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    THE OatAITA DAILY BEE : ST&NDAY , AP1UL 4 , 1807.
OXFORD-IS AGAIN A WINNER
Jakes the Great Annual Aquatic Event
Bowed on the Thames.
LEADS CAMBRIDGE BY TWO LENGTHS
EiiKlatnl'n Great University Hont Itncc
1'ulleil OfT on the TlinmcH .
AVcather In Cold nnd
PUTNEY , April 3. The fifty-fourth annual
t > oat race between crews representing the
universities of Oxford and Cambridge was
rowed today over the usual course , from
1'utnoy to Mortlakc , a distance of four and
one-quarter mites. Oxford won by barely
two lengths. The time was 19 minutes ,
12 seconds. Oxford has now won thirty-one
out of the fifty-four races rowed nnd has
been winner eight years In succession. The
weather wit ) bad , the sky was overcast , the
wind was gusty , some rain fell before the
fitart , and the atmosphere was raw and cold.
The betting was 5 to 1. Tha usual crowds
nnsomblod at all points of vantage along the
course. The rowing experts expected that
Cambridge would have the best ot the start
and that Oxford would lead from Hammer
smith bridge to the finish.
The following composed the crews : Oxford ,
J , J , Uclcnopp , bow , 1G9 pounds ; C , O.
Edwarda , No. 2 , 170 ; C. K. Phillips , No. 3 ,
168 ; C. I ) . Burnell , No. 4. 1D3 : E. E. Balfour.
No. 6. 188 ; B. Carr , No. C , 179 : V. ' . E. Crumm ,
No. 7 , 170 % ; H. Gold , stroke. 16516 ; H. R.
Pecholl , coxswain , 113 > . Cambridge : D.
K. Campboll-Mulr , bow , 1CDV4 pounds ; Asbcll ,
No. 2 , 171 ! E. J. D. Taylor. No. 3 , 182 ; B. H.
Howell , No. 4 , 17 ; W. A. Blober , No. 5 ;
183 ; D. Pennlngton , No. G , 177& ; W. Dudley
Ward , No. 7 , 176 ; W. J. Fernlo , stroke , 167 ;
E. C. Hawkins , coxswain , llV'/j.
There Is an unusual amount of interest
4n the boat race throughout the United
States , as It Is the first time since tlu be
ginning of thcso races In 1829 that an
American has rowed In each boat. J. J.
Doknopp of Now oollegs , Oxford , is from
Albany , N. Y , , and B. H. Itowell of Trinity
bait , Cambridge , Is from New York City.
WIND FAVORS CREWS.
The start was sot for 2:15 : p. m. , an hour and
a quarter before high water. At 2 p. m. the
wind had freshened , It turned colder and
promised to bo at the back of the crows the
whole way , and making It possible that the
record tlmo might bo beaten. H. Gold , the
Oxford stroke , and W. J. Fernlo , the Cam-
'brldgo ' stroke , -Interviews with tha rop-
rosontatlvcH of the Associated press just be-
foru the race , said that their crews would
bo In the most perfect condition for their
contest. The Cambridge men were first to
embark , having won the toss and chose the
Middlesex side of the rWer.
The start was made at 2:24 : p. m. Wlllan
effected an admirable start. Fernle , Cam
bridge , got oil the mark sharper than Gold
ot Oxford , and at the Duke's head Cam
bridge had the nose of their boat In front.
The light blues were pulling thirty-six to
the minute , while Oxford was striking thirty-
four , the long , clear pull , so characteristic
ot the 1897 Oxford crew. It soon began to
tell , and at Claspers , Oxford was a quarter
of a length ahead and coming away , and
was soon halt a length In the lead , which
was never decreased. At Waldens , Oxford's
men were rowing well within their strength
and pulling In the most admirable form.
They passed the Crabtreo three-quarters of
a length to the good. Abreast of the soap
works Fernlo ( Cambridge ) , who was well
supported , spurted , and succeeded In slightly
reducing the dark blues' lead , though Oxford
was rowing In the most perfect form , which
could not bo said of Cambridge.
OVER AT HAMMERSMITH.
Oxford shot Hammersmith brldgo a length
ahead amid uproarious cheers from the dark
blue partisans on both banks. There the
Cambridge crew began to feel the effect of
the Oxford wash , and at the lead mills , the
other side of Hammersmith bridge , and one
mile , six furlongs and fifty yards from the
start , the race was practically over. Gold
was coming right away and leaving the Cam
bridge boat as If It was standing still. At
the doves , ono mile , seven furlongs and sixty
yards from the start , Oxford was rowing
thirtythroeand Cambridge was striking
thirty-two , with the dark blues Increasing
their lead to litres lengths at Dime's bridge ,
where Oxford was still In perfect form , and
It was obvious Cambridge bad enough of it.
Some of the light blues were palpably ' 1U-
tressed. At Barne's bridge Fernlo called
for a final effort , and for a time the Cam
bridge crow gained on their Oxford rivals.
The latter , however , without unduly spurtIng -
Ing , passed the Judge's boat cosy winners by
a bare two lengths , and In the second best
time , 19 minutes , 12 seconds , In which tha
race has been rowed over this course. The
best tlmo was In 1803 , when Oxford won by
ono length' and four feet In 18 minutes , 47
seconds , Last year's dark blue craw won by
less than a third of a length In.20 minutes
4 ceconds.
Cambridge finished cloven seconds behind
Oxford. The time of the dark blues at the
Crab Tree was 0:3:05 : : ; at Hammersmith
Bridge , 0:7:20 : : ; nt Chlswlck Church , 0:11:3 : : ;
nnd at Barnes' Brldgo , 0:6. : The water WOB
smooth at Putney and the wind was duo
cast. i
fit the
The Hoyden Jlros. and the Arcades will
even the base ball season on the- old Fort
Omaha grounds Sunday afternoon at 2:30 :
that Is , the weather permitting. The posi
tions of the two teams will be as follows :
Haydcns. Position. Arcades.
Fclglo . pitcher . Evans
Buddlo . catcher . Wllklns
Ucrolzhelmor . first base . .Trnssell
second bae . Jones
Pnppa. . shortstop . . . . . . . Murphy
. .O'Hoolahnn . third bas-e . Ilrown
Rabb . rlgbtflcld . MoFndden
JoiiHcn . mlddla . . . 'Mullck '
McCoggan . loftllcld . Carr
The regular Hayden Bros , ball team for
the coming season Is as follows : Welch ,
first base ; O'Connor , second base ; Harri
son , shortstop ; Thlesscn. third base ;
Dr. Humphreys
Says ! !
ns
77
is to
Grip & Colds
so is
Hunphreys' Ho. 10
to
Dyspepsia ,
Indigestion ,
Weak Stomach ,
Heartburn ,
Waterbrasli ,
Low Spirits.
