THE ( VMAJTA DATLV BEE : TIItTftSDAY , DECEMBER ! S. 18JHI. PEDAGOGUES HARD AT WORK Eecond Day's Proceedings of the Nebraska Btalo Teachers' Association. BUSY DAY PUT IN BY THE IDEA TRAINERS 1'oril J co , llrnti of ttilr crullj. A r n i'n for SlmrU-r Work Hour * it nil More lloo- reullnn for Children. UNCOA' ! , Dec. 27. ( Special. ) The second end dny of the convention of the Nebraska Stale Teachers' association opened this morning with a large Increase In attend ance. More vlfdlors nre expected tomorrow nnd Iho prospects arc that the 1,000 mark will be passed botorc the convention closes. The first general session was hold this even ing at the Fiist Baptist church. The after noon was devoted to the various auxiliary ORtorlatlona und In the morning the educa tional council hehl an adjourned meeting to dlsruHs the best means of protecting the free high Hchool nttcndnncu law. Members ) from the several congressional districts elected members ot the nominating commlttro this afternoon. Knch district Is represented by three- members of the nso- elai-m. : The committee will meet tomorrow morning for the purpose of nominating ofll I ccrs for the ensuing year and a rather warm fight will probably lake place over the nom ination for piesldenl. The procedure will bo first by Informal ballot and next by formal ballot without nominations. Tlio chairman of the nominating committee will report the result of this meeting at the Thursday morning general nesslon. Thrro is Rome talk among the members fiom distant portion : ) ot the stntc of com bining In favt r of some man In cither the western or southern portion of Ncbraskn. The eastern men , however , appear to be on top and will probably succeed In carrying the election for the principal ofllcs. Thoiic who have been spoken of for the position are Superintendent Fowler if Blair , W. L. Stephens of Fnlrbury , D. 1) ) . Mnrtlndnle ot Nlobrnra. U. S. Cohn of Wayne. I ) . C. O'Con nor of Norfolk and W. D. Thomas ot Mln- don. Auxiliary Ax-melat IOIIM. The auxiliary association * met at the Statn university this afternoon and listened to addresses and dlscuralons on thp vnrloni phases of education. At the kindergarten MAHOPlntlon papoio were read by Mrs. Wlnona Sawyer of Lincoln , Superintendent Pcarse , Miss Carrie Boiitclie and MIES Meredith Smith of Omaha and a discussion on the relation of the kindergarten to the homo was led by Mrs. Phillips of Lincoln. Betoro the Nebraska branch nf the American ABSO- clatlon for the Advancement of Physical Ed ucation nddrwocs were delivered by Prof. Hastings of the State university. Superin tendent C. R. Atkliuon of Kdgar. Anne L. Barr of Lincoln and Frank Crawford , II. M. Benedict und Nathan Bernstein of Omaha. Discussions were led before this society by Dr. R. S. Towne , Will Parker , Elizabeth Fish of Omaha anil Superintendent Fling ot Nebraska City and W. L. Stephens , of Fair- bury. The tencbprn ot literature were addressed by Ml d Clara Bullock of Crete , Miss Lucy ( irccne of Beatrice , II. O. Button of Grand Island , J. F. Hoflc of Peru. Florence Smith of Beatrice and L. A. Sherman of Lincoln ; the teachers of history by A. M. Fling of Lincoln , W. S. Ileltzman of Lincoln , Mlns Ada R. Atkinson of Omaha : the teachers of science by C. H. Ocrdon of Lincoln , A. O. Thomaa of Mlnden , DeWitt B. Brace of Lin coln , William McClintock of Omaha , Dr. Charles Besscy of Lincoln and J. B. Max well of York : Iho teachers of mathematics by Miss Jean Tuttle of Minden , J. F. Wool- ery of Omaha and 15. W. Davis of Lincoln ; the teachers of Latin by Mlrs May Copeland of Omaha , W. C. Smith of Elmwood , C. R. Jeffords of Lincoln , A. F. Alabaster of Uni versity Place , J. S. Browne of Crete and Giovo B. Barber of Lincoln ; the librarians by J. 1. Wyer of Lincoln , Edith Tobitt of Omaha and D. A. Campbell of Lincoln. The Association of Women's clubs dis- cuhhed the question "Docs the Intellectual Lift1 Develop Simultaneously With the Re ligious Life and Are the Schools Under Obligations to Foster Both Equally ? " The Chautanqua association and the Woman's Christian Temperance union conference also held meetings this afternoon and listened to addresses by prominent members. The Nebraska teachers of German listened to an extensive paper on the methods and phases of instruction In German by Prof. Laurence Fossler of the Stnto university. This evening the teachers gathered at the First Baptlht church for the first general icsslon of the convention. The program was ' bhort and conElsted chiefly of the opening address to the visitors by President Fordyce , dean of Wesleyan university. The church nudltorlum , capable of ssatlng 2,000 , was taxed to its iitmo&t capacity. The meeting was opened with a selection by the Ottumwa male quartet. Rnv. Fletcher L. Wbnrtnn of Lincoln invoked the dlvlno blessing and after another selection by the quartet President Fordyco was Intro duced , who took for his theme the causes nnd results of nervousness among school children. Ho advocated shorter work periods , more exercise nnd sleep and a closer attention to the general health of the ichool children. A < l lreHn hy Korilyoe. Piesldent Fordyco spoke In part as fol lows : . "Tho problem ot the cnuso and results ot n'emtal ' fatlguo haa recently occupied the attention of some of the eminent Investi gators nf both the old world and the new , prominent among them being MOBEO , Bur- prnftcln , Ebblnehaus , O'Sliea and othero. The investigations have revealed the fui-t that an alarming per cent of our school , children are suffering from nervous trou bles , the origin of which Is duo , In part at : li'iiM , to conditions prevalent in the school room. The teachers should Inquire Into thii cause and remove as far ag possible those within her reach. "The question for the teacher Is this : How mi'ch work can the child safely do ? Evi dently there Is a limit , beyond which more Is lost than Is gained. If we exceed this maximum an Injury may follow from which recovery Is Impossible. The amount nnd