ridM ji l THE OMAITA DAILY TUESDAY , KOV33Ann3B UIJ , 1807. jmllrlit function * ho I * excluding th * limit * of the Inw , nnd Is guilty of usurpation. To permit n ministerial oniccr arbitrarily to ri\Jr > rt the itturt.s nt hi * mere cnprlro or pleasure l.i to Infrlngo or destroy the rights of partlmlthout notice or opportunity to bo hrnnl. a thing which the Inw abhors nnrt prohibits. " Wo charge that the secretary of state has opened the return * nnd returned to the cnnnly officers the oild returns from the following counties : Adams , Itox Iliitte , Iliirralo , liutler , Cedar , Chase Clny , Colfax , Cumlntr , Glister , Dpuol , Cloaper , arecloy , McPhcrson , Mcrrlck , Nance , 1'awnee , Pierre. 1'ollc , Itcd Wllllow. lllch- nrdson nnd Stnnton.Vc therefore protest ngalns the Hoard of Canvassers canvassing the rcttirnn from sold counties now on n.e In t-io olllro of ho secretary of ntiite for Ne braska of the election held November 2 , 1SS7 , for the reTOii Hint th Bamo have not l > pcn kept Inviolate and umlor aeal In slid oIHco as by law required. In order that iho facts may bo mndn tn nppear and in Injustice done to no one wo rwiuest thaj the secretary of state be ox- nmlncd under oati1 ! relative tothe matters hereinbefore complained of. CAUOHT THEM UNPIinPAIlED. The mrmbem of the honrJ seemed liken by eiirp Iso and nt the close of the reading for a coitplo of minutes not n wnrl was Rpokon. Then the following colloquy took place , being taken verbatim by ono of the district court reporters : Mr , Mescrvc It would strike me that wo have very lltllo to do with this matter only to canvass this vote nti wo find It here. kclioj Not when the abstracts show on 1ho fsco of them that they have not como Into your hands as the law tequlrcs , It seems to mo that as a canvassing board they chal lenge your Inquiry Immediately ; they show tli/U / some of them nt least , and as I think the evidence of the cccrctary of state will chow , thit others came horn to your hands In such slmpa na to place It bojond. your power to canvass , for they show on their face that they have been tampered with.'o ask leave to have the secretary of etato nworn touching that matter. Th.3 Governor I nugKcot that wo proceed to make the canvcss and take the enclosures which should come hero under the seal and signatures of the canvassing boards , nnd If upon the fnco of them there Is any sugges tion of irregularity then It Is , If sitmclent , to exact an explanation nnd put tha person on his Inquliy , the matter should be looked Into. Into.Mr. Mr. Smyth ( addressing Mr. Kelley ) Do you chirgo here that these votes or abstracts have been changed ? Kelley Some of the abstracts have been sent back to the county clerks ; wo charge tils ) and name come of the counties , for the purpcso of changing them. The Governor I am rot saying that the return was not In the regular wry , but th'a ' board has autho Ity to return Tor changes It it appears that there Is a noncompllanco In any respect. Kelley The canvassing board or the county clerk have no more authority to do It than any other person. Govcrnci' Don't the law mnkc It Iho duty of the board to return It ? Can't the can vassing board bo compelled to loconvono ? Kelley That Is all right If that Is done If the canvassing board sends to three county canvassing boards and requires them to reconvene to make the changes then we have no protest , but where the secretary of Btnto fiends thcso abstiacts back to the county clerk and asks him to corerct them to til's wo do protest IT WAS IRREGULAR. Govo nor It might bo Irregular without the reconvening of the canvassing board of the coanty , but where the canvassing board ma ) bo icqulrcd to reconvene It would not bo l..csular Kellcy So tint there may bo no misunder standing , If I observe conoctly as you chcHv off tlicse abstracts there n e same that now sho.v that they have been opened , and v\o have Information that others have been opened and returned to the county clerk for correction ami amendment , part of them , and a laigo part of them , wo are not prepared to say Jus. how many , but the necreta y of ijtato maj 1'uow and bo able to clear up this matter. Mr. Portor-pl have no objection ; I would rather tnnko a statement than otherwise and tell all I UnovY , which Is very little , but the gentleman who had this In dliect charge , Mr. Mann , would not Lave any objection to being put under ojth nnd tell how this was done. Mesorvc The question Is whether the can- vnsslac bcnrd has any right to go Into thla nt all until wo discover something that places LI ? upon our Inquiry. Coincll If there nro no dates changed or or to dl llxed I don't see how wo can Kelley We don't say that the election re turns have been tuanised , but every man has a right to knew and understand what was done ; the law provides 'i ' certain pi election for these abstracts , and jart of tceso ab stracts shew upon the face of thorn that thcj have been tampered with atiJ I feel that not only the seororary but evciy official In Ills olllco should ho asked to tell what they know obout this matter. Smith The question before us H this , whether wo shall canvass a part of the envel opes laid before us by the oecietary of state In his tlitlal ! capacity as returned from the counties ; some appear to have been opened ftt some time and thH appeals tcbo la violation lation of the strict letter of the liw , but I don't uncleistcnd jou gentlemen to claim that ttio votes or abstract * from the counties have been changed ; of course , If jou do that pro- cents a question that we will have to pass upon. Kelley That la the purpose of our com ing liere. Smyth You mal.o no direct charge that opy of thcEO returns have been changed , do jou ? Kelley Wo don't know what changes have been mudo. . Smyth Hut you want us to go Into the investigation , or in ether words sen wan , . to thiow out a net to catch us In ? Kelley That la what vo propose to do , to throw out a net when tneso returns como to sou In the way they do Mewve Upon your theory wo can't In- vcctlgato tills et all If wo find the condition 'oor ' sol Cntnrrh and Bronchial Trouble Had no Appetite Now Better In Every Way A Collcato Child. "Somo thnu alnco I took a oudden