TTTE OMAHA PATLT REE: ERTDAT, MAUCI! 2, 1900. RAILROAD CASES CONTINUED Hearing Before State Board of Traniporta tion Goes Over Until March 14. AWAITING RESULT OF INJUNCTION CASE Ilnnk Inlnnit Coiiiinny Film Answer to (lir l omiiliiliil 31 Mile li (lie lion r il II 1 1 n n ry 'I'm-1 Ion 4 lt Are I'riiotlcrd. LINCOLN', March I. (Special. )-Thc rail road rate cases set for hearing today bo fore tho Stato Uoard of Transportation were continued until .March 15, pending tho dis position of llii Injunction cnxc In the fed oral court. This postponement was asked for by attorneys representing tho Union Pa cific, Klkhorn anil Hook Island rallroadi. Tho Ilurllngton railroad, having secured a restraining order preventing the Hoard ft Tranf-portnllon from taking any action In regard to tho reduction of rates, mado no appearance today. It Ih the Intention of the attorneyK for the other roads to delay tho consideration of their cases until after the Injunction eaHo Is disposed of, as tho de cision of the court will probably apply to all rate cases now In the hands of tho Hoard of Tramtportatlon. HocU Islnnil's Auswrr. Tho Hock Island Railroad company thin afternoon Hied tho following answer to the complaint filed with the Hoard of Transpor tation : 1. That It denies nil nnd singular the statements therein contained, except such ns are hereafter expressly admitted. C That said alleged findings of said pec retnrles. nnd tho order of said board, nre Illegal, unlawful and defective In this: That said alleged llndlngs were not innde by said Hoard of Transportation, as re nulred by section 17, article vlll. chanter Ixxll. of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska f IW9. but that Bold findings wero made hy tho secretaries of said hoard. That said section 17. article vlll. chanter Ixxll, provides that the findings nnd orders should bo mado hy mild hoard, and not by ho secretaries thereof; and that said find ings, and the order of February S, 1000, upon their face show that they were made hv tho Hecretarles nnd not hy said Hoard of Transportation. T'int Bald Hoard of Transportation of tho Btate of Nebraska Is whollv without nv power or authority to reculate or fix rates for the shipment of cattle or boas, or to fix or regulate anv other rates for railroad companies In the state of e lirnska, and nny proceeding, notion, step, hlrtgment decreo or order of said Ho.ird of Transportation made, entered taken or rendered for the purpose of fixing or tecu latlng railroad rates In the state of Ne braska Is Illegal, unconstitutional nnd void, nnd of no force or efTcct. 4 That It denies it hut It Is demanding, charging or receiving unjust, unreasonable, or extortionate rates of shipments of cat tle c- hogs In said stato of Nebraska. S. That it denies that Its rates for the shipment of t'he articles Hneclfled In para graph 4 hereof nro unjust or unreasonable. fi That the order of said hoard reducing the local rates on cattle in per cent and thos on hogs B per cent below the rates published and taking effect December 1. IW belnz tho rates on the nrtlcles men tioned in paragraph 4 hereof. Is unjust and unreasonable, and that If said order Is put Into effect and enforced the rate thus fixed h" said hoard would not yield to this de fendant a reasonable compensation, or any compensation, for Its services In trans porting propertv from ono point to another In this stato. nut, on the other hand. It would he destructive and becomo confisca tory In Ha effect nnd operation. 7 fhnt said order of said hoard made on February 8, 19W, Is In violation of. nnd de rtructlvo to, the rights, privileges nnd Im munities of this defendant, guarantee.i to It under "the- provisions of the constitution of the state of Nebraska nnd the constitu tion of the United Stntes. Wherefore, this defendant asks to ho dismissed with Its costs. SrtH TlioniM Clock Cnse. Tho soraowhat famoua caso of tho Soth Thomas Clock comKiy against the Hoard of Commissioners of Cass county, to recover tho purchase price ot a clock sold to Casa county, has been appealed to the supreme court. This caso has been In tho courts for several yearn and has been tried twlco In ths district court and onco In tho su prcme court. While the amount sought for is not large, only a trifle over 19,000, tho case Involves nn Interesting legal question, The Iloard of Commissioners of Cbeh county, by unanimous vote, decided to purchase from tho Seth Thomas company n clock for the Cass county court house. Tho full pur chaso price ngieed upon was paid hy tho commissioners to S. L. Wlckersham, tho representative of tho clock company. TWr money was never remitted to tho company nnd proceedings wore begun In the courts to recover tho full amount. Tho first le eUlon wnH In favor of the commissioners nnd tho caso was then appealed to the su preme court, which decided that the county would havo to pay tho amount named. On rehearing In the