A ilnglo dose ot No. 10 relieve * an ocuU
tfock ; Ita ptrrsUtcnt use cure * the worat
X cases of
Dr. Uumphrrjri * Homeopathic Manual of Dl -
* M < > at your Urusniit'a or iUIUJ. Free.
Cold br druftfUU orient on receipt ot 25 cent * ,
10 centi or Jl. Humphreys' Med. Co. , Cor. WH
Jtani ana John Bti. , Niw York.
McCormack , rlgbtflela ; Quintan , mid
dle ; Kelly , leftfleld , and I.nfferty , sub-
atltuto. The team Is In excellent condition ,
having completed Its coat-so of ( Swoboda
system ) training. Its now uniforms of blue
and white will coon bo ready and the team
Intends to play the opening game with the
Fort Crook team at Fort Crook.
After next Saturday the Blue Rockets will
be prepared to meet any base ball team In
the west , the members of which are not
more than 15 yearn of ge. The Blue Rock
ets have reorganized , with A. Moore and
H. Lahey as batteries anil F , Mangan man
ager.
CIIASU'ION IMIAW.H A 1IIO CUOU'D.
niul lllckcy ( Jive n
Thrrc-Itounil KxhlhMloii.
Champion Bob Fltzslmmons gave an ex
hibition at the Creighton theater last night
of just how It all came about that ho Is
entitled to the prefix which ho now attaches
to his name. The theater was pretty well
filled with admirers of the game and people
who came out ot curiosity to see Just how
a fresh blown champion looked. There was
also a fair sprinkling of women In the au
dience. The forepart of the evening was
taken up w.th a vaudeville performmcj Riven
by artlats taken from the music hall. Two
local amateurs gave an exciting three-round
bout , after which the premier event of the
evening was announced.
As a curtain raiser Martin Julian , brother-
in-law and manager for the champion , came
to the footlights and made a few remarks
concerning the talk of a return match be
tween Fltzslmmons and Corbett , He went
through the history of the five years effort
by Fltzslmraona to secure a match with
Corbott , and asserted that every tlmo Fltz
won a battle and then asked Corbott for a
match the latter would conio back with a
demand that Fltz go and whip somebody
else and when this won done Corbett would
name still another. As a parting remark
Julian asserted that Corbett must commence
at the bottom as Fitz had -dono and then It
ho succeeded In getting up next to the top
they might consider the question of a return
match.
FltzstmmonB first appeared In a bag-punch
ing exhibition. His appearance wsa the
signal for a hearty round of applause , to
which he replied with ono of his peculiar ,
though not remarkably enchanting smiles.
The bag-punching exhibition was not a par
ticularly marvelous ono , serving rather to
Illustrate the blows used principally by the
pugilist In his contest than a showing of
skill. Among those the famous left hook
was consplu cms. Ho wound up by showing
just how hard ho could hit and gave thu
bag a jolt uhlch broke the rope by which It
was suspended.
Fttslmmons and Htckcy then came on for
a three-round bout and here again the cham
pion's style was much In evidence. Not
a particularly brilliant boxer , though by no
means a novice , he makes comparatively little -
tlo effort to avoid blows , his controlling Idea
being an effort to land on his opponent , tak
ing what cornea In pursuit of that oppor
tunity. At the conclusion they gave a re
production of the closing ecene of the great
light nt Carson the two blows that made
and unmade a champion.
l.VAlHiUUAL. CALIFORNIA 1) Kill IV.
, a Hunk Outsider , lit -O
( < > 1 , IViiiH Out.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 3. The Inaug
ural California derby , the blue ribbon event
of the Pacific coast , valued at $5,000. was
decided at InglosUe this afternoon under the
most favorable circumstances , the weather
being perfect nnd the track In splendid condl.
tlon. Seven thousand people witnessed the
contest by the select field of 3-year-oldy , who
battled fiercely for victory and fama , and aa
Is usually the case , a rank outsider flashed
by the winning post In the lead. Atkinson
and Lottrldge's El Rio Rey colt Scarborough ,
on whoso chances 40 to 1 was offered at onetime
time , was the fortunate colt to capture th-3
first derby nnd Incidentally his victory re
sulted in ono of the biggest "killings" In the
history ot the local turf. Opening at 40 , hlu
price was gradually forced down by the
weight ot the money pouring In on him , un
til at post time 10 to 1 was tba top price.
Howard was the -public choice , being a
very pronounced favorite , with Scarfpln and
Candelarla next In demand. The others were
at liberal odds , as the race was conceded to
bo between these three.
The race was a beautiful one from the Instant -
stant the barrier was raised until the winner
caught 'the judge's eyo. To an almost perfect
start Howard S jumped Into tht lead , which
ho retained but momentarily , Scarfpln and
Candelarla going to the front and leading the
field until the head of the stretch. PJero the
pair were joined by Scarborough , Howard S
In the meantime having dropped back to
ninth position , being apparently unable to
untrack himself. Down the stretch Candela
rla fell back beaten , the two leaders having
things to themselves , until Howard S drew
clear ot the rear division and set sail for the
leaders. The effort was too great , however ,
and the favorite dropped back again Into the
nick a few yards from the wire. Scarfpln
and Scarborough raced together like a team ,
neither being able to gain the slightest ad
vantage until the wlra was reached , whore
Coady by a tremendous effort succeeded In
landing his mount first by a bare nose , Scarf
pln finishing second by a length.
The winner is by El Rio Rey-Fonsette , and
lo a Calltornla-bred colt. Scarfpln la owned
by Ed Purser , the eastern plunger.
AT.11EHT SOlIOOIl WJXS THE JIACE.
Clone of the Weary Slx-Uny Grlnil t
\ViixhliiKtoii.
WASHINGTON , April 3. The six days' go-
as-you-please bicycle race closed tonight , Al
bert ( Schoch , the plucky New Yorker , who
for a tlmo was well ahead of the record and
who up to the Ia t twenty-four hours was
within six miles of It , dismounted at 10
o'clock with 240 miles between him and
the record of 1,910 miles and 1,200 yards , es
tablished at Madison Square garden In New
York last December. Most of the contestants
broke the monotony during the evening by
frequent spurts , Schoch , Alberts and Rl-
vlorro went the mile within three minutes In
ono of these dashes , and Frank Alberts
covered flvo miles In 14:12. Golden , who
finished third , was nearly fagged out , nut
occasionally made fast laps. Lawson was In
good hapo and might have overtaken Golden
for third place , but refrained from pushing
the fatigued Golden , and Insisted upon dis
mounting whenever tbo latter did. The
score :
Schoch. 1,670 ; Alberts , 1.C15 ; Golden , 1,005 ;
Lawfion , 1,583 ; Caesldy , 1,654 ; Illvlerrc , 1,142 ;
Ford , 593 ; Muller , 134.
