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EIGHT MILLIONS LOST IN INDIANA STATE SWEPT BY FLOODS. eight lives have hf.kn lost IK TWO DAYS. Im the Northern and Central Sec tions of the State the Worst Has Passed and Repairs Are Under Way—The Southwestern Section, However, Has Yet to Encounter the Greatest Force of the Flood. Reports from Other States Also Show Disasters. Indianapolis, Ind., March 28.—North ern and Central Indiana have probably seen the worst of the flood, and are now repairing the damage. Cities and towns at the head waters of the Wa bash and the White rivers have only slime and mud left by the receding flood to contend with, but Southwest ern Indiana has yet to see the worst. The crest of the flood will reach the Ohio river in two days. The damage in Madison county will reach $2,225,000 and Northern Indiana has suffered a loss of $1,000,000. In Indianapolis 1,200 families were driven from their homes. To-day In dianapolis has been almost without traction and water service. It is ex pected that the waterworks will re sume to-morrow. Eight lives have been lost in' the Indiana flood in two days, and the total property loss in Indiana has been $8,000,000. * Bridges and trestles have been swept away by the dozens. Others have been damaged. Railroad schedules are still unstable. Hazleton to-night is isolated. Conditions are bad at Petersburg, the White and the Patoka rivers be ing widely overflowed. Farms are flood ed, bridges and fences are gone and much stock has been drowned. MANY IN ARKANSAS KILLED BY STORMS. All Last Week in That State Was One f Disasters. Little Rock, Ark., March 28.—Last week was a week of storms in Arkan sas. Wires are down in the north western part of the state and the ex tent of the damage to property and the number of lives lost has not yet been ascertained the casualties thus far reported are: J. B. Curtis, a prominent farmer of Newton county, killed outright Friday night. Six persons were killed in and near Gainesville, as follows: T. L. Williams, Mrs. F. M. Dalton, Frank Ellinos, child of Whit Crouch, of Mitchell Wyatt. Many people were injured and fifty houses were destroyed at this place. Two negro children were killed Fri day night near Selgohachie. Nellie Bogan, a negro girl, w'As kill ed in wreck of school house at Four chee, Pulaski county, in storm of last Tuesday. From the meagre reports thus far received the damage to property will amount to thousands of dollars. The death list to-night will be large ly increased when all reports are re ceived. GREAT DISTRESSJSI CAUSED BY FLOODS. Twenty-Five Families Rescued in the Kick of Time. Detroit, Mich., March 28.—Encourag ing reports from Lansing, Battle Creek, Flint, Kalamazoo and other towns where flood damages have been estimated up in the . hundreds of BABY QUIRK'S QUICK CURE Of Torturing Eczema by Cuticura When All Else Had Utterly Failed. —i — My baby, Owen Herbert Quirk, was afflicted from the age of six wesks with a loathsome rnonicg eciema, Almost covering his face. I took him to Dra. ■ and of Victoria Road, Aldershot, and he was treated by them for three months, but got mach worse, and was a siekenlDg sight to look at. I saw an advertisement of the Cntlcnra Remedies, and got the Soap, Ointment and Resolvent. —_ “We noticed an Iraprovement at B once, and within a Jf X La fortnight the run nlng had ceased vi and the scales were jA. nearly all dried off, Tl and in a month his IfS) 'ls face was perfectly ■_yeAePaJf clear, not a spot XZzL-ritig* left. I have en closed photograph 0 j jjjm when he was thirteen months old. He Is now two years and fot r months, and has never haul the slightest return of It. I am very grateful for the benefits de rived from your remedies, and shall feel It a pleasure to make their value known. For corroboration of this statement you may refer any one to Mrs. Williams, 45 Michaels Road. Aider shot, or Mr. (iuostsne, 40 Victoria Road, Aldershot, to whom we recom mended the remedies for a skin humour, which they also cured. You are at liberty to do what von like with this •tataioeiit, as 1 should llks all to know of the value of Cutb urs ” WILLIAM HKItBKHT QUIRK, No. I West Knd Cottages. Huywood Road N. Southampton. SWKnlLuS :BSss^ ytiii a* * there is no substitute for POWDER Absolutely Pure IT IS A MATTER OF HEALTH thousands of dollars, show that to night the danger and distress are largely centralized in the Saginaw val ley and around Grand Rapids in the valley of the Grand river. At Grand Rapids, too, a marked improvement