THE OMAITA PATLY BEE : TTimSDAT , FEttinTAKY 21 , 181)3. )
STRIKES WHILE IRON IS 110 F
Onrrent of War Talk May Be Turned to
Nebraska's ' Service.
ADJUTANT GIMERAL ASKS EQUIPMENT
Cnllft Alirntliin of Conprrrni ( n tlic
NrcilN of ( \ntliiiinl ( Junril ami
iln Hint nn 'Aiipro- '
lirlnlloii He Pintle.
LINCOLN , Feb. 23. ( Spectol. ) Adjutant
Ocneral Harry sent a copy of the following
letter relating to National Guard mattero to
each one ot Nebraska's representatives In
Hlr : I have the honor to Invite your nt-
tentlon to house bill No. 257C , entitled "A
3(111 ( to 1'romole the Klllclcney of the Mil-
Itla , " which Is pending In the houne of rep
resentatives , which bill will ho very bene
ficial to the National Guard of the several
Htatea ; provided , however , that the annual
appropriation ID made for not less than Jl-
In calllnB your attention to this bill I do
na for the following reasons : In cane of
vvar the main rollnnco of this country in
defendlnB Its line will be the Natlona
flunrd and the volunteer armies that woiilu
follow , lly compilations mndo In my olllcc ,
from the "OrBJinlzed Mllltla of the United
Btntcs , Military Information Division , \\nr
.Department. No. 13. " I find that the Na- |
tlonnl Guard of the several states could
furnish 1SI reultneiits of Infantry , ten re l-
incnts of cavalry , si * regiments of field ar
tillery and live machine Run batteries. Six
teen states have slfinnl corps , seven Htatea
Jiave ambulance corps nnd ono state has nn
i-ntflneer corps. This would be n force of
150,000. ns well armed und equipped to take
the field for active services as any armed
force can be. The valor of the volunteer
HOldler Isvell known nnd It seems to mete
to bo the duty of congroffl to promote the
IIlclency of this great body of citizen sol
diery and to effectually equip them for
Held work , HO that In an hour of cmergenci
they would he ready to respond to the call
of duty nt a moment's notice.
Under the present law the sum approprl-
nted Is $100.000. under n similar bill which
In wholly Insufficient and which Is divided
nmoiiK the several states In proportion to
tlin representation In congress. The amount
allotted to the state of Nebraska Is Jtj.-
OCO.W. This can only bo drawn In ordnance
and quartermaster's stores. During the last
year the cost of ammunition for target
prnctlco alone for the troops was $3,500
vrMch , deducted from the $ , 'J00.90 , would
leave only $ .1,400. 0 , a Hum of money entirely
too small to keep the uniforms of the men In
condition.
My experience In this olllco during the
last three years , exorcising the most rigid
economy , demonstrates that the sum al
lotted this state Is not sulllclent to equip the
puard nf this state as It should be equipped.
The guard Is without overcoats , blankets
Hhelter tents , campaign hats and ponchos
( with the exception ofCO blankets and 127
overcoats , held In store for an emergency )
which are absolutely necessary for soldiers
to take the field. Hence I submit the amount
asked for In this bill as a very conservative
estimate and willed would give the state
of Nebraska In round figures $13,000 per an
num , which would be sufllelent to provide
UK ; present force with the articles men
tioned , necessary for the equipment of
troops to take the Held.
Trusting that you will glvo me an early
reply as to your views on this bill. I am
very respectfully yours , 1' . II. I1AIUIY ,
Adjutant General.
The applications from these who wish to
take an active part In n war with Spa'n
are received at the governor's olllcc by cverj
mall. The rcidy to these letters , as sent ou
by the goveinor and adjutant general Is a
formal one , thanking the writers for their
offers , and promia'ug to remember them In
case of any declaration of war.
GOSSIP FROM THR STATE HOUSE.
The Dank of Cordova and the Citizens
bank of Uradfihaw have received pennlssloi
from the State Banking board to go out o
business. The reaeon given in the npppll-
catlona Is that the business Is unprofitable
The first named bank It , at Cordova , a sinal
town In Seward county. On November 31
the statement of the bank Khowcd the loaim
nnd discounts to be $3.558.70 ; cash en hand
$2,802.70 ; capital stock , $5.000 ; deposits , $10-
303.97. C. A. Plcrsodi la the cashier. The
Uradshaw bank on November 30 had loans
end discounts amounting to $10,002.43 ; casl
on hand , $3,437.10 ; capital stock , $10,000 ; de
posits , $15,110.13.
A very small brief was filed In the supreme
premo court today. It Is In a Thayer
county case , being entitled Lee J. Duni
against Adam J. Simmons , and the brief
which Is printed on one sldo of a piece o
paper six Inches square , objects to the ap
praiscment of some property at llcbrcn
It Is aald to be the briefest brief ever filed
In the court.
The Howe-Talmago Shoo company , with
licadquartero at Omaha , filed articles ot In
corporation with the secretary of state to
day. The capital stock Is $40,000 , and the
corporators are George L. Howe , Walter L.
Howe and Ellas D. Talmage.
The executive committee ot the City Union
Christian Endeavor society met at the Lin
dell hotel last night to make preparations
for Endeavor day , and also for the dlstrlc
convention which Is to bo held In the
spring.
A party of twenty-five will leave hero fo
Seattle tommorrow , nnd will there embark
for the Klondike gold fields. They will go
provisioned for a year's stay In Alaska.
The various branches end wings of the
fusion party of this city are having meetings
this week to prepare for the spring cam
- f 1 jialgn. Thus far the Indications are tha
they will unite on a city ticket.
Omaha people at the hotels At the Lin
dell Dr. W. I. Seymour , John Hoas , Georg
II , Stryker , Sylvester II. Hush , Oscar 11
mills E. S. Uundy , Mrs. Uundy , I. L. Crcnt
At the Lincoln J. n. Pattcrscii , C. W. Gar
lock , Henry F. Wymnji H. L. Jones.
\\Vxt ruiiit HOIIIM ,
WEST POINT , Neb. , Feb. 23. ( Special. )
The Congregational society has disposed o
the Mack property , owned by Mrs. Crowell
to Mra. Pntikorn for $550. This swells th
paruoiiago fund to something over $000
old man who
looks out at the
world with clear
nnd healthy eyes
cannot help feeling'
great gratification at
the thought that his
children and Ilia
children's children
have inherited from
I him no weakness nor
{ tendency to disease.
