t.iln George C. Ketchum of Mackinac Island i
wss th re,.l Invrmtnr.
Tho new boat was completed In the early
spring and Captain Hoynton went down to
Detroit to take command. It left Detroit
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4.. It .. .1 11.... tt..n.. W C,U .
comlnB (.rowds were heard a mile away.
CopliiK tlio Mo. Iltiinve.
Tho best testimonial to the prowess of the
SI. Ignnce Is the manner In which she hai
ben copied. After a few years she was
found to be too small for the Increasing
tralllc nt tho straits, und in tS93 the Ste.
Marie was launched. It resembles tho obi
boat and opornlcii In exactly the samo way,
but Is much larger und more powerful.
Early In tho '90's tho Russian government
was In need of a steamer Ihat could transfer
cars across Lake Baikal, on the line of tht.
Truns-Slberlan railway, und Kb attention
was drawn to tho work of the Ste. Ignaco
nnd the Ste. Marie. Russian officers camo
frcm time to time to report upon tho boats
and nt last their designer, Frank U. Klrby
of Detroit, wus Invited to go to Russia and
su'imlt plans for nn Ico breaker. He ac
cepted the Invitation nnd his plans for tho
Lcko Baikal ferry, with a wheel in Its
bow, were adopted. Ii was expected that
the ship woilld be built in Detroit and de
livered "knocked down," but tho terms of
fered were unacceptable and tho contract
finally went to an English shipbuilding firm.
The vessel Is n llttlo shorter than tho Ste.
Marie, but somewhat hroader. nnd very
heavy und substantial In Its build.
Since then several Ico breakers of the
Ste, Ignaco typo havo been built In Europe,
one of tho most noteworthy being In the
service of Finland. Sho In comparatively
small. 202 feet In length by forty feet beam.
and Is used principally in keeping the port
of Hango opon through the, winter season.
The Ermnck Is the latest. Her winters
wero to be spent In tho Baltic, and during
tho spring and summer he was to cruise
northward to tho Kara sea nnd along the
northern coast of Siberia. The task laid
out for her was the hardest ever allotted to
any ship, and Admiral Makaroff, her de
signer, was ovidently determined to profit
as much as possible by the experience of
previous Ico breakeis. Not satisfied with
reports made by subordinate officers, he
camo himself, nnd spent some time In per
sonally Inspecting tho Ste. Marie, watching
her movemtts In the Ice and consulting
with her commander, CnpTaln Hoynton. Tho
result of the admiral's Investigations nnd
his skillful planning was tho most perfect
Ice breaker ever built. Tho Ermack is the
same length as the Ste, Marie, 30r feet, but
considerably broader, deeper and heavier. In
her stern are threo propelling screws, each
fourteen feet In diameter, and In her bow
ls a fourth wheel, thirteen feet In diameter,
for breaking lee. All aro of nickel steel,
und tiemendously thick and heavy. The
engines aggregate 12,000-horFo power and
they, with the propellers, are made so
strong and substantial that they can be
brought up all stnndlng by striking heavy
ice, without dnnger of serious Injury. On
of tho Ermack't, most Interesting features
Is an arrangement for pumping hot water
so as to allow It to flow through suitable
valves and run down the outside of the
ship's skin, melting off any Ice that may
have accumulated on Its bow In freezing
weather. Another peculiarity Is a V-shaped
recess cut in Its stern. Into which tho bow
of another vessel can be lashed, thus en
abling tho Ermack to tow a consort, or tho
consort to help the Ermack In pushing
through nn unusually heavy Ico gorge. Hut
tho great secret of Its success lies, not In
tho features which Admiral Makaroff may
havo added, but In tho wheel under Its
bow. WILLIAM D. HULHERT.
LOSS IN BANK OF HITCHCOCK
At Mcrtlimr of lllri'i'lum I'lnim Mmlc
for IiivrntlKiitlnii mill Capture
of tlio Itnhliers.
