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THE OMAHA DAILY" BEE : SriSDAY , MA'RCIT 12 , 1800. PLENTY OF WORK YET TO DO V Legislature Will Have to Hustle to Finiib * Up Its BurineEs , ONLY A FEW DAYS OF THI SESSION LEFT Ilonic lln I'leten Wtirkltie liny * nnil the Senate Ten InVIilcli to C'timiilete 14n Tank nt Lincoln. LINCOLN , March 11. ( Special. ) It the legislature adjourns at the end of the sixty days' ccMlon some very hard work will hnve to be done , us the house will have only eleven days more and the senate ten. While the committees of both houses have been vary busy Ml through the session add both tranche * have spent much time in com mittee of the whole the general files arc loaded down with bills , with no hope that nil of them can be reached. This fact will bring to the front early In the week the usual propositions for the appointment of Elftlng committees , and the usual objections from members whose pet bills are getting roar the head of the general files. The fiftieth day of the senate was reached Thursday , when the adjournment till Tues day was taken. During that time 255 bills were Introduced In the senate and fifty-nine house rolls came over from the lower branch , making a total number of bills to be con- fiklcred 412. Of the 353 bills Introduced by members of the senate , ninety-eight have passed that body , feevonty-tlve were Indefinitely post poned , seventy-eight are still on general file , eighty-seven have not been reported upon by the committees to whom they were referred und fifty-nine are being engrossed for third reading and passage. The fifty-nine house rolls that reached the Bcnate have fared as follows : Passed , 11 ; Indefinitely postponed. 10 ; on general Hie , 24 ; mill In committees' hands , 14. Altogether the senate has passed 109 bills , killed eighty-five and have 102 on general file yet to be considered lu committee of the whole. Among Important measures yet to bo considered by the senate during the remaining days of the seesion are the gen eral appropriation bills that hnvo not left the house at this time , the revenue bills that propose radical changes In our system of raising revenue , the Insurance bills that remove the Insurance department from the auditor's hands and place it under the gov ernor and the Zellcrs bill amending tbe ballot laws BO as to abolish the blanket ballot now in use. These measures alone are enough to take the remaining ten dayB of the senate's time , to say nothing of the 203 bills that have received no considera tion whatever. IIIIU in the Senate. The more important bills passed by the house that are now pending In the various committees' bauds In the senate are the fol lowing : 4 H. R. CO To amend section 11 , article rill of chapter Ixxli of the Compiled Statutes for 1S97 , relating to secretary of the Sta'.e Board of Transposition. H. R. SS Repealing article 2 , chapter Ixlv of the Compiled Statutes for IS'.t" , relating to Inspection of oils. H. R. 53 To amend sections 129 , 130 , 131. 132. 137 , 140 und 140 and schedules "A" and "B , " chapter xxvl. Compiled Statutes for 1S97. entitled Elections. H. R. 7 A Joint resolution submitting to the electors of this state the question of holding a convention to revise , amend or change the Constitution of the State of ; ? _ braska , H. R. 271 To establish a state barbers' examining board und to regulate the piac- Uce of harboring In the state. H. R. CS To limit and regulate the em ployment of children lu manufacturing , me chanical and mercantile establishments , to provide a penalty for its violation and the enforcement of its provisions and to repeal sections 24ftaa , 45bb and 245cc. chapter xxlll of the Compiled Statutes for 1897. H. R. Cl To amend an act entitled an uct authorizing county Judges to appoint Judges und clerkB of elections , section 17 , chapter xxvl , Compiled Statutes of Nebraska , and to repeal said original section ; to provide - vide for the 'recording of such appointments lnd ; to further provide compensation to county Judges for making such appointments uud recording the tame. H. R. 5 ! ) Is the bill of Representative Prince , reducing the number of secretaries of the Board of Transportation to one in- Btead of three. H. R. 58 , by Prince , abolishes the oil in spection department. H. R. 53 , by Zellera. re-enacts the former ballot law with some modifications. If passed the present "blanket ballot" will be abolished and the ticket In use prior to the 1SU7 legislature re-established. Of the senate files still In committees only nineteen are bills Introduced prior to Jan uary 23. The standing rule of the senate that is probably -the most grossly violated is the one that reads as follows : "Every bill and resolution referred to any Wonderful HIMKIIK | : < n I'liM-nlH < < > Know Ticrr ! IN n llemeily that A 'l- uiilly MortH thf Chilil'M \ - > IN _ I'rrfi-t'lly Ilnrmtem nnil Cr - tnlii In Cure. TKIAL PACKAGE 'FREE TO ALL. Parents who have we-.ik children with pale cliwlcf , poor tippeilu. t > oti bones badly formed llrst tivtli , absence of vlKoroui , muscular activity or arc nervous , Jretfu ntld sleenless , should write fur n frw trial package of IJL Jlx Tonic Tablets Do not be afraid to use tinnmiJy. . It won't hurt your child unil may