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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FEBTCUATIY , 1000. State Board of Transportation AttempU to Show Oanse for Its Exittence. ACTION ON THE HAIGIER COMPLAINT Land C'ommlnMnner Wolfe Hepllrn to Some of the Statement * of Secre tary Porter Hoard the lie- Head. LINCOLN , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) The State Board of Transportation this morning or dered n reduction of 30 per cent In the local OlBtanco rates for the transportation of grain. The order will take effect February 20 , nnd , unices compiled with by that time , the rail roads will bo required to show siifllclcnt catieo why It should not be enforced. This action of tlio Board of Transportation , whllo It will probably be followed by a sweeping reduction on all farm products , IB not a surprise , as the railroads have al ready Intimated their willingness to make Kiich a concession , with the understanding that the present live stock rates are to re main In force. The cattlemen In the west ern part of the elate , as well OH the farmers In eastern Nebraska , would be benefited by such n change In rates , and this will be held out as an Inducement by thu railroads for n withdrawal of the protests against the per pound njfltem of live stock rates now in force. It IB generally understood that thu Board of Transportation took this action as a means of winning the good will of the people ple , hoping to secure for Itself all the crexltt for any reduction that may be made by the railroads ; . The order of the board was Issued on the following recommendation ot the board of secretaries : . relieve Unto Too Uluh. Ill u complaint illpil by the citizens ot Iliilglcr they complain among 'other things that the rate nn corn from Mlndcn to llnlgler , IL distance of 150 tnllcx. Is unjust and unreasonable. While thlx is tlio only complaint on tba corn rule tiled with thlx board numerous verbal compliilntH liavc been made ; that the local rate nn corn nnd other foodstuffs l excessive. Moxt ot these complaints comu from parties feeding cuttlu nnd'slieep In the western part ot the state , rermito freim the corn bolt , who lire e-om- pelle-d to Hhlp their Block to the corn or whip the curn west to the ranges. Wo bavo carefully considered Hie rnlo em porn and other feed In force In thin sliilc and believe the locnl rate > Is nnjtittt and iinicnHein- nble. We therefore recommend thai IL gen eral order bo made reducing the local dis tance tariff rate on corn , outs , rye , barley , tiran , eornmoal , mill feed , mill stuff , chop Krultt , tcrccnlngs , ' oat hullx , oat dust , "nr- Khuni peed , melons , nil cuke , oil inciil , corn and cane fodder ( straight carloadx ) and w cottonseed jnenl 30 per cent below tlio locit distance tariff , taking effect December 1 , If-IM. nnd now In force- , und that all the roads dnlng buxlne.us In thlx state he served with a copy of xnld nrder und be Riven tlmo lo show cause why said order cannot be served. In compliance with this recommendation the Board of Transportation Issued nn order upon the Chicago , Hock Island < t Pacific. Chicago. St. Paul , Minneapolis & Oinuha , Fremont. Klkhorn & Missouri Val ley , Burlington. Sioux City. O'Nell & West ern , SI. Joseph & Grand Island und MIs- Bouri Pnclllc railroads to reduce the local distance tariff 30 7 > cr cent. Tlio roads are required to show cause before February 20 why this order should not be enforced. Willet Si OK Kant TraliiN. Tn Iho case of the citizens of Halgler , who complained that fuxt through passenger tralnx on the Burlington railroad , running between Lincoln and Denver , do not stop nt llulglerMho Board of Secrelarlex found that there Is no discrimination In the way of train servlcn and recommend that the complaint bo dismissed. The recnmniomln- tlon was mlopted by the board. In brief the citizens of Halgli'r complained Unit the liurllngton railroad unjustly discriminated against them In favor of other nearby townx. The xccreturlcx found that the vthrough trains could make no morn stops than they lire now -doing and mnkcMhuIr eastern and western connections and give ( towns along the linn adequate mall nnd pansciiBcr service. If the fnxt trains were made to Htop at all the Icsn Important points they would become mere local trains. A similar complaint was filed by the cit izens ot Ansley , asking that all through trains bo compelled to step nt that place. The finding of the secretaries was the same ns In the Hnlgler case. The State Bank of McLean wns chartered today by the State Banking hoard. Its cap ital stock Is $5,000. AVolfe Milken n Statement. Concerning the Porter matter , I > and Com missioner Wolfe made the following state ment : "I could Fay n good deal and then not ex haust tbo subject. Mr. Porter and I have always been the best of friends , nnd I nm biire wo will remain HO , and generally agreed on questions coming before any of our boards , and a ho doesn't want nny 'personal altercation' with the other members ot the board , perhaps I had better just grin and let It go. I am a good deal like a 'nigger * I once saw at n city election here In Lincoln a number ol years ago. Two 'niggers' had Borne worda and 0110 nigger