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Chicago Irishmen Start Large
Expansion Movement.
THEY DESIRE A GREAT WAR.
•England to B« Asked to Cade' Canada
in the Bargain—if |h« Heroics, the
United StalKa.Ia to Take the Terrl
toiy.
Chicago, Dec.. 11.—A movement has
had its birth in the city during the last
few weeks which, if carried into effect,
as the originators hope, will changj
the poiiticai aspect of the globo. It in
volves possible war with Great Britain
And alliances with powers both great
and small. The movement Is an ex-i
jiansion movement of such ambitious
character as has never been publicly
'advocated by any organization pre-,
viously. The movement has been work
'ug quietly, so one of the persons in
terested said last evening, for some
ttme No public intimation of the ex
tensiveness of its aims was given out
until yesterday. In resolutions which
aro preliminary to the work of the
newly established organization, the an
nexation to the United States of both
Canada and Ireland is advocated. If
England refuses to peacefully cede
these possessions to the United States,
the resolutions. state that this govern
ment Bhould consider it an unfriendly
•ct, in the words of the Monroe doc
trine, towards the United States and
enter into an alliance both offensive
and defensive with France, Russia and
Other European nations. The meetings
of the organization have been held in.
the Sherman house, and, according to
Information sent out yesterday, Attor
ney B. F. Ryan is chairman, W. J.
Hamilton secretary, the Rev. P. J.
Kennedy chairman of the committee
on resolutions and Colonel George P.
Bunker chairman of the committee on
organization. The preliminary infor
mation sent out is as follows: This
movement is to be strictly non-politi
cal and to embrace all elements of
American citizenship. Chairman Ryan,
was instructed to request Congress
man William Lorimer to present these
^resolutions to congress immediately.
The resolutions adopted read as fol
lows:
KH "Whereas, All true Americans, irre
spective of political affiliations, creed,
or nationality, are in favor of normal
expansion, based on justice and equity,
especially on the maxim of the im
mortal declaration of independence
that all government shall be by knd
with the consent of the governed and,
"Whereas, The Filipinos are un
willing to be annexed, having nothing
fa common with the American people
and,
"Whereas, The people of Ireland are
of the same race-nationality, and creed
as./the flower of American manhood
and citizenship, and would consider it
privilege to have the bonds of friend
ship cementerl by a close poiitif
—•'.filiation' and.
ii
iriena-
itijal af-
onBoTT-
Whereas, 1"il^T^Tme conditio1
tain in Canada as.- in Ireland, and the
sentiments here expressed are those of
Gladstone, the great and sagacious
premier laurier, and of that great
scientist and mental philosopher, Proi
feasor Goodwin Smith therefore, be
it
Drmand Cession of Ireland.
"Resolved, That the United States of
America, through the state department
thereof, be requested to immediately
strive to negotiate a treaty with Great
Britain for the peaceful cession of both
Ireland and Canada, and that the said
proposed treaty be in lieu of the Hay
Pauncefote now pending, and that the
refusal of Great Britain to respond to
these just demands be considered as
an unfriendly 'act on the part of Great
,Britain toward the United States, jus
tifying the immediate recall of the
American ambassador from London
and the direct formation of a treaty,
offensive and defensive, with France,
Russia, Holland, Switzerland, Oranga
Free State, and the people of Ireland
and Canada.
Want Kroeer Invited.
"Resolved, That our sympathy is,
hereby expressed with President Kru
ger by act of congress, and that the
President of the United States be re
spectfully requested to invite the
'Thomas Jefferson of South Africa to
be the guest of the American nation,
and instruct the secretary of the navy
to convey President Kruger to the
United States on a man-of-war under
command of Admiral Dewey."
BABY IS SLAIN BY A NURSE
Hflttiloui Tragedy In a Brooklyn Home
—Woman Escapes.
New York, Dec. 10.—Alice O'Don
nell, 26 years old, a trained nurse,
while visiting Mr. and Mrs. James
Jones of Brooklyn last night, killed
their 15-month-old child, Arthur
Jones, by cutting his throat with a
razor. She escaped immediately after
committing the deed, but the police
have been n6tifled and a diligent
search Is being made.
Steals FancU of the Bank.'
Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 11.—A1
Scharsch, head bookkeeper in the
Fourth National bank, a popular club
man and active in social and military
affairs, has confessed that he appropri
ated $2,423 of the bank funds during
the past year and had spent it alL He
was locked up.
Marriage Killed Him,
New York, Dec. 11.—Joseph Doppler,
SO years old, of No. 90 Bank street, was
married last evening. He died this
afternoon as the result of the excite
ment caused by his marriage, so his
physician says.
