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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
TO DETERMINE rHoMpsoN's SANITY.
Missouri Pacific's TnimnEc Agent Now
In Otoe CountS Jail.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb,, Dec. 2S.-(Spe-
clal)-H. C. Thompson, the agent OF the
Missouri Pacific at Talmage, who disappeared
a few days ago and later was found in
Omaha, was brought here by Sheriff Brown
today. The railroad company brought suit
in attachment against Thompson and the
Bank of Talmage to recover 5000. Thomp-
son was placed in the county jail and will
be given a hearing before the Board OF In
sanity Commissioners
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29

MITCHELL. S. D., Dec. 2S.-(Special.)-
Rev. Harry GundeTson, pastor Of the Bap-
fist church, and Miss Blanche Turneaure.
who has been teaching school at Alexan-
dria, were married. Soon afterward Rev.
Gunderson was called to Hartford, where
he performed the ceremony that made
Frank Mayes and Miss Lois Kingsbury
one. Mr.. Mayes is now conducting a daily
paper at Pensacola. Fla. He was formerly
editor of the Mitchell Gazette
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
W,morc whist club ncccption.

WYMORE, Neh., Dec. 2S.-(Specisl Tele-
gramD-The reception given last night by
the Ladies' Whist club t. their gentlemen
friends at the home OF the clubs president,
Mrs. Lake Bridenthal, was a success. The
large parlors were artistically decorated
with snilaX, holly, mistletoe and roses. The
ladies' prize went to Mrs. II. 4. Given and
the gentlemen's to Fred Libby. AT a late
hour luncheon was served.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
Rcstnurnnt Man Under Arrest.

STRATTON, Neb., Dec. 2S.-(Special Tele-
gramD-Frank Watson, a restaurant man
Of this village, was arrested this morning
on complaint Of Mary Gunder, charging him
with selling liquor without a license. The
trial will occur next Saturday before Judge
Shurtlef at Trenton. Twenty witnesses
have been subpoenaed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
York's High school Athletic club.

YORK, Neb.. Dec. 2S.-CSpecial)-The
York High school will give a minstrel show
January ., the proceeds to be used in build
ing up its athletic association for next year.
The schools foot ball team, it is believed,
would have added TO its string Of victories
Of the past season, had funds been more
nlpntiful
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
Panic ~ IN Entertainments.

BERTRAND, Neb, Dec. 2S.-CSpeciall-
\ panic occurred at a hall last night just
at the close OF an entertainment given by
a medicine show, caused by the u setting
OF a lamp on the stage, The hall was
packed, and men, women and children
rushed for the door. Luckily the flames
we're quickly eXtinguished and no one was
seriously injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
SOUTH DAKOTA PRAIRIE FIRE
Houses and Barns of Farmers. several
Indian Buildings and Much
Hay Destroyed.

WILMOT, S. D., Dec. 2S.-A disastrous
prairie fire four miles north Of here de-
stroyed the houses and barns of William
Maggie and John ~Inglert, farmers; several
Indian buildings and about 1000 tons OF hay
belonging to farmers. The loss Of the hay
is most serious, as feed was already scarce
and it was depended on to winter the stock.
Tho fire started from sparks from a burn
ing barn belonging to Horace Greeley, an
Indian. No lives are reported lost.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29

YANKTON, S. d., Dec. 2S.-(Special Tele-
grfm0-Miss Anna Johnson, a young woman
living with relatives in the outskirts OF the
city, was run down and instantly killed by
engine No. "a of the Chicago. Milwaukee g.
st Paul railroad. Both feet were cut off
and the body otherwise mangled. The young
woman was backing up on a switch upon
which she was walking to town.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
Mrs. Eddy Makes n Material pre.cn,

LEAD, S. D., Dec. 2s.-(Special Mrs.
Mary Baker Eddy OF Boston, founder of
Christian Science, has given her son. George
Glover of this city, a Christmas present,
consisting of a check for $40, 900 and a clear
title to a $4,000 dwelling house, one of the
best residences in the Black Hills.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29

GOTHENBURG. Neb., Dee. 2S.-(Special.)
Snow began falling here Tuesday night and
continued most cf the day and at present
there are about two inches on the level. This
is the first snow Of the season and unless
1t is followed b. more, the cattle will still
be able to feed upon the prairies. The
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29

Size doesn't indicate Iuality. Beware Of
counterfeit and worthless salve offered for
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. DeWitt's is
the only original. An infallible cure for
piles and all skin diseases.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
victim Of Mysteriou. Assault.

NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Dec. 2s.-(Spe-
cial)-Warren Andrews. a we'll known citi-
zen, was assaulted while on his way home
last night and seriously injured. He was
struck with a blunt instrument. causing a
fracture Of the skull. His recovery is doubt
fuI
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
FIRE RECORD.
Dry Goods ScOrcbcd.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2S.-The three-story
building on Washington street occupied by
Brosnan Bros, dry goods, was destroyed by
fire today. Loss, $65, 600; covered by insur-
aEce.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29

SIDNEY, Neb., Dec. 2S.-(Special Tele-
gram. Judge Grimes held a brief ad-
journed session Of the October term here to-
day and rendered judgment in several equity
cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
Quit Claim Deeds.

Mary Klavka to Anna klvaka, lot s,
block los. South Omaha .............
=. A. English and wife to r. g.
kennedy, part lot 4, block "C,''
\. r. English N wife TO same, same.
A -. Tower to Kingman Implement
company, lots 3 and 4, block 133,
Omaha
Harrison Wirick and wife To Lydia
Sevekc, n = feet lots 10 and 20, block
9. Union Place.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
HniI Insuranee Compnny EniI..

FARGO, N. D., Dec. 2S.-The Red River
Valley Mutual Hail Insurance company of
Wahpeton was closed today. The company's
liabilities are over $50, 900 and assets IS. OOo
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
Money Tor Referendum Votes.

Tonth-When each club is organized it
shall send in to the state headquarters d
cents ner member and : cents per mem
her thereafter at the time OF taking each
referendum vote, to nay the expenses %
taking the votes and Of organization work,
headquarters. A similar arrangement shall
be adopted where a referendum vote -
taken in a congressional. county or other
division. smaller than the stare, and the
same percentage shall be Sent in to tho state
fund.
E~leventh-These clubs shall meet once
each quarter or on call, as votes are 10 be
taken or there Is business to transact.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair and Cold Friday with Variable
Winds, Mostly North to East,
In Nebraska.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Forecast for Fri
day and Saturday:
For Nebraska-Fair and cold Friday
Saturday fair, not so cold; variable winds
mostly north to east.
For Iowa-Fair; continued cold Friday
Saturday fair, not so cold in western ant
central portions; west to north winds. be
coming variable.
For M~issouri-Fair, continued cold Fri,
day; Saturday fair; west to north winds
becoming variable
For South Dakota-Fair, continued colo
Friday; Saturday fair in eastern, probably
snow in western portion; not so cold; vari,
able winds, mostly northerly.
For Kansas-Generally fair Friday anC
Saturday; variable winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
Local Record.

OFFICE or THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA. Dec. 2S.-Omaha record Of tenn
p~erature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
years:
1898. 1895. 1897. 1896.
Maximum temperature. IS is IS 80
Minimum temperature. 6 IS u II
Average temperature. .... Il IS IS IS
Precipitation ............. 90 90 90 30
Record of temperature and precipitation
1899: -
Normal for the "a
Deficiency for the day T.
Normal rainfall for the day.......... .O3 inch
Deficiency for the HETEROGENEOUS. .03 inch
Totdl rainfall SINCE March l,,,,..2 80 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1895. $50 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1897. ... 10. 80 inches
RcDort from stntions nj - m M
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29

President Charles +, Thwing, Ii. D.. of
the Western Reserve university and Adel-
bert college OF Cleveland, o., addressed the
teachers in general session this evening
at the First Baptist church, He spoke on
The Teacher as a Force in Civilization, ="
and in his address he referred to some Of
the reasons for believing that the higher
leadership OF the community is passing from
the church 10 the school and the college and
from the clergymen to the instructors. He
said that the church fills in the minds OF
the better classes a less conspicuous place
than it did a score of years ago, and that the
school and the college occupy a more con-
s]Picuous and important place.
''The attendance on the services Of the
church relating to the whole population has
diminished, while the attendance at the
school and the college has increased he
said. The superintendent or director OF
schools in many communities has come TO
fl a place not unlike that which the pastor
OF the former generation occupied, He is
the guide, philosopher, friend. His office
has increased in importance aud its enlarged
value brings To itself men Of greater power.
OF wider intelligence and nobler character.
The pastorate is certainly not getting richer
or finer personalities than twenty or thirty
years ago, The head Of the educational sys-
ten in not a few communities is the tacitly
recognized head OF the community itself.
More frequently is he the head han is the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-01

