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O TUB OM-AITA DAILY BEESATUKDAY , FEBUITAIIY G , 1897.
n round for a soft berth for his son-in-law.
at took htm but a short time to make up
tiU mind that Mr. King , the gentleman In
question , would look well as an attache of
the office of chief of police. This position
fwas held by Charles Doolcy , who had acted
cut secretary 'or Chief Seavey , Acting Chief
ffilostyn and Chief White , but was trans-
rcrrcd to m ko room for the holr apparent.
Mr. King was made clerk to the chief of
police , and , to far as the pay roll shows ,
tie has been In no sense- Irregular or tardy
In drawing his salary. Ho had had no ex
perience In police mattorH to commend him
to appointment. It was Intended that such
position should bo filled by one who Is not
nnly competent to perform clerical work ,
I ) ut who has some knowledge of criminals
irtid the manner In which criminal records
ehould bo kept. When young King entered
upon his duties ho had no Idea as to the
Importance of gathering photographs and
records of criminals for use of the pollco
department , and a photograph of a baftk or
train robber meant no more to him than a
newspaper cut of the "new woman.
IGNORED BY SIOAVAUT.
There are other favors that have been
jiassed around to the "faithful. " For moro
Ihan half the time Chief Slgwart has drawn
ho $30 appropriated for special detective
work. The resolution authorizing this
KpeclllcAlty rsqulrea the chief to furnish an
Itemized statement showing In what manner
the funds v.cr used and to whom the money
wai paid. Tl.ls the chief has never done , but
has drown the money without turnUmlng the
required statement. Comptroller Weathers
wrote Mm a letter more than a week ngo re
questing him to furnish the contemplated
Ktntcmcnt , but thus far he has failed to do
It. There are n great many people where
ro anxious to know what uao has been made
of this portion of the public funds. Can
jChlef Slgwert explain without doing some-
thltiR else ? If not , why does ho Ignore the
comptroller's demand ?
Another example of favoritism l ono with
which the name of Commissioner Paul
Vandervoort Is associated , The board some
time ago pretended to adopt the civil service
plan of appointment nnd promotion. When
the "reformers" took this action they her-
nldcd It broadcast as a reform ot tholr own
'flesh ' and blood. How has this resulted ?
Do civil service rules apply or govern ?
Hardly. On the contrary , It Is the applicant
with the "pull" that captures the coveted
jirlzc. It Is related of Vandervoort that
eubsequcnt to the adoption of this rule he
'deliberately erased three or four names from
the approved list of applicants because of
personal dislike. Ono of these Blood eighth
on the list and had been given 100 per cent
In the physical examination by "Medicine
'
'llan" Savllle , yet he was excluded from
consideration for appointment and men
Riven berths on the force who were below
him. not only In the physical test , but abe
In thv civil service examination sot by the
"reform" board's own examiners. If this is
not playing favorites , what Is ?
AMUSEMENTS ,
Sousa during his career has written sixty
marches and neven operas , and It Is only fall-
to add that his inarches have been sold all
over the world. Some doubt has been ex
pressed as to their lasting qualities , but
they ate full of melody , replete with llfo
and vivacity , bristling with MitprUes anil
never dejcondlns to the low or common
place. There IB not a RchHolboy In America
who has not straightened his back to the
Inspiring "Washington Poit March. " His
now "King Cotton" leaped Into popularity
In twenty-four hours after publication , and
as far as hl latest excursion Into the field
of opera Is concerned "El Capltan" speaks
for itself In n .manner . that Is olear , concise
and emphatic , and will soon be heard In
Omaha.
The demand for coats at the box office
Indicates two big houses at Uoyd's on Sunday -
' day , when matinee and night concerts will
ba given. The nnlolsts of the organization
are .Elizabeth Northrop , prim a donna , BOr
prano ; Martina Johnstone , violinist ; Arthur
1'iyor , trombone , and Franz Hell , fluegcl-
horu.
The Paiges , accompanied by Harry Eng
lish and supported by what is described as
an evenly balanced nnd conscientious com
pany , are announced at noyd's for two
weeks , commencing Tuesday evening , Feb
ruary 7. During this engagement popular
prices will prevail and there- will bo pro
duced a repertory cf sparkling comedlci
and Inteiestlng dramas. Kov songs , dances
and specialties are among the special
features.
Illustrating thci fraternal and beneficial
features of the order , a realistic drama of
Woodmen , by Woodmen and for Woodmen.
TickotH for t-alo by all camps In Omaha ,
South Omaha and Council Bluffs , besides the
Royal Neighbor camps of both cltlus.
The Woodward Theater company will bo
tins drawing card at the Crclghton for two
performances today , presenting as the mat
inee bill "Tun Nights In a Barroom , " when
twelve expensive ) dolls will bu distributed
among those attending. "The Lawyer's
Clerk" Is announced for the extra attrac
tion tonight. The series of views presented
by the raagniscope will be changed at every
performance. "Myrtle Ferns , " the bill
presented laet night , met with an enthus
iastic'reception by a largo audience. Two
performances will be given tomorrow.
MOM'N I'nlon Soelnl.
A plrau.int social for men waa ulven ut
tlu ? Central United PioHbyteilan church
laut night , by the .Men'.s union of that
church. Thurc wnn n musical and literary
program , and the uvonlnrr closed with rc-
frcHliim-nlH. The feature ? of tlm musical
program werf two Kolo.i by Jumex II.
AilumH. In the lltvraiv portion thorn were
tinot > papers : "Tin1 Commercial and Iti-
diihtrlal IntnrrslH of Our City nnd State , "
liy It. 11. Wallrn't"UuslnoHs ; and Social
Llfo In the F.-isl and West , " by William
liulril , anil "SehcnieB and Schcmcra ns an
Aid to Prosrcsa , " by A. O , Cliarllon. Each
of tlm papers Vina followed by u very gen
eral discussion of the nubjcrta presented ,
1'rlcN to Inti'lluilte the Mother.
KANSAS CITY , Fob. G.-Major Wooil.son ,
couimel for Alice- Platt , charged with pols-
onlnu tlio two chlldri'ii of U-iwyer Charloa
V. Muflsey , spnini ; n HCiiHntlon at the trial
today when he Intimated by | | | line of
questioning Mr . Musnoy that nil attempt
u'onlil be mud ? to Implicate her in tlm
crlnii * . Ho tiled to Hliow that Hho hail
quurrnleil with Lawyer Mussey because nf
111 * uttentloiiH to other women , but tlm
wltncnti excitedly denied that they hail
PVIT qjmrrolert. The attempt was miulo
to show that Mr . MIIKSQV nciuelf mlsht
have poisoned the children through family
troubled. The Muwoys are prominent. In
cltutt'h anil aoclul circles.
Ileiltll ( iefN II C'oiiNlllxliln.
