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River Falls Journal.
C. R. Morse, Publisher.
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A sense of not having lived in vain
is a great comfort. A man in .New York
has just paid $1,710 for a British
Guiana postage stamp of the first issue
of 1850.
Banks may fail occasionally, but no
one comes along and lights fires in
them. They are at least better reposi
tories for money than are stoves, as has
been demonstrated for the 3,890 th
time.
Director Merriam estimates that this
year’s federal census will show that the
United States has a population of 73,-
000,000. Mulhall, the noted English
statistician, estimates that our country
has 77,300,000.
During the year 1899 a total of 21,000
persons were placed on the “missing”
list and have never been heard from.
The Chicago Tribune suggests that per
haps a few of them have wandered over
into the next century.
In commenting upon the statement
that the new lightweight champion
boxer neither smokes, chews, drinks or
swears, the Omaha Bee remarks that if
he would now stop fighting he might
turn out to be quite a man.
China’s new railroad from Canton to
Han Kow, which, with its branches,
will be 1,000 miles long, is to be built
entirely by American capital. No one
can set bounds to the expansive busi
ness talent of this country.
You may not know’ it but you are
safer on a railroad train than on a trol
ley car. Last year the ra : Loads of
Connecticut hauled 50,000,009 people
without killing a soul, while the trolley
cars of that state killed 11 persons out
of the 59,000,000 they carried.
The appetite superinduced by the
glorious climate of western Ivansas is
something phenomenal. “We are will
ing,” says a Books county paper, “to
take on subscription account chickens,
pork, corn, wheat, alfalfa, prairie hay,
wood and anything else we can eat.”
George Westlngbouse is reported to
have said that, by a newly invented
process, the garbage of cities can be
converted economically into a fuel
which can be used to drive gas engines
to generate electricity. If Mr. Westing
house has made such a discovery as is
indicated, he has solved a problem that
has troubled cities throughout the
wold for many years.
Ella Ewing, the giantess, has com
pleted a residence near Gorin, Mo. The
house was built on a scale proportionate
with Miss Ewing's needs. The doors
are ten feet high, and the ceilings and
windows look like those of fabled
giants’ castles. She is still growing,
and is now eight feet and four inches
tall. In “courting” her, it is said to
take two men to hold Miss Ewing's
hand.
Because bicycle clubs are changing
their constitutions and becoming j
merged into merely social organizations
it is argued thgt bicycling is on the J
wane. A more correct statement of
facts is that the extravagant acces
sories of bicycling have run their course
and that the wheel itself is as popular
as ever. Cycling may be dropped as a
social fad without material loss or im
pairment of its usefulness. The wheel
has come to stay.
A number of Americans in Manila
have formed a company for the purpose
of digging for a treasure of gold and
jewels buried in southern Luzon by a
Chinese mandarin named Chan Lee
Suey, who was very wealthy. The Fili
pinos and Spaniards have been search
ing for the treasure for years, but in
vain. A few weeks ago a soldier found
two Spanish gold coins bearing the date
of 1758, and the treasure is supposed to
be buried near that spot. It seems to be
the “Capt. Kidd’ treasure of the orient.
Lieut. Ward Cheney, of Connecticut,
who died of wounds received in a skir
mish in the Philippines, was a gradu
ate of Yale college in the class of 1890,
and was on the staff of the Hartford
Courant when he enlisted, in 1898.
When he left he remarked laughingly
to his associates that he supposed he
ought to write his own obituary before
he should go away. The suggestion
was taken seriously, and at the request
of one of the editors he wrote a para
graph covering his life, which has just
been published.
The “heliograph,” about which you
hear so much mention in the war news
from South Africa, is an instrument
used in signaling with flashes of sun
light. It consists of a mirror mounted
on a telescope in such a manner that
by directing the telescope to a distant
station a beam of suniigh* may be
flashed upon the station. These flashes
are read, either by the Morse telegraph
code, or by cipher codes, and experts
can send messages to great distances
very rapidly. The operation of the in
strument depends upon the shining
sun.
John B. McDonald, of New York city,
was the successful bidder for the con
struction of the underground four-track
railway the entire length of Manhattan
island from the Battery to Harlem. The
city provides the mouey to pay the cost
of the work. The contractor builds and
equips the road for $32,000,000 and op
erates it for 50 years. At the end of
that time it becomes the property of the
city and will be operated by municipal
employes. The line will be 12 miles
long and it will be the greatest
work of public improvement on the con
tinent.
The navy- department has received
information from a United States naval
attache at Paris that the grave of John
Paul Jones, the revolutionary hero, ha*
been discovered by M. A. de Ricaudy, a
French antiquarian and editor of
L’Eebo du Public. M. de Ricaudy took
tip the search after “ie commission du
vieux Paris” had failed, and. according
to the information received by the navy
department, has succeeded in finding
the remains in a former foreigners’
Protestant cemetery, which was sold
in 1804, and is now occupied as a private
property.
Mr. Selby, whose stage name is ”Kid
McCoy,” and who ranks among Indiana
celebrities, has inverted a new punch,
not a beverage, which he calls the cork
screw blow. He says: ”Tbe cork
screw blow is something 1 worked out
myself. I feint around until my fist
is" within five or six inches of the
mark 1 want to hit. Then I give it a
quick twist with all the power of my
forearm.” This may seem very easy
1o a professional, but the amateur
would like to know how to get his fist
within the required distance of the
other fellow before giving the twist.
DOINGSOFAWEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEK’S NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Hays in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
In the United States senate on the
25th the urgency appropriation bill
was passed and Senator Hanna (O ) in
troduced a bill to give congressional
lecognition of National Association of
Manufacturers. In the house Brigham
H. Roberts, of Utah, was excluded by
a vote of 263 to 50. Mr. Jones (Wash )
introduced a bill to give soldiers who
served in Cuba $250 and those in the
Philippines $750 bounty. A favorable
report was made on a bill to permit
cx-confederates who fought in the
Spanish war to receive pensions.
The United States senate was not in
session on the 26th. In the house the
greater portion of the session was de
voted to eulogies upon the life and
public services of the late Vice Presi
dent Hobart. The conference report
upon the census bill was adopted, the
Indian appropriation bill was report
ed, and a joint resolution was intro
duced providing for an amendment to
the constitution giving congress the
power to create corporations for the
purpose of commerce between the
states.
On the 27th the United States senate
was not in session. Jn the house joint
resolution setting apart SIOO,OOO of the
appropriation made for the support of
the regular and volunteer army for
the current year for the construction
of a military hospital at Fort Leaven
worth, Kan., was introduced. Eulogies
were delivered upon the late Samuel
T. Baird, a representative from Louisi
ana,
FROM WASHINGTON.
Remains of 43 soldiers who died of
yellow fever in Cuba were interred at
Arlington cemetery in Washington.
In Washington Commander Wain
yyright, of the Gloucester, was present
ed a sword.
Contributions received since the clos
ing of the Lawton fund have swelled
the total amount 1o $93,364.
President McKinley and wife ob
served the twenty-ninth anniversary of
their wedding.
THE EAST.
