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TIIT3 OMAHA DAILY lVFEi THUD AY, DECEMIJEH 21, 1900, TWO BOTTLES OF RED SAUCE EUmplaa of Peppery Condiment Ueed it Wut Point Bhown t Booz Trial. TABASCO NOT TO BE FOUND IN PANTRY Frenhmnn In Order to Uunllfy In Mess 1111 linn (n Kilt lilnhty-KUe. l'runrn of ItrKiilntlon MUe at One Hitting, WEST POINT, N. V., Dec, 20. The mili tary court of Inquiry thnt hns been In ses sion here since Tuesday examining Into tho alienation that tho death of Oscar I. Iloo, a former cadot nt the United States mili tary ucudemy, was caused by brutal treat ment, to which he was said to have been subjected by fellow studcntH, resumed Its sitting today. Thrro remain to ho exam ined twenty cadets of tho class to which Ilooz belonged and It Is likely that Rome of the first-class cadets and ofllrirH of tho academy will also bo Interrogated as lo their knowledge of hazing. It Is probable, therefore, that tho court will not cloao Its Investigations boforo Scturday. Major Charles II. Hall, Second Infantry, treasurer of tho Military academy and quar termaster and commissary of cadets, was tho first witness called today. He Identified two bottles of red sauces, which ho said were tho only kinds of popper or tropical aucc: In uso In the cadets' mess hall since bo took chargo three jcara ago. Tobascn Banco was not In uso In the academy. The tint sauces wero not generally laid on the tables, but wero served when called for. Cadet William II. Cowles of Kansas testi fied that ho know Iloox, but was not present t tho fight with Keller. Ho described the baring ordeal In the summer of '8? and had undergone everything that his classmates went through, Ho said ho had attended rat funerals, took cold baths and Joined In bowl races, ns well as being mado acquainted with "Wooden Wllllo" and tho process of "eagllng." He had tnken a couple of drops of hot sauro from a spoon. When nsked to describe tho sauce the wit ness said: "Tho bottln I saw In our tent was labeled tropical popper sauce.' " Tho witness was at tho same school with Ilon7. and did not consider him strong. While, nt the school, St. Luke's nt Hush town, Philadelphia, Hook was examined by physicians and was developing lung and chest capacity. Tho witness could not re member tho names of tho physicians. Tho witness had llttlo to do with Ilooz nftcr coming to West Point; their relntlons were "Just Indifferently friendly." Tho next witness, Herbert 7.. Krumru, of Ohio, told.the court that among other things which lid was made to do as a fresh class man was to qualify In the mess hnll. "What does that mean?" asked Captain Dean. "I had to cat nlghty-flvo prunes at one sitting and nt another I had to swallow a bowl of molasses mid six slices of bread." "Did you succeed In doing theso things?' anked tho court. "No, sir, I was not successful on my first ntlempt on tho molnsses, but I did It all right the second time." In concluding his testimony the witness said that Hon, hnd n slouchy manner nnd did not seem to havo enough energy to bold himself together. Cadet David II. Dower of Iowa said he. had been hazed In '!'S, Ho had to do foolish things, such as "receiving n turtlo passing down tho company street with a candle on Its back," nnd "chasing n sparrow off tho street after being told It was an eagle." Never lliuril Ilium Culled IllliW-n." Cwlol Clan ('. Aleshlre of Illinois had known Ilooz, but had never heard him called "Hlblcs." Tho witness was hazed, but never became exhausted nor had he beard or known of any cutlet becoming oxhnusted owing to hazing. Cadet Charles Telford of Utah testified that he, like other fourth-class men, had to atanil on his head anil cat about a bowl of molasses nnd about eight sllcca of bread. The wl'noss belonged (o tho Mormon church He had not been In any way discriminated against or looked down upon on account of his rellclon. Cadet Oscnr L. Foley of Missouri had no complaint to mnko of treatment he received. Cndot Charles L. Jennings of Connecticut , said that on one occasion Cadet William fl. Caples of Missouri told him to put out his tongun nnd Caple-.i dropped flvo drops of hot saucu on It. It did not hurt or choke him und only left n burning feeling on tho tonguo for n, few minutes. At an other time he had to stand on his head In n tub half full of water and say "Wo'vo mot tho enemy nnd wo nro theirs." The witness had seen Ilooz a fow days before, ho left tho ttcodemy and "ho looked as well us any of us." Cadet John It. McClnnls of Ohio Is a Homun Catholic. Ho had never been dls criminated against on that account, nor did ho know of any candidate who had Buffered or been annoyed on account of his religion. Several men who hnd been lu Hooz'b class, but who nro now third-class men, were called to tho witness chair, but not ono of tho first three, Ileyers of Ohio, Itosello of Arkansas and Colvln of Missouri, gave any material ovidonce. Cndet Carl lloyd of (Icorgla said that on ono occafinn ho hnd swallowed front half to tlm'oqmirtcrti of n tuhlcspoonful o tropical sullen It did him no harm. Cntlier O'Keefe 'I'll lie Hie Stllllil. Rev. Father O'Kcefo, pnstor of Highland parish, which Includes tho academy, In reply to quctUions said: I knew Cndet John Ilreth of Altoflnn, Pa no enmu nero in iwi wiui n letter or Intro Makes Hair Grow Perhaps your mother hud thin hair, but that is no reason why you must go through life with half-starved hair. If you want long, thick hair, feed it. Feed it with Ayer's Hair Vigor, the only genuine hair food you can buy. Your hair will grow thick and long, and will be soft and glossy. 