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THE O LAIIA DAILY BEE : MA11C11 0 , 1808. mm OF SITES PROPOSED Itinagor O'Brien Has Many Opportunities to Eierciso Dsriminat.on ! , VOCATIONS FOR BALL GROUNDS MU LT PL ronr Motr Under Consideration nml n Knrl > - Choice Bare to DC Mnilc CIrnnil Stand ' Finn * Prepared. The location of Omaha's nnw bane ball park fo still an open question. Manager O'ltrlen ajrii that U will be settled early this week nd that ground will be broken for the Im provements at once. While the site has not been finally determined , a great deal of progress has been made during the last day or two and It Is now certain that no diffi culty will be encountered In securing adc- fjualo and satisfactory accommodations. The lAmcs avenue stto Is ready as an excellent Bccond choice and In the opinion of a num ber of the fans who have examined It It offers advantages superior to those afforded fey any other location. The South Side Im provement club committee , consisting of U. O. Jordan , Arthur Mctz , John Powers , F. K. Darling and several others , had a conference ( With Manager O'Brien yesterday afternoon vlth a vlnw to Inducing him to locate on the iVInton street grounds. They offered to grade the park for him free of expense and various other Inducements , which were taken under consideration. It Is also nearly assured that Iho additional ground necessary to make the Paul street site adequate can bo secured and this gives the management what amounts to K choice of three locations. Negotiations are till being carried on with the divers and various owners of the University grounds , but they arc not being pushed as vigorously AL' they were when this was apparently the only satisfactory location In sight. Manager O'Brien expects to settle the matter Monday or Tuesday and If the University groundi cannot be secured at that time one of the other locations will be selected , Pending the selection of the grounds Man ager O'Brien haa had the plans drawn for the grandstand and bleachers , which will be both commodious and comfortable. The grand stand will seat 3,000 people comfortably and the bleachers will accommodate fully 2,000 more. This la the ordinary capacity , but In case of a crush a couple of thousand more can bo crowded In without serious discom fort. The grand stand will bo built In the most modern ntyle , with a row of boxes In front and the reserved space will be seated with chairs. Once begun , the work of con- Btructlon will be pushed rapidly , as It Is pro posed to have the grounds ready for use as early In April as possible. J'OOI.I.Kf.MS ATIIU&TKM AT CHICAGO. Six ttnl vcrxllleH Hi-prrNi-iitril In tliu VnrliiiiH Ilvi'iitx. CHICAGO , March G.-One of the. largest IntercollPgln'to and Interscholastic meets ever heliS In the -west took place this after noon and tonight at Tattersall's. Six uni versities wcro represented In the Intercol legiate meet Wisconsin , Illinois , Minnesota , Chicago. Northwestern and Notre Dame with ub-ut 200 entries In the different track. Held nrnl gymnastic events. Gymnasium work was a novelty In the history of west ern college games. Wrcst'lng. too , was Klven prominence. In the Held and track events Chicago easily won ( first -place with a total of 42 points.Vlsconaln coming second end with 22 points. Northwestern third lAlth 14. In the gymnasium lAOrk Wisconsin was tfar ahead' ' , scoring' HO points' ' . Its nearest competitor being- Chicago , with 27 points. One of the features was the defeat ot Muy- uury , the crack Wisconsin .sprinter. In the. Bevcnty-flve-yard datih. Hi-sulta : Seventy-live yards hurdle : Horshberger , Chicago , won ; Htirlclgh , IlllnoH , second ; Drown , Nortliwenern , third. Time : 0:10 : 3-3. Swunty-tlve-vard dash : Burroughs , Chicago cage , won ; Jones. Northwestern , pecond ; Mnybury , "Wisconsin , third. Time : O.OS. Putting1 sixteen-pound shot : CochenH , ( Wlscon , won ! Brewer. Northwestern , second ; Powers , No-trc Dame , third. Distance , forty- onn feet nine Inches. One mlle run : Smith , Chle.itto , won ; Beers , Chicago , second ; Henry , Wisconsin , third. Time : 4:37 : 2-5. 220-ynrd dash , run In one hent : Fox. WIs- ronslnwon ; Burroughs. Chicago , second ; Farley , Notre Dame , third. Time : 0:24. : 440-yard run : O'Dca. Wisconsin , won ; Jackson. Northwestern , second ; Fair , Chicago cage , third. Time : 0:52 : 3-3. High Jump : Powers. Notre Dame , won ; ( Mason , Wisconsin , second ; Byrne , Illinois , third. Best Jump , live feet nine Inches. 8SO yar.ls run : White , Chicago , won ; Bmlth. Chicago , second ; 'Moselcy , Wlscon- eln , third. Time : 2:031-5. : 8SO yards -walk : Hoaglnnd. Illinois , won ; Parker. Chicago , second ; Hartman , Wlscon- eln. third. Tlmo : 3.2fl 3-3. Pee ! vault : Powers. Notre Dame , won ten feet nine nmt three-qunrtor Inches ; He-rshberger , Chicago , second ten foot six nnd three-quarter Inches ; Wilson , North- fwcstorn , third. nclay races won bv Chicago , Northwest ern second. Illinois third. ' Gymnaptlcs : Horizontal bar : Ishlkawa ( Wisconsin , won ; Heine. Wisconsin , f coml Emerson , Wisconsin , third. Club swinging : Wrlghton , Chicago , won Ghaw , ' .Minnesota , second ; Simpson , Wlscon- eln , third. Parallel bars : Heine , Wisconsin , won Oabol , Wisconsin , second ; Poliey , Chicago third. Sldo horse : Tormey , Wisconsin. ' on ; On- fccl , Wisconsin ; Hamacker nnd Polk , Chicago cage , tied for second ; Wisconsin given six point ! * ; Chicago third. Fencing : Llnglebach , Chicago , won ; On- DON'T NEGLECT A COMMON' CASE OP IMI.KS. 