Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1900, Page 4

4 HOT SAUCE NOT DANGEROUS Rurgeon Tries Bome Cadet Medicine with No Iil Effeots, FINISHING UP THE BOOZ HEARING Teatimony Rega 1a ng Hasing and Re- na of Upper and Lower Classmen Muach Like Previously Given, WEST POINT, Dec. 22.—The court of in- quiry Investigating the allegation that the Jate Oscar L. Booz was ill treated while & cadet at the military academy that his health was impaired. began work early to- day, {utending to finish its labors at noon. Cadet Sherlll of North Carolina gave some unimportant testimony, such as has been often repeated in the course of this in- vestigation. Major John M. Bannister, surgeon, U. S. A, wan recalled and told of his testing the effects of partaking of four drops of “troplcal pepper sauce,” such as 18 used in the cadets’ mess hall. He sald he tried 1t last night by dropping four drops of the sauce on the palm of his hand and taking It up with his tongue. He swallowed the sauce, although it tasted hot, like the taste of a cayenne pepper pod. His throat, he sald, was very susceptible to any irrita tlon, but he felt no il effects from the dose. Two young women who were present when he made the test, in a spirit of fun 414 likewlse and they, too, found no diffi- culty In swallowing the same quantity In reply to General Clous, the witness rald “I positively swear that the taking of this sauce could not directly or indirectly have caused the tuberculosis of the throat or In any way be the cause of the death of Cadet Booz two years after his partak- ing of it."" Cadet Leonard A, Prunty of Kansas had himselt taken pepper sauce. The quantity was balt a teaspoonful. He experienced no injury from it, the effect passing away in ten minutes Cadet Willlam M. Cooley of Michigan sald that he could not say that he had not glven sauce to lower class men, “Have you scen it given, and if so, was any force used?” “I saw it glven several times in tho mess hall, but no force was used. The men were told to take it, and they did. Eight drops was tho most 1 ever saw given.” “Have you known of any cadets belng dragged from their tents?” asked General Clous. “Yes, sir, 1 was dragged myselt when a fourth-class man. 1 was lying on the com- forter on the floor. Two or three men caught hold of it and pulled it with me on top, out of the tent and up the company stree “Have you ever known hands to have been laid on 4 man and his body dragged on the ground?" 0, uir, the bedding was always under- seath.” Cadet John H. Bool swore he never hazed Booz or Ereth, who was a member of his wwn class. This was the fourth class in 1807, “Did you see Breth hazed?" *“No, sir; but 1 heard he was ‘exercised’ tonsiderably.” “What are the relations of th, slass men to the fourth class men With the exception of exercising, which been abolished, It is about the same a8 formerly. We require them to do spocial work about our tents, cleaning upper men being rejuired to eat soap, but never | knew of a positive case. Did you ever ask any one to eat soap?” asked General C1 o, sir Did you ever req any hot sauce?" o, sir. “You knew Cadet Breth?" “Yes, sir; 1 remember him on account of his ‘woodenness. “Do you mean by that he was woodeu headed 7" “Yes, sir."” “In treating fourth-class men by your methods of hazing was any difference made between the sons of rich men and those of poorer classe “Well, sir, there would be no distinction except the rich man's son was concelted,” answered the witness Why do you haze fourth-class men?” asked General Brooke “Fourth-class men are new and green and they are hazed to make them conform to the rules, to obey their superiors and make men out of them." “If the son of a general or the son of a president of the United States came here would he be hazed?" asked the general. “Yes, he would If he were conceite re a cadet to swallow and it 18 likely he would be hazed anyhow " “You then ever wish to make them all feel that they are on an equal footing, that none is better than the others?" sald Gen- eral Brooke In reply to General Brooke Cadet Cox of Virginla said that when a cadet in the fourth class was conceited {t was taken out of him by hazing. “How long does the conceit last? asked the general “About twenty minutes nese “Ah, then, It general, jokingly. Yes, sir." “Does it ever return?” Not while he is a fourth-class man, sir. General Brooke questioned at length on the cadet and the witness sald “our codo requires a man not to do auything ungentlemanly. Sometimes a class has caused a man to re- sign for making faise statements or doing something in violation of this code.” “Any devitation from this standard, then, would be closely fnvestigated by the class and theére Is no Intermediary between abso- lute truth and falsehood " inquired General Brooke. “That 18 exactly the idea, sir. I knew of & case wbout two years ago where a man did an ungentlemanly act and he was Tequested to resign,” sald the witness “Did he?” asked General Brooke. “He aid, sir.” HOME FROM BIG PARIS SHOW Peck Speaks Glowingly art Taken by the United States, replied the wit- Is ‘exercised,’ " sald the the witness | “'code of honor,” NEW Peck, exposition; missioner General Woodward, were among the passengers on the St. Louis, which ar- rived today. YORK, Dec. comm! 22.