, ! liwW' * * vci * hW7 * THE OMAJTA IXAITjY ME : SUNDAY , MAHCTI 0 , 1,808. PASSES THE CRUCIAL TEST Cenatc Endorsee Wcakes1. Portion of Board cf Oonirjl Bill , 1IEALY P IJD3 aCME MORE TIME IN TALK JJplinte I'nrlnUcN Largely of n Per- nutiiil Xjulin-e and Several of the Senator * 'lake n Vlgor- OIIH llnnd. DHS MOINHS , March 5. ( Special Tele gram. ) The board of control 'bill passed the cruclil test In the senate tolay. Discussion on the Blanchard amendment to abolish the statutory committee on confirmation con tinued for three hours and a hilt , when the original inollon was put and the amendment Icflt. By Its actbn the senate endorsed whit has been considered the weakest portion ot the measure and practically assured Its pas sage. The opinion was freely expressed this evening that th bill would pats the senate within two or three days and the house within a week. The debate today WJB of the same lurid , pononal order as 011 Friday. Senator Healy took the floor Immediately after call to order and upoko for an hour and a half. Ho took up the bill , section by section , explaining the minutest details and giving special at tention to the Ironclid provisions relating to purchase of supplies. He was followed by LDthrop , who supported the amendment. The bill , ho declared , would render the government helpless In appoint ing the board. Senator Healy , he Bald , had completely Ignored the real lissue. Senator Harrlman followed and attempted to fuake reply to the vigorous arraignment irnide of him by Sorutor Healy on Friday. "The sen ator from We-bstcr" ( Healy ) , said he , "called mo a pap sucker because two of my scua hold positions on the faculties of state Insti tutions. They cam their salaries , but the senator Insists a man who hc two such sons is a pap-sucker. " Continuing Senator Hirriman set the senate chamber In a fluttei by Intimating In strong terms that Senator Healy was drawing thesilary of a committee clerk , Miss Well. ? , who , so far a he could discover was not In existence. Senator Heal ) made quick retort , "but Ilarriman would nol yield the floor. Ho again w-ixed sensational producing an appropriation for $30,000 U compensate the Investigating committee or which Healy wnn chairman. Ho was , lu said , endeavoring to draw pay for a task IK had undertaken with a distinct understand ing that there should be no compensation Harrlman having concluded. Senator Car ley asjurcd him he had Introduced the 'bll despltu the protest ot Senator Healy , think Ing the committee entitled to remuneration Senator Healy himself followed , and very ef fectunlly lowered the colors of Senator Har rlinan. Ho demonstrated that Miss Wellt really existed , that he had never drawn he salary utid that he had urged the chalrmar of the appropriation committee to squeezi the bill to death , He concluded his icmarki ninM applause. Blanchard concluded -the discussion on hi , amendment. Ho was amazed that the mem bers of proposed committee should cndeavo to arrogate to thurraclvci * so much power ( t would practically tie .sho hands of the gov crnor anil make the committee the grcates political machine In the state. On roll cal Itho amendment was lost by aote of 27 ti 20 , two members win were pledged to oppos It being absent. Mucix FnlNVliiN. . SIOUX CITY , March 5. ( Special Tele Rrani. ) The Commercial Club Whist tean cf Sluux Falls this morning defeated th Rcso Hill. Sioux City team by 8 point nntj Thus the Richard * ' trophy cupwrcstei from DES Mollies by Sioux City about tw weeks ago goes to Sfoux Falls. The latte team will now have to defend1 It against th challenge mad'o ' to Slotix City. Ivl lied ! > n TIM I n. CCDAR "RAPIDS. la. . March 5. ( Spccla Telegram. ) Harry Hamilton was Instant ! ; killed at Mount Vernon this afternoon. II was attempting to board a freight train an was struck by. the Northwestern limited whlrh was going In the opposite dlrccttor His neck was broken. He has a mothci Mrs. O. B. Hicks , living at Portsmouth , C Lieutenant CnlUe Aeelilentally Kllle DES MOINKS , la. , March 5. Lleutenan Cttlla' , U. S. A. , military Instructor a the Iowa Wcaleyan university at Moun Pleasant , attempted to board a freight tral I'.ero today. Ho missed his footing and wa cut completely In two at the waist. H leaves a wife and two children at Mour Pleasant. AIIIOIIK IIMIII Xe xpaper Men. The Acumosa Journal Is now twenty-seve years old. J. C. L. Wisely has begun the publlcatio of a paper at Collins with the odd tltl of Justice ot Earth. C. Overback will begin the publication ( a newspaper at Wesley at ) soon as his rna terial arrives from Chicago. The now dally paper In Kcokuk will t called the Evening Press and the machine ! for lublloitlon has already arrived. D. W. O. Richards of Waterloo died a fe days ago. Ho was an old resident and fath < of Julian Richards , the well known corn gpondont. It Is 'reported that Harry Crenshaw , wli old out his Interest In the Albla New will soon begin the publication ot a fn Bllver newspaper at Grlnnell. "Tho diacritical Sunday reporter for tl weakly slzzlo on slop alley" Is the con pllmentviry way In which a Belle Plalno pi pec refers to a contemporary. J. II. Lighter Is galng to again start ti hid paper at Holfo and W. F. Howe , wt lias been employed several years on tl Rovellle , will start a paper called the To ; The "ColTe ' -\eM'r-lliirl-Me" 1'eopl Some famous brain workers have made welcome discovery along the line of r covcry of health by the proper selection food. Several wore of the "coffee-neve hurt-mo" kind , but , as an experiment , trli leaving it off ten dajn , and the use of Po turn Cereal Food Coffee in Its place , definite and decided-Improvement In heal is practically certain to attend such change. Look carefully Into the state of heil ot the Individual who knows that "coff don't hurt me. " and you are alfost su to find tome form of physical all or fun tional dslturbance perhaps muddy coi plexlon , or weak ryes. Incipient heart fallui kidney trouble , liver or bowel disorders , nome form of weakness that shows plain -enough by the cry for relief sent up fro oraff organ of the body. Why does the dismissal ot Coffee and t use of Postum bring help ? Experiments artificial digestion show clearly to t scientific Investigator that coffee arreata i gestlon , anil according to ono authority , i Jowi only Cl per cent of