THE OMAITA DAILY HJSEt TUESDAY, DECEMIUITK 17, 1001. Inst -night, but tha train wan seven hours laic when it nrricd hero. No, j had the name experience. Little snow Is falling now. but a strong wind in stirring up what has already fallen. Reports of low of life anil scattered bands of sheep continue to coma In from the Hod desert country, but tho stories lack con firmation, Upward of eight herders nro musing and It Is elalnied nil have perished, but tho truth will- probably not be known until the weather moderates sbthat search ing parties ran look for tho lost flock tendors. Nothing further has been heard from young Hemingway, the Casper man re ported to have bten lost In tho storm near Casper. A report today says that two sheep herd ers perished In the lllg Horn country and that their bodies have been recovered, S. K. Cllvo nnd Ocorge l'arker, two Itawllns herders, have been brought In with feet frozen, nnd umputntlon will probably bo necessary In both cases, Leo Walsh and Ocorge Hyatt, camp movers for Hawllns flock masters, havo been missing four days, nnd It Is feared they have been lost. Tho situation In southern Wyoming be comes rnoro alarming ami unless tho storm breaks soon there nre hound to be heavy losses among stock, and human lives will probably bo lost. (HIKES' RIVKR, Wyo., Dec. IS, Andrew Chrtstcnson, who runs 3,500 sheep north of Green River, came In and reported that flocks In that section nro lost, togothcr with n number of herders. The storm, ne Hays, was the worst ho ever saw lu this state. Ho bellovcs tho loss among sheep will be heavy. SOUTH DAKOTA'S WORST SNOW IV I nil frinii Vorlli Dakota NproiN 'I'll In j- Mile mi Hour anil Tll-N I MtUKl' ItOlltCM. PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 1C (Special Tele gram.) Tho worst storm of thu winter pre vails hero today. Whllo tho temperature Is not so low, as It was last week, tbcro Is more, snow and n high wind. It was bad enough to turn stage drivers hack from their routes for tho trip and school attend nnco'wns light. JIUltON, S. ))., Dec. 1G. 'Special Tele gram,) li has been snowing nlmost con tinuously since noon. Tho snow Is driven by n north wind speeding thirty miles an liouc Tho mercury Is from 6 to 10 below zero, making the duy the most severe of the season. Tho storm center Is In this portion of the state. DEADWOOD, 8. I)., Dec. 1C (Special.) Roports from tho range country tell of n novero cold spell, but Instead of having tiny serious effoct on llvo stock It has proved a benefit. It was the first snow of, tho soasoni nnd was badly needed, as waiter holes and streams were frozen over, nnd ttlttlo were suffering With thirst. The tmowfull did not exceed two Inches In the lllick Hills, At Dendwood tho thermometer registered 2." bolow. At Fort Meade It was 80 below. The storm wait welcomed by the peoplo In general, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D Dec. 1C (Special Telegram.) At 9 o'clock tonight tho ther momoter registered roro and tho tempera ture was falling. A strong northwest wind wan blowing tho snow to somo extent. Considerable trow haH fallen and more Is nojj upon the. ground than at any previous tlraa this winter. NEBRASKA STORM FROM NORTH Indication for Coldest Nlnlit nml Severest Sturm of the "V I liter. ST. EDWAUD, Nob., Dec. IB. (Special Telegram,) A' neyero snowstorm accom panied by ji strong tiqrth wind has pre vailed here all , ilay ' and tonight Is growing worse, Tho mercury Is rapidly dropping and tho Indications aro for tho coldest night this winter. BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 16. (Special Tel egram,') A heavy snow Is falling hero to night,' accompanied by n high wind. Tho mercury 1b going down fast nnd a hcuvy snowfall' deems nssurod. HHA.YER CITY, Nob., Dec. 10. (Special TelegrUm.) For two nights tho thermom eter lias gone to 20 bolow zero. Tonight u snowstorm Is hldwlng from the north west, with prospects of a bitter night and much co)der wouther. DISTRESS AMONCTSTOCKMEN Colli Wnvo In Oklahoma. Pronounced Most DIxiiNtroiiK liver Kim vi II. GUTHRIE, Olcla., Doc. 16. Another cold Wttvo struck Oklahoma tonight nnd, follow ing so closely on the first, It will do greater damage to tho extensive rattlo lntorcsts of tho territory. Reports from tho ranges stnte that the Block Is perishing, weakened by lack of food and by the Intense cold. A 'prominent cattleman said tonight that tho loss as tho result of tho blizzard will bo greater among Oklahoma Btockmcn than oer known hofore In tho history of tho territory. f$0 PRECEDENT FOR WEATHER jtrkaimaa Valley In In Throes of Hcvcrcut Illlxsnril oil Itccord. 