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THE OMAHA DATTAr HEE : RA.TTTHDAY , MAKCII 27 , 1897. uroro or more of the crew , but Us effect upon the eupTslltloufl tailor * T\a no demoral izing that the ofllccra were obliged to prom ise the men not to order fire to be opened against the Christiana except for the pur pose of defending tlio ship from Imminent danger of being sunk. The fates seem to oppose th bate purposes of the powers toward the Greeks ; public opinion will re- nlraln the hands ot Kngland , France and I Inly , whllo HiiMlan policy will bo strongly affected by the Influence of signs and portents tents on aho rnlnda of the Ignorant and Impressionable people upon whom the czar musl rely to pull the triggers of his guns , The treaty between the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic , which was re cently .signed at Illoemfontcln by Presidents Stcvu and Krugcr , establishes a defensive military alliance between those two repub lics , and accords to tlio burghers ot cither state the light of cltlrcnshlp In the other. The last mentioned provision may have an effect upon South African politics not con templated by the draftsmen of the Irenty. All of the laws dlttctcd against the Oul- lundcrs by ihe Tiatisvaal Volksraad have hitherto be-on bafeguaidcd against really ef fective llrHlsli ptotcsln by Iho perfectly titio assertion that the enactments wuio not discriminative , but effected all forelcncis cUully ( | , and therefore Qrcat Britain could not claim any Hpcclal grievance. It would be dlllluilt , however , to meet the objection that the new treaty gives the citl/cns ot the Orange Fuo State prUHcgce In the Trans vaal denied to other forclgneii : , and that Us luovMons 01 c thus opposed to the London convention ot 1831 , which assured to Hrllish subjects unifillty of ti calmer. t with all strangers who might enter the juilsdlctlon of the Bun Hi African icpubllc * After the Cilrican wai Russia covenanted not to maintain over leu war ehlps In the IJIack fca , the Idea bolni ; thot Russia's pre ponderance thoio should ho prohibited , but In 1S70 ehc tutlly Infoimr-d Iho powcih that she Intended thenceforth to have as many war fihliw In the Ulnck ucs. as tlio liked. In the following jears the I > ° W IB assented to Russia's rctiolvo , but the sultan was con firmed In his control ot tl.e straits , and again hi 1873 the regulation of the straits by "the ancient rule" was formally left with the Turk. Hut with the large growth of the Russian fleet In the Dlark sea and the decay of the Turkish poiver of control ling the straits effectively , the value of the present arrangement has become problem atical. Doubtlroa Russia's Importance In the McdUerranciii would bis greatly Increased by fiee exit from Iho lllack sea. It would bo still moru Increased If she wore In a position to prevent the war ships of other nations from cntcilng that sea. * * It must be said of Kins Georgeot Qreoc- that during his thirty-four ycirs' reign he has done much for the counlry. It must be con fessed that the people of Greece are hard to ruli , and that , coming among them , knowing but little of their traits and alien to them by blood and other tics , he has Indeed deserved well In the position In which ho was placed by Great Drltaln , Franco and Russia. There Is llttto If any brigandage In Greece now , he baa been a pattou of art and litrraluro , he has the true Norse blood In his veins , Is an oncouragcr of athletic sports and last year presided at the revival of the Olympian games In which Americans tool : part. It is not ofte'J 'Jmt a king of this stamp is found In Europe , and the hope may be ex pressed that his shadow will never grow 'CS3- ' * , MIMUIY JIMMS. i Chicago IlccorJ. Bhp told him that ho could not wed , And the cause she must deplore. But the fottuno teller plainly said Ho had .1 frightful snore. JlHlKC. "Ho's rather fast , " the maiden said , "Yet marry him I may ; In fact , I fcnow ho Is so fast Ho cannot get nway. " Washington Star. A fact that men of wisdom Have oft reflected on Fortune Is a bubble- lllovv it , and it's gone. Philadelphia Record Now that the earth's from winter weaned And gentle spring appearw , " " fiend Tlio "liot-enoug-for-you" la pricking' up his euis. I Chicago Tribune. "Tho water I < quite black , and yet It can't bo used for Ink. " 'Not HO. It looks llko chocolate , But Isn't lit to drink. " Cincinnati Tribune. What Is that dainty hat we see Waiving' nbovo the smoke Of fistic vvnrs and politics ? It la the Easter Joke ! ChlcaRO Rocoril. The poet's iirdor never flags ; He svvpotly sings of bird and bloom , "While maids with palls and sciubblng- rags Pursue him round from room to loom. Philadelphia Hcconl. One swallow makes not summer ; And yet wo must iccall That just one llttio swallow Of apple in a do a fall. WnshlnRton Star. "I've , writ a hong of Hprlng , " quoth he ; "A dainty little bit " "I'm glad you wrote It down , " quoth she , "Instead of singing it. " A MUSICAMJ. London Sun. The program , she Informed me , was chatmlng ono Indeed , Fiom the splondld Wngner ovetture , which nothing could exceed , To the lovely llttio scherzo and the minuet for HtrlngH , And the latest bit of Dvorak , vvnlch made her sigh for wlnga. i Throughout the Grieg concerto her emotion vvns Intense ; It Hcemed to mo it times she held her bieath In deep miHpcnso ; Shfl ravcil of Opus this and Hint , of Schu bert , Ilnch and LlHzt , Beethoven , Hrahms , TdPhnlkowskl , nnd n ucoro w < hosu names I missed. But when at last 'tnnsi over and I led her down tlio stair I noticed that beneath her breath she hummed a little air ; It wax not upon thu program , being com- monplucn and tuny , 'And I wondered nt thn sudden drop from Bach to "Annie Hooncy. " Till : IHO'NY OK KATR. Cleveland I.i-ndcr. Ho had fought In many u b ittle nnd escaped wlthouU a wound. Ho hud met stampeded cattle nnd had bravely held his ground ; Ho had hunted In Montana and been snow bound on the plain , And he'd sojoutiu-d In Havana when the plagua was ruining Cain. Ho had crossed the stormy occajt many IIinert without mishap ; He'd recovered from ti potion fixed up by n Jealous Jap , Ho had been n reckless rover from the moment of his birth , And hail traveled almost over every portion of the catth , Ho encountered every danger that you've ever rend about ; Ho had been n Texas ranger nnd n icckless army scout. But thn moral , If there's nny , In this huinblb little tale , la that he died from stepping on an ancient rusty nail. A IIIIII ) I.Y A I'UI.MIAV OAH. WrllUn for The Ilec. Thn train danlipd on In t'ne ' nltfht , Wild WUH the wintry xtorm , A bonny thlnir was caught in flight , A tiny , trembling form , Oh , what ft beautiful bird ! , 1 want It for my homo. Swroter notes mure never heard , Why Bhould the darling roam ? He flow to our heads anil kissed the lips Of n avvect Indy fair. Ho hopped around on his llttio too tips , To sco Juat what waa there. Ho feasted well on our dainty food , And Mien WT never KUceseJ. That while ho liked nil that was good , Ho loved hU mate the best. And now he whirls In rapid flight , With n dash for the open air. But strikes the elnaa wlt'h ' furious might , And then lays DYNAIIKE FACTORY WRECKED Terrific Explosion n't Philadelphia Oausos Great Havoc. THREE WORKMEN INSTANTLY KILLED Ontnnll rrnKinpiitu of ( lip Men Pound .NolfiliiRT lint Splinter * Left of ( he JliilldlMK iliocU Kelt Mllci. PHILADELPHIA , March 2C. A terrific ex. plosion occurred this morning at the works ot thu Duponl Chemical company , located on the hanks ot the Delaware river at Glbba- town , N. J. Three men , Jamea Henderson , PatHsboro , N. J. ; Carl Wright , I'aulsboro , N. J. , and Thomas Stiles , Asbury Park , N. J. , were blown to atoms. A gang of workmen who started to clear away the wreckage were able to find only fragments ot the re mains. Iho explosion occurred In the sep arating building , and that structure , with four other buildings surrounding It , were blown to splinters. Tin dcstrojcd factory was devoted to the manufacture ot dynamite and Atl.ib powder , and because of the danger ous ( huiaUcr ot the explosives turned out was lemotc from any habitation , The shock ot the explosion was plainly felt at points twenty-five miles away. This Is tha second time within twelve ypam that nil explosion has occurred at these works. On Man.h 12 , 1881 , In which the entlio woiks was destroyed and six persons killed. Tlio explosion was at that time sup posed to have been caused by too much h at belns generated by nitric ncld. Among the killed wcr" ' laMottc Uupont , president of the company ; Supctlntendcnt W. N , Hill , compounder of nltro-Kljcerlno ; Hdward Nor- cross and a Mr. Aoburton , n visitor. So Kteat was the force ot the explosion that It almost obliterated the two big houses and tore n hole In thn earth fully eighty feet IOIIB and twenty-flvo feet wide. The explo sion occurred just before 12-30 o'clock and the small loss ot.llfo Is duo to the fact that most of the workmen had not jet returned from their dinners. Ieslde3 ! the Ihrce men killed outright , eleven other persons. Includ ing three girls , were uvrt None of them were seriously Injured , however , most of them being cut about the head and faeo by flying glass. The women hurt were employes In the casting house. Excessive high tern- poraluro in ono of Iho houses Is believed to liavd been the cause of the explosion. Did You ISver Try Electric Dlllers as a remedy for your troubles ? If not , get a bottle now and get relief. Thin medicine has been found to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure ot all Female Complaints , exerting a won derful direct Influence In giving strength and tone to the organs. If you have loss of Appelllo , Consllpallon , Headache , Fainting Spells , or are Nervous , Sleepless , Excitable , Melancholy or troubled with Dizzy Spells , Illcctrlc Bitters Is the medicine you need. Health and strength are guaranteed by Its use. Fifty cents and $1.00 at Kuhn & Co 'B WILL sun roil nitinr.n i.minnn. Ho M Yl"lm Drncrjjrd It from ( lie * filler Will He Made to < ilvc It IIl. | VnRMlLLION , S. D. , March 20. ( Special. ) Several persons In this clly will probably bo sued In a few days by the county commis sioners to regain possession of largo quan tities of bridge timber and piling which have been rescued from the river during the pasl few days. It is now thought that a dozen or moro pile bridges have been swept away between this city and Centorvllle and a great porccnlago has been caughl by man near this city. Thn law In the state Is very plain In regard to the matter. No person has a right to seize wreckage from a stream with the In tent of keeping It when the owner thereof Is known. Neither lias a person a right to sell any such material. There Is a heavy penalty for the offense The stuff saved will bo of considerable value ) for Ihe reconstruc tion of the