'iThe healthy old man
} ia the man who has
f throughout his life
' kept his digestion
good and his blood
pure. Once in
a while you find such
a man who has never
taken any medicine.
That man has lived
a perfectly natural
. H i ii life. Not one in a
J\f J IV thousand does do it ,
' ' B
-
Sometimes very
slight indiscretions
or carelessness pave
the way for serious
sickness. The genii
theory of disease is
well authenticated ,
and germs are every-
, where. This need
make no diOerencu
to the perfectly
healthy man. Gernia go through the
licalthy body without effect. They are
hurried along rapidly and thrown off before
they have time to develop or increase. Let
them once find lodgment or let them mid a
weak spot , they will develop by the million
nnd the blood will be full of them. Instead
of rich , life-giving properties , the blood will
be a sluggish , putrid tide of impurity. In-
Btcad of giving etrenglh to the tissues , it
will force upon them unwholesome and
innutritions matter , and the man will
lose flesh. The more flebli lie loses and the
weaker lie becomes , the more susceptible
he is to disease. Hl trouble will become
complicated and serious consequences will
follow , Ir , 1'ierce's Golden Medical Dis-
covcr > - ia the only medicine that absolutely
and Infallibly cures all blood diseases , and
almost all diseases are blood diseases. It
isn't a medicine for some one particular
BO-called disease. It la a medicine for the
whole body. It forces out all the genns of
disease , replaces Impurities with rich , red
blood , feed * the tissue * and makes sttoujr ,
bcallhy flesh.
rn rn money IA In light to make up
the required Jl.COO. o that It < an fdfcly bo
said that the parsonage will surely be built.
The highest priccn pild for horses In this
ccctlon of Nebraska In many a day w s at
Jim Ooldcr'n auction aalc last Friday. Under
the Influence of Milt Knight's persua
sive eloquence a span of mores brought $ C23 ;
two sucking colts .brought $240 , snd the
cheapest old horse on the place brought a *
high as 00.
IS IIIIV'AX ' A TItCH UKFOIlMKHf
Itlmcn .linn QumtloiiN Home of the
Lincoln MIIII'H 3ulcittotil ( .
ITHACA , Neb. , Ftb. 23. To the Editor of
The lice : Is William Jennings Tlryan a re
former In truth , or Is he simply a smooth
democratic politician ? Notwithstanding the
fact that his name has been heralded over
the nation and other portions of the civilized
world and a semblance of endorsement ot his
views registered by millions of voters at the
last presidential election , yet this In no way
proves the Illegitimacy of his claim to be a
reformer. The whole civilized world has
and Is today accepting as truths , the greatest
of fallacies , and Until the acme of the knowable -
able Is reached , this must continue so.
I wish , as briefly as possible , to mako. my
Ideas comprehensible , analyze the proposi
tions set forth In his article In the New York
Journal of February 15. On the subject
( as they noiv call It ) ot co-operation , am
which Is being reproduced In the democratic
and fusion papers , Mr. 'Bryan says as fol
lows :
In the campaign of ISM the democrats
populists and sliver republicans united It
demanding the Immediate restoration of In
dependent bimetallism at the existing ratio
of 16 to 1.
This is not a correct statement of facto
from a co-operative standpoint , as bo Ib
pleased to term the fusion deal , but It Is
true from a square-toed democratic posi
tion. The populist state convention , held at
Grand Island , Neb. , for the purpDso ot elect
ing delegates to the national convention to
bo hold at St. Louis for the purpose ot put
ting In nomination a candidate for president
and vlco president , was made to declare
that the free and unlimited coinage of sil
ver at the ratio of 1C to 1 was the para
mount Issue , this by as bane and unjusti
fiable measures as were ever practiced It
any ward caucus. All other propositions set
forth In the Omaha platform were thus by
general Inference made secondary. Well
the St. Louis convention did not endorse
this position. It reaffirmed the principles
set forth In the Omaha platform of 1892
and this Is without any chance of contortion
In direct opposition to the coin redemptlot
plank of the Chicago democratic platform
and Its first article reads as follows :
Wo demand a national money , safe am
sound. Issued by the general governnien
only , without the Intervention of banks o
Issue , to be a full legal tender for all debts
public and private , a Just and equitable and
clllclent means of distribution direct to the
people , and Urousti the lawful disburse
ments of the government.
If the populist party In convention assem
bled had believed that the free and unlim
ited coinage of silver at the ratio of 10 to :
was the paramount Issue , they would havi
said so In language so plain that even a
democrat could have understood It. Of course
it was Intended that the Grand Island fakt
should bo ratified , but the Jobbers failed li
their efforts. Mr. 'Uryan ' continues and says
And they agreed In declaring that the
money question was of paramount Inpor
tancc at that time.
Well , there Is a vast difference of opinion
na to what the money question Is , but any
man not an Idiot knows that It is not en
compassed In the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at IB to 1 , and tbo populist plat
form plainly gives Its views on the subjec
and In direct antagonism ot the dcmocratl
platform , which is metal redemption of pape
and the populist for interchangeable rape
with coin. Now what is the proposition o
this great reformer more than simply this
n du. and that a partner who had been
rather unceremoniously kicked out was to
be reinstated nnd have an equal chare of th
plunder cunningly filched from the wcalti
producers of the nation and the world by the
redemption money scheme. As betoro
stated , when Mr. Uryan speaks for the demo
crats ho Is truthful , but he assumes , when
ho speaks for the popul'sts of course the
silver democrats and silver republicans
were In full dress and the pops were placed
In an awfully awkward position , 'being ' mlnu
( through manipulation of tricksters ) ot the
mcst necessary garment to be fit to be oeet
on parade , first from a sense of decency , am
second the danger of arrest by the emiasaflo
of Dr. Parkhunat. And now Mr. Dryan as
euines that because democrats In disguise
and political gamblers agreed that the popu
llsta should put on democratic pants for th
campaign that It Is now good taste and pollcj
to continue wearing them and a posslbl
chance of drawing some Inspiration out o
them. Mr. Uryan continues as follows :
The question now arises shou'.d these po
lltlcal organizations act together In the con
gresslonal campaign of 1S9S ? I answer with
out hesitation , yes. Those who answer n
must assume the burden of proving , first
that co-operation was unwlso In 1SUG.