the food to digested , That strikes at the very keysto to the arch ot health. Failure In digest ! moans lack ot good blood , and , therefore , lack ot food for the nerve centers. As t nerves control the organs ot the entire bed one can readily understand that a disc ganlzed ncrvoua system may show effect any part of the body. Therefore , a remo\ of the cause will allow nature to rig ; ' herself. A powerful assistant to nature ' Postum Cereal Food Coffee , composed of t I albumen , phosphates , gluten , etc. , frc which nature builds In the delicate tlssu ot ( he nerves. Poaturu aids digestion without drugglr and furnishes a concentrated liquid food well a * a moat delicious morning coffee. If the reader has over failed to ina Postum satisfactorily , It will be found th : tu allow It to boll fifteen nilnutrs aft boiling commences , will solve the proble ns it must be so boiled to extract taste , col 1 and food value. U la the only original Fo Coffee with a pleasant coffee flavor. Mi ' t Imitations of Pojtum are now upou the me \ ket. The only palatable ones thus far test proved to lo made of a law grade of rotfi and Dome other articles , notwithstanding t loud clalmi th l they are "pure. " pcdo. Tills will make -four newspapers In tha town. loua I'reNi Comment. Ida Grove Hra : We haven't heard of any one who favor * thu no-called pure food bill. It's a misnomer. Iowa City Republican : The annlhllators ot "school fads" should direct their atten tion to legislative fads for awhile. Council Bluffs Nonpareil : The announce ment of Governor Boles' declination sur- prlio no one , 'Ho ' began to decline some time ago. Dunlap Reporter : The state legislature Is getting ready to adjourn about the first of April. The session has been a business like and profitable one. Cedar Rapids Republican : Horace Boles announces that he will not be a candidate for congress on the democratic ticket. The Dubuque Telegraph some time ago decided that he could not if foe wanted to. And what the Telegraph says goes , now that democracy has been swallowol up in popu lism. POINTS ON ASPHALT PAVING ( Continued from Sixth Page. ) and a large number of reforms In city at- fains. Thcso demands were each given a paragraph. One was that the city should Im mediately give the people a straight 6-cent faro between here and Omaha , A resolution was adopted ordering the platform to be printed In pamphlet form and scattered over the city with an Invitation to all voters who believed the doctrines advocated to Join with the populists and help them to foutld a ticket on the lines prescribed. The convention ad journed to meet on next Saturday evening for the purpoae of naming a ticket. ( i Kit II Kit \VAIVKS nx A M I.VATI OX. llrelile * He Will Stny In Jail Until Dlxti-let Court Trlex Him. Charles Oerber , the aged German In the bogus draft line , was arraigned In police court yesterday morning. He ammunced his willingness to waive examination. In de fault of the required bond he was sent to the county Jail to await the action of the district court grand Jury. Several applications have been received from other cities where Gerber's victims reside asking what chance there was of get ting hold of the old man. One application rame from Samuel Payne , hotel keeper of Red Oak. who wants to secure satisfaction for cashing a worthless draft for $15. An other was from St. Jcscph , where a couple of victim * are waiting for the name chance. The respMse of the local authorities was unequlvocjlly negative and was further em phasized by the procuring of another Information mation charging Gerber with the same offerse. Gerber Is something of an anomaly to thepolice. . He has none of the appearances of a criminal and his conduct Is that of a refined and harmless old gentleman. Fur ther sympathy Is aroused for him by the tears that fill his blue eyes when he tnlk3 nf his troubles and realizes all that may be ahead of him In the way of punishment. He raid pathetically yesterday : "It would kill me to ha\e to go to prison. I did not know what I was doing. " On the other hand the police are at a loss to reconcile this apparent helplesa Innocence with the facts they have brought to light as Indicat ing the real nature of the man. Amcog the papers they founl In his room In Souih Omaha were a large number ot sheets of paper upon which he had spent much time practicing the names of arlous buslnew firms All of these signatures indicate that forgery on a wholesale scale was contem plated , Some signatures of Omaha flnra have been found that ore almost Impossible to detect from the gerulno. He announced yesterday that there was no doubt If his friends l n Brooklyn were rommunlatcd with they would quickly come to hl/i rescue and make gooj all of his short comings , In a financial way , but refused posi tively to consent to having them advised of his situation. "It can't last long , " said he. "anl I will bear my pucilahment aloao. " Derlhlek Cluli Open Meeting. l i re ponee to many requests , the Derthlck club will give an open meeting at St. John's church , Seventh street and Willow avenue , on March II , wtiero the regular meetings o ! that and Kie Monday Musical clubs are now being hold. The club voted some time agn to place the program for the meeting lo the hands of the program committee , Mr. W. L. Thlckstun , Mrs. I. M. Trejii-cc and Miss-Etta Ellin , and to leave the business and other arrangements to ttio executive committee , Mr. C. B. Altchison. Mr. L. W. Tulleys anO Mrs. Robert Mullte. The two committees have been earnestly at work to make this the second open meeting of the club , and the only coo this yeor , < i success , and davc awakened much entt uslasm among the mem bers. Amttig the features ot the progroir are the sextette from Lucia , by Donizetti , bj Mosdacnes Wadsxvcrth and Mullls and Messrs Treynor , Rlgdon , Slrnms and Thlckstun ; the first appearance of the old favorite Dudlej Buck quartette this season , a piano duet bj Mr. Slruuis and Miss Ellis , and a piano solt by Mlsu Nora McCabe. vocal numbers bj Mrs. Mullls and Mr. Treynor and a duet bj Miss Mclntyro and Mr. Rlgdca. Mr. Charlei Tulleys will play a 'cello solo. Itenl Kxtntc Tnin ferv The following transfers are reported frorr the title and loan office of J. W. Squire , 101 Pearl street : Edmund P , Denton nnd wife to J. M Pullen , nwVi ne > 4 14-75-40 ; part swVi nnd pnrt eV , sel 11-73-10 , iw. d . $ Z'X < W. C. IJnttelln and W. J. Martin and wlfo to R. L. NIcho'B , lot 1 , Auditor's sub. : soU nwli and lot 1. Auditor's Bill ) . , neH HwM 8-7C-SD , w. d . 