Nebraska Newspapers

    o THE OMAHA DAILY BER MONDAY , DECEMBER 2 , 1805.
master thoip walers nnd do Inoilcnlnble
dnmnRo to our Inke cllle * If we had n re
serve of ordnance nnd ordnnnre storm we
could dominate the < nntcrs vvl'hont < | itcv
lion.
lion.The lnte t nnd one of the mnt Im-
prrs lve lofvim In nil history ! now bclni ?
tmiKlii by Olilnn nnd Jnpnn A nntloi , ( ho
mo. t populous In ( lie world , nljle to put
millions of llrhtlnt ; men Into tli field , l t
now , nfter mffcrlne many dl nsirr * , pcoiirlns
IJuronn nml America for munitions of war.
It mlr < 1 upon Its numbers. Non It Is IHIV-
II\K dlccnnU-d gun * nnd dlwjnrdeil nmmitnl-
tlon , whntevr It cnn not , to nld In r < pel-
line the nn'.milt' ? of n nation vnilly It * In
ferior In numbers.
NIKI > 1011 MORI : MIN.
The aecrctiry tirscs the almost nbsolutn
necenlty for an Increase In the number of
enlisted men. anil IIP a ks for at least 1.000.
The present naval foice consists of It. 160
men The navjr of the United States com-
parca favorably with thnt of Germany hi
point of strength : but In Germany every
ablcbodlcil nun of certain age U mbjcct to
duty In the nrmy or na\y , while the United
States depends alone upon volunteer enlist
mcnta. Secretary Herbert's comments upon
this point are of vital public Interest. 11 °
says
Ocrirmnj's nvnllnhlc men nre not nil nt one
time In net tint service on lio.itcl Rhlp , but
nrc nil drilled nnd UioroiiKlily trained In
tliclr dutlen , nnd Biich nn nre nt tiny one
time on chore occupied In their ordinary
vocations cnn l > c summoned nt n moment B
notice. In en ye of uiir , however Filddtiily It
mlRht come , Germiny'nnvy jnrd would be
In no Inch of men , tralntil and drilled , nnd
In case uf a n.ivnl war now when fleets
reach uny polrt 10 < nircly nnd sivlftlv , rendl-
ne-w , other condition * bplni ? at all cnuiil ,
mentis \lclory. In the emerKt-ney of n wnr
romlni ? quickly vvhnt should we do for men ?
All nllowcd by liivv nrc enlisted , nnd nil en-
llBtcd nre nlrcndy on whip ? The Muisa-
rhiiHetts , the Oregon , the 1'urltiin , tin1
Monndnock nnd tbo Terror will noon be
ready for coinmli'lonlnR To mini tluse
ahlpi nlone wo nhoiilil need 2.0UO m n
Our nnvnl mllltln nru promlslm ; hodlet of
youiiK nnd vlKoroiiH men , but no cannot
rely on them nlono , they link orKnnl/.itlon
nnd irniiiinK niiti HIP indium leni rv t-n in
number * . We hnve , boHld's the whips Just
mentioned , n line lloet In our reserve nivy
the N'cw Vork , the 1'nrK the St I'.iul
nnd the St. Loul v c mninilllccnt pqtmilron
If armed nnd man tied , but wo have not n
mnn to put upon unc of them , nnd no au
thority of Inw to accept the HTVICCM of a
single one of the thousands wlio , In cnte
of tired , would volunteer to rr\c All this
otiKht not to be. It Is HIP height of un
reason to pny heavy subventions to Hwlft
fhlps nnd call them our nnxlllniy nnvy tin
ier wo have the menus of aiming Ihoni , It
la folly to mulntnln these ship , * nnd pro
cure iirni" for them If we nre never to mnn
them , nnd certainly It Is unwl e nml shorl-
nlKhted to dtfer linking any provision b >
law for procuring the men who are to util
ize these vessels until nftor the emergency
of nn always possible wnr slmll Invc nrlsen.
There if no oilier nittlon thnt has HO much
of the mntcHnl of wnr thnt I * KO little pre
pared to utilize It , tint bus o much of
personnel nvnllnble nml that Is so utterly
without authority of Jaw to employ It The
department needs piessnt authority to en
list the tlioiHnnil men imkpd for. nnd this
number will be sulllcl'nt. If the policy lieicln
outlined bi > approved bCOIIBICSM , to answer
nil thi > necessities of the government , while
we nrc no fortunate no to be on u peace
fooling ; It will certainly sunice for ycnra to
come.
Hut ronsrcss should not Htop there. , Some
proloion Hhonld nt onre be inailc by ITW
for calllnK Into the er\lco -\\hene\er'thert
Hhnll bn need of them s.illori to man nt
Icnst ul | ihu vessels which nrc In the pav
of the Kovcrnmont nnd llnble to be called
Into s ° r\lce. A well-consldeiod system b\
which thlB may be done should be adopted
nt once It must be remembered tint the
nn\nl mllltla nrc ntgunlzod by nnd nre In
the piy , so f.ir as they rcctlvo any pny , of
the s ° vornl states In which they are i.ilxeil
CoiiBre s npproprintes nnnunlls onlj $ r. COO
to bp divided nmontt the mllltlii of nil the
htnte1 * nnd this IB expended In furnishing
accoutrements nnd arms. The general gov
ernment , bejond thlH , furnl he8 to each
ulnte. when It can , a nhlp nnd gives the
mllltla besides a few dn\H of drilling each
jear under nnvnl otllcers nnd does nothing
more for them
It IB rpupictfully suggested thnt In order
to lie able to mnn our reserve (1-et nnd mien
navnlt els ns may not Invp full ciew
the president be authorized to enlist In the
naval service , upon exigencies to be judged
of by him , bucb of the navnl militia nnd
other ' .men , not to exceed altogether the
number mccMry to mnn nil the ships of
the navy nnd such ships as under the laws
now existing or hereafter to be enacted , the
government may hnve the right to call Into
Its ervlce for n period of , unv , twoyears ,
the government reserving the privilege of
dlfwhnrglng when the exigency may have
passed.
I'AIIST II VS lMO\TKn IV 1IAICOTA.
"Will Trs foe n Il\ n-c from Ills
f \olrt-HH IVIff.
MILWAUKGC. WIs , Nov. 30 Colonel
Gustavo Pabst will bring the stilt for dl-
vorco against bis wife In a Dakota court
Mrs. Margaret Mather 1'abst left for New
York today. In the anuouncement of the
fact , the last name Is left off , and she Is
again known as simple Margaret Mather.
Her d parture at this time has given rise
to 11 rumor that the terms of settlement be
tween herself and husband have be n agreed
In , .mil that ! 'hu has gone to take up her
residence In the east. Colonel G. I'abst , her
husband , has not been here since a few da > s
after the horsewhipping episode. He got a
leave of absence from his dutieo as quarter-
masler of the Fourth regiment of the WI con-
Bln National guards for a period of seven
months It was given out thit ho had gen °
west. Since then It Ins bpon learned tha
he has gone to South Dakota , where he will
remain until ho secures a legal residence ,
when It is hi ? Intention to bring the suit
Thli will dlsnenoavlth _ the scandal which
might attend the bringing of a suit In a local
court It Is understood also that Mrs I'abst
will not fight the cai > e , If I er demands for
nllinony nro grunted.
POH i msijvr.
Action AmiliiNt .11 rH. Vnitilorlillt for
tin * Viilm * of n TantiiliiN Cup.
