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- . ' , . - 'w-r - , . " > . ' r-r .4 - I . . TP : _ r _ . : 1\ TIlE 01\rAll.A DAILY DEE : S".A FEBRUARY 10 1895. ' 8& , , , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . t - - - TATE RELIEF IS TOO SLOW Evangelcl Luthern Conference Appoint a Oommission of Its Own - CHARGES MADE AT'UE ANNUAL MEETING : "No Immersion , No .Ildnncr , " BRhl to no ' the Hnle In Bome J'orUonf of the St"te - Coml.lnlltf from ChR8e Conlty. OAItLAND , Neb" , Feb. D.-To the Editor of The flee : The Nebraska conference of the Evangelical Lutheran church met In annual tession February 6 to D. The routine work ef the conference waD speediy passed over. The vast mlBlen work In the state In the tc1tered seUlement of the Swedish Lutheran population was taken up. A great part of the time was taken up In the discussion of ' the relef work In the different western settlements. A host of complaints came be- fore the conference regarding partiality In the distribution. These complaints were of [ : so severe a nature that they could not be Ignored by the conference. A special relief commission was therefore appoInted to assist the people In making their claims known , and ale to assist In getting supplies. This commission II I not Intended as an op positon to tim state commission but only to facilitate the worle. Extracts of letters from 11ev. Mr. Ludden were rend , stating that ho was aware of the complaints . and that In his otlnloo , they were uQwarranted. Yet on the. floor of the conference It waR stated that In ono place the Jers0 s In authority acted on the principle : "N < immersion , no asslst'- . atice . " and that fav 'rltsm as to creed , na- tionahlty , politics and relationship was preva- lent In mAny places. o this itey \ . Lud- don cannot bo aware , and I apprised of It ho has no way of applying any remedy. - From Orion Andover. Moline , nockforll and other places In Illinois supplies had been sent to 101lrego. Greeley Center and other places through the state commission , and nothing had reached destination. One hundred cars of supplies remain In Lincoln many of the articles' , being destroyed by the cold. I has happened that agents and Others ue cool and feed , four enl other provisions , and the people are sulermg by the hundreds and wo fear many In this severe blizzard have perished. . ' ( These were statements made on the floor : of the conference anti that prompted the . action. J such a state of affairs had been foreseen the conference would have appointed a commission at its meeting In Dcrtrand last September , but thinking the work organized by the state ought to prove sufficient . I was considered best not to do anything. Rev. I' . J. throdine Rev. E. A. Pogll- strom and \ . J. A. Anderson were elected on this commission but seeing the dlleuly of the work they very reluctantly agreed to : ' serve. The chairman of the commission Is nev. P. J. Drodile of 10ldrege , Neb. Per- sons Interested In this work can address him both In regard to getting aid ' and distributing supplies. During the 1lscu5lon , which was both long and earnest no intimations were made . - ) t charging nev. \ . Ludden with partiality . but ho cannot bo everywhere nor do every- thing. Ono'dlfeuly In thIs relief work Is - round In the fact that a great number of the . - homesteaders 1 the western and northwest- . - , er counties are Immigrants direct from ; continental Europe. They came . applied for : citizenship and went out to take homesteads. . 7 They have neither bad time nor the oppor- tunlty to Iqulr the official language of the lane They cannot write any I < ters to the Icommlsslon or to the county commlssloncrs. . Some of them probably do not even know i that aid can bo had or how to apply for it. A whole community of Russian Lutherans , : expelled from their native land for the sake k of their religion . are reported In destitute circumstances In some of tbo northern coun- - . : . ties. They are a sturdy set of people , god ' ) stuff to malte Americans out of. lInt passing & through Ellis IBland did not enable them to . - tale English. They are , however worthy of - being helpcd. The commissioner appointed , a- , : at the OaKand conference will try to hook ' after those of the Swedish nationality. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S. M. HILL. Cn\SE COUT 'B DIiLAYgD 1flLIEI ' . t . Complaint of the . \ctol of Mr. Ludden 11 . - : Forwarding S pple _ . S' IMPERIAL. Neb. . Feb. 7.-To the Editor Edior .1 , . of The Dee : Wedne'ay nigh a heavy . . northwest wInd commenced blowing the * _ , - gound then being covered with about four r . Inches of snow. Tbe wInd steadily Increased until It soon developed Into a genuine blz- fr zard . the temperature going below zero. The y , , . storm increased In its fury wih the . i , thermometer continuing on the downward . _ : , . , ' . during all day yesterday. and continued until UIt . ; . . about 10 o'clock last night , when the thermometer - mometer registered 22 degrees below zero , the coldest ever known here. While the storm line been very hard on stock that were on the ranges and had to depend on the range of their hiving , there have BO far bcen no reports of any dying and no report i ; ' . 