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In reply to General Clous the witness said ho had never heard of such a thing as a cadet being put Into a stralghtjackct for the amusement of others, The reverend gentleman said that In his opinion the matter of religion was never a factor In tho program of tho cadet. I) I it I li- lleiirrnentillve I'hltlpp. A telegram from Representative Phillips f Ohio was read: rr.I2VKI.ANI). O.. Dee. M.-Colonel A. L. Mills, Superintendent West Point Acadotny: I his morning h paper states tnat .Mr. Ilooz estllleil Unit I visited West Point to tiro- tect my Hon from being hazed. This state ment is wholly erroneous. I have nlwuys clleved null nit? experience of pleuo enmo nd til elm your Is tin Indispensable factor In the West Point military development. Pli'iixe Hhow this to the court. (Signed) P. o. I'll 1 1.1,1 PS. Cadet John Franklin of Tennessee tes tified that ho hud seen Ilooz "braced" In tho tcul nnd company. Did you ever seo sauce given to him? "Yes, two or threo drops nt a time," "Who gavo it to him?" "Cadet McOulrc, who Is not now In tho corps, and Cadet Fred L. Dean, who Is now In tho nrst class." Major J. M. Ilanlstcr, surgeon, U, S. A., produced all tho records of tho medical Rpurtmcnt, This Bhowcd that John B. llroth was admitted to tho hospital on unu 21, 1897, und discharged a week later. Ho was treated for external hemorrhoids. Ho was admitted again on July 6 and dls- harged the following day, as he had only nn attack of thermal fever, which Is a very Implo ailment, lleillinl lleeor.l of Ilrrlli nnil lliiiir. On December 17, 18D7, llrcth was excused from sections on nccouut of acute Indiges tion und theso nro tho only Instances on record whero tho Altoona cadet had been medically treated. In rognrd to Cadet Ilooz, Mujor Ilanlstcr sold that thcro was only ono InBtanco on record of his being III and on that occasion Ilooz was allowed to remain away from ono drill as he was suffering from diarrhoea. Cadet W. P. Ktinls of California of tho present Urst class tcstlfled that ho knew Cadet Ilreth, but had never heard of him or nny other man being placed In n stralghtjacket. Ho told of tho arrangements made for tho fight botween Kcllar and Ilooz. Commandant of Cadets Hcln produced a report made by Cadet W. O. Caples of .Missouri ugalnst Ilooz for facing In wrong llrectlou nt guard relief and on which Ilooz had placed an Indorsement, denying tho charge. Cadet Caples was then sworn nnd told how. when relieving guard, Ilooz faced In ward toward tho camp, which was wrong. and ho talked to Ilooz nt tho time, telling him ho was wrong. Hooz envo him his namo when ho asked htm and ho then re ported him, LYNCHING FOLLOWS MURDER MlNMlanliipl Mob Almoin One ero t Mcnlli nnil in KollnniiiK Three Oilier. .msw OHI.KA.NS, Dec. 20.-Cltlzons of Oulf Port, Miss., n lumber town sovejity Ilvo miles from New Orleans, today lynehod a negro and aro hot on the trail of three- others, ns the result of tho murder of Town Marshal W. 12. Richardson last nlnht. i no negro lynched was not the one who lid tho shooting, but he had been arrested by a posse that wuh pursuing the run culprit and his relatives. Tho murder was tho result of a dlsmito iiciwecn Aivin Lewis, n negro, and .Marshal mciiartison. a largo crowd, principally composed of negroes nnd Including two sons nnd two nephews of Lewis, hnth nf ,. latter bearing tho sanio name. Henry Lewis, Hiirrnundeil tho men. While tho marshal's back was turned, ono of the ncpnows drew n revolver nnd inklntr Ho. liberate, aim shot the mnrshal through the uenri. i no crowd at once scnttercd and Alvin Lewis, his sons nnd nephews, fled In ine direction of Wolf river, flloodhounds wero Hccurod and Alvin Lewis was enp- mruu I)UicKiy anil sent to Mlssissinnl ritv ..v.u "iwi iHiiLTii in jail. Tho posso men ran down ono of tho nephews. The prisoner protested his Innocence but was stnrted toward Oulf Port under an escort. uau a muo rrom Oulf Port tho escort was overpowered and the prisoner (nknn away und shot to death. Tho nosso ir .Mil pursuing tho two Lewis boys and their cousin. AMERICAN STOCKS ABROAD I III til U It I 4 u A . -. . .luiiiMiriiiR i.iinilnn ab ArlillrnKi' nnil 1(1 rod Ptirelianea of United Slate Nceurltlm. NBW YOIIK, Doc. 20,-The Kvcnlng Port suys : l.iUKI! ILII1I1.1 I1IM fir UlnnUu l.r... t shipped this week, by foreign bankers on n.v.tmci niiiiuiK iroill UllS C tl' IB London. Ono International house. In do iiorlbltig tin; volume of Its shipments, said today thai It sent to tho steamer vesteriluy 'rr... ii,i,,,. . in" 'y.vi "K" ,-"", n irauiim iruni ine con. lllllllll mUl'IlUNI fill flfllllr.,.,.. nr. 1 nil direct foreign orders since and Including .Monday. December 111. I the ten duvs c i I IliK vesti'i'dav urliltniir,. i,nr.i,M. ,'.....!.,... "." ip iiuve noen extlmated at fiOO.Om) shares und In