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clarcd , hnil IM-CII shipped to him be torn ho jnodonny detnand on the Hoard of Public. ' Lands and Buildings for nn estimate. Ho had also paid freight and had paid out moro than $1,000 for labor and material at the cell house. , With the strongest kind of a memory and in the moil positive terms , Uorgan explained why the state had to pay such high prices for convicts on the cell house. The men wete carefully selected. The wtiolo prison was searched for good men , strong men , healthy men and men who had had ex perience in handling , dressing and laying Htono. Hllch men , the witness opined , would earn double the amount of money , as they were so much better than the ordinary con victs , ntid aside from that there had always been "kind of an" agieod price of $1 1 or day when convicts were working for the " 1'rlson Contract company. " , , "Why , do you know. " said Dorgan , "I had those f 1 pur day convicts working side by side with ? : i 50 per day citizen masons , and I bollovo that my cheap men ctid moro work and better work. " Another thing. Dorgan rometnlH-rrd , and that was that 40 cents per day men v.ore those who were hired out on long term con tracts , and in such Instances * the contractor took nn eritlro g.ini ; of convicts , without paying attention to si/.o , age or adaptability , for the paiticul.ir work. \Vliy tlin .Iniihrt Wns Titlcoiit Regarding cells In the cull house there had been a great deal of discussion alK > ul what kind should be used. The talks were between the witness and the Hoard of Public Ixinds and Huildlngs. and as the members of that board were not familiar with prison cells they thought it advisable to go toother states and examines the penal institutions Witness was of the same opinion and that was why ho turned over that ? . " > iifl which paid the expenses of the agreeable llltlc Junket. Kxplalntm : the Jl'OO check given to Dan Hopkins and Hitler Howe , that they mlirht visit the Prison Congress , convened in Pittsburg , I'a. , wltnpsa shifted the responsibility and laid It all onto the board , saying that the members of that body told him that it would bo the proper caper to pay the expenses of the two men. "Kight IIITO I want to say"added Uorgan , "that I never got 1 cent of the $700. " To lot himself down easy , Dorgan was willing to stakes his reputation that ho would not have expended the ? . : ! ( ) for resulting the boilers if the cell house had not been in pro cess of construction. Why convict labor was employed was simply because tho. warden did not w.mt large crowds of citrons within the prison yards , and then there was some thing In the contract of the Prison Contract company that citizen stone cutters should not DO employed , as a rule. Wan Told Not to I'urilhli Voucher * . Showing thn carelessness of the members of the board , Dorgan testlllorl that in paying off nil lalior claims the members hod told bun that ho need not present vouchers as the checks delivered lo the men would do as \voll. Ttie.s.1 checks , however , ho volun teered , had never been turned over to the Hoard of Public Lands and liuildings for the reason that the ilnal settlement with the state bad never been made. When wit ness settled with Hopkins , his successor , there was a discrepancy of only 4 cents. Dorgan toslllUul that the only benefit ho received from being superintendent of the cell house construction was the salarywhich won KiO per month. There was nothing on the side , not a cent. IIU Almonry TroiililrMoinn Again , That was nil that Mr. Webster wanted to know and Doriran was placed under redirect examination , Mr. Lambertson interrogating the witness. Dorgan lot the railroad company unload some of the cars , paying as high as $4.r)0 for pushing the stone from the platform to the ground. When asked to give the list of ex perienced stone cutters who were convicts , it looked as though witness was prepared , for he drew from his pocket n slip bearing the names of the men. While it was trim that the .witness was fortllled by having the names of eight experienced men , ho could not say from what departments they were taken. Ho knew , however , that prior to going into the cell house gang at , $1 per day , they had been paid for at only W ) cents per day. That time book was again flashed in Dorgan's face , but ho denied that it was kept by him , claiming that while the men were in his employ the time of the men was kept by the warden and the prison guards. Dorgan know that ti long time ago. as long ago as when the female prison was built , the states paid the "Prison Contiact" $1 per day. There was no convict labor on the sewer , which was the llrst wonc that Dorgan performed. While doing the work ho was employed by the state and at the same time ho was the agent for Mosher , who then had the prison contract. The smokestack was built by private parties , there being no convict labor employed , though nt that titno Dorgan testified that ho was employed by both Mosher and the state. Borgan knew of an investigation of his acts by the Lancaster county grand Jury , but about that time he resigned- IHccli'K Into Stone Prices. J. W.took , the man who had bad charge of the stone quarry , testified. Ho had elo- llvorcd stone to Atwood nt the prison switch. This was dimension stone. When Mr. Lambertson asked : "What did Atwood pay for this stonof" Mr. Webster objected , claiming that It was immaterial what Atwood paid. Mr. Lambertson said that he would show that Xcok sold the stone tn Atwood nt 10 cents iier qublc fe > ot , and in turn Atwood sold it to Doifran. who put it in to the state atlni cents per cubic foot. Ho nlso expected to show that Dorgan made no attempt to learn the price or value of the stono. Judge ) Pound replying to Webster , said that Dorgan was the agent for the board , and that the members of that body had failed to take , inv lntnrc.it in the purchase , but , In short , had allowed him to pay thrco and four times what the material was worth in the market. Mr. Webster maintained that the charge could not como under the spccitlcations tiled , except In so much as Dorpan had presented n false voucher. It would then have to bo proven what was the market value of the stone. Judge Pound speaking upon the subject said the facts were that the members of the hoard were outrageously careless in not knowing. It was incumbent upon them to have known what the prices wero. Mr. Lambortson said that the attention of the stuto board had been called to the prices paid. The court held that the question should bo answered. Not Much 1'rollt for Atwood. Mr. X.ook in answering said that ho sold dimension stone to Atwood at 