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Wrs * - THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , THURSDAY , JANUARY 3 , 3803.-SIXTEEN PAGES. BRAVE DOT UNFORTUNATE , Little Enrt May Mistakes a Playmate for a Burglar. FIRED AT A FACE IN THE WINDOW , Street Oar Deal In Lincoln Horses nnd JMuIofl Give I'lnuo to Electricity Governor 'I hay or'n Stirring Appeal , Pnr.Mosr , Neb. , Dec. 31. [ Spcclnl to THE UEI : . ] An unfortunate clrcunntanco took place lait night about dark at the residence ofC. II. May. During tlio afternoon his lit- tlosoii Durt , a lad of cloven yearn , had been entertaining n number of his frlcndi. At dusk Homo of his quests were enjoying them- .Jiclvcs In the yard , while others were In the pouse. Flnnllr th'cro wns n tappltiRon the U'lmlow. Lootdtitf tlmt way the youiif , ' host : ! ! thn Indistinct form of a faro. Uo thought hU ftucsU had nil gone homo and the form lielntf nt such n height from the K round ho naturally nupiioscd the intruder was a man n tramp or a thlof. Ho remembered where his father's revolver was kept and turning to cot It , ho Ilrcd at the form at the window nnd shot Master James Illclts , ono of his playmates who was standlnir on stilts. The ball , which was n : ! 'j-calii > cr , struck the little fellow on the chcolc bona and planccd down ward , led trlii K In the neck , from whcnco It was extractcu by surgeons. Street Car Ilcnl. LINCOLN' , Nob. , Dec. 31. [ Special to TUB Br.n. ] The Lincoln electric street railway syndicate , which recently purchased the Lincoln street railway and later the Bethany Heights line , today bought the six and a half miles of line owned by Brown Bros. , the well kno.vn grain men , fora consideration of ? CO,000 , the Standard people to retain nil real estate given them for the purpose of extend ing their line to Wcsloynn university. The now company Is to take i-hnrgo April 1 , but M' , * in the meanwhile will make all arrangements j'/ to turn the line | mto an electric road. The electric syndicate also made an ngrcpmont with the property owners in Collcgu View , where tbo Advcntlst college Is located , whereby they will extend their line on Sum- iicr street to Twenty-seventh nnd thcnco south to the college. This deal leaves the rapid transit the solo remaining Lincoln street railway which u ill bo run by horse and uiulo power. Governor Tlinycr'H Appeal. LINCOLN , Nob. , Dec III. [ Special to TUB IjEK. ] On behalf of the western sufferers Governor Thayer has issued thu following appeal : To The Public Atn meeting of the evoca tive Iroiird nf th ( ! state relief com mil toe , com posed of w. N. Nnson of Oinnlm , It , II. Urcor nf Kaarnoy , John I < 'lt7geril < l. u. W.AInshor , Louts Jluyur , A. . ) . S.iwyorof Lincoln , and thosupcr- Intciidrntsnf tlio work , the following resolu tion oflYrcd by Louis Muyur was unaiiliiiously udnptcd : wiiorons , Tbo funds for relieving western snfli'rrraiiru about exhausted ; and AVbcreas , There nro ovrr twenty counties , averaging over two hundred families to a county , a total of 2. > ,000 persons depending on Miiiiillns f HUH oiirHtuto ; anil \YliuiouM , Somu tlmo must elapse before tbo rgnnlro and inaliu the ncces- sary uppojirlntlons for help ; Tlmrofori > , resolved , that thli executive hoard request Governor Tliayor to iniifco an other stlrrlnir npmal to tbo citizens of Ne braska fur contributions uf money , clothing and provisions eto , 1 now appual to you with all the earnestness I can cnimunnd for morulit'lp for the people of the droiitb-mrlekcn cnuntli" * . Vou liuTo ro- Bponilrd nnblv thus far ; your contribution1 } have gone to the destitute , and through vour Konornslty thousands of our own people liuvu boon sa\pl from cold and hunger. If you rould ri-ad the lettow which Messrs. Martin , Luildun nnd myself rrcolvo dally from these counties to which relief has but'ii sent It would do your heart good and 3-011 would feel Ilko duplicating your former gifts , and that Is ox- aclljr wlmt 1 ask you to do now. Wo can probably Ict-ou tho.se pcoplo supplied for about olght day.s longer , and then our means are ux- IjlUlMttM ] , 1 Homo will say , "Well , the loglslatnro will meet In a few days ; that body will make nn iipproprlutlon. " True , hut lei us.sen : Tim luglslutnro will ussoinblu on tlio nth of January , legislative business cannot bo du- 'jicndrd upon to take plnco till after the Bth. Thus a wcc'U of January bus gone , Kvury Mil must bo licad on I'nch conwent Ive clay for Ihroo duys In each limiT.aiul thus an- othur wi'ok will bo consumed. Tlicio must , In evitably bo u good deal of dismission over the bill. It lasafo to eonclU'Jo tbteu weeks , and In all probability four , miistolnnso bufoio any rollof can lie derived from aluglslatlvn appro priation.Vo must brhhiouvur tlmt tlmo. It Is linn voidable. Tbo necessity docs exist ; It Is most Imperative , and now 1 entreat vou to runow your good works. The appeal wllleon- tliini ) to coino to Messrs. Martin , I.udden and myself. Lad IDS nnd gentlemen of the public , wo mnst have tlio means to meet t ho demand. Wo cannot , and will not , ay no. Lessen your ov- IICIISOH , Id up on costly entertainments and useless extravagances mimiiihvr If you do not glvo. some poor human being may dlo of cold orsturvntlon. Vou , yourselves , will bo richer for what you give. TorimDlo these people to go through tbp wlntur nnd bo pre pared to put in crops In tbo spring will bring to you four fold , yes , tn only fold greater re turns. What tbo proplo have thus fur done for our Buffering bmthron causes mo to feel more iiroud of being a Ncunibkan than over bo- loro. loro.Thin state IH caring for Its own peoplo. and It Trill earn for tlioni It ornvus no outsldo liolp. It stands , and will stand , to the honor und glory of our commonwealth , that It Is thus nobly nnd generously meeting and fulfilling tlio highest obligations of Christian dntv , and illustrating a broad humanity. Tlio very inls- fortune which has Iiofnllen thostnto this last Benson , and our way of meeting It , will result In Imparting gieatcoiilldenro und credit for our people , outsldo ot Nebraska , and before thn wet Id , All punornl correspondence should bo ill- irocted to Dr. O. W. Martin. Lincoln , superin tendent ot rollof. All parties having supplies nf any kind to ship will please address Itov It. P. l.uddon. superintendent of distribution , Lincoln , Nub. 1'nrt les furnishing funds will jiloaso remit to O. W. Mnshur. president of the Capital Na tional bank , Lincoln , Nub. JOHN M. TiiAVp.n. The undersigned earnestly endorse the ap- poal. GKOIUJK W. MAIITIN , LUTIIKII I' . LUIIUEN. State TonchrrH' Association. LINCOLN' , Nob. , Deo. HI , [ Special to Tun BKK. ] The address of President Hughes before fore the State Teachers' association last evening has received most complimentary , criticisms from