'tlUENA VISTA, Colo., Dec. 16. Slnco tho first full of snow last Wednesday tho upper ArkanauB valley has experienced tho cold est weather ever known hore, tho thermom otjor showing botween 2S and 30 degrees bjplow zero. Cattlemen aro very uneasy, ns on tho rango they have a largo num ber of cattle grazing. Today tho Arkansas valley In this vicinity Is In the throes of a so'vero blizzard, the Bnnw drifting badly bo fore n strong wind. Tho divide country Is alio stormbound. GOOD SLEIGHING IN IOWA After u I'lrasiiiit Ilay lien Milium' Tlierinnmetern lleeoino l'luiiucrx AkiiIii. PES MOINES, Dec. 16. (Special Tolo- gr'amO-'-Tho wind changed ngaln today and tonight Is from tho north and becoming du t cldedly colder. Tho extrcmo cold weather of Sunday morning, when tho thorma.motor ' showed IS degrees below, was changed Into n comparatively pleasant day, with tho mercury going up to 12 abovo. Tonight It la ncarlng tho zero mark again and will go bolow beforo morning. An Inch of snow fell last night and thoro hus not been bettor sleighing In a number of years. HIsliilC Temperature In SiHillnvcut. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 16 -Rlslng temper kturo Is reported from nil point In this General Debility r Day In and out there Is that feeling ot Weakness that makes a bunion or iiseii. I Votxi docs not strengthen. I Bleep does not refresh. ? t Is hard to do, -hard to bear, what should be casy,-vltallty Is on. the ebb, and tho wholo system suffers. For this condition talto Hood's SaraapaHllsa It vitalizes tho blood, gives vigor and tone to all the organs and functions, and Is WMltlvely unequalled tor all run-down or debilitated conditions. UQon' JlLfi fiW conittpstlon. 23 cat. 4 hiH of the southwest. The following read ings, nil above zero, were recorded at tho local Weather bureau for 7 o'clock this morning. Kansas City, 17; Concordia, S, Wichita. 4; Dodg City, 20; Oklahoma City, Okl 1G: Springfield. Mo 12. llut little snow was reported during the past twenty four hours. Another drop In temperature Is predicted for western Kantud for tonight. Snovr Conii'M In Ciooil Time. KANSAS CITY, D. 10, Snow Is reported from all points on the Hock Island, Atchi son and Missouri Pacific railroads In Knnns and, higher temperatures, Snow Is urgently needed by wheat. MORE TR0UBLEF0R PORTER DiiiikIiii Count- Oriuul Jury Return Three More Indictment AKiilnnt lit in . Garnet C. Porter was Indicted on ttireo counts yesterday by tho grand Jury. Tho first Indictment was for the circulation of circulars defamatory to thu character of Albort Edholm, for sending copies of tha clrculnr to J. P. Frcnzer and to Mrs. Ed- holm by special messenger and for distrib uting tho circulars on tho streets of Omaha In the night time. The second Indictment was for making an assault upon Edholm with Intent to do him great bodily harm. Tho third Indictment was for the publica tion In a South Omaha paper ot an article defamatory to Edholm':) character. Porter was Indicted by tho federal grand Jury nt the November term for sending oh sccno circulars through the United States malls, The circulars In both cases are the same and refer to Mr. Edholm. Charges of conspiracy nnd of perjury nro also hanging over Porter 111 Harrison county, Iowa grow ing out of an alleged fake train robbery, In which ho was one ot tho star performers. Tho Iown authorities applied for requisition papers, but they were refused until such n tlmo ns tho cases pending against him tn tho state nnd federal courts of Nebraska are disposed of. Tho sheriff was unable to servo the war rant for Porters arrest, ns he left the city a few days ugo. Ilefore going he sent word to tho sheriff that ho would return soon nnd no uneasiness need be folt. oiuliialloiiH li)- the I'reMlilent. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. Tho president today scut the following nominations to tho nenato: Cousul ot thu United Slates at Suez, Angus Campbell; surveyor ot cus toms for tha district ot San Francisco, Joseph S, Spear, Jr.; collector of customs Sterling A. Campbell, for tho district of Humboldt, California; United States mar shal for southern district of Indian Terri tory, I). II. Colbert; postmasters. J. II. Rob erts, Ilrooklyu; Clayton McMlchael, Phila delphia; secretary of tho territory of Ari zona, Isaac T. Stoddnrd; collector of cus toms, Patrick F. Garrett, New Mexico, dis trict of Paso Dol Norto, Texas; nrmy, artil lery, first lieutenant, John L. Hughes, Cali fornia. Illinois O. Riley, Chnmpalgn; J. C. linker, Golncondn; W, L. Ranton, Sheldon; L. F. Waluon, Wateskn; John Mason, Erie; Eva Hole, Rldgo Farm. Iowa James A. Henderson, Cherokee; P. A. Ilolnnd, Le nin rs; John Toolcy, Now Hampton; L. L. Zollinger, Ogdcn; J. W. Wilson, Snc City; L. I). Smith, Slaux