addition to theso purchases on Imlimco larKe blocks of stocks have been bought on direct orders by houses like V .V.i. t i" K"": , . weiiginan, Kuhn l.OI'll ,V til.. Ilnrlllir. Mnmilln X. tn ninny others whose foreign connection's are lurKo, but who do not do any urbttrage business on Loudon account. On .Mollilav inn, nf th i,hnv..nnii .i holmes iiljmo bought 30,(XJ shures of stocks here, and all (if them have been buying steadily In the last ten (lays. A eonserva tlvi; pstlninto of sucli purchases In this period Is LTiO.lKiO shares, making nil esttmutiyl OBJECT TO TARIFF ON GLASS IMilliulcllililn 1'nlnt .Mm llei-lnri- 'I'luit I'rlei"! IImi 11,.,-n 1'nfiilrly ,ll IIIIIM'll, PHILADKLPHIA, Dec. 20,-Tho contro versy between tho Pittsburg Plato Glass company nnd tho Philadelphia Paint club regarding tho Importation of certain kind nf stained glass was brought beforo tho In duslrlal commission today. Fred 0. VA llntt, mnnager of tho llrm of John Lucas & Co., presented a prepared statement com plaining of the "encroachments of combined capital mid suggesting a modlllcatlon In tho tariff on plate glass. (leorgo II. Maher, assistant manacor o the glass department of John Lucas & Co. this morning stated that tho combination o glass manufacturers had advanced tho price or glais within threo years ISO per cent The prime cause of existing conditions, Mr. Mayer said, was thn high tariff, of which tho manufacturers havo taken undue ad vantage. Will llrlli'te Niifliiluii'N nillli'iillles M'JW VOHK. Dee. 20. A. ( nealmn. nt tomey for the Anglo-American Savings nnd Loun association, which was recently forced nun u iixriviTKiiip, annouineti louny mat plan for relieving the association's dltncul ties hail been determined upon at a meat Ine of the d rectors liplil lust nlehi ,m,l HUftlelent money pledged to carry out the IIU II. la Xo l.onurr IrllinurneS, SKW VOUK, Dee cn,jefcrco Mnnuol liiuemeustlel nus tl Umi his report In tho wu. nreinc court In the illvnrco suit hroucht bv Wllhelmlliu MacDowell against Wltllum Melbourne MaeDnwell, ouch husband of Fanny Davenport. The referee ilnds that iirs. .Miicuoweii is enillieil to a decree ine coupio weru murneu on June is liuil. DRINKING DREGS OF MISERY Ettorhizj Walks Street! of London with Helther Roof Abore Nor Bed Below. ONLY MEAL IN TWO DAYS AT WORKHOUSE Man Inerlinliinteil In llrryfna t'nsc lleanrts lo Cliurclirn nnil Museum fur Mhrltt-r, Wlillr Ills Wife Hnrn .Mother for ."upport. PAIHS, Dec. 20. Major Count Ferdinand Walsln Esterhazy, who figured so promi nently In tho Dreyfus case, hag sunk Into utter misery. His divorced wlfo's suit ugalust her mother, the Marquis do Hetan cturt, for nn allowance, claiming she Is In picfound distress und unablo to support er young daughters, has brought forth tho following letter, written by tho major to his wife on November 1: I hnvo been unable to wrllo to my chit reu recently, not huvltif, the money to u y n postage, stamp. I mn at the lust xtremlty of utrenutli, courugu und re sources. I have not eulell lor two uuys. un til this morning In the worklioUKe. I navo no clothes, am shivering with cold nnd am comielled to warm myself by entering churches nlul museums. Every one will nuy this is n confession of guilt, but volt can say I am killing myself because, nftor having struggled lo tho utmost of my cour age, my voice Is stilled by my persecutors. linoill orenu, uomo or ciuiiiuik ii dla of privations of ull kinds, unless a re volver bullet puts everything In good or der. Kiss my children. Tell them I udoro them nnd If a frightful rutollty has pre cipitated mo into nn abvfs, if I dlo tho Victim or unman ciiwuihii-v. i iicvl-i uih mltted the crlmo of which I am accused by scoundrels lo savu themselves. The letter Is dated London. Major Ctilgnot, who ilgurcd In tho Drcy- ful court-martial at Hennes, has been nr restcd and Imprisoned In Fort Mont Vnlerlcn, whero bo Is awnltlng trial by court-martial on two charges, The llrst Is a chargo of grave offense against discipline n writing directly, without authorization, to tho president of tho council, M. Waldcck Ilousseuil, accusing M, Delcnssc, minister of foreign nffulrs, of having told tho Chamber of Deputies an untruth when he said thut Major Culgnct had approved tho Inter pretation officially placed upon tho famous Pannlzardi telegram. The second chargo Is being guilty of dis closing u confidential document, viz., the statement signed by Major Culgnct nnd General Chamoln, which wns read In tho Chamber by M. Joseph LaBcies, formulating some reservations, concerning tho Pannl zardi dispatch. M. Lascles pointed out that tho docu ment did not mention M. Dclcasso nnd de clared the fact to be that M. Patcoguc, tho Foreign olTlco expert, hud refused to coun tersign It. General Andre, minister of wnr, drew Mujor Culgnot'ti attention to this conduct und asked for an explanation, which tho officer refused, declaring that ho would hold his explanation for an otllccr of tho Judicial police. General Andro at once otJercd him to return to his home und to await orders there, A few minutes later an ofllcer of the military government of Paris called upon Major Culgnct at his residence and Informed him thut hu had been ordered to surrender himself at Fort Mont Valerlen beforo 8 o'clock this evening. General Chamoln was qurutloncd by tho minister of war during tho afternoon. Lo Itadlcal says that General Florcntln. tho military governor of Purls, Is chnrged with thu Inquiry Into tho Culgnet affair. M. Joseph Lnsclcs, In the course of an Inter view stated that tho basis on which tho sec ond chargo against Culgnet was mado was not given him by Major Culgnct. SPEAKERS DENOUNCE BRITAIN Contlnrntnt 1'owcrn C'omr In for Illume Mehool Children Welcome Krufrcr. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 20. Mr. Krugcr at tended u crowded meeting today In the Nleuwo kerk. Tho speakers declared Great Ilrltaln bad sold Its birthright for a handful of gold and that tho continental powers would forever bear tho brand of Culn unless they Intervened In South Africa. Subsequently, Mr. Kruger repaired to tho Palaco of Industry, whero C.000 school boys welcomed him with a choral. Mr. Kruger started for Tho Hague this afternoon. Tho farewell scenes wero n repetition of the enthusiasm manifested on his arrival here. FREE PARDON DEMANDED Detvet'H Alleged Condition of Surren der Inelndea Aliment)' for Cape Dutch. IlIX)EMFONTEIN, Tuesday, Dec. 18. General Dewot had G.000 mcu nnd 18,000 horses when ho captured Dowetsdorp, ac cording to a gentleman who wne Impris oned mere. Tho Ilocr tismmandor then declared that ho wus uct going to surrender without a fret) pnrdon for all his men Including many Capo Dutch. Tho forco of C.OOO Is now divided Into threo sections. Suit .luminal Count llonl. FAKI8, Dec. 20. Tho suit of Charles Werthelmer, tho London bric-n-brac dealer, against Count llonl do CnBtellano to ro tover payment for nrt objects Hold Count nnd Countess do Castellane, bo gan today In tho llrst civil chamber. Tho transaction taken as a test caso Involved the sum of 12,490 francs. Tho hearing was devoted to tho arguments of counsel. None of tho parties were In court. Tho total sum Involved In tho transaction Is 6,500,000 fanes, Count llonl do Castellano has replied with filing a counter suit, demanding a full statement of all transactions, claiming that various objects, admittedly authentic, wero tout at scandalously exaggerated prices und mui. iiiuuy urucit's were represented as authentic antiquities, when they wero really imitations, moaern or useless, whllo In a series of exchanges In 1S99, ho took back a number of articles ut prices greatly Inferior to their value. Thcr fore, tho count demands a reduction of tho debt, to nt least 2,000,000 francs and tho restitution of tho objects taken In oxchango by Worthcttner, under tho penalty of 1,000 francs for each day's delay Jn tho restitu tion on the doy of Judgment. Finally, he claims damages in tho nmount of 300,000 francs, n . . . .1 ri , ,, i . iii! uaHieuaue bibo nsKS, in case tho Judges decide It Is necessary to throw further light on tho case, that experts shall no appointed to appralBo tho articles in volved, Tho appointment of theso experts Is tho first aim of counsel for Count do castellano. i no pieamngs in me case wero unfin ished today and tho hearing was adjournod lor a wcok. DeNlruetlve Storm In .Iniiinlcii. KIMlsrON, Jamalcn, Dec. 20.-Nows was received hero today of a destructive storm, which swept over tho Interior of costo Hica JaBt week. Miles of railroad track woro damaged, the fruit plantations were injured and communication was cut otf. Thn full extent of tho destruction wrought Is unknown, but It Is bollevcd to no serious, II Ik liileriinlliiiinl Couaolldntlou, LONDON, Doc. 20. Details of tho at leged Impending consolidation of tho Vlck-ers-Maxtm and Cramp companies are pub lished here. It Is said tho capital will bo 30,000,000. Of 10,000,000 preferences shares the Cramps tako half, tho balance to bo underwritten In the United States Tho Vlckers-Malm company gives all of Its American patents, receiving In return 1100,000 In ordinary stock, Tho foregoing statements aro denied by a director of the Vlckers-MHxIm company, who said to the Associated Press today that nothing has yet been decided and thnt any question of consolidation wilt bo first submitted to tho shareholders. IViirin Time In !iniilali Si'iuilr. MADRID, Dec. 20. During the discussion In the Senate of tho royal message an nouncing tho marriage In the near future of the princess of Asturlas, heiress presump tive to the throne, with Prlucc Charles, fcccond son of the count of CaBcrta, Scnor Ortega, a republican, raised a storm of protest by recalling the conspiracy of the bourbon princes against other royalists, which ho feared this marriage would havo a tendoncy to renew. Amidst Insults from all parts of tho houso tho speaker was Anally called to order. Hear Soiinit of C'nnitnnnillnK. LONDON, Deo. 20. A tpeclal from Jo hannesburg, dated December 19, says that henvy cannonading was heard the morning of thnt date north of Krugcrsdorp, CONSIDERING THE GROUT BILL Snmtp Coiiiiiilttrc on Agriculture Nllll l.lntfii to the In ns Guerrilla Tnvles, WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. When tho sen ate cotnnilttoo on agriculture today resumed Its hearing upon the Grout oleomargarine bill Senator Allen of Nebraska, a member of tho committee, made a