the teachers present. Ho objected to annual examination for teachers , > A teacher who is qunllllcd need not bo ox * amlncd every year. The law tlmt limits the time n teacher may 1)0 hired to ono year works a detriment to tlio schools. Lot the law be changed that n teacher need not pass through this order every year. The olilccr who employs nnd judges the work of the tuachar should bo as veil qualified ns the teacher. Members of the school board should not bo elected nta general election where trades may bo mndo for political puriKiscs. At the morning session C. 0. Pcarso of TJeatricu read n paper on the subject , "Shall the State Provide Instructors for the County Institutes ! " Ilo urged that as a matter of economy the state snould provide instruction And drill for its teachers. Tno subject was further discussed by Prof. Bosioy , Superintendent Dauin of Hod Cloud nnd others. A motion that it U thu sciiso of the association that legal step * should betaken taken to nut the recommendation in practice , was carried after general discussion. A paper. "Shall the State Establish n Board of Education ! " wns .vad by Prof.f. . E. Taylor of Peru. It was discussed by J. I ) . Monlux of Hastings. On motion of Prof. Hunt the subject wns referred to the council on 'legislation tbnt both this and the subject of Prof. Poarso may bo brought before the coming legislature. Miss Stacin Crowly of Omaha read a paper on the right use ofvordb : "A Deficiency in the Vocabulary of a Uuco Shows the De ficiency in the Unco. " A brief review of the 'origin of the English language was given and Individual words were taken up to show their hidden meanings. Tbo puncr was listened to with closest attention nnd by unanimous vote it was asked that it bo published. Hllziartl at Elwood. ELWOOD , Nob. , Dec 81. [ Special Telo- pramtoTiiu DEC. ] A heavy blizzard , the lint o ( the season , struck this place about & o'clock this evening , Some snow is fulling ana a high wind keeps it nil In thu ulr. It Is f eared tboro will bo. much suffering of stock groin the storm. Two Mcrltrd Promotions. Mr. N. P. Fell , who has for a number of years bscn cashier of THE BKK Publishing company nnd Is now treasurer of the Dee Building company , has hern promoted to tlio position of business manager of TIIK Bin. : which places him In direct control of all subordinates of the business department. Mr. M. 1J. Davenport , the present assistant cashier , has been promoted to the position of cashier. TIIK ire / , / > ' SjHtonintlu I'fTort * to Injure Its Pro- po.L'ts in Kni-upn. CHICAGO , lce. ) 31 , [ Special Telegram to Tim BKK , ] World's fair ofllciuls are contin ually In receipt of inquiries from European countries , asking questions in reference to the fair , which nlToril ovlilenco that there Is being a systematic effort made abroad to lit- Jtiro the prospects of the exposition. Today Vlco President Ilrynn rccotved n letter of In quiry from Paul do Houston , a writer on financial matters for La Franca Sociato. The wrltet questioned principally In regard to the McKInley bill nnd claimed that statements inadu in regard to It In the French Journals were materially Injuring the chances of n good European othlblt. Ho ventured the as sertion that it would not pay iniunfucturiii * of nny line uf goods , with which there wns a good trade with the states , to exhibit at the exposition. As Mr. IJrynn Is , by virtue" of the position ho holds , compelled to eschew politics ho finds it very hard to glvo a satis factory answer without presenting the claim that tlio derogatory reports cnmtmto mostly from the correspondents of the democratic papers nnd from the Paris edition of the Now York Herald. Chief Handy , of the bureau of promotion and publicity received this morning , copies of extracts from publications nt ( J.irlo nnd Alexandria , Egypt , in which the claim w.is sot forth that everything was in n state of choas at , the world's f.ilr headquar ters and that In point of fact it had not yet been dccidod to hold the fair at Chicago. The extracts also touched on the McKluli-y bill , From Lyons , In the south of France , where the great silk Industries nro located , cntno discouraging reports , emanating from the papers nf that city. Chief Handy and Vice President Bryan both were of tno opinion this morning that something must bo immediately done to couiflPnict the pernicious effects of such work on the part of opponents to the success of tno fair. On Saturday Director Davis and Chief lIAndy leave for Now York , where they will attend a meeting of the foreign affairs com mittee , nt which Chief Handy will suggest a way of overcoming the difllcultv. Ho will place the situation in its true light before the foreign correspondents located ut New York. Miss Cousins , secretary of the board of lady managers , does not think her salary of i..OOO is commensurate with the duties of her ofllco. Hho said tills morning that It isn't fair to glvo Secretaries Buttcrworth and Dickinson $10,000 and the secretary of the ladles' board only Si.OOO. M'KSTEHS VACK.MXO MSTEREST8. Operations Have llcon Considerably Itctlncud tlio I'nst Week. Cixcix.VATr , O. , Dec. 31. [ Special Tclo- gram toTiic Buu. ] Tomorrow's ' Price Cur rent will say : Western packing operations hove been considerably reduced the past week , the total for nil places being approxi mately 303,000 , ngalnst 400,000 the preceding week nnd 805,000 last year , indicating a total -1,100,000 since November 1 , against 3.COO- 000 last year. The undermentioned places compare as follows : South Dakota f ducntnr3. Sioux FALLS , S. D. , Dec. 81. fSnocial Telegram to Tun 13in.l : The annual inectinp of the South Dakota Educational association closed Its 1800 session today In this city. IMudlson was chosen as the place for the next meeting and the date changed for the holding of the annual meeting from December to next summer. Prof. W. H. H. Beadle , president of the state normal school at Madison , deliv ered the principal lecture of the day upon The Work of the Normal School. " A Denver Paper Changes IlnndH. DKXVBK , Colo. , Dec. 31. [ Special Telegram to TJIE BEE. ' ] The Evening Times changed hands tod'ay. W. II. Grlfllth retiring. The now management Is represented by II. W. Hawley , manager , and w. E. Brownleo , ed itor. Both nro from Minneapolis. The paper remains republican In politics. An Ancient Kind. HOME , Dec. 31. At n meeting of tno Ponti fical academy of archaeology it was an nounced that n basilica in the church of St. Sylvester had been discovered containing the tombs of six popes , including that of St. Syl vester , who occupied the papal chair from 314 to 3 0 , A. D. Fought Over Social Precedence. VIENNA , Dec. 81. Count Doy , ambassador from Austria tn England , nnd Count do Lut- zen , first secretary of the embassy , fought a duel with pistols