TIIJE OMAHA DAILY JJEE : SATURDAY" , DEdEAtttEIl 14 , t8J)5
Union. $10,000 ; American Ontr 1 , $2,500 !
The State of Den Molncs , $5,000.
The James O'Koefo agency has $15,000 ,
divided bstwesn the Rockford , Greenwich and
Security. J. C. Lsnge agency has * $15,000.
The W. S. Cooper agency has on Dere , Wells
& Co. the following' American of Newark ,
$2,500 ; Hanover of New York , $4,000 ; Ameri
can Central , $2,500.
On Champion Harvester company : Phoenix ,
$1,000 ; Orient of Hartford , $2,500.
On Wcstlnghoiise company : American of
Newark , $1,000 ! Hanover , $1,000 ! 1'hojnlx ,
$1,000 ; rircmcn's of Newark , $1,000 ; Amer
ican Central , $1,000.
On Kullcr , Johnson & Co , : New York
Underwriters , $ .1,000 ; Commercial Union ,
$3,000 ; Union Assurance , $2,500.
Welr-Shugart company , on buildings :
Western of Toronto , $1,000 ! British American
of Toronto , $1,000 ; Firemen's of Nevrtrk ,
$500. $
StoiiRhtcn Wagon company , Stotighton ,
WIs. : British American , $ SOO.
In nddltlon to these the. agencies of Day
& Hess , D. W. Otl and J , N. Casady Imve
written large amounts , liut no report could
be obtained from them.
IMPLHMENT FIRMS INTBrtHSTKI ) .
The small wooden building where the firs
originated was owned by the old Weir-
Shugart company and occup'ed by the
Sliugart-Empklc Implement company , who
transferred for Fuller , Johnson & Co. of
Madison , WIs. ; the Satlcy Manufacturing
company of Springfield , 111 , ; the W'sllng-
house company of Schenectndy , N. Y. ; the
Champion Harvester company , and the. t ) .
June Engine company of Fremont , 0.
The Combination Wire Fence company , a
largo Iron-clad wooden building on the west
aldo of Main street , was totally destroyed
with Its entire contents of stock and ma
chinery. H was an enterprise owned nnd
started a year ago last month by Mr. H. H.
nioomer , an infrgetlc ycung man , who cam ?
he.-e from York , Neb. The building was
worth about $2,500 , and w o owned by the
Welr-ShiiKnrt company. The loai sustained
by Mr. Uloomer wl.l reach something over
$10,000. On the 1st of Dectmber h ? took an
Invoice , and found that hip stock and ma
chinery approximated to that figure , and
considerable wurk has been done since. He
wag only protected by $2,500 Insurance. Ho
was conflntd to Ills house by sickness yes
terday , and last night wan compelled to sit
In his room at the residence of H. H. Ober-
hollzor. on Third street , and watch the de
struction of his property.
Just us soon as the Insurance Is adjusted
and the ruin1 ! become- cool enough to handle
the debris the work of rebuilding will be
commenced. Mr. Wells stated last night
that whatever the loss might be It would
not in the least cripple- his company , but
that It would rebuild on a larger scale than
ever.
ever.Mr.
Mr. Bloomer of the fence works made the
same declaration.
TROUBLE FOR THK FIREMEN.
Considering thn fact that the fire depart
ment has , within the part two weeks * been
seriously crippled by the loss of two men ,
the work did was excellent. The city council
less than a month ago decided to enter'upon
an era of "retrenchment and reform. " The"
announcement that the lire department waste
to be lessened by the decrease of two men
met with many protests , but It was done
nevertheless. As luck would have It , the
alarm came. In just at the supper hour , when
one man from each house was at his home.
There are but three msn to a house when
all are on hand , with the exception of the
Upper Broadway house , where the "blc ele
phant" truck Is kept , and there are four
there. Consequently there were but two
men In each company , except at the Upper
Broadway house where there were three. Of the
two men one had to hold the team and ono
had to stay at the fire plug. What sort of
headway could bo made by the two-men
teams In laying hose , making couplings , and
throwing streams Is apparent enough. To
add to the dimculty , one of the horses ran
away soon after reaching the lire , and broke
the tongue of the hos > 3 cart.
That a frowning' providence should allow
the biggest tire in Council Bluffs' history to
follow right on the heels of the "retrench
ment and reform" movement Is an unfor
tunate thing for the movement. The IOM In
firemen , however , was somewhat corny
pcnsated for by the quick and energetic
action of the police and marshal's depart
ments. AH the men from both departments
who could possibly be spared . .went promptly
to 'work nnd rendered valuable help.
HARD ON WIRES.
The telephone and motor companies wore
considerably hampered by the flre. The
wires were burned and the motor company
was unable to run Its trains on any part of
the line for moro than an hour. Then the
wires were cut near the Burlington depot
and single- cars were run as far as that
point It was necessary to run the Omaha
trains up Broadway and around the Pierce
street loop , but they will bi run ns usual
today , for the wires will be put in shape by
noon.
The telephone company lost three tele
phones in the flre , and had enough wires
burned out to disable about a do < ; en more
for n day or two.
Ono of the flro brands set fire , to the en
trance of tha Congregational church , ami
the flames were running two feet or moro
hlgh , _ when Sheriff Hazen chanced to pass.
i , He ran to the neartsT'house for a pall of
' water , and thus saved the structure from de-
1 itruction.
GUM TriiHt Cnnc Up i'nr Hearing.
NEW YORK , Dec. 13. The order to show
cause why the Chicago gas companies shall
not be enjoined from carrying out the plan
of reorganization adopted on October 1 last
came up for argument before Judge. BUchofT
in the court of common pleas today. The
temporary Injunction was obtained by Wil
liam R. Whitney , a broker , who on Novem
ber 27 became the purchaser of 100 shares
of stock In the companies. Roswelfl | \
Flower , Frederick P. Olcott. Anthony M.