cold and could not RGt lid of it. Being subject to catarrh anil hronchial trouble I couched terribly. I lost my appetite and grew poor and \\oulc nnd I did not feel Ill.o vork. I begin taking llood'a Baisapa- rlllu. In 11 uhort time tha couh ; distp- jic-arcd , I nloptvoll , liad a good appetite and I wa3 bettor lu every v.aj. Last ppring Ivcs nut { coling vvoll , I had no ap- pt'tlto and no Htrtn th. I reported to llood'a Baraaparilln nnd noon felt moro lllto v. orh. My little nopliow vai n deli cate child aul : had n humor which trou bled him BO ha could not rest at night. IIo haa taken n few bottle.1) of Ifood'j har- luparlllu and no v ho hai n good appctlto nnd la nblo to glej > . " Ilina ABinn J. IAN , South Dazbury , Mnsi. Sarsa- pai'illa l-i tutUiu 1 rue ISIoo.l 1'urlflcr. Allilinj'su$1. ' n > llw l > - st after iliwier G t > ! ll" > i-'IIlo p n , , ; ui digest 01. Vic. of affairs you state ; w-o must not canvons thn votes ot nil ? Kelley You have ft fight to direct tlino canvassing boards to reconvene , but jou can't canvass thcio return * today , because thcso mo not proper abstracts coming to you from the canvassing boards ot the counties. Dai01 nor What do iou claim about thrso jxipcri that they should not bo counted ? Kelley That they have not come to this board ni the law rcqulren to tills board , SMYTH FAVORS INVE3T1OATION. Smyth Unless wo would bo compelled lo hold that because the rcturnn were opened bv the secretary of state before handing them to us , we cannot count these returns unless wo were compelled to hold that the objection as you now make It U not suf ficient , but If > ou mike Iho objection that sjmo ono of these returns have been changed I think then , we should InveatlKato the mat ter , anl for ono , I should bo In favor of mak- InR a thorough Investigation ! Kelley When they como to you on their face clnllciiRcd it is a fact that should bo InvMtlgitod , and I think if > ou will permit the testimony wo arc ready to present wo MM satisfy vou. Governor In the absence of a direct charge , and none has been made , I am lu favor ot orcccojlng with the canvass until wo reach a county which has something about It which suggests that It has been changed or tampered with ; then we should satisfy ourselves by ovl- dcno which we may call for and such ns IB suggested by you. Kelley There are about twenty counties that had the returns sent back for correction and moro than twenty have not come as the law rcnulres. Smyth I think when wo reach a county of that kind wo should have the evidence. Governor I suggest that wo do this. Hero are the papers and files and markings every thing wo havcj Now , then , the matter which wo are looking Into Is the canvassing ot the votes , as shown by the abstracts. I was goIng - Ing to suggest that wo .open these votes or cnclosurei and take the abstracts and examIne - Ino them. And you , gentlemen , are hero , If , as wo go along , any nf jou deslro to call special attention to any of the counties to make known that fact ; wo will then take nn the abstracts themselves cad determine whether wo will go ahead as presented or whether wo will ask for anything further and by that means wo will bo making some nrogrcis. Smyth That la satisfactory to mo. Porter I think It would bo Just as well for me to make a statement of what I know abaut this. .Mescrxe I don't think so. Porter I don't want this board to bo put In the attitude of being a party to anything that occurred In my ofllco , or for anj thing that wo have done ; wilfully wo have douo nothing that wo should not have dono. Moscrvu The question Is w bother wo c n determine the will of the people. Sm > th It Mr Porter desires to state What ho did do with the papers I certainly would not object to his being given an opportunity to do it. or to state It under cath. Poitcr I prefer to make a statement. Kclloj The first county we > call your at tention to is Adams county. It appears to 1 ave been op on Oil before It was presented to this bord by some peroan outside and not irsponslblo and It maj luvo been tampered vvIth for all that wo know. DECIDE TO GO AHEAD. Governor Ilolcomb and Attoiney General Smyth agreed that it would bo best to go ahead cud open the abstracts and a motion to tlat effect carried unanimously. Adams county , the first on the list , was taken up , and the envelope being one of those that hid been opened In the secretary's office flonio time ago , Mr. Kelley made specific ob jection to It , for the reason tl-at It Lad been tair. < cred with , contrary to law. The at torney general &ald ho was In favor of com pelling the protestants to give some proof to back tholr charges , and If they < could not do so. then the board should Ignore their objections A motion to thn effect was put and c-irrled This seemed to bo what Mr Kelley was waiting for , as he at once called rur Mr. Porter to be sworn. Mr. Smyth sug gested that -any questions relative to the evening of the abstracts would be Improper and must bo objected to. Mr. Porter said that he did not know when the abstract from Adams county was rcceved at his ofllcc. He did not reinarntcr of over having seen It , and was not euro that It had been opcaed In his ofllco , and then returned to Adams county for correc tion. Ho Lad made no Inquiry of his clerks as to wlut had been done Ho admitted that he d'd Lot know whether the abstract before him was the original or a duplicate. At this point both Smjth and Meservo ob jected to further questlors along th'e line. Mr. Porter then closed his testimony b > sajlng that a number ot the abstracts had been opened In his office , but he could not tell which ones , or when the opening was lone. WEE3NER KNEW NOTHING OF IT. Deputy Secretary Woesner was called by Mr. Kelly rod asked If ho knew when the abstract fiom Adams county had been opened. He could not remember , and then started to explain who opened It , when the attorney general interposed an objection. Mr. Wcesrer said ho could not tell when the envelope was received , as there was no record of such matters. The chief bookkeeper of the ofllco was called. Ho did not remember the envelope from Adams county In particular , as there were quite a nutnber of abstracts opened. No