THE OMATTA DAILY UKT.i TTTVTCSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1001.
DISPUTES OIL LAND CLAIMS!
Uaiu Faolfio AiMrta Iti Rlfht U th
Titl.i.
TERRITORY INCLUDED IN THE CRANT
Hntlrontl Mill I'IkIiI fur II I'roiirrty
and Will t'nrry (In- t.'iiNrs to llir
Suprrnir- Court If
eccsMiry.
rHUYENN'E, Wyo.. Dec. 11. (Special.)
It Is reported that trouble Is in store, for
oil men who hnvc located claims on Union
J'arlflc unpatented land In southwest Wyo
ming. Land Examiner C. A. Dtock of the
Union l'aclllc has been Investigating tho
matter for suvcrnl weckB, and ns a result
of his roport the railroad company will, In
till probability, fight nil claims. carrying
tho cases to the United States supreme
court If necessary
Mr Illnck suys that In tho nil field near
Aspen and I'ledmnnt n number of people,
including Senator Kenrns of Utah and other
prominent men, bavo located oil claims
on land Included In the Union Pacific land
grant. The locators claim that tho land
Is unpatented and that It ran bo locnted
under tho placer mining laws ns oil land.
Tho railroad will fight the claims on
povcral grounds, First, It will ho maintained
that no land can ho hold as oil land unless
Jt Is producing- oil In paying quantities. The
tnero supposition from surface Indications
that there Is oil will not bo sufficient, says
tho agent of tho company. If It Is proved
that tho land Is producing oil. tho company
will fight the claims on tho ground that
they hnvn n right to patent becnuso tho
rnllroad has been paying taxes on all lands
Included In the grant-slnco W,.
Tho company Hays It Is not Its purpose
to retard the development of the Wyoming
oil fields. On the contrary, the Union
I'aclflc would like to encourage develop
ment, but It doesn't purpose to glvo Its
land away. It wants to sell at a fair
rirlco to pcoplo who will devolop It. .
ENGINEER COOPER IS DEAD
tVlilcly Known Itiillrnnit Mini
Kllli-il In mi Acci
dent. I
HURON'. S. R, Dec. 11. (Special.) News
Of tho death In a railway accident nt Kllcns
Iiurg, Wash., on tho fsth Inst, of Engineer
Thomas H. Cooper, Into of this city, was
Received hero with much surprise nnd deep
regret. Mr. Cooper with his wlfo nnd two
llttlo boys ,Uh hero for their new home In
Washington a f,ow months slnco.
Kor several yonis Mr. Cooper wbb cm
ployed on the Dakota Central division of
tho Chicago & Northwestern railway and
was well known In railway and mili
tary circles, being a member of tho
llrothcrhood of Locomotive Engineers and
captain of Company 0, First South Dakota
Infantry.
Ho did not accompany tho regiment to th")
J'hlllpplnis, being rejected because of phys
ical disabilities. Mr. Cooper's mother
resides at Miller, S. D.
WYOMING CONVENTION OPENS
IJvrry Si'i'lliin of the State Ii Iti'pro-
, Nuntuil nt First Industrial
i.
Mrrtliiir.
LARAMIE, Wyo.. Dec. 11. Tho first Wyo
mlng Industrial convention opened In this
city tgday nt '.' o'clock. Thoro nre lfiO
delegates present, representing every sec
tion and. overy Interest In this state. (iav-(
crnor Richards is chairman.'
After nn opening address by Governor
illchards and several welcoming speeches
nddresses were made by Dr. II. II. llrooks
of Casper, on "Cattlo Raising; Stnto
Geologist Heeler on the mineral resources
of tho state, nnd cx-Henutor J. M. Carey
on Irrigation.
A committee wan appointed to mako rec
ommendatlon for a Wyoming exhibit nt tho
Loulslnna I'urchaso exposition In 1903.
FINDS WQMAN'aLMQST FROZEN
Discoverer l.fiivi'n lli-r to .Summon A III
nml Ni'iiri'liliiK I'nrty Cui
In I'llt-Mlllt.