Jerked a ncck- yokq from a buggy tongue and welted the other over the head thrco or four limes , and A RESTAURANT EPISODE. A Sort or Straw Vote. An adx'orllslng agent , representing n prom inent Now York magazine , whllo on u rcctnt western trip , was dining one evening In a Plttsburg restaurant. Wlillo waiting for his order ho glanced over his nowHpapcr nnd noticed the adver tisement of a well known dyspepsia prepara tion , Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets ; as he himself - self was u regular user of the tablets ho be- fcftn speculating as to how many of the other traveling men In the room were also friends of the. popular remedy for Indigestion. Ho say ; " 1 counted twenty-three mm at thei tables and In the hotel olllce. I ( cole ttio trouble to Interview them and was sur prised to learn that nine of the twcnty- three made n practice of taking one or two of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after encli me al , "One of them told mo he had suffered HC much from stomach trouble tht at one time lie hud been obliged to quit the road , but flnco luting Stuart'ii Dyspepsia Tablets had been entirely free from indigestion , but he continued their use , especially 'while travelIng - Ing , on account of Irregularity In meals ami because , like all traveling men , ho was oftcr obliged to put what ho could get and not always what ho wanted. "Another , who looked the picture of health said ho never ate a meal without taking a Stuart Tablet afterward , because he coulil eat what ho plcaacn und when ho pleased without fear of n uleeejilres night or any other trouble. "Still another used them because he wai subject to gua on stomach , causing pressure on hrart and lungs , shortness of breath and distress In chest , which ho no longer experi enced slne-o using the tablets regularly. "Another claimed that Stuart'g Dynpupsla Tablets was the only eafe remedy hc had ever found for Hour stomach and acidity , be bad formerly used u common soda to rellcvt the trouble , but the tablets were much bet ter and safer to use , " After smoking , drinking or other excesses which weaken the digestive organs nothing rMtorca the stomach to a healthy , whole- Boino condition BO effectually aa Stuart't Tablets. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contain the natural digestives , pepsin , diastase , whlcl : every weak btoranch lacks , as well as uux hydrastlu and yellow parllla , and can be safely relied ujon as a radical cure foi every form of poor digestion. Sold by drug , gltta everywhere , A little book QQ stomach troubles mallei1 free by addressing F. A. Stuart Co. . Mar. boll , Mich. the pollret arrested him nnd took him away and the nigger that I arti somewhat llko wag asked why he didn't defend himself , nnd ho very coolly replied that it took a good deal to makp him mad , but , said he , I wns just getting a little riled when ha hit mo the ln.it whack ; I am still In a good humor , but If Mr , Porter keeps on using his neck- yoke ho may possibly rile me. Mr. Mcservo rays he Is 64 years old. I can see him nnd go him twelve belter , and can therefore look upon the effervescence nnd ambitions ot youth with ft great deal of allowance. Mr. Porter In young , nnd that In not his fault. Ho Is ambitious , and even that Is no crime ; but N , P. Willis says : "Ambition , 'tin n glnrlou * cheat ; H neckH the chamber of the gifted boy. And Ilftx hlx humble window nnd comes In. " "Tho balance of the poem 1 Just ns pcr- Uncnt , but lee personal lo quole , ns I don't want any 'personal altercation' with nny of my friends. What Mr. Porter has ntrcndy done doesn't change my good opinion of him. 1 have known him well and regard him highly In mewt respects. Ho Is n great , biff , awkward , bright , honest , brainy , offhand - hand boy. Ho Is n born nctor , but you never can tell when he Is going lo appear before Iho curtain , nnd whelhcr he Is going lo play lo Iho parquet and dress circle or to Iho gallery. He Is generally equal lo Iho emergency , however , for he himself creates the emergency to order. I have no harsh criticism to make. I might do my friend nn Injustice , for I can scarcely Imagine what I would do myself It In his place. I never was n candidate for congress nor for chair man of n atntc convention , let alone both nt the snmo tlnic. No , I am n modest man. My friend Porter U not afflicted In this way. Perhaps It Is my misfortune. Mr. Porter , I don't think. Intended to step on the toes of the rest ot the board , but heiIs tall and Us eyes are n'gooil ways from his feet and with his eyes on a congressional prize he was n lltllc careless where ho stepped. \ot Above CrltlclMin. "I do not say there are no merits In his plea. I do nol claim lhat the secretaries or the board should bo exempt from criticism , but I do claim that for any dereliction ot duty on the part of the eecretarles Hie board Is equally and primarily nt fault and the de mand should bo just as emphatic nnd as loud for their resignation ns for the secretaries. Mr. Porlcr would probably be Ihe first to hand his In. Mr. Porter well knows , or ought lo know , Iho limited powers of Iho board and lhat Its exlslcnce Is justified more by what It may be able to prevent