nave Its life. OUR LITTLE FIHEXDS. Jt 1s a wonJtrful blfgslng to know ther < Is JJIH-U a remedy. Nearly a'l of us huv fxiierli'.need the distreFB and t > * wlMtrmenl of trying to find t-omi thing that will nafolj tirlnz back the hearty laugh und upjietitt of a c-hild that shuuld ev < r be ottu-ru-iM than full of lite , activity and huu'th. Tin tablU < are xinall. vwe < ? t and of gentle tu tlon. They or not purimttve bul Induct u healthy condition of the stomach , Jlvtui and liowfls mid furnlnh to the rierv-x , blood baiifg Mild mutic'.es the elements that meat a sirouu frame und utility to utilize foot to mmke the body till out. Send your imntr and addretit to Hayes A Coon. 7 5 Hull butldlni ; . Detroit. Mich. . nn < they will t ud you by mail frita triu Iisi'kw of the wont p rfert remedy knuwi or if you prtfw you cmi et a lu'1-nlze ; iwckggr t your drusaUU fur only 50 c nu Tbe tablet * are tquitUy valuihlr to adult * The tv ( .iui * why they cure ur UiarouRhl ] f coolalned in u beaU which cannot fall t < Interest everyone. Writ * today and try ihese Ubieti- free o ool. uo HULllur wtwt * r. i tbe i-tilld. IBvej thouffti the effort * of Joctora and mudlclnei iiave failed , try them tablets. ; > c lal or standing c-.ismit're shall be re- j l"'i'c ' ! to the senate If that comm i'ee within four days afpr ; such rffprt-nre. un- IPM further time Is cjwlslly granted by tbe Moate. " If that rule were enforced It wmild have forct d commute ? connMerstlon of every bill Introamvd In thnate long before the fiftieth d y of tbe M * lon. Still It Is con- lderd a gcofl record that out of 412 bills only 26 per cent are still held by commit tee * . It it a convenient method rf killing many bill * , epeci lly those the Introducers do not care enough about to force them out of committees. Many bllln are Introduced by members at requent of their constituents and they have no further Interest In their welfare. In tlie HOIIUP. In the bouse the toUl number of bills In troduced was GJ ! . Adfllng the ninety-eight bills nent to the house by the senate , the total to considered by the house was T20. House rolls passed number fifty-nine ; In definitely postponed , 194 ; on general file , 227 ; Mill in committees' hand * , 142. Of the ninety-eight senate files In the house ten were killed , five paeed , twenty are on general file and fifty-three are still In the committees' hands. Altogether the house has passed sixty- four 'bills , killed 204 , on general file , 247 ; still In committees' hands , 1)5. ! ) The fact that the senate allows the chief engrossing and enrolling clerk J4 per day , while the same employe of the house only gets $3 per day , has been the cause of sev eral attempts on the part of the latter's friends to have his per diem raised to an equality with the senate's engrossing and enrolling clerk. In the arguments favoring the raise It has been stated that the en grossing and enrolling Clerk of the house has much more work to do than the senate clerk "because " twice as many bills are Intro duced In the lower house. A few figures upon this subject will cor- | reel this wrong Impression. The senate en grossing and enrolling clerk has engrossed ninety-eight bills und enrolled five , making a total of 105 bills that have passed through his hands. The house enrolling and engross ing clerk has engrossed fifty-nine bills and enrolled eleven , a total of seventy. Consequently quently the senate clerk has handled thirty- three more bills than the house clerk. The reason the senate clerk has more bills Is apparent. H comes -from the very fact that the senate Is a smaller body of men , with a much less number of bills to con sider. It enables them to consider and pass bills more rapidly and In greater numbers than the house can. While the senate clerk gets J4 per day , the senate also adopted a rule at the beginning of the session that no etxra time was to be allowed for any night work that might have to be done. The en grossing and enrolling clerk of the house gets extra for night work. Along toward the closing day of the ses sion , however , the work of the bouse en rolling room increases as the big appropria tion and revenue bills come back to be en rolled and it is always the case that the en tire force will bo obliged to work one or two entire nights to get bills enrolled so that the session may come to a close. One bill that Is now in the hands of the governor and about which some doubt has teen expressed as to Its receiving his official approval is H. R. 114 , extending the su preme court commission. Ever since the creation of the commission it has been the practice to pass a ne-w bill each session au thorizing the appointment of the commis sion. Last session the bill got through by a close vote , but the house defeated the ap- I propriatlon for the support of the commis sion. After the appropriation bill went to the senate the salaries of the commissioners were put back in and the amendment was accepted by the house. The bill to reappoint - point the commission has been in the hands of the governor three days and has not yet been signed by him. Lincoln Local "Votrm. LINCOLN , March 11. ( Special. ) The traveling men of the state advertised to give a minstrel show at the Oliver theater to night , the