Tnu orArrA tattv bee: srrAV, sel't u:rnET? i;. moo.
AFRICA COMES TO THE FORE
Transviml Again Occupies a Prominent Place
in English Thought.
AMERICAN ENTERPRISES IN ENGLAND
I'rrpnrlnu In Show lie People How
to Sol r tlic I'rolilein of Itnplcl
Transit. I'rlimi niul
lulrriirliiin.
Copyright. 197), by the Associated Press )
LONDON, Sept. IS. When a clear-cut
Usuc Is ngnln discernible In the confusion
surrounding the Chinese dllllciiltles, there
nay he a reawakening ot real Interest, but
at present China holds quite a secondary
place In tho public mind In England. The
parliamentary campaign Is In lull swing,
but Lord Salisbury has not yet taken the
country Into his confidence as to balloting
iay, and the consc'iucut uncertainty ghes
the stump-speaking that Is goln? on In
very constituency an academic tinge. So
Great Ilrltnln, lacking n more interesting j
topic, has returned to the consideration of
the war In South Africa and tho news
papers aro oagrly scanned for signs of the
real ond of tho campaign, as Orent Britain
Is tired of carnage. President Kruger's
dramatic retreat has led the commentntors
to reannounce the closo of tho war, but tho
long lists of casualties and deaths In hos
pitals, aggregating .00 a week, which con
tinue to fill up the bulletin boards, belle
tbelr statements.
The claims hitherto made that tho Hrlt
tsh losses In South Africa have been small,
as compared with those, of cither campaigns,
appear to need revision, Judging from re
cent calculations made by a well known
actuary, who finds that of the olllcers In
South Africa, 72.1 per 1,000 have been
killed or have died from wounds; 30.0 per
1,000 of tho olllcers have died from disease,
while of tho men Hi per 1 000 have been
killed or died from wounds and 31.8 per
1,000 havo died from disease. These start
ling statistics not only Illustrate that
while tho olllcers and men have suffered
approximately oqually from disease, tin
risks of olllcers in ac tion have boon hugely .
disproportionate and nlso that the rate ot
mortality haB been much greater than In
tho Kranco-Oermnn war.
KniKi'i nnil 111 Millions.
Kruger's millions nre tho subject of dis
respectful paragraphs and long narratives
of dispraise. The lowest estimate of his
wealth Is Cl.000,000, Invested nbrnad, while
some calculators llgure his wealth at C5.
000,000. The Transvaal government Is
supposed to havo -2.000,000 or 3,000,000
In continental banks, which will bo
hoarded by tho managing committee, Dr.
Loyds says, for a futuro rising when
Kngland Is lu other dlfllcultles.
All kinds of rumors nre current regarding
(he coming of American enterprise Hnd
capital to rollnvo London's congested
tralllc. That tho metropolis is far behind
every provincial center In many things
that go to make up a modern city Is be
ginning to bo realized by Bnglishmen. as
well aa by Americans, and n demand Is
rising for now blood American or other
wise capublo of solving transit problems.
There Is much gossip over the statements
that Charles T. Yerkes of Chicago and New
York has secured control of the stock of
the Charing Cross, Bustnn & Hnmpstcad
underground railroad. His friends openly
rinclnrn lh.it hp hnH not nnlv acpttreil IIiIm
valuable opening, but his coming to London !
means that he will control the electrical election in uctoner wouiu no iiiiprcc-ocuieu
traction system of the metropolis. Nor Is ' nnil would be an extraordinary act of pollt
London the only place where American j leal cowardice.
capitalists are engaged In promoting enter- Lord Salisbury, with whom rests the
prises. The next few days will probably choice of tho date of the dissolution, has
seo the completion of plnns for the complo- given no hint, but all over the country ac-
tlon nnd consolidation of a system of 120
miles of suburban lines connecting Man
Chester, llolton and a snore of towns In t In
most populous district of northern Bnglnnd.
This project Is In the hands of Messrs.
"Tom" anil Albert Johnson of New York.
American railroad magnates are also
busy hero. They nre confident Amerlcnn
coal hns found a prominent place In !
Kngland. Rvery American consul In Burnpe
has been set to work to supply statistics
an lu the possibility of finding a market.
BESIEGE CAPITAL OF FRANCE
.Soldier of (In- Mil ropcnii Itopiilille
TiiLe Purl In liri'nl Mlmlu
Warfare.
PARIS. Sept. 15. Tho grand maneuvers of
tho French army which have been proceed
ing in the last week In sectional form,
entered their flnnl and genet.tt stage today.
Tho scone of the operations. La lleauce. Is
tho great wheat plain of France. Four army
corps aro taking part In the mimic wurfarc.
Tho scheme supposes Paris to be besieged.
A French army from the southwest, ad
vancing to Its relief, encounters nt Chnrtres
an nrmy of tho enemy sent to hold It in
check.
Tho hcadquarlprs of the generalissimo is
established at Chnrtres. Lieutenant llcnlley,
American military representative nt Paris,
represcntH tho United States. Tho
maneuvers will coneludo September 20 with
a review of 100,000 troops by President
Loubet at Chart res.
A striking feature of tho operations is
If a woman's crown of glory
is her hair, Jessie Kraser, of
Fine, N. Y., must be a queenly
woman. She wrote us, last
January, that her hair was
nearly 64 inches long and very
thick.
And she gave Aycr's Hair
Vigor
r all the credit tor it.
Ay
,'ers riair vigor mav no
tiiis for you.
We don't claim the 64 inches
tvery time, though.
J. C. Ayer Company,
F actical Chemliti, Lowell, Mm.