Bt. Louis, Mo., Dec. 11.—The Missou
ri Guarantee Savings and Building as
sociation has made an assignment in
the sum of $100,000 to William H. Ver
ify, trustee, for the benefit of the cred
itors and stockholders. All properly,
v,l#al
and personal and mixed, wps In
cliidfl^li]_Lfre. asslgnmen
I Ion jjfp f-
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JUCGLIKG SUBSIDY BILL
JtUa of Its Original Form Now JEU
mains.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 11.—One of
the significant things about the prog
ress of the ahip subsidy bill Is the fact
that it has been patched and amended
so that the measure of to-day would
be scarcely recocrnizable by its au
thors If they were not the same per
sons also who did the amending. Tha
bill was first drafted by a committed
Of interested shipbuilders in 1897, three
years ago, arid since that time it haa
been amended so often that all the
earlier reports upon it are practically
useless. Whenever a criticism has
been offered an amendment has been
made promptly, and the sponsors of
the subsidy scheme have pointed to
these repeated changes as an evidence
of their fairness and willingness to
meet all proper criticism. Inasmuch
as the bill lias been so often changed,
it is manifestly impossible for its op
ponents to meet it, for amendments
are made readily, but are not always
calculated to cure the evils complained
of. The bill, it should be remembered,
was drafted by a shipbuilders' commit
tee, the president of which was C. A.
Griscom of Philadelphia, president of
the International Navigation com
pany, commonly known as the Ameri
can line. Yet now, three years later,
the subsidy bill has been amended
deftly in such a remarkable manner as
to change its provisions seriously, and
this change was made for the express
benefit of the mail steamships on thq
Atlantic, and particularly for the per
sonal benefit of the American line.
Biff Ships Lakes to Ocean.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 10.—Presi
dent McKinley has transmitted to con
gress the report of the deep waterway
Commission appointed to make sur
veys and examinations of deep water
ways and routes for a waterway be
tween the great lakes and the Atlan
tic ocean.
While this board makes no recom
mendations, but simply presents the
facts ascertained by its investigations,
5t says the most favorable route for a
thirty-foot waterway is from Lake
Erie to Lake Ontario, via La Salle and
Lewlston, and from Lake Ontario to
tidewater by way of Oswego and the
Mohawk Valley. The same route W
practically as favorable as any for a
twenty-one-foot waterway.
The estimate of cost for a waterway
of the high level plan, with a channel
of a thirty-foot depth, is $295,915,451
for the twenty-one-foot channel, $199,
184,610.
Hay Threaten* to Reslsn-
Washington, D. C., Dec. 10.—It was
announced almost openly In
the senate that Secretary Hay's place
in the cabinet is dependent upon the
action on the canal treaty. Most of the
penators understand that Secretary
Hay has positively declared his inten
sion to resign unless the treaty is rati
fied practically as sent to the senate.
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
5«
Wheat— Open. High. Low. Cl'osa,
Dec 70% .70% .70 .70%
Jan.., .. .71% .71% .70% .70%
Feb 71% .71% .71% .71%
May 73% .73% .73% .73%
Corn—
Dec... .. .371 .37% .36% .36^
Jan 36 .36% .35% .35%
May 36% .36% .36% .36%
Oats—
Dec... .. .21% .21% .21% .21%
Jan 21% .21% .21% .21%
May.. .. .23% .23% .23% .23%
Pork— vV
Dec
1
S. Ribs—
...11.25
Jan 12.12% 12.17% 12.10 12.15
May ....11.97% 12.05 11.97$ 12.00
Lard—
Dec... .. 7.10 7.15 7.10 7.12%
Jan 6.87% 6.90 6.85 6.87%
May.. .. 6.92% 6.95 6.92% 6.95
Dec ..... 6.4C
Jan 6.27% 6.32% 6.27% 6.30
May .... 6.35 6.37% 6.35 6.37%
'Phono Trust Being Formed.
New York, Dec. 10.—Opposition tQ
the American Bell Telephone Com
pany will culminate within a few days
in the merging under the name of tha
National Telephone and Telegraph
'Company, of all of the leading indei
pendent telephone companies in the
east. According to private advicea
from Baltimore, negotiations have
been secretly conducted in this city
during the last two weeks, and tha
details of the new $50,000,000 national
company may be expected shortly. It
will start out with more than 200,OOt
subscribers, and this number will be
greatly increased by the establishment
of working relations with smaller coni
cerns. The new" company will go as
far west as Cleveland and possibbly to
Chicago and Minneapolis.
Five Shot In Fight.