pointed and scnsutlonal statement concerning his posi tion as to tho measure. Ho never hud an nounced, he snld, whether he was In favor or opposed to the pending measure, hut by reason of some questions he had asked yes terday It had been supposed "by tho lobby ists present" that ho would antagonize tho measure. Slnco tho hearing of yesterday ho had been Hooded with telegrams urging him to support tho bill. Tho conclusion was obvious. With some vigor ho said. I want to enter my protest ugulnst this clicapjohn, penntlt political method. I havo no words to express my utter con tempt for this method and for thoso who would engage In It. The lobbyists who are supporting this bill arc doing t' muro injury than Its open nnd avowed opponents. Mr. Allen dcclnrcd that If such methods wero continued ho would ask that tho hearings bo private. In conclusion he said: I want ngnln to denounce In the teverest language 1 urn capable of using the sneak lug and cowardly method that has been pur sued In respect to this measure Uuthbouo Gardner of Providence, rep resenting the manufacturers of oleomar garine, continued his argument begun es tcrday In opposition to tho pending till. In tho course of his argument he mentioned "process butter." In response to un In quiry ono of his clients explained what process butter was. Ho declared In the course of his explanation that procrss but ter was "washed with sulphuric acid" to remove the rancidity. Governor Hoard of Wisconsin, with some feeling, eombattcd tho statement, main taining that no occasion whatever existed for Its treatment with acid. He demanded the namo of oven a single process factory where the product was washed with acid, but his opponent declined to mention names. Discussing the coloring of oleomargarine, the natural color of which was nearly white, Mr, .Gardner said tho oleomargarine manu facturer used nnato. That llkcwlso was used us tho coloring matter for creamery butter. It was, ho said. In no sense a dele terious substnnce. Coloring matter was employed merely to meet the demands of tho peoplo "that tho cyo might aid tho palate." Continuing his argument, Mr. Gardner de clared thut thu purposo of ihe advocates of tho Orcut bill was not to regulate the oleomargarine Industry, but to destroy It. "That," he said, "Is evidently the result tho advocates of tho measure propose to accomplish." NEXT STEP IN PROCEDURE Amendment, liixtcml of the Trent)' II acir, Will lie SnliinlMcil to t.rvnt llrllnlu. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Inquiry at tho Stuto department os to tho future of tho Huy-Paunccfoto treaty, Just ratified with amendments by tho senate, develops tho fact that, contrary to tho common understand ing, tho document docs not need to bo re turned nt this stago to tho lirltlsh govern ment, oven If tho president Is of n mind to go on with the negotiations. Secretary Hay will await nn Indication of tho president's wishes In tho matter, an.l If tho latter, as has already been Indicated by official state ments, concludes to glvo tho lirltlsh gov ernment nn opportunity to pass on tho amended treaty, then tho Stnto department will forward at onco to thnt government, not tho trenty itself, but tho terms of thu amendments. In diplomatic parlance, tho lirltlsh government will bo "notllled" of tho nmendmentH. According to tho stntcmcnt of tho offlchils of tho Stnto department. Great Ilrltaln must then bo allowed u rea sonable tlmo within which to nccept or re ject them. A to what would constitute ti "reasonable" time, no expression wns to bo had, but attention was directed to the fnct thnt tho United States government hns had tho treaty under consideration for a year and that tho amendments made today wero beyond dispute vital. WU GR0WSNERV0US AT DELAY Chinese Minister Calls nt Stnte De partment to Tulk Over Joint Nott; of 1'owern, WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. MlnUtcr Wu cnllod at tho State department today to talk over the Uhineso situation with Sfc retary Hny. Ho had no Information from Pckln, and ovldently was very nervous at tho tedious dolaya that aro being expert nnccd In Initiating direct negotiations be tween tho ministers and the Chlneso govern mont, through LI Hung Chang, Prlnso Chlng and tho two southern vlccroyu. It Is ro- ported hero that tho agreement In Its prca cnt form docs not namo any sueclflc sum or sums to bo paid by tho Chlneso govern mont ns Indemnity on account of tho Iloxcr movement nnd tho destruction of foreign missions. That question Is left to be set tled by negotiations botween tho ministers nnd the Chlneso plenipotentiaries with nn. visions for Its reference to tho Hague tri bunal In tho ovent of falluro through that means. nil Copper Mile flown. CALt'.MKT Mich., Dec. 20,-Kor six yenrs tho Tamarack .Mining company has been nt work on u shaft which Is now down u dentli i .i . .i ...1.1..1. ....... i. . . ".', wi ..iw iiti .iiiii niniii ii iui nillllt 111 till tX- Dense of J10O.0CO throuuh barren urrnimi Lust night ut midnight It encountered tho first ovldencti of anything that would repay it for this outlay. A miner's drill ran into the hard copper-bearing rock formation known uh tho Calumet & 1eela. conglom erate. This Is tho Identical formation which hna made mll'-loiiH for tho Calumet & lieclu iieopie. i no lamuriicK management lie llovvil the mining engineers knew whereof they llgurt'il, and tho miners fivind copper within ii few Indict of the location desig. nateil by tho surveyors down a depth of nearly a mile. When hoisting from tho lode begins regularly this shaft will bo ono of tho most compltHo and up-to-datii of any In thu world. .Miners nro stripping the lodo and not much has as yet been uncovered, so thnt Its richness cannot bo told for a day or two. Ni'iv 1'lny fur Mnrlowe, INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Dec, M.