4k of suffering by the people have as yet come In. While our winter has been quito snug so far . this Is the only storm that has caused any apllrhenslon. The timely aid that has ben sent Into this county heretofore has In . te ' 1 measure relieved the immediate awl temporary wants of , the people , and had the many carloads of provisions , clothing reed and seed reahied the county that have been , mafIo up and shlppe4 by friends In the east I to the people of this county t'ere would bane ! no further demand from our people for as. ' aistance Tb ro have ' ben some twenty car- 'I . load gathered up and shipped from the east t I to this county that have never reached here , Mr. R. E. Ford of this county went back to Leo county , Illinois , and there got nIne , carloads of provisIons , seed and Iced , which were generously donated for the needy of this county under the express provisIon that Mr. Ford should accompany these cars and per- sonaly supervise the distribution of the r same. These cars were loaded over a month ago and so far only one of them has reached . this county , although Mr. Ford and others hlve written and telegraphed and done all , to locate al possible them These cars were shIpped under the rules of the State Relief commission and this Is but another evidence C of the management under Mr. Ludden's regime. Unless further assistance Is rendered or these lost curs can be found there will be much suffering here before the wi over , as this an'l ' next month usually are the worst months of the yenr. usualy The people of this county are a unit In their condemna110n of the ( dilatory " move- meats ali apparent mIsmanagement of the , state relict movement ) hy 'Mr. Ludden and the dlllrlbnlon of supplies In his pOSe cession . I Is almost a criminal outrage that provisions , clothing and reed by tha , carload are Permitted to stand on he side tracks and remain In' the warehouses at , Lincoln until portions 01 them are spoileil , while people and stock In the drouth regions are In dire need of Urn sonic . and the ends . , , . of the commission are defealetl. The governor - ernor should at once see to It that this luau ( Ludden Is removed 1101 the manage lent of I the relief of the slate and some competent , person put In his , place at onue . and the people of the state xviii called him blessed . wcale . . : , . . LVUUBN MAKES II 1111'OltT. . , , Weekly Sbo\YIII ff the 10111. of Chic lie- lo- - , , Uer ( 'onlul..tou : lldo . to the HeIUC. , : , LINCOLN , Feb. D.-peclal Telegram.- ) Secertary Ludllen of the nelcl coolmlslon today 1ltd his report. The donations to In- . b. Ulvlduals In the different Counties enumerated , b low embrace all descriptions of supplies 'I supples Whch are classed as ncceslUes , Including , coal , clothing and lood. The report II very "full In detail . giving tbo namea 01 all. partIes y receiving aId , and the town In which they , . reside or0 whch the donations were con- . i , , signed : ; TJl report 18 as follows : i 1.1NCOI.N [ , 9. lSJ.L-To the Senate ot , the Legislature of Nebraska w . r.elllature Nebrl.kn : herewith we _ beg leave 10 hand von our weekly ) ' report In . )001' rlllort ; . ; , A' 'colforml ) with the resolution passed by f four honorable body Oi February ) ' 1. ThIs - . .t port covers slll"lentl mails from January I tQ and including February 7. You will u also nll itemized cash reCl'IIII nespec\- 4 LI ; fully " 'ourB. , \ , J.1T n n P. LIJDIEN . Secretary , - . - The total cash Ilonutonl were , Including I - State 1proprlatol } ) of $10,000. 12.155.Ol , and Ibo tOtal dlabunCllntl were $ $3.155.01 , , . . , \II , ou Hopd itonds. 14 10LDUEG . Neb" , Fcb . -Speeial ( Tele- 1 . ' . Munty Leant mal tlav a is. , sued a cal for an election to vote on bonding the county for seed In the sum of 150.00 un. del the new law passed by the legislature. L'lLtLrs COUNTY l'IOl'LE 1& ' I'f.\Tr. State Commission - . to Jele\o lImo lunlry ntt They Loot a Car of Fooll. KEAHNEY , Feb. 9.-Special.---Whtlo ( ) Duf- ale county has recently received I liberal supply of provIsions and fuel from the State Relief commission , there Is considerable Buffering - teeing In the county yet , and across the river In Phelps county , where the state commission - mission has not yet rent In any aid . there Is great need of f help and the people are becoming almost Ilesperate. A few farmers came Into town yesterday from that county and seeing a car on the Union Pacific track loaded with relief supplies . proceeded to help themselves. A conservative estimate made by parties acquaInted wIth the situation and who also know the amount usually required -avo estimated that It will take over iOOOO - worth of feed and gaIn to supply the larm- era of this county with what they need for next sedon's sowing. Where It Is nil comIng from Is now a serIous problem which Is confronting - fronting every farmer In the county. " ' 11 Not Vote Uonda fur Seed ( ran. STUART , ? eb. , Feb. D.-Speelal ( Tele- gram.-At ) I meeting ci the citizens of thIs I . township thIs afternoon to devise ways and means to procure soII gain for next season's ' verdict crop It was the citzens' unanimous that they would not sign the petitions whIch are being circulated for the calling of a Bpe- elal election to vote bonds for the purpose nor vote for the measure If I submitted. They would work greater hardship than to do with- out seed grain. gain. . 1.110nEllS lhtI'fl .t R011. Worunen : nt SWitI',4BiItXtlIl Ice House Iiigage : In a Ui'nerat Light. ASHLAND Peb. D.-(8peclal.-Swl ( ) and Company's Ice plant In this city last evenIng was time scene ef a riot , the outgrowth of the differences among the employes. While the officials - felals of thin company here refuse to glvC the particulars of the affair , a representative of Time Dee obtained hue following authoritative partIculars : For some time there has been a great deal of dissatisfaction among the men employed at the Plant because of the injustice - justice done to Ashland laborers by the foreman , who Is a foreigner In employing foreigners. Thursday one of the workmen became abusive of Americans In general , and was severely beaten by several Americans. A few others were more or less brulse At present there Is a grot deal of dissatisfactIon over the employment of men at the plant as conducted by tIme foreman because out of al average < ef eighty men employed during the summer monthms only three are Americans , the rest beIng hardly able to speak the lan- guoge. Now that time work of putting up the Ice Is almost completed the men are all be ginnIng to become reckless over their treat- mont , because they well knew any demonstra- lion of their i elngs would caUse their discharge - charge Now It Is expected an outbreak will be the result at any moment : especially I ! I looked for when the day of completing the" job comes Ir a remedy Is not applied very i . soon. soon.At the home of John Wimitelock . In thIs city last eveulng , occurred the death of a remarkable - markable character In time person of Mrs. O\e Hunter at the age , of 7G. She was know about Ashland as "Grandma" Hunter. She como to Saunders county In _ the GOs . where she has since resided being left I widow twenty-nino years ago. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m. The death of Mrs. Dock Kephart occurred yesterday at the family residence In East Ashland. She leaves a husband and I family of small children. The funeral will bo held Sunday at 10 a. m. 1'rornInantYouni Lady Klilei .LINWOOD Neb. . Feb. 9.-Special.-Mary ( ) Dufek , the 16-yelr-old daughter of Josef Dufek a prominent Bohemian farmer , hiving two and one-hal mlles ' east of this place , met with an accident yesterday forenoon which resulted In her doth this morning. About 10 o'clock she went Into the barn to obtain feed for tIme owls , and not returnIng her mother visited the barn and found her lyIng on the floor In the real of thC horses' stalls Insensible. Her Injuries , several severe bruIses , were found about the head and body. The supposition ts that the horses either be came frightened or were fighting . and while endeavoring to escape from the barn she was hurt. She was a prominent member .In Bohemian society InvettgitUng Irrigation r.aws. . Inveatlntnl Jrrl/at(1 HASTINGS . Feb. 9.-SpeclaJ ( Telegram.- ) There was a large audience of farmers In the coqrt house this . afternoon to listen to the reading of time proposed Irrigation laws , whIch are now pending In the legislature. They were read by Senator Akers tIm author The'unator explained , the bill thoroughly awl his talk did much to give the farmers I better understanding of the subject than anything that has been said or' published. Several farmers s'sned a petition . addrC3sed to the county board ef supervisors , praying that an Irrigation district be formed . under ' the provision of the Akers bill . The meeting caused tho' farmers to take considerable Interest 1n the rrlgton scheme , and chances are that a ditch will be started this spring Farmer Insttute Cl040d. ALBION , Neb. , Feb. D.-Speelal.-To ( ) Frmers" Institute , close here last evenIng. The main subjects ' of the closing sessions were : "Dairying " S. C. Dosset of Gibbon ; "Horticulture . " Prof. F. W . Taylor Lincoln : "Disease of Animals " Prof. 'ard "DISase , Ward of th State unlversl . At the close of the Ipst tuto a vote of thanks was tendered time railroads for , furnishIng transportation to all visiting Ipeakers. General , satsfacton Is cxpresed over the results of time meeting . and no doubt informatIon of great value to those Interested In agriculture was Imparted by all .speakers present. Small Utnin Rt ( lotIiesImnrg . ' Uoth"bur/ . GOTHENBURG , Neb. , Feb. 9.-Specialj- ( ) I Last about D o'clocle the residence : nigh ! of A. A. McJmm burned , and Is I total los8. Mot of time household goods were saved . save. Loss about $ t60. On account of the blizzard and cold weather that has been raging In this section all work on time irrigating canals .s . suspended and everything Iv at a standstill. Thursday morning It , 17 degrees below moring was 1 zero and the wind blew a the rate or thmirty-mmix miles per hour Jldrlllh happenings of time Week . ' IIILDRETII. Neb. . Feb 9.-Speelll.-R. ( ) 'Id Trumbl , vent to Colax today to attend his brother who Is lying very sIck thore. Frammic Nel Is In Wisconsin Itendln the funeral of his niece Mesdames Henry antI Samuelson and Miss Hedt-r have returned from the conventIon of tIme Independent Order ef Good Templars ; which was convened at Nelson. The Good Teunpiars' lodge ot Ildreth will give a theatrical entertaInment. \VIII r Urntn llnch iaumiigod. LINWOOD , N3b. , Fob D.-Speclal.-A ( ) conservative estimate of the damage to wIn- ter wheat and n'o In this vlelnlt . caused by the hIgh wInd of Wellnesday. II aces the hose at 16 nor cent. Some ot limo graIn was blown entirely out of the ground , and In other Illaees buried a foot deep with dirt and sand . With Illrlng rains the crop will core up to the average , as a larger acreage was planted last fall tban In ordinary years. Ilurnrlt Out OUrlG I Uluarll. ROGERS , Neb. , Peb. 0.-Special.-Thura- ( ) day night whie the blizzard was raging . Jho ' hoube or Mr. Trueblood , two miles northeast of here caught tire through a defective flue . and was burpei . IncludIng most of its con- tents. The family went to the nearest nelgb- hoe for shelter , and the children suffered severely from the cold before they arrived "etlnm or thu First ebrmkzi Deati . LYONS Neb. . Feb. 9.-Speclal ( 'rele- gram.-Jamel ) W. Mawson an old soldier of the First Nebraska . died last nigh al 1 o'clock I bl8 hmoumie. Funcrt Monday At : p. m , _ _ _ _ _ . .11tl.I'UI'I AcJudll1 11 > 'UI ' HASTINGS , Feb , D.-Sveclal ( Telesrom.- ) : r. MInnie Gerlot was adjudged insane last nlsht and taken to the Lincoln Ilyum this morn lug. . , Ohio Oliver Cioed. CINOINNATI , Feb. P.-The Ohio river I closed today. BOYD COUNTY lAND CASE - Addition to Butte that Was ecured in nn Irragular Manner. - DECISION OF TiE INTERIOR DEPAR1MaNT - J'rprrty , In UI'tun Not Subject to Entry In the llanllr Icserhicl-Leaae of the Lin'olii hotel II IJlmte. LINCOLN , Feb. D.-Speclal.-Tho ( ) 'olow' lag addition to the literature of the floyd county land cases has never been gIven to the public through time medium of tIme press. At the time time farming hands were secured to the state through acton 01 the hoard of l'ublo Lands and Buildings quite a stir was mode over the achievement. hut when the town lots were secured by the same process , the decision of the Department of the In- tenor was suppressed In the commlslsoner'B office. . "Department of the Interior / Washington D. C. , Juno lD , IS94.