A 'rr'i SinipirilU
Ayrt'i Pilli
A)cr' Ajue Cu'e
Ajtr'i Hi'r Vigor
A)rr'i Chtrry IVctonl
A)ct Conutsae
i ,fi , A
tho Introduction on an extenslvo scale ot I
automobiles In order to secure a practical I
test of their military utility. Several of '
tho generals and members of their staff '
!t "-J.L-jrJ.i. '
.iuvji uio, nu ii uair (ii u , . 11 w. un
value The general's nldc-de-camps covered
unprecedented dlstanrcs lu a few hours
yesirrday. General Urugcre's orderly
ofllcer ran 170 kilometres In the morning,
making a complete circuit of the two con
tending armies and furnishing Oencral
Ilrugere with full details of the situation
by noon. Where autocars can be utilized
tho use of horses by generals ond mes- i
scngors would npprar doomed.
Heavy forage and provision autowngons
are also doing available work for the com-
mlssarlat. Tho roads around C hartres simply
swarm with autooycles, motor cars and
wagons worked by electricity, petroleum and
stenm. Accidents are Inevitable, but they
have been few considering tho number of
motors.
TAKES UTfliSBUDCET
(Continued from I'lrst Pago)
frrm Kottordnm on the Spaarndnm Soptem
per 1.1, said to u representative of the As
soclatcd Press before sailing
I urn by no means dissatisfied with the
result or my visit In behalf of Mrs. Mny
brlck, though the home secretary has yet
taken no artlon. The publication of Lord
ItiiHSell's letter caused a profound Im
pression. Furthermore 1 have since learned
m high authority that Lord Ilussell kept
bis promise in .Mrs. Mnybrlck and In the
capacity of lord chief Justice prepared a
long statement strongly urging her re
lease nnil concluding us follows:
"In rn opinion, as head of the Judiciary
of Bnglanil. .Mrs. Mubrlck night to be
Immediately released " .....
This letter was shown to Lord Hugh
Cecil (fifth son of the tnnrciuls of h.tlls
bury and Mt one time a private secretarv
to hl father as secretary of state for
foreign arfalrsi and others before the pe
tition to the home secretarv (Sir Matliew
White Hiillej-i it ml In the opinion of the
best-Informed barristers of Bnclnnd those
1-eprcietnntlons constituted an ollli In! act
of the chief Justice, and the home set-re-tur
ought to so regard them.
This Times publishes a second article to
da' on American competition in small
tnelnl goods. Commenting udltorlly on tho
article the Times nrrlves at tho conclusion
that "a protective tariff leaves trade to
adopt Itself to tho special needs of tho
heme market and to compete with foreign
markets only with surplus not especially
adapted for foreign needs."
The Times also says: "We shall feel
tho full stress of Oerman and American
competition when, if cer, all the fiscal
barriers which now restrain Its pressure
aro removed."
END OF PARLIAMENT AT HAND
Kiiftllnli Voter Xoon to lie Aiiculeil
To liy the lireiit Political
Purtli-s.
(Copyright, mm, by Press Publishing Co.i
LONDON, Sept. if.. --(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram.) Tho rumors
of dissolution of Parliament have chrystal
Ized Into n definite statement that tho event
will tuke place on September 2.1. The min
isterial papers nre now omphazlng the as
sertion that tho South African war Is over
and urging tho ministers to seek the ver
dict of the country at once upon their
policy. The Jingo fever Is not at all so
strong as It was a month ago and the pop
ularity of the war is declining. For thin
reason, ns well ns that an election now
would bo held on the old register, the lib
erals are anxious for postponement. Sir
itobert Held, attorney general in C.lad-
stone's last administration, says that an
tlvn preparations for a contest nre In prog
ress. It Is a forgconn conclusion that the torles
will win. but probably not by so large a
majority as in 1M5. Tho liberal leaders
having acquiesced In the annexation of the
Transvaal and tho Orange Free State tho
liberal candidates will tontine themselves
to criticisms of the organization of the War
deniirtment and cost of the wnr. The ex
perts In the wnr olllce estimate the weekly
expenditures at something over J 10,000,000.
In London, where only nno-seventh of the
representation is liberal, a strong point will
bo mado of the remlsness of the govern
ment In legislation upon lhe housing of
the working classes and also the taxation
Jot the ground values.
ONE SHOW THAT IS A WINNER
Performance t the Imposition So
Toouli (lint Khii (lie PnrlNlim
Are KlcUlnn On It.
(i'op right, 1W0, bv Print- Publishing Co i
PAItlS. Sept. 15. (New York World
CablegramSpecial Telegram.) A com-
motion not unlike the "Sappho"
sensation In New York Is con
vulsing Paris over tho exceedingly
suggestive performance of a band of fe
male wrestlers at the oxposlllon in one of
tho many theaters which had failed and
closed.
One notoriously enterprising female man
ager, having subrented n concession, in
. tailed a dozen beautiful and athletic girls,
all expert wrestlers, together with n few
malo fighters. All tho women wear tights,
suggesting the prettiest models known In
bathing costumes, and, thus attired, they
appear between the performances on a
platform In front of the theater, while
"barkers" explain the beauties of the
show offered within nnd the female wren
Hers themselves challenge all comers.
From tho tlrst the enterprise has been
a colossal success. Men. especially ar
tists, "rounders" nnd sportsmen, form par
ties to go and wrestle with tho girls. Thu
place has been so crowded lately that the
police havo established a special service
thereabout. Several newspapers and cler
gymen nnd many senators now demand ths
suppression of what they call tho most
disgustingly immoral show yet devised
and petitions havo been started against
it. On the other hand, a powerful faction
support tho show on the ground of ' pub
lic liberties and "legitimate sport."
