o TJIE oaiATTA DAILY JJIDE : TUESDAY , MARHII 21 , 1SOG. him that -could possibly ho done anil at the name time call a halt on Intermeddling , lot them declare for Cowln as their candidate for delegate at large. The republicans of the state will bo only too glad to ratify their choice , so I say for delegate at largo to the national convention General John C. Cowln. M'KINLEYITE. M.I , 1'AUTIISS. Preliminary Convention AVork In ,11 n n > SrctloiiH of I lie Sliitf. WKEPINQ WATEH , Neb. , March 23. ( Special Telegram. ) At the primaries held hero the republicans nominated as council- nun , A. Jj. Uplmm , Ofo Wilson , C. A. Vermillion - million and Tom Jameson ; K. S. Harnett , mayor ; George. Oliver , clerk ; C , V. Hay , treasurer , and Theodore Schaffer , police Judge. The democrats nominated J. O. Lo Ml , councilman ; 1rtH Gordcr , mnyor ; F. 11. Hubbard , treasurer ; C. II. King , police Judge , and the balance of the ticket left blank. The republicans tend a McKlnley delegation to the county convention. , FULLBHTON , Neb. , March 23. ( Special. ) The rfpubllcans of Nance county will hold primaries April 1 to eend delegates to the county convention , which will be held In this city April 4 , to select delegates to the Omaha convention , April 15. This county will probably bo represented In Omaha by a unanimous McKlnley delegation. The republicans of Fiillerton hnvo placed In nomination a straight ticket for the spring election. There ID also an opposition ticket In the field. Iloth tickets are represented by good men , and the prospects for a lively fight April 7 nre exceedingly promlnlng. O'NUILL , Neb. , March 23. ( Special. ) The county central committee met yclterday and c.iled | the county convention for Saturday. There arc several Mandcrson men In this county , and several who are favorable to the Ohio man , and there nro others who believe that Allison would be the man who would best suit the people. OKI ) , Nob. , March 23. ( Special. ) Satur day evening the high license party held a meeting for the nomination of candidates for city officers for the ensuing year : J. W. Perry , mayor ; J. D. Kroetch , treasurer ; J. P. Colby , clerk. FREMONT. Neb. , March 23. ( Special. ) The republican city convention met thla aft ernoon. II. J. Stlnson was chosen chairman and Q. D. Marr , secretary. M. E. Reynolds and J , W. doff were nominated for the school board. Mrs. Reynolds has served nine years , and lias taken an actlvo part In Its manage ment. She will receive the support of the party and of the women voters. * The democratic city convention convened thlo afternoon. , Afliloy Park was chosran chairman , and j' W. C. Abbott , secretary. C. II. Hrunnor and Dr. N. II. Drown were nominated for the school board. F. E. Ilrugh has been renomlnated by the republicans for councilman from the First ward. ward.WAYNE WAYNE , Neb. . March 23. ( Special. ) At a republican caucus Saturday evenIng - Ing the citizens' caucus nominees for mayor and city treasurer were endorsocd ; W. K. Holster was nominated for city clerk , and Samuel Wlnsor and B. P. Olmstcad for coun- cllmen. The republican county convention was called for April 11. MINDRN , Neb. , March 23 ( Special. ) A caucus was hold Saturday night and a ticket nominated for the city pprlng election. It Is entirely republican. Qeorgo F. Mllhauen was nominated for mayor ; R , M. Mall , clerk ; L. Nlnell , treasurer , and E. C. KHrch , engi neer. BUTTON , Neb. , March 23. ( Special. ) The following republicans , excepting mayor and Judge , have been nominated for municipal offlcsrs : Mayor , J. J. Bonekemper ; councilmen - men , R. A. I'auly , J. J. Oschsner ; police Judge , F. M. Drown ; clerk , William Thomp son ; treasurer , Andrew Grosahaus ; engineer , A. A. Scott ; school board , S. Carney , and Alex Barer. They are for high license. ELMWOOD. Neb. . March 23. ( Special. ) The republican primaries for Stone Creek precinct were held Saturday night. Thirteen McKlnley men were elected as delegates to P > o county coaventlon at Weeping Water March 28. They were Instructed by a unan imous rising vote to support no men as dele gates' * to the "fitatoand district convention ! who would not pledge themselves to vote to Instruct the delegates to the national conven tion for Wl'llnm ' McKlnley on the first bal lot , and nil- other ballots until he was nomi nated or out of the race. A. C. Wright , Casa county's candidate for delegate-at-large , was chosen unanimously as chairman ot the delegation. BLUE SPRINGS , March 23. ( Special. ) A high license caucus was held hero Satur day evening and , the following nominations were made : Mayor , W. W. Fullom ; council man , F. E. Illco and Frank McNutt ; city clerk , John Harpster ; treasurer , J. E. Peauto. Up to tills date no call lias been Issueby the prohibition element , but It Is understood a cjunuei will be held this evening and nomina tions made. M'COOIC , Neb' . , March 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) The republicans of McCook held a rousing city convention tonight and placed In nomination the following ticket : Mayor , H. II. Troth : council. E. C. McKay , J. J. Garrard ; clerk , E. E. Lowman ; treasurer , A. C. Ebert ; police Judge. J3. E. Rowell ; engineer , C , N. Whlttaker , ; Board of Edu cation , A. Campbell , WF. . Lawson and A. Barnett. YORK , Neb. , March 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) The city republican convention met this evening and nominated the fallowing ticket : Mayor , King ; clerk , I. A. Baker ; treasurer , George S. Cook ; police Judge , E. Granger ; surveyor , A. B. Codding. A vote was taken on tho.presidential ques tion , which resulted unanimously for Mc Klnley. _ EI , i i'iitici.\y LANDS i.IDAHO. . IMnm lUnsMoiim In Holm- CIt > ; mill llllz/.urdn In Cht-yciine , BOISE CITY. Idaho , March 21. To the JMItcr of Tho-Deo : "Bolpo City , Idaho , Is a funny o'.d town. It ID en the Union Pa- clflo "short line , " from Omaha to Portland. The town iu ! n the pa mo latitude as Porte- mouth , N. II. To net to It I went through deep snow In Illinois' , enow drifts In Ne braska and blizzards In Wy-mlng. Ten de gree. ! bslow zero Jrozo my ears In Choyemio and Hawllnti. But what a chciigo cime at Granger ! As wo went north over the divide Into the Snake river lurln , I found pprlng was upou ui. . The grcot Snake river baiii | ; Is a companion to the Humboldt basin on the couth. It IB fiOO miles long and about fifty wide. Soil lava adbe gumbo. It la rich , covered with luxuriant tuga biush , but has no water except the great Snake ilver , which flown from a little north of Utah to P-rtland , Ore. Ore.Tho The Snake river Is big enough to water a continent , and this whole tasin la go'ng to bo a garden of UJen. Millions of acres nro now planted In orchards. Pum ; , peaches , pears , cherries and grapes are gat- ting to be as cheap uo Nebraska corn. After leaving the bllzzurda of Wyoming you may Judge