HURON, S. D., March 13, (Special Tele
gram.) A counting of tho deposits in the
Hank of Hitchcock, destroyed by flro Fri
day night after the safe was robbed, foots up
to $7,300, which, with $1,300 belonging to
Ethereal Wilson, proprietor of tho bank, was
missing when the safe was opened yester
day. There Is evldenco that tho work was done
by experts. At a meeting of tho depositors
todav arrangcmentB wero made for full In
vestigation nnd capture of tho robbers If
possible. Mr. Wilson has $11,000 assets
upon which ho will realize sufficient to pay
tho depositors in full In a few days. No
suspicion rests upon him or any person con
nected with tho bank or the South Dakota
compnny, which had offices In tho building.
Tho rear door of tho building was open
when the tire was discovered on tho first and
second floors. Tho cash box. In which the
money wns kept, was urlocked when the safo
was opened. Sovornl strnngors were lu
town tho day of tho robberv and efforts to
local" them are now ibelng made. It is
thought tho guilty parties will soon be ap
prehended. W.ll,HTII SIDCKS KOIl imiAtir.s.
Lender of Dakota Slrrl Uiiiiki- Mrn '
Hll.vx Hi Wiin I'ltlm-ly IiiiprlNniieil.
SIOl'X FALLS, S. D., March 13. (Special ) I
A suit for damages has grown out of tho '
recent arrest at Hrooklngs of O. S. Walrath, 1
the leader of tho steel range men who havo
been operating In South Dakota for a.number
of months Walrath was arrested on the
charge of forgery in the second degree, and
was uctjultteti by a Jury at a recent term
of tho stato circuit court at Hrooklngs ,
Through his attorneys, (Irlgsby, Wright
& Orlgsby of thlb city, ho has com
menced a suit In the fnlted States court
hero for JliO.OOO damages against Sheriff
Oium and Slate'n Attorney .1. P. Obeever of
Hrooklngs county, nnd Lars Jacobsin. tho
complaining witness against him nn the
chargo of forgory. The damages are claimed
for false Imprisonment. Walrath states m
his complaint that by reason of the "pcrst
cut Ion" to which he was subjected, he w
turned out of employment for one mon
thereby losing his salary of SCO ; that b
was rendered 111 nnd compelled tn nv a ,tnr
, tor bill e-mountlne to J25: that in order tn
' Hsf,,:i t.im..ii v.,. nv.n,.a ..
counsel and pay tho sum of JSOO, which was
a reasonable and necessary fee. ho says:
that the aforesaid acts of the defendants In
j tho Improper, malicious, wrongful and ill.
Rft M0 of fetal process has hren rir.ulnird '
throuBhout the I nltod Stntes to the greit
damage and lnllirv cf himself. He therefore
estimate that he has been damaged to the
extent of J20.00O.
CIIVMiCS l DVKIti'V l'OMiiCs.
(irrely nf Dpiirl N Show Iiik Mure
Mrrnullt Hi I'nnillillltr,
PIHKHi:. S. D, March 13 (Special.) The
political sliuatlon has shown several changes
.., . , . -.. i
"" ,,al'1 " " "" .
morp 'rength ns a poslhlllty for the
republican nomination for governor and it
now looks as If the contest of the conven
tion would bo between Herrled and Greely
for first place on tho ticket, but It may
swing to one of the others If a hot light
should occur In the convention nnd Secre
tary Roddle of Hrooklngs nnd Senator Snow
of Hon Homme ate counted on by their
friends to make a showing before tho nomi
nations are made.
Tho withdrawal of Captnln Uivvrence from
tho race for tho secretaryship leaves Herg
of Spink tho only open candidate east of the
river for that place. Warren of Lawrence
Is a candidate for the position, but If the
Hills section Is given the nomination for
congress they ran hardly expect nnythlng
else. That section appears In have settled
upon E. W. .Martin as n candidate for con
gress. Tho strongest possibility for tho nominee
for governor on the populist ticket Is Mityor
Lien of Sioux Falls, with W. T. LaFollett
of Hrule ns n pcsslblllty, but the clnnces
nppcar to favor the Sioux Kails man. Harris
Taylor of Hcadlo and L. N. Crlll of Union
are candidates, but the probabilities at this
time do not appear to be In their favor.
