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    NONE THERE TO PROSECUTE
Lincoln Police Allow the Apprehended
Gamblers to Go Scot Preo ,
GANG CAUGHT SUNDAY NIGHT ESCAPES
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on Sninlii } ' ho Olllri-rn Weaken
niul l.ny Hotrn.
LINCOLN. Jan , 13 , ( Special. ) Anclher
choptor wau added today to the gambling
record of Lincoln. Twenty- Inmates of
George liradeon's place were arrested last
night nnd taken td the station , where each
gave 'ball for their appearance. The hour
eat was 9 o'clock this mcrnlng. This was
mibscquontly continued until 3 p. m. At
that hour Attorney Wolley appeared for the
defendant ! . ' , and the case was dlsmlsrod for
want of prosecution. The facts In the case are
as follows : The municipal oodo of Lincoln
prohibits gambling of any description , at
nny tlmo , In any place. The present ad
ministration lias modified the hardship cl
this rtrlngcnt cede by making a ruling that
gambling can be carried on openly , except
on the Sabbath day and after 12 o'clock nt
night. Tlin Bracken gamblers were ar
rested for gambling on Sunday. They wcro
arrcstod by the police , It IB underatcod. on
information and couiplilnt cf the police.
This afternoon' they were discharged for
want of proi > ecutlon. In other words , the
police , after hauling the men down to the
stattcn , on their own mstlon , nnd In strlcl
accordance with the now cede of the present
administration , relented end refused to prose
cute the very victims of their arreR Sunday
night.
Detective Langdon was before the excise
board today en the charge of having kept
back the uum of $13.60 , owing to the city
for tlio board of six alleged counterfeiter. ? ,
who had been loJgcd In the police utatlon
for a few dsys about six months ng > .
Langdon'0 dcfcnso was quite simple and right
to the' point. He said ho bad not paid It
because ho had been unableto find out the
amount of tlio bill. It baa been claimed
that United States Marshal Whlto paid
Langdon tha government rate for boarding
prisoners , amounting to $50 , and lhat
Langdon liaa failed to cither pay back the
difference to Whlto or reimburse the city.
SWITCHMAN FATALLY INJURED.
W. G. Nlckcrson , a Burlington nwltchman ,
lost hli life this morning while In the line
of duty In the yards. While clinging to a
moving car ho lost his balance nnd wau
thrown under the wheels , which pissed over
both legifln a diagonal direction. The patrol
wagon was called and the unfortunate man ,
still alive , was conveyed to the sanitarium.
Here he wau Immediately attended by Dr. M.
II. Everett , the company's physician , who
completed tbo work of amputation begun by
tha car wheels. Nlckerson lived but a few
hcurj after the operation. He Jcaves a wife
and ono child.
' Tomorrow the Doard of Public Lands and
Buildings will go to Grand Island , for the
purpc-03 of Inspecting the work done on the
Soldiers' and Salloni' home by Architect Mc
Donald , Tbo legislature last winter appro
priated $12,000 for the erection of a kitchen
and administration building , and $2,000 for
painting unit repairs on building. This work
la bul recently completed. The board lias In
vited Governor Holcomb to accompany It on
the trip , but owing to the prow of other busi
ness ha finds It Impossible to accept the In-
vltatlcn.
The State Banking boardr through Bank Ex
aminer Dcdder , has taken possession of the
IJank of Ognlalla , Keith county. Ths capital
stcck Is 512,600. B. L. Love Js president
and ! ' . O. Hoxle. cashier.
: In addition to the delegates to the second
annual convention cf Ihei Nebraska Beet Sugar
Association already named by Governor Holt
ccinb , the following1 'to v been appointed : W.
, O. . Whetmore , Valley ; J. S. Gable , Lincoln :
Tb'eddoro TLoescher , Norfolk ; W. A. Poynterj
AlblonV't Jay Burrows , ' Lincoln ; John
I'Mullalleu , Kearney ; Nathan W.
\V61U , Schuyler ; Fred Hedde , Grand
Wand , nnd John Kern , Fremont. These
with Prof. H. II. Nicholson , Henry O'Nell ,
Omaha , and J. C. Fort , North P.'atto , complete
the delegation so fat appointed. The associa
tion meets at Fremont February 6 and C.
Omaha ppopld In Lincoln : At the Llndell
J ; O. Epcneter , Hev. L. M. Franklin. At the
Capital J. T. Wcolley. RCv. H. P. Sllner.
At the Lincoln E. E. Benjamin , Hi AV.
Whltln , H. T. Clarke.
Sell uyler NoteH of
ECHUYLEIl , Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special. ) At
a called special meeting of. the olHccra and di
rectors of the Cs'.fax County Agrlc.ultuial so
ciety Saturday afternoon , after dlucusslng ths
b'ad financial condition of the eclety , It was
voted to discontinue the orginlzation , whicu
has baen running down since tlio fall of 1891 ,
when the week D3t apart for th-s fal : was a
rainy one. Undsr Ihe laws of the society
the real estate , twenty acres , and buildings
go to the county.
At n meetlug of the trustees of the Metho
dist church hold this morning , it was voted
to begin at once preparations for the erection
of the proposed addition to the church. With
the work-completed , moving the old edifice
sixteen feel soulh , excavating , building new
walls , rcplasterlng old part nnd cimpletlng
the now. an expenditure of near $ J,000 wl.I be
Involved. This will give to the Methodist
people of Scbuyler the bet't ' and most commo
dious church building In the city , th ? seating
capacity of. which will bo 1,000.
The county's Indebtedness record for the
year 1895 shows the following toUls : Kasm
mortgages filed , 302. amounting to $303bM.29 ;
released , 234 , $162,551.22 ; town and city mort
gages filed , sovenly-four , $31,100.21 ; released ,
forty-four , $38,321.14 ; chattel mortgages
filed , -110 , $125,389.19 ; released,105 , $15,910.51 ;
Iberlft's deeds , nine.
Will Vole Court llimxe lloiulH.
NOIITII PLATTI3 , Neb. . Jan. 13. ( Special. )
The county commissioners now Imv3 under
idvlsemcnt the- matter of calling a tpeclal
election to vote bonds for the Improvement of
the county court hous * . Th building has ns
vaults for the county treasurer and the clerk
of ths district court and many valuable
records have to bo kept In puch a manner
that they would b ? destroyed In case of nro.
The Idfft now expressed ds to vote about
S10.000 In bonds and build a wing on the
north and south of the present building.
affording an ofllca for the county attorney ,
a jury room , an aildltlonnl room for the
county treasurer nnd ono for the clerk of Hie
court. In addition to the commodious * vaults
'for the Utter olllclals , It U believed there
' would hi no dlfllculty in carrying the bonds
when the people over the county understand
the exposed condition of the records.
II rail rill u * M Crciiiiiory llrbiilll.
IinADSHAW , Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special , )
BradchaAV's creamery , destroyed by fire
last May , has been recently rebuilt much
inoro cubiUntlally than formerly. The new
plant Is a solid brick building , 24x48 feet ,
with eiiRlns and boiler room. 20x20 , covered
with steel roofing. The machinery Is all up
to date and all convenience are supplied for
handling both cream and milk. Two separa
tor * are used , Duttcr making has ? been In
progress for the part ttn duys and the amount
of milk brought In dally has been more than
expected. Tin coi't of reconstruction waa
? 2,500. _
Hunk of OKiilullii Cloxeil.