district court another dcel nlnn In favor of the commissioners was granted nnd tho clock company ngaln sp pealed, Tho question Is whether the com pany Is responsible for Wlckersham's neg lect to turn over tho money Tho stato military authorities are doing nil In their power to Interest tho Nebraska National guard In tho hill Introduced by Congressman Stark providing for an In create In the annual appropriation for the national mllltla forccH -from 8100.000 to SI, (HI0.000. Several circular letters have been directed to the various ottlcers of the Second regiment asking that they direct their In fluence to wctiro the support of the Ne braska congressmen for this measure. William K. Harr. an old resident nn.l property owner In this city, died at h'.s home nt 12.T7 O street today from n sovero attack of pneumonia, resulting from a cold contracted at tho Ilryan banquet January C. A case of smallpox has been reported to tho secretaries of the State Iloard of Health from narnenton. (lago county. Dr. Towne of Omaha has been Instructed to Investigate, The populists of Lancaster county held a convention here tonight In select delegates to the state convention, and at the coticlu- Finn of the meeting resolutions were ndopted sermon at the Presbylerian church Tiles expressing sympathy for thu Horrs and con- day evening, assisting He vs. Pryse and demnlng the attitude of the Hrltlsh. Evans ln their revival services. Hev, M. Thn furniture and fixtures of the Lincoln .1. Munford of DeWltt Is nlso pree:it nnd lintel In this cliy have been sold to the , helping In the work. Penn Mutual Life Insurance company, pres ent owners of tho building. A five-year lease has been given J. E. MurUel & San of Omaha, who tonight nssumed the manage ment of the hotel. Itcpiltilli'liii I'liili Orunnlcil, PAWNEE CITY, Neb., March 1. (Special.) Tho Young Meu'M Hepubllc.m club of Pawnee City was reorganized at the court house he-e last night with a membership Approximating ion. A full list ot olIUcis wan elected. The meellng w.is cnthu.d.tsil from start to flnlnh and the principles of the party and policies of the administration wero heartily endorsed. The club rejoins In the acquisition cf a number of converts. Short talks were made hy ex-State Senator Lindsay, Mayor Trenery and leading repub licans ot the county. rra:igemcnts were mado to form gun and flambeau club aux- ll.irlas Vnllni tnmi i-lllh M(M flttn lin A. rnnlreil In Slolnjunr. Tnhlr lln.-!.- llnrcli.-ir.l n,l Ttllllnls llilu u-eol.-. Tho c.,m.vil-n In Pawnee county will be opened early this year and carried on vigorously, Court nt Trenton. TltENTON. Neb.. March 1 -iSpeclal Tole- cram.)-The Ininenchmcnt nrococdlnsj gainst County Clerk Stewart aro still In session. Tho defense gat ptartcd Into this nfternoon. Stewart was suspended from net- Ing ns clerk of tho ho.ird and iw-Clcrk W. II. Filbert was appointed to net. The next i ease Is against Sheriff Drown, charged with1 neglect of olllce nnd complicity In the ballot deal. Klei'llnii tn Villi Honda. CLY CENTEIl, Neb.. March 1-tSpe- Poppleton, William Fleming, Silas Uoidnr-oa e'al ) The County D'ard of Supervisors of lxiuls Plattl nnd n number of the council Clay county has granted tho petitions of the manic candidates. necessary freeholders of School tVeck. Sat- ton. Sheridan and Logan townships asking for an election upon the question of issuing bonds to aid In the construction of the Ne braska & Oulf railroad through thus terri tory. NEWS OF WAUGH'S SUICIDE llpprltril lij Ills Friends nml Itrln tlven Throughout the Stntc with (irrnt iirriiw. TOUT ritOOK. Neb.. March 1. (Special Telegram ) The death of Lieutenant John It. Waugh. Thirty-ninth 1'nlted States In fantry, was received hero with great sur prise. When tho Thirty-ninth Infantry re cruited at this post Lieutenant Wntigh was one of tho first officers to arrive for duty and for pome time was adjutant on the staff of Colonel Milliard. He was well llkeil by tho other officers of his regiment i nnd had formed a hcot of friends about the I post. Mo was of a nervous, restless dlsposl- tinn and powered the untiring energy to CLEVELAND, March 1. The most dc which his succors In the army was largely structlvo sleet storm ever experienced In due. However, he possessed the feeling 1 this cliy prevailed throughout last night and expressed It many times "that he would never reitirn ullve," but hardly In the way In which ho met his death. When asked why he wlt-hcd to go to the Philippines under such presentiment he replied that "ho would not ills regard his duty." PLATTSMOUTH, Nob.. Merch 1. (Spe cial.) This nvmltjg lice brought to the parents and many friends of tho deceased In this city tho pail news that Second Lien tenant John II. Waugh of tho Thirty-ninth Infantry, whllo temporarily deranged from extreme nervousness, shot himself through tho heart on the 27th tilt, nt Manila. After reading the telegram the mother became