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Middleweight wrestling : Won by Squires , Wisconsin. Long horse ! Krelkcnbaum , Illinois , won ; U'olkey , Chicago , second ; Gabcl , Wisconsin , thlnl. King * : Polkey , Chicago. won ; Montgom ery , Wisconsin , icrond ; Holme ? , Wisconsin , third. The nil around gymnastic championship was won by 1'olkcy of Chicago. M'COY WllJh TltY iuTlIMN KB XT. Cliniikl to < Ilnve the -\i-it Clinnce fur n (2 . ST. IxmiB , March fi.-KId McCoy , who returned from Hot Springs , Ark. , today , said In nn Interview : "I have JS.OOO up which says that I stand ready to meet nny man In the world. Three men have ac cepted my doll Mnher , Choynskl and Iluh- lln. I have seen lit to relect Huhlln an the first man ami my brother will meet Hilly Madden at Cincinnati on next Wednesday , March It , and then and there post $5 , < KX > In cash to fight him. Trip light with Uuhlln will Hike place from six to twelve weeks from the time of signing articles and before the club offering the best purse for It. "While my brother Is at Cincinnati he will be ready to make matc'ics ' with Matter and Choynskl. He will be ready to post f.l.GOO for a light with each of them , but those matches will , of course , follow my meeting with Ituhlln. ' ' NIMV Yurk IlorvliTN .Meet ICeiittieklnii * . CINCINNATI. March B.-SIx bowling matches were played In Kentucky today be tween the New York team and two Ken tucky club * , the Tropwens and the New- ports. Of these the llrst three games were played at Ftderer'H alleys , Newport , and the three remaining at the alley In the Kentucky Highlands. T.ie teams consisted of live men on both sides. New York won two of. the three games played with the Tropwen club and two out of three playtd with the New- ports. The score : First game : Newport , 72S ; Tropwen , 754. Second tame : New York , KIT ; Tropwen , SCO. Third game : New York , BS4 ; Tropwen , bC4. Fourth game : New Yerk , 70S ; Newport , 7W. Fifth game : New York , 958 ; Newport , 735. Sixth pamo : New York , S41 ; Newport , S42. The visitors made good averages , but no remarkable Individual tcores. Thu games tomorrow will be played at Fnlrvlew Heights , adjacent to Clifton. The visitors will play against a picked team from the Hamilton County league. It Is expected they will be the strongest games of the series. OIlllliKc III Knot Hull So lied ill e. NEW HAVEN , Conn. , March 5. The big colleges have Instituted n departure In tlio making of a schedule for the foot ball games of next autumn In that the policy of playIng - Ing the Ynle-I'rlnccton game after the Yale- Harvard game has been abandoned. The next game between Yale and 1'rlnceton will be played at Princeton on November 12 and the Harvard game will take place In New Haven on the 19th of the same month. This will bo the first time In the history of foot ball that Yale has played Princeton at Princeton. .11 in my Mlolmel at St. I.mil * . ST. LOUIS , March 6. The Initial appear mice of Jimmy Michael , the "Welsh rare bit , " In St. Louis packed the Coliseum to night and the young cyclist was received with nn ovation of applause. He carried the omnl-prescnt toothpick between his lips all through his flve-ml e race against time. Ho was paced by tandems and at times It Deemed apparent he would forge ahead of his pacers. He made the live miles In 10:11 : and left the track apparently as fresh as before ihe race. ( inrdln.-r niMiiiinllfleil. JACKSONVILLE , Fla. . March 3.-In the bicycle races at St. Augustine today the summaries were as follows : Mile professional : Gardiner won , but was disqualified for swinging Into the pole after ho had left nn opening for Brown , and the race was given to Brown ; Lumberjack second end , Bowles third. Time : 2:22. : The east coast handicap , half-mile profes sional : Huffstetter won. Baker second , Lumberjack third , Butler fourth. Time : 1:03 : 3-3. II.MO.V .PACIFIC . IS lleci'lveil Into. t lit- Fold of the Iiiiiul- Kraiit ClenrliiK IIutiNC. CHICAGO , March 5. The troubles be tween the Uinlon Pacific and the roads which are members of the Immigrant Clearing house of the western roads have been set tled and the Union Pacific Is now a member of the clearing house and the joint bureau In which the western roads arid the Atlantic steamship lines are members. For a Ions time the western roads have been desirous of securing the membership of the Union Pacific. There have been , any number of small matters la the way and at times the charges of misconduct have been thrown back and forth In lively fashion. The slate nan now been wiped clean an ] the Union Pacific has acted In a manner BO liberal toward the western roads la making conces sions of various kinds that the latter are highly pleased. The charges of the payment of excessive commissions that have been from time to time brought against the Union Pa cific bavo been proven false and for the first time In many months there Is a chtuoc of maintaining the Immigrant rates without dis turbance. All of the western roads unite In pralslns the Union Pacific for the man- tier lit which It has met them. Hook iMliiiuli FlU-x a lllis KANSAS CITY , March G. A mortgage for $100,000,000 , made by the Chicago , Rock Island & 1'adflc Railroad company 'to the Central Trust company of Now York , was filed today In the ofllce of the county re corder by McDougal and Sebree , attorneys for the railroad. The purpose of the mort gage la to secure a bond Issue to refund sev eral smaller bond Issues upon the varloua branches of the system. It covers the en tire property of the road of whatever kind In Illinois , Iowa , Missouri , Nebraska , Kan sas , Colorado , Oklahoma and Indian Ter ritory and will bo filed In every county through which the road runs. Secured mi Order fur All peal. TOPEKA , Kan. , March 5. J. 