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THE OMAHA DATT T UE13 : S ATrflR AV , > T AN IT Alt V 2 , 1807.
MRS , CLEVELAND RECEIVES
Eovon Thousand Visitors of High and Low
DcgMo at the White Housa ,
DECORATIONS ON A MOST LAVISH SCALE
Ilrllllnni ! } ' of ( I'rliiclpnI Itooni I'v
ci'i'iU AtijIliliiK Soon on Hlinllnr
O ( ! < > IIMIIIIM III-fore Ililoiiinlla |
Corpw Conirri Plt-Hl.
WASHINGTON , Jan. L Seven thousand
Pomona shivered outside the white house to
day for periods varying from ono to six hours.
But patlonco hid Itfl reward In every case ,
for the president and Mrs. Cleveland shook
bands with every one of them.
The closing New Year's reception of the
priticnt administration was the moat brilliant
of Mr. Cleveland's eight years In office , and
old Arthur Simmons , the president's famous
ctilored messenger , whoso norvlco In the
vvhlto house date-s back thlity years , shook
hl head eagrly ns ho viewed the far-reach
ing eiowd from nn upper window , nnd de
clared It "do greatest Inception BCHCO do
wuh. "
The cold , gray ky that threatened rain
nerved merely as a foil to the brilliant page
ant that moved for hours through the forest
of tropic plants that tilled the softly lighted
parlors Inside the exccutlvo manolon. The
diplomat ! : corps , as usual , furnished the high
lights In the picture- . Foreign uniforms und
decorations of every sort from the white and
allvcr of the German mllltaiy attaches to the
green and eilmson silks ot thu Chinese mln-
Iwter almost served to pale the Pnrls gownt >
ot the receiving pirty and of the olllclal
gtirsts behind the line. Only a sliado more
mibdurd were the uniforms of the army and
navy , a study In blue und gold accentuated
by the yellow plume ? of the e-avnlry nnd the
Bfarlet facings of the artillery. As a back
ground for this display was set the dead
black of the * evening diess of the South
American diplomats , worn In accoid.incfwith
their own sochl livv In such mattera , and
the Robei' morning cootumcs of the civil ofll-
claln.
The center of the picture wis Mrs Cleve
land , the most fclmply gowned of the receiv
ing party. Her dicss of palo mnuvo had a
high Touching ot smoke gray lace at the
throat and at the wilsts It was c.night with
butterfly hews of the name on the shoulders
and on the plain , smooth hanging skirt. Her
hair wns culled high at the back and brought
In full waves from her forehead over her
te-mplos She \\t\a \ Just slightly flushed In
the rapid exorcise of handshaking but smiled
as cheerfully nnd shook hands as vigorously
with the last of her 7,000 callers as she bad
with the first.
DAY WAS HAW AND COLD.
New Year's day broke raw and cloudy over
the national capital , but the vve.tthcr VV.IH
not allowed to mar the success of the great
innual rcccp'lon givin by the chief magistrate
nt the executive mansion to official and unof- .
llclal Warhtngton. The white house reception
Inaugurates the social festivities ot the wIn
tel , and la In many respects the most Im
portant social function of the yc.ir. It Is an
occasion whun the president , bin cabinet and
their families formally exchange greetings
and joyous good words with the high digni
taries of the goveminent , the diplomatic rep
resentatives of all tin- nations of the world
thu ofllrers of the army and of the navy
The reception this yeat wns a billllant RUC-
rpss For three hours , f 10,111 11 o'clock until
2 o'clock In the afternoon'tho reception con
tinued Long line's of rairlapes moved
ulnnly through the spacious grounds to the
portccochcrc , whcro their occupants alighted
and made their way through the brilliant and
beautifully decorated pailorn to vv he-re the
receiving pirty stood In the bluet parlor. In
the ante-room the full Marino band played
the following rejections :
Overture "Jubilee" Weber
International Congicss Snusa.
Unllct 'Music ' "Hxcdslot" Mnrenco
Columbia National Potpouril Coales
Soioetlon "Wizard of the Nllo" . .Hrrbcrt
"nsttidlantlm" Wnldtcufel
Plantation Songs Contcrno
JInrch "Centennial" Fanolulll
The official program wus carried out with
etrlct formality. The diplomatic corps , the
Judges of the supreme court , the vcnators and
representatives and the other dlgnltailcs of
the government arrived In regular order , and
after passing through the parlors exchanged
New Year's greetings with the receiving
party gathered In the east room. Hero ap
pea red the full billllancy of the occasion
The elegantly gowned women , the members
of the diplomatic carps In full court cos
tume and the officers of the army and navy
In uniform moving through the throng made
a kalldeoscuplc picture of color. The gen
eral public stood In line for hours outride
the white house gates until the officials had
all been received. Then for over an hour
they streamed In
DECORATED WITH FLOWERS.
The decorations ot the Interior of thi <
white house were altogether floral Indeed
little else thin flowers could lie added to
the simple- , yet elegant , permanent adorn *
incnts of the receiving suite without sensi
bly detracting from the effect ot the whole
These , however , were used In profusion and
at the name tlmo with such flno taste and
BO correct an estimate ot the color values
of the different apartments as to add vastly
to the appearance of the noble suite. The
first of the apartments to bo entered by the
callers upon passing through the lobby the
red room , so called from the picvailing tone
ot the hangings and upholstery , was least
lavishly bedecked with llowcrs. probably be
cause It was Intended only for a waiting
room , but just adjoining It , the blue pallor ,
famous In the history of reception ; * , was dec
orated with exquisite taste. Tall palms In
terspersed with azaleas , foliage plants and
gigantic ferr.8 hid from view the closely
diawn curtains which thut out the light of
day from the rooms , solid banks of the rar
est flowers covered the mantels and a beau
tiful and unique runner of Ivy crept along
tbo frieze , along tbo cornlco and around the
doorways. Over all streamed the toft light
In our great
grand mother's
( lay women elicl
not linvc to sub-
tnit to the exam
inations ami local
treatment so uni
formly insisted
upon by present-
.day physicians.
! i'crhups they
were Jiatuially
healthier anyway , doctors did'not insist
on such things so much. That bert of
treatment was not n "fad " as it is to-day.
Many n woman goes on suffering tortures
in silence because her natural modesty
prevents her taking the step she knows
will follow when sde calls on n doctor.
There is relief for these women nnd oth
ers. It is in Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prc-
Ecription. This is nn absolutely certain
remedy for all the weaknesses and dis
eases of woman's peculiar organs. It is
the preparation of an eminent and suc
cessful specialist a regularly graduated ,
experienced and skilled physician , who
has for o\erth'r\y \ years made a specialty
of diseases of women. This is tne only
medicine for women that emanates from
such a source. It is sold by all good drug
gists , and ita sales amount to more than
the combined sales of all other prepara
tions designed for the same purposes.
llUAl ) iiitAVV ? Do you feel * lccpy und
and ImlTdrad all day ? Inour ulrcp
Do you Invc bad dreams ? Docs n little cxcrtiou
tire you out ? Are you short-winded ? Do you
have palpitation of the heart ? If you do , you
probably nerd Dr Pierce' * I'leasant 1'cllcts. All
of these symptoms come- from coiutlpatlon mare
frequently than they do from any other cause.
