per page for each 1)111 , the award calling fo COO copies. No estimate can as yet bo mad aa to the probable cost of the bill printing fo the session. Of the 030 bills Introduced I the house , G13 have been printed. The ( icnat printer Is not o far behind and the work 1 practically finished. ojr ixiTiATivi ! ASH iiBi'iJK Spend * It * Afternoon Inn Direr ! I.cKlnlnllon. , LINCOLN , March 8. { Special. ) Th house devoted an hour this morning to ron ttno business and the afternoon to a discus ulon of the Initiative and referendum tllurkott completed the speech he had com jncnccd Saturday. Yclser , author of th measure , house roll No. CS , had anothc Inning. Wooster of. Merrlck spoke a fev minutes In opposition to the bill , and Clnrl of Lancaster denied that the republican ( had made opposition to the measure a part ; Issue , and explained his antagonistic post tlon In regard to It , The bill was recommended mended to bo engrossed for a third rcadlni toy a veto of 58 to 24. It wao after 11 o'clock this morning befor < n sufficient number of members appeared litho the house to make a quorum. Slxty-sevci members answered to roll call and the read Ing of the journal was dispensed with. Petl ( Ions from Johnson and I'awneo counties , li favor of the Initiative and referendum , oni from Weeping Water In favor of the Soldiers nnd Sailors' Home at Mllford , and a nutnbc against It were read by the chief clerk. On reports from ntandlng committees tin following bills were recommended to pass Senate IIlo No. 70. by Ilnnsom , nmondlni the criminal cede and prohibiting- > em rloymrnt of children under 12 years of ngc ' Senate nin No. 74 by Hansom , dcflnlni cruelty to children and prescribing punish uncnt therefor. . , , Senate Jllc No. 7 , by Deal , to prevent de flclcncy Judgment ngnlnst mortgagors. Senate nie No. 33 , by Qondcrlnff , rolatlni to the law of trespass. . . . House roll No. 471 , by Yelner , relating t < inn duties of constables nnd sheriffs. House roll No , 470 , by Velser , provldlm that Bitlts may bo brought In precinct whore the plaintiffs or defendants reside. llousn roll No. 200 , by Xlmmurmnn , relat Ing to judgments , decrees nnd other cour orders. House roll No. 188 , by Cronk , barring ni Insane wife's dower. House roll No. 511 , by nlch providing tha county Judges In cities of the metropolllui clasi Bhall exorcise the ordinary powers o justices of the pence. * House roll No. 400 , by Alderman , to pro Vide as to who shall bo eligible to the olllc of county judge. House roll No. 480 , by Wlmberley , to nu Ihorlzo nflliliivlts to bo taken In proof o uncontented accounts In the Justice nnc county courts. The following were recommended to gc on general file : House roll No. 472 , by Yolscr. to ordc district Judges to Ilx the number and com jiennntlon of deputy sheriffs. House roll No. 4CI , by Kclker , relating1 t < writs of error. House roll No. E02. by Hull , providing thane no Judge shall have power to revive dor mant judgments. House roll No. 479 , by Sheldon , was or dered engrossed for a third reading. This la a bill for an act Increasing the amount of Incorporation fees In the office of the secretary of state. DEOIDE ON N10HT SESSIONS. Ucrllng of Adams moved that as the house liad wasted a great deal of tlmo over house roll No. 08 , Yelsor'8 Initiative and referen dum bill , that the house meet Wedniwday and Thursday evenings. Pollard moved an amendment that the bill bo made a special order for Wednesday evening. This was lost. The question recurred on the original motion of Uerllng , that the house meel Wednesday nnd Thursday evenings and II prevailed. Tbo second reading of senate file No. 15 , the Omaha charter , was had this morning and It was referred to the commltto on cities and towns. The house then took a recess until 2 p. m. Following recess a telegram was read by the clerk addressed to Representative Snydei of Sherman and announcing thoidcath of hU daughter. On motion of Clark of Lancaster Mr. Snyder was excused until his return. The house then went Into committee of the whole to consider bills on general file. House roll No , . ,08 , by Yclser , the Initiative and referendum measure , was first In order and Sheldon , vin the chair , announced that II would drat bo considered. Then Sheldon In vited Clark of Lancaster to the chair , and toolc the floor to speak on certain amend ments. Burkctt'cOf Lancaster resumed his argu ment against the bill , taking up the .subject about where he had left It Saturday. In Switzerland , llurlcett said , where the princi ples of this law originated , but fifteen meas ures had been proposed under the Initiative and but four had been referred under the referendum. Two of them had been killed by the people. Residents of the canton of Zurich , ho said , had made the basic prln- ' clples of the law a purely partisan meaaurc. In many parts of Switzerland strong advo cates of. the referendum wore opposed to the Initiative. Durkott contended that the statement made by Wooster to the effect that people were not generally Informed as to what the Initiative and referendum was , was correct. He had asked a great many people , well Icformed , what they know about the question , and had been told "nothing at all. " The speaker read from an ortlclo cer tain conclusions praying that the people of Switzerland were as prone to suggest bad as good lawn , and that the referendum was a euro and certain step toward the initiative. Burkott made a point against the bill , which ho Illustrated by house roll No. 5 , the bill authorizing a recount of the votes cast for the constitutional amendments , and house roll No , 93 , the transmleslcsippl bill. Either of these measures could bo practically nul lified by the referendum. It would not be dlfllcult to Eecuro 15 per cent of the voters to .call a apodal election. This would have delayed the recount until too late and sadly crippled the exposition bill. People are not all the tlmo reading UP. on the questions of the day , and when a man docs not know how to vote , ho follows the universal rule and votes no. The referendum was as likely to kill need measures as bad ones. YEISEH SUPPORTS HIS BILL. Yclser replied to Ilurlcctt as the champion of his put measure. Yclser .said ho proposed to uhow up Switzerland In a dif ferent light than that In which It hart been presented by Burkett. Fifty Years Ago. rcndlather * ! hat I Ami within It you ie Grandfather's favorite cough remedy. Whether 'twas Asthma , IlroachltU or Croup , Or baby at night waked the house with whoop , With Aycr'a Cherry Pectoral Oran'thei was sure That no cold or cough would e'er fall of ft cure. fo hata the styles change , but the record * will how Coughs are cured aa they we re 50jreara O , Ayer's Cherry Pectoral bos no equal as a remedy for coughs , colds , and lung dis eases. Whore other soothing elixirs palliate , Ayor's Cherry Pectoral heals , It is not cheap cough syrup , which eoothes but does not strength * en ; it is a physician's cough remedy , and it cures. It is put up in largo bottles , only , for household use. It was Awarded the medal at the World's Pahof ninety -three * It hao a record of , 50 Years of Cures. Ho then read n list of names of promlnen labor agitators and populists who endorse the principles of the Initiative and retercn dum. The only prominent republican In eluded In the list was Colonel Robert 0 Ingcrsoll. Kx-Qovernor Altgeld , Samuc Oompors , Ignatius Donnelly and other popu lists composed the rest of the endorsers. A the speaker saw It from his point of view , th Initiative and referendum was simply th veto power In the hands of the people. Yclse said that the republican minority In th house had gene Into caucus on this measur and made It a partisan Issue. Jenkins spruni to hla feet and denounced this statcmcn as false. Yclser said ho had been Informed BO b ; Pollard of Cass. Pollard was not present litho the hall and Jenkins went out and brough him In. Then Pollard , quite pale , nnd ovl dently much agitated , rose to a question o privilege. Ho said that If any man , ho caret not what his name wan nor the color of hi hair , dared to Bay ( hat he had ever said th republicans had caucused on this question , h staled what was unqualifiedly false. Th republicans had never caucused on the mat ter , and ho had never said they had. Yelsc floundered considerably' ' over this direct de nlal and did not appear to extricate him salt from his dilemma. The remarks of Pol lard were greeted with cheers from the re publicans. Burkctt and Yelser used up about twc hours , and then Wooster got the floor to sa ] that he did not propose to discuss the ques tlon , but would do so at some other time But he had been accused by the gentlemat from Douglas of being Ignorant on ( he sub ject. Ho admitted It. But there were others Ho didn't bcllcvo there were ten people It the whole capital building who could wrlt ( out an Intelligent definition of the Inltlatlvi and referendum. REPLIES TO YEISER. Clark of Lancaster asked for fifteen rain utcs tlmo and tt was granted him. Ho firs denied that the republicans In the house hat ever caucused on the question or made It i party Issue. So far as 'tho referendum was concerned It had not yet mode a paradise ou of Switzerland. It had ) been claimed by tin gentleman from Douglas ( Yclser ) that whatever over of good accrued to that country wae duo to that law. Ho might also claim tha the high protective law In that countrj mbjht account for some of Its prosperity Of course this would be denied by the major ity In the house , but It might be claimed with equal consistency with the claim for the referendum. And In the face of the refer cndum Switzerland was cursed by the greatest salt monopoly on the face of the earth , the equal , If not the superior of the Standard Oil company. Shull took up the cause of the bill , ant from discussing Us merits , he drifted Into a plea for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 10 to 1 , and bitterly denounced the alleged demonetization of silver. Ho wan asked by Casebcer It the silver mine ownera did not vote for demonetization of silver and replied that they had not done so. Pollard moved that the committee of the whole report this bill for Indefinite post ponement. Oaylord raised the point of ordei that this motion had once been voted down and could not again bo ralsad. Then Pollard withdrew his motion , saying It made no dif ference which question was put first , to post pone or to recommend for passage. The bill , by a vote of 52 to 24 , was recom mended for passage as amended. The com mittee of the whole rrse and reported. Jenkins - kins moved that the report of the committee on house roll No. 68 bo nonconcurrcd In and that It bo recommended for Indefinite post ponement. On this the yeas and nays wrc demanded with result In detail as follows : Yeas The bill was then ordered engrossed for a third reading and the house adjourned until 10 a. m. tomorrow , the statement be ing made that the train leaving for Omaha ; o convey the members to the reception by ; he Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben would leave at 0:30 this evening. _ I-nOl'OSKD GRADUATED FER 11111 * . Mcnnnro that IH Well Siipiiortcil in tiio. HOIIHO lit Idm-olii. LINCOLN , March 8. ( Special. ) Sheldon's bill , house roll No. 470 , which was this moni- ng ordered to bo engrossed for a third read- ng , seems to bo qulto a. popular measure among the members of the house of all par ies. It provides for a graduated system of 'ees ' In the offlco of the uecrctary of state , especially applicable to corporations. The second section provides that corporations for vorka of Internal Improvements , mining manufacturing and all organizations Incorpor ated for profit , other than mutual Insurance companies , loan and Investment companion and banking Institutions , shall file articles of Incorporation with the secretary o state and shall pay the following fees : For arti cles of Incorporation , domestic or foreign , for ho first $100,000 or fraction thereof , $10 ; for recording each additional $1,000 a charge of 0 cents per $1,000 , and 10 cents for each 100 vords. Corporations formed for religious , benevolent or literary purposes , secret oocle- les , etc. , shall file articles and the fees for filing shall be $2 and 10 cents tor each 100 vords for recording. Fees for services of the secretary of state lot enumerated above shall bo : Filing cer- Iflcato of Increase of capital stock , $5 for "ach J 1,000 and 10 cents for each 100 words of ccordlng ; filing certificate of decrease of apltal stock , $5 ; filing articles of decrco of court changing the name of any Incor poration , ? 