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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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> 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.
