'H r / ( I TTTR OMAHA DAILY HRKi JIMMHAT. NOVEMBER 1R. 1892. HlhY WILL DEF\ \ THE LAW Imnk Lines Have Entered on an Agree ment Which Will End Their Wnrfare. SOLUTION OF THE RAILROAD QUESTION J rrlcht niul 1'innrnifir Trntllr tit He CJiin- trolli-il ! > } l' ol "I All tlm Itimili lit llin Agrr iiii'iit ultli U'cttcrn Itniiils. Ni.w YOUR , Nov. 17. Presidents of thu truck lines have entered into nn agreement , which , If carried out , will enu most of the wurfuro between tomp.uilos , They hnvo n creed that a pool , pure mid simple , is thu only solution of the railroad question , and have outlined all the details of the now com pact. The establishment ot n pool had ntwiiys been rcgnrded ns u useless challenge of the ininrstato commercii law , but the sit uation has become fci ) desperate that the presidents saw no other way out of iho miro. The seriousness of the situation brought together nn unusually li.rgu attendance. The naming of the World's fair rates was the oslrntiiuln object of this meeting , but that was designed to conceal the real purpose of the mooting , namely , the ustubllihmcnt of a pool. , President Roberts , chairman of the board ul presidents , said that it was clear that the thro hod como for all trunk lines to act In linrmonv. Ho wus sure Unit the strong Hues wore ready to make any reasonable coucoa- . Hlons that would satisfy the so-called weaker romls. If It wus simply a matter of weaker companies getting a certain amount of tonnnec. ho was ready to guarantee them u llxcd amount. President Uopow of the Now i"orkCentral tc-echoud this sentiment. Mr. Roberts said tlio terrors of law need not interfere with tha plan. "Tho bonollls that will accrue to all the companies , " bo buUI , "aro manifesto.n shull got a fair rt'coinpsnso for hnullug tralllc and nil antag onism c.in easily b" removed. A lengthy discussion ensued ana the out come was that they decided to leave the ad- } iistii.cnt of percentages of westbound com- piirntlvo tontmcu to Commissioner Goddnrd , who will use tlm average that each had e.ir- rlcd for iho past three years as a basis. As suguested by President Roberts nnd Depnw , the commissioner will allow a slight nilvantngutolho weaker lines. Each company hlmll huvo a hearing below the commis- Blopcr before ho fixes the potcoiitnces. After the nllntmei.t , If any company Is dissatlsll-jd , it may appeal to Mr. A. F. Walker as an in- bllraior , whose decision , with Mr. Goddard's concurrerico will DO linal. Mr. Walker K chairman of the Western Tr.iOlc association uud cx-lnter.itato commerce commissioner. Eiistbouml freight tralllc will bo trontod similarly to the westbound tralllo Inter on. There is already n plan for distribution ol piissongor trallfc , but It has boon practically Inoperative. The presidents will give orders to have It enforced to the loiter. It Is claimed that a passenger pool is not illegal. Tbo conclusions about World's fair rates wens In accordance with the now agreement. On all regular trains .scheduled at thirty- live hours or less between Chicago ami Now York present rates will bu in.iintaiucd. On nil trains scheduled at moro than thmv-llvo hours ltd per cent reduction may bo made. Several ot the railroads require moro than thlrty-llvo hours for the trip finni Now ' York'to Chicago and they will offer n re duced rate. It .should bo said , however , that many chunp excursion trains will ho run nl rates to bo sot by the commissioners A rcbolutlon was passed declaring that boih east und west-hound freight rates be tween New York anil Chicaco shall ho . . stored to the basis of 7.1 cents per 10U pounds Ilrst class on December 1. Iinportiint Di'diloii .Mnilii tiy Iho Oom- llliHHkOII. D. C. , Nov. 17. The Inter State commerce ( fommisslon today , in nn opinion by Commissioner Vonsey , announced i Us decision in thu ruses brought by the Georgia Railroad Company association against the Ctncnmali , New Orleans & Texas Pacitlo Railway company , the Louisville & iN.ishvillc railroad and other 'railroad nnd steamship lines , .seven cases In nil , involving rates for iho long und short huulB from Now Orleans and Ohio river pointsrn.d from New York and olhar North Atlantic points to points in the southern territory. Tbo long and short haul clause of the in- tcrstulo commerce Inxv is construed by the commission In tbo light of more than Ilvo years operation of the luw , and decisions hereiofoio rendered by the commission uud courts , The main points decided upon ate ns follow * : The phrase , "common control. iuaiugcm : < > nt , or arrangement for con tinuous earriagn or shipment , " in the tlrst section of the act to rouulitc commerce , Wits Intoned to cover nil intcrslato Irani o carried through , overall rail , or part * water and part mil linos. The receipt suc- cdslvclv of txvo or moro carriers lor trni.s- portallou or trnfile bhippid undttr through tills for continuous cariiago over their Hues is aasent to a common arrangement for such continuous curriauo , and previous foimal arrangement between them is not necessary to bring Ruuh tnuisporlution uu.ler thu term * of the law. The total r.ito for throuuh cairlngo ever two or morn linub , whether niudn by the uii- dltion of established locals , ur of through and local rntcs , or upon a loss prnportioiiato basis , u tbo through rate that U subject to MTiitlnv by tno roL'iilaiiiig authnrltics. Thu fourth section of the nut is const ined nnd the pnnclplivi nuil down in the putltlon > of the I.nulsvillu & Nashville Railroad com pany , In the S. Com. Hop. "Tit and 'II , Hup. ill , nr-s ri'iiftlrmed , except the luting thoroln , xvhoroh.v rurrierR went porniittc < i to Jiiilgu for themselves m the drat Inatnncu of what ruiihtitutrH "rarn und pcculKir CIIMM of coui pi'tlllun biitwi'cn rullniiidb xvhich are subject lo tin ) Ht.ituto wbnn a strict uppllc.ition of the general rule of the Htatutu would bo ilostiuctlvo of logillnmto compulition , " wtilch Is overruled , Tlm competition of carrier * subject lo the ma lo rcLMiluto conimorco docs not create clrciiin tances nnd conditions which the curricr.t can take into account In dotermln- IIIK for themsnlvfls whether they are Jusuilod under tlio foil fill seution In charging moro for ttliurter than lor longer dlstuucs.s over thenlines. . Thn competition of murkutt , on diltcrnnt lines fur thu ttaiC nf commodltlok nl n givim point bOiVc-d liy bnth III.HH unos not crcato I'lminiitunccs .aid coiidltlnns which the carriers can tuku linn nccnunl in dulcrmln- ing fm ttiumsclvi'3 ' xvlu'thor thov are Juitlllod under the fourth section in charging moro < for n slit/rtnr than fora longer dlstunco over Inrir llhi-ft. To determine the forcu nnd rlTect , ol such competition Involves consid dI eration of comniorclal questions pjcullur Ii Io * the liuslnnsH of ohipperii , till of vvl.ich ara on- - . tlruly tlUconnuctcd fiom circumstances und cniiiiiliuiih under which trant pollution IK con If ducted Thu cnrncr , has the right to Judge whether , I' ' U lURilllcd in making the greater charge f r tlm Hhnrtcr dlstanro umler the lourth buctlon in nil rases whcru the circuinsiancos nnd ronalllcns nrlKO wholly upon its oxvn line or through competition for lh > ; sntno