Rapids; A. II. Aberman, Novnda. Kansas W. C. Markham, Ilald wln; Charles Sprague, Olathe; John Guth rie, Topoltn. Nebraska G. S. Copcland, Havelock; 8. P. Glasgow, South Auburn; Robert D, Thompson, North Platto; W. J. Cook, Dlalr; Conrad Hubcr, Illoomlngton. Arkansas W, S. Hole, Little Rock; E. V. Vclnch, Osceola. South Dakota George Rccd, Arlington. Utah A. L. ThotnaB, Salt Lako City. Texas T. I). Gibbons, Pnrls, California Robert Shaw, Holllstcr. Okla homa J. A. Fell, Hennessy. I'llcn Cured AVItliont ttie Knife. Itching, blind, bleeding or protruding piles. No cure, no pay. All druggists nro authorized by thu manufacturers ot Pazo Ointment to refund monoy whero It falls to cure any enso of piles, no matter of how long standing. Cures ordinary cases In six f.ays; tho worst cases In fourteen days. One application gives cr.ss nsd rest. Rellovos Itching liihtnntly. This Is a new dlscovory and Is thu only pllo remedy sold on a posi tive) guarantee, no euro no pay. Prlco 50c. If your druggist don't keep It In stock send us 50c In stnmps nnd wo will forward snmo by m, ill. Manufactured by Paris Medlctno Co,, St. Louis, Mo,, who also mnnufacturo the celebrated cold cure. Laxative Oromo Quinine Tablets. Setli l,ow It Snorn In. VMIt, Vnill.p IV.rt 111 C2nl. T n.i. lilt; imtll i'i iiiutu nn n tutu In tho supreme court toduy. Mr. Low will assume uiuue m mum en .juuuuiy i, COLD CLINGST0 NEBRASKA Fair SKIi-n t'romlneil, hut Low Ther mometer anil ortli ent AVIiiiIn for Few Hays. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. Weather foro enst : For Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota and Kansas Fair nnd colder Tuesday. Wednesday, fair and cold; north westerly winds. For Illinois Snow, followed by fair nnd coldor Tuesday. Wednesday, fair nnd cold; fresh northwesterly winds. For Oklahoma, Indian Territory nnd Ar kansasFair and colder Tuosday. Wednes day, fair; northerly winds. For Wyoming and Colorndo Snow In eastern portion nnd In mountain districts, with colder Tuesday. Wednesday, fair and cold; varlablu winds. For Moutnna Fair Tuesday, with coldor In southern portion. Wodnesday, fair and wnrmcr; variable winds. l.ocnl lteeonl. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER RUTIEAU, OMAHA, Dec. 1C Ottlclal record of tem perature and precipitation compared with thu corresponding day ot tho last thrtjo years; 1001. 1900. if0 1S Maximum temperature.... 14 4S 36 35 Minimum temperature -2 34 21 21 Mean temperature tl ll 2S 30 Precipitation 05 T .00 .00 Record of tcmperatura and precipitation nt Omaha for this day und stneo March 1, 1W1: Normal temperntiire 27 Deficiency for tho duy 21 Total excess slnco March 1 Sltl Normal precipitation 03 inch ttiet'HB for the day 02 Inch Total rainfall since March 1 23.74 Inches Deficiency since March 1 6.02 Inches VIxcchb for cor. period, l'K) 02 Inch Dctlclency for cor. perlud, 1S3U.... 4.04 Inches Ueuui'tn from Slullono nt 7 y, iu. 3 a : c : B c : n : 2 a : p ; 3 : : : i ! : : 3 i i , ,i 101 14 .01 -2 IS ,M 21 16 .0) 2 10 .01 4 10 T 6 IS .14 2S 34 ,W -6 8 .00 5 S T IS 20 .01 4 6 T 12 14 .02 IS 22 .06 22 26 .02 S 2 .00 46 4C .01 CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. Omaha, snowing Valentine, clear North Platte, clear ... Huron, cinuuy Rapid City, cleur Clmyenne, snowing .. Knit Lnke City, clear Wllltston, clear Chicago, snowing St. Louis, snowing ... St, Paul, snowlnp .... Davenport, snowing .. Kansas City, cloudy . II etc nr., clear Hlsmarck, clear Galveston, clear -- Uelow zero. T Indlcutes trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH. Local Forecast Official. ALARMING EFFECT OF FLOOD Eitimattd tiat Frtj Tkoutani Piople Ar Idle ! f innjlTanit. NTENSE SUFFERING IJ FELT AS RESULT Illvern Are .Ntnv lleccitlim, However, mil 'I'm file lleeomei I'osmIIiIc, AV hi eh lteailirn tieueral Inn itlttons .VIoro llopefnl. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16, Advices from nil tcctlous of tho enstern parts of Pennsyl vania oxer which Sunday nlghfs storm raged furiously, nro to tho effect that tho waters covering tho Hooded districts nro re ceding nnd that railroad and telegraphic communication nro slowly being restored. The damage to property and the pecuni ary loss from enforced suspension of many Industries will rench hundreds of tliou- nands of dollars. Dozens of coal mines nro Hooded, along which hundreds of Indus trial cencerna were locnted, along the water way, thus throwing Idle thousands of men. It In estimated that more than 40.000 per sons havo been rendered Idle. Tho Susquo hnnn.i, which rose nt some points twenty nlno feet abovo low water mark, Is going down gradually, except in tho lower end of tho state, whore It Is