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THE OK ATI A DAILY HKlSt TlU'HSDAV , T ) ISC'ICM ' U 1 < m 10 , 1800. en - > NOW IT'S Our regular semi-annual clearinor sale of Men's Suits Overcoats ' rO 'to s oys' and Children's Asters No such decided price cutting has ever been done for we've taken extraordinary measures to make this sale a greater success than last year In order to reduce the stock previous to semi-annual inventory we recognize that r. SB- Prices must be very much lower COo Otfality must be very much better J r fc/ % / Assortments must be very much larger J C3 o * * And every garment must be made up in the most approved manner from durable up-to-date fabrics Therefore when we announce that we begin selling today the greatest bargains in ready-to-put-on men's suits , overcoats and ulsters at $2.75 3.75 5.00 7,50 and 10.00 we mean every word of it and those who will look will buy not only once but twice thus securing the greatest values in suits and overcoat ever yet offered. 175 men's all wool Cheviot Suits , In gray , I.0 jjootl cluraltlo Fancy Cheviot ami ' , ! , " ( ) men's black , blue , brown Fancy 175 men's line brown Anhnrn Melton ( ! , " > ( ) nu'ii's very fliii'sl Importoil nml ilo- ini'silu Woi * > ti'il nml fancy Koiitfh Suits , In double and single-breasted brown nirl fancy , suits that anywhuro Casslmere Suits , In neat dink colors , Woisted and Casslmeie Suits , In s.tck and frock styles one of the most Scotch Cheviots , newest nml ncntrt < t double and slnale-broasted sack and . ' business suits have llni'.st Italian ami silk linings sack , .satNi'acloiy we else would mean an expense of ? ( i.OO lined with heavy , dnralile dark MM-KO 75 fiock styles , as jiooil a Suit in every so ever had the pleasure of ofTeiliiK , to 75 Illicit Ita1 : ; < t. nml sil : lining , sack , cloth. Suits worth and sold elsewhere way as the best > lt.00 ) Suit jou could ; siy : the least , $ li.r ! > 0 value ; clearance fiock ami ( lonlile-liieaslcd sack styles , - to $7.00 , clearance sale price for ; ? 7.r.O to . ! ) . ( )0 ) , clear.uico saltprice. . buy elsewheie , clcatance sale price. . . sale pi Ice elo.ir.imv the klml yon sale pay pi Ice SHUiO to ifliU.no for , i50 ! men's KOOI ! and well wcarln ; ; Aurora . .75 men's all wool Auboru Melton , Kersey 150 men's lilsh Fiiexu 1'lsteH and Ker- 1150 men's very line Imported Irish Fiie/.e and Frieze Oveicoats and UNtoi-s , I'lsters and I'titent Itea\er and line Melton , and Chinchilla sey Kersey Overcoats - and I'.eaver Oveicoats the most oy Kersey Oveicoats. blue , black tsea In brow n , black and blue , Skinner and nx a - coats ad Ulsler.s , the sort that elsewhere .75 satin sleeve lining , leather cloth ami stylish cold weather garment ever brown colors , tlnlshed with raw odno. . elegantly lined with triple leather where usually retails for about ? 7.50 , casslineic Misery sinin , peifcct In every shown In tills city , a value of ? J5.00 ; cloth and .SMiinei.n'sl silk vviup sleeve lin- respect , a value of ! ? 10 to 9'- ' . clear cleiuance sale price ance sale price clearance sale price pi Injjs ice , a value of $1S.OO , clcaiance sale HOYS' AND CIIIUMinN'S DHPT. Hoys' nonbli'-Hn'Hiti'tl Stilts , .liuilor nml Men's Odd Trousers , ( lie -jieaest value ItcolVr Suits , sixes , ' ! to II ! - . Youths' and boys' Long rants Suits , t'Ntr.i pnlr or Simlnvv double .ve-ius. spat nnd ono 100 down Odd Knee' Pants on sale Men's Smoking .lackcts at 97.50 , ? 0.50 , ever offered at Jl.-'i , Sli.1'5 ' and sixes ! ' _ ' to 10 years , never before Itnt'o odd limits tlv 'ii inv.iy with cvory ii-5.00 , ? 