prostrated with grief and l confined to her bed. Ills father, Samuel Waugh, cashlT of thn First National bank, at once wired I tieorgo I). Melklejohn. assistant secret lry of war, for full particulars concerning the j tragedy. Lieutenant Waugh was born In this city In lS7fi, where he grew to man- j hood. After receiving a High whool educa- t nun nero no prepared nimseu for won Point at Doane college, Crete, Neb., and after successfully pausing the examination entered the nntlonnl academy In ISM. In 1S0S ho secured a position as non-commls sloned officer In the signal cores and sent in pm m-n i, ,-.,.,,i .m.ii sent to Porto Hlco, where ho remained until tho nrmy of occupation wan withdrawn. Ho was appointed second lieutenant In the Thirty-ninth Infantry nnd was one of the first to report at Fort Crook last summer and was acting adjutant for the regiment when lt departed for tho Philippines. The parents of tho deceased received an Inter esting letter from their son yesterday, which was written about ono month ago, stating that he did not think that tho Fili pinos could get together a nuftlclent num ber of men to concentrate nn organized nttack. He also sent a number of curiosi ties -which he secured on tho Island of Luzon. SXOW AIDS TUB CHOP OUTLOOK. (irnerous Antonnt of Molstnrc "Wcl- coiucil li- rhrnska Formers. RUSHVILLB, Neb., March 1. (Spcclal.l- It snowed hero all Monday night and Tues day morning. This -will do much good to tho soli and the farmers aro Jubilant. 1- A KNAM, Neb., March 1. (Spocial.) A heavy fall of snow, commencing nt G p. m., .Monday, and continuing twenty-four hours, has covered tho ground to tho depth of about twclvo Inches. Thero Is no wind and the hnow Is damp nnd heavy, promising abund ant molsturo when It melts nnd much good to tho ground, which is In tho best possible condition to absorb It. HAHVAKD, Neb., March 1. (Special.) With the fall of somo four Inches of snow, the storm of two days ago has cleared away and March-somes In -cold but pleasant. This fall of snow wXl materially aid the cbancea for winter wheat, that at this time promises favorably. Farmers' Inatltntr Closed, OP.D, Neib., March 1. (Special.) Last evening n successful Farmers' Institute was closed here with an address on "Agricul tural Kducatlon" by Hon. E. V. Farrell. Thero wero 300 or more present. Tho institute began Tuesday nfternoon, the program being made up of local speakers. A pleasant fenturo of tho meetnga -was tho music by tho High school pupils. During most of tho Institute there was no session of tho High fichool nnd tho pupils attended 'in a body. During tho sossiou Superintendent C. L. Anderson was Invited to talk on mat ters pertaining to better methods of educa tion and ho took occasion to urge more art and beauty for the school rooms and grounds. Chresr I'olsnnh I'll ill 1 1 y. WEST POINT. Neb.. March 1. (Special.) Tito entire family of H. J. Iammers of the stennt laundry In this city was poisoned Inst evening by eating brick cheese. Tho cheese was purchased of n local dealer and was eaten by the family for supper. No III effects wero felt until they had retired ta test and at that tlmo violent vomiting and sickness attacked tho entlro family. Drs. Summers and Snmmons wero Immediately summoned and after working with the vic tims for the greater portion ot tho night tiuccfoded In placing them out of danger. Tho tinfoil In which tho brick cheese was wrar-ned Is supposed to have caused n ! chemical chr.ngo in the article nnd made It polsonoui. t'luliii nuiiumi'" Altnlnst Itiilli-ond. CiKAND ISLAND. Neb., March 1 (Spo-c!al.)--Mcfariy llron. aRalntst tho St. Jo soph fi Ur.ind l-.land P.allroad comp.vny has occupied the attcn'lon of tho district court for the last dny or two. It Is a rase of dajll- kises for dcBttuction of crops, alleged to have been cnttsul by filling a culvert under the railtoad. Iti-tlvnl nt lluinlioldt. Ill'MnOLDT. Neb., March I. (Special.) llev Philln i'mlth of Sutton preached a Morm In .Inlinsnii County. TECl'MSKH. Neb., March 1. (Speclul.) Johnson county experienced a storm jester d.iy. Tho wind blow severely and some snow foil. T!.i nheat Is In cucJlent con dition. Slot Miu'lillit-s I'lOHi'd, CKAND ISI,ND, Nib.. March 1. (Spo cl.il.) -Hy .i...i!cn of the mayor and oidci cf iho (hli? if i ..U.-f cvety slot miuhlnc in liio city un at ,)iiied e.uly thlt, nuniinr TrRrREco'nbT lllne ill Ufiitirtiiieut More, CLAY CENTEIt. Neb.. March 1. (Spo tlal.) Lat wul.ig nlotit 7:S0 lire was dlt- ion-;cd la thn liAbinnnt of the department r.te re of S. .M.-adelnOii. Tho flue stop had fallen out nnd flic had dropped down on a 1 Pllo of l-omforls, ' W hlch wero smouldering. ! U wn. COOn I MlllgUlsllcd. TtlO loSS U . """""fi- ... T. ,. t, Louis lto l uelory. ST- LOUIS. March 1 The box factory of Woods .t Downs wn. burned to the groun I l"to this aftcrnenn, entailing a os? of S50.. 