CIIEYE.VNE. Wyo.. Dec. 11.- telcphono
lineman tonight reported that ho found a
woman on the prnlrlo about four miles
pouth of Cheyenne nt I o'clock this after
noon nearly Htupcftcd by cold. He roused
her anil tried to Induco her to accompany
him, to town, but she fought him savagely.
Finally wrapping his coat nbout her and
Klvlng her a flask of whisky, he hurried to
town for help. A searching party wns sent
nut, hut returned with no trace of her.
Thn sheriff afterward went with a largo
party and had not returned nt a late hour.
There Iti no clew to tho woman's Identity.
Tho weather Is very cold, a heavy snow
ptorm Is raging und llttlo hopo Is felt ol
her belni; found alive.
Smith lliiKoln liii'iiriioriitloiiM.
PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 11. (Special.)
Thesu articles of incorporation havo been
filed: Huston and New Haven Copper com
pany, at l'lerre with a capltnl of $.100,000;
incorporators, Ilcnjamln F. Colinan, Charles
J, Arthur nml L. L. Stephens.
Wnubay Land and Loan company at Wau
tny, with a cnpltal of $5,000; Incorporators,
Georgo L, (Instad, Louis J. Onstad and
George G, Laxell.
I) rook I n k Investment compnny, at llrook
ings, with n capital of fin. 000; Incorpora
tors, S. II McCall, James F. Holiiday nnd
4. M. Hnllldny.
i
M
LongHair
for Sale!
The girls of Brittany and the
lower Pyrenees still sell their
hair at the annual fairs.
Perhaps you are wearing some
of this sale-hair ! Better spend
your money on Ayer's Hair Vigor
and have an abundance of your
own hair.
If your hair is turning gray and
you are beginning to look, a little
old, Ayer's Hair Vigor will surely
bring back to it all the dark, rich
color of youth.
"At 19 my hair began to turn gray. I med Ayer's
Hair Vigor ; ami now, at 6i years of age, my hair lias the
natural Jet-black color It had when, 1 was 1 7."
L V. Williams, Shenandoah Junction, W. Va.
letter takeslong journey
Alimixt ii lenr mi llio HiiimI nml lln
Trinelcil llnlf h Million
Miles.
0. T. Cartrlght, a clerk In the army head
quarters, received yesterday n letter
which, It Is estimated, has traveled more
than 500,000 miles slnco January 1 last.
Slnco that date it has been on the go con
stantly, having visited nearly nil tho coun
tries of tho globe, nnd Its various envelopes
present b rather complete stamp collection
In themselves.
It was written by Edward W. Griffith, n
clerk In tho adjutant general's office at
Manila, who sent It out as a New Year's
greeting to nearly 100 of his friends in all
parts of tho world. Having served in both
tho Ilrltlsh nnd United States armies, ho
hnd a wldo acquaintance. The letter con
tains a list of addresses and each recipient
Is asked to forward It to the next. Mr.
Cartrlght's name Is tho Inst In tho list.
Ho will now return It to tho sender. Four
envelopes havo been worn out, nnd these,
dog-eared, trnvcl-stalncd nnd bqdecked with
foreign stamps, are still wtth the package,
ns new covers havo been substituted from
tlmo to tlmo for the useless ones. Tho
letter hns been to China, India, l'ersla,
Afghanistan. South Afrlcn, Scotlnnd, Eng
land, Ireland, Wales nnd to several points
In tho United States.
Hnw .Ni'iir Dentil.
"It often mndo my heart ache," writes
L. C. Overstrect of Elgin, Tcnn., "to hear
my wife cough until it seemed her weak nnd
soro lungs would colapse. Good doctors
said sho was so far gone with consumption
that no medicine or i-.irthly help could snvo
her, but a friend recommended Dr. King's
Now Discovery nnd persistent uso of this
excellent medicine saved her life." It's nb
soluely guaranteed for Coughs, Cold, Ilron
chills. Asthma nnd all Throat and I.ung
diseases, fiuc nnd $1 at Kuhn & Co.'s. Trlnl
bottles free.
