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2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 'rln 01\fATIA DAILY : B:1E : : : : h ? n.lDA , IPEBRUA1tY s , 189t.
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on the ( put of the commlsalon. The amentJ-
b. mont Wa adoptetJ.
, The senate voted $3 per day and mleago
to Stewart to cover his expenses while attending -
. tending R conference ot delegates from the
state legislatures ot Minnesota , Wiconsin ,
' Iowa , Nobraka , South Dakota antI North na-
kota , to bo held at St l'aul MInn. , on Feb-
mary 1 for the purpse ot devIsIng \1S and
mean for concerted acton In the exterm 'na.
. ton ot the nUBslnn thistle.
, McKesson , stewart ant Cross were appointed -
the to inform
pointed U walt upon severer
ptnted the action ot the senate In retereMo to
the Immediate shipment of supplies by the
State . Reflef commlsslcn.
The Uelet then Istened : to the reading era
a large number of reports from standing
committees. The general file was Increased
by the acldlcn or nearly twenty bills . while
indefinitely postponed.
fleatly as many were Indefniely
narl ) 18 fifteen new bills were Introduced , Including .
ffeen
cludlng the fourteen proposet amendments
to the tate constitution olerell ( by the com-
.
Alter thl noon recess the Mnnto took up
and gassed tour hUla , a follows :
Senate file No. 25 , by Dalo. reducing the
Interest 10 state wnrants from 7 to [ f per
.
clnt.
Iohato file No. 27. by Grn . 1m. amending
the law relating to county soldiera' relief .
commissions , so that members ot these corn-
mlaslons Ihal receive a compensation of $3
per day for their services providing how-
ever , that no membe or such commission
shah rtelvo pay for mora than : five days
In any one year.
Senate no No. 28 , by Graham , amending
the law which provides tcr the payment or
tim calarlos of county attorneys. Under the
present law Gage county travels In Pretty
beln Includeth In the
fast company , being Inclulell
class having to Ilay $2,500 per year for the
. luxury or a county aUorney. The ell law
p o\'Ies ] that In counties having from 20.000
to 3.000 the attorney shall receive a salary
or $1,000 prr year In counties having more
than 35,000 the attorney receives U,500. ( lage
county baa a populatIon ot 3GOOO. The bill
- simply comes to the relief or that county by
. providing hint tim $1,000 alary shall apply
t countIes having from 20,000 to GOOOO - In-
hablttt : .
Senate flue No. 78 , by Sloan. the bIll to
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.0. , or oleomargarine
. prohibit the sale or tie
. unlcsa time same ho labeled as such
. UNIVflLSITV LEVY fib4.
Time tenatc then went Into committee or
the whole to consker the bill granting a halt-
mill levy for the use or the State university.
t MclMby took charge or the bill and
briefly glanced over the arguments In favor
" . of the measure. lie cosell by offerIng nn
amondmenl IlrovhUng thaI the levy shall be
t , . I equalized that It wi not produce more
. than SGOOOI ( ) per annum.
. Smith or 1)ugla4 opposed tbe bill. lie had
( received estmates from many competent
, buildora . and train those csUmates he was
; . satsnel , that the unnnished library building
could be cOlplctet at a cost ot from H9OOO
. to $53,000. lie was In favor ot making n
dennlto approprIation to complete this build-
r Ing. but cm1d not vote for the proposed
: levy.
Wright : favored : the bill and Dale op-
; I. posed It.
' . I remained ) , howe\'er for Crane to make
' . the leading arrulenL In favor ot the bill.
' He started out by admItting that he hal no
" children of his own and never expected to
have 81) ' . This frank admission created a
. broad smile and placed ) the senate In good
t' , humor. Crane deprecated the fact that nil
p' his colleagucs from Douglas county had seen
fit 10 vote against the measure. He denied
that the 1)111vas a scheme to assbt In a
. - building boom for the city ot I.lncolu natO he
InsIsted with much vehemence that the
- university should he encouraged.
! An amendment suggested hy Campbell and I
accepted by McKee"y , In \el ot his own I
. - amendment , Irovldos ) that "when the levy Is
. made It shal not exceed that fraction or a
mill whIch , hs.d upon the assessed yalu-
aton or the property , shall bo sufficient to
. raise the amount or $60,000 per annum. "
"Sprechor made a logical argument against
p , the bi , and lila address was by all odds the
. best , aId ; most forcible of the afternoon. He
quoted figures to show the burden or tna-
'l . lon already imposed upon the People or the
. state for the support of the State university
,
was so tnequally distributed that while I
cost Lancaster but $7,12 per pupi In the
, ; State university It cost other counties all
time way from $41 up to $297.
4tfter G0l0 further discussion the commi
.he
4ter
* , ; tet ngrIQ : torecornmiidmid the IJIssge' the
. bill asamended. .
k Thosento , then adjourned.
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i Vote h , 'Vhleh . the Unlvrsl , lImit Frl d
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IIniilly
l'h"l , Anlollc.d.
LINCOLN , Feb. 7.-Speclal.-Tho ( ! ) jour-
, nal was read thIs morning. The object
$ . souglt was to correct the record for the
. . - S purpose of showing that the vote of last
. evening on the unIversity bill , house roll No.
' 92 , was 48 to , 47 . The cleric omitted reading
. . . the roll , amid .on motion of Crow the vote
was read and the minutes announced by the
- speaker to bl approved.
; s . Shhkrdlliz Introduced a resolution , which
ho asked be subml't ImmedIately by unanimous -
. , mous consent , 10 the effect that the finance .
ways and means commIttee be Jormltet to
visit " the' various state Institutions asking
, approlrlnJlons , and that they hJ allowed $3
a day and exponaes The resolution was
adopted by a largo majority. The house then
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proceeded to bills on third reading.
1' House 1'01 No. 183. by Jenness , was the
first In line. Tie bill provIdes that no em-
, pl'er or corporation shall dIscharge on
. Cmllo.o for ! l'eason that be belongs to
t labor organization. The penalty for viola-
ton 10" " fine of $500 or ImprlEolnent not
1 exceellng Ilx months The bill was passed
. by GO to' 27.
3 , . Walt'o bill , house roll No. 41 , was passed.
, , ' I provJdcsAhat any pember of a lawfully
, 'organlzed 'yoluntcer fro company who shall
b disabled In the line or dimly nlll receive
l from the city a sum of not less than $ : nor
more thim $10 per wee It. The vote In favor
. , : $ of-thI6 - bill ' \vas tilianlmnous.
' house rol No. 40 , aio by Walt , Is a dg tax
, bill . I Impoes a tax or not less than $
nor more than $3 the and
? t lore Ullon owners ant har-
t borers or dogs. I further provides that no
prson ehal keep lore thall ona tbg. The
. bill p3sed by 65 to 19.
House roll No. 68 , by Jenkins , Is a b'l
. providIng that time let of January the 22t
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of February , the Fourth of JUly , the 25th
of Dcembcr , ant any day recommentell by
tie governer of this state or the predent :
of the Unied States as a day or fasting or
. - - . hallesSlvng ! shall be allowed school teacher
, . or all public schools as legal holidays. I
" _ , also provides that when any or these dny
Ia's
4 shall occur on Sundny ( , then the following
' Monday 'shal bo observed. There was but
slight , opposition to the passage ot this measure -
Deo's bill . house roll No. 82 , to authorl
. the Investment of sinking funds In the hands
of time treasurer of any county In regleterod
, . warrants leaned by county , city , reglBteret ,
I 8chool authorities of such county under dl-
rectoa of the county commissioners or Board
of Supervisors , was passed by 1 vote of 74
toll.
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: The house then took 0 recess "ntl 2 p. m.
, Mit. MI.S WANTED TO KNOW.
At the opening of the afternoon session
afenoon
) les , rising to a question of privIlege , de-
, ' mantled to kl\w \ why Buralo county , which
was BUlI'Osed to be self-sustaining. hal , as
. : , _ hovny ths report ot SecretlY I.utden ,
ec'IV'1 twice the amount of supplies of any
. ether county In the slota.