irnlllo with curriers not subject to regulation under Iho act to roi'iilulo commerce. In other cusort , under the fourth section , tnu clicumstuncrs und renditions nru not pro- sumptlvc-ly dt stmllar and carriers must not rh urge loss for tha longer dlatnuco except upon the order of this com mission. There t > oems to bu a limitation- upon which the pmvor of the commission to grant relief , under lha provision to grant relief , ip'l' uflcr investigation , the ronunlSHkm Is satis- . tied that the iulerosts of coiumeico uud com- ' 111011 fnirnosa tn the carrion require that uu eijreptioti should ba made , O'bn co m pi Hints In cases Nos. H'il und il''i are diamUsi'd , In cases Not. ; 1H , ; iin , HI.lo ! I17 und tt'X the defendants uru ordered to cenia nnd dcsUt Iroin chnrInt ; more to shorter than to longer dUtaucu points men tioned in the complaint , or Illo applications forrt'Iluf under thu provision rluu > u of the fnurlh section nnd hhow cause thereon within u time spocllled. A Unto \ \ i' r The Onion Pocillo having refused to nc- coed to the dcmundi ot the Rio ( irandij \VeslernnndotherroaiUand modify Its In- inictlotiBlo agents as to rocelvluK the oou- nou of other I runU linos. U It not by ii y iueaii a fluuieut of the Imagination lo ip . poiolhat a merry rnlo war xvlll cnsuo. To mtot the poiltlott taken b ; Iho Union Pncldo ino road * Interested xvlll bo compelled to nnxo n reduction In the r-ilo from the MIs- Kjri river-lo O don nnd Sill I < iko City nnd ho chances are thnt the rates xvlll bo made. Jonural Passenger Agent lionnctl ot the ! { lo ( JrAndo Western became very xvarni Tuesday xvhen Mr. Lomax refuio'i to recede fiom his position nud hot xvords xvoro oxchancod between the txvo general casscii' cor agents. Tie rnta to Salt Lake City is WO. Tlio Union Paclllo makes tha injno rate to DuitevlaOgdon , thereby nfford- ng nn opportunity for scalping the tickets between Ogdcn nnd liutto. This Mr. Den nett wanted stopped , but Mr. l.om.ix said that ho would bo bloxvod first , or xvords to that rffoct , and the \vnr goes on , Should iho Union Pncillc , hoxvover muko the $ W ruto via ( Jranper , only the Ogden nnd Salt Lake Cltv rate xvould not bo affected , nnd thu Rio Or.itido Western xvould undoubtedly bo sallsllo'l xvith tno concession. But 1 .omax was square on the qiiostloti and refused to d'jvluto a line from his former position , which means that a xvar of retaliation xvill shortly bo Inauifu- rated unless tia'snnacr aijeiits should como to their senses menntlmo. ANOTItnit TltAI'KIC I'OOI. . ltoxl : < Kiiili-iiviirlnu : to ( 'onto to Sunn ; Klnil iit < iiii Agri-cinnnl. . Mo. , Nov. 17. The railroads ot thu western states xvlll probably form a trnfllc pool.ut leail Iho Interstate commerce commission is said to lij otidcavorliitf to ob tain the opinions of prominent oniultils , tralllo men and association chairmen xvlth u vluxv to presenting a bill to congress nine d- Inic thu interstate cummorco ta\ , It the said opinions ara favorable. The railroad men above mentioned have received letters from the interstate commerce com- xvllh n request to keep them from all publicity. Thn latter reads to tbo offocl that the commission is seriously considering the advisability of recommending to congress thO adoption of au amendment to the tutor- Rtato conimorce luxv providing for the legal- l/ing ot pooling of t radio among railroads , on condition that the proper report of the snmo bo submitted to the commission. The loiter asks the opinion of tlio tradlc malingers , rallxvuy managers and presidents , toirothor xvith tin ) nommlssionei'3 and ! ! 'annger ? nf transportation bureaus und uonrds of tr.ule , as to the bonotlt xvhlch could bo lerived by the shippers who are noxv xvorkmg under the dlsudvantaues of secret cut rates. The letter uls-n implies that if the majority of tno ausxvjrs are fuvor.iblo an nmotidmo'it to the Inxv xvill be allured at the next session of the United States con- gress. Tlm > Ill-ill1. ; . The East Omaha briduo Is attracting the attention of engineers and railro.id mon throughout the country , every day letters being received at thu Omaha Bridge nnd ' 'ermiiMt company's olllco making inquiries as to the length of tlm draw , the size of the pivotal pier and the dimensions nf the pivot upon which the draxv xvlll sxvlng. In point of fact , the bridge promises to revolutionize all inn old theories respecting the building of draxvs and thn re sults accruing will bo xvatoaad xvith interebt bv Rciuntillc societies throughout the world. The draxv xx-ill bo the longest in the xx'orld. . * > ' . ' ( ) feet , xvithin eight feet of being txvo Omaha blocks m length , or lo bo moro explicit thu drnxv xvill roach from Seventeenth to Fifteenth strcots and xvill rest on a pivot , thirty tcot xvido. xx-hlcli will rtst on a pier fortv foot xvlde and ninety fci't high from the xv.xter line. Upon this comparatively sin ill pivot over : i)0iDUO ( ) ( pounds of iron and steal will rest und nalunco lo the nicety of n buir , so that tno movement nf n button operating iho electric apparatus xvhich xvill xvork the draxv xvill swing it out. Of course this innj not have lo ho done once a yonr , for the passage of stQanibOAts up and doxvn the rix'or'is not of very frequent oc currence. Rtlll the machinery st be in con dition to operate the draxv at a moment's notice. in addition to the ISast Omaha bridge hav ing the longest draw in the xvorld it xvlll have the longest fixed span In the xvorld , 500 foot. TiiiUiui or iid.vcoitioj , ' tlm irnioii r.iciiic. CiiK'xr.o , III. , Nov. 17. Uepresonlallvos of the Atchlson , Burilngtou , licok island nnd Denver & Hiu Grande nnds held a con ference today to decide upon what action should bo taken in viuxv of the Union Pa cific's relusnl to divide Oregon and Montana business xvith them at Ogden and Denver in stead of nt the Missouri rix'er. There xvns somu talk of boycottinir the Union Pacific but the Atchiscn pcoplo rufusod to particl- patu in any such covenant nud the meeting linully adjourned without action of any kind. P.uUw.iy Niitvs unit rcrsonalH. Captain Porter , chief inspector of the Pullman Car company , has genu to Denver. James G. Harris , treasurer of the Union 'acitlc ' xvlth headquarters in Onilonis m the city. city.Goorco Goorco W. Haylor of tbo Union Pacillo passenger depnl at Portland U In the city eniouto wo.st. E. U. Rowland , traveling nassengor agent of the Grand Trunk , xvith headquarters iu Cbicnro : , is In the city. "Mv ORlcial Wlfo" company passed through Omaha yesterday via the Union P.icillc for San Francisco , Mr. S. H. H. Clark loft for St. Louis yes terday and from thnrn will go oast. Mrs. Clarlt lofl for St. Louis several days ago. Mr. Murr.iy of the Union Pad lie , compiler ol thu Utah-Montana rate shoot , announces that the supplemental shcot will ba ready fur distribution November US. W. I * . KOMIISOII , iruneral manager of the St. Joe , t Grand Island railroad , xvlth head quarters at St. Juc , was a c < illor at Union Puclllu hoadquarlori .vesim'duy. Mr. Charloi ICnunp , manager of tlio Ivnupp Sash Lift AJ Lock company , of St. Louisand the Inventor o ( ihu naxv car sash lift which is holng introduced on