affair to be prefaced by n mon ster street parade In the afternoon. The boys had made full arrangements for the show and the street parade was expected to surpass anything of the sort that had been attempted in the city for years. When the time came for the parade a snow storm was raging , but the drummers paid no attention to the storm. About 100 | of them formed in the street behind the band that had been engaged and marched through the snowdrifts to the hotels and finally to the opera house. The weather wts so bad that very few people viewed the parade. The fchow at the opera house In the evening was fully up to expectations and there was a good house in spite of the weather , tne advance sale of eeats having been very large. At the state house there is much specula tion over the prtbable outcome of the row at the Kearney Industrial school. The gov ernor Brst appointed S&recher to supersede Hoxie , and when it was found that there was a flaw In the law giving the governor the appointing power , the state board also appointed Sprecher , to make sure of it. In the meantime Hoxie refuses to let go , and the ease is scheduled to come up in the supreme court some time early In April If no dilatory tactics are employed to delay the hearing. At the eleventh annual oratorical contest at tbe Syitc university last night G. D. Tnl- bet was tbe winner , his subject being "Wil liam Lloyd Garrison. " F. E , Edgerton won second place and H. R. Rucker third. -Omaha Firm * liraneliln on | . HASTINGS , Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) Hastings is socn to have another large wholesale grocery house. Paxton & Gal lagher of Omaha have decided that Hastings Is well located for a dibtributing point and consequently they will establish a whole- Bale grocery house in this city. Their agent has been in Hastings all week for tbe pur pose of looking up a suitable locution and has Just decided to rent the Shedd building. Already several carloads of goods have been , shipped and It will be Tjut a few days until the hcuse will be opened. H IB also stated that McCord , Brady & Co. of Omaha , St. Joe and Kansas City contemplate- opening a wholesale grocery house In Hastings. A representative of that Ilrm Is in the city today and he does not deny the report. E. Schernbejk of Beatrice will open a wholesale liquor and tobacco store in Hastings this spring. Mr. Schcrnbcck was In the city this week leaking up a location , but net being able to did n suitable one be purchased F. J. Benedict's business lots , corner of First street und Hastings avenue , where he will erect a brick building in which he will open his wholesale liquor bouse. Former York CHIreii Murdoreil. YORK. Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) The body of James Hogget , a former highly re spected resident of this county , wlio was recently killed by John Duke at Stone Uewey , Oklahoma , arrived hero and was burled in Thayer cemetery. Mr. Dogget's cattle kad broken out of the pasture and , ' ' treepatKed on Duke's land , and while Mr. Dogget was repairing tbe fence Duke rode up and. , after eaylng a few words , pulled his revolver , shooting at Mr. Dogget , who Informed him that he had no arms. The second riiot hit Mr. Dogget In the head and killed him. Duke skipped and no trace has been found of him since. Old Indian I'ltliler Honored , WEST POINT. Neb. , March U. Special. ) The County Board of Supervisors has or dered thu body of Henry Mun&on exhumed and relntcrrod In the public cemetery and a suitable monument ereetnd. Munson was ktllud by the Indians lw my-nlue yews ago during tbe Indian trouble wUlt-h occurred at tbe time of tbe first settlement of this county COLLISION AT WEST LINCOLN Engines Come Tocether in the Blizzard with Fatal E'snlts , THREE EMPLOYES ARE INSTANTLY KILLED T o nnjrlnrrrn ninl n Plrrmnn Lose Tlirlr I.lvr . While I'oiir Otlicru SiMrrr Injiirlr * I > c- tnlN of tlio DNnotcr. LINCOLN . March 11. ( Special. ) Two Burlington engine * collided In the storm at Went Lincoln tonight at 7 o'clock , killing the engineers and one- fireman ana Injuring two men fatally and two others severely. The unfortunates Wiled were : KNGIXEEH Lt'KE 1JOYCE. ENGINEER JOHN DOYLE. FIREMAN ELMER GRAHAM. Seriously Injured : Daniel Delaney , engineer ; cut on head and legs fractured. August Skans , fireman ; leg broken. L. L. Emerson , fireman ; Internally , slightly Injured. Arthur Goodwin , brakemnn ; hip dislo cated. A switch engine was pushing a car of beet out toward West Lincoln when the collision occurred. The snow was blinding and It was Impossible to see any distance abend of the -train. When almost to West Lincoln Engineer Luke Doyco of the switch engine was startled by the sudden appearance of an other train ahead of him and bearing down pen him at good speed. It was frelgh : train No. 46. bound for Lincoln. He re versed bla engine Immediately and In the collision was caught between the tender and the engine. After the trains had struck hlfl engine started back toward this city. Engineer Boy.ce was unable to reach the lever anil the speed of the engine Increased as It approached preached the yards. Finally It struck a string of cars and Boyco was killed. In the confusion of the accident It was Impossible to learn the