Brady replied to this question by
queston
I 4 ' quietly atatng that he sUlpOed It
, n because the people hooded It. ThIs an-
! WCr did noalp \ J to auuaeo the wrath or
. ) les , but he subsided and the debate closed
, The consideration of bills on third ' reading
posed was lroceEded of : with Int the following 1is-
1Iouse roll No. 121 , by lalrgro\'e , Ilrovldlne !
, , f1 an extra ! alt In the supreme court , was :
_ host with the emergcncy clause , the vote being
\ Ito 32. and I was Ilut upon its passage with-
ou the clauae. The bill failed '
clu e. bl faied entirely on its
pasec\ wihout the emergency clause , receiving -
: ceiving but 49 yeas to 41 imays
, Mutiger's bi , house roll No. 13G , provIding
, that probate courts shall have exclus\'o : juris-
diction or the Probate of wills , was ' pused.
: Iurch Introduced a resolution to pay the
epelus of Lamborn , Dlolnte by Governor
10lcomb a delegate tl the Russian thistle
thiste
' 4 ni conrerel e at 131. I'aul. I'"ebruary U , and a
; discussion wu Immeelately lunched , The
: _ , resul was that Lsmborn will b Ilerlted
lt ' 0 attend the convention and hil actual rll-
< way tare will bD paid.
Tit hun then went into commitee 'ot '
- the whole to consider . bll en general file ,
, with Harrison In the chair.
, Houe roll No , 112. by Munger , provIding '
that county couunNloncrs ! may assets lnds
om'd ' by \ho \ INeSOr , was \1' occason of
. considerable
c debate , ald the commltee Iflml
&ue 10 reliant progress IDd sit again .
, 10us& roil 10 , ( ; by U r\wn of 11Ic3lr
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granting cert ln lots to the Congregatcn
DraI.JEthurcm , was rtcmmende : fo passage.
Allan's bill , house roll No 278 , providing
that the county board of each county may
grant liquor license open the payment of not
loss than $500 , brought en t warm debate.
Cramb vigorously opposed the lull and Burns
of I.aneater Ietcnrect It. Howard Inovell
an amendment that timers shall be no liquor
sold within one.hal mile ot any public etu-
calonal institution , and I was carried . Time
discussion . however tormlnatecl % hy 1 melon
for indefinite postponement , which prevailed ,
The comllltEf then rose and reported
t3iirnof I.'n038to1 moved that the report or
the committee of the whole on the bill bo not
adopted , but that the hi bo recommended
for psasago. The ) 'OaS and nay were called
for bat the melonS lost. Harrison then
moved that the bill be recommitted. The
10ton pre\'alQt anI } the house adjourned.
Ti1Lr1 ' . nonu no.\US hiLt ,
NcY I't"n for Ill.rovll ; time highways-
( 'r"lo' Sllar 10ult , , Ioulre.
LINCOLN , Fob 7.-Spachtl--Ono ( ) ot the
Irporant bills introduced In time senate at
the present esslon Is the good roads bill
offered hy Senator Telt or Cass coumity D )
lho provisions of this bill each county In the
state havIng less than 125,000 Inhabitants ,
excepting portions occupied hy cities and incorporated .
corpora 1 villages , Is declared to bo a sep-
arate nail distinct road department , and all
rOll : lstrlcts anti the ofco or road overseer
or supervisor heretotoro existing In such
counties are abollslmcd.
I the bill becomes I law It will male a
most radIcal ! change In nil existing statutes
ont will place Nebraska In the front rank or
tim states that are endeavoring to salvo the
good roads . problem. I first Provides that
the county board or each county shall have
solo anti exclusive power and authority to
govern manage regulate , lease establish ,
vacate , alter , Ielocate , widen. imarrow 1m-
prove , pave , nmcatlamnize , construct , purchase
and repair r1 Public roads ant bridges within
time road department of the county. Each
cOlnly road clepartment Is divided Into road :
dhstricts all under charge or tim county sur-
veyor. After tbo surveyor has reported upon
the needs of each district the county hoard
Is directed to let contracts for the Improve
menl ahimi care or the noada. In order ] to pro-
vlto funds for the road department the
county boar Is directed to levy and collect
In cash a tax not to exceed 8 mills on thc
dollar valuation or all real ant personal
property ot time county.
Senator ' Crane will conlrlbuto another bill
to 111e llel sugar lIterature already berere
the senate. He bas drawn a bill which be
Propo'3s to offer as a substitute to the bill
already Inlrotucet hy Senator Holbrook , and
providing for I bunty to b paid front the
state treasury and divided the
among manu-
facturers. Senator Crane prefaces his b:1 :
with the following preamble :
Whereas , The erection of beet sugar manufactories -
ufactories In this state are of general public
benefit ali hell } he aided mind encouraged
by thc state na other works of public improvement -
provement , anti
" \Vhcrca8 Such manufactories can best be
nllec by Increnlln the Eupply of sugar
beets to such factorIes therefore be It enacted -
acted : :
That the state shah for each of the years
119 : , lS9G anti iS97 ] pay to any farmer person .
n1m cr corporation engaged In the raising
or sugar heets the slm of it per 101 for nil
beets raised Ilurlug thC three years named ,
provided thaI no . money shah 'I'ears paid to
1011)
any manufacturer engaged In rising hIs
own beets.
There are a number of conditions attached
to the bill. Flrs , no money Is to bt paid
unless the beets arE actually sold to a sugar
factory , nor unless the person applying for
the bounty shah have raised at least five tons
of bsets for the year . nor unless time beets
shall contain at least 10 per cent or saccarlne
matter .
Although the beet sugar bounty question
has been kept In the background up to the
pre3ent time , the active discussion of the several - I
oral proposed measures cannot be postponed !
much longer and time several bills arc likely I
to 'bg urged soi , n' after the legislature re I .
assEmbles after the week'c recess , which be-
gins tomorrow. Senator Uclbrook's bill pro-
poses a bounty of 1 cent a pound to be paid
for three years for all sugar manufactured
after the pasge of the act.
. Thc senate committees emi public hands and
. buildIngs and finance , ways ant means start :
.tonlght their blennl .
on junket In order . to
defray "expenses" timey have ' voted .them-
soh'es $3 jer day and mlfg ! There arc
: eighteen . ' members Of'l- , the tVO cornmnjtees ;
' maTting the cost $54 per day to the _ stato.
The trip , ccordlng to' the itinerary already
mate up , will last seven days rnaletmig the
total cost $378 , wih enough mileage tbrown
In to bring time total amount up to at least
$500. Time two committees vill travel lade-
wi Inte-
pendenU .
The finance committee will go first to
Omaha , reaching that city tomorrow after-
noon. Saturday at 10 o'clock the , committee
w1 go to Beatrice . where II wl Inspect the
Institute for the Feeble MInded. Returning
to' ' Lincoln on Sunday ; the committee will
wil
proceed to Kearney the fme day , visiting
Grand Island and Hastings on time retur
trIp.
'fho commitee on public lands and building -
Ing goes frt to Peru thea to Beatrice , Lin-
coin . Grand Island , Kearney ant Hastings In
succession. As time trIp has been arranged
no visit wi be mate to Norfolk or Gcneva
tat tile present time. The institutions at
sion. these place wi bo vIsIted later In tie - ses-
sion.Senator
Senator Stewart will Indulge In : little
lte
trIp at the expense of the 8tato. He will
vIsit St. Paul , MInn . , February : 14 , to attend
a conference or delegates from Minnesota ,
Wisconsin , Iowa Nebraska , South Dakota
ant North Dakota. At this nference ways
and means for concerted acton In legislation
designed to ttlnlnate the Husslan thistle
wi bo considered. Yesterday Senator Stew-
art protested vIgorously against the propo-
siion to pay the members or the finance
commIttee ant public buildings committee $3
per clay , and mileage. but lie lat quietly In
his seat todaywimlie time republican senators
votellll $3 per clay and mliemtge. I Is only
fair ' to say however , that In protesting
against time Ilropositon to pay the junketing
scntor t3 reI day and mieage Senator
Stewart mte no opposltcn to thE payment
of the actual expensts or the comnmittee .
eXlenscs commitee.