record was kept ot the receipt of the abstracts. Ho admitted that ho had opened i number of t.io envelopes , and In cnswcr to a question by Mr Kelley , started to tell whrno buslccta It was to examine the ab stracts , when Attorney General Smyth again objected to the line the testimony was taking. The bookkeeper said Mr. Weasner opened some of the envelopes , but ho could not re member who broke the seal of the Adams county envelope-and ho could not tell when It had beoo sent back to the county clerk. There was no record Kept. Governor Ilolcomb remarked that a "good deal of valuable time was being burned , " and asked the protcolanta to hurry along. At the clcao of the testimony the board proceeded to open the returns , and Mr. Kelley made a formal pioteat against the canvassing of any of the votes until It could bo shown , that they had not teen tampered with. The only work done by the board toward making the canvass was to open and exam ine the abstracts. H w > i ascertained that they wcro all In proper form , and an ad journment was taken until morning , when the work will be completed. OlINl * Of I PENDEU , Neb. , Nov. 21' . ( Speelal Tclo- gram. ) A cnso of wholesale polsonli.R oo- curiod at the homo of John Wcborg , three miles southeast of this place thh morn ing , at breakfast. As a result the emlie fain. Ily , consisting of eight or ten poisons , are lu bed and suffering severely , but It Is thought there ia no danger ot any ot thorn losing their lives A phyKiclan remained wlih them all dav Ho pronounced It i case of metallic poisoning , but was not able to locate Its Hourco , Thrift nt ( iriinil Islnmt. GUAND ISLAND , Nib. , Nov. 22. ( Special. ) County Treasurer Thomsson Is able to report - port a condition of affairs this year which pnrl'a5 : never Leforo existed In this or any otJ-cr county of this atate. The tax levy for moti J100.023.0G. Of this sum there was co'U'ctoJ ' en Saturday last the sum of S10G- 23122 , leaving a baUneo uncollo tiM of only $ .1TS3SJ. And the treasurer . sllll has a me/nth and a half In which to collect the same bcfoio the preso'it jcar'a tax becomes duo. . . .WE ecr. Votiog Contest FOR. . . Queen of the lee Carnival MY CHOICE FOR QUUEN POLAU1S IS IJallot Iloxes located nt MlUard Hotel. ISro Hldg , Klnir Pharmacy. 27th and Loavtnworth et . , Chas A. Tracy' * , Ibtli and DoiigU * ; Bhrader's Dniif Blare , North 21h ( and Binara bta. O RI # LOVE , Cnruhal Managers , NOV. 23 I ThU ballot must be deposited within 3 days from date. Coupons iray be mailed within two days to Carnival Drn't. Bea Otllce. Omaha. RECEPTION TO MEIKLEJOIIN Capital City Society Honors the Assistant Secretary of War , GUEST OF THE LINCOLN LIGHT INFANTRY rutictlon nt ( lie llnrrnclin One nf ( lie .Unit llrllllnnt of ( In- Sen-1 neil Lincoln Locnl LINCOLN , Nov. 22. ( Special ) Assistant Secretary of War Mclklcjohn arrived here this forenoon and was met by Major il'echct , Urad Slaughter nnd Company r , Lincoln Light Infantry , under command of Captain A. E. Campbell Mr. Melklcjohn was escorted up town nnd was entertained during the day by Mr. nnd Mrs Drad Slaughter. This even ing the distinguished guest was tendered n reception by the Lincoln Light Infantry at the company barracks , the hall being beautifully decorated for the occasion. These who were In the receiving lire were : Mr. nnd Mrs. Drad Slaughter , Major rochet and wife , Captain A. E. Campbell nnd wife. Ad jutant General Harry and Miss Nash. Music was furnished by the Hagenow orchestra. The city council decided to have no meet ing tonight In order that the members might attend the lecture by Andrew fflosowntor at the university. Hereafter the council meet ings will be hold on Tuesday nights In order that all the Monday night lectures of Mr. Rosowatcr may bo attended. The funeral of W. T. Cole was held yester day afternoon from the homo of the family. It was in charge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and Sons nnd Daughters of Protection , members of the former order acting as pall-bearers. In district court Judge Cornish has been occupied with the case wherein A. L. Shrader sut the German Insurance company of Frecport for $900 on a policy co eilng some goods stored In a llttlo building near hla toy store. Mr. Shrader declares tint when this building burned down last fall It contained a lot of cigars , books , etc. , be longing to him. The testimony of the plaintiff In regard to the contents o the building was not supported by that of the firemen who were present at the lire. Much of the time was taken up by fie at'ornojs who engaged In a verbal battle this after noon. noon.Mrs Mrs Sarah A. Davis , mother of Prof. El- lerj W. Davis of the University of Nebraska , died this morning at 11 o'clock. She < vas 70 ycaia of ago and had been In this city with her son for some time. The funeral will take place tomonow afternoon. The Woman's club held a leceptlon this afternoon for out-of-town club women who arc In the city to hear Jamofl Whltcomb Ulley this evening. A short musical program was given and light refreshments served to all comcis. S. P. Ulgham met with an accident this afternoon while driving along the ctrcct. Owing to deafness ho failed to hear an approaching preaching street car , which struck his buggy and throw Mr. Illgham directly In front of the motor. The motorman managed to stop tiio car Just as It reached the mau , who VMJS only bruised up by his fall. City Dotectlvo Mellck returned from Kan- eas yesterday with ! thoi two men supposed to have broken Into Humphrey Bi others' store about two w.ceks ago. They have a lot of Knives anj razors with them , which wcro brought back as evidence. The men are hard looking diameters and have been Iden tified by parties In town as having been hanging around here at about tiio time of the robbery. Kid Sly , the half-breed who snatched a pocketbook from an aged passenger on the Burlington -train about six months ago , came up for trial before Judge CornUh this morn ing. After looking Into the testlmou } ugalnst Sly his lawyer advised pleading guilty and getting off as lightly aa ho could This \vas done and ho was given two years In the peni tentiary. i Omaha people at the hotels : At the Lin coln