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TOE OMAHA''' DAILY ' HEE: " "MONDAY, FERRUARY 20, 190.T v' IKE COLORADO CONTEST CLOSES Former GoTernor Peabodr 8ubmiu Final i- Eridence in Rebuttal JOINT CONVENTION WILL MEET MARCH 2 Governor Adams In a Proclamation Asks Ills Friends Sot to, Make 1 a Demonstration at tka Capitol. DENVER, Feb. 19. Hearing of testimony In former Governor Peabody'a contest for tha office of governor wal cloned today. Briefs will be submitted to the committee thia week by both sides and the committee la required under the rules adopted by the general assembly to present Its report and recommendations on March 1 to Lieutenant Governor McDonald, president of the Joint convention of the, legislature, by which the contest will be flnully decided. The joint Convention will receive the report on March 2 and will then determined how much time ahall be allowed for urgument. Thirty , days have been consumed In hearing evi dence in tha ease and the expenses of the contest to be bor'he by the, state will 1 amount to mbrj.taun .tOO.OU). . , . abeommlf fee Wlt Draw finding. According to a resolution adopted at the session tonight, a committee of three, con- ' slstlng of Senator Dick and Representative Thomas, republicans, and Representative Davis, democrat, will frame the report on the findings of fact and conclusions of law that tha committee will present to the Joint assembly. This measure was reso lutely opposed by the democratic members ; of the committee.' The sub-committee, owing to a provision of tlx resolution, must have the report ready for presenta- , tion to the committee by 1:30 o'clock Febru ary 25. Only AvJttJ-sU witnesses were put on the stand in "rebuttal. Snmmarr of the Evidence, On the face of the returns as canvassed . Oovcmor Adama' majority was 9,774. Mr. I'eabody asked to have the entlro , vote of MM Denver precincts and several ' ' precincts outside the city thrown out owing ? to frauds. Handwriting experts, testifying . for Feabody, claimed to. have found 7,321 bogus ballots among those in the Denver boxes which they examined. Ninety-eight voters have appeared. Ill presort before the contest committfci iifctl identified their bal lots among those classed as bogus by the . experts, and Adams' attorneys claim to have proven about 4,600 such ballots genu ine by the depositions of the persons to whom they are accredited on the poll t books. Should the contest committee dc ' M, however, to reject the 104 Denver precincts Adams' attorneys will endeavor to have similar action aa to a number of precincts In Las ..Animas and . Huerfuuo cwiuauea, which were carried by I'eabody. s WIU this end in yWw, they Introduced ex pert testimony simflnr td that given In a reguTd to the Denver . ballots. Adams Objects to Demonstration. Governor Adamar dlsupptovea of the dem onstration In his iuvor at the capltol March f 2, which has been proposed by the building tradea council of this city, and In deter ence to his wishes my . decide to hold ; maj meetlngklw.lrere instead of as j sembllng at the capltul. The governor has ' made )iit views known In the following ad Oreas; ; To the Public-Section 24 of the . bill of rights reads: , . lnat tne pfrpltia the right peace . ably to asueniuift.'iufy tie common goou and to app.y to tntiko mleuwt w.tn the powers of government inr retires of grievances by .' petition or remonstrance." V Thia permission, granted by the constl- V tullun of Coloraao, cannot be denied the people, but tn the prevent excitement of the public mind 1 deem It unwise tor the . peopie to assemble in mass at the state 4 capuol on Muroit 2, as intimated in the resolutions published. 1 am not surprised ' that tne threatened danger to the ballot 5 anu tree government snould awaken the ; people, but thls.ls a time for calmness and not excitement. So humiliating has been the failure .of : the Peaboay slue In the contest, so' com v pletely annihilated their phantom of -evU itence, that there can be no question as i to the verdict. No honest man who has ' read the testimony can for a moment doubt my right to the governorship. So clear ',' la this that I am willing to mint to the Integrity of the legislature, that their sense ' of Justice, their duty to Colorado will mas ter even the airongest partisanship. - Those who wyW uagembie are. good, ' loyal citlsens. ffo-Violence" would be com ' mined, no wrong would be done, but under , the circumstances 1 ssk that they forego v their right of assembly en tnusue at the capltol on this 'occasion. Assuring all ellliens of the supremacy of law and order. ALVA ADAMS. RAILROAD CtERK IS ARRESTED J Robert O. Steward ,'f Hastings Ac- ensel of Enibessllng Pisdi from Hock lsaejd'Road. HASTINGS, tebtf;.