1.50 and choice of over 5 00- ) men's tlm-st all . . 75 MiltThuisilnyall ; Knco Pants Stilts nt Tlim-Mliiy , sixes 4 to 13 , nt'JXic and \\ool I'ants , that arc \\oith and arc for less than ( ) equalled ! ? 5.K to $15.00 a ' " sold clM'VV lii'io for ! : ! ! S 50 , clearance oiic-liiilt' pi lei > ami li-ss , : M"I ( , $ - . " ( ) , C ? to ? suit ; choice of any suit In the house for Jl 75 and ance sale pi Ice $ : ; .ur > , .fU.'J5 and . f emi-Anntial CleariiijK Sale Today. CLIFF HAGEY PLEADS AGA1S Arraigned the Second Time on the Charge of Murdsr of Eyster. STATE COMMENCES THE CASE ANEW of tin * OrlRlnul Preliminary CmirC anil DlHlrlft Coiirl , CIMII- -lltiiK u 1'rcnh blurt. r LINCOLN , Dec. 8. ( Special. ) In Justice JlcOaiidless' court this morning Cliff Hagey and Miuil and Laura Clark vvero arraigned for preliminary examination on the com plaint charging them with the murder of Wil liam R Cystcr. the old man who was found In a dying condition In the roir of the Lin coln I'alnt and Color company's building on the night of the 14th of August. Hagey was previously arraigned on the charge of murder - dor tn the llrt't degree , with tlio Clark women na accessories before the fact. They waived examination nnd were bound over to the district court without bill. A week ago County Attorney Woodward dU'covered that the transcript nnd flies of the case had never reached the district court , but had mysterloui/y disappeared from the Justice court. The county attorney according ! ) drew up a nutt complaint , this time charging all throe with murder In the llrst decree. The defendants thlu morning entered a plea of not cullly. The counts In the complaint c'inrgo murder by poison- Ing. Hagey was bound over to the dlt'lrlct court without bill. The cases of the Claik womcu vvero continued until Frl- day next. Yesterday Fred Harris , who of late has boon committing biuall forgeries ) about town , vas taken before the insjnlty board nnd ndjuducd liiKine. This morning ho was tent to the asylum but Superlntondent Abbott refused to reecho him , giving as his reason that ho wau not keeping an Inebrlato jaylum Tills rulres the ( | iiot < tlon a to the power of tlio Insanity board to flud In the cascv n' patients brought before them. Meanwhile Sheriff Tronipen , In whoso charge Harris re mains , Is In fcoinothlng of a quandary. Thu damage case of Henry Stcelo agilnst the Mlebourl 1'aclllc Hallway compaii ) , in which ho auc-d for $5,000 was settled thin morning out of court. The attorneys got together and a compromu < o was reiched by which tlo legion man goto $ TuO , less nttor- no ) s' fees of $400. Steelu Is In bad shape. onu li > g being off above the knee and the other about llvo Inches below. Omaha people In Lincoln. At the Lltidcll Thomas Doctor , II. U. Ostraml , Leo M Kraiiklln , C. J. 1) . Swift , K. 13. Short , A. G. Chlllhorg. At the Capital A. W. Kinsman , O. M. Hitchcock. At the Lincoln It. W Connell , 13. 13. llrandon , H. K. Nceloy , A. 1' . Spotho , J. 13 Hotvcll. MIIII.\MCA CITV nfvFiiiiHY soi.n. Jl.-llo iif ( he TriiMl'H llooni DID M Itlil III ill il UlK l.o i . NiHHASKA CITV. Neb. . Doff. 0. ( Special ) The entire plant anJ llxturca of the Ne braska City distillery were sold today for 160,000 by General John McNtilta. the re ceiver of the Distilling and Cnttlo Feeding ' Company. Thcro wavbut one bIJ made , which by the attorney of the reorganization committee of the Distilling nnd Cattle Kt'tul. ing company , ami title to the property , which originally cost the trust between $250,000 and $300,000 , panted at the above figure. Several parties of national prominence. In