THE OMAJIA DAILY fcfcE:1 : FRIDAY , MARCH 12 , 1897. The obovc tabulated statement shows the total appropriations for each board am Institution , an agreed to by the liqiino. It will bo noticed that ono of the largest items of saving nan been made In the amount appropriated for the maintenance of the convicts In the state penitentiary. The Raving is made possible by the new sys tem of managing the stale penitentiary. The money derived from leasing the labor of the convicts Is now applied toward tbelr maintenance. FIGHT TUB FISH COMMISSION . j A determined effort was made to ntrlko out the entlro appropriation for the Stata Fish commission. At flret the motion , which was made by Wright of Nuckolls , was looked upon as a Joke , hut there proved to bo a most determined effort to do away with the commission by refuolng the appropria tion for Its support. Woostcr of Merrlck led the opposition , ho declaring that It would bo a good policy to let the fish remain where they are In the hatcheries and "hatcl tiy themselves" for two yeara. Young ol Cass and Shull of Ncmaha supported the efforts of Wright and Wooator. On the other hand Roberta of Douglas warmly de fended the fish commission and when thereto rote was counted the appropriation was agreed to by a largo majority. The house , also voted to strike out the ap propriation for the Visiting Hoard for the Soldiers' Homed. Toward the close of the session Wlmberloy of Lancaster moved that an Item of $1,000 bo Inserted for the State Library board. Dobson of Flllinoro moved as an amend ment that $1,000 bo appropriated for the State Farmers' alliance. On a viva voce vote Dobson'o amendment was declared car ried , but on dlvlslon.lt was lost. The re publicans voted solidly for the proposition , while It was opposed by all tho' fuslonisls except Doboon , Gramlotaff and Eager. Wlm- berley's motion was also lost. The bill , as It was finally agreed to , car ried the following miscellaneous Items : Revenue books and blanks , $8,000 ; abstract Of lands from United States land office , $1,000 ; advertising proposals for state printIng - Ing , $300 ; prosecuting unauthorized com panies or their agents , $500 ; laws , Journals nntl other printing required under contract , $12,500 ; support of State Hoard of Agricul ture , $1,000 ; support of State Board of Horticulture , $2,000 ; refunding state taxes Illegally levied , $1,000 ; county treasurers' fees and mileage for collecting state taxes , $100,000 ; fugitives from justice , officers' fees , etc. , $30,000 ; support of State Poultry asso ciation , $2,000 ; support of Nebraska Dairy men's association , $2,000 ; for State Board of Health. $200 ; total , $103,500. The only business transacted by the house , nslilo from the general appropriation bill , was the action taken early In the morning session In refusing by a vote of 45 ta 46 to order to a third reading the bill appropriat ing $20,000 for additional buildings for the utato experiment farm. The bill went to the general file. No attempt was made to hold a night session , as a fusion caucus was on the program and the house , therefore , ad journed until tomorrow morning. ADVANCES TUB EXPOSITION HILL Semite Given TrnnmnlMKlNNlppl Appro priation Mciiniirc UlKht-of-Way. LINCOLN , March 11. ( Spqqlal Telegram. ) ' The 'senate this morning , by unanimous consent , advanced the Transmlsslsslppl Ex position , bill to the head , of the ponerAl file It therefore stands third on the list of bills which will bo consldere'd In turn. The Lliv coin charter and the treasury vault bills both special orders for today , will doubtless bo completed by tonight or by tomorrow noon. The exposition bill Is almost certain to pass tomorrow afternoon. The sonata went Into committee of the whole Immediately to resume consideration of the Lincoln charter. This bill occupied the attention of the senate for the entlro day , and It was not until 0:30 : this evening that the big document was finished. Only once was anything approaching determined opposition shown , the entlro day being con sumed with the reading of the bill line for line , this being Insisted upon by the Lan caster county senators. The only section seriously contested was the provision for a flro and police commission , but the section was retained. The senate voted down a proposition to BUbmlt the charter to a vote of the people of Lincoln and recommended the bill to pass. The senate then adjourned. TWO WOMEN CIIOSKN AT HASTINGS. M. Diitton mill Mm. FlUe I'Inpeil on the lliinril of I.uily MamiKerx. For Members Konrd of Lady Managers MRS. WILLIAM DUTTON. MllS. ti. W.