is noted to-night. At Saginaw', however, feeders of the Saginaw' river are bringing dow'n tor rents of water, the escape of which into Saginaw' bay is blocked by ice gorges at and below Bay City. At Grand Rapids it is estimated that 14,000 people are in distress and at Saginaw a large portion of the busi ness section of the city is flooded. On the Shiawassee river to-day near Chesaning twenty-five families were rescued from their homes on a sugar beet farm just in the nick of time be fore their houses were almost entirely submerged. Gilbert Bertram, a fore man for the sugar company, lost his life trying to save some of the property. He was in the water five hours and died from exposure. japaneseTnfantry DEFEATED THE COSSACKS. (Continued from First Page.) spondent of the Daily Mail says that in an engagement, March 23, which Japanese 'nfantry had with Cossacks between Anju and Chong Ju, the Jap anese were victorious, but lost fifty killed. busy witFthatTalk OF THE NEW ALLIANCE. St. Petersburg, March 28.—The pa pers are all discussing the possibility of better relations between Russia and Great Britain through the intermedi ary of France. The Novosti continues to insist that the absence of conflict ing interests is bound to bring Great Britain and Russia together, as their alliance would be of enormous ad vantage to both. In diplomatic circles the possibility of such anew triple alliance with its far-reaching consequences, attracts considerable attention, the opinion be ing that it is not so fantastic as it at first appeared. There is an intimation from a well-informed quarter that King Edward, who is now practically his own Prime Minister, sincerely harbors a desire to compose the long-standing differences betw'een Great Britain and the empire of his nephew, and that while the time is not yet ripe for the satisfaction of this desire, the way is being paved for its consummation. RUSSIAN TRAITOR WILL BE SENT TO SIBERIA. St. Petersburg, March 28.—Capt. Irk orff of the Manchurian commissariat service, sentenced to twenty-five years penal servitude for having sold infor mation in connection with the quar termaster’s department to Lieut. Col. Akashi, ex-military attache of the Jap anese legation at St. Petersburg, will be sent to the quicksilver mines at Nerthinsk, Eastern Siberia, to serve out his sentence. He has a wife, two sons in the cadet corps and a grown up daughter. The papers in the case of Capt. Leon tieff of the Russian general staff, re cently arrested at Warsaw for having sold to a foreign power a list of the secret agents maintained by the Rus sian general staff in the frontier dis tricts of Russia's western neighbor, are in the hands of the general staff. A court-martial will be appointed to try the captain. BOTH VESSELS SUNK BY ADMIRAL MAKAROFF. St. Petersburg, March 28.—The Asso ciated Press has received confirmation of the report that Admiral Makarolt during his reconnaissance of the El liot Islands, captured a Japanese ves sel towing a Chinese junk, but the vessel was a small steamer, not a gun boat. The crews were taken off, after which both vessels were sunk. Five Years for Embesslement. Paris, Tex.. March 28.—S. J. Spotts, former cashier of the First National Bank at Petty, pleaded guilty to-day in the federal court to the charge of embesslement. Judge Bryant proceed ed at once to pass sentence of five years on him. Fleet for the Far Fust. Paris. March 28.—The Petit Journal’s St. Petersburg correspondent says: "I learn that the fleet to sail to the Far East about June 15 will consist of eight battleships, eleven cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers, the number of which has not yet been fixed. Tried to Wreck Train. Irkutsk. March 28.—1 t has leaked out that on the night of March 15 an at tempt was made near Tatarskya to wreck a train bearing troops. The at tempt failed. It Is not known whether Japanese agents were responsible. Afipfuifi riilfknniiioil* I ai*|f. Washington, March 28.-Becretary Taft has forwarded fo the Senate Military Committee, with his appro val a letter written by Oen. Chaffee, chief of stuff, approving the Chlcks r.isuga Park camp sit# and advocating the purchase of ground for the etan slon of that park. Kraal In Tesaa. Waco, T*, March A aevere Croat waa aapeetanced in Central I*aa# laat night Fears are fH for cotton which had beam planted aartg In an affort *• chak the bolt waavll. SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. MARCH 29, 1904. BASED UPON STATEMENTS OF NATIVES OF AFRICA. K'n Strong Evidence of the Cruelties Complained Of. London, March 28.