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THE oar AIT A D.AILY utift : FRIDAY , yoviaMivBR , is , LOCATE BOGUS WARRANTS EopDrt on Roeont FnuJa Perpetrated Against the Qovernment. SEVERAL PERSONS IN THE COMBINATION nf tlir Dlnclosiirrfi Con- rri'dc Niidon rrtiiiUciIiii-nx llo < > nlH PiU'tfi of Iniiiiirlmioc to tin * < ioiriiinonl. . WASUINOTON . Nov 11 J. W. Zeneley of the Interior department , who was se lected by Secretary Ullss to nidko an Inves tigation of the reported Issue of fraudulent warrants by the governor to the Creek In dian , nation , has returned to Washington after spending about a month In Indian Territory making the Inquiry The Investiga tion made by Mr. Xeneley estab lished the fact ttit IsHarhcchcr , the principal chief. ha ) no knowledge whatever of the English language and lhat all the warrants purporting to have toecn Issued and signed by him were In fact Issued and signed by an under secretary In Ills office The Investigation also developed the fact that n number of persons had com bined together to dofmud the Creek govern ment out of a largo sum of money The -warrants now known to bo fraudulently Is sued amount to $93,704.93. Mr , Ecneley says their fraudulent character Is established by Indisputable testimony. The district attorney for the northern district of the Indian Ter ritory hai been put In posse-wlcri of all the facts In the case and the pirtles cn- KBged In the conspiracy will all bo prose cuted. The department has located nbout } CS 000 of the bogus warrants In the hands of various pemons-but does not feel at liberty to give their names None of these warrants have ( been puld. The fraudulent documents arc not warrants Issued upon any government depository , but are ordinary warrants of the Creek government , the validity of the re maining warrants , In the Judgment of the eccretary of the Intel lor. Is ciot sulllcletitlv established to warrant him in disbursing the money under this appioprlatlon and he will report the milter fully to congress In his annual report and await further legisla tive action. The government of the United States has Idst nothing and the secretary siys ho In lands tint It shall not Hc expresses no opinion as to the liability of HID Crook gov ernment touching tlio fraudulent warrants but proposes to see that the- Creek Indluis are fully protected i's spun . .tonvrs. iK Muni ! ( In- Work 'I ln- > llllillcru Dolmv. WASHINGTON Nov. 11 Supervising Special Agent Chanca has submitted his an nual report to Secrctaiy Gage fho salaries and expenses of special agents during the year amounted to $92,507 , and undervalua tions and erroneous classifications were dis covered amounting to $42l,21fi "In the picventlon of smuggling" the re port says , "some valuable work has been ac rompllshcd oft the Canadian ami Mexican frontiers , where the smuggling , of horses cattle , drugs , furs and clothing has long pre vailed. The service apprehends that the powerful combinations for the Hinuggllng of wool which were In existence prior to 1S90 were renewed and the lucieased vigilance will be required. "One special agent In Huropo , with two subordinates In Great Britain and two on the continent is engaged 11 securing data as to correct liabilitiesof , Imported merchani- dltc and the Investigation of ucgularltie.s connected therewith In four ca&cs reported by them the Increased duties amounted to nearly $100 000. "During tbc year 5880 Chinese persons , other than laborers applied for admission to the United States Of this number 5. US were admitted and 102 wore lefused admis sion. During the lame pcrinn 1 631 Chinese laborers departed from the United States and 1,03'J of this class returned to this country by virtue of provisions of aitlcle II of the treaty with China. The number of Chinese arreated was 1 OSS Of the o 227 were de ported and 810 WPIC discharged "Miny difficulties have been encountered In the onfoi cement of the Chinese exclusion laws In Vermont nnd northern New Yolk many Chlnebo of alleged American bhth have been admitted by the Chinese com mlssloners before whom thev were taken for deportation and the treaty giving to Chinese labrrers the privilege of tianslt across the United States In the course of their journey to or from other countries hss boon used to further Illegal entry to the United Statca from Metxlco " \KSI1\I , IIIi\MM > 1HJSV VT WOItlv. FnrnlNlitiiK l'iii | > liM niLn ( ( o ( InUn - luiil | > > CiilmiiM. WASMNGTON , Nov 11 Senoi Dupuy de- Lome , the Sianlsh minister , has received the following cable message from General Blanco , coverrtfi1 general of Cuba4 Rcconccntiados. Intensive yours of cul tivation have been nrginUed , duly i itlons nro provided bv the stite , woik Is fin- nlslud , tlu'i will In will tieatcd and lan fen employed by the planters , they have frpi > transportation and are protected In eveiy way ; provincial piolcetlve lommltlces have been Council ind Imvo alieady i ntered upon their functions , thcj will continue "ji Ins oigunUul In the rein lining piovlnces with the object of pioeiirlnj. the mcesiuiy relief funds. Subscriptions hue been set on foot to relieve tlt.U necessltle-s , tvuyihing that Is humanly possible IH being done Grinding An idlrt li piiblUhiMl todav not only f ranting permission to gilml sugar , but advising that this bo done and offering the neii'dsaiy mllltciy and elvll iiiotcction Not a moiiiint Is lou In attending to all Im mediate need * , which form the objec't of my pciboiml attention It la Impovilhli to do mole ( ban I have done In the time that has ulapsed BLANCO AMiitic\N unpt itiiics niitnc'ioitv. Copy of Hook. IN l'i i-Mt'ntril to I'rcNl- di-iil tli-Kliili . WASHINGTON. Nov 11 Sccictary Sher man , Minister Romero of Mexico and Min ister Mcrou of Argentine , members of the cxcrutlve commlttcH of the Bureau of Amer ican Republics , wore it the Whltu House to day and presented the first volume of the commeichl directory of the American Re publics In President MelCInioy. There as conalik'inblo formality about the matter , the presentation being made In the blue parlor Secretary Sherman puscnted the volume , eiylnt' the work was regarded as of "such vast practical Importance to the rominc'ivo of our country as to be well worthy t.U ! we ahould come In a body to piosont It to you , "Upon looking thioiigh Its pages" said the premier , "you will quickly dlscein Its far-reaching value as a factor In dlsbcmlnat- M sfitf l Au muili in I It'e ' , reuly. cfllclent , tnrytpn vi'iitncoldor fever i urn nil Ihir IIU. ik | iunl ccliK , j.uiinlli i' , ri > n tli.itliiii | tie 11m only 1'IIU to tuko ultli llood'i Ing RCtierally Information rcgirdlng the nat ural resources , the peculiar commercial ac tivities , the varying occupations of their In- duotrles and the latent capabilities of the countries