TIIK OMAHA DAILY HUE: THUHSDAY, hJSl' 1 llfcli I, 1WU3.
PREACHERS MEAN BUSINESS
Tkkt Legal Action to Brar Eiforoemnt
f Aiti-Gambling Lawa.
MANDAMUS TO BE SERVED IN MORNING
TtkM la Slot Maehlnes and All
leva Wker Consideration el
VaJaa Depend Vnoa
a Cnonee.
A All De-1
HASTINOS. Neb., Sept.' 17. (Special Tel
iram.) The ministers of Hastings are cer
tainly sincere Iff- their efforts to rid the
city of gambling dens and places of in
iquity. They took a ery decided atep In
that direction late this afternoon, when
they got out a writ of mandamus for Mayor
Miles. The writ was placed In Sheriff Hill's yiie forty-second Methodist conference for
hands, with Instructions to serve It on the mally opened this morning with devotional
mayor at once. This It was Impossible to I
do, as Mr. Miles went to Lincoln this aft-
ernoon and as yet has not returned, but
It la understood that he will come home
tonight and will be served with the writ
the first thing la the morning. The fol-
lowing Is an exact copy of the writ: I
The State of Nebraska. Kearney County,
': To Clarence J. Mile, as Mayor or l
XV: "V,f0.r.,1 ,"aV:"7,
davit of K Van Dyke Wight that you are
me mayor or tne city or Hastings, aohim
o?U..rd make. V'to"
nv tnmhllnf houses or samminc aevices I
or any cnaracier at wnirn any game 01 i
f.-?? . . ' " .
the limits of said c tv of Hastings to en- "
aace In rambling or to tilav any game of I
chance with cards or dice or any other de-
vice for money or any other valued thing
or for anything that represents money or
value, and said ordinance further provide
tnat it is your auty to cause tne oro nances
and constantly obeyed and the provisions
of the law compiled slth. Helng willing I In the conference showed a great Improve
that complete Justice may be done In thlslmpnt . th(, Pnn,uttnn of ! ar p
hours after a oopy of this writ Is served
on you to enforce the ordinances of said
city against the gambling house or that
you sppenr before me at the courthouse in
Mlnden. Kearney county. Neb., on the 7th
day of October at 11 o'clock a. m. to ahow I
cause why you do not .enforce said ordl-
Wltness my hand this 7th day of Septem-
t,u i j. aia mm, i
District Judge,
So far the fight seems to be wholly In the
hands of the clergy, as no other persons
have taken any active part in the matter,
BITES ON MATRIMONIAL GAME
Toaaav Man from Otoe Coanty Has
Expensive Experience la
Omaha.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Sept. 17. (Spe-
ciai.y A young. man wno gave nis name as
Ernest Jeseen arrived In the city from
omftna last evening ana staiea mat, n.
was on his way back to Otoe county, where
he had been working on a farm. Accora-
lng to the young man's story he had been
reading a. matrimonial paper and In that
way secured the address of a "pretty young
lady, with blue eyes and a fair complex-
ion,' wnose name is uracie ooiaenDerg
and her " home la In Omaha. After they
.12a crr-pon"-o ror -nme Time F.n-F
became imbued witn an irreeistabie desire
to see tne iaoi oi nis neari, so ne gatn-
ered together all the money he had saved
up aoout iioo ana Doaraea a train ror
Omaha. . I
As previously arrangedhe was met at
me aepot Laere oy m young woman wnose
daszllng eyes and happy smiles completely
captivated him. After a few moments'
conversation they went up town and
topped at a restaurant and had dinner,
after which- they enjoyed a walk along
some of the streets for a few hours. Aa
they approached a dry goods store she
asked him to wait a few minutes while she
went in and purchased a pair of gloves. Retail Grocers' association s annual conven
Ha waited a few moments and then a few Hon In this city today called out an attend-
moments more, and until the moments
grew into hours, and still Oracle failed to
appear. He Anally puckered up courage
and went into the store and Inquired for I
her, but was Informed that the young
woman bad gone. About that time he dis-
covered that his pocketbook and money
were missing and he barely had enough
money left to bny a meal and a ticket to
PlattsmouOi.
When asked If he had reported the mat-
ter to the officers In Omaha he stated that
he had pot, and gave as a reason for so
doing that be was afraid his folks In Otoel
county wvuid read In the papers how he
had been "worked." He appears to be a
young man of good habits, and while the
rxperience was an expensive one It will
doubtless be a valuable one to him.
FREIGHT WRECK BLOCKS TRACK
Tree Care Badly "mashed and Track
Torn t'p for Considerable
Distance.
MEAD. Neb.,' Sept. 17. (Special Tele
gram.) Union Pacific local freight No. 67.
in charge of Engineer Cole and Conductor I
McCoy, was wrecked a mile and a half I
east of town at 8 o'clock this morning. I
Three cars wero completely wrecked and I
tkree other freight cars and the way car I
were off the rails. The track for 200 feet I
waa torn up and all trafflo was stopped. I
No. 42, the eaatbound morning passenger I
train, was held here until E:30 before the I
track waa relald and it could get by. The I
wrecking train from Omaha has been here I
all day and It will take nearly all of to
morrow to clean away the wreckage. The
cause of the wreck was a defective flange
on one of the company new steel cars.