Mountain View, Okla., Dec. 11.—In
an affray in the Cattle Exchange sa
loon the most bloody battle that
ever occurred in this territory took
place last night, and as a result jQva
men were shot, three fatally. Foui
members of the Hughes gang from Oak
Creek rode into the town bent on tak-i
ing the place. Starting at the out'
skirts they shot into the various re
sorts until they came to the Cattle
Exchange saloon.
Farmer Kl!led In Quarrel.
Wayne, W. Va., Dec. 10.—Robert
Bailey, a wealthy farmer of this coun
ty, was shot and instantly killed on
Garrett's Creek by Charles Smith, a
neighbor. The men met at the homi
of one of Bailey's tenants when
difficulty arose. Bailey attempted
strike his opponent with a club whei
the latter pulled a gun and fired. Smitl
surrendered.
Fardon for Arabl Pasha.
London, Dec. 11.—The anniversary
of the accession of the Khedive, says
the Cairo correspondent of the Daily
Express,' will be signaled by the par
don of Arab! Pasha, who will thus b»
enabled to return from Ceylon.
Perslon Minister Arrive..
Washington, D. C., Dec. 11.—General
Isaac Kahn, the new Persian minisetr
tc/thg^Uiflfl States, ardved_her^o-
Barge Foster Sinks with Hei
Entire Crew,
N0SE FIRST TO THE BOTTOM-
Storm Wm so Heavy That thq
Captain of the Towing Vessel Could
Not Pat Abont to Attempt Lift
*.Sg§! ft
Brie, Pa., Dec. 11.—In the midst of
one of the most bitter gales that ever
swept Lake Erie, the ore barge Charley
Foster, In tow of the Iron Duke,
plunged to /the bottom at 4 o'clock this
morning ten miles off this port and
eight persons were drowned, as fol
lows: Capt. John Bridges of Cleve
lan. First Mate name unknown.
Second Mate name unknown Sea
man Robert Wood. Seaman William
Kelly of Port Austin, Mich. Cook
Mrs. May of Detroit. Two unknown
deck hands.
The Charles Foster was one of the^
fleet of James Corrigan of Cleveland,
and for two months had been running
from Duluth to this port with iron ore.
Her cargo consisted of 1,500 tons of
ore.
Gave No Signal of Distress.
Capt. Ashley of the Iron Duke made
this port in safety. In an interview
he said:
"The Foster was In tow about 600
feet astern. I was up all night and
there were three men on watch with
me. The seas were rolling tremen
dously from the northwest,and the gale
carried with it a blinding, stinging
bnowstorm. We made the harbor
light all right When we turned for
the harbor a sea much heavier than
any experienced struck us. I ran to
the stern. Just as I got there the
Foster plunged in an awful sea and
dove nose first. There was not a cry
from a soul of the crew of eight she
carried. Just as she pitched down I.
saw a man on her forecastle with a
lantern. The tow line parted when
she went down. The storm was so
heavy that ,1 could not put about to
hunt for any one. There would not
have been a particle of use anyhow, be
cause in those tremendous seas no one
could have lived a minute, even if
the water had not been icy cc-'d. Had
there been a cry for help I would have
turned and risked my ship, but there
was no use. I had all I could do to
make port in safety myself."
When asked for an opinion as to
the cause of the sinking of the Foster,
Capt Ashley said he could not tell. He
said:
"Apparently everything was all
right aboard her until she took that
fatal dip. There had not been a
single signal of distress from her up to
that time. I gave orders for her to
be watched carefully for distress sig
nals. If there had been any trouble
aboard we would have saved the crew
had it been possible."
Capt Bridges might have been ill
In his bunk when the accident occur
red. The last time he was seen by
the crew of the Iron Duke was when
they passed Sault Ste. Marie Thursday.
There is from 80 to 100 feet of water
where the wreck occurred, and there
Is little hope of locating the spot. The
Foster was valued at $19,000, but there
was no insurance, as it lapsed Dec.
1. The cargo was not insured. The
life-saving crew took a trip out to-»
day, but could find no traces of wreck
age.
Loil for the Beason 118 Men.
The loss of the Foster's crew runs
the number of lives lost on the lake^
this season up to 118. The previous
total of 110 was already the largest for
many seasons. The Foster went down
not far from the scene of the loss of
the steamer John B. Lyon earlier In
the season, when nine men were
drowned.
Steamer Welcome Blown Ashore.
Good Harbor, Mich., Dec. 10.—The
steamer Welcome, with part of a car
go of lumber, was driven ashore at
North Unity in the gale, and now lies
on the beach half full of water. The
crew escaped.