OOALALLA , Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special cle-
gram. ) The Bank of Ogalalla failed to open
Its doors this morning and has
bon turned over to tlio state' bank
cxajiilner by Cashier Hoxle , Cause
of failure , slow collections and the failure
of three ether banks In Nebraska with which
this bank la cloccly related , Capital stock ,
112,000. Deposits , $10,000 , for the payment
of which there Is $20,000 In notes and real
estate , and the ollleeri think depositors will
be paid In full. _
Holt Comity l'"nrmiT loured Well ,
O'NEILL , Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special. ) From
the mortgage record of the county It appears -
pears that thj formers have fared better
the past year than those living In the towns.
During the year there wore 149 farm mori-
KBBCI tiled , the amount of which was $110.-
07.96 ; 31S released , amounting to $153,005.35 ,
Fifteen town and city mortgages to the
amount of $12,661 ; twelve released , $3.733.05 ;
1.063 chattel mortgages , amounting to $211.-
K7.91 , of which C77 , amounting to $10Gi33.5D ! ,
; released.
A ii : ) FAII.MniL COMMITS
Clmrlr * IliTK'n TrnuMcN Cmtdo Hint in
Hani ! llliiiKrlf ,
crtADnON , Neb. , Jari. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Charles Ilcrg. sf. , a farmer between
CO and 70 years of a BO , residing near An-
tclopo Springs , southeast of here , committed
sulcldo last night by bunging himself from a
rafter In his barn. Ho IrnJ arisen dtirng
the night , dressed himself fully and left the
house without any one hearing him. Uerg
had a stroke of paralysis about a year ago
from the effects of which It seems he hover
fully recovered , and although his mind hat'
betn wandering some lately ho had never
showed by any notion or word that ho con
templated self-destruction. financial af
fair * are understood to be 'n bad shape , ant
ho Is supposed to have been brooding over
them. The deceased leaves a wife and sev
eral Rrown children. Two of his sons reside
here. This Is tlio second sulcldo In this
county this year.
\VIM , IIOOU ! Ii1VCOI ! < X COUXTV.
'M Ailritptlniin nt .Vorlli 1'lnltt *
lie I n tf ArrtniKvil.
NOIITII I'LATTE , Neb. . Jan. IS. ( Special. )
The Lincoln County ! Agricultural society ,
manned by new officers and a new board of
directors , lias extended to the Western Ne
braska Irrigation Fair nssoclntlon the free
use of the grounds and buildings of the so
ciety lor tin * In the grand Irr'gatlon exposi
tion to be held In North 1'latte this fall. The
Idea now Is to hold the county fair and the
Irrigation fair at the mine time. Immed'ntely
after the great Irrigation convention at Lex
ington , to be followed by a day with Colonel
Cody's Wild West Show and Congress of
Hough Riders. These attractions are expected
to br.'ng a crowd of 10,000 strangers to the
city for a full weak , and already the citizens
nro looking forward to tbls season of fall
festivities. One of the features of this ex
position will bo a model Irrigated farm nil-
joln'ng the fair grounds , farmed under the
supervision of the Irrigation expert employed
exclusively for the purpose by Colonel Cody.
The colonel Is expected homo tomorrow from
his New York trip , when the dates will be
arrangeil.
The funeral of Harvey I. Swarthout this
afternoon was very largely attended. Ho had
been a resident of this city for twenty years
and \va h'ghly respected and beloved. The
body was escorted to the cemetery by mem
bers of flvo different lodges.
Clmolug1 AVoIvcv Around nordnn.
aOUDON , N b. , Jan. 13. ( Special.- ) Wolf
hunting Is now the order of the day for those
who arc Inclined to out of door sports. The
Enloo and Arnst pack of stag hounds arc
being kept In town nt present and every
day Is adding fresh scalps to their string.
The coyoteg seem to be especially .numerous
this winter on the prairies. A three days'
hunt In the sand hills northeast of town
will begin next Monday and some lively
chases are looked for , as this section of the
hills seems to be u favorite range of the
gray wolves.
Ulla Powell recently sold his pack of Ital
ian grey-liounds.three In numbcr.to Fort Nlo-
brarn parties nt $25 per head. They wera un
doubtedly the swiftest In the state , having
n record of nlnoty-soven catches out of 100
races. _
len Abell's Imported Italian greyhound
Fly recently whelped a litter of twelve' pups.
They were sired by a thoroughbred and If
parentage Is any criterion In the way of
speed , they will be nt the top.
Stops arc being taken toward organizing
a company of Nebraska National guards at
this place.
The third annual firemen's masquerade
ball Thursday night was well attended and
was a success financially for the boys.
Rev. J. A. Schamehorn Is conducting a
series of revivals In the Methodist Epis
copal church. _
I'urlf CiimnilHHloiierit Appointed.
PLATrSMOUTH. Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special. )
Judge Jlamsey of the Second Judicial dis
trict this morning appointed the park com-
mlislonera for Plattsmouth. The officers
are : Washington Smith , J. A. Gutsche and
Hon. Ilobort D. Wlndham. In Nebraska
City the appointments for slmlllar pcaltlcns
were ; J. 0. Strobl , Colonel William Wilson
and Hon. Eh P. Rolph.
At the West Side opera house Saturday
night the Tel. Jed. Sokols gave a mask
ball. There were over 300 In attendance.
The officers returned yesterday from'
Sidney , la. , with Atonzo Moore , the fellow
wh > was arrested hero In August on a
charge or assault upon Veronica Patterson ,
the 15-year-old daughter of Postmaster Fred
Patterson of Rock 13 luff , six miles south of
here. Moore says ha worked on the f-irm
for Patterson last summer , and they fell out
about wages anil he quit , but the girl fell
In love with him and ho liked the girl ,
which created a bitter feeling between the
parent and Moore. This has caused all tbo
trouble , but Sloore positively denies his guilt as
ti.'ated In tto Information. The girl testified
ogalnst him at the preliminary hearing , but
now declarer she will tell the truth when
again put on the stand. Moore- says he is
willing to- marry the girl , but does not
think ho will bo given a chance by the
parents. _
Kortli Verdict All tlie Talk.
PIERCE. Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Speo'ol. ' ) The
news that the supreme court had affirmed the
decision of the lower court In the Kortli case
was the general topic of discussion here Sat
urday. Kortli was tried In Antelope county
on a change of venue , and was sentenced by
Judge Klukald on December 23 , ,1893 , to
three years In the penitentiary , and had the
prisoner at that tlmo abided by the decision
he would liavo his term nearly completed ,
allowing seven months for good behavior , but
the oiso waa taken to the supreme court by
his attorney , and not only being financially
broken up In carrying on the suit , Carl must
In the end go to the pen.
Korth has left Plerco and at last accounts
bo wan said to be working In a livery barn
In Omaha , but this report Is not authentic.
The case has cost the county a considerable
amount of money , which Is quite an Item , let
alone the shortage In the treasury.