$.-(8peelal Tole . gram.) Robert O. Wtewa'rt, who has- been , working in tha. Bur'llgf-'i freight .'depot i here since the first ojt t.&- year, was uoed under arrest last night; to answer charges ; of embezslement. If.'ace'nie that Stewart ." had been employed; liyyijie Rock Island company in Lincoln'' ainl at a final settle w ment It was found 'that, he wal short to the amount of JI03. "TJhe' cpmpnny did; not - prosecute because Stewart promised to ' make good the short.' 'Ho failed to do ? so and was taken tei'LJnsuln today to. un ' swer th tlmracs. 1 Notes from, Sutherland. ,. SUTHERLAND, Neb... tfeb. l,-(8peolal.) ; Efforts are being mgdA.toward the forma tion of a stock omauV: for the purpose of Installing r lota I telephone aystem here. A number of rural , lines run into '. town and an exchango or.-, cestnil office la com ing to be neededl. Stock on tho range contiguous to this . place, at'cordlng' to'-'. reporta from the ranches got through thrfrecent bad weather ''better than was hoped 'for: - In-nome local ities all the available hay waa used and had the stormy, weather held on much , longer there would-tiare beerr loss. The local Modern llrotherhood of Amer- ' tea lodge expects to put on a home talent play within a ahortlme. Many wild ducUs; nunllk ' and chickens v perished from cold atiO'linnger during the storm period and it is feared that there will be poor sport next fall. The snow has , been too deep to admit of the birds secur ing feed on the ground, and many come into town and look for food about the ' housV". r " . . tiecause of the success made' tn krowlng sugar beets last fear and the prospects of a sugar beet factory at North Platte there Is a hustle for good farm lands, and It Is expected that land values will Increase to a considerable extent within the next few months. Kiwi ef Nebraska. PLATTCMOl'TH. Feb. 1. The members of . the Modern Woodmen lodge of Cass county will hold tnir semi-annual con ventlon In this city Wednesday, April I. FREMONT. Fen, !. The warm wpather Of the past nays Is melting the snow rap Idly. Should It continue or be followed by rain considerable trouble to bridges Is ap prehended. The Jce in places 1 three feet thick. PLATTSMOt'TH. . Feb. 19 -Mrs. Lottie May Sanders has brought suit In district court to secure a divorce from her hus band, John Sanders, on the ground of de sertion and non-support. They were mar ried in 1M. MADISON. Feb. 19,-iHenry Hurst, the landlord of the Prince hotel at thle place, who had bee-n acting strangely for some time, was taken to Lincoln Friday, where he will be placed In a private sanitarium. Ills wife and one of his brothers accom panied him. YORK. Feb. 18 Mr. J. A. Johnson, a farmer living six mile east of York owns a cow I years old which gave birth to four living calves. It was during the severe cold westher of some time ago. Mr. John eon did all he could to save 4hem, but two of them froze to death. CHADRON, Feb. 1. The mercury stays above sero these last few days, at which all rejoice, but first and foremoRt the stock men. Three weeks ef the coldest weather we have ever experienced has coat the loss or very little stock, but many could not have endured another week. MADISON, Feb. 1. O. 9. Christian, a prominent stockman, while grinding feed on ills farm north of this city Thursday, had his left hand caught In the gearing of the machine and badly lacerated. The thumb had to be amputated at tha wrist Joint, also the end of the index finger. GRAND ISLAND, Feb. 1.-Thls, the closing day of the Young Men's Christian association convention, was spent by serv ices In all the churches, morning and even ing, and In a men's meeting nl the opera house this afiernoon and a woman's meet ing at the First Methodist Kpiscopal church CHADRON, Feb. llt.