decided to agree. The patient must be
chloroformed. Accordingly, in the usual
manner, the patient was put to sleep. The
sneezing began to grow less and less pro-
nounced, and finally when the stupor was
complete, sneeZing ceased. For half
hour or so she was kept under the lnflu-
ence of the anaesthetic and not sneeze
was heard.
Gradually the stupor wore Off, and as it
did the sneezing began again as bad as be-
fore. That night the patient sneezed up
to about o'clock, when she dropped off
for a few hours sleep.
The next day ether was tried with the
same result, 'as had been attained with the
chloroform. DR.. w. II. Barton, who was
the family physician and in charge of the
case, made some calculations as to the
number of sneezes at that time. In the
course of five minutes there were usually
from 300 to 500 sneeZes. There We're oc-
casional pauses, but never lasting over
minute Generally there would be par
oxysm of about ten or fifteen sneezes, and
then fifteen seconds rest, after which they
would begin again. During the night the
sneeZing' continued, though not so inces-
sanity 1t was estimated that some days
she sneezed as many as $1,000 times in the
twenty four hours. According TO members
of the family, she sneezed unconsciousiy
during sleep.
AFTER a Gay OF TWO lilt CAtGnii6 BhCW
much lighter and the patient was sent
into the country for a week. where she
improved rapidly. On her return, how
ever. the trouble began nearly as severely
as before She had to eat the best she
could between sneezes and her conversa-
ton was necessarily frequently interrupt
ed. She kept up for several weeks, when IL
was decided that perhaps some condition
might be present far up in the nose to ac-
count for the trouble.
When the lights were turned on a growth
was found located deep in the nose, which
is known as perhophics. Dr. Walter A.
Wells, who is an expert in such matters,
undertook their removal by operation with
the electric needles. A number of opera
tons had to be performed before all the
abnormal growth was eradicated, but from
the first the sneezing began to grow less
and less frequent until ii finally ceased
about the LIST Of December.
The girl has done no sneezing since, and
II is not improbable that she feels that
she has had her share Of sneezng for one
life time. Perhaps she is satisfied to let
bygones be bygones, and has made up her
mind that after all sneezing Is not thing
to be sneezed at.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-01
IMPORTANT CHEMICAL DISCOVERY
which VIII Renew Oxy-
gen I'm Vitiated Air.

London, Jan. 2S.--An important discovery
was announced in the French Academy of
Medicine on Thursday by Georges Jau-
bert. He has been experimenting on how
to supply air or renew oxygen in air for
a man in Theoretically inclosed space like
a diving bell. The discoveries hypothesis
was that 70 per cent Of the nitrogen con-
tanned in respirab.e air remains intact af-
ter 21 per cent. of the oxygen has been
consumed, and the same nitrogen, mixed
with a new supply Of oxygen, becomes re-
spirable air when the carbonic acid and
the vapor produced by breathing are re-
moved.
Jaubert found that his hypothesis was
correct. The most important question was
the generation of oxygen. 1t appears that
he discovered a chemical substance, which,
by contact with the atmosphere, clears
vitiated air OF all impure gases produced
by respiration and refurnlshes automati-
eally the requisite quantity OF oxygen.
The author states that six or eight pounds
of this substance VIII enable a man 60
live for twenty-four hours Ia diving beli
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-01
SNEEZED FORTY DAYS.
Strange Affection That Bamed the
Skill of the Doctors Until a Growth
in the Nose Was Found.