—1n response to the request of the Associated Press for any statement which King Leopold of Bel gium might see fit to rftake in relation to the charges against the government of the Congo Free State, regarding atrocities committed upon the natives, official documents were forwarded by King Leopold and were received by the Associated Press to-night. In these documents it is asserted that British Consul Casement gathered the details for his report regarding cruel ties largely from unsupported native statements, which afterwards proved to be utterly untrue. The documents forwarded to the As sociated Press endeavor to demonstrate by careful data that there is good reason to doubt the reliability of these specific instances of cruelty and oppression as given by Consul Casement and others, because of their dependence upon hearsay tes timony. Denies Any Crnelty. Washington, March 28.—Chevalier De Cuvelier, secretary general of the State Department of Congo, in * a recent note to the British government, per taining to alleged conditions in the Congo Free State affecting the treat ment of natives and trade, denies that the manner in which the state is ad misistered entails a systematic regime "of cruelty or of depression.” IS TO PAY FOR IMPERSONATING GOELET. A heel Is Assessed for Ills Deceit Upon Miss Anderson. New York, March 28.—A sheriff's jury took testimony to-day upon which to determine how much of $75,000 demand ed by Eleanor L. Anderson from James N. Abeel he can afford to and ought to pay her for engaging to marry her under the name of J. Ogden Goelet. Miss Anderson sued him for $75,000 for breach of promise of marriage. Tes timony was given to show that Abeel had a contingent interest in a large estate '.eft by his grandfather and a prospective interest in the estate of his father, who is wealthy. The jury assessed the defendant for the full amount claimed. To Fight Speculation. Brussels, March 28.—The Petit Bleu announces that negotiations, which it says will in all likelihood be success ful, are at present being carried on between cotton spinners of Belgium, France and Great. Britain with a view to the establishment of a syndicate to fight American speculation in raw cot ton *>v restricting the output of man ufactured goods. CHILLS AND MALARIA BRED BY COLD MISTS AND VAPORS Consuming Fevers and Death Lurk In the Swamps, Streams and Marches, and Can Be 'Warded Off and Cured Only by the Use of TO-NI-TA, I mn FAMOUS 1 CIS MEMBRANE BUM / TO-NI-TV Is Absolutely the Only Cure for Mnlarin, Chills and Fevers, Diphtheria, Consumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Influenza, Grip, Pleurisy, AH Lung, Stomach and Throat Troubles, and the Deadly Rnvages of Catarrh, No Mailer How Acute, or in What Part of the Body Located. The following grateful testimonial from Mr. J. H. Coyle, who was cured of malaria, chills and fever and chronic asthma, is one of many thousand, tributes received dally from thankful men and women who have been res cued from disease and death by this marvelous medicine: “At different times recently. I have suffered greatly from malaria, chills and fever, and in addition I have been a victim all my life to asthma, all of which left me in such a miserable, shattered and run-down condition that I was wholly unfitted for the ordinary duties of life and It was Im possible for me to attend to business. I have been confined to the house six weeks at a time and it was utterly impossible for me to He down. I suf fered from strangulation, had an extremeley heavy pressure on my chest and a dull headache continually. I have tried quinine and all kinds of drugs and was treated by prominent physicians, but nothing did me any good until I used your wonderful remedy, TO-NI-TA. My system seemed to respond at once, I improved from the first week's treatment, I gained flesh, my appe tite is greatly improved, I sleep well, and the terrible suffering caused by malarial fever and, asthma has entirely disappeared. I feel like anew man.” J. H. COYLE, 408 W. Broad St., Richmond, Va., Feb. 29, 1904. Thousands of suffering men and women, like Mr. Coyle, who have gone through the tortues of chills, malarial fever and ague will recall the time when the frame would first shake as with palsy until the teeth chattered, and afterwards be on fire with consuming fever, the only relief being from copious doses of quinine, with which the system would be saturated, and. on account of its weakening influence