near this city today. Neither was wounded. The affair grow out of a quarrel In London over u question of social precedence. A Celebrity Sentenced. StUTTi.E , Wash. , Dec. 31. Charles P. Hammond , proprietor of the notorious Cleve land street house In London , who was con victed of grand larceny a few days ago , was today sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. The case has been appealed. Itlnliop Spnldlng Declares Himself. SPIU NO FIELD , 111. , Doc. 31. At n mcellngof the state teachers' association 'last night Catholic Bishop Spnldintr of Pcorin delivered nn address In which ho advocated teaching religion in the public schools and declared himself In favor of compulsory education. Ilonvy DeinnmlH Tor Cold. New YOIIK , Doc. 31. A special from Lon don received today says : It is rumored that n largo demand has been made for Bank of iCngland gold for shipment to Now York. Germany continues Its demand. The banK charges 0 per cent for loans. Pnrncll ami O'llrlen PAiiisDcc.31. The Sleclc claims that a hot nnd hostile discussion took place ycstcr- dny between Parnellnnd O'Brien. This dis cussion , the paper says , renders a reconcilia tion between the Irish leaders most Impossi ble. Killed by nn Uxplonlon. NEW YOIIK , Dec. 31. A Now Orleans spe cial says : A tcrrlllc explosion occurred last night nt the power station of the Louisiana electric light aud power company. The build ing was wrecked and several employes killed. Noiv York Hankers Pall. NEW Yonu , Deo. 81. Batcmnn & Co. > , , bankers , assigned this morning without preferences. Arthur O. Datcinan made an individual assignment The failure was for mally announced on the stuck exchange. - Bay tl > Strike IH Over. OLASOOW , Doc. 'it. The general managers of tbo Scotch railways have announced that the striken nro defeated. Trains are running ' regularly. _ Ovcroonio by Vlro Damp. MACOUU , 111. , Doc. St. While dioglng a well today "William McLooU and William Cokcr vero overcome by llro damp. Mx'Tronsuror Hptnnnr Donil. JACKSONVILLE Fin. , Dec. 31. Goncral F. K. Spinner , ox treasurer of the United States , died this ovoulnc. THEY DODGED THE DEPUTY , Union Paoifio Officials Bsfma to Bo Served with a Court Summons. THE MILWAUKEE'S LATEST MOVE , Clnrk , llulcoiiih , Illlukenstlerfor anil " \Vnro Must Show Cntiso Why Thojr Should Not Ho Fined fur Contempt. The Indications now are that the railroad war between the Union Pacific and the Mil waukee Is only In Its Infancy , and , further , that when Judge Doano Issues an order It Is not simply for the lulo purpose of signing his mimo. As U well known , the Judio Issued an order enjoining "tho Union Pacific company from Interfering with the runnlngof the Mil waukee trains , but disregarding this order , Tuesday night the former company locked Its switches and by so doing sent a Milwau kee train into the ditch. Yesterday there was a cessation of hostili ties , but the light was renewed last night when Agent F. A. Nash and Solicitor Fish of the Milwaukee appeared before tlio Judge ' and Died an infor'uintlcn that his order had been openly violated. This In formation was not pleasing to Judge Doano , and ho at once issued nn order for ( lononil Manager S. II. II. Clark. Assistant Ccncr.il Manager . li. Holcomb , Division Superintendent Uoliort nilekensderfor and Train Dispatcher Charles Ware of the Union Pncllicto nppcar before him on Saturday , Junutiry n. at 10 o'clock a. m. , and show cause why they should not bo lined for violating the onlur of the court. The warrant was placed In the hands of Dcmity Tirney for service Justnf tor 7 o'clock and was served upon Mr. Hllckensdorfer without any difficulty , but with Mr. Clnrk It was cath-as-catch-can , Mr. Clark was at the MlllarJ. and us the deputy entered the front room he How through the billiard hall and out onto Thirteen th street. The deputy followed In hot pursuit , but lost his man in the alley. This forced him to give up the chasu. and ho had to content himself by mak ing service by leaving a copy of the papers In Mr. Clark's room. The service upon Mr. Holcomb was made by leaving the papers In the hands of u ser vant girl. Tlmoy visited Mr. Holcomb's home * , and after a vigorous ringing of the door bell , nn upstairs window was raised , and sticking out his head , Mr , Holcomb de manded , "Who's there } " Ho was informed that it was the sheriff , and the window went down with a bang. The door bell was again worked , and at last a domestic appeared , and to her the paper was handed , with the instruction that it bo delivered to her employer instnutcr. The Union Pacific filed the necessary pa pers late yesterday afternoonand the injunc tion rase begun by the Milwaukee before Judge Doano will probably bo removed to the United States district court-and will bo tried before Judge Dundy. C \SVS STATISTICS. Report nf the Operations of the Bu reau Tor six MnntliH. WASHINGTON , Dee. 31. The superintendent ol the census has submitted to the secretary of the Interior a report of the operations of the bureau for the six months ending today. On the subject of the apportionment of rcnrcsentatlves in congress Porter says : ' The apportionment of representatives In congress was not delayed a moment by the failure of the census ofllco to have ofllclal returns of the population ready on the con vening of congress. If the apportionment bill which passed the house should pass the senate and become a law the apportionment under the cloven th census would bo about two years earlier than any heretofore made. * On the subject pf.fnrms , homes and. inoyt- gages , etc. , Port or said : "Tho work accom plished : by this division up "to" date may bo brietly It stated ns follows ! "Number of coun ties in which complete abstracts have been made , 2,775 ; numoor of counties in which ab- ' stractlnp Is unfinished , 71 ; total number of counties in thu United States , 3,783 : number of counties in which supplemental work must bo done owing to the incompleteness of ab- straoters , 17 ; number of mortgages for which abstracts were made , 8,515,015 ; estimated number of mortgages for which abstracts are yet to be made In counties thafaro'not to bo abstracted , 57.450 ; number of m'oiMgaees re- cordad in the United States during the ten years 3i 3 ending December 21 , 18H9 , rough count and estimate , S.572UV > ; number'bfInquiry counties m which Investigation is yet to bo completed , 30 ; number of inquiry 'counties in which the Investigation has been com pleted 09 ; total number of counties com puted from average llfo , 1,353 , ; total number of counties sorted , 880 ; total number of counties transferred to result slips' , 310. " \VithIn a few months the census office expects to announce the number of persons in the United States living in rented homes and cultivating rented farms , the number occupying their