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i f o TITE OMAITA DAII/Y 1JEK ] : SATURDAY , 27 , 1807. Omnhn , March 28 , 1SD7. Dress Goods Week No need to worry and wonder how such values come to you through us they're yours to profit by But here's a key for those who'd like to know Masterful merchandising shines out most clearly when the average store is sluggish Big holdings hinder fresh buying and the windfalls naturally come to the one house that's always in the market That's why dress goods were never so easily bought as here , right now and that's why we're in the height of the dress goods season. Gingham Made from the best \prons. quality ot gingham , full sl/o with pocket , made In Omaha Last week 'vo sold a lot at fie oaeh.Thoao are just as good value and the price la 25c each. Kxamlno U Intorestcd. Hosiery 150 per pair does not seem like a veiy lilch price to pay foi hose , hut we know that by olTeiln you such a need quality as NO are K < > I"K to do Sn tin day at tlmt pi Ice , you \\111 say that they aio decided baij'alns. Ladles' fnst black Hose , silk finish , extra c-lnstla top , high spliced heels lie pair. HhicK , tan mid inlxid colorn In men's Half Hosi 15c per pnlr. BOJH' blnck rlbbrd School Hose , very dur- nblc IGc per pair. 7 Fancy Our first shipment of Shirts negligee shirts has ailived. Tlio qualities aie good and tlu > colors dainty and pleasing. They come lu both plain or pleated iionts , colhus attached or detached. Prices Me , $1 , $1.50 nnd $2 each. BI'KrlALr-Ono lot of runcy Shirts , Hl/es broken , worth $101 , $1 23 and $150 euch will be Hold Siiturdny nt C9c eiuh. Men's 250 each. Other prices Scarfs lobe sure , but judge the store's > piiiiK leadiuess by the ar my at this pi Ice. Xexv shapes ; new silks. We have hinted at these before. Laces. A feast of daintiness. Now lot just re ceived , inulud- injj Ori on t a 1 and tip- It i i q tic ctlginss ami in- Beri > in < rs IMiint Venice laces , hothviiito \ and ecru. Black chantilly lacoa , u sooro of borts and widths. Tbo popular net top Ibices for nnck nnd sleeves nre p'cutlful lu the lot prices range from lOc to $1 W per yard. Women's New and stylish , Collars. Yes , cuffs to match , mostly white. A few pretty sots in c ol- oia. ' Collars nt lOe. 15ct 20o nnd 2"o eacli. Culfi 2"iu per pair Colored Hets Me. Also stylish new Collarettes uiul Uullllngs for the neclt. I itho count of such package IB completed When the count of any one county It begun the " .line simll bo continued until all of the bnllot.s of ucn county .ire completed 8. As soon HS the billets of nny county nro fully recounted , the result tin roof 'ball bo nmuunced and be given to the piuns. i ) This committee shall assist In opening the paekiiges , compiling , Inspecting anil counting .said billotn , and tcallng them ngiln In such immnci ns will bist expedite tbo vvoik. 10 Whenever nny differences ailse re specting the counting of any ballot , or In uny other m liter , u majority of the com mit tee shall decide the question. 11 The seigennt-ut-arms or assistants of the sen ito and i.iouse of nprcseiitntlves ute directed to maintain order and quiet , to protect the ballots from bolng handled by -any unautiorl7cd ) pinion nt ill times , and to execute tbo eiders ami enforce the rules adopted by tills committee. 12 These rules and regulations may bo ntnctuled or changed from tlmo to time as In the judgment of lbu committee it nny uei m best 1 1 Should there bo n call of the bouse nnd rcn.iteut the .simo time , further count shall cease , until one or f.io other of the calls bo raised and the lullota Hhall bo. locked up and guarded by the Heigeant-at-arms. ItlKU'IjVriM ' ; TIII3 CO1IP ( > UATIM > & . Seiinto'M Tlino Miilnl > Iiot < -il o I'ro- \ lilliiKTn \ CM on IhirnliiKM. LINCOLN. March 2C ( Special. ) The hcn- nto had 'another ' free and easy session this forenoon and considerable business was transacted , although the confusion was as great aa josterday. Th ? lieutenant governor handed to the seciutary and had read a communication In which ho announced the appointment of Canaday of Keainey , Sykes of Adams and Heapy of Sherman as the Bcnato msmibois of the recount commission , provided for in the bill which received the approval of the governor last evening The house hills lecelvod jcsterdaj weie read the second time. .Mr Leo of Iloyd moved that house roll No 435 bo advanrod to thlid reading The bill authorizes the commls- iloner of public lamls and buildings to se lect lamlj In the old Port Randall military reeoivatlon ao school land Indemnity. An tflort vvas then made by Senators Can aday , Ciondrlng , Graham and I'cltz to ud- vanca favorite bills , but the sentiment WBS against taking up any moro uoimto files and the icquosts wore all denied The eonato then went Into committee of the whole to consider bills on general file , with Mr Hearing In the chair. The pure food bill Introduced by Mr Murphy vvas taken up , discussed and iccommcnded for pas sage. Ihe senate then took a recess till 2 o'clock. After recess Mr Real moved that the commission - mission engaged In the recount bo empow ered to employ necessary help , and that they be requested to as far as possible tnl.o emploes of the senate to help In the work. The motion WBH adopted. Mr. Lee offered a resolution regulating debate In committee ot the whole. U pro vided that each senator should bo limited to five minutes' debate on each bill , and to only apeak once. The exception was made tljat the Introducer of the bill should bo al low nd to open and close the debate. Tlio resolution was adopted , IN COMMITTUB OP THC WHOLE. The eonato went Into committee of the uliolo on bills on general file. House roll No. 2G7 , aaflln'u bill to prevent - vent corporations from contributing