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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-07-22
THE FIRST SONG.

Twas morn in Eden,
and the summer sun
Shone round and foil
above the trees;
The sky, in which
the shadows Of the night
Still hung amidst
the splendors Of the dawn
Like wreathing smoke
in flames; was opal-tinged
And like the pearly
lining Of a shell.
The air was laden
with the holy scent
Of opening buds:
the blossoms that adorned
The first great spring;
when new-ereate, the world
Was hurled along
the viewless paths Of space
From Gods all powerful hand;
and ravished with
The dulcet chorus
of the goldenthroated birds.
Through towering branches
overhead, the rays
Of dawn erept softly
as a summer sigh
And lighted on
the dew-wet eyes of Eve
Who slept upon a bed
Of fern-strewn moss
Beneath, and slowly
from the thrall of dreams
She reused, and flashed
her creamy lids apart.
Then, springing like a hind
she stood full-length,
Her hair a golden robe
around her form
on perfect mold;
the velvet flesh beneath
Like blushing roses
under strands Of gold;
Her eyes still full of haunting
dreams; her hands
Stillidly elasping
fadeless Eden blooms.
The lifting breeze Dew
coyly through the leaves
And made a wider rift
through which the sun
His radiant glances poured,
and, shining like
A pillar wrought Of
pearl and finest gold
She stood, a vision
fair as dawn, as pure
And stainless as a bud
still wrapt in green.
Around her, every sound
was full of JOY;
The ripping rill that
spilled its silver flood
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-07-22
The War Correspondents Protest.

Those who sympathize with the war
correspondents in Luzon and are
clamOring for General Miles in Gen
eral Otis place forget that General
Miles is if anything, a stricter dis.
ciplnarian than General Otis and.
would, like the experienced old SOL
der he is, endeavor to keep every
thing from the enemy calculated to
encourage them and prolong their
resistance.
This government and the people of
this country hold General Otis re.
sponsible for the conduct of the war
in the Philippines whether the papers
get the news or not. 1t is generally
necessary for the general on the field
to exercise a strict censorship of the
press and General Otis is probably
but fulfilling his duty to the govern
ment in revising the newspaper let.
ters. 1t is in the interest Of justice
to wait until we can hear General
Otis report and If he does not choose
to present it until the war is over, to
wait until then. The war cores.
pendent is intent upon getting the
news, the whole news, and ANYTHING
that has the aspect OF news for his
paper at home. He is not at all con.
cerned with the effect his letters will
have upon the enemy and the cessa.
ton of hostilIties. If anything he
rather hopes the war may be pro.
lOnged, Otis be succeeded by Miles
ard Miles by somebody else in order
that the excitement and the interest
in war news be not diminished. And
the public is so eager for news, that on
first reading the spiteful criticism of
Gen. Otis from the war correspondents
1t was inclined to take their part. But
on rejecting that Gen. Otis is held
responsible for the conduct of the war
and not the scribblers and picture
makers, and that it is far more i'm.
portant that helpful information
should not reach the enemy than that
we should be specifically informed of
every move and plan OF General Otis,
the public is inclined to think he has
done exactly right in making the war
correspondents letters of secondary
importance. Nothing that walks the
earth or skins it is SO important and
SO hard to sit on as good war cor.
respondent and IL General Otis has
accomplished IL, it is another Manila
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-07-22
"A Stimulating Atmosphere"