bridges , which will be commenced as soon as possible. The bridges built in the futurein this county will bo principally of Iron. The county commissioners are willing to pay a good price for the labor of the men In rescuing the stuff. i AWAIT bUIMlEMi : COURT'S DHCISIOX. South Hiikolu Iloiiril of IlcKciitit Or- triml/i'M mill Tin-n Adjourns. PIERRE , S D. , Marcfo 20 ( Special Tele gram. ) Regents Blair , Hair , Herrled and Hough of Ihe new board met hero today. Regent Spafford was not present , having been delajed. The board was organized by the se lection of Blair as president and Hair as secretary pro tern. Herrled , the republican member of the board , then offered a reso lution , stating In substance that as the right of thu now board to act has bean questioned It take no further action at the present time except toward securing at the earliest pos- slblo opportunity a decision of the supreme court as to which Is the legal board , and that the matter bo placed In the bands of the attorney general. This was unanimously adopted Dr. Flick of Rapid City is hero today to meet the members of the new iBoard of Regents to work up his application for ap pointment as dear ! of the School of Mines. IinUIf CATTM ! POIl OMAHA , nitffit Cum In ( lie I'lrMl SIilji- Illfllll Of till' .ScllHOll. CHnVENNB , Wyo. , March 26. ( Special. ) The first beef cattle shipment to go cast this season passed through hero jcsterday and consisted of twenty-eight cars of beef cattle consigned to an Omaha commission firm. The early shipment In such largo quantity Is due to the good prices which western beef now commands. Tha shipment In question was from Nevada , from which state continued large shipments are expected. Ilock that .MilkM fiuoil Pnlnt. PIERRE. S. I ) . , March 2G. ( Special. ) An old man residing In this city has been skirmishing along the bluffs of the Missouri near hero and claims to have found a ledge of rock which makes the best of mineral paint. Ho allowed a < mmple of the work the paint would do , and said ho secured the paint ho used by burning the rock which ho had found , when It would pulverize In his flngeis and mixing the powder eo secured with oil. Ho refU9 ° a to divulge the loca tion of hlii find , but says there Is enough of the "paint" where ho secured what ho used to paint the "Wholo United States , " llflC SOIM ! ( ! I'll I ii nml Si'll it. PIERRE. S. D. , March 20. ( Special ) The usual complaints are being made over the state of the beggars who go about aak- ing for seed grain to put In a crop this sea son , and will take un > thing else of value which U given them by thoait who are chari tably disposed. They get out in some part of tha utate every spring , and , when they have ( iccurod enough grain by begins to make a load , haul It to the nearest elevator and dispose of It , then boast that they can make more money that way than they can by work. There are. of course , cases where charity would not bo misplaced , but such cases would hare no trouble In securing the required assistance near their homes wh'ro they arc known , and It Is not ncces sary for them to go among strangers to secure aid. The stranger begging for assist once , who claims to hall from some count } some distance away , Is oppn to suspicion for It his case Is deserving he need no go away from home. YOIIIIH Woniiiii In Ilitrnril to Ilrntli. HURON , S I ) . March 29 ( Special Tele gram. ) A mysterious fire occurred this after noon In the residence of John L Pyle while all the members , except Ethel Willis , were temporarily absent The fire was conflnei to Hut kllchen , to which only small damage was done When an entrance was made the body of Miss Willis aged about 20 , was fount on'tho ' floor , with nearly all the clothing1 of her body , her face nnd limbs terribly burnci' ' and life extinct. Her mind was Impalrei Bomo months since , but she was thought to have fully recovered and was making her homo with Attorney Pjles family fur morn UNO Dcliicluiblc Utiiincrn. PIERRE. S. D. , March 20. ( Special ) The country north ot thla city n frhort dis tance 1s jet covered with snow , while for five or six miles out the ground Is bare farmers who come In from that section have arranged shoes for each wheel ot their wagons , which they build In such a man ner that they can be secitrelj fastened to the wheel. Whllo In thi snow these shoes are used nnd the wagon dragged as a elclgh. and when they reach the bare ground the fastenings of the shoes are loosened , the wagon backed off , the shoej loaded on the wagon , and they are prepared for bare roads. HullilliiK ii N ' Hunt nt iMrrro. PIERRE , S. D. , March 20. ( Special ) Captain E. Senechal , who came tip hero from Chamberlain with the llttio steamer Pearl last > ear , Is now at work on a boal which will bo put on the river hero this season In competition with the Northwestern railroad's boat , the Jim LolRhton. The boal which Is being conslrucled Is to bo 22x80 feet In size and will bo run by a thirty-horse power gasoline engine. Captain Senechal expects to have his boat read } to place In the river within a short time and will do a general ferry business , com peting with the Lelghton for the cattle trade. Union I'nullk' Simps Are lluny. CHEYENNE , Wyo , March 20 ( Special ) The Union Pacific ahop force at this place Is being gradually Increased on account ot the pressure ot work , not only from the line of the Union Pacific , but fiom other lines. The