dlstllllm ; Interests were present at the eule , but made no bids. Whuthcr the plant la to bo operated In the near future la a matter of conjecture , trat the clianci-u appear to be ngalnvt It. Itlllm * .Si'cil \ilviiiitiiK * * . NOHTH LOUI' , Neb. , Deo. -Special. ( . ) A coinlderable number of farmers made con tracts last spring to grow needs of various kinds for a linn of Lincoln fiocdimen and are uow preparing the name for uhlpmcnt. Although the season was far from favorable , on account of the midsummer floods , some of them arc receiving returns that promise to make their ventures quite prolltable. In the matter of table corn the worms seilou-ily Injuied the crop nnd , while the yield per aero waH good , the prime product will be small , owing to Its requiring n great deal of labor In assorting , which also diminished the profits. In the Item of bcaiiH , some of the men who contracted have been quite fortunate , one party having produced a fine ciop of choice black wax beans from aocd so\vn on breaking , or freshly turned prahlc sod , with absolutely no cultivation , making the crop exceptionally profitable. JOSSP PROM Till : JsTATH IIOL'SU. Slllnrli'N of Olllflnl Court Itriiorlcrx Hi'iliicril unit Ti'i'N liicrriiMi-il. LINCOLN , Dec. 9. ( Special ) Attorney General Churchill has Just handed In an opinion on the law governing the salaries of official-court reporters for Nebraska. The attorney general's opinion Ks that the court stenographers must nou take- their pay under the law of 1S77 , which allow * them but $1,000 per annum , Instead of $1.000 provided for under the law of 1879 , which has been held unconstitutional. While this makes nn ap parent reduction In pay of $500 per nnnum It will really Increase the pay of all stenog raphers In courts where extcn.slvo lr.i"lm > 'j.-i Is transacted , n , under the law of 1S77 , the fees are much more liberal , amounting In some particulars to double those allowed by Ilu law of 1S79. Only the court reporter1 In the western districts will be ndverscl } affected. Governor Holcomb today ttnnsTiItted to the auditor his letter of Inifiilry nddicsscd to the attorney general , accompanied by the tatter's reply. The attorney general's opinion , addressed to Governor Holcomb , Is an follows. Your communication of the M lust , ask ing the opinion of this department as to whether or not the decision in State against Morgan In nn > WHJ aflect.s the salarli'H of these oiiicmis ( court reporier.sj ami if HO In wlmt respect , Is received. In reply tbcieto I 1 nve the honor to Hay that In li > 7j the legislature passed tin act providing for short band leporterrt for district courts In 1S77 nn act nmendatory or llils act v.an passed and repealing the net of 1S7. The act of IS77 provides ; "Section G , The nald Htenog- inphlo reporter wball receive for his Herv ICOH a salary of $ l.ix)0 ) per annum , wislch Hhall be paid quailerly upon the certlllcati of the district Jiulfo to the auditor who shall draw bis warrant on the treasurei of UH > si tto for the amount HO ccrtlllid by the district Judge" In JS79 the l.-glHliUun undertook to anu-nd thlH section liv adopt Ing the following "Section 40. The said nnortei sliull taKe the oitli required to be taken by Judle'nl ollleei.s. nli.il ! bold 'its ' olllee during the plr.iHinc of the dlHtrlct Judge , ami receive an annual salary of $1 VJO , to be paid by the state as the nulaiy of other officials Is paid " In the case of Moican against State. C7 N W. . 