to po litical organizations , or using their Infill- mice In elections , vvas taken up by the com mittee A few minor amendments were adopted , The clauco providing that one-half the fine for violation nhould be paid to the Informer was changed so that the In former U to be paid out of the general fund of the county one-fourth ot the amount ot the fine collected under the provisions of the act. The bill vvas recommended to pssa , The next bill taken upvai senate file No 871 , Miller's bill providing for tbo taxation of express companies within the state ot Ne braska and fixing a penalty ! for falw > state- meat. Mr. Mutz movd to strlKo out the amend ment taxing the companies 3 per cent of net earnings , and make It read 2 per cent of the giro * earnings. Mr. Hovvcll objected very strongly. He j aa not In favor of persecuting corporations my more than private Individuals. The mo. tlon by the senator from .Kcya 1'aha waa too hard on the companies. Mr. Hansom onld ho would not vote for Bio bill If tlili motion prevailed. It was Handkerchiefs Men's plain Wlillo lu-instlldi- etl Hnndkorelilors pureHIIOIJ , soft lili'iU'h nnd itMdy for IHO , In \\-lili- and narrow hems , I'Xlr.i sooil vnluo at 18i- each or 8 for 50c. i , Suspenders 250 per pair Yon may have purchased the same kind of us befoie , but no have moro of them. They are made Horn best quality web ami as such valnea aio ino- sistlble. we expect to see customers take several pnlis. Silk New arrivals today Capes Ladies are always in- teiested in the latest styles. We have 10- eeh ed today fiom our New' Yorkmnniifac - tmeis some v 'iy Pietly eieations in .silk Mhlch aio tile eon eel fab- lies for this season. Pretty plain circled Silk Cnpes nl $150. Silk .Molto Velour Capes $3 ( ) > Other lovely Silk Cupcs ut $7 GO , $10 nnd $13 Separate The prices quoted Skirts for separate skirts aie not alwajs good uldob as to what the Kaimeiils may look like when jon see them our toady to wear1 skills will bo found to be coirect in lit , make and slfcvle. and cost no mor * > than those made to sell Inespectlve of the quality or tit. Wo II.IVP Separate Skirts ut $1 7T , $ .123 , $300 $3 50 , $4 00 , $3 00 , $7.50 , J10 00 , $15 00. Paper We are agents for Patterns McCalPs paper pat' terns all patterns IDC or 150 none higher. None better no matter how much you pay. not fair. Insurance companies were not taxed on their gross earnings. He bellied this amendment would result In the reduction of wages of the employes of the express , companies. The delegation from Douglas county \\ould fight agaliibt any mo\o to dis ci Imiiidts agaln&t the corporations of this state Mr. Dundas said that when ho had studied this bill over ho had become opposed to It He had read the bill , and thought the word nit ' should bo called "nit. " Ho took his ovui butlness as an example , and If heero taxed 2 per cent on hid gross earning ? , the tax would amount to over $100. If taxed 3 per cent of his net earnings , HIP tax would be hardly anything. Ha thought the com panies should bo treated the same as nrt- \ato Individuals. Mr Murphy said this bill meant the es tablishment of the Income tax as a feature of our state government. Ho did not think the henators vveio In favor of that. In dividuals were taxed on their tangible property - orty , but not on their gros * Incomes. Cot- poratlons should bo treated the sama way U hen a corporation needed regulating he was ns anxloua as any one to help regulate It. Hut IIP not In favor of yae acting unjustly. MU i m ° e" Bld " 10 Illotu ° d of pressing through was unfair. If such tact - t ea had i been pursued by any member of the delegation from Douglas county they would have btcn Bcverely criticised by other "d bth ° ropubllcan The recently adopted rule was enforced and Mr How ell was declared out of order. .Mr. leltz said some of the senators had changed fiont. Hut recently tlioy had been talking In favor of regulating corporations , and now they were talking on the other sldo of the Question. ' "I ho stock jards bill was to regulate the charges of the company and this bill Is simply n revenue measure. " replied Mr Murphy. "Is that not true ? " Mr. rcltz admitted that It was true , but declined to bo Interrupted fiuthor. Mr. Watson ald It would bo a good plan to piss this measure , and If It proved to bo u haidshlp , the legislature two years from now could repeal It. TALK WAS ALL WASTCD. The motion fixing the tax at 2 per cent of the gross earnings was adopted , leaving the provision iho sanio as In the oilglnal Mr. Murphy offered an amendment ex empting from the calculation of the gross earnings the amount paid by the companies to railroads for transportation. To this Mr. Ransom added , "and also the amotmt paid by such con-paulei to employes for manual labor. " .Mr. Mutz said It was the same fight over again and be did not desire to go over the whole matter again. The amendments sim ply meant a tax on UIP not earnings If the tax proposed on the gross earnings was thought too high , ho war ready to make the per cent ( ovvcr. The amendment wag defeated , and another by Mr. Oondrlng changing the 2 per cent on gro'H carnlngH to 1 per cent was adopted. Thn bill was recommended to pass as amended. St-ntto nio No. 375 , by I'oltz , providing for a tax on telephone companies , and con taining almost exactly the. HaniH provision * as the rxpitcB company bill , was next on ttio list. Mr. Talbot offered an amendment striking out the word "gross" and Intertlng the word "net" earnings. The amendment failed to carry. An amendment by Mr. Watson requiring the annual statements to show the gross and net earnings was adopted , Mr Talbot offered an amendment chang ing the per crnt from 2 to one-half of 1 per cent , Mr. Gondrlng raid what the people wanted was to have- the telephone companies ex tend alt over the state. The amendment ottered by Mr. Tatbot was adopted , and the bill vvau recommended to pasi. pasi.When the report -was presented to the senate Mr , Feltz moved to raise the tax on telephone companies to I per cent. 