I'ltlll'Altll FOR Till! mCAMIMIIlVP.
I'.tcciit lv CoiiunlHi't' of All ! Order
In Dulioln Meet lit Mllcli.il.
MITCHELL, S. D.. March 13. The execu
tive committee of the Grand nrmy. Women's
Relief corps and Sons of Veterans, consist
ing of about fifteen, met Saturday evening
nnd began tho active preparations for the
South Dakota State oncnuipmcnt of the allied
orders that will hold their annual encamp
ment here In June.
The comniltteo organized by electing Com
mander George A. Sllsby chairman; C. C
Hras, of tho Sons of Veterans, secretary.
H. R. Klbbce, treasurer. Committees on
entertainment nnd program, finance, decora
tions, reception, music, arrangements, as
signments and advertising were opp'dntrd
and a general discussion of plans vva had
It Is proposed by the eommlttce to make thin
encanirimont u memorable one In the history
of tho organizations, and no pains will be
spared In any way to make It In every wa a
grand success.
An effort Is being made, nnd there l little
reason to doubt Its ultimate sue ess. to
have tho members of the South Dakota tegl
mcnt hold n reunion at tho same time of the
meeting of tho civil vvnr veterans. The cor
lespondencp had on the matter with n num
ber of the soldiers shows a favorable senti
ment nnd it Is hoped to bring the boys to
Mitchell on that occasion.
II I ne U Hilts I'nlte for Mnrlln.
LEAD, S. D., March 13. (Special )
There has been soma question ns to what
course tbo republicans of this city would
take in the E. W. Martin congressional
candidacy, since very few of them hnvo
committed themselves for nnyman. It was
known that somo of the party leaders of inn
city had another man, ono from Lead, whom
they wished to have enter the rate. It is
now asserted that the Lead lepubiirans
havo given up nil personal asperatlons foi
a town man and that they hnv fallen into
line with tho Dcadwood republicans fur
Martin. This will now give Mr. M.uiln
tho complete support of the rutin- Hl.u I;
Hills, which means. In the approaching h'uic
convention, a total of 142 delegates 'or
Martin. Mr. Martin has received a great
many letters from prominent republicans of
the eastern part of the otate and he Is be
lleved to havo already a majority of the
delegates pledged. He Is the first man upon
whom tho Hlack Hills lepubllcans have
united without a break.
Strain (,nmlN anil HnriiN lliilldliiur.
LEAD, S. D.. March 13. (Special Tel"
gram.) Somo one htole a lot of stuff from
the basement of the Campbell house, liuiud
Ing snmples of tobacco nnd pines from a
Tolsrton & Stetson commercial agent of
Sioux City, and then set fire t- the. building
Peter Shea was arrested while trying to
dispose of some of the nrtlclcs. He pleaded
not guilty and will be tried tomorrow.
I'roNperlt.i lu -miiiIIi llaUnta,
SIOUX FALLS. S. D., March 13. (Special.)
Nover before In tho history of South Da
kota havo the villages, towns and cities been
paying off tTlelr outstanding bonded und
warrant indebtedness us rapidly as at pres
ent. Many counties have nlao within the
past few months paid off the last dollar of
their Indebtedness, nnd others nro rapidly
reaching n cash baslB.
Strive to Iti-Ii-iiNi- Tn In-r.
PIERRE. S. D.. March 13. (Special Tele
gram.) Attorneys for Tuber, who Is in Jali
In Sioux Falls on n charge of contempt, last
evening filed the record of the habeas corpus
hearing In the circuit court with the su
premo court and perfected their appeal. The
dato set for tho hearing nf the rase tn the
supremo court Is Wednesday, March 21.
Iimnriiiiee nni pit 11 tietN I crt I Ilea I -.