000. Thero wore maiif employes In the . building ut tho time and they had to get out f3 quL'kly that nothing was saved. Duiiulus County lleniocriiey. Tho Douglas i ountv Demorracv met Thurtday night i.nl appointed It? commlttceo fur active work of the campaign. Prior to the business meeting speeches were heard I from 1. J- Du.Hl. J- II M 'Illtcsh. W. S r IMP 1)1177 ) IV Till? P CT ; I JJlu l)lll,liilU 1U llllj I-iilvJ I Worst Snow Storm in Manj Years is Now Rg ing in New York. INCH OF FEATHtRY FLAKES AN HOUR Turns In Itnln nt llinliy nml n Flood Is Fcnri-il Tnnnlril llnss of Wires lit CIp rliinil IIIim-UiiiIc lu Missouri. NEW YOItlC. March 1. Ileports from all Interior points In tho stato Indicate tho worst Hnowetorm In many years, lllizzard weather Ih general and the rate of fall nn Inch nn hour for twenty-four hours pant. At Albany and Hlngbamton tho snow has turned to rain nnd there are fears of bad freshets nnd curly today. The street In every di rect ton were blocked by hundreds of pros trated telephone poles nnd trees, carried down by the Immense accumulation of Ice. Tho entire telephone system of tho city, with the exception of tho underground lines, wns put out of service. Practically every streot car line In tho city was tied up during the early hours of the ('ay. The trolley wires were carried down everywhere by falling poles and tre:n. Klertrlc Jlght, trolley and telephone wires were tangled together at many points, ne cessitating the shutting down of dynamos on trolley nnd lighting circuits In order to permit the linemen to work on the wires. Tho telegraph companies suffered great damage. ti)rp nnes being carried down In every direction. For several hours during tiK. early morning Cleveland was entirely f ut off from telegraph communication with -,'ic outsldo world. The loss to tho telephone and telegraph companies w III ho henvv. itimils lllncmlcil, ST. LOUIS, March 1. Bvery railroad run nlng Into tho city, especially from the west, l.. ,,rrnl n I .... - ... . i. , n,u",",'s11 1 ' YL. V T " 8,1,1 " ,h heavy fall of snow that has hcen general ln tho Mississippi valley during the last two days. Most of the trains are late and others havo been stalled, whllo still others havo been withdrawn for the time being, be- causo of heavy drifts that cover tho tracks. Hetween Centrallu and Mexico, Mo., the Wabash tracks aro covered by drifting snow and two trains arc stalled there. Hangs of shovclcrs nnd snow plows nro nt work on nil the lines of railroad and It Is expected to clear them ln a short time. Outgoing trains on tho western division of the Wabash wero taken off this morning. In St. Louis the streets aro deeply covered with snow and traffic is much Impeded. Last night, owing to the tnany prostrnto and 'broken wires, and tho danger to life there from, tho street lights wero shut off In that section of tho city ln which tho wires are not underground. The Indications today are that tho loss from broken wires and trees will bo enormous. IMkIiI Trnlnn Stuck In Snow. TOLEDO, O., March 1. Passenger traffic was resumed this afternoon on all roads out of Toledo nftcr an Interruption of about six teen hours. Iist night eight trains were reported "lost" on six roads, one on the Cin cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, two on the Hocking Vnlky. ono on the Michigan Ccn tral, two on tho Lake Shore, one on tho Ohio Central and ono on tho Clover Leaf. Thlsmornlng they wero all found within a mllo'of tho city limits. Five hundred men wero put to work with shovels In the rail way yards and by noon all of these trains wero able to reach tho union passenger sta tion. Street car traffic was resumed today on all eavo three lines, and they.wlll be open to- moriow. An army of men was at work open ing tho principal streets nnd clearing tho walks. Hetween street car tracks nnd side walks the snow Is piled from eight to -ten feet all over the city. Thte roof of the M. I. Wilcox company ship chandlers, was crushed lu by the weight of snow this afternoon. Tho depth of tho fall la reported ns twenty-two Inches by the local weather bureau. The temperaturo has risen and there are fears that a flood will follow a sudden thaw. SEEK JUDGE'S RELATIONSHIP I'urtles In McClellnii (.'use Anxious to Know If Wllki-s hiiulil lie l)lsiiinltllcil. PIErtltE, S. D., March 1. (Special Tele gram.) An application was presented In tho euprcmu court this morning in tho Mc Clcllan case, In which Mary Vine and other claimants for the estate connected with her ask for an order to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not Issue out of the supreme court to compel Judge Jones of tho second circuit to order Judge Wilkes of tho Minnehaha county court to file a ftntement of his relationship to Paul E, Wilkes, tho alleged attorney of other claim- nnts to the estate, which relationship would bo a disqualification to his acting in tho rase. And further thnt a stay of proceedings be granted In the case until