Ninety.nine tlmck in a hundred Dr 1'icrce's
rleauut 1'cllets will cure them by curing consti
pation. The "I'cllrU" ore the only absolutely
permanent cure for thin prevalent disorder.
They are tluy , sugar-coated Krnmilca. and a little
vtal holds forty of them. One " relict" Is a gen
tle Uxatlve ami two a mild cathartic.
from u hundred electric Rlobro nunpcndrd In I
cryeitnl chandeliers and placed around the |
walls nnd the effect of the lighting upon the
dcllrato robin's egg blue hade of the Bllken
tnptHtry which covered the walls nnd the
golden and blue upholstery of the mandvo
fiirnlshltiRfl wan extremely effective.
Appropriately , the decorations of the next
of the mite , the green room , vvcro of nn cm-
raid cant , and , while there wan an apparent
almcnco of flowcra. an Inspection of what
teemed to b * only foliage disclosed the pres
ence of many rare and curlouB orchids and
prettily marked rcrnsRcs and Kin all palms , all
embedded In green jardlnlerea.
The cant room was the glory of the house.
Since the last reception It Ind been inno
vated completely and It was fairly resplend
ent In gold nnd Oliver and white. In Its
proportions the contents ot a whole con-
itnri * r\t nlrtnta nmt flmvnra u nr A an.ll *
lowed up without any sense crowding the
drrnr.itlons. In the magnificent east window
stool a gigantic pyramid of green made up
of Dtatcly palms and rubber plants towerIng -
Ing 9j toward the high celling founded In
mnK c of ferns and gramrs , Interspersed
with big blazing red ntars of polnncttna The
three great crystal chandeliers vvcro the ccn-
teis of perfect Jungles of creepers and as
paragus and Btnllax , whllo on the mantels
were enameled jardinieres filled with quaint
Chinese prlmrcscs and cinerarias and other
bright hucd flowers
MRS. CLnVRLAND'S IinU'ERS.
In the blue parlor stood the receiving
party. Those who vvcro In the receiving line
and assisted Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland were-
.Alts. Stevenson , Mrs. Olnoy , Mrs. Carlisle ,
Mm , I.amont , Mrs. Ilatnion , Mrs AVIUon ,
Mlffl Herbert. Mrs. Trancls and Miss Mor
ton The following were invited to aealst
back nf the' line In the blue room : Mrs.
vVetmoro. Mrs Hlklns , MM. Morrlll. Mrs.
Clear , Mri. Gordon , .Mrs Hale. Mrs Lodge ,
Mrs Claude M Johnson , Mrs. Thurbcr. Mrs
Dunlnp the Mlfsia Hamlln , Mrs Holmes
Conr.nl Mra Dickinson. Mrs. Kckcls , Mis.
McAdoo Mrs Harriett Lane Johnston , Mrs.
Fuller , Mrs Unfits W. Pcckham , Jr. , Mrs.
Craig , MHi Harmon , Mrs Mlnot , Mrs. A.
Wilson , Mr Ralph Orors Johnson , Miss Mc
Millan. Mm. John M. Wilson , Miss Waller ,
.Miss Ilricc , Mlas Gray. Mrs Molt. Mite Mary
I. . Kennedy , Mrs. Reed , Mrs. Franklin Hart-
lett , Mrs Canon , Mrs Draper , Mis. Harri
son Mrs. McCormlck Miss Slmpklns. Miss
Turner , Mrs Wadsworth , Mrs. Washington ,
Mrs Clarence Carey , Mrs Baldwin , Miss
Kllrabctli Curtis. Mra Dook , Mrs Whitney ,
Mis Maxwell. Mra Howler , Mrs. Dabney ,
Mra Oenernl Miles , Mra. General Saltcll ,
Mrs General Whcaton , Miss Craig , Mrs. Ml-
cou Miss Tuckerman , Mlas Stevenson , M'as '
Mabel Johnson , Mrs. Admiral linmsny , Mrs
Commodore Matthews , Mrs Major Goodlcc ,
Mis. Stanley Matthews , Mlts Mitchell and
Mrs William 0. Ulee
Promptly at 11 o'clock the Marine band of
fifty pieces struck up Weber's "Jubilee , " and
the president and Mrs Cleveland , followed by
Secretary nnd Mrs Olnov Secretary and
Mrs Carlisle. Attorney General and Mrs
Harmon , Postmaster General and Mrs. Wil
son. Secretary and Mrs Trancls. Secretary
and Mrs Lament , Secretary and Miss Her-
beit and Secrctaiy and Miss Morton , moved
down the stairs They entered the blue par
lor , where they exchanged greetings with
the receiving party Mis Cleveland's gown
was of moire cloth made very plainly , Its
rhlef ornament a bright , high ruche of point
lace at the neck nnd butterfly of lace on the
fclmuldcre , where the folds of the skirt were
caught Her sleeves were long and the
slaves of vvhlto kid Her hair was smooth
and wavy and arranged In a simple fashion
AMHASSADORS IN COURT COSTUMR
The reception began with the entry of
the members of the diplomatic corps headed
by Sir Julian Pannccfote , the English am
ba sulor , and Lady Pauncefolc All wore
full court costume. The red fez of the
TurMsh minister and the striking robes of
the Chinese minister and representatives
of nil oriental countries added to the ef
fectiveness of the scene The Corean min
ister and his suite , wearing the small black
b3\-llke hats , attracted much attention
After the diplomatic corps had been re
ceived. Chief Justice Fuller and other mem
bers of the fupreme court and others of
the federal judiciary , accompanied by their
ladies , followed These In turn were suc
ceeded at 11 25 by the senators , repre
sentatives , the commissioners of the
District of Columbia , the Judicial
olllcers of the district , ex-members of the
cabinet and ex-ministers. The congressional
contingent was noticeably small. Senator
Sherman of Ohio and Senator Morrlll of Ver
mont came first of tlto senators and Repre
sentative Say res of Texas ot the representa
tives. At 11:40 : the officers of the army and
navy and the marine corps and the offlccra of
the mllltla of the- district were received
Major General Miles , the commander
of the army , and Adjutant General
Rugglcs headed the olllcem of the
army , who vvero resplendent In full
uniform All of the olllcers stationed at
Fort Meyer vvcro In the line. Admiral Ramsay
and Commodore- Matthews headed the olHccrs
of the navy and Colonel Hay ward and his
staff those of the Marine corps At noon
came Secretary Langley and the regents of
the Smithsonian Institution , Mr. Proctor , the
president , and the other members of the civil
service commleslon. Colonel Morrison and
the members of the Interstate Com-
mcrco coiumlsssloiii. Commissioner of
Labor Wright , Assistant Secretary Curtis of
the Treasury department , Aeslstant Pcflt-
master General Jones , Assistant Secretary
Rockhlll of the State department and other
assistant secretaries nnd bureau chiefs. At
12-15 cime the associated veterans of the
war of 1S1C , the Grand Army of the Re
public , Loyal Legion , the Union Veterans'
Legion and the members of the Oldest In
habitants' association
At 12.15 the general public was admitted
The earlier arrlva'3 had taken their leave ,
and much of the brilliancy of the reception
rooms had departed
l'I.VTiS 1II3MI 0\n WAY ONI.Y.