For the murder of Michael Karaey
and John Lenbart, Samuel Peter
Mayers was hanged at Somerset, Pa.
The death of Charles \V. Walton, a
former congressman and for 35 years
a justice of the Maine supreme court,
occurred at Portland.
Phoebe Doty Hedges died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Jeanette Morris,
in Summit, N. J., aged 101 years and 6
months.
F’ire destroyed property valued at
$200,000 at Fredonia, N. Y., and Alice
Huntington and Warren L. Bretzckgi
were burned to death.
By the explosion of a car of dynamite
in a railroad wreck near Wilkesbarre,
Pa., five men were killed.
At the leading clearing houses in
the L'nited States the exchanges dur
ing the seven days ended on the
26th aggregated $1,609,432,056, against
$1,718,116,894 the previous week. The
increase compared with the corre
sponding week or' 1599 was 24.8.
In the United States there were 231
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 26th, against. 242 the
week previous and 224 in the corre
sponding period of 1899.
In command at New York of the
department of the east Maj. Gen.
Brooke will succeed Maj. Gen. Merritt.
In New York Kate Claxton. the
actress, filed a petition in bankruptcy
with liabilities of $10,739, and no
assets.
WEST AND SOUTH.
In various portions of the country t he
one hundred and forty-first anniver
sary of the birth of Burns was cele
brated.
In Kentucky 1,000 armed mountain
eers arrived in Frankfort to see justice
done in the gubernatorial contest be
tween Taylor, the incumbent, and
Goebel, who seeks to unseat him.
Nolan Armstrong and Charles Heed,
cowboys, w-ho were terrorizing the
town of Culbertson, Mont., were shot
dead by Sheriff Elder.
The Pennsylvania sailed from San
Francisco with $1,500,001 currency
and gold for troops in Manila.
The West Virginia democrats will
hold their state convention at Parkers
burg on June 6.
At the age of 89 years David M. Ma
gee died at his home in Oxford, O. He
originated the famous Poland-China
breed of hogs in 1840.
Ex-Gov. Jones Wolf, of the Chickasaw
nation, the last of the full-blooded In
dian governors, died at Denison. Tex.
Victor Frederickson. Fred F.ind and
Walter Gra/eskv were killed in a mine
near Hurley, Mich.
The Indiana republicans have
changed the date of their state con
vention to April 25.
Mrs Polly Gabriel and Mrs. Maria
McLain were killed by a passenger
train at Evanston. 111.
A mob captured and lynched
Thomas Reynolds, who escaped from
Hie penitentiary at Canyon City. Col.,
rfter murdering Night Capt. W. C.
Rooney.
It is urged by Dr Edwin Klebs. of
Chicago, that the United States estab
lish serum stations to prepare for an
invasion of the Asiatic plague.
Advices from many parts of the
United States show that a fight
against smallpox is going on in almost
every locality.
Hundreds of people are said to be
dying of starvation and scurvy in the
Copper River country in Alaska.
la Baltimore all cigar stores, grocer
ies, bakeries and drug stores were
closed on Sunday.
One of the oldest and most prominent
jurists of Mississippi. Judge Thomas J.
Wharton, died at Jackson.
In Cincinnati Charles Rartruff, n tan
ner. murdered his wife, five-vear-old
son and infant daughter and then at
tempted suicide by burning himself,
but failed.
On the first steamers sailing from
Pacific coast ports 15.000 men and wom
en are preparing to go to Cape Nome.
11. B. Fargo company’s bank at Deer
field. Wis.. was entered by burglars,
w ho secured SB,IOO.
Flames nearly wiped out the towr. of
Ramsey, RI.
Police officers killed two expert safe
blowers and fatally wounded another
iu a running fight in Quincy. 111.
In Utah a special election will be held
April 2 to eleet a congressman in place
of Brigham H. Roberts.
The smallest man in Illinois. William
McNabb. died at Mo Lea ns boro, aged
49 years. He was 38 inches tall and
weighed about 75 pounds.
In Oklahoma City. O. 1.. Tom Queen
an. a well-known young man. killed his
wife and himself. Business reverses
were the cause.
Ore of the oldest newspaper men in
! the west. Charles Giles Foster, died in
j Chicago at the age of 79 years.
Richard Haney, the oldest active
Methodist minister in the world, died
j at Altoona. 111., aged c<! years.
John Hornby, president of ibe Fort
| Worth & Rio Grande railroad, died
I suddenly at Fort Worth, Tex.
After a brief illness Philip D. Ar
mour, Jr., son of P. D. Armour, the well
known Chicago capitalist, died at Mon
tecito. Cal., aged 31 years.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Advices received in London say (hat
Gen. W'arren has captured Spion Kop,
the Boer stronghold near Ladysmith,
after fierce fighting, and another lel
egrnm says the movement to relieve
Ladysmith has failed, rendering the
British line of retreat endaugered.
A dispatch from Gen. Otis says that
the western coast of the island of
Panay is now open for trade. He also
reports several minor engagements
with the Filipinos, in which the Amer
ican arms were successful, and the de
parture of Gen. Joseph Wheeler aud
his daughter for the Uuited States.
Geu. Schwan has defeated southeast
of Laguna de Bay what is probably the
last considerable force of Filipinos re
maining in one command, with small
loss to himself and heavy loss to the
enemy.
Rev. Dr. Nixon Montrose, Scotland’s
oldest minister, died in Edinburgh at
the age of 97 years.
Nothing relating to the war lias been
made public by the British war ottice
since the taking of Spion Kop by the
forces under Gen. Warren. Gen. Wood
gate is among the many to lose their
lives in the last big battle. Anxiety is
not allayed, as Gen. Buller’s army must
cross 15 miles of battlefield held by
strongly entrenched Boers before
reaching Ladysmith.
The death of the dowager duchess of
Sehlesw ig-Holstein, mother of Empress
Augusta Victoria of Germany, occurred
in Dresden, aged 75 years.
In the Raeatello mountains in Mex
ico six American prospectors w»ete
shot by the order of Gen. Torres for
friendliness toward Yaqui Indians.
A report from Gen. Buller of the
abandonment of Spion Kop has de
pressed the British public. It is feared
he has met with a more serious re
pulse than has been made known to
the public. London papers consider
the situation in South Africa very
grave, and urge the sending of more
troops. Seven days of fighting have
left the main Boer positions intact,
and Gen. Buller’s army 706 weaker.
Gen. Kobbe defeated 600 Filipinos in
the Province of Albay and occupied
the towns of Sorsogon, Donsol and
Bulan.
The official announcement is made of
the death of Emperor Knang-Hsu, of
China.
The retreat of the British forces
across the Tugela river is reported by
Gen. Buller. This is regarded in Lon
don as the most serious defeat in the
campaign in which they have found al
most nothing but defeat. The Boers
say that the British lost 1,500 killed at
Spion kop. The London Times says
“the catastrophe is almost without pre
cedent in our military history, and, in
deed. without parallel except the sur
render of Yorktown.
LATER NEWS.
