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Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
Chautauaua ~ Beatrice.

BEATRICE, Neb, June 25.-(Spoclal
Telegram There was tremendous crowd
at the Chautauqua assembly today and vis-
itors who sought lunching ground at noon
found the grounds filled with people The
largest part OF the crowd, both at the
grounds and in the city, was brought in by
the Rock Island railroad which handled Ave
trains with an aggregate OF ffty-three cars.
They carried 3400 people, some OF whom
came from points as far distant as Topeka,
st. Joseph and Phillipsburg The principal
features of the program were a sermon by
the blind chaplain, Rev. Miburn, and a con-
cert by the Modoc club of Kansas City.
The paid single admissions to the ground up
to o'clock had exceeded 900
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26

ion gains ground that the Tege has gone TO
meet the Sfax and TO take Captain Dreyfus
on board. The pigeons can be used to an
nounce the transfer, and the Tage might
proceed to another port to land the prisoner.
AS against this theory and as an indication
that the landing of Dreyfus will be effected
here there is the fact that large number
Of gend armes from the country around
Brest are arriving, or expected to arrive,
tonight.
The treasurer OF the famous League Of the
French Fatherand reached Brest this even
ing from Paris and, as this organization has
been at the bottom of the anti-Dreyfus
movement, 1t is thought he has come to or
ganize a demonstration.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF SINGERS
North American saenEerbund CeIe-
brates Its Fiftieth Anniversary
In Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, June 25.-The golden jubi-
lee OF the North American Saengerbund
will no doubt be the most largely attended
event this week that was ever known in this
city. This international saengerfest was or
ganized here fifty years ago and the tri-
ennial meeting this week will be the most
notable one in the history Of the organiza-
ton. There are quite number here now
rehearsing for the concerts which begin
on Wednesday. The musical societies will
arrive tomorrow. The visitors will not be
here until Tuesday or Wednesday. The
new hall with stage capacity of 1000
and a total capacity OF 1880, was dedicated
last Sunday and was visited today by thous-
ands.
A feature OF the saengerfest will be the
performance OF the Aims Prize cantata en-
titled "Valerian," by DR.. ~ j. Elsenheimer
of the Cincinnati College Of Music.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
CUBANS FOR THE OMAHA SHOW
Twerty-Four Islanders Arrive ON the
Transport Buford in Charge OF
ENposition's Agent.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Thc United States
transport Buford arrived today from Havana
with thrty-two cabin passengers, twenty
nine Cubans, seven destitute Americans
and ninety.three discharged soldiers and
government employees Twenty-four of the
Cubans, nineteen adults and five children.
are In charge Of James H. skunk. who rep
resents the Omaha exposition. There are
also among the passengers Colonel w. II,
Bisbee and Captain r. n. Betty. The Bu-
ford brought $50 army wagons.
The transport will be detained until to-
morrow to complete her five days after leav-
ing Cuba.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
SIoop CoIlides with Iceberg.

ST. JOHN, n. F., June 25.-The British
armed sloop Buzzard. while trying to reach
the French treaty shore on Friday, colided
with an iceberg, which stove In its bows.
BY means of collision mats and moving the
guns and heavy gear to the stern, it made
its way back here safely
The sloop will be docked tomorrow. At
the time of the accident perfect discipline
existed on board and prompt preparations
were made to leave the ship should it prove
impossible to keep 1t above water 1t was
seen that the damage was not serious enough
to endanger the vessel
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
UNKNOWN MISSION OF TAGE
First Glass Cruiser Puts to Sea, Pos
sibIy TO Receive Captain
Dreyfus on board.

BREsT, France June 25,-Tbs French
frst-class cruiser Tage put 10 sea this after
noon, the official explanation being that IL
is going to experiment with carrier pigeons.
1t Is, however, much larger cruiser than
the Sfax. which is bringing Captain Drey-
fus, and the dispatch OF such big vessel
with carrier pigeons is quite unprecedented.
Usually q torpedo boat is sent, and the opln-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
Convict Recaptured.

COLUMBUS Neb. June 25,-(special -
Sheriff Byrnes arrested Frank Koch last
night at his former home, about six miles
north Of here In February, 1897, Kock was
convicted in the district court here on a
charge OF attempted criminal assault and
was sentenced by Judge Sullivan TO six
years in the penitentiary at hard labor.
Some three weeks ago he escaped from his
guards, and had very successfully eludsd
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
French OmciaI Circles Jared.