than from evils It. Is able to cure. I am a populist and am proud of it , and I am n firm believer In the doclrlno of government ownctBhlp of railroads and all public utilities. This Is the only complete remedy for railroad dom ination and exactions , and yet , as a member of the Board of Transportation , 1 am willing and anxious to apply every remedy In the power of the board for the benefit of the shipper , and when I see a wrong committed and know of a remedy that call bo applied 1 shall first bring It before the board and advocate it there nnd not announce my dis covery and intcnllons first to the world through the press. Llko Mr. Mescrve , I llml that while the people are sometimes misled by reports , yet I always have found them reasonable when acquainted with all the facts. When I retire from my ofilce at the end ot my term ( I don't expect to re sign ) I shall do so with at least the sclf- sallsfacllon of having done my duty as I , at the time , saw it. No one , I presume , has n higher nppreclalion ot Ihe esteem of their fellow men than myself , nnd yet , as high as I prize the , good opinion of others , this Is not to be compared with Ihe sallsfaction ot a good conscience. I have no regrets that the press and the people are taking hold of these mailers and only hope that much good may como out of their agitation. I hnvo nothing but gratllude lo Ihe people for Ihelr irealment of myself before nnd since I have been 'In olUco nnd trust that I have at least partially repaid them tor their kind words nnd deeds , and' only hope that I may live long enough to more fully discharge my ob ligations. " A. G. Gustln of Kearney was before the Slole Board of Transporlatlon this after noon with n proposition to equalize freight and passenger rates In Nebraska. The plan miggesled is similar lo Ihe poslal rale system. Ho proposes a fixed rate for freight and passengers belwccn polnls In Nebraska Irrespective of distance , HO that It would cost no more for a trip of ten miles than for ono from the eastern to the western boundary ot the slate. Taking as a baals the amount received by the railroads In Nebraska for' freight during a year , the rate per Ion would be $2.28. Secretary Porter favored the plan , hut the other members ot the board were not disposed to look very favorably on Iho proposlllon , which was held by the atlorney general lo be contrary lo the constilutlon. UOAI > WOHK1XCJ AttAIXST XKIJHASICA ICiliiHiin City .t Omillul Line Diverts .Stock SlilpmenlM to MlNxonrl. BENEDICT , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) If the Omaha Business Men's assoilallon and South Omaha stockmen would Investigate Iho attitude of the officials of the Kansas City & Omnhn railroad they would find lhat iralns on Ibis roadln Nebraska are run EO that It Is easy to hip stock tq St. Joseph and nearly Impossible to ship to South Omaha at a profll. The ofllclala of the road llvo at SI. Joseph und are di verting shipments of slock lhat belongs to South Omaha and has always herctoforo gone Ihere to St. Joseph. lleiinlilleaii llaniinet at .MeCook. M'COOK , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) A re ception was tendered the members of the republican counly cenlrnl committee and their Invited friends from nil over the cemnty In this city last night. Over 100 were present from the various precincts. The reception was nt the opera house. The various commltlccmcn made encourag- IIIB reports , Speeches wore made by. Chair man Tefft of the state commltleo , Census Supervisor Kvara of Kenesnw and J. II. Agor of Lincoln. The banquet was at thj Ceimmcrclul hotel. I.'IreM at ANMilliint In Darkness. GIIAND ISLAND , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) Lasrt. night about 9 o'clock na Hugh Plait was escorting two young women to their homes Rome one throw a heavy club ut the party , hitting ono of the women , causing her to faint. She was taken Into a nearby residence and was revived .In about two hours. Platt fired a revolver ut a llcelng figure , but missed tbo mark. I-'o n nil ( inllty at IIU .Second Trial. NEBRASKA CIY. Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special , ) William Battles was tried In the district court on the charge of criminal assault oti the pereon of Molllo Curtis , and found guilty by n Jury. Battles Is n young negro Ho was tried ones before during this term ol court for Iho same offense , but the jury dis agreed. .MeCool .tiny Ilii ) ' 11 1'nrk. M'COOL , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) At Iho annual meeting of the Blue Hlver Park arsoclatlen a committee was appointed with power to negotiate n sale ol the park and summer resort here to the village board ol McCcol. The citizens of the town are | n favor of buying the park. WantN $ HOt > ( > for Allruril .Slander , PAWNEE CITY , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) William Nlcbol , living south of town , has sued John T. Crampton , a farmer of the same locality , for $8,000 damages , alleging I that Cramptpn publicly and maliciously au- I cubed him of an "unnatural crime. " x y > lln iietrle. I.lull ! liitere t . OSCEOLA. Neb. , Feb. 3 , ( Special , ) O. P Henld , official stenographer for Dlstrlc Judge Stormberger , has sold his Interest ii the electric light plant here to a young mui by the name of Miller for $2,800. ATTORNEY COLE BOUND OVER Charged with Tampering with Hitchcock Gonncy Election Ballots. TAKEN FROM VAULT OF COUNTY CLERK I'onnil KUo Mil Went of Trenton I'nrllxnii I'VHIiiK Hitler Clint-Ken mill ( . 