The Kortli case caused renewed discussion
on every corner and _ In public places Satur
day n'Blit , and an expression of satisfaction
| s manifested by many. .
Ghadi-oii * * I'Vinale Mlimtrcl Show.
CHADHON , Nob. , Jan. 13. ( Special , )
Chadron Is to have a female minstrel show.
Thu affair Is In most competent hands Frank
Hawkins , late of the Hawkins Comedy com
pany , and C , R. Wilson of this city and
the fact that the performance Is to bo given
for the benefit of the public library will
no doubt materially assist In drawing a large
crowd to witness the dancing , etc. , of some
of the elderly matrons who will participate.
Just who Is to lead the ballet and tbo
length of skirts to bo worn by the perform
ers , cannot bo learned , as the rehearsals
are being conducted with a detachment of
guards around every door and window , The
affair Is the- talk of the town and It Is sup
posed Loomer's opera bouse will hardly
1)0 able to hold the audience ,
wllli I.iirccnx.
YORK , N b , , Jan. 13. ( Special Telegram. )
W. H. Mclntyreof this city Is now In
the city Jail on the charge of larceny. He
la charged with Inducing an old man of
this city to convey to him certain property
and money. Ills wife la also In Jail , charged
with the sunie offense , He < uaa arrested
at Greenwood , this state.
Today , while hauling a load of hay , Bar
ney McGowan and Jefferson Wlrt were badly
Injured as n result of the rack upsetting.
McUnuan escaped with thrco ribs brolun
and other Injuries , the exact extent of which
cannot be ascertained , Wirt waa alsi quite
Mdly Mliaken up , one limb being badly
jrulted. _
i'H Coiiilltlon.
NORTH I'LATTE , Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special
fcleeram. ) Engineer William Whltlock ,
who was ecaldcd by the bursting of an arch
ilpo on a locomotive at Kearney last night ,
s resting easily and the attending physi
cian pronounces the Injuries severe , but
not serious. Ills face Is badly scalded , his
iand burned and be received a severe
Epraln In the left ankle by Jumping from
ho engine , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Death of Mr * . M. A , llriu-e.
NOUTH LOUP. Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special , )
Mrs. M , A. Dracovlio has been 111 for
wvcral months cf vlcral tumor , and spent
some tlmo during the summer In a Chicago
hospital in the vain hope of obtaining relict ,
died Saturday morning , tbo funeral taking
place at ber Into residence In tbo evening.
The remains vere lutcimt lu the Nortn
Loup c unitary.
KNOX COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS
Irrigation Will Bo Tnshcd In All Townships -
ships This Year ,
PLAN FOR A RAILROAD FROM OMAHA
AilratitiiKPfl of Unit < ' ! ! ) In the
Way of n l'liicAVntrrfnll
anil Agricultural Sur-
NIOimARA. Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special )
Ono of the determined movements In Knox
county this year will be Irrigation by means
of artesian wells. Capitalists of this lo
cality 1m o decided to make It possible for
every owner of ICO acres of land to have nn
artesian well , and elnco this Is almost al
ways a sure discovery at a depth of from
350 to 761 feet , less than $1,000 thus-Invested
n a well , a reservoir and necessary laterals
Is considered the safest security that can be
found for capital. This Is no longer a mat
ter of experiment , wells having been found
In many parts of the north halt of Knox
county and ns far west as old Fort Ran
dall. The Nlobrara wells arc wonders In
their power and supply , the eight-Inch well
having a pressure of ninety-five pounds ,
and the one finished this winter having 107
pounds pressure. Others are In contempla
tion durlnc the year.
It Is believed by all who hnvo made this
a study that ths Insurance of crops by means
of artificial moisture will enable this com-
munlly to prosper moro effectually than In
any other way , for It Is ono of the well
known things that Nlobrara , though better
Known than many larger towns In Nebraska ,
s without that boon which makes the ham-
ot a city n railroad. The theory has been
for the past few years that In order to Jus
tify Its claims for recognition from rail
road circles Its citizens should first
iclp themselves and show the outsldo world
that It has confidence In Itself. This has
) Ecn done , the citizens now think.
The Carter Whlto Lead company of Omaha
lias been Investigating the Nlobrara chalk-
rock deposit with n view of placing a plant
jere. The chalk-rock of Nlobrara , used for
jody to paints and In the manufacture of
cement , abounds In unlimited quantities.
Not only Is It valuable for the purposes
named , but there Is no paved street In No-
jraska lhat equals the main streets of Nlo-
jrara , which have been graded with this
chalk-rock and gravel , and after a servlco
of ten years are harder than asphalt and
more enduring. It has also been suggesle-d
that as railway ballast It would surpasy
anything found In the west , equalling the
line rock of the great eastern trunk lines.
Then the Nlobrara river , with Its 400 miles
of drainage and tremendous fall , passes
within one-quarter ot n mile of the town.
Omaha and Dauglas county would glvo $5-
000,000 for Nlobrara's water power and ar
tesian wells , nnd Majcr Kuray , when he in
times past visited this town In tho. capacity
of postofllco Inspector , used to sigh : "Oh ,
f Omaha had only your chalk rock , how
useful It would be. " But with .the Nlo
brara river Omaha would want no expensive
canal bonds. No place short of Minneapolis
lias a finer natural power almost limitless
in Its capacity. Omaha has had Its eye on
Yankton ns a possible connection and Mls-
scuri river crossing.
The Bee correspondent n few years ago ,
with the aid of The Bee , did wake up- some
of Omaha's prominent business men to the
mportant fact that the Elkhorn valley at
Veidlgre was only twelve miles from a Ne
braska town named Nlobrara , which Is situ
ated at the confluence of two great rivers
and in South Dakota. It seemed strange
hat Omaha was moro anxious to boom
Yankton than to help a weak sstor. | But
a joint delegation from Omaha and Nlo
brara did wait upon President- Hewitt cf
tbo Northwestern system , but it was ngainut
ils wish , to hear Omaha and Nlobrara men
at thit time , though he .yielded . to the In
terview. Omaha , Nlobrara and South Da
cota still remain unconnected by only
twelve mll s ! Omaha. Yankton nnd South
Dakota are- yet apart thirty miles. The fail
ure of Yankton and English capitalists to
come to an agreement on the purchase of
he Norfolk & Southwestern grade bodes no
; oed to Yankton and Omaha's prospective
: onncctlon. Omaha business men ought to
remember that N' ' ° brara Is In Nebraska and
a grand country lies around It.
IITIGA.TIOX IX DODGE COUXTV.
January Term of the District Court
Opeim with IL Lnrtrc Docket.
FREMONT. Jan. 13. ( Special. ) The Janu
ary term of the district court of Dodge county
convened this morning. Judge 'Marshall ' pre
siding. The civil docket contains 210 cases ,
orty-nlno of which are suits against tin
Elkhorn for damages caused by the fire at
Dodge In September last. Sixteen cases weri.
st for trial by Jury , one of them being one
of the damage cases against the road. Fifty-
hreo cas2s have been brought against the
company for damages cauccd by the flro ai
) adgo and the amount Involved is about.
200,000. There are nineteen cases on the
criminal docket , six of these being against
he various members of the hog stealing
gang.