The stake money was made up of one-half
the gross receipts , 4,0 , per cent of this going
to the winner , 20 per cent to second , 15 to
third , 10 to fourth , 5 to fifth and the remaining -
ing 10 to tbo ono going over 1,500 miles and
not getting a prize.
After 11 llornelmck Record.
NEW YORK , April 3. Harrison K. Caner
and Trlstam Colket , two men who will at
tempt to break the horseback riding record
between New York and Philadelphia , loft
the Hotel Waldorf promptly at 7:30 : o'clock
this morning upon their effort. A number
of their frhnds were on hand to see them
depart. Leaving the hotel , the horsemen
cantered nt a lively pace through Third street
to Eighth avenue , thence to Twenty-third
street , and westward on that thoroughfare
to the ferry , whew they tooh a boat for tha
Jersey shore. The horeeback'record between
New York and Philadelphia Is twelve hours
and seventeen mlnutoe. Mr. Caner and his
companion expect to lower thU record one or
two hours.
Chrx * Tniiriinnu-nt In Contemplation ,
WASHINGTON , April 3. Several member *
of the bouse of representatives who are ch ss
enthusiasts held an Informal meeting today
to consider B proposition from the English
House of Commons for a chess match be
tween representatives ot tbo two bodies , The
chess players of tha house decided to go Into
training at the Metropolitan club while
awaiting a formal challenge. The team ot
seven will probably consist ot Pearson of
North Carolina , Shannon ot Now York ,
Wheeler of Alabama , He Armond of Missouri ,
Swansea of Virginia. Cousins and Henderson
of Iowa , The substitutes may Include Foote
of New York. Beach of Ohio , Parker of
New Jersey , Meyer of Louisiana and Wllltima
of Mlsilsslppl ,
Soot * Ilofcat the llrltuui.
LONDON , April 3. Scotland won th
champlonhlsp foot ball game today , defeating
England fay a. score of 8 to 1 ,
Ilcfou <
NEW YORK , April 3. At the Broadway
Athtctlo club tonight Tommy West of New
York defeated Jim Ryan ot Australia In the
eighth round.
_ _
AT AV'OHK Ul'O.Y A M3W AOIIUHMKNT.
SontliTTcntrrii Ttnuiln Trying to Recon
cile Tlicindclvo.i r Mh the I.nw.
ST. LOUIS , April 3. The executive olucers
and the general solicitors of tbo St. Louis
southwestern lines held another conference
to determine upon the course to be pursued
with regard to the Southwestern Traffic as-
poclatlon In the light of the recent supreme
court decision , which suspended all of Its
operations. The executive officers submitted
for ths scrutiny ot the general solicitors
three skeleton forms ot agreement , all ot
which are founded upon the agreement of
the Western Joint Traffic bureau , with such
modifications as the conditions of the Texas
and Mexican traffic demands eo far as Inter-
rtnto business was concerned. No conclusion
was reached , and another meeting will beheld
held on April 10 , when the general so
licitors will report upon the form of agree
ment that will not conflict with th ? law. At
that meeting definite action will bo taken.
A in i > UK I'fiNxrMKcr Men.
CINCINNATI , April 3. The announcement
Is officially made that on April 15 D. B.
Martin , now general pascnger agent ot the
Chlcagou Cleveland , Cincinnati & St. Louis
railroad , will take service with the Baltimore
& Ohio , with the title of manager of pas
senger traffic. Mr. Martin has been with the
Dig Four and Itn predecessor for over thirty
consecutive years , during which tlmo ho has
made himself an enviable record as a pas
senger man. Mr. Scull , general passenger
agent , will remain In his present position , and
no ollur changes are contemplated at present.
WcHlorit Agreement.
CHICAGO , April 3. The now agreement
of the Western Passenger association will go
Into effect the fore part of next week , the
attorneys of the roads having approved the
plan which the general passenger agents con-
aldered the best for the association to work
under. While a rate war seems thus to have
heen averted for the present , there may be
trouble when the time cornea for handling
the buolness Incidental to the largo , conven
tions of the year , such as the National Edu
cational society , the Grand Army of the Re
public and the Christian Endeavor society.
Southern AHMoclntloii IllNxolvcH.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , April 3. The agree
ment which has held the southern passen
ger association Intact has been destroyed ns
a result of the recent supreme court deci
sion. Secretaries Nowsum at Memphis and
Frlcko at Now Orleans were today nollhcd
that their serviced were no longer needed ,
the barrier to rate cutting being thrown
down In tlioso cities. It affects most of the
roads in the south and particularly all those
entering Memphis and Now Orleans , or
having connections.
Ilonilholitern liny ( lie Honil.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , April 3. Special
Master Colby ot this city today sold the St.
Louis , Chicago & St. Paul railroad , known
as the Bluff line , under foreclosure on a
mortgage for $500,000 , due eastern bondhold
ers. There was but one bid , that of Thomas
Carmichael of London , England , representing
the foreign security holders , for $450,000.
The road Is to be Improved , extended nnd
consolidated with the Chicago , Peorla & St.
Louis railway.
DITCHED OX THE SHOUT LINE.
KniiHiiH City Mint Killed nml Severn !
Oilier I'erKOim Injured.
SALT LAKE , Utah , April 3. The west
bound through passenger train on the Oregon
gen Short Line was ditched near Malad
station at 8:10 : o'clock this morning. The
engine and first four cars passed over the
switch safely , but the fifth car , a tourist
sleeper , a passenger coach and two Pull
man sleepers were completely overturned
and demolished , with fatal results. P. Ken
nedy ot Kansas City. Mo. , was killed and the
following seriously Injured :
Alice C. Strohn ot Dayton , SVash. , leg and
ankle crushed and back Injured.
David M. Cartwell of Halnes , Ore. , right
shoulder and legs badly crushed.
W. A. Cartwell ot Halnes , Ore. , right
arm crushed and hip bruised.
B. T. Hcrrlnger of Baker City , Ore. , right
ankle broken , left leg bruised , arm. scalded
and face cut.
J. A. Williams , an extra brakeman , leg
badly crushed.
The slightly Injured were : DeKayle Smith ,
S. H. Flncher of Welser , Idaho ; Charles
Russler. Sharon Center , la. ; Charles Dello
and Andrew Kutrla , Portland , Ore. ; W. W.
Croco , Bliss , Idaho ; David Dupuls , Eureka ,
Utah , and W. A. Geddes , Plain City , Utah.
The accident was caused by the- breaking
ot a switch , _ _
LONG TRIP FOR A PHOTOGRAPH.
Ainerlenn A tronomer Will View the
Eelli te In Indtn.