OIIICAOO , Fc-Jj. 5 , A Nt'WA Hpi-clal fiom
Anderson , Ind , , sayn : liefoie Jenvlns on n
trip rtouth , which will juolmbly extend to
Cuba. National Republican L'onimltteemmi
Durbln , who IB also a member of thu uxon-
ntlvo committee and In close touch with
Prrxlilent-oli'ot MoKlnloy. .mild : "You mav
announce upon my authority that Poriy B.
lleiUli , who had clmrcu uf the bureau of
publication for our Chicago branch of the.
. republican nommlttee , lias been tendered
thu plucu of eonstil general to I'arlH anil
will accept. J. K. Ooudy. ch.Urmau of the
Indiana republican committee , lum been
tendered n llrst-elnsa foiflKt ) mlnlstertdilp.
Yon may nlvo mo us authority for tliw
statement. "
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ArroNtnl for a Dlninonil Holiliery.
NEW YORK , Feb. G.-Andrnde Manro la
In custody bora accused of having , lth
two otlierH , stolen a pncKnge of illamondH
tfrom Oi'orKo F. Clulll , u Jeweler of New
'Orleans. The robbery occurred on Decem
ber 2. Manro will bo held for extradition to
. Louisiana.
Cure
Talk In favor of Hood's ' Bnrsaparllla ns for no
other medicine. It lias tlio greatest record of
cures of any medlclno In the world. In fact ,
Is the Ono
1'urlQcr True lll , S Sarsaparilla
Hood'a Pills cureilck headache , Indigestion.
THROUGH POLICE NEGLECT
Principals nnd Promotars of the Priza
Fight May Escape ,
FAIL TO SECURE EVIDENCE TO CONVICT
llcnrlnir In the Tolloc Court Tnrncil
Into u Farce Win-re Junllcc In
IMonteil by the
AutliorltlcH.
The Omaha pollco having proved their
Incfllciency by allowing a prize fight to take
place under their very noses last Satur
day night , seem to be In a fair way to
clinching that fact by allowing the prize
fighters to co free through their absolute
failure to procure evidence against them.
While the preliminary hearing of Sherroy
and Bell , charged with prize fighting , was
not completed In the pollco court yester
day , the prospects seem good for their dis
missal. Although no direct evidence was
brought out connecting them with the fight
as principals or even establishing the fact
that thereW B a fight , It was plain as day
to those who listened to the testimony that
the story ot the brutal llstlc contest pub
lished In The Bco last Monday was correct
In every derail.
With the assistance of the county prosecu
tor the police gave a beautiful demonstration
ot how a case against prize fighters ought
not to be handled.A | host of witnesses were
subpoenaed , but It was very evident that
neither the detectives nor the prosecuting at
torney had Inquired as to what testimony
they were liable to give. A drag net was
evidently hauled out In the hopes that some
thing might be caught. And when witness
after witness declined to testify on the
ground that "their testimony might tend to
eliminate themselves , the prosecution tried
to throw the blame upon the court for not
compelling the witnesses to testify. It
even went so far as to make proposals In
open court to one or two of the colored sports
to turn state's evidence upon promise of Im
munity from punishment.
The referee In the fight , Colored Attorney
Walker , appeared as counsel' for one of the
defendants , and pleaded his professional priv
ilege to excuse himself from giving testi
mony.
The whole nffnlr is nothing less than an
attempt on the part of the pollco to e capa
some of the scandal attaching to their fail
ure to prevent the fight originally , by mak
ing n gallery play and siylng that they did
thu best they could to convict , and could
not bo blamed for their Inability to get ovl-
dcnco that would hold. The farce began
shortly uftsr 2 o'clock before a variegated
audience.
WITNESSES WHO KNOW NOTHING.
The first attempt at the alleged prosecu
tion was made when an apparent endeavor
to show that the fight had been premedi
tated was tried. Oscar Rlckctts , n saloon
keeper In the Third ward , was called for
this purpose , but ho testified that while he
know the defendants he had 'not heard oven
a whisper regarding a fight before it oc
curred. Joseph Sounenberg , the Douglas
street pawnbroker , was as unsatisfactory ,
lie said that while he "understood" a fight
was to have been pulled off on Saturday
night ho did not know the source of Ma
"understanding" and did not know whether
the fight occurred until he read about It In
The Bee.
John Carlow , the proprietor of the saloon
at Sixteenth and Vlnton streets , in which
neighborhood the fight occurred , swore posi
tively that it had not been pulled off in his
place or in the barn in the rear of it. He
also knew nothing about It until he read it
in The Bee. He saw neither of the princi
pals and noticed no hacks driving to any
point In the neighborhood.
Lewis Goldsmith , Sam Goldsmith and Olc
Jackson gave testimony that coincided In a
remarkable manner. They all saw Sherroy
and Bell at different times In the evening
up to 9 or 10 o'clock. After those hours ,
however , they would not admit having seen
them. They refused to answer on the
grounds that they might incriminate them
selves. They refused to answer several
other quedtlons for the same reason , includ
ing the following : If they were present at
a prize , fight or were In the neighborhood of
Sixteenth and Vlnton streets on the night
of the mill. County Attorney Jefferis of
fered each of them Immunity from punish
ment If they answered , but they refused the
proposition.
V. B. Walker , attorney for Sherroy. who is
paid to have been the referee at the fight ,
wan railed to the stand , but stopped all
questions by refusing to answer because
ho was counsel for the defendant. He said
that waa only one ot bis reasons , but he
considered It sufficient. The court uphold
him in this position.
HACKLOADS OF COLORED MEN.
Three hackdrlvers , "Doc" Carver , Clinton
Demott and Albert Wallace also gave tes
timony that strangely coincided and seemed
to bo sufficient to have given the police
able foundation upon which to have ob
tained evidence regarding the fight had
they so desired. Tey all had picked up
loads In the "burnt district" and carried
them to Vlnton street. One hack stopped
at the corner ot Thirteenth and the others
at Eighteenth. Each carried four or five
colored men , but none of the hackmen knew
any one In the crowd ho carried.
"Colored men all look alike to me In the
dark , " said onu of them. The passengers
left the vehicles at the corner , the time
being somewhere before midnight. The
hackmen did not know even what direc
tion they went. Then the colored men re
turned to the hacks again , but the drive
dll not know whether they carried back to
town tbo cams crowds they had taken out.
All the hackmen nworo that they did not HO
the fight , did not know that ono had b n
pulled off , and did not know the object of
their passenger ' trips to Vlnton street.
The care with which the farcical trial had
been planned , was shown when another
hack driver was called. He was Jack Kirby.
IIu swdre that on S'Uimliy ' night ho had
gone homo at S o'clock and had not left his
house after that hour. He was dismissed
without further questioning.
Tbreo members of The Bee's editorial staff.
W , I ) . Perclval , II. L. Fowler and Victor
Rc-'jcwater , were nailed to the stand. ' They
were questioned as to the Identity of the
author of the article In The Bee. Thl !
fcenied to bs more desired , apparently , than
any information regarding the fight itself.
