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THE OMAHA DAILY jnS33 ; JW-EDNESDAY , r ! 1 , 185)0. )
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DISCUSSED THE HIGH SCHOOL
Educational Council Hoara Suporintcndcni
Oorbctt's ' Report on the New Law ,
FREE TEXT BOOKS A GREAT FEATURE
A'elirnnlcn Plnit Attrnetft Much Atten
tion AIIIOIIK : idtientor Ontililc
Ihc .Stale Toiln ) Will lie
the llnny l > ny.
LINCOLN , Dec 31. ( Special ) Superln
tend nt Pcarse- Omaha presided this morn
lm ; at the cession of the Elucatlonal council
Ho asked Proficient Norton of the Peru Nor
mal to aeuumo the nominal presidency , In
oVder to permit Mr. Pearseto take a more
active pirt In the proceedings. The council
then heard various reportu from committees
From the committee- IcRl-latlon , Superin
tendent CorUctt made n ilclalloil report ol
the free high school attendancelaw. . This
was passed at the last session of the leglafa-
ture. From a majority of nil clssass the
report Is quite favorable. The Intention ol
the law was to give Undents In a district
whore there la no high ochpol the advantage
'
tage of attending the nearc'st high school
with tuition freeto the student. Obstacles
to carrying out the law ( nre two ; the diffi
culty ot many of tbo districts to bear the
additional expense , and the greater dlfllcultj
ot determining Just what constitutes a' hlgli
school. In the report ot the working of the
free text book law It appeared that It was
quite generally cirrlcd out. At their option
boardii may or may not furnish books , but
the state superintendent reported that from
the answem received from county superin
tendents only about 7 per cent ot the dis
tricts In the state do not furnish free tcxl
books.
It was the opinion of Superintendent Pcarse
that Nebraska had the best text book law
In the country. Quito a number of Inquiries
1iad been received from dther slates In re
gard to the working of our law. Recently he
had received a letter from Chicago- - asking
about the succesij of the law In thltf stalo.
He thought the cominlttoa should make a full
report to give thla Information.
Mr. Pea.rs9 nlovel to amend the constitu
tion In order to Increase the membership cl
the council. Ho thought It should consist
ot twenty-seven. It Is now twenty-five. With
the new amendment , which waa adopted , the
council will consist of three members from
each of the five sections , nnd the other mnn-
horj b made up from the asjoclatlcn , with
the chancellor of the State university , the
prnildent of th ? Stite Normal school and
utato superintendent as c\-ofllco ! members
This council transacts the business ot the
association and before It come all questions
that demand legislation. Of thi > committee
the state sraperlntcndcnt Is
---ft. legislation
chairman. The council adjourned to- meet at
4 p. m. , Thursday.
From 5 to 7 this evening a reception was
given to county superintendents anl their
frlendfi In the office of Superintendent Corbett
at the statu capltol.
FIHST SESSION HELD.
Thcrj were tonight over SOO teachers , prin
cipals and supe'rlnlenilents registered In at
tendance on the meeting of the noscclatlon.
U la expected that more names will be added
tomorrow. It Is ths largest and most suc
cessful gathering In the association's ) history.
Tie ! Funko opera house was filled tonight ,
parquet , balcony and boxes , with teachers
and their friend ! ) at the Initial exercises of
the public mcHliiK. W. II. Skinner , superin
tendent of the Nehrnska City schools , pre
sided. Messrs. Augurt and Charles Hagenovv
contilhuted tha f penlng musical selection ,
a. concertante for two violins. Chancellor
MaoLc-an tplo\vJ ! with prayer. A Scotch
ballad was sung by Jo'm Ilaiulolph , after
which the Qventjof the evening , a brilliant
address by Colonel Frank W. Parker en
"The ' Icjcntf School , " , followed. The spcyiker
lioW ttiaC * tlib end a'nd aim of cSueitlon was
nrt the- mere aTcciinullatlon of knowledge , or
of dlrclpllne , or wlentlflc attainment , but
self-government. Ho gave many Illustra
tions of th ? blighting effects qt pojltlclans at
the hind ot sclrol affahs In our largo cltlea.
Ti'e Ideal school < wn not ho thought , of the
pfe nt , * but f tlia future. The musical
feature of the occasion was provided by the
State UnlYcr&lly Sclrol of Music.
TODAY'S PLANS
Following are the piograms of the different
sections to be given tomorrow with placs
ot meeting : *
Fnnke opeia house-
0 00 Music ; nomination of ofllccrs ; mis
cellaneous business
Q CO "The Intel dependence of Studies and
the 'New' Geography. ' " by Colonel F.
W. Parker : music ,
I0:1j : "A Nnt'onol ' University , " Hon. E J.
Hnlner , M. C. , Auror'i.
11:30 : Announcements ; miscellaneous busl-
ncus.
Library building , first lloor
2 o > "The Corro atlon or Studies In the
College. " W. N. Fl'son. Hastings
3:15 : "Should a State University give Free
Tuition ? " W. H. Oiothcr" . llcllovue
1:30 : Election ot ofllcets ; miscellaneous
.
Library building , third floor :
2.00 "Tho llelntlon of the Teachers' In
stitute. to the Summei School , " Jones M
CInpp. HiurlEburg ; dlbcusslon , C P
Chambers , Sidney
2:15 : "The County Supeilntcndent i Work
In Helntlon to the Teacher In the School , "
( a ) "Personal Ciltlr-lfm and Advice What
Should It He and How It Should lie OJvunV"
J G. Hatipt. Dakota Cltj , dKous < lon , Mis
Kate Uonnr , Lexington : ( b ) "Throintli Let-
tcis , .Clrrulnis , etc Sent Out from the
OilierMarj E HosforJ. Noith Pintle ;
dlEciisslon , S V Hnitt , Itloumlngton
3l : > "Otllrn W rk , Plans and Devices
nmplojed In Different ( "onntlps. " W J
Todd. Uoatrco ; general discussion , opened
by W. A. T. Campbo'l , Fiilleiton
IrtO-Elcctlon of ofllccrs ; miscellaneous
buslnc"s.
t'nlvL'rslty rmp"l ) :
2:00"The : Indur-t've Method of Teaching
Geometry , " Mrs. E 1C. Munvllle. Crete ;
dlHcuss'on. JninPH E D il/ell , Gothenburg
3 CO "Mami il Tralnhi'j ItH Meinlng nnd
Vi.lnp ; How Mnny of Our Schoo's Can
furry It ? " W. E Chancolloi- Hawthorne ;
d.scupslon , F. C. McClelland , Plattimouth
3'IB "Wlnt Indi'iiPiidcnt Research Work
flan UP Donoby Hlph School Pupils ? " F
JTucker. . Lincoln ; disctits'ou , liajard II
Pn > nP , Hi and Island
4:15 : n'cctlon of ofllcers ; miscellaneous
business
Room 11. UnlveiKlty hall :
2 00 Arithmetic : ( n ) "What Muct Ilo Em-
phnslzod In Arithmetic ? " n. O Mnssmin ,
SlndlHon ; ( bt "What Mnv bo Omitted from
the Usunl Text In Arithmetic ? " W. O
I-VwIc-r , Unlver"tj' ! Pl.icnj discussion , Inline
Chirk , Fremont
3:00 : "Natiiio Stuclj Matter nnd Method , "
Nell Slm-lalr. Talmage : dlspusslon , .Mlsa
C. A. Clm by. Nel.on ,
3:15 : "How to Teach Bne llmr , " Lucy
Ciould , YoiK ; dlscufs'on ' , Mlus Ida Martin ,
Columbus ,
' 1C Election of ottlcers ; inlfacellancoiiB
business.