5 ; filing amendments to any arcl- lo of Incorporation , $5 ; miscellaneous com- nUalons , $2.50 ; notarial commissions , $5 $ ; rado marks , $5. Affixing the great seal of ho State of Nebraska , where the total charge s lees than $5 , a fee of $1 shall bo charged. futual Insurance companies fllo articles with ho state auditor , and qutto an advance Is nado In the fcos In this department , which also files articles of building and loan aaso- latlons. There Is an emergency clause to ho bill , and Itwill doubtless pass. The ollowlng gives the amount of fees received > y the offlco of the secretary of state from anuary 8 , 1897 , to March C , 1837 , Inclusive : 30 notarial commissions were Issued , for which this office received $130 ; under the operation of house roll No. 179 , the office vould have received for llko service $650 ; for nilng and recording1 articles of Incorporation nd certificates , the office received $82 ; under ho operation of house roll No , 479 , the ofllco vould have received for llko aervico , $17 CS7- he oillco received $212. and under the pro- > osed law It would have received $18,337. l.'OUH CANDIDATES IN TUB KIHU > , INiNtimiNicrHliii ) , „ iiRerlr SniiKlit After , HASTINGS , March 8 , ( Special. ) There are Just four candidates In Hastings who are after the appointment of postmaster , oopold Halm , Curt Alexander , Hal Main and Fred Ilenuer are the candidates , and although each ono has many friends In and out of politics , Mr. Hahn la looked upon as mvlng an especially strong argument In his favor In the fact that bo1 was- Intho tate senate when John M , Thuruton was elected Untied States senator. The other candidates , however , have , flooded Washlng- on with personaljetters and pejjtlona. Each candidate had done all that could bo done and U now patiently waiting for an appear ance of the announcement of the appolnt- uent. Soil Will Fuvor Ilupld Growth. NOIITH LOUP. Neb. , March 8. ( Special. ) -Tho weather continues mild and damp , with i tendency to fogelneas beyond anything that tha oldest Inhabitant * can recall aa having occurred In lhl locality heretofore Aa a result , the surface of the ground remains mains In an extraordinarily damp condition and when the spring weather opens up li earnest the fields will be In better conditlo for rapid crop growth than In any prevlou year and abundant crops for the season ar regarded as almost a certainty by man ; observing farmers. DOM M'CAFKHKV O.\ Tim Snyn FltzvliiiinntiN Will Win nnil Tell \Vliy He Think * So. O'NEILL , Neb. , March 8. ( Speclal.- ) Domlnlck McCaffrey was In from the rand yesterday. Concerning the great fight a Carson , ho said Fltzslmmons would win , am then made the following statement as re gards fighting and the relative merits of tin two men : "I haverefcrecd a great many fights In m : tlmo , but I never met two men who wouli llvo up to their agreement In a contest In re gard to breaking away fairly. - Always oni of them would do the * sneak act. ' The bes way to avoid that and to lot the referee havi a clear road Is , according to my way o thinking , to let the men fight all they wan with ono hand free. U Is as fair for ono a : the other. Furthermore , the rules don'i cover everything and a great deal rests will the discretion of the rcfjrce. "I look for both men to bo In superb physl cal condition. Hilly Dolanoy. Corbett'i trainer , told rue some tlmo ago that Corbet could do four men's work whllo training am eat accordingly , and I know FItz can run ter miles In an hour , which Is extraordinary considering that ho Is not a professlona iiinner. I still contend that It Is a greal boxer against a great fighter , and the fightci will win , all things considered. "To Corbott Is duo the credit of training raoro Intelligently and Introducing the latest devices to prepare for a contest than any man I know. Ho Is also more up tc date In catching on to anything now that might further his Interests In any pugilistic content In which he might contend. On the other hand , Fltz has these great Instlncllvc qualifications of a natural fighter that will not 'be denied when It comes to an Issue. "Tho four natural qualifications of a first- class fighter arc : Intelligence , epeodj strength and hitting power. Comparing Cor- bett and Fltz : Take Corbett outsldo of fight ing , I consider bo Is more Into'llgcnt than Fltz. hut In the art of fighting Fltz has that born fighting brain that characterized John L. Sullivan at his best. As for npeed In box Ing , If It were for points , Corbett would b a sure winner , but this Is a fight to a firvlsh ( and herein comes the distinction between a boxer and a fighter ) . 1 consider Fltz life moro strength from the waist up than Cor belt , whore the strong points of a fighte are most needed. As for hitting power , Fltz slmmons has hotter shoulders , bettor fore arm. better wrist , stronger hand , which are the essential points thsc make up a hart hitter. Ho puts his whole heart and nrtnu with a blow , and the Judgment he USOT h accuracy , time and distance in knocking ou such flghtora as Peter Mohcr and Jim Hal ( when at his best ) with one blow is positive proof of his ability aa a. fighter. " CAUGHT HOIimXG A SALOON TIM , Herman MiuiMlcu I.lcs In AVnlt 11111 CiitelifM the Thief In the At. . PIERCE , Neb. , March 8. ( Special. ) W. W Dunn of this city was caught stealing money out of the drawer in Herman Mar-ake's saloon yesterday evening. Mr. Manske gives the following account of the robb ry : "About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon I wa at home with my children when I wao callei over to the t-aloon by two gentlemen. After I had been there some tlmo I put on a cban shirt and went to the money drawer for the collar and cuff buttons and found that ten sllvor dollars were gone. Thinking my clerk had taken the money with him wh n ho loft I went to the Hammond house am asked him. He said ho had not. Althougl I had no proof I believed that Walt Dunn was the thief and I determined to find ou who tha thief really was. I had Franl Winters working on the clue all the afternoon He said Dunn would como in and tap the till after a while. I got Marshal G , W Goff and Fred Grew to como Into th'o saloon and wo hid In the dark part of 'thq ' room At about 8 o'clock Dunn came to tno we'd door , unlocked It and came In and made a beo-llne for the money drawer. Ho etrucl a match and' took come silver quarters OIK turned and "was going for the door when Marohal Gaff stepped up In front of him am pointed his revolver In his face and said 'Hold on thers ; how much did you get thlt lime ? ' Dunn dropped the money on the floor and explained : 'Here's your money don't want It. ' Wo then searched' Dunn but found nothing except a wallet with no money In It. " Mansko does not bellevo that Dunn If the only ono concerned In the affair. Dum made a confession this morning and sale that William O'Dell was a party to the robbery. Oil. MI 1,1,1 : H THE G1JKST OP IIONOIl. I'lntttmouth IIoyH * HlHtory Cliil > Given mi 12 u I or tn I n me lit. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , March 8. ( Special. ) Last evening the Boys' History club of this city gave an enjoyable entertainment at ho homo of United States Marshal Frank E. \VhIto. The spacious rooms were artistically decorated with roses and daffodils. At the conclusion of a splendid program rendered by the members of the club , Dr. Mlllor , president of the Humane society of Omaha , who was the guest of honor , ad- Ircssed the boys , showing the Inhumanity 3f boyish pranks and much so-called fun in practising cruelties upon dumb Animals. The boys were attentlvo and appreciative Isteners. Dr. Miller paid a trlbuto to the loblo work and disinterested efforts of Mrs. lello M , Stoutenborough as the promoter nd faithful teacher of' thla organization. Mrs. Stoutocborough briefly responded to Dr. Mlllcr'o eulogy. Instrumental and vocal luualo were de- Ightfully rendered throughout the evening , nd the entertainment was brought to a nppy termination by the dlspensatloA of ullclous refieshn'ents. About eighty guests voro present , and among these from abroad es id 03 Dr , Miller , were Mlsa Orlggs and Ilss Morley and Messrs. H , W. Stouton- orough and Gcorgo dish of Omaha. * I'rlKt * for "Ilyiiaiiiltcr'H AULINGTON , Neb , , March . ( Special. ) U the declamatory contest held In Unland's mil last night there were ten contestants , vlth the following program : 'Inno Solo. . . . . . . . .Mlsa Myrtle Hughes Spartucus to the Glndlator.s . . Wllllo Unthnnk Convict Joe . , . , . . .HeHslu Parker /lolln and Piano Duct . . . Messrs K. Quesner and William Wilson low Ho Stweii St. Michael's . . . . Ada Ellenwood Ilnd. the Glory of Man , . . .Samuel Ilnland 'ho Dynamiter's Daughter. . . Edna liaison 'ocal Solo . , . . , . Mrs. Lolo Waber 'ho Hide of Jennie McNeal , , Eliza McCoy 'ho March of Mind . Benjamin lludluy drafted . Lena Downs Mane Solo . Mlna" Bertha Juiifiblutli U't'iilua to tliy Carthagenlana. . . . . . , . Hey Glover lannlbnl on the Alps . DOIUIO Willis 'lano Solo . . . . .Mlsa Blanche Roberts /lolln and Piano Duet . . . , . < > " , . , . Messrs. 13. Quesner nnd William Wilson The judges awarded the prize to Edna ateon , with Benjamin Hadley a close econd , The winner1 Svas presented with a ailyo , which , entitles her to enter the dla- rlct contest to' bo held at Norfolk. I'lle Driver llurlfH Itnvlf. NORTH LOUP , Neb.March 8. ( Special. ) 'ho party of workmen who were engaged a driving piling In the river in the diverting am being put In at the beadgato of the or li Lou ( > Irrigation and Improvement coin. any'e canal met with a peculiar mishap hen Just In the act of completing their vork last week. iBy eomo accident the eavy metal hammer , weighing over 1,200 ounds , was tripped from the derrick of the river when no piling -was In place under t to receive the blow , and It ebot through ho Ice , cutting a hole , aa clean as a bullet , nd burying Itself In the sand to an unknown eptb. A sounding rod of twelve feet In 3iigth failed to reach the mass of Iron , and lie chances are that Its recovery will be Im- ossible. The hammer waa worth about 50. , i _ Siitlu-rluuil SturtM for Wii hliiRan. ( NELSON , Neb. , March 8. ( Special Tele- ; rum. ) Congressman n. O. Sutherland left oday for Washington to attend the extra eeslon of congress. About 300 citizens. eaded by tiio band , marched , to hla residence nd escorted lilm to the train , where an In formal recptl&h was held. TIio citizens < Nelson , rc&vrAless of party , take prldo I the fact that one of their moat worthy clt tens has been called to fill such an honorabl position. on 05 ; ( itinrnntlnr ARnlnnt Tcxn * Fever. LINCOLN 'March 8. ( Special. ) Govcrnt Holcomb today Issued a quarantine proclt matlon In conformity to that cmanatln from the ARrfcnltural department at Wasl Ington under date of January 27. last , den Ing with Texas fever and cattle from th Infected locality1. The governor's proclaim tlon bears daUiof March 1 , 1897. C h rifl 'YM Ilnilly Sen 1 il c l. NIODUAUA.'fJeb. . March 8. ( Special. ) , C-year-old boy of Jacob Shaller was badl scalded yesterday. His sister had been pal boiling some salt meat and threw out th scalding water a the child ran by the dooi It atruck him on the neck and breast , an caused him terrible pain. * MOOIIK 11USTI,1XO1.011 THI3 MOM3Y K.x-Slntc Auditor Sntil to He Trylni to I.liinhlnte the Sintc'n Clnliii. The friends of ex-Stato Auditor Eugeni Moore are making an effort to ralso thi money which Is yet due the elate from thai officer and thus secure the dismissal of ( hi suit which Is now pending against him. Tin amount which Moore had collected , am which ho haa not turned over to the state , li about $23,000 , .and If the energy of Moon and hU friends count for anything thi money will be secured before long , If It I : to bo had In the country. Mr. Moore was In Omaha all day Sundaj In secret consultation with friends nnt financial men-and loft ycaterday morning for Lincoln. From that city ho etartoci yesterday evening for Colorado. Tluro II Is said ho will bo Joined by J. H. MicColl of Lexington , and a man named Brlttan , the throD being the majority shareholders In a mlno In that state. Ho will , be. accom panied by several financial men who go out to Investigate tHe mining property with a vlow to purchasing Mooro's Interest. It ha alleged that Moora's Interest Is worth con siderably moro than the amount duo the state , and that' he hopes to moke the sale to enable him to pay off that deficiency. The prospective-"purchasers are. said tc 30 men of irieans and can afford to put up .ho cash If they are satisfied the property Is a gooJ Investment. The purpose of. their vlalt Ij to exahilno the- property , and If they decide It Is a good Investment they will probably purchase Moore's share , If a price can be agreed upon. A friend o ( Mejore , In speaking of ths project yesterday afternoon , said"If Geae had put his stock on the market last fall ho could readily have cold It , but now everybody knows of the exigencies which forcw the str-ck Into the market , and thi * tendency will bs to force down the price to IL point where Moore will refuse to sell. Again It Is a dif ficult matter Just now to find a man who lies the money to Invest in mining property where so much cash is required to b paid down. " This same man' In discussing the project of a settlement between Moore and the state , eald : "Moore may not be able to ralss the money necenE-ary to pay up hh deficiency by March 21 , thetlmo sot for his preliminary hearing , but it will be raised In time to prevent a trial of the case. It It doubtful js-'olt/ier / side will be ready to go to trial when.tho case Is called , and It Is very probable tiat a continuance will be granted. The extra time thus secured will enable Moorp to-secure , the money to pay to the state. , , . Some of his friends of fered , bcforeian arrest was made , to raise ? 