the order to show cause had been presented nnd settled and that au order he granted to prevent William Vancrs. tin. general administrator of the estate, from In any way Interfering with the possession ef such property of tho estate which Is In the possesion of E. J. Taber, the special administrator of such estate. Thn decision of the court will probably ho given toinmrow. further arguments being presented this evening. ln tho application for ball and stay of prucei-JIngs In the case of K. J. Taber, special ndtiiHhirator of the estate, who Is in Jail u contempt charge, the su premo court iMMod an order commanding tho circuit Judge ot the second circuit ta hear tho application for ball nnd take such action as the hearing will warrant. The clr.-ult court, having refused to hear orpllcntl-n, O. W. Dje of Sioux Falls was n-lmltted to prut-tiro tedny on n certificate Loin tho New York (Oitrts Prosperity in Smith llaKotn. SIOUX FU.LSS. 1).. March t.-Spe lal.) At Alcister n building boom has already comment d. plans halng been eonmietwl fur a number nf very good buildings. In t TcoiiiiincIi 'i-i-stllimr Mnteh. Grant county farm lands nro advancing In TECl'MSKH. Neb.. Marclt l.-(Spcclal.)-ptlre, many transfers being recorded r,tt' 'he wrestling match last evening Carl prices ranging front $1 to $1 per acre higher 1 KlVteh'. 'Inllrittel'"!'."'0,'; & than last year. Similar reports nre re. reived hero from many other counties In that part of the stnto cust of the Missouri river. Marlon Junction rcpoits that many carloads ot Immigrant goods nre arriving there dtlly. the owners being persons who have rectntly purchased farm lands In that part of tho Mate. At Planklnton. J. I). Harlow, a well known merchant, has cemmenced work on a mammoth new business block, which will be ono nf tho largest buslnesn housei In tho tlntrv nlillliini nvnrclH tn tie thn l,ujn,i llttlo town in South Dakota this feason. The j iJViVVe'e,11 cwM'" erection of n roller mill, with a capacity ot !in,i ,. ;-, tec lot 2. block M. South rirfhty bairels dally, will be anion,? the! Omaha r.r.i 1 uprovetnents. A company composed of ! l'11"'0!;'. t' J 1 -1 U', fullers is being formed for tho construction I slm (i'lmsleV "l t" II iV.'ahd of a larxe grain elevator. In addition to' j, li Jutgens, sw n-in-ia these Improvements, about a scorn ot smaller '. W' Konlginachcr to .loseph Tint, buildlnss, lo be used hoh as business iruB's and ns reslden s, will be constructeti. Vl'lllMll ll.llls III lll'lllllllll, CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Mar-h 1. (Spc'lal.) t Superin'endctit of Puhllc Instru-tru Tynan, who ta elso icslster of the Stale Uand llmr 1 states that during the month of February 121 applications wero received for school lands, as against eighteen (or tho same Almost all of these appllea-, tlons were for for 610 acres and come from nil 1 i parts of the state. In January of this year , 111 applications were received, as against seventy In the same month In 1S!! Stockmen and ranchmen In all parts of the stato seem anxious to get sufficient land for all purposes while thero yet remain tracts to be leased. Among those who have ap plied for land during tho last month are noticed tho names of many who signed the peM.lons recently circulated In Wyoming domain to the states for leasing purposes. Ilnl.lulii Mill Allt.-. J SIOf.K FALLS. S. I)., March l.-(SpeclalA According to Information received here from Miller, fears that Hon. J. II. Haldwln ot that city, cx-commlssloner of Irrigation of South Dakota had met with foul play., as was ntlmated In a recent dispatch from I Miller, have been dispelled. The dispatch stated that Haldwln had disappeared, and as he had taken a prominent part in the famous Mlller-St. Iawrenco feud and had made a number of enemies, It wn? feared that some of them hail taken Ills life, in- i qulry at Miller among those with whom ; Halilwin ban nusiness reinuons uevciops inc f.ict that ho has gone to his old home In Indiana. hen nsked as to what his tntcn- tlons were. Mr Pussey. h s aw partner, ex- , pressel the op nlon that Haldwln would not IllUIII IU Ililllll luwinj' SlocUinrn Itenily for n Sernp. CASPER. Wvo.. March 1. (Spt-clal.)--The sheepowners nnd cattlemen In the vicinity 1 or iweniy .mho crees. iwcniy ini.c iru .. . there has been no open conflict, trouble Is . liable to occur at any time. There are no less than fifteen separate bands of sheep nnd 3overn! herds of cattle on the ranges In that locality and whenever one man moved his flock the others follow. The cattlemen 1 will nrobably remove their herds nml nvom a conflict, but tho sheepmen, unless they ' arrive at an understanding over a division of tho range, will have trouble among them selves beforo long. Oiithi-i-iiU of tSlniulers, t, Tir.t.