Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 2, 1900, Page 16

FICRIING WITH THE BOERS Bhort-Ranze fketches of Men and Events iu the Republican Army, QUAINT CHARACTERS FROM MANY LANDS Fighting Qualities of the Young Afri- kander~The Hob Roy of Bulgaria ina Warm —A Strange Dantesque Pleture, Colonel Arthur Lynch, commander of the Becond Irish brigade of the Boer army, and correspondent of Colller's Weekly, recently returned to Ll prints In the current fssuc several sketches ot soldicrly developed on the republican side and the events that their fighting qualities. Coming from a leading partler gant in the fray, they bear the imprint of the artist on the spot. who United States of the the demonstrated The first one of tho the bad trequent occasion to verify during the CAIpAIKY, (hat aiibough bra 18 an es- sential eloment in every Kuod commander, yet In the hierarcuy of bis qualitications it ought 10 vecupy ouly an iaferior pusition Like Teutelsdruck's learning, it should be there, naturally and of course, and thac should be ihe end of any reference to it. The Boers had becn ied to a very expused and unsupported position, and all day lung, stelled at and fusiluded, (hey had fougn. wgalost terrible odds. A few of the ad- vanced guard alxo, if the truth must be told—and that I aiways endeavor to do-— had taken 100 much of ip that cheers but not helps to shoot ihe siraighter Toward eveniug the Duers broke and fled, an. the English lancors d in and en joyed a couple of hours’ “plg sticking,’ @s they facetiously called the sport of putting their lances threugh Boers who had surrendered, and some of whom begged on their k for mercy. Ben Viljoen, the famous commandant of the Johanuesburg men, now general e of those who did not surrender, hu made his escape in the dark. Two English soldlers rode after him, and they called out, “You are a combat most at Elandslaagte was terrible engagements of who o, I'm not responded the doughty Ben, and pulling out a revolver he shot the first wan. The other took to his heels Viijoen galloped away, but soon after, in taking his horse over a smull ditch, the mal stuck so fast in the mud that he uld not get out. Viljoen left him there at anchor and pursued his way cn foot. Two men who subscquently jolfied my commando were among the heroes of Eland- slaagte. (The name, I may thesls, is derived from the word Eland, a buck or deer; and lnagte, a long slope or talug.) They had resisted the shells and the storming parties of the English all day lcng, and at night they did not fiee. The simply hi1 near the top of the hill behind some rocas sheltered by a few bushes, and ¢ remained there motionless, while the say English soldlers, who had clambered to the | heights, were shouting, “Rule Britannia! d disporting themselves Iike demons. The scidiers were often within a f ards of them, but Hartman and Haines—for so they were called—lay low. After a time they crept away, passed in the darkness through the lines of the soldiers, and so escaped. A lady, who was very enthusiastic, after- ward Interviewed Hartman, and In pene- trating tones asked him how—in that ter- rible hour. when the shock of nations had produced its first dread result, and his own fate, as well as the great momentous issue, was trembling In the balance—how did he teel? Hartman turned his hat round awkwardly in his fingers and replied, “Well, ma'am, I was feeling very thirsty." Hartman was the man who at a critical situation on the Dundee road, where we bad to hold a kopje against great odds, cried out so cheerlly, “It's all right, colonel, we can keep back an army!" Such were the young Afrikanders—heroes without knowing it. They never required to have bravery pumped into them by ex- citement. They had the “2-o'clock-in-the- morning courage,” which Napoleon said was #0 rare. They were brave all the time. An Ironside. Another of my men was in hospital. I visited him. “Well, K——," sald I, “‘what s all this about?” “Oh," he replied, “I got a bullet that went in at the right side and passed through my body and came out on the left."” “That knocked you down, I suppose?" “Oh, no; I did not know that it hap- pened at the time. I went on fighting, and then anotber fellow jumped on me with his bayonet and put about two inches into my chest, “That knocked you down, I suppose.” “Oh, no. 1 shot him. But ‘shortly & bullet struck my arm and broke