10,000 If tbo Bondsmen would loan the other $13,000 on.isuch securities as Moore could put upbuttho bondsmen either could not or would - inot make the loan , Now Moore Is willing to make a reasonable sac rifice of his Colorado property to secure the required amount of. money , and it he falls In that he has -ai few friends In the state who , as a Idst ! rosorti 'Will loan the use of tholr names and property to raises the Jiecea- sary moucy.i Tno-only thing In the way of the success. of-theSo fcfforta Is the stringency bt1 tht ; money ? m'avke't.'J Ample security will bo offcrecl/lbbf ? 2ybOO is a goodsizedloan tV riiake-'In 'bntPUmm ; rind It'mayffbe'hard ' work 'finding-'parties ' wh'o ore willing to make it , " * BOUTHSIDE IMl'nOVEMR.XT CLUH. McmbcrH DlHCUHH Boulevards , Water WnrUH ii'inl Sircot ItnllwityN. The Southsldo Improvement club held a meeting at Its rooms , at Tenth and Hickory streets last evening with a small-attendance. John Powers , president of the -club acted is chairman , with F. K. Darling as secretary. As soon as the body had been called to orSer B. J. Cornish spoke upon the subject of South Eleventh street .as . proposed for boule vard purposes. , Ho states as chairman of the Board of Park Commissioners ho had received a communication from the residents of South Eleventh street In whlcjh they ten- ilored the thoroughfare for a boulevard. Mr. Cornlah said that thefundo at the command of the commissioners would not permit of tholr accepting thb proposition at the present lime , although lu > vwas In favor of It per sonally. Ho statetl , howpver , that even should the board accept the street In the future It would" hot be until It had been brought to grade at the expense of the prop- srty holders. Mr , Cornish spoke In favor of the bulldjnfe df a boulevard to extend west from Ulvervlew park to Ilanscom park , and > ald that ho thought such land as was re- lulrcd for the purpose should be donated by these envnlng land In that vicinity , B. Stunt talked along the same lines and Uso"stated that , should Eleventh street be taken Into the system of boulevards that .horo was a project under foot whereby i portion of thb otono roadway extending louth of the Eleventh street viaduct should jo covered by a layer of , asphalt. Mr. Stuut ilso talked upon the city water woiks ques tion and quoted facts and figures In con- lectlon with the water systems of other iltlos tending to'show that It would bo a novo to\vard municipal economy for Omnha o own Its own water plant. Uuon motion of Mr , Cornish the oflleer.i of ho club who held positions during last rear were unanlmousIX. elected to continue n power. Mr. Stuht and others talked at somu length ipon thq subject of street car extension to llvorvlew park , Ttfost of thcao present were n favor of the extension being made south .long Tenth streeV It was stated that nu- nerous property'owners upon Tenth street bjectcd to tracks being laid In front of tholr louses and in order to ascertain If thla was . fact a committee" of three was delegated o circulate a petition among the residents siting the , company to build such oxtenblon nd waiving all damages. UV13S A. WAllIflWISMj STAG I'AUTV. lueuiitlou InClUliior of Four DviinrilnK JltrUtlircn. Union Pacific lodge Hoyal Arcanum enjoyed tacit'to the fuj'jet rent. In the lodge room In 'ho Bee building last night. The affair WEO stag eoclal littij'proved to be something t a. farewell tnteHiUnnient , given In honor f wveral memb'er'I'Svho ' are about to leave ho city for Sa'lt"tafco to take positions with tie Oregon SHoWIIne. These are I. O. thoades , A. Kiv Hutchlnson , A. J , Van Uiran. A. B. KlmbAlI and F. W. Hills. The lodge ofleppd. In regular session at :30 : o'clock and .for an hour transacted the uslness on hamj.n Immediately thereafter ho festivities bC fin ? Many whlled away a ortlon of the.'iim'c about card tables. A ttle program-tojttrlso ; enjoyed , which In- luded remarks ' .frofa llov , T. J. Maekay , elections f rom Our Union Pacific Mandolin lub , eolos from J , H. Manchester and A. , Van Kuran , and a recitation by J. H. ( anlela. Very excellent refreshments also iund a place In the evening's enjoyment , 'he affair was attended by some 100 of ths icmbera of the lodge , NfKro Courtexiiu GOVM to Jail. "Muslo" Blanton , allaa Taylor , who la al- eeed to have stolen J50 from a farmer mmcd August Ludwlts a few days ngo , vus yesterday bound over to the district iourt by Judge Gordon In the sura of | iOO. n default of furnlshlpfir the amount the voman went up" on the hill to await Robbvil'ii CoiiHtublc. Thieves enttred the house of Constable Ulonde" Clarke , located In West Omaha , Sunday night , and gucceeded In getting way with about 140vorth of clothing. Jowr slry and other articles. There la no clue to the whereabouts of the men who did the lob. SHOWN ALL THE 1IYSTEME Members of Legislature Become Knights i Ak-Sar-Bon , INITIATION AT THE BIG DEN IN OMAH I.invinnUorn Conic Over on n Siicclr Trnlit ntiil ArcIoil ThiMitmli Duvloni 1'iitli * | o .Slate I of Last night the court of King Ak-Sar Be II was Increased by the alleglanco of ncarl 400 state officials , members of the state nerj ate and house and prominent citizens o Lincoln , The slzo of the visiting delcga tlon outgrow alt expectations and Indicate the fame that the monarch had acquired litho the distant portions of his dominion. Ai unfortunate accident delayed the visitor and It was after 11 o'clock when they ar rived at the Den. Dut while rome feature of the Initiation had to "he cut short on ac count of ths Immense crowd that throngei the court , the new knlghta wore made ac quatnted with the Innermost mysteries o the royal domain nnd It was 3 o'clock whet