Chejenno shops ate now doing a largo amount of repair work for the Denver & Gulf and Ihe Oregon Short Line , and for bolh ot Iheso lines several locomollves are being rebuilt. KlonrliiK Mill to Start I'll. SARATOGA , Wyo , March 20 ( Special ) The flouring mill at this place , which has been idle for several jears , Is to bo refurnished with machinery and operated by a Garden City. Kan. , milling company this season. Thu Kansas company has had an expert examine the property and will ship In the necessary machinery for starting the mill at once. Killed Iiy n rrfinuliire K-vploNlon. CANTON S. D , March 2G ( Special Tele gram ) C. P. Ellason , whllo blasting rock was falally Injured by a premature ex plosion. ACTIVITY IN GHA.MJ KXCASU'MHAT Hid ItiiHli of ProMiipptorN mill Miners Into the Gold UcKlon. CHEYENNE , Wyo , March 26. ( Special. ) Superintendent Mnl'iy of the Wyoming division of the Union Pacific , who has Just returned from a trip of Inspection , reports that there is unusual actlvlly in the Grani Encampment mining region south o Flawllns. Rich assays of ore arc being made and , with spring , there will bo a big rush of prospectors and miners into the region. A number of the general officers of the Unlor Pacific , Including General Manager Ed Dickinson , have had the foresight to secure Bomo good property in the district and will share in the prosperity which Is looked upon as a certainty ot the Immediate future. Since the separation of the Oregon Short Line from the Union Pacific It has been found recessary by the Short Line manage ment to add several new men to the clerical force at Granger and Green River to aid In the work of accounting cars and auditing freight accounts. The Union Pacific management Is having the parks at Laramie , Cliejetine and Green River enlarged and improved. I'micr Did Aot Contain It. CHEYENNE , Wvo , .March 20 ( Special. ) Albert Hannlgan of this city , who was convicted of burglary In the Laramlo dis trict court , was convicted mainly by the ac count of the affair In ono of the local papers Hannlgan attempted to prove an alibi He swore that on the morning following the night the crime was committed ho first heard ot the robbery bn reading the account of It In the moining Chejenno Tribune. The prosecution easily proved that Hannlgan was testifying falsely by introducing the paper for the date In question In evidence , the ac count of the burglary not having been printed until the day following , Hannlgan was very prompt ! } found guilty after his attempt to provo an alibi broke down and he will get fi om ono to fourteen years Imprisonment. 'I'lie Ione AVniimii Trini-lcr. A recent Issue of ' 'Fashions ' , " an Illus trated monthly Journal for women , has an In teresting article on women traveling alone , In which , after referring to tlvj block signal s > stem and other safety devices for which tlio New York Ccntial Is colebiated , thin statement Is made1 "If the lone woman happens to bo going to New York City , Bho need have no dread of landing alone In the confusion of a big strange place. If hho travels by the New York Central , All he has to do Is to speak to one of the red-capped attendants free service who will carry her bag , answer her ques tions and stow her to cab , car , or elevated train , "Another thing , she lands right In the heart of the city , within a step of a dozen or more of Us leading hotels and she should bear In mind that tills h the only railroad depot in all New York City. . 'Tho New York Central might aptly bo called 'the ' ' " lone woman's route. \iill Worker * on 11 Mi-1 I.e. CLEVELAND , March 20. The II. P. Nail worko were closed today , 400 man , Includlni ; all the nallmakers and their helpers , having atruck. The woiks were clcsed this mornIng - Ing at the request of the men to allow them to attend the .fun-ral of a member of the union After the funeral the men mot and decided not to go back to work tomorrow nor until they Jind secured a rottefactory adjustment of the scale. Dcro's so much excitement In dlH town of own now dcio's do exposition dnt's Ki'UliiK rlglit to do frtinl den do flection say , but ain't do oti ( I etiui neiui looslu' my feet , lu front of do New York Life wonder what rent ( ley pay tin' If ih > y sleep deio seems ter mo dero'H nioto felleis dan tleru are ollk-es anyway dey nil sot money now dat makes hales for my dud's Go Stooeker cigar do best over. 1404 DOUGLAS. MANIFESTO , ] S A WINNER Luula All Competitors in the Grand National < Btoaplochaso , MUCH MONEY LpSON , THE FAVORITES I ItpMiilt of flic tllnec 1'rovos n Urcnt Surprlne t -tlio Tnlont DU- ( iiiic-r Hun In ( Her Ponrf , Ml Ion. LIVERPOOL , Mnrcli G The Brand Na tional steeplechase , the great stccplcchnso of the > cor , nas Vutj nt Alntrce , near here , today nnj was won hy II M. Dins' b. K. Manifesto after nn exciting rnce. Tllbert was second and Ponl ot I'jno was third. The conditions were as follows. Tht- Grand National steeplechase , of 2,000 sov ereigns , Inclusive ot a trophy of the value of 100 sovereign1 ! , the second horse to re- cclvo 300 sovereigns and the third 200 sov- crolgni of the strikes ; a handicap for 4- } car-olds and tipuauls ; Grand Nntloml course , distance four miles and 830 > arils. There v\crc twenty-nine starters. The re sult In detail was as follows : II. M. Dais' h. g. Manifesto , aged , hy Slan-of-Wnr out of Vac Vlctus , 1C3 pounds ( Captain Kava- nagh ) , won. C. U. Powell's h m Pllbert , aged , by