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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1897)
THE OMAHA DAILY initfli SATURDAY , , IAN1TA1Y 2 , 185K CMhler of the Hank of Plattc , Plalto Contot nnd In well known In Plalto county nnd th Third district n a warm supporter of W. J Ilryan. Miss Shrove halls from Fremont hut linn hccn employed for omo time n stenographer to Mr. 'Ilryan ' nnd did scrvlc for the cniiHo of silver In the recent cam palgn. AlthoiiRh Mr.Volfo has not an nounced It as his Intention , It Is understoo that ho Intends to retain the services of Mr Alex Schlc-gel , drauRhtiunnn In thn land com mlsaloner's office , for some months at lensl Mr. Hclilcgel has nerved nmny years In th office and ' ! , probably , belter posted on th land surveys of Nebraska than any man litho the sinie. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ( IMKT XH\V VHAHS AT M.XUOIA I.lltlc KfTitrl lo Mnki a Holltlny n ( lie Cniillnl City. LINCOLN , Jatn. 1. ( Special. ) New Ycar'i day was not so generally observed In hln coin ns wn.i the holiday of Christmas. Mnnj of the stores and nuxlncM houses remalnci open nil day , nnd moat of the departments n the state capital were running on full time preparing for the closing up nnd handlm over of officlnl buiitiuas to the new ndmlnU tratlon. High mass was celebrated at 8:21 : n. in. , at St. Theresa's pro-cathedral. Th < day also wltnerned the departure of ncarl } nil the Hchool tcachera who. practically , cap tured the city early In the week. Hcrt Manchester , a telegraph operator Ir the stock exchange of Digger & Lyon , thli city , dropped dead nt his home , 129 Soutl Eleventh street , at 11:30 ! : this morning. He Is aald to have been n victim of hear disease , having suffered from that com plaint for some time. Deceased wns 3 ( years of ngo. Chief Clerk Mary of the governor's of flco reports that some llmo last night r thief entered the rooms nnd Htolo $20 wortl of postage stamps from bis desk. A requisition was honored today by Oov- ornor Holcomb from Governor Stone of Mis sourl for George Flnloy. The latter bat Just finished serving n sentence In tbo Ne braska penitentiary for burglary , nnd la wanted in Missouri for n similar offense. The coroner's Jury mimmonul to oxnm Ino Into the suicide of Henry C , Zenmg re turned n verdict today that the deccasct came to lils death by his own act , whlli laboring under n spell of temporary In eanlty. So far ns ascertained the vcrdlc seems to be fully sustained by the fact ! and meets the approval of those Intcrwtci in the cane. A reception was tendered Mr. Charles G Dawca and his wlfo this evening at theLin coin hotel by prominent republicans In tin city and members of the Young Mcn'a He publican club. Mr. Dawca was conncctci with the branch of the republican natlonn committee nt Washington during the cam palgn , and Is n warm personal friend o President-elect McKlnlcy. The rcceptloi was followed by n lunch In the ordlnarj of the hotel. Omaha people In Lincoln : At the Lin- doll W. II. While. At the Capital J. A ALUION , Neb. , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) The marriage of Arthur Urowdcr , one of the most prominent young business men of this town , nnd Miss Mnud McDanlcl. ono ol the most popular young women In Albion society , was Rolcmnlzcd nt the homo of the bride's parents , near town , last evening. The young people will maku Albion theli home. _ _ oiiAuci : OP c7fini7rv TO A ciui.ii Ti-ii-Yi-nr-OliI Ctrl DIcM nl Ciillllillillh I'lidor ' niMtroMxInnClrtMiiiiMtaiirt.'N. . COLUMBUS , Neb. , Jan. 1. ( Speclal.- ) Francea Will , n 10-yeav-old orphan girl , has lived with her foster parents near Oconee ten mllca weal of this city. The child though fair of face and form , wns weak am dcllcato and her health was never robust Because she could not do the work of others older and stronger than herself , she war unmercifully beaten and otherwise lll-troatci until Hlclaicss ensued , when she was brought to this city and placed In St. Mary'a hospi tal , her little body black with bruises anil sore with wounds , and on Christmas morn ing when other children were recounting what good Santa Clans had placed In their clockings , Uttlo Frances Will , unattended nnd alone , save for n kind-hearted hoaplta nurse , wen dying. Later iu the day one died About ono month" before ho died the at tention of County Attorney Gondring wtu called to the matter. Ho interviewed the girl , but fiMil that he thought that no con viction could bo made , and also thought that her CR.IU had been exaggerated. Some two weeks before she died the physician In at tendance. as he gays for bin own protec tion , took a stenographer with him and gat n Htntemcnt from the child after It was ap parent that she could not live. He asked her If she knew what death was , and If nho know that pho was very slak. She replied that she li'ad neon her mother die. and that she knew that she herself could not llvo. The physician then admonished her to tell tlio whole trull ) ami to uao the physician's own words , "thn Ilttlo victim then told n etory of blooJ-curdllng cruelty and abiruo al most beyond belief nnd enough to make a man's hair Bland on end. " Itt-nii-nilirr Tlit-lr 1'iiNtnr. NORTH LOUP. Neb. . Jan. 1. ( Special.- ) * As a slight token of their appreciation of the pastor : md his work a number of portions of nil ages belonging to tlm Baptist denomina tion met last evening at the residence of llov. J. II. Hurley In the function of n "pound social , " each tnklng some article of value to add to the pastor's worldly store. On behalf of tlio visitors a speech was made by Dr. 'F. O. Burdlck nnd was responded to In a feeling manner by llov. Mr. Hurley. Among the pleasant things of the evening was Homo excellent music furnished by Mrs. Motta Dnbcock. Mrs. Kva Hill. Miss Taclo Hood , Otto Hill , Oakley Hurley. Judson Hill nnd ethers. The guests took their departure nmlS a. fusllado of New Year's greetings. ( ) | IHIV - Social TratlltlniiN. NEBRASKA- CITY , Jan , 1. ( Special. ) The social traditions of Now Year's day were observed hero by the usual quota of calls. Miss Corolla Sadler , Mcsdnmes W. L. Wilson , N. A. Huff. M. E. Huff and others Iccpt "open house" from 2 until 9 o'clock. At 12 o'clock last night nil tbo steam whistles at the various manufacturing plants , locomotives , cto , . were sounded nnd kept up for nn hour r.i Intermittent inter vals. Added to this W.IH tlio hound of the fire boll , church bells , gor.gs. etc. Tlio day was observed very quietly , neatly all busi ness being suspended. Hnln foil steadily yesterday and last night , but the skies woru clear ami bright toduy. Itonils III Unit Condition. NORTH