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2 TI1E OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1000. BANKRUPTCY LAW IS ABUSED Brandenburg BopoiU That Mon of All OIomci Impoee Upon It. ILLINOIS FILES THE MOST PETITIONS Nevnda Flip tin lVnp,( Mneli nt l'rrnrnl llnalneaa la Ilrllcril liy Mr, llriiiidrnliurK Miwle Up of Old Insolvent. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. E. C. Uranden berg, In charge of bankruptcy matters, has Bade a report to the attorney general ou the operation of tho bankruptcy act of July 1, 1898. Tho report Hays, with refer ence to voluntary cases, that advantage Is feeing taken of tho law by men of all cUhsos and In all walks of llfo and In every section of tho country. The states showing the greatest number of petitions filed during the year arc Il linois, with 3.008; .Vow York. 3,00"; Iowa, 92;Ohlo, SS7; Minnesota, 843, and Penn sylvania, 30$. Tho smallest number of voluntary pe titions were filed In tho following states: Nevada, Cj Uclawaro and Wyoming, 12 each; Idaho, 30; South Carlolna, 37; Okla homa, 3!; Florida, 67, and Hhodo Island, GO. Tolul of I'ctltloitM Filed. Tho grand total of petitions filed In the United States for the period ending Sep tember 30, 1900, Is 20,128, exclusive of those for tho western district of Louisiana, tho district of Alaska and for half of the year for tho southern district of Oeorgla, New Jersey, the eastern district of North Caro lina', the western district of Tennessee and tho castorn district of Virginia, from which semi-annual reports wero not re ceived. From tho clerk's reports It appears that of tho voluntary petitions nil wero ad Judlclatcd bankrupt except 237, In which tho petitions were dismissed, and that dis charges wero refused In seventy-one cases. Compositions were confirmed In 206 cases. Tho liabilities In 19,501 voluntary cases reported by the referees amounted to J261, 879,152, whllo tho total amount of assets tchcdulcd In these coses was $33,098,771. Tho summary also discloses tho fact that of tho petitions filed In clhty-slx cases tho liabilities, wero less than (100; In 1,8 J cases, between $100 and 1500; in 2,S.r6 casjs, between JK00 and $1,000; In 7, SGI cases, be tween $1,000 and $5,000; In 2,941 cases, be tween $5,000 and $10,000; In 1.S72 cases, be tween $10,000 and $20,000, and In 2,191, moro than $20,000. These reports also show that' In 11,107 cases assets were scheduled, while 7,917 petitioners hud no assets. Wnur earner Were Most N'unirroim. The naturo of tho business In which the petitioning bankrupts wero cligiged dis closed by tho summary of tho refece's re ports Is proportioned as follows: Two thousand and flfty-Bcvcn were farmers, 7.D16 wage earners, 4,092 merchants, 361 manu facturers, C09 professional men and 4,435 contractors, hotel keepers and others of a miscellaneous character. In Involuntary cases 1,810 petitions were filed, of which adjudication wero mado In all except 285 cases. Of tho Involuntary cases fifty compositions wvro entered Into by tho bankrupts nnd the creditors, which were confirmed. Tho liabilities involved In 1,242 cosps upon which reports worn made wero $27, 179,001, while the ossets scheduled was $13, 433,209. In 200 cases no nssets wcra scheduled, and In n number they wero clrsaed as unknown or nominal. Tho petitions show "that of thoso nd judlclated Involuntary bankrupts sixty-four wero wage enrncrs, C9I merchants, 102 ..nr.. ?,.... ... ! .. .Lnna.innn i ns.r miscellaneous nnd seven farmers. Whllo utder the law a farmer or wage earner cannot be adjudlrlnted an Involun tary bankrupt, It Is quite probable that they wero cngnged In other callings at tho time of tho ndjudlclatlon and the debts were Inclined while employed In ono of tho excepted pursuits or otherwise, During tho p.iBt year there has been no material change lu tho business transacted. The mngnltrdo of business under tho volun tary fcaturo of tho law, tho report snya, seems large, yet Mr. Ilnindonborg Is con strained to bpllove that n good per cent Is mado tip of old Insolvents and unless busi ness conditions materially change a con tddorahlc decrfnso of iutts of this character ahfulil follow shortly. I.nw Doe Not Fiivoi Debtor. There has been an Increase of u llttlo moro than 300 petitions under tho Involun tary feature of tho law, which, says ;hn re port. Is qulto significant In connection with the Impression heretofore current that the law has favored the debtor rathor than tho creditor. Tho nececslty of perfection of tho law by ,a mandatory legislation Is declared to be b matter of common knowledge. Tho re tort uayo that while It doubtless would not e well to urga any sweeping amondmont, congress should glvo Its attention to the provision covered by section 57 of tho law, which has been variously interpreted hy the courts, tho weight of the authority included within which nro two circuit court of appeals sustaining tho position that payment on account made wlthlu four months must bo line surrendered before tho balance of the claim of tho creditor to whom such payment has been mado can bo proved and allowed, which Interpretation tho ropirt declares Is meeting with almost universal disapproval on tho part of tho commercial community. Sicnl.rr lleiidrraon Arrive. WASHINGTON. Nov. 25. Speaker Hen Seraon arrived In Washington this morning from his Iowa homo, preparatory to the opening of congress In December. Ho was Selayed on tho trip by a wreck. "I don't know that I have anything In particular to say nbout tho approaching ses sion of congress," be Bald, In a hurried In terview with i reporter. "We republicans are people who work, not talk. Doth of tho houses hnvo fixed sittings. Tho house has tho oleomargarine bill ns a fpcclal order for tho third day of tho session and tho Benuto Is to consider tho Nlcaraguan canal bill, I