County Attorney Abbott entered a nolle
iroiequl In the case of the etate against
Seorge Irvlno , charged with counterfeiting.
le also filed Informations this morning
against Jesse P. Wheeler for grand larceny ,
'etor Mllledge and JoDph Belts for grana
arceny , two ciU'ss against each , .John Spang-
or for grand larceny and against Mane
Mllledgo for assault with Intent to murder.
Court will bo engaged with Jury work for
about threa weeks. The criminal cases will
irobably be reached th6 latter part of nexi
veek. _
Old Citizen of AHlilanil Arrested.
ASHLAND , Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special. )
Saturday a , con [ table came to Arliland from
Council Bluffs , la. , for the purpose of arrest-
ng J. 0. Kelly , who is wanted In thai
place charged with disposing of mortgaged
ircperty. The constable Isft the necessary
lapers In the hands of Constable Frank
Whltelock of this city , who arrested Kelly
Sunday and took him to Omaha , whcra the
owa authorities met him at the depot ; . The
iroperty consisted of a team , wagon and
urnew. Kelly { * an old citizen of Ashlann ,
but hns been nb'ssnt for tha past two years ,
oturnlng laut November.
Woinnii 11 1 u IT n a Saloon ICcciicr ,
NEWMAN'S GROVE , Nebl , Jan. 13.
Special Telegram. ) E. Bert , proprietor of
lie only saloon In , .this piece , loaded his
goods Into wagons and started them north
cross the country this afternoon and the
Neman who owns the building In which the
aloon was located created a sensation by
limping Best for rent and snatching his
vatch chain from his vest. Best threatens
o go to law for damages and Mrs. Brlnk-
: an threatens to appeal to the law for her
ent.
_
Mnrrlctl at Oitcll.
ODELL , Neb. . Jan. 13 , ( Special. ) The ca-
acily of the Catholic church In Odell was
axed at 10 a. m. today , tha occasion being
ho wedding of Frank Vlttosh and Miss Tllllo
Zcboslekoy. The contracting parties are
romlnent young people In Odell.
of Mm. Eilivln AVlllliiniH.
WEEPING WATER , Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Spe-
lai. ) Mrs. Ed Williams , wife of a proml-
ent farmer residing near this city , died
esterday of pneumonia , after a short III-
oai. The funeral will occur at the Free
VIII Baptist church Tuesday at 10 a , m.
ClilliI'M AVoaiulH 1'rove Fatal.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Spe-
lal. ) The 2-year-old daughter of H. E.
Jchultz , which a few days ago fell Into a
mil of balling water , was burled yesterday ,
: io funeral services taking , place from
'rlulty Methodist church ,
Ilovlrnl Mfi'lliiK * at Pierce.
PIERCE , Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special. ) Re-
ival meeting * began In tha Methodist Epls-
opal church last night and Rev , Mr. Davis ,
lie resident pastor , expects to continue
lem for a month or longer. He Is an * ox-
"
ellant minister , _
Fort Calliouu 1'crnomiln.
FORT CALHOUN. Ntb. , Jn , 13. ( Special. )
MUs Nellie Drlicol of Denver , Colo. , ls
lilting with relatives here.
Mr. and Mr * . John Carter of Highland
Utlon are visiting friends at Cilhoun.
IIOAIIU Or A tttCtriiTUItli TO .MUKT ,
IntprpHlln'if ' Thplcn to Up DlnctiKicil
nt 'Mftpnlti .Inininry St ,
LINCOLN , , " J . 13. ( Special. ) The an
nual meeting , pi1 the Nebraska State UoarJ
of Agriculture fix required to "bo held nt
the capital "off Ms state- , commencing on
the third Tn&irtfty In January of each year. "
The mo tliiR'fo'H : ! $ ! ) will bo held In tha
State University chfcpel January 21 , con
vening at P'b'c'lock In the afternoon. This
Is the cnly'-lfti'hlng of the full state board
held durlngtrfo'ybar. The management alms
to make thBx fcdmlng meeting cne of iin-
usual Interest The annual winter meeting
csrn show < * lll > o 'hold In Grant Memorial
hall nt thH 'tlhve. In connection with this
meeting nmruniH-r the ! auspices of the bnrd
will ha held the state farmers' Ins'.IUte.
This will be held In Chapel hall , alter tbo
regular routine business of the board Is dls-
poseJ of.
The following named gentlemen have
kindly consented to rpen and lead discus
sions cf topltrs as Indicated ! "The Alfalfa
Crop With Us. " J. W. Olmstoad , Heaver
City ; "Subsolllng , " 'Peter ' Younger , Jr. , Ge
neva : "Farm Dairying , " W. A. Pointer.
Albion ; "Chicory Industry In Nebraska , " 0.
C. Hnzlctl , O'Neill ; "Celery Culluro Ir. Ne
braska , " 0. O. Smith , Kearney ; "Soil Cul
ture. " H. W , Campbell , Sioux City. Ii. ;
"Irrigation , " A. G , Wolfenbarger , Lincoln ,
sectetary Nebraska Stnto Irrigation iisso-
clatlon ; "Snlno Diseases , " Ptof. A. T. Pe
ters , Lincoln , veterinarian University of Ne
braska ; "Farming In Nebraska How Can
It bo Made Moot Remunerative ? " Prof. T.
L. Lyon , University of Nebraska ; "Sugar
Heels , Etc. , " otllclal report , S. C. llassctt ,
Gltbon.
In the discussion of these subjects , with
others lhat will doubtless bo suggested nt
the meeting , nn opportunity will bs afforded
for most practical work and profit. All arc
Invited to attend these meetings and take
part. _
AVKItnil.Vii THIS COURT'S OPIMOX.
Hoard of 1'iilillc I.niidN mid IlulMlimn
l.oolcltuv Into I'l'iiltciillnry Mutter.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Doard of Pnbrc Lands and UuM-
tngs held a meeting this evening In the office
ot the laiut commissioner. There wcro pres
ent Attorney General Churchill , Land Com
missioner Russell and Secretary of State
Piper. The meeting was calle.l for the avowed
purpose ot appointing an agent to lot the
labor of the prison convicts , but no progress
was made In this direction. The opinion of
Chief Justice Post In granting the writ of
mandamus against the Board of Purchase
and Supplies to Warden Leldlgh wns
before the board and read by the attorney
general. Tlieret was a difference of opinion
as to whether or not the opinion authorized
the board to appoint a contractor. Some ot
the members Inclined to the belief that the
bsard could only appoint an agent to act for
U In the way of letting contracts for sup
plies and subletting the conv.'ct labor. At
any rate nothing was done , not oven to the
extent ot approving nny of Warden Leldlgh's
vouchers. It Is likely the board will meet
again In a day or two.
ILL AMJ . WAIimiOUSRS HUH ? . ' .
Alliance Institution Totally. Dc-
Ntroycil Iiy' a Midnight Flro.
ALLIANCE , Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Thejinlll nd warehouses of the Al
liance Milling j company were totally de
stroyed by ( Ire , wit ch was discovered nt 11
o'clock p. ml 'JThe property Is valued at
about $25,000 , and together with the con
tents wns Insured for about $13.000. When
the alarm was _ glven the llames had gained
oonsjderable.j.irea"Tway under the buildings
In'.soveral places. It was only by strenuous
efforts thnt the re department kept the
flames sufficiently subdued to keep other
buildings frbrn burning.
lion trice HrcvltivN.
