Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 26, 1903, Page 5

— 2. AFFAIRS AT SOUTR OMAHA Thiriy-Bixth Street Apprai ore May Report to Counoil Tenight. BURLINGTON'S PROPOSITION HVOR[D‘ City Oficialn Seem to Belleve e Road Wil Be Giving Fuly Value for Comees Asked. 4 It 18 expected that al tonight’s meeting 3t the city council the apyraise &5 appolnted & woek ago will make a report on the prop- osition to vacate a portion ¢4 Thirty-sixth street for the benefit of tho Burlington road. As the propesition appears to come in good falth, the com'spany agresing to give the city a valuabls tract of land in Teturn, it s cxpected that the appraisers will make & return in amccordance with existing conditions. At the present t'me the Burlington and the Union Stock Y drds company are spend- ing much money fn grading for tracks and for the extensism of cattle pens in the western part of, the yards. Those who have looked over tre ground assert that the im- provements Leing made and the ground of- fered th reurn will more than offset the loss ol # portion of Thirty-sixth street, whic's is really a line on the map. The mayor and council are willing to advance the, interests of the eity inasmuch as it will bing to the city an increase In popula- tdon as well s a large amount to be spent in improvements both by the Burlington and the stock vards company. The three damage cases recently fled doubtless will be brought up and referred to the cily attcrney. As all of the cases have been filed after the usual twenty days’ | limit allowed by law, It 18 not thought That the city attorney will pay any atten- tion to the communications, A number of petitions for improvements will, 1t was stated yesterday, be brought up, as It seems that South Omaha peoplo are anxious to secure improvements In all parts of the city. There is a demand for more street lights, more water mains and more paving. As the demand seems to be coming from all sections of the city it 18 thought that there will be much busine dome here and many improvements made during the present ' year. City Council Hax the Say. At the present time the city councll has the §ay @8 to whether the stock Inspector ordinance should be passed or not. This ordinanee Has been drafted by City Attor- ney Murdock and if the council desires a meat inspector it must pas the ordinanc The mayor says he is willing to appoint an inspector provided the ordinance s pawsed, Report has it that the mayor will refuse to appoint Clark Howard and for this reason, so it ia asserted, the council 18 holding back the ordinance. The mayor #ays that he is rendy and willing to ap- point & competent stock inspector any timi but that he will not submit to the dfot tion of certain parties. The mayor has in mind for the gosition an experienced meat man who has had years of experience in the work and is a taxpayer here. This man, the mayor sags, will make an in- spection thit means business and will not pass sour cooleis by whon an order should e issucd to clean up. Closes Club Rooms. For some time past club rooms have been running in the basement of the Plvonka block, Twenty-sixth and N streets. ‘Theso rooms were conducted by colored men and as long as order was maintainel theré was no interference from the police. Saturday night there was a dance at the club rooms and jealousy started a fight, which resulted in the firing of several shots by one member of the club. The donce hroke +up and the lights were out before the police arrived. Yesterday a ®ame of pltch was golng on, when there was another fight. As soon as Chief Briggs heard of the sacond affalr he started down 10 mnotify the club members that their Peviormsnces would not be tolerated, and thut the club would have to cioso its &oorg. Frank Plvonka, proprietor of the Mouilding, was of the some mind and or- dered the club to vacate. Sixth A Meeting. Ou Tuesday evening the sixth annual meeting of the South Omaha’club will be held at the club rooms, 417 North Twenty- fourth street. Officers will be elected and reports from the outgoing officers will be read. At the conclusion of the election refreshments will be served. Evers mem- ber of the club is urged to be preseat. Expect Blg Retur W. B. Check and J. A, Cavers leave to- duy for Oregon, where they hope to se- ,wcure title to somé timber lands. A few of the friends of both of these well known men are behind them financially and they ‘will not want for money in case there Is an opportunity to secure claims right. It is understood that quits a fund has been ralsed among South Omaha people to cure desirable claims in the timber sec- tion, It it is poesibie to do so. Hard Times Social. Thursday evening at Workman hall the Presbyteriap King's Daughters will give a