-FIKE. HASTINGS , Nob. , March 11. ( Special Telegram. ) The mass meeting of the women of the Fifth congressional district for the purpose of electing two members of the Hoard of Lady Managers , which will assume charge of the educational department of the TransmlsBlsslppl Exposition , met at the court house at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Dr. King was made president and Mrs. L. W. Flko secretary. The two members elected to the board are Mrs. William Dutton - ton and Mrs. L. W. Flko , both of Hastings. There were 149 votes cast. ' SHOOTS HIS NI3IGH11OH. COWM Ieail < o 11 I'rolnilile Murder Nnir Heaver CHy. BEAVER CITY , Neb. , March 11. ( Special Telegram. ) An old feud between two farm ers of Weaver precinct resulted In a prob able murder last might. G'll Masher , who Is now lying at tbo point of death , with no hopes of recovery , wont to the homo of II. M. Heeler , who had taken up some of the former's cows which were trespassing upon Heeler's land. An altercation en sued. Boeler got a shotgun from tbo IIOUBO anil 11 red two shots at Mealier , ono of the charges entering Moshcr's body Just aboro the hip joint. The doctors say It Is Impossible for him to recover. Heeler came to Heaver City and surrendered himself to the olllccrs. N ( ! mi illy TreiiNiirer'n AoroiinN. CLAY CENTER , Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) County Treasury Examiner Aroherd Is hero checking over the treasurer's accounts of tlih county. The board of uuporlvsors of this county Is making extenalvo Improvements In tbo court house. A now lloor la being laid In Uie $ court room , and yesterday , the contract for papering the room and graining the woodwork - work was awarded to A. D. Davidson of Harvard. iN on Appropriation * ! . LINCOLN , March 11. ( Special Telegram. ) The caucus hold at the Lincoln hotel to. night was devoted alinont entirely to thn ap propriation bills. It was decided to make the : ' \ ' don't where you got that cold. Do you know where you can get the cure for it ? Every drug Btore keeps Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. / / cures coughs and colds. nalary for superintendents of the state In- stltuHono correspond with the amounts fixed by the Mils reducing the salaries al ready passed by the houao. It was also de cided to appropriate $45,000 to reimburse to the university fund for the Mirlnkago of In terest occasioned by the. depreciation of the assessed valuation of the state. OK 1HSASTIIOUS FLOODS. Ice Ilrcnk * l't on tlio Itlvrr * mitl AVntrr SircnilH | Over tlic I.nnil. NORTH DKND , Nob. , March II. ( Special Telegram. ) Ice In the 1'Utlo broke up here today and began moving , causing the river to rlso nearly three feet nlnco 4 o'clock this afternoon. Stockmen feeding near the river are moving all their stock to higher ground. Great fears are now entertained that the county brtdgo hero will go before morning. Ice Is gorging 'badly. Water Is covering nearly the entlro ground between the rail road track and the county bridge. The mer cury has fallen 25 degrees since 2 o'clock , with a high northwest wind and slight snow flurries. TENDER , Neb. , March II. ( Special. ) All the low places In the south and extreme west portions of I'cndcr are filled with water , In places three feet in depth. Logan creek , on the east , Is running full and In places out of Us banks. The citizens are ex pecting high water and are making prepara tions. Tlio water Is rising today. COLUMBUS , Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) The warm weather of the past few days has melted the remaining leo and snow and filled the creeks and sloughs to overflowing. A lot of Ice has been coming down from the upper Loup. The Union Pacific has had men at work protecting the big brldgo near this city and they broke up much of tbo Ice with dynamite. The low bottom lands are flooded , but the water Is subsiding today The weather Is threatening and should there bo n heavy rain bad results would follow Ducks and gceso are more plentiful at this point this spring than for many years. OECA/TUR , Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) The warm weather of yesterday and today has melted the snow on the hllln and In the valleys and high water In all the creeks now prevails. The lower portion of this town 1ms been covered with a sheet of water since Monday evening. Up In the valleys the creeks have overflowed. No serious damage has been done as yet. A few hog pens cattle yards , fences and small bridges have been washed out. An overflow ot the river is expected when it breaks up on the Iowa side. The banks are much lower over there than on the Nebraska shore. SIOUX CITY , March 11. ( Special Tele gram. ) A slight snowfall hero today and a heavier snowfall In South Dakota has caused alarm about the prospective early rise In the Missouri river. Old settlers point out that conditions are about the same ca they were In 1S81 , when the river over flowed the banks and by reason of heavy gorges of Ice caused great damage to prop erty. The Ice remains unbroken , although the river Is rising , and the < lce cannot hold out much longer. But a little way up In South Dakota thcro Is a vast quantity ol snow , which Is ready to run into the rivers on the first warm day. The Floyd'e river here has risen and thcro Is a largo amounl of snow around the head waters. Over In Nebraska Omaha creek has washed out al the bridges and the people of Dakota City and South Sioux City are alarmed at the prospect of a rlso In the Missouri. HI.1C1IOII.V l.OSKS A TAX CASE of Attachment of Depopu lated IHxtrlctN IN Quentloneil. DASSETT , Neb. , March ' 11. ( Special. ) The March term of tbo district court for Rock county convened hero yesterday with Judge Westovcr presiding. Tbo docket was very light and all cases which were ready for trial were disposed of during the day and evening. B. T. White of Omaha , assistant general attorney for the Elkhorn roaO , was hero In the trial of a case between the county and the railroad company , Involving the question of 'the collection of aomo taxes assessed against the company's line of road In this county for school purposes. The Nowporl school