'I ho amendment wag defeated by a vote of 15 to 13 and the report of the committee was adopted. A motion to advance house roll No. 302 , one of nich'a guaranty bond bills , was de feated. A messenger from the governor an nounced that ht > had signed house roll No. 01 , the public scale bill , and senate file No. > 7 , requiring chattel mortgages on , house hold goods to have signatures of both bus- band and wife. The senate adjourned to 10 o'clock to morrow. PA1SI3S OM3 UKAt , KSTATIJ HIM , . Hoiiric Hcrlilrw | o KvtiMid iho Time for Hriloinpllim. LINCOLN , March 26 ( Special. ) Immedi ately after the opening exercises this morn ing the cpeakcr announced that he had ap pointed Dobson of Klllmore , Gcrdes ot Rich ardson , Pernow of Adams and Loomls of Duller as the house committee to aid In the rccanvass , also making an extended expla nation why no republicans had been placed on the commlrslon , MeCracken moved that the committee bo Instructed to employ as help In the recount the present emplojes of the house , ns far as expedient. The motion was adopted with out division Wlnslovv of Qosper was excused this mornIng - Ing on account of the sickness of his wife. Ankeny of Cedar \vas excused for the same reason Wlebo of Hall vvas excused on ac count of sickness Hoddy of Otoe asked to bo excused for the balance of the session , There being no ob jection , the request was granted Mr. lloody then asked the speaker to Inform htm what property on bio desk belonged to him. He wanted this statement made so that after ho had gene homo , the gentleman from Ilnrlnn could not accuse him of stealing state prop- city. The speaker said that the statutes , bill lllcs and other articles In the members * desks could properly be taken homo by the member * . Senate nio No. 312 was given a first read ing. Senate file No. 287 wan put upon Its final passage. This is the bill regulating the filing of articled of Incorporation and llxlng the Bcalo ot fees for the samo. It received seventy-two votes , with only eight In the negative , nnd vvas declared passed with the emergency clause. TIME OP IinDHMPTION EXTENDED. House roll No. 103 , the committee substi tute , extet'ilmg the term of redemption of real estate after foicclosuro to ono year be yond the nine months' stay already allowed. The bill received fifty-six votes , and vvas again put upon Its passage , with the emer gency clause stricken out. On this roll call the bill vvnj parsed by the following vote : Ayes * ! . . > , Hilling , llMilt , Shull. I lower , Jones ( N'mhn ) , Smith ( rtcliFon ) , Campbell. Jonc ( Wujnc ) , Snyder ( Nelm ) , Cole , Kiipp , Bi iler ( blnnn ) , I'ninlt , Kolstor , hocUrmnii , Curlla , I.innr. Meblilus , Kncer , McPiirty , Ta > lor ( Uilns ) , i\Klinaii , McL'iaoken , Tnylor ( I'lnire ) , 1'cll.er. Mirth ill , ITerllni ; . Mltclull , Van Horn , Onll , Murun , Webb , Crimea , Murilpun. Welch. Cjftnvcnor , ' ' ' Wlieclcr , Hamilton , Hlcli' Womlnril , HUP , lioberts , Wnoslcr , Hill. Itnlicrtsan , Wilglit , Holliml. HOUHC , Yelstr , Horner , BhcUluii , iJIminerinan 53. Hull , Nays : AMcrmin , Knilorf , Ncsblt. IlliiKe , Olvens , Pollard , Iliirkett. Oosliorn , Itoilcly , Hyinm , Holbrook , Seven ? , CiRObccr , Jones ( OiiKe ) , Strnuli , I'liltten ten , Mcheoil , Siitton. Clark ( I.nc istr ) , Mann , \ \ alte 21. Absent and not voting : Ankony , fienlct. I'rlnce. llnlluln , aranilstaff. Sinltli ( Dglas ) , Hermnl , lltiulirtun , Wlcbe. Clnrk ( Hclison ) , JenkinsVlinberlcy , Uobson , Llillelt. Wlnslow , , niulmiy , l nmis , Youn < ? , Pernow , McOee , Mr. hpeaker 23. Fouke , Mills. I House roll No. ( .51 , the bill suggested by the governor's message , Increasing the powers of the attoiney general , was placed upon Its passage. At the completion of the roll call the bill had Glvotes , with 25 against , strictly on party lines. A call of the bouse was moved , and Dobson , Gcrdes Loomls , rcrnow , Gnfiln , Clark of Iltchardscti and Goshorn were brought In , and the ca WHS raised , and the bill was passed by a \oto of CS to 2G. The committee appointed to aid In the re canvass asked to be excused , promising a ( the same tlmo tp come back And vote It any Important measures were before the house , The request was granted. Jenkins Inquired how the committee could with safety leave- Its work of recounting tes and leave the ballots In the iands o employes. The question was not answered WILL ADJOURN TILL MONDAY. After recess , Wright of Nuckolls moved that when the house adjourn It bo until 2 o'clock Monday. The motion prevailed , after the usual fight. On motion of Sodcrman of Phelps , the house resolved Itself Into committee of the whole to consider tbo claims bill. It was taken up where the committee loft oft a few da > s ago. Pollard's motion to icfund taxes to Cass county vvas lost. Jenkins moved to stilke out about $1,300 of 1891 contest claims , but the motion failed to carry. Pollard moved to allow John Currto $200 conditioned on his rcllnqulshment of all rlaim against elthci tnu slate or the stone which was to have been caived Into a Lin coln monument. Clark of Lancister said Mr. Currlo had la some way been endorsed by responsible parties , and ho thought the easiest way to dispose of the whole matter was to allo v the claim , which -was done. The Lincoln Transfer company was allowed $125 for haulIng - Ing and turning the two marble blocks. During the discussion Snyder of Ncmaha moved to lay the stone on the table , and put John Gurrle under It. Clark of Rich ardson objected on account of cndangeilng tbo table. Jenkins moved to strike out $1,000 Douglas county contest claims. Sheldon sild ho was not exactly In favor of the amendment , but ho did want these attorney fees cut down. The clilm vvas toq much. Hull offered an amendment to the amend ment , cutting the fees In each case to ? 