It is learned from a reliable source
that Field ( Marshal Lord Roberts has
advised the abandonment of Lady
smith. At the London war office, the
dispatch adds, no confirmation could
be obtained of the advices said to have
been given by Lord Roberts. The fed
eral cordon around Kimberley is draw
ing closer. Many kaffirs are arriving
inside the Boer lines from the be
sieged town, where they are starving.
Stormberg, Colesberg and Mafeking
are reported quiet-
Mr. Allison presented resolutions in
the United States senate, first, that
Charles C. Bennett of New York be
elected secretary of the senate, aud
second, that Daniel M. Ransdell of In
diana be elected sergeaut-at-arms. The
resolutions were adopted without di
vision.
The Depew opera house atPeekskill,
N. Y., was destroyed by tire. Loss.
875,006.
In an attempt to arrest six supposed
train robbers at Holden, Mo., John
Jackson, a detective, was shot and
killed.
Heavy snow storms prevailed
throughout northern France the 29th.
Many small vessels were wrecked along
the coast.
Judge C. C. Kohlsaat, in the United
States circuit court at Chicago, decides
that the Illinois anti-trust law is in
valid.
The steel department of Phillips,
Xiinick & Co.’s mill at Pittsburg. Pa.,
was completely wrecked by the explo
sion of a battery of four large boilers.
Simon Halland was killed and a dozen
other workmen injured.
A decision which will close two
thirds of the saloons in lowa was
handed down by the supreme court of
that state. It is considered the most
generally important decision given
out in 10 years.
For the first time in many years all
the cigar stores, corner groceries,
bakeries and the like were closed up
tight in Baltimore, Md. Few drug
stores kept open. Those that did dis
played placards informing the publie
the soda fountains were closed, and
that absolutely nothing W’ould be sold
without a prescription.
Prof. Lo Flamboye was found dead
in a bath tub in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Ilis body was has been parboiled to
such an extent that the flesh fell off
when the body was moved. On the
floor near by was found his brother
George unconscious.
Wm. Goebel, contestant for the gov
ernorship of Kentucky was shot down
while passing through the state house
yard on his way to the capitol build
ing in Frankfort. The ball struck
him on the right side, passiug through
tlie body. The wound may prove fatal.
A refugee who arrived at Durban re
ports that the Boer shell factory at
Johannesburg was destroyed January
20. The loss is irreparable.
A scouting party of the 25th infantry,
while operating near Subig, was am
bushed by insurgents and a lieutenant
and three privates were killed and two
or three privates wounded.
The bodies of General Lawton and
Major Logan arrived at San Francisco
the 30th on tlie Uuited States trans
port Thomas.
The German steamer Remus, from
Philadelphia, was wrecked off tlie
coast of Denmark. The captain and
thirteen men were drowned.
Crazed by religion, Mr. and Mrs.
Spencer, of Lovilla, lowa, deliberately
sacrificed their infant child by freezing
it to death. The little one’s clothes
were removed and held out of doors.
At Narrows. IV. Va., Chris Fitzgerald
shot and killed his wife and her para
mour, John C. Wright. Fitzgerald es
caped.
The Associated Press learns that
General Lyttleton’s brigade is still in
its original position at Potgieters’s
Drift, showing that part of General
Buller’s forces are still north of the
Tugela river.
General Buller reports that the casu
alties to the non-commissioned officers
and men in the two actions of Jan. 20
and 21 were 17 killed, 233 wounded and
6 missing.
Five men were injured in a wreck on
the Erie road near Kent, Ohio. The
wreck was caused by a mistake in sig
nals. _____
MARKETS..
Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 30.
Wheat —No. 1 northers, 66(367c; No.
2 northern, 64@65c; May, 35
Oats —No. 3 white, 28c.
Corn —No. 3,30 e.
Cattle —Steers, $3.15(34.00; cows. 82.75
@3.00.
Sheep—Muttons. $4.50; lambs, 86.75.
Hogs— $4.28(34.65.
Butter Creamery, extras, 22(323c;
creamery, firsts, 20@31c; dairy, frncy,
19(3 20c.
Poultry—Turkeys, b(310e; soring
chickens, 12c.
A CRUSHING DEFEAT.
Buller’s Movement to Relieve Lady
smith Is Disastrous.
He Order* a Retreat lo the South
Hank of Tnaela— Give* Hi*
Reason* Feeling In
London.
London, Jan. 29. —Gen. Buller says
that Warren’s troops have retreated
south of the Tugela river. The Boers
say that the British lost 1,500 killed
Wednesday. It is believed here that
this includes the wounded. The Boers
also claim that 150 of the English troop
surrendered at Spion Kop.
Withdraw* lII* Force*.
London, Jan. 29. —Gen. Buller’s dis
patch to the war office states that Spion
kop was abandoned on account of lack
of water, inability to bring artillery
there and the heavy Boer fire. Gen.
Buller gives no list of casualties. His
whole force withdrew south of the
Tngela river with the evident intention
of reaching Lad3 T smith by another
route.
Following is the text of Gen. Buler’s
dispatch, dated Spearman’s Camp, Sat
urday, January 27, 6:10 p. m.:
Halier’* Dispatch.
“On January 20 Warren drove bark the
enemy and obtained possession ot the
louthern crests of the high table land ex
tending from the line of Acton Homes and
Monger's Poort to the western Ladysmith
hills. From then to January 23 lie re
mained In close contact with the enemy
The enemy held a strong position on a
range of small kopjes stretching from
northwest to southeast across the plateau
from Acton Homes, through Spion hop, to
the left bank of the Tugela.
“The actual position held was perfectly
tenable, but did not lend Itself to an ad
vance, as the southern slopes were so steep
that Warren could not get an effective ar
tillery position, and water supply was a
difficulty.
Attack on Spion Kop.
“On January 23 I assented to hts attack
ing Spoln kop, a large hill, indeed a moun
tain. which was evidently the key of the
position, but was far more accessible from
the north than from the south. On the
night of January 23 he attacked Spion
kop, but found It very difficult to hold, as
Its perimeter was too large and water,
which he had beeh led to believe existed,
in this extraordinary dry season was found
very deficient. The crests were held all
thai day against severe attacks and a
heavy shell tire.
Praise for the Troop*.
“Our men fought with great gallantry.
I would especially mention the conduct of
the Second Cameronians and the Third
King’s Rifles, who supported the attack on
the mountain from the steepest side and. In
each case fought their way to the top, and
the Second Lancashire fusileers and Second
Middlesex, who magnificently maintained
the best traditions of the British army
throughout the trying day of January 24,
and Thornycroft’s mounted infantry, who
fought throughout the day equally well
along side of them.
“Gen. Woodgate, who was In command
at the summit, having been wounded, the
officer who succeeded him decided on the
night of January 24 to abandon the posi
tion, and did so before dawn, January 25.
Force Withdrawn.
“I reached Warren's camp at five a. m.
on January 25 aud decided that a second
attack upon Spion kop was useless and that
the enemy's right was too strong to al
low me to force It. Accordingly I decided
to withdraw the force to the south of the
Tugela. At six a. m. we commenced with
drawing the train, and by eight a. m., Janu
ary 27 (Saturday), Warren's force was con
centrated south of the Tugela without the
loss of a man or a pound of stores.