PIBRRK, S. I)., March 13. (Speclnl.) The
Stato .Mutual Kiro association of f'anton,
which has been having a rough and rocky
road to travel In getting through the in
suranco commissioners olllce, has finally
been given a ccrtitlcato to transact business
In this state.
mv ( lilll i'li nt SIimi I'ltl In,
SIOUX FALLS. S. D., March 13. (Spe -lal.)
Tho Catholic society of Kplphany has de
cided to erect n new church, to cost $5, 000.
Tho new structure will he of frame, and
when completed a large additional sum will
bo expended lu furnishing it.
Illll.nllt Wolf II1111I.
AnKIlDKK.V. S. I).. March l.l. (Special.)
The sheepmen nnd others interested uro pre
paring for a big wolf bunt In the northern
part of Ibis county next Sattin!u. lurge
crowd will take part In Ihe round-up.
A (fieerfuf Proposition
BLATZ
THE S1AR MILWAUKEE
BEER
BLATZ BEERS
posscHS qualities that
apjcal to lovers of
the bevcraye every
brew is uniformly
perfect every brand
a fiucersx,
BLATZ MAUT.VIVINH.
TONIC
iNon-lntoilont I
ALL DRUOOISTS.
VAL BLATZ BREWIN8 CO., M LWAUKEC.
OMAHA IIUANC II
1412 IIOI'liLA". STIIHKT,
TELEI'IIONU IOS1.
MUHWlii'jinii rafvu juiwMn
AfterHalfaC
How Mm Jew tit was CurtJ
after 50 Year ol sulftring.
The Mttuchrn Inquirer, Mctnchtn, X. J,
The following statement is
ma le by the wife of Mr. J . K.
Jewett, the well known reli
gious publisher of 77 Hiblc
House, Nlw York City. Mr. ,
Jewctt's pretty suburban
home is nt Metuchcn, N. J ,
and Mrs. Jewett is n member
of the Tirst Reformed Church
of Mctuchen, and is highly cs-
teemed in the community, bhe
"I wns taken with Rheumatism when I wni twenty years old, nml
endured uw ml unlit-ring from the disease lor nearly liny years During
that unto I wns treated by regulnr physlclnns, nnd consulted tho best
specialists In New York nnd Philadelphia, but found no permanent ro-lu-f.
Tlio punt i all In my Itnco Joints, nnd was nt times nlmo.U un
bearable. I wan unablo to go out of doors, nml could only hobblo about
tho liouso with 11 enne, I tlnnlly bought nomo of Dr. Williams' Pint:
Pills for Palo lY.iplc, find bcroro I had used tho first box I noticed nn
Improvement. After I Iiml tnken two t-o;ca I could vuilK without iv
cane, nnd went out of doors frc-ly. Well, I continued using tho pills
nml by tho .lino I lint! taken thirty-six boxes 1 vvui entirely vtell, uml
E'lirered no pnin at nil. (Signed) Mus. J. E. Jevvktt."
rr. Williams' Fink I'ilto for Pale People expel Impurities front the
bloorl, nml mipplv the tn.nerinl fur tnpitllv rrtmiUhtif wasted nerve
tissues. It lias performed hundreds of almost miraculous cures in se
vere cases of Rheumatism, many times after doctors bud given up hope.
DR WILLIAMS'
Look f,ir this
iradf mark
on f ei v
faiktigc.
DR. WILLIAMS MEDICINE
iuiijmiwig.niiwMi
PNEUMONIA GERMS!
WARD OFF THEIR DEADLY DANGER!!
With Mar, li lomen a gre.it tlrath rate nclling bv pneiimnnln Millions of 111
Rubens pn tinioMa germs 1111 this Mar, h air The bleak wind ami . hungraHo
weal her druc tli.i mgh (let per. the host feel:, light and ro and ,vou begin
to breathe npully and short
lli-nare Pneumonia Is about to grasp vim' Hut rv n pnr imniun -onsump-tlon's
great ilesiruriHO allv ,-an be prevented and .tired llllt' l SI! IT II S
ui:kn PKUVK.vrun no ithkh iiy
M. RAY S LUNG BALM
Dr. Kay's Lung Halm taken afii-r contracting .1 cold will always cure the
cold nml PUi:Vi:NT PN'Rt'MON'I before It has had a i hanee at your life Take
a full dose every half hour until .'1 or t tlnses have been used and then continue
with n dose every one or Itvn hours until nil the pneumonia symptoms have dis
appeared. Keep in bed and take s'icli footlK us milk, eggs nnd chicken, mutton,
beef nnd oyster broths. This will always "break up" and cure pneumonia and
remove every cough, cold, throat nr lung disease which harasses you.