LOUP , Neb. , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) Afler a nleht ; of south wind , dense fog nnd almost Egyptian darkness , a heavy shower of rain foil this morning. The wind has turned lo Ihc north , and Is threatening to grow colder. Circumstances are apparently combining to Increase and continue the prev alence o ( the already unprecedented mud of the winter , which has been a veritable "reign of terror" to these who have resided hero fluniclently long to have bccnmo accustomed to the hard , dry winter roads , as they are usually found , and lo forget the boggy win ter tralld that pae for ivads In many east ern stati-a from which they come. KlnliornliMiiMiiniriiilo Hall. CENTRAL CITY , Neb. , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) Central Clly young people closed the year with the most elaborate masquerade ball over given In the city. There were slxty- elx costumrs. many of them exceedingly attractive. The attendance wns very largo. York Illllnry Hum ! llooolvoM. YOIIK , Neb. , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) The second end annual reception Riven by the York military band was held last evening at the Lo 0 ramie ho'cl. There- were COO Invited , tnllc In favor of Hood's Sarsaparllln ns for no oilier medicine. It has the grcato.it record of cures of any modlclno In the world. In fact , thn Ono True lllooU Sarsaparilla rurlfler , 91. Hoocl'a Pills oufDsIek headache , nnd A large portion of them ) were proont dioplto HID Inclemency of Iho weather. Tin hotel corrldorn nnd reception rooms wen clabornlcly decorated In evergreen nnd holly Mosdamcs W. H. Crabbo , William Weldncr C. L. Cowan. C. C. Campbell , J. H. Cow l nnd Messrs. William \Vcldncr , C , L. Cowni nnd J. H. Cowell received. The imuslo fur nlflhcd by the band waa a rare treat nnt heartily enjoyed by nil. OUUASIO.V KOIt A CIIDIIOII .MHIIMi : : riiiiKrottntloii Di-Klroyn Hit _ ' IIIH | lavldoncc of n Ili-lil. CnKiailTON. Neb. Jan. 1. ( Snccl.il.- ) The "JUbllco meeting nt tlio Congregational church last night waa one long to bo remembered In the history of the church , n.i an occasion of great re joicing nnd heartfelt thanksgiving over the sticcesrful completion of a work which had for many years weighed heavily on the church. That wotk was the satisfac tion of the last dollar of the church Indebl- cilncM , from whatever source , so that the now year may be commenced with n clean record , nnd not a cent duo to any one. All accounts have been balanced nnd closed. When llov. Mr. James came on the Held , about three years ngo , there was nn Indcbt.- cilncrs against the church of nearly $900 , all of which was due nnd payment urged. Now nil debts are paid. The church and parsonage are free and the congrcgallon re joiced logcthcr In celebration of the happy event. The program of the evening consisted of devotional exercises , lo commence with , fol lowed by reports of the different church or ganization ! ! and heads , as follows : Junior Christian Kndcavor society. Senior Christian ICmloavor society , Ladles' Aid loclcty , Sun day school , church clerk , church treasurer , ofllclal board of church , pastor and auditor. A noteworthy feature of the treasurer's re port was that all bills were paid and there was In each instance a nmnll cash balance lit the treasury. After the reports were read , a hearty vote of thanks was given the pastor for his loyal work during the year , after which n sor.g of Jubilee , written for the occasion by the pastor , waa sung by K. P. Warner , and the congregation Joined In the chorus. A very pretty and ImprcMlvo ceremony followed the singing of. the song of Jubilee , In which the old mortgage on the parsonage wns forever disposed of In rather an effective manner In Iho presence of the entire con gregation. The pastor called to his aid the church clerk and the president of the Ladles' Aid society , who took their positions on cither side of him. Then to the clerk ho handed the evidence of the old debt , and to the president ho handed a tray to catch the remains , while ho hlm/self applied the lorch lo Iho morlgago. and as the flames con sumed the last particle of It. the congrega tion sang "Praise God from Whom All IJIcss- lngn Flow. " Kov. Mr. Noyco of Brunswick closed the formal exercises of Iho evening with the benediction. Then It was that the women of the church took charge nnd all were In vited lo partake of the delicacies which they had provided so bountifully nnd FO free. .UAY I.OKH MtVciTT > P Tlll-iU COHX. IVot AVc-nllii-r In \i > liriinliii TlirrniviiN to CiilixIliiivy Loss. ni2LQUAni : , Neb. , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) A soaking rain has been falling for the last twenty-four hours , thoroughly soaking the ground , as the frost Is nil out ; but doing great damage to the gathered corn , meat of which la piled up on the ground , the low prlco of 8 cents per bushel not warranting farmers In building suitable cribs. If thu wet weather still continues millions of btish- ola of corn will rot on the ground. A vast amount of corn Is being bought by specu lators , to hold for n future rise , but the elevators do not want It at any price. FAUNAM. Neb. . Jan. 1. ( Special. ) A dense fog lies bccin In evidence for three daja , putting nn effectual stop to corn pickIng - Ing and rendering all outdoor work Intensely dllllcult and disagreeable. The temperature Is comparatively high , but a general expecta tion of a Htorm exists. Farmcis are selling car corn nt 9 cents , shelled corn nt 8 conta. CHANT , Neb. , Jan. li ( Special. ) A gentle rain has been falling here today , with pros pects of continuing through the night. The ground U already moist to the depth ot two feet from the heavy snow which foil In Oc- lobor nnd November. The oldest settlers say they don't remember the tlmo when there was so much moisture In the ground at this tlmo of the year. Farmers are making great calculatloiiH of a bountiful crop for 1S07. Stock all lodes well. JUNIATA. Neb. . Jan. 1. ( Special. ) An. . all- day's rnln Is In progress today. Uathcr n queer experieuco for this country for the tlmo of year. JUNIATA. Neb. , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) The warm weather of the past week has loosened the frost , which is going out of the ground now In clouds. The grass , wheat and rye s green and growing. Cornplcklng Is still n progress , with thousands of budhels to yet gather. Or.