10 cents per cubic foot , loaded on the cars. That price was the fair market value of the stone. Witness sold Atwood sixty cars , all by the cubic foot , each foot weighing 157 pounds. Dorgzn wrote witness a letter , but it had been lost. It was mailed at the prison switch. Mr. WoDstcr objected to proving the con tents. The objection was sustained. The letter was rolattvo to stone , and a re ply was mailed to Dorgan. In trying to provo the contents of the Dor- Ran letter Mr. Lamuertson asked witness testate state the contents of the reply. Mr. Webster objected to the eiuestlon , for the reason that Dorgan had testified tha * . ho had never received the letter. Mr. I nmbcrtson denied that ho could prove the true facts by Dorgan , for the rea son that the Interests of Dorgan and the respondents were identical ; what affected Dorgan affected the respondents , liccauso the state called Dorpan and asked him If ho received the letter and ho answered "no'1 It did not bind the state. Instead of Dorgan having said "no" when askeel the question ho said that ho could not remember whether he had or not. Mr. Lambertson , continuing , urged that Dorguu was the Interested party because he ( was the one who was wedged in bolween the respondents and the law. The court held that witness could atato what ho wrote to Uorgan. In reply ho said thai ho wrolo that on board thn cars the stone would be 10 cents per cubic foot , but If delivered at the penitentiary switch the freight would be added. The cars loaded had a capacity of 80,000 and 40,000 pounds each. Hubble stone , witness testified , was p sr car delivered , UVImter Trlei to llattU ZooU. ' 'Mr. JSoolc , " disked Mr. Webster , "did it not broait you up and elrlvo you out of the stone business solliaB stone nt 10 cents per cublo foot ! " \vhon cross-examination wai reached. "No , " answered Mr. Zook , but before the words were out of this mouth the objec lion to the question was made by Mr , Uimbertson. ' Sustained , " said lite Ihrco Judges In ono volro. ChuiiRlng tncllcs. Mr. WobsU'r trleel to make the witness say that ho did not know . Don't you know , " said Mr. Webster , "thai there are a down Djrgans In Lincoln ! " "Can't say. " replied the witness , "but I know that I sold ami shipped the stone to W. H. Dorgan. the prison contractor. " How about tills ? " asked Mr. Wooster , holding up the waybill for the llrat car of stone shipped by.ook. . "This bill says that you shipped rubble stone and you say you shipped dimension stono. " "I know U sajs so. " answered Mr.ook , "but I did not ninko evil tno railroad way bill. What I sold , and for which 1 received payment , was dimension stone , f. o. b. , at 10 cents per cubic foot. " "What is rubble stone worth per foot ? " asked Mr. Webster. "It Is worth S10 per car , a car having a capacity of ntXK ) ( ) pounds. " 1 don't understand this e-ar business , " said Mr. Webster. "Is It worth 10 cents per cubic footf "No. not half of that , " nnswcrcd the wit ness. Mr.ook elld not know what Atwoort charged Dorpao for the stone , as that was nothing that concerned him. On redirect oxaminatlon , th'j witness de clared that he had never shipped rubble stone to Atwood. The only stone sold to him was dimension stono. As he understood it , the odiinenslou stone was billed as rubble stone , at Atwood's request. Uy elolng that Atwood said that he could save half a cent' per 100 pounds freight charges. Testimony ol a Stone Mna . Williams Andrews , a stone mason , who worked uiwn thu cell house during its con struction , testified that a she.1 was built of old lumber to protect the stone cutters. Witness was hired by Dorgan. He and Henry Holt were the only citizens working on the walls. The other thirty men were convicts , only two of whom had had experience in cutting stono. Wit- lu-ss had charges of the work from June , 1.VJ1 , until February , Ib'.tt , and durinir that time observed they did not dons good work nor as much as outsiJo parties. They wuio not worth moru than half us much as masons , oven after they had learned the trade. The fair market value of the dimension stone delivered was IS cents per foot , and rubble stone $1S per car , or G to 7 cents per cubic foot. During the latter part of February , IS'- ) , there was no work performed on the walls of tbo cell house. There was no stone , and the men were all laid off for ton days , re turning to work early in March. The cross-examination do\ eloped no now facts. Wlmt Othuri 1'alel for Convict Iil : > or. M. D. Welch of thu Western Manufactur ing company testified that bis company hired about half the convicts on the prison , paying 40 cents per day per man , aside from privi leges which included tobacco , candles and chewing gum. Witness had heard that tncro was u rule for paying for ninn whether they worked or not. This he foucht acainst , and an exception was made so that his com pany only paid for the men who were actu ally working. Witm-ss swore that ho made his own selection of men niul was not com pel led to take a convict whom ho did not want. Many of the men were skilled , some of them having worked in the departments for rears. Some of them , he said , could do the task in half a day. To elicit information favorable Mr. Webster took the witness and put him through a rigid course of cross-examination , which brought out the fact that all men. skilled or unskilled , were pakl tlie same ; that if from any fault of the prison contractor the men could not bo kept at work there was no charge for the convict's time while ho was taking a lay off , nor did ho have to pay for men when they were sle'k. On redirect examination Mr. Welch testi fied that ho did not know of any contractor who hncl paid moro than 40 cents per day for convict labor. Soiisatlmml Tmtliiinny I'rnnilscd , It Is more than probable that the attorneys for the managers of the impeachment will close the prosecution tomorrow so far as the prisen cell house matter is concerned. It is also more than probable ) that with the closing hours there will bo some de velopments which will bo of a sensa tional nature , developments which will show moro rottenness than has ever been Imagined. During the past few days some of the leading architects of the city , all men who nro absolutely above reproach , have made a critical examination of the structure and taken accurate ) mcnsurcinonts. Tlie-so gentlemen will be called ir.to the wit ness box , where they will testify that the amount of stone actually used was much less than the amount charged to the stato. They will also testify that had the building been constructed by skilled mechanics the entire cost would not have exceeded 52. > . ( X)0 ) , nro- vldlng