OAKLAND , Gal. , April 3. Charles Burk-
halter , the astronomer ot the Chabot ob
servatory , will travel half way around the
world so that for two minutes In far-off
India 'ho may endeavor to photograph the
sun durlnii the solar eclipse of next January.
As the eclipse during totality will be observ
able only In India , many eciontlsts will
travel thither to make observations. Charles
Burkhalter has obtained considerable re
nown by hl discovery of a new method of
photographing the sun during the eclipse ,
which gives results that are of the greatest
scientific Interest. To glvo him an opportunity
to apply his discovery a number of wealthy
San Franciscans who wanted to add some
thing to the cause ot science sent the as
tronomer to Japan during the eclipse ob
servable there some time since. The day on
which the eclipse occurred was cloudy nnd
not a photograph" could be secured. These
same friends of ( science have offered to pay
the expenses of a trip for Mr. Burkhalter to
India. The trip will bo under his own super
vision. Burkbalter has determined that 1f
bo goes to India his party shall be-known as
the Chabot Observatory expedition , so that
the little Oakland observatory will be thus
given prominence In the scientific world.
DcatliH of 11 Day.
VIENNA , April 3. Johannes Brahms , the
well known musical compoper , is dead , He
had been 111 for a long tlmo. He suffered
from jaundice last autumn- and went to
Carlsbad , but the disease developed into
cancer of the liver. Brahms was able to
read almost to the last , and was kept In Ig
norance of his serious condition , He was
67 years old ,
BERLIN , April 3. Lady Lascelles , wife
of Frank C. Lascelles , the British ambassa
dor to Germany , Is dead ,
NEW YORK , April 3. Albert Fink , former
commissioner of the Trunk Line association ,
died today At a private sanitarium near this
city. His death was duo to complications
arising from diabetes.
SHBUBYVILLE , Ind. , April 3. Hon. W.
S. Ray , editor and proprietor of the Shelby
Democrat , which he founded a number ot
yearn ago , died today. He was ono of the
best known democratic politicians in Indi
ana. Ho 'was 49 years old ,
Trouble * of a Day.
HOUGHTON , Mich , , April 3. The liabili
ties of Richard M , Hoar , who assigned Tues
day , continue to grow and may roach $125-
000 , and the prospects are not favorable to
realizing above 50 cents on the dollar. Mr.
Hoar has tendered hla resignation as mayor
to the common council. The council tabled
the document , and will meet later to con
sider the matter.
Only n Formal Vote for Senator.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , April 3. Many mem
bers were away today , and , per agreement
ot members , only one vote was cast for each
candidate In the dally ballot for senator.
Moruiiiuntii of Ocean Vciirli , April 3.
At Philadelphia Arrived Switzerland ,
from Antwerp.
At Hamburg Arrived Cambria , from
New York ,
At Havre Sailed La Normandlo , for New
At Southampton-Sailed St. Paul , for New
York.
At Liverpool Sailed Indiana , for Killa-
dclphla. Arrived Campania , from Now
York.
At San Francisco Sailed Swanhllda , for
Quccnstown ; Grenada , for Liverpool ; Invin
cible , for Pyramid Harbor.
At New York Arrived Paris , from South
ampton.
At Naples Sailed Patrla. for New York.
At Bremen Sailed Dresden , { or Balti
more.
At Let'liorn-ArrJved-BoUvla. from New
South Omaha News .
The campaign which wi close on Tuesday
night next lias been the fletcAt ever known
In this city. Scarcely anjjjlntcrcst haa been
taken In the election o ( fkreo members of
the Board of Education and no Interest nt
nil in the bond proposition. Members of
the board feel that the proposition should
carry , as the money is badly needed nnd
unless funds for Improvements are raised In
this way the levy will have to be Increased
Just that much. It wtft he better , those
Interested say , to pay D pjr cent Interest on
long tlmo bonds for the Improvements than
to add to the school levy , which Is almost
r.t the limit now. '
No ono doubts but that Lott. Wyman and
Turnqulst , the republican candidates for
members of the Hoard of Education , will be
elected by good majorities.
Ono of the members of the republican city
central committee said yesterday that Iho
differences among republicans In the First
ward had been smoothed over to a great
extent nnd that Kelly would without doubt
get the full vote of his party on election
day. If ho does this he will bo elected hands
down , as the .ward is republican by a good
bis majority. Continuing , this committeeman -
man said that the peoplc'appearcd to want
n business man In the council and If they
did Kelly waa the man to vote for. Kelly ,
he eald , was not ft politician and had never
tolled the nominee of a republican conven
tion. If the voters wanted a business man
they could not do better than to elect Kelly.
ns ho Is a stockholder In and secretary and
treasurer ot one ot the largest commission
firms at Iho stock yards. "The scandals , "
said this republican , "attending the Ineffi
cient nnd dishonest administration which
Walters was conucctcd with ought to bring
to Kelly the vote of every man In the First
ward who favors n boiler and more eco
nomical city government. Kelly has many
friends outside ot the republican party. He
has never antagonized Iho democrats or poptl.
lists , and from theee forces he will without
doubt draw considerable support. " ,
Several meetings were held In the Second
ward last night by both democrats and re
publicans and more will bo held today. Bar
rett , the republican , IB making the flght of
his life and stands a chance of coming out
ahead. Mies and his friends say that a re
publican never has represented the ward and
a change will not bo made this year. This
means that the Mies forces Intttid electing
their man If It is possible to get the full
strength of the party out next Tuesday.
The Third -ward flght is principally be
tween Ryan , the democrat , and Traynor ,
the republican. Hyland Is running on the
people's Independent ticket , but cannot pos
sibly get enough votes to elect him.
Mullaly Is not having things all his own
way over In the Fourth ward , as Mort has
hopes of getting votes enough to elect him
self. Ono thing that gladdens the heart ot the
nntl-Mullnly men Is to see Tom Glllesple get
out and hustle for Mort. Glllcsplo Is a power
In politics In that ward and formerly was
a warm supporter of Mullaly. This year he
has switched and Is to be found early and
late working to defeat his former friend.
Emlor o SevernlCiiii
The Union Veterans' Republican club held
a well attended meeting at the office of
Judge Howe Friday night.By a unanimous
vote the club endorsed 'all ot the republican
candidates for oflico that are now In the
raco. It was also decided th urge upon the
candidates for members ot the Board of Edu
cation the necessity o ( glv'Jng ' the old sol
diers a representation among the Janitors
ot the schools. The old /foldiers / will not
ask for all of the placqs , , but would like , to
see ono or * more members or the club drawIng -
Ing a salary for taking cara.ot . school prop
erty. J. O. Eastman was endorsed for the
position ot government stock examiner. J.