Skill of the Doctors Until a Growth
in the Nose Was Found.
From the Washington Post.
One hundred sneezes a minute, $4,000
sneezes a day-such a record reads like a
page from a fairy tale, or the preamble
to patent medicine advertisement. 1t is
neither one nor the other, however It is
the true story of a case of sneezing which
occurred in Washington only few weeks
ago, and was reported to the Medical So
ciely by DIR. Walter A Wells of this city.
Every now and then some unfortunate
individual starts on spell of hiccough-
ing that continues in suite of all measures
to relieve It, and some times ends fatally
Neither medical skill nor popular RENE
dies can make Roadway against the trou-
Bile, the hiccough persisting, no matter how
many swallows of water are taken, how
much sugar is put on the tongue how
many seconds the breath is held how many
numbers are counted, or what highly
Wanted charms are brought into requisi-
ton. The wonders of science and the ira
ditions of our gTandmothers are alike pow
erless before a simple operation of nature.
There is no parallel case on record, how
ever, of an attack of sneezing so violent
and so long continued as the one which
occurred recently in this city, where the
patient spent forty days and forty nights
in sneezing. This phenomenal case was
not due to hay fever, nor to cold, nor
to any kind Of snuff that had been shifted.
The subject was a school girl, who had
hardly ever sneezed before in her life
The attack began at school one day i'm
October and had been preceded by a cold.
lasting a couple of weeks. during which
she had sneezed somewhat but not I'M
naturally. The sneezing spell broke out
at Just O'Clock, when she had taken
her seat to begin the morning work. Like
Mary's lamb, it made the children laugh
and play, and at 10 o'clock, as the sneeze
was still uncomfortable, the girl went
home. In that first hour her schoolmates
counted about 1,500 sneezes. Everything
she did for it or that anybody else did
made it worse. She went first to a drug
store and at that time she was sneezine
moderately The apothecary gave her a
little powder, which he told her to use
as a snuff After that the sneezing was
excessive, and nothing that anybody could
do-and everybody had suggestion-had
any effect.
Medical aid was summoned. A number
of the learned doctors visited this interest
ing case, and each prescribed something
different All the so-called sedatives were
tried. as opium, bromide and hyoscyanus
in the very largest doses, but mono SEEM
ed to sedate. Still the sneeze went on. ana
the patient was becoming exhausted. A
consultation Of doctors was held: they
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-01
MORE TROOPS FOR AUGUSTA.
THE SECOND ARMY CORPS MAY BE
CONCENTRATED THERE.

Augusta People Expect 10000 More
Kenzie-RepOrts From GreenviIIe,
Macon and Athens Indicate Troops
Are TO lie Sent From Those Points.
Gen. Young in Washington ON
business.
Augusta, Ga, Jan. 31.-It is almost GER
tain that the 1000 soldiers now here will
be added to by nearly 5000 men In
very short while.
The Indications are that the war de-
partment will concentrate all troops of
the new Second Army Corps at one camp,
and as Camp Mackenzie, near Augusta, il
$50 feet above the city. and perfectly dry,
as the headquarters of Gen. S. NJ b.
Young, commander of the corps, are To-
Gated there, and as Augusta Is near to
Charleston and Savannah, this is looked
upon as the place.
Information from Greenville, s. G., to-
day is to the effect that an order issued
there tends to substantiate the rumor that
Augusta will get 5000 men now at Green
vile. Further, there is information from
Macon that the troops there are coming
here Officers are now here from Athens.
looking to the movement OF the troops
from that point.
1t is known that the government will
keep a number of troops In reserve IN
the South, in case they are needed in cuba
1t is said in Washington city that Au-
gusta Will be the point at which these
troops will be concentrated. Gen. Young
is now In Washington, having gone there
to sit on Gen. Eagan's trial The fact
that he remains after the case has been
concluded seems TO show that he has inn
portant business with the war depart
ment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-01
HE DIDN'T LIKE DEPENV.
Franklin Matthews Has a Poor Opin-
ION of the senator.
From the Kansas city journal.