of the western hemisphere" President McKlnley made a formal re sponse , expressing his Interest In the work of the bureau and the hope thit the pub llcatlon would lead to closer commercial ro- latlors between the republics of America With the volume was transmitted a letter to the president from Jo cph P Smith , di rector of the bureau , In which ho stated the objects of the publication. H It a commer cial cyclopaedia of the western hemisphere , Intended to furnish Information for the ben efit of manufacturers , merchants and agri culturists. President McKlnley has been cocsultcd from time to time during the publication of the work and hag shown great Interest In It coM.ncrniiIIM : \is ins c\sr . niNNiilNllnl vllli .Incline ItuIliiK on Cltll .Si-rxlc-c. WASHLNOTON. Nov 11 The case of Butler , Berry nnd Ruckman , government gaiigetn and storekeepers In a distillery In the West Virginia collection district , which wai tried by Judge Jackson of the United Statca circuit court and a decision reached by which Collector While Is restrained from either removing or transferring them to other and subordinate position ) asas con templated , has been referred to the solicitor of the treasury A eomcwhat similar case a to the power of collectors of Internal revenue to appoint or remove their deputies was referred to the attoiney general , who has declined to ex press an opinion on the facts presented. Judge Jackson held In the case of the gang ers nnd storekeepers th-it they cannot be re moved from their positions except for caiwO other than political , In which event their removal must bo made tuider the terms of the civil service act and the rules promul gated under It , which require that no re movals shall be made except for cause , nor until after the charges against the person sought to be removed have been presented to him and he given aw opportunity for de fense The Internal revenue bureau's con tention 1 directly opposed to this view of tlu law OUCH > ot l.IKilo llnvc Ills \llouanoc Cut Dot * n. WASHINGTON , Nov. 11 ( Special Telegram - gram ) B. J Jobst , contractor for the In terior of the Omara postofllco building , ar rived In Washington 1-ist night Ho hal an Interview with Supervising Architect Taylor today and endcavoied to have the recent order deducting about $ U"0 from his contract on account oj oml'slon of pai ts of glass mo saic ornamentation of ceilings i evoked Mi Taylor took the matter inidci advisement and after consultation with some of his subordi nates Informed Jobst Into this afternoon that the order could not bo changed and that the doluotlon would be madi * Jobst also made a elilm that the detail dra \ > Ub of floor ill- l' 's were more elabora'a t'nn tluw e'on- talnod In the original specifications and claimed additional cumpcnsatl > u foi unite elaborate work He was told tu submit 1 itci drawings and If his contention was found to bo Just he will be paid for extra work puitu ANMOIS roii iinripuocrrv. KH Mlnisit'r Si uKN nil \mH < 'itoi * Tilth M'l'ri'tarx Mirriunn. WASHINGTON , Nov 11 Peru has taken steps to secure whatever advantages m.iy bo leaped under the icclproclty clauses of the new tariff act. The minister fiom that coun try , Dr. Eguguicn with h's ' secretaiy of lega tion , called at the State department today and broached the subject to Secretary Sher man and Assistant Secrctaiy Day. Sir Ka&bon , who It , specially charged with the conduct of the negotiations touching re ciprocity , was called into consultation and In n short time the Inlthl stepb had been taken to formulate a basin of agreement between the United States and Peru on a reciprocity scheme A IIIRO amount of work Ib Involved In the negotiations , as it is neccssnrj to go over tarili' statistics and general trade figures , so that it may be some time yet before the nut ter may bo brought to the point of agree ment. < > \ \ urns . \m : viio\vsn TOIMMIH Division on CoMMlciM nilli-t ; Diilj Is Postponed. WASHINGTON , Nov 11 U Is probable that no decision will bo reached on the ques tion of the assessment of n courterv illing duty against sugir imported from The Netherlands before December 1 The Oxnard - nard Beet Sugar company of Nebraska , which has asked for a hearing on the sub ject about December 1 , has been advise 1 by the Treasury der-irtment that that mat ter will be held open for the present and should the department decide upon an early date the company will bo Informed , \ < - M for I tic Vmij. WASHINGTON Nov 11 ( Special Telc- ginm ) The following transfers have been made Eighteenth Infantiy Second Lieutenant Murray Baldwin , from H to K , Second Lieu tenant Hay don Y Grubbs , from K to II Twenty-first Infantiy Second Lieutenant William SI Morroiv from I to D , Second Lieutenant Jcaeph L Donovan from 1) to 1 , Se > cond Lieutenant John J Connell. from Ate to I , Second Lieutenant William II Mallay , from K to A Ninth Infantry Captain William L Car pet ter from B to I , Captain Charles M Rockefeller from I to B Lieutenant rLarlcs Gerhardt , Rlghth In fantry , Ib relieved foim duty it Cumberland ualvei<y , Lebanon Tenn , and gnnted two months' lcav > ? Captain George 1C Spencer , lutlicd detailed professor of St John's Mili tary school Sallia Kan. Leaves of absence Lieutenant James A Shlpton , Fhst artillery c--tcivled one month , L'liiunont James P Harbeson , Twelfth In fantry extended two months Iliiiiriinllni * IteiAiiliilloiiM Itulxeil. WASHINGTON , Nov 11 Commencing to day , the Mississippi quarantine i emulations have been raised against Memphis and the Kansn City , Memphis K. Birmingham rail road has resumed operation of trains theio- foio the Pullman sleeping cars between New York and Memphis operated \la Atlanta and Birmingham over the Southern lalhvay , which on account of the quarantine regula tions was discontinued , will again resume opeiatlon between New York and Memphis Tree of Duly. WASHINGTON Nov 11 Vice Consul Springer has hfiit to the State department the governor general's decree permitting | from November 10 the Importation of all ; homed laulo Into the Island of Cuba free of Import or other duties. The decree will re main in force until January 10 next The actual Importations of cattle at this time ate 1,000 held per week. _ 1 Job for II r. Tun ) . WASHINGTON , Nov. 11 ( Special Telo- gium ) Dr Marcus C Terry of Ilrlghton , la , has been appointed physician at Fort Shaw Indian Agency. Mont , at $200 per annum 'Hunter ' Smith of Iowa has been ap pointed a cletk In. thu Valentine , Neb. , ship ping Ktutlun at $ iioo per annum. \ iMlllnif IllHVnriU. . WASHINGTON Nov. 11 Commissioner of Ilullun Alfalfa Jones left for Indian Terrl- toty on a trip of Inspection. He will go . . .WC KEE Ib- Queen of the Ice Carnival ftJV CHOICE FOR UUUKN POLAIUS IS. BnllntHoxes locnteit at Millnril Hotel tuul Boo