E. Marks "E. Hardj , G. P. Dletz and wife , H. D. Neeley , G. N. Hypse. Trial. ' PLATTSMOUTH. Neb , Nov. 22 ( Special. ) The Halght murder case , vvhlcR came up In dlstilct court before Judge Ramsey today , Is exciting considerable Interest. The prisoner , Charles Halght of Avo'ca , has been In Jail hrro since the crlmo was committed In last May. County Attorney Graves gave the fol lowing statement of the facts In the case' On a certain Monday last May William Halght entered a barber shop atvoca and engaged the proprietor In a conversation. Charles Halght entered nhottly afterwards carrying a piano and other tools vvitfi vvhVh ho was to make some repairs In the shop. Noticing his uncle , William Halght , there ho tecnmo wrathy and told him rhat ho didn't wont to hear any moro remarks about him or his family. The old gentleman replleJ that ho had not utteicd a ward on the sub ject and did not care to quarrel over the mat ter , whereupon the younger man who Imd been drinking heavily , struck his uncle on the head with the piano , rendering him un conscious. Iho old gentleman d'ed on Tliurs. day of the same week. Quarrels had been ftcquent In the family previous to this , but had never resulted in blows. Mrs. Halght , wife of the prisoner. Is an invalid and has been confined to St. Joseph's hospital In Omaha for several months , the Is In desti tute clicumstances and friends have provided her with money and clothes to attend her husband's trial. Corn .Ncni'l ) All Ifnsl.od. WINSIDE , Neb , Nov. 22. ( Special. ) Partners have had to stop liuaUng corn during the past week because of the heat In tLo cornfield. Horses and men have suffered from thlo Yesterday the weather changed completely and today a light snow lisa faJlon. With ono week more of favor able weather mc3t of the corn In this vicin ity will bo husked. The corn Is In perfect condition , clean and dry. Cattle are now bolcg tunned into stalks. Some of them are Injured by eating too much dry feed , not being used to It. Jacob Urugger , living about five miles north of Wlnsldc , lobt nine head of line cattle from this cause. Oscar , a boy of 3 > cars , son of Charley Loldtko of this place , oat down In a pall of boiling water and was so badly ecaldcd from hla knees to his waist that ho may dlo. dlo.Eric Eric Miller , living south of Wlnalde , was plowing out potatoes last week when his team became restless nnd dragged him for some distance. Ho wati unconscious when found , but Is recovering. Creitiurry Cniuii.iiiy at T TKCUMSEH , Neb. , Nov. 22. ( Special. ) The Cook Creamery company has org.iilzcd PS follows ; Edward Cook , president ; Asa Emcreon , vice president ; A , H. KIWJ secre. tary and treasurer ; W. II. Keycs , manager. The factory Is already nt work , over 1,500 pounds of milk being handled the ( list day. Saturday night ns Mrs , A. W. Dlock-srafo , living northeast of here , was burning rub- blah In the yard her 3-ycai-old son got In close proximity to the llro and his dress be came Ignited. Ills face , neck and hauda wcio quite badly burned before his mother coild mnother the fire , Tha Epworth Sentinel , Ilov. J. II. Wnsd- cock , editor , a weekly paper , has male Us appeal anco here. If Is published In tbc In terests of the Methodist church. CIOI N to . .lullun I ii > PRBMONT , Neb , Nov. 22. ( Special ) J 0. Duncan , ono of the men who broke jail at the Eamo time "Dig Mike" Wagner did and was arrested In Lincoln two week ; ago , completed hl/s / Jail sentence today. Ho W B Immediate ! } arrested on. the charge of mali cious instruction of count ) property by awIng - Ing off tbo bars of the cell and window. Police Judge Coman found him guilty nnd fined blm MOO and costs. Ho will board It out in the county jail , DrxcrlH HIT lliiHliunil , NIODRARA. Neb. , Nov. 22.-Spr-cal ( ! ) The wife nnd 13-j ear-old daught r of John Stamp , a poor but Industrious man , aban doned his homo Thursday list. Ho had left for Osmond that ma'nlng with a load ef household goods for a mover kUalng them K0odb > o and saying that ho would retnrr Saturday or Sunday morning. Hardly had ho got out of eight ct tavva bcfara M . Stump began YkBHtiatlni ? Iho sale of their personal proprhy Olspmli.t ot eight grow ing hogs , a confM hoi < eioll ! Roods , Riving M her teisorl UMt she dwrd to go to Omaha for medled ! treatment. The husband ictitrned homf , Saturday night to find-only a bedstead ami n stove , while ( i letter told of his wife's departure. She said that she left him until iioecamo | ) possessed of moro wealth , when RIIO wnuM return to claim her " portion nnd that iho "would balk any at tempts he mlgHt innKo for a divorce. l.ooMnir for it Tlilrf. PUNDEK. Nt'l ' > , jN'ov. 22. ( Special. ) Hans Stullcy. a far\nqr \ ( living southwest of this place , eamo tq tojvn ca'ly this morning to take steps to tint ! n man who , until ycstcrdny evening , had been In his employ as a tem porary farm hand , but who , on leaving Still- icj's phco about D o'clock on Sunday evening , took a number of Stullcy'o valuables and clothing. The Pcndcr State bank , at Its annual stock holders' meeting held last Saturday , elected a now board of directors , consisting of John A. Wnchter , John Dlnklnge , W. H , Njo and John Forrest. John A. Wachter wr.a made ptcntdent , W. H. Njo vlco president nnd John Porrest cishlor of the now orsinlritton , II. E. PAte. the former president of this bank has sold his stock to the present stockholders nnd has severed his connection with It. IVnrl Mtiimoit < ! i-t N YORK. Nob. . Nov 22. ( Special Telegram. ) The Jury la the $10,000 damage suit brought against the city or York by Pearl Munson decided that the plaintiff Is entitled to noth ing. The Jurors were out Just two hours and a half. The feature of the trial today was the conflicting testimony Introduced In rebuttal by the plilntlff. The main line of defense , which the city attorney has been following , was based en the ground that Pearl Munson's lameness , alleged to have been caused by a defective street crossing In October. 