all tbo r.iilroads in the country , is In thu oily looking after the inter ests of his Inventhn. E \VniHolihoenglnooringdopartrnout of thu Union P.iclllc , has raturnod from Dti- Inth , xvhuru ho xvas culled as an export to testify In n case butxvuoii the Northern j Pnrillc and Iho Duluth Transfer company grnxvln ? out of tno use of u crossing , Mr. Wiiiu ii somu what elated over thu fact thai thu ] udgu rendered an opinion based upon his vluxxs regarding tbu ca o. At Ihu meeting of thoTrnnsmissourl nsso- chxlinna ralo of onu nnd one-third xx'ilhin lift > inllos xvus mndu for the "linn Hut" cnturluinmont noxl xvook al Uoyd's and also Iho usuul holiday rutos xvoro agreed upon , the timu for Mellinir buing somoxvhat extended , oxvlng to the holidays falling on Htinilu.v this year. Tickets xvlll LO sold Do- ccmbur L'l , L'.l , till and : il and January I ana 2 , and xvill bu good until January il , inclusive. IMIOMISINO BLAZES , 'l' o t'ni'H ' Tlrtl 4 > mu tlm I'lrnlllDli I.ltely XVorli tlir l.llllu lilt. A still alarm , tolioxved bv iho box alarm from Fifieontu nnd Douglas , called out hose xvagous and tnieUl from all quaitersof iho city. Smo'.tu xvus issuing from the bacomont of HO'J ' Hnuirlns. street , n throe-story brick In the center of a block , xvhich xvould make a very expensive blaze. Doors nnd wimloxvi wore Hiuasbod in , and half n do/cn ktrcnms soon Miuffed out the Incipl. cut conllusinnlon , xvlth n toss of not moro than Tbu basement and first Moor of the build 1- ing xvorc occupied by the xvholesaln liquor > ttousu nf C. It. Connor & Co. , nnu in tne txvo tinner floors xvcro u number of roomers , xvbo made n dramatic exit xvbcn they snllfud the smoKe. Defectively wrapped steam pipes xvas the cause. An alarm of lira xvus turned In from No. 1'J cngluo house shortly bufora 11 o'clock last night The bluza xvas la u ono-itory tramo cottage , LM IS South Twentieth street , oxvneit and occupied by n family named liarnos , all the members of xvhich xvvro at tbo theater ot thu time. Building and contents were dam aged to the extent of f.Vd ) , ( Joint Hack tn MUtuurl. \ \ illiam blbach , xvbo xvas captured by Onicer Kin ? , xvas youtcrday turned over to nu o III cor from Moberly , Mo. , xvhero ho Is wanted for larceny. I'ollri' hick llvlirlllH. Tbo execul Ivo couimlttoo of thu Policemen's Hehof association hold a meeting yesterday afternoon. Sergeant 'ihotims Ornwny xvas olloxvud an eighteen-day sick benefit. A couiiuitteo was appomted to rovlie the by-lnxvs to provide for Iho pnymont of ft sick benefit to those who nro olT duty less than thirty dars , As It Is noxv n man may bo Mck txvrnty- live or any number of days fois than thirty and drnxv no money from the relief fund , XV. O. XX' . Work. Alpha camp No. 1 , Woodmen of the World , ot this city , had nn Interesting meeting last ovoulng. Txvcnty-ono noxv members xxero Introduced nnd twenty eight additional ap plications were passed upon. The member ship of Alpha camp has noxv reached lha COO point aud It Is confidently expected to place the number un to 1,000 In a faxv xvooks. It Is noxv the largest lodge ot any order In the city or In the state , Omaha being the head quarters for tha Unroil Stairs nnd Canada , our citizens are verv kindly disposed toxvnrd It The Sovereign camp Is novv disbursing about fluO ovorv dnv In the xvcok for death uonelks. Tha ladles auxiliary xvlll also soon bo Instituted , Apollo Club Conrrrt. The sixth season of the Apollo club began ntthri 13uyd last ovcnlng with n program of varied character. The audlcnco may have been n llttlu smaller nnd somoxvhnt less brilliant as to dress than usual , but it was quite ns representative nnd appreciative. Thu ilrst part of tha entertainment xvas u concert ptogrnm , xvhich included "A , Wet Sheet and a Floxvlng Sea , " u part song by the club ; tbu "lililno Wlnn Song" of Heos and "Tlm Klvor Flows" of Coxvon , by Mr. Charles A. ICnorr ; the "Curmon Fantastic" or Jen Huboy , by Mr. UurtHullor : Weber's prayer und nllocro , "Dor Froyschutz , " by Miss Ucrthn liavllss , and Dudley Duck's "Nun ot Nldaros , " with the tenor solos HUSH tamed by Mr. W. 13. Wllkins nud the choruses by the A polios. The second part consisted of "Tho Crusaders,1' n cantata oy Gado , xvlth Miss Bayllss ns the sopraco , Mr. Knorr as the lenor and Mr. Thomas J. Pen- null ns the baritone. - Mr. ICnorr xvas suffering from n severe cold , nnd thouch ho occasionally rose supa1) ' rior to his physical ailments his work a's a xvholo xvn * sadly marred. Miss Bayllss' voice displays considerable Improvcmtmt .sinco last ho.inl in Omaha , the result ot bar training In the oast. It has line melodic qualities , Is particularly pura In Its upper notes nnd has much poxvur. The fair singer received a xvnrin reception and xvns accorded n hcurtv on row to her concert num ber. Mr. Uutlcr's selection served admirably to display his mastery of technique and xvas played xvilb uxqulslta finish , continuing the good opinion ulroady oniortnincd of this young violinist , Mr. Ponnell's baritone found In tbo cantata adequate opportunities for the display of its line mi all ties , and iho singer xvas o'l'ial ' to u moat pleasing rendition of his part. Tnoro xvas just tbo least truce of thickness In Mr. Wllkins' tones , probably Itio cffocl of a cold , but othoriviso his execution xvas qulto up to his usual standard. The Apoilos xvero in line spirit , , xvell trained in the xvork In hand and , barring a pro- pondoranco of forualo voices , presented as xvoll balanced nnd finished renditions as ihuy are xvont to do. "Tho Crusaders" li ( much loss exacting lu Its requirements than several of the xvorlts previously presented by tbo Apoilos , but Its simpler music has melo dies farther xvithln thu ranco of the popular car , and it may bo questioned if it Is not moro satisfactory to Ibo average audience in consequence. . Mr. W. S. Marshal1 as accompanist nnd Mr. J. H , Sims asorg.xnl.st rotuloion Intolll and eillclont sbrvice , nnd It is over. possible that many did not miss the cus tomary orchestra. The work of Prof. Torrens as conductor was In thoroughly competent hands. Merry" at ili I'uriiuin Slrnrt. The combdy drama "Jerry , " with Mr. J. W. Summers In the tillo role , delichtod an enthusiastic nudlonco at the Farnnni Street thodlor last nliiht. The entertain ment was of more than ordinary merit and presented a pleasing combination of the humorous and dramatic. Jerry , the tramp , in Mr. Summers' hands was u unique and mirth-provoking character , which at times assumed tragndic aspect that aroused an Intense Interest. Miss ICato Toncray us Nuiiii Leigh was particularly pleasing , and the other characters xvoro fairly xvell taken cara of. "Jerry" will stay for three nights and a Saturday mntiuoc. Curd Iroui llerr Ciiliin. OMAHA , Nov. 10. To the Editor of Tins Bin ; : Last cvouiug , wishing to attend the Apollo club concert in company xvith a friund , and having but ono ticket , on re questing Mr. Holbrook xvho ofilcmtcd at the box oflicu to sell mo onu seat , was refused on the ground of there being no seats for gale , notwithstanding the fnut tn.it the sale of tickets was not up to expectations , as an nounced by the