-Eva Loomer, a girl of It, had a novel, but not pleasant experience. She was sitting near the stove and a celluloid comb which sue was wear ing In her hair started to blaze, burning about a quarter of her abundant hair be fore the fire was smothered by a cool- neaaea member of the family. PLATTSMOUTH, Feb. 19,-Cyrua King of Louisville endeavored to convince the ex amining board that he was a first class penman and vocalist,, but as his penman- ShlD Will McnrnAlv Iao-IHIa a rtA hla mincrnm badly out of tune they decided that thw asyium waa inc proper place for the pa- iiem, wno is oniy a years or age. GRAND ISLAND, Feb. lg.-Whlle at work sawlna wood at his farm vnlerdiv. William Heesch sustained an accident that cost him part of -a foot. He has a saw mill and while It was In oDemtlon his foot canin mo close io tne saw. 'tne lore part of the shoe was clipped oft In a second and the attending physicians had to dress i wo amputated toes. PLATTSMOUTH, Feb. 19.-The Cass 1,'ounty farmers' Institute waa one of un usual interest ana tne attendance waa large. Hon. Isaac Pollard spoke of beau- uiyiiiK me names wttn evrcrreens and flowers. Hon. E. von Forrell confined his remarks to plowing and planting. Othera chose different subjecta and music and re- iresumenia completed the program. FREMONT. Feb. 18 John Nllsson, for merly of this city, now In Oklahoma, yes terday proved up on a claim In that terri tory. Nllsson says that he Is surrounded by ranchmen who have used every effort to delve him out and he became so badly scared that he came up here and commuted and proved up. Some of the ranchmen, he says, are attempting to drive out the settlers and pushing their cattle onto the settlers' lands. Nllsson is so badly fright ened that he la not likely to go back to his homestead to remain long. GRAND ISLAND, Feb. 19-WhlIe mak ing his route yesterday morning Jack Duvls, a rural mall carrier, was horrified to see a hand sticking out of the snow bank at the aide of the road. It waa the hand of a man and seemed blue and stiff. Mr. Davis expeoted, to find the frozen re mains of some wayfarer who had, during the eoldest weather and snow succumbed, t'pon further investigation, however, he found it to be, so far as he could tell, a hobo, who would not give any account of himself and who, after pulling himself to gether, walked on. , GRAND ISLAND. 'Feb. 1 Joe Bueksley, a eKarney wife deserter, is held In the Grand Island city jail, together with hla female companion, a woman whose name Is said to be Bernice BJake. The police officers, caught the pair at 2 o'clock In tha Union restaurant and they pleaded guilty, the Judge fined them in the sum of 35 and co'sts. While the man has fHo in his pos session, he has not paid his fine., It Is expected that aome steps will be taken by the Buffalo county authorities against the man. He deserted a wife and two children and left them In destitute circum stances. CHADRON, Feb. 19 (Speclal.)-Three Dawes county men will always remember the coldest night of the winter of 1904-S from having spent the night en. the prairies with the thermometer at S3 degrees below sero. No one, however, would like to have a like experience, C'harlea.Saust and James Davenport left Chadron for their homes In the northeast part of the county, lost their way and wandered over the hills and prairie all night, but escaped unhurt. In this high, dry atmosphere one can stand u much lower temperature than 'In a low alti tude. Frank Neiss. the third man, out all night, waa coming from Crawford to Chad ron with a lot of horses and had his face and feet somewhat frostbitten, but the result will not be serious. - SAY STOESSEL IS A COWARD Basiitn Naval Officers Make Charge Agaicit Defender of Fort Arthir. HIS STAFF OPPOSED SURRENDER Dlanatrbea from St. Petersbnrg ay There Waa Plenty of Pro visions Exrept Vegetables. FUNERALOFTIIE GRAND DURE 1 '' . . ' (Continued from itftsr ra?4.) ; SALT RHEUM ON HANDS Suffered Agony and Had to Wear Bindagea All tha Time. ANOTHER CURE BY CUTICURA t Another cure by Cuticura 1 told of by Mr. Caroline Cable, of Waupoca, Via., in the following grateful let- ' ten "Mj husband suflcred agony with aalt rheqm on, hia hands, ' and I had to keep them bandaged all the time. We tried everything could get, but nothing helped hint until ho naed Cuticura. One act of ;s Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pilla cured him entirely , and hia hand have ' been as smooth aa possible ever ainee. , 1 do hope thia letter will be tha mean - of hapiogonia other nttcrci." was taken .because It waa thought neces sary to avoid the- possibility ef demonstra tions. The body of the grand duke, dressed In the uniform of the-Piftn (Kleff) Grena diers, of which he wna the honorary colo nel, rosta in an qaken coffin.. Only the breast of the uniform, cn which la an ikon, Is . visible. A- Bible,? beside the head of the coffin, bears the orthodox crpg" in sliver and 'tha, imperial eagleg, , ; Assaasln Heninlns Silent, The BSHUKaln. remains persistently silent. U ta identity has net yet been, established, and although the police have teen Inveatl gatlng... they have been,, enable to , gather up tho threads of the plot or find any clues to any possible accomplice. The'ajsasstn's papers and clothe offer no means of Iden tification and his pass was evidently forged and appears never' to "have ' been vised. Photographs have been taken to- be dis patched to all the universities, but If the assassin Is actually a workman and not a student the police may find themselves utterly at sea. Grand Duke Bergtus ccaehmun. wno waa thought to be dying at the time of the affair, la still alive and better, but la not yet out of danger. ( The city presented an aspect of dep gloom, today. There was no music in the restaurant and there were no perform ance at the theaters. The Imperial mani festo vplclng the grief of the emperor Is posted at street corners throughout the city and the crime still forms the only toplo of discussion. "Warsaw t beiulsta Strike, "WARSAW, Feb. 1. The chemists' as sistants here have struck, demanding shorter houra and, one free day each week. A majority of the other otrlkera have re sumed work, the only important branch Still out being the-lron workers. 1 The atrlke has, resulted, (jr-a considerable general Improvement In the condition of the workmen. They have received a gen eral Increase of 10 per cent In wages and shorter hours. In the tanning industry, Warsaw's staple trade, the men secured the first advance In wages tn forty year. IX)VZ, Feb. 19. Quiet continues here. Memorial Service at Xew York. NEW YORK. Feb. l.-rAt the Russian Cathedral of BU Nicholas a "pannlchlda," or requiem maas, for Grand puke Berglus cf Russia waa celebrated today. The acene v.ui must Impressive us the great congre gation holding lighted candles responded to I he chants of the f'laok robed priests of ficiating at the catafalque, which waa placed In the cente of the edifice. Kins; KnwareVs Visit ( Condolence. J.ONDON. Feb, 13. King Edward and tha prince and princess of Walea paid a visit of condolence today to Count BenchendorS. th Ittwa'ap ambssadr. lie.-. VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 19.-Aboard th steamer Tartar, which arrived today were Lleutenanta Below and Bondy, officers of the Russian cruiser Sevastopol, captured a the fall of Port Arthur. They were released by the Japanese after giving their parole, The captain of the- Sevastopol and a sum ber of other prisoners recently released are expected to reach San Francisco shortly. Lieutenant Below characterises General Stoesnel as a coward. "The world will know' Stoessel aa he is," said Below, "lie is a coward. Stoessel was burrowed a great deal of the time yin a cave. The real heroine was Alme. Zouhonell, who, when her husband was killed, took command of battery of three eleven-Inch guna at point commanding the water supply and held them until she waa also killed. The garrison was deceived by false reports of the approach of Kouropatkln's army and the Baltic fleet," A number of outbreaks have been started recently by Russian prisoners at Matsu ynma. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 20.-3:15 a. m. According to a dispatch from Mukden, Special reports have been received at that place stating that the surrender of Port Arthur occurred against the wishes of most of the officers of the garrison. The dispatch snys that at ' a general council held after General Kondratenko's death only two officers, General Relss, chief of staff to Oenoral Stoessel, and Colonel Khvostoff, agreed with General Stoessel that further resistance was useless, the others Joining In Lieutenant General Smir noffs view that there should be no sur render until the stores were exhausted. At that time, according to the Mukden re port, stores for a month remained, after serving out S,8no pounds of flour to each company of the garrison, other provisions for the hospitals and a largo amount of horse meat, flour and canned meats. There were no vegetables, which was responsible for many cases of scurvy. According to the Mukden report the Jap anese were amaxed when the Russians ac cepted the conditions. The correspondent adds details of the surrender and describes the thin ranks of the Japanese regiments participating In the entry parade on Janu ary 7. Many of these re'glmenta mustered only a few hundred. In spite of fresh drafts, ahowlng how dearly Japan had paid for tha fortress. British Steamer Seised. TOKIO, Feb. 20.