THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1000. Ktfr gathering is expected, as the doors will be ripen to nil. C'baplnlu Macabe. who was a prisoner at I.lhby, will be present and will Blng the "tlaltle Hymn of the Ke- rtis'i: rr;?. years ago. BOOM FOR KANSAS WOMAN Admirer nf Mrs. O, I,. Moure I'iisIiIiik ller Hard for I'resldenry of Woman' llrllcf Corpn. TOPEKA. Kan., Aiik! 26.-Mra. 0. I.. Moore, cx-department president of the Wcman's Relief corps of Kansas, In being boomed for national president of that or ganization Sho was endorsed at the re rnt stato convention of the Woman's Ho lief corps otid the Kansas delegates to the fhleago encampment, who started north tonight, will work for her election. WAR CLOUD, NOT WAR (Continued from First Page.) clare war. Kvcn his statement that his government hail declared war would not make It ko. A declaration of wnr, It U pointed out by tho best authority, is a per fectly distinct and obvious proceeding. Only ('imitrr i'mi Declare Wnr, In thin country a declaration of war may be made only by congress. Only once In the present century has such n declara tion been made, namely. In 1S12 against Orcat Ilrltaiti. War may exist actually between tho t'nlted States and nnolher lountry, mh was tho cato between this country and Mexico, without action by congress. The Mexican wur had progressed fourteen months before action was taken by congress. Troops of the t'nlted States had Invaded Mexico and several Important battles had been fought before congress, to Insure, the legality of tho contest and to protect the rights of tho United States as a probable conqueror, declared that a slate of war had existed fiom a date four teen months prior to the action of con gress. Congress did not declare war against Spain. It declared simply th.it n Btnfo of war existed from a specified time. Among European nations the method of procedure Is simpler, but ijultc ns obvious. War Is declared either by edict or by proclamation. It may be declrrntlrn or war or It may be the official recognition that a slate of war exists. In either event the news of such netlon would bo published to tho world Immediately. Diplomatic representatives of the powers making the declaration would bo notified Instantly In order that they might communicate tho iniormation to tiie governments to which they wore accredited. Tho Information would bo conveyed nt onco to the nation against which the declaration was madts In turn this nation would notify its diplo matic representatives abroad that tho might govern themselves accordingly. Within three hours after the ortlclul decla ration nf congress that tho United States was at war with the, kingdom of Spain the Bpanlsh government had on tho wires an Identlrnl note to all governments to which tt had accredited representatives, notify ing them of the existence of a state of nor between Spain and tho United States. Xnt War, hut Stntc of Slcjte. The understanding among Washington officials of Russia's action Is that tho em pire haH declnrcd tho threo provinces on Jts southeastern frontier In n state of siege. Thla Is altogether different from n declara tion of war. It corresponds to a declaration of martial law by Great Hrltaln nnd to a suspension of tho right of habeas corpus by tho United States. It is a supcrcesslon of civil by military authority. It has no effect upon such treaties ns may ho In force between tho two countries, whorcas a dec laration of war or a declaration that n stato of war exists would annul all treaties. It Is pointed out further that Hussla has two objects In her present operations In China tho rcscuo nnd protection of tho foreign legatloners and tho protection of her mcnacod frontier. Tho avowed object of tho other powers Is simply tho rescuo nnd protection of tho legatloners and other foreign subjects. In carrying out her second object, Itussla has seized New Chwang. This was done to obtain a baso of operations from which tho frontier could easily bo reached, precisely ns Tnku was seized hh a base of operations by tho allies in their operations against I'ekln. United Jitnle Xot LlUrlj to llctlrc. Whether In tho event of a declaration of war by ono or moro powers against China, an Invitation would be oxtendod to tho United States to retire from China, as Intimated In tho dispatch from Cho Foo, Is open to doubt and It In decidedly prob lematical, It Is said, whether tho Invltatlou would bo accepted, even If It wero ton dorcd. Tho United States forces nro In China protecting tho personal nnd property rights of citizens of this country and In addition tho treaty rights of the United States. Under tho most favored nation clauso, this country has certain Bpeclflc rights In China and It Is said on authority to bo tho purpoBo of tho United States to protect and preserve those rights. Tho at titude this government would assume In the event of a declaration of war by another power would depend. It Is stated, upon Im mediate circumstances surrounding the declaration nnd tho situation In China at the time the declaration was made. In auy event It can bo said to bo no part of tho purpose of the United States to sacrifice any of Its guaranteed rights or privileges In the