particulars concernIng - Ing the men who were Injured. It was found however , that Engineer Doyle of the freight train had been killed. Fireman Graham is supposed to have been killed on the switch engine. Two other men were Injured fatally , one of them being a man named Goodwin , whose home Is on Eighth street In this city. Two more men were Injured severely. It is not known -whether they were members of the crew on the freight train or pas sengers. FACTS STRONG AGAINST COLE HN Trtiil for Murder < if Kreli'lilinum Drawn tn a CliiMi tJvtilrnc'L' 1 * All ClreniiiNtimtinl. BLOOMINGTON. Neb. , March 11. ( Spe cial Telegram. ) The case of W. S. Cole , charged with the murder of J. P. Kreich- baum , was resumed in court this morning. Sheriff Dunn testified that when he went In Tooaian's house to replevin the Krelchhaum stock he saw Cole anil Tooman easing it the table as ho passed around to the front door. Cole and Toomnn went out toe reur entrance , but returned in a few minutes. When the sheriff went to arrest Ccle and Tonman he found Cole at Toaman's hoi.se downstairs , and when the sheriff asked him , where Tooman was Cole said he was upi - i stairs and started in that direction. The I sheriff told him to stop , but Cole did not obey until Dunn ordered him to quite roughly. The bherlft went upstairs and found Too man with two shotguns and a quantity of loaded shells. Tcoman wore two pairs of trouficn , both of which were bloodstained. The garments were offereed as evidence. When word came that a mob was coming from Franklin , Deputy Sheriff Brown drove the prisoners out in the country. Cole asked what all the excitement was about [ and Brown said that rumors -were out that I the body had been found. Tooman r.auio on December 5 to his office wanting a lease ' written out giving immediate possession of all personal property and wanted It dated back to December 2. Bowers wrote it In duplicate and told him itwould need $1 worth of stamps on each. Postage stamps had been put on instead of revenue stamps. The signature was forged and misspelled. A few other witnesses were called to prove some of the testimony that had already been given and the prosecution then closed. ( The defense immediately commenced and called Victor Weed , who came along the i same road at the same lime many of the state's witnesses claimed to have seen Too- mau and Cole. Weed testified that the men were not In sight. The defendant , TV. S. Cole , was placed on the stand and testified he had never seen the lease until it was In the hands of the sheriff. On December 2 , he said , he went southwest of Bloomlngton to see George Gessford about renting or buying u farm and came back through Bloomington about 2:30 : o'clock in the nftenu > on , going to'Too - man's house at 4. He later went to a neigh bor's house , half a mile away , getting home nt u. He said he slept with Hey , Too- man'B son , that night. About 10 o'clock that night Tooman'e baby took sick and Roy , Tooman was sent to a neighbor's for medi- ! cine. i Cole also said that Toomnn on November 30 went to Franklin to see n raan about renting a farm. On December 2 Tooman told him ho was going to Kreichbaum's , and he did not get home until 11 o'clock the nest day. Tooman then told Cole that he had bought Krelchbaum out and had leased his land , paying $2f.O and getting five horbes and forty hogs. The prosecuting attorney wanted to know If he did not think it strange to get all this property BO cheap and especially to get ninety hogs when Tooman had told him only forty. Cole eaid he did not think it was nny of his business. J. SI. Barber testified that he saw Cole at ! and 11 o'clock on the morning of December 'i and C. C. Carllte and George Warren saw him at 2:30 : p. m. .Messrs. Taylor and Stratton - ton will testily Monday that Cole was out at Taylor's farm from 4 to 5 o'clcck on the afternoon of December 2 when Mrs. Tooman , hi-r son and daughter said that he was thcr all night. While many think Cole guilty , some think that the state has only circumstantial evi dence and that Cole has established a doubt , The Jury is expected to disagree or ncqull ' him. Cole during his cross-examination b > Attorney Adams told a straight story and with the exception of a few times gel through in good shape. George Krelchbawi | of Burlington , lu. . brother of the deceased , j came today. I The court adjourned till 9 o'clock Monda ) morning. unoTiiniis ACQOTTUI . Jurv Determine * Hull They ArtGiiIK - II-M. of riinrU-h Ht-rU'h .Murder. TEKAMAH. Neb. , March 11. ( Speclal.