believe, lu December. Hut at any rato there will bo no Idling," Constipation Headache, biliousness, heartburn, lndl gostlou, and all liver Ills arc cured bj Hood's PilBs Sold by all druzglsts, -5 centi. fREE SCHOLARSHIP VOTING COUPON. CUT IT OUT VOTE IT. Help Siira; Reserving boy er girl tt a practical aucattaa ran. ONX VOTE roR. ADDRESS (St, ana No.) This coupca If accompanied by cash payment on subscription aceonat fat Tke Cmaha Ilea counts 15 votes for each lie paid, 100 votes for each $1 pais, et. Coupons with cash must be countersigned by circulation department Cut This OutS luuival Utuava tleu, tlrtl, O -Ml AMERICAN JOCKEYS CONQUER London Pniirrn Accord Tlicm Much ftpnee nnd Some Warm l'rulac. LONDON, Nov. 26. Most of the morning papers comment upon tho cucccss of tho American jockeys In England. Tho Times devotes a column and a halt to tho subject, saying In part: "Notwithstanding sotno criticism of his riding, thero can bo no doubt, that Lester Itelff Is a very One Judgo of paco and handles his horses very well. Hut ho does not Always distinguish himself at the finish and In this way he has lost more races by a head or a neck than ho has won by those margins. His prospects for tho next season are very good on the assumption that tho stewards renew his licenses. "Sloan's total of eighty-two wins Is a most credlblo rerformance. It Is generally ngrccd that ho never rodo In better form. It Is doubtful whether any other Jockey would havo won with Lucknow In tho Port land plnte, although on that occasion he somowhat excoeded tho limits of fair ptay." Tho artlclo expresses great approval of tho prlnco of Wales for retaining II. Jones as his first Jockey In place of Sloan, but points out that Sloan waB tho only Jockey In whoso caso consistent booking would have realized a profit for the season. Tho Dally Mall says that Relff's triumph constitutes "an unanswerable argument against tho Kngllsh otyle of riding, If not against English methods," Tho Dally Telegraph, commenting upon tho fact that "some English Jockeys havo successfully adopted the American Btyle," saya thero Is no doubt that a majority of the owners profcr it. Tho Sporting Llfo thinks that tho results of tho season "will furnish food for re flection to thoso Kngllsh Jockeys who havo been Blow to recognize the merits of tho style of their rivals." Tho Sportsman say: "It would ho af fectation to deny that our robust faith In the Invincibility of tho Kngllsh Jockeys had received a rude shaking; but whatever can be said against tho Americans, the In cxornblo logic of ovents has Justified their employment." M'GOVERN TO MEET JORDAN Terrible Toddy Pinna Agreement for Hlx-ltotiml do with the UiikIIkIi n nil nt Tntteranll'a. , CHICAGO, Nov. 25. Terry McOovcrn to day nlgneil articles to meet Hen Jordan of Knglnnd In n six-round contest nt Tntter sull's some tlmo In January or February. The fight Is to be for tho International featherweight championship and a purse of $5,000. Manager I.ou Houseman, after procuring McOovern's signature, forwarded the tirtl clea to Dr. Ordwny, the New York repre sentative of tile National Sporting club of London, who Is looking nfter Jordan's In terests In America. As Jordan offered to meet McOovern for n purse of $3,500 in Lon don It Is believed that the" Englishman will lmvo no hesitancy In making the match for the Chicago offer. Mcllovern agrees to lot Jordan weigh In nt 122 pounds nt 3 o'clock the day of (he fight. South DnUola Foot nail. MITCHELL. 8. D.. Nov. 25.-(Rpcclal.)-One of the greatest games of foot ball In tho northwest on Thanksgiving day will be that played between tho Mitchell uni versity and Yankton college, the game to be played In this city. These teams have met twice before this season. The first game wus n tlo and the second wns won by Mitchell by the Hmall score of 0 to 0, The championship of tho state will rest largely upon the games played nt Sioux City that day between Vermilion and thn Agricul tural cnllece tenm of Fargo, N. D and the Ynnkton-Mltcliell game. Lust month Mitch ell played Fargo at Aberdeen nnd broke even with It. A few weeks ago Fargo and Ornnd Forks played und Fargo won by a large margin. Lust year Mitchell and Grand Forks played and tho former won 41 to 0. Mitchell's teum Is much stronger than n year ago nnd would put up an entirely dif ferent game with tho Forks this year. Under thu effortH of Coach Norton, who made Vermilion so successful In Its playing last year, Mitchell has mnde wonderful progress In the game nnd It Is conceded thero Is not a stronger team In tho stnte. Should Fargo win tho game with Vermilion at Sioux City It will give Mitchell the championship of the state on nrcount of tho tie game with Fargo, It is possible that a game can be arranged with Vermilion after Its gamo with Fnrgo. Tho State university boys lmvo broken tho Ice In their decision not to play with any of the South Dakota col lege team. They mot the Hrooklngs col lege teum last week and deteutetl It 17 to 0, St ii nd for Clrnn Sport. IOWA CITY. Nov. 25.-(Speclal.)