Brady , Walter Ferguson , C. K. 0. Billings ,
William J. Campbell and the Central Trust
company of New York arc the defendants In
the action. Colonel Burton L. Harrison for
the plaintiff , opened , the. argument. He al
leges that 'the agreement of April 29 , 1S87 ,
between the several gas companies of Chicago
cage was for the purpose of raising the
price of gas and creatlng'a monopoly ,
lliirllnurtoii IlrnkiMiiiiii .Maimed.
SHERIDAN , Wyo. , Dec , 13. ( Special. )
O. L. Wllkoxen , a B. & M. brakcmnn of
this place , lost his right hand on Tuesday
coupling cars HImo station. wn-
koxen's hand wan caught between the bump-
era In such a manner that ho was unable to
extricate It. Ha told a stockman who was
standing near to give the engineer a signal
to go anead so that his hand might be re-
* leabed. The man gave the wrong signal
and Wllkuxun's hand was crushed so badly
that amputation was necessary ,
It IN n I'leiiNimt
To travel with acquaintances , 'This Is the
reason why Omaha people patronize the Chicago
cage , Milwaukee & St. Paul R'y. It Is an
Omaha road , terminates hero and you are al
most cure to find people on board that you
Know.
City oillcj. 1501 I-Vrimm St.
What
Ton trnnt of a roedlclno is that It shall do
you good purify end enrich your blood ,
throw off that tired feeling , nnd glvo you ,
health , strength , courage and Ambition ,
Hood's
Bnriaparllla la the only true blood purifier
prominently in the public eye today , and
U meets those reqnirementa perfectly.
This LJ proved by the testimony of tliou-
L . gandi of people. Hood's
Sarsapariila
f | f Jiuildi up the nerves by feeding them an
f" , pure blood , creates an appetite by toning
t jj t the digestive organs , overcomes That Tired
Feeling by giving vitality to the blood ,
Aiid gives sweet refreshing sleep. You
y realize that Hood's HarusparllU
Does
this by giving it a fair trial. Inilat upon
Hood's and only Hood's , ft ; elr ( orfSu
Ecpublican Oongressmon' SooJting the Facts
Concerning tha Treasury ,
AGREED ON A METHOD OF PROCEDURE
\\lll OfTcr n ItcNiiIiitliin for the Ai-
Iiiilntttienl nt nil i\i > rt In Axccr-
litln < lic True Conillllon of
Ilio : 'iill < iaal TrraMir- .
WASHINGTON , Dtc. 13. Several repub
lican members of ( lie houa have hen In con
sultation since the president's message was
made public tn devise a method whereby they
could secure a definite itatcment of the con
dition of the treasury. Mr. Walker of
Massachusetts will endeavor to bring about
an Investigation of the financas by an expert
under the direction of the committee on ap
propriations. After consultation \\llh lead-
In ; republican ? In both house and senate Mr.
Walker has outlined a plan to throw light
upon the principal nutteri which he thinks
should bo mnde clear.
He has a resolution which will be referred
to the committee- appropriations , author
izing that committee to employ a suitable
export , to whom departmental officers nre re
quested to glvo any Information In their
power , who Is given to prepare a statement
of the following matters : All claims against
the United Stales that were nol paid before
July 1 , 1893 , that have been favorably re
ported upon by any committee of the house
and on which of such cLilniH the court of
claims has rendered Judgment In favor of the
claimant ; all claims on which the court of
claims has rendered Judgment In favor of the
claimant , but which have not yet bsen passed
upon by any committee of the house ; a list
of all acts of congress providing for any
public work , where , the work was not com
pleted and paid for prior to July 1 , 1835 , the
statement to give tlic date of the act , the
total sum to be expended under the act ( or
estimate thereof ) and the total amount ap
propriated under or because of the act , the
date upon which the first moneys were paid
out of the United States treasury under each
appropriation and the amount of money paid
out during each calendar quar.ter under each
appropriation up to July 1 , 1895 , the value of
so much of all government work done and
approved of by the proper officers , on or be
fore June 30 In each of the four years prior
to 189G , which bad not been paid for prior
to July 1 In each ye-ar.
When any of the acts mentioned were
passed to provide premises to be used In the
phce of premises for wlllch the government
was paying rent , the rents paid In each
quarter for any calendar year since the pas-
aigc of the act to be given In the statement.
One of the alms of this plan Is to substan
tiate the statements made by republicans
that Secretary Carlisle has delayed the pay
ment of appropriations and hold back public
works In order that the treasury may make
the best possible showing.
COMM1TTKK SI.ATR AllOL'T PIXEIJ.
Ml.-i-ly to HiH < - | > rtcil ( „ ( he
Can CUM mi .Monday.
WASHINGTON , Uec. 13. Th ? republican
{ . enato caucus committee , after a prolonged
session today , expressed the opinion that It
would be able to report the republican mem
bership ot th ? senate committees to the re
publican caucus on Monday. The day's dvel.
cpments make It altogether likely that the ap
propriations committee will be enlarged to
twelve members. In order to make room for
Senators Quay , Pettlgrow and Parkins of
California.
Senator Stewart , who was formerly slated
for membership In the appropriations commit
tee as a populist , probably will net get the
pUce. fyut. will become chairman of the com
mittee on Paclflc railroads. Senator Prltqhard
of North ; Carolina is to be chairman of the
committee on civil service and retrenchments.
The proposition of the "young bloods" to
push the reorganization of the senat * through
prior to the Christmas holidays has met
with opposition from the older republican sen.
ators , who recall that they resisted ante-
Christmas reorganization of the senate when
the democrats last gained control , and should
tbe democrats show a disposition to resist
hasty reorganization , , the matter will prob
ably go over until after the holidays. The
committee- report will probably be presented
and adopted before an attsmpt Is made , to
elect the senate officers.
IIIUTISH COI.O.MSTS AKI3 WOIIRIISII.
Mother Country Lcnves Tlieiu to Their
Oivii Ht-MourcfM.
WASHINGTON. Dc. 13. Word reaches
here from British Guiana that the country Is
much exercised over the prospects of war with
Venezuela on the boundary question. The
local militia has begun a series of sham
battles with the colonial police , In which
Georgetown Is defended against an Imaginary
attack.