I answer , no ! a hundred times no ! and
hear a loud and Increasing in volume , amen
from Malno to California and from the gul
to the lakes , from every man who under
stands the questions of reform and Is hones
In the advocacy of It , and I will find It no
burden to prove that co-operation wao un
wlso In 1890 , to any man who can lool
through glasses ot reason Instead ot partlaan
democratic lenses. Whatever we hav
of laws and government , bo they good o
had , wo have from the republican and dem
ocratic parties. They are today the two
dominant parties. The populist party In
the south has received Its recruits mainly
from the democratic party , which Is in an
undoubted majority In that country this a
a protest against democratic nnd republican
rule. In the north it Is In a largo majority
recruited from the republican party , whcr
It has been the majority party , and this a
a protest against republican and democrat !
rule ,
Fusion places the opposition to reform I
the saddle , as they have the name , and 1
case of succc.7.1 , the power of national pa
tronogo gives them also tha gala In th
full sense of the word , while the reforme
stands striped of power , IOFS ot labor , am
no reform to show , and the same hold
equally good in the north.
Let us ECO what real experience tells us
In this state. In 1S90 , the papulLsta polled
71,000 votes. Eighty per cent of this vote came
from farmer remibllcatis and 20 per con
came from f jriner democrats ; tde republics !
party was the majority party , largely so
yet so earnest were the members of this
organization for reform that they would ns
slst In Its destruction , though they hai
held aloft Its banner In the nation's darkest
trials. The greatest good to the whole
people was the incentive. While the demo
crats had plainly this Incentive , or should
have had It , Ihcro was a second , I. o. , the
annihilation of their powerful rival , but
their adheslcci was too great to a party
whoso record of forty years has been ono
ot blunders , false promises and daring crime.
There Is another very Instructive lesson
o he learned , that William Jennings llryan
did not com pas o any part of the 20 per cent
accession to the reform clement gathered : n
ho populist party , and what Is true of Mr.
irytn is true of all the leading fusion demo
crats In the state , and tbo populist Jobbcis
carry the same brand.
Now , what does this prove ? That the
populist puty was being bullded up out of
cpubllran timber , with eotno very good
lemocratlc hickory , and had wo been able
0 keep the political hucksters and footpado
out we would have seen the once grand re-
mhllcan party reincarnated , with Its drees
hrown off , and Its growth and purity rcprc-
ented In the people's Independent party.
His whole nlno reasons fall In ono heap
Iko the numerous reasons for the man not
ppcarlng In court the ono that ho was
cad was sulllclent. Mr. Ilryan's way of
getting out of the financial well , Is like the
rogr onu foot up and two back. Ho Is a
lant when It comes to fighting effects , but
vhen It comes to taking hold of the solid
iutt-end of the log of basic reforms , made
ecoisary by the Inventive genius of the
Inoteenlh century for the perpetuation of
lopular government ho Is a wonderfully shy
thlcte.
ilut , says the honest populist , how came
10 to be endorsed T My answer Is , and I
hallengo contradiction , by mlsrepresenta-
Ion , by square-toed fraud. Hut In the Ian-
guagu of the lamented Van Wyck , wo
rill turn < ho old ship over and scrape off
lie bainaclea and make her seaworthy again.
1 rand the traitors on the forehead with a
) and send them through the lines to the
rmocratlc brethren and with the Watsons ,
ho Mortons , the Donnelly * , the Dctoes and
* . .
a host of other grand men , we will * Raln
go forth ind do battle for the common broth
erhood of roan. W. II. DECII.
riTV coi M-iT inrr7)5 "iTs M XUY
Decline * lo Invent In \Vrltc-Vp fur
the Town.
PIjATTSMOUTH , Neb. . Feb. 23. ( Special. )
A fped l session of the city council was
held Monday evteirng to contlder a propo
sition from rcpreaontathes of CampbeU'c
Illustrated Journal fcr n subsidy out ot the
city treasury for a write-up of the city In
a special edition. H was represented tha
there would be hundreds of thousands o
cjplea printed and a large number circulated
at the Omaha exposition. I'resldent It. D
Wlndham of the Board of Trade opposed the
project , admonishing the council to proecot
cautiously becaueo the town liad betn duped
so many tlm o on fake advertising schemes
Other citizens expressed similar opinions
and the council declined to accept the In
vltatlon to contribute.
Superintendent Pcarse of the Omal-a
schools Is to be asked to address the Can *
County Teachers' Institute shortly on the
educational advantages ot the Tra.iEHileals
slppl Exposition.
I.rxliiKton N < MVN.
LEXINGTON , Neb. . Feb. 23. ( Special. ! A
statement from each ot the bank cashier ;
of Dawson county show total deposits o
$ 192,863 , or nearly $50 per capita , and their
books show that over 80 per cent of the tola
amount Is to the credit ot the farmers o
the county.
A carload ot machinery has arrived for
the new creamery and Is being put In place
Operations will be commenced about March 1
The Commercial club held a business
meeting In Us newly furnished quarters
last night. A proposition for n sugar fac
lory was submitted and turned over to a
committee. With the large acreage undo
Irrigation this point offers great advantages
for this enterprise. The sentiment of the
members of the club was that any concern
desiring to build here would be given a free.
site and one-half ot the capital stock wouli
be taken by local parties , payable In sugar
bcots , or cash , If desired by1 the promoters.
Arn-Nliil for lltirulnry.
YORK , Neb. , Fcb. 23. ( Special. ) Alber
Watson ot this county was arrested las
night at Fremont on the charge of burglary
It 1s alleged that Watson yesterday stole
forty-flvo bushels of wheat from John Muu
caster , a Tanner living southeast of Waco
with whom Wntson hus been staying for the
last year or so. Muncaster Is blind and the
active work ot the farm Is done by hla sou
William 'Muncaster. ' While all save the for
mer and Watson were away from homo yes
terday afternoon Watson hitched up a teau
and after loading the wagon with wheat
which ho took from a warehouse , drove to
Waco and there disposed of It. He drove 01
to Thayer and left for Fremont , where lit
w.is last night captured. Watson was In tin.
