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i'lTE OMAHA DAILY HEE: SATURDAY, FEBRUAKY 21, 1!03. CULVER IS NOW IN CHARGE General Colby Formally Tumi 0:r Coa mwd of Batijtal Grari REGISTRAR OF UNIVERSITY IS DEAD Two laaaortaat Caae. la tbe Saareate C'eert la Which Rl!ridi Seek ta Rolf the riymrit ef Taifa. From a Siiflr Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. 20. t Special. Colonel J. H. Culver, recently appointed adjutant general, took chare of tbe office at noon today. Adjutant General Colby retiring. General Colty and hit chief clerk. Miss Maris Martian, will remain with General Culver until he gets familiar with the detalli of the office. Mlfia Mary Greer of Tecumsch hat been selected ar stenographer for the new adjutrnt. but the chief clerk baa not yet ber a aelected. Both the Incoming and the outgoing ad jutant general threw many bouquets upon the occasion of the change In the office, one at the other. Both were aoldlers to fether In the clril war. were together at the University of Wisconsin and were together with the National Guard In the Spanish war Each baa the highest opinion of the other. General Culver stated that the accumulated work In the office, owing to the changes la the regulations, was well Is band and be congratulated General Colby on this. After the oath of office had been ad ministered by Secretary of State Marsh, General Colby presented Ceneral Culver with a handsome chapeau. belt, brigadier general's sash and epaulets. The articles were of the finest make and quality and are highly prised by General Culver. The office, under the new regulations, placra considerable more work and re sponsibility on the adjutant general. He Is compelled to give a $50,000 bond to the Vnlted States government, and his prop erty responsibility Is largely Increased. Death af Mlaa EUea Smith. Miss Ellen Smith, for many years con nected with the University of Nebraska as registrar, died laat night. Miss Smith was an Ohloan and was 65 years of age. She had been 111 for almost a year and owing to her age. her death, while a shock to the community, was not wholly unexpected. She cam to the University of Nebraska In 1877 as a teacher of Latin and mathematics, fche was later made librarian and the duties of reglatrar were later added, lo 1882 she resigned as librarian and devoted all her time to the office of regiatrar. The remains will be taken to the old home of the deceased. Orrville. O., for In terment. Oataha Mm Has Smallpox. 8. H. Hardwlck, who said be was a traveling man from Omaha, la a smallpox patient at the emergency hospital. Hard wlck had been 111 several days In a down town rooming bouse. This mcrnlng a phy sician was called and pronounced the dis ease smallpox. This Is the first case of smallpox discovered In Lincoln since last Msy. Applicatloa for Water flight. C. C. Wright of Omaha, as trustee for the Plattsmouth Power Canal company, has filed an application with the State Board cf Irrigation for the right to us? the waters of the Elkhcrn and Platte rivers. The application proprses to erect a plant to cost $1,600,000. Mr. Wright asks for 2.600 cubic feet. Th'.e application con fiicta with the rights granted Andrew Rose water, city engineer of Omaha. Attack School Levy. . . la another case filed today the Union Pacific Railroad company attacks tbs validity of the taw relating to levy for school purposes. The company prays the supreme court to grant it an lnjucc Ion against the treasurer of Merrick county to prevent him from collecting from the com pany school taxes to the amount of I3S.03. which the company alleges was levied un der a aectlon of the atatutes which Is null and void. Central City school district No. 4. to pay Interest on school bonds and to pro- vide for a sinking fund to pay off the bonds, levied a tax aggregating 15 mills 25 mills for ceneral school purposes and 10 mills to pay bonds. The railroad company claims that the board waa without authority to levy the tax because tbs amendment to section 4822 of .the statutes of 1895 waa Illegal and did not pass the legislature ac cording to the constitution. It clstms that tbe law of 1895, prcvldisg that tbs tax levy for general school purposes shall not be over 20 mills, is still in force and that tbe presaat amendment ia null and void. la the brief filed today by John N. Baldwin and Edson Rich for the, railroad company It la stated that tbe rallrcad company is assessed at a certain valua tion per mile and that if It paid the total amount asked for by the city It would hava to pay SSM.07, which ia 36 03 more than It should pay. It takea an appeal from the fllatrict court of Merrick county. Ftsht oa Brldse Tax. The decision, when It is handed down, la a rase tiled In tbe supreme court this morning, will be of much interest to tbe people of Omaha aa well aa to tbo people of Rulo, Richardson rounty, upon whose petition tbe case is filed. At Rulo school district No. (2. tbe local assessor assessed tbe wrs. half of the bridge across tbe Missouri river for tbe purpose ot