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oem -JEMBEB 29, 1894.
STARVATION IN THE WEST,
Tbs Cold Ware Means Doath for Tbon-
sands of People In
Nebraska.
KO CROPS MADE THIS TEAR.
IteriH of Kilromo D.idtutlon Como
From Hoof Cooi.Uo*— Formoro ooO
ltiolrromllloo Without Food
orctlblofor Foot.
CNeM. N<ft. Dec, 21—yvff noma time
put' Htorln o< extreme ilratifutam have
come tnnm Boyd county oral VArioua
perta of Halt county, bait they have
•ovtmal nr> UnjoJIwMc that iv> one no
ticed (fiican. It ImaM, however, that the
aterfea wore true. Tho Hltuallan In Boyd
county l» bad, and If tho people (here
ore at bc};»( 1 noon, they will hturvo or
Sroete to death. J. CM. 8m|lh, who liven
on -what in railed the three ml'.o a trio
of the Htmin line, wan In O'Neill today,
and he talk, many burrowing rtoNeg of
the coaMdtlon of She people In hla pan
at Boyd county. He naya the people
rtiiro are in r. very bad (lx. Mr. Smith
oiana wish a oansnlttoe to collect mip-
PH«* He rsthemd conoid enable Hour
and provtelonn today and forwarded
thorn.
Robert B. rrn.au e, (ho staff corro-
npondmt at le WoM-aicrold, lout iuet ro-
ttim'd from a (two weeks' tour In nouth*
western Nebraska to order to InVoml-
**jto the rdpartn In circulation of the
■knututlon In (halt portion of the ra».
Tho ronul of Ida Search through the
non mien of BufTalo, iiawaon, Lincoln.
KUda, Verkltm, llMcticock. Cham,
HeyeS, Dinhy and Frontier may thua
bo mmwnanacd
In (hene cnunliea, oartloularly In
Ko/ih, I’nrkinn, Oh one, HUycn nnd Dun-
by. the dcotltuitnn tn exeneme. Almost
two-tthtnh of the people In (ties® coun
ties uoe living on rib nitty. There 1« no
fuel In (he county, and cow chips arc
In rlmree tho only fuel.
Tho remarkably mlM weather Is all
that ban prevented lone of life by ex-
posi.iv. There In no roomy In tl,e
ccnrjiy ircanurten to ImVp Une (UwtUute,
beavum In fifteen counties utmost no
taxes have be\«n ootleotod since June.
Tf.u oh irukKs have left (he oouiv'.ry, and
only (ho form cwroro mn i In. Thom In
ol.iK.-0! «•, wwurr there. No cro,m were
laidcd cat alt bust year except In the oo-
■ PHionul IrrUa.wl dlotriotli, and illtoh Ir-
MFi oan In not ponnlUn in uc uf
■nous council,becaune UhWo nni no
gtreomm. Moot of the den-itufce live In
nod hula. There hove been only ihreu
ompn ndm.1to nine yearn. Httu-ireoJ-
hv ennen of dentitwivn and nuffertng
MV hMtd of In i-very township. The
presr-r.it colri waive will icrtaltily cause
tku,n toi a, targe number of neuters,
a nr no nW nsomn t»> bo near. Ktr (, pro-
'c~ 0 '>a end. doihxig are needed, anil
*• "»> chip them free. If
g-cou^taS?" 1 * CUTO ^‘^° r » “ l
FOUND FROZEN TO DEATH.
Denied AdanKUnce to a MW He Stayed
, Outside and Died.
New Philadelphia^).. Deo. J8.—Last
hltrht a suposed tramp enlored Canal
Dover Ruling Mill tn an almost frozen
St*l*. He was ejected by tho nS*ht
watchman. In the morning (there was
found a white-haired man, apparently
SO years of sere, lying cold In death on
Clio tuft hemp.
"F. W." marked on til ghilrt ww ell
liui idertttfleattou that could bo gotten.
t FLORIDA REOORDft BROKEN.
Jacksonville*, Deo. 28.—The coOd -wave
cm i struck Florid* awl npectato to*‘the
fttmes-Unlon indicate tihtt It will prove
a rviOTd-broakvr. At nearly all points
in south Florida the thermometer *a
Oratoff drrezlng at 11 o’clock tonight.
Great damage is feared Uo tho orange
and vegetable crop*. Ai 11 o’clock tot
Jacksonville the bfienm aerator stood nt
29 above, la will be several daya be
fore Wie mmcie to fruit and vegetables
nan bo eat (mated.
I, CAROLINA dATOIEES IT.
Columbia, Dec. 28.—it began snow
ing u* daytight thl morning, but by tho
Ckn« two Inohcw fell, tho weather clear
ed amt wVtih a brials nort'hwcat brHM
twoaano rabidly colder, and tonight la
ouch a one an bad boef» experienced
l>ut once In Vwenty ycara. Tho mercury
tit mlgnlght atanda w\ 12 dcgrcca above
nero and (a falling h tvi lily.
I ZERO AT KNOXVILIaE.
f JCnoxville, Tenn.. Dec. 28.—Intenae
tol l prevalla throughout ttie eeat Ten-
{iMCOieQ vnKcy. The thermometer rang-
'rxl tram 10 to 14 degeera above aero
during the day. 'At 11 o'clock tonight
(Obe moroury la down to four and aero
mull be reached before snorinlng.
