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kltoratlotu an will afford a pretext for throw ing out the vote before the legislature. A I.I. F.YK4 UN IIOI'OllKOK. Btnte Commlttro nt Lincoln Wnlti for th , Czar' * Ontario I'rncnocl. LINCOLN , Nor. 9. ( Special. ) It Is rl- dent that the fight ( or a contest of the late election la on. Ilcpubllcan headquarters at Omaha have been practically removed to Lincoln. Majors * strikers arc now circu lating all kinds of airy , fairy roorback * , the most of them of a very Intangible description. Ono of the stories brought Into Lincoln today was that an Omaha capitalist had wagered $500 today that Tom Majors would bo the next governor and had $5.000 more to bet on the same result. Another was that a number ot ballot boxes Iti South Omaha had been found stuffed. This fact , It was claimed , would giro Majors the state by l.COO plurality. All eyes nro fixed on Holdrege. Ho Is the man who , It Is understood , haa Induced the republican central committee to make n con test In behalf of Majors. Thcro can bo no change In the announced votes for the head of the ticket In Lancaster county. The totals are now footed , and as they stand will soon bo In the hands of the secretary of stato. They nro as follows : Majors , 0,997 ; Holcomb , 4,275 ; Gerrord , D56 ; Slurdovant , 221. 221.nut nut It Is the republicans themselves who should bo afraid of a legal contest. If It Is commenced the vote of Lancaster county will fail nt least 1.000 from the returns , and Majors' plurality of 2,722 drop to 1,722 or less. There Is now on file In Lincoln ovl- donco of the most damaging character against prominent republicans In the city. That evidence will be forthcoming and a few of the heaviest precincts listed In the Majors column will be literally "ripped up the back. " The democrats and Independents of Lln- colh are In no mood for trifling. They Itnow that Silas A. Holcomb has been elected governor of Nebraska and they are prepared to neat him. The members of the republican state cen tral committee now In town are not stirring around very freely. Hut It Is understood that the cry of "contest" will bs raised to morrow , and If It Is the state of Nebraska will be treated to as foul an exhibition of fraud on the ballot box as was over wit nessed in any locality In the union , Dare the Majors crowd go Into the con test In view of the tacts to ba developed ? Hour the Children Voted. Prof. Allen of the Dodge Street school was explaining to his children on election day how voting Is done according to the Australian system. He made out a sample ticket , showed how to put a cross opposite thq name of a candidate of any party for all the edicts. Then he showed them how to count the ballots when voting was over , and , In the afternoon the children went Into ex ecutive session and made a practical illus tration of election day. When the returns were handed in it was found that Holcomb had twenty votes and Majors hod twelve. Half a dozen bullet proof coats have been Invented , None of them Is a safeguard Rgalast Indigestion. A sure preventive Is food cooked with Dr. Price's Cream Daklng Powder. _ nirlluiillst MlfMlfinnrjr Conference. BROOKLYN. Nov. 9. Bishop Bowman of St. Louis presided nt the third day's sea slon of the Methodist missionary conference today. Dr. A. 11. Leonard rcuil the report of the South American missions. He said that the committee hail agreed to Increase the ap propriation by $22XJO. ( Dr. J. M. Held of New York , said that an Investigation should be made of how the money was lo be spent beforpKrantlng It. The report was lam on. the table. Uov. Dr. Chnffe of Minneapolis Bald that they were doing good work among the Sweden and Norwegians. He urged , the conference to enable them to continue the peed work by a generous appropriation. Bishop Andrews presided tonight at the meeting In the Interest of foreign missions. Addresses were made by Dr. A. I' . Leonard , .Bishop The burn and Bishop Newman. Jtcrrlrrr Aslcrd for Pool Operator Iruln. PITTSBUnO , Nov. D. Attorney dochrlng filed his bill In equity against George M. Invln , & Co. , discretionary pool operators , asklnjr for a receiver , today. Judge Ewlng thought the court hiul not Jurisdiction , as Irwln had left. He took the papers , how ever , and promised to lend his uld In the solution of the problem. KnrtliiitiKn | : Shuck In Mlrlilgnn. BBNTON HARBOR , Mich. , Nov. 9. An earth.qunko shock was experienced here early this morning. The vibrations were distinctly noticeable for two or three sec onds. JMim-tlH'litH of Sftiiciilnir VusHcln , Nov. 0. At Genoa Arrived fcnjscr Wllhelm II. from New York. At Queenstown Arrived Lucanla , from New York for Liverpool. At London Arrived Maine , Philadelphia and Maryland , from Baltimore. At New York Arrived Alsatln , from Leg horn ; Scotia , from Venice ; Francesco , from Hull. At San Francisco Arrived Mexican war steamer Saragossa , from Acapulco. At Rotterdam Arrived Obdam , from New York. At Liverpool Arrived Runic , from New York ; Lucanla , from New York. At Havre Arrived Edam , from .New York. At Chrlstlanscnd Arrived Virglnlanla , from. New York. SERIES NO. 45-46 A THE AMERICAN ENCYCLOPAEDIC 1 DICTIONARY. t 4 2COPage& 250,000 , Wordi AXD A JUtfir uf JfnoicfciJyo , auil it juinf > f I'trfiilnc.ii. Tlicro are morn thlncs Instructive , useful sml cnicruilnlnc Iti tltat Bro.it book , "I'lis American Encyclopedia Dictionary " , Umn In niiy ' eluillnr publication aver IHSUHC ! , Tlil iriviitvoiR , now for lliu ilmt tlrao placw wllhjn ilio reach ot uveryono , la a inilqni ! pnltUrallaii , for It In lit tlio uama time a twfvci tllctloi.ary unit a complete encyclo pedia. Only Hint number of tlio boolc corruaponJ. In Ingwttli , tl.d borlt-H uunibur uf tlio coupon tin'KenU'll will Ixxk-lher l. GNK Snmlnyi ml Three Weolt-ilny coupon , v llh Hi ci'iitH In coin , will buy on j ivut of Tlio American r.noyclonfdU LMetba- If MIT. fend orders lo Tlio Iloo O.lloi ho tu orders Hhouu ! bj , DIOTIONABY DEPABT ENT It. I.V KXCEM.KNT STVI.K. 8TROMQ AND DUUAULU , of AT VEIIY LOW fni'Vol. or Iff * . to iSTlil PRINTING CO , , tha Buccr * 5rs to F. C. t'rklner. 