Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 22, 1902, Page 2

STORM DOES HAVOC IN EAST Heavy Snows, Followed by Rain and Sleet, Sweeps from South, COMMUNICATION IS SERIOUSLY IMPAIRED Wires Ase Laden with loy Coat and Death and Destraction Re: to Horses Prop- erty. WASBHINGTON, Feb: . m-~but two reports have been the wedther bureau stations outaide of | Washington, communication by telegraph being destroyed by the seyere lget sjorm that has prevailed since Aaylight. The last advices received indicate that the storm, which was central this morning off the South Carolfna coast, {§ moving north- sastward, (ncreasing Ih'intensity. It will probably reach the southern New Bngland coast by Baturday morning, caus- Ing bigh ‘northeast gAles along the middie Atlantic And southern New Bngland coast lonight. « Most Digagree in Years. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—8now, followed by rain and sleet, today created in this city wid vielnity the most disagreeable weather tonditions known in many y . During the eagly hours of the day heavy wet snow fell In great flakes. This condi- tion prevafled for séveral hours. Shortly after noon the snow turned into a steady drizzle’ of rain that continned with Int mit petiods of mieet.all atternoon and Much'of the snow from ent bilzzard was converted Into tonight the streets are inches sldewalks 'throughout the city the crossings were almost rk of the street cléan- ing department was undone and streets are in 3 worse condition than before thousands of snow shovelers went to work after the bliszard, g Merenry Takes a Drop. During the evening the temperatur: ropped enbigh to turn: the dowhpour of ralt imto & toating of iée over bulldings and trees. In Central park the big trees creakeédl under the welght of thick ‘fee. Many branches fell. ' This condition pre- valled throughout ef parke in the eity. Traffic ol th¥ Brooklyn bridge waé al- fmost at a standstill. Heavy trucks could scarcely be moved, even When four heavy tar into the night. the horses to éach did their best to get a foot- hold on the . Btreet car trafi¢ everyw! interrupted, but the greatest difficulty was experienced on cross-town botse car lifes. Four horses re attached to all of these cars and had ‘hard work getting along. ‘The wires of the fire department were re- ported to be working all right, but the police u[?h in some parts of the city wap interrus Pitth Ave & Sheet of Joe. Fifth avenue was a sheet of ice. It was early deserted by carriages and by midnight nothing save an occasiopal gutomobile was to be"seen on the mom:hhh n iway, after the theaters closed, the scene was one of great confusion. Cabs and carriages drawn up in front of the tofs handled only with great dif- fculty. Horses fell. Automobiles had trouble than the carrlages, although were hard to dle. electric wires were broken by the weight of the coating of ice and many In Fifth avenue the sidewalk along Cen- gt Bt it rghivi St om Mo ) o ohes were bent almost to the earth. s el ke Sk ¢ o - ADt m nmn »mwu- that the elac- tn g g e Tl 1 ins. o Bidetrie Wires Down: 3 Bleotric wires were down In every part of the city. fire alarm system was crippled aud the police wires are in bad shape. Trolley cars ceased running entirely late in the evening. At Communipaw and Wopdward avemues a high-power wire fell seross the backs of & taam of horses drawing an express wagon. Both horses were killed and the driver wag badly shooked. All the trains 8 and out of Jegsey City were bgbind time. The departing train were delayed by the ferry bosts, whiel consumed thrice the usugl time o crossing o Newar At Newark the streeis were ankie deep in slush. In the lower sections the sewers became clogged, the streets were moom over- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATUR | tars. | trolley wires were hot prostrated. | Commanication Out Of. Atlants. wrought havoc with the telegraph out of this city. This is an ordinary re- sult of loul transmitted to the South was by way of the stofm ‘probably wrought more havoc with the telegraph lines in this section thanm In ten years. Harlém is Flooded. All the. strests in Harlem were flooded tonight and in mapy instances the water flowed into the basements of houses. The jam at the Manbattan entrance of the Bfooklyn bridge was probably the worst on record, but no onme whs reported injured. 1n other séctions of the city reports were dumérolis of persons injured by fails, most of the victims sustaining broken Himbs. ' PITTSBURG, Feb. 21.—Anxipty was in- e ed today along the Monongahela and legheny rivérs, wi great lce gory have formed, by the cohtinued rain gnd’ E: proapetts of warmer weather. The situa- tion “today was disquieting, and river men of yéars experience fiy that with the present weather conditions lasting the jce is due to move by Sumday. meantime owners of Imperiled propefty along the rivers and the ofcials of “the ' river ‘coal combine are preparing to ‘move théir effects so as to be clear of the Imppoding danger. The on the Allegheny river, whi: extends seventy miles up the river and varies In thickness from five to sixteen feet, is belng waiiied nlght and duy by the rivér men and carly x-mlnn Are to be sent out when it Begink to move. It i§ still hoped that the rain will cease 'and that the thaw will be & slow one, so that the ice may melt and move out glowly. T Up to midnight ne movement bas taken place in the gorge, but the seriousness of thé situation not abated. A drizzling rain is pow falling and a. continuation ot the moderate weather preval INSURANCE . RATES . RAISED Twenty-Five Per Cent Advance En- foreed by Southensterm Tar- fl Assoeciation. ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 21.—The Boutheast- ertn Tarlf assoclation today detided to make a 36 per cént increase in insurance rates on all stocks of merchandise, without exception, and on frame store buildings; also on all manufacturing risks and other special hazards which have mot been rated under revised schedules within a year. This action went into effect today dnd was caused by the extraordinary fire _losses which the companies have been called upen to bear during the last three years, and especlally since the beginning of the pres- eat year. ST —————— CAR THROWN SEVENTY FEET Hurled Inte a Cornfleld in Colilsion Deratls Whote Trah FORT WAYNE, Ind., Feb. 21.—The Hich- mond passenger train on the southern branch of the Grand Rapids & Indianapolis raliroad was wrecked two miles from. Peru this evening. Eyery car was defailed. The accldent was caused by the breaking of & truck under the baj e car, throwing the emloking car off the track and throwing passenger coach seventy feet into a corn- fleld. The special car occupled by ““A Run- away Qirl” opera company stands cross- wise of the track. Several of the passen gers were badly shapen up, but node serl- ously injured. P ——— TO OURE GRIP IN TWO DAYS. Laxative Bromo-Quinine removes cause. B. W. Grove'l box. Price, 25 cents, the signature on every — Faver Direct Vote for Senators. COLUMBUS, O., b, 2. nu&nu ives of the Ohfo l::‘\:l-‘:fi‘r‘o“h:: placed itself on record as being In fayor of United llM‘:‘ *film or . as rthington resolut came up for c#ulmtl 5 iny Mnu: a vots f Ll Bbisie o T, e it on teta - CATARRH Its Cause Exists in the Blood In what keeps the mucous membrane of the nose, throat, stomach, bowels and other organs in a state ot inflammation. It is therefore impossible to cure it by any local application. It is positively danger- ous to neglect it, since it is very likely to develop into more sérious trouble, Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures it, removing its cause, cleansing the blood of scrofulous and all other impurities and giving vigor and tone to the whole system. Don’t wait till you are worse-—get Hood’s today. “I was & sufterer trom nasal catarrh and tried nearly every . knewn remedy, but gradunlly grew worse. Finally I began taking Mood's Sareaparills, and this medicine bas completely cured me . « ot that troyblesome diéase”—Mahd Doan, 1616 Arrow Ave, Indian- apolis, Ind. “1 wes afflicted with catarrh and was abeut to give up in de- spair when 1 concluded to try Heod's Sarsaparilla. When I had taken three Botties of this medicine I thought I was eured, but decided jo take fwo more, and 1 bave not had any return of the R “For some three years I had catarrd of the stomach, trestod by specialists, who caly belped. for the time belng. nally @ triend advised me 14, 904 the resylt 15 I wm entirely cured. Forbes, Lebanon, Kan. 1 wag Pl to ‘try Hood's Saredparilla, which I 1 cannot say too much 1n praise of this wopderful wmedicite, which I récommend to all autferers from catarr : "_!-,Y. 3 PR SRS ' ' Miss Hattle Crompton, Valloua Springs, ] Hood’s Sarsaparilla promises to cur s2d keeps its promise. flowed snd the water badked into the gel- Fortunately, the eletric light and South and west of New York telegraph and telephone wires were prostrated early in the afternoon, and although conditions improved somewhat between New York and Chlcago late In the evening, communication by wire with Philadelphia and Baltimore whs cut off absolutely. Slow communiecation WA restored with Washington by way of The sleet and rain freezing on the wires lines The only way in which messages could be Buffalo route to Chicago, thence back. The feat gorge TREATY IS CONSUMMATED Hay-Pauncefote Oanal Oompaot is Formally Oonoluded at Washington. OFFICIALS EXCHANGE RATIFICATIONS Contrary to Some Op the Termi- on of Nemotiat Dees Not Mark Lord Pauncefote's End of OMce. WASHINGTON, Feb, 21.—Final ratifica. tions of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty giving England's ent to the construction of 4 canpl across Central Ameriea by the United States were exchanged at the State department at 3 o'clock this' afternoon. There was very little ceremony about the exchange. Coples of the treaty had been prepared precisely similar except that in the fact that the signatures were inverted fn one copy and these were formally ex- changed between Lord Pauncefote and Sec- retary Hay, & protocol belng signed, for- maily sttesting to that fact which will form part of the records. Lord Pauncefote was in the best humor over the successful outcome of the labors of himselt and Mr. Hay. He regards the treaty as one which will do much to pre- yent friotion in the future between the two peoples. It has been suggested that with the com- pletion of this great work the British gov- érnment might regard Lord Pauncefote’s t it is learned that Lord Lansdowne, the secretary of foreign affairs, has signified to Lord Pauncefote his desire that e shall remain in Wash- ington for an indefinite period. NATIONS MAY HAVE TO ANSWER ulgaris May Recelve tam 1t Brig Break Faith. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—It is estimated at the State department that fifteen days have now elapsed since the money for Miss Store's ransom wag pald over to the of the brigands. At least five days have elapsed beyond the time fixed In the stipulation to place her i the bands ‘of her friends, There is no expiatiation of the delay. 19 hoped that physical vonditions, such as beavy s nd adverse weather, may account for the allure to secure’ her delivery. The of- clals are loath to believe that there has been a breach of faith on the part of the bigands, but even if this were so they do not regard themselves @s blameworthy for baving trusted them. From the first the United States govern- ment has been adyerse to paying ransom, but in response to appeals from every quar- ter reluctantly suthorised Mr. Leishman to deal with the briga: it turns out that the brigands have broken faith and that they ¢ither taken the rensom money and spirited the captives away again, or that they Bave killed them then there will be no further attempt to deal with the brigands on the part of the United States government, but its entire powef will be ‘directed upon Turkey and upon Bulgaria to procurs the swift and “?3]“" extermination of the brigands re- gardless ot cost or effort. PLEAD FOR "EVERY MOTHER Councll of Women Want tor Brring ‘WASHINGTON, Fel day created a committee to revise and codify the constitution and bylaws of the brder. Mrs. Barrétt made & plea for the recognition of motherhood regardle: of circumstances surroundings In which it exista, greater chirity for women who have erred. At tonight's dession Mrs. Margaret Bye Ellis talked about “Our Duty to the Women of Our New Posgessions.” She charged that American officials and wol- diers in the Phillppines are misusing Fili- pino women, and she appealed to President Roosevelt “that he put an end to the crime against these women.'" NO COMPLAINT AT RUSSIA United ® o tes Entirely Satisfied with Intentions Respecting Manchuria. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The United States government id now perfectly satisfied a8 {o the correctness of Russla’s Intentions respecting Manchurla. The pledges here tofore obtained from Russia have been re- pewed and reinforced so strongly that they must be accepted as satistactory, unless our government is prepared to deliberately question Russia’s integrity, which it has not the least disposition to Annual G. A. R, Encampm ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The annual en- campwmeént of the Grand Army of the Repub- lic, under an agreement reached today be- tween the Grand Army of the Republic executive commifteé and a committee of Washington business men, will be held here during the week commenciag October 6. The citizens will give $12,000 for ald to neely vsterans coming here, Justice Gray Better. ' ' WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Justice Gray of the stiprems court of the United States, who is suffering from a stroke of parsly- sls, is better today than he has heen since the stroke occurred, but is still very ously indisposed. He rested well night. e last Army Recomm: e WASHINGTON, Feb. 31.—The secretaty of war has decided to transmit to cohgress the report apd accompanying papers of the army post board, making various recom- mendations in regard to military corps and establishment of four large military camps More Charges Against Parrot. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The Civil Ser- vice commission has forwarded to Presi- dent Roosevelt charges agalnst Gen- eral Parrot, the new suryeyor of Idaho. DESCRIBES THE WATER CURE Deni that Ofeers Its KANSAS CITY, Feb. 231.—General Fred- erick Funston, in discussing the “‘water cure,” 4 form of torture charged agalnst the soldiers in the Philippines, said that he had n the “water cure” applied, but “The vic- tlm fs bound an mouth,"” sud ti general. “His head Is thrown upwird and back and his nose grasped by “the' fingers of the torturer. Strangulation follows as a matter of course. Whien' the viétim is about suffocated the plication 18 Teleased and he is givel » chance to talk on recovery eor take an- other Gowe of It. The operation is brutal beyond & doubt, but bardly fatal. “The which I have just refuted at the Pequest of the War departmént was most vague. 11 was made by ‘s soldier’ sad to the effect that he had ‘helped administer the water cure to 160 Aatives.' That le the kind of fot a_soldier Is apt to' write home when business is dull and he has three or four beers under his jacket to help his imagination. Nothing of the kind ever oé- curred with the Knowledge of the officers or ever occurred st all, fof that matter.” CLOSES STREE_T_EAILWAY DEAL Everett-Moore Holdings in a Cleve- land System Afe Bought By thé Andrews Syndicate. CLEVELAND, . 21.—~The bankers' committee of the Everett-Moore syndicate today fssued the following official atate: ment corcerning the sale of tl olidated” rallway Bystem of th The deal for the Everett-Mdore holdings of stock In the Cleveland Biectric Ra way rews comy h tieall. Sompey, Y 22, Piicucalg o contracted_for the entire haldm{: of #tock of the ndll“ in the com) Hiee &% Whigh the stock w‘l 06 501 ta 80 Dot whare. The Wikine: ggopocflforr u‘m&?’o‘;‘ ();' the cgmmm’k. Mr. Andrews, who was formerly presfdent of the “Blg Oonsolidated,” Has already a holding of 8tock ih the company estimatéd At 20 per céent of the whol n order to ecure full contrel, it 18 sald he must pur- chase about 45,000 shares more at a cost of nearly $4,000,000. Mr, Andréws and his assistants also are large holders of the stock of thé Oleveland City Rallway com- sny, known locally as the “Little Con- solidated,” of which Senator Hanna I8 presi- dent, 1t 1s understood to bé the purpoes of those Interested In thé two compatles {o effect a consolidation. Should this be ef- teoted it would pit every street car Iine in the city under the contral of one A The sale of the “Blg Comsolidated,” it rl sald, will in a great measure relieve the situation whieh forced the Everett-Mdore syndicate to geek the dssistance of the bankers’ committee. The sale of the stoek at $80 per share returns to the holding members of the syndicate their equities in the Big Consolidated, With the collateral trust plan in full operation to relleve the telephone situation, it is belleved the syndicaté will practically be In shape to Ko abead and conduct the affairs of its numerous other interests as formerly. MAGNETIC ~ HEALERS WIN Court Hol They Are Physi- and Not Tratned Nurses and Can Practice Medicine. Tlin SPRINGFIELD, I, Feb. 21.—The su- preme court today Handed down an opinfon that a magnetic Hedler is a physiofan dnd not a trained nurwe and is entitléd to a license. The opinion wae rendered in the case of the people against Joseph P. Gor- don in & sult to recover the penaity for practicing medicine without a license. The sase comes from Winnebago county, wheré « judgment entered |n favor of the de- fendant and which the appellate court af. firmed. Dr. Gordon was a magnetic healer and the supreme court finds that the ofreult court erred In instructing the jury té find for the defendant and that the appéllite court erred in afirming that judgabnt and the judgment of Tower cotirt 15 re- versed and remanded, the supreme court holding that a magnetic healer 18 & physi- ¢lan and not a trained nutwe, 4s insfsted on by the defendant, becatise he does not use drugs or materidl remedy. RED MEN STEAL GUNS AND FLEE Band of Crasy §nake's Indfans Makes Raid on »n Hardware Store. : L T, Feb. 21.—A band of Crazy Soake's folipwers made a \Keokuk Falls, Okl., just across t W from the Creek natiop, rushed a hard- ware store, seized A lat of arms and am- munition and fled. A posse immediately started in.pursult and it is reported ea tured several of the band after-a two hours' running fight. ’ Two of the captured men have been brought to Keekuk Falls. They are George and Peter Hutlpitta, prominent members of the Chitto Harjo band. They stated that they were goihg to get arms and then g0 to Yard-Deka Chute's miles west of Bufals. Old Yard-Dek blind interpreter, living near the Old Hickory grounds, the council meeting place of the Snake band. The latest from Wewoka is that the Snakes have dispérsed, going In every direction. Milwaukee Brewers Dee on Ad- vanee if War Tax is Not Reduced. Feb. 21.—The Bentinél to- MILWAUKER, Brewers' association Whs decided to ralse the price of beer woon, unless & reduction of the war tak Is made. ‘The amount of the advance in price Is not but will' be ermined The brewers maintain that-materlal of aif kinds entering into the manufacture' of beer, as well as labor, have advanced in cost. —— Acquitted of Embessiement. QUINCY, I, Feb. 3L.—Captain J. V. Henry, former' assistant tmaster Yol oB ey e e o e A it TR 3 Whs B sh of +*amount i the ight o et e stolg the money. MUST BE SHOWN. Coftee Drinkers Réquife Proof, When ‘perscns insist op taking some kind of food or drink that causés disease it is not fair to blame & Dogtor for npt curing them. Coffee keeps thoushnds of people sick In spite of all the Doctor ean do to cure them. 'fl&o is but ome way to et well. ' ThHat 'S to quit coftee absolutely; a gréat help will be to shift over to Postum Food Coffee. A case of this kind is fllustrated by Mrs. E. Kelly, 238 8th Newark, says: “I have been ailing I years with bilious trouble aad indigestion. Every doctor told me to give up coftee. 1 laughed at the idea of céffée -hurting m until about three years ago I was taken very bad and had to have a doctor attend me regularly. “The Doetor refused to let me have cof- fee, but prescribed Postum Food Coffee. soon got to making it so well that I could mot tell the differénce in faste between Postum and the common coffes. “I began to ove right and have never had & lous spell since ing up coffee and taking on Postum. When I started | weighed 109 pounds, now I .lr 130. My friends ask whet bhas made the change and, of course, I tell them it was leaving off caffee and taking up Postum. “] know husband will néver go back to the old lo. You can use my name l:‘ prist ry lo::: m - 2! ye (he ]’u-t ":'n.f mvo' o -.:y about tutn and what it has doue for me.” WILL RAJSE PRICE OF BEER|W -treasurer 55 | the e BRITON EXPLAINS T0 KAISER Lotd Lansdowne Says Germany Misunder- stood Position of Paunoefote. DENIES ALL ALLEGED UNFRIENDLINESS in His Note nference of Forelgnm Dele- gates Acted Merely in For- mal Capaelty. BERLIN, Feb. 21.—Lord Lansdowne, Brit- secretary of state for forelgn affairs, has informed Baron von Richthofen, secre- taty of the Germam imistry for forelsn sffalrs, that the British government has tal lication by Germany o note of the publ ispatch trom D¥. Von Holeben, Ger- man ambassador to the United States, con- cerning the meeting of ambassadors held in Washington, April 14, 1898, without fol- 10wing the ueual procedure of obtaining the consent of thé other govérnments inter- edted. Lofd Lansdowne and the British govern- ment dedlte Germany to know that it has misunderstood the action of Lord Paun fote, the British ambassador to the United States, In the meetitig of April 14, 1898, 10rd Pauncefote's part in that meeting whs sifply that of the senior member of thé diplomatic cofps and nothing that he 4id was prompted by unfriendliness to the Utiited States. Baron von Richthofen bas not yet replidd 10 Lord Lansdowne’s dispateh, of which the foregoing is the substance. The Indica- tiéng Aré that Germany In its reply thereto will point out that the foreign office wa firet giving information to the press, coln- ulaén{ fo the first speech of Lord Cranm- borne, the British under secrétary for for- ¢lgn affairs. The German forelgn office is seemin| taking cognizance of the oficial Britis statement givem to thé Assdclated Press Januaty 21 last that Germany, Russia and France supported the effort of Austria to persuade Great Britaln to join in European intervention. LONDON, Feb. 21—Cabling from Berlin, the correspondent of the Morning Post says be understands the Pauncefote controversy to be the subject of diplomatic correspond- énce between the German and British gov- ernments, The correspondent also says 18 declared that the British government h informed Germany that Dr. Von Helenben, the German ambassador at Washington, misunderstood the character of the initia- tive taken by Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassador t! EXPECT DELAY IN ARRIVAL ) stant communication with Germany at all times. (Continued from First P “All T Wel A ,.‘..;: have b;en accomplished by them “in g [ 1 , Feb. 21.—General Dewet, wich Tge number of diseases arising from .:‘L;l‘le’r(::v'N'.,:-: l.lm‘l\lv‘vl;fl’;u l:ll 400 followers, broke bagk northwsrd |thin blood or shattered nerves, two fruft- from Lucania, thirty miles west of Fastnet. Lucania reported that in latitude 46:59 north, longitude 35:18 west it was in com- munication by the Marconi system of wire- ldss telegraphy with the North German Lioya steamer Kron Prinz Wilheim and ex- clisnged greetings with Prince Henry, who is on board. Kron Prins Wilhelm signailed HALL well.” ; NEW YORK, Feb, 21.—The position given in Lucania's wirel dispatch ‘seems to indioats that Kron Pring Wilhelm, contrary to the reports circulated that on leaving Bremen it had Instructions to proceed ovér the northern of shorter course, Is coming over the southern course, which is longer by almost 100 miles. It the vessel 16 taking that course it would, under dinary conditions, be about four hours be- Hind {ts record, which was made over thé shiorter course. In the latitude indicated the courpes of the northern and southern roites are over 200 miles apart, and If Kron Prinz Wilhelm were on the northe oourse it 1s doubtful if Lucania could hi comitiunicated with it. REVAMPS OLD__PONTHOVEHSY Press Opens New Chapter in sk War Affair in View of Prince's Visit, LONDON, Feb. 21.—The weekly reviews make the impending arrival of Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia at New York the occasion of another chapter of the Spanish controv The Spectator reviews at length the wholé story of the diplomatic chahge, With & view of controverting what it claims as “the distortion of the actual faots by the Germar press.’" The paper dlsclaimé any attempt to mar the reception of Prince Henry, but declares that both Englishmen and Americdns “ses through Germauy's game and ref to be mislead by the ‘inspired’ attempts to un- dermine their friendships add understand- ing. A fact which will be written down by the historlan, says the Spectator, is as well recognized today as it will ever be. That 18, that England used her influence, and the Americans kiow she used it, on the side of the United States as agalnst those who wished to take sides with Spain. “A test of the attitude toward America during the war dfsplayed by Englapd and Germany. respectively s found in the re- spective attitude of the English and Ger- man squadrons toward Admiral Dewey in Manila bay. The Germans nesrly fired on Americans. 1f they had done so the 1ish would have acied on the American The Outlook treats the maiter light)y. It ssys that Bmperor Willlim, as in China, uses Prince Henry as bait for the Ger- bopk. Nelther Prince Henry or his brother. the emperor, will ever succeed in weakening the substantial grounds on which Anglo-American co-opefation bow r In the same connestion the Outlook ex- prosses grest satistaction as to Secretary Hay's note to Russia, and commends it as a strong document, “which galns additional foree from its disposal of old-fashioned di- plomacy.” The Ssturday Review, on the other hand, purtues Its customary anti-American course and roundly abuses the goverument for being drawn into this freeb “‘bumiliat- ing pesition,” and demominates the whole controversy as an ‘“lnternational slanging mateh” The Saturt Review declares that the disclosures blacken the memory of the late Président McKinley, as they show he fol- lowed Bismarck's policy without Elsmarck's excuse, and that be wilifully suppressed Spain’s final capitulation in order (o par- in war wheo he might manfully inst the popular elamor SOUVENIR FOR PRINCE HENRY Louis Prepa Casket of Sliver and Gold. orate ST. LOUIS, Feb. 31.—The solid sliver and gold casket which will be presented as & souvenir to Prince Heary of Prussia by Mayor Wells will be finished within & day or two. It will be 18 inches long, 4% inches bigh and 43 inches from front to back. All the material is of solid siiver and gold, with decorations in full reliet, richly cut by haud In solid metal and enameled. T most ornate embellishment will be ‘the do- viee on the cover. This conslsts of the common seal of 8t. Louls, on either side of which are the American and German Tes, the key to the city protruding at the top and bottom, about the lower part being a spray of forget-me-nots. Inside the souve. nir will be lined with navy blue watered silk. The casket itself will be placed in a black seal leather box, which will be lined with royal purple veivet. The casket will bold the address of welcome handsomely engrossed on parchment. GERMANS HIGHLY PLEASED THE INSIE HISTORY OF A REMARKABLE CASE NOW PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME. s Makes a Statement, Tell- Beat of Her Knowled ses which Led fo the Trouble, says the Belfast, Repubdlioan Jour: have never be- fore been published. The incident caused edlled upon Mre. Elisabeth Nichols at her home in Searsport, Me., and obtained the following information. She said: “About six years ago my nerves broke down completely and my whole system be- tame & wreck. I suffered dreadfully from Indigestion and my eyes were very weak. 1 had frequeat fainting spells. Finally my bt falled me entirely and I bad to have my eyes bandaged all the time.” e of affal she continued, lasted for a year, I was forced to 80 to0 bed and stay there constantly. I became 50 weak that I could take only two tablespoonfuls of milk at & time. 1 could Dot feed myself and sleep was almost fm- possible. This lasted another year and I The repeated at- tempts made from rival countries to. get inister aspect to the visit of Admiral Henry of Pru crel some t and ridicule here. The Istest is contained in a Figaro dispatch from London representing Emperor Willlam as Qipleased with the bearing of the Amer- fean naval officers and that, therefor: has giver orders to mal man-American as possibl say that this is absurdly false and that Germany on the contrary is delighted at the attitude of the American naval ofetals. CALL UPON DUKE TO EXPLAIN Party Leaders. Hesstan . Diet ::\:sl‘l:;nl:l:l'uwc:nn. n‘:';(;-:; “;m.x Ask for Reanol ot make my bed they could move onty & Diveree. few inches at a time. I had become ex- tremely thin and was still losing flesh. 1 had tried nearly alf the medicines in the market, but failed to find any that helpet me.” ‘But how were you cured? asked the futerviewer. Tl tell you. My condition finally be- came so critical that my family expected me to die any day. Them my husba bought wome Dr. Willlame' Pink Pills Pale People, and three days after I bej taking them I could eat without assistasce, And In a week I could st up and be ssed. After 1 had taken five' bokes I began to gain flesh. I continued the usé of Pink Pllls for Pale People until I had taken ten boxes and was able fo help my family pack up w home. thero 1 took two more bukes §f e ol ;ud 1 have been able to work ard and take care of my family of péople ever since. 4 fl." “It is now four years since I stopped taking medicine and If I ever b to take any more it will be Dr. Willlams' Plak Plils for Pale People. Three of my neigh- bors have taken the pills with good results and I positively consider them the best remedy there je." DARMBTADT, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Feb. 31~A caucus of the party leaders in the second ohamber of the Hesslan Diet has requested the grand duke of Hesse to communicate to them his reasoms for ob- taining a divorce from the grand duch The prime minister, Barl Rothe, in a con- clllatory statement, intimate communication referred to would be ma to the Chamber behind closed doors. The separation of the gramd duke amd grand duchess of Hesse was pronounced September 2! Ernest Ludwlg, grand duke of Hesse, is the son of the Grand Duke Louls IV and uncle of the present emperor of Germany. His mother was Princess Alice of England, » daughter of the lat¢ Queen Victotia. He is about 33 years old and was married April 19, 1894, to Victoria of Saxe, Gothe #nd Coburg, who is also a granddaughter of Queen Victor One child, the Princess Elisibeth, born March 11, 1895, is the result of the union. A sister of the grand duke is the'czarl of Russia, while another married. Prin Henry of Pruss DEWET NOW FLIES NORTHWARD Brepks Back Through Line of Bloeks houses and Loses Oaly Men. fore Charlés F. Adams, a notary public at Bearsport. Not only have mauny cases similar {o this been cured by Dr. Willlams’' Pink Pills for Pale People but equally wonderful re- Two through the blockhouse line, the nighc of the 10th inst., ten miles west of Lindley, Orange River Colony. The blockho nf med fire on the Boers, two of whom were killed. The remainder fled. ful.causes of almost every ill to which flesh Js beir. They are a positive cure for such diseases locomotor ataxia, partial paraly- pls, Bt. Vitus' dance, s¢iatica, neuralgla, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after- effects of grip, of fevers and of other acute diseas: palpitation of the. heart, pale and sallow complexions and all forms of weakness either in male or female, DFf. Willlams' Pink Pllls for Pale People are also a specific for troubles pecullar to fo- males. In men they effect ¢ radical cute jo all cases arising from worry, .work or excesses of whatever nature. Dr. Willlams' Pink Pills for Pale Peaple are sold in boxes (mever in loose bulk) .at Dty cents a box or six boxes for two.dol- and fifty cent: d. may bé had of all druggiets, or direct by mall trom Dr. Wil- liems Medicine. Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Be sure to get the genuine bstitutes pever cured anybody. No Response from Germany. BERLIN, Feb. -21.—The note of the United States to Russia and China on the rubject of commercial rights in Manchuria has been communicated to Germany, but no answér has been made. Germany main- tdins the attitude it "has previously “an- nounced, that Manchurla is outside the bphere of German interesfs and it sees no reason to chan ! X 4 AN Drought i New' South' Wales LONDON, Feb. 22.—Accord! ‘{ 1o the Syd- néy correspondent of the Dally ., South ‘Wales is now experiencing its séy- enth year of almdst contffiuous drouth. The churches have appointed February 2 &8 a day of humiliation and prayer. The government has proclaimed this day to be ral holiday, so all business will then Rev. Tsilka Not Under Arr CONSTANTINOPLE, Thursddy, Feb. 20.— The authoritles here deny that Rev. Mr. Tellka, husband of Miss Ellen M. Stone's companion in’ captivity, has been ai d for complicity in the kidnaping of the lat- ter. They say that, according to last re- ports, Mr. Tsilka is in Sofia, Bulgaria. Every sideboard needs it Every buyer Tirkde: fted Every user is satisfied The demand is enormous and universal, Venesuelan Congress Comvenes. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—The consul MI:: nupglzmvgl'u eral of Venesuela'today received the fol- vaty from lts lowing dispatch: atandard of quality. CARACAS, Teb. w.—c&..-tuuuo:.;n con- e 1 ted toda All b Srere pravept. | CASTRO, gent. " Hu ter Ecsemn, No Cure, No Pay. -3 Your drugsist will refund your money if Baltimore PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure Ringworm, Tetter, O1d Ulcers and Sores, Pimples snd Blackheads on the face, and Il skin dis- eases; 50 cents. . —_—e PAULSEN GOES TO PRISON olds Lower Tri- chds the Bank Prest- nt to Penitentiary, is the leading whiske: of America. Supreme Court SPRINGFIELD, I, The sti- preme court toddy afirmed the decision of the Cook cotnty crinfinal court’in the case of Willlam A.-Paulsen, presidéntiof the Cen tral Trust and Savings cgmpeny, who was convicted of recelving deposits when he knew the bank was insolvent and sentenced to the Jollet pe The court 18 of Feb. Lk o ad L. RANAOOIOTTI, 0. V.3 ....“"%"'?:.;5".;.. XX BOYDS XX This BELASCO'S T congeptjon Of & sche: cepting as cash payments of subscriptions to its atock, the assets of ‘ahother banking '] institution which assets he knew were in part worthless, and that he' was cogn of losses s ned by this operation. et r—————tdy Sarah”Bemha‘rdft, [ephone 1531 Matinees, ;od..’ Sat. and 8 un., 3:48 HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE Westons, Faust the grest Franch actrsss says: “I #nd i the Rimodrome. rices—1ile, $bc Gold Seal Champagne excellent, in fact superior to many Frea Ohampagnes. It sufprises me that such & in America. BERNHARDT.” GOLD SEAL is served in every first-clase cafe and club, #0ld everyhers at halt the price of Prench wi URBANA WINE GO, URBANA, N. V. BHOLIT MATINEE TOPAY D _H v GRANE ANCE TONIGHT. LAST PERFOM. —IN'GAY PARIS BURLESQUERS— I(:nmm:}l&::l !,:Edly matines, real bur- i