Itoom 12 University hall :
. 2.IX ) "Primal y Iteidlntr. " Anna n Hcrrls ,
Peru ; discussion , Mln-t Jeiimiclte Klrkhnm ,
'zMS "Child Study In Its Effects Upon the
Toucher" fl. W. A. Luckey. Lincoln.
3:30"Wlmt : Plncci Hate NumlierH and
Writing In the Flmt Outdo ? " Miss Emma
It. Miller. West Point ; discussion v , Miss
Rhoila Wnddell , Aurora.
: ! & Election ot olllcers ; miscellaneous
IOWA KIHTCATOUS IN CO\VU > TIOX.
State ANNoelatlon In Sexvlon at Den
MnlneN ,
DPS MOINE3 , Dec. JU iSpedal Tele
gram. ) DCS MulncH U completely In pos
session ot thu teachers nf the- stale tonight.
The attendance ) at the present ussulon of tbo
state association U the largc&t In Its his
tory , An pven dozen of department mectlngy
were held nt different place * todny , nt which
live educational topics were dlscuswi Tide
evening the geneinl aksoclntlon ln-M Its 'first
meeting at the Plymouth Congregillonal
church. Kv-Unlted States Senator n. a.
Wright welcomed theleachera to Do Mnlnc *
and spoke of the development of Iowa' * cclu.
rational xjntem , President O-idigu A , Half *
of Iowa college , Grlnnell responded on bo-
halt of the teachers.
County Euperlntend-itit Jt. C. Uarr tt of
Osage , president nf Mo assnclUhn , delivered
hla annual ailtlrets , , n v.liK'i ! lit * t-pnko rt the
Increasing Interest In .lie worl ; ot the nr in-
Izatlon. Mls.i Illr.llc ? ni > n the pl.uilnt , nnU
, MI Gertrude llunit n of Da ? Molne * fur-
nlthcd the muilcal fottiirct of the program
The Woman' * Po-jnd Tab's held 11 e ilun
today nnd 'lact'd tno follow IIIR o.lliprb'
President , MUs Emma .1 Pcirdy e. Cedar
Ilapldilco ; president , MNs Liilljn l.fulj ,
\Vc t Liberty ; sectary , MltJ Cirr H Par
Jeer , Spencer ; tra urjr , Mli P-lm r , 0 Kc-
Innwi ; rneinlifr of M eiitlve committee , Mln
Emm * rmser , Otiutn.vn.
The SCale Library assi elation hM < l n meet
Ing , at which Mlt8Klh McLoney of Ie
Molnes , the lecretary , read A reput ru'Witii '
Increased Interest In library work within thi
state President J. W. Ulc'i of tlii State unl
vorslty library made an iiddrcxs , dKelllni
upon the effect upon n community of th <
pre ence of n well patronized library. Tin
educational council , which Is the senate o
the Telchers * association , "was presided o\ci
by State Superintendent Hcmy Sabln. Tin
council discussed the problem of how belt tc
unify -educational work of the state. I1
was decided that greater uniformity In tin
requirements of colleges for admission should
bo ohtnlncd , that greater power should l > r
vested In executive school ofllccrs and thai
increased means should be provided to secure
compulsory attendance at schools.
TIIIUD CIiAlWAVI1 KOIl TIII2 IAMI
\v\r Coinpllcnllon In tlio Dispute lle-
tMuen I'l-niu-e nnd ltrn/ll.
NEW VOltK , Dec. .11 A special corre-
spomleneo to ths World from Georgetown ,
Demon , ihteil December 12 , says : Intelli
gence has just been received from Mapa ,
thp principal settlement within ths contested
Mapa territory , between Trench GuUna and
Hrartl , that Cahral , the self-appointed chic !
of the tenitory , hns completed the erection
of substantially fortified forts at Mnpa ,
Coohlfour and Carsevene for the purpose of
forcibly resisting all Interferences with what
ho claims as thu Independence of the terri
tory Hln nrmy has been considerably In
creased and recruits nre being regularly re
ceived , They have a great dell of arms
and ammunition on hand. A machine for
launching torpedoes Into the river at Mnpa
Is now fitted up , and , altogether , the In
surgent chief and hla army are In a state ot
readiness to oppose any force that may bo
sent against them.
At Cavenne , the capital of the French
colony , the news created surprlss. In of-
flclal circles It was accepted as a declara
tion of continued hostility toward France In
the event of a decision In the arbitration
proceedings now pending being unsatisfactory
to a certain section of Ilrazlllan politicians.
It Is also believed to mean the closing of
the territory against France until the matter
has been settled and Cabral's power
effectively broken. Cabial Ins claimed that
the territory disputed by France belonged to
nrA7ll , nnd that his administration of the
affairs of the province vvaa In the Interest of
the original Brazilians. Ho now * claims the
Independence of the territory that has been
for so long a time the subject of dispute
between France and Brazil.
KIXIJ WlJATIinU IX SOt'TlI DAKOTA.
Stock \Viii ? ie\er In lletter Condition
Timn at I'l-L-Nent.
HOT SPRINGS. SD. . , Dec. 31. ( Spolal. )
The southern portion of the Black Hills Is
having magnificent winter weather. As jet
no snowto speak of has fallen , probably not
more than thre-e Inches altg ther , and It
did not i emoin on the ground but a tlay or
two. In the northern Hills , however , they
now have excellent sleighing and are en-
Jojlng good winter weath r. This Is one of
the peculiarities of this region. While nil
about this particular locality they have been
having quite cold wintry weather with con
siderable snow , h re It has bicn very mild
and pleasant all the time. Stock Is doing
splendidly and Is as fat as It was in Septem
ber.
ber.The
The People's Telephone company Is now
putting up the wires and expects to have th ?
'phcnea In within ten dajs.
About fifty Instrument ! ! will beHSCJ ! In th °
circuit , and It will greatly facilitate the- trans
action of business In the city. The > old Black
Hills Telephone company hao virtually quit
business In tha southern hills , and they have
but one Instrument left here. Their exorbi
tant rains and corporate greed killed their
buslncnj here.
A change has taken place In the officiary
of the Merchants State bank of this plaoj ,
K. S. Kelley , register of deeds , having ben
elected president , and has assumed active
charge of th ? Institution , In place of Charles
March , cashier , , who .returned . to Omaha jto
bscdlne 'assTetant Casltter of the" "Union
National bank . ( ) > .
SCOl'tJ . . .OFTJIK . .YKAU'S VII , UI.\G. .
"f * _ - j % t + #
Dealing In llcail tiin > and Pro-
\ltlons Iiiv-Kuiv Vorlc Market.
NEW YORK , . , Dec. 31. Statistician J. C.
Brown ot ths Produce exchangehas.compiled
figures showing the year's total tranwctlora
In breadstufto and provisions In the New York
market. Transactions In wheat reach the
enarm us total ot lCC5,20S,0fo ( bu he's , against
1,251,70G,000 bushels a year ago. The- highest
price for carti wheat was SI cents , on Juno 11 ,
and the lowest 55 % cenis , on February IS.