of my astonishment to rcc plum treojjn bloaj'tn In Holso City. Blos- BOinn In the latltudo of. Portsmouth , N. II. ! I find that this -\9 \ caused by tlioSo Chinook winds that warm British Columbia and Oro- ion ; , The temperature In Bolso never KOOS below zoro. This winter or last winter - tor , for It Is spring liore , and thp gardonb 'nre planted the temperature has ooliloin gone balow 20 degrees abvo zero , Tills Snake river country Is an empire tributary to the Union Pacific. Itoiild pay the Union Pacific to be paternal t this now empire. It should foster It. If It would give a flvo-dollnr-a-tcii rate on po tatoes and fruits , 100,000 people would Hood this fertile valley In a year. Why not take out produce cheap and charge well ( for manufactured go"ds coming back ? With a paternal Interest In the great ba&ln the Union Pacific could La feeding 1,000,030 jiooplo In five yearn. My policy would bo to bait iiettlofs with cheap freights out , rvttlo up tlin country and thai do their business afterward. Carload Kts of fruit ami potatoes might be carried out of Idaho u cheap at c ul. What are the politics In Idaho ? The people are olck of politics. They are mad at their senators. The great crop la wool. The products of Idaho Bell for $50,000,000 a year. Only $2.000,000 of tlilw In tdlverl When I ai'ked a wool man what ho thought of the silver legislation In Wash ing ! n , ho cald : "Tho wool men have baen Idiots. We voted for Oliver senators. They ha ] a chance to put 10 cents back on wool. What did they do ? They claughtered usool men nml wont kiteflying after visionary ftee coin age. They went back on $18,000,000 worth ot Idaho Intcretta and ft-od up for $2.000,000 worth of diver , whoa iilno-tentliv of tbe.- inlnea are unned In Now York by sound money mon. Why , Dolinar , who owno the Del mar Oliver mines in Montana , is a gold bug banker In Now York. Illgqcnn A Terls , who own the Anaconda silver-copper mines at Dutte , are both niund metier mon when they are In New York or San Fran- . I find all the bankers In Helena , Duttc and Dolro City are really for sound money. They are willing to coin sliver when needed , but they my "Why coin more silver when 1550,000,000 worth of rllver Is now lying corroding In the treasury ? " What makes the hard times ? The bankers In the silver country began to say It lo the tariff and nri tlio stoppage of silver coinage. In New York It l the ramo. Even old Cleveland democratic binkcrs toy the hard times are caused by the balance of trade being against no. Oold will always go out to njttlo that balance. When I asked George W. Williams of the Chemical Notional bank In Now York what catiued the hard tlmea , ho paid , with A. P. Hepburn of the Third National , that wo had hotter put the tariff back on wo"l and woolen goods. Wo dropped the tariff 25 per cent and made It a tariff for deficit. To get the old revcjjuo wo have to pulp 23 per cent more wool , pottery , silk , velvet , cham pagne and cutlery from Europe. If wo ship 25 per cent more from Eurpo , wo make 25 per cent lers In America , and 25 per cent of our mills and workmen must bo Idle. Wo democrats took a prosperous dollar coun try from Harrison , end now Cleveland baa made It n 75-cent country. "Yes , " said Henry Clous , "tho $81.000,000 wo have paid to Asia for wo-1 during the last two years took $81,000,000 In gold out of the country , and that gold had to come out of the treasury. If wo had paid that gold to Tennessee , Kentucky , Ohio , Mon tana , Wyoming , Idaho and Pennsylvania , wo would have bean better off It would have been here. We are not politicians on WnJI street , " continued Mr. Clews. "We are busl- nosa men , nnd when the expenses of the government In four years are $400,000,000 less than" our receipts , we must expect gold to go out to pay the balance. " EM PERKINS. P. S. I wrote yesterday that wo had no water hero except from the Snake river. How I lied ! H commenced raining last night at midnight and has poured till noon today. The people are wild with astonish ment. It will Insure feed for millions ot ohcep and cattle for a year , an.l add more to the wealth of Idaho than free colnago for twenty years. E. P. TlIintSTO.V SHnMS WHL He Iccnr < > M McKlnlcy'N SlrciiKtli It CriMvliiK1 KVIT.V Unv. Senator John M. Thurston returned yester day morning from Washington. Ho will remain during the remainder of the week , or until after the Iccal ctnventlon , when ho will re turn to Washington. The senator was some what late In arriving at his ollce ( , which was tenanted meantime by a number of local politicians who awaited his appearance. In Gpcaklng of the political situation Sen ator Thurston waxed enthusiastic over what ho considered the growing sentiment In favor of MaJr McKlnley. "McKlnley Is as good as nominated at this moment , " ho eald de liberately , and then he ppoko of the signifi cant action of the conventions that had al ready been held In states that had never been counted In the McKlnloy column. Min nesota and Illinois would , he said , bo for Mc Klnley at heart and 93 would Now England after they had cast a complimentary vote for Mr. Reed. Twelve out and out McKlnley delegates had been chosen In Now York and McKlnley would have two-thirds , at least of the southern vote. Ho mlgnt not be nomi nated on the first ballot , but his strength would constantly Increase. "Thla Is going to bo a campaign of the people , " added Senator Thurston , "and the people are for McKlnley ovorywhnre. Even in New York If a secret Informal ballot could be taken today McKlei- ley would get four votes to cne for all the other candidates combined. " With regard to the situation In Nebraska , Senator Thurston had but little to say. When It was suggested that there was a tendency among some el his supporters to Ignore the terms of the' agreement with tho. friends of General Mandcrson and Instructtho Ne braska delegation- McKlnley "first , last and all the. time.hesaid lhat ho was aware that a feeling of that sort existed Jn some quarters , but second " thought w.ould prevent any such action. He was certain that so far aa Douglas count- was concerned , the terms of the agreement would be carried out to the letter. Ho Insisted that this agreement had not emanated from him. , Ho had merely ac cepted It on the representations of his. friends as a means of harmonizing all elements. In reference to the probable action of ths national convention on the silver question Senator Thurslon said that while the : terms might bo somewhat more clearly defined th ; general principle of the money plank ; of the previous platform would ba unchanged. He thought that the expression of Major Mc Klnley on the subject at the Marquettc club banquet In Chicago would make an excellent substitute. The republican party was never In favor of the so-called free colnago of silver because it believed that such action would have an effect opposite to that which was claimed for