2.10. Clark of Lancaster wanted this cut en tirely out of the claims bill , and allowed , If at all , out of the legislative expenses , thus making a proper record for the future. Hoth amendments were voted down. Committee amendments were adopted and the bill recommended for passage as amended. BOARD OP TRANSPORTATION POWERS. House roll No. 428 , by Zimmerman , to ex tend tbo power of the State Hoard of Trans- Picking up upKnowledge Knowledge Is easy enough if you look for it in the right place. This is the right place to learn just what to do for that debilitating condition which Springalways brings , Do you want to bo cured of that languid feeling , get back your appetite , Bleep soundly , and feel like a new man ? Ayer's Sarsaparilla will do it. It has done it for thousands. It has been doing it for 50 years. Try it , Beud for the "Curebook. " ice page * f re * I. C. Aycr Co. Lowell , JJoe * . porta'lon 'AMl'h aklng immediate compliance with Its orilerfi necessary , was read. While- sex oral ainftidmenta were being prepared , a motion to tlso and recommend the bill for passage xvfo pnit and carried. When life committee report on house roll No. 428 wtyfrend. 1'ollard moved that the report bo Apt foncurred In , but that the bill bo rcferrcuback to committee of the whole for" further1' consideration. On a rising vote the motion wna lost , and the report was adopted , rocBmtnendlnR the bill for passage. The clahrui .committee presented ft reso lution recommending that the claim of Thomas Pi'Kiflinard for $15,000 bo referred to the eofirls * for adjudication. Mr. Ken- nard'a claim Js for services rendered the Btato durltif * Vurnas' term ns governor In 1874. The resolution was adopted. Woostcr sent up a resolution asking that none but members , employes and women bo allowed In Uio house the remainder of the session. It wag voted down. The house adjourned to 2 o'clock Monday. iiuvs iii.wi } HOOKS TO TAICU mnin. Tiiki-n n .Toll In | of nil OM Killtlun Ilctlncil ( n llntc. LINCOLN , March 26.-Speclal. ( ) The ac tion of the house and senate In purchasing , on the slxty-nrst day of the session , a large number of copies of the legislative blue book la exciting no little comment. The first week In the session the house purchased 1EO copies and the senate fifty copies of the blue book , edition of 1805. The price paid vvas $1.43 per copy. Yesterday the house agreed to a resolution offered by Rep resentative Webb of Cusler county , ordering the secretary of state to purchase for the use of the house 350 copies of the blue book as compiled In 1803 and corrected up to date. Senator Heal of Custer county also offered a resolution , which was adopted , providing for the purchase ot fifty copies of Iho new blue book. This makes a total of COO copies ot the blue book purchased by the present session. The total purchasj gives each member of the house five copies of tlio blue book and to each member of the senate three copies. The deal for the ealo of the new blue books was -worked through by the printing firm ot Jacob North & Co. of Lincoln , publishers of the edition of 1803. Each member of the house received $4.50 worth of stamps today from the secretary of state. In other words , each member leaxes Lincoln at the close of the session with 225 2-ccnt stamps. Kach senator also received $3 worth of stamps. This Is the fourth distribution of stamps during the present session. Kor the entire session each member of the house has received $0 worth of stamps and each member of the senate $6 worth. MHI. is > C.\CKI.IIVI' COMIITIOX KurmcrM of NoliriiNkii Look for nil E\c < | itlonnl Crop. OULDEIITSON , Neb , March 28 ( Special. The heavy snow which fell In thW sectloi. the first of the week leaves the ground In buMcr condition for crops than It has boor uny spring slnco 1892 A large acreage O wheat has already been sown and farmers generally feel that this Is going to bo their year for abundant harvests. This corner of the state Ihasi experienced almost total crop failures -slncoi 1892 , last year being one of the worst. Vet the farmers hero with their cattle sawn to get along a great deal better than would naturally bo supposed , In fact , they do .bettor than the renters of the moro favored farming sections. PHBMqNTa March 2G ( Special. ) The warm weather of the past few < la > s Is fast putting the ground In good shape for spring work. If , this weather continues them will bo considerable plowing done next week and some gr lu put In. Farmers generally re port UiOjgro'ind to bo In fine condition and moro mflptuijo In the soil than In any pre vious season for several j ears. More farms than usual have been rented on shares this seaso'Wv ' , 1 nF Verdict of AHnnult. PLAT SMQUTH , Neb. , March 26 ( Spe cial. ) Tlio i'aUorpon-Bj era shooting affair was terminated in the district court this morning.