7SD. the supreme- court held this luttir act of IsTu to be un constitutional The net of 1S77 appeals to be , so far us I have been able to discover , In requisite for the amendment nnd inpoal of the act of 1ST" . HO that 1 am of the opinion that the not of 1S77 la Htlll In force. Auditor Moore tuld tint under this opinion ho i > hould not honor certificates of dlstilcl Judgoo for reporters' tularles fcr more HUJI $1,000 per annum. It Is considered llkelj that the case will reach the supreme court on a writ of mandamus and a final UcclUon levtclied. Chief Oil Inbpector J. H. IMmUten toda > appointed IMward Lyon deputy oil Inspector to iMcceed J C. D.ihltnnn of Cluxlron , who has been oelectej aa one of the sccretJrle > of the State Heard of Transportation. Mr Lvon Is a resident of I'air bury , which U In the Klfth dlptrlct. Mr. Dahlman's beat wv tl o Sixth district nt the tlmo ho was corv- Ini ; In the capacity cf deputy oil Inspector. James O'Shee was looking for this position llmotft the last ono In the gift of the In- enmlns odmlntutrJtlou , aa also was Charles S Jones of Lincoln. O.ivcrnor Holcomb today I soiled a reqtilsl tlon en Oove-nior Morrlll of Kansas for the return of Jamoa McCoiiuell , held at Wyan- ( lotto. On the ISlh of November Ian Mc- Canncll committed a burglary In Douglas county and on the 19th lied the state. Thu content between 13 , H , Searlo and Thomia lllackburn , In behalf of the real dents cf West OgalalU precinct. Keith county , contovtants , against the Ogalalla Power nnd Irrigation company , contrsteca , WKR decldetl today by Secretary of the State Hoard of Ir rigation AKura In favor of the contestants Thedeclnlon hod3that ! t e water power com- puiy hud acquired no rights to water fium the Si uth I'latto tlvor Him J H MacColl wa n vU'ltor toJaj at the state capital bulldlog State Auditor Moore lias received from Warden Lcldlgh an estimate for the coming biennial expenses of the plate penltentlarj. I * Is In the form of a proposition to bo laid before tno leKislaturc , In which the warden offers to mulntiln t'io prltoners at n cato t to the ctato of 2a cents per ca ; Ita per diem , provided ho Is given nil that the prlswnera can earn froai the fibcontractors. Whllo coming In from the penltentHry thl morning Jamco Whltchead , pcnltentlury agent. Buffered a severe contusion of the right arm by an accident to tae car on vvhlca ho was riding. The rails spread nnd the sudden Jolt threw Mr. Whltehead fotcibly against the bldo cf the car. For awhile it waa supposed that the arm was broken. STATIJ IM\I3IIS1T1 llii2.\T.s ( 3liiJT. Triinxac't a IiiirKiinoiitil of lliislncNM Which Hail Ari'iiiiiiiliilt'il. LINCOLN , Dec 9 ( Special. ) Tlie Board of University regents at Its regular Decem ber meeting today transacted a great deal of iHiaiiic-i-s which had accumulated since last Juno. All the regents were present , this being the final meeting at which Hegeiit Kcaevvater will appear. Dcoides passing on the budget and going over the outline of the biennial teport the board , among other things approved recom mendations of the chancellor promoting Di ll. 11 Ward to a full professorship of zoolog > and the cirplovmont of Dr. Hans C. I'etei- son as Instructor In Kngllsh literature , to III ! out the present semetUei. Turfldaj , February Ifi , was set nslJe for the Charter Diy exercises , to bo preceded Mondiy evening by an electrical exhibit President Franklin Caiter of Williams col lege wo * chosen to deliver the oration , while brief addreK.cs will be made by mem bers of the state legislature and state gov ernment. For commencement orators the selection of Edward Hvcrltt Hale of Uoston was approved and an Invitation extended to Hon. James M. Woolworth of Omaha , presi dent of the