2.CS Sornn to Thomas Dool , lots 2 nnd 3. Auditor's sub. ot toU MvVi 8-76-29 , w. il . 2 : . Helm of C. Fltzpatrlck to Oeorgo Ka- ilel. s , A iipi } si > Vi se'i 4-76-41 , w.I . . S.03 K. J. Davis mill wife tt > Ch.irles L. Blisrov. w > 4 PA VI 7-T5.IS. > \ . .1 . . . . 2,75 County treasurer to C. S. Lefferts , lot 1. block 7. Turley'H ndd. . t. d . 2 Kllz.ibotli West and husb mil to IM- wurd Kverett , te',4 fc\'t \ 17-77-41 , \ . it. . -10 Frodnrlck 1'onl and wlfo to John % \ . Wind , wU. st'U 21-77-43 , w. d . 2,40 Right transfers , aggregating . jr,30 Home llenellt. The event of this week promises to be th entertainment and bazaar by the member e- of Palm grove , Woodmen Circle , at Woodman eof ofr man hall on Monday evening. The affair I rnl designed as a benefit for the Christian Horn nl Orphanage , the donations to which have beei far below the current weekly needs for sera time. The women have , undertaken to glv th an entertainment that will be fully appre elated by the public. The program show that * he 'best local talent In the city has bee provided. At the close of the program som time will bo devoted to disposing of th articles that have been collected for the ba zaar. A list ot tbo articles will be publish ? later , as all articles have not been recelvec and a complete list cannot be given. iy llrollierliooil of St. Andrew. im This evening at St. Paul's church Instea he ot the usual zerrnon by the pastor , John Vi In Wood of New York will deliver an addresi he Mr. Wood Is the general secretary of th 11- Brotherhood of St. Andrew und his addres il- will be especially-interesting to men. A fu attendance of all the men Interested In tli parish Is earnestly desired. After the sei vlcn an Informal meeting will be held In th Interests o ! tha brotherhood , A number < ho Council Bluffs men attended the confercnc iy.r . in Omaha last evening at the cathedral par > rIn Ish house , and others 'will again accept tli Inal invitation to tw proaont there this evenln al at 8 o'clock. ht li I.lreimen. he Marrlagn licenses were Issued yesterday I the following named persons : Xume nnd Address. Ag Ril Vayhlnger. Council Uluffn IB , Grace. May XlcCnllum , Council niurfs. . . . George W. Wilson , Council . E. M. Moore. Council llluffs ke at. PliiHree Will Cull I.eicUIntnrr. ler DETROIT. March 5. The Evi-nlnf New lerm. will announce that Governor Plngree wl lor call u t-peclal session of the legislature , I od l > f.Kin Murch IS. The governor's object ai ny nart'titly Is to place the membrrn of tl ir- legislature ngnln on record on his rnllwa ireil and taxation Issues. eil As was ilrmonstratt in the last regular session , the senate eo. opposed to thft Plngree mrumimi on thci he lines. Now bills are being prepsrj conceri In * taxation of quasi-public RICH SIX SQUARE MILES Colorado Plot of Ground with a Record Never Equaled in Mining. OUTPUT OF THIRTY-NINE YEARS MoriTlillli IflOO.WMl.OOO Worth o ( Mineral HUH Horn Tnkeit Out Hut SlimII 1'nrt of ( iroiinil Him JIcoii IlutelontMl A Sample llffuril. DENVER. March 5. ( Special. ) There Is In Colorado an area of about six mites square ot mineral producing territory that has probably the most wonderful record for the production of the precious metals of any equal area with the same amount of devel opment known In history. The gold fieltl extends from Central City to Idaho Springs and Including the producing mines In the vicinity of both towns embraces not far from thirty-six square miles and has been In operation for thlrty-nlno years with no Indications of a diminution of the supply of gold. Prom the time that the first Georgia stamp mill with Its timber stems for the battery and rude appliances for catching the gold was erected In Gregory gulch there has never been a day when the sound ot dropping has not been heard , and when Gll- pln and Clear Creek counties have not con tributed their share of the. world's gold supply. During these thirty-nine years the records show a production ot ncaily { 120,000,000 from this plat of ground this pin point on the earth's surface. The amount has been exceeded , perhaps , by other gold producing sections of the world , but never from the same area or with the same amount of development. In the Transvaal , with a production ot $40,000,000 per annum , the gold 'bearing ' reefs are six miles wide by 150 miles long 900 t > quaro miles , an average of $4,444 per square mite per annum. In the Colorado district the average production has been $3,000,000 per annum , or $83,333 for each square mile ot territory each year that the mines have been In operation. The calculation might be carried further to show the result of each cubic yard o. excavation , but from the reports of the South African companies submitted to the Uritish stockholders , which are complete In detail and show just what work has been done , It Is apparent that the amount of rock taken out In the Transvaal Is equivalent to an excavation of the entire thirty-six square miles under consideration to a depth of 200 feet , while the average depth of all the working mines In this wonderful six miles square of gold producing ground Is not more than 250 feet. When gold was discovered In the Trans- \aal there was an Immediate rush of capital to that eectlon. The mines were equipped with enormous and expensive plants ot ma chinery , heavy forces of men were put on development and there was a feverish haste to get out the greatest amount of rock In the shortest possible time. The result has been an amount of excavation that has never been equaled in the same time and along the 150 miles of reef Included In the Rand district there Is one continuous succession of great machinery plants hoisting rock with wonderful rapidity. CAPITAL TAKEN FROM THE GROUND. In Gllpln and Clear Creek counties , on the other hand , the capital now employed lu working the ground has In great part been taken out of the ground Itself and consequently quently the accretion of capital and the de velopment resulting therefrom has been slow. In fact. It Is only during compara tively recent years that foreign capital , In any considerable amount , has been attracted