"A Stimulating Atmosphere ~
Mr.. r. $. Martin, who contributes
to IIarper's Weekly its most interest.
ing page, according to the taste of
the observer in this department. said
in "A recent issue that many persons
find the atmosphere of New York
stimulating. Mr.. Martin thinks that
is perhaps the reason why Dr. Blu.
chanan. who came from Kansas City
to New York, three years ago. to
organize the first boys high school in
Manhattan borough. found that the
work Of the boys school in the latter
city was distinctly superior to the
excellent work Of the mixed school
from which he came. DR.. Buchanan
ascribes the superior work of the
New York boys high school to the
exclusion of girls. and | would rather
his explanation were accepted, than
that the atmosphere of Kansas and
Nebraska should be blamed. So well
read and far Travelled gentleman as
Mr.. Martin is, ought to know that
the atmosphere Of Kansas and Ne.
braSka holds the stimulating record.
New Works atmosphere has a damp,
apathetic, Sleepy Hollow effect. Doc
tiers are sending weekminded chill.
dren out here purely for the awaken.
ing, bracing effects of the atmosphere
which is as peculiar and unmistak
able as New YOrk's cOsmopOlitanism
The Greater American.
An Omaha correspondent says in
regard to the warmed over show there
that: II do not know that the pros.
poets clearly indicate either success
or failure. but good many people
seem to think that the chance is
better. now that the board has
changed hands, for they may say what
they like, but Rosey was doing it. a
great deal Of harm, and no doubt. he
would continue to do more. | guess
the railroads are back Of it now TO
some extent. and il they make good
rates, l should not wonder il the
crowds came, later on in the season.
AS a moral factor in the development
OF the city, II Is already total fail.
ure. Really, it is tough beyond ex-
preston; men like Skip Dundy, Bit.
finger, etc, have lions share Of the
concessions, and most of them are
unfit for any one to patrOnize, and |
am not referring to the callOw youth
alone in this. Not only will we need
a jack lantern to find an honest man.
but 1t will take a locomotive head.
light to discover decent woman,
before the show is over"
This is testimony of loyal,
upright citizen of Omaha whose
judgement is unimpeachable. The
effect If IA midway, such as he de.
scribes, upon the youth Of Omaha can
not be estimated. 1t will last when
the buildings are dust and the war OF
the RoSeys has been forgotten. Faith.
ers and mothers who are seeking to
promote the exposition can not con.
sistently warn their sons away from
II as an evil, poisonous thing. And
they go there and form acquaintance
openly. which. under ordinary cir.
cumstances, they would be ashamed
Of and repudiate.
If the exposition Is a success finan
cially, it will be on account of the
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THEY WANT RECoGNIr1oH,
neuvering With View to Securing
Legal Standing.

Washington, Oct. ga dispatch from
Gen. Otis was received at the war de-
partment giving an account of his
meeting with the insurgent ENJOYS.
Gen. Otis said the interview with
ACuinaldo's representatives indicated
that the leaders were maneuvering
solely with a view to secure recog-
milton of the insurgent government.
All such overtures were rejected
and the ENJOYS were informed that the
only thing the United States would
recognize was white flag and the
grounding of arms. He also informed
the ENJOYS that such capitulation on
the part of the insurgents should come
quickly, in order to avoid the conse-
quences of active war as the United
States did not intend to permit any de-
lay in the matter. The course of Gen.
Otis is approved at the war department.
Secretary Root took the dispatch from
Gen. Otis over to the. white house for
the presidents consideration.
The insurgents attacked linus, on
the Bacor road yesterday. The last
advices from there were that the Amer
leans had driven off the enemy with
five casualties. The insurgents loss
was estimated to be large.
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ASIA MINOR EARTHQUAKES.
It Ii Estimated That 1900 Persons Per.
ished Around Aidin In the Recent
Seismic Shocks.

Constantinople, Oct. SIT is now
estimated that 1,5OO persons persisted
in the earthquakes in Asia Minor.
around Adm. The first shock occurred
at four in the morning of September
30 and lasted 40 seconds. The effects
were appalling. Whole villages were
completely destroyed. The earthquake
was felt as far as Scio, Mitylene and
Smyrna. The latest advices from the
stricken area show that men, women
and children were buried in the ruins
of their dwellings before they realized
their danger. Number of bodies still
lie beneath the debris. About 500 per-
sons were killed at Sarakeni and some
500 at Denizli, where three-fourths of
the buildings fell. There was proper
tionate loss of life in many of tho
smaller villages.
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CHARGED WITH MURDER.
4 Thirteen Year-Old Boy Sets . Girl
ON Fire and She Is Fatally
Burned.

Springfield, Ill, Oct. 3.-Charles
Lehban. 13-year-old boy, was ar
rested last night on charge of muir
dering Carrie Cartwright, the 13-year-
old daughter of Henry Cartwright,
proprietor of the Green Tree hotel, and
ex-district president of the United
Mine Workers of America About
noon yesterday Lehban mischievously
touched lighted match to some paper
bunting with which Miss Cartwright
had adorned herself. The girl was en-
veloped in flames and so horribly burned
that she died from the effects of her in.
juries about five hours afterwards. Her
mother was badly burned in trying to
save her life. Lehban is in Jail. He is
the son of a painter.
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WELCOMED TO WASHINGTON.
Admiral Dewey Gets an EnthusIaStic Re.
ception ~ the National Capital
Reviewed the Civic Parade.