-lng to the Immense quantity of corn , there are thousands of head of cattle and hogs being fed here now for market , and nuch of the 10-ccnt corn will go to market n the shape of beet and pork. CKNTRAL CITY , Neb. . Jail. L ( Special. ) Kaln has been falling for the past .wenly-four hours. Front Is drawing very 'ast ' , and with a few more warm days farmcru could plow. _ Colelimto ( lie XIMV Yrnr's Ailvi-iit. FHK.MONT , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) The new- year was ushered In with the ringing of jells , sounding of whistles and discharge of firearms of nil descriptions. The banks and county ofllccis were closed today and the cmployoa of the postofllco kept Sunday hours. The business housen were open as usual. Quite n number of women kept open house and received many calls during the aftcr- loon and evening. The firemen gave the Irat masked ball of the sccnon at Turner mil last evening. There was a good crowd int , and many unique and elaborate ccs- times were worn. The weather wns warm iml damp , and the roads and streets so icavy that there was no pleasure driving. 'roNi-i-nlliiK ; St. KiIwiiril'N ll ST. KDWAIII ) , Neb. , Jan. 1. ( SpecJal Telegram. ) Last night Ansel Westbrook wns ound lying In the mud dead drunk. Ho vail plnceil In Iho calaboose and this morn- ng taken before Justice Dullock and pleaded ; ullty. He Is one of several who for some line have been unable to obtain liquor tliem- olvcs. but have been able lo got it through rlcnds who bought It for them. Wosl- iruok's fine wet ! remitted on condition that ho tell who gave him the liquor. He turned tatc'a evidence , Implicating Hilly Shuoy , vho wap arrested and will have his hear- n K Monday morning. It Is the Intention to Ift the matter to the bottom and run out ho bootleggers If possible. MIINK Hull nt ColiiinlniN. COLUMnUS , Neb. , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) The Columbus fire department gave Its annual nas It ball at the opera house last night , vhlch was well attended and was a decided uecrss. The entire department headed by ho Columbus band made n parade at 2 o'clock , and later a horseback parodo wrn undo by the boys In their comic mask fliiltu. Ilcvlvnl Mct-tliiKH at llc-nnct. IJKNNET. Neb. , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) The le-thodlst church Is now holding revival nrotlngs. A watch night service was held. 'ho present pastor , Hcv. Mr. Wilson , nnd former pastor. Hev. Mr. Cobb. both trcachcd. The meeting was much enjoyed > y til o o present. ' Sai-Ki-nt Will Have 11 1'npcr. DUHWELL , Nob. , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) A art of the Progress plant , which was a oiiBolldatlon ot two papers , was yeblorday noved to Sargent , where n paper will bo tartcil by J. Q. Todd , a brother of the pros- nt editor of the Progrceu of this place , Complete Allilon'N Court UIMIHC. ALUION , Nob. , Jon. 1 , ( Special , ) The arpcnlcrs finished ( ho roof on Alblon'a now ourt house yesterday. Thin encloses the ulldlng , which U ono of tbo best In the tale , und It will ba finished | u lime to told the next term of court. AVwIrumu tin * N > V Your , NOHTH LOUP , Neb. , Jan , l.-Spocal.- ( ! ! n accordnncn with HM regular annual cua- om Ibo Young Peojilo'H society of the Ilnp- Ist church held a sunrise prayer meeting t daybreak this morning. , N'civ Yi-lir AvTililiiiur JU-IU. IJENNBTT , Neb. , Jan. 1. ( Special.A ) ulct wedding took place laut night at the lome of Job Jllatt. 3. R Chamber * and Miss Lul/i Hlalt were united In marriage by Hcv. J. H. Cobb. Ilnth of thcpo young people are members of the Methodist Hplicopnl church nnd nro prominent In the local noclnl circle. The relatives nnd a few clc-se frlenda were preicnt , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .NO St'CCIJSHOIl TO , VAXDKIIVOOUT. New Mt-inlK-r of tin * I-'Irp nnil Police ( /oiniiilxNloti Not Yet Nilmil. . LINCOLN , Jan. 1. ( Special Telegram. ) Land Commissioner Hucscll said today that ho had o far heard of no Immediate meetIng - Ing of the board to appoint a fliiccesaor to Paul Vnmlervoort on the Omaha Flro nnd Police commission. At the governor's of fice nothing could be Icarrcd Indicative of nn early meeting. There arc rumora lo- night of a meeting to be hold tomorrow , but they can Lo trnccd to no reliable source. So far as the republican members of the board arc concerned they manlfcat but Ilt tlo Interest In the matter. Should they get together and make am appointment there Is no certainty that Vnmlervoort would bo the man named. HlllllllliAT u Thief ill Tolinillllll , TKKAMAH , Neb. , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) A farmer by the name of Worth , living In the north part ot this county , wns robbed by his hired man lest night of $01. the pro ceeds of a sale ot cattle made the day be fore. Worth's BOH took Ihc cnltle to Lyon.3 nnd returned In the evening with the money. His father not being nt home the boy ro- tnlned pcfscsslon of the money. He slept with the hired man that night , and In the morning bolh man nnd money were gone. The ground being soft the thief wns tracked clcao to this city , nnd thin afternoon the sheriff nnd a POSJC nre out hunting for him. Clirl-ttiiiiin Tree Kcwtlvltli-N. JUNIATA. Nob. . Jan. L ( Special. ) The Independent Order of Odd Fellows had n Chrlslmas trco at Its hall last night for the children. A good program was reu- dorcd , a line banquet partaken of and a most enjoyable time had by all. NIMV Venr-H Hop nt Hnmlintilt. HUMHOLDT , Neb. , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) The C. S. P. S. ledge gave Us annual New Year's ball at Ihc Uohcmlan ball yes terday evening. There was a good attend ance. _ 1'ICIIT l.V A CIIAM1 HAIMDS S.VI.OO.V. Two l'olli-i-nu-n Xc-iirly Killed nnil Two or Their AxxnIlniitM SIiol. OKAND ItAPIUS , Mich. , Jan. 1. Two po licemen were pounded half to death by n crowd of toughs today and'two of their as sallanta were shot. The trouble was the result of a crusade which the police have been waging ngainat saloon keepers who have been violating the law. Today Patrol men VIcrglvcr nnd Hrrrlnglon found the saloon of Sommers & Trcadwcll doing n thriving back-door business. As the of ficers entered the air was filled with clubs bottles and gla&scs. Officer VIcrglvcr was ctruck on the head and felled with a club. He was drawing his revolver as ho fell and ho pulled the trigger. Several shots were fired from the crowd and Harrington managed to get his revolver out nnd pulled It upon Trcadwoll , who wns pounding him on the head with a beer bottle. The next moment Harrington went to the floor. A great crowd had gathered In front of the saloon and the excitement wns Intense. An officer outsldo guarded the door and sent for the patrol wagon. A squad of eight policemen re sponded with orders to nrrcst every ono In the place , but most of tbo crowd mnnngcd to slip away. Olllcer VIcrglvcr had an arm brqkcn in two places , hU nose dislocated and an awful gash across the scalp. His In- Jurlos are not necessarily fatal. Olllcer Har rington was cut with broken glass. < ! Io has a severe scalp wound and serloua bodily In juries. Trendwell wns shot In the right lung. An examination late tonight showed that ho Is suffering severe hemorrhages. He Is not likely to recover. Flrc-N of a Day. ST. LOUIS , Jnu. 1. A special to the lie- public from Cplllnsvllle , III.'says : The Col- llnsvlllo Zinc works , owned and operated by Mesker Hrcs. of St. Louis , were partly de stroyed by llro today. The engine and boiler room , ofllco , pottcra works and ono kiln were totally destroyed , entailing a loss of about ? 