to thin section as a profitable place for In vestment. Many of the mines are hardly opened yet , many more have not been opened at all except with the shallow workIngs - Ings necessary to prove the existence of the minerals , and It has been demonstrated bo- 'yond the shadow of question that the r < ast record of this remarkable area , as brilliant as It Is , Is absolutely nothing In comparison with the possibilities of the future. The permanency of the fissure veins of this great gold producing territory has been thoroughly demonstrated. It has been shown that what la found at the depth ot 200 feet may be reasonably expected at the depth of 4,000. Mines which have been abandoned at 'a time when the conditions of profitable production were not as favorable as they are at present have been reopened and are now chipping regularly and making mooey for their owners. The production M Increas ing every year and the future production of the camp , based upon known conditions , is justly regarded as offering the most favor able opportunities for safe permanent in vestments ot any mining district In. the country. The life of the average mine Is HUH more than twenty years , and yet here Is a a'atvlct that hail already passed through thirty-nine years of active production and still has Hi- best days before It. With modern methods and appliances It baa been she n that a mine may be worked to the depth ot at leas ) 4,000 feet , while the average workings ol this district are scarcely more than one- sixteenth ot that depth. What has been done In this six mile : square may be expected In the immense ter ritory Included In the great sulphide belt which has been developed mainly througl the example of Gllpln and Clear Creek coun ties , and the wonderful record hero showr proves the assertion that Colorado's gok fields are without a rival in the world. SOUTH DAKOTA XEWS. nniii to Hold Pr.rfiiop 'Water. PIERRR , S. D. , March 5. ( Special. ) S A. Cochrano of Drooklngs , state engineer o Irrigation , speaking of the outlook In thi state for the present year , stated that hi had not heard of any artesian wells to bi sunk In the state this year for the purposi of supplying water for Irrigation. He wll put In his best efforts this year1 to oecun action of the different counties of the atati necessary to put the "Klndsohl law" inti effect. This law , passed last winter , make It compulsory , upon a favorable vote b ; counties , to place dims across the dlfferen "draws" and ravines In the county for thi purpose of holding and using the surfaci \\atcr. While there has not yet been an ; work under this law , in some sections o the state farmers of different townships an going ahead without waiting for the vote In one section of Edmunds county number n of dams have -been constructed , and it 1 expected that a large amount of aurfac water will be held this spring. A genera observance of the law would no doubt bet ot great benefit. Sliliipliiir In VOUIIKT Cntll ' . PIERRE , S. D. . March 5. ( Special. ) Ship ments of young stock were never heavle into this part of the state than they hav been so far this spring , and many more trail loads will be brought in before May 1. Spc clal stock trains over the Nortnwestern roai are the order these daya , and nearly ever regular freight brings small shipments. , special cattle- train In hero last night starte from Huron with thirty cars ot cattle whlc were distributed at the stations along th line west of Huron. Ceeldes the large nun : br of cattle which come to this city to b placed on the range country , the portion c the state between the Missouri and Jim rh ers Is taking a far larger number tha usual. There Is no question of prospcrit of Dakota farmers when they adapt them selves to the conditions which exist here , an hi mixed farming , they are all meeting BUI cess. New South Jlnkolu Corporation * . PIERRE. S. D. , March 5. ( Special , ) Al ticks ot Incorporation have been filed fc the Rookery Gold Mining company at Dead wood , with a capital ot $1,000,000. Incorp' raters , Robert W , Hunt , John Walker , Ch cage ; Fred S. Harris , Deadwood. For th American Investment and Mining compin at Deadwood. with a capital of $500,000 ; H corporators , Robert W. Hunt. John Walke Chicago ; Fred S. Harris , Deadwood. For tti Iluslut'S-s Meu'd League of Sioux Falls , wit a capital of $20,000 ; Incorporutors. D. I McKlnney , H. M. Avery and Porter P. Pocl \ftrr Hit * ( iniiililer * . DEADWOOD , S. D. . March 5. ( Special Tel egrara. ) This morning warrants were Issue * a and served upon all the proprietors of 11 loans in Deadwood in which gambling g m ( are conducted. The mejhApcestrd waived ex amination and were bogjjjjj 'er to nwalt the action of the next grand Jury. The complaints - plaints were sworn out by a Captain Uotscm of Spearflsh. a recent Importation from Mon tana and Is believed to br but the Initiatory step In a fight which the temperance people propose to wage against the liquor dealers of Lawrence county. ' l.nnreiiee Count'lax Collection * . DBADWOOD. S. D. , March 4. ( Special. ) The total collection of.jl /tcj / In Lawrence county tor February was about $120,000. The couuty commissioners JUAV * authorized the treasurer to transfer r-i&lfloO from the gen eral fund to the 10 per cent bond sinking fund for the redemption I pfSWO.OOO worth of bonds of that class that will be due in the nwr future. There lo already $15,000 In the sinking fund. There la $214.000 of 10 per cent bonds outstanding aj. the present time. Another C'liimite I'roltnlile. PIERRE , S. D. , March 5. ( Special Tele gram. ) While no formal action has yet been taken , as nearly as can be learned there will be another change In the Insurance depart ment early In next week when Thomas H. Ayrcs will resign and take his old position In the governor's office and L'E. ' . Campbell of Yankton will be appointed as commis sioner. CA.VT TKL.I. TillSQUAIli : GXMKS. Mayor nf 'I'll eo in a In n Qiiniulnry About GnmlilliiK. TACOMA , Wush. , March G. ( Special. ) Mayor Fawcett's Ignorance of the true In wardness of gambling devices has led to a rather mixed condition of affairs RS con cerns the "sure thing" games , which his honor has ordered must not be allowed to run. Such games < u < the Tlvoll , the die case , etc. , were ordered closed , and , Instead , oilier games were substituted. When