'McD. ' Trim ble , representing the Kansas City , Plttsburg & Gulf railway , secured from Judge Wll- llama In the federal court today an order allowing an appeal to the United States cir cuit court of appeals of the Injunction suit decided against the Plttt'burg & Gulf last week. The suit was against the Atchlson , Topeka & Santa Fo to prevent that road from nullifying the Joint traffic arrange ments with the Kansas City road. KniimiM I'nclllc Klrnt Payment. WASHINGTON , March 5. In aniwer to Inquiries on the subject It Is officially an nounced that the first payment of $1,000,000 on account of the sale of the government's Interest in the Kansas Pacific railroad was mnilo during the present week. The remain ing $5,503,000 will bo made In four equal In stallments In thirty , forty , fifty and sixty days from the date of the sale , February 1 ! ) , ISIir Hc Te iIn l.oiiiiM mill Deiiiixltx. NEW YORK. March B. The Commercial- Advertiser today says : The weekly state ment of the associated banks. Issued today , " " Is regarded as ona""of the most remarkable ir In recent years. There was a decrease of , In the net deposits and more than $13,500,000 decrease In loans. Tie decrease In dcposita Is the largest on record. In March. Itol. It was $22.000,000. All kinds of reports were circulated regarding the statement. But as to the decrease In loans , It may be stated that the city banks , the Chase and other large banks , refused during- the week to mark down their rate of Interest and many of the loans were consequently paid off. These banks will , therefore , show a reduc tion In the amount of loans and discounts and an Increase of cash In hand. A largo amount of money was sent to the country during the week , which accounts for a con ir siderable decline In deposits. Alnnkun Steamer Wrecked. id SBATTIJ2 , Wash. . March 5. A pasjcnser le who arlrved here today from Alaska on the lea a steamer City of Seattle hna Informed Agent le Oraumun of the steamer Bessie K. that n to wreck passed by the City of Seattle north of Victoria , which was reported hero last iel night , had all the appearances of being the el Hessle K. , several days overdue. The wreck elot was 10) miles north of Victoria on tin- rocks ot and there are no Indications of any sur i- vivors. ire re le I'l h Commlimloii Meeting. 11- The State Fish commission held n meeting In the city yesterday afternoon which was attended by Judge Klrkpatrlck of Lincoln , W. L. May. Omaha ; Robert 8. Oberfelder , Sidney , and W. J. O'Nrlen. South Bend , superhitendsnt of hatcheries. The routine of allowing bills was gone through with and It arrangements were made for the spring al lotment of. FUSION IN FIRST DISTRICT Tripartite Combination Flans Some Little Surprises for Ittolf. CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES AGGRESSIVE Seicrnl Scrk Strode' * Simon , liut Ab bott of Illclinrilnon SIT inn to Have the Cull on the Convention. LINCOLN , March B. ( Special. ) During the last ten days there has been an unusual activity among the candidates and the par tisans of those desiring to secure the fusion nomination for congress from the First dis trict , comprUlng'Rlchardaon , Nemaha , Paw nee , Johnson , Otoe , Cata and Lancaster counties. The fact that Judge Iready ) came within a couple of hundred votes of being elected two years ago and dial Judge Sul livan carried the district by a few voles last fall , has encouraged irony of the popo- crotlc leaders , so that the nomination is eagerly sought after. Several candidates are actively at work , while others have their lightning rods up In plain flight , and cnly wait for the slightest stroke of political lightning to make them avowed candidates. It Is acknowledged among all branches of the fusion party that 0. W. Berge of Lin coln Is at present the most prominent can didate. His boom was left over from tbc campaign of two years os > . . AB a populist he was before the three-headed convention at Tecumsch In 1896 , and came within two or three votes of a nomination , necause of his clcac fight In that convention his frlenus now claim that he ought to be the candidate this year by common consent. This , however. Is disputed by the politicians of the oltiei counties , who argue that because a man gets close to a nomination once , It gives htm no particular claim co the party In the future , end that Lancaster county Is asking for too much of the political spoils , anyway. SOME OUTSIDE WAUHORSES. Pawnee county furnishes a candidate In the person of E. L. Fulton , a free silver re publican , who took an actlvo part In the con vention that resulted In the nomination of Judge Droady , and who more than anyone else prevented Derge from securing the plum. Fulton changed over to the silver crowd In 189C , having previously been a republican. He was an applicant for the arduous position on the state board of transportation now oc cupied by a. L. Laws , but was turned down by Governor Holcomb , who had already made promises to Laws. Fulton was one of the leaders In the silver republican state con vention last fall , and as a member of the steering committee , claims much of the credit for the deal which made Sullivan the nominee for supreme Judge. In nichardson there arc two actlvo candi dates , George A. Abbott , who Is one of the most radical stump speakers of tbc fusion party , and who has been several times men tioned by the populists for prominent places , and A. J. Weaver , the son of the late "lAJax" Weaver. Young Weaver turned sllverlte in the middle of the last presidential campaign after having made a number of radical re publican speeches at meetings In the district. At present he Is below the ago limit for a congressman , but says that his birthday a few days after election would make him old enough to qualify if elected. Weaver