I SOirOONBR DRIVEN ASUORE.
.' Norfolk, Va.. Deo. 38.—Tho four
m^?tled echooner RMmd H. ftpoffoal,
m'Hnt aabor* oppoelto Ocraooko Light.
North Caroline, yooterday eml le a lot
tal lots. All handa wero iMved except
a no ago word, whoao nnmo la not known.
The veasel was from Hot ton to Dart on,
C*
BNOW WHBRO O ROVER SHOT
I DUCKS.
f Gergefrown, 8. C., Doc. 38.—It com*
tneneed to enow bore thin tftMOOOn
nnl contlnuea io grow citid «>oet with
Mir >g northwoat wind blowing. The
town U robed In wfcfce tonight and
growtsf colder.
j BtaMiNOUAM emvote.
' XUrtnlsvHvm, Ala., Dec. M,—The
fehejrnometer here rrarlidcred 1< abCAO
tonight. Indloa-ttona are that It will bo
much cohler In ill® morning.
GILLETTE HE.KR RESTED.
fThe Shortage of the lU-nk Offlo«w Haa
Grown larger.
Rome, N. Dec. 28.—Another revela*
Jtlrvn haa bMft made In the affHlm of ilio
Centra 1 National Hank of ILano. which
hw l^e-ui \HKl(*rr>'4tnc exvnUiVta!,ton nine®
kb# dtooovred defalcw,.iivn of L'aah.er
tHMby tam «loya ago. It aptn>gra that
fc'.i S ank tor a awe VMBl haa be^vt cac-
gying vijf'.out a OtOlH l»f Bov-
toml :houiwi>l <k)Uam to the aocoimr. of
ntob^ri MeAdam A Song, cvh«s*m* buyore
kn.l cxfvortem. who have oUl^v* here
k!..l in Nknr cite. The onabltr ha,* oer-
IndJed OWMRl to be gxxouMhd to
the nmounk of 137.000. MeAdam A Dona
ilkaim i.pu they bate not had credit for
•t tort wf vhelr ttaDoafe* it v *«uti ai^*>
Kit they «ro nrk'poA'tt to rum UT3C0
Ho <h» credit of 4be aocounL TSvot tv-
Im» « .'ne, would leave a Rh«»rt.*gv* of
13 \000 In Ktlil2;toa to the 837.000 i^fault
if j® oaohier and letler, h<y>ri>^'re
hmrrd. Tble wtl tmoalr the capHal
pf c »* t**:Av, aoll the alnckbohlcm will
II 0*1 Led together to deed!* wh* her to
make rood the whoreng* w4*.h a view to
tv r '*> ’viog <he t.ar»k.
M.a>» r A»i:iett*s fthe tuxxi«*\l Miw, hog
I ruMlVgai on a chaiwe of com*
Y wllh aj*hl»>r Rtelby In defrauding
iis* .*«ik of 83C.O00. HV> le iwxler vr#t
gt Me tv.wi»A vtCiere lie lx (U, rjnt will
n’r*ign«»l comorruw.
Ot. IVtc's Cream Bakin, Powdw
Most Perfect Made. l
Second Day's Be Ml on of tPe Conference
of Populist Leaders.
St. Louts, Dec. 21—The conference ot
the leaders of the Populist party began
at 11 o'olock this morning and for two
hours there was a red-l ot exchange ot
Opinions between the delegates. Nealy
all the wrangling was due to & motion
made by a delegate from Kansas that
the h".brJoji Should l-<- exit utlve r*n<I that
all Information be kept from tho press
until such time os it suited the conference.
Chairman T&ubeneck Anally despaired oi
reaching a decision in regard to the mat
ter and declared a recess until 2 p. m.
A committee wan appointed on addresses
which was instructed to take nothing
from, nor odd nothing to, the Omaha
platform.
On reaescmbllng at 2 o’clock, the na
tional committee, still lacking a quorum,
met with the conferences It was decided
that a call of states would be the best
means of getting a quorum. This early
developed the fact that the Omaha plat
form would be indorsed. Manning of Ala
bama retold the KoUMhUes contest and
denounced Democrats for again wielding
the whip and shackle of old-time slavery.
Matters moved smoothly and cheering
was plentiful as each state was called.
After Georgia reported, the conference
Adjourned until 7:30 p. m.
The call was resumed on reassemb-
llng. Illinois was, responded to by Mr.
Taubeneck, who spoke hopefully of the
future. Iowa brought Gen. Weaver. He
had little to say of hla abate, but read a
resolution to the effect that the Anoncimi
Issues were the keynoto of the coming
campaign. This precipitated a stormy
wrangle, and It became plainer than ever
that no plank in the Omaha platform whs
to be Ignored. Ills contention was tor \
trinity of money—gold, sliver and paper—
to be controlled In volume and value by
the government alone.
He Insisted that money was the winning
issue and that the People's party, which
was strong in principles and weak in toe*
•fhould recognise that Issue and meet
It. He was asked some troublesome ques*
lions, but the resolution passed.