reported to be rising two Inches nn hour. Tho good reports from up-river points, however, have nllayed fear and the Indications nro that the routhern cud of the stuto will suffer llltlo from the swollen river. Situation Improve. Tho railroad situation Is gradually be coming better. Up to C o clock tonight, when tho Dolnwaro, Lackawannn & Western railroad started a train for Now York, direct communication with New York was cut off from Scrnnton and Wllkesbarro and trains were sent by wny of Sunbury, Har- rlsburg and Philadelphia, n distance of 330 mllei. Tho direct ronto Is only 145 miles. Tho Central Railroad of New Jersey Is still tied up as far ns through servico is concerned. Trains nro being run butweon locnl pclntB. Tho Iohlgh Valley railroad tonight opened lt through servico between lluffalo and New York City by making n no tour over branch lines, thus passing nround tho flooded district. Former Ameer llelil Vp. Other railroads that are running trains hnvo their schedules disarranged, which Is causing considerable Inconvenience to trav elers. An Incident of tho storm was tho closing of tho llroad Street theater here tonight. Frank Daniels' company was to have opened ft two weeks' engagement to night nnd the company left lluffalo on n spe cial train nt S o'clock Sunduy morning via tho Lehigh Valley railroad. The Hooded section was reached nnd tho train could proceed no further. The railroad company lu Its endeavor to have tho actors get to Philadelphia In time for a performance to night hnd tho train transferred to three or four different railroads and finally got It to tho Now York Ccntrul nt a point In Now York Htnte. The train reached Albany this afternoon and thon proceeded to New York City. Tho thcutrlcul company thero took a train for Philadelphia nnd will reach hero early In the morning. IliiuilreilH Are llomelesn. Talcs of narrow escapes from drowning come from nil tho flooded districts. Hun dreds of families In llttlo hamlets have been deprived of their homes for tho tlmo being by swollen strenms, and tho extremely cold weather that hnH set In adds much to tho suffering. At Newport, a omall vlllngo near Allcntown, GOO Italians were surrounded by water and wero prisoners In Ihclr homes for thirty-six hours. At Jersey Shore 200 Italians working on tho railroad there wero driven from their shanties by tho overflow ing of Pino creek. GREAT SUFFERING IN MAINE FIooiIh nn it WimlioutN Cause DUnnlcr iu .VIiiiij- TovtiiH ami (Mtles. PORTLAND, Me.. Dec. 16. Thl3 stnto Is suffering tonight from one of the severest storms In Its history. Floods nnd washouts havo done tremendous damage. Tho Maine Central railroad has moved no trains slnco cnrly yesterday. Tho Dangor it Arostock railroad nnd the Canadian Pacific linos nro In nearly as bad condition. Tho great mills on tho Androscoggin, Kennebec and Penob scot rivers wero almost all unablo to start their machinery this morning becauso of high water, and thousands of men aro tem porarily without work. Many cities and 'towns roport thnt great damago has been dono to streets, families have been dlrvcn from their homes nnd street railways aro Inoperative from Hoods. Many districts nro Inaccessible because of bad roads. Up to tonight only ono death has been re ported, that of n flroman named Patten, on the Canadian Pacific railroad, whoso cnglno plunged Into a washout. A similar accident on tho Maine Central resulted In tho In Jury of three persons, ono of whom may dlo. Madison, on tho Upper Konnobec river, sustnlncd tho greatest damago from floods of any placo, It being fully $300,000. Logs nnd lea crushed buildings and ovorturnod many others, especially In ono section of tho town whore thero are large mills, Tho water, when at Its highest, was thrco feet beyond tho highest record In tho great Pumpkin freshet of ISO 1. A million toot ot lumber was wnshed nway. The "Great Northern Paper company's loss Is very heavy. Its expensive electrics! machinery was ruined. WATERS BEGIN TO RECEDE Situation iu 1'eiinnyl viiiilu In Snme vthat Jletter, but .Not Uutlrely llelleveil. SCRANTON, Pn., Dec. 16. Communica tion with tho outsldo world Is gradually opening up. At 1:30 p. m. a train started for Philadelphia and Now York over the Delnwaro & Hudson nnd the Pennsylvnnli railroads by way of Harrlsburg, carrying 6UU10 of tho dolegntes who had attended tho American Federation of Labor con vention here. Tho others left tonight. Tho Delaware, Lackawanna &. Western got Its road clear trom Utnghamton to New York at daybreak, with tho exception of the stretch nt Delaware water gap, whero the Dclawnro river had Hooded tho tracks to the depth of llvo feet. The waters had re ceded from tho tracks nt 3 p. m and n train was started from New York nt B:30 p.