The press of British Guiana condemn the
policy cf the London authorities In withdraw
ing troops from the West Indies and other
British colonies , leaving the colonists to pro
vide their own defenses. It Is asserted that
Minister Chambjrlaln's letter calling tor
Maxim guns in British Guiana was .another
move In this London policy to leave the colonists
nists to their own defenses. The Djmerara
Chronicle assorts that If any strong power
sent Its ships to the breakwater of George
town and demanded tribute the colonists
would bo powerless to resist. It Insists that
the only defense of British Guiana Is the
: eollns that Great Britain will trend ships and
troops In case of need.
HAM' MIM.IO.V ACIIKS THA.\SFEHKKI >
.Secretary of tlic Inferior Approve *
Selection * of Ilnllroiiil I > IIIIIN.
WASHINGTON. l rc. 13. The secretary of
the Interior has approved clear lists of land
aggregating over half a million acres , se
lected by western railroad companies under
government grants. The lists nre as follows :
! Oregon & California railroad , 150,270 and
203,948 acres within the primary limits In
the noseburg district , Oregon ; same road
15,328 and 4,194 acres -within ; Indemnity
limits , Itoaeburg district ; Central Pacific
railroad ( successor to Oregon & California )
373 acres within primary limits Marysvlllo
land district. California ; uamo read 38,597
acres In Redding , California , district ; Oregon
& California ( successor to Oregon Central )
3,902 acres. Oregon City district , Oregon ;
Southern Pacific ( main line ) 3,559 acres
within primary ( Imlls San Francisco and
Vlsalla dUtrlctH , California : Northern Pa
cific 210,339 acres within Indemnity limits
Lewlstown and Miles City districts , Idaho.
Klnioiitoii'N Itfcoril to Ho r.xiniiliieO.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. When tbu report
of the Judiciary commlttfo recommending the
confirmation of Charles B. Slmonton aa United
States attorney for the western district of
Tinnetseo was reached by the senate In cxe-
cutlvo 8slon yesterday , Senator Harris
asked that the nomination be sent back to
the committee In order that opportunity
might bo had for an Investigation of Mr.
Slmonton'a record. Ha added that ho under
stood that charges were to be mad ? against
Mr. Slmonton , The request was granted , and
It Is understood that the committee will not
again takq action on the nomination until
BUlllclcnt time shall bo given to formulate
charges and to Investigate them when made.
U Is understood that threatened charges are
connected with Mr , Slmonton's professional
acts. Keeling Is also paid to exist among the
people of MempUla , the principal city In Mr.
Slinonton'n district , over the fact that the ap
pointment for this ofllce waa uot given to
that city. Mr , Slmonton was formerly a
member of congress from Tennessee- . His
nomination as district attorney was nude
upon the reionmundatlon of Hen. Joiiah
Patterson against the protiet of Senator
Harris ,
Rrulmir Mniln u Sinn * Trlii.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. TUB cruiser Mln-
neapolts arrived yesterday at Gibraltar , und
Japtaln Wadlclgh reported by cable to the
N'avy department. Tha vessel sailed from
Hampton Heads on tut > 27Ui of last month ,
so one wui about ilttoen days making the
passage , making a very slaw trip. She will
probably proreetl to Smyrna directly , unless
other orders ar received from Admiral
.s IM CT OIWICKIIS.
Cnrl .Scliurr. Solrotril Prexlilont of the *
Iensile.
WASHINGTON" , Uec. 13. Tlie Nations !
Civil Service Reform leagti' today elected the
following officers for the ensuing year : Hon.
Carl Schurz , president ; vice presidents ,
Charles Francis Adams , Boston ; Augustus K.
Macdonougb , New York ; III. Rev. Henry C.
Potter , Nw York ; J. Hill Plensante. Balti
more ) ; Henry Hitchcock. St. Louis ; Henry C.
LM , Philadelphia ; Franklin Macveagh. Chicago
cage ; 'III. Rev. S. V. Ryan , llufr.ilo , anJ
William Pntts , Karmlnglon.
The report of the ppcclnl committee on ex
tension cnterd Into details regarding the
recommendations contained In the recent ord'r
of President Cleveland extending the civil
servlc1 rules. The committee recommended
that applicants for positions In the diplomatic
servlcs be given a fair arid opn examination
under the Civil Servlcs commission , thereby
relieving the appointing power of the tempta
tion to have the men It dci < ! res pass the ex
amination unfairly. The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on legislation
was submltteJ , recsmmendlng the preparation
of a number of bills for Introduction In con
gress looking to betterment of the civil ejrv-
Icc. It was agred to.
The committee on the District ot Columbia
limit ) a report recommending that HID" govern
ment cf the district be placed under the civil
K'rvln ? ruins. H wns ndontpd.
Mr. C. J. Bonaparte of Baltimore , read a
strong paper dealing with civil servlM and
Its application to Maryland politics. The
long rule of the ring there , he said , wns
owing to the fact that "through Its absolute
control of tbe state nnd municipal patronage
It was able to maintain In Baltimore , at the
people's cost , a small standing army of ex
perts In election frauds nnd professional
luflUns unreservedly subject to Its orders
and prepared to furnish any reasonable ma
jority which could bo required for Its wfsty
under normal conditions , while It could like
wise assure them nlmoit certain Immunity
from punishment for their crimes committed
In Its Interest. " He adds : "It fell at last ,
not because It el.her could not or would not
cheat , but because , although it would , It
could not cheat enough to overcome the
widespread revolt within that party against
Its domination. "
Tonight the delegates were given a recep
tion at the Arlington hotel by the Civil Serv
ice Reform association of the district. TJio
large attendance Included a number of of
ficials. Impromptu speeches were made by
Rev. Mnckay Smith , Secretary Morton , Carl
Schurz , E. P. Wheeler of New York , Comp
troller Eckels , William Dudley Foulke and
others. Allusion was made to the work of
President Cleveland In the direction of civil
service reform and to the memory of George
William Curtis , whose labors In behalf o'f
civil service were well known.
A IIURUS INTERVIEW.