100,000. partly tueured. SILVER CREEK. Neb. . Jan. 1. ( Special. ) The barn of J. N. McQueen , situated near the center of town , and six horses were burned last night. The flro la supposed to have been the work of an Incendiary. There Is much excitement In town today owing to the fact that such fires arc alarm ingly frequent , and no one fccl.i safe. CIIESTON , la. , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) The residence of Dr. C. W. Payne burned at mid night , flro originating from a defective flue. The doctor lost all his household goods , which were Insured for ? SOO. UOSTON , Jan. L' . The wharf and factories of the Doslon nnd Lockport Block company on t'iio water front In Kast Boston and the works of the Maverick Oil company took flro at an early hour this morning. The blaze broke out In a 200-fcot one-story building occupied by the- Condor Iron company as a molding shop. The flro wont through the building , burning out the Condor company wiuh Iho exception of the pattern shop. Tno fire then spread to the wharf of the block company. At the wharf Mr. Glbby's 200- ton yacht Brighton was badly damaged. About 100 feet of the wharf wro burned , to gether wlt'h ' a number of small buildings upon It. The loss will not oxcet'J $50,000. Snloon Keejier I'oillld Mnriloroil. CHICAGO , Jan. 1. John Lenlen. a hotel and saloon keeper at West Hammond , was found murdered In his place thld morning. Tlio case IB enveloped In mystery , and no possible ) clews to the murderer have be-on found. The police have various theories , however , ono of which , they nay , polntH to a deep plot. There were Indication : ! that tiltcrlmo was committed for purposes of robbery , but many thlnj'H lead the police to think there was no theft , and that the signs of the robbery were made after the crlmo was committed. i'N Annual I'rodiiet. TACOMA , Wash. , Jan. 1. The Ledger's annual New Year's edition today shown the progress of the state during lKfl. ) The record In summarized ns follows : Washing ton's dairy products were worth $1,500 OW ; packlntf house products , $1,500,000 ; fish , frt-ah and canned , ? 3,200OUo ; coal outmit , 1- IW.OtX ) tons ; fruit crop , $2.000,000 : Tumber cut , 505.000,0)0 ) feet ; shingles. 2,250,000,000 ; value of lumber products , $7COOCOO ; vnluo of llvo Htock , $ j.C23.000 ; value of gold , Hllve-r nnd lead , $1,000,000 ; wheat crop , 10,000,000 bushels. Mi-t on ( lielliltvny nnil Will Marry. CHICAGO , Jan. 1. The engagement Is nnnouncod of Miss Mysslo Drown of Nash ville , Tenti. , and Hon. Archibald John Majorlbanks , second son of Lord Tweod- mouth nnd brother of Lady Aberdeen , wlfo of the governor general of Canada. The marrlago will take place some tlmo In the sprlnir. The couple mot In this city dur ing Iho World's fair , 'When Mr. Majorlbanks van assisting Lord and Lady Aberdeen in the erection of the Blarney castle on tbu Midway. I'rolillilllonlNlM TakeRouiiHi1. . SKDALIA. Mo. , Jan. 1. The prohibition Htato contra ) committee hold a conference here today. It wns decided to plnco sev eral speakers In Die field to build up Iho party. A resolution wns adopted expressIng - Ing regret that Christian voters did not express their convlctlolm on the temperance ) question at the polls , nnd urglni ; them to bo consistent nnd vote ns they talked at church conferences. ( 'nl In Iron KoimilerM WALT1IAM , Mass. , Jan. 1. A general cut down In wages in the Iron foundry of Uavla & Farmim 'In this city went Into effect today. The cut ranges from 2 to So cents , anil affects over tuo jnen. The fact that the largo foundries In Pennsylvania and the west have commenced to do their own Hmnll work , making It Impossible for this firm to compete , Is ulvcn nu the cause. Ilnnuod on MViv Yonr'n Mnrnlnur. WILMINGTON , Del , . Jan. l.-Murdoror Kdwaril Wright wns hanged at 10:30 : KIH ! morning. On the night of July 20 , 1SCO , Wright shot and killed Ida Crummel , col ored , of whom ho wax Jealous , for rofus- liiu to Union to his conversation and walk- Ins uway fromhlm. \Vllli Kutc l-'li-lil'N UeiiinliiH , CHICAGO. Jan. l.-Gcnoral Charles J. Taylor of Hoston arrived from San Fran- clftco today In cbargn of the remains of tlio late Kntu Flold. Ho delivered them lo WliItliiK. a frlotul of Mlus Fluid , who convey them to Iloaton. ll II GET RA1LMADS ISTi- RESTED "i if Exposition i Officials Encouraged by Their , ' Vjiit to Ghicnso , . . ( i . j _ . EXPECT SUBSTANTIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS > } i in lo n - Olllcpt-H of'iliA' ' Vnrloiii llondn I'roinlNO to I'ritiVlC ' i/iuin / lli lllrt > eurn of Tbrlr ConiiMinleM nt Hie iViiniial MootliiRH. " > ' 'A _ " " I \ A delegation of directors of the Trana- mlsslsslppl nnd International Exposition re turned yesterday morning from Chicago , where they went to hold a conference with the officials of the Omaha-Chicago railways with a vle\V of securing substantial sup port from theao roads In Ibo way of sub- scrlpllons lo stock of the exposition. Those In the party were Chairman K. T. Llmlsoy of the executive committee , manager of the department of ways nnd means ; Edward Hosowatcr , manager of the department of publicity ; Directors A. T. Heclor. Lucius \Vella of Council Blurts and George P. Bld- ttcll , general manager of the Fremont , Elkhorn - horn & Missouri Valley rnllwny. The delegation met the railway officials In the Auditorium annex and felt entirely satisfied with the result of Ihelr Interview , which- lasted several hours. Tlio Chicago officials present * were : 1'rcsldent Marvin Hughltt nnd Third Vlco 1'rcoldcnt H. G. Burl of thu Northwestern ; 1'rcsldcnt H. R. Cable of the Hock Island , and General Man ager A. J. Enrllng of the Milwaukee road , I'rcsldcnt Miller of the latter road being confined , to his room by serious Illness. Edward Hosewatcr stated , after his re turn home' , that the Interview with Ihe railway officials had been most amicable and that the committee felt the roads would glvo the exposition substantial support. Mr. Rosewater