Washington. Oct. 3.-The home-com-
ing of Admiral George Dewey-for
henceforth the national capital is to be
his home-was made the occasion for
the greatest tribute ever paid by WASH
ington to any individual. The citizens
had made every preparation to make
the occasion worthy of their hero.
Pennsylvania avenue was one mass of
colored bunting along the entire line
of march from the station to the white
house and, not content with this, few
private citizens failed to make some
display of color on their residences.
On the facade of the newly completed
government post Office building famed
forth two inscriptions set in electric
points, the one reciting the famous
message of the president directing
Dewey, then thousands of miles away
in the far east. to go forth to destroy
the Spanish feet, and the other setting
out the famous admiral's direction to
the lamented Gridley, You may fire
when you are ready, Gridley," which
marked an epoch in the history of the
United States. Twelve thousand MEM
bers of civic organizations paraded be-
fore him, besides tens of thousands of
non-organized citizens, and in a roar of
cannon rockets and the blaze of red
fire and the thunderouschee of the
populace and the warm greeting of the
head of the nation, Dewey came to the
national capital to a welcome such as
has not been known here hitherto.
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TO TRAP THE REBELS.
No Escape from the Armies of Law
ton and Wheaton.

Washington, Oct. 2.-War depart
nent officials say that important de-
velopments in the campaign in the
Philippines are daily awaited. The
expectation is based upon the report
received at the department of the ad.
vance by Lawton and Wheaton to-
ward Porac, which army officers say
will be followed by the opening of the
campaign. The forces under Wheaton
and Lawton now hold piece of terri
tory shaped like a broad triangle,
lying between the insurgents and
the railroad and the city of Manila.
The enemy have two routes along
which to retreat. One will take them
into the mountains, where they will
have difficulty in obtaining supplies
and at the same time they will be
sooner or later hemmed in by Gen.
Lawton. These mountains, the Cor
dillera de Cabusilam, vary in elevation
from 5000 to 4. 900 feet. and throughout
the greater part of their slopes afford
good camping grounds for our cavalry.
If the insurgents escape to the south
Of the Cordilleras and in the direction
of the Subig bay region, q rapid and
determined movement on the part of
the combined forces Of Lawton and
Wheaton would drive them down into
the peninsula opposite Manila bay.
Here for time they could get up into
the Merivale Sierras and defy our men,
but here, too, sooner or later. they
would be cornered.
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United States Senator Sullivan.
81 desire to say have been taking
Pe-ru-na for some time for catarrh, and
have found it an excellent medicine,
giving me more relief than anything /
have ever taken.-W. v. Sullivan, Ok
ford, Miss"
United States Senator Roach.
Persuaded by a friend have used
Pe-ru-na as q tonic, and am glad to
testify that it has greatly helped me in
strength, vigor and appetite. have
been advised by friends that it is re.
markably efficacious as q cure for the
almost universal complaint of catarrh.
w. N. Roach, Larimore. North Da-
kota."
A free book on catarrh sent to any
address by The Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
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MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
National Bank Notes Issued Increased
Over 81 100000 During the Month.

Washington, Oct. S.-The monthly
statement of the comptroller of the
currency shows the following:
Total circulation Of national bank notes on
September TO- S243. 29O, 1913, an increase for the
year of 1888 l5s, and an increase for the month
Of &1.21S, $3.50. The circulation based on United
States bonds. $40. ,34 173, an increase for the
year of 81. 25S ITO, and an increase for the month
Of 81, 140.s2i. The circulation secured by lawful
money amounted to So, 975. 9o5. an increase for
the year Of s5,675, 06s, and an increase for the
month OF S17,512. The amount of United States
registered bonds on deposit to secure circulat-
ing notes was 1921, 5l551u, and to secure puo.io
deposits, $40, 1854, $40
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Major General Joseph Wheeler, COM
handing the cavalry forces in front Of
Santiago and the author of 1.-THE San
tiago Campaign" in speaking of the
great catarrh remedy. Pe-ru-na, says {:
81 join with Senators Sullivan, Roach
and McEnery in their good opinion Of
Pe-ru-na. It is recommended to me by
those who have used it as an excellent
tonic and particularly effective as a
cure for catarrh."
United States Senator McEnery.
Hon. S. d. McEnery, United States
Senator from Louisiana, says the fol-
lowing in regard to Pe-ru-na:
Pe-ru-na is an excellent tonic. 1
have used it sufficiently to say that I
believe it to be all that you claim for it.
IS. D. McEnery, New Orleans, Louisi-
ana"
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A Topeka Mans Act.

