HIS FIRST STATE PAPER.
QoTeraor Dietrich is Mapping Out His
Inaugural Address.
INTENDS TO MAKE IT A SHORT ONE
SfnKBPMtlon for the Ttrllpf of iUf Ha
jtrenie Court Will lie the I'cnturu
of tlir l'ort IkmiimIiik.
Ilocuiuent.
LINCOLN, Nov. 25. (Speclal.)-The In
augural address of Governor Dietrich will
bo brief, yol It will conulu many recom
mendations Interded to (strengthen and re
form tho state's system of government.
Chief among tho uuigestlons that will be
offered will bo that of a plan for reinforc
ing this supremo court. Oovrnor Dietrich
has discussed this matter with many of this
leading attorneys of tho state, und tho
plan that he will suggest will be tho one
which meets with most favor with members
of the Nebraska bar. The Inaugural mes
sago will consist of not more than 2,000
words,
"I have a plan for reinforcing the su
premo court which I think will bo satis
factory to all members of tho bar," said
Mr. Dietrich this afternoon. "I have given
tho subject considerable thought and dis
cussed the various plans that have been
suggested with prominent attorneys. I
don't cure to say at this tlmo Just what tho
plan Is, but It Is one which I think will he
adopted by tho legislature."
Governor Dietrich left on an evening train
for Chicago, to bo gono possibly n week.
Ileforo leaving tho city ho announced that
ha had decided to appoint It. J. Clancoy of
Omaha chief clork In tho executive tlepart
ment, and II. R. Knight of this city special
mall carrier for tho stato houso building.
Tho former was connected with tho repub
lican press bureau during tho campaign and
tho lntter Ik known in this city as ono of
tho "original Dietrich men."
Congressman Ilurkett will leave next
Thursday for the national capital. Ho will
remain In Washington throughout the ses
sion of congress, with tho exception of a
few days during the Christmas holidays,
which ho will Spend in this city.
.Mrs. Alice Beach of 2314 Maple street has
begun proceedings ngalnst tho city to col
lect 1500 for Injuries alleged to have been
sustained In a fall on u defective side
walk. In keeping with an old establlnhcd cus
tom, tho officers of tho Hospital for tho In
nane last night gnvo a reception for stato
ofllclnls and employes, Not many of tho of
ficials have sulUclently recovered from tho
shock of the election to partlclpato In
social frivolities and consequently the at
tendance last night was small.
At a conference of several of tho ofllcers
clnct L. A. Williams, editor of tho UJalr
l'llot, was selected for secretary of tho
Stato I'rlntlng board. Mr. Williams was
In chargo of tho republican press bureau
of tho stato commlttoo during tho cam
paign. Nearly all of tho po1ltlcuv.s who were
In tho city last night departed today. Tho
Douglas county delegation today engaged
rooms for headquarters at tho Llndcll hotel
und at 6 o'clock returned to Omaha.
Wmt Point Cntlinllu i'linrcli.
WKST POINT. Neb., Nov. 25. (Special.)
The Catholic church of St. Mary's In this
city was tLrown open this morning to tht
parishioners, having been closed and In the
hands of the decorators for the Inst eight
weeks. Tho work moro than realizes tho
expectation of both rastor and congrega
tion, who subscribed liberally toward It,
to tho extent of over $1,000. This church
rdllloo Is now, with Its lutings nnd ec
clesiastical furnlturo ,ono of the finest In
the dloccso of Omaha nnd a nttlng monu
ment to the al and self-sacrifice of Its
builder and rector of the parish, Dean
Itueslng, who has dovotcd nearly twenty
years of his llfo to tho upbuilding, both
materially and spiritually, of this church
and congtegatlon.
4'nnipllri- nt llrokrn lion-.
nitOKRN HOW. Neb., Nov. 2C (Special.)
WaBhburnn (Irand Army of tho Republic
post of this city had a camptlro I'rldny
night, to which the public was Invited
and a good tlmo was enjoyed. Tho meet
ing was addressed by (Joncrnl Oago, Colo
nel H. C. nussoll and Senior Vice Com
mander Wilcox. In addition to the ad
dresses Mrs, Mayer sang a solo nnd ftrray
songs wero sung by some of tho old vet
erans. Messrs. Oage and Husscll kept
the nudlcncu In a roar of laughter m fi
of tho tlmo. At tho conclusion of tho pro.
grnpi tho women of tho Woman's Relief
corps surprised tho old veterans with
coffco and randwlches.
Ovprcouit- Uy (inn.
MADISON, Nob., Nov. 25. (Special.)
Sheriff and Mrs. Qeorgo Losoy camo very
nenr suffocation from coal gas yesterday
morning. Tho bnsnhurner had bernmo
clogged during tho night nnd threw out
volumes of gus. During the night Mr. Loney
felt III nnd was awako several hours, but did
not notice tho g&s odor. When Mrs. Louey
got up In tho morning she felt dizzy nnd sick
and In n few moments collapsed. Mr. Loscy
got up to nsslst her nnd he too fell to the
floor. Before the doctor, called by Mr. Lo
soy's son, bad arrived tho patients had re
vived nnd fresh nlr relieved them.
I'nneral of Jnttnrr Wnrp.
NKnitASKA CITY, Neb.. Nov. 25. (Spe
elal.) Funeral services for ho lato Jaspor
A. Ware were conducted heo today from
tho Episcopal church, of which tho deceased
had been a lifelong member. Rev. D. I,
Hobbs, assisted by Hev. Dean Campbell Fair
of OmuhB and Rev. F. W Kason of Ltn
roln, officiated at tho services. Tho funeral
cortege was ono of the largest over seen
In Nebraska City. Many out-of-town friends
of the family were In nttsndance.