all of the men had been employed by the day. Following out the same line of testimony they will show that the actual e-ost of the building complete would not have boon moro than g&.IXX ) if built by convict labor , allow ing the men 51 per day each. In addition to this the attorneys for the managers will show that already $40.000 has been spent in the erection of the cell house , and that there is nothing to show for the amount with the exception of the' bare walls and the roof. A limit the Appropriation , Just before the adjournment of court this evening the managers of thu Impeachment submitted their report upon the question of the legislature appropriation of ? lf > ,000 made for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the impeachment. The report was very complete and exhaustive , ana nfttSr being received by the judges it was at once turned over to the supreme court commission , the members of which now have the whole matter under advisement. The opinion , it is thought , will bo handed down some time tomorrow. This fact is known by the at torneys. and while the legal advisers for the state oflleials seem somewhat despondent regarding the di'cision , the attorneys for the state are in high spirits and li'ivo ' no hes itancy in saying that they have the best kind of a e-aso , and that the appropriation was made in a legal manner. t.ov.n. Mr. W. W. Ford and Miss Amelia Head , both of this city , were united In marriage by Kov. J. M. Wilson. Between llfty and sixty Chinamen have now registered at the rovcnuo olllco in Omaha. They still have two moro clays in which to register and the number will proba- bl.r bo swelleet to seventy or moro. A complaint was sworn out yesterday aft ernoon by Mrs. Ann Nixon charging her adult son with having used obscenn and abusive language to her , and with having threatened to kill her. Ho was arrested and locked up last evening. The curbing on Douglas street , from Six teenth to Twentieth , Is in position , and Con tractor Hugh Murphy Is removing the sur plus dirt and bringing the street to paving grade. A few days will bo required for this work and then the pavement will bo Immedi ately put down. The man who burglarized the store of I. J. Hall at Hrock , Nob. , on Tuesday last , taking ton gold watches , twelve gold rings , several pairs of bracelets aud a largo number of watch chains , Is supposed to be In Omaha and Constable W. H. Starr of Brock was In the city yesterday looking for him. The Omaha division of the National Asso ciation of Stationary Engineers will bo ad dressee ! by O. D. Orvis of Chicago at their meeting In their hall at 118 Norlh Fifteenth street Friday evening. Mr. Orvis will sneak on "Combustion and Smoke Consump tion " a subject which ho is well qualified to discuss. United States Marshal Whlto and Mr ] Hubbard of Lincoln left last night for Sioux Falls , having in custody Mr. Aiuasa C. Hull. who was convicted nt the January term of court of breaking into the postofllco at Euior- aid. Nob. , and stealing mail matler. Hull will cxplato his crime by serving four years and six months in the government peniten tiary at Sioux Falls. The following cases In police court were dismissed yesterday afternoon : Hlohard Burdlsh , for keeping his saloon open on Sun day ; Milton Dllsby , for obstructing the street ; Mrs. William Marancy , tor using profane and abusive language. Uluhard Hiee , charged with petit larceny , was sen tenced to thirty days in the county Jail , Un of them on bread and water. Companion of I.lYloriton * nat1. Loxno.v , May B. The African explorer Os- well is dead. Ha was a companion of David Livingstone during the latter' * explorations tn Africa. KENTUCKY'S ' COJIIXG DERBY Oandiiliites for the Contest Promfso a Most Spirited Push for the Ooin , ST. LOUIS BOOKS SKINNED BY A RINGER Pul ! < ItinlKct , Win \Vn Wurfcpil lit Lnlntiln l.nst Ye-nr , Turin Up nt thn Minimi City ileiclii-y ( Mult * * TriM-lc Nimi-l- IIIR Nrwii. LOI-ISVII.I.R , Ivy. . MnyA ! > remarkable r.teo , the Derby of 1SH ! ts going to bo. For the llrst tlino In the history of Louisville , nnil probably in the history of the Atuerican turf , u stalco with forfeit conditions will bo practically a cash \tr\io \ \ to the winner. Forty- llvo declarations have boon received so far , leaving llflcen llablo for thu great race. Tl.o certain a tart ITS may 1)0 ) named as fol lows : Plutus , Domiciles * , Dtvapod , Mirage , iMiisvi' . Uuck McCann. This Hold should furnUh a nieinorablo contest. I.ingor and Dotinellosa nro stable winners , and have shown that ' they wore , , good 'J-yoar-olds as they nro better this spring. Huck McCanti , the only other c\iullilato : that has started this year , has not rode so well , but ho Is said to bo a better racer than his paces indicate.1. I'lutus Is u cell who worked the route wilh weight up In time good enough to put him In the llrst night and keep * the watt-lies clicking whenever ho Is worked. Mlrngo has done all that has boon naked of him , and Decapod , the half-brother of that llrst class horse , High Tariff , is also doing excellently. Others may bo added to this Held , but whether or not moro than these go to the post , a stirring contest is insured. sri-ii : : > KINO. Favorite1 ! ! SuIFnr nt I.axliiRton Kcmiltii at Other True-Its. Li'.xiNtirox , ivy. , May II. Weather clear , warm ; track very heavy. Four favorites were beaten. Starter Chlnn suspended Kuhn for Imlanco of the meeting for dis obedience nt post. 1'lfht race , seven-eighths mile : Interior (2 ( to 51 won , < ! iulot ( ! ) to 1) ) .second , Aslin Duke thlid. Tlnio : 1:40. Second race , llvoiiiulii half furlongs : Sal- vallondl to 1) ) won , Imp British Illnu Itlood ( even ) sticoml. Siiscllu Cto 1) ) third. 