the mayor visited a gambling house on a tour o fln- spectlon last evening ho saw none of the games ho had ordered cloicd In operation , and was about to go home with the con viction of having done'his duty fully upto the mark , when some "wise one" hinted that ho wan being hoodwinked. His "knocker" explained that the substitute games were practically the same ap the prescribed ones , and then went on to Illus trate how victims are still "Jcppecl" ( placed In Jpopardy ) , and how In all these gomes they are placed on conditional prizes and eventually "skinned. " Now the mayor Is worse off than before. Ho evidently wants the crooked games closed , but cannot reo just how he Is to know which are crooked. He admits that his knowledge of the wagon business docs not help him even with the "big wheel ; " that his experience In fighting sorehead populists and republican' councllmen gives him no tip In locating "confidence games , " and , strangely enough , that his veto power don't show him how to stop "grafters. " When asked whether he had secured any further light on the subject , he replied de jectedly that ho had not. After telling how someone who knows more about gambling than himself will have lo determine which games areto ho closed , he said he guessed ho'd stay away from them , for , like the coon In the song , they all look alike ! o him. , t HAiMtoAii mm.DIM ; i.AI. . vsic.v. KotliMelilldx Will Conntrnet Out * to tin Klondike. JUNEAU , Alaska , March 1. ( Via Port Townsend , Wosh. , March 5. ) That the Roth- chllds will attempt to build a railroad to the Yukon Is now believed to be certain. The steamer Walcott , which arrived hero lasl night , Unded a party of over forty men am ! equipments for railroad building at Pyramid Harbor near the Salmon cannery. S. On- dejdorik. the engineer & chprge of the partj ami of the construction Immediately orderec the .men to locate aiu.l.bulld houses _ upor the lands near the cannery. Lumber was taken along for the purpose. This move Is made to hold the towhsltef The place hat ! been surveyed in JannaM'ioact a plan was "subailfled at that tlrne tpiiisurveyoT'6eh cral. There was also mcd notice that c grant from the United States was wantec for a railroad terminal trading post and factory and for a right of way for a railway over the Dalton trial. The transactions were all accomplished In the name of H. Bratnobcr. who Is known to tie the mining expert and mineral pur chasing agent of the Rothschilds , and who a few weeks ago , left for London to con sult with the Rothschilds and to arrangi with the Canadian government for the privi lege of crossing Its territory. Mr. Onderdonk reports that the grades an several per cent lees on the Dalton trla than on the Canadian Pacific and that thi climatic difficulties are no more difficult ti overcome. It Is said here by those who ac companled Bratnober on his expedition ti the Interior that he thinks that In sevcra places where excavation ) ) for railroads an necessary enough low grade ore will be loosened ened to finance many miles of construction Twenty of thirty employes of the Tread well company , who have' learned ot the ob jects of the expedition , have chartered a tuj and scow and will leave as soon as the ; can get their stuff loaded for Pyramid har bor to squat on town lots , that being i profitable form of investment In Alaska a present. Xet fin I ii Shown in ? llotli Mny am July OutloiiM. CHICAGO , March C. The wheat morke the past week has ahown considerable. Irregu larlty and a wide range ot prices has re suited. Net gains of IVi' cents in May and cent In July are shown. The selling move ment , which was so prominent during th whole of the previous week , was continue through la'U Saturday and the market to th clcse. substantial declines being recorded On Monday a eharp reaction occurred. Hlghc prices and low stocks at Liverpool and large decrease In the visible supply starte a covering movement In which big and llttl shorts joined. Many traders who had NO ! out their lines the week before also cam Into the market again. The largely Increase demand put a check on the selling , an prices continued to advance until lat Wednesday , when shorts In July apparent ! got filled up and that option declined. Ma ) however , remained strong , belns well sup ported by Letter and other prominent bul Interests , and final figures' ' were the hlghec closing figures of the season. The inarkc exhibited considerable weakness the latU part of the week , It being especially mavke on Friday. Heavy celling of May by Armou and presumably by othe > elevator Interest caused a sharp decline lii'May and ind'rectl 'ni July , the- buyers or" Ma > causing a goo deal of unloading of July stuff. Outside th Armour selling the market was Incline toward weakness , he'avV"Argentine whca shipments and weakness , m foreign market Inclining traders to th ? , filling side. TO COXSTHUCT MCrt'AfUTA ' OAXA1 Syndicate of CaiiUitM tM lleliiw Oi Kiinlxed In N < r v York. NEW YORK. March'Gr- The Herald toda prints the following : iyi\v \ > rd F. Cragln Chlcago Is perfecting the organization of syndicate of capitalist for the constructfo of the NIcarag'ua capaX Jr. .Cragln. Jn , a Interview , said he was ' ngjprganlzlng , a no syndicate , but simply'.oomgletlng the wet begun by him and L. J qpoley of Cblcag when they took a par.typ fjglneerB and cor tractors to Nicaragua to Inspect the grour there. Mr. Cragln says- the engineers are a agreed the work is perfectly feasible , an presents no englneerlngi'probloms that hai not already been solved They are now fl urlng on the cost of construction , and Messr Cragln and Cooler are arranging for the flna : clerlng of the undertaking. The cost hi variously been estimated at $88,000,000 ar at $133,000,000. They are also arranging tl i- . details of a settlement with the Marittn ' " company ot Nicaragua 'and the Nlcaragi company , the Interest of the two companl being assumed by the now company. Kim ? mi ; < mi > . Hum Hurried. HUMHOLDT. Neb. . March 5. ( Special. ) A barn belonging to Frank Els , a farm living six miles south of this city , was i stroyed by fire on Wednesday. Conslderat grain , hay , harness and other property w l- I destroyed to the extent of $1,009 , partial s i Insured. MOTORMAN FOILS ROBBERS Defeats Attempt of Two Colored Youths to Hold Him Up , SECURES