1WI aDd Wl ) Howard Street. GETTING THE YACHTS READY First Stops Taken Toward Next Summer's International Racing. DUNRAO ARRANGING PRELIMINARIES Cliallaiigo for the Cup lixpcctrfl-llonriiril Guulil Orders a Twrnty-llntcr tu Take Uvor the Orriin A I'lii Keel llo.it. NEW YOIIK , Nov. 9. The prospects of another scries of International yacht races wore given an additional impetus this week vhcn It became known that Lord Uunraven iad aenl a letter to the Now York Yacht club , the members of which met In special ncctlng to consider the communication. The etler Is not a challenge , but simply a dis cussion of prellmlnar.es. Lord Dunraven dcsjres certain modifications of the terms and conditions of the Vigilant-Valkyrie matches. Ho wants , first , that measure ments bo taken with all the weights on > oard , dead or alive , that the yachts are to carry ; secondly , that all dead to windward or leeward races should bo started to wind ward. He also suggests that the races be sailed nt Marblchead Instead of New York to avoid crowding. He also tlnds fault with ho provisions which give the challenger the right to name but one yacht , while the challenged can choose from any number the one to defend the cup. At the meeting It was decided that meetings must bo held In Jew York , but the other questions were rc- "crred to a special committee. Howard Gould has given the Herrcschoffd an order fo * a crack racing yacht In the .wenty-rater class. Work Is to be begun on lie boat at once , and she Is to bo ready early n April to go across the ocean and sail against the fleet of the Hrltlsh twenty-raters. "Judging from my experience on the other side , " said Mr. Gould , "I bellove there Is a ; oed deal of fine racing to oe had In this : lass , and I am going over to try with a ioat of my own. I have told the Her- rcschoffs that I want the fastest boat of .hat .class thpy can turn out. Her design s not all complete yet , but roughly speak- n , her over-all length will bo about sixty 'cet , and the will be about forty-live feet on .ho water line. Sha will be a fin keel boat , with the fin made of bronze , nnd there will so about fifteen tons of lead In her hull. She will draw about ten feet ot water. " I'OOT KALI. THIS U. N. nnil Y. Iti. C. A. Wilt Fuco on thu Gridiron at AHuucliillou Turk , This"nf'ternoon at Y. M. C. A. park the 'Varsity team of the State university will line up against the local Y. M. C. A team , reinforced by High school players. It will be a , well contested game , as the teams understand the play thoroughly , and are well matched. Omaha's team will be practically the same that defeated the husky boys from Gates college , while the 'Varsity team will be with one or two exceptions that which played nt Kansas City last Saturday. Lineup : 3. U. N. Positions. Y. M. C. A. Wiggins IllKht Knd Moras Hern , captain Illght Tackle Jc-fferls Jone Klgbt Ciunrd Taylor Hammang Center Wood Duiigan. . . . Left GuardVn4temeyer Oury Loft Tackle Coleman Yont Left End Ayres Bpooner Quarter Back Claike Fair Ulght.HnJf Burdlck Fllppln Left Half Gardner Frank Full Back..Thomas , captain Substitutes : S. U. N. Hayward , Crawford , Y , M. C. A. Van Camp , Young , Ooeanbenn , Cowgill. Whlpplc , umpire ; 1'urvls , referee ; Qrlswold , llncsnmn. Several changes for the better have been made at the grounds. Seats have been placed along the side lines , so that oil can get a good view of the game from a good scat. Ample provision , has been mndu to protect the field and ensure the enclosed ground to the players. ! Admission has been tlxed at'23 cents. Son of n OuiiVlii I ho Ulg Itnrn. " " ' LIVERPOOL" . Nov. 9. The Liverpool autumnal cup of 10 sovereigns , with 10,000 sovereigns added , a handicap for 3-year-olds and upwards , cup course , one mile and three furlongs , was won today by Mr. F. Alexander's Son of a Gun , 4 years old. Llvlngton , 4 years old , the property of Sir W. Throckmorton. was second , nnd Mr. A. D. Cochrane's Edgeiton , 4 ycais old , was third. KIliR. K llr'n Fnnnrnl. BOSTON , Nov. 3 , Michael J. Kelly will be burled on Sunday at 1 p. m. by Boston lodge of Elks , of which he was a member. The body will lie In state In Elks head quarters from 9 to 12 o'clock Sunday morn- Ing. Interment will be In the Ulks lot at Mount Hope cemetery. No Mor < ! liiiclng lit Itochi'itor. ROCHESTER , N. Y. , Nov. 9.-George W. Archer , president of the Rochester Driving Park association , announced today that under the provisions In the new constitution prohibiting pool selling nt race trucks the Grand Circuit races In Rochester would have to be abolished. I'nllK * Ity IMnn r.nme. FALT.S CITY. Neb. Nov. 9. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Midland college foot , ball team of Atchlson met the Falls City High school team on the Falls City grounds today. Falls - City won by a score of18 to 0. This Is the first game the Falls City team haa won this season. i l'o tponoil Acaln. PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 9. The match race between Robert J and John R. Gentry , which was to have been paced today a ( In Belmont , was declared off on account of the heavy track , caused by last night's ruin. In every way useful to housekeepers Dr. In Price's Baking Powder excels all others. single trial Insures use. ax * MUK TJIK OU.IT. Sioux City Mnn. Crrutei Trouble In no. A. O. U. W. Loci Re. SIOTJX CITY , Nov. 9. ( Special Telegram. ) John Foley , a janitor , made application to of Join n local lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. When taken in for the Initiatory exercises ho objected to bclns bllndfblded , saying he had been mistreated before and did not propose to have It occur again. He finally consented to being blind folded. When ther bandage was on he whipped a revolver from his hip j > ocket anil Blurted to tllschnrHO'lt-'rec'klesBly. Ho was caught before any one was harmed. The revolver wua wrested from'him and he wua thrown Into the street , Ih * will not be come a member of.the'order. ( ' ( iliir KiiplilH VVoiuu * .11 CEDAU RAI'IDS. la. , Nov. 9.-SpecIal ( Telegram. ) A bold robbery "was perpetrates are the c\ty \ park , a few blocks from the busi ness portion of the city , lust evening. While the Miss Innclip ) ) tiroves was going to her bo.irdlnn place she was met by a man who demanded her money , threatening her life she did not comply. Upon her refusing struck her over the head with a revolver knocking her down. He then snatched her poeketbook nnd ran away. The fellow was the captured n short tlino afterwards and was the locked up. Ho gives the name of Ed Stew of art , clolnilng to be from Des Molnes. Ho has been positively Identified by Miss Groves. Valuable I'lilntlnR IMmngml. SIOl'X CITY. Nov. 9. ( Special Telegram. ) During n heavy wind storm the roof of the temporary building In which the celebrated painting of the Battle of Gettysburg. brought hero from Chicago , has been on exhibition , was blown off , and the wind swept Into the building , tearing the canvas from Its fastenings and greatly damaging . One rent In It Is twenty feet long , and of there are a number of small tears In the painting. Tlio ruin ditto soaked the can vas. and n freezeun that followed Immedi and ately after , has left It in had condition. The painting1 Is valued nt tl83OuO. irrlclil' Matched. NKW YORK. Nov. -Articles of agree- tnent have been signed for Jimmy Gorman Patterson and Johnny Connors of Spring- H. Held. III. , to light at 100 ! K > unds , give or ert take two pounds , for a pursu of Jl.OOO a side and the largest purse offered The light is 8. take place either In the Seaside club. Coney Island , or the Olympic club , New Orleans. _ > rhiiiFjrl Chnlli'iicfVntnii. . NKW YORK. Nov 9-EMward Weston , old-time n dt-stritftl , > vho has just com pleted a walk of BOO miles through New York state , received the challenge of Henry Schmeyl , the Chicago pedestrian , for a slx- day fro-ns-you-plfmse. Wpston lias not yet Iwldivl whether or not he will ncrept , but will make public his answer tomorrow. Allrfird 1'arRiir Unclnrrrr r > CI-JDAU RAPIDS , la. . Nov. 9.-(8pcclal ( Telegram. ) A fellow giving the name of Doyil Ilrnzlcton Is under arrest for nttempt- 1115 to pn a check for S3S.M nt Paxlry's clothing store to which hud been forgeJ the name of 8. L. Down. llnrilir : Illoir u Sufi- . FORT nODGK , In. , Nov. D. ( Special Tele gram. ) Burglars blew open the safe In ynd's ' bank of Gowrlc early this morning. They only got { 20 , when they were fright ened away. H'AH MVllIit.KKn roil J/O.MU' . Mjrutorjr of Cornell .tlnn'fl HHnppeiirmico 1'iirtliilljr .Solved. BUFFALO , N. Y. , Nov. 9. After weeks of Investigation Into the mystery of the ills- npHaranco | of Fred Hew of this city , a Cornell collegian from Ithaca , on October 2 , a clew has been found which leads to the startling belief that he has been murdered. Evidence has been found which satisfies de tectives that this Is a fact. They have found a spot whcro It Is believed his bcJy was secreted after the murder had been com mitted , but they have not found the body. They believe It was removed to another hiding place and that hiding place has not been discovered. This Information was ob tained from the father of the missing young man. More Is known , but the father Is un willing to reveal It , lest the publicity of It should destroy the work of the detectives. The theory that young Hew was drowned has been dropped. As to the motive for the murder the Indications arc that It was robbery. Prof. U. S. T. I'aton , analytical and con- suiting chemist , late chemist Chicago" Health department. Kays : "I have been examining various baking powders , and have always found Dr. Price's to ho a scientifically pre- pared , pure mixture. " an xo in : ifir.r.un. Unregistered ( liliiitnu'iiVlio Will Ho JCic- ciited In III * Own Country. DENVER , Nov. 9. An interesting case up before Judge Hailed , which Is the matter of the deportation of Y. T. Faun , a Denver laundrytnan. to China , for not being regis tered. The law requires that no Chinaman can register and receive a certificate of cit izenship who has ever served a penitentiary sentence. It seems that Faun filed- his cer tificate ot registration , but before his papers wcro delivered to him Collector New dis covered that he had served n term for grand larceny In this state , and refused to give him citizenship papers. At the penitentiary his queue was clipped , and slnco then ho has not attempted to grow It again. It he Is returned to China his death Is sure as soon as he places foot on the Celestial shore , as it Is the custom of the country. His hearing was set for tomorrow. ItlCll MKS Attachment Insuetl Agnlnst the Dlacrc. Tlonnry I'oul Mnn , . PITTSDURG , Nov. 9. Attachments have been Issued against George M. IrWln &Co. , the defunct discretionary pool operators , by H. C. Imhoff. $1,000 ; II. T. Hlmhoff. $1,1E5 ; W. P. Hlmhoff , ? 