said that President Hughllt had -given It as his opinion that the ex position wns the moat extensive and effect ive advertising scheme for the tratumls- sisslppl region that had over been devised , and ho promised to do nil In hlJ power lo assist In pushing the matter to a succcrd- ful Issue. The president snld that the di rectors of the Northwestern would mod next week , nnd he promised to lay the matter befoio them In its most favorable light. President Gable promised the support of the Hock . Island to the exposition , nnd said his road would subscribe liberally. Ho stated that the directors would probably meet In March next , and promised to lay the matter before them with hla endorse ment. General Manager Earllng of the Mil waukee. speaking for President Miller , said the mailer would be lakcn up by the Mil waukee at the enrllcst practicable moment and would undoubtedly be given most favor- ablu consideration. MANIFEST MUCH1 INTEREST. All of tho. Chicago ofllcinls manifested great Interest In all of the details of the expedition so- farina It has progressed , and asked Innumerable questions which were satisfactorily1 anywcred by the committee. The odlclals wertt dl.lpc.sed to be noncom mittal on the point whether the railroads would subscribe lo the stock or make do nations In aid of the exposition. They staled , however , 'that they had subscribed to stock In the World's fair and had re ceived 42 per 'cent ' cf their money In re turn when the' 'affairs of the great ex position were ? settled. While tho1 confmlttoo of exposition of ficials was In Chicago n call was made upon Colonel Robert C. dowry , vice presi dent of the WfcsWrn Union Telegraph com pany. Colonel. Olowry Is well known In Omaha , being' a large holder of realty In this city , arid 4hc received the committee with great cordiality. Ho Informed the committee that ho had referred a Ujyrr from Mr. Rcwcwatcr to the officials of the telegraph company with t.ls strongest en dorsement and promised to do all In his power to secure 'a' substantial subscription for exposition slock. Colonel dowry was ono of the active managers of the World's Fair , nnd told the committee that ho had "been In the harness" for eighteen months. Ho gave his callers a number of moat valu able polnta on the management of an ex position , and offered to supply any Informa tion In his power In that connection. The committee returned to Omaha feel ing greatly encouraged with the result of the trip and preparations nro being made to secure interviews with the management of other great corporations which are ex pected to give tlio exposition subntantlal support In tho' way of liberal subscrip tions. Judge Neville of North Platte , vice presi dent of the expedition for Nebraska , wns In the city yesterday In conference with the tlcpnrtmeut of promotion regarding the se curing of a liberal appropriation from the legislature of this state. IIo was also Iu conference with officials of the exposition regarding a visit to other transmls isslppi states , where the Judge has nn extensive acquaintance. X UAVS llltl.Vr. SICIIT TO THU 1IMM1. How .Inlui F. MiirHii Clinic < o See After 'IV ll Yearn of IllllliIiirnN. NEW YORK. Jan. 1. The X ray has given a glimmer of light to eyes that had been sightless for ten years. The subject of the test was John P. Martin , who , by sub mitting to experiments as a subsllluto for Charles Broadway Rouss , has become known as Mr. Rouss' man. Martin first presented himself to Mr. Roues eight months ngo. IIo wns formerly a druggist , but In 1SS7 was stricken with ntrophy of the optic nerves nnd bccamo totally blind. Oculists treated him , but all agreed that his case waa hopcltns , and that ho would never see the light again. Hearing that Mr , Rouss was to submit to a hundred volts of elec tricity In the hope that It might restore his sight , Martin called on the merchant last April with this proposition : "If the shock kills mo , It would kill you ; If it cures mo , it will euro you. Let mo make the experi ment In your stead. " Mr. Rouss assured Martin that ho had no Intention jof under taking any such risk , but ho wns of a mind to try another experiment , which had been suggested to him , and bo let Martin take his placo. Margin has ulnco submitted to tests perhaps half n hundred times. Two attendants led him to the olllco of Dr. Ed- son. Tlio blind man , although ho had grown accustomed , lo experiments , wns nervous as hOjaJ ? placed In front of the electrical appora us. The lluoroscopo was placed at his eyes nnd Iho X ray turned on. There wns an , , list ) nt , vicious snapping of the current , tlon ) , .uliaoluto stillness , aa all In the room stfg\nd \ to watch Martin. At length Dr. Edsoi } . , asked : "Do you Bcq anylhlng ? " "No , " answered , .Martin. His lips hncV.8carccly | framed the reply when there railg from , him : ' "I can see I can sco light , ' ' , atd | Dr. Edson nt once turned off thqVietyctrlcily. . Martin was deeply moved a Uid gleam which had pcnc- Iralcd his long .darkness. Dr. Edson ( mcs- Honed him nbojttio | , { effect of the ray , but the blind mail pnly repeated that ho bail seen light. AeajnjLho fluoroscopu was placed nt his eyes. ' Jiis.4Imo ho received the Im pression of llKtu 'raoro quickly , nnd when ho bad revelled Jijl } , fpr n moment , a pUce of metal was iVVsscjd , In front of the lluoro- scopc. Martin clotccted It Instantly. "It la a shadow , " ho said , "but It Is llko the nun going behind a cloud , " Enough had been done for a day , and ' the man , rejoicing In even this Ilttlo relief' that hnd como to his years of blackness , was lea from the room. 'Call nn CANTON , O. , Jan , 1 , "A Happy Now Year" WUH the Krcotln- ; received by I'rra- Idont-elcct McKlnlcy and hlH wlfo tlila morning from many nolKhbors nnd friends who called to extend their well wishes. Mr. nnd Mrn. MoKlnluy p'limod the morn ing receiving the many vlr.ltorH. During the afternoon Bellamy Btorer and wlfo and waniiili ) and intirchlonesH do Cham- bnui arrived hern , and were jfueHtH until afternoon , when they loft for Cleveland , National Cornmltteonmn Huath WIIH a Kuent of Major MoKlnloy today. The pren- Ident-i'lvct and Mrx , MuKlnley dined thin evening with Judgn and Mm , Day , and tomorrow mornlni ; at 9:03 : they will leave for Cleveland. IMU'ISHT O.V HVU'IIIK VICTIMS. I'Vw ' l-'ni > < N UroiiKliI Out Wlilch Wore \nI l > r > vloiixl > - IMilitlNlifil. Two Itvqutflts were held at the morgue yes terday , Ono occurred In Iho morning and was over the body of Matilda I/orach , the 19- year-old suicide. The other was held In the afternoon over the body of Charles 0. Mason. Iho Wyoming cowboy who was found dead In his bed