-n W-vr, fnr-li 1 ISneolnlA Glnmlcrs'has broken nut among the horses I of the McShnne outfit on the line of the I month In 1S0D Hurlitlgton's Alllance-Ouernsey extension. . nan agieeu ami uiai wicy sem int-n cui The contractors havo been ready to move to respondent falso written reports of pur the Alllance-Hrush line, where they have a , chases and sales, purporting to show the piece of road to construct, but have been ( prices nt which nnd tho persons to whom quarantined and will be compelled to remain , the sales were made. It Is claimed that ithnre thev nrn until the epidemic has been i Whyland, Parker nnd Nlcol nllowcd their where they are stamped out. DECEPTION WINS A BRIDE Sinn Impersonntcs i'nptnln Clnrk of the Toxns nnd Mnrrles Miss Wiir tcii After Short Courtship. NEW ORLEANS. March l.-A man who gives several names and has told a number of conflicting stories Is held by the police. It Is charged that he impersonated Captain Clark of the battleship Texas, which Is now nt thin port, nnd Induced Mfes Ilertha War ten of Cincinnati to marry hlm. Miss Wartcn, with her brother-ln-lnw, Alex Aronson. nnd the hitter's family were stopping at the St. Charles hotel, where they mado the acquaintance of the man. After a courtship of two days the wedding was celebrated yesterday. Last night 'Captain Clark" went aboard .the battleship and by his actions aroused thn Riipn clona of tno omccrs. no was locked up and this fact led to an Investiga tion by Miss Warten's relatives. Tho bride Is prostrated. CALLS FOR SHELDON EDITION Orders Hreelveil for Newspaper 11 Id Fnlr to Swamp I'nstolllec nt Tnprkn. TOPEKA, Kan., March 1. Postmaster Guthrie has appealed to the department at Washington to allow him additional force to handlo tho "Sheldon edition" of the Dally Cnpltnt, which Is to bo edited during tho week of March 13 by Rev. L. F. Sheldon, nilthor ot "In His Steps." Tho force has already been reinforced, but as hundreds uf orders for the parer continue to be re ceived, tho local postotllco bids fair to be come completely swamped. JJvery state and territory In tho union and most of tho countries of tho globo aro represented on tho mailing lists, many slnglo orders calling for thousands of copies. Today one of tho lending dallies of I-mdon cabled for pormisslo republish the cdt tion day by duy In England. ROOT AND RYAN TO FIGHT Side "Vnner of Tlilrty-Vlve llnniln-il tn Five- Thousand Ilollnrs for On- Untile. HOT SPRINGS. Ark.. Mnrch l.-Dan A. Stuart, representing tho manager of Jack Roo. signed articles of agreement for a fight between Root and Tommy Ryan, the battle to take place within three months beforo tho lut) ortenng me greatest in ducements. The battle will carry with It a .side wager of r..5m to j:.,0(W. Ryan started west from Hot Springs to day for Los Angeles with Jim Jeffries, while Root will Icavo West Baden for Chicago early next week. Results on the ItiinnltiK Trucks. NEW ORLEANS, March 1. Track slow. Results : First race, one mile: The Sluggard won. Miss Ddle second, Sir Fltzhugh third. Time: 1:11 , Second race, one-half mile, for '.'-year-olds selling: Hen Magen won, Wild Plrato second, '.nek Ford third. Time: 0:5oai. Third raio. one anil one-eighth miles, sell ing: Culr.isser won, King Elkwood second, Shlnfane third. Time: t:Rfi. Fourth race, six furlongs, handicap: Lord Fairfax won, Sir Hlaze second, Tom Collins third. Time: ltlil. Fifth race, seven furlongs, selling: Dnmo setta won. Pularm second, Zola third. Time: l:.a'. Sixth race, one and one-eighth miles, sell ing: Arimetus won, Jimp second, Rushtlelds third. Time: 1:5S. SAN FRANCISCO, March 1 Weather clear and track fast Oakland results: First race, five furlongs, selling: Momen tum won, Jael second, Limerick third. Time: 1:011... Second race. Futurity course, selling: Lost Girl won, Skirmish second, Mountebank third. Time: l:ll's. Third race, nlne-slxtcenths of a mile, for 3-year-nlds. purse: Sof.ila won, Lucldln sec ond, Helzebub thl'd. Time: 0:."14. Fourth race, one and one-(uarter miles, selling: Tempo won. Acrobat second, Im perious third. Time: Fifth Mice, one mile, purse: Flamora won, Flower of Gold second, La Uorgla third. T!- 1 :!'.'. Sixth race, tlvcelghths of a mile, sell ing: Strongoll won, Sister Allte second, Vlorls third. Time: 1:01. VL. X, V " u-e ' , nn" i.r. "V. ,V ! o'Mnllli y was satislUd and tho bout was stopped. tim: mi: w.tv m.miigx INSTIU'MKNTS liled for record Thuisday, March 1, 19'): Warranty Deeds, 1'nlon Vt ust company lo AtlnntU: Realty itssoi latlutt, lot 11, block I, Park Place . 