-"The Hoard of Control has unanimously voted to piny no post-senson game. Tho hoard dn-i-lrcs to make no statement In regard to its reasons for the refusal." This Is the utatemont given out after the meeting of the Hoard of Control of Ath letics. Iowa has thus token n stand for pure athletics, The temptations to accept tho challenge of Wisconsin wern many, es pecially tho $5,000 or $6,000 which Iowa would huve rerelved ns Its share of tho gate re ceipts. Tho action of the board menus that Iowa will play Its regular schedulo only, leaving the question of who Is champion to others. If Iowa is entitled to tho champion ship mnny a Hnwkeye heart will bo glad, but should tho pennant bo given to another university Iown will rejolco In that, too, knowing well that Its own team Is en titled to tho highest praise that can be given It for doing Its best In every game In a clean, sportsmanlike manner. Harvard t'lio'onra Nrir Captain. HOSTON, Mass.. Nov. 25. When tho Har vard teum returned to the Yale gymnasium after the gamo yesterday they elected Cap tain Daly's successor, who will lead tho crimson team next year. The choice fell on David C. Campbell, 1902, who played loft end in the game yesterday. Captain Campbell prepared for tile Lawrenco Scien tific school at Worcester aendemy, where he played tackle and was captain of his team, in hN freshman year at Hurvurd he played right end and captained his team. Last year he played left end on the 'varsity and was especlully noted for the grit that he showed In diving Into an Interference and upsetting It. Ho Is six feet one Inch tall, weighs 170 and Is 27 years old. Harvard men feel that he will mnkn a good leader for the crimson elevon, since he has already captained two teams and has had u great deal of 'varsity experience. I.nvrann I.ovrrra AVorlil'a Ilrcorrt. LOS ANGELES, Cnl., Nov. 25.-In a flf- blcyclo track nt tho Velodromo today Gus T c, ,1 ., r.-w, I I V, V.l.n 1. .'.111. distance rhamplon. I.nwson won by a quarter of a mllo and Incidentally lowered tho world's record by 37 seconds, his tlmo being 25:12. Wisconsin Will Not Play. MADISON, Wis., Nov. 25. At n meeting of the University of Wisconsin foot ball tenm mis evening u wob necuieii not to piny tho Hrown gumu on Thnnkszlvlntr: duv. Tho team broke training tonight und tho tool unit season lor Wisconsin is over. Hrown fenleneed to Sis Montlia. CHICAGO. Nov. 25.-General Then. F Drown has been sentenced by Judge Kohl sant tn servo six months In the Dupaga county Jnll for violation of tho pension law Tho defendant was convicted of muklng n false iiflldavlt In regard to tho pension claim of Mrs. Florenco I. Hall, a widow. General Brown's friends pleaded In his be- nair, nrsi nororo tne pension bureau nt Washington and later with thn llnit,i States court. Hrown Is 61 years old and n inembor of tho Grand Army of tho Ho public. Ho la said to have a family In tho t'USl. (Name) (Town.) . at Bee office or mall to "FMB SCHOLARSHIP DEPARTMENT," Omaha : Bee, Omaha, Neb, o'uiouu (I, in . BAPTISTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA Report on the Year's Work of the Ohurch in the State. . MUCH MONEY RAISED FOR THE MISSIONS .Superintendent Nlinnnfelt SIhmtb n Very KncoiirnKlnir Condition of Attn Irs to Kilut nt the Closn of the Yenr. HUHON. S. D.. Nov. 25 (SnprlaH nr. T. M. Shanafelt, superintendent of Bap tists missions and secretary of tho Baptist stato convention. Klves some Interesting facts In his report for the last year. Tho amount of money available for mission pur poses wiuim tbe Btato was $7,000, which wail conditioned that tho churches cnntrlh. utod $2,400, making a total of $9,100. uuring ttio year two new churches wero organized, nt Wagner and Millard. Two now llOtlBes Of worshln wern dndlentnil. nt Sun l'ralrlo nnd Stmndburg, and three ouiers ore in process of erection, at Ver non, Wagner and Keystone. I'nraonagcs havo been built nt Canton, DeSract, Spirit Mound and Bryant. Tho total valuation of these new buildings is $11,000, Eleven young men havo bocn ordained to the work of tho ministry, twenty-threo ministers havo como from other states nnd fifteen havo removed from tho stnte. Tho whole number of baptisms is 335. Tim tntnl . ported membership In 10S churches Is 5.0C3. mis is iji less than lost year. Two facts will account for this apparent decrease. Ono IS the linilMllnllv laran nliixliar nf churches that have been lopplnq oft use less nnu ueaa branches by the exercise of scriptural discipline. Tho other is tho withdrawal Of tho church of Akron frnm tho Southern Dakota association for tho purpose of uniting with an association In Iowa. This church, whoso lost reported membership was 131. has been idrniiflmi with South Dakota sluce lis organization on uio soum uaKota sldo of tho Sioux river In 1S71. Tho present total vnluntlnn nf Ilanil.t church property In the state Is $210,501. There has been contributed for benevo- lenco, $10,831.38; for local Improvement. $11,155.79; forcurrcnt expenses, $35,891.47; total ror benevolence nnd expenses, $58, 343.09. Of tho amount given for benovo lenco tho average hns been a fraction less than $1,82 per member; for expenses, nearly per member, nnd for all ob jects tho average hus been a fraction over $9.88 per member. Work Anionic Forclgnera. Among the people of forolirn hlrth tho couso continues to mako encouraging prog ress. Tho Oerman Uaptlsts are doing ag gresslvo work. Under tht, energetic lead ership of Uev. Andrew Swartz tho Scan dinavian Ilantlsts aro nushln? fnrwanl along all lines of vfork. Nearly all tho cnurcnes in ttio Hlack Hills aro prosper ing, ino rapid development of mining interests In many localities there In hk. curing materlol prosperity and to somo extent religious activity has boon quick ened. Tho recent annual meeting of the Ulnclc Hills association at Deadwond wo ono of unusual interest. Tho extension durlne the vear nf rnll- road lines northwestward from Yankton nnd westward from Howdlo toward the Missouri river has resulted In tho estab lishment of several now nnd already flour ishing villages in Charles Mix nnd Wal. worth counties. On tho now line extending northwestward from Yankton a Baptist church has been organized at Wagner. Th new church has a settled nastor anrt n houso of worship Is In process of erection. Tiie worK in tho stato summarized Is as follows: Number of missionaries. 47: rt.nrrhn supplied, 45; received by baptism, 1G5; re- coivcu uy letter and experience, 163: total momuorsnip on fields aided, 2,078; Sunday schools under earn of missionaries, 55; total membership, 3.316; paid for building houses of worship, $3,729.15; pnld for re pairing churches or parsonages, $1.2S4.t!0; paid on church debt. SG1L15; valun of church property on mission fields, $95,521; debt on church property. $0,024; contribu tions for nil local missions. $154. 