Chinese empire. Trnnc.lj In lllluoln lloiltnl. OILMAN, III . Aug -Michael Itynn. who with others accompanied Constable John Mllsteud tonight to servo a wurrant for malpractice on Mrs. Dr. C. M. WrUht, was fatally shot by nn unknown Inmate of tho woman's lying-in hospital. Tho , vie urn or tho alleged malpractice was a 10-year-old girl named Desste Baiter. Tliu town Is In a, fevor of excitement, a mob Mirrounds the house of Mrs. Wright with threats to llro It and tho Inmates hnvo not been arrested. The death of Dessle Salter occurred Irlduy. The body was taken to her homo during Friday night and was burled secretly In the cemetery on Sat urday by relatives. As soon as tho facts secunio known a coroner's Jury was sum moned and the coroner ordered tho body txhumed. A warrnnt was sworn nut for tho arrest i.Pr'.iWrlK,lt .',m.' " l'rowd of men went with the constublo to servo It. Thoy knocked on the door, got no response and forced their way In. Then some ono tired out pf tho Inner darkness. Ityuu fell, fatally wounded, and tho crowd retreated tarrying Uyun. As they departed threo noro shots wero llred after them. Dennis Carr whs shot In tho leg. Only 10c to Tho Bee Publishing Co., Omaha Not For part Paris Exposition Pictures. Sent poatpiiid to uny address, stay at hotn and enjoy tho great exposition. 19 t St tIowb "33 evory week, covering ill points of internal. Altogether there will bo 2(1 parts containing 350 vlowa. The entire set mailed for 12.00. YOUXC MAX TAKES HIS LIFE Aftor a Lover's Quarrel. JOE MUTTON BLOWS OUT HIS BRAINS l'onnd Drnd AloiiKsldr tin- It til I rood Track with n Hevolvrr Still Held In III SlUTeiilnu. It n ml. NEI1RASKA CITV. Aug. 23. (Special Telegram.) Tho lifeless body of Joo Mut ton, a young man 25 years old nnd an em ploye of tjie packing house, was found this afternoon upon the railroad track about n mile from the city. There was a gaping wound In tho side of his head, where a 32 callber bullet had entered, evidently by his own hand, which still clutched a revolver. He had been drinking during the forenoon and is believed to have quarreled with n woman to whom ho had been paying at tentions. No other motlvo for his self destruction Is npparcnt. Ills mother is a widow In good circumstances. An In quest will bo held tomorrow. DROVE INTO A BAD WASHOUT Chris Tom nnd I'eter I'rlrilrlclioctt XarriMtly Cmciiiic Uenth Nenr Ili'llllltlKtOII. DKNNINOTON, Neb., Aug. 26. (SpcrlM Telegram.) About 10 o'clock last night, while Chris Toms nnd I'eter Krlcdrlchson wero returning from Washington with n single tig, driving very rapidly, they ran Into a washout about two mllci west of here. Tho buggy was overturned, striking on some bridgo timbers ten feet below, bot tom side up, throwing the occupants out Into four feet of water. The borso struck on its head on the timbers and was almost Instantly killed. Toms was rendered un conscious for tome little time. When he eamo to he found himself in the water be side tho dead horse, with the horse's feet In his stomach. Toms Is badly bruised up, hut not seriously hurt. Krlcdrlchicn cs cct'cd with a bruised leg. itow they both escaped Instant death Is considered a mlra clo by all who have visited the place to day. Tho rood overseer was notified of the condition of tho place threo weeks ago and ho In turn notified the county commis sioner, but tho matter has not received any attention. itu oi.vmt m:i i si:s to en oi-r. Ilefecllte Wrniiini Proients a TraKcdy Hi Tceiiniscli. TKCU.MSBH. Neb.. Aug. 20. (Special.) Tho fact that Constable T. W. Wilson's re volver failed fire In a street row here last night is probably tho only reason that "Hustler" McOary Is still enjoying life. "Rustler," with two friends. George Maul den and Rollle Curtis, had be6n drinking and wero loafing along the street when ac costed by the officer for being disorderly. Several stories arc told of the origin of the altercation, but. at any rate, words grew Into blows. McOnry was struck several times over tho head with a londcd cann and Wilson was struck not less than half a dozen times In the face with the fists of his op ponent. Tho other men did not Indulge In tho tlstlo portion' of the program. Seeing ho was getting the worst of It nnd being unnblo to arrest his man, the constable drew his revolver, aimed It nt the head of McCary nnd pulled tho trigger tlmo and again. It failed to respond. McOary made for Wilson tho second time nnd the ofTlcer turned and ran up the street. The three men then disappeared. Maulden and Curtis were found last night, but McOary was not located until this morning. They were Jailed, but later released on bond and will appear In police court for trial in the morning. McOary's scalp was cut open clear across the top of his head. Cans Coiinty'x SlrnnK Ticket. WKEPINO WATER. Neb.. Aug. 2rt. (Spe cial.) Tho legislative ticket placed In tho Held by tho republicans yesterday Is re garded as a sure winner. W. II. Newell, renominated for stato senator, Is consid ered exceptionally strong and his previous record will assist in his election this fall. R. S. Wilkinson of Kaglo la regarded ns tho strongest cnndldate that could he found In western Cnss nnd his election to tho legislature can be