the last test had been encountered and tin successful aspirants for knightly fame hat been declared tried and trusted subject of tholr king. The occasion served to bring the mcmben of the two hou03 and other stata official ! Into a close contact with Omaha citizen ; that would not bo possible except In tin genial goojfcllowshlp which holds sway Ir the court of Kin ? Ak-Sar-llen. The visit ors entered enthusiastically Into the aplrll of the realm and In aplto of adverse clr cmniRtances which could not bo avoided , th ( occasion was highly enjoyed both by the knights and their guests. It had been arranged that the Llucolr delegation should come to Omah.i rn ( we special .cars attached to the regular L'ur- Ilngton train , .hut th'o Invitation to become sir knights proved to bo so popular thai at the last mlnuto It was decided to provide a. special train for their bandit. It was te arrive In Omaha at 8:53 : , but the engine blew out a lluo at Chalco and .uioilier < ! ! Kino had to 4'0 sent from Omau. : 10 jrall them In. It was nearly 11 o'cloo' : whe-r the delayed special pulled Into tlu union depot and hero the guests were met b/ the board of governors of the Knljii'a of Ak- Sar-Ben , who were attired In their full prmor. After a hurried Intere.imiiTO il greetings the party was transferred to spe cial motor trains that were In waiting a'nd carried on to the den. During the trip a party of Omaha young women passed through the cars and pinned a big rose and a souvenir badge on the lapel of each of the visitors and thus arrayc-d they were led Into the den and lined up for the or deal that was to follow. Governor Holcomb was unable to be pres ent , but St.vte Treasurer J. B. Mcservo , Sec retary of State W. P. Porter. Auditor J. P. Cornell and Attorney General Smyth , to gether with Representative Woostor of Mer rlck county , were escorted to honorary seats by the sldo of the grand mufti , from which they had an opportunity to watch the prog ress of tholr fellows through the difficult paths which lead to the inner court. Nearly all the senators were In the party , among them being Nick Fritz of Ponder , Watson ol Saline county , Spencer of Lancaster , Goring of Of fls. Miller of Hi rt. Mutts of Keys. Paha. Steele of Adams and Howell , Rausoai and Jeffcoat of DougUs. Speaker J. N. Gaffln of the house was al'stl given a place of honor , and the follow ing members of the houas took the oath of fidelity to the king : Ankeuy , Bernard , Bll- llngo , Blake , Bower , Burkott , Byram , Glark , Cole , Curtis , Dodson , Eager , En- dorf , Fclkar , Fernow , Fouke , Gaylord , Gordca , Given , Goshoru , Gradstiff , Grell , Grosvenor , Glvcns , Hamilton , Henderson , Hlle , Hclbrook , Holland , Homer , Hyatt. -Jones of Gage , Jones of Ncmaha , Jones of Wayne , Kapp , Kelster , Lsmar , Lldde-11 , Loomls. McCracken , McGee , McLeod , Mann , Marshall , Mitchell , Moran , Nesblt , Pollard , Prince , nich , Roberts , Robertson. Severe , Sheldon , Shull , Smith of Douglas , Snyder of Nemaha , Soderrnan , Stebblns , Straub , Sutton - ton , Taylor of Douglas , Taylor of Flllmoro , Van Horn , Walte , Webb , Wlebe , Wlmberley. Wlnslow , Woodard , Wooster , Wright and Young. Among others In the party were Rev. James Mailley , chaplain of the homo ; Assist ant Attorney General Ed P. Smith , J. II. Edmlston. state oil Inspector ; J. H. Dahlman , Warrlck Saunders , Dr. J. W. Abbott , Bcnton Marat , Tom Allen , Clerk Frank D. Eager of .tho house , and Assistant Secretary Stewart of the senate. The bulk of tha prospective knights were allowed to become members of the court by Jlinply taking the obligation end only twenty. five wore compelled to follow the devious paths which lead to Its secrets. Of the dif ficulties they encountered and the perils1 that they successfully combated none can know who have not also taken the oath of allegl anco of King Ak-Ear-Bcn. but In spite of the tremendous jam that made IL almost Impos sible to carry out the Initiation ceremony tbo vUltors were given an experience that they will not forgot when they again return to the capital city. In the Interval between ceremonies the usual refreshments were served and shor speeches were made by Speaker Gaflln , Rep resentatives Wooster nnd G , R. Fouko of Qago and Paul Clark of Lincoln. The speak ers expressed themselves enthusiastically In appreciation of their entertainment and de clared that they were henceforth loyal sub lets of King Ak-Sar-Ben , POUND GUILTY A SI'COM ) TIME llev. Jolin D. ICiiox Will Altnln Ap peal to tlie General Conference. TOPEKA , Kan , , March 8. The Kansas con- 'erence of the Methodist Episcopal church las again found John D. Knox guilty of raud , falsehood and misrepresentation In tonnectlon with his management of the Knox Savings bank , which failed In Tcpeka In 883 , Rov. Mr. Knox had been a circuit ireacher in Kansas until ho went into the lanklns business. Many members of the hurch lost heavily through his failure. A irovlous state conforcnco found htm guilty indor the above charges. Ho appealed the aso to the general conference and the matter \-na- \ referred back by the Cleveland confor- nco for a new trial , which was concluded t Manhattan yesterday , Mr. Knox will again ppeal to the general conference , MSMANTI.INO AN KXTIKI3 TOWX. 1'tro T'lirKn Fintori OH Among ? ilic IliillilliiKM to Il Hazed. CLINTON , Mass. , March 8. Preparations or the unusual proceeding of obliterating an ntlro town are nearly completed by the ictropolltan water commissioner to whom as been granted the authority to oot out the town of West Boyls- on. Among the factories affected re these of the Clarendon mills , which mploy 200 operatives , and the West loylston Manufacturing company , where a reater number of hands are working ; Oil CUV Markets , OIL CITY , Pa. , March 8. Certificates , no Ids ; shipments , 103,931 bbla.j runs , 168,255 bis. I llutter Market. BLGIN , III. . March 8.