-Reglster and Receiver O'Nel , Neb : Sirs-n May G. 1893 , Eugene n. Maxam , chairman of tie board of trustees - tees for time town of flutte . DOll county ) Neb. , fell In your office a declaratory statement - mont for , the southeast quuter of section 16 , township 3t , range 13 \vost with a view . of appropriating the land as an addition to. time town of Butte under the provisions of the law relating to town sites. "On June 19. 1893 , the board of trustees of said town made cash entry No. 1G for said tract for the purpose specified and on June 28 , 1893. you sent up a protest against the allowance of said entry fed by A. n. humphrey commissioner of publc lands and buildings for the state of Nebraska , the ground of the protest being that the land In- \'olvec belongs to the state of Nebraska under Its grant for the use of common schools and Is not subject to disposal by time United States "Pnsslng upon tIme issue thus presented , It I appears that the tract In queslon Is within that part of time great Sioux reservation added to the state by the act of congress or March 28 , 1882. (22 ( U. S. Stat . 36) ) . and restored - stored to the public domain by the act of March " 2. 1889 , (25 ( U. S. Stat. , 888) ) . "Secton 21 of the act last mentioned specifies how these lands shall be disposed of . and section 24 therefor provIdes 'that sections 16 and 3G of each township or the lands upon the settlement under the settement pro- . ' . visIons of this act are hereby reserved - served , for tIme use and benefit of the public schools , S mi and whether publc unsurveyed said section shal not be sub- ject to claim settlement or entry under the provIsions of time act or any of tIme land laws of the United States. ' "This being the law governing the case I hereby sustain time protest against said cash entry No 1G. and I hold said entry for cancellation for conflict , with the right of the state of Nebraska under its school grant. See " case of . 'State of Nebraska ' , ' 18 L. D. . 124. "Not } all parte In' Interest thereof and ef the rIght of appeal and make due report. Respectfully , S. W. , LAMOREUX 'Commissioner. " DESIRES A DIVORCE FOR CnUELTY. In district court Martha W Drawing asks for a divorce from her husband , Daniel and time additional boon of $2,600 alimony . The charges agaInst Daniel are rather severe In character including the stock complaint of having been kIcked out of bed on divers occasions durIng the cold wave perIod of recent date and other aggravations all tend- al Ing to make life I burden to a delicately delcalely constituted woman. Tile consttuted absence of a co- respondent Is one of time unique features of the case. The funeral of the late George B. Skinner wi bo held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon afernoon from the residence 1237 R street , services , belqg held at , SL Paul Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. Mr. Ludden wi have charge , assisted by Rev. Chapin and : r. LaBby. The Knights of Pythlas will have charge at Wyulea cemetery. , The annual meetIng of the Improved Stock : Bureau association of the state will be held Wednesday Thursday and Friday February 20. 21 and 22. at the University. An effort , , will be made to organize a state Jersey Dreeders' association . I Is expected that Hon. J. J. Richardson . chairman of the com- mlteo In charge of the Jersey herd at the World's fair will b3 present ANXIOUS T ENFORCE ITS LEASE" In the district court the new LIncoln Ho- tel company has commenced acton to enforce its leae with Stuart Shears , and also dds the name of Mar 1" Shear J. E. larkel , John L. Carson , the First National bank , and Mari P. Shears adminIstratrix of the will of Samuel Shears deceased. The cIrcumstances - stances under which the company leased the hotel property to the elder Shears and J. E. Markel at a rents of $833.33. are related In the petition. I Is alleged that a written agreement was given to the lessees that all al furniture and fixtures In use In the building should b3 considered a security for the pay- mont of the rents Petitioners ask for an order of sale of the property Stuart Shears Is also charged In the petition with havIng disregarded an agreement by giving a second - end chatel mortgage on the furniture to John L. Carson on the 'First National bank for $9,000. Ed R. Sizer a prominent real estate dealer In time city . has entered the political lists as a candidate for the office of mayor of Lln. coIn. Quite a number of the heavy local taxpayers have Importune him for Bore time to take this step , but not until today has ho announced his willingness to do so. The other candidates for the ofco are State Senator John D. Wright Frank Graham , George Woods and Barr Parker LITIO.i'IlOri AT WAHOO . Several Important Cases Disposed or to the iatsractol of Many . WAHOO , Nob. " . Feb. 9.-Specishj-Dis- ( : trlct court bas been In sessIon hero' for three weeks with Judge Wheeler on time bench. The jury was discharged last nlsht. Quito a number of Important cases were " trIed during the term. Time fIrst case that attracted attention was that of the National Dank of Dca trIce against A. D. Fuller and David Dean of AB/land. Fuller and Dean re- lyIng on the representations of certain citI . zens of I3eatrice . purchased stock In time Beatrice PavIng association to the amount of $6,000. and executed theIr note for this ammmount wbleh care Into the possession ef time bank. According to the testimony of Fuller and Dean the stock was wholy worth- less . and their subscription was fraudulently obtained The jury returned a verdIct In favor of time defendants. Another important case was time contest of the will of John Ward A will which Ward made some years ago conveyed nil his prop- erty to a da ghter of Pat Cody. A low years later he made another In which