hard-times social. A general invitatien is extended to all. Those who attend a quested to “dress the part” in order that an enjoyable evening may be spenf. Al- ready some of those who propose going are casting about the stores for “Happy Hooll- gan” garments. An interesting program fs to be rendered. Completing School Hous The twe-room addition to the East Al- bright schoel is practically completed. The bullding will be turned over to the officers of the school district on Monday and will be ready for occupancy about the middle of the week. As for the four-room addition to Lowell school, Contractor McDonald satd yesterday that lathers were now at work and that plasterivg would eommence this week if the weather would permit. The oot is on the mew part of the bullding and its completion 18 to be rushed In order to relieve the overerowded condition of some of the schools. Bis Horse Sales. There will be two big horse sales at the stock yards this week. The first will be on Tuesday, when head or more will be offered. Ou Wednesday there wili be an- other sale, with about the same number. “The demand now,” sald & horse dealer yesterday, for heavy draft horses. Com- mon stock is golng slowly. On Tuesday a buyer will come from Wisconsin to pick up heavy draft horses for use in the lum- ber camps. The best horses now on sale Does not harm the Hands " GORHAM SILVER POLISH Not & soep, but it cleanses Contains no or harmful substance m 25 conts & package THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MON DAY, at this ‘market come from Towa at the present, time, although it fa stated that S0Me good Nebraska horses soon will be sent 45+ Magle City Goasi There will be a big horse sale &t the "Aock yards on Tuesday. Peter Young of Kearney was in the city yesterday visiting George Paul ‘The feast of 8t. Agnes was duly observed at Bt. Agne#’ church yesterday. An adjourned meeting of the Board of BAucation will be held this evening. Dana Morrill has returned from £l Paso, Tex.. where he went to attend a shooting contest. Mike Brennan returned home last night from O'Nelll, Neb,, where he went to visit relatives. R, C. Howe, general manager of the Armour plant in South Omaha, is new touring old Mexico. While the condition of W. G. Sloane yes- terday was about the same, there did not seem to be any change for the worse The men's meetings at the Young Men's Christian assoctation, held every Bunday afternoon, are growing in interest, as the attendance shows. 8o far the South Omaha \:;nle have found no trace of W. R. Parks, the Chicago traveling man who disippeared from his hotel at Lincoln on the night of January 10. Mrs, George H. Brewer, Twenty-fifth and I streets, entertaled a namber of friends Wednesd: afternoon In honor of Mr. Brewer's mother, who Is here from Nor- wich, N. Y 4 The revival meetings at the Baptist church, Twenty-fifth ‘and H_streets, will continue until Februury 1. Miss Johnson | hae arrived from St. Paul, Minn., and will assist In the singing. Milo Laaghlin of Miami, Tex. closed a contract yesterday for the erection of two dwellings at Thirty-second and R streets Dennis Harrington has the contract. Th iwo houses w! 00. # DEADLOCK IS LIKELY (Continued from First Page.) has broken in on Ms executive work ta | lsten to eulogles on deceased members, but the time has seldom been propitlous and laterly the practice has been meeting with growing disfavor. On account of pressure of business this | session 1t was decided to hold the memorial | sesslons on Sunday and during the course of their eulogies today several members | took occasfon to “volce their recommenda- | tion of the innovation and to express their | opinfen that it should be followed In the | future. | At the session today tribute was paid { to the late Representattve Russell (Conn.) and Representatives Shepard and Defen- grath (Tex.), each of whom died during the recess. The attendance in the galleries was quite large and there was a mumerous semblage of friends of the deceased mem- bers on the floor. At 2:55, as a further mark of respect the house adjourned. i The house this week will probably con- sider the Fowler currency bill. The house managers have arranged to bring in & spe- clal rule, making the measure a continuous | order until disposed of. While it is antie- ' ipated that the bill will precipitate a ljvely | debate, its friends belleve its passage is assured. Tomorrow will be Distriet of Columbia dRy and Tuesday will be given to quite a number of measures of minor importance. There are three appropriation bills on the calendar aad if any time should femain | they will be pregsed forward, as it is the desire of the leaders to get all appropria- tion bills to the senate as soon as possible. The anti-trust bill will not come up until next week. BURY RATS IN CEMETERY Mexicnus Fearing Spread of Plague Make Active War on Rodents, CULICAN, Sinaloah, Jan. 25.