~Ferdinand W. loner general to the Paris Mrs. Peck and Assistant Com- | With regard to Americans being dis- gruntled at being unable to get invitations to varlous functions in Paris Mr. Peck said: “I am sure there was no hard feeling be- cause of a failure to get Invitations any- where. We always did the best for anyone we could. First ‘'e looked after the na- tlonal commissioners, then the state offi- clals and then the prominent Americans. We recelved a great many requests with which it was impossible for us to comply, but everyone inderstood the situation and guns, making up beds, etc.” The witness said that he had heard of four fights be- tween upper and fourth class men since last encampment Who won?" asked General Clous. “Two were won by upper cl men, one by a fourth class man and the other was a draw."” Cadet Guy E. Carleton of Michigan testi- fed that Booz was hazed, but that there was nothing brutal or severe In it. Others haud similar experiences. In reply to several questions regarding Cadet Breth the witness said: “I knew him, but did not hear of his belng hazed or belng put In a ‘straight- jacket.” It he had been placed In a ‘straightjacket’ I certalnly would have heard of it. I have bad a speclal duty man from the fourth class. He made my bed, swept out the tent, carried water and cleaned my gun and bayonet Never Heard of Soap Eaters. Cadet Emory J. Plke of lowa had heard of —_———— KNEW HIS BUSINESS, Knew Something Desides What He Read Books, The wise, up-to-date, modern doctor s no longer tied down to the hard and fast rules of what his medical books say he shall use and what he may withhold in treating his patient. The succesatul doctor nowadays is the one who is quick to avall himself of any remedy, new or old which holds out a chance of cure no matter whether it is Allopathic, Homeopathic or neither one. Dr. Jenmison, in an interesting article on indigestion and dyspepsia says: “Nine- tenths of all people, who apply to me for advice and treatment think they have this aflment or that ailment, but I find on close examination that their whole trouble arises trom poor digestion. They have little appetite and if they do have an appetite the food they eat does them no good. Why? Because it is but | halt digested, causing thin blood, weak | nerves, sleeplessness, aching bones, pains | in chest, formation of gases, belching, ete. They tell me they belleve they have con- sumption, or heart disease, rheumatism, nervous prostration, in fact most every disease but the right one. In reality the whole trouble is in the stomach and nowhere else. Now what I do with such people? I don't feed them on pre-digested toods like babies, nor"’stomach bitters’ nor patent nostrums which | know nothing about. No honorable physi- clan will prescribe & remedy unless he knows what it contains and its probable effects For all such patlents I have but one pre- scription, I advise them to go to the near- est drug store and get @ 60 cent box of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. I use them with remarkable success in all cases of Indl- |\Wiiam Dods, W, R Fairley, gestion and stomach trouble, because I know what Stewart's Dyspepsia Tablets consist of and what they will do. They contain the vegotable essences, diastase and govern- ment test pepsin which are the things every weak stomach lacks to restore natural di- gestive vigor and If 1 had dyspepsia myself 1t 18 the one remedy I should take. When & patient comes to me complaining of dull headaches, sour stomach, bad taste, nervousne belching of gas, or heart trouble which 1s generally caused from in- digestion I tell him to take one or two of Stuart's Tablets after each meal and as often during the day as he has any trouble and I feel confident I have given that patient the best advice I could give." Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are lary pleasant tasting lozenges, containing dias tase and pepsin combined with fruit and vegetable essences. They are not cathartic and do not act on any particular organ like ordinary drugs, but simply act entirely on the food eaten. They are a natural diges- tive, pure and simple. uart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by druggists at 50 cents per package through- | nattons for officers of the there was no hard feelin; Mr. Peck was asked about the exposition and the United States exhibit. He sald: The Parls exposition of 190 was gran: beyond expression. A larger number of nations took part than at any heretofors, and an exposition of exhibits, both in quantity and quality, it was withdut pre ent in the history 'of similar events. comparing 1t with that of 183 my nai prejudice would naturally be on the sic the Chicago exposition, wh in its arc tecture and grouping as the “White City has 1ot been and will not ho excelled, but gs an exporition of exhibits it must be held inferfor to the great rvent just closed With regard to the part the United States took In Paris [ will only say we are all well satisfied with the result, [t was freely ad- mitted that the display of the (U'nited States was (he most prominent of the fo gn nations. Outside of Fral we oc cupled a greater area and had more exhibi- tors. Our government had expended less than any of the great nations, notwith- standing our greater ce’ and the greater territory from wkich we collected exhibits, Involving a larger outlay accord- ingly The towal expense of Germany, Russia and tho United States vary but ttle, The real test of the relative position taken by the exhibitors of the TUnited States lies In the fact that they have re celved a larger number of medals than any other natlon excepting France. We feel that the commercial Interasts of our nation have been enhanced by the part which we have been able to take in the great event in Paris this year, Mr. Peck sald there was still consider- able work to Le done by the commission In the closing up of the vast detalls, and the settlements to be made on both sides of the water. Major Bracket, he said, will remain for some time in Paris. The final report for congress 18 yet to be prepared, and this, he sald, will be very extegsive and will be of considerable practical value. ANXIOUS TO SERVE MINERS ection Made at January Pub INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 22.—Secretary- Treasurer Wilson of the United Mine Work- ers this afternoon made public the nomi- United Mine to be voted on at the national Workers, convention In this city on Junuary 21. They are President, John Mitchell; vice president, T. L. Lewls, the present Incumbent, and Benjamin James; secretary-treasurer, W. B. Wilson; members of the national execu- tive board, Fred Dilcher, Benjamin James, W. R. Fairley, Joseph Pendleton, Joseph Boston, Edward McKay, Henry Stevenson, G. W. Purcell, all of wh titute the present board, and John Fahy, Edward Sop- pitt, Joseph Vasey, Goorge Hartlein, R, N Courtwright, William Morgan, William War- ner, W. F. Williams, Thomas Duffy, B. . McCullough, W. J. Campbell and Henry | Collins; delegates to the American Feder- | ation of Labor, John Mitchell, Patrick Dolan, W. H. Haskins, W. B. Wilson, T. L, Lewis, Fred Dilcher, John P. Reese, J. H. Kennedy, John Fahey, Benjumin Jame D, olls, G. W. Purcell, James Boston, C Edward McKay, Joseph Vasey, : Henry Stevenson, G. W. Lackey, ™. I. Fob- erts, Willlam Warner, W. F. Willlams, Ed- ward Flynn and T. J. Smith SAID TO HAVE EMBEZZLED tmore, Ar- col Sojourned in Omah rested by Buffalo Police, BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 22.-C. 8. Breit- ensteln, chief clerk of the englneer's de- partment of Baltimore, was arrested here today charged with being a defaulter. It is said that he drew $2,600 of city funds from & Bgltimore bank on November 1 and left the city. From Baltimore Breitensteln went to Omaha and later to Chicago. CLEVELAN 3 ¥ Mackay has resigned as general manager of the Erie Despatch, to take effect Janu- ary 1. C. P. Lamprey, agent for the Erle out the United States, Canada and Great Britala. . rallroad at New York, has been appolnted to bis place. | every element in the community which was | enlisted_upon the THE DAT RICKED OUT BY ROOSEVELT OMATIA Distriot Attornay Asa Bird Gardiner of New York Lotes His Job. | | DEMOCRAT IS APPOINTED TO HIS PLACE | Governor's Action Taken Beeause of the Incendiary Remarks of the Deposed OMeinl During the | Recent Campaign. ALBAY N. Y, Dec. 22.—Governor Rocsevelt anunounced tonight that he had removed from office Colonel Asa Bird Gardi- ner, district attorney of New York county, on charges preferred by Deputy Attorney General H. H. Hammond. At the same time the governor made it known that he | had appointed Eugene A. Philbin of New York City commissioner of the State Board | of Charities, and a democrat, to fill the | vacancy. In a lengthy memorandum the governor | ets forth his reasons for removing Colonel | sardiner. He says: The charge vitally affecting the conduct of the district attorney fs that which re- | lates to his attitude at and about election toward the indictment of Chief of Police | Devery, after the latter had lssued a scandafously improper and seditious