100 ; E. W. Hlmhoff , $1,125 ; W. W. IJImhoff. ? 500 , All the plaintiffs are wealthy , and they say that many other well- to-do people Invested with Irwln In largo amounts , but are keeping quiet about it now. The preclpo In the cases above states that the money was deposited with Irwln for the purchase and sale of option contracts , but was not used for that purpose. It Is de signed to attach Irwln's maenlflcent resl- denco and several bank deposits he Is sup posed to have. ' Among Irwln's Investors was a preacher in Wllklnsburg. fllnjor ritzp.itrlck on Trial. NEW ORLKANS , Nov. 3. The Impeach ment proceedings Hied by District . .At torney Butler against Mayor Jolm Fltz- patrlck for malfeasance In office- which was postponed October 31 , was called up In Judge King's division -of the civil district court. Many prominent members of the C.Itlzens Protective association , at whose Instance the proceedings ! were brought , were on band to lend moral support at least to their Dido of the controversy. The mayor , too , was well sustained by a large nnmber of city' officials and other personal friends , who expressed the belief that the proceedings will end In the complete vindication of his honor's of ficial acts. Several witnesses were examined , Nrgro t.ynclioil In Georgia. MACON , Oa. , Nov. 9. Leo Lawrence , a negro , who assaulted Mrs. Polk in Jasper county , and .had been brought to this city for safekeeping , was taken to Montlcello. Ho was tried at the September term of the su perior court , and sentenced to be hanged November 30. The neighbors of the Injured woman were not satisfied , however , and tak ing the negro from the officers , took him to the outskirts of the town and hanged him , riddling his body with bullets. Under orders from tha governor , one of the local military companies was hckl In readiness to go to Montlcello , but later they were notified their services were rot needed , as the lynchers had already done their work. , Why the Hunk l-'ullecl. . SAN DnnNAHDINO , Cal. , Nov. 9. It is understood the cause of the failure of the I-'Irst National bank originated In personal quarrels among the officers of the bank. President Joseph Brown , Who was Inter viewed , stated that the bank would not re sume business , but would go Into liquidation. Ho says that securities of the bank and Us It assets are sufficient to pay all depositors full and leave something to be distributed among the stockholders. The bank has a paid up capital of $100,000 , and when closed had deposits of about $200,000. Other banks the city are not In the least affected by the failure of the First National. . Trnlloy Cur Han Away. PITTSBUna , Nov. 9. A trolley car on the West End Electric Street railway jumped the track going down a steep -grado on Stcubeu street and went over a thirty-foot wall. Two passengers. Sirs. Dr. nankin Allcghany and Fred Groff , were badly bruised , and the 'motorman , Joe Mannlon , was pinned beneath the < yxr , suffering a badly ' sprained shoulder "and , It Is thought , Internal Injuries , Lucille. Taylor , a 10-year-old girl , was thrown over the embankment and badly hurt. . Tin Pluto Manufacturers Itoady to Arbitrate PITTSDURO , NOV. 9. The tin plate manu facturers are willing to arbitrate. They will bo use any reasonable effort to cause a resump tion of business. No formal offer has been made to the Amalgamated association , but It was given out today that the manufacturers willing to adopt this plan ot settling the of dispute. They will submit the entire 'ques tion to arbitration. President Garland of Amalgamated association declines to say what action the association will take. Srliptlnlo of Flint ( Hint Prices. . U PITTSDUnO , Nov. 9. At a meeting of flint glass manufacturers In this city It question of arranging a new schedule prices was discussed. No Information be was given out , but another meeting will be held toon. Among those present at the nicotine wcro Charles Boldy of Muncle , Ind.j George M. Lewis of Alton , III. ; George W. , Yost of Bellalre , 0. ; A. W. Young of Younfes town , 0. Itouboil tlio I'ostolllco und n Store. . bo GUTHUIE. Okl. , Nov. 9. Four masked men rode Into Shattuck , In county N , and held up the postmaster and robbed the office all the rash and stamps. They next In went to the general store of T. N. "Miller robbed him of 4-100 and 0mo clothing. After making a saloonkeeper set up the to drinks , the men , unmolested , rode out' oi the town. - Will T.rnie the Simp * to tha Gulf Hood. Pli DENVER. Nov. 9. Receivers 0. W. Mink. E. Anderson , J. W. Ooane and E. R. Ooud- of the Union Pacific road Joined llecilver H. H. Clark In this city today. TJfoy j re Bra Inspecting the shops In this city , and It U A expected they will agree to lease them to the Gulf road. . , , . , . . - - Clmilrou' New I'oilmastcr. WASHINGTON , Nov. 9. Tbo president today appointed C. D. Bayers postmaster of size Chadron , Neb. , and Thomas Kelly at Adslr , NEW JHILDISG COLLAPSES Frost