) V I MUSTS CLOSE SESSION b,, . tlectira of OfGcwn and Decision to Met in n l. f.. fc vBiuagmiiiiniiu, ia, EXCLUDE A BROTHER WHO ADVERTISES Omnlin Iliirlor Aiillpn for Mnnlirr- hill, lull la Turni'il Don n Mitmiimi; lie V'n PrlMcm' Ink to ItflK-ll IVollc. The Nebraska Statr Dnnlnl n.anMatlnn nnnfini? i.. ...I of clv slncrt ii.t t.i,.,i., -r.. " .... i . . v viuni.ll IlllinilUT niifhr tiu tn ... - ... ' selected . tho next ,ni.l .,Tn being the only rival I Office were elected an follows: Dr. W. II. i Khorradon. nr.i,inni nmv,. n. t m,m. . , (. , vmniin, 14. i vico preflldcnt, Omaha; Dr. V. It. Hark, re corrtlne HttnrV ul l- t cV... I -win, corresponding secretary, ' Lincoln- Dr. II. K. King, treasurer. Fremont. There was no rivalry for the oHIccm and the election was notably qulot. Tho feature of tho evening session was a boated discussion on advertising. It came Ebout through tho action of tho society In roftislng to act on the membership applica tion of an Omaha dentist who was recently graduated from ono of tho colleges. Kvon those who vigorously opposed his admission Ho membership admitted his skill as a den tist and his high character as a gentleman find citizen hut he advertises. It was the Benso of tho meeting that n dentist who ro fcortn to printers" Ink as a medium of pro claiming his profession to tho public Is un worthy of membership. However, several speeches weio made In favor of admitting the applicant with tho understanding that dn tho future he will ceaso advertising. Hut '.ho majority was In favor of allowing tho matter to rest until tho next convention. Tho early part of the evening was taken KV with an Illustrated lecture by Or. 11. wngcll of St. lf)ul and It was nearly 10 o'clock 'before the convention r earned the routine bushier beforo It. Many of the members left tho hall at the close of Dr. lAngell'n lecture and that accounts for the light voto that was cast. Tho morning session was dovotcd to clinics nnd domonntratlons of now nnd scientific methods and operations in operative den tistry or the preservation of tho teeth. Dr. ('. N. Johnson of Chicago gave a demonstra tion of tho Insertion of gold-filling exempli fying his vlewB on tho scientific preparation of large and complicated cavities, following out tho Hiiggcstlons made In a discussion nf that subject the previous ovening. Dr. Johnson holds tho chair of operative den tistry In tho Chicago Collego of Dental Sur Kcry. Ho In n forcible talker and demon Htrator, which qualifications, together with bin genial manners, ha placed him at tho Jiead of his profession. t'llnlo hall, at the college, was filled with ilental chairs, which were occupied during tho demonstrations chiefly by dentists, who wcro content to sacrlllco thcineolvcs to tho advancement of science and subject them selves to tho proceui of taking n llttlo of tholr own medicine. To tho observer It ap peared that tho sufferers for the day wcro tho recipients of greater consideration than Id usually accorded tho occupant of the denial chair, and tho nppllances of torturo seemed to loso much of their ordinary fo roclty out of sympathy for their fellow vorkcrs. Dr. Wcdclstaedt of St. Paul, Minn., gave a demonstration of tho proper preparation of a cavity for tho Insertion of a cement filling; Dr. J. 0. Whlnncry of Omaha of the insertion of a largo gold filling, demonstrating tho use of hand prrsuura and mallet; Dr. II. J. Alspuugh of Omnha and Dr. II. J. Colo of Norfolk, on the prepara tion of cavity and lllllng with moss fibre gold with hand pressure; Dr. A. V. Nason of Omaha, on the insertion of gold tilling, using Klowern' new process; Dr. II. W. Shrlvor of Omaha, on filling tooth 'with moss fibre gold, using automatic, mallet; Dr. J, H. Wallace of Omaha, on filling of npproxitnal cavity, using l'erry separators; Dr. I.. P J)avls of Lincoln, on tho utio of platinized gold with Poweis' mallet; Dr. J. M. Lucas of Lincoln, on tho uso of rubber dnm-clamp; Dr. D. P. Slma of Lincoln, on Insertion of gold tilling, using mechanical mallet and a water motor of his own Invention. WEARY OF LIFE'S STRUGGLE HIiK. Mnliel ('rumen Seek to Kml a i'lillll Wlcx"t ljxlNlenee, hut t'nlln III Her Attempt. Mrs. Mabel Crumes