He believed , however , that the actual : expenses -
penses shoult be paid , but not In the form of
a per diem ! . '
. U'T'EI TO 'L'iIti C)31MI8-1ON1Ils.
U""rlur lolcomb'rltC Urlllg thll
I'rumpt A lOI ni 'rmmkem.
LINCOLN , Feb. 7.-Speelal.-The ( ) committee -
tee , conslstng } of Senora McKesson , Stewart -
art and Cross to convey to Governor Uolcomb
time Bcnate's desIre that the work of time
State Relief cOlmlsRlon be expedited as mueb
as possible , hell a conCerence with the chief
executive this afternoon . Governor Uocomb !
lad ! that ho was very clad to have the sup
port of the senate In Iny project that would
tumid to expedite the work or relieving the
suffering lu the drouth regions 10 stated
further that lie hat already addressed a per-
sonal letter to tie members of the state com-
mission urging upn them limo importance : or
immediate action . The letter was as tolowa ! :
LINCOLN , Jan. 31. ] S 5-I' Dear Sir :
The Importance or caring tor every tiesery-
Ing llerl0n la the otate who has been re-
dueccl 10 want by . reason of crop fuiiure
makes I my duty to u e mmpon ) ' alure
necessity ot lergeto effort on the part 01 of
the emmtire relief corll slon. 'l'he deplorable
commihitloim ot the Ilrolth sufferers ii I generally -
ally Imown. Time legislature has " Aener-
to make an Ilproprlaton or s.O to relieve
the Immedlato n ceelites of the 1"leve
contributions of food amid clothmimmg have been
oot one cothlnl havl
made Iy gc'nerou Icollle In nlmost every
state In time unIon , lint nil time plopll have
not hlcnupI I. I'Nlthln for assistance
are lmouring In : .Iay amid mint emily
\ourlnl every ) amy.
Icl ( . \ blt time ' eVIrr z-curescm.tatiyes In the
relrrjcltatrs
leslsh turl. /re laly In receipt of ninny
mlnv
10l\hlintH of the lack of proper aid ( rain
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the c'ommmnmimitiomL Time press hal seen m 10
commelt freely upon the matN' and ask
for reJorl of time lrogrlS oC the eOmnmis-
comlls-
Ilon In releving distress
I Is necessary fOr hurnnlt"s sake , anti
In artier to malnlala . time erc.1 or time stab ,
that every iiittmgry citizen be f"e. ' ! curn-
I
Ilnlnt ( rol t'immmnorous hmHrcds asking for
(0011 amid clolhl.\ . cannot he Ignored .
I would respectfully urge upon every member -
her of the comllfllo1 the importance of
taking an active lm.zrt In time
! uet\'e llrt wok cf no-
10\'ln ; the iostreis ! . 'l'ime dutIes al'l ro
Jr.at to devolve 1110n one man , whatever
hIs capacity lay be 11 my judgment . the
l.erlolal al } ut"e service of nt least three
amembenmi of the '
c'otnmnlssion
memben rOlllsllon Is reritmired
In Lincoln at this timne 11 order to rr'llred
tle posl
of the work stiactorl ) ' . 1t'pots should
Icportl IhouM
lie made with frequency hlwln the dls.
10ni of Ilolotnn ! and C l1clnlr setting
forth the Celllt amid cU"burlelent oC all
cash contrl"uUol'l ' ni
1 wOllI rrrlnlll ) ' fCCI ndvhlnhle that a
tlat
immct'timmg or 11 1l11blr If tIme I'ommltslon.
acting under the law 1OW In effect , should
lie hed : at once. Prompt , system.
aYllel.
title aul . 1 effective work I. i nerel-
miirm- , 11 1W Ju'hment , la onlPI'
that th's IIfulnc ne.dl of the deserving
hIor nro nt ol el "ul led , and It lime same
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time that Buel In-YPt/llon be hail DS
will prevent those who / unworthy from
tnldul advantage of the c1tre ! ! condition
of the iieopie. The active and energetlo
service of every member 19 needed In order
10 tulnl th expectations of the people. I
trust )0wl reply at once . anti gIve this
mater your prompt attention.
atenton.
Sincerely hoping that the commission will
yours realize very the urgency truly , of my request , I 1m.
Sn.AS A. UO.COI
( Signed ) Governor
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l\DUFT \ ON LAKE ICIGAN
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Ized business ot all kinds. TraIns are blockaded -
aded In snow drifts , and the dirt piled In
wih the snow 80 that nn ordinary snow
Illow does little good Thl hock Island has
snow plows out hellling trains cast n.nt west ,
St. Joseph ant Grand island traIns were aIr
abandoned yetcrtnblt they expect to open
the line tOday. Time thermometer indicated
1 ! degrees below this morning
Ir.AINVmW , Neb. , Fob 7.-SpeeJal ( Tele-
gram.-Tho ) worst blizzard In thre years
raged In this section yesterllnr. The wind at.
tamed a fearful velocIty , and great clouds of
duet and snow filled time air I was bitter
cold , the thermometer regesterlng 30 below at
G I ; o'elock this morning . Numerous ports of
stock perIshing for hack of food ant shelter
have been brought to town hal Il will
probably ! o two or three days before time full
effect of time storm Is known
ONE FAMILY WIThOUT COAL
ntKEN now , Neb , I eb. 7.-Speelal (
Telogmm-Time ) coM wave struck this place
about I o'clock yesterday mornIng and last
night tho. worst wind amid snow storm pro-
, 'aICI that this l caly has witnessed since
18S7. It lasted for about thirty hours. Thc
thermometer registered 18 degrees below zero
yesterday anti 28 this morning at 6 o'cloel" ,
AD the day has been very cold but few have
been In from the country ; all If there were
any fatalities worth has not reached this
clt ) ' . The root oC J. M. Pummnneli's honse
blw of" on Lillian creek , eighteen miles
nortim anti several of his children were badly
frozen about their faces amid hants before le
could get them under shelter. Ho was without
fuel and came to town after coal.
ASHTON , Neb. . Feb. 7.-Speciat ( Tele-
grnm.-'Vednenday ) must be recorded ns time
stormiest day In this section for fifteen yenrs.
A saIl bUzzard . never known or hero before ,
raged alt day. The thermometer registered
25 degrees blow zero thla morning . No re-
paris or great suffering have been reported as
yet . but there Is reason to believe that los
or steele Is considerable.
STROMSDUIG , Neb. , Feb. 7.-Speclal (
Telegram.-The ) llEmometer registered 22
below zero this moring , but rose to 12
above during the day. No trains have arrived -
rived since Tuesday ant none will reach here
until mltnlght , Time sand ant soil drifting
with the snow laltes It very difcult to raise
the blockade as It Is lacltel almost as solid
as ordinary soil. No fatalities.
CATTLE BADLY SCATTEHED.
GORDON , Neb. , Feb. 7.-Speclal Tele-
gram.-Thls ) vicinity bas been treated to I
regular olt.rlhlonet blizzard. I began
night before last ant continued up till 9
o'clock last iihght . The thermometer regts-
tered 3D degrees below zero at 4 o'clocl tds
morning the coldest I bas been In the mcm-
ory of the oldest inhabitant. Cattle are scattered -
tered badly , amI there Is considerable less
among time southern cattle that wore shipped
In last fall . 10 wlntcr. No loss or life re-
portH\
NEBRASKA CITY , Feb. 7.-Speclal ( Telo-
gramn-Yestcrday's ) storm was the most so-
vcro known In thIs vicinity for ears. A
howlIng blizzard prevailed all night , ant this
morning time mercury leglsterel } 22 degrees
helow zerO. Considerable damage was done
by bursting water pipes , and stock suffered
severely. Trains were all from one to five
hours into today , and all fright trains on
time Burlington to and from this city were
abandommod.
HOLDREGE Neb. , Feb 7.-Spcclal ( Tole-
gram.-Yosterday ) and last night this lmla9) ,
wag visited by one of the worst blizzards for
years 'fhe thermometer registered 30 degrees -
grees below zero ant the wind came In a
gale front the northwest Stock suffered . , and
grave fears are entertained for some or Ufe
needy poor. No. reports have come In from
the country , I the weather Is gUl too severe -
yore to permit trayel. All trains are de-
bayed .
laet.SEVERE
, SEVERE ' WEAThER AT O'NEIlL. I
O'NEILDj Neb. , Feb. 7.-Speclal ( Tele-
granm-Last ) night was the coldest expe-
rlencct hero thIs wlnte-r. Time thcrmometer
Indicted at an early hour thIs morning 30
degrees below zero.