The exposition nlllctals are considering
whother they can closo the establishment
without risking n lawsuit for heavy dam
ages.
HIGH PRICES 0R PASSAGE
llerths cm Uer Dcutscliliinil
II r 1 11 k In Fnney l-'litures
for (lie Time.
Are
(Copyright. I'M', by I r us Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Sept. 15. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Since the
North dermnn Lloyd steamer Doutschlnnd
succeeded In lowering tho transatlantic
record, tho demand for berths n board her
has been unprecedented. Her return
vojage from Southampton to New York,
which begins tomorrow, will net over J 200,
000, not counting second-clasB bookings
nnd cargo. Bven the olllcers' rooms are
booked. One American gentleman pays
250 for hlmselt nnd his wife. Another
pnys J2.700 for himself, wife, sister nnd
tluee servants.
Andrew Carnegie will sail on the
Dcetschland on October 2S. going to Amer
ica to vote nt lh presidential election.
He has paid $8,000 tor berths for his party
of seventeen from Sklbo castle. This In
the largest amount ever paid for family
party on nu Atlantic liner.
It is expected that tho Deutschlaud will
make the six voyages across tho Atlantic
within the two monthi before winter sets '
In.
into a home of their own
llukr nnil Duchess of York Will Take
Clarence House nnil
M ii Uc Merry.
(Copyright. Uon, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Sept. 15. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The duke
and duchess of York are to occupy Clarenco
.,,,,, u , ,, .....i-nf.il to them by
j w,do. of th(1 ,nle dlll.c of Ejmburgh.
clarence ho,19e wlu bo a moro suitable
'ldcuce for lhe duko an,i duchess of
y k v,ho have a largo family, than Is
,' nia
St. James palace.
Probably under their auspices the royal
garden parties, which so far as Marl
borough house Is concerned, appear to
havo lapsed entirely, might be revived
there. The gardens aro not so largo, but
the gatherings would not necessarily In
clude the thousands who aro on the lluck
lugham palare lists.
CAPTURES ROLLING STOCK
(irnernl French Make Importnnl
Mm e Hi-suit Help tin
llrltlsu.
LONDON. Sept. 15. Lord Roberts reports
to tho War office, under date of Mnchudo
dorp, September 14, as follows-
"I-'ronch occupied llarberton yesterday
with tho cavalry, which he took across tho
mountains. Ho met slight opposition, the
enemy being completely Burptlsed. Twenty
three ofllcurs ami fifty-nine men who were
prisoners were released and forty-three
locomotives and other rolling stock wero
raptured. The former will relieve us of
great difficulty, as wo had to put Up with u
fow rickety engine..
"French reports that ho has sufficient
supplies for three weeks for his force and
for a week for his horses. One hundred
Doers, with many Mauser rifles and a quan
tity of ammunition, were raptured. Theru
aro large quantities of cattle and sheep lu
the country, which Is good news.
"French Intercepted large convoys, show
ing that llarberton was used as a depot of
supplies for tho IJocrs In the south and
southeast The bulk of French's foices
still thirty-five miles behind the cavalry,
owing to tho dllllculty of getting the
wagons over the pass leading to llarberton."
ANOTHER APPEALFR0M BOERS
llrlonntrH In I : oi-opc Atlilrew n I'riijer
to All Notion., for In-li-ri
i-ntloil.
THE HAOUB. Sept. 1.". The llocr dele
gates, Messrs. Fischer, Wolmarans and Wcs
scls, havo addressed an appeal to all na
tions for intervention In South Africa. After
expressing the conviction that the annexa
tion of the Trunsvnnl was only proclaimed
with tho object of enabling Oreat Ilrltnln to
prosecute the war In nn Inhuman manner,
contrary to International law and to mer
cilessly pursue ns rebels exhausted com
batants hitherto recognized as belligerents,
tho appellants declare that, with (Sod's help,
this will never bo attained.
They assert that the South African repub
lics have shown thcnuelvcs to bo worthy
of liberty and that thoy will continue to
struggle to the last breath against Oreat
Ilrltnln's attempt to annihilate their ex
istence as a freo people. The appeal con
cludes as follows-
"In the name of Justice and humanity
wo appeal to all peoples to come to our aid
In this supreme moment nnil save our coun
try. We commit ourselves to Cod. trusting
that out prayers will be hoard.
QUEEN VICTORIA'S NERVES
AkciI rtnler of Kliiclnnil Hun Uroken
CJrrutlr I oiler the triilu of
lie lloer Wnr.
(Copyright. 1!W, by I'ter Publishing Co. i
LONDON, Sept. IS. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) It Is be
coming Increasingly evident to Queen Vic
toria's entourage that the Transvaal war
has shaken her nerves to a disquieting ex
tent. The queen continues In good health,
but recently she has shown less command
ovor her emotions. The boom of ennnnn i
tries her so much that the royal salutes
aro dispersed with where possible.
example recently of her majesty's Inability
to control her emotions was alTorded dur-
Ing Mme. Calve last visit to Windsor,
when she sang popular songs of France In
the queen's private npnrtmcnt and at the
conclusion the queen burst Into sobs.
BURGHERS ARE DISORGANIZED
Itepnrleil to He I'lulitlou iiioiik
'MieiiiNPlr en mnl I, online unit
II n nil uk lliillilliiBN,
LOUKBNZO MAKQl'KZ, Sept. 15. Doors
who arrived hero yesterday evening aver
that the burghers are lighting among them
selves at Hclsprult nnd aro looting and
burning buildings.