-in. Thero Is still two feet of water on tho Lackawanna tracks at Avondule, Leclne county. Tho Lackawanna river Is now con fined within Its banks. RIVERMEN ARE UNPREPARED FallliiK Mereury ami IUnIiik; Tide I'roveN Had for Ohio lluf tiinen, CINCINNATI, Doc. 16. Tho thermomoter registered 13 degrees nbovo zero at 7 p. m., but the weather bureau predicts coldor weather beforo morning, Tho Ohio river has boon rising rapidly at overy point bo tween hero and Pittsburg. At 6 p. m. tho stage of the Ohio river at this city was 27 feet S Inches, a rise of four feet and three Inches since 6 a, m River men hero nro of the opinion that forty feet will be reached by Thursday, after which n fall Is expected. Tho river men were unprepared for the rise and many tow boats wero torn from their fastenings, but nearly nil of them were recovered. DANGER LINE IS REACHED Ohio Itlier In PnllliiK at llute of Six Inchon to the Hour. PITTSRURO, Dec. 16. At midnight the Ohio river mnrk at tho dam registered 21.3 feet nnd fnlllng six Inches an hour; the Al legheny river marks showed 21 feet nnd falling Ave Inches an hour, nnd the Motion gaheln 22 feet and falling four Inches an hour. Theso conditions mnko It evident that no further damage from high water nceil be guarded against nt present. Davis Island dam Is piled high with wreckage of rutmwny coal barges, but It Is believed this will be sufficiently cleared nway by Wednes day to allow passage south of about 15, 000.000 bushels of coal ready for shipment on this rise. BUSINESS PLANTS CLOSE Frcnhet Provlilen .Nlnuuntloii Anion it .iilueroiiN Iiiduitrlitl IlNtah IIkIiiiii'II tn. HARRISnt'RO. Pa.. Dec. 16. Manv In- dustrlal establishments In South Hnrrlsbure havo been forced to close down on account of tho freshet, tho water In that locality being higher than nt nny time slnco tho great Hood of 1SS9. Muny houses in that locnllty wero surrounded with water nnd i whs necessary to use uoais to carry tooa nd fuel to many residents who were unable. i icnvo tnoir homes. Tho damage, however, will be slight. It exnected flint lln untnr will r,.rw,,l, ,1nr. Ing the next forty-eight hours and thnt tho lactones win no nolo to resume operations. MINE OPERATIONS TIED UP Fourteen TIioiihiiiiiI .Men anil Hoys Out of Work from ITooiIn. SHAViOKIN, Pn.. Dec. 16. Fourteen thousand men nnd boys have been ren dered Idle because of yesterday'a Hood in this district. There nro fourteen collieries in this region nnd nil of them wero flooded by the heavy downpour, It will be several days before all tho collieries will be ablo to resume. Tho property loss in these works Is estimated nt $200,000. MORE CATTLE BEING FED Smaller Feeilern L'rovvileil Out, hut I.arKer Oncn Have liiereaneil Their HcrtlN. P. H. White of Tarklo, Mo., who is buy ing caltlo on tho Omaha market this sea son, Is nt tho Merchants. Speaking of tho business In northwest Missouri ho says: "Fewer peoplo arc engaged In tho busi ness this season thnn usual around T.trklo, but tho number of cattle fed is greater. Tho high prlccB have driven the men who feed from two to five cnrloads out of busi ness, but tho larger feeders, taking nil- vantage of tho condition, havo bought a largo number of feeders and nro putting fat upon them this winter. Corn is fed only In part, tho mnjorlty of tho feeders using moro cottonseed. It has been demon strated thnt cottonseed can bo fed for 120 days without Injuring the stock, and every farmer Is feeding this to the limit. Tarklo Is headquarters for tho heaviest feeder In tho west who raises his own feed. This year he hns dot-erted corn to a great ex tent and at one Invoice he received 200 (mm of cottonseed, which bo Is feeding. Feeders nro too hfgli on the Omaha market compared with tho price of feed and tho prices of fnt cattle, but even then tho feeders will mako considerable. Around Tarklo tho feeders have bought all of tho cattle they can handle during tho winter, and I nm now buying stock which will bo carried over tho summer and fattened next fall and winter. Tho stock wo aro now feeding is principally 3-year-olds, nnd we will hnvo tho sumo ago next season. There Is much moro money In cnttlo of this ago than In 2-year-olds, ns they fatten with less grain," NEBRASKA LODGE DANCES KnlKhtN of Pythlim AVItnesM Souks unil Storlen To Id In Slicit I.iiiikiiiihc. Tho entertainment of Nebraska lodge No 1, Knights of Pythlns, In Myrtlo hall last night, was ono of tho most successful over given by that lodge, In splto of tho weather. Tho musical numbers wero excellent nnd tho address of Georgo Maguey was nllvo with interest to Pythlans. Tho novel feature of tho program was the appcaianco