the same property was conveyed to a daughter of Mike Fannin In August of 18Dt Ward was round dead some distance north of this city having been prostrated by time beater or by too frequent indulgence In liquor . Ills property which consisted wboly of money , was deposited In the First National bank of this place The last will was fed for probate In the couiy court and was contested by Cody 011 behalf of his daughter. The will , however 'was admitted to probate and the contestants appealed 10 the district court The whole \feek \ was taken up In the trl1 of this case and the verdict of the jury brought In last night sustained the will. , A large number of farmers residing In time vIcInity were witnesses on each side of the case . James Walkup made his appearance In court a few days since and pleaded guilty to assault and bgtlery. He was lined $100 anti costs of the suit About a year ago Walkup and his tenant , one Lewis , became engaged In a quarrel over the ownershIp of a stack of straw Walkup shot Lewis In the neck with a shot gun , and for a tune I was feared that be would die. but he afer- ward recovered and went to California. The aetoh of [ Walkup In this case a few days since closes this mater up , Judge Wheeler will return Monday and sllend two weeks In clearIng up the equity business. An entertainment was given to the fro department at time city \ hal last Tuesday evening which was very entertainIng to all who were present , Music. recitations and Ipe cb1aklng was the order ot tbe even- ing.Fba ! ! a young neonle of the city anent an en- . - d . Jonblo evening at thd100 of 11ev Mr. Delvle ) FrIday evening.3 1tefreshments were served and the evening ? Wdlpent In playIng social games ' ' 13' . , I 'J LFOl'I. TOI' - ( : A.JUNIET. , After Inspecting thn 1S1Rte Iulhlnl Rt Uratrlen They . \rq tljnqnootl , IJEATRICE . Feb. D.-Sp'clal ( Telegram.- ) The senate commlteeSlbltpublc lands and bulhlngs. finance and ; , and means ar- rIved hero this aternept'l the former from leru and the latter [ ' Qaha. [ They took hacks and were drIve" , PiI to time Institute for Feeble MInded Y2uts , and spent the blanco of time day InsPFcfng the buldngs : and .premisee and remained for lunch. An Informal reception was given this evening by the Beatrice club at the club rooms. The committees leave for Lincoln on an early train tomorrow morning , and In the evening will depart for state , nsttutons : In the west- ern part of the stat , . The gentlemen expressed . pressed themselves as being well pleased with the conditions In whlcl they found the institution - tuton a this place Jlulril IRI1J1 nt Sutton. SUTTON , Neb. , Feb. D.-Spcclal ( Te1e- gram.-Tiie ) late severe blizzard raged twenty- four hour and blew oft the time chimney from time new Methmodist 1piscopal cburch even with the roof , I part of It crushIng thrcugh time root all ceiling . resulting In over Ii damages , whIch wilt b repaired as soon as the weather moderate Sutton has one case of diplmtherin. The M. Reuben a wealthy young merchant of Pittsburg . I'a. . has arrive here. He will take away with him one of Sutton's fairest young women MIss Dele Vittenhurg. Time nuptials , will bo celebrated next Tuesday and promises 10 be a brilliant affair , " : WTW1l1Ml : 'Ol LUNG SiWTS. ' Short horses tarry err the Coin at the lay , . II trlct Track SAN FRANCISCO Fob D.-I.ong shots had nnother inning at the Day District track today. " 'odford , at 20 to I" . won the 1ruce Exchanse hllrlle ; stakes and George P. Smith , nt 16 to t , beat Tim Mur- phy , an even money favorite , dt fve fur- longs In the phenomenal tme oC 1:0on \ ' a track which Is fully three seconds slow. Monln and Volt were the only favorites to win the former winning the match race from Three Forks In n har drIve , Carr cleverly outrhlnA Grithln . The downfall oC Imp. Percy tn Ihe last race was n hard , blow to the talent . ns he eatl conslder- able money nt odds of 2 to 5. SummarIes : First race , about six furlongs. l ln : Sympathetic BLast , 99. R. Isom (8 ( to I ) . won : SCaBpray , 10 Griffin (10 to 1) ) , second : Claire 93 , Sloane ( & ) to (0 . thIrd. Time : 1:14. : Chmemnuck I3orena. Lulu , Prnce thtr. Arab Znrgo n and Emma Mack also ran . Second race five furlongs . selling : George P. Smith . 102 lergen (5 ( to 1) ) . won : Gerg 86. R. 18m (2Y ( to 1) ) . second : Tim Murphy , , 15. Carr ( even ) , third. Time : lr : . Heat- izatlon Cornice Charles A. Imp. Else and Mont Carlos also ran. . Third race match five furiongs . $1.0 n aide $200 added : Minita . 11. Carr (2 ( to 6) , won : Three Forks 11. Grlln (2 ( ½ to 1) ) , sec- end Time : 1:021t. : (2Y Fourth race . Prduce Exchange imtmrdle stakes value U.5. two miles : Woodfom-d , ] 2. McInerny (2 ( to J ) , . won : My Luck 16. Withers (2 ( to 1) ) . second : ' Happy Band 128 , Donathan (9 ( to 1) ) . third. ' Ilme : 3:52. : Long- well. Dassanlo and General Miles also ran. Fifth race mile and n frlong. handicap : Volt . 10 Grlmn (2\2 ( to 111' ) 'woni' Gordius 106 Carr ( ( to 1) . second : Giind . us . Bergen 10) to 1) . third. Time : 1:56U : The ' Mallard . San Luis Hey Duke Stevens' Eckert and L Gnscon also ran. ' , Sixth race six furionga . selling : Motor , 106. Car (2'4 ( to 1) ) . won" , Imp. Percy 10. Bergen ' (2 ( to 5) ) . secon:1 : : lco . 99. Grlll (30 to 1) ) . third. Time : Jl:1 : . Model and Fly also ran. : OMAhA AD31TTED 'r : aIE N.\TINtL. . Local ' TCluls Cub Cive , . h 1'/1 ' Standing In tim Affalr'oi''fIio Game Secretary George E. ) I nverstek received word today that thd ; Omaha Lawn Tennis club had been admLtcq ! , to membership In the national assoclaton The erect ot this ' will be to place the 't interstate tournament on I higher. 