-10:40 a. m. The Navy department announces the seizure of the British steamer Sllvlana, bound for Vladl vostok, with Cardiff coal. The place where the selxure was made Is not stated. Japs Try to Destroy Bridge. - HARBIN. Feb. 18? A party of Japanese and Chinese bandits destroyed the abut ment of the railway near Yaomyn, 100 mllea distant from here early this room ing, but the damage was repaired In a few houra. Frontier guards heard an ex plosion at :40 o'clock and found that a charge of . guncotton had been exploded against the ' abutment. Two telegraph poles were alao destroyed. An unexploded charge of guncotton . was found , 400 feet from the Vines 'where- the explosion - oc curred. Traffic on the railway was re sumed at 1 o'clock this morning. These at tempts on the railway are believed to have been made to cover movements of large bodies of Chinese bandits across Mongolia: A. aervlce was held in the cathedral here today in memory of Grand Duke Serglus. Military, civil and railroad officials were present. TOKIO, Feb. 19,-Field Marshal Oyama reports that the Russians are continuing their defensive works In all- directions. They continued to shell portions of the Japanese line on Friday. ' On the same day they essayed a small Infantry attack, but were repulsed. Japanese Opinion of Assassination. TOKIO, Feb. 19. Commenting on the as sassination of Grand Duke Serglus at Mos cow the JIJI Shlinpo expresses Its sympathy at his cruel death, but declares the act la attributable to the high handed manner of the Russian government In suppressing- the recent labor demonstrations. The paper says tnat oppressive measures against ex pression of national wishes invite such out rages from the oppressed. V-The war in the far east resulted from the aggressive action of the Russian gov ernment with which the Russian people have little sympathy," the Jtjl , Shlmpo adds. "In one sense Japan is waging a war against the' Russian nation arlsins from oppreaslon by the autocracy, but Japan la fighting tho government and not the people of Russia." The paper predicts a better understanding with Increased sympathy between the two peoples after the war has ended and after again lamenting the crime which resulted In the death of Grand Duke Serglua op presses the hope that It will be fruitful of good results. . Other newspapers comment In a elmllar strain on the assassination of the grand duke. Giant Strides MOET CHMBON, CHAMPAGNE HEADS THE LIST of Importations inio M the UNITED STATES VitKthe HIGfHBST FIGURES EVER. REACHED V 1 I i .s 1 CASES CASES f PERFECTION in QUALI1Y ALWAYS MAINTAINED MERJTS THE 92,527 CASES 651 CASES CASES &ISCHIMINATION DISTINCTION and PREFEl&NCE CHAMPAGNE GEO.A.KESSLERC? SoleImpoitJ C J 4tMt-t PLAY IN BOWLING TOURNEY Century So, l.dCJDhicago Are High in the Fire-Men Team Contest. YELY FIGHT FOR SECRETARYSHIP oulsville and PlttaburaT Are Candi dates for tlis Next Meeting; Blany Delegations Arrive D.rln ' Day. JAPANESE IDEA OF BEAUTY Brunettes Hare the Call la the Land of Cherry and Cbrys. anthemnm. LONDON. Feb. 18.-(Speclal Cablegram to The Bee.)" A slat are not much ex ceeding five feet, fair complexion, long fine hair, rather large eyes, with large blaok pupils, and a small mouth, hiding behind Its , red. but not very thick lipar even white teeth,' are the points of feminine beauty moat likely to charm a Japanese heart," said Mr. V. Okakura of the Im perial University of Toklo, in an interview this week. "Blue tyes and blonde hair, the charms of which we first begin to feel after a protracted life among you,, are looked upon aa extraordinary,' In no complimen tary sense of the word," he added. Railroad Bridge Washed Oat, PHOENIX. Aria.. Feb. 19 -One hundred feet of the I'noenl St Maricopa river bridge over the Qlla river was swept away last night. All trains are stopped. The West ern I'nlon wires are down and the tele phone wire to Tucson Is again being utl Hied for telegraph service. 