Democrats Take All.
HEBRON. Neb., Sept. 17. (Special Tele-
gram.WThe democrats and populists met
here today In Joint convention and nom
inated the following ticket: Henry Kuhl-I
mil of Chester, for representative; O. II.
Scott of Hebron, for county attorney; H.
P. Slsson ot Hebron, for county commis
sioner. The democrats captured all before
them. There were only Ove populist pre- I
clncts represented and they quietly walked
In and surrendered U the democrats.
Pnsloaleta Make Peer Showing;,
TEKAMAH. Neb.. Sept. 17. (Special.)
The faslonlsti of this county met in county
convention In this city yesterday. The call
was -made for .eventy-eeven delegate for
the democratic convention and 121 for the
Hair -Vain?
Why not? A little vanity
is a good thing. Perhaps
you can't be hair-vain, your
hair Is so thin, so short, so
gray. Then use Ayer's Hair
Vigor. It stops falling of
the hair, makes the hair
grow, and always restores
color to gray hair.
" I hsve used Ayer's Hslr Vigor for
over 40 years. 1 sm now In my 91st
year snd tosve sn abundance of soft
Drown nstr, wnicn i attribute to tne use
of your preparation." Mr. Mary A.
rCeltn, Belleville, 111.
US. Ailernxtee. J. C aYEt CO., LeweU, Hats.
populist, and there were present fifteen
delegates to tha latter and ten to the dero-
ocratlc when they cam Into Joint eonven
tton. Tha lesdera of the party are endeav
oring to retain the party organisation, only
at their nominations, with the exception of
one or two supervisor, were very weak
and no certainty that any of them will
tand. For member of tbo legislature M.
M. Warner of Lyons was nominated; for
county attorney, H. Wade GUlls, who was
absent and will undoubtedly decline; for
supervisor First district, F. A. Cameral;
Second district, W. It. Bemn; Fourth dis
trict. J. E. Conneally; Sixth district, Henry
Miller. .
METHODISTS IN CONFERENCE
Forty-Seeonoi Aaaaal Meeting; Cor
dially Welcomed to City
of Wratn,
WTMORE, Neb., Sept IT. (Special.)
services, led by the Rev. H. O. Ostrom. The
communion, which followed, was ad rain la
tered by Bishop Chsrles B. Fowler, who
presides. The roll call showed that many
members of the conference had not arrived.
but more came In durfnf the afternoon.
The ministers who had' been transferred
from other conferences to this district were
Introduced and welcomed hv the members
R- A. Harrison of the Congregational
church of this city extended a hearty wel
come to tne visitors in benair or the
?f Wymore. Hta address was short
iuii 01 wunmj. ne
ueiiviue, pastor or tne Blue springs Free
oyterlan church, welcomed the ministers to
tiiy "7 Humorous nnu itrp
ous. When he had finished the visitors
kn, ,h.t ... homes of Bins Rnrtnss were
. .
open for their reception. The next to ex-
tend a greeting to the visitors was the city
attorney. Hon. A. D. McCandless.
The reports of the churches represented
Prt on missionary work were good, every
church having received a large sum to aid
i the work. Nominations for officers to
, .
Preside at the conference next year were
made and confirmed.
The afternoon session of today's confer-
"nc" "P""'11 r missionary sermon oy
iwt. i. w . oroii. h especially praised
the work of William Tarlnr and liniil in
M m missionaries follow the noble
example set by him. Attention was called
to the necessity of work In China and
Africa, but he appealed to the people to
b!8ln at home: that there waa much need
oi mission won in America.
Rev. H. O. Ostrom, the evangelist, held
services at 4 o'clock and waa greeted by
a large and appreciative audience. In the
evening L. F. Smith of Emmanuel church,
Lincoln, led the scrlntural reading. Dr.
p,rr of phlladelDhla. nresldent of the
rh,.h m-tsnsinn anHetv. was th nrin-
cp(l, -peBker. Eloquence, enthusiasm and
sincertty characterlied his address. He
eanei attention to the fact that 125 years
WM absolutely nothing of Meth
odlBm In the country, while now there are
i2 64i Methodist churches In the United
states. He Implored the people to work
.mon- the Africans, for In lhat race he
, ,. ooa Which. If devloned. will
produce grand results. At the close of the
gcrinon the proposition was placed before
tne people to build a chapel in Manila and
name It the Nebraska Conference chapel
The audience responded willingly and over
U0 wa8 subscribed
RFT4IL FRS TALK OVER TRADE
Modlfleatlon of Exemption Laws One
of Most Important Things
t to Them. '
(From a Staff Correspondent.)"
LINCOLN, Sept. 17. (Special Telegram.)
The second day's kesston of the Nebraska
nce of about 100 members. J. B. Conlng-
t Omaha, president of the association,
presided over the deliberations, wnicn were
devoted almost entirely to a discussion of
matters tending to tne betterment or tne
trade. A resolution was adopted autnorix-
lng the executive committee to take steps
toward the organization of a mutual nre ln-
surance company, the same to have the sup
port of the grocers and retailers of the
state.
