pone of IntcroKtlng patrons In tlio mibject of
libraries
SHVniUL 80CMKTY MKIVTINOS ,
The Nebraska Acad < my of .silcn n.i met
il nl tlio sarnt * hour In rojin No 1" , Nebraska
linll. I'rof 13 II Harbour delivered Hie
ilI
presidential addroira. which wan followed by
I various p ppw nnd Incidental dlw-usslon.
Tlio Association of Nebraska Tenclicrs of
I History met In Dellan lull , main bulMlng :
r tlm Nebraska Society for Child Study In tlio
i-hapel ami the county superintendent's ;
round table wan held In room 23 , Library
iMillilltiR. A. tt. Ward of Ilartlnnton , county
mipeflntpnilent of Cedar county , Iwl the din-
cimalon Thn nubjppls wereMow to Pro-
mnto tlio Oradlni ; of Hiiral Schools. "
"Needed Changes In the School Luv , " "Tlio
Strong Points and tlio Weaknesses of tlio
Average Institute. "
Tlioro was an Imm nfo throng In attend-
nncn at the reception this evening at tha
( apltnl. Ioth ! the nenato chamber and tlio
hall of representatives were docorntod with
palms and potted plants and thrown open
to the guestH 'I he early inrtlon of the oven-
IHK waH passed by thn audience In Iho esst
wing of tlio capital , listening to music. At
8 30 the reception proper took place In the
fipnnlj rhnmbpr. The reception cnimnltloo
were McftdamcB Mirmlng and lUvis , Ml aeo
Stoddard and Randolph , nnd Mess.n Haer.
Stone and I'rof ( Jnhdy 'At ' tlio hour named
Governor llolcomh , Chancellor MKcLean ,
State Supcllnlenclant Corbott and State Su-
perliittndciit Jackson stood before the drsk
of tlio secretary of state and ( Oiook the
hand * of the teachers as they passed through
tlio senate chamber and out through the
room of lhf > sscictcry. The gallery was
well filled wl'h spectators of the lively scene
below. Lemonade was served In Iho sec
retary's loom by the women of the com-
tnlttco.
WILL UnqUIHB TICKETS.
Admission to the Lansing theater to hear
Iho lecture of lion. Henry Watterson will bo
hy ticket , and tlio doors will not bo thrown
open to the general public a In former yean
The fee for registration Is $1 , and the ticket
will admit to Iwth Mr. Watturson'a and I'rof.
Krohn'rt lecture. Those who wish to hear
but oiio ketuio will bo admitted for DO
cents.
The program for tomorrow Is as follows :
9 CO Mimic ; ml celluieoui : liii"lneH ! : re
port of committee on revision of the
constitution , nomination nnd election of
Olllceri.
10 00-\Vlmt Is n IToper Correlated
Course. of History In the 1'ubllr Schools
llelowthn College nnd University' " A.
II Illgelnvv ; discussion. AVIIII.un Kbrlght
and W It. aiders.
11 00 "Ho.v to Mnkn the Krco High
Wehool Atti-ndiuico Livv Most KIToctlvo ,
H. D. Smith , -O. II. Ilmlnard and II. M.
Urnyton.
In tinnfteruoon the nsioclatlon % vlll dl-
-vlde Into section * and the programs nnd
places of mcptlng uro hern given :
College Scpllon Room I , Library bulld-
lng-2 00 "Tho I'hllosophlc lln-ds of a Col
lege Curriculum. " President \V. H. Ileeso ,
York college.
3 TO "The Logical Arrangement of the
HnuiolHS of Study In a College. Cuirlcu-
luni " Prof W. P. Ayleivvorth. Cotnut unl-
vc rulty.
County Supnrlntpndents1 Section Itoom
21. Llbiary building a 00 "The County In-
Ntltiito ; HIP Leptuie , or the Present Oen-
rrilly Adopted Plan of Conilnotlnir Instl-
tutps Wlilih' " 13 IIiMloy ; "The Conduc
tor's C'outtol of the Institute ; " dlacus lon ,
J A Combs nnd IX M Hunter.
3 IB--TIIP onice-Direc-llve Uulles of the
Pounlv Superintendent ; As to t IP School
A\oik of tinTeacher. . " O.V Crn/ler. "As
to the Dntlri of the School Hoards" N
M Crnlmm ; discussion , Anna 10. Need-
land.
I ft ) Election of olllcors ; miscellaneous
.
High School Pert Ion l.iw room , main
Jmlldlnir 2 no "What Labor xtory r.iclll-
tlp > Are Alisoliilely nssemf il to Good Sci
ence TpnehlMR1' " J. W. Crabtree. lieatrlcc ;
discussion , L. W. Tike. Hastings ; II. O.
It.irlier. N bri"ka City.
: i SO "Noinml Training In Hlijh Schools. "
W It. II irt. Lincoln ; illifiisplon , I3ollno
Chirk Kiemont , .1. O. Lyne. Cambridge ;
A A Heed , Crete.
Gr.imm.ir School Section Dell in hall ,
it'.iln lmlldlnn-2 PI"The Te idling of nng-
llsb In ( irimtnni Oj.tdrs" Canlp A. H.ig-
Kard , YorK , dlsi-usslon , I N C"ark
I ! 00 "IlNton. What Course and Methods
An > lli st Ad ipted to Cr tmmai Glades ? "
Jinnlirc llll , Pun ; d'scu slon
The primary stctlon will meet at 2 p. m.
In the chapel.
W O. Krohn of Illinois will dells or a lecture -
turo on "Child Study , Its notation to the
Homo nnd School , " at the Laiislng theater
In the eNoiilm : .
Mrs Tucker was re-elected member of
the educational council for ono year and
J'icsldeiit Perry of Donno was elected for
three > cars. _
now TO .SCIIOI..MIS.
Him ( li Dill. olll 'IVni'hiTN1 AHNiiclntliiii
llrliuVrll iiicrliilncil. (
VnitMILLION , S. I ) . . Dec 2U. ( Special. )
The lirst ECEsIon of the State Teachers' as
sociation , which Is convened In this city.
was held last evening In University hall.
Tlio evening's program was commenced b >
a piano i-olo by Prof. P. A. nallas > e > tis , dl-
reTTor Of-.tho college of muilc of the State
university. X'St8trSui > e.-iitendent | Crane wan
Introduced by Pr2jdu t W. W. Olrlcn of
Madlnon. HP delUcrcil-SUl address to the
coiintj superlntcndenls of tlfdat.a e. He
" 'v-
said -
The eounty Huperlntendonts of the state
of South Dakota ait ihaigeil with the mi-
jiei vision of 'JO.OOO ehlldreii , ho are htiiiK
eduintfd at pulllu oxpunso In the free
hchools of our .state These superintendents
have fur thilrorkltiK force uc.irly I'i.OCO
ti.ichirH and more than IIT.OOO dlstili-t olll-
ter.s and im > m ! > t'rn of liouriln of ediuatlon.
To maintain thise scliools there v\a ex-
nendcd foi the ll-pal > i-ir ! pndlnir July 1 ,
ISM , nearly $ l.r 0)m ) . This amount doi-s not
Innlvide the paint ) of the uniiei Inloiulclits.
The inuiitj HUptrlntendi-nt must largely dl-
UH't nnd supervise the hooK.i and accountH
nmJe necesHarj by the expt ndltuie of so
laiRf an amount. He Is also under thi > Uw
mi api > ellatu court to beat , try and ill ter
mini all appeals fiom thu decision of the
district beards ; In the location , building , rc-
ji.iiuim or iL'iiHual of school housis. In the
traiiHfci of pupils for suliool imii > o < c3 and
In iln nslgnatloii and dHniHi.il uf teath-
n.t his ilei Islon Is llnal and from such de-
clsl ins ui _ I'll * Is no appeal.