MINDEN , Neb. , Feb. 7.-Spoclal.-The ) :
worst storm Is raging here that has been !
known In these parts for years. Great . clouds '
of snow ant dust are fylng so that it I Is Impossible - , !
possible to ace farther than a block away. '
The thermometer registers 17 below zero ,
ant still failing. There Is no school al either .
of the schcol houses of the city on account ,
' accourt
or time severity the atom : .
OXFORD , Nob4 Fcb. 7.-Speclal.-The' ) '
schools or this city were closed today on . account - '
count of the blizzard. The stern Is the most
severe that has visited time Republican valley
for immanyyears , and stock will suffer more
or less. The poor , however , are being wel
provided for , and no extreme cases of dest-
tllon are reported.
An engine with time section forces of Ox-
ford and Mascot was dispatched to Atlanta
this afternoon to assist In pulling a freight
train from a snow drift .
COZAD Neb , Feb. 7.-Speclal.-The ( )
mercury IndicatEd 21 below zero here this
nmornhmmg. Time wind wblch all clay yesterday
blow I gale , fell dimming time night , and the
indications are that It will get warmer No
cases or suffering have been heard of . and It
its believed that the farmers who were In
need have been very generally supplied wIth
noet generaly suppled wih
food and fuel ! , ant that none have greaty ,
suffered.
STOCKHAM Neb. , Feb. 7.-Speeial.-Tlmc ( )
worst storm In Deveral , years struck these
parto Wednesday morning about 2 o'clock.
I raged all day Wednesday and moot or
Wednesday night \\lh unabated , fury.
Clouts of sand , dust and snow obscured the
sun so that for the most part of tIme day
.
It was too dark to read. The
reat.
wind blew a gale. Added to this time thermometer -
mometer stood at 10 below aU
steel a day , grad-
ualy growing lower as night approached.
This morning I Is clear with only a moderate -
orate breeze blowing Time thermonmetom- reg-
, Istcred 24 below the coldest weather Imown
here for at least seven years. No reports
have an yet come In from the country M to
casualties , but I Is certain that the storm
caused . great suffering to people and stock
I'ottiinau Urldgc" In U"hgcr from Ice.
WASHINGTON , I eb. 7.-The present
storm has ben unusually severe In Washing-
ton The snow , which commencet to fail
yesterday evening , has been coming down
town
steadily unt there Is now between six amid
eight / Inches on the level An Icy wlnll ant
been blowing In gusts and hal drifted tIme
snow badly The cold has been severe The
thermometer has not gone below zero , but
Is expected to do so before morning. Trame
on the river Is entirely slspentel mind both
the Aqueduct ant Long bridges are I
to bo II danger , ' 13 neither Is In good ondl-
lon , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
l'rlzll't'utlr In J'/orhln ,
JACKSONVILLE , Fia ; I"b , 7.-I"lorlda Is
beginning to feel time cold wave Warm ,
sunny weather prevailed throughout the
state up to noon today , but since thet cooler
wealler I reported Iron : eli pclnts. At 10
o'clock tonight the thermometer In Jacksol-
vile registered 2G , 'fhe mercury hd dropped
forty degrees since afternoon . At Talahare
Icicle a Jot long formed In Capital p1rk ,
ice IB forming In Ocala Time wealher bu-
rcau l.redlch a further drop all over the
state Ulgh north amid northwest wlnd pre.
vaIl . _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1/1\1 tl Z.mn nt Alolla ,
A1'I.ANTA , Ga. , I eb. 7-Tho lempernure
has been failing slowly since noon and at
7 o'clocl was barely G degrees above , wlh
llo prospect of going to zero before morn-
Ing. Beyond lght winds and occasional I
Stow : flurries no dlsccmfort has been experl.
cncel , but time extreme colt , for which the
imeopl of this section are ill Prepared , has
cau'c,1 , . practical paralysis of bUllness ,
IHtctu JncIme ' . of luut In TeIIPI"e.
KNOXVILLE , Tenn. , Feb. 7.-It has ben
snowing hero continuously for thIrty hours ,
The snow I front twelve to fifteen Inches deepen
'
on time ievei All 'the street railway lines are
leJ up end tralc ot oil kinds Is suspended .
1'he railroads entering her are experiencIng
much trouble In running Iralns. There Ii
much suffering frol cold and hunger.
n"nlll 'I i'uci : l'rlzcl lt tubhio.
MOBILE . Ala. , Fob 7.-A 0 p. mm : . the
temperature Is 16 above , the noblest weather
In len years. Cabbage , peas , beans . and
. other vegetables are killed , The gordemmers
. _ .
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.U : l
of Moble- l , gives sIp hopes of llnl
anytMnJ : loss will be several hundrCJ
thousand lh . '
tholsancl dll"1.
WITI T\l 0.\\1\ lUI.no.\ls.
Storm Aiting ) anti Tr.II Oolln Jnck
A'Ulf
1i ' ,
kin 'rlmC
Inquiry aUIlhe different railroad emcee
elicited the same , information yesterday al
WQlneslly , trains nnmuiied , running behind
time , derdhirmeltts , anti kindred happenIngs
due to the blizzard . whlcll , for twenty.tour
hour has ijeIth the western country In its
grasp. Utt Lyre \ seems to bo 1 letting up
In the vei' \y or the wind , and \lh any-
thing like VUsdrtle weather thc majority ot
trains wi B&'tInnlng on the dot by today.
Train No. G on time Hock Island . from the
westt was abandoned between Phlipsburg
and Omaha Wedlsay nIght , and an extra
running on No G's time was sent out Iron
here on time. Train . No. 7 was annulled yes-
tcrday , westboimll No. 1 arrlvll on time , while
No. I was reported three hour isle. At
foci : . however , the report came that nil
trains were moving' regularly , anll that the
freight department would take stock antI
meat which they refused WecIM day.
The Milwaukee people were indignant that
the report should have gone out Wednesday
that they were lagging behind wIth the other
roads , ant they stated yesterday that time
train from the east came In on time.
No. 1 on the Northwestern was reported
three hours late , while No. I came In a
noon , three hours late. No freight trains
were ablelonet. although hone are runnIng
on time . stron helwlnts making It next to
impossible to get up steam
All freight trains were abundonciVrilneslay (
night on the Ekhorn , ami passenger tralus
crept along at a snail pace , with frequent
stops , mate necessary on account ot the frosty
condition ef the rails.
Time Dlrlngtn was In 1 peck ot trouble
all of Wednesday night snowplows havIng -
Ing to be sent \ out In all directions to
clear the tracks ot snow ant sand , which had
drifted Into the cuts. At nurlngton head-
quarters It was stated yesterday that the
track near ElgCllont had been clearecl whore
No. 201 hac goue off Wednesday . All ot time
coaches were pcked : up with slight damage ,
ant It Is thought time train will bt resumed
today. The engine was fount to have broken a
plot : , which eau9 ei It to leave the track , all the
cars following the propelng power. The
nccIdent occurrtmtl , two miles west of Edge
mont , where a large drift of sand ant snow
hat accunmuiatetL ThIs traIn runs between
Etgemonl and Deadwood. handling tim local
business between these points.