own homes and fanes frco from debt , mid the number reported as own ing farms and homes mortgaged. While the facts obtained by this Investigation will throw new light upon the subject of mort gage Indebtedness , and while the material gathered bids fair to bo far more complete and more reliable than I had ever hoped , the cost of the inquiry has been great and will fully reacn my original estimate of 81,250.000 to $1,500,000. " The Proponed Jewish Colony. WASHINGTON , Dec , 31. With reference to the proposed organization of a colony of Jews in the Argentine republic the bureau of American republics furnishes the following from Kuvuo Dud Amencaine , Paris : "Wo have before referred to the project of Baron HlrschVho proposes establishing in the Ar gentine republic a Jewish colony of 500,000 persons from Kussln , which enterprise will require a capital of $4)0.000,000. ) Rothschild , the great banker of Frankfort , arid several others , will participate In the undertaking , which , besides the possible idea of gain , will assure to tins Israelite colonists sholteragalnst the soml-scmctlc movement which in eastern Europe threatens not only their property but their lines. The Illinois Legislative Struggle. HOCK ISLAND , IH.Dec. 31. William Payne , republican , was elected to the legislature at a special election held la the Twenty-first district yesterday to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Collins , who .was found to bo ineligible. The democrats refrained from voting and will contest the election , as sorting that the democrat who was defeated by Collins should have the place. The inter est lies in the fact that the result will affect the United States senatorial contest at the coming session of the legislature. A. Warm New Year's Dnjr. WASHINGTON , Dec. 31. The signal ofilco re port says this morntngthat reports show that over Arkansas , eastern Missouri and Iowa the year closes with ono of the warmest crtods on record at this season of the year. The teinporaturo over these sections is iroin ai3 to 30 = above the average. This warm wave will move eastward and over the gulf states , the Ohio valley and the greater portion tion of the lake region. New Year's day promises to bo ono of the warmest , over known. IllhioU Tflnohers. SruixnpiEi.n , 111. , Dec. 31. The Illinois Stnto Touchers' association concluded Its thirty-seventh annual session tonight. Prof. Alfred Kirk of Chicago was elected presi dent. Resolutions were adopted in favor of a compulsory education law without any modification that will Impair Its. cfllqeucy , ami in favor of the purchase of text books by local school boards and the furnishing of the saino frco to pupils or at wholesale prices , ao- cording to the opinion of the board. Business Failures the Past , Year. NEW YOKK , Dec. 31. The business failures occurring throughout the United for 1SOO , as reported by Dun , nro lO.tOT in number , being but twcnty-llvo greater than 18S . The lia bilities show a very lurgo Increase over ISSi ) , being tisy.000,000 , as against I48,000,000 , nn increase of Jit,000.000. These are the largest liabilities since 181 , when they amounted to $20,000,000. rrc AOrnnil f-'i sc-ltiulo of l ght nnU Color ut l.o | . The Collsctfr\l \ iffluia not have presented n more bcautlfitf appearance Hum It did last evening , wltl\l ( \ > Hood of brilliant light nnd profusion aeUflUo decorations , and with scores of gnllyt crtMumed masquers whirling over the spacious llcor. It was tlio' kf.i'nd mnsqucrado ball given by the Mysti'o Circle , and desplto the In clemency o ( tjjOj' ' weather , hundreds of tlio pleasure loving , citizens of Omaha took ad vantage of the ! opportunity offered to pleas antly watch thO old yc.irout and usher In the now. ' . , : Never bcfoFopWas the great structure so elaborately decorated. Three fdll car loads of Christmas trees of Wisconsin spruce and cedar were arranged about the railing of the great amphitheater anil grouped around the Immense plllnts support ing the roof , nnd yards upon yards of buntIng - Ing gracefully fustooncil and almost filled the spuco under the roof. The flags of nil nations were conspicuously draped from the pillars Just Inside the track. Over the scene was cast the rays of 320 gas jets , twenty-two 3,000-nro lights , three locomotive - motive headlights and a powerful calcium light , which afforded n most brilliant illumi nation. An orchestra of fortv pieces , composed of both the Union Pnclllc and Knights of Pythias bands , occupied the platform at the north end of the dancing lloor , nnd the Wal nut Hill htuznr baud was stationed ut the south and furnished promciiado nmsio be tween the dance numbers. Hundreds wont merely to look on , nnd the spectators swelled the number in attendance to nearly two thousand. It was not , how ever , such a turnout ns the elaborate prepara tions deserved. Arrangements had been made to care for fully 8,000 people. Mr. James Balcli of the Hotil Darker had charge ot the catering , and ticorps of waiters served the following excellent meiiu at tables ar ranged In thu balcony : Haw Oysters. Cclory. . , Turkey. Westphalia Ham. Smoked Touguo. Corned Dcof. Chicken Salad. Now York Ice Cream. Assorted Cako. Coffee. TUo v/lno list Included Piper Holdslcck , Veuvo Cllquot ( yellow label ) , Monopole ( ex tra dry ) , "White Seal and Niorstoincr. The dancing programme was very prettily arranged , and included twenty-four uum- bors. The grand inarch took place at 9:30 , and two hours Inter 0.11110 the unmasking. Just buforo the masks were removed the Judges awarded the prizes. The Judges were Messrs. Mctirow , Snyder and Smith. Prizes were awarded ns follows : Best represented inalo cnaractor , Mr. J. O. Hines , "Do Soto,1' gold watch. Beat represented female character , Mlsa Dora McDonald , "Tho Huntress , " gold watch. Second best represented male character , Frank ICrasuski , "Turk , " silver-headed cano. Second best rcnresi'iitcd female character , Martin Knsle , "AYldowof Prohibition , " vnso. Handsomest male costume , Harry Phillips , "Monto Cristo , " diamond pin. Handsomest 'female costume , Miss Ella Harrison , "SpahMi Beauty , " diamond ring. Best "Undo Saai , " WillinmMaek , cane , Bcstcomlo male1 character , J" . M. Gay- more , "Old Man'and Wife , " umbrella. Best comic female character , "U'llliam S. Roberts , "Grnsrf Widow , " umbrella. 