BEATRICE , r Neb. , Jan. 13. ( Special. ) F.
A. Wctherbep , . the , lumber dealer of Virginia ,
In the easternjiajj. of Gage county , died lasi
night from typhoM fever nt the age of 40.
Emanuel l.app " was today adjudged Insane
and will bo thken "to Lincoln tomorrow.
The Ueatrlce-Clrerary club has jt list com
pleted ltsllstlbfAttractions ; for thy winter
mil presents 'a" most charming cour&c , ai
fallows : January 21 , the Arlon lady quartet ;
February 20 , Robert BurdelU ; March 18 ,
George R. Wendllnyi April 21 , Leland T.
Powora
Rev. George W. Crofts , the preacher-poe :
who has servcd the Congregational church o :
this city as pastor .for three and a hilt year ? ,
tendered hi resignation at the morning
service yesterday , to take effect Easter
Sunday. Delicate health U the- reason as
signedfor the step ;
An altercation occurred /Adams Friday
evening which resulted In Georga Whymii- .
: ho 16-year-old son of Supervisor Whymii : : ,
being stabbed in the thigh by Frank Stan-
nard , aged 22. Thi wound was made with a
dirk and Is a couple of Inches long and a : :
'
Inch deep. A 'warrant was Issued and the
sheriff has dirpatched a deputy' to ' Adarnf
to nvake the arrest. Stannard Is the'son or a
Methddli't preacher.
i AVanlH a J.lKlitlnsr FraiichlHc.
HASTINGS , Jan. 13. ( Special Telegram. )
An ordinance was presented to the city coun
cil this evening by Hon. John M. Ilagan ,
granting lo that gentleman a franchise for
an electric light plant , he agreeing , If the
ordinance passed , to purchase the old plant ,
make the necessary Improvements nnd light
.ho city by elecrtlclty within sixty days.
The proposlt'on was favorably received and
will be acted upon , nt an adjourned meellng
tomorro.v afternoon.
u * . ' .
Vllrived Robber * Cnujilit at Crawford.
CHADRON , Neb. . Jan. 13. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) County Attorney Ecklos late this
evening received a te-legram from Crawford ,
nformlng him Uie- authorities there had ftve
men under arrest with stolen goods In their
lossesslon , taken from the buildings which
jurncd there Sunday morn'ng , and that they
hought thsy had evidence enough to show
the men had starlet ! tbo flro for the pur
pose of robbery , and requesting Eckles to
come nt once.
MaxoiiH Improve Their Quarters.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. , Jan. 13 , ( Special )
The Masonic fraternity has decided to cover
the walls of their hall with patent steel
siding , prciqod in Imitation of brick work ,
thus not only making It fireproof from with
out , but greatly .improving Its appearance ,
SUFFERS FOR I.ACIC OF APPETITE.
CornelliiH Vauderlillt Would Give Mil
lion * to Enjoy a Suuare Meal ,
From all accounts Cornelius Vanderbilt , the
present head of the famous family of multi-
nllllonalrc ! ? , would glvo several of his hun-
lied mlllloiui to secure a good appjllte. ana
ho ability tojnjlulge It. While the theory
hat wo llvq to , . ( at Is not generally ac
cepted , thD rnjlqvtty will agree that eating
merely enouKUnt live le. not particularly
plcasureablc. , , Trom a gastronomic stand-
lolnt Mr , Vancle'rMlt Is a poor man and lia :
millions cannot , ' secure for him that which
He Is a nifferer
and the elaborate
by the Vandsrbilt
chef are butj'poc'ftery ' In hlsoyei . A bit
of graham crffckcV and a , sip of malted milk
ins long been" hip , sole diet for brcakfatt ,
uncheon and dlnn'tr , and he has teen pleased
enough If everl'thls simple ropaat did not
cause him a 6by.'f The other day h& was
able to eat o'firvv'stewed oysters and not bo
dltre&3cd , nnrf' I&IJ evsn ths tramp who se
cured a genmlitf 'turkey ' dinner on Now
Yoar'o day Instead of the expected "luni-
ut" of cold vlcttnils could have been more
delighted. " *
To l.ocai'd ( H < tM < li Dakiitii'd Fair.
SIOUX FALMjaB. D. , Jon. 13 : ( Special
Telegram. ) Word has been received here
hat the meeting of the State Fair board
ailed at Huroli tomorrow will not matpr,1- !
.e. In Its plabo a number of the board
will gather at Watertown and adjourn until
nine future time , when H Is thought Ida'
I ough Interest can be aroused In the uf-
alr to get out a quorum of the board to IQ-
ate tha fair far this year.
Hilly Kurlu to Cunch Princeton.
CINCINNATI , Jan. 13-HIUy Earlo , who
on Saturday signed to coach the Princeton
mso ball team in the fprlny , has signed for
ho rest of the season to cutcb for the Dirt-
as club. Eurlo .will join the Dallas team
after his dutl.es at Prinpeton are finished ,
O'llrleii and Ahltott Fliclit u Draw.
BETHLEHEM , Pa. . Jan. 13. "AI" O'Brien
and Stnnton Abbott [ net hero tonight under
he auspices of the local athletic club In a
Ix round Unlit. At the end of six rounds
no declelon was Given , but the crowd was
divided as to the winner.
WILL BE KEPT ON THE ROAD
Union Pacific Fast Train a Permanent
Feature.
REQUEST OF THE SANTA FE IS DENIED
Hint Xo Selieilulen Will lie
UMl t Aeooiiiiuiiiliite
OlllflnlM of ( In- South
ern Sjntoin.
Thtre will bo no change In the Union
I'aclflc-Northwestern trains running between
thin city nnd Chicago ; none of the trains will
bo taken off , nor will the running tlmo of
any of them b lengthened to suit the con
venience of thJ Atchlson , Topcka & Santa Fe ,
which hns just taken off Its overland flyCf
between Chicago nnd Los Angeles. Such
was the statement made nt the Union Pacific
office yesterday.
liarly In October the Santa Fe road startsn
Its overland flyer , equipped In a manner as
splendid as the famous" Umpire State ex
press , and with a e2eduie of three days
betwesn Chicago and Lou Atiyi-loi. At thnt
time the schedule of thu Onion Pnctftc-
Northweste'rn fiyor wns changed si the re
quest of the Santa Fo odlclnh. Now that
the latter have taken oft tlulr much adver
tised train , the Union Pacific-Northwestern
combination was asked to again change Its
Mhedule , which It has refuroJ to do.
The business of the Santa Fe's fast lim
ited cxpriP.3 ha ? not come up to expectations ,
and It Is estimated that the loss lo the road
at tbo expiration of a year's trial of the e.i-
psrlment would have exceeded ? 200,000. For
the first month the elaborately appointee
train had everything Its own way , but since
then buslnevJ had been gradually falling
off , nnd recently the cars wcro not hair
filled. The train made very fast time while
16 was running , nnd It wau no unusual thing
For It to maintain an average of nearly
fifty-three miles nn hour for a couple of
hundred miles , when ncceraary to make vii
lost tlmo.