Store lllnvrn Up,
MADISON, Neb., Nov. 25. An oxploslon
In Jacob's shoo storo startled business
men In nearby buildings. A half hour aft
erward tho flro was lighted there was a
loud report followed by flying pieces of Iron.
A torpedo similar to those uscl on railroads
hud fallen In the coal and It exploded,
tearing the stove In pieces. Tho double
firebox was wrecked, tho doors knocked off
and several lengths of plpo were flattened.
AsMiult mill Huttery.
MADISON, Neb., Nov 25. -(Special.)
Tho assnult case with Intent to do bodllv
Injury against Leroy Alyea was concluded
last night, n verdict of assault nnd but
tery being returned.
Where's Father?
He's gone for the doctor
the biby hs the croup. Don't
be left alone in this way again,
The next time he goes down
town ask him to buy a bottle of
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Then
the moment you hear that hol
low, barking cough give a dose
of it. Relief is prompt. Al
ways keep it in the house.
Three iIimiUc., euoagh (or an ordinary
com i KM., Juit right (or tithin. broncuttli,
hotrttaeu, whooptnK .cough, bard roldij
$IM, motl economical fur chroulo curt.
I MUSIC.
In arranging for his second recital of
tho season Mr. J. E. llutler gave evidence
that he understands his audience as well
as his organ. Tho same faces that were
seen In Trinity cathedral three weeks ago
wero there again Sunday afternoon, to
gether with many new ones, attesting the
confidence reposed In him by tho music
loving public. As to the program, It com
bined the grandeur of ecclesiastical sym
phony with an occasional lilting movement
from a light opera selection, Thero was
Just n hint of sprightly animation to leaven
the sacred airs.
Tho cathedral was crowded, und many,
unable to secure seats, stood In tho ante
room. Mr. Dutler was assisted by Mrs, J. Stew
art White, noprano, nnd Mr, C. F. Stcckcl
berg, violinist. A very appropriate fcaturo
which did not appear upon tho printed
program, was the rendition of "Tho Lost
Chord," by Mr. Voung, organist of the'
First Congregational church, "Tho Lost
Chord" Is one of tho most sublime con
ceptions of Sir Arthur Sullivan, tho Kng
llsh composer, who died Thursday of last
week. An Kngllshman himself, nnd an
ardent admirer of Sulllvnn, tho playing of
this number by Mr. Young was peculiarly
flttlng.
Mr. Steckelbcrg played with an exquisite
touch, and has never appeared In better
form. If thero was anything left to wish
In his performance It was that ho might
havo been permitted to chooso his own se
lections, for the five numbers necorded to
him three wero "by request," Kxcorpts
from the Fnutasio de Concort nnd a violin
obllgato wero tho exceptions, to both of
which ,tho audience vouchsafed an ovation
of hushed silence, the only adequate np
plause for such music.
Mrs, J. Stewart White did not appear
nt her best. On account of n severe cold
contracted during tho last few days thero
wns evidence of n slight laryngeal Impedi
ment which was very manifest to her
friends, who aro familiar with her flexible
volco and rich, full tones.
Tho spinning chorus nnd flnalo of the
"Flying Dutchman," a trnnscrlptlon from
thu operatic srores by J. K. Duller, was
ono of the most Impressive features of the
program. Ilrlsk of movement, thero was the
whir of spindles running through nnd tho
staccato click of tho shuttles.
Another notnblo number by Mr. llutler
was "Andante," written by Dr. Louis Falk
and Inscribed to Mrs. H. Kennedy, Jr., or
ganist of tho First Presbyterian church,
Omaha. This divided Interest with "Amar
yllis." a melody composed by King Louis
XIII.
An lmraonso congregation filled the spa
clous nudltorlum of tho First Mothodlst
church last night, mnny being content to
sit on tho gallery stairs In order to bo nble
to hear the musical pro- -im presented by
Mr, Kelly nnd his cho i honor of tho
memory of Sir Arthur Sulllvnn, tho lato
lamented English composer. Rev. Dr. Hirst
prenched an eloquent and Interesting ser
mon and paid n tribute to Sir Arthur Sulll
vnn. The musical portions of tho program
wero from tho departed composer's work.
Mr. Kelly played "The Lost Chord," an In
terlude from "Tho Golden Legend," nnd nn
original postlude founded on tho familiar
tune to "Onward, Christian Soldiers." Miss
Frances Davis, the contralto, who sang
"Lore Not tho World," Is tho regular con
tralto soloist of tho choir and of tho Madrl
gal quartot. Her beautiful volco was par
ticularly pleasing In last night's work. Mr.
John McCrenry ndded to his laurels In tho
tenor solo, "For Thou H.ist Been My De
f6nio nnd Refuge." '
Tho full choir of over forty voices sang
two anthems and tho soulful hymn, "The
Homelnnd," In their usual muslclanly man
ner In addition to tho service music.
When tho closing hymn, "Onward, Chris
tian Soldier," was sung by the great con
gregation and thn choir the effrcl was thrill
ing nnd was a fitting climax to tho Sullivan
evening.
Cnrriill Orfriiilril tho Croml,
Wllllnm Carroll fell out with n gang of
brother holmes Hundny evening In the renr
of a lower Fnnuun street saloon nnd they
fell upon him nnd smashed his head un
mercifully. When they got through Car
roll went to the police station, where. Sur
geon Ames repaired his fare. Ills nHsnllnnts
escaped.
She Didn't IVel AV.ll.