Office. IXORIUK K LOVE , CnrnhnlMuiiuf-ers. NOV. 12 This ballot must be deposited within 3 days from date. | Cnupona iray be mailed within two days to Cuinlval D P t. Be utlli-e. Omaha. direct to the headquarters of the Dawra committee and watch the details of Its work In the negotiations with the flvo civilized tribes It Is nlno expected that ho will ftc- quaint himself by personal Inspection with the conditions at some of the Indian agcncleo In nearby statcu. The trip will cover sev eral states oi'posii nr.ni oin it vins ov < suvi\ . vcrleiilliirnl lloimrtnirnt Inlrronlcil In -liroelly | NrKoOntloiit. WASHINGTON , Nov. 11. The ofllclals of the Agricultural department are somcwhnl concerned over the vlalt of Premier I > nurlcr of Canada , In view of the concessions which It Is considered probable ho will ask under the reciprocity provision of the tariff law. They nre apprehensive that the premier will direct his attention particularly to securing a reduction of the ; Mrlff rates on Canada's agricultural products shipped to th's country nnd are Inclined to antagonize any conces sions on HUBC lines. U Is understood a con cession will bo aoked especially on barley , but the department olncln'n hold that this country Is cnpablo of producing Its own bar ley , and believe the farmers do not want a reduced tariff on this article to practically the only country whose competition gives them any eoncoin The opinion expressed nt the deportment Is that It will bo well for the United States to confine Its reciprocity rel.iHor.3 with Canada laigcly to fish and coal , on which Canadian products It Is believed there might he a reduction without especial Injury to American Interests. \ON-C V.TIIOMO M Vltlll VCKS I.KC.VL. Ili-lli f nt WiiiIiliiKlon that ( lie 11111 N n > , nu. WASHINGTON , Nov 11. Although the Peruvian legation hero has not been officially advised of the passage by the Pciuvlan con gress on Tuesday of the bill to legallre n n- Cathollc marriages by the magistrates of towns , no sort of doubt Is expressed at the legation that the cables to this effect me correct The content over this question has been protracted and has aroused c nslderahle feeling In Peru. The clericals have fought the measure since Its Inception The bill Itsulf was championed by the government nnd was passed by the House of Deputies at the last session of Congress , and the long struggle ended In the victory for the gov eminent , when It was finally sanctioned by the Scmte on Tuesday. Sevoail of the Pr testant church organizations In Iho United Statca had taken up the matter and urged this government to use Its geol of fices In aid of the mc-asuie \ppoivrs A si rcnbsoit TO DHMIV. Illinois linn li > < luNil me of llrjiui Gi-ts tlu > I'llliM- . WASHINGTON , Nov. 11 The president today appointed Charles Page Bryan of 1111- nola to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to China. Mi Hryau Is a resident of nimlnirst , In Representative Hopkins' district. He Is about U yeais old and has been somewhat 1 active In politics He was a member of the state legislature foi three teims and a candi date for speakei. lie was educated in Gu- rope , and If a fluent linguist Minister Dcnby who Is succeeded by th's ' appoint ment , has held the position since the begin ning of Piesldent Clevelind's first term. President Harrison appointed ex-Senator Hlalr of New Hampshire to succeed him , but ho was objectionable to the Chinese govern ment , and Mr Denby was left undlstuibed I\VISTK ; YTIM ; i u 1,1,0w rmnii. Tuoriilj Mirurons Dctnlleil to Cote to llnnun. . WASHINGTON. Nov 11 The president has detailed Passed Assistant Surgeon nugenc Wasdln acd Passed Assistant Sur geon II. D Geddln. , United litatis marino hosplta1 service , for special duty at Havana , Cuba , for the purpcse of making bacterolo- Ical investigations Into the cause and nature of yellow fever. Thes.e officers have been engagei for Seine time In laboratory iwork nt New Orleans , but as the yellow fever Is dying out In the south it Is deemed best that they continue the Investigation at a place where proper material can be obtained , and their work b to 'be ' carried on until definite con clusions are gained SOMI : or otat i\rouis IN ocroiinit. li endsliilTs mill l.liSloclc sli \ \ an IIIIM 1-nne. WASHINGTON , Nov 11 The monthly statement of the cMoris of bread tufls , cottoa minerals nnd oils , issued from the Ilureau of Statistics shows exports for Oc tober last to have been as follows : Dread- stulTs , $ JG,1G8,991 , Increase as compired w th October , 1SOC , ? G.29J,01. Cottoi. J IiuS , decrease , $3,001,7)7. ) . Mineral oils , $4,9bO,2JS ; decrease , $1,1319T Cattle and lings , S2- 57G2G1 , Increase , $31,815 Provisions , $ JO- 851,291 , decrease , $95',9 1 Tor the last ten months the exports of these articles ex ceeded the e for the corre1 pending period last year by $37,129,031. HUM \itl llaiiNlicil Horn. WASHINGTON , Nov 11. The Costa Rica legation pronounced entirely untrue the published statement that President Ygleslas of Cost i Rica has exiled hts predecessor , Former President Mora. Theie were two picsldents In that country In the name of Mora The former died In the jear 1851 and the latter In 1SGO No ox-president nor any othei person of the name Mora has been banished by President Yglcslas ns stated. Port Cllsli r IH Vliiiniloiieil. WASHINGTON. No11 Urlgadlcr Gen- oial Wade commanding the Department of Dakota notified the War department today of the abandonment of Fort Custcr , Mont , In accordance with orders from Washington The garrison , made up of the Tenth cavalry , has been distributed as followsTioops A and n , with Major Newell , to Foit Keogh , Mont , Troop K , to Fort Asslnabolne. iMont , and Tioop U , to Camp Moirltt , Mont > < \ClmiMkll I'oxtlllllMlt TH. WAHHINGTON , Nov 11 ( SpcJclnl Tele gram ) The following Nebraska postmasters were appointed tcday Bellwood , Butler county Philip ( Smith vice W I ) . Rochon , removed , Dlller , Jeflerson county , Jesse W , Fonts vice G H Touncmaker , removed ; Hemlngford , llox Ilutte county , C J John son , vice John O'Kccfo , removed : Lynch , Hoyd county , J. ISI. McGlntle , vice J. C Irwln , resigned. SCIKIICiinnlcJiiN SOON I lie I'rcNlilrnt. WASHINGTON , Nov 11. Senor do Lome called on the president today and presented Senor Canalejas , editor of the Madrid El Hcraldo , who is visiting the United States. Dull ) TreiiNiiry .Nlnlciilclll. WASHING TON , Nov. 11. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows- Available cash balances , $203,109,00,1 ; gold reserve , $155,055,050. STATUS OK Tim YUIMV from ( be DlHeiiHe HUH \Iiont PlINKOll. . Nn\V ORLHANS , Nov. 11 There Is noth. tag to report In the yellow fever situation today , except a slight Increase In the now ca/iia and deaths. The record , however. Is rcgirded with little concern. Twelve new cases at H rerorted Deaths- Maria Guls- nlnc. Mrs Anna Peterson , Tlllle 1'alre , L A Hourdetto Carl Hitter , C A Price MOIULlv , Ala , NoOne new case , no deaths , and eight rc-eoverles , was the yel low fever report today In the country the report today is one de > ath John Walters JACKSON , Mis , Nov 11 One case of yel low fever has been reported from Edwards today. MONTGOMERY , Ala. . Nov. 11. The city of Montgomery has raised the quarantine against Mobile and New Orleans. Iliilleru nrtli lniiroInir. . CLEVULAND , O , Nov ll.-Tho condition of .Major Benjamin Dutterworth this after noon was greatly improved Ills respira tion , temperature and heirt action had lessened und the chances for recovery are creater. I.fiidN to huleldr , PA1NUSVILLU , O. , Nov. -Jume-s A Allen , one of thu most prominent business mm of tills city , committed suicide by shooting himself through the head. De spondency , caused by the death of bia wife. led him to kill himself. if II CHANGE IN , THE YALE TEAM ji' in Charles DnfllojJ" toft Half Back , Called Away on.Account . of Death. - ' OTHERWISE TEAMj IN GOOD CONDITION Member * nt JNtlli Hnrvinrit mill Ynlo Are Mnkltifc ( Jrrnt I'reiiiirnlloti fur SnfniMiij'x ( irlillron Content. Nn\V HAVEN , Conn. , Nov. 11. A change must bo made In Ynlo's foot ball eleven at the Mat moment. Charlea Dudley , left half back , received news tonight of the death of his mother In Washington. Ho was sum moned homo and will bo absent for several da } 8. The final practice of the foot bill team -was held this afternoon nnd It occupied less than forty-five minutes The work was very light but what there was of It Indicated that the good form developed In the last week has been maintained. At the close of the practice a questioning of the members of the eleven elicited In- fornmtlcn which makes It possible to state that the men nro In good spirits , and that means a good deal. Tonight the players were rehearsed In their signals and later the coachers , who arc In the city , held a protracted conference , nt which methods wcro discussed nnd decided upon. The players all retired early. Tomorrow calls for light exercise In the morning , acid after luncheon they will board two special cars , In which thej will bo taken \la Spring field to Boston , where they will spend the last night preceding the great contest. HARVARD IN GOOD FORM. CAMimiDGi : , Mass. , Nov. 11 In view of the coming game with Yale the following statement of the condition of the Harvard team Is Riven from an olllclal source , and Is considered a reliable summar > Thu team has now reached Its culminating point nnd satisfactory usults have been ob tained. The 'varsity team and substitute will come to the game Saturda > with na Injuries that need catiso anxiety as to thcii ability to last through the game Except Hi one or two cases the team has shown gradual Improvement and should bu In Its host form Saturday. The ends have covered their posi tions In excellent form throughout the sea son. Their fault Is tint they do not hold the runners well enough on defense. The probable licio up on Saturday will bo Cabot , left end. Swain , left tackle ; liouve left guaid , Dourcttc , center ; Shaw and Haskcll , light guaid ; Donald , right tackle Moulton , right und ; Garrison , quarterback , Dlbblee , kft halfback , Saw in or Wan en. right halfback ; Warren or Haughton , full- Nick. The practice of the Harvard eleven today was , as usual. In secret , and consisted of signal work , kicking and falling on the ball. There was a giatifylng snap during the plaj and the different ends- who tiled got down the Held In remarkably fast time Not a man was injured much to the relief of the coachers of whpm there were a cloron on the field , and " the ( cam came out of the enclosure with "scarcely a man limping or showing the effects of the hard work. m i\TS ON THIJ1 IUJVMNG Tit \CICS. 'I'llreiPa > orllcM \ rir.iislniiers in CHICAGO , NW. Jl The Dauphin was used forv coup at Lakeside today and heavily backed rwon the opening race in jocose fashion. 'Then ' three more favorites , Ulysses , Admetift iirjd I'resby loiian won in succession. Re ulls , , Firsl lace , llnce-quarlers of a mile : The Dauphin , 111 ( Conlci ) , won , Elldad , 109 ( Walker ) , h lo 1. second , Penso Rose , 110 ( SHU ) , 2 lo 1 , third Time. 1 JS'A Second raee , oner itml one-sixteenth miles : Ulysses , 11J ( Conley ) , 10 to I. won ; Tom Anderson , 105 ( Rullei ) , 2"i lo 1 , hccond , Ncio , 109 ( Healy ) , 10 lo 1 , third. Time : 1 3i Thlid race , slv fuilongsAdinet , 101 ( Burnb ) , 7 lo 10 , won ; Tom , 10 ( L bmllh ) , 7 lo 1 , seeond , Gall into , 100 ( McDowell ) , 12 to 1 , thlid Time- 2f > . Fouith raco. seven-eighths of a mile i Presbvterl.in. 1OT ( T. Burns ) , 1 to 4. won , Surmount , 101 ( Conley ) , r. to 1 , second , Our Lizzie , 90 ( Narvaez ) , third , 'lime : 1 , ! 1 Flflh ine-e , sl\ and one-h ilf t'uilong.s My Ih won , Li Prlncessa , 5 lo 2 , second , Munle > C'.ilhin , 5 lo 1 Ihlnl Time : 1 J7l $ . Slxt i race , ono mile Pinai del Rio S7 ( G Clay ) , 1 to 1 , won. Bon I'rosl , SI ( Kll- le > ) , I'A lo 1 , second , Nannie L's * Sister , 101 ( Wllhlh ) ! to 1 , third Time 111 WASHINGTON , Nov 11 there was a "mill eiowd and a sorry oneat Bennlngs today , the weathei being- wet nnd bill rv ind not a favoilto bliowlnK. The only fe.ituie of a tame d ly was Flushing's jrimu finish In the liuidle race lie bioke down on thu fat turn , but reeoveied and c imo In thlid on three legs Results Flist nee , slfurlongs. . Senbitlonal , 93 ( O'Connoi ) , S to B and 1 to n won , Lim- bcn , 1JO ( Clayton ) , 7 lo 2 and 1 lo 5 , second end , Thomas Cil , 125 ( Irving ) . 12 to 1 and "to 1 , third Time : 1.1G 1-j Martha II and M 11 si in also ran Second lace , live furlongs , selling Oui Preerj , in ( Songei ) , 'i ' to 1 and 8 lo owon. . Decanter , llj ( O'Leiry ) , 3 to 3 , second ; Judrfe W irdell , 101 Oackson ) , fi to 1 and S lo 5 , llilrd TimeIMfl Woodranger , Tabouret , Bablete-n , Lady Ashley , Eileen D , Mr Stoffel , Mr. Dick nnd Bientwood a' ' = o ran Third race , one mlloSilllo Cllquet , lOi ) , S ' .o 1won ; Volley , 100 ( O'Connor ) , S to 3 , second ; Premier , 100 ( Maher ) , J to 1 and even , third Time 1 4C Brome , Hanwell , Trennrgo and Ben Eeler also ran Fouith race , seven fuilon s : Halton 110 ( Dog-gcll ) , C lo 2won ; Mohnuik Prince ( M iner ) . ri lo 2 , second ; Hldaddy. in ( Slmms ) , n lo 2 and 2 lo 1 , llilrd Time 13. Break of Day , VInlla. Wordsworth , Piomlho , Free Lance and Red Spider albo ran. ran.Fifth race , one and three-quarters miles over seven bin dies : Lansdale , 111 ( Plnne- Kiin ) , 15 to 1 .ind t to 1 , won. Valorous , 1 ! 