- " The jury brought In a verdict of assault and battery against the defendant , Prod Patterson. It will bo lemembcrcd that the shooting occurred last April , and was occasioned by young Dyers and his brother attempting to remove a fence upon ground that Patterson claimed to own. Litigation was pending regarding the ownership of the land , and considerable bad blood had been engendered , the result being that Fred Pat terson pulled a levolver on the bojs and opened fire , one shot taking effect In the left thigh of joung Dyers Patterson's lawyers. Decson nnd Root , made an ex ceptionally Btiong fight to secure the ac quittal of their client , who was tried on two counts , shooting with Intent to kill and shooting with Intent to wound , and they vividly brought out the state of warfare that existed In Iloclc Dlults between the two factions at the time of the trouble , which In all probability secured the compromise \erdlct , notwithstanding the excellent case presented by A. J. Graves , the county prose cutor. l niNriiHN AniiexnUoii NORTH LOUP , Neb , March 20 ( Special ) A oplrlted debate took place at the town hall last evening between members of the Ord and North Loup High schools pn the question : "Should It Do the Policy of the United States to Annex Moro Territory ? " North Loup defending the affirmative. The Ord schools were represented by three dele gates and the North Leap schools by two , Prof ICelloy of Ord being In the chair. The contestants occupied about two hours In dis cussion , and excellent music , both vocal and Instrumental , was discoursed by representa tives of both schools. As no Judges were appointed , no ofllclal decision was handed In. \Voiilllll IN Hill ! < ! l > j .111111111111 ; . FRANKLIN , Neb , March 28. ( Special Tel egram. ) Samuel Moore and his wife had a very narrow escape todiy. They were rid ing In n buggy and Just west of town their team became frightened and ran away , Mrs. Moore jumped from the buggy as the team started and was but slightly hurt , but Mr. Moore stayed and tried to hold the horses. Ho was thrown out of the buggy and the wheels passed over him. Ho vvas badly cut and bruised. The horses ran Into a wire fcnco < and were frightfully cut , ! iur > ail Dill CKI/ni. COLDCRTSON , Neb. , March 28. ( Special. ) Ilemy Ilium , an old citizen of Culbcrtson and for jcars the leading hardware merchant of the town was burled hero today. Mr. Ilium vyas an earnest and consistent Chris tian Scientist and resolutely refused all proffers ot medical treatment during hl Ill ness. A' ' few days previous to bis death ho went to Dprfvcr to consult with a faith cure doctor , Who failed to help him. The local lodge , Ancient Order of United Workmen , conducted the funeral service. I'lvV ApiillrimlH lor li'"l * > ' . HASTfNG , March 2G. ( Special. ) Since Leopold Hfln | ) has received the news of his appointment as postmaster at Hastings about Four candidates have appealed for every position fol the poatolfice. Among those who ire after'thd ' appointment as deputy postmas ter are : 'Erf liexten , K N , HalmanV. . W. Miles , M. L ! McWlilnney and John Jacobnon , i\s It will bo a month before Mr. Halm takes charge bfL the ofllco the appointment of Jeputy will'uot bo made before the middle 3f April. to HdrlliiKMorion. . NUDUASKA CITV , March 20 ( Special. ) Arrangements have boon completed for the lubllc reception to bo tendered Hon. J , Sterling Morton , ex-secretary of agricul ture , at the Grand Pacific hotel tomorrow evening. The reception committee 1s com posed of the most prominent citizens ot the city , A largo number of Mr , Morton's friends from Omaha , Lincoln , Beatrice and 3ther points In the state have signified their Intention to be present. Victim AViinln ( n He IliuiKed. ST. LOUIS , March 26 A special to the Post-Dispatch from Columbia nays : The hanging of John Hunt , which vvas to have taken place here today , ha be n Indefinitely postponed pending an appeal to iho supreme : ourt. Hunt , who U 78 years old , hag given jp all hops and wanta to die. He was averse : o the appeal , and but for the action oC his ittorneys be would have banged today. AND ins Titot ni.ns. Clitiilron l"nll of the Dlnnmlon of ( ho Attorn ? ) 'n Arrrxt. CHADRON , Neb. , March 26 ( Special. ) When II. H. W. Spargur , a former attorney of this place , arrived hero under arrest , charged with fraud In the law partnership of Spargur & Plshor , ho was turned over to County Attorney Allen 0. Fisher , who had been appointed special deputy sheriff , and they at once took a train for Crawford , that they imlght talk over tha affair quietly nnd , If possible , settle It. The flpcclflc charge ngulnst Ppargur , who h well known throughout this section of the fitate , Is that of converting to his own use a draft for $ ICOO belonging to the firm This Is the charge upon which ho was brought back 'rom Oregon. For many jcars while Spargur was living here ho roomed at the residence of Mrs Nelllo Woodnrd , and also acted as her attorney It Is now understood that Mrs Woodard also has n grievance against him and upon hearing that ho had gone to Crawford In compiny with Fisher , she secured a team and started for that place , a fact ot which Mr. Fisher was duly notified , and upon the earnest solicita tion of Spargur ho secured n team and took his prisoner Into the country , finally driving to Whitney , thinking to catch the evening train to Chadron. Just as the two men vveio about to board the train they discovered , according to Mr. Fisher , that Mrs. Woodard vvas also on board , and Spirgur , who ac cording to all reports evinces no great do- slro to meet her , started away as fast as his legs would carry him Fisher followed him , thinking Spargur would return to the hotel wlwrc they had eaten supper , but Spargur evidently did not and Fluhcr was unableto locate him , although he searched the small town over and over again Finally , frightened at the trxntght of losing his pris oner. ho diovo to Crawford about midnight , and began sending telegrams all over the surrounding country , offering a reward foi the capture of Spargur , but failed to locate him. He then took a fresh team , drove back to Wl/tnoy , stopping at all the farm houses on theway. . but could got no trace of the fugitive. Finally bo concluded to como to Chadron , and Deputy Lowery was at once sent to Whitney. Just atter noon the next day Fisher received a telegram from Spargur , dated at Whitney. R. n. W. Spargur , who Is a man of about 00 years of age , largo and portly , was one of the first lawjers to locate In the new town of Chadron. This was about 1885. Ho was at different times a partner In the law nrins ot Pall & Spargur ; Spargur , Fisher & JicLann and lastly was the senior partner of the firm of Spargur & Fisher , which film carried on an extensive law and loan busl- , n.s . > ] "ndllnR a great deal of eastern cap- tal. Mr. Spargur aho engaged In the cloth ing business hero , but failed , paying only a small portion of his liabilities , and many Omaha and Chicago firms still hold his pcger , unpaid. After falling In the clothing concern Spargur devoted most ot his atten tion for some tlmo to trading oft western lands for machinery , buggies , etc. It wan generally supposed he was -very successful In this lino. Ho loft here about four years ago , going to Minneapolis and from theie to Peiidlcton , Ore. Mr. Spargur was always re garded as a sharp , shrewd business man , and up to the tlmo of his arrest It was generally supposed that the relations between himself nU ? . Mr-.rsh8 ! ; * of the moat cordial nature. It Is also icported that some time ago Mr. Spnrgur married a very wealthy lady. Just what charges Mrs Nellie Wood- "f A ? P"311'10''IT ' ' goods merchant of this city Intends , to bring against Spargur are not known. County Attorney Fisher snys that ns county attorney ho has used every moans In his power to keep the entire proceedings secret. The action was begun because of his belief that the accounts In Spargur's books and his communications did not seem to accord. He his as much regret as any of Spargur's friends over the affair , but ho was com pelled by the causes ho mentioned to the un avoidable conclusion that ho had been wronged. He would bo pleased with a fav orable outcome- and satisfactory explanation , If such 1s possible. Mr. Fisher also took oc casion to say that ho was not In sympathy under any circumstances with newspapers prjlng Into court proceedings or Into private business affalts. Spargur has boon brought back to Chadron by Deputy Lowery. ot SiKlNlliMlnltli TEKASIAH. Neb , March 28. ( Special ) Senator Miller's constituents In this county are Indignant at his evident Incompetency to represent them in the state senate. His connection with the gambling bill Is strongly condemned , especially when a bill ofltal Interest to the county , which has been passed by the house and Is In the bands of the senate sifting committee , ' bids fair to be lost 13 the shufllo cither because of Miller's Inattention or Incompetence .NOTI5S OP Till ! SI'UINO CAMPAHJN 1'nptillntM nt 1'lnttstnotitli Tun Hrjiiilillcnii t'niulldutew. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , March 20. ( Spe clal. ) Rev. D. A. Youtzy , ono of the can dldatoa for the nchool board nominated b ; the democrats , has declined to run , and Rov. H n tturgcss has been named In his placo. The populists have had several meet Ings lately , and have finally decided tha their act 'on ' will go no further than the endowment ot certain nominees ot the two old parties and the privilege of voting as they plea so on the other candidates , They had nn understanding with the democrats tlmt the democrats In the Third ward shouli nominate Chris Chrlstenscn for councilman but the democrats went back on the agree ment and nominated James llerold The populists have accordingly endorsed only a couple of candidates , but they are repub Hcans , leaving their members to vote as they please J. C. Llndcman , republican nomlnto In the First ward , has been en- doracd , but ho will have to go on the tlcko by petition , through neglect to file his cer tificate of nomination In tlmo. Or. 13 W Took has also been endowed for the scboo board by Iho populists , and the democrats have been entirely Ignored. CLARKS. Neb. . March 26. ( Special ) An anti-saloon ticket has been placed In nomination hero by petition. It Is headec by Thomas Hatch , U. 0. Underwood nt Frank Scare. CtiHAItS WKHIJS I'HOM TIIH IlITClinS c Wliloli Will M e Mniif > to NORTH LOUP. Neb. . March 20. ( Special. ) Samuel McClellnn , president of the Nortl Loup Irrigation nnd Improvement company and n , C. Hlbbard , an ingenious mechanic also a stockholder In the company , have per fected an effective but simple apparatus for the purpose of clearing the rank growth ol wcodo from the embankments of Irrigation ditches by horse power , the removal of wit let : has heretofore been a considerable 'Item o ! expense. So effective and rapid U the oper ation of the device that It Is said several miles per day can bo gene over satisfactorily , n task which formerly required weeks for Its accomplishment. The do\lco has been given n fair trial 'In actual service and the Inventors are highly elated with Its opera tion. The adoption of this device will save thousands of dollars to the ditch owners throughout the state. Arc Ilnsy IlniilliiKr Hemp. FREMONT , March 26. ( Special. ) The Fremont - mont Hemp & Twlno company has all available teams at work hauling hemp from the fields northwest of town to Its mill. The pant winter was not a good ono for the hemp crop , the wet weather preventing Its rotting as > rapidly us usual The company has had a large number ot hand breaking machines made for the purpose of getting out a tow of Ions flbic. The tow mill Is running at Its full capacity. Owing to the reduced duties on twlno Increablng the competition with the Imported article the company has not run the twluo mill for the past three years. Olil Woiiinii Iluii Oicr 1 > Krclfilit Cur. CALLAWAY , Neb. , March 26 ( Special