The collection laws now on the statute
books came up for prolonged consideration
Heretofore all efforts 6f the retail dealers
to secure modification of the exemption law
have met with the opposition of organised
labor. In order to circumvent this opposl-
tlon the retailers' association adopted reso
lutlons declaring for a shorter working day
for the payment of wages weekly and for a
strict enforcement of the child labor law,
Sunday labor also was denounced. By thus
aiding the cause of labor the retailers hope
to secure from the labor leaders the let
ter's support In a movement to modify the
collection laws so that the retailers may
have some recourse as against the profes
tonal deadbeats. Resolutions were also
adopted denouncing the proposed parcels
post and post check schemes as being In
Imlcal to the Interests of the retail dealers.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, O. C. Thompson, Blair;
vice president, 8. T. Cooly, Lincoln; sec
retary, Harry Fischer, Omaha; treasurer, B.
D. Jackson, Upland. Omaha was named as
the location ot the next convention. Oeorge
F. Munro of Omaha was msde chairman of
the permanent committee on resolutions
Society Day at CavrwlTl
BEATRICE, Neb'., Sept. ll (Special
I Telegram.) Today was society day at the
Elks' carnival and' the attendance was
large. A large number ot secret societies
the city, headed by the Second Regi-
mcnt band and a delegation of Elks, made
a parade through the principal street at
I: SO p. m. In the parade were a number
of beautiful and attractive floats. Tomor
row Is Elks' dsy and Friday occurs the
grand flower parade. Oppenhelmer's shows
continue to be the attraction.
Change ot Venn for Damace Case
TECUMSEH, Neb.. Sept. 17. (Special.)
Judge J. 8. Stull of. Auburn convened the
fall session of the ' district court for this
county yesterday. .'There,- are about fifty
cases for .trial. The Goesch damage case.
wherein John Goosch lost his life and his
helr, Mek d.mage. the courity. Ins.
mucn Mr 0()0,ca went Urough fc unlr
bridge with a traction engine, has been
given a change of venue. It will be taken
either to Pawnee or Nemaha county for
trial.
Open CeacressloaaL Headawarters.
YORK. Neb.. Sept. 17. (Special.) Head
quarter for the fourth congressional - d Is
trlct have been established her aad both
Chairman McCloud and Secretary Hall with
the assistance of stenographers are shaping
up the early preliminaries of the congres
sional campaign, preparatory for one of the
best conducted campaigns ever put up la
this district. Hon. E. H. Hlnshaw has al
ready visited every county la the district
and 1 making a winning campaign.
Swedish Lntheron Conference.
8ARONVILLE. Neb.. Sept. 17. (Special
The annual conference of the Swedish
Lutheran church ot Nebraska convene
her for a four days' session, else th
thirtieth anniversary of the organisation
of the church at this, place will be one
leatur or tneir meeting. All pastor that
aav been here during th thirty year are
Invited te be present. -
BOXERS SURROUND A CITY
Attempt t Take Chen j Ta Ft, but u Yet
Withsut taooeii.
ITS FALL WILL MEAN AN UPRISING
talnese Merrhaat Predicts Taat the
Whole rrovlaee M ill Be oh Its Bad
Behavior If the Fifty Thou
sand Rebels Wis,
LONDON. Sept. IT. Cabling from Phsng
hsl under date ot September 17, the cor
respondent of the Dally Mall ssys that
Cheng-Tu--Fu, capital of the province of Sxe-
Chuen, Is surrounded by 60,000 Boxers, but
that their attempt to take the city have
failed so far. Without Immediate help, how
ever, Cheng-Tu-Fu must fall.
"A prominent Chinese merchant tells
me," continues the Dally Mall correspond
ent, "that If Cheng-Tu-Fu Is taken a rising
In the province Is Inevitable. To further
complicate matters, the feuds between Cath
olic and Protestant converts are worse now
than at any previous stsge and magisterlan
Injunction In various matters has been un
warrantably lnterferred with by priests and
missionaries."
More Enrouraa-lna: Report.
VICTORIA. B. C, Sept. 17. A letter re
ceived from a thoroughly trustworthy Chi
nese correspondent at Nannlng states that
the rebellion Is entirely at an end. General
Ma, one of the ablest Chinese officers In the
south wss killed.
Though the rebellion, so called. Is at an
erfd, a disquieting feature of the situation
Is that a large quantity of up-to-date rifles
are still imported constantly. The Chinese
complain that they are smuggled over the
Tonkin frontier. The town of Tungb.ua
Hsian, northwest of New Chwang,- Is re
ported to have been occupied by the bri
gand leader, Liu Tang Tsae, and followers.
Making this their headquarters, they are
said to be busily looting all the districts
around.
The Boxers are still active In Chengte
and Increasingly so. The local foreign
officer reports the district to be in great
disorder, several plscea having been at
tacked, others burned down and a number
of Christians and others who have resisted
having been killed. The British and For-
lgn bible society has had one killed In
that district and there are rumors, not yet
confirmed, but believed to be reliable, that
two others hsve suffered the same fate. '
A gentleman who recently visited New
Chwang says the Russians are making all
preparations for retirement from Manchuria
at an early date, and expresses the belief
that they will do so. At the same time he
admits that, they are not likely to give up
some of the places on which they have
pent considerable sums, such as New
Chwang and Tallen bay, nor to retire with'
out some tort of equivalent for what they
supposed they had acquired, nor even then
o make an absolute relinquishment of their
claims upon that country.