1800 , came from Inherited hip disease. In denial of the sworn testimony of a physician , the parents of the child tes tified that she had never been treated for such disease prior to her alleged accident. llrlilRc lltitlilliiK- . GREENWOOD , Neb , Nov. 22 ( Special. ) The Cass county bridge gang will In the morning commence putting In a bridge acioss D creek , ono and ono-hnlf miles south of town. They will also put In two btldgca six miles northeast of Greenwood , after which they will put In two near LoulsvlKo. They will then go to Weeping Wato % and put In an Iron bildgc. A no OUT IMitlitlirrla Victim. WEST POINT , Neb , Nov. 22 ( Special. ) Death claimed another victim In the family of Edward Nellgh today. This makes three deaths from dlphthcila In this family. The Board of Health has quarantined the prom ises and hopes to prevent the spread of the contagion. The diphtheria Is of the most virulent tjpe , the bodies of the victims be coming black Immediately after death. Iinsrn a Hit ml. DAKOTA CITY , Neb. , Nov. 22. ( Special ) William A. nllven , n joung farmer living four miles southwest of this place , and son of C. n. Dllvon , had the misfortune to got his right hand caught In a corn shelling ma- chlno.thla morning and so badly mangled as to ciuso amputation , leaving nothing but the thumb of the hand. Context nt IluiiUclninn. I3ENKELMAN. Neb. , Nov. 22. ( Special Telegram ) Papers wcio filed In the county court hero today In the contest case of M. M. Chase against , N. J. Allen. Chase was the populist nominee for commissioner from the Third district , and the returns gave the elec tion to Allen by Q majority oC one. Tno 31 ( n < ; Gathered In. NEBRASKA/ ) CITY , Nov. 22. ( Spe cial Telegram. ) Two moro suspicious charac ters , who were lurking about the city today , were arrested andiwlll bo held to await de velopments In the assault and robbery of Peter Curtis qear Unlcfi last Friday. AMUSEMENTS. * The twenty-seventh recital of the musical department of the Woman's club will beheld hold at the First Congregational church to morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The pro gram at this recital will bo as follows : Gavotte . I3ach-St. Siens Sonata , Op. 31 , No 3 . Uocthoven a Nocturne ; b. Etude ; c. Waltz . Chopin rasclilnssschvvank , No 1 . Schumann av La IlMmJct.i ; b. La. Zlngara ; c Scirf Duieo . Clmmlnndc a. Barcarolle ; b. Caprlco Eipagnol . . McHzkowskI Intermezzo . Dr. von Bulow Humorecquo . Arthur Bird Cr.ullo Song . Alfredo Birlll Etude Mignonno . Arthur Foote Eclogue . Uaff Tarantello . Liszt The new Cuban melodrama. "Tho Last Stroke , " Jacob Lilt's reflex of life and love la Cuba , durtag the present bitter fight for freedom , will be soon at the Crclghton theater for two nights and two matinees , beginning with Thanksgiving matlneo Thursday The story la said to bo dramati cally strong sad deals principally with the adventures of an American serving ns a volunteer in General Gomez's Cuban army. The author Is credited with having done some t'klllful worlr In construction. The love Interest centers In Vance and his wife ( Americans ) , who have become separated through the scheming of Valdez , a Spanish spj , serving in the Cuban army. The patriotic interest is sustained by Unltyd Stales Consul Blake , a breezy , whole-souled official , who la not afraid to hold up the dignity of his country and his flag. The comedy Is furnished by a young lieutenant serving ; In the Cuban army ; a pretty young gltl , a nlcco of the consul and In love with the lieutenant ; an Irish sergeant , a soldier of foitune who Is fighting with the Cubans , paitly bocaufio they are oppressed aad partly for love of a row. A commanding figure in the play Is a Cuban priest and patriot. Will Walling Is again with Al Q. Field's Big White minstrels and IB singing "I Love You In the Same Old Way" nnd other pop ular selections. Mr. Walling Is vocal direc tor for Mr. Field and has arranged a rich setting of vocal gemo for the gorgeous flrat part. Mr. Plold hia always contended that the singing contingent was ono of the meat Important departments of a minstrel com pany , the requirements of which were fio- quently overlooked The minstrels como to the Boyd theater , commencing Wodne&day , November 2,1 ( or two nights and Thanks giving day matinee , November 2D. James Whltcomb Rlley4 comes back to us tonight , He.wlll appair at the Crelgliton under tbo same popular auspices of last week. Tlio poet's program will bo now , Requests aro'-nuraerous for such favorites as "An Old Sweetheart of Mine. " "Tho Tree- toid , " "Ktngry'a Mill , " "Tho Old Man and Jim , " "On the Hanks of Deer Creek , " and "Old Ftoshlonod llobes. " IjfiiuWil Up iv Illi Cloth. William Yo'une was arrested near the Union depot Idsi night , having Iti his pos session a bolti of heavy woolen cloth. Ho IV known to thai police n n re&ulnr lodger tit the station Ho stilted that lie had found the KQoils blowing nfralnst hla feet and Is qultu certain Unit "It was outside of the fciiLp1 G , O , Chase , who Icccpa u restaurant at M7 North SUtethth stieut , put nil his eggs In one basket yesterdiiy nnd during the night some onu culled and carried them awuy. 'llioro were u.e'\o do/.en of them and Imd been placed , with other supplies , In a refrigerator Just oumldo the back door , Vli-H. llnlllntctoa lloolli Onlaliivil. NEW YORK , Nov , 22After the annual meeting of the Volunteers of America , over which Dr , Chauncey M. DfpoA crenlded. Mrs. nalllnpton Booth , In the presence of u liirgo audience In Carnegie hull lieie , was tonight , nrcording to the ritual of the Vol- unteor.i of America , ordained un envunireli- cal mlnlutcr by her husband , Commander Booth. _ WM WoHlrrn I'li-lil brt > rptiir > . BOSTON , Nov. i. , The directors of the Congregational Educational too'c'y nt a t-peclal nuftlnff today elected Itev , Theodore Cilfton of Trinity Station Conpre atlonul Lhuroh Chicago , as the westuiu IleU socro- tnry of the aocloty. OTTAWA WILL COME TO Oil AHA Southern Kansas Torrort to TaoWo Iho Woaloynn Warriors , WARM GAME FOR COACH THOMAS' PETS Crnwfont Scourem n Tpniu \\liloli MakoN 'Km All I'lny Hall Tnrklo'H Trip VHoeil liy the Pncnlty , Ottawa university of Kansas will bo Wca- Icvans' opponents nt Omaha Thanksgiving day. day.Tho The game is settled nt last. The faculty of Tarklo tolcgM-.ihcd Manager Crawford that It would not allow Tarklo to came to Omaha Thanksgiving