Telegram. ) Mrs. C. D. Whaloy , wlfo of a prominent farmer and old resident , was knocked down and drag&od under a freight car hero today , the brakebeam crushing1 her arm , breaking the hip bone and probably Indicting serious Internal Injuries Slid was crossing the track when the engine backed against the car , which stood close to the crossing. She is about CO jears old and It Is feared the Injuries may provo fatal. Mlljor Coll- lit Ctilliertnoii. CULDKRTSON , Neb , March 20 ( Special. ) Major Cole , the icUvallst who baa had such marked success in his religious work at Hastings , Holdrego and McCook during the past few iroi tha , opened a campaign against sin In Culbcrtson last Monday night. The major Is ably assisted by Dr. Rlngland of Hastings and Rev. Mr. Montgomery of Den ver. Considerable Interest has been awak ened and a number of converts made. rntorn tlio .Tti.llrlul IHxtrlot Hill. TEKAMAH , Neb , Maich 28 ( Special. ) ' There Is a great deal of Interest manifested hero over the bill pioposlng the division of this Judicial district , by which Durt and Washington counties will bo stt aside as the Seventeenth district. It is strongly favored , partially for political reasons and partially jecauso It will give these counties moro con venient terms of court. "Suspension r.iiilKO.N. Y. , .Tan. 25 , 1S97. y uy 9 "C. I. Hood & Co. , Lowell. Muss. : ) I 8 "Ontlcincn : My wontlurrul euro by Hood's Snisapaillln 1ms ( it- 0 tiactccl nideipieiul attention. Ilumhuds of people liuve nBlcort about U , f and I have icccived letters fiom distant p.irls of the country Inquhinj , ' the paitlcMilars. I wish to say to one and all that I stand by every 9 word In my testimonial ( piluted below ) . n ? "My llfe-loiiK platitude. Is duo to Hood's B.usnpaiilln , and I earnA v pstly UI-KO every person MilTeilntf fiom impuio blood In any way to jjivo A f this inedleino a fair tiial. If it would cuio such a di'spenitc case ns A * mine , it Is certainly teasonabie to believe It will euro you. i 1 "I especially urge tlio use of Hood's Rarsaparilla as a general I spring medicine. . " MKS. CYNTHIA A. KDWA11DS. I Comment seems Hiiporllous on faticli a testimonial as tills. Theio aio compaiatlvely'few ciues In medical history equal 'to ' that of Mrs. ndwaulH , and no medicine has so many of them to Its credit as Hood's Sat.sa- parllla. Wo himply call your attention to the plain statement of tlio facts , and ask you to read it candidly , .satisfied that if you do so , you will decide tlmt Hood's Karsaparllla is tlio medicine for you this spiliiK. "C. I. Hood & Co. , Lowell , Mass : "I wish to praise Hood's Sarsaparilla , as It Blono , through God's blessing , has done for me what no doctor or other medicine could or did do for mo. In March , 1874 , after my lust child was born , I had what tha doctor. ! termed milk leg. It broke out In Its worst form on my left limb , The Buffering was terrible and many times my I.lfi ! WIIN IleNjiulri'il of. Money which I needed for the necessaries of life I freely spent for medicine , but without tvall. The family physician gave my case much attention and deep study , but his pre scriptions only temporarily alla > cd my uf- Furlngs. I kept boarders , and this obliged mo to be on my feet a great deal , which , of course , was aggravating to my trouble. At last my ItlKlit I/I nib llreiiinu Airoce ( l ind It Hcemed aa If the end waa near at hand. To rest and favor my right limb , I used a chair In which I placed my left knco and stood on my right foot quite heavily. It was not long bcforo I felt a soreness In my hip and I was seized with rheumatism , which the doctor said waa duo to the strain of the muscles and nerves In the right hip. Some tlmo after this , while wearing red stockings , my feet became moist , and the coloring dye poisoned the Inflamed flesh on my ankles , and In less than 24 hours It had broken nut In a , running sore. What I suffered no tongue can tell , and until June , 1892 , my Iitfc WIIN a Continual .Miner- , BO severe that at times the pain of com bined alfilctlons would cause mo to have fainting fits and spells like jockjaw. Five times gangrene got 'Into my system , and I do- Hpalrod of over getting better , The flesh on my left ankle became badly eaten and af fected the bone , which was plainly visi ble In several placed , My finger and toenails nails loosened and came off. My hair , which was quite abundant , came out pro fusely , and my Whole Iloily WIIN .So AITecti-il that the least touch would cause a severe Itching sensation. I had not known for years what a night's sleep was without some opiate. I lived la torment , dreading death yet dreading life all the moro Hut I read go much about Hood's Sjreaparllla , I decided that I AVoiild Try It , Drugglit Huutley told mo that It would re quire many bottle * to euro me , as my case I rii-Tnnjf iiu.MHini ) coNvnnsio& & Mnjor Cole'flWonderful AVorU In AXVMorn NclirnnUn. M'COOIC , Neb , March 28. ( Special Tele gram ) Never In the hlMory of southwestern Nebraska h there been a. religious rovlml ' approaching In scope- and success the on * brought to a formal close In McCook today with n farewell oervlco conducted by Major Cole , the evangelist. The Menard opera house WM crowded to overflowing and the affair waq ono of tenderness nnd solemnity. The number of conversions In McCook reached G01. This number , with the 330 In Hastings , 41i ( In Holdrego and 202 In smaller towns , together with seventy-five In Culbcrl- non , makes a grand lol.il of 1,523 conver sions since November. Communities lmv been revolutionised nnd grout good accom plished In all the towns reached Thn major and his assistant , Dr. W V. Hlngland of Hastings , went from hero lo Wauneta for ons sorvlco and tonight they take up the work