'The Increased danger of running Mich a
tast train on n single-track railway , ns well
as the Increased expense , was partly rcrpon-
slblo tor the change. Another reason for
the abandonment of the fast train was the
placing cf the management of the Atlantic te
Pacific railroad In the hands of a separate
recalver. It was feared that there would
lie moro or les friction between the twu
over division cf expense. . , assumption ol
risks , and the receipts of benefits. It is well
known that retrenchment is the order of the
ilay with the new management of the Santa
P"e road , nnd the decision to give up the
running of Its fast California train occa
sioned no great amount ol surprise among
railroad men. The experiment shows , how
ever , that the time between Chicago n (1
L.OU Angeles can safely and easily ba made
n three days- . The overland flyer of the
Union Paclflc-Northwcrtcrn nukes the time
between Chicago and San Francisco In three
days.
STUOXrt HANDS TAKE TIII3 IJ. .fc O.
Humor Hint a Syndicate of Hunker *
Ilnvo Culiird Control.
NEW YOUK , Jan. 13. A local paper says :
The report today that J. P. Morgan & Co. , who
are financially Interested in the Heading
railroad , had become Interested In the Bal
timore & Ohio , gave rise to the bel ef that
he finances of thf Baltimore & Ohio , the
leading , the Jersey Central and other roads
invo passed under the control of a syndicate
ot bankers , who will In the future minagj
ho roads In a single interest. J. P. Morgan
oday inferentlally confirmed the report that
.T. P. Morgan & Co. had became Interested
In the Baltimore' & O'.ilo. When asked by a
reporter If the reports wore- true , he sa'd :
"If we were to become financially Interested
I would say nothing about it. I have noth
ing to say. "
Mr. Morgan declined to admit that his
reply was equivalent to- saying he was In
terested financially in the road , though the
belief that Morgan & Co. nre backing the
reorganized Baltimore & Ohio Is generally
entertained. Because cf that belief , thf pre
diction has been made that Samuel Spencer ,
'
pres'ldent of the Southern road , would he
made president of the Baltimore & Ohio. On
this point Mr. Mcrgan said : "I think Mr.
Spencer has his hands full In the Southern
road. "
SHERIFF COLLECTED THE TAXES.
Iievleil on nit Alflilnon , Toiickn. V
Sniita Fo Fri-lnlit Train.
ATCHISON , Kan. , Jan. 13. An Atchlson ,
Topeka & Santa Fe freight train was In
charge of Sheriff Larkin cf Atchlson county
for a few hours last night. The company
refused to pay ito 1833 taxes assessed by
Atchlson county , or at least that portion
levied for the new curt bourse and Atchlson
street purposes , claiming ouch levies were
exceoalve and illegal. Lnto yestarday after
noon County Treasurer Culley turned the
collection of tha Santa Fo'o taxes , abtut
$7,000 In all , over to Sheriff Lirkln. Yester
day wns Lirkln's last day In olllo and ns he
wanted the lea he went to work to earn It.
Ho learned of a freight train that would
roach the Atchlson yords last night , and , goIng -
Ing there , he attached the > ame. Th legal
department ot the road at Topeka telegraphed
Larkin that the company would pay the
taxes under protest within five days , Thlt
was pufllclent and hp released the train. It
was delayed flvo hours.
Unlit Over a Iliiiulreil Mllt-H of Ilond.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 13. The annual
meeting -of the stockholders of the Choc-
law , Oklahoma & Gulf railroad was held
today nnd the annual report was read and
adopted and the voting trustees , In wbos :
namo3 all the capital stock of the company
otands , were Ve-electoJ , the rid rlllcors as
follows : President , Francis I Uouen ; dl-
rcctora , Charles Hartyhorno , Samuel DIskson ,
G. H. Earle , Jr. , Sidney F. Tylar , Eflliigham
B. Morris , Allan H. need , ChnrUs Blddlo ,
N. Thouron and W. A. Wlllvir. The ; oprt
for thirteen months ending Gciobar " . ! , 1S05 ,
shows gross earnings In the rallroal de
partment of $3oS,310 ; operating expenses ,
$210,020. In the coal mining department the
earnings were $007,071 ; expenses , 4500.307.
During the pat't year the company con
structed 120 mlleu of road.
'
Slock YiinlN * Charge Held Illegal ,
CHICAGO , Jan , 13. It took a little over
two hcura today for the Illinois Railroad and
Warehouse commission to find tlio Ilcck
Island , Burlington , Nortlnvcftorn and St.
Paul roads guilty cf extortion In charging
shippers $2 per car for live stock uhlppod to
the Union Stock y aril a. These four lines defended -
fended the charge on the ground that they
were not responalble fer the charge , and the
Union Stock yards was not the Chicago
freight terminal of any of the roade. The
defendant companies alt ( ought to have the
commission withhold decision In thin case
until the court of appeals had rendered a
decl&lon In the Santa Fo caeo , tr until the
circuit court had decided the Alton case ,
but tbo commission refused to entertain the
motion. ' _
I'ulliiitiii.
PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 14. Judge Butler
In the United States circuit court today ren
dered a decision In the care of the Central
Transportation company aganet the Pullman
Pah'c'9 Car company , dlsm a Ing the exc iitlcns
ot the latter company to th * uwardng of $2-
252,000 to the Central company. The Central
Tranupcrtaflon company was absorbed by the
Pullman company In 1885 and wilt was In
stituted to recover payments to the amount
cf over $2,000,000 alleged to be duo.
be Illrculory ,
GALVESTON , Tex. , Jan , 13. At a special
mealing of the' board of directors of the
Gulf , Colorado & Santa Fe Hallway company
held today , AldacB F. Walker was elected
chairman of the board of directors , vice Ed
ward King , resigned , E. P. Hlploy wan
elected pre-sdent. vice Aldaca P. Walker , re
signed. Paul Morton wan elected fourth vice
president and Victor Morawetz waa elected
general counsel , vice Colonel John J , Mc-
Cook , resigned. _
Xo FureclONiirc at I'rt-iicnt ,
DENVER , Jan , 13 , Judge Hallet , In the
United States court today , announced his de
cision not to give a decree for the foreclosure
eale of the South Park railroad at the prea-
cnt tlmo. He s/i' < l that ho thought the mat
ter set forth In the cross bill filed by the
Union Pacific should first bo settled , And
that the quest on In regard to the ownership
of the union depot stock should also bo set
tled.
M * nuroiii : THIJ srrnr.Mi : COUUT.
KfTort lo Opt Oiir Itrpplrrr for the
\orlliorii 1'aclllc.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. The Sawyers In
the Northern Pacific railroad cape have made
an cngigoment with Justices Hnrlan , Field
and Hrewcr , of the supreme court , tor pres
entation of the facts In those capos tomor
row. They will ask to have- the road cither
placed under ono receiver or under ono eil
of receivers , who will have charge of the
road ns nn entirety , Instead of the present
plan of numerous independent receiver * . The
circuit of each of there Judges covers a
port'on ' of the road.