Ilcgen , dam by Double X , 133 pounds ( Mr. C llcatty ) , Eccoml. Major Orr Wing's br. g. Konl of Tyne , C years old , by Studdly , out of Hard Times , 147 pounds ( .Mr. Wllhlng ) , third The betting at the start was G to 1 against Manifesto , 100 to 1 against Filbert , and 25 to 1 against Ford of Fyno. Tlmon made the running until two fences from home , when he collapsed and Manifesto went to the fiont , with Cathol , but the latter fell at Iho last fence. On reaching Valentino's Crosi liar- cal Whey challenged Tlmnn and the pace bo tanic very hot. Manifesto In the lost was running prudently and Wild Man of Borneo was dropping away with Nellie Oray and Cathol second and Third Gold Fish fell at the next fence , which Tlmon cleared with a lead of ten lengths from Wild Man of ricrneo , who was nearly last and went to his Knees after clearing the ditch nnd pulled up. Manifesto , ridden by Captain Kavnnagh , was then running capitally and tool : third place. Tord of Pyne , who had been lying off , began drawing up. At the second fence In the second end round , Damlo was In dlfflculty and slopped. Darcal Whey fell at the next fnce. . Tlmon , Cathol and Manifesto were then making a close race , with .Filbert seventh. Manifesto overhauled Tlmon before Jumping Valentino's Urook , but Tlmon , Filbert and I'rlnco Albert headed Manifesto on reaching the race course , where Cathol was beaten. Two fences from the post Tlmon fell nnd Manifesto took the lead to the finish , with a commanding lead over Filbert , who was gaining , winning In a canter by thirty lengths. In the last half nillo Ford of Fjne came along with a rattle , but failed to reach Fil bert. There was a head between , the second and third horses , Filbert and Ford of Pyne. Prlnco Albert was fourth. The weather was fine and largo crowds assembled at Alutrco to sco the race. The starters Included Cathol , ridden by his owner , Hon. Ward ; Wild Man of Uorneo , ridden by J. Wlclger11 ; The Soarer , last year's winner , again rl(1d ( < m hy 1) . G. Campbell of the Ninth lancera , vvjio came especially from India for this purpose , and Gauntlet , ridden by Captain Hope Uohnstonc. Most of the other horses wcrd ridden by professionals. The Grand National has alwajs been the great steeplechase of the year. Speculation Is always heavyJand"thli was no exception to the rule. A lot of money was lost this year , because 6/jvora.l animals that were heav Hy backed broke dow n or were scratched. Wild' ' Man of Dorneo won two years ago , and vaa'thought likely to win again. Norton fiid Cathol were well-liked by good Judges. The Soarer won last year and had a good ( pUowIng up to the Calwlck rapes , when ho "was soundly beaten. Devlt was well liked aWd'lhen brolijp down. Last year Hory 6'Mooro was favorite , vvltli Ardecan and Wate/Iord second choices , and all finished In the ruck. The Soarer won , with Father Flynn second , both at 40 to 1. The victory ot Wild Man of Borneo lu 1895 was a great surprise , too. Aic TUB i.Mioou MILK nncoiiu. Toitriinnirnt nt Sun Frniiulnco Dc- t clops Sonic lint Iliic-IiiR. SAN FRANCISCO , March 28. Tlo Indoor cycle races Wednesday night were the best of the Indoor season and the cutting out of the amateur races proved to bo a good move on tho'part of the management. The pro gram last night consisted of a quarter-mile dash for professionals , a one-mllo open for professionals and a flve-mllo cup race for amateurs. The quarter-mllo race proved to be a good feature , as the time made was good and the finishes were of the hair-raising order. The. final had four starters , Allen Jones , W. E. Becker of Minneapolis , illarley Donning of San Jose and Orlando Stevens of Ottumwa. The race was won by Jones , who tlius scored his first win during the meet , Downing finished second and Becker finished third , shutting Stevens out Just before the tape. tape.Tho one-mile race v\a the event of the evening and It resulted In the breaking of tlio world's Indoor record , the race being run In remarkably fast time , 2 05. The starters In the final were Decker , Eaton of Chicago , W. A. Terrlll and Orlando Stevens. Two pacing men mounted on singles weio put In to set the pace for the Ilnal. They were Morris of Texas and Sullivan of Oregon. Morris took the first three laps with the men riding llko demons to keep up will * lilm. Sullivan made a beautiful pick-up and took the mien along at even a better gait than Morris. On the sixth lap the pace linkers were ordered out and the men wcio left to fight It out alone. Stevens made the pace for the next laps and looked a sure winner , but Becker's wonderful sprint soon asserted Itself and u grand race for the tape ensued , with Bob Terrlll making every effort to pass his opponent , who picked up speed a little , and they had It nip and tuck down : ho homo strenlcli , Becker winning out by inches only and Terrlll finished only a few Incites behind for third place. The "Indoor King" was outdistanced In the tpilnt. Tlio : lnio , 2.05 , Is a world's rocoid and the spec- .store went wild over this remarlfablo ex- ilbltlon of riding. MVKKS 'riiiinwiMi niscus A M > OKT. Viiitirlcnii Ulilcllr Union IIMM > IIIIIIIMI < | H CliniiKi'M In ! < H llnlt'N. NRW YORK , March 2 ( ! . The Board of Managers of the American Athletic union and the representatives pf allied unions at their nesting rcsommenJed many changes which | will bo submitted to the members of the athletic union for adoption by a mall