Cluiriti'il n ltd IIiiIiIiIiik l.oitunr.
Florence Flck wns nrresteil Inst night by
Detectives lleltfclt find Donahue, charged
with robbing IVter Clirlstenson of $10. Hoth
parties hnvc rooms nt Sixteenth tun! Daven
port. During the nbieneo of I'hrlstetison
Morence, It Is charged, went Into his room
nml mnlo $10 At the station no money was
found on the woman.
Illcvlllr from tin- ('onrtn,
Elmer E. Thomas of Omaha has been nd
mltted to practice in federal courts.
Mrs. Justice Kessler hns applied for nn
ntipolntmeut as guardian for her huh:ind.
Mr. ICesslcr has sulTereil partial paralysis
and Is unable to write or sppak.
Judge Slabaugh Is hearing nn action
brought against .Mrs l'lim-lie It. K. Linton
by Attorney John 'I'. fathers, who seeks
to recover $."..l.W.7o for professional service.
Tho Coalman company has been Incor
porated for $:(.. Tho company will do a
general printing bislncss. l II. t'osgrnvo,
C. J. Clnrke nnd Fred II.. Cosgrovu tiro the
Incorporators,
Tim arguments linve been concluded on
the motion for temporary alimony tiled by
Mrs. Cora I.athrop Patterson. Judge ICs
tolle has the matter under consideration
anil will render a decision Saturday.
Judge Keysor was In Omaha yesterday,
returning from Tekuinnh, but returned to
lllnlr to resume his court work there todny.
Sheriff Power went to Lincoln yesterday
morning In charge of Jacob Wiley, an In
sane put lent who will lie placed In the hos
pital at Lincoln.
Judge Munger. sitting in the federal clr
cult court, expects to move today from thn
courtroom In the south wing of tho federal
building to a similar room In the north
wing. The stonecutters move to the south
side nnd the court wMies to escape as
much of the noise as possible.
Flo Comer, who wns arresteil nnd Im
prisoned on a charge of larceny. Illeil by
Mrs. Ilufus U Clark, has been released on
bond furnished by II. I'. Maze. Miss Comer
Is the woman who Is charged with having
left Omaha with Unfits L. Clark when he
deserted his wife Homo time ago.
The fasti liro'.ight against the Omaha
Prldgo unit Terminal company by Adam
Denies was taken from the Jury by Judge
Slabaugh. who Instructed u verdict for thn
defendant. Denies sought to recover $.",0u0
damages for Injuries which he Is said to
have received while In the employ of the
company.
Statements llled by the Postal Telegraph
Cable company concerning Its relations
with the Plnttsmnoth Telephone company
havo been llled with the clerk of the dis
trict court. Tho company explains thnt It
agreed to erect two wires on Its poles
through the streets of the city of South
Omaha for the uso of the Iiattsninuth
company and was not awuro that It was
violating Judgo Kstollc'H restraining order
when It continued this work after the mat
ter had been brought Into court.
In Judge DIcklnson'H court Farrlngtnn
Powers has brought action against James
O. Allan for the purpose of imletltig tho
title to a house and Pit In Alamo Plaza.
Powers maintains that ho secured tho
property from Allan In IS!i, trading a pleoo
of Antelope county bind for the entity In
the house and lot. lie Insists that he se
cured a deed for the property, but after
wards lost the instrument. Allan contends
that he mane no ileal with Powers and
says that the property still belongs to him.
Itiilltvnr Niiti-H mill I'ei'Nollnlfi,
J. Miintoe. Union Pacific freight mnnn
ger, went to Chicago last night.
A. Harlow, head of the Union Pnclllo
advertising department, went to Chlcnco
Tuesday night.
J. W. Munn, chief clerk of the Elkhorn
passenger department, left for St. Louis
yesterday afternoon, whore he will attend
tho meeting of the trnustnlssourl lines for
the discussion of the Interchangeable
mileage proposition. .