it. “That knocked you down, I suppose “Oh, no," replied the indomitable K——; “I did not know that it happened at the time. But I soon found that I could not use my.arm, so I walked to the ambulance, and here I am.” K-~ soon recovered from all his wounds and was fit for service once again. The occasion to which this incident re- ferred was a night surprise, and this may explain the use of the bayonet by the Eng- leh soldier. The bayonet, when pitted against men who can handle the rifle, 1s an obsolete and ridiculous weapon. The Eng- sk soldiers were as a rule not only bad shots, but in their attacks they did not seem to take alm. 1 myself would have lost twelve lives (It this be not a “bull") had the British been able to shoot as well as the Boers One of my troopers was a officer, who had achleved great his own country as a fighter of people called him & brigand, others callel him a great patriot; the probability s that he was both. He was, in fact, the Rob tter Bulgarlan’ fame In Roy of Bulgaria on the frontiers of Turkey, | and his ralds upon the subjects of sultan, who are not to be trified with, en- titled him to all the renown ho had re- celved. Nature brings uot back the Masto- don, it has boen sald, ‘ but uature had brought back in Bousokoft perhaps a sol- dler of Alexander the Great, perhaps a warrlor of Sparta. Smali In stature, compaetly built, of a frame of iron, Bouso- koff possessed the regular feature one may see in an antique bronze. His mustache and short beard were coal black, his com plexion swarthy, his eye calm and daunt- less Now, Buller was a long while coming up from Ladysmith, and we were passing the time with desultory patrols and raids and Bousokoff was getting weary for the big guns. He told me that if Buller did not bring the big guns up soon he would like to go to the Free States, and 1 gave him that permission, to take effect within u certaln limit of davs. A Hot Corner, We went down to the hil's beyond Wasch- bank, riding all night, and in the early gray of the dawn, on the hither side of Elandslaagte, we beheld the English cav- alry golng through some maneuvers, We threw the first shell right into the middle of the squadron, and they scattered like ants. That was the first they knew of our boing anywhere near the place. We con- tinued to shell them, and after some time they replied, and the artiliery duel con- tisued. Our pumbers were greatly inferior the Weekly | characters | war, and it (llustrates a truth which 1 - | "erouser. | that aay urks. Some | but | to theirs, although our artillery was in fcrce and dolng good work. It would have been in ssible for us, however, to attack them in thelr camp and at close quarters After pounding away at us for some time they moved up a strong detachment of in- fantry with g neighboring kopje, and from this point they began a fusilinde of Lee-Metfords. 1 took y brigade to a kopje opposite, separated from the English kopje by a flat valloy about half a mile in width, and after some time we succoeded In forcing their riflemen to retire. Mean while, however, their guns had been piay- ing over our positions from behiud shelter, and as we were too few to traverse the intervening flat country to storm them, and as we had no fear of the English attempting anything of the sort, I led my men to a part of the fleld where General Lucas Meyor commanded In person, and whence we were sending out a force to endeavor to take the enemy on the flank. On this occasion, un fortunately, they retired too rapidly to | @llow us to effect our purpose. But as we | {left the kopje we had to cross two exposed | [strips. At the first we were under a hail of bullets, but the English are bad shots We could hear the vicious swish of the L | Metferd close to our ears, and we could see the bullets crackling on the rocks all about us, but they did not kill a man. Had they been first-class marksmen they would have decimated us. We were soon under \er and we made our way to where we had left our horses, but In order to reach General Lucas M r we had to traverse on horseback an exposed “nek” or pass, | where a great many commandos had al- ready passed, and of which the English | BunDers had taken the distance most ac- | curately, We had to make a dash for it, {1n single file, running the gauniiet in rare sty they put their shells upon us clsion, One of them, a shrapnel, burst so close