The hearing will tak- place In chambers
and will bo In the- nature of a presentation of
factj In the case from all the parties In In
terest , Including the holders of the b > nds
and stocky of the road. They are nil agreed
that the conflict between the courts along the
line of the road as to Jurisdiction Is Injurious
to the properly and miU't eventually result
In great losu unless terminated. The recent
action of Judge Gilbert In unifying tbo re
ceivership In the ninth circuit Is regarded
s useful only to the extent of cutting off the
salaries of two men who have been eliminated
from the receivership In that Jurisdiction ,
All Interests now appeal to the supreme coutt
justice , who proiOdo In the respective cir
cuits which the road penetrates and they are
thought able to solve the problem presented
by the conflict In the courts. The receivers
In New York contlmin ns hfretofore- , while
In the Seventh and Eight Judicial circuit
embracing th ? states of Wisconsin , MlnnesM
and Nwth Dakota , there nre two receiver
and still another In Iho Ninth circuit In tha
part of Die road , lying In the northwent par
of North Dakota. The last named receive
Iy not working In sympathy with the old two
The various Intercuts arc minnlmoun In seel
Ing to have Justices Hnrlan , Field an
Drowcr agree on a unified rcclvershlp for th
entire line nndjn asking them ty rccommcm
the appointment of such a receiver by all th
courts engaged In the conflict.
C0.1IIIIMCD AAir'ST "mis ODIjF
( 'lilincclloliN llcfiinc < o Stand All }
Portion or the llrilurllon In HnU-M.
CHICAGO , Jan. 13. There Is trouble nhc.u
for the Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf rail
road , and It Is likely to come out loser In It
light against the Atkinson road. It todaj
carried the war deeper In passenger rates , ro
duclng those from Denver to Chicago by $5
and these from Denver to St.1 Louis and th
Missouri river by $2.50. Tomorrow It wll
receive notice from all Its eastern connection
that they will rctnso to stand a part of th
reduction and they will do no business wit !
It except on the basis of full tariff rates. Th
haul of the Union Pacific. Denver & Gulf I
so short that It w'll hardly bo able to slam
all ofhe reductions out of Its own Income
All the other Colorado lines are anxious to
keep out of the flght. * hml they will do so
unless the Union Pacific-Joins with the Un'ol
Pacific , Denver & Gulf , which It Is by no
means likely to do , when It understands tha
all the other lines are going to stand none c
tbo reduction.
The sltuat'on between Chicago and St. Pan
Is steadily becoming worse and ChlqJgo
brokers now have a supply of tickets tha
seem to be practically unlimited , and they arc
selling them at a reduction of $2 from the
regular rate. There are also on the marke
here any number of certificates Issued In
ccnnect'on with the late bicycle show In
this city by which rates from Chicago to
Denver are being cut nt leist two-thirds.
Simtn FC'N Flint Train Will Slay.
CHICAGO , Jan. 13. The statement pub
lished yesterday that the Santa Fe companj
was about to take off its fast train to Cali
fornia proves to bo without foundation. The
officers of the road said today that they liar
never thought of such a thing.
FliHt Train AVI 11 Still linn.
CHICAGO , Jan. IS. The statement pub
lished yeaWrday that the Santa Fe campanj
wa-.i about to take off Its fast train to Call
fornia proves to bo without foundation. T.V
ofllceri' of the road slid today they had novel
thought of such a thing.
Rc-ElrctM ( lieOld Ilniiril.
PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 13. At the annuM
meeting of the Philadelphia & Reading roac ?
today , President Harris and the present boarO
of managers were re-elected.
KnllxvnjXutcx mid
F. J. Clark , traveling slock agent of the
Northwestern , Is In town.
Traffic Manager Munroe of the Union Pa
cific oystem Is In Denver.
General Agent Hlllmnn of Sioux City , of
the National Dlrpatch line. Is In the city.
J. A. Eyler , live stock ngsnt of the Bur
lington , came into the city yesterday.
The Transcontinental Passenger associa
tion will hold n meeting at Chicago today.
D. W. Aldrldgo , traveling passsnger agent
of the Northwestern road , went south yea-
torday.
J. O. Phllllppl , assistant general freight
and passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific ,
la In Denver.
Lyman Sliolcs , division freight and pas
senger agent of the Northwestern , has gone
to St. Paul.
Beginning January 15 , tha Burlington will
ndd a regular Chicago sleeper to Its train ,
leaving tlila city at 7:50 p. m. Heretofore
this train has carried only a stub sleeper ,
which was taken on at Council Bluffs.
There will be a meeting of the Local Pao-
gpnger Agents' association of Omaha and
Council Bluffs this morning nt 10
o'clock In the ofilco of Secretary Munn of
tin Elkhorn road. It Is a regular meeting
and routine business will be diKcuaed.
It was reported some tlmo ago that C. B.
Hart , traveling freight agent of the Rock
Island road , of Beatrice had decided to leave
the Rock Island and go with the Hutchison
& Southern road. Ho hns reconsidered the
proposed change and will remain with the
Rock Island.
o
SfttltTd Cut a vrriiiiiitt Tlmlior.
YANKTON , S , D , , Jan. -Within the
past Week 200 citizens of Hoyd county , Ne
braska , whose families were snire/lng from
cold. Invaded the Fort Randall military
reservation and cut all the timber. The
custodian of the fort teltsraplis that t'ify '
\\'ll probably destroy and carry oft the
buildings In a day or two.
TISI.EGHAI'IIIO
Captain Isano Vreelaml , one of the oldest
pilots In New Yorkt IB dead nt the nee of 71 ,
The Maryland republicans have not yet
agreed upon n candidate for senator to
succeed ulb.onn.
Tbe colored preacher. Johnson , convicted
of murder nt Komcnlilp , N , J , , has been
fcntenced to be hnneed.
The New Yerk assembly has passed a
resolution anlilntc the president to rucognlz ?
the Cubans ntt belligerents.
The three Philadelphia boys who were
Injured In trying to blow open a toy bank
with dynamite , died Mgnday.
Three rnon were HCPII on nn Ice llou off
Cleveland Monday , and a tug sent to rescue
them waa unable to find thorn ,
The IndlctmentH bavn been dismissed
which charged ox-City Treaeuier Foeratcl
of St , Louis with emuezz'ernent.
General Hnrrlson expects to Icavo New
York for Washington Thursday , where ho
will anuo a ctvo > In the supreme court ,
The Congregational association nt Han
Franclgco has decided to Inveatlgalo the
charges of Immorality against Ilev. lirawn.
Commnnder-ln-Chlof Wulker of the Grand
Army of the Republic la n candidate for tlis
republican nomination for governor of In
diana ,
Prof , nlcliard Garner , who had been In
Africa studying monkeys , writes that ho IB
able now to prove that tbeso animals Iiave
n language ,
In n fpeech nt Detroit , Kugene Deba
stated that while strikes wcro generally
a bad tiling , they were a necessity under
present conditions.
A twlndler. who pretended to be n ton of
Marcus Dally , 'the ' Montana millionaire ,
Dwindled several Kansas City parlies , by
Inducing them to endoras drafts for him.
Funds to the amount of J75.000 are missIng -
Ing from the assets of the .Fifth Avenue
Savings bank of Columbus , O. The cashier
has turned over the property and promised
to explain where tbo money went.