de clares that the nominee must be a silver republican or a democrat , as In his opinion the populists are asking for too many of the places. It Is said by Richardson county people ple , however , that Weaver would gladly re linquish his chances for congress In exchange rfor a nomination to the state senate from the First senatorial district. George A. Abbott Is one of the old crowd of populist leaders , most of whom have been relegated to the rear by these who have Joined the party since 1891. He has radical Ideas which he does not hesitate to express , often to the embarrassment of the latter-day reformers , who pay more attention to spoils than to principles , Abbott had the endorse ment of his county In 1890 , and again In 1894 and 1896 , but always failed to secure enough outside help for nomination. He has been In the harness for a long time , Is getting along In years , and believes that this year Is his last chance for honorable political recogni tion. Hence he Is the most active of all the candidates , and bids fair to cut a consider able figure In the convention. Before becom ing a populist Abbott was a.democrat of the Missouri school , and In the early days con tested with Lorenzo Crounsc for a seat In' the legislature from Richardson county. TROUBLESOME FOR CORNELL. The candidacy of A'bbott ' Is Involving a curious complication between the state and congressional tlcekts which Is beginning to make a great deal of trouble. State Auditor Cornell and his corps of deputies are also , from Richardson county and It Is said with much emphasis in other parts of the dis trict that Richardson Is asking entirely too much and that the county Is too small to furnish a congressman , a state officer and five deputies. The partisans of Cornell and Abbott now realize this and war is begin ning between them which brings the struggle to th& very state house doors , as Abbott had much to say about who Cornell should ap point as deputies , and will bo "able to count upon actlvo help from among the office force. This complication Is becoming more notice able every day and It la thought will lead to some changes In the auditor's ofllce force In the near future. What the effect will be In Richardson county Is still problemental. Some Eay that Cornell , who was formerly a republican of the mcst radical type , can not secure the endorsement of his county without the aid of the Abbott-Llchty fac tion of the populists as he never was In the good graces of the democrats thero. With Abbott In the field for congress his chances for the endorsement would certainly be Jeopardized , while It Is Just as certain that with Cornell renomlnated , Abbott would have a slim show In the congressional con vention. The friends of the state auditor say that they have the advantage In the struggle as It is morally certain that the state convention will be heU first. They hope to renomlnatc the auditor and thus make It necessary to select the congrcs- sloral nominee from some other county. Thus far there Is no candidate In the field from Johnson county although Hugh Lam- aster and W. W , Glffln have both been mentioned. 'Nemeha ' county Is also back ward about offering congressional timber , but George W. Cornell of Auburn Is said to have declared that If his brother , the auditor , should be .turned down he would himself enter the congressional fight. In Otoe and Cass counties the populists , and democrats have been fighting among them selves so much that a combination on a home candidate from either county would be out of the question. Jerome Shamp of Lincoln Is In the field , but be has middle- of-the-road symptoms and will receive Ilitle consideration. DISPOSES OF HELBIG'S SUIT. The ruling of the supreme court In the case brought by the Home for the Friendless to compel the payment of the state appropria tion. In which the court said that the wrong kind of an actloa had been brought , also disposes of the mandamus proceedings com menced by Otto Helblg to compel the pay ment of the extra compensation for hla services with the Investigating committee. Nothing has been heard from the Chicago expert for eoiuo time and very few believe that he ever Intended to follow up ( he ac tion In good faith. All but a few dollars of the appropriation has now been drawn by the other members of the committee , so that the news of the knocking out of hie case will not be much of a shock to Helblg. The Nebraska State band of Hastings has made application to the adjutant general ol the National guard to be mustered Into the service as the Second Regiment band. A number of other applications have been made but the Hastings organization seems to be the best and will probably get the appoint ment. The remnants of the old Second Regi ment band at Lincoln will be mustered out of the service. The following notaries were commission1 yeetecday : Joseph A. Field , Miller : Robert Farley , Mtlburn ; D. C. Harrison , Emporla Charles M. Sklles , Ulynses ; Arthur Bowrlng Merrlraaa ; Porter Hedge , Lincoln ; William II. Head. Omaha ; T. F. Memmtnger , Madi son : F. W. Stevens , Ragan. The Hubbard Bros , company , wholesale and retail packers and butchers , filed ar ticles of Incorporation today. The capita stock U 120,000 and the stockholders arc .Herbert A. Hubbard. Mylon E. Hubbard Enoch Hubbard , Allle M , . , .Hubbird and Louise E , Hubbard. I if LINCOLN LOCAL NOTES. Twenty-five yean ago graded schools were first established In Lincoln ntid March 8 and 9 have been set apart o dan -tr celebrat ing this quarter centennial blhhday. The first evening , after listenltiRiib several ad- drcraes the time will bo given over to ki- spcctlon of the new building and general sociability. On the afternoonlofiMarch 