York county Jail a couple of years ago for
stealing a cult ot clothing from a West lllue
farmer.
Wont from ( lie Klondike.
FREMONT , Neb. , Fcb. 23. ( Special. )
Isaac Jensen , a former resident of Fremont
but for the last four years In the Klondike
country , In a letter to a friend here give
so 110 valuable information about that region
The letter waa postmarked at Fort Cudahy
N. W. T. , where Mr. Jensen was living De
cember 13 , 1897. TCio weather , ho says , hai
been mild thus far , the lowest point rcachei
by the mercury being 42 degrees below zero
30 degrees wanner th < Mi last winter. H
estimated the population along the Yukon
from St. Michaels to Uawson at 10,000 , 8,00
of whom arrived there last season. H
credits the location of the gold fields to the
Indians. About 2,000 claims have been lo
catcd In that vicinity. He strongly advises
his friends to keep away from Alaska.
Hliiir % ' < * tinDay. .
CLAY CENTER , Nob. , Fob. 23. ( Special.
Yesterday was observed as Washington'
birthday , by special exercises In the publl
schoDls here , which were quite appropriate
and entertaining. John A. Jordan post heli
a campflro at their hall last evening
which was largely attended. The Women'
Ilollef corps attended , attired In Martha
Washington capa and gowns.
GENEVA , Neb. , Feb. 23. ( Special. ) Th
Grand Army of the Republic campflre was
held In the opera hall last night , a goodlj
number being present. The chief spcake
ot the evening was Colonel Hrltt of the Ne
braska Veteran. W. I. Carson was chair
man and Prot. McHrlan of the public schools
also the Rev. O. W. Flfer delivered addresses
Kill tor * < io to KIorldi | .
AI3ITLAND , Neb. , Fcb. 23. ( Special. ) A
letter received In this city yesterday from
W. W. Decker , Jr. , editor of the Ashlani
Gazette , says that the members of the 'Ne '
braska Press association , who have beet
visiting Port Arthur and New Orleans fo
the last two weeks , will not be home as soon
as first expected , but will go on to Pensa
cola , Fla. , before their return.
The public schools of Ashland gave oxer
clses yesterday In commemoration of Wash
lugton's birthday.
I'alls City HIMIIN.
FALLS CITY. Neb. , Fcb. 22. ( Special. )
After about ten years of faithful service a
Missouri Pacific agent at this place T. H
Mason has been relieved by J. M. Edgar o
Weeping Water , who has entered en ho !
duties. Mr. Mason leaves for St. Louis.
Asa Plttock loft Tuesday morning via th
Missouri Pacific for Alaska. He goea dlrec
to Dawson City where ho will Join hla father
who has been there some time In the Intcres
of several eastern papers.
Ileiilti-lniim llrniH.
I1ENKELMAN , Neb. , Feb. 23. ( Special. )
Today the first meeting of the Dundy count )
farmers' 'Institute occurs. It Is to be a tw
days' session and several speakers from
other parts of the state are on hand to en
lighten the farmers , who arc seemingly tak
Ing little Interest In the matter.
The local creamery made the largest run
yesterday of any since It was opened , on
month ago. The receipts yesterday wer
4,500 pounds of milk.
School nt Diilllinr.
DUNDAR , Neb. , Feb. 23. ( Special. ) At
old-fashioned spelling schoal , given under the
auspices of the Christian union , took place
at the town hall last evening. The Chrlstlai
union had offered a silver cup to the bes
speller. About sixty contestants took the
floor while J. C. Hoyd , a teacher of early
days , and Mrs. John Johnston pronouncci
from McGufty's speller. Miss Kate McCualg
was the prize winner.
1''ill a I Injury.
SHUDERT , Neb. . Fob. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) William McCumher , who baa beet
an engineer In P. S. Heacock's elevator
at this place for the last three years , was
caught on a shaft today anil died from the
effects of the Injury tonight. Ho leaves a
widow and ono chllJ. Ho was born atu
raised In Falls City , where his parents re
side.
CVIrhratlon at .liinliitit.
JUNIATA , Neb. , Fcb. 23. ( Special. ) The
xiyal Mystic Legion society of Junlata cele
brated Washington's birthday last night In
ho royal old colonial stylo.
HollllIM lit ( iriH'VII.
GENEVA , Nob. , Feb. 23. Robins are already -
ready making music In the grovca and ever
greens.
XcliriiMlcii \ < * IVH > oli-H ,
The new school building at Valentino U
almost completed ,
The stockmen of Cherry county are talk-
tig of organizing an association for mutual
irotection.
Norfolk will vote Monday on the ques-
lon of Issuing $11.000 In bonds for the
rccttra of an additional school building.
The Sheridan County bank doubled Its
apltal stock this week , which Is another
ndlcatlon that tMcKlnley prosperity has
emu to stay.
Nelson Grltnsley of Wayne has made en
offer of J 1,000 cosh toward building a court
louse , providing twenty others would each
onato a like amount.
As Mrs. Fennlger was driving across the
allroad west of Orleans her buggy was
truck by .the. engine pulling a train , the
csult of the collision being that the lady
waa thrown qulto a distance , mutalnlng
everal painful bruises.
FIND GROUNDS HARD TO GET
Gchnman and O'Brierr" Disappointed al
Their Effcr'.s' Rcsnlts.
HAVE THREE LOCATIONS IN VIEW
i.
UrnwIinokK to Unoli finfllrlcnt In Mnkc
( lie Mntter of ' .Oi-olnlon One
Connlilornlilc
Itcllectlnni
After three days of hard work Mcfsrn.
Schumnn and O'Drlen 1 w6ro compelled to
leave for Kansas Clty'lps't night without
reaching an understanding ! ci regard to the
location of tbo ball grounds. Doth were
much disappointed at this result , but under
the circumstances It could not bo helped , ani
they were compelled to make the brat 01
It. Mr. O'Brien will return to Omaha ai
once , as eoon us the schedule meeting Is
over , and take Up the matter where II
stands.