district and another school district near that place in November , 1895 , had at tached to them the territory of a depopu lated district which contained some of the ci&ipany's.llno of road. . The company refused to pay the school taxes for 1S9C on the portion of the road which was In the depopulated district , claiming that tbo territory of the depopulated district was Illegally attached to the other districts. The county treasurer , for the districts , claimed that the attach ment of the territory was legal , and a'so that the statute of limitation had run against the company , no action by tie company having been commenced within one year from the tlmo the depopulated district was disorgan ized and 'Its territory attached to the other districts. The matter was submitted In an agreed case and the court held that the facts did not show a legal disorganization of the district , and that the statute , of limitation did not apply to the disorganization or changing merely of the boundaries of school districts. Another legal question which was before the court for determination was the question of whether or not sureties on an official bond are llablo for the wrongful acts of the official where the oath of office was taken and the bond delivered to the obligee within the tlmo required by law , yet the bond was not approved for a number of months thereafter for the reason that the principal , being his own successor In office , did not make a re port of the money and property In his pos session as such officer at the beginning of the term for which tbo bond In question was given. Judge Westovcr held that the sureties were liable. There were no criminal cases on the docket this term. CORN' FOIL SIIIP.MIi.'VT TO AHMHMA. North Ionp MliilHiern ItalHp SnliNorlp- tloiiN for the I'ernecnteil. NORTH LOUP , Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) Through the Initiative of Rev. Mr. Miles , of the Methodist Episcopal church , a sub scription list was opened last evening to securea carload of corn at this place for shipment to the destitute Christians of Armenia , and the movement Immediately re ceived enthusiastic encouragement. Rev. Mr. Hurley of the Baptist church was also Interested In the project , and it la thought no dllflculty will bo encountered In obtain ing the necessary amount within a few days. The surrounding country its still full of corn of excellent quality. It not having fullered In the least In this neighborhood from excessive dampness , and the citizens hereabouts are entirely too liberal to allow an appeal of this character to go unheeded. YOH1C JIAN WINH A PATENT CASE. ' Corn ' Device No Hnytler'H I'opper In- frliiKenieiit on OlNon'x IllKht" . YORK , Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) The case wherein A. B. Olson of Kansas City sues A. C. Snyder of this city for Infringement on a patent corn popper has lately been de cided In the St. Louis court of nppeals in favor ot the defendant , Some tlmo agu Snyder commenced the manufacture of the Is Hacker corn popper , an automatic affair. In vented by a confectioner of York. Olson claimed that it was an Infringement upon a . patent held by him , and brought cult for $10,000 against Snyder , The case was taken : to the United States circuit court at Omaha : where a decision in favor of Snyder was given. It was then appealed to the court [ of appeals at St. Louis. The matter hos ittracted some attention throughout the conn. ry. The manufacture of the Copper will soon bo resumed at thin place. Iteil Clouil'H I'oHtiiuiHter IN V [ RED CLOUD , Neb , , March 11. ( Special. ) Last evening one of the moat pleasant boclal events of the season occurred at the i homo ot Mrs. Alison Letson. It was the inarrlaga of her daughter , Rachel , to Franlc ; \V. Cowden of this city. Mr , Cowdeu 18 , at present postmaster ot Red Cloud. Thn ceremony was performed by Rev. James : Mark Darby of the Methodist Episcopal ohurch. The bride was dressed In a lovely costume oflilto satin and chiffon , and wore a largo bouquet of Marshal Nell roses. Tables , decorated with red carnations , were laid for forty-fivo guests and an elegant menu was served. : The happy couple were the recipients of > many beautiful gifts. Those * present from iibroad wereDr. . and Mrs. Damerell , Miss Kdllh McKelghnn , Miss Flora Letson and Mr. Harry tioble of Hastings ; Miss Myrtle Jones of Outdo Rock , Mr. Will I.etaon , brother ot the bride , Deadwood , S. D. : Mr , if land , Kan. ; Mr. Fred Roger * of Wymore and Mr. Clarence Stlno of Superior. NOT A , (1001) n.\OtHllI Itni'UllMCAiY. Objection Itnlxcil to One Candidate for ItnnliTlllo t'oftdniiHtcrnltlp. RUSHVILLE , Nob. , March 11. ( Special Telegram. ) The race for the position of postmaster of this place grows Interesting. The candidates In the Held so far are J. n. Evans , M. C. Lyman and J. N , Brooks , Doubts concerning the genuineness of Mr Lyman'fl republicanism seem , to Imvo crcr-- Into the minds of the republican voter and tonight a mass meeting of the rcpub Mean voters was held to discuss his can dldncy , and It was the unanimous oplnlo of those present that Mr. Lyman's adhorcnc to the cause was of such a lukewarm an doubtful nature as to hardly cntltlo him to the support of those who earnestly workc for Major McKlnloy'a election. Strong rcso lullons protesting against his appolntmcn were unanimously adopted and the chair man -was Instructed to wire Senator Thurs ton to defer action on the appointment unt the republicans hero can bo heard from The resignation ot the present Incumbent C. H. Tully , will bo forwarded , to Washing ton April 1. IIUM'ING I'AllTY IS I Shut In on nn Ixliitiit mill Mnj * No Oet Out Alive. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , March 11. ( Specta Telegram. ) Last night a party of hunter was Imprisoned on an Island two miles be low hero In the Missouri river on accoun of the Ice breaking up. The river this morn Ing was full of cake Ice too largo for boat to bo used and the water had bee rising rapidly all night The imprisoned me wore without food or shelter all night , wit the horrible fear of being washed away b the swollen torrent bcfor * help could bo ob talncd. Their predicament was not know until afternoon today , when a rescue part started out Immediately to extend aid. Th party consists of Will Sporcr , Jim Holmes McGlnnls Churchill , George Churchill , Jel Lewis and John Johnson , Grave fears ar entertained that help cannot be given them News from the rescue party is awaited will great anxiety. Itev. I , . A. HIIMMOIIK'N Farewell. BURWELL , Neb. , March 10. ( Specjal. ) Rev. L. A. Hussong , who has been pastor o the Christian church at this place for th past twenty months , loft Wednesday morn Ing , with his family , for southwestern Ne- branka , where ho has accepted a call. On Tuesday evening ho was tendered a recep tlon by the Home Forum lodge , of which h was a member. Mr. Hussong assumed charge of the church here when It was first organ Ized , and under his care It has grown to b ono of the strongest churches In the town When his resignation was handed In th board refused to act on it , but ho insistct on going because his now charge was neai his old home , and his mother \\as In pee : health. Knrincr Foiinil Deiul l > y IIlN Wife. SALEM , Neb. , March 11. ( Special Tele gram. ) Isaac Smith , a well-to-do farmer living about four miles west of hero , wa found dead In his barnyard tonight by hi wlfo at about dusk. Ho had been doing his chores and' ' as ho did not return to the house until after the usual time Mrs. Smltl became uneasy and wont In search of him Mr. Smith has for the last ten years been subject to heart disease and in all proba blllty that was the cause of his death Coroner Slaver was notified and will hold an Inquest. Mr. Smith was ono of the pioneers of this section and has an extended acqualutanc all over the state. GooiliuaiiHon AVaiitH Chiiiiflre of Vcnnc PENDER , March 11. ( Special. ) Alvln loder , a brother of Mrs. Laura Goodmanson of Tlsktlwa , 111. , arrived In Fender las evening , to bo In attendance at the' trial ol Dr. J. Sidney Goodmanson , which will prob ably be called at the session of the dtstrld court which convenes hero next week. The defendant is of opinion that he 'will no receive fair treatment In Thurston , county and will ask for a change ot vcnuo. _ ColmiiniiH Glrl'n Appointment. COLUMBUS , Neb. , March 11. ( Special. ) Miss Abblo Keating of Col'umbus 'Has been appointed on the staff of assistants at 1h Institute for the Feeble 'Minded ' at Beatrice Miss Keating is the accomplished daughter o Thomas Keating of this city ; ' a Columbus girl by birth , and has been engaged In the public schools hero since bet * graduation , a few years ago. She left yesterday for Beatrice to assume her duties. HUMBOLDT , Neb. , March 11. ( Special , ) The homo of George W. Butterfleld was the scene ot a pretty wedding yesterday evening at which were present the relatives and near friends of the contracting parties. Miss Jennto Butterfield was married to Ernesl Fergus , a prosperous young farmer. Rev. J. K. Maxfield performed the ceremony. HATCH OF NEW 31I.XING COMPANIES ArtlvleH of Incorporation for Mail } CoiieeniH Klleil at I'lerrc. PIERRE , S. D. , March 11. ( Special. ) Articles of Incorporation have been filed as follows : For the River Mining company , at Red- field , for the purpose of dredging streams for gold deposit at their bottoms , with a capital of $25,000 ; In corporators , J. M , Bcldelman , John Dawson , M. D. Wheeler , Ed Bonnell , J. G. Hurat , F. S. Meyers , and A. M. Moore. For the Rocco Gold Mining company , at Orovllle , with a capital of $1,000,000 ; Incorporators - porators , Frank Herbert , Ernest C. John son , and Clayton Johnson , of Custer. For the Good Luck/ Mining company , at Deadwood , with a capital ot $100,000 ; incorporators - corporators , Nathan E. Franklin , John Hor- ulck and William Adkers. For the Golden Crown Gold Mining com pany , at Lead , with a capital of $2,500,000 ; Incorporators , John Pierce , Sioux City ; Jomcs Moodle , Michael McAllcn , James Wilson , Lead. For the Alexandria Creamery company , with a capital of $5,000 ; N. W. Goodrich , president ; M. Arend , secretary. For the Scandinavian Creamery company , at Center Point , with a capital of $3,000 ; 2arl P. Anderson , president ; Christian Svend. sen , secretary , COHN FOIl STOCK FEED. Fariacrn of Smith Iliilcotn CoiiNlilcr It 1'referalile to Anything Elite , , VERMILLION , S. D. , March 11. ( Special. ) A great deal ot corn shredding Is being done in this county , as this kind of fodder Is considered by some farmers far more preferable than any other kind for stock reed. It is estimated ) thati there la as much feed In a ton of shredded fodder as In a ton