“The fact that the force could withdraw
from actual touch—in some cases the lines
were less than 1.000 yards apart—with the
enemy in the manner it did, is, 1 think,
sufficient evidence of the morale of the
troops, and that we were permitted to with
araw our cumbrous ox and mule transport
across the river, 55 yards broad, with 20-
foot banks, and a very swibt current, un
molested, Is, t think, proof that the enemy
has been taught to respect our soldier’s
fighting powers ”
Feeling; of Deep Gloom.
London, Jan. 29, 4:15 a. in.—The
week has opened with the utmost gloom
for the British public, and the reaction
is all the stronger because of the high
hopes that were reposed in Gen. Buller's
turning movement and of his announce
ment that there would be “no turning
back.” At the very moment when Dr.
Leyds is being received as an honored
guest in the highest circles on the con
tinent, Great Britain has to face the
worst disaster in a campaign thus far
disastrous. Open talk is heard of the
absolute necessity of abandoning Lady
smith to its fate, while Lord Roberts re
verts to the original plan of an advance
over the Orange river upon Bloemfon
tein.
All the editorials this morning
breathe the spirit of calm determina
tion. Not one will allow that any re
verse could deter the country from the
object it has set itself to attain, what
ever the sacrifices which may be in
volved.
The Times says: “The*catastrephe
is almost without precedent in our
military history, and, indeed, without
parallel except the surrender of York
town.
Very frank criticism of tha govern
ment, however, is beginning to be
heard even in quarters that have
hitherto refrained. The Daily Mail
boldly throws all the blame upon Sir
Michael llicks-Beach, Lord Lnnds
downe and Lord Wolseley. It points
to President Lincoln’s dismissal of
Simon Cameron from the post of sec
retary of w ar as a precedent for “get
ting rid of incompetent ministers.”
Lonne* Are Heavy.
Gen. Buller's operations has cost 912
men, so far officially reported within
ten days. Applying to the 206 Spion
kop casualties reported to-day. tlie
rule of proportion, the losses of offi
cers indicate is 500 casualties yet to
come. The total casualties of the war,
compiled from official reports, are
9.523, nearly a division. Of these 2,186
are killed, 4,811 wounded and the rest
are prisoners.
The aggregate British home troops
in South Africa number 116.000, the
Xatalians 7,158 and Cape Colonials 21,-
000.
A Terrible DeaMi.
St. Cloud, Minn., Jan. 26. Frederick
A. Lempke, who has conducted Chris
tian Science parlors in St. Cloud for
some time, met a horrible death at the
home of J. K. Orton, in East St. Cloud.
Thursday afternoon. It is supposed he
deliberately placed his head in a heat
ing stove, for when found he was in
this position, his head and shoulders
burned to a crisp. A letter was found
in which he said he had been unable to
concentrate his thoughts for some time,
and it is believed to be a clear case of
suicide.
Drolilr Not to Rtcomlilrr Vote.
Washington, Jan. 30.—The senate, in
executive session, Monday decided by
a vote of 21 to 38 not to reconsider the
vote by which the Samoan treaty was
ratified, and then removed the injunc
tion of secresy from the vote.
lIIr Lor Cnt.
Ashland. Wis., Jan 27 —Maj Camp
bell. in charge of the La Point Indian
agency, anonunces that over 52.000,000
feet of logs will be banked on the Bad
River, lied Cliff and Lac du Flambeau
reservations this winter. This means
a sum of $200,000 for the tribes cccu
pying these reservations, besides what
will be earned by other employment
Xothrr of Emprem Demi.
Dresden. Jan 26 The dowager
duchess of Schleswig-Holstein, mother
of Empress Augusta Victoria, who
has been suffering from pleurisy, died
here.
Town Nearly Destroyed.
Pana. 111., Jan. 29.—Fire alnvvst To
tally destroyed tlie town of Ramsey,
several miles south of this city. Sunday.
Loss, $25,000; insurance, SIO,OOO.
French Nnltonnll*t* Honied.
Paris, Jr.n. 29.—The election of 99 sen
ators resulted in a practical rout for
the nationalists, only three out of their
30 candidates beiDg elected.
Honor for Dr. Nouacn.
Berlin. Jan. 29,—The prince regent
«.f Bavaria has conferred the order of
Bt. MViiaci. tirst-c.ass, on Dr. Nansen,
the explorer.
EXPEDITION SUCCESSFUL.
Gen. Kolthe Decuple* 4'nla mliinne*
I.ln nil Only Rr.lslaure
H'u. at Seiin*!.).
Manila, Jan. 27.—A dispatch from
Sorsogon. dated Thursday. January
25. says Brig. Gen. Kobhe's expedition
has occupied Sorsogon, Donsol, Bulan,
la'gaspi and Virac. on Catanduanea
island. The only resistance was at
Legsspi. where five Americans wen
wounded and 45 dead and 15 wounded
Filipinos were found.
Lieut. Col. Webb C. Hayes lias de
feated an intrenched force of the en
emy at Sariuga. One American was
killed and five were wounded. A rec
ord of 11 American prisoners was
found. Capt. Casteel, while scouting
near Baras with his company, en
countered 400 insurgents. He was re
enforced by Capt, Gracio, and the en
emy was driven to Tnnay. One Amer
ican was killed and one was wounded.
AGAINST THE SALOONS.
Decision of tlie Supreme Court Af
fect* Serloualy the Liquor lluxl
-11 cm* of De* Moiue*.
Des Moines, la.. Jan. 30.—According
to a decision of the supreme court,
every 6aloon in the city is running
without legal sanction and in violation
of the law.
In 1894 a petition of consent was
filed and it was thought tlie names
of 60 per cent, of voters, as required.
The question of the legality of the
signatures to the petition was raised
by the Anti-Saloon league, and evi
dence was presented to prove that less
than the required number of voters’
names was on the petition. The su
preme court holds that the evidence is
sufficient to prove the correctness of
the league’s claims. The sa’.jon-
BIRDSEYE VIEW OF SCENE OF BULLER’S DEFEAT.
keeprs have signified their intention
to apply sot an injunction to restrain
the operation of the decision until an
other petition c-m be secured.
ROBERTS EXCLUDED.
House by a Vote of 2ltS to 50 Denies
tlie Utah Man 11 Scat in
That Hotly.
Washington, Jan. 26. —The case of
Brigham 11. Roberts, the Mormon rep
resentative-elect from Utah, which has
occupied so much of the attention of
the house since the assembling of con
gress, was decided Thursday by the
adoption of a resolution excluding bint
by a vote of 2GB to 50. The exact lan
guage of the resolution was as fol
ia ws:
“That under the facts and circumstances
of the case, Brigham H. Roberts, represent
ative-elect from the state of Utah, ought
not tv have or hold a seat in the house of
representatives, and that the seat to which
he was elected is hereby declared vacant.”
Chinese Emperor Dead.