-It Is nn nouueed hern today that Julia Marlowe, who In playing In thlH city this week, has secured the dramatization rights fur "The Redemption of David Corson," tho novel written by tho Hev. C. D. Goss of Cincin nati. It Is announced also that Mr. Clous has no financial Interest tn tho dramatiza tion, hut wunla the moral of the book portrayed. JOINT NOTE SIGNED AT PERIS Ultimatum to China Reported to Ee Bead; for DeliTerji REPORTS AS TO UNITED STATES CONFLICT C'nhlrBrniu to l'n r In Agency Ilepre mtntn Mltilnter Conger an WnltlnK for Further InntriicMoiia llrforc Signing, PARIS, Dec. 21. The Hnvas ngency has received tho following dispatch from Pekin, duted December 20: "Tho fo.-olgu envoys 'havo signed the Joint noto with the addition of England's stipula tion that China cannot bo allowed to fore see n cessation of tho occupation of Pekin or tho province of Chi 1,1 to long ns she hns not conformed to the conditions of tho pow ers. "Mr. Conger has deferred signing owing to Instruction to Insist on final moderation, but he thinks Washington will not Insist." LONDON, Dec. 21. All the governments have approved tho lirltlsh amendment, says tho Pekin correspondent of tho Morning Post, nnd tho demands will be presented to tho Chinese plenipotentiaries without nny suggestion of an alternative. I1ERL1N, Dec. 20. Tho Cologno Gazette, In an article dealing with tho Chinese situa tion, announces thnt all the ministers signed tho preliminary noto today (Thurs day), nnd that the noto will bo sent im mediately to Prince Chlng and LI Hung Chang. It also declares that tho noto em bodies tho principles of the minimum de mands of Germany nnd tho powers and It was agreed, on tho proposal of Great llrll nln, that until tho demands wero satisfied thcro would bo no withdrawal of troops from Pekin nnd tho province of Chi LI. CELESTIALS GR0W RESTLESS I'ekln Corrrapomlent Heiorta l rgeut .eeil of ICh til III I nil I ll M' Definite. System of Government. LONDON. Dec. 20. A dispatch to tho Reuter Telegram company from Pekin, dated Wednesday, December 19, says the situation throughout tho province Is rap Idly growing worse and Is cnuslug grave anxiety. Tho dispatch adds that unless a dellnlto system of government Is speedily Installed a recrudescence of tho untl-foreign outbreaks Is confidently predicted. The pressure of winter begins to ho felt by the people, who nro also suffering on nccouut of tho hlnrkmall levied by the native em ployes of the allies for which tho foreign ers nro bleticd. A number of desperadoes, Imprisoned at San Chow Fu by General Mel, whoir tho Germans released, aro now hurrying to tho Chi Ll-Shung Tung border, burning houses, murdering nnd pillaging. NO TAXES ON NOMADIC HERDS WjoinhiK C'nn not Colled from t'nllle llelng- Driven Across the Stnte liy Aliens. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 20. (Special.) In the United atutes court hero a decision was rendered In a rnso of great Importunco to every county In tho stuto, as well us local stockmen und atock owners nt lurgo. Tho suit, which was brought against tho county treasurer of Convcrso county by Newman Ilros. & Sessions, involved tho collection of taxes on herds of stock being driven across thn connty or stuto from ono stato Into another. A herd of cattle, owned by tho plaintiffs and being driven ncrnss tho stuto to Nebraska, wus assessed for taxes In Converse county. The owners re fused to pay the taxes and the cattle wero ulzed and sold, tho suit to recover thu money received for the cuttlo resulting. Tho plaintiffs maintained thnt under tho law stock being driven through tho stuto Is not subject to taxation and that taxes cannot bo collected on same. Their con tetitlon wns sustained by Judge Rlner In his decision, who Hinted that the- stato law relating to tho subject 1b In conflict with tho lnterstato commcrco laws. Judgment wus therefore rendered for the plaintiffs. Tho caso has been watched by stockmen nnd county authorities all over tho state. Had a decision been rendered In favor of the county treasurer every owner that drives stock across Wyoming from nnother stnto would bo liable and would bo compelled to pny taxes. As It Ih, theso nomadic herds, which annunlly graze on tho ranges of Wy oming nnd pay taxes In nnother state, nnd In many cases pay no taxes at all, can con tinue tho practice and tho stato will derive no revenue therefrom whatsoever. Tho stockmen of tho stato will not per mit this condition of nffiilrH to long prevail, however, as stops will bo token at tho com ing session of thu stuto legislature to have tho law nmended so