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THE OMAHA DAlljV 111813 : SATlrHTAY ) , JAXUAllY 2,1 , 1897.
ntcly niter the house adjourned until Mon
day at 2 o'clock.
HIHOI.VIS To JmT'Tiin i.oiinv.
81-nn I urn Onlj Slmll Him- InI'luor
llurliiK llusliii-MN Mourn.
LINCOLN. Jan. 22. ( Special ) The rcnato
wan not In a talkative niooil toliy , and It
rimlied through the ordinary routine of the
regular order with no apparent disposition
to Indulge In rhetoric until a motion to
ndjourn o\or until Monday afternoon. Then
the vocal chords of the senate relaxed and
Hie eloquence which did duty yostcrd-iy was
filvcn another airing. Nearly tlio entire
forenoon KMlon woa taken up with the qucs-
tlon of adjournment , and no buslne-ss of Im-
IKjrtanco was trammeled.
After the reading of the Journal Mr Dun-
dns of Somalia offered the follow Ins resolu
tion , which was agreed to :
Whorons , Tlmt time In the settlon hni
tinstsed when It can lie wild there l nothing
lioforo the senate of Importance , therefore ,
lie It
Rotolv-iU Thnt the senate no IOIIKIT per
mit lobby lnt , book ugeritH or other Hollcltors
to circulate unions nnd converse with meni-
lirH while the senate H In session trans
acting hu lness , iind .
Resolved , Thnt Hcnnte rule No 2 be
strictly enforced
Hov.MI of Douglas moved that the rcso-
Intlnn ho adopted and there was not a vote
cgalnst It. Ilulo 2 provides that incmbore
must rofialn from conversation with each
other or with outsiders whllu the senate
is In flcislon.
Mr. Ransom of Douglas , from the com
mittee on labor , reported Hcnato flic No
4G , with the recommendation that It be
passed as amended. The bill waa placed on
general file This Is the proposed law re
quiring street railway companies to vcatt-
bulo tholr cars
Mr. Wolf-on of Sallno called up his reso
lution offered jcstcrilay , requesting Ne
braska's senators and representative * to uno
nil honorable methods to bring about the
passage of a law authorizing the free coln-
nRo of silver. The president decided that
being In concurrent form the resolution
would have to bo treated aa a icRUlar bill ,
and ho , thcieforo , referred It to the coin-
mlttO'j on federal relations
New bills wcro re-id the first time as
follows :
Senate file No 113 , by Mr Gondrlng , to
amend section .11 of the criminal rode so aa
to provide a penalty for disturbing a polit
ical , literary or othci meeting
Senito nip No 114 by Mr Talhot. to
nuthorlrc the county Judge In countlra hav
ing a population of over 2'i.OOO ' Inhabitants
and who has been previously authorized by
the board of county commissioners to cm-
ploy one or more clerks
Senate file No 14 , " > . by Mr Schall to je-
qulro the right of way of all tallroads In
the Htato of Nebraska to bo mowed each
year.
Senate file No llfi , by Mr Pelt ? to amend
the ln\\ relating to game and fish
Senate nio No 147 , by Mr. Honcll , to
provide for the creation of a. boird of ex
aminers of rillroad telegraphers
Senate file No MS , by Mr How ell , to
provide for the collection , compiling and
publication of the agilciiltural statistic * ) of
thn state.
Senate flic No 119 , by Mr How ell , to
prohibit the employment of r.illroad tolc-
giaph operators who aie under IS ycara
of age
Senate file No IfiO , by Mr. IJearlng. to
nave expense and make certain the pro
cedure In the allowance of 11 bill of excep
tions.
After the blllo Introduced jesteulay wore
read and referred , the senate proceeded to
wrangle for nearly an bout oxer the ques
tion of adjournment After many wordi a
motion to dimply adjourn until toman o\v
was carried. Afterwards , howe\er , the vote
was reconsidered nnd the senate then ad
journed until Monday aftcinoon at 2 o'clock
.SIMCT nr.r.T MiT IIIII : < ! ATIS.
rui in ITH * liiNdtulc ii ( Mi-Cook rntors
ii l-'a < -toi-j nt Hint I'lm-r.
M'COOK , Neb. , Jan. 2. ( Special Tolc-
Kram. ) Though not icallzlng all that was
expected , the farmers' Institute that closed
Its twoda > s' session hero this aftcinoou was
good start In tliu right dlioctlou. and will
doubtless bear good fruit In the future A
permanent organization wjs formed , as fol
lows : Piciildent. William \Vcjglut ; vice pres
ident , 0 , L. Thompson ; scciotnry , M. A
" > Spaldlng ; tieasurcr , James Doyle ; diiectois ,
J. M. Haldwln. hog lalslng , 11 T Church ,
cattle , C. n Loppcr , sheep ; S. D McLain ,
horses ; Maynaid Loomls. fish , J. M Huet ,
hoes , J I' . Hel-n dairying ; Waltei Hickllng.
hoitlculturo ; L Morse. sugni beets Among
the Instructors wcro U 11 Stouffer of llollc-
Mir > Sarpy eouiuy , and E V. Stephens of
"i I'll' . Sallno county. Iloth nro well known
nnd appeared under the auspices of the Ag-
rlculimal depirtmcnt of the Nebraska util-
% ornlty. Besides thcaoarlous leading local
fanners assisted with valuable practical sug
gestions and experiences
The delegates selected lo the beet sugar
com union at Huntings February 2 and 3
aio August Droll , Flank Stillman , S. 0
OohciMi , J. II Nee ! of McCoiilt. and L Mnisu
of Bi'iikclman. They are buulencd with the
mission of Inducing the location of a beet
sugar factory at McCook
COl M ) MT S\\ i\lt : I'FwAf WIIISlvV.
rriiNi-i-iilloii of Iliiior | Si-llrri it (
I'lirmPiillH rial.
PIERCE. Neb , .Ian 22. ( Special ) The
preHmlnary hearing of Ed and Henry Marly
of PlalnvlovY for belling lliiuo'.i without a
ntato license waa heard Wednesday and yes-
tord-iy bcfoio Judgu McDonald About
twenty-five wltncucb wcro examined none of
whom testified that they had purchased
or drank what they could po > itlvcly swcai
was whisky or b r.
Judge .McDonald , who had to take the evi
dence as Bl\eu by witnesses , discharged
the Mait > s from custody , decreeing thai
theio was no [ iiobahlc came for action Unde-
thli flerroc the bondsmen for the complain
ing \.llnehu becomu liable for the ejsts of
the erne , amounting to about S100.
N Di'llirlil In ( 'uliliitUici - .
rniMON'T. Jan. -Special ( Telegram )
The weather turned cold Icat niRht and a
brisk wind sprang up fiom the north. If
It rontluues cold for a week or tnn iJa > H the >
farmers and gi.iln dealers think that corn ,
which IB In covcicd cribs nnd some of that
on the ground will be nt to shell and ship.
Some of that whl'b lies on the ground will
bo only lit foi feeling purposes. Hut llttlo
corn Is coming In to maiUet owing to the
fact that It Is not In condition to blilp , being
swollen and soured Ulcvator men hero are
paying ) and 10 ccn'a today Stock fccdcra
are paying 11 until for ear corn Some
however , are paying 13 cent for coin ron-
tractcd fnr In Noember. .