Ill-suit of ( lie n-MiiiiliuiMun of IcO < - -
tlviIMiiliK tit "Wnport : \ < -MN.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 1. The special board
appointed by Secretary Herbert to examine
a number of dcfcctlvo structural steel plates
delivered by the Carnegie Steel company at
Newport News for the battleships Kentucky
and Kcareurgo has ( submitted Its report to
the Navy department. The board m ido cx-
tcnslvo tests of the material at the ship
yards and arrived at the following conclusions
sions- That If the specification ! ) bo held
to require the test of the plates to bo made
by bending the specimens longitudinally
only , n largo proportion ot the steel com
plies with tin specifications. If , however , a
transverse bending test Is also required only
ono lot of plates the seventeen and one-
half pound plates meet the demands. The
defects arc attributed to the fact that the
plates rccelvo the meat work of the mills
In the direction of their length and the fail
ure of the iiifipectors to detect these defects
Is due to the failure of the specifications
to rqulro other than such bending test. Upon
tliero findings the department has authorized
the constructor at Newport News to use
so much of the steel plate on hand as he
may find suitable , while the Inspectors at
the mills have been Instructed to make
transverse bending tests ot plates hereafter.
' | | | | - < K til AVl-HUTIl IlHOIllOrH.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 1. ( Special. ) Pat
ents have bocn Issued as follows : Nebraska
Cyrus F. Hake , Fiillerton , car coupling ; Cy
rus A , Peterson , Stratton , telegraph pole ;
Myion Twins , Norfolk , windmill.
lova John I ) . Dartholomew , Dea Molnes ,
extensible pole for separators ; George W.
Clayton , Lebanon , fence post ; Patrick II ,
Conner nnd L. Clark , Montlccllo , corn-
husker ; George W. Fields and V , A. Boynton -
ton , Shannon City , twine holder ; Warren C ,
Johnson , Oskaloosa , COR ! drilling machine ;
William Morley , Fontanclle , band cutter and
feeder ; James A. Norton , Odcbolt , table at
tachment for beds ; John M. Halney , Keller-
ton , automatic car and nlrbrako coupling ;
Oliver I ) Hobs , Spencer , automatic measure
for cicamerlrs.
South Dakota Wallace A , Hants , Parker ,
and L. (1. ( Nltson , Sioux City , la. , telephone
switch box.
Nlv CoiintrlfH Will HiTlieri - .
WASHINGTON , Jan. L The governments
of Hgypt , Venezuela , Switzerland and Mexico
ice , with France and Russia , heretofore an
nounced , have signified to this government
their Intention to bo represented at the uni
versal postal convention next May ,
l.i-t All < liillriiuUN ( in.
A short neatlon of police court vvni held
yesterday morning tor 110 purpose ot din
potiliiR of the caxe-H picked up the night
before . It 'Man hardly neccBfiry. na the
pollco blotter ueemi'il to Imllcntu that thcro
vvt-ro few who ueru bolsturouu In their vvel.
como to thu new year Only half a dozen
responded to the chnruo of drunkenness.
Judh'u Gordon \\t\a fecllnir kindly nnd ho
discharged , them all.
DAY OF GOOD RESOLUTIONS
Even the Wcathor Indicates ft Dcsiro
Turn Over ft Now Lcnf.
STARTS OUT WITH BRIGHT SUNSHINE
Mkc Mont > rw Yoiir'n Ilrfioltm , II'n *
.Nut SlroilK KitiiiiKli III litixt lllo
liny Out lli-lluliniH bcrtleu *
In tin-
The day of good resolutions and "turning
over new leaves" has come nnd gone. Ush
ered In by the sight of the sun which had
hid Its face for three da > s behind a dense
curtain of fog , the early part of the day
WES emblematic of the bright promise which
eeorrs to crown the brow of each good reso
lution and determination to forsake the old
wajs. Whether the clouds which later In
the day hid the sun from view may bo taken
ns being emblematic of the fate which Is to
overtake all of the nforeoald good ixsolu-
tlons , time will tell.
Literally , as well as figuratively , new
leaves were turned over and new books
opened , and many a firm took advantage of
the temporary lull of business to commence
n new set of books nnd balance accounta
with the old year. All of the public offices
nnd hanks nnd many commercial establish
ments were closed on account of the legal
character of the day , and religious services
were held In a number of the churches
Those upon whom fate seems to have laid
n heavy hand by providing a scant supply
of the necessaries of life jcturned thanks
to the Creator for "tempering the wind to
the shorn lamb. " The condition of these un
fortunates depends largely upon the weather
conditions , and the pic\ailing anlld weather
that has marked the winter season up to
this time lies served to keep them from suf
fering from the cold.
oi'ijv not si : ron AM/ WHO c.vun.
CIirlNllitii AiNooliitloiiH mill AVoiiiiui'H
C'ltili Mntri-liilii Mini ; 1'rlciiilx.
At the Young Men's Christian association
yesterday an Informal reception was held
In the large parlors on the second floor from
5 to S o'clock. An orchestra \\r.s stationed
In ono corner of the assembly room , which
had been handsomely decorated In honor
of the occasion A reception committee
composed of the board of directors , their
wives and friends took charge of the many
joung men who visited the association and
tendered the many little courtesies which
contribute to a pleasant afternoon. In the
reading room the large tables were cleared
of their periodicals and books and cMem-
porlzed Into a banquet board , over which
many } oung women handed delicacies t =
their friends.
At the conclusion of the reception an
entertainment was given In the auditorium
In which the Mondamln Choral society , the
T. K. quartet. Mr. Edmund Shank , Secre
tary Willis , Miss Estflla Drown and Mhs
Mae lioblnson participated. Charles A.
Goss gave a short address , In which he
extended greetings for the new jcar. The
evening's festivities concluded with an ex
hibition In the gymnasium of the muacular
contingent of the association.
The Woman's club held open house In Its
handsome quarters In the Odd Fellows'
temple nearly all the nfternoon jcsterday
Palms , potted plants and How era made the
assembly room resemble a miniature fairy
land In contrast with the muddy pave
ments upon the outside. An orchestra sta
tioned behind a wall of waving palms gave
a festival tone to the affair , while a num
ber of } oung women nttcndcd to the com
forts of their guests by serving Ices and
confections. The reception was given under
the auspices of the house nnd home com
mittee with a reception committee composed
of the executive board. They were : Mrs
W. P. Harford , Mrs. 8. II. Tounc , Mra. A
D. Summers , Mrs. rcrguscn , Mrs. Draper
Smith apd Mrs. Carl Herring. Nearly 200.
friends of the club members took advan
tage ot the hospitality to cordially ex
tended.
