Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 1, 1901, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, Tolephonten 615604, as much as the space. the fine new goods. We closs Saturdays at 6 p. m. Bee, Nov. 30, 1801 From Now Until Christma This space will be full but the store always Early holiday shopper S of holiday suggestions, holds a thousand times s get the first pick of Stylish Woolen The demand for | Christmas Linens—We are now 'Women's Neckwear—A new line Walst Goods — woolen waist ma- | terials increases| as the season advances. Foreseelng this demand, we placed large orders for these goods. Our stock never displayed so many protty things ae at the present time—foc, | The, 8be, $1.00, $1.50 per yard—at dress %oods ‘counter. COLORED DRESS GOODS— i All Wool Slk Finished Suiting—beautl- ful quality, and the value may be bet- tor appreciated when they are com- pared with otber goods—only 50c a yard. BLACK DRESS GOODS SPECIAL— Handsome Black Storm Serge—Examin- ation will prove the offering to be | unusually attractive; beautiful rich black, all wool, 52 inch wide—only Toe & yard. Notlons—We wish to call your| i attention to our beau- | | tiful line of Ivory Pyralin ' goods for Christmas giving. They should be seen to be appreciates Inclueded in this line are Combiaa-| tion Bets, Tourista’ Bets, Military Sets, Pomnet Brushes, Powder Boxes, Infavtsa’ Bets, BSoap Boxes Whisk Brooms and Holders, Tooth and Nail Brushes, Letter Openers, Paper Folders and Glove Menders— Articles are from 60c to $7.00 each. Fancy Hoslery—Feeling assured that ‘our-:-col lection of tangy hoelery fo the holidays = : Contains the materials and styles to fully cover the needs of all buyers, wo suggest the importance of inspect- ing the assortment before selecting * elsewhere. Everything new in Silks and Lisles—in blacks and fancy colors. Prices on the Lisles ranging from G0c to §2.26, and the Silks from $1.00 to $10.00 per patr. showing the greatest line of fancy linens For Christmas presents that has ever been shown in Omaha--of real hand work, such as the Real Duchesso, Cluny, Renaissance, Torchon, Slavin, Japanese and Irish Hand Embroldery, ete., In_Finger Bowl Dollles, Dollles, Tea Cloths, Center Pleces, Plate Dol- Iten, etc.~Price from $1.00 to $60.00 each. Ribbons--1f you use a cheap| ribbon you cheapen | the article you are making. We sell none but the best all siik, hul] moderately priced. { .LIBERTY SATIN Ribbons with rurd-d“ edge at bic per yard. PERSIAN RIBBONS in all widths at 16e, 30c, 650, T6c and $1.00 per ydrd. PILLOW RIBBONS in all shades at 30c per vard. FANCY RIBBONS in black and white, polka dots, dresden and embroidered stripes at 40c, §0c, 80c, 7hc and 80c per yard. | | Infants’ Goods— Pretty crochet elippers, in pink or blue, at 50c a pair. Sizes from 1 to § years— N 1 Crochet Socks or Bootees for infants at 1be, 30c, 26c, 40¢, 80c, 760 and $1.00 a | pair. - Crocheted Sacques at b0c, 60¢, Toc and | $1.00 each. | Handsome Embrojdered Cashmere and | Flannel Sacques and Kimonas from| $1.00 to $2.76 each. | There are a mirlad of other pretty| hollday gifts for baby: Embroldered | Shawls and Skirts, Crocheted Skirts | and Leggins, Silk Crochet and An- gora Hoods, Silk Embroidered Bon- nets, and a large line of Bibs—from 6o to $2.60 each. l Liberty Silk Ruffs, in the latest styles. In black, white, white and black and black and white, at $2.25 to $9.00 each. Silk scarfs and tucked collars, with tie ends, in all the latest styles, trom 26c to $5.00 each. Fancy stocks, in all color: $1.00, $1.25 and $1.756 each. Turnover collars, in embroidery and lace, at 26c, 50c and 60c each. Real lace collars, in Duchesse and Rose Point, at $1.75, $2.25, $2.60, $3.00, $3.50, $5.00 and $6.00 each. Holiday Gifts A large assort- and Favors—ment of daiuty made up novelties for the holidays. Hand decorated and embroidered--at prices ranging from 25c to $4.00 each. The following are a few: Sachet En- velopes, Calenders, Match Scratchers, Glove Boxes, Pin Balls, Pen Wipers, Card Boxes, Address Books, Photo- graph Frames, Baby Baskets, Work Bags, Whisk Broom Holders, Laundry Lists, Stamp Boxes, Shaving Cases, Veil Rolle, Pin Cushions, etc. Waist Patterns —Silk embroi- dered flannel at be, 7he, waist patterns, Very $3.00, §: $5.00, $6.00, torn. Special Sale of LaVida corset, La Vida Corsets—real whale- bone, very el- eganf, regular price $4.50, re- duced to $2.50 each. La Vida needs no praise from us. Hun- dreds of its wearers can tell you it is the best American corset made, made of Italfan lasting = wloth; different models to select from: good assort- ment of sizes—price only $2.50 each. sultable for Christmas gifts-—at . $3.50, 83 $8.50, $7.0 AGENTS FOR FOSTER KID GLOVES AND MeOALL/S PATTEANS. THOMPSON, BELDEN .4 (0. Y. M. C. A. BUILDING, CORNER 16TH AND DOUGLAS STREETS. that I would float for a while at least. There was an attempt to lower a boat on San Rafael, but I do not belleve many peo- oL oft in dt., There was, too much con- and fog for much to be dobe Mr. Tompkins of the Hong Kong and Shanghat bank yas with me and be agreed we would stay on ‘the hoat long we could. “Between ten and fifteen minutes after the collision Ban Rafael went under. As 1t went down I jumped for Sausalito and caught on its rall. 1 was not strong enough to haul myself up, so I hung on and shouted for help. None of the crew heard me and 1 finally let go my hold from exhaustion and dropped into the water. My life pre- rver kept mo afloat and twenty minutes Iater I got hold of a rope lowered from Sau- salito and was pulled aboard, almost com- pletely exhausted and had almost given up seungers Saved. Mr. Moore, who s about 60 years of age, considers that his escape was miraculous. He thinks most of the passengers on San Rafael wer: ved. He sald “The two boats stayed together after the collisfon. 1t was soon legrned on Sausalito that 1t was not serfously injured and those on hoard it took immediate steps to resc the unfortunate passengers on San Rafael. A gangplank was run over to the sinking vessel and many of our passengers eacaped In that way. After San Rafael went down usalito stayed by and lowered ropes to those floating in the water.” Mr. Moore eeid further: ‘Of course I camnot pretend to be ac- curate, but I would, not place the loss of life ovor twenty. It seems to me that most of the passengers must have been saved.” Gives Win Experience. Attorney Thomas J. Lennon, one of the passengers on board San Rafael, tells the tollowing. story;: “San Refael was struck by Sausalito about - twenty ,, migutes after leaving its berth, I wis in the restaurant at the time and had fust left the table when I was knocked fifteen or (wenty feet by the col- lsion. 1 fell tace downward and was coy ered with the wood of the partition. After scramblipg oup with great diiculty T went on the upper deck, in aearch of my sister- Mise. Josephine Leuhart. 1 then vessel which had been lowered by the p gor J. Hynes of San Rafael, who wns on board, called to me to lower Miss Lenhart into the bdat. This I did. .1 should judge there were already ten or twelve people in the' boat at that’ time. Atter' Woking ‘afound for more ladies and not seeing any I told Hynes to pull to Sau- salito, which was standing by, and then to return.” “1t was very dark and you could not see three feet away. About this time Captain McKensle of San Rafael and one of the erew atarted to break the glass windows on the upper deck In order to get on board of Sau- salito, which was up inst the aide of 8an I. In dolng this the passengers could, with a little asaistance, get on board Sau- sallto without even getting the soles of their shoes wet. The first-to go through were considerably cut abeut t face and b ) Sorofula & are entirely free from it. LRI R .}t may then produce Irreguiarity of the KT s, S g | n mukh cutaneous \ hands by the jagged edges of the glass. Thé deckband who had broken the glass held onto one of the davits and passed the women and children from San Rafael to Ssusalito. Slowly Crushed to Denth. “‘After some time elasped I noticed that the prow of Bausalito was getting closer to the slde of San Rafael. Them something in the water attracted my attsntion and when 1 again looked at the prow, to my horror 1 saw the deckhand piluned between the prow of Sausalito and the side of the other boat with his leg hanging out, being slowly crushed to death. T then thought I felt the boat sinking and. jumped Into the water. I am a pretty good swimmer, notwithstand- ing my 217 pounds, and in a short time I was alongelde Sausalito yelllng at those on board to throw me & rope. I got a reply that a boat would be lowered. Thinking to rest myself, T turned over on my back and floated around for, I should judge, about five minutes. Finally a boat lowered | and three of us got in. We started to row around looking for the other unfortunates and passed apother boat with about twelve people in it. | Hard Struggle in Water. “A man pamed Eckels, who was in an- other boat, thinking his boat too over- crowded, jumped into ours and in doing #0 capsized the boat and we were again in the water. I swam away, afrald of being strick by the capsized boat. Eckels then got back into the boat he had left a few minutes previos All this time the people on board Sausalito kept throwing life pr servers into the water, greatly to our an- noyance, as we were afrald of being hit by them. 1 finally attempted to get into A pretty well crowded boat, but just as I was doing so someone grabbed me from behind and the boat was sowed to the side of Sauealito. “After all this strugsling 1 was pretty well. exhausted and started with difficulty for Sgusalito. Just as I reached the side of the vessel, a tug, which T think was Bea King, threw {ts searchlight on us and heard some of the men still in the water ory to the tug's captain, they evidently be- ing afrald of the tug’s running them down. Fioally & rope was lawered and 1 was pulled aboard.” Praises Captain and Crew. When asked as to how many he thought lost their llves Mr. Lennon placed the num- fifteon to twenty. He sald McKenzie and crew deserve nearly $500,000, but was bullt in 1880 and has “thuch. ‘depreciated: in value: It was insured for $80,000. | 1In view of the fact that.a constitutional | amendment consolidating the city of Denver and the county of Arapaboe is to be voted on the next general election, it is doubtful it the city hall will be rebullt. | Later the three missing firemen were accounted for. Only one man is known |to have been injured. Charles Stoll, an omploye of the city engineer's ofice, while trying to save some of the records of the office was seriously hurt by the falling of the roof. 'SEVEN FIREMEN OVERCOME | Heavy Damage Rochester Business Scction and Lives Are Imperiled. ROCHESTER, . Y., Nov. 30.—A fire which started in the heart of the business section at midnight damaged stock in Wool- worth's store to the extent of $30,000 and the loss on the bullding was $20,000. The large department store of Burke, Fitzsim- mons, Hone & Co., was algo damaged, but the loss is not kvown. Some extensive damage was also done by smoke to F. L. McFarland's stock of clothing. The los: are covered by Insurance. Seven firel were overcome and removed to the hospitals. Two of them are in a serious condition. —_— DR. R. M. STONE APPOINTED is Divisien Inspector nd Army for Ne- braska. Omahan of MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 80—Commander- in-Chiet Ell Torrance of the Grand Army of the Republic aunounces the following appointments of division inspectors, the names having been recommended by In- spector General Wilford A, Weatherbee of Boston Arizona—Gilbert M. Ray, Arkansas—A. 8. Fowler, California and Nevada les. Jolorado and Wyoming—0. E. Adams, Phoenix. Little Rock. . T. Derby, Los arles A. Clark, Boise. Tiinols—R. 1. Law, Galesburg. Indla W. D. McCulloug Brazil. Indian Territory—J. A. Dixon, Vineton. Towa~J. W. Hughes, jr., Willlamsburg. Kansas—W. H. Smith, Marysville. passengers. At midnight it was impossible to obtain ing people. rs will be accounted for eventually. Cap- taln McKenzie of San Rafael says nearly everyone was rescued A number jumped into the water, but they all got out, he thinks. He sald: I was the last to leave the sinking ves: and there was no one on it when 1t went down.” MENVER CITY HALL BURNS DENVER, Nov. 30.—A fire which started on the ‘tourth floor of (he Denver oity’ bAR' c: 30 this evening practieslly gutted the uilding, destroyed much ‘ property - and probably a large’ amount .of . valuable records. Three firemen are said to be miss- ing and it ls feared they have perished In the. flames. The origin of the fire is not absolutely known, but it is supposed to have been de- fective electric wiring. The building con- tained all the clty offices except that of the police department and included the central fire station and the city jall. It was of stone, six stortes in helght. It cest Missouri—G. V. Martin, Brookfleld. tt, Helena. Omaha. Albu- North Dakota—Peter Hal Oklahoma—J. W. Guthrie. Oregon—Thomas Vealey, Astoria. South Dakota—J. W. Abbott, Webster. Texas—Theaodore Hitehcock, Dal H , Devils Lake. . Y. H. NET EARNINGS DECREASE de Western Has Improved Phy Condition of Road. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Nov. 30.—The annual report of the Rio Grande Western rallway for the fiscal year shows that the Rross recel) from operating were $4,007,- 207, an ine; e of $306,604; operating ex- penses were $3,223,239, an increase of §507,- 230; net earnin, $1,683,968, a decrease of $110,626. After providing for four quar- terly dividends of 134 per cent each on bonded debt, ete,, there remains a The report, though in the net earnin eat improvement in the phys condition of the road. NEANS T0'STOP BOER WAR Earepean Activity Addresses Itself te President Ressevelt. HE ALONE CAN INITIATE DIPLOMATIC STEPS Bankers F Has Cost 1 re What the Conflict Great Britain-Bil- n Dollars for Act Expenses. (Copyright, 1801, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Nov. 30.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The South African war continues to engross attention. Recent revelations by French officers and newspaper correspondents of the horrors of the concentration in which Boer nof-combatants are dylng like files, has prompted, thousands of petitions, covered with signatures, demanding that the Freoch government interfer Among other movements of this sort is an eloquent open letter to President Roosevelt, which s being circulated all over France tor atures. The purport is that he alone can Initiate a diplomatic movement to top the British nation from treating Boer patriots like criminals and secure for a poor people the right to defend their in- vaded country.” In compliance with an order lesued by the Soclallst International board, that wherever the soclal are represented in Parllament the government should be asked why it has not applied The Hague convention o the case of the Boers, Deputy Fournier has been delegated 10 e that point here. M. Fournier has ready notified Foreign Minister Delcasse that he will demand an explanation of the French government’'s construction of tho arbitration and mediation clauses adopted by the peace congress. Both chambers are overwhelmingly againet the war In South Atrica. w! the War Costs Britain. LONDON, Nov. 30.—() York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The $1,- 000,000,000 which the South African war will have cost when Parliament meets in January falls to represent what England has lost by this adventure. The Bankers' Magazine, taking 325 representative securi- ties, finds that between September 19, 1899, and October 19, 1901, thelr net fall in value has been $719,730,000. Again, during the pertod named, certain forelgn ‘government and American stocks Fose $235,000,000, while the Brifish and Indian government funds fell $387,980,000. The drop in thede iv the month - ending October 29 alone -wWas $12,- 626,000. In t#o. years the ordinary stock in vinetéen ‘British rallways has shrunk $39,460,000, In short, the aggregate fall in' fourteen Britleh and Indian funds and forty-six selected rallway companles’ stocks has heen $870,645,000, and the tendeacy of these so- called glit-edged securities is still down- ward. Among the few securities not ad- versely affected by the war are shipping (owIDg 10 & false stimulus imparted by un- exampled transport operations), canal, dock and colonial bank stocks. It Boers Would Ouly Stand Nothing could well be more helplessly despondent than the latest diepatches from the Times correspondent at Pretoria on the progress of the war. He says “The enemy never remaina to be attacked. By means of scouts dotted all over the coun- try, information reaches them of the move- ments of our colimns, and they generally ‘lare able to move off before our troops come up. “On the other hand, the separate com- miandoes, as {5 the case in Southeast Trans- vaal, are near enough together to. concen- trate In twenty-four hours so as to become equal in number to our columns. If the enemy only remained divided in three or four commandoes of several thousand each the work of running them to earth would be comparatively easy, but as things are Do other course 18 open except to continue hustling them, gradually extending the areas cleared. This work undoubtedly will be slow, but sure, and there is no justifica- tion for impatience. The more men the commander-in-chief can put into the fleld— the active army at present is only some 45,000—the sooner will the end of the war come."" HELENA PLANT DESTROYED Peck-Montana Concentrator Barns, ng Loss Partially Cov- ered by Insurance, HELENA, Mont., Nov. 30.—Fire today destroyed the Peck-Montana concentrator near this city, entailing a loss of $160,000; insurance, $70,000. The plant was owned by the Missourl Power company and the Helona and Livingston company. It wil be rebult. HYMENEAL. Brice-Lundeen. YORK, Neb., Nov. 30.—(8pecial.)—At the residence of the bride's father, N. P. Lun- deen, deputy county treasurer, A. B. Brice and Miss Nellle Lundeen were married. Mr. Brice is manager of & commission firm in York. Prisoner Carries D ite. Officer Morrison arrested George L. Driggs yesterday = afternoon an Douglas treet, between Fourteenth Fifteenth streets. Briggs was acting strangely and was arrested as a suepicious ch When searched at the police station the officers - found two and a half sticks of dynamite. capn and a long fuse Briggs {d he had recently come from the south, re he used the explosives to kil fish and intended to do the same In Nebraska. He 1s 18 years of ag ncter. WRITE RIGHT. “Scatter Decent, Helpful Thing Good Philosophical Ras Wilson once sald to a mew reporter, “Young man, write as you feel, but try to feel right. Be good humered toward everyone and everything. Belleve that other folks are just as good as you are, for they are. Glve 'em your best and bear in mind that God i ent them, in bis wisdom, all the trouble they need and it s for you to scatter gladness and decent, helpful things as you go. particular about how t print, but let ‘er go. Someone will under- stand. That is better than to write so dosh bing high, or so tarnashun deep, deep that no one understands. “So on the above pla . ter of Topeks, Kan, will’ write what 1 know of Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food from personal experience. After a long period of indigestion and other disorde! some misglvings, 1 took up the us Grape-Nuts. Despite’ the hot weather I kept galning In ngth and mentally, & thing I had never done at that seawon of the year. “I found the food an excellent stimulant| for the brain, and I could do more and better work than | had-ever done. n was a' revelation to discover how closely the brain and digestive organs were in sympathy with each other. Whatever retarded the work of one had a corre- spouding effect on the other and the food that tended to put one in proper shap acted accordingly on the otber. I know that my t improvement mentally and physically came from dispensing with un- me foed and using Grape-Nuts 1ib- DECEMBER 1, 1901. of both new and used upri est grade and fully guara tories, and up. One Kimball, walnut Beautiful Chickering, Ebony Upright, 7 1-3 $205. mal elze. will ship a plano to any responsil tire musical education. fres on application. charges both ways if the instrument {s not advantage of the above special offerings if you want to save the price ordinarily paild for your children's en Catalogues, prices and further particulars of this great money saving piano eale furnished Visitors always welcome whether they buy or not SCHMOLLER & MUELLER, The Largest Piano House in the West. Street, Omaha. Telephone 1625. Correspondence promptly answered ghts and squares of all kinds, nteed by the maker and by us. case, carved legs, $65. rosewood case, § octaves, ivory keys, §95. Mahogany Upright, with mandolin attachment, $112. Two beautiful new Upright Sample Pianos, $118 and $128, Standard makes, returned from rental, worth double the money, $142, $168, $185, Chickering Upright, slightly used, only $2. The cut prices and extraordinary terms will only last until our present very large stock Is reduced to its nor- A small deposit will reserve your plano for Xmas delivery. ble party living within 500 miles of Omaha, as represented One word to out-of-town customers. Satisfacton always guaranteed. You make a mistake to buy a piano at a fire, smoke or water sale, when you can own one for about one-half former price at Our Great Holiday Piano Clearing Salo, STEINWAY, STEGER, VOSE, EMERSON, STECK, A. B. CHASE, MASON & HAMLIN and others. The pianos we sell are clean, dry, brand new, up-to-date instruments of the high We are overstocked and must make room for new holiduy goods, which are daily arriving from eastern f: We are compelled to sell, and make prices and terms never before heard of in the history of pianadom. Five Uprights, gold at our fire sale 18 months ago and returned, $65, $75, $85 We refund money and pay frelght Don't fafi to take 1313 Farnam COUNTY Nebraska DITCHES IN DAWSON gated Section of and One of the Most Progperons. George B, Barr, president of a bank at Lexington, Neb., stopped at the Mer- chants last night and in answer to a ques- tion as to what excuse Daweon county had for being on the map replied “1t's probably the best irrigated county In the state. It has seventy miles of main ditches, not counting laterals, ahd in the elx years that have elapsed since they were .dug our land has doubled In value Land that formerly sold at $10 and $12 an acre now brings $20 and $30 per acre. The ditches were put down in 1895 by a com- pany ot Cleveland, O., capitalists, known .as . the .Kermers' and Merchanta' Irriga- tion compgny, and the result fs highly sat- {stactory to both the concern and the farm- ers who are served with water. “The effect of Irrigation upon alfalfa is wonderful. From 500 acres last season I cut 2,200 tons five times. Alfalfa is one of our best paying crops, too, and comes in very handy as a stock food when corn is short. FINANCE FOR THE TALKLESS Deat Mute Banker Lectures Hin ¥ lows Who Belong to Eye and Hand Clu Mr. Jay C. Howard, a deaf mute banker of Duluth, Minn.,, who is visiting Prof. J. Schuyler Long of Council Bluffs, gave a lecture on finance last night at Trinity cathedral, Omaha. About 100 deaf persons attended the lecture, which was under the auspices of the Eye and Hand club, an organization which is securing lecturers who will address the deaf people of the city in the sign language. Deaf persons of Omaha, Council Bluffs and South Omaha belong to the club. It was announced that Rev. Philip J. Hasenstab, n Methodlst deaf mute preacher, ber 8 at the Nebraska School for the Deaf. The officers of the Eye and Hand club are as follows: Francis C. McGulire, president; Charles Flood, vice president; Russell Smith, secretary; Willlam Parrish, treas- in the Shiverick Furniture company's parlors. The exhibi- tion will be open Saturday evening. All are cordially invited to attend. ks Gasoline. Mies Hattle Molls, aged 21 years, drank haif of & glass of gasoline yesterday after- noon by ‘mistake. Acting “Police Surgeon woman's condition serlous. The proper re- storatives were administer: und Miss Molis 18 now on the road to recovery. She informed the physician that the gasoline was taken by mistake. P ——— Blacksmith Shop Scorched. “'he blagksmith shap run by J. C tiannon, 1421 Jackson street, caught fire about 10:80 o'clock last night. The dam- “ge amounted to $20. The origin 1§ un- khown, but was discovered 4n a bedroom in the rear of the hop. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mrs. Alexander Fiok, daughter of Mrs. I P. Lund, died last night at the age of 20 years Burton P, Fleming of the Wyoming State university was the guest of his aunt. Mrs U. H. Bartlett, Thanksglving Mr. and Mrs, L. Sears returned from thelr wedding tour last week and are at home to thelr friends at 832 Georgla avenue. Miss Ruth Weller returned on Thursday morning from a two months' visit wit Priends In Haltimoro and New York Mrs. C. W, Hall will entertain the Bon Ton Card clib at its next meeting, . Decem- ber 9, at her home, 1626 Georgla avenue. Cameron Brown of Toronto, Canada, prosident of the famous “K'ities'” "ban Wil arrive in the eity tomortow and make his headquarters at the ller Grand. James Ryan, vice president of Centra Labor union, is confined to his home, 151 Burt street, by an lliness which, starting with catarrh of the ear, has taken a more werious form. Joe A. McKinney, formerly with the American Express company in Omaha, but for more than a year with the same com- pany In Chlcago, Is \'llflhl( friends here. hlr ‘expects to remaln until Monday Hon, George Heimrod yesterday recelved from Washington oficial notice of his ap- ointment to be consul general of the “nited States at Apia. Along with the notification came the bond he Is expected 1o Bl out and file In Washington Relatives In Omaha have been tele- aphed news of the birth of an elght: und son to Mr. and Mrs. A Funk of %Iuomln((on. 11 flnl\l\‘dni noon Mrs. Funk was formerly Miss loulse Metz &« soclety girl of Omahs Her mother, Mrs Fred Mty has been fn Bloomingron with her daughter the past two weeks. ! | will hold services the morning of Decem- | 1o club bold their an- | Benawa was called and found the young | Chrls- | Towa Branch, 337 Broadway, Co. Bluffs. Tel. 378. CANAL PROJECT AT ISTHNUS Franoe Affects te Ree Ulterier Metive in Amerioan Repert. SCANDAL OVER THE CHINESE INDEMNITY General Voyron's Private Report Ex- poses Missionaries' Greed—Says They Urge Loot to Get Bargaine, (Copyright, 181, by F PARIS, Nov. 30.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Tolegram.)—~The Ameri- can isthmian commission’s report is pas- slonately commented upon. Everybody here is éonvinced in absolute good faith of the superiority of the Panama route. Therefore the conclusions:of the report are regarded as a concession to the Nicaraguan interests in an ill-informed public opinfon. Many hint that the report 2ush the Panama company’s hopes, with the ultimate idea of getting the route for as little money as possible. 1t fs felt that the force of George Morrison's argument will easily counterbalance the majority re- port among sensible, disinterested Ameri- Howe it ix conceded that the United States government is master of the ituation and can easily get the Panama route on any terms by threatening to cut the Nicaraguan canal “But,” says the Journal des Debats, “the diplomats undoubtedly will be re- quested 1o help settle the price, not after the methods of a trust kind, by throttling a helpless competitor, but with some con- sideration for fairness.’ Politically the week has been interest- ing. In the Chamber of Deputies the time was monopolized by a discussion of the government's bill to authorize a loan to pay France's share of the cost of the war in China. The bill passed after a stormy de- bate, though the minlstry weemed several times In danger of being overturned The purpose of the loan is to raisa im- mediately the money which China is golng to pay back in annual installments. 80 the French parties who suffered in consequence of the Boxers' uprising can be indemnified at once. The opposition was based mainly | on the allegation that the missionaries were responsible for the whole trouble and will be the principal beneficiaries Exposure of Mjsslonaries. demand ° that « Publishing Co.) | cans The soclalista Voyron's officlal report be read in order to show that the misslonaries had In- demnified themmelves already by looting banks and palaces, leading the troops to |snck towns and afterward buying goods from soldie®s at one-fourth of their value, with checks payable In Europe. The govs | ernment “stubbornly refused to publish General Voyron's report, because it was | marked “confidential,’” and because also it | censured: foréign missionaries and armies | as severely as it did the French But three pewspapers simultancously ob- |tained the report and it took all of Premier Waldeck-Rousseau’s forceful oratory to get the same majority for his bill which re- cently he obtained for the expulsion of the | religlous orders from France. It will be the proper (hing now te whitewash the undoubted Indiscrétion, The China loan amounts to $53,000,000. Indemnity claims will .be examined by a spectal commission in order to check cor- ruption. All expénses inoidental to thu floating of such & Jarad emission must be accounted for in detafl by the miniater of finance to Parliament. The soclalist amend- ment providing that §2,000 each be given to the familles of the soldiers killed or perma- nently disabled in the Chinese campalgn was rejected. Labor Troubles Smoulder. General The general strike of coal miners, which has been hanging over the country like the sword of Damocles for the last two months, has finally been postponed by the high council of the Miners' faderation. - The northern groups, Impatient at the high council's. prudent tactice, struck by them- selves at the beginning of the week, but delegates Yrom ‘Other’ parts were fmmedi- ately,sent to the turbulént miners and suc- ceeded general moyement would be jeopardized unless absolute diecipline prevailed The miners' organization is now so per- fect and thelr present leaders are so able that the public was greatly distressed at the threatgned upheaval, especially because other important labor federations, such as the metal workers, the glass blowers and the rallroad engineers, almost ‘surely would join in it. A military force has been kept {4 designed to ! 1 convinicing ‘tha. strikers that a | [ In all the mining districts. The govern- ment evidently is anxiows to better the mivers' condition, but declines to support legislation fixing the minimum wages, The other two demands, an eight-hour day and a pension of 40 cents a day after twenty-five years' work, are being studied | by the labor committee of Parliament. The miners will await the result of this dplib eration before a general strike 18 at- tempted. Meanwhile American coal continues to arrive. Shipload after shipload has been landed at Havre, Bordeaux, Marseflles and Rouen, to be stored in case of an emergency The latest news from Madagascar tells of bitter fighting againet the rebellious tribes in the southern part of the lsland. Three | French ofcers have been killed and one | has been meverely wotinded. Otherwise the colony's boom is unhampered. The native schools ara filled, vast plantations have | been cleared and planted, many roads hdve {been made and telephone and automobile | lines establiched between all the fmportant | potnts. A new factor s the gjowing num- | ber of foreign settlers. Library Board Meeting, | ™he library hoard held a i night at the tibrary bullding. | present except Mr. Leavitt routine was carried out Jbrary Auditing committee was submitted Jand bills to the amount of $2,400 were | audited. " A~ committee from the North | | meeting lust All membors The regulnr The report of the Omaha Improvement club, headed by Mr lenry, was present and urged the estah- Hshn branch library fn that part {of the T Twenty-fourth street’and | Ames avenue. Mar; The county judge issued | lcenses: Name and Address. sdward Henze, Omiha 1 Elen Quinlan, Omaha Hang P, Bass, Elkhorn . Elsabe Olm, Elkhorn . Migs Harrlet Becker will sing a solo @ the First Presbyterian church today Budiness Woman's club is the title of the organization having its rooms at 54 South | Ighteenth street Carpenters are at work repairing the | doors In the federal buflding and - making the glass more secure The petit jury in the federal court will report for dity Monday morning after a vi catlon of four days on account of Thanks- iving. | .The name of the Omaha Loan and Trust Company Savings bank was ?'ell'l‘dk formaily changed to the City Savings bank by a vote of the directors. Low Urger was_urrested last night on complatnt of Joe Bing, 305 North Eleventh strect, who charges Urger with stealing a pipe from his restaurant. J. 0. Moore yestorday and brought the followlng morning arrested Omaha J. 1. Saunders, the Plattsmouth cigarmaker charged with using the mall for the purpose of fraud. Befors Judge Anderson he was bound over to ap pear before the federal grand jury Wednesday evening J. Laurle Wallaee will deliver the second of a serles of lec- tures on art which he iving before the members ‘of the Art gulld The. lecturos will be fllustrated by drawings made @ model who will pose during the evening DIED n FICK-Mra. Alexander, daughter of Mip J. P. Lund, aged 29 years. Funeral notice later. Bright’s Disease and Diabetes Cured. rvard University Acting as Judges. rvine K. Mott, M. D,;-of Cincinnati, O demonstrated before the editorial hoard of the Evening Fost, one of the leading daily papers of Cincinnati, the power his remedy 10" cure the worst forms of kidney Later & pub- lie test was Instituted under the ausplces of the Post, and five cases of Bright's Disease and Diabetes were selected by them and _placed ander DR, MOTTS' In three months ime u were pro- Jounced eured. Harvard University i ..« been echosen by the board to make cxamination of the cases before and after the treatment. Any one desiring to read the detalls of thiin public test can obtain coples of the pl perk by WFIting to Dr. Mott for them. his pibllc demonstration gave Dr. Mot interpational reputation that has ght him into corespondence with peo- world and several noted iropeann”are numbered amonk those who his treatment and been cured “the doctor will correspond with those who are <uffering with Brights Disease, Dia Detes or any kidney trouble, elither in the first, Intermediate or last stages, and will be pleased to give hix expert opinlon free to those who will send him a deseription .. An essay which the Fepared about kidney troubles ana “dencribing. his new method of treut ment will also be malled by him, — Corre Lpondence for this purpose should’ be ad drossed to TRVINE K. MOTT, M, D., 8 | Mitchell Bullding, Cincinnati, ©. diseanes an broul e ull over the