1 Words Can't Tell How Well you feel 13 daya after quitting Coffee and using as I POSTUM MILWAUKEE, Feb. 10. At 11 o'clock to night play in the' American bowling tour ney is one and one-half houra behind schedule . time. In , the games thus tar played in the five-men team class the rescents of Toledo have the highest score, 722. The Schlndlers of Chicago are second with 2,707 and the Athletics of Milwaukee hird with 2,673.' The highcxt Individual score on a five-men team for three games was made by Frltigle of the TuBcarorus, Milwaukee, 623. J. Ulouln of the Chicago Koselands made the highest score for a ngle game, having 26S. Roachford of the Toledo Crescents is second with 255 and dam Kind of the Milwaukee Ragaboos third witn 2. . In the last five nten squad which rolled tonight In the American bowling 'tourna ment, Century; No. 1 of Chicago rolled 2,778, capturing first plate so far in the series. This puts the preceding leaders down a peg. There are still a number of five-men teams to bowl- Late tonight Louisville Is mentioned as an active candidate for the next congress. Pittsburg la also spoken- of as a candidate (or the same honor. An army of visiting bowlers reached here today and the-American Bowling congress tourney may be sali td have gotten started In good shape. The' oonstant playing on the alleys today has worn ' off some of the smoothness from tha aurfaces and ' the players are able to roll the balls with more accuracy than last night, ' Bo far the scores have not been anything out of the usual order. This may be due to the newness of the alleys or the new surroundings of tha various players. Contest for Secretaryship. There has been considerable activity in a quiet way 'for the secretaryship of the congress, which will probably be decided at Tuesday's meeting. Sam Karpf, the preaent Incumbent, aald today that all he would concede to A. L, Langtry, the Mil waukee candidate 'for the position, was 31 votes, of the complete strength of Wis consin. Karpf claimed to be sure of elec tion. On the other hand Mr. Langtry claimed he would have a walkaway and that he will have 60 votes on the first bal lot, this number being a majority. There aeems to be little or no hustling by any city for the next congress. De troit and Philadelphia aeem to be the only cities outside of Milwaukee which are men tioned for the gathering. These two cities, it la claimed, either have no adequate quarters for holding such a tournament or a hall which could be had within a reason able financial outlay. New York'a delegation to the convention has arrived and It U aald will have some suggestions to offer as to changes In the constitution. It Is aald the eastern metrop olis favora a heavier ball not loaded, and square Instead of round gutters. Scores of Yesterday. Following are the scores of the five-men teams in today's playt Rock Rivers. Hustls Ford, Wis. Rlrhelteus, Waukegaa Chlppewas, Milwaukne Hustings Sodas, Milwaukee Plumbers,' Milwaukee Milwaukeea, Milwaukee Hagabous, Milwaukee Regulars, I.aCr.Jss Hemnants, West Bend. Wis Noaalls. Ooonomowoc Stout walla, Milwaukee Crescent. Chicago Plata Welners, Milwaukee Hough Riders, IaCrosse ... Hihieiners, Dubuque Kdelwelaa, t'liliaso v...... Behihdhira, 'Chicago tm 2.417 2,:U6 2.3U 2.4)0 2.8! 2.4X3 l.M 2.2fi3 2,'iiO 2,1!77 2.631 2.11 .2.444 Juniors, Chicago 2,37 Stars, Peoria 2,(5.18 Leisy, Jrs., Peoria 2,497 Centrals, Rock Island 2.f4 Coliunbins, Green Bay 2,623 Lelsye,- Peoria , 2,044 Mill Springs, St. Paul 2.402 Des Moines, Des Moines 2.5M Ames, Ames, la 2,620 Hopkins Bros., Des Moines 2.563 B. B. C. Co.. ChUngc 2,650 Athletics, Milwaukee 2.673 Roselands, Chicago 2.583 St. Josephs, St. Joseph, Mich 2.246 Clarendons, Chicugo 2.684 Plazao, Chicago 2,42 Capitols. St. Paul 2.36S Iroquois, Toledo 2.B46 Crescents, Toledo 2,722 Times, Toledo 2,571 Levys, Chicago 2,4X3 Vicis, Dubuque 2,640 Boers, Toledo 3.344 Ports, Port Washington, Wis. Ansons- No. 2, Chicago Independents, St. Paul Ansons No. 1, Chicago Plow City, Mollne Ansons No. 3. Chicago Athletics, Chicago Kiks wo. 4H A. inaaison O'Learys, Chicago... Carl Richters. Chlcai go... . .2.223 ..2,614 ..2,358 ..2.fi49 ..2.675 ..2.431 ..2.522 ..2.479 .. 2.631 2.4IK) 2.626 Prima Tonics. Chicago 2.327 Elks No. 410 B, Madison 2.282 Benslngers, Chicago 1.921 Howard HIichhxIK Chicago 1.S30 Nationals. Madlsmn 2.58! Pflsters, Milwaukee 2 300 Atwood, Stillwater 2.628 Maywood. May wood 2,586 Illinois, Chicago 2.640 Teasers, Madison 2.565 Watertown, Vatertown, S. D .2.843 Remnants, Madison 2.f9J B. B. Co. Kids, Chicago 2.591 Century No. 2. Chicago 2.647 Weiss, Chicago 2 625 Ruehl. Chicago 2,553 Century No. 1, Chicago.... 