OlKTIldllll for AlMX'llcUrlllM Sllo MM'llN.
SOUTH nHNI ) , Nob. , Jan 22 ( Sp clal )
Yesterday an operation for appendicitis was
performed onV. . J. O'nrlcn. .iiiprrlntemlent
of the state fish h.itchcrlps , of this pluco.
Th" ) operation was a very dinicult ono und
was cii'lri'ly successful. Mr O'ltrlen U rc-
co\cling us rapidly as could bo expected ,
( itt > i > Cluli ntiliriiNUii C | ( > ,
NOnitSK.V CITY. Jan 2. . ( Special. )
A largo and enthuslatlc nudluncc greeted the
Unheralty Glco club at the opcia hoiue to
night. A M-ry pleasant program wns
icndered. The rltln U inaKtng n tour of the
southwestern part of the atato and will go
to 1'eiu from hero.
'Mitrrli'N lit a Illpc Old Anc.
NIMHIASKA CITY. Jan 22. ( Special , )
A marrlngo Hi cnso was gianted today lo
Hcnderaon I'ylo of Cast county , aged 77
years , and Miss Mary A. lilgloy , aged 47
Tfntiirally. lu > o n good nppellte. keep jour
Mooil juiro and jour ncr > e strong by t.iMng
Sarsaparilla
The best In fact the Olio Truu lllood Purifier.
Hood's Pills eurobllloiuucu.ucadacho.lisa
years , of Fremont county , Iowa. Mr. Pylo
Is .well and favorably known In this section
of the country.
Wnini'ii Dim-in * tinI'rix * .
NEBRASKA CITY. Jan. 22-Speclal. ( )
The current event department of the
Woman's club met this afternoon at the
homo of Mrs 55ook. Mrs. J. A. Ware read
an Interesting piper on "The Press" from
the standpoint of women Journalists.
ui > ' .N
HartlngtT has a ihcosophlcal society.
Randolph barber shops arc to be closed
Sunday hereafter
Coot Mallay of IHyard had seventy sheep
killed by wolves recently.
John F Rltchhart of Crete has purchased
the Grand Island Democrat.
No\vca tlo people ore trying to organic a
stock comprny to erect a creamery.
Hurt county's experience with leasing a
farm for pool purposes proved successful
enough to Induce the board to renew the
lease.
The Hurt County News , published at Craig ,
has defied the hard times by enlarging.
Farmers near Syracuse have been bothered
considerable of late by chicken thlcvro
The Ncmaha county farmers will hold an
Institute at Auburn January 27 and 28
The teachers of Way no county will hold
a convention at Wayne February 12 and 13
vCcreseo man who i-hlppcd a carload of
mules to Memphis struck a profitable mar
ket.
ket.The Craig creamery has been sold at
sheriff's sale. A farmer bought It In and
will operate It.
North Ucnd papers leport the prospects
good for heavy Inllux thin eaion of people
f luni states farther cnst
Grain dealers out over the state aie re
fusing to receive much of the corn delivered
on I ho ground bexauso It Is damp.
Sheriff Mcnckc of Washington county has
brought Theodore Parish back from Creston ,
la. , on the charge of illegal voting.
Arrangcmerts have been made for the
crec-tlon of a nno brick block In Hloomflcld.
Woik will commence as noon as frost Is out
of the ground In the spring
ni\ov
Coloi-i-il Cliiiiiiilon | Dcfrnl.M ( ho lilxh-
iiiuii In Six ItuumN.
NEW YORK , Jan. 22 George DKou ,
champion featherweight pugilist of the
world , defeated Australian Billy Muiphy of
Cincinnati In six i omuls tonight at the Broad
way Athletic club. Murphy was trained
rather fine , and when ho was stripped tonight
the general Impression was that ho would
never bo able to go tlio stipulated twenty
'rounds Dlron , on the contrary , never
looked hi better shape , and hi * was made a
pronounced favorite , his friends backing him
liberally at two to one During the nrst
half of the fight Murphy "held his own
Whenever Dlxon would lead with the left ,
Murphy Invirlably mvung his right on the
back of the head and scut home some good
body blows , but at all times he judged dis
tance very bully Dlxon's double blow1 with
the left pur/loil Murphy very much , and the
coloicd boy landed It a dozen times during
the contest. From the fourth round to the
end of the flght. Murphy grew vl lblv weak ,
but Dlxon showed no effect from Murphy s
blowH , and at the opening cf the sixth round
was by far the fresher man The blow
which knocked Murphy out was a peculiar
one. U was a left sving , combined with a
kind of spurt , and the butt of DKon's left
hand caught Murphy In the pit of the
stomach. It doubled him up , and he fell
on hbi hands and knees to the floor , where
ho groped about helplessly until heza
counted out.
ts niioi" TIIUIU MOMY.
All but Tliniof 'Hit-in I.ONC licit * lly
In ( "allforiiln.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan 22. Such a disas
trous seisou as that which the heivy bet
tors are e-\pnlcnelng here is unprecedented
In the history of racing In California. With
hut three exceptions the noted plungers now
wintering on the coast are many thousand
dnllara behind. The exceptions are George
Wy clock. Eddy Galnes and Joe Ullnian , who
IIQ about even , or somewhat ahead of the
lacing game Ht present. Among the princi
pal losses so fnr reeoided are the fol-
Rlloy Gianuaii. $30,000 ; Ed Purser , $30,050 ,
John Coleman , $ -0.000 , George Rose. $ . ' 0,000 ,
Hugh Jones , $10,000 , Henry Hairls $15.000 ,
Abe Slcln , $1 ( ! 000 , Coley Eallman , $12.000 ,
Will Walhcc. $10000 , CharleaQuluii , § 10,000 ,
H.uiH'y Srhielber , $10.000 , Eddie Mnloncy.
$8.000 ; Dave Gideon $ "i.OOO ; Frol Cowan.
$3,000 ; Ed Wallare , $2500 ; John Humphreys ,
$ .2,000. a total of $200,500.
Cornell Ci-i-Mh In
ITHACA. N Y. , Jan. 22 Both the fres > h-
a-cn and varsity crew candidates at Cornell
aie at work In the gymnatlum and nt tin
row In ; ; machines The training will con
tinue until the EistT recess without Inter-
iiiptlon , after which the men will probably
be able lo take their shell down to Cuyahoga
Inke Cornell will have to raise $1,000 for
the Support of the navy this year. The
subscriptions aio coming In rapidly. About
? JOO has been subscribed during the present
w e-ek.
AlHllTNdll I.l-llllH.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 2J Tlllle Anderson
w ; " . In fron-r.t theflnish of the night's race
'Ihe teoie at the finish was- Anderson , 20G
mill's ; Fanibworth , 200 miles ; Allen , 205
miles 1C lapb. Baldwin , 20r > miles 11 lap.i ,
Clulbtcphcr , 20S miles II laps.
On ( InKiiuiiliii ; TrnrU.
NEW ORLEANS , Jnn. 22 Weather fine ;
track fulr Results-
First i.xce. selling , six fuilongs : Chnrm
won , It. O Han second , Anna Mnjes third
Tlmo : llfi"i :
Second rice , purse , fix furlongs : Bienk
o' U.iv won , Illn .second , Atinlu Teuton
thlid Time117
Thlul rnce , selling ono mile anil tvvcntv
vnriln : Miirqul i > won Van Hrunt necond ,
Plains thlid Time : 1 JCVj.