CONGER TAKES UP MATTER
Attention of Chinese Foreign OfBce
Called to Continued ,Mnrder
of Christians.
PEKIN, Sept. 17. United State Minister
Conger has presented to the Chinese For
elgn office a letter from Dr. Canrlght, the
American missionary ot Cheng Tu Fu, de
scribing the massacre of native Christians
there In July.
Dr. Canrlght says that eleven people
were killed by Chinese and that the author
ities refused to take measures against the
Boxers. The letter was written August t.
The missionaries were then guarded by
troops and were unable to leave the mis
slon buildings except when escorted by
soldiers.
Dr. Canrlght' recent telegrams say the
situation Is worse. The native papers
declare the trouble la due to the collection
of excessive Indemnities for Christians on
account of the troubles of 1900 and owing
to the Christians' arrogant attitude under
foreign protection.
MAG00N TALKS OF PHILIPPINES
Law Officer of Inanlar Bnrean Makes
Plain Statement of Con
dltlons.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Sept. 17. (Special.) Hon.
Charles O. Whedon last evening gave a
complimentary dinner to a number of old
friends and former associate of Charles
E. Magoon, law officer ot the Insular bu
reau of the War department. Mr. Magoon
delivered an address on Insular affairs and
sfld In part:
The Deonle of the united States have ac
quired sovereignty in tne Philippines; tnai
sovereignty la supreme and Is established
by treaty stipulations, by force of arms
and "by universal assent of each and every
member of tne family or nations, it ii
only In our own country that our sov
erelanty Is assailed and there the assault
comes from thos who overlook the history
of the acquisition or Louisiana. Florida
California. New Mexico and Alaska, which
acquisitions made It possible for us to
dominate the western hemisphere and gave
Aim the solidity which enables ns to sue
cessrully encounter tne macntnations or
foreign roes ana wunstana tne snoca or
civil war.
Among the benefits to be derived from
scqjlrlng the Philippines Is the develop
ment of national character. As a nation
we have been selfish. We were content to
point to ourselves as an example and to
hold aloft the torch of liberty. But the
world has grown smaller end the brother
hood of man Is seen more clearly.
n exercising soverelnnty In the Philip
pines the first and paramount duty is to
provide a government which will secure
to the Inhabitants the largest degree of
political freedom consistent with public
peace. This Is a great work, but the peo
ple of the United States are well fitted to
perform It. There are many obstacles to
overcome. It took 100 years and three
wars to bring the government of the union
to Its present excellence the revolution, to
establish its political Independence; the
war of 1812, to establish Its commercial in
dependence, and the civil war, to etabllsh
tne supreme sovereignly or tne federal
government.
The first obstacle, the Insurrection, has
been overcome. Its underlying cause are
little understood. It found Its Inception in
the desire of Agulnaiilo and his followers
to sack Manila and when this scheme was
defeated a new Impetus wss given by rea
son of an effort of the privileged classes to
E reserve the conditions which existed under
panlsh dominion, wlyre land holdings
consisted of large estates worked by
peona.
I'nder Spanish system church and slate
were combined and many of the political
powers of the state were exercised by
church officials. There were also office
holders who held their offices by right of
purchase from the crown. These offices
were sold at public auction, were consid
ered perpetual and to pase by descent from
father to son.
Fearing their Interests were In jeopardy,
these 'several classes joined together and
sought to make the Insurrection suffi
ciently formidable to induce the United
States to abandon the Inlands. .
The Insurrection was scarcely organised
when It became evident that the clerical
element ot the alliance would have to be
sacrificed. Thus arose what is now called
the "friar question." The friars must not
be confused with the parish priests. They
were the head men, petty magistrates, tax
gatherers and ortlce holders of every com
ma nlty. Permitted to exercise the com
bined authority of church and state, they
abused their power and devoted It to their
own advantage and enrichment and are
hated for their acts aa Spanish officials.
The Philippine archipelago extends from
the fifth to the nineteenth parallels of
north latitude, a distance about equal to
that between Lincoln and Pittsburg. He
taeen the fifth and tha ninth tha country
Is occupied by the Moros; their religion and
ineaa or government is mat or Mahomet.
From the ninth to the thirteenth it is or
cupiod by the VUayan race; these people
are nominally Christians; their ideas ot
government are derived from Spain. From
the thirteenth to the sixteenth It Is occu
pied by Mpaniards. Chine?" nnl Tag:ilos
sml the mixed blofnls of these raoes.
From the sixteenth to the nineteenth It Is
occupied by the lgorrotes. who are prob
shly riescendents of the ahnrtglnr of the
Islands. They sre savsges and live In
tribes, similar to the Amertrsn Indians.
The population of the Philippines Inclinles
three out of the five great sithdlvlFlon
Into which the raees of the enrth sre di
vided white, yellow snd brown and rep
resent the thre great religions (,'hrleilan.
Moslem and Confucian. Ies than 6 per
cent of the popjlntion spesk Spanish.
There are at least sixty-nine different dia
lects spoken there.