'plane' ' ad'tcJglve the commeti- Uons' official ciiamptdnshi 'rlnk ' , ' 'A"sugges- Uon was made by nshli ' association t1I" that Omlha and ' lnnsas City should agree -as tl' the ' dates for the tournaments agee probably also as to the district which the championship competitions should cover. Kansas City at present has the "Jour states championship , " comprisIng , the states of Missouri Kansas , Iowa and Nebraska. . A reapportIonment will of course be necessi- tated by'Omaha's admission to the assoola- tion. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Made R Fast Miie Down Hill. LIVERMORE Ca ! Feb. 9.-W. J ; Ed- wards broke the , world's bicycle record tOday , shaking a mile . paced on a straightaway - away course In 1:34 : .1-5 , lowering EdIe Loenert's Buffalo time tour-fifths ot a second The road was In good condition and the ron stright with a alight fall . but Edwards was hndlcPlled by the high wind , which blew straight against him , and especially In the lat quarter retarde his speed. le Is confIdent that ho can lower the time when there is no 'wind. Edwards was pace by a quad mounted by 'Douglas , Smith. Jones and Davis. The course was lined with spectators and ye- hlcle and the record breaking was 'the occsion ( for great jubilation. The team will remaln ' here next week and undertake to make 0 further cut in the record. recor. Napoleon and the Wizard. , Frank Ives , known as the , Napoleon In billiards . and unquestionably the champion ot the world , and Jake Schaffer. the Wizard at the cue wi play , ap exhibiton game of fourteen-Inch balk aJ bllnrds.In the hall over Lentz & 'VI lams' saloon 1IB Farnam street on Thursday I evening. February 21. This pall of champions touring the coun- try giving exhlbltols In all the metropol- Ian cities. In addition to this game each artist will 'give I series of exhibition shots and altogether the elJtertalnment will be one ot rare Interest. Messrs. Lentz & Williams Ire making elaborate ' preparations for the dcaslon and expect n fine crowd of Omaha's representative citizens to be present as thla wi be the only chance probably many of -them will ever get to see these matchlcsl masters of thc gentleman's amne . UranUI lt Now usricimna. NEW ORLEANS Feb. D.-Tracie slow. ne- suits : ' First race five furlongs : Festival H ( to I ) won Hansom (5 ( to 2) ) second Insomnia (6 to 1) third. Time : 1:05. : Second race one mile : Jim Henry (8 ( to 1 won Contest (1 ( to ' 1 ) second , G. D. Cox (4 ( to 1) ) third Time : 1:49 : % . Third race six furlongs : Phlppena (0 ( to 1 won , Bill White ( i to 5) ) second Darwin 'Vedgewood (8 ( to 1) ) thIrd. Time : 1:19 : * . Fourth race handicap , five and a half furlongs : Furlong (6 ( to 1) won Miss Liily (5 ( to 1) ) second Tramp . (5 ( to 2) ) third. Time : lm . Fifth race . sIx furlongs : Mammon (5 ( to 2) ) won \ Jim L (6 ( to 1) ) second , Folly (0 ( to 1) ) thlru. Time : 1:20. : ' Where The , Wear Hkate. ST. LOUIS . Feb,19.y-Ttcsults at Madison : First race flve-elghbsbt I mile : Helen won , Sunbeam fbcold Montana Dele third. II m eL Time : 1:01. : ' : : Second race nin'1Izeentlma of a mile : Harry Warren 'wot1. lt mle Dury second . Speed 'Vest third 'iirn : 0:59. : Third race elevefrstteentha of a mile : elev'csG Crab Cider won } , cRfff second , Llewelyn . ' ii4. _ J thir. Time : 1 : . _ Fourth race , thlrtQ"hilxteenths of a mile : Faunteroy won rnqtor second , Jordan third. Time ; 1:30. " Firh 'race , one milJ. Red Jim won Maggie Jordan second , Septelr timirul. TIme : 149. ( boil Gun hco/m / jlollo ( 'ariu , , MONTE CARLOjh1ebe D.-The first event INTE CAIU.O/J ) Irt In the live pIgeon Sh6ttoday was I sweepstake - stake shoot wih ffcf ( ' entries The PUIC of 1,5 francs wafiilY ; ' * { , between Bake and Howsol who uhId1 ted seven out of seven birds. iq.ile .consolaton mutch , forty . three conteltuJ $ ' .1JwentY-lhrC birds , the first prize or 2t.Oul2rancs was won by Otoleck who mad la1 an score. Gatel was second with 2 la IUvn timird 21. and Dernltorr fourth , with ' : 19. , Jlorhtly YYldenly "ooghl It. i , PJII.ADEI.PJIA. Feb. D.-Jack Ever- hard of New Orleans knocked out Torn MorIariy of Low IIMass. ; , In ten secod at the Southwarle : tlhUc cub tonight Time men were billed to spar four rounds. Moriarity went at his man like a wild man when time was called , and before hq real- Ized what he was doing he received n hand swing on Jh" jaw that Ilut him to sleep . _ " _ _ _ _ _ Jack 'Whiicps Wilt tieforee . Jack Wilkes . the well known St Luis welterweight , Is in' ihe city . the guest at some old tme Irlends. lie has been selected by the backers of O'orge Stout and Fred O'Nel to referee the contest between these two clever feathers at iJlunm's luau . South Omaha , next Thursday evening l'imlliipm otl thl CliitimipiotJ SOUTH ORANGE , N. J. . Feb. D.-In th competition for the fancy skating cham- ploshlp today H. H. I'hIIP.sIhe present chapion , of beat Newark Schneier ot &ew York 'and -e- . , tz , CONTIHEHTJL , . Cor Is/It and D01g1c1 S/s. " , , , , 'I ' . . . . ' Big Monday to FolIo a Big Saturday Oh , what a day , aIid--Oh , what a night \ve had of it Sat- , urday-Brol some of the lots allup-Only a , sli , in sonic cases , left of a style or size-Al these suits \ve wil have arranged for Monday morning and placed in some ot the lower priced lots , There will be $15 and $18 suits in the $9 lots-There will be $18 and ; - , $20 suits in the $11 s-$2Z to ; 1 ' 1i $ ' 5 suits in the $12 lots - everything - . . - ' thing goes Monday-and there'l ' be even better bargains Monday I 1r : ' than Saturday Evei'ybodywho came made us a life-long friend. If there is anybody left that \ve : " / \ \ ' : , didn't sell a suit to we'd like to 1IIw . \ . ji IIH \ \ \ \ \ \ \ I. \ . kno\v it Monday. , . iiI ' - I ' ' : Single the E 'S brefstCt ALl. WOOl. sllt5- CHEVIOT ' , . _ ' . $ -5 . 0'0 MEN'S In "acks EXTnA or frocks- FIN CHEVIOTS : " m 12.00 grades- 'Vee bIt of 1 prtce of. . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You''e \Vee bit 11111 a lS $2 oC. ror . them- . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . Men's fancY chevIots and casshnereB MEN'S FINE WORSTED SU1TS I V Regtmiar Fine Wee bit all wol $12.0 1 price suits- of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 6 _ S 00 _ _ _ Conshlelell 'V'e All sorts bit oC of a cheap sizes price anl of. . $2J . . . . SUTS . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . _ - 00 MEN'S ALL WOOL CIIEVIOTS- MEN'S SUITS OP FINEST QUALITY- SacksIn al slzes- CHEVIOTS 9 00 Rich effects-costly cloth- QUALITY15 . 00 $12 Wee I ! bit hittlo of a enough$2 price of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wee Is bit none oC too I nmtmclm- llrlc of. . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . , = : I 'S SUPERIOR CASSIMEnE AND .44 rs MEN'S DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED- ) ' ( ( Cheviot sacks and cutaways 11 0 0 Worstemls-ilnoat thuimugs . . In IMPORTED18' . 0 0 Always Wee bit sold of a at SB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LI. ' _ " ' Wee 'Vere bit marked ot I price ut $ .8.0O- of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L'F _ - ' 3 Big Monday for the Boys-- Through an oversight a number of Boys' Short . Pant Suits were not marked down for Saturday ' for which we most humbly apologize , as it was " our intention to include every boys' ort pant . . \ ' . suit in the store To make up for our delinquency - : : cy we have marked them down to Jess than half . . - . price to go in the six lots for Monday. ' Th new ' , . J.pr.c . ; " ' 'jtsdded . ' make this , , " 1 DOYS' NODDY SHORT PANT SUITSth lar and $2. the used to be SUTS , $ 1 00 assortment larger . . . . . . . . . . ' 1z 'a , ' . ' 19 . 'Vee bf of I price ot. . . , . . . - more varied than Sat- _ , . DOYS'NODDY DRESS AND SCHOOL . ' di 4 . 50 _ _ - urday , 'regard- . Suits Wee bit that of a were price $ 3- of.- . . . . . . . . less I of the b. a ess 0 e big . day we , had ' BOYS Wee The bit $4 LONG , suit of I thai price WEARING you of. . . . . CHEVITS$2 . . . . . . . . . = 00 I I \ All the ' I I Al DOYS' $ DRESS SUTS gli , " . 50 I I i ' Men's Wee The latest bit of kinks a price of ot. fnshton- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , $2 = c- . Overcoats - DOYS' FINEST SCHOOL . SUITS- g5 . 50 ' ' S Ulsters' and $7.6 always bit of 1 before price this of. . . . . SUITS$3 . . . . . . . . . = tJ ' left over lram lust DOYS' FINEST DRESS SUITS- . I Satu'day's elio None Wee bit finer of made a price for of.- $10.00- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00 $5 ve.e , - $10 Boys' . Overconts.$1.50 ! $2.50 a $15 Boys' Ulsters. . . . $5.00 $7 .50 . ) . _ _ ? _ _ _ _ Worth tmes two as and mucb. three ( Not near half Price ' ) _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ " . C-ONrINENTAL ! ; , : ' CLOTHINn HaUSEI . . :1 : WhOLE P.11111L1 , MUJCDEJWD . Slather , Father and Three Children Yound In the RuinS of Their IUI8. ARDMOnE , I. T. , Feb. D.-News was brought tonight from Bayou , fourteen miles southwest of imere of what appears to be the murder of the family of M. M. Tucker consisting ot hil wife and three children. The slecetons ot the victims were found In time ruins of their home which had evidently been set afire to cover up the crimes ot rob- bery and murder. The murder If murder I was , was committed Wednesday night , but was not discovered tl thlB morning. I Is laId at the door ot Fred"Vlson , a son- In.law of Tucker who had often threatened the dead man. Wilson has disappeared. Time 'l'uckerl. father . mother and three chi- dren , two girls . aged respectively 8 awl 12 years and a bqy asen 6. hived on I small farm In 0 cabin two miles ' from any other habitation . The sudden cessation of their usual Inter- course with neighboring farmers caused an investigation to be mnde. On the spot where the home had stood nothing remained but blacltened cinders. In them were the charred bones of the five victims. The Ihe- ory of accidental fire Is scouted , and rob- bery and murder with the subsequent use oC the torch to cover up the crime seems the most vrobable Near the Ureplace lay the bones of Mr. all Mrs. Tucker ' whie those of one ot the children . presumably the boy . were In the fireplace . The other two lay where time bed 1mw stood They were not enough of the rfmalnl ! to show by what method they had met theIr fate but It seems Impossible timer could have been burned while asleep rhe position of the skeletons . would seem to explode any luch theory. Suspicion points to Fred Wison as the murderer. It was known be had made threats against Tucker the cause being that a few months since Tucker caused his arrest on a charge of seduction , his alleged victim being one of time dead "rls. \ Wilson was discharged , time overnment failing to ' make out its case On termination of the trial , Tucker told friends he feared WI- Bon would kill him . - Stor of llmol uld I'ylhlal. ( DI.AIR , Neb. , P b. 8.-To the Editor ot The Dee : Where can the complete story 01 Damon and Pythn be housht , and who Is the author ? X. John Danlm wrote the Imhay"Damon and Pytimias. " I can be secured at any first- class book store. , caes . Haul ' Estate leMler Commll Rllc' ' e. SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. D.-nalph R. Sel by , a well known real estate dealer and I member of an old family . shot himself through the head at the Cliff house thts afternoon. No motive 'S ' known for the aceron. motve young man'l suicide. . \VarrMnt Issued by Whole.ale. INDIANAPOLIS , l1eb. 9.-0ne hundred ant twenty.fve warrants were Issued 1y the federal court lIsts alern noon for viola- tons ot oisomargamiae. timb revenue laws and lor' Illegally . JJANICE1l UELLM.il"S N.-UWr ESO.H'B. . - 8hot at vn this Street by a Man Whom lie luau iccumud of Forgery , Ind Acenloc l'or/orr SAN FRANCISCO , Feb 9.-tsals W. Hei- man the wellmot financier and president ot the Nevada bank , had I narrow escape from death this morning , He had left his residence to walk down to the bank , as Is his custom , and had not proceeded Car when a man , who had evidently been lying In walt for the banker stepped out from a doorway and pointed u pistol at Hehlnian . The later quickly struck nt the revolver with his stick \ , which the would-be assassin grasped. After I brief struggle Helman turned ali tan toward the corner. Time moan fired twice at the rapidly retreating banker but his aim was bad and Helman wus un- hurt. Then1 apParently satisfied that one or the other Ot his shots had taken erect , the man dQlbertely shot hlmselr through the forehead. Helman walked back picked up his hat , which hud been Imocleea off In the struggle wills hil nsmtnilmint . nnd returned to iimi house Ilforc continuing his wale to the bank 1'0 his coolness , In using the elicIt he undoubtedly owes' hum life. A bulet could har.1) ' have missed its mark at such close range The suicide WaS taken to thp I'e- celvlng hospital , where he died this afternoon - noon His name was William Holland and he was a curhstolle broker who was arrested aleut six weeks ago chargel with : Jreant- Inl I forged check nt time Nevall banle. When utakcn to the bank } ! ntfatn ( th teller was nt Ilst cIOUlflut / nnaly said hlohiammd . was not the forger. 111Inan also failed to identity blm , hut 1011\11 can- Bllered his' arreAI. ll hough made wlrhout \'Ublcly , n refeeton upon his immtegrlty . and brooded over his fancied disgrace . finally determining to be revenged on { Helmnn and then fnd his own life. Murderers If tim \Vohhor ArroateI SACRAMENTO , Cal. . Ireb ; P.-About two months ago 0 wealthy grocer E. H. ' 1' . Webhier , and imimu wife vere found murdered , time motive being robbery. The autimorities now accuse William II. Sproul , Imime bm-otlmer Joseph and Marry Sammds , etmeim pomummesmiin several aliases , of time crime , Gorge I4imrou another brother , is miow in jail for anotimer offense and according to imis story Sands crusumej the Weliberma' mikuhls withm arm smx , The three murderers were subsequently arrested - rested in Ran Franoimmico for dnmmmlenness , but on New Years day wore hiierated by time San Francisco fudge , , wbo did not search ( tie Prisoners. Jo this carelessness Is as. cribed timeir escaiJe , ( or Mrs. Webber's Wateim was afterward found in tIme cell which 1mw been occupied by time unurderoumu trio. Froimminont Mn Arrested fur 'riiuft. INDIANAPOLIS , Fe ) , . 9-George A , Emerson - erson , a prominent bumsinsu man of timimi city , hues heart arrested on a grand jury en- pia ( 'imargel with stealing a large numier of desis belonging to the Eummerson-Muoru Desk commany. Several months ago time conmiauiy passed Into tIme hands of a receiver and Emerson was made IdUjeriuitenleflt of time works , whmichm vero contnuod ; tim operation - tion by order of the court. Emerson line given bond in time sum of $2,006. He cays the prosecution Is blackmail. The arrest caused great surprise , : _ : . . JOUXJOiI'1N4 ilUltitY. Oimo Stage liobber 1ilhotl aimil , tflothor fle hihid tIme hiaru , , KANSAS CITY , Feb. 9.-A special to time ' Times from Newhtirk , Old. , says : The h3lackweil overland somali coach was held up and robbed timis aftermuoon b two oUtlaws ' named Johnson and Stratton. Tonight John- son's corpse lies In time city jail and Stratton - ton is safely behind tIme bars , tIme result of active work on tIme part of time city' mar- ' shmal , Word was first received of the robbery - . ' bery late this afternoon. City Marehai Austin , Dcptuy Ilimeriff Masters and a few other deputies vere imiqediately started ira pursuit. Altlmougim thus robbery occurred some distamuce out of towum , tIme imurumuers Imaut received iun accurate description of tle outlaws - laws amid time direction imey took , The outlaws - laws were mmigimted within an hotmr , and in another hmotmr were in tow , They vere ox.- haustemi by their long chase , when time pur- seers finally came upon thorn , arid although timey shmowed resistance , were easily over- come. A short fusulade of idiots ended In Johmnsoum being fatmuiiy almot , Strattomu then gave up and both were taken back to New- kirk , Jolmnmuon ( lied eu time Wily , Stratton refuses to talk , and i is not known how. ' niucim bo ty they secured. It any , it was lmrobabiy thmrown aside while they were . beimmg chmnsed , mmii umono was found upon timenim. None of time posse vere injured. liumidreiha S'iewoii ilie miemid Outlaw , FORT I3MITII , Ark. , Feb. 0.-llunmirede of p001)10 viewed time body of Jim French , the dead outlaw , as it lay today In a clmeap pine ' , box in front of thu United States jail. The biOOly ( face , unmmtiiated imead , charred feet and bloody clothing made a gimustly sight , 'rorn French , a brother of time dead outlaw was in town mmli day wiidiy Intoxicated and left tonighmt for Fort ClibMoiI with tIme ) ody , for burial. _ _ _ _ . _ - Engimmoers lhimvu itottlent Their Differences , SAN FJIANCISCQ , Feb. 9Chief Arthur of time flm'otimem'imood of Locomotive Engineers - " ' neers saiti tomluty that nil cimunce of uny ' diiiicimlty between time Houtlmern I'aciflc and time unghmmeerm is now at an emuti , lie said thud mutual concessions had been made ' ' amd only time details umow required to be arranged , Cimief Arthur vill start east ¶ next 'I'lmum'sday , uitopping enrouiu at Los Angeles. - Ibeitrimmir elm She 8LtI ) , mu ( lust Itisoe ( least , SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 9.-l'reiiminar arguments were heard today in time appli. cation for a writ of o warrammto to oue from time 0111cc of police comnmisioner of 'i' San Francisco Moses A. Ount appointed by Governor Markham on time fast , day of 4 lila term , and to seat In imis steami Stewart Menz1emu , appointed by Governor Ruth ) , Thm t.mmtire cluestiorm imliugeme upon time tovernor'l right to remnove the 1)011cc comnmismuionerms. - . - Iitmmicu , Kelly Goami Up for lifo. .4 PORTLAND , Ore. , Feb , 9.-Bunco Kell was today sentenced to inmprisommment. Io life in time penitentiary for time murder o George W. Sayree. ; , ' C" ' . . . . . -4 ' Ljj1r