vote. Throwing the dlb'cus h added to the list of | ' recognized sports. , .Article X of the con-i Rtitutlon , ublcli delates to the condition of competitions , Is amended so that In addition to first , second and third prlreti Miltubla tcftni and Individual prizes may bo awarded f < team competitions In a single sport. U also provided Ihat not more than three prize shall bo given In any event or competltlo except In running or walking races of flv miles or over and In swimming races of on mile or over. The following section U addc to this article- Section 7 The prohibitions of thla nitlcl shnll not bo construed to debar tonniH o the union baie Imll nnd foot b.ill club from i > ln > lng professional tenmt , provide Unit no member of n union club nlmll re celvo nny share of the guto monoi o compensation under nny Kiil c vvl.ntcvc for pnrilclpiilng In an ) mioh gnine. In championship events the two-mile hlcyc' race Is changed to one mile In the sam article , throwing the discus U substituted to the S30 yards walk In the swimming chin plonshlp are added 220 sard * . 410 yards an 8SO yards \voitic orinn CH.UMC SHOTS ItfiiillN of n IliijS Mpiirl ullli tin * ( ! HI III r.lltMIHMl I'lll'U. NEW YORK. March 2G At Elkwood park the shooting began this morning nnd wa kept up steadily until sundown. The spot opened with a 53 miss end out with elove entries. Welch , Colonel Anthony , Coldrcn Pulford and Upson divided the money. They Killed trti birds each UPMII , Ivlns , Coldrcn Palton and Applegato' dMilcd the money Ii the second cvcuit , a $5 miss and out. Eacl killed ( Ho blids Two of the fifteen shooters In the fifteen bird event tied with clean scores. .Wolch the amateur champion , nnd Coldrcn tied to thlnj inone ) with fourteen kills and dlvldoi the money In the fourth event. A $5 mhs am out was divided by Coldrcn , Fulford nnd Anthony with slv kills. H. D. Pulford and Al Ivlns of Rcdbank , N J. , won the ten-blid uvcnt with clean scores Walton Patten lost a tw cut -five-bird mate ! to Dr. J. R Wort of Long Branch. Wer won by ono bird. The four-cornered shoo among II , A. Welch , D , A. Up on , Colonc Anthony and Coldren at ten birds for | 50 a coiner reunited In a lie , when Anthony and Coldren withdrew. Upson and Weld shot for the remaining $100 , the former win nlng. Ivlns and IVittrn divided the monej In a $ . " > miss and out with six kills. Dal ; and Captain Woolcy got the money In the novt $5 mUs and out with seven birds each Captain Woolcy won the final miss and ou with seven kills. HIcM'lr IliivliiK- Detroit. DETROIT. March 20. Before tonlght'o riding began In the thirty-six hour bicycle race Waller declared that It Gardener came on ho ( Waller ) would quit tha track. Late Gardener appeared and did Ms usual spurting but Waller kept on , Ms protests being tin noticed. Gimm was obliged to rest at times lila arm being In bad shape , the result ot a fall rec ° lved last week. Dench still leads having gained two more lapa on Waller The leaders continue to outdistance all Indoo records for long distance i Idlng. They wll wind up vvltli an eight and one-half houia go tomorrow evening. Score at 9 o'clock Dench. 567 miles 7 laps ; Waller , Gf,7 miles 2 laps ; Miller , COG miles 10 laivs ; Qlmin , 53 ! miles 0 laps , Gardener , 299 miles 8 laps. AVnr oil the I'rl/e rinlit I'lctiircn CHICAGO , March 20. The cenlra Woman's Chrlsllan Temperance union at Its meeting In Wlllard hall has adopted a rcso lutlon against klnctoscopc exhibitions of Iho Fltzslmmoi s-Corbett prize fight , and the action was backed In strong speeches. A committee was appointed , with Mrs. Minnie B. Hoddlng as chairman , to work for the passage of a city ordinance forbidding the exhibition of the pictures In Chicago. llroolcljii I.acroHHc Ten ill VIclorloiiH LONDON , March 26 The lacrosse lean of the Crescent Athletic club of Brooklyn N. Y. , defeated the Essex club today by a score of 7 to 1. A feature of the game was Garv In's coaching of the men , which caused much amusement. SiillUnu'H Money IH Dp. BOSTON , March 2G. Prank V. Dunn , man ager for John L. Sullivan , has posted $1,000 with a temporary stakeholder to bind a match wltti Bob Fltzstmnions. Ilc > c'lc HtlljfUiiKC Hill Klllcil. MADISON , Wls. . March 26 A vote of 17 to 13 today In the senate kllledjhe White head bill to force railroads to carry bicycle as baggage. nioitniciit | IicnilH to ii Iloulilc Murilvr LOUISVILLE , March 20 A special fron Mayvllle , Ky. , says : Near Mount Gllead , In this county , this morning , Amos Rlggs she and killed Younff Bovd and his father , W. U Bojd. A fen davs ago Young Bojd ran of with ono of , Rlggs' daughters and a family quarrel ensued. It Is leportod that Rlggs hid in the fence corner with a shotgun am killed them as they rode by. IMMt ONAI , I'.VIIARH MMIS. J. 13 Burllngame of St. Joseph is a Barker guest. John C. Watson of Nebraska City Is In Omaha. J. H. Bock and wife of Keirney are In the city. W. S. Summers of Lincoln was In Omaha } esterday. C A. Harris , Brattleboro , Vt , Is stop ping at the Mercer. C. E. Yost has gene to Davenport , la. , on a short business tilp. Mrs. McCormlck and Mrs. Harrison , Char- Iton , la. , are stopping at the Mercer , i W , E. Patterson and H. Mcrryman , Grotna , are registered at the Mercer. J. J , Bclknap and wife nnd If. M. Giflln and wlfo of Hastings are Darker guests. Miss Kennard left last night for Chicago , where she will visit friends for a fort night. C. M. Talcott , assistant