Corn transactions ) were 118,707,00 bushels- ,
against 132,110,000 bushelaThe highest price
paid , C0'i cxnts. on May 23 ; lovvo't , 33 ,
C2iita , on December 16. Oats trans
actions , 57,025,000 bushels , against
60,305,000 bushels ; highest'price , 35 4 cents ,
on February 12 , and lowest price , 22V cents ,
on December 16. Pork sales , 78,600 barrels ,
against 67,000 barrels ; highest price , ? U.7o.
on May 20 , and lowest , ? S.75 , on December
21. Total dealings In Hour have been 5,537-
575 barrels , against 5,001,000 barrels list
year. The range on spring patents has been
from $4.65 on June 10 to $3.25 on February
11. and on winter straights from ? 4.25 on
Juno 1 to $2.5Q on January 24.
Will Pa- Off MInei-M Tlee a Month.
COLUMBUS , 0. , Dfic. 31. Tha Ohio coal
miners and operators have agreed that en and
after February 1 cash shall be pild for
mining twice a month and that the price of
mining shall be 53 cents or a 9-C3nt differ
ential from the general price paid at Pitts-
burg , The general prlca at Plttsburg Is to
ha determine ! by live Ohio onerators and
llvo Ohio miner ? . Operator's stores , checks
and tickets for goods are to be abolished.
United MiiteH Mnr Iinl | i , Trouble.
KANSAS CITY , Dec , 31. A spiclal to the
Star from Perry , Okl. , says. Indlunatlcn ex
ists In Pawnee county over the unlawful ar-
rejt by deputy United Stales marshal * of
men and wonion charged with cutting tim
ber on government lands and bootlegging
whisky to Indiana. Investigation shows the
charges to hava been tiumpcd up and about
ore-half of the dsputles of that county have
iron recommended for suspension.
Pati-lotle Orilfi-x Will Unite.
MONTICHLLO , III. , Dec. 31. Commander-
In-Chief Walker of tlio Grand Army of the
llfpubllo has lt ued a general erder In which
ho appoints Past Commanders-ln-Chlef Bur-
eltttc , Warner , WUert , Adams and Lawler n
commute to act In unU'on with a similar
committee/ from the various. Grand Army of
tha Republic women's societies to effect a
union of all these societies Into one body.
HUi-r .Steamer Nti-IUeN a MIIIK.
MASONTOWN. Pa. , Dec. 31. The kteamer
James G. Blalno waa sunk at Hatflcld La nil-
ng , near here , today In ton feet ot water.
Shu struck a snai ; In leaving the landing , All
lie passengers weie rescued. The Blalno way
a packet plying between Plttsburg and Morgantown -
gantown , W. Va. , on the Monongabela river.
3ho was valued at about $15,00u.
He MlHUfiL Hill hniMV Hull.
HOT SPIUNGS , Ark. , Dec. 31 , "Arizona.
Charley , " who conducted a week of bull
fighting at Cripple Creek , Colo. , some time
igo , wna accidentally hot In the held and
uliitully wounded Ut evening , He had too
iiuch confidence in tli ? nnrkmanshlp ot a
rltnj whom he requested to ahaot a BIIOW
ball from the top of Ills head.
Their Dunont Home Ca\ex In ,
KANSAS CITY , Dee. 31. A special to the
Star from Peny , Old , , says : KsH ot here ,
Mi 9 , Daniel Love and her seven children
vert- caught by the caving In of their dtig-
nut , caused by the rec'nt Hood. All nar-
owly -raped ( "eath. Mrs. Love was sod us y
lurt and two of the children are not expc-cUti
o live. ' -
Itnlilieil ! > > MiifcUei ! IliKlxv M iiii-n.
URIAH , Cal. , Dec 31. A stage running
be'ween tnli city mid HarrN was ribbed this
morning ; by masked highwaymen. Wells-
'urgn's treasury box was tul > on aud alsu reg-
Mtoicil mall packages. Tli ; amount of plun-
er received U unknown ,
Swindled ! > J'orued Pnprr.
OTTAWA , O. . Dec 31. John J. Jones , an
H-rlcultural Implement dealer at Bowling
UP n , has skipped the country , after having
swindled farmer * , binku and biulncus house *
lut of $25,000 by forged paper.
COMPLETED THE TESTIMONY
Yacht Oluh Oommittoo Declines to Mak
Any of it Pnblio.
NO DECISION EXPECTED FOR A WEE !
.Ml rnrllrx Oonrcrnpil HifitNito Jllx
nun \Vlmt WIIM DrVCllilicMl ' lir
till * lilt t-MlKMtlon Dlmllflll
I'resi Crltlc-lxc * Iiinrit\oii.
NHW YORK , Doc. 31. The tafclnc of'Wstl
mony by the members of the special com
inlttee of the New Yorfc Yacht club who 1m
hern Investigating Lord Uunrnven's charge
against C. Olhcr Iselln , William K. Vnnder
bllt and 12. IX Morgan of the Defende
syndicate was concluded today. None of tli
testimony has boon made public and It I
therefore impossible' to speculate on th
probable outcome.
After adjournment of the day's session
Attorney Choatc for the Now York Yach
club said : "Th ? Investigation Is over to fa
as the taking of testimony Is concerned. "
"When will the committee report ? " he wai
asked ,
"I cannot sny anything as to that , " hr , re
piled , "for 1 do not know. "
Oairlster Askwlth , Lord Dunraven's rcpro
sentatlve , refused to discuss the hearing be
fore the committee or give his opinion as tc
when a decision would b > made public.
Mr. E. J. Phelps of the Investigating com
mlttee said : "I cannot say when the com
mltteo will be ready to make , Its report , bu
I am sure It cannot be prepared this wtek
It may bo ready for publication next week. "
Ex-Secretary Whitney was Just as reticent
J. A. G. Hamilton , Lord Hamilton , Lord
lunra\en's ) private secretary , sailed today
tor horn ? on the Havel.
LONDON , Dec. 31. The St. James Gazette
referring to the hurried departure of Lore
Dunraven from the United States , says
"Lord Dunraven , Inste-ul ot leavlni ; , sbouli
have fac d the Judgment of the New York
Yacht club like an English gentleman. ID
Now York alone could an amende , honorable
from either party bo adequately made. "
GHI2.VT DAY KOIl Till : LONG SHOTS
Hundred to One and u Twenty to One
Shot Aiming tinWinners. .
SAN FHANCISCO. Dec. 31. The track
\\ns lightning fast at Bay District today
and In consequence there was much re
versal of foun. Lu Mnscotta. Judge Fol-
lanbco's Illly , stnrtcd the ball rolling by
winning with odds of NX > to 1 or better
against her. In the second race Hainey
Schrlbcr's gelding , Hiram Argo , nt 20 to
1 , duplicated tlili performance. Altogether
It was u bad day for favorite- * , but two ,
Semper Lex and Iloscbud , winning. Mc-
Nuughton Ai Mtilr's Latonla crack , Semper
Lex , ran u most wonderful race In the
mile and ft quarter handicap , winning easllj
in 2.07V1 , which equals the California rjec-
ord. Considering the heavy Import Seniper
Lex was obliged to carry , this la a most
phenomenal performance and stamps him
jq one of the bet > t horses now In training
on the coast. Two fuvortles , two second
choices and two decided outsiders llnlsheil
Irst today. Weather clear and pleasant ;
track fast ; attendance fair. Summaries :
First race , live furlong" , for maiden 2-
year-olds : La Ma < scottn , 110 ( Martin ) , 100 to
1 , won ; Mount McGregor II , 103 ( Walker ) .
