THE OMAHA D-AIJjY BEE : BATUliDAW , MARCH 28. 18M.-TWELVJB PAGES. fcllKCOE OUT OF THE Ml o Dcclinei ! to Hnn as tto Prohibition Can- didalo for Mayor of Lincoln ! RESIGNATION OF INDEPENDENT NOMINEES , A. I'ninlly at 3 < | imttra Causing Con- aldcrnbla Xroubla A. Sninll As- BlKiii.ieiit-DistilOt Court Capital City News. X , Nob. , March 27. ( Special to Tim Bcr.J I ut evening J. X. Brlscoc , the. nom inee uf the. prohibition party for mayor of .Lincoln , handed In his declination of the ofllci ! to Ulty Clerk VmiDuyn , la accordance \vithlhupiovialoniof Ibo Australian ballot Bystcm. Considerable pressure has been brought to bear upon Mr. BrUoco tovvltU - -draw from the fight in favor of Mr. "Wclr , tbo nominee of tha independents , and also the head of the citizens1 elckct. It is now generally conceded in political circles that the flelit Ilo3 between Mr. Alexander nnd Jvir. Wclr. Both gentlemen stand high In buslncsn circles , and : the issue drawn be tween then will simply bo ono of general policy. It is bclltjvcd that Mr , Wclr will endeavor to conduct the aOalrs pf the city on a very conservative basis , that the saloons nnd bouacs of prostitution will "bo bold to the same strict accountability that l\Ir. \ Snwjcr attempted ; while It is ' believed that Air. Alexander will regulator I'heso ap- pircntly necessary ovlls ns Mayor .Graham lias successfully practiced. The following decli a'lons wcro also re- celTCtl lout evening by the city cleric from nomlnocH of tha independent convention : Thoma.1 K , Stovsns , water commissioner ; M. Grace , chairman of the board ot publlo works ; M. L. Kasterdny , city clerk ; W. 0. Ilout/o. excise board , nnd A. J , Sawyer , city attorney. None of these vacancies hnvo been llllcd. wio wnt , nn CHOSENjtroonsl The passage of the bill making Lancaster county n Judicial district by itself nnd in creasing the judges to thrco H stirring things up among the lawyers In the city , Ono of the now judges lo DO appointed will bo n republican nnd ono will boa democrat and the rub Is ns to who shall bo the lucky men It ls stated today that Governor lioyd has decided to ipnorocntlrely nil the petitions pre sented to him and leave it entirely with the bar association to select whom they prefer and then to appoint tha association's selections. Toinnho thcso selections a meeting ; of the bar association will bo held , and as nil the lawyers In the city nro tip In politics it will boa lively gathering. S. J. Tuttlo. A. S. Tcbbettinna A. J. Sawyer are prominently mentioned for the democratic selections , Whllo W. \Voodward , A. II. Tnlbot , Hob- crt Ilymi nnd C. L. Hall nro mentioned as re publican candidates , and Mr.V. . S. Hamil ton has today announced himself In the Held. A prominent attorney states thnt from pros- cut appearances there would bo at least n , do/on candidates for the republican selection botoro tomorrow noon. 31 Min AN ASSIOSMENT. Sam I ) . Lclnnd , wholesale cigar dealer at B08 I1 stieot , made a voluntary assignment for the bencllt of his creditors , to Sheriff jNlcCUiy this morning. The matter will como up In county court shortly , and a permanent assignee namod. No statement of assets and liabilities has yet been lllod , as the stock has not been Invoiced. The assignment was made necessary because of poor collections , Ond the fact that ho was doing too much bus iness on bis capital. Mr. Leland is very populnr In Lincoln , In fact all over the state , bnd his many friends hope ho will coinoout all ri ht m the end. A cooi. . About ton days ago ono Joe Oroenawalt ; who bears the reputation of being rather Blilftloss , concluded , to move , nnd with his wife nnd two sickly llttlo children stnrtod to find n house. They had nothing to inovo Btvo tvhnt they were , and whllo going nlongr Z street they discovered the door of 9-15 , Which uouso is occupied by a family named Grossbcck , was open , and" without \valtiup for an invitation walked in , and asked to bo allowed to stay over night , The Orossbecks wcro poor in this world's goods , but rich in human kindness , and gave the visitors shat ter. When the next day came the Grcenu- ivalts made oomovo to depart , and as a matter of fnct are still thcro. All attempts to Induce them to go peaceably have so far failed , and the man won't ; go out of the house it nil for fear the door will bo closed on him ndotinltely. Mrs. Orossbcek culled nt police icad nnd the ' ofllco quarters mayor's yostor- lay afternoon for alii in RcttinR rid of the jurden thrust on them. She snys Mr. Qross- jcck is n consumptive , and too weak ) hysicallv to throw Oroouawnlt out. She ap- ' ) llcd to tbo county commissioners this morn- to get passes for the family out of town , or get them admission to the poor farm , but the commissioners refused to do anything in f ho mutter. Mayor Gnilnra instructed Mar ch nl Islcllclc to have the man arrested for Vagruncv , und then got rid of the bnlnnco of the family by strategy. ItU a queer case , mid one tlint has puzzled tbo authorities. DISTRICT COUUT IIOIXOS. Judge Field Is enp.igcd today In bearing thociiso ofW.J. McGlllinvsthoICitOartor cattle company , C. H. Gould nnd several other partios. This Is an Injunction case to prevent the Union Savings buiilc of this citv Jroin turning over to the Kit Carter cattle company some $20,000 It now holds. The case Is nu old ono , or rather tlio outgrowth of un old ono between the Carter and the Harlem pnttlo companies over ilobu duo from the latter to the former. It was fought out in the courts several times , but keei cobbing up occasion ally. E. M. Mcfiillln had ailvor- tlsod a sale to take place nttbo fair grounds of a lot of cuttle , but the sale was stopped by un attachment gotten out by the cattle com pany. Finally It was agreed to allow the ealo to proceed , the proceeds to bo deposited In the Union Savings bank pending the liti- putlon. Uoforo the attachment case cnmo up W. J. McU illln , who claims to have nn inter est in the proceeds , secured the Injunction , and C. II. Gould , who bad a mortgage on the cattle , comes la as nn Interested