safely counted on. He has been engaged In the mercantile busi ness for many yenrs at Eagle and has hosts of friends In nil parties. M. L. Fredericks will undoubtedly tako caro of the Ocrman vote of tho county and Is a shrewd, ablo farmer nt Eight Mllo Grove. Jcsbo L, Root of Plnttsmouth has served ,one term as county nttorney nnd his rec ord for fairness and Impartiality has won for him numerous friends, who will seo to It that election follows his nomination. Never beforo haa a moro harmonious con vention been held than that Saturday. Tho Republican club, which organized hero last night, elected C. E. Tefft pres ident, Q, W. Teegarden vlco president, II. D. Reed, secretory and II. M. Worley treas urer. They aro going In for thorough work and will make their Inlluenco felt. Open of l'nniinlK nt Verdun. VEHUON. Neb., Aug. 26. (Special.) The campaign for tho republicans was opened at Vcrdon on Saturday evening by Judgo E. A. Tucker of Humboldt. The hall was Jammed full nnd enthusiasm was at a high ebb. Judgo Tucker spoke for n full hour nnd n half nnd had the undivided attention of his audience from tho ntart to the finish. The Judge opened his remarks with n clonr discussion of the prevailing prosperous condition of the country, followed by somo hot shot nlong tho lines of Imperialism, militarism and tho Issues of tho campaign In genoral. Ho also proved that the only Imperialism In this country existed In North Carolina. A. McKtuley and Roosevelt olub of 100 members was organized for the campaign. When tho crowd had dispersed one or two citizens, who had been known as strong domocrnts, said they wero satisfied with the present administration nnd meant to vote for the republican ticket this fall nnd that nryanlsm hail lost nil charms for them. nnthri) Wen I 111)' Ksrinrr, YORK. Neb . Aug. 26. (Special.) David Gtorgo of Henderson township Is Knottier York county fnrmer who, coming here with scarcely anything, has sold his farm and will move to York, spending the rest of hi days In ease and comfort, enjoying the earnings that York county's productive soil yleldod to him. Mr. George sold his 410 acre farm to Jacob Labcrt for $12,000. Mr. George will have grain, stock nnd farm implements, when sold, thut will count up several thousand dollars more. It is esti mated that he made nnd has $20,000 to $25,000 from farming In York county. York's population Is fast Increasing by reason of farmers who have accumulated small fortunes retiring and living at York nnd others who still own their fnrms moving hero to educate their children at York schools and York college. .Splendid Meeting nt HiinIi vlllc. Rl'SHVILLE, Neb.. Aug. 26. (Special.) Tho opening night of tho Charles Weston Republican club was an unqualified suc cess. The attendance was large nnd en thusiastic. A program of music, vocal and Instrumental, wns well rendered nnd henrt lly upplnudcd. Tho meeting was presided over by Chairman J. E. Brown, who In troduced the speaker of tho evening, Hon. Charles Weston, who was received with applause. Mr. Weston, nfter thanking the club for tho honor It had conforrcd cn him by naming the club after him, took up tho llvo questions of the day. Ills speech wns nn unlmpnssloned presentation of the polit ical nnd historical facts of tho various political parties, dealing moro lengthy with the statements and predictions of Mr. Hryan. He did not have much difficulty In proving the falsity of Dryanlsm from tho record of that latter day champion of fusion. Mr. Weston's speech was full of food for reflection and his remarks were repeatedly punctuated with applause. Ho spoke for over nn hour and concluded his very able tnlk amidst applause. Tho Rryan club hold n meeting at the flame tlmo and mustered n crowd of forty, while the republican meeting numbered 130. Storm llitinnur In XucUoIIr. SUPERIOR, Neb.. Aug. 26. (Special.) Reports nrc coming In from over Nuckolls county of severe damage done by the storm of ThUrBday night. At Lawrence a resi dence was torn to pieces nnd several other residences were moved from their founda tions nnd damaged. At Hardy forty feet of brick wall of the I.clgh building, In course cf construction, wero destroyed. Tho First National bank of Superior had tho large plateglass front broken. Many of the people of this town ero attending a circus when tho storm broke. There wns a panic nnd somo of the women fainted. but no one wns hurt. The storm wns the severest that hns visited this vicinity after nightfall In many years. Poisoned liy Canned Salmon. YORK. Neb.. Aug. 26. fSneclal.l Entlnn canned salmon eamo very nenr ending the lives of William Hecht and fnmllv nnil one boarder, Ed McMullcn. Mr. McMullcn purchased for Mrs. Hocht nt ono of the grocery stores hero a can of salmon for surpcr. similar In brand nnd price to what they had been In tho habit of buying. Within thirty minutes nfter cntlnir t tin salmon nil were taken violently sick, nnd but for the timely arrival of n physician would not hnvo survived. The attending physician worked hard to overcome the poison. Mrs. Hecht and Ed McMullcn suffered tho worst nnd aro not yot fully recovered. rteiiulillpiin Activity at VclinnUrt. NEIIAWKA, Neb.. Aug. 20. (Special.) At an