fENATE ORGANIZES TO TRY JUDGE SWAYNE OF FLORIDA. 8UMMONED TO APPEAR FRIDAY Platt f Connecticut Will Preside Chief Justice Fuller Administers , Trial Oath to Senators Who Will flit In the Case. Washington , Jan. 26. The senate took an Important stop In the Im peachment trial of Unilcil Status Judco Charles Swayno of the Nona orn district of Florida. TUG organl/a tlon for the trial was perfected hy the swearing of the senators for that purpose , the managers of the house were received for the purpose of formally pruBunting the articles of Impeachment uml a resolution sum moning Judge Swayne to appear was adopted. I'Utt ( Conn. ) was elected to preside at the tilal sessions. Fur ther proceedings were postponed un til Friday next , when Judge Swayuo In expected to appear before the bar of the senate. The ceremony was Impressive and was witnessed by a full senate and by well filled galleries. The trial oath was administered to the senators by Chief Justice Fuller. Estimates as to the length of time that the trial will occupy vary from ten days to a month after It is once began. It is believed that when Judge Swayne appears next Friday ho will ask a few days to make an- wer , and when he docs answer that day or two more will bo given to the house for the preparation of its replication. A number of witnesses will bo heard and considerable time iwill be consumed by attorneys. It Is , therefore , probable that the conclu sion of the case will not precede the day of final adjournment in March. It IB , however , the purpose of the sen' ators to press the matter as rapidly as possible , and the present expecta tion is that the daily sessions will bo advanced an hour or two. A part of each day will bo given to the trial. Judge Swayne is now In Wilmington , Del. , and Sergeant-at-Arms Ramsdell or the senate left for that city to erve the summons on him. Other proceedings of the senate consisted of a speech on the state hood bill by McCumber and the Bacon resolution of inquiry concerning the agreement between the United States and Santo Domingo. The resolution uraB referred to the senate committee n foreign relations. Edison Under the Knife , New York. Jan 25. A critical sur- flcal operation has been performed on Thomas A Edison at bis home In Orange , N J Great secrecy was maintained by the family In regard to the affair and few details could be learned The operation was for a snastoid abscess behind th ear and very close : o the brain. Indicted Banker is Dead. Maquoketa la Jan 25 John L Sloa.no. cBFh.or of the defunct Ex- chance bank IF dead. Sloane was to have been tried at this term of the letrlct court for fraudulent banking isd embezzlement WANTED YOUNG MAN from Madison county to prepare for desir able position in Govt. Mall service. Salary $800. Rapid promotion to $1500. Splendid opportunity. Ad- Address Box One , Cedar Rapids , la. Baptist Triennial. Now York , Jan. 25. Lending Bap- tlsts from every section of the coun try met in conference hero today to discuss the project of establishing a triennial convention of Baptists of America. As the Baptist church Is conducted at present each church stands alone , independent of any other body. The triennial convention is In tended to bring the Baptists of all sections of the country Into closer re lation , and to promote the Keneral work of the church. South Dakota Editors. Huron , S. D. , Jan. 25. A number of South Dakota editors reached hero to day to bo present at the annual mid winter session of the South Dakota Press association , which opens here this evening and continues through the next two days. The president of the association is C. R. Tinen of Kimball - ball , and the secretary , George Schlos- ser of Sioux Falls. The program of papers and discussions jjlves promise of a convention of much Interest to those engaged in newspaper making. Dinner In Memory of Gen. Lee. Now York'Jan. 25. The fifteenth annual dlnnen ln honor of the memory of Gen. Robert E. Lee will be given in the banquet hall of the Waldorf-Asto ria tonight under the auspices of the Confederate Veteran camp of New r t York. A number of prominent south ern speakers will be heard , and after the dinner there will be dancing In the Astor gallery. Trial of Another Cruiser. Washington , D. C. , Jan. 25. The new armored cruiser Maryland Is to have her official speed trial over the Cape Ann course today * Among naval offlcoTO there IB much Interest In the performance , aa it la thought an at * tempt may be made to excel the record tor her type of warships. The Mary- 4 land's contract calls for an nvcrng * speed of twenty-two knots an hour Clnrka Finally Settle. The Claries have finally settled their troubles , The last of the game came yostordny when llnal settlement on the judgment granted by Judge Hayes , was paid up. A portion of It had been paid by Mrs. A. F. Clark , who had understood that the ontlro judgment was paid. The balance she paid yes terday. John W. Clark , who had made the complaint , warned The News to ho careful when his name lu men tioned horcaftor. Ho Is saving each clipping and ho sayu The News had bettor look out , for ho won't stand It to have his reputation ruined. Warnerville. Zoll McGlnnls has rented his farm to Henry Bovo and will remove to Norfolk. There will bo a church social at Donald Johnson's Wednesday evening , January 25 , to which the public is in vited. Ed. Bohy has leased Jacob Rlpp'a farm four miles south of town and will tnko possession soon. There was a large number of young people at the dnnco given by the Mod ern Woodmen In their lodge room Fri day evening and a pleasant and en- joynblo time was had by those present. Where Is Fred Hnns ? A report from Alnsworth says that when the sheriff went to servo a wnr- rant on Fred M. Hans the other day , Hans was not to ho found and had been absent for several days. Hans is to bo tried In April on charge of murder. lie was ill with fever a short time ago and the warrant was not served then. Eva Klcntz. Word received from Sioux Falls says that on Saturday , December 31 , Eva Klentz , aged four years and known In this city , died from scarlet fever. The remains were taken to Temple , Texas , for burial. New stock of goods at the rummage sale Saturday , January 28 , first door west of the Queen City hotel on Main street. CHICAGO FOR RATE REGULATION Business Interests Pass Resolution Endorsing President's Policy. Chicago , Jan 2C. A largo porno : of Chicago's business intercb'.s < K- clareJ in favor of immediate iu' legislation In line with the recom mendatlons In President Hocseve.t t message. The resolution cor.ta.n.u ? tha recommendations was passed ! . . a Joint committee representing the board of trade , Chicago Shippers as tociation and the Illinois Manufac' urers' association. A copy of the reso lutlon will be sent to the president and to congress. Cotton Growers Reduce Acreage. New Orleans , Jan. 20. Firmlj be lieving it to bo the most important step in the solution of the cotton crop question , the southern inter state cotton convention , without a dissentIng - Ing vote , declaied in favor of a 25 per cent reduction in acreage and an equal reduction in commercial fertil izer and backed that action up with the adoption of a comprehensive plan to secure the report of every fanner big and little , in the cotton belt. Lumbermen Cheer President. Kansas City. Jan. 2o. The South western Lumbermen s association , in convention here , cheered when Presi dent Roosevelt's name was mentioned In connection with the movement to give to the Inteistnte commerce com mission more power. A resolution was adopted urging the members of the association to use their Influence with their representatives in con gress to have such legislation enacted at this session. Favors Free Coal and Lumber. Cedar Rapids , la. , Jan. 2C. Ex-Gov ernor William I arrabee of Clermont , la. , at the Iowa State Manufacturers' association aroused much enthusiasm when he declared in favor of free coal and lumber. Judge N. P. French , a Davenport manufacturer , created much interest in an address which urged legalized pooling as & remTdy for alleged existing freight rbte dis criminations. Waterloo Grocer Gets Six Years. Waterloo , la . Jan. 20. Convicted of n attempt to burn his genera ) more to accuio the insurance , L G. Willing was sentenced to alx years in the penItentiary - Itentiary Willing was caught in tha act of attempting to set flra to his stock by detectives who were advlted of the scheme by accomplices. Ho confessed to having burned store * at Wateiloo , MarlnetteVIs. . , and Elgin Retail Grocers In Session. Cincinnati , Jan. 2ti. A feature of the second days' session of the Na tional Association of Retail Gravers was an address on the "Parcels Post Law , " which Is now before congreei. C. L. Grigg of St. Louis artued against the bill. E. A. Krauthoff of KantJi * City was one of the speakers. Would Stop Football Games. Lincoln , Jan. 26. A bill to prohibit football playing in any form waa Introduced - troducod in the house by Cunningham of Hamilton. It provides a penalty ot from $50 to $100 flno or thirty to ninety days In jail for the flret of- Jsnae and a penitentiary eenteac * foi the second offouie. NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TO HAVE ORGANIZATION. COMPOSED OF EIGHT TEAMS It Is Planned by Northern Nebraskn Enthusiasts to Play Ball Next Summer - mor 120 Games on the Schedule , Forty for Norfolk Town. Northeast Nebraska IH to hima baseball league of Its own. At least that is the present prospect and thut will ho the CIIHO if everything goon well. The movement IB already on foot and algus nro looking up. The baseball fans believe lu signs , and the chances arc that I hero will ho nn eight-team league in a circle surround ing Norfolk next minimer. It IH the Intention of HIOHO who have already got together on the matti-r and talked It over , to Include towns In the league which lie in ti wheel with Norfolk as a hub , and which nro lim ited at the outer edges as 1'llger , cast , Tihlon , west ; C'relghton , iioilh ; Wayne , northeast ; Humphrey , Houth- west. The towns which uro to belong to the league tire to bo Norfolk , Tlldi'ii- Stanton , 1'llgor , Humphrey , Pierre. Crolghtiin and Way no. EnthuHlnsts In each of the.se towim have boon cor responding for Homo time with W. W. Roberta of this city , ox-nmnngor , and Mr. Roberts la satisfied that the league can ho made a big success. As planned now there will ho 120 games played during the season of four months. That will make a game every day. One-third of UICHO games nro to be played in Norfolk. That will give the fans of this city just forty ex hibitions during the summer months of cracking good baseball. And local authorities on the matter declare that Norfolk will easily support forty games and do it woll. There has always been a good bit of latent enthusiasm in the national sport so far as northeastern Nebraska is concerned , and In many by-gone seasons the fact haa been amply dem onstrated that tho'financial end of the play could bo made a success if it had to. During the summer Just past Norfolk had no baseball club , duo largely to the fact that the weather of the preceding year hod spoiled the prospects. In seasons past , however , there wore baseball clubs hero and good ones. And there have been some rattling good aggregations around In other towns of the circle that IK pro- posed. The first league baseball ever at tempted in this section was in 18811 , when Norfolk boom days were on. Lockwood was the star pitcher and Harry Lodor was one of the best au thorities. They're about the only ones still remaining In town. Later came the team of 1897 that played so many bitter games against West Point. Sometimes West Point won and some times Norfolk won , but the struggles were always keen to the end. In that team Leland Spauldlng of this city developed Into professional material and the Morrison boys , "Biddy Shorts , " Bobby Black later of Lo Mars , Iowa , and now slated for nn umpire in the Western league and Dad Turner were stars , while Ragan and Corbett , the fast battery for West Point , proved the backbone of that crowd. ' In one of those games the most sensational episode that ever happened in northeastern Nebraska baseball , occurred. It was the odd game and interest was at white heat. Currency hung in big patches from lingers of either side's supporters. Kim Valcntaine , son of Judge Valen tine of West Point , was umpire. He called a West Point runner safe at first , whom Norfolk fans considered clearly out. Then the fireworks. Val entine had to be escorted to his hotel under police protection , to escape mob violence. That ended the games be tween the two clubs. A couple of years later the Glen- wood , Iowa , team made a trip through this territory. It was the first time the local club had been deefated. The result was that the whole team was hired and none of the players returned home. That same year saw good playing at Stanton , Humphrey , Creighton , Til- den , Nellgh , Pilger , Newman Grove , Elgin and other towns. On the Fourth of July the Omaha Originals came up for three games that split the win nings. Jo Glaskl , from Humphrey , later made the Western leaguo. Creighton always put up good base ball , and probably always will. Kaley , for Instance , Is a natural born pitcher and the Greenes are clover. It was Creighton that furnished the most sue- cessfu university baseball manager that Nebraska ever had Mike Hen derson. These Interested are requested to correspond with W. W. Roberts of Norfolk. THURSDAY TIDINGS. J. F. Plantz of Fremont Is In the city today. F. M. Thomas waa hero yesterday from Wayne. W. E. Beamon waa over from Wayne yesterday. C. B. Thompson was In the city from Wayne yesterday. Mlsa Dolly Ransom arrived hut night from Neola , Iowa , to visit at the homo of her niftier , Mrs. J W. Ran som of this city. H. P. GoHHiird was lu the city from Randolph yesterday. T. II. Courtney of Lynch was a Nor folk guest yontttrdny. M. Nichols of Foster watt in the city today on Imnlnenn. J. Thompson was a Norfolk visitor yoHtorday from Spencer. Mrs. 1) . A. Hall of Wayne WIIH a Norfolk visitor yesterday. Peter Fitch of Morrlmnn WIIH an overnight visitor In Norfolk. Will 13. Hiiro wan In the oily yester day from Lincoln ou bUHlnesH. RlrH. Sanford Parker of Hponcor came to Norfolk on the early train this morning. The Oxniird hotel In having gan light fixtures placed on the lower Moor and that portion of the hotel will lioru- after bo lighted by that method. A social session of the Ladles guild will ho held at the homo of MTH. ( ' .1C. Burnliam Friday afternoon at 2:110. : Mrs. II. T. lloldon nml Mrs. llurnlmm will ho hostesses. All M. H. A. memhern are rcquenled to attend the regular mooting of the ledge on Friday night , an thoru will bo business of Importance to tuuimuit. Meeting to commence at 8 o'clock sharp. By order of the pro.Mlilout. With the district Knight of Pythian convention In addition to the regular business of the hostelry the Pacific hotel found It Impossible to accommo date all the would bo guests lusl night and ten applicants wore turned away. A Jolly company of fifteen school teachers , accompanied by Superinten dent and Mrs. O'Connor and Professor ser and Mrs. Solomon , enjoyed a bob sleigh rldo Monday evening , which was concluded with the serving of an oy ster supper at the Vail restaurant. A funny little Incident occurred at the homo of Rev. J. F. Pouchcr of thin city. A stranger came to the homo to got Mr. Pouchor's services for a wedding ceremony. "Bring a rope to my house tonight , " said the caller. The llttlo son of Mr. Puncher hoard the remark about the rope and straight way began crying , fearing that his fa ther would take the boy's only sled rope for the deed. The Norfolk ice harvesters are pro ceeding satisfactorily with their work and in a few days the bulk of the har vest will bo completed. During the cold snap of the past few days the Ice has increased considerably In thick ness and Is of a clear , crystalline qual ity that promises well for the users of Ice next summer. Seldom has the season been moro favorable for the Ice men. In preceding winters there has usually been a thaw , forming a thickness of slush Ice on the surface that Is porous , mclta quickly and gives llttlo benefit to the users. This year , however , the cold baa continued almost Btoadlly from the first freeze and the Ice Is solid , compact and clear as glass for the most part. NO RIGHT TO COMPLAIN. Saloonkeeper Denied Divorce From Wife Charged With Drinking. Kansas City , Jan. 20. "When a man is engaged In the business of making drunkards , it doesn't lie in his mouth to complain if the effects of that busi ness come homo to him. " With the foregoing words Judge Park , of the circuit court , refused to grant Cornelius Dally a divorce. Dally keeps a saloon. His wife Is In the state asylum for the Insane. Ho sued her for divorce , alleging that she drank tn excess. In refusing the divorce the judge said , in part : "Ho married her when she was a mere girl , 1C years old , and soon alter went Into the saloon business. His testimony was that his wife drank be fore ho married her , and that she loved alcohol so well that she used It In her coffee. The testimony of wit nesses for the wife tends to show that the husband is not entitled to a di vorce. " Delightful Evening. The West Side Whist club , as guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Weatherby at their home on Koenlgsteln avenue , enjoyed a most delightful evening at six-hand euchre. Mrs. Joseph Shoe maker of Omaha , sister of Mrs. Weath erby , was guest of honor. TRYING TO KILL PRIMARY BILL South Dakota Politicians See Their Finish If Law Is Enacted. Pierre , S. D. , Jan. 20. A move Is brewing on the primary election In itiative petition , which is likely to bo sprung In the senate any day. The proposition will likely come up In an effort to force early action on the part of the backers of the petition , which will lend to dilatory measures to prevent - vent any move until the petitions have been thoroughly examined Into. While It may come today , there maybe bo delay before the movers are ready. New stock of goods at the rummage sale Saturday , January 28 , first door west of the Queen City hotel on Main street. John Ruskln Memorial. Venice , Jan. 2C. Many American and English sojourners in Venice at tended exercises held today in connec tion with the unveiling of a memorial tablet on the house in which John Ruakln uaod to livo. The tablet waa erected at the expense of the munici pal authorities of Venice. WAINS ON MANY SEAS NEVER WITHOUT PE-RU-NA. Hive Ho My Compium and IV-ru-nn n ul I Will Slcer ( Munr of All Wrecks. 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Wuau ii lor i-oliU Clalmo Marsh Fortune , Mlddlotown , N. Y. , Jan. 20. Hear ing was rcBumod today on the appli cation for the revocation of the will of Luther H. Mnrah , the Now York lawyer and the victim of Ann Odolln DIs do Bar and Mrs. Clarissa Hnylor , lioulilii nml liltlnry dlHcnHCK , and luiv * al-o round It very line for hi grip1. ] " I 'mi i LI IH ahvayHonn of I lie nioHt Ini- IMII lalil mipplliiH of my HtcmiHT. " 1C. A. U IllHOI ) . \Vllli a hoi tin of IVrmiti a I ma id HiiHon liavn a remedy on which t liny can rt-ly. < 'ioiniicHliirii IT. S. Nn j. I 'ollUIMidore Hmiierx Illo Nleliol-on , of llit < I'lllled Slult'H Navv , III a letter from IS'17 It SI. , N. W. , Washington , I ) . c\ , " / unhesitatingly rccontnieiitt - mini to till persons nutterliiK from ca lnrrli. " S. A'tj.sur. : . I f you do not deri vi prompt and fm'lnrri'MilIrt from Ihe IINM of \ \ rile at oii'-u f. > | ir. llarlinan , civuif : . - full Hliili'iilenl of \inir rt : i > and lit" ivill ) pli > ll > ril In ( fill * vms \ | \.ilil lli'i ' fill" \ . IAIIIII- * . Adilii'-s in. . . I'Mn | , ' . .f 'I'lii' ll.n .iiuui h.inltiii nun , t oJiii.iiiiw , Olllll. the alleged splrltuallntlc mediums The applicant In Douglan Stuart , who alleges ho IB an adopted Ron of Marsh. Still another claimant to the Marsh fortune IB nn Infant grandson of the late George Francis Train. Every One Should Know ilio great advantages offered by through car service on a journey east. If yon can board a car at your homo town and not leave it until you reach Chicago , it is an advantage worth considering. This can be done from any jioint on the main line of the Union Pacific Itailroad by asking for tickets via the Chicago , Milwaukee & St , PaulQRy- The trains on this line are brilliantly light ed by electricity , are steam heated , and equipped with every modern safety device known to railway service. F , A , NASH , Gen'l ' Western Agent , 1524 Farnam St , OMAHA , NEB. 11 FOLLOW THE FLAG" EXCURSIONS SOUTH DAILV If you are thinking of a trip SOUTH SOUTHEAST EAST write and let us tell you best rates , time , route and send marked time tables. This saves you worry , annoyance and makes you feel at homo all the way. Call Wabash City Office , 1G01 Farnam St. , or address - dress HARRY E. MOORES , G. A. P. D. Wabash R. R. Omaha , Nebr. LET YOUR WANTS DE KNO WN THROUGH THE NEWS.