atate, county, village and school Gold Medal At PiQ-Aracricaa Exposition. Unlike Any Otttsr t The tall later, the dolloloua qual ity, tha bolate rarity, of Lw. avs Breakfast Ow distinguish it from all others Ho "treatment" with alkanoa; ao adulteration with flour, starch or srwrnd cocoa shells; nothing but tha aatrttlre and digestible produot of the ehoioest Cocoa Bsna Ask Your Dealer for It I! district taies. The Burlington railroad and the Atchisnn Nebraska railroad asked to have the collection of the tsies en joined for two reasons: First That the west b-lf of the bridge as a part f the main line of their rosd end as such subject to taxation by the Siate Board of Equalization only. Second That If not subject to tsxatlou by the state hoard It was not within the corporate limits of either the school dis tricts, village or city uf Rulo. snd. hence, not subject to taxation on account of those political subdivisions. The village of -Rulo claimed that the bridge was in the corporate limits of the city snd school district. And that the Isw cresting the Stste Board of Equal isation wss unconstltutionsl Insofsr as It authorised that board to assess the west hslf cf the bridge for any other purpose other than that of the state taxes, and that the assessment of the bridge by the local assessor was vslld. Slate Aaaeaeaseat Illegal. In concluding their brief the attorneys for the appellants said: "The questions here presented hsve never been rslled to the attention of the crurt before, so far as the reported decisions disclose. That tbey are questions of paramount Importance must be conceded. We think that the method of assessing railroad property in this stste in flagrant violation of the provisions of our constitution and that a full and thorough consideration of the rase will lead your honors to the same conclu sion. We Insist that the statute of which we complain was passed for the purpose and with the Intention of doing Indirectly that which the legislature could not do di rectly viz., of exempting a railroad prop erty from its just share of taxation for municipal, school and rounty purposes. This lsw was never passed for the public fcood, but at the Instance and urgency of railroad companies, for their own benefit. Well does the writer remember that when an attempt was made In the legislature of 1887 to have the charter of the city of Omaha so drafted that railroad property within the rlty would be required to pay its Just share of taxes toward the support of the city government and school district, the representatives and friends of every railroad In the state were arrayed against It and It wss defeated, notwithstanding ita evident justice. "We cannot conclude this brief bette.' thsn by quoting the language of Judge Beck of the supreme court of Iowa. In passing upon a statute. In principle, the aame as the one which ve are criticising: " 'The object and d?slgn of the statute in question is to exemp. railroad corpora tions from taxation equal to that borne by individuals. Inequality is intended and provided for unequivocally by carefully prepared provisions that could have no other purpose In the mind of the leglsla " " " "'" ture. It is not an incident that could not be avoided but Is an object carefully pro vided for In the atatute. It cannot by any fairness be claimed that real estate and personal property of railroad corporations connected with the use of the road cannot be mrde subject to taxation the same as like property of Individuals. There Is not the least difficulty in providing a system cf texation which in Its theory at least shall Impose a burden upon such property equal to that provided for the property of individuals. The argument then bastd upon necessity falls and seems but to ex pose the injustice of the statute and it: conflict with the constitution." " The courts of Richardson county granted ! the Injunction and the people nave asked ' UBCU ' "c the aupreme court to aet aside the decision i am' ,0 tne iUTT- "Plaining the results of of the lower court. the different tests made and the nearest of the powder burns similar to the burn on PREACHER GETS HEAVY FINEthc turtlB ,n thm! Ll,1,e ln,low w P- Assessed Over Five Haadred Dollar for SkootlaaT at a Wxatore ' Mna.' BEATRICE. Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special Telegram.) Rev. 8. P. Benbrook, who was tried in district court last week on a charge of shooting at Dr. Johnson of "Vy more with Intent to kill, but who waa found guilty of assault, was fined 1100 and costs by Judge Lemon this afternoon and ordered committed to Jail until fine and costs are paid. Mr. Benbrook mad 3 a statement to the ' court In which he aald that be did ths shooting while In a fit of passion, but had no Intention of killing Dr. Johnson. Judge Lemon then reprimssded Ben- ! rook severely, but kindly, by sa5 Ir.g tsat brook he was a man of litelligence end good atandlng in the community and that the public expected something better cf him. but even under such conditions be should not escape punishment. Sentence