superintendent of the Pullman company , left last night for Chicago. Miss Sarah B. Alexander of St. Paul Is spending her collegiate spring vacation In llils clly. J , IL Daniels and wife have gene to Cedar Rapids , la. , where they will visit relatives for a week , E. C. Towell left yesterday for DCS Molnes , after spending several days with friends In this city. C. W. Heller , Chicago , was In the city yesterday , whllo en loute from Carson , Nev , , to lik homo. Miss I3va Kennard left for a month's visit with her grandparents near Indianapolis yes terday afternoon. Colonel Champion S. Chase Is confined to his bed with a severe attack of Inflamma tory rheumatism. Joseph Keofe , tago manager , and twelve members of the Stuart Rubuou company uro stopping at the Baikcr , E. L Sutcliffo and wlfo and O , Q. Sctchell and wlfo of the Uncle Tom's Cabin company are registered ut the Barker , i Nebraskans at the hotels J , B , Dallas , Hastings ; John Wilson , Kearney ; George L Sheldon , Nelmwka , F S Ringer , Lincoln ; J. F Nesblt , Tekamah ; II D. Byram , Decatur - catur ; L A. Varner , Sterling ; I ) , A Jones , Wayne ; F C. Dodge , Wood River ; A. Bear , Norfolk ; O. V. P. Stout , Lincoln. i ( Tlio wlnoillmt Is red wire nml whole- floine nt what yon consider n low price Is whiityou'Vf lifi'ii looking for wo'vo Kot It all of our stock 1 gimniutced pure from 'our c'limpor gnule-s to the liufat the iiuuIictB ; of the world produce we tire putting Iho prices M > fur below the usuiil nin limb you can got a good deal liner wine fiom im for the same money you've been paying for the In- ferlor goods. Family Wine , and Cigar House. ' 1:10:1 : noma.AS > r. ft ' O cccoccccececcccococcoeccccocccc&ooccccoccc cceoccccocoo QPAULDING & Goldsmiths , Silversmiths atul Jewelers , State and Jackson Sts , Chicago , Society and Wedding * Stationery. Let your stationery be the best. Unrelenting rules gov crn the form and style of Invitations , Announcements , Cards , etc. , and the careful person will seek the aid of those versed in these matters. We arc able to serve you as you should be served in Stationery for all functions. Send for samples of this season's latest forms and styles , We can help you in all matters pertaining to Heraldry. i c vriMis : > 10 PAM. . South DnUotit Ton UN llnve Ivovv No IVllI'M lit II I'loilll. YANKTON , S. I ) . , Maicb 28 ( Special Telegram. ) The Missouri H\er heie con tinues to lower. No Ice from up rl\er lias jet arrived JJoth hlgliatcr and a } > r < > nt quantity of floating Ice Is expected dally. James rher still continue ? to rise mid Is now overflowing the Ion lands , bath above and belotlie railroad bridges. The Ice Is show ing slgns of breaking , duo to Ills warm weather which pievalls. A report Is cir culated In this city that a ten-foot rise 1 on Its way down the valley. Although lallro.ul trallle IIBD almost reached Its normal condl tlon , should this report provo true It la fcaicd by trainmen that all railroad bildges will go , which will fccver this city from eastern ami northern set vice , as the Milwaukee , Gto.it Northern and Northwestern all cioas the river at this point. PIERRE , S. D. , March 26.-SpecJl ( ! Tile- gram ) Engineer Titus of the government steamer Rosebud arrived from Illsmnrck this morning and reports the Ice three feet thick and flrnv there , while there Is no Indicating of It starting here jet. 11 Is becoming rot ten and old and all fears of a got go are passed. OHIO IllVKll l)0is filtnAT Tumi ( if MrlroioIlN | , III. , I' I inlrr Witter. . METROPOLIS , 111. , March 20 This city presents i\ sorry appearance In consequence of the flood from the Ohio. The ill or at this place Is one. vast sea. The overflow ex tends from Fillinore street to bilow the bayou , from Second down to Metropolis , from Second to Perry , where the- water spreads to Market. Then It goes farther out until It reaches Third street. Th"ie are not to exceed t\venty-Jlvn dwelling houses In this entire district where the occu pants have not been driven out by the wateis. Fences and outhouses are all gone , The Soutlicin hotel and about a dozen other houses are complete wrecks. ILLINOIS HIVKHbTTbllY HIGH. IlnjilillAiMirnitpliliiK < ln Iloconl- llrrukliiK Murk. VIRGINIA , 111. , March 28. The Sangamon and Illinois rivers continue to rise rapidly , having risen two or three inches dally for the past two weeks. The high water marks of former years are passed In the Sangamon and the situation Is growing alarming. Many families have vacated their homos on tl.e lowlands , going to the bluffs for safety. The Illinois river Is twent-eight Inches below the 1S92 high water mark and only six feet below the disastrous flood of 1SI4. The major of neardstown has called a ancotlng to devise ways and means to protect the Reardstovvn- Fredcrlck read , which Is now threatened with destruction. SOME IIOPU FOR TUB HKPUnKKS. Mn > lit * Alili * < < > llrdirn < o Tliolr HIIIIII-N In Til roc- AfcI.N. . MEMPHIS , March 26. The United States Weather bureau announces another decline In the Mississippi river at this point , a fall of 0.1 of a foot In twenty-four bouts , being the result of this morning's reading of the gauge. For three Miccesalve dajs the sun came up brightly. No breaks in levees have occurred , and on the whole the overflow situation is most encouraging. In the opinion of many river experts there is a chance that the river will continue to fall and that icfugees may bo able to return