Georgia Bright, "hop fiend." woke up
Sunday mornlna nt her lodging innoo. 1015
Davenport street, feeling so badly that she
grnbbod nti ax nnd tried to deenpttnte tlir
landlady. Lulu Hall. The blow smirk the
skull, Klanced aside nnd did but little ilnm
nge. Georgia vnn arrested by Putrnlmuti
Taylor und charged with assault.
Stole nn Ovi-reont.
Thomas 11, Cnrroll. hobo by occupation,
stolo an overcoat Hundny afternoon belong
lug to Tom MyiTH. u bartender In n lower
Douglas street mlooii. He wns nrresfed by
I'ntrolman llentfrow, who also recovered
tho coat.
w
oman's
ork vc
Tho tendering of Mrs. Rebecca Lowe's
resignation as president of tho General
Federation of Woman's Clubs at tho recent
meeting of Its board of directors, together
with the board's action In not accepting It.
and Its manner of disposing of tho "color
question," hns occasioned much comment
and more speculation among tho clubs.
Though Mrs. Lowo pleads Ill-health as her
reason for wishing to lay down tho respon
sibility of tho office, there aro those, among
whom are near friends, who say sho has an
other nnd stronger reason for resigning at
this time. Just what tho directory would
do with tho color question has been a ques
tion with clubwomen ever since tho'Mll
waukee meeting and In referring It to the
Individual clubs, to report to the stato fed
erations, which, after careful consideration,
shall report to tho national board of di
rectors before tho next biennial, tho di
rectory seems to havo done tho only Just
thing.
Now that tho excitement has died out nnd
the women havo had tlmo to carefully think
over the board's uctlou on tho color ques
tion at Milwaukee last June, there nre few
who do not admit tho wisdom of It nnd
admire Mrs. Lowo's cool Judgment which,
ns much as anything, was responsible for
tho safe tiding over of one of the most
gravo crlsos In the history of tho general
federation, and many bullevo that lu her
far-seeing Judgment Mrs. Lowo anticipates
an adjustment of the color question with
which she can never roconclle her own feol
lngs, and In resigning now sho avoids tho
possibility of precipitating nny hasty nctlon
on the part of tho southern clubs that would
be largely Influenced by her action when
tho matter Is finally settled, Though con
vinced that tho southern white nnd colored
clubs can not Work together in tho general
federntlon, Mrs. Lowe shrinks from the ro
sponslhlllt) of In any way Influencing tho
southern clubs.
In limiting tho blonnlal to one general
reception7 tho board's action hns met with
universal approval. Whllo tho social llfo
of thn biennial Is by no means an unim
portant part of It. thero aro few visitors
or delegates who, In Justice to themselves
or the business they havo como together to
transact can afford to encourago social func
tions that demand such nn expenditure of
tlmo and strength, not to speak of money,
'for appropriate gowns, nnd In eliminating
from the convention the only rcnl necessity
for such costumes It Is to bo hoped the board
THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt MOyDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1000.
TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
Latin-American Congress at Madrid Adopts
Measure with That Intent.
IS SIGNIFICANT OF FEARS FOR FUTURE
South Aiiiorlrini It rptilillcn lime Mot
ilri-ii .NHmIiImii-I)- mill friendly ""it
I'reacn utlon of I'rni'e Miiy
1 1 cc nine Ullllcutt.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Dispatches from
Madrid received In offlclul diplomatic quar
ters hero mako the llrst announcement
that In tho debates before the Latin
American congress, whoso sessions havo
Just been concluded, the principle of com
pusory arbitration urged by" tho Peruvian
delegates has been approved by almost unan
imous vote, Chill alone holding out and
protesting ngalnst the netlou taken. Tho
decision not only favors compulsory ar
bitration in disputes between the Amer
ican republics, but alio provides that guar
anties shall bo given for tho faithful per
formance of tho conclusions reached by
tho arbitration tribunal.
Aside from tho immediate question In
volved, tho decision of tho congress Is re
garded In South American quarters as sig
nificant of tho alignment of the southern
republics on tho Increasing differences
which havo arisen of late and which are
threatening to bring about a general crisis
Involving most, If not all, of the South
American countries, Sevcrnl events havo
occurred recently Indicating a widespread
movement. Peru hns been making deser
ato efforts to regain her provinces of Tncna
nnd Arlca, which aro n sort of border
hostago held for the last ten years by
Chill. Ilollvla Is Involved In tho samo con
troversy, ns she has lost her seacoast to
Chill and Is now seeking to savo part
of It.
Tho latter question wns recently brought
to n direct Issuo by tho presentation of n
demand from Chill, generally coustruccd as
nn ultimatum requiring Uollvla publicly to
acknowledge by treaty the sovereignty of
Chill over tho seacoast In question, About
a month ago Chill adopted tho compulsory
mllltury system, under which every male
citizen on reaching the age of 19 ycais must
servo ns a soldier. This has caused wide
spread concern In South America and hns
led other countries to tako steps toward sim
ilar military equipment. Kcundor has de
clared Its purpose of adopting n system llko
that of Chill and Peru, which now has only
2,000 soldiers, has taken steps to havo a
gmernl enlistment In Its national guard.
Rut the chief concern has been expressed
In Argentine and Brazil, as It Is tho feeling
In these countries that tho powerful arma
ments of Chili aro not required against such
enfeebled states as Peru, Ilollvla, Ecuador
and the other northern republics, but will
bo used ngalnst Chill's moro powerful neigh
bors In tho south. Argentine nnd Chill are
separated by a long boundary lino which Is
now In dispute. Tho boundary frequently
has threatened nn nrmed conflict nnd each
country has been Bteadlly Increasing Its
nrmamcnt, land and naval. It Is estimated
by ono of tho prominent observers In Wash
ington that each country has spent nbout
J50.000.000 on armament during the last ten
years.
Brazil recently has been brought Into
alignment by a cordial restoration of good
feeling with Argentine. For a time they
wero opposed over a boundary contest, but
by the arbitration of tho United States the
award was mado In favor of Brazil, and Ar
gentine has heartily accepted this result.
Tho presidents of Urn 7 1 1 und Argentina havo
exchanged visits nnd during tho stay of
President Cnmpss-Salloi nt IUcnos Ayres re
cently consideration was given to united
nctlon on so mo of these pending South
American controversies. Tho several move
ments have had tho general effect of estab
lishing n common basis between Bolivia,
Peru, Argentlno and Brazil. Whllo thero
Is no suggestion thus fur that these united
republics would use forco against Chill, yot
It Is appreciated that tho present situation
may lead to serious results. Tho Chilian
army Is directed by nblo Clermnti officers,
the commander being fleneral Kooner, a fJcr
mnn ofllcer who was placed nt the head of
tho army nbout ten years ngo. Some forty
other foreign ofllcor.i. chiefly Herman, ntRo
occupy leading places on the staff and line.
A I'nuitie.iy.
Tho holidays will soon be hero nnd feast
ing galore Children will eat moro candy
and sweets than la good for them and older
people cram themselves with much inoro
food than they can digest. Ab n result
there Is certain to bo cases of Indigestion
and bilious colic, ffrompanled with the
most excruciating pains. Buy n bottle; of
Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy now nnd be prerared for them be
fore spendlnc all your money for Christ
mas presents
Club and
harity.
in
has overcome thnt other serious ovll as
well as the extravagant dressing of tho
women It Is surprising, lo say the least,
that women with the culture nild lutcll
genco to provide such programs as those of
tho biennial havo no moro regard for tho
fitness of things than to appear upon tho
platform of that assembly In gowns and
Jewels so entirely Inappropriate.
Tho annual exhibit of tho Nebraska Cera
mic club at the Her Grand closed Saturdny
night. 'It wns tho largest exhibit ever
given by tho club and contained about S00
of whom are residents of Omaha. Among
pieces, tho work of seventeen members, all
the pieces thut nttrncted particular atten
tion wero a punch bowl, by Mrs. Blnnchq
Schneider; a nut bowl In acorns, by Mrs.
Ada Harr; a tankard in figures, by Mrs.
Park; n tankard In fruit, by Mrs. Truax; u
dessert set In roses, by Mrs. Buttorflcld; a
Jardlulero In roses, by Mrs. J. C. Mor
row; lemonade pitcher and spoon, Miss
Ada Wilcox, nnd a bread and butter set by
Mrs. Lund,
Tho Visiting Nurses' association has
many families on Its list who aro In dlro
need, and they ask any one caring to make
Thanksgiving day a reality to these peoplo
to send contributions for n dinner to Mrs.
W. R. Adams, 2112 California street, on
Tuesdny or Wednesday morning. If any
one hav'ng a small heating stovo to plvo
away will kindly notify Mrs. Adams tho
nurses will gladly call for It.
Mrs. W. W. Koysor has for somo tlmo
been conducting two study classes that
nro doing very Interesting and profitable,
work. They aro using no texts, but nro
studying from referenco works entirely.
Ono class moets every Monday evening,
three evenings In the month being devoted
to, tho Btudv of architecture, nnd the fourth
to a consideration of somo ono of Shakes
pearo's plays, Tho Saturday morning class
has been In exlstenco eleven years, with
only a lapse of six months, nnd Its stud
now Is Shakespeare puro and simple, At
present they aro working on "Mncbeth."
Tho political nnd aoclnl science depart
ment hak prepared tho following program
for tho meeting of tho Woman's club
this nfternoont
Recitative nml Arln-"In Felice" nml "Ivy
Oreen" ... . . ,,, ,, Russell
Mr. Jules Lumbard; Mrs. Whltmoro, uc-compantst.
sports on postal service
AdUtiint PiiNtmitntrr (Irnrrnl Snl
nlti StntUtlen nml Siik
Ui'fitlonft, WASH1NOTON, Nov. 23. Fourth Assistant
Postmnster General John L. Drlstow, In hit
annual report, recommends nn amendment
to tho Interstate commerce law prohibiting
telegraph and express companies, or their
employes, from aiding or nbcttlng In tho
"green goods" or lottery swindles, or any
scheme carried on partly by mall and partly
by common carrier and In violation of the
postal laws. Other legislation urged Is as
follows:
Authorizing postoftlce Inspectors to take
out search warrants whenever necessary;
payment of Incidental expenses Incurred by
local officers or others In tho nrrcBt, deten
tion and keeping of prisoners violating pos
tal laws until transferred to the United
States marshal's custody; construction of
Inspectors' look-out towers In postofllccs
whenever deemed necessary by the post
master general, nnd prohibiting of loose
pouching of circulars, calendars, etc., owing
to small pieces of mall matter frequently
slipping In largo unsealed envelopes lu
transit.
Thero were 15,142 appointments of post
musters made during tho last lhcnl year;
14,433 being of tho fourth class and 707 being
presidential, nn Increase of MS In nil over
last year. Thero also has been nn Increase
In tho number of resignations, especially of
tho fourth class postmasters. Fewer re
movals for Irregularities were mado than
Inst year. Thero wero 3,600 postofllccs es
tablished during the year, nn lncreaso of
603 over last year, and 1,192 offices were dis
continued, nn Increase of 407 discontinuances
over last year, mostly due to rurnl free de
livery extension and public highway Im
provements. A vigorous effort has been made to sup
press postofllccs conducted throughout tho
country for tho solo benefit of somo cor
poration, pafnt medicine firm or other pri
vate Institution, whoso operations deprlvo
tho government of Its legltlmuto revenues.