even , second ; HI Carmen , 115 ( Garner ) , 6
to 1 , third. Time : 1.02'j ; . The Swain. Af-
llatus. Rejected , Ollle Jf Japan , Mabel L ,
and Huntiess ( formerly Diana , Illly ) also
inn. r
Second lace , five and a half furlongs :
Hiram Argo , 109 ( Cliorn ) , 20 to 1 , won ;
Adam , 110 ( Dossjelt ) , 7 to 10 , . second ; Jake
lohnson , 103 ( Shaw ) . tlO to J , third. Time :
:0i : > \ . . Corrlne , Uucklnglmm , My Sweet-
ic'.irt. 1'ulaskl , Mont Alvo , Syndicate , "Fln-
wlnughter , DlcKlnton , Jim Corbett and Fijian
also ran. ,
Tlilrrt race , sK furlongs , 2-ycar-olds ! Grat-
fy , 102 ( Garner ) , 2 to l 'won ; Kninsln , 102
( riynn ) . 1 to 2 , sjqoad ; I3enhnn | , IQj
Golden ) , SO to , 1. third. Time : 1J12VCard -
WQll ftnd 7'eru1 nlfto ruij.- ' * '
Fourth taco. mllft and a 'auarter , handi
cap , all ages : Semper 1ex.,10S ( TJerne ) , 7
to 1 , WOT ; 13. II. Shirley , 02 ( Jones ) , -10 to
1 , recoml ; Claudius , 115 fDoggett ) . 20 to 1 ,
third. Tlmo : 2 O7'i- Santiago , Uungnrvcn
jnd Fred Gardner also ran
Fifth ioc ° , E\ ! and a. half furious1 ? : Ilosc-
jud. 3S ( Donnelly ) , 3 to 5 , won ; italndrop ,
BS ( Cochran ) , 50 to 1 , second ; MKs Norma ,
J ( Chevalier ) , 13 to 1 , third. Time : 1:2. : .
Minnie I , Miss Gnrvln , Fortnnn , Ml > * Ruth ,
Mamie Scott and Imp. Ivy also ran.
SNth race , live tut longs , maiden 2-yeai-
oldb : Minnie II , 115 ( Chorn ) , J'i to 1 , won ;
nig Chief 11 J ( T. Sloan ) , I to 1 , second ,
Hnger , 110 ( IJergen ) , H to 1 , third Time.
OJ. I'eUoto. < jolle ii Hawn. lirlgantine ,
Hariy O , Von Dunk and WleUlwkkl also
an. _
UIIHIWAX GUTii Till : 1IKST Olc IVOOUb
KlU'liI Xt'iirly HroUf l ! | > In u lion- lit
Tuo IHIlVi-fiit TlnioM.
LYONS , N. Y.t Dec. 21. A pilze fight be-
ween Hilly Woods of. Denver and Tom
Jrennan occtincd at Junltis , S neca county ,
at 2 o'clock this morning. Four-ounce
gloves weie used. Honors were evenly di
vided In the llrst round. In the second
iicnnim Iloorod Woods , who responded In
line for the. third round. In which Itrsnnan
vorsted his opponent. In this round the
efureu got Into a dUputo with the sec
onds. Woods' backers rushed into the ring ,
he HghtH weio extinguished , and a free-
for-all light \vafl threatened. Order was
Inally icstorcd and the light lesumed. The
ourth lound witnessed another row , when
Uranium hud the best of the light and was
awarded the decision.
AHNoclnlloii Foot Hall.
The Scottish Thistles will go to Fort
Omaha New Year's morning to piny the
unions Second Infantry foot ball team.
'lie following nio the players :
'hlstleo. I'o'sltlon. Sec'd Infantry.
Vnllnce . Goal . Fogarty
osier . Pull back . Jtonch
S. Muuay . . . .Full back . . . All ° n
Johnson . Half back . . . 1'Iik
Trusscll . Half back . liublltz
Itosu . Half back . , , . Smith
Icfsop . Right wing . North
llobb . lllght wing . Potts
C3ray . Center . Kearney
Nf-al . Lsft ivlmr . WIlkliiB
McDonald . Left wing . Cavnnugh
Thistles reserve : Snyder , Iledlnger , Iled-
llcld and Thlefson. Klckoff at 10.30 o'clock
The Scottish 'Ihlstle foot ball team line !
n iluncn last evening In 1'atterson hall.
Tin" club has not yet been equipped with
uniforms , and the proceeds of this ball
ire to be devoted to that fund. The Thlstlej
bslng mostly Scotch , have piobably the
largest membcrbhlp In the city , and a fairly
; oed number was present at their llrst nodal
undertaking last night , and a Jolly good
time was , bpent by the Scotch lads and
> IM1 Orlt-IIIIH IlllUO ItfNIlIlN ,
NR\V OHUUN8 , Dec. 31. Weather cool ;
track slow. Summaries :
First race , ono mile : Potsdam won , Sir
lolui second , Mclfce third. Time ; 1:51W.
Second rare , 'mile and a quarter : St. Leo
i\on. Hilly McKenzle second , lied Cap
Ihlrd. Tlmo. : 2:17M. :
Uernla Quee7i"tnlrUr"'rlmeY '
Flf tf raco. woven furlongs. Rclllng : Hob
Nevlllo won , Price Williams Eccond Willis
third. Time : "
HolilliiK Uohl to liny HoiulN.
HALTLMOIU : . Md. , Dec , 31-Thore was
v rharp advance In the price of gold here
today , a premium of one-half of 1 per cent
jelng offered , with 116 fakers. Ono banking
; iouso was offeied this prgmlum for 1100,000
n gold , but would not accept , Ilhnklng
iiousea and tnist companies are anxious
10 get In us much gold as possibly in order
lo tuko up the expected bond Issues.
Soldier * Vliilatt- * . Raiiiu lmi.
CHAMUKIILAIN , S. IX. Dec. St. . Three
3f ii party of aeven or eight United ! Statea
joldlcrs from Fort Mcpdo have bten In
carcerated by order of the au'tliorltleu at
Sundance , Wyo. , for violating the Btate
uamo laws. They were Hunting and killed
leer. ThOFO a ires ted were fined J.J5 and
: osts , but , having been .notified jiot to imy
Ihelr lines , they are now In jail.
Derided tlir Ilui-lntr CIIHI--
NEW YORK , Deo. 31 > rau tlco Irigra-
liam , after the final scssUtti Of the court
" "
) f oyer and termlner "toijay"handcij down
i decision In the caM > ot the t > eopli ox rel
Samuel II. Lawrence against John J'allun ,
, vaidin of the Tombs , the now famous rac-
ng case , In which he discharged the prls-
jner. _
I'rl/t'H for tliu .CltuMu J'lu > urN.
WARSAW , Ilusslaij I'olond. tea.-l.r-A
wealthy chesj entliiislast lia V offered a
irlzo of 1,0(10 ( roubles for a tournament hero
jetwccn 1'Klsbury , Laskcr , Stelntz and
hhootlni ; In < ' | IIIIIIIOIINII Koriu.
DAYCNI'ORT , la. , Dec. 31. At the West
Hml Oun rluhnMrnamont today Trod Oil-
bert of SplrlinlHtko ngnln sconpod nboul
everything liU.-nfRht , winning nrst tnono >
In llvo out ftr sfV.eventn. tnls lng only five
PhoU In clghty-tWree. W. Tramp Irwln ol
1'eorla , in. , ntAPK. 13. Uoltenitern of ( .Mm-
bridge , III. , lonqrtd the champion's color *
In ono
CAUGHT THIS SI'IHIT Ol' I'.MIIJST.
N < X .
Aiintrnllnn 'SVtiiiiliT Su < nl < H of tlir
l.itYo ' > Vnr .Sc-nrr.