3,0 , o. A. Wolcott .md wife I Ofihnrn. so HO M-lii-lO in A. l 1.100 I flfl) l.SOi 5.5W l.fcfO (lull f'lnliu Dei-ils, iFinnk nnd ()ker Shipley to Rosalia Shipley, lot t. block I. Florence ' S. A. Shipley et ul tu same, same DCCllH, nmnha Sill. on Wall Plaster conmanv to W. F. Allen, trustee, lots 11 to J- l' k 3- Hubdlv of lot 13. Eas' i u,na"a I Total amount of transfers $14, Jvo INfllP.T RflARn OF TRADE MEN rr,,ct.n1 Authorities t cuicnitn llnve Three Menihers Arrested, ChnrReil with Frnuil, CHICAGO. March 1. Three prominent members of tho Chicago Uoard of Trade were this afternoon arrested by the federal authorities on the charge of "bucket shop ping." The men taken Into custody are: M n't v, Prudent of the ! oar'1 or rain?: nenry u. ranter, wno was(t(,rn)i ,vh,ch hcRlng , Apr Thp orilpr , nrst vice president ol tne noaru imme- dlatcly preceding Mcol. and talvm a. Whyland. president of the firm ef t. A. Whyland Al- Co. All of them are charged ( with using the malls to defraud In connec- tlon with tho firm of McLaln llros. ' Charles It. nnd Albert (). McLaln. mem- ' hers of the Hoard of Trade, but who an- nounced their retirement from business sfveral months ago. were Indicted by the , fpderal grand Jury today, charged with . fraudulent use of the malls, with carrying on a ,mRlnps9 ln tnp nallrc ()f blleket shop. ninc ,mi .ipfr.ni.iine enrrcsnondents In sev- , , , . ; : " . , , . ., n,. Hi, M TknlN AnsA ...111 t.n hnnr, In Mln pral stntes. Their case will be heard In the VnncA sttp, (r,ol collrl Mny l Thp ,,rnkprs on tht, ,loaril o( Tra()c had; h.ir,lly thp MW9 of thp ln,Uctment of the M(,, aM wh h l)p , maf. fc , hp fc fc members under arrest. The prisoners were 'taken before Judge Kohlsant and gave bonds in the sum of S5.000 each. They were then released to appear In court on or be- , ... i the board nnd their business methods have , heretofore been unquestioned. It Is said , by tho pestal authorities that while tho McLalns carried on tho active correspond- cnce. which is said to have been In thn nature of bucket shopping, the other brokers permitted their nnmcn to bo used nnd made tuo frnUl8 possible. The "true bill" charges In substance thnt the flvo men devised a scheme to Induce correspondents in several states to nond their money for dealing In future delivery In grains and provisions; that they con verted this money to their own use without purchasing or selling on the board as they nntnes to be utvd in this connection, to ns to deceive tho correspondents Into the be lief that tho deals were bona fide. The names nnd dates used In the Indictment against the latter three men are: F. A. Hyke. Luvorno, Minn., July 7 nnd 17, 1S!9. nnd A, J. Rogers, Salem, In., Au gust 22. 1809. ARGUMENT OF EDUCATORS Discussion on Whether Hail Kffccts of Alcohol Nhnnlil He Pointed Out In School, CHICAGO, March 1. Today's session of tho department of superintendence of the National Educational association wns en livened by a lively three-cornered discussion between Prof. W. O. Atwater of Wesleyan university, Mrs. Mary A. Hunt of Boston, national organizer of tho Woman's Christian Temperance union and Young Woman's Christian Temperance union, and Mrs. Jcevdo Hollo ot Wlnnetka, III, a delegate. Tho regular program at tho morning ses sion was laid aside and Mrs. Hunt given tho courtesies of the meeting to answer Prof. Atwatcr's paper on "Alcoholic Phyolology nnd Superintendence," read by him yester day. Mrs, Hunt denounced Prof. Atwater for "making public statements an to the effect of alcohol on the human system which wore not the result of personal Investigation," and accused him of gross misrepresentation throughout. As soon as Mrs. Hunt had con cluded Mrs. Holte wan recognized. "The members of tho Woman's Christian Temperance union do'not know what they are talkine about." said Mrs. Unite nmlJ J considerable uproar, "when they make such remarks." She strongly protested against the Illus trations nnd literature In the school physi ologies ln regard to tho effectn of nlcoho! nnd which she snld were tho result of leg islation sanctioned and urged by the Woman's Christian Temperance union, the members of which were not experts." Prof. Atwater then, amid much applause, defended his stntement. Superintendent Charles M. Jordan of Min neapolis then presented a lesnlutlon, which was referred to tho committee on resolutions for consideration, expressing hearty approval of temperance Instructions based on sound pedagogical principles In the public schools of tho country. Tho following ofllccrs were then elected by unanimous vote: President, L. D. Har vey, stato superintendent of education In Wisconsin; first vice president, A. K. Whit comb, superintendent of public schools, Lowell, Mass.; second vlco president. W. F. Slnton. superintendent public schools. At lanta, Ga. ; secretary, F. H. Cooper, superin tendent of puhllc schools, Salt Lake City. FREE TRADE IS DEMANDED ev York Stnte t'linmher of Com merce for I iirestrlcteil lluslui-Hn ultli l'orto Hlco. NEW YOflK, March 1. At n meeting to day tho Chamber ot Commcrco ndopted thero resolutions: Whereas. In accenting the cession of the Island of Porto Rico and lu assuming the control of the destinies of Ibis new territory the people of the Knltcd States have under taken a solemn duty and obligation toward the people of that island and are in good faith hound to recognize the welfare and interests nf Its Inhabitants as IdentUal