London I'npcrM ACCIIHCI ! of
r'alxe StiitvnicntH.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. Senor Andrade ,
the Venezuelan minister to the United States ,
has received a cablegram from Caracas from
his government entirely disavowing n pub
lication In the London Times giving what
purported to be nn Interview with President
Crespo. No such statements. It was said ,
have ever been made to the government. The
article quoted President Crespo as expressing
a willingness to make reparation' to Great
Britain for the Uruan Incident which Lord
Salisbury is endeavoring to separate- from
the long pending boundary dispute. The
position ct the Venezuelan government Is. as
has been stated frequently In the Associated
press dispatches , that the Uruan Incident and
the boundary dispute are Inseparable , tbe
liability of the government for the Uruan
affair being dependent on whether or not
It occurred on Venezuelan or British pall.
Published statements that Senor Martinez
Is In London on a secret mission to the Brit
ish government from the government of
Venezuela nra denied also.
ASIC COXOIIUSS FOIl AM. OP THEM.
Sccretnry IIorlicrtN I.atc.st Scheme for
New IlnttlcMliijiM.
WASHINGTON , Dc. 13. vThe latest propo- ,
sltlon respecting thq distribution of.the _ , con
tracts for : butiaing the new battleships , which
subject is now engaging the attention of
Secretary'.Herbert , Is that the secretary shall
ask congress for authority to accept all of
the bids at one ? . Inasmuch as the secretary
has already recommended In his annual re
port that ne be authorized to build two more
battleships , the proposition would not be a- <
radical as might at first appear , for It would
really amount to the authorization of only
one ship more than provision was expected
to b3 made- for by congress according to the
original plan , while the navy would
actually acquire six vessels for a sum which
was calculated to procure five. By this plan
the Cramps , would build three ships , two
Being armored according to their own plans ;
the Newport News company two , and the
Union Iron works one on the department's
plan.
I'atciitu to AVoMlern Inventors.
WASHINGTON , Dc. 13. ( Special. ) Pat
ents have been Issued aa follows :
Nebraska. Emll R. Draver , Alliance , sift
ing apparatus ; EH E. Hartzell , Beatrice , cul
tivating and planting apparatus ; Georga E.
Heath , Curtis , seed planter ; Frederick D.
Kees , Beatrice , copy and book holder ; Jacob
P. Strahle , Burr , saw set. South Dakota .
Godfrled Liube , Huron , combined nippers and
nail puller. Iowa Harry Ballhclm , La Porte ,
weather strip ; George H. Beebs. Marijhall-
lown , compensating pump rod ; William A.
Brunemeler , Hubbard , harness attachment ; ,
Frank H. Bundy and L. S. Plckett , Nevada ,
spring mattress or bed bottom ; Albert Clymer ,
Olln , sawbuck ; Isaac O. Day , Ottumwa , match
box ; Anna B. Decker , Keokuk , ball player's
glover John E. Nash , Hawarden , egg pjpa-
rater ; Theron H. Parker , Quick , stake for
plants , flowers or trees ; Fred E. Ramsden ,
Cherokee , window screen.
AVIII Xot Affect Ciilin'H CIIIIMC.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. In diplomatic
circles hero It Is said that the cabinet crisis
In Spain will have no effect on the policy of
Spain toward Cuba , nor in any way affect
diplomatic or other general questions. The
citsls Is duo to a local contest In Madrid , Into
which some of the cabinet ministers havn
been drawn. It Is possible that the resigna
tion of the minister of Justice might result
In executing the plan of Cuban reforms
sooner than had been contemplated. These
reforms , giving limited autonomy to Cuba ,
wore adopted last March , but the present
minister of justice has withheld .their execu
tion because the Island was In rebellion. The
minister ot foreign affairs has had no' part
In the local contest In Madrid , BO that his re
tirement will not occur under any circum
stances.
Export * Show it Dcci-eime ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. The November
statement of the principal articles of domestic
exports , Issued by th bureau of statistics ,
shows exports as follows ; Breadstuffs , $10-
810,752 ; same month In 1894 , J7.878.18C ; for
the eleven months ended November 30 , 1855 ,
$107,349,274 , against $111,820,345 In 1894 ; cot
ton , $31,068,478 , against $32,808,690 In Novem
ber , 1894 ; during1 the last three months , $ C3-
801,938 , against $71,72S,087 last year ; min
eral oils , $5,515,644 , against $3,696,381 In No
vember , 1894 ; during the last eleven months ,
$138,672,375 , against $161,898,259 In 1894 ; pro
visions , $13,033,820 , against $12,089,500 during
November. 1891 ; during the last eleven
mouths , $133,082,375 , against $161,898,259 last
year. ' .
IminlKriitlon Hill.
AVASHINGTON , Due. 13. Some mlsappre-
henslon exists as to the exact features of the
bill Introduced by Senator Lodge for re
stricting Immigration. The' bill provides for
keeping out uuch Immigrants as cannot read
and write In come language , while tha Im
pression has obtained that U means that Im
migrants who cannot read and write the
English language are to b ? prohibited. Sen
ator Lodge says the latter provision would
be absurd , as many deslrabl-j Immigrants
come to this country who are highly educated
In their own langujgd and who do not under
stand English. _
IHncanu In Argentine Cuttle.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. Information haa
been received at tlie Department ot Agri
culture through the agent of tbe bureau of
animal Industry stationed In the United
ICIuedom , of a case of contagious pleuro-
utieumonla among the- cattle landed from the
steamship Stephanie , from Buenos Ayres ,
Additional cases of contagious pleuro-
pneunionla were also reported among the
cattlt lanjed from the wteamshlo Klne from
SyduejAustralia. .
SPEAKER IS WORKING HARD
Allotting 0 < f ( imi ; tco Chairmanships n Por-
| pi xing Task.