'mutter Clinruc-H Arc llclnir Miulc. CULHERTSON. Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special Telcsrnm. ) Quo wnrrnnto proceedings- were Instituted ngnltiBt the county clerk nml county sheriff of Hitchcock county nomu time ngo and tlio feeling hns been very bitter ns a result. Charges nnd counter charges ot fraud and trickery hnvo been made. Yes terday the ballots were missed from the courthouse and were found west of the county scat a few miles. J. W. Cole , an attorney of this place , wns arrested and bound over to the district court for tampering with the ballots. It Is claimed that ho threw them from his buggy , having had them In his possession. Partisan feeling Is bitter and an unbiased report Is hard to get at this time. Cole IH out under bond. TU13NTON , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special Tele- Krnm. ) At a late hour last night the ballots that had been taken from the vault of the county clerk were found about llvo miles west of town by a searching party near the place where J.V. . Cole was ordered to halt by nn officer who had n warrant for his ar rest. Today the preliminary hearing was had. The ballots were shown nnd by testi mony of former Clerk Allen scorned to have been tampered with. The defense made no plea and was bound over to the district court , which Is set for February 26 on $2,500 bonds. Interest Is being taken regardless of parly. BURNEfS LIFT A FAILURE DlncmtratrcMl Over III-SueeeNM nml Poor lleiilili He 1'iitn nil Ijml to It. SHBMJY , Neb. , Fob. 3. ( Special Tele gram. ; Charles F. nurnet of Ravenna , Nob. , committed HUlcldc by shooting himself in tha temple with a revolver. For about n week ho solicited members for the Den Hur lodges without success. Ho went to his room In a private house yesterday afternoon and In the evening the owners found him dead. . Ho left ii note giving his" body to the Omaha Medical institute with Instructions that after using they glvo It proper burial and n head stone. Ho said his llfo had been a failure for ten years , during which ho has had an Incurable bowel complaint. Ho was 30 years old and unmarried. Ho feald all his Friday business had been unsuccessful nnd that was the day of his last act. Ills brother In Ra venna wired to hold the body until his ar rival. Another Child Ilurneil to Death. TABLE ROCK , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) The little daughter , ,5 years old , of Frank Slama , a Bohomlcn , who lives seven miles south of here , was burned to death Thurs day night. The parents were at work about the barn-and the child was left In the house to cure for the baby , 1 year old. Suddenly the little one ran out , her clothes all ablaze. She was so severely burned before the flames were extinguished that he died In great agony within five hours. She was burled in the Bohemian cemetery , four miles east of here , today. Playing with lighted matches is believed to have caused her death. 1'nyiilcr on Kentucky Situation. LINCOLN , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) In response to a finery from a New York paper. Governor Poynter has wired his opinion of the'Ken tucky situation. He says the use cf armed soldiery to prevent "the lawful assembly of the legally olewtcd representatives of the people in a legislative capacity certainly Is utterly at variance with all the principles upon which a republic Is founded. " He says the conditions In that state "give us a bad reputation as n nation. " Governor Poynter docs not comment on the method folldwed by the democrats In the attempt to seat Goobcl. Kour Fnriilnh C'litlele fill * One , WEST POINT , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) An operation of skin grafting was performed by two local physicians. Mrs. F. Marx- meyer of St. Charles precinct , who was re cently severely burned about the body by falling into a pile of burning rubbish , was operated on. Four young men volunteered to furnloh the necessary cuticle and an aver age of live square Inches was taken from each one. The operation resulted success fully and the patient is- doing well. Drs. Llngenfeldcr and Sammons performed the * operation. Cannot Prove II liy ( lie Ilou. PAWNfiK CITY. Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) F. L. Bennett hap filed suit for danngrs against J. E. Atkinson for ? 2,500 , charging the defendant with an Intentional and ma licious defamation of the plaintiff's charac ter during a conversation between the two on the streets of I'awneo City Juno 17 of last year. The controversy originated through the Impounding of a hng by Don- nctt to which Atkinson laid claims , and , which , Atkinson nsscrtfi , Bennett accused him of stealing. . \ilniiiK County Clllett l.oenleil. HASTINGS , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Spccial.