of u number of students from tho Nebraska Institution for the Dent. Theso young men nnd women Illustrated the songs popular among tho peoplo. In tho sign language. Three songs wero given and two incidents in life, a fishing trip and a clandestine visit to a watermelon patch, wero fchown In pantomirao by two of tho young men. After tho progrnm wns ended refresh ments wero served and tho time was glvon over to dancing. FOR RINGING UP FARES Ad Stanermnn Accused of MakliiK l'lxiieiiae for Trolley Car Co ml uc tor. Ad Stagermnn, employed In a Houth Omaha pocking house, was arrested last night on coraplnint of Sam Attleson, a streot railway conductor, who charges Stn gormnn with rluging up fares while on a South Omaha car. Frequent complaints have been mado by streot car conductors about small boys ringing up fares and then Jump ing off tho cars, and many unsuccessful at tempts have boon mado to catch them. Tho fares rung up nro charged to tho conduc tors und several claim to have lost from twenty-flvo to fifty a day, especially during tho past fow weeks. Frank Johnson was nrrested several days ago on tho same charge nnd his enso will come up Wednes day. Stngerman was roleased on his own bond. BUTLER COUNTY COMFORTABLE Joneph MutoiiNfk or Ili'iilunrd Says Cold Weather Found It l'rrpnreil. Joseph Mntouaolc ot Dratnnrd Is nt tho Merchants. "Tho cold weather found the farmers of Ilutler ' county well prepared," said he, "and thoro will be little damago In any way from the change In the weather. If a heavy snow should coino, followed by temperatures llko those of last weok, thoro would bo considerable Injury to stock, hut as long 8B thero Is llttlo or no snow tho cold weather will hurt nothing In tho way ot stock. "With the winter wheat It Is different. Farmers who have largo acreages of this grain aro hoping for snow beforo winter sets tn in earnest. So far as roports novo been received, no damago Is shown to wheat, but much of It will" freeze U snow does not fall shortly." LONG GRAMS SCHLEY'S PLEA I iicreUrj af Nat AHotti Filial of Bill of Ixotptiois. ADMIRAL IS BESIEGED WITH LETTERS L'liiiKriitiiliittoiiN ami OITern of Annlxl anoe Are NiimeroiiN ami Schley Inoiten tieueral Letter of AeUiiovi If iltiiuciit. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. Lato In tho day Secretary Iong acknowledged lu an in formal letter the receipt of n request from Admiral Schley for permission to file a bill of objections to thu recent decision of the court of Inquiry. Tho secretary's responso was brief nnd purely formal. It granted tho request nnd allows until Frldny next In which to submit thu bill. Admiral Schley was In eonsultutlon nil this forenoon with his counsel, Hon. I. Rny ner and Mr. M. A. Teague; also General Felix Angus of Rnlttmorc nnd Congressman Schlrm of Maryland. After tho conference Admiral Schley authorized Mr. Tcaguo to mnko tho following statement: "We havo been In consultation ns to what further proceedings shall bo taken. Noth ng definite hns becu decided upon so far as civil or crlmlnnl notion of nny kind against Mnclay and his sponsors are con cerned. Mnclay's claim that the flnds of tho court aro u vindication for himself and his book Is nbsolutcly spurious. Thero nro no less than half a dozen Instnnces In tho book in which even If ho were to nccept tho findings of the court nnd Incorporate them in tho volume nnd chnngo it to suit tho nndlngs tho book would still be crim inal libel." Since tho court of Inquiry rendered its verdict Rear Admiral Schley has received a large number of letters nnd telegrams, all containing expressions of confidence nnd eutceui and offers of nsslstunce. To answer these personally would bo a work of such magnitude that tho admiral has addressed the following letter to the Associated Press, which ho nsks to be published: WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 16, l!01-To tho Aiisoclateil Press: 1 beg to express through the medium of thu Associated PrOHM my gratitude und heartfelt thanks for the kind words nnd evidences of Inter est In my welfuro which 1 have received from nil jiartH of the United Htutes. The magnitude ol tho correspondence renders It Impossible for me to personally acknowl edge the Mime, und I therefore take this menus of expressing my appreciation to one und all. Very truly yours, W1NFIKLD SCOTT SCHLHY. ltcur Admiral, V. S. N. To Owe fold in one nny. tnko Lnxatlvo Rromo Quinine Tabids. All druggists refund tho money It It rails to cure. B. W. Grovo's signature Is on each box. 25c. TREATY IS RATIFIED (Continued from First Page.) - " , merits of tho agreement and tho policy of : Its provisions. The principal speech of the day was mado by Senator