American Har association , to de liver the annual law school addresa. Dachclor degrees were conferred upon Lawience II. I'lllsbury. William II. Hart , Silas Ionian and Charles Fardjce. Appropriations were also made for certain repilrs and other minor Items of expendi tures. Tl'o offer of Mr. nnd Mrs. J. H I'rlcket of Pomona. Cal , of a gift to the imiu'islt ) of 1G9 acres of land In Hed Willow count ) . Nebraska said bo orth In the , to \ > neigh borhood of $1,800 , was referred to the ex ecutive committee to Investigate the desir ability of accepting the name and thu legal ity of the transfer aa proposed. It was agreed to refer all matters pertain ing to legislative mea.surca to a committee of three , with President Morrlll aa chairman A bill to give graduates of the university who have taken the pedagogical course full teachers' certificated was endorsed A mo UK other matters referred to this committee , wcio the questions of a State Hoard of Hdu cation free > High schools , atato veterinarian and tinvcling library. The estimated icrtourcos for the coming biennial period as submitted to the board were three-eighths of mill tax , $127,500 , Interest on permanent university fund , $1H. 000 , Interest on university land , $65000 , laboratory cash deposits , JO.000 , law ochooi tuition , $ S,000 ; matriculation and diploma fees , $1.000 , experiment station fund , $30 - 01)0. ) Morrlll fund. $47.000 , total. $3U5.r > 00 In addition to thla the legislature will bo asked to make appropriations from thu general fund for certain specific Items , not to ex ceed $49,000 , and for buildings not to exceed $50,000. .NclN l.nrnncn'H C'limlltlnn. IinNNINGTON , Neb , Dec. 9. ( Speclal.- ) NeU Lirascn , n bachelor shoemaker who IICM been living In the rear of a small bulldlni ; alone , WOH found thla afternoon In a vcrj critical condition He eald ho had been 8lcl < since Sunday. He was unable to walk and could barely talk. The town authorities sent him lo the county hospital on thu evening train. .Not lllH I'lrxl OITciiHc. NRI1UA8KA CITV. Dec , 9. ( Speelal.- ) Itlchard Udwards , the man who waa cap turcd lust October by Sheriff Holloway o Case county aud ueut to the pciiltentlnrj on the chaige of ho-sc stealing. Is thought to be the Individual who hind n team of I.e.I Dros some eighteen months ngo and forgot to retuiu It Levl Identified Edwards r.s the man who drove the team avvaj fiom i ( his barn nfforU arc being made to locate 1 the horbcs. I I I \VAvrr.i ) i\ M\P.K\I. yr\TIJ.S. I .Si'tllcH DIMCnii' Only to ( ii-l In Trouble Aiv.ilu. ItHATUICU. Dec. U. ( Special Telegram. ) James llutler , alias Jcs&e I ) , llntlon , arrested here last night upon a charge of forgery sent here by wire from Manhattan , Kan. received money today from Denver to nettle up the affair and was released. Just ns Hut- Icr was boarding a Union Pacific train for Lincoln Chief Her.sman icarrestcd him on account of a. message leceived from Count } Attorney Dawson of Waterloo , In. , saying Hutler Is wanted there badly. Woid hcu also been received from Kansas City that lie Is wanted thire for lobbing an Iowa man and the Hiippo ltion Is that ho Is wanted nt Waterloo on nccount of the same cilme. The deputy sheriff arrived from Manhattan this evening to take charge of Hutlcr , not knowing that he had made a settlement. The deputy says llutler has distant lelatlvci In Manhattan , upon whom ho passed the forged draft. An officer will arrive fiom Waterloo tomorrow. Hutler appears quite uiiconccincd nnd firmly icfuscs to be Inter viewed. IVnlliur siocU In rintli' Cininlj. COLUMHUS. Neb. , Dec. 9. ( Special. ) In