THEIR GUN AND SAVES HIS CASH Xervy tAvtlnii of Street ItalUvny Km- liloje llnci > neerlx n Itolit 1'iilr Who Attempt to Hold Up a Cur. An attempt WM made at 11:45 : o'clock last night to hold Up Conductor C. T. Mlchelson of the Lake street stub llae. The highway men were outwitted by the conductor , who saved his money and captured a revolver belonging to his assailant. The car had made Its iaat trip to the west ern terminus and had started on Iti return to the barn. There was io one lei the car but Mr. Mlchelson , who officiates on the stub as both conductor and motorman , When the car reached Thirtieth and Ohlo > streets two young colored men swung on the rear plat form without attracting the attention of the conductor , who was busy manipulating the rurrccit. He did not see1 them until a noise at hU elbow attracted Ills attention and he turned to find the men at the door , one hold'ng a revolver at III. ] head. The con ductor was told to throw up his hands , which he did at once. The other robber then toll Qllchelson to turn off the current and stop the car. To do this , however , gave the conductor an opportunity to lower his hands and ho sud denly seized the revolver which threatened him and wrenched It from Its owner's hands. At the same time ho drew hU own weapon and was bringing it to bear when the ban- dlts saw that they were worstel and Jumped from the car , followed by a ehpt. The con ductor brought the' captured gun to the car barn , together with his day's receipts , amounting to a considerable sum. IHu says the robbers were hardly more than boys and Judges them to be about twenty years d. They wore no masks and the con- uctor would be able to recognize them on ght. IIAIII.K KKilUir.S IX rTlU SUITS. everal Klloil at I'lillnilelplila In Wlilc'h iI " In ( 'oiK'erned. PHIU.VDBI..PIHA. 'March ' B. The namn of rancls C. Grable , the man to whom Cashier ulnlan of the Chemical 'National bank of 'ew York loaned about $200,000 without dcquate security and which transaction re- ulted In Qulnlail's resignation after many ears' service In the Institution , figured In everal suits In the United l-tates circuit ourt here today. TheTradesmen's Na- onal bank of New York brought suit gainst William Wolstencroft's sono to rc- ovcr $3,000 on two unpaid promissory notes espectlvely for $2,000 an I $3,000 made pay- bio to Grable and Indorsed und transferred y him to the plaintiff for value received. The same bank brought suit in the same ourt against John A. Crosmoro to recover 10,000 on a promissory note payable to the rder of Grable and indorsed and transferred or value received to the 'bank. ' Thomas iradloy filed an allUavlt of defense to the ult of William J. Arkell of New York , rouglit to recover $12.500 on a cheek stated o have been < lrawn by the defendant on > bruary 18 , 1S97 , on the Security Tniit ompany to the order of Francis C. Grablp , ndorsed 'by Grable and John K. Andrews ml which check remains unpaid. Bradley vers that he gave the check to Grable n l Vbruary IS , 1897 , but It wag not pn- ented for payment until January 27 , 1898 , vhen Arkell presented It , that on or about \prll 15 , 1S97 , he ( Bradley ) made a full ettlement with Grable of the accounts be- ween them Including the amount ot the heck whlcn check Grable agreed to return o , him. Not receiving It , he supposed It had cen cancelled and he asks the court to ulo that ho is not liable because of the allure of the holders to present the check n a reasonable time and the further fact hat the defendant has paid the amount hereof to the payee. IVIli SUIIV1CI2 MI3MIIIHIS l.\IICTI-i > Grand Jury Hetiirim Illlln tAwnlimt Several of Them. CHICAGO , /March / 5. Indictments were re- urncd by the grand jury this evening against two present members and one ex- member of the Civil Service commission. The ndlcted men are : Dudley Wlnton , president of the commlsolon ; Hempstead Washburnc , present member of the commission and ex- mayor of Chicago ; Adolph Kraut' , ex-presi dent of the commission ; Robert Llndblom , a Joard ot Trade man and present member ol the commission , was also Indicted , not foi violation of the civil service law , but on a charge of keeping a bucket shop. Messrs. Winston and Washburne were in dicted on two specific charges. In one in dictment returned against Messrs. Winuton Washburnq and Kraua the- first counl . charges that the civil service commlssloi unlawfully certified to Chief of Police Jo seph Klplcy a number of men as eligible foi > oltco duty on October 22. These men shoult been at least five feet eight Inches tal under the rule , but none of them was ovei Hve feet seven and three-quarter inches The second Indictment charges that on Feb ruary 2,1898 , the members ot the Civil Serv ice commission unlawfully approved severa appointments as general corporation in spectors. Robert Llndblom was Indicted 01 three charges of operating a bucket shop Bonds were fixed at $1,000 in each case. Al of the men were released on writi of ha beau corpus. Richard G. Gunning , assesso ot the South Town , was Indicted on a chargi of soliciting a bribe. The Indictment allege , that Gunning suggested to C liar lea Fellow ; that for $1.000 ho would reduce the a.ea3e < valuation ot the property known as tin Re llanco building , State and Washlngtoi streets , $100,000. KXI'OSITKIX Praetlrally IinpoxMlhle IteeoKiiltloii from C'onKrexM , BUFFALO , N. Y. . March 5 , The projec planned for holding a pan-American expo sltlon on Cayuga Island next year has bee : shelved for the present. This was decide * upon at a meeting of the officials and way and means committee ot bankers and of th largest subscribers for bonds held this aft ernoDn. Captain John M. Drinker , president of th exposition movement , said that as soon a d things changed for the better he would pus : the matter to success. At the close of th meeting a statement was Issued to the effec : that owing to the unsettled condition of th public mind at present It would be prac tlcally Impossible to secure fiom congrea the recognition for the exposition which I necessary 'to Insure Its success. VOTK AUAIXST IlKPKXSi : FUXI1 Mtiirra Deride Uualimt the Tnenty Five Cent A nem > ment. PITTSBURG , March D. The voteon th proposition to establish a defense fund fa the United Mine Workers has been official ! counted and the result announced by Na tional Secretary W. C. Pearce. It Is deck edly against the plan , the vote from all local In the different mining states showing a m ; jorlty against the defense fund being 2,10 ! 