24; fur state missions. $945.30; for home mlsslonu, $173.29: for foreign missions, $517.85; for benevolent objects, $855.85; church ex penses In tho state. $47,017.26: total amount raised by churches and Sunday schools, $Dtf,3 19.09. Union Vrlrriuiw' I'nlon Meets. HUHON, S. I)., Nov. 25. (Special.) Tho third annual encampment, Army of South Dakota, Union Veterans' Union, or Order of Battlemcn, was held hero Thursday and Friday, and wns attended by n goodly num ber of "old vets" from various parts of the state. In the absence of Major General Edwin G. Pierce of Codington county, divis ion commander, Major Oeneral A. Ludlow of Sioux Falls presided, lleports of division commnnders wore read by Adjutant War ren, as wore also the reports of tho assist ant adjutant general, assistant quarter master general, and division chaplain. These rerorts Indicated a healthy condition of the army throughout the department, and that much for the benefit of the old soldiers and their families Is being accomplished through the channels of tho organization. Iloutlno business occupied the tlmo of fol lowing sessions. The election of ofllcera resulted as fol lows: George A. Ludlow of Sioux Falls, dlvUlon commander, with rank of major general; J. H. Walgemuth of Mitchell, senior brigade commander, with rank of brigadier general; It. T. Warner of Water town, Junior brlgado commander, with tho rank of brigadier general, The following division executivo committee was elected, with tho rank of colonel; Edwin 0. Pierce of Henry, Captnln Footo of Sioux Falls, F. F. It. Coffin of Huron, It. T. Palno of Aber deen, C. A. Near of Hurley, H. I). Jennings of Pierre, A. B. Hrown of Alexandria. F. D. Powers of Mitchell. The ofllcera-eloct wero Installed at tho evening session, Colonel E. M. Thomas presiding and Asher F. Pay ncting as installing oflleer. Mitchell wa chosen as tho next paco of meeting. Mclliidr C'nae Comlntr Up, MITCHELL, S, D., Nov. 25. (Special.) Tho McBrlde caso against tho citizens of Mitchell for the destruction of his print ing otllee four years ago will be given Its first public hearing In this city, com menclng Monday aftornoon, The caso won postponed from tho regular term for tho reason that Mcllrldo fllod an nflldavlt or petition with the court that Judge Smith was prejudiced against him and asked for a new Judge to hear tho case, At that tlmo It wns too late for Judgo Smith to so cure another official and tho caso was set far enough ahead to secure ono. Judge Campbell of Aberdeen has consented to appoar on the bench for Judge Smith. Asldo from tho thtlrty-slx Jurors from the regular term of court a special ventre of fifty additional men havo been drawn for this case. It Is expected tho caso will occupy several days In securing the evi dence. Tho plaintiff has subponaed about fifty witnesses from tho city. Cuttle mini Killed, CHEYENNE. Wyo., Nov. 25. (Special Telegram.) Tho Overland flyer ran down and killed William Nelson, wealthy ranch man of Pino Bluffs, thirty miles east of hero tonight. Nclscn wns returning to his ranch from a visit to Chcyenno and for somo un known reason was driving on the track. Both horses wero killed outright and tho buggy UemollBlud. Nelson was brought to Cheyenne nt 7 o'clock tonight, but died soon after. SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL LANDS MaKitllternt Hmloreiiirnt for lldnon tloiutl Inatltutlon nnil I ton It la lleliiHT Mummed, PIEttKE, S. V., Nov. 25. (Special.) Land Commissioner Eastman has about compl 4il his biennial report for the period ending Juno 30, 1900, In which he shows tho work which Is being dono toward building up a fund for the benefit of tho common schools nnd various educational Institutions of tho state. After a general review as to tho methods of handling the state funds, he gives n few statements In his letter of transmittal, calling attention to the tabulated work in tho body of tho report, which gives In full Just what Is being done by the ofllcc, and which is of Interest generally, as Aro all tho departments of state which havo to do with the revenues. . Tho letter shows that the amount of tho permaneut school fund now hold by tho state, which has been received from tho various sources, is $3,372,920, on which tho stato is drawing Interest for tho benefits of tho schools. Tho nmount which tho de partment has pnld toward the support of the common schools of tho stato since 1890 Is $1,377,747. The state was granted 2,160,480 acres of common school lands, which does not In clude the sections in reservations granted tor such purposes, Attention Is called to the fact that with tho additional $1,20.0 for clerk hire, and $400 for expenses granted tho department by the last legislature, It has been ablo to secure topographical records of tho stato lands lu a number of counties, and also to keep a man In the field looking after trespassers, securing by this lease funds from many tracts which have been used for years without any rovenuo to the state. In which the new deputy has many times paid tho additional cost to tho state. A still greater appropriation Is asked of tho coming legislaluro to further carry on this work. Attention is further called to tho fact that the state owns a number of lnrgo trncts of land which It Is hard to lease ou account of lack of water, and especial at tention Is cnlled to a tract of 58,720 acres In Fall Itlvcr county, for which an appro priation is asked to sink on artesian well, taking tho position that the rental would soon pay any such expense, and bring tho stato n profit from property which is now bringing nothing. Out of 238,103 acres