4 ( Mclnemey ) , 7 to 10 nnd out , second , Flush- Inif , 17J ( Mara ) . ' ) to 5 and 1 to 2 , third Tlmo- .17. Detective and Tom Moore albo lan. LEXINGTON , Ky. , Nov. 11 Results : First taco , live and one-half furlongs- lie-He of Fordham , 10. ! ( Beauehamp ) , 8 to 5 , won. Masterpiece , 101 ( H. Williams ) , 7 to 5 nnd out , second , Wo Know It , 101 ( R Claylon ) , JO lo 1 , thlid Tlmo112H - Neck lace , Calus , Graham , Alontrose , Miriam M , Billy Sleuth and Ned also ran Second race , lour and one-half furlongs , selling , AbilgeatP , 10S ( Beauc'hamp ) . 3 to I , won. Irwln , 10" > ( Bibbs ) , lto 1 and t to 1. second. Loid Pra/ler , 10" ) ( I Matthews ) , f to J , third. Tinin0 S1 % Deyo , Dosla H , Mary Graves , Black Annie. GladliiH , Vir ginia R , Fannie W , Fonso , The Ratller and Slunipy also ran Third race , one mile nnd fifty yards , sell ing Loyalty , JOtl ( Randall ) J to 1 , won , Kitty B , 107 ( Bfcauc'hamp ) . 4 to 5 and out , hfeond , Rollins , p < JJ Barr ) , third Time 1 Vvi Julie Clojk and Royal dance also Fourth , ' furlongs- High Jinks , 10S ( Boauchnmp3 ) ; H to D , won ; IlnstUH , 10S ( H. Williams ) , Hfo'B nnd 3 lo 5 , second ; Conan Doyle , 101 ( Rnndnll ) . S lo 1 , llilrd Time1 1 ft ! Duyo , Maikleln , Eleanor Holmes , Fiosly and Stone Fence also ran Fifth race , ftvo nnd one-half furlongs , felling * Lakevluvi' P ilaco , 103 ( Beauchainp ) , r > to 1 , won , Annie M , 109 ( J Matthews ) . 1 to 1 and even , bcconvl--Peacemnker ; , 100 ( Whit ney ) , 4 to 5 , third Times : 1 11V1 Falroun , I/lily Juliet , Frank Grltllth , Masquerade and Kathlo May also lan NASHVILLE Tenn , Nov. 11-Cumbci- Inml Park results i First lace. selllnSifour nnd one-half fur long La Verne. ' VK ( N. Turner ) , 7 to 1 , won , Bucksaw , 111 ( Thornton ) , J 'o 2 nnd 1 to 2 , second. MiiPKln. 103 ( A Hirretl ) , lo 1 , thlid Tlmo 0 67 Ir Coop , Sister Mnmle , Valid , Hindoo Queen. Own You , Caitha- Benlmi and Geoi-Rli * C alto i.tn Second race felling1 , .seven-eelghlhs of a mile Oral 103 ( Powers ) , 3 lo 1 , won ; Tr.inby , 10J ( Hall ) , B lo 1 nnd 8 to 5 , second ; POSTUM , THE NEUVR AND \ IHtAIN IJUILDING ; LIQUID FOOD , i AT GROCERS , Serf. 107 ( Dunn ) , 8 to 1. third Time 1 wi. High Noon. CnrrleI.yle , Olcn l > llowi nil- buster , Never nnd AUa nlo ran Third rnce , throe-fourth * of n mile llnrry Duke. IH ( C. Combs ) , 3 to fl. won. En chanter , ion ( A nnrrctt ) , fi to 1 and 2 to 1 , second , Penchlta II , lOi ( Nathcrsain , ai to 1 , third Time : 1 UImterlou , Orlnnr , Ardnth. Cyclone nnd Dam al e ran Toiirth rare. 5clllng , three-fourths of n mile : Plop , 103 ( Olenson ) , 4 to 5 , won Millstream - stream , las ( Crn.v hurst ) , 2 to 1 and 1 to 1 , second : Hon Jour 93 ( Powers ) , 3 to 1 , third Time 1 15'4 Guide Hock , Monk W nv m in , llarbee , Deer Foot and The Doctor also 'riflh rnce. Felling , inllo and a sixteenth Hrldgeton , 102 ( C Combs ) , 2 to 1 , won Brighton , 101 ( Gatewood ) , even nnd out second end , Ramonn , 10S ( Gllmore ) . 3 to 1 , third Time : 1.50'4. Glojn , Pete Kitchen , Steve Clollnt nnd Prontmnn also inn SAN FRANCISCO , Nov 11Theweather nt Inglesldo was cloudy today nnd the track very fast Results : rirst race , sl\ furlongsKnlserln , in ( Gray ) , fi to 1 , won , Elmero , 111 ( Shields ) . 7 to 1. second , Donntoi , 111 ( Preenum ) , n to 5 , third. Time 1 17V Olenovvcr , He Hnppv , lllmera , Sovery , Yorlck and IHamb ° lle also ran Second ince , live furlongs Tea Hose III , Mil ( Clawson ) , 3 to 5. won , Lone Prince's , 1C ( Gray ) , I to 1. seond. Helllcoso , IH ( Jones ) , S to 1. third. Time. 1 01 % Free Will , riy , Xaiiinr II and liisei also ran Third race , six furlongs Tiger Lily , IDS ( I Igfott ) , 0 to 1 , won , George Lee. 115 ( Synder ) , 8 to 1. second , Prostnr , IISVI1 ( - oii ) , 5 to 1. third Time 1 17' ' < i Alkoran. 131 Puerto , Erolca , Tom Spencer , Plan nnd 'llllle also ran roni th race , oiiu nnd one-eighth miles Wheel of Fortune. 101 ( H. Hrovvn ) , to 1 , won , Ittiek Mussle , 112 ( Clnwson ) , n to 2 , second ; Instnllator , 112 ( PlKRott ) . 3 to 5 , third. Time. 1:1114 : Ostler Joe won , but wns disqualified for fouling Los Petros and Aquinas also run. Plfth race , ono mile : Devll'H Dream , 101 ( Ames ) . 7 to 5 , won , Hcrmiuiltn , 109 ( Plg- Rott ) , J to 1 , second. Lena. 102 ( Woods ) , 3 to 1. third Time l:41Vi. : Altlcus. Fanhlon Plate , Outgoi and Don Clnrenelo also ran Sixth race , seven furlongs- Fortunate , 117 ( Plgrott ) , 4 to C , won , Alerciltlo , 110 ( Jones ) , 10 to 1 , neooiid , Claudius , 110 ( Morse ) , 10 to 1 , third , Time 1 2'V4 ) Alma , Adam An drew , Los Carillon and Whirlwind II also ran. IIICII SCHOOL Ti\M VT llii ) OAK. Oiunhii IIMII \\I11 > l -i-l tlio Moiit- KoiiK'iCuunt \ llo ) M Toiln > , The Om.aha High school foot bill eleven will leave this morning- for Red Oak , la , vvheru a game of foot ball with the Hod Oak High school foot bill team will be played this afternoon. The Omaha boys are not conlldent of victory , but they are all in good condition and lire prepared to put up the best game they have yef played this seison The prospects nro that Itwill bo a very close Kamo , lAlth the conditions fiuor- IIIB tlu > Omaha team On Siturday list the Red Oik team was defeated by the Council Bluffs Hliw school team by the scoie of 24 to W The Omaha High school teim Is piobablv as strong as the Council Bluffs High sehool tenn tudav , though It wns not at the beginning of the season A month ago Council Bluffs and Om ilia had .1 very elosn game n suiting In a victory for the High sehool p'lyers on the low i side of the river by a score of G o 0 Slnee then the lee il te im Ins undoubtedly Improved fi tei than the Council Bluffs te-am On account of the hard game the local pliyers will have to ipl ly it lied Oak today the game tint was to have been i > 'aycd ' here tomonow wth T iboi bis been can- eiled It would be folly for any team to play such haul gimis on two sue-ce-sslve diys It Is announced positively , however , that Tiber will line up against the local teimi hero on another I'ato this month The Omiln High school team ted ij mill playas - as folia vs Center S ekes , right guard , Askwlth ; right tackle , Potrle , light end , Ilutchlnson , left guild Hughes ; loft tackle , Corti'Iyoii , left end , Thormis ; an irtoiback , Divldson ( Spafford ) , rl ht halfback , Trie'y , left h.il'back , Siott , fullbiek West , biibstl- utes Everts , Neal and Spifford. srviti.u.iiT NOT nitK.iii' IM > Icn. SiK'i'ninliN to the PI-OVYPMN of ti > Inl- dooii'N C\eloin' . " LONDON , Nov 11. Fred MouH known ns "iluhloon's Cyclone , " and "Starlight , " the Australian colored boxer , met tonight for a tuventy-round contest at Excelsior hall , for the middleweight ch implonshlp Ten lounda Mere fought ind Morris -was the w-lnnei Both men did plenty of KOOI ! punching , but there was al&o a. lot of hug- Bint ? It Is now understood i hat Morris will chal lenge Dick O Brlon of Boston to light a limited nutnb t of rounds before the club otTiilng the 1 irgcst purse The contest created great excitement Dining the opening rounds It lookul ns If the cyclonlo style of Morris would soon set- lo the m itter , but "Staillght" met his on slaughts ramely , though obliged to dodge all ovet the ring. Morris foiced the lighting throughout , but got a lot ot smait hits In retuin In the sixth lound both men toned down , "Star light" having ru her the bolter of It , but In the next lound Moiris nulled himself to gether The tenth round was desperately fought About hilf w ly through both men c.imo to the floor vlolentlv and HruKglcd haul but Moil Is was the llrsl up The boil ended imid gre it excitement and the veidlct of the loferce was popular. u \ < . > vius DIMI > m pitnss CI.UH. Iln > IH ( ii\ * ii Okr to \ iiiiisnifnfH nnd Til Ik. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 11. There was no mi cling of tiio Nation il Base Bill league today and tbo transfer of Grady and Hartman - man of St. Louis to New York and Holmes and Donnelly from the latter club to St Louis was the only deal that went Ihrough A number of olhtr deals are on. It Is quite piobable that Sei end B mcman Hall- nun of SI Louis will KO to Brooklyn , and there Is also likelihood of First Baseman Doyle of Baltimore wearing' a Brooklyn uniform next season , U Is hinted thnl Philadelphia also 'has ' a line out foi Doyle Iho visiting magnates "pent the day In discussing the various trades and lonlght they weie entertained at the Walnut Street theater. After tne thealer ilieisltois were taken in < hnrgo by the local nevvspipor nun The pirty was escorled lo the Pen and Pencil club and there intei tallied by om of the club's famous "Nights in Bo hemia. " Many prominent In the theatrical profes sion hail hi on invited to the club to meet the b IHO bill men The MlheiliiK WIIH a notably congenial one and the bohemi in night was thotought ) enjoy eel by all. I.nruri * Croml ill COIIIHII ; Ili-cl. MERCED , Cal , Nov. 11 A lirge ciowd was present at yesteiday't ) i cursing meet. The favoiltes won In ntnily all the inccs and considerable mom y changed hands , many playing1 the shorl end nyHlem en tirely. The Hist and second ties were lun off , the Hist ties resulting as tollows Con- nem ira bent Mlnneliaha , Joy Bolls beat Skylark , Johnny R beat Wave , Right Bower beat Sky bill. Rusty Gold beatayfarcr , Busy Ben hint Oasllght , Waiatah beat Mission Tip , Flieball beat Sylvia , Sarcastic beat Eellp-so , Fal8c Platleru beat Flashlight , Mlalmo beat Graniinlo , Queen Bee boat Granuale , Queen Bee beat Maglelan , thu latter sightIng - Ing a Hieond inbblt and running hlniHulf down. His owner brought him to town , but he died In two hours lilarkett beat Ronlo R , Emerald heal Meicy .May , .Moon- dimII beat Prociastlnatlon , Pat Malloy heat Anehoria Lehind , St Cloud brat Kuita Alecla , Annie Liurle beat Film Filc-ml. The second tics resulted ai follows Con- nemnr.i be'nt Decelvu , Joy BellH bc-at Johnny R. Rusty Gold beat Right Bovviir , Warnt.ih beat GiiHllKhl , BlueKett beat CJov- einor Mnrkham. Fireball beat S mastic , .Mlalmo beat False Flatterer , Emerald beat Moondlno II , St. Ulond beat Pat Malloy , Little Wonder beat Annlo I.auiie The third , fourth wild llflh tics will be run loday , I'roiioiinc-t * Toil Sloan 11 U Inner. LONDON , Nov 11 Ted Bloane , the American Jockey , IITH won approval here and the newspapers who foimerly nieubed him now admit that ho Is a gi'nt rider The Globe suyH "However Sloane's Htylo It pays , und we must admit tint ho is a perfict arllHt In the saddle , and that at his weight we have little stoek In this country to cope with him " 'I he Hun siyn "Even the most prejudiced men are foictd to admit that ho knows how lo beat most of nur nun when his mount Is Kood enough Thiro IH something In his method di aery Ing of consideration. " SI on n I.nnilN n 1,011(7 SIiol. LONDON , Nov 11 At the second day's lacing of the Liverpool autumn meeting today D. Seymoui'H 5-year-old bay rnnru Papllng , ridden by Ted Sloane , the American Jockey , won the Liverpool Stewards' plate by a length and a half This race Is of 3M sovereigns , for 3-year-oldH and upwards Ten homc-s ran the dlbtanee , nearly MX furlonss R. A Oswald's Dulo Tree wan BicomiI and Sir S Scott's Ardvourlle third The belting before the start was 9 Io . against Ardvourllo and 10 to 1 against Sap. 11 lib' NelirilNUu IH lteinl > . LINCOLN. Nov ll.SpeclalTho ( ) foot ball ground on the university c-impua la In perfect condition for the Saturday game between Nebraska and Kansas. It boa been harrowed and rolled until not a lump re- mnltiB. Conch Robinson U nftor the pen- nnnt atuJ ! dolnjr all in his power to conch the boys to xuecess. Melford. the biff ccn- Iff rush from Tecumneh , haroKlo.cred nt the * university and will bo hero for n part ' ' " " * " Sltllr''i ' will ? .J . .fti1"0 ' > MnnnRcr Oury likely till center a pirt of the enme. rnli'li 1lr . l.iiiiKttVn HorMP. LONDON , Nov 11Mrs. . Lily Uangtry's Stermnn ivhleli was the favorite ? for the race to be inn nt Liverpool tomorrow , has been scratched Mrs I-angtry hns pur chased the Australian crack , Arum , winner of many races in he antipodes during the present season The actress Is r ix > rtcd to hnvo lost heavily by the defeat of her entry , Mciiinn , on th great I incashlro handicap yesterday O'lOM-fc's Ann Siirnlnoil. XANESVILLIJ. o , Nov 11 Johnny Vnn Heest of Cincinnati nnd Jack O'Keefe of Denver feathenveighls , fought a twenty- round driw before the /.ani'svllle Athletic club ending' lu 1 o'clock this mornln ? At the close of theflgnt O'Kcefo claimed to have bioken his forearm In the- early part of the fifth round , but on exnmlnitlon It wns found to have been severely sprained ( iot < ! riirt > nml llnrliiuiii. PHILADELPHIA , Nov -President Frecdman has at last consummated n deal wherebv he Is to secure ( Irmly and Unit- mini of thi > St. Louis cluh In exchange for Holmes and Donnellv and $ .1VW The New York president has been endeavoring- secure the traimfer of dimly for several dayn , but was not successful until today \Vnn < tin * AVorld'Miiinl -ur lt-p < . TORONTO. Out. , Nov. 11 At a meeting of the executive bo ml of the Canadian Whoelmen'M nssoclw Ion It was decided to nsk the co-operation of the Ix-aguc of Ameiican Wheelmen In seeming the world's amateur meet for Canada In IS'fl The me-et Is to bo held In Vienna In isys. Vitlunlili * A OUIIHT Ilornc NASHVILLE , Nov. ll.