noxvspapurs , and that bolora to the box ofllco .several Irionds informed mo that they had Bccurcd single iteats in tbo parquet for the evening , and personally witnessed several gentlemen purchasing seats for that performance. Nevertheless , taking the word of Mr. Holbrook rogardini ! the seat question , 1 requested him to yell me tickets of admission , myself and friend being wlllinc to stand during the nvonintr. but WHS insult ingly informed by the gentleman ( ) ) afore mentioned that "after what came from Mr. Galim and the Omaha Choral society you couldn't ' expect any courtesies , " and abso lutely refused to grant , my request. Thorefnra , tearing my ticket In pieces and leaving it with the above men tioned ofllclous gentleman , 1 loft tbo theater with a hichor appreciation of the conrtcsv of the Apollo club than 1 had when I postponed the regular Thursday rehearsal of the Choral society to Friday evening , as n compliment to the Apollos , in order thai all thu Choral in embers wishing to attend their concert might bo enabled to do so. Doing an artist and accustomed to re ceiving the professional courtesies , com mon throughout the civilized world , which in this case wuro not oven nslted for , the treatment leceivod last evening wits a novel thouL'h by no moans plousn.it oxperl onco. Inasmuch ns the concert was of a public ) nature and thu Insult given In n rath r publlu manner , I must protest neninst any such treatment and feel that it 1s due to the public that they should understand the situation. Joii'.i'il G.XIIM. Invt'Ntlcalliii ; llrtiiotlvn Agimclnii. . CHICAGO , III. , Nov. 17. Senators ( iallingcr of Now Hampshire and Poffor of Kansas began nn Investigation lioro this morning into the matter of the employment ol de- t : cUx'u agencies In labor troubles. Succrln- tundent Murray of PlnUcrton's ngoncy testified that the Pinkorton's kept a supply of Wlnchnstors and rovolvnrs on hanJ for use m the protection of properly conlluod to their euro , and that they are In thu habit of moving man from ono state to another on inch errands. In the afternoon session Ch.xrles Iteukn , an ex-detective , Samuel Richards and FranlcC. Merroll , an omplovo of the South Chicago Stfol works , explained tbo ui ( Tor on on be tween a Pinkerton protective and u detective. Senator PntlorquostlouoJ the witness closely concerning the nationality of the workmen employed In the various works of th'o com pany. Meiroll said that 03 per cent of them were foreigner. ? , and that 10 per coot wcro naturuluaii , Tllfi riiliiHliinn Worn All Might. UAI.VPSTON , Tex , Nov. 17. A special from San Antonio to the Galvusion NUXVS sayss Chung Tul Huong , a wealthy Chinese mor. chant and Importer ol Chinese goods of Now Orleans , and nine other Chinamen xvoro ar rested In this city today on n telegram from the collector of customs at Laredo chargmir them xvith having entered the country under fraudulent certificates. Upon being arrested It xvas shown that Huong had n passport signed bv Thomas F , ilayurd , secretary ot slit ? , nnd that the papers of the others xvoro right. Thov had tone from Noxv Orleans to Mexico , xvhero thov sold eoods and were proceeding back to Now Orleans xvbou ar rested hero. All were dismissed. JEcv. Smith's Trial. CINCINNATI. O. , Nov. 17. The Cincinnati . .tlal Presbytery this morning continued the trial of Uov. H. Preserved Smith for heresy. Uov. T. O. Lowe began his argument on to- half of the prosecuting committee. At the conclusion of Dr. Low's address , Proft Smith boeun bis reply , lie hud not proceeded very fur before the presbytery shortly adjourned to Monday next. OLD TECIHIljM'S ' MONUMENT It is IIolil In Rliotla Itlaml Because of n Stonecutters Strike. VETERANS URGED TO , TAKE IT BY FORCE II I Hi I / Kntlior Micronn jVdvncntnA llnforn llio Army of thn TtiinoMco tlm i > f Ono of'the ' , ' tlnnpral'n Old triYd becurn It. ST. Louis , Mo. , NOX17. . At the mooting ot the Army of the Tennossuo this mornlncr , Kev. Thomas Sherman , son of the Into General W. T. Sherman , sold the grnnlto monument to thu memory of Ills fathur , or dered by thu family , xvas completed at Westerly , U. I. , but the grar.lto cutters on n strike there refused to nlloxv It to bo taltoti out of the yards. Ho snxv no xvay to got it except to orgatii/o ono ot his old rcgimontfl , go there nnd take It bv force. The remarks xvcro received xvlth great enthusiasm and prolonged cheers. Then tha Sherman monument commlUoo went into session , It is to be kept a close secret. The reunion of Iho nocloty of the Army of the Tennessee came to n close tonight In n mngnlllccnt bnnquat a' the Llndcll hotel , General G. M. Dodge olllciated as tbo toast- master. The Ilrst , tonst , "Lincoln and Grant , " xvtis responded to bv General O. U. Henderson ot loxvn , "Tho Army of the Tennessee" xvas the toasl xvhich Colonel E. U. Daxvos responded lo. Ho xvns folloxx'ed by Mr. P. Tccumsoh Sherman , one of the sons of the great general - oral , xvho responded to "The Lessons of the \Var. " General John C. HlncK of Illinois replied to the toast of "Tho Border States During ) iho War and Noxv , " and Gonural Sxvnyno paid an eloquent tribute to "Our Deceased Comraio , General John Popo. " "Our Quondam Enemy" xvns responded to by ; Charles E. Hoouorof Mississippi , ono of the bravest of the ox-confederates. "Tho Old Soldiers" xvas the last toast on the pro gram nnd xx'as respond d to by Captain Henry T. Castle of St. Paul , Minn. At today's business session of the Army ol the Tennessee the oulv xvorl ; xvas the elec tion of oflleer * , which resulted ns folloxvs : President , General G. M. Dodge , loxva ; vioa presidents , General D. H. Henderson of loxva and ton others ; recording secretary , Cor nelius Cttdlo , Cincinnati ; corresponding sec retary , General Audroxv Hlckonlopor , Cincin nati ; ; trojsiii'er. General M. F. Force. San- dusky , O. Chicago xx-as selected as the next plnco of tncutiug and General D. B. Henderson xvas chosen as the orator. Horton Pope , a son of General John Pops , deceased , xvas elected a member of the so ciety. National i Cos-conn , N. H. , Nov. IT. At the National Grange's session today reports of officers xvoro hoard. Mortimer \Vhltehoad. treas urer , said that during the year ho had visited txvonly-txvo .states. AtnonK the measures which he found most generally discussed and nslicd for at this time lu the country xvero free rural delivery , telegraph nnd telephone to bu oxvnu'l ' by the govnni- tnont , and the stnio improvement of roads. In mlntilug to the depressed condition of sericulture , thosportUersuiu that thu fanner * are studying ihu iquq-Uiou uf hoxv to pay their dobtii and support , their families on "it ) coal wheat nnd (5 ( cout'coltou , Tbo rest of iho morning xvadevoto'd , to the reading of reports of state masters. A public reception xvns given this alter- noon. Intciritatn Ituua Congress. MEMPHIS , Tcnn. , "Nov. 17. Today's session of the Intcrstato Kpad congress endorsed the hill uoxv before the , tut'i ) < ) nal congress for the appointment of a poniraissouer ! in Iho inter ; est of good roqds. 'it recommended r.lso the appointment of u stale engineer In each state and assistant engineers lu each congressional district , the leasing of convicts to counties desiring thorn ; that labor and property each bear a part of the burden of road building ; that each state create auxiliary organisa tions to.tho national league , and that each county in tins slates receive a fair division of the convict labor. Adjourned slue dlo. Knllita | ol l.ulior. ST. Louis , Mo. , Nov. 17. In the session of he general assembly of the Ivtilghti of Laborthls morning the first business was discussing the report of the committee on taws. ' A piopoblllon to reduce the UTIII of service of tno general olllcers to one vein- was voted down. Propositions to reduce and also to Increase the number of mem bers nf the cenoral executive board wore defeated. The question of eligibility of ex representatives to ofllco was also discussed and a proposition to make them eligible de feated. Hultiriii I'rruK Anitix-liitlon. MEMPin-Tcnn.Nov,17. The Itoform Press association concluded its labors today. The features of the day were the appointment of a board to take In charge the preparation of political plate matter for the future , the bureau to act under the national organisation of tbo farmers alliance. The next mealing will be held In Wasnlng- ton , February 'Ji. Thnro were 1,500 reform papers during the campaign , 700 of which will continue in existence. Klertml lor tlitt I'niirtli Tlmr , Cusvr.l.iND , O , , Nov. 17. At the nonpartisan - partisan Women's Christian Temperance union meeting this morning the subject of federation was discussed , anil the motion to recommend federation with the council car ried by it rising vote ot thirty-seven to twenty. A motion to.rofor the matter to tbo local unions was also carried. Tno election ofoflicors resulted in tbo choice of Mrs. ICIlcii J. Phmnoy as president for the fourth terra. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Clirlntiuii Worker * Adjourn. BOSTON , Mass. , Nov. 17. The Christian \Yoricors convention which has been in ses sion for ecvnral days closed last oveiuncr with a cotiBecratiou service. The uox * . convention will bo held at Atlanta , G.i. A resolution was adopted against opening the World's fair on Sundays. Knjoyi'd TIlRinnolvc" ) . Mnirnis TPIIII. , Nov. 17. Tno delegates to Iho convention for tbo advancement of women spent the day in receiving the cour tesies of ttio city und attending social functions. \yuitic \ is < n'itt. Yule's Team In JleuilliHMrt for Siitunlny'8 blriiKCln ttllli llnrxanl. , Nnxv HAVHX , Coiiift , Nov. 17. The mem- borp of the Yale fp | wgl team hud another rainy afternoon's ' w rlj on the Jlcld yoster- day , xvhich praotldijly blosod tbo season's training. Today jJibri ( raucb-talkod-nbout tricks xvcro gone ojfji'yj.n prlvuto und tbo men will now rostUilttt/iSaturday's / meeting with Harvard , Hwjy bo thnt some prao- lice may ba done next" Monday nnd Tuesday tit-tho field In pronaratlon far tbo Pilnce ton game , but It Isnbirtrp probable that the training will bo a continuation of tricks nnd the schooling of suhUittjles in thorn xvbn may ba called upon lo ( ill tbb'placcs ' of mon likely to bo Injured | i > Sutiifraays game. Conserva- Uvo Ynlo mon haypj-'puslderable respect lor the Harvard team and argue that there Is ono thing ubout Ihu crimson's tactics this year xvhich differs from the usual methods- she is saying nothing and xvurking Biloiilly and hard. Whllo no Yule mau for a moment thinks that Harvard cuu vvn , sutnool them ihink the game will be closer than is ex pected by thu greiit majority of foot ball en thusiasts. PuiNCEioV , N , J. , Np.r. IT. The announce ment yesterday thai the practice ot tno team xvould bo open for the real of tha week brought 000 students to the foot ball field at noon today. Tbo mon were ranged a'ouc tbo nftcon-yard line lor practice in atarilne. In the llrit Jxx'o heals J'rancbard xvas in the lead , but in the last txvo Hull outdistanced all tue other runners and crpsucd the goal line amid enthusiastic ohoors. This xvas a pleasant surprise lo moslof the men. Tlius far Hall had not bhown great ability In run ning. Captain King still refrains from play Ing und gave his place to Flint , Uarnott xxas put Hi full bajK. The 'varsity playing with lha seruh eleven wus not brilliant , for Hall xviis bothered by thu slippery Hold And wa n little slow in starting for his inter- terence to bo ofteatlvo , and Harnntt was given the hull suvornl limes and attempted to bit Iho Hue but rondo no gftlns. In u Mrlotly defensive game for n purl of the hour the 'varsity showed great Improvement. .MnkM .Mlqlily l.lltlo lIIT rtiee. . Chicuio , III. , Nov. 17. Thu stockholders of the National llnso Hall Icngtio wcro in ox- ccutlvo session today and elected directors , who o names will not bo known until Pros- ! dent Young SOBS fit. The longtio onont the greater per tion of today without accomplishing any thing further In the mutter of rules than the appointment ot a commttteo to formulate n plan which Is lo bo submitted to the spring gathering winch will moot In Now York city In March of next year. After suvornl hour * discussion It was de cided that hereafter two championship games for one admission wilt only ha allowed in the farewell Kerlbs. This was the chief cnango mado. The election for the board of diructors resulted In thu appointment of only onu now man -John U. Day of Now York. The schedule will bo loft'entlrely In Iho hands of President N , E. Young'ot \Vnshlhgtoii. The ni"otlng adjourned at midnight. MM. Howard Indium was chosen general secretary , Mrs. Florence Porter of Mulaa recording secretary and Mrs. C. C. Alford treasurer. Some of the members of the con- vetitioc. desired lo endorse the Keolcy euro. It was decided not to onnorso nnv curatlvo aponcy , but to bid nil who nro'cnsngedlti nnv kind of rescue work God speed. The following compose the committee : .lonn O. llrush , Cincinnati ; Charles llvruo , Brook lyn ; Harry Vondorhorst , Baltimore. ilorun Mile ul Ui-atrlrn , Hit\Tiurrt , Nob. , Nov. 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tim Bsic.Tho | second annual com bination sale of Mossrs. Fulton & Troxcl was held In this city this afternoon. Owing to the inclement weather the sales wcro light and prices ruled rather low. The attend ance was meager , though there worn quite a number of leading horsemen present from the southern part of the stnto and northern Kansas. Following wrn the moro I in portunt sales : Trampscllor , chestnut colt , sire Counsellor , dam Proud by Tramp , to J. E. Johnson ol Indiana , ? .ii ) : Countess Juno , by Counsellor , dam bv Saturn , to W. \\nshburn. . Huatrice , $ lii ( ) ) ; l.eitn , chest nut filly , alro Poio , dam Lena by Guide , to J. E. Johnson. $110 ; hay lilly. sire Lobusco , ilnm Evangellno , to Ed Acorn , Filloy , Nob. , nog at Nashville. N xtnvii.i.i : , Tenn. , Nov. 17. Uiclng today nt West Sldo park xyas through the mud. Klrst race , solllnir , llvu ftirlonirs : I'yrona (2'j ( lo II won , Hob ToombsiS to Ic-ucond , l'ost.i Illpa IV to I ) third. 