One of the Milwaukee road's new big
engines. No. 912, came In Tuesday morning
on No. I nnd left for Chicago on No. 4
Tuesday evening. A description of those
engines, which are said to bo the largest
ever constructed for passenger service, was
printed In The Uee Monday.
The next time table of the Ilurllngton, to
bo Issued next Sunday, will show a new
mlleagu for practically every station be
tween Chicago and Omaha. This, Is mndo.
possible by the opening of several stretches
of the new double track. While thn total
mileage Is only reduced from f.ft to 515
miles, thero has been a great saving In tho
matter of grades and curves.
The Chicago Oreat Wotern Is negotiat
ing with the Pullman company for tho
lighting of Its entire passenger equipment
with electricity. Work Is to be commenced
Immediately on some of the equipment, and
It Is said that by tho time the road is
running Into Omaha, next jeur, all of its
important trains will lm tltted with new
cars, lighted by electricity ami furnished
with telephones,
$1.00 bottle.
AN druiciitJ.
J
FUND TO FIGHT WESTERN
Told Turn Promiiu Iti f rifiti t Hlp
HicVoj.
CAPITAL FROM OHIO CITY TO HELP OMAHA
American Assnrlnllnn I'lnn Wnrm
Ca ill pn lun AkiiIiisI IlonrUr nnd
lloiiMts of lleltm n
"Win n er.
TOLEDO, Dee. 11. (Special Telegram. )
Speaking of the fight between the Western
league and tho American association to
night, Manager Strocbel of tho Toledo' team
said: "This will bo a fight to tho finish nnd
a survival of tho fittest. I havo Just wired
Hlckey that I will donate the entire profits
of tho Toledo ball team next season to a
fund to fight tho Western, it bids fnlr to
bo a prosperous year. In this city and the
money will nsslst mntcrlnlly In helping tho
tennis to live In the towns whero thero nro
two teiimq.
"The American nssoclntlnn does not Intend
to nbnndon tho Omaha territory nnd will
have n tenm In that city that will bo n
winner. There ore men In Toledo who
nre willing and anxious to go Into Omahn
and take a franchise in tho league nnd
fight Rourke. I am surprised In Rourko,
ns he was one of tho most enthusiastic
men In tho meeting, nnd paid his guarantee
cheerfully. It will bo a case of tho bettor
learn living tho longest In Omaha, nnd I
think with tho prestige and money the cir
cuit can mako In Toledo, Columbus and In
dlanapolls in the east and Minneapolis and
St. Paul In tho west, whore thero v. Ill be no
trouble, thn Western will havo a losing
fight on Its hands.
"The pcoplo of Kansas City should ho
disgusted with Manning by this time, as ha
Jumped tho town once and went to Wash
ington. Our league Is a go nnd nothing enn
prevent It not even the kindly feeling of
tho major lengue for the Western,"
C0RRILL0S BEATEN BY RIDER
.title Scout nml Frank M Htcluslrr
AVIiinrr Annum the
Favorites.
XHIV ORLEANS Dee. 11. Little Scout
nnd Frank M were the only winning favor
ites today. Corrlllo's defeat in the steeple
chase was due, ns tho stewards viewed It,
to i'. .iniinon s cnreiess riuo unit 1110 jocnsy
was suspenueit inueiiniiciy. nesuiis:
First race, one mile: Llttlo Scout won.
Atnotn second, The Way third. Time: 1:tc.
Second race, selling, one mile: Frank M
won, Dandy second, Itcqucnth third. Time:
Dti'i
Third race, stecplechnse, short course:
Hidden Link won, Corrlllo second, Iloslah
mini. Time: i':iu.
Fourth race, handicap, nvo runongs:
Flouron won. Llttlo Jack Horner second.
Sevoy third. Time: 1:0214.
Fifth race, selling, onu mile: Free Pas
won, Else Ilraniblo second, Ida Presence
third. Time: 1:41.
Sixth race, selling, one mile and a quar
ter: Little Elkln won. Irving Mavor sec
ond, Delorulno third. Tlmo: 2:ll4.