T. Robertson nnd Hiram.Harding . would like
te > bo taggers at the park'lng houses and re
ceived thc support of tho.-club. Before , ad
journing the club endorsed J. B. Erlon for
deputy collector of thofinternal revenue , de
partment. f vat Jjjljj , , ) /j ,
' iff ' " i r i - , , '
i O"i | u r"i'l
L Ilrnlceq , Cnltfe Cnijseii Tronhle.
For several days post th'o Nebraska Telephone -
phone people have been considerably wor
ried over a break In ono ot their lines and
which It was 'Impossible 'to ' locate. Nearly
every foot of wire In the city was gone over
In hopes of finding the trouble , but not until
yesterday afternoon was the break located.
Upon close inspection of the heavy cable
which' runs from Tv.-enty fourth street down
the south sldo ot N street to the exchange
It was found to have a. small hole In It. The
hole had been made by a bullet and It is
supposed that some boy shooting at birds
had pierced the cable Instead of a bird. The
bullet went through the heavy lead covering
of the cable and cut three wires. As soon
as the break was found a jnan was put to
work to repair the damage.
IlrlKhnm TiilceN Another Turn.
Assessor Samuel P. BrlRham has Instituted
another reform In the manner of making the
annual assessment. Yesterday he visited the
stock yards and assessed several bunches of
cattle which had been purchased iby specu
lators. Mr. Brlgham holds that If specu
lators nnd others own live stock on or about
April 1 ho has the right under the law to
assess It. The speculators are preparing to
make a graqd kick on the assessor and his
methods , as they consider that he has no
right to assess stock which may be In their
possession for a few hours or a day only.
IlulldlnK nnd. Loiin Election.
At the first annual meeting ot the stock
holders of the Packers' ( Bulldlng and Loan
association held at Exchange hall , Exchange
building , South Omaha , Saturday afternoon ,
the following board of directors was elected :
For three years , J. G. Martin , E. B , Towl ,
James Phillips ; for two years , > A. K. Kelly ,
W. A. Bchrel , M. R. Murphy ; for ono year ,
W. B. Wallwork , E. 0. Bruce , James L. Pax-
ton.
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MUKlc City GONNlu ,
D. S. Clark , druggist , 2422 N street.
Frank Plvonka Is on the sick list.
Godfrey , Jeweler , removed to 2413 N. St.
Use Melcher's Instant Headache Cure , lOc.
Patriot McMahan left , for Plttsburg , Pa. ,
yesterday afternoon ,
Mrs , F. P. Freeman has returned from a
trip to Jacksonville , III.
Mrs. William Kelly , who has been quite
sick , has about recovered ,
Ortn Snyder of Dexter , la. , Is In the city
visiting the Christie boys.
L. Rockwell of Dakota City was a visitor
at the exchange yesterday ,
John N. Thornton of'liea ' Molnes Is here ,
the guest of 0. A. Molcher.
A meeting of the WesVAlbrlght Republican
club Is booked for this aftcW'oon.
D. Woods of Mankatcr Kaji. . Is In the city
looking after property Injerfsts.
John Wiggins of ColunujusjWaa here yester
day looking after buslqess , matters.
Armour shipped flve cars-of cattle to his
Chicago house from this /point yesterday.
The Third ward Scandinavians will hold
a meeting at Evans * hall- this afternoon.
Receipts of cattle forrthoj weeks were 11-
533 head ; bogs , 21,681 bep&ifi/lteep / , 9,478 head.
Mlsa Nelllo Kelly ob Noiyton , la. , Is the
guest of her uncle , Captain William Kelly.
The Danish voters aro' ' to hold a meeting
at Franek's hall at 3 dVrfock this afternoon.
W. Trast of Palmer 'W.Vliltlng hla sister.
Mrs. J. P , Jones , Twenty-second and 0
streets. ' " , f
Rev. O. A. Luce ot Ornaba will preach at
the First 'Methodist church this evening at
8 o'clock.
Mrs. Camphsll , Twentieth and J streets ,
entertained the members of the Eastern Star
on Friday evening ,
Mies Cora Gosnoy gave an "advertising"
party In honor of -number of her Omaha
friends at her homo Friday evening ,
Mrs. W. N. Babcock , wife of General Man
ager Babcock of the otock yards , la very 111
at the Palace hotel In San Francisco.
A meeting of Phil Kearney post , No , 2 ,
Grand Army of the Republic , and the
Woman's Relief corps , has boon called for 7
o'clock Monday evening ,
Tommy Kelly , Twentieth and Jllesourl
avenue , fell from a moving wagon Friday
afternoon , the wheels passing over hla chest.
Hi Is not seriously Injured ,
Frederlca Harder , daughter ot Mr. and Mrs.
A , J. Harder , Thlrty-eeventh and Q streets ,
died yesterday. Funeral services will ha held
at the family1 residence at 3 o'clock this
nttornoon. Interment at Laurel Hill ceme
tery.
Burglarsi tried to force nn entrance Into
Clark's drug store , Twenty-fifth and N
streets , Friday night , but did not succc d on
account ot the heavy Iron shutters which pro
tect the rear wlndowns. *
Rev. Joseph J. Lnmpo , D. D. , Ph.D. , late
ot New York City and now profrosor of He
brew and Old Testament literature In the
Oinnhn seminary , will occupy Dr. Whecler'8
pulpit this morning. The topic tie has
chosen for the occasion Is "Not Wrath but
Love. " Dr. Lampe will also address the
South Omaha Young Men's Christian associa
tion nt 4 p. m. on "Reconstructed Manhood. "
VICTIMS OP A CONFIDENCE OAME.
Turn Their Wonltli Over tn Slrnnnern
< o 1'ny HnKKiitfc ChnriteH.
The old "check and baggage" confidence
racket was worked haT.l about the Union
depot Friday , two victims being fleeced of
all the money they had. The two men who
are supposed to have worked both tricks were
arrested yesterday.
Tbo first case occurred nt 1 o'clock Fri
day afternoon , nnd was workwl upon Andrew
Peterson , a young Swede who was traveling
from Fremont to AtlnnUc , la. Ho met a
stranger who wna going to the Kamo town
as himself. The stranger was about to come
uptown to get his baggagu and hU sister. Ho
Invited Petels n to acccmpcny him. Peterson
accepted the Invitation. The pair met a
man on the viaduct , who Informed Peterson's
friend that his baggage WAS at the depot
and the charge for removing It had to be
paid. Peterson's friend had only two checks ,
ono for $1,000 and the other for $600. To
help him out , Pctorons handed over all the
money ho had , $2.50. The stranger then went
on to get his sister , whllo Peterson wont back
to watch the baggage.
Pat McLaughlln was worked In exactly the
same way for $30 Friday night nt 9 o'clock.