- ) Last November Charles Hoffman , who lived a few mllcH from Hastings , cnmo to town and succeeded In raising considerable money by selling his corn crop three or four times nnd giving a mortgage on n bunch of entile ho did not own. Ho cleared up everything r.-nd departed from the state long before his victims were nwaro that they had been swindled. Ho has just been located at Elkhorn - horn , \VlH , , and Sheriff Simmering will soon go after him. Saiiuilern County Farmers tii'.Meef. WAHOO. Nrb , , Feb. a , ( Special. ) . .A. cannty farmers' Institute will bo held hero February 15 and lli. An Interesting program - ' gram In announced , made up cf the best I local talent. T. L. Lyons of the State unl- | versify will address the Institute on the first day of the session. JViMV Catholic I'nntor at Co UN tn nee. WEST POINT , Neb. , Feb. 3 , ( Special.- ) * Rev. F. Schnlttgcn , who has been assistant pastor of the Catholic church hero , has been appointed by Bishop Scannell to the vacant paiitorato at Constance , Cedar county. Ho left for that place Wednesday , Dillon I'nelfle. leiot | Completed. DAVID CITY , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special , ) The now Union Pacific depot has been com pleted nnd the agent moved In today. It Is located on Fifth street near the business part of the city and Is the most commodious depot In the city. \eliriiNUn Jt finlf Hallway Survey. HASTINGS , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special , ) The plats and survey of the Nebraska & Gull Railway company have just been complutti ! and will BOOH be filed In the various coun ties through which the proposed line Is tc bo built. To Meet mill \aiue Delegate * , WEST POINT , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Spcclul- ) The secretary of the Cumlng county demo cratic central committee has called that bady to meet In this city February 17 to elect delegates to the state convention. Templar liiitertnln. NORFOLK , Neb. , Fob. 3. ( Special.- ) Damascus commandery No. 20 , Knlgbta Templar , gave a reception to the Masonic fraternity at Masonic hall last night , Mem- j bcrs of the order from maay tiurroundlug towns were present. Dancing , games and ! other amusements \vcrc Indulged In and a auppor was served. Fully 100 people en joyed the hospitality of the Knights untlj the early morning hours. DliiMnore Seek * ChniiRr ot Vrnnc. KBARNEY , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special Tele gram , ) The attorneys for Frank L. Dins- more this afternoon filed a written request for a change ot venue. Judge Sulllvnn will not act on this request until February 12 , when court will convene again , he having adjourned it over the coming week. Late tonight the jury In the raso of the State against John W. Tatum , charged with the theft of a team of horses from an uncle , brought In n verdict of guilty. I" I'olk County. OSCEOLA , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) The i Polk county mortgage record for January I shows that twenty-six mortgagee were filed I amounting to $33,806.76. nnd forty-four re leased , amounting to $34,825.25. To Hermit Milllanicti ! nt Wnlioo. WATERLOO , Neb. , Fob. 3. ( Special. ) J. L. Snmleau has been commissioned recruit ing ofllcer for the First regiment , Nebraska i National Guard , toiorgnnlze a company to bo stationed at Wahoo. .Stark Commence * THAYER , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) Con- grcssman Stark has commenced his cam paign In this county by sending out n speech . of Congressman DoArmond ot Missouri , cn- i titled "Foreclosures. " l.aiicrr 1'oxtolllec DlMpontlmieil. WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. ( Special Tele- gram. ) An order was Issued today discon tinuing the postofflco at Lapcer , Cheyenne county , Neb. Mall will be sent from Camp Clarke. l.AKAMIH I'HISO.VNItS DO XOT DIB. StntlNtle.ii Nlioiv IVyomliiK I'rlfliut In a ( iooil 1'lace to Live. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Fob. 3. ( Special. ) The annual report of the State Board ot Charities nnd Reform , which ) ias Just been completed , shows a somewhat remarkable condition of affairs at the state penitentiary at Laramlc. During the year 1S99 there were 1-14 prisoners confine. ; ! In the Institu tion. There was not n single death nnd only one escape , and that individual was cap tured a few days after getting nway. The fact is also brought out that there has not been a death at the state penitentiary for many years. Of the prisoners who were confined dur ing ISiMt thirty were Cathollu , IIS Protestant , six Mormon , one Jewish , one Quaker and twenty-eight with no religion. Thirty of these were moderate drinkers , seventy-four were Intemperate and eighty were temper ate. There were only three female convicts. One hundred and seventy-three of the pris oners were white , five black , three Mongol- Inn , one mulatto , one Mexican , one half- breed Indian. Thirty-live of these were foreign born and -149 native born. There were 131 prisoners with a common school education , thirty-nine poorly edu cated , eight with no education , five with college educations nnd one high school grad uate. Almost 'every trade and profession Is represented among the prisoners , there being a minister among the number. Aniiti : ii\ MAKES ooon snowi.