It will be seen from the above that it
Is Impossible for the people of the lslnmls
to anwemble and organise, much less maln
tsln a national government. If an attempt
were made and a convention called for
that purpose not one-lhlrd of the dele
gates could understand any one language,
and the miracle of the "gift of tongues"
would have to be repeated before the con
vention could understand the proposals
submitted for consideration. Who would
arise to reronclle the divergent views,
prejudices, fixed convictions and Inherent
characteristics there assembled? Which
civilisation should give way? That of the
cross, or the crescent, or the dragon? Is
it not manifest that at the end of useless
effort, predestined to failure, the 1'nlted
States or some other established, homogen
ous nation would be obliged to formulate
and establish a government for these
iflands? In short, do then Just what the
I'nlted States has done now.
The policy of the administration was set
forth In the Instructions of the president
to tne Philippine commission, drawn by
Secretary Root and signed bv President
McKlnley. They constitute the magna
charta of the Philippines ano will contest
with the emancipation proclamation for the
nonor or Deing the greatest of American
state papers, fnder these Instructions the
commission proceeded to build a govern
ment irom the ground up.
This work of developing the government,
reviving Industry, promoting commerce,
establishing schools and courts, has been
accomplished by . the exercise of the mili
tary powers of the United Stales. The
army, organised, trained and equipped for
the work of destruction,' was made nil In
strument cf construction; the enginery of
war was utilised as an agency of peace;
that which was fashioned to overthrow
snd expel one government was devoted to
tne purpose or erecting another.
The credit for these great achievements
belongs to President McKlnley, President
Roosevelt. Secretary Root and Oovernor
Tsft. four statesmen who worthily rank
with Lincoln. Grant. Stanton and Chase.
More than this ned not be said; less than
this could not be said. Ouliled by their
wisdom, the sovereign people of the'fnlted
States have fulfilled In the Philippines the
obligations imposed by the triumphs of
tneir arms ana tne conscience ot man-
Kind.
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED
Small Boys' Play with a Loaded
Gnn
Ends t'p In a
Traaredy.
WILBER. Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.)
While Adolph and Steve Javorsky, the young
sons of Frank Javorsky, living a few miles
southwest of here, were playing In the gran
ary where there was a loaded gun, about
11 o'clock this forenoon, the gun was ac
cidentally discharged In some manner while
in the bands of the younger boy. The load
lodged In the groin of his brother, Adolph
causing almost Instant death. The dead boy
was 12 and his brother Is 9 years of age.
Corn Maturing Rapidly.
HEBRON. Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.) A
heavy windstorm, followed by a light rain,
swept over Hebron esrly this morning.
The weather here has been quite mild for a
long period, affording a most favorable con
HIMnn for rrowlnr crops. Corn In the fields
Is ripening nicely. The farmers say that it
will be fully matured la about two weeks
more. A small quantity of early corn was
brought In a few days ago from the Tracy
farm, four miles east of here, which was
aid to be the largest and most healthy ears
ever produced In Thayer, county. The frost
which we had here a few day ago did but
little damage to growlug crops.
Stores at Palmyra Robbed.
NEBRASKA CITT. Neb.;' Sept. 17. (Spe
cial.) The' sheriff was' notified by the mar
shal at Palmyra this morning that burglars
had entered the general merchandise store
of Thomas Bell and the hardware store of
D. Walt last night and made away with
from $50 to $100 worth of goods. From the
character of the goods taken and the man
ner In which the Job was done It Is believed
by the authorities that It was the work of
boys who had become excited by cheap
literature.
Forgets to Come Back.
WAHOO, Neb., Sept. 17. (Special Tele
gram.) A bay team weighing about 2,000
pound and top buggy with red running
gears were stolen from Barton & Rqblnson
of this city. The man who took them was
about 30 year of age, dark complexion and
weighed about 160 pounds. He hired the
rig to drive Into the country, but as yet
no trace of blm can be found. A reward
of $50 has been offered.
Boy Start a Fire,
YORK, Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.) A Jack
o-lantern and small boys were the cause
of a small fire yesterday that threatened
the burning of the fine home of J. M. Bell
on East bill. Harry Jackson helped ex
tlngulsh the fire, and received very severe
burns on the hands and wrist.
Farm Brlnars Good Price.
SILVER CREEK, Neb., Sept. 17. (Spe
cial.) Yesterday Davis ft Hill sold the
Oeorge Hutchlngs farm of 280 acres, near
here, for $16,000, to Robert Murray of Saun
ders county. This was about $57 an acre
and show that Merrick county land Is In
demand at good prices.
Johnson Connty Fnlr Opens.
TECUMSEH, Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.)
The Johnson county fair opened here to
day. Entries have been coming In all day
and the county's resources will be properly
shown. The race will come on tomorrow.
NEW PLAN OF GOVERNMENT
Milwaukee Dloeese of Protestant
Episcopal Chnreh Snageats m
Conrt of Appeals.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 17. At .lsst
night' session of the council of the Mil
waukee diocese of the Protestant Episco
pal church, now holding It annual meet
ing here, resolutions were unanimously
adopted calling for a court ot appeals, to
be elected at the regular yearly council
meetings of the diocese ot the country.