of stato lands sold, only 400 acres have como back to the Htato by the failure of tho purchaser to mako tho required payments. Under the provisions of tho net allow ing tho salo of dead nnd down timber ou state lauds, such timber has been disponed of to tho amount of $1,404.60, most of this being In Lawrence county. Ilnnientiikp'a Xeiv Wnter Supply. LEAD S. I).. Nov. 25. (Special.) -Tho Homestako Mining company has completed Its new water ditch, which Is to furnish tho stamp mills, cyanide plants and tho cities of Lead and Deadwood, with water. The great steam pumps started to work for tho first time this week, pumping the wnter over a hill, 400 feet high. The water has now reached the big reservoir tank of tho Ellison hoist In this city. Everthlng nbout tho undertaking has turned out successfully. Tho day before tho water from Spearflsh river reached tho city through tho twonty flve miles of ditches, flumes and old creek beds, tho Homestako company was com pelled to shut down nearly every stamp In tho four mills, owing to tbo freezing up of tho water supply, which had been fur nishing tho mills with water. The company now has an overlastlng supply of water, which will meun tho doubling of tho output of tho mines within a very short time- It la stated on tho best of authority that tho Homestako company now haa an order In with ono of tho largest Iron and machine works in Chicago, for a new stamp mill, which will mako sovon mills operated by this company, with a total of about 1,000 rtamps. It Is stated here that Mrs. Phooto Hcarat and .1. B. Haggln, of San Francisco and New York, havo u desire to Increase the capacity of the mills to such nn extent Uiat they will have tho largest dally tonnage of any gold mine In the world. This tncrcaso can now ho mado with tho now water supply. A million dollars has been been expended by the company In getting this water Into tho city. Far m era' Union Ditch, ELMCHEEK, Nob., Nov. 25. (Special.) Mr. Lewis of Lincoln, president of tho Farmers' Union Ditch company, which operates in tho vicinity of this placo, on Thursday evening met tho patrons of tho ditch In n meeting to consider a new form of water contract and discuss irrigation matters In general. About thlrty-flvo farm ers wnro presont. Only ono objection was mado to the proposed raise on corn irriga tion from $1 tc $1.25 per acre. The rate on small grain remains tho same, $1 per aero. Owing to (he shortage of crops In this vi cinity this year, nnd tho lino results ob tained by those using wnter, Mr. Lewis anticipates moro applications for water than can bo filled with the present size of the main ditch. Corn, under Irrigation, '.s going from forty to sixty hushols per aero, while that not Irrigated 1b from u total failure to ten bushels. Small grain has been proportionately benefited, nnd, owing to tho unusually high prices of grain and stock this year, the farmers who havo availed themselves of the chtneo to Irrlguto will close a very prosperous year. Ilnrwlnr la Overtnken, YANKTON, S. D Nov. 25. (Spocial.) The village of Irene Ib considerably stirred up over tho burglaries of tho week. On last Tuesday night Kirk's saloun was broken Into and the bartender overpowered, after a rharp struggle, and nfter threats of killing. The burglars hero secured nbout $17, a watch and somo whisky. On Thursday night the O. K. billiard hall, operated by Thomas Jensen, was hrokon Into and $80 secured. This last outrage aroused the town and nn organized search at once Insti tuted. At Volln tho first trace of the thieves was found In the suspicious conduct of a young follcw named Kennoy, who had Just skipped town, At Mission Hill Kenney wns caught Just as ho was about to board the Great Northern train for Yankton. A search of his person discovered the money of tho last burgl.ary and tho watch of the first. Kenney Is lodged In tho Clay county Jail, but so far no trace of his confederate in tho operations havo been found, Eatlinutra for School Support, HAPID CITY, R. D.. Nov. 25. (Special,) At a meeting of the Stato Hoard of Ilegents, It was decided to ask for the following ap propriations for tho institutions of educa tion lu the state: For tho stato university nt Vermillion, $38,000 for maintenance nnd $25,000 to $50,000 for a new sclenco hail; agricultural college, $40,f00 for maintenance; Madleon normal, $20,000 for maintenance; Springfield normal, $10,000 for mnlntenanco; Spearflth normal, $10,000 for maintenance, Tho faculty of tho State School of Mines will nsk for nn appropriation for a new building and about $15,000 for maintenance, This school has outgrown tho buildings now used and It is abtolutcly necessary that a now hulldlug be provided by tho state, Fire I'roteetlon Provided, WOONflOCKET, S. D., Now 25. (Special.) Tho authorities of Wcontocket have con cluded the laying of about two miles of new wator mains, nt a cost of $6,500, and that town now boastB of possessing tho most effective fire protection of any placo of Its size In the state. Do ynu want a stenographed Spend 25 cents for a Bee "want ad," a3wiwx-a tMnXl South Omaha News . Vt itmn a lew days Architect Davis of ttio Board of Education will commence work on tho plans for a new High school build ing, In compliance with tho InBtructlous of tbo board Issued a week or moro ugo. It is not the intention of the board to make any nttempt to cons"lruct tho entire build ing next year, uulcss tho peopio desire It and will Usuo bonds. Tho structure ns proposed will consist of a main portion and two wings. Members of tho board sAy that It will be necessary to havo tho plans for tho entlro building before tho erec tion of ono of tho wings can bo com menced, In order to Judgo how tho com pleted structure will look. Providing tho plans offered by Architect Davis nro ac cepted he will receive ono-half of his com