\ . Total of IjdIIO.OOO Invented In Perma nent ImiirovpiiicntN During Year. ABERDEEN , S. D , , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) During the year 1899 Aberdeen made a fine showing In the way of buildings and gen eral Improvements. While It is difficult to arrive at the exact value of all the Improve ments , the following resume Is approx imately correct : New residences nnd Im provements to residence property , $50,000 ; new business blocks , school buildings , fac tories , ctc ( , and Improvements to business property , $70,000 ; general city Improvements , not Including 1,200 feet of , new water main substituted for old wornout mains , $25,000. Grand total , $1-J5,000. In addition to this is the fine Catholic church stasted In 1898 , but not completed until 1899 , which cost upwards of $15,00.1 . , nnd swells the grand total to $160,000. Among the more valuable Improvements may bo mentioned the new brick school building , costing $7,000 ; the Standard Food company's plant , costing $25,000 ; n large fruit nnd storage plant built by Porter Bros. , costing $6,000 ; two new business blocks erected by H. W. Foster ; the Edward Hall block , and the Mead block , occupied by a large job printing establishment. COST OF I1I'IIIIASPIRATIONS. . Federal ICdlflce nt Dfadivoocl HeprexeiitN Alioiit tMOO.OOO. HOT SPRINGS , S. D , . Feb. 3. ( Special. ) The people of Deadwood have been trying for the last twenty-two years to secure n new federal building. The first bill for It was Introduced In 1878 by G. G. Bennett of Deadwood , while he was a delegate In con gress from the then territory of Dakota , and filmllnr bills have been Introduced nt each session of congress since then. The measure has been passed by the senate each year for the last fourteen years , and each time met Its defeat In the house. Thomas G. Shear man has figured out that every bill Intro duced In congress costs the country In salaries of senators and congressmen , print ing , clerk hire , etc , $3,151.40 , BO that the Dcadwcod people llgure that the cost of their public building aspirations has already been $69,330.80 , besides the cost to Individual cit izens In time and money , enough more to make the aggregate $100,000. This would have purchased the site and trected a mag nificent building , and Deadwood thinks con gress should be able to figure out from this that there Is a chance to save money by at once giving It the long-desired public build ing. I'ay Til s I'M oil Their Cattle. STURGIS , S. D. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) A dcclslcn has been rendered by the supreme court which will affect all of the counties of the cattle ranges. It has been the cus tom for years of the rattlemcn to drive their cattle out of the county In which they live about tlio II ret of April to avoid the nEsesso ? , This has caused a loss to the different cattle counties of thousands of dollars lars every year. Some time ago the county of Mcade brought suit against Max Boehm to receiver taxes on cattle driven out of the county to avoid taxation , Judge Moore , before whom the case was tried , rendered a decision In favor of the county. It was appealed and the supreme court has sus tained the decision. ( .lei ek Milieu to HCNIIMIC. GLENROCK , Wyo. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) The power and shaft houses at the Glcnrock coal mines , which were destroyed by fire n month ago , throwing 200 men out of employ ment , have been rebuilt and the mines will resume operations In u few days , or as soon as u 3,000-foot cable arrives. The mines have been taking out about two carloads of coal per day ever since the ( Ire , but with the arrival of the cable the output will bo in creased to the regular capacity of the mines , A large number of miners are In de mand here. Killed liy n Flylmr Hoard. RAPID CITY , S. D. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) Frank PInkcrton , son of J , M. I'lnkerton , a eawmlll owner living fourteen miles west of this city , died last night as a result of a blow In the stomach caused by n flying pleco of board from one of the saws. The young man was attempting to shield a friend when ho himself was struck , llodlex of Wyoming Volunteer * * . CHEYBNNE , Wyo. . Feb. 3. ( Special Tel- cgrcai. ) Govereor Richards wat notified by the War department today that the bodies of all Wyoming volunteers burled In the Phil ippines will bo brought homo at the expeiine of the government. Among the bodies to bo brought home nrc those ot Ray Wcldmcr , Chnrlcs Wllsoc , Clyde Wexxls , Cheyenne , William Holdcn , Evanston ; Charles Rogers , Duff Mo. Urntorlcnl Content. MITCHELL , S. D. , Feb. 3. ( Special Tele gram. ) The annual contest'In oratory lit Dakota university to select an orator to rep resent It In the collegiate contest was held last evening. Gustavo Loevlnger was awarded first place1. The oratorical contest , with six state college * represented , will beheld hold here In May. Heavy Insurance Il PIKHHE , S. D. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) The Insurance taxes paid In this state this year are In excess ot any former year , nnd as the tax Is based on the volume ot business transacted , the payments Indicate nn In crease over any past year. The receipts of In surance tax for Thursday of this week was over $5,000. South Dakota > 'CWNoteo. . There Is not a vacant building nt Mil- bank. A commodious pohonl building heads the list ot what Is wanted nt Flandrcntl In the public Improvement line. A Iwlce of Knights of Pythliis will soon bo organized nt Howdlo and wilt rtnrt oft with u membership of nbout thirty. Eure'ka Is considering the enlargement ot Ha water works system , which nt present docs not nfford enough protection ngulnst tires. Charles Mix county has another new newspaper. Kpltome. recently established nt Platte , the < terminal point ot HIP proposed Milwaukee extension. The Ancient Order of United Workmen and Modern Woodmen of America lodges ot Bradley have decided to erect n lodge build- Inn nnd committees have been selected to perfect plans. YAQUIS PUT JJP STIFF FIGHT I > arBC Number of MeileaitN Killed , Inuludlntr Ceacrnl Torres. CHICAGO. Fob. 3. A special to the Tribune from Blsbce , Ariz. , says : A dis patch was received hero last night from Guaynuis conveying news that General Lor enzo Torres , commander of the Mexican forces In the Yaqul war , had been killed In the Bacateto mountains. The report Is lackIng - Ing In detail nnd has not been confirmed. Advices arc also received that a battle was fought between the Yaquis and the Mexicans on January 27 , the Mexicans then being under command ot General Torres. The fighting occurred fifty miles cast of Guaymas. The Yaquis withdrew and were not pur sued. The number engaged was 2,000 on the Mexican and 3,000 on the Yaqul side. Nine Yaquis , thirty-one Indian women and twen ty-six Indian children were taken captives by the Mexicans. General Torres lost clghty-nlno killed , 210 wounded and fifty-nine missing , while the Yaquis' loss Is put nt ninety killed and wounded. BURNS DROPS OUT OF FIGHT Action of Canon * /cnve * Him Xo Chance for the Scnntor- SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 3 , The Examiner this morning prints n stalcment over the signature of D. M. Bjrns In which ho for mally wllhdrnws his name from considera tion as a candidate for the olflce of United States senator. This insures the election of Thccnas B. Bard , the republican caucus nominee. After thanking the members of the leg islature who have supported him , he reviews the incidents of Ihe senatorial conlcst and the proceedings ot the caiuuscs held yes terday , stating that the action of Iho meet ing of his opponents which harmonized on Bard virtually controlled the action of Iho full caucus nnd abridged the right of In dividual members to vote ns they pleased. Ho elates that n hearing wns refused a com mltleo of his supporters , but without com ment says he Is a loyal republican and sub mits Iho matter to Ihe parly for consld- erallon. DEATH RECORD. Mr . ( iporuc Melvenzle. Mrs. George McKenzle , bcrn January 16 , 1811 , In Knox county , Ohio , died February 2 , 1000 , at 4804 North Twenty-fourlh elreet , where she , with her husband and family , had resided continuously for twenty-seven years. She came to Nebraska as Miss Eleanor Maxflcld In 1866 , as a teacher on the Pawnee Indian reservation. She married George McKenzie , jr. , at De Soto In August , 1867. They came to Omaha in I860 and In 1873 moved to.ilhelr present home. Besides a husband , father , five sons and one daugh ter to mourn her loss , she left a host of friends. ! : < ! \vili I < \ Stc'iIieiiM. CHETE , Neb. , Fob. 3. ( Special. ) Edwin F. Stephens' funeral oocurrcd today. The remains wore shipped to Earlvlllc , III. , to be Interred besldo those of his wife. Stephens was born In Oxford county , Maine , In 1814 and was at ono tlmo n captain in Ihe militia of that Etato and was a mill owner at Bast Sunnier. Ho leaves three sons nnd two mar ried daughters. Ono son IK C. H. Stephens of the firm of Margaret & Stephens , wholo- Bolo taiplomenls , Omaha , another Is At torney Frank B. Slephens of Salt Lake City and a third Ezra F. Stephens of Crete. John I * . Keeiimi , Comedian. BURLINGTON , In. , Fob. 3. ( Special Tel egram. ) John P Kcenan. Iho comedian of Iho "Hogan's Alley" company , who was slrlckon with paralysis hero Wednesday , died at Mercy hospital today. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Knlr anil Much Colder .Sunday Ine - liriiHka anil Snow In Iowa Northerly Wind * . WASHINGTON , Feb. 3 , Forecast for Sunday nnd Monday : For Nebraska , South Dakota and Kan sas Fair and much colder Sunday ; northerly winds ; Monday fair. For lown Snow , followed by clearing nnd much colder Sunday ; northerly winds ; Monday fair and cold. For Missouri Rain , turning to snow , with much colder Sundny ; ' .Monday fair and cold ; southerly winds , shifting to north westerly. Local Iteeord , OFFICE OF TIIK WKATIIEH nUHEAtf OMAHA , Feb. I ! . Omaha record < ) f tem- peruliirti and precipitation , compared with tlui corresponding day of the last three 1 years ; ! 1900. 1893. 1SD3. 1S07. ' Maximum temperature. . . 35 i ; 3 $ fl Minimum temperature. . . . 23 2 30 11 Average temperature 30 2 31 27 Preclptlutlon 00 M .W .uO , nec'ord of leinpcraluro nnd precipitation at Omuliu for tills day and since March 1 , 1SS3 : Normal for Iho day 2. ) Excexs for Iho day if ) Accumulated cxceaK nlne'ei March 1 t7l ; Normal rainfall for the day ( U Inch Deficiency for the day ( d Inch Total rainfall fclnco .March 1.,26.11 Inches Deficiency nlnco March 1 4Kr liiche * i DPllclency for cor. period , IMS. . . 