A reception from 3 to 6 o'clock was held
by the members of the Young Women's
Christian association In their rooms In The
nee building. The pupils of Prof. Chat-
tuck furnished nn excellent program of
music , which was thoroughly enjoyed bj
the many friends of the association. The
rooms were thronged from the opening hour
until long after the time designated for
closing , and all who dropped In upon the
young women left with pleasant memories
of an afternoon delightfully packed The
decorations were In keeping with the oc
casion , and the rooms took upon themselves
a gala appearance with their profusion of
llowcrs , plants and palms The affair wco
In charge of a reception committee com
posed of Mrs. H. Crofford. Mrs. Lameroux ,
Mrs T. P. Godfrey. Miss Williams and Miss
Clayton.
unvivi ; TMn-mM > mn CUSTOM.
Mini } * Oiiinliii Sorlt'O' 1'fopln Keep
Open HollNi' .
A gallant effort was yesterday made to
rovlve the almost obsolete custom of New
Year's calls among members of Omaha's
society. The attempt met with unqualified
success where It was carried out , but It
was not numerously made. Thcro have
been many reasons given for the death
of the good old custom , and niany more
excellent ones for bringing It back to the
again. The worth of these various reasons
will doubtless he appreciated In the after
math of the affairs that were held yester
day.
day.There
There vvcro many Informal receptions
throughout the city. The number of smaller
functions , where open house vvr.s Kept dur
ing the afternoon and evening and where
many fi lends called to pay their rcspecto ,
was lare ; , and it would bo Impossible to
give a complete list of them.
Thcro vvcro but few formal receptions
Probably the mo.it conspicuous of the latter
v.ns that given by Mrs. George A. Hoagland
and Miss Hoagland for the MI-Hses Vine
yard , Howe and Cunningham. The hours
of the reception were from 5 until 8. and
during that time there was a steady stream
of New Year's callers at the Hoagland resi
dence , which was beautifully decorated for
the occasion.
Mrs Gilbert M. "Hitchcock and Miss
Crounso received their numerous friends
between the hours of 4 and 7. The house
was appropriately decorated and light re
freshments vvcro served. Mrs. Ralph lircck-
enrldgc and Mrs. Mapcs received at the
homo of the latter from 7 o'clock until 11
last evening. This reception v\as strictly
an evening affair and was somewhat more
formal than the others. At the home of
Miss H or en co Knox the Mlssra Knox , Stone
Boyd , Ilurgres , Orcutt and Parrotto re
ceived a host of friends between the hours
of 2 and C in the afternoon.
< ; .vvi ; AM. TIII : novs A noon TIMI : .
llootlilnckN ami l.lllliIiIloTtM Who
.S > 11 1'iunTM CVIi'lirntc.
The bootblack cmpotlums at fifteenth and
FVirnam streets were empty last night and
the streets missed something' ' In the absence
of the crowd of hearty youngsters that no
longer lingered to rcll the remnants of their
stack of papers , llootblacks and nowsboyn
had a night oft and made merry In the. an
nual celebration that seems to have bccomo
a permanent landmark for the nuw year.
"Mngy" Dernstuln entertained the nenuboyn
nnd Herman Cohen did the honors for tha
brotblacks and If there wta a email boy on
the streets who failed to prollt by their
'Iborallty It was his own farlt. It was the
second annual entertainment In each case
and the i-lvaliy between the two leaders was
repeated with variations.
"Mogy" entertained the newsboys In the
large hall over his establishment on rarnain
Direct and fully 100 boys voted It a huge
BUCCCE . A proxiam of music , specialties
and speeches precluded thu "feed" that
formed the great bants of attraction. Mayor
Ilroatch , Judge Scott and Colonel Hogolund
raado bhort Hpccches , Gcorgo Gllleubcck and
Master Guy Glllonbetk contributed a number
ot banjo selections and tbo remainder of the
show was furnished by tbo boys themselves.
Mayor Ilroatch was the first Introduced and
received the aamo sort of greeting that
Moats down from the upper gallery to the
hero who baa Juat rescued tbo colden-halrcd
Doubrctto from the clulchtg of the villain
of the melodrnmn The mnyijrllold ths boy a
how glad ho wna to ECO tuJral and then
ntnrted to tell them n story about a boy who
hnd bccomo mayor of London. Uut ho had
scarcely pot past the first sentence when a
chorus cf voices assured hlnrllQt they know
all about It. "Uend It In the Kourth Header , "
ndd&.l n d07cn of his auditors , BO the mayor
switched and tcl.l something else. Then he
gave the bojfl n short talk on the possibili
ties that lay before cvwy sutal ) boy on the
streets of Omaha. In this country the news
boys could make great men of themselves
as well us any other fort of hoys , nnd this
sentiment was receive. ! w-Uh.vociferous ap
probation.
"A Talk by Pinafore" vva * the next at
traction that "Mogy" annoimcod nnd the fn-
mlllnr figure of the rotund newsboy was
greeted with more gallery applauso. "Plna-
fore" contributed a recitation that was gcoil
enough for any show and the boys ehovvcd
their appreciation so uproariously as to stop
the proceedings. "Boys , If you don't keep
quiet this feed will bo postponed to n year
from tonight. See ? " st'ld "Mogy. " Did they
SM ? Tor the next quarter of an hour a
stngo whisper could have been heard two
blocks away.
Then the Moore bojs sang a trio which
caught the crowd again , nnd Johnny Jacobs
gave a recitation In German dialect that was
the hit of the evening. Johnny was recalled
four times and oven then the boys were re
luctant to let him go Pete Karl contributed
some Imitations that were decidedly clever ,
and these with more music by George (111-
lenbeck and the Moore brothers kept the ball
rolling until Colonel Hoge/land / and Judge
Scott arrived and they each talked briefly ,
vvcro heartily applauded and each presented
with a handsome cluster of cut flowers In
appreciation of their efforts. Colonel Hogc-
land told the boys a few * stories after his
usual style of talking to his newsboy friends ,
and Judge Scott told how ho had tnlke < l to
them n year before.
This enfled the program nnd then came
the feast Thcro wns a bountiful supply of
everything to cat and a huge punch bowl
disgorged the tuiccssary liquid adjunct. Even
with a hundred hungry boys In sight the end
was not reached and after the revelry was
over "Mogy" boxed Up a htijje stack of edi
bles and sent them to furnish a breakfast at
the Creel ! " .
The bootblacks' affair was pulled off at
Mornnd's dancing hall and was aVso well
patronized. Here , however , the boys vvcro
In the minority and tha room was occupied
by older people , many of whom paid an nd-
mUElon fee at the door. This wcs a similar
progrnm , with the addition of dancing , which
followed the supper The early entertain
ment Included music by a colored quartet
and pianist and speeches by Judge Scott ,
James Allan , Judge Gordon , Joseph Crow
and others. Alev Goldstein , recited "Sparta-
cus' Address to the Gladiators" and the Sev
enth Ward orchestra furnished Instrumental
mvsJc.