waa th-n pronounced. The costa amount to till and Mr. Ben brook announced thla evening that be would appeal tbe esse. Some of his Wy mora friends will be here tomorrow to fur nish security for the costs, and until that time be will be In tbe custod cf an officer. Take Child froas Father. FREMONT. Neb.". Feb. 20. (Special.) At the Instigation of tbe women of the Charity club proceedings have been com menced in county court to remove Ophelia Armstrong, a 7-year-old girl, from tha custody of her father. Abram v Armstrong. The chile" was found hy the women llvlns with ber father and two men who claimed to be his brothers. In two rooms is the old Davenport hotel building, without food, fire or proper clothing and In a terrible con dition. The entire outfit have had a bal reputation with the police.' This afternoon another ane of the trio made a vicious as. sault on Constable J. P. Hansen, while tbe officer wsa serving some papers oa Abram. Aa Hanson - Is not a large maa and tha Armstrongs Indicated tbelr Inten tion to do him up. he got away from them and procured a warrant for Armstrong, and hla trial will come up tomorrow. Elka Have Hoaae Wsralis. FREMONT, Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special.) Tha Elks' ball and house warming, given In their sew rooms last evening, wss the leading social event of tbe aeaaon. Masonic ball was beautifully decorated for the occa aion, the prevailing colors being purple and white. The entire aeeond floor of th bulldlng waa used, the supper being served in tbe GranJ Army of tha Republic, hall and tbe other roome being arranged tor ping pong, cards and ether entertain menta. The decoratlona of '.ha entire rooms were strikingly beautiful. Tbe new lodge. No. 614. haa aa nicely arranged quarters of their sise aa any lodge of tha order in tbe atate and begins Its career under very favorable autplcra. Jnrr Gives Jadsje Preaeat. BEATRICE. Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special.) Just after court convened yesterday morn ing Judge Lett on was presented with a beautiful gold mounted nmbrella from tbe Jury which haa served during this term of court. The Inscription on tbe umbrella reads: "To the Hon. Judge Letton, from the Jury o the January term of lrOt." Tbe presentation speech waa made by James Ramey of Oriel I. and tha Judge re sponded ia a graceful manner, aaylng hat tbe gift would be held ia tender rejnem braare by him in future yeara to come. tat Third t'rea of lee. FREMONT. Neb., Feb. S.( Special.) Fremont ice dealers are ratting a third crop, which la something unusual In this vicinity. It Is twelve Inrbea tVick aad cf a solid, uniform quality. All tha Ice tousea here will be full to thalr utmost capacl'y aad probably soma Ira will ba ablfped la utslde otnts this summer. STRONG POINTS FOR STATE Witnest Detail. Experimenti Made with Bevolvfrt and Lace Curtains. TEND TO CONTRADICT DEFLNSE CLAIM ladleate Powder Haras oa I.re Car. talaa C'eald Rot Hue Beea Made aa Asserted hy Defeadaat. DAVID CITT, Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special.) j . , . , , iirtnoe By far the largest crowd wss In attendance . . . ,u . mi. murder ' yesterday afternoon at the Llllle murder ; yesterday afternoon at the Llllle murder trial there ha. been at an, time since the taking of testimony began. The state ha. Introduced nineteen witnesses out of tbo forty-six on the Information. Counsel for the state think they will not complete their side of the case until next Tuesday jr Wednesdjy When court convened this morning C. W. Derby was on the witness stand. He said In part: "We nade testa with the revolvers to see what the rffect of powder would be at different distances, as to powder burns on a lace curtain similar to the powder burn on the lace curtain In the Llllle residence. "The farthest distance we made he tests was three feet. The other distances were two feet, one foot, sir Inches and j three Inches,. We used each of the af ferent kinds of guns and cartridges at the various distances. "We also made tests with the same re volvers and ssme cartridges with a piece of white muslin. All of these experiments were made In a closed room, the engine room of the court house." Counsel for the defendant objected to the witness testifying as to the results ot tests made, for the reason It had not been shown that witness was an expert in tbe use of Drearms, gunpowder and their use. The court said he was not prepared to pass upon the question and asked counsel If they had any authorities on the subject to produce them. The Jury wss excused and the arguments and citation of authorities was commenced. The argument wss concluded at the noon hour. Judge Good announced that he would pass on the question on the convening of court In the afternoon. State Wins a Polat. When court convened this afternoon Judge Good overruled the objections of the de fendant and said in part: "The queation raised Is that Mr. Derby has for years had experience with firearms and their use. that he and others made testa with thirty-two caliber