PARIS, June 25.-At the cabinet council
today M Loubet, the president, signed or
ders making the following changes
NJ. Bertrand, procurator general to the
appeal court and NJ Fueilloly, public prose-
cutor, are both removed. M. Bulot, advo-
cate general, is appointed public prosecutor.
NJ. Lombard whose dismissal on account Of
the Deroulede trial. has been much criti-
cized as unjust, has been appointed advo-
cate general. NJ. Bertrand's successor has
not yet been appointed,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
OUT were cirilIsns. cantaln A. B. vicarius.

four we're civilians. Captain A. b. Vicariue,
popular medical officer, died today.
For several days the Cubans have been
conducting the festival Of San Juan in honor
OF the victory won there by the Amertcaa
troops over the Spaniards The celebration,
however, has been remarkable for the alb
sence OF the American flag and for the non
participation OF the better class OF the Gu
bans themselves One spaniard was nearly
killed byr-the mob
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26

ASHLAND, Neb., June 25.-(Special Tele-
gram THE Wassa, social club of Omaha
came down to Dey Street park today to
hold picnic, The beer flowed freely and
in the evening the Harrison element came
down from Memphis and wound the affair
up in free-for- all fight, Several of the
Swedes got pretty badly hurt, one getting
his eye knocked out with a beer glass and
another getting his ear cut of.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
Dewey 10 Visit Bo.ton First.

BOSTON June 24.-The Herald will say to-
morrow that Admiral Dewey will visit Bos-
ton and be entertained there before he goes
10 New York this forecast being based on
the reported statement Of the United States
consul general at Halifax that he had re-
ceived word direct from Washington that
the Olympia will make Halifax its 6rst
American stopping place.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
Dives from the Eads bridge.

ST. LOUIS, June 25.-Miles Mcdonald
aged 90, employed by the F. NJ Long Syrup
company, today, as the result of a wager
with some fellow employees, diyed from the
center span OF the Eads bridge badly in
juring himself and narrowly escaping death
The distance from the bridge to the water
is ll5 feet.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
Coudi,ion of Bank of sps,n

MADRID, June 25.-The Bank OF Spain's
report for the week ended yesterday shows
the following changes: Gold in hand in
crease, 5,O63, 900 pesetas; silver in hand, in
crease, 3,773,000 notes in circulation, de-
crease, 100000. Gold was quoted yesterday
at 23.22.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26

HONG KONG, June 25.-The town of
Hien King Flu, in Fo Kien, has been pla-
carded with bills offering a reward of 81 900
for the heads of missionaries
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
YELLOW FEVER IN SANTIAGO
Thirty-Three Gases Reported In All
with Five DeAths-san Juan
Day L. Celebrated,

SANTIAGO, Cuba, June 25.-Thirty-three
cases OF yellow fever with ave deaths have
been oficially reported since the opening
OF the present outbreak. One OF the deaths
occurred in the Fifth infantry. the other
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
Locust- and Drouth Bring Famine.

81. PETERSBURG, June 25.-The trans
Caspian region of Asiatc Russia, which is
under the administration OF the governor
general OF the Caucasus, Prince Pariatin-
snl, is threatened with famine owing TO the
prolonged drouth and a plague of locusts.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
Moyements of Ocean vesseIs. June .
Havre-Arrivsd-La Touraine from

At Moville-sailed-Anch from Glas-
gov for New York.
At Havre-Arrivsd-La Touraine from
New York
Southampton Arrived-Prince Regent
Lutpold from New York for Bremen.
New York-Arrived-Steam LaGascogne
from Havre; Maasdam from Rotterdam and
Boulogne,
AT Southampton-Sail Bremen. from
Bremen for New York.
At Queenstown Saled-Etruris, from
Liverpool for New York. ArriYed-Italia
from New York for Liverpool.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER


granted win be worth the candle and l
anticipate that there will be sharp compe-
tition"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
Kaiser's Yacht Comes In Ahead.