Teller, ln opposition to tho treaty, und ho was followed In rapid suc cession by twelvo or ttftcen other senators, who spoko briefly either for or against tho motion to ratify. Among the other speakers ot tho day wero: Senators CIny, Fairbanks, McCumber, McLaurtu of Mississippi, Culberson, Mai lory, Mason, Tillman, Uacon f.nd Dato. Senator Clay was ono of tho southern senators who spoko in advocacy of tho treaty. Ho contended that the treaty should bo ratified becauso It secured the abrogation' of tho Clayton-Dulwer treaty. Triumph for Dlpliiniiiey. Senator Mason mado a strong plea for tho treaty, expressing his gratification that American diplomacy had succeeded ln secur ing such a triumph as wns this treaty over tho original Hay-Paunccfoto agreement. Senator Ilacon's speech was mndo In con nection with a motion to amend tho treaty. In presenting this nmendtneut ho said ho was In favor of a canal nnd would vote for the treaty with tho Davis nmendmont. Ho opposed tho treaty becauso he did not bo llevo It would glvo tho United Stntes full control of tho cnnnl. Ho snld Croat Hrltoln rejected tho nmended Hny-Pauncefoto treaty, but sent us nnother trenty Ill most Identical with the former treaty as nmended except as regards tho Davis amendment. Ho considered that fact the most Important feature of tho wholo con troversy. There was an exceptionally full sennto when the tlmo urrlved for a vote, but tho certainty of ratification bad becomo so ap parent that thero was comparatively llttlo Interest in tho proceedings. Tho votes on tho amendments succeeded each other quickly. Senator Culberson offered an amendment to Insert tho Davis fortifica tion ninendment ot tho Inst session. This was defeated, 1C to 62, as follows: Defeat DiivIn Amendment. Yens Bacon. Hate, Culberson, Money, Dubois, biinuioiiH, Heltfeld, Taliaferro, McLaurln (MlsTlllman, nerry, Dlackbum. Lannack, Mnllory, Vest-15. Nnys .Ullrich. Frye. ualllnger, Millard, Mitchell, Morgan, Nelson, l'enroso, J'erklns, I'ettus, Piatt (Conn.), Piatt (N. Y.), Prltchnrd, Proctor, Qunrlcs, Kcott. Hlmun, Hpooner, Ktewart, Turner. jAlllHon, nam, Hovorldgo, Hurnhnm, Gamble, uiusou, llalii, HuiiKbrough, 'Harris, .Hurrows, uurton, Claim. Ilawloy, Clark (Mont.). Hoar. Clark (Wyo.), Jones (Ark.), CIny. ICeun. Cockrell, Dillingham, Dietrich. K earns, Kittrodgo, Lodge, TUcComns, McCumber, I'ieboe, L'ullom. Dolllver, sicl'.nery, McLaurlu 1 1'iilriiauKs, Fornker. (S.C.Warren. MoMlilln, Wellington. Martin. Wetmoro-62, Fostor (La.). Foster (Wash.)MuHon, Senator Uacon then offered nn amend ment striking out ot the prenmblo in referonco to tho Clayton-Ilulwer treuty the words "without Impairing the general prin ciple of neutralization established in arti cle vll fit that convention," also tho fol lowing words ln article 11 relating to tho purchaso of stock, "subject to tho provi sions of tho present treaty," also all ot article 111, relating to the neutralization ot GOLD SEAL America's Best CHAMPAGNE "SIMiClAI, DRY" HRUT" Oold Seal is mado by tho French lirocoss. nnd nmy lw plncod on tho tnblu ot tho most fimtldlaua without four of orUidimi or comtmrbon with tho imported ehiimimsno. Thon whv pay twice as much for foreign labels? Order u Case for Christmas. Ask for It at your club and cafe. GOLD SKAL Is sold by all first-class grocers nnd wlno morchants. SARAH IlKHNHARDT SAYH: "I find Gold Seal Champagne ox :ellont, in fact superior to many French Ohumpagnc," URIUNA WINE CO., URBANA, IS. Y SOLE MAKI'.RS. SpeHalM' stands for Question which soap is quite pure Why WOOL SOAP of course, in that rest secure Use Swift's Pride Soap in the Laundry. the canal; also all of article Iv. declaring against change of territorial sovereignty. Hiici.ii'n l'rniolllou ltejeeted. All this was embodied lu one amendment and defeated, IS to 60, as follows: Yeas Uacon. Clay, Mnllory, Hate, Culberson, Monev, Horry. Iiubols. Hlmmous, lilnckhurn. JIarrlK. Tallnferro. Cftrmnck, Heltfeld, Teller, Clark (Mont.), McLuutln (MIsTlllmuti-H. Nib's Aldrlch, (lalllligcr, Allison, Gamble, Hard. (llbson. Mitchell. Mprgan, Ncl'on, Vnrose, Perkins, return. Piatt (Conn.), Vlatt (N. Y.), 1'rltchurd, "Proctor, ytmrlcs, .Scott. Hlmmt, Hpooner, . .lteverldge, llale. nurnnum, iianxnrougii, Hurrows, lluwley, (lurtou, Hoar, Clapp, Joni'M (Ark.), Clurk (Wyo.). ICeun. Cockrell, Kearns, cullom, Deboe, Dietrich, Dillingham. Dolllver, Fairbanks, Fornker. Foster (Ln.). Klltrmlgo. Lodge, Mctomns, Met 'urn her, Mnl!mrv. Htewnrt, McLauriti (S.CTurner, Mc.Mlllin, vest, Martin. Wnrren. Foster (Wnsli.)MiiHoii. Wellington, Wetmore 0). Frye, Mlllanl. riuul Vote Taken. The treaty then wna ratified by n voto of 72 to C, as follows: ens Aldrlch, Allison, Hard, Hate, llerrv. Foster (Wnsh.)Mlllard, Frye. Mitchell, Oulllngcr, Money, Camlile, Morgun, OIIihoii, Nelson, llale, Penrose Hausbrougl), Perkins, Harris, I'ettus, Iluwley. I'latt (Conn.), Heltfeld. Piatt (N. Y.), Himr. VHInluiril. "Hevcrldge, Jiurniium, Hurrows. Uurton, (. arnuicK, Clapp, Vlark.tMont.), Jones (Ark.), 1'roctor, nil i 3 1411111 ll"M, ClnV. KeariiM. Kcott. Cockrnll, KUtredgo, Hlmmon1?, Cullom. 