NR\V YORK , Nov. 30. Mrp. Alice Vnnder-
lillt , the wife of W. 1C. Vandeibllt , and the
motlici of the duchesi. of Murlboiough , has
been made defendant In a suit brought nga'jist
her In the rlt > court by the Ilnroncss Dbnu'ie
do IlciKunU of Hungary to recover | r > 00 , the
value of a tanUUm cup. In the complaint the
plaintiff alleges that en and prior to October
1 , 1S95 , thcis the- owner of Chinese ,
Japanese nml Oilnntal ciulos and aillcle.s of
i 111 Ic-n-brac , Anicng tlic ct articles Uio says
v > as a tantalus cup , valued at JVJO. The
baroiioja tjjs that Hhortly before ( lie uuirr aio
of Jllsti Vandeibllt to the dul.e of Mnrl-
luiotili ) | , Mid , Vandciblll reqiu-btcd that the
cup nnd other article * lib niMit to her foi
Inspection , under an agreement to buy them
or to i etui n them. 'I lie plaintiff hayu that
Mrx. Vanderbllt hax falkd to return the cup
or to | uy for It. The summons In the action
wa helved on Colonel William .laj , counuul
for Mrt < . Vamlerbllt , tuday. The dcfonlant
him tlililj ilaya to illo nn UIUVVPI. Thv
baroness also alleges In thu complaint ttiiit
Mrs. Vandeib'lt promlied to rcdollvcr thv
articles , but failed to do so.
OIMM ( ) % . > or THU I'lt
Id-Tint rrniiriuiiilii > ll au < t ( JIM criinr
AllUflil Hold Ilv < TKiit VI > IIK.
CHICAGO , Nov. 30. At a bamjuct tonight
e\-Governrr Jmiu-s U , Campbull WHS ono of
the spcakerH , his theme being "The Presi
dent of the United States. " He paid n
glowing tribute to President Clovelind , du-
< luring that ho wnn about lo Inaugurate-
> lgoroua foreign policy , which would be
eatlHfactory to all light IhlnUIrK Americans
ana MIDI wnicii no patriot c"ti il find fiult.
Oovenmr Altgell spoke latir than ex-(3ov-
crnor Campbell and In his romaiks said : "I
have not bevu honored by any comniiulon
Iu defend the foirlgn policy of H prudent
v ho badly ncc-di dtfi'iiillng , nur , at all who
hear mo will believe , I have no cominli lento
to make pcordo believe that the present
president Ix n greater man than George
Washington or Thomas Jefferson. " A nloim
of ujss's gi > > clcd the governor's renurku ,
and although home uppltuiBo mine with It ,
the hlftes intJomlmted veiy largely ,
I'rcNlilintiiiiMiil of ( trouKt'iliicHN ,
BT , LOl'LS , Ui > u. l.-Hy u Milt HUM In the
circuit t'ouit under r ner of an niulty
IileadlngVlllUin Klutz , ( itesldent of the
Homo brewery , olio nf the Great Wtalem
jd.inlinmill , und a prominent and wealthy
( ii-riirin clllzon , la charged with mltappro-
julntlmr and embezzling nearly JH IVJ uf ( ha
( treat ViVdti'in nilU's money. The tult IM
for the appointment of a rc-co'ver and an
uccountlng
roiinil Dcnil In tlut lloail.
WAMiJM : , Kun. . Dec. 1. Albert Urlt-
ti > ann wax fomd dead tbla morning betwt-en
\Vumi'Ko anJ LouljvlllP. three mllH ( dlf-
tont. to whUh iialnt hu had uttemilnd : to
walk In' the iil lit. He wab u'o t Point
cadet , but had b en In llio bos'i't.il nt St.
I < ouls for vcvernl vvuks , nnd VVUK not j-x-
poctcd home1.
GOSSIP FROM THE GRIDIRON
Olnims of the Eastern Oollego Teams to
Championship Ilonors Considered ,
PENNSYLVANIA IIS A STRONG POSITION
Itoconl of ( lip ( luuKcrH fur ( InVcnr
K ro Hint uf Ail } ItUnt
laic Co in rM Si-corn ! nml
Pi Iliccdin Third ,
The close of the foot ball oeason of 1893
finds the rotations mnong the various mem
bers of the Intercollegiate world In almost
as big a muddle as ever. He would set him
self up for a veritable avant who would at
tempt to say which of the many foot bill
elevens that have struggled for supremacy
for the last tvvo months IB the one that baa
cnrrfcd off the honors of champion. This
lamentable fact must be construed ns a
criticism on the athletic associations of thosj
universities that arc , by their refusal to act
In n sportsmanlike manner , postponing the
day when the close of the foot ball reason
shall give to soiiia team the umllHputed right
of champion Vale , through Its dictatorial
ways , has prevented Its team from playing
with Harvard , Pennsylvania , Michigan and
Cornell , while Princeton still maintains that
the Qinkcrs nrc not pure enough to bo con
sidered as friendly rivals.
*
To bo sure Yale won the championship of
the American Intercollegiate Foot Hall asso
ciation , but when It Is understood that that
lime-honored organization consists of Yale
and Princeton alone , much of the glory so
earned pales away Into Insignificance. De-
yond that game Yale did but little work to
awaken joy among the supporters of the
llluc. The team was scored on by most of
the athletic association teams , which It
tackled In preference to Harvard , Pennsyl
vania and Cornell , while Drown succeeded
In playing the Clls to a tie. This record
cannot surely laud the fictitious pennant of
the foot ball world within thu city walls of
New Haven.
M *
Pennsylvania started the ball rolling by
running up large score. ' against Virginia.
Lchlgh and Lafayette , and other teams of
the strong middle class. It continued In Itc
siMstdy cjrerr by defeating Harvard , and
wound up the sensxin on the day of tine
thanksgiving to the dJcendants of William
Pen n , by dcafeatlng Cornell , a loam that had
beaten Brown , and almost whitewashed
Princeton , by the enormous score of 40 to 2.
It would appear on the faceof the cat tein
in turns throughout the season that the
gallant hens of Penn were entitled to the
honorable distinction of first place. In reply
to this statement It will be argued that Penn
met neither Yale , Princeton nor Michigan.
Yes , but pray whoso fault was It ? What
ever eh'O may bo said about the Phlladel-
phlnns , they are game , and it Is due to no
fault of theirs that the three teams men
tioned were not played. Yale broke off with
the Quakers In ' 34 , when It was alleged
thnttho massive jaw ot one of the Penn
sylvania players had penetrated through the
canvess jacket , the jeisey and the under
shirt of Prank Uutterworth. Yale's full
back , and torn ugly gashes In Uutterworth'i"
back. Princeton turned the followers of Den
Franklin down af'ur they had defeated the
Jerscymon at Trenton 12 to 0. Michigan
very properly felt that ono hard game In the
cast was all that a team which had to travel
so far , could afford to play , and no game
with Pennsylvania wan played Penny lias
met nnd conquered all comes ibis season , as
last year , and all fair and Impartial Judges
of the relative merit" of the foot bill elevens
will accord Coach Woodruff's team flist place
because of that fact.
* *
Yule defeated Prlncetop , which had already
beaten Harvard. Prom tult comparison every
Yale ma"n Is icidy to assert that Yale could
have defeated Harvard. This Is doubtful , as
Harvard certainly Improved In Its play Im
mensely after the Princeton game , and In
that game had nil the hard luck Imaginable.
Dut no one can go back of the returns and
from them It would appear as though Yale
were entitled to second place Many critics
are loath to grant Ynlo second place , saying
that the team which holds back all the rea
son and plays but one big game , oven though
It should win that one game , Is not entitled
to recognition among the teams that were
playing ahead of Harvard , although it ! s
doubtful ivhether the Tigers could have
played Hennsy such a close game UB did the
wearers of the Crlmron.