Mrs* Mary I* Mclean Bead*
Washington, D. C., Dec. 11.—Mrs
Mary L. McLean, widow of the lata
I Washington McLean of Cincinnati,
died here at her residence, 1705
Btreet, this morning. For some time
Mrs. McLean had been troubled with
an affection of the heart It devel
oped alarming symptoms on Friday
morning, and, although the efforts of
the physicians in attendance were in
cessant ended In her death at an early
hour today. At the bedside when Mrs.
McLean died were her children, John
R. McLean, her son, and her daugh
ters, the wives of Admiral Dewey and
Rear Admiral Ludlow. Admiral Dewey
also was present
Blew Bis Home to Atoms.
Huntsville, Ala., Dec. 11.—Whitecapa
blew the residence of A. J. Thomas,
near the little town of Cluttsville, Into
atoms last night with dynamite.
Thomas was about 40 years old and un
married. His offense against the mor
al little community in which he lived
was that seven women lived with him.
Several warnings to send the women
away were sent to him. Only one
woman is known to have been seri
ously hurt in the explosion. Thoma3
and the others have fled.
FOOT Hen Bob at PalnrsvlUe, Ohio.
Painesvllle, O., Dec. 11.—Four
masked men forced an entrance to the
office of the Mentor knitting mills this
morning, bound the watchman and his
wife, and blew open the safe with ni
tro-glycerin. The robbers secured $5(
in money and escaped.
England Delays Note to Power*..
Pekin, Dec. 11.—The dllatoriness on
the part of the British foreign office is
instructing Uir Earnest Satow is re
sponsible for the delay lh signing the
preliminary demand note whfch it to
be presented to the Chinese government
through Li Hii'hg Chang and Prince
Ching. All the other alijies have
agreed to the preliminary demands
and also to the language of the full
note, the text of wpich was cabled
Erielend ten d^it'ago. /As sr ~r
sh rejJfcentitivA
Alleged Kidnaping of Porto
BIcm
La­
borer* for Hawaii.
San Fraiicisco, Dec. 10.—Three car
loads of herded human beings, whose
crazy movement is watched by keen
eyed keepers ready to prevent any
effort to escape, are now on the way to
this city en route to Hawaii, where
they are destined to Blave on the sugar
plantations. These people are kidnap*
ed Porto Ricans, and number in all
115. They are young then, boys, wo
men and children. The Southern Pas
cific railroad people are said to be iq
collusion with the men wlio have en
gineered the kldnapihg, and have ar
ranged to get the Porto Ricans to thiq
city just in time to catch the Pacify
Mail steamer Rio Janeiro, on Dec. 14,
The islanders are to be taken off thq
cars at the Oakland mole and put on a
tugboat with all their baggage. Th»
tug will go immediately*alongside tht
steamer and unload the captives. Iq
this way it is hoped that none of the
Porto Ricans will escape their enforc
ed slavery.
BIG FIRE IN BALTIMORE.
Store with Its' Contents, Valued at SI,*
000,000 In Flames.
Baltimore. Md., Dec. 10.—A disas
trous fire broke out this morning
about 3 o'clock in the stores of ths
Baltimore Bargain house at 212 to 220
West Baltimore street, and is still
burning. The damage to the building
and stock is large. The concern car
ried one of the largest stocks in Balti
more, averaging from $500,000 to
stocks in Baltimore, averaging from
SI,000,000.
Iowa Agricultural College Bnrned*
Des Moines,'Iowa,-Dec. 10 —Fire de
stroyed the main building of the State
Agricultural college, at Ames, Iowa.
Clinrch at Kankakee Barns.
Kankakee, 111., Dec. 10.—The Ger
man Catholic church burned to the
ground. Fire was started by a defective
furnace. The loss was $5,000 and the
insurance $3,200.
Fire at Stiles Barns 876,000
Stiles, Wis., Dec. 11.—Fire to-day
in the Anson Eldred company's largo
6tock burner caused a loss of $75,000. A
strong wind prevailed and the flamed
spread rapidly to surrounding build
ings, burning the company's store, har-.
ness shop, creamery and four dwell
ing houses, including an ^xpensiva
summer cottage. The insurance is $40,-1
000. ...I
•anderbllt Estate 878,500 000.
New York, Dec. 10—G. B. D. Has
brouck, legal representative of the
state comptroller, announces that the
personality of the Cornelius Vanderbilt
estate has been officially appraised ot
$52,500,000. The real estate left by the
financier has been appraised at $20,
000,000. Therefore, the total valuatiod
•of the Cornelius Vanderbilt estate hasj
been officially fixed at $72,500,000. 7
SS5 *,
fefi® Natural Gas In Minnesota.
Butterfield, Minn., Dec. 10.--Natural
gas has been discovered here. The!