kind of work that each child can do without permanent injury depends on ninny con ditions , among t lie in liig present condition of health , his previous condition of health , the hygienic condition of hit ) home , with Its brat , light , ventilation nnd the amount and quality of food and recreation. Llo "Thus each child presents a separate Pliblem and should receive from teachers nud parent Individual attention. Because of environment many of our children come Into school physically weak and are ex hausted by work that a healthy child does with ease. Thn problem for the teacher Ute to find to what degree the school is re sponsible for the nervous troubles among the school children. Investigations show thj following remarkable facts : "First The growth of children takes place mainly In the short summer vacation and thut It retards during the school year ; second end , that the nervousness Increases among thu children from the beginning of the school year until the close. .More llei-rentloii Needed. "Investigations niado for the purpose of netcnmlnlng thn cause of these alarming facts have been ubaborato and Impartial. All experiments lead to the conclusion that more can be accomplished If the child is Flven shorter-work periods nnd more time for recrcatlcn In schools where half-day nro in vogue , the pupils como out \ at thf do e of the year strongrr mentally [ as well as physically. The experiments show further that most children do not get the required amount of sleep to begin the day's work with normal freshness. Another cause of fatlguo Is found In the overcrowded con dition of th-s school program. Fewer studies Is highly recommended. This would lead to more tfcno for exercise In the fresh nlr and sunshine , which should bo In the form of piny. These exercises can ba adopted lo nl ! BEOS nnd should he so pre sented as to call forth the creative and Inventive Insl'ncts. ' "It would not be extravagant to say that 40 per cent of our children suffer from trt- sufllrlcncy of food , slorp or exercise liodcr the Influence of sunshine nnd fresh air. Many parents who nre holding the schools responsible for the nervous troubles among their children forget that over-pressure nnd exhaustion oome tjultc as frequently from practice nt the piano , late hours oecasloaed by evening parties and general overwork and dissipation In the Interim between the school sessions. "A careful study of the fatigue problem leads us to the conclusion that the origin ef fntlguo nmcug school children has Its causes deeply rooted In both the homo and the school and that the correction of the evil can come only from the co-operation ot two Institutions. " The section meetings will be held tomorrow - morrow afternoon at the state university. ' The Board of Public Lands nnd Buildings has decided to Advertise for bids for nddl- tionn nnd changes In the steam plant of the soldiers' hctne at Grand Island. Judge Wcstpvor of the fifteenth Judicial district has appointed Mies Mae Westover olllclal court reporter for his district. The State bank of Butte , Boyd county , was chartered today by Secretary Hall of the State Banking Board. The capital stock ot the new concern Is J10.000 , and its officers nrc : M. P. Mechlin , president ; N . E. Gardner , cashier. Wilbur F. Bryant has completed n report of all business transacted In the Insurance department up to the time It was knocked out by the supreme court. It will be sub- milted to Governor Poynler tomorrow. The time allowed for erecting fire escapes , as provided by the law passed last winter , will expire rn the last day of the present month. Labor Commissioner Kent will notify all who fall to comply with Ha provisions that they must erect the lire escapes or defend - fend themsclxcB in court. HITCHCOCK WILL NOT SPEAK In < * Cnnillilnte for Soiinlor IJIven fold Sliniililer liy the Trnvellnw .MI-II'M Itryan ( 'lull. LINCOLN. Dec. 27. ( Special. ) W. J. Bryan will return to Lincoln next week to attend the annual banquet of the Nebraska Traveling Men's llrynn club , which will be given at the Lincoln hotel on the evening ot January 5. This club claims the distinc tion of being the only Hryan club composed entirely of commercial traveler that has stcod the test , of time since the campaign of 189B. In that year several organizations of this din-actor were formed , but their ex- Intonrn terminated with tbo close of the campaign nnd tbo defeat of their leader. The Nebraska club has been held together by the combined efforts of the popocratlc traveling men of the state and state officials of the fame political faith. Their banquet next week will occur about the time of the meetings of the democratic , populist nnd free silver otato central committees , which will bring to the city many prominent fusion leaders from all parts of Nebraska. The speakers engaged for the banquet arc cx-Oovenmr Hogg of Tesao , Oovernor Thomas of Colorado , Oovernor Lind of Min nesota , C. A. Heed of Kansas City , Cato Sells of Waterloo , la. ; Arthur J. Weaver of Falls Oilynnd T. J. Doyle and -Fred Shep herd of this city. Deputy Attorney General Oldham will act as toastmaster. One notlce- able feature of this program IB the fact that Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Omaha Is not one of thp speakers. On all previous banquets given by this club Mr. Hitchcock was given a place well up In the list of speakers and the failure of the program committee to give him * a similar position for the next event has occaEloncd some comment In this city. Norman 1C. Mack ot Now York has accepted an Invitation to attend the banquet , but has declined to respdml to a toast. Mr. Dryan will leave Lincoln the morning after the banquet to 1111 an engagement In Chicago. \\nit MVH OVKH TIM : oin TIMES. \eliriifiUn Illxtorlenl Society to Con- -vonp n < I/lni-olu In January. LINCOLN , Dec. 27. ( Special. ) The an nual meeting of the Nebraska State His torical society for 1900 will bo held at the chapel of the State university the even ings of January n