A resolution waa present*! >1*nounclnx
ta. Judgment against E. V. Dobbs. O. W.
Howard and U W. Roxer. of tho Amort-
can Railway Union, and Mr. Howard wua
•tore!? 10 * 1> * ak ' K * ,00lt 018 mooting by
J. R. Sovereign of the Knight, of La
bor was called and made a abort sneecn.
The resolution, after adding an amend
ment In reforenco to Judge Woods or tho
fedora! court, an. adopted.
hr. CroHby reviewed the field from a
Populist standpoint In a ten-minute talk
lJ S*M received with great acpiauae.
w-IiifVl* th# auce tf<ltog call of states,
resolutions were offered and adopted to
osk congress for an Investigation of the
AlatMima election frauds and denouncing
the governor for calling out troop.. Three,
will* other, offered tn the morning eee-
»lon. will occupy the attention of the na-
tionnl committee tomorrow. At to p. m
the conference adjourned until tomorrow.
Among thirne preeent are Hon. Jesse
Harper of Illinois, who waa Lincoln's
law partner and who nominated him for
president In 1800: John H. McDonald, a
former Democrat of Tennessee, and 'Cy
clone Davis of Texas. Coxey and Carl
Browne were heavily sat on In several
attempt, to be heard, and cut only a
small figure. The conference and conven
tion will adjourn alne die tomorrow.
ermSTMAS DAT KILLING.
,.,n? ,pr< ?*',. a , C " Dee ' M —A most horrible
killing took place about eight miles north
of this place near Kelloytawn on Christ.
"**• day. Sir. Harvey Kelley and Mr.
hS^ku 0 fl *’ ,wo . fl,rm c™. young mar
ried white men about 22 years of age,
,n 7 0 l v "? ,n R Quarrel and drew
pss 5 tarsa &
!lr.nk?^fr y .e.; 0U ' na ' d ' B ° lh m ‘°
wirrrMAN started south.
Chicago. Dec. 2J.-A. Whitman, who Is
wanted In Asheville. N. C„ to answer to
the chargo of obtaining money under false
protonso. waa turned over today to Dcn-
oounw , *»* <1*' ' ,on, " , of Buncombe
county, N. p„. who aurted South with
a?ain P ..'°h«i r ' y} ,tnuin made a fight
against being token away, but Judge
Dun dismissed hi* petition for habeas
corpu* and he bad to go.
OONCBR.TED ACTION AGREED TO.
Darthk Doe. 2S.~*n>e Cologne Ossctte
n«orU that England umiaiSSiJy
have agreed for cononrted notion' on
fieeie^nVibo !ir£,ll,h •«! Oernvin
^ Cm . an wuK8r » «" ttm ev.xit trf
tuie artaing of an csiKMtEency.
OIL STOVE EXPLODED.
Jaokaratvlhe, Fla„ Doo. 28.—At Tam.
a !•»" SSf* ** m&JSTit £ 2n
atovo caused u. tiro Which Upatroycd a
on
SPOKE TO TORTY PEOPLE.
Tcro Haute. Inti., Dec. 2S.—Congreoe-
8“ w - O. l*. ltrocktnrlilgc tUdVvoml
opmenft amU Thetr Great Cdnn" to forty
IKireon. at .tmo .^cra house oonlght,
Julian’s for $3.00 Blankets.
A OQUROHXXUNO TJIOMIAS OAT.
Jack ts die name of a Malirao cat of
tho S.r Thoiiue vunety, tvliuse homo 1s
tn 11m little (own of uMU.ni. a sort of
mburb t» the city of Am Arlior, Mich.
Jack's peccbnut la going to church
every Sunday. Ho ta u good Proabyte-
rhn, and turns up his nrlstocratlco
no»e if any of tho family tries to tempt
him Into any other than tho Presbyte
rian oliurdi.
Jack's church-gums procllvUlo, ditto
from « portod about three years ago.
Hla nilKinw alarhxl <o ohuron one Suu-
duy tn.vrultic. and not unt.l «ho was at
tho door of tho cdilkv did sho observe
that Jack wua (rotdt>g along at her
be*. It wus l-i It 1 , a thl -tho oiv.ui avaa
pal ling out (ho first hymn ot die scr-
vico, «o to turn tuck tva« out of tho
question.
“Will you too n good boy, Jack, If l
teko you in chutvh nvitli mo7" nnd
Jack noddid hi, head a, though he un.
donnood.
Ho wuo picked up and ivncaalcd tm-
dor hl« uUstrcus' okuk ami carrlcl into
tho church ami dejxvctcd iu a ran in
tho pow. Thnro he 0.11 quietly and de
murely (hroughout the entire in'rviee,
purring to himself in a paftoHj happy
end contacted lUCMr nihl as If ho CD-
Joyed tho oomtlgr. Unlike many of the
deMCona, Jack did not once so to sleep,
eDtmr, hut mruined■ atvaks and alert
until (ho benediction was said.
The eorvkva over. Jack wus again
hidilen aavay under h s mistress’ nitp
.ml cuoed out of church, au<l no one
knew (hat ho lwd bMQ present.
lxmg toeforo (ho hour for going to
church eeene .round flio foUowiagSim-
Any, Jack waslted huns.'lf. Ikdeed his
foot la a more thin u-ually coroful
manner, and strutted around hU< nv.s-
trvsm Ivusliiug ng.cu.st her skirts and
purring.