Moscow, Jan. 29.—The Chinese lega
tion at St. I’etersburg lias received by
cable official notice that Emperor
Kuang-Ilsu is dead and tfiat his body
is now lying in state. Tlie ceremonial
of tlie state funeral is fixed for Thurs
day and the new heir to tlie throne
will be proclaimed emperor at Peking
February 5 under Hie name Chick
Nanga. It is still strongly rumored,
according lo dispatches received from
various Chinese cities, that Emperor
Kuang-Hstt, having been compelled to
abdicate, committed suicide.
Coekrnn mid llrynn.
New York. Jan. 27. —W. Bottrke Cock
tail announces his advocacy, with one
condition, of the renomination of Wil
-Ikm J. Bryan for the presidency. Mr.
Cockran proposes a truce with the Ne
braskan on tlie silver question '.inti!
1904. and if Bryan will agree to the
armistice anti-imperialism will be the
democracy's war cry in tlie 1900 cam
paign. If Mr. Bryan will consent to
postpone the silver fight until 1904
Cockran agrees to indorse the Chicago
platform in its entirety.
Kll led ill aTr.il ley \V reek.
Dayton, 0.. Jan. 30.—Two people
were killed Monday when a car on the
Dayton & Xenia Traction company
line, with 15 passengers aboard, could
not be controlled by lll* motorman,
and, flying down a steep hill, was
thrown from tlie rails at a curve. The
car toppled over on its side and trav
eled 50 feet before it came to a stand
still. The dead are John Hawker and
Miss Hailie Klunk, of Alpha, O
Death of n Midget.
McLennsboro, 111., Jan. 29. —William
McNabb, the smallest man in Illinois,
died here Saturday morning of pneu
monia, aged 49 years. He was 38 inches
tall and weighed about 75 pounds He
was born and reared in this county.
Fire In Minnrnitoll*.
Minneapolis,Minn.. Jan 29. —A large
four-story brick building, occupied by
McKusick, Copelin & Riddell, confec
tioners, on Second avenue ndrth, was
destroyed by fire Saturday night, the
total loss being about $120,000
tin 11k I* Looted.
Madison, Wis., Jan. 29. —At Deer
field, 17 miles east of here, the H B.
Fargo company’s bank was entered
early Saturday morning by burglars,
who secured SB,IOO. Thirty pounds of
silver money was taken.
A Final Explosion.
Pittsburgh. Pa.. Jan. 30.—The steel
department of Phillips, Nimick &Co's
mill on West Carson street was com
pletely wrecked and one man was
killed and a dozen were injured by the
explosion of a battery of four large
boilers. Simon Holland is the name
of the dead man. The cause of the
explosion is not known
Post Ottice llobbril.
Kankakee, ill., Jan. 26.—The post
office at Bradley was entered by bur
glars. the safe blown open and about
$1,400 worth of stamps and S4O cash
taken.
To llulld Ilia A»»emb:y Hall.
Minneapolis, Minn , Jan. 30. —The
German-Americans of the Twin Cities
have decided to buy a 40-acre tract cf
land south of St. Paul and erect thereoL
a summer assembly hall with a seating
capacity of 25,000, to serve as a meeting
place for conventions, saengerfests and
other German-Ameriran gatherings.
To Honor Helen Gun lit
Washington. Jan. 30—Representa
tive Brings, of New York, introduced
a bill giving the Hianks of congress
and a gold medal to fielen Miller
Gould for patriotic service during the
war with Spain.
A QUIET FEELING.
It la Displayed lu Moat Dines of Trade
—Some of the Hensons Are
Ulven.
New Tork, Jan. 27 —R. O. Dun A Co.’»
weekly review of trade says: "No news Is
not always good news. New business for
manufacturers this year has been light
in some branches and much below the pro
duction last month. It Is perhaps too often
forgotten that industries start this year
with larger contracts ahead than ever be
fore and when half the work of the whole
year has been ordered In advance there
cannot continue quite the same activity in
new buying. The woolen manufacturer has
just opened a new season with the largest
transactions ever known In a single week,
it If said, but in most other lines contracts
previously booked would make similar ac
tivity Impossible. Yet there Is seen enough
of hesitation caused by advanced prices
to make Inactivity trying. Distribution to
consumers throughout the country is rapid
and large, especially In quarters where ic
has been feared retailers were over
buying, so that there is strong confidence in
the future.
"The boot and shoe manufacturer Is re
ceiving small orders, as jobbers pay the
prices asked only for such limited supplies
as are needed for sorting, but their urgency
to receive goods heretofore ordered Is
marked, and shipments from Boston have
been 380,963 cases In four weeks, about four
per cent, more than 1898, and 16 per cent,
more than In 1895, with greater increase
over every other year.
“Iron and steel prices have been yield
ing for several weeks, and are a shade low
er for products than at any other time
since the middle of September, though bes
semer pig and billet* are still so scarce
asid firmly held that only two sales amount
ing to 8,000 tons are anywhere reported.
"The cotton manufacturer meets but
moderate demand for goods and extensive
famine In India is expected to reduce Brit
ish sales in that country while the addi
tion of 8.963,384 spindles at the south In
1899 reported by the Textile World, would
imply a heavier increase than has been
supposed In consumption by northern
mills. Scarcity of water has curtailed the
output for weeks past, and yet prices are
hardly held, with distant contracts a shade
lower. Cotton nas risen to eight cents.
"Wheat has advanced to 75% cents with
no clearer reason for such a sharp ad
vance. Western receipts are small, in four
weeks only 10.984,928 bushels, against 17,
290,297 last year, but the Atlantic exports
have been only 7.737,474 bushels, flour in
cluded. against 17,037,383 last year. Pacific
exports show a little gain, amounting to
3,311,236 bushels for the same four weeks
against 2,175,248 last year, but this is of no
aid to Atlantic markets. Exports of corn
still shew that American food is wanted
abroad, having been in four weeks 13,482,-
792 bushels against 12,370.564 last year.
Nevertheless the price of cash corn has de
clined about three-quarters of a cent, al
though option prices are about the same as
at the close last week.
“Failures for the week have been 231 In
the United States against 224 lasi year, and
38 in Canada against 33 last year."
Dentil of nn Aged Minister.
l’eoria. 111., Jan. "9.—Rev. Richard
Haney, the oldest active Methodist
minister in the world, whose name is
a household word in every Methodist
home in Illinois, died suddenly early
Saturday morning at Altoona, aged
88 years. He will be buried in Peoria
Tuesday, after funeral services at Al
toona and Monmouth. Dr. Haney for
25 years held the position of presiding
elder of this district and his voice has
always been prominent in the councils
of the church.
'Two Snfe mowers Killed.
Quincy, 111.. Jan. 29.—Quincy police
officers killed two expert safe blowers,
supposed to be from Chicago, and
wounded another badly. The tragedy
included n running fight through a
hotel, in which the armed burglars
were pursued by the officers. The
men are believed to be the same as re
cently operated in Galesburg. Free
port and other Illinois cities, making
specialty of cracking safes in building
and loan association offices.
Famous Itnrrr Dead.