us to correct tho evil- DEATH RECORD. Cnptnln Horn of Pierce. PIERRE, S. D., Dec, 20. (Special Tele gram.) Captain II. F. Horn died nt his rosldcnco In this city of pneumonia. Cap tain Horn was ono of tho oldest Missouri rlvor steamboat men, making his llrst trip to tho head of navigation In 1SCG, nml ho has been on tho Missouri ever since, with tho exception of ono year nB a pilot on tho Yukon. Captain II. I'. Horn. PIERRE, S. I)., Dec. 20. Captain Ii. F Horn, ono of tho oldest Missouri river stenmboatmen, died at his resilience hero today. Captain Horn mado his first trip tn tho head of navigation on tho Missouri In 1S66 nnd has navigated tho river continu ously Hlneo then, with tho exception of ono year, when ho served ns a pilot on the Yukon river. fleorne W. Cormin of TeeuuiHeh, TECUM8EH, Neb., Doc. 20. (Special.) Oeorgo W. Corson died of pulmonary troublo at his homo near this city this morning. Ho was CO years old, and leaves a family. Tho funeral will bo hold at thn homo tomorrow afternoon, nnd Interment mado In tho TecuniBeh roractcry. l'rnfesmir Curl lleelter, BERLIN, Dec. 20. Prof. Carl Rocker, tho German historical painter, whoso eightieth birthday was celebrated on December IS and who wns then tho recipient of a con gratulatory iiddresB from tho Ilerlln Acud cmy of Arts, died todr.y of influenza. Mr. Allium !tiicr of I'ercivnl, PKHCIVAL, la., Dec. 20. (Specliil.) Mrs. Almon Hogcrs, ono of tho last of tho original Bottlers here, has passed away, at tho ago of SI. Sho has a grandson nnd other near rolatlvcs In Omahu. Ill', iIiinIiin TinvitHenil. SPItlNOKIKLI), III.. Dec. 20. Dr. Justus Townsend, one of tho most prominent phy sicians nf Illinois, died tonight, aged 72. Ho wns In tho service nf tho I'nlted States government during tho civil war. Three Killed liy Trnlii. OKI) A It RAPIDS, la., Dec. 20. A nurllng ton, Cedar Ilaptds & Northern passenger train tonight struck n buggy containing three young men named Itclnzcll, near Shell Rock. Two wero InBtantly killed and the third fatally Injured. IVnm of Another l,ynelilnir, PIT.ULO, Colo., Dec. 20,-CIyde (Irny, n 17-year-old whlto boy, has been arrested here on the chargo of having criminally nsssaulted Anna Itust at Divide, Colo. Threats have hcen ma4e against Gray and Governor Thomas has requested tho sheriffs of Pueblo and El Paso counties to tako all necessary precantlons to pre vent a lynching. THE CHEERFUL IDIOT i And the Glum Dyspeptic. Tho cheerful Idiot Is tho Individual who,' when ho sees you coruo Into tho houso dripping from tho storm, Inquires plods nntly, "Is It raining?" If you wero whit tling nnd the knlfo slipped nnd cut off tho top of u finger ho would say Just as pleas antly, "Did you tut yourself?" It scorn tho chief business In tho llfo of tho cheer ful Idiot tu usk fool questions. Mostly peo plo put up with him ns they do with mos quitoes becailso thoy can't help them selves. Rut onco In n whllo tho cheerful Idiot runs up against tho wrong man, It was that way when the C. I. of tho board ing houso tackled a miserable looking fcl- low-boarder who was tortured by dyspep sia. "Hello, Smith," ho cried, "aren't you feeling well?" And Smith growled back: "It's none of your business how I'm feel ing." Tulk nbcut adding Insult to Injury! What could bo any worso than asking a man who had suffering stamped all over him, "Aren't you feeling well?" It's rnthcr hard for tho dyspeptic to uuku a stranger to the dlscaso understand Just how much suffering dyspepsia can cause. Words don't expross it. Thnt terrlblo gnawing sensation In tho Htomuch Is past description. Even after you havo recited the specific aches and pains there nrc no terms to express tho cumulatlvo and combined effect:) of them all upon both mind and body. DON'T CULTIVATE DYSPEPSIA. Thnt would seen unnecessary ndvlce, yet It Is a fact that In tho main, peoplo who finally become dyspoptlcs seem to havo studied how quickest to bring on tho dis ease. They cat irregularly. They oat un wholesome or Innutritions foods. They eat heartily when thoy nro tired with n dny'fi work and tho stomach needs rest Instead of exercise, in fact if thoy mado a study of tho quickest wny to dyspepsia or dlseaso of tho stomach In general nnd Uh allied organs of digestion and nutrition, thoy could not practtco moro micscsstul methods. When dyspepsia onco has Its grip on tho stomach tho man who has experimented with tablets nnd powdcro and other pal liatives without permanent relief finds himself asking tho question. "Am I ever going lo ho well ngaln so that I can cnt with appetite and enjoyment?" Tho ono neecsBlty to the recovery of health la tho euro of tho diseases of tho siomacli nml other organs of digestion and nutrition. Tablets of odn, mint, etc., will for the moment alter tho condition In the stomach, but thoy won't niter tho condition of tho stomach Itself. Theso things nrn therefore merely palliatives. Not only do they not cure, but by affording temporary relief thoy lull tho victim into a fnlso no- II 111 Koi Not Occasionally, but It is not necessary to con sult a calendar to find out when the UNION PACIFIC ORDINARY (Tourist) CARS leave for Pacific Coast, for they run every day. The Cars for Oregon leave Omaha daily at 