attempted to commit tulcldo Thursday evening by taking a doso of eye medkino containing a largo amount nf utroplne. She had been quarreling about homo trivial matter with her mother, Mrs Mary Howard, with whom she resides In the J.cvl flats at 801 South Thirteenth street. This was shortly after ii o'clock, but no effort wns made to secure n physician until iho police station was notllled of thy affair nt half past 8 o'clock. When Police Surgeon Ames and the offi cers arrived tney round ine wnmnn in a half-delirious condition. She was seated In a chair with her 3-year-old daughter on hor lap. The woman's lingers were around the child's throat as though she wero choking It and when her hands wore unloosened by a policeman the red marks on the tender skin were plainly visible. She fiercely resisted every effort to glvo medical treatment and It was only after hard work that her system was partially relieved of the poison. At n laic hour she was reported ns having a good chance for recovery. Mrs. Crumes had another excuse for her nctlnn asldo from tho quarrel; her hus band left about u year ago and has not been heard cf for a long time. This mado hor The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths. There Is a disease prevailing In this :ountry most dangerous because so decep- lm tlve. Many sudden KlUy deaths are caused bv 0 It heart disease, pneumonia, heart , . . irtiiui w. r r ill i are often Ihe result of kidney disease. If kidney trouble Is al lowed to advance the kldney-polsoned blood will attacK tne . .... I iU. . viiai uri'aiis Ul uio kidneys themselves break down and waste vav cell by cell. Bladder troubles most atways result from a derangement of the kidneys and a cure Is obtained quickest by a proper treatment of Ihe kidneys. If you are feeling badly you can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. It corrects Inability to hold urine and scald ing pain in passing It, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for lis won derful cures of the most distressing cases. Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take and sold by all druggists in fifty-cent anc one-dollar siren notties. roumav k. v- . have a sample ootlie 01 tfWm&re this wonderful now dls- MlrnrfUH covery and a book that iiUIU. tells all about it. ootn uom f 8mp.noot. senl free by mall. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co. Blnghamton, N. Y. When wilting mention reading this generous offer in this paper. Hi Jj A, ff 111 II V Ml deapondenl at time and on fpvcral i Hlons lut winter ho tried to end her n. I ltencc by Inhaling chloroform. The poison mod on the present orcalon was that pre- "',r,bc, ,or hpr mothers use by a locnl ocu-1 "8t- Tho mother exhibited no (treat concern to h,r .laughter . ondiMon and would tell nothing of the nu.rrd leading up to the I latter a anion. , i Ifl MUSIC. H S!imn tltin nrrn )ifn trio T.Itji Ij'hmunn song cycle, adapted to tho words of Omar Khayyam'fl "Rubalyat" was wing In this city. It wan suggested by the musical critic The Heo that Omaha singer could have Riven tho work "In a Persian (lardcn" more . s arrintabiy. Tho nofiur.iry of thp statement n -imply verllled last night, when the work ' lvcn Rl Metropolitan hall by four of lailla' HltiBcrB. All carriages turned In that direction last I night and whon tho quartet came upon the the greeting of a very select, exclu :hlve nnd "PPflatlvo nudlenco showed that I !" H',Uo of l,hc" raln' KOcroiwly furnished by " " ' y ..p . leave their homes and listen to music, In cidentally aFHlstlng a worthy cause. Mrs. H..rm:in tfmint?.. arlc na Iho rilrretnr nnd I necompaitist of the evening's program nnd t further comment Is unnecetsary. There was no Htumpt at self-assertion, but a sympathy directed to each and evrVy voice. Tho music of tho "Pi-mlim Oarden" Is not strongly convincing; In fact. It given no certain conception of the Jovial astronomer who so pleasingly embodied and delightfully expressed the truths e arc today realizing nml who gave utterance to fundamental tenet which today the ttorld Is accepting In a largo meant re as Its creed. The ladles nnd gentlemen who presented ; the song cycle did. on the whnle. very com mendable