Lexington, Ky., Jan. 29.—Imp. Can
dlemas. ihe famous racehorse owned
by J. 15. Hag-gin, died Sunday from
vertigo. He was by Hermit, dam
Fusee by Maiysan. and was a full
brother of St. lliaize, who won the
English Derby in 1883, and sold at tbal
time for SIOO,OOO. He was 17 years 01
age. and sired some most useful horses
on the turf.
The l.an lon Home Fund.
Washington Jan. 20. —Notwithstand-
ing tlie fact that Ihe persons who tin
tier took the fund for the Lawton
home have recently relinquished fur
ther efforts in that direction the fund
itself continues to grow through
small contributions, and a statement
issued by Gen. Corbin shows that the
lotal subscriptions amount to $93,364.
D row tied.
Beloit. Wis.. Jan. 27.—Albert Dennis
Burns, a member of the college senior
class and one of 1 lie most prominent
students of (he college, was drowned
in Rock river Thursday while skating.
His body was recovered. Mr. Bums
was 25 years old. and his parents re
side at Sweetwater, 111.
Antl-Trusl Uw Void.
Chicago, Jan. 30 Judge C. C.
Kohlsnal in the United Slates circuit
court decided the 1893 anti-trust act of
the Illinois legislature void on the
ground that the statute contains both
class and special legislation, and is in
contravention of both federal and state
constit ut ions.
Thirty Persons Perish.
Hambursr. Jan. 30. The British
slPamer Expedient has run down and
sunk a harbor steamer near Altoua.
Thirty workmen were drowned.
Plill Arntoor, Jr.. Dead.
Pasadena. Cal , Jau. 29. News has
been received of the sudden death of
Phil D Armour, Jr., at Montecito, near
Santa Barbara. Young Armour was
ill but 24 hours, and his death was
due to congestion of the lungs. IV*
was 31 years of age. He left Chi
cago three weeks ago in excellent
heallb
Kiills' Three]
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 29. — A special
from Battle Creek. Micb., to the Jour
nal says a Chicago & Grand Trunk lo
comotive blew up at Ed wards burg, kill
ing engineer, fireman and conductor.
Calls nn Election In ( tab.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 29. —ln
compliance with Ihe revised statutes
of the slate of L tah. Gov. Weils has is
sued a proclamation calling an elec
tion to be held on Monday. April 2. for
Ihe purpose of electing a representa
tive in ihe Forty-sixth congress to fill
the vacancy now existing because of
ihe exclusion of Roberts.
Will Take a Kerrsi.
Washington. Jan. 30. —In the Unileu'
Stales supreme court Chief Jnstioi
Fuller announced that a recess fe
ihree weeks would be takeD from nex
Monday.
HIM SIT.
Democratic Contestant for
Governorship of Kentucky
Seriously Wounded.
Assassin's Bullet Fired from Room
Over Governor’s Office in
State House.
Harland Whittaker, a Farmer, Ar
rested—Rushed to Jail to
Escape the Mob.
Intense Excitement Prevails—The Militia
Is to Be Rushed to Frank
fort.
Htw. of (hr Great Calamity Create*
a Prof.>nnii Sennation at
AVashlntcton.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 31. —1:30 p. m. —
Goebel’s condition not so good and
grave fears are entertained. He him
self is calm and insists that he will not
die.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 31. William
Goehx-l was shot and very seriously in
jured Tuesday morning at ten minutes
after 11 o’clock, while passing through
the state house yard on his way to the
Capitol building.
Two shots were fired from a rifle,
only one of them taking effect. It
struck Mr. Goebel in the right side, one
third of the distance down from the
arm-pit to the hip. The ball passed en
tirely through the body, coming out be
low the right shoulder blade. It is not
thought by the physicians in charge
that the wound will prove fatal, unless
complications set in. Harland Whit
taker, a farmer from Butler county,
Ky., is under arrest, charged with hav
ing fired the shots, hut he denies that
he had anything to do with it. Three
revolvers were found upon him when
he was taken into custody.
Shot Fired from Window.
Mr. Goebel, in company with Col.
Jack Chinn and Warden Eph. Lillard,
of Frankfort penitentiary, was walk
ing up the sidewalk leading from the
street to the capitol Pudding, Goebel
being on the right of the three. When
the three men were two-thirds of the
distance from the street to the capitol
a shot was fired from the third-story of
the building occupied by the offices of
the governor, secretary of state and
other leading officials of the state. The
ball struck Mr. Goebel ir ihe side ana
he instantly dropped to the pavement.
Chinn and Lillard instantly seized him,
Chinn saying as he did so:
"1 guess they have got you, Goebel.”
“Yes,” replied the wou.nded man. “I
guess they have got me for sure.”
Four More Shots Fired.
While Chinn was holding the wound
ed man, supporting his head in his
arms, four shots more were fired at
both men. All of them struck close,
making the dust fly from the brick
pavement. Both Chinn and Lillard
stuck to their friend, neither of them
moving from his side until the firing
ceased, when Lillard ran for help. He
had not far to go, for there is always
a crowd around the gates of the capitol
building. A crowd of men were around
Mr. Goebel in less than a minute and
he was carried to the office of Dr. E.
E. Hume, in the basement of the Capitol
hotel, and later to his hotel.
Lnnu; Hot Penetrated.
The ball, it was found, had inflicted
a wound which was somewhat of a
glancing nature and had not gone
through the lung in a direct line, as
Dr. Hume had thought upon the first
examination. Had the ball struck the
chest one-half inch to the right it
would have caused certain death.
Inteime Excitement In l.eulslnture.
The house was in session when the
shooting occurred and the senate was
to have met within 20 minutes. The
capitol building was, therefore, filled
with members of she legislature, and
to say that excitement followed i- put
ting it very mildly. From both halls
men ran wildly down the steps without
hats or coats, and one member of the
house came out carrying in his hand a
bill on which he had been arguing when
the shooting occurred.
Xcwff Spread* l*ike Wildfire.
By the time the members of the legis
la'ure had reached the lower floor,
however, Goebel was on his way to the
office of Dr. Hume. The members hasti
ly rushed hack to their rooms, ad
journed with the most unceremonious
haste and poured down into the streets
again. The news that Goebel had
been shot spread through the street?
with lightning-like rapidity, and in a
few minutes crowds were hastening to
ward t’ne capitol from every direction.
An Arrest Made.
Within three minutes after the
shooting a line of men was thrown
around the building from which the
shots had come, with the intention ot
preventing the escape of anybody from
the structure. John W. Miles, nn aged
citizen of Frankfort, was standing at
the foot of the stairway leading from
the first floor of the office building to
the west when a man, evidently a moun
taineer, came rushing down the steps.
Miles instantly threw his arms around
.the man’s body, holding him with all
his strength. cnlling»loudly for help.
It was close at hand, and no escape
was possible for the prisoner even had
he attempted to make the effort. Men
stood around him on every side, with
drawn revilveis in their hands, and
the slightest attempt at resistance
would have resulted in instant death.
Sutimlt* to Arret.
He sitbmited to arrest very quiet
ly, claiming again and again that he
had nothing to do with the shooting.