Chicago and Northwestern road had a
well to supply engines. Hitherto it has.
yielded nothing but water. Not long
ago new symptoms were noticed and
when a pump repairer lighted a match
there was an explosion which wrecked
the building. A stream of flre shot
upward 100 feet and burned steadily
until the aperture was shut Experts
pronounce it good gas. ^.,
Girl Sulolde Identified.
Chicago, Dec. 10.—The patience of a!
loving brother who was untiring in
his search for an absent sister, who
was last seen on October 18, In this
city, was rewarded when E. J. Cyrler
of Kankakee, 111., identified the em
balmed remains of a young woman in
undertaking rooms as those of his sis
ter, Georgia. She drowned herself In
the lake here. .'V~
N«pro Frobablr Lynched*
Rome, Ga., Dec. 10.—Intense excite
ment has been created in this section
over an assault on Mrs. Joseph White,
wife fit a respectable farmer living at
Early, fifteen miles from here. Blood
hounds were put on the assailant's
track and officers soon had a negro in
custody. They started to Rome with
the prisoner, but the latest reports say
he was taken by a mob and lynched.
Says America Opposes Enrope.
Berlin, Dec. 10.—The National Zei
tung devotes its first page today to a
carefully prepared editorial dealing
with the United States as a world
power. After pointing out the enor
mous progress, economically and poli
tically, of America in the world's af
fairs, the editorial declares that in both
respects the United States is arrayed
against Europe.
Wb Lands Confucius.
New fork, Dec. 11.—Wu Ting Fans,
Chinese ministers to the United States,
in an address this morning made a
comparison between Christianity and
Confucianism, giving instances in
which he thought the teachings of the
Chinese sage surpassed those of the
Author of the sermon on the mount
Millionaire Ohesebrough Is Dead.
New York, Dec. 10. Millionaire
Charles A. Chesebrough, wiho divided
his time between his New York resi
dence and his summer home at North
Port L. I., died suddenly here. The
late millionaire had large investments
in Manhattan and Brooklyn property.
Mr. Chesebrough was seventy-nine
years old.
Mutiny on JlrltUh Steamer.
Sobart Town, Tasmania, Dec. 11.—
The crew of the- British steamer Har
lech Castle, which recently brought 600
Australians from South Africa to Ade
laide, mutinied to-day. A number of
Dollpemen are now on board.
Train Wrecks a Street Can
Pltteburg, Pa., Dec.' 11.—The Cumj
berland accommodation for Pittsburg
,on. the Baltimore and .Ohio road
crashed into a United Traction car
filled with people at Rankin.' One man
fas killed outright his wife so badly
yurt that she can hardly recover, his
'•bgCvF-JU\serIous,y injured and
a cl«®wr passengers were Jiadly
~t1Miead man is ,unknowp and
still unconscfli^roqa tihe
Injuries. j^^Hh^waa
la tjMk faUul^^HrlUi
Atchison, Topeka & Santa fe Men
Walk Out.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY.
The Kansas City Times Says There Hay
Be a Great Sympathetic Strike Amoni)
the other Railway''Orders—Situation
Is Strained.
Chicago, Dec. 11.—About 900 Of
the telegraph operators On the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, cov
ering the territory from Chicago to
San Francisco, are out on a strike. Ac
cording to the men, advices from
points along the 5,000 miles of track
In the system indicate that the freight
traffic is practically tied up and that
passenger trains' are running slowly,
with no further destination than the
next division terminal. Railroad offi
cials, however, deny these tales and
aver that not more t/han 600 operators
have struck. The order that precipi
tated the walk-out was sent from head
quarters In St Louis by M. M. Dol
phin, president of the Order of Rail
way Telegraphers. He estimated that
97 per cent of the telegraph operators
on the road had obeyed his order,
which reads as follows: "To all
agents and operators' of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad between
Chicago and San Francisco: Commenc
ing at once, all'operators will refuse
to handle any further company's busi
ness, out will properly proteot any
property In their hands and will turn
it over to the railway's representa
tives. Lock up the office, turn the
board red and leave them so in order
to protect life and property." The
strike thus declared is purely sympa
thetic and has been called to support
the demands of the 300 operators who
since Thursday have been out on a
strike on the Gulf, Colorado & San
Francisco division, of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad.
The dispute there has been regard
ing wages and rules and the strike
was called following refusal of the
railway officials to arbitrate. The
points at issue were not in themselves
considered of the highest Importance,
but the great cause of complaint was
based upon the corporation's refusal
to permit the dispute to be settled by
arbitration. The total amount of the
salary In dispute on the Galveston
branch did not aggregate more than
$195 a month nor were the rules at
Issue of vital importance. Chicago
operators among those that walked out
attributed most of the present trouble
to what they ascribed as the high
handed conduct of L. J. Polk of Gal
veston, general manager of. the Gulf.