In Iho IJmmcl house on Now Year's PVO ns a result of nn nvordoso of tnorphlno taken with milcltlal Into ; I. The Jury la the cnso of Matilda Lorsch re turned a verdict In accordance with the facts already published , finding that aho commuted nulcldo by menus of "Rough on Rats. " The testimony of witnesses disclosed nolhlng now. These placed on the stand were Ser geant Her , Detective Bloom , Louis Lorsch , Iho father of the girl ; Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry Rnmm , at wheat house she died ; Carl Ramm , her lover , nnd Mrs. Julia Kolknrt , who also wns In the house whom aho expired. The father , Louis Lorsch , testified that he luul never noticed anything wrong with the girl to Indicate that ho contemplated sui cide. Ho said that she was engaged for the past three months to Carl Ramm , but she hnd never Intimated that she wns Jealous of him or quarreled with him. She appeared lo bo well nnd happy when she left her home four miles wcdt of Cnlhoun last Tuesday to visit the Hannna In this city. The father thought ehe was Insane when she committed Iho aet. Carl Hamm , the lover of the girl , testified that they had been engaged two mouths nnd Intended to pet married on January 19. Slnct Ihc engagement the girl seemed to bo con vinced that he was unfaithful to her and on that account quarreled with him. On Wednesday afternoon , the day of the suicide , she called upon him at the saloon nt Twenty- ninth nnd Cumlng strcols , where ho'was cm- ployed. She gave expression to her Jcnlousy. In the lovers' spat young Hamm accused her of telling a IIo. They quarreled , but before they parted made up and Ihe girl went away apparently cheerful. The remains were sent nt noon to Fort Calhoun , the homo of the Girl.In In the Mason case the coroner's Jury also returned a verdict of suicide. The evidence has already been published In Iho press. ASMICM.Wi THIS COUUT HOCICIiTS. 'IVriiiN of Court Klxnl for Ihc KIINII- liiK Vrnr. The Judges of the district court held a . session yesterday morning at the court house for the purpose of fixing the terms of court for the coming year and assigning the dock ets. All of the seven Judges were present. The resignation of M. H. Rcdflcld as a member of the Board of Park Commis sioners , to take effect at once , watf read and accepted. After some discussion Edward J. Cornish was elected to servo out the uncx- plred term of Mr. Hcdflcld. The next business was the fixing of the terms of court for the current year. The terms for Douglas t-oui'ty will commence February 1 , May 3 nnd September 27. The terms for Burt and Washington counties will commence February 1 and September 27. The terms for Sarpy county will com mence February 23 and November 8. The assignment of dockets for the cur rent year was the next thing considered , and the following assignments made- : Jury dock ets , Judge Bakar No. 1 , or the criminal docket ; Judge Fawcctt No. 2 , the same lie has had during the past year ; Judge Powell No 3 , the ono held Inst year by Judge Dickin son ; Judge Slabaugh No.I , the docket held by Judge Scott ; Judge Dickinson No. G. being the docket held by Judge Slabaugh last year. Equity docket No. C , presided over by Judge Powell during the past year , was assigned to Judge Scott , while Judge Key- ser retained No. 7. The dockets of the counties outside of Douglas were assigned ns follows : Burt county. Judge Fawcctt ; Sarpy county , Judge Powell ; Washington county. Judge Slabaugh. After deciding that the September , 1S9C , term of court should be adjourned January C , the Judges adjourned. I'olYor Wmitn llif Chni-Kc Itomovcil. WASHINGTON , Jan. 1. Senator Pcffcr IIRO been requested to have removed the charge of desertion from the record of Presi dential Elector Llnton of Chcrryvale , Kan. Ho said today that It could bo accomplished only by special net of congress , but that the charge could not affect Mr. Llnton's staluo as an cleclor , cs he never had been Irled by cither a court-martial or In the civil courts. An Investigation of the records , ho oald , shows that Mr. Llnton left the army near the cloao of tno war after serving through several campaigns. Cliurcli AVIII Iiiv The Heo Is In receipt of n letter from W. S. Hooker , presiding older of the Creston - ton district of the MnthodUt Episcopal church , which states that Rev. Mr. Maine , who was robbed by a colorc-d woman In tills city ono day this WI-CK , did not par ticipate In the dedication of the Vllllsca MothodlHt church , except aa a spectator. The letter also states that ho wan not commissioned to get a photograph of the church made from u negative , but only to bring u cut of the name to 'Omnhn for publication In a. church paper. The letter concludes with the statement that the church authorities will Investigate the mat ter thoroughly. Mlllooll Men \otllloi ] ( o Close. Yesterday afternoon Chief Slgwart di rected Sergeants Mlteholl nnd Chamber lain to visit all saloons In tbo city that Imvo not produced tbc-Ir license money. and In till thirty-five places were entered and the proprietor : ! notified that they must close up or rustle * up the nccemary f'uniH. Seventeen of the oldest places in the city bavo expressed their Intention of per- mniX'iitly closing. IfaiiKcil for n Criminal A ALBANY , Ga. , Jan. I. Snnkoy Cunnlnir- linm was hanged In the county Jail yard hero today for a criminal assault upon Mlsn Kntlo Camp. Cunningham confessed bis Kiillt In a gallows ppi-ech. The Imiilii- | ( waa witnessed by an enormous crowd. I'KIISO.VAI. I AII.\fiH.\rilS. E. E. Wright of Dcodwood wns In the city yesterday. W. S. Algcr of Vlllisca , la. , was In the city ycfiterday. C. E. Magoon of Lincoln was an 0 iaha visitor yesterday. R. B. Treadway of Sioux City was among the arrivals ycslerday. Hon. Nick Fritz of Ponder was among the yesterday arrivals. Colonel L. C. Pace of Lincoln was an Omaha visitor yesterday. C. Bcvan Oldflcld. i\ Sioux City banker , waa In the city yesterday. Congressman Gcorgo D. Mclklljohn of Fullerton - lorton was In the city yesterday. C. A. Jncotson , wlfo and son spent Now Year's with friends In Fremont. 0. B. Grlesby of Hloux Falls , S. D. , waa among the Omaha arrivals yesterday. L. W. Newell and wlfo of Shelby , la. , were registered at one of the hotels yesterday. Ex-Governor Baxter of Wyoming , now n resident of Denver , was among the arrivals yesterday. Robert Byers. manager of the lallroad eat ing house at McCook was an Omaha visitor yesterday. D. E. Rowe of Denver , formerly promi nent In Omaha bane ball circles , wau among the last evening arrivals. Congressman David H. Mercer started for WaahlUBton l&at evening to bo present at the opening scenlon after the holiday ro- ceos , Nebraskans nt the hotels : H. A. Small , Kearney : L. T. Andro\v , York ; C. A. Rumpf , Hasting.