9 the High school alumni will have charge of the program , and In the evening It I * expected that Lincoln pioneer school boards will en gage In an old-fashioned ei Mente meeting. For a week John Kaffer , who'Kas recently arraigned In district court DOHA charge of ( lugging Motorman Hail , hus ( been playing sick In Ihe county jail na making night hideous with his groans. He occupied a cell near the outside wall of the Jail , and yester day It was discovered that he had several saws and had been at work ntth them on the Iron floor , the sickness ami groans in a measure covering up the sawing of steel , The Nemaha River Quarterly meeting of Frco Baptists Is now being held at the Free Baptist church In this city. The meeting opened lost night with a program of ad dresses , recitations , readings and music. To day buslncts meetings were held and this evening there was an Interesting program by the Woman's Missionary society. Sunday's preaching services will all be conducted by visiting ministers. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Hannah Lancas ter , aged 09 years , died at her home In Lin coln. Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster came here from England In 1871 and since that time have made this place their homo. 'The do- ccared was much esteemed by nil who knew her. The funeral will occur Sunday after noon. In county court Mrs. Ellen Oambold has brought suit against D. F. Ueckcl of Bennct for $993 , alleged to be due her for caring for Beckel's little daughter Nola nine years. Ihe suit Is the outgrowth of habeas corpus proceedings Instituted by Mrs. Gambold some tlmo ago to get possession of the girl let qucrtlon , who Is her granddaughter. At that tlmo the court decided that , although the grandmother hnd come right lo the child , bho showed a decided preference for the father ana should be allowed lo live with htm as long * as everything was agreeable. William Heed Dunroy has been seriously lit' for a couple of weeks oml was today taken to the St. Elizabeth hospital. The following petition , containing 165 sig natures , has been forwarded to Senators Thtireton and Allen : The undersigned , faculty nml students of the State university of Ncur.iln , respec tively petition our repreienta.ivc In the. senate of the UnltLil otales to oppose tne ratification of the treaty now pending pro viding for the annexation of Hawill. We believe that the annexation of these Islands would be contrary to th best Inter ests of our nation and state ; thai Itould conflict with the time-honored policy of our government , and that the manifest dangers of nuch a stop would far ouuvtlhh the pos sible advantages that might bo derived therefrom. The time for filing petitions of candidates under the Lincoln system of republican pri maries expired tonight. The first primaries will be held March 11 , the second March 18. The following candidates for the council have filed petitions : First ward , Robert E. Fin- ley ; Second ward , James Stevenson , C. E. Wilkinson ; Third ward , Charles W. Spears ; Fourth ward , W. O. Webster , D. B. Howard ; Fifth ward , W. A. Klock. Edna Dobson ; Sixth ward , W. A. Woodward ; Seventh'ward , I. L. Lyman , H. H. Meyers. One councilman from each ward Is to be nominated.Flnley , Wcb- eter and Woodward are present Incumbents. A large number of candidates for the minor 'dices ' have filed petitions.1 Omaha people at the hotels : At the Liu- loll Dr. W. I. Seymour , A. M. Vance , F. L. Crone , F. L. Lewis , H. C. Rountree , H. E. Dawce. At the Lincoln S. L. Kclloy , E. H. lond. 1 \n\v iiuii/ni.vns AT I'liiinuiiLuiiilnT Stnrtril nml In I'riiM- , iii-ot for Til IK .Si'llMin. TCCUMSE3H , Neb. , March -Speclal. < ( . ) The prospects for a good 'building ' year In rccumseh are good. Thej spring work has already commenced In earnest , and among he Improvemento are pome that arc of a desirable and lasting character. 'iL. S. Chlt- cnden has let the contract and work will > o commenced at once on a new grain ele- ator to bo located In the Burlington yards here. William Carr , another public spirited citizen , has moved the old frame building off his lot on the west 'side of the public square and .work has already been com menced on e modern two-story brick busi ness block. McCrosky & Wright are bulld- ng the second story on the rear portion of theln business building on the west side and otherwise Improving the building. It s said P. Hi Hopkins will build an addl- ; lon to his hotel property soon and other Building la anticipated. This , with general improvements of a minor character and the repairing which Ls In progress , starts the new year aright so far as Improvements arc concerned In this city. A mass meeting of the citizens has been called for next Wednesday night at the court tiouso by the city council at which time It Is proposed to consider the matter of the best way to manage the " "spring election. The advisability of Irhprovlhg the city's water system will also come up for con sideration. The present system Is Inade quate. Demand ? are made 'that cannot be met. It Is believed by those' In a position to know that by the addition of a new well on the Nemaha river the service could be made to meet all demands. It Is thought the new well would soon pay for Itself In additional business the city can get and which It Is at present unable to handle. The proposition to build a new well will come up at the mass meetlng'tor considera tion. tion.Tho The and Mrs. Robert 8-ycar-old son of Mr. ert Erwln of this place had the misfortune to have one of his eyes put out. He was at play with a younger brother when the eye was In some way knocked out with a stick. His parents have taken him to Lin coln ( and placed hint In the tare of an ecu list. list.District District court has been In seialon all the week hero with Judge Stull presiding. But two or three cases have come up for con sideration , but these were Important onca and required tlio services of a Jury. Arxoii { 'JIHP. BLAIR. iNeb. , March 5. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Knight arson case went to trial Tuesday and the jury was secured Wednes day afternoon. The regular panel was ex hausted and a special venire of twenty-four men was called. Thirty-five men were ex amlr.ed before a Jury was secured. Twenty two witnesses have , been examined for the the state was about the same as at the former trial excepting that it was more positive. Two 'witnesses have testified that the Knight stock which was- burned was not valued at more than Jl.fcW.iojvhlle it was Insured for $3,000. The case will not bo concluded until the latter ; i > _ m of next week. , \ The tea"m of Grant Aljpfl. who lives about eight miles south , vqfh Ulalr , be came frightened and .ran ! r away , Mr. Allen was thrown out Mft.i asllo from some slight bruises on ( Jip ifvead and face escaped unhurt. The bubjyowas a com plete wreck. 1rtn ( The teachers of Washington county held an Interesting session of fhcjjCounty Teach ers' association here ted y" . | OA large dele gation of teachers from $ yrjounding ; towns and the country district \ } { ft''n ' attendance , 1)c liiiniitory k'oiffi-M t . HASTINGS , Neb. , Man3 ° ! j. ( ( Special. ) The annuul declamatory ort.fy ( ) ( of the Hast ings' high school was belita'At the M. E church last evening for the'puViuose of select ing a representative for Blastings at the district contest to be held afKearney. There wcrr > six participants : Ada Hopkins , Lulu Taylor , Elizabeth Carnahair , 'Alberta Maxson Grace Noyes and Ralph Ferguson. The Judge awarded Ralph Ferguson first place and ' .Mlsa Noyes second. Tho' Judges were Rev. John Power , Mrs. John Slacker an Mrs. John Plckcns. There will be a meeting of women at the court house tMoaday next at 3 p. m. for thi purpcso of discussing the advisability o making1 an exhibit of womens' work at the Tranmlsslsalppl Exposition. CiiinnilNiiliiiii-r GRAND ISLAND , Neb. . March 4. ( Special. ) Charles Ewlng ! chairman of th Hall County Board of Supervisors , died at 10 o'clock last nleht at the homo of his sister Mrs. K. L. Curtis of this city , of appendi citis. Mr. Ewlng waa present at the meet ing of the board last Wednesday and Thurs day. but was not able to attend the meeting of Friday , Alter a consultation of four pby- KELLEY , STIGER & CO. , A Grand Array of Spring Splendor \Vo announce * for IMonday our no\v arrivals in choice andh\Qh grade SilRs and Dross Goods and a profusion of beautiful ne\v Suits , Skirts and Capes. Tailored Garments e are showing the finest line ot Novelties in Ladics's ReadyMade - Made Garments. The suits are made in the latest varieties of materials full silk and pur- calino lined perfect in lit ntul finish prices ranging 50 A handsome suit in many now colorings - ings peed fitting and superior finish-suit . f . . Separate Skirts plain or figured mohair skirt porcnlino lined velvet bound pcrf-'ct fitting , hanging and O75 to finish price O The best all wcol serge In black or colors plainer or braid trimmed or Bayadere effect silk or percalino lined up-to-dato o > gQ { Qi f\Q ] finish price . O Ivf All-wool skirts in the latest novelty effects in colors and htyle well finCfOO to QflO ifih and lined-prico . O O" Jackets Jackets select line of ladies Jack ets and Capes fresh from the hands of the most fashionable tailors In Now York. A handsome Jacket in covert or Clay Cloth in black or colors lined throughout with silk or satin-best oQQ and 11 00 workmanship . O 11 An all-wool Jacket in light and dark colors-half lined- A QQ to tailor finish . * Capes Capes A cloth cape in black or colors long or short OgQ to effects plain or trimmed . . . * - ' A silk cape , lace or velvet , . . * * trimmed , siltc lined , long GOO to i Bf 00 or short price . * - ' ! _ / Special Agents Butterick Patterns The name Butterlck In connection with fuahlon * Is syn onymous with slyle. lit and perfection. We therefore take pleasure In announcing n. complete assortment of every de sign In the ButU'Hck catalogue , and can supply a pattern to lit nny age , child , girl , boy or miss , and any sized woman from 30 to u4-inch bust measurement. NOTIKCnUC13D PRICES ON XBW PATTUKNS- Ask for the latest Buttcrlrk fashion shret. given awny free by us. The Delineator and Omaha Glass of fashion can be secured at this department. Cor. Fnrnam & 15tli KELLEY , STIGER & CO. Cor. Farnam & 15th I ilclans an operatlcn was decided upon last Vedncsday morning and at once performed. The patient was somewhat better yesterday morning , but the slokness proved fatal at be hour stated. He had been married but wo months. Besides a widow lie leaves two mothers and three sisters. The funeral will' alee place In this city Sunday. lArlliiK'toii Fire Cn e. 