- ) The Jury in the case of the State ocalnst the Slzemoro brothers , charged with the murder of Charles Beck on Christmas eve. Ibal. today returned a verdict of not guilty. The Jury was out beven hours. Lieutenant Vale Dt-nli-i. Interview , YO K , Neb. . March 11. ( Special. ) Lieutenant Yale of Company A , First Ne braska volunteers , has Just returned from Manila. He elates that on hU arrival at Lincoln no one interviewed him. and that the reported item of news published by the World-Herald was the yelloneit of fakes. Lieutenant Yale , when ptace ww declared , ta del In hi rcier.ation , but , owiap : tj C'apt&m Hoideman cot arriving at Mati.a until n short time ago. did not Rt > t his resignation accepted He reports that the York boys wsro getting along better than during the first month * nt Manila and that the rations and quartern wore better. ltitirM rnienlfl nt Arum. FREMONT. Neb. , March 11. ( Special ) - Quite a few Improvements are belni made at Aaes. The offlce of the Standard Catlle company is being enlarged to nearly double lt present elze and a lar.cc number of small houses' for the men are being built. In em ploying men the companies give preference to lhc with families whoso children arc old enough to work In the beet fields. The survey of the railroad from the Union Pacific and Elkhorn tracks to the site of the ( sugar factory has .been completed and work will commence upon H as soon as the weather will permit. Some lumber and ma terial are on the track nt Ames for the fac tory. Tciiirt l'ro MTllnn nl Illalr. ULAIR , Neb. , Martti H. ( Special > District court has been In session all this week. It being the second week. The Sam Dcnncy land case occupied the larger part of the week , in which the estate of his parents claimed an Interest In the new made land on the Missouri river bottom which bo had occupied lately and Improved as his own. The estate was the plaintiff and was successful In the suit. The Quessncr divorce svit from Arllng- tlon was most interesting. The wife sued for divorce and alimony. She re ceived a divorce and Jl.OOO alimony. " \ VotiifiiVVlilol Club Formed. WYMOnn , Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) A number of prominent society women of this city met at the home of Mrs. Lake Brldonthal this week and organized the Saturday Afternoon Whist club. The of ficers selected were : Mrs. Lake Brldcnthal. president ; Mrs. A. B. Plrlc , treasurer , and Miss Elinor Rodgers , secretary. The club Is composed entirely of women and will meet each Saturday afternoon at the home of cue of the members. The first meeting will be held next Saturday , when the club will be entertained by Mrs. Jasper Byers. Cum I nc County JlorlKHKtItrrord. . WEST POINT , Neb. . March 11 ( Special ) The mortgage record of Cuming county for February shows : Twenty-three farm mort gages .filed , aggregating 'JSS.7SS ; forty-one released , aggregating $ G1,750 ; fifteen city mortgages filed , amounting to $5,307 : six lelcased , amounting to J1.27 ! ' , fifty-four chattel mortgages filed , amounting to J17.- S3S ; forty-two released , amounting to J2C- 728. It will thus be seen that the farm In debtedness decreased $22.021 and the chattel indebtedness decreased JS.72S. while the city Indebtedness increased $4,027. Property DinniiliiKIlnnil.s. . HASTINGS , Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) jOn account of congress voting $10,000 for a public building site at Hastings , real estate has been quite active during the last week. There is considerable speculation as to the location , but many are of the opinion that . ' one of the best places for the site is one block or two blocks west of the court hcuse. The guessing In regard to the loca- i tion is the cause of considerable property changing hands. Scnnle Committee on Calling : Tour. NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. . March 11. ( Special. ) A legislative delegation , com posed of Senators Schnal , Owens , Allen , Spohn , Knepper , Arends and Newell , accom panied by two clerks , arrived here yester day and visited the Institution for the Blind. The various departments of the In stitute were inspected and its needs for the coming year discussed. The commit tee left this morning for Peru. Chnrpeil witli Horse Stealing. HEBRON , Neb. , Marcfi 11. ( Special. ) Len Landis was placed In the county Jail yesterday and a charge of horse stealing filed against 'him. The theft occurred about the middle of January , near Gllead. John Schelnhost , the owner of the horse and buggy , obtained a warrant and was depu tized to serve it. He finally located his man at Seneca , Kan. , where he arrested him and brought him back. Thieve * Ituld HrjGoodn Store. NEL1GH , Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) At 0:30 : last evening Ihree strangers entered the store of Bolon & Goff while Miss Bolon was alone , and one of them detaining her behind the counter the others helped them selves to several bolts of dress goods , after which they hurriedly left. Afterward two suspicious characters were arrested , but BO for the seeds have not been recovered. Their value Is considerable. | Knrm I.nnd In Gooil Condition. : GRAFTON. Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) Farms In this vicinity were never In greater demand than now. Winter wheat appears to have suffered no harm. The ground will un doubtedly be In splendid condition for crops when the frosf goes out. i Woodmen of AVorld Kntertaln. WY.MORE , Neb. . March 11. ( Special. ) The Woodmen of the World gave a recep tion and banquet at its hall Thursday evening. A literary and musical program was rendered and a banquet was served fol lowed by dancing. Mindny Seliool Convention CloNen. OSMOND , Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) Last night closed a very successful Sunday cchool convention of the Nlobrara pres bytery. About ten ministers from sur rounding towns were present. ONE THOUSAND A MINUTE 7 Cloning ; of County IliinU nt