PRESENT TROPHY TO LIPT0N
American I'rlrnils Scml ClirlMmn
filft to the Popular
Ynclitninnn,
NEW YORK. Dec. 11. The euests who
were entertained by Sir Thomas Upton on
thn yacht Erin are sending him a sliver
niincli bowl and trnv as a Christmas pres
ent The tray bears tho following Inscrip
tion:
'Sir Thomas J. Lltitrm. Christmas erect
ing. 1901. From a row Amerlcnn friends,
guests on board tho Erin during tho In
ternational races."
SIGN ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT
lloli IMtr.sliiinions Will llcferee I'IkIiI
Ili'twccii Terry MrRnvcrn 11 nil
hnvr Siilllvmi.
NEW YORK, Doc. 11. Articles for a
match between Terry McGovern nnd Dave
Sullivan, featherweight pugilists, worn
signed In this city today. Tho bout will
tnko place January SO beforo the club
offering the best terms. Robert Fltzslm
mons will net as referee.
Tho National Athletic club of Wnter
bury, Conn., has offered 65 per cent of the
gate receipts.
Options Defeat liiltyn.
The Options defeated the Equltys on
Clark's bowling alloys last night. Score:
OPTIONS.
1st. 2d. 3d. Total.
Miller 211 ls5 212 611
Davey Iti 12S IMi m
Schneider 1!S Kin 121 491
Iletigele 171 177 IW 51.1
Forscutt IBrt 1G7 IV) 4J2
Total.
SS2
EQUITYS.
1st.
1XS
lsrt
117
107
172
i2 m 2,531
2d.
l.Vi
HI
100
1M
211
3d.
109
119
nn
132
Total.
512
4C2
4'3
Iawier ...
Ayer
Selleck ..
linden ...
Reynolds
Total.
512
515
813 2 825 2.191
Thirty Miles llrlilnil the Itrconl.
NEW YORK, Dec. 11. The score In tho
New York bicycle rnces at 2 o'clock this
morning was:
Fischer and Clievnller. 1,422.4; Ilutler ond
McLean, 1.422.5; Newklrk and Munro. 1.
422.fi; MoEacbern anil Wnlthour, 1,422.5;
Maya and Wilson, 1.422.6; Lawson nnd Ju
lius, 1,122,3; King nnd Snmuelson, 1,422.3;
Habcock nnd Turville, 1.422.1: Fredericks
and Jank. 1,422.1; Hall and McLaren, 1,122.1,
Tho riders were thirty miles nnd six laps
behind tho record.
fjolileil .Still In the I, coil.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 11. Tho grind
in tho six-day go-ns-you-pleaso walking
match continues. The interest and attend
nncn are Increasing. Coition, tho leader,
is making good tlmo with weak knees. At
12 o'clock tin scorn wns: Oolden. 183 10;
Fahey, ios.7; Hart, 170.16; Herty, ICt.it; Cart
wrlght, 135.S; t'nknnwn, 161.2; Losleln, 147.S;
Mctiraw, 118.11; Mooro, 133; Ouerrero. 115.7;
llcgnlmnn. 79.19; Martin, S4; Clark, 81;
Cooper, 88.12.
.loeUey t'lnli Stcvriiriln.
NEW YORK. Dec. 11. A meeting of tho
elownrds of tho Jockey club was hold at
tho olllco of tho club hero today. Tho
stewards present were: August Belmont,
J II. Hrndfnrd, II. K. Kmitip, James R.
Kerne and Andrew Miller. Tho application
of Jockey J. Harry Mitchell, that the con
tract with Anthony L. Asto be rescinded
nn tho ground of Informality in tho tlmo of
payment, wns denied.
Sclincffcr Continues to Win,
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. U.-Tho swim
ming contests for the American champion
ship took plnco tonight at the sportsmen's
show. E. Carroll Schueffer, national cham
pion, won both and lowered the record for
fii yards. In this race ho finished In 6:51 3-5,
the previous record, held by himself, being
7:21. Tho other rneo wns for 200 yards.
Divide Money nml Honor.