\\liTioiu tompftent uaelurs no hii erln-
teiji-nt c.i n .succeed 111 raising the stand-
anl of .sehool.s 111 his county. It should
thi i fullb > > iho aim of eaca superintendent
to piiiouriigo the pro naslve , pain-staking
li n I , -r and to ill < -ouriio tl o nonpro-
Ki < ' - i"iiThe law | > iu\Mlng that no pei-
aun i in bo elected or appointed to the ollko
of ci'imty Biipeslntendont unless he "idds
nt K.ist a llist-gr.ido oertlllc.ito from the
county -hoiilil bo so nmendi d as to rc-
qulu him to hold bitch ccitlllc.ite at least
ono ji.ir prior to iiuch election or appolnt-
I1KIU.
I1KIU.Ith
Ith the great body of teachers In our
rural tchools , and with a not Inconsider
able number of those In our city schools ,
the only tpeclal pnp.iratlon for their
waik la that gained tlumun the agency
of the county Institute This the part of
our tilueatlon il * ) stem tlml % u abuse.
The oiKiinlzatlon nnd the administration
of the Institute Is wholl ) In the ImmH
of the county su.ierliitt'iidi > nt Ho Is si > -
le < 'ed bj populai vote , so theio Is danger
that In fome mea ho may select thi < in-
Htiuctors for his teaeheis from iiinoni ;
te.ieli-14 In his own county.
( HID of the most Impoitant olllclnl act.s
of a county supuiIntiiuU > nt Is the coircct
1'Upmitlon and proper ti.in\nilttal of the
iiimuil uport of his county During thu
llsi il yeai ending1 Juno Su. ivjo , the amount
of money raised for school purposes In
iho st HO was $1 GS > .UT .11. uf this amount
J"T ! W 19 was at that lime Included In the
"Imaiii-e on hind. " The total amount
nild out for the support of schools was
$1.331,1 11
Tie state depaitment deslics the closest
nnd most amicable relations between the
count ) and state. The miporlnU'ndeut
Bhould be pirionilly ncctiulnted with each
counts siii'erlnlenilent. in onler to do this
a miltUicnt cleilcnl force should bo eni-
plocd it the olllco at the cajiltol so that
HIP heid of the deiurtmiMit Is not con-
ntnnilv employed with the detail \\oik of
the olllce
The grndimtlon of our rural schools Is
a source of prldo to tie educators of the
Mate but out iiadiiatlon Is not yet com
plete The COIMSO of study needs to bo
lovlsed ind rearranged The State univer
sity ( ihould bo cIvLti an appropriation and
nulhmlty sulllclent to arranso the course
Think what nloni ; train of diseases nrlso from
Impure blood. Then keep tlm blood mire with
H ?
SarsaparsSBa
InoOnoTrilolllood I'lirlfle-r.
Hoocl'a PHIu ur Alwiiji reluth. Uccutt.
of ntudy In our Hlch schools o th-\t the
Kr.i.lu itc of HIP lllih PI hml rin ( liter
tht Institution \vlthoui exnmlnnilon Th < <
C'iiirnn of study for our run' K < houH
fhoiild tin n bt made In conformity to
tils There nro l.ra.1 srhool liousc in South
Dakota. OurlnK the Innt Ducal year the
number of vlnlts mndp by the county u-
perlntendpnti wn 4.M2 The numlwr of
vlnltH of nehool dlrectorn vvim SflJM , HII av-
prsKp of but little moro thnti one visit to
earn neljool n year.
Of the rprtlflcntcs Usued by county u
Itrrlntemlfntn nnd In force during the lnt
year 2.S05 were of the second grade nnd
TO of the third grade The numix-r of
llrst grndp" In rrduriNl from BiiT to 423 dur
ing IMP sumo period.
Our Ktnti > hfl-i but Hi per cent of the
teachers of the United Stale * , and about
tl rpc-flfthn of 1 per oflit of thi > school pop
ulation New York expends on schools
Sin.roooco moro per annum than South Da-
kotti *
The program of Hie evening closed with n
violin solo by Mh Florence Gould , Instruc
tor In nitiilc. The reception , which wan to
have tolloncd Immediately after the lec
ture , was postponed bccnuce of the iinfor-
turito miahnp to the electric lights In thn
college building. Just before the close of
the exercise ? total darknrM reigned , canned
by a breakage In the main wire.
limit TI-IU-IKTM DliittNMVorlc. .
Di:3 : MOIN'KS , la. . DEC 20. The Iowa
State Tcnclicm' association began Its fort-
aecond annual meetlnir here today. The
educational council adopted the reports of
the committee on Iho first and second ) ear's
work , how beat to meet the taxes of the
county schools and what hinders In unifying
the educational forces of the state This
afternoon wag taken up In discussing
whether nature studies In the gradot below
the high school are beneficial Klcvcn round
table meetings were held this afternoon
The eoiiniy superintendents met this
morning nnd discussed the question of sal
aries. Wlshler of Sioux county Enid It had
cost him $000 to get olhVc nnd ho must have
moro salary. This started a formal discus
sion and a general denunciation of politi
cians. The enrollment numbered 410 , which
Is very largo for the first day. It will ex
ceed 1,000.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
n.nniNC } mmci.Aii is cvi'Timnn.
IM Mi-Culrr , Who , Iuiiiii-il | Hull lit
Crir , In TnUt-u n ( Mnciilit.
LINCOLN , Dec. 29. ( Special Telegram. )
This morning Detective Lingdon arrested
IM McOuIro and Iho prisoner Is now In the
city jail awaiting the arrival ot the .sheriff
of P.illno county , who requested the Lincoln
officers to pick him up McGuIre was ar-
rwted for burglary , but managed to escape
from the clutches of the law by leaving bio
bondsmen In the lurch
AddlsonV. . Klynti , nwldlng In a cottage
with his wife near Thirteenth and S straeto ,
Is mntcrlously missing. Ho has not been
KCCII nliicc Sunday afternoon , when ho kissed
his wife good bc , and said he would be
home In tlmo for supper. Klnn was a
driver for the Adair < u nxprea compaii ) , vvs
not a drinking man , owed no great amount
of money In towtii and lib disappearance
Is at present Inexplicable. The police have
so far hunted for him In vain , and have uot
even found a pet son who saw him after ho
left home Sunday.
Secretary Alters nnd the cniplojea In the
stnto boird of Irrigation removed their of-
flco effects today to the third story of the
cnpltol , in thu rooms formerly occupied by
Secutaiy I.uddcn of the nllcf cnmmhMon
They have been located since the board vvna
organized In the rooms of the chief clerk
of the homo , on the second Moor.
Omaha people In Lincoln At the Llndcll :
John T. Yatcs , C. M. Miller , Gran 13. TIs-
dale , A. A. Munstr. At the Capital C. C.
Stinloy. AV. II. Howard. At the Lincoln :
Mrs T. K. Sudborough. K II. I'crfect. J.
A. Kpeneter , Mis.V. . \V. Hanchctt , Viola
II Hhlppcy , Mrs. J. N Itoudebiish , D A.
Johnson , Harriet II Hlllcr , N. L Lewis ,
Mr. and Mia , 12. J. Ilodwell , Miss Kate ire-
Hugh , Anna McDunn , Anna I.cnch , Georgia
Valentine , Dot tha Men-lain. Mrs. L Dru-
cliart. Kiancls Ilutterflcld , H L. Drake , I\
A Try , C. 1) . Hlbbard , MUs Holllda ) , So-
phlo Cleveland.
inu coL.vrv KAilMints HIJIT.
Institute nt XI. nilvvnrdx Uiitrrtiiliin
u l.llr ( . - , ( \ umliiTif I'ciiplc.
ST. COWARDS. Neb. , Dec. 2D. ( Special
Telegram. ) The third annual session of the
Hoono County Farmers' Institute convened
at this place this afternoon at the Presby
terian church. The exercises were very In-
tcnistlng and a large crdvvd was In attend
ance. The session opened with a selection
by the Powell Kennedy band , after which
the meeting was called to order by 13.V. .