party. In the replevin case of McCall vs. Mrs. Isard tried yesterday , the Jury returned a vcrd let giving plaintiff the possession of tbo animal and loading him up with I cent dam- * Bgcs. Judge Chapman will bo down Monday and render decisions in all cases hn now has Under advisement ami close up bis connection with the Lancaster county district court , Tlio motion docket will bo called tomorrow morning nt D30 ; o'clock. Tha jury has been Discharged until Monday. In tha Injunction case brought by IMrs. M. I. Uond to restrain Paul F. Olnrk from eject ing her from tbo hotel that boars her name , the defendant Hied an nftldnvlt today in Which ho denies Mrs , ISond's statement thnt iho had never been nottied ! thnt the property was to bo sold under nu execution. On the contrary , Mr. Clark asserts thnt she was fre quently notllled , and cnmo to his ofllco sev eral times about the matter. The first time tlio ngiccd to settle the claim , but the next tlmo told defendant ho could not collect any thing from her nor could ho llnd any bidders on the hotel property , lie demos thnt there was any fraud or collusion m tha matter , no effort made to conceal tliclr actions , and tivors that the hotel is not worth n dollar nbovo Incumbnmccs , uud nothing could bo collected otherwise. A YOUXO DIAMOND THIltf. Clvdo Newell , a youth who bos been in the hands ot the police a half dozen times in the past year for various misdemeanor ! ) , wns brought to the station this morning ; by Pat Swift , who charges the boy with the larceny Of n diamond ring valued at ? r-T ) . The ring Was lost In n curious manner. Just two weoUs ago Mr. Swift took off the rim ; ivhlla ho washed his hands nttho Capital hotel. Whllo performing bis ablutions ho laid tbo ring down on the marble wash stand and when ho bad finished walked oil without thinking ot tils sparkler. A few minutes afterwards bo remembered his ring , but when lie went after it it was not thero. No trace of the ring could bo found nnd 1'at had about mada uu lilsminu to give It up for lost ivhen ho learned thnt young Newell had confided to a companion that ho had tha ring. This moi-u- Ing he ran across the boy and brought htm to the station. The boy donl s any knowledge Df tlio rlnp nnd it was not found on him. The tolice believe , however , that be uuoivs where It is und will try to Had out. Among Ills ( fleets were three skeleton keyi tud Detect- Iva Mnlono will try thom on a door vhlch was mysteriously opened the other evening , NO Am ron TUB roou , The county tomniUslonors hnvo informed Acting Health ( Juicer Uuodn that the fund for the poor ruliuf wa exhausted imtl hereafter - after thoj should refuse to pav any claims for relief , jlvo any orders or furnlih nny transportation until the levy for this yonr becomes nvallahlo. The city , under direction of Mayor G rnh.im , has devoted a great dcnl of money to aid the needy poor , nnd many n poor family Imvu reason to thank thnt gentle man for aid. The commissioners seem to bo laboringnndornn impression that it Is thu city's , duty to tu'to care of Its own poor , for getting the fact that the tnxpnyersof Lincoln pay their uroportion Into the county treasu-jy for thnt purpose , nnd the dty has no poor fund. TmiXlNO TltBItl MUSCLE * . Hon. PtiHIp Andrea , for years president nnd instructor of the Omaha tornvcrem , ono of the best dasnc * of gymnasti lu the coun try , has been Kinking endeavors since his stnto position has brought him permanently to the state house to introduce * calisthenics in the Lincoln schools. Mr. Andres In the mo menta bo could spare from his duties an a state official , hoi been drilling about eighty school children in club swinging , wand exer cises , calisthenics and marching. Ho has nlso been giving Instruction in those same cierclscs to about twenty-two teachers , nnioug which are a majority of the princi pals. Mr. Andres has done thU work free of cost nnd for hli love of gymnastics nnd his wish to have the American ns well as the German children have the advantage of phy sical culture. Ho hopes thnt by drilling the teachers they .will follow the example of the teaclier.1 iu nearly every largo dty by giving Instructions In calisthenics. The teachers nro drilled Mondays and Wednesdays nnd the children Tuesdays nnd Fridays These drills occur at 5 p. m. at Harmonic hall. On Monday evening : a public exhibition will bo given at thnt hall by the children who have been under Mr. Andres1 instruction. ODDS AXD I1XIJ3. The evils of tbo present system of appoint ing members of the board of registration , by the council wcro demonstrated tbis morning when the boards organized. In ono Instance one of the men nppolntedwns n candidate on ono of the tickets , while In several other in stances the appointee * did not reside In tbo ward for which they wcro appointed. Mayor ( iralinm had to straighten out the tangle at the expense of loss ot U mo aud patience. Fred Ihngcr , who Is charged with nssnult with Intent to kill Peter Benson , will have his trial before Judge Houston at I o'cloclc to day. NO D VNOBU AHKAD. Opinions nt Army Oillo.'r.s on tlio Situ ation at Pine Rider. "Thero is but llttlo now about the situa tion nt Pine Hidgc , " said Colonel. Guy V. Henry. "Everything Is qulot and will remain so unless some meddlesome and selfish people take n notion to Inaugurate n disturb ance. The Indians will not fight and do not want to fight so long as tboy are properly treated. "Thcro nro people up In that country , how ever , who like to sco a disturbance and llkoto have several companies ot soldiers stationed there. All this creates a demand for freight ing by team across the country and a demand for wood and liny nnd corn nnd the govern ment foots the bill. "There aroneonloln Kushvlllo who would have been obliged to ask for aid last winter bad it not been for tlio work they got through the Indian campaign. But I do not tbink such a method will bo resorted to for the purpose of cheating nnotncr disturbance. " Speaking of the snow up in that country , Colonel Henry snld : "Thodrltta are ten. foot