—Some of the wealthy families of this city have left and others are preparing to leave in a short time on agcount of a fear that the bubonic plague may reach here. The state government, assisted by the federal government, Is dol: everything to confine the plague to Mazatlan. The authorities are making a war on T Thousands have been killed and the car casses buried in the cemetery. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 25.—The charity commission at Mazatlan has recelved up- ward of $130,000 for use in combatting the | plague. Money Is still pouring in from all parts of the country, Dr. J. H. Grimes, the bubonle plaguc expert, who offered his services to the government, has been notified to hold him- elf in readiness to proceed to the stricken city. GUAYMAS, Mexico, Jan, 25.—As a sani- an order that fishermen must cl decapitate their fish at sea. A heavy pen- alty is prescribed for cleaning fish and leaving the refuse on the shore or bring- ing undressed fsh into the market. KNIVES FLASH IN TEXAS ‘l'h;ee Wil Probably Die. LR ™ NOCADOGES, Tex., Jan, %.—In a gen- erai fighl between Mexicans and negroes ou the farm of the Angelina Orchard compan: IWlliam McGhe, the white foreman, W killed and four Mexicans were seriously out, three probably fatally. His Account Overdrawn. A.N. South, a saloonkeeper from Adair, 1a., ‘Was_arrested last night on complaint of 'J. Dwyer, who charges him with pussing a worth! check for $20. Dwyer says that he gave the check and it was returned from the Adair bank marked effects.”” The prisoner says that he did glve Dwyer the check, but with no inten- tion of fraud. He says that the day before i to Oall Government Bloodthirsty and Cowardly for Oondemaing Lynch. ONE SPEAKER ASKS CONSERVATIVE ACTION y% Australia is Already Petitioning King for Clemency and it fore Break NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—At a meeting of delegates of the United Irish-American Societies of New York, prestfed over by Daniel F. Colahan tonight, resolutions were adopted denouncing the trial and death sen- tence of Colonel Arthur Lynch as a tray- esty on justice. The resolution says in part We desire to express our belief that the British government will not dare to_carry out the sentence imposed upon Colonel Lynch, and also to point out that the ac- tion of an English court in finding a man who had become in due form a naturalized citizen of ancther country gullty of trea- sor to England, 1s unjust, unfair and a &rosa vioiation of all the conditions under which millions of citizens had been added to the population of thia country this time, when England for its own seifish purposes is attempting to conceal its enmity to America under the gulse of friendship in order the more thoroughly' to avail {tself of our strength and power, it endeavors to set aside one of the cardinal riteiples of our institutions and ‘to take rofn us one of the greatest sources of our strength We denounce its action as cowardly, brutal and tyrannical and predict that will only serve to call the attention of t world to the fact that as you cannot change the spots of the leopard, 8o you cannot make the English government anythin but stupld, bloodthirsty, cowardly an cruel. National Socleties Conserv ve. A conference of representatives of the national Irish societies was also held to consider the question of taking concerted action on behalf of Colonel Lynch. About fifty delegates were present when R. J. Kennedy, president of the United Irish league called the meeting to order. Thomas H. Romayne, addressing the meating, said: 1 advocate as the Twenty influence con a policy of sllence so fas American Irish are concerned. million Irish must have a heavy in ngland in case they move tivel: Therefore 1 think it best awalt instractions from Ireland, and pecially from Australia, where Colonel Lynch was horn, and where, of course, a deep feellng in his behalf must exisi. Unless I am misinformed a telegram was recefved in this elty today from an Aus- trallan_gentleman, saying that steps have been taken there to invoke the clemency of the king in Mr. Lynch's behalf. Mr. Romayne advocated the appointment of a committee of nine (> bring together the tepresentatives of the society and to act as a general committee for the Irish- men of the city in behalt of Colonel Lynch. The committee was immediately organ- ized and decided to call a gemeral con- ference this week. NEW SYSTEM /1S NECESSARY (Continued from First Page.) the Indians, can exert a strong influence for good. Under the government's present JAN ARY 26, 1903. IRISH DENOUNCE