Kroner (iocs (o Negiotlnte Pence.
LONDON. Sept. 15. A special dispatch
from Naples says that an agent of the
Transvaal says the object of Mr. Kruger's
visit to Burope Is to negotiate a settle
ment with Oreat Ilrltnln aud that he has
full power to act to that end.
TRIAL OF HOWARD-RESUMED
TcNtliiiouy In TnKeu lu the Trial for
(lie Asuussluntliiii of
(iocbel.
FKANKFOKT, Ky . Sept. l.V Tie How
ard trial was resumed today. Common
wealth's Attorney Franklin King 111, Judgo
Williams was appointed prosecutor. Bngl
neer Woodson concluded his testimony. Dr.
W. F. Phlllpps of Manchester testified to
conversations he had with Howard regard
ing tho assassination of Ooebel
Lieutenant John Klcketts testified that
after the shooting ho saw a man Jump the
rear fence near the executive building. Tho
man. he thought, had a gray moustache and
ho did not believe Howard was the man.
Jailer Lackey of Madison county said How
nrd called on him at Klchmond and told
him he hnd been at Frankfort nnd had gono
home, but received a message to return.
Howard said: "You may rest nssured I
will never go to the penltentinry for (ho
murder of George llaker."
The theory of the prosecution Is that Im
munity from prosecution for the Ilaker
murder was promised Howard as a reward
for killing Ooobel. Lieutenant Klcketts
also Incriminated Youtsey again tho samo
as In tho Powers trial,
W. D. Weover testified that when Howard
returned from Frankfort lo London to ap
pear for trial for tho murder of (Jeorgo
Ilaker Judge J. II. Tlnsley met him nnd
shook hands with Hownrd, saying:
"Jim. I heard through my son what you
did nt Frankfort and I want to congratu
late you."
Howard, he says, nodded nnd smiled.
imnn II, ntliiiny III,
KOCIUiSTBK. N. Y., Sent 15 -Susan II
Anthony, the woman suffragist. Is III at
her home on Madison street, having nut
fered n collnpse last Monday evening, and
has been conllned to her rooms hIiu-c
Colonel D. K. Anthony nnd wife ot Leav
enworth. Kan . who are vlsltlin: Miss
Anthony, together with other members of
ner ramny, sny per condition is not alarm
Ing. She Is 80 yenrs of age.
OLD OPERATORS TO HOBNOB
Telegaphers Who Served in the Civil War to
Meet in Twin Cities.
THREE DAYS OF JOLLY GOOD FELLOWSHIP
At !ntiic 'lime mill I'lnce Aanoclittlnn
of Key I'mnuler Who Have Hern
In tin- II ti On on Tenl Your
or .Moro Will Fraternize.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Sept. 15 The eigh
teenth annual reunion of the Old-Time
Operators association nnd the Society ot
the United States .Military corps will be
held In St. Paul nnd Minneapolis next
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Bx
tcnslM! preparations have been made for
luu gathering and old-time operators, many
of whom havo not handled a telegraph
key for twenty years or more, will meet
with their families to recount deeds of
hatdshlp, heroism and hum or. Soma will
be present with empty sleeves and somo
will bo sustained by crutches, 'for mnny
members of the two organizations rendered
lnnluithlo service In die civil wnr, none
but veterans ot which nre eligible to tho
military corps. Bltglblllty to the old
t tttio association consists in having been
for twenty years a telegrapher.
Thirty or more members will go from
Chlcngo Monday morning In n special car,
attached to which will be another special
car carrying the New York delegation,
which will arrive In Chicoga tomorrow
morning. The New Yorkers will spend
Sunday as the guests of their Chicago
friends, by whom they will be entertained.
Among the old-timers, residents of Chi
cago, who will attend the reunion nret
J. (1. Harrlgnn, assistant general superin
tendent of the Illinois Central railroad;
H. C. Clowry, vice president and general
manager of the Western Union Telegraph
company; Marvin Hughltt, president of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad; W, J.
Lloyd, assistant division superintendent)
and Frunk Klchardson, trafllc chief of tho
Western Union Telegraph company; A.
It. llllss and Stephen L. llobluson of tho
Chicago Hoard of Trade and B. J. Nally,
assistant general superintendent, and
James B. Pettlt. chief operator of the
Postal Telegraph company.
(Hllt'eix of Tiki HiiiIIo.
The olllcers of the old-timers association
ate: President, Henry C. Hope, St. Paul;
vlco president, Henry A. Tuttle, Minne
apolis, secretary and treasurer, John
llrant, New York.
The olllcers of the Military corps are!
President, Colonel William II. Wilson,
Philadelphia; vice president. William L.
Ives. New York; secretary and treasurer,
J. B. Pettlt. Chicago.
Tho St. Paul headquarters of the re
union will bo the Hynn hotel nnd tho
Minneapolis headquarters will be the West !
hotel. Tuesday at 0 o'clock a. m. ,hu
old-timers will hold their business meet
ing In Blks' hall aud nt 11 o'clock the
Military corps will meet at the same
place. In the nfternoou the members of
the organizations and tholr families will
be entertained nt Fort Snelllng nnd Wild
wood, the Coney Island of the Twin cltios.