'The ' plan suggested at the national conven tlon was that each miner give 25c a month t the fund. A great many strikes could li won , It has always been asserted , It the 01 ganlzatlon had some ready cash at Its dli pcsal to keep strikers In line. The deli gates to the convention were certain thi when the question was left to a referendui vote of the organization , it would be passe almost unanimously. I.lietKerl Taken to Juliet. CHICAGO , March 0. Adolph L. Luetge was today taken to the penitentiary at J llet , to which he was nentr-nced a xlio time nsro for the term of hU natural 111 Luetgent received with a sinllo the commit ! to prepare ; for the trip to Jollet and left tl Jail In a pgxirently excellent HpJrlts , HO w followed by the cheers of many of the J : , prisoners , iwho shouted their good mlsh 1L utter him. The prisoner was taken dev aa by Jnller Whitman alone. Ho seemed " first 'to bo glad of his release- from Jail in laughed and joked on hl way to the tral ONE LITTLE IDEA About the Reliability of Published Testimonials All Doubts as to the Truth of Printed Evidence May be Easily Cleared Up by Seeing in Person or Writing to the Patients Making Public Statements The Cost Is a Small Sum per Mouth Medicines Free. Dr. .Slieiuird liMlten n clone nerntlny of e er > ntiiteiuent printed an voiuliiK from patlentM nlio IIIMI * been under | IH treatment.Tlieite llnenNe ere Homellmex > ur frlenilx nnd nelKli * lium , often people ! of prominence and eele.hrlty , und iilnnyn men nail vtomeit of n'tandliiK ' und rexpet'ln- hlllty. If they lite near } iin KM and nee them yoiirnelf. If they lire d In fant putleiitH TV rite them , enelonliiK Mtuitip for replj. Tlm i In any pnr- tlenlnr rune that liiterenl > on , he- eanne xlmllar tu > onr o tn , yon may leather many fur IN that vtlll aid > on In jour Meureli for health. Typical Instance of Long Suffering from General Catarrh. < ! eo. It. niMluNOii. HllHliilllee - liriiNku , IM ii eltlren of hlifh Hlaiiillnif mill IK moderator of the Helmut board in hlH illMlrlet. lie "In 1870 I acquired a bad catarrh In my head , which went to my throat and finally to my bowels. I believethla was the cause of all my trouble. My oymptoma were bloat ing of the bowel * , caus'iig pain with dis- tentlon , pain In the left side under the short ribs , extending to the heart and left shoulder ; coldness nnd numbness of feet aad logs ; op- ix'ceslon In head that sometimes seemed as It It would produce Insanity. There was ringing and puffing uotees In the ears , with a marked degree of deafness. I could not hear coninicci conversation at all. There wu'i also partial paralysis of lower part of the boels. . . "I took trentrmeit from jou one year ago for three mouths with splendid results. I am enjoying excellent health and am practically free from every ailment above named. The hearing In my left ear Is fully restored ; right car partially restored. Aa a result of my course with > ou 1 am enjoy'ng excellent luialth for a man 71 years old , " Rheumatism and Catarrh of Stomach. \V. II.llo > nton , n farmer , I..IOIIN , \eli.i "Yes , I am a much different man fiom what I waa four months ago whta I began the Shepard Homo Treatment. For several years I had been running , dowu from catavrli , dyspepsia and rheumatism. I finally got eo I couldn't work on account of weakness , end couldn't keep my food down mornings be- He wns quiet , however , 'when1 Jollet wii reached and broke down when the prison gates closed upon him. Ho sat In the war den's olllco with tears rolling down his face , unable to say a word. THE CAUSi : OK VKl.l.OW KI'.VKIt. IteMiiIt of in feerleN nf UxiierlineiitN liy n Ohleaito Doctor. CHICAGO , March G. The Times-Herald will say tomorrow : Dr. Edwin Klebs , pro fessor of pathology and bacteriology in the Post Graduate Medical school , has discov ered the cause of yellow fever. As a re sult of a series of experiments extending over two months he has Isolated the amoeba , which is without doubt responsible for the disease , and ho has been able to trade ita developments through a number of stages In various organs of the body. Prof. Klebs made his experiments on the stomach , duo denum and liver of two patients who had died of the fever In Mobile. The material was sent him by Dr. Herman Molier of that city. The professor first sought for the bacilli known as lamarellls and Sternebcrg's , but found no trace of them at all. Hethen went to work on his own account and by thu aid ot a special dye composed of fuchsin , methyleno blue and methyl green ho suc ceeded in isolating tbo desired germs. The germ Is not u bacillus , but an amoeba. It causes Inflammation of the stomach when swallowed and then In the duodenum It as sumes a true sporuatlng form , appearing here much like a blackberry. From there It migrates to the liver , where It appears as a largo structureless body about twlco the size of the red blood corpuscle. Its effecl is a rapid degeneration of the liver cellti While Prof. Klebs la confident he lias ob tained the yellow fever germ , he will nol make any scientific claim In this direction until ho has been able to obtain live germs and make cultures and animal experiment ! with them. A FF AI US MIT ( iOIVti TO SUIT TIIKM n d Mill Operative * mie Iledfonl Slum Muriix nf Wenkeiilnu ; . g NEW IJEDKORD , Mass. . March G. Th , e end of the seventh week of the ilrike In thli city finds the operatives very much dlrap pointed because affairs are not going to aul them. The fundii of all the unions exct-p the spinners have been reduced to almas nothing , and even the union mernbtrs havi l to depend upon outside relief to a urea extent. Wtillo the unlcn members davi pulled together pretty well all through tin ntrlke , a rupture Is promised soon on uc count of the weavers' fines question. I'KXSIO.VS FOR \ VICSTiHVKTI ) A\S .Survivor * of Lute War lleineinherci hy General ( iovernmrnt. WASHINGTON , March Speclal.