deep in many places , and when It begins to molt the whole country will bo like a bog. There has not been so much snow up there at any ono tlmo before In tea years as there is rlghtnbw. " A group of officers , ranging in rank from a colonel of cavalry down to a lieutenant of Infnntry , were seated In the rotunda of the 1'axton discussing the probabilities o an other uprising of the Sioux in the spring. A. major of cavalry , in response to n query , said : "Somoroooits bavo como to us nbout the danger of the friendly ludlnus Joining tlio hostile Sioux iu the spring. So many things mny happen between now nnd spring in the Ind ian question that it Is hard to form any definite opinion on the Indian question. " A. lieutenant recently returned from Pine Kidgosnid : "Considerable of this ngltntlon comes from civilians who would bo benefited financially b.v nnothor campaign. A great many of the reports from the agency originate nnd are sent out to the country at largo by people who \vould be the gainers by bavlhf'a ( largo body of troops In the vicinity. No. I do not think tbcro will bo a fresh , out break. " AH of the officers spoken to In regard to the matter nro in favor of military agents in stead of civilians. General Miles it Is claimed had a hard fight with the authorities nt Washington to got a fownrmy olllcors appointed as suporvisgrs of the reservations after the affair at Wounded. Kueo. Thcso appointments are only temporary as the orders stand now and civil ians nro liable to ha appointed at almost any time to take tbo place of the military ucronts , The duty of the army ofllcors now In charge of the agencies Is to sco that rations and clothing nro properly issued. If army ofllcers acted as agents the reports. It is claimed , of disturbances of any kind would bo far more reliable. There would bo no halt founded rumors from badly fright ened agents and others connector ! with the ntroncy. "It Is reported that Frank Rorlo , the govern ment scout , emploved at the nirencyhas said thnt In his opinion thcro will bo no out break. T\jo \ Indians seem to have bad enough of It for the time nt least nnd many of the former liostllcs are reported as having packed up tbclr tepees and struck out for the hills saying , llko Standing Bear did , that lighting wasn't In their lino. OiN FORT CIIOOIC. Work Will Soon Bo Commenced and rushed. "It is quite probable , " .said Colonel Hughes , chlot quartermaster of the depart ment ot tbo Platte , to a BEK reporter last night nt the Paxton , "that work upon Tort Crook , to bo built at Bellevue , will bo begun in n short time. The Indications are that considerable work will be done upon the new- fort the coming summer , The topographical mnps , giving the location of the barracks and ofncors' quarters , as the location committee saw fit to recommend , have been forwarded to Washington for approval. " 'How far will the present appropriation of $500,000 probably carry the work of building thoforti" "Oh , it will probably complete about half the worlc. contemplated. IU is to DO a ten or twclvo company post , and will no doubt bo one of the best in the country whou. fin ished. " _ _ A Tlilovlng Cyprian. Iillnnlo Hayes , a resident of the burnt dis trict , was arrested nt noon yesterday by Ue- tottlvo Hayes and charged witn grand larceny. Some \vooks npro Minnlo stele a clover loaf scurf plu sot with diamonds from ono of her visitors. She gave thu pin to her lover , a mnn named Moso Banks , who lives in Coun cil Bluffs. The detectives recovered the pin from Banks , To llecoinmcnd for Jutlges. Thcro will bo a mass meeting of the mem bers of the bar of the Third Judicial district at the court house ac 3 o'clock this nf tor noon for the purpose of rocominondmc ; to the gov ernor suitable members of the legal profes sion for appointment to the bunch of the Thlnl judicial district. There are a great many candidates nud an interesting tlmo Is anticipated. Held for Trial. Carl Jucehson aud John Sundval of the Swedish Post , who wcro arrested on com plaint of Charles A. Luudli nnd charged with criminal libel , were up before JuJgo Hehley yesterday , IlotU men were released on bond to await their hearing , which is sot for next , Friday , April's , Itlttmnster Gustavo Hltturistor , who was arrested at the Instance ot Denver parties on charge of being a fugitive from Justice , was arraigned for trial Iu Justice Hart's court yesterday anil discharged , No ono appeared to prosecute - cute , so there wuj nothing ? loft but to dismiss til-jaw a. COL I11NTON TELLS IIIS PLAN. How the Artesian Inquiry Will Bo Oarrlod on Next Sttinmer. INTERESTS THE ENTIRE NORTHWEST. Hunting the Waters of the I.OHt In tlio Knrt'i nnd It to the Surface fbr Irrigation. Colon el Richard J. lllntonof Washington nnd I'rof. Robert liny of Kansas wcro guests at the Pnxton yesterday , where they were found by n representative of Tun BBK. In answer to questions concerning the scopoof thu work In which they nro engaged , nnd the extent of their preparation for the summer campaign , Colonel Hlntonsald : ' lam In charge of the special Irrigation in quiry now under way nnd came hero to confer ivltu the Held staff engaged In the nrtcsinn Investigation , The public will recall that , under the demund of the Dakota senators nt the first session of the last con- Krcss , nnd nftcr discussion with Major Powell of the geological survey , congress appropriated $ JOOOO for an Inquiry Into the artesian basin , with a view to Its use for Irri gation. Under that provision Held work waste to begin April 20 nnd bo concluded July 1 , 1890. The work was accomplished under the supervision of Colonel E. S. Kettleton ns chief engineer and Prof. Uobcrt Hay ns chief geologist- was given charge of the matter at the WashhiRton of llco and received tbo reports from the Held. Quito n litrga report was made , of which so competent nn authority as the Engineer ing Kows said : 'It is the best report and , in fact , the only ono made bythU or any other govern nient on the subject. ' "Toward tlio close of the session of con gress u continuation