In the evening they will be tho guests of
tho local commlttoe at the various the
aters of St. Paul ond Minneapolis. Wed
nesday will bo "Minneapolis day" and the
visitors will be taken by rnll to Mlnne-
tor.ka and given a steambont ride on the
lake. Then will follow a trolly excursion
to Minnehaha fals and carriage rides
about the city. In the evening an informal
reception and ball will be given at Masoulo
hall. Thursday will be St. Paul day, tho
program for which comprises carriage
rides and luncheon until f o'clock p. m.,
when Micro will be n reception to the vis
iting women nt the Minnesota club, and at
S o'clock will lie given a banquet to tho
members of the Old-Time Telegraphers as
sociation and the I'nlted States Military
corps. I'nlted States Senator Davis of
Minnesota will make an address either at
the business meetings or nt the banquet,
with which the reunion will close.
. Fitment lllil-iimc OperiitniK.
Among the old-time trlegraph operators
of this country are men who have become
famous In finance and tho professions,
not only In the I'nlted States, but all mer
,nP wriJ. 'no most conspicuous among
these, of course. Is Thomns Bdison. the
""Izard of Menlo Park," whose Inventions
rt l 11 1 " l", u" wonu. men
'"ere is tne King or ttie iron world, An-
drew Carnegie, whose millions outnumber
the words he ever could "send" in a min
ute when as a youth he "sat In" nt the
key. Another Is Sir William Van Horn,
chairman of the board of directors of the
Canadian Pacific railroad, knighted by the
queen of Bnglnnd for conspicuous services
rendered to tho crown.
NEW PROCESS STEELM AKIN G
I'll liectcil lo llnve no Imporlniil llcill-
lu In (iieiipenlnu; Armor
I'lnle l n n ii f ti i' I it i' f.
PITTSIIL'KO. Pa.. Sept. 15. Bxperlments
Just concluded here of the now Cosgrove
process for maklni; compound steel Ingot.-)
Is oxcltlng great Interest among steel man-
ufneturors from tho tact that tho discovery
may havo an effect upon the letting of
armor plate contracts next month. The
experiments were under tho direction of W.
I). Corcorau of the Crucible Steel company
of America, and the results of tho tests, It
Is asserted, were a surprlso to all. Per
fectly solid Ingots of graduated enrbon,
from ono sldo of tho Ingot to the other, or
from the center of the Ingot to Its sides,
were made. In the manufacture of armor
plate, guns and many other kinds of steoL
tho Cosgrove process will, it Is asserted,
rank with tho best, both as to quality of
sleel produced and t ho economy in its
manufacture. In tho matter of armor
piste, It is further asserted, any de
sired thickness of heavy carbon can bo
given tho surface of tho plate, rendering
It, with a low carbon back, absolutely Im
penetrable, etv Pimitltin for (SenrKe T, .Inrrls,
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. K..-Oeorgo T.
solldatcd. has been appointed manager of
the Louisville, Bvansvillo & St. Louis Con
solidated, hns been appointed manger of
the Wisconsin Central system and will Inke
chnrge tomorrow morning. As the Louis
ville, Bvansvillo & St. Louis Is to be sold
In November n successor will not be ap
pointed. rniiiliu- Price for Food,
JOIIANNBSIH'KO, Sept. 1 (.Provisions
aro selling at famine prices here, sugar
bringing 2 shilling and ti pence n pound,
and pork tho same price, while matches
nro sold at 1 shilling per box. Other sta
pie articles nre proportionately dear, whllo
ninny necessities nro not obtainable nt any
prleo.
Iiiiiulieriiieii Urim ueil,
MlLWAflvKH. Sent. 15 -Blcbteen men
employes of the Northwestern Lumber
comnnny nt Kan Claire. Wis., started to
erof-s the river nnd when the boat was
about a ci'i.irter or n mile from shore It
was overturned and six of the men were
drowned, two swam to shore and the other
ten clung to tlie no, it una were rescued
(ieilliiili III Dilttxiiii Over l?(l, 00(1.000.
VANOlI'Vi: t. 11 V.. Sent. 15.-W. A.
llaer. a mining engineer of this city, lust
ret j rued from Dawson, says that accord
ing to the latest Information in tho pos
session of the gold commissioner's oftleo
at Duwson, royalty will bo paid this season
on $16.(iO,(iO The actual clean-up will be
,uuo,i)W more.
AMERICANSTAKE STEELTRADE
Competition In ThHr Own Market
Hurls (ho HiikHsIi Maiiu
fnetttrcr. LONDON. Sept is -Although mini
lesToronounro
supply is largeer. owing to borrowing from 1
I . ,. .. 1. t .... . v. ......
bank discounts, strengthened by the new
Issue of 2. 000.000 In treasury bllK for
which tenders will be received nt the It.uik
of England September 21 and which will
probably take off much money trout the
market unless the bank takes a large por
tion. On the Slock exchange today business
was limited, even for n Saturday, and was
mostly dull. Much nervousness In regard
to China among professionals deterred
them from fresh Important engagements.
Consols were weak and home rails were
quiet, slightly firmer nnd more hopeful on
account of the averting of the Oreat Bast
em railroad strike. Foreigners were In
active demand, but Spanish 4s were bought.
The apprehension In regard to Hrn?.lllan
dltllcultles were much less acute. t de
cline In Americans is in progress. The
market nppcars to be dominated by the
dlfllcultles of the coal trade and It Is said
Wall street Is not averse to seeing prices
lower, hoping the public will be attracted
by the depression In the coal roads. There
were renewed sales of Orand Trunks. Ca
nadian Paclilcs were easier, in sympathy
with Americans.