The power that haa been vested heretofore
In the bishop will be given to the court.
The resolution also call for the doing
away with the national conventions of the
church, held every three years, saying
that "they are too cumbersome and do not
do any good." It Is proposed to have the
country divided Into so many provinces
and have each province hold an annual
convention. Copies of th revolutions will
be sent to every diocese In this country.
Boy Catches Blj Tront.
LANDER. Wyo., Sept. 17. (Special.) The
largest trout caught with hook and line
In this section thl season was captured
a few days ago by Horace Rheln, the 10-year-old
son of W. H. Rheln. The lad was
Ashing In Little Popo Agie with a green
willow pole and when the trout took the
bait the pole anapped. Young Rheln waa
determined to land the fish, however, and
jumped Into the stream. The trout weighed
six pounds and waa twenty-two incbea In
length and twelve Inches In circumference.
TOO LATH TO CLASSIFY.
EXTRA gang and yard foreman for city;
laborers fur Wyoming, Minnesota and
Mlxsourl; bridge carpenters fur Nebraska;
dally shipment; free fare. Sweeney
Employment, 2u and U. Uth street.
CASTRO FORCED TO RETREAT
litnstisi of the QoYernmtat in Venezuela
Begarded ti Critical.
SERIES OF VICTORIES FOR THE REBELS
Overthrow of President Castro hy the
Bevolntlonlata la ow Rraardrd
as Only a Question ot
a hort Time.
WILLEMSTAD. Island of Curscos. Sept.
17. President Castro of Venexuela has re
treated from Ocumare before the advance
of the revolutionists. The Venezuelan gov
ernment's situation Is crltlcsl.
Recent advices received from Veneiuela
confirm the dispatches of the Associated
Press from Willemstad of Friday. Septem
ber 12. The battle which was then an
nounced began September 11 In the vicinity
of Tinaqulllo, Venexuela, between about
4.000 revolutionists under the command of
Generals Mendoxa, Battalia and Rivera nnd
Eovernment forces of about the same
strength led by the Venezuelan minister of
war, General Garrldo, resulting in the de
test of the government forces, and not In
a victory for the latter, as announced In a
dispatch from Torres Cardenas, secretary of
President Castro, which set forth that Gen
eral Mendoza's army had been annihilated
September 8 near Tinaqulllo.
The engagement of that date, as cabled
from here September 12, was only an ad
vance guard fight of no Importance. The
real battle began September 11 and lasted
four days, after which General Garrldo re
treated on Valencia, and eventually entered
that city September 17 with about 2,500 men.
leaving the road free for the further ad
vance on Caracas for the revolutionary
army under Generals Mendoza, Rivera and
Battala.
The only other government army In the
field Is the one which Is under the per
sonal command of President Castro, who,
a few days ago, was at Ocumare, about
forty-five miles south of Caracas, snd
was sending out scouts looking for the
advance guard of the army of General
Matos, the revolutionary leader. The
president later abandoned his position pre
cipitated before the advance of the revo
lutionists, who occupied Ocumare.
The president retreated from Ocumare to
Charare and again to a point about four
hours march from Caracas.
According to report the president In
tends to. move his army to Valencia, Join
forces with troops under General Garrldo
and attack the revolutionary army com
manded by General Mendoza.
From all points are reported desertions
of government soldiers to the ranks of the
revolutionists and the general Impression
In Venezuela Is that the last Important
Incident of the revolution Is approaching.
Will Make Inn Keel Vonnaer.
Electric Bitters are a marvelous tonlo,
and work wonders for a weak, run-down
system. Try them. Only 50c.
SOUTH DAKOTA REPUBLICANS
Preparntlons Are t ompleted for a
Good Representation at League
Convention In Chicago.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. Sept. 17. (Special.)
Preparations have been completed for a
good representation of South Dakota re
publicans at the convention of the National
Republican league, to be held at Chicago
on October t and 3. W. G. Porter Bnd W:
H. Stanley of this city, president and sec
retary respectively of the South Dakota
League of Republican Clubs, will be among
those who Will attend the meeting of the
national league.
The delegates from eastern South Dakota
will meet the delegates from the Black
Hills at Sioux City, those from this part
of the state leaving here on Wendesday,
October 1. Assurances have been given
that the South Dakota republicans will be
represented at the national meeting by
full delegation. President Porter and Sec
retary Stanley announce that the delegation
from the state will be composed of the fol
lowing well-known republicans:
Delegates W. C. Lusk, Yankton; Henry
Robertson, Dell Rapids; Logan Berry,
Clark; A. R. Dunlop, Oacoma; John D,
Fargo, Redfleld; M. O. Llghtner, Ispwlch;
Charles Buell. Rapid City; R. H. Drlseoll,
Lead.
Delegates-at-Large W. C. Cook, Plank-
lngton; Charles E. Hill, Valley Springs;
W. F. Hanley, Custer; L. P. Jenkins, Lead;
A. E. Raynes, Andover; M. A. Meyerdorff,
Rapid City.
Alternate Delegates G. W. Gilbert, Ver
mlllon; A. J. Keith, Stoux Falls; A. W,
Ransom, Wolsey; A. S. Stuver, Kimball;
J. D. Smull, Redfleld; C. H. Barron, lap
wtcb; A. S. Stewart, Hot Springs; Jack
Gray, Dead wood.
, , Alternatea-at-Large Lars T. Wosted,
Canton; C. R. Bruce, Elk Point; F. D.
Peckham, Alexandria; George E. Fitch,
Waconda; W. O. Brown, Clark.
It Is probable that the headquarter of
the South Dakota delegation while In Chi
cago will be at the Great Northern hotel.
TO ACCOMMODATE THE CROWD
Elaborate Train Service In Sooth Da
kota to Enable the People to
See the President.
6IOUX FALLS. S. D., Sept. 17. (Special.)
Arragements have been concluded for
special train-service over the various lines
entering Sioux Fall on the 26th Inst., when
President Roosevelt will be the guest of
the city and state for about an hour while
on his way southward.
The matter of concluding arrangements
for special trains was left to Senator A.
B. Kittredge of this city, who has Just an
nounced the completion of his work. He
announces that on "Roosevelt day" the
Milwaukee company will run three specials
In and out of Sioux Falls. One train will
start at Jackson, Minn., another will start
from Mitchell and a third will start from
Woonsocket, the latter coming to Sioux
Falls by way of Madison and Egan.
A special from Cherokee will be run by
the Illinois Centtal. The Rock Island will
run a special from Estherville. The Great
Northern will run a special from Yankton.
The Northwestern and Omaha combined will
run a special from Pierre, leaving the state
capital on the night of the 25th. From
the east over( the Omaha there Is no need
of specials, ss the regular passenger train
reaches Sioux Falls about 7 o'clock In the
morning.
Com me re la I Agent Promoted.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Sept. 17 (Special
Telegram.) Frank R. Hyde of this city,
who for the last fifteen years has been
manager for South Dakota for the Brad
street Commercial agency, wss today pro
moted to the position of mansger for Min
nesota, North Dakota and a portion of
Wisconsin, with headquarters at St. Paul.
He will depart for St. Paul Saiurday even
ing to enter upon hie new duties. His !':
cessor here will be Orrin K. Pettingill
traveling representative of a local whole
sale fruit house.
Many Sheep Poisoned.
ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo., Sept. IT (Spe
cial. I Sheenmen renort that sheen ir
dying n large numbers on the summer
range north ot this place. The animals
are poisoned, presumably by a weed or
plant. Th atoinach of a poisoned sheep
Makes Iffi j
j ' '5fiaiti(jra!ce i . j
MS,
ISS HATTIE GRACE. 254 W. Forty-
h street. N. Y., writes:
Pcruna has chsnged me from a fretful,
Irritable, nervous woman Into a healthy
and a happy one. Nothing seems to worry
snd fret me any more. Since early womsn-
hnnd I suffered with besrtna-down nnlns
and nervousness. 1 W.is thin and WOT 1
riwd, hut Peruna resorad me. Those
who knew before cannot under
stand the clinnge. but 1 can Hit in it
up in the blessed Word, Feruna"
liattlc tirace.
Nervousness is a vague term which rov
ers all of those ailments which result from
a bloodless condition of the nerve centers.
Systemic catarrh Is very frequently the
ceuse of this condition. Mucous mem-
brsne in the body Is slightly deranged by
systemic catarrh. This leads to a complete
demoralization of the digestive organs, and
a bloodless condition of the nerve centers
ensue. Nervousness Is the result; fret
fulness. Irritability, worry, complaining
all of these menial conditions result from
starved nerve centers.
The only cure Is to remove the catarrhal
condition of the mucous membrane.
Peruna Is the remedy that will do this.
Pcruna ie not a nervine nor a quieting
BLUE RIBBON BEER
Is Just what you want. It creates an appetite nnd gives strength to
the system. It is as pure as a beer can be brewed. The entire family .
can use it. It's the favorite beer among the IhiIIcs. It's mild and
pleasunt. Give us a trial order., ..
V - I ! as. v - ' ' 11 I 11
will be sent to the State university for
analysts to determine the cause of death
and ascertain It possible the name ot the
polsonoua weed. As soon as the cause
ot (he .trouble Is learned flock masters will
take steps to guard against It. .
WILL BE SOME. WARMER TODAY
Nebraska
Doi
Weather to Be 1
rn a Bit Skies All
Clear.
Tuned
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. Forecast:
For Nebraska and Kansas Fair, warmer
Thursday; Friday fair, warmer In east por
tion. . '
For Iowa Fair Thursday, warmer in ex
treme west portion; Friday fair, warmer.
For Missouri Fair Thursday, preceded
by showers In southeast portion, cooler In
east and warmer In northwest portion; Fri
day fair, warmer.-;
For Montana, Colorado, North and South
Dakota and Wyoming Fair Thursday; Fri
day warmer.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Sept. 17. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the past three
years:
1902. 1901. 1900. 1899.
Maximum temperature .. 60 65 62 65
Minimum temperature ... 51 39 42 49
Mean temperature ........ 56 47 52 57
Precipitation .32 .00 T .00
Record of temoerature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1,
ia02:
Normal temperature 65
Deficiency for the day 9
Total excess since March 1 74
Normal precipitation 10 men
Kxcess for the day 22 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 22.22 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 2.05 Inches
Denclcncy for cor. perioa, inn... s.so incnes
Deficiency for cor. period, luO. .. 2.15 Inches
Reports from Stations nt 7 P. at.
f
HI
h.3 5P
is !