Gunther , president , who read n very Inter
esting paper 1'lvlng Ills Ideas of diversified
farming as observed by him while In Trance
nnd ( icrmany last summer. R. R William ?
of tills city gave an address of welcome and
Invited the visitors to walk In anwhere
they felt like going and inaUo themselves at
home. Jules G. Lumbard of Omaha sang
.1 solo , "Aro You Sleep'ng ' Maggie , " and was
called out again , but thanked the audience
and promised them more later on
.I'lteet jindChlcoiy Cultine , " by II. G.
delivered and
Interestingly dlsciwcd , as
drcss by H S. liulla , editor of the Scluiler
Sun , on the same subject , Lut frc-m a chem
ical and factory Btandpolnt The St. Kd-
wards orchebtr.i Joined the audience with a
ielcttlon followed' ' by nno.her sens entitled.
"Tho Old Sexton , " by Mr. L-Jmbard "nee
Keeping. " by Mrs. J N. Heater of Colum
bus was a very instructive poper. The-
meeting adjourned unlll the evening 's Ion ,
when I'rof Taylor of Lincoln delivered an
address.
1MIM2II SICVS THU COMMISSIONS.
I'ulM HlH NIIIIHnn Hurt > rtlilt > nlt > N IH-
Hiii-il In \i-\lllc niul KlrKpiiti-li-lc.
LINCOLN' , Dec. 23. ( Special Tplrgia-n )
Late this afternoon Secretary ot State I'lpcr
signed the commissions of Messrs. Nevillu
and Klrltpatrlck , elected to the fiupicmu
bereh in November last , contlr.gcnt en the
adoption of the first amendment to the con
stitution ( submitted to tlio people , which In-
< re.--.3ea the number of feupie.ne Judges and
which the populists contend , was can led by
the ncccssjiy constitutional majority. A
v/cck ago the secretary of suite refused to
sign his name to tlicoo two certificates , after
having signed tlio othcm for the ntato Dill-
core and legents-elect. Mr. Piper , however.
Insisted on changing the regular form of the
commissions , which read "Hy the gov
ernor : Attest , secretary of .state. " He In-
ulstnl on having thu form read : "Counter-
algned by J. A. Piper , secretary of state. "
As the commlsalonH arc made contingent
upon the amendment being declared cnr-
ilcd , the governor bald this evening that ho
should Kstic them at once to Klikpatrlck
and Neville The matter v.lll next came
before the legislature for llnal action , unless
tl" ? icpubllcana Institute quo vvairanto pro
c-cedlngs In the supreme court to test tbo
legality of the alleged election
riniroli MuxliMl lit Pri'iuont.
KIHJMONT. Dec. ' 29. ( Special. ) A lul
laby concert was given by local talent at
the Congregational church laat evening
under the auspices of the Ladled' Aid so
ciety. Ihe progiam consisted of the lullaby
nongi of the various nations , sung by
women dressed In the various national coi-
tumes. Among the eapc-clall ) excellent iium
bem on the- program were "A Summer
Lullaby. " by twelve little girls ; "American
Cradla Song" by Miss Grace Grclvcu and
"Momma's LulUby , " by Mesdames Hcynolds ,
Robinson , Hnrilson and Miss. HUU.S. Prof.
11. A. Herlinge of Chattanooga. Tenn . ten
dered a vocal solo which was henitlly en
cored The cancel t wan a success from a
financial as vvull as musical ulandpulnt.
niuln Will lint it u Ni-rv I'mii-r ,
ILG1N. Neb. , Dec. 29 - ( Special ) iigin
will have n. real live now paper on Januaiy
1 , which will fill a much-felt want The now
puper Is welcomed by all , and partlc-ulurly
bocar.HO the proprietors am two of IJIgln u
brat and most worthy ) oung men , Scliol-
field and McCord. K. S. Scolfleld will be
editor and William McCord aasoclato. These
young men arc of sterling quality and both
liavo had nome newspaper o\pci fence.
Mr Scolfleld Is Into editor of Iho Wheeler
County News of Ilartli'lt. Their paper will
bo nonpartlsnn In politics The name will
bo the iiiln Hevlcw , nix column quarto
Ci-nlral City I'lipcr Cliiuim-s Iliuidi.
CIJNTHAL CITV. Neb. . Dec. 29. ( Special. )
The Nonpaioll changes hands thin week.
C. U PajJlngcr purchasing Colonel Wol-
colt's Interuit In the same. Tlm colonel Is
making nrrangc'Uionts to go to Nadivlllo.
Tc'iin. , where ho will aJvcrtlse Nobravkii at
the oxponltlon.
DRAGGED DOWN BY T1I.J . ATLAS
Bnnk Fnllura in Oh'cngo ' Injures Many
Other Institutions.
VAN NORTWICKS OF BATAVIA GO TO WALL
roiu-rly InlorexlM JiMiiiiirillrcil
- n Siifoi'siliiu of lllifiirliin < "
( MlniIMiiiuielnl Con-
ri-rns In Dllltciiltle-i.
HATAVIA. 111. , Dec. 29. The liquidation
of'theAtlas National bank of Chicago has
precipitated the asrlRnmelit of the Van
N'ortwlck Hank of Batavla and the assign-
mcnt by William M. and John S. Van
Nortvvlck of all tlielr vast propel ty Interests ,
aggregating J2.500.0W , to the Kiiultable
Trim company of Chicago. Articles of as
signment were filed In the Kane county court
at Geneva and were three In number. Wil
liam M. and John S. Van Noitwlck each
assigning as Individuals and the two as
signing as n firm. The liabilities are slid
to aggregate $2.000,000. The Van Nortvvlck
Interests , asldo from Hatavla property , arc
largely In paper mills and manufacturing
Industries. They own the Wwtcru paper
bag factories of Hatavla nnd ICaukauna , the
largest concerns of the kind In the world ,
also a strawbos-J mill nt Hatavla , unused
paper mills nt Appleton , WIs , valued nt
$300,000 : stock In the old Second National
Hank of Aurora the Aurora Cotton mills and
I the Kaukauna Manufacturing company of
Geneva , 111. The hi others o\vn 4G4 shares
In the Atlas National bank of Chicago The
bank has been soliciting deposits for some
time past , paying largo Interest. Cashier
W. L. Grimes of the bank , when seen by
n reporter , declined to give a statement of
' liabilities simply declaring
the bank's assets and ,
claring that the depositors would be paid
In full. The Van NortwlckV assets , he
said , were nmplo to meet all liabilities If the
assignees took aulllclcnt tlmo to realize upon
the properly.
William and John Van Nortvvlck s bank
did not open Its doors today at the hour
Over $2,000 was taken In ) cstcrday In de-
pcwlts. No trouble was caused or has been
created outside the Institution. Something
over $1,000 vvns paid out ) cstcrday , accord
ing to Cashier Willis L Grimes , ami all
monuy taken In > catcrday and during the
tlmo within the law will bo Immediately
paid back , according to the cashier.
There was no run on the other banks of
Uatavla today as a result of the closing of
the Van Nortvvlck bank and no failures
WPIO reported The Van Nortvvlcks held -1C I
shares In the Atlas National bank , an 1 the
clo3lng of their bank hero Ii duo to the
assignment of the brothers to the Kqultable
Tiust compan ) of Chicago. Cashier Ot lines
was In charge of the Van Nortwlck bank ,
and said to lay that he had no Intimation
that the bank would liquidate until 12
o'clock ) estcrday , when C. C. Wilson , rep-
icsentlug the Equitable Trust company ,
walked into the hank and said ho had been
sent by the company to take clnrge De
posits vvcie icfuscd during the last ten
minutes of the regular hours of the bank ,
though some monevvns paid out after
Wilson hod arrived. The last deposit re
ceived was taken In about 2 30 o'clock.