order | to_the police force under him Where the conduct of the district et- torney for the county of New York affecta | eloctions this conduct becomes a matt not merely of county. but of tate and na- | tlonal concern. Fraud or violence at the polls In New 'York county in a national | i | 8 election may concern not merely the county itself, not merely the other counties of the state, but the other states alko of th unfon. It 18 a mere trulsm to assert that elections, free from both fraud and stand at the very basls republican self-government in discussing principles ey it {8 settled that the which the rity reaches upon nciples and issues shall be honestly | in th tself. There can | sible ¥ man and | all for fing to do | hing in his po prevent erime | against the bailot box. No mo rlous | crime against the state and in time of peace no crime as serlous can be coms mitted | Croker's Incendinry Advice, Before the election last November there was the most open incl it by certain leading politiclans (o viol and fraud at the polls. In New York state, in particular this incitement took the form of a naked ppeal to mob violence, the leader of one a of ‘the two great parties in this state Wrg- ing his followers in repeated public utter- ances to gather at the polls and criminally | assault the officers of the law in certain contingencles. Utterances such as these, of course, excited great public uneasiness and bude fair to cause the most serious dis- | turbances, but there was nothing to be done regarding them o long as they were quly the utterarces of individuals in priva . When, however, the chief of police of the ofty of 'New York issued a public order to his subordinates {n which he incited them to criminal violation of the law-—an order which was certain to cow andl terrorize some men and to encourage the entire dis- orderly and lawless element—the situation became so grave as to call for the inter- of executive of the state rdingly the chief utive notifled the dlstrict attorney and the sherifr notwithstanding the fssuance of this , they would be held accountable fc thelr action in failing to preserve the pub 1t The mayor and sheriff prom ation, showing t that the laws were observed king immediate steps to fore of police to rescind the ob order fiself, About the same tim the grand jury d an indictment against the chief of police for having issued it Ald and Comfort to Devery. Alone among (he other city officials charged with the solemn duty of enforciug the laws the district attorney. on whom 1 the heavicst responsibility for the ement of the law, gave by public ut- terance ald und comfort to the chlef of po- lice. There 18 a flat conflict of veracity be- tween the district attorney and his ac- cusers on this point. In the newspupers of the day following that containing the publi- catlon of the chief of police’s order there appeared interviews with the district nt- torney In which he attacked the grand jury and justified the action of the chief of po- lice. “To give out such interviews was of course to give active encouragement to side of fraud and vio- lence. The district attorney denfes that he gave them out. Two witnesses ha fled that he in dently gave views, which were substantially and in one case the testimony fs explic that he is informed that the interview is for publication. These interviews and oth- ers ltke them appearcd conspicuously in the MOFNINK PApers and were never rej ated by the district attorney. Ho cknowledged in any manner the com tion of the chief executive. Und, reumstances it {8 impossible to t he did glve such interview o was {gnorant its publication. it i ually Incredible that he could be ignorant 1'the effect that might be produced by such sta nts from that county offic whose special duty it should be to see the observance of the law in the county, Must Eat Frait of His Folly, Had other officers concerned assun preserved a similar attitude the v av- est consequences might have ensued and the district attorney cannot be allowed to profit by the fact that the action of others prevented the evil consequences of his own acts. A8 to the charges that the district attorney failed in his duty in assisting the officlals of the attorney gencral's office, who were concerned ‘in_ preventing vic tions of the elections law, it appears that there was such fallure, at'any rate in cer- | tain cases prior to the election. This does | not appear to have been the case after the election. 1t 18 {mpossible, again, to accept the plea that acts like this are () be excused on the ground that they spring from folly rather than from intent to do wrong. i reumstances the dlstrict at- 2 od or w York county s removed | CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FAILS | ent Rules Agalust One Adjudged Gullty of State Depar! Cranston, « racy Against Hawail, HONOLULU, Dee. 14.