8:20 a. m., and for California daily at 4:25 p. m. Spoclal Personally Conducted for Portland ovary Friday at 8i20 a. m Special Porsonally Conduotod for San Francisco and Los Angeles evory Friday at 8:20 a. m. Speclnl Conducted Excursions for San Francisco and Los Angeles every Wednesday at 11:35 p. m. Theso cars aro fitted up complete with mattrcsaeR, curtutns, bIanke.tR, pillows, otc, requiring nothing to be furnished by the panseriirero. Uniformed INirters and conductora who are in charge of them, ore required to keop them In good order and look after thn wantH and comforts of paanciiKcrs. Thn cura nrn now, of modern pattern, und nro nearly an convenient nnd comfortable un first-clans Palace fllecpera. New City Ticket Office 1324 Farnam St. TUESDAY, JAN. 1st and 15th, ! t, WILL RUN HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS TO Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Washington, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Texas, Arizona, etc., at one fore plu6 $2 OO for the round trip. There ie Government Land In Okla homa. A new Una now opens up the famous "Washita District." For full information apply to any Rock Island Agent. Address 1323 Farnam Street, Omaha. HOWELL'S Cold, raw winds, a com, uoro tnrjat and bad cough. Antl-Kuwf curci Anli-Kawf I oil. All drutrirlatH eell IU curlty until ho probably finds himself somo day very much worse for their use. HOW DYSPEPSIA IS CURED. There Is an utmost certain euro for dys pepsia and other diseases of tho stomach and organs of digestion mid nutrition. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dlscoery nlwas helps and almost always cures. In ninety tight per cent nf cases In which tho "Dis covery" has been gleu n fair and faithful trial It has wrought a perfect nnd perma nent cure, It has cured the most severo nnd obstlnato conditions of stomach trouhlo which havo fulled to yield to any other medicine. Mr. Ned NoUon, tho Irlnh Comedian nnd Mimic, of 677 Roydeli Street, Catudeu, N. J , writes: "Wo fulfilled an engagement of twelve weeks nnd the constant traveling gavo mo n bad touch of that dreaded dls easo called dyspepsia. I had tried eory thtng possible to euro It till lust week whllo playing at It. F. Kloth'a llljoit Theater, Philadelphia, In the Nelson Trio n professional friend of initio advised ran to try Dr. Plerco's Golden Mcdlcul Dis covery. I tried It, and, thank God, with good re sults." "For threo years I suf fered untold agony," writes Mrs. II. R. White of Stun ntend, Stanstcud Co., Qucbeu i tTTW (Rox 115). "I would havo Iv'.fc- . . . , UpL'llS Ul Ull'IilUIIIIK uiui 1UI1IK sick nt my stomach, pain In right side ull thu time; then It would work up Into my stomach, nr.d such distress It Ih Impossible tn describe. I wrotu to the World's DIs ponsnry Medical Ass'n, stat ing my caso to them, and they very promptly answered mil told mo what to do. I took eight bottles of Dr. Plorcc's Golden Mcdlcul Discovery, nnd flvo vlnls nf Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Thutikn to Dr. Pierce nnd his medicine, I am n well woman today. Dr. Plerco's medicines also cured my mother of liver complaint from which she had been a BUfferer for fifteen years. Wo highly recommend thcbo medi cines to nil suffering people." Dlscnseu which seem to bo remote front tho stnmuch, but which originate In thn stomach aro cured through tho stomach. For this reason diseases of heart, lungs, liver, kidneys nnd other organs aro cured by "Golden Mcdlcnl Discovery," when It has cured tho dlseaso nf tho stomach and Uh associated organs of digestion and nutri tion. It hna been a surprlso to ninny peoplo who have taken "Golden Medical Discov ery" for stomach "trouble," to find that ns tho sttmach wns cured, diseases of long standing which had affected other organs wero cured ulso. Tho "weuk" heort be comes strc.ng, tho sluggish liver nctlvo, tho dogged kidneys nro cleansed, tho lung mndo Ecuni' Tho wholo body Is practically reuowed, built up with firm, healthy flesh, and not puffed up with llnbby fat. Somo dealers desiring to mako tho llttlo more proilt paid by tho rule of less meri torious medicines will sometimes offor tho customer a substitute for "Golden Medical Discovery," claiming It to bo "Just as good." Nothing 1h Just ns good for you which hnH not Just uts good a record of cures, and no other medlcino has a record of cures comparablo with thoso effocted by tho uso in "Golden Medlcnl Discovery." GIVE IT TO SOME ONE ELSE. Dr. Plerco's Common Senso Medical Ad visor, containing over u thousand largo pagcea nnd moro than 70ft Illustrations Ih sent fren on receipt of titnmpH to pny ex penso of mailing only. It you don't feel the need of thin vuluahlo medical work yourself, why not give It io boilo flcnit or young married coupio. It Is nn Invalu able gift nnd ono which will ho highly ap preciated by the recipient. Send 31 one cent Btamps for tho valumo In durabln cloth binding, or only 21 stnmni for thn book In paper covers. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, nuffalo, N. Y. EVERY DAY Tel. 316. Dr. Kay's Lung Balm rur evory kind of rough, la grippe, bronchitis, iorH throat, croup, whooplne cough, etc. Note r ikranees the stomach. AtDmggluti, lO&ISo.