of the -work was de cided upon and $40,000 appropriated for the purpose. The same adverse Influences which limited the time of the first inquiry mlded another limit to thb second , and stipu lated thnt it should be finished by July 1 , IS'Jl , The scope of the Inquiry was consider- nbly extended , however , nnd included an in vestigation of the underflow , or earth waters held in the porous strata within convcalont distar.co of the surface. It also provided fern n general Iniulry into the cultivation of the soil by irrigation. Messrs. -Kettloton nnd Hay were rcappointed ns field chiefs and I was again Riven charge of the work in the oflice , under the supervision of Mr. AVillotts , assistant secretary of agri culture. In the closing'hours of the session congress extended the time of the Inquiry to January 1 , 18M , and also added an appropria tion of $10,000 for the Roncral irrigation in quiry. This is available for the llscal year beginning Juno 1 , and Is the first of nn annual appropriation for this purpose. "During my present trip i have visited Dakota nnd Nebraska flrst.with a view to ful filling' engagements to address agricultural colleges , and next to confer with Messrs. Nettleton and Hay as to future work. I hnvo belli a two days' session at Lincoln with these gentlemen and Profs. Hicks of the No- braslcn university nnd Culver of the South Dakota university. Wo decided that the larger portion ot the time available for the Inquiry could bo most profitably expended In Nebraska , tlio Dakotns and. eastern Mon tana. During the winter too field force has been nt work la the southwest. "In the northwest that is. In Nebraska and states to the north of it tboro nro sovor- fti very Interesting problems to bo solved. "Without aiming at a deliberate conclusion , thu officers of the inquiry are led to believe that the principal work will bo to discover nnd restore - store the wnter lost by seepage by the nb- sorptionof the rainfall by tbo soil. This branch of the Inquiry Involves n study of hy drography loss tnnn ono of topography. The mountain's divlao the rainfall and tno soil absorbs It. In Nebraska Prof. Hicks will tnnko n. snoclnl studv of local In Dakota the first effort will bo to locate the western line of Dakota sandstone. This work will bo principally by Prof. Culver. Examination will also ho nwrto to determine the eastern rim of this formation and thus lo cate the boundaries of the water plain. There will also bo an examination to aotor- mlna the character and value of the lied river basin * of which Prof. Hay will hnvo -chnrpo. Colonel Kettlcton will inako a survey of the Jnmcs river and Dovll'slnlco similar to those made in the volleys of the North I'latto and Arkansas rivera for the purpose of finding the water level from whloli the nrtcslan ilow Is derived. Nettle- ton , with Hay , will also have special charge of the drainage region in North Dakota trib utary to the Turtle mountains , of which Devil's lake is the central outlet. Colonel Nettlotouvill also make a personal rccon- nolssnnro through North Dakota with n view to ascertaining what system of surface Irri gation Is feasible in connection with the Missouri. Kastcrn Montana will coino infer for a considerable share af attention. "It is believed that in the valleys of the Yellowstone and Milk underground water nud some artesian flow will bo found , But the larger portion of that region will proba bly bo reclaimed by surface water nnd stor age reservoirs. The report on this subject will be as full as time will permit. "A special Inquiry will nlso bo made at Great Falls , Mont , with a view to ascertaining the correctness of statements concerning the disappearance - anco of n largo part of tbo ilow of tbo Missouri above the falls. The Ilaydon expedition measured the Ilow and found it more above than below the fails. The La- ) kota sandstone crops * up in great abundance tliero. If these statements nro confirmed It will have great effect in deciding the extent and permanence of the artesian basin of Dakota , because if the western line follows the foothills , then the nrocinitation is nb- sorbcd by the porous stratum aud supplies the Dakota basin. "How enormous this basin of cartb waters may bo cnn bo graphically illustrated by a statement of this character : Lieutenant Moroy , a good authority , estimates tbo en tire precipitation of the whole Mississippi basin atO'iO cubio miles per nnnuin. The outflow at the gulf is 107 cubio miles. The evapora tion docs not exceed SO per cent. Of this vast total precipitation it is estimated that tbo jVlissourl river above Omaha receives 300 cubio miles , But IS per cent as far as the rlvor Is concerned , Hews out nt Its junction with thoMissUsippl. It is moderate to say that 57 per cent is lost in the earth. Our aim Is to locate these earth waters. "Colonel Ncttleton will make plans for at least two experiment stations , at Aberdeen aud. Huron , S. D. The department has boon offered Iroo wells nnd lands for the purpose , and citi zens will pay for the construction , The department will merely furnish its ox- pmonco niul sKlll. The iiloii Is to make a model irrigated farm.Vo have been asked to make almllir arrangements | a Nebraska. Wo should bo delighted to experiment with the umlorllow In some of your streams. "I will give it as my personal opinion , which must not ho mistaken for an oniclal utterance , that wo shall ultimately demon strate that the average farmer on the great plains will find water enough on every ICO ncro tract to Irrigate from twenty-live to forty acres nnd thus secure himself ngainst loss by drouth or hot wiuds. Ho will tliid water easily accessible right be neath his feet nnd capnblo of distribution by slmplo moans. Then will como tnodny of email and proa porous farms. If this hope Is not realized wo shall at least accomplish re sults that will bo vastly bonellclal. Wo are trying to brldgo over the gnp between the surface water nnd the lands that cannot be irrigated , by that system. " Professor Hay aaul the work done during the winter in western Nebraska