From the Kansas City Journal
Topeka, Jan. 29.-F'rankrIn Matthews, as
sociate editor of the New York Sun, VINO
and who wrote so many nice things about
the Sunflower State for Harper's upon his
return home, is here tonight the guest
of the Kansas Day Club.
In speaking of his former visit to the
state, he said to-day:
II fell in love with Kansas the other
time l was here and / am glad TO come
back again. / like Kansas people They
are of a temperament that strikes me ex-
actly. | went from here to Nebraska
when / was out before, and / was surprls-
ed at the difference between the people
of the two states. Nebraska people are not
near so congenial as Kansas people are"
Mr. Matthews Is an admirer Of Roose-
welt, but he has a poor opinion of New
York's newly elected senator, Chauncey
Depew.
"Depew has the faculty Of getting his
name in the papers and OF 'jollylng' other
people," he said, land that is all that
elected him 40 the Senate. He is shallow
himself He gets someone else 90 write his
speeches for him and then just works them
over. l suppose he Will cut quite a figure
in the Senate, however, although was told
In Washington Monday that they were get
ting ready to snub HIM.
Roosevelt is the coming man. He is
the only man that the East has who is
available as presidential candidate Tom
Reed has killed himself politically, but
Roosevelt has a future before him"
Editor Matthews will leave tomorrow
for Cuba to secure information for a Sc
RES OF stories about things there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-01
SOUTHERN SECURES A ROAD.
VIII Now Have Direct Line From
birmingham to Memphis.

Birmingham Ala, Jan. a.-Although the
ofieial information has not yet been given
out. 1t is positively known here that the
Southern Railroad has contaminated the
deal whereby 1t gets possession of the
Northern Alabama Railway, running from
Parish. on the main line Of the Southern,
between birmingham and Columbus, to
Tnscunbia. in the northern part of the
state. Through this road the Southern
now has a connecting line between its sys-
tenn Of roads in the central part of the
state. and the old Memphis and Charleston
in the northern part.
The Southern will now have direct line
hetvveen birmingham and Memphis, and
ono only twenty-seven miles longer than
that of the Kansas CITY, Memphis and
BIRMINGHAM Railroad. The Northern Ala
bama runs through country rich in min
erals and in valuable timber lands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-01
"A BEAR WITH TOOTHACHE.
He BattIed with Men who Tried To
Practice Dentistry on Him.
From The New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. "a bear frenzied
with an liberated tooth, which Its master
was trying to extract. escaped from It's
cage at the Creighton Theater to-day and
created riot before being captured In
addition to frightening number of per-
sons, the big bear seriously hurt ITS mas
ter, Paul Batty; lacerated Stage Hand Mo
Donald badly and tore the clothes off ,Taclr
Rosenthal, manager of the theater. Nc
Donald was assisting Batty to extract the
tooth and a crowd of men and bows eur-
rounded the cage of the enraged animal
witnessing the operation.
The animal was fastened down with
chains and leather bands. but when Tho
trainer touched the liberated tooth me
bear gave roar and burst his bonds like
paper He threw Batty and Mcdonald 10
the floor and turned upon the crowd
around the iron cage. They fed in every
direction, but the cage was demolished N
a moment. The animal vented his fury
by demolishing everything 10 sight. He
was driven into the cellar of the theater.
and. surrounded by a row OF red-hot irons
submitted to being bound.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-01
HoBsON GIRL TO BE MARRIED..
Miss Arnold, Who Started All the
kissing Trouble, Engaged.

From the ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
An announcement was made recently by
Mrs. NJ. Arnold of No 4815 West Belle
place Of the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Emma Arnold, to Charles Erber Of
Texarkana, Tex.
A special from Texarkana says Mr. Err
Der is leading jeweler there and one of
the wealthiest and best known merchants
Of that city. He has been engaged To
Miss Arnold for some time, but yester-
days announcement surprised all but in
innate friends of both families.
Miss Arnold, who is one Of the most non
ular young women in ST. Louis society
achieved national prominence one day last
summer at Long Beach, when girish i'm
pulse led her TO kiss Lieut. Richmond
Pearson Hobson, an act which she has
since deeply regretted.
Since her debut, two years ago. Miss
Arnold has, by virtue of her beauty. wifi
and unusual talent, been regarded as one
of the most popular girls in this most ex-
elusive set of Jewish society In person
she Is rather petite, but Of a well-rounded.
graceful figure. Her hair. which she ar
ranges in the most becoming of ponopa-
dours, is of a rich. dark brown. lust
touched with red, ripping soft waves back
from low. broad brow. Her eyes are
large and dark, with heavily fringed
dropping lids, that somehow suggest the
languorous Orient. Altogether Miss Ar
mold is an exceedingly beautiful girl of a
type that one sees but seldom.
Her taste in dressing Is delightful. and
her evening gowns are especially artistic
One decollete costume of white satin and
lace, IN which she was photographed last
year, attracted the attention of a noted
artist, who subsequently made painting
from 1t