Sail Liilx ! Olilspo 1'reelpllMten n Hun on I Coiiiiuerelnl , SAN LUIS OBISPO , Cal. . March 11. The closing of the County bank was followed today by the suspension of the Commercial bank of this place. The liabilities of the County bank amount to $438.000 , and the assets are placed at $ C50,000. The Commer cial bank paid out $10,000 in less than ten minutes after opening today , and these cer tain indications of a run on the concern caused It to close its dorrs. The Commer cial bank Is well connected with other bank- lug concerns and It Is presumed that Its suspension will only be of a temporary na ture. LEGAL BATTLES WILL RESULT Senator-IJIeet CJaiU's Contemplated I'ureliiike of Gold Mine J'rojiertlen I it Strife , ST. LOUIS , March 11. No end of litiga tion , it IB reported , IB likely to 'be ' devel oped by the contemplated purchase by Sen ator-elect W. M. Clark of the gold proper ties on an island off the coast of lower California. A large number of claims that have lain dormant for a long time awaiting such an opportunity have been reversed by the report of Senator Clark's intended { purchase and numerous legal battles are ex pected to result. Illdi. for Trnn i > iirtliK TrooiN. I NEW YORK , March 11. Bids were today j opened in the quartermaster's department In I this city for the transportation of troops ! from their stations to San FrnneUco , whence I they will go to Manila. The troops are four I companies of the Thirteenth infantry about 400 men and two ban tries of the Sixth urI - I tillcry about 200 men now at New York. I The West Shore ; Lehlgb Valley ; Delaware. I Lackawanna & Western ; New York , On- 1 tarlo & Western ; Chesapeake & Ohio ; Balti more & Ohio ; Delaware & Hml&on ; New I York Central and Norfolk & WeMvrn rail- roadg nil ottered bdB. ! The Lids will to forwarded to Washington , Chicago Credit Jewelry Co. Rooms 421-422 Paxton Block. N. E. Cor. IGtli and Farnam Sis. Glorious News ! Glorious News ! Something New in the Omaha Jewelry Trade ! Watches , Easy Payments , Sold Diamonds , on Weekly Pa3rttients , Jewelry , Etc. Monthly Payments. This enable ? the poor to wear diamonds as well as the rich. Call and see us. Our prices are lower than you can buy for spot cash anywhere in the city. No Security Required. This fine 14k Gold Pilled Goods Delivered on 1st Payment Ladies' Watch All Goods Sold Fully Warranted. With movement , war- r.uncJ for 25 yearsat $20.00 On Credit : Diamond Rings from $5 to $250. $2.00 per week. You can make your own terms. fe. r s Rooms 421-422 Paxton Block. N. E. Cor. 16th and Farnam Sts , Take Fourtli 16th Floor. St. Elcvator- Louis Eo" , Long Ago Given Up as Dead , Telegraphs to His Wife. NO REASON GIVEN FOR HIS DISAPPEARANCE Station A Kent nt Itlinen Drop * Ont of \eiirly Two Yenrn ABO iind o Trace of Him IK Found Viitll rreneiit Time. ITHACA , Neb. , March 11. ( Special Tele gram. ) On March 10 Louis Rsy telegraphed from Chicago to his wife at Farragut , la. , as follows : "My actions at Ithaca were not premeditated. Can I right the wrong done you ; Just discharged from the army. " j It will be remembered that on August ' 17 , 1S97 , L. L. Roy , station agent at Ithaca , i for. the B. & M. , mysteriously disappeared ' at 11 p. m. , the time the freight train was < lue to leave. Though every effort poisi- ' ble was made by means of ibloodhounds and j searching parties , no trace of his method of j leaving was ever ascertained. This U the first news of the mining agent ever re ceived. The fact that his accounts were correct to a cent with the company deepened the mystery. Foul play was suspected and the i whole country was thoroughly scoured , even I to the dredging of the Platte river , twelve ] miles east of here. The brief message , j therefore , seems like a voice from the dead. ' A medium positively located the missins man beneath throe feet of sand in the Platte river , but this , like the other theories , was exploded. LOSSHS OFVVOMI.Ci LIVID STOCK. Slieeji Men in the Illc Horn Ilnxlii . SulFer Fur 31 ore TIuiii .Any. I CHEYENNE , Wyo. , March 11. ( Special. ) Observer Palmer of the weather bureau , is receiving reports from all parts of the i state of weather conditions which prevailed during last month and the effect upon stock. In the Big Horn basin , comprising one- tenth of the area of the entire state , twen ty-three Inches of snow fell during the mouth , accompanied by intensely cold , weather , the thermometer ranging from 2 I degrees above zero to Cl degrees below. Losses of stock were heavy , especially among trail herds of thecp. These are herds sent In for the winter by outside owners. , Tbey were unprovided with feed or shelter and lost heavily. Local stockmen Buffered less as they were supplied with hay. Herd ers in charge of sheep suffered severely. Many of them were out thirty-six hours In i one of the severest storms of the month I without food or shelter , but none deserted his sheep. The prospects are discouraging , even to stockmen who have as yet suffered little loss. Hay is exhausted and stockmen ' are paying $10 a ton for straw. A report from southern Albany county states that the average snow fall In the snowy range for the month was ninety-fire Inches. The region forms the district where n large number of