Fourth i ire , handicap , rev en furlongs-
Sin \V won , ( Jinyllug SKOiul. Ni'c-edub
llilrd Tlmo 1 2.1H
Fifth r.ico , puiso , seven fmloncv Elklii
won , Uirnoy Adler oeroiul. Pop Dlxon third
Time : 1:11. :
Sixth riif , purse Killing , seven furlotiTH
Mnv Ashley won Hllllon second , Hnno Hell <
tl-Ird Time. 1 in *
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2. Wontlici nt
Oakland. HIHti : u-k fi-st. Results :
Flr-t rn < e. HOVOII furiunen : Huiold Lluday
won , Maiy U .scroml. Philip II third. Time
1"Hi. .
( Joionil race three and one-half fuilongH
2-yc.ir-olds The Clic.it won Queen Mali
( tcooiul Golden Echo third. Tlmo I ) 41Vi
Third i .IPO , one- mlle and ono-i Igluli
Doylu 'won. Little Bob soc-oml , Claudius
thlid. Time : 1:50 :
Fourth i .ire , nl.fuilnups : O > .rlo II won ,
Aiii'zro hecond. JINa IJoker third. Time
11V/ ; , .
11VrlfLli i.ice , BX ! furlong * : Snllnlmir III
won , Simmons Hecond , Dniijo thlid. Time-
ll : .
Slvtli race , one mlle : Cahrlllo won , Gold
Dug Kucoml , Han Marco third. Tlmo : 1 I.
roil i AVi > o SOUTH sivrnnvni.
Hid * rnlU-il for on ( hut Strcc-t II.- .
luoi-n I'U-i-e'i-anil Vlntoii.
At the regular meeting ye-tfterday after-
l con the Hoard of Public Works Instructed
Clnlrnmn Munro to advertise for bids for
re-paving Soulh Sixteenth street from Pierce
tu Vluton with sheet arphaltum It waa de
cided to make the resetting of the ciiib a
sopaiate contract In order to avoid the
pojelblllty of Interfering with the legality
of the tax. The chairman was also author
ized to advertise for bids for re-netting the
curbs to conform with the propoicd widen
Ing of the street.
AVer Ari-t-Mlt-il Upon '
Jiuiica Ryitn and J. C. Hanks were nr-
reatid In thu lower section of the city lnnt
nlRbt and locked up nt the station for
HusiilcIoiiH ohnrncters. The men hud been
trying to dispose of a number of irold-
rlmmcd Hpccliielc-s nt vor > low prices. The
articles are mippoxid lo have been Htolen
When Kouroluil nt the ulatlon ne-nrly n
diuen pairs of Kj > cetnelen were found upon
tlio men.
m -
TaUcn lo ( InlliiHillii | | .
John nurnd , bettor known OH "Hobby
HuriiH , " vv IM removed In the p.Uiovngon !
Intit night to the- police Htntlon , He' IHIH
boon llvlmr with n widow name ! -Mtury
near Fort Omiihii for lomu time past. Hums
In 70 years of nvo , Ho IHIH boon mirreilni :
from n iievero iittncl ; of pleurisy. Lnto last
night he wnti talicu to the Melhodhn hos
pital for treatment.
WATER FOR THE ARID LANDS
Work Already Accomplished Under th
Oaray Act in Wyoming ,
MANY CANALS TO BE BUILT THIS YEAR
Iliiiulrcil TliiiiiNimil Acri-M Splrctcil h >
Ili-NpotiHllilr Coiiiiituli-N | Whle-li l"\-
iu-t-t lo HIMC Tlu-lr I.mill * 11 duly
for -tlU-rn > c\t 'Vonr.
CHHYnNNR , Wyo , Jan. 22 ( Special. )
Ono of the moat Interesting problenu th
state of Wyoming has liiul to deal wltl
during the past year U that of utilizing
the public lamb donated to the atato bv
the general government under what U knovvi
ns the Carey Land Act. In 1834 , congress
passed an net donating to each of the arli
states that would accept the conditions o
the grant 1,000,000 acres of land for the
put pose of reclamation. Five states have ,
accepted this donation Wyoming was .he
first to act , and the Wyoming law dcflnlni
the conditions under which the land should
be reclaimed became without material change
that of Colorado and Idaho through the
subHCMiucnt action of their legislatures. A
the author of the law is a Wyoming man
and as Wyoming has taken the Initiative
In tarrying the act Into practical effect , the
experience of the etato Is of great Interest
not only to the other arid states , but lethe
the country nt large , the question of utll
Izlng the gieat arid regions of the vvcs
being ono of national Importance.
The Carey law provides for the dlsposi
of land to actual settlers and cultlvaloro
only , In tracta not to exceed 160 acres , title
to pass after satisfactory proof of icelama
tlon and ownership In the ditch or cana
which provides water. The price of land U
CO cents an acre , half at thu time of maklni
entry and half at tbo time of miking flna
proof of reclamation Ditches and canals
are to bo built by private parties , untie
stale supervision , and In accordance wilt
the terms of a contract entered Into be
twccn the ditch builder nnd state nuthorltle"
before work begins The condition. } o
thc.se contracts are set out In detail In the
law. They IK the size of the vvorkd , the
price of shares In the canal and the terms
In payment therefor. They provide ilia
ditches must be transferred to the aettleivs
when a certain percentage of share ? thercli
have been sold , and require the state to
only' dUpose of land to purchasers of uharca
In the canal
WHEN THU WORK BEGAN.
The state law accepting the der.iatlon am
piovldlng methods foi currying the uatlona
Inw Into effect was passed In 1S95. Undo ;
this law a board , known as the State Board
of Land Comrr sloners , was organised In
April , ISin , and completed Us organlzatloi
by the election In May of ofllcers. The chle
clerk upon whom much of the detail uor
of carrying the act Into effect was entrusted
was A J. 1'arshall. A number of applica
tions was received by the board for the with
drawal of lands In various parts of the state
to be reclaimed under the act It was not
however , until June 4 , 1895 , that any appli
cations wcro presented which In the opinion
of the board met the requirements of the
state and the general land law.s The Mrs !
regular and proper applications , accompanied
by maps and field notes , ( lied with the bean
wcro those of the Hurlliigton Canal com
pany for SO.OOO acres , of the Globe Cana :
company for 0,500 acres , and the Cody Cana
25,000 acreu All of thcss applications were
rejected at the local land offices , where a ! :
applications under the general law wcro
loqulred to be approved before further ac
tion by the state Could be taken. The appli
cations were conMdered In the general lane
office at Washington for the period of al
most a year before final action v as taker
upon them , the decision of tbo local lane
olllces having been appealed from by the
state , U U proper to state that the olllccrs
of the Interior department have at no time
been antagonistic to the act , and the delay
In passing upon the applications was that
due consideration might bo given for the
purpose of protecting the state and the set
tlers availing themselves of the provisions ol
the act 'In those and future transactions. In
'ho meantime applications of the Blacks
I'orK Canal company and the Tort Hrldgcr
company , for 30.000 acres , weie received by
the boird and rejected by the local land of
Hers. The state having all Its appllca
lions pending In the Department of the
interior , decided to refuse further applica
tions until a decision upon those pending
wa.i reached After aomo minor corrections
on January 28. 1S9B. President Cleveland
signed the conttuct under which the Hurling ,
ton canal , the Globe canal and the Cody
companies were to reclaim and colonize the
alid lands they had selected in Wyoming
The applications of the Dlacks Fork and Fort
Urldgcr companies were rejected , It being
found that these lands were located on the
original Fort Hrldgor military icservatlon ,
and that the United States act opening mil
itary reservations to settlement barred all
method t of acquiring these lands by settlers
nnd others except under tlio homestead net
The application of the X-'lnta Canal company
for 20.000 acres was made In April and ap
proved by the Interior department , and a
contract signed by President Cleveland In
September , 1S9R
MUCH WORK DONH IN ONE VRAR.