addition to the largo number of cattle which will be fed In Platte county this winter , Josn L Sturgeon hn'i 3,000 sheep which IIP will winter on his ranch. Just west of the city. The sheep nro from the Umatllln range , In western Oregon. The consignment was salpped In fourteen double-dock carf , nml tl.o largo heid lo attracting much attention from those not acquainted with the bOieop industry. Thi-oviN III shoulder Out or l'licc. ASHLAND , Neb. . Dec. 9. ( Special. ) IM ward Slmlngton , a > oung meichant in this city , while practicing this afternoon with Indian clubs , threw his left shoulder out of Joint Two doctors were called , who pulled It Into place again. CrlnilniilH CUcii Sentences. THKAMAIl , Nob. , Dec. 9 ( Special ) - Judge Powell pronounced the following sen tences u ioii prisoners cpnvlctcd In the d tilct eouit during the past weeks Isaic Shejjard , for burslarj , fJjcuu In the peni tential y ; John Shepardt. foi Imiglary , five Tills clonn will ponllltvly not appear nt tint "i'liurlt > circuv" liu fImply cull * nttintluti to our CIIHISTMAS I'ltKSKVr.S. Mimic roll. Muck leatherette , only Mc-inu lo roll , follJ bole Icnthrr , "tnu. " 75o tnii'lr roll , nolM note leath er , liluck w iniiilr roll , ieuuln ru - < * t leHlher IS.fO mimic loll , RFIIUIIO | run net leather , ver > line , ( I w tiiunle roll , Keuulno iilllxutor , very line IT no iilUKlo bug. nolld luallirr. II W iiiuilc liau , lollil leather. I.'CO muilc Milchcl , ' full ulieet niiislc ilte 14 50 inmlo Htuiid cu e > , tolld Iruther. II li. A. Hospe Jr. . , . , tfll.l UoiiKlns.St " Circe ! for stealing steer I vci" , , irce Kelly , a , I i b jca.s , Gi "rgo Am.trong for bmlary ; , ] fn.il > eard Ul'lii.n ' Hunter , alias liu it for ibuii'larj , four jears at the State Iniluatiii ) 'M 'mol. ' The latter U n little over ll ) . lid bore is In Temifwee v.Ueie IiU fat'ier is a fnimcr , and Iil3 brother is an ofllcial In the management of the street car lines of Mom- fills. Ho pleaded guilty , and his nttoiney | made a brief plea for a sentence to the ro- j form school Instead of the penitentiary. Appoint u li' > vlNlitltv c % roiiiinltti'i' . LINCOLN , Dec. 9 ( Special Telegram. ) The ftato convention cf county hiipervlsora nnd commissioners , vvhlcl h-i IIECII In bc - slon at the Llndcll hotel t'lnco yesterday , ndjournwl thla evening at 5 o'clock. Several ies < .Iutlons looMng to future - turo legislation were Introduced and ono or two nJopted , but the mJtir portion of the more Important suggestions was left to the following legislative commit tee , which was selected and given full power to act : Fred Ilcckman of Lincoln , n. M Strnberg of Omaha , I ) . W. Wood of Osmond and L H Moorehead of tloonc. The next rcgulir meeting of the conven tion will be held on the last Tuesday In February at Lincoln. Trouble for .Nichols & Ilniii' > . NKIlItASKA CITY , Dec 9 ( Special. ) Matters in the case of Nichols & Ilauey , late pioprletors of the Morton house , took a now turn today. David Hi own , as agent of the United Firemen's Insurance company , who owns the property , commenced suit against them foi $ . ' ,000 damages , alleging that they rented the hciibe for live years nnd furthetmore , that they trausfeired their property with intent to defraud their ci ed itors , A writ of attachment was tiuorn out. Suit was also begun In attachment against them for ? S1 S5 by Adams K. O.crton , haid- ware dealers of this city. Kr Oil' Mm' on Small HOJM. NORTH 1 LATTC , Neb , D.c -apucbl ( ) Tlio cltv council of North Platte is dctei- mlncd that the small boyii shall leave tne streets rniller In the