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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22
RESCUED BY A CRUISER.
Montgomery Takes the Crew From n
wrecked British Steamer.

Rio Janeiro. Aug. 21-The United States
cruiser Montgomery arrived here last
night from Montevideo, reports having
rescued all the crew of the British steamer
NetuetOn. Capt. Vigers, from Norfolk
July 25' for Rio de Janeiro. which went
aground twenty miles east of here.
The vessels forepeak and forehold are
tui of water, but the second hold and
the afterhold are tight.
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Editor pics Suddenly.

New Whatcom, Wash, Aug. 21-J. Har-
riman Jones', a wel.-known editor died
suddenly to-day. Mr.. Jones, between the
years 1878 and 1888, was the proprietor ana
editor of Godey's Magazine. He was 65
wears Old
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22

London, Aug 21.-The Daily Chronicle
has the following from its Paris CORE
spOndent:
"A detachment of infantry has just
commenced an attack upon NJ. Guerin's
house, which is likely to lead to blood
shed before morning, Nobody is allowed
70 approach the scene, and the cavalry
charges are needlessly brutal.
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81. Louis, Aug. 2i.-A voluntary petition
IN bankruptcy was filed to-day by John
T. hermann, Jr., a real estate man of ST.
Louis His liabilities are $4,000 and as
sets 1921.
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washington. Aug. A.-Lieut. Col. Joseph
= Sanger has been appointed director
OF the Cuban census, The work IL 10 be
oompleted before Nov. 20.
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New York. Aug 21.-At the Berkely oval
tonight George G. Schneider and Frank
Kramer lowered the quarter-mie tandem
bicycle record. They covered the distance
I'm 23 2-5 seconds. The old record was q
seconds. held by Pea body and Llewellyn
of Chicago.
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TARIFF DUTIES GO UP.
Venezuela Raises Its Charges on
Tobacco Products.

Washington, Aug. 21.-The state depart
ment is informed that the Venezuela tariff
duties on tobacco have been increased as
follows:
Cigarette paper, 1853 per ki.ogram; Gig
arettes, $1.4 per kilogram; twisted tobac-
co or any kind of chewing tobacco, 96
cents per klogram; other classes of man
ufactured tobacco. 912 cents per kilogram.
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BOND AS ADMINISTRAT RIX.
Is Filed by the Widow of the Late
Col. r.. G. IngersOII.

New York Aug. 21.-Mrs. Eva Ingersoll,
widow of Col Robert G.. Ingersol has
filed a bond as administrators of the es-
tate of her husband. Mrs. Ingerson swears
that she has made diligent search for the
will of her husband, but that to the best
of her knowledge and belief he died in
testate.
The value of his personal property is
estimated by her at about $4,000. At the
erty. The heirs to the estate are Mrs.
lnsersoll, the widow, Mrs. Eva r. Inger-
soil Brown wife of Walston Fl. Brown,
and Miss Maude Ingersoll.
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NEW MONEY ORDER FORM.
Is Expected the Fee VIII Be Re-
duced About Jan. /.

Washington, Aug. 21.-The postofice de-
partment has adopted a new form of do
nestle money order which will be intro
duced gradually after Sept. 4. 1t is the
size of an ordinary bank draft and has two
new features, the use of carbon manifold
ing paper for reproducing the order, in
stead of writing it twice. as at presents and
also q receipt. 1t is expected the fee charg-
ed for orders will be materially reduced
about Jan. !
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22

Washington, Aug. 2l-The number Of
enlistments to-day for the Philippines was
PSI. making a total of 1873
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22

Washington. Aug. 2l-Contributions 10
the Dewey Home Fund to-day were 1857
making a total Of &is.i2S
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vancouver Barracks wash. Aug. 2t-
Ihc organization Of tire Thirty-ffth Reg
mont U. $. ", IL now complete, with
l5lJ men.
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swindling spies employing forged and
worthless documents ana chat Capt. Drey-
fus was in no way connected with the
fraud.
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of Picquart, Maj. Lauth, in conclusion,
declared that Henry, who knew nobody
on the newspapers" held quite aloof from
the press campaign" organized by che
Dreyfusites.
AT the instance of M Demague, Col
Picquart again described the alterations
of the petit blue and declared that the
last time he saw it, the day before he
started on his mission, it was in the same
condition as when first handed him. Since
then it had been materially altered. inter-
hneations being made in ink of the same
color, but chemically different.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
Teachers to visit Creston.