I.ITTI.I : roit iiAii.no iiius TO DO.
ll < > iii ! < | tmrfrr.i ClosiMl All Dny mill
Incnl OllliH'M In tin * Afternoon.
Now Year's day was , If possible , mora dull
In local railway circles than any of the holi
day o of the preceding year. The general
managers of the railroads having their head
quarters In this city were present at their
desks during the morning , but a trine late
The general patscnger agents and the gen
eral freight agents , and generally their cb.cf
clcrKs , also reported and put In a few hours'
work disposing of tha correspondence and
other work that had to be handled without
delay. The other attaches of the several
headquartars tcok the entire day for their
own enjoyment and never catno near their
desks for fear they might ba caught for an
all-day Job
There was no activity worthy of the men
tion and the day was obsTVcd generally as a
day of rest The hlqher officials took occa
sion to read over the agreement of the local
pass committee , which recently decided to
shut down en annual passes wherever possl
ble during the now year , c Thre was on tin
usually laigo number ofcallers during the
morning , principally hangers-on who had
been overlooked In tha dJEtrlbutlon of favors
for 1S97 and wanted to sqe t'.io general man
agers about the mattc.r. As a rule they
found the offices they sought closed and se
curely fastened. r
There was even .less excitement among
the "low Joint * " the members of the local
passenger assoclatlcin. The ticket- sellers
stood behind their counters until noon ar
rived , but they really didn't do a thing. They
finished making up their reports for the
month of December and then anvlously
waited , but all In vain , for purchasers of
railroad tickets At noon they closed their
desks and sought their respective homes to
spend the rest of the day with their families
The railroad men received no more wel
come present on Now Year's day than that
which came from the weather man The
damp , misty , foggy weather of the last three
days of 1S9G had bothered them not a little
It had Interfered with freight and passenger
traffic by necessitating the running of all
trains moro slowly and cautiously. It had
Interrupted the local telegraph work. So
when the sun of Now Year's day appeared
brlnhtly It wns most cordially welcomed
With the advent of tha new year came
co'der weather , too , and that was especially
pleasing , because the continued damp
npell had almost rotted the. corn throughout
ln state that Is not stortd high and dry In
crlbtt.
At 10 o'clock on New Year's eve the
weather In the extern pnrt of Nebraska be
gan to cUar up a bit The fog betwecji
Omcha and Lexington lifted completely
Shortly after the now year had been ushered
In a light fall cf snow covered that part of
the state west of Lexington It Incicas'-d
the morning hours wore : along nnd at S
o'clock three Inches of the white mantle
covered the western part of the state , the
eastern part of Wyoming and Colorado.
A1IOX3 Till : U.M'OKTUJfATE OM2& .
.Nc-iv Vt-nr'H nt tinlIoMpltlll.M , ronr
I'll mi ntul TtillN.
In the hospitals of Omaha scores of
v/cary , suffering people looked out at the
mild suushlno and wondered If the new
year would bring back the health and
strength that the old bad taken away.
Some vvcro too miserable to regard the pas
sage of the old year. It was all the bame
to them , and they only knew that It wns
the last New Year's day they would ever
see. To many others the new year came
with a bright promise of recovery that gave
them happy thoughts In the midst of their
Bufferings. And this was about all that In
dicated the holiday. A few moro visits from
sympathizing friends , here and there a clus
ter of flowers or a basket of fruit that In
dicated the remembrance of the world out-
fcldo , In some cases the addition of Eomo
little delicacy to the usual dinner , and tbo
day passed much as any ono of the 3GG that !
bad preceded It. At tha Presbyterian hos
pital the patients had other things to think
of , for the day was occupied In moving to
the now quarters at Tw'6nty-slxtli and
Marcy streets.
There was a little Now Year's celebration
about the city Jail yesterday. It consisted
In the serving of a spdclalrdlnner by Joe
Danbaum to the prisoners. The feast was
ot a holiday order , consisting of turkey
and chicken , scasonablo'-vcgctublis and pies.
The affair was enjoyed by about twenty
prisoners , who are cither scVl"K sentences ,
awaiting trial or had bfccn arrested yester
day morning. The dayjwa's a quiet ono
about the county Jail. 'Thedinner was of
the usual character , extent 'that some fruit
and vegetables were nlldedl The day was
not observed In any o hetway. .
The day was also observedIn a small way
out at the county poor lafm. The celebra
tion consisted volely of a' ' . ' lg dinner , that
vias served early In llio 'afternoon. The
menu Included roast pig , * applc sauce , vege
tables , fruit , mince pic , candy and clgarti.
The feast was partaken of by every Inmate
In the Institute , boincthlng over 100 In all ,
Hov. Charles W. Savldgo and his com
pany of Christian workers made forty-three
Now Year's calls. Tljcy prepared a number
of dinners and took them Into the homes
of the people , where they were much ap
preciated. After dinner there was singing
and prayers were held ,
HouHi * I'nrty t the Delimit * .
At the Dcllono hotel last evening was
given a house party to which a number of
iho friends of the guests wore Invited In ad
dition to these who make that hostlery their
home. Tim parlors vvero tastefully deco-
rattd for the occasion and the evening wau
spent in dancing , card playing and In listen
ing to eoino musical select Ions , During the
evening champagne punch was nerved and
alio a light lunch ,
Th Social Flvo Dancing club gave an la-
formal New Year's dunce nt Patterson hall
last evening at wlrlch twenty couplta par
ticipated.
VMVIZIISITY OP OMA1I V AI.UMM.
.Sit Dou it to a Iliituinct nt Ilic Mllliiril
Hold.
The first annual banquet of the faculty and
alumni of Ilellcvuo college was held nt the
Mlllard hotel last evening. About a score
of men and womm representing this Insti
tution nt down to n well prepared feast In
the gold and white banquet room shortly
after 9 o'clock. Before the last toast In the
feast of reason had been called It was well
alcng toward the second day ot the new
year.
Edward Bradley , csq. , secretary ot the
Bellcvuo Alumni association , presided ns
toastmastcr. After n few Introductory re
marks he called upon the following Omahnns ,
who responded to the toasts mentioned W.
Barnes Lower , "Tads , " Andrew E Walkup ,
csq. , "Tho Law and Lawyera ; " J. H Mcln-
tosh , csq. , "Harvard at Omaha ; " Prof J.
Albert Beck , "Omaha The Gate City , " Dr.
W. S. Olbbs , "Tho Medical Department , "
and President David H. Kerr , "Tho Univer
sity of Omaha " .
In his address President Kcrr first spoke
of tha title , "Tho University of Omaha" Ho
declared It was prophetic rather than real.