Springfield, ILL, Oct. 3.-A Havana
special to the State Register says John
Eckard, of Topeka, member of one of
Mason county's most prominent fami-
lies, went to the home of Mr.. Under
wood and called him out of doors and
shot him five times with a revolver,
the first shot taking effect in Under
woods head and the others in his back.
Eckard was jealous of his wife and
Underwood
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Chicago, Oct. 3.-The annual report
of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad was made public to-day. Gross
earnings for the year were $40. 3s9, 424
as compared with e42, 500, 1862 last year.
Operating expenses were S2s. 253. $50. an
increase of 1926. $40 over 1898; S., 23s, $40
were paid in dividends, leaving a sur.
plus for the year of 81, 4s9, 929. The re-
port gives the total mileage of the sys-
tenn as 7,249, an increase of 80 miles
over last year.
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WIN Como Duty Free.

Washington, Oct. 2-The soldiers
In the Philippines have desired to send
various mementoes and trinkets to
relatives and others, but have been
stopped by the customs laws 1t is in
tended TO make an arrangement where
BY these packageswin not be subjected
20 S0msssapervision. They src &c
b vouched for by officers. and win be
allowed TO come through the mails ON
the payment at regular postage duties
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A Laborer's Quest for Whisky.

Terre Haute, Ind, Oct. 3.-John
Doyle, a laborer. engaged in the con-
struction work at the Majestic distil.
lery, yesterday broke 90 locks on as
many doors in getting to the bonded
warehouse where the whisky is stored.
He added to his record, for % locks
when he found that he was compelled
to break lock on the barrel. Doyle
was found intoxicated and is now in
Jail. He will be prosecuted by the
government.
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Honors for Cant. Barker.

Washington. Oct. S.-Capt. Albert S.
Barker has been assigned to command
the Norfolk navy yard, relieving AID.
miral Farquhar, who takes command
of the North Atlantic station. Capt.
Barker will become a full rear admiral
within a month. Capt. Barker com.
manded the battleship Oregon on her
memorable cruise from New York to
Manila in answer to Dewey's appeal
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WIN Send q War.hip to Delagoa Ba,

VIII Send q WaFshtp TO DeIagOR Bay.
Washington, Oct. S.-Immediately
upon the outbreak of hostilities be.
tween the Transvaal and Great Britain
instructions will be sent to Commander
Morrell, commanding the Montgomery.
directing him to proceed to Delagoa
bay and provide such protection for
American citizens and their interests
as is possible. Delagoa bay is 40 miles
from the Transvaal and $50 miles from
Pretoria
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Town DESTROYED by Fire.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 3.-The town
Of De Queen, on the Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gulf railroad. was destroyed
by fire yesterday. Fifty-four build
ings were burned, entailing loss ag-
gregating $3.50. 900; insurance light.
De Queen had a population of $500 and
was one of the largest of the new towns
on the Pittsburg & Gulf. It was So
miles south of Mena.
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CAPTIVES SET FREE.
Filipinos Deliver Up to the Ameri.
cans Fourteen of Our Men.
lieut.. Gilmore aud His Party, However.
Not Among the Number--The Returned
Prisoners Say They Were Treated
Royalty by Their Csptors.