NEW YORK. Dec. 11 Tho billiard match
which was to have decided second and
third honors between Hlosson of this city
and Harutel of Franco did not tnko plnco
tonight. The, men decided to divide tho
money nnd honors. Each had won three
and lost two of tho gnmes played.
ElUs' Party ionlnht.
A card party at tho Elks' rooms was
erroneously nnnounced yesterdny for list
evening. It will tnko place this evening.
Over HO couples have nlrendv signified
their Intention to be prercnt. Progressive
high live Is tho game to bo played and
handsome prizes will bo competed for. Re
freshments will bo served ns usual.
No household Is complete without a enso
of Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne,
It's the beet sparkling wino made.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Ileber Herd of Central City
are Omaha visitors,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wylln returned yes
terdny from a four-weeks' tour of Mexico,
They wero ono week in tho City of Mexico
and ono week on tho Vera Cruz coffco
plantation, tho tueatu of William C. Orr.
improvementclub protests
MontlHTCit Orxnnlrntlnn Object to Re
duction of Corporntlon Ap
prnlvciitent. The following resolution was adopted by
unanimous volo nt a well-attended meeting
of the Southwest Improvement club last
night;
Resolved, That tho Southwest Improve
ment club herewith publlclv protests
against the action of tho Hoard of Review
In reducing tho appraisement of the Omaha
Street Railway company nml of the Omalta
Oa company from JS27,Oi to J475.CM) nnd
from J720,om to fl.tw rospectlvloy, while
tho petitions of poor home-owners nro be
ing Ignored.
The annual election of officers resulted as
follows: W. H. Green, president; Henry
Rohlff, vice president; M. J. Feenan, secre
tary; Fred Zotzman, treasurer; E. F.
Morenrty, Iwls Peterson, D. W. Shull,
finance committee.
A resolution wns adopted asking tho
city council to mako provision in the next
gcneml levy for the plnelng of electric
lights on Twenty-fourth street, from Leav
enworth street to tho southern city limits.
Another resolution was adopted tendering n
vote of thanks to tho mnyor, city council,
city engineer, railroad olllelals nnd tho
dally papers for generous treatment ex
tended to tho club during tho last three
years.
Tho widening of Twenty-fourth street
between Pacific street nnd St. Mnry's ave
nue in orucr to accommodate double Btreet
car tracks wns discussed. Tho committee
appointed to look Into tho matter of grading
tho street reported progress, as did tho
committee on stdowntks.
MASONIC BODIES IN SESSION
Cruml ritnptcr, Itojnl Areli mill tirnml
Council lloynl nml Select
.Mnstcm .llert.
The flrand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons,
was called In annual session at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon by (Irand Master John
S. Harman of Tecumsch.
Tho only business of tho afternoon was
tho nppolntment of committees and refcr
Ing of reports. In tho evening tho order of
High Priesthood, was conferred upon twen-ty-alx
candidates. Tho session will con
clude today.
Tho Grand Council, Royal and Select
Masters, met nt 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. No business other than tho election
of nfilccrs was transacted, us no now laws
had been suggested. Olilccrs elected wore:
Ocorgo W. Llnlnger, grand master; W. L.
Rltter, deputy grand mnster; F. S, White,
grand secrotnry; John S. Harman, grand
treasurer; Arthur Trtiesdale, principal con
ductor of work. Tho grand master np
pointed tho following olllcera: J. J. Mer
cer, grand chaplain; Gustavo Andorson,
cnptnln of tho guard; L D. Woodruff of
Lincoln, principal conductor of tho council;
J. C. Work, grand steward, nnd Jacob King,
grand tyler.
.Muriinuc l.lceimr.
The county Judge hns Issued tho follow
ing licenses:
Namo und Residence. Age.