to my head that I veritably thought for a moment that the |end of the world had come. But instead of that, nothing more serlous had hap- vened than that my horse had taken a sudden and violent ap to one side, and that 1 had lost a stirrup. I turned round and saw another &hell burst close to Bousokoff, cov ng him with a cloud of dust, and frightening his steed. Bousokoft's hat was knocked over his eyes, and his terrified horse ran down a steep place, and, throwing him, nearly precipitated him into u chasm. Even Bousokoff had enough of war's alarms for one day, although, by that kood luck which often struck me as so astonishing during the war, he, as well as nearly all the commando, escaped unin- Jured. to a ce. A uner.” In contrast to Bousokoff, I had another | treoper, whom I shali call Andrew, quite as brave, quite as devoted a soldier, and quite as susceptible to the rapture of the suife, certaming g which s the afflatus of the true warrior. Andrew, how- ever, was not austere. Next to fighting he iiked drinking, aud he was a confirmed grumbler, or, as the men called it, Andrew's remarks would run “Nice positions, and they hold these. But I suppose we must. I never criticise my superior officers. I | never grou But the most elementary common sense would tell a man that we skould not have oft-saddled where we did. As it I8, we have to carry our things on our back up here.” I did not enlighten Andrew as to my reasous, and he added to the little group whom he was entertalning: ‘“‘Well, we'll | put up with it—I never was a grouser.” | Andrew had a fine little horse which had been mine, and which I had given him as a mark of satisfaction. I asked him how it was getting on. He replied: “He's too small for me. He's a willing little horse, but not an animal for a trooper. I'd have told you about it, but I hate grousing." 1 thereupon gave him a strong, upstanding horse, of which he was visibly proud. A few days after I asked him how he liked this one. Andrew replied: “He's a fine big horse, but his temper Is very uncertain. | No one In the brigade would have had him |but me. You took my little Toby from me | that I was so fond of—such a willing, gocd | l1ttle beast, and so quick on his feot. That's the sort of a horse a man wants. Bat it's all right; T don't believe in grousing.” “Well, Andrew, you can have Toby back." 'Oh, no,” replied the old trooper, hastily, “I've got the gray mow. I'll stick to him; I never criticlse my superior officer Out on bivouac Andrew would cook a steak If we could get fresh meat of that kind, or if not he would grill a cholce plece of biltong and would bring me some tidbit, at the same time letting me know that he didn't believe In officers boing served any better than the men, “I quite agree with you, Andrew,” I re- plled on one occasion. “We are all repub- licans here, and that is also my theory. I am glad to hear you say so." “Oh, I don't say anything," responded the Incorrigible Andrew. “It's not for me to criticlse my superior officers.” The last day we were In Johannesburg Andrew slept outslde the walls of the house which served as my quarters. This was partly out of respect to his superior ofcers and partly because Andrew was Intoxicated. He awoke early next morning and came in to see me. His manner was greatly changed. “Co'onel,”” sald he, “things are tad Give me your hand, colonel. We might have hot work today, but It you need a man count on old Andrew. My own old carcass isn't worth much now, and I am ready to dle for you." 1 looked at my old trooper sadly. He had ceased to “grouse,”” and nothing fn my ex- perience could tell me more polgnantly that the cause we had foneht for was lost at 1-at on those lines. T ~hook Andrew heart- {lv by the hand' the tears were standing in his gray eyes, and one was trickling down his tawny beard. A moment after the alarm vas sounded. We went through many porils and Andrew paid the last forfe't that a brave man can pay to the cause of liberty ltice this expect us to A Beauntiful Horse, One man's especial business was to look after my horses. At whatever hour of the day or n'ght 1 entered the lagger Pete would come running up to meet mo. He was & re- markably good judge of a horse, and l‘ often used to ask his opinlon in order to hear his happy phrases in describing them. he told me, was too much “like a buck.” By this ho meant that the animal would probably buck w n 1 mounted. This wa a beautiful young thoroughbred mare to which 1 had taken a great “fancy.” 