'I'liuu : Third race , emo mlle : I'uryeiir (4 ( tel ) won , Ili > atlllci4 lo 1) ) second , Cllntlo L1 ( b to 5) ) thlid. Time : Itfijif. I'liurtli nice- , four anil a half furlongs : Oscar (5 ( to'Ji won , OlUcr ( I'veni M-cimil , Whltu Nose (4 ( to li ihliil. Tiiun : l:17Jj. : I'lrih race. llvo-e-luhlhs mile : I'atrla4 ( to 1) ) won , Dockst.'iiler ( oven ) second , llulmri ; ; (5 ( to 1) ) third. Time : 1:17. : NAMIVIM.D , Tenn. , May X. Weather good ; track fair ; attendance y , . " > 00 at Cumberland park today. l-'lrst ri"o ! , SOMMI fitilongs : Tea Hot (5 ( tel ) won , Sam I'limier ( ! to 1) ) secemel , Cora Taylor ( H to B ) third. Time : 1:31M : { . Secnml race , I'lexon-sixtec'tiths mile : Itaiitior (0 ( loli won , I'rt-odom (4 ( tel ) second , L'osta Klcu third. Time : lU > i , . Tlilril race , the Iromiols stakes for 'J-voar- old cells , $1,500 , one-half mile : Iliickrenti (0 ( to 'Ji won , Al lloyor ( ID to 1) ) second , Dart third. Time : dii'j. ' Fourth race , five furlongs : Northwi-slorn (9 ( to Di won , llcspc-rla (5 ( to 1) ) second , Dutch Oven ( i ! tel ) third. Time : l:0.1'i. : Fifth race , six furlongi : llonlsetto ( pvoin won , Itiiceplialus (3 ( to 1) ) second , Latitude (40 ( tel ) third. Tlmu : l:18'i. : \VASIII\OTON , 1) . C. , May ! J. There was a very small attendance at Hcnnings today , caused by a steady rain , which made the track quite heavy. First race , ' . ' -year-olds , tlve furlongs : Io- ) mlnjro won , Fu .I ulvo second , cjalloplni : Oiioon third. Time : 1:05J. : ! Second race , seven furlonss : Indlgn won , llollwood seeoixl , Happy Maid third. Tlmu : Third race , six furlongs : Poor Jonathan won , Marsuurlto second , Comforter third. Time : 1:1 : . Fourth race , one nillu : ( toiler won , Doncns- ter second. Hustler third. Time : 1:10 : , Fifth men , handlciip , hurdle , mile und a fimrtli : Landscor won , .MarKheritasecond , St. JiOiii third. Time : 2lK'5. : ' SAN FitANcisC'o , Cul. . May I ) . Results : First race , live and a half furlongs : ( /ocllk won , Cilm K.second , Hii uunot third. Time : 1:054. : Hecond race , five-eighths mlle : lieall/.atlon won , Mhvr titntu second , The I.ark third. Time : 1:03. : Third race , threc-fourtli.s mile : El Have won MottoM-conil , I'otton third. Time : 1:14' : ' ! . I'ouilh race , suvun-elKliths mllu : Nelllu Owen won , ( iitrcia MH-oncl. Time : l:2'J'j. : ' Fifth race , three-fourths mile : Solitude won , Ahhlo 1'second , Sidney third. No time. ST. 1-orn , Mo. , May ! ! . Track good and sport interesting. First rnco , seven and a half furlongs : Xan- der (3 ( lo 1 > won , eilocliiior (3 ( to li second , .Mai- llm-dy l'J to 1) ) third. Time : 1:38. : Second race , four furlongs : Hnhy Itlll (12 ( to 1) ) won , Frankiayln(3 ( to lisecond , Clara \Vhlto \ (4 ( to 1 > third. Time : D0' { . Third nice , seven and n half furlongs : Ht. ,1ou ( 2 to 1) ) won , Itla/D DnKe ( H lo 5) ) second , lilshindtti to lithlid. Tlmo : I)1 : ! ! ) ; . Fourth race , six furlongs : Twilight (30 ( to 1) ) won , Frank Ellis (3 ( to 1) ) second , Thu Judge ( G to f third. Time : 1 : ! . ( . Fifth race , six furlongs : Ithaca ( H to r > ) won , Miss Terry (8 ( toll second , Lulu 11(2 ( to 1) ) third. Time : l:17i. : ( East St. T ouis results today : Firat tace , flvo furlong * : Itoh Miller won , Fantastic secondlohn K third. Tlmo : 1:08. : Second race , four and n half furlongs : Avon d'Or won , Morocco second , Plcadllly third. Tlmn : 1:00' : } . Third race , live und a half furlongs : .Torquot won , lllack Ileauty second , Ilullurdlnu third. Tlmo : 1:15. : Fourth race , five furlongs : 1'antomlo won , .lean Leslie .second , Velox third. Time. : 1:07. Fifth race , tlve and u half furlongs : Star light won , Uayly second , Kvorott third. Tlmo : liAWTiioiiNi : , 111. , May 11. Kesults : First rare , four furlongs : ICunsas ( ilrl won , Nurlssa second , Itluo and \VhIto third , Tlmu : ( Jti'-i. Second race , six furlongs : Sir Oeorge won , Iungar\ln ) second , \VautauRa third. Tlmo : Third race , flvn furlongs : Hlrdlo M won , Luke I' ' second , Jasper thlid. Time : 1:12'4. : 1'ourth race , six furlongs : Mohican won , Patrick second , /.Illah third. Tlmo : 1 : 'jr > . Fifth race , four and a half furlongs : Morgan won , Clio second , Miss Spot third. lime : ULOUCKSTCU , N. ,1. , May 8.--Four favorites won today : I'list race , four and a half furlongs : Power ( fl to 5) ) won. Clovordalo (5 ( to 1) ) second , Deer LodRQ ( & to 1) ) third. Tlmo : 1:02'i. : Second race , seven furlongs : Captain McChesney (3 ( to 1) ) won , Pcrclmnco ( H to 1) ) second end , I'oet (5 ( to 1) ) third. Time : 1:30 : , Third race , seven and n half furlongs : Schoolboy (7 ( to 1) ) won , Dago ( U to 0) ) second. Jack Star(4 ( to 1) ) third. Time : 1:45. : Fourth race , five furlongs : Tusso (2 ( to 11 won , Illackwood lit ) to 5) ) second , Strlngfellow (30 ( to 1) ) third. Time : 1OH4. : Fifth race , three and n half furlongs : Dare lovll(3tol ) ( ) won , New UaneotO to 2) ) second , L'hovt-riMisiHH to B ) third. Tlmo : 47'J. SUth race , mlle and an eighth : Ml I wood (0 ( to 5) ) won , Cortlur (5 to 1) ) second , Nod (8 ( to 1) ) third. Tlmo : 2:14. : NuwYoiiK , May3. Hcsults at ElUaboth today : First race , fivo-clghtlis mlle : riysmlc(3 ( to 1) ) won by three lengths , Ollvln (8 ( to 1) ) sucond , Ingot (4 ( to U third. Time : 1:05V4. : Second race , thrco-foiirths mile : Sirocco (0 ( to 5) ) won , Harlem (5 ( to 1) ) second , Ilamnilo (10 ( to 1) ) third. Tlmu : 1:20. : Third rnco , live-eighths' mlle : J3slo(2tol ( ) won , Dr. Crosby (15 ( to 1) second , KHen II. (8 ( to 5) ) third. Tlmu : 1OG'4- : Fourth race , flvo-elghths mlle : Sun Ollmpso (3 ( to & won , Denlluld (8 ( to 1) ) second , Lento (12 ( tel ) third. Tlmu : 1:074. : Fifth race , three-fourths mlle : Terrlflcr walked over the course for the purse. Sixth race , llvo-elghths mlle : Harvest (1 ( to 10) ) won , I'errlor Jquet ( fl to 1) ) second , Ullo , colt (3 ( lo 1) ) third. Tlmo ; 1:00' : . Spruuir a "Klueer" nt St. r.ouli. ST. Ixiuis , Mo. , May 3. It Is learned that a "ringer" was n winner nt the fair grounds today. In the fourth race Twilight was an unknown aud the odds early In the day were as high aa CO to 1. As though suspicious , how ever , odds were constantly lessened , the ani mal going to the post at U to 1. A select crowd played him all the way between the two ex treme * . The horse was published as owned by "Clarke Brothers , " im unknown flrw. Twilight catno In nn easy winner by three length * and the "books" parted with be tween 130,000 and f.13,000. It ii asserted to night that Twilight U none other than "Polk Iladgot , " who made the killing at Latonla in the fall of 1691. McAutlfTo Aiiinti to Abbott' * Teriui. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , May 3. Jack McAullflo , champion light weight , tonight cabled Stantou Abliott of England that he would I I noccitt Ills challpiuTifro fight for n pur.so to a llnl.ih McAtilliro is now presenting his now play hero this week. The match has been pending for somp lime and Its consummation has not cotuo about becatiso of Abbott's refusal - fusal to make n side bet of $10.000 , us was desired by McAullffo. McAullffo now con cedes this point , h t > a.vs ho Is still ready to hot f 10.000 , oranv part of It. Ho Is willing to light within six1 VHVus after the articles are slirned. The match will probably take place It ; the United States. H-H NTAION.U , l.ll.Ultli : OAStr.1 ? . Cliicliuuitl .MiinnKem.0 ( let Olio A i y fron\ the tfi'vc1iuul : . OiNt'iNNATt. O. , Ma'y It. After a long , tlri'- some. tip-and-dowri'contest ' , the Clovolands lost today's game tUrfltigh errors and bases on balls. Score : Cincinnati 3 3 0 0033 ( I 6--17 Cleveland O tl 5 0 0 0 4 0 11-12 lilts : Cincinnati , 10 ; Cleveland , 11. llrrors : Cincinnati.J ; Cleveland. S , ll.itterle.s : Dvvyer. Mullano and Vaugnn ; I.ivies ) , Hastings and o'C'onner. l'lr t Victory for the , ) onili ; . I'lTT.sni-uii , I'a. . May ! . Plttsburg , with Terry In the box , won its llrst gumu of the season to.lay. Score : Chicago 00001000 o-l I'lttsimrg 100100 0 o * -2 lilts : Chicago , 1 : I'lttsimrg , 2. Krrors : Chicago , 3 : I'lttsimrg , 2. K'iriied runs : Now. ll'itterles : Mack and Terry : Manck and Schrlver. ( iiiincs r < ) lnintMl | , Nr.w YiniK , May n. Washlngtou-Hrook- lyn , Phllrtdelphla-Hoaton ntid Now York- Haltlmoro ball games postponed ; rain : ST. Ijocis , Mo. , May ii. The gaino to have been played today batween St. I ouls and lyOUlsvillo has been postponed to , hmo II. Stuiulliiu of tlin Ton tin. Hunt I'p Kraukln .tlellucli , Onlrk. Ciiii'Aoo , 111. , May. M. Jlnnnlo Barry , the Jlucago bantamweight , is ready to meet any man In the world in his class. Ills challenge , issued last night , bars no ono on earth ami ttio llrst man to accept In proper form will cause the match. Barry will Ilglil under the regulation conditions anybody at 1J. ( > pounds , that weight to bo made at the ring side , or lie will make a match nl 100 pounds , give or take three pounds. The stake is to be ? . " > ( )0 ) or 31,000 a sieio and the best pur.so offered by any reputable athletic club. In earnest of his challenge. Harry ( lilmoro , whose pupil Barry is , deposited a forfeit of $100. Hern's Your Hniify Cooler. NEW HAVEN , Conn. , May I ) . Carter , Yale's now pitcher , gave Iho most wonderful o.xhi- lionof twirling ever seen hero yesterday afternoon. He put out the crack Brown nine , which critics e-all the strongest colic-go team in the country , anil until ono man was out in Iho last intiiti ? did not allow a singlu batsman to reach llrst base. Then ( illlon got one on Brown's single. Ho either put out or assisted otil twenty-four of the twenty-seven opposing batsmen. Thu score ) was 7 to 0 in Yalo's favor. IVPH Oil * for Ijitropc * . Tom Foley. who has been Iho guest of Champion Billiardisl ifrank C. Ivcs in Chicago cage for several elays , bas returned. He says Ives leaves for New York today , whence ho will sail for Kngland Saturday. Ho will put in a couple of wcuks'previous ' to his great match with John Hobcfrts , jr. , practicing at the house of his b.iedion , Mr. elo Crano. Ivos will return to Chicago in Augttsl. Oempio.v ami Smith .Matrhml. New YOIIK , May a. Jack Dotnpsoy and Billy Smith have been matched to fight for the welterweight championship of tbo world at the Coney Island Athletic club on thu night of Juno ISO. , HldcrH I'ourti'i'll Hour * llchlnd Tlmn. BUFFALO , N. Y. , May 3. The relay riders passed here this morning ever fourteen hours behind times. 'Tho re > atls are in n most miserable condition , , L\ \ , This is ( ho nlght of Crane's lou'tiu-o. Donth of u rionccr. Mrs. Mary A. Smith died at her late res idence , " 201 Siioncer street , yesterday of neuralgia of the stomach. Wilh her hus band , Iho late John K. Smith , the deceased was ono of the oldest pioneers of this section of Nebraska. They como to Florence in 1S. > 8 and resided there unlil the death of her husband in 187. ) . Ixjft a window with an encumbered estate and seven young children she managed toed- ticalo them all , and in addition reared lour orphan children. Four of her children re side in Omaha , Mrs. H. W. Young , Mrs. C. II. Mullen , Miss Hatlio Smith and Jared J. Smith. The funeral will bo held from the residence at 10Ha. : ! ) in. today. This is the night of Crane's lecture. Mrs. .Stcvuimim Ilutrur. BLOOM IXOTOX , 111. , May U. Mrs. Steven son , the vcnoriblo mother of Iho vieo-presi- dent , passed a comfortable night and was hotter this morning. Hur Illness is not con sidered serious. 1 KI.FMK.IVIIW ItlllEFH. Domestic. The fight for tbo control of the Albany , N. Y. , Argus Is causing a great deal of bitterness between the elemocratlc partisan of that city. Kv-l'rosldent llunjamln UarrNon wasyester- dny elected by the Ohio e'linimiindery of Iho Military Order of the ) Loyal l.p lon of this United States as dts commander for the en- bitlngyuar. The oi'Knnl/.atlon e > f the solo leather trust was completed yesterday. The Klgantlc con cern has tieen orKanbcd under the law * of the stntn of Now Jersey. It will start out with a capital of $12ioiu,0 ) ) ( ) ( ) . The llemiei Market dull of lloiton last nlirlit a ve a complimentary dinner to liovcrnor Mi- . Khiloy of Ohio. There were pre-si'iit many dl.stiniMtl.shcd men , and the spri'chcs maelu \veie inti'rcstliiK and pertinent. The hle-yi-le relay rldeif reached Cleveland , O. , at 11:1)8 : ) p. m. . yi'sterdiiy. fourteen hours and thlrty-eluht minutelate. . There \\as net delay here , hut the remits west are In such , i condition that It Is Imponslljlu to make up much of the lost time. A tornado passed throuih a portion of I.ov- liiKton anel Nowhe-rry ceiitntles , Ninth f'nrollna , yesterday , unroollnx' houses und mills , and de- strnylnn hiirns , stublus and outhouses. .Much ilamaKK was done to orchards. A white wiunan was tilth-el und a numbcreif persons Injuri-d. Twenty Mevlcans chnrie-d with violation of the I'ldtt-d States neutrality laws were ar- ralcne-d before thu fe-ek-ral court ut Sun Antonio , Toy. , yi-stereliiy. Slxlc-cn pleaefed Utility and four not guilty. All of the licensed weru ollicetrs In the ( jarza revolutionary army , The RlrlUltiK blacksmiths and machinists at Argentine , Knn. , employed hy llm Santa I'o railroad roturm-d lo work yesterday. The com pany rcmovcel from his "position a foreman , the man wheicame from Toni-ka and who was objectionable to thu mei } . Thn was all they demanded. It Is learned that thu Wreck of the Che > sa- no.iku & Ohio train at the Pole-cat cut , Ky. , Tuuseltiy nluht , was eu.usrid by t > aine > flt-nii iduc- In ? n brlelKcs sill across flip track. The e-njjlneor saw thu obstruction just in time to ruvcrsi the unKlne , but not In time to check the speed suf ficiently to prevent so ies.damage. . Throphulus Spendent , of Wolf Lake , Inel. , wont home ) In an Intoxicated slat" Tuesday und hud a quarrel with his wife. HH struck her em the head , kllUug her Instantly. The brute then seized his lttan | | . child of G months nnel boat out Its braIn.s.UKaliibt thu stovu. llu then capped thu deed by committing suicide , cutting his throat. _ . , ; , _ Ex-I'roslilont Gonznhi of 'Mexico U Improv ing at bis country homo at C'haplmo , An KiiKllsh syndic-am thus purchased the extensive - tensive coal deposits