SOME OF THE IMPORTANT ONES SETTLED
H He llniOliyxl' Itick In
Several ConlllediiK
lie Will Aiiaoiince Hie
Mil Ml , X ' .vVivt < >
did not appear at the capital today and It
was announced that ho had remained at his
hotel to work on the formation of the com
mittees. It hao be-on quietly hinted about
that Mr. Resd will not give out the com
mittees until the end of next week , and that
Immediately thereafter congress would ad
journ for the ChrlstmaD holidays. This being
the program , finite a number of members see
no necessity for remaining In Washington
longer and several of them will return to
their homes tills ! week. Although nothing
se-etna to bo absolutely known concsrnlng the
chalrmausmpa of the I ndlng committees ,
over which thera Is a contest , the Impression
continues to grow stronger dally that Mr.
Dlnglcy of Maine will be chairman of ways
and mt-ans Ins'.ead of Mr. Payne of Nsw
York , who ten days ago was supposed to be
booked for the leadership of the majority ot
the floor. .This week Mr. Dingley has been
recognized by the upsakcr to mal the mo
tions which naturally devolve upon the floor
leader , and this , with other circumstances ,
are accepted as almc-ft , though not quite ,
coi.elusive evidence that he Is to be chair
man ofvaya and-means.
Mr. Mllllkcn and Mr. Danielle of Maine are
also in line for chairmanships , the former
being the ranking member on public build
ings and grounds and the latter on naval
affairs. In the Fifty-first congress all Hires
headed committees. Almost ns much uncer
tainty exists concerning the chairmanship
of the appropriation committee ns ways and
means. Next -to , the latter , It Is the most
Important committee In the house. The
contest lies between Qener.il Henderson of
Iowa , thei present ranking member , and Mr.
Cannon of Illinois , who would have been the
ranking member had ho not failed of election
to the Fifty-second congress. At first the
chances sesmcd to favor Mr. Henderson.
They now seem to point to Mr. Cannon , and
the argument Is being urged that It might
not be good policy to permit Iowa to be nt
the head of the appropriation committee In
both the house and the senate. Senator Alli
son heading the appropriations conunltte ? In
the senate. Mr. Cannon , however , mny be
placed on the committee of rules if not at
the head of th ? appropriations. With
Grosvenor of Ohio , who It Is said baa re
tired from the contest for chairman of the
rivers nnd harbors out of the way , this Im
portant chairmanship Is supposed to lie be
tween Mr. Herman of Oregon and Mr.
Hooker of New York. The chairmanships of
the following Committees seem to lie almost
certain :
Foreign Affairs Hltt of Illinois.
Judiciary Stonsof Pennsylvania.
Pacific Railroads. Powers of Vermont.
Banking and Currency Walker of Mis-
slsslnnl.
Interstate Commerce Hepburn of Iowa.
Elections ( which will probaly be divided )
Daniels of New York.
Naval AffaJrs-tBoutelle ot .Maine.
tloit nt tinTriMl.sury. .
WASHINGTON" , DSC. IS. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows :
Available cash balanc ? , $171,360,836 ; gold re-
Mrve , $75,3321811.
PUT XEW I.1KK IX AX OI.I1 IIOHSH.
( Jcralcllne im KIINJIVIiitivr from n
HlttfcWif llnliealeii Ilor. * ! ' .
SAN FRANtftSCO. Uee. 13. ' Favorites
were bowled over with extraordinary regu
larity tcilay at Inglc'lde , long shots securing-
the , verdict In each instance but one. The
form players received nn awful ? hock In
the last race- , when frame olfl Geraldlne , who
has been racing on evcrv track In the
country and who has probably won and
lost moro races than any horpe now racing ,
galloped home in the easiest kind of a style
with 40 to 1 against her. Babe Murphy ,
with an unbeaten record , was nn even
money favorite , but had to be content with
second place. DbRKctt , who had the mount
on Geraldlne , got the marc oft In front and
was never headed , the time being 1:1434. :
breaking the track record. This Is her first
start this season. Ramlero of the Santa
Anita stable defeated a fast Held , among
whom wns Sir Play , a heavily played fa
vorite. Weather clear and warm ; track
good ; attendance large. Summaries :
First race , five furlongs , selling : Theresla.
102 ( Chorn ) , 12 to 1 , won ; Summertime , 10J
( IferBen ) , 3 to 1 , second ; Beatrice Mara ,
103 ( Gnrner ) , 8 to 1 , third. Time : 1:03'4. :
Vnllente , Leon L , Salisbury II , Easel. Mas-
cottH , Moran , Alvero and Imp. Kndymlon
ape ! ran.
Socoml race , one mile , selling : Tnr nnd
Tartar , 99 { T. Sloan ) , 6 to 1 , won ; Mayday.
102 ( Coady ) . ! i to 1 , second ; IS. H. Sherlcy.
102 ( Cochran ) , C to 1 , third. Time : 1:4 : IV. .
Red Hoot , Dr. Garnett , Charmer , Orbit ,
Long d'Or. Imp. Aramlno , Service , Johnny
Payne and Rico nlso ran.
Third race , six furlongs : Kamlero , 10S
( Chorn ) , 1 ! to 1 , won ; Grady. 101 ( T. Sloan ) ,
10 to 1 , second ; Sir Play , lOTi ( Martin ) , C to
C , third. Time : llo'Reddlngtcm. : . Gov
ernor I3udd , Modesty colt and Itummel
also ran.
Fourth race , mile and a sixteenth , selling :
Foremost , 02 ( R. Isom ) . 4 to 1 , won ; Duchess
of Mllpltas. 92 ( De-Witt ) , 10 to 1. second ; All
Over. 102 ( McHugh ) , 4 to 1 , third. TImu :
1:49. : Oakley nnd tfarajrossa also ran.
Fifth rnce. 8lx furlongs , selling : Goraldlne ,
107 ( DoKgett ) , 40 to 1 , won ; Ila ! e Murphy ,
99 ( Cochran ) , C to 5 , focond , Mainstay , 07
( Macklln ) , SO. . to 1 , third. Time : 1:1 : IV , .
Arapahop. Remus , Goorgi' Miller , Captain
Skednnco , liellrlngor and Imp , Ivy nlso ran.
X > tV OrlCllllH IlllCC liCNIlItN.