SOME DIRECT TESTIMONY.
Officer Baldwin was the first officer from
whom any teetlmouy was gained. Ho met
Boll on the Sunday a'.ier tlio light. Boll
told tha officer that ho had had the best of
thu mill , but owing to the fact that the
referee , "Vic Walker , " ha"d his money on
Sherroy. he got the worst of It and therefore
quit. Ho falil the light lasted twenty-one
rounds , In the course of which there were
some twenty knockdowns , The officer twtl-
floJ that Bell bad a swollen Up. While this
conversation was occurring Bell was Inter
rupted by Olc Jackson , who chanced to pass
by , Jacltt'oji said : "Shut jer mouth , nigger.
You're talkln' yerself Into Jail " Ole Jack
son was named by Bell as being one of
those present. He also mentioned Walker
and Sam Goldgmlth as being In the audience ,
Captain llano read a statement which he
had obtained from Boll after the latter's ar
rest. In this Bell said that the arrange
ments for the fight were completed In Gold
smith's saloon , In tbo Third ward , and that
ho went out to the fight In the same car-
rlago with Sherroy , They went to the sa
loon on Vlnton street , where "the car turns , "
but the captain had failed to learn whose
saloon It was. A purse of ? H was made up
In the saloon and ( he men adjourned then
to a barn In the rear ot tlio saloon. Hero
Bell and Sherroy stripped off their coats
and fought for twenty-one rounds. Then
Dell alleged that ho was not being treated
fairly and stopped. The principals returned
to the city In the same carriage. Bell uald
further that there \\ere some fifteen persons
present at the fight , of whom ho named
Walker , Sam Goldsmith , Lew Goldsmith
and Ole Jackson , Ho said ho did not know
the others.
The state announced that It had some
other witnesses which were not present. On
Its motion , therefore , the hearing was con
tinued until this afternoon.
Iliiillionrnn
BLOOM1NGTON , 111. . Feb. -Charles
Radbourne , the famous baio ball player. Is
lying at thu point of death ot hU honta In
this city , 111 with consumption ,
I'IOMIH i.v HAIMIOAD miu.niNn ,
Tn I It with the .11 nu Who I.nlil the Klrnt
Hull * for the IJnlnii Pacific.
General J. S , Casement of Palnsvlllc , O. , the
man who laid the first rails ot the Union Pa
cific railroad , brushing away the Indians In
the meanwhile , was In the city yesterday , en
route from the cast to St. Louis and Den
ver. Ho Is well known to old Omahans , and
during the day received a number of calls
from the older residents. He took lunch
with Henry W. Yatcs. spent the afternoon
with General John C. Cowln , and took dinner
with C. E. Squires. Ho left last evening
for St. Louis , and on his return from there
will visit his son at Manhattan , Kan ,
The old railroad engineer does not show
his ago any more than ho did on his last
visit here , about a year ago. His eyes
still sparkle , and the brisk manner In which
he walks about h convincing proof that ho
could build another railroad today were
these the- days ot railroad building. To a
Bee reporter he talked at some length con
cerning the subject In which he Is most In
terested and upon which ho Is regarded as
a national authority.
"Aro you still actively engaged In rail
road building , General Casement ? " was
asked ot him.
"Yes. Indeed , " ho replied , "when there Is
anything to bo active about. You know
there has been no railroad building In the
United States to speak of since 1893. The
truth Is during the past few years we have
Just missed a terrible financial disaster. Wo
are getting over It elowly. Wo should not
expect too much at onco. When lame
people first abandon crutches they do not
expect to be able to turn summersaults the
very first thing. "
"Do you believe that there will bo much
railroad building In the United States when
good times do roll around ? "
"Beyond a doubt. There Is plenty of field
tor railroad building. This talk about our
Biiffurlni ; from too many railroads today Is
nonsense. Now take my state , Ohio , for In
stance. There Is plenty of room , and , more
over , there Is real demand for more railroads
there. Tl.ere U a need for shorter and more
direct routes from the coal fields to Chi
cago. These will undoubtedly be built
within a few years. Yes , this Is a good time
to build a railroad It the necessary jimount
of capital can bo raised. Steel rails arc
cheap , and so la other construction ma
terial. The prospects are that these things
will remain low In price for a few years to
come. So you see more than ono thing points
to an era ot railroad building within a very
few years. "
IMSHSO.VAIj PA11AGJIAIMIS.
Dan A. Robb , Florence , Is at the State.
O. II. Jones , St. Joseph , Mo. , Is a Barker
guest.
C. L. Hunsakcr , Missouri Valley , Is at the
State.
John Hlmrlch , Hooper , Neb. , Is a guest at
the Mercer.
.1. L. McPholoy , an attorney at Mlnden ,
Is In the city.
Mike Ellmore , a contractor at Alliance ,
Is In the city.
John R. Hays , Norfolk , Neb. , Is stopping
at the Mercer.
W. W. Johnston , Billings , Mont. , Is a vis
itor In the city.
W. D. Gahor , Louisville , Ky. , Is regis
tered at the Mercer.
John P. Olson , Holdrege , Neb. , Is regis
tered at the Barker.
Con D. Harrington , Nebraska City , Is
registered at the Barker.
T. Walles and wlte , Chllllcothe , Mo. , are
in the city at the Mercer.
A. D. Young , a Chicago traveling man ,
Is registered at the State.
R. B. McMillan , a real estate man from
Glen wood. It stopping at the State.
Dr. George L. 'Miller left last evening
for Chicago on a short business trip.
G. F. Crandell of the Union 'Pacific loft
for Chicago and eastern points last night.
S. N. Wllklns , C. Walker and A. H. Hub-
bard are registered at the Barker from Cros-
ton. la. '
William Maxon. advance representatlvo''for
the Frank Daniels Opera company. Is stop
ping at the Barker.
Andrew Traynor , baggage superintendent
for the Union Pacific , left last evening for
Chicago and eastern points.
Jules Carter of Iowa , father of A. S. Car
ter of the Carter Hardware company of this
city , is visiting in Omaha.
E. Brong , Portland , Ore. , formerly a resi
dent of Nebraska , is in the city. Ho is
now engaged in working up Immigration for
the nortUwcst.
Colonel F. E. Drake , Centervlllo , la. , presi
dent of the Centervillo Block Coal company ,
was In the city yesterday while on his return
from a trip to Cripple Creek.
J. E. Evans , formerly deputy secretary
of state under Joel A. Piper , was In the
city yesterday. "Jack" Is now deputy clerk
of the district court at North Platte.
George Koch , a real estate man at Sioux
City , came to Omaha yesterday and will re
main till Monday afternoon , when he Is to
be married to a young lady in this city.
G. A. Eckels , an attorney at Chadron
and a candidate for the republican nomina
tion for state auditor last summer , was In
the city yesterday. Ho had been attending
the beet sugar" convention at Hastings.
Nebraskans at the hotels : W. P. Killers ,
Lodge Pole ; J. S. McUrlen , Orleans ; W. M.