-BUTTKU-Steady ; fferlngs , 27,900 Ibs. ; sales , 21,210 Ibs. at JBo. TO iiRTimx TO F rtve IIiinilrriT ( Thlonno } rcrk All Oi Fertilized for the Fni- . CHICAGO , March 8. At thollttlo Grec church on the north side 500 trained soldier lers of the Grecian army reserves yestcrda afternoon swore to return at the call of thol king to fight for their native land. Th right hands of the tall men In ( he audlcnc shot up In the air when. Father Plambolls the paslor of the colony , proposed the oatli and their smaller nolghbors waved thol arms wildly In the air as they promlsei "Before Almighty God to defend the flai and the soil of Greece , to obey the com mands of the king and his captains In al things , and to die rather than give up ti the enemy. " They will hold themselves It readiness to embark on the next stcame : to Plraeua , where transport * should bo pro vldod to oarry them to the army of tht king. The prlfst explained to the excltei men the appeal which King George sent te the Greeks In America , calling upon them U rally to their country's aid. The priest ad vised his proplo to arrange their affairs ant be In rcmllncra to go as Boon as final or ders should como. The work of enrollmsnl continued during the remainder of the after , noon and evening all over the city undci the direction of the five Greek societies , nm It Is expected that n force of 1,600 to 2,00 ( will bo reported In a day or two. SAN FRANCISCO. March 8. In response to questions as to the number of Greeks resident on the Pacific cosst who are road ) and flt for active service , the president ol the local Hellenic society says : "Thcro are about 1,000 Greeks on the coast. They ore engaged In various business pursuits. Out of this number at least fiOO are willing to serve their country , and are ready to leave for Greece or Crete at a day's notice. Several of these are mar ried , but that will not Interfere with their departure. Ono and all say that they will make any sacrifice for their king and coun try. We fear that our nation Is so poor owing to the heavy drain upon Its llnnncl.il resources that tha government can not fur- nlah funds to pay the heavy cost of trans portation. However , eomo of us Intend to go to Greece nnd fight , oven If we have to pay our own passage. " Not Auxlnut for the DlHtliietlon. JEFFERSON CITY , March 8. Governor Stevens today vetoed the bill requiring the execution of all murderers on a gallows to bo erected In the state penitentiary In Jctter. son City. Great pressure has been brought to boar on the governor by citizens hero In favor of a veto because of the fear that the capital city will be known as a hangman's city. The governor , In returning the bill to the senate without his approval , states that the officers and contractors of the peni tentiary bellevo that It wt.l have a demoral izing effect on the coi.Tlcts. The senate made the veto message a special order for 3 o'clock Wednesday , when It Is believed the bill will bo passed over the governor's veto. Stormy \\Vntlior oil tlic Uccuii. NEW YORK , March 8.-Whcn the steam ship St Loula arrived this morning from Southampton she reported that the passage was the most teniptestuous she hnd over Imd. Fresh pnlc.s blew from the southwest anil northwest dur'ng the ilrat two days out. when she loeged , respectively , 435 nnd 370 knots. The wind Increased to a henvy pnlo from the wast to the west- southwest nnd blew without cessation for sixty hours. During this time there were tcrrltlo squalls and exceedingly high peas. When the Newfoundland banks were reached moderate weather was met. From the bunks to port , strong variable winds prevailed. Among the passengers was Stephen W. Dorsey. Tliri-o Firemen Reprimanded. Joseph Headers , captain , nnd Everett Watts , lieutenant of Hose company No. 12 , were arraigned before the lire and police board last evening charged with falling to use judgment In announcing location and taking alarm of lire Incorrectly from tele phone , giving- the location as Fifty-fifth and Farnam Instead of Twenty-fifth and Far- nam. The captain's offs were deducted for fifty days , and the lieutenant's for thirty Uriah Baker , driver of Chemical No. 7 , was arraigned for reporting1 for duty under the Influence of liquor , and his offs taken away for sixty days. Leaves of absence were trranted to offi cers Wlsenburg , ten days ; Uonk , flvo days ; firemen Frank Vavcrka , four days ; Ncls Nelson , two daj'3. CyprlniiH ArrcnttMl. Nell Shfiiiahan nnd AHco Gordon , resi dents of the cast end near the corner of Ninth and Capitol avenue , were arrested list night while engaged In ( rivinga se- rks of living i ictures. Tiie ofllcer on the li > at ordered them to close the windows and doois of their houses and upon their refusing , arrested them. John AVall and Fred Green , who chanced to bo calllnjj , were ni rested for being Inmates. ArrcHteil for TrcHpnHN. Joe Brome wandered up the lire escape at Boyd's theater last night and found an unfastened window on the second floor. Ho was enjoying the second not of the show when an olllcer appeared and took him into custody on a charge of trespass. j _ , POIIECAST OP TODAY'S AVKATIII311. I.ociil HnliiH or .SiiOTVM ) IIIMVCP Temperature. WASHINGTON , March 8. Forecast for Tuesday : For Nebraska Local rains or light snows , -with partly cloudy weather ; north winds and slightly colder. ' For 'Missouri Threatening' weather nnd rains ; slightly cooler ; winds shifting to For'South Dakota Partly cloudy weather , preceded by local snows In eastern portion not so cold ; vailable winds. For Iowa Haiti , followed by clearln weather ; cooler In eabteru portion ; norti winds. For Kansas Partly cloudy weather ; will niiowers In eastern portion ; north winds slightly cooler. For Wyoming Generally fair , west winds Locnl Heeorit. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU DMAHA , March 7 , Omaha record of rain , rail and temperature compared with corresponding spending day of the past three years : 1S37. 1S93. 1S93. 189 ! \faxlmum \ temperature. . . 5113 33 62 Minimum temperature. , . . 37 15 15 ' SC Vverago temperature 41 29 21 41 lalnfall t. . .02 .00 T .00 Record of temperature and precipitation it Omaha , for this day and slnco March 1 , S97 : formal temperature for the day 33 Jxcess for the day 11 Vceumulated deficiency slnco March 1. . . 