to their desolate homes In three weeks. Vn Pour of 1'Ionil lit SI. ST. JOSEPH , March 26. Thsro Is no longer any danger of an overflow of the Missouri river hero at this time. The gauge shows a drop of two Inches In the last twen- : j-four hours and it IB thought the highest point has been reached. Nor is It thought [ hat tito annual June ri e will be serious , an much of the enow In the t.orth has al ready been carried away. lMll ItlNllIK lit St. LOUlH. ST. LOUIS , March 26. The report of the ocal Weather bureau ofllclals , issued today , nays : "Tho river at St. Louis will continue to rise , and will reach about twcnty-thr ° o 'eet by Sunday morning , and twenty-three 'eet , five Inches by Monday morning , when It " 111 itmialn stationary for a da > The Mississippi from iMvcunurt to Ktoluil ; will remain neirly nlntlonni ) ; from Krokuk to llannlbil It will rlbo 03 or 0.4 of n foot by Saturdn ) morning , nml 001,1)1 ) of H.tnnlbal It will Use from onn to 15 feel by Sunilnyl evening. Tlio M'mourl ' will lonimrncc to fall weal of DooiH'Vlllc 1)11 Saturday , but will rliu at llcimati about one fool by Sunday morii Ing. M M'nr Uulncj siilm QUINCY , Manh 26 The MIsMihlppl at this pnlnt leglstcrs llilitccn feet live Indies above low water mail * , n tlsc of llvo Inches In twentv-four hours. The lowlands arc sub merged and until ) f.umorti on the Missouri side cni'iiot Rot to the city. The gov eminent \v either bin can lus sent watnlng that tha rlvei will ho fouitecn feet by Satutday So far the w.iler has not Intetfercd with the railroad' , but It Is piolnblo that It will In a few davs 'I hetrirU of thu St Louis , Keok 1)1 ) & Norluwestoin boleeii hwu nnrt Kooliuk , is bolus lapldl ) ralard In tlio low plaooa. The ofllcli > lsa > that the tracks will stand n nlst > ot olghteon Incur ? moio befoietr.ilna will have to be tula'ii off I'lonllnu IriHIiK'l. . - * a PR1I11E IU CHIEN. WIs , Mm eh 26 The Ice Is iiii.nlng so "wlfllj In the \llbsla- . slppl tint It Is Impo'fclble to close the pontoon teen bridge at tills point , and rasl and went pasicngcr trains me sUlltd. YVliUU ? io Co I'll. ' CINCINNATI , March M-Al .in Inform il nintlng of dlstlllei-j and wholesale whisky donlcis here today It wns ngiccd to ad vance thu pi Ice of splills In a. feu dnjx. or IODAVS wiTtiniu I'nlr In Wlii'iiMKn ; SoutliriiMl Wluitft mill Illislu-r Ti-tiiiirratuiT. WASHING-TON , March 26 Foiteunt : for Satin div. 1'or NebrnsKu Pair dm Ing llu > day ; southeast \\linls ; warmer in eastern pot- tlon. tlon.For For South Dtkotn Inci casing cloudiness , but piolmbly fait ; wnnncr In oaslern nml cooler In wcstein portions ; southc.iat winds , becoming variable. Tor Iowa and Mlssoml Fnlr , but with In- cienhlng ( lotullni'SH , slowly ilslnglempern - Uiro ; east winds. For Knns IB Generally fair during the day , vv umer In north and cast poitlonu ; e.ist winds. For Wjomlng Fair ; cooler ; vnrlablo winds. , I.OCIll HlM'Ol'll. OFFICE OF TUB \VKATI1ER HUIinAU , OMAHA , March 20 Omaha recoid of ruin- fall and tempcrntuio compau-d vvltli corresponding spending day of the past three ycais : i 1S'I7. , 1SW 1S93. 1S9I. Maximum lemperaturo.19 60 ff 24 Minimum tompcratiite. . . . Si 2(5 ( 31 ( ft Avct.ige temperature 40 3S r > 0 16 Rainfall 00 .00 .00 .00 Record of tcmpeiature ntid precipitation at Omaha for this day and since ; March 1 , 1S97 : Normal for the day 41 Deficiency for the day 1 AccmmilUod deficiency slnco March 1. , . . 9t Noitnal inlnfall for the day 06 Inch Deficiency for the day 00 Inch Total rainfall since March 1 , 1S97. . . .H Inch Deficiency since March 1 , 1S17 42 Inch Deficiency fet cor. period , ISM 11 inch Deficiency for cor. period , 1B91 0,1 Inch JtcnorlN from Million. * nt S i > . ill. Seventy-imii Meridian Tlmo. -t "I BTATIONS AND STATE OF WCATIICIl. Oimha , clear N'oitli 1'latte. clcir .00 halt I ike City , cloudy , .00 Chc > cnne , cleir .00 IlnpM City , clear .00 Huron , clinr .00T lciiKO , cloudy T hi. T.miK cknr 00 St Paul , clear 00 Davenport , clear 00M Helena , cloudy . . . . . , . . , , 00 KntiH-Ls City , cleir .00 Havre , cloudy . .00.M lIlKinnrclc , cloudy .00 WllllHton , cloudy .00T ( ialveiton , clear .00 T Indicates trace In prcclplt itlon L. A. WUIjSlI , I cal 1'orecaat Official. jmn. FISHER John L , ngod 45 yenis , at 1 45 p. m. , March Zfl , 1S07. Kiincnil from the icsldeiice of his brother , K , S risher , 14I ( < N. Twentieth sticct Fun < > rnl private. Kuns.is Clly mid Los AngelcD , Cul , papers jile.ise copy. Co - < Drex Li. Shooman lias bon M \\heel seen so many of Ills good friends ont this morning that lie got the fever and now lie's ready ( o take a spin with nny of tlic'in It'n Just HIP kind of. a day for wheeling , too If It don't snow he's goIng - Ing to round up all the Htllo whwlers for us need little bhoi-s for Htllo feet \ $ .l.f > 0 Is nil wo ask for our misses' nnd boys' shoes It's n $2.50 shoe for $1.50. A Drexel Shoe Co. , 2 1415) FAHNAM STREET. * 'iH < * W HWW Ilfivo you scon Iho water colors wo nro dlHpInylng-orlgliial woiks of the celebrated mastois never In Iho bis- tory of Omaha has such collection been presumed ( o the publie-we got the dheet fiom the cu.sloni benne must close ilium out this \\eck-evory one-whon you win get an ojlglnul water color for $1.50-L\7fi-$5.7.ri-l8.-l.r0 $ ( ) and up to fTii.OO that usually In Ing up to $200-you won't want tin Imitation plfturo your homo now. A. HOSPE. Jr. , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas.