' if'1 V FURS VERY POPULAR THEY ARE V/ORN BOTH INDOORS AND OUT. Money Keltic IMenty , I'cltrlcn Wcru a Quite ( .iunui-iil liolliluy 1'rct.e.nt Neck I'leccM Varied ami St.vllMh tin Uver I'III-H for TrlitiMiliixHt Now t'FISTIONS that t.\isod ( n month . .go about fashions in furs liuve been answered by hull- Uifrs of furs wore MI numerous at Christmas nnd New Year's that fash ions in peltry n-nv JrfWA m i.v be studio I /f 'M with entire W' A . lers , rather than , y , -'in early I * * from the furrier * ' ' how rooms ; Noth ing radical IH disclosed - closed , thoiigli a few minor changes tote noticeable. As lirst put forward the rule wnti for dark furs In the street , with white and light colored ones in loors. In general this .iil | holds , but a deal of er mine is seen in street get-nps. often in . showy rovers and collars. Indoors more of ermine is seen , nnd n deal of miniver nppcnrs here. too. Coats nre ns varied noon nnd rvppMnn u'enr show either ii'iich of fur trimming or goi'gi'oux nr- ranxemi ' of it. Tin ? latest fnf ImtH nro trimmed with a knot of Inee or delicate colored piintiu vel vet , nnd with llowivs. Kelt , lace or tullt- lints witi fur as trimming nre eontlnued. Animnls hcnds are not used unless tin1 wlm'e niuiiinl iemployed. . Miniver nnJ erinlrii ) nre conspicuous furs for milliner } purposes. Kimey w.ilst.s for theater and dressj wear npnenr with velvet nr handsome rloth skirts nnd nre In richly colored taffetas , lilnoU nnd wl-.lte silks and linn.l- some : > ft velvetH. All qualities of velvet will in- worn until well into the spring. \Vnists of sheer materials are many , tinuzcs and ohiffoiis in anemone , hlnnh rose and zalea nre mint artistically col ored. Io ! o in nil Its numerous tints is fashionable for waists of these materials. They must be made over white to brine out the hues to the best advantnse. I.aee is used , but nut in trrent < iunntlties. and ecru Is the popular .shade. Persian trim- mine's are fashlonab.e , as well ns oriental stuffs. Tui'kiiiK and shirring are used a ureat deal in soft materials , while striped .in I lijjr.eil silks , satins and velvets are iiiide ; ill' ' rather plainly to show off the pattern of the KIIO ! s to good ndvantnce. The \vai-t line is not as far down as last season , eonfnrmiiiK more to nature. This is n welcome change. Simple tailur shirt waists of pin Id and cheeked silks are shown in the spring models. Shirt waists for ordinary weir nre of soft cloths nnd challios Wash taffetas , corded Japanese and wash silko are also shown for next season. Uoth colorings and ( juali y of materials are no- tioenbl.N rich and fine. Many of the new SKTTLED ON-AS HEYOND C1HTICUS.M. fls early in the winter , and long nnd three- ' . quarter uo.tts , jackets and ctims now are ' < -iliinlly stylish unless it is that the three- quarter jrnrment is most approved for 4-arriiiKC wear. Neck pieces are as varied as ever , nnd .as stylish , but this last applies only to llie better urades. There is offered n tre mendous quantity of inferior neck pieces , nritl many others of a fair quality , but too Miiall for present standards. Lonj , ' , thick boas , preferably of black benr , or whole nnimalH , like the blue fox the nrtist has pictured here , are the really stylish forms. Muffs are larfje. nnd plain or I trimmed showily with l.ice or tails. Muff \ nnd coat match if the latter isn't trim- rued with another fur ; then trimming and muff nre the s.uno. Thus in the three- quarter coat of Persian lamb sketched lion1 , muff , rovers nnd collar were chin- < 'hilli. ! UiKsian sable is as fine , as costly nnd ns stylish as n year a 'o. yet so much of It is now worn by fashionable women 1 that they may shift to sometliintr else by another winter. Perhaps sealskin may bo revived tn replace It. A handsome silks nre gorgeous and very striking. LarKO , medium or small patterns may be obtained , ns may suit the taste. All nre. used for dressy nnd plain waists nnd make up handsomely. The artist puts here two pretty selections from the new bodices. The loft hand one was pink and Bray dresden silk , ami was striped | with miniver. Yoke and collar of Rath- ereil chiffon , and waistcoat and cuffs of white satin embroidered in green and' t'old. The other bodice was rose pink uniiJie over white taffeta. Its yoke nnd 1 | collar were cream nil-over luce , with ruf fle of the gauze. A pretty black velvet garniture finished it. Black nnd white ns a combination Is continued in the new waists , nnd unions thorn nre hnndsomo black ones. Postilion backs are shorter than durinj ; the fall. Embroidered fronts are not shown and will probably not be worn. Fichus , bretelles and rullles nre put on the new models. In addition to simple fichus of frilled white chiffon , which nl- wnys retain a certain styllslini'.ss , there nre charming new designs that show NEW BODICE FASHIONS. rape of Russian sable appears in the jrroilli , "inil In the initial is a jacket of niliik , the oth'-r fur that is keeping a imil in the hjclvia'outi'l. ' The liking for fur trimmings hns in- cre'ised , * nd less nnd le s departure U uiaJf is it fro n1 bands. Handsome tailor fostttuifs ir.uy have a bnnd at the foot of the Wt. or the jncdot may be fin- Ihlird tTltS fur n-M-rs and collar. KIVII- tar ( nwn4 and dressy tfowng tor ttcr- pyramid additions of colored embroidery mingling with the lace. Pretty new white. j luoussi-linu scurfs hnvo the ends embroid ered In a point alternating with colored ; nioussellne tloNvers heading a pleutiiitf of ; mousneline. i Some of the most r.ishionnble midwinter - , ter lints nre composed entirely of holly i iiiul ivy. They art- usually made of tullu | with the berries tacked o- LIVES LOST IN A FIRE ESCAPE OF FAMILY CUT OFF DY THE FLAMES. nn Siroi ] < l ltlitr.fi Ii'it mllnry Or. Clitliii il niiil Tun Mtm lleltl- Clmiitiiinn sTri | From III * HiuiiU of Ilii Country ini'ti. Buffalo , N. Y. , .Ian. 1U. Henry Pearlsleln. his wife and live children ranging in age from one and a half tn twelve jears , were burned to death .it an earlv hour this morning In a lire that destroyed a Ivro-s'orj frame building. Joseph SupounVI , who owned the building , and Karl Hrackl , bis br ther-in-law have been - - , ar rested pending an Investigation. Sup - p iwksi carried an Insurance of $9,000 n the building und its contents. The 1'earlsteln'K and another fanil- 1\ lived in rooms above a shoe store , ml weie asleep when the tire started. > npnwski told the police today that 'ie accidentally dropped a lamp. A few minutes after the lire began there was a loud explosion that blew out the front of the store and hurled mime of the contents of the windows Into the middle of the street. The tVimes enveloped the building in a short time. Tlie family living In the rear flat barely escaped with their lives. The Pcarlsteins were awakened hut be- f nrc they could rca-.l. the only stair way leading from their rooms the lire h nl undermined the floor in the hall- viy , and it collapsed , carrying them 1own into a mass of flames. Their rlnrred bodies were found four hours Mfter the flermen had extinguished She llamns. The body of the mother ind baby were found together , the little one tightly clasped In Its mother's arms. Pearls ! ein also held i io of the children in his arms. The b idles of the other three children were found .Middled together close to the father's body. Clilimmnti n\t'il Prom llrntli. Haker Cltv , Ore. , Jan. 1.1. A hu man sncricliial offering was prevented hy the timely arrival of some sisters of charity upon the scene in thlscity. Ily Wong , a paralytic Chinaman who has been a county charge , was r lurried to the care of his country men in China town. While he was an Inmate of the county hospital his queue had been cut off. On this account the Chinese m ide preparations to offer him as a sacrifice to Joss. Ify Wont : mannered to get n message to the sisters at the hospital and they res-lied him before his life was taken. It is asserted that all the prepara tions for II v Wong's execution had been completed when the sisters ar rived at the Joss house. A ttfMiiiitcil Sulrfil * Captain W. J. P. Home of the Ninth cavalry , U. S. A. , made a deliberate attempt at suicide last night in a fruit store owned by A. Dalporto. Captain Home entered the store and picking up a knife that 1)1 ipnrto lind been using to dress a chicken , asked the latter if It wns Bhiirp. "It is , " said Dalporto , and In an Instant ITorne slashed himself nrcoss the throat. Dalporto grappled with the captain and a desperate struggle followed , In which the fruit man received a slight gash on the neck. ' The shouting and scnille brought a crowd and Home was final- Iv overpowered and taken to a hospi tal. Captain Home arrived from Manila In December. While In the service at Minila the captain was seriously 111 In the hospital , suffering from dysen tery and fever , and has been an in valid for some time. Flint K < onfrKnlou. Seattle , Wash. , Jan. in. Schoolboyi found a written confession purportIng - Ing to hive been made by the un known man who on Friday blew his jiead off with dynamite , in which ho confesses to having murdered II. Harrison risen , a Whidby Indian rancher , in 1S-.M. Harrison's body was found In a well In a mutilated condition nearly two years after the crime was committed Walter Irving , the murdered man's former farm hand , was convicted of the crime. He was sentenced to twenty years. The man who com mitted suicide assigns as a motive for Mie deed a guilty conscience. B Commit Murilnr. St. Joseph. Mo. , Jan. 1.1. Rnj fden , twenty-two years old , was shot and killed by a robber at midnight In a butcher shop in South Eleventh street where he was employed as a clerk. I den was making change for a customer when two men entered and commanded them to throw up their hands. Iden instead grasped a re volver when one of the robbers shot him dead. The robbers escaped. > 'nr < l mi Hurt. Rome , Ga. , Jan. 13. As a result of a collisian between a passenger and a freight on the Southern railway at an early hour this morning near Reeves station. Mine. Lillian Noidiea. the singer was Injured , her accom panist , 10. Romanic Simmons , sus tained a bruised hand , an engineer was killed and three others Injured. The train to which Mrne. Nordlca's private car , the Itriinnehllde , was at tached was a mixed passenger and freight , and left Atlanta at 11:30 : last SAYS HKSrVNK THE MAhSlC COWBOY AT PINE RIDGE ALLEGED TO HAVE CONFESSED. i Hmiiinril | Surr lln r Miilt | < KnoiiKli ltiiiriiniMl U'llli Story ot Ilic Man to Uiiil rt kn an lti.M. . KUtinii , Chadron , Neb. , Jan. 15. Informa tion trom Pine Uldge agency reach- 'ng ' Chadron today caused a genuine lensaMon. Shoitly after the battle- ililp 'raine was destioyed in Havana larbor a dark , well educated Spanl- trd put In his appearance on the sirge stock much , in Sioux county nuied by Hub Yago. He told Mr. Yago he h.id been In Cuba about the lime thij battleship was destroyed. Further than this ho was reticent , iboiit his past life. Mr. Yago , owing 'n ' his int.-iligenceand wide -quaint- - inoe with Cuba and her people , be- . ami1 intetested in the Spaniard and vhencser oppoilunity ptesented Hiericd him in regard to the subject , lint he would discuss the matter only when in a icmlnlscont mood brought in by intoxicants. While In this con- 111 ion a few days ago he told Mr. Yago tilings that caused him to vatch tin ; Spaniard closely and his eward was the discovery of some o.tpuis , which indicated that heat [ > m-time was. a Spanish olllcer. Mr. Yago confronted him with the fact 'hat he had been an olllcer In the , Spanish aimv at one time. This was iiirtlcient to cause the Spaniard to be- icve that Mi. Yago knew all of his , iistlife and ho made a confession , it Is alleged. The confession is now l'i tin.1 hands of Mr Yago or Mr. Mc- Uinlej and they refuse to give it up. It is learned , however , that he was \ captain in Hie Spanish army in Riiha ; that ( lining Wevlcr's reign , he liecame angered with the brutal treatment accorded Cuban prisoners Md so expresed himself. Weyler had him put under arrest together with two sergeants ot his command and Hicy were court martiah-d and dls- Inrged tiom the army. The