When sho loft the house to go to
church Jack Mknvou at her Meta, nnd.
,s on the Sun.lay Mont ho was car
H.xl (o his place in the peer under the
piwtccting wuig of h.« oWnef cope.
From rtut SuAtiy imr.l die present
day Jack, overt- Sunday, has gone to
oburch nnd taken his afiCUShkOfid ptXC
lu tho family pow. iXor >K(« ho (tit
to too earned tu any m wc. tto walk*
in now-Just like any tvcul.r aicmoant.
Jumps nto hi. sect, an.V BeWM nini-
iv-1 down in a oomtortatoie pv.;tion nrul
pu:ri tho or men onr, Uinkmg o.s eyes
wtstay -wtiou rh*. iwHUir uiaki'S a uu.-—
(Jbicugo Daily 'lYdmne.
The Inspector Is the Hardest Specimen
Hr. Goff Has Tet Had to
Handle.
KNEW NOTHING ABOUT DIVES,
ConnlMloatr Martin (laid the Police
Board Woe Powrrlsu to Find Oat
Wbetlier or Not Corruption
ExUtod Inf bo Pore«.
Now York, Dec. 28.—Anthony Corn-
stock did not appear before the Lcxow
cotnmutoo today for vindication, al
though bo wits present ot one time. Tho
cluimun announced that the commit
tee hod nweived a letter from Com
stock in relation to tho (cstlmoy given
by Street yesterday.
“Wo have considered the letter of
Mr. Comstock," said the chairman,
"and have com© to the conclusion that
the 'mutter is not within our province.
Therefore we cannot hear Mr. Corn-
stock."
Inspector Williams resumed the wit-
nes. stand and was examined as to his
financial condition. After a great deal
of sparring, Mr. Goff obtained from
him the statement that bo was worth
$30,000 or $40,000, which did not in
clude tho family residence on Tenth
street Williams admitted having re-
coivea four or five hundred dollars from
Flelss and Hoey. This was paid in
oash in various sums and was a volun
tary offering on the >art of tho con
tributors. As Williams put it, “Mr.
Fletas -told me bo was dealing in stocks
and ho would take chances from me
and give mo the result. That was in
1678."
“Did you over invest a dollar with
him for tho purchase of stocks?”
“No, sir."
"Didn’t they know tha money was
given you for corruption?”
“No, sir; it was not.”
“What had you dono to cause mm to
be so friendly to you?”
“Nothing.”
"And you, a, police captain, accepted
sums of $4(10 and $.">00 from a man in
whoso hands you never placed a dollar
for speculationsV”
“He was friendly to me."
“How did you look at that transac
tion?"
“Floiss offered mo tho monev and I
took It.”
"Didn’t you consider It indelicate?”
"No, sir. I thought It was a good
thing.” -I.-.
COULD NOT OOJSNBR HtM.
By Implication, Mr. Qpff in his ques
tions accused Williams of receiving
valuable presents from ■ keepers of
dives, disorderly houses, etc., but Wil
liams could not be cornered. Ho de
nied everything nnd sometimes with
hesitation. In the courso of ibis part
of the examination, Williams professed
ignorance or the meaning ot tlio word
"dive." '.v'
•Jir. Goff read n leijiter which Mayor
Hewitt wrote to the oaiico commission
ers complaining about,tho.violation of
the laws in the Tenderloin precinct
when Williams was (Wptnin. vi. !
"Did Mayor Hewitt .Write what was
trdc or false?" ' '
“He wrote what wo$ false."
"Did tho grand Jury, .when they en
tered a protest agalnatiyou, state'what
was untrue?'' ", 1
"Yes, sir."
"Oh. they arc nil lihrs, I suppose,"
snapped Mr. Goff. ’ ' '
The inspector was excused for a min
ute and a young marr nnmed Morris
Rosenfeid took the stahd.*
•‘Where do you live?" ssked Mr.
Goff. t * '**,'
"I wm afraid to give my residence
as the police would kill me." said Ro-
aenfeM. Ho said he visited Inspector
Williams on September 7, last.
"I was standing by tv soda waiter
stand when a policeman came up nnd
struck me without provocation. I went
to headquarters to complain about the
officer. I -met Inspector -Wllilams and
he naked me how much money I would
seltle the case for. I Sold -1 wanted
Justice and not money. Williams said:
‘Do you care for money?' I arid I did
net. lie colIM mo a ltar. 'Shecnysi'
sold he; ‘killed Christ for a few pieces
of silver.' Ho then ordered mo out of
his room.
"Rut Inspector"Wintums." tuld Mr.
Goff, “slid today -that tf you swore
■this, you wouCd be telling a He."
“I nm not lying, sir. Inspector Wil
liams to a llnr If ho says so.'
After recess It iwtie dedntteiy an
nounced by Mr. Lcxoiw that The com
mittee would soon adjourn. Ca.pt.
John Delaney was caDled and exainlmM.