SYDNEY , N. "S. W. . Dec. 31. Premier
Heed , speaking 4oday at a meeting which
the governor , ItU'lIon. Henry Kobert Hamp-
den , hud calletf , ' rt telt on his belief that the
commercial tVoubrea of the last eighteen
months were AVer. ' Ho feared that our o\cr
sensitive couslne ot America had caught the
contagion of universal unrest , and that there
were thousands of Americans who would
plunge the whole Anglo-Saxon race Into Ihe
most wanton and destructive war of the
century over a few square mile ? ot fever-
breeding Jungle , to which no sane man In the
forty-four states of the union would send
his pet dog. So stupendous a crime seemed
Imrcsslblc. The hearts of the Anglo-Saxon
race were too full of kindred blood. There
was a united Uritaln and a united Canada ,
and ho hoped soon to add Australia. The
Australian nation might soon have to stand
shoulder to shoulder It It was to stand at
all. He never liked the military argument
for federation , but Uicy could not shut their
eyes to the fact that If they did not come
together , they might soon be driven together
by the sheer force of events.
UMOX PACIFIC PI3OPLU OIIJI3CT.
Ilnril to Present the lloor-
Kiiiilrntlon Sclionu- ( lie O. It. .t N.
PORTLAND. Dec. 31. The prospects for
reorganizing the Oregon Unlluay and Naviga
tion company are not very encouraging , ac
cording to the reports received from New
York , and Receiver McNeil will soon return
home. His plan of reorganization. It Is said ,
called for aa assessment of the stock , which
has besn resisted by a sufficient number of
stockholders to prevent Its consummation.
Whether Mr. McNeil has given up hope of
accomplishing1 reorganization Is not knoun ,
but that ho has met with sulllclcnt opposition
to delay matters Is no longer a secret. The
Union Pacific people holding stock In the Oregon
gen Improvement company ore said to be the
active spirits In opposing ihia , ana In this
they are said to have the powerful assistance
of Mr. , Huntlngton ot the Southern Pacific ,
who. It Is believed , Is looking forward with
confidence to the" " sale of the road under the
hammer to satisfy the bondholders. It Is
possible Mr. McNeil has yet plans for the
reorganization that may meet with success.
Oiu'rntor CoiifcNMCM HI * Mistake.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 31. The startling
development today about last night's wreck
was the confession of Fred Droege , the
operator at Storrls station , in Cincinnati ,
that ho was to blame for the wreck. He
visited the superintendent of the Haltlmore
& Ohio and said that the train dispatcher
at Washington. Ind. , asked him If the
Louisville express , No. 19 , had passed his
station. Ho announced that It had not. The
fact \vns that No. 19 had gene by. Orders
\ere then given to the St. Louis nccammodn-
tlon. No. 8 , coming east , to meet No. 19
at Delhi eleven miles west of Cincinnati.
The Washington , Intl. , operator soon learned
that No. 19 had passed Delhi. Then he
krew that a head end collision was In
evitable , and ordered Storrls station to
prepare wrecking , tiatnsat once , which
was done. The fcgt has already been told
In these dlspajfjljes.
IJeli'tliM of u Day.
DOISn , Idal 'ec. 31. Ex-Governor Edward
5
ward J. Curtjg 1st dead here after a brief
illness. , „
LOS ANGnLES.Dec. , , 31. Dr. George R.
Latroph , a piofcssbr In the Unl\crslty of
Minnesota , dhHl litre today of consump
tion.
tion.PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 31. Mrs. Mary
Wallln Vaux , , ntiow ! of the late Hlchnul
Vaux , dletl ntherhomL' | In thla cltv today ,
after a brief ir.ncsMrs. > : . Vau * had devoted
the greater part of. her life to charity , and
was Interesto/T" r lu , "inaoy religious enter
prises
CHICAGO. Dc. 31 E. E. Emerson , aged
rfi years , and [ Who j > nld hq was a cousin of
Hplph Waldo I merson , the poet , was found
de-ad In his bed Irf a Clark street lodging
louse today , s'&mcrson came to thla city
from tho. enstfcS Jiictlmo ago. , i
Coitimvrclnl * TrnacIttrN Klect Olllt-erH ,
ST. LOt/jIS / , Dec. 31-r-Jhe eighteenth
innual convention of the Western Com
mercial Travelers' association , In session
icro today , with delegates present 'from ' , all
laits of the west , elected the following
olilcers for the ensuing year : President ,
Klngtbury , Council Illuffs , In. ; sl\th vice
nesldent , Chaile-3 W. Sargeant , St. Louis ;
second vice president , John J. Knight ,
Dallas , Tex. ; fourth vlco president , 11. J.
.laus , Kansas ; fifth vice president , F. n.
Klnpsbury , Council lilufls , la. , sixth vice
iresldcnt , E. H , McCullough , Springfield ,
Mo.
y In. ' Pns-t Creole llnslii.
RAWLINS , W > o. , Dec. 31. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Word reached town this afternoon
hat Tracy Wilson and John Paulson got
pto an altercation at Pass Creek basin
jesterday afternoon. Poulson shot Wilson ,
vho was take'i to Carbon , whole ho died
oday. Sheriff Davis has gone to Investi
gate.
SUITS TO ItnCOVKIl rnVAI.TY.
Iroufrlit AKiiliiNt ClorU tlooreM on Al-
lepreil Oi crelmr eH.
Tno cases against Frank E. Moores , clerk
of the district couit , were filed In district
ourt Monday , In which Melkle & Galnes ,
attorneys , seek to recover the penalty pre-
crlbed by law for overcharging court costs
gainst their clients. Tin law provides that
a penalty of $50 shall be Imposed In each
aso established , and the turp cases already
filed Include four counts , or a total penalty
f J20Q.
Although the cases were filed early Mon-
ay afternoon , no summonses have be2n Is-
ued , nor do the cases appear on the docket.
The statute of limitations proUdes that such
n action must be brought within ono year
rom the tlmo of the alleged overcharge ,
n tno of the Items Included In the cases In
nucstl6n , the chaiges which nre cited as
xcebslvj were irade December 31 , 1891 , so
ho action will be annulled by ths- statute
f limitations tonight. The attorneys do-
lare that if the summonses are not Issued this
fternoon they will apply for a mandamus
o compel Mr. Moores to Issue the mcessary
apers In the case. They state- that the two
: asea are preliminary to a largo number
f ethers of similar character. In which they
vlll claim the penalty for alleged overcharges
f their clients.
Frt-iMliiioiuI Did \ot fiit it It.
William M , Kreemond , the colored cook
of the Illchelleu hotel , was nrre.stcJ some
tlmo ago , charged with having stolen $250
woith of silverware from Nellie King about
two years ago. When his case was culled
In thu pollco court the olllclnls of the police
department , through a misunderstanding ,
failed to appear against him , and the case
wus dismissed. Yesterday ho was rear-
lestcd on the v.tmu charge , and , as a re
volver WIIB found on his person , the ad
ditional chargisof carrying concealed
u capons > was jpla.aed opposite his name.
The cnso has ueeii set for hearing on
January 8. ' ' < _
SniiiNliVil jt'l ' > the Ilac-k.
A smashup Sccurred nt Twenty-fourth
Htrect nnd the'llX ' & M. tracks nt nn early
hour this morrtftfc/ which n hack , supposed -
posed to bo NdJ'Olfwns badly wrecked , and
ono man was re-putted slightly Injured , W <
J. Ulaklc , who llvus near Ihu bcone , came
Into the Btatlou nyd reported It , but did
not see any of.ihe , occupants of the 1mok.