and 10. Invitations have bean especially extended to till interested In old overland freighting. President J. Sterling Morton will deliver his annual addrcsp tbo first evening. Dr. L. J. Abbott of South Omaha will then speak , his tuibject being "The State Repub llcan Convention of 1870 , and Incidents of that Campaign ; a Character Sketch of Gov ernor Hutlor. " Others who will talk are Robert W. Furnaf * of Hrownville , Clement C. Chuso of Omaha , David Anderson of South Omaha and John Turner of Imllnnola. Wednesday will bo "old freighters' even ing. " There will bo reminiscences by Ku gene Munn ot University Place , William Fulton of Kansas City and ten-mlnuto talks by old freighters present. Tv.i > ( o Four IIII-IIOH nf SIIIMV. ORHTNA , Neb. , Dec. 27. ( Special. ) Two and one-half Inches of snow fell last night. Fanners nro glad of the good covering fur- nUhcd for winter wheat. Sknting IK good. SYRACUSE , Neb. , Dec. 27. ( Special. ) Two Inches of snow fell last night , Giving winter wheat a good covering. YORK. Neb. , Dec. a ? . ( Special. ) Over four inches of snow fell last evening , covering - ing the ground evenly und making fine Blelghlng. ST. KDWARD , Neb. . Dec. 27. ( Special. ) A slight enow has been falling snco ) yeater- day afternoon , covering the ground to a depth of moro than two Indies , MIINOIIM IVIelirnle St. .lolin'H liny. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , Dee. 27. ( Special. ) --Tho Muoonlc fraternity celebrated St. John's day tonight by giving a grand festi val and banquet nt the Rlley hotel. After invocation by Rev. H. II. Diirgcas Frank U. White , toattmastcr , introduced Most Woieblpful Grand Master Koysor of Omaha , who spoke at length- MiiiiKlierlv ( o .SpcnU n ( I''or I Wurlli. SIDNEY , Neb. , Dec. 27. ( Special Tele gram. ) Matt Daughcrty , "tho cowboy or- nlor , " has been appointed to respond to the address of welcome by the governor of Texas and mayor of Fort Worth at the annual meeting of tbo National Llvo Stock asso ciation at Fort Worth January ] 6. Itepulilleiin Valley I'onltr)1 Slio\v. SUPKRIOR. Neb. , Dec. :7. ( Special * . ) The third annual exhibition of the Repub lican Valley Poultry association opened ye * . terday. The various breeds of pet stock are well represented. The attendance today is large. Mui-uliiri KliliiK lo Celelirute. NORFOLK , Neb. . Dec. 27. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Volbcrdug's saloon nt Battle Creek was robbed last night. The door of the eafo waa blown off and ah-ut $ CO in cash obtained. besides a supply of battled goods and cigars. > o Snittr n < Coznil Vet. COZAD , Neb. , Doi27. . ( Special. ) There has been no MIOW hero thus far this winter. Snow wns the tnly element lacking to uiiko a perfect Christmas here , OPEN ARMS FOR FACTORIES Inducements that Are Offered to Capitalists in Nebraska Cities , SEVERAL WANT BEET SUGAR PLANTS Cuniituu , < Sliien.M' . Hi-mil mill Stnreli Fiietorlc * . Ceri-nl Slllla mill Mlt- tlllrry A inn UK iMiKU Major. * Speii k for TI . Suggestions of good openings for factories In Nebraska towns arc plentiful. The state's resources nre so diversified that the scopj of the enterprise that would be welcomed Is almost boundless. Monday morning The Bee printed the views of n number of may ors on this subject and this morning the opinions of other heads ot municipalities nro presented. KiM-t Simnr Kurtnry tar ColumlMin. COLUMBUS. Neb. , Dec. 27. ( Special. ) In answer to the Interrogation , "What la the most attractive business opening for capitalists j italists In your city ? " Mayor Fltzpatrlck says : "I do not hesitate to say that a good sugar beet factory located In or near this city vould pay n largo dividend to the Investors. My reason for this Is because we nre located In the very heart of a country especially adapted to the culture of the sugar beet. Hundreds of ears pass through here every month of the shipping season , hauling the boctvi either to Norfolk or Grnnd Island , and the logical conclusion Is that right hero la where the product should be manufactured. The field Is open and 1 don't believe It will bo long until somebody with cnpltnl recog nizes the fact. In this connection I want to alsa state ( although your question docs | not call for It ) that this city has the very beet natural resources In the state for de veloplng n water power. The ncver-fnillni ; Loup river , with its swift current , is only awaiting Iho harness which a little capital could supply. H could then furnish all the I power needed for a city four times the sUa of Columbus. " Mentions n Distillery Klrnl. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Dec. 27. ( Spe- lai. ) "What Is the most attractive bus- ness opening for capitalists In Grand slEtid ? " w-as asked Mayor William H. Plait hlr morning. "Thla Is a question that cannot well be nnwered oflhand , " replied HIP mayor. "How- cvei , tbcro la one thing I believe and al ways have hcllcvcO , a distillery would pay n Grand Island and in certainly an attrac- Ivo opening for capital. But , for obvious rcas-ons. I never have and will not now ad vocate this proposition. 