-Malvollo. owned by Jake Markleln nnd John Fay , died at Cumberland pirk Inst night of catnrrhal fever He was ono of the best two vear- olds In the west and the owner recently infilled $10000 for him. .Malvollo had been sick for spvcrxl dnyn Dnti > foi- llni'iMecdnir. . LOFISV1LLE , Ky. Nov. 11-The Louis ville Drivingind Fnlr nssoe1 ! itlon has claimed dates for Us next minimi trotting meeting nnd hns selected from Septomboi 2i ( lo October L' , 1SDS A six dnys' meeting Instead of ten diys' will be held next year vi'i'oit'i iori MS roit MISSUS vitrns tlelbiidt.MlHlll Spoml DMT 11 Illllioil Uollnrs. PHILADELPHIA , Nov 11 The general missionary committee of the Methodist Epls copal church resumed Its session this inorn- li'K. Illsliop Andrews of New York in the chair When the public meeting wns called to order by Bishop Andrews Rev J F Chat- fee ot Minneapolis urged the committed lo appoint a committee to devise wavs nnd means lo decrease the debt After some discussion Dr. Chifleo'n suggesllon wns agreed leThe The question of the division of the appro priations to domcsllc and foreign missions re-epcpllvely was dihrusbed at some length. The to' l amount appioprlated was $1,139- 940 and $40000 additional wan appropiiatcd for contingent expenses nnd $10.000 for Inci dental expenses It was decided to make the division of the mlsslonaiy fund on the basis ot 15 per cent to homo missions and r > 5 per cent to foreign mlsblons The com mittee was Just about to enter Into the ap portionment of the amount by dlslricts , when a dlsrubslon arose over the division lo the two branches of mission workcis and upon motion It was rccoi sldercd. A lengthy de bate followed , Ihe home mission advocates urging an Increase of the poiccntage for domestic missions It was finally resolved to let the percentage stand at 45 and 53 per cent Thu total sum appropriated for home mis sions was then dlstilbutcd ae follows Non- English-speaking Welsh- Northern New York , $300 , Philadelphia , $400 ; Rock River , $450 ; Wyoming , $200 Swedish Austin , $1.140 ; California , W.1232 ; Centwl Swedish $4,000 , Colorado , $100 , east Maine , $300 ; .New England , $ SOO ; New England , southern , $1C32 ; New York , $000 ; Now York , east , $1,350 ; Northern Swedish , $5,100 ; Puget Sound , $1,600 ; Wcstcin Swedish , $1700 , Wilmington , $100. Norwegian and Dar'ah New Englanl , X100 ; Now York east , ? 1 ( i30 , Norwegian and Danish , $8,900 , Westein Noi- weglan Danish , postponed. German Call- fornli German , $1,840 ; Cential German , $2SS , for conllnuing work In Delrolt , $1 500 , Chicago cage German , $1,900 ; East German ? 5GOO ; Noith Pacific German , $4 )00 , Northern Ger man $1000 , Northwest German , $3150 , St Louis Gciman , $3375 , Southern Geiman , $1 850 , West German , $ fi,000 French French Gulf mission ( at disposal of presiding bishop ) " < fiOO. New England ( at disposal of presiding bishop ) , $8000 , New Hampshire $1 230 ; Northwest Indiana , $3GO ; Rock Rivei $ i ; : oo The committee will continue the dlstilbu tlon lo Die remaining home missions at Ih session toinoi row. OHC VMVTION IN IIKMH1O1T. . NCH Depnrlorc liItrol lici-liood of Vndr < - \ \ nml I'lillli. READING Pa , Nov 11 The third blcn-- nlal convemtlon of Iho Brolhcrhood of An drew and Philip began In this city today and will continue for four days. 'IhUs morning's session was devoted to a mec't- Ing of Ihe federation council. At this after noon s sesslen Ihe address of welcome was delivered by Rev S S Brldcrbaugh , D D , of Reading Over 153 delegates aie In at tendance. The reports bhowcd 3r > 4 chapters scatlercd over the United Stales , and di vided among eighteen denominations This evening seivices were held in Oil- vary Reformed chinch. At the executive meet'og of the federa tion this evening , Rev. Rufus W .Miller read a lengthy report upon the standing of the brotherhooJ Slnco the last meeting two jears .ago In Philadelphia thirty-two chapters have been organi/ed , five of which embrace now denomination ) * Total member ship Is nearly 10000 Ills report conveyed the Information that liveclnptcrs to bo known as the Boys' luotherhood , have been organized , and ho recommends that a cci'i- stltulion and by-laws be formed governing this new society , and that the Bojs' bioth- erhood bo taken up lit earnest , IeaHIM _ nf n Dii ) . SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. H.Mrs. . George ] Partridge , formerly of SI. Louis , many years I connected with Iho Illddlo Market Mis sion Sunday school of that city and widely known amciig Sunday achool workers for her work a ml writings Is dead , aged 03 years. Joseph M Shotwcll , manager of the Mer chants' exchange of this city , died suddenly of apoplexy shortly after midnight at his homo In Sausallto , Marln counly Ho was a native of New Jersey and lit years of a o Ho came to California In 1811) ) and soon be- cnmo piomlnently Identified with the mer cantile Interests of this city He has at various periods of his career been presi dent of the local Produce and Stock ex changes and was also vice president of the California Safe Detioult and Trust company and commodore of the Pacific Yacht club NEW YORK. Nov 11 Alfred II Brooks , 5S years * old. who was for thlrly-two years the head of Iho United States Inlernal revenue department In thli city , Is dead of cancer of the tongue , brought on by poison administer ! d to him In an Illicit dlstllkiy upon which ho made a raid In this city three years ago ' HASTINGS. Neh , Nov 11 ( Special ) The youngist daughter of Mr and MM E J. Parker died of diphtheria last night. The funeral was held this ofternoon Eilunril llmiMiiK il'llled. . DANVILLE , Va , Nov 11 Edward Han- kins , while , VI years old was hanged at Chatham at 'i 30 today for the inurdi i of Dr John Roy Cable , a promlm lit ( Itlze-n of Dinvllle. HanklliH killed Cable on the Jailer's farm , twenty llvo miles from here , June i6 ! last n ov MVMCII'.VI. ur.i-onn. Allrtilttnti'K Ontrrnor Vdilrcunos Mnc- trrtttli tVntnrj I'luli , NlvVV YORK , Nov -Governor Ilnzon S Plngrco of Michigan delivered nn nddre t tonight before the Nineteenth Century club nt Sherry's. Ills subject was "The Result of Ten Years of Municipal Progress " The governor reviewed his connection with municipal affaire nn mnyor during the last seven years. Detroit , ho asserted , had long been safely democratic , Its streets wore mostly unpnvcd , but had been given away to street car and gas companies One could not drive out of the city on any prominent street without paying tolls , the city wns Ins than half lighted ; the street cars were wretched , uncomfortable and drawn by horses the original street railway charter granted for thirty years nnd authorizing ! i cent fires without trniififcrs was renewed for thi ly years after It had run but thirteen , the municipal boaids were conducted Independ ently of each olher and of the people the pavements were of the worst character , incut of the park giouuds had been gfu'ti nwny , and nil electrlo wire's were stretched on poles lie nald ho took prldo In snylng