Tho company or corporation usually has
someone connected with It nppolnted post
master and thus gets tho ndvantage of the
cancellations or tho snlary and allowapccs
of the postmaster. Theso Institutions somo
time havo derived thousands of dollars of
revenue from tho government, which vir
tually amounted to n commission or discount
on their postal busluoss,
There wero 407 resignations nnd forty-flvo
deaths of presidential postmasters and 010
deatliB and 8,013 resignations of fourth class
postmasters. On Juno .10, last, the number
of postofllccs was 7C.C88, ub follcws: First
class, 194; second, S52; third, 3, 1ST; fourth,
72,4."i.ri. Tint total number of arrests during
tho fiscnl year for offenses against tho postal
laws was 1,526, Including 119 postmasters,
twenty-nlno nsslstnnl postmasters nnd 144
postolllco clerks, carriers ami other postal
employes, Of the total number arrested 526
wero convicted.
I'rrnlilent nml Culiliirt Itclurii.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. President Mc
Klnley, tho members of the cabinet and
Socretary Cortclyou, who attended to Union
Leaguo banquet In Philadelphia last night,
returned to Washington at 7:30 this morn
ing, J. W. Bryan of Lowdcr, Ills., writes:
"My llttlo boy was very low with pneu
mnnln. Unknown to tho doctor we gnvo
him Foloy's Honey and Tar. The result
wbb magical and puzzled tho doctor, ns It
Immediately stopped tho rucking cough nnd
ho quickly recovered.
Kind Ollloer'H Hotly.
PHILADELPHIA NoV, 23. The mystery
surroundlns the disappearance of Henry
Klaussen, first officer of the Dutch steamer
Zeeburg. on October 7, while that vessel
was nt thin port, wus partly cleared up to
day whon tho body of tho llrst ofllcer wns
found floating In tho Delaware river near
tho pier whero the Zeeburg hail been
docked. Although It is believed that Klnus
sen was accidentally drowned the police nro
not pntlstled with this theory nnd uro In
veHtlgntlng tho enso. Tho Zoeburi: sailed
fiom hero October 1C for Marseilles, France.
t.lruli'iinnt Arnold round.
SKATTLH. Wash.. Nov. 25.-T ho mystery
ns to the whereabouts of Lieutennnt Solon
Arnold. United Stnten navy, who wns sent
from Port Orchard last Thureduy to In
spect government goods at Tiieomn, hns
been solved. He was found lu this city to
night. Ills mind Is badlv Jarred, tempo
rarily ut least. Ills condition Is reported
rcrloiis. Thd fact that ho wus clad In rough
clothes, had bruises on his head nml had
been ftrlppcd of bis valuables gives riso to
the theory that ho fell Into tho hands of
thieves.
rnrliolli' A I'M Vlellm Die.
TJASTON. I'n., Nov. 2S. Mrs. Frances
Mlltford. whom Nelson Skinner of Middle
ton. N. V.. nttempted to murder In Knston
enrly Thursday morning by forcing carbolic
ncld down her throat, died toduy. Shortly
bofom her dentil sho asked tho hospital au
thorities to notify Thomas A. Dugan of
Auburn, N. Y. After forclns Mrs. Mllt
ford to swallow carbolic acid Skinner drunk
n quantity of tho ncld nnd died shortly aft
erword. Skinner wns Mrs. Mlltford's step
brothor. Paper The Chlcugo Court for Juvenile
Offeiulcra ................. Mrs. Ferguson
Discussion of Oin.ihu s Needs (ui pulillr
.School Needs, Mrs. Jnnnlo Rcdlleld; il
Public Baths. Mrs. J. 11. Dumoiit u
Needs or bocial Settlement, Mesdumes
McMurphy und Heller.
ConclJslon Mlsa Fnlrbrothcr
Tho following cIubhch will bo held rogu
lurly each week at tho Omaha City Mission,
Tenth street nnd Capitol avenuo. under
the direction of tho city missionary:
Sunday schoo', iu:30 u. in.; Sunday gos
pel meeting, 7;3U p. ni.; Sinday boys' tem
perance class, 4 p. m.; Monday .-owing
school, 4 p. m.; Tia-Mlay, small boys' tem
peiunco eliias, 4 p. ni.; Thursday, gospel
meeting, 7. JO p. in.
Tho gospel meetings aro undor tho di
rection of tho Ministerial union of Omaha
and will bo nddrcBsed by tho ministers of
tho city, In turn. Thero Is great need of
Sunday school nnd sewing class tenchors
nnd as yet the mission Is without coal.
Any person wishing to supply Thanksgiv
ing dinners to deserving poor families will
bo provided with addresses by tho city
missionary, Miss Nellie Mngco, 1509 Burt
street.
Tho Unity club mot nt tho rcsldonco of
Mr. Draper Smith, 624 South Twenty-ulnth
nenue, Friday evening, November 23. The
program consisted of papers on "The .Laws
and Lawgivers of Early Greece." Mies
Emma Stebblns read a paper on "Tho Le
gendary Lawgivers," Mr. F. L. Fuller ono on
"The Govornmcnt of Prlmltlvo Greece" and
Mr. T, B, Dysnrt addressed the club on tho
subject of the "Institutions of Sparta." An
Interesting und profitable discussion fol
lowed, Tho Nebraska Federation of Woman's
Clubs has Issued a pamphlet of thu recom
mendations of tho committee on literary
expansion, which It hopes may aid In tho
development of llternry interest throughout
tho stato and tho enactment of a law by
tho next legislature providing for traveling
libraries,
Tho Woman's club has adoptnd n neat
mnnnor of advertising Its nudltorlum benefit
muslcale, which will, It Is hoped, bring
about an Interesting contest among t'je
artists of tho city. All persons caring to
do so nro Invited to orlgtnato nn appro
prlato poster by December 8. Theso will
bo exhibited about tho city nnd, after tho
muslcnlo Is held, awards will be made for
the most meritorious work, Tho posters
will then be sold, the proceeds to go to the
auditorium fund.