Cashier Crimea sild toda ) "The door
of the Van Nortvvlck Institution did not
open today , as C. W. Wlleon of the
Hqultable Trust company of Chicago Is In
charge of the bank. " No excitement \vm
caused In the street , nntl no run wan made
on the other bank , the Plmt National.
"Do ) ou Know of any other failures from
the closing of the Van Noitwlck bank ? "
"Tho assignment made by the Van Norl-
vvlcKs Includes o\cr > thing that the ) have ,
even to their homestead. They held back
nothing , and 4t Is my belief that thu credi
tors of the bank will be paid dollar for
dollar. "
Ca&hler Grimes further stated that he
know of no rcasoa why nny of the Institu
tions the Van Nortvvlcks were Interested In
should clcee their doors , as they were all
making money. He rrfiueil to give an. ,
stctomcnt aj to the assets and liabilities of
the bank , stating that the Institution was
in the hands of a receiver and It was hla
place to report on the condition of the
bairic's affairs. The Van Nortvvlcks are un-
deistood to have gene to Applcton , WlsT
last night , where John S. Van Nortwlck : s
president of the principal hanks , bc-jldca
being Inteicstcd with his brother In the
Appleton Manufacturing company.
The dlrcttors of the First National bank
of Hataviu held a meeting lest night to
disci ] . the outlook nnd gave It out that
the First National would be able to meet all
demand.i upon It today.
POX IUVEH PltOPEHTIES SATE.
MILWAUKEE , Dec. 29 A special to the
Wisconsin from Appleton , Wls. , says The
failure of Van Noitwlck liros. ' bank at
liatavla. abjji iMvilve Jjio Appleton Manu-
facty/vng / compan.s ' agro'cOffin. ! ! Implement.
w'lfks at Geneva , HI. , and the Western Pa-
ffi Hag company's paper ard ban mill nt
Hatavia , 111 , has not > ct affected the Fox
ilver valley propeitlcs of the brothers
namely , thu Combined Locks Paper company
and Applelon Paper and Pulp company of
this city and the Western Paper Hag com
pany at Kaukauna. Up to date it la only
the Illinois property of the brothers that Is
affected , and It Is said that the Fo\ river
properties will pull through unhurt.
Ihe claim of $300000 of the Atlas bank of
Chicago for loan to the Van Nortvvltks Is
only $120.000 , only that part of the whole
sum having been paid over by the bank
The Citizens' Nrtlonal bank of this city , of
which John S Van Nortwlck was president ,
will not be involved In the fallme. John
S. has icslgDed as president and director
and his place has been filled by Lamar Olm-
stcad as president and , John McNnughton
as director. No run has begun on the banV ,
though the news of the Van Nortvvlcks
fallute has created a flurry In business
circles , and Is the one topic of Interest
throughout thu city today. It Is confident ! )
believed that the Joint affairs of the Van
Nortwicks , aside from the It-dividual af
fairs of William , In whoso Interest the
claims at labile were inclined , will come
out all rUUt Chicago dispatches place the
entire liabilities of the brothers at ? jOO,000 ,
while the Combined Locks plant alone Is
worth nearly double that amount. As a
matter of fact , the loin of the Atlas bank
Is only $120,000. Instead of $ .100,000 , an
stated. John L. Van Nortwick refubcs abso
lutely to be Interviewed today.
AURORA , III. . Dec 20 William Nortwlck
la a stockholder In the old Second Nations !
bank of Aurora and the Aurora Cotton mills
Ho Is also a director In the Institutions.
Doth Institutions are perfectly sound and
cannot be affected by his financial troubles
CHICAGO , Dec. 2'J. In regard to the as
signment of the Van Nortwick brothers at
Hatavla , 111 , the Tribune today prints the
following"When John Van Nortwlck , who
was known as the 'King of Kane county , '
died , In 1890 , he left $5,000,000 to his two
soim. The cider Van Xortvvlck had been n
pioneer In western railroad building lie
surveyed the old Galena road from Chicago
and for eight ) cars was president of the
Chicago , Hmllngton & Qiilncy rallicud
From the modeiit beginning of $3.000 which
he had with him when he came to Illinois
fifty ) ears URO ho accumulated the fortune
which went to his two xons Thta property
was In the nliaiu > of largo manufattutlng In-
tercets at Hatavla nnd nlong the Fox ilver
In Wisconsin In bank stocks In Kane count )
Institutions , In largo farms around Tla'avla
nnd In the piUeinal bank In that thriving
Illinois city.
MANY NHW INTRHPUISKS. :
"The roils. Instead of following In the foot
steps of thu father , began to gprttul out In
many directions. Large eums vvcro uponl In
IIlira wholly distinct d-oin tlicao in .vlilch
thrlr patrimony vvns earned. Going south KR
far ns Toniuwseo and wont na far as Kansas
City , nu now entorpiUo seamed uinvortliy'of
a portion of the Van N.ortvvlck fortuno. It
was in this manner that tome $300,000 in
cash wait Into the Combined Lock Paper
company at Appleton , Win A bagatoltu oC
$20,000 went Into the rebuilding of the old
mill nt Hatavla , for which no use other than
a Btoivhouso lias jet been found. Had the
National Hank of Jlllnol.i not failed a week
nc" all might have cnmo out well for 'lie
lirolliuiH. but that failure put off ue otln-
tlons they , had under way foia long time
loan on n new plant nt Appleton.
"United HtutcH Comptroller Eckels wau
all this time calling In no uncertain tone
upon the At In * National to reduce It. ) lo.ir
to Us directors , paitluilarly that to Wll
Ham M , Noit'-vlck
- Tailing to eccuro money
on the Applcttm plant the borrowing dlrec
tor vvns unable to reduce his obligations to
the Imperiled b pk of which he wai n
director , ThM itiiftblllty to reduce the loan
forced the Atl | National to npply to the
clearing lioii8 < far,8lntanrr- the Ilqul
tuition of the Atlas compelled the aaalgn-
mont of the Van tfortwlrks
"No formal"stttteniFtit at liabilities and
a seta liw as.fjct been made. Owing to
the widely diversified Interests of thp two
brothers any ejtUnnle to liable to be wild.
Attorney Green VQOttlres the rough estimate
that the rsscts arts $1.000000 and the lia
bilities $ IOOOO < M . $600,000. He also siv
the brothers Will'pay ' dollar for dollar In
' ' '
tlmo.
"The generanmhrewlon In Hatavla Is that
while the batil 'h-is lint been making money
the flIJe ventures of HIP firm have been
successful. The paper bag factory at that
place has been' running night and day ,
doing an Immense business The Paper ling
Manufacturing compAny at Dat.-ivln has In
creased Its tlm ? to tn-clve hours a day since
the election , and had hid orders for nil Its
product. The mrfnufnctiiro of butter plates
by the Memphis Woodenvvare company at
Memphis , Tinn. , also owned by the
Nortwlcka , Is sunpoeed to be highly success
ful , and the brothers have frequently ex
pressed much satisfaction nt the results. "
A. W. Green of thb firm of Green. Hob-
bins & Hare , who' are attorney for the
Nortwlckfl of Ratav-la , said today : "The
assignment was wholly voluntnry and was
duo to the desire of Messrs Van Nortwlck
to n\old more ecrtous consequences ns n
result of the liquidation of the Atlas Na
tional bank.
HALF A MILLION TO SPAUH.
"While I do not know the exact figures ,
for they could not -obtained at the time
the general assignment papers were made
out. I bcllevo their assets amount to fully
$1,000.000. Their liabilities c-umot possibly
exceed $400,000 or J500.000 at the most. I
firmly bellovo thpy will pay 100 cents on the
dollar ami have $500,000 left Hut they must
have time. That IB the whole reason for
the assignment. They have not the icndy
money to meet certain pressing claims , and
these nro times when hard cash talks. "
Attorney A. W. Orccn , who drew up the
assignment papers for the Untavla bank ,
disclosed the principal causes which led up
to the assignment In an Interview today.