ind a half of Whole fodder. The corn stalkfi jro so torn to pieces that there is hardly jny traces of the stalks visible. After it pased through the shredder It Is put Into a light room and there It Is sprinkled with salt GO there is little danger of spoil ing , The most Improved machines husk the orn before It goes to the shredder. The orn Is hauled from the shock to the Ehred- Jer and 4s "fed" as wheat to a separator , 'mm 3,000 to 5,000 .bushels of corn can bo shredded in a day. tfravforil'H Appointment n SurprlNe. HURON , S. D. , March 11. ( Special. ) The tpp'olntment of ox-Attorney General Coa . Crawford to 'bo general solicitor for tbo 3hlcago & Northwestern railway in South Dakota with headquarters In this city was surprise to Huron people. Mr , Crawford ind family were here a few days ago on helr way to Deadwood. where they expected o rosldo permanently , and the appointment ippeara to have been aa much of a surprise o him as to the general public. Ho will reach hero in a day or two to enter upon iU now duties. Tool Kuelory OloHe * Dmvn. SOUTKI.NGTON , Conn , , March 11. All Of ho factories of the Peck , Stowo & Wllcox emi > aiiy , manufacturing edge tools aud gen- ral hardware , have shut down Indefinitely. NiU throws out o ( employment a largenum - ier of hande , who tor the past six months mvo been working on a short schedule. The Ulna Nut company's nut works and rolling nllls are also at a standstill and the works " thu Southlngton Cutlery company are nu short tlmo. , n Tfae Advance Guard is Here ; . _ _ I'd ' l > 9H1f MtIO ) A visit to our store today , Friday , will convince''you that in Omaha , at least , confidence in the future is not wanting. General prosperity's coming is assured and 'everywhere preparations are being made to welcome him. Encouraged by the starting of new enterprises , we have made increased pur chases and large contracts and at the risk of spoiling you , we will place on sale on Friday morning such values as we believe are absolutely unmatchable. Just as you enter the door you will find. N At laes Counter Hundreds of yards of now Embroid eries , Wlftt ? , oTOKftnt goods , eninlirlc nnil nainsook. Wo claim they are umml Ttiltio nt15c ; whllo they last our price , Pe. Some are better than others. Equally Kootl value are a lot of Cam- brick Embroideries , hard to match we as sert , at 8c turn 10c ; our price while they last fie. Nowhere else will a nick el's worth mean so much. In passing look nt our sample line of flut ! Tooth finishes , worth up to 23c each , for this sale 5c each another prcat nickel's worth. , , At Our You will find a marvelous array of new Wash Goods. A special attrac tion nt this department for Friday will be : , One cnso only of Zephyr Ginghams , short lengths , goods that have sold at from Sc to Hie oftc per yard. One ease of Indigo Print , pure dye , fas.t colors , 01x04 count , aic : ) per yard. „ , Qno or two Items merely as an Index n ofiwlmt you may expect to Ilnd at the most famous Linen Department In the West. A lot of Uurc.iu Scarfs , plain linen , 8 fancy open work Covers , 17 Inches by and cut ; all well made and well lln- lulled. Three prlces-4.75 , ? 0.7r. , $0.75 sergey. cloths , mixtures , sllUllnod to say they arc worth twice the prices asked might not be In accord with our moderate claims ; taller statements would bo made If shown by some. Con fidentially , we claim they are the best value in good , clean Suits which you have . , ever seen. j You May Need Wo have had made specially ni Corset which we expect to make a popular article to sell at $1.00. So that you may become familiar with Its merits , wo will introduce the first lot at OOc each colors , drab and black , also while ; all sixes each box stamped with our name. A lot of Gowns made from best grades of muslin , regularly sold at $1.00 and $1.25 , on Friday we will sell all wo Iiuvo rit 70c. " \VhIto Muslin Skirts , four rows tucks , good quality , will go quickly at Uoc each. An odd lot of Corset Covers , to close at lOc each. Black Sateen Skirts , were Soc , now OOc. MOTES * IS SNOWBOUND -i" i ! . ' Ono , of itiftJFyjfc .pliEzir'ds titio Season. , , jj , . - ( 'Breaks ' fLocse. > n- ALL RAILROAD : TRAFFIC is 'SUSPENDED MIniicNotn , SontU. Diilcotn , _ WlHCOHHlii mill loTrni Covered rvlth Hip. IJcntitlful I-V-nrfnl of Flood n't St. I'aul. . , ST. PAUL , i Minn. , March 11. It has snowed furiously all day In' St. Paul , sev eral Inches being added to the tremendous pllo already on ; th'o ground. The cars of the street railway are moving with great diffi culty and the steam railway lines are In a etato of demoralization. At several points north and west of St. Paul trains are wholly abandoned and little effort Is being made to move rolling stock.onbranch lines. So cer tain Is It that there will be a big flood when the snow disappears that residents on the lowlands are beginning to prepare- for It. The present storm , extending over the en tlro Mississippi valley. In the shape of either rain or snow , will further handicap railway traffic. The railroads that had not yet suc ceeded in getting all thtlr branches opened 'or travel are again .set back In their work. Before the present storm came floods were predicted In1 the Hed river valley and towns were reported suffering from want of coal and provisions on account of the lack of railroad communications. The storm has prevailed all