Springs ! the Iron Bccms in the Now Montreal Passenger Station , TWO KIUI-D AND SIVtRAL WOUNDEL rirptiipn illmcio n Man fioin it Sixth Story Wlm'.iHr HIM Nuni.m of the Injured tu Obtain Ono of thu Injured Dying , MONTREAL , Nov. 9. At 3:30 : this after noon the top floor of the now nnd magnifi cent ofllco ot the City Passenger railway , on the corner of Place d'Arms Hill and Craig street , caved In , killing two men Instantly , Injuring one fatally and maiming a dozen others. The accident was caused by frost , which made the heavy 'iron girders Icavo their sockets , and which , crashing down , carried with them everything below. Thcro wore ; nt the time about fifty workmen In the building , and many were miraculously saved from death. The dead are ; JOSEPH MARQUIS. ROBERT PAUZE. Pierre Monette , whose Injuries will prove fatal , had his skull crushed and bones Vrac- turA In many places. Whllo the men wcro working on the dif ferent floors of the building there suddenly cams a deafening crash , when down oamo Iron beams , planking , brick , mortar and lath . In n heap. As soon as the terrlblo calamity dawned upon the people an alarm was sounded nnd the flro patrol departments responded Immediately with ambulances. A ringing ' cheer went up when the firemen mounted the extension ladder and reached Uic sixth story. There , In a window , cling ing I with desperate energy , was Francis Peulo , a bricklayer , who was about ex hausted. Ho was rescued after some hard work. Besides the dead and the man Mon- otto , who is dying , the Injuries of the others were such that they could bo attended at their homes , They are all French Canadians and It Is dlfllcult to learn their names. The celebrated government chemist , Ir. Molt , after exhaustive analysis , pronounces Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder "The Acme of Perfection. " or i\ufivujti. \ Today an event of some Importance , astro nomically , will bu In progress during five hours , and as the situation of Omaha Is very favorable * to Its observation , a few particulars concerning the event may be of interest to your readers. The event In question Is the passage of Mercury between theami nnd the earth , so that Mercury will appear to us like a small , black spot crossing the sun's disk. This spot will enter upon the sun at 9:56 : this morning , at a point a little south of east , as the sun appears to us accurately , 9S'/4 de grees east of the north point of the sun , and It will leave the ? sun at 3:13 : p. m. , nt a point a llttlo soutli ot west on the sun. Apart from .its scientific aspect It Is an event of somewhat rare occurrence , hence other than scientific folk may wish to watch. A good opera glasfs will show the appearance described above at any time between 10 and 3 o'clock. Of course a well-smoked piece of glass must bft employed to protect the eyes. The possessor of a largo telescope may find It more-jSatlsfflctory to project an Image of the sun on a piece of white paper or card board. To do this , take the telescope as It Is and hold It In buch a position toward the sun that a small spot of very bright light will appear on the cardboard when held' near the oyb piece. Then.jwlthout changing the posi tion of the telescope , first remove the card board to sonte' distance from the eye piece , and then pull ouUthe latter until a sharply defined Image of the sun appears on the cardboard. ' . Bjitit reaulres n much larger teloscope'tcrsHcfw Mercury In this maner than to see It byf ooklng .through * the telescope , guarded with or sunshade , or-piece of smoked B'aa ' . t - ' * Mercury , Ilka our earth , is a planet revolv ing about the sun , in a path , which Is very nearly a circle , with the sun In the center , but tta distance from * the sun Is much leas than that of the earth , the respective dis tances being 36,000,000 and 93,0,00,000" m'lles. Hehce , It Is evident that If Mercury were to travel In Its orbit no faster than the earth travels In its orbit , Mercury would complete is ( circuit In about one-third of our year. But planets travel more rapidly the nearer they are to the sunt and so Mercury completes its circuit in about eighty-eight of our days , or , If an Inhabitant of Mercury were to begin reckoning today , ho would nnd that ho had lived through-all the. seasons of his year by the tlmo we reach February 16 , and about twen ty-eight days later , or March 1C , Mercury will have overtaken the earth once more. From this statement It might seem as If transits of Mercury ought to be quite or dinary occurrences. But on the 10th of March there will be no transit , nor will there be another before the beginning of the next ceptury. The paths of the two plan ets have this qommon center In the sun , but they are not Jn the same plane. The angle between the 'planes of the orbits Is about 7 degrees , the angle made by the " " hands of a watch at about""one nnd one-third _ minutes past 12 , This may 'seem a small matter , but If we } Imagine the hands of the watch to lengthen out until they have at tained respectively the lengths of the lines that Join Mercury and the earth to the sun , will bo evident that an observer nt the end of the long hand , looking across the end of the short hand will fall to see the center by a good many thousand miles. Hence there can be no transit , unless the earth Is near those points in its own orbit where the planes , of the two planets Inter- soct. The earth isat , , those points In May and November , and therefore all