revolvers in the en- Igine room. Forty shots were fired from re- e , , . , . TOlvpn, loug auu auun miuiuscd, mui center fire and different klnda of powder. Various witnesses have testified that Mrs. Llllle made ttatementa as to the position of the man that did the shooting. The bul let found In Mr. Llllie'a head was a thirty two. The evidence goea to Ita weight rather than to Us consistency. " Counsel for defense cross-examined the , witness. C. W. Derby, on his use of Are- arms, cartridges and th-Mr effect, at the j conclusion of which defendant renewed tbe objections to the witness showing to the i Jury the lace curtain upon which testa were I made. Obiectlon overruled. I witness nere laenuneo toe iacc curiam auccj wud a ioub ovc-iulu wuti vtruii i Bre gun. abort, cartridge, semi-smokeless t powder, at a distance of three inches. The squeese through there will be a fine chance measurement was made from the musxla of j for patent medicine dealers and drug lak the revolver. The curtain waa hung before Irs to get Into the raoka f prr'esslonal the Jury and tbe various tests fully and men cheap. In the last few years we have clearly explained. The curtain waa admit- j advanced so far in the pharmecut'eal world ted In evidence. Continuing, Mr. Derby j tht what was formerly called a trade Is aald: Fons-3 Parse la Bareaa. "In taking the range of tbe bullet through tbe curtain, glass and screen. In which I used an old revolver, I stood on tbe wett aide of the bed and my hand waa from six to seven inches from tbe top of the bed. At the time that Mr. Ren and myself searched ; the Llllle residence I found a purae In the j middle drawer of tbe bureau in the Llllie j b'foora and the: penuiea up bedroom and there waa $10.01 In it, all coin Tbe crose-examlnation of Mr. Derby elic ited nothing more. On redirect examina tion witness said: "I waa paid for searching the Llllle premises, the privy, cistern, well and the 1 house from cellar to garret, for which 1 received $15. It took three daya of my I time." Willis D. Westover waa the next wit ness. His testimony waa aubstantially tbe aame as at the preliminary hearing, in the deacrirtlon of the Llllle bedroom snd the powder burn on tbe curtain, glass and screen and fully corroborated other wit -neasea on those points. Witness 'assisted C. W. Derby and otbera In making the tests testified to by Derby and corrobor ated Mr. Derby on thla point in every par ticular. ' The crosa-examination elicited nothing more. Louis C. Ren waa called and corrobor ated Derby and Weatover as to the testa made with revolvera and tbe effects on tbe lace curtain and In addition aald: "In one of the conversationa I had with Mra. Llllie I asked ber if ahe thought Mr. Llllle had raised up when he waa ahot, and she said ahe thought not: that he must have been asleep when he wss shot. She also aald the gun the man he'd In bla hand was a bright one.' Buffalo toaaty Doetora Orssslse. KEARNEY. Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special Tele gramsThe physicians of the county met at the city ball in Kearney and organised the Buffalo County Medical association, ac cording to tbe plana adopted by tbe atate aiaoeiatlon. The constitution recom mended by tbe state association was adopted and offlcera were elected as follows: Presi dent. Dr. F. A. Packard: vice president. Dr. J. W. Miller of Gibbon, secretary and treasurer. Dr. G. M. Hull. The meetings will be held in Kesrney on tbe third Wed neslsy In each April, July, October and January. The first meeting of tbe asso ciation will be held on April 15 in this city. tvloper Is la t'oaarll ftlaa'. BEATRICE. Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special.) Gllead Reynolds, who recently created quite a stir among the Gypsies in this rlty, by elrplng with hla wife's sister. Miss Nrra S'.anley. haa turned up at Council Bluffs. Ia. A letter waa rtcelved ben from blm yeaterday, by bia father, la which he inquired about bla wife and begged forgiveness for bis ctlons. The letter waa shown to Mrs. Reynrlda and aa soon as she read It she bearded the first train out cf this rlty for Courcll Bluffs. The officers believe a reconciliation will fol low and the Interrupted rt 1st ions resumed ai aoon as husband and wife me-t. Real Eatate Active. EXETER. Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special. ) Considerable real ratals Is changing handa already, although apriqg ia still some way off. There are no houses tor rent In thla tarn a. ao people muat buy In order to locate her. Play for Seaell of Llerary. YORK. Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special.) At tbe Auditorium last evening was given tha first benefit for the Yr public library. Tbs entertainment waa a play entitled "Tb Belle." in which home talent took the leaning parts. They were greeted wttu a crowded house and the proceed will benefit the funds of the library many dollars. Tbs actors acquitted themselves with consider able credit. WOMAN'S WORKJN MISSIONS Qaartrrly Meetlaat Eplaeopal -rtety of the Diocese of Kebraah. FREMONT. Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special Tel egram.) The quarterly meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church or me moceee oi .-enras.a was ncm . . . . . ... , St - James church here todsv, with forty .,,.,. " n.M. ,. , cnurcn v" "In de leg ste. In attendant tbeae the following clergymen! ' Fits. Lincoln: were pres Rev. A. C. Msrsh, Blair; Rev. W. H. Mcor. Rev. T. J. Mackay, Rev. R. E. Lee Craig. Omaha; Rev. Harry T. Moore. Fremont; Bisbo;i Arthur Williams, Omaha. The morning session was tsken up with a celebration of holy communion by Bishop Williams, assisted by the local pastor, and the regular business meeting, which In cluded reports of committees. At noon the visiting delegates and ministers sat domn to luncheon served by the women of St. James' guild at the rectory. In the after noon there waa a missionary meeting. Rev. Mr. Moore delivered the address of welcome and Mrs. Albert C. Noa, the president, re- ponded. Bishop Williams spoke on mis alonary work among the Indiana and Rev. Mr. Craig made an address oa foreign mis sions. PATENT MEDICINE IS FATAL Coatafaa Soate Drsg W kirk Aeta aa Yeaaa; Child aa Vloleat Polaoa. KEARNEY. Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special Tele, gram.) Byron, the 5-ysar-old aon of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Ayres, died at 9 o'clock this morning under peculiarly distress ing clrcumstaccrs. Last Saturday the child, who had been ailing, was given a dose of patent medicine which acted upon him as a violent polsoa. He waa given the proper dose, but It seems that the condition he was la caused the medicine to act as it did and the little fellow soon developed all tbe symptoms Induced by a violent vege table poison. Dr. Hoover was at once summoned and did all that could be done to counteract the effects of the drug, but bis efforts were unavailing. Tbe little sufferer bad numer ous convulsions and for the last three days he had not averaged more than one hour of consciousness out of tbe twenty-four. Dlarasaea Pharmacy Bill. CRESTON, Neb.. Feb. 20. To the Editor of The Bee: What do druggists think of house roll No. 232? The Idea of letting a man become a "registered pharmacist" simply because he bas possession of a drug stock, or because be baa been In the busl- ! ness for seven years. I myself am a clerk working for a fair compensation for ray services, and I think such a scheme as this HI proposes is ridiculous in the extreme an outrage on all registered pharmacists 0 good standing now and all tbe pharma cists of the future. It la a well known fact there are mini unregistered owners or drug stores who iuiii iuc uumru rxami- j nation. Should they be given equal rights ; with men who have studied for yeara, in i order to uphold tbe practice of pharmacy? !la It right they should he given a diploma lor eiucieocy id pnarmacy : i answer most emphatically. No. Should this bill ever cow a leading profession. Are we to be put back to where we were twenty yeara ago? Ia It not also aa imposition on the general public to be obliged. In many In stances, to h-ve their drug needs attended to by imcompetent men? The Nebraska examination ia not, and never baa been, too difficult for a man of ordinary ability to paas. Let all who can pass enter therein and those who cannot stay out. We hava now what I consider a good pharmacy law. Why change It? SYDNEY EASTMAN. Crest on, Piatt county. Neb. tm Record for Hoc Prlees. HASTINGS. Neb., Feb. 20. (Special Tel egram.) T. C. Calllhan, a atock auctioneer of Omaha, today aold forty bead of Duroc Jerscy hogs at an average of $108.50 per head. One sow aold for $10 and a gilt, for $315. This Is said to be the highest aver age and tbe highest priced sow and gilt of that breed tver aold In any country. The aow waa bought by Smith Browa of Waterloo, Neb., and tbe gilt went to S. P. Alspach of the Walnut Grove atock farm at Carroll. Ia. The hoga were raiaed by George Brlgga Son. lajared la a TABLE ROCK. Neb Raaaway. Feb. 20. (Special.) O. D. Tlbbeta, one of our merchants, while delivering goods last evening and driving a joung fractloua colt, waa thrown from tbe buggy and received aevere acalp wounds and bruises about the face and bead. Hla feet caught in the linea and be waa dragged for quite a distance. It waa at first thought he was fatally hurt, but it la now believed he will be able to ba up J a around again in a few daya. Maehlaery for Btareh Plaat. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Feb. 20. (Spe cial.) Two rarloada of new machinery were received at vtbe Argo Starch plant today and will be installed aa rapidly as possible. Tbls machinery is for the manu facture of printed woodeu boxea for the starch. The factory Is now grinding 2.500 buabela of :oro per day and experts in tha near future to double tbe rapacity and manufacture all brands controlled by the trust, wltb tbe exception of "Oswego." eatrlee 'hlldrea Eaterlala. BEATRICE. Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special. ) Tbe children entertained at the meeting of the Order of Eastern Star laat night, which was attended by more tban 100 members of the order and their friends. A literary and musical prcgram waa ren dered, after which refreshments were served, and the affair In every respect waa one of the most enjoyable held by the order for some time. Good Frleea tar Hoga. SUTTON. Neb., Feb. 20. (Special.) The Gilbert Van Patten Duroc-Jeraey stock sale came off here yeaterday. There were a large number of blooded atock buyera pres ent from this and gdjolnlng states. Over $2,400 was realized from thirty-six bead. Van's Premium Son brought $305. going to an Iowa man. Dry Good a Flraa A !. HUMBOLDT. Neb.. Feb. 20. Special) Tba Dennia Dry Goods company, one of tbe largest mercantile es'abllahments of tbe rlty, this morning assigned its stock to two trustees to dispose of lo the interest of creditors. Tbe Stats bank ot this city and some of tba dry goods wholesale houses ara tbe beavieat creditors. Ity Polities at York... YORK. Neb. Feb. 20. (Special ) Some tntereat ia being takea in tbe coming city election. Mayor McCloud haa announces ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER OF LOUISVILLE, KY., SUFFERED FOR YEARS WITH CATARRH OF THE HEAD. SAVED BY PE-RU-NA. Charles C. Roe. assistant i y engi neer, Louisville, Ky., writes: "Peruna has Urge numbff of admirers in this part of Kentucky, but none more honest than myself for what It has done for me. , "I was troubled for some years with catarrh of the head and throat which was often a serious annoy ance to me and must have been tt my friends. Nine bottles of Reru ns cured me and built me up. It seemed to strengthen the nervous system, regulate digestion and drive away the headache, besides curing the catarrh. "I have never known of any medicine which seemed to go through the ealira system mu:h goo CHARLES C. P ROE. CATARRH of tbe bead, ncse and throat are very frequent. These victims crowd tbe offices of catarrh specialists in vain. Mr. Chaa. C. Roe once belonged to this unhappy cHss. A course of Peruna entirely cured him. There are two things that the whole medical profession agree about concern ing catarrh. The first is that catarrh is the most prevalent and omnipresent disease to which the people in the United States are subject. Ail classes of people have It Those who stay Indoors much and those who go out doors much. Working classes have it and sedentary classes have It. The doctor finds catarrh to be bia con stant and ever present foe. It compli cates nearly every disease he is called upon to treat. c Tbe second thing about catarrh on which all doctors agree is that it is difficult to cure it. Local remedies may give relief, but they fail to cure permanently. Sprays or snuffs inount to little or nothing except to give temporary relief. Catarrh is frequently lecated In Internal organa which cannot be reached by any sort of local treatment. All this is known by every physician. To devise some systematic internal rem edy which would reach catarrh at ita source. that he la not a candidate for re-election. C. S. Harrison's name haa been mentioned. Mr. Harrison is president of tbe Commer cial club and twenty yeara ago was mayor ( of York. Stakes for the Eaalserri. BEATRICE. Neb., Feb. 20. (Special.) An order for 1,500 engineers' atakes to be used in surveying the new railroad line between thla city and Virginia was placed at one of the planing mills yesterday. It ia reported that tbe survey will be maAa Juat aa soon as the weather moderates. Llaaor Caae la Coatlaaed. BEATRICE, Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special. ) The caae of the State of Nebraska against Will Losey of Liberty, who Is charged with' selling liquor without a license, was called in district court Wednesday even ing and continued over to the next term of court. He was released on $300 bonds. Lleeaae Is Troableaome. HUMBOLDT. Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special.) Municipal mattera have begun to warm up and an effort ia on foot to divorce tbe quea tion of license from the candldatea at the coming election, but whether or not It will be auccessful ia a question. Vaa Wyelt Eetata Settled. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Feb. 20. (Spe cial Telegram.) John W. Stelnhart today I filed his final report as guardian of Happy Van Wyck and desires to be relieved aa j administrator of the estate of tha late Charles H. Van Wyck. State talveralty Kates. Hon. G. L. Lawe of Lincoln lias presented the State Historical society with 5uO vol umes of United States public documents. H. P. Leavltt, 'US. who has been In Lin- coin several days worKing in wie iinrrniB of the Daily Nebravkan, returned to Ms asne In Omaha snuay. i G. W. Hood, the epeedy third baseman I on th university nine last year, has en tered school this semester and will try for his old position thla sraxon. rho himlneaa men of Lincoln have rallied to the aupport of the Nebraekan and pub lication will be reaumed Saturday, to be, continued throughout the semrtster. N. J. Abbott of Hades Center, Neb., a former editor of the Hayes Center Repub lican, haa sent the Historical Ki-ty almost a complete set of files of that publication from liTl to l!e. The University Glee cluh. connlvtlng of sixteen memJrs and under the direction of Prof. Htarr of the Utitverl;y Conserva tory of Music, will give a cincert In Me morial hall on Saturday evening. The following men have won places on the Interstate debating team: Against Colorado. J. C Ioubt. W. K. Meier. Ira Kyner aiid J N. Norton, alternate: against "ivanaea. K R. Buckner. R. '. James. (1 A. and tl. M peters, a'trrnate; aeainrt Missouri. N. M Cronln. F. M. Hunter, B. (J i . 