day throughout South Dakota , Minnesota , Iowa and Wisconsin , many places reporting a full-fledged blizzard , and all tell- ng of heavy snow , the lightest fall being hreo or four'Inches. It has drifted generally \ntl there are many delayed or blockaded rains , whllo In the Twin Cities the street railway service Is demoralized. Gettysburg mil other South.Dakota towns report a fuel amlnc. Fear a of great damage from spring loads are Increasing. In this Immediate vlI I trinity there has-been a snowfall of five feet luring the winter , whllo the Hed rlvor val- ey has had over six feet. Much of his I'i still on the ground and It Is feared hat It will go off with a heavy flood. All armors are also anticipating ground too wet or seeding. ST. CLOUD , Minn. , March 11. The great est enow storm of the reason Is raging all aver this section. The weather Is cold , the mow Is drifting and a general blockade will ba the result. All trains from the west are ate. All tralqa-pn-the Little Kails & Dakota Ino have beenabandoned and the cuts bo- ween hero and -.Morris are full of snow , Justness Is suspended. ADBItDEKN-/ March 11. A blizzard of ro- narkably Jlghbiond fine snow started about uldnlght and has held full sway over this ntlra section 'tAday. The Milwaukee road iad just opened'Hi south line and now haa ' . burled In drifts ovoral frelgbbMi'alns. bo- ween tills clty,4Jl , ) ( Mitchell. One train was csertcd near Warner station , the trainmen valklng throuj ; i 'id' this city. There Is a robablllty that , tlio'/torm and accompanying ilockado will .tip yi1 the road for another veek. , ' „ , „ 'HURON ' , S , > , , iMarch 11 , ( Special Tele- ram. ) A snow ana wind storm began hero his morning nmlJlias Increased In severity Inco noon. Tlii air is now so thick with now that It Is.'pupOEslbla to BPB a block In ny direction. ' itpnprts from points north , vest and cast aloys the lines of the N'orth- vestern railway" say the storm is equally overo In these directions and all trains on his division are .tied up or abandoned. A peclal bulletin ha ? been Usued from the overnment , weather bureau saying the tern- erature will be'twenty degrees colder bo- ere morning , The slorm Is fully as severe. Ithough not ao cold , as any this beacon and xtenda from Manitoba to Nebraska and from ho Black Hills far Into Minnesota , dettys- urg and points In that vicinity are out of uel. Telegraphic communication la IntiT- uptcd and It will be aorao time before rail- oadlng can bo resumed. Four to six feet f enow covers the ground la this part of ho state and It It deeper In the northern ' ortlon. s I'lKUHE , S. n , , March 11. ( Special Teloi ram. ) A severe .blizzard has been raging ere all day. While It Is not as cold os In ther atormsher $ has been more anew fly- ig than In any other storm of the winter , "or man of the day It has been ImpOMlblo o BOO but a few rqda and all traffic Is tied p. The freight train on the Northwestern 51 Inches , sold ns high as $1.00 each , will cause excitement tomorrow nt "We. A lot of Lunch Cloths , 3d Indies qtmro plain linen , fancy open work borders ; have sold as high as $1.00 ; those wo will give you while they last at 49c. At " A lot of Kal Kl Silks , excellent in quality , good styles , at t2."c per yard. These must ivoc De confounded with trashy goods which you may Inivo heard of elsewhere- . , One case of popular Unglisli Checks , , ' ! 8 inches wide , some would advertise them as holng worth oe ! ) ; this would not be true ; they are , however , won derfully cheap at our price for Friday , lOc per yard. Let us also remark Unit your eyes' have seldom feasted on such an assort ment of choice things in Dress Goods and Silks aswe are privileged to show j-ou this season. Dreams of beauty at very prosaic prices. Three lots of Suits , some of them not the extreme new cut , but a happy me dium ; others , again , correct Jn style road which left hero at Q this morning , only got as far as Blunt and was forced to re turn. turn.MILLER MILLER , S. D. . March 11. ( Special Tele gram. ) A severe snow storm with wind has prevailed hero all d y. The. trains are com- tletely"tled up. "Thero Is'Ve'ry llttle'soft coal jn town. Stockmen predict heavy losses from now on , as there Is Ilttlo feed In the country. ' CANTON. S. D. , March 11. ( Special Tele gram. ) A heavy enow fell today , greatly Im peding traffic. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , March 11. ( Special Telegram. ) A fierce northwest wind , accom panied by snow. Is prevailing here. The first eastern mall for a week arrived last night , but the road Is again blockaded by the present storm , and It will bo at least sev eral days before the blockade can bo raised. Snow banks along the railroad track are so high that tbo slightest breeze fills the pas sages through them with snow. The present storm Is severe on cattle in sections wtero the animals are not In a condition to with stand storms. "VEKMILLION , S. D. , March 11. ( Special. ) ' -Owing to the past few warm days the Ice In the Missouri river Is already begin ning to show signs of breaking up , and to all appearances the .breakup . will begin at this end of the river , and If It does there will bo less grounds for fear In regard tea a flood. Many farmers along the river , however - over , ara hauling great quantities of 'hay to the hill. The people In Mcckllng and Qayvllle , north of