work. It was unfortunate that tho parts were not butter atnlgncd. for In Homo places It was illtllctiit to netennino who was ihe contralto and who the soprano, while tho tenor and basso 'wcro frequently Interchangeable. The confusion arose from the fact that neither tho soprano nor the tenor nf the evening had a decided timbre, the former being a mezzo, with a tendoncy to good low tones nnd tho latter a barltono with an extended compass .find a fqreed pro duction. Mrs. Myron Smith was eaHlly tho dis tinguishing feature of the evening and her magnificent contralto voice was heard to good advantage In the role assigned to her. .Sho l a. musician nf much emotion nnd she uses her voice with klll. Mr. Manchester, dcsplto a tendency to keep his mouth closed when he wishes to solid his volco out, was convincing, cope dally In his recitatives. His volco Is a puro bat-so cantante nnd ho uses It with Judg ment beyond hl years. Mrs. Iearned entered Into her work with vim and earnestness and In her solo work sho produced some warm, delicious tones whose beauty was fully appreciated. Will McCuno wan much hotter In his solos than in the concerto! work, but yet there was lacking that Ideal quality which ono looks for and expecl, most naturally, In a tenor role of tho style which Is prevalent throughout tho score of tho "Persian Gar den." Taken as a whole, it may bo said that the solo work was very good, but the ensemble work Indifferent. The production, however, surpassed tho previous presenta tion. WOODWORKERS ARE LEFT OUT IliiHiUmr Trillion foilliell rrnrtlfltllr AliniiiliiiiN the SI III llnnilM In Their Prenent StrlUe. The llullrtlng Trades Council Thursday nlgnt thiingtM fue umii iha question of the oko of tho union label upon nil material used In buildings. A resolution has been uiKin the books of tho council and generally enforced to the effect that all material used by workmen holding cards issued by tho council must bear tho union label. It has been generally understood that the pcalo signed by tho carpenters and contract ors wns silent upon this subject and at the meeting Thursday night a delegate from thn Woodworkers' union requested the sup port of the council In the strike of thnt or ganization. The council adopted a resolu tion saying that "oil hononiblo means would bo used to secure the uso of tho label ol tho mill workers." Tho terms of tho carpenters' scalo wcro not announced in tho meeting. An nddress was delivered by James Hrennock, treasurer of tho Chicago Ilulldlng Trades Council, upon the condition of tho worklngmeu of that city. SilRlir licet Seed Dlntrlliilllon. r A Limn, the sugar beet expert, nn nminces that he has secured a quantity of sugar beet seeds whlib be will distribute gratuitously to those applying for them. The season. Mr. Limit says, Is not yet fo far advanced that the beets will not have time to mature, and In proof of this asser tion points tn the fact that last season be planted seeds on May L'7 and thnt the beets when harvested yielded Juice which con tained 10 fi per cent sugar and was ST.!) per cent pure. The hmmIs are at 1625 Capitol avenue and will bo given to anyone applying for them. llntiulna ("iinnty l)iMiiuernc-. At the regular weekly meeting of the Douglas County Democracy last night a n.Kniiiilnii whs Introduced dlrectlnu the club members who are members of the county ci.ntral cominltteo to see that tho club secures adequate representation in tho selection of the delegates to the state and congressional conventions at the meeting of the county cominltteo on Saturday. After discussion, however, the resolution was laid upon the table, ns It was believed thai a compromise delegation from tho two clubs will be selected. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. L. Calkins of Kearney Is nt tho Mil- i:. L lard. If. S. chants J. A. chants, Vincent of De.idwood Is at tho Mcr Klllott of Fremont Is at tho Mer- .lames llassett of Papllllon Is at tho Murray. A. 11. Arnett of Dlckcrsou, N. D Is In the city. W. H. 1U1I of Des Molncs Is stopping at tin- Mlliard. Dr .1. I. Houston of Nebraska City Is at the Merchants. M. V. Lane of Stanton, Neb., Is staling nt the Murrny. Henry Owen, a contractor of Norfolk, Is at the Murray. V. Adams of Walllngford, Conn., Is at the MiU.ird. Judge It. S. Norval of Seward was nt the Murray Thuisday. J. 15. Kdwards agent of the Crow agency, Mont.. I.t In tho city. W. P. ICulilmi'.n of Hebron was a Thurs day .iia st at the Darker. A. 1.. Cone, a clothing salesman of New Ynii:. Is i Mu -lay guest. V. i'. Ilorton of llelgrade. Neb., regis tered Thursday at tho Darker. Mr. and Mix. Ueiirpe C Work of Aurora who at the .Millard Thursday. MUs A. C. Allcgrettl of Chicago Is a guest of Miss Lou Phillips, at the Murrny. J. 11. White. J. D. Hcltz and James (?. Cow Ie of Kansas City are In Omaha. tl. C. Vurnoy of Chicago, a dealer In musical instruments. Is at tin. Munay. Jan'fs D. Draper of Marlon, la., .i tco icsintallve of tho Milwaukee io.nl. Is at the Murray j v. Duchannn. senrr.il w stern agent for Allen H. WrUIej X. Co.. Chicago, Is at the Murrny. K M Oj'borno nml Harclay Junes of (Winn W. D. HIP' and O. ,l. Dennlson of Sloan 'and L (' Krwln of Hastings wcro state people ut the Murray Thursday. Joseph J. Langcr ami A. S. Sands of Wll !.!. 1 1. tJo.in ut Urand Island, C. L. Towlo ol .Schuyler and James A. Cllno of Mliiden were state guests at the Her Orand Thurs daj Nebraskans nt the Mer.lmnlH TiiurHlay: P (1 llamer and lii orgc A V. . m of Keur George V. Ilenii and 1-red Hlattcrt of H well, l-'reit Schrciber of Imer, '1 . A. I'a'illl of South Ilend, K. V. Mitchell of Orl W C L. llano of Beatrice, C b. Par kcr of Norfolk J. V Clallagher of p Netll f Mi Meuam ut Ululr and U O. Tulcott of I'tcmont. .. i THE OMAIIA SOUTH fl OMAHA NEWS. 1 , o o Mayor KMly announced yesterday after- ?nc " 'r l VC', hC rdlT IncreaslnR no "1 on occupation tax If It vas passed by the city council. This ordl nan.-c Increasing tho epeclnl license tnx from $200 a year to K.00 was Introduced at tho session held Monday night nnd was re ferred to the Judiciary committee. As tho resolution offered by Johnston calling for this lncrcaso In tho tax was voted for by llvo members. It Is presumed that tho samo 1v will vote for the ordinance when It comes up on third reading. The mayor do- sires to ko on record now as being opposed to th" ordinance and stated most emphat- leally that ho would veto it In case tho epunoll aeea fit to pass It. Ho tonbldcrs the measure 111 advised at this time. iA majority of tho liquor dealers have paid In tho regular license of JjOO with a J200 occupation tax In addition, with the under standing that the ordinance patsed two years ago was Btlll In force. Tho scheme to Increase the occupation tnx after three quarters of tho dealers had paid In their money is not considered Just or right by tho mayor anil therefore he w 111 Interpose Veto. OT Course the council nas it 111 Pwcr to override the veto of the mayor provided the present combination stick to. gether. but In tho face of public sentiment It is hardly probable that this will bo done. Improvement)! nt (lie I'ovtnlllci. Somo Improvements and changes are to bo made to the now prstopice building. Tho hood on the big smokestack Is to be raised ten or fifteen feet In order to secure, ft better drnft for the furnace. In order to conform to the lines of the building tho hood was placed Just above tho top of the IjaIllMra(n an(1 BO 8hetcrc, tho 8lack that It required n great deal of fuel last winter U) keep tho furnaces going. Ily raising tho stack It Is thought that much better draft will bo obtained. In additon to preventing tho slacU from drawlnc tho hood has n, tendency to throw soot nil over the side walk and tho building. The buff colored brick In the building has been stained by falling soot, no has also tho terra cotta trimmings. The boiler Is to bo reset, as the brick laid at tho time tho building was erected have not given satisfaction. Drmiuiil for lletter .SliletvnlUn. There seems to bo a disposition on tho part of property owners to maintain better sidewalks. Petitions aro being presented to tho council nlmost dally for the laying of walks In various parts of tho city. This Is considered a good Indlcaton of prosperity, as all walkB laid aro taxed up ngalnst tho abutting property. In the down town dis tricts several new permanent Bldcwnlk districts aro to