1.32 Inche-H Detlclfncy for cur. period , 1&87. . . , 10.51 inches Below zero. lA'CIUB A. WELSH , Local Forecast Olllclal. Jotui I , Coughs Drown it Son , Ilottoa , Stopped by BROWN'S Bronchial Troches : Hoarseness and ooro throat cured. Keiley Stiger Spring 1900 First Announcement of Worsted ( Jhoviols Flaked Scotch Cheviots Shot- l.'ind Plaids Grampian Suitings. Adaptations for tailoring purposes and many oth crs Silky Venetian Cloths Elegant Broad Cloths Mammoth Stripe Cloths. Dainty and French Ideals for Spring 11)00 ) Crepe , Soio ot laine an exquisite silk and wool fabric Crepe , silk embroidered spots now Batiste and Grenadine new Ohallis. Silks for Dresses and Waists , fashions for spring Foulards Persian and Cashmere , original weaves now Pastel Shades "Waist Silks now Black Dress Silks and Grenadines. Golf and Skirt Cloths now designs in original plaids. Two-faced Golfing Cloth , quite new ideas Home spuns and Cheviot Plaids , etc. Black Dress Goods We announce at this time our very replete stock in this department. A strong feature being excel lent Cheviots from the best manufacturers abroad and at home. Correct fashions for tailor suits , etc. Orders for these goods wore placed at a slight ad vance of today's prices , and will bo offered as long as they last at old prices. New Wash Goods Everything that is new and stylish or that which makes dressing easy can be found here in the great est profusion. Ne\y Dimities that have the style , tone and finish of the best , worth 20c advance sale 15c yard. New Marlboro Cloth'in dresden designs for wrap pers and sacques , new mercerized Foulards for ' dresses. New Irish Dimities new Shirt Waist Linens , new Madras Cloth new all over colored Tucking for Shirt Waists. New Colored Swiss ne\v White Swiss new India Liuon , Persian Lawns , White Dimity and Check Mulls. New Seersucker Ginghams and Toile du Nerds new French Flannels in all the latest shades. We still have about 40 of the $5 jackets left , form er price § 10 , $15 and SI8 , which we will continue to sell as long as they last at clearing sale price of § 5. Special Agents Butterick Patterns. Cor. Farnam and 15th. A GREAT To Readers of The Bee. Pictures for the Home , A Spirited Battle Picture Tilt DEFENSE OP CIIAMPIGNV Wlili'h wiis invartli'il tlio prlzo medal In the Paris Salon.- Cost ! f ( O.OUO. Tills line pli'turo , In 1-1 colors reproduces - produces line for line and color for color , every detail of the original. famous Oil Painting Is 'J'JxItO indies and Is lit to adorn tlio art nailery of a Vandorbilt. You can liavo oltlie'r or liotli of llie'se famous palnllnjjs for 10c each and I ! consecutive coupons cut from tills advcrtlKcmenl In The Dally Hoe , These beautiful pictures have never been sold for less than $1.00 ouch. The Boo has purchased sovoniMliousand us a special subscription feature , thus milking the price very low for Heo renders only. THE BALLOON-By Julieii Dtipre. Tlio subject treats of u Kroiip of peasants In the ImrvcsMlcld. Tlio peas , anls havn spent tlio niornluK raking and slacking hay , tlio sun Is at Its /.cnltli , not a breath of air ia stirring , you can almost hear the bees as they liu// from IKnver to flower , and away olT In the distance Is seen a balloon floating ma jestically in tlio clear , blue sky. Kvldently Iho villagers are holding their country fair , and a balloon ascension Is ono of the features. Tlio group con sisting of the peasant and Ills family are In the picturesque costume of thu country. They liavo all stopped work and stand with their rakes In their hands ga/.lng Intently at the distant balloon. Wonder , awe and admiration are blended In their o.\presslvo faces , and revealed In their attitudes. The subject lias been treated with those soft , mellow tints which Its artist knows so well how to paint , and recalls to the mind many Just such Incidents In our childhood life ; . It Is Justly popular , both on account of ls ( artistic imallty and deep human Interest with which It has been clothed. 3 COUPONS-ONLY IOC. or M. Dctallle'N I'amou * I'alatliiK. "The Defense of Champigny" ( ' 01 I'O.V I'Oll KUIIKliAHY I. This coupon , with two others of consecutive dates and 10 cents , pre sented at the Heo olllco entitles any reader of the Bee to this beautiful picture , 'j2xJO ! : Inchos. If you want it mailed , send 10 ceuts extra for tube , postage , etc. T1IH U THE BALLOON A FARMING GROUP In the harvest Held sees for the Hrst time a balloon In the sky. This Famous Painting , owned by tlio Metropolitan Art Mu seum of Now York , reproduced In e.-olor and effect , Is li'-Jx.lO inches , ID handsome and beautiful. THIS IS IT-CUT IT OLT. AU'I'OfillAVDUK Of lnnre' MnrvcIoiiH I'aliitlnir. "THE BALLOON" cot TON run riJimiFAitv i , This coupon with two others of consecutive dales and 10 cents , presented - sented at the Heo ollice entitles ; my reader of the lice to this beautiful picture , 2 x'M ) Inches. If you want It mailed , send 10 cents extra for tude , postage , etc. HE PUUMSIIING CO. , OMAHA , N1S11.