33 Jormiil precipitation for the day. . ,01 Inch deficiency far the day. . , , , . .02 inch i'otul precipitation slnco March 1. . . .1C Inch deficiency Hlnco March 1 1C Inch ) eflcli-ncy for correspg- , period JS9 ( > . , .03 liie-h ) ellclency for corrcspg , period 1895. , .19 Inch JtupurtM from Station * at H i > . in Seventy-fifth meridian time. BTATIONB AND STATE O. ' WEATHER. mnlm. drizzling , , 'ortli I'lutte. part cloudy lit Lake City , clear . . . . heyanne , cloudy , . , , apld City cloudy uron , cloudy hlcago , raining , . t. 1-ouln , clouily , , . , , t , 1'uul , cloudy . . , . . . , . . . avenport. cloudy ulcua , part cloudy nnsaH City , part cloudy avre , clear . , . , , , , lemarck , clear , . IIIlBton , cloudy al\eiton , tossy.ifi'ii" tit- ! _ T Indicates troci of precipitation. I * A. VfKltill , Uicnl Korecael Official. Under eminent scientific control. APENTA The Best Natural Laxative Water , The ntost certain and comfortable cathartic in cases of constipation and sluggish liver or piles. GETS TWO YEARS IN PRISON Owner of the Lnnrnda Tools the Hoary Hand of the Law , FILIBUSTERING 13 EXPENSIVE FOR HART Attorney * llnvr Xot lleoliletl Whether Tlicy Will Appeal to the Su- liremc Court or Auk for , u I'nriloti. " PHILADELPHIA , March S. Captain John D. Hart , owner of the filibuster , Laurada , was sentenced In the United States district court at 10:35 : this morning to two years' Imprisonment and to pay a fine of $100 and the costs of the prosecution , Captain Hart was taken to prison Immedi ately after the sentence was pronounced. The costs of the prosecution are about $5,000. Captain Hart's wlfo and two other female relatives and many business men of Dela ware avenue , with whom Mr. Hart has been associated for a number of years , were In court when the sentence wan announced. The women broke down and were led from the room weeping. Ills business associates crowded about the prisoner as ho was led into the deputy marshal's ofllcs and offered their sympathy. Captain Hart Is about -10 years of ago and ms been In the fruit Importing business for icarly twenty years. Shortly after the Cuban-Spanish war broke out ho leased two of his steamers , tha Lauradu am ) Ucrmuda , to the Cuban patriots for the transportation of arms , ammunition and men to Cuba. Some of the largest expeditions that touched the shores of Cuba were shipped on tlieso vessels and their departure was duo In a great meas. uro to the skillful manipulation of tbo steamers by Captain Hart. His family cen trists of a wife nnd two daughters. Late this afternoon Hart's counsel appeared before Judges Achcson , Dallas and Dufllng- ton In the United States court of appeals and applied for a writ of error. Assistant United States Attorney Kane said that whllo the government did not assent to the granting of the writ It did not oppose such action. The writ was granted and Hart was released upon the entry of ball by his former bondsmen In the sum required before hla trial $7,000. ColiiiilcM Comlair to Colorado. DENVER , March 8 , Uacked by th management of the Gulf railway the Colorado Colony company , which has Ita headquarters In Omaha , has mapped out elaborate plans to settle the South Platte valley with farmer colonists this coming spring nnd early sum mer. An advance party of colonists ar- -T rived In the city yesterday , In charge of H. B. l > avls , president and general manager , and E. A. Harris , secretary-treasurer of the Colorado Colony company. Only two states are represented In the party , Iowa and Min nesota. Attacked the Wroiifr Mnii. LEAD , S. D. , March 8. ( Special Telegram. ) Pat Casey , a Deadwood saloonkeeper , at tempted to carve Captain Jewell of the Sal vation army yesterday at Doadwood. Jewell Is an ex-prlzo fighter , ami warded off the f * knlfo lunges , receiving only a slight cut , Casey has been arrested and will be prose cuted. Ho has already killed ono man , and It was his Intention to add another to tha list. When death's hand is ou your shoulder don't stop ! don't hesitate 1 Shake it off ! When you bepin to lose flesh and vitality when you feel the ghostly fingers drnjrgmir away your health and vigor , elo not waste time. Take prompt measures to reg-ain your life. Take Dr. Picrcc's Golden Medical Discovery the most matvelously efficient Ionic ami blood builder ever discovered It's effect is nlmost immediate. Renewed strength follows it just as surely as sunrise follows night. It mnkcs Bound , healthy , solid flesh , ami not flabby fat like cod liver oil. It ROCS right to the root of the trouble anil cures the cause. It makes the diffestive organs do their proper work. Helps to eli- gest the food , and adds to it the pttrifylii" strengthening , vitalizing properties needed by the impoverished blood nnd the over worked nerves. Do not let an uiincnmulous diugglst " Impose on yon with " something j"ust as good. " It's a matter of life and death with you. Get what you aik for. "I have been nfillcted with rhciimntiim and kidney trouble which bothered me so Hint I guf- fered untold palu , " writes Mr. C. n. Wliite of Grove , Ocatitja Co. . Ohio. "I was nfrald I Mould lose my mind. At times wasnlmost entirely licln. ss : Iu e IlaJ ' .I0t ICC" n " 'Rl't for tlirce yeais that I could rest In any position , Und tried al. most eyerytlilnir but obtained no relief until I tried Hie 'Golden Medical Discovery. ' I Imve [ ISTl ! V'rc * boulc3 of " nlul llm'k ' " ' well of both dlMiites. I feel to-dny ns well IH I ever did In nil my life. I cnnnot my too much for Dr. [ ierce' Golden Medical Discovery. " Neglected constipation meant licadaclic , hcnrt- Jiirn , sour stomach , foul tnstc in the mouth Ml. piisness , pimple * , and palpitation of the hem t. Vll or any of these are coed thlnori not to have , cured by Dr , Tierce's l l MKI- . f Mlnurcl IVicoj TOMflllT AT Si IB , 0fh SEmHY MINSTRELS < JI > I'KOI'I.KII , 01' T ( ) DA'l'i : . lieecrvcd gents , first floor. Wo anil Zic ; all ilcony , 23oj Rallcry , lc , WeJncsday mall. > e , nil tcntH , 25c. Mtrcli 1I-13 "CfllMMir ; SOYD'S | Sy ? ' " ' | EXTRA. Sl'KCIAI , KNtiAKKMIS.VI' . mrsday nnd Friday MAn II 19 to id Haturdny Matinee.111' ' * i i ! < > ( ; ii.\inis iioi'i'nit , i CHIMMIJS PADDEIT .SI'HCIAI , IMIIGKS. Kc. ttc , too , 7"c and (1.09 , Jalo opcna Monday , March 8 , 9 a , m , HE CREIOHTON Mars. ro.vinirr AT KIIR , New Yoili'u JolllfKt Huccta , -THB FOUNDLING- maeement Churlea I'roliman. with the creat and cnly CISSY KlT/.liHIIAM ) . 'cats now on nulc , Kc We , He , 11.00 , .lurch 15-10 Tlin MANPAWN. _ IIOTKLS. BARKER HOTEL. AND JO.VMH HTJtUETS. roomi. Laths , ntcam heat and all modern jvenlencei. Hate. , J1.60 end IZ.OO per day. Lie untxcollej. Special | , , w ratca to rteular PICK SMITH. Manager , HUN YOU COMB TO OMAHA TOI AT TUB IBRCER HOTEL TUB UKST { ,00 a day house in the west. CO room * 2.M per day , W ioom with Lath , /O per day , Special rate * by the month , WIXIC TAVI.OU , STATE HOTEL ; i-10-i : DoiiBlaa. \ \ ; M. luitU , M nac r. well itmilthcd roomi 1'uropean or Auivrl * can iUn. IIATK8 11.00 AND Jl.50 1'Gft DAY. HCIAI. UAT15H UV TJIB W13BK On MONTH. tree ! car llne connect to all part * of th city ,