Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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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....
Cheyenne, cloudy
itapni cuy, etear
Huron, partly cloudy
Wllllston, clear
Chicago, cloudy
St. Ixiuls, clear
St. Paul, snowing
Davenport, cloudy
Helena, clear
Kansas city, clear
Havre, clear
Bismarck, clear
Galveston, clear I 61
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A WELSH.
Local Forecast Official.
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