It will thus be seen that the actual time
under which the companies desiring to re
claim lands under the Carey net since It be
came certain that their sclcctlora would be
approved has been levs thin a single season
In this short serson , however , a great deal
cf work ban been accomplished. The Globe
Canal company , which has undertaken to
icclalm and colonize 6.GOO acres In the nig
Fern basin , has constructed seven miles of
main canal taking water fiom the Shoshone
river und now bus over 2,000 acres under
Irrigation. During the coming year the full
body of land selected by thUs company will
bo under ditch and re-ady for settlement by
rolonlsta Twenty miles of ditch will have
been constructed and over $100,000 expended
In the enterprise
Although the niacks Fork and Fort Drldger
applications for land under the Carey net
have been rejected , these companies have
continued work upon , their enterprises , nnd
tholr dltchra are practically complete. Up-
waid of JO.OOO acres of hind have been placed
under Irrigation during the year , and a large
ciop has been raised. The companies fur-
nljh water to homesteaders and actual set-
tlrrs who have taken up government land
under tholr ditches These lands , as pre
viously stated , are on the old Fort Ilrldger
mllltaiy rcfcorvatlon , aio well located for
tlio purposed of Irrigation and cultivation ,
and promlio to become a garden spot In
ioutlivvtfitorn Wyoming
The Ulnta Ditch Company No 2. with
which a contract was made for the reclama
tion of 20,000 acres In September of the pres
ent jc.ii , has been unable to perform any-
work upon , UB project this senaon The com
pany , which Is composc'd of wealthy Omahn
capitalists , will begin operations In the com-
Irw ? spring , nud will construct during * S'J7
twenty-five miles of main canal , and vrill
e.\pcnd $150,000 lu the work of reclama
tion IU lands are ultmited In Ulnta county
lu the southwestern portion of the state
and will be watered from the Ulacku Folk
bianch of Green river
HUVS OUT ITS RIVAL.
The Durllnglon Canal company , which haa
selected 2S.OOO acrca of land to bo watered
by an Irrigation ( system supplied from the
Grey Hull river , was delayed In Us work
of ditch building , elo , by A contiovcrsy with
thd Bench Canal company which had started
work upon an Irrigation nyxtc'in In the name
locality. This controversy has since been
settled by the purchase of the Bench ca
nal by the Burlington Canal company. The
work constructed during the present year
cnnslats of eight miles of canal , thirty feet
wide and two feet deep , and three and one-
half miles nf main laterals , Irrigating 4,000
tti-rcH of land. The company baa erected sev
eral houses on the lands Irrigated , and mada
other Improvements , U Is getting lit good
shape for next ocfiuon'H work , when 1U en
tire project , which contemplates eighteen
miles of canal and the expenditure of )150-
000 , will bo completed. Application haa been
made by the Cincinnati Canal company for
17,750 acres of land In the Illg Hani llasln ,
to he. watered from the Shoahono river , Thli
application U now pending bcforn the de
partment , and will probably be allowed
within a very abort aptico of time , The com
pany , which Is composed of Cincinnati capi
talists , U ready tu commence work aa soon
04 Its application la allowed by the depart
U * Jlroj\o e3 to construct a canal
twonty-nvft.imllea long- which will Irrigate
18,000 acres of land , and will expend up-
waid of $100,000 In the work The company
will nend colonists from Ohio , Indiana and
Illinois to/Vemo upon the land as soon AS
It Is prepared for cultivation The survey of
the II. & M. railway extension Into the Bk
Horn Daslikjcreracs the tract selected by this
company. . .
DILL'S CANAL.
The Cody. lanal Is the largest enterprise
In Wyoming contemplated under the act.
The entire Cody canal project embraces 160-
000 acres of land In Dig Horn , county which
Is to bo watered by canah taken from the
Shoshone rlver The application which has
besn made and allowed embraces 2fi,000 acres
of land on the south side of the river. Upon
the completion of the Irrigation works re
claiming this body further applications will
be made for .14,000 acres of land on the oouth
side of the rlvor , and 100,000 acres on the
north side. To complete the entire entcr-
prl o will require an expenditure of $760,000
During the present season the company hna
completed Its canal hcad-gatc.s and built
fifteen mllta of canal , thirty-six feet In
width and carrying four feet of water. Up-
watds of $100,000 has been expended on this
work , which has been performed with a view
of making extensions to the other large
bodies of land which the company Intends
reclaiming. During the season COO acres
have been planted and cultivated , the town
of Cody has been established , preparations
made for the erection of flouring mills and
saw mills nnd for other Improvements. The
active work of colonization will bo com
menced early during the coming season and
an experienced land agent has been ap
pointed to take charge of this branch of the
work. The Cody Canal compiny will hold
a meeting In January to determine whether
or not to prosecute the work of reclaiming
the 100,000 acres on the north side of the
Shoshone river during the year 1897. The
Cody Canal company Is composed of Omaha
and New York capitalists , the head of th
company being Hon. William F. Cody , bcttc
known as "Buffalo Hill. "
The experience of the state during the yea
under the act shows that. In spite of dls
couraglng delays , over 100,000 acres have
been selected and practical steps taken by
reliable and responsible companies to Irrl
gate nnd reclaim thcso lands All of the
companies stand icady to continue the work
commenced nnd cany It to completion during
the coming year. It remains to bo seen
whether colonists can be secured to settle
upon these lauds and make successful thu
enterprises Into which so much capital vvll
have been placed , and thus Justify the ex
pcctatlons of the framcrs of the act and o
the state ofllclals who are endeavoring to
make It a success
State Engineer Mead , In a recent address
before the American Society of Irrigation
Engineers , sums up his opinion of the law
In the following words
"Tho superiority of this law to any pre
existing statute is unquestioned. It requires
both settlement and reclamation of laud. I
tends to secure the building of better works
and Insures their sale to settlers on reason
able terms It protects canal companies
against controversies with farmers , because
the state fixes the selling price of the prop
erty before work begins , and only sells tlio
land to settlers willing to pay this It pro
tects the public against speculative owner
ship of cither land or water Only actua
cultivators can afford to cultivate thcso
lands , since , each owner must help to pay
for tlio operation and maintenance of the
canal which provides water , whether ho uses
his land or not. U Is too early to forccasl
what Is to bomb of this act In Wyoming
It has secured tile construction of the secant :
largest canal lir the state , and the largest
undertaking In the past ten years The pro
jects Inaugurated since Its passage would
liave slumbered Indefinitely under the pub
lic land laws , arid no ono thinks of building
works of any magnitude , except under Its
provisions. "
\\01tlv l.THU MIMJb OK AVVOMI.NO
Hold , Sllr nnil Copl'i'iTiiktii Out
Dili-flits' Illi- ' Winter Monlhn.