RECRUITING OFFICERS' TASK
Department's Probable Call for Additional
Enlistment Easy to Answer.
ALWAYS PLENTY OF MEN READY TO SERVE
If IVriiimirtit Force In to He M,000
Tli ere Will lie UO.OOO tn F.iilIM
Before I'ri'itcpt ItrKtilnr' Ills
e lin rue, .III no ltd, 1001,
WASHINGTON, No. 23. In view of the
probnblo call upon tho War department to
mako n sudden Increase In the enlisted
strength of the army, after the present
regular forco tins been discharged, It Is a
matter of considerable Interest to seo
wl.nt may bo done by tho vnrlous recruiting
ofTccrs toward building up tho new regi
ments,' when tho number nnd strength of
theso Is determined by tho pasrugo of the
nrmy reorganization bill. It Is said at the
War department that for several months
past the chief trouble has been to keep
from over-recrultlng tho regular regiments
now In the service. In spite of tho fact
that actlvo war hardly ran bo said to exist
oven In tho Philippines, thero has been
strong pressuro for enlistment, and tho ro
crultlng officers, It Is said, havo been nblo
to pick nnd chooso men of n high stnndard
of excellence, owing to tho largo number
of applicants. Tho department counts with
considerable confidence on the rc-cnllstment
of a largo number of men whose term of
servlco will expire on Juno 30, 1901. At
tho same time, If the nrmy reorganization
bill provides for n permanent force of 60,000
men or over, nnd it la not thought likely
that It will fall below this figure, there will
bo 33,000 men to enlist between tho dato of
the passage of the bill and tho discharge
of tho present regulars on the 30th of June.
Tho chief recruiting ofllcer of tho depart
ment, Major Johnson, says It Is Impossible
lo mnke any predictions ns to the speed
with which tho recruiting can bo carried on,
but that It will depend largely upon tho
number of officers Hint the department can
detail for recruiting duty. When tho
Spnnlsh-Amcrlcnn war was officially de
clared to be ended nnd tho dlschnrgo of
tho volunteers rendered tho recruiting of
fresh regiments Imperative, thero wero
25,000 now men ndded to the regular estab
lishment In Ihe spnee of about six weeks,
In spite of the fact thnt volunteer olllcers
nt that tlmo wero recruiting all over the
country to fill up tho volunteer regiments.
Tho first regiments enllted for tho regu
lar servlco were recruited, equipped nnd
drilled nnd rendy for transportation on an
avcrngo of forty-four days each, moro than
ten days quicker than the nvcrago for the
loglments enlisted nt tho beginning of the
Spanish wnr.
BAD TANGLES IN PORTO RICO
CoiitiiilKNlnni'r Klllntt lt-irt l'rop-i-rt)-
IIoIiIIiikn In h IkIiiiiiI tn He
In i'riMililoHonie C'uiifiinloii.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Tho commis
sioner of tho Interior for Porto Rico, Wil
liam II. Llllott, in his unuual report to
tho secretory of tho Interior, sns that
most expert manipulation ub well as do
tectlvo Ingenuity will bo needed to un
tangle tho mass of cross titles, duplication
and Inppjug of grants nnd concessions nnd
assumed tho right to make grants of lands.
that havo grown with the centuries of rulo
lu tho Interest of tho favored few. Tho
archives of tho Islands wero found lu a
disordered condition. Many records of
cases never have bocn closed nnd nre
mixed with those disposed of. Rearrange
ment and classification nro nocessary prior
to Investigation.
During tho early history of Porto Rico
governors und captains general held or
assumed the right to mawo grants of lands.
Grantees appropriated land In excess of
their original boundaries and their suc
cessors claim ownership. Mnny grants
wero nbaudoncd. In numerous Instances
Intruders took possession. Prior to Amer
ican occupation tho Spanish government
ordered n careful listing of real property
In each municipality, but either bocnuso
of tho cxpenso or for political reasons
failed to execute the work. This listing,
according to tho commissioner must be
accomplished before tho numerous ques
tions of ownership can bo definitely de
termined. Tho first groat, crying need of Porto
Rico, tho report says, Is good roads. At
tho tlmo of tho American occupation thero
wns only ono really good rond, that from
San Juan tn Ponce, and most of the Island
wns and practically remnlns without other
means of reaching a market or communica
tion between towns than over dilapidated
and dangerous trulls, ofen Impassable for
dnys, as all streams thero aro torrential.
Tho productiveness of the soil Is so great
and the neceshltlcs for existence so In
expensive that people can and do live and
multiply In mountnln districts, but remain
forever poor nnd Ignorant. Permanent
rondfl, It Is predicted, will work out the
sadly needed reforms In education. The
commlitsloner proposes to suggest to the
legislature that n loan be floated large
enough -to build the rnnds nt ouce, Tho
ropcrt of the president superior of iho
Board of Henlth of Porto Rico says the
number of true lepers In tho Island prob
ably does not exceed 100 nnd It Is con
fidently believed that tho dlBeaso can bo
totally etxcrmlnated In n few years by
cat ef ul segregation of every ense ns It Is
discovered.