Superintendent H. B. Hayden and ninety
five Of the teachers of the public schools Of
this city will leave tomorrow morning for
Creston to attend the annual session of the
Southwestern Iowa Teachers association.
They will leave at 1880 a. m. in special
train on the Burlington to Pacific Junction,
where their cars will be joined to the Den
Chicago daylight special Thursday
afternoon will be spent by the visiting
teachers in visiting the schools at Creston,
the sessions of the association opening that
evening. Friday will be devoted to the
general meetings and Saturday morning the
session will be brought to close with sec
tional meetings. The return trip will be
made Saturday afternoon, leaving Creston
shortly after noon. Superintendent Hay
den is president of the association and he
will be accompanied by Mrs. Hayden. The
city schools will be closed from tomorrow
morning until Monday or probably Tuesday
as it is believed that the school children
will be given a holiday on the arrival Of the
Fifty-frst Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
WOULDCURB THE RIO CRANDE
Mex'cos Boundary Commissioner Studies
Missouri River improvement,
lNsPeCTs The NEW REvtTMsNT WORK
Secures Pointers to lie Used in the
Attempt to Keep the River Down
south within Its
Hounds.

SIOUX CITY, Oct. 31.-(Special Tele-
gram, )-Mexico's boundary commissioner,
Senor Jacobo Banco OF the City of Mexico,
but with headquarters at El Paso, Tex, On
the shifty Rio Grande, which occasions end
less trouble by it's fickleness is in the city
for tho purpose OF studying the methods OF
the United States government in curbing the
Missouri river. General Nelson A. Miles is
tho United States commissioner in tho set
tlement Of disputes between the two coun-
tries and land owners of each occasioned by
the changing of the Rio Grandes channel.
Senor Blanco has visited st. Louis, ST.
Paul. and now will go to New Orleans ii
the yellow fever docs not prevent. He was
commissioner in settling the land boundary
between the governments from 1892 to 1896,
hia co-worker at that time being Colonel j.
w. Barlow of New York, chief engineer OF
the government improvement work in the
northwest district, who chanced to be in the
city today on an inspection tour. with
Colonel Barlow and Colonel Chtteuden en-
gineef in local charge, he inspected the
revetment work and dikes built to hold the
Missouri in its channel.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
sMOKELEss POWDER COSTLY.
Half n Million Dollars Worth Proved
to BE worthless.

The vastly increased expense Of a military
methods now employed is sharply illustrated
in the discovery that about half a million
dollars worth of smokeless powder for
coast guns turns out to be worthless, through
an unexpected deterioration in it's quality
Military experts have supposed that the
United States army was the best ever made,
Gays the New York Post, and contract was
not long ago signed which involved the ex-
penditure of about 81, 900 900 for a supply Of
it, But it is stated that recent experiments
at Sandy Hook showed that the smokeless
less. A ten-inch gun was being fired with
charges from a supply that had been stored
for about two years and delayed detona-
tion occurred, which burst the gun, a new
one, valued at 100000. An examination CT
the powder revealed the fact that it had
and all of the supply on hand is supposed
to be equally affected Experts will now try
to discover the cause OF the deterioration
so as to make the needed change in the for
mula. Meanwhile the contracts for manu-
facture must be suspended, and if a wal
| use the old variety of black powder. Ap-
| parently large charges to the profit and loss
; account must be allowed for in estimating
| the cost OF keeping up with the times in
| warfare.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01

to 1t. Many's the time I've staggered when
| got up from my seat in the cab.
THAT thing VI staring straight ahead"
continued the engineer lis bound to get on
any mans nerves in the course Of time,
particularly during night runs One sees
queer things, and I've had some scares in
my life that would have turned my hair
as white as milk II hair really turned white
that way The worst trouble is with shad-
ows. It's no uncommon thing for a bird to
fit across the headlight and throw a shadow
down the tTask as big as a boxcar OF
course it's gone In an instant but in just
that heartbeat the nerves have been given
shock that they may not recover from in a
week I've had that happen to me several
times. | would be tearing along at a fifty
Ave or sixty-mile clip when all of a sudden
something big and black would loom out Of
the dark right between the rails and net
four telegraph pcles ahead. Next second l
would know it to be the shadow OF a bird,
but as far as | was concerned the mischief
was already done. | had had vision of
sudden death and sledgehammer blow on
every nerve center in my system.
THE new electric headlights are worse
than the others as spook producers. They
cast such sharp shadows that a bug moving
over the glass will make you think a cow Is
lying just in front of your pilot. l owe
electric light bugs number of grudges for
! little jokes CT that kind, and my experience
isn't in the least unusual. All engineers go
through the same thing. The man who was
never scared is man who is careless of the
! lives entrusted to his vigilance, and such
! a fellow isn't fit to be in the business. These
are things that make me doubt the practi-
! cability of 100 miles an hour and the pos
| sibility of 150 God help the engineer Of
such train! He would go mad in a week.
| made by G. C. Holzel tamateur), in 0:45 As,
and the one-fourth mile paced, against
| time, by the same rider in 0:20 is, have
| also been allowed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01