Aside from Allan bank liquidation the moat
Important factor hi the Van Nortwlck
crash , ho said , was the recent falluio to
dispose of $300,000 worth of bonds In the
Iloston mtrkct , secured by the great com
bined lock mills , situated on Tex river In
Wisconsin , and valued at $700,000 In n clear
market. Negotiations for the ( conclusion
of this deal had nearly been conlplctcd
when the National Hank of Illinois failure
was announced That Immediately put a
stop to the sale of the bonds nnd the Van
Nortwicks were thrown upon their cash re
sources. Mr Green Raid If this bond Kale
had been successful the Hatavia bank would
have been tided through the present diffi
culty.
"There is no question that the credi
tors' demands will be paid In full , " paid
Mr. Green. "The Immediate cause of the
assignment was duo to the Atlas bank
liquidation. The Van Nortwlcka were In
debted to the Atlaa for a consldeiable
amount and were unable to pay any cash
These loans are secured by the Applcton
\\'la . paper mills , and theic Is no question
hut th.it In time when nil the assets can be
liquidated there will bo money enough for
nil creditors ' .Ind omc left for the Van
" " '
-
Nortwick-j.
Linnn A 'Walton , secretary of the
Hqultablc Trust company , who was en
trusted with the 4Ec9ignmont papers of the
Van Nortwicks , has returned from Hatavla
When seen he disclaimed all knowledge of
the .bank's affalrn' ' "I spent only thirty
minutes In Hatavla , " said Mr. Walton ,
"and did not'have ' tlmo to look over the
situation careful ! } ' . The cause of the
failure was the liquidation ! of the Atlas
bank. The Van Noitwlck Interests me bo
large that It will tlike some time before the
, exact figures ' an 6e given. "
TWO MINNEAPOLIS FAILURES.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn , Dec. 21 The
Columbia National ibank. a small institution
of compaintlvoly recent cstnbll hn.ei t an 1
$200,000 capital , closed its doors this mor-i-
Ing. and Is now. In the hands of the bank
examiner. ACKm-ainu to Its last state
ment , inndo DadPinber 17 , It had lonns and
discounts. $3IS MS ; ' United States bonds to
secure circulation. $50,000 ; real vta'p ! and
mortgages , $ IS72S , ihie from other barks
$12,897 ; cash reserve , J3I.S72 ; other cash
Items , $11,832 ; national built notes out-
fiMnulng. $45.000 ; due other banks. $110.170 ,
deposits , subject to check , $101D07 , LCitlfl-
catiw of deposit , $61,594 , certificates and
cashier's checks , $3,313 , bills payable , $15.-
000The
The Washington bank , a state Insti
tution , closed its doors this noon. It
had a capital of $100.000 and by Itn
last statement , at the close of business
December 17 , had $307,104 loans and dls-
counls , $142.228 overdrafts secured , $20lC'i
In stocks and bonds , $14,475 In real estate
and $88,272 cash on hand. Its depo ltw
vveio $363132 , its certified deposits , $112,587-
bank deposits. $84fi37 'A. C. HaiiKan. city
treasurer , was otu of the foundcis of the
bink and Is oneiof Us directors. O. K
Hreccko Is UlQ.casHsr.
'fffe-feffovv Ing announcement was made by
the clcaiing house committee this after
noon : "The clearing house committee deems
It Its duty to announce that Its Investiga
tions warrant It in advancing whatever sum
of money may be needed by the Swedish-
American National bank to meet prompt ! )
calls upon It by the depositors. This bank
has an unusually large available cash re
serve , amounting to about 55 per cent of Its
obligations , and Its bills receivable are of
such account as wo have no hesitation In
saying that we will make the necessary ad
vances to meet all demands nnd that wo do
not look for further trouble among the banks
of this city. "
WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. Comptroller
Hckels li a icceivcd a dispatch announcing
the failure of the Columbia National bank
of Minneapolis , Mlun. Deputy Compttollci
Collli * . who Is ne\t In rank to .Mr. Eckels
happened to be passing through Minneapo
lis and was dliccted to take temporar )
charge of the bank. Examiner Cook was
oideied from Chicago to lake permanent ,
charge The last report of the bank re
ceived by Mr. Eckels vvns that of October
6 , the figures of December 17 not having
reached here. At that time the ussctfc were
$ CII,000 , but these probably have shrunk
since then. The comptroller ascribes the-
failure to a lot of slow assets on which read )
money could not ho icnllzrd , and he sa > a
that this has been tlio cause of most of the
recenit bank failures.
The feusrcnsion of the Washington bank
was due to the fact that clientele being the
same as that of the suspended Columbi.
National and Scnndla hank , became alarmca
and began to draw out depcdits this mornIng -
Ing at such a rate that the * managers de
cided that the best ir.tcrcsts of all would
bo aarvcd by closing the bank Its condi
tion la excellent ti.y ! aroets being $ GOO,000
and the liabilities 1500,000. There Is little
real estate among "he former and they can
bo quickly ccilvcftc-d Into currency.
VIHGINIA"BANK CLOSED.
ROANOKE. Va. . Dec. 29. The Commercial
National bank "bf'Uils city closed Its doom
this morning by order of the boaid of dl-
rectoiu. Iho trouble was n heavy run on thu
bank yesterday. * ' ' On December 9 J. C.
Davenport , cashier1,1 resigned and his suc
cessor was olectwl , Thu matter was kept
quiet until Sunday' night , when Davenpoit
left tlio city tof ) ) ls homo In Charleston.
W. Va. , ami It IB sUted that as soon an this
became kicvvmiai general run was made on
the bank and it'ivvvs compelled to go to the
wall. The olll61alH'saUl that depositors will
ho paid In full' . ' , "
The llabllltief'/irq about $ C5,000. while the
valuable asset ! ! ar < \ estimated to bo worth
more than double that amount. II. S Trout ,
president of tbtr Ttrst National bank , ami
T T. FHhburn''president ' of the Mcicanlllo
< "lnnge. both express tho-naelvea as biliiK
of the opinion that the depositors will not
lose a dollar This opinion Is concurred in
by business iron generally. The paid-in cap
ital stock of the tMiilc U $100.000 and nearly
three-fourths of the stock Is held by men
of largo mcrrs. which will further Inauro thu
depcxiitois aL'ulnst ! < xa.
WASHINGTON. De. 29. Comptroller of
Iho Currency EckuU received notice to
day that the Commercial bank of Roanokc.
va. . has closed Its doors and suspended pa > -
ment. Hank Examiner Sands was uent to
take charge of tlio Initlttitton. Mr. Eckel > >
docs not regard the- failure as n serious one.
The Inn report t him. made November 21 ,
ihouod tt.o asset * of the l/ank to bo $263-
7 < i | . IneludlnItn lends foi circulation
jtocka , 1109,000 ; surplus. $25,000 ; undlvldel
jirolltn , $6,000 ; owliu depositor , $75.COO ;
other liabilities 35,0oo. The failure Iw at
tributed by Mr. L'cKels In part to speculation
and boom spcclaltlia In the local country
DENVER , Colo. , Dec. 29. The trial of thu
C P of Frnnk K Atkliu. prrnl.lent of the
defnnct Colorado Savings bank , has been
begun In the dl trlct court There are ton I
Indictments against him , nnd an equal num
ber npalnst hla brother C O Atkins , cashier
of the bank , whose trliil will follow. They
are accused of wrecking the Institution.
The specific charge Is that of accepting
deposits when they knew thp Institution
was Insolvent. Tin- bank failed during the
panic of 1S03 , ami Its affilra dragged along
under the supervision of a receiver until
recently , when the depositors ili'inanded on
Investigation and thr matter was brought
to UIP attention of the grand Jury.