In every particular with our own. and Whereas, The president of thn T'nlted States, in his message to congress, un equivocally declares that the markets f tho I'nited Slates should lie opened to Porto Rico's products nnd that our plain duty Tl to abolish all customs tariffs between the 1'nlteil StntCjj and l'orto Rico and to give Its products Treo access to our markets, and H'llA.ftull -Tim 6Aprj.tnpt' tit IV1IP 111 tilu lliu, report to the president, Slates that the highest considerations nf justice and good faith demand that we nhould tv t disappoint the confident expectations of sharing in our prosperity with which the people of Porto Rico uo gladly transferred their al legiance to the t'nlted States, be It Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce of tho Slate of New York record I's em phatic opinion that every consideration of honor, Justice and humanity demands that trade between the United Slates and the Island of 'Porto Rico shall he unrestricted hy any customs duties whatever, and he it further Resolved, That early and prompt action should 1-e taken to redeem the good faith the tupl ed plages or this nutlot. as Rho. QUITS UNE SECT h"0R ANOTHER I'riifossiu- nt I'resli) terlim Si-nilunry, Atlncl.eil fur Ills I li'lin, to .loin oiiu remit Iiiiiii lists. NEW YORK, March J. -I'rof. Arthur (' Mctilffert of 1'nlon Thealoglcal semlnnry, whose viows aro the hiibjeet of attack P. one group In the Presbyterian churrh nt thu i time, definitely decided to withdraw, and j will neck fellowship in the Congregational denomination. In order tn reach a decision, lie called Into conferenco about twenty of his closest friends nnd laid beforo them tho entire mai ler. This conference wns hold u few days since. It contained men not only closo to Prof. Glffctt, hut vitally Interested In Preshyterlanlsm. From one of the number In tills confercn -o It was learned today that when Prof. McGlffert had finished his state ment the response from 'ho twenty men pre-icnt vsas almobt Immediately given lu j favor of withdrawal, and beforo the conter- enco was over Prof. McGlffert said that he would accept the ml vice nnd withdraw. JUDGES SAID TO FEAR DEATH Kentucky Court of Appeals nt FrnnU fort Adjourns I ntll April, Mnk liiir o i:plnnntlmi, FltANKFOUT, Ky.. March 1. The court ' of appeals today entered an order postpon ing tho nrpunicnt ito.ket until the anrlnc of ahp rnlpf JuMI,,8 ,,ors I10t -)vp the rfil. ?on f0r this action, but merely states that tho JU,,RtB , ho(, thrlr conKllltnt,oll(l al nlpn fa,(, wm bp ,iw,,eij ns usual, an! tha, (hp c,urt wl roVcne on the bench whonever the oe-aslon demands It In (lf,n,oerall(. rlroIo!, lt Mll, thls ,,,; ,al(p m.rf)lm, Qf in fc fc , cf two of the Judgis had been thretteniM Rromi " Z' lor RO .prtlot.R ncnan governor will be w " J l0 1' HZr ,1 r " '' ' Pr "f .l,c"r;; .. . ' . . I m-vi-nuir uiyinrs niiornevs to tue pe itinn ... 11 of Democratic (Jovernor Heckham. I The two factions of tho state government j are proceeding, each In full operation, bu' with nothing approaching n clash, pending' the litigation over tho offices. The treas- I ury of the democratic faction of -the state , ..,, u.na ,,.,,,. ,,.,. , ' n)pnl ,t of flbont m fr((m n(npj-lH In Jefferson county. The democratic offi- c(l,g ,hlnk ,ho pxamp,p fpt b. ,h) Jp(t),r. son county officers w HI be followed hv .lemo. . . ' , . ... . days they will havo enough money to pay current expenses. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Frldnj- to lie Fnlr with Colder In the llnstcrn l'ortlim Viirlnlile Winds Sntiirilii , WASHINGTON. March 1. Forecast for Friday and Saturday: For Nebraska Fair Friday; colder In eastern portion; Saturday fair; variable winds. For Iowa Generally fair Friday and Sat urday: colder Friday In extrctno western portion; west to north winds. For Missouri Fair Friday and Saturday, west to north winds. For South Dakota Fair Friday and Satur day; northerly winds. For Kansas Fair Friday nnd Saturdny. variable winds. I.ocnl Heooril. 'OFFICE OF THE WEATHER Ht'REAt'. OMAHA, March 1. Ollkdal record of tem perature and precipitation, compared with tho i or responding day of tho last thrco years : 1900. ISM. 1S9S 1S37 Maximum tcmnerntttte.... f.l M M ,T .Minimum temperature IS lTi :.1 It. Average temperature at .11 ?! Precipitation 00 T .01 oi Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for tills day and since March 1. ISM: Normal for the day V Excess for tile day - Excess in temperature since Mar. 1, 1! 2 Normal rainfall for the day 01 lorli Deficiency for the dav l Inch Total rainfall since March 1. 190,)... .m inch Deficiency since March I. 10 ol In. h Deficiency for cor. period, 1SW 01 tn. h Deficiency for. cor. period, 1S0 0,1 inch lienor! from Stations n.t M p, in. STATIONS AND STATE OF WEATliail. Omaha, clear North Platte, partly cloudy. Salt like, partly cloudy.... 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