Pat has been a soldier , having just been dis
charged after thirteen mouths' service In the
army at Fort Meado. Ho wan on his way to
his homo In southeastern Missouri. The
money ho handed over comprised his entire
pile.
pile.Tho two victims described the "con"raen ,
and upon thcso descriptions Harry St. Claire
and Henry Boyle were arrested. St. Claire ,
who la known also as "Jocko" Kane , Is a
well known confidence man and has served
terms In different penitentiaries. Boyle wan
formerly a south Omaha saloon keeper , but ot
late has turned his attention to "grafting. "
The men have been Identified by the vic
tims.
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RAIDED II V THE SNEAIC THIEVES.
if I.lKht-FliiKcred Frater
nity Continue Their Work.
The police have .been unable to capture
any of the sneak thieves who have been
doing BO much work In the city during the
past month. None of the lost property Is
being recovered , although numerous search
warrants for suspected premises are being
Issued. In the meantime , rcoorts of addi
tional sneak Jobs arc being reported dally.
As a result of a visit ot this class , Ed
Smith , storekeeper ot the telephone company ,
Is mourning the loss ot the larger part ot
his wardrobe. Hla rooms at Fifteenth and
Harnoy streets were entered some tlmo early
Friday evening. The thieves broke through
the door , and carried off several suits ot
clothing , additional wearing apparel , a
couple of overcoats , a pair ot sealskin gloves ,
a sealskin cap and other articles. From the
fact that the room was not thoroughly
looted. It Is believed that the thieves were
frightened away before they finished the
job.
Another profitable haul was made at the
residence ot Mrs. I. Van Camp , G20 North
Nineteenth street. A sealskin coat , valued
at J175 , and a number of articles were taken.
An overcoat was stolen from the residence
of R. L. Hunter , 2420 Cumlng strct , Friday.
STIhl * IIOMJS THE OUDEX GATEWAY.
Relation * Hetweeii Union Pacific nnd
Short Line Continue Prlendly.
General Manager Dickinson , Superintend
ent ot Car Service Buckingham. General
Solicitor Kelly , Assistant General Freight
Agent Wood and General Passenger Agent
Lomax of the Union Pacific returned , Friday
night from Cheyenne , where they had been
In conference with officials ot the Oregon
Short Line management. It was announced
by ono of the members of the party yes
terday that the freight and passenger
traffic arrangements between the two lines
of railroads would continue as in the past ,
when 'the Sort iLIno was a part of the Union
Pacific system. There Is considerable reti
cence among the officials about discussing
Short Line relations , but from what can be
learned It Is patent that the Union Pacific
will continue to enjoy the exclusive privi
lege of clcfio traffic arrangements through
the Ogden gateway to the northwest country.
.TolllH the. IleiiedlctH.
The passenger men of Omaru were much
surprised to learn of the quiet marriage of
W. H. Cundey , traveling passenger agent of
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad , to a
prominent young society ivoman of Chicago
on Tuesday last.
DENIES DURRAX'i' A NEW TRIAL.
Federal CoiirtH Will He Appealed to
In Order to Save Hln Ncolc.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 3. The supreme
court of California toddy denied the ap
plication of Theodore Durrani for a rehearing
of the application for a new trial , previously
denied. Chief Jnstlco Bcatty dissented from
the opinion. This settles Durrani's fate as
far as the state courts are concerned. He
will now ask for 'Interference of the federal
courts , and falling In that will appeal for
executive clemency ,
'WiMhontM In ( ho City.
A large section of sidewalk near Thirty-
fourth and Jackson streets Is reported as
being washed out by the rains nnd the
street Impassable to pedestrians. There Is
also a largo hole washed out at the center
of the street In front of 704 South Sixteenth
street. A horse and buggy was precipi
tated Into the place yesterday nnd the
animal barely escaped without broken
limbs. The rig was badly smashed. The
washout Is due to an old water trench
Which was not properly tamped down.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
M. F. Crops , Canton , O. , 'la at the State.
C. R. Towne , Norfolk , Va , , Is at the State.
Ed Bowcn , Plttsburg , Kan. , Is at the
State. .
William F. Bolstato , Philadelphia , Is at
the Barker.
J , H. Maloy and H. Ward , Chicago , are
at the State.
Mrs. L. F , Harrison , Denver , Is registered
at the Barker ,
C , Rldenbaugh , Plttsburg , Pa. , Is regis
tered at tbo State.
The Graham Earlo company Is spending
Sunday atthe Barker.
Mrs , John A. Horbacb left last evening for
Chicago on a short visit with friends ,
S , D. Barkalow returned last night from
Denver after an absence ot several days.
0. E. Baldwin , Nebraska City , and R. C.
Dill , Murray , are Nebraakana at tbo State.
H , Pratt left last night for Deadwood , 8 ?
D. , where lie will remain a week on busi
ness.
Sheriff Jones of Hitchcock county Is In
the city , the guest of Deputy Sheriff John
Lewis.
G , Wl Mcgoatu of the coal department of
the Union Pacific has gone -to Denver on
business.
Z. P. Altord was In the city last evening
while on his way to his homo In St. Paul ,
Minn. Ho had been west.
Elbert Payton , manager , and fourteen
members of the Payton Comedy company
are domiciled at the Barker.
H. C. Shear , Dubuque ; 0 , A , Dickinson ,
Sioux City , and A , II. Franks , Hamburg ,
are Iowa arrivals at tbo State.
Prof , Silas Y. Glllon , editor of the West-
era Teacher , of Milwaukee , Is spending Sun
day with his brother , J. M. Glllou of this
city.
city.A.
A. W. Jonea , superintendent of the Deaf
and Dumb school In Ohio , accompanied by
Ills wife , Is visiting out at the Deaf and
Dumb Institute In this city ,
D. M , Ruger and W. M. Dame , Fremont ;
Mr * . J. li. Minor and Miss Cormack , North
I'latte , and N. T. Jonci , Trenton , are state
Arrivals stopping at the Darker.
FIVE YEARS' WORK
THE RECORD OP A SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL ENTERPRISE
Dr. Shepard Enters Upon His Sixth Yoir of Practice In Omaha
Some Reasons Why Ho Has Won a Largo
and Growing Patronago.
During the five years of constant practice
of Dr. Shepard In this city not a 'week ' has
gone by but statements of one or more
persons have appeared In print. Those
hundreds of published testimonials repre
sent only a small per cent of tboso offered
for publication. Ministers , lawyers , nier-
clmnts , mechanics nnd farmers , men and
women well known In Omnha nnd throueh-
out the west , tinvp ppoken words of praise
In behalf of Dr. Shepnrd and his excellent
system of disease treatment.
A coon mti.ic.