2,778 MINORS ARH MAD AT B.tjf JOHKSO May Give Voice to Their Resentment at Schedule Meeting in Chlcairo. Manager Rourke has been notified to at tend a meeting of the magnates of the Western league to be held next Saturday at the Grand Pacific hotel In Chicago. He will leave for the city of trouble next Fri day evening. Rourke says he rather experts that at this meeting in Chicago there will be some thing doing besides the preparation of a schedule, which is the expresHed reason for It is not unlikely the minor ing this session f congress, being advised to rest for a while. DESPONDENT MAN HANGS SELF Hans Hansen, Out of Money and Work, Concludes Life Is Sat , Worth Living;. Becauso he was out of money and work, Hans Hansen committed suicide by hang ing himself in his' room at the Pacillc hotel, Sixth and Pacific streets, late yesterday afternoon. He was found at 6:10 o'clock In the afternoon by Chris Jepsen and C, C. Cederqulst, friends of Hansen, who room in the same building. Jepsen and Cederqulst were on their way down stairs to supper and pasting -Hansen's 'room thought they would see If ho were ready to go. They rapped, -but getting no response thought he might have fallen asleep- and so tried the door which they found unlocked and look Ing in saw Hansen suspended by the neck from the bedpost. Hansen had removed his suspenders, torn them apart and -tying one of the pieces around his throat In the form of a noose fastened the other piece io the noose and tied li to the bed post and then threw hla feet out from under himself allowing the weight of his body to strangle him to death. Jepsen ' axid Cederqulst cut the piece of suspender, letting the body fall to tho floor and notified the police, and Police Surgeon Wlgton and detectives Pat tulla and Dunn were sent to Investigate the affair. When the doctor arrived he pro nounced the roan dead and said that from Indications It would appear that he had been' dead for aome time before being dis covered. Hansen left a note to Chris Jepsen say Ing that all hla money was gone and that he had been unable to get any work, and askod Mm to see that his mother received the money from a life insurance policy that he carried Jn the Danish Brotherhood Tho policy, which Is for o00, was Inclosed with ' the note. V From all that could be learned lost evening it Is thought that his The coroner f" VI. ?.?.' .JLJ . ! ;LJy.. . 1 mother Is still In Denmark dignity of Ban Johnson, whose recent cold i was notified and took charge of the re treatment of their aspirations and demands ! mains and all the effects of the deceased. has had the effect of stirring- their flahtlna- blood to boiling pitch. Whether or not the minors can do anything besides adminis tering a verbal rastlKatlnn to JohnHon's hauteur Is not clear. Rourke was chary of Koine po fsr as to sny what he thinks can or will be done, but he knows the temper of tne minors ana ne iooks io see mem give voice to the stormy feelings of their em phatic souls. POLICES PREVENT PIlfZE FIGHT Bt Loots Officers Bttfp Boot Between Al Tofts' and "Voiina" Pickett. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 19. A prlre fitrht which was to have been held in South St. Louis today between Al Toft and "Young-" Pick ett, two local flghtera, was stopped by the ponce just as ine ugnt was snout to com mence. A police sergeant and eight officers filed IntcJ the room and oidered the fleht stopped, saving that Chief of Police Kieley had so ordered. According to the state ments made at the chief's office, the ques tion of legitimate membership to the or ganlZHtlon giving the fiifht enters largely into the matter of stopping fight. It could not be ascertained tonight whether Chief Kieley has determined that prise lights ehall be stopped here permanently. Protest Against Lora Reinstatement. ST. LOUI3. Feb. 19.