CONDITION OF THE FORESTS
Ollli'lul Report from Phlllniilne
lliirenu ('itiitiilim SurprlsPN, ICn
t'lmniKliiK mill (Mlieritinr,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Tho division ol
customs and Insular uffalrs of tho War de
partment has mado public n summary of
tho first report of the I'hlllpplno bureau of
forestry, organized In Its present form
undor an order of tho military governor
dnfod April 14, 1900. Ub first work wos
confined to ascertaining tho conditions of
tho records received from tho Spanish gov
ernment under which that nurcau had not
only had tho cure of tho forest, but also
tho survey of tho public lands. Tho laws
In force at tho tlmo. of American occupation
nro said to havo been In lino with -the most
advanced forestry legislation of Europe, but
wero not fully enforced, tho llconseB allow
ing cutting nny nnd everything. The result
wns that valuable rubber, gutta percha and
ylang ylang trees wero taken nnd oven tho
moBt valuablo used as flrowood.
The old regulations wero translated and
revised, taking effect In tholr new form on
July 1, last. They provide for n system of
licensing by which permits to cut timber
What Shall We
Have for Dessert?
This question nrlsct in tho family
every day. Let us answer it to-day. Try
a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre
pared In two minutes. No boiling I no
baking! add bailing water and set to
cool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Hasp,
berry andStrawberry. Get a package,
ut your grocers to-duy. io cts.
PROMINENT MEN
DIE OF BRIGHT'S DISEASE,
Within tho Inst few months tho ni'wsnniu'rs have contnltii'd fre
quent mention of the death of some prominent man, n victim of
the tnnllgiiiint llrlght's Disease. Two men of wide repute Mr.
Henry Vlllnrd, the railroad mnKimte, and Mnreus Daly, the Cop
per King huvlnp died of this disease within a few days, and we
now learn of the serious Illness and expected death of a well
known United States Senator, stricken with Hie same disease.
This only serves to show what terrible progress kidney disease is
miiklnc. as It Is reasonable lo ustimo that where we hear of one
ilentli from llrlght's Disease there are thousands we do not hear
of. The most remarkable feature about this disease Is that phy
sicians seem totally unable lo cope with It; strive as they will,
the disease keeps piliilng and the patient dies In spite of them.
Through all this fruitless e.xperlnientlnj; on the part of physi
cians the marvelous ellleacy of l'rtekly Ash Hitlers in the relief
and cure of Ilrlghts Disease. Diabetes and I'rlnury troubles Is
becoming more generally recognized, and as a result Its use has
Increased very rapidly.. It has been so uniformly successful In
curing these diseases that many physicians have noneeded lis
great merit while condemning proprietary medicines as a class.
HesiiltH will prove the truth, and It Is upon results achieved that
l'rickly Ash Hitters bases Its claim to be a successful and speedy
cure fur diseases of the kidneys. The secret of Its success lies
In the fact that lu addition to Its ureat healing lullueuce In the
kidneys and bladder It cleanses thu system of Impurities,
strengthens the stomach and digestion, and regulates the bow
els. All these organs nre concerned when the kidneys fall to do
their work, hence It is necessnry to the successful treatment of
the disease that they be strengthened nnd purified. There Is no
case of Hrlght's Disease, where life still holds out that l'rickly
Ash Hitters will not help, and In milder onsen It affords such
prompt and effectual relief that strength ami vigorous health nre
boon restored. Persons who hare reason to suspect that their kid
neys are not quite right should take warning the disease spreads
rapidly and becomes dangerous before tho victim Is aware that
he Is seriously affected. The wise course Is to be sure that the
kidneys are well and strong. Trlcly Ash Hitters olfcrs the best
means for putting those organs In condition. If they are affect
ed It cures them; If they are healthy It does not hurin them, but
stimulates and purities the entire system. Sold at Drug Stores.
can bo secured, the fees being based upon
tho different varieties, of which 3Ptl, aro
named lt tho order. After thu regulations
wero promulgated more than fifty nddltlonal
species of trees became known nud others
aro being brought to the knowledge of tho
bureau almost every week. Thu director.
Captain Ahern, estimates thn total number
of troo species In the nrchlpelngo at nearly
too.
Trrcn of Otic Sprelen Are .Scnttorril,
Thero aro no puro forest of nny one
species, rarely moro than three of four trees
of ono vnrlety being found grouped to
gether, so thnt n lumberman looking for
a shlplond of ono kind of timber would
And It practically Impossible to cut that
and no other nnd cargoes must be assem
bled from different points. Captnln Ahorn
states that from different sourcca of In
formation he Is led to believe tho public
forest lauds compriso from one-fourth pos
sibly one-hnlf tho area of tho Philippine
Islands, or from 20,000,000 to 40,000,000 acres,
Thoro nro 6,000,000 acres of virgin forest
owned by tho stato In tho Islands of Mtn
doro and Paraguo. The Island Mindanao,
with an area of some 20,000,000 ucres, Is al
most entirely covered with timber, and even
In tho proviuco of Cagnyon, in Lur.on, thero
nro moro than 2,000,000 ncrea of forest.
Captain Ahern mentions tracts of virgin
forests to be seen on Hio southern Islands,
whore from 10,000 to 20,000 cubic feet of
magnificent tlmbor per acre was Btnndlng,
with trees moro than lf0 feet In height, tho
trunks clenr of branches for sixty feet and
moro than four feet In diameter. Ho states
that In theso forests there are millions of
cubic feet of tlmBer, which could bo cut out
In order to thin this deuso growth, so thnt
the maximum annual growth, could bo ob
tained. Vnrlety I.nrr mill Vnltic Cirent.