bo created ns soon ns tho city nttorncy gets around to drafting tho necessary ordinances. Tho walks on Twen-ty-llfth street from L to Q street nnd on Twenty-sixth street from L to Q aro to bo made permanent, s well as on L trcet from Twenty-fourth street to Twenty-seventh street. All petitions for good walks nro being carefully considered by tho city council and in a majority of cases the prayers of tho petitioners will bo granted. Telephone Improvement HoIiik Mnile. Tho Nebraska Telephone company Is mak ing extensive Improvements to Its plant In this city. Four new cables, each contain ing 200 wires, aro being strung In tho bus iness portion of the city. Two of these big cables will run from tho central ofuco at Twenty-fourth and N strcota north on Twenty-fourth street to V street, while tho other two will run from the hend office to Twenty-sixth nnd Q streets. Manager "Holland said yesterday that tt Is tho In tention of tho company to placo nil of the' wires In thrt business portion C-I "'.ViTi . . . . , ... ....... ,l.t, 1 1 n ' u in oauies, inns uoims uj - - wlrea and at tho samo tlroo clcanlnc up tho poles. In addition to tho better nppenr- , .. ! ...111 kn irPAfltlv lm. ance mnno mo nerivu "... ..... .... proved by tho uso of cnblca, as storms do not affect wlre3 In cables tho samo as when they aro strung on poles. Commerelnl Cluh lllreetom Meet. An Important meotlng of tho directors of the Commercial club will bo held at the rooms of the South Omaha club tonight. Several matters of draportance aro to bo tnken up and plans laid for future action. Secretary WatklnB has communications from sevoral parties desiring to locato here and it is possible that KOmo arrangements may bo mado for sites for theso projected factories. Questions pertaining to hotter street car service will alo bo taken up and a resolution will doubtless bo passed In sisting that tho Q street car lino bo ox tended at once. To I'nvc Twcntj-Klftli Street. It Is stated that thero Is a proposition on foot to pave Twenty-fifth street from L street north to A street. Several property ownors on this street have been sounded on this question and quite a number aro re ported to favor It. Tho deplorable condi tion of Twenty-fourth street has caused tho people to look about for a good roadway to Omaha, and as Twenty-fifth street s a feasible route it Is possible bat pet llo. for paving It may bo circulated bofdro ong While Twenty-fourth street Is a natural ..i . n,ntm It l stated by those inter ested In Twenty-fifth street that ono block will not mako any difference to those who drive A flrst-class brick pavement laid on a concrete baso Is what Is proposed. Mnule CIO' io"U. Miss Mamie Queenan has gone to Albanj. N Y., to visit relatives. Members of the police force are appear lug in new summer uniforms. The remains of Clay Nowmyor have been burled at Uiurcl HU1 cemetery. Dr Frank W. Slabaugh but. returned from an extended western trip. Nell Mulcahy has "!,r0vnSm.ei Wels: Martin saloon on N street. t.- iv,iontt nf the stock yarns company lia"returned from u trip through Viilii-nukn. Ittflern srmuHia. rhc Haptlst Missionary society will meet th Mis- J. U. Norrls, Twenty-slMll and T i.' uir.miH this afternoon lohn Flvn'n bus returned from Chicago. ...wo he went to attend the funeral of Arnold Cohen, his partner. Miss Helen Holland, stenographer for he Nebraska Boat.l of aiisportnUon. Is the guest of her cousin. W. L. Holland. The local Orand Army of the Republic nost will bold memorial services at tho ('hrHtl.in church on Sunday. May -i. Tho wemen of the hospital association will tafllo off ;hat cow at a May party to be given at Ma-onlr hall Monday night. The Unlles' Circle of the First Methodist Kplscopal church gave an Ice cream social at the home of Frank Clark, Twenty-llfth and l streets, last evonlns. Uur:;lars broke Into the residence of P. T Powers, 1S5 South Twentv-Iourth street, Thursday morning and stole a ring, re volver and a purse containing V. SeL'i Kelly, an uncle of Mayor Kelly, wns burled at Tekamab yesterday. Mayor Kelly Intended to attend the funeral, but Impor tant business detained him here. DIETRICH FEELS CONFIDENT Itcpulillf an t'niiillilale for flovcriior