Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 8, 1902, Page 2

CHANGES WROUGHT BY YEARS Oomparison of Prrunt Spukenhlp Oontest with that of Twenty Years Ago. PRACTICALLY SETTLED YEAR IN ADVANCE Good l’ll’" Days Liguo and Candidates’ Heads In the Cigars in rters Cut a Most Con- feuous Figure. (From a Etaft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.— (Special) — There has been a marked change in the manner of conducting a speakership cam- paign in recent years. Twenty years'ago when the Forty-eighth congress was elebted the election was followed Immediately by active operations on the part of the speak- ership candidates. Samuel J. Randall of Pennsylvanta, “Sunset” Cox of New York, Willlazn M. Springer of Iilinols and John G. Carliele of Kentucky were the candi- dates and each opened “headquarters.” These gathering places were kept open for nearly o year and thirsty or “smoke hun- gry” adherents of the fortunes of one or the other could always quench thirst or satisfy the craving for nicotine in one room or the other. In fact the “headquarters” idea was carried out by the candidate for all the minor offices down to those who de- sired to pray for the hcuse in the guise of chaplains. One gentleman of the cloth was #0 lavish in his hospitality that he overdid things, created a scandal and defeated him- self. It was not until the very night of the caucus that the contest for speaker was de- clded. So hot was the race between Ran- dall and_ Carlisle that wagers were made right up to the moment when the balloting began and thousands of dollars changed hands on the result. That fight over the speakership of the Forty-eighth congress was about the last under the old method of orocedure. But ft must not be assumed that it was the last fight for the speakership. McKfinley gave Reed a close race in the Fiftieth congress and Crisp was only chosen to preside over the house in the Fifty-first congress after a bitter controversy and a hot fight. When the Fifty-fourth congress was pre- paring to organize every candidate who at one time or another thought of opposing Reed dropped out and the “ex-czar” from Maine had a walkover. And 6o it was when Mr. Reed resigned his gavel and his seat two years ago. Candidates from the east and candidates from the west sprang up untll there were a dozen in the field and jevery one looked for an old time scrap, with numerous ballots and lots of button- holing before a choice would be made. But one after another withdrew until Hender- son had the field to himeelf. Nor did ho bave any contest last Decmber when he came up for re-election. It was simply a walkover. Talk of & Revolt. Last spring Mr. Henderson succeeded in causing a great deal of dissatisfaction among his colleagues by his rulings. Tha cloakrooms were filled daily with knots of men who growlingly swore that they would lend a revolt for a new deal and a radical change in the rules after the fall elections. onized the leaders upon several occasions, was selzed upon as Moses to lend the dis- satisfied out of the “bondage of one-man | power.” Hepburn (Ia) was chosen by an- other contingént, while Tawney, because of ‘his fight against Cuban eoncessions in the matter of tariff rates, was picked out 'the candidate for/the beet sugar men and | for a time he enjoyed a beautitul Mttlo | boeom. Sherman (N. Y.), once a supposed candidate against Henderson, was the idol of a very large contingent. But Sherman pit a quietus upon the movement in his own behalf by declaring with his colleagues for Payne. Babcock (Wis) made himself very popular last winter by intro- ducing bills for the reduction of dutles on some trust-made products. As a con- )quence he was pushed forward by a large number of western men who may be designeq as the low tariff wing of the Burton (0.) telegraphed his he 18 chairman of the committee on rivers and harbors and can do favors— to refrain from committing themselves vntil he could buckle on his armor. And theré were others, including Mr. Dalzell (Penn.), the exponent of extreme high protection. That was three Aveeks ago. Today “Uncle Joe” Cannon (Ill.) has the fleld en- tirely to himself. He has not and will not bave to open “headquarters.’” He has not bought & box of cigars or a single demi- john. If he has spent any money at all he has expended it only in telegraph tolls and post mps and a full twelve- month before the date of the caucus he is as assured of the speakership In the Fifty- elghth congress as though he had already taken the oath. Never before in the an- nals of congress has such a remarkab'e contest for the high office of speaker been carried ‘on and won o easily, after such & short campalgn and so far in advance of the opening of & mew congress. Speak- ers have been re-clected without a fight, but never has one been chosen for his firet term with so lttle trouble to him- sell. Statehood Fight is Oa. The senate wiil be engaged for several weeks from this time forward in discussing the question whether or mot three m states shall be admitted to the union. Last winter the house passed what is known as the omnibus statehood bill, which provides for the admission of Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico. Before the summer adjourn- ment the senate agreed that this bill should be reported upon by the senate committee on territories on December 3 and that it should be taken ‘up for conside the 10th, and further, that it should be the continuing order until finally disposed of. Under this agreement a report was made on Wednesday last. The majority of the committee favors the admission of Okla- homa, but not Arizona and New Mexico. It has been the poliey of the democratic party in the past to favor all bills designed to give state government to the territorie With one or two exceptions all the: st ;admitted since the war owe their s ‘largely to the votes of demoerats in con- \gress. Knowing this to be the fact, the )delegates from the three territories count upon the solid support of the democratic senators for the omnibus bill. They aiso claim that eighteen republican senators are unalterably committed to their cause and i consquence they count upon a safe ma- jority in support of the measure. But it Is at present an open question as to what the outcomy will be. Each of the territories bas a greater population today Contains no acid GORHAM SILVER POLISH Is guarsnteed to be free from any injurious ingredient. Cleans as well as polishes w 25 cents & package Littlefield (Me.) who had antag- | tion on | than North Dakots, 14aho or Wyoming bad when admitted, and with irrigation and statehood New Mexico and Arisona will un- Aoubtedly advance rapldly in population and material wealth. It ia argued by the op- ponents of statehood that these territories should not have equal Fepresentation in the senate with New York, Penvsylvania, Ohio or Ilinofs. But on the other hand Nevads Delaware and half a dozen other small states have cach as much to say In legisl tion matters in the senate as the populou wealthy commonwealths, It is too late to diacuss that side of tRe question. The makers of the constitution decidefl that every state, no matter how small, must have equal ropresentation in the upper house with every other state. Polltleal Side of Question. The political condition In the three terri- tories today s favprable to the repub- licans. Of the three Arizona alone is rep- resented by a delegate in the house who is a democrat. Oklahoma and New Mexico have returned republicans to the mext con- gress. It would appear, therefore, that what political advant: is to come from the admisélon of the three new states will redound to the republicqns. * But it is an established principle of political economy that populations move along fisothermal lines. The territories named {n the omni- bs bill were settled in large part by immi- gration from the southern . states and Mexico. These Immigrants ecarry thelr political convictions with them from their old homes. - They were democrats in Georgla, Mississippl, Alabama and Arkan- sas, and they are democrats today. Idaho, the Dakotas, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and even Washington and Oregom have, from time to time, shown a disposftion to abandon the republican party. But when the spasm has passed they have returned to their first political love. These northern states are peopled by immigrants from other northern states, In a large measure, Thelr fathers were republicans betore them and they are republicans. It seems natural, therefore, to expect that the three south- western territories will be as certainly democratic in politics ten years hence as Wyoming, Washington and South Dakota are republican today. Perhaps it is the be- let in this outcome that actuated the senate committee In its adverse report on the omnibus bill. But whatever the cause tho report has been made and it will take hard work and a great deal of persuasive eloquence to socure the passage of the measure. Mary Immorta The two bromze statues of Charles Car- roll of Carroliton and John Hanson, which will represent Maryland in Statuary hall st the natlonal capitol, have arrived in Washington, and are pow resting in their boxes in the great rotunda of the ‘‘Houso on the HiIL' Superintendent Elliott Woods of the capltol has suggested that the bronzes be unboxed at once and placed in position and that their formal unvelling could take place at some later date. Richard | E. Brooks, who designed the statues and who came to this country from Paris, was | in Washington last week for the purpose of looking after their unboxing and erection. The statties will be glven prominent places in the American “Parthenon,” the sites chosen for their location being between the statues of Samuel Adams of Massa- chusetts on the right and Willlam King of Maine on the left. No arrangement has been made for the formal presentation of the bronzes to the government. This is a matter that rests entirely with the Mary- land commission and the Maryland delega- tion in congress, but it e not likely that any ceremonies will take place until after the Christmas holidays. Every schoolboy and girl knows who Chiarles Carroll of Carrollton was. They know he was the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence and afixed to his signature to that great document of our liberties “of Carrollton,” in order to distinguish him from his kinsman, Charles Carroll, barrister, and to assume the cer- tain responsibility himself for his act. But John Hanson is not so well known to the | people of today as is his illustrious assoct- | ate in Statuary hall. Yet the history of | Maryland contains no more commanding fig- | ure than that of John Hanson. He was one | of Maryland's most active patriots and in | 1775 was commissioned by the Maryland convention to establish a gunlock factory at Frederick. He was a delegate to the contl- nental congress from 1781 until his death, and served one year as its president, and in that capacity gave Washington the thanks of congress for the victory at Yorktown. Mr. Brooks, the artist, in describing the statues, shid that they were of herolc size, seven feet three inches high, with a stand, also of bronze, of four inches. The figures will rest upon pedestals of Tennesseo marble four teet five inches high, and made by a Balti- more firm. The color of the bronzes, ac- cording to Mr. Brooks, Is something be- tween the green aod the brown. They were colored with acids by the artist himself. He 14 th's work himself in order to be sure | that it was doue properly, since manufac- turers frequently coutend that they have colored their bronzes with acids when as a matter of fact they have failed to do so. The acids used are not the “eating” acids, but have merely the effect of oxidizing the metal. Investigating Land Entries. The recent disclosures regarding the fal entries upon the public domain of the west promise to be aired in Washington. Senator Quarles (Wis.) .the other day intro- duced a bill setting aside all entries of a suspicious character, and it may become necessary to investigaie the course of the land offices in permitting so much laxity on the part of the receivers of the land offices in the western country as Is shown by the Tevelations as to the whole- sale entry of the public domain by persons who have no right thereon. In Nebraska a number of cntries havé been suspended be- cause of alleged frauds committdd on re- celvers and resisters by so-called soldiers’ widows. At the Chamberlain, 8. D., land office forty entries have been suspended, the officials there now knowing that the ma- Jority are fraudulent. Just what course the commissioner of the general land office will pursue Lo correct the evils now going on is problematical, ~although he is highly wrought up. over the disclousures that are being made and the shady practices that are coming to light in fling for Homesteads on the public lands. Helped Launch MeKinley Boom. The death ot Alfred E. Buck. United | States minister to Japan, revives historical reminiscences known to but few people in public fe It is not an open secret, but nevertheless a matter of fact that Min- ister Butk owed his position to the active part he had taken 16 Jauaching the presis dential boom of Willism McKinley. In the | her body was escorted to the grave by THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1902, approved by him. Leading republicans from the southern states were one by one Invited to Thomasville and there intro- duced to McKinley, whose affable manner and graclous ways made & favorable im- pression and enabled Hanna to secure pledges of eupport that eventually mater- falized at the 8t. Louls convention of 1896 When McKinley left Thomasville he had positive assurance of an almost solld south to back him and with that knowledge he formally entered the presidentlal race arena at the historic Marquette club din- ner given in February, 1896, confident of eventual triumph. . It was McKinley's most commendable tralt to stand by his friends and it was perfectly uatural that the men who were on the ground floor would be first taken care of. The Japanese mission, with its $12,000 salary, was simply a reward for the invuluable service rendered by Alfred E. Buck in initiating the McKinley boom The appointment of Powell Clayton as minister to Mexico was in the same line. This chapter of political history would probably not have been given to the public had not the death of Minister Buck re- chlled the true Inwardness of McKinley's ante-nomination vampalgn of 1896, which, though supposed to have been spontaneous, was as well planned and as well executed s any political campaign ever set on foot y the ablest past masters in American national politics. SICK MARINES REACH PORT Panther Lands Many Mem Stricken with Fever While at Colon, CARTOONIST NAST IS DEAD Falls Vietim to Yellow Fever and Expires After Three Days' Illness. ONLY APPOINTED TO OFFICE LAST JULY st Politieal Oartoo Breaking Up the Tweed Ring. GUAYAQUIL, ‘Bouador, Dec. 7.—Thomas Nast, United States consul general to Be- uador, died toddy alter three days' iliness from yellow fever. He was buried this &fternoon. The funeral was attended by the gov- ertior, the consular corps, the American colony and by many friends. The cofin was wrapped in the Stats and Stripes. The British chAplain recited & prayer in the cemetery. To the younger generation the name of Naat {s hardly & memory, but to the older ones it recalls a man who was probably Amerfoa's greatest cartoonist. In recent years he has done little work along this line and éven that little seemed to have lost the pecullar touch of his palmy days. His first work was dotle for Lealie's, but ho later went to Marper's and it was while with this publication that he became f mous. When the fight was commenced against the corrupt Tweed ring in New York, Nast entered the fleld and nothing in the shape of cartoons has ever had so much influence in this country as his draw- ings of Tweed and the other Tamiany bosees and they had much to do with rousing public sentiment to crush the cor- rupt combine. Those Who remember the pictures of Tweed, drawn as a hog and pre- serving the features of both the hog and the Tammany boss, can scarcely repress a smile, .even to thjs day, when those fa- mous pictures are called to memory. The Tweed ringsters were by no means the only subjects for his pencil, and his style was as varied as the themes he {reated. His most famous and fetching cartoons, however, were those in Which he combined the features of the object of his attack with those of animals, which best suited his purpose and it required no diagram to explain the point of his car- toons. He worked rapidiy and those who were famillar with him state that when he concelved an idea the drawing of the car- toon was the work of only a few minutes. b Those who have heard him lecture and seen him illustrate hie lecture with erayon drawings done béfore the audience can easily belleve this. An incident of the lec- ture would suggest an idea and a few sweeps of the crayon produced the ple- ture. A disagreement with the publishers of Hatper's practically retired him. The com- pany would not permit him to draw what he wished, neither would they release him, and as he would not draw what was wanted he practically retired for several years on salary. When he was ready to re-enter the fleld others had occupted it and in fact advancing years' appeared to have robbed him of his virllity. He was born im Bavarla in 1840 and came with his pareits to the United States at the age of 6. He was appointed to the post he was n;ldja. at the time of his death in July of the present year. SPAIN SE! EK§ POWER TO FIGHT New MintateziUnantmous ¥ Wil Bde h Stébug Army ‘and " 'l'y‘ NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec. 7.—The United States steamship Panther reached Hampton Roads from Colon today, bringing fever-stricken marines who have been protecting the rallroad property on the isthmus for more than a month. Aboard the vessel were 380 men. Thirty- four of them, of whom two &re officers, were taken to the navy hospital at Ports- mouth. These cases are understood to be serious. The other marines are not seriously ill and will be granted shore leave to re- cupérate. Panther had an extremely rough voyage from San Juan, whence it salled on Mon- day afternoon. The storm delayed its ar- rival about two days and-made the sick marines more miserable, WABASH MEN ACCEPT TERMS Declde to Take Ten Cent Raise and Return to Work on Tue, > a SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Dec. 7.—The Wabash ultimatum to the striking shopmen has been accepted and the strikers will report for duty on Tuesday. A committee representing the strikers in Springfleld, Fort Wayne and Moberly voted unanimously upon this action at a confer- ence held in Decatur yesterday. This com- mittee, however, was not empowered to take final action toward settlement. They could only reccommend, but their reccopmenda- tion has met with favor among the strikers. It s sald that at the mass meeting of the strikers to be held tomorrow the men will coneur in the report of the general strike committee. Strikers regard the increase of 2 cents per hour offered to skilled labor a victory. GOING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Cross” Atlantie Ocean ale, but AN Will Return. CHICAGO, Dec. 7.—The annual exodus from the morthwest and the middle west of Scandinavi who return to the mother- land for the Christm: holidays is un- usually heavy this ye: A special train that left Chicago for New York today car- ried 600 of these excursionists to Norway and Sweden. The train, which was ehboulely deco- rated with the fiygs of the United States and Norway and eden, carried a brass band. Practically all the excursionists will return to the United States and a large nymber of them have arranged to bring kinsmen with them. BRIDESMAID DIES AT ALTAR in Wedd: Gown Escorted by Malds and Grooms- man, MADRID, Dec. 7.—Among the new cabi- net officers General Linares, minister of war, {8 popular with the army and in the country and is credited with extensive plans for the reorganization of the army and the national defenses. The minister of marine is regarded as an even more thorough advocate of the strengthening of the navy and the naval de- fenses in every direction. Benor Mavra, minister of the interior, also favors the restoration of Spain’'s naval power, and, altogether, the new government | 18 considered a strong and popular one. CRITICS ROAST HAUPTMANN Audience -Applauds New Play and' Calls Its Author Many Times. BERLIN, Dec. 7.—The first performance in Germany of Hauptmann's drama, “Der Ar- mee Helnrich,” was given at the Deutsthe theater hero yesterday evening. It was ex- ternally a brilllant success and the author was called before the curtaln many times. The critics, however, agree that the play lacks real dramatic qualities. BLOOMINGTON, Iil,, Dec. 7.—An unusual ceremony was carried out here today at the funeral of Miss Augusta Rueger, who dropped dead while serving as bridesmaid at the wedding of a friend and who wa to have been married herselt on Wednesday day. Miss Rueger was burled In the dress that was to have been her wedding gown and Develop Mexican Coal. MONTEREY; Mexico, Dec. 7.—Through the efforts of Jose Castellot, governor of Campeche and president of the national senate, a company has been organized in Monterey for the exploration and develop- ment of 50,000 acres of coal lands in north- ern Mexico and will start business with a paid up capital of $100,000. Among the in- dividual shareholders are Eorique Creel, Governor Casteliot, Colonel Carilia, Gen- erals Garsea, Galan and A. Bigugzabal. Gutat will I e Bull. MANILA, Dec. 7—Mgr. Guidi, the apot tolic delegate, is preparitig to publish a papal bull to the Filipino people, It fs thought that the bull will clearly define the position of the church toward the Phil- ippine islands and possibly reoutline the course of the church here, the three girls and the three boys chosen bridesmalds and groomsmien for her wed- aing. TRUST FIGHTER RAISES CASH Union Steel Company Will Have Sev- enty.Five Millions to Spend. PITTSBURG, Dec. 7.—The new Union Steel company is to be financed as a $75,- 000,000 concern. An authorized bond issue of $25,000,000 is to be provided in addition to the stock Issue of $50,000,000. Of the bonds, $18,000,000 will be issued at once with $33,000,000 of the stock. The Union Steel company bonds will carry 5 per cent, due in forty years, and redeem- able after ten. Warships Reach Venesuela. CARACAS, Dec 7.—The English second class crulser Retribution, from Bermuda, and the German crulser Gazelle, from Wil- lemstad, bave anchored at La Guara. The Spanish warship Nautiles has also arrived at La Guara. —_— A SOLDIER’S FOE. Knocked Down by Unsuspected Enemy Coffee 3o affects the brain and nerves that proper nutrition is interferred with and the final ending is frequently nervous prostration. “During the Spanish-Amferican war, I went with my troop to Chickamauga,” says Lieut. J. G. Talbott of Springfield, Tls. “It there Is any one place on earth where one drinks .more coffee than a other It is in the army. It ls a soldier ‘back bone,’ and 1 can assure you that I drank my share. After several months Fruit is Ashore. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 7.—The United States Frult company’s steamer Kitty s hard ashore on Runcador reef, 300 miles trom Jamalea. The American wrecking steamer Premier has gone to its assistance. MARRIAGE BREEDS MURDER Parted When Wife Appears winter of 1586, Marcus A. Hanna, who had not yet entered public lfe, took up his residence at Thomasville, Ga., & place that had been recommended to him & most salubrious health resort. During his stay at Thomasville Mr. Hanoa conceived the | idea of making an emergetic organized af- fort to promote the presidential wspira- tions of Willlam McKinley, for whom Hanpa eutertalued almost bound tion. With this end in view took lato |m- confidence Mr. Buck, origivally a New Bogland man, & union veteran, sn ardent republican, who for many years had been & residert of Georgla. As a eequence of the first conlerence between Buck Hanba, Governor McKinley was induced to make a visit to his friend Haons at Thomasville for & few weeks. On McKin- ley's arrival program mapped out by | Haosa and Buck was submitted to and of bard drilling my health gave out, the chief cause being coffee, bad food, over- exertion ang heat. “On the vice of the surgeon, I ten- dered my resignation and with my heart full of regret and my nervous system shattered, I returned home. Almost the first thing the doctor whom I consulted advised me was to quit coffee. That was elt. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 7.—Benjamin Wagner to- night shot and killed his nephew, D. W. Bair, and then blew out his brains. Six weeks ago Bair was married and Wag- ner grew melancholy because his close as. soclation with him was somewhat inter- fered with. TWO MEN POISON . SELVES pext thing was ‘what shall I drink? “My wife's mother used your Postum Food Coftee and knew how to make right, so I tried it and grew very fond of it. My nervous trouble soom left; my old tinfe health came back, and that Fall I galned 50 in flesh that the boys on return- ing after ‘muster out,’ hardly knew me. Quitting coffee and using Postum did wonders (or-me.” INDIANAPOLIS, Killian, & mu from St. Louls, and Thomas Sharp of Ia- dianapolis committed suicide today. Kil- lian took morpMn- and Sharp rough on rats. The latter was found in agony and taken to the city hospital, where he dled this aft- ernoon. At about the same hour Killian was found dead in his room at the hotel —— FUND HIBERNIANS RAISE Subseribe Ten Thousand in One Night for Permanent New York Home. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Archbishop John M. Farley presided tonight at a mass meet- ing of the Anclent Order of Hibernians in Carnegle hall for the purpose of ralsing funds for the erection of a permanent home for Irish socleties. About $10,000 was subscribed atter muunl the —_— JEWESSES APPRECIATE HAY Thauk Him for Letter U Treatment & Hetter of Roanman Hebrews. BALTIMORE, Dee. 7.—The Council of Jewish Women, in triemnial convention, adopted the following resolution today: That &n expression of appreciation be sent to Secretary Hay for his efforts in be- halt of humanity as shown by his recent letter to the powers of Europe regarding the Roumanian Jews. TOO ILL TO HEAR OF DEATH Mother Dies, Remains in Igno Her Orisls Passes. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—~Mrs. Annie Koer- ber, mother of Marle Dressler, the actress, died today at her home in Bayside, L. I. So critically 11l is the actress that it was necessary to withhold from her the news of her mother's death. Actress' but Daughter RAILROADS GIVE FAIR CASH| Subscribe Fifty Thousand for Port- Iand, Oregom, Centennial Exposition. PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 7.—H. W. Cor- bett of the Lewls & Clark Centennial Ex- position company, announced today that the rallronds with terminals in Portland have subscribed $50,000 to the exposition. The contribution {s a joint one, the amount subscribed by each rallroad not being made publie. Nip Them Ia the Bua, It you bave loss of appetite, headache, constipation or [lllousness take Electrio Bitters. Tt cures or no pay. Only 60c. For sale by Kubn & Co. P ur i ——— Train Kills Sleigh Party. HAVELOCK, Ont., Dec. 7.—James Rogers of Belmont was driving across the Cana- dlan Pacific tracks with his family when & train struck the sleigh. Mrs. Rogers and a 12-year-old son were killed. Mr. Rogers and his daughter, d 9, were fatally and another 14-year-old lad badly injured. NEW SERUM. Cures Thirfeen Out of Fifteen On: of rlet Fever. A serum which, it {s declared, will com- bat ecarlet fever has been discovered by Dr. G. A. Charlton, Rockefeller fellow of pathqlogy. _;u the medieal faculty of MeGill unlyersity,” Montreal. Tests which have been made with the serum indicate that the importance of its discovery is as great as that of antitoxin in diphtheria cases. Dr. Charlton was until recently resident in charge of the Civic hospital. His re- searches, which resulted in the discovery of the serum, were along lines similar to those followed by Dr. Moser, the Vienna physician whose announcement last Sep- tember at the conference of German doe- tors at Carisbad of & new cure for scarlet fover attracted attention. The Austrian government signified its intention of de- voting ‘a considerable sum of money to be used In placing the serum in all the chil- dren’s hosplt; in Vienna. Dr. Charlton recognized a parasite known as streptococeus in the systems of patients Il with severe forms of scarlet fever. This parasite Is not the exciting eause of the disease, and is not present in mild cases, but it seems to lead to a sec- cndary infection when once the disease has been contracted, and to be largely respon- sidle for the high fever, the suppuration of the ear and other dangerous symptoms as- Soclated with the disease. 1t was to produce a serum to combat this parasite that Dr. Charlton directed his ef- forts. The serum was prepared under the direction of Dr. Hubbert of Detroit. teen severe cases of scarlet fever were treated with the serum with extraordinary success. Many of these cases would have ended fatally under the usual treatment. Responfling to the effects of Dr. Charl- ton's discovery thirteen of the cases made prompt recoveries almost entirely free from complications One of the patients died five hours after being admitted to the hospital, and the remaining case suc- cumbed to an attack of diphth [ A— Wright wrongs no man, Wright's fashioned buckwheat flour is pure. LAY UP YOUR TREASURES. the Whole of His In Is dnyone too poor to save is an im- portant problem which the readers of & London daily are at present attempiing to solve. The question is not by any means a mew one; it s one which has troubled past generations, just as, in all probability, it will affect the generations yet to come. ‘We cannot say that this latest discussion of the subject is throwing much, If an fresh light upon it. In the first place, there is @ diversity of opinion regarding Ope man, propmy. fancles he comes under the cate- gory, while another does not consider any- one poor who has an Income of $500 a year, says & writer in Leslle’'s Weekly. y impossible to fix any lmit in a matter like this. Vefy much depends upon the locality and the conditions and surroundings of the individual. An in- come that would be amply sufficlent to insure & famil comfortable home, ex- cellent social advanta, and a good living in a country village would mean many privations and sore discomforts in any large city. On the whole, however, we a inelined to belleve that Max O'Rell's views on the point under discussion come nearer the safe and common sense rule than any- thing we have seen. “I do pot care,” he “how small the ngome of a man is, he especially it he has a wite He should at least save emough (o pay every year the premium on & good life policy. No mas is worthy of the name who does not do thi t least, at the price of whatever privations he has to submit to. Some pleasure may be derived from high living, but certainly no happiness.” Bresduants cndbsLlus 70 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. This ;:.uxuu‘wl'w on uv;ry box. | by an audience that filled the theater. | prudent to remain indoors until the danger Fit- | Amusements. At the Boya. In treating of “Way Down East,” which 1s here on its annual round, it is probably enough to say that the play tells the same story in the same way, and the parts are mainly interpreted by the same people who have made us familiar with Miss Parker's play as well as Mr. Joseph Grismer's elabo- ration of the same. Having in mind some of the plays that have drawn people to the Boyd on, Sunday night, it is no par- ticular compliment to the present company to say that it was watched and listened to Yet it must be admitted that attendance on a night like last fs an evidence of interest in the entertalnment afforded. ““Way Down East” is advertised as inculcating a moral lesson, but, in- the language of Captain Cuttle, “the maral of this lies in the ap- plication of it.” = Whatever of strength | there 1s in the tale is fully brought out by the capable cast, and the setting of homely pictures that surrounds the action | of the play makes it deubly enjoyable. Miss Grace Hopkins brings to the difficult part of Anna Moore ability of an unusual | order, and, while she naturally has the | sympathy of all on account of the misfor- | tunes that overwhelm her, she dominates | her scenes by her quiet, forceful acting. Charles Riegel as Squire Bartlett and Phil- 1ip Yale Drew as David Bartlett afford ex- cellent support to Miss Hopkins. The ! others In the cast are acceptable. The | staging of the plece is decidedly natural and effective. It will be repeated this evening. At the Crelghton-Orpheum. It would not be fair to tell just how | many years Eddle Girard has been playing the funny lttle stage policemran, but he began before some of the young men who now sit in the front rows and laugh at him knew what the inside of a theater looked like. Despite the fact that Mr. Girard's characterization is now creating | merriment for a second generation, it re- tains all its power with the comparative old-timers. No matter how many years or how frequently one has seen this unique | comedian, there is never a time when one cannot thoroughly enjoy his work. In pre- senting “The Soubrette and the Cop” at the Orpheum this week, Mr. Girard has the assistance of Miss Jessie Gardner, who has a good volee and a pleasing personality to add to the attractiveness of the s ch. And with an act like that presented by Girard and Gardner on the bill it seems strange that the management should fea- ture one so absolutely devoid of merit as that given by & person of the mame of Sparrow, so-called comic juggler. It is true that Sparrow breaks enough chinaware to stock a cupboard, as he is advertised to do, but if the management feels an irre- sistible impulse to break dishes, why not hire a messenger boy to carry on the work of destruction out in the alley? With Bparrow cut out of the bill, the show of the week would be good from curtain to curtain, The Standard Quartet's turn is one of the best in that line ever given at the Orpheum, all the volces being of rare quality and the selections being out of the ordinary. George H. Wood, who s not a stranger in Omaha, has some mew tun, and Leo and Chapman, who have also been here before, do not adhere to their old business Manning and O'Rellly do the operatic votalizing with splendid effect and Miss Belle Willfams Is there with a tuneful voice and a bewitching style to liven up the proceedings with coon songs. How to Avoid the Dangers of a C Everyone must realize the dangers tending a severe cold and that it is always is passed. Many, however, do not feel able to lose the time and will be interested in knowing that & severe cold may be broken up and all danger avolded by the prompt use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 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RIDGEWAY, Pa., Dec. 7.—The Eagle Val- ley tannery was destroyed by fire this morning, caused by the explosion of natu- ral gas in the engine room. The loss on the building is estimated at $75,000 and on the stock at $250,000 to $300,000, The loss {s covered by Insurance. This tannery is in the Elk Tanning company's district, which is identified with the United States Leather company. DEATH RECORD. Father of Kansas Governor. BAILEYVILLE, Kan, Dec. 7.—Monroe Balley, father of W. J. Balley, governor- elect of Kansas, died today, aged 84. While in the midst of his campaign In October, W. J. Balley was called to the bedside of his father and bas since constantly at- tended bim. 01d Settler of Gage. BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 7.—(Special)— Jesse Willis, one of the early settlers of Gage county, died yesterday morning Rockford, this county, aged about 70 years. The funeral was held today at 11 a. m,, o~ terment being made in the Stark cemetery, r Holmesville. Mrs. Charles Reeson. 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