—(Via San Francisco, | Dec. 22.)—A ruling has been received here | from the State department in the case of the claim brought by George Cranston for dumages on account of his having been imprisoned as a rebel in 1803. Secretar May ruled that Cranston had been a con- spirator against the existing government and was not entitled to any damage though he was exiled after being impris- oned. There are many other claims, pr cipally of British residents of Honolulu, on | sccount of their having been confined dur {ng the times of revolution when the gov- took summary steps in cases of | ernm | suspleion. It 15 claimed that the Crauston | rullpg does not apply to these and they | are still hopeful of getting damages, either from the territory or from the natfonal | government | The news that Congressman Kahn of California has prepared a bill to make the leper settlement on the island of Molokat « pational lazarette has deeply stirred al Hdwail. There is strong opposition to the measure 1o all quarters and no offorts will | be spared to prevent the bill from becom- ing a law. Objections to the bill are based upon the grounds that it would make a deep and lasting injury to the territory and would make the leper settlement ftself a place to which it would be cruelty to send any human being. The Mormons of Hawall have just closed a threo days' celebration of the fiftleth anniversary of the landing of the first Mor mon missionaries on Hawalfan soil. The meetings were led by George C. Capnon the head of the church, who came here trom Utah to take part in the celebration He was one of a party of ten Mormous who were the first to preach the Utah doc- trines in Huwall fitty years ago, The doc- trine took root quite rapidly among the native Hawalians and today there are about 5,000 Mormons in the territory, nearly all of them of the native race. Wireless telography s at last showing s1gD8 of being successtul, and regular com- munication 18 established between here and LY BEE: SUNDAY, LOOOOOGOCOO0 Q ah's ark, regular price G0c, at 2e Boy tool chests from 9¢ up, Ten pins, toy planos, toy trunks, go-carts, What you can buy for whips, toy trumpets, box of paints Iron trains, 18c up. Tin kitchens, fe. Games inole boards 6Sc up. Parlor combination black boards, T6c. Chi 00V e 0V 0V e 0V e 0V 0070 e 00 ¢ 0767070747670 47¢7 ¢ ¢ e ¢ 07 eY e e e o Ve o in interesting games for old young, at reduced prices Hardware A complete line of nickel plated coffee and tea pots, 68 and up. Unl- versal meat cutters, steel enamel granito ware, bread and cake boxes, flour cans, tea trays, 26c and up. Carpet sweepers, crumb trays. Nickel plated tea kettles from 88e. Roasters for turkeys, chickens, etc., Fine cold rolled steel skates—a good pair for 48c. &1l sizes 49¢, 59¢, 69¢, Toc. IRRIAIIAN DECEMBER ioys Toys Toys China 1imb dolls, jointed dolls, rag dolls, kid body dolls, from 6c up. No- doll cabs, 5o in toy guns, toy swords, metalaphones, China dolls, pewter dishes, china dish- es, tin rattles, st of dominos, set of blocks, iron banks, rubber balls, toy Combination Archarcna game, erock- golf, tauqua blackboards, and all kinds of and 1900, LA A M M A M 2 M M MM M AR M ML A AL M A ) W. R. BENNETT CO. Great Christmas Of- ferings in CROCKERY DEP’T For Monday. A special table of extra fine pieces of interlace gold china—pink tinted and novelties at about one- third the price this line really worth. A Bargain of Bargains 35c tor 35¢C Boyw' and girls’ sleds, 1. 5-plece | This Day Only — will sets toy china dishes, 3. Hobby | have more of the Jap Tea horses, 78c. Kitehen mnd laundry | Cups and Saucers Sc sets, 2Hc. on sale also at...... Books:—fionery, Papers. Our line of books by the leading authors, in new cloth bound covers over 200 titles, usually sold at 60c to close them ou t we will sell at 15c Large and best assortment of Yule- tide books at l¢, 4c, O¢ 14¢ and up. Elogant line of bibles and testa- men's. Bibles extra grained, leath er bound, over.lupping, red under gold, 68¢c and up, Finest assorts ment of prayer books, fancy boxes, papers, calendars, Christmas cards. CANDELABRA. An elegant line of Candelabra, Candlesticks,Silk Shades and fancy Candles. These make lpprOErhm gifts and at the prices we for them are & groat bargain. Look at them if you are in doubt as to what you want to make a gift of. Holiday Goods Cut in Half We are too busy to devote much time to writing ads—all our spare timo is taken up marking down prices on our big stock of holiday goods and waiting on customers. prices. No reservations on anything—no doubt about quality Everything must be clo TV ——— Elegant FuAr;liture Rugs, etc. JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS 1t you are still unde ed what to do, come 1w and tell us your troubles. In our Furniture and Carpet