Collins and wife , Grand Island ; George H.
Palmer , Broken Bow ; A. G. Carlson , Goth
enburg ; A. M. Modlsett. Rushvlllo ; T. J.
Brownfleld , Grand Island ; Warwick Saun-
dera. Columbus ; H. H. Patterson , Norfolk ;
H. H. Hake. Grand Island ; John A. WIsherd ,
Clarkson ; D , Burlelgh , Fairbury ; C. W.
Jokes nnd wife , Wllber ; John Brown , Sid
ney ; J. F. Perkins , Springfield.
I.OOAh JIUKVITIKS.
Building Inspector Harte has condemned
the two-ftory frame building at 1208 Capitol
avenue.
Mrs. J. K. Lanyon , mother ot Dr. W.H. .
Lanyon. S , S. Lanyon and Mrs. Brazce , died
at her homo. 2711 Charles street , Thursday
night , aged 78 years. She had been a resi
dent of this city some five years.
The elevator conductors will meet to
night for the purpose of organizing a pro-
tcctlvo league. The object of the organ
ization Is to weed out the Incompetents. The
wugo question will not bo touched upon.
.A' ' sneak thief Thursday afternoon entered
the house at 1010 Pacific street by means of
an open front door and walked away with two
overcoats. One of the garments belonged t. )
y. U. Karr and the other to William Frank.
Thi ) loss ha * , boon reported to the pollco.
At the Salvation army barracks next
Sunday evening a farewell reception will be
t ndorcd Captain Gregory and Lieutenant
Smith , who came from Kansas City some
three months ago. The young women have
been transferred to another Jurisdiction.
Tha Jury In the case of Albert Mitchell.
ehargRd with entering the residence of Mrs.
Dora Fanner and stealing a fur cape , ro-
turnail A verdict , finding the defendant guilty
of petit laicer.y , fixing the value of tbo fur
capo at $30 ,
Pavllna I'osplsll has applied for-a divorce
frohi Vaclav I'osplsll on the ground of de
sertion. She alleges that she was married
to Posplbll In Austria In October , 1870 , and
thnt lie deLertcd her November 10 , 1882 ,
ulnco which t'liiu ' she alleges she has known
nothing of Ills whereabouts.
James Bollu , a laborer living at 83G South
Twenty-eighth street , lias been allllcted with
a Eovero attack of typhoid fever for the past
fortnight. Yesterday It was deemed best by
bis frloads to have him removed to the
Presbyterian hospital , to which place he was
taken lust evening ,
The raso of John A , Horbac.lt against the
city ot Omat.a , to restrain the opening of
Thirteenth street , from Nicholas street to
tlit eolith line of Paddock Place , and to
retrain tilt collection of a tax lovleJ for
the purpoaa ot paying for the property con-
tlbc.tfcd for street purposes , Is on trial bo-
tore Judge Scott.
Charles Ellis , Herman Alexander , Clarence
Oilman ? and Samuel Maiza , four young boys
charged will breaking Into the candy store
of D , J , O'llrlen and stealing four boxes , nf
candy valued at $4,20 , were tried In the
criminal court yesterday. They were found
guilty of petit larceny , the value of the
stolen goods being fixed at J1.50 ,
Tha howling of a dog has disturbed the
slumbers of A. \Varrlck of 1721 Davenport
st.re.et ( or tome nights past and as a consequence -
sequence Mr. Warrlck has made complaint
to the police , lit ) allege * that thu animal
beglro his serenade shortly after the retiring
hour and keeps It up all night. Ho has re
quested the police to put a itop to the
disturbance.
SITE MTHE EXPOSITION
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INTERVIEWrWIIH THE CHICAGO ENGINEERS
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Snj-H It In ) 4l c One Which OTcrn ( ( he
Uciit TrniiNnortntlon Kitcllltlcft ,
"iiiUl'lKverylioily ' Known
What that IK. " .
CHICAQO , Fob. 5. ( Special Telegram. )
After over a week of careful search The Dee
representative- succeeded In discovering
the location of Messrs. Alexander and
Sehrader , the expert engineers , who Vvcro
employed to make a report on the avail
ability of the competing Transmlsslsalppl
Exposition sites at Omaha. Neither of
them Is known In the ofllcca of the big
Chicago engineers ; neither ot them Is
members of the Chicago Engineering club
or ot the American Socley ot Engineers , or
nro to he fourid In the engineering director ) ' .
Mr. Schrador Ufan employe of the West
Park hoard and Mr. Alexander Is superin
tendent of Lincoln park.
Mr. Alexander Is also a member of the
flrm of Alexander & Shaw , which has an
onico on one of the top floors of the Chamber
of Commerce building. When asked about
his work as consulting expert for the Trans-
mlsslsslppl Exposition at Omaha Mr. ' Alex
ander said :
"Yes , wo have inado a report. We were
not out there long enough to get moro than
a. superficial knowledge of the situation.
Wo did not have time to Investigate the
engineering features of the different sites.
The report recommends a site , however. It
la the alto which offers the best transporta
tion facilities. Everybody In Omaha knows
which slto that Is. "
WHAT WOU1JS CAX AM ) OUGHT TO DO
Ilev. Mary Simforil'H I.eoturc ill Tem
ple iMt-IlcI. ,
Rev. Mary Sanford of Sioux City delivered
a highly Interesting and Instructive lecture
before a largo audience at Tcniplo Israel
last evening. Afler a delightful musical
program had boon rendered Rabbi Leo M.
Franklin Introduced the speaker of the oven-
Ins. Mrs. Sanford has a good voice , a pleas
ing manner and appears well as a platform
speaker. She announced that she would
speak on "Words and Their Use" and for
an hour kept the rapt attention of her au
dience.
In her opening remarks she said the old-
time theory regarding words was that we
received them as direct Inspiration from
God. Modern students ot language state
that our words of today are the outgrowth of
a few original phrases , that our language ,
Hko architecture , has developed and ex
panded , and that It Is still growing. In sup
port of this theory she quoted numerous
examples otj recent words , such as "tele
phone , " "phonograph" and "graphophone. "
Words constantly Increase In number as
new InvenUons.appear. , There is constantly
an evolution. Inprogress ' , In language as In
other sciences. , )
"Words ift.ro b.ut storehouses of thought , "
she continued. "In them wo accumulate the
knowledge ot many generations that has
been storedaway In these houses for future
use. nut jyords are more. They are the
means of communication In our dally UFo.
Social Intercourse without words , without
newspapers- ! books , magazines , would be
well nigh .impossible. Wo think , we feel ,
wo act in words. As they servo to express
thought antt feeling we are able to know
the ideas of others.
"Tho misuse land 'abuse of words are re
sponsible for -many sad mistakes , even for
jealousles/i'eiimUle8 and hatreds. One's
Ideas are-"frequently 'unintentionally mis
represented by a lack of knowledge of the
exact meaning and the correct use of words.