mission for tho same ami then the board will go ahead and mnko arrangements for tho construction of a portion of the building, tho idea being to get to work ns soon ns posslblo In tho spring. With an eight-room wing on tho slto at Twenty-third nnd K streets the renting of qulto u number of outside rooms can bo dispensed with, In speaking of tho apposition of some of tho members of tho board to the pro posed plan n business man said yesterday: "A year ago tho same members of tho board who nro now opposing tho High Bchool project appeared before tho Commercial club with n proposition to voto bonds for tho purchase of ,i clto and tho erection of n High school building. The plan was not, however, endorsed by the Commercial club and for n tlmo the matter was dropped as It waB not deemed advisable to bond tho district. Tho one wing which It Is pro posed to creel will cost In tho neighborhood of $30,000, tho estimated cost of tho entire building being $100,000. Whllo It Is true that thero Is no great amount of money In tho school treasury nt tho present tlmo funds will come from various sources be tween now and tho closo of tho fiscal yenr so that tho overlap, it Is stated, will not bo any larger this year than it hns been bofore." Complnln About SldrvrnlU. Residents lu the vicinity of Twenty-fifth and J streets, as well ns tho members of the First Presbyterian church, nro com plaining nboiit tho condition of the side walk between Twenty-fourth nnd Twenty fifth strcots on J street. This ono block of J street Ib not grnded, for tho reason thnt ono property owner will not sign n petition for tho grndlng, A temporary sidewalk has been located on tho north side of tho street, but It Is so steep thnt It Is almost impnssablo except In dry weather. Efforts nro being made to have the block graded, but until this Is dono the residents nnd members of the church think thnt t lie street commissioner should bo instructed to nail somo cleats on tho walk to assist pedestrians. It Is thought that If this matter Is called to the nttentlon of tho council It will bo promptly attended to. I.nlior Temple Committee. Local labor unions aro still working for the erection of a labor temple in thlB city and with this idea In vlow tho committee tn charge of tho matter has bocn enlarged. At n recent meeting of tho Trades and Labor council a numbor of names wero added to tho committee nnd It was mado permanent. This committee Is now mado up as follows. Edward Copcnharve, chair man; A. N. Davis, secretary; John H, Ding man, treasurer, and M. J. ICItzgcrald, J. W. Howard, James Salmon, Frank Dcrr. The plan Is to hafo this committee servo until tho proposed building Is erected. Soveral sites arc In view, but no selection has been mado as yet. Council Mectlnir Tonlicht. Thero will bo a meeting of the city coun cil toulght, or at least thnt Is tho expecta tion. Two or three now ordinances, among thorn being the boiler Inspection ordinance, will come up for first reading. Besides these a number of communications are to bo acted upon and somo street repairs or dered. Tho city fathers will be requested to placo cleats on the sidewalk on tho north sldo of J street between Twenty fourth nnd Twenty-fifth streets nnd also to level up this walk as much as possible, Slnco Mayor Kelly hns returned to tho city it Is expected that he will preside. Cliurter Itetlalon Committee, On Tuceday evening tho charter revision committee of tho Commercial club will meet at tho office of P. A. Wells for tht purpose of taking steps toward tho forma tion of a now city charter. Each member of tho committee, which Is composed of well known business men, will bo expected to make suggestions as to the needs of tho city. Theuo Ideas will bo worked out by subcommittees and an effort will be mado to hnvo tho draft of a revised charter pre pared prior to tho meeting of tho legisla ture in January. Hlcc Arrrateil Aajatn. T. O. Rico, tho oil merchant, has been arrested again on the charge of peddling without- a license. A fow days ago he was brought before Judge King on tho same chargo and fined $10 and costs. Notice of an appeal was given. Upon looking into tho matter Judgo King held that the ordi nance under which nice had been tried was worthless and so Prosecutor Murphy caused a second arrest under tho provisions of tho new huckster nnd solicitor ordlnanco passed at the last meeting of tho council. Still Holding Crnoka. Chief Mitchell Is still holding the threo crooks he captured at tho Dellono hotel nnd proposes to hang onto them until ho satis fies himself about tho rewards offered. Tho Omaha police officers are anxious to obtain possession of tho men, but Mitchell will not let go until ho finds out whether they aro wanted In other places or not. It H certain that the prisoners are wanted In Omaha, for three saloon keepers, who wero recently held up, called at tho city Jail yes terday and postlvely Identified them. He lite City (Irillnnncea. It Is understood that a request will be made to the council for tho revision of tho city ordinances. At tho present tlmo It Is hard to till Just what ordinances aro In force on account of the numerous changes made by repealing portions or the wholo of certain ordinances. The legal depart ment will, most likely, bo called upon to revise tho ordinances In order that a now printed copy may be Issued for tho benefit of thosn who are called upon to refer to tho regulations governing the city. "Mcrchniit of Venice" Tonluhl. Tonight thu senior cIhhs of the High school will present tho "Merchant of Venice," mod ernized, at Modern Woodmen hall for tho benefit, of ho High school library. All last week members of the class wero engaged during their spare time In selling tickets to the entertainment and It Is expected that tho hall will bo crowded with parents of pupils and friends of tbo