'Loilue. Hlnion. Deboe. McComns, Hpooner, Dietrich, McCumber, Stewart, Dillingham, McICucry. Taliaferro, Dolllver, .Mcl.atirin (MlsTurner, McLiurln (S.CVest. MeMlllln, Wnrren. Martin, "Wellington. Mason, Wetmore 72. Dubois, Fairbanks, I Fornker. Foster (Iu.), Nnys Haron Culberson, Teller, Dluckburn, Mnllory, Tlllman-6, Ilailey paired with Dcpew and Klltlns nnd Rawlins paired with Hannn und Sowell, Thoso who did not voto and for whom no' pairs wero nnnounced aro: Daniel, Jones of Nevadn, Patterson nnd Quay. BILL FOR WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE Senate lleeelven .err MeiiKiirea nnd Confirms 1,1st of Appolnt , menta. WASHINGTON. Dec. le.'-Senntor War-1 ren todny introduced nn amendment to tho constitution granting tho right of suffrngo to woman. Senator Lodge today Introduced n bill to prohibit tho salo of firearms, opium and Intoxicating liquors to tho natives ot tho Islands tn the Pacific ocean. Tho senate, lu oxecutlvo session today, confirmed tho following nominations: Phllnndor C. Knox of Pennsylvania, to be attorney general, vtco John W. Griggs, ro slgnedj John C. Ames, United States mar shall for tho northern district of Illinois; Charles P. Hitch, I'nltcd Stntes marshul for tho sounthem district of Illinois. Postmasters: Iowa William W. Uoylan, Hubbard; A. 13. Curry, Shelby; C. M. Stevens, Williams; William S. Hrownlng, Wlnflold; William H. Nolte, Holstelu; N. W. Wentz. Oakland; J. W. Mumtnert. Prnlrlo City; H. E. Hull, Williamsburg; K. S. Hubbard, llelmond; F. Trunksy, Elma; J. It. McKee, Sydney; J. A. Conerd, Atlantic; E. K. Socor, lluffalo Cen ter; E. I). Mc.Mnhon, Charter Oak; F. D. Downoy, Dexter; E. Gibbons, Dyersvlllo; John Morrison, Hedrlck; J. W. Jnrnlgan, Montezuma; J. W, Palm, Mount Pleasant; W, L. Roach, Muscntlno; C. A. Merrill, Nora Springs; C. V. Hoffman, Oskaloosa; E. E. Johnston, Rockwell City; C. N. Mar vin, Shennndonh; C. N. Wonzor, Tama; 11, L. Jlrothorlln, Tipton; M. Bruce, Rolfo; E. Klncald, Walnut; R. (1. Hawkins, Wapello. Toxbb Charles J. Lewis, Clarendon, Tho nomination of llrlgadlcr General Qeorgo L. GIUcsplo ns chief of engineers, ns originally sent to tho senate, limited tho nppolntmcnt to a term of four years, A further consideration of tho subject sat isfied tho president and secretary of wnr that tho ofllco of chief of engineers was expressly oxompted from tho four years' detail clauso of thu army reorganization law. Tho nomination thereupon was with drawn and 11 now ono sent In, by which tho nppolntmont of General Gillespie, It con firmed, will run until his statutory retire ment. Klilrcil .Sueereiln lllxhop. M'COOK, Neb,, Doc. 16 (Special Tele gram. ) Mayor Charles 13. Uldrcd of this city was olected by tho commissioners of Red Willow county to fill tho vacancy caused by tho death of County Judge Georgo S. Illshop lust week. N o nn Cnimci) l'litnl 'ii1IIn1oii, Ol'THRIK. Okl . Dec. IS.-Tho Santa Fo northbound passenger train, during thu storm tonight, run Into a handcar cnrrvlng threo men, north nf fluthrle. killing Thomas ICIess and fntully Injuring Section Foreman Adolf Farrer t'hnrloH 1 Initio escaped un injured. The blizzard drowned the rumbling; of the nppniaehliig train to tho sootlon men and blinded tho engineer so that ha could not see tho car uheud. Out of Sight Is what good Judges say when yoa ask them what they think of Hunter Whiskey For they appreciate Its Qualify Age Flavor SoM at nil flrnt-rlnn rtfti tnd br Jobbtra. WM. 1.ANA11AN A HON, lultlmort, Md. Chronic Colds CATARRH AND COUGH CURED BY Mull's Grape Tonic The moit arreeable and effec tive health restorer; made of grapes, fruits and herbs. Overcomes La Grlppo and its kin dred ailments by destroying tho disease geims. 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Wednesday and Satur day. 2 lb, ICvery livening, 8 10, nifiii t i.ass .w iinvii.i.i: Thu Florenz Troupe, Gardner nnd Mini deru. Tho 3 HrooktytiB, Four JuggllUK JJee rners, I ora Tracy, Marrlsoy und Itlch and The Klnmlruine l'rlcos, luo, Sao nnd 50u Wiaco'sTrocaderoTKlONn MATI.MJK 'I'llDAV 10c. Stile. Kntlm Week, Excepting Saturday ISvonlng. SNELLBAKER'S MAJESTICS Gorgeous-(Srnnd-Pretty girls Two shows dally Kvenlng prlci s 10c, lOc, 'Mv Smoke If you ' like. .Saturday Kvonlng Only, Jim Jiifrios" Company. Bunduy Matlnco, The L'topluns. t