-A letter formally nrotestlnr: aKallist the action of the west ern division of the Amateur Athletic union yesterday In reinstating f red ixri of the Mohawk Athletic club of New York, who waa disqualified in the Olympic Marathon rare here last Auauet. was mulled to Jn- seph B. Macoabe, president of the Amateur Athletic union, uuaion, mass., lonigni, liy C, J. P. Lucas, former captain of the Cam- hrldgeport, Mass., gymnasium track team. Mr. Luess wltneefsed Lori' running In the race and hla ride In an automobile for m-veral miles priur to the finish und on these grounds makes formal protect against reinstatement. Senator Tillman la Belter. COLUMBIA. S. C. Feb. 19. Senator Till man reached his home at Tien Ion todiiy after a brief stay In PhlliiUHphla uiuler trealment of iqec IhIIhIh. 'i'tie Philadelphia physicians i-oiilli im-ii the dlugnoxlH of his IK-rxouul phyxlclun that Senator Tillman la HiirTi'i'ing from grippe p.ilwmlng afferllng one of his nerves. The throat trouble from which be suffered lnt winter has Iwen en- ,..!,0J3 tlrely relieved and the -lalil agree that ..Is.tHO tne heiiuwr s cui'tui i-whuiihih i -i-i-ii-ih, .....1,717 but be will not roturn to Washington dur-' He waa about 2? years old and unmarried. MRS. LIZZIE NORBIS IS DEAD Succumbs to Injuries Received on Railroad Track After Succorlnu Destitute Kelghbor. Mrs. Llisle Norrls of 1313 California street died at Clarkson, 'hospital' yesterday from the effeats of Injuries sustained a week before on the railroad tracks at California street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. The woman was atruck by a Mis souri Paclflo engine and sustained aevere injuries. The accident occurred about 6 p. m. while Mrs. Norrls waa returning from visiting a nelghbqr. woman, aged and destitute, to whom she had carried provisions. Mrs. Norrls waa returning to her home on the tracks and was so bundled up she did not hear the. approaching train until a Mrs. Conway yelled to her. She stepped off the track, but became, sa confused she Im mediately stepped back to be struck by the second engine of the double-header. Mrs. ,Norris' husband was killed twenty years ago while an engineer on the Union Pacific railroad. Recently she worked for the Model Steam laundry. She la survived by a aon, Rtoliard, 19 yeara of age. The funeral probably .will be held Tuesday morning. lanford Potsoulner Story Denied. BAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19 The story In circulation to the effect that an attempt was recently mude to polnon Mrs. Jane Stanford In this city Is characterised by Ahrriya Remrmaer th Full J jToxMiva promo Qm Curt a Cold In One Day, OrtpCs 2 Mvary ton. ?3 Mrs. Stanford's 'friends as sensational anO without foundation. PLUNKETT SELECTS AMERICAN New York Man Will Take Decreased Salary to Work In Ireland. DUBLIN, Feb. 19. (8peclal Cablegram to The Bee.) Mr. Louis Roullllon of Colum bia university, New York, who has been appointed by Sir Horace Plunkett aa Chief Inspector of technical schools for Ireland, is giving up double the salary he will re celve In this country, with less bright prospects. The tank ho will undertake the remedy ing of the Impractical character of. tha educational system" 'and the consequent handicapping of Irishmen for Industrial pursuits appeals, however, to hla Imagina tion and stimulates his seal. Mr. Roullllon is an American citizen and does not wish to change his nationality, consequently he cannot enter the perma nent civil service. His appointment will be for a five-year term. To Prevent the Grip. : Cold and Grip remedy, removes the eavsa. Call for the full name and look for signa ture of E. W. Grove. 26o. Twenty Persons Bnrn ta Deaths BAKU, Feb. 19. An explosion on board a naphtha barge today set fire to several pot ter barges and a landing stage. It Is .re ported thut twenty people perished. AMUSEMENTS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, MATINEE WEDNESDAY, 2.'.c. 60o, 70. THE IDEAL IHISH COMEDIAN ANDREW MACK In ills I.tet Sncress THE WAY TO KENMARE COM I NO MARCH 14, 18. . PARSIFAL ! : In Ensrllsb . 200 People, Orchestra of Prices 60o to IS. CNEIOHTOrf PHOME. 44. Every Night Matlpees Thur., Bat, MODERN VAUDEVILLE Barrows-Lancaster Co., Oodfrey A Hen derson, Musical Arnlos, Henry V. Flts- Jerald, Went A Van Siclen, 13. J. Flanagan, . W. Kurtls and Dogs and the Klnodrome. PRICES 10c, ItOe, SOe. KRUG THEATER PRICES. 18e. 2f.c. 60e and 78e. TONIGHT 8:15 Gertrude Hay ties t"u.A,r In the Great Metfopnlltnn Melodrama THE FATAL WEDDINd SIKDAY THE PRIICEM CHIC Roller SkoJir AT THB Auditorium AFTERNOON AND BVENINO. Auditorium, Thurs. Evening, Feb. 21. Y S A Y E World's Greatest Violinist. Dlreetlon Concert Promotera. Prices: fc, 7U). .un..ll W.' WtoUy. tva.omo ( tomorrow morning m ju. 4