transits of Mercury that wo can expect to hear of will take place during cither May .or November. But a transit does not occur every May to and November , because 116 will not divide 365 without a remainder. Every 116 days after today's event Mercury will again be nearly In line between us and- the sun , but by the tlmo Mercury will have overtaken the earth the third time , the earth will still be a seventeen days' Journey away from the point It oc cupies today , and at the end of those sev enteen days Mercury will bo far into Its fourth short year of eighty-eight days each. The times are so related that when a transit has taken place In November another may expected In November cipher seven or thirteen years later , 'butth& May transits are rarer , occurring only at Intervals of cither thlrteenffJIJTfoltr-sIx" years. This In equality Is due to the fact that the paths neither MercucyJ-nor the earth - are per fect circles , nnilSn'May Mercury is furthest away from the -sun. Today's cvent [ wl/l be observed with the utmost oaro at every observatory In Amer ica , for two reasons principally. The first to determine ) , jnoro accurately the elements ments of Mercury's orbit , or the exact path describes In space during Its rapid mo tion about the sun. The planet Is always so near the sun that only now and then it can seen just before sunrise or just after sunset , hence all the ordinary observations have to be made cither In full daylight or else when the. ptynAr is near the horizon , and In both the'ko'Tnstances a number ol causes operate agJJuM ftho accuracy of the ob se-rvations. Durigp. a transit Mercury can seen clearly Jirojectqd on the sun's disk , and Its position relative to sun and earth determined with considerable precision. These determinations combined with those made at previous transits will aid materially clearing up some doubtful points In the motions of Mercury. " " - The fact la that Mercury does not seem move with the unswerving regularity of other planets , so much BO that astrono mers have long suspected the existence ot a planet or planets between Mercury and the sun. Some have gone so far as to give a name. 'WulcSn , " to a planet supposed to b. there but "Vulcan" haa , never been seen , common oplnlpn a.presont Is that there either two such bodies , or , more prob ably , a larger number ot very small planets. more accurate determination of the Ir regularities In the motions of Mercury will assist In solving the problem , for It was from similar irregularities In the motions of Uranus , the then outermost known planet , that the astronomer- Adams , calculated tin , the orbit and the place of the planet Neptune. The other reason Why astronomers arq lu anxious to obccrvo thin transit accurately concerns us a llttlo more nearly They wish lo find out whether our days arc becoming longer , A day la the1 tlmo consumed by the earth In turning once on Its axis. When the earth began Its existence or Its separate existence It received an Impulse which caused It to revolve nbout an axis , just as a lop spins about Its axis when released from the string. The speed with which thot op revolves slackens very rapidly , for the sides of the lop brush against the surrounding air and the point on which It spins often meets with still greater revs I stance from tha sub- tlnnco on which It turns , and In which It hiirlcs Itself. The earth may have Increased the speed of Its spinning In the very early ages of Ite cxlstercc , but the causes which could produce such an acceleration have certainly ceased to exist very long ngo. The ' which Slacken thu speed ot the top do not exist for the earth. There Is no out- shin matter agnlnst which the parth could rub , but the earth , with Its atmosphere , spins around In absolute vacuity. And yet It seems probabla that the earth Is losing speed just now. The cause assigned Is the friction of the tides. The moon drags an enormous mass of water first eastward and then woit- ward twice each day. nml some have calcu lated that the dashing of these masses acalnst the continents must retard the rartli's daily motion measurably. It Is e-asy to see how a transit of Mercury may aid In determining this question one way or the other. Wo can calculate , for Instance , to n nicety just how far the earth traveled In Its circling about the sun since the last transit of Mercury. This being known , It Is easy to calculate Just how many times the earth should have turned on Its axis or how many days to a very small fraction should have elapsed slnco that time. If the actual number Is less than the calculation requires , the earth has lost just that much time. Now , when wo remember that records exist of transits of Mercury for over 200 years. It will be evident that even a small loss per century ought to begin to ba noticeable. These are In n very general way the scientific as pects of the occurrence. The phenomenon will bo observed today at the Crelghton Col lege observatory with all care possible. C. J. UOUOMEYKH , Professor of Astronomy , Crelghton College. MAKltHl ANHTHl'.li MlfFUHT. houthorn Pncllln Still Anxlun * to Hovlvnthu Tranicontiiioiitiil AnHnelatlun. CHICAGO , Nov. 9. Another effort will bo made to revive the Transcontinental Passen ger association and the meeting for that pur pose may bo held In Chicago on November 1C , although the date Is not certain. The Southern Pacific Is , as before , the principal mover In the scheme , and It Is understood It will make considerable concessions to