8 kicked me on the sh and had it not be for my thick high boots would have bre my leg. But that was only nervousness. When I mounted her she gave an exhib'tion of ground and lofty tumbling that disproved theory that only Australlan horses | | knew how to buck. She fell to her knees | and sent me fiying over her head on to mine. They were cut severely, Aldo my | [ bead. But that was my fault. I had touched her with the spurs and, besides, 1 | should have stuck on. I had her caught and I mounted her without spura. She went | beautifully, with that graceful, swing'ng movement and light and dafnty tread which only such high-born dames possess tho secret | T had obtained possession of thiy fl'y Just before our retreat to Laing's Nek, and throughout that terribly long fourney, dur- | g which I had only four hours' slecp ou of seventy-two, belng in the saddle most of ccompanicd me, T frequently my side, while I rode some Altogether I rode six horses tired that tr! Thero were many Inel- dents on the road, the little beauty was so often scared, and so often found me pro. tecting her, that before the end of the long ride she had grown as tame as a pet lamb. my leading b | largely | declared ‘in aska SUN v Womenf§ i Suintsffrorr h} and f: for, Tailor-made Suits Muade of fine all wool netian, in black, ox ord, gray tan, box or fly front style, jacket taffeta lined cing,. new These suits are strictly tai- lor made. 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Golf Skirts ieltons and golfing material— backs, in black, oxford, around bot- better skirt $4.00— $]95 Silk Dress Skirts 00 more of those quick selling Taffeta Silk Skirts—made of good taffeta silk—well made and perfect fitting— trimmed with four rows of taffeta ruching—none beter sold for 1 $10.00—they are here Monday CLOTHES FOR MEN +wo WOMEN ess than $620 Waomen’s Shoes never before S0 marked as here and now, in this wide- awake-hustling-up-to- date shoe store, where you find what you want, and, at the price you want to pay for it. A bold determination to mnke December the bussiest month on record. Never bhefore were we so well supplied with bargain ammunition. Women’s Welt Shoes for winter wear, every palr guaranteed ~two prices today: $2.90 = $3.90 in either case you get the best shoe for the money, that money can buy—all the styles, all the widths. Women's Storm Rubbers, 45¢ Women’s Alaska Rubbers, 70c pocket, looking for bread—which, alas! was generally not there. [ During that retreat we burned the dry grass on the veldt as we passed by. The clcuds of smoke screened our forces from the observation of the English, and the burning of the grass forced them to carry | the forage for thelr horses with them. At | nlght these conflagrations had an inde- scribable effect. The fires spread out in oceans of red flames as far as the eye could reach on both sides of the narrow track along which passed our pleturesque cara- van. Sometimes at night, riding either for- | ward or back from the main body, I have | found myself with only one of my officers and our black boys In the midst of this strenge Dantesque picture. The enemy was close behind. We might at any time be called on to face round to make a stand to stop his too rapid advance. And yet in the lurid night there was something essentfally soothing in the regular cadence of the hoofbeats of our hurses, and there scemed an incongrulty In our tranquil con- versation and the scene of conflict and sloughter that any moment might evoke. Aud then when T looked up to the infinite vault of heaven, to the myriad starry worlds strewn in that clear crystal sky, there surged in my mind a new and deeper apprehension, brought about by a thousand asscclations of the moment, of the saying of the great German philosopher, Imman- uel Kant, on which I had often before re- fected: “Two things strike me with awe— the starry skies osnd the sense of moral re- sponsibility in man." WILL MAKE FIGHT AFTER ALL' Republican Contestants for Minor State Offices In Kentuchy Ask for Rehearing. FPRANKFORT, Ky., Dec. 1.