'There ' are many other openings for the piofltablc investment of capital. Any product nadc of cereals , and especially or corn , could bo profitably manufactured here. We everything necessary. A starch fac tory would bo an excellent Investment. Tin- time is coming , too. when Grand Island will be a great livestock center , with immense meat-packing plants. In short , I will say lhat anything that can bo manufactured an : , where In the state can be profitably mnn- ifaclnrcd in Grand Island. We have the raw material , we have the railroad facilities , wo bavo plenty of factory sites and our p o- lilo would be glad to co-operate with any new enterprise. " Coulil TiiUc Cure of Sett-nil. DAVID CITY , Neb. , Dec. 27. ( Special. ) Replying to the question "What Is the most attractive business opening for capital In your town ? " Mayor Lester said : There are several enterprises that , it seems to me , could find extraordinary In- lucements.ln . , pavld City. A .beet sugar fac tory for one. Our farmers nrc raising hun- diedo of acres of beets every year and ship ping them to Grand Island and Norfolk and 1 believe this year some will be shipped to Ames. There is no reason why a beet augar factory could not be operated here with good profit. I believe that cereal mills would be a paying nnd profitable investment , and a canning factory would pay a good profit on tbo capital Invested. Wo have the soil to produce all of the beets , vegetables and cereals to supply all of the factories sug gested. Besides , our shipping facilities give us an advantage that moat other county seat towns do not have. With three lines of railroads , our facilities for shipping could hardly be better. " Where .Snjynr lleelw Are ItnlNeil. WEST POINT , Neb. , Dec. 27. ( Special. ) Mayor A. A. Peterson Is possessed of large interests In both town and country real ea- tate and has been prominently Identified with nil movements tending to the up building of West Point for many years. Ho says : "First of all , I would like to see a sugar factory started here. The soli of our coun ty has demonstrated that it Is admirably adapted to the culture of the sugar beet , and our farmers arc peculiarly of the class who make the raising of this producl a success. Many of our farmers and a great number ot our renter class nre Germans and Scandinavians with large families of children , all of whom usually help in the labor connected with beet culture. In my opinion no better locality for an enterprise of this class could bo found than West Point. One hundred and soventy-thrto cans of beetu were shipped this season to Norfolk from the West Point station alone , and Immenpe quantities nio storoil In the ground for later shipment. A starch factory would also find In this county n profitable field of operation. Corn nnd potatoes are a staple crop and fuel can bo purchased cheaply. Native timber ash , oak ! elm und cotton are hero in an inexhaustible sup ply for fuel purposes , and the wanto water power of the Elkhorn river , estimated at from 1,000 to 1,200 horse power , can be utilized nt a nominal cost. The West Point foundry , nn Institution commanding , at present , but small capital , is crowded with orders , much beyond Its capacity. This Institution pcssetees the nucleus of an ex tensive Industry If capital could bo Induced to develop Its capabilities. The nearest competitors are Norfolk and Fremont , and a rich section of country and many nour ishing towns are properly within Its legiti mate territory. The people ot these towns are progressive and liberal nr.d would gladly welcome and assist any one desirous of locating here and helping to develop our manufacturing Interests , nnd I , personally , would do nil In my power. " ( 'n n n I n ur mill ( ilueone I'aelorlen. CRETE. Nob. . Dec. 27. ( Special. ) Mayor W. R. Buck le of the opinion that a canning factory for sweet corn , tomatoes , peas and I beans would be n good Investment for capi . tal here. Ho eaya that the soil In the I Valley of the Blue Is remarkably well adapted for the growing of these vegeta- bles. There are many small gardeners In , and around this city , more than can bo found near larger towns. If they could find 1 a homo market the amount of canning goods ; that would bo raised would Increase many fold. fold."Wo "Wo have a first-class water power which could be utilized Instead of steam , n great saving In fuel , " said Mayor Buck. "As to shipping , no city Is batter located than Crete , being on both the Burlington and Missouri Pacific systems , through which all points of the compass can bo reached. A gluccfio factory would also be a good In vestment , as the supply ot corn Is unlim ited. " Opcnlnir for n Cereal Mill , HOLDREGE , Neb. , Dec. 27.-Speial. ( ) In answer to tlio question. "What U the ' Meet Attractive Busine * Opening for Cap- Itallsts in Your Town ? " Ma > or Dr. T. Cor- nrll says I " 1 think 3 , cereal mill that can make flour , fornmeal nnd oatmeal would be all ! good paying Investment. All of these cereals - als grow In abundance here and the rail road facilities of this town nrc such that It could bo shipped in four different direc tions. " llrrt Siiunr or Hemp l "notnrj % LEXINGTON , Neb. , Dec. 27 , ( Special. ) C. F. Spencer , mayor ot Lexington , says : "Tho best paying business enterprise that could be placed In Lexington nt this tlmo would undoubtedly bo n factory for beet Vs sugar or hemp , which could be supplied by home-grown t materials. We have Irrigation and n soil that can't be beaten on earth. We can produce excellent beets and can raise any amount of hemp for making cord rope or binding twine. " Ail * nntimen of Snperlor. SL'PEItlOn , Nob. , Dee. 27. ( Special. ) "Tho best opening , " snld Mayor W. N. Hun ter , "Is , of courte , for n factory that will use material that Is most easily obtainable. A cellulose factory doesn't require unlim ited | capital to build nnd to operate and this1 ! community offers an unlimited supply of j the material In the raw state cornstalk' . | Starch works would pay here also. I hardly think that Superior would put up extensive bonuses to secure factories , but any enter prise that does come Into this town will re- celvo good , practical aid and support. Tlmro Is one thing tlmt Superior offers the manu facturer that few other towns can ; that Is railroad facilities. There is one point hero whcro n man can throw a base ball across the tracks ot four of the greatest systems , In the United States the Santa Fe , the Northwestern , the Burlington nnd the Mis3 eotirl Pacific. A manufacturer could not nsk for better than that. " FIRE RECORD. Vlnpunr nnd Yenat Fnetory. CHICAGO , Dec. 27. The vinegar nnd yeast factory of Splelmann Brothers company - | I pany j , ! > 3-ffl ) East North avenue , was almost j totally ' destroyed by fire tonight. Four ! floors of the five-story building were j burned , with their contents. The damage I Is