Me wild It dl < J"n6 { appear that the hack
had been struck l > y a train , but that the
lib' had gone oVurin embankment.
I'IA.\S rait MW"YIAH'.H. .
Ilev. and Mrer r. W. Averts will be at
homo today from1 'J to 10 p. m , at 904 South
Thirty-third strelt to friends and membels
of IlctliU-litm linp'tlst church.
Hov. aud Mrs. T. J. Mackay will receive
their friends and members of Uie congrega
tion of All Saints' church on New Year's
day from ,2 , to C p. m. In the rectory.
There will be a game qf association foot
ball at Fort Omaha between the Scottish
TUIstlea and the 'Second regiment Infantry
trains on New Year's mornlm ? at l ( ) o'clock.
In the evening the Thistles will give a dance
In Patterson hall.
The editorial staff of the Woman's Weekly
will k ° cp open IIOUEP , Informally , on Now
Year's day at the cilice , 1'JOJ Farnam street.
Ircm 3 to 0 o'clock p. m. A special Invitation
has been extended to the business men of
Omaha ami their wlvca. The editor. Mlsy
Falrbrother. will b assisted by ( following
women : Mrs. Isibe-1 Itlchey , PUttcmouth ;
MlM Vesta Oray and Mrs , M , Q. Carey , Fre
mont ; Mlsa Jnoephlno Moberly , Tecumseh , and
William Hwd Dunroy , Lincoln ; .Mlaj a Irene
Ilyrne , Fannie Arnold , Anna Oullck and Mary
Wolcott , .Meulaines Ilylei , Straw n , I'ugli , A ,
T. Clark ot Onulia , and Mr. M. II. Isu.
OMAHA'S ' TEMPLE OF LABOR
*
* . i ,
DetHcnttcVTiast Night with Addresses nnd
Social Games ,
MAYOR BEMIS MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Ot- ruilredVorUliiRiiieii of tlir Clt > -
( j'onK-ntnliied on Their Hneee-i lit
Heeiirlttn I'li-iiNiinl lleiuliiiurlerH |
for Tlioxo Who Toll.
Organized labor In the city of Omaha haj
nt last found a home , ruxl the dream of PJIUO
ot the labor leaders who sc\cn jcars ago
predicted that the time would come when all
of HID labor organlzitlons of the city would
bo sheltered beneath one roof bas been
fulfilled.
The , Labor Temple was dedicated to the
public last night , and from early evening
until after the jcar 1S9G had been born , the
commodious rooms In the Uarkcr block at
Fifteenth and Farnam streets were filled lo
overflowing. There were hundreds who
spent the entire evening at the rooms , while
there were as many more who called to pay
their respects and wish the boys good luck
In carrying the undertaking to a successful
end.
end.As
As has been frequently stated In The Heo ,
the temple consists of the fourth and fifth
floors ot the Uarlcer block. The fifth floor la
used exclusively for lodge rooms , while the
fourth floor la divided Into reading rooms ,
committee rooms and private rooms for the
usa ot the executive committees. There Is
a barber shop , an employment agency , where
help Is furnished , bath employe and em
ployer being exempted from paying the fee
charged by employment bureaus about the
city. On this floor there are also waiting
rooms for women and smoking rooms for the
men , all neatly furnished , and In all of
them men and ; women who do not belong to
labor unions are just as welcome as those
who are associated with organizations.
SYMPATHETIC ADDRESSES.
The promoters ot the temple felt that
last night was a proper time to dedicate
the rooms and consequently they arranged
their plans accordingly. For nn hour or
more during the early evening the crowds
In and out of the rooms on the fourth
floor admired the neat decorations and pic
tures wlileh had been donated by friends
of the movement. Promptly at 9 o'clock
Piesldent Fisher of the Central Labor union
announced that the exercises of the even
ing would be held In the largo lodge room
up stairs. Directing the- audience to this
part of the temple , ho Introduced Mayor
Dcmls as the presiding ofnccr of the evening.
In assuming the duties of the position , the
mayor stated that he appreciated the honor
that had been conferred upon him , adding
that It afforded him great pleasure- greet
the laboring men ot the city. He saw no
reason why labor unions should not put on
airs as well as other organizations The
Labor Temple was a grand thing and he-
was glad that laboring men had at last
found a place where they could meet and
enjoy themselves.
Mayor Uemls said that he did not propose
to talk politics , adding that he. could not
understand how It was that with 12,000 votes
In the city of Omaha laboring men would
allow themselves to bo misrepresented at the
polls and In the city and county government.
The last legislature ihfe denounced as a
fraud ; It had torn the city charter Into
shreds , but the governor had thrown him
self Into the breach and hnd vetoed the
abortion that the members of the body con
ceived. The mayor stated that he was a
staunch believer In the municipal owner
ship ot all franchises and the employment
of day labor upon all public works.
Major Bemls Introduced Edward Rosswatcr
ot Tlis Bee who said that ho had been no
busy that ho had not realized Just what the
Labpr Teroplo meant. Mr. Rosewater said
that the Labor Temple waa a new departure
and promised much good for the male and
fcmalo tollcra of ths city. In discussing the
labor proposition , ho stateJi that he had been
a teller frcm the days of his early boyhood
and had been kept busy from twelveto six
teen houra each day as a telegraph operator.
In speaking of th telegraph , Mr. Ro'ewater
upoke of the changes that had been wrought.
In. the -early dajs , the operator In addltlc-n
to handling thd message , was obliged to act
as a repairer and an assistant frequently In
putting up wires. Today It was different.
The operator , after eon ing for a number of
hours , finished his day's labor , and If he put
in extra time he was gl\en extra pay.
ONE OF THEM.
Having been associated with laboring people
ple all of his life , Mr. Rosewaler said that
he had the kindliest feeling for all men and
women who were compelled to work. In
speaking of the employment bureau which
was located In the Labor Temple , he related
the fact of his once having been connected
with such nn institution. It was the first
business In which he engaged. He was out
of employment and he started out to get em
ployment. When he got It , ho went out of
that line of business. Since then , however ,
ho had been constantly employing labor , and
It was seldom that he had had any trouble
with the men who were working for him. He
had always stood up for organised labor , and
believed that the laborer was the American
nobleman. In closing , Mr. Rosewater wished
the men and women connected with the
labor unions a Happy New Year , adding ,
"with malice toward none. "
Attorney General Churchill , In responding
to a call , said that never before had he
been afforded the opportunity of addressing
a body of organl/ed laborers. Ho reviewed
his early career , adding that he had always
been a laborer , having commenced by sp ;
ting rails. He urged that most of the great
men of the country had begun life as humbU
laborers , referring particularly to Lincoln and
Qarflcld as examples. .
J H. Pierce was Introduced as the president
of a Minneapolis railway union. PeopU , he
said , wondered how It was that ho held
such a position. Mr. Pierce told of his early
experience and added that twenty-five years
ngo he was swinging a switchman's lantern
In the ynrds , putting th * right train on the
right track. The hardest work that ho had
performed , however , was pushing a pencil
as a reporter on a newspaper. Mr. Pierce
objected to keeping a bachelor's hall In
politics. Ho did not believe that It was good
for man to bo alone , not even In politics.
It was not goad for Adam to bo alone , and
that old , man , Mr. Plercs obaeived , did not
know anything about enjoying himself until
he- found a wife and Induced her to help him
organize a labor union , Ono woman at the
polh on cliQtlon day waa worth a dozen
policemen , especially such pollccmin as were
found In the cities now.