Ho preferred that the arts department ho
made the most serious of any now Included
In Ilcllevuo college and receive the most at
tention , though the tlmo would undoubtedly
come when a university largo enough and
broad enough to Include all the recognized
departments of a great university would bo
seen. Ho said the location ot the present
arts department of Bcllcvuc college was just
close enough to n largo city to be successful
Ho considered the location singularly appro-
pi late and likened It to the locations ot Har
vard and Columbia U would IMJ fully close
enough to Omaha when the city fully do-
velopsil He spoke of the property basis of
the arts department , and declared that In
this respect Ilcllevuo was well provided for ,
owning $100,000 worth of property with n
clear title. In closing 1 said that the work
of all the other departments was moro or
less dependent upon the work of the arts
department. With the success of the arts
department the success of the entire uul-
veislty was assured He was sure Bellevue
college would always stand , above every
thing else , for the highest culture and the
greatest morality
Among these who were present were no
ticed the. following- President nnd Mrs
DavM It. Kerr , DrV S. Glbbs of the medi
cal department , Dr C W. Whlnncry. dean
of the dental department ; J H Mclntosh ,
est | , .Mr. and Mrs Theodore Monnlng , Mlsa
Thomas , Mr. Carpenter. W. Barnes Lower ,
Miss Jesslo l-'lynt Miss Co Hunt , Mtos
Blanche. Davlcs of Burlington , Kan ; Prof J
Albert Beck of the South Omaha High
school , Mr. Sullivan and Miss Clara Sclc-
nlre.
sJSioJBiisis
South Omaha Nsws
The year Just closed was a great one for
thla market In the sheep trade ami Indica
tions all favor a still further Improvement
In 1SD7. Local killers have fully doubled
their purchases , as compared with any
former year , and the volume of business
done with feeders has moro than doublet ]
The Increase Is shown by the receipts for the
last seven years , which follow 1890 , 150.-
S73. 1S91 169,845. 1S92. 188 S93 ; 1S93 , 2.12,273 ,
1S94. 243.945 , 1893 , 204,870 ; 1SD3 , 358 005
December shipments of feeder cattle foot up
to 701 cars , 20,292 head Of th's number 269
cars went to Nebraska and 315 to Iowa
faimcrs. In December , 1895 , the total was
only 415 ci.ro Added to lost month's ship
ments were about 0,000 head of cattle , which
were driven out , making a total of over 2C-
000 head. _
PI re Ilrcoril of tinYour. .
The records of the city flro department for
1896 show that the department answered
forty -live alarms during the year. The leases
an buildings and contents amounted to $11-
825 , while the Insurance amounted to $12-
750 Alany of the home-s destroyed were not
Insured No large flrco occurred during the-
year , the heaviest loss being during April ,
which fools up to $3,750. In many casca
where small buildings vvcro burned It wan
necessary for the department to lay l.COO
feet of hose , which took considerable time ,
thus giving the flro a good start. The
pressure Is very light when It Is necccsary
to lay such a long line of hose and this In a
measure accounts for the total destruction
of a number of homes. At the present time
the paid fire department Is composed of six
men. ns follov s Fred M. Smith , chief ; W. L
Holland , superintendent II ro alarm Gcrvlco ,
David Garrett , John Brlggs , Ed Hanloy and
Matt McCur.e , firemen.
V. M. C. A.
On Tuesday evening , January 26 , the min
strel club of the Y. M. C. A. will glvo a
black face performance at Ulum's hall ,
Twenty-sixth and N streets , for the benefit
of the association. The hall is being reno
vated for the occasion , and a number of ad
ditional etoves have been provided for lice
In case the weather Is cold. The cast Is
made up as follows , all of the performers
being well known youn men of thla city
Harry L Carpenter , Old Sutherland , Ed Wil
liams. Harry Condron , Armand Tlbbets ,
Frank Taylor , Ole Ackerly , Edward Baker ,
Thomas Mautford , Perry Myers. Ed Delancy ,
R Roberts , William Yancy , r. H Gcsney ,
William Anderson , C.vrus Nelson. Kay W
Hunt , C. Damron , William VanArman and
R Jones. The thow will conclude with an
afterpiece called "The Wonderful Tele
phone. " _
CIt > fJOMNlp.
During the year 157 deaths ocured In the
city and " 60 births.
The gambling houses and policy shops have
suspended business for the present.
Officer Gary la day jailer and Officer Mul-
cahy night jailor at the city prison this
month.
Gus Thompson and wlfo of Alma are the
gucst.s of Mrs. Long , Twenty -fourth and I
streets.
Mra. W D. Grocs of Blair , who has been
visiting Mrs. Denna Allbery , left for homo
yesterday.
Today thu women of the First Presbyterian
church will hold an exchange at Scarr'x
drug store.
The Woman's Improvement club will meet
with Mrs. Farr , Twenty-first and J streets ,
this afternoon.
.Monday night thcro will bo a public In
stallation of officers of Phil Kearney post , No.
2 , Grand Army of the Republic , and Samuel
Dennis Woman's Relief corps.
Secretary Jackson of the Iowa Brick com
pany of Des Moltica was In the city yester
day Inspecting the N street pavement. The
company which Mr. Jackson represents laid
the pavement with a ten-years guarantee
and will make repairs frco for that length
of time.
In 1S96 the police made 1,048 arrests , the
largest number ot arrests being made In
May .when 1CS names appear on the blotter.
Ono murder was committed during the year ,
Harry Oswald being killed ono night last
spring at the corner of Twenty-fourth and
L streets. The persons arrested for this
crime have not yet been tried In the dis
trict court
Mrs. Knto P. Griffith , wife of Charles
Griffith , Twenty-third and I streets , dropped
dead yesterday morning. Heart disease Is
supposed to bo the caiue. About two weeks
ago Mrs. Gritllth hnd a fall from a chair and
complained of severe pairs In her side.
When she arcso yesterday morning she ap
peared bright and cheerful , and partook of
a hearty breakfast. Shortly after the meal
\vna over she fell over dead. The deceased
leaves five children , the youngest being two
months old. Arrangements for the funeral
will bo made today.
Al Hunt , a cowboy from Cowlcs , Nob. , ar
rived hero yesterday with a few loads ot
e-attlo and after disposing of the iitock ho
started out to sco the sights and v.ouml up
at the city Jail , where he was charged with
being drunk. Hunt asserted that while In
a saloon on lower N street , ho had been
robbed of a email amount of money. After
the police had started an Investigation Hunt
told the olDccrs that ho did not want to
make any fuss about the matter , all ho
wanted was to aobcr up anil ! get back home.
The police judge will glvo Hunt a chance
to explain matters today.
hinv Mill llollur
MIDDLESBOHO , Ky. , Jnn , 1 , The boiler
of How man's xnvv mill , near Tazovvcll ,
Te-nn , exploded today with frljrhtful ro-
HUltH. Janet Neal w killed and Joe Brewer
HO lindly Injured that ho will die. Oscnr
Neal and 1) ) . l'Uowmuii vvero badly
scalded.
'PERUVIAN ' RAILROAD SCHEME
American Ootnpnny with Cnpitrtl of
$20,000,000 , Opens a G rent Coal Hogion.