Dr. Slicpnril'n ninxltii INI Do luHn
tlio Hlok n you rvoiilil linrc tlir doc-
torn < lo ! > j-oii It you were prontrato
with mi m o ilrrnilfnt chronic innlnily
anil without flip nir-nnn tn liny lilwr
foon. All Yvlio mi ( Tor front ontnrrli ,
nMlliina or IironcliUIn , Imriiliiir rhou-
nintlNiii or < lliViirlnur Nklu ill rnno ,
IIIIIKT or tlirnnl iilTfcllonx , llvor , Ulil-
ncy , liliulili-r , nloinncli or Itovrel Iron-
ItlcM or I H > - oilier irnntliiK cliroulc nil *
nil-lit nro wi'liMiim- nil IIio licticlltM
of moilcrn Holontlllr motlioilii with
out cxpcnnc * Itcyoiiil si nominal itairHH-
mciit IILT month , nil iiioillclnoH In-
cltttloil.
1XVAL1I1 AVOMMtf. 1
Weak Women Who IVnnO to Ret
.StrnitK Simula lli-ml Thin.
Mrs. J. F. Moody. Friend. Neb. , a hlfihly
respected elderly ludy In her community ,
writes.
"I suffered from general 111 health for
years without II ml I UK out what really did
nil mo. I was feeble , unable to sleep nntl
couldn't cat well nor relish my food. Aly
kidneys were sore and diseased , and their
Imperfect action tilled my blood with pois
ons. In short , I was an Invalid woman
through nnd through. After treating- with
different doctors for two years I took a
course of Home Treatment with Dr. Siicp-
ard. Ho stralnhtcned me out In n way
that Rive me splendid health , nnd I am
permanently cured. I Mulshed with him
two years ace and have been nil rlKht ever
since. I will not lot an opportunity pass
me. when I can speak a peed word for Dr.
Shepard.
IN NAMK OM.V.
A oil nil ore of name from Copolmnt
Medical IiiNllditc to Shoiinril Moillonl
IiiHtltiilc occur * nt ( III * Onto. The
cliantti- In title only mill locN not
affect In nny way the iirofcnxlonal
coiulnct of the IIIIHIICNH. | Dr. Sliep-
itrrt , who IIIIM heen In active chartre
from the IicKlnnlnR over live yearn
i K nlll , with hln iinnnrlnto pliyM-
clanN , Rive iicrxoiial iittciitlon to of-
lice and mall patlentN alike.
IIOMK TII12ATMKNT.
Every mall brings additional proofs of the
success of the Homo or Mall Treatment.
If you cannot come to the olllco write for
a Consultation Blank.
Mm. Hev. G. 11. Moulton ,
Water , > > . . In one of the nuint high
ly rvMnected Women In licr town. Her
1IOXI > I1II.L RECOMMKMIED TO PASS.
.11 en Hiiro IH In. the IntercNt of the
TritiiNiiilNulxNlppI KxpoMltloa.
House roll No. 578 , Introduced by Roberts ,
permitting counties with a population of
100,000 or more to vote 'bonds for Interna
tional and similar expositions , was consid
ered In the committee of the "whole In the
house at Lincoln yesterday afternoon and
recommended for passage. The bond propo
sition must bo requested by Oi petition con
taining the names of 1,000 of the voters of the
county. The original bill provided a limit
of $250.000 to the bonds voted for this pur
pose , but upon motion of Dudley Smith of
Douglas county Oils amount was amended
to $100,000.
The bill was passed In the committee In
the face of the most bitter opposition , and
only after a lengthy debate. Clark of Lan
caster , Wlnslow of Gosper and Wooster of
Mcrrlck counties were the leaders in 'the
flght that wan made upon It. >
The house will pass the bill during the
early part of the week. Its passage Is as
sured. It will bo sent Immediately to the
senate , where it will come up In a short
tlrao for consideration and will undoubtedly
bo passed. _
FORECAST OP TODAY'S AVEATHER.
Fiilr In NelirnnUot Clenrlntr In Ennt-
erti Portion ) Bfortliwe t WlmlM.
WASHINGTON , April 3. Forecast for
Sunday :
For Nebraska Fair ; clearing in the east
ern portion In the early morning ; high
northwest winds ; cooler In the eastern nnd
warmer In the western portions.
For South Dakota Local showers nnd
partly cloudy weather ; north winds , prob
ably brisk and high In Uhc eastern por-
Fo'r Iowa Rain ; clearing In the south
western portion ; south winds , shifting to
west ; cooler ; conditions favorable for de
structive thunder storms.
For Missouri Clearing In the morning ;
gennrally fair during the day ; cooler ; west
For Kansas Generally fair Sunday ; north
west winds : sllplUly warmer In the north
western and colder In the southeastern por-
For Wyoming Generally fair nnd slightly
warmer ; variable winds.
In Memory of II. T. AVlllett.
A meeting of the employes of the Union
Pacific car shop's was Jield at the noon hour
Friday , at which the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted :
Whereas , It has pleased Divine Provl-
denco to call from our midst a most highly
esteemed ahopmatc and friend , Harris
T , Wlllett , whoso virtue , ability nnd pleas
ant personality will bo most painfully
missed by those who hnd the good fortune
to have been associated with him during
his lifetime ; nnd ,
Whereas , In his death his family has lost
a devoted , affectionate nnd faithful hus
band , and n fond , kind and tender father ;
therefore , bo It
Resolved , That wo extend to them our
Blnccro sympathy ; and , bo It further
Resolved , That a committee bo appointed
to secure a sultnblo floral offering to Hhow
In a humble way the. esteem In which he
was universally held ; and , be It further
Resolved , That wo do meet and cttcnd
the funeral In a body.
Resolved , That a copy of the above be
furnished the family of the deceased.
Chandler Appeal * for Alii.
KANSAS CITV , April 3. The Associated
press received tonight by telegraph the
following appeal from the devastaled town
of Chandler , Ok ! . :
CHANDLER , Okl , , April 3. To whom It
/nay concern : Chandler has been visited
by an awful calamity , and hundreds of
people nro now destitute of food , clothing
[ ind shelter , nnd It IB necessary that wo
should have Instant rullef , or great suf
fering will follow. All contributions of
money , supplies or clothing should bo sent
to Clare Blunt , treasurer of the relltf com
mittee , Chandler , Okl.
WILLIAM SCHLAGRL. President.
II. 13 , GILSTRAP , Secretary. -
Conirrntiilntlonii from KotliHolilliU.
NEW YORK , April 3. A dispatch to the
Herald from Buenos Ayreo says ; The gov
ernment his received from Itothschllds , In
London , congratulations upon Us decision to
pay Its -national debt in full , principal and
Interest. The bankers state that such action
will prove an excellent tWng for the pros
perity of the country ,
- THIS REALTY MAHICET.
INSTIUJMRNTS placed on record Satur
day , April 3 , 1897 :
WARRANTY DI3EDS.
O F Davis company to n W Ganse ,
n 30 feet of SV4 of eVi lot 6 , block
11 , Improvement Association add. . . . } 100
A it Gammon to Amos Huffman , lot
1 , block 9 , Patterson park 1
Isslo Franca to I' A Howard , lot 6 ,
block I , Maync's 2d add 10
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS.