estimated at $100,000 , which Is covered I by Insurance. The fire broke out soon after the 200 employes had left the building. It spread so rapidly that ten men who were late In leaving were compelled to use the fire escape. The loss of $100.000 is divided equally between the building und Its con- I tents. I CHICAGO , Dec. 27. The planing mill , paint factory , ofllco building and lumber yards of the Paepcke-Lelcht Lumber com pany , nt Illinois nnd Seneca streets , were completely destroyed by lire tonight , en tailing n loss of $176,000 , which Is covered by Insurance. The fire originated In the planing mill and spread with such rapidity | that the firemen were powerless to stop Its ' progress. Ten out of seventeen horses In j i the company's stables were burned to death. ! > lur Mori-nnlllp KntnhliMimPitt. FORT WAYNE , Ind. , Dec. 27. The fire which started at 5 o'clock this morning de stroyed the wholesale and retail dry goods establishment of George Dewnld & Co. and the crockery store ot M. F. Kaag , caus ing an aggregate losw of $200,000 , on which there Is a total Insurance of $135,000 , dis tributed among eeveral companies. The De wnld concern was one of the oldest mercan tile establishments In this section. Two I'ri-inoiit Stores UnnincPil , FIIE'MONT. Neb. , De < \ 27. ( Special. ) Firp.brokc out about fl-15 : last night in the rear of Gannon Bros. ' grocery on Main street and did considerable damage. Their lofK , which is largely by smoke and water , is about $700 , with $3,000 insurance. T. H. Qulnn's dry goods store in the adjoining ' building was damaged to the amount of $2,000 and is fully insured. ' The damage to the building is " " HnrvnrdVtcw ! ! oii < Hnune. CAMBRIDGE , Mass. , Dec. 27. Harvard's new boathouse on Charles nivor parkway , which was almost completed , was burned today and the launch Frank Thomson , a gift of the late president of the Pennsylvania railroad to Harvard , was badly damaged. The loss Is CKtlraated at $37,000 , of which. $27,000 on the building falls on the con- troctor. THAXSKKH HACKS TO J.H.YIXGTOX , LoulNvllIr Driving' nml Fnlr ANoeln- Ilini ( iultn niiNlnp.in. T/Ot'ISVII LE , Ky. , Dec. 27.-The Louis ville Driving1 and Fair association , whose annual meetlrg- has ibepn one of the. most Important events In the trotting world , de cided to go out of burliness. The association owns a line tra.ok and grounds just south of this city and for years has kept up Us fall meetings , In spltp of unsatisfactory local support and unfor- tunnto wenther condition * . The large sum of money lost In thp enterprise has led the backers of the association to quit. The Louisville prize , the principal event for which nominations havn been received , has been transferred to Lexington. Sevornl persons are negotiating1 for the Louisville track and It nrohably will not I be abandoned. Onp plan i.s to use It for a full running meeting. Another plan , which Is backed toy some pastern horsemen , Is to form a new trotting organization and re sume t'ne trotting mcptlnRS. LKXINOTON. Ky. , DPP. 27.-In the trans fer of the JlO.OOi ) Loulrfvlllo prize for foals of 1MS ) , to bo trotted in 1801 , from the Louis ville Trotting association to thp Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders' aHsoelat.on of this . city llu. hitter guarantees to both thp nom inators and the Loulsvlllo association the payment of the Makp. Olllcern of the Kentucky Breeders' asso ciation olocteJ today are : President , JIajor I * . 1' . Johnston , Ix > xlngton ; llrst vice presi dent. R. P. Stoll ; seccjMl vice president , Shelby T. Hurlilzon ; secretary , H. WVI1 - KOII ; treasurer , Fayette National bank. H. P. KFtlll was c-hosen to succeed the Into Major JI. C. Ak-Dowell on the board of di rectors. IOWA iiitiiiiit : iirvs A THOTTBH. M. FlNlior of Wi-sl Liberty IliilH In One of Ketfhnni'N AnliualN. TULUDO , O. , Dee. 27.-Georgo H. Kotchnm , who .luecds his own trotters and dilves them at IMCO meetingH , held his com- blivitliui nuetloti fain today. Most of the unlmulti ottered wtro from the Ketcham i f.irrn. Fifty-six hordes wern sold during the > 1 day and evening. The best sales were : I Walter Winaiw.h. . . , I. l > y Robert Me- i''VSj'ooQ ! ' ' ° J''s ' > icr , West Liberty , Foxy Outlier , b. h. , 4 , by llobort McGregor. Mabel ( full brother to the stallion Crus-ceiis 2-079i ) . to William Fleming , Fort Wayne' Ind. , $300. ' Export , b. h. . 3. by Expedition , owned by Dr. Hi-nnelt. to J. V. Heltimui , Toledo , O. , HeNiilfH on the Iluiiiiliiv TrueliH. NEW ORLEANS , Dm. : 27.-HejUlts' First race , seven furlongs : Dr. Almsloy won. Brown VaH second , Colonel CasHdy Second rare , Helling , one mile : Tom Gilmore - more won. Indian second , Falsehood third. ' 1'iipe ' : 1IU. : Third race. steeplt-uhnFe , handicap , short ( ourau : Hrukeman won , Van Brunt second. . Thrfo Forkf third. Tmo : : 3:20' : : . . | Fourth ivieo. hnndlcap. six furlongs : Gold ' j hd'Or won. lllinlliu- second , Compensation j : hird. Time : l:16f- : } i Flftli race , soiling , mile and twenty yards : I Elkln won , Prince of Orange second , Yuba- dam third. Tim1:50. : : . I HAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 27. Weather clear , track fast. Oakland results : Firm rai-e , live furlongs , niaideni1 , imrse : Sliiqune won , Saul of Tarsus second. Nor- ford third. Time : 1:01 : > , i. j Second nice , one milo , Helling : Don Luis won. Lost Girl stfund , Romany third. Tlmo : lll : j. | Third race , one mile , selling : Stuttgart won , Whaleback second. El Kstro third Tlnu1:11 : : ! ; . j Fourili rai o , mlle and ono-quarler , sell- ling : Faiinetto won , Tempo second , Glen- Hgaber third. Time : 20fl'j. ; . Fifth ra < e , one mile , handicap : Flamorn won. Krwln second. Advance Guard third. Time : l:3S : % . Sixth race , seven-eighths of n mile , sell ing : Alleuna won , Sunello second , Mont Eagle third. Time : 1J : ! ) . KIIU Wife , NhuotH lliia.elf. SPRINGFIELD. O. . Dec. 27. Prank H. Too hot and killed hln wife today and then shot