it In HnrueM In III ainpiilKii for the I'urty. linn. C. II. Dietrich of Hastings, repub Hun candidate for governor, is In Omaha visiting friends and looking to the advance ment of his campaign. lie will remain In the city for a day or two nnd after his re turn tn Hastings he will inuko a brief visit to Chic.igo in business. Speaking of tho approaching campaign. Mr. Dietrich said: "I hnvo been receiving i:. .ny letters from all pait of tho nt.n nr-furlng mo of active and ardent i. import, and whllo I have not figured prominently or ist. nta'iausly in iho public prints. I feel sr.tl-tled tlm when tho campaign Is well on It will be found that I have as many and as earnest friends among tho people and the campaign workers at it DAILY BEE: "FT? ID AY, Is the good fortune of most public men to poteess. 1 propose to make an active and systematic campaign nnd to spare no effort that may inuro to the succcm of the party In this state and nation. "The location of state republican head quarters nt Omaha Is mtisfactory to me, and while t had no part in bringing about tho removal, 1 feel confident that it witl rtKitlt lu materially strengthening tho party." LOOKING FOR SUITABLE SITE Dnnulit County Acrleiiltnrnl Society TrjIiiK to l.iicntr the A nil tin I i:lilblt. Slnco tho o'd county fair grounds wcra used ns part of the exposition site and the buildings razed tho Douglas County Agri cultural society Is now casting about for a Placo to hold its fair this fall. Tho mem bers held ii meeting in the court house Thursday afternoon to consider tho ques tion. Reports were received from a com mlttco which had been out over the county In quest of a suitable location, but these wcro not altogether satisfactory. Only two villages Henson and llennlngton had an nounced themsclies ns candidates for tho honor, though South Omaha may enter the lists should certain concessions bo made. Tho candidates aro required to furnish a free location, free buildings nnd frco stalls nud pens for stock. As an Inducement to outlying towns to en ter. tho competition the society nssures tho winner that tho slto furnished will un doubtedly be permanent, at least so long s tho present membern retain their ofllce. Tho following nppolniments of superin tendents wcru made, the appointees to have charge of tho exhibits In tho forthcoming fair: J. H. Watts, Waterloo, general su perintendent and superintendent of cattle; A. P. Akcrlund, Valley, superintendent of horses; O. W. Hcrvey, Omaha, superin tendent of sheep; II. J. Hofslrk, Omaha, su perintendent of swine; Robert Douglas, lilk horn, superintendent of poultry; C. Slger, Ilenson, superintendent of dairy; K. C. Kr fling, Omaha, superintendent of bees nnd honey; K. R. Walker, Florence, superintend ent of farm products; Philip Morgan, Omaha, superintendent of green fruits; O. M. Dexel, Klk City, superintendent of floral exhibits. Mrs. M. V. Soloman. Omaha, superintend ent of preserves nnd pickles; Mrs. Frank J. Prless. South Omnha, superintendent of tex tllo fabrics; J. 11. Taylor, Waterloo, super intendent of Ann and mechanical arts. The society adjourned without day, hut will probably bo assembled within tho next two weeks at the call of tho president. Prominent I'ronlc (iulng to TopeUu. Rev. A. W. Clark, director of the Child's Saving Institute has genu to Topekn to participate In tho national conference of Charities nnd Corrfvtlons which takes place next week. Mr. Clark Is corresponding secretnrv of the national organization and, with other olllcers, Is now arranging the program of the session, The board of ill rectors of the Child Saving Institute experts to spend two or more days at the confer ence and a number will leave for Topeka on Sunday night. The party will he made up of Clcorgo F. Rldwell and wife, C. W. Ly man and wife. Ouy C Barton and wife. Dr. Oeorge I Miller, J. F. M, Carpenter nml II. J. Penfold. Mr. Itnrton is president of the Nebraska state conference of Charities and Correc tion and will be on the lookout for Ideas brought out at Topeka. which may bo adopted here. POWELL FIGHTS HARD (Continued from First Page.) a police corps, so ns to relenso every man for fighting purposes nt tho front. Dr. Archer, who was