enthusiastic meeting of tho young re publicans of Nehawka held last night a company of rough riders was organized, with deorgp Ij. Sheldon, captnln; James nird, llrst lieutenant, and Sylvester Shnnklln, second lieutenant. The company, which will he mounted, starts out with about fifty members, which will soon bo Increased to 100. Tho president of the State I.eaguo of Re publican clubs has established headquarters here nnd Is making arrangements for a flag raising and speeches by prominent re publlcnns of tho state September 12. I niii lie Over .Silrltuiillm. WEST POINT. Neb., Aug. 26. (Special.) Miss Mattle Hnyes of Wlsner has been under examination by the Hoard of In sanity this week, Her malady seems to be hallucinations on tho subject of spirit ualism. She Is an unmarried woman, a school toucher and tho owner of n valua ble farm. Sho has predicted various (Ires and other calamities, which have taken placo precisely as sho has foretold. In sanity Is hereditary In tho family. Sho Is II years old. She was adjudged Insane and will bo sent to Norfolk on Monday. .Veiimnnii I'uiiilly llrunlon. BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 26. (Special Tel egram.) Tho regular reunion of tho Neu mann family is being hold nt the Chautau qua grounds In this city, and about 100 members of tho fnmlly aro present. The gathering Is composed of tho descendants of W. (, Neumann and wifo and his nluo sons nnd their families. These reunions are held every four years and usually dravr nn attendance of over 200 of the Neumanns. Five states, Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, Illi nois and Ohio, aro represented nt tho gath ering. rnnonnRf Struck li- l.luht nlntt. WEST POINT, Neb,, Alig. 2fi, (Special.) On last Thursday evening lightning struck the parsonago attached to tho Swedish Mission church In Cleveland township, this county. Rev. J. -B. "Lundeon, the pastor, and his wife were asleep in the building at the time nnd had n narrow escape from death, tho quilt covering them being burnt to n crisp and the bed post close to the minister's head shattered to splinters by tho force of the shock. MorrioU County All Itluiit. CENTRAL, CITY. Nob.. Aug. 26. (Sno- clal.) An Inch and u half cf rain Thursday night and two and a half inches last week, put tho ground In fine shape for fall plow ing, Merrick county's corn crop will avor age 7l per cont of last year's crop. Tho city council granted Guy Elliott a license Inst night. This makes tho third saloon for Central City. Svnicnne SiipporlH A rendu. SYRACUSE, Neb., Aug. 26.-(Spcclnl Tel ogram.l At the republican primaries Inst night the usual complement of candidates was nominated and sixteen delegates to attend the county convention on the 28th Inst. The delegation Is usked by the can cus to use Its best endeavors In tho con vention for tho nomination of U. J. Arenda for stat senator. Ilentrlro Soldier Heneh llnnie, BEATRICE, Neb.. Aug. 26. (Special Tel egrnm.) Company C, First regimont. and the Second regiment band returned from tho stato encampment at Hastings last night. Tho boys wero accorded a rousing reception nt tho depot when they arrived. .Vehrnnkit imv ntr. The Methodist church nt Jtn.icroft was struck ry lightning, but thor damage wns slight. Corn In tho vicinity of Rising Cltv Is expected to uverngo lit least forty bushols to the ncre. It Is sultl that thero i.re r.bout 3,HY) acre of popcorn to he harvested In tho vicinity of North Loup this reason. W. T. folllns of Arnoahoe has a Hue melon patch which wns visited the other n l Rill ny uninvited guests, i ney too away moro blrdshot thnn melons. While fishing fo. minnows In the rao below tlie mill nt MorroiK .Mr. van l torn, thn Icecream man. tlshed out a cold watch nnd chain which wns lo-it nbout Ia'o yeats ago liy w. V rnmpueii, trie cigar manu facturer An utlrmnt at train wrecking on the II. A M. Wednesduy night Is reported from Pnrtul. The utorv coes that a frelclit train running a few minutes ahead n( th 10 o'clock flyer encountered and was 'siopptd hv lies which had been piled upon the track by an unknown person, whose object was undonlably to wreck n train. No icrlous damage was sustained In the encounter nnd as n preenutlonnry measure jgalnst fur ther disturbance of the track a brakem.tn whs placed on guard until tnornlti?. The cold storage plum nt Onvld City was cloyed by tho Central Nebr.uk li.tnk. The claim Is tho rcult of unsettled old accounts. Several Merchant over thn county hnvo beer, ca-jght for small sums tmd no one knows Jut the condition of things. The Scandinavians lire holding n wvll nttetidrd nnd enthusiastic tent meeting seven miles southenst of Jllmien, in mo vicinity of the Lutheran church. Tli y linv, n snnelnim tent nnd trend ml!"