the direct California lines to Induce them to enter the association. These concessions must be of a very tangible sort to get the Atchlsqn .into ony plan for the reorganiza tion of the association. This road Is not nt the present time In a position to enter into any association obligations , nor will It bo until the present troubles betwccjn the stockholders are finally adjudged. The Utilon Pacific , too , has ob jections and they will take some tlmo to remover Altogether the prospect for the revival of the association Is itot brighter than at the time when the Southern Pacific tried to warm It Into llfo two months ago. "Itntj" JjhnuM a Dellclt. NEW YORK , Nov. 9. The report of the Missouri , Kansas & Texas Railroad company for the year ending June 30 shows gross earnings $9,87,290 , decrease $510,901 , operat ing expenses ? 7 205,1)41 ) , decrease $604,793 , not earnings $2,6713I8 , Increase $93,892 , In terest and rentals $3,680,870 , Increase $321- 427 , deficit $9,522. against a surplus ot $218.- 013 last yeaV. "No Increase has been made In the bonded debt of the company during the year and it Is free from floating debt. In his report President Ilouso says that In addition to the commercial depression the company was affected by a severe and long coiitlnuqi ) rate , war and by the competition of a rival line through the Indian territory Into Texas. Were Warming tlio Dynamite. HUNTINGTON , Ind. , Nov. 9 , Fifty pounds of dynamite exploded at 7 a. m , today on the Hallwood & Kcffer sewer contract. John Ilnrtman and Norton Keffcr were killed , and John Flynn fatally Injured. Residences In close proximity were badly wrecked. The damage amounts to may thousands. The men wero" warming the dynamite when It ex ploded. Kliot Ono of tlin llobliors. LANDER , Wyo. , Nov. 9. Three masked men entered , E , C. Enderly's store at Therm- opolls , covered * the proprietor with guns and compelled him tq give them $1,300 from the safe. Mr. Knderly and others pursued the robbers nnd shot one , who was recognized as Jake Snydcr. Ho will die. The others escaped with most ot the plunder. O' "One" simple "precaution will Insure perfect felicity in domestic work. Use noother baking powder than Dr. Price's. The food that It produces Is sweet , pure nnd whole some. rut I'liolflo < o.tNt iato . CHICAGO , Nov. 9. The Burlington , Cedar Hup Ids & Northern road today threw n bomb Into the Western Passenger associa tion. It announced to all the association rends that It would apply short line rates from ! : Waterloo , In. , to ail points In Montana and to JJorth Pacific points aa well. The notice came as a complete surprise to the association lines , and they claim that the action of the Burlington , Cedar Ilaplils & Northern Is altogether Irregular. The road causing all the trouble is a member of the association , but Its notice to the other as sociation lines wan made direct to them , and not through the chairman , as is usual In such cases. The application of the shoit line rates will reduce the basing rate from Chicago lo North Pacific points by J2. Up for T.n\t. PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 9.-Great alarm Is felt In shipping circles concerning the threo- mnsted schooner Ida C. Southard , now con siderably overdue , enroutc from Philadelphia New Orleans with a cargo of 1,000 tons Ivy Poisoning Eight Years of Suffering Perfect Cure by Hood's Sarsaparllla "C. I. Hood St Co. , Lowell , JIass. : " Dea'r Sirs : Wo have tried Hood's Sarsap.v rllla and finrl It to bo all you claim for It. .My u Ifo vy&s poisoned by Ivy when a young woman , and for eight jeais was troubled every season V $ Cures wfth tlio breaking out and terrible Itching and burning. I thought hers was 83 bad A case as anyone everhad. She was In this distressing condition crery year until she began to taks Hold's Barsaparllla , which has effected a j > cr- feet cufe , without leaving any scars , and she has had hadNo No Sign of the Poison SJnco. She Is well and hearty. I have taken Hood's Barsaparllla after the grip with good results , and have Also circa it to our four children. Wo are 11 pictures ol perfect health aud owe It to Hood's B rsaparllla. " J. C. KJIKEMAN , Van- foU. , . f you decide lo take Hood's Sarsapo- rIlia do pot be Induced to buy any other Instead Hood'9 PHIS are liaqd made , and perfect proportion ami appearance. Sic. per box. of railroad Iron. Her nRcnta nro fearful nho hna encountered lhi > liurrlrnno that wrecked the Phtlndelphln bnrkenllnc Ueorjre W. Sweeney on October 11 , n both vesnets left here the Ame tiny. The inlMliiK Vessel wan In command of Captain M. II. Illake , who hail a crow of hovcn men , nil of whom belonKPil to this port. They wcro : Mate A. T. Vlx. SPCOIII ! Mate KJ M. I'lnkhnm. Stewnrd A. Patterson , Bcnmcn Thomns Thompson. Xnvlcr Hcnscn , Caleb Ilaltcm , A. M , Honstron < r. Itrfmnl tn Indict Xtnto OfTlrl.'lln. JACKSON , Miss. , Nov. 0. The fnlcral Kfnml Jury , by n vote of more tlmn two to one , refused to ! mlct | the governor , treas urer nnd nmlltor In the matter of the prltitluir. of tlu MIsMsslpnl stnte warrants. It belnB alleged by Chief Hiizon , supported by Heu- retnry Carlisle nnd Attorney Opnrril Olncy , { that , } , they violated the laws , "bplnjr In thi- lllicii ( < 9 < t nnd similitude of ITnltrd Htnlc- treasury nnd national binU notes. " Thu stutp olllclala , It will be remembered , wore nrnvlsnod nevornl months HBO on warrants sworn out by U * . J. Hums of the United States Hfcret service bureau. MMtcMiirii li Iniliiin Trrrlliiry. SOUTH M'ALUSTKH. I. T. . Nov. O.