HUFFALOPiVYO. . , Jan. 22 ( Special. )
Work In t , jju'lrjjng camps of Johnson
penalty 3ia | not ljc.cn suspended during the
present wlntc/ , and In a large number of
mining properties the amount of develop
ment v > ork v lch has 'been ' done Is greater
than that accomplished during the more
favorable seasons. Ono of the jncat active
of the camps Is that known as Hull Camp ,
in the Hlg Horn mountains. Rich dlwov-
orlos of gold ore In this district last spring
resulted In the establishment of a number
of mining companies , composed mainly cf
local men , which have since that time been
actively engaged In development work In the
district. ThO JohtiEon County company ,
composed of a number of Buffalo business
men , has built a flue shaft house on Its
1 ropcrty. and has a shaft down Ilfty feet
Tlio lead followed by the thaft contains
70 per cent copper. The members of the
company are well satisfied with their proa-
pectb , and Intend equipping the mine with
an air drill and Improved machinery.
Messrs limns & Nicholson of Lincoln ,
Neb , arc shafting a short distance fiom tbo
Johnson County company's mine. They have
gone down seventy feet , and have a well
denned lead of gold and silver bearing rock ,
with occasional poekets of copper , showing
100 pounds of pure copper to the ton. The
mine will be equipped with holctlng ma
chinery and drills before further develop
ment work Is done.
The Monte Carlo and Monte Christo mines ,
owned by an Oiniha company , headed by
Paxton & Gallagher , are both fine copper
properties A bliaft has been put down
Ilfty feet , and a large lead of copper ere Is
being followed
During the past week W. H. Holland ,
acting as the representative of eastern In-
vcstois , purchased the Copper Hill , Gold
Standard nud Independence claims In the
Hull Camp district , and is now preparing to
operate on on extensive bcalo In the work
cf developing llie < m.
Among those Interested In the dlctrlct are
a number of railway ollclals connected with
: ho B & M. line and as soon as developments
in the region have progressed siilllclcntly
to get out paying quantities of shipping ore
It Is believed a branch line will be run from
the Burlington's Wyoming extension to the
mines.
i'o nnvin.oi' MIMIUAI. m > ooiicis.
W > 0111(111 ( ? WmilH ii .Stn < - RiMilOKlNl to
I'ltHli tin- CooiloiU. . Alouir.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan. 22. ( Special )
An netlvo movement Is on foot among the
nlnlnE men of Wyoming to secure from the
iicflent state legislature legislation favorable
: o aiding In the work of developing tliu min
eral resources of the state. What Is partlc-
ilarly desired In this connection 'Is legislation
o cany Into effect a provision of the atito
constitution , Which is at > follows "There shall
jo a state geologist , who shall bo appointed
> y the governor of the state , with the ad
vice and consent of the senate Ho ohall
lold his ofllcd for a term of six years , or until
its successor.shall have bson appointed and
shall hove qualified. His duties and compen-
atlon shall bt prescribed by law. No
lerson shall ibof appointed to this position
mleaa bo hoi such theoretical knowledge and
uch practical cxperlencojond skill as shall
nt him for the position " To carry this pro
vision Into ffact ( | an act Is necessary appro
bating fundji for the salary and expen.ua .
of the ucologlst and prescribing his duties
t Is urged by the mining men of the
late that thbUmo Is now nt hand when
Vyomlngs mli.oral resourced can be adver-
Ised to the qutslde world to advantage- . The
> aat two or 'three years has been occu-
ilcil by extcr'tflvo prospecting operations in
iiany parts of ( ho state , and the fact has
icen established beyond doubt that extensive
cliis of mli.ehil exist In the state which can
o mined with profit. If the attention of cap- !
al Is directed to them In tbo proper man
cr At the precent time thcro Is no au-
horltatlvo source In Wyoming from which
nfonnattoni can bo received of the mineral
n the Htate- There ls no record kept of the
ilnerul output of the Htato. and no data
vallablo for any definite Information to
je given In regard to Wyoming mineral re-
ourccM. Tl.cuo disadvantages , the mining
ncn say. would bo remedied if the state
Ad a geolcglat , whoso duties would bo to
etcrmlno and make known reliable In-
urination cot ccnilng the mineral resources
f the mate Under the universal desire for
lese economy In Htato matters , those urging
lie matter will ask for a very small ap-
rnpilatlon for the compensation of the go-
loglat , If one tmall bo appointed.
NI3\V YORK , Jan. 2i Mlclmul U Egiin ,
vho with MIIHO I'oljcremls nnd 1'o.it cs-
upcd from the Ludlovv txreet Jail on the
of January II , bus bc-en captured ,
COUNTING THE STATE CASH
South Dakota Logislntnro Varies the
Monotony of Daily Bout'no.
SENATORIAL SITUATION IS UNCHANGED
'I'll roCc lit llnllrnnil I'nrp DIM ITn-
riiMiriilil ) ltiporl > il In lliniNilllllH
for VnluiMl I'ollc } niiil 'Miitiuil
1 ii M urn net * Iiin Inti oilucvil.
S D. . Jan. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) In the senate today consideration of
the Wheeler railroad bill by sections was
finished and a number of now bills were
given 11 not reading.
In the house Representative Daly of llrown
occupied the chair on account of the Indis
position , of Speaker Colvltt. Most of the time
of the session was taken up In the house
discussing the reports and resolution. The
reports of committees wcro adopted that bills
do not pass which fixed a three-cent maxi
mum pasaeLRcr rate , gave the railroad com
missioners greater powers of control of ware
houses and grain grading and preventing the
giving of chattel mortgages on iinharvcstcd
crops. Hills wcro Introduced for \alucd pol
icy and mutual Insurance laws , relating to
collection of taxes pro\dlng ! for the sale of
real estate on which there were delinquent
taxes and for the assessment of live stock.
The valued policy Insurance- bill provides
that any company doing business liu this
state shall use a certain form of policy ,
which shall state the amount of the cash
stock of the company and the amount of
risk written , and In case of complete loss
shall pay the full face of the policy , nnd In
partial loss , In case of failure of the parties
to agree , arbiters shall bo selected to adjust
the loss
The etont of the day waa the receiving and
counting of state cash. The money had been
coming Into local banks for several days ,
but the bulk of It , about ? 17B,000 , came In
last night , In charge of Superintendent
Daniels of the American Hxpress company ,
nnd guarded by company K , South Dakota
National Guard cf Huron , under command
of Captain Ackcrmaun. The cadi was
counted by members of the committee ap
pointed by the legislature for that purpose
and In the presence of the governor and
treasurer , the counting taking up practically
all the day.
In tlio Fenatorlal Joint billet today sev
eral members were absent , and the vote was
smaller than usual on all candidates , though
relatively the same Tickler , CO ; Kyle , 30 ,
Loucks , 1C , Plowman , 11 ; Gootlykountz , 11 ,
scattering , C.