Dr D I * Dougan. pfMldent of the Car
bonate National bank of Leadvllle. has ac
cepted the oltlce of cashier in the Hank of
Commerce of this city. At the January
meeting of the Carbonate bank a vote will
be taken to reduce the capital stock and
the bank will gradually go Into liquidation.
This change will require a ) car , hut before
the close of 1S97 , In all probability , the
Carbonate National will have passed out of
pslatcnce. Dr Dougan sa ) that the. reason
for taking this step U that Leadvlllo Is
no longer a profitable field for no large an
Institution as the Caibonate bank.
riM > i'\iiT tir .STOCIC siM'i
Minix Cll > I'lrni Pliippd In llnttiiM * nu
12iiitinrrit4MliiK Pus III on.
SIOUX CITY , Dec. 2'J ( Special Telegram )
1 ho representatives of some eastern cred
itors of the Parsons-Pelletler company , the
big department house which fulled last
week , are greatly excited over the discover )
of several thousand dollars worth of goods
on the sixth llonr of the building In which
the store was locate ! . They had sent the
sheriff to the store repeatedly to find the
goods , but no trace of them could bp found ,
and finally the sheriff and the agents
climbed the elevator ropeto the sixth floor.
The elevator had got out of order sud
denly , but when they climbed to the top
of the building they found Great quantities
of goods. The agent of the mortgages
stated that the goods had boon sent up there
to make room for those who were engaged
in making the Invoice , and it was not the
Intension to hldo them. The company had
occupied only four floors of the building In
Its business. The ontlre stock will bo sold
at auction Monday.
PARKERSHURG , W. Va. , Dec. 29. Isaac
Prager & Sons , dry goods merchants , have
failed. Assets and liabilities about $100-
000.
000.MOUNT
MOUNT CARMI3L. III. , Doc. 29. J. M.
Mitchell , dealer In dry goods and cloth
ing , failed today. Liabilities , about $33,000.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 29. M. J. Rosen
berg , trading In clothing as Milton & Co ,
nt Kleventh and Chestnut streets , has failed.
His store was closed today on attachments
aggregating $31,000.
H - ' < ltr for 1'iiioii ' 'I'riiNt
SIOUX CITY , Dec. 29. ( Special Telegram )
The Union Trust company 'wai today
placed In the hands of C. A. Holllstcr , as
receiver on appllcatlou of W. T. Ilonslgcr ,
vice picsldnt of the company. The lia
bilities o. the company are $135,000 , and the
assets have a face value of about $2S.Ono !
Of the liabilities about $ S5 000 are of deben
ture bonds , guaranteeing notes of which
more than S33 000 worth are just due. The
company bad been unable to realise on
mortgages , but Receiver Holllster , who has
been secretary , says It will pay out nnd
resume business.
ItUI.IDAV TIIUli : CAI' . < 9i.S : TUOl'HLi ' : .
Ill-reliant riii.si-N ] | | H Doors
nil PI-I-SH ol Creilltoi-.s.
HASTINGS , Dec. 29. ( Special Telegram )
At anoaily / hour thls-mornlng II. II. Rol
lins , proprietor of the Hastings Fair , con
fessed judgment to claims aggregating
nearly $17,000. Trod P. OlmsUad. repre
senting Judgment creditors to the amount
of about $26,000 , has taken possession of the
stock of goods , which amounts to ncarl )
$35,000
The parties to whom Rollins confessed
judgment nro : Louisa Todhuntcr. $509187 ;
Vloli H. Rollins. $ Sb49.57 ; L. Smith. $1-
978.97 , all of Hastings. A suit has been filed
In the district court by the first namul
bank of this city on a note for $1,391 50 , and
the follow Ing on account : r. P. KlrKendall
& Co , Omaha , $1,176.75 ; Kemper Hundlc )
McDonald Dr ) Gecds company , ? 1,562 ; Hurn-
ham , Hanna , Mtineer & cti. . Kaiu-as Clt > ,
$3,357.56.
The Fair was one of theory largest dP-
partmoiit s > torcs In the west and Its closing
causes over twenty clerks to bo thrown out
of employment. The cause of the ckslng
of the Fair Is said to bo due to poor hollda )
trade and crowding of creditors.
Rollins left this morning for Iowa , where
ho expect ? to get financial aid from some
of his wealthy relatives. He did a etrlctly
cash business and had no I.onk accounts.
Wattrl > Allen on Trliil.
WAH 00 , Neb , Dec. 29 ( Special ) Dis
trict couit , which adjourned for ChrMmas.
reconvened jesterday afternoon and the tak
ing of testimony In the case of the state
against Wavcrly T. Allen , for assault with
Intent to kill A I ) . Fuller , was continued
The case clored todav except the argumentB
of counsel 'Ihe trial has been long and
tedious , sixty-five witnesses being exam
ined In tlio course of the trial The de-
fpiHo has sought tlnoughout to prove that
Allen was of unsound mind , a large number
of witnesses teutlfylrs In bis behalf. The
defendant ] as no attention whatever to
the trial and sleeps nearly all the time.
The case of Kendall & Smith nealint tilt
City of Lincoln will bo tried dining tin
term. The plaintiffs obtained a judgment
against the city of Lincoln at this place foi
$61,600 for the destruction of mill piopert )
The ilnfiiii'iint ' llltd a motion for a new trial
and the judge , icijtaliicil the motion on ac
count of error In li tiuctins the jury.
M-iJor SliiMviillpr'n AniliKlon.
FREMONT , Dec. 29 ( Special. ) Major
John II. Slow alter of this city li : out an n
candidate for the appointment cs United
States marshal. The major Ii a native of
Virginia and commanded a regiment In
the union aimy during the gi cater pait o ;
the war. Ho was deputy United States mar
shal of Nebraska for six ) eais. Ills eandl-
dacy li , stiongly suppoitcd by the oIJ nol-
dicra of tliU vicinity and lie has assmanccd
of hearty support from the vcternna
tlnou.-jliout the states. Ho will make d
competent and courteous ofllclnl and the oh :
soldlera In this section feel that they are
entitled to iccognltlon In the distribution
of fedeial patronage.
C'usM Ciiinl > riii-incr liocH Into C'onrl.
NEBRASKA CITY , Dec. 29 ( Special. )
L. M. Row p. a farmer living In Cass county.
today commenced suit In the dlJtrlu court
against F. II. Halley to recover damages to
the amount of $9,083. The petition alleges
conversion of piopcrty by the defendant and
also that tlm latter neglected to cancel cer
tain chattel mortgages on the records which
the plaintiff gave to secure loans of money
which he borrowed from the defendant and
afterword repaid.
VlnrUeln ! > 7 Illll-ll Cm-n.
CENTRAL CITY , Nob. . Dec. 29. ( Special. )
Com Is being marketed at n lively rate.
T. fJ. Herd lecelvcd 75,000 btHicIs last
week. The price has been 12 cents until
the present week , when the buyers dropped
to 11 cents. Eight thousand cattle. 7,000
hogs and 30,000 Miccp are being fed here.
t'Hlllli' ( 'll-ll II rt I'lll-l.
ELGIN , Neb. . lJC. 29. ( Special ) The
weather continues pleasant and cornliimk-
Ing continues. Prices uro no better. Many
In thcso paiis are binning corn as fuel. In
the yaids of all the rc.3ldt.-nc s can bu seen
gieat piles of corn which is being used an
fuel , as It is much cheaper than coil.
ICentlleU.i TroopH Oldered ( till.
LEXINGTON , Dee. 29. Governor Ilradley
has ordered several companion of the state
mllltln to ho In rt a ill new to march nt nn
hour's notice to repel a mob expected at
Paris from Cincinnati to l > nch Johnson
Howe , who killed Cliailos Lacey of thu latter
place. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Illooiiilnulon tlcrcfiiinlM I'jill.
HLOOMINGTON , Neb. . Dee. 2i-Spethl ) (
Telegram ) Cuperncll & Ilarinan , giiner.il
IntiTehandlio store , ma do n voluntary as
signment to Sheriff Ilenedlct for tui ! beicf.t
of nil creditor * . Slow collections vvcro the
causo.
_ _
.Movi'inents of ( li-eiin VI-MM > | H , Diel .
At QucpiMtonnArrived Watdland , from
Philadelphia for Liverpool.
WALLER IEADS BY TOO LAPS
Qormany's Koprosontntivo flnlns n Blight
Atlvnntago In the Enco ,
MADDOX PUNCTURES A TIRE AND LOSES
liiiWNon u" I llunlor r
Up mill All In Unoil Kuriii Tor
* .IIIIH- Hot Work lur-
li\K tinVioK. .
WASlllXOTOM. Doc. 23 Waller , the Her
man , held the advantageby two laps over
Maddox , the American , at the cloce tonight
of the second da > 's racing lit the International
conti-st at
tional six-day elght-liotira-n-dny
Convention hall. Iho two men have Kept al
most neck and neck during the long rldo
until today , when Maddox punctured his
tire and lost two laps. Ho made a desperate
effort to mnlto up the loss , hut was unable
to do so. The day was maikcd by an ex
ample of survival of the fittest , thn two weak
est men dropping by tlio v\n > sldo after pod-
nllng as long as they could stand the ter-
rldc pace bet by the leaders. Thesu two
vvcro Schock and Albert , who throw up the
sponge nnd left the track to the remaining
eight rldeis , who. with the exception of Hall ,
are buiclicd within five miles of each other.
Schock succumbed early In the afternoon ,
sere and stiff. Ho was one of the men who
went down In the tumble jesteiday , and
ho then sustained an Injnrj to his legs which
made tiding dllllcult. When he withdrew he
had H2 miles to his credit. At 5 o'clock
Alberts was ton miles In the roar of the other
ildcrs , and as there appeared to be no hope
of making up the deficit ho vvlthdiew , hav
ing ridden 1T9 miles.
All the men , with the exception of linll ,
the local cjcllst , appeared at ( he close of
the riding tonight to bo In excellent condi
tion , except that the ) show some signs of
fatigue. They departed for their quarters
seemingly without any Inconvenience. To
ward the close Maddox , Chapplo and Lawson -
son engaged In. a line spurt that was heirt-
lly applauded by the spectators. Lavvson ,
the "Terriblo Svvedo , " appears to bo In bet
ter condition than nny of the men , exccnt
possibly Hunter , the Frenchman. Law-son
Is riding his usual heavy pace , which he
neoms to maintain vv Ithout great exertion.
George Hall , the local favorite and contest
ant. Is riding smoothly , but besides sulTeilng
from a cold It Is evident he Is In rather fabt
company. Hunter had a fall today , but he
was not hurt and continued to ride General
Mitlsfactlon Is expressed at the results of
the contest up to this time , and the figures
show that fl\o of the men have averaged
eighteen miles or more for each hour. When
the lacers finished for the night at 10 25
the score was :
Miles
Waller . . . . 2'U . Iliintor ISS " 0
Mnildnx
AxhliiKcr . . 530 6 Puior IIG 1
L.-XWSOII 2SS S Hill IC'J 5
In the exhibition riding Uddlo H-tld i educed
the ( ptnrtcr-mllo record fiom O.3. ! to 0 : 9 1-5 ,
and Tom Union i educed his thrcc-mllo In
door record from 7-1" to 7.06.
StesuH.s nil Uii' lllltiillllK' Triu-Ks.
NEW OULKANS. Dec. 20. Weather .dull
and cool ; tr.ick fast. Su.iimnries :
First race , selling , six furlongs : Mollle
It , Mi ( T Hums ) , even , won. Little Itll'v ,
M ( C. Combs ) . < ! to 1. second ; WhlIT , ill
( Wllwhllo ) . 1.1 to 1 , thtid Time : 1W |
1' 15. It inion.i , Loan , Hello of Kordhnn ,
and Tieodoie H also r.in. Llttlo Hilly , 2
to 1 , p'ace
Second I.IPO , selling , six furlongs : Sugai
Cane , 100iC Itelff ) . 12 to 1 , won ; Little
Huck , 101 ( Cawood ) , 5 to I , second ; Klkln ,
Ml ( i\erctt ) . 8 to 1. third Time : 1:1.T4 : !
Kiod Oi.ift. Poinery Sec. Lott , Judpe III-
unt , L > ilam M , Pop Dixon , Siiulie Glllam ,
IJ L. Dldham , Jasper and Glolja also ran
The Paliott , mouthed , v.us left at the
post Little Huck. S to K. pl.u-e.
Third rice , selling , inlfo and twenty
jiinlsTillby. . 101 ( MorFp ) . 11 to 5 , won ,
Miinulhp , 105 ( C. Hi Iff ) , I to 1 , second ;
Sobriquet , ! U ( Horsey ) . 10 to 1 , third Tlmt
I-ll'i. Pr.ink J ulb , rt , Hooze , Pioxprb. Jim
.Maddox Little Tom. M Ashby and Kmm.i
T also ran. MaroiiUtp. even , place.
Kourth race , handicap , seven ftulon s
III11 Hilly. ! > 2 ( Dorsiy ) . 2 to 1 , won ; VIs-
pount. S7 ( T Hum' ) . C to I. second ; Pele.is
li" ! ( WalUir ) . 2 to 1 , thlnl. Time 1 2iiv
Hay II , Itenaiid Chapiilc and Mainly Cal-
lan also i.in. Viscount , 2 to 1 , p'ace |
1'Mflh lace , sellliu- . six futlongs. Ilal-
lov\i.en , 101 ( Suhener ) . 1 to Cwon ; Liura
Daxls , M ( Wllhlte ) . 10 to 1. second. Ida
Wagner. F1) ) ( J Weber ) , .1 to 1 , third Tlnu
1 15 Twe've-Klfty , Little Knnk. Mr
Dayton , PiiinutH , John II. Hwlng and Hani-
gad also rut. Lima Davis , ; t to 1. place
Sixth rai-e. selling , sl\ furloiwsTon -
ochltltl in , ] 0 | ( Wl1 UP ) , even , won : Krun t
Lee. m ( IIIrM-h ) . ( i ti > 1 , second ; Judge Hill-
lock , 102 ( C.iy.vooil ) . ii to 1 , third. Time
I'lSfc. P.mlnl. Nellie Osliorno , Hoy.il
Prime , llaimony , L-iy On. Atilmta and
Cumberland also ran Kmm.i Lee , S to 5 ,
place.
SAX THANCISCO. Doc. 23 Track
muddv ; weather cloudy. Hcsullf :
Flist lace , hlx fiulongs Pat Murphy
won , H.uiko second , Hnny O third. Time.
1 10.
10.Second
Second i.ice , ono mile : Sweet r.ivordale
won. Toislno second , Captlvo thlid. Time-
lAVi , .
Third race , Pomery Sec stakes , valued nt
$1."D. ) . foi 2-yeu-olds , seven furloiiBs
Aiiuln.is won , Howard S second , C.IMU-I
third. Time1 3J
Fourth i.ice , si veil furlongsHedillnirton
won. Hazard sicond , Woodchopper till d
Time : 1-S2" .
Fifth race , six furlong" : Luckv nog won ,
Yemen second , Toino thlid Time : 1.1SV.
\L-vt * Double Centlirj Itei-iiril.
DUNVUH , Dec. 29 A. L H.iclu nbersei ,
brother of the well known profiaslonal
ccllst , today lovvcrtd the world's road nc-
( Md for LOO inlhj ) , ihllna It In foiuuen hotii.s
and two minutes.