—Former Gov- ernor Bradley of counsel for the republican contestants for the minor state offices. which cases wore disposed of In the court of ap- peals several woeks ago, this morning filed | a petition for a rebearing of them. The pe- titlon will bo disposed of at this term of the court For Hoarseness. Ingerson of Hutton, Ind., says he word above a whisper for months, and ¢ bottle of Foley Honey and Tar restored his volce. It Is used by speakers and singers, Take no Mycrs-Dillon Drug Co., Omaha stcre, South Omaha Benj had not spoken substitute Dillon's dru f Dividend. 1L—Sult has been be- States clreuit ¢ Crimmins against the & Ohio Rafiroad company, tomporary injunction restral pany from pay to holder stock the per cent payable March i Anel NEW YOI gun tn o ohn D, stock of what of all 1 June for n company common st complainant njuncilon resiral ng any dividend: out of any future net earn- ings for any year untl after a dividend {4 per cent on pre stock for each year sho'l have b i | tars Meet Jan J0 i, Minn., Dee, L—-The members mmittee uttending the | funera! of Senator Divis were entertained this evening With a dinner at the Minne sota clab. Kenneth Clark invited (he sen ators to dinner “to meet James 4. Hill and a fe others. Owing to the conditions under which the party is in the city the ST, PA of the scnatorial She would try to thrust her muzzle into my dinter Wwas quite private. ¢ | BRIEF AND SIMPLE CEREMONY AT HOUSE In the presence of an immense crowd of| | while | character. OUT-OF-TOWN CUS10MERS Wishing to take advantage of the unusual opportunity for economical purchasing of- fered from day to day In this paper will obtain quick and careful service through our mail order department. Heavy satin lined, trim- med with tails-—real &5 values—for Monday...... Sheared Coney Coll With long tails, edged with bear tur, a pretty and stylish o llarette, real valu $7.50, for Monday ... Trimmed with six tails, real value §7.50, for Mon- AOY o éooivineivocielssesbbsites with cluster of tails—price elsewhere %15.00—~here 80 inches long, full sweep—- made of good quality solid skins, worth $20—Monday LAST HONORS T0 STATESMAN | Bussiness in £t, T 1 Euspended During the | Davis Funeral. of Flowers Sent by Friends d Political Associates—All % of People Are Represented. 8T. PAUL, Dec. 1.—Under a gloomy sky, people, the body of late United States Senator Cushman K. Davis was today con- signed to the earth, closing the career of one who has been foremost In the counclls of the country for many years and a leader among statesmen. Because of the aged parents of the deceased it was desired to| have the funeral services at the family resldence on Washington avenue and the| hundreds who gathered from all parts of the country to pay thelr last tribute of respect to the dead and to show their heartfelt sym- | pathy with the beraved family and state, | stood under the trees, on the porch and| filled the hall and parlors of the house. The| | beautiful tributes of flowers filled the house | | with their fragrance. President and Mrs, McKinley had sent a beautitul wreath from the White House. An immense wreath of chrysanthemums. overlaid with white roses and orchids testified to the love and esteem of the lato senator's ussoclates in the United States senate; another tribute com- ing from the house of representatives. Two immense masses of American beauty roses were sent by the State Bar association. The Loyal Leglon, Wisconsin commandery, scnt 4 wreath of lvy leaves, and from the Old- Timo Telegraphers ot America, of which snator Davls was a member, an emblem of 30" in white and pink roses was recoived, A crown of roses and chrysanthemums w recelved from E. H. Morphy, English vice consul, and from the Sons of Veterans a cross of roses. The sombre black casket, the only decora- tion of which was a burnished silver plate bearing the name “Cughman Kellogg Davis," was almost hidden benenth a floral benk All local organizations had adopted resolutions of sympathy respect and were represenied at today's sefvices by large delegations. Nearly every member of the state senate, all state and city officlals and a delegation from the Minnesota house of representatives were present The committees of the United States senate and hoase of representatives arrived at the nouse a short time before the funeral and were at the house and cemetery. All state and city offices w closed fo the day and business generally was sus pended during the hours of the fune all flags, official and private . hung at half-inast, as a mark of respect to tho deceased. The services at the home at 11 o'clock