MILLIONS OF TONS REPORTED IN SIGHT
Ilinmli itt-ulitii of rti1itiliui < i Mineral
Wvnlth mill I iiimrnllHril I'crtllUj-
Ciilil , SUti-r anil I'rli iileum
\\lllumt l.lmlt.
The news from Now York that the P.irlflc
company liail organized , with a caplt-il of
$20.000,000 , to build n rnllroad In the north
ern part of Peru and develop some rich an-
tliraoUo coal mines , says the San Francisco
Chronicle , has aroused great Interest among
people In this rlty who arc familiar with
Peruvian matters.
They claim thai the project Is of the ut
most Importance to San Francisco mer
chants nnd manufacturers , as Peru Is willIng -
Ing nnd anxious to buy our products Eng
land no\\ controls mrst of the tratio , but
the Peruvians ere In favor of patronizing
Americans.
Local men who arc posted on the mineral
region of Peru say that while they know
nothing about the big company that has de
clared Us Intention of building n ralltoad to
the coal beds , they know the project Is prac
ticable , and would bring great wealth to
the promoters.
One of the best versed men In town on Pe
ruvian matters Is William Ilooth , n , me
chanical engineer , who has spent altogether
eleven years In Peiu nnd returned from
there only n few weeks ago Mr. Hooth
eald "I can believe the story of the formv
tlnn of the $20,000,000 company to mlno for
anthracite coal In Peru. If the men Intend
to build n railroad It will be bec-aiso they
have secured grants and prl\lieges from the
Peruvian govcrtmcnt , as tne government
owns all the railroads In that country The
statement about the Inexhaustible supply of
anthracite coal where they say there arc
250,000,000 tons of coal In sight Is probably
true.
INnXHAUSTlDLK COAL SUPPLY.
"Tho great anthracite coil beds , as jet
undeveloped , are In n long , narrow \alley In
the northern pnrt of Peru. In which the city
of Huarar Is situated The coal Is of the
best quality and the beds nrc north of
Huaraz , on the enstern 'side of the val
ley , where there arc very rough mountains
In these mountains arc also the richest de
posits of gold In Peru waiting for some one
to work them out They may prove to be
the richest mines In the world , but the
country Is so very rough It Is hard to work
mines there at present Silver mines also
abound.
"As these coal beds arc the only ones of
good anthracite In Northern Peru every man
in the enterprise should make a big fortune ,
for besides the mines the railroad will have
to pass through some new feitllc agricul
tural land Hvery tropical or semi-tropical
fruit can be grown there.
"Tho port the company will have to stirt
from is either Chlmhote or Snmanco It
was from Chlmbote that Melggs of Melggs'
wharf fame started his road to Huarnr In
1S70 He built the road from Chlmbote
along the Santa river to Its Junction with
the Negro river , and then turned south
along the v , cat line of this river to
Huarar The now cnmp-iny , If It decides to
follow the same route , will have to build
down the eastern side of the river to reach
the coal fields.
"Peru Is a much richer country than most
people Imagine Silver Is the most abund
ant mineral , but there Is plenty of gold
thi'rc Copper Is plentiful , but one licars
little of Iron or other minerals. There la
practically an Inexhaustible supply of coal
In Peru , but It has not been developed
much , as petroleum Is generally used for
fuel. Now that the most extensive petro
leum wells arc shut down through litiga
tion , good coal Is greatly needed If this
new company taps the great beds they
speak of a great many more smelters will
be erected and the ore will not have to be
shipped out of the country as It Is now
The smelting works now running have
enough ere stored about them for some
jcars' work , If the present conditions con
tinue to exist.
VAST PETROLEUM REDS.
"Peter Daclgatupt , the phonograph and
X ray man of this city , has a large tract of
land covered with petroleum beds , and ar
rangements are being now carried on to
open them up. The matter has not pro
gressed far enough to make a statement for
publication , but If the project goes through
his beds will probably produce enough oil
to supply the Peruvian demand and a sur
plus for shipment to this coast.
"Besides Its vnst mineral deposits Porn
has extensive agricultural resources In
every valley there Is a river , and heio the
land Is fertile. On the tablelands , where
there are no rivers , there are deierts. Peru
Is a great country for sugar You can raise
a number nf crops from cno planting The
cotton plants nro ve-y large. They gro.v ten
cr twelve feet high. You need not bo afraid
to make thlo statement. HIco Is grown In
great abundance. All these commodities , aa
well as vicuna and alpaca \\col of finest
quality , Peruvian bark , etc , v\as tent to I.'ig-
land. Amerl-a could e3sll > get the trad"
"Until the Grace line of steamers vvao put
on the line from New York to Callao , about
four yearj ago , nearly aU the minerals were
shlppol to England. Now 75 per cent of the
gold , silver , copper and kerosene produccJ IB
taken to Now York The Graces are the
only American shippers cf Peru , but they
have built up a big business San Francisco
should have sonio of this trade , aa It Is but
3.000 miles distant and New York Is 12,000
The Grace people arc talking of putting on a
line fromi San Francisco to Callcoa and Val
paraiso.
AMERICAN MEATS IN PERU.
"It wao pleasing to rae to pea American
bacon , hams , canned meats and the HUe In
Peru after the advent cf the Grace steamers ,
but thcro should bo a line of steamers from
this port that would go to Callcao , touching
at Mexican and Central American ports
California wines and liquors are badly
necd&l In Peru , as the wlnea there are very
poor. Our canned goods would bring high
pilccs.
"Thcro haa always been n demand for
California wheat , but the people- cannot get
It. There If ) no wheat grown In Peru , and tha
wheat brought from Clillo Is very dark In
color and ha , " a hard shell , The American
consul at Callao has been trying to get
American wheat and other products Im
ported , and has go up statistics to chow that
1,185,020 bushels vvcro brought to Callao
ale/no In 1895. If the market was secured It
would mean considerable to California grain
srowors.
"At the present time nearly everything
comes to Peru from England , but the people
are anxious for American goods of all klndu ,
anJ cannot get as much as they want of
thorn. The merchants of Sou Francisco are
You can't go on losing
flesh under ordinary con
ditions without the knowl
edge that something is
wrong , cither with diges
tion or nutrition. If the
brain and nerves are not fed ,
they can't work. If the
blood is not well supplied ,
it can't travel on its life
journey through the body.
Wasting is tearing down ;
Scott's Emulsion is building
up. Its first action is to im
prove digestion , create an ap
petite and supply needed nu
trition. Book free.