!" mid u number of conversions are reported. Revs. HJclmrelt of Hnmrege, u. iiuiitn or Mlimesotn and A. Oustiifson or South Dakota nre In charge. NOT AS FAST AS PICTURED PnrU n Painfully Slim ity In the .Mailer of Trannliiir tutlon. PARIS, Aug. 14. (Correspondence of The Bee.) To the thousnnds of Americans who nro nnd intend to visit Paris this summer tho problem of street transportation in this great and beautiful city on the Seine Is ono of great Importance. How to move com fortably and expeditiously from point to point while sight. seeing Is one of the most preselng needs of the tourist. In view of this fact a fow words concerning the various methods of getting about In Paris may not be out of place. Purls differs Rrcatly from an American city in rcgnrd to her street transit facilities. Iu New York ono has the choice of the ele vated, tho cable, the trolley, the horse car or tho bus. Paris has practically only the last two, known here ns the train car nnd tho omnibus. A railroad nlto makes n complete circuit of the city's old boundary. A few of the tramwnys nro propelled by steam, but these are few nnd far between, as they are not allowed to pass the mnlu streets In the city. New York sacrifices beauty for speed. Paris the contrary. The Parisian prides himself on the handsome appearunce of his city and would much rattier wait an hour for a bus las 1 have done Bcvcrnl times than sec his city, which ho lovca, so desecrated by the cars. Omni buses form tho most common method of street travel nnd there nre thousunds of them In use. They are nil owned b'y tho "Comppgnle Generate des Omnibus," nnd aro divided Into thirty-four lines, distin guished by the letters of tho alphabet. Some of theio buses are drawn by two nnd others by three horses. Both nre double-deckers, having half their scats inside nnd half on top. the latter being reached by a spiral stnlmuo In tho rear. o CriMtilltor There, The method employed In Inking nn omni bus shows perhnps more than anything elso that money Is tho object nnd not tlmo. One must go to a "bureau" (and theso offices nro quite a wnys npnrt) nnd nsls for n "numero" (numbered ticket). A enrd having the number printed on It is Issued In rotation to each applicant, of which there aro many. When tho 'bus arrives tho conductor calls off these numbers In rotation nnd when your number Is cnllcd then you hustle for your sent. Of course we Amerlrnns nluays prefer tho top In order to see -the sights. When all tho senta aro taken n sign Is put up reading "complot," nnd not nnother soul ran got In. There Is' no such a thing ns hopping on ns they do In Omaha. If most of tho Omaha people would havo to put up with this method of rnpld trnnslt 1 believe they would nil wnlk. Tho fnre on top Is 3 cents and on the Insldo 6 cents. On the electric lines, where they pull trailers, the fore In the motor, which Is generally closed, Is 6 cents, or 30 centimes, nnd In the trailer, which as n rulo is an open ear, Is 3 cents, or 15 (qulnzo) centimes, but most of tho cars are doublq-dockers. Another method of cheap transportation Is by tho Sclno boats, whern tho fares rango from 2 to S cents In American money. Tho most comfortable mothod of gottlug to Paris and about it Is by means of cabs or "flacre," of which thero are 15,000 In dally use. Tho boh fnre within tho forti fication for one or two persons Is 30 cents and 5 cents tip to tho driver, a total of 35 cents. This tipping In Europe, espe cially In Paris. Is something awful, when one Isn't used to It, or should hnppen to forpet. Don't forget to tip everybody In Paris If you wish to bo happy. Some of the cabs aro fitted up with an arrange ment on the cyclometer style, which regis ters, on n dlnl In view' of the hirer tho dis tance traveled, the tlmo of day, fnro due and tho tip 1 suppose, too. In Germany, Holland and Belgium they do not rldo as here, In the most beautiful city in the world. F. II. K. DEATH RECORD. .Mrs, .Mnr- I Stephenson, Mrs. Mary L. Stephenson died yesterday at tho family residence, 13U South Thir tieth avenuo. She was horn at Clrclevllle, O., June 12, ISIS, and has lived In Omaha since 1866. She wns prominent In church nnd charity work until seven years ngo, when sbo was confined to tho houso with rheumatism. Mrs. Stephenson leaves five children, Mrs. 13, A. Kimball, Salt Lake; Mrs. E. J. Irey, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Jnmes Stephenson, Jr., Pccntello, Idaho, and Will nnd R. E. Lee Stephenson of Omaha. The funeral will take plnco tomorrow nt 2 p. ni. from St. Unrnnbas' church. Interment will bo In Forest Lawn. f'hnrlen A. Ilullen. PUEBLO, Colo., Aug. 26. Chnrles A. Bullcn, vice president of the Bullen Bridgo company, died of heart disease at Glen dlvo, Mont., today, according to a telegram received here. Mr. Bullen was one of the best known bridge contractors In (he west nnd did considerable work In Alaska about a year ago. Ho was born In Leavenworth, Kas., In 1859 and went to Trinidad. Colo., In 1S88. From 1800 to ISfll he resided In Pueblo nnd for tho last few years has made his home nt Portland, Ore., where he leaves a widow and four children. I'unernl of .lolin Allireelit. WEST POINT, Neb., Aug. 26. (Special.) Tho funeral of John Albrecht, which took placo In tho German Lutheran comotery In Nollgh township, was very largely at tended. Tho deceased was 76 years old and dlejl of a general breaking down of tho system. Rev. William Harms was the of ficiating, clergyman. Tho dread of people with weak lungs who suitor with stubborn roughs Is consump tion. Foloy's Honoy and Tar, If taken In time, cures the cold, heals the lungs and always cures incipient consumption. Myers Dillon