at Dundee during tho noer occupation, assert thnt thero nre several hundred Englishmen serving In the Hoar forces who would desert If nssurqil of clal list of foreigners shows 160 English men who are not fighting, but hold their residence In tho Transvaal by special permis sion. They nro bank clerks, engineers nnd shtpkeepcrs. Durban reports tho receipt of a telegram from Lourenzo Maxquez saying that the Roer plot to blow up the British cruiser Forto was discovered and thnt In conse quence tho war ship steams out seven miles nightly. President Steyn saw tho fight at Zand river. The Impreo3lon ho got there was that his burghers could not fnce Lord Rob erts In a pitched battlo and this resulted, according to advices from Lourenzo Mar quez, In his decision to evacuate the Kroon stad works without a battle. The Standard say; Unrulier' First (Srent Stnnil. "From pro-Boer sources we learn that the first great stand ! itbci federals will be on the ridges near Johannesburg. This posi tion has been strongly Intrenched and tho burghers believe they can hold It for some time. If driven from that point part of tho force will be thrown into Prtxnrla to with stand a siege, while the mnln body will re treat to the hydenburg district with tho In tention of keeping up a guerrilla warfaro from that mountainous region. They bc llovu they can Indefinitely postpone a pacifi cation of tho country." This Is partly supported by a dispatch to the Times from I.ourcnzo Marqucz, which says: "There la general talk in Pretoria cf Presi dent Kruger's contemplating an Immediate departuro from the capltnl. Thiire. scorns no longer nny doubt of tho Intention nf tho Transvaal to transfer the scat of govern ment to tho Leydenburg district and to en deavor to make n final Btand thero. Tho Rnad Is reported to have endorsed tho pro posal." Tho Times nlso says that a number of Transvaal officials nro preparing for flight and that State Secretary Reltz has selected South America as his future home. It Is unofficially aborted thnt Lord Kitch ener is in command of the Mafcklng relief column and that news of the relief of the town cannot bo received until Monday, I'VilenilN Ahnnilon UlKunrslierK. VOLKSRUST, South African Republic, Wednesday. May 16. Tho federals have abandoned tho lllggarsberg and It Is be lieved they also abandoned Newcastle this morning, though their mounted men nre still on the other sldo of tho border, keeping tho Rrltlsh at bay. TleKet Anent Wnnt nn lnerene. CLKVKLAND. O., May 17.-Tho coupon ticket agents in tho Central Passenger as sociation territory have decided to ask for Increase tn their salaries equivalent to what they havo lott by the abolishment of com missions. I It IMN(i KOII Till'. IM'III.H' SKll H I". VlruH of Inn IJmlncnt merleiins on the Sulijcct. Two of tho nation's brainiest men cross swords In tho May Usno of Succos. ovec the question, "Should Young Men bo Trained for Public Life?" Senator Foraker takes the negative sldo of the question. S.tye he, In his trenchant, stlletto-llko phrasing' "You cannot maun a silk purse out of a how's ear. No amount of education, or professional training, will make a man successful ns a diplomat, ns n statesman, or even as a politician. unlosH he ha Ihe groundwork of common sense. Integrity of character, and a reasonable apti tude for public nffaitr. If ho has theso qualities he can mcceed In any avocation, other things being equal; and ho Is likely to drift, or bo called, jonnrr or Uter. Into tho public senlce. especially if circumstances should cccur to make a demand for him. "Special professional training may bo nen cs?ary to make a diplomat in tho European sense, hut not In 'he American. ' Consrcisman Llttlcfleld of Malue sys: XAV 18. 