1'lmo : 1:0' ' ) . Huconil nice , sailing , siuon Ciirloni's : Julius wa(4 ( to.'ii xviin , lloury Oxvsloy Ol to li.second , I'.usonluiH to li third Tune : li" : : > . Third iiii-o , Hultlne , fourai d a Imlt i . . . Vlda ( I to 1) ) won. Sir C.irr ( I to I ) second , I.lulu ItcnrguiS to I ) third. Timu : ' I'ourtii men. handicap , six'ami a half ftir- lonjis : Itmlolph ( I to Si won , t-ervltor til to 5) ) heroin ) , Medina ( In to I ) third. Tlinn : liM'J. Mrth nice , half mile : Impress d lo II xvon. Scottish Hello ( ' . ' to I ) second. Mttlu dad (10 ( to 1) ) third. Time : St. I'out Hull Tomorrow. The Lincoln Hlch school versus the Omaha High school xvill play a match patno nt the base ball park Saturday. November 111. This is ono of a series of games niranged for lo prove xvhlcn Is the best loam In the stato. Omana bovs have boon playing great bull this season and think their chances for victory good und the game will bou hard fought ono ns the Lincoln bovs are connnc to win. A good attendance is expected. Game called at ! ) u. m. Corlictl Ajfrfcsto Itollrc. CitK'AOO , 111. , > Jov. 17. Tbo father of James Corbott , the pugilist , was in the city today. Ho declared that bo bad recently had n talk with his son uiging him to luuvo tin rim ; for good. 'The champion , after much talit , agreed to roth-oaf tor ho had fought Mitchell. Mlvi-il Itaco Won hy llio White. Six FnvM'ir-ro , Cal. , Nov. 17 Charles Turner , a colorad man , lightweight of Stock ton , mid Jim Williams of Suit Lako. U. 1' . , engaccd in a glove contest for a ? 1,501) purse at the California Athlotio club tonitrht. Turner was whipped in the eleventh round. Slioitlioru KuiDilci-h. Cificuio , III. , Nov. 17. The National Shorthorn . Breeders today elected Emery Cobb , K nkalcee , Tl ! . , president ; J. II. Pick- oroll , Chicago , oosratnry. Thu association voted to give ? " > ,000 in prizes to bo awarded at the school of dairy nt the World's fair. fiisn iiuuKii A.\I ) iinu > nw ti.a , Harriet Cornelia Hayxvard has just gix'on to the xvorlU.a very attractive book entitled "From Finland to Greece , or , Three Seasons in Eastern Europe. " This talented authoress combines poctlo appreciation xvith a tarso , straightrorxx'ard statement of facts. Her fine sensibility to the plctuiosquo , and to the humorous ur pathotia incident , does not butray her for a moment into the olTuslvo- ness aud diffusiveness which many regard as attributes of hersox. She elves what information mation she lias to Impart In a foxv efToctivo touches , but xvastoj no words. Indeed , her book is BO business-liUo n record of her journoylngs that a lourist might well take it ns a guide book for thn route she followed. The narrative begins xvilb u voyage from Stockholm through tha countless islands bo- ixvcon Iho iialtlo and tbo Gulf of Hothnia , to Abe in South Finland , xvhere Christianity xvas Ilrst introduced in 1157 , A. D. Thence by train , xvlth Its amusing ruilxvay customs , the party xvont lo Ulouborg , near tha head of the Gulf ot lioUiniu , n hundred miles from tbo Arctic clrclo , and then by stenmor to Tornou , at tbo gull's norihuru extremity. From there tlio course xvas by carnuL'Ob along the xvlld Tornoa river northward , Txvolvo miles from the Arctic clrclo , "tho mountain , " SOO feet high , xvas reached , xvhoro a vociferous NebrnsKun was dis covered as the universal Yankee , nud thous ands of natives besides , xvho make it a duty to visit nn IK ally that high point of vluxv nnd slcuple3 Iy rejoice xvhilo for three nights the sun U above the hori/.on , the sunset colors passing xvitbout a break into those of morninc It xvould take live or six volumes to do justlco to this xvorK and it is impossible to glvo oven u bare mention 01 all the places and events mentioned in this interesting volume ; sufllcn It to savjthat xvhilo the book is up to tha Invol of tha cult- vated reader it is so lucidly and attractively .vritton ihnt it may xvell bo nut into llio hands of school pupils , to bo read xvith tno help of an atlas. Published by John H. Aldou , Noxv York. A book thai xvlll find urent favor among all true lovers ot hoMollosb Is Dinah Sharpo's " .My Horse ; My Lovo. " Throughont thu pages of this nntortalnlng book is nn under tone of love for man und boast , xvhich qulutly appeals for more kindness toward the horse , as man's most faithful helper. ThoAtab beauties rival tha famous black beauty. The thrilling adventures in tbo desert homos of tlio Arabian steeds , xvhoro iho tent of the nomud shelters the inaro and colt by the aide of tlm moUiurand child , are skillfully Inter- xvovoa xvjth thu history and methods of breading Arabian borsei. Published by Orange Judd company , Noxv York , N , Y. "Enthralled and Released. " by E Werner , trauatated bv Dr. Raphael , Is n vigorous nnd original story nnd is excellently told. It pruionts among other characters a noble xvho lives In bis castle among the mountain fastnesses , xvitli a village telaxv him , of xvhich all the inhabitants are in a xvav his dependents , and f.t tb9 same tlmo his ene mies. Children shudder at his numu , all manner of evil daods nro Imputed to him , but ho U nevertheless a victim rather than an oppressor , and the n earing up of the mvsterv xvluch encircles Him is full of Inter est and animation , Published by Worthington - ton company , " ) " Uroadxvay , Noxv York , The November number of Romance is a typical American ouo. Iler nro grouped toL'othor stories by' Nathaniel Hawthorne , Edgar Allan Pee , Marj HartwoU Cftthor' wood , Hourv S. Brooks , Snerwood Bounur , Murv E. Wllklus and Harriet Prescott Spofford. the last of whom contributes a thrilling ThatiltsglvlnB tory , Tbo east , the we.M , the north and the south are ullko represented In these vigorous , whnlosomo and picturesque narratives , among which ura hulf-a-dozun International strong original oces. "Short Talks on Character Building , " by G , T , Hawurton , Is a book that can safely be commended to the parent and teacher and to young people as a real help toward the un derstanding of character auii how It is Im proved In the most doslrnblo lines , The render 1 * Impressed on opening the hoolt that the Author is in thorough earnest and does not merely deal In words. Ho goes nt enceinte into Iho theme niul shows how much society needs Instruction nud practical mlvlco with regard lo the development of character. Published by Fowler itVclli company , 27 hast Twenty-Ural street. Now York. \Vohtxvo Just rccolveil the Initial number of , n now quarterly entitled The Sowmico Kovlow , published at Sowanco , Tonu. Ills n well edited publication and contains some excellently written articles of n high class. Amonr thuso aru n dissertation on "Tho Novels of Thomas Hardv"nn entertaining paper called "Theodora ol Canterbury , " and another on "Thn Old South. " Bolides thoao there nro lovernl other contributions of amore moro or lois meritorious character and also some reliable reviews of new books. The second .lumber of the Lltorarr Northwest - west has tinido its npln'aranco and its con tents and ttonoral mnku-tip rnlleet grout credit no ttioso who Imvo the iiiaiia oment of this enterprising young aspirant for literary fnnio. As It Is n poctillarlv western period ! ml It should locuivo a largo share of patron age from the pconlu ol that vast region known as the great northWMt. It. Is ptiu- ishcd