Hovlowlng the Iron nnd steel market, the
Statist says: "In spite of the li'e In coal
nnd pigs tho Scotch malleable lronniakers
have, within n fow weeks, reduced bars by
20 shillings, becnuse they were compelled
to do so by Amerlcnn competition. Yet
they obtained little or no business by the
reduction. Several factories had to shut
down. In the steel trade nianufni-iurers'
orders nre withheld because they say they
cannot buy or expert to buy cheaper from
(let-mnti or American makers. We hear
that steel plates were brought from Amer
ica to Olasgow, for transportation from
there to the east nt a lower cost, Including
freight nnd charges, than the price of the
local makers.
Tubemakcis Import American strip
vory much chenper than they can buy them
nt home and It Is presumed American tuhc
ninkers can nnd will compete with ours
And so on all through the steel trade.
Hardly a steamer coming from America
but has some Iron or steel on board."
"ifdll-N III. ii ii it ii r ' Dispute.
PAULS. Sept. IS. President Loubet. act
Ing ns nrbitrntor In the boundary dlipu:
between Colombia and Costa lllcn, decides
that lhe frontier between the two republics 1
Is formed by tho cordlllera of tho moun
tains setting out from Punta Mono, on the
Atlantic, and crossing northwards the val
ley from Kin Tarlna to Kin Saxohi. then
by a lino drawn nt obout the ninth ileifree
of latitude between the Atlantic and I
Pacific. Afterwards the boundary follows
a lino between ( hiqul lejo nnd the trlbu
lr"B "l' " "ct- ending at
''un'a t.ur.ca. on tne ract! c
The Islands east nnd southwest of Punta
Mnna. near the const, belong to Colombia,
and those further away from the continent,
lying betweon tho Mosquito coast and the
Isthmus of Panama, are also Colombian
territory, as well ns the Islands situated
east of the Ilurlcn Islands, and Including
them. The Islands west of this point are
asssigned to Cntn ltlca.
One Hit re I'liiKiie I'noc.
OLASOOW, Sept. 1.V-- Another plague
case has been reported here, m-tklng n
total of seventeen. In nddltlon, there p;
one suspect and 115 persons under observa
tion.
DEATH RECORD.
Ilenr.v Hecliinejcr.
FKE.MONT. Neb.. Sept. 15. (Special
Telegram.) Henry Iteckmeyer, one of the
pioneers ot this state, died at his residence,
corner of Bleventh nnd D streets this after
noon of paralysis, aged 01. lie was n nntlve
of Prussia. In 1SI0 ha came to Illinois, re
moving to Omaha In 1S5T. He made ninny
freighting trips ncrcss the plains and had
the usual number of exciting experiences
with hostile Indians. Ho lived In Denver
for several yenrs and came In this city In
IStiO, where he has since resided, doing nn
extensive business as n carpenter nnd
building contractor and accumulating a
considerable property. Ho leaves a widow,
throe sons. Clarence It. Keckmeyer of
Cape Nome, Alaska, Herbert and Walter
Keckmeyer of this city nnd one daughter,
Miss Julia Keckmeyer of this city. He
was a momber of the Ancient Order of
I'nlted Workmen and stood high In the
councils of thu order.
Mr, .Siixiin ItoliertKiiii.
IM'MnOLDT. Neb.. Sept. 13. (Special. )--
Mrs. Susan Robertson died nt the home
of her daughter, Mr.". B. M. Hardin, nt the
age of 7,1 yenrs, and the funeral service
was conducted by Blder W. A. Morrison of
the Christian church The deceased, with
her husband, who died leu ynrs ago, set
tied In Humboldt lu 1855 and were therefore
nmong the very earliest settlers of the
state. She leaves seven children, all of
whom were with her at the time of her
death.
Pioneer of .VelirnxUii.
WBST POINT. Neb., Sept, 15. (Special.)
Joseph Novak, one of the pioneer settlers
of Cuming county, died nt his homo sixteen
miles west of this city this week of heart
failure. The deceased was tbo brother-ln
lnw of Fred SonneiiHcheln and was 64 years
old. He leaves a wife ami thrro children
The remains were Interred In the lloheni-
Ian cemetery attached to tho church at
Dodge.
Mrs, llenrletlii Slclier.
TBCl'MSBH, Neb., Sept. 15. (Special. )
Mrs. Henrietta Sleber, wife of Oscar Sleber
died nt the family home lu thin city this
morning of cancer, after a long and pain
fill sickness. She was 13 years of age
and leaves several children and her hus
band. The funeral will bo held at the
home tomorrow afternoon nnd will bo con
ducted by Rev. T. D. Davis.
('nitric Hii7nril,
MILLER. Neb , Sept. 15. (Special Tele
gram.) Charles Hazzard, who was wounded
by tho iN-cldcntnl discharge of a shotgun Sep
tember 13, died this morning, leaving a wife
and one child. He will be burled by the
Modorn Woodmen, of which ho was a mem
her. Ho was also a member of the Mystic
Legion and carried a life pollcytfor $5,000.
.1, Frederick tmltli.
SIDLBY, In.. Sept. 15. (Special Tele
gram.) J. Frederick Smith, a rotlrud
farmer, died this afternoon, aged 61. Ho
lenves a wife, daughtor and four sons. Ho
served In an Indiana regiment In the civil
war, enllBtlng from Lafayette.
Mother nnd DniiKliler.
HASTINCiS, Neb., Sept. 15. (Special.)
Mrs. Mnrgure.1 Covoll and daughter, Miss
Mary, died this week of consumption. Tho
daughter died Wednesday and tho mother
died Thursday. Tho double funeral was
held yesterday.
Itenlileul of lluitlnuH.
HASTINGS. Neb., Sept. 15. (Special.)