streams have their source and ' the unprecedented fall of snow means that the water supply for this year will be unusually - t usually large. In central Wyoming Febru ary was a bad month , with constant storms. Losses of stock were light as ranchmen bad large quantities of hay. Encouraging re ports come from Sweetwater county. The I Bitter Creek and Red Dei-art districts , which | are the great -winter feeding grounds for , have had but little snow and the ranges have been uncovered and feed plcn- I tiful. Tha snow fall during February was 1 but nine Inches and this was blown off as it J fell. The reports for the month Indicate light j snow fall and moderate temperature In the ! Lander and Fort Washakie region of cen tral Wyoming with light IOBBOB of stock. The snow fall at Fort Washakle was but ! three Inches for the month. In northern i Wyoming there was conslde.ra.ble snow and low temeprature. The snow fall at Sheridan was fifteen inchee. In the northeastern part of the state the snow fall averaged nine | Inches. Stock Icsses were light , the ranch- I men being well prepared with feed for their stock. While a definite statement of the stock losses for the state cannot be made at this time it U 'believed that they will fall below ! 10 per cent of the total number of catttle and eheep In the state and may posolbly not exceed C per cent. While losses In some districts have been h avy In other large districts they have as yet been nominal. Settler * Floel ; to Dnkotn. ABERDEEN , S. D. . March 11. ( Special. ) New settlers are coming In quite rapidly of late. A party of forty-two people from the vicinity of Greenville , Mich. , arrived this week and most of them will settle on lands in this county. Improved as well as unimproved farming lands are changing hands to an extent greater than for years. Prices have also advanced materially. HOVSI2 IIVHMSIi AMI OW.M311 OOXU. Fear * thiit Lonely Ilnnrlimnti Mny Have Ileen Foully Dealt With. HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , March 1L ( Special Telegram. ) It has been discovered that the house of Patrick Ferguson , who lived alone on his ranch several miles south of this town , was burned n few days ago. The house stood some distance back from the road and Its absence was noticed by some cattlemen riding the range. Nothing has been seen of Ferguson since and It Is feared he perished in the flames and there is some suspicion of foul play as It was supposed that he had quite an amount of money. The coroner will make an In vestigation. Ilurlal of Old Soldier. ABERDEEN , S. D. , March 11. ( Special. ) The funeral of C. J. Eschbach , an old sol dier , was held at the Methodist church Thursday. Mr. Eschbach was an early set tler in this county and a highly esteemed citizen. FIRE RECORD. KlKht IliihliieKM IllockH Ilnrnrd , KANSAS CITY. Mo. , March 11. A special to the Star from Mountain Grove. Mo. , says : The most disastrous fire in the history of the city occurred today. Eight brick business buildings with contents were entirely de stroyed , and It was only by the most heroic efforts that the remainder of the business portion of the city was saved. Walter H. Loomis , editor of the Advertiser , fell from the roof of his two-story building , sustain ing Injuries which may prove fatal. Loss to stocks of goods will aggregate $100,000. Greene & Hughes , general merchandise , alone lost 740,000. Loss to buildings , $50,000 , with probably half value insured. I'rnlrle Fire Doe * KANSAS CITY , Mo. , March 11. A special to the Star from El Reno , Okl. , says : A strip of country three miles wide and four miles long , just north of the Darlington Indian agency , has been devastated by n prairie fire. It took twelve hours' work on the part of a section gang and all the em ployes on the agency icservntlon to subdue the fire , which was driven by a fierce gale. Twenty-five head of cattle belonging to the Indian farmers were burned so jiadly that that had to be thot and much damage to property was done. The buildings at the Cheyenne school at Caddo Springs were saved with difficulty. It is reported that a squaw and three Indian children were burned to death. Four IliiNlneNK IloukeN nt Wyinore. WYMORE , Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) Fire broke out In Borln's restaurant at 1SO : o'clcck this morning and before it was under control It had destroyed the restau rant end three buildings adjoining , together with their contents. The buildings were In the business center of the city and all wore owned by Frank Label , a hardware mer chant of this city , wbobe loss is about $5,000 with half that amount of Insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown , but It is sup posed to have started in the restaurant kitchen. John Gwln , aged Gp years , died at his homo , 1S44 North Eighteenth street , nt 8:30 : o'clock last night. Mr. Gwin had been down town during the afternoon and walked home through the norm. He reached there at about S o'clock and took off his overcoat and sat down by the stove. A few jp.omentB later ho complained of feeling sick and died almost instantly thereafter. His death was caused by heart failure. llilNlneK * . Itloel.nt C Ml III. CRAIG , Neb. . March 11. ( Special. ) The business block occupied by