recently discovered In thu state of Vcra Cnu , Mexico. There Is much excitement In mining circles throughout thu state of C'ouliuiln , Mexico , ove-r an exceedingly rich strike of silver ore In the tianta Klcna mine. The announcement Is officially made that the dukes of York has been hot rot hud to thn I'rlnoess May of Teck , and that thn emoen of Kimlund has couscmted to thu match. Tlie whole of Hlclllv was t-hiiken hy i > arth- qunkes yesterday , 'lolncraph communication with the Island If partly Interruptoel. It I * feared tluit'great ' damaKcto ; property and sumo loss of Ufa was caused by the eartluiuako. In the course of a , debate In the Italian Chamber of Deputies today Hlsuor Hosana , undersecretary lu thy ministry of thu Interior. referreet to Deputy iteniaru In an Insulting wuy. Preparations are buliig made for a duel between the ) two men , The water famine nt 7.nitoons ! , MPT. , and along the line of the Meixlcnn Central railroad In the states of Coahulla.ncuteicus und Chi- huahun has bocoiuo alarmlux and the ) trafllc of tbo roue ) on that and tlie northern division U erlnuly Interfered with. SUNDAY OPENING OF THE FAIR That Quo'Uon Again Goiisitloretl by the Couucil of Administration. FAVORED BY NATIONAL COMMITTEEMEN Humor * ns to the * Intention ol tin ; Mnnigu- : nicnt In the ) .Mutter The ) rhino Siii | ilililc IHIorllou by lies- 1 itlr.'int Ki > rpcr , CtitrAon , 111. , May ! ! . To ttso a legal phrase , the piano niuddh > at the World'n fair is in statu ( [ iio. The council of administra tion still maintains that it has Jurisdiction in the matter and the national commission has not withdrawn its order commanding Director General D.wis to exclude pianos made by nonuxhibitors from the public buildings , The judiciary committee of the commission was wrestling with the problem from early this morning until late this after noon and finally brought in a minority and majority report. The Judiciary commission considered the resolution offered by Com missioner Burton of Kansas , which was In effect , that the council of administration had no jurisdiction in the piano question. U e'emld not ncreo and late this afternoon Com missioners Massuy , St. Clalr , Oarvln and Allen , representing the majority , reported that after e-nrofullr investigating the mat ter , it bollovcet the council of administration had n full jurisdiction of the subject and that its action was authoritative. Commissioners J. H. Burton and O. H. Hundley signed the minority report.- When both reports had been recoivcel they were made a special order for 10 o'clock to morrow morning. Oh Sunday Oprnliii ; , Chrirman Mackcy of the committee then made the following report upon the Kibcvck resolution which asked the Sunday closing question to bo referred to the local directory : TinJudlclaiy committee bavins carefully consldcic'd the prciinilli > and tc-oliulon ollVrcd I iv I'omml-sloner Klliipck of linrn , hugs lo sub mit the following report thereon : At the si' veil th session of tin1 commission , the World's I'olumlilau commission -mmultU'd to the committee a SIM of lOsoiutloiH which hail been pivptirril and adopted liy It for the gov- iM-nmenl of thu expoilllon , oil ) * of wldcli Is the following : "The1 gate's -.hall In1 open , subject to the limitations hereinafter provided , for ouch clay of thu wc-ck , cxe-opl the Hint day thereof. commonly calli'il Sunday , from I ho 1st elny of May lo mid liicludiiig the iiuili duy of October , IHiCt. unless othcnvlrie. nulliiirl/ecl mid pro vided by c'oinpeii'Ml aillhoilty. " This rule hi\ing : bee-n iluiy coiihli'ered ' by the commission \\us modlllt'd so : ts to read : "The exposition shall ho open for tln > admis sion of Msitors dm Inn the sl\ months . n- iMOiirln. , ' Miy : 1 and undliii ; Oi-lolier ill ) , IH'j : ) , on I'lieh ehiy of the wee-U > . | | l > ) i'r1 to thn limita tion hi'ix'lnafter provided , e , eept th1 ; llrst day thereof , comiiionlv c illed Minday , ami on the last mentioned elay the exposition and th" gates thereof shall hiclosed. . " It will he seen , the'iefoie , Unit the standing rtlk'.s , so adojilcel as aforesaid , pro\lde that the silde\ ; position and the trutf- . thereof shall bo closed on Mindiiy durlni ; the time the Maid exposition l.i to run , no that the iim-Mlon mny lie considered as settled miles * the Mild com- niK-iuii may hereafter lawfully make * tin order modifying the-rn. Your committee , thoteforo , report against the said resolution. The report , was road and ordered printed and will bo discussed by the commission to morrow. A largo number of the national commis sioners favor opening the gates of the fair to the public on Sundays , and. from the ex pression of opinion , it is highly probable that an oA'ort will bo made to amend the rule by striking out the Sunday closing clause. There is some talk to theuft'ect that the local directory may take the matter out of the hands of the national commission and open the gates regardless of the rules for bidding it. CoinniNiloncr Wiutn'a Opinion. Commissioner C. B. Wuitu , formerly chief Justice of Utah , in expressing an opinion on the question. siid ; : "In my opinion , the di rectory of the Columbian exposition is neither morally nor legally bound to close tl.o World's fair on Sunday , either by act of congress or by any other consideration. What is more , 1 seriously doubt its right to close the gates on Sunday or any other day , oven if tin y should feel so disposed. " The directors are saying very little as to their intention. It Is said , howover. that tickets nro ready for use on Sunday next , and all preparations havo-boen maelo to cjpen the gates without announcing the fact until it is too late for legal intnrfe'renco. There appears to bo a disposition on the part of some of the restaurant keepers ntthe lair to grow suddenly rich , If ono may bo permitted to Judge by the prices theiy charge. At one eating house the price of roast beef is $1 , and 10 cents extra 1 * charged for tno privilege of eating it. At another resort pits is sold at 'Jj cents a slice. The local p-ipors have taken up the cry against this sort of imposition and it Is probable that the management will regulate the matter. The same rate prevailed at the centennial In 1870 the first week it was opened. Today large numbers of visitors carried lunch with them to tbo fair , having learned from oxpcricsnco that it was not safe to visit the restaurants inside the grounds , I'lro Aliiriou _ thu Ground * . Considerable alarm was caused today by two lire calls at the World's fair grounds. One of thorn proved to bo in Machinery hall and the other in the Casino. Both were ex tinguished without any loss to speak