'BLAIR ' , Neb. , March B. ( Special. ) The session of the district court yesterday was given up almost wholly to the testimony of Mrs. Barbour , who Is supposed 'to have aided Mr. Knight , the defendant. In setting the fires 'that so nearly cleaned out the busl- icss portion of Arlington last September. Mrs. Harbour's testimony described mi nutely the preparation made for setting the fires. The shaping of the tins for pouring oil under the doors and the saturating of goods in the store with coal oil. Mrs. Bar- bour's testimony seems to be fully borne out by the circumstantial evidence given by other witnesses. The Implements used were easily Identified. A night session was held at which testimony was given which brought out the fact that those who had purchased goods at Knight's store the night before the fire had been urged to take their goods home that night. Mrs. W. S. Cook testified that she had made purchases the night before the fire and had left goods for--mornlng delivery. When the family was aroused by the alarm of fire these goods were found on the front door step. . - Him 1UO I > c A9iLAND. : Neb. , March C. ( Special. ) William C. Lindlcy , Janitor of the Ashland public tchoolshag. , . received word that his ; anJrnother , Mrs. Sarah P. Llndley of Alton , Illinois , last Week celebrated her 99th jlrtliday and entered upon the 100th year of life , with a record that its equalled by 'ew people. She was born February 24 , 1799 , near Bcardstown , Kentucky , and her maiden name was Gonterman. In 181C she settled in the territory of Illinois at the Gosh en settlement In Madison county. At 19 years of ago she was married to John Llndley who died In 18C4. She is the mother of ten children , six of whom are yet living. She had forty-five grandchildren , sixty eight great-grandchildren , and seven great- great-grandchildren , In all 126 direct des cendants. Five of these reside in Ashland. Mr. Llndley and his four children and num erous other relatives who reside in West Ashland. Orufiinlxc lice * Suprar Anxnelntloii. NEBRASKA CITY , March G. ( Special. ) The Ooo : County Sugar Beet association was organized yesterday at the Overland theatre. The object of the association is to encourage the farmers of Otoe county In the culture of bectd , with a view of estab lishing a factory hero in the near future. Addlson Walt of Syracuse , one of the vice presidents of the state association , waa elected president ; John Nordhouse , secretary , and John W. Stelnhart , treasurer. A vice- president from each precinct In the county will be elected later. The meeting which was a large one was addressed by ex-Secretary 'Morton , Hon. Pat rick Roddy , Judge Hayward and Addlson Walt. 'Mr. Walt gave an Interesting account of experiments conduotol by htm last sea son in the culture of beets , A number ol farmers In the county are 'Interested In beet raising. Jnll IlreiiUliiir it nrnnd Inland. GRAND ISLAND. Neb. , March 5. ( Spec ial. ) Four prisoners , Jonas 'Reynolds , Ray Raphael , W. C. Sehnackcr and W. I * Burge broke Jail here about midnight last night An Investigation showed that the prisoners had sawed off two bolts to the outer door of the Jail , gone through the corridor to a window on the east slle and Jusct below the treasurer's cilice- laid blankets on the hard coal there stored In order that Janitor Thlessen who sleeps In the treasurers' of fice could not hear the noise of the moving coal , pried open two bars of the Iron grate over the window , raised the sash and one af ter the other crawled out to freedom. They have not been apprehended. \ew llrldKt * Over the .Veiiiiilin. HUMBOLDT , Neb. . March 5. ( Special. ) The new county bridge across the Nemaha south of this city has been completed and Is ready for use. It IB a fine double track structure and will be of great benefit to the armeru and business men , Troop A. KiilertuhiN , MILFORD , Neb. , March D. ( Special. ) Troop A , Nebraska National guards , gave ILQ entertainment at 1U armory thk evening r . .aftfr j Plaid Silks Just opened the latest fash ionable Plaid Silks. Striped Silks prertch elegance and inge- nulty nro here displayed especially in our $1.00 tuul $1.25 kinds. Checks See our pretty Checks , 21 Inches wide at We. ) The 22 inch Uii-ge block checks at $1.00 are popular for Shirt Waists. Grenadines N : ever before have we shown such a perfect line of the best the nmi-Kct affords in this lino. Single pattern druses , ox. elusive styles , 44 inch , line grade , at $1.75 , oto Black High Grade Dress Stuffs For frocks or skirts of the day , let us on Monday show you the attrac tions wo have imported , in American stuffs at popular prices wo show a wonderful and varied assortment. Black Novelty Cloth 75c French Jacquard , extra line grade. $1,00 , is the price ordinarily. New Arrivals in Black Goods Crepon Rayure , Crepe So.uf- ilo , Etamine , Barego Ilernuni , Barre Etatnine , etc. For Tailor Frocks W ; e call attention to our complete line of Tailor Cloths , all styles and shades in vogue can bo had of us from $1.00. $1.5Oup. New Colored Dress Goods 75c G : rnnite Novelty Checks , new Fancy Stripes , new Mixtures , etc. An Offer at 50c B etter value thoit ere before ut fioc iip-to-dn'o all wool druih n * > ds , stripe- ) , checks , mixtures and twilU. to Its local honorary members. The en tertainment consisted of vocal and Instru mental muelc , recitations , bugle cnlls , cornet eolo , silent manual , awkward signal , closing with a sociable and lutich. M elide Itrovltlofl. MEADE. Neb. , March 5. ( Special. ) Dale iVhlto took charge of the Meade atatlon Tuesday. A girl arrived at the home of Lee John- eon last Monday morning. The Modern Woodmen of America will visit Yutan in a body next Thursday. The Woodmen of the World will give Its flnst entertainment next Friday evening. The Anti-Saloon league will hold a meet ing In the Swedish Baptist church iwxt Tuesday evening. A representative of the Nebraska Tclu- ihono company was In town last Friday and : ho chances are that Meade will have tele phone connection with the outside world Before many dajs. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Clark left Tuesday oven'og ' for Wichita , Kan , , where they will make their future home. Uvpiililleniin Will I'ut Up n Tli-Uet , FALLS CITY , Neb. , March 5 ( Special. ) The republicans ot this city met at the court house the other evening to consider the advisability of putting a straight re publican ticket In the field for the spring election. J. E. Leyda as chosen chair man and Al Burchard secretary. Several gentlemen present expressed themselves and thought the republicans ought to have a ticket this spring and a motion was made that a straight ticket be nominated , wblcTi was unanimously passed. The following were chcsen committeemen : Flvst ward , Al nurchard ; Second ward , J. E. Leyda ; Third wacd , J. II. .Homer. It was decided to hold a mass caucus next Friday eventing to nominate a full ticket. The city has been under the "citizens" administration for the last year. Him. NIOnnAUA , Neb. , March 5. ( Special. ) John Newlll , an industrious laborer , hae just been advised that ho Is entitled to one- eleventh of a $200,000 estate In Pennsylvania , being the property of hU father , who recently died. The personal property Is valued at $49,413.98 and the real estate at $150,000 , be ing a working coal mine and lime kiln. A suit Is pending , being the outgrowth of expenses for conveying the remains of the late William Blgham here from Omaha , the parties bcntg John Forester euing William Lament , who agreed to assume the expense , but Forester being on his way to Omaha , took charge of the remains and paid the expenses out of his own fund.- ! . Lament who has a mortgage on the Dlgbam farm , now refuses to settle. K. or I' . KiilfrtntiiN. FALLS CITY. Neb. , March 5. ( Special. ) The Social event of the last week was the reception and entertainment given by the members of the Knlghto of Pythias last Wednesday evening. A program was pro vided consisting of music , both vocal and In strumental. Dr. Yutzy , who presided , In troduced Grand Chancellor II. M. Doydson of Nebraska City , who delivered an Interesting address , as did also W. L. Seism ot Omaha , supreme representative. Dancing , cards and refreshments were Indulged In. York WiuilN nn Opera UOIIMO. YORK , Neb. , March C , ( Special. ) York wantH new opera bouse and a movement has been sot-on foot whereby the citizens of this city expect to have one in the near future. The Union Life Insurance company of Omaha agrees to erect a $16,000 building at this place pro1 , Ided the people of York will take out life Insurance In their com pany to the amount necessary to return $15,000 In premiums per annum. A site has already been selected and the plans and spec ifications ore belrg prepared In the east. llenvy Sheep Nlilpmi-nt. I1EEMEII. Neb. , March S. ( Special. ) W. H. Pennoyer shipped nine double-decked cars of sheep today to Chicago , 2,120 head. A. D. Ileemer was In Omaha yesterday and bought 400 feet of hose and a tine hoao cart for the Dcemer Hose company. The voter works are completed ani Ilrcmcr can boast of as good a nystem ol water works as any small town In the state ItlclinrilNuii Comity MurlioiK'Heeoril FALLS CITY , Neb , , March C. ( Speclal.- ) Followlng Is the mortgage record for Febru ary : Farm mortgages fllej , $43,218 ; farm mort gage * released , $58,44.4.00 ; town and city mortgages died , $1,325 ; town and city mort gages released , $3,288.47 ; chattel mortgage ! llled , $25,5X3.87 ; chattel moitgnges releai O , $94,269.59. Kli'ct Cemetery Ollloerx. FALLS CITY , Neb. , March 6. ( Special.- At the annual mooting of the Woman's Cem etery auxiliary Mrs. Ishani Heaves was reelected - elected president , Mrs. Lecklns , vice presi dent ; Mrs. J. C. Wylle , Becri-tary ; Mrs. W. S. Leyda , assistant secretary , and Mrs. W. 13. Doc'rlngtoii , treasurer. Cnptiiri'H ail Aplmllldlletit. WEST POINT , Neb. , March 5. ( Special. ) Miss Gertie OtSullivan daughter of the vet eran editor ot the West Point "Progrcs , has been appointed stenographer and book keeper at the Norfolk hospital for the In sane. She assumed the duties of her of fice on iMonday. .Monkeyed itlth ( lie llnrr. Snv. . HUMBOLDT , Neb. , March 5. ( Special. ) E. Whitney , while working with a circular saw , put his left hand too close and lost the end of his third finger , while the other fin gers and the thumb are badly cut. POKKCAST OK TOII.VV'HVK.VrilKH. . Pair Ine1irnHl.n vllli tin- Wind * . WASHINGTON , March 5. Forecast for Sunday : For Nebraska nnd Kansas Pair ; variable winds. For Iowa Fair ; warmer In eastern per tion ; southeasterly winds. For South Dakota Fair ; southerly wlnda For Missouri Generally fair ; warmer ; easterly lAlnds. For Wyoming Fair ; south westerly winds. I'Oeu ! Iteeord. OPF/pE / 9F THE WEATHER BUREAU , OMAHA , March 5. Omaha record of tcm- peraturo and rainfall compared with th corresponding day of the last three years : . im US7. 1806. 1S93. Maximum temperature . . 47 S3 47 30 Minimum temperature . . 3fi 14 2t 21 Avera.ce temperature . . . . 42 24 31 28 Italnfall . 00 .11 .01 .00 Record of temperature and precipitation at Omulia for this day and since March 1 , 1&97 : Normal for the day . , . 31 Excess for the day . n Accumulated excess wince March 1 . 17 Normal rainfall for the day . 01 Inch Deficiency for the day . 01 Inch Total rainfall since March 1 . 01 Inch Jctlclcncy cor. period , U87 . 19 Inch Oellclcncy for cor. period , 1897 . 07 Inch Excess for cor. period , 1S9G . 07 Inch L. A. WELCH , Local Forecast Olllclal. rou GRIP If It's a Cold ! La Grippe Is a Cold. Take " " "Ssventy-soven. Influenza is a Cold , Tuke ooventy-soven. " Sere Throat Is a Cold. Take " " "Seventy-seven. Bionchitis Is a Cold. Take " " "Seventy-seven. A Cough is a Cold. Take " " "Seventy-seven. Laryngitis is a Cold. Take " " "S-sventy'Seven. Pleurisy is a Cold. Take " " "Sovonty-seven. At druKKlits or ecnt prepiM on receipt of jirlie , 2Jc , We , or 11.00. Anil for Ur , Humphrey Hpeclllc Manual of * U UUcactu at your l > ruKKl > U or Mulled Tree. Humphrey * ' Medicine Company , N w