NEW ORLEANS , Doc. 13. Weather fine ;
track good. Summaries :
First race , fifteen-sixteenths of a mile ,
selling : Buckmore (15 ( to 1) ) won , Campania
( to 1) second , Blusco (1 ( to 2) ) third. Time :
'Second race , ono mile , selling : Royal
\exees
The Litthi Giant Cathartic ,
Mllil nnil Plensniit but Searching
nnd Tboroiiffli in Effect.
These little "Pellets , " or Sugar-coated Anti-
' 'I ' Bilious Granules , Cure
Sick Heapachc , Biliousness ,
ComtipaHon , IndlgesUoo ,
Poor Appetite ,
And all dcmnf ments or the Liver , Stomact
nuill JJoswIs. or all druggists.
ONCE U ElS. ALWAYS IN FAVOR
SPIRITS ,
'boaS- ' and
robust strength' , fol
low Rood'r ' ihealtb ,
But all fail'U-licii ' the
vital powers are
weakened. Nervous
debility and loss of
manly power result
from bad habits , con
tracted by the young
through ignorance
of their ruinouH con
sequences , Io\v
spirits , melancholia ,
impaired memory ,
morose or irritable _
temper , fear of impending calamity and a
thousand and one derangements of body
and mind , result from such pernicious prac
tices , All these are permanently cured , by
improved methods of treatment , without
the patient leaving home ,
A medical treatise , written in plain but
chaste language , treating of the nature ,
symptoms and curability of such diseases ,
Bent , securely sealed in a plain envelope , on
receipt of tins notice.with locts. in stamps ,
for postage. Address , WORLD'S DISI-EN-
IJARV MEDICAL ASSOCIATION , Buflalo , N.Y.
ChMco (25 to 1) ) won. Mike Kelly (3 ( to 1) )
second. Sc.ibrook ( S to 1) thlnl. Time : 1:44. :
Third race. ? oven furlongs : Jnke Zimmer
man ( S to 1) ) won , Clmttftnoopn ( Z to 1) )
second , Prlneo Imperial (4 ( to S ) th.r , ! . Time.
1.2S > i.
Kourth race , one mile , hnnillrnp , nil npe :
Squlto t ; (4 ( to 1) ) won , Hilly McKenr.le (15 (
to 1) ) seconil , Xnhllvnr (20 ( to 1) ) thlnl. Time :
l:4H. :
Fifth race , alt furonR ! * : Dirk llelinn ( .1 to
1) ) won , Venice (7 ( to 1) ) s.cand , Iett'c (20 to 1) )
mini. Time : 1:1014. :
ScorcN lu ( lie Pool Tonriiaiaciil.
SVUACUSK. N. Y. , Hoc. IS. The cham
pionship In the pool tourney here U still
undecided. In tomorrow's game t'leimvntcr j
plays KeoKh If rlenrwater should win the
Kiime he 1st he champion : If not thcro Is
n tic for flr. t tOncc between Krogh , Clear-
wntor nnd He Om. Kollowlni ; nre the score. '
In tonlRht's pnines : De Ore , 128 ; KOORI | , OT :
scrntclies , KeoKh. 2 : DoOro , 3 Kby , 12S ;
Sutton. OS ; ccrntehes , Kby , 3 : Sutton,2.
Sullltiiii mill It j tin for OlllrlntM.
CH1CAOO , Dec. 13.Din Stuart Is HO
tlnthiR- with " 1'nrson" Dnvlea to secure
John Sulllvnn and Paddy lUnn n < ref
eree nnd timekeeper for the M-ilier-l'ltX'
Simmons llnht. The "Pnrron" Is willing niu
so nre Sulllvnn und Ilynn.
DRNVKH. Dee. 13.-C. O. Collins , n local
bicyclist , wna today guipended for three
months far rncliiK nt Kearney , Neb. , for
the Nebraska Btnto chumulonshlp In July
last , oil won two second prizes.
Collruc HIIMC Hull Pa > M.
NK\V IIAVKN , Conn. , Doc. 13-Tho Yale
University llaso Hull association reports
the receipts for the past year ns $10SOS ; ex
penses , 8C05.
_ _
TinIlrlKlit AtMV Ti-nlii
With tlic shining brass linn.l mils nnd the
electric lights that stands ? on tlic sixth track
at the union depot every evenltiR bslonga to
the CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
R'Y and leaves at 0 p. tn. SHARP for Chi
cago. It Is admitted to be th ° finest train
cut of Omaha.
City ticket office , 1501 Farinm St.
Both tbe method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant
iud refreshing to the taste , and acts
.pnlly yet promptly on the Kidneys ,
. .vet- and Bowels , cleanses the sys-
torn effectually , dispels colds , head
aches and fevers and cttren JiaMtual
riistination. Syrtin of Fisrs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced , pleasing to the taste and ac
jcptablo to the sioinach , prompt in
ite action and truly bcnclicid in its
effects , prepared only from the moat
healthy and agreeable substances , its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale In 60
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
niiro it promptly for anyone who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO ,
, CAL
December Specials .
37 patterns of China Cases In Oak , and
Mahogany ; prices , $7.50 , $10.00 , $12.00 , $ lfi.OO.
$18.00 , $25.00 , $30.00 , $35.00 $45.00 , $60.00 ,
$85.00 , $100.00 , $150.00.
Chas. Shiverick & Co. ,
12tlt and Dotiglns Sts.
Chlchc tcr" EncUin uiBraunn Krcnn.
ENNYROYAL PELLS
Original nutl Ouly fieniilnf *
erc , alwATf tillable. LA Dice
Drn gUt fur CA/cAwfer / * Kti-jlith
mand JJraml In lied ami tluU luri
| boifi. ictloil with til U'j riMton , Take
no other. / * Janyerona * iifM- ! ( (
. tiara and imitation * . Al Drucjfili.or lffnd4f
I W In ftampi for pnniCMlan , fsilraoDlal * anl
\ TT * SJ * * ICi-ll f for I-adlen. " inldttr. by returt
V If * ' . ] .OOOTittmopliU. Xame Paper.
. x " / Cblchr terC
Void Lj aU Luc&l Druscuu. 1'blludn. . !