of. D. H. Burnham , director of works of the World's fair , today issued a general order to the effect that all worn must bo finished by the lUtli inst. , both as to installation of ex hibits and construction , and that work of absolute necessity thereafter must bo done during hours when the exposition is not open. _ Tins is the nijrlit of Crane's lecture. Stryli-on-IlhiHn I. ust lit lioyil'n. Stryk-en-Blass Lust club's concsrt at Boyd's new theater last evening was not very well attended. The Apollos' rehearsal and a number of social functions doubtless were responsible for this. The program was nn interesting ono In itself , ami Its interpretation was fairly rucccssful. The numbers ns played would have been moro fully enjoyed In a smaller hall. Mr. Burt Butler lent the strength of his line instru ment and scholarly playing to the club strings. Suppo's overture , "LlghtCavalry , " opemsel the program and was brightly ren dered. In this , as in tbo other numbers , the orchestra's weakness in reeels was apparent , ami the effect of the mandolins hardly Justl- lied their interpolation , but the work of the strings and the brass winds was admirable. Miss Anna Bishop was the vocalist of the evening. She possesses a soprano voice of fairly good quality within Its natural com pass. There was nothing brilliant about her rendering of Meyerbeer's "Nobil Signer , " but it was satisfactory. The same cannot ho said of her slniring of "Annlo Laurie ) , " which she tendered as an cm-ore ; she had had the dear old song transposed , evidently for the purpose of displacing the timber of the lower register , but all the sweetness of the beautiful melody was lost In transit , and the pool's lines were woefully mangled. Mr. August Hagcnow , from the Lincoln Conservatory of Music , played two violin solos. His manner i.s against him , but ho gave a good , honest rendering , except in the opening movement of Haydn's Seventh con certo. Director Batcnes' own "Pri/o Quartet , " for two violins , viola and Vollo , has a tender sweetness that is attractive , and the composer - poser , Oluf Norwald , Martin Cahn ami John Brown gave it a fine , sympathetic rendering. The smallness of the nudienro and its irre1- sponslvcnoss had ndopresjingoffeict through out the evening , and doubtless therefore the orchestra was not heard to such advantage ) as would make fair a detailed criticism of its work. "The riuniriir" \Vondurliind. . "Tho Plunger" Is proving thu best plcascr of nn > play yet produced at Wonderland and BIJou theater. U contains a clever plot , abounds with hilarious fun , and , while partaking moro or less of farce-comedy , there Is a reason for all the nonsense introduced Halp Cummlngs ns Digit Dexter , the plunger , is exceedingly funny and plays the part admirably. Lisle I.olgu CLOTHING | f HOUSES , Light Weight Special Sale of Double anJ , Is' ' Single-Breasted mi Overcoats , BLACK Ih ) CHEVIOT Such asvc \ arc selling at SUITS at Arc never bought for less than t 0 J fifteen. § 9.75 is a special price for the special purpose of reducing We are going to put on sale''I ducing sonic biglots. . for a few days this line of suits0-1 ] Samples may be seen in our at $7.50. If you want , i bargain show windows. Wednesday gain in a suit this is your op. may be the last day they will ' portunity. You can sec them be on sale , but while they last in the windows , and you can you can have them at $9.75 , at have one at $7.50 , at m as Nora Ciovey , the widow , puts up n spli-n- did piece of acting and has her audience constantly in humbler. ItVsquo Lincoln , the villain , gives W. . I. Holton , another oppor tunity to display his vers-itllity , and Jack Hall as James Lme-oln is warmly applauded , in fact all the characters are excellently portrayed trayed by the iliffere'iit mcinhprs of the > com pany. The specialty olio is short , introdu- cini' James Gibson in n rcttbcn song mid dance and Lntell , the great musical artist. - - This Id the niirht of ( 'ratio's lecture. CONOYEK LEAD3. According to < : eiir > rnt Vllijiiiln : Hn Wltlciet tlln PoiKiflioo , General Victor Vifejuain , recently ap pointed consul to Panama , is at the Pnxton. Ho is pretty well posted upon the elrift of Nebraska political patronage , having spent tlireo weeks at Washington in close touch with Secretary Morton , and nllhnugh ho evidently holds in reserve many things that bo might throw considerable light into , ins conversation along political lines Is rather interesting. " 1 asked for the consulship at Panama and got it , " said the general to a Hcu re porter , in a manner which showed his in ward satisfaction in contemplating the fact of his appointment. "But when any man lolls you that this , that or the other follow in Nebraska controls the state patronage you can make up your mind that ho is giv ing you a lot of gush. Orovor Cleveland controls tbo patronage of Nebraska at the present time and it i.s my opinion that ho will c'ontlnuo to e'ontrol it as long as ho is president of the United States. It is true that ox-fiovernor Boyct , Secretary Merion , lOuclid Martin , Tel- bias Castor and other well known and elis- tingulshcd democrats of the states all have moioor less Influence in securing appoint ments , hut to say that any ono of these men has the patronage e > f the slate in his pocket is a great mistake. Secretary Morton has not mcddtcd with the distribution of patronage ) in Ills oflicial capacity. Ho confers por.sonallv with Secretary Bissell and other members of Iho cabinet upon Iho appointments that are made in this state , but it is con sidered a breach of cabinet otieiuotto for ono cabinet olllevr to take up matters ofllclally that are not within his own department. You see the prcdicanie-nt that n c.ibinot olllccr would gel inlo if ho should begin lo recommend officially Ibis , tlmt and the other man for appointment outside of his own department. Ho would place him self under like obligations lo the ot'.inr mem bers of the cabinet in whoso de partments ho had revolved favors by the appointment of his frit-mis and the ax would soon become a sort eif elotihlo- e-dged concern. Sumo memborof the cabinet might come to him and ask for the appoint ment of a man in his department who was personally objectionable to him and ho would lo in a very poor position to refuse the favor , having received a similar favor at the hands of tbo cabinet officer making the rcejnosl. " ( loncral Vlfefimln had nothing to say on the Voss flirhl but said that the Indications were that Mr. Charles I'ono.vcr bo the next postmaster In Omaha and that Iho e'ontost between Con ( iallngher and Jim McShane over tbo ofllcu of e-olloclor of cusloms would bo a very close one. LOST TWO FINGEHS. Drnnlivii .Mini ltmi Over hy u Culilo ( 'ur nnil ScrlmtHly Injured , F. K. Larin , a young man who lives at ! MI ) Xortli Sixteenth street , was run down by a cablet train nt the cast end of the Tenth street viaduct early las > t evening nnil seri ously injured. Ho was inloxicateel at the time , and In at tempting to cross iho track in front of a train slipped and fell. His body fell just outside of the track , but his right hand was ciaughl unclcir the whe'ols and the third ami lltllo Ihmers were crushed. His face also was b.ielly cut and bruised , and the services of.tin ) palrol wagon were reqtilre'd to earr.