Mrs. Chris ('hrlstcnsen died yeatorday aft
crnoon from nn Illness of loun duration
The funeral will bo held tomorrow afternoon
from the family residence
iiinn.
riSHBIt-Mrs. John O . 52S N 32d street.
Funeral notice lutr. KanoHvllIc, O ,
papers pleuse copy.
i Special Inducements For September
Larc shipment of Bookcaszs,
chased at 33 I -3 per cent discount,
. . .
Metal Beds at the new prices. Brass Beds and Iron Beds, in all
f nishes, bought in many cas:s at less than 50c on the dollar.
Bargains in Lace Curtains and Portieres. We enumerate a few
of the bargains and give our stock number on each piece.
No. SP.1 Iron lied -white enamel- trimmed
with brnas best castors (he regu
$1
Inr $2..'0 bed now
No. Jf.3 Solid llrnss lied This Is an odd
bed In our stock ns It Is ;l ft f. In wide, and
wo havo only one of this pattern canopy
top heavy brass mounts extension foot
regular MO 00 bed
for
$10.50
No. 1S1 Moss Oreen llronre lle.l brass top
talis, spindles and trimmings cant Iron
heads In place of knobs-patent catch to
make the bed solid - rcgu- ill A 4 ff
lar J22.00 bed now for
or . l.JJ
,, , , i,,ii
No. 2S2-!lnlf llr.tss Ilcd-lower half dead
black llnlsh brass spindles no knobs
around lop a bed that has always sold for
$2S.00 tho new lot
for
$15.00
Ho sure and see us before buying a metal
bed. as we carry all makes and patterns and 1
give you the benefit of the new prices.
No. S2I lledroom Suit We still hae a few
ot Micro left nt the "special'' price the
dresser top H 1H,342 nnd has a beveled
plate mirror, slzo S0.24 sle of commode
top 1SM fine golden llnlsh - a suit gi ticr
ally sold at $2.'..(J0
:00.; $15.00
wh.le they last
A good Solid Wood Seat
Ch.ilr tot-
30c
No. mo Combination
llooki ase and Desk -holld
quarter-sawed I
golden oak live largo
shelves in bnokiasc
has large. roomy
desk, Willi hi voted
French plate mirror
on top cupboard un
der desk - nicely
carved and well fin
ished n desk mado
to sell for $10 no -
with the spu lul lot this
$9.75
m ls
Many spi-( ial bargains In Couches We have
made up a few more of the No 212 Com lies
In different colors of velour i! ft 0 Id.
long, 2& In wide beat springs and spring
edges a big bargain
at
$5.50
These are our stoi k niimbois nnd the
FIRE RECORD.
tirniiil Isluuil More mnl Stock..
OKAND ISLAND. Neb., Sept 1'. iSpe
lul.) The geiinrul merchandise store of
A. Camp & Son of Doniphan Neb, was
nmpletely destroyed by flic inM niglu.
nearly all Hie contents being lost. I'lie
lire was tlrst discovered at o'i lock In Hi"
oil room back of the store. Its origin being
a i omplcto mystery.
The store wis one of the Int-gcnt in t no
village. The only means llicre were with
which to fight the llamcs wore small chem
ical extinguishers, and with die headway
ind food the flames had these wore prac
tically useless. The udiacent residence
of W. II. Cilduon was only saved by the cn-
rgeilc efforts of about fifty men, who
formed a (Ire brigade for (his building and
by tho aid of buckets kept It well spiked
with water. Other stores were also pro
tected by systematic bucket work.
The slock was valued nt about Jf'.oiin ami
carried JS.OOO insurance. Mr. Camp will
at once resume business In another build
ing.
Hotel MIkI.IIj lliininui'il.
M'COOK, Neli., Sept. 15.- (Special Tele
gram.) The Commercial lmiei ot mis city
hail a narrow escape from destruction by
flm this evening between '.) nnd 10 o'clock
The lire caught from the kitchen flue. The
splendid work of the fire department con
fined tho Haines to the rear portion ot lhe
building. 'Hie damage lo tbo building from
lire and water will reach $1,000 and the
furnltuio was damaged a like sum. nnth
building and furniture mo fully cov
ered by Insurnnee $3,500 on building and
$2,500 nu furniture. Work will commence
on Monday morning to restore the build
ing and furniture and the work will be
rushed to completion. This Is tho lending
hotel In this part of tho btnto and It was
full of guests, principally commercial men.
There were no accidents and all saved their
uffelfcts.
llnrn llevtro eil nl Crele.
CKBTB. Neb.. Sept. 15. (Spc-lul Tele-
f-r'i in i A (rt hpnlfn nut In nn n nf llin In rirn
C IJ .! (LS-7-Ij(
bams nt the Crete mills today nt 1 p m aablv for orvrtvorkvd man, del
Tho fire spread rapidly aud the building ivafv ivomi'll and nivL'Iff vJiild
was ciulckly burned to the ground. 'I !.t- HoothvH, utrvnatltv.nn
wero a number of horses In the bam, but , , , ... ,....
after rnal.lnrnl.l- work thesn were sav. 1 "' ' ' tH ' h('
Tho loss wns considerable, n large amount
of hay and grain being destroyed The
prompt arrival and good work nf the pie
men prevented tho lire fiom reaching the
mills nnd the various outbuildings. It is
not known bow the llro oilginatcd.
TORNADO VISITS KANSAS
llcnj- Wind I) 31 licit Diiiiiiikc mnl
ii Number of People Are
I 1 1 it t--1 1 .
KANSAS C1TV, Sept. 15 A special to tho
Star from Kurokn, Kan., says: Hamilton,
a town of 30 people, fourteen miles north
of here, was visited by a small tornado
late yesterday. A school house, livery
stable nnd sis dwellings wore destroyed.