an-l Kansas anil eastern Colorado , by the engineers and geologists , would show the relative level of water underlying the high plains and that found In the river valleys. This will deter mine the cot of putting it upon the surface. It will nlso result in a description of the water-bearing strata that will enable It to be recognized by the occupiers of the Innd. and- thus prevent unnecessary and costly ex periments In regions where the succession ot rocks U definitely known , "Tbo presence of the Investigators In these rosions , " snM i rof. Hay. ' 'has caused nn in tensification of puulin Interest and encour aged tha people wonderfully. The reports of the department uro anxiously awaited and such as have already been issued aru widely road. " This Is the flrat complete statement of the soopo mill character of tlio investigation that lias been made public , li will deeply Inter est tlio people of Kausos , Nebraska , Colorado , Montana uud the Dakota * . Continental Clothing House. Prudent buyers cannot afford to spend one dollar for any article of clothing , until they have seen some of the bargain lines in Men's Suits , Spring Overcoats and Boys' and Children's Clothing. We are having the largest sale in Children's Suits ever held in Omaha. We will sell this week : 250 Boys' ' Cheviot Suits , ages 4 to 14 , at $2 ; regular price outside of our store $4. See show windows for samples. 150 Suits , ages 4 to 14 , of the celebrated Sawyer Double and Twist Cassimere , at $4. Sold last season for $7. SPRING OVB.ROOATS. C"rWe are showing the largest variety we have ever carried in Fine Overcoats. mJ\J Look in our show window and see the Melton Overcoats , in a medium shade , cloth and silk-faced.at , $7.50 each. . " ' - TTTC -V A.TTTir "TVT'G f-v T CV IXLJbxJN. to to LJ 1 1 to , The biggest value ever shown in the city is our All Wool Argyle Cheviot , at $7. See samples in our show window , elegantly made and trimmed at $7 each ; all sizes. We will send a sample of this cloth to any address. & oo. . CORNER 1BTH AND DOUGLAS STS. OMAHA. BOSTON. NEW YORK. DBS MOIN1HS. BLACK. IllLiIiS BUSINESS. Groct-r Adams Thinks tlic Html Times A rn About Ended. ' E.V. . Adams , a prominent merchant or Dcadwood , S. 1) ) . , accompanied by his wife , is stepping at tim Paxtou. Speaking last night of business in the Hills Mr. Adams said : ' \Vo expect n good deal of building to bo ilono in Dendwood the coming summer. Whllo times have been hard , yet wo' Imvo had pretty peed trade all winter , nnd wltn the opening of spring wo have the promise of improved conditions. Wo nro in terested considerably in the arrival of a dozen or raoro cars of sugar that will bo ready to take out of boud on April 1. AH the stores arc running very low on sugar on ac count of the reduced price that will be In augurated on April I. "Speaking of sugar reminds mo , " contin ued Mr. Adams , "that wo used a few far- loads of the Oxnnrd sugar , manufactured at Grand Island , and vvcro very much pleased with it. " DEATH Jfotlcea of five Idles or less under thin head , fifty coils ; eachatldtttnnal line ten cent' . LANDROOIC Clmrtfcs , 51 years of ago , at his resldonco , 1GM Howard street , nt 11 : 'M yos- tcrclay morning of consumption. Kunornl t rom residence Monday , Murcu O , at 2 p. in. Friends Invited , WELSH At tlifl family rosldenco 720 south Thirty-first street March 27 , 1'otor , son of Kdward T. and Mary Welsh , aped 4 years and D months , funeral ouliirday , March 'M , nt 13 p. in. , from family tosldonco to Holy Sopui- ohro , PJBn8OX.lt ! f.i f - ' Carl Rabon of Lohigh Is at the Paxton. E. Sparks of Valentino Is at tno Paxton. H. M. Utloy of O'Neill Is at the Mlllard. C. G. Bryant of ' .Lincoln is at the Murray. H. P. Tomlson of Lincoln is at the Dcllono. \V. J. Perry of Woyno Is at the Merchants. A. C. Qulnlnn of Chadrou is at the Mur ray. ray.Edson I'ondlo of Creighton Is at the Mil- lard. lard.Mrs. Mrs. 1 ? . I. Elliott of Fremont Is at the Mil- lard. lard.J. J. A. Tulloys of Red Cloud is nt the Mer chants. N. I. Harding of Nebraska City Is at the Paxton. C. M. Anthony of Poorlo , 111. , is at the Paxton. \V. E. Adams of Deadwood is nt the Paxtou. Mrs. "W. H. Dorgan of Lincoln is at the Millard. H. M. Boynton of Nebraska City Is at the Dellono. W. T. S. Nellgh. of West Point.Is . at the Dellone. Wilson Fritz of Grand Island is at the Merchants. .Tamos McKellpps of David City Is nt the Merchants. George W. Kclloy of Kelley , Stlger & Co. lias returned from the oast. E. W. Harvey nnd Charles H. Burloigh of Valentino nro at the Murray. James Dahlman , J , L. Pmil , H. S. Cox nnd C.V. . Allen of Chndron nro nt the Murray. Mr. and , Mrs. M. J. Dowllng are entertain ing this wcolc Mr. nnd Airs. Low Ilito and daughter of Kansas City. Arthur B. Smith , assistant general ticket and passenger agent of trio B. & M. , wont to Chicago yesterday to meet a party of friends , who will visit with him In this city. Colonel W. F. Vaill , the well known city ticket agent of the Burlington , has boon snowbound for the lust four days nt La Junta , Colo. , on the Santa Fo road. As soon ns the news was received In this city a relief expedition was organized , headed by Colonel Gcorgo Heed , which started after the be leaguered colonel. The relief party is expected to return with him today. The Murray II. V. Sltnlns M. 8. Lnwson , Chicago ; 8. Sollirman. Churl03 S. Morris , Joseph S. Frank , W. S. Slorso , MM Emily , Now York : John JlcOiinn , Cincinnati ; J. I ) . Mo- Donald , rromoat : W.8. MtUsr. 