GOOD PLACK TO HAY .
The Labor Temple , Mr. Plerco ventured ,
was a move In the right direction- ; la
borers of Omaha had started right , and If
they continued right they would win In the
end. Ho referred to the strike at Pullman
and the American Railway union troubles In
Chicago , declaring that the position taken by
organized labor at that tlmo was a stand
for the right.
Paul Vandervoort In addressing the meet
ing advanced that the building up of labor
temples was something that would won spread
frem one end of the country to the other and
In the end would accomplish much gooil.
John O. ] { ulm , In bpeaklng of the welfare
of Omaha and Nebratka , made a strong plea
for Iho home Industry movement , otatlng
that It meant the adding of many members
to the labor unions and the employment of
'much skilled labor.
H. C. Waller , one of the prime movers In
creating the labor temple , presented a bust
of Kqgene V. Debs , Ths presentation was
greeted \slth a hearty round of applause.
' Q. Clem Deaver reviewed former efforts to
secure a labor templeIn Omaha. He was
glad that the movement had finally taken
root and that the object had at last been
.
After the speaking , the guests of the evenIng -
Ing were conducted to the rooms on the
fourth' floor , where the time until Just after
midnight was spent In watching the old year
out and the new year In , the hours being
u tilled away In story telling and playing
social _ aircs.
Tils temple will bo open today , and mem-
bora of the various unions will be at home to
their friends.
I'eorlu Iletenue OollfutloiiN ,
PEORIA , Dec. Si. The Internal revenue
collection ) ! In the Peorla district for the
year 1&95 , not Including today , were { 13-
WI.U5.
IMP.1MO.V HP.V1VM , MKKTINOS.
Mm h Ititcrrxl IIMnu NlioMii liy Aortli
.SIilc People.
Union revival meetings i\t Plymouth Con
gregational church nro creating much In
terest.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Plerson con
ducted nn lmprcssl\o woman's meeting , nftcr
which Mr. Plerson BO an addrcsi on bible
study ,
Mst night the audience began to gather
half an hour before tins time for ser\lco.
Mr. Plorson * pokp for half an hour on the
subject , "Satan Lifting Peter. "
About 150 perroni signified their desire
to reconsecrate themselves to the Lord's
nmlce. The cards were circulated and n
large number signed them , declaring their
determination to live for Christ.
Many of Iho persons who were converted
In the meetings at Wosdhlno nnd Council
nluffs were present nnd n number ot them
spoke In the after meeting.
Services every afternoon nt .1.30 nnd every
evening at 8.
At ( lie Tlk-Kt Mi-llxiillM.
The revival at the First Methodist church
Is progressing with great success. Mr. Crane
preached last evening on the theme , "nought
With a Price. " Tonight thf Pennon will
1)8 on "The Oood Old Paths. " The meetings
begin at 8 o'clock and nro held In the lecture -
turo room of the church.
CA.MK TO TIIKM IMIAY1 > O.
How Jinny of the HIM out llcttHil
tin * erv Your ,
A considerable portion ot the church-going
clement of Omaha welcomed the now > ear
with prnjers nnd songs of praise. Watch
services were held In a number ot churches ,
most of the exercises beginning about 9
o'clock nnd continuing until after 1890 hnd
been fairly started on Its way. The first
part of the meetings consisted largely of
the singing of hymns' nnd the relation of ex
periences. As the midnight hour approached
the worshipers bowed their heads In prajer ,
and whllo the bells were ringing pra > cd In
the now year.
Watch services were he-Id at the People's
church and the Swedish mission.
At the Trinity Methodist church the- hour
from 9 30 until 10 30 was spent In social In
tercourse , at the end ot which tlmo re
freshments were served. Watch services
then followed.
At the South Tenth Street Methodist
church there was a love feast nt S 30 , bible
reading at 9:30 : , a sermon at 10 30 and altar
scrvlco from 11:30 : until after tha arrival of
the new year ,
There was a New Year's social at the
Ilnnscom Park Methodist ) church , commenc
ing at 8 o'clock.
At the Grace Daptlst church thcro were a
number of addresses by ministers , and music ,
followed by the midnight watch sen Ice.
The Salvation nrmy held a hallelujah serv
ice In the Davenport street birracks.
T CAMS
TaMcn of Circulation Heiuly foi
Iho IjIceiiMC Ilouril.
The Board of Flro and Police Commis
sioners met last evening to take up the mat
ter of the circulation contest between The
Dee and the World-Herald , with referenct
to license protest cases , but owing to the
fact that the circulation managers of the re
spective papers hnd been unable to complete
their tables the board took an adjournmenl
until Thursday afternoon , January 2 , at !
o'clock. Inasmuch as n change In the
personnel ot the Hoard of Tire and Police
Commissioners Is likely lo take place before
Thursday afternoon , the contingency was
taken Into consideration and any Irregularity
guarded against by the ratification of the
following stipulation between the parties con
cerned :
It Is agreed between the parties hereto
that as tbeie Is some dllllculty In making
tlio computation of circulation , HO that the
board Is delayed on thnt account , for the
convenience of nil parties It Is agreed Unit
tbo computation rmiy bo proceeded with
and that when the computation Is finished
the case may be flepldcd a ? of December
31. 1ST.1 ) ; , nil objoctians to nriy Irregularities
or chanlrt ! Itt tlie board bdliiff hereby
waived by both pal ties.
JimilM'il front n aiming * Street Cnr
nndVHH Knocked Don it.
James McNcrucy , aged 73 years , 1108 Cum
ins street , waa badly Injured at Seventeenth
and Cumlng streets last night at 8 30 o'clock
by Jumping from a street car and being
thrown \lolently to the ground. He was
taken homo. Ho was bruised about the head ,
the abdomen and the left hand and arm
It Is feared that he was Injured internally
however , and on account of hla advanced
ago the shock may be more than he can
stand.
Mr. McNerney Is the father-in-law of
James Anderson , general freight agent ot
tlio Burlington road , ani lives with his son-
in-law's family. He was going east and got
off at Seventeenth street. He did not wait
for ths car to come to a- full stop , nnd as
ho JumpeTl oft was stiuck by the rear car
The train was In charge of Conductor So-
brlng.
WAVI'S T1II3M SlVr ASIDE.
Alary MeAiiHlaiid Alleges Coiivej'aneeH
of 1'ropertv WenKriiiiilnlent. .
A suit was filed > cstcrday In the district
court by Mary McAusland against Dexter
L. Thomas and his two sons , Hugh S. and
Charles L. The plaintiff holds a Judgment of
$1,142 against Thomas and avers
that when an execution on It was
Issued It was returned with the endorse
ment that Thomas , had no property on which
to levy. H Is alleged that In June , 1834 ,
Thomas conveyed to his son , Hugh , the larger
aircunt of the property , and. mortgaged the
remainder to th other son , Charles. The
object of all these allegations Is an attempt
to Induce the courts to declare both convey
ance and mortgages void In order that the
Judgment of the plalntlft may bo satlsdoJ.
imoreeN Granted anil hoiiKlit l-'or.
Judge Ambrose yotsurday granted a de
cree of divorce to Rosa A. IJlIss from Joe-1
J , HIIss. The decree was granted by default -
fault , Inasmuch as the husband failed to
appear at the hearing The grounds were
non-support and cruelty.
A dccrco of dlvorco was granted to Mary
Hnnfen from Jens Hansen by Judge
Dullle. In this suit also thu husband failed
to put In an appearance to defend , The
ground wan non-suppoi t.