Thero are largo variety of valuablo gum,
rubber and gutta percha trees, seventeen
dyo woods nnd tho ylang ylang, tho oil
from blossoms of which latter treo Is
tho base of so many perfume. Thero nre
no forests roads or river driveways In th"
Islands considered worthy of mentioning
At present tho trees are felled far from
nnd road, hauled out very slowly by on
or moro cnrnloes, with tho result that many
tracts are left untouched. Tho natives
aro not skilled lumbormcn, and whllo pain
but a small wogo are by no menus cheap
labor, when the C03t of felling and hnullnK
n cubic foot of timber to the shipping point
Is considered.
UlHllil't Clllirt Ut HllNtlllUN.
HASTINGS, Neb., Nov. 23. (Special. )--
Thu November term of tho district court
wuo In session nil of last week with Judgo
Adams presiding and a petit Jury of twenty-
four men In waiting. Tho pram proceed
ings against Marlon P. Dunn was dismissed
nd tho other Ave cases making up tho
crlmlnnl docket wero nil continued for
tho torm. Divorces wero granted to Ar
thur 15. Melllnger from his wife. I.ulu
B. Melllnger. on the grounds of desertion,
Nancy C. Ilusa from her hUBband, Chaun-
cey It. Hues, on tho grounds of cruel treat
ment, and Caroline II. Wnhlqulst from hor
husbnnd, Louis O. Wnhlqulst. on tho
grounds of nnnsuppnrt; Luclla II. Hull from
her husband, Ilyron F. Hull, with nil
meny nnd suit money; Cornelia J. I.nn
c&Btcr from her husbnnd, John H. Lan
caster, on tho grounds of falluro to pro-
Men's $2.50 Box Calf-
This shoo Iiiik the guniilno box cnlf
uplift's no slile k'ntlior-with genulm
welt sok'S or best quality oulc tun sole
lent her wo have seven (lllTVrnt stylos
of nicehnnlcs' heavy shoes at $-..r0
all of tlieni made with the extra liravy
soles nnd plump uppers made for hard
service, yot with gootl style anil lots of
comfort we can guarantee these shoes
to" give every cent and more than you
pay us In satisfaction you're money in
pocket If you but look nt them.
Drexel Shoe Co,,
New Cntfilnnne ItrHdjr Sent Krce for
the Asking.
Omni n'a IIi-to-iJule Sltiif llonse,
lilt) K A H.NAM ST HlUC'r.
New Pianos for SI67
on easy payments ?10 cash and ?." u
month. Come and see our bargains.
Our guunintee Is as good as our bond.
You enn rely on any Instrument you buy
from us being right.
Wo linve organs from ?lt) up,
Wo do lino tuning nt reasonable rates.
The Apollo self-playing piano attach-
incut Is the oftjy article of Its kind that
lias achieved ny success .
A. iOSPE,
Hull ul Alt ' ISIS Diuilak
vide. Thero wero Just three Jury cnBes.
Tho ono of Dow llluck ngalnst Hcrmiuu
Johnson, which grew out of n grain trans
action, was decided In favor of the plulntlfT,
as was u similar enso of M. I). Welch
agnlnst Wllllnm nnd C. W. llnrrlgnn. Tho
caso of Theodore Hrltt ngalnBt '.. T. Os
good ot nl. was brought to set aside a
deed and tin petition of tho plnlntllf wus
granted, subject to the condition that
thu plaintiff pay back to tho defendnnt
all moneys paid by him lu satisfaction of
mortgages and for Improvements on tho
farm, amounting to :.770.1S.
Sllirrlnn I'rlxtiii A lio 1 1 mIi i-il.
Siberia Is no longer to bo u penal colony.
Tho Imperial decreo abolishing Hie former
status is tho result of tho building of tho
Trans-Siberian railroad. Nothing can com
pnro to the rapid settlement of thn vast
Siberian plains by tho Inruehlng fnrmirs,
unless It bo tho rapid growth achieved by
that famous dyspepsia cure, Hnstctter's
Stomach Hitters. Try It for constipation,
Indigestion, dyspepsia, blllousuoBs or
flatulency, If you would bo well.
iit:n.
, HANIH2R Mnrlo. nge.l CI, at l'uplUIon,
.ira., nn Biiiiinniy, ovemner a,, nmo.
Funeral from the family home ut Pnpll
llon Tuesday, November 27, ut 1 p. m.
mm
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In Fifteen Days
"Oran-Solcnl" i1ltol?eik Stricture I'ko nm he
nenth ihu uii, reclines Kn alia" I I'rnMnic and
ttrcnitltif ni the Scuiliml Hum. uil'lnK Uruln una
KiiiUsluiit In 1'lf I con l;i
So ilrniik to nil ti the iitniiiiirh. taitnnirvrilnc.il
unci tioslrWr aiit Icat Ion in i hi-i-ntiti' iurihr.il irncl.
Unn-hciiTl'iu It not n liquid. It Is I'lei-nieil in
thr form of Uraruii. or I'encIV smooth iindtli'tluli',
and io narrow ns lopass the rloiot Stricture
Every Man Should Know Himself.
The St.Jnn,e An.. Ilox f .1. Clnrlnnnll. ().. tint
rirr ptirpn ni irreni I'M'Prin' n" I'tnuiiti.
relllii.trulrd Trrml.o npnii the innlo
) ulrm. whlrh Ihvy nlll nt-ml ut nnr
ninle uppllranu
So Many
People
Havo headaches that
due 'to the over tusked
eyt Eye helps that help
and rellovo nre tho kind
we have been furnishing
Our optical departmint
Is In charge of a compo
tont and praotlral optician
who will examine your tj
eyes free of charge We
guarantee mtlftoctory
work.
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Lrnilluir Scientific Opllcliina,
U08 Farnmii. OMAHA.
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