In Culbertson. vvltcro over seventy-five conver sions are already reported. I'IMIS A II VN IN HIS Wli'lVS (5UAVI3. Jerry linli- > of Clnrl < MnUrn a ( Irne- NOIIH' DI-XMM Crj. CLAKKS , Neb. , March 2C ( Special. ) Jerry Uonlcy , nn old resident of this place , went to Columbus early this week to have the remains of , his wife , who died there sic years ago , removed. He Is now hack , and tolls a atrango ntory. When his wife's grave was opened It was found that her remain * had disappeared , cofiln and all , and Instead the grave vvas occupied by a man , In rough board box , and evidently burled but a short time. The man hnd his shoes and hat on , and his body and clothes are not at nil deca > cd. Mr. Donley Is \ety much worked up over the matter , and will prob ably take stops to have It thoroughly In vestigated. Mrs. Donloy died In the hospital at Columbus. Si'olln PoitniHMtfr'N ShortiiKO. NORTH l.OUI' , Neb , March 20 ( Special. ) The shortage of Postmaster Christie of Scotia , which amounts to over $4,100 , hai caused n great sensation In this city , whcro lie Is well known. Hoard of trade specula tion Is said to be at the bottom of the dlf- Iculty and IJabcoek & Dabcock of this place mvo been retained as counsel for his bomlii- men. The slortagu all seems to have taken place dining the present calendar joar and [ low so great nn amount could have been 3mbez7lcd In so short a tlmo without havlnif been detected by the postollke odlclals Is at present a profound mjstery. AVi > - < tcj nil Mule UNIVI3HSITY I'lACi : , Neb , March 26 ( Special. ) The Nebraska Wtalejan MaU quartet 1ms just returned from a seven weeks' tour through Missouri , Kansas , In dian Territory and Nebraska. They have had wonderful success Last night tliov gave a concert , on short notice , In the college chapel. A largo crowd greeted them. It was the farewell program , as two of tha JOJB will leave the quartet , one of thorn good. Another singer has been selected , low over , to fill In the place nnd the quartet will bo rcorganl/ed later on In the mi miner. OIlli-ciM for HIINC Hall Team. UNIVERSITY I'LACR , Neb , March 26. Special. ) A mass meeting ot the students was held this week to elect olllcera for a > aso ball team. The team will be selected is soon a the playing qualities of the boys mvo been tested. Several games have been arranged for with the stale team and with other teams out of thla elate. I'laus were also laid for field day sports about the mlu" dlo of May. Contests between the various classes Innrlous sports are being arranged for. farmer Pulls on Ills lloiul. TDKAMAII , Neb. , March 28. ( Special. ) A. G. Corbln , -wealthy farmer living In Arizona precinct , fell from n load of hay Vodnesdiy , striking the ground on his bead. lo worked about the farm all day , not think- ng ho had been Injured. Early in the even- ng bo was taken with convulsions and ono allowed another all night. A physician has ecu In almost constant attendance nnd at Ills time i\o Is reported much better. ThroeTh I CM < from Illliioln. OSCEOLA , Neb , March 26 ( Special. ) Tbroo men named Holt , who were wanted In Mlllldgevllle , 111. , where they had been btcallng all they got their hands on and get away with , have been In Jail hero for sev eral dajfi awaiting the arrival of thu nhcrlft of Carroll county , Illinois. This morning ho arrived and started homo with the thieves. It Is uald they belong to an organl/ed gang. 8 Greatest Cures Ever Wonderful Story.was was so dcsp-seatcd and I was so much run down. Thla encouraged mo to bo faithful with my treatment , and although the first bottle did not do mo any \lslblo good , yet , Inasmuch as I bad not noted any unfavor able symptoms , I kept on until I had takeni four bottles , when I could say I positively Know I wan being helped. Gradually the cores healed on my right limb , and my loft limb took on a healthier nppearanco. The discharge , which had been quite profuse and very disagreeable matter , gradually ceased and < o Form on my ankles nnd feet. New nails came on my flngms and toes and the pores on my scalp fast filled with now hair. The Itch'frig - s nsatlons vveio dhipilled , and as I continued with Hood's Sarsaparllli my limb In tlmo became perfectly ciiied. 1 have taken about 20 bottles of Hood'R Saisapaillla and I knovr that I owe my recovery entirely to this modi- clno. The flftih ( in the afflicted limb I now pcrfoc-t and smooth and only a slight discoloration remains as a reminder of the dreadful iiffllctlon. My hip trouble. Is cured. I have never hud any pain or lost an hour' * Hloop on account of my ankle from any nt the troubles I have mentioned , slnco Oc tober , 1S02 , 'JillIIIfKNllIK Of Wlllol. I ascrlba to Hood's Barsaparllla , For Hood's Olive Ointment I have also words of praise. I used two boxea , and I can truly eay It gave the most aothlng relief to the Inflamed ( leah of any ointment or lotion ap plied , I hope every sufferer whoso com plaint Is In any way affected by Impure blood will glvu Hood's Samaparllla a fair trial , t feel very grateful for the wonderful bene fit U had been to mo , and wish Its proprie tors continued success " MRS CVNTHIA A. HOWARDS , 1127 Cleveland Avo. , Sus pension llrldge , N. .Y H' ! ' uu.vri.cv "Mm. IMvvardH lived In Lockport manjr years. Frlcnda thought her case hopelos , and had about given up when she began to take Hood's Saraaparllla , That was the remedy that cured her and brought bur where she Is today.V. . J. HUNTLKY , Druggist , 30 Main Sticet , Lockport , N. Y \Vluil More CM II Ho .SulilT In not thu evidence of the Merit of Hood's Kurwipnrllla conclusive ? Ought you not ( o take It If you uml a good incdlducY Hood's Sarsaparilla ' b tbd Deal Spring Medicine. Bold by all drugglots. $1.00 , nix for $5.00 ,