Slioi't i > l < ii 'riiuriiMiiii'iit -Si'ori'M.
CHICAGO , Dec 29. In the bllllaid tour-
naiiuut today M.iggloll ( . , OJ ) dtfeatid ll.itt-
ley ( JVn bj 300 in u7. Sutton ( I'M ) ) defeated
Hatley ( Suu ) by J-iJ to ISO.
NU\V YOUK. Dec 29. Today the second
lound of the Inlcrcolleglato chess tourna
ment was played at the Columbia Grammar
& f'-T 'l J ! / JUJV. - . - > A <
Fifty Years Ago.
Tl-.U H the fctntnp that the letter bore
V.'I.ich carried llic Htory far and wide ,
Of certain cure for theloalh omc sure
I
That bubbled up fiom the tainted tide
Of thcbluodbclovr A nd'twas A ) cr'K name
And ! iUsnr jparllln , th.it all now , l.ncnv ,
That was Just ! > chminj ( ; Its fight of fame
With its curcj of 50 > c _ ago ,
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
is the original carsaparilln. It
has behind it a record for euros
unequalled by nny blood puri
fying compound. It i3 the only
aaraaparilla honored by iv
medal at the World's l air of
1803. Others imitnto the
remedy ; they ciiu't imitnto the
record :
CO Yours of Cures.
Hchool. Jleferpp Eugene- del Mar adjil U.
rivled upon HIP Ramp left nnlliiMinl 11 it
night In tlio last lound , giving HIP ilirimoit
to Southard In the second round the pi iv
eri were palled nu follows
Paiker ( Columbia ) against Lebllurh
( Yule ) , won by Lohllmrli.
Seymour ( Princeton ) iiKiilnst Kyder ( II > r
viirii ) , won by Ityder.
Pi lee ( Columbia ) Ngnlnst Southard til ir
vnrd ) , won by Southard.
Mtlidoch ( Ynle ) npitliiMt Young ( ITurviu t
won by Miliiloch.
in > 'I'I n 11for < lic A a lei.
niRMINOIIAM. Alt , Doc : ' The , '
foot ball team plncd tlio Al il > uulin n
Went P.uk. thin rltv , ted iv V , < - 0
vas 30 to 0 In favor of the Vile lu- > \ *
MW\IIK : Pl.t MSII : > ivro
llnllilliiK lluriiM nnd tlir
IMcptrlc Unlit IN Mint Oil.
NEW YORK. Deo. 29Fire s -pi in i !
the dtiamo building of llif Np.vnrk El'i
LlRht , litit and Power compiny on ih <
Passalc river tonight , and Newark win
plungrd Into total darl.iic . 'All ' HIP streets ,
houses and stores which depended upon li
elrcti'lo company for their light were i .1
on. Very few of these wore supplied \ \ \ ! >
gas Thora was great pxcltement , for tli n
wnds of people had gathered nt Hit SM i
and the almost complete darkness of the
ntrceta , out of the range of the burnlm : pile
added new dangers to the peiple w' > o hn 1
gnthotcd there. The power house was < ir
sl"oyed. and If , ns feared , none of the nn
ehlnprv can be saved , the loss will KM , li
$185,000.
FREMONT , Dec. 29. ( Special ) The flro
department wnn called out tmnrtlv after r.
o'clock last night by n bad blare In Mm
J. F. Kendrlck's millinery storp on MMII
street. The lire caught at the rear of the
building on the first floor , nnd when the
firemen nnlved. wa'f burning In the j-irtlti > ni
nnd back stnlrvvay Thp Reci'tid ctory nn
occupied by ( ! m Rplt ? ns a dwelling lieu ?
his wife nnd two children weiv awaken , I
by thp smoke nnd wio.-ipcd from the building
with considerable dllllcillty. The milliner )
Block wai badly damaged by smoke an 1
vvvter. It WMO Insined for $1,750 which will
nl ut cover the less licit/ car lid $5) ' ) H < nr.
aiico on his finnltuiv Ills lixs IB nliout tint
amount. The- building Is owned by F L
Klllck ; loss to It. $300 ; full ) covered b > in
surance.
JUNCTION CITY. 0. , Dec. 2t The Itpnt-
vvood works and lumber yard of Humgardner
& Conklo burned today. Loss , $50,000 , In
surance. $10,000.
Kate I'leld-s ItcninliiN (11 lie llni-lpil.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 29 Kato Field's
tomnlns arp speeding east In charge of Gen
eral CharlCB II Tater , pioprlctor of the ,
Roston Olobp Thp remains of the celebrat THI
woman lltcrateur , editor and journalist are , - } J
en eased anil locked In a smill c ) llndrl Kali I
Jnr of poliVnol copper. General T.ilor left
hero for Chlrago on last night's overland
train He will deliver the- urn to Editor
Kohlsnat of the Chicago Times-Herald who
pi-oposis to KIC that the remains ncordlm ;
to Mlsa Field's wish , are Interred at Mount
Aubutn cemetery , New York.
Mrs. Ileeelier's Ciindll Inn Spi-liinx.
STAMFORD Conn. DCP 2l-The
, , - rondl-
tlon of Mri. HeniyVnid Hi i eher , vvho o
Pip vv.n bioken by a fill Rund i.v , li still
serious Hi i atti ndlng phjslelaii - < istliit
HIP chances for her recover ) ale about
even.
GET FLESSL
Crt .Slrriml h , Vljvor , Clcni-
mill Cuiiil MlKi-stlon. Nut li > I'nti-nl
Tlcdlclnc , Hut in .Nntui-i-'N Own W'nj.
Any honest phslclan will toll > nu that
there U but ono way to get Increased flesh ;
all t..o natciit medicines nnd cod liver elM
to the contrary notwithstanding.
Nature has but ono way to Incrc-iso flesh ,
strength and vigor of mind and body , and
that Is through the stomach by uhc'Vsomo
food well digested. 'Ihero Is no reason"or
common scnso In any other method what-
rvor.
*
I'coplo nro thin , run down , nervous , palo
and Fhalcy In their nerves simply becauno
their stomachs aio weak.
They may not think they have dspepsla ,
but tli ? fact icmalns that they do not eat
enough food , or what they cat l.s not ipilckly
and piopeily digested as it should bo.
Dr. Ilarlniidson says the reason Is be
cause the stomach lackx certain < ' ! < ro3tlvo
acids and peptones , and deficient secretion
of gastric juice
Naturu'h remedy In suih C.IM > S Is to supply
what the weak stomach larks There nro
several good picpaiiitlons which vv111 do
Mils , but none so readily co Sliiail' < fJVj P P-
blu Tablets , which nre.ln'l'm . l'eflpeclally
for all stomach tioublSs nnd which cine all
digestive weaKtic.-s on ll-o common scnso
plan ot furnishing th dl estlvo principle ,
which the stomach InclKi. u- ' '
J ! uart' & Dyspepsia Tablets give perfect tv.4 ,
digestion. I'lrat elTect Is to Imrcas" the
appe ito and Itiereacnd vlior , addc 1 II sh ,
pui'Q blood and strtngMi of nerve and musilo
Is the pcrfec'ly natural result.
Stunit's DjBpe-pBia Table's 1 the rafcst
tonlo kno\Mi and will euro nn ) form of
.stomach tumble except cancer of the Btom-
ach. May be found at druggiHto at ! > o eentj
for full sized packa > ; p , or dlnx' ' b ) mail
from Stuart Co , Mainhall. Mich Little Iraob
on stomadi dljeascs malUd 'ico
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of Umiihn. In the ututii of Nilir"-Hi i
Tuesday , Jnmniry 12 , A I ) lh 7. at 3 > K
P n ; . for the purpoKof eh < ting i i 'I
of dlrp'-torH for tlm company to ' rIng \ .
Ing tliq onxuliig year , mil to iraim
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