KEEL, June 25.-In the Kiel regatta today
Emperor William sailed his steel yawl yacht
Meteor, winning the first race
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As to that famous thief in feathe--
the nagpie who stole The spoon while
the girl vas flirting and got the dulsh-
ter of Eve into d deal Of trouble-it Is
altogether unlikely that the bird cared
one grub whether The spoon was silver
OF electroplate He knew that it would
have very fine appearance among the
ragged sticks of his doincd nest, and So
as no one was looking, he drew it out
from among the others just as gently as
if he were playing spelicans, gave three
hops and a flap of his wings and the
spoon and the girls reputation for hon
esty went away over the fields together
Other damning instances there are OF
jackdaw and maspie, the red legged
chough. and even, sad to say, the cler-
ical gated raven, being decoyed from
the straight path Of rectitude by the
empty glitter of Il gem. Unlike 1ssop' 8
moralizing cock, who, having scratched
up a necklace apostrophizcd heaven Of
the usclessness Of such a stroke Of lucl.
to him, these sable solemn fowl seem
to have Dylrglariou5 twist in their ma
ture over which they have no control.
In proportion 10 their reverend aspect
and grave deneancr III their serious
suits Of black is their cagerness to pur-
loin at al costsany bit of tawdry metal
ware to give a dash OF mcretricious
fnery 20 their bare nests. -Longman' :
MacaziHe.
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No Deadheads There.

heard good story yesterday says
the Ohio State Journal that comes
from Sylvania, little town in the
northern part Of the State. Among
the members Of the Methodist Church
at that place is an old railroad con-
ductor. who has been retired from the
business for ten years or more. Dur
ing the morning service at his church
not many Sundays ago the old rail
roader was called upon by the minister
to assist i'll taking up the collection
one Of the stewards who usually help
ed in that work being absent.
The retired railroader started down
the aisle with the contribution basket
and passed it around like an old hand
at the business. Everything passed
Of smoothly until he came to a good
ola brother who had nodded himself
fast asleep, and Just as he was about
to pass by him he was suddenly over
come by the force Of habit acquired in
his railroad days. Giving the sleep
iag brother dig on tie shoulder with
the BASKET he blurted out:
Ticket, please
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Talking of brains reminds INC That 9
vouue medical friend lie oshor day
showed rse an abno.snally laree speci-
men Of tle human thinking apparatus,
carefully preserved, and which he pr-r-
posed 10 send 10 Cornell university.
lie was not quite sure, however,
whether nc coald not put The brains TO
some better purpose or present them to
somebody more in need Of brains. To
print the list of prominent men which
he ratified off at random between whom
he might divide them equally and THIS
double their share OF wisdom would be
libelous.
at is q pity 70 let brains 80 a-beg-
ging. sad NY friend, 'bF-s unfortr-
nately that IS often the way of the
world. When I suggested that he
might put them Up at auction and see
how much they would fetch, he replied:
very little, I'm AFRAID. Every one
processes 10 admire brains. bu5 loves his
money better-besides, brains can be
bought so cheap nowadays-but if /
conld get hold Of . coed big lamp OF
gall-tla5 is what ai,gays letches the
money in tlis world. .
When NY friend asked Inc if coull
make any use of them. ] told him
world W. L did not ta..e il.e-n ffrom
him. merely did IS / am Tol6 is occa-
sionall- done by ih9 bsss regulated
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-15

In Korea You never sec girls out OF
doors in the daytime except some of
the lower classes going to the wells,
and they are tied up So that no one can
see them Women only 30 ont i'll the
capital of Korea when Il great bell
sounds III the evening When this is
heard, all men must retire to their
houses The only men who may so out
are those who are blind and those who
are going to II druggists with Il pre-
scription. And as men are decciycrs the
world over, it is not surprising that 4
great many men are blind and that
many have to go to the druggist
when evening comes. Indeed the NUM-
ber OF hypocritcs who 90 about tapping
with Il stick is rather ludicrous. =
Nouns Lady
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Sa,i = Too Much

A perso4 "a al Is very fortunate
in haviog if,ea4>, sfo will testify in
MS behalf, out there is such thing
as saying too mucn
"Werc you acquainted with the
murdered man? asked the prosecut-
ing attorney Of il colorcd witness for
the defense in a murder case in Texas.
The willingness Of the witness to say
all he could in the behalf Of the mur-
derer was very apparent
81 know d him He was de honest
est
'Ncver mind about his honesty.
You say you knew him.?
eyes, sir. I'sc proud to say | neb-
bcr knowcd sich noble
Nobody asked you about that.
What was the condition of his health? ?
Was he not in robust health?
"No. sab; he was de fce6lest nigger
I ebber seed. y
''Ilc was killed by the accused, was
he not.
Il can't say SO. sab My idea am
dat he was in such bad health dat,
even if he hadn been killed when he
was, he would hab died on that berry
day, sir.
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Dus;nox. Ertcrnri,c In Paris.