BRITISH|, l AT THE PLAYHOUSES “Ole Olson" at the Boya. Ben Hendricks has been coming to Omaha for the last thirteen years with his “Ole Olson"” makeup and dialeet, but the size of the house he drew at *, Boyd last night would seem to indicate that the play and the player have none of their charm for the people. Ole Olson fa an humble hero, but nenmetheless a pleasing one, and the people apparently like to watch his strugile with the Eng- lish language, a loving cook-lady and a bunch of villains at the same time. He overcomes the latter, circumvents the sec- ond, and gives up the first as a task too great for his tongue, which has been thick- ened by a descent from vikings who didn't waste time talking. Ole is assisted along the way by a number of persons who have things to do with the working out of the plot of the play. Several of these show much cleverness, and all work together with a harmony that makes the play move smoothly. One gf the interpolated fea- tures is the Swedish Ladies' quartet, the members having well trained volces which chime meiodiously in the folk-songs and English numbers rendered. This was an especially delightful part of the perform- ance last night. “Ole Olson” will be re- peated this evening. . lost Vaudeville at the Crelghton-Orpheum, Two large audiences passed a verdict af approval on the bill at Orpheum yesterday. No one of the acts stands out with any startling promincnce above the level of excellence st for this house during the present season, but all are so near the mark that it would not be overstating the truth to say that the bill is the best balanced that has been given yet. Cole and Johnson are in many ways entitled to the honors. They are imbued with the true artistic spirit, and ‘are musicians of more than ordinary ability, being ppsseased of carefully cultivated voices and having extensive knowledge of the plano, the only instrument they use. Thelr songs are mostly of their own com- position, and are sung with good taste. And be it to their credit sald they refuse to sing “coon” souge. Miss Dorothy W ters whistles most tunefully, some of her numbers being extremely diffcult, and James H. Cullen sings a bunch of his own parodies on popular songs in a way that is his own. Olivette is a clever juggler, doss | some mystifying work in the way of palm- ing cards and coins, spins tambourines in a way never seen here before and does some exceedingly clever shadowgraph work. Purcell and Maynard do a pleasing sketch and the Columblan trio also make good o its act. Some new and popular pictures are shown by the kinodrome. MISHAPS COME Vi IN SHOALS el Takes Eighty-Six Days Be- tween Nome and Port Townsend. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Jan, 25.—The steamer Dawson City, elghty-six days from Nome, reached port today, under sail, after a tempestuous voyage. The entire trlp was marked by a sueces- | sion of accidents, Soon after starting enlightened policy of leading the Indian from an indolent life to one of self-support and self-respect, the plan of breaking up the reservation system and locating schools at convenient points in charge of superintend- ents of high character, will undoubtedly produce good results. To our further rec- ommendaiion as to the proposed plam of examining applicavons we earnestly en- treat your attention, With great respect, PHILIP C. GARRETT, President Indian Reform Assoclation. HERBERT WELSH, Corresponding Secretary. In answer to the above bas been recelved: WHITE HOUSE, WASBHINGTON, Jan. 15.—~My Dear Bir: 'Your letter of the Sth inst. has been recelved and brought to the attention of the president. In reply I would say that the president has at once made Inquiries of the commis- sfoner of Indian affairs regarding the seven Indlan agents to whom you refer. Very truly yours, GEORGE B. CORTELYOU, Secretary to the President. Mr. Philip C. Garrett, Indian Rights as. soclation, 1305 Arch street, Philadelphia. OREGON WATERS STILL RISE Mountain Snows Melted by Rain Help to Swell the Flooding Rivers, the following PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 26.—The heavy rains of the past forty-eight hours have cauged the snow in the Cascade and coast range mountains to melt rapidly, and all the streams flowing into the Williametto river have become torrents. £dvices from the upper river today show that the Willlamette is higher than ever before recorded, and much damage has been done to farms along the river bottoms. Many heoms of logs have hroken away and several million feet of saw logs set adrift. On account of the high water it became necessary today to close the locks at Ore- gon City to navfgation. The river at this city rose three feet Auring last night, and tonight stunds ffteen feet above low water. The weather bureau predicts a further rise on account of the large volume of water in the upper river, though o serious damage has resulted along the water front No through trains arrived over the South- ern Pacific today on account of the wasb- out between Harrisburg and Junction City. The road Is now clear south of Eugene and through trains from Califorula are ex- pected about noon tomorrow. drawing this check he scut 3860 to his wife, and that she dfd not go to the bank in time. The banker did not ask her in regard to the overdratt. The police are Inciined to believe this version of the affalr. Oficer Comes for Handy. Ed J. Boyle, a Kansas City detective, arrived in this city yesterday morning to wke Burl Handy to the Missourl metropo- lis. They will leave here at 10 o'clock this morning. LOCAL’ BREVITIES. Rev. Charles W. Savidge. who has been holding_revival meetings in Johnson and Richardson counties, returns Monday. Tom Ryan, while begging on the streets, was arrestes Officers Ferris and Samuel’ son_ which he latter's first arrest since his recent intment to the force. While walking near the corner of Six- teenth and Farnam streets Sunday after- noon Mrs. Thompson was seized with an attack of heart fallure and was remoyved in the police ambulance to her home, 1110 Farnam street While laboring under the effeots of liguo: Robert Johnson was arrested .Ilndl( after. noon, charged with the maliclous destruc- tion of property. He is sald to have amused himself by puting his foot through the panel of & door at 1z North Fifteenth street. Bam Hi was _arresied Baturday | evening rieants Rentfrow and Demp- sy ana Ofcer Cook, upan the charge of | keeping & gembiing house at 913t Soutl Thirteenth StredC= A ¥, McOuyre, Peto Kendall a . Brown e Al arres I/ Kaied With beimg inmates of the BIsce. | whi to alight from & near the corner ot Al streets, Bunday e o Naweomb, a resident of L4n ' cain,’ accidentally slipped and atruck the pavémept on head. He was removed |t t*o police sta | were Tound to co l.nfl cuts on the hrad. :nn your notices i The Weekly Telephone At Bugene, Ore., the Willlamette river registered twenty-three feet above low water mark, the highest mark of which there Is no record, but the water is now falling. Yafds and farms alopg the river bottoms bave suffered heavily and the loss of stock will amount to thousands of dol- lars. Frozen Ground Holds Floods. BAKER CITY, Ore., river has fallen conside past few hours and all danger to city prop- erty has passed. The valley is still full of water, the ground being frozen, keeping the floods on the surface. All mountain streams east and west of here are out of their banks, and all trains badly delayed. Two or three railroad bridges have been washed out, but no other serious damage to prop- erty has been reported. MEXICAN TRADE GROWS BIG Imports and Exports to United States B Increase by Millions of Dollars, MEXICO CITY, Jan. 25.—During the first four months of the currént fiscal year the axports from Mexico to the United States amounted to $40,302,373, against §38,516,262 in the corresponding months of the prev. fous fiscal year. The imports rose correspondingly, the amount >f American merchandise brought in the first four months of the fiscal year showing » gain of nearly $3,000,000 gold. o Jan. 25.—Powder bly during the Serum to ¢ Poeumonia. south the bollers commenced leaking, with the result that the fresh water supply was consumed. Then fuel ran short and the vessel wab forced to resort to such canvas as could be fashioned into salls. It put | into Port Moller for fuel and water and after remaining two weeks started again, only to run into flerce storms, which drove | it trom its course. Agalo fuel ran out, so Dawson City headed for Dutch Harbor to refill bunkers and tankst At this port the sallors deserted and refused to con- tinué the voyage. The run from Dutch Harbor to this port was made in twenty- two days, which is considered a very good showng considering the weather and the facilties for handling the vessel. Dawson City brought no passengers except 1ts owner, Felix Brown of Seattle, and bis wife. BONI, IS AGAIN ELECTED Voters Decide to Turn Doyn Chamber and S Count Back to Paris. 9 PARIS, Jan, 25.—The electlon of a deputy In the Bessos-Alps district, rendered neces- sary by the invalidation of Count Boni de Castellane’'s election by the Chamber of | Deputies, took place today, Count Bonl was again a eandidate and was opposed by Andre Siegfried. The con- test was strenuously conducted on both sides. The result at the town of Castellane shows @ majority of 500 for the count. The veturns from twenty other electoral sta- tions are still Jacking, but the re-election of the count seems assured. FLAMES REACH FOR DYNAMITE Irish Town Overwhelmed by Disaster, Which is Lessened by Timely Removal of Explosiv ARMAGH, Treland, Jan. 25.—A great fire broke out here today and spread so rapidly | that the Jocal fire brigade was unable to cope With 1t and ussistance had to be sent from Belfast, thirty-five miles distant. Ten of the largest warehouses and shops | in the center of the town were destroyed, the damage being estimated at $300,000. The trade of the town is paralyzed, The timely removal of & quantity of dynamite from one of the doomed stores averted a worse disaster. DENY NEW AUSTRIAN SCANDAL Papers Allege Archduke, Sworn to Will Not Wed Con- fectioner's Daughter. Celibacy, the Crelghton- | ! to agree on some plan by which there will | the ies. If you seal. Baked reach you in Proberbial “Peck” don’t want to eat a and the same condition. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY It is said that everybod;l ‘‘eats a peck of dirt.” No one is anxious to get more than their share, yet a few people still buy soda crackers in bags. Crackers sold from a can or barrel are likely to collect dust and other things in the cleanest of grocer- The store must be swept; boxes and barrels moved and the cracker box uncovered now and then for a thoughtless buyer. peck of dirt buy Uneeda Biscuit in the airtight, dust-proof, moisture proof In-er-seal Package with red and white packed in perfect cleanliness they Whether bought at the general store in the country or at the great city grocery, they are equall fresh, and good, and wholesome. i Uneeda Biscuit above all RIVAL UNIONS TO COMBINE Four Organisations in Printing Trade Will Doubtless Unite. PEACE CONFERENCE PREDICTED SUCCESS Convention Meets Today in Ind INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 25.—The offi- cors and delegates of the International or- nizations connected with the printing, photo-engraving and electrotyping in- dustries have already arrived in the city for the conference which will be held to- morrow to settle differences between the | unions. Louls Flader of St, Louis and other rep- resgnting the independent photograph en- gravers are here. Among those of the International Printing Pressmen and As. sistants’ union who have arrived are W. H. Berklin and Theodore F. Galoskousky of St. Louls of the executive cominittee. A preliminary meeting was held tonight, | at which plans were arranged for the pres- entation of business to the conference which will be called to order tomorrow by President Lynch of the International Typo- graphical union. The conference will be held at the headquarters of the Interna- tional Typographical unios. The purpose of the delegates will be{ be a national organizatfon under which all branches of the printing trades shdll work and each of the trades shall have repre- sentation of three votes at the national conferences. The central body will have charge of the label and shall say which unfons shall use it. There hes been some doubt as to whether International Typographical union would consent to an equal representation for the reason that it has a much larger | membership than any of the others. A delegate of the independent photo- graph pngravers' union said there would be no trouble about reaching an agreement with the printers and the contending branches of his union would both come iuto one organization. N v ————— PASTORS PREACH \POLlTICS CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—From the pulpits in every city and town throughout Illinofs today ministers advocated the bill recently introduced in the legislature giving cities, counties and smaller communities the right to decide by ballot whether saloons shall exts This expression of oplnion and eundorse- | ment was the result of a general request for sermons on this tople from the Ilirols Anti-Saloon league, and in Chicago nearly all the ministers of the Protestant de- nominations asked the members of thelr congregations to exert thelr influence for the passage of the measure. STEAMER IS QUITE SAFE Reported Agroun ohm J. Hill, from Florida, Passes Up Bay When o Fog Lifts, VIENNA, Jan. 25.—The newspapers here deny the rumor that Archduke, Eugene, *one of the second cousins of Emperor Francls Joseph, is about to renounce his rank in order to marry a confectioner's daughter. Archduke Eugene enjoys a large lncome as the grand master of the Anclent and Noble Teutonio Order, ome of the ehief obligations of which is celibacy. CHANCE FOR REBEL SUCCESS ’ Morocean Pretender Meets Sultanhs Forces Where Vietory Will Give Him Fes. TANGIER, Jan. 25.—~News from Fez dated January 21, says the pretender, Bu Hamara, wi then advancing at the head of large forces and had arrived at a point twenty-five miles from Fes. A declsive battle was expected, when, should the sultan’s main army on the Se bux river be defeated, it was thought the eity of Fez would inevitably fall into the hands of Bu Hamara ROME, Jan. 25.—Prof. Tizzonl of the Bo- logna university has announced to the Royal Academy of Science the discovery of & servm to combat pueumenls. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Jan. 25.—A slight shock of earthquake was felt here this worning. NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—When the fog lifted from the lower bay today the steamer | John J. Hill, from Florida, was lying at | anchor In Gravesend bay, near the location at.which It was reported agrpund yester- day. It passed up the bay and was apparently undamaged. B. & 0. Gives Men Ralse, MTTSBURG, Jan. 2.—It was announced | today by D. J. Burke, who represented the | conductors at a recent conference with Baltimore & Ohlo rallroad officlals at Bal-.| timore, that an agreement had been sanc- tioned by the company granting & 10 per cent advance to date from Jan. 1. The ad- vance extends over all branches of the road and was given to conductors, brake- men and yardmen. t for Sale. Every reader of Dumas knows the Cha- teau d'If, which s referred to in the first part of “Monte Cristo.” Of course, Bd- mond Dantes and his friend, the Abbe, are purely imaginary ‘characters, says the New York Tribune, but Dumas' descriptive powers breathed such life into them that many visitors to the Chateau d'If’ask to so¢ the cells where the heroes of the povel wyre incarcerated. It is reported that the keeper of the castle made a very profitable income by pointing these cells Chateau @ out, and it {8 also related that Dumas himsel, on a vieit to If, greatly enjoyed the joke. The chateau is to be sold by order of the Ministry of War, sale was to have been conducted at Mar- sellles’ Town hall recently. It having been reported, however, that the building was to be restored and converted into a gambling palace, the local authorities took alarm and conferréd with the military au- thorities. The result is that the sale has been postponed, and it is probable that when the property is again offered to the public a clause will be inserted in the conditions of sale to the effect that the chateau shall not be comverted into a gambling establishment. PEOPLE WHO ARE LEFT-EYED They Use One Optic More Continuously Than the Other—Foree of Habit, &he man who spends balf his time trying to classify people said he never saw 80 many left-eyed passengers in one car, re- ports the New York Times. “What do you mean by left-eyed passen- rs?" asked his companion. 'Feople who use thelr left eye more than thelr right,” was the reply. ““The specles Is not common and, of course, none but a stu- dent In ocular science would be able to de- tect offhand the few whom we do meet. A left-handed person advertises hie peculiar- ity at ence; not so the left-eyed man. Asa rule it takes an oculist to determine which @ye bas been used most, but there are cer- tain peculiaritities of the pupll and 114 that may be taken as pretty sure signs by the trained observer. “Left-eyed people are made, not born. Most of us have been blessed by nature with ey of equal visual power, but the attitude we strike reading or writing causes us to ex- croise one eye more than the other and the first thing we know we are right or left- eyed. This is a one-sidedness that should always be taken into consideration when buying glasses. A right-eyed man with left- eyed spoctacles, or viee versa, Is at a de- cided disadvantags apd it is the optician’s business to eee that he is properly fitted.” Po: raphs. Gallery gods move in the highest eircles. Lots of men talk like philosophers and act like fools. A paln that doubles a man naturally fn- creases his sigl The bunfon's progress is painfully inter- esting to the pligrim. Lovers, like armies, get along well enough till the engagement begins. Wise is the man who marries young, makes a hit and doesn’t brag about it. Invalids often think they need more rest, when all they need {s less medicine. Men with small heads and pins without any are apt to venture beyond thelr depths. Pedagogues should remember that they can't teach the young idea how to shoot with blank cartridges. For each man who pities you because of your mistortunes & thousand will hate you | because of your success. Hope vanishes with youth. As a man grows older he quits hoping and begins to gather unto himself everything in sight that fsn't nailed down.