de- pactment we can show vou quality and low prices that will decide for you. OUR THIRD FLOOR an elegant line to select Marked Down Prices. Fancy Rockers, Ladies’ Desks, Office Desks, Chiffoniers, Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Combination Book Case, Sideboards, Parlor Tables, Couches, Rugs, Lace Curtains, Tapestry Curtains, Table Covers. is full of | from, at Tron Beds cuameled in gold, blue, pink and wrought iron effect. Musical Goods Mouth harps, b up; Jewsharps, be up; Accordeons from 68¢ to #7.00, Banjos, 98¢ up to 815.00: Mandolins, 8198 up; Guitars, $2.48 to Xylophones, $1.25: Autoharp and up; Zithers, 85 20 up; 82.85 to $30.00; Music rolls, 99c. Cases for mandolins, banjos, guitars, violins, 48¢ to $8.00; Music stands, 48 to 81.75; Music Boxes, $2.75 o 85.25. W. R. BENNETT CO., Fifteenth and Capitol Avenue. $,0,0,0,0,9,8,0,8,0,.0,0.0.0,0,0,0.0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0.00,0.0.0,0 r':« 0 ., J sed out at greatly reduced Ch'riStmas Jewelry and eclogant live of all A compl guaranteed makes of chow--gold, silver, nickel~AT LOW PRICES. Diamond rings from $5.00 up Cuft Buttons, sleeve 1inks, at one-half ular price. Napkin - riugs knives, dhildren s laife, and spoon, from 14e up. Nut crack ers, from e up. 1 watcles gents' watches, 1817 Rogers Wios silverware, finest u the world, mukes a hath Nmas present Drug Sundries Fine perfumes in fancy packas:s, be and up Tooth brushes, from ur Combs of all kinds at all yr A1l bris hair brushes, floreloid K00 in brushes and combs, the most durable and handsome articles, Meoxican carved leather poods. Blegant burnt leather goods Fine toile Celluloid oaps in fancy bo: albums, handsorsely d rated and finished, at cut prices. omplexion powders, tollet wa Fancy decorated Boh. n s atomizers, from and up And all nrst articies usually found fn all class drug stores Holiday Candies Fresh made, pure and flnest dies i the city. Mixed candles, cho. - olate creams, chocolate novelties, cacamels, candy beads for Christmis trees, 2%c per yard ( Mixed nuts, English wal- nuts, per pound . AASASASASALAS, A2, NN VV\I. Fresh roasted peanut K POF POUDA 1euvvrenres .00 Fine candles fn handsome boxe bon-bons, chocolate Frappes, in ol quantities, at LOWEST prices in the elty. R 9,9,0.0.0.0.0.0 Em’".’..» 2,9, '.QNO.Q'.'.""” A .’.0.0.0 O, 2,88, O...0,0.0.’.’,'.’l' $,0,.0,.0.0.0.0.0.0 0.0 9.0 Molokal. Further stations are being per- fected now on Maul. Rev. J. Cook, & megro preacher from Misstssippl. who came here to investigate the conditions, with a view to advising | his countrymen fn the matter of their co ing here to work on sugar planiations, will return today on the steamer Zealandia. He has looked over the figld and it is under- stood that his report will be a favorable one. The planters are ready to employ 2,000 men If they can get them and there is considerable discussion about how labor 18 to be secured. Some of the plantations will be crippled next year If they cannot get more men. here I8 u movement to secure white men. It 1s claimed that the work is not as hard as the work in the inland coun- ties of California and other states, where white men work all the year round and tho planters would welcome & heavy im- migration. . PROJECT BIG RIFLE MEET York to Arrange ition Meeting for the Coming Year. NEW YORK, Dec. 22—The executive committee of the National Rifle association, which was organized iu 1871 and revived during the spring of the present year, mot tonight at the Union League club. The primary object of the meeting to- night was to make arrangements for the international rifle meet to be held next summer or fall. The date has not been positively set yet, but it will probably be beld in September, 1901, Challenges have alrendy been sent to England, Ireland, Scotland, Australla, France, Italy, Ger- many, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria and Hollund and the committee are now pre- paring and in a few days will sent out clr- Cculars to the prominent business men of the country asking them for subscriptions to defray the expenses of the meet which the New Jersey State Rifle association has promised to bring off at Sea Girt. AL present the army, navy, twelve states and all the prominent rifle assoclations are interested in the movement and It is their intention to make the meet one in which civilians, as well as army and navy men, will take an active interest SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS. Grace Howard Marvies Ag CHAMBERLA §. ., Dec, 22.—Miss Grace Howard, daughter of Joseph Howard, the distinguished New York journalist, was recently warrled in Chic it s learned here, to Joseph Mesquard. They will make their home forty miles west of Chamber- lain, on the White river, where the bride has a cattle ranch and a store. Twelve yoars ago Miss Howard came west and es- blished an Indian school among the Crow Creek Inlans. She conducted this with success until a few years ago, when she sald the school to the government. Since then she has n engaged In the cattle business, and Mr. Mesquard, whom she has married, has been munaging the ranch for Ler. ank In Douglas € ALLS, 8. D., Dec ngements have been the establishment of a new bank at Del- mont, Douglas county, one of the towns which has felt the impetus of the recent construction of the new Charles Mix county extenslon of the Milwaukee raflroad. Al- fred ard will be the president of the pew bank and A. M. Shaw has been slated for cashier. A bullding has been pur- chased and it pectea that the new bank will open its doors for business about Jupuary 1. . (Special) completed for Only Democrat Re-Elected, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, Dec. 22.—(Special.) -John A. Stransky, representative-elect to the legislature from Brule county, the ban- ner democratic county of the state, enjoys the distinction of being the only demo- were renominated got caught in the ro- pubilcan landslide. Blizsard In South Dakota. MADISON, §. D., Dec. 22.—A severe bliz- zard invaded this section from the north- west about noon today. The storm s growing steadily worse. FATHER AND SON KILLED Strange Fatality that Ends Life of Two Persons In Traglc Manner Almost at Same Moment. PHILADELPHIA, Dec, aged €8, and his son, Willlam, aged 38| years, both of Camden, N. J., met horrible deaths while at work at a machine shop in this city today. Young Clark was selzed with chills and in an attempt to get re- lef climbed a ladder to the top of a large boller. In a few minutes his fellow work- | men, among whom was his father, heard the noise of escaping steam. The father realizing his son's danges mounted tle ladder to Willlam's rescue. He missed his footlng und fell in a big cog wheel and was ground to pleces. Young Clark was scalded to death before relief could Le had. The safety ball of the boller had dropped oft and allowed the forty pounds pressure of steam in the boller to escape. 22.—Bdward Clark, CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Important changes in the management of the Illinois Central railroad, to become effective January 1, were announced by Second Vice President Harahan today. A. W. Sullivan, general superintendent, has been appointed assist- ant second vice president and the office of general superintendent will be abolished. | Mr. Sullivan takes the place of J. F. Wal- lace, who Is made assistant general man- ager. J. G. Hartigan has resigned the post- tion of assistant general superintendent of the northern and western lines and the office will be abolished. Canndian Pacifie's New Sch. WINNIPEG, Man., Dec The Canadian | Pacific will open a school in Winnipeg for tho teaching of shorthand and telegraphy to its junior employes to enable them to qualify for more important positions. Gen- oral Manager McNicoll has announced that in the future promotions will be governed by merlt cnly and appolutments to higher positions will, as far as possible, be kept within the staff. It has also been decided to keep the blography of cach permanent employe and thus all matters pertaining to bis career will be kept on record. Santa ¥ Meinl to Resign, TOPEKA, Kan., Dec It is reliably reported that John Player, superintendent of machinery for the entire Santa Fe BYS- tem, will resign about January 1 owing to 11l health. He will be succeeded by R P. C. Sanderson, tlc present assistant su perintendent. Mr. Player has just re turned from a three weeks' trin to Call fornia, where he gone for his health He has been with the Sauta Fe for about ten years. Cane of Alleged Klixt TOPEKA, Kan.. Dec. V. L. Lonegan, one of the Banta ¥e telegraphers who w gut on strike recently. (s preparing ta bring ult ugainst the Santa Fe Raliroad com: any for alleged blacklisting. When the aphers’ striko was ordered Lonegan 1 out with the rest of the men. On d a o elegraph com worked about #ix hours, when He claims Superintende ith the ANy his dismissa’. Buy says that at the time Lonegan was employed by the Western 17 was still sending Western Lonegan shoald be allowed to handle this business, and that his removal was caused to protect the interests of the company Wolcott's Death Makes Vae: ) BOSTON, Dec. 22.—The death of Former Governor Roger Wolcott makes a vacancy In the electoral college that Is to east the 1 that 1 of busiy He did on a_ Ko d 1 Unton wir think not votes of Massachumetts for president and @ president of the United State V- ernor Wolcott was elected ax o the two electors at large at the November elec tlon. It will be the fAirat vacancy in the cratie member of the last legislature who was re-elected to his seat. The others who electoral collegs 1n Massachusetts occis | sloned by death in the recollection of the | offictals at the state house. |oft PRIESTS P Submission to Authority of the United States. MANILA, Dec, 22.