1'rottlest gendraVcostume , Miss Gertrude 1'atton , "Katlskh,1' ' silk umbrella. Best represent couple. Miss Lucy Nor man and Mrs.WS. Roberts , "Oxford Girls , " $10 in gold. ' Grand prize of ? SO for best group of five characters , "SptinlsU Students , " E. G. Wil son , J. J. Hannigah' O. B. Slater , Frank Anderson - derson , M. J. Lenctro and Frank Ley. _ = ' Court There was novery : jolly masquerade bal given by the wl ijsaod daughters of Court Eclipse , Indopcjidonf. OrOorof Oddfellow ? , last night atGnrflhld hall. The costumes were beautiful aodiKrOtosquo , and I no party spent the evening ) lu < n-most delightful man ner. vi. Fully two hundred..couples toolc part In the dance and the supper tables were thronged at midnight. Enough-to Keep the Wolf Away. NHW YOIIK , Dec. 31. The duchess of Marlborough - borough will have to curtail her expenses In the future to $50,000 a year , the supreme court having decided that that sum will now bo applied , to the payment of three Judgments aggregating nearly J700,000 recovered agaiqst her recently , The suit was begun By John Jaffray , who holds judgments to as certain how much her ladyship required for her maintenance. The duchess answered that her net Income did not exceed § i.t,000 : ! nnd that alt of it was necessary. William A. Duor was selected as referee , and ho llnds her gross annual in come to bo gUO.OOaand her not income § 130- 000. The rofcrco.further llnds that she will have a reasonable allowance after deducting ? 50,000 a year. National Capital Notes. WASHINGTON' , Dec. -fSpcclal Telegram toTjisBnK.-rMrs. ] W. E. Annlu and chil dren arrived from Omaha this afternoon and nro nt the Langhnm. Miss Kilbourno of Iowa will assist the daughter of General Schoflcld tomorrow In receiving. J. T. Cowan of Patron , la. , Is at the Amor- lean , and William J. Hughes of Manning , la. , is at the National. H. C. Fairchild of Beatrice has been ap pointed to a postal clerkship on the Union Pacific run between Omaha and Ogdeu. Another vacancy exists on the pension hoard at Crawford by the removal from the city of Dr. Drynn. The Nebraska delegation will make an appointment to till it. PunlHiicd Children wltti Hot Irons. CHICAGO , Dec. 31. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BEK.J The preliminary examination of Mrs. Seeloy , alias AUen , tno matron of the Bethany homo for children , was continued to- dav. It was shown that she punished the children by burning thorn with n red hot poker , The woman denied all of the accusa tions of cruelty and neglect rnado against her. She was hold for the further action of the grand Jury. It is said that she possesses con siderable property , A. Shore Cnnliler Suicides. COULE CITT , "Wash. , Dec. 31. Walter B. Webb , who was cashier , of iho Northern Pa- clllo express company at Spokane Falls , has committed sulpido by shooting himself la the head. Ho had1 Ution drinking and gam bling lately andAVlis discharged Sunday. His accounts wcref6uml to bo short and ho was about to bo ntr&tcu' ' . Webb Is a son of William B. Webb ; " " secretary of Montana under the Clevelrnd administration. ( Postmaster Mffifiows * Slayer Freed. C.MWOI.TOX , Mips , , , . Dec. 31 , At the pre liminary examination ? of McBride for killing J , P. Matthews , Uho'Tepubllcan postmaster nt this nlace , lastt' Tlstmas , twcnty-flva or thirty witnesses \Voro examined. After , ex haustive nrgumolijb'lt ' was decided that Mc- llrido acted In st'lf-Ylofenso ' aad ho was dis charged. V 'i , Four Kndln&i Demolished. , Colo. , "VS ) * , , _ . ill. A collision oc curred near Semp riColo. , this mornl'ig on the Union Pacific between a freight and train No. U , north-bound , Four engines were demolished. No ouc was injured. Farmers Will Compote , ST. Louis , Mo. , Doc , 31. The farmers' alli ance of Missouri la taking steps to compete , by co-oporatlvo manufacturing , with tno re cently formed gigantic American harvester , company of Chicago. The Uonvor Times Hold. DENVER , Colo. , Dec ill. The Denver Times was sold today to H. "W. Hawley 'of a Min neapolis company , 'It Is understood that f 175,000 was the consideration. Ntoninxhln Arrivals. Passed the Lizard The steamer Dan I a , from Now York for Hamburg. At Sicily Passed : Steamer Latin , from I Now York for Bremen. TWO GEMS OF LITERATURE , Hugo' ' * Description of tbo War Between Rome nnd Oarthgo. TWO CIVILIZATIONS IN CONFLICT , IJur.ipo mill Africa Pitted Agnliiat Knuh Other Tlio Wonderful Itlilo ul * Lily Scrvonso in The Fool's Krriuul. " Many literary gems of the brightest ray find a'lftaco too often upon neglected book shelves. The masses do not HOO them nnd few favored ones enjoy them. Several bril liants have been unearthed by TIIK Bur. and are herewith presented ! Homo and r < irth K- > Victor llnui } . Rome nnd Carthage I Behold them draw ing near for the struggle that Is to shnko the world. Carthage , the metropolis of Africa , Isnc the mistress of oceans , of kingdoms , nmkof nations ; n magnificent city , burdened with opulence , radiant with the strange arts nnd trophies of the cast. She is at the acino of her civilization. She can mount no higher. Any change now must be n decline. Homo Is comparatively clipr paratively poor. She has seized all within prhi her grasp , but rather from the lust of ( conquest than to til her own coffers. She is dcnil-barbarotis , nnd has her education and her future both to htF . All Is bcforohor nothing behind , For a tlmo these two nations exist In view of each other. The ono reposes In the noontide Ol her splendor , the other wjxes strong in the shade. But , little by little , nlr nnd space are , wanting to each for her development. Homo begins to perplex Carthage and Carthage ago is an oycsoro to Homo. Seated on oppo site banks of the Mediterranean the two cities look each other In the face. The sea no longer keeps them apart. Europe and Africa weigh upon each other. Like two clouds sur charged with electricity they Impend. With their contact must come the thunder shock. The catastrophe of this tremendous drama Is ' nt hand. What actors are met t Two races that of merchants and mariners , that of laborers nnd soldiers ; two nations the ono dominant by gold , the other by steel ; two republics the ono theocratic and the other aristocratic. Homo nnd Carthage I Homo with her army , Carthngo with her Hoot ; Carthage , old , rich nnd crafty Home , young , poor and robust ; the past and tlio future ; the spirit of discovery and the spirit of conquest ; the genius of commerce and the demon of war ; the cast nnd the south on ono side , the west and the north on the other ; in short , two worlds the civilization of Af rica and tno civilization of Europe. They measure each other from head to foot. They gather all their forces. Gradually the war kindles. Tlio world takes llro. These colos sal powers ore locked la deadly strife. Carthage thago him crossed the Alps , Homo tlio seas. The two nations , pcrsonillcd in two men Hnnnilml and Sciplo close with each other , wrestle , anil prow Infuriate. The duel is desperate. It is a struggle for llfo. Homo wavers. Sh6 utters that cry of anguish Hannibal nt the gates I But she rallies , col lects all her strength for ono last appalling effort , throws herself upon Carthage and sweeps her from the face of the earth. Lily