M8u1l OCUs kAnCAi OoA
prisoners, in charge of Gen. Alejandrino
and two other Filipino officers, reached
Angeles at o:l5 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, on their way to Manila, where the
Filipino officers desire to interview
Gen. Otis. The party entered the lines
at Anfieles, under a flag of truce. ALI
the officers on the stats of Gems. Mac
Arthur, Wheeler and Wheaton escorted
the party to the railroad depot, where
a special train was made up to take the
men to Manila The train stopped at
San Fernando, where the Americans
and Filipino commissioners were dined
by Capt. johnson.
The American prisoners were dressed
in new light blue Filipino uniforms.
with canvas shoes and hats. They
were well and hearty and their APP
pearance indicated that they had been
well treated. The prisoners said that
at first they had only received rice as
rations. They objected to this and
later on they got coffee, hot rolls,
chicken. pork. vegetables and wine.
They received an allowance of 20 cents
q day for tobacco and luxuries. There
was feast at Tarlac on'September II,
and Aguinaldo gave each of the pris-
oners 81. Each man received S.. so adj
ditional when he reached Mabalacat.
The men were not required TO work
and were allowed to roam all around
the towns.
The party started for the American
lines on Thursday, but was driven back
by the firing of the American troops in
the attack on Porac. None of these
released American soldiers were cap
tured in battle. The majority of them
were taken prisoners while on picket
duty at the front, or while straying
outside the lines. AS a matter of fact,
several of the men are supposed to be
deserters. They say the Filipinos in
tend to surrender IS more prisoners
next Tuesday. Lieut.. Gilmore, United
States navy, and his boats crew are
still held at Vigan.
The prisoners unanimously praised
their treatment. One man said:
We have been given the best the country at.
forded; fine houses for quarters servants. good
food, plenty Of wine and q money allowance
Aguinaldo visited US and shook hands. Three
of the boys refused to shake hands with him.
Judging from the stories of the
prisoners, they have been ionized by
SAO PCOP1Cs lucy IcPOTG GudG AVc SdiI-
ors, survivors of Naval Cadet Woods
party. arrived at Tarlac Wednesday.
Though small Importance is attached
to their judgment, they agree in say
ing the Filipinos are ''tired of the war,
but say they will fight for independ-
ence to the last"
The released prisoners also say the
idea of independence has taken firm
hold of the Filipinos, and they threat
en-. if conquered, to exterminate the
Americans by assassination. Aguinal-
do seemed popular among all the peo-
pie the prisoners met. The country,
they say, is full of rich crops
All the prisoners have stories of in
teresting experiences. Those captured
at Caloocan were marched along the
railroad at night through towns occu-
Died bv the Americans.
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Dewey Will Come West.

Washington, Oct. 3.-Admiral Dewey
will not accompany the president on
his western tour, but the west will not
be deprived of the pleasure of greeting
the hero of Manila bay. Senator Proc
tor, of Vermont, says the admiral will
go west in about six weeks, visiting all
the western cities and extending his
trip as far west as San Francisco.
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Elections In Connecticut.

New Haven, Conn.,, Oct S.-One hun.
dred and sixty-two of the 1853 towns in
the state yesterday elected officials.
Returns up to midnight had been re-
ceived from 1SS towns of the 1853 voting
and the tables show republican victo-
ries in 101 towns and democratic sue
cess in "a
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Il Il Only Rumor.

Cincinnati, Oct "a Post Washing
ton special says: Rumor has IL that
Admiral Dewey is engaged to marry
Mrs. Hazen, the widow of Gen. Hazen,
and sister of John R. Mclean, demo
cratic candidate for governor Of Ohio
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Seven Ut the Crew Drowned.

Victoria. b. c., Oct. 3.-The steamer
Olympia brings news of the loss of the
steamer Whitecioud, paddle steamer,
which was proceeding from Hong Kong
to Manila under an American charter
The vessel foundered when about 90
miles from Hong Kong and seven men
were drowned
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Mere Lad Favored for Emperor.

Vancouver. b. c., Oct S.-A dispatch
from Pekin says that arrangements for
the dethronement of the emperor. Ku-
ang Hsu. are in progress. The empress
dowager's choice has definitely fallen
upon Pu Tsuan, the nine-year-old son
of Duke Tsai Ian, to succeed Kuang
Hsu as emperor of China This impe-
rial candidate can speak only the Man.
chu dialect and knows no Chinese.
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Kansas City. Mo-, Oct S.-Kansas
City's carnival has been stained with
blood. F. w. Rechow, q prominent
business man of Bolivar. Mo-, is in a
cell at police headquarters charged
with killing = negro, Hilton Turner,
in Tim Cronin's saloon at the corner of
Fourth and Broadway. The quarrel
was caused over the price of q shine.
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Couveution Of Retail Druggists.

Cincinnati, Oct. 3.-The first annual
meeting Of the National Association of
Retail Druggists will convene here to-
day for q three days session. Presi-
dent 81. p. Hyson and 4 number of del
egates have arrived. One of the prob
lems before the convention win be that
of cut rates.
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Tor Doiag HIS Duty.

Madrids Oct. s&-The supreme coun-
ell of war Has ordered that Gen. Jauden
be placed on the reserve list for the
surrender Of Manila to Admiral Dewey
and Gen. Merritt.