on the heart, was almost as bad as the disease. Hince the wonderful discovery of TO-NI-TA by Dr. Lorentz, the famous specialist, all this has been changed, and In giving his famous Mucous Membrane Bitters to the world he has conferred a boon on suffer ing men and women and Is entitled to rank as the greatest benefactor of mankind. TO-NI-TA is regarded as the most marvelous and valuable dis covery of the age. It is a combination of the most vital principles of the most powerful healing herbs and roots known to medicine, the precious Juices being united by a special scientific process known only to Dr. Lo rentz. TO-NI-TA Is absolutely pure and contains no morphine, opium, co caine or other dangerous drugs so often found In so-called cures for mala ria chills end fever. It goes at once to the seat of the disease, acting on the mucous membrane by driving out poison from the system and purify ing and enriching the blood. It is the only positive and absolute cure for malaria, chills, low fevers, grip, tonsolllls. influenza, stomach. Plodder and nervous troubles, throat and lung die eases, and catarrh no matter in what , (H ri of the body located. II Is s gentle, Invigorsllng lasatlve, ionic stlm jlsnt and blood purifier, and cures when ell other medicines falls. A few doses will convince you of the wonderful healing power of this great medi cine All druggist* or direct, II 00 a bottle, BEWARE "f HL'BHTITUTKS—-■Our attention has been called to a few cases where unreliable dealers have tried to aell some cheap, injurious sub stitute for ‘ just as good as “ r D-NJ-TA Ask for TO-NI-TA and insist on ihe genuine. Dr lerenii i "The Beautiful Htot> of Life” and do< tois ad vt<e free Is every one wbu writes Lorent* Mediae I (X, Flatiron Bldg., New Vrk. DEATH HAD NO TERROR FOR CHARLES G. FORSTER. He Shot and Killed His Wife and Hiuiself. Washington, March 28.—Charles G. Forster, a clerk employed in the White House office, shot and killed his wife and himself at their home in Kensing ton, Md., yesterday. Forster was a brother of Rudolph Forster, one of the assistant secretaries to President Roosevelt. For a consid erable time he had shown evidences of despondency, due, his friends say, part ly to the illness of his wife and partly to financial troubles. He frequently of late had talked of suicide and on Fri day said to one of his fellow clerks that if it were not for his wife he would end all his troubles by throwing himself into the Potomac river. MILES OK PATRIOTISM. Change from Democracy to Despot ism Is Insidious. Washington. March 28.—Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, retired, formerly coni mander-in-chlef of the United States army, sent a letter of regret to the Democratic Club of Grand Rapids, Mich., which was to have given a ban quet at Grand Rapids Monday evening. Owing to the floods In that region, the banquet was abandoned. Gen. Miles authorizes the publication of the letter, which deals with the sub ject of patriotism. Gen. Miles says In concluding his letter: "It is the men who exercise the pow er of citizenship that are responsible for honesty and efficiency, In our public affairs. The first requisite to good government is universal intelligence and patriotic, earnest devotion to the welfare of our country. This republic must continue in its march of progress or it must into decay by the acts or apathy of its own citizens. “There is a sacred duty devolving up on every citizen. You can have Just as good or just as bad a government as you will, be it municipal, state or na tional; and our only hope rests in true, patriotic devotion to the princi ples of our government. "The opportunity and responsibility of the Democratic citizens of Michigan and of the whole union are now greater and more important than they have been at any former period of our his tory. There are many vexed questions and problems in which there may be an honest difference of opinion—but there is one transcendent principle, far above all other questions, whether of economics or individuals, and that is whether the spirit of the declarafion of independence and of our constitution —in brief, a pure democracy—shall prevail or perish. The change from oppression to llbery is wrought by vio lence, but the change from democracy to despotism is quiet, insidious, subtle and fatal.” HELD AKOTHER SESSION To Hear Eviilenee in the Postofflce in ventlgatlon. Washington, March 28. —The McCall Postolflce Investigating Committee met to-day to continue its hearing on the “charges concerning members” report. Representative Overstreet, chairman of the House Committee on Postoffices and Post Roads, told the committee. 1 what he knew about;.;the report. Mr. Overstreet said that While a sub-eom mlttee was considering the Hay reso lution acting co-Jointly with his asso ciates, he requested the details from the fourth assistant yostmaster gen eral to the property leased to the gov ernment by members of .Congress. Mr. Overstreet was working, he said, for a unanimous report from the com mittee to have the report laid on the table In the House and not published. Mention of the report was made in a New York paper. This publication, he said, was entirely wrong, but it did have a vital effect on members, who thought that the real facts ought to be printed. It was not until after this publication that the committee author ized the printing of the report. Mr. McCall stated that Mr. Wynne had testified that a list was first pre pared without the names of members and that this list was objected to by the Postofflce Committee and the names demanded. Mr. Overstreet: "I made no such request.” Gen. Payne Very Low. Washington, March 28.—Gen. William Henry Fttzhugh Payne, the famous Confederate Black Horse cavalry lead er, who has been falling for some days, is very low to-night. It Is thought he will not survive the night. NEW STEAMER ONTARIO FOR THE M. & M. T. CO. She Is to Re Placed on the Savan nah-Phlladelplila Line. Camden, N. J., March 28.—The new steamer Ontario of the Merchants and Miners Steamship Company, was suc cessfully launched to-day at the yard of the New York Shipbuilding Com pany. Her sponsor was Miss Julia Miller of Baltimore, Md. The vessel is the largest of the fleet to ply between Philadelphia and Sa vannah. She is 335 feet long, 45 feet beam and 45 feet deep. When com pleted she will have cost $350,000. COMMITTEE OF SENATE MAY HEAR SWAYNE. Washington, March 28.—The Senate Committee on Rules will meet to-mor row to consider the resolution offered by Senator Hoar in relation to the im peachment case of Judge Charles F. Swayne of the Northern district of Florida. This resolution instructed the committee to investigate and report whether the case can be heard by a committee of the Senate. It has been stated in the discussion of the proceedings against Judge Swayne that the trial following im peachment must be conducted before the bar of the Senate. If this should be the decision and the case taken up at this session, it would undoubtedly delay adjournment. There is little doubt, it is said, that the committee will report that the authority to take testimony in the case can be delegated by the Senate to a committee of its members, which may report at the next session of Congress, if it is impossi ble to conclude in time for an early adjournment of the present session. OBITUARY. James V. Nungezer. James V. Nungezer died yesterday morning at 9:30 o'clock at his resi dence, No. 313 Jones street, east. Mr. Nungezer was 79 years of age. He is survived by his twin brother, Mr. William Nungezer, of Clio, a brother, Daniel E. Nungezer of this city, and one daughter, Mrs. W. B. Spann, also of Savannah. Mr. Nungezer lived in Savannah during his entire life. For a number of years he was a carpenter in the Central of Georgia employ. His funeral will be held from ihe First Presbyterian Church this after noon, at 4 o'clock, Rev. W. P. Mc- Corkle officiating. The pallbearers will be selected from Live Oak Lodge of Odd Fellows, of which he was a mem ber, and from the elders and deacons of the First Presbyterian Church. The pallbearers from Live Oak Lodge will be Messrs. H. G. Ward and Frank Werm. The following deacons and elders of the First Presbyterian Church will act: Messrs. C. S. Wood, H. Way, W. S. Thompson, M. Hood, Walter Coney, I. W. Miller, H. F. Train, and William Harden. The interment will be in Laurel Grove Cemetery. William A. Walter. Mr. William A. Walter of this city died in Denver Sunday from tubercu losis. His sister, Mrs. J. H. Helmken, was with him vt'hen he passed away, and will arrive to-morrow with the remains. Mr. Walter was 30 years of age. He left Savannah lost summer for Den ver, but his condition did not become serious until several weeks ago. Mrs. Helmken left Savannah a month ago to nurde her brother, and was at his bedside when he passed away. Mr. Waiter leaves a second sister, Mrs. Ellen Ehlers. No arrangements have been made for the funeral. Mr. Wal ter was at one time employed as ship ping clerk by the Georgia Brewing Company. Leroy M. Peek. After an illness of nearly a year Mr. Leroy M. Peck, aged 69 years, died yes terday at his residence, No. 217 Duffy street, east. He was born in Augusta, but had been a resident of Savannah for a number of years. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. The deceased was employed before his illness as a me chanic with the Atlantic Coast Line. He was a member of the Wesley Mon umental Church and a Confederate vet eran. The funeral will take place to day from Wesley Monumental Church. The services will be conducted by Rev. O. B. Chester, the pastor. The Con federate veteranFwill attend the funer al. The Interment will be in Laurel Grove Cemetery. Arehihal Clark. Darien. Darien, Ga., March 28. —Archibal Clark, son of Dr. P. S. Clark of Darien, and grandson of Mr. J. L. Lachllson, died Sunday night in Atlanta, where he was a student of the Georgia Tech nological School, in his 19th year. His death was caused by grip and acute malarial fever, His father and mother reached his bedside a few hours be fore he died. His body will be brought to Darien for interment and the fu neral will take place some time Wed nesday. John Wilkes, Dublin. Dublin, Ga., March 28.—Mr. John Wilkes, one of the most prominent capitalists and farmers in Laurens county, died yesterday afternoon at his home. Some months ago he developed tuberculosis. He had money invested in a number of Dublin enterprises, and was a director of the First National Bank. He will be burled to-morrow at Mount Zion Church, near Tweed. He was a prominent Mason and the mem bers of that order will officiate at his funeral. He was for four years tax collector of Laurens county. Mrs. E. F. Hlclitcr, Cairo. Cairo, Ga„ March 28.—Mrs. E. F. Richter, wife of Rev. Edward F. Richter, a Baptist minister, died this morning in her sevety-ninth year, after an Hines of several years. She leaves a husband and several sons, besides a host of friends. Her remains will be Interred at Long Branch Cemetery, to morrow morning. Thomas Daly, Revere, Mass. Boston, March 28.—The fifth death In nine weeks In the Daly family of ac tors occurred to-day. Thomas Daly, a who died In ed away at Revere, He had been 111 for many weeks. Although not himself an actor, sev eral of his children are on the alage. Mr*. (', A. McDonald, Liberty City. Liberty City, ft*, March 18. Mrs. McDonald, wife of Mr. (‘ J, McDon ald of this pta>, a prominent mer chant and manufacturer, died to-night. Her hurts) will taka pl*< si wj- UiourvtU* tv n.yrmw. CATARRH Catarrh is not only a most disgusting and offensive ry malady, but when allowed to continue, becomes constitu- iA J tional. The foul secretions and mucous matter are absorbed into the blood, and the whole system becomes infected with the catarrhal poison, and can’t be reached by inhalations, sprays, washes, powders and salves. Only a remedy that enters into the circulation and cleanses and / purifies the polluted blood, can cure Catarrh after it gets w to be chronic. It is a disease that- attack* flip momhntire Gentlemen: I had Catarrh for about fifteen mat attacks tne memDranes y6 ar, and no one could have been worse. I tried and delicate coverings of all everything I could hear of, but no good resulted, tlm hndtlv nrir-uK Tt ie nnt 1 then began 8. 8. 8., and could see a little im tile bodily organs. It IS not provement from the first bottle, and after taking confined to the head, nose and It a short while was cured. This was six years thmit lmt the ctrvmneh limr * nd lam as well to-day as any man. I think throat, but the Stomach, bow Catarrh is a blood disease, and know there is els, kidneys, bladder and nothing on earth better for the blood than 3. 8. 8. other parts of the body are Nobody thinks more of S. S. 3. than Ido liable to become involved. Lapeßr ’ Mich ' M. MATSON. The catarrhal poison pollutes the blood, and through the circulation contam inates every organ, membrane and tissue of the body. Catarrh affects the general health, injures the digestion, upsets the stom- C Pk ff|N ach, destroys the appetite, produces nausea and other miserable symptoms. S. S. S. reaches it through the blood, goes into the circulation and drives out all " unhealthy accumulations, and when all parts of the ssytein are receiving a supply of rich, pure blood, the general health is invigorated, and all the disgusting symptoms of the disease stop. Write us about your case, and our physicians will advise you free of charge. • THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, CA, CLAY OFFERS A CHANGE FOR THE P. 0. BILL Washington, March 28.—An amend ment to the bill making appropriations for the Postofflce Department were of fered by Senator Clay to-day, which purposes to regulate the manner of awarding contracts for supplies for the Postofflce Department. In addition to advertising for bids and awarding the contracts to the low est bidder, as provided for by the exist ing law, Senator Clay proposes thut an open record of all bids shall be kept for the inspection of those interested in furnishing supplies to the government. He proposes that the Postmaster Gen eral shall report to Congress at the beginning of every session a schedule embracing the bids by classes, includ ing the names of the bidders and the prices named, indicating such as hava been accepted. Dnrton Harrison 111. Washington, March 28. —Burton Har rison, who with his wife, Mrs. Burton Harrison, the authoress, Is spending the winter In Washington, Is extremely low to-night. His death Is hourly ex pected. Congressman Francis Burton Harrison, a son of the sick man, ts with him. NEW GEOGRAPHICAL CLOCK. It Indicates tlie Time of Every Part of the World. From the Jewelers’ Circular-Weekly. An interesting clock was recently completed by Charles D. Davis of Chi cago. Geographical clocks or clocks which indicate the time in every part of the world, are by no means new, but Mr. Davis' invention Is said to possess many novel features. The dial is totally unlike that of the ordinary time recorder, in that it con tains t?6O marks wlhere the minute marks are usually placed, these marks representing the 360 degrees on the earth's surface. On the outer circle of the dial, where the twelve hour representations are usually placed, are twenty-four figures representing the full day. The minutes are denoted by marks on the outer circle, but two dots are required for five minutes, be cause there are twice as many char acters on the same face as on the ordinary clock. The dial is divided In the center from the six mark to the opposite six mark. The twelve hours of the day are distinguished by light spaces and the remaining twelve hours by dark spaces. The hour hand Is stationary at the point which Is made the cen tral time while the minute hand re volves as on the ordinary clock. To determine the time it is only necessary to locate the city or country on the red dial and read the time in relation to it as on an ordinary clock. SAUERKRAUT EXPLOSION. From the New York Commercial. An Oregon farmer who raises cab bages and manufactures sauerkraut on a large scale was recently trying to sell fifty barrels of that delicacy to a Front street dealer in Portland. The dealer did not appear eager to buy. He said he could hardly get rid of so much sauerkraut before summer, and it was dangerous stuff to have around in hot weather, for it was likely to ferment in the barrels. He said his partner and another dealer on the street had a deal in kraut some years ago that was not profitable. They both had a big lot of the stuff, about eighty barrels in all, on a lower wharf on the city front, and did not know what to do with it, as the w’eather was be coming warm. Finally they agreed to play cards to see who should have the whole, and his partner, who was a craokerjack at cribbage, won. They decided to ship it to San Francisco, but the next day one of the barrels exploded, threw down part of the ware house and plastered everything within gunshot with the seething, fermenting nasty-smelling stuff. After cleaning up, the remaining bar rels were placed on a steamer and sent to San Francisco. The night after they were landed the warehouse In which they were placed was burned, and they lost the whole lot and nar rowly escaped a big damage suit, as it was charged that the fire was caused by the spontaneous combustion of the kraut. Since that time he takes his allowance of cabbage after being cook ed with corned beef and well saturat ed with vinegar. Looking nt Clock nt Night Sign ol Old Age. From the Atchison Globe. Do you wake up in the night, and wonder what time It Is. and get up and make a light to see? That is a sign of age. What difference does it mnke what time it is? None whatever, hut as you get older this insane desire to know what time it is attacks you every few hours. The light flickering in a house after dark is usually carried by some barefooted old man who Is on his way to peer into the face of the clock. The old women are not so wakeful, having a good deal of sleep to make up which they lost when their children were little. No Dessert More Attractive Why use gelatine ami A' _ J.STJEI N spend hours soaking, A' tITLVXrQ.