* *
There Is no one who will dispute Harvard's
claim to fifth place , and in-lecd many think
It unfair to place the Cambridge- lads so Ion
In the scale. Dut there Is no way of going
back of the- scores It may be said , how-
Sver , that Harvard's usual hard luck pursued
the team throughout thei trason and pre
vented It from winning a place well up In the
line The chilling blasts driven against the
popular sport from the faculty rooms last
spring did much to discourage Captain Ar
thur IlrpHcr and his follow CMS. Many .1 cap
tainwould have given up such a hopeless
task as the formation of n foot ball eleven
it that time appealed to be. Dut not the
least bit daunted Drewcr Hi OR & Co. kept
steadily al it and a week ago Saturday
played a game against Pennsylvania which
.vould hive won nine times out of ten , and
would have ccitnlnly defeated .my other
Uam In the country. There weie not many
Injuries during the season , but Harvard
jeemcd lo havn just as * many HH * over , and
then the faculty decjarfil that Arthur Urowcr
was not studying metaphysics as much as ue
wis defensive piny nnd debarred him fiom
playing with his team. The team that can
weather such adverse stoims as these has
some jnni full .of grit and sand on Its lolls
Jii'l v.ltliout the Harvard faculty Intpirupts
tlio game during the coming year I lie effects
of this uphill struggle are lll.oly lo bo . .pen
next year. I Km mil loses the two Diewer
boys , OIIP of the Shw In others and ho.ne
other good men this year , but still has a
pronildng lot of candidates to start to work
with. KJgur WrlKlitlnKloi , nlio has been
clio r-ii captain nf the 'OC pven | , lias already
shown his anility to I audio the team nnd
give * proniUo of tut nine out n team which
can retileve pome of the luiielH lost during
th < > past t\u > reasons
* *
Cornell and Michigan nre close rivals for
fifth place , and us the : wn learnt" did not
meet tliln year , It Is a Olnicult matter to
decide the conjcst , Michigan held Harvard
down to four points , and Corntll kept down
> h conrjuoiera of Harvard , the Prlncetonlnnn ,
down to oU points. Harvard scored against
Michigan early In tlio. gam ? and then made
no great effort to roll up n score. Cornell
pievcnted I'rlncMun from scoring Its solitary
touchdown until within the last minute of
tlio game. That far Cornell t-cms to have
the better of the argument. Again , rucii
Uam liud Its off day. Michigan was all but
defeated by Pudduc's team of mediocre caii-
ber. Cornell had a tremendous jcoro rolled
up against It by the rlurdy Suns of onn. Cor
nell was defeated earl ) In the Reason , with
a number of substitutes on the team , by
Lafaye'le , B to 0. Dut to offwt that was
C'ornsll'ii victory over Drown , u team which
had previously tied Yale. Altogttlisr the
argument Is a cloa ? one. Western crania1
will bn inclined to say Michigan deserves the.
place , while casttrn men will just as Mou'ly
inonttaml up for CcrnMI. Cornell played
three very hard games within a short space
of time , Harvard , Prlnc'lon and Penney-
vanla , and that , ronu'dcrntlun would seem
to bo sufficient to turn the scale In favor of
tlo ; madget ! ) from Ithaca.
* * *
Kansas app'ars to have won tlic champion
ship of the Western Intercolleslat * Fet
Dall assoclallon. but It will probably take
several bourn' dUcusuluu a' the approaching
meeting of the delegate * from tbe four col-
lcgi < to untingb matters , and decide the
vailous protests that have been entered.
Missouri claims the '
pennant , nc-twltus'undlug
tli" defeat administered by Nebraska , but
cont-lderlni ; tb- fact that the Tigers wore
coached by u Y leiulan , It U not surprising
that thuy should claim f\erytilng In v'ght.
Kansas tcpred sixty-five points In Iti cham
pionship tjawua ; Mlmourl piored Jlfty-four ;
NcbritKiij tvjenjy-tw , whle ) Iowa failed Ip
ii.'curo n ylnsle touchdown , or even P
safe'y. '
OtffKitur Minute * lUitlrrValir ,
niCT4lUIT. JJli-lu i > of. 1I'rof. . Kuoth , an
aquatic pciformer , at Wonderland theater
tl.ls y ) unlng n LOmplUhed the feat of rtuy-
Ins under u itrr tour mloutca and eight sec
ond" , which he clnlma break * all prevlou
records In that lino.
AiiitAMiiM ! A i.oWAV Aitmn
llnno Mull .Mnc tioliiw ( o Aiiitrntln
After lluSinnnn of tSlld.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. I. In the winter o
18M-97 Australia It to hive another Invasion
of American ball player ? , similar to the
trip taken by the tennis under the mniinge
ment of Al Spaldlng several years ago. A
the head of tlio management of the ton
will be James H. M inning , manager of thP
Knn nft C'lty lm o ball club und I'rnnl
Helpc. malinger of the Hoston Nntlonn
league tenm , nnd these nnmes nlone will be
a Miaranleo of success. Immediately nfter
the co"e of the plnMng seisoil of ISM , Man
mug nnu aeiec1 win innKp up two H-UIH-
compo od of star playerof the Nntlont
le.ngup , nnd vvl'l begin the tour by plavlni ;
a number of { jninps In this countiy Tin.
opening game will be jilayed In Kansas ClU
about the first Sunday in Octobei , IM.
From Kansas Pity the teams will vv rk
vvootwanl , pulling In a vvtik between hen
and Denver , ptn.vlng In the mote Important
Knnsns cllle The second Sunday game
will tie played nt Denvoi nnd nnothor week
win be rut In between Denver nnd Sin
Francl'co , where the aggregation will to |
long enough to play cv rnl guinea between
thom'elvts nnd picked rallfornln teams It
Is not the Intention to tnke tvvo tennis to
Austinlln FO "no of the tennis will be dis
banded nt San 1'iiii'rlsio , and a picked
tphm of ten men , In clinrge of .Mnnagor
Se'ee , will mil for Attitr.illn nbout Novem
ber I. IMfl
Mnnnger Manning Is now In correspond-
t nee with lending p"oplc interested In bare
ball In Atistr.iln , nnd tie lins already
received enough nrsurancos from them of
tint Interest such n team would cicntc to
irnkc him certain tint It would be n gient
success It IB the Intention of Mnnnger
Manning , accompanied by his wife , to go
on In ndvince of the team to Australia anil
prepaio for Its coming. Helloes not vo Into
the scheme with the Idea of making n great
deal of moiicv out of It , but believes thnt
even If he loses i little It will be a great
iidMrtlscment for bme bull.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. I-Pilv.itcs Moore
and Michael , who rode from Wilmington In
the inltltniy relay cycle race , reacehd this
city on schedule time , " < " > . tonight. Jo eph
De Sllvoi nnd George Trench relieved them ,
starting for Tienton
mi'OKTIMJ M\V ll.VCIM ) 111,0011.
i Vi-nr-Olil AiiHt riillnii Itnoliui
Mrc to HionVrril nt Auotlon.
XHW YORK , Dec. 1. Word lius been re
ceived hero thnt the 12-yeur-old hoipe. Ar-
tH'cry , by Mti kot , dam Ouldn , by Vattcn-
den , a half brother to Carbine , who was
purchased last summei by the duke of Port
land. Is shortly to be sent to this country.