' TODAY AT 2 JO-
BOYD'S
TONIGHT AT 8.
AND TOMORROW ( SUNDAY ) NIQIIT.
CHARLES H. YALE'S
NEWEST
The Hreat t'lrv J'oiun.
OntlieJClnltu.
The lianrii of f. < it\tci-x.i.
off The tllrfrffft .4ri'1 > utt.
'J ha I'trkofJ'iiiitiiiiitmlfta.
'Jhe fleu-en DO
Matlnco Prices First lloor , 50o and 7Ic ; bal
cony , 25c and GOo.
NlBlit I'rlcew-l.'lrst flfwr. Me , 75e and 1.00i balcony -
cony , 50o imd 7Jc.
DfiVTYQ
D\J \ 1 U O
THEATRE.
At 9 O'clock Sharp ,
Monday Morning. December 16.
sale of SKASON TICKETS for the
DAMROSCH OPERA CO.
Will Open nt
ADOLPII aiKYKH'S 311'SIO STOItG ,
Fifteenth nnd Farnam StreetH.
Jlnll orders accompanied by check or
money order promptly attended to ,
NOTE Tickets for position In line will
be ( 'lvcn out at Meyer'u Music Store at
o'clock Monday Morning ,
THE CREuHTON3 ! | [ - cbi ,
TONIGHT AT 815- ;
The Popular Comedian
WM. O. ANDREWS ,
Iu Frtxl JIariulen'tt Comedy Success
MY f BRILLIANT I
WIFE'S SPARKLING I
FRIEND High Class Comedy ,
ONLY MATINEE SATUHDAYj
N1Q11T rjUOis-I > owtr noor , HOC. VM nJ ILOO ;
alcony , 30c , DOcj gallery , tec.
Coming Kour nlehtt. commencing Sunday , Dec.
5 , Lincoln J , Carter * ! treat jallroad ijljy ,
THIS RAST MA.IJU ,
ADROIT OBSERVERS
See that the People are Moving South
.BECAUSE- SiNO Si
. . .
No Drouths , No Hot Winds ,
No Floods , No Heated Torino
No Blizzards , No Cold Snaps ,
No Cold Winters , No Crop Failures
MENACE the intelligent labor of ot the Ini.sruuidnmn. who cuuauc *
grow iwo or three crops yearly.
REMEMBER
The great fruit growing nnd vegetable raising district of the South. A soil
that raises anything- that grown and n location from which you reach the mar
kets of the whole country. Your fruits and cnidon truck eold. on the ground
And placed in Chicago , St. LoulB and Now Orleans markets In 12 to 21 hour *
In this garden spot of America.
NO PLACE ON EARTH
Offera greater advantages to the Intelligent settlor. One half the work you now
do here will give four times the re ults In wonderfully productive country.
The people nre friendly ; schools , churches , newspapers nro plenty ; railroad fa-
duties line , and a soil whose rlchncau la unsurpassed.
Two und Three Crops Can he Successfully Grown
the Same Year.
Timber Is abundant Lumber IB chpnp Fuel costs nothing Cattle * r * ully
raised und fattened Grazing- One all the yoar.
CLIMATE
IB healthy nnd delightful : land and sea breezes and cool nlplits. The mean
temperature Is 42 to Gil degrees. The average rainfall is CO Inches. No extreme
of heat or cold ; sulllclent rain for nil crops.
20 TO 40 ACRES
oroperly worked makes yon moro money nnd makes It easier thnn the best 180-
acre farm In the west. Garden productn nro a wonderful yield nnd all bring bis
orlccs. Strawberries , peaches , plums , aprlcota , grapes , pears , figs , early apples ,
In faot all email fruits , are wire fcnd srofltablo crops.
GO SOUTH. GO SOUTH.
SEE
NO PLACE ON EARTH.
Surpasses Its eoll , climate , location , present and future value or home advantages.
The Most Equable Climate in America ,
This Is your opportunity. The pco plo nro friendly ; schools sufficient ; news
papers progressive ; churches liberal. The enterprising man who -wants to better
thp condition of hlmsolf and his family should Investigate this matter and ho will
be convinced. Carefully selected fruit growing and garden lands wo now offer
on liberal terms and reasonable prices.
The most carefully selected lands In bent locations. V."lll make you money.
Will grow In value , will suit you. Call on ua or write for full Information *
GEO. W. AMES ,
GENERAL AGENT ,
1617 Fartiam Street. Omalia , Neb.
Nebraska City's Leading Business Men '
BS
ATTOIIIVEYS.
P. I > . Irt-lnml.
.I. V. M IIVHII.
S. J. Slrvfiixuii.
.1. C. WlltMOll.
IJ. I1' . Wurrrn.
J. A. lioonuy.
Ilitnbur * V Irlt > olcl.
1IAMCS.
FiirtiiorM' Ilimlf.
Mcruhiiut * ' ISalloiiiil.
NrhriiNkn City \ntlonnl
Otuc Comity National.
II.VIlIllini.H.
A IKHIlliiiRH. .
f > . A. h n I < lir. .
Timothy ThoiiuiN.
IILACKSMITIIS.
Ilroiver t I.lclc.
Ilek Slu-ckl.-r.
] ) OII.iilMAICKKS.
li. II. IluriiTvoocl.
IIOAHIII.VC HOUSES.
S. liCIINIIIl.
II. Dotvily.
UrM. 13. Tliorii.
HOOK STOItE. "
\V. . Ilyor.
ii. it.
I10TTM.VO WOIIKS.
ICIooN A : llmirrx.
IIUTCIIKII.S.
Alike Gariliiur.
C. . l-'lNlti-r.
: . W. Trail.
HOOTS ANIJ SHOES.
S. II , En n dun ii.
.Vein on
CIGAR FACTOHFES.
ClaiiM ICoeli.
CI.OTHI.M ] .
IIII. . KtlHH.
I * . ( iOOlllllilll.
H. CiulillierKT.
J. SIc-lil.
COAI , AM ) WOOD.
Oal Chapiium ,
JollllMOII CfJUl Co.