Occasionally as l take mysssawalks
abroad I am quite paralyzed at the
amount Of enterprise shown by. certain
French business houses One morning,
contemplating taking a train at half
past II, it occurred to me to stop in
somewhere before going to the station
and buy book to read on the journey.
It was an idea that seemed to me at
that time simple and practical. l
bought the boolz-price 2 francs 10
centimes, Or about 30 cents-at a large
bookstore on the Avenue de IOpera
(not Flammarion s}, and then discov-
cred I had nothing in my purse smaller
than a 100 frame note with which to
pay for it,
The salesman looked at this seriously
and the cashier said they had no change.
1t WAS 100 early III the morning to have
any change, he said. From the way he
looked st me / 2ould see he Thought
people ilaG no business to he abroad at
that hour buying books anyway. / ex-
pressed in polite terms my regret at
giving trouble ami also inqLiredlf they
preferred / should give UP my book or
If it would be possible 20 change the
note somewhere.
The sta1T. Of the house was evidently
represented bE liree persons-the cash
ior. the salesman and q small hoT-and
tire small log was iiaallg selt out With
the bin. waited - n.inutes. and then
ven5ured to suggest tlat l vas leaving
town and had no time 10 lose. "Adthis
hcur of fhe morning, madame said
tie saleeman. rs though tIlt VS. The
end OF IT, lost l2v 1rain.-katharine
do Forest IL aLai'..al''. S Lazar
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Le..er n:.a ll.e A.c..l,is!.op.

Charles Lever. the novelist. was once
the guest of Dr. Whately, The arch
bishop Of Dublin, at his country seat.
Among the other glests We're some OF
the e..aectant clergy, who paid sub
missive court to their host While The
archbishop and his gucsts were walking
through the grounds the prelate plucked
from bush leaf which, he declared,
had Il most nauseons flavor.
Taste it. !" said he, handing the leaf
to one of the clergy. The latter smil-
ingly obeyed, and then with Il WY face
subscribed TO the botanical orthodoxy
Of the archbishop.
"Tastc it, You, Lever said the graf
flied prelate handing the leaf to the
novelist
'No, thank YOU, said Lever, laugh
ing "NIy brother is not III your grace
diocese. ="
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Nos ips s'I io2 The atlanta Special Solid
vestibule'i rTain, OF Pul Imam Slecpers and Coach.
between Washington ana ltanta, also PuE
man Sleepers between Portsmouth and Chester
t.
Nos II and IS, The $ i. l. Express souc
Train. Coaches and Pullman >leepers between
Portsmouth aud Atiania
For Pickes, Sleepeis. etc.. apply TO
x 4 Serland Cien'l. Agent Pass Dept
Wm Clements. P A 6 Kimball House
Atlanta ,il.
f. st loan, vice-Psesldent and Gen'l Mango
V. T. McBee General superintendent
II W Il Glover. Traffic Manager
l. :. Allen, C,en' Passenger Agent
General sstiic.rs. Portsmouth. Va.
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Pitts Carminativc aids digestion
regulates the bowels. cures Cholera
Infantum. Cholera Morbus. Dyscntery
Pains, Gripings, Flatulcnt Collie, I'm
natural Drains from the Bowels, and
all diseases incident to tcething chill
drcn. For all summer complaints 1t
is a specific Perfectly harmless and
free from injurious drugs and chem
icals.
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lIan's Ensignii.canee.

III his lecture of Saturday at the
Royal Institution. Sir Robert Bail
lately astronomer-royal in ireland:
stated that we now knew the existence
of 30.0O0, 000 Of stars or suns, many
o! them much more magnificent than
the one which gives ligh; to our sys-
TEN. TIE majority OF them are not
visible to the eye or even recognizable
by the telescope, but sensitized pho
tographic plates have revealed their
existence beyond all doubt or qpcs-
ton, though most of them arc almost
inconceivably distant, thousands or
tens Of thousands Of times as far off.
as our sun. A telegraphic message,
for example. which would reach the
sun in eight minutes, would not reach
some Of these stars in 1,S00 years.
IN average Of only 10 planets to
each sun indicates the existence with
in the narrow range to which human
observation is still confined Of least
800, 900, coo Of separate worlds, many
Of them doubtless of gigantic size
and it is nearly inconceivablc that
those worlds can be wholly devald OF
living ard sentient beings upon them,
probably mortal in our sense: as all
matters must decay. certainly finite:
and thea what is the relative position
Of mankind?
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PLUG TOBACCO.
Its Consumption has Fallen Off, but an Ola
Dealer Sings it's Praise.
Ne,c York Sun.