Servome'H Hide. From To\irare' \ "A Funl'i Jlrmntl. " It was Just at sundown and Lily was sitting on the porch at Warrington , when a horse man rode up to the gate nud uttered the . . usual hallo which it is customary for ono to give who desires to communicate with the household in that country. Lily rose and ad vanced to the steps. "Hero's a letter , " said the horseman , as ho held an envelope up to view , and then , ns she started down the steps , threw It over the gate Into the avcnuoand cantered easily away. Lily picked up the letter , broke the seal nnd read : "Colonel SITVOSSO A raid : of Ivu-Ivlnx IIJIH boon ordered to Intercept Judge Denton on his way homo tonight. It Is understood that ho has telegraphed to you to accompany him hmno. Do not do It , If 3-011 can by ui\y \ means , glvo him warning. It Is a big raid and moans business. The decree li , that ho Khali bo tied , placed In the middle of the hrldgu across the rlvnr , tlio ulankH taken up on each side , so us to prevent a rosuiiv. and tlio brldso t > ct on lire. Lsund this warning for your sake. Do not trust the U'logrnpli. I sbull try tosond tills by a MI ft ) hand , nut tremble lost It. bu tno late. Idaro not sign my name , but subscribe myself your UNKNOWN Pnihsn , " The young girl stood for n moment para lyzed with horror at the danger that threat ened hoc Jnthcr. It did not once occur to her to doubt the warning she had received. She glanced 'nt the time-peace upon the mantel. The hands pointed to S o'clock. "Too Intel too late I" she snld , ns she clasped her hands and raised her oyai to heaven In prayerful ngony. "O , my dear , dear papal" she cried , as she realized more fully the danger. "Can nothing bo done to save'hlniS" Then a new thought flashed upon her mind. Sh'o ran to the back porch , und culled sharply , hut quickly : "William ! O William I" ' \Vllliam , " said Lily , as the stable boy ap peared , ' put my saddle on young Lollard , and bring ; him round as quick as possible. " "But , Miss Lily , you know tlat boss , " tbo servant began to expostulate. "I know nil about him , William. Don't wait to talk. Bring him out. " it was perhaps well , for the accomplish ment of her purpose tlmt for some time after setting out on her perilous journey , Lily Ser- vosso had enough to do to maintain her seat and guldo and control her horso. As ho dashed away with the speed of the wind , she felt how powerless she was to re strain him by moans of the bit. Nor did she attempt it. Sometimes her way lay through the forest , and she was startled by the cry of the owl. The moon cast strange shadows around her , but still f > ho pushed on , with this ono only thought in her mind , that her father's llfo was at stake and she alone could save him. Still on and on the bravo horse bore her with untiring limb. She glanced nt her watch ; she had still an hour , and half the distance had been accomplished in half that tlmo. Half the remaining distance is now consumed , nnd she comes to a place where the road fonts , not once , but into four branches. She trios to think which of the many Intersecting paths load to Glenvlllo her destination when she hears a shrill whlstio to her loft which turns her blood to Ice in her veins. Once , twice , thrice and then it Is answered from the road in front. There are two others. 0 heaven 1 if she but know which road to takol She knows , well enough the moaning of these Hicnals. She has heard them boforo. The masked cavaliers are closing in upon her , and , as If frozen to stonu , she sits on nor horse In the clear moonlight nnd cannot choose , From ono to the other the whistle sounds sharp , short signals. Her heart sinks within her. ' She 1ms halted at the very rcnde/.vous of the enemy. They nro all about her. To at tempt to ride down cither road now is toln- vlto destruction. She urged young Lollard nmong the dense scrub pines which grew between the two roads from which she know she must choose , , turned his head back towards tno point of in tersection , drew her revolver , leaned over upon his neck , nnd peered through the over hanging branches , Hardly had she placed herself In hiding before the open "spaeo around the Intersect- lug room was nllvo with disguised persons. 'Gentlemen. " said the lender , "Wo have met hero , nndorn solemn and duly authenti cated degree of n properly organised caino of the county of Kockford , to execute for them the extreme penalty of our order upon Thomas Denton , in tno way lind manner therein pro- scribed. Vfo nro , however. Informed that there will bo with the said Denton another notorious radical well known to you all , Col onel Comfort Scrvosso. What shall bo done with him J" Some one moved that the same decree bo mtulo against him as ngalnst thosnlil Donton. The vote was taken. All were In the uftlrimi- tlvo except ono young man , who said with ctnphnslH : "No ; I'm not In favor of killing anybody I" "Order I" cried the commander. 'O , you needn't U'H tno I I'm ' wrtnfrald of anybody lit-ru. tiornll of you. " "If you tlr from your place , " said the J { leador/Htcrnly / , "I shall put u bullet through you. " " Vou don't expect to frighten ono of the old Louislinn tlgoni In that way , do you I" ho continued , drawing n huge navy revolver nnd cocking Hcoolv. At this consldorablo confusion arose , nnd Lily , with bur revolver ready cocked In her hnnd , turned nnd cautiously made her way to the road which sho' bad overheard , led to Glenvillo. Sno had proceeded thus about ono hundred ntul fifty yards when she caino to n turn In the road nnd saw , sitting before her In the moonlight , ono of the disguised horsemen , evidently ( ilnco ! there on guard. Ho wni facing the other way , but Just nt that Instant turned mid. seeing her Indistinctly in the shadow , cried out ntoncu : "Who'sthere ! Haiti" They were not twenty yards npart. Almost before the word * were out of the sentry's < mouth she had given young Lollard the spur nnd shot Ilko nil arrow Into the brli-ht moonlight , straight towards the black , inttllled horseman. "My llodl" lie erieil , nmazed nt the sudden npiuritlon. , She was close upon him In nn Instant. There was a shot ; his startled horse sprang aside , nnd Lily , urging voung Lolhml to his utmost speed , was living down tbo roivl toward ( ilcnvlllo. She heard an uproar behind shouts , and one or two shots. On , on she sped. A tnllo , two miles were passed. She drew In her horse tn listen , There was tlio nnisu of n horse's hoofs coining down a hill she had just descended. She laughed ovea In tier tcrrlblo excitement , at the very thought that an ) ono should attempt to over take her. Tlio perplexity concerning tlio choice of roads had delayed Lily longer than slio bait expected. The train from Verdcnton hail reached nml luflGlcnvllle , The ngent hiiJ re-entered his ofllco when n foam-llccked horse ' , with fiery O.VCB nnd bloody nostrils , ridden by n.voting girl with whlto , set face and ( lowing bnlr , dnshed tin to tlic station. "Judge Denton 1" the rider shrieked , The agent had but tlmo to motion In the direction the Judge and her father had .taken when she had swept on and was borne Ilko an arrow down the nvcnuo. She realized she must overtake them before they reached u guarded place in the roail beyond which the klan.wcro assembled ready to perform their horrible Uusk , Thetears , cnmo again , but she drove them back , Then a thrill of Joy took possession of her .soul she was In tlmo for from a slight elevation the carriage was Just vlslblo at a turn In the avenue. " 1'npa. papal" shrieked a girlish voice , as she swepton. A frightened face glanced backward from the carriage , and in ui instant Colonel Scr- vossc , was standing in the path of the rush ing steed. "Ilo , Lollard 1''ho shouted , inatono which rang over the sleepy town Ilko u trumpet note. The amazed horse veered quickly to ono side and stopped as If stricken to stone , and Lilly happy in the realization that she was lu time , fell Insensible Into her father's arms. A JIKItIVt X l\Mt US TH IKS. Their I'urahaso Itcinj ; Investigated by n CoiigrcsHlonal Cuinm.ttro. WASHINGTON , Dec. 31. The joint congres sional committee on emigration today began nn Investigation Into tlio purchase of Ameri can Industries by foreign capital with C. A. Pittshury , the Minnesota miller , ns n wit ness. In reference to the sale of the Pitts- burg aud Washburn milling properties the witness said the conveyance was made to Carey & Whlttrcdgo of New York , repre senting a London company. In connection with thcso mills there were sold about ono hundred nnd thirty elevators belonging to the Minneapolis elevator company nnd lying along the line of the Great Northern road , the Minneapolis mill company and the St Anthony water power company. The total consideration was about $3,000,000. Differ ent terms were mndo with each of the parties interested In the concerns sold. Ho thought the largest part of the stock was owned In England. Pittsbury siiid thuf under the terms of tlio snlo ho agreed to manngo the properties for ilvo years , though ho supposed tils services could bo dispensed with earlier. Witness employed 701) ) or 800 men and the pay roll averaged $2.50 a day per man , which was Increased to S'3.11 by the voluntary dis tribution of profits by the firm. xuf fill ) . lloporta or lUeli Discoveries Mlulo at Gold Hill. -Citr.rr.xsn , Wyo. , Doc. 31 . [ Special Tele gram to THE BKK , ] A special from Saratoga. Wyo. , says : Samples of new ere from the Gold Hill district , twenty-eight miles east of here , show much native silver. Ono twelve- foot vein has been struck , the vein display ing largo pieces of pure silver with old also showing. The estimate on the value of this rock is U.OOO ounces per ton. A large party of prospectors leave hero tomorrow for Gold Hill. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * The Wool Onllook. BOSTON , Mass. , Dec. 31. The American Wool Reporter In Its annual review of the wool trade of the United States will say to morrow : The amount of wool on band In most of the primary markets of the United States is now excessive. The supply in Bos ton is considerably lighter than a year ago. A recapitulation of tbo stocks in the principal markets , to which is added the estimated amounts In other markets and conceded sup plies of wool in pullers' ' hands gives the total supply at OI,8liSSa ( pounds , against 09,251,6. ) ! ) a year ago. Figures for the first ton months of 1800 for the whole United States show total Importations of87,9HlU ! pounds In compari son with 110,7ll,45l ! ( for the corresponding tlmo last year. In consequence of tbo less ened amount of foreign wool on the market and the fact that there is n marked improve ment iu the woolen goods business the sup plies of wool in the United States cannot bo considered burdensome , The only weak spot in the outlook is the probability of increased importations of foreign wools after the begin ning of tno year. A Illazoln n UrRlniirnnt. At 11 o'clock last nlgnt flro was discovered In the kitchen of n restaurant ut IGl'J Farnnm street , next door to the Morse dry goods house. The promt response of the depart' ment prevented the flames from- doing much damage. The walls of the kitchen were scorched and blackened and some of the kitchen furniture wns ruined. The damage will not amount to over &JOO , and is amuly in sured. Thomas Concannon Is the proprietor , nnd ho says that the llro must have caught from the explosion of a lamp which usually burned all nlBUt in the back part of the store. Prpslilent Kccnlves School 'JVncliors. VfSIIISGTO.V , Dec , 31. Tlio public recep tion today was attended 1)y 2,000 , pcoplo , principally school teachers from New York , Now Jersey and Now Hnglann states on nn excursion to Washington. Tlioscenolu the cast room wus animated. The president shook each visitor's hnnd. Secretary Tracy received the teachers from Ilrooklvn In his private ofllco at the navy depiirtment nt noon , Hold Tor Criminal Nn\v YOIIK , Dec. 31. William \\Illlam3 Joseph Turner , John and Louis Weber urn Charles Ash , foremen , held accountable for the accident to the brewery which rcsultci In the death of two men yesterday , were balled out today In the sum of ? s)0 ( ) ( ) . The doctors say all the men Injured by the fallint walls will probably recover. Dakota Weather Clinngcs. AiimiDHR.s' , S. 1) . , Deo. ill , Thoo.xtrcmolj fine weather that IIM prevailed hero fo months took n sudden change today. A ban northwest wind Is blowing tenant , accom punlcd by snow. The prospects uro good tea a big storm. _ _ Killed His Wlfu nnd Siilulclnd. CHICAGO , Deo. ai.-Leo ICloln , a Gcrmni workman , tonight fatally shot hh wlfu nni then suicided. Apparently unfounded Jonl ousy and excessive drinking was the cause. I'nrnrll Itutnriin to LONIIOS , Dec. 31. I'-irnell returned today Ho said ho was In butter health than for long tlmo. f The noiilli Hull. PAIIIS , Doc. 31. Admiral Aubo , former ! minister of marine , U duud. THE CI.OTVHK Much Speculation HognrdltifC Itil'nto In the Konntc. WASHINGTON , Doc. at. [ Special Tolegrnin Tim Bii.1 : A ropiilllcan sr-nator stated ouay that It wius the Intention oMils slJo of ho chamber to get a vote upon the cloture resolution on Tuesday next If possible , lit tJded : "Just what wilt bo the result of thai ( ( Tort no ono not possessed of illvlno vtsdom can fortcll. " That appears to bo the lltmtlon In n iinuhell , Mcanwhllo a dead * ock in all legislation cxlm , and It Is itnpo.ssi- ito to penetrate the gloom which enshrouds ho futtifo boyoiul the period mentioned , vhon the Ullort to vote upon ho cloture resolution is to bo n.uto. It Is very probable that should a ole occur