were brief and of the simplest Rev. €. D. Andrews. pastor of Christ church, read the impressive service cf the Protestant Episcopal church, assisted by Rev. Theodore Sedgwick, pastor of tho Church of §t. John the Evangelist, who read the lesson Music was furnished by a mixed quartet Archbighop John Ireland, a lifelong per- of | Hin, sonal and political friend of the late Senator| Davis, was present as one of the mourners. | The funeral procession wended its way to Oakland cemetery, where Rev. Andrews read | the committal service while the body was| placed in the vault in the little chapel. The| pallbearers were all old friends of the de»l ceased statesman. They were: James J. Judge Walter H. Sanborn, Judge Charles F. Flandrau, ex-Governor Jjohn 8. Pillsbury, ex-United States Senator W. D, Washburn, Hon. Samuel R. Thayer, E. W. | phy, consular clerk at Magdeburg, Ger- | Peet and Robert G, Evans. Leaving the coffin in the midst of masses of beautiful flowers, the assembled mourners departed from the place of interment and the final sceme in the earthly life of a great statesman had ended. Would Succeed Senator Davis, DULUTH, Minn., Dec. 1.—G. C. Hartley | of Duluth, a close friend and assoclate of Thomas Lowrey of Minneapolls, has re- turned from a trip to New York with tho latter and today stated positively that Mr. Lowrey will be a candidate before the com- | ing state leglslature to succeed Cushman | K. Davis in the United States senate, | MOROCCO MUST SETTLE UP State Department Starts Con to Fex on Warship to Collect ldem- nity for Ezagul Murder. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The State i partment today sent Instructions to United States Consul Gummere, at Tangler, Mo- rocco, to proceed to the capital of that country, as fast as possible, on a United States man-of-war, to present afresh the claim of the United States for indemnmity for the murder of Marcus Ezagul, & naturalized American citizen, Wwho was killed in June, 1500. The warship, which will probably be the Kentucky, recalled from Smyrna for that purpose, will con- vey the consul from Tangler to Mazaguan, which Is the nearest port to Fez, the capi- tal of Morocco, The indemnity demanded in behalt of the widow of Ezagul amounts Lo $5,000 and was hased on the failure of the Moorish gov- ernment to punish the murderers. The Moorish government declined the first de- mand on the ground that Ezagul, by long residence in Morocco, had become a Moor. ish citizen under the terms of the Madrid convention. The State department, how- ever, holds mow that the returned natural- | ized citizen has a right to elect whether he vhall become @ Moor or leave the coun- | try and Ezagul was prevented from exer- | cising that choice by his murder. | In view of this fact and the further | fact that the last discussion on this subject between United States Consul Gummere and the Moorish authorities was without result, the State department has thought the present to be a Atting occasion to let Mr. Gummere pay a visit to the sultan's court, where 0 represeutative of the United States government has been for years, with full powers to close the Ezagul case of the murdered man and the other claims that have been pending agaifst the government of Morocco. The disposition of the United States government ls entirely friendly, but It feels that It has not been given proper consideration and the Navy department has been asked to supply a nan-of-war to convey the comsul to Mazaguan, the port nearest the Moorish capital, and to await his future move- ments, . TUNNEL UNDER GIBRALTAR neer Has a Plan—Douht: it Being a Investme French En About WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The State de- partment has received a report conveying further {nformation as to the proposed tunnel from Europe to Africa under the Strait of Gibraltar, from George H. Mur- many. M. Berlier, the French engloeer, wao has submitted the proposal of this project to the governments of Spaln and Morocco, 18 sald to have perfect confidence in the feasibility of the plan, holding that it presents no greater obstacles than were encountered in the bullding of the tunnels of Mont Cenls and St, Gotthard. On the other hand, Mr. Murphy states that the ventilation of a submarine tunnel and re- moval of the constantly accumulating water are very formidable and expensive obstacl to be dealt