At Aurora engine No. 49 went off time
track Into elghten Inches ot Bnow. But lit- I
the damage WS cloue. Engine No 7 was ,
stuck Wednesday night between Dromne1 ant
Trumbul , whlo No. 31 was In a drift five
miles west of Konesaw . Ncs . l1 , G2 ant 54.
north 6 Aurora , . were tied imp at terminals On
account or thr. derailment oC train No 201
al Elgemont traIns 201 , 202 , 203 anti 201 I were
annulltd . A snowplow was at work yceter-
i day at lenesaw ! to dislodge No. : G. An-
olher plow l f Hastings to dig out No. 37 ,
while still nnotier plow started from Aurora
to BUlwel to open time line. Telegrams iii-
dlcated that the storm had subsided and that
ant
everything would be open by midnight , with
the eceplOl or the Arcadia line , which may
take until mmmortming. Superintendent Dgnel
announces that . the average temperature over
time northern.'dlvlslon of the Burlngton was
18 degrees below Wedne.ay night , while Su-
perlntendentl ) meln says I was 32 below at A- !
hlance . Thl l'tter-Jreatlng. , however , Is laken
with commsiderab1e ; allowance , as It Is pretty
well known ilr.Ielan \ has a woodshed thermometer -
mometer whlch regulates . time weather In his
'territory.I I I '
The Unloll , acfc abandoned all freight
, trains : Wq(1p.lsta " . nlgh .n , account '
or the high _ wInds and . the light
freIght moments not warranting , any
risks ] being , . Freight No. 19 ,
which leaves tl\en. mltnhIl. did nQ clear
time yards until 7 'o'clock 'yOserday ' mornun ? .
orders being aynto ! hold the"traln until the
wind subsided. , , c -
Wherever pqssllle ) the polcy of the Union
Pacific Is to bre1Itlalns up Ito sections : , and ,
al a onseq en'ce , ' there were two gectiomms
secIons
of No. 4 yestrday dfrom ' Cheenne. The frt
No. 4 arrhvid 'In JOn aha about two hours
, adJ ten ; mfljnhitOs'5 ' lall while 3the , second -
end section got . In three hours late.
No. 2 at noon was reported two and one-hai
ant
hour late. No. f went out on' ' time. Ir'
consequence of the lateness of , No. 1 on the
Nor'hwester there were two sections ofl
No. 3 last evening ; the first leaving on
time , whIle the second awaited the. ar-
, rival . of N < ' 1. 'No.6 left-on ' 'Um Wednesday - .
day , but was three hours. late ' into ' Kearney
which will gIve ' soma Idea of what loco-
motives . have to contend with , In bucking '
wind and sand cIB. , "We lav ' no dliii-
Ctly In making steam . " said Mr : 'Ducklng-
hiS ! : : , superintendent .or car servIce , "ever
since wo abandoned the straight smiloko ' stack ,
but the high wl\d \ Isyhat , plays the mischief
with : the cards. " -
crts.-
.
Union Pacific passenger train No. 8 , which
len Sidney Wednesday night about three hour
late , was deralec'onc'mle east of Chapehl , the ,
engIne ant four cars leaving the track , the
l eomotve turning over on its side after
leaving the rails. SuperIntendent Parke oft
North Plate was eli tile ground ' early , and
ut once looked after ' the comfort of the passengers -
sengers and commenced to get the tracle In
condition for travel which was accomlllshet
thIs morning. The cause of the wreck Is
supposed to have been a broken rail , but It
Is thought at headqulrters ther , reasons maybe
bo discovered alter closet exanmination. No
one was Injured , alhougb the passengers
were considerably shaken up. The thermometer -
mometer registered 30 degrees below , exceedingly -
ceedingly , discomforting . to the passengers ,
who were so suddenly landed on the prairIe
a number of feel from the maIn line.
Around the depots yesterday one universal -
sal kick was regIstered against the blz-
zarl , but they bad to make the best of Im-
pained mu service , and they huddled closer
patret rai ant tley coser
around the fires , over nonnd then gong !
up to the bulletin boards to see If their
trains hat not made up any lost tune. The
dispatcher however , afforded little consola-
tioim , altimotigh thmd fact that traIns were run-
ton alhough th.
ning seemed to gle emmcourngement that they
would not always be compelled to walt In a
sawmill . aa the union depot has b'een named
slnc the blizzard or Wedu sday.
The Missouri PacIfic did not send out any
frEight trains 'VedntEtay night , but resumed
the service yestriay morIng ! , passenger
trains on blh the , Mhsotrl Pacific and Comcl :
Bluffs lines arrvln : very nearly eu time .
11rU.1 I i : tii ' ' bUil h Lit roil nit.
COLUMBIA , S. C" 1eb. 7-S"eclals to the
Register report p blizzard raging In upper
South Carolna. : , .Pledmont belt Is covered
wIth snow and st many points the thermometer -
wih
ten Is down to , zero , somethIng unusual In thus ,
tow
. state.
I'oclml. Clllllllu , lt UClyolC
DENVER , Feb. , i ; . special / to this neluh- )
Ic3n from Jolyjlcl"polo" , says : 'fhe mercury
went as low os r , Olt30 degrees last night ,
The snow bhocIIh1p ris complete. There has
been no tr blolflH.s \ ) hEre for forty-eleM
) !
hours . p _
J'rCc7,11 ! ! ' } 'cmmtber ut San . \ mmtnmilo.
SAN ANTONI Tex . Feb. 7.-Tho blz-
zard whtch reaCther last night hat a
maximum wll nloty of forty-seven miles
per hour Time .Mmrnmomneter \ uni to 12 degrees -
crees above zero. " t.
1'011 ncl\IJt itomlimOke , Va ,
ROANOKE , Va. , I eb. 7.-At ! o'clock tonight -
nigh the thenl ir reg'81eret 4 degrees
below zorc. Thljgq Is blowing a hurricane.
No street care ' 1 flnlng and no one Is on
time streets .1" ; _ I _ _ _ _
Coldest of time htlo II rmy Inl1nhlre.
JANOVlm , N1ii1eb. , 7.-Today was the
coldnt of the .ea ' the mercury touchIng
. 'i f'
31 below ,
_ , _
- .r , -
fm."loI1l ' 'IU fit , " "Ulhl ii " "lt
BAKERSIIELI' , Cal. , Fcb . 7.-1 . Houghton -
ton , a rent estat , dealer ant Insurnco
agent commlledim Clte In 1 dramatic
manner here thl veaing. He had become
financially fmharrat I. Today two In-
aUl'unce Igent alrivi here ( rom San l rln-
cisco and gave Hougton un\1 [ o'clock to
settle. Houghton promlsel to have time
money , und , accordinG to agreement . mel
the agents at Ih KEr Valley bank lt 6
o'clock. Ho Haiti he was ready to sette ,
amid pulling l I 1,1101 from his pooled eliot
imimsit thr.ugh the heart lie died In-
stanthy . _ _ _ _ . _ _ _
i''mmles 'hi mig tIn , 1'lv ' tU I hlebols.
B.\NTA IWSA , . Col , Feb. 7-nudolph
Spreclel , who is : toliling on his 1unch'
near lucre , vmsI'smt tndy and denies em-
\ tuittlcahia' Ihl I Jle wnd mixed UI' 11 time
lilol to resent time cx-qtmen , and aald that
fllOI
CX-I\u \
lie hail , 1'\er fmmnmiish.i ; 11iIY or areas to
the IHCluIUII t , '
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,
-b - - - -
FILED AT COUNCIL BLUFFS
Di in the Foreclosure Prooeedings Against
the Union Preifo Oompny ,
-
ONLY A MATER Of LEGAL . FORMALITY
-
. \Uorlo1s Say time Trnlunclol Carries with
It No Hllincanco I XOI.1 the Com-
1IcUoI of time NCCeBnr ,
Stol'S to time Stilt.
Yesterday afternoon In time United States
circuIt court ot Council Uuls Atorney
Finley Burke flied bill .
a bi oC comlllaint II the
$27,229,000 first mortgage foreclosure stilt
against time Urlou Paclnc Railway company
time United Slates 'of America ant 1 large
number of parties who have or claim to have
an luterest In tIme property ot the Unlou
Iaclnc In Iowa. 1 Gordon Dexter anti Oliver
Ames , as trustees for UIO holders ot the
mortgage bents , appear ns plaintIffs , anti the
alegatons are time seine as In time suit iii-
stuted a couple ot weeks ago In the United
'
Slnles' court at St. Louis
Similar suits are instituted In oil the states
In which the Union Paclnc has alY property ,
In order to give the various courts jurlstlc-
ton over the whol ! Besides Burke , the
plaintfs are ropresemiteii by WInslow S.