The matter has practically resolved Itself
Into n choice of three locations. One ol
these has turned out to bo too narrow for
the purptvu , the other Is eo tied up In fore
closure proceedings that It has been Im
possible to get a clear proposition on It , and
the other la regarded as the least desirable
of the three. On first representations there
WAS a strong tcndcticy to favor the old circus
groutvJa at Twmty-flrat and 1'aul streets
The location was en Ideal ono aa far 03 street
car facilities were concerned , but when the
managers went out and meaturcd the grount
yesterday afternoon It was found that In
stead of measuring 350x630 feet , It was lets
than 320 feet wide end consequently inade
quate for the purpose. The Untvereltj
grounds were the next In view , but the $1,000
which the prwcnt lessors wnnt for the re
mainder of their lease Is regarded aa ex
cessive. Then the north will of the grounds
Is covered by n mortgage , which has re
cently been foreclosed and so far the man
agement has berci unable to get the matter
In flhapo to promise a definite prospect of
getting hold of the grounds.
The only other location Is the old Hascall
slto at Fifteenth and Vkiton streets. This
la leased by Stortz < t Her , but next year It
will revert to Frank Murphy end Hen H.
Wood. It Is thought that thrso grounds can
be secured cci reacvmiblo terms , but the lo
cation Is necessarily regarded no an experi
ment. If these grounds wcro selected it
would be absolutely necessary to secure some
concessions from the street railway com
pany , In the way of transfers , as all the
people on the cross-town Farnam and Har-
ncy street lines would bo compelled to trsna-
fer to reach the grounds. Both the Thir
teenth street and South Omaha lines will
carry patrons direct to the grounds , bill
with the prcetcit system of transfers a gooc
many people on other lines would have to
pay 10 cents each way. The strongest polnl
In favor of this location Is the expectation
of a large patronage from South Omaha , but
whether this would be sulllclent to offset Itr ?
disadvantages Is questioned.
This in briefly the situation which Man
ager O'Hrlca will have to tackle when he
comes Lack from Kansas City. Ho will make
the best possible arrangement , as It Is a
matter In which his interests and thoseol
the public are Identical cod In the meantime
the public will havu to wait as patlentl >
aa may be. ,
BVB.VTS OX TUB UK.YM.Vtt TllACIvS
All the FnviirltcN AM * Iicntcii at
OrleniiN.
NEW ORLEANS , fob. 23.-FnIr weather
and a fust track 'were [ the conditions today
The attendance W.IH large and as all favor
lies wcro beaten the game was good for tht
ring1. Results. ,
First race , selling , one mile : Cherry Lea
won. What Next second , JDlkln third. Time
l-AVA- ,
Second race , ono rul'e : The Editor won
Balance All second , Maltese third. Time
Third race. Felllnp,1 seven furlongs : Jo
Shelby -won , Bprthn. Nell pecond , R. 11. Sack
third. Time : 1ZSV4. :
Fourth race , selling , six furlongs : Dav
S won , ITnoas second , Eton Jacket third
Time : 1:14' : , ' , .
Fifth race , palling , one. mile : Fred Baa
won , Brother Fred second. Maggie S trlrd
Time ; 1:42 : .
Sixth race , selling , six furlongs : Roubl
won K C second , Whlleiuvay third. Time
1.14V6.
SVlHMliilr Commit tor n. Work.
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 23.-Thc advance
guard of the Western league magnates ar
rived here today for the general meeting o
the league tomorrow. It consisted o
Thomas Loftus of Columbus , O. , Connie
Mack of Milwaukee and W. F. C. Gait and
Bob Allen of Indlanupolls , members of the
schedule committee. President Ban John
eon and others of the league members are
expected tomorrow morning. The schedule
committee spent the day comparing the !
different schedules for the coming season
In an endeavor to agree upon ono to bo
submitted to the regular meeting. Nothing
definite , they say , would be nccompllshe <
before tomorrow.
Each member of the committee has pre
pared a schedule , but from all appearance
there Is but little difference In them am
there Is no evidence of any friction as t
the general outline. It will bo made upon
a basis of HO games , the same as last sea
son.
son.The season will open about April 20 , wit !
the western division playing a series of fou
gamps with each other In the west and th
eastern splitting up the * same time In th
east. After this thp 'western c'.ubs will mov
cast , ( he opposite of last season's schedule
Omaha will be formally admitted to th
league and other matters of more or les
Importance will bo acted on.
I'resldf-nt Golt of Indianapolis said toda >
that so far ns he knew tinre would bi > no
tinkering with the salary limit and that so
far as Indianapolis was concerned there wane
no Intention of asking for a raising of prices
The salary limit a as llxed and he was op
posed to reopening that question.
irooH | > r IN Clmmiiloii ,
NEW YORK , Feb. 23. Thomas D. Hoope
won the amateur pigeon shooting champion
ship of America for this year at the Cartere
Gun club's grounds near Garden City , Long
Island , today. Mr. Hooper Is a promlnon
Wall s-treet broker. The Mncltay silver t-uj
was presented to Mr. Hooper , in addltloi
to a roll of bills amounting to t'M , whlrh
was 40 per cent of the entrance mo.icys , Ho
killed eighty out of a pot'slblo 100 birds.
KlTfirt ( o ( .VI Von lir A InOut. .
PITTSnUIia. Feb. 23.-Tho Fecoml appli
cation for the release of Chris Von dcr Aho
on a writ of habeas corpus was heard before
Judge Bulllngton , sitting1 In the United
States circuit court today. No decision was
rendered , but from the remarkn of the
court , It Is generally be leved that the court
will decide against Von dor Ahe.
\Vliix Aiiiiiii-ur 'I run. < 'haiiiiiiuiNliIi | | ,
NEW YORK , Fob , 23.-U' . U. Hooper won
the amateur championship trap-shooting
event on the prounds of the Catnret Gun
club at Garden City.1 L ) I. , today , scoring
f > 3 out of 100 birds , i
SIIIV ! .