He gave his name as Harland Whit
taker and said that he was in the state
office building when he heard the shots,
and, believing the long-predicted bat
tle in the streets of Franklin had come
at last, hastened out to see what was
going on. He was searched at once and
three larje revolvers, all fully loaded,
were taken from him. None of the
cartridges had been exploded, and
there w as no sign of any of the weapons
having been in use. It was at firsi
thought that he might have replaced
the used cartridges with fresh oner,
but there was no sign of powder smit
upon any of the revolvers. Whittaker
is a man about 40 years of age, about
five feet ten inches tall, with sandy hair
and mustache, and not overburdened
with intelligence.
Search for Weapon Cat Off.
The pistols of the man arrested were
not discharged. A pistol did not do the
shooting. It was a Winchester rifle, j
Search for the weapon, which was evi
dently left in the building, has been cut
off by soldiers taking charge of the
state house.
Harried to the Jail.
He was hurried to the jail, three
blocks away, with all possible speed,
it being feared that an attempt might
be made to lynch him if the crowd
once was able to lay hands upon him.
He was very quiet and did not lose ■
his composure for an instant, notwith* !
standing the excitement around him.
Hmokrln. Powder Used.
Both Col. Chinn and Warden Lil
lard declared that smokeless powder
was used in the cartridges that were
fired at Mr. GoebeL
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Died of Paralynla.
Miss Edith S. Utter, known profes
sionally as Edith Lemonte, and consid
ered the most beautiful woman Wis
consin ever produced, died of paralyse
at her home in Trempealeau, where she
was born 32 years ago. She possessed a
fine soprano voice, and traveled in this
country and Europe in burlesque and
light opera until two years ago, when
stricken with paralysis. She was for
years one of the roost popular figures
on the burlesque stage.
Governor's Appointments.
Judge N. L. Gilson has been appoint
ed by Gov. Scofield as the head of the
state tax commission to succeed the
late Gen. Michael Griffin, and appoint
ed Col. W. J. Anderson, the governor’s
private secretary, as a new member of
the tax commission. The governor
also appointed D. B. Starkey, of the
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin, as his
private secretary to succeed Ander
son.
Bokus Express Orders.
Carl F. Abert, of Milwaukee, nged 32,
was arrested in Madison by a Chicago
detective, charged with stealing 20
blank orders of the American Express
company, at Chicago, and which he
passed at various places, tilling them
in for from S2O to SSO. He had given
the officers a long chase under various
aliases as Smith and Brown. Six or
ders were passed at Milwaukee.
Shot Himself.
While the judge was charging the
jury in the Cauipfieid murder case in
Oshkosh the report came from the town
of Rushford that Ed Loker, one of the
important witnesses for the state, had
shot himself. Relatives were notified
and quite a sensation was created by
the announcement.
Two Boys Drowned.
Two children, Harold Stancliff, aged
six, and Frank Murphy, aged five,
were drowned in the river at Fond du
Lac. The latter was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Murphy, of Chicago, and
was visiting his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Clark, of this city.
Children Drowned.
Frankie Murphy, aged five years, son
of J. E. Murphy, of Chicago, and
Harold Stancliff, aged six years, son ol
John Stancliff, of Fond du Lac, were
drowned in Fond du Lac river, near
the Wisconsin Central depot. The
bodies were recovered.
Indians May Vole.
Judge Goodland, of the Outagamie
circuit court, rendered a decision in
Appleton confirming the rights of
Oneida Indians residing on allotted
lands on the reservation in Outagamie
county to vote at general elections.
The News Condensed.
Charles Schultz, late of the Ninety
fourth New York volunteer infantry,
and an inmate of the national soldiers’
home near Milwaukee, was found dead
in bed in La Crosse.
Hosea Fuller, aged 80, an eccentric
character, who has run a ferry across
the Wisconsin to Linwood many years,
died in Stevens Point from injuries
received in falling on the ice.
Fred Wadell, a clam digger at Lviix
ville, found a pearl worth SI,OOO.
E. E. Finney, for four years steward
at the Northern hospital for insane in
Oshkosh, has been asked to resign by
the state board of control, and will
leave February 1. Arthur Allen will
succeed him.
Rev. D. B. Cheney, who was shot a
few weeks ago by a sneak thief in Ra
cine, lias recovered sufficiently to re
sume his pastoral duties. His wife is
also nearly well.
Mrs. Morris Pratt died at Whitewa
ter, nged 73. She and her husband
had been leaders among the Spiritual
ists in the state for many years.
Rev. Vincent Lewandowski. aged 60,
former pastor of St. Vincent’s church,
died suddenly on a street car in Mil
waukee.
Albert Hunt, of Superior, who shot
and killed John K. Parrish in Peters
burg. Va.. has been acquitted.
The tapid increase of highway rob
beries and burglaries in Racine has
caused unusual alarm among the in
habitants of the community.
Mrs. Albert Groth, of Portage, gave
birth to triplets, all boys.
John Mertz, 87 years of age. a vet
eran of the Mexican and civil wars,
died in Glenwood from injuries re
ceived by falling down a flight of
steps.
The next Sheboygan county fair will
be held in Plymouth September 3,4, 5
and 6. and $2,200 will be paid for rac
ing purses.
During a marriage ceremony at St.
Luke’s church in Two Rivers Joseph
Hettieh, aged 74. died of apoplexy while
sitting in his pew.
The jury in the Jacobs-Poehling
breach of promise case in La Crosse
gave the plaintiff SSOO.
Fire destroyed the cheese factory,
dwelling house adjoining, and the ice
house belonging to Zwickey & Schmidt
in Friendship.
Over 200 case of measles have been
reported in one school district in Ra
cine.
Leroy W. Secor. charged with having
embezzled $17,000 from the Goodrich
Transportation Company of Milwau
kee, was arrested in New Y’ork.
The dates for holding the annual mid
winter fair in Janesville have been
changed from March to February 20,
21 and 22.
Joe Lachet a Racine boy who served
with Uncle Sam’s navy during the war
with Spain, has returned to his home,
his term of service having expired.
The twenty-eighth annual conven
tion of the Wisconsin Dairymen’s as
sociation will be held at Waterloo Fel>-
ruary 13 to 16
J. W. Ce.'oeen, a former pastor of the
Sheboygan Baptist church, is now a
full-fledged Dowieite, an elder in the
“Dr.’s” church, and lias a scat on the
throne.
At a meeting in Janesville of the Rock
county board of supervisors the salary
of the sheriff was cut from $1,500 to sl.-
300 and the county treasurer was in
creased from SI,OOO to $1,200.
The village of Cedar Grove, Sheboy
gan county, filed its articles of incor
poration with the secretary of state.
The Common Sense Trunk company’*
factory was burned, in Racine, the ios*
being $40,000.
THE HOT-WATER CURE.
A towel folded, dipped in hot water,
wrung out quickly aad applied over the
stomach, acts like magic in cases of
colic.
There is no domestic remedy that
so promptly cuts short congestion of
the lungs, sore throat or rheumatism
as will hot water, when applied
promptly and thoroughly.