Mrs, W. S. Drown aud daughter and Mrs.
Adam Dixon were seriously Injured, and
several people woro considerably 'irulsed.
At Florence n severe wind ra:i and hall
st irm prevailed, playing havoc with barns,
haystacks, corn shocks nnd numerous out
buildings. Threo distinct tornadoes wore
seen tram this place, ope of which laid
waste over a mile of Western t'nion tele
Kiaph line, destroyed- a Inrgo burn nnd mov
In is another lnrge bam and Imuso from
thc.r foi.ndntlons. Trees wore uprooted and
fences tr-rr down.
At Oumcr, four miles north, nearly two
miles of track oil tho Santa Ko railroad was
wash"( cut. Considerable damage to stock
anil i rops Is reported.
Illinilllx Kill Tun .Men, lull rc Tul.cn
IMIOKNIX, Ariz.. Sept. 15 At UuUirli,
near fiii'tuii. while Joint M (jeehun and
John McHrldc wen- it'leep at Mcdechnn's
hiiIooii. n purt o' M xh .-tics wsit.id the
place (or tile puroose or roniiirv 111
I nli-operB wore aw.iketi.-il nnil opened lit
hot hotli wire who! ib ml bv the roliln-rs
A bat bit bv one of the robin rs fiirnlsln d
it ciin and the owner and other M'-xlem
were arrested and taken to nifton. ,
of the ijiinrdH. Longfel'ow S.iledo was
kll'eil by ii bullet from u gun i-arch-nsl:
handled by Manuel Hrlutlos, another guard
Buffets and China Cases, pur-
to be sold accordingly. New
. . - V ' .
No. S7I Combination Case -solid uuarter-
sawed golden oak 6 ft high, 30 In. wide-
five shelves -largo drawer and cupboard
very conveniently arranged desk- general
design colonial-sUe of fam-v beveled
French plate mirror 12xlti- -regular
price would be J2S.00
prlce $16.00
No 111 -Pegamono Leather Couch extta
ue and extra well tniidi-- twenty of these
just came In and we offer them nt tho sum
special price as UiOtf". AH
I eforo rPVJ
No. f4 -Mahogany Library Table -10 In.
long, 28 in. wide largo shelf and large deep
drawer- Fronch legs-brass trimmings
a J20 00 table
now $11.50
No. ::S Solid Mahogany Parlor Table
handsome Inlnld top -light brass trimming
fancy shaped lower shelf and top- n reg
ular $.13.00 table special J 75
No. ."07 Sideboard- solid golden oak silo
of top 22 In. deep. 12 in long beveled
I'rcmh plate mirror slue llx.l n regular
WMM:M'. $9.00
ii'clnl iici' on l.iii'o I urtnliii
I'oi-I teres Itopi' Port l-rex mill nil
kluiN ol llrtipi'i- MII.k.
No :lll Saxony Hrus
sii Ln.e Curtain a
J2: on Curtain for
$13.50
No fiin Huttornburg
Iice Curtain reducud
from $25.00 to
$15.00
No '10(1 Double New
llrussels rcgulur $16
Curtain now
$10.00
No 2nri2 Irish Point has plain center -Louis
XIV border a vcr handsome design
for JSOO-nt tho "special
price."
$5.25
pieces can be ordered bv number.
When ollierf. full consul!
CTOR
SEARLES & ,
5EARLES
OMAHA.
mmi mm
0P MEN
SPECIALIST
(Vo pua'anlco to cure -II cases curabl ot
WEAK (VlErt SYPHILIS
bh' XL! ALLY Cured for Life.
Night KmlBsluiis. Lost Manhood, Hydrocele.
Vericoele, Gonorrhoea, ulcu:, oyphllls.
cincture. Piles. C'UtuU and UuuUl Ulcsra
ana all
I'l-lvnle Ittornaea mill lllaordrrn at Hm
Stricture it it tt (lrt Currtl at llanio.
Constitution Free. Cull on or address
IHt. MOAItl.KS A. Ml.VUI.US.
110 outli 141l hi. UUAMA.
Strengthens
MARIANI WINE)
(lives ptnrnr to tliv bruin.
Hfreiutli and v.lttst iv.it to tlta
initHvldH. and vivJutvHH to tlto
btood. It in a promoter of good
hvalth and loniwity.
JSInrlnni Wino is i lira I-
31a u bv fallen in soda water
fiN a toniv.
II" vltippvd ivn if in re
frvHhtnii ainf ovvrvomv.H debit
it i in ivarm ivvattvr.
Sold Ii.' .ill druggists. Itcfuse xubntllutei.
"Krug
Cabinet"
If not, jou have missed a good thing,
This cxquhlto mult beverage stand on
unique basis. It sells ltnalf. Its fame and
reputation Is the envy of many. Tho palata,
the beneficial results achieved "within" tb
Inner man aro the only and real Judges ot
Its merits. Approved of by them. It tri
umphantly enters Innumerable) households.
Where Cabinet enters, doctors and druj
bills exit.
iitnunn iiy
null) Klltli llltUWI.NU co
I'Iicmo 1.(1. OMAHA, fiiilh
A d Sense
A nionililv publli anon full of good thing"
lei-Hi ly told Tliut you may bocuinu ac
quainted, semi a dime coin or i,tuuipi fur
bjmiilo lopy. If you've ulrcady bccu It, you
want it. you'll get It for a year If you uund
a dollar to Ad -ease, 'i Fifth Ave , Chicago.
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