: v
CONDITION OF THS
WJSATHER.
Omaha, partly cloudy
Valentine, clear
671
54 1
561
62
M 1
62
54,
601 .04
6 .00
62 .00
66l .00
7i .00
66 1 .00
6Si .00
51 .00
Hill .
M .40
56 T
76! .22
62 I .44
6(11 .00
North Platte, clear
Cheyenne, clear ,
Halt Lake city, clear
Hapld city, clear ,
Huron, clear ,
Wllliston, clear
Chicago, cloudy
64
"
KX
62;
62
561
.
5Si
St. Louis, raining
St. Paul, partly cloudy ,
Davenport, raining
Kansas City, cloudy
Havre, clear
Helena, cleur '
Bismarck, clear
60; .00
52 5!
so m
no
T
Galveston, cloudy
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
1. A. WELSH.
Local Forecast Official,
'Vt
will CURB any case of
Stomaoh Trouble
Chronlo Dyspepsia
or indigestion, no matter how .
vera the case msvbs. ltgoetothe
root of the evil. Hundreds of chron.
io dyspeptics who have suffered for
V.h."v.8,b,'", completely cured
by KAl'S UVSPEPhlA CUR K.
' lUnnhrM vlik -.... I, trrohl.
i.u u. iit4 emit a 4 4ii M. a4
, v.llm.a ldT. l.awuMcUUl
"I'f'l'li.l II, ,ir-icl.
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Send to FRANK Kit,
w . ' "' r six
U' njv lorirss Booklet mmf
BOTTLE $500
For sale by bnermtn m Mct'onnell Drug
Co., corner 16th and Dudga Sis., Omaha,
nN auu usaaiutf uruas'eiA.
"Since early wo
nmnh o ori T w a s
fretful, Nervous and
Irritable - Pe-ru-na
Made Me Well."
medicine. Pcrunn cures Just the condition
catarrh.
Peruna cures rntsrrh of the Intrrnal or
gans, and the nervousness dlsappenrs.
The more nervine one takes for ncr
vousness the moro nervous he Is. There
is always a chusc for nervousners. This
cause should be discovered and . rem
edied. Nervines arc unnecessary. . rerun
hss cured moro cases of nervousness thnn
any other medicine In existence. simply
because It cures the conditions upon which
nervousness depends.
"A letter From n I . . Senator's Wife'
Mrs. Verona E. Roach, wife of Senator
Roach of North Dakota, writes from Lar
imore, N. D. :
"I can cheerfully recommend your cx
cellent remedy, Peruna. Indeed I know
of no other remedy as good as yours. It
Is a grand tonic." Verona E. Roach.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Pcruna
write nt once to lr. Hartnian. giving a
full statement of your case,, snd he will
be pleased to give you his vnlunble sd
vlce gratis. '
Address Dr. Hartman, President of Thl
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O
BrewingCo. Omaha.
LOW RATES TO
Pacific Coast
la t. , ..
ROOK ISLAND
SYSTEM
f 2n.OO to LOS ANOELKS.
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Tickets On Ssle Every Day In
SEPTEMHKK snd
OCTOBER.
City Ticket Office '
1S2S FAR3AM STREET.
A SKIN OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER
DR. T. FELIX GOLRAUD'S ORIENTAL
CREAM, OR MAGICAL BEAITIFIER.
Hsmovss 'laii, i"unj.e.
Freckles, sloth l'siches.
v Kn sni. Bain ms-
g.'teuM, . aaa every
iltlrmlfh on beauty.
HQ ornrp ueiK-
tiuiu .it toa stotftl
tha tt of 64
vars, t.fia is se
harmless n tsile
It to b sure 't
is properly mads.
Accept no counter
felt ot similar
Irsnw. Pr. I A.
anyie tald to a la
dy of the hsul-toa
la patient) 1
"As you ladles will use them, 1 recom-raen-1
'GOUHALU'S CKKAM' as thn least
harmful of all the bkln preparations." to
sale bv all Druggists unj Fancy Good
Lealers In the U. S and Europe.
FEUD. T. IIOI'KINs. I'rou'r,
7 Great Jones St., N. T.
A Wise Woman
ill tiy tnd prMT met beauty. A An
kNd tH hvir ! mm W lata hagkcit chumtu
Imperial Hair Regenerator
restores Gray or Blarbt hslr to soy
nstiirsl eulor nr sbwie It Is rlrss, dm
sole, snd OVK APPLICATION WI1.U '
LAST FOB MONTHS ftsupl of bait
ceiorra reea, ' asna lor pamDiei.
Imperial Chemical Co., 136 W. 23a St.. N. T.
Sold by Sherman & Mct'onnell Drug Co.
Omaha, Neb,
AK-SAR-BEN
will soon be here
strangers will
soon be in town
list your rooms
in The Bee.
Telephone 238 ami the- tvuut
ad man will c ill.
Evory I7c:r.an
IS latstsste J vl shnnld kuov
kixu.1 iui noitdsra
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