Internal Machine.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. 81

MlNNEAPOLlS, MIMI, Oct. 3l--A special
to tho Times from Waterloo, Ia, says:
An infernal machine of ingenious design
was received by express from Chicago last
evening by Mrs. J. W. Hoot. The machine
was in the form of we'll finished cabinet
about a foot long. When she pulled the
knob to open the drawer percussion cap
exploded but failed do any damage. She
dropped the package in alarm and later
turned 1t over TO the police, who tested the
machine today. Taking 1t to the river and
fastening a rope to the knob they retreated
and pulled the rope. A terrific explosion
resulted, throwing rocks over a block and
leaving not a particle of the machine, Every
building in tho vicinity was shaken and
residents alarmed.
MI Hoot received a letter at the same
time calling attention to the present that
would be received. Mrs. Hoot has received
strangely -worded letters written from Hotel
Morrison, Chicago. The authorities here are
! investigating and the Chicago authorities
have been notified.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

Prosperity on the farms has increased the
attendance at the State universities.
Bowdoin's entering class of seventy is the
largest in the history of the college.
Work has been commenced on Robinson
lege 80 ~ -.t FE
There are 24o women at the University
Of Illinois this year, more than ever be-
fore.
Columbia university is running behind in
receipts. The deficit for the last school year
was $4,000.
Reports from the University of Minnesota
indicate that its total number of students
will this year reach. or even pass, 5000
w. Jones' 1900, who has been elected editor
of the Harvard monthly, is a fullblooded
Indian and a graduate of Phillips Andover
academy.
Miss Caroline Hazard of Rhode Island,
who has just been inaugurated as president
of Wellesley college. is not college
graduate.
1t is intimated that the University of Chi
cago will confer the honorary degree of
LII. d. upon Admiral George Dewey when
he visits the Lake City. The university is
not lavish with such honors and has con-
ferred this degree upon but one person
President William Mckinley.
Guy r. Mabie, 10 years old, of Eldorado,
Kan, has won the scholarship in the Uni
versity of New York offered by Miss Gould
as memorial to her father. The scholar
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
Finney-SmftIi.

Miss Tilie Finney was married last even
ing to Joseph Smith at the home of her
parents, 23O2 Ninth avenue. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. George Ed
ward Walk, rector of st. Paul's Episcopal
church, only relatives and few friends be-
ing present. The groom is a young man
Of high standing at Fremont, Neb., while
the bride was reared in this city, where she
has large circle of friends. 1t may be
that Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will decide to take
up their residence in Council Bluffs. Among
those present from out of town were: DR..
and Mrs Brown of Fremont, Neb.; Mrs. S.
Sylvestus and Mrs. M. Brown of Spokane,
Wash; Miss Blanche Hunt OF Marion, la. I;
Miss Minnie Garret Of st. Joseph, Mo-. Miss
Mamie Brown of Fremont, Neb.; Mrs.
Blockford of st. Joseph, Mo-; J. Nelson of
North Platte, Neb., and Miss Christianson
of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01

Scientific optician. Wollman 400 Br'dway
Womnn,s CIub work.

w SluU WORK.
The current events department of the
Council Bluffs Woman's club held an inter
esting meeting yesterday afternoon. The
topic for the day was 'The Woman in Bus
iness," papers being read by Mrs. Phelps,
Mrs. Cooper, Miss Dodge and Mrs. Rich
ardson. A general discussion of the topic
followed. The announcement was made that
the club had rendered the use of its room
for visiting women on November 6. Couches,
easy chairs and toilet facilities will be pro-
vided for tired visitors who come to welcome
the Fifty first Iowa and Mrs. Phelps and
Mrs. McCabe will be in attendance to serve
tea. The use of a piano has been secured
and the regular monthly meeting OF the
club, which will be held Saturday after
noon, will be eulivened by music. The mem
bership of the club is steadily increasing and
number of tickets were taken yesterday.
The year book is now in the hands Of the
printers and will be issued shortly
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
w1NsLow ON TRIAL FoR HIS LIFE.
Alleged Murderer of Edward TiltOn
Faces His Accuscrs.

DES MONIES, Oct 31.-(Special Tele
gram 1.-THE trial of William Winsow,
charged with the murder of Edward Tilton
in Highland park on September 6, was COM
menced this morning before Judge Bishop.
Winslow was bound over to the grand jury
by Justice iris on a charge of murder in
the first degree, an offense which is unbail-
able and for which the penalty, If proved,
is death or Imprisonment for life. The in
dictment found by the grand jury was on
the same charge and Winslow was placed
on trial this morning for his life.
A special from San Francisco says
Tomorrow at D. M. the first section of
tho Fifty-first Iowa will leave the city of
Oakland on it's homeward journey. The
baggage of the entire regiment was hauled
from the camp today. The next section will
follow in an hour and so on until the three
regiments are on their way to Good Old
Iowa. as the soldiers are fond of calling
the state. Three paymasters will begin their
work upon the Fifty first in the morning
at an early hour and the way the schedule
Is fixed it will be completed in three hours
If the payment is accomplished within that
time it will be the quickest on record. There
will be a big time in the camp tonight, as
it will be the last that the Iowa troops will
spend in the now famous Presidio. Many
campfres were held last night and there was
a general celebration over the event OF the
departure Of the troops.
1t is not definitely known how many Of
the sick in the hospital can be taken along
Your correspondent visited the hospital to.
, day and the nurses reported that Harry
| Bernholts, Homer Head, Arthur White, Wal
ter Stevenson, Eninett McCart, Louis Hun.
ter, Owen Hawkins, Frederick Thorston
William Taylor, - Lowery Caldwell ant
Levi Myers would be able to make
the journey. provided no unfavor
able symptoms developed before the
start was made. However, some of the sur.
geons contend that only the wounded shoult
be taken and the sick sent later. Genera
Byers will leave money with the Red Cros.
to pay the transportation Of all those tha
may be left behind, with instructions tt
send them home as soon as their condition
will warrant William MacLean of Compan,
E, Shenandoah, is very sick with dysentery
| The others are doing nicely
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
NOTHING is BETTER
Impossible to Manufacture a Bet.
ter Remedy.
Omaha People Make Good witnesses
of the Success 1t Has Achieved.


There can be nothing better for backache,
nervousness, sleeplessness and all ailments
arising from kidney disorders than Nor
rows Kid ods. 1t Is impossible to man
ufacture better kidney remedy. Kid-ne-
oids contain the very best ingredients that
are good for ailments arising from the kid
Deys. The vast number of people in this
city who have testified to the merits of
Kid oids is sufficient proof that none Of
our claims are false
Mrs. c. E. Smith, 23s Sherman Ave. saws:
II have suffered from kidney trouble for
the past six or seven years. had a Sc
we're pain in my back and was troubled
with nervousness, headaches and swelling
of the feet and ankles. I tried different
kinds Of kidney remedies. but they did not
seem to help me. I heard about Morrow's
Kid dne-oids and decided to try them. I
took them according to directions and they
have completely relieved me OF all my for
mer troubles"
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills, but
! Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty cents box
! at all drug stores and by the Meyers Dillon
Drug Co.
Mailed on receipt OF price. Manufact-
ured by John Morrow Co.. Chemists.
Springfield. Ohio.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
LIMIT OF SPEED BY STEAM.
An Engineer Says 1t is In the MAJ
Not in the Locomotive.