R H Brown to A I1 BloomquUt , e',4
SW 8-15-10 , , 1
J J Morunl to Mary Moran , lot fi and
wV4 lot 6 , block 92 , Omaha , n 45 feet
lot 7 , block ] "A. " Horbach'H 1st udd. I
Total amount of transfers . ( H3
hunhanil In n member of the Np-
lirankit Conference anil In pnntor of
the .Methotllut JCnlncnnal church a/I
AVccnlnir Water , slio nrltcnt
"I had suffered from catarrh of the head ,
and for the last nix years from a form of
nervous catarrh of the throat. My wiholo
system was In a greatly debilitated condi
tion. There wa- great mental depression.
bearing down ( palni. weakness and nervous
prostration and rheumatism. Much of the
time 1 had been eompleled to Ho down every
few minutes while doing my housework. I
commenced with Dr. Shcpard four months
aBO' . , . * clt il lri'al flmnge after the tlrst
month's treatment , nnd for the last three
moil tea I have been almost entirely free
from tmln. The catarrh trouble , which I
had given up nil hopes of finding help for ,
Is practically cured , nnd I nm free from
rheumatism. 1 cannot say enough In favor
of the treatment. I most heartily endorse
Dr. Shepard's1 plan of curing sick peoplu at
their homes. "
TXVO Y1SAII.S ACJ O.
Mr. George SnaiiKlcr In the credit
man for McOnril , llrinly .fc Co.the
wholenale KrnccrN. .Speaking of hln
relief niul care from the horrorn nt
ilyNpcpnln , he naynt
"Catarrh of the stomach nearly ruined mv
digestion for several years. Almost Invnrl.
ably utter eating I would have a dull ,
heavy pain In tuc stomach ami bowels , as
though filled up with lend or putty. The
food -would lie on the stomach without di
gesting , causing discomfort , distress and
often imusen. A number of physicians
tried to help me , but none of them seemed
to bit it until I began with Dr. Shepard , ami
ho cured me. I have never hud a sign of
trouble slnoo I finished the course abouf ,
two years ngo. "
ill 111 Ui
C. S. SIIIOPAIU ) . M. I ) . , Consulting
anil AMnocliiten , Physicians.
ROOMS 311 , 312 & 313 NISW YORK LIFB
BUILDING , OMAHA. NEB.
Olflco Hours 9 to 11 a. m. ; 2 to 5 p. m. . Eve
nings Wednesdays and Saturdays only
G to S. Sunday , 10 to 12 .
THE AVOIU.D'S IIM.VD.
Curlonn Factn Ahoiit the SlKhUenn and
the Care Taken of Them.
A .paragraph Is traveling about to the
effect that tlie world's blind are computed
to number 1,000,000 about one sightless
person to every 1,500 inhabitants. It the
proportion of slghtltes persons were the
eame In every country , or substantially so ,
says the New York Sun , it would bo easier
to conclude that blindness Is due to causes
which neither skill nor foresight can pre
vent. But the truth of the matter , as haa
been pointed out by a dlatlngulshod German
oculist , is that the great majority of cases
of blindness are due to fever and the eamo
authorities declare that sovcnty-flvo per
cent of the aflllcted persons could have re
tained their sight had they been properly
treated. Some figures In corroboratlon of
this are supplied by the official statistics oj
both England and France. By the last reports -
ports there were 23,000 sightless persons In
England , the average being 870 for each
million inhabitants. The percentage of blind
persons among infants of less than flvo years
was 166 for each million ; between , flvo and
fltftocn It rose to 288 ; between twenty and
twenty-five to 422 ; between forty-five and
sixty to 1,625 , and above sixty-five years
of age 7,000 for each million Inhabitants.
Similarly In Franco the official figures show
that only one-sixth of the sightless were
born blind , and five-sixths became blind
through Illness or accident. The French
ofllclal figures further show that of tlioso
born blind 65 per cent were male , and only
35 per cent female children. Another curi
ous result shown by the figures la found In
the fact that whllo the number of blind male
and blind female adults was substantially
the same , the number of sightless married
men In Franco Is double the number ot
sightless married women. Lcsa than 10
per cent of the total number of sightless per.
cons In Franco by the last report were under
the ago of 21.
Russia and Egypt are the two countries
In which blind persons constitute the larg
est proportionate number of the total popu
lation ; in Russia on account of the lack ot
experienced medical attention , and In Egypt
on account of ophthalmia duo to the move
ment of the sand by the wind , or , mors prop
erly , to the Irritation caused by this unusual
local condition , which haa made ophthalmia
'
general. There were at last accounts nearly
200,000 blind persons In European Russia , the
proportion being highest In the northern
provinces and conspicuously so In Finland ,
where the prevalence of blindness , four
times greater than the general average In
Europe , Is ascribed to the flatness of the
country and the Imperfect ventilation of the
huts used by the peasantry. Many of thcso
huts ore either without chimneys or are
supplied with primitive chimneys , which do
not draw , and the escape of the smolto Into
the living apartments has a marked ten
dency to aggravate all eye troubles. Though
more than half the blind population of Eu
rope Is to tiq found In Russia there are only
twenty-five asylums for the blind In that
omplro , one-tenth ot the total number In
Europe , Though the number of blind persons
In the United States Is less than one-third
as largo as the number In Russia , the num
ber of Inmates of blind asylums In the
United States Is larger than In any other
country of the world. By the lest reports
the total number of pupils In Institution * ! for
the blind In the United States was 3,489 and
the grounds and buildings devoted to tholr
use were valued at $0,000,000.
Sirnmcr Sliikn.
NABHVILLU , Telln , , April 3.-Tho
steamer R. .T. Cole of this port , engaged.
In the upper Cumberland trade , sank lant
night nt Hunter's Point , fifty miles obovo
Nashville. About 100 rafumen were on
hoard. All are accounted for , except Hi * ,
thoiwH It IH not positively ascertained that
theoo have boon drowned.
Catarrh
Hrs.JosepliInePolhlll.ofDucWcst ,
8. C. , had n severe case of catarrh ,
which finally became so deep-seated
that aha was entirely deaf in one
car , and part of the bono in her nose
ploughed olT. The best physicians
treated her In vain , and ehe used
various applU
cations of
rvall. Fourteen bottles of B. 8. 8.
promptly reached the seat of the d Is *
case , and cured her sound and well.
B. 8. 8 , never falls to
I cure blood dlteate , and
le Is tha only remedy
which teicheideep-sea.ua
_ cases. Ouarantteti puro-
_ _ _ _ m lu vtaetabie. Hooka Xrwi
tduma Swift Bixtoluo Co. , Atlanta , QA.