—Chicago News. The Part of Wisdom, “But why is it,” they 'asked, “that you, who are such a good poker player, lost heavily to that man?" “For that reason,” answered Bronco Jim, gloomily, “that after the game was goin' it come over me that I wasn't wearin' my gun an’ the other feller was wearin’ his.” The Truth Ahesvt Kentueky, People who have had doubts as to the loveliness of Kentucky may learn the truth it they will study carefully the following poem from the.St. Mary's (0.) Graphic OLD KENTUCKY, By W. D. Mefford Let me go to Old Kentucky, ‘Where the raccoon is hard to track And the roads so very craoked, You meet vourself a-coming back. ‘*The other side.” But the road is very pleasant, And the scenery something fine, Yes, the air is so refreshing That you think it is divine. * . Let me go to Old Kentucky. Where the sky is plerced with hills, And between those rugged mountaing Btands the little water mills, ““The other side. But they are run by Nature And not by the power of steam. And when they g0 a-visiting They use their old ox team. Let_me go to Old Kentucky, ‘Where they carry the gun and knife, only for self-protection And not to take your life “The other side." Byt they treat you like & white man, yof J0u are dcv'n 1 m:osgum 3 ou are always feeling ou know, And not down in the mou(‘. and the | REBELS HAVE NEW EMPEROR Kansu Boxers Seek to Place Pu Chua on estial Throne + CHINESE TROUBLES BREAK OUT AGAIN Shan K i Papers Fear Worse Horrors n Two Years Ago if Tung Fuh Stang s Not Quickly Suppressed. VICTORIA, B. C., Jan, 25.—The steamers Athenjan and Tremont arrived today from the Orlent, having both sailed from Yoko- hama and arrived within an hour of each other. The steamers bring further news of the revolution in Kans Dispatches to the Shanghal papers from La Bhekow are to the effect that unless Tung Fubh Siang is suppressed the powers will soon find themselves face to face with a bigger fevolt than that of two years ago. Missionaries are already beginning to lea: the threatened district. Messrs. Rydbog and. Soderstray, mis- sionaries who have reached Shanghal from Sipang, having come from the interior bacause of the threatened revolt, in in~ terviews given ‘o a German daily paper of Shanghal state Tung Fuh Slang is gaining ground and intends to lead his army to Sinang, where he will endeavor to make his capital and place Pu Chun, who has been proclaimed emperor, on the throne. Tung {s himself enlisting troops and everything else points to the fact that he has government support. Kansu and Shens| are overrun by Tung's forces. All pro-foreign officlals are being relleved from Sungan. Pekin® correspondents also tell of the threatened outbreak in (he northwest and credit Yong Lu, the “real ruler of China," with being behind the movement. The Canton correspondent of a Hong Kong paper states that the rebellion in Kwangsl {s more serious than ever known, The rebels, 40,000 to £0,000 in number, | have taken possession of many districts {and towns and Pakngal Pakshek, Sishing, Syan, Hinwrip and Lauchow are in their possession. They are now marching into Yunnan, arnted with modern rifles. The officfals at Canton are enlisting soldiers. MAKE WAR OR AMERICAN SHOES Britivh Dealers Resort to All Kinds of Schemes to Head Of Invasion, (Copyright, 198, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Jan. 2.—(New York World Cablegram—Spectal Telegram.)—The in- vasion of the American shoe is so seriously affecting the English trade that extry ordinary methods have been adopted to dis jeredit the Yankee articles. One shop at- tracts a crowd by showing a section of an lleged American shoe with a description | of the different ways in which it is said | to be “faked"—such as a cardboard sole, a filling of iron, waste and sheep lining—com- pared with a section of an English boot ! containing nothing but the finest materials. But the popularity of American shoes Is spreading rapidly nevertheless, Refiections of a Buchelor. Consistency 1s the one jewel that no woman ever wanted her husband to buy for her. Wives rule the husbands, children rule the wives, and the cook rules the whole | bunch of them. A woman has as much respect for 4aa. tor's prescription pad as a man has for a millionatre’s check book. It's mighty hard for a man to undef- stand how a woman who fools around 8o recklessly in a sleeping car can be 8o ter- ribly careful about pulling down her bed- room curtains overlooking her own back- yard.—New York Press. A Glad Diversion, 1 do not hate the Woman', b, Nor count it haif a sin; It seems to take her mind away From what has turned me bald and g The deadly rolling pin —Hah Franctsco Bulletin, What Shall We Have for Dessert ? This question arises in the family every day. Let us answer it to-day. Try Jell-0, a delicious and healthful dessert, m«nn two minutes. No boiling! no ing | add boiling water and set to eool. Flavors:—Lemon, Orange, Rasp- berry and Strawberry, Get a &t your grocers to-day. 10 cts.