al St. Paul , Minn. A library edition of "Tho Hooslor School- master , " hy Edward Eugleslon , has Just been Issued in commemoration of thi ; publi cation nnil sale ot IOJ.OOO copies of this fas cinating work , which has enjovcd nn utidl- tninUhed popularity from the moment of its publication , and has had the honor ot many foreign editions In various languages , The question of Its merit has been settled by the public nt homo nud abroad. Published by Orange Judd company. Now York , Several Important improvements hnvo been Introduced in tt.o current issue of Munsoy's Magazine , ono in particular thnt In Usblf adds much strength to thu publica tion nud gives It a broader scope. U Is in the form of a department called "Tho Contemporary - temporary Press. " The articles n.id Illus trations In this month's number are es pecially good nnd this enterprising periodi cal deserves a Ini'go share of public p.itrou- ape. Thn Review of Reviews is constantly Im proving month bv month , the Novombar number buli'g simply superb. It is thor oughly tmp.irtlnl in its treatment of nil sub jects and Is lifternatinnal in its choice of topics. It coven a Hold covered by no othnr perindic.il In the world nnd its contents m UN DO said to embrace questions of linercst to the Inhabitants ot the tour quarters of thu globe. Us circulation must bu anormuiis. No ono who doiros to knap hlmsoll well in formed regarding the stirring e.vonts of the day can nfford to bo without the Uuvlovv of Reviews. A book thnt will ba of great value to ovor.y- ono who Intends to attend the Columbian ex position next year is "Hill's Souvenir Guida to Chicago and thoWorld's Fair. " It is lull of Interest in K loots not only about Chicago , but also about the habits and customs ot tin ) in habit mi Is of the various foreign countries which will oxhlhit nt the exposition. It contains thirty-two maps end U.VJ illustra tions anil tbo price Is , cloth H'J ' cents , Russia leather ยง 1. Published by LairJ & Lee , Chicago. "A Slumber Sonir , " 03- Nina Lillian Mor- iron , is a very charming story , oy a youn girl. It is refreshing in thuso days to como across a book so pure in tone-and .so elevating in Us tendencies. It is n bom ? that any mnther can pluco in the hands of horihiugti tor with the assurance thnt its perusal wil- not , onlv entertain her , hut will Imvo un en. uoblintr ufToct without being rjamhv pamby. Published by Soarlo & Gorton , Chlc.igo , 111 Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for No vember contains u noiuulo article entitled "Cnolcra via the Tr.mscaspian liatlroui1 , " written and illustrated by Yalorlnn Grlbnv- edolT. H traces thu progress of the deadly epidemic from its outbreak in thu hot beds of Central Asia , westward to the Caspian sea nnd European Russia , and then through out all Europo. This number of Frank Los- llo's is unusually interesting and seasonable , containing'a host of well written illustrated articles on timely topics. "Homo Treatment for Diseases of Women and Somu Favorite Prescriptions" is the title of a very useful work by John A. Miller , M.D. There is an astonishing amount of Ignorance rtinoim women as : regards thgtr physical construction ar.d many who are now drr.gelng out a listless existence can , if they will road and hood tbo advice given in this comprehensive compilation , become strong and healthy and llnd life a ploasura Instead of u burden. The doctor uses the simplest liiiigimgo consistent with a proper handling of the subjects ho treats , nud his work should ho in thn hands of uvery younc and moro mature woman It : the land. Thu author is his own publisher , and his address i1,11117 Geary street , San Fr&ncisro , Cal , There has just neon published in book form the "Proceedings of thu Tenth Republican National Convention , Held in the Cltv of Minneapolis , Minn. , Juno 7 , S , ' . ) und 10 , IMI'J " This is a transcript of the shorthand notes taken by Theodore C. Rose of Now York and James F. Burke of Pennsylvania , olllcial stenographers. It is an excellent re port and a perfect word-photograph of what took place. Copies can bo obtained uf Charles W. Johnson , UftO Firat avcnuo south , Minne apolis , Mlnu. The Now England Maza/Ino is forging ahead with rapid strides as an attractive and instructive monthly periodical. The Novem ber number is replete with excellent reading matter and the illustrations nro cleverly designed nnd artistically executed. It is perhaps ono nf the cheapest , if not tha cheapen , JJ5 cents worth of literature Issued from the American press , and that Is saying n good deal In these < ! uve of prolific produc tion of books of nil kinds. Those who huvo charge of the cdltine and publishing of this muL'uzInu thoroughly understand their busi ness. Thu identity of "Tho Englishman in Paris , " Hiippojud at Ilrst to have boon the late .Sir Uichard xVnlluco. is disclosed in thu November numnur of Current LUorniuro. Tennyson and Kenan are the celebrities of tbo day troalod In ihc same periodical. Current - rent Lileratiiro has at loncth entered uiion tbo Held of high class illustrations. The department of noxv books , xvhich groxvj moro and moromithorltatlvo. Is greatly uddotl to by the raproduction of Hpuclmen illustra tions from the noxvost boons In the market , "Green Tua" is Iho title of a pretty love story by V. Schallonbergur. It hiu n good plot anil some very stirring incidents , but It terminates so abruptly as to almost lu.ivo the render in doubt as toxvhuther ho has reached the conclusion or not. Published bv thu Uussell PublishlnL' company , Nil nud 1UI1 Fourth nvenuo , Now York. The Thanksplvlnir number of Table Talk contuhm snmo ospoclully uttraollvu fuatures. This periodical U alxvay.s nppotl/lngly talka tive , hut this Usiio xvlth Its uliltchat about tlioso Siamese txvlns of ThanksislvinK lur- Muy and pumpkin plo Is irrojUtlblo. Pub- llshod by 'I'ablo TulK Publishing company , 1113 Chestnut street , Philadelphia. A hook on farm draining Is evidently needed nt the present day , to bring within roach of practical fiirmnr * the established fuels nf scioiico relating to tbu principles and advantage of ihorotuh dralnairo , and the bust and most economical method of minting farm drains , .Such a book is "Land Draining ; a Handbook for Farmers on iho Principles and Pracllcu of Farm Draining. " hy Muiiloy Miles , M D. , F. 1 { . M. S , Pub- lUhcd by Orungo Judd company , .Noxvork. . The November Issue ot St. Nicholas Is brimful of exccllcnl reading matter for chil dren , In fact It xvould bo hard to Und u bet tcr publication for thn young of tbu coun trv. Its circulation is Increasing mouth by mouth and it has u very bright future J o- fore It. ThoNovomb'jrContury is the flrl number bor of the forty-fifth volume and of tno txventv.lhli'd year of ( he existence uf this muguj-ine. xvhlrh , xvhllu proscrifiiig the general - oral characteristics xvhich huvo given H ypguo , U striking out Into noxv path ! . J ho current month's Usuo has n very rich literary menu. Everybody knoxvs tlm b it'll itand- ard of excellence attained hy this porlodlcel , nnd It unvaryingly maintains Uilsstandard lu every Issue. Nexv reuifltliosaro bclnif coustanlly Intro tiucod to tbo public , but Dr. Bull's Cough Svrup UU malninlh * Us nro-oralnonco. , WOODMEN ELECT OFFICERS Chiefs of tbo Onlor Chosen bjr tlio Hciul Gump nt Yesterdays Scasiou , ROCK ISLAND GETS THE HEADQUARTERS roritmiirnt l.nr.Uloii of llm llotiio of thf Onlrr UliosmiVltliiint TronhliVlll Mrot nt .MmlUoii , XVl . Mn- inorinl Srrtlcm , The Modern Woodmen made a busy dny of ycslerdny , nud all the nuro important busi ness of tha head camp has noxv been disposed 11b . A number of mliior matter * roimiln lo bu considered and the html adjournment xyill probably bo made some tlmo today. The greater part of this u.oru- me'- * session xvns occupied bv the selec tion of olllcers for thu ensuing txvo years. There xvas no opposition to thu rc-ulectlcti of old olllcers in many cuso , but for head physicians , and ( numbers of the board of directors nnd auditing lommllteo inure xvns n lively scramble xvhich xvas prolonged by the rules of the camp , n majority of all votes cast bclhg necessary to oluct. Head consul W. A. Northcoll , Hu.