Span- iird brooded over the Injustice so much that he planned a scheme to jot even with Weyler. He conceived the idea that the tiling for him to do was to in some way cause war between America and Spain , lie was familiar with the harbor and tin : marine ! ex plosives therein , lielirst thought he would destroy the Spanish ships , .but feared that this would not bring about the desired resull. While walking in disguise one evening on the shore he saw the beautiful Maine floating placidly on the water. Ho saw In her the means by which he might accomplish his cherished hope hy destroying U'eyler's government on the Island and Weyler's downfall. He knew the batteries that controlled the mines wore closely guarded , but he was determined , and. dressed In h's ' old uniform , that of captain , with some old clothing in a grip , he had no I rouble In passing the guards. Fn a short time thereafter he touched the button that sent the Maine to the bottom of the harbor Instantly ho changed his clothing and in the excitement escaped on board a schooner as a sailor and made his way to Matan/.as. from there to San Irningoanil ) ) thence to New Orleans , j He was engaged there by a Texas r.inchman to drive some cattle across I lie country to Montana where he shortly after was employed by Kd Lemmon , manager of the Lake Tomb iind Lcmmnn Cattle company to drive it bunch of cattle from their Mon tana ranch to their range in .South Dikoia. From bete he went to Mr. Yago's ranch. He is known at Yago's by the name of Cyclone Pete. He got this name in a peculiar way. While on the ringe he was overtaken by a .small whirlwind dost ; to the ranch of Mr. Lover , who vouches for this part of his history , when horse at d rldei nere taken several feet into the air Diid safely landed. An organization has been perfected to investigate the matter. It con sists of K. D. Salerno , Andrew Me- tilnlcy , Hank Simmons , Tom Co Key , and others , who will go to Sioux county to Interview County Attorney O'Connell with a view tu securing the aid of the county authorities in making nn olllcial Investigation ol Mie matter. Kniniii'flilrlfl on n Unit fi.inta Itarbnra , Cal. , Jan. 15. Adrift on a capsized boat in the Pa cific wean Hevcnt"iii ) days without food or drink was the terrible ex perience of Captain Henry Olson and Pete Wallace , two crab IKhenncn. and bnt one lived to tell the story ot their suffering. ; Snnlnnro Cow Ililttf Auburn , Neb. , Jan. 15. Judge Stull yesterday passed sentence on Ralph W. Kirnler , the young rnau who pleaded g/iilty to the stealing of two cows. Information w.is filed on two separate accounts and plea of puilt taken as to eachsentence being passed only on the one for the cow itolen from George Klein December 24. District court adjourned until Monday , , the 20th , when Judge Let- ton will be hero to hear H few piat- ttrs. FAIL TO FIND SPANIARD CHADRON MAN MAKES UNAVAIL' ING SEARCH llhl mil Coiirl An Inquiry Mnliiu Mi | iirt Mlppnii il lit Iliitoljull Nrlmiilui mill HM A No Tnl > fii Ills Condition \Vltli Him t'hadron. Neb. . Jan IS.Kd Killer- \\hownsa member of the corn- .nittfo to investigate Misalleged con- tisslun of the Spaniard known as Cy- i lone Pete , reluii d to Chad ion yes terday. Ho stated that Cyclone Pete was not to be found on Mr. Yeago's lanch. Mr. Saterlec Is of the opinion that the Spaniard learned of the in vestigation about to be made , and Hie evelnnu on which they arrived upon Yeago's ranch lie boanled the east bound Hlkhorn train at Glenn , Neb. Mr. Yeago thinks that his in tention Is to go to the Philippines. As so'in as it was learned that he had gone east.the condcutor , running between Chadron and Long Pine , was wired and asked Ifamanans- weiing Hie Spaniard's description was mi hoard. Careful Inquiry was made , but none agreed with the des cription Mr. Flnnegan had in the me-isage of inquiry. WilUam McGin- lev ol' Itodarc , who Is a cattleman , conl'mis the belief that the Spaniard took the eastbound tiain fiom Glenn , lust before the train pulled Into the station a well dressed man approached him , and inquired concerning the connections that the Klkhorn train m iki-s with the Union Paellle from Fremont. Mr. MeGlnley Is confident , since ills attention has been directed to it , thai this man is the same one In-had seen some time bet'oie at Mr. Y.iego's ranch. Mr. Sateileo found letters and other papers at the homo of Mr. Yeago , wheie the Spaniard worked , which , ho alleges , convince- him beyond doubt , t halt his Spaniard was connected with , or kmms all about the destruction nf the battle ship Maine. Mr. Sitcrlee refuses to give up the papers at this time. . . When Hi Spinianl I ft Yeago's r ncn lie w.is diisscd In a gia.s suit of clothing \villi a white medium rim hat. white shirt , black stiing Hi , witli a diamond stud. He is about flirty-eight .UMTS rf age , very black hair , slglhlly gray amund the tem ples , heavy dark mustache , large bl.iek e\cs. lie was an inveterate cigarette smoker He speaks iOngllsh talily , and was quite Uncut In Hi , ! French and Italian languages Itiinnl l iilvivy ltonti'4 Platlsmuoth , Neb. , Jan 18. A meeting of Cass county pnst masters was held here yesteiday for the pur pose of discussing the rural mail route question , with the object in vi'w of securing the establishment of these i out es thrnoghoiit the county. Several desirable routes were out lined by some of the post masters piesent , but definite action was de ferred until another meeting to be held In the near future. Thus far no rural routes have been established in this county. About a year ago a pe tition , asking for the establishment of town routes extending south and west of tills city , was circulated and the necessary number of signers were secured , but there were many who believed these routes would lie detri ment' ! ] to the business interests of the town and the petition was head , ed by a lemonstrancu. NcliniHlut < ; iev , Mrllii' ItiiMittliiil. Nebraska City , Neb..Jan. is. The strikers that went out at the Morton- . Gregs.m packing house a week ago' ' are still out. The men have all been paid oT | and discharged. The linn refuses to treat , witli the strlkeis , contending that they have nothing tn settle. The men went outaflerj demanding and being refused a raise ! | of from $ l.fl ) to $1.75 per day for j ' common laborers. It is understood , that this was the lirsl demand j was to be followed by other requests I for increase. The company has about' llftv men at work canon for the uncured - cured meat and after that is cleaned up will shut down the plant until til'1 strike fever is over and new men ire secured to take the place of the old ones. I'rcp truiK lit l > IMVII Nebraska City , Neb. , Jan 18. A stranger hailing from Hnmbiirg. la , yesterday afternoon went onto Hie Murllngton bridge across the Missouri river at this point and wrote a note stating that lie was tired "f living He then started to disrobe piepaia- tory to jumping into tin- lee cold water eighty feet hclnwhen caught by one of the watchmen and taken ashore. He refused to give his name or the reason that he wanted to tak ' his osvn life , save that he was tirc-d of living. Dcnil Hull ) ' tin lYiicli Rogers , Neb , Jan 18 The body nf L. II. Harrietts , an indigent car penter of this place , was found near Ih'- railroad depot at this place at 7 p. in last night shortly after Kiln No 25 had left the station. Tlie body had been lit * rally beheaded nnd only fragments ol the head and c.ip could he found The coroner's jurv found G.irnetts was accidentally run nvor by the ti.un rvoiic I lie railroad c"ju' ' ny NEBRASKA NOTES Cholera is taking oil many of thai hii s in the vicinity of llowclls. Valentine Is talking of organizing ,111 , Independent company of militia Alliance expects to have a militia company fully oiganlml in nBUorfc time. Denver capitalists have submitted ' ) proposition to complete the Mitcti- ? ll In Ration ditch In Scolts Bluff county Tlii ! town of St. Edward sent onfc MS car loads ol freight last year , ia addition to that .shipped in less than carload lots , . Sidney wants a telephone system and Is prepared to olTcr good Induce ments to any capitalist who will supply - ply the want. .lames Whirlwind , a fullblood Sioux Indian , Is trader at Wounded Kuen and uses printed stationary , Just like the. whlteman. The voting for choice of postmaster at Palmer resulted In the selection of G. M. Hurlingainc , who will now donhtless receive the appointment. The Itntln Mining Company is pre paring to continue the wink of pros pecting for coal at Dorchester. A econd hole Is being put down , iiHinp- a col o drill. Ill ley Tower of Atkinson , was an- sistlng in taking a water tank from a wagi.n when the tiling slipped and took oil' one thiiinh and crushed sill the lingers on one hand. Smallpox has broken out in Maple- Creek. At piesent it Is continue ! to the lamlly ol William Uodgcis , but as exposures have been tuadu it Is feared that It will spread. .liidd Craves of Gilniour pot his foot Into a hay press and it was at Hist supposed he would lose fhe loot , hut it is now thought It can he sived , though slightly disllgured. A move Is on foot to extend the city limits of I'onca to take In a con siderable numbci of | ) eopc ! vlio now have practically all the benellts of the city government. . , but are outsldo the limits and pay no city taxes. The police judge at Nebraska City receives a silary of $50 per month , but his report for the month of Io- cember shows that he did not have. A ease helore him during that time Tills is what might he called easy money. The contract for extending the Southern i'acilic branch fioin Vista , Nev. to Wadsworth.has been awarded ti Kilpatrick Itros. & Collins of He- trice. They arts moving their plant to Vista and will begin the work im mediately. Plans have been prepared for a new Catholic church at Madison. They call for a building costing about $20 , 000. The school building will cosb approximately $10.000. The inten tion is to have It ieady for occupancy next Sep ember. K. L. Conk , who is alleged to have passed a forced check on the bartend er of a Greenwood saloon , has been hound over to the dKtilct court in the sum of $ .r > 00. lie has been placed in jail to await the trial in March Apparen.ly he is entirely indllTerenb to the outcome. Mrs. Kates. Smith , of Hcatrlcc , who accused and caused the arrest of A a "on McMathon on the charge of assaulting her 12-year-old daughter , has left the city and there is no trace of her \\hoieuhouts. McMahon'i trial his been postponed until the 'Complaining witness can lie found. The North I'latte land ollice has prepared a statement which shown there arc still iHl.sao acres of land In Lincoln county which arc : ; irbjert to entry under the public land UIWK. jTheie an ; : i87fl20 in McPhcrson , 117,100 in Keith. : i2f > 00 In Logn. 14 , 2HO In Perkins and 3,050 In Ouster county. The love affairs of Mary Lund of Omaha. and John Oleson ot Krcmonl , have ended in a justice court at Fre mont. A year ago last .Inly , her story goes , they dec ! led to pool their world ly goods and get married. Oleson was made the custodian ol the funds , Miss Lund's share in the enterprise .imnunt ing to $05. Oleson has shown a disinclination t < > go ahead with the deal and is now being prosecuted. Fred Williams , aged nineteen , who was arrested in Red Cloud , two days ago charged with entering the rcsl- drMiceofL.ll. Iliisliind and taking then1 Iroin a live dollar bill. was ar raigned bo I ( i re the. county judge and plcade 1 guilty to the charge of burg- I try lie was put UIH'CI ' bunds in the sum of $500 In default of which ho was turned over l < > the custody of the slieiiir. Tl.c trial of Charles Hussrll , of Chadron , for the alleged murder of Louis stiiudiMiioior. lia > come loan end. The uasuUone In wlvch liusscll was found guilty in a previous trial , In SUuix county , bill on ; i motion tie- frre the supreme court , based od the alleged partiality of the tirst trial , a. change of venue was ordered to the cmi'itv One of the features uf the trial was the til rents made .tgainsti M F ll.u > in.'t 'ii who Is assisting in the | , i"sivutli > n by the father ot ,