school. Tho hall has en neatly arranged for the per formance and arrangements mado for on In croase In the seating cnpnclty. Rd llrlinld A Treated. Ed Heboid is in Jail on a charge of manip ulating tho figures on pay checks. It Is asserted that has a habit of working for a few days at a packing house and then draw ing his tlmp. Tho police assert that In several Instances ho has manipulated tho checks bo that he received moro money than tho faco of the check originally called for. Union ThnnksKl vIiik Servlcex. All of the Protestant churches of South Omaha will observe Thanksgiving day by holding union servloes at the Christian church, Twenty-third and K streets. Itev. Dr. Itenwlck, pastor of tho United Presby terian church, will preach the sermon and tho music will bo furnished by n union choir under direction of W. H. Overton At the conclusion of the services n cot lection will bo token for the benefit of the South Omaha hospltnl. I'li'liluu lloapllnl I'ropoaltloii, Mrs. 1). L, Holmes, president of the Hos pital nssoclntlon, Is working hard to raise funds for tho proposed hospital building, As the sale of buttons has progressed so nicely It Is tho Intention to incorporate tho nssoclutton and to this end n meeting will bo hold on Tuesday. After tho nr (Icles of Incorporation havo been filed com mittees will bo appointed to canvnss the city for funds nnd It is expected that the rcortwnlzid nssoclntlon wilt soon bo on n firm financial basis. o t'lwiiiKe .Votlcentile. Thero wns no noticeable chnngo in the saloon regulations yesterday. Hear or side doors were open as usual nnd liquids were dispensed ns on former Sundays. It was thought that when Mayor Kelly returned homo and found that warrants were out for his arrest that ho would order all saloons closod, but nothing of tho sort was dono. This morning the mayor will appear nt. tho sheriff's ofllco to have tho warrants read to him. Modern Woodmen Move, Camp No. 10S5, Modern Woodmen of America has moved back to tho rooms It formerly occupied In the South Omaha National bank building, Tho leoso the camp held on the hall In tho city building has expired and ns cntlsfactory arrange ments could not bo mado for a renewnl tho members of tho camp voted to go back to tho old hall. .Manic City Coaahi. Dr. Jnmes Kelly Is able to be about again after u short Hints. Mrs. J. M. Tinnier. Twenty-fourth nnd I) streets, Is on the sick list. Mrs. aim Mattson of Albright Is suffering mini mi uiuicK ui pneumonia. John F. Schultz hns pone to Mollne, III., to attend tho funeral of Fred Kembko. The yearly meeting of the Presbyterian church will lie held on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday nfteruooii the Woman's Sewing clrclo will hold u meeting nt the church, Members of tho High school foot hall tenm uru elated over the result of Satur day's gnme. Otto Miiurer. yho Is qulto sick, was somo better Saturday, but yesterdny ho was not qulto so well, At the Christian church Inst evening Kov. Crninblot preached tin interesting sermon on tho topic, "Believing n Lie." Hov. Humner T. Martin will continue to hold evangelistic services at the Chris tian church every evening this week. Mrs. Plcrxon, Nineteenth und Missouri avenue, will entertain thu King's Daugh ters of tho Presbyterian church this after noon. Mrs. Miles Mitchell, wife of Chief of Police Mitchell, hns returned from Avoca, whero she spent sumu wcolci with friends und relatives, Mrs. John Bnydcr, Thirty-second mid K streets, who Is Inid up with a broken arm, Is doing nicely unuur tho euro of Dr. Curtis. Mope the lunitli nnil Wurua OR the Cold. Laxntlvo Bromo-Qulnlno Tablets cure a cold In ono day. No Cure. No Pay. Prlco 25 centt. DEATH RECORD. Joint llendrle, I'hllunlhroplat. SOUND BEACH, -Conn., Nov. 25. John W. Hendrlu, one of tho most prominent and wealthy men of this ntato and distin guished by his philanthropy and gifts to educational institutions In various parts of the country, died this morning nt his rcsldcnco hero after au Illness of several weeks from general debility. He was bora Nb ember IS, 1S21, lu Soun Bench nnd re mained hero until 22 years of age, when he secured a position aa n teacher In an other town nnil afterward entered Yalo college, graduating lu 1S5L In 1851 ho went west to seek his fortune and with a capital of small size entered into business in San Francisco, having as n partner II. M. l.ockwood of Now York, with whom ho continued to be associated In various en terprises for half a century. At his re tirement from business In California ho was worth a considerable fortune nnd hu returned to tho cast to scttlo again In the town of hit! birth. His gifts to California Iretitutlons woro lavlth ami numerous. His principal benefaction In Son Francisco was $15,000 to tho Mercantile library, nnulo In 1897. Tho Himo year a gift of $50,000 to Yalo Law school was announced and lato contributions to tho university brought his gifts to doublo that amount. Ho ftlno mado arlous gifts to the local churches and benevolent Institutions. Tho funeral will take place Tuosday af ternoon at the First Congregational church hero and the burial will bo conducted with Masonic rites. Fred llolilnaon, PLATTSMOUTH, Nob., Nov. 25. (Spe clal.) Fred IloblnEon, a bartender for Fred Egenberger, died nt his home In this city lost evening. Deceased had resided In this city for a number of yenrs. Ho leaven a wife. CIiIciiko Dry (Jooila Merolinnt. CHICAGO, Nov. 25. Ueorgo Scott of tho dry goods firm of Carscn, Plrlo, Scott & Co., died tonight of typhoid fover. Mr. Scott was 71 yenrs of age. 1'rofeaaor In the Nury. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Nov. 25. Marshall Oliver, a professor In tho navy, residing nt tho naval academy, died very suddenly hero this aftornoon of apoplexy. SPARKLING IN PUR1TV AND GOODNESS BLITZ THE STAR MILWAUKEE Blalz Malt-Vivine (Non-intoxicant.) An Invaluable Tonic All Druggibta. VAL BLATZ BREWING CO., MILWAUKEE. OMAHA BRANCH, 1M-2 Douglas St. TEL. 1081. Slra, Wlnaiorr-a Snoihtns rrun Has been used tor over FIFTY YEAHS b) Mil. T. mica .it LfniMivwu r..- . i. .. . r,tin' DHISN WHILE TKETH1NC5. . with PICK FECT SUCCESS. IT SOOTHES the CHILD BUFTENS the OUM3. ALLAYS ail PAIN. CUflES WIND COLIC, und U the best rem edy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by Druggist! In every part ot the world. lie suro and ask for "Mrs. Wlnnlow's Hoothlng Syrup," tnd take no otnet kind. Iweury-rtve centi a bottle Anti-Kawf thn stufT Its lh only thins, that really stops tho tlrklo and cures the cold. Sold by druggists. Grip, Bronchitis. (onsumptionn TMESK THRF.F. DRKADKI) DIS UASIiS can lu avoid ed if 1) UK FY'S P U R 1? MA l.T WHISK KY is taken, nccortliiiK to direc tions, at tin: first sym totns of a cold, A chill or cold, if tu-R-lerted. tnav devulon Into n fatal illness. Don't trifle with your Health. Keep m'FFY'S MALT VI IIS KliY in your nu-dicne closet and use it promptly at the first siens of approaching Krip, pneumonia or oilier lung or throat trouble. It will save doctors bills and may save your life. It Is the only Whiskey taxed by the Govern muut an a medicine Thl It n guarantee. All druglt and grocer, or direct, ltefuno nubstl tulos. tney nre liijtirloun. Scud for free medical tioolili t mid teMlmni'liiU. DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO., Itochutcr, N. Y. DR. McCREW Ofllco open continuously from S n. m. to 9 p. in. Sundays from s a m. to 5 p. tn, CHARGES LOW (tlr. atrUrcvr at nue Til 12 MOST .HUCCKSMPUI, SPECIALIST In (he trcutiiieut ol ull loriua of I)I!S. KASIJS AMI DlbOUDIMlS Ol' ME.M OS1.V, SO years' experience. 15 j-enra m Oinnlin. VARICOCELE AND HYDROCELE , A 'UIU1A.M:.T CtUU ULAIlAMUlil) I A DAYS-wiiiiout cuttlnt, pain or loss of tJme. Tim UUl KK.M mm aiosr ISA TtllAt, Ulillk, thut hua jet been Ula covered (JIIAlUiUs LOW. Ni fllll IS in uii bianco and conditions 7 curod, una ever;' truco of tho diHcuau ia thoroughly eliminated from ih hloou. No "DltKAKlNO OJT" on 'he skin or xace or my ex.ernu! appruiuiit3 of th Umettbo wtnuiiver. A irvutuieiit tUut la moro Buccosfui und far mine wutlsluctory man "Hoi springs' tie;iunnl ami at ess thun HALF THE COST. A cure that K ii u I nn teed to be permanent lor Ufa. tl AKlMfAX' 01 youuic und middle-used 1IUUU Klulit l x. li. .1,111... 4WOBC, '.UltVUO l-oss of brum and ,Nervo Tower, Loss of lor and Vitality, l'lmul on thn Fu lulns in iho Uuck. ForKotfulntss, Uashf rimiil un tnn luce, 'nr,.',! ruin, ks. llunhrul- nil.ll iilMMMI CA.IliM CLHll.ll, SIRlr.lllQF iulckly cured with a new uiniuivni. ,,,, mtniiiuiu norno treat- mini Money nnd Hladder Troubles, Gon orrhea. Oleet cuitKs rii;AiiANTi:r,!. CHARGES LOW. Conaullullou Iree. Treatment n mult. Medicines went evrywhero free from uazt or uieakuse, ready Kir use. Office Moors; 8 a. m. to 0 p. m. Sundays. 8 a. m. to p. m. 1". O. Uox T6G. Offlca over :i5 South Uth St., between Karnum and Doub-luit Bts., OMAHA. NEIL uenH in . H -.ill,, Mill CA.IliM CLIIbll, MEN NO CURE, NO PAY If you !iQToimU. nk orrrtn. ; loit potter or wenkpnlnff drains, our acmim Oiyaii Pcrelnppr will irttore you without drum or olt-ctrlclt) i 35,000 in um"i not one frillurei notcnflieturnnti no c (. V. fraud i irrltoror paitlfulur. rif irii In nlnfn enrrlopo, LOCAL APPLIANCE CO.. 414 Cnmes Diet.. Denver. Colo. $6.00 A tYaONTH. SPECIALIST In All Private Diseases and Disorders of nicn IS Years In Omaha. VARICOCELE HYDROCELE cured. juoiuou vew, ncvor iMIs. uithrmf rnttlnif. tin In jii- flW7 fi V oVh of In e YD L 1 1 ICcuredfiirlirenud the poison ,r,,1-,0thoiiiUi!lily cleaned from the sy item. Soon every Hun mid symptom dMappear completely and forever No "lIltBAlCINO OUT" nf tlmdliifSBe onthe skin or fcrt. Treatment contains co daui;erou.i drugs or Injurious medlrlnei. WEAK MEN '-088 0K Manhood from MV Hi l l v CM"'"ot VinlMUl) Nkiivous SbAUAL.LT DuniLIT.V or KXIIAI'STION, Wastino Wkaknkss Invoi.vntaiiv I.OSK8, with KMit,v Dkoav in Yohno and Miihilb Aosp. tack nf vim, vigor iiliI strength, with Bflxuul organs Imtmlrtd nudwrnk. 8TRICTUPE Hadlrnlly ruied with a new ec-r"'"1 Infnlllblr. Home Trent, nna wttti inent. NolnHtruiurntH.nopaln, nn detention from biihlnesa. Oonorrhoeu, Kidney and llliiildrr Trouble OIIKIIS HUAItA NTKril, Conultatlon Frer. Irtatmrnt by Mall. Cnllonoraddreps 9 s. Mth St. Dr. Searies & Searlos. Omaha. Neb. AMUSbMlS.Vr. ORIIHT8N TONIGHT 8:15. fUlGI.MATO IMIMIHIAI, .1 A 1'A.VKNK. Ml.l.K. I1IIIS Tl.MV.S I'erformlnif I3os, Monkeys nnd rats. nnw'Aitn atciiimi.n ui.v. tiiiiu.m; ami '.iii.i:to. ll'.SSli: I'AUCIIAM. I, US KltASSKTTIKS. (ii:illtlii: AUSTIN .IMKIIti:. SI1XV I'A.MII.Y .iiati.xhi: avi:i.u.siav SI'i:CIAI-Seeure Bents Kurly nnd Avoid Hush und Disappointment for the TllAN'KSCllVINU MATINKK, Tlll ltMDAV, .ovi:.Miu:it 20. BOYD'S Wmiiluiird .t lllirursn, MK'ra. Tel. It) 111. TONIOIIT, C(IMMI',M'I.V(i TO.MUIIT, Tho Scenic Hciisntloii, ACROSS THE PACIFIC! Hurry Clity Hliuiey ns Willie IU '. l'rlces 25c, Wc und "Go. N HX.T ATTRACTION Nov, SO. 30. und Dee. l.-Openlnc ThinikSKtvlliK Matinee, "THIS l'ltlM-'K.HS flf II." PrlcuH- 25c, GOc, 1 00. JI M Seats on sulu Tuesday Mormnir. MRS. JENNESS MILLER WIM. I.KCTl lti: ON Dress Reform and Physical" Culture tiksd.Oi 'v. ii7, :n:to v. m. At tho Klrst Congregation Church, 19th and Davenport Bts. Admission, 50c. HH.MUMT fllll.ll SAVINCi LVSTITITI'.. " HI5HT SHOW OF THM HHAHON MIACO'S TROCADERO 0'Lh? Miillnee Todnj llle mid Utlc. All Tills Week. Tin: i I'lii'i.w in iti,i:su i:ns, VreKentltiK two excellent HiirleniiKH, "In Orand l'toplu" nnd "liuyilen, Huston & f'o.," and a superb olio of metropolitan vuudevllle stars. Night Trices loo, Mo und 30c. t Smuko if you like, . flenaaaaaaaVTACirSaaV V If i VlfT ' ili,