himself. They were found side by side. Coo Is still llvlnf. He was taken , lo t'ho ' hospital. VXftifA IMMENSE I BUSINESS IN WOOL Present Scarcity of Product the World Over with High Prices. AMERICAN SALES MORE THAN DOUBLED I'euer Itnnnrtft and nil luerea ed Home Demand Mill * Kularneil , AIMV Plant * Kreetetl ( 'I 'Trade 1 llmmry BOSTON , Dec. 27. The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will publish tomorrow ! Its annual review of the wool market. It cstfimntes the total supply of wool In the i . United States nt the close of the year , ex- | elusive of manufacturers' 157. j holdings , nt . i I3HS.7S9 pounds. ngnliiBt 3.9,033S53 n ycnr ago. Of this amount Boston has fifi , 113,713 pounds , ngalnst 13fi.08S,213 pounds a year ago , In- i eluding wool in bond. Exclusive of wool In bond I , Boston has an available supply of 41- 387,000 pounds , ngnlnpt 102,010,179 last year. New York's total available supply Is 25,200- 585 , against J2.07I.431 last year. Philadel phia has 21 , ! > Sl,2r l , against 2l,3S4fiW. ! The total stocks in the three principal markets of the United Stales are 113,295,579 pounds I , against 20i,195,282 pounds a year ago. ' ago.Tho The sales of wool In Boston during the year 3 have been .147,155,776 poirads. against 1-11,132,510 ' pounds In ISflS. Sales In the thrco principal 1 markets of the United States have amounted to 514,947fl20 pounds , aqalust 230- 480,385 pounds last year. The total wool clip ot the country \s \ placed at slightly less than 275,000,000 pounds , against about 200,000,000 last > car. At the beginning of the year the total avail * j' able ' supply ot the country wan about 310- 000,000 < iiottmls. Importations have been cx- j' ccptlonnlly ' small , those nt Boston being' I' only ' 34,372,3-11 , pounds , against 10,023,021 last | year. The result is thai owing to the phenom- cnally large demand for wool for consump- I lion which has swept through all the prln- j | clpal wool centers of the country , the total j available stock on htwul at the close of the year : has been reduced to a comparatively low ] point. Interior .Market * Swept Clean. By far the greater portion of the wool this year is at the seaboard markets. A year ago the supply was pretty evenly di vided between the Interior and the sea board. This year the Interior markets have been swept pretty clean , the wool being rushed i forward early In the season to Bos- ton. Philadelphia and other eastern mar- kcts 1 , where It hns been sold to such nn ex- tcnl i Ihnt stocks even now nt the seaboard are > decidedly IBFS than those of a year ago , although exceeding the estimates of some of the members of the trade. As today closes the situation Is n strong one. No relief has hcen obtained from abroad. There Is a scarcity of-fine wools the world over : foreign markets have been advancing by leaps nnd bounds , the Aus tralian clip which again chows a material reduction has been eagerly bought by anx ious users of wool , the London markets have steadily advanced and tops on the- con tinent have risen beyond all expectation. Foreign buyers have been so anxious to secure supplies that they have taken a large portion of the fine Australians which had been hero In bond , and the beginning of the year 1900 witnesses a very limited supply of foreign clothing wools here to draw upon. While the present demand for wool Is not as pronounced as it was a few months ago , great expectations are entertained regard- log the heavyweight season which Is now about to open. Stocks on hand are not ex cessive. The goods must bo made to sup ply the demand and this means a large con sumption of wool. As great as is the busi ness actually transacted by the mills It would have been much greater if our man ufacturers had larger plants and more ma chinery in operation. The clothing trade has been actively hungry for goods. To meet the greatly increased demand , mills are being enlarged and new plants erected. Tdword the end of the year the tight money market has curtailed the demand for wool , but as yet prices for wool have not been unfavorably affected by developments In the financial situation. The membera of the wool trade are in excellent financial shape , having largely disposed of their stock , for which they have received cash. DEATH RECORD. Mail Who ArrcntFi ! Hen NEW YORK , Dec. 27. While eating oys ters In a restaurant on upper liroadway to night , Joseph Wittgenstein , CO years of age , died suddenly of heart failure. Witt genstein was born In Louisiana and was for many years a planter. During tJie civil war he was appointed a provost marshal by General Butler and later had occasion to arrest that ofllclal because of his refusal to obey a summons to court. Ho went to Nicaragua with General Walker and on sev eral occasions distinguished himself during filibustering expeditions. Old-Time CHICAGO , Dec. 27. Tom Chandler , the old-tlmo pugilist , died yesterday at hi homo In this city of pleurisy of the heart. The veteran , who was Lest known ns "Boston" Tom Chandler , was born in that city and came to Chicago In ISSfi with Denver Ed j Smith. Chandler , who wns a heavyweight , I I toured the country with John L. Sullivan , I , Paddy Ryan , Alt Greenfield and Jack Burke , his cleverness making him a desirable spar ring partner. Doctor Dlt-M While 'Mali I UK Cull. NEW YORK. Dec. 27. Dr. Thomaa O'Cal- lahan , a well-known physician of Jersey City , died suddenly today while making a prcfeeslonal call. After the doctor entered the sick room he asked for a spoon. An | attendant went for one and when ho re- ! ' turi'ed the doctor was lying on the lloor unconscious and died before irtil could bo summoned. Veteran Itallroail Cniitriielnr. JOLIET , HI. , Dec. 27. John Fleming , well ' known throughout the country as a railroad 1 contractor , died here today of paralysis. Ho WBB 73 years old. Ho wns a resident of Des Moines , la. , for over thirty years , and has helped to construct many of the prominent trunk railway lines of the United States. ii , r. Sini-iiii. j LEAD , S. D. , Dec. 27. ( Special Tcle- I Gram. ) B. P. Smead died In this city thl afternoon of appendicitis. Ho was the father of Walter Smead , private secretary to 1. J. i Grler , general superintendent of the Home- stakd company. Mrx , Aliluull 1 , < > ( ) vrnoil , PETERSBURG. Neb. , Dec. 27. ( Special. ) Mrs. Abigail Lockwood , wife of C ! . 