The dlvoreo suit or Margaret May against
James May has been dismissed by stipula
tion , the parties appaiently having come
to some settlement without the aid of the
courts.
Cruelty , desertion nnd non-support , with
Incidental charges of drunkenness , aio the
grouiidn upon which Mnry A Peteison
has applied to the district court for a divorce
from her husband , Nicholas Peterson.
The desertion Is alleged to have occurred In
February , 1W5.
Bvpri'HN lloM Were lit AVnr ,
John Metcalf and Joe Btutley , express
boy , who have their xtonda nt tin * union
depot , were arrested jest'rdny afternoon
for disturbing the pence by lighting. A
woman passenger gave orders to one of the
boys to transport a large basket homo for
her , and the youthful expressmen becamu
engaged In n heated dlccunblon as. to their
respective rights to thn package Two hard
rounds hud been fought , with honors- oven ,
and the nutnbir of Hpeclatorn was approach
ing 100 , when an ollicer appeared and broke
up Iho mill.
l-'or inil > e//lliur * HIIKN.
J n. Hazard was lust night arrested on
the charge of petit larceny. He was ped
dling lloor rugs for the llrm of C , 1' *
Adams of this tity In Council HluffH nnd
vicinity. It l alleged that ho yesterday
appropriated three of th ( e rugs , valued
at llf. to his own use. He was arrested
In Council HluffH , and accompanied thu tit-
Hcem to this city without'requisition i > a-
psrs.
.lumen Callattay U Pardoned.
James Collaway , who was sentenced to
Iho peltcntlury for a term of live years In
the criminal court on the pica of guilty to
thechnrgo of nrton , baa been pardoned by
Governor Holcomb , after having setvcd
ulnce March 19 , Ib'Jl. Ca'Iaway was charged
with having not llro to u housu owned by
A. J. Hanscom.
Stolen IlriiNU IN lleeovered.
Chief of Detectives Cox yesterday afternoon -
noon recovered 350 pounds of rallioad brass
belonging to the Chicago , Milwaukee &
St. Paul road. It was found hidden In a
clump of weeds on Sherman avenue , near
Florence. The bruua U thought to have
been stolen from thu toinpan > 'n repair
Bliops ,
IllOHT 01' WVY
Thirteenth Htreet Hoiit < lo Tort Crook
rinnllj lleelded On.
A committee of the South Side Improve
ment clnn , coinlstliiR of Messrs. Frank Ka- -
par. Nine llnimitl , John Powers , Morrlt
Morrison and Krncst Stuht , luxd a confer
ence yesterday with the county commission
ers of Sarpy county relntho to th6 final
opening ot tha Tort Crook boulevard. The
rlRht of way In Sarpy county had been ,
largely donated , but thrw parties held out , . !
Peter Trenzcr , John Raglcy and Jacob Tex.
The commissioners condemned the land which
was donated nnd ) esterd y they approved H
thp report of the appraisers nnd declared' ,
the right of way established. The driveway
will bo 160 fe > t wide , extending from thaj
southern terminus of South Thirteenth street
to the- gate of the ground * at Fort Crook. ]
There was much opposition to theThlrj
tecnth street route from representatives from I
South Omaha , who deslrul the Twenty- ]
torn tli stron route , but the decision ot thai
commissioners was unanimous. I
It Is expected that Improvements will bol
begun In the eprlng. ' 1
H Is the understanding that the- money !
to | ny damages awarded must be raised !
by ptlvata subscription nnd will not bol
paid by Sarpy county. The money must bol
raised In ten
AVHATlinil KOIIIiOASV.
Pair nnd Warmer ltli ( Southerly ]
AVI nil for XelirusKn. I
WASHINOTON , Dec. 31. The forecast for I
Wednesday Is : ,
For Nebraska Fair nnd warmer ; southerly
w Inils. I
For Iowa and Missouri Fair and warmer ; !
southwesterly winds. I
For Kansas Fair and warmer ; southerly ]
winds. I
For South Dakota Fair and warmer ; !
southerly , shifting to westerly winds.
I.oenl Heeord.
OFFICE OP TUB WEATHER UUUUAU.I
OMAHA , Dec. 31 Omnha record of tcm-l
per.iturcand rainfall , compircd with cor-l
responding day of past four years : f
18:15. : ISHI , 18H. 1SM.I
Maximum temperature. . . . 2U 37 47 2T.I
Minimum tcmpcratuie. . . . Ifi 10 31 17l
Avcingo temperature . 22 21 3D 211
Precipitation . T .00 .00 Tl
Condition of temperature nnd prcelplta-l
tlon nt Omaha for the day nnd since March ]
1 , lK'j ; ' : I
Normal temperature . . . 211
Excess for day . 8 ;
Accumulated excess since March 1 . . . . 37t ]
Normanl precipitation . 01 Inch ]
Dellclency for the dny . m Inch I
Total piedpltatlon slilce Match 1 20.72 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 . 10.37 Inches'
L A WELSH Oh orvor.
Catarrh
Has troubled mo for 11 years. I hnvi
taken four bottles of Hood's Sarsaparllla
Rnd nin perfectly cured. I think Hood's
Barsaparlllo has uo equal , and believe that
many who are In poor health and have
become discouraged , would bo restored to
good health if they would only glvo
Hood's Sarsaparilla
ajnlrtrlal. WM. J.BENBOIT. ABtor < n.nrot
' eMytoimyeasytotalc %
Hnnrl'a Pilla
( lOOU a t llla tuy In enact S6a.
THE CREIGHTON
TEL. IS31-l > axton ti llurjeas , Mgri.
MATINEE TODAY 2:15.
Hntlro Lower rioorSOc. Any Balcony Soat20c. 1
Tonight at 8:15. : (
Lincoln J Cnilur's Scenic PioJuctton.
NlRlit Prices ; Lowcr lloor Wo , T5o and Jl.OO ;
bilcony , 3Jo nnd I0a , Kallci > , " \
OoinliiK , .Inn. SII I l-'rnnU Mnyo Iu _
"I'nild'iilieiid XVIlHoii. "
Owing to the phenomenal success of Pudl
d'nlicad Wllron and a unlvcMal request foif
a return engagement , Messrs. Paxton & Dur
gcsj take pleasure In announcing that tiio > |
have , at a great expense , arranged with 'fho
Tornado company to cloro on Wednesday
evening , thus enabling them to present Mr.
Prank Mayo nnd the Herald Sijuaro Theatrej
company In Mr. Mayo's delightful utuuo
flex ot ,
udd'nhead !
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
JAN. 2-3- <
MATINEE SATURDAY.
Dfivn'c C ° AIK AND LAua |
OU I U d TUB NEW YEAR I
MATINEE TODAY AT 2:30.
Tonight's Performance at 8:15. :
The bright comedy ,
CHARLEY'S AUNT
lly Ilrandon Thorns * .
Management of Cliurlei l-'rolunan.
DON'T IJO ANYTHING TJNTIL YOU BBS
AUNTIK.
AND Tin : CAT CAMI : OACIC.
Mntlnco I'flces-riret Jloor , DOe and 75o | 111
"iSuilit' ifci'ii-l'Irtt floor , W < - , 75o and | lWj tal-l
cuny , tOo < ui'l 7 > c , nailery , 23c. |
New term , new classes , t Mo
rnnU'K DiincJnB School , 1510 HrfN
new street , for this week , Chlldftn\
hcghuiurs SnturUiiy 10 a. in ; jid
vance 2. pin.prlvata ; * . p.m. AduU
Frlilay 8 p. in. Always open. Pitt
cull for terms.