I > . I * . Ilolfn & Co.
SALE STAIH.E.
Ilcury Meyer.
UEl'AUTJIUXT STOKE.
J. Klein.
AIISTHACTS OF TITLI'3 '
Thou , Vulc fc Son ,
AfiHICULTIIU , IMl'I.E-
MUNT3.
O , W. Miitirer.
ATTOIINKVS AT LAW.
/ Hl uV.Vmihcr & Illbb.
( ; . ji. joiiiiHiou.
IlAHHIMtS.
C. A. ONliorn.
Ai Avey.
IIKATIIICU OA.V.VI.VO CO.
I , . O. I'arkcr , ( Jen'l MKr.
tJeorift ! SrwrtlUinireiit ,
Knitr * .
IHITTHU AM ) KUG3.
Iloatvvll & IliiWUell ,
WlioU-nnlc.
CLOTHIXO.
Dvutclt llroa ,
DHY COOD3 ,
III. t ) . Wolbucli.
0. W. Dcokwltb.
k.V , Clum-y.
J. I , , Kubat.
nEXTIST.S.
J. I . IVi-nlilt.
Win. Wllrox.
Dr. KiiHtlH.
IIUESSMAKEHS.
Minn KlortiieiMuthcra
nituos.
F. II. ElllN.
M. II. DnvlN.
MeCartiiry .t llroivn.
bloan'x OI-IIK SI on- .
ScliivnU DniK Slore.
IIIIV GOODS.
Illrkliy A llurulirrs.
K. II. Iliililiuaii.
Joint Il > tr.
.1. II. I'rlt-f.
1 > . WC'HHI'I.
1'1,01'fl .1111,1- .
P. SclilnlnUo & Co.
C. X , Karnteii.
TINWAHU.
ThfiH. MuCullocIi.
Gil A I.V ELEVATOIl.
.11. E. DlllT.
GIIAXITE AMI MAUI1LF.
t
fiiojritii.s : ,
O. II. IllcK-lc .t SOILS.
C. II. Cliiiitninii.
S. T. DnvlcK.
OIirlH. .IlillliHon.
II. I.orlon A : Co.
.1. II. Nortlicutt.
W. ICoilcnl clr.
Stalliiit . .Vlloclilnc. .
T. K. Willie.
I.evl IlroH ,
J. II. Kru/ler.
IIAHDAVAIIE.
\Vlii. IllNflinr.
.1. J. CariUvoll.
HOTELS.
llolc'l AVlllMOil.
I'llOI'll IIOIIHf.
Gi-aiul 1'aulllf.
INSUHA.VCE.
3 , A. Hull.
JE\VEIUY.
* Caniclet.
J. C. Coiilry.
I'l.OIIH AM > FEUD.
J. C. A
IJ. W.
J.'I.OUH MIL.I. .
lllaelf IlroM.
IIOM. Jllaul. , Sllllrr ,
GIUHF.IIS.
llrntrici * Groeery Co.
llnriiM A ; Hud.
Win. II. HolililuN.
HOTELS.
Thu I'nclilork. W. I ) .
Muulton , Crop ,
JUSTICE OF THE I'UACE ,
T. II. Fulton.
ItlEAT MA III CUTS.
J , Illlkovrcii.
MEIICIIA.NT TAII.OHS.
H. FrKfli.
W. II. AVnlKvr.
SI ILL MFO. CO.
The DciuiiNtt-r Mill SI fir ,
Co. , C. W. MllluiTrvuM. .
MILLIKEUY.
Hl Hello Hilltop.
Aft > N. UeiuoruHt.
M3WH.
W. U. lloirmul. IlooU
uud Neuii.
. 'adilouU HoiiNf N'ervn &
Ulurar Htauil , 1'uul
1'rop.
COMMISSION.
II. Frnllfli.
A. I * . SlalToril.
LUMIIER.
L. F , Co ran It.
, D. I' . Ilolfe .t Co.
TAILORS.
J. A. X * lnoii.
XEWS DEALERS.
IVrlii-aNl.a City XOITN C
OIL AM ) GASOLINE.
Sttuiilnril Oil Co.
PHOTOGRAPHERS ,
D. W. Ciirrv.
R. W. Trimble.
IMIYSICIANS.
I. IlrilfH.
I ) . W. HtTHlu-y.
C. C. Jortloii.
PLUMHKR.S.
John Oaivlcy. ,
PRINTERS. s _ _
Frank La nil IN.
Nenw Printing Co.
. PRODIfCE.
) &
RESTAIJRAXTS.
Iliilu.
M. llaail.
HOI.1,1311 MI 1,1,9
Star MlllM.
SALOONS.
At la a lie IloiiHe.
,1. < J. ( iiinlx.
KlnciM < V Iliincr.
I. .11. T. Holim-Jilur.
.1. fi. .Slrolilr.
til-l ) . 'I'lllllllllN ,
>
I' . L. "VVliid-Iilll.
TINSMITHS.
Hornet * Kuiillxky.
WAGON .ILAICERS.
J. H. Fry.
SECOND HAND STORES.
M , llaaiiiwriii'li'ii.
Jniurx 'I'lioaijiHOii.
R. M , Kline.
Leading Business Men of Beatrice , Neb A
IMirSIClAYS ,
A. II. Fulfil , .M.U.
A. 10. llolilllNOli ,
HKMi UhTATU.
utr liivrntiucnl Oil.
IIHSTAtWAXT.S.
Tlic Area ill.Uvo , Hazel ,
I'roii ,
.STAMJO.YS.
J. AVaUoii A ; Co. , Iia
STAIIU1I Ml ' ( ill ,
C'liurleM Hloll.
HALOO.\H ,
II rail I.
.s. II. D..IK. ' .
lluury lliuilK.
smvi\G
, e . It. l" llulliM ? < t.
HIIOK
. . Ilron.
H. II. Ullib * & Co.
TUo IClnu Hlioo Co.
STAIJLIia.
C. U. Muiiiforil , 1X1 , Sul ( I
t'UHMTUHC.
K. A. Colt A Co , To I. 0