13. Lock wood , a well known ranchman six miles west of hero and with business Interests in Petersburg , Is dead after a long Illness. Well KIHMVII Meilleiil Writer. SAN JOSE. Cal. , Dec. 27. Dr. Joseph iRl.odcs Buchanan , a well-known writer upon [ medical and occult nclenccs , la dead , aged 85. l xleut fif INiKtnn I-'allureM. BOSTON , Mass. , Dec. 27. The announce ment on the Boston Stock Exchange , a few minutes after the opening.today , of the em barrassment of H. f. Hodges & Co. . bank crs and brokers , was not altogether unex pected by some of the larger financial In terests. The suspension of this well-known IIOU/SP. It is estimated.1 | | carry the t-j'al , of liabilities of concerns here hk'h huc failed wllhtn thf > past two weeks close to $17.000,000 , SIIOW1MJ OF WVOMIXfJ HAMCS. MX nml n Half Million Dollnrx Are on CHEYENNE. Wyo. . Dec. 27. ( Special. ) State Exnmlncr 11. B. Henderson , In his re port to Governor Richards on the condi tion of ntnlo banks In the state nl Iho close of busdners , December 2 , says : State banks nrc forging to the front nnd are assi mlng positions of Importance In the development of the various Industries of i Wyoming. At no time In the past year ; hnvo the resources of the Institutions been fee great as nt the present. The banks , with one or two exceptions , have hcen nblo to loan all of the funds available. The de posits 1 In some of the Institutions have do- I' I creased ' ns compared with the September statement ! , nnd 1 have found , upon tnvrstt- j' gallon ' , that the funds BO withdrawn have been Invested In live stock. The demand i for money Is not as great nt this time as ' i' In ' previous years , and 1 apprehend tlmt , ' with n favorable winter , the deposits will ' I j very largely Increase next year nnd that 1 j ! the \ demand for money will decrease and Interest - | | torest ' . rates will bo reduced proportional- J ly. The percentage of deposits upon which > ! interest IB now being paid by the banks IH i decreasing gradually , and I believe- Unit In nearly all communities whcro banks are lo cated the rate of Interest paid on tlmo de posits has been materially decreased. " The deposits ot nil the banks of Wyoming will aggregate $6,500,000. Figuring the population of the state at SO.OOO this would give a per capita deposit of nearly $65.5. I'mInilliiii Witnesses. DEADWOOD , S. D. , Dec. 27. ( Special. ) , In the tuture nil of the witnesses , Interpret- I i 1 era ( and policemen from the Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies will come lo attend Iho United States court In their wagons Instead of on the cars. This arrangement has been made by Judge John BuritB of this city , who i ' In the attorney employed usually by the i Indians. It costs each Indian about $20 , or rather each ono will save thai amount In ] \ expenses , which Is a gain of about j , ! $2,000 to the Indiana every time court meets , i Thu city authorities have given the Indians I pot ! mission to camp nt a place near the court hot-so on upper Main street nnd it Is ex pected that the merchants of Dondwood will reap n harvest as long as the Indians re main. The arrangement of Judge Burns is to have the Rosebud Indians join the Indiana from Pine Hldge agency at the mouth of Wounded Knee and conie from there together. It will mean a caravan of fifty teams. Cold Ore for lte < a la i iuv Wall. I LEAD. S. I ) . . Dec. 27. ( Special. ) A eltl- i ! zcn of Lend has made the startling discov ery that ho used $ fiO gold ore in building n retaining wall In front ot his dwelling house. The rock was quarried out from the Summit mine , north of this city , some tlmo ago and loci-fit discoveries made in tbo vicinity of thu place from which the rock wan taken reveal the fact that there is a large shoot of blue ore. AEsnyn ba\v been made on the rock in the retaining wall by Hie owner and they run from $20 to ? 0 per ton gold. The wall could be taken down , hauled to the smelter and treated nt a gond profit , but it will be left as a curiosity. The rock in the wall is worlh several thousand dollars. It is further interesting to know that the sand used In the mortar In the construction of the wall rnmo from the chlorlnntloii plant at Pluma , which contains about M cento per ton in gold. All Iho building sand in the . city contains moro or letti gold. I'adiriof : i l.urce Family. ' CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Dec. 27. ( Special. ) The man who Is pointed out as the father of the largest family on the American con tinent lives in the valley of Snake river , south of the Yellowstone National park nnd In tbo extreme western part of Wyoming , and his niimo is Honor Ricks. Ho is a gray-haired man and would not attract un usual attention were It not for his reputation as a married man. He Is n Mormon and It in said he Is the husband of twelve wives. Sixty-six boys and girls have been born in his family. His grandchildren at latest re ports numbered 21S nnd several precincts yet to bo heard from. The valley of the Snake is pretty well bottled up with membera of the Ricks family and a town by the name of Ricksvlllo has been established , named after the venerable pioneer. Illli .Ml ll I ii IT Deal. LEAD , S. I ) . , Dec. 27. ( Special Tele gram. ) A mining deal of great Importance was consummated in this city today by Col orado Springs people. The * old Emerald and Virginia are the mines purchased. They nro located immediately south of Rich Hid den Fortune mine , which made Otta Grantz rich this fall. The company IH backed by a number of Colorado men whose names arc fo'- the present kept private. A shaft Is to bo sunk -100 feet as soon as machinery can bo installed. The ground Is close to this city It Is considered one of the most Important mining transactions ot the year. .111 n I ill ? 1 in prove in e n ( H. DEADWOOD , S. D. . Dec. 27. ( Special Telegram. ) The Golden Reward Mining company of New York City has just made appropriations of $30,000 for the erection of a gold and copper rellnery in which to refine copi-cr matter from the smelter. Large appropriations have also been mailo to open up old mines In the Strawberry Gulch dis trict. It Is rumored nleo that the Klldonan chlorlnatlon works near Deadwood , with a capacity of 12. tons per day , lins been pur chased by the company. ! MiU IIIIlM Coal , DEADWOOD. S. D. , Dec. 27. ( Special. ) The Hay Creek coal mine Is now shipping 100 tons of coal per day mid the capacity will bo Increased to 3QO tons as Foon aa the timbering In a new slope Is completed. The Elkhorn Hallway company uses poe tically all of the present output. It Is claimed that the coal Is the best for gen erating steam of all other western coals. To Cull Cor HewlNlereil WnrriintN. PIERRE , S. D. . Doc , 27. ( Special Tolc- grfiM. ) The state treasurer's ofllce Is pre paring to mnko a call for registered war rants on January . The call will bo for | about 100,000 warrants which will be out at this date anil will amount to about $175- 000 , ConnleNN ( lultN I he : : ud < ! ll IxU , SAN FIUNCJHC'O , Dee. 27.-Tbe f'hr , n- Icle HU.VH : l.'ounte.sH CunnViirro , a convert to BtlddlilHin. hn i-lthc-r Tumid In r IH-U faith iiniutlHfaetoiv or ut lentil her urd'ir lo devote liemeir lo an awiellr llfV in IK | > Orient has eij'iled ' The mlil-NiAi-mber | If you liavcn ta regular , livaltliy inori'iuent ol Uic i lioffels every clay yurefiik or w.UU > . Ki i > ) nur i ttmuU opuii unO inweii I'orue In tlictluuuuf I vlolriit iilljn - or I'lil ' injKUii. is ( lunxcroua Tlio I smijoitiuiit ufutr < t ini'St IIITIUI-I mi/ur s clear anil Utan i > to taka Ploatant I'al-ixLiu Potent limejcx ( > i > IK , oo3 , WCYPr Hrken Wt-ak'-n orbrlrt lOo a * Wrllo lor Ire1''f ; uile | anil lKxjkitn. . | , lrtiii ) : , A rr BUrllomrd | , ( . p.i , , tkle l , K trr l , 5 > n lurk , " "n KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN paper I * of I'rylon. whore the neophytr wcitt tntiidy tinmycterle * i > f Uuddhlsm. tr-lt of her IcnMiiR the SiitiRninlttii convert , cor- dueted by the Hiulcllilsls. Tlio Standard of Hint plnee mid * : "The oountes * limli hrt - tf tr self In distressed rlreiitnMnnces nnd h't" ' applied to her friends In nn Fram-tico f < > ' - assistance. " The eoniilrss Is tlip ilntnshter of the late Major MeKlroy , who dlnil in Mereoda nlmnt seventeen years nK"Her mother wns Spanish mill she wan born ' , ' Texas. She reeelvpil her tltlo through ln-r luislmiul , who Is the representative of I'm tURnl In the Hawaiian Islands. Count \ < le Cannvnrro Is snld t" bo related to the rojal faintly of Portugal. \\oninii llnnueil for Mnrilev. UttANHON. M.inlloba. Mee. 2i.--iml'v : ' Hilda Hlnko. n domestlr , was hanged ht ro this , morning for tlie murder o * Mrs. l.ano. hrr mlstiess. The eve. . ill Ion w.iprh.itr Only a f ° w persons witnessed II. stum i'oii cuoiri . T < ? ' - ' ' ' ' < * Yciiri * Coi l' o Without a Kn Hiiro. The llrst indlcntloiift of croup \a \ hoarse ness , nnd In n child subject to that dlse.ipo It may lie taken us .1 sure sign of thn approach preach ot an ntlnck. Following this ho.irse- littsa Is a peculiar rongh cough. If Cham- bcrlain'R Cough Remedy Is given as soon ns thu child becomes hoarse , or oven after the croup cough appears. It will prevent the attack. H Is used In many thousands of homes In this broad land nnd never dis appoints the anxious mothers.Vo hnvo yet to learn of a single Instance In whl.-h It has not proved effectual. No other preparation can show such n record twenty-live years' constant use without a failure. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER I'air anil ( 'initialled Colil Tlmrila > ' anil Friday llli Variable \VliulN In NelirnnUn. WASHINGTON , Dec. 27. For Thursday and Friday : For Nebraska Fair , continued cold Thursday and Friday ; variable winds. For Iowa nnd Missouri Fair , continue 1 cold Thursday nnd Friday ; fresh , westerly winds. For South Dakota Fnlr , continued cold Thursday and Friday ; northerly winds For Kansas Fair Thursday and Friday ; northerly winds. For Wyoming Fair Thursday , colder In northern and central portions. Friday fair , continued cold ; variable winds , becoming northerly. Trltil I'nekntie > lnll Ml to nil wlu > SCIH ! > niie mid Aililrooi fiiren 11113- lleniliu-lie nml N.-iiralula. There Is a lemedy put up l > v a well known chemist of Milwaukee tlmt Is a decided benrtit to liiiin.inilv Many a person him hcen driven Insane bj hendnelio or ncuralEt.i nml notblni ; BO nieiO the sj Ktem as n frlKhl- lul i > i'lii In the head. Mr ( k-'sler's remedy therefore timely ami greitly : needed nlnpe it Ian absolutely sure cure , stoppliiK any headache or nouralslii within twenty inln- uli'S. By semllns your luime and nildrepfl to Max ( Jeh.-Ier. v.ti . Journal Building , Mil waukee. WIs . lie will lorwnrd you .1 free trial package .so \ nu ran learn that Dm remedy can be depended on. ( .lessler'H Headache Wafers are sold anil Kimrniitrcil by all druggist1 * nt in cents n box. and If they don't euro In twenty inliilltcH call and get your money back. Sir Enclosed nnd 20 cents for two boxnH Magic Ilendnche Waferc. I find them the only "sure eure" for headache. Yours ro- epectfully , Ed J. Ennis , Brooklyn , Mich. 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Now IXMik tent mi- dur plain Kill without ERIE MEDICAL CO. , BUFFALO , N.Y. IB what an architect , nrtlnt or draughtsman requlree. There Is Just ODO suite vacant on the north tldo of A very hnncU.ame suite , U l , tno , hard wood floor , newly decorated ivolls and ll faces the grand court. You will enjoy looking at thorn and It will bo ft pleasure fur ua lo uh-jw you , R. C. PETERS & CO. Rental Agents , Ground Floor , Bee Bldg ,