-Pcn ( ) slons have been granted as follows ; Issue of February 17. Nebraska : Original Richard Jame : Omaha. JS. Increase Hyron C. Illchnrdsor Ashland , JO to J12 ; Thompson G. Hrowr Alartland 810 to 117 ; Wllhelm Pcetzki Hampton. W to JS ; John W. Klngxton. At Uorvllle. to J12 ; Samuel ( West , lied Cloui $12 to (17. Original widows , etc. Almlra 1- Thompson , Springfield , Jl" . Iowa : Oilnlnul JumcH I , Ilnlcom , Naxhui $3 ; John W. Push , Norwack , $ C ; . llorac Pratt. College Spring. $0 ; John C. Steevfi Page. JS. Hestoratlon iind Itelwiu Samui Weese. Pekay. Jt. Increase William I Heerner. Washington , JS to { 10 ; Murquls I Llllle. Clinton. J8 to J12. Kelssue-Thoms W. Holllngsworth , Ottumwa. JO. South Dakota : Original James II. Map ! Ouster. JS ; John iM. Kill. Kranzburg , JS. it' ' U > ue and Increase Charles A. Allen , Hov aril , jn to J12. rt Colorado : Original Jason U. Kroema Ohio. JG. rtrt Montana : Original John Hnggecty. He rt cna , JG ; Alfred Walton. Spring Hill. JS. 'e. 'e.ul Strike Declared Off. ho U1DDKKOHD. Me. , March 5.-The strll as ut the Pcpperell nnd 1.-iconlu cotton mil ill here nan been declared off and the open vti j tlvves will resume work under the promt at I that thu mills will not bo the last to r mi I store the old rate ot wagfv. About 1.5 In. I handi ara affected. causa my stomach wouldn't tolerate n bit of food. I suffered greatly from rlioum.itIsm , which helped to exhaust my strength. I wan as miserable and weak as a man could bo and get around at all. These are the factt * In my caiie , ad niy fvletula and neighbors well know. "I wish to say now , however , the Shopanl treatment has produced a complete changa In my condition. I have the utmost confi dence In It. and firmly bvllnve that It waa the best paying Investmrcit of a llttlo tlmo and money that I ever made , for I feel todny that. I am practically cured ot my whola trouble. " Catarrh , Nose Bleed Bronchial Catarrh. Mlm Anna CalielUa , an employe nt the lonu Sehool for the Deaf , at t'ounell lllntTM , KIIJRI "When I began a course of treatment wild Dr. Shepard several ycava ago 1 was ex tremely weak , atvl could hardly walk up stair * . My trouble began with catarrh of the nose and throat. I had none bleed every day for eight jearn. I then began to have trouble with my lungs. My client was eo fiorc nnd painful that I could not take a drop breath nor stralghtui out , except with great distress. I thought 1 had all the signs of consumption , and was rapidly losing ground In e\ery way. Your treatment restored me , so that I am well and strong , with no slui of my former trouble. " Calls The Lung Vapor Wonderful Healing. -Mr . Kintna I.ettl * , Camel , lonui " 1 have hem cured by your Home Treat ment of bronchial catarrh. The cough to gone , and also the oorcnrss and pain In the chest. Your medicated vapor Is u wonderful healer for the lung-i. " The different forms of static electricity are as a rule curative In chronic rheumatism , wasted muscle arvl nerve , iicvvou * twitch- Ings , shaking palsy , paralysli , contracted muscle , general weakness , neuralglca lu all forme , pains , heart failure , lumbago , nurvnus headache , munlineKi and coldness cf parto. neurasthenia , weakness from la grippe , and rniny other physical ailments. IKMIi : TIIKA'IMIKVP IIV MVII , . I'atleiiln viho ll\e at a ilixtaiier eri lie ( rented with | i.rfeet xueoehM li.v the ulil of the Sheiiuril H > mjttori liluiiU unit imtlriitM * report xherl * neat free oil llpplleallon. SHEPARD MEDICAL INSTITUT C. S , .SIIIOI'AIU ) , c l. n. , Consulting nnil ROOMS .111 , 312 & R13 NEW YORK HUILDING. OMAHA , NEIl Office Hours-9 to 12 a. m. ; 2 to r. p. m. Evenings Wednesdays and Satwdioa only C to 8. Sunday , 10 to 12. I DEATH ItlCCOnil. , John Chnrlton. NVACK. N. Y. . .March G.-John Carlton. ror nine years a mem'ber ' of the Hoard of United States Indian commissioners , died at his homo hero today aged 63 years. iHo went to California in 1850 and while there his wife and two children were drowned on the California coast. I.nnt Treasurer of the Cnafrderaey. STAUNTON. Va. , l.March G.-Judgo John Newton Hcndrcn , the last treasurer of the confederacy , died here today aged 7G yearn. He was a graduate of the University of Vir ginia and practiced law for some years. Ha leaves a widow and ono son living In IJaltl- morc. Mm. Ta > lor Cillek. NIOnRARA , Neb. , March G. ( Special. ) Mrs. Taylor ailck. a daughter of the founder of the town of Rule , this state , died hero yesterday of consumption. Shu leaves largo estate to her children. Mm. K. F. Km line. WBST POI.NT. 'Neb. ' , March G.-Spscla- ( ! ) Mrs. U 'Florence ' Krausn died this morning ot consumption. The deceased was the mother of a large family of small chlMron. .Mrx. K. ( J. MINDEN. Neb. . Mirch G. ( Hpeclal.-Mrs. ) E. G. Craig of this city died very suddenly at a hospital In St. Joseph , Mo. Thu funeral services will occur Sunday. Head of Illur Home l-chiin e. LONDON , March G. Edmund Tattersa'l , head of the horse .exchange firm of Tatter- Kails , Is dead. HtK ( inn C'oiiMollilatloii. NEW YORK. March S.-Tho certificate of consolidation of the I' > iultable OHM Light company of New York , the New York unit Hast Hlver GIIH company and tlui New Am- HtL'idain ( ! a company was placed on Illn In the county clerk's cilice todiy. The new corporation will be known IIH the New Am. stcrdum Gas company. The terms of the coiiHOlldntlon ure for llfty years. The new company has a cupltnl stock , of J21tO,00 ! ) . Siniill I'lre. The fire department waH summoned nt 10 o'clock liiHt night to the store and dwelling of Aaron Drodsky , 1221 Cupltol avenue. There hud licen an nccldent with a KiiHolInn i stovu and the lloor had liliized up about fie door , cutting off Mrs. IlrodHky'H cHcnpe. In ler excitement Mrs. Ilrodsky threw livraolf hrough a window upon un adjoining roof. 3ho was cut quite severely upon the wrist ) y the Blusa. The flro was with a loss of about 310. "For fifteen yec * ITCHING my daughter u u t < f fered terribly vvltj inherited Eczema. Bho received the best medical ntti-n. tion , was given many patent medi * cines , nnd useC various external applicationsbut they had no effect whatever. 8. 8. 8 , was finally given , ECZEMA find it promptly reached the seat of thu disease , so that she is cured sound nnd well , her skin is perfectly clear and pure , and she has been saved from what threatened to blight her life sss forever. " E. D. Jenkins , Litho- nia , Qa. 8. 8. 8. is fuaraotced purely vcfetibte , and is the only euro for deep seate4 blood diseases. Hook * free j ftditiM * , BwUI Bpoclflc CoBpt k