day because Tarklo had played already five games , the full number allowed Matngcr Crawford went to Tarklo to persuade - suado the faculty to glvo Its consent , but It was too late. The president had already given his decision. Ottawa will arrive in Omaha Wednesday nlht. The team In its whole long career of foot ball has met with few de feats. U U the only college that has suc ceeded In beating the Denver Athletic club nnd this It has three times accomplished. Some of the best known namca In Toot ball In the west are from Ottawa university. Among them Is Potter , Allen and Pondleton of Northwestern ; Hamlll , the holemaker , Kansas' famous guard , Galncs , who now Cilajs end for Kansas ; Toomcy , fullback ot the Denver Athletic club , and Ottawa's old caota'o ' , "Ugly" Ta > lor , the greatest foot ball pacrs ! the west has over produced , Ottawa suffered its first defeat at the hands of Nebraska's strong pcntiant-w Inning team of ' 04 by the sccro of 6 to 0. Ccach Thoiras of Wcsleyan , wh6 Is In the cllv , making arrangements for the big game , sajs that ho prefers to play Ottawa to Taoklo , so that his team can get another scalp , he having beaten Tarklo once already this sea son. Thomas thinks that Wcslejan on Its own grounds can win. The State university of Iowa team will arrive In Council Bluffs Wednesday evening The team will bo followed by a falr-sbed crowd of rooters , who look forward to a hard , close game , In which the lowans will carry away the laurels. Iowa's victory over Orln- nell last Saturday has given the team's fol lowers now courage. Iowa Is confident of superiority , but at the same- time Is not over confident. The game w til bo a hard one. 'S COM'KH. Talk Over Cii-llnu IHUU-ultlcH on tlie I'aclllc Coast. NEW YORK , Nov. 2.J. A conference be tween President Potter of the League of American Wheelmen nnd President Oir of the Canadian Wheelmen's association , rela tive to the Pacific coast cycling dlfllcultles , was held today nt the Waldorf-Astor. Mi. Orr explained the situation to JTr. Potter and told the lonfrue president that v\hllo the Canadian Wheelmen's association did not dtslro to strain Its pleas int relitlons with the League of American Wheelmen , In Justice to Its British Columbia division It could not debai the League of American Wheelmen of the Tnclllc coast from com peting In British Columbia meets. The conference was a friendly ono nnd Mi. Potter took the milter under con sideration. Mr. Orr also asked the cooperation tion of the League of American Wheelnir-n In secuiing the world's meet for Canada In 189J. Mr. Potter then left for Plttsburg , while Mr. Orr returned to Canada. IIONOHS v.u-c's rooT IIM.IJ TEAM. Merit Murks InardtMl to the laill- % lilnal 1'lujern. NEW HAVEN , Conn , Nov. 22.-CMptaIn Rodgers of the Yale foot b-xll eleven to night announced that the following players would bo given "Y" for plajlng- the. Im portant games of the season : M. Emlley , E. L. Marshall , . McBridc , . Brown , T. Do Solles F1. S Chamberlain , C. T. Dudley , Charles Chadwlck , G. T. Cad.valader , A. r. Corwln , II. F. BenJ imin. J J. H izen , John Hall , A. S Post and J. O Rogers. The fol lowing plajers will receive foot ball caps , but not uniforms , birring the "Y : " Charles Klefer , G. 15 Cutten , r. P. Gllmorc , Louis Stoddanl , Fred Allen Oorllbs Sullivan. T. E Fianklln , A P. Marvin , W. P. Slocov- Itck. G. W. Hubbell , A. AV Abbott. . Mc- Parland , Haymond McGce and Walter U Connor. A banquet to Captain Rodgers and the iplnjors was given In the Yale commons to night by Manager J. I Tllson. . Gorman IH 1 .11 III Out. j NEW YORK , Nov. -Charles Goff , the California mlddlew eight , knocked out Paddy Gorman of Aus-rallo , In the tenth round of what was to have boon n twonty-iound bout before the Waverly Athletic club at Yon- kcro tonight. Goft's advantage In height nnd teach wai too much for Gorman to over come. Tno latter fought framely and when In the tenth round , In sheer desperation , lie started mixing1 It , ho wai hit on the Jaw mltli a stralgut right hand punch that laid him prone on his baclr , where ho remained until carried to his coiner. lliitertaluitieut la On next Saturday Joe Walcott , the dusky ox-llghtw eight champion wio was recently defeated by George Lavlgna In San Fran cisco , nnd George Dlxon will pass through the city on their way from , the coast Fol lowers of the manly art have about com pleted airanjrementH for a llltlo sporting o\cnt im which the two boxers , vlll give an exhibition. The present plan Is to hnvo Al Miles , the colored Chicago boxer v\ho lecontly met Paul Murray of this city , KO against Walcott and. to put Fred O'Noll against Dlxon "Ilimtoii lloj " Itoiiuhl ) Handled. BALTIMORE , Nov. 22. Jerry Marshall of Australia mndo a chopping block for two rounds of Jimmy Obey , better known as the "Boston Boy. " and then knocked him out at the Empire Athletic club hero tonight In the presence of a big- crowd of local sports and visiting- racing men. The bout was utterly devoid of science , und Obey was outclassed fiom the start. Both are ncgiocs. Downfall of n Joekey. ST. LOUIS , Nov. 22. Tom Small , once a. 'famous ' Jockey , was tried In police couit today on the charge of begging- and given two hours to leave the city. Hewas the oldest Jockey on the turf. FIve years ago ho wa worth $10.000 and was a familiar llg- uro at Litonla , Slicepshoad Bay nnd Graves. end. Ho Is C'J years of age. Drink was lila nemesis. Michael IN MiiUlnn Mono ) . NEW YORK , Nov. 22.-Tho Herald tomor row will say : Dave Sharer , manager for Jimmy Michael , the Welch racing- bicyclist , soys Michael It ) not matched against Chase , the BnKllBhman , nor are nogotlatlonH under way to match the pair with a fabulous Bum at stake. Michael , ho said , had earned $20,000 slnco coming to America. < hc HorMp Ouiiorn Dniin. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 22.-Thi'r0 Is se rious trouble between the California Jockey club anil the recently organized Horse Own ers' Protective association. Thn club , of which T. H. Williams is president , controls the Oakland track , and members of the association have expressed dissatisfaction at JH.8lro of..th.P Pursts given President Williams called the owners nrouml him nnd lorn thorn that whan men began ncltntlon nlmlcal to tha turf Interests In California ho would a k such rwrsons to withdraw from the Oakland track. Ho demanded that Chnrles Boots , the loader of the horne own. crs1 movement , return his liailgo nml tnkc his string from that track. Later the own ers apppolntrd n. committee to meet Prest- dent Williams nnd endeavor to have his order rescinded Should It bo enforced , complications which cannot all bo fortseen nro expected to affect the winter rnclnp both at Oakland nnd nt InglesUlf. TlKPrn Itetitru Home. PRINCETON. N. J. , Nov. 22-Thc Princeton - ton foot ball tcnm returned to this town last night , accompanied by the conches nnd trainers All of the men are in gooil condi tion phyMcilly nnd appear none the worse for t'io ' brulips nnd Jolts received In 'ho con test with Yilp They nro greatly depressed over the unexpected defeat. tor Slnd' Stream * . The Etnto fish car Ins started lives' over the Elkhorn rallroid under charge of Su perintendent O Brleii , carrying 5,0 < X > ye irllng Inss , 4,000 vearllnp carp , l.SOO > earliiK ! crop pies nnd TOO yearling catfish , which will bo distributed to applicants along the Elkhorn aa fur Most as cuadran , It'llrlcn to Hex IliirRe. LONTiON , Nov. 2i-Dlck O'Brien , the Bos ton middleweight , who dcfcited Frank Craig"the Harlem Coffee Cooler , " at the Olympic Athletic club , Birmingham , last month , has signed nrtlelcsvlth Dick nurgo to box twenty rounds for $7M nt the Olym pic club December 7. ItllUan ! IXIill.ltlon. L. L Magnus , three-cushion carom and fancy bllllardlst , will glvo an Interesting ex hibition of his fancy shots at Foley it Cole's billiard jnrlor tonight at 7:30 This exhi bition Is free. All lovers of the > g-amo nro cordlilly Invited to F O this expert play. riRlit to n Draw. PITTSnuna , Pa. , Nov 2i-Jack McClel land of Plttslmrg fought Joe Bernstein of Now York eight rounds to a ( Iran tonight before n , largo audience. The bout was ono of the host seen hero for a long time. Heaths of n Ia > . LONDON Nov. 22. Sir Charles Edward Pollock , baron , of the queen's bench division of th ( . high court of justice , dleJ jcsterday In his 7fith > ear. NEW YOUK , Nov. 22. The first death In the new Astoria hotel occurred lost night suddenly William F Burden of Newport , H I , , died while picparlng to dine In his apartments Heatt failure is thought to bo the cause. Ho was 40 jenrs old SAN FUANCISCO , Nov 22 Dr. Michael C. O'Toolo , the distinguished surgeon and oculist , died late last night. The cati o of death was pneumonia. He was III only four days. Ho was a native of Wexford , Ireland , and was 03 years of age Ho was a member of many sclcntlfla societies and an active worker In the Irish cause. ATLANTA , Ga , Nov. 22 John Hjan , sr. , a pioneer citizen of Atlanta , and one of the richest and most widely Known men In the south , died at hU home today of jilralysls. Mr. Ujon was born In Dublin , Ireland , about 71 years ago , and emigrated to America , coinIng - Ing to Atlanta In 1852. DENVER , Nov. 22 Carl II. Johnson , su- poi tntrcdent for the noted Gojser Mining company of Boston , which has expended $2- 000.000 In developing a property at Silver Cliff , Cole , Is dead , aged Gi jears The Sil ver Cliff Is the deepest In Colorado and at 2 200 feet , Is Just coming Into the rich ore body which Mr. Johnson was confident ox- ibted at gloat depth. BOSTON , Nov. 22 Mrs. O'Reilly , widow of the late John Bojlo O'Kcllly , the patriot , poet and author , died at her homo bete to day of pneumonia. CLAY CENTER , Neb. . Nov. 22 ( Special ) D D Noble , aged 87 years , died jestertaj at the residence of his daughter , Mr * . C. P Dotwcller , of this place. Mr. Noble was one of the pioneers of Clay county. His daugh ter , Miss M. L. Josle Noble , his charge of toe primary department of the public school. ST. LOUIS , Nov. 22 Judge Cecil Scott , for many jears ono ot the jnost conspicuous members of the St. Louis bar , died this morning of paresis. Ho carafe from New York fifteen jears ago , where he scrvcil several terms as circuit judge. Chris Vender der Abe. the base ball magnate , was one of his later clients In this clt > . ATLANTIC. la. , Nov. 22. ( Special ) Claude Coppellir. aged 20 , after two weeks' Illness of t > phold fever , died last evening Funeral cervices will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. He was a meinbar of the Knights of Pjthlas and Whitney hose company. He leaves a wife and ono child NEW 'YORK ' , Nov. 22. Dr. Julius A. SKI1- ton Is dead at 4ils homo In Brooklyn , aged 04 years. He performed distinguished service as a surgeon during the wur , later as a war correspondent and as consul general In Mexico. CINCINNATI , Nov. -Solomon L. Sharp , well known ns n turfman , died sud denly here tonight , aged 43 years. He was the principal owner of the track at New port , Ky. , and had for jears been Inter ested In pool rooms. Ho came from a prominent family at Bowling Green , KJ- . Ho lost all his inheritance , was at ono time a "tout" In Now Orleans , and after various vicissitudes In fortune died worth several hundred thousand dollars. . \etl > lt > III 'IV tax CnUIe. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Nov. 22. The ac tivity In cattle trading continues unabated. McFadden of Vlctotla and his syndicate sold 7.000 cows to Gibson , Parkinson & Co. at ? 20. H. G Austin of this city sold 2.000 cows to 13. II. East and Davis Stone spld a himllar number at ? 18 , and Hobert Grllllth sold Storer K. Fleming1 1,000 steers nt $2) ) . The sales aggregated 10,600 head , bringing $199,000. StrmIionrd I'luiit HeHiniie.s Work. CINCINNATI , Nov. 22. The Enquirer's special from Anderson , Iml. , saj's : The straw board plant In this cltj % and thirty- two In the nation controlled by the new trust , resumed operations tonight nnd will run night und day. It will bo necessary for all to closedown about two months out of every year , the total consumption being only CM tons dally , while the production Is BOO tons. I'arilonpiL ! ( he I'reNldeiit. CHICAGO , Nov. 22. Frederick W. Grlflln , who nn assistant cashier embezzled $50,000 from the Northwestern National bank nnd who was'sentenced to flvo years In the Jollct penitential j' . was pardoned today by President McKlnlej' . Grlflln confessed to the crime April 4 , 1S9" > , a Tow weeks later was spiitcncud In the United States court and has nerved a llttlo moro than two years of his term. fiooil HniiilH Contention. ST. LOUIS , Nov 22 Several hundred del egates mere present this morning when the Missouri good roads convention was called to order In Mnsonlo temple. DIstliiBtilHhed Ml.isoiirlunH from every part of the Htalo , as well ns many prominent men from other ( .tales , are Iitto to participate In the con vention and further trto treed roads movo- rnent. The convention will bo In session two days. Hunk I'rcHlileiit Inilleteil. GOUVEUNEUU , N. Y. , Nov. 22. The United StatOH grand Jurj' at Auburn has In dicted Luke Usher , president of the Na tion Bunk of Potsdam , vvlilcli failed Jan- uarj21 liiut. 1 he-re are eleven counts In the Indictment The nllPKntlonn charge Usher with misappropriating $700,000. "THE AOADEMEB DE MEDEOINE OP FEAHOB ' HAS PLACED ( "THE QUEEN"OF TABLE WATERS" ) AT THE HEAD OF ALL THE WATERS EXAMINED FOR PURITY AND FREEDOM FROM DISEASE GERMS. " BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTIONS , j Sll.Vntl SMKI.TKU.S TO COVIllINK. To Or/tnnlur n .lolnt 1 ( < ltliiK Auotior fop 'Iholr Product. NEW YOUK. Nov. 22. A conference was held In this city today between representa tives of the lorRost silver smelling and re fining works In the United Stitcs The conference will conllcuio throughout the week. Ono of these present at the confer ence todav said : "We are meeting simply for the nutposo ot creating greater Imrmony among the smelters and refiners. U In true that wo are looking toward consolidation but not consolidation la the sense ot a silver trust. What wo want to do Is to establish the smelting nnd rollnlni ; companies Into Joint agenclc-j. so ( hat the prepared metal may hive readier ilc. Our Idea In lo Invo a committee , In which each company will bo represented , which shall Indicate whom each amount of stock shall bo placed Each company being of equal standing with the others and having eqtnl authority , there will bo no such sovcro competition as there has boon In our former exvorlencp. The following companies wcvo re-prcientcd tit today's conference : Omaha A Grant Smelt ing and Refining company , Kansas Olty Con- soltdalcd and Refilling company , Chicago & Aurora Smelting and Kenning company , Pueblo Smelting and Kenning company. Great National Mexican Smelting company of Monterey , Mexico , and Aguas Callcntes , Mex ico. Olmmlirn of CIIIIIIIUTL-C Ittniiiiii-t. NEW YOUK , Nov. 22-McmlidH of the Chamber of Commerce nnd their piiost" ) to the number of 4JO v\lll attend the 129th annual dinner of that organisation tomor row night at Delmonlco's. Alexander Orr , the picMldont , will preside and the Bpeech ot the night v\lll be made by Lyman .1. Gage , the currency question. Two SliM'itprN .Inint | | InTruck. . IlUrrALO. N. Y. . Nov. 22.-Two cars on the rear of u West Shoio train Jumped the tr.ick In the Now Yoik CVnlral yard today , ono of thorn toppling over on Its side. Theies , i MoC.uthv of Detroit , Midi , vv.m severely injnted and was taken to a hos pital. lidlcr ( "nrrlpr Oclx ThriM' ArarH. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 22Jiulgo Elmer H. Adams In the United States dlstilet court todiy tientcncod Liwrenco J. O'Neill , a loiter carries , to three ears In tlu peni tentiary , for theft of letters O'Neill was attested by mc.ins of decoy Icttets. requirements nre perfectly met in Wool Soap. 'llietc may be more expensive soaps , but none Better. / / ts iib- ' 'solntdj-pint. For the bath it is pleasant , sooth- ins and delight * ful. ful.'I 'I here's only one soap that \\on't slit ink woolens. You "lust choose be- My Mama iwishMlno UBOJ Hnu tvveen no t > oap and Going to the Send jour address for particulars , maps Itinerary of the "Dawson City Hcllet Expedition" Bml other tralca. Weekly service Jinuarj 1C from Seattle by steamer to Fort WranROl , thcnco by the Klondike llapld Transit Glover Locomotives recommended bj the Hon orable Secretary of War over River , Lake and Land , arriving five months earlier than by any other sjstem of transportation , address , KIOMIKi ; SNOW . ion Til Y-NSIT CO. , IIO-UOS ( iieat Northern IIMtr. , ChleiiKO. JOSEPH LADUE , President. E. I. ROSENFELD , General Manager. C Patton nnd llurqcss , M.injjorj. Telephone 1919. o.M < v ONE : MOIII : I'KitromiA.'scK. TONIGHT The distinguished dramatic stars P.DVVI.Y MM/TON ll ( > \I.i : oilll siinN v rinrnii itovi < n supported by a company ot acknowledged merit In the romantic comedy- Prices Lower Floor , $1.00 and 73o ; balcony , Too and Me. In rosunnsoto a universal demand , will appear at THE CREIGHTON i n ? Ro sorVL'il Sea y A Pricos. , LO 25s , 50j & 75c PAXTONNIIUIJUR93 , Telephone WEDNESDAY TllUUbDAY THANKSGIVING DAY M1TIXEB THE AL , Gr. FIELD BIG MINS'J'RKLS 6O PEOPLE ON Till , bi'AGK 60 The Top Iiiiiora of the Bjislnosn Al. . . G. PIELI ) . HILLY VAN , TO MM V , J > ON- NELLY. DOU ( MJKJLin' . JJSii'll ( ; LAl'Lr.UU , 1UN ( jUINIjJN , Prices J&c-V-7Ci-fl 00 , Matlneo and Evenlnjr seats now on gale. I'nxloni liurijoss , Mjrs. lo1. UJI. Two NlghtH nnd Two Matinees , Heglimlns ThankHKlvliiK Day. TIIUIISDAV NOV. 25- JACOB I ITT'S Mammoth Scenic Production of the Suc cessful Cuban Play , THE FOR LAST FREE CUBA STROKE. Prices , 25c , DOc , 75c , Jl.00 Matlneo nnd Evening , Scats now on sale. 1KP U , Our Kltli mill Dm rniiort .Stn. ( J ( UiHTH ; I2VIJIIY Mlir ! 7i l ) TO la Madmen TuenJay , Tliuinday ami BnlurJ.iy , 2.3 IIIH WKICK'I ATTH.\rrH Si _ . MAJOR OII > nii.I > NVurM'a Kti.utcl drum innjur. ANNA KIM AN Violin BoloUit IIUNK : JIII.I.IJH hopmnu I'l'UITA UUlo Oitd Hhowcr , KIW1INI3H S lolM -niim vorniiit. .S HDV OIIOIIISTIIA : , MOTELS. THE MILLARD liUli and Douglas Sis , , Oinalm OENTUALLV LOOATEU. American plun , J-.OU pvr iluy up. Kuropuun plun , tl.OOporduy up , J. IJ. MAUKHL&SON , PropB. BAUKEB HOTEL. TIIlUTUK.Yril AM ) JO.NbS STHUIOTS. 110 room * , battii. ttcum tieai and all modern coi > cnltnct . Haiti. II to uiid 1200 p r < UX. -ruble unexcelled , rfpecitl lour ratt * to rttulii boarder * DICK 4UITU. Mtuagtr.