No such thing. Dae ye mean to
tell me- the gentlemen OF the Bar
smoke common Limerick twist? and
strange to say shortly after an Irish
man in Court discovered the pipe ne
had placed alight in his pocket had
set fire 10 the lining, and twas loaded
with Limerick twist. The Judge had
good dose, and knew what he was
talking about.
"Tbc talk about the habit being
injurious is all nonsense. We had
less dyspepsia and stomach trouble
when nearly every one chcwed than
there is to-day, with only smokers.
Ont Of q dozen cases I could give let
US take that of Peter Coulter, of Rus
siaville, Ind, who was actually kept
alive for seventy years by its use, BE-
ginning when !: boy Of II, when he
had curious fever leaving danger
GUS sore on his side, which would not
heal. The doctor told him he must
use tobacco or die He smoked at
first. but after the third year chewed.
The sore improved right away, bat if
he ceased chewing it broke out again,
and this continued up to his Sfth
year. in 1890. DO not know if he is
still alive or not.
Ga still more curious case is that
Of \ man in Atlanta who began the
use Of tobacco at II years, chewing so
continuously that the uninterrupted
flow of saliva caused chest troubles anc
threatened consumption. The doctor
ordered him to swallow the juice, and
for sixty odd years he has had no re-
,currence Of the trouble. He has not
had headache in thirty years and no
medical advice in over forty \ great
friend Of his has eaten tobacco for
over fifty years and IS dne specimen
Of manhood TO day and a greathunter.
Fine cut tobacco for chewing, once
so popular in this region, is now
a!mos. dead. The Oldest firm practi.
cally went out Of business Last week,
na~s;nr It's connection over to a very
small house, comparatively speaking
Atoue time all the then prominent
hotel cigar stands keps open packages
Of The leading brand for customers
use without charge. just as the bar
has cloves and coffee
The Rev. Dir T'fsny Of AIinaeA-
polls was 90 ioveterate chewer ef fine
cut. shaking no secret Of it. 4 meet
ing eeS in progress once presided over
by !. uell known Bishop, also a tobae-
co user aud The chewing habit came
MP SIR d. cDs~ioq Brother after
brother ara>r t condemn the haiti.
Finally one If them asked for DR..
TIFFANY vi l'ne hlg doctor arose
and said
Eser, - chew tobacco,
the be-t Ic Nos would like
those wLo - ncit 50 tie in their
,.uaral nnri inc.
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(s) Re ular station; (O Flag station.
Will also stop at the following stations
to take on or let off passengers: Phln-
news, James and Sandy Springs
No 12 connects with Southern Railway
No. 12 at Anderson.
No. 6 connects with Southern RaiFway
Nos. 12, 81 and So at Seneca.
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= Confirmed drunkards arc sha1

Confirmed drunkards arc shamed
into reformation in many of the towns
of the Argentine Republic by being
compelled to sweep the streets for
eight days each time they may be ar
rested for intoxication.
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Purely Vegetable

and contains not particle of potash,
mercury, arsenic or other minerals.
Valuable books on Cancer and Blood
Diseases will be mailed free to any nd
dress by Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga
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ATLANTIC a ] COAST LINE.

TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT.
WILMINGToN. y. O., Jan. rs, 1899
Fast Line Between Charleston and Cor
unpiaand UpperS nth Carolina, North
Carolina.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
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Do Not Give Up in De-
>puir-There is Hope!

l7or agcs il l:.s hcnn thought
;hnt Cancrr is nci;r..3lr. aud
Ln..,, .....,or,...,..,tn o.. in l,ye
- - - -.
80 80 =.
le.e.l l.ea:-' .oild hope Of
.,,y.r, a..,..s arc IN
~. ;l.,, Il r,-
.''' '''' '''.
e'l.. .''.' "a 80 "aF