In the populist caucus tonight but one bal
lot was taken , which resulted : Kyle , 14 ;
Loucka , 14 ; Plowman , C ; Goodykountz , G ;
Olcson , 1.
An order to show cause why ho should not
pay members 10 cents a mile was today
served on the state auditor , returnable Tcb-
ruary 3. The order Is to teat the legality
of an amendment adopted at the last cle >
tlon , reducing the mileage of legislative
members to 5 cents a mile , and Is a direct
attack on the prohibitory amendment , for
If the ono goes down all the rest go with It
Land Commissioner Lockhart today re
ceived an offer of the appraised price on the
Taylor homestead at Iledfleld , but cannot
sell tmloM the legislature passes a law
granting him the power.
A resolution Introduced by Senator Palmer
Is a direct stab at ex-Governor Sheldon. He
has been accused of selling buildings on the
Port SIssoton military reservation without
proper notleo and giving favorites of his
an opportunity to secure the buildings at
nominal prices. Senator Palmer's resolution
provides that the committee on military at
fairs shall Inquire Into tlio wlo of build
Ings on the Slsseton military reservation
and report what were the proceeds nnd the
disposal of the same.
Lovvls McLouth , who was the bone of con
tention between Governor Sheldon nnd the
Hoard of Kcgents of the Agrlcultur.il college -
lego for so long a time , has been hero for
several wcckuand a bill which has Just been
Introduced by Senator Palmer Is alleged to
have been of hU construction The tltlo of
the bill is 'Tor an act to provide for the
appointment of a Board of IlcRcnls , to 11 x
the number of regents nnd their terms of of-
ncc , and to define their duties , etc. " This
looks very 'Innocent on Its face Section t
provides that besides the regents appointed
by the governor , they , the regents , shall ap
point an olllcer to be knoun as chancellor
Section R provides that the chancellor shall
bo president of the board of logcntei , with
out a vote , nnd that his term of olllce ahall
bo three years , further provisions defining
the duties of the chancellor practically make
him the board BO far aa carrying out the
policy Is concerned Salaries of the legcnts
themselves nro fixed at not more than $800
per annum , but the chancellor is to receive
a salary "commensur.itn with the nature
and ( Hitleu and responsibilities , but not less
than that paid to any of the presidents , deans
or principals of any of th Institutions under
the control of the said regents " The anx
iety of McLouth In regard to the chancellor
position Is that ho hopes In the event of the
passage cf the bill that ho will gut tho. ap
pointment.
WillVI' PI. I ) KIIS KIUMI TI3TOWNS. .
'I'ollrliiilncllt for tin * Norlliwoxt to lie
llclil lit Sioux Piillx.
SIOUX PALLS , S D . Jen 22. ( Special ) -
The Sioux Falls Commercial club Is making
arrangements to entertain about a bundled
of the crack whist players of the northwest ,
who will come for the third annual tourna
ment of the Central Wlilst association The
tournament will take place hero on Friday
and Saturday , February 5 and C. Teams
will bo entered from Sioux City , Council
[ Huffs , Omaha , Lincoln , Des Molncs , Cast
DCS Moliies , Cedar Haplds , Dcnlson , la. ,
Kansas City , Yankton , S. D , and Sioux
[ "alls The secretary has been notified from
Des Molncs that at least fifteen players
will come from that place , while larger dele
gations are expected also from Omaha , Sioux
3lty , Yankton and Cedar Rapids Ono of
the mcmbcis of the Cedar Haplds tcnm U
Superintendent Williams of the Hurltngton ,
Cedar Haplds & Northern road , and that
delegation Is planning to come In the supcr-
ntcndent's private car. On the conclusion
of the tournament for the Hlchards cup It
s expected that thu Sioux Falls club , which
boasts a largo number of fairly good players ,
will play against the visitors. There will
also bo a largo number of pair contests
The first tournament of the association
was held In Sioux City two years ago and
was won by the Sioux Tails team Last
year the DCS Molncs team won at Council
Huffs The Sioux Falls team this year will
consist of II L Hlchards , AV L. Haker , J.
I. Gates and J. K. Haughton , the team
vhlch won the sup two years ago , but which
iaa been defeated since by Cedar Haplds ,
The oincors of the association arc1 Prcsl-
Icnt , I ) , L. Itlchards of Hock Hoplds ; vlco
president , W. H. Wilbur of Omaha ; Ei-cre-
ary and treasurer , I. M. Treynor of Coun
cil Illuffs The following are members o {
ho executive committee : J. II. Preston ,
Sioux City ; C. F Kuehle. Denlson : It.V. .
lurns , Yankton ; H. H. Townley. Lincoln ;
V. II S TMntthcwa , DCS Molncs , and W. J.
lorrleon , Cedar Haplds
C 13 Mcllctto. who recently went to
loux Falls from Wntertown , sends word that
ho club of that place will probably apply
or admission to tliu association at tlio Fcb-
uary meeting. There Is some talk that a
tale whUt league will bo organized In South
) akota this spring , aa many of the towns
f this atato already have cluha which have
ovclopcd seine excellent plujers.
"
Mioums ruAii > O ri.oon.
tiinoTlirlr Ha ) Mi" ! nraln from
UK * IIIxT to ItlKlu-r l.iiiid.
VNfiMILLlON. S. D. , Jan. 22 ( Special. )
Inny of the fa micro living along the Jim
Ivor nro hauling their hay and removlig
heir grain stocks not yet tliicchcd from
th ( > lowlands to the hlllu In fear of another
flood next spring. In many re-speet * thu
present winter resembles the NcaHou of 18SO
nnd 1881 , which ended with the "Hood" at
the general spring break-up In March. That
winter will always bo remembered an n
time of deep Hiio\\uand cold Heather. Heavy
Know * and blizzards were frecjucnt , and the
ground waa covered from early fall until
In the central portion of the utitte
there Is an much unovv on < hp ground now
im there wai nt any lime during the win
ter of 1SS1. The wiMther has not been aa
continuously cold , however , and this fact
would tend to make a Hood loss severe , for
It Is the thick Ice In the rlvern which forms
gorges that makes overflow of water more
destructive. It was a gorge In the Mis
souri river In the very city limits of Vermillion -
million tint caused the water to overflow
thn town on March 12 , 1SS1. As yet the
cold ha.s not been novero enough to make
oven crowing on the M labour I safe. The
city of Vcrmllllon U now on n hill , having
taken a severe Utisuu in that destructive
flood of 1SS1.
< 5IViS .M.VITO WATKll CIMIl'.VNY.
. .IndueCiiiiitlu | > ! l Cnu i > N Some Trouble-
lo li < - Clt ) of Huron.
HURON' , S. D , Jan. 22 ( Special ) Judge
Campbell lisa modified the Judgment In the
Case of the City of Huron against the Huron
Waterworks company , given several months
ago. As It now elands the waterworks com
pany has control of the wells and mains put
down by them , the city receiving only the
original plant. It Is piobablo that an ar
rangement will soon bo undo wheicby the
city will become owner of the entire water
works system , of which It W now In posses
sion.
Curfew IthiKN In South DnKoln.