0. II. 1'oole , lioston ! Iten IHirr ntit ) wife. Deadwood , 8. D. The 1'uxton-r. M. ttartlott. Hprlneflold. Muss. ; J. A. Arrowsmlth , St. Joseph , Jfo. : O. I * ThoniiHOii. Olilcafo ; SI. M. wiilto , Now York : H. Kraft , Now V'ork ; A. Rrlnnger , lial- tlnioro : M. E. Krwin.Diibunuo ; W..I.Courtney , Cleveland , O.V. ; . S. Ioj.ner. ] . Now York ; K II. I'lfor , Chicago ; Mrs. a S. Thomas and daughter , Bait Iikc ; : .1 , A. HnIh\3on.Ht. Louis ; O , U. Mnnror. Clilcnqn ; , . ! . I ) . Uastlt1 , Hloomlnc- ton. III. ; James N. Kendall , Ogden , Utah. The JIlllurd-T. 0 , illiiynes. Chicago ; Hon Illttlc. Ueorco Ilurko , IJoono , la.V. : . ft HulT- iiiun , 11.31. heuvltt. IJHCOln ; U. HnBMuburtli , St. Louis ; William V. Keller , Thomas llutos , Ouorgo W , lllOMOin , ClUcaeo ; It. S , Iloswnrth , Louisville ; V. J. Swain , ltrooklynA. II. Ohacl- wlck. Chloaito ; It. L. Holne , Stanley Wnlmuit , Now York ; W.J.Evan ! } . Wlnoml , Flu.t U. II. Harm , Krlo. l'a.MIent-Y' Jung. Shulmyun ; T. 1 > . ScliloM , tit. Louis ; li. MoMurchy , Hyruetibo , Tim IMIoiie II. iWydoton / , Nebraska City ; J. K. Unllsbuck , JviinsaH City ; Uarry O. Jlaok , Chicago : 1) . U. nuu bridge. Lincoln ; U. K. UnnotU Chicago ) J . U Ilnys and wife , Grand Island ; 0. C. Orowtll. if. il. Unatellur , A. 1' , Uowoa. lllulr : I.O.Kclloy. M. V. Kos- commoti , John 0. Nolsoir. Ncbruskii City ; li. 0. Dunn. Lincoln ) Chariot Van Nlinniy , lloston ; AV. W. Itpody. Nllcs , Mich. ; C.V. . Molt. St. 1'iml : 11. W. Hurko , Chles&o ; James 1C. Dom ing , Detroit. _ DUTTO.VO OHEAl > SUITS. Ho > fndo HoinotlilnK Out of Not li Inn Most Itctiinrknhly. A couple of weeks ago A. B. IJnttou , man- apcr of a suit club scheme , silently folded his tout and stele away. Since then It has transpired tnat several of the club members have boon anxiously looking for the missing Dutton. In connection with Dutton , Mr. J. MoVoau , the Omalm i-opresonlatlvo of Wanamakcr & Brown of Philadelphia wa ? soon hut night by a 13KK reporter and made this statement ; "Dutton came to mo some time last Sep tember nnd proposed n partnership with mo In the suit club business. I declined his proposition , but rented him desk room In tnv ottlco. Then bo made arrnncmnonU with mo to accept hU ordora for suits , which of course I did as lone ns they wcro paid for when taken from the store. "Atona time Dutton had elfiht clubs of thirty members cnch. Ho had the club lists tacked up on the wall hero and hold the drawings thrco times a weak. The club members seldom attended thcso drawttrgs , though sometimes three or four would bo here. Of course when Dtitton had eight clubs In full blast that was a weekly Incorno to him of $ _ ! 10 , nnd If the business had been run on the square , would nave been a weekly outlay of the satno amount , loss the commis sion paid him by the tailor making the clothing. "But I know It to be a fact that the draw ings were not always straight. As a general thing only two or thrco members of the eight clubs would arnw suits. For Instance , it John Smith of club 7 drew a suit anil Smith was not present Dutton would claim to the momhcrs present that Smith was behind - hind In his payments , and consequently nls drawing did not count. "When Inducing n person to Join Dutton would represent that it did not make nny difference about paying each week as they could pay up a month or more at a time. "On a StO suit Dutton always expected to make from JO to ยง 10 of course at the- expense of the person drawing the suit. Dutton also claimed to pocket considerable tnonoy from lapses , that is from members paying a few dollars and then dropping out. No sir , a suit club cannot run on the square and make any money. " When Mr. McVean discovered that Dutton was not straight ho order him out of his place. Dutton then engaged desk room in an office in the Brown building , room 31" . After this Dutton took his trade to Frank Barrett & Co. , 815 South Fifteenth street. Mr. Bari-ott was seen by a reporter last night and said that ho had done work for Dutton , but bad always got his money before goods loft the store. Consequently ho is out nothing. Mr. Barrett said ho was afraid of all uult club schemes , as In his opinion tboy could not bo run square. The agreement with mombera Is that thnsu who do not draw suits in thirty weeks are to have suits any way. By doing this the club manager would make only his commission , which would hardly bo enough to live on. It is claimed that Dutton sold out to P. A. Gavin , an installment house agent. By the terms af the contract of the snlo Gnviti Is to carry on the club as beforo. Gavin Is doiug that to some extent , as it is understood he is iiaving sorao clothes made now at a Douglas street tailor shop. There nro two other suit clubs , but nothing startling' has transpired in their circles as yet. Dutton and bis collector , a man uarncd Powell , have gone to San Francisco. WOltLV'8 i\UJl V03I31XS8IOX. The Art Directorship Tendered to n St. LouiH Alan. CHICAGO , March 37. [ Special Telegram to Tun BRE. ] It is announced tonight that the national world's fair commission will reas semble in this city April 1. From advices. . received at headquarters It Is certain there will bo u quorum nrcsent. The art director ship ot the world's fair , It Is said , has been tendered to Halsoy C. Ives of SU Louis. Mr. Ivos is director of the St. Louis museum of line arts and a professor in the Washington university. He has been in charge of the museum about IIfteen years , nnd It is-to him that It owes its present popularity and stand ing. Ho is a uativo of central Now York. World's Pair Blessed. CHICAGO , March " 7. Local papers say Pope Leo XIII is out with an apostollu bene diction upon the world's fair and a plan to erect a monument in honor of Christopher Columbus at Buenos Ayros. The communi cation says , In part : "Columbus , in accom plishing by his genius aud porsoveronco such great deeds , bus boon the fountain in both hemispheres of so great an influence upon mankind that feiv men can bo compared with him. Hoping that the honors rendered him will servo to celebrate the world's Columbian exposition at Chicago , wo give to your project the praise that It inurita and at the same tliuo as a token of fraternal love wo give the apostollo benediction. " Bnilly Hurt. A painful and possibly ssrlous accident happened to Mr. Lou Andrews of 2410 North Twenty-eighth strcot early last evening. Mr , Andrews was riding on the rear end of a motor car on Twenty-fourth street near Amos avenue. A team belonging to M. H. Bliss , 1410 Farnam street , got away from the driver , Polar tihultz , aud dashed Into the rear end of the car. Mr. Andrews was struck In the hip by the wagon polo and knocked into the street. 'Die wound is a very painful and possibly a dan gerous one. The wounded man was taken to his homo in the patrol wagon. Dr. Uruham was Im mediately called nnd attended the iwtient. It is not luimvil bow badly Mr. Andrews Is in jured as Dr. Graham could not bo reached last night. Not hiked by the Conl'odnrnteH. SIN ANTOXIO , Tex. , March 27. Stanley arrived hero yesterday , but will not lecture. His manager , Pond , has received a telegram from Agent McICoown of Austin which says ; "Criticism of Stanley Is so severe I have been compelled to cancel all Texas dateIt is thought possible that Mcltcown came to Austin , talked to some uurcconcillablo legislator later * and they Jumped on Stanley so sav agely for his desertion from the confederate ) army that the agent was afraid to bill him. a ViHo. Frank Lewis , a flftccn-year-old boy , was arrested by Ofllcnr Hudson lost night on Corby street and charged with petit larceny. Lewis hud a vise in his possession which bo claimed to have found on the sidewalk. The excuse didn't go with the ofllcer , howovcr , and ho wus locked up. Anotlicr Dangci'uiif ) Hole. The sewer which crosses Cumlng street at Thirty-second has caved in between the street car tracks at that crossing and loft a dangerous Iiolo about 2x1 feet and , of un known depth. Sovuml horses Imvo already fallen into this cavity and a serious accident Is imminent. Oloso of a Well Attended nnd Successful Encampment , SENATOR PETTIGREW MAKES A DENIAL. The Reported Trouble with Scerotnry Noble Cirently KxarKCrntotl Kit- capcd Convict llocapttired The University jf , S. D. , i\Iarch ! ! 0. [ Special Telegram - gram to THE BEE. ] The eighth annual rn- campment of the- South "Dakota department Grand Army of the Republic closed in thin city tonight with a gigantic camp fire. The encampment has boon attended by nearly ono thousand old soldiers and is said to have been ono of the most successful over hold. The state doimrtirient Woman's Holicf Corps has boon in session at the samu tlmo. Judge C. S. Palmer of Sioux Falls , was elected com mander of the Grand Army of the Republic and Mrs. Huth H. Thomas of Huron was elected president of the Woman's lloliof Corps. Mitchell was selected as the place for holding the next encampment. The University DllUoiiIty. VeitMH.Ltox , S. D. , March 27. [ Special Telegram to THE BEK. ] The local board of repents of the state university , called hereby by the late trouble , have boon in , session all day. This afternoon the entire faculty was called before them and ono of the most stormy sessions of the hoari ) took place. Of this meeting no information can bo had , as they have not come to any understanding in tbo matter. Two of tbo rugonts are known to favor the students , and as thcro are only three members of the board present they will undoubtedly adopt a resolution favoring the retirement of the president , which will bo forwarded to the state board which meets ut Brookings next month. School LniidH at Auction. YANKTON , S. D. , March 27. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEI : . } Eighteen sections of school land in this county nro now being sold at publlo auction in this city. The lands In this county were appraised at an average of $15 per aero , but are selling at on average price of $20 per acre. Ono half section sold for $53 per ncro. The price was paid for Dakota farm land. One of the eighteen sec tions is cement land , containing chalk rock and clay for Portland in abundance. That section Is appraised at $75 per aero , and a cable from London offering ? OU per acre for it has been refused. Denies the Report. Sioux. FALLS , S. D. , March 27. [ Special Telegram to Tim BKE.I Senator Pcttlgrow returned from Washington today , and In speaking of the reported war of words ho Is said to Imvo had with Secretary Noble , which was published recently , said the story was largely false nnd that ho never called Noble a "Jacklcg" lawyer. Any difference oxlstlnc between himself nnd Noble wore simply mat ters of opinion and not duo to Hashes of temper. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wide Awake Ilohtxul While DEAHWOOD , S. D. , March 27. [ Special T.ol- egram to TUB flnu.J The Wide Awake man ufacturing tailoring establishment was en tered by burglars last night and plundered of goods to the value of $150. No clue has been obtained to tbo thelvcs. This is the Intent of a series of similar crimes , uono of which , however , have resulted in hauls worth more than 3100 , which have recently been com mitted in Dcadwood. Escaped Convict Itcuaptured. Sioux FAI.LS , S. D. , March 27. [ Special Telegram to Tun DKE. ] Frank Hoffman , the convict who escaped from the stuto peni tentiary in this city last week , was captured today in Little Falls , Minn. Hoffman is a loader of a gang of horse thieves who have their headquarters near Oakcs , N. D. , and his capture is considered a matter of congrat ulation on the part of the olllcors of this place. JL'ATKXT JtllinCIXE COVPONS. A Scheme of the nianufautiircrs to Put Up PrloeM. NEW YOHK , March 27. [ Special Telegram toTiiuBBis.l The manufacturers of patent medicines are of the opinion that the publlo who bay the stud nro not paytng enough money for it and they are combining ngain for the purpose of putting up the retail prico. The plan that thcso manufacturers and retail drug men want to adopt is culled the Kline plan , immcrt for the chairman of the organiz ation. It is to charge retailers the full retail price for all the medicines , To each bottle of medicine a coupon is to bo attached , which is to bo torn off and prusonted by the drug gist when the bottle 11 sold. Clearing houses 'are to bo established in the big cities and thcso coupons are to bo presented thcro at the end of every month , or every three montns , with the aQlduvits of the druggists to the effect that the bottles of medicines to which tboy w ro attached wore sold at thb full retail price of the medicine. The coupon will bo purchased then for 20 , , ' or BO per cent of the retail price of the medicine , and that will bo the druggist's profit on his sales. Detectives are to be employed to ferrtt out men who cut ratot and to report to the clour- ing liouso oQlcials. \ebranka nnd I own I'cnulonH. WASHINGTON , March 27. [ Special Telegram - gram to TUB BRK.J Pensions were granted today to the following Nohraskans ; Original Orlando D , WoodrutT , Johu A. Ilnase , Al- nhons Wright , Larui Cassldy , Frederick II , Martin , Hobort Lcltcb , Joseph J. Mercer , Ellas Hannn , Samuel Chirk , .Tamos A. Fight- master , Stillmau C. Miller , Itnbort Sliaftler , Orlando Hudson , Joseph H. Wittox- . Increase James L. Grosvenor , Dennis McPhllln , An- diow J. McKnlubt. Kelssun II. CookCSrtf- llth. Original widows , etc. Jonathan K. , father of David Jossup ; Annie , widow of George Hopkins. Iowa ; Addlson A. Woodard , James Wat son , Alvin A. Miller , Gcorgo Snyder , Jnmoi , T. Travei-s , David II. Clmpmnn , Noah Win kle. Kichard G. Okey , .TohnlUiyim , Abraham Ashworth , Daniel Graham , Jacob II. Mcch- ling , Mitchell Duffy , John Dalber , William A. Stonobrook , Isaac N. Boomer , John Hen derson , Daniel Bo'vles , Alblnii B. Sheldon , James Tnrpenning , Thomas K. Armslleld , Ehene/or C. Bnllnril , James M. Hamtnltt , Edward Hurtnoy , Charles K Poet , James Wblto , Lnaou Qnrnolur , Ilonrv Saunders , Paul D. Vnnderburg , John S. White , George W. Atchloy , Charles Uyoii. Ir.creaaoCharles It. Cooper , William A. Morton , Andrew A. Olson. Reissue Samuel A. Hamilton , Henry ] Nulton , John E. Cooksoy. Original widows , 1 etc. Edith , widow of Jonathan B. Bat03 , | Hannah , widow of Phillip McUrath. UOVlirK JIVItltKlt ,1A'7 > SDICIltK. A. Jealous Gambler KlIlH Two Varl ety AulrcKscs and HlniHi-lf. SPOKANE FAT.LS , Wash. , March 27. A double murder nu-1 sulcido occurred today nt the Casino variety theater , Charles Elliott , a faro dealer , who was occupying a box near the stage , drew a pistol and flred shots at the performers. Ono bullet took effect In the loft breast of Mabel Dobablan , killing her Instantly. Another bullet lodged In the back of Carrie Smith , also ix variety actress , In- dieting fatal wounds. Elliott then placed the muzzle of the revolver ot his head and blow his own brains out. It Is said that the shots wore Intended for another actress who was on the stage at the same tlmo , of whom Elliott was insanely Jealous. Cigarette 'I runt Mlllioiifl. f , March 27. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEE. I Theodore A. Allen of ISBrond- way has brought suit In tbo supreme court ngainst the Klnnoy tobacco company for sjCiO- , 000 iu part payment for his services in organ izing the American tobacco company , gener ally known as tbo cigarette trust. The suit wrought by Mr. Allen indicates that the capi tal stock hold by four of the original parties ja the consolidation amounts to 8 ,000,000. With the addition of Goodwin & Co. , ciga rette manufacturers , capital stock in tim hands of Goodwin , the grand total can hardly fall below Fir,000,000. Automatic UrakoH ami Couple rn. Nnw YOHK , March 27. The Engineering News will publish this week n stntomcut > of the progress m.i'lo ' in tbo equipment of freight cars with automatic couplers and with automatic air brakes. Railroad com panies owning over seven hundred thousand freight cars renort that they have cqulpunti over ninety-nine thousand "cars with such couplers up to the llrst of this year. The statement says about ono hundred and fifty thousand freight cars were equipped with automatic air brakes. Pumping Out thn Galena. X , Mass. , March U7. Steam pumps have been put aboard the United States steamer Galena , nshoro at Gnyhcnd , nud an effort will bo made to clear her out and save her hold. Efforts will not bo made to float the Ga lena. The coal and light nrtlclea have bcou removed , from the tug Num. The tug Til- nnna. oshoro on Cuttvkunk , Is breaking up rapidly. Her boilers nnd machinery will bo removed. A Woman Murdered. CAMDBN , N. J. , March 27. In n clump of trees near Eighteenth and Federal streets the dead body of Nelllo Ityan , a woman about forty yoara of uco , was discovered this morn- inir. The appearance of the woman led to the belief that she had been knocked down , outraged nnd then murdered. The authori ties are investigating , and several rough characters with whom the woman was seen nro under surveillance. Trying lo Corner IJraiidy. FRANCISCO. Gal. , March W. The Chronicle says an attempt is being tnado by a syndicate of local Jobbers to control the brandy market. The agents of the syndicate Imvo bocn buying nil the brandy in sight. The independent pioJuccrs will light the brandy trust nnd It it stated will convert largo quantities of wine now on hand Into brandy. Will Krcognlzu liullclov. PIIOVIIIHXCK , II. I. , March ii7. Governor Bulklcy of Connecticut bos ucnt n requisition for Thomas Garrett , who Is now in the peni tentiary horo. Governor Davis , when asked if ho would rocognl/o the requisition , said that notwithstanding ho thought Morris the legal governor , ho would , as the document bore the seal of Connecticut. Samuel Burns hno just received the laloflt "fml" In china Easier souvenir cups , 2oc to $1.00. Sou thorn. KnnsHH County OlllcialH Arrested. WICHITA , Kan. , March 'J7. County Clerk Curry , Ircasuior Cloderly und County Com missioner : * Morton und A. Cole of Comuncho county , were arrested on information charg ing them with malfeasance in ofllco. A Hoo\vOni tnln Oroivned. NEW YOIIK , March 87. Early this morning a scow laden with sand capsized und Captain Hanson was drowned. SIR MORRELL MACKENZIE , The eminent Throat Specialist , Bays : "Tho Sodon Mineral I'nstlllc.s ( Troehos ) , produced from tbo Budon Bprlng4 by evaporation , are particularly Horvlroahlo In O.tturrlml Intlum- tmitlon , Koru Tlirout , Co UK tin , llrunchllU und lain trouble . " KorHiilu . . ; * by alldnmnl.sts. Oh- tula the Kenulno only , which lime thu HKIIU- | UnoimJ U'ntlmanluluf Kir Jloriull Jii" ' ' * * YTliheuuhbox. 1'rlcu , DCo.