evening. Noith Platte was one of the llrst IOWIIB In the state 'o pass a curfew ordinance and the boya have hon required to bo off the t'trcats by 9 o'clock In the evening At a meeting of the council last night the marnh.il wns ordered to ring the curfew nt 8 o'clock Instead of U and to nncst all persons under 17 yojrs of ago that were found running around after that time unlesa tccompanled by gnarJIaiu Ti'li'iilioni' Coiiiimii ) iiccN : ( Olllecrs. CL\Y Cn.VTKU , Neb , Dec ! > -Speelal ( ) The Clay County Telephone company hclii Its annual mooting at this place Alondny A good attendance was piescnt , and tlie Mr KprnRUo IIIIH I IIP rcpututlnn of belm ; rlnRiniiHler ul the 'Vhnilty Clrcui' but thin In nil vvrunts II H IIIPX U Hhnomun- that n a pliotuKruph of him nml lun IOK | taken on tiltnput Juit ufler lie imnounctil tluit our place \\IIM tin * only place to buy micros' and chlldren'H nml | KI > M' nnd > outlm ftiofti llin only pLu-o whrri ) thu unjorlintiH In null } Kieut litre only nollij lilllhcr IIIIIKMiirliiK "linen nro t Ul nlua > u fr.iin { So to SI 00 le than other * for rlioo tlmt will outwear any other * uf utual pi Ira In Omulm. Drexel Shoe Co Send for our our1419Fnrnnm. . reports of tlie various olllcers show tlio com- pain to IJL' In a tin Iv Ing coniliili.ii , and tlio proport > in flr.st-clcss shape Tlio following oirUors were elected for the ensuing yeai Prcslik-'nt. J II Diivsmoio of Sutton , vice president. J. W Israelson of Saronvlllo , si'crttaiy and treasurer , J F Kller of Harvard - i vard ; manager , George S Waul of Clay Con- tor. Oi illtinl Ion SIT * . l ' 's nt North I'lnllc. NORTH PLATTK , Noli. , Dec. 0. ( Spe cial. ) The ordination services of Ilcv. Mr. I'islier Into tlio Baptist ministry took place nt tlio Baptist chinch List evening. Tlio Bonlccs were conducted liy Dr. Cullls of ! Kcarnuy , Hov. Mr. Inverts and A. W. Clark of Omaha , UcF. . M. Willlaim , of Lincoln and Hov. W. M. Kvann of Paxton. Dr. Fisher came hero from 1'iieblo , Colo. , a short tlnio ago and has been working up considerable Interest among tlio Uaptlst de nomination. TriiiuiiN Hull Store * . AUAPAHOU. Neb. Dec. 9 ( Special Tele gram. ) Kour tramps entered tlio store of J. A. iinstcin this morning and whllo one madu a small purclmso tlio other picked up four pairs of pants and departed. The ) nn\t visited tlio stoic of Fred Hoehner. where they procured two pairs In the same manner. Later In the day Klnatolu recov ered his , rinding them btoucd a\vay under a corn crib near the depot. The culprits made good their escape. liinn-H lliiniM | ( ( > IICII-H Hi-all IPO. 1113\TIMCn , Dec. 3 ( Special Telegram ) Sheriff NelBon returned thla c\enlng from Hastings , accompanied by James Hums one of tlie men \\Iio some montKs ago robbed I'at Ilrwley'8 ntoro nt Harnciton , and uho \\as afterward captiinil at Table Hock , bound oxer to the district court and escaped fioin thoV > ir.oro jail. Hums i. < believed to be olio of the gang that recently robbed the bank at Ilollcvlllc. Kan. Mil si rnl Tri'iit nl rrcmoiit. KIU3MOXT , Dec 8 ( Special. ) The Ot- tunnva quartet of Chicago , nsslslcd by ML-3 Or.i S. Hiyncs , elocutionist and accompanist , gave n concert at tint opera houxo last oven Ini ; under the winplcos of the Normal school The co-icort v\a of n high order and wo llfjtenel lo v Ith marliod attention by n largo audlcn c Musical critics consider the riuur- ttC cno of tlio bc ! > t that over came hero. In I Hi' suHiM'd lliiriiH , HASTINGS , Ieo 3 ( Special Telegram ) ShurifT Nelson of Iluatrico vas In the cltj today and took homo v , 1th him Jim Ilurni , uho ban been held In