VIJHM1LL10N. S. I ) . , Jan 22 ( Special )
Several of the towns In South Dakota are
agitating the question of the cm few or
dinance , which Is supposed to keep the
small boys off the Directs after 9 o'clock
In the evening. The ordinance has been
In use for several months at llrooklngs , and
It has given , thus far , general satisfaction.
I'll I il < - in IP of 'MciiHli-N ut Di-iulnnoil.
DnADWOOD , S. D. , Jan. 22. ( Special Tel
egram ) An epidemic of measles has struck
Deidwood and the neighboring towns. The
disease Is not conflnlng Itself to children.
but attacks adults , and the number of
grown people who are at present 111 with the
malady Is very largo and growing dally.
A number of deaths have already occurred.
Pir > -
VHHMILLION. S. D. , Jan. 22. ( S | eclal. )
Mr and Mra A. Hckloberry celebrated their
fifty-eighth wedding anniversary last week
They live nt HlufT Center , this county , and
are considered among the old settlers The
occasion was celebrated by a surprise party
by their many friends.
a \CM School UOIIHI- .
VnHMILLION , S D , Jan. 22 ( Special. )
> V petition has been circulated In MccUIng
this county , calling a school meeting foi
January 30 for the purpose of Issuing bonds
for a new school house The present build
ing Is far too small to accommodate the
scholars.
AMUSEMENTS ,
Hosabel Morrison and her supporting com
pany will close the engagement nt the Crclgh-
ton with two performances today , a bargain
mal'lveo being given at 2 30. "Carmen , " ns
prorcnted by Mlas Morrison , has succeeded
In crcatliiR n favorabl" laipres-slon , and thcro
Is every likelihood tint thcro will be a large
nttendanco today. Tin bull flght Is a novel
feature.
Prof. Heynolds will give two performances
at Crelghton hall today , a matinee ueing
given at 2 30. A specially low late of ad
mission will ho made for school children
at the afternoon performance.
The Coiinno Extravaganza company , which
has succeeded In pleasing largo audiences
at noyd's , . will present Hendrlck Hudson ,
Jr " at a "bargain day" matinee today and to
night at S:1C. : The engagement will bo
brought to a close with two performances
tomorrow. .
The popularity of Hoyt's plays Is demon
strated by the already heavy demand for
seats for the return engagement of "A Hlaek
Sheep" at the Crelghton for two nights , com
mencing next Thursday , when this successful
comedy will once mnrc bn presented In this
city. The same company that presented this
play In Boston for an engagement of tvvclvo
weeks and for ICO nights In Nev , * York
City will bo teen here. Otis Harlan Is at
Its head The chat actor which ho assumes ,
of the ' black sheep" of a distinguished fam
ily , one who chose to depart from the ap
pearances and formalities of respectability ,
was written especially for him Mr. Marian's
worIn this role Is well known In Omaha
Mr Hoyt has recently engaged Miss Jcan-
nctto St Henry , a handsome woman with a
good voice , to play the part of the "queen
of burlesque " Seats will be placed on sale
Monday morning.
Dancroft , the magician , will exploit here
one of the most daring feats cvci attempted
by a magician , In which ho will make use
of a live lion. His act Is called "Lconl , " and
In U the m.iglclin performs the startling
feat of transforming the woman Into the
lion and vice versa The tiansformatlon Is
pcrfoimcd In full vlow of the audience , and
upon a brilliantly lighted stage Hancroft
has been at work for many months upon this
act , and It is said that In It he has succeeded
In evolving one of the most mystifying and
stlirlng nctn over attempted upon the stage
The nnglelan has been deterred from pre
senting the foil on account of the great risk
he , himself , runs In Its performance , but Its
first performance , a few weeks ago , proved
fuicli a genuine sensation that the wizard has
decided to continue It nt least for some time
to come. Huncroft appears at Hoyd's on
Monday night only
The Hopkins Transoceanic Star Specialty
company will open a four nights' engage
ment at the Crelghton , with a popular priced
matinee , tomorrow. Among these who will
assist 'n ' eiiteitalning are- The Nawna , Fold
and Francis , Sharp and Flatt , Jtoilo Hcndcl ,
Horace W T Ucnneis. Morton and Hovello
Juno and Salmo , and Carroll Johnson. The
klncmatogiapho , the latest Invention for the
production of animated phologiaphy , will be
a feature of the performance.
THAT CITV MlllhllAIt AT KlOlli\Ci : .
IllIH Xou MniltIlrfiiiiliint In n hull
for > ? . " > < > < > DniiiiiK'-N.
Wlllard Green , the city marshal of the
village of Florence , who achieved such no
toriety for his ovcr/.oalous ofllclousiicss In
arresting a party of bicycling delegates to
the American Law league laet summer , Is
In trouble again , lln has been sur-d In the
district court for ? 500 damages for alleged
malicious persecution , fnlno iiirret and a
long line of nlmllar charges.
The plaintiff In the case Is D. n. Meyers ,
the proprietor of a livery barn In Florence.
Ho alleges that Green , In his capacity as
poundmaster , brought HcvernI cows to hla
barn and ordered him , Meyers , to confine the
animals and release them only upon the or
ders or directions of Green. The petition al
leges that , acting In accordance with these
Instructions , two of the rows were released
and turned over to their owner upon the or-
doi of 0 1 ecu and another cow vva.i turned
over to Its owner upon the payment of $1 ,
as directed by Green. The petition further
alleges that on the following day Green
swore out a complaint In the local Justice
court In which he charged Meyers with
breaking Into the city pound and liberating
ccitaln animals couflncd there.
Mayers allcgta that Giccn served this complaint -
plaint upon him and plated him In the city
lockup , where ho wan confined noveral diyn ,
When the case catnn to tllal It Is alleged
that Green utteily failed to make a case and
Meyers wan ( Uncharged. Ho now HIIUI Green
and his bondsmen for $500 for the Infamy
and disgrace which has been brought upon
him , and charges that Green has wilfully and
mnllclo'july pcraoculcd him.
l'i > oilit'H | Iiiili-ii-iiil I'lirlx Club.
A f w momberH of the People's Independ
ent 1'aitv club mot nt Knlghtx of Labor
hull I i t night. J. W. Logon noted OH chair-
mmi , with N. Nclxon n.s Herrotnry. It wan
cixpecled ttrit C W. Lunbeck , chairman of
the fornmlttea npuoliitul to draft n luvlHi-
nirnt of the city ohtirtnr. would bo on bund
to irport an outline of the charter accordIng -
Ing to thu Idcim of the partr they ruprit
Ho reported hat tlio committed
hud not flnlHhul llx Inborn nnd would mnka
H Dual report ut the < next meeting of thn
dub next Frldny night. U was iiniiouuccd
that Hd Howcdl , 11 member of the senate ,
would bo priirtetit at thu next mcotliig of
the club to mldri'HM thu members upon the
HUbjoct of the ruvlacmtnt of the city char
The wi lon vvni taken up by short
wes by the members present upon the
charter. _
AM'ir.vr.s cvi.i.r.n IT uisi : > nitiiH.
llrlllllllll r.K-tititK Slur III ( lip .Hoiillt
vtt-Nt IM VOIIIIM.