William C. Farr, Omaha 29
Rcna II. Kline, Omaha 2i)
Christ Chrlstensen, Omahn 21
Antoinette Novotny, Omaha 20
Tompkins Smith, Omaha M
Anna Tompkins, Omaha w
John Cederel. Omaha 22
Margarct Orogan, Omaha 11
Albert Johnson, Oakland, Neb 20
Hllma Krlckson, Mcud, Neb 19
Roscoe Moon, South Omaha 21
Hello Twing, South Omaha 20
Otto Rlecker, Elkhorn. Neb 2'i
Mary Frlcdrlckson, Dcnnlngton, Neb.... 18
Charles A. Homcllus, Omaha 21
Anna A. Kcmpf. Omaha ; IS
Henry (3. Wlecke, Omaha 20
Lydla Sachs, Douglas, county 23
Harry K. Kdson, Omaha 22
llesslo St. Ceyer, Omaha IS
Egdar M. llottorff, Oretnn, Neb 28
Carrie K. Graham, Rlchllcld, Ncli 2S
William E. Miller, Des Moines II
Ida li. Gruhnm, Denver 27
Melvln W. Henryer. Fort Crook 21
Emma. Knnpp, East Omaha 19
.Shooting Mull l!ofN In Uxpenslvr.
Ono hundred dollars. Is tho amount of
tliu line Imposed by Judgo Munger Wednes
day afternoon on William Nnggs and John
Herger, two young men of Kearney, who
plead guilty to having mutilated two
mall boxes on tho rural free delivery routo
out of Mlndon. The young men explain
that they had been hunting a dog and that
tho galvanized Iron boxes, perched con
spicuously on two posts, was too much
of a temptation nnd that each emptied hli
shotgun Into ono of the targets. They did
not realize the gravity of perforating
I'nclo Sam's property until Deputy t'nlted
Slates Marshal James Walling ciuno after
them and then they took advantage of a
head start and lied. loiter they recon
sidered tho matter and cntno In with their
fathers to give themselves up. Tho lino
Imposed Is the minimum.
Army Dines Poor on Clirlstninn.
Thnt tho needy poor of tho city may bo
among thoso who know the Joy and com
fort of well-lllled stomachs on Christmas
day. the Salvation Army proposes to give
a freo dinner and Invites donations of
money and edibles and also of clothing.
Checks or letters should bo sent to Hrlga
dler James Toft, 1709 Davenport street. For
tho children's treo at night thero Is par
ticularly desired an assortment of toys,
candy, nuts nnd npples, For the dinner
anything good Is acceptable, from onions
to llvo gceso, and from oranges to popper
nnd salt.
Mortality Stat Intlcs.
Tho following births nnd deaths havo
been reported to tho Hoard of Health for
the twenty-four hours ending at noon, De
cember 11:
Ulrths-Alfred Jones. 3111 Wobster. girl;
Robert F. Grant, 2MB Franklin, girl; Henry
Tratminu, 701 South Seventeenth, boy.
Deaths Otto Lund. 40 years. 1522 Howard;
J. O. Smith, CO years, 214 North Ninth.
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SPAULDING'S ELECTION II HELD UP
Ncit llnnlon, UronUly n's Vrlernn Mnu
niirr, Will Tint lie Permitted to
l'lirinlir tin Ilrltlcuroonn
for Noit York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 11. John T. nrush's
scheme for a revolution of tho national
gamo is dead, At a meeting at tho
Fifth Avenuo hotel today tho National
league magnates decided by a majority
voto that tho league was a perpetual body
nnd did not cease with the expiration of
tho Indianapolis agreement on December
18. It wns decided also that no club can
bo expelled from tho lcaguo for specified
causes as set forth In tho constitution and
by-laws of tho organization. Thus Mr.
Ilrush's plan for syndicate baso hull caiuu
to nn end.
Tho voto followed n resolution to declare
the lengue out of exlstenco on and nfter
December IS. For several hours tho mat
ter hnd been discussed and argued pro nnd '
con. Tho speeches, It Is said, wero stormy I
ones. Charges of bad fulth wero frequently
mndo on both sides. Finally a vote wan
taken.
Lengue Kept lufet.