-xd Adviser Hiram C. 1r Hutfgc3 1 nnd Dead Clerk C , A. Ilaxvos wcro ro-olcctud by acclamation and thin ono of the liveliest 1 rivalries of thu session centered round the contest for thu position of head banker. This oftlcial has tha handling ot Iho utitiro f units of the order and tuoro xx-ora thrco men xvho were pressed for the posi tion. On thu Ilrst bullet D. C.ink le- colvodtva votes , D. 1. Thornton .7 and M. A. Thayorl7. ! /.lnl < XVIII Sortn A K | n. There xvas nn cho.co , and the second ballot xvns postponed until ntturnoon. Then Thornton's strrnslh wus throxvii to.Ink aud ho xvas an eusv xvlnnor. The oth ronicursxve.ro oloctcd ns folloxvs : lload escort. W. H , D.ixvscn of Mlnnesuta ; huud xx'ntchman , Ijotils il. Hans of llllnol.s ; head scntrvt \ E. Mentoh of Illinois ; bund chaplain , F. F. F.U'inuloo of Illinois , huun DlivsiciiiiiB , lr , Frank Swalloxv of Knnsiis , J. L. Poltorof loxvu aud C. A. Ald'ollom of Minnesota : board of directors , . ! , \ V.hlte , .1. N. Reese nnd C ! . T. llonluokor of Illinois , J. G Johnson of Kansas anil A li. Tulunt of is' o lira 3 lex. The old auditing committee , con sisting of Perry Pciklus of loxvn , H. A. Liirrnbcoof Minnt'sota utul Humphrey Pierce ot Wisconsin xvcro re-elected. Itoclc Isliinil lor llruiliiuiirtiTH. The lolocatlon of the hnadquarturs of the order had been maiio n special order for 2 p. in. ami il itul not tulto long to ascertain that the majority of the dolciratcs were In favor of Rock Island , III. This xvas declared to bo the action of thu camp , lo tha uncon cealed felicitation of the Rock Island dele gates. There xvas only ono proposition for enter taining tbo next bend camp , which camu from Madison , VVIs. It xvas accordingly ac cepted nnd \Vooumon xvill congregate therein 1801. A memorial service in memory of the latol Hon. Milton XV. Matthews of L'rhana , Ill.j xvho ul the timii of his death xv.is president j ol the bciard 01 directors , xvas bold at EXPO-I siilon hall at " : ! ! ( ) p. in. After an invocation by Chaplain F-munloo , E. S. Smith of the ] comtnittco on resolutions Introduced thu fol-J lowli. ? , which xx as adopted by u rising vole : | AMiorcus , It hath plo.iKL'd nn Allxvlso I'rovl- | ilnncu to taiio from us In thu late proslilonl o'J thu ho.irtl nf ( Iliujtms , Hun. Itlullun W. Mat f tliiMTstif Uilmnu , 111 , ; thotuforu , bu It J ItoMilviMl , That lit thu duath of President Mntlhows thoonluriif the Modem \VooilinoiJ of Ainurlun has lost it worthy and valnablil iiiuinbur ; that ! ) v bin Integrity , slcrllns wortl j anil actlvu c iru for the Internist , of our orduj ho has won thu high ustuuin mill love uf all it j vie I wlsijorn. That \fa ncurulr inoiirii till death nnd roall/orhat , thureln Ill's ordur Ids I oniinf Its mint upright , genial , earnest an' . ] oloiiniMit niUuuatcs. 1 Unsolved. That wu deeply synipntlilso wlt'l ' his leionvrd widow , HUH un < J duuulitor III thulruxtivmn snrioxy. L Iti'solveil , That the head clerk be , anil 11 hereby Jlreclud. tocniisu u copy of thuso reso-l Uitlonsto bo engrossed und tr.iiisiulttud to thn ] fiiinlly of suld ilocuusud iiioiuhor. J. G. Johnson of thu board of directors read n touching memorial of the llfu of iho deceased biolhcr as n citl/on , n statesman and a Woodman. Ho rufurroa at length to . iho services he haa rcndorud to I ho order , i his achiovQtncnls ut the liar and In politics j and his heroic conduct during thu hut days ] of bis illness. Hon. Milton W. Mntthoxvs xvns born Clnrlt county , Illinois , March I , 1840. Hil xvns achurtor member of Urbana oiimp , No.l t00 ! , of Urbana , III. , nnd xvns u tlulcgata Icl Iho baud c.uii | ) nt bprlnu'llcld in IS'.U. ' 11(1 xvas there made onu of thn boaiilof ritrpctors.r by xvhom ho xvas subsequently chosoil ns president Ho had achieved nn enx-iabUI standing at the bar , xvas o co president ol * the .senate of Illinois nnd xvas president oil the Stnto Editorial association of the samel stato. Ho xvas a man of genial presence ! nnd his death xvns regretted by u host ot\ \ friends both In nnd xvithout the order , donth occurred at Urbnua , May 10 , 18SU. j After the service the majority of thu dole f gates xvont to Goodrich hull , xvhoro they , xvero entertained by an oyster supper and ' ball > ICplmilm'H Coinlorl In AlllKilloii , Loxx'islon .Tonriiiil : A vonornblo col- ] owl citi/.un on HiitcH slroot xvns Hliovol- iiiff ami aslicH iilo 11 biiirol nnd tlio rlw- in liiibf hud citing to liise.utircrf and | Hhrniidoil Ills form. IIo xx'iis xvorkliifjf nonr n Iiirfo pile of I tlinin and In IIJH Imsto ho nvorstoppoilI llio bonmlH ofhlf ) jiliyaienl iioxvors , nnil ! Hlippiiif , ' In the niiid rolled ever In the j until lie looked liluin xvniltli. A .loiii'iuil mini was fortunutuly p.'ih.-- injj by just in time to BUO the botlor liulf I of the iniHplucuil colored cnllonitin rush jj'oin iho door nnil mr/.o urouiid nflorj ( her lord und innslur. "Hpbruni , xvlinr yon bu , olilloV" "Cliilo" didn't uiirtwor. " ] ' < ) do Laxvd xv'ur yo' bo my Kpliruin.J O xvlinr yo' boy" With u long ami inolntu-holy . . Kptiralin unsxvorod from bohlnd the plUJ of coal nHhos : "An1 do Laxvd Hpolcu to duj ebillon ob iBi'til by do plllur of flro nlfjbtnn'by-an'by do plllor of con',3 iiHlioH-by diiy. Whiilloi- yon comu onfj here a 'hlnrbln'n ninii wbon IIO'H rostln nu Jut hiunu pillcr of robtitUHlinn ' - " 'xx-ay. Aunt Chloe looltod nt tbo r.pliruiin once , and bho mid : "Yo tunioil xvlilto and fooliHji , " and she dufl nppoitrod. Hon. nnd Mrs. Brnu D , Slauchtor cnto.j tuliiud a box party nt thn Apollo concert Iai > l ui ht that Included Congrcbsmaii'Llcct Mokl cerof this cliy , Congrc sinan-ulect MoiUUl John of Fullurton , and MUaes May Dutidjl mid Uruco Slaughter. Hook nuxvg publlshud In Philadelphia Is nl. xvaj'H up to date every month xvlth all that I < knoxvn of the nuxv books , their critical value thmr prices and thuir authors , nnd foroshudj own coming ovoiits In the book xvorld in nuniurubhi almost at thin eeiuon. Flavoring NATURALFRUIT FLAVORS. Vanilla Of perfect purlty- Lemon Of great Btrongth- OrnriRO Economy In their us . Roao.Bte Flavor as delicately and deliobu ly the fresh fmifc