hero , are making prepara tions to move at tbo first warning. . PIERRE , S. D. , March 11. ( Special. ) The ranchmen who have come in from the country west of hero the past few days report practically no snow and cattle rus tling all right. The thaws of last week cleared the range well for them and the temperature even a short distance west has been much milder than In this city. About fifty nillca cast of hero It has been much more- severe than at this city , and In that section of the etato the severe weather and deep snow Is making It hard for cattle and thcro will bo severe losses , roil vouxa AVOMIS.VS ituscuis 1103113 , Concert OI ven for < Iiu Horn-lit of Unit IllHtltllllOII. Last evening a benefit concert was given at Washington hall , the proceeds of which will go to the Young Women's Rescue homo at Fourth and Bancroft streets. The affair was under the Immediate supervision of Police Matron Dennett , and a largo audience attested the excellence of an extensive pro gram. Those who took part were : Don Long , who gave a number of piano selections ; Dan Wheeler , Jr. , with two vocal numbers ; Jules Lumbard , who sang "Tho pirates ; " Miss Lola Caldwcll , In a number of selec tions fronn the writings of James Whltcomb Rlloy , and Will Painter , with a number of vocal aolos , which received encores. Midway through the program Eugene n , Pock delivered a short address , In which ho outlined the work of the Institution , and appealed to those present for help In the future In maintaining such an excellent homo for unfortunate girls. The homo has been kept up > ln the past mainly through private subscriptions , and although It has not been run on a very extensive plan , the good It has accomplished has been considerable , There anj sixteen girls at present cared for by the Institution , -who ore earning an honest living through the employment furnished by the management. The male officers of the homo are Rev. W. W. Adams , president , and 13 , D. Peck , treasurer and secretary , Muit AimTVor for ConU > iiil. KANSAS CITY. Mnrch ' 11. Prosecuting Attorney Frnnk M. Lowe must go to Jef ferson City mill appear before the house of representatives to answer the clmrgo of contempt In refuttlng to nnswer questions asked him by the house police Investi gating committee that visited Kansaw City In January. An order for Lowe's arrest was made three weeks ago , but secured a Tlt of habeas corpus from Judge Tur ner A. Gill of the court of appeals , who today overruled the writ. .Lowe left for Jefferson City this afternoon without await ing arrest arid says ho will uppjy to the state Impremo court for a will of liubeua cprpur. m Ilurlnl of MTM , lloculicr. NEW YORK , March 11.-Tho funsnd services of Mrs. Henry Ward Beecnsr < -ro held at Plymouth church , lirookl/n , this afternoon. They were conducted by Jtev. Dr. Abbott , who -was nsnlutiid by wivi-inl other clergymen of Urooklyn. The church was decorated with palms tmd plantu pnd none of the relatives wpro maurnliif , out of respect ta the express wishes of the U6'id woman. At the conclusion of the funeral services the body was laid bcsldo that Of Mr. Ucechcr In Greenwood cemetery. MI2YI2IIS GETS INTO TUOUIILE. Efforts to Coerce IIln Wife Liiiul Him AgriilnHt tlio LIMV. Mrs. Nora Moyera , who lives at 1708 Cali fornia .street , and la employed In a dress making establishment in thcy.Karbach block , : " Is In a quandary regarding -j/ip/ sposltlon to make of a husband. Pern ? J V solution the man , D. R. Meyers , Is being held at tlio pollco station on the charge of "disturbing the peace by loud and profane language am tumultuous and offensive carriage on the street. " The difficulty between the husband am wlf9 has been of long standing. It reachec a sensational climax some- weeks ago , when Meyers appeared In the establishment where his wife was employed and with a revolver In sight made a demand tliat shs return to him. The woman was , fortunately , away at the time. Complaint was made to tbo pollco , but the matter was allowed to drop. Meyers and his wife were married some years ago In Memphis , both having been In the matrimonial harness before , and both having chldren. Meyers made so much trouble for his wife that the latter finally left and came to this city and secured em ployment. Meyers followed her shortly after. Ono day ho met his wife on the street walkIng - Ing with another man. Ho at once began to pursue her , and repeatedly urged her to give up her employment. She refused to do this , because they would then have no means of support , as the husband had no employ ment. Ho told her repeatedly that he would kill her , and she says that she fears that some day b.9 will put his threat Into exe cution. Wednesday Meyers visited the dressmaking establishment In the Karbach block In scarcli of his wife. Ho was loud and threatening , and one of the tenants of the building offered protection to the woman. The couple went to the pollco station to make complaint , and Meyers followed. When tlio story was told the husband was put In jail and the charge was booked against him , Mra. Meysrs does not care to prosecute her husband , but wishes him to bo placed In a position where ho can not do her harm or Interfere with her. Yesterday afternoon Meyers was allowed a continuance of a week and was released on his own recognizance. Ho was at once rearrested by n constable from