Drug Co., Omaha; Dillon's Drug Store, South Omaha. St, I.iiiiIk I.lne for Snntn I'e, FORT SCOTT. Knn.. Aug. 26. It is stated that tho railroad now being built out of St. Louis and across Missouri, known ns tho St. Louis & Colorado, Is to be a Santa Fe lino which will absorb tho charter of the Jefferson City, Fort Scott and Southwest ern company, and build to Chnnute, Knn.. via this city anil connect there with the Santa Fo Southwestern line. This will give the Santa Fo the St. LouIb connection which it has long wanted and nt the same tlmo open up to St. Louis n direct connec tion with the big southwestern territory of thn Kunta Fo lines. Tho St. Louis, Kansas City and Colorado mud nnd the Jefferson City,, Fort Scott nnd Southwestern roud wero chartered about the same time .inder the laws of Knnsus The directory of cuc.h contains the name nf a Snntn Fe representative, und tho lines as described In the applications for charters are almost parallel. The lack of energy you feel, the backache and n run down condition generally nil mean kidney disorder. Foley's Kidney Cure will rretora your strength and vigor by making the kidneys well, Take no substi tute, Myers-Dillon Drug Co., Ooiaba, Dil lon Drue Store, South Omaha, South Omaha News . At tho meeting of the Board of Educa tion this evening another session of tho Hoctor site controversy will probably bo held. For somo time It has been currently rumored that the board had plans of de posing Secretary Bretinnn, but no deflnlto action to accomplish this end seems ns yet to have been planned. Mr. Brennan has stated positively that he will not resign voluntarily nnd more than that says he doesn't know how they nre golug to get rid of him. He still positively refuses to sign tho wnrrant for the purchase price of the Hoctor lots, upon which it Is contem plated building a new High school. The writ of mandamus that has promised to bo forthcoming ever since his refusal to sign tho warrant still remains In oblivion nnd therefore many thltik that the members of the board who favor tho money being paid to Hoctor have another card to play and that cord deals dlrectely with Mr. Bren nan In his official capacity. Mr. Hoctor claims that under tho law Mr. Brennan has no volco In tho matter, but that It Is his plain, sworn duty to sign the wn'rrant and allow the land to be deeded to the district. Urentun, however, seems to view the mat ter in a different light and says that he courts mandamus proceedings ns much ns Mr. Hoctor says he docs. It is true that no definite statement enn bo made by tho school treasurer nt this tlmo ns to tho amount of school money In his hands owing to tho outstanding war rants and tho Interest that has accrued upon them. From n careful estimate, how ever. It would seem thnt tho treasury has at least $0,500. the price that has been agreed upon for theso lots. It seems now that Brennan stands prac tically alono In his determination In tho board. At the tlmo a voto was taken upon the purchase six members voted for tho purchase, one was absent and Mr. Brennnn said thnt the lund should not become tho property of tho district. The absent mem ber wns Roberts nnd he hns not committed himself on tho subject Tho board's netlon tonight Is promising a scries of surprising movements. Thnt they will tend to question tho conduct of Mr. Brennan is not doubted, but Just ns to tho course that will bo adopted little is known nnd tho members of the bonrd who wero approached yesterday either said they knew nothing about the matter or refused to tnlk on tho subject . Drnivni'il While llntlllllK. Frnnk Vnn Sunt. 11 years old, a son of John Van Sant. residing nt Fifty-Ural and It street, was drowned yesterday nfternoon while bathing with n number of his com panions In a small pond near tho home. None of the boys could swim, but were sporting around In the shallow water. The drowned lad wnded out beyond his depth and Immediately sank. The other boys Im mediately ran to the house and gnvo the alarm. His mother wns In the house alone and sho ran to tho water's edge and at tempted to recover tho body. Sho was hys terical nnd her screams attracted the at tention of her husband, who was near tho house. He rushed to tho pond nnd wading out found the body and carried It to the house. Every effort was made to rccustlcnte tho llttlo fellow nnd Dr. Abcrly wns cnllcd, but when he arrived tho boy was dead, ns he probably was when brought to tho sur fare. The parants were unanaro that the boys were In the wntcr. Knowing that It wns deep, they had forbidden them going near It. The coroner was notified and will hold an Inquest today. All oil nil I n IT it Nuisance. Notwithstanding that there has been re peated demands for tho removal of tho drays which havo their headquarters at Twenty-fifth nnd N streots, thoy continue to stand at tho same old place. During this time of the year, when business is not very brisk, thero nro from ten to fifteen drays nt nil hours, so that it Is Impossible for traffic to be accommodated nt this point. A great tunny nre demnnding that the drnys be removed to tho corner of Twenty fifth nnd M streots, where there Is an empty lot and little general business Is dono. San itary Inspector