A towel folded several tiroes and
dipped in hot water, quickly wrung
out, and, applied quickly over the
seat of pain, will, in most cases,
promptly relieve toothache and neu
ralgia.
Hot water, if taken freely a half
hour before bedtime, is one of the
best possible cathartics in severe cases
of constipation, while it has a most
soothing effect upon the stomach and
bowels.
A strip of flannel or towel folded
several times lengthwise tind dipped
in hot water, then slightly wrung out
and applied about the neck of a child
suff&iiug with an acute attack of
croup, wiH usually relieve the suf
ferer in the course of ten minutes if
the flannel is kept hot-—Journal of
Health.
NEEDED IN HIS BUSINESS.
I*ai>n Made Their Yonngr Hearts Glad
Just to Get His Money
Back.
"I’ve decided,” saia the dignified old man,
* to let you have that young Briteley after
all, if you are positive that you can’t be
happy without him.”
Oil, father! the beautiful girl cried,
“you don't know bow happy you have made
me. Now l can see the gates of paradise
opening. Dear, dear, good, old papa! Let
me kiss you for those sweet words. Oh, I
can hardly wait to fly to him and tell him
the glorious news. lie will be so glad! We
shall all be so happy now. It seems almost
like a lovely dream. 1 can hardly believe
that I am awake. But tell me what has
made vou change your mind? Y’esterday
when i tried to plead for him you said yr a
would never permit us to see each -•iner
again. Ah, if you had known how those
words bruised my heart! What has hap
pened, father, to make you relent?”
He kissed her fondly, and then with tears
in his eyes, replied:
“I sat in a little game of pok.r where
he happened to have a hand last night, and
if we don't get that money back in the fam
ily some wav my business is going to suffer.”
—Chicago Times-llerald.
Artificial Sight.
A Russian inventor has perfected an elec
trical appliance, which he claims will enable
the blind to see. This will bring much hap
piness to those who have defective eyesight.
Another great discovery which will bring
much happiness to those whose stomachs
have become deranged is llostetter’s Stom
ach Bitters. It has made a world wide repu
tation for itself as a certain cure for such ail
ments as indigestion, dyspepsia, constipa
tion, biliousness and malaria, fever and ague.
A Siigßesttve Annie.
Mr. Dukane —There is one thing to be
said in Gen. Kitchener’s favor.
Air. Gas well—What is that?
“A man with that name should have no
difficulty in getting the range of the enemy.”
—Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Due to Anxiety.
Guest—Ouch! Y’ou’ve spilled some soup
down my neck.
Waiter—l’s orful sorry, sail; but you see,
sah, I’s so in doubt if you is gwine 10 cub
me a tip er not, it makes me nervous.—What
To Eat.
Creatures of llaltlt.
Many a man now, when he starts to date
his letter, makes it '99, and then he uses
0-y, 0-y words. —Philadelphia Record.
“I never talk through the newspapers,’*
said a great man. “You prefer your hat,
perhaps," suggested the reporter.—Phila
delphia North American.
It is good to know we cannot give happi
ness without receiving it. —Elliott’s .Maga
zine.
44 Take Time by
The Forelock”
‘Don't ‘wait until sickness overtakes
you. When that tired feeling, the first
rheumatic pain, the first ‘warnings of
impure blood are manifest, take Hood’s
Sarsaparilla and you ‘will rescue your
health and probably save a serious sick
ness. ‘Be sure to get Hood’s, because
■ O Thl» new.MrllMt. corn will rtTola- U
■ z! Pirtlontiecorn growing, yielding Id ■
HTL IAKID 1599, in Minnesota. 400 ha*. p«r «ore. j|
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yieldf 2SO hu*. per acre, and you I
I A, 80 bus. per acre. <.. t atest g »ln ■
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CONSTIPATION
"I have gone 14 days nt a time without a
movement or the bowels, not being able to
move them except by using hot water Injections.
Chronic constipation for seven years placed me In
this terrible condition: during that lime I did ev
erything I beard of but never found any relief: such
was my case uutil 1 began using CASCAItETS. 1
now have from one to three passages a day, and If 1
was rich 1 wou Id give *100.(10 for each movement; it
Is such a relief. ’ ayi.mxh 1,. HUNT,
1089 Russell Bt.. Detroit, MIcU.
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TRAOe MARK PCOISTf I€D
Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good. Do
Good, Never Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c, flic, &oc.
... CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
bterllßg K.ra.dy C aapany, 4'hleago. Montreal, Now York. 3ii3
Better
Than Ever
To Omaha
And Kansas City.
Tho olil established and well traveled lin eis
via Sioux City, and by it you will lind all tho
most modern equipment; vestlbuled trains, gas
lighted, steam heated, with the best Pullman
Sleeper*on night trains, and Observation Par
lor Cars with Case Service on day trains, in
fact all the little things that go to make travel
comfortable are found on trains of the North-
Western Line from Minneapolis and St. Paul,
either to Sioux City and Omaha or to Chicago.
Hy the North Western Lino time and distance
Is also shortened to Deadwood and the Black
Hills country. , .
For Time Tabic folders, giving information
In detail or for descriptive circulars, address
T. W. TEASDALK, Uon'l Passenger Agent,
St. Paul. _____ _____
Planting in February.
Tho Farmer in the Southwest does his plant
ing at a time when the North is covered with
snow and ice.
If you are interested in •pctirin? a honv* in f* country
where ou'door work iff done around, v rite for «.
free copy«-f the han lsomely i!lu*tr»t* 1 jififfiph’etillo’Utf.
is the 8o ’THwest. Glimpses, and « The/ ne*
gcri!»e the country alonu tha St Ic ' . Ky. in \rkanr .#
and Texas, and v.»U he': .ou find a heller pi ice local*.
AddreM E. W. I.aHE » I *« E *i. I*. A T A..
St, L. S-W. Ry.. 703 Eiju table Building. St. Louis, Mo.
Mil I OF ACRES
IT! ILkIU llw , f choice atfricuiturul lands
■'ll” rVbf”
Dr.ited No 1 Hard Wheat,
which brings the hiKhest
pr ce in the markets of
It e world. Thousands of
cattle lire fattened for
market without helnjr fed
nr Ain. and without a days
shelter. Heud for infor
mation and secure a free
home in Wester® Canada.
Write the Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa,
or address the Undersigned, wbo will mail you
atlases, pamphlets, etc . free of cost. !•. PEDLKv,
Hu pi. of Immigration. Ottawa. Canada; or to Bfv.
Daviits. 154 K. Thirl St St Paul.M inn.: VV KiTCniK.
Grafton, N. D.; T. O. CLiuiiE. Stevens Point, Wig,
CARTERS INK
is made to give satisfaction—
and it does. Have you used it?
READERS OF THIB PAPER
DESIRING TO BUY ANYTHING
ADVERTISED IN ITS COLUMNS
SHOULD INSIST UPON HAVING
WHAT THEY ASK FOR. REFUSING
ALL SUBSTITUTES OR IMITATIONS.
FISO’S CURE FOR
2b GTS
CJIBIS WHUE AU USE FAILS.
Beat Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use
In time. Sold by druggists.
CONSUMPTION
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