V'lla ' city for oomc time jtrc.s- ; liurlni ; u ktumin there Is nn ac- uiimil.illon of { ileteii lift nflir ur- IIC-IH lia\o 1'iui tut out < if roll * not ) ( irK < > dioiiKli for u ruuiii tiut too valuulilo tn iiklu wo iiml.e them up Into ruK In \arlcty ul U s an ! In nil iU.illUi | from U'lllnn.i AxlllllUtlTH M < J < | UttllllfhllM Iliuly llruKtcl by tni iiutln > l wo inaku up a ruic to 111 ( Union ! imy Uc 1 room LrlUK III UMliifimuro of jour rxim iiiul ate lunv llttlu It cotti to Kct u new curput Omului Carpet Co. 1515 Doiluc. ns ono \\ho \\as conneoted vvllh tlio Pnlk rubberv Ilo \saj t lt ute to llc.itrlco cm the charge of jail I brraHIng at Wjmore where lie rulilitd a htou * It Is alleged that ho Is a member of the oiganizod band of bank looters at Ilan- I over , Kin ami It Is thought that he will give the ofllecrd sumo valuable Infoimatlon before long. _ , lliiiKlurs Knit Safe nml I.'H'IHill III I n . CI AinVATHIt. N'cb , Dec. 1) ) . ( Special Telegram ) Last night 1'bllllin & Marvxooild general store hero was entered by hurglai i , \\l\a \ blew the safe and set lire to the linilu- Ing , bccuiing something over ? -00 , anil dcstroytni ; all books and nccouuts. Tim sheilff and two detectives nro on the trnll nnil e\pect to capture the thieves , na they have a good description of them. Tinllro vsas discovered In tlmo to aavo the building nnd stock. I'lililUCnOtfiliiKN I'roNi'rllicil. ST. KUWAIID , Neb , Dec. 0 ( Speclnl ) The residence of Orrcn I < oudeti Etlll remain i In quarantine by reason of the prevalence 1 1 dli/'ithei la there Mrs Louden and dnilghti r , who were much better Sunday , wore t > udilenly taken worse > csterdny , nnd the board of health ordered the churches closed vvlieni the chlldien were preparing for Christina i. and a If ) declared that all public gathering ) should ceabo. Term of Cmirl Coni'liiili'il. NOUTII 1'LATTi : , Neb , Dec. . ( Special ) Judge Nonls closes n very nuccessful teim of court hero tonight. During the term John Curtln has been convicted of robbery from the piMhon of John Dvcrly. nnd John Chilnty and William Mason wcro eonvlcteil of grand larceny In robbing Max Klnslulii'a vlothlnt ; store last September. Co ill' I Opi'iiM ill NrliniHl.il CKy. NUnitASKA CITV , Dec. 9. ( Special ) DIstilct court , Judge Hanibey presiding , con vened yesterday. Most of the tlmo today was Hpcut in calling the docket and m ulng motions Two or three minor cases wcru of , The O alnlli Kind and Cnttlo eompiny held Its annual meeting at the I'.ixtou hotel jeHlordiy. The ivportH of Hie of- lleem Hhovvcd the affairs of too company to be In a pruspiMuiiH condition About 1,10) bead of cattle Imvo been maiketed during the > i'ar , anil almo.st $10Ulwi ) han bec'ii dlstrlbutc-il nniunir tlio stockholders 'J'hc- properly of tlio company VVIIH Hliown by ihci rLiiortH to bo In iir < t-clusn conillil ii Tut ; old olllcun vvero all nt-clouu il , and tilt : business concluded at j'cxteuliiy'H HCS- HIDII , the nou-icHldeiit ftockbo'derH leav ing for home on la.st eveiilng'H train. j'.r ? ' ' - - - . . II\MJ II' YOI1II STOC Anil buy a new pair or liiiluco your wlfu to ( , < > ! you a half iluzcn imlrn for Cluliit IIIIIH eury Kiiilli'iniin will Im iilnmcd with lit a o tli i kind ui \ x if mfT or c I ra- u pair of Ixiit'H or I'crrliiH1 or round * ' liluM-.n > ou can gut the lined Unlit wrlKlilM fur utiiit wear an well as urillnvil hnml- lii rchlpfn fnncj l.onliTnplain vvhllp In in Ktltclu-il uii.l lapul lionli.ruat Imvt.t prlci > n IHTU- the > u who ilo curly ulioiiplnif ilu not loolt nt KocMla tliul liavs litui huuillud l > y Albert Cahn , 1322 Furnam