Pierce of New York , ant n. S. hell or Omaha
as attonmmoys. Hal left Omaha for St. Louis
last evening to look after the case pending
there.
Assistant General Solicitor Carrel ot the
Union Iaclc said last night that the filing
of the papers at Council Duls was only
In confomnmity 'with requlremcnts In cases of
tIme kind , court processes beIng necessary In
all states In which time property Involvcd lies.
l'ACU'lU UAI&IO.\I LI UISI.ATll.
10UBO Commite" ll"cU1 , e. ii I'roposltl to
. \cccilt the I'rlncll"l or limo Iioimtt .
WAShINGTON , I eb. 7.-The house committee -
mittee on Pacifc railroads today discussed
time prospects of legislation. Chairman Hely
was directed to editor with the attorney general -
oral ant the secretary ot the InterIor as to
whether any legislation Is necessary to pro-
tect time Interest of the United States under
the existing status. When the commitee adjourned -
joured a moton by Representative Kyle ot
MissIssippi to reporttho Hely bIll back to
the house was pending. Chairman Hely
read a letter from Del sevaln , a Holland
banlcr , representing time Dutch holders of
Union Pacific securities , who appeared before
time conmmhttoe last sumnimmer. , It conlalned
cO\mltee SU\\er. I on
oiler to the
reI par to government the prlncillal
of all govermlnt guaranteed bonds ot time
Union Pacific as they fall due aqd to furnish
good guarantees for carrying out the plan , I
the government will agree to It There are
about $34,000,000 guaranteed honda of time
Union Paclnc. Thin proposition brought , on
a discussion of a proposition to accept a
proposition from the goverment aided roads
roats
on time saro terms . ThIs Is time plan offered
: s n substitute for the Reiy b'l by Mr.
Turner ant the one which Senalor fries Is
salt to favor , Some SUIllortels or time Reiy
bill In committee said they conslterel this
plan as next to the Reilly bill
Rcly hi time bet opportunity -
portunity for the government to recover Its
Investment , but the opponents ot thc Roiihy
bill c.bjected to any proposItion to Helly
interest on these bonds . which wi amount
to more than time princIpal. The 'consensus
or opInion In the commitee seems thal time '
Hely bill will not get anotler hearIng from
this congress. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
COlllG TO A ShOW iOVvN.
Western Trunk Ln3 CUlmltco % 'VII lalcr
or Hrcll ( Sonmi.
CHICAGO , Feb. 7.-The announcement
made by the Denver & ito Granite and the
ant
Rio Grande Western that they would not
jeimm the Western Trunl Line commission
has had tlme.-offect.ot..throwimig that organiza-
ton on its beam ends. I Is thought , how-
ever , that the embarrassment will be only
temporary , : s the Rock Island and furlIng- ,
ton have both notified the Rio Grande West-
, crn that they are willing ' It'shoull raise the
boycott on round trip busIness reading In
ono direction over the Union Paclnc. The
Union Pacific' has decla t that whe-n thIs I
done It will join the commission . and the ,
minute I signs an agreement all the Important -
portant \'ester lines which have not al- .
rrdy : joined time ' committee will com into
the ( old. I Is expected that I representative -
tve of the Rio Grande Western will be In
ChIcago within the next few days to hold a
conference with Chairman Cldwe\ and representatives -
resenlatves of the Hoclt Island ant Durlng-
ton . I Is hardly possible for the commIssIon
to 1101 ( much progress pending the outcome
of this conference.
Chairman Callwel today Issued a complete -
plete list of all these entitled to t clerIcal halt
f permitS during iS9S. The list Is greatly
reduced from that of former years .
Sixty " Thouu"1 Sllrt Yot.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 7.-AI but $60-
000 has been Iubserl d to the $2,000,000
find for the San Francisco & San Joaquin
Valley road. The promoters will not commence -
mence the work ot onslructon until the
subscriptions from San Francisco amount to
.000.000. 'he Interior towns of the state
$
are ' expected to subscribe $2,000,000 , so that
the caplalZtcn 'of the rotid will be $6OOD-
000. .
Claus Spreckeis , the movIng ! plH In
the organIzation of the competng road
announced that he will elJleavor to secure
a subscription or $1,000,000 In San Francisco
becr th actual work Is clmencec on
time road. Ho will malte an nldltonal suh-
scripti'omm of $ 5OO. mnlcn ! his total sub-
! crllton up 10 date. 1c0O0. His two
eons have also subecribeti HC.O'each.
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w. . ( ' . ' U. l'rn''r1 : 5tsmirt .
CHICAGO , Feb. 7.-'ho program of the
grand ccn\oaton or the \Voman'a Christian - '
lon Temperance union , which Is to e held
In Washington , D. C. , February 15 , lG and
17 , In conlcctet wIth time Ilreqentalon of
thC great petition to congresB In behalf of
time temimcranco movement' , has been is-
sucI , Mcm'nng nnd evenijig' scar'ioumru will
be iul'i cach day , anti itt citeim meeting
atidreeses will be mnntl by vornen lmromi-
nent in Wonmamt's Christian Temperance
umniomi work. 'rime convocutlo will be
bmouigmt to a ckseSunday. . 1'tbrmimmry 17 ,
whiemm Lady lleumry i3onmerst amid Mrs. Clara
C. Holfemion will sialc.
S'hiiky 'l'rmmttt , % Iliumto C oiitiru" mmti lYsmi'ml ,
PEOItIA , Ill. , Fob. 7-Receivers M 'Nmmlta
anti Luwrence of time \Yhtiaky trust mmrnived
htcTQ at 10 o'clock tonight , Iii an lntcrvcsv
they declared they hail not tiecided on any
netmon. For time hmrecmit affairs will be
athmlnisterM as Ustimsl ,
FIXIC iIRd nil ; : : IJIIIXIS uH r1J-1.fl.4. ;
Imternt , in tim i'n' iIimtmtet ) ieetimsg ( ltnws
, m limo S'Itmter Wmimme.
ElAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 7.-The fine
weather Is brhning omit big fields anti time
racing is becomimig snore interesting , Out-
skIers won time first and 1nt races. Sum-
america :
First race , about six funlom-s , miehiing
MIst ) ' Morn , lOti , F'iymmm ( I to 1) ) , womi ; Qumeemi
of Scots , 119 , ulcinniehma (3 ( to 1) ) , econtl St ,
Jacob , p9 , Riley (3 to 1) , thIrd. Time :
1&43L , Sissy Jupe , lilisa Lociminvar , Tyrcmmn ,
Ihmtncrt'ft rmmiti 'W'yammshot also ram : .
Secommil race , tlt'e furlongs , sehlingt Tim
Mtmrmhiy , 116. Carr (10 ( to 4) ) , won ; Ilorenmi lot ) ,
Ilergen (5 ( to I ) , iecomtl ; Arnie , 93. Coclu'amm
(7 ( to 1) ) , third. Tlnia : l:02. : Candor , ltoss ,
4mICl nmitl Lark also rem : ,
Timim'il race , six furlongs : Motor , lOS , Corn
(2 ( to 1) ) , von ; inC Cotton itO , i'lynmi ( S to 1) ) ,
second ; Commission , 101 , Chmormi (3 ( to 1) ) ,
third. Titus : 1 :12t : , hiermmardo , Miss ltuth.
Meianhta , Ilunmnnhmm. Sir Itichmtrti , Iluntsmnan
amid Mary S mtlo ran.
Fourth race , one unite , selling : Ihoczc , 121 ,
Carr ( I to 4) ) , von ; Oilvin , 103 , tJloane (5 ( to 1) ,
second ; itogation , l0 , Flymumi (12 to 1) ) , thutril.
'rhine : I : ii. Utuatieiouhe , iianietta anti itch-
amnim also ran.
111th : race , about six ftmnloiigs : Mephisto ,
101 , Gniiilmt 7 to 1) ) won ; Antmntiel , 101 , Cam
(8 ( to 1) ) . secomid ; dmuimti l4atiy , 91 , Flynmu ( S
to Ii ) , timirti. Tlmne : I :11. : l'nramnattn ,
Ahcyone , Sam : Lucas , fleti Will , Itoetler Two
Cimeonmi , ( lieu : h-cimD Special , Catniogumo
and Itichmcss of Mihpitns also ran.
NE\V OltLId.NS , F'ei , , 7-Track heavy.
Itestults :
First race , five ( utiongs : Insommmia (20 ( to
1) ) womi , Feutimnnmi (10 ( to 1) ) second , Dreti
(12 ( to 1) third. 'I'imne : 1:07. :
Seconil i-ace , clx furlongs : Fidget ( to 2) )
vQn , HthuclV (6 ( to 5) m'econtl , Augustimmi
(20 ( ( ci 1) ) thiintl , 'l'ine : 1:2-4. :
Third race , handicap , six fum'iommgs : Miss
C.alop (7 to , ) won , F'tmrlommg (5 to 1) ) second ,
Unbent Latta (6 to I ) third. 'rhino : I:27. :
Fourth race , mile nmmti a sixteenth : lul-
elmer C (4 ( to 1) ) won , Gicesome ( even ) second ,
Marcel (5 ( to 2) ) timirth. Time : 2Ot1A. :
Fifth race , sevemm furlongs : lxiommm (5 ( to 2) )
wail , Dave i'uisirer ( even ) aecommd , Ltmcasta
(10 ( to 1) ) third. 'l'imno : ll9' : .
? ' , 'im'mnlTi.r mutt.t lvi s to Put ) ' lIens.
Mr. Charles J. H. I'arkcr of Chicago ,
manager for Scimaciter anti Ives , time billIard.
tats , is iii time city , amid himis amnmuigemh for aim
exhibition match between Jacob Scimneffer ,
time "bullet-it wizartl , " anti Frank C. Ives.
time "Napoleon of billiards , ' ' to ho luau at
Icrug's imahi , o'er LemmtzVihiimiqnmt' , mm time
eveuming at' February 21. TIme placrs are
on aim ciGmibition tour to time coast. So far
on time trip ihttecmm games imavim beet : hmlayed
and Ives is omme ahead. Mn. Parker states
timat both : are iii their standard form , ii :
no game am : average imavhmmg been played of
less titan timirty at tIme balk line.
l'remiliiemmt Ko'mt omm time l'roelect.
JACKSONVILLE , Ill. , Feb. 7-Speclai (
Telegram.-Pretdemit ) Kent of' thm Vm'esttrn
Association stld tonight that It is Probable
that no meeting of time association would
be caihed tmntll about. Mtti'clm 1 , at which :
time the committee on schedule wuold be
ready to report , liii stated that lie lmns
socnrecl time services of Jack Iinskehi amid
Jimnmnlo Ward as umimpires , but time otimer
places hind not yet been milictl. lIe is me-
ceivlmmg applications every day for those positions -
sitions and will not hire ammy but good mmmcm : .
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Case Agmtimmst , tint % 'mibmhu omut Lackmmwmmnmmn
( itmtrimit at St. I.outa.
ST. LOUIS , Fcb. 7.-ha time United States
court today iii time case of time Wabashm &
Lackawmjmmna ollicials indicted for violation
of time immterstate comnumiorce law in allowing -
ing rebates , time jury u-cported themselves
'unable to ngrce and were diselmarged. Time
jimmy mitoomi eight for conviction amid fourIer
Ior acquittal.
Time ilefcmmthant'j as to whiorn ii. disagree-
nmeumt wmmfl breui'ht ii : vere Sunmuel Ii.
Knight , lugeno .I'icid amid .Abmaimam Fells.
Charles S. Sprigga nmmd Milton Kmmight. were
acquitteti by Instructions of time judge.
Pmtmnlyxc'd Girl flami cd limo "Fling. "
CHICAGO , Feb. 7.-Mrs. May Freeman
and two hirettv dauhmters hare boom : an-
rcsted charged ttlm conspiracy. to defraud
railroads on alleged personal injurIes. One
of tI daughters iii repreeemmted as having
systematically fcigncd pamaiysls. 'rimrotmghm
a 1:010 in time ceiling detectives , watcimimmg
for the Chicago , Rochc island & i'aciilc , say
they saw tlmt "hmtral'zetl grl" damice the
imighlammd , fling anmi.-jumnp overa..iargs chait.
A number of , roads am-c reported to have
beqmi victimized. The rcadines ef time comn-
plainammts to compromimise for comparatIvely
smahi mtmoimnts aroused time Cushmlcions of the
Itock Island. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
J'Lfsu2y-.iL .PJICt G1i.l1'flti ,
W _ D. Ford of Deaawoc1 is at. time Paxton.
4. Kendall of Rock Springs , Wyo. , is at the
Paxton.
P. I. Appiemami of Atlantic , Ia. , is tt the
Paxton.
Eugene Scherclc of Hastings Is at the
Barker. m
\v. It. McMurray of Belfast , Ireland , is in
time city.
Emnliy Van Tassell of Oakland , Cal. , Is at
the Murray.
Ed McDowell , agent "Groom : Goods" corn-
pany , imi at time flark&r.
President \'oiicr of time Comnmerclal club
heft for Quincy , Ill , , last night.
Charles J. E. Parker , manager of time Ives-
Schmaafter billiard tourneys- in time city ,
Thirteen menmboi-s of Hoyt's "A 'romper-
ance Town" conmpany are quartered at tim
Barker.
C. El. Prince , representing the Log Cabin
mapho syrup of Fairfax , Vt. , is registered at
time Barker.
Madison Corey , Joimim A. hiohiand , F. A.
Lyons , George Oter , F. A. Russell , C. II.
Brooks , B. F' . Nagic , Miss Marie Unrat , It.
.1. Dalton anti viIc , V'iiiiaum Cuhhimmgton , A.
Mazzanovieh and W. D. L2wa ! are memmihers
of Hoyt's "A Temperance Town' coampany.
At time Mercer : George , H. Spear , Norfolk ;
C. a Latsimaw , Chicago ; Itoy 'i'imorumtomm , J ,
v. Carpenter , Now York ; \V. It. Henemhict ,
Cimicago ; 'mY. A , hiergetrassor , Nelson : S.V. .
Joimmison , St. Joe : 11. A. W'iiitmmman , Chmlcago ;
F. W. Poor. Kamisas City , Mo. ; A. les.
jardiers , Chicago ; Junmos Arthur Smmmithm , Now
York. . _ _ _ _ _
i''imrasktiim itt i iii , i1citiM.
At tli Deiione-F. L. Campbell isnil wife ,
Norfolic ; H. :1. 'l'rmnirtum : , himic'oimi.
At the Mercer-Ceorge II , Spear , Norfolk -
folkV. ; . A. h3crgstreaar , N 'lsomm ,
At time Arcade-J , C , White , Limmcoin ; M.
, r'owehh , imdinmmoha ; A. 0'est , Fremnomit ;
z. S. Uronson , Wavrly.
At the Iiiillunil-I ) , J. lhrmiziha , P. .1 , 1Can- ' ,
\Vcst l'olumt ; II. \\'iiltcmmore ; Josjmim 0.
I'elt , Lincoln ; , F' . II , l'emmmy , Fullerton.
At time I'axtomm-F. 'l'icmney niid claur4mter ,
\v , C. Betiwehl , llm-okecm lio' ; ; M , D. Welch ,
S. J , Alexander , h1mmccuin ; 1' . 1) . t3cmmltim , St.
1lv.'anmis.
At time Mercimnmmts-J. F' . ITalic , Lincoln ;
A , i. Johmnm'omm , Crab : 13. 'tinom-e , Broken
110w ; J , li. Dtmlcef , Limmcoin ; P. 14. Ac'kPr.
flail. Staimlomi ; Malt lmugimenty : , Ogaitmhha ;
I-i. i : , lodsoim , Kearney : Ii. F. Ainrsim , Fik.
honum ; i. 1' . YoungOnleaw. : .
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"TRILBY' . "TRILBY.
1300K FADDISTS WhO DOTE ON "TRII4BY"VILL READ WITH UNAL14OYlD
INTE RlT
I AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL INTER V1E
W'lTiI TILE AUTHOR OF TIlE I1EMAItKABI4E BOOK , \ VlllCi'hLL li ONE OF
TilE CIIIEF LITERARY FEATURIS OF
THE SUNDAY BEES
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MR. GIIOIIUE DU MAURIEII hAS GIVEN TO It. ii. SllEhlAflD , IN TIlhI FORM OF
AN INTEltVlEV , TIlE STORY OF lilSLiFA'lUl ) , 'NI ) I IC'1't'ItESUl NAR-
RATIVII , FILLED WITh INTLIIESTINO INFORMATION ANI ) ANSWEItING JUST
THOSE QUESTIONS THAT TilE READER OF 111 $ NOVIiLS Woubri NATURALLY
ASIC. MR. flU MAURI1IR TELLS OI' IRS FAMILY , IllS YOUTH , 1115 E.tfliX STUD.
lBS IN PARIS , IllS ART STUDENT FRIENDS WhO ARE NOW F.MUS , 7fl1 ORIGIN
OF IllS BOOKS , 110W hiE DRAWS IllS PICTURES , M'1) OF MANY OThi1R INTER.
ESTING MATTERS. TIlE ARTICLE 'ILL lIE 1LLtTSTItA'l'iD.
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. TO hELP OMAH'S POOR. '
Mnq Metiiu11 hinmihleemi CKIIOd for Nzt
Miiniim5' , % ( ternoomi , I
Calls nmado on time Associated Charities in J
the hast two days for assistance , together b
with those tntio before , indicate lust there P
are 5,000 people In Omaha who need the attention -
tention of time Good Samunnitan. Iunlng the
recent blizzard anti extremely cold season
the Associated Ciimmritlee lice oxtenthetl tlmo
relief that it was able to give , but yesterday'
mnornlng time amount on hmnti was only $100
anti this wits tact drown upon. It hues been
decided that. speetly action to hmrovido further
mncans for the relief of time destitute mutmet
be taken. Time state of time poor of tIme city
constitutes a real calamity , and a mass
uumeeting of citizens lies been called fat' next
Monday attermmcon at1:30 : o'clock at thin
Commercial cimib roons to devise nmeans for
time relief of time gemiemal distress ,
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Miitmtei'ov iteimtt-eit : Wi-li at Men ,
thAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 7-Time ttnitetl it
States coast defence 'easei Monterey iuna
arrived ( toni time soimnil after an eIght thmty'
trip. Tue iitiomterey hits beemi absent front
Dort for several uimtmitii , She Yas sent north
to munito a test of several gratles of.tsum . - -
immgton coal nmiti also to give hcr crew c
ehimmnce to lave Practice with time gimmms ,
\'hen tIme i'miommtem-ey vmirsed over time Column-
Ida bar slit' hirevetI iicrslf to lie it shlcmthitt
mints imomit. Time ohil. hi reports hmav..m been se.t
\'it'nshmingtomt mimmil Cithitimiti l'eimipemi hues
received tt'iegmnmmim * of comgratultttloms front
tIme tlepartniemmt.
i'i'tm , S l'rovcrlm , .
TIme "iirovcrb sociable" which was to
have beemi hielti Pritlay mmighmt , 1"cbntinry 8 , at
Trimmity M etiedist Episcopal church : hiss
beemi immtkilmmltoly lostpommed.
3OOD ! for ai doa.
This is time biggest price ever offered for a
aitcim line or heading for an atlvertisenment.
Ilaytlen flros , wIll give a cimolce of saveral
first class pianos worth $30000 each for tima
head line adopted amid 1mm addition will give
orders on thick' music depantnient tom' $ sooo
worth of mimuste for this next five best ideas ,
according to mimerit.
To secure an absolutely Impartial decaioa !
applicants are reqmmosteti to alga in number
only anti to mail corresponding number with
mummime 'mmmd address to Time Bee ome.e , where it
mviii rtmmiain until after time award Is mimaile ,
Time nighmt Is ireserved to use any imeami himmo
once ,
The fohiowing are time facts to be silver-
tiscil : hayden Bros. of Onmahia s. tIme tinhy
firm in time world showing a coA.uieto line of
the Instruments nmtmnufactured by time five
mimost renowmied PIano makers on earth , hay.
den Bros. are not tied up with red tap reatrlc.
lions like regular selling agents , but are ( rca
to niako time lowest prices ever neard of.
Ilaydert Bros. limit almocial streesa on thm
Steinway amid Vase pianos because they have
it larger line in stock and can buy thicmn
cheaper than any otimer makes of eqiial repim.
tatlon. 1)0 not hue ummisiemi by ammy oue claiming -
ing the solo agency. Ilaytlen limos. imavo
themma direct frommm ttmmo factory as vcil as
train time Max Meyer & limo. Co.stock , Music _
trade papers are saying jmiammo cannot b sold
1mm a departniemt store , bmmt sensible people
\t'imo do not care to he hoeiwimked by silly
frills are not so notional and time bt proof
of this is that Ilaytheum Bros. sold more
Imiammes , organs and ummusical imistrurneuits In
ammo week tlnn mimmy five music stores west of
Chicago have acid in six months. Time mtmsio
trade papers say title Innovation will bo
watched with unusual interest mmmi hayden
Bros. propose to Ueep them gimessimur.
A l'vl U I j-.l3 N T E.
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PV'Th9.TONIGHT nndtlto
_ u _ _ , _ , I .L4' J IEST of tito WEUR
( MATINEE SATURDAY , )
HOYT'S
TEMPE1ANC A
TOWN
"fr'1
First time In tlmis city of Mr. Hoyt's new
comedy.
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] 3ox sheets miow opemm at mutual Imr1mi. , 4 -
B OYD , S THREE NIGHTS ,
commencing Sunday , Feb. 10
B. W. TRUSS & CO. . mumnOtmnco 1SOI orocIuc-
tion of
WAN'1 '
The Greatest ol all Comic Operas.
60 PEOPLE 60
Iii ihmo fimnmous Cast.
YANG'S OWN ORCIIESTA.
l'riccs-25c , flOe , 75e tumid $1.00.
: ilPEE : : L'OI'1114.tls
Tel. 15i.
W. .1. IItJitGlfiS , Manager.
Wok ( 'olmmo Ii" ' tndiv atat , , Feb. lOs
flmmmt production Of
UNCLE-TO1W'S - CABIN
-by-
RUCO & WhFr'
( Ir'at company.
Comimuir ivecit l-ei , . iT , 'IitNOIA JAlfliIlAtI.
tViIII'ft SPOTLESS 1tIUI
Soft a bIte imamids , , hitmpciy nails , an -
ummllicumilsht-tl etlim , mmmi lus mm iammt lnir
iii 0 htrriiiLt-ti ! Jy Site culettrtmttii CuTm.
J CUiiA hir.amemn.s when nil cticr Still ,
I mm facial bit-uiiiiiei , or limo irem t-t iu. :
timers nimti tli.'ciit-s cf the eLm timid .muit ,
. t liii liii ,4 of litmir , cm-en witc-mm , rrofu.
( ' ioum or ieretiiiiiry , 11101' mire t uaiiy
1 stietiigfmim. tokj i-vcr'wmmime.
Oti EgyijIiai Lines
A little more than chair and less than
couch ,
'ou should semi it to fully appreciate Its
graceful lines which everywhere imerpetuato
I logartim's famous curve , ThiS eLIt is usu-
uihy drop , giving to the design an Oriental
flavor ,
'L'hio chair is , it : fact , strongly suggestlva
of the old Eg'ptlan chairs em : the has-reliefs
Iii time 1miuscmmnm at Gesterehi , xeept that hero
ilto height of this iumtck is reduced ama ) added
to time deptim of time seat , Otiuetmyiio ttia 4
uutiiimes are alike.
Time chair is as luxurious as it is artistic ,
it is sure to attract attention in imtmy draw.
lag macmum by its ucmiqmma character. It- fairly
blsthes with style.
Time covering Is a satin danmak.
Our new lIne of upholstery , curtain goods ,
drdperien , OtC. , cuntaimme all the latct itoy'
elItes ,
CHAS SHIVERICK CO.
IVi1NITUi1P. AN1) DlhSPiihiiiS. !
Ftelfth und Duiigins SIrcoiM.
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