ECOTT & BOWNE , Chcmlili , N w York.
letting golden opportunities slip out ot their
KM IP
"Peru Is generally very generous with blR
c nterprl ei whhh mean the development ot
the country An Kngllsh syndkitc furnished
millions of dollnro to build the Central rnll-
reid of Peru. The government hn * necurcJ
control by giving the company the nunnge-
mont cf the road for fifty yearn , the right to
nil the guino In Peru and n large tract ot
hind , the Pyrnii , In the Interior for colcnlia-
tlon piirpowThla district Is mint fertile ,
nnd coffee nnd everything that cm bo grown
In warm cllnntcs nre produced there"
SlArn > * t < i for ( it
.lumen Harding und JairrH I'lggs , the col
ored men who liccnmo Involved In the
ig CHSO with Tom Deiinlson , thu
propiletor of n pollrv shop which linn an
otllce on Pouth Thirteenth street , last
Thursday nfternoon , weretirreKtcd yester-
dav nnd pave bonds for their uppeiiranco
no Judge Gordon Thomas Detnitson ,
Joseph Parks , William Nestlehou o unit
Ft.ink lleaeock appeared nt the station
nnd also gave bonds for their apponranca
today.
owr or lonvY'M i\Tiinn. .
Snouv Will Cl\o riiicrto n.
Clemnnd Cnlil Strll.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 1-The forecast tor
Saturday Is.
Tor Nebraska-Light miows. followed by
clr-atlng , colder vvc-.ithcr ; northwesterly
winds.
For Colorado-Threatening weather ami
Mtmv , rontlnned coldir ; northerly winds.
For South Uakot.i IMillv cliuulv weather
and loi-.il snows , continued cold ; northerly
winds
Tor Wyoming Light snow varlablo
winds.
For Mlasoml llaln or no\v ; much colder }
northwestoily winds In northern and west
ern portions
For lovKaln or snow ; much roldcri
northvvcsterlv winds
For KUIIMSHuln or snow , followed by
clearing and colder we.ither , northerly
winds.
l.iirnl Itrroiil ,
' 12 OF THH WKATIinU IlfKIJAlT ,
OMAHA , Jan. 1. Omalm lot old of rainfall :
and tcmporattno eompnud with cor
responding day of the pant tlncc years
Maximum temperature . M r.i J7 n
Minimum tcmpoi.ituro ,11 IS 10 .12
Aver.ige tomprratuio. . 11 IS 40.
Hulnfall 01 .00 ro .00
l.cc-ord of temperature .ind illation
at Omaln for the day and arch 1 ,
1VW
Normal tempoiatnro for the d ly 21
xross for thedny . . . . " 0-
Aicumulated excess slnco March 1 . a
Normal pteelpltatlon for the day. . 0.1 Inch
li llclftiey for tlic day . . . OJ Ineli
Total pteelpltntlon plnee Meh. 1 3"i 2"i Im-lict.
Kxeiss since Maich 1 SOllnchei
Dcllele'tiry foi e'oi jicilnil U' H . 11 s Ine'hci
Delielenc-y for coi. period , 1M > 3. . . II ' ' ) > lnchc-3
Itt'iiurlx fioiii MnlloiiH nt S p. in.
Sex rut-IKlh ineilillin tlmo.
TEBRIBLE EQZEM&
Hop Face Covered with Scales.
Could Not Leave Homo.
Had to Sacrifice Hair.
Tried CUTICURA REMEDIES.
Improvement In Three Weeks.
Six Weeks Complete Cure.
Four y cirs ago Eczema nndo Its appcarince.
on my held In It8 worst form. I wasattcndcd
by UTO physicians , hut notwithstanding tliclr
treatment it continued Bprcadlnc , until my
face w.i3 covered with scalcii and became a
horrid , loithsomo sight. 1'or three months I
did not leave the house. 1 h id a line head of
Inlr , sov on v cars' growth , and bill los-icrlllco
It. 1 was In despair. TliophyalcUnihail failed
even to relieve me , when ono or them n com
mended CUTK IIIIA SOAII used three liners
of CUTICUUA ( ointment ) , ono liilf dozen cakes
of CunuuitA SOAP , and ono liottlo of CCTI-
CUHA IU > O\INT [ : , and In thrco weeks from
the tlmo I lieinn , the Bcnlea hid left my face
and the nklu lust its florid lino. In ( IT irmU
1 traitntirtlt/ciircil. Mj faio wissmnoth and
in v complexion olcarer tlnn It hail ever been
before MAUION A. SMITH , faunbury , 1'a.
RriEnr CUBE TcitTMr-ir Worm tathi , with
Ctmcl.nl Pmi.cfntl. ipiilinllnni of Clllc-lim tolnl-
inrnt ) lltr crrat Nkln cilrf.and mild < lo r nf C IJTICM BA
} ; uOLVC < CTrcati > lol bloo-I purlfieri and humor curtl.
8 Ullirnnhout the world Ponm I ) AC Com . M
I'jopi , lloilun. How lo Curt lire Wont tcicnn , lite.
OMflS ! l nlllilrrurill > d n < in < > > a
OMfl tlffeJ by e.UTICUKA bO U1.
BOYD'S NHW I Lt
rilKAriUt I Porformaticcs.
L , M CUAWPOItl ) . MnnnRcr
"IlnrKiiln Iln > " VliiliniTocii ! > _ All
ht-iitH ir : < - . Toiiiprlit n ( Htin.
Win CaMer'B Orcnt Bccnlc Urania
SAVED FR01H THE SEA.
Prices rirnt lloor , nil rents 7Ce nnd
60c All t.ilcony EC.'its. 3Jc ( lallcry , Ka nnil 15o.
5 NEW I Onu WuuIc ,
3 THEATER i Opunlng
bunilny Vliirln < - < - , Jniiiiur ) ! 1.
The only twin ntnm In the wurlil ,
Wlllnril M3WI3I.I , Wlllliii.i.
In " 'J'lli : COIISICAN lIHOTIinitH , ' *
In conjunction v\ltl |
Foreign Views MIJIinillJ'.S-Motlon Plcturcx
C I % 13 M A TO C It A P II K.
Regular prices. Jan. 10 , "ALAUAMA. "
Ono wetk comrncnclnir , Monday January 4.
1'uor. JOHN HIV.NOII.S
I'rontntliiK his
Mesmeric Mysteries ,
I/AUailTIIH AND fiC'IKNCi : COMIIINI3U.
Kent * 2Sc and 30c. '
THE GREIGHTOH PA arlit ! SR
_ _ _ Mgrs.
.lloiulii ) , Jiitiuur ) I.
Klmt Orand Concert
OIIICAOO UMVI3ltSI'l'Y ( ilii3 :
mi.I .MA.MHM.I.V CI.UII.
Bents now on fall- .
r lce Jic , tCc , "Ic , It CO ,
BARKER HOTEL.
TlllltTKlCN'I'll AM ) JOMS : STIII3I5TS.
HO roomc , butlm , utiiim luut nnd nil modern
convenience * . llutcn , il CO nnil 1200 per dny.
Tul.lo unexcelled. Hindu ! low rutcu tu regular
ln-irduu. 1 ItANIC 1III.D1TC1I , Mer.
of Irrliriillun llonil Slilr.
The directors of the Middle Loup Val
ley Irrigation district Invlto Healed pro
noun la for JIOO.OOO ( In part or whole ) ot
lioiula of mild dlutrlct up to 2 p , m , of Jan *
uury 19. Ib'JV. Addri-Ht ) ,
CHAULUa NICOLAI , Secretary ,
Barscnt. Neb ,