An Engineer Says 1t Is In the Man,
Not in the Locomotive.
II read a piece the other day" said an
old locomotive engineer to a New Orleans
Times reporter, sin which a New Orleans
railroad man said that $50 miles an hour
was one of the possibilities of future travel.
venture to disagree with him, and III Tell
you why-he doesn't take into account the
human machine in the cab. I don't doubt
but they will build engines that can stand
a l50-mile gait, but they can't build the
engineers.
ION fairly good roadbed one notices very
little difference between twenty five and
fifty miles an hour. / mean the strain on
the nerves isn't very materially increased
but anything above that limit is the pace
that kills. The sensation is simply in
describable in words. 1t seems to jar every
separate fibre in the body and the tension
| Is so terrible that one is apt to feel the
effect for days. The average man cam
stand many spurts at even sixty-five miles
an hour, let alone l50. He comes out o
such an or.eal all broke up and jumps
when he hears unexpected noises. like
hysterieal woman. My own theory is tina
the ef1ect is produced mainly through IN,
! sight. You have 10 look straight ahead, bu
I at the same lime you see the things wnizzin,
past on beth Sides out of the tail OF you
eye. and It is as If something had hold II tn
. optic nerve and was pulling l. out like
rubber band. That's prett, clumsy ex
planation. but it's as near as l can com
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01

SIOUX CITY, Oct, S1.-(Special deputy
Sheriff Hoover of Vinton. Ia came to Sioux
City to take back Arthur Wolfe, wanted at
Vinton on the charge of seduction. Wolfe
already was under arrest when the officer ar
rived, but has made his escape. He claimed
that he wanted to go to building for his
trunk before their train left. While Hoover
stood outside watching the team his pris
oner and the expressman went upstairs
The teamster came down and so did Wolfe
but the latter took another door, and he
has not been seen since.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
Atlantic business Men Organize.

ATLANTIC, Ia, Oct. 31.-(Special.) AT a
meeting of fifty of the leading business men
of the city last night a permanent business
mems club was organized, to be known as
the Atlantic Commercial association. j. A.
McWaid was elected president, John H. Boys
corresponding secretary, Leroy Harlan re-
cording secretary, F. H. Crombie vice presi-
dent and James H. Whitney treasurer. A
committee on constitution and bylaws was
appointed to report Thursday evening. At
lantic is aroused to the Importance of put
ting forth every effort toward the upbuild-
ing of the CITY,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01

For the second time within three months
Mrs. Augusta A. Keeline has filed petition
for divorce from her husband, William c.
Keeline. The first was filed July 81 ana
was set for hearing at the August term of
the district court. Last week 1t was dis
missed at plaintiffs cost according to the
court records. The second petition was filed
yesterday, but the papers were withdrawn
as soon as entered on the records OF the
Office of the clerk of the court. In the first
petition Mrs. Keeline asked for a severance
of marriage on the grounds that her hus-
band had become an habitual drunkard and
while in state of intoxication was in the
habit of abusing her and the members of the
family. Within the last three months
Keeine, who has been many years in busi-
ness as butcher in this city, has been
arrested for drunkenness and disturbing
the peace. The last time that he was ar
rested Justice Wen committed him to the
county Jail for thirty days without the op-
tion of a fine.
The work of the present term OF court is
practically ended and the only business be-
fore Judge Macy yesterday was hearing
arguments for new trials in the cases OF
Geesen against Saguin and Huntington
against Chambers. In both these suits the
motion for new trial is by the defendant.
| The November term of the district court
with Judge Green on the bench, opens
Thursday OF next week.
Frank Allan has been bound over to the
! grand jury by Justice Terrell of Rockford
township on the charge of breaking and an
tering the house of Joseph Gilmore at Love.
/ land.
William Boyle, arrested on the same
| charge, was discharged. The transcript o
the case was filed with the clerk of the dis
| trict court yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01

an order yesterday for 4On pies In speak
ing OF the matter MIR. Hamilton said that
while no doubt the boys had been served
with some pretty good things along the line
since their arrival at San Francisco he felt
that they would enjoy some big, fat pies
after the style OF those that mother used
to make" The order was placed with a
local baker with instructions to have them
nnf nn time
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01

FORT DODGE. Ia, Oct. 31.-(Special Tel
egran.)-A colored laborer named Amos
johnson on the Fort Dodge & Omaha had
his leg cut off this afternoon in the Central
yards at this place. Johnson was in the
yards with some fellow-laborers and In
some kind of horse play get under a freight
car just as the engine struck it, He was
thrown down, the wheels passed over hi:
legs. necessltsting the amputation OF one
wLIls the other was badly mangled.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
white Speaks mt Fort Dodge.

FORT DODGE, Ia, Oct 3l.-(special Tel
egran. Fired r. White, democratic cau-
didate for governor, addressed a large polit-
ical meeting at the Fessler opera house
this evening. Mr.. White devoted most of
his time to the question of imperialism and
trusts, advocating that vote for de-
mccracy meant vote for the demolition Of
trusts