1 ..... 1 . ' . U ...... . i .. 1 1 ........ I H. O. Fhedd. reglntrar. left Thursday for Cincinnati to attend a meeting of the iirln ripala' and auperlntendenla' divlaion of lh National Kdui'a'.ional uai-octatlon. He will also spend several days in Chicago, whrr he wti ViRil tr.e hlcugo and Northwestern universities, and will a:op at Iowa city on bis return tj look Into the aiiminUtratlve departments uf tli' l:u tltutimis. At lbs annual tTrUuu f the CnJwrsUy and do so ,. " K A V I I mm -mint w i II lu ;-;;-s... $Z.f.C71 II II l's ;r - Ay&-r II i-" - 0 "NX to eradicate it per manently from tba system this haa I been the desire of the medical pro fession for a loug time. Forty years ago Dr. Hartmsn confronted this problem. He believed then that he had solved it. He still believes that ba bas solved it. He cures thousands of people annually. During all these years Peruna has been the remedy upon which he has relied. It was at first a private prescription, e forwards manufactured expressly for him in large quantities'. This remedy. Peruna, is now to be found in every drug store and nearly every borne in the land. It la the only reliable Internal remedy ever devlaed to cure any case of catarrh, however long the case may have been atanding. Mr. Camlllus Senna. 257 West 129th street. New York, writes: "I have fully recovered from my catarrhal troubles. I suffered for three yeara with catarrh of the bead, nosa and throat. I tried all kinds of medicines without relief, but at lsst I have been cured by the won derful remedy called Pe SUFFERED THREE YEARS. runa. "I read of Peruna In your almanac and wrote you for advice, which I followed. After taking one and one-half bottles of Peruna I am entirely cured and can rec ommend Peruna to anyone aa the best and surest remedy for any catarrhal troubles.' Camlllus Senne. Peruna curea catarrh wherever located. Peruna cures catarrh In whatever form. Accept no substitute for Peruna. - Peruna is the only, systemic remedy for catarrh yet devised. Young Men's Christian association It) their rooms Thursday evening the following offi cers were elvctod: President, O. B. Lewis; vice president. Roy Bickford; secretary. A. H. Moore: treasurer. R. T. Hill: advlnorv oard. Prof. G. K. Condra, Dr. A. R. Hill, rror. a. k. iavisson. Dr. B. L. r'aine and Clark Oberlies. A banquet will be tendered the officers-elect at the Llndell hotel on Tucduy evening, March I. Toasts will be responded to by K. T. Colton, one of the ablenrof the student volunteer secretaries; I'hancellnr Andrews, State Secretary Bailey, Dr. B. L. Paine and others prom inent In Young Men'a Christian association work. A large number of university men, including students and faculty, will be pres ent and a pleaeant and profitable gathering Is anticipated. The departirent of physical education, under the direction of Dr. R. G. Clapp and Mise Anne Burr, haa made a wonderful growth this year. There are 3M men tak ing regular gymnasium work or athletics, or both, and 45u young ladies In the prac tical svmnaslum work. There are fifty men and an equal number of young ladies registered in the various classes in theory where eclt-nt'flc training and the art of In struction along the lines of physical educa tion are taught. The department la cram pel for room. The armory Is in constant uae by the gymnasium classes, except from a to t each day. when if la turned over to the cadets. A number of narches, drills and i similar exercise are now neict In tne cnapei nnd it la thought that nert year It will be necessary to fit up this room with some light apparatua to satisfy the need of tha department for more space. RACE PROBLEM ON THE COAST MoTeaaeat aa Foot iaisag Chlaeae Merehaats ta Fore Adaalttaaee EAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. A movement Is on foot among the Chinese merehaats to force admittance for their aona to tbs public schools. The Examiner caya that It haa been de cided to petition the legislature to amend , ' . k' . , . , .. i 1 t,c " - " " " . - . - - ..... --v- ( from the public srboola. The Chinese fathers ot native Bona claim the exclusion of their boys from public schools Is not only unjust, but at variance with the constitution of tba United States. CCLCRADO GENERAL NAMED Roosevelt's Soldier C'oaarade Is poiated ta Lead Katloaal Gaard. Is. DENVER. Feb. 20. Fherman M. Bell, a member of Roosevelt's Rough Riders dur- j Colonel A. K. McClure. Ing the Spanish-American war, waa today Tbe admiral waa given an enthusiast lo appointed adjutant general of the Colorado reception and mada an address expressing National Guard by Governor Peabody. J hla pleaaura at being In New Orleana. Figprune Cereal A delicious Cereal vCotTee made of choice California fig and prunes sad grain absolutely free from artificial matter. SOLO BY ALL. CROCEKB. "I Know of No Better Catarrl Remedy Than Pc-ro-na," Says Congressman Ogden. Hon. H. W. Ogden, congressman from Louisiana, to a letter written at Washing ton, D. C. says the following of Peruna, tbe national catarrh remedy: I can conscientiously recommend your Peruna as a fine tonic and all round goo4 medicine to those who are in need of a ca tarrh remedy. It haa been commended to rre by people who have used It aa a remedy particularly effective In the cure of ca tarrh. For those who need a good catarrt medicine I know of nothing better." H. W Ogden. Hon. Rudolph M. Patterson, a well knowi lawyer of Chicago, 111., writes tha follow ing letter to Tbe Peruna Medicine Co.. al Columbus, Ohio: Oentlemen "1 hava been a aufferer from nasal catarrh for tbe past five yeara. and at the earnest solicitation of a friend I tried Peruna. and am glad to say It baa af forded a complete cure. It Is wltb plasur I recommend It to others." Rudolph M. Patterson. Catarrh Slsteea Yeara. Miss Orel I e Oulmond, Oulmond, N. B., writes: "I had catarrh of the head for sixteen yeara and could not get rid of It. After using one bottle of Peruna I waa completely cured, and I advise all who ara afflicted "1th this disease to try thla remedy. T thank Dr. Hartman for my WOMEN PRAISE PE-RU-NA. cure." Orelle Gulmond. Mathilda Koch. Grange. Md., wrltea: "I cannot speak too highly of Pe runa aa a medicine. T was subject to caJarrh of the head and throat until I tried Peruna. After taking eight bottles. Peruna cured me. It also arts aa a special preventive of throat diffi culties. It keeps me In fine health and I value Ita fine qualities very much. We all use Peruna In the family and there are seven of us. I recommend it to my neighbors and they all take it." Mathilda Koched. Many Have Catarrh aad Das'l Kaow It Catarrh la almost a national curse. Nearly everybody bas had It more or less. A majority of people who hava catarrh In Its incipient stage don't know It. Catarrh will produce ao many different conditions that It la no wonder that It la not often recognised. Catarrh will produce deafness; will af fect the eyesight. Catarrh will enlarge tha tonsils and will make tbe throat aore. Catarrh will cause consumption, dyspep sia, kidney diease and ao many other mala dies that it la no wonder that doctors fall to recognize it. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna write at onca to Dr. Hartman, giving a full atatement of your caae, and be will be pleased to give you bis valuable advica gratis. Address. Dr. Hartman, President ot Tha Hartman Sanitarium, Columbua, Ohio. CIYE SCHLEY AN OVATION Sew Orleans Oitiseni pay Stirring Tribute to Nival Hero. ADMIRAL REMEMBERS ENLISTED MtN Saya Hoaor Is Das Mea Before Far aaeea aad Behlad Gaas oa Shies Which Gaard Coaatry's lateresta. . NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 20. Admiral Schley, Colonel A. C. McClure and General Joa Wheeler war given aa ovation by tbe people of New Orleans tbls afternoon. They came at tha Invitation of tha Progressiva union and after tbe Crescent theater had been filled 2,000 people atood around tha doorway clamoring for admittance. In hla apaech Admiral Schley aald in part: The duty you have aaslgr.ed to me of speaking a ferr words to thla audience ree ma more difficult than meeting your ene mies wnoee purpose in war waa to eeatroy your Interests. Most ot my life during tha laat half cen tury haa been spent on the outer confines of civilisation, guarding your Interests be yond observation or the sympathy of the people. Those with whom I served did ao uncomplainingly and had little to comfort them beyond that glorious Insignia under which wa served and beyond that lrresista hie power to reward or condemn unspar ingly. There la no discounting Jack's love of home and hla flag, and when he la at sea. hla dream ia of his sweetheart, but his ship is his loyal love and hla country ta God a own country. He Is always ready, no mat ter how forlorn the hope, ready to lead and lay down hla life. Behind the gun ha la tha peer of any marksman In the world. Therefore, I say. all hoi'.or to the men behind the guna and the men before the furnace. Colonel McClure delivered aa addroaa in the course of which ba emphasised tha good feeling between tba sections which ones fought ao valllantly. Ha referred to Ad miral Schley, aaylng ha was big enough st the battle ef Santiago to say that there was honor enough for all. General Joseph Wheeler waa compelled to respond to tha loud calls snd taade a happy apeech. Admiral Schley also visited tha New Or- , leana Cotton exchange In company with Hon. Henry vV. Ogden. f