Colorado & Santa Fe division of the
road. After the complaints had been
brought to him and had been briefly
discussed he passed the matter on to
Vice-President J. M. Barr of .this city.
Mr. Barr, however, soon escaped the
matter by sending back the dispute to
Polk for settlement With him it
stayed while the representatives of the
telegraph operators tried in vain to
bring matters to a head. The execu
tive committee ot the railway teleg
raphers reported at the end of two
months that they were unable to get
any satisfaction from Mr. Polk. They
further ascribed his attitude to his
pride in his blue blood, his unc1e hav
ing been President Polk. He himself
*iad been a colonel in the civil war.
Summary or the Fltnatlon.
Latest dispatches show the situation
Is as follows:
Number of operators employed on
Santa Fe system* estimated by Third
Vice-President Barr, 1,200 estimated
by members of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers, 2,000.
Number of union operators out east
of Albuquerque, estimated by railway
management, 240 estimated by strik
ers, 500.
Number of operators out west of Al
buquerque, estimated by railway man
agement, 150 estimated by strikers,
400. Cause of strike, refusal of the
railroad management to arbitrate rules
and regulations, particularly to grant
eight hours' continuous exemption
from work in twenty-four.
Trains Reported Late.
Dispatches from divisional points
along the line of the Santa Fe in
dicate that the great system is badly
crippled by the strike of the telegraph
ers, trains being late and in some in
stances "lost." All passenger trains
are moving, however, and many
freight trains are struggling along as
best they can. Passenger traffic, To
peka reports, has been greatly reduced.
Strike May Spread*
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 11.—The
Times sayfi:. "Within the next forty
eifht hours the walkout of the Santa
Fe operators may widen into a general
strike and the members of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers be Joined by
those of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen and the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen. Such is the dan
ger that telegraphers say now threat
ens the great passenger and freight
business of the Santa Fe from Chica
go to the Pacific coast and the Gulf
of Mexico. Before President Dolphin
of the National O. R. T., sent the
cipher message over the wires calling
out the operators on the line of the
Santa Fe proper in support of those
of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe he,
it is said by the operators, was guar
anteed help by the heads of, the other
•big railroad organizations. This is why
a general strike is probable. It is de
clared to be inevitable unless the San
ta Fe management decides to accede
to the demands of the Gulf line tele
graph operators."
-W*
Several Bridges Barned.
One of the strike leaders said to-day
that Beveral bridges were destroyed at
the Gulf,. Colorado ft Santa Ft road
near Sapulpo, I. T., to-day, but that
the work oif destruction was not don*
hy Btrikiers, but by sympathizers,
Jriro si uauton, Ohlii
Canton, O., Dec. 11.—The Sax ton
block, owned by Mrs. M. C. Barter,
sister of Mn^ McKinley, was destroyed
by flre. Twenty families who occupied
rooms abore the V^^WesB place art
homeless: ^The en^^kss will prob
ably re^AMM).00^^Hk^n8ur^nce of
•e serious*
Ideal Breakfast rood.
Wheat-O, the new breakfast food.
Is prepared by a scientific process
that removes all indi£estil»M-parts of
the wheat, but preserves all the)
phosphates in the grain, consequent
ly it is an ideal food for the building
up of muscle, brawn and brain. It is
good for healthy peoole and a god
send to the tired and fagged dyB
/peptic: Get a package from your
[grocer and give it a trial. You will
(then use no other. .•
A choice, between evils is some
times abhorent.
Some cough remedies hide a cough
they drug it into silence, but the ir
ritation stays, in the lungs to cause
trouble. Morley*s Honey. Pectoral
soothes, heads, strengthens and cures
(thoroughly. The cough stops because
(the cause is removed. Price 25 eents
Ask your druggist.
It is decidedly poor consolation
to those in trouble to say matters
'might have been worse.
Best (or the Bowels.
No matter what ails you, headache,
to a cancer, you will never get well
until your bowels are put right.
'CASOAEETS help nature, cure you
without a gripe or pain, produce easy
natural movements, cost yo* just 10
cents to start getting your heal-*
•back. CASCAllErS Candy Cathartic,
[the genuine, put up in metal boxes,
(every tablet has C. C. C. Btamped on
I'st. Beware of .mitauions.
When we have malaria is sur
prising how many bad tastes we can
jhave in our mouth at one time.
Jell-O, the New Dee Bert,
pleases all the family. Four flavors:-—
Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Straw
berry. At rour grocers. 10 eta. Try
It today.
After all, it depends on Whom we
'are talking to as to how mueh talk
'ing we do ourselves.