\ sweetening, flavoring \ snl coloring when Kii *A Jott-O \mm produce* better result* ui two mlMUtesf Everything in the package. Hiniply add hot water and mt to<v*4. lt' perimrikia. A sur prise U> Id* b en—wif* No trouble, lea* *x jmums. Try k to-day. In Four Fruit Ftm U*rry. U KING AND QUEEN LEFT TO ATTEND THE REUNION. London, March 28.—King Edward and Queen Alexandra left London this even ing on their way to Copenhagen, to at tend a family gathering on the occasion of King Christian's 86th birthday, Ap ril 8. Announcement Extraordinary Southern Railway. Special Rates for Special Occasions During Summer Season, 1904. We will sell reduced rate tickets for the following special occasions during the summer of 1904. in addi tion to regular summer excursion tick ets to summer resorts and for other occasions to be announced later, and will bo glnd to have you patronize our line and we will afford the very best possible service and accommodations. TO BUFFALO, N. Y., AK'l) RETURN. International Convention Y. M. C. A., May 11-15, 1904. Tickets on snle May 8, 9 and 10, good to. return leaving Buffalo until May 23, 1904. One fare plus fifty (60) cents for the round trip. TO NASHVILLE, TENN., ANI) RETURN. Annual meeting Southern Bap tist Convention and Auxiliary Societies, May 12,-18, 1004. One fare plus twenty-five (25) cents for tlie round trip. Tickets on sale May 10. 11 and 12. good to return ten (10) days from date of sale. By deposit of tickets with agent at Nashville and pay-' ment of 50 cents tickets may be extended for return passage un til June 6, 1904. TO CARTHAGE, MO., AND RETURN. Annual meeting German Bap tist Brethren, May 19-27, 1904. One fare plus fifty (50) cents for the round trip. Tickets on snle May 18 to 24 Inclusive, good to return until May 30, 1904. By deposit of tickets with agent at Carthage tickets may be made good to return until June 30, 1904. TO KNOXVILLE, TENN., AND RETURN. Summer School, June 28-Aug.s, 1904. One fare plus twenty-five (25) cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale June 26. 27 and 28, July 5,6, 11. 12. 18 and 25, good to return fifteen days from date of sale. By deposit of tick ets with agent at Knoxville and payment of 50 cents final re turn limit may be extended until Sept. 30, 1904. TO ATHENS. GA., AND RETURN. Summer School. July 5-Aug. #, 1904. One'fare plus twenty-five (25) cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale July 2,3, 4. 11 and 18, good to return 15 (lays from date of sale. By deposit of tickets with agent at Athens and payment of 60 cents return limit f tickets may be extended until Sept. 30, 1904. TO DETROIT. MICH. AND RETURN. Baptist Young People's Union of America, International Con vention, July 7-10, 1904. One fare plus 50 cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale July 5, 6 and 7. Final return limit July 12. 1904. By deposit of tickets with agent at Detroit and pay ment of 50 cents jeturn limit may be extended until Aug. 15, 1904. TO ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., AND RETURN. Imperial Council Ancient Arabic Order. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, July 13-15, 1904. One fare plus SI.OO for the round trip. Tickets on sale July 10 and ,11, good to return July 23. 1904. By deposit of tickets with agent at Atlantic City and pay ment of fee of 50 cents return limit mav be extended until Aug. 3, 1904. TO LOl HtVILLE. KY„ AND RETURN. * Biennial Conclave Knights of Pythias. Aug. 16-20, 1904. One fare plus twenty-five (25) cents for round trip. Tickets on sale Aug. 12. 13. 14 and 15. good to return until Aug. 25, 1904. By deposit of tickets with agent At Louisville and payment of 50 cents return limit may be ex tended until Sept. 15, 1904. TO ST. LOUIS, MO., AND RETURN. World’s Fair, April 30 to Dec. 1, 1904. Special low round trip rates will be announced later. TO SEASHORE RESORTS: Vlrglna Beach. Old Point Com fort, etc. Hummer Excursion rates to be announced later. TO MOUNTAIN RESORTS: Lake Toxavay. "Sapphire Coun try.” Asheville, "Land of the Sky,” Country arid Vlrglna Mountain resorts. Summer Ex cursion rates will he announced later. Tlie HOITHKItN RAILWAY Is tlt best ws>. Su|crlor jMiMeiigcr ac-tun nMMlalitMis. lit -i it tin‘tics., Miwl non lenient iliiohkli sleeping car service ami (lie heel dining car service in the world. For information apply to K. G T|omoN. C. I*. A TANARUS, A.. 141 Mull rtreol. 5