Tho result, according to excellent au
thorlty, showed thnt Ilrooklyu, Iloston,
Philadelphia und Chicago wero ngalnst the !
motion. St. IxjuIs voted nyo, whllo New '
York nnd Cincinnati did not vote. Tho
vote, It is said, meaus that the National
league is back whero It was beforo thu
signing of tho Indlnunpolls agreement in
1S91. '
An attempt wns mado nt todny's meet
ing to elect A. U. Spuuldlng president. It
wub at first reported that ho had been
beaten, but this turned out to bo untrue.
Shortly after tho magnates went In ses
sion, Dreyfus mado a motion that tho elec
tion of olllcera bo proceeded with. This
was amended that A. G. Spauldlng bo unani
mously ulccted president. Tho hitch was
In doing nwuy with tho regular order of
business, so us to proceed with tho elec
tion. In tho regular order the reports of
tho board of directors and thoso of vari
ous committees must bo heard before the
election could proceed.
II lock .SpmililliiK'H nieetlon.
When tho matter was brought to a vote,
Iloston, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Nuw York
voted for proceeding in the regular order,
thereby setting back Mr. Spauldlug's elec
tion until later.
It Is said upon good authority, that nt
least llvo of tho clubs favor tho election
of Mr. Spauldlng. They arc: Pittsburg,
Ronton, Chicugn, Ilrooklyu nnd Philadel
phia. When the session began nt 3 o'clock In
tho afternoon those present were: N. E.
Young, president; A. H. Soden, W. II. Co
nnnt, C. W. Hillings, of Iloston, Edward
Hnnloii, F. A. Aboil, Hnrry Von Dcr Horst
nnd Charles Ebbctts of ilrooklyu, Colonel
John I. Rogers and A. J. Reach of Phila
delphia, Andrew Frccdman of New York,
Frnnk Dcllaas Roblson of St. Louis, James
Hart of Chicago and John T. Ilrush of Cin
cinnati. At 8:30 tonight tho lengue rulers began
another session, nt which they listened to
tho report of tho board of directors.
Keep llmilon In Ilrooklyu,
A story that Hnnlon will manago tho
New York team next season wns killed as
soon as llnnlon . reached tho hotel today.
Tho only chanco thut could bring him to
New York would bu for Freedman to se
curo the consent of Ebbct, Ahell nnd Von
Der Horst, tho Urooklyn directors.
All of them nro on record ns refusing
to let Hanlon leave Urooklyn. Ho has au
Ironclad agreement with tho Ilrooklyn di
rectors that ho will stay with them ns long
us they wnnt him' ut n stipulated salary.
Kolicy, captain of tho Ilrooklyn team,
was mentioned todny In connection with
tho management of tho Now Yorkers.
Tho Now York club today secured Matty
Mclntyro, an outfielder of tho Philadelphia
Amerlcnn lenguo team, nnd L. Qulnlnnd,
shortstop of tho Montreal team. Doth play
ers, according to tho club's secretary, lmvo
signed New York contracts.
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Inml. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. ll.-The track at
Oakland wns good today for tho first tlmo
In two weeks and favorites or well plaved
horses wero successful In llvo events. Tho
only surprlso wns tho victory of Tlsona In
tho closing event. Tho best race of tho
day wns tho freo hnndlcnp nt six and a
half furlongs, for which Nehanus wan
favorite. Results:
First rare, eleven-sixteenths of a mllo:
Afghan won, H. F. Mnson second, Slzzen
vlnu third. Tlmo: 1:0!;.
Second race, llve-elghths of n mile, sell
ing: Jarrcttlerro D'Orr won, Esternell sec
ond. Cuthello third. Tlmo: 1:1GU.
Third nice, seven-eighths of a mile, sell
ing: Nntlvo won, Gold Ono second. Dun
Rhine third. Time: 1:2S.
Fourth race, thlrteen-slxtecnths of n
mile, handicap: Wuter Cure won, Doublet
second, Rosormoudo third. Tlmo: l;21'i.
Fifth race, ono mllo and un eighth, sell,
lug: Plohn won. Sunollo second, Artilla
third. Tlmo: 1:5'.
Sixth race, eloven-slxteentlis of n mile,
selling: Tlsona won, Midnight Chimes
second, Patsy Dolnn third. Tlmo: 1;0S'4,
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