with. Nevertheless, Mr. Ber- ler belleves that by a secret process of his own he can grapple with these dim- | culties and keep the cost of the work at a | figure not exceeding that required in the enterprises at S8t, Gotthard and Arlberg or Simplon By working simultaneously from | both ends of the tunnel he belleves the date of completion could be safely placed at 1907, The proposed length of the twenty-five miles, twenty miles of this under the soa. Raflway connection In Eu- rope I8 planned by means of a line following the Spanish coast and passing through Tarifa and Algeciras into France. In Morocco & line wouid be constructed from Tangler, connecting with the rallway sys tem at Tiemcen. The entire cost of the tunnel alone 18 approximated at over $23,- 000,000 and of the entire connecting line between Spain and Algiers at about $43, 500,000, The French press is sald to criticise the project unfavorably, on the ground that M. Berller has overcstimated the earning power of the road and that it seems hardly credible that the passenger and freight traffic between France and Algeria could he diverted to this indirect and expensive route, CLEARS WAY FOR CANAL tunnel 1s Secretary Hay and Minix ragin Slgn a Treaty Re ing Difficulties, WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-—Secretary Hay this morning, for the govermment of the United States, and Senor Correa, the Nicar- aguan minister, for his own government, signed a treaty whereby the latter govern- ment concedes to the government of the United States the necessary rights and priy- ileges within its bestowal for the construc- tion of the Nicaraguan canal This action I8 in enticipation of eon- sional action upon the pending Nicara il bill and the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, Pending the submisslon of the treaty to the semate, which body must ratify the agreement, iis terms wil not be made public. It s understood, however, that generally Nicaragua grants to the United States government the exclusiy right to construct and operate the ¢ between the Atlantic and Pacific acr Nicaragua, including the free use of the Ban Juan river and of Lake Managua as part of the watercourse, Nicaragua is also Kl Buan o Monday for....cieeieenaens Women’s Ast‘rakhan Capes 51475 In the Fur Department Sheared Coney Collarettes $ K/ arettes 3490 | Real Martin Scarfs $490 R 'al Martin Derby Collarettes $975 at a meat market, or you can hire other people to think for you, or a nimble- fingered girl to write your lotters, but do you know a good dictionary is a great help in writing or speak- ing correctly? Probably you have a decrepit old dictionary in your offce. It 1s so tattered and dirty that you seldem use it. Throw it in the ‘Wwaste basket and get a Standard Dictionary It 18 the latest out and scholars everywhere pronounce it the best Containing over 00,000 words and having a corps of M0 editors, specialists and educated men, costing mearly a million @ollars before placed before the public, it ought to be a valuable book. It i a valusble book—by far the best dictionary befere the English-speaking people. CALL ON OR WRITE THB MEGEATH BTATIONERY 0O, | | 13% FARNAM STRERT, || ™ REGARD TO' IT. [to ria herselt of any outstanding treaties [that would tend in any way to abridge the privileges required by the United States, It 18 also said Nicaragua concedes to the | United States the right to police the canal. | Nicaragua receives as compensation cer- tain securities of the canal construction and although it fs not possible now to learn the fi es lald down in the treaty, It I8 believed to approximate $5,000,000. The State department already has entered into an arrapgement on similar lines with the republic of Costa Rica. This was be- o Costa Rica hus established a claim to the right bank of the San Juan river, which must of necessity form whout a third of the length of the canal should the Nica- ragua route be relected and be constructed on the lines which will be suggested by the Waller commiseion, | An understanding also bas been arrived | at with the Unlted States of Colombla con- ning the same rights and privileges for the Panama route as are conveyed by Niea- ua and Costa Rica in tho case of the Nicaragua route. 8o the State dopartment has cleared the way for such action as con- EYess may care to take in the case of elther of the canal routes which have been found