Artillery Is owned by Mr. W. T. Parsons ot
Christ Church , N. 'A lie was a good r.ict
horse , though not In Ihe snnie class ns Car-
blnp. He- will bpi shipped to Sin Francisco
and sold at auction Musket wns orlglna'ly
Imported to Australia fie mUnglnnd. It was
thought nt the tlmo by the tdirevvd lliltlsh-
erx that he was of little ur no account , but
he proved to be the sire of so muny great
mlnners that there has since been n de
mand both In nngland and this countiy foi
the Musket breed. Mr J. U Hnggln Im
ported Maxim , one of Mu Itet's sons , nbout
tin ee M irs ngo Axiom , now dead , nnd
Miss Maxim , both high class fillies , were
the llr.st of li's ' get to race hole. Maxim
got cast in his stall lust stirlng nnd re
sulted In nn Injury from which he died
Artillery , if he arilves t.ifelv , will be the
only Musket M'llllon in America.
WILMINGTON. Del. Dec. 1 The mlll-
tnrv cyc'lsts in the leluy lace from Wash
ington to New York nnlved hen1 this even
ing , one houi and twenty minutes ahead of
schedule tlmo. The Wilmington pnce-
irnUrrs met W.iMiburn nnd Gibson nt Havre
ile Grace and the litter two rode to Hlkton ,
where Willis and IJenn t iookup the race
to this city. He-re Moore and Mlchnel re-
llpvcd them , starting at once for Philadel
phia. The next le'uv lode from DelHIre.
MI1.1TAHY llii , \ \ KACIJ
Count on MiiKliiK Iti'tlor Tlinii Ten
Mllux ail Hour.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. Precisely nt ' <
o'clock this morning the military relay bi
cycle ride from th's ' city 10 New Ycrk was
begun A meeoago fiom General Miles ,
commanding the nrmy , wns given In charge
of tvvo members of the local National Guard
for delivery to nrmy headquarters at New
York. According to schedule , the distance
Is 219Y4 ml' ? " , nnd twenty -tin ce hours Is al
lowed In which to cover It.
Oniiiliii AKornej CoiujillinciittMl.
In a recent Nebrawka supreme court de
cision , Clark against Irrigation company , 64
Northwestern Reporter , 239 , Judge Post , In
writing the opinion , says. . , in dlscns = lng thu
legal conception of a navigable stream :
"The rule stated Is In accordance with
the decided weight of authorltv. See 1C
'American nnd LngllFh Encyclopedia of
Law , ' title 'Navigable Wuters , ' and the
valuable collection of cases therein by
Charles S Loblnger. "
The latter's original definition was also
adopted by Judge Avery of the supreme
court of North Carolina In Gwaltnev against
Scottish-Carolina company , 16 Southeastern
Repoitcr. 193 , as follows.
"It has been well .said that'In the most ap
proved modern "CUSP of the term , In this
country , navigable waters Include all the e
which afford a clmnnel for u eful commerce
Such vvaterB are public highways of eommoi
right. ' 16 'American and English Encyclo
pedia of Livv. " 23G "
The treatise from which tbe foiegolng Is
quoted nnd ndopfd , ami which was the
author's maiden elToit In legal llteratnie
has also been clteil with approval In State
.ignlust Kison. 10 Southeastern Reporter , SS
Commissioners agaliHt Cat.iwln Lumber
company. 21 Southeastern lUporte-i , 343 , and
other late cases
MoolmiK-Joill < l fllNO I'OMtlMIIKMt.
CHICAGO , Dec 1. A postpone-mpnt of
the bearing In the ci e of Xelln Nlcolnus
ngalnst George Gould was granted by
Commissioner Foote , and the cae Is now
set for Wednesday of next week. Nelthei
Attorney Duncan , who Is acting for Mr
Gould , nor the commissioner , would give
the icason for the postponement ,
The M odor ii Motlicr
Has found that her little ones are Improved
: more by the pleasant Uxatho , Syrup of rigs ,
ulicn In mod of the laxative effect of a
gentle remedy than by nny other , and that
It Is more acceptable to them. Children
enjoy It and it benefits them. The tiuo
inn nilv. R\ run nf IJMira la iiinniifnntilrpil liv
the California Tig Syiup Co. only.
Killed HIM Victim from AinliiiNli.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 1 A special to the
Star from Pcny , Okl , pays : William U ,
Stover lias been found guilty of the murdoi
of Jnnies P Hell , and a life sentence iccoin *
mended Hell nnd Stover umireled over the
ovviifrvhlii of u cltlin , and Stovei shot and
killed his victim from nmbu h
wiiATiinii rouicAST.
I'nlr mill CoiitlniK-il Cold
for Ni > liriiNl > ii.
Last night Observer WuMi had this mes
sage fioni Chlcngo :
"Hoist cold vvnvo Digital , Tempeintiire will
fall 20 to 23 degiees by Monday i-vcnlng.
Heavy MIIOW 1s pirdlctcd for tonight. "
WASHINGTON , Dec. 1 The for.enst foi
Monday Is :
For Nebraska Generally fnlr ; conllnuo
cold ; northcilv vvJndx.
For Iowa Fair ; northerly winds ; colder
In the c-istcrn portion.
For KUIIHIIB r.ilr ; cnutherly winds ; colder.
For South Dakota Pair ; continued cold ;
northeasterly vvlndx.
l.oonl Iti-roril.
OFrici : OF Tin : wnATinii jjtmnAU.
OMAHA , Dec 1 Omiiha recoid of lem-
pciature nnd rainfall , compared with the
corretpondlng dny of past four years :
ISM. 1831 1893 IS92
Maximum tcmpcrntuio , . . . 31 40 11 45
Minimum tfinpeialuru. . . . , 11 3. ' 5 -tt
Average temperature zj ; iu t 41
1'm.lpltntlon 01 .00 T T
Condition of temperature and pieclplta-
tlcn ut Omalui'for the day und since Ma roll
i , ISM :
Normal temperature. , . , , , 3.1
Dpllilency for the duy , . . . 11
Normal precipitation r.04li'ch
Dcllrlencv for the day , . . . , , ( ri Inch
To ill preclplta Ian e'n o Murch 1 , 10 07 Incho.i
Dtllclcncy Mm i ! March ] , 1893 , . . , 10.1D I u-ht-a
Itri'ortN from StulloiiN ut K p. m ,
STATION'S AND STATK OP
\MATIIKU :
Omaha , clear . . . . . . . , . .
North I'latlL , ut nlnrf . , .
lluion , clulr , , , . , . , . , , . . . . , . , ,
riiUDKO. tlouil ) , .i. . , . , ,
St. I.'jul winning . . . . , , , , , . , .
Ut. I'uul. cloudy . . . , ,
Diitcnnort. unanlnit . . . . . , . . . . , .
KOIIOJS Clt > , cluar . , , , , .
llikna , unonlng . . , , . , , . . , , , , , . , .
lluvrv , clear , . , . . , . . . . . . , .
Rait Ijike HI ) ' , cloudy .
Il'imarck ' , part r'outl ) . , , . , ,
HI. Vlnrtnt , rlrar . < . . . . ) .
CI > f > roni' , ilauitj , . . , . ,
Ulll | t < m. anuwliiK . . , u. . . .
Itapld City , cloudy . , . . . , . . in
GuUfiton , clear , . . . . . . . . . .
T Indicate ! trace of i > rrrll'l' ttoii
Ueluw iro. I , . A. WI.'LC ,
TIME EXPANDS HIS IMAGERY
An Old Oondji'ctlbr Draws the Long Bow on
Bis Stock of Stories.
HOT RAILROADJNG IN THE EARLY DAYS
' '
InilliiiiM 'umi'lltiir for Sculp * iii > < )
TtiiiKlin for Ciifili lllpcd to ICocp
tinOriMM VvnUo lli' e 'ii
Oliuiliu n ml Denver.
r. >
Iln Oilman , the pioneer conductor Into
Colorado , can tell more Interesting stories of
par ! } railroading on the plains and within
sight of the- Heckles than almost any other
living mnn. A fen of them ho poured Into
the ear of n correspondent , who hurried them
unsaltcd to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
According to Den , railroading when the old
Denver Pacific was In course of construction
by Carlos Greeloy nnd John 1) . Terry of St
Loulo nng not th" life of pleasur * nnd good
living that some of the autocrats o ( ( he fast
trains now enjoy. It was hard knocks and
lots of them , with enough of the clement of
danger of losing scalps to make the run
across the plains liazaidous enough to be re
membered until the final trip across the
eternal bridge.
In thoi'5 da > s a Winchester and n handy
revolver were carried nnd used more fre
quently than tin. ticket punch , There vveie
no buffets or sleepers , and the society belles
of the eastern fashion cJnlcra remained at
home , while the fimblqr and sure-thing man
and tirnmlntnr nf n tirlvnt" crnvoard were
In themajority. . The minority was composed
geueially t > f n lev , ( astern suck.crs with a
coupleof hundred dollirs , or the poor fel
lows with scarcely mure than enough to payer
[ or a week's grub after anlvlng at the prom
ised land , where wealth anil gold were to
lie had for the ticubic of washtm : It from
the ground.
North I'latto or Julesburc was where the
lUman vultures usually ambushed for the
unsuspecting prey from the cast. If the
oliderfoot did not get off the train and allow
ilmself to bo drugged and robbed , then a
couple of rollout ! , who nlwavs traveled from
town to town , generally got him In tliclr
clutches and Ilccct-d him. Stories of bodies
'ound by the side of the road by the section
nen were not uncommon , and the reports
liiited that the poor fellows had fallen off
he train In a drunken state and met their
leath under the wheels. There were no
coroners to make. Investigation , and thd
statements went for what they were worth.
Whether all met their death In that vvaj
vlll not be known , but It Is reasonable to
suppose they fell off because It was safer
or the bunco men that they shoii'd. '
1'rom Omaha to Denver was a lonelj trip
or the crew. If the train left at night It
vould run for miles along the prairie with
out any sign of life from the station
mlldlngs.
"As we got further west , " said Mr. Gllman ,
'we would have to stop for orders oc
casionally , and we generally got them
n a most peculiar manner. As a rule ,
he station wasi : occupied by from five
o ten section men and an agent
or operator. , From the station building
iroper they ( Used to dig a tunnel a couple of
lundred feet 'to iu small fort made of logs
ind , ties or tsod : * nd anj thing that could be
thrown together Jn a hurrj. As boon as the
sun would roddei ) the skj In the west all
lands would go jloun In the tunnel , after
barring theRation doors and windows. The
operator ran a wire below , and when we
vould conic along for orders , we , that Is most
of the crewMuIf heavllj armed , would go to
he fort ami jelj down between the loop-
loles for orders. Then the acent , without
coming Into s.l/lit. ; would shout back In
structions from , the dispatcher z H we
voiild run to the ne\t reporting station for
orders , there.tb repeat the performance.
"There wa'a hlso a peculiarity In legard to
he section crews ' Generally there were five
men to a cr6w Vvlth a hand car. Three men
vero to worlc'aiitl two men were engaged
with rifles"td guard Mien : . 1 remember a
Ircumstance that nappennd on the Union
'aclfle that showed how necessary It was to
lave thes > guards. The live men were at
Nork near some bluffs about noon when It
vas found that the supply of water had run
ut. Dellevlng everything all right , one ot
ho laborers , a young fellow who had been
n the plains for years , and the two 'sol-
lers , ' went down toward the river , about
00 yards , for -water. They had only covered
alf the distance when a band of fifty In-
lans suddenly swopped down over the bluff
They had evidently been waiting there all
morning for the men to separate. With
a yell they went at once for th-
two unarmed men at the track
The latter saw thsm In time to
jump on the hand car and light out for the
station , live miles awaj. The three men
down toward the river were horror-stricken
at the desertion which abandoned them to
the mercy of the Indians , One of the 'sol
dlers , ' a big fellow v. ho had served in an
Irish regiment , and upon whom everjbod.v
relied for protection and m'lltary tactics' ,
gave out entirely and started to run for ths
car. Well , ho got about half a mile before
he lost his scalp. Lucidly he threw avaj
his gun and the young fellow who carried
the water secured It , with several rounds of
ammunition. Then the other 'soldier' and
the young fellow started toward the station
I've forgotten the > oung fellow's name , but
ho Knew Indians as well as they knew
themselves. His advice to his companion
wan to reserve his powder and not to run
Well , the poor fellow finally did start to
run and was the center of a revolving clr-
clo of redskins , who sent two arrows clean
through him. We , plckd him up next mom-
Ing nnd took him on the train to Omaha
nnd I believe ho finally recovered and lived
for jears. '
"The young fellow , however , was not to be
caught In that predicament. Instead of run
ning and tiring hlnifclt out , lie wtnt along in
a quiet sort of way , und ns soon 'is the In
dians got to circling within n hundred yards ,
or arrow shot , ho v > ould drop to one knee und
take nlm at the nearest rider. Wuiicut firing
a. shot tills would at once break the circle ,
nnd the youth would rise and advance , to re
peat the operation whenever It was deemed
necessary. .When J comu to think of It , lie
did fire a few shots and dropped one or two
Indians ut first , apd then got down to only on *
or ( wo loads In icserve Well , tliat lad kept
that up until ho got within a couple of hun
dred yards of the station , Then the savages
cone Hid Ed to takeno more chances , and ,
after discharging a lot of arrows at long range ,
they disappeared. I believe that Is the only
time that a man and boy f > ucco > sfully steed
off fifty Indian * ; but It simply Illustrates the
cowardly natureof the Indian.
"When that yonng fellow walked Into that
B'ntlon , thenvVtf'eXlon men who had deserted
him jumped as though they had seen a ghost
They could notJM'llovo that ho had escaped ,
und It was onl'aajlsr ) ( wo passed through with
the big Irishman tno next morning that the }
would be conypcei ) | that It wan not a dream
That young ; ; iai ' ) who saved 111 ; ) scalp had
enough of the , b'uduusa and retired from railroading
reading vvhenAvp _ foi to Omaha ,
"Yes , the bdyport the runa now don't know
what vvo lind to contend with those dsjr ,
and I don't wivh them any such luck , eljlier.
It was work U/at 'placed many n white hair
on our Iicad8''iimr also took the hair and
acilp from moW1 more , and It was far from
pleasant. Noufffya'ys , vvlien they have ono or
two tough chaVSidtfcrs 6n the trains , llio bos
th'nk It prettriinjM , but they would feel dlf.
fnrcnt If thai Ayr iJI ( they carried for months
nt n time , aniUnvv nobody eUe.
"The toiiKliyi'i joAds were generally carried
on the main J lip , pM Clie > enno , to the town
which ; ilua > s 'ttwaiiK up at the end of the
track. The toun ieyt of the touch always re
mained at the end of the track , until It vai
tlmo to move , ,4ml then tliey would pack
their traps , houses and all , pel on tbe
train , and gat to ill ? next end qf tlio ttack ,
whcro , In a day , would spring ut ) a city of
houfands of people. And inich town * ! Sa
loons , dancp houief ind s'mllar Institution
and , probably , ono place where It would IK
JOHilbla to get romethlDg to eat , and thlr
wan general ) } tbe Itut pac ! to be loaded
and msvel. If tlire was not roam for I
on the cirs It tvas left over for the next
, raln. The next train might mean the rext
day , or not , according to cl'cunuUuces , Ou
t certainly coulJinot ba moved until tuep ?
a loon a lied to be provided for. "
Mr. Oilman U noiv ItrateJ at wlut v\a In
bn early diy * a prrlty tough town t'velf
I1U , Kan , lisrj he li manager of the tat-
ng bouse , aid lut b eu "or jej-i. The place
lee not Imk ai ' nu'i H Ia4 ! > * en th scene
of iciMng and bo 'rr rufailim , but iberl
are hucd tJ * o. fie- < ; * / wii ? can till
ot transactions In that vicinity that would
make yHlnw-b cked novel turn red with
blushes. Wh ro the ro V bloom today n
dozen ye r ago the ground \\nt reddened
with the llfp blood of victims of thf scnlplng
knife and the gambler's bullet , nnd where
walk today } ounK maidens whoie nuperlors
( ire not to be found In the wide world there
danced the women whose souls hid fallen to
depths far beyond the lowest level possible
for the Imagination to reach. Thf warrior's
jell lm given way to the burr of the pelf-
binder , nnd the rattle of dirty chips and the
cnrfTK of besotted gamblers has ylcldM to
the click of the tjptwrlter.
\ S1IOOTIM ! TKItllOH.
SIIIMM ! < > f I Improved ( intlliiK , Opc-r-
nlril li > nil Hlrctrlo 'Motor. '
The Nnval llapld-Klre Ouu Hoard , of
which I.leiitonnnt N. 12. Mason ! the senior
mcmbir has submitted to Captain Sampson ,
chief of the- bureau of ordnance , a report on
the trial of the Improved Galling gun
In Its general features , sis the New York
Tribune , the gun Is the same as the 30-
callber gun tested by the- board last year.
U dlffcis In Important details , lion ever. The
cnllliT of the Improved Invention Is 23C , and
the length of the barrels twcut-six Inches.
A clnnge In the firing mechanism has been
made , nnd now the operating Is done from
the right-hand barrel , liiftcnd of the lower
one The change allows more time for the
op ° ratlon of the extractor and reduces the
danger of disabling the gun by hang-flrps.
A novel electrical attachment Is used with
the gun , which permits of about 1,800 shots
a minute being IIred , a remarkible showing.
The Improved Galling underwent tesls In
contp lltlon with the Drowning automatic
gun. LitCT It will have to meet several
foreign Inventions. The experiments , with
the Galling guns began with the firing of
100 rounds deliberately. This was followed
by the discharging of 100 lounds rapidly.
No time was taken for the flr < t test , but In
the second the record was nine seconds.
There were no Interruptions to the firing.
Then twenty rounds wers discharged ; time ,
three seconds. One misfire occurred. I'orty
rounds were fired In five seconds , fifty
rouiidb In six seconds , 100 rounds In seven
lecomls , 200 rounds In thirteen seconds and
100 rounds In thirty-seven seconds. One
man operaled the crank and two men were
at the fied. Later 400 rounds were fired In
thlrt } seconds. Without any dllllcully 400
shots were tired In one minute.
In the course of the laut test one case ,
containing ten cartridges , was split laterally.
Then followed the tiring of 100 rounds de
liberately , every fifth cartridge being a
dummy. The experiment was satisfactory
to the boiril. Two hundred shots , with the
extreme depression , were then discharged ,
the time for l\is \ first being twenty-four seconds
ends and for the latter twenty-one seconds.
With the bariel moving In tra.n and eleva
tion , 200 rounds were fired In thlrt } seconds
without nny Interruption. In the e exper
iments two men successfully operated the
cranks
To determine how tiulckly damaged parts
of the mechanism could bo replaced , a test
en&ued of taking out an old and putting In
a now lock ; the time was twenty-eight seconds
ends The board fired the gun twenty times
with one lock removtd. No Interruption
occurred , but two unflred cartridges wcie
thrown out. Some 111 luck attended the at
tempt to fire the gun continuously for the
minutes. A bullet became jammed In one
of the- barrels , and In one chamber two
cartridge cases were found one against the
other , the heads of both having been pulled
off. The jams were but tempoiary. The
record of the fle minutes' firing was 1,980
shots , forty of which were satisfactory hits.
The range was 500 iarda. With the range ut
1.000 yards the number of good hits were
ten.
ten.The
The bowl then made e\perlments with
the gun having the electric motor fitted on.
Tim motor Is attached to the breech of the
gun casing by an Interrupted screw. The
electric current Is regulated by a switch ,
and the connection with the firing mechan
ism made and broken by a push-button held
In the gunner's hand. The weight of the
motor and the casing Is IOC pounds ; their
length , twenty-one and three-eighths inches.
The additional length of the gun , when the
motor Is attached , Is twenty Inches The
projection of the central shaft from the
breech when the mbtor lf unshipped , 1s two
mm M'ven-'u ieciuit : * menusis suiieu ,
with the motor In operation , the gun can
fire 1,800 shots a minute. The board says
that several hundred shots were tired , the
only Interruption being dueto temporary
jams In the gun or feed strips , and that the
action of the motor was smooth and regular
throughout.
AA iHiiii'in > siiiin .soMHim.
\ t < l rriMiiiM. * liv the An fill IlK"K >
or IIIN Olllrl.il Superior * .
"When I was In the army during the
war , " said the ex-urmy officer to a Washing
ton Star reporter , "we had a chap with us
that for an all around merry fellow could
not be equalled anywhere. lie wan always
doing something unmllltary and just as often
coming out of it vvlth flying colors. He was
captain and quaitermastcr , and I shall call
him Captain A. it you arc going to print
what I say. "
"Well , on ono occasion Captain A. was
seated opposl'e Major 13. at a hotel table.
Now , the major was ono of those severe
looking fellows who strikes the obs > rver as
if he wanted to bite a nail In two and would
do It If the nail got between his teeth.
Ho was a gogd deal like he looked , too , and
never permitted his dignity to be monkeyed
with without resenting it. The captain
didn't know the major , nor the mujor knon
the captain , and pos&lbly never would have
inudo Ills acquaintance If thu captain had
been at all like the major. Hut he wasn't
He sat watching the major cut a tough
plcuo of steak , and the more ho noticed the
determined look on thu major's face and the
fierce , vindictive mannci In which ho at
tacked the * steak on his plate the funnier
It itemed to the captain , and at last he
could restrain hlimclf no longer.
" 'Hxcuso mo , major , lie said , with a
twlnklo In his eye , as the major stopped liln
operations nnd looked up , 'excuse me , but
did tint steer ever kick you ? '
"The major caught on in a mltmt ? , and
ho was as hot us fire , and nt once handed
Ills rard to the captain. Tne captiiin knew
what that meant In the aputh , / > ut ho was not
disturbed and went out of the dining room
smiling. Ho was about going away , nml at
the front door of the hotel he found an am
bulance. The cuptaln arked whose it was ,
and when ho wns told It was Major It's he
tumbled hie luggage Into It and got In to
wait for developments They came In a
few minutes In the pcieon of the major.
" 'Sir , ' exclaimed the nnjor fiercely , as
ho started back on seeing who the occupant
was.
" 'That's all rght ) , major , ' smiled the cap
tain. 'Get In and we'll go out and settle our
llttlo affair , and the ambulance will como
handy to send the remains home In , '
"Ami the funny pait was that the major
got In , but not to fight. The ludlcrousneps
of It all struck him then , and ho and the
captain became the best of friends
"Another time , " concluded the ofilcsr ,
"tho captain was called on by the depart
ment nt Washington for his quarter
master's report. Indeed , ho had been called
on many times , but his rc-tpoiiHFs had been
few. He was as honest as old wheat , but
he wan no sort of a business mini , and uls
accounts were Greek to him. However ,
when the peremptory order came , the cap
tain got a move on and hunted up every
paper ( hat he coud | find In hla office , run
ning back for months , and tumbled them
pell mell In a Inrrel. This he headed up
carefully and shipped to vVuehlngton , ac
companied by the following note'Dear
sir ; In accordance with your reijue&t I
B'liil you herewith , my accounts , and eln-
cercly hope you ran do something with
them , for I swear I can't. "
"Wasn't ho bounced1' Inqu red the Star
man.
"No , " replied the officer , "lie was too
popular and had too many other good quali
ties to be thrown out for a little thing like
that. " ,
A Clran
Is wlmt the OMAHA-CHICAGO SPECIAL.
\la the NOUTinVUSTCUN , gets before
darting eait at C'-IS p. m. That In became
It U * complete OMAHA train from UNION
PACIFIC DEPOT. OMAHA. City ticket
" ( lice , 1401 Kirnam street.
T vcn j-Tliri'r Yrarn In Our I'oHltlon ,
CINCINNATI , Dcc.J.-CuptuIn H H. Tat-
turn , tuentyMhrco years auditor of the Pin-
rlmiatl Southern rulltvny , tiled tonight at
till home In Winter Place , aged K , lie bad
for many week * suffered from u severe- at
tack of grippe , und It v\a this that
his death
HILL CASE COMES UP TODAY
Second Trial of the Cause to Bo Com
menced Before the Supreme Court.
LIST OF TALESMEN AS SELECTED
I'ort ) \ninr front Aiming \Vlilcli
T < ! % \ro < o llo UlniKi-n Hi
Juror * 111 ( lie UrfciulmitN
I Millon One 1'olnt.
LINCOLN' . Dec. 1. ( Special Telegram. )
Tomorrow morning for the second
tlmo the cnso of the state ngalnst
ex-Treasurer J , H. Hill and his
bondfiiiieii will been before the su
preme court The first trial In June last
resulted In n disagreement of the Jury Tor
scvtral weeks the attorneys In the cnse and
attaches ot the supreme court have been
busy In prepirlng for this event. As In the
last trial , the caxc will be tried to a jury-
In the spnatc chamber , the space of the su
premo court room being entirely Inade
quate to accommodate the proceedings. A
rals > ed dais to the right ot the judges' bench
has been erected for the use ot the Jury.
For a week or more HalllfT Harris lias been
traversing the tatc , north , south , cast nnd
west , summoning the forty talesmen selected
by the commission appointed by the court.
This commission consisted of ex-Governor
Uawcs and Hon. C. K. Phelps of Schuyler.
These are the citizens returned by them
from which to choose the jury nnglcbcrt
1' . Tolda , Colfax county ; John llralt , Lin
coln ; Michael Dow ling , Dodge ; P. D. Denny ,
Dodge ; George M. Nuttlnger , C. R. Yost ,
Charles n. Sunnier , George G. Dow man ,
Charles I ) , llustln , Douglas ; It. A. Wcston ,
Uox Unite ; Kobert H. Henry , PHtte ; S. n.
Clark , Seward , Frank H. Young , Custer , K.
C. Mclnttre , Seward ; Amos H , Gould , llutler ,
John L. Tldlnll. Saline ; Charles W. Ilrln-
Ingcr. Hall : H. W. Hewitt. Saline ; Theodore
Sprecher , Mndlson ; A. n. Hargreavcs , M. D.
Tiffany , Jacob Dlgler , Lancaster ; Hcnderran
Ilraucht , Cumlng ; W. T. Williams , Gage ;
Julius Jcnal , Cedar ; Thomas Yule , Gage ;
James M. Kennedy , Nance ; John C. Kester-
serif Jefferson ; A. C. Stowcll , Doone ; Peter
Jansen , Jefferson ; Hhnry B Kryger , Ante
lope ; Smith Caldwell , Nuckolls ; George n.
Lean , Howard ; M. A. Daugherty , Keith ;
John T. Price , Orceley ; H. K. Cobb , rill-
more ; J. S. Lackey , Stanlon ; J. 1\ Crocker ,
Buffalo ; Prank C. Dullard , Lincoln ; Charles
Warner , Flllmore.
It Is called "tho Hill trial , " but the state
practically seeks to recover from Capluln
Hill and his bondsmen the sum of J21C 000
state money on deposit In the- Capital Na
tional bank at the time of Its failure. Dif
ferent defenses aie fcet up by different de
fendants. Tor Instance. ex-Treasurer Hill
claims that he never signed his bond cs
state treasurer , nvldcnco adduced at the last
trial shows this to be tiue. Again , Dondsman
Thompson swore that although be signed the
brml ho never made his signature effectuil
legally by attesting ins signature before n
no'ary. Arothei bondi'inan set up ns a de-
foiihe that he only signed conditionally , which
coi.dltlons were not subsequently perfected.
In this last trial all the bondsmen and Prin
cipal II11I join In an amended nnswcr to the
petition of the state to the effect that subse
quent to the June attempt to recover the
money the present state treasurer. Joseph S
Dartley , had begun suit In the federal court
against the receiver of the Capital National
bink. K. K. Hay den , for the recovery of this
Identical state deposit of $216,000. This act
of Treasurer Hartley , the- defense clitms ,
stops the state from suing1 either Hill or
his bondsmen for the recovery of the money.
ott'N frfiin Rrrntoiit.
FUHMONT. Dec 1. ( Special ) The fair of
the Philharmonic guild of the Catholic church
closed last evening The diamond ring was
won by Tom Taliey. The attendance last
night was large and the fair has been a suc
cess financially and socially.
Colonel H. O. Ing rroll del'vered 11 lecture
on "Liberty of Man , Woman and Child , " lo a
large audience at Love's opera house last
evening. A good many people from adjoining
towns were present. This lecture Is one of
Ingcrsoll's ablest efforts , and while a majority
of tlio audience could not assent to all bald
by the eloquent speaker , he stated a great
many practical truths that all thinking men
and women must admit. He received the
closest attention from his audience through
out the entire lecture.
Ths farmers of Fremont and vicinity will
hold a meeting at the supervisors' room at
the court house Wednesday afternoon to form
nn organization for protection from thlevofi
The developments of the past two weeks have
shown the necessity for tuch organisation
and the farmers propose to see that the law
against stealing stock and farm pioducts Is
strictly enforced In the future.
CIO UoliiKN.
DAVID CITY , Neb. , Dec. 1. ( Special. ) At
the last regular meeting of Harmony lodge No
? \ , Independent Order of Odd Fellows , the fol
lowing were elected officers for the ensuing
year : George Wright. N. G ; R. S. Helnt/-
man. V. G. : n. B. Taylor. U. S ; W C
Duchta , P. S. ; John Harper , treasurer ; H
W. Keller. G. C. Smith and F. J. Ayers ,
trustees.
Miss Zella Stccln gave a birthday party to
her friends at the Hotel Perkins this after
noon.
Chief Townsend returned today finm
Stromsbtirg , where he had been ntUnding n
meeting of llio olllcers of the slatefireman's
association.
Clarence While and Alex Etting , students
of the University of Nebraska , ate at horn *
spending Thanksgiving vacation.
Per .Slfiillii * ; On ( Hi- .
COUPON. Neb. , Dec 1. ( Special ) Deputy
Ui'lte-1 Stnteo Marshal Llddlard of Tlushvllk
yesterday arrested Stephen McCauIlcy , living
near the icscrvatlon , about ton miles north
of here , en the rlmgc cf galling n bull belong
ing to nn Indian. McCaulloy wns arrested
on a charge of cattle stealing last spring , but
got off with a thirty dayb' fcnlence In Ihe
county jail. His arrest for petty stealing
liuj occurred wllli regularity during the last
nix or tight years.
I. D. Corycll , late of Onuilia , has shipped Ills
stock of goods , consisting of Jewelry , aim
his household elTeclh , to this place , Mr
Corycll will make this his lutuic home and
will do business here.
nt llj iioliln.
REYNOLDS , Neb , Dec. L ( Special Tele
gram , ) The harduirc stole of M L itotli-
rock was broken Into last night and the fc.ifi * ,
In which wan u gold chain and bet nf
brzclcts , opened Theio were taken , und $5
In rfung ? . The burglar * also took u revolver ,
a lot of razor * und poclut Knives , amounting
to | 25 or $30. No trace of llio rnhlrrs Is found
yet. This place ban been full uf tramps I'-r
the pnhl tno wcekii ,
Coicornn lo Sni-cccil 1'clrrnon ,
STItOMSDUHO , Neb. , Dec -Special (
Telegram. ) Hon. George Corcoran of 'V.ork
wus appointed secretary of the State Vol
unteer Firemen's unsuelallnn , lo 1111 the
vacancy' of the nnexplred term of Chailps
A. Peterson , deceawl. Prenldent 'Jiary of
Grand Island made the appointment on the
recommendation of the Ucal department. Mr
Tracy and Mr. Corcoran left for thdr honich
yesterday , _
\VOI5S roit Till ? -rt'AM" M
f'iiliili- I -IIMI- ( ) of n .Sort'li
( , < ! Illllll ) Dill \ < > l I'll ) ,
The d'ntlBt was torturing nM victim In
the usual double fashion , iclatei thu Chicago
Tribune.
The story he was U'llln ; ; at that moment
vtatj on himself.
"When I vvai young In tie | profusion , "
said he , "I was wurUln In a country | ibtc
for a few weelti to lu'lp a ft lend. One lUy
a farmer came In a big , nuucular ehjp ,
full blooded one nf tha fcorl whoso leoili
come like the roou of o < tk trcft.
"As he Bit hi tlie chfclr Iu kil , Vil ; It
linrtr
"Keeling In lather a. joiuUr mood , I 411.
unered. 'Well , If It doesn't IL f'ia" t cml ;
joa Hnytlilne. ' Tlirn' I fell lo vrmk ,
"The locth ram * eyu.il harder than I i > x-
uccted , to ai : the IIDII KJt up ( rein ; ! ii cn r
and pulled himself togetherhe had not tit-
Ured a sound 1 wild , 'Well , did It hurt ? '
" 'Not n bit , ' answered the countryman ,
and ttrodo out of the office , leaving mo
minus n tct , completely nonplussed , and the
laughing stock of my friend and the tvvo
or three pntrons who Ml about the office.
"I have never tried to IH > funny profession ,
ally since , " paid ho meditatively.
THIS < ; \SMIM : .1 in.
I'lilltulrlplilii llo ) M DlNfMMcr nil Intitx-
I I'M nt Hint In > t t tn Tin-in.
Gasoline a * an Intoxicant Imi lately gained
much favor among the juveniles of the south
eastern * rctlon of tlio oily , * iys the Phila
delphia llccord , and the Twenty -fifth district
policemen are having their own troubles fryIng -
Ing to prevent the boys fiom R ° curlng their , _ _ J"
tipple or taking c re of them after they have
secured It
Some time ago n crowd of urchins secured
an old gasoline barrel , with which they In
tended making a.flrf. Previous to Igniting It ,
however , ono of the parly Mil from his compan
ion n by Jumping Inside of It. He rather enJoyed -
Joyed the odor of fltalc gasoline , nml lilhaled
the fumes for some time , until finally when
ho tried to get out of his hiding plnce he
found his only escape wns to roll out. He
was almost completely overcome by the
fumts nnd unable to walk strnUhl When
he did recavcr he told the- oilier * that the
Dentation was most delightful , and Immcdl-
nltly cmp'y gasoline barrels were at n pre
mium
The great I'lscovtrer of the ntw Jig method
wa one .lames' Dougherty , and soon he , with
s > ewral others , became continued gasoline
drunkards Some days ago Iwo of thf boys
found a barrel nuMde a corner grocery nnd
Its removal unseen not being an easy mat
ter , they glued their noses to the bunghole
and were BOOH wrapped In ns pret y a hand-
painted , close-filling Jag as any nf tlulr
cldors could wish for. When In this condi
tion they we're discovered by Pollcoimn
Goodchlld and sent home , It being supposed
thnt fhnv MArrt ulMr
Through the past vvetk other boys , mildly
Intoxicated , were noticed , but It was not
until recen ly that the secret ns to the
method employed leaked otil Then Gforgo
Goldthrop , aged 1-4 years , of 1-la ) Snyilcr
avenue , was found neir Second nnd Mlllln
streets seienely unconscious behind a Itimbsr
pile and was sent to the police sti Ion. He
recovered nfter P3ver l hours , and In tin
morning the story was leirned. It peem't
that after exhausting the supplv of barrcli
the boyti hit on a novrl scheme for obtaining
their favorlt" Intoxicant.
All through the Plret ward are mmiproui
gasoline street lamps. The lnnkn on thest
were lilted dally , nnd It was an easy matter
for the boys to climb up the posls'nnd got nt
the t-nk. They saturated old pieces of cloth
with the fluid , and with these preset tight
over thlr nosey and inontliK , Inhaled Ihe
fumes until .the- desired stage of Intoxication
vrns reached The police now have orders tc
watch the lamps and to arrest any one who
tampers with them. The parents of the boyt
known lo be addicted to the practice were
called up by Lieutenant Hnrmer and lectured
on the- doings of their children. The sur
geons of the district say that the Inhalation
of the fiinus may cause dangerous results.
Ml fr nrc 1'iit-lorj llnriicil.
BROOKLYN. Dee 1. Flic todny destroyed -
stroyed Theodore Srlimldis'M sllveiwnru fnc-
lory nt Itiiyildge , causing diimage to lh
imoimt of JJ9.000
Nervous
Sleepless , no appetite and very much run
down , was the condition of my husband.
BInco taking Hood's Baranparllla ho has
wonderfully improved , and he now eats
and sleeps well ; in fact , ho is all
Hood's Sarsaparilla
vi e esteem very highly. " Mna. MAUT Con-
, 1040 Cedar St. , Pueblo , Colorado.
Hnnrl'c PHIc
1AUUU S J-ilia
i < iiea < Uclie. Mo.
A Hollow
Tooth
Is so ttlco if it'H filled
with icold. ;
It won t Inn la bll A Fun
1)11. WITIIKUS
Set of Teeth
doi H It
lib Fluui Ill-own Illk. ,
'Ji Irpliom177. . $5.00
THE CREIGHTON
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balcony , S5o uml We , gulltiv , sic.
MATJNKK WKDNIiiiDAY.
Kntlro IQIUII Hour , .Wr-j any b ile-uny sent , , 55c
TllEi
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Vu and T.n' .
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fw , ! Killer > illl iktlkcr JiU cdrliiu1 j lee-
tmo on
Lifa , Career andDcith of Abraham Lincoln
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