Jones said yesterday that It was not In the province of his duties to removo them, but If ho Is Instructed by the authorities to do so ho will immediately give It his attention. Complain of llnil Ilnads, Tho congregation of tho First Presbyterian church Is entering n bitter complaint agnlnst tho present condition of J street, between Twenty-fourth und Twenty-fifth. Ropeatcd efforts hnvo been mailo to have this street graded, but the abutting prop erty owners will not sign n petition to have It done. Tho church people now say that thoy will tako It up and at least force them to put In a decent sidewalk. The one that now exists ut the plnce Is toru up in places nnd rotten. This street leads dl rectely to tho Presbyterian church from the cast and In muddy weather the congre gation Is compelled to go soveral blocks around or wado through the mud to get to tho placo of worship. Sinnll Fire nt Armour's, The llro department was called to the es tablishment of Armour ft Co yesterdny nft ernoon to nttend u small sized blnzo that had started In a defective fluo. The blow ing of the plant whistle, tho signal for a fire, created great excitement and tho ro- port was Instantly started that tho whole establishment was on tiro. Great crowds commenced running for tho plant, but be foro either they or tho department could get thero two whistles announced that tho Are was out. Mattle til- (anna I i. Phillip Sinner of York wan In the city yesterday. Judgo F. A. Agnew has returned from n fishing trip. Misses Lulu nnd Uessle Dare have re turned from a month's visit In Ida Orovo, la. W. 8. Habcock, ox-pollco Judge of South Omaha, will return today or tomorrow from nn eastern trip. Tho police picked up n valuable capA at tho picnic grounds Saturday nnd nre hold ing It nt the station, awnltlng the owner to claim It. City Treasurer Frank Koutsky lias almost fully recovered from his siege of typhoid nnd will rcsumo Ills duties either Tuesday or Wednesday. Grace Maxwell, who has been visiting In Colorado for n few weeks, returned homo Snturday. She will resumo her work with Hammonds ut once. Tho Indies of tho South Oninhn Hnspltnl association nro endeavoring to secure it trained nurse, to tako up the duties of Miss Buckingham, who retired a few weeks ago. Peter Tnttnn, nn ex-policeman, was yes terday arrested charged with being Insane Ho wns frightening peoplo on (J street, brandishing u club and exhorting them on religious subjects. Ho offered no resistance when taken to Jail. He was locked up In it sepnruto cell and all duy rend nloud from n prayer book, refusing to speak to any ot the Jul I attendants. Reduced Ha ten fur Soldier. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. Tho Postal Telegraph Cablo company has extended tho courtesy of Its cable service, in behalf ot tho officers nnd men of the nrmy serving In China and thnlr families and friends nt hnne, nt ono-hnlf rato cablo tolls for soclnl messages in plain language when these messages are sent anil received through tho adjutant general of tho army. The rnblo officers In China and General Chaffee will be advised, nnd messages coming from there will bo grouped nnd sent to tho adjutant general nnd distributed to thn persons nddresied. The full rate to all China ports, where tho American nrmy Is serving; Is II 63 per word, Including ad dress and signature, The rate upplylag under the offer of the Postal Telegraph Cablo company, ns outlined above, Is 814 cents per word. Theso rates nre payablo In advance of sending of message. Thoso desiring to nvnll themselves of tho offer of the com pany should write tho text of tho messngo ns It Is desired to be sent, deslgnntltig proper rnnk of tho person addressed, and nfflx signature. The local officers of the Poslnl Telegraph Cnblc company will lend assistance In compiling cost of messages proposed to bo sent and the cost of the same should be transmitted with tho mes sage nnd letter of advice to Major General II. C. Corbln, ndjutant general, Nnshlng- ton, D. C. OUTLYING SALOON HELD UP Three Men Hull Henry ArtT's Place nt Fifty-Fourth anil Center Streets. Three unknown men entered the saloon of Honry Arff nt Fifty-fourth nnd Center streets shortly before midnight Sunday nnd held up tho placo for about M00. Arff nnd Hons Hoi si. an omnlovo of the county hos pital, wero the only pcrfons In the saloon at the time. Ono of tho robbers entered the front door with a revolver In each hand and commanded Arff and llollst to throw up their hands, which they did promptly. A second one, with a revolver, eamo in while the third member of the gang stood Just Insldo of tho door. The llrst robber went through tho monoy drawer nnd the pockets of tho men. The gang then lied to tho north. Arff und llollst appeared nt tho police station later nnd gave nn excellent description of tho robbers. SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS. IllneU Hills Republicans tctbf, DI3ADWOOD, S. 1)., Aug. 26.