within a week from this tlmo the evolution will bo mloiitcd , There appears o bo only live or six senators opposed to it , itit shotilit there bo n , prolonged wrangle over ho iletidls of getting- n vote the result will w doubtful. No business can bo trans , icti'il while thn nrcst-nt conditions exist lu ho senate , livery ono Is anxious , too , for something to bo done. There art1 , for in * tinico , a number of Important measures on ho sonatu calendar from the catninlttco on igrluiilturu which are of vital importance to lie country and over which It Is conceded hat there will not ho a little discussion , flioy are the pure food , Conger lard , meat uspeetion nnd bureau of animal industry bills. bills.Tho The Impressive part of Senator Wulcott's peccli jestcrdny In favor of laving nsldo the election bill was tlmt wliluh referred to the ne.isww which must bo passed for the 'nnnow slid which ho declared could not rc- julvo action unless there was nn Itnincdlnto ftl put to the general debate which has bec'n u progress lor a month. Senator Paddock has for weeks east used every otTort to bring before the senate und secure consideration of the two anti-udnl- cr.itioii bills reported irom his commit- co. 'J'licso are the pure food bill und ho Conger lard bill , both of uhlch huvo jcen petitioned for by hundrrds of thousands of farmers throughout the country. Saunter I'.uldocK bclloves , with many , that tlio gen eral anti-adulteration bill \\lll 1111 every ro- Itilromcnt of tlio Conger lard bill , not only In the case of lard , but all > tuer articles of food , but he has consistently nslstcd tlmt the Conger lard bill should bo wrought before tha sonata mill Unit an oppor- .unity should bo afforded to Its nuvocatcj and Menus to vote upon the sumo. The senator s not opposed to the Connor lard bill nnd icvdr has been. It was due entirely to his efforts that nn adverse report upon the sumo was not sent from the committee on agricul ture , of which ho is chairman. It Is understood that Vlco President Merion ion has Informed the republicans of his Inten tion to oec-upy tbo presiding ofllccr's chair nt tbo time the liiuil vote on the eloturo resolu tion It to bo passed , indicating thai bo will ipply whatever procedure thu caucus nmy tgrco upon to cut off dobatc. Beforu a vote Is reached n half dozen or more senators wlio liavo left the city for two weeks or more , most of ihenrto look nttm- their re-election , will have to bo called back. A full attendance of tno republican mom icrship will bo necessary to inuko a quorum Tor the resolution. Wliltullls not prob.iblo MM such men as Plumb , Tiller , Wnlcott , Cameron , Stewart and Qnny would Join the ninority to break a quorum with a view to defeating tlio Cloture resolution or anything ilse , it is conceded by every ono that a vote jhould not bo pressed until every republican senator Is in his seat. Until the election bill s out of the way no general legislation can bo had , and Unit measure cannot bo passed ) r defeated until steps are taken to close the debute. 7 wo ITorscH Cremated. \t 10:30 : last night n barn bdongtng to Ed ward Lapage , a mall carrier , who lives at 2lWO Parker street , caught lire nnd was en tirely consumed. Two horses were roasted to death in the llames. The los * will bo about ( W , with SI "ill Insurance. Mr. Lapago thinks the barn was sot on flro by a tramp who wanted to sleep there , but was ordered out of the burn and oft the premises about two hours buforo the llro was : ilscovered. The liru department arrived nt the scene in time to prevent the Humes from spreading toother buildings. Ton DcjfreoH Allot n 55ro. The following message was received at the Omalm.signal station Init night ut midnight : Ilotst polil wave signal. TVmpor.iture will hop to 10 degrees nbova zero by 1ft Id ay J'lltS ( > X < l fj / ' . H.I UltA I'IMfi. Andy ICorr of Beatrice Is nt the Casey. A. li. Wolf of Chlciifjols nttho Murray. W. A. Hough of Chicago U at the Paxton. WultM. Seoly of Dennett Is ut the Mil- arcl. II. McAdam of Lincoln , ICnn. , Is nt the lasoy. W. S. llnrlan of Aurora Is at the Mer chants. C. S. Drccch of Holdrego Is In the city , at the Casey. J , J. Murphy of Chicago xvos at the Mlllard last night. E. M. Kord of DCS Molnos Is registered ot the Mi'.lard. J. M. Miller of St. Louis Is registered at the Murray. J , M. I'.itterson of Cincinnati is in the city , at tlio Murray. Henry Clark of Stnnton Is In the city , at the Merchants. It. B. Lewis of Lincoln was nt the Mer chants last night. C. M. Northup of Ivansas City was nt the Paxton last night. H. 13. Harris of Dos Molnsa was nt the Murray j last night. Frank P. Ireland of Nebraska City was at the ! Paxton lustiiiglit. Thomas A. lluekner and wife of Kansas City are at" the Paxton. James T. llobson of .Tulcsburg , Colo. , li lu the city , at the Mlllard. L. K. Sawyer of Nebraska City Is regis tered at the Merchants. S , M. Jaekman of Avoca , la , , was in the city last night , ut the Casey. Tlio only norwm given to oxtrnva- gmiconlllio present court la , perhaps , the queen , who nliiiro with her country woman nn inordinate love of drows , u mnttor In which Hho unfortunately sots her BuhjccLs n bad example , oncmmiL'lntf them yet further to dross beyond their means , Bays the Chiciign Herald. For Queen Marghorlta elves the tone In thcho mnttcrii to Italian hoeioty , and it Is to bo deplored Unit her influoiico i not oxorlcd in the direction of grouter simplicity , as well ns of Intel lectual enlightenment. But Qiioon Mnrjrherllii is n Catholic nnd 11 daughter of the hoi.B . ) ofSuvoy , ever noted for clerical lotininga , und Hho cannot recon cile hot'fcolf to the fond tlmt uxlHlH between - twoon the monarchy and the church. She hut at various times attontutod conciliations which liavo drawn down on her homo roproiich , and have c-niised her to lese In homo quarters a little of her high favor. Hut not oven the moat extreme republican newspaper has ever recounted any tale Unit could cast a doubt on the queen's honor. IJoyoml n question Mnrghoritn of Savoy hiiHti lilph conception of her dittlos us queen , wife and mother , nnd , above all , Hho , Ilko her husband , has clo-,0 at heart the glory , thogoocl ronuto of that ancient house of Snvoy , to which tliov both belong , and which tlioy fool ( anil iljrhtly ) h s been ennobled yet inoro by tlio ag randl/.onient of Italy , hy nil thai Italy has bufTorod , won and done unilor its ijunncr. The empress of Austria , slnco the traffic death of her son , has avoided the rupllal as much iwlias boon posslblo for her to uo. Bho much prefers the solitude of the vast forests Which surround the Imperial rcsldenco * The enipross Is still ono of the hand omc t women of Europe , I lor stop Is clastic , her cnrrlnt'ooasy and orcct , and she is even now thoHUporh horsewoman tbaUho was In U t vouth.