Justice of tlio Peace Foster's court , where steps are to bo taken to place him under bonds to keep the peace. WOHIC OK STHI2I3T CMSA.VIXfi HUOI.V.S Kiiil > loni ( iit FiirnlHlicil All TliciMi ; Wlio Mulct ; Aiillciilon. ] ( Yesterday , for the first time In two years , every man who wanted work on the streets was given a Job. The street com missioner was directed by the Hoard of Pub lic Works to push the street cleaning as rapidly as possible and to glvo work to every man who was waiting at the tool- house. Kvcry man who appeared at the city hall during the forenoon In quest of work was given a note to the foreman , di recting that official to put the applicant at work. The entire force thus started on the streets aggregates something over fifty men. The marked falling off In applications for work Is considered by Chairman Munro an Indication that Industrial conditions In Omaha have decidedly Improved during the past few months. At tills time last year the city liall was literally Inundated with men who wanted work. Thcro was scarcely an hour of the day when there wore not fifty of them somewhere about the building. Many of the applicants were In genuine dis tress. They had wives and children who were without the necessaries of life and many a sad s'ory ' was told in support of their plea for oven a few days employment. If every man who came had been put to work as was done yesterday there would have been enough of them to clean up u dozen cities like Omaha. Hut now the en tire list of applicants la exhausted and no more men have been employed than were actually desirable In order to carry on the work. This Is taken to Indicate that there Is not one unemployed man Jn Omaha now where thcro were ten a year ago. Some of the men who were idle last year have found work and others have loft the city. The result t a material Improvement In the conditions that Is considered very encourag ing , Clmrm-M I'll 1 1 I > 'Iu ( . D13NVKR , March 11. The senate com mittee appointed to Investigate the charges "Hat" Mostcrbon of bribery preferred by against certain senators on the HylVnnltn county bill submitted Its report today , The committed found absolutely no evidence to support the charges , an MuHterson had left the state , and takea occasion to ecu- Buro Indiscriminate attacks upon tlio legis lature. Jn newspapers. LOCAL JIUEVITIES. A decree of divorce has been granted to Grove W. Rexford from his former wlfo , Myrtle E. Ro.xford. The subject of Rabbi Leo M. Franklin's- lecture at Temple Israel this evening will bo : "Is It a Misfortune to Ho a Jew ? " Serv . Ices at 7:45. Ed Kelly was arrested lust night on sus picion of having purloined an overcoat which was found In his possession and for which ho could glvo no reasonable excuse for owning. Abe Slotsky , who was arrested Wednesday with carpenter tools In his possession , U ac cused of stealing them from a Tenth street carpenter shop. A complaint of petty lar ceny was filed against him yesterday. During the month of February , $4,298 of property was pawned or sold to the pawn brokers and second-hand dealers of the city. During the same month a special ofllccr re covered $202 of stolen property from such establishments. Miss Alice Hitt , supervisor of drawing In the public nchools , Is making a collection of some ot , the best work In the various grades , which will bo exhibited at the meeting of the Western Drawing association at Si. Louis 'next ' month. The Jury in the case of Fred Dakor , a member of tiio "Raker gang" of car thieves , who was charged with breaking Into a H. & M. car and stealing a lot of pickles and other articles , returned a verdict finding the defendant guilty of petit larceny. Reuben A. Whceless , who was arrested Wednesday afternoon on the charge of dis posing of a mortgaged horoo belonging to Ed Miller , was discharged yesterday because the county attorney refused to file a complaint - on the evidence that waa furnished. _ A report has been made to the pollco that $18 was otolen from a room In a boardIng - Ing house at Seventeenth and Dodge stieota some tlmo Wednesday night. A portion of the money belonged to MUn Ndllo Paulstcln. and the remainder to Miss Marlon Thompson. The case of Whitman E. Carman against the Hprriaon Granite company la on trial before Judge Dickinson. Carman sues the defendant for a balance of $575 , alleged to bo duo him as commissions on monuments sold by him. The defendants allege that Carman has already been overpaid. The General Electric company bus Just closed a contract with the Omaha Street Railway company for fourteen now electric motors , trolleys and lighting equipment , and also for the complete electrical equipment of soveh cars , The now equipment will bj ready for service within nlxly dayH. Postmaster Martin lias been overrun with huyH who ara anxious to secure the poMtlon made vacant by the arrest uf Harold Kane , the special delivery incaseugor , but no ono will bo chosen until the officials are satisfied they are getting a boy they can trust. The place pays about $35 n month. Pcto Carroll Is on trial In the criminal court on the charge of stealing a vallso containing a photographic lens and other photographic material from the wagon of Photographer Marsh whllo the latter wan taking a "flash light" picture of thii nowH- boys' banquet last Now Year's night. 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