\ : him to tin ) police station where Dr. Somcrs was called and dressed Ills wounds. His lin gers were amputated without Iho use of other us he w.is still unconscious from the cd'evt of the liquor ho had Imbibed. It Is not thought that his injuries wlil result sort- ously. lllihiiK from ll r J'.iimiti. Mary Bojo , a girl IS years of ago , loft her homo In this city eight weeks ago and has kept her whorcnbouts unknown to her par ents ever since ) ' . She has once written a let- ler lo thorn , however , in which she stati'd lhal she was at work for some woman In the city , but In which sou studiously avoided giving any clew as lo her place of abode. The mother Is e-on- sldorably worried , and the father called at police hoadepuarturs last night , wilh Hies liopo of obtaining some traces of her. In llils he was disappointed , for nothing was known of her iheres. H is Iho belief of the father thai designing persons caused her lo leave home ) and are keeping her in hiding. Hillviitlonlii : * In Council. The Salvation army Is preparing for a council of war which Is to take place in Omaha on the 15th , ICth and 17th of Iho present inonlh. Ortlccrs from all ever Iho Omaha division will bo present , numbering In all probably 1XX ) men and women The ; Omaha division Includes thu tates of Mis souri , Colorado , Iowa , the two D.-ikotas and Nebraska. Major I-'renoh. wlm is m com mand of tills ilivi.siiin , li.is called this council for the ] mru | > se of setting on foot a nmrrigor ous light against sin and the drul ami It Is hopcci in the * army that plans mabo matured at Iho council that vull l.-ad the way to great victories in tin1 near future. ' On the second elny of th" c.nincll tlu > ro will be amass meet ing held in Kxposi'ion ' hall and in tlie eveninir nf tin- same clay Captain Ulalto of HastInirs. Neb . and ( lap- tain Sti-lla Mnyers of WaHhinuinn. la . will bo married in public. The well known hallelujah ceremonies eif luo arne wi'l ' ha observed at Iho wedding. FOR POLAND'S FllEEPOM. I.eiyal I'olf ) * Meet In ( Vl'-hiMlu thu Aunt- \prmiry ol Tlii'lr Indepi-ndc-iiro , The celebration last evening at Polish hall , Twenty-sixth and Walnut stn'Ots , in com memoration ef ) the granting "f c < inslittiU nal liberty to Poland , was attended hi a largo number of people. Patriotic sontimenit was at its height and found full vrnt in many n song and story and in frciuent ) and jre'tierous outbursts of applause. Miss Mary Walsh opene-d the exercises by , a piano solo , after which John Kowalewskl made an introductory address. This was followed by an historical resunin of the ; ovunts which gave birth to Polish i freedom. Addresses were also delivered j by Uev. Wrone-k and Mr. Cape-k Tliemng- ) ers of the evening were Mr F I'hcruk , f Miss Mary Janowska and Miss 1C Pzur-J winska and a chorus of school children Those who both declaimed an.l sa'.ff were I Mrs. C. Stolinska. Mrs. K. K Jaii u9ki and ] Mrs. V. Fidlar. Thewo who deiixreI dccla- mations were tlie Misses M V'\M' < Ua 1C LV.erwInska , J. Rakowski and Mrulesiu KvCityi Treasurer John HI.-.II then ascended the rostrum ami dt-liNe rd a s'fi't h which abounded in pr.il.snot " > iK i f the patriots of Poland , but of those ol An erica a.s well. Ho said that tbo st.ili-ni.-i ) ' was oftoii made of late that Americas IniMMi lions were endangered by the pivat influx of immigration. This was a nustaite. as had frceiuently he-en tlonionstrated wlu-n a crisis was upon the nation , notably so at Appomnttox. There ) was dungi-r , huwi'Vcr , from the Intolerant know-iioihlnirisin wluoli had of late been seeking to obtain a foothold in this land of the free. "In On. ah v , " thu speaker continued , "there were lilpotsilio would chain you down \vhip.\iuilko elogs , had tlie-y this power " Immigra tion was not a source of danger There was plenty of mom for all , and our vast domains , if culllviitccl , at all , must bo cultivated hy iho Poles , , IJolii-miaiis.Swe-do.s anil other nationalities This I'lil-gloved Ynnkeo and tlu > higutrelj know-nothing would not do U The fnr-1 ( signers were men , and would difet. i th. In stitutions tit tlioir adopted coiaiti- , , \\iili pur-j fi.-ct zeal. / 5 : . > f u. i' . i tt . i//s. Jttdije Aninsa Cobb came np from I.it.r-o last night. Hon. Church Howe was in the mi tr-'p- ' - " last evening. lion. .1. W Love of Fremont was . -in Onii' ' > 'i visitor yesterday. Mr. Anders V. Maron of t 'Mi urn , In-M n < ref of agencies of IheiScandia sii.i -nipi.H calloel upon THE Hr.n ye.st < vdiMr M . ! Is making n tour of thoM nti ru s'.it s m the interest of his company. Mr. Frank ( J. Cnrpenle-r , th-- - < -i u 'ira'od ' newspaper correspondent , ciillc-il ' p > n I un HIKestorelay : enrouto to , i-.hi < i < .rii < > MS home1. Mr. Carpenter has just I..IP , . .1-1 a series of lectures , in which un-li - r'aim.i. ho has mot with tlatturing sui , . ss n the.-I'ii- rillc .slope. At the Mercer : A. C lirin MI ( ' ' -ago , Frank II. Spearman , McCouli r I. H-omos , Haslings ; S. Klcman , Salt I .nut V W Askwitli , Cciuncfl HlufTs ; If P J-'huson , Davt-nport ; Mrs. Uesjnolds , Mrs | v i-ru.i .gU , Atlantic , la. ; Victor Yf ! < | iuin I .in- < . < i J < m . Murphy. Ou'den ; H. A. ll.iriicr ! - . . . I Mushes , ( jrotna ; .1. Madm > n , I'lii -t -1 - U. Morgan , Mburty. Ne-h ; J s e > i. is Hill City ; Church Howe , H"\ > Ve o J. W. lx vc , l-Vftnont ; F L l' - ( . . . i/- Itrlard F. Hill , Jaokson\ill. ' I . . \ ! Upton , noohiif-r : Nat Uahr I. SK \ \ > T. I. . Oswals. Wood Itiv.-r N - > 1. Wilson. S H. Morrison , N'bi ' nn i e _ , i , K. Spencer , Hcalrlco ; Frank H.iin- Mi'ii * ' Dollv , Clilcapo ; .ludgci Ainasa I'M ' jor C. W. Plorce1 , Ii. O. Phillips , I.-n-- . . .1 \ \ Payne , Norfolk. Neb ; D. W Oi/ion 1 i" ua , A. I * Dunlap , New Vork. . Mr. Michael IlifjEins , Belcher & % -j Taylor Auricultunil 1 ne Tool Co. , Chicopce OcStiFnH'i ; Mass , writes : "This company has used ST. JACOBS OIL for years for tlicir men for burns , cuts and bruises , and | Q we know of riothiiiK _ . that compares with It. " Eclual"