The largest proportion ot the 111* to wM«h female*
are liable is the dlreot result of an irregular men
,«trnatlon. The K1M Drug Oo., BtRtn. lU., gurao
tee "Dr. Le Due's Venule Regulator" to keep tho
*perIoda regular and bring them on promptly. (2 or
8 tor $5. Itetall and wholesale of J. K. Hurlbut
Co., Des Moloes. Iowa.
How the heart bounds- with joy
on receiving a loving letter from a
dear one!
Maple Gity Self Washing Soap
la guaranteed pare end will not injure the
finest fabrics. Please try it. All grocers.
Peoplo who laugh the loudest are
the least apt to know what is the
cause of their mirth.
FOR SALE 0B EXCHANGE.'*
One of the Finest Commeroial Fralt
Farms In Missouri.
Situated in Howell county, Mis
souri, the fam»u8 "Land of the Big
Red Apple," near Pomona and Olden
on the K. C., F. S. St M. B. R., imme
diately adjoining the celebrated
"Olden Fruit Farm."
The property embraces t40 aeres
of fine unimproved timber lands, 40
acres cleared pasture, 40 acres grain
and 320 acres fruit. The fruit con
sists of
16,000 APPLE TREES,
3,000 Ben Davis, 3,000 Black Twig,
3,000 Minkler, 2,000 Jonathan, 2,800
Rome Beauty, 2,000 Gano, 1,000 York
Imperial 8,700 7 years old, 5,800 6
years old, 1,500 3 years old. a ,j
13,000 PEACH TREES, "f
4,000 Elberta,
2,1)00
Salway, 2,000
Susquehanna, 1,000 Mountain Rose,
1,000 Family favorite, 3,000 other va
rieties 5,000 3 years old, 5,000 6 years
old,- 3,000 4 years old.
And a few acres in pears, plums,
berries, etc., for family use.
There are on the farm a superin
tendent's house, cost $1,500 5 cot
tages for employes, cost $1,200 barn,
corn crib, tool and wagon houses,
etc., cost $1,000.
One of'the best fruit men in the
country has had personal charge
from the original clearing till now
and has made the farm one of the
best that time, money and skill can
produce.
The owner, a non-resident, planned
and developed the plaoe for a perma
nent home and occupation for a deli
cate son. The latter has recently be
come a hopeless invalid, and as the
owner oan not give the farm personal
attention, he has decided tK sell or
exchange for property near his home,
which he can look after.
ThH is an unusual opportunity for
someone who desire* to engage in the
fruit business on a large scale. For
further information address
PATcNE-KNOX CO.,
Main Floor N. Y. I/ife Bldg,
Omaha, Neb.
Coughs tell you that there is some
thing wrong in the throat or lungs.
It is the cause, not the cough, that
you must look after. Morley's Honey
Pectoral searches out the cause of
the trouble, it heals the inflamed sur
faces, stops the irritation, loosens
the cough and cutes you thoroughly.
Sold by agent in every town.
You can generally coumt on the
woman the dogs never growl sit and'
children are not afraid to "go fo."
LOSS OF MEMORY
I it
Is often derived ^from an unlooked tor
source—the KidneyB. Odorous urine
or that which scalds or stains is an in
fallible proof that you are progressing
towards Bright's Disease or one of the
other forms of Kidney Trouble all of
which are fatal if-permitted to grow
worse.
$50
reward win be paid for a cai*
of bnekaelra, nervousness, sleep
lessness, weakness, low ot vi
tality, Incipient kldaey, bladder
and urinary disorders, that can
net, be eared by
HOBBOW'S
KID-NE-OIDS
tie great scientific dlscoreiy for shmttsrsd
nerves and tbin lmporerislied blood.
IOWA
people'enred by Kld-ae-olds. In writing
them please aneloee »tamped addressed,
envelope.
J. F. Monk, Teacter, IH»rt Dedga.
Mrs. Bultiaer, ta 13tt) St. Boutb, Fori Dodge.
John Ellog, OarpantAr, Independence.
J. B. Kaon, Hnglneer, Independence.
Hm.
Emma Uaseook, 32f Itth St., DctmaMh
N. S. Narle, US Iowa
It,
Dubugne,
lbs. A. Orth, 178 Francis St.. Bmw
Jo*. Maw, Ice Dealer, Fort Dodgs,
Morrow's Kid-ne-olds are sot pills,
but Ydlov Tablets and MU at fifty
cents box at dtvc stoma.