The Lett salvo In the world for Cuts ,
Sores , Ulcers , Salt Hhrum , Fever
3orcs , Tetter , Chapped Hands , Chilblains ,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions , and positively
curea I'llea ir no pay required. It Is cuar
antrcd to give perfect satisfaction or money
cfundcd. Price 25 cent/Tiner baz. For aala
jy Kubo & Co ,
\VI3bTlSII.V IMCKIM ; IIOI'.Si : OLTl'I'T.
fliitn Over ( ho I > IIIII | > NH of Hie I'ri'-
CINCINNATI , Fcb23 , ( Special Tele-
; ram. ) Western packings , 400,000 head for
ho week , compared with 455,000 head the
> rocedlng week and 430,000 head last year ,
making 7,955,000 head since November 1 ,
against 6,625,000 head a year ago. Quality
'cry ' good. Average prices ullghtly lower ,
'romIncut places compare aa follows :
City. 1S&S. 1S07.
Chicago 2,530,000 2.1W.OOO
Cansaa City 1,240,000 HGJ.O'JO '
Omuha BIO.OOO 415,000
t , Louis 6H.OGO 293,000
ndlanapolls 4CCl JO 3I9.CO )
Illwnukeo 489,000 33SflO
Cincinnati Mt.tOO 230.000
Cedar Rapids 178,000 WKJ.tOO
Ottumwa 231.0M 201.COO
IOUX City , , . . IID.OOO S9.000
St. Joseph 170,000 C9.COO
St. Tuul 10J.OCO t , COCt
.
I.OMSIl.VV IS TIOfMt TO COMK.
Propose * ( o lie In Kildcnce nt ( lie
NEW ORLEANS , Feb. 23. ( SpfcUl Tele
gram. ) The exposition excursionists arrived
here at 9:30 : this morning. Utter breakfast
they marched In a body to the Hoard of
Trade , where they were welcomed by Presi
dent llroumh , who confined his remarks
largely to the growing Importance of New
Orleans as a port for the shipment of west
ern products , stating In that connection that
the Crescent City was determined to secure
the lion's share of the ocean business of the
great northwest , promising also to soon pro
vide steamers built expressly for the Import
trade. Ho stated that Louisiana was allvo
to the Importance of transmlsetsslupl traf
fic and that the state would make a highly
creditable showing ; also the exposition.
Following the meeting at the Uoard of
Trade the party was given a trolley ride
over the city , visiting the great levee on the
Mississippi side and being taken through
the better residence portions of the city.
At G o'clock the delegation was escorted
to the Jefferson club , where Governor Foster -
ter made an address. Ho promised hearty
co-opcrattou In making the exposition a suc
cess , recognlrcd the growing Importance of
the great northwest and believed New Or
leans the natural sen port for the products
of that country. Ho also promised to bo at
Omaha during the coming summer and It Is
understood that It Is his Intention to take
with him his otllclal staff and a large retinue
of Loulslanans.
At Mobile the visitors wcro entertained
by the Commercial club , taken up and down
the river , viewing the Immense lumber mills
to the north and going as far down as the
mouth of the government channel. The
party leaves for Baton Hougo tomorrow
mornlnc-
DENVER , Colo. , Feb. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Denver excursionists to the
Omaha Exposition returned this morning.
All expressed themselves as Immensely
pleased and surprised at the progress at the
exposition grounds. The concensus of opin
ion seemed to be : "Omaha is all right ; the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition Is going to bo
a humor. " Mayor McMurray will call a
mass meeting next week to devise ways and
means under which the resources and man
ufactures of Colorado and Denver may bo
fully exhibited.
Harper's for March Out today. A striking
number. Get It of your newsdealer.
JURY FLMSZOLA ) GUILTY
_
( Continued from First Page. )
victorious battles nro achieved. Give that
example of tlrmnrea , for you must feel that
In this man lies France's honor. ( Protests
from spectators. ) Your verdict will signify
three things : 'Vivo 1'armeo. ' 'vivo la ro-
vubllquc , ' 'vlve la France ; ' that Is to say ,
'vlve la lot ; vivo 1'ldeal eternal. ' That Is
what I ask you to proclaim by your verdict. "
Amid loud applause , mingled with hlssra
and cheers for the army and for the re
public , the hearing waa suspended.
Immense crowds of people then gathered
outside the palace of Justice and the police
were reinforced , trouble being feared.
When the hearing was resumed , M.
Clemcnceau for M. Pcrreux made a speech ,
seconding the remarks of M. Laborie , anil
concluding with an appeal to the Jury , Iby
the acquittal of M. Zola , "to remove from
Franco the danger of religious wars. "
The advocate general made a brief reply ,
the Jury retiring at 0:30 : p , m. and being
absent about half an hour.
The Jury found Zola guilty In all the
counts of the Indictment and declared that
there wcro no extenuating circumstances.
M. Zola , on hearing the verdict , cried :
"They are cannibals. "
31. Zola's sentence of ono year's Imprison
incut and a line of 3,000 francs Is the max
imum punishment. Frantic bravos greeted
the announcement of M. Zola's sentence and
a' scene of Intense excitement followed. M
Lahorle , M. Perreux and some of the others
present embraced M. Zola.
There was extromu tension In court while
the Jury was out and the public was on ten
terhooks until the verdict was rendered
Then the people burst out into tremendous
applause.
In the meanwhile all the aproachcs to the
palace of justice had been cleared , the police
commissary charged with the safety of 31
Zola having declared that he could not
guarantee the lattcr's safety until the streets
wcro In thorough control of the police.
Exceptional measures were taken as the
public emerged from the assizes court. Out-
sldo the building there was terrific cheer
ing , especially upc i the appearance of the
olllcers who have figured In the trial. They
wcro almost carried In triumph , as shout :
of "Death to the Jews ! " resounded on al
Fides. A number of violent fights ensued
and a police secretary was slightly Injured
The mob seemed to bo dcllrloup , shrieking
cheers for the army and howling down the
Jews with fierceness.
31. Zola emerged from the court at 7:3 : (
p. m. and his appearance was the slgna
for tumultuous denunciations and Insults and
shouts of "Down with Zola ! " "Death to
Zola ! " The crowd made a mad rush after
his carriage , but a strong bulwark of police
Intervened and saved him from the fury of
his denunciators.
A large force of police was stationed to
night In the neighborhood of 31. Zola'a resi
dence. iMany persons called , but all were
Informed by the servants that iM. Zola hai
not returned , but was dining down town.