1000. i"Ml TRADE MARK jT jrfc try the delights of using it. Vjjn? One is never 3 anything else, Wff UDDAer Jt 1VVOJL. MAKES "ll hall to any Improvement In adminis trations! The belter the men In control, tho fitter the public servants. Iho sooner wo shal roafih a perfect government. The special training of young men for the diplo mat!., servlco would be a slep in this gen eral reform. It might lu time be extended to the public servico In other branches, and even rcllcrt nn Improvement In tho personnel of congrcJ-s, but, for the present. It should be considered with especial reference to our foreign relations. "The educatlvo effort should bo made by the colleges and universities and encouraged and sustained by tho nation. In our great and growing department of slate we hnvp heretofore had merely Intelligent men of address to depend upon. I qulto Indorse the suggestion that we should have men not only Intelligent, but also adroit, skilled and clever us well. Let Ihe colleges nnd uni versities enlarge their courses In civil gov ernment nnd political economy and bring them up In date. They should teach more living l.inguagcH and fewer dead ones. It should be firmly engrafted upon the pnllcv of both political parlies, by declaration and by practice, thai efficient men will be kept In positions requiring export knowledge aixl diplomatic training regardloss of party changes. Of course, It would bo Inconceivable thnt this course ever becomo applicable to nil ofTlces: ns, ,for Instance, Mr. Bryan, if elected president, could not bo expected to retain cither Mr. Hay or Mr. dago nt the head of his respective department. Hut thero nre official subordinates cverywheio who really do Ihe most of the work and nre of the highest usefulness In the public service, who need not be dlsturhed. Civil srrvico reform alone will not meet tho needs of our national growth. There must be something more nnd I think I have nolnted tfful trtiat It t." in; co r his i itoi si:its. ItlllMvny Cniiiiuiii.v ('niuni-llcd to II r-clollii- ii I, oral llent. Joe. Blank had been employed by n dally newspaper in a large town not 100 miles from New York, relates the Sun. At tho end of three weeks, nn unusually long time, he was discharged for neglect of his duties. He was penniless nnd ragged. An overcoat ho had. It is true, but his trousers were in lamentublo condition. To get a new start ho knew that ho must manage to n;sumc nn exterior of at least seml-rcspeclablllty. After applying to his various acquaintances with the usual result, ho bethought himself of his old quarry, tho railroad companies. Having procured himself a hammer and a nail with nn especially Jagged head, he sallied forth nt an hour when traffic Is light. Ho succeeded In finding nn empty car which ho occupied. Choosing a spot us far removed ns possible from the eyo of the conductor, ho sat himself down nnd produc ing tho hammer and tho nail, ho proceeded to drive the latter Into the seat, leaving tho Jagged hend protruding about half an Inch. This accomplished he deliberately sat on the nnll nnd writhed. Tho result was n void In the most Important part of his raiment. Then ho nrose and hailing the conductor pointed out to him the disgraceful condition of the seat nnd tho result. The conductor looked at tho nail and at tho rent raiment ami was compelled to ac knowledge n dear case of cause and effect. Blank took the number of car and conductor and In a few days tho company wero threat ened with n suit for $7"i In compensation for damages wrought to a new suit of clothes worn by one Joseph Blank. The company compromised on $L'0, the original valuo of Ihe trousers being nbout $l.r0 new. This is Blank's favorlto talo. lie Is es pecially fond of telling It to tho young, as a useful example of the methods which they should pursue If they are lo mako anything of n success In tills world. i; iihIoii. Indianapolis Prrti: "You told me this silver umbrella handle was roal, didn't you?" asked the customer, nngrlly. "I presume so." said tho scholarly clerk. "Well. It ain't." "I think I comprehend your attitude." snld tho clerk, "though 1 cannot ngree with you. Tho umbrella handle Is tangible, vlsi bln nnd pondorable. 1 am fully awaro that there arc these who asnrrt that the entity Is a nonentity, and that all things aro non exlotents, nnd Hint hence, the word 'real' can havo no meaning though 1 " But tho cu m mer had uiu iously backed out. "Daisy Queen" Jl Tr.itrant ptrhnnf, rich in the sweetness ol field and forest. Delicate vet l.nstlnn - - .j Sherman A WeConnell Drug Co., myers. union Drug Co., nubn A Co. SILVER GLOSS FOR THE LAUNDRY. 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