- ) ; John Phlnnoy and wife , Nlckcraon ; D. Miller , Gothenburg ; H. C. Rountrco , Lincoln ; George Godfrey , Jr. , Fro- raonl. I.OCAI , muvrniH. : Franklin Rector , the father of Policeman Rector , died yecterday morning at the ad vanced ago of 77 years , The death occurred nt Urn lute rctldouct * , 4203 Lake street. Thu fcmalns will bo sent to Craig , Nob. , for burial. Now Year's day among Iho Omaha hotels was without special Incident. The guest * were not as numerous even as on Christmas. All the hotels reported that travellngmun wore ucarco , and It U presumed they are utlckliiK CM ! > by their own ilrcjldea until Iho now year gets well started on Us career , AI uoveral of the hotels there were a goodly number of Omahans who dropped In to take Now Year's dinner with the house , DEN BEATEN BY ONE BIRD Montuioronoy Kills Porty-Fivo to His Forty-Four , WILL TRY IT OVER THIS AFTERNOON Crim-tl of Sliiiorrn ( rrrju'iilVlio Sonic SIUM-III ! .Slimitx nl ( he CouoliiNltm of ( lie .11 a toll. The Now Year's day shoot on the Omaha Gun club grounds yesterday was a very mic- ccssful affair Indeed. The day wao an Ideal one for the sport , with a clear sky nnd Just cool enough to render moderate exercise en joyable. The Attendance wns very large , there being shooter. ) on hand from nil over Iho state and Iowa. Among thu distinguished sportsmen In attendance were Colonel Ducr , the state'a target chnmplon , of Hastings ; Gcorgo Rogers of Lincoln , Dr. West and Messrs. Bccrohlcm , Klngsbury , Hardln , Rand- lett nnd Hofcr of the Bluffs. The premier event on Iho day's card was n , match rnco between Fred Montmorcncy of this city nnd Jim Don of Arapnhoe. Tlio conditions were 60 live pigeons to the man , | 100 a side , American Shooting soaoclallon rules. W. II. S. Hugheu acted as referee. The birds were a fairly good lot , and the first block of tv.'enty-flvo was shot out with both contestants In admirable form , Mont- morency lo&lng his fourth bird nnd Den Ills sixth only , making the score a lie on twen ty-four each. The second block , however , did not show up as well , "Monty" dropping four out of tMa nnd the man from Wild Horse canyon llvo , leaving the Omaha crack a winner by the narrow margin of ono bird. Montmorcncy rceortcd lo his nocond bnrrol twenty-five times and Den twenty. But one bird fell dead out of bounds , and that was Den's thirty-second. The match was exciting throughout , nnd on account of Its closeness the men will try It ngnln till * afternoon , fifty live birds , same conditions , shooting to open nt .1 o'clock. The retrieving by M. C. Peters' Irish spaniel "Samalia" In yesterday's match ohoot wns enjoyed by the big crowd Immensely. Sam- alia ban but few eqtiab In the country. The score : Montmorrncy 12101 12111 22211 11122-212111 111C2 22122 1122 10220 10221 13. Dc-n-21221 01111 12111 21121 21211 11211 2'102 01211 01122 10112 44. Succeeding the Montmorency-Dcn match , Myron Learned nnd J. C. Read shot a ten bird match for the prlco of the birds , with the following rcaull : Itoail 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1-S Learned 1 22002012 0 G A mir.s and out , $1 entrance , llvo birds , fol lowed. Score : Montmorcncy 1 11212212211 West 2 22211222112 Duor , 2 1 1 1 1 1 222 1 10 Samah.a 2 211111210 I'.irmeleo 2 122110 Don 1 11210 Die-key 1 2110 KliiRsbury , .2 1220 Ilccrshlem 2 1120 Oanlncr , 1 1 2210 Itamllctt 2 1110 Rodgers 2 2 1 0 Smoad 2 2 0 Rend 1 2 0 Hofor 2 0 Ke-nyon 1 0 Gardner. W , 0 Monlmorency nnd Dr. West divided the money on twelve straight kills. A fifteen target shoot resulted : Hrtichcr 11111 11111 U1100-12 Rod'.Mrs 11110 11101 10111 12 Smead 11111 01111 01111 13 TowilHflid 11111 10101 01111 12 Kcnyon 01111 10011 1011' ' ) 10 Whltner 11111 11111 11110-U Gardner. W 11111 10011 11110-12 McFarlnne 01111 10011 H'lul ' 10 Ducr \ mil 11111 01111 11 Den 11111 10011 10111 12 Gardner. 1 11111 11111 lllf.0-13 There were a number of aweepslnkea nnd live bird mlsj and cuts after thc 3o oven.ts , but ns no remarkable features developed they are omitted. This morning , beginning at 11 o'clock "Samalia" and "Ekalb , " two well-known lo cal sportsmen , will ahoot a 100 live bird rnco for the price of the birds. Ih the aft ernoon cornea the Den-Montmorcucy rccc. no.tiixicic aroAFKiiuv iv TOWX. Onci ) KninoiiH -iiv.vr\'HIi < Calls on ( ) I.l-Tliii < - K r I emit. Domlnicl ; McCaffrey of Plttsburir , Pa. , the former boxing Instructor of thn Now York Athletic club and a heavy welsh t pugilist of prominence , Is In the city. 'Me. ' Caffroy Is spending the winter on hlf brother's ranch near O'Xelll , this state , and ran down to the metropolis to spend New Year's with some old-time friends. Me- CafTroy won his greatest laurels by stay ing with John L , Sullivan seven rounds , nt Chester Park , Cincinnati. In Auzu-t. 1SSI. TI.IO llKht was orlelnally scheduled for six rounds , In which Sullivan was to knock him out or lese the stakes. The sportliu editor witnessed this light , and alwuyit held that McCuCfrey's showing was thn boat ever mndo against the bl follow un to thut time or Flne.o , up to hl.-f downfall In the Olympic club at the hands of Jim Corbet ! seven yearn later. McCaffrey not only stayed the six rounds , but ono round extra. owing to a iniRtitKinmcio by mny T.ito , Km roforoo. a Toledo sport. So clone was the contest considered that Tnto did not render a decision at the park that day , but walled until two tlnys later after ho ha < 1 arrived at his homo nt thu mouth of the Maumoc , when ho cave Sullivan the de cision. St-liiiiclil OIT ( InTrack . ST. LOUIS. Jan. 1. Henry Svhmehl , tin- Gorman who entered tbo six-day walking match and bet $500 ho would finish In front of Honshu.d. . has withdrawn , loavlns oniy eight of the original twelvecontestants. . Hart , the Ilttlo d-irkey. still 1 < a.la tlv bunch by two or ihroo miles , and Hons- lunil could not rr.l'ico ' that distance be tween them. Stephens , tlio next bust man , has boon doing the most coii Iatont walkIng - Ing of all and scorns as fresh as when ho started. Ho Is well up In the rnco and will make Ihcleadfr.s liustlo for first place. Oddy la close liohlnd him and dolnjf ftood work , whllo a Kivator distance sop- araten Smith , Guerrero , Karl and ICi nnody. McKiirliiml'H CrooUciI Hiding. PASADENA , Cal. , Jan. l.-Floy.l MoKar- land of San Jost- mot Walter Foster today' for the Unit time on tno blcj'ule lr.ti-k slnco early last spiliiff. In the Imlf-mll > - professional McKarlnnd ( jot tioveral foot thn best of the start by lu-.itlm ; Iho pistol and was nfolo to d.