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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,"
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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.
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SCHOLARSHIP DEPARTMENT," Omaha
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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.
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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.
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Anti-Kawf
thn stufT Its lh
only thins, that
really stops tho
tlrklo and cures the
cold. Sold by druggists.
Grip, Bronchitis.
(onsumptionn
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P U R 1? MA l.T
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totns of a cold, A
chill or cold, if tu-R-lerted.
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It Is the only Whiskey taxed by the Govern
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DR. McCREW
Ofllco open continuously from S n. m.
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No "DltKAKlNO OJT" on 'he skin or
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tl AKlMfAX' 01 youuic und middle-used
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l-oss of brum and ,Nervo Tower, Loss of
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rimiil un tnn luce,
'nr,.',! ruin, ks. llunhrul-
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Medicines went evrywhero free from uazt
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Office Moors; 8 a. m. to 0 p. m. Sundays.
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uithrmf rnttlnif. tin In jii-
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WEAK MEN '-088 0K Manhood from
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8TRICTUPE Hadlrnlly ruied with a new
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tiiiiu.m; ami '.iii.i:to.
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N HX.T ATTRACTION Nov, SO. 30. und
Dee. l.-Openlnc ThinikSKtvlliK Matinee,
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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
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