iiuiirs 1 it nr.i t i v m, 1: ritoiM'i
Hev. H. I). Robertson. Palisade, Neb., (after telling of his own remarkable
cure of rheumatism and serious debility by the use of Dr. Kay's Renovator) vvriici
"A young lady (a neighbor) who was In tho first stages of pneumonia, vvns help
ed nt once by Dr. Kay's Lung Hulm, nnd is now up nnd outdoors "
Refuse substitutes remedies urtually "Just As Oood" as Dr. Kay's Lung Hnlm
are not matin or sold by anyone anywhere. Kor sale by druggists or direct from
us, by mull, pottage piepuld. for 10c and 'Ihr, Address us for free medb-al advice,
sample and bonk.
Dr. I). J. Kay Medical Co., Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
VARKOCElt Man umnraiRHS
Painlessly anil without Cutting. )
t.i Ki:i) iii.m
IN
WKKKS.
I)K.
m:M.T rs
i;li:ci Kit;
!$r.i.T
Positive Proof
.Mr. A. Mi Rvvi i ne.v . 1WTC t'l.rbrtt ft ,
Oin.ih.i, Ni-b , vv litis tu Dr. Itcnti' It
Sunn- I- w wttkf itg" I purt h.isi'd mu
ni' your Hrltx nnd ufli-r wearing Min.
fur lu vvt-i-kc I Und that my v 111 1 m ele
til t'iree .veitrs' Mantling ba been en
tirely i-ui ed, nnd will sit thai I urn a
much Htronger man In rvt r nwpeit
than I wits before I I'imiini-iirt'tl In uw
th Dr. Dennett Kleetrle llelt. To nil
vvhii lire skt-ptli'.'il In regard tti the
merits of our Hell I will chcrrf ally
rt'i'itninu'iiil It us Ui what It claims to
cure.
Al leant one man nut nf every ten has
Vnrli'i'i fit- 1 tin matit r what produced III.
nml Us iiinHi.uit, ImhIiIIdiis Iniirfi'i eiii-i-with
nut 111 's not in.i I pim't'ss is tin- illri-. t
taue ui Hint -truth nf tht- iiciviiiix ni' n
tal wr tknr."i'i Willi which mankind 1h
uHlli'U'd.
Thri'r h mil il i'.iw nf Va lb in 1 It' that
i:iocli'lcit , as il i 1 1 1 1 1 -1 Ihliillgh (lie 1111 ilium
of m
Dr. Bennett's Electric Belt
Will r.ill 'n 1 . 1 1 . UK. t miuilpli ly and pi 1 -mrnen
1 1 v .nn
M- Dill I- tin "'I- tuir that hut p.ili'iilnl
ti 1 .it-i 111 1 miiim at ' i null nt !m the i;iii ol
V .1 1 li i" t !
I'll! Ii'iun ill' WIHr nir lilillt I'oiltlilt.i
I I ill I Uil 1 1 1 I .ui-- fill l II rr Al llIlM-
1 ad il I k is 1 1 11 .. "i 1 n c tin- 1 lii ask
ing i" plinii ' tic I iiivIiii. Aitdiir.
Electric Belt
Company,
ItunniN IS In ill, DnilKltiM Hint'!., (Ipp.
Iln yileiiK', t nriier lllllt unit Dniluu
six , tm ll . i;il.
fiKi' icK liul US iv.an s 3n a m. to 6 30
! II fsUM 1.1 V .- I I i I ft l m.
BLEEOSNG PILES.