It by Its adherents. It was not In favor of any action that would put a single depreciated dollar In the hands of the public , but It did favor the greatest pos sible use of silver consistent with that doctrine , and ho believed that legislation could bo secured that would create a market for what silver was produced In this country. The senator declined to discuss the prob abilities of a settlement of the Union Pacific matter during the present session. He thought there would be no further post ponement of the bridge case and that It would bo argued on the date now sot. RECEPTION TO THE SENATOR. The Fourth ward republicans congregated at Washington hall last night to give an Informal reception 19 Senator Thuroton. AB a number of other ward meetings were Miied- uled , the attendance was largely contlned. " to members of the club" and the remarks of their .guest wore largely In the nature of a general talking over of recent events to hln personal followers. Senator Thurston waa greeted with pro longed cheering when ho was introduced by Major D. II , Wheeler , ami ho explained at the oiitfet that ho proposed to merely talk a few minutes and reserve his speech for the following evening. Ho expressed hln appreciation of the manner in which his friends in Nebraska had stood by him dur- IIIR the past few weeks , and added that this signified that the people were united In their adherence to Major McKlnloy , and any effort cf political bosses to deny tholr hope and wish was bound to fall , The fpeakor alluded to the fact that for many ycara ho wan tlfo roprescntatlva of great railroad Interests. In that capacity ho performed his duty , but now ho repre sented the people cf Nebraska , and ho pro posed to servo them with the same fidelity with which ho fur veil his other clients. It was alleged that he owed his election av senator to the Influence of a great cor porate. Interest , but this was utterly and en- tlicly faleo. Ho wau elected , not because-iu. ) v/a.3 a railroad attorney , but In tplto of It. If the time nhould over come whmi eor pjrato demands should stand on cno-'Hldo and the Interests of the people 'on the other , ho would cast his lot with tjio poS- plo , at whatever cost. Senator Thnrtton then proceeded to Justify his action In regard to the pelcctlcn of the Nebraska delegation to the national conven tion. His remarks were largely u repeti tion of hlfJ previous public utterances on the tame uubject , with Home additions In details. Ho complained that for some icauon ho newspapers of Omaha had persistently mlsrcp'.cscntcd him. For wins reason the newspapers hud novel' been with him In any of his lights. Ho denied that hi ) uver abkcd a man to bo u delegate from Nunvnpka. HD simply endeavored to ascertain what the people of Nebraska wanted , and he waa In formed ou every sldo that they wcra prac tically unanimous for McKlnley. In every stop ho tool ; ho had the oxpreraoJ appioval of Mr. McKlnley's confidential advisors. Ho had no political machine at hla command with which to dictate to any one. His only strength , If ho had any , lay In the fact that the republicans of Nebraska were animated by the same deslru that tilled hla heart. Following Senator Tbureton , John I , . Wob- Btcr spoke briefly , occupying ; most of hl time with humorous hits at politic.U.nics ! and n few stories which he applied to the pending contest. John Ct Whartoii ( dHnto ! inply It. Sen ator Thuruttm's remarks , cxprcdo the appro bation ot his constituency ot his course and generally eulogized IiU conduct nnd person ality. ality.UKcranua UKcranua HE is NO mtrrATOi : At the meeting of the Eighth ward club In Bander's hall , hat night , John M. Thuutim xpokc. Ho .ild that ho felt assured that' ' It needed no additional words from him to add to the popularity of William McKlnley In Omaha , and In the state ot Nebraska. Ho had been a staunch supporter ot McKlnley from the start , and regarded him ns a true typo of the patriotic American , In whoso hands the reins of the government would rest with safety. H had been alleged that In the late McKlnley-Manderson compromise he acted In the character of a dictator. This was far from the motives that actmtcd him In the matter. The letters and agreements drafted by himself were submitted to men having the Interests ot Mr. McKlnloy ami Mr. Manderson In hand ) and met with their approval. He thought It to the best Inter ests of the republicans of the state that such an amicable agreement was made. He salt' ' that the St. Louis convention would bo only a McKlnley ratification meeting. John L. Webster followed In n short ad dress , In which he stated that ho felt as sured that the voters of Omaha and the state ot Nebraska were all thoroughly for McKln ley.Of Of the eighteen names selected by n com mittee of the club for delegates to the county convention on March 23 , the following nlno were elected by the vote of the club : Louis Anderson , T. S. Crocker , John Slack , L. S Iloydc , James Hendrlcksen , Robert Baldwin , D. I ) . Allen , Frank Uurman nnd John Wal lace. l.MT Til KM VOTK MICH KHISHMi : .VclirnMka DeleKraten to St. Iiouln Should Co UnlitNtrneteil. NIOHHARA , Neb. , March 23. To the Editor of The Bee : The side-play differ ences between Senator Thurslon nnd Gen eral Mandcrson having been adjusted , as far , at least , as Douglas county Is con cerned , I take the liberty to express my views. I have nil along been opposed to the rec ognition of cither faction , so-called , because there has been no apparent principle Involved. Doth gentlemen have llko records on all questions uppermost In the minds of the people , nnd It was a toss-up with an Indif ference as to results. Mr. Thurston has , Indeed , taken a bold stop when ho assumes the dictatorship of the republican party ot Nebraska. I realize the great following ho has. But there Is another clement that may submit , 111 fact , bo led , but not driven , llko so many sheep. I have never had but the best ot faith In Governor McKlnlcy's Individual high- mliidediin B. Ills managers , however , If Senator Chandler of Now Hampshire Is to bo believed ( end ho Is not a man who goes Into print unwisely or sensationally ) have been ovcrzealous to a point of scandal and far too dictatorial In urging his candidacy. I am opposed Jo Instructed delegation ? , as a rule. The Instructed delegation for Har rison's nomination was one of the rules that could be broken. He had Inaugurated a policy which deserved endorsement. Hut McKlnley has no higher endorsement duo .him than any other candidate now before the country. While Allison was endorsed by his state , ho had by years of service as senator become nationally famous and so trustworthy as to be at various conventions mentioned In connection with the presidency. I have , however , watched the brilliant career of Reed with no little pride. It has been many-sided and remarkable- emer gencies. One listens to his Jokes and his stories nnd watches his face beam with good-natured lights and shades , to bo by circumstances turned into biting sarcasm. Then , again , standing out upon his rights and demanding obedience to them , to finally have his successor endorse them. Then his conservative nature asserts Itself and new conditions arise to show the man lu a greater light than ever. The present house has not gone from his steady control , but Is doing business. And what more statesmanlike and unselfish letter has been written by any candidate than the one published In The Bee ot the 21st coming from Plttsburg : WASHINGTON , D. C. . March 18. II. D. W. English , Pittsburj ? : My Dear Sir I have not the slightest desire to haye my name submitted In the way you suggest. While I might have- been glud of an op portunity under other circumstances , under the present I wou'd not. In no state 'where there is a candidate have nny friends of mine Interfered with local wishes , , nor , will they with my. * consent. I am very much obliged ta you for tha personal kindness Involved In your suggestion and have very pleasant memories of your previous kind ness : . Yours very truly , T. n. UI3ED. Heed may style us as the "omnlverous west" If ho likes. He has recognized Its progress and holds the liberal policies of Blalno moro closely , In my Judgment , than any other statesman now before the coun try. try.Without Without annoying you with my views on various questions , on most of wh'ch we heartily agree , I would most wish that the Nebraska delegation could go to St. Louis unpledged. Otherwise , with Mr. Thurston's Iron-clad resolutions , why hold a conven tion ? Why not let him cast the vote and bo done with It ? E. A. FRY. X13\V .MKXICO COMI3S jrM.VSTHUCTUll. IliMolntloiiM I * < iHMMl lOmlor.slnn Cutron anil DciiinmUiiK Statehood. DENVER , Colo. , March 23. A special to the Republican .from Albuque-rque , N. M. , says : The territorial republican convention to select six delegates and alternates to the ( national convention met today. The following - ing delegates were selected , who will go un- Instnicted : Pedro Porca of Bcrnalllllo , Wil liam M. Llewelllng of Dona Ana , Thomas D. Burnu of Rio Arripla , A. L. Morris of Santa Fo , John S. Clark of San Miguel , Solomon Luna of Valencia. The following alternates were chosen : Frank Springer of San Miguel , Charles M. Sparks of Chavea , Philip Nother- puo of Sierra , S. Williams of Socorro. J. I. Van Doren ot Valencia , Celso Baca of Guada- loupc. Strong resolutions were adopted demanding statehood for New Mexico. The following resolution endorsing Delegate Catron was unanimously adopted : Resolved , That wn endorse nnd npprove the onurco of Hon. T. U. Cutron , our delo- Katp In congress. In nil bis efforts for the benefit and advantage of the territory nnd Iiccplo ; the preservation of good aider unil pii'vontlon of fraud , nnd especially for his earnest efforts toward the attainment of statehood , nnd plodso hlrn our earnest sup port In a'.l.hls'ondcavors for the public good. The delegates are divided In their personal prpferencod between McKlnley , Allison , Hc-ed and Senator Davis. CONTKST roil ] > II.I : < ; ATF.S .sn.-.iti' . AiitlcliialiMl ( hut They V/111 All Hi- for McKlnU-r. MINNEAPOLIS , March 23. The repub licans of Mlnneboti will meet In state con vention In this city tomorrow to elect four delegates at large to the St. Louis conven tion. A majority of the delegates are al ready bora and hut one name Is mentioned. The delegates from the Duluth district ore Instructed for Davis , hut they are talking McKlnley and It Is not believed that C. K. Davis' name will be mentioned to morrow. The four delegates at largo will cartalnly bo Instructed for McKlnley. The conte3t over who shall go to St. Louis Is sharp , from the fact that those most prom inently mentioned are men who have stood for Davis and who have only Joined the McKlnley column when they saw the trend of the movement. There Is little talk about [ tlu platform. One at the main contests that Is occupying the attention of the ilclo- gatcu Is between T , B. Walkur and R. G. Evans , both of Minneapolis , for the posi tion ot delegate at large. Evans Is exceed ingly popular , but the fact that ho Is not a rronouncc-J McKlnley man is telling against him , MI\MSOT.V i > ni.Kc.YTiox ; mvnmn. Ill-t-ii U About Kvcii Ili-tivc-fii DnvlM mill Mrlvliilry. rSHOOKSTON , Minn. , March 23. The Sev enth district republican * today renomlnated Fiank M , Eddy for congress and elected 0. J , aundcrir.il of Alexandria and E , fi. Valentino tine o ! Wllkln as di-lejatw ; to St. Louis. They are for McKlnlny ST. PAUL , March 3. The Fpurth district republican couvrmtlon met herjs today r.p/J elt'Ctod ex-Governor Mcrrlam and J , H. Cran- rtall delegates to the St , Loul.l convention. Resolutions wore udnpUd ftvarlng Senator C. 1C. DavlH for preBlder.t , will ; MtKlnloy ns bCCOlld diolCJ. MINNEAPOLIS. March 23. A special to the Journal from AltHlu , Mlni. : . sUUva tlir.t Morrlicn Nichols oj Duluth and Tl.jmna D. Andcraon rf Little Falls voro oltsitcl Uric- iatcu ; to St. Louis from the Slxt'i Minnesota illUrk-t , The rciUntlona ducUrci ( or huncot money nm\ \ for Senator Davis as flrat choice for prosld ul with McKlnley boconri u'ltilcc * . 0 , F. I'nniir ! ) : van cndcr&cd ( o dtlesMo at largo. A rpjc'i' to tie Jcurril Ircm Hd'.tlnijs says that trie 'rrblfd district hn * circled Mes > ivi. HubVnrdand Pnlno dele-gates to St Louis. Tbey rPfleJRod to McKlnlny. roMiiiMn AIXST M'ICIM.KV Hi - I'lwlit In the Trxnn Convention Ualilc to He it Hot On i' . AUSTIN , Tcc.tlMareh | 23. Though the re publican Mattnqqnvenllon does not meet here until tomorro the city Is crowded with delegates , great numbers having arrived on the early trains. Up to noon today It seemed as though the flghl were going to bo both a lively and bitter'one. It will bo McKlnley and nntl-McKlnlsy. Cuncy , the Allison leader , announpqd hlmsolf as n candidate for temporary chairman at midnight last night , and the further fact that the Reed men were nt once rallied to his support looks as though the lines were going to bo tautly drawn on McKlnley. The McKlnloy men nre still very sangulnb and arc asserting that they hive everything their own way nnd will send at least thrco of the four delegates to St. Louis. Cuney Is a power among the negroes , how ever , and It Is Just possible that he may turn the tldo In the direction that the McKlnley men are least expecting. Ills object Is to wnd an unlnstructed delegation to St , Louis , nnd ho will leave no stone unturned to do It. Ho practically promised the Morton men that the delegation shall go unlnstructed , and ho will train his effort In that direction. The politicians hero are looking at the si In a tlon rather seriously this morning , and some of them are not slow to say that they are afraid of a bust-up tomorrow. The gauntlet has certainly been thrown down to the Mc Klnloy men , and It now remains to be e ; n as to whether they have the nerve and strength with which to fight the battle.out tea a successful termination. After an all day wrangle to arrange a com bination between the Allison nnd Reed men , the whole business \vas knocked Into a cocked hat late tonight by the Allison men , with Cuney at thcr head , forswearing all combinations and announcing that they would make the fight singly for Allison for president nnd for Cuney for temporary chair man of tomorrow's convention. The Reed men are apparently frustrated by the action of the Allison men. McKlnlcy's forces say Uioy will fight to a finish and the result will probably bo suicidal to the Reed men , al though they seem to think that they will combine -with the McKlnley men If assured a divided delegation. Tivo lu Mlnm-Notii for McKlnley. MANKATO , Minn. , March 23. The Second end Minnesota congressional district elected R. W. Edwards of Tracy and E. II. Rowar of i Owatonna delegates to St. Louis. They are t Instructed for McKlnley. Death * of a Dny. KANSAS CITY , March 23. Mrs. Louisa M. Glddlngs , widow of ox-Governor March Gld- dlngn , Is dead hero of pneumonia. Her hus band 1 was governor ot Now Mexico during President ] Grant's administration. Mrs. Gld dlngs was born 77 years ago in Michigan. The remains will bo taken to Kalarnazoo for Interment. ATCH1SON , Kan. , March 23. Samuel Dlckson , Atchlson'o oldest settler , and one of the first directors of the Atchlson , Topeka - peka & Santa Fe railroad , Is dead here , aged 82 years. He came to Missouri from Vir ginia In 1840. LONDON , > { nrqh 23. Lady Burton , widow ot Sir Richard , Burton , the English explorer , is dead. , , . „ , , LONDON , Match 23. Thomas Hughes , Q. C. , author of.J'Tom Brown's School Days , " "Tom Brown at O-xIord , " etc. , and founder of the I British fcxjftleiijent at Rugby , Tenn. , Is dead ( at the ago of 173 years. ST. PAUL' March 23. Mrs. Jennie R. Klmball 1 of phjladelphla , the well known opera ( company' manager , died this morning In I a private par , at the unlcn depot In this city.Tho The KimbalJj.Opera company was at Butte , Mont. , two wepks ago when Mrs. Klmball was sick witi | pneumonia. On account ot her sickness jill.Engagements for the com pany betwecrifjButte apd St. Paul were can celled. It wasthought , that the high altu tudo was tnJur Qs" , and , with some misgivings as , tptho , , , result , the physicians finally agreed tjj , .the removal of their pa tient from Buttc. , , Thp private car cf the president ot 'thp Northern Pacific was ac cordingly ( placed at their disposal , and Iri It I Mrs. Klmball was brought to this city. Pleurisy had developed , and on arrival hero she ' was In too precarious a condition to bo 1 removed from the car , which was placed In the Northern Pacific yards , and every thing ps3lble was done. Mrs. Klmhall gradually grew worse , and died at C o'clock this morning. Complete arrangements have not yet been made , but It Is announced that the body will bo removed to her late homo In Philadelphia tomorrow night. PHILADELPHIA. March 23. John Mills BufTington , aged 97 , died on Friday from paralysis. Ho wps born In mid-ocean hi 1799 while his parents were on their way from Scotland to this country. Mr. DulTington fought In the Black Hawk war , the Mexican war , as a gunner under General Scott , whore the cannonading affected hla hearing ; the Florida war and the war of the rebellion. He enlisted In the latter In 1S62 at the ago of 03. In Captain Albert Rlckett's company A , One Hundred and Nineteenth regiment Penn sylvania volunteers. CRESTON , la. . March 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) Bernard Sheridan , sr. , aged 78 , died this morning. Ho was a resident of Will county , Illinois , for twenty-six years , the first Justice of the peace of that county , and for fourteen years an assesjor. Ho has resided In Union county , Iowa , s'.ttco 1875. T.ool.-eil Into n Iliiiniin Iloilv. CHICAGO , March 23. The Times-Herald's New York epeclal pays Thomas Edison has succeeded , with the aid ot the X ray , In penetrating the human body with the naked sye , the successful experiment having been made last week. Ho looked Into the lungs and heart and examined the arteries , mus cles and blood vessels of ono of his assist ants. With the powerful cathode light behind the subject , he looked through a screen of prepared chemicals , and is said to have plainly seen the workings of the various organs of the body. .Tn ( > l < Niill nnd AVallliiK NEWPORT. Ky. , March 23. Jncksan and Walling were arraigned today for the mur- ler of Pearl Bryan , both pleading not guilty , Tholr demurrers to the Indictment were overruled. Judge Helm granted their mo tions for separate trials. Jackson will bo tried first , on April 7 , and his attorneys wc-re notified that no further continuance would bo allowed. IIIUKK.S. DimlCNtlc. A meeting In the Interest of bimetallism V.'IIH held at Salt'Lake Monday night. A negro named Iko Plzer was lynched near Emporlu < . * L'-u , Monday for assuaging two white wonuMio Wl.'llnm Coxj".yi Ma wife and child , of Paint Creek. , Wa. ( , were burned to death In their home Mpmlny. Kuncrnl RcrvJci'S , were held Monday over the lute Wllllaln U. Judge , the late bend of the theosphl.4lHV' The body was cremated. A New York"foevfspaper'nuB offered H. II. lolmes , the condemned .murderer of Hen- lamln Plctzcl , . J7W for -the etory of hla life. - Private Jatnjft Allen or Fort Sheridan , who killed hlw ccfmrado In a quarrel , has icen turned Aver ; to the civil authorities for trial. O V . Hoone Bmltli.Tom Slillllt and Clinics Mc- Mlllan , thrbtifiuinuway boy , from Indian Territory , were killed by n freight 1 train at Urownsboro , Tex. l Ifffa Booth has left Chicago , after a conriinw c with the Salvation army enders , but wl l&ut accompllFhlng anything n the way of'tfottllng thu differences. The apostolic delegate t ? Mexico ban ar rived In the City of Mexico. Dtepatches from Abyssinia deny that Klnf Menolek IIUH demanded an Indemnity from ' Italy. German blmotalllsts confess to disappoint ment at the noHltlQii of England as elated In liu Houee orCpmmons , It lu denied that the president of Hon- durati has dt'clikil'to cense sending aid to President Xclaya of Nicaragua. It la announced that ex-Consu ! Waller Is seeking an amicable settlement of his claim igalnst the French government. The Dominion conference committee to ar range a settlement of the Manitoba school juertlon has started for Winnipeg. Under pressure from the French govern ment China .Is building- railroad to divert the trade of the south provinces to Tonquln , Hereafter bicyclists entering Canada muni Ic-poslt the full value of their wheel In thu custom house. The money will be refunded on leaving Canada , f AIlflPT'll TfItHI'T TIIT/MIIM 1 CORBliTl TO jlIhfcT MITCHELL Atkinson Sends Anotbor Offer for the Pompadour Pugilist. JIM QUICKLY SPURNS THE OFFER ) * lie TliltilCH Clmrlcr IN Hawy nnd ( lint Hi * Onlj- Cure * < o .licet l''lr. liiiinoiiM In the NEW YORK , March 23. The latest propo sition In the flstlc world was announced today In the following cablegram from George W. Atkinson of the Sporting Life of London to Richard K. Fox : "Bollngbroko club offers $12.000 fo : Mitchell and Corbctt. Mitchell accepts ; do : Corbclt ? ATKINSON. " CINCINNATI , March 23. Mr. James J Corbctt when shown the proposition from th Bollngbroko club ot Ixnulon , ottering $12,00 for a fight between .Mitchell and Corbctt promptly said : "Mitchell la not my mm I am after Fltzslmmons. The eyes of th world are on us and wo nre expected to meet. I would gladly accept this offer It I wen after money , because I count Mitchell eas ; money , but my game la Fltzslmmons , and 1 will not do for mo to bind myself up wit anybody clso. Besides , I have already ac ccpted a proposition from this club to flgh Fltzslmmons at $8,000. They may amend I by making the sum $12,000 If they llko an send the articles over and I will sign them. PUT TJII3 PAVOItlTU IN A I'OGKIST. OriMvdeil AKiiliiHt tlic Hull an I'revrnli'il from Winning. SAN FRANCISCO , March 23.-Tho defca of Logan , the "Iron Horse , " a 1 to 3 favor He , was the sensation nt liny district today Logan wns crowded against the rail b ; Monlta , nnd vtns unable to get througl otherwise he would certainly hnvo won The claim of foul wns not allowed by th Judges. "Ily" Holly , the well known Viilleji turfman , killed the "ring" on Montnllade litho the last race , backing the horse down froi : 25 to 1 to G to 1. Montitllndc won , 1'illlo ] Ing. Two favorites , one second choice nn. three outsiders won today. The weathc was perfect , and the track good. The nt tendance was large. Results : First race , live and one-half furlongs , sell Ing : Hazel D , 91 ( C. Slaughter ) , 8 to 1 , won Mlrambo , 107 ( Shaw ) , 11 to -second ; Arto mus , IDS ( Cochran ) , 15 to 1. third. Tlmu 1:12'J. Allen , Cnnvnsback , Yucatan II Rulnnrt , Gulllnfllly. Neblta , Fond Hope La Flcchn , Adelaide. Nettle U , Tuberose Conchltn , and Manhattan also ran. Second nice , halfmileyenrolda : Itey del Tlerra. 112 ( Cody ) , 13 to ; i ) , won ; Uo-elle. 103 ( Jones ) , 15 to 1 , second ; Scarborough. 9s ( Beauchamp ) , 2 to 1 , third. Time : C:61'n. : . Tortoise , nnd Proselyte also rn. Third race , six furlongs. Boiling : Artist. 1H ( Grinin ) , 13 to5. . won ; Catch 'Em , 10S ( Coady ) , 75 to 1 , second ; Morven , 108 ( Snld i ) , 7 to 2 , third. Time : 1:1SU. Sweet Rne , Model , Garcia , Huntsman , Repeater , Jack Richelieu and Fair Faith also run. Fourth race , mile and an eighth , ov ; four hurdles , selling : Uollrlnqi-r , 14 ! ( Spence ) , 7 to 5 , won ; Three Forks , 14 ( Peters ) , U to 5 , second ; Tomplami.ro , 11 ; ( lioyd ) , 12 to 1 , third. Time : 2:07. : J. O. C. Arundel and Rogation also ran. Fifth race , seven and a half furlongs , in sldo course : Molita , 120 ( Shaw ) , 8 to 1 , won Logan , 137 ( Shields ) , 2 to fi. second ; .Vrlll G , 118 ( Murphy ) , 15 to 1 , third. Time. 1M1H Landlord and Globe also r.in. Sixth race , seven furlongs : Mentnllntle , 107 ( Shaw ) , 10 to 1 , won ; Decision , IV ) ( Car ner ) , 50 to 1 , second ; Benhain , IU ( Shields ) 7 to 1 , third. Time : 1:32'A ' Religion Lmre- dollar. Senator Bland and Kdsemount also ran. STOUT STAID PIKTEBJT UOUM1S Omnha MUM FiRliiM 11 nrnvr irUh Billy O'Doiiiicll. HOT SPRINGS , Ark. . Alarch 23.-FuIly 1,200 sports witnessed the fight at Centra park this afternoon between Billy O'Donnol of Memphis and George Stout of Omaha. It was a hard flffht , and both men received considerable punishment. At the end of the fifteenth round the reteree declared the bout a draw. _ Nciv OrlfiniH ] | in t > IlffuiltM. NEW ORLEANS , March 23. Weather fine and track fast. The Mississippi Imndlcnr was the 'feature ' of the day and Maurice , who won , was the favorite. Gatewood's clever work In the saddle landed three win ners. Summaries : First race , 123) , for 4-year-olds , six fur longs : Begue ( I to 1) won , Tit for Tat ( lo to 1) ) second , J. W. Cooke (9 to 2) third. Time : l:15'/4. Second race , purse J200 , .for 4-ycar-olds and upward , mile , selling : Princess Rose (20 to 1) ) won. Dutch Arrow (23 to 1) ) second , Haroldlno (15 ( to 1) ) third. Time : 1:42V4. : Third race , purse $250 , for 4-year-old , sell- ng , six furlongs : Lndy Doleful ( G to 1) ) won , Nlklta (4 ( to 1) ) second , Gladlola (7 to 1) ) third. Time : l:15Vi. : Fourth race , the Mississippi handicap , ; fO ) , for 3-year-olds nnd upward , one mile : tlaurlco (4 ( to fi ) won , Llghtfoot (3 ( to 1) ) sec ond. Booze (4 to 1) ) third. Time : 1:42U. : Fifth race , purse $200 , for 4-year-olds and upward , six furlongs : Imp. Marden Pot (8 ( to 1) ) won , Bustup (40 ( to 1) second , Oak For est (30 ( to 1) ) third. Time : 1:16 : % . Sixth race , purse $200 , for 4-year-olds and upward , six furlongs : Campania (3 ( to 1) won , Hallowe'en (4 ( to 5) ) second , Curious (5 ( to 1) ) third. Time ; 1:1C'A. : FnllK Cltv'H Hull TCIIIII. FALLS CITY. Neb. , March 23. ( Special , ) Fn'.ls City will have a paid base ball team the coming season. The business men have organized a club , with John W. Powell as president ; C. C. Davis , secretary ; Fred Hrecht. treasurer. The directors nre Fied Itcaulleu , C. F. Reavis and J. A. Llppild. Harry Conners of Tecumseh has been en gaged as manager. The following ball players have been en- Kagcd for the season : Harry Conners and Hubert C. Clark of Tecumseh. pitchers ; Hilly Hall. Wnhoo , catcher ; J. J , Gettmm , Hastings , first base ; Heit Dunn , Weeping Water , second base ; Torn Cope , Hastings , third base : Charles Perry , Harvard , chart Etop ; Frank Beamclmmp. Alvln , Tex , , left Hold ; Bert Cosllzer. Weeping Water , center Held ; John S. Towle , Falls City , right Held ; Price Stocktown and W. F. Biowster , sub stitutes. , The boys arc good players and the people may look for some good games from them this summer. _ p TIIIIC' AlllUTHOII I.rilllN ( IIII'rOtM'MNlOII. . DETROIT , Mich. . March 23. A week of fcmalo bicycle racing began In the Audi torium this afternoon. The races are being run In two squads , each riding- two hours. The ncore at the close tonight was : Miles. Laps , Ulllo Wllllnmn. Omaha . M 4 1'eurl Kryea , Itncliester . t/l G Kittle Staples , Rochester . . . . M 15 MnRKle Smith , Detroit . 13 Ji-nnlo Ilniwn , Syracuse . ft 3 May Alton , Uvcrimol , KnclanJ . 68 1 Tllllu Anileraon. Clilcauo . CS 1 Lucy Hurry , Cincinnati . 62 9 Klalu Ouble . 60 10 IJnnUiT IN Not Dfiiil. NICE , March 23. Many queries have been received here regarding the report of the death of George A. Banker , the noted bicy clist , which found currency here and In the United States. His physician has , in conBiquenco , been led tq make a statement of his condition , ' Mr. Hanker arrived here , ho Bays , on the twelfth day of an attack of typhoid fever. He has now passed the twenty-second day. and he expocta that ho [ will become convalescent on the twenty- eighth day of the attack. Tliri-ntniK ( o Sin * tluUiit'liiK llonril. DENVER , March 23. It Is announced that W , W. Hamilton , the bicycle rider , will bring1 suit against the racing board of the Lenguo of American Wheelmen to compel thu board to allow his mile record , wl.fch carries with It the gold brick offered by " the Morgan & Wright company , Allxn IliMilx llrltlnnla. LONDON , March 23. A dispatch from Monte Carlo to the Times Bays that In a llukoy breeze , nnd over a short two-round course , Allan b ° at Brlttanlu , Qatanlta coming ingIn third , Stephanie ulsa beat Samphire. OHVO tlu > I'r MicluT n SARIN , Tex. , March 23. Rev. J. O. Thorn- ton , a preacher living near here , was warned to preach no moro In , this section. He re fined to obey the order , and last night he was. taken out by a mob and severely whipped with switches. Ho has many friends , and the affair has wrought the community to a high pitch. Another Kll KEY WEST , Fla. . March 23. The federal authorities have been advised that another filibustering expedition Is forming on the east Florida co bt. about 100 miles from thin point , and arc taking measures to prevent Its departure The revenue steamer Wlrnm * has arrived from Tampa to co-opcrato with the cutter Mcl enn , patrolling the gulf. A suspicious Ptonmcr with ono mast In reported as hovering * nbout Turtle harbor for A week past. The steamer Commodore la alto said to bo In this vicinity. Thrco Spanish war fihlps continue cruising In the gulf , visible from the lookouts here. mtmii.Aits r.vnmi TIIK iir.n. lion- AVomniiV St-rve nnd ( litlrk Wit Ilffecti'il Illn On ii tnr i' , A young Philadelphia woman ot rather graceful , dignified appearance , about 25 , had become Infatuated with histrionic art. She was of excellent family , ot wealth , who gave her a thorough musical education at home and In Paris. To become a celebrated pong- stress was the dream of her existence , and when nn opportunity occurred that she could dlcplay her vocal powers on the boards this young woman selzoJ It rapturously , and , In defiance cf her parents' wishes , Joined an amateur theatrical company , says the Phila delphia Telegraph. The company Intended to remain In Toledo , O. , only a few days , and then go further west. The young woman to whom I have reference had a magnificent pet of diamonds , worth thousands of dollars , and of course she tcok those with her , and also a largo sum of money. Ono of the members of thu company , who had taken quarters at the hotel with the others , suggested that Miss S deposit the money and Jewels In the safe , but Miss S refused to act upon this suggestion , It waa nearly 12 o'clock of the evening of her arrival at the hotel , ana going up to her room on returning from the opera , where she had gone with some young people , Miss S was about to ring for the maid , when she saw Jihrough the mirror facing her R reflection of a man's boot and also a hand clasping an ugly looking knife protruding from under the bod. A pcream was ready to burst from her throat , but by a superhuman effort she con trolled It and commenced humming snatches of an opera , at the same tlmo thinking of n clover plan to save both herself and dla- mcnds. Stopping suddenly In the midst of her singing , she said aloud : "Thoro , I left all my money In the olllco safe and haven't n penny for that bill ; I'll send Marie for It , " and ringing , waited with bated greath the maid's appearance. The two minutes that elapsed scorned llko two years. "Marie , " she sjld , calmly , as that Indi vidual came Into the room , "go down to the olllco and bring up nil of my money left there this morning here , I'll write an order for It , " and , taking a card , wrne : "Burglars hiding In my room ; como at cuce with help , " and , slipping It in an envelope , sealed It. "Give this to the proprietor , " she' continued , "and ho will give you the money. " Miss S again looked at the bedside to see If the fait and hand remained visible no , they had been withdrawn ; then walking over to the piano sung. A knock at the door was heard. "Como In , " she answered , al most holding her breath for fear her note had failed In Its mission , but no there stood the hotel proprietor and by his side two policemen. They Immediately looked under the bed where Miss S was pointing , and captured the burglar without any trouble. Trouble * lit < lic IliiNlncHH "World. CHICAGO , March 23. Attorney Patrick W. Snowhcolc made an assignment today. The assignee Is Homer B. Gallpln. A statement was filed , In which Mr. Snowhook places his assets at $350,000 , and his liabilities at $200,000. It was stated that his failure was owing to the stagnation In the real estate market elnco the panic of 1S93. The assets consist of real estate. WINSTON , N. C. . March 23.-rW. Dudley & Co. , cno of the largest tobacco manufac turers of Martlnsvlllc , Va. , has made an assignment. Liabilities , $37,000 ; assets , abut ? 32,000. Mr. Dudley's mother and wlfo and the People's bank of Martlnsvlllo are the preferred creditors. William Bor row , bookkeeper for the firm , is trustee. BASTON , Pa. . March 23. The Glendon . Iron company , one of the oldest In the Le- ; : high valley , has made an assignment to J. T. Lea of Philadelphia nnd Francis C. Gray ) of Bston. Colonel T2a lle Jtecnlleil to London. o ) NEW YORK , March 23. Many were the expressions of surprise at the headquarters of the Salvation army today when the news ) leaked out that Colonel William Eadle , the . chief secretary , had received a cable mes sage from General Booth ordering him to ' London. One of the stipulations that Balling- ton made to tin tnrce commissioners to get him to withdraw was that Colonel Eadlo should go to London and never return. The officers of the Salvation army and the American volunteeers look upon this as the . first step taken by the old general toward . affecting a reconciliation with his son. Booth-Tucker , the newly appointed com mander of the United States forces , who has already sailed from England , Is known to bo the bearer of several propositions to Balling- ton Booth. llrowii ArrcHteil on .SiiM-ilclon. C. H. Brown , n cook nt the Union hotel , has been arrested on suspicion of having passed a worthless draft for J12.CO on F Krampert , a butcher at 1119 South Twenty- . second wtreet. The draft was signed by Her man Ilosch , nnd drawn on a Mrs. Wind- helm , 2010 Poppieton avenue , for whom Brown formerly worked ns coachman. Ho . lost his position February 1 , nnd about the time of his departure , Mrs. Wlndheltn lost some clothes , a pair of expensive gloves nnd a cow. She thinks Brown took them. Last evening ho attempted to give away a pair of gloves to a fellow prisoner , whose time was served , but was detected in the act nnd the gloves were taken by the officers. - ( lie Yimktoii llrlilKc. YANICTON , S. D. , March 23. ( Special Telegram. ) A force ot men resumed work today upon the railroad bridge across the Missouri river here. The Lenvenworth Bridge company nnommced that funds for the work have been provided and the bridge will be completed this Penson. The cost of the structure will be $100,000 , , nnd will bo bonded to an Englla1 ! syndicate. The br dge will be operated by the Great Northern. Hi-iii-nil Nrttlctoii Seriously III. KANSAS CITY , March 23. General George II. Nettleton , president of the Kansas City , Fort Scott & Memphis railroad , lo critically 111 at his homo In this city , and It Is not thought ho can recover. A week ago Gen eral Nettleton suffered an attack of vertigo , and since then has been seriously 111. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup has always been kept up to the standard. It Is the same It was forty years ago , the best sold. llnllliiiore MuthoillNt Coiifcrrnci- . ROANOKE. Va , , March 23. The annual conference of the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal church , south , will begin hero next Wednesday and continue about a week. Bishop R. K. Hargrove of Chattanooga will bo presiding officer. Nothing Is put In Cook's Extra Dry Im perial Champagne to make it ferment , the effervescence Is natural ; its boquct unrivaled , LOCAL IIIIKVITIK.S. M. Miller , who paused a $10 counterfeit bill I of 1801 on his landlady In payment of a $1 UQjird bill and received $ C In good money In [ turn , was fined $10 and costs by Judge Gordon yesterday , A warrant Is out for the arrest of Leo Counccllor on a charge of araaiilt and bat tery preferred by his wlfo , Mary. They live it 949 North Twenty-seventh street. The mission class of the Woman's auxiliary 3f the Episcopal church will meet at 3 p. m. Wednesday at Blehop Thorpe's. Subject , "Our Responsibility. " Tl Smokers unbiased In their opinion pro 1 nounce Sweet Moments cigarettes best. 01 Ta. imTn. tm UAnilMMrs. . May Mnt t.1"1 Old r.iKllen1 Ilamu , 2718 Hurt bt. , Kund.iy , March 12 , liiO , tmI DKed 75 yearn. Kuncrnl from tht < Homo on Tuesday , the 21th , ut 2 o'clock. Interment at I Kuimt Ijiwn. WARD George C. , March 22 , at bin homo on Ohio "street In thin city , aged 61 your * . Funeral from his lute residence , 2201 Ohio m. Wednesd orest Lawn. I'r I'rT. ' T. QUAKER OATS ' The Child Loves It. The DyHpoptlo Dcrauuds It. The Hplcurc Doto.s ou It. . DO YOU EAT IT ? FOllOWED Tllli LAKE SHORE Other Roads Answer the Suit Filed by the Government. OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SET OUT Xot to npiircftn Ihc rnlillo , . lint to I'rcvvnt Dlncrltnliintlon mil to Kjtoot Kcononiy of NKW YORK , Mnrch 23. Similar nnswcrs to that niccl on Saturday by tlio Luke Shore & Michigan Southern Hallway com- I'.niy In the suit tiled In the nnino ot the United States against the corporations com posing the Joint Tronic association have been ( lied today by the I'lltsbure & Lake Krlo Hallway company , the Pennsylvania Hallrond company , the Allegheny Valley Hallway company , the I'lilladclphla , Wil mington fi Daltlmoro Hallroad company , the Tcrro Haute & Indianapolis Hallway com pany , the Northern Central Hallway com pany , the Grand Haplds & Indiana Hall way company , the IMUsburg , Cincinnati , Cl.lcago & St. Louis Hallway company , the Toledo , I'corla & Western Hall\\ay com pany. The object of the Joint Traffic as sociation , among other things , the answers assert , was to bring about a co-operation which would lead to the maintenance of roAiionablo and Just fares , rates , rules and regulations of Interstate traffic ; prevent un just discrimination ; secure the reduction and concentration of agencies , and the Intro duction of economies In the conduct of Inter state commerce. inuil Hip Ileoclvrrx. MILWAUKEE , March 23-Oudgo Jenkins today refused a petition of the Clybourno Park company of Chicago In the Wisconsin Central receivership , holding that the com pany was not entitled to caultablo relief bo- catiso It permitted gambling on Its premises In opposition to the laws of Illinois. The Central company repudiated a contract to run trains from Chicago to Clybourno park at the rate of | 17 per car and demanded $30 per car. The receivers hold that the contract was burdensome. Judge Jenkins said that If It were not for the gambling ho would have ordered a referee to determine Just how far It was burdensome and In event of Its being but ellghtly so would have overruled the ac tion of the receivers by virtue ot the general powers ot the court In receivership cases. SllIlM AKIllllNt tllC < l. < 0 lie DlHHllHNOd. DKS MOINES , la. , March 23. ( Special Telegram. ) A series of suits recently begun In the federal court against the Chicago , Hur- llngton & Qulncy road In the name of the United States to oust the road , and a largo number ot settlers who bought lands from It , from their holdings , will be dismissed. The cases Involved about 20,000 acres of land In. Page , Montgomery rnd Mills counties , which . It was claimed by the government were held by defective titles , having been claimed by the road under Ita land grant. It has been. found [ that all the questions raised have al ready been settled by the federal supreme court and that a now hearing would result In a victory for the present settlers. Security Holilcrx Want HeiKljiiNtmfiit. NEW YOHK , March 23. A commlttco lias been appointed In the Interests of the security holders of the Mexican Southern railroad to develop a plan for readjustment jf capital. Europe Is largely Interested n the property. The Immediate motlvo for such action la the heavy arrearages of In- erest on the debenture bonds. Settlement s being made with the underwriting syn- llcato of the Atchlson railroad at the rate f C per cent on the aggregate advances. Pliero will bo , In addition , a distribution f securities later. * IIMVII Itond In Itccolvt'r'M IIiiiulM. WAVEKLY , la. , March 23. At the request f the holders of more than 90 per cent of .ho bonds , Joseph Sampson , trustee , has filed n the Dremer county court a bill for the 'oreclosure of the Cedar Falls & Minnesota allroad. Cold Wenthcr In tlio SoiitliTrcnt. KANSAS CITY. March 23. A cold wave prcad over the entire southwest last night , mixture of snow , rain and sleet , added to rapidly falling temperature. At some olnts where the rain changed to sleet moro r less damage to fruit was occasioned. At Vebb City , Mo. , considerable damage to lines by flooding Is reported. Invi'iinort I.oiuler DiMtuiKcil by I-'Ire. DAVENPORT , la. , March 23. A Hro at 1:30 : tonight destroyed the bt ) idlng occupied y the Washburn-Halllgan Coffco company , nd slightly damaged the plant of the Dally .eader. The loss on the stock ot the Coffco ompany will bo about $80.000 ; Insurance , 50,000 ; loss on building , $50,000 ; loss on .oador , $500. lovciiMMitr ) of Ocean VcNNt-ln , March 3I ! 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