He owns come property and his an
swers to questions about how he ac
quired It Boon released him from tho
stand with this remark from Mr. Goff:
"Capt. Delaney, in m-rcy to you, I
will In' y >11 g". In r'Spo.-t t > your
dead wife I Ml flak you no more ques
tions about that -money which you
cannot explain."
Capt. Ttyun look the rtnnd. but was
released and told ho return tomorrow
with his hank books.
MARTIN ON THE RACK.
Marlin, president ot the prtUce board,
was called. He answered all questions
readily, and with apparent fnmkntss.
He admitted tho existence of a great
many evils in the police administration,
but said the hoard are af preetM con
stituted no they are powerless to rem
edy It.
"Would one commlBS'on-r of pollro
inat.Md ot four solve the difficulty?"
asked Xlr. Goff.
"I di n't think it would."
He »tld he hoard n great deal more
about the corruption tWore he became
a oonMntataamr than after. He thought
GOOD SPIRITS
tucliuicboliA, impair*
ctl m^n'urv, uiortXM.
or ImtAhle tomper.
fu«kr of loipeod*
lug celamltv and
a tliouMod and
one doraufo*
meets of bodjr
end mind, rreult
from pt'mioloua,
•oltterT prec-
tlo«, oft*o Indulffvd
•a by the jrounff.
through lffeor&nce or
heir ruinv»u« conie*
junnom, Nmouidebil*
_ Ly. end lost of mealy
powrr, not infrtqueutljr
rr*ult from lueh usteturti habits.
To nach, reclaim and iratnrr wch tmfOrttt*
nat<« to health and happluraa la the aim of an
aaavution of medical ffcntlcmcn. who have
rrrpatwd a treat»•*, wntu n tu plain bat ohaato
lanffuaffc and trrattnr of the nature, «ym|>-
tfW and curability, by home treatment, of
auch danawe.
A copy of tht* uecful book wUl, oa receipt
of thw ooOots with M orate ta itiiapt for
poetaffc, ha mailed accuraly sealed la a pkua
eevriopet, Addrraa Woat.n'a Puuraeeamr
Mmmcxb AMOCLanoh, nxx*mu^ jj, y.
the police board «bo\A Jve the power
of compelitrrff wJtmweei- _o attend when
eubpoeua d. Prendkiit VMartJn said he
was a prominent mern’^r of Tammany,
but he knew Dothlny ahout payments
from liquor dealers "o Tarrimany, He
heard that money was being paid to
tJhe police by liquor dealers, but could
get no proof of It. ‘
Mr. Goff read letters from Tarmmany
Hall Jeadera and others recommending
applicants for the police force. Among
them was TV. C. Htociday of the Dem
ocratic s^vte committee, mid Roewell
P. Flower.
*\And so/* said Mr Goff, *‘lt come*
to pas* tfrat «t<he Now York police force
has been made the Btamplrw ground
for applicants from *hts stote?”
"Yes, sir; and from other eUytes.’*
He was nskod what he thought of
the reorganisation of the police art the
Chicago fair by Gen. Rice, who *aM
he would not accept letters oif recom
mendation from any public man.
**I believe/’ said the witness*
ft would be hard to And a bodv better
in physique than ihe New York po-
"And I say/* added Mr. Goff, "fhat
it Botid be hard to find a more ue-
bm- J s -Ay men tttxui the N^w Y^rk
police force." • * /
‘'W’ell, they have not Lexow commit*
tees In other cltle* ydt,"- la-ughlngly
said the witness. , ...
Mr. Goff asked 5f It were possible
for corruption to have existed in the
police force without -the knowledge of
th officiate. • _
"Yes* sir;" replied Mr. Marffn, “and
did ertet without my knowledge by
Capt. SobmiMherger’s -‘jesttmony.*
The witness waa relens&d then and
asked to return tomorrow.
ANSWER THIS QUESTION,
Why do so .many people we •••
around us aeem to prefer to suffer and
be made miserable by indigestion, con
stipation* dizzlnese. loss of appetite,
coming up of the food, yellow akin,
when for 75 cento , we will sell them
Shiloh's Vitalizer .guaranteed to cure
Sold by Goodwyn ft Small Drug
Company, corner Cherry tweet and
Cotton avenue. ”
PUSSY'S exciting NIGHT.
She Steps on a Burglar Trap and Gives
Herself Unwelcome Publicity.
A big etx-tted cat which belongs to
Jackson ft Co., the furriers on Tremont
street, set off their automatic burglar
alarm la.t night and created no end of
disturbance there. Pussy Is of a ehy and
gentle dtspcltlon, awl has never courted
publicity, and thn attention which her ac
tions drpw to her last night has probably
made her resolve never to go near a burg
lar alarm again. Since tho day of her
birth .he has never been outside of the
store. In the daytime she sits about tn
the store and shames the riob furs with
tho gloss ‘ of her own sltln, and tn the
night sho prowls about, upt •ta'rs and
down. In a tireless search, for rodents,
for sho Is a skillful rotter and takes
great pride tn keeping the store free
from these vermin. *' •. .. .
It was this prowling lost- night which
was the cause of all her publicity. After
everybody had gone home and the store
was dark she went her rounds without
event, until at about 11 o’clock she hap
pened to go down the cellar stairs. It
she. had gone down. as she usually did,
one step at a time, all wdtild have been
well, but she probably thought she saw
a rat, and, being In a hurry, jumped for
some distance, alighting on 1 one of the
bottom Btalrs. Never, never again will
pussy do such a’ thing. The three bottom
stops of tho stairs are arranged to set
off the burglar alarm when any consid
erable weight is placed upon them, and
tho impetus of her Jump was sufficient
to achieve tho result. In an Instant tho
whole store was filled with, the blinding
glare of the electric lights, turned on by
the alarm, and the great gong over the
door was clanging out its harsh warning.
Tho first persons on the scene saw the
store brilliantly lighted on the. Inside and
a temporarily Insane cat tearing about
from floor to counter, and from, counter
to shelves. In a vain attempt to got away
from the fierce glare and the hideous
noise. People gathered like'magic. The
theatres were just' out nnd . tho streets
were more crowded thah at any time
after 8 o’clock. C’-ar up as far as West
street the noise of tho gong could be dis
tinctly heard, and hll the policemen on
duty anywhere In'Uio vicinity como rush
ing toward the rftofe, followed by tho peo
ple from the theatres and the omnipres
ent crowd which Beems to spring out of
the ground When anything happens at
night. In a few moments more another
gong was lizard and the patrol wagon
came up Tremont street with the horses
on the run and two more patrolmen
hanging to the seats. Patrolman Burns
of division 2 soqn had tho door opened,
and the crowd prepared to boo a number
of despeate men dragged forth. A dili
gent search for .the burglars began and
the store was ransacked from top to bot
tom. but without result; and the police
men were finally forced to come to the
‘oncluslon that "It was the cat.” Pa
trolmen Burn* stopped the alarm and
♦.urned off the electric ll^ht, but he could
not quiet poor. Pussy's nerves. > /
When soen at tho store this morning
the cat’s eyes were as big as saucers, and
she had evidently not nearly recovered
from her experience of last night. Al
though she accepted all advances gra
ciously, sho absolutely refused to say
anything for publication, but her whole
appearance signified her determination
never more to trifle with an automatic
burglar alarm.
Mrs. E M. Stover
Versailles, Mo,
Like Morning Dew
Hood’s Sarsaparilla Freshens,
Strengthens and Cures
Heart Palpitation — Distress —
That Tired Feeling.
“I am glad, to state that Hood's Sarsapa
rilla has done me lots of good. I was sub*
ject to cramps lu the stomach, Urer com-
plalnt. Indigestion, palpitation ot the heart,
and that tifed feeling. Hood's Sarsaparilla
relieved me wonderfully, and now when I
feel the loA*tuno<iMne.is 1 resort to Hood’s
£ar*apanlla. and It alnay* gives me imme
diate relief. 1 could not do without it, and
several of my neighbors have used It upon
my recommendation and found It
An Excellent Modlclrra,
doing them good after all other medicines
tailed. I am also highly pleased with the
effects of Hood's nils. As morning dew
Hood’s;^ Cures
refreshes withered grass, an Hood's Bar-
saparilla and Pills refresh the human body
of ills and pains.' Hajumkt M . Btoveiu
> ersallles, Missouri. Get HOOD’S.
Mood’S Pills arc hand made, and peiv
feet in proportion and appearance. So,
TWENTY BEAUTIFUL SUITS on front countei Old
prices, $7.50 to $12.50 each; your choice for $5.00.
TWENTY ELEGANT SUITS on next counter. Old flees,
$12.50 to $18.00 each; take your choice for $7.50. Lestthan
piece goods. Only one suit of a kind.
, UNDERWEAR—Splendid assortment. After Christaas
prices all through this department.
STYLISH CLOAKS at New York cost.
* CHILDREN’S CLOAKS 25c on the $1.00 to close.
BLANKETS AND COMFORTS—Don’t you want one t
New York cost. That is the price.
DRESSMAKING—After looking through our cut prict
Wool Goods, if we caunot suit you, we can now make a limited
number of suits bought elsewhere.
Burden, Smith. & Co.
WINTER’S ICY HAND.
Tho Cold Ware Visits Macon and
Flays a Great Game of
Freeze Out.
HOW THE PEOPLE FARED.
Very Little, If Any, Actual Suffering,
but Pretty Severe on Street Car
Hotormen—Coal Dealers nnd
Plumbers Are Happy, .
At last the cold 'wave that has been
uweeping every e-ctlon of the country
haa atruck Ala-con, and the .coldest
weabher known here in years is now
prevmiKng.
The oold wave came immediately be
hind the hard rain and wind storm of
Wednesday, and since then it has
grdwn colder and colder, until last
nighit and even yesterday it W03 a rec-
irtar freeze out. Thursday night waa
an unusually cold night for 3Iacon;
water pipes bunst -throughout the city
and the ground waa frozen hard before
midnight. To add Jto the disagreedble-
ntss of the intends cold, the wind blew
violently a£H night, finding its way.
through every little crack and crevice
in the houses, few ctf wfatah were built
with a Viciw to such weoitner. About
3.30 a..on. snow btigan falling and last
ed tfor about an hour. The Hakes were
fine, and were what ns known aa hom
iny srfow, but in some places it banked
up nearly an inch in depth; ana tne
street® and sidewalks were given a ds-
cjdediljr frosty appeoraace for several
hours.’ filter /the snow" the wind in
creased, and the iueVoury begun falling.
Down it went, until at 4 o’clock yester
day afternoon it wa® at 16. the lowewt
known here in years, making; everybody
"get a move on them,'’ as the saying
goes, as it was too cold to. stop aud
talk on rth* corners, or even to sauntpr
on the streets. Few people went out
of doom w*ho were not compelled to,
and they -went in a hurry.
Early yesterday morning wood tick
ets began pouring into tile eergeant’a
oflloa at the efty ball, where.the tickets
are received, and the orders were
filled as rapidly as poss.ble. T.iese
orders were tor wood for 7jo poor peo
ple, end are gaveo out by the aldermen
to the poor In rthelr respective wards
the ytar round, but yesterday tnc de
mand for tickets waa unuauaJly great.
So fur learned, however, there was
no suffering,. and it is not believed
ilaere will be any, as wood is given
out to tho0> who ask for It as soon
as the request Is -made. At both county
and city Jall9 the prisoners were com
fortable, as glowing fires were k«pt
going all day <M*d night, and the pris
oners are supplied with a sufficiency
af blankets.
The cold enao coAurht some few Demote
out of coal and -wood whb ure able but
had negTectefl to buy It—consequently
here waa a heavy (htninfl on the coal
and (Wood deadens. Many others, too,
ncit knowing how lonjg the "spell"
would iarft. guv* orders to ratfeninh
their sumollee. The plumbers were in
their glory, (as water-pipes had burn*
till over the cSty. Every pLumiber In
the city had mane orders than he could
aiiaand to, end. many people were com
pelled to out up -with leakhur tones aU
day. ' .
Perhaps the people who suffered
mast from Ah# cold were the otrcat-car
ma.ormen. Tthiey wore compelled lb
K:and at posts and faco the cold,
cuctung wind all day, and alchouah
modi cf them were completely smoth
ered with wraps and wufftfi OtdBhlng,
nothing could shut out such keen wind.
Many ipeaple along the lines of the
electric railway kindly remembered the
m nopmen nnd conductors by oendir.it
thorn hdt coffee atl day, but even this
oouki not keeip them warm, und they
suffered much, but stood bravely
through dt nil.
It Is odder weather than Macon to
prepared for, although everybody has
b»n vroritiBg cold weather. Last
night’* indications were turn It would
be warmer toihiy, but up to 12 b’clock
tUere was no perceptible change In Uwa
direction. A little more moderate
Wtttoer would suit everybody a Mule
MBIT.
PERSONAL.
A. J. Kinx cd Thom as ton. Ga.. to in
ttye dty. on busirvi» bant.
Jno. T. Bence* of EufUula. Ala., to
ependinu: (today In Matton.
H. iH. Donnihue. a well known com
mercial ovangeltot of New York, to
aperaUng a Caw days in the dty.
D. H. Popej__ai prominent dtison of
Alhatxy, was at the Brown House yra-
terdny.
. Hufuo‘Morris acid Mrs. Morris of
MilledgevUIe were among the guests
at the Brovra House yeatenday.
ONt John B. Gordon and wifi? vpenx
Tckirectay nl^ht In the city, on their
TOy to Gen. Gordon’s plantation in
Taylor county.
Chief Justice Thbrnoa J. Pimarions of
ifiie eupreme bench waa in the city for
i short wMM YWterday, un Ik* way
xtek to Atlanta from h» plantation.
Capt. C. C. Strickland. »ch« ooouiar
manlpufuor of *e baJ cord and tMintoi-
ers cn the Central raJroad between
here and AUanto. to r«vi»:ered art me
Lamer house. Hi wife and two cbernv
iag daugUtors ore with hum
IN THE PAVILION.
Favorites and second choices had it all
their own way yesterday at New Orleans.
Very few of the talent cared to take any
of Young Arlon at the short price quoted
against him, and so mode a winning by
keeping off altogether or else were satis
fied to look for a good place horse. The
winners in the other races were well
backed and the returns were of the hand
some kind. Attendance In the Pavilion
fair. The Saturday crowd will be better.
AT NEW ORLEANS YESTERDAY.
First race—Five-eighths of a mile. Time,
Lift*.
Elberon; 107; 3 to 1 (Finnegan) 1
Merritt; 104; 2 to 1 ...(Newcorn) 2
Satinet: 104; 3 to 1 (Penn) 3
Second race—Thirteen-sixteenths of a
mile, selling. Time, 1:23%.
Miss Perkins; 102; 5 to 1 (Barrett) 1
Young Arlon; 112; 2 to 5....(McDonald) 2
Denver; 109; 8 to 1 (Harold) 3
Third race—Three-fourths of a mile,
selling. Time, 1:16.
Uncle Luke; 107; 6 to 5 (Clayton) 1
Panway; 107; 4 to 1 (B’innegan) 2
Ben Wilson; 107; 8to 1...,, (Harold) 3
Fourth race—One milo, selling. Time,
1:45.
Burrells Blllett; HO; 6 to 6..(McDonald) 1
John Dunn; 107; 5 to 2....(H. Williams) 2
Uncle Frank; 107; 10 to 1 (Shields) 3
Fifth race—Five-eights of a mile, maid
ens. Time, 1:02%.
Johnny AIcHale; 103; 2 to 1....(Clayton) .1
Norman; 106; 5 to 1 (Newcorn) 2
Buckeye; 10G; 5 to 1 (Finnegan) 3
Weather clear; track fast.
AT NEW ORLEANS TODAY.
First race—One mile, selling. Marcel.
88; Alibi. 98; Charlie B., 93; Ora Audrlan,
98; Jim Henry, 100; Ixlon, 100; Malaga, 107;
Shiloh, 107; Alezzotlnt, 107; Guard, 107;
Knott, 107; Hattie Gant, 107; Oak Forest,
U0; Joe Woolman, HO; Fort Worth, HO.
Second race—Six and one-half furlongs,
3-year-old selling. Dr. Parke, 102; Glee-
some, 102; Dollle, 102; Lay On, 102; Dan
ube, 104; Blackhawk, 105; Long Brook, 106;
Clara Bauer, 114.
Third racer-One mile and one-fourth.
Imp Wolsey, 97; Melody, 97; Ccntineila,
102; Chauncey, 102; Wahatchie, 10G; Peari-
ine. 109.
Fourth race—Three-fourths of a mile,
all ages. Necedah, 92;.Francis Hennessey,
92; Russ, 92; CorOllfiM, 52; Red Top, :95;
Leona’s Last, 97; Lu Prewitt, 100; Theo
dore H., 112; Mollie B.. 119.
Fifth race—Five furlongs, 2-year-old fil
lies. Imported Pomegranate, 105; Brevity.
Jj*; f ar ^ “!* 106: Eva 105: Red Veil,
105; Jennie Vanhook, 105; Flush. 105; Black
Satin, 10G; Adah Foy, 103: Ruby R.. i%-
Trixie, 105; Martha Griffin. 105.
First quotations received in Putzel’s
Pavilion 1:15 p. m.
Silt rheum with Its intense Itching,
hot skin U cured by Hood’s Sarsa-
parlllia, because It purifies the blood.
OH. WHAT A COUGH J
Will you heed the warning—the sig.
noi, perhaps, of the sure approach of
that more terrible disease, consumtion?
Ask yourself If you can afford, for the
sake of saving 50 cents, run the risk
and do nothing for it. We know from
experience that Shiloh’s Cure will cure
your cough It never falls. This ex
plains why more thaw a million bottles
were sold the past year, it reiiev**
croup and whooping cough at once.
Mothers, do not be without it. For
lame back, side or chest, use Shiloh’s
Porous Plasters. Sold by Goodwyn ft
Small Drug Company, corner Cherry
street and Cotton avenue.
45c.—COMFORTS—46o.
Nicely quilted and very heavy
at Juhan’s.
A BRAVE RESCUE BY CAPT. PRICE.
The ltd death of Capt. Henry Thoma.
Frlce of the steamship Ocampo, when
within sixteen miles of the Delaware
v rec *"‘. hU act of herotam for
which he received the Albert raed»i. the
next most coveted dlattnctlon to the Vic
toria cross.
When chief officer of the transport En-
W ?i? h r. waa .carrying re-enforee-
ments out'to Gen. Volselry In Egypt In
~i. n>a r ne teU overboard In the Red
•ea. The place was swarming with sharks,
their omlnoue b.aok fins showing above
water tn all directions. Without heslu-
tlon Capt. Price dived overbodrd. snatch-
ing a,shot's sheer knife iTta
the bulwarks. The marine could not
swim, and pending the lowering of . boat
from the transport .a desperate battle
ensued between the young officer end the
t ha '2“.^-. Sllp P 0 ? ln * th# ■">"> wl‘h one
£ a ?. d ' ?L lc ? ’'“i* 4 rl * ht and left with Ma
knife, driving off the monster*, and »*h«n
he and the rescued m.n wore hauled Into
the hoot It was thought they were both
desperately wounded, as the water and
their clothes were dyed with Wood.
Neither waa hurt, however, but some half
dozen sharks were. The lute Cacti Price
learned how to fight sharks when an ap
prentice, from the natives of Samoa,
where he waa stationed for some months.
—Philadelphia Times.
thought.
Just In front of the man and his wife
at the theatre sat a couple of fledgltaffs
billing and cooing in a moat loving man
ner. They would have little whispered
conference* and then the girt would blush
and giggle and gate at the young man.
and he would look off toward the stage
In a fit of emotional abstraction that waa
positively delicious, as if he had never
said & word to her in hla life. Then he
would turn suddenly and gaM Upon her
with a tenderness that would melt In the
mouth of a stone statue. They had come
to see the play, no doubt, but they had
evidently forgotten what they were there
for. and they didn't show any signs, as
th* time wore on. that they would recol
lect It. The man had been dividing at
tention between the performance on the
etuge and that before him. and finally
his wife bent over and whispered to him,
aa she nodded toward the couple:
"Two souls with but a single thought.**
"Bosh." he responded tn a tone of
strong disapproval, "they haven't got half
that many."—Detroit Free Press.