Charles Buchanan as a general Bloro caught fire at 4 o'clock this morning. The city belns without fire-fighting facilities , the IOBB was eoon complete. Mr. Buchanan's loss amounted to $10,000. Other firms lost from i JM)0 ) to $3,000 , among which were : R. D. Payne , Clark Drug company , Mrs. Galttg , L. E. Plumb , N. P. Nelson and John Donley. IlU-jelUt J'erUliex In Fire. MARYSVILLE. Cal. . March 11. The Marytvllle woolen mill bus been damaged 1150,000 by fire ; Insurance , $71.400. During the fire Frank Pock of Yuba City , a well known bicycle rider , entered the I building end was overcome by the Emoko and burned to death. Flour Mill and liletiifor , ST. LOUIS. March 11. The Elbenmeyer flour mill , with a capacity of COO barrel * dally , and the elevator , with COD bushels of wheat and a large quantity of flour , burned at Summerfield. Ill . today. The Philip Postal - tal Milling company. Mascoutah , 111. , owned the property , which was insured. Amount of loss is not known. To I'ureliiine Army SuiiplleK. SEATTLE , Wash. , March 11. Orders have been received by Captain Roblnton of the United States quartermaster's depart ment to purchase l.SOO tons of hay. onts and bran and 40,000 feet of assorted lumber for direct shipment to Manila. The supplies will be curried on the ship Marlon Chllcoot now in this port. Before the discovers of On- Minute Cough Cure , ministers were greatly disturbed by coughing congregations. No excuse for it now. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Gent-rally Clearing and Colder In Iowa and .NeltriiNknortU to I2iHt Winds. WASHINGTON , March 11. Forecast for Sunday : For Nebraska Fair ; north to east winds. For South Dakota Generally fair ; wanner In western iportion ; north to east winds. For Iowa Clearing ; much colder in eaet- ern portion ; winds becoming high north- , westerly. For .Missouri Generally fair ; much colder In eastern portion ; wluds ibecoming north erly.For For Kansas Fair ; warmer In western portion : north winds. For Wyoming Fair ; warmer ; variable wluds. General In the west fair - weatherwill prevail. The stonn in the west has moved northeastward to western Illinois , with greatly Increased intensity , the depression extending eastward through the Ohio valley , middle and South Atlantic and east gulf states. The temperatures have fallen from C to S degrees in the upper ( Mississippi uud , lower Missouri valleys and slope region , and a cold wave covers the Missouri valley to night. There -was also n cold wave Satur day morning In the central Rocky mountain regions. Warnings for thlfc cold wave were distributed Friday. During Saturday , how ever , there has been a gradual rise in tem perature In the extreme west. It has grown still warmer from the east gulf and Sauth Atlantic states northward and the tempera ture over these districts Is from 3 to 2 dt * . grees abt VH the seasonal average , the great est excess occurring In the Ohio valley. Lot-ill Iteeord , OFFICE OF THIS WEATHER BUREAU , OMAHA , March 11. Omaha rei-ord of tem perature and rainfall compared Wth | the corresponding day of the last three years. lb ! . IKIIS. 1S37 ISM. Maximum tcjnperaturc . . X2 30 43 27 Mnlmum : temperutur.- . . . 19 2S 15 10 Avrrag f temperature 2C H2 at 18 Ituinfull 36 .17 1 .01 Itec-ord of temperature and rainfall ut Omaha lor this day and since March 1 , 1833 Normal for the day , 31 Deficiency for the day b Ai-cumulatt-d deficiency since March 1. . . . 31 Normal rainfall for the day 04 Inrh KxruRK Jor the day 32 in < h Total rainfall since March 1 3Mn < n Dellclency since March 1 Ofi In < h r.fflcicnry for cor. period. 16iS ! ] 7in < li Deficiency for cor. period , 1KS7 2b ! n < h L. A. WKLSH. Local Fare-cast oiljLiul. CL'IIIJS ' WITJIOl'T I'AIX. One of Uie He t Feature * of the Xr\r I'lJe Cure. The Pyramid Pile Cure cures all forms of I piles without one particle of pain. This ! desirable point Is not obtained by the use of ' Injurious opiates which simply deaden and paralyze the nerves cf the parts and make matters worse In the long run. But It Is done holi-ly by Us remarkable healing and soothing efforts. And while It thus gives immediate relief , at the saint ) time the disease IE not merely chocked , but a radical cure is rapidly accom plished. And ihe point we want to make clear IB that all this U done without a particle uf pain. This fart Is one great reason lor the popu larity of the Pyramid Pllo Cure und consti tutes one very grrat difference between It and almost uny other kind of treatment for JillOB. Every kind of Kurglcal operation for plies In excruciatingly painful , 'besldeH endanger ing tlie life of the patient , und in mobt catta is not to be compared with the Pyramid Cure , neither in making eucct ful rims without jialn nor In cheapness and wifely The Pyramid Pile Cure has been belt re the public so long , und HH meritx recog nized by too mauy puople to allow it to lie classed with the inuny t-alvoe. feUpjKisltorirs. pills , etc. , and you run no risk In trying it , UB is often tbb case with untried prepara tions. If you are over troubiud with nny form of piles or rectal dlsvai-ii do not forget ttio Pyramid Pile Cure. Prepared by the Pyra mid Drug Co. , of Markbull , Mich. , und bold by drugglfeiB &t DO cents per package.