Much more harm Is occasioned by the care
less use of words. They curse or they bless ,
they Justify or they condemn us according
to our use of them. Wo should make them
truly represent us. Some people palliate
lying , but many are on the verge of It when
they use words to mean one thing when
the same words are commonly used In an
other sense. Even religious differences have
been caused by the misuse or the misrep
resentation of words.
"Our actions should always bear out our
words , else wo are guilty oT living a lie.
Our words react on ourselves. To utter an
Ignoble thought is to give it , a further foot
hold. We should by our language appear
neither better nor worse than wo really are.
Wo should give expression to the heart's
best thought. We should use the gift of
speech to the best advantage , not to ex
press an Impure thought , to assail a good
name , or to discourage some earnest worker ,
but rather to tell of sincere love and friend
ship and to encourage and help all that Is
good and noble. "
IllIHlllCNN TmillllCH Of II Iliiy.
WASHINGTON , Feb. G. The comptroller
of the currency has received a telegram
announcing the suspension of the First Na
tional bank of Franklin , 0. At the date of
Its last report the bank owed depositors
$75,000 , had a surplus of S10.000 and assets ,
Including bonds , of ? 150,000. Its capital
Is $50,000.
The comptroller also received a telegram
from two directors of the Northwestern
National bank of Great Falls , Mont. , stating
that because ot a certain action nt tbo
cashier they had taken possession , and askIng -
Ing Instructions. The comptroller directed
a receiver In the vicinity to take charge
temporarily , until the national bank ex
aminer could reach there.
SALEM , Ala. , Feb. G. Maas & Schwarz ,
cotton factors , and Mnas & Co. , wholesale
grocers , have made an assignment. S. Maas
is senior partner In both firms. The assign
ment was precipitated by the failure of the
Commercial bank , the bank having re-
dlscountod largo amounts of paper ot both
firms with Now York banks , who otlll hold
it. The liabilities will reach $300,000.
GREAT FALLS , Mont. , Fob. D , The
Northwestern bank of this city failed to open
Its doors today ,
The real cause of the trouble Is the dis
covery by the directors that the cashier ,
Harper , had drawn $180,000 from the Boston
correspondent , the Glebe National bank , and
used It In the purchase of the bank's stock
formerly owned by the Conrad Brothers. The
bank officious knew of the purchase of the
stock , but wpro told by Harper that the
money washing furnished by Boston par
ties , for wh'drh he was making the purchase.
It Is belOT ( < e'd 'that ' Messrs. Conrad knew
nothing of lAvlicro the money was coming
from. Thft iflrst knowledge of tho' tjansac-
tlon hero wast when President James A.
Goram of Bosjpu , who has conducted the In
vestigation , arrived lost night and called
a meeting ot the bank directors. Cashier
Harper Is f\-hls \ { ( home In thU city , but de
clines to BOO fttjy one. He ta announced as
111 , and has nothing to say. An unofficial
statement gives assets , $750,000 ; liabilities ,
$700,000. ' " . '
CINCINNATI' ' , Feb. 5. A Tlmes-Star
ipcclal from Franklin , 0 , , says : The fall-
tire of the IflriA National bank of this city
Is attributed toi general depression of busi
ness , causing > a withdrawal of deposits , It
Is said tbe fj.n.vo already plans madeto es
tablish a new bank.
Hleaiu Kerry Hunt Sunk.
KANSAS CITY , Feb. G. A special to the
Star from Lexington , Mo. , says ; The river
broke ov.e.r Uf banks this morning and Is
steadily fieln _ . The steam ferry Roy Lynds
bad Its lde ptove In by the heavy now of
ICQ aiit\'aank-In tev.'ral feet of water. Nu
eerloin dauiase to property has resulted as
yet. ' i
Arrrnt K Iliink OMlflnl.
JDAYSnpna , Pa. , Fob. 5-Colonal
William Jack , it member of the Suspended
banking house nt Gardner , .Morrows county ,
was arrested today on the charge of receiv
ing deposits , knowing that the bank was In-
uotvent , mul released on $5,000 bull The
proHfcutora are two prominent citizens.
Colonel Jack'o friends titoutly maintain
his Innocence und say hla connection with
the bank waa only of a nominal character.
Weather Chief Him th firlv ,
MILWAUKEE. Feb. B.-WII1U I _ Moore.
chief of the Weather l > u 'can , will
hortly return to Milwaukee for an In
definite period oji ncount of Impaired
health. He has recently suffered n somewhat -
what severe attack of the grip , from which
ho flmls recovery exceedingly slow. It Is
stated that his physicians nml friends have
recommended n. cliango of climate for a
'I'll 1C < UI > AUTICI.KS.
I'H/.slininon * Sljjni n Xetv Sot mul
Senil * Thorn In Al Smith.
NEW YORK , Feb. G. Deb Fltzslmmons
and Martin Julian have destroyed the old
set of articles on the Corbett-Fltzslmmonn
fight for March 17 , and In place thereof
drafted a new set , which states that the big
fight Is for a purs : ot $15,000 and a side bet
of $5,000 a side. The new document also
stipulates that the $2.500 which Kltzslmmons
posted with Al Smith some months ago
was to be considered the first deposit and
that a second deposit of $2,500 must bo posted
not later than February 17 , the party fallIng -
Ing lo deposit to forfeit the money now In
the stakeholder's hands. This paper wad sent
by special messenger lo Al Smith at the
Gllsey house. The Idea of Fltzslmmons to
destroy the old , articles originated when the
rumor went the round of sporting circles
that the Fltzslmmons party were In a bad
way financially and were going to flunk out
of the $5,000 side bet with Corbett. Al Smith ,
on hearing this rumor , had a talk with both
Fltzslmmous and Julian and they assured
him that on February 17 they would Jiand
over the balatce ot $3,000 to cover a similar
amount which represented Corbett's stake.
AivarilliiK Skatliiur Honor * .
MONTREAL , Feb. C. In the skating
tournament today Fred A. Nacss of Norway
was declared the winner of the COO meter
race by virtue of having made the best time ,
46 4-5 ; McCutloch of Winnipeg was second.
Time , 48 1-5. The one mile professional
was won by John Nllsson , Minneapolis ;
time , 2:41 : 1-5 ; Joe Donaghuo second ; time ,
2:40 : 2-5 , the world's professional record at
the distance. In the 5,000 meters Interna
tional amateur race , Hrst pair , 1'llklo of
Toronto wins against Leo of Montreal.
Time , 9:16 : 3-5. Second pair , Greene of
Smith's- Falls wins against Tom Moore ,
Montreal. Time , 8:52 : 2-5.
Choyitnkl ThliikN Corhctt Will Win.
NEW YORK , Feb. 5. Joseph B. Choynskl ,
the California ! ) who has fought both Corbett
and Fltzslmmons and frankly says he docs
not Ilka either ot them personally , and Is
therefore disinterested , thinks Corbett will
win the coming fight. Ho writes to the
World : "I believe Corrott will win , sure.