Senator Jcseph Fabre announces his In
tention to Interpellate the minister of war
General Billet , in the wnato for "an abuse
of power over his subordinate , the chief o
staff. "
31. Zola returned homo about midnight
without further Incident. The city Is calm
Of the 'thirty persons arrested during the
demonstrations all have been released but
one , who Hhouted "Vivo Zola ! " "Abas
Franco ! "
FOUR KIIIii : ) IIV AX .AVAl.AXCIIK
Snoiv WrccliN Vnu DtrullliiWM nt
( tin-life.
QUEBEC , Quo. , Feb. 23. iFour lives were
lost by an avalanclio at r-outn quoucc
last night , which destroyed two houses which
stood under the cliff opposite the Grant
Trunk railway sheds. Ono house was crushec
by the weight of the snow from above , while
the upper stories of the other were cut clean
off from the first storv and overturned in
front of It upon tie ) street. In the lower
part of ono of the houses resided a man
named Angers , his wife and six children.
The father and two children were taken out
dead. Mrs. Angers Is In a critical condition.
In. the other ho'.iso James King resided with
his wlfo , son and daughter. Mr. King and
his son and daughter escaped serious Injury ,
but 'Mrs. ' King was killed.
Ttvo Covrriimcnl ( 'illlorn CniiNl/.e ,
LONDON , Fob , 23. Two government cut
ters have been capsized In a gale off Wells ,
Norfolk , drowning eleven persons.
III'IIII\CS \ < ) T LARCH K.VOl'fJU.
Icl 'Kli'ti ! to StuilrntH' lIl
Convention Overrun Clfvi'Iiiiiil ,
OUSVEL.VND , 0. . Feb. 23. There are 1,500
student delegates and COO missionaries , pro-
cssors and representatives of missionary
societies In attendance at the third Intcrna-
lonal convention of the Student Volunteer
novement. There Is no suitable auditorium
n this city large enough to accommodate all
vho wish to attend.
Among the many distinguished people at-
endlng the convention are : Bishop 'M. E.
laldwln of Huron , Dr. Edmond Buckley of
Chicago , Hov. D. J. iBurrell New York , Hev.
\ 13. Clark of the Society of Christian En-
eavor , Bishop Dudley of Kentucky , 'Rev. Dr.
. E. Gracey , president of the International
Ilsslonary union ; President Charles C. Hall
f New York , Bishop Leonard of Ohio ,
llaliop Nlndo of the Epworth league and
thers equally as prominent , besides mis-
ionarh'B from every quarter of the globe.
i 1 Henri DIxfiiNc , A great
uro and a great testimony. "For ten yearn
suffered greatly from Heart Disease , Flut-
trlng of the Heart and Smothering Spoils ,
made my Ufa u torment. I was confined
o my bed. Dropny Bet In. My Physician
old mo to prepare for the worst. I tried
) r. Agnnw'a Cure for the Heart One dose
( uvo relief , one bottle cured the Dropsy
and my heart. " Mrs. Jamm Adams , Byr-
iruso N , Y.-Kuhn & Co. , 15th niul Doug-
us St. Rhennan & McCoJ'ncll Drug Co. , 1613
Dodge SU
ORCHARD & WILHELM CARPET CO.
Some
Rug Specials
In a business ns large as ours ( hero are bound lo bo
many carpet remnants many of these remnants
we've made up into Kugs made them up during the
dull months they're made from all grades of carpets
and the prices have been made low so as to move
them quick here are some of the sixes and prices
9x12 Brttssclls $ JC.50
10-0x12 Hriissclls $10.60
10-6x12 Brussells-15.50
9.\lO-y HriiHHclls-$15.50
9x10-9 Brus.sclls $ I4.6O
10-6x12.3 Axmltifltcr $28.00
10-6x10-9 Moqiicttc $2.50
10-6x10-6 Moqiicttc $21.00
8-3x11-9 Vclvct-IS.OO
8-3x11-9 llcnvy Wlltoit $22.50
Bring in the size of your rooms if we can fit them
you can save many a. dollar
Fur Rugs
To late most for fur rugs AVO can't ' wholesale them
any tnoro and wo'vo n bale of US.\5-1 fiy.o that boll any-
whofo tit $2.50 but you can huvo otic or ill -4
till of thorn tit ip
Due bale only no more when these are gone.
14I4-IG-I8 Douglas St.
PAVED ROAD TO FORT CROOK
Plans for a Great Military Thoroughfare
Under Ccnsid-ration.
WAR DEPARTMENT BECOMES INTERESTED
Tlilrfi-fiitli Strcrf ( it He Turned Into
a .MiiLMidninlxril Driveway I' inter
tilt ; Control of the Ct
A fine macadamized boulevard between this
city and Fort Crook along what Is known
as the Thirteenth street extension , con
structed by government npproprlatlon. Is one
ot the possibilities of the near future. If
built through this means It will bo a govern
ment road , but It will on that account be
no less at the service of drivers and blcyclo
riders than It It had been constructed by
the county authorities.
The scheme lias reached an advanced stage.
Yesterday a conference regarding It was held
between Major Jones and other officers of
the quartermaster department of the De
partment of the Platte nnd County Commis
sioners Ostrom and Harto of the road com
mittee of the Board of County Commis
sioners. The latter furnished the army of-
ffccrs with a profile and plan of the road and
also an estimate of the cost of paving It
with macadam throughout lift entire length.
The Sarpy county commissioners will prob
ably bo also seen about llio matter , hut
no difficulty in expected with them. The
only condition the government makes In that
the road should bo considered a military
road.
road.The
The Idea of having such a road originated
wltti Congressman Mercer. It sprung from
the fact that there Is at present no paved
road which can give the Fort Crook soldiers
eiwy access to this city. Newspaper dis
patcher from WashfciKton have stated that
the congressman was considering the plan ,
but no local knowledge regarding the mat
ter was accessible. Some weeks ago , how
ever , Congressman Mercer seemed to have
Interested the War department , for a mes
sage was scut to Major Jones of the quarter
master department here to send an esti
mate of the cost of laying a macadam read
between Ifils city and the fcrt ,
Durl'iig ' the last two or three weeks Major
Jones has been Investigating the various
reads to the fort with a view of dlacovcrlng
the mcfit suitable. Three were considered
the Thirteenth street extension , Twenty-
fourth street and the road which runs south
ward west of the park. The former was
chosen after an examination of all throe , be
cause It 1s more level , direct and fjas been
recently graded by the tx > unty and put In
as good condition as a dirt road can ho ,
The estimate of the cast of paving , which is
to bo sent to Washington , la based on this
road.
road.TIIO
TIIO Tnineenin street extension runs in a
straight line to the Sarpy county lino. Dur
ing the last few years some $30,000 has been
expended by the caunty commissioners In
grading It and putting It Into shape. From
the Sarpy county line It runs along the ridge
'between ' the Papplo and the Missouri to the
fort. Along this stretch but little grading
wan required and the Sarpy county commis
sioners have put It In fair shape , with an
expenditure of about $2f > 00. The road Is
about seven miles long and Is almost level.