Ml g .Tulla Murlown Tabor has sued tbo
proprietor of the AValunt Street theater ,
J'hllHcJulphla. for money claimed on a
guarantee for four weeks' performance.
The proprietor declines to pay. alleging that
the plaintiff refused to allow the advertise
ment to read by her maiden name , which
well known , damaging the business.
ADVASCK SIUST C ) MH FHOM CHICS PI ) .
< lood IMllopM ot I IIP irnltrit State *
.111Khi n , , riiiupii.
LONDON , Jan. U.-An editorial In tin
Times this morning stiRgosts that n strong
hint from Iho United. States to PmsJdent
Crcspo would bo-opportune to convince him of
the grote.iuenes of th ? Idea that America
will support nny demand Venezuela encores to
make. "SHngland , " sirs the Timer"Is will.
Ins for n direct settlement , but Venezuela
must take the Initiative. The obvious course
Is for Venezuela to ask Iho Unltod Slates to
place her once1 more In communication with
Great Hrltaln. If President Cleveland acceded
to tjjch a. request It would go far to rettoro
ths feelings of amity lhat existed between
England and the United States prior to his
mestug ? .
"Wo are giallftcd at the spirit displayed
by America In the fnco of Germany's atti
tude , and It Is remarkably encouraging that
\\nshlnglon sought England's good ofHces In
the Transvaal. "
Thc < Post believes tint negotiations with
President Krueger are proceeding In the
fr milIIcat manner.
The Standard announces Ihnt Iho cabinet
meets again this week. An editorial In the
same paper explores pleasure that Iho
Transvaal nlTalr Is smootliltiR the roughness
between England nnd the United States.
"Things are brlghtwiInK nil around , " s.\ys
the Standard , "nnd It Is qulto clear that
we shall have America's good will In the
direct negotiations with Venezuela. "
The Times this morning ; makes a refo-onca
to the strangcncju of tlio fact that Sir Ja
cobus Dowot , the Hrltlsh agent at Pretoria ,
failed 13 obtain evidence of nny npproachlng
Iroublo or lo reach Dr. J.HUOHJII after ho
had Marled. The Tlmoi says : "It ID ad
visable to replace him by an HnKllehnmn.
An experienced nnd energetic man In that
position could render Anluablo service In
watching the Intel eds of the ultlnnJers nnd
seeing tint President Krutger honorably ex
ecuted whatever concessions nro made. "
The Chronicle has nn editorial this morn
ing strongly supporting an English alllanco
with France and Russia ,
The Dally News , as Is customary with that
paper , strongly condemns the Chartered
South Africa company , but ndmlts that Eng
lishmen are pleased to tesllfy In nny way to
their regard for Amer'ca. "Therefore , " says
'ho Dally News , "we nre glad of Mr. Cham
berlain's response to Ambassador Hnyard. "
Arguing in a similar strain , the T'mcs says :
"It may bo disagreeable lo reopen nepalla-
t'ons with Venezuela , but mircly we nro will
ing to make n sentimental sacrifice ! In order
to retain the friendship of the Untied States.
The poem by Alfred Austin , the now poet
laureate , entitled "Jameson's Ride , " was
rsclted tonight on the stage of the Alhambra
Rinuycmont hall by nn actor dressed In nn
Ultlander costume , amid continued cheers
by thu audl-nce.
The Chronicle says : "There Is reason to
believe England will endeavor to resume
negotiations with Venezeuli on the basis of
i consideration of ths rights to tlif settled
districts lying between ItKtlsh Guiana nnd
Venezuela. The question of the aclual line
of dcmurkntlon would bo made subordinate to
preliminary Investigations as to the Eettlc-
m rot. "
SEMI-OFFICIAIJ PRESS SILENT.
A Berlin dispatch to the Tlmts says : Th
semi-official press maintains a complete
silence respecting the letters of Quosn Vic
toria and Emperor William. Tbo Kolnlsche
Xcltung , under the heading , "Peace- With
DUOionor , " rnnancks the dictionary to heap
abuse upon England , Dr. Jameson nnd tbu
Ultlnndcrs. but the press bureau of the
foreign office may be left to reconcile thin
sort of language with the ofllclal assurances
that the government only desires an amlcabla
solution of the difficulties.
Theodore Barth , an Influotitiil number of
th Reichstagwrlteo In the Nation , warning
Germany that cnly Franco will gain by ija
Anglo-German quarrel and that England \
doing only her duty In protecting her sub
jects.
The Times has a dlrpntch from Vienna
which says : The rumors of an alliance b-
twecn England. France and Rursla depressed
the bourse. It waa a trifling incident , but
It should serve its a warning that the DroJ- t'l
liuiul cannot afford to bo Indifferent to Eng '
land's attitude. _
To 111 li.v n AViiNliliiprtnii Dotoeelve.
"I was disgusted a few days ago nt a case
I worked up , " remarked a detective to the
Washington Star.
"A young lady who was possessed of con
siderable money nnd a number of Jewels sent
tor m'c. She had been robbed of some diamonds
mends valued at several hundred dollars. I
Inally found all but one pin , they having
jeen pawned. I obtained a description of
.ho man who borrowed money upon them ,
mt for several weeks could not locate him.
When I did Ills landlady said that ho had
eft that morning and was going to Baltl-
nore. I watched the depot , and was EOOII
cwarded by seslng the man fctep out of a
lack. I seized bis nrm and ald , 'You are
arrested ! ' 'What for ? ' he asked in a tone
hat showed he was not much surprised but
greatly frightened. 'Thnt will bo explained
it the station , ' I replied. There wno a fem-
nlne Rhriok from tha hack , and , glancing
nto the vc-hlcle , I Eaw It was my fair
client. They had Just besn married nnd
vcro starting on their wedding trip. I took
n ths s'.tuntlon at a glance , and then real-
zing thnt I was powerless under the now
order of nffalrs _ , I said : 'I sec ? now that you
are not the man I want , ' anil let him go.
Then he began to bluster , and taking him
aside. I gave him to understand I knew
of bis robbing the girl to pay the 'expenses
of his courts/hip , and ho quieted down very
uddenly. "
noliln-il n Slulloli jtKi-nl.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Jan. 13. ( Special
Telegram. ) A daring robbery took place at
lowcnn , a small town on the Illinois Ccn-
rjl , eight miles cai't of here , last night. A.
hlpley , agent for the Central , who reslJsz
ver the depot , went down to close up. On
ntcrlng the walling room he wns met by
wo men with guns , who forced lilm to open
lie Eufe under threats of shooting. fno
ohbera secured about $200 nnd &klp | d. A
otto was Immediately organized and Kearch
as made , but no trace coultl bo found.
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All our \vurm eel huso that
mild for Il'Mj nnd 23 . to Inoiiii lot
tomorrow nt lUu. for choice. Not
nriiiy left , but llit'roHn sooil vo-
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In iiiidiliur lot \\o pliu-o u line
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grade article whllo they last , * 2Q I/P
only , - ' -/3v'
Fine embroidered Night Shirts , 4 ° c ,
nistrlct agents for Dr. Jacyer'H under
wear ,
Albert Calm ,
1322 Farnnzn.
Men's Furnishings far Cash.
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