-Sena- tors Ucrry and Jontg cf Aiknntna , UotiKrejs- men Mcltnc nnd Llttlo nnd several noted people from the same stnte , arrived this ovonlmr nnil nro the Kiicsts of thp city. They will bo Jolnpd tonight by Colonel Iten- fro and pnrty from Oklahoma. A gnind banquet will be spread tomorrow In honor of the illfltliiKiilshod visitors. The object of the visit Is to Inqulro into the advisability of adopting statehood fur the Indian tribes. Kntcbln i'f l.iitmr . ( . NKW OKL13ANS , Nov. 9. A number of to the national KnlKhtH of Labor convention , which meets In this city next Tuesday , have nlremly nrrlvcil. Including Grand Master Workman guverelKti. Secre tary Hayes and T. 11. MeCtliliv. An execu tive meeting Is now belne held. In rcsKinsp | to questions Mr. Sovereign said there wns nothing of Importance to tell at this time , as he hardly know what mutters are likely to como up before the convention. .Iiulgp llre pr's Decision Monday. The federal court convenes at 10 o'clock on Monday next , and the opening will be signalized by the handing down of Judge IJrowor's decision on the maximum freight rate case , Judge Dundy presiding. ollered."T KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort nnd improvement nnd tends to personal enjoyment when " lightly used. The miiny.vho live bet ter than others.'ind enjoy lifomorc , with less expenditure , by more promptly /iiulpi--g * ! ! 0 world's bofct products to tlio needs of physical being , will attest tlio vuluo to health of the pure liquid Ir.xntivo principles embraced iu the remedy , Syrup of Fi s. Its oxccllcnco is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable nnd pleas- : xnt to the taste , the rofresiling und truly baneficial properties of n jrcrfcct lax ative ; erTbctwiily cleansing the system , dispelling colds , headaches And feyeis and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession , because it acts on the Kid- ncyr , Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in * iOc and $1 bottles , but it is man- Il'actured by the California Fig Syrttp ( .o. only , whose nanio is printed on every .actage , also the mime , Syrup of Fig.s nd being well informed , you will no1 sept any tubstitute if ollered. . 1 "T OR lack of a nail the shoe A was lost ; For lack of a. shoe the horse was lost ; For lack of the horse the U rider was lost ; All for the want of a horse shoe nail. " For the lack of care the health was lost ; For lack of health the life was lost , through Bright's dis ease. Headaches , loss of appetite , sleeplessness , despondency , peculiar pains all these things were the warnings of this great modern disease , which should not have been neglected. If the only known remedy for Bright's disease , kidney troubles , and all female and urinary difficulties Warners Safe Cure had been taken in time , there would have been no disaster. Will you be warned in sea son ? AMUSIiiM lil (5TH ( ST. THBTRE U Toll-phono IBfll- Mitttnoo Toi/iiy nt iiiitt nt The Jolly Llttlu Cornelian , LAST UOIIKIIT F. PARKINSON , LASTTWO Supported liy an oxcMlmil , tn tlio company crent uimsn- TINIE3 tional farce comedy , The Mnn In Black I5TH ST , 1'01'UL.llt I'ltlUJCS. Telephone ) 1531. Vv'ouk of Nov. 11 , coiuinunulntr Snmt.iy Mallnoo. Albiui' ' * In don E i pi o Eto taiuor. ' , HOAUTfSTS nil Headed by Tlio Kins A T."RTT\TT T'10 ' of Cards IJuJaJLlMi Incomparlblo KVUKY AUT1ST A STAH. ConlnirVcck of Xov. 18 : "Oa Hie Buwane Hlvcr. " ADMISSION Flinn. A LECTURE BY AN BVANORLIST OF TUB CATHOL APOSTOLIC CHURCH , Sunday , Nov. llth , 8 P. M. Subject : The Anti-Christ who must appear at the llmo ot Our Lord's coming , whlc.IMi , near. ALL AUB INVITED. Wn nond the marvnlnm Kr nch ltimJr CAUTHOS freo. micU li'Knl Kuaraulfollmt C'ALTHOS will HTOI' l > l. < - hnrc.V Ilmlwlunt , ( 'UIIK Hnrrmulori-hrH. Varlcooclc mid KI'.KTOUK I * > .t > Icar. Use it anil \fialisfiti , Adlrm.VDN MOHL CO. , Oolo Amrrlnn ijmU , ( loelnntll , Ohio. Are getting more frequent as the years roll 'round , and Yankee genius suggests other things to mix besides ice cream soda with a "wink in it" cock tails and politics. Many a clothing store sells'goods today for all wool that are not "all wool. " Some of 'em do it through ignorance , and some upon an .idea that every man who wants to buy clothing is a sucker and can be caught with a "catch line" of display advertising. We never guess at it when we tell you a thing is all wool you can bank on it. We are selling overcoats just now at $2,75 , that are not wool all through , and we say so , too , but they're cheap at $5.00 , and in fact better than any $5 oo overcoat you'll get in Omaha. And here is that full length Kersey overcoat at $6,75 , all wool. Now the man who wrote'ta this ad. knows that they're all wool , for he took a small piece of cloth from one of these coats and "chewed the rag" because they were ordered sold so cheap , This overcoat is the best value this remarkable - < markable storp ever offered to you. Other overcoats and ulsters are perhaps in pro portion as cheap as the ones we already spoke pf. We have 'em in all styles , and all of the rule oi this season. Long overcoats , whether they're of a cheap ) medium or fine grade , whether $2.75 or the finest swell kersey silk lined at § 21.50 they're all of the new school of styles , and above all , now cloth and not old shop worn , gathered up auction stuff , that won't wear long enough to tell of it's birthplace. See our clothes line.