-foat Foatir In u very clOHO finish In 1:07 : ! . * > . In the llmil half of the mlle liurko stinted McFai--iiid ! alioiul of the pistol again , gr-ttlini four yards lead. On the last turn 1'cnti-r was shoved clear off the track by McKatUind , who used the elbow trick. MoFurUnd wns dis qualified and the National Racing boaiil will bo asked to punish him. \t-il llonilliiir Homo A uln. Ned Rcndliif ; , HID military blcyclu racer , nnd .Jack Klnnaman , 4il manager and trainer , rotuined from Now York last evenIng - Ing , Reading , ns Is well Known , won third plnco In the roc-ont big International six- day nice at Maillocm HU.iro | Curden , which achlovcmi'iit lu-ltcd him about J1.3CO. Road- Inf. It ivn the opinion of tor.votont Judgt-s , 'would ' have won llrst place had no not contracted a itovore cohl oti th- third night's golni , ' . IIo 1.1 now In line condition amj robust health , owing to Klimnmun's skill ful Inmclllnf , ' , ami expcotn lo go In and win the big race In Chicago In Fnbruary. T \o ( 'liulloiiKt-M from Den , OMAHA , Jan , J. To the Bportlnj , ' Kdllor of The Bco : Herewith ilnd onrloxed { 50 , a forfeit for a luO-llvo pigeon tv.iuot for any part of $ pOO , Ainork-.iii Shooting aaioclatlon rules , with Ihu Hthiulntlon thut only ono barrul Is to bo uuod , with any man in tin ) THE RECORD OF Ayer's Sarsaparilla. state of Nebraska , bar none. Aim Hint Jrs forfell for a fifty or 100-llvn pigeon nhnol for $100 n xlde , American HhootltiK nssocbu tloil rules , with Ueoi-RO Nloolal of Button , mutch to bo xhot hero In Omaha , \vhorj troy hnvo good birds < uul nil conveniences , on nny date Mr. Nlcolal ee proper to name. JIM UEN. .IOII.V l.AWSON l.OSr.H HIS IM.ACIt , Iltind-r Pnwm-N tinTrrrllilc .StviMlo la / ( \Vnnlilnirtiin Itiici1. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. The fifth day ot the International nix-day eight-hour bicy cle rnco was attended by a larger aildlencM than on nny prcvloun dAy. There'wns soma very line riding during tlio day , an with but one more day remaining In which to race the contestant : ) Htralned every inuscln to Increase their distances. Waller ami Mnthlox , the trailer * , are clo.cly watehlng catM other and the latter seems umiMUitUy confident of overcoming the two lupn which Waller hnw to thegood. . Tlu > ItMder * nmilo approximately US miles today , a Krnntnr distance than haw been accomplished dur ing nny duv ot tbo contest. The scorn : Miles. I.nin.l Mllra U-IJK , Wnllor 730 II Hunter " 'S S Mnddox 7.10 P Lnwrnm " ! 8 AniiliiKer " 2 Foster 727 1 Eddlo llald rode a half mile In 1:01 : , break ing bis record of l:0t : ! . Tom Llnton rode twcnly-tbruo miles and l.fiSO yards on u twelve-lap track , unpnced , In one hour. T.ils Is within throo-fourths of ono lap of twenty-four miles. Tlio best previous roo- enl Indoors was Uventy-tliroo miles nnd two laps on n ten-Inn track. lt 'Niit < M on I KtimiliiK TracltM. NEW ORLEANS , Jan. 1. Weather cloudy nnd warm ; track heavy ; attcnlanco good. Results : First race , six furlongs , se-lllnc : If won , Molllu H Bocond , Llzetta thlnl. Time1:19. : : . Second race , six furlongs : Alvln W won , Mnxlnc Klllott Hvcond , Jack Hayes third , Time ; llS-i. : Third race , mlle and a quarter , spiling' : Llniiofto won , Clntumtt second , Farmer Li-lgh third. Time : 2:17'S. : ' Fourth racr , mlle and a sixteenth , New Year handicap $1,000 : Scrlbo won , Grayling1 second , Ray ll L thlnl. Tlmo : lGI ! J , Fifth race , nix furlongs , ttollltiK : lllg-h Test won , Pearson second , Oldbam third , Tlmo : lmi. : Sixth race , six furlongs , selling : Princess llonnlo won , Hosny second , Loyal I'rlnco third. Tlmo : l:20Vi. : SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. l.-Wcathcr line ; track fair nt Inglesldc. Results : First race , six furlongs : Libertine won , Yankee Doodle second , Lady Diamond third Tlmo : 1:16 : ? ; . Second race , ono mlle : Perstis won , Peter the Second , second , Earl Cochran third. Time : 1:43. : Third rnco six furlongs , sc-llltiK : Moylan won , Arapnhoc second , Petrarch third. Tlmo : 1:17. : Fourth race , one mile , handicap , nil ages , tbo Shrgvo cup , value $1,003 : Lucky UnR won , St. Leo second , Aquinas third. Tlmo : IM. i1 u in racepuvcn iiiriongs , SCIIIIIK : uroy- hurst won , Ooorgo I'nlmur ncconil , Arrezo third. Tlmo : l.-.iivt. Sixth raco. mlle and nn eighth , soiling : ilod Olenn won. Little Cripple second , Mln- nlo C third. Tlmo : 1:534. : ! , llarvnril Certain lo "Win. NI3W YORK , Jan. l.-Tho players In the fifth dny of tbo IntcrcollcRtato. chess tour nament were : William Murdoch ( Yale ) against O. II. Parker ( Columbia ) , won by I 'inker II.W. A. W. Rldor ( Harvard ) against W. W. Young- ( Princeton ) , W3ii by Young. F. A. Lohlbiich ( Vale ) against A. jr. Price ( Columbia ) , won by Prlco. 13. 10. Southard ( Ilarvarr. ) agiiliifU K IJ , Seymour { Princeton ) , won by Southard. Following Is the score of the tournament : I'lnycrK.Vini. . l * > t > i. | I'laycrd. A\"on. l jnt. Hnrvnnl . 8 SiYnlu . -I 6 Columbia I Cil'ilncotnii . . . . 4 Harvard's load Is HO : that she will win. tbo championship. million II. . IN nVdlid.l - . " Lou Hlbbon , one of Omaha's early ball players and a local sporting caterer for years1. Is spending a few OayH with friends In this city. 'Lou Is now running a prosper ous business at Mnrshiilltown , In. , anil says that ho has ns a protege the best 1.13- pound man III the world. Ho Is a colored youth by the name of Sellers and Lou IH now negotiating for a match for him with Kid Lavlcno before ono of the Now York athletic clubs , with good prospects of ne- Ing the name consummated some tlmo within the next three or four wet-kn. I , n nil n fr. li ! | Solilli-i-N , TO. CHEYKNNB , Jan. I.-Spoclal ( Telegram. ) The Laramlo foot ball team , composed mainly of Wyoming university students , defeated the Fort Runscll tc-.un , mndo up of onicera and men of the Klxhth United States Infantry , In a. match giimo at the state fair grounds here today. The sol diers outwolRhed the Laramie men. but were outclassed In tram work. Ttbo Lara mlo team winning , with a score of 12 to 10. Ili-roxforil lloi-H flood Shouting. PARIS , Jan. 1. In n pigeon shooting con test at Monte Carlo yesterday Hon. U. Herosford was victorious , killing elghty- llvo birds , whllo Robinson , the chain < ! oii o-ot of San Francisco , killed eighty-two out of 100. _ IMII-\ coto.ut is TIIII.\II , > OUT. Ilr Ailvoriu-y of Kr - > Sllvi-r ) | | I ( > . fill lo tinNiillonnl I'ai-ly. CHICAGO. Jan. 1. At" the wiuost of the conirultteo ot which oho was a member. Mrs. Helen M. Oougnr atcppcd down and out of tlio nationalist party ycatcrdny. 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