JOHN
bouow
I regret that I am vaable to gef
sufficient or reliable enowgk sfet*
ments to make an article on thlaT
subject very valuable, except as fcf
sort of index to facts whiek are
either carelessly kept or carefulto.
withheld. But it may be
said, aSk
assumed as true, at least in mini
niuin figures,, that there in *T6br*»
ka over 1,000,000 beef cattle srer
600,000 dairy cattle' over 1,000,009
sheep, and over 3,OflO,OQ&,
ptese figures are, no doubt, fa»r
below the* facts, but are given as
minimum?, on estimates 'fai'rS
taken. Tor instance, in Cuhiing'
county, one of tne best farming,
counties, and not large, not devoteM'
to stock raising, there are over 36,000
head of cattle. In Stanton county*
adjoining Cuming county, both farm*
ing- counties in the Elkh'orn valley,
there are at least 30,000 head* of
cattle, probably considerably oves
50,000 head of hogs. Farther wes%
and in the stock counties, CherryV
county reports over 13,000 head of
horses, over 103,000 head of cattish
and over 16,0«0 head of sheep.
This gives some idea of the stodt
business. As our meats have estab-l
lished a marketable excellenoo
abroad, they are being ej^orted to
very large quantities. Ia lios our
meat product exportation amounted
to $166,679,106.
There is a notable falling off fa* th*
exporting of live animals, no doubts
owing to a shortage of tha products
and the greater'demand it home and}'
to feed oifr own armies and higheii
home prices obtained according)y— -nil,
of which insures to the benefit of thf
grower of the stock.
Notwithstanding these enormoui!
figures in numbers and valuss there
'are millions of acres of gracing and
hay lands along the line of tha Fro*
mont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley R.
R., unimproved and improved, ranchop
which can be purchased atifrom S1.M
per acre upward. Some even as-low
as $1.00 per acre. Surely these sught
to attract people to Nebraska.
We should practice sanitary meth
ods at home.
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED
Tours to California in Fnllasaa Toarls*
Sleeping Can
Via Chicago Great Western ity.. to
Kansas City and Santa Fe Routs to
Los Angeles and Southern Cal.fornix
Only line having new Pullman Tourlid
Sleepers equipped with wide vesti
bules, steam heat and gas light. On*
of those new Sleepers leaves Minne
apolis at 7:40 a. m. and St Paul at
8:10 a. m. every Monday via Chicago
Great Western for Los Angeles and
Southern California,, via Des Moines
and Kansas City, and reaches Los An
geles the following Friday morning.
These tours are personally conducted
by an experienced official, who accom
panies the train to its destination. Tho
cars are well equipped for a Ions
journey and are as comfortable as ths
standard sleepers, while the pries fot
a double berth is only about one-half.
Full information furnished by any
Great Western Agent, or F. H. Lord*
General Passenger and .Ticket AgeoL
113 Adams street, Chicago.
Some men spend the last half of
their lives discovering mistakes they
made in the first hair.
Yonr Storekeeper Can SeU Toa
Carter's Ink or he oan get It for yon. Arte kin.
l'r It. Oar lo-da are sent
state in
annually to emrj
the Union. Do yon
buyuarter'el
To an even-tempered person life is
a constant blessing.
a good Btory bears repealing. TTae Snas
Bleaching Blue, dont be deceived by franauMsfc,,.
imitations, bold by all grocers.
To make ends meet alfrays be me
thodical.
Lane's Family filedletna.
Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this is necoss^ry. Acta
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price 25 and 60s.
An envious nature is certainly to
be pftied.
11
Don't Tako Any Chance*
But use Maple City Self Washing Soap and.
preserve your clothes and yonr temper.
Love often justifies a great num
ber of means.
C. H. Orabtree, Des Mnlnes. Iowa, will ennttaesC/v
explain all about the Gladiator Gold-Mining eon
pan]r extremely Interesting write BBS.
A fair form sometimes conceals
foul heart.
A man soon learns that the mo4
perfect bit of masculinity ever
was his wife's first husband.
Some women will feel very lone^
in heaven if there is not a cook stov
or a scrubbing brush there.
The people who pride tbemselvd
on being determined are in many
stances only contrary.
Retire within thyself and thou wi]
diseover how small a stook is the
—Persius.
These is Somethi^'to'Scie Along the
The Line to tfceLind of Le»i
The Quick and
Mm
Comfortable Route
ST.LQUISandKAN
To Points in
Missouri, A
Texas, Kan
Indian Ten
Oklahoma
The Soul
and
Far
EveryMpdetaAi
Thebotnilroii
Car Service in
TWICE MONTH!
Write to Room No. 7.
Building, St. Louis, for
Illustrated pamphlet*,
Tb} of ikt Qxarkl.V
TOUahoma."
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fkffrt-it Semttking
MVMCA.
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