—Thirty-nine pries! autbority, adding that the promise is made voluntarily and without mental reservation. A detachment of the Sixteenth Infantry has captured Bautlsta, the head of the Ka- tistan soclety in northwestern Luzon. A detachment of the Forty-ninth infantry re cently attacked u village on the Cayagan river in Isabella province, drove out the insurgents, killing several of them and captured 1,000 rounds of ammunition. The ters. The latest report from lloilo say the rainy season set in, are belng rapidly cleared of the enemy and that in a fow weeks the only opposition encountered will be that offercd by scattering Ladrones The Twenty-sixth infantry in Panay and the Forty-fourth in Cebu are conduct- ing an actively aggressive campalgn, The American casualties have recently been slight. The United States cruiser Brooklyn pro- od to Sublg bay today with the board appointed to examine localities suitable for a naval station. The monitor Monadnock has gone to Hong Konug to be docked and souped. Major Bell, the provost marsbal, today in- structed all officers to obey literally Gen- eral MacArthur's proclamation concerning persons in Manila giving encouragement to the epemy. It is universally believed that the rebel forces are greatly thinned and scattered throughout Luzon ammunition supplies are Lelng rap ¥ and numbers of them are becoming amigos. Much interest is felt in the mov nents of the reinforcements in Mindana New Governor MANILA, Dec. 22.—The Philippines com- 80 groat thi “Ala Su In 1500 th 50 rapic But in 1 SO enor Prepared enly by C. DeWITT READY TO HELP - Ippine Eecleainsticn Proffer Thelr | the Philippine comwmission a paper prof- fering their submission and loyalty to its Judge Taft has replied, welcoming their as- Amerfcans also burned the insurgent quar- | that the islands of Panay and Cebu, since | ‘e large slze coutalus 3! mission has appointed M Phelps Whit- marsh governor and Otto Scherer, s cret of the province of Benguet. Mr. Whit- ‘ marsh has been here (wo years, prineipully enguged as a newspn correspond-nt, and | has resided latterly at Baguim, which will | be the seat of government and is the central seventeen of them belonging In the province | poing of the regiou. Mr. Scherer 1o a Gore of Bulacan, tho strongest of the Tagal| man, who has lived twenty years fn 1he proviuces, have signed and forwarded to| Philippines, five of which Lave boea in the province of Benguet, whore for a long time he wag the only white man. He sj saks the | native langiage and several Iuropean | tongues fluently and is Intimate vith the Igor sistance in the pacification of a people | - » “over whom you will have 8o great un in- | MacArt st of Caxual fen, fluence."” WASHINGTON, Dec The | partment has received the following list | of casualties in the Philippines from Gen- cral MacArthur Killed—November Frorista, Lus Corporal Burrows 'p D, Elev alry; Sergeant | rd Bake Novémber 24 and Decomber 7. ¢ Mataginao, "Sumar, Company H, ninth infantry; Whlbourn Watts. Wounded -Company M, Twenty-n nth in s B, Meloy, b enty-ninth - infantry, moderately . Company H, sign § fal Cha B! Wik v, Dil ber 8, Antigue | Thirty-elghth tnfan man, woinded in 16, Ban Ignacio, Luzo | ninth ‘infantry in leg nbove surgaroon, Par mpany | fourth Infintry, Platt, fn oom silyl ¢ | November 10, "Sublg, Luzan Cc nrany Twenty-ifth ‘infuntry, Willlam 8: udth, | Ehoulder, slight | Influenza ¥ Eptdern Jo. | 8T. PETERSBURG, Dec. 22—~The fuflu- enza epldemic here ls o severe (hat the mortality returns for the been the bighest for a decade | A meeting of physicians was summoned | to dlscuss remedies, but searcely balf a dozen responded to the call, the rest being overworked or themselves victim: of the | walady. The weatber i conducly to i} | spread of the disorder, belng changea vow and slush alternating. st we 'k have Dec. 20—The v sidence a dairyman, north ¢ town, was destroyed by fire early this 1 ornins: Four vounk children perished in the flames, Two ¢ . together with Mr. Ru' and a hired , were severely burned. l DYSPEPSIA CURE Digests what you eat In the year 1508 the sales of Koo Dysrersia C /e we) at we begau to believe. e part of the Wori rs from Indigest on.” he sales of Konon Dyseersta Cure asrea dly that we became convinced “Half the World Suffers from Indigestion.” 10 the sales of Kopor, Dyspersia Cui @ becam mous that we felt almost certain rly all the World Suffers from Indigestion.” Kopor, Dyspersia OURE is theonly preparal gests all classes of foods and cures al IT CAN’T HELP BUT DO YOU ¢:00D 1 that df stomact troubles & 60, Ohloago. B0 ote.and $1.a bettle. ¥ tlmes the small size.