Mr K 1) Hkeltnn, u telegraph opera -t
r nf Kn niiint, N'i li . f.ivt-. "I had
plli - fur rlp-hi i !tr und gnl so bad f
b i I in Mull work I i I'awl' il tip tu I In-
l"ig nt' rr part nf tin- wnv mi in.
hitiiiis ami ktiirs and vm i pa k,ige of
lilt MASON H 1'II.K Ui:Mi:HY, usrd
II Iiml Was ahlr In Wnlli ill thn-r ll,.
1 htr in t i r turn 'lulllihil Mine.
Sold III llliiiilin h Ivlllin A Co.,
.1. II. Schmidt nml II. II, . i-n It n nt.
In Smith OiiimIiii li VI, . Dlllnn
nml nil tlriiuulxtM.
iO-A V-AiCV'?'. 4341
itiisi.iis ti:i,i,.
lllli lllili H.V.VT AH.1 'V
piinnrci: hk.sui.t.s. Z.
?jVSltLi5AiV2G(
WANTED mso or r,u Health that
R-I-P-A-N-S will not honeflt Hentl 5 centt
to Hlp'ins Chtmlcul Co , Nev Vork, for II
amplcc and 1.000 testlmonlula.
entury I
'XKSR
says
INK S
ILLS
FOR K
Sold by all
druggists, $o
(tnts per bo.x ;
six do 1 es, Si.jo.
mwmmr
Mrs. J. n. Jeivctt. N I
ALE 5
EOPLE a
COMPANY, Sohenootndy, N. Y.
11
OF OMAHA
DRY GOODS.
Mr
E.
tatpafteri and lobbaraat
Pry Goods, Furnishing Goods
AND NOTIONS.
BOILER AND SHEETIRON WORKS
Drake, Wihm
s
.Mit'ccsnnrn WHmiiii A- Drill. e.
M.iiiiitarture boilers, smoke stm ks nml
In Lfflilngi-. presHtiic, uuderlnir. sheep dl,
lard and water tunlts, boiler lulus con
Maiitly on hand, second hnnd bnllcrH bought
anil sold. Special and ptinnpt .ittentloi. u
lep.ilrs In t lty or l ountry. VJlh and Pier f
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
lAestern Electrical
vv Gomparay
Electrical Supplies,
Bleotrlo Wirinir Bolls nml (las LlfrMlna
O. W JOIINKTON Mcr. 1C1A Uowara Ht
BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS,
Q merican Hand
J V Sewed Shoe Oo
M'frs 3 Jobbers of Foot Wear
ntszrnn aqxhtu ron
Th Joseph Banigan Bubbsr Oo.
CHICORY.
Qrowrxa ut mufcturrr uf all roitna 'Jt
Chicory Oinatm.ITrtmont.O'Nell.
SAFE AND IRON WORKS.
'he Omaha Safe
and Iron Works,
Ci. ANDKHKV Prop.
Makes a ipnclalty of -
TT l J1 ESCAPES.
&ntl llurfflar Proof Hafm aim Vnu.t Doors, eta
(IIO H, Mill S.. nuinltk, Nell.
ELEVATOR SUPPLIES
II Uavis & Son
lilcctrlc Hydraulic ami
c.
llaiul I. levators
Klevnlnv Rnfety Oale-t Mlevnttir re(,:ilr
Inu a npeculi I.i:tilher Vnlvt Cukm f t
IClt'VittorH, Knglites and I'rinilnu l'rct, .s
Davis & Cowgill Iron Works.
MANl KAf Tl ltKHH AND jniJIIMHS
OK MACIIINIIUY
liK.N'IJItAI. ItKI'AIItlNCi A SIMU'IAI.TV
IHON AND HHASH KOI'NDKItfi
i .,0 1, i nnii uml ir.on .iiii'Iiniiii Mri't'i,
oiiiiiiin, N.-ii, 'if I. r.;ts,
B. JSahrlskle, Aeont. J. li, CowbIU, Mr.
The American
Shicory 0e-,
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