Should the belated pedestrian these nights
cat't his eye toward the notithwcstorn
heavens ho will observe a most brilliant star
gleaming forth from tbo firmament. High
over head. In Its setting of dark blue , It
noshes and parklcs llko a Jewel of price
less value The star Is the planet Venui ,
now In the ascendant
Astromuuers compute that In the present
position It occupies In Itn orbit the planet
Is over SO.000,000 mile's distant from tlio
eirth. U will grow slowly brighter until
1'ebruary in , and , aa observed from th\
earth , the planet will appear tlio greatest I
distance from the sun. Traveling along lla
orbit , which Is cqul-dlstant from the earth
nnd sun , the greatest brilliancy will bo no
ticed March 1. Upon April IT the planet
will have reached a point where Its position
will bo almost In line with the e'.irth and
Btin. From that time on Venus will play
the role of n morning ntnr , attaining Its
grtatcst brilliancy Juno 3 ,
The pHuct travels much more npldly than
the earth , as Its year Is computed at about
eight months , or the period taken to make.
a complete circuit of the sun Although
the planet parses between the earth and sun
In Ha journey Ings through space , Its path
Is either above or below the line of light
from the great Illuminator Hclliucs are
very Infrequent. The ne t ono which will
occur takes place In 2004. From the. present
date until April 17 the planet will bo seen
to the bai't advantage.
ICitiiNMM School Piinil
TOPKKA , Jan. 22 Tbo Kansas Hobool
fund will likely bo Investigated soon. It
IM claimed middlemen imed thu bo ml for
their own uggraud'rcmcnt. In the houtto
today the Judicial y committee icpoitoil fa
vorably tbo nilrchlld resolution to Investi
gate the e-hargu of boodle. In the school
fund pure-buses of Ktngninn nnd Cow ley
county bonds. _
\UAUU.\IMIS. .
John Hlnc of Dunlap , la. , la n guest at the
Mercer.
C. H Cornell , a banker at Valentine , Is In
the city.
G. E. Hartcr of Dayton , 0. , Is stopping at
the Barker.
George Kclno of Hlchfleld , Pa , , Is stopping
al the Mercer.
E. G Davidson , a rallioad man at Kansas
City , Is In Omaha.
Carl Morton came to Omaha from .Ne
braska City last night.
Joe Turner , night clerk at the Arcade , In
seriously III with pneumonia.
Congressman-elect Samuel Maxwell of Fre
mont waa In the city yesterday.
Prank Lea Short left on a western trip last
evening , to bo gone for a few days.
Gcoigo Haggcrty , an Insurance man of
Dus Molncs , Is lu the city on business.
J. F. Malloncy nnd J. J. Stpilcv aio t'hl-
cage arrivals registered at t'ic Harkui.
L C Mudgo left for Buillngton last night
to bo absent on business for a few days.
Hcnton Marct , private secretary to Gov
ernor Ilolcomb , was In Omaha yesterday.
S. S. Rice , advertising agent for Hancioft ,
the magician , Is icglstcrcd at the Darker.
George M. Shelly , police commissioner at
Kansas City , arrived In Omaha last night.
Sherman McVoln , advance agent for May
Wcllcsley's company , Is a guest at the Mer
cer. A-
Hon. J. F. Ncsblt of Tckamah , a member '
of the state legislature , was In the city last
night.
8. D. Barkalow has gone to Denver on a
trip taken partly for business nnd partly for
pleasure.
C. M. Loid of St. Paul , traveling passen
ger agent of the St. Paul & Duluth road , la
In the city.
C. E. Uinadwcll , a leading bu.slnas , man
at Kannaa City , Is In Omaha looking after
some private matters.
Mrs , J. A. Ktihn , wife of the general agent
for the Northwestern , left last nlghc for
Chicago , where she will visit relatives for
a short period.
T E. Wood , James McGlll , II. Anderson
and J. N. McManno , all from Idaho Falls ,
Idaho , were In the city last night , having
In ought a lot of cattle to the Omaha market.
A. C McCoiklc of Supcilor was In the city
last evening and felt exceedingly rejoiced
because he had cleared up $1.600 on two
loads of cattle he Hold on the Omaha market
yesterday.
C. M. Hill , who Is to assume the manage
ment of the Mlllard hotel February 1 , went
to Denver yesterday afternoon to straighten
up his business affairs there He will re
turn to Omaha with his wife and boy next
week.
Ncbraikans at the hotelsW W. Wood ,
Rushvlllo ; A Jacob and 0 L Fink , Wy-
niore ; G. A. .Tacobson , Genoa , I ) . II Burke ,
T. F. Farrell and I. A. Medlar , Central City ;
Benjamin F. Bailey , Lincoln , Gus Norbcig ,
Holdrego ; J. N. Paul , fit. Paul , J. II Davis ,
Gibbon ; W. , F. Dobbin , Bertram ! , F. J.
Schaiifulborger , Hastings ; N. II. Bcrggrcn
nnd Philip Nelson , Wahoo ; F. C. Dwycr ,
Grand Island ; C. R. Rlchaido , Lincoln ; W.
F. Crltchflcld , Fullcrton ; J. L Paul , Chad- /
ron. * * \
MH'.U , IlllKVITins.
A Mrs. Wapples , a widow CO years of ago ,
icdlding ut11S Maple. ticct , Is reported aa
being In a destitute condition
A masqucrado ball will bo given by Sokol
Tyrs No 1 of tlio Bohemian Gymnasts' BO-
clety In Hroch'a hall , on Soulh Thirteenth
direct , tonight.
Sheriff McDonald went to Lincoln yro-
torday with Charles Johnson , who won
sentenced to the ponltcntltiry for nvo years
for highway robbery.
The play which was given by the
hemlnn Catholic Dramatic club In National
hall last Sunday will bo repeated In the same
place by request tomorrow night
Omaha ledge No. 2 , Independent Order of
Odd Fellows , will give the second of lift
series of monthly Hoclals In the now Odd
Fellows' temple at Fouitcenth and Dodge
streets tonight.
P A Gavin has commenced an attachment
suit In the ( aunty court against P F Col
lier , agent for a book publishing concern , lo
it-cover ? ISri alleged to bo duo as cummins-Ion
for subset iptlons to books published by the
defendant.
A meeting of the Douglas county school
teachers v/lll bo held In court room No 1 ! In
the couit house In this city at " p. in. Janu
ary 30 , at which Chancellor MacLoan will
deliver an addrc&s upon a topic to bo an
nounced Inter.
The relatives of 18-year-old Oscar Young ,
who live In Havcnsvllle , Kan , , have rc-
qucxlcd the police to trace the whereabouts
of the young man , who has not been hoard
from tlnco last September. At that tlmo
ho left Norfolk , this state , to como to
Omaha.
The customs office hero hot ) received the
special regulations governing exhibits at the
Tranbinlf-tflrHlppl and International Exposi
tion. Thu regulations provide for the en
trance free of duty on Imports from foreign
countries Intended for exhibition pin poses ,
under the direction of thu accrctury of the
treasury.
Deputy United States Marshal C'oggenhall
returned Thuiwlay from his trip to HIoux
Falls , Ho nays he ( , aw C. W. Mother and
that the bunk pretildcnt shown ago inora
than ut any tlmo before. Otliurwluo ho aaya
Masher appears to bo In the boat of health ,
lla will bo liberated March 17 , but uald nntb.
Ing as to hla future Intcntlcmu.
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