-(SpccIal.) The republican primaries for tho county convention were held throughout Lawrence county Friday. In somo precincts nn un usually large vote wns enst. Thero Is n strong contest In tho county over the can didate for county nrhool superintendent five women being candidates. In one pre cinct thero wns a gain ot twenty repub lican votes over the poll of Inst election. The party leaders feel unusually sanguine ot tho election this fall. Thoro is hnr mony In tho republican ranks In every county In tho Black Hills. The county convention will ho held September 1. Hon. E. W. Martin, republican candi date for congress, will leave In a few du8 for Faulkton, S. I)., where he will open the campaign with a speech at tho county tonvcntlon there. He has received re quests for addresses from many more towns act oss tho river than ho will be ablo to nttend to. He will spend September In the cnslern part of the state nnd October In the Dlnck Hills. Most of the duys In September he Is booked for two speeches per day. ules from Alierdeen. ABERDEEN, S. I)., Aug. 26. (Special ) Telegraphic communication has been es tablished with Sulley. the new town on the Powder extension. N. II. Kingman Is the agent for the. railroad company. J. Roy Kelly has passed the required examination for n position In the regular nrmy nnd has been appointed second lieu tenant. He Is now In Washington. D C M. H. Kelly has been appointed secre tary of the republican county eonimlttco nnd will hnvo charge of the party hind quarters In this city. J. J. Dolan, arrested on the charge of having In his possession a dangerous weapon with Intent to commit crime, wns on examination bound over to tho circuit court. Ho Is ono of the men who mndo an uttcmpt to break Into the hardware storo of A. C. Wltto and left n stick of dynamite behind when they Hod? South Dakota Incorporation". PIERRE, S. I)., Aug. 26. (Special.) Ar ticles of Incorporation have been Hied for tho Crlpplo Creek nnd 'Frisco Gold Min ing company nt Pierre, with n capital of 500,000. Incorporators, James M Thomas, Jr. mi a II. Myers nnd G. V. PnttUon. For tho Harney Addition Land company nt Keystone, with n capital of $t,fi00. In to) porators, John S. George, Philip M. Rnnnej and Charles II. George. For tho (Junpaw Mining company at Deadwood, with u capital of fl.OCO.OOO. In corporators, A. M. Slonn, H. II. Fisher, W. G, Elder, R. S. Jamison, Jr., und others. The Stato Land department today sent out five patents on final payment for state lands. Two of these went to Moody county, two to Yankton county and ono to Bon homrao county. Succensfnl lllk Preserve. EVA.WSTON, Wyo., Aug. 20. (Special.) A man numcd M. V. Gtltner of Jackson's Holo has n preserve of twenty acres in closed. In which ho hns nineteen head of oik. Ho started four years ngo with Ave cows nnd u hull elk nud finds that the animals propagate In this kind ot captivity as well ns on tho open rnngc. Conse quently his herd Is steadily Increasing from natural causes. Mr. Giltner has in mind tho fatu of tho buffalo and when the elk nnd other big gamo nro driven out of tho country or exterminated in tho natural order of civilization ho will hnvo a largo herd la mako sales from and ought to make u fert uno from his venture. (rntine Are Plentiful. PIERRE, S. D., Aug. 26. (Speclnl.)-Par-tics who hnvo heen out over tho rnngo country report grouse more numerous than they have been for years and that thero will be n lot of good hunting this fall. Tho gome wnrden for Stanley county looked out for violators of the game law last fall and is holding hunters to n strict ac countability at tho present nnd when tho first ot nuxt month cornea there will bo a Bhow for tho hunters and also a show for tho grouse, which will bo largo enough to fly by that time. A fro-A in erica ii Council, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind . Aug. 2ii.-Tho third nnnunl convention of the Afro Amerlcnii council will open its sessions Tuesday morning. The work of the council Is dono nutluly through buteni.s, seven In number. The heads of theso bureaus are: Legislation bureau, Daniel Mumi". li brarian, congressional library, Immlitru tlon bureau. Illshop II. ,M Turner, Atlanta, (la.; antl-lynchliiK bureau, Mri. Ida 'Wells Harnett; education bureau, II. A Johnson. Salisbury. N. (' ; business bureau, W K H. Dubois, Atlanta, On ; ecclesiastical trc form) bureau. Ilev A. .1. t'arr, Chicago, literary bureau, P. U. Pinchback, Washl'i,? ton. D. V. Tho work of tho council Is planned i nri Its execution superintended by nn executive bonrd made up of threo re presentutlven from each stnte Prominent members of the Afro-Am-rl-enn council who will attend are: (leor II White, congressman from North Carolina. Bishop Alexander Grant. Illslmii II m Turner, Edward Everett llrnwn, Mary Church Ferrell nnd Ida Wells llarnott Hooker T Wusblngton will deliver one of the principal addresses In the Important business to be trm nctcu by tho council Is the election of a president to succrej Illshop Alexnnder Walters, who has held that olllce sine n organization Illshop Walters, It Is Mild, will itecllno re-election nnd George II Whlto Is talked of for tho place. Nearly 100 councils will be represented ii in iisserien iiuii un argument win nrine n this convention uUo over n proposition o endorse President McKlnlcy CASTOR I A For Infanta and Children, I no Kind Ycc Have Always Bought Signature of Or.. 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