Macadmb.ecl It will make ono of the finest
driveways In the county , as the country
through which It runs IK beautifully wooded
nnd furnishing excelled views of the Mla-
Eourl river from the top of a 1)luff , H will
bo an Ideal road for bicyclists.
According fo the Idea of the army officers
and the caunty commleslancrs the macadam
should extend from the end of the paving In
the city at Thirteenth and Vlnton streotn.
On this basis the cost of paving thn entire
stretch of road will bo In the neighborhood
of $50,000. This U the estimate that 13 to ho
sent to Washington.
H Is congressman Mercer's Idea to Introduce -
duce a bill appropriating thin amount for the
purpose. The county coinmlsyloncrs are san-
gulno ot Ills success , principally because the
congressman appears to have enlisted the
War department In favor of his scheme.
MI3I3T AT COM' ' II II IS XB.VP YISAII.
Kflm-atorH ItefiiHio Mnl > a I'rriiiu-
n cut MiM'lluir I'liirr.
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , Feb. 23 , At this
morning's session of thn department of
superintendents of the National Educational
ncsoclatlon the subject of discussion was
'What Can Child Study Contribute to the
Science of Education ? " I'opers were read
iy Prof. J. P. Cordy of Columbus , O. , and
rof. II , P. Hallock of Louisville.
A resolution that the department decide
upon a city aud meet there every year was
defeated by a vote of 48 to 45. Columbus , 0. ,
was chosen for the meeting next year.
Shot liy a IH-Mivrae
OAKLAND , Cal. . Feb. 2l.-Hi-nry : WIN
lams , a negro aged 5 , shot and killed Mlxs
Ethel Gray , n white girl , shortly after
nldnlght at her residence , CC2 East Six-
centh struct , und then killed himself. Tlio
dead girl wait 2 years of nee , a daughter
of Mrx. H. 8. Gray , und wan employed
as a clerk. 'Tho dead negro waa u ( ! <
crate character , and had served u term
n Urn county jail for theft , lie Is sa6 !
to have been Infatuated with " " L'lrl.
1 IV. MUMS A I , .
Io.
-o.
BBNKKLMAN. Neb. , F.-b. M.-Speelal. ( )
Hev. Streeter of the Methodist Episcopal
church performed u marriage ceremony at
the parlors of the Commercial hotel Sunday
evening , In which Will Mcl'hcrson and Miss
Anna Monk , two young school teachers re
siding In this county , near Hiawatha , figured
as principals.
I.ctnoii-.MrCloiHl.
tASHLANI ) , Neb. , Feb. S3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) "Uncle" Jacob Lemon , a prominent
and wealthy farmer residing near Green
wood , and Mrs. Fyann McCIoud ot Ashland ,
went to Omaha Tuesday
morning and were
married at the olllcc of Irving F. Ilaxter
county judge of Douglas county. They re
turned in the evening to this city. They
will live west of town.
Cnrl-AVIild'srl.
JUNIATA , Neb. , Feb. 33. ( Special. ) A *
high noon yesterday Mr. Ilurton P. Carl was
married to Miss Stella M. AVhltcsel , both of
Junlata township , Justice 11. F. Hill ofllcla-
TiirnlNh-llnrUoii.
RESCUE , Neb. , Feb. 23. ( Special. ) The
marriage of Mr. Joseph Tarnish to Miss
Anna Bartlon occurred Sunday at the Cath
olic church , lloth are well .known here.
Children and odulls tortured by burns
scalds , injuries , eczema or skin diseases m y
secure Instant relief by using DeWItt's WltcU
Hazel Salve. It Is the great Pllo remedy.
FOIIHO.IST FOR TOIl.VV'S WKA'I'IIUII.
It Will Hi * - -
Ci-m-rnlly Knlr , ivllli
\oHhrrly WlndN.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. Forecast for
Thursday :
For Nebraska Generally fair ; northerly
winds.
For Iowa Fair ; probably colder In north
ern and western portions ; northwesterly
winds.
For South Dakota-Fair ; probably colder ;
northerly winds.
For Missouri and Kansas Fair ; north
westerly winds.
For Wyoming Generally fair ; variable )
winds.
I.oc-nl Itccnril.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER I3UHEAU ,
OMAHA , Fcb 23. Omaha record of tem
perature and rainfall compared with the
corresponding day of the last three years :
„ , 1SS. 1S07. Iftfli. 1S03.
Maximum temperature. . . . 42 19 re K
Minimum temperature. . . . 27 1 32 'M
Average temperature . . ) ( 10 uU
Kalnfall . 00 T .00 .00
llccord of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March
1 , lbU7 ?
Normal for the day . 29
Excess for the day . G
Accumulated excess Hlnco March 1 . 705
Normal rainfall for the day . 0.1 Inch
Deficiency for the day . 03 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 . 21.00 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 . 10.45 Inches
Kxt'c.sH corrusp'R period lS9i ! . 5,15 Inchea
Deficiency corresp'g period 18D3..11.77 Inch'-a
. Heiiiu-lN from .S.iillon * . at H p. in.
T Indicates trace of preclpltntlon.
L. A , WKI.SH , Local Forecmt Odlclal.
See That Stamp !
It Is the Government
Internal Revenue Stamp
over the Cork and Cap
sule of every bottle of
Certifying to the Age and Furltyof the
WhUky ,
NOTB. It Is the Government' ) ) Guar
antee that Kors with Oil * bottling. Hco
that the mimu W. A. CAIMS & CO. U printed
on the stamp.
'
ALL DEALERS SELL IT
. - . ) / ' . rflin : .