Accidents , of course , are always apt to
happen , but I can sets no chance for an
accident In this fight. "
Ullnillll I.iiNtM Fifteen Itoiliulo.
MACON , Ga. . Feb. 5. Billy Duke ot Haiti-
more and Joe Ullman of Savannah , light
weights , fought fifteen rounds In the
Athletic association arena laat night before
a largo crowd. Both men were In fine con
dition. Duko. In the fifteenth round , landed
on Ullman's Jaw with a knock-out blow.
Out in the Second oil n Foul.
FREMONT , 0. , Feb. 6. Paul Dennle of
Toledo and Wade- Watts of Kansas City met
In a glove contest last night. It was to
have been a twelve-round bout , but Watts ,
who had outfought himself , resorted to such
foul tactics that In the tecond round Referee
H. T. Sabr declared In Dennle'a favor.
I3vc > i < N on the Iliiiiiilnpr Truck.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. G. Weather nt
Inglcsldo rainy ; track heavy. Summary :
First race , six furlongs : Lady Hurst won ,
Tbo Tourist second , Basqult third. Time :
1'lG.
1'lG.Second
Second race , selling , mile nnd one-six
teenth : Benomcln. won , Morte Fonse second
end , Two Cheers third. Time : 1:33. :
Third race , six furlongs , scllln ; ? : Klma A
won. While Stone second , Minnie C third.
Time : 1.19V4.
Fourth lace , six furlongs , rcl'.lng : Pat
Muniby won , Moylan second , Kowalski
third. Time : 1:1714. :
Fifth race , seven furlongs : E-itnca iwon ,
Addle Buchanan second , St. Alunon third.
NEW ORLEANS , Fob. 5. Weather cloudy
and cool ; track heavy. Summary :
First race , selling , six furlongs : Pitfall
won , Meddler second , Llzzotta third. Time :
'Second race , five furlongs : Chalmotto
won , Lunla second , George Todd third.
Time : 0-53.
Third race , handicap , mile and an clchtli :
nrakemnn won Parmesans second , Hupeo
third. Time : 2:11. :
Fourth race , handicap , seven furlongs :
Marqulr-c won , Irish Lady second , Gaston
third. Time : l:3GVi. :
Sixth race , soiling , mile and a sixteenth :
Nannie L'Slstor won , John Conrov second ,
Senator Penrose third. Time : 1B11 : * .
Sixth race , purse , selling , six furlongs :
Ilia won. Annie Teuton second , Styx third.
Time : 1:23. :
_ _
LKG1SLATIVH SKSSIO.V IS WASTED.
Lower HOIIHC In Orewnn Xot OI-KJIII-
l/.cil anil Time IN Two-Thirds Gone.
SALEM , Ore. , Feb. 5. From the beginning
of the session the .Mitchell men have been
In their scats in the house , prepared to
organize , but the opposition , composed of
po'pullsts , democrats and anti-Mitchell repub.
Means , twenty-nine In all , have refused to
enter the house and effect the permanent
organization. The Mitchell men a week ago
Monday attempted to organize the house
with simply a majority present and elected
Benson speaker , but it is now generally con
ceded that If the constitution of the state Is
taken as a guide no less than two-thirds of
the members ot the legislature are com
petent to organize and do business. Senator
Mitchell has already received the nomination
for senator by a caucus composed of forty-
six members , or a majority of the legislature.
It was therefore decided by the Mitchell in en
to force a vote for United States senator on
the second Tuesday after organization. The
Benson house voted Tuesday , but a resolu
tion providing for a ballot in the senate
failed of passage , several of the senators de
claring that while they favored Mitchell for
senator they did not believe the Bencon houec
was legally organized and therefore declined
to vote for a resolution which practically
recognized the 'legality of that house.
Wednesday the Mitchell men met In Joint
assembly , but , the necessary forty-six mem
bers not ajipaaring. no effort 'was made to
ballot for senator. The Joint assembly meets
from day to day In the hope that the neces
sary forty-six votes can bo secured , but at
present 'Mitchell ' is eight short of n majority.
It now seems probable that the entire seeslon
will be wasted and that no legislation what
ever will be enacted , two-thirds of the BOS-
slon having already expired.
There are now only thirty-eight members
who are willing to elect a United States
senator by .meani . of a Joint assembly. Rep
resentative Huntlngton of WBBCO has given
notice that ho will withdraw Irom further
participation. This is the ( Irst break and It
Is expected to bo followed by others. It
seems pnrslbie that Oregon will have but
one United States senator for the next two
years. It Is said that the Mitchell men In
.lie legislature have determined to proven t
election ot a senator If their man cannot
lie chosen.
nryim to AililrcNN KIIIIHIIH HolonM ,
TOPEKA , Fob. G. The lower house ot the
Kansas legislature , after several days of
Ively debate , has finally adopted a resolu-
lon Inviting William J , Bryan to address
that bodv. As the resolution was originally
iresonted It Included , among the numerous
"whereites" a clause declaring Mr. llryan
o ho "dear to the heart of every true
Kansan , " The republicans oppofcd this an-
sertlon and finally succeeded In having tha
clause ttrlcken out. The resolution was then
adopted , with but one dissenting vote. Ward ,
a populist , dissented.
ICeiiney Senluil from Delaware.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 5. Richard II. Kenney
the silver democrat from Delaware , was
sworn In today. This marked the culmina
tion of a contest over the Delaware election.
The committed on elections had met prior to
.ho senate's action and by u vote of G to 1
lecldud against Mr. Oupont's claim , on tbo
ground that tbo senate had once finally
msssd on It and no now evidence had betn
resented ,
SloriT to AHUI Hlieriiinii ,
WASHINGTON. Feb. G. Among the polltl-
lal gossip at tlm capltol Is the report which
cuaies from sources entirely trustworthy
that ex-CoiiKiuajtuan Bellamy Storer of Cln-
ell natt will bo appointed first assistant sec
retary of state under the McK'Inley adminis
tration.
llrailley 'Will Appoint Wo ml.
CHICAGO , Feb. 5. The News' Washing
ton special cays ; Governor Bradley Is today
reported by KentucUlan * hero as having de
termined to appplat A. T. Wood senator on
March 5. and then call an extra cession of
the legislature to elect
LONG SESSION IN SIGHT
Iowa Legislature is Still Wrestling with
Now Oode.
MANY DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED
Three Wvekn of the SrKtlnii Cone nml
\ot n Single Hill PnxNiMl ni.or-
lonn Con-
the Coilt * .
DE3 MOINES. la. , Feb. G.-Spoclal.-If ( )
thcro has at any time been serious doubt
whether the work on the code would keep
the legislature In session from 90 to 120
days , It has been dispelled this week. Yester
day the special committee to consider plana
for facilitating code work met nnd dls-
cncsed the situation In detail. The commit
tee consists ot five members from each
house , and the matter was gone over care
fully.
A short tlmo ago a proposal was made In
the house that bills bo passed without read
ing In full on the third reading. The pro
priety ot this was doubted by a good many
members , who feared It would be legal. The
question was decided , so far as the Joint
committee 'Is ' concerned , by n determination
In favor of reading every 'bill ' In full , on third
reading In both houses. Extracts from the
supreme court decision In the constitutional
amendment case of 1882ere read , and as u
result the lawyers agreed that It would not
bo safe to attempt the revision ot the cede
without reading every bill In full the third
time. This will Involve a great deal of
tlmo , asldo from the consideration ot the
measures. The committee considered a plan
to have bills considered In rotation In the
two houses , i > o that cnt-li will not be ic-
qulrcd to read every bill twice on account
of amendments adopted In the other body.
This plan , even , was hr.ril to arrange , nnd
the committee will have to hold another
meeting to perfect Ita details ; but It will be
agreed on without doubt.
There Is not much doubt now thnt the ef
fort to subject pilvato banks lo state su
pervision will come nearer to success than
over before , if It docs not carry. It is said
that about two-thirds of the members of the
upper house have been counted In Its favor ,
and that the lower house Is safely on the
side of supervision. The committees are un
certain ; In the senate , at least , It Is said
that the committee , which Is composed
largely of bankers , Including a number of
men Interested In private Institutions , will
never icport a bill , In this case the matter
will have to be brought before the body
after the banking bill gets on the lloor , by
an amendment. H will make a great light ,
but these who favor it express confidence
that It will carry. H was estimated yes
terday that the private banks of the state
equal 'in number all other Institutions. The
statement , estimated , was that there an
about 150 to 100 national , 200 state , 170 sav
Ings , and COO to COO private banks. Reprc
scntatlves of the latter class have been 01
hand the last few days and more are ex
pected sonn.
NO BILL YET PASSED.
Cede work Is moving along at a good lati
in the committees , but the third week of the
session will closj without a single bill hav
ing passed both houses. This Indicates Hit
reason for the bellut that the session wil
bo longer than at first expected. Some of
the committees have made tapld progress
because their work has 'been ' In sections that
have required little amendment ; but others
have moved slowly , because they require
careful consideration.
The question of editing and publishing the
new code is attracting the serious attoutlor
of the legislature , and Is likely to bo one
of the most embarrassing Issues connected
with the preparation of the new laws. New
attention has been called to It by a cir
cular letter which has been sent to members
ot the assembly by E. C. Ebcrsole of To
ledo , who was at one time a candidate for
editor of the code. The constitution state :
that all laws passed at a special or extra
session shall take effect within ninety days
from tbo adjournment ot such fesslon. Tbla
means that It the present session completes
the revision by April 15 the now laws will
go Into effect July 13. The Interval is en
tirely Inadequate for the editing nnd pub
lication of the laws , which Is an Immense
task. Inasmuch as the legislature wants an
annotated code. It is in connection with
this phase ot the question that Mr. Ebcrsole
writes the members of the assembly. The
embarrassments of having a code In effect
before It Is published and In the bands ol
; ho people are BO evident that they need
no explanation ; the state would , be without
any laws for n number of months.
Mr. Ebersolo says ho Is reliably Informed
that an annotated cede will be prepared and
published as a private enterprise , whether
or not an official annotated code Is pub
lished. The object will be to provide a bet
ter cede than the official ono could bo made
In the limited time la which It could be
prepared. | The official cede would noccs
sarlly be Irnperfect on account of the haste
with whicn It would be prepared. He sug
gests , therefore , that It would not be wise
to attempt to annotate the official cede at
all. Ho discusses the immense tlmo ncces
sary to prepare complete annotations of .1
now code. The McClaln nnd Miller annota
tions are copyrighted , and therefore could not
bo used , even If an editor were willing to
use them , which ho probably would not be.
The decisions that would have to bo con
sulted are scattered through nearly 100 vol [
umes of Iowa reports , besides the decisions
of tbo last two years , not yet published.
Mr , Ebersolo therefore suggests :
EBCIISOLE'S SUGGESTIONS.
First That the state publish a plain , un- i
annotated cede now , and an annotated one
at leisure.
Second That the work of Indexing be let
as a separate contract from that of annotat
ing. There la enough In each undertaking
to keep several men and helpers busy for
many months. :
Third If it Is concluded that the annotat- i
Inp must bo done now , five competent men .
should bo selected for the work , appointed
at once , and allowed to begin without delay.
They can begin without waiting for tbo re
vision to bo completed , ,
Fourtn A legislative committee should >
have general charge of the work , so that If
there Is any delay In any quarter the re
sponsibility may bo located. It should hove
power to fill any vacancies caused by death
or otherwise among those charged with the
task.
task.Mr. . ISbereolo concludes that , although
at one time he considered applying for a
situation as annotator of the cede , he 1ms
decided that ho should not wish the position
unless It was awarded on the terms ho re
fers to. Ho urges the Immediate considera
tion by the legislature of his suggestions.
The suggestions are receiving all the con
sideration Mr. Ebersolo could possibly de
sire. The legislature Is seriously con
cerned about the manor. It is admitted
that the laws must take effect ninety days
after the special session finally adjourns.
The plan now most favorably considered Is
to adjourn when the cede work Is done , till
December 31 next , when the members of tbo if
aid assembly can meet for final adjournment.
This will glvo until three months from that
date for the task , and It Is believed this
should bo long enough to prepare an annotated
tated work. The matter will be seriously
considered In committees In the near future ,
and a plan will bo proposed as soon as It
can bo prepared.
o
JIIIll" SAYS IT'S .MimUAV'S IKIIIV.
Victim of ( Ji < - U'nlfor.l Flris IN Finally
lilciitlllnl.
.CEDAR RAPIDS. la. , Feb. C. ( Special
Telegram. ) At 11 o'clock tonight the core
ner's Jury at Walford returned a verdict In
which It U decided that the body recovered
from the burning building on Tuesday night
was that of Edward Murray , The Jury orders
the remains turned over to Murray's father.
The Walford affair U attracting widespread
attention In thU part ot the state. It U bo-
llovod that Murray was murdered by Novak ,
If the Jury Is correct In deciding the Identity
of tha renifl'lns. The coroner's Inquest wav
conducted with the utmost secrecy , and the
officers refused to Bay anything at all. Even
the witnesses before the Jury were strictly
enjoined to cay nothing , The main witnesses
before the Jury were a number ot dentists
who had done work on the teeth of both
Murray and Novak. U bas teen learned that
Novak was on the verge of bankruptcy , nnd
was In desperatestraits. . Many things Are
coming out thai make It look very dark for
him , nnd there was n growing feeling on allj
sides , oven before the verdict wna known ,
that ha was still allvo. There Is thc-blttcrest
feeling existing between the iMurray nnd
Novak factions , and serious trouble Is looked
for.
OMIT iMiin.irroitiAi , KHATI uus.
( 'oriioratloiiH AVIii Their
t In the lieKlNlntiire.
DES MCINES , Fpb. 6. LSpcclnl TVJo-
grnm. ) The ways and mcann committees of
the IcgUlaturo have determined to ollmlimto
the distasteful and Inquisitorial features of -k-
the revenue law , which have been so bit
terly opposed by tbo merchandising corpora
tions of the state. The provision that
companies of this class shall hex required to
make n statement of their net and gross
earnings , highest prices for which stock
sold , dividends paid and numerous other
matter : ) will bo dropped out. The require
ment that taxes shall bo paid on the cap
ital stock of corporations nt the principal
place of business will nlso be dropped and
they will be simply taxed on tholr1 property
In tangible form. These changes will
do away with the objections that have been
most strongly urged nnd seem to leave the
way pretty plain for the passage of n rovo-
11110 law.
The sonnto committee on printing
hold n meeting this afternoon and
unanimously ngreed to pay no
nttciitlon to the claim for tho. abolition of
the offices of state printer and binder. All
but two members were pro ent. nnd the sen
timent was emphatic. This assures thnt
there will bo no change , except In the volume
ot printed matter , which the committed
will try to reduce enough to effect a SO per
cent saving In the departments. This has
noen ono of the hottest of the legislative
fights , and DCS Mnlnes papers have all been
belaboring the legislature on ono side or the
other from the beginning of the session.
liAXIl IIKI.U.VOS TO UNCMJ SAM.
Sniircine Court Awni-il * n I.enney of
the MlHMiinrl Itlver.
DES MOINES , Feb. C. ( Special Tolo-
gratn. ) The supreme court today handed
down an opinion In a cnso growing out of
the changes In the course of the Missouri
river. It Is from Harrison county. A
number of years ago a survey was made ot
several townships In the western part of the
county and a largo area of. land was found
lo have been added to farms along the river
by accretions. This was conceded to belong
to the ownorj of the abutting farms. Two
or three yrars later the river suddenly
changed Its course and moved over Into Ne
braska , Ic-avlng a largo slice of Nebraska
In Iowa. The abutting property ownero
claimed this land , but It was surveyed by
the government and some of It bought from
the government. Thus the contest nroao ,
and about 10,000 acres Is eald to be Involved.
The lower court held that the land added
by the change of the channel belonged to
the abutting owners. The supreme court
reversed this today , and held that the land
was not formed by accretions , and therefore
was government property. All the abutting
owners , who have been claiming the land ,
will bo dispossessed.
IOWA CAI'ITOI , IN DAXGKIl OK FIUK.
linlililsli In ( he Attic n .Serious Menace
to the Illjv .Structure.
DES MOINES , Fob. ti. ( Special Telegram. )
R. S. Finkblne , wlio superintended tho"
construction of the magnificent Iowa capital ,
today addressed a letter to Governor Drake
warning him nnd the legislature that unless
care Is taken the building may bo destroyed
by lire like the Pennsylvania capltol.
The building Is strictly fireproof.
but It Is the custom to store
imtndnso amounts of rubbish , documents ,
etc. . In the spaclona attics. Mr. Flnkblno
has made an examination and says thcro Is
danger of flro from electric wires , spon
taneous combustion or lightning , und that
the great heaps of combustibles , if oiico
fired , would bo Inaccessible to firemen and
would so heat the Iron , steel nnd stone of
the building that the upper parta would col
lapse. The matter Is being investigated.
COUX SI'HODTS IX CM I MI'S ' XOSE.
Father ItvmovcH the ; Ohno-vloiiN Ker
nel Midi a Ilnlriilii.
WEUSTCR CITY , If. . , Feb. 5.-Speclal (
Telegram. ) A sprouting kernel of corn was
today removed from the nostril of the llttlo
L'-ycar.old daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Abe
Woods , llvlilg near Pocaliontas. Two weeks
ago the family was visiting In Fonda , and
It was thera that the child In some way got
the kernel up Into Its nose. Tuesday It was
noticed that the child experienced seine dif
ficulty In breathing , which wns attributed tea
a bad cold. In a few days the nose became
Irritated and very painful , and the kernel
was discovered. Talcing a hair pin , the fa
ther .with . great difficulty extracted It. It
had swelled until it filled the nostril , and
when removed thcro was qulto a sprout pro
truding from it.
( JetH Ill-link nml TalccH Mori > lilne. " " \ _
OTTUMWA. la. Feb. C. ( Special Telo- *
grain. ) John P. Lander of Oskaloosa , pat
entee and manufacturer of patent trusses ,
took ten grains of morphine at a hotel here
last night while Intoxicated. Ho Is In n precarious -
carious condition , but will probably recover.
FOR A HOAItl ) or IM.tllCiRATIOJV.
111 ! Carrylim : an Aii | > r jirlatlon Iiilro-
lilc'l'il In Wyoming.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb. n. ( Special. )
In the lower house of the Wyoming legisla
ture Mr. Swanson introduced a bill creating , ,
State Board of Immigration to consist
if the governor , secretary of stale and engi
neer , and appropriating ? 1COO to carry Into
effect the provisions of the act. Mr. Tld-
jnll Introduced a bill providing for the in
crease of the number of school trustees In
ertalri districts. Mr. Warner Introduced
bill providing for the appointment In the
urlous counties uf the state of oil Inspectors ,
Tgiilatlng their pay and specifying tholr
lutlcs. In committee of tbo whole the bill
irovldlng for the Imposition of a direct tax
ipon tlio product of mine * was the subject
f considerable discussion , No action waa
alien upon the measure. In the aonato the
ill ! providing for a decrease In the legal
ales of printing and advertising waa re-
lortcd favorably by the committee of the
vhole.
Place for Clayton.
LITTLE ROOK , Ark. . Feb. 0. U Is stated
lero that General Powell Clayton hail boon
lated for appointment as minister to Mexico
mcler the Incoming administration ,
AtvlilHon KlTectn n .Settlement.
CHICAGO , Feb. C. The Atchlson road has
Heeled a full { settlement of tbo Atlantio
ind Pacific bonds and has Issued Itn own
lands and stock In place of the bonds it bai
icqulrcd. Within the last week the Atchl-
on secured the last thrco Sonora bonds
lutstandlng , which completes the purchase
all the bonds outstanding previous to
ho first reorganisation , oxccpt bonds of the
Chicago extension to the extent of | COO,000.
Iteillicril ItntcM to Uiicoln.
CHICAGO , Feb. D. The western roadi
lave agreed to make a reduced rate for the
neotlng of the Seventh Day Advcntlsts to
10 held at Lincoln , Neb. , from February 8
March 8 , Tickets will go on ualo Fob-
uary 7 , 8 , 15 and 22 and March 1.
! When you buy
| Sarsaparilla
> Ask for the best and you'll
Get Ayer's.
Ask for Ayer's and you'll get
The Best.