Hint it. Iho end of nearly eight years as mayor Delrolt Is conceded tci be ono of the moat beautiful cltlra In the I'nlted States It hns Its own clccttIc lighting plant , gns has boon reduced at least one-thlid In price , coudullH hnvo been provided for wires , the horse cara have disappeared and n splendid electric sys tem ( stabllshed , the old companies have been forced to sell tickets at six for 25 cents , with transfers , n new company carryIng - Ing 40 per cent of the passengers Is selling eight tickets for : "i cents with transfers , all the companies hnvo been compel'ed ' to sell worktiiKtucn's tickets during certain hours at 3 cents ; nn opposition telephonei company has been established , by which rates have been roducexl moro than 75 per cent , moro than 235 miles of modern pivement has been laid , and the parks hnvo all been improved. WOIIIC OF PlXU'ECI'IMi Tilt : IllltllS. \ \ nrKiilnx < IM-rscnl Dcforntlon of IVnilnltif Ili-adueiir. NEW YORK , Nov 11 The finales lon of the congress of the American Ornltholiglsts union was held at the museum of natural history. The matter of chief luteien In the proceedings was the report of the enmnnlteo on hint protection , tend by the clniiuan , William Dutchei of New York. He pte'fared the report with this stalement " 1 ho continued use of feathers and birds on women's hats Is , 1 think , due to an un- wllllngnebs un their part to assume Indlvldial responsibility Most women know that cruelty entnlls In obtaining the plumes that oinament their hats , bill ihoy incuse them selves on the ground that 'It was not nim- mltted for me personally , It would have oc- cuired anyhow ' " Reports were read from the sccrctarh-s In the various stales on Iho woik done during Iho lasl yeai They showed Hint \uduhou societies have been oiganlred In a majority of the slalc > s and lhat a decided idv line his been made In the work of protecting the birds Laws have been secured In mnny states for Ihe piolectlon of * eng and In sectivorous birds DlrJ' ' dtiv has been in- cludeid v 1th Arbor day In two or three stales lo be celebrated In the Bib ols and efforts aie being made to seciiie ltd obser vance In others Reports finm i stern states wcto discouraging In that the ) tnld the use of augietles and featheis in lints was more popular this jeai than ever In fore In "concluding " the report Mr Dull her rec ommended lhat a compilation ft the laws of sove-al htates bo made and thai a uniform law ibo drafled for iibo hi all parts of N nth America It was decided to hold the next congress of the union In Washington on the second day of iNovcunber. ISIS RI i.n roit i-m in i EHIFS. SclllciiKMit of niHinil I'robli-ni In Church < ; ocl'lilnrnl. . INDINAPOLIS , Ind , Nov 11 After being lu esslon all day and until a late hour lonlght the special committee at > p unted by the last general assembly of the IVesuy- leriau church lo leform and hnrmunuo Iho melhods of giving lo home missions ngited on a deelarallon of ( irlnclple'S and unani mously adopted resolutions embodying its views 'Iho slrugglo tint was fought out dining the day was whether or not the grow ing demand among state synods and presbj- terics to bo allowed to manage their own affairs without the aid of the homo boaid nf mlbsieeis .should be endorsed , such cndoise- mcnt meaning n gtanllng ot practlml auton omy to eich prcbbjtory. Ibis sentiment prevailed uninlmously and , although the committee men ly voiced Its pilncolcs and left It to a subcommittee to bo appointed tomoirow to draft a plan , Iho oclion of the committee was such as to bu entirely favorable to the large element in the ihur h that Is opposing the dnmnidtlnn of Ihe home board 'Ihe resolutions adeplcd weie "tentative , " the members Bald , and Intended merely to test the sentiment ot the committee There weio four of them , and each was adopted without a negative vote. They all tend to let the homo b urd do-vn llghlly , but all speak unequivocally foi llb- eily for Ihe synods nvriiti : i > xs > > n > ( iiii 'iittiv ms. . None of Ihe I'coplt * on llonril Seriously Injured. LOUISVILLE. Ky , Nov. 11 A pabsenger train on Ibo Louisville , Henderson & SI. Louis rood , which lefl SI Louis labt e'ven- IIIK and v , hlch was duo In thlb city at 7 19 oeloik Ibis morning , wns detailed and en- llrely consumed by lire ill 4 o'eloik thla J morning near Leesioit , ninety mll s fn in Louisville No lives were lost nnd HO far a-j Is known no one v.as seriously injitretd The accident Is attributed to a freak of the high wind last night , whlili overtuined a box car standing cm the Leisport biding Iho car fell dlicctly acio.ss the main traek and near a bhaip curve. It u.ib not seeMi by the engineer of the passenger train until It was too late to stop his engine and the tr.iln ciasiicd through the obstruction , overturning the engine and tendei an 1 the combination car 'Ihe slove In the combination car But fire to the paper and othci Inflammable mu ter at mind It and before the trainmen could lemovo them toe other coaches anil the sleeper were totally dcbtrnycd , In udditi M lo a combination oar , In which were I In Miiokur and baggage I'ho passengers hid plenty of tlmo In useapo and Trnfllo Manager Hill , who was on Die lll-fited train , wires that abide from a few bruises no one was injured Tim lods will bo heavy. TWO SOCIETIES Vlli : NOW 1 MTi : . Crniiil iminlon \liullllll A dill I Mi-it Ilidu-l. IlALTIMORi : , Nov 11 The fourth annual convention of the Daughters of the Confed- ciacy resumed Its scrMons today At tbo morning's /session the limit was luigi'ly devoted - voted to details pcilalnlng to the admission of the grand division of Vlrglnli U was voted that the division should li.no a full vote on the floor on all quehtlons The di vision Joined the United Society as a grand division , not an a chapter. As both organiza tions have the uamo alms and objects It WUH held to bo most desirable to eonsolldatu forces The only questlrci was as to the manner of the consolidation The grand < ll vision piuservcs Its organization in tlio a t hut also pays the usual tJx required ( it ea h member of thu United Society win It < titles every chapter of the grand diUNim . < > a full representation In the United inui- tlona. ( iorillllll SllillKH llllllUNNrN | Slllll. Yesterday afternoon Receiver M < ' < K < ° sold I'J.OW of the n ssts of the G imin Havings bank at auction The lot brom lit JMW It IneliulcH thu paper HChidiilid IIH "uncolleetable' " 'llio lot was put up n < 'in by Iti in and auctioned and then n < nd In a lump l orcnzo Crounso bid fur tiiu lump J- more than was offered In the < K gregato foi thu utparato ItemH The m liter now goes to the court for confirmation ( "THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS" ) BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTIONS.