THE CM ATT A DAILY BEEtt TTNDA\r , yOYBMPBll 38. 1807. Omaba. Not. 23 , 1S37. Elegant Creations for It is reasonable that the bulk of the selling should be where the assortment is greatest Black Dress Goods were never more popular than now Our prices , 25c to $2.5o , with a score of prices in between and every piece means the highest values at the price BLACK These DRKSS goods nro OOODS scnrco everywhere - where but horo. All MOO ! serges nt 29C. retired .Tac- quiit ill nt JI5c. lliocndoit NOVOl- lleS nt 37 40. rictired 1'obblo Novelty ( bOe , All Woof German Novelty Me. All Wool Surah Tiiiicy Jucquards G9c. All wool Fancy Orntltoclntli,4H | Inch , very styl ish. 70c. All wool Qrunlto cloth , vorv now , wosus beautifully , 48 Inch , 7CC , iAll wool Btorm Serge mohair finish- would bo cheap at $1.00 50 Inches wldo our price 75c. All wool Satin Duche.'se Novelty a beautiful silk finished material would bo cheap at $1.2j 50 Inches wide our prices S"io. Farlq Novelties * In silk nnd wool nnd mohair und wool nnd thov are as un- maichnhla ns over $1.00 $1.23 $1.50 nnd $2.GO per ynrd. IIS THE Tlio vary cliolcost choosing SILKS for vivluo ecckers will bo found In the bilk stock for Monday's soiling. Extra value Rustling Taffetas G9c. Best Rustling Taffeta manufactured -SJc. The beat values ever offered In velvet- ocnt Sfi different colors only COc per ynrd. Our 27-Inch all silk black satin duchcsso at $1.23 would be considered cheap at -$1.75. SKIRTING All wool Skirting Klan- FLANNELS nols ut 20c pur yard 28 inches wide. Si-Inch wldo all wool shrunk Skirting Flannels .it $1.00 pur yard. Skirt Patterns all wool non shrinking and frut colors at $1 Oi ) etch 28-Inch wldo Skitlug Flannels at 30c Ko per yard. Cream embroidered all wool Flannels nt 35c , 30c , OK ; , 75e , Me , $1 , $1.10 per yard , HANDKERCHIEFS. Now cIToch in footing : and hico trimmed Handkerchiefs. Hand made ut $1 00 nnd $1 2 > each. Kmbroltlertd Lite Handkerchiefs luc. 2IJe , Ce , 75c , $1 00 and ui > Just what you w.uit for Chrlhtmas Rifts. WARM KNIT le-n Wool Sqimrs in GOODS blaelr and crcuin from SOo to yj.f Wool Fasclimtoi1 * 23c fiOe and 7" c each. L idles' black wool leggings S."c , ind $1 a pilr. Hisses' black wool Leggings G.JC73c and S3c a pair. Children ! ! ) Lggslnprs lOc SOc and COc a pair. Children's Shields at 73c a pair. CORSK'IS Dr. Dr.War War- nor's No. 833 is do ing-nod from the ino-,1 approved Kicnuli pattcm. And wo rccim - nuipil H to sill liullos of iiver- a u luurodiHlr- w list full foini e.irsot. His light weight , soft ami | , II. ii. in ( d t'n ' ) wi'iiri'r Undo of fine Jean boJy sateen strips boned busts two tide atce'.1 * trimmed with silk Gel man edge hen\- lly boned iwlth corallnc Price $1.01 each. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR Two Items of unusual \ulucs Ladles' Muslin Drawers umbrella rufllo hemstitched effect at SOc per pair. lluslln Gowns extra value Spanish Jacket effect edged with embroidery nt 5 ! > c each. UNDERWEAR Lndics1 Groy ribbed , wool vests nnd pants , very good quality TOP each. ladles' black wool Vests and Pants $1.00 each. Kid let * heavy fleeced lined cotton Com bination Stills "Onelta" style COc each. Children's natural wool and camel's hair Umlonvrenr In all sizes. Uoya' ribbed fleeced lined cotton Vests nnd 1'ants 25c each. KID The ( 'onuino Cos tor Glove GLOVES The Trototisso Clasp Glove. These two well kno.vn makes need no Introducilon mnde from real kid skins. Our $1.50 Glove In tans browns rods pjreen white and black self embroid ered nnd fancy stltchln ? are recom mended for their good rearing qual ities. LADIES NEW COATS Watchful ness in the inarkot at a , time when manufacturers - rors are anxious brings us a harvest of choice tilings for present selling. IVulles' Ciipe made of heavy caterpil lar boucle cloth very wldo sweep 30 inches long nil silk lined price $ S.50 ; easily worth $12.00. Pludh Cape ° , SO Inches long- , made with out a seam , trimmed round the collar and down the front , handsome , black serge silk lining price $10.00. Lndles' heavy Bouclc Coats latest style , all hatln lined-price $10.00. CURTAINS AND The Holiday season DRAPERIES is at band nnd every person is thinking of selecting proper Christinas gitts. To a gentleman who la not so well In formed of the wl 'ip.s of his alfe anil family wo would like to suggest 'o call and Inspect our Lace Cuitnln deput- ment , In which he will llml an assort ment and prices most pleasing to tno best of critics. Nottingham Lace Curt ilns full length It $1 00 , 51 2S , tl.M ) , $1.73 , $2.00 , $2.50 , $3 CO , Jl 00 and J3.CO per pair. BiUbxcls Net Curtains white and ecru at $750 , $ O.CO. $1000 and J12.30 per pair. Doub'e-f.lcptl printed Can on Flannels , 2 $ Inches wide veiy suitable for drap eries and portieres at Iflc pel yaul. NOTIONS Sterling Silver Ntneltied. We have ju t received a choice assoit- incnt. of Sterling Mounted No\ol let- very nice for presentation pui poses langlng in price fiom 20c to $3.00. Curling Iron" . Whisk Bioo-ms , Hat nrusho- ! , Hutton Hooks , Letter Open- eis. Null Files. Nail Uiushes , Eraser , Stump lioxes. Hat Marks , Shoe Horns , Tooth IliusheF. Scissors , Hair Uius'iea and Nail Polishers. AOENT5 FOR Patterns lOo antt McCALL PATTERNS loc. None better no matter bow much yon -pay. SUPERB TABLE LINENS With Christ man day just a few wouks ahead w o , glvo timely direction to your thoughts by calling attention to bountiful table linens , Napkins and other tabjo ac cessories. Those are. always In demand , but es pecially o for Christmas time. The nrtlst presents , with credltablo faithful ness , one of the newest patterns In damask , which wo mntc In Napkins , Hut at best any penciled reproduction must hick the beauty nnd richness which these linens present. All or dered months ago In Scotland and Ire land and delivered free of the advanced tariff rates. They are based on that l > a ls nnd to comprise n. buying oppor tunity of an unusual character. HOSIERY Ladioa' Vicuna Cashinoro Fancy extra long hose in as sorted Scotch Plaids Sl./iOpair. / Ladles' blark ribbed wool Hose seam less with double too and heel 33c pair 3 for Jl.OO. Ladles' black cotton supctlor silk lleeced Hose , ex.ra heavy , with ranco split solo 3T > c pair. Franklin's fast black heavy cotton Rlcy- cle Hose , double yarn , warranted not to crock just the thing for school boys 23c pair. Children's black ribbed Cashmere Hose , with double knees 3oc pair , 3 for $1.00. Inffints' ribbed Cashmere Hose , abso lutely fast black , with colored silk heel nnd too -only 23c pair. BED CLOTHING Havu you plenty of Blnnkuts and Com forts to keep off the chill. Wo have studied your wants and can futnlsh you with comfoi t. Note a few of the Inducements At $3.00 a pair Well made White nian- kets CSxOO extra he ivy quality , with enough cotton in them to s-ecure good laundering. Robe or Wrapper Illankots In new de signs and colorings special value at $ J 00 each Comfortois Just received , another lot or those line homemade Comforters , filled with laminated cotton , sllkollnc cov- eied , as lofty as a down quilt and full of warmth size C\7 feet at $200 each. For the little ones , We liave just re ceived a noA1 line of Cilb Comforters , sllkollne co\er l , milled edge , filled with line cotton those that boughtl them before will appreciate the value COo eucn. MEN'S FURNISHINGS Mon's ' heavy unit wool gloves at SOc. Too and Sl.OD u paiif. Moil's double bavony wool mittens , 30o nnd OOc a p ilr. Men's uxtiu heavy double wool mitten" , ? .V a pillr. ( Joy's woolen mlttons ' . " > u , L pilr. Men's Lined Gloves extra value at $1.00 , $1. " > 0. $1.73 and $2.00 a pair. Cashmere Mufllei * in light and dark col ors 30c each. Cashmeio Mulllcrs In dark colors only 73 cents. Way'b Mulllet" Jl.OO each. Gieenwood's Champlan Kar Protectors " 3c and SOc a pair. I ml a. half ago that the governor vvao out In a long open letter to the public replying to charges which hail been made against him by Churchill and Uussell that he had tried to obstruct the Investment of the school fund , in which he took positive giouml that ft was not only the right liut the duty of the state board to purchase all of the bonds of nolvcnl counties that might be offered on terms equal to or better than the ibcst that could bo seemed on the open maiKet. In pursuance of this policy Governor Holcumb prcssiucd resolutions for the Investment of the .schooi fuml in United States bonds , which were then quoted In the neighborhood ot 118 , and instated that there was no dllllcultj whatever In paying the premiums required to secure them. That part of the governor letter Avhlch rclatts to this subject In the light of the now turn taken by the state board pre sents aomo verj Interesting reading. It was dated June , 1&9G , und Is as follows : "I have alvvajs been of the op'ulon that the bc-ird should purchase all Nebtaska county boiuls * Issued , until th'.a entire fund has been Invested , that tbeio was a mutu ality of Intercuts between the counties issu ing the bonds cod the state , as the Interest earned by those Investments woultl all re turn to the different coiintlCH for the benefit * of the common schools I have alwii ) ex pressed the tiellef that the board should pur chase those bondb bearing as low rate of interest as they could be sold for tu the markets at par , or , In other words , that the board should pay as much or a shade more than other Intending purchaser1. This IB the poaltlqn I have invariably assumed In tlio Investment of these funds and I bcllave It to be the ceily logical conclusion to reach. It la the duty of the board to purchase three bonds yielding as fair rate of Interest as can bo obtained for the benefit ot the tem porary school fund , but I contend that such Investments must , be made solely with ref erence to their fair market value and that the board should bo ready so Icag as thli ( und lemalns uninvested to duplicate any botm flJo offer that may bo made. Good No- bra/ilia county bonds , as every well Informed person knows , can be floated In the 'market at par when drawing .from 4 to 6 per cent Interest , and If the board obtains any of them It will have to take them bearing Bucli rates of Interest. The statement that inicb. purchase * baa a tendency to reduce the earning capacity of the school fund so invcbted is cmtlrely unsupported , either b > reason or experience CONCLUSION IS REPUGNANT. "As to the statements made and reltei- ated In these soveial articles that a premi um oiiinot bo legally paid out of the perma nent school fund for this class of securities , I d n 10 to say that this Is , perhaps , a covert intimation that when the test conies , If wo should ever be nble to reach that point , a msjoilty of the board will be of the opinion that It is Illegal to pay a premium out ot the permanent school fund , the logical con- eUidlon of which would be that It la likewise Illegal to purchase at a dlrcount , and that wo would be. lestrlcted to the purchase of bonds at par or obtain them from brokers or others who might be willing to detaeh coupons , ss has been done In the pact , In payment of hiich picmiums. "This pioposltlou has not only beep ad vanced through the PICKS , but at mo'tlnga of the board objections to the payment o premiums out of this fund havu been made , nnd so far the boa'd has peislsu-atly refused to make any offois to purchase bonJs except by the detaching of coupons , hero a pa > - mnnt o. ' piomlum has been iciiuncd. "This constnotion jilv n to the law is en tirely unwuiranted It IH ioriraiy to the opinion of the supreme court as found in 15 Nob. page ( .85 , where It is held that premiums may legitimately be paid out of the permanent school fuml ; that tut true question to be determine. ! Is whether the In vestment of vvlutfivcr sum may bo agreed upon is a proper ono , and that tmistlon is left entirely to the Judgment of the Hoard of Kducatioual Lands and Punds , nor Is there anything In the constitution or the law pro- hlblting the payment of a premium wherever It may bo required. In order that this fund may bo profitably Invested. There nai also been established by the action of this board heretofore , a well defined precedent for the Investment of this fund In this manner. An examination of the records of the Board , of IMucattunal Lands and Funds discloses that heretofore In many Instances premiums have been paid out of the permanent fund and the bonds purchased upon an agreed rate of Interest lower than that denominated In the boinl. To illustrate ; February 8 1S94 , the records show that the board pur chased $150,000 DouglaH county 4 % per cent bonds upon a basis of 4 per cent , paying therefor $100.893.75 from the permanent echool fund , or $10,893.75 moro than the face of the bomlK. Further , on Juno 5 , 1894 , the board authorized the purchase of $17000 Nanco county bonds for $18.565 31 , to be paid out of the permanent school fund. These bonds dievv Interest at 5 per cent and were purchased on a 4 per cent basis , a premium of $1 Bfij.31 being paid therefor. HAS BEEN THH CUSTOM. "Nearly all other Investments obtained In the last few jears were secured In the same manner , and whllo the securities purchased may exp'chs a high iato of Interest , the In vestment In fact yields only from 4 to 5 per cent , which Inures to the benefit of the tem porary school fund. "i\ceptlng a small Issue of $0,500 Valley county 4'i per cent bonds which lay In1 the treasury vaults for many months patiently awaiting the action of the board finally taken , as shown by the records , the 3d of this month , all bonds which have alieady been purchased or which there appears to be any Immediate prospect of securing , unless dif ferent methods are pmsued than those now employed , have been , alioady mentioned. It I ? proper to remark here that the $100.000 Saunders county bonds the purchase of which has been BO vociferously announecd , are not to bo Issued during the pre nt year , and at the rate this fund Is Incieaslng there should accumulate In the state treasury be fore the first of the year an amount sufllclent to purchase them without regard to the fund noft on hand There was also a motion adopted at one of the meetings of the board to purchase about $30,000 of the outstanding state relief bonds , provided they draw -1 per cent Intel est , hut whether the party holding thoao bonds will part with them at this rate la , BO far as I am Informed , problematical awl very uncertain. Likewise a motion In structing the treasurer to purchase $3r > ,000 llojd county bonds , adopted April 18 , 189G , does not insure the early employment of that amount of the state's idle school fund. As far as I am informed , no further steps have been taken In the matter. "Dy reference to a rcpoK made to the state legislature and contained In the Nebraska House Journal of 1893 , which should bo ex amined by all persons Interested In this sub ject , It will bo seen that but o very small proportion of the bonds then held as on In vestment for this fund bearing a higher rate of Interest than 5 per cent were purchased at par \alue. U will bo noticed that of < he amount expended for bonds up to that time a very largo percentage were bonds bearing not over 5 per cent or were purchased at a premium , paid cither In cash or by clipping coupons for accrued Interest or premiums. "Tho above are but fair illustrations of the methods employed In the purchase of these bcods and , whllo It may be stated that bonds now held draw even RS high as 10 per cent Interest , It should bo remembered Umt premiums Imvo been already paid very greatly lowering the rate ot Interest , and that largo amounts ot these bonds have here tofore been purchased at a rate as low OB 4 per cent. PllKSRNT INVESTMENT DESIRED. "What irdeslred Is the pres'nt Investment of these funds and not contracts to Invest It at some remote or uncertain period la the future. Such agreements to purrhuao do not Insure the Investment of this Idle fund , for large sums are constantly being paid ! n which way be cmrlojeJ to meet these con tracts , leaving the present enormous fum Undisturbed. ' tr.A "U IS no ilef ns'to ' nay that more ot thl fund has boon Invcitcd If suoh la the case than over horetiVfWdurlng thn ssr.io perlo.1 for the reason llitff u )8 ) | ncun bent on th board to keep thirtii-0 | ) [ , . , ,1 invc-itml t nl times. Neglect tb'-'to * ) | a Mlluro to cum ply with the law. ' "It Is a malM r no conssiuonco to m which member 'rtf'JiP ' boaiM may he Instru mental In secunntr1 the Investment ot an ; part of the fuml. "r consider It my duty ti evert every effort 'tb secure the Investmen of this fund as' rpvldod by law , and 1 shal not discontinue1 myrfforta until the state I icallrlng Intcrcrt on every dollar of th'si funds. " J" Jll . - A florin th. 03CHOLA. Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Special. ) Tin Women's Hrllef corps of J. V Reynolds pos ami the Sons of Veterans undertook to pro Vlilo a dinner for the old veteran * and tholi families on , Thanksgiving ; After the dlnnci there was an entertainment , consisting o speeches , singing and violin , solos. Judge T H. Sauuders , who Is the commander < of thi post , led off with a welcoming address am was followed by Hon. J. M. ( Mickey on ' Oui Country. " Fred Tlmine on "Tlio Women1 ! Kellef Corps. " O.'D. iKaton for the "Sons o Veterans , " and Rev. L. K. Smith for "Oui Quests. " At the Methodist Episcopal cliurcl Ilev. A. J , Hess , pastor ot the Gerrnai Methodist Episcopal church dellverci an address. It was a uiiilon service o all the churches and the church was flllei with an appreciative audience. The churcl was beautifully decorated with flowers am potted plants. SHBLTON , 'Nob. ' , Nov. 27. ( Speetal.- ) Thanksglvlng day was generally observe hereUnion services were held Ii the Presbyterian church and were well at tenJcd , the sermon being preached by Uov 5Ir. 'Broolcer ' of the Evangelical donomlna tlon. The president's proclamation wai read by Uov. C. C. Wilson of the IMothodls church. Meat of the stores were closed dur Ing the noon hour and public dinner wai served In Melsner's hall by the Ladles' En terprlso society of the Methodist Eplscopa church and was well patronl/ed A bazai was held In connection. Itwas liberal ! : patronized. HAUVA'UD ' , Neb , Nov 27. ( Speclal.- ) Thauksglving day was generally observed bj our people In the customary way. At 10-31 a m. union service was held at the Metho dist Episcopal church , with sermon by Rev Elliott of the Christian church. STELLA. Neb. , Nov. 27. ( IJpeclal ) Thi Ladles' Aid society of the Methodist Epls copil church gave a fair and supper in tin opera house Thursday night. The net proceeds coeds were $75. A stormy evening preveutec the usual attendance. Wont Point > < > te . WEST POINT , Neb , Nov. 27. ( Spcclal.- ) The state fish car passed through West Poln last Tuesday and set out fourteen tanks < i minnows for the following named parties K. roellmer , P. J. Wlesner , Euill Heller , I ? Fonrks , I'aul Stuefcr , Harry Jarret an others. The fish were mostly carp and blacl bass. bass.Mf.ndamus proceedings , brought ngalns County Judge P. P. O'Sulllvan to compel hln to approve the bonds of the supervisors ap polntmcnt by the county board to fill th two vacancies , came up for hearing befor District Judge , Ev'aiis at Stanton last Mon day. A. U. Olcsoii appeared for P. W. West one of the appointees , and T. M. Frans looked after the jujlgc's Interests. The is sues were Joined and Judge It. E. Evans Is sued the order that Judge P. P. 0'Sulllva < approve the bonds vylthln three days , vvhlcl has already been dqno. The 8-year-old daughter of Gottlieb Furch ort. who was so terrjbiy burned last week , i still alive and has hcoes of ultimate recoveiy llmlll < > IN Lot Off. DAKOTA CITY , Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Specla Telegram. ) Janice Llnville , who on thi morning of August 28 in a drunken row a Goodwin shot and killed Henry Carpentei and was captured at Ccude , S. D. , last Sat urday and brought here by Sheriff Borowsky had his preliminary examination befor < County Judge Ryan today , which resulted It his discharge. ' TheJ evidence all itetidod ti Show ( hat Llnvlllo tired the shot In self-tie fenso while being underneath his victim ant having been previously hit on the head will a board In the hands of Cai pouter. All the witnesses engaged In the row favored Lin- vlllo with their evidence and the dead mar Is reported as having Informed his parents before his dcoMi that ho was as much t ( blame as Llnville and did not want hln prosecuted. Llnville was much surprlsed al the result of the case and could hardly re alize that he has already gained his free dom. Colil lit I'roiiiiiiil. FREMONT , Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Special. ) Thi mercury at 7 o'clock this morning reachec six degrees above zero , the coldest so fai this season. The weather still continues cold. cold.PAIRDURY PAIRDURY , Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Speclal.- ) A sleet storm with cold north wind pro- v.ilied Thursday , but today Is clear am pleasant. The thermometer indicated 20 de grees abivo zero at sunrise. HARVARD , Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Special. ) A light slept began falling about 3 o'clock p m Thursday , changing to snow and leav ing the ground well covered. This Is the first snowfall of the season. SHRLTON , 'Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Spoclal- ) Snovv commenced falling at 4:30 : o'clock Thursday and continued until 10. About ai : inch fell and was badly drifted by the wind. Tire Yt-n.ru lu 1'rlnoii. YORK. Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Special. ) Georgi B. Henry , the noted bank swindler , who lasi March defrauded the First National bank o : Vork out of $4G5 en a bogus check , wil spend tvvo jears In the state penitentiary am pay a flno of $100 as the penalty of his cilme. Henry plead guilty last Wednesdaj before Judge Scdgvvick , but sentence was noi gassed until today. Henry has been identl- ( led as the man who has been working tin bogus draft scheme ou banks la Denver Mieidcen , S. D. , Burlington , la. , San An tonio , Tox. , Atlantic , la. , in addition to his York deal. It Is thought that those othei banks will stand ready to prosecute Hcnrj teen the completion of his present sentence HO'H In 'Hii- . \nyliim > otv. WEST POINT , Neb , Nov. 27. ( Special ) - \1cxandcr II. Sims was adjudged Insane by the Commissioners of Insanity yesterday ami aken to the Norfolk asylum today. Mr Sims lias a very wild and romantic history. lit Is a typical western man In his youngei years ho lived on the plains , and has seen the rougher sldo of the "wild and woolj west. " As a > oung man , whllo mounting load of wood , a follow companion choppoj aft ono of his hands. He lived for years with the Morin.ons , and traveled extensive ! ) Dvcr Utah , Now Mexico and Arizona , Corn jMotiU } ' ( Jiitlioroil. WAHOO , Nqb , , Jfov. 27. ( Special. ) The greater part otjjie porn crop ot this ( Siuiul- ers ) county has been gathered. Tlio wcathei has been excellent pr the work. The averagt crop over tre county Is estimated at thirty- five bushels per core. The jlold la not EC largo as last year-but the finality Is superloi to that of anyjorop for miny years It ma tured early. Is hard and so dry that It cannel be handled InithQ par without considerable loss. , . ' < \ Ooii.v ! o. < ' 1 "r Tbof t. FREMONT , Ndb. , .Nov. . 27. ( Spoc'al. ) Sam Ramsay was cdnVlcted In justice court thU morning of stoalliiK-a pair of wagon wheels ! rom IJarney Oanfcru The two men had some trouble over a food bill , duo Cramer from Ramsay , and the latter took the wheels fror : Cramer's buggy and carried them off In ordei to "get even. " Ramsay went to jail llool Simnr Output. GRAND ISLAND , Nub , , Nov. 27 , ( Speolal 1 The sugar factory thta morning passed the five million mark , having manufactured thai many pounds of sugar this year. Tvvcnt > - seven thoufand tens of beets have been slloi'l and the factory will yet hive about a moiitl to run. ( iouil 1'rultt IK u Dlimor. HARVARD. Neb. . Nov. 27 ( Special ) The women rf the Catholic church gave their drat public dinner , clearing close to $70 , I'oxtiiir.Klor ( 'nmiuUxliiiioil , OREIQHTON , Neb , Nov , 27. ( Speelal.- rUthur A , L ffin received Ult commission as postmaster Friday , MOltRlU/S HtLP TO SClhSCl Geological Survey Prosperous Under tb Regent's Munifhonco. ACADEMY OF SCIENCES' ' RESCLUTION : Uonotlt of I lie , i\lNtlnir Ktmil In Com nioniloil (11 ( Moil of Wonldi at \Vortlij of Kinulnllnn Otlirr Mnciilii , LINCOLN , Nov. 27. ( Special. ) The No broska Academy of Sciences has Jus closed Its eighth annual meeting , whlc ) has bcon the most successful one of Its his tory , both la attendance and In the Inter cat manifested. The experiment ot hohllnt It at thlt season Instead of during the mid wlnlor Uolhlajs , as heretofore , hi connectloi with the State Touchers' association , will Us many distractions , has proved to bo i wlso one. The annual proceedings of tin Academy will soon bo Issued , as a part d the State Historical Socletj's \olumcs. The follow Ing omcers w ere elected for thi ensuing jear : President , Dr. II. n. Ward Lincoln ; \lcopreslilcnt , Dr. A. S. von Mans field , Ashland ; secretary-treasurer , Prof. U D. Swcezey , Lincoln ; custodian. Prof. Lawrence renco Urunor , Lincoln. The following reso lutloni were adopted relative to the Morrll geological aurvoy ; Whereas. The annual geological oxpcdl tlons conducted by Prof. Haibour have re suited In many very valuable contilbutlom to science , and Whureas. The. expenses of these expedl tlons have been paid by Hon. Charles H Moil 111 , president of the regents of the Unl verslty of Nebraska , out of his own prlvati means , and Whereas , Such endowment ot research b ; our men of wealth Is HO rare that man : people cannot bellevo that these expedition are maintained nt private expense , there fore Resolved , That this Academy call the at tcntlon of the pre-is and people of No bniska to this Koncious use of prlvati moans , commending It us nil cxiutipl worthy of being moro generally followed and urge with great emphasis upon ou ; men or wealth that they loyally contrlbuti of their means to the progress and pros perlty of this stnto by like generosity foi the advancement of science. I1IMCTALLIO PLANS. A meeting of the executive committee o the "bimetallic union" was held at the oJ flco of the state oil Inspector at the stall house today. These present were Chalrmni D. U. Gregory , Secretary Edmlsten , Treas urer Dlgoloft , War > vlck Saunders and t number o state officials nnd deputies. Th < matter of holding a btato convention was dla eusscd and an adjournment was taken untl December S , when definite action will b < taken toward holding the state meeting. Ii Is understood that the "blmetalllsts" an not all agreed on the advisability of attempt Ing to hold a state convention. Some o ! them argue that Inasmuch as the sllvci forces are now practically merged Into one political party the mission of the "bimetal' lie union" Is ended and to keep It up wouli mean to have two organizations of the sarui fusion party. Others hold that the "union1 Is necessary to keep the fusion forces frorr splitting up and oven go GO far as to suggesl that It take the place of the three sllvci parties , and the conventions of next year bt called by the "union" Instead of by the tlnet separate political organisations. They dc not believe that fualon can bo effected uudei three party names next year. The Decembei meeting will bo held in order to get a full expression on these questions. Papers were presented to Governor IIol- comb today by an olllcer from Tennessee , foi the purpose of taking Caleb S > kes fron Omaha to Nashville , to answer the charge ol breach of trust and larceny. Sykea is a mu latto , who some time ago got into financial dimculties at Nashville and. left there foi Omaha , where he has lately been arrested W. F. Gurloy , accompanied by the wife ol Sykcs , was with the governor today asking that the requisition papers be not honored because of ccitaln errors in the papera am ] also because there was danger that SyKes would be Ijnchod should he be taken bacli to Nashville. The governoi gave the mattei an extended hearing , but concluded that the papers were all right and honored the requi sition. Mr. Gurley said ho should begin habeas corpus proceedings as soon as ho ie- turned to Omaha and thus prevent the Im mediate return ot the prisoner to Tennessee. MISS WOLFE'S ROMANCE. At nutto City , Mont. , on the afternoon o Thanksgiving day , occurred the wedding o ; Miss Jesslo Benton Wolfe and Mr. John G McKay. The bride Is the second daughtei of Land Commissioner J. V. Wolfe of this city and the groom is the principal of the high schools of Dutte City , having held thai position for the last four years. Jcsslo Henton Wolfe was a graduate of th < University of Nebraska of the class of ' 90 and was considered ono of the brightest . ; : the class. She went to Dutto City In 1892 and since then has been a teacher of Lath and Greek In the high schools there. Th ( engagement of Miss Wolfe ami Prof. Mc Kay was announced , and she came home several - oral Weeks ago to prepare for the wedding A few days before Thanksgiving day a tele gram was received caylng that Pi of. Mc Kay had a severe attack of eomo throil trouble , so that It would bo unsafe for hlir to make the Journey to Nebraska. Miss Wolfe thought her place was with him , ant at once took the train for liutte City , where the wedding took place on the day originally set for the hpopy event. The many frlcndc of the brldo In this city admlro her plucli mil good eense and arc sending congratula tions Mrs. D. A. Campbell , who has Just finished icr studies ! i voice culture abrcad , and vvbc attracted much attention In musical circles in England , gave a recital at the homo ol Mr. and Mrs. L C. Richards , 1340 U street , last evening. She was assisted by Miss Neally Stevens of Chicago , a pianist of con siderable note. A largo number of music : overs were present at the recital. On-aha people at the hotelsAt the Lln- loll D. D Giegory , W. F. Gurley , A. H ndmisten , U. C Hoyt. John A. Krug. At the Lincoln J. M. Richards. F , V. ' . IJodie , } . P. IJarrrci Mini nnil Wlfi1 < 3o IIIHIIIIO. TECUMSEH , Neb , Nov. 27. ( Special. ) Doth Mr. and Mrs J. L Clark , foimerly resl- lents of this county and at ono time resl- lents of Lincoln , arc raving maniacs. Mi- Clark and hla wife have for several months resided on a farm near Vesta. Recently Mra Clark noticed that her husband was acting Btiangely , and EU he became qulto demented the woman e-amo to this city ami insisted hat his case bD given attention by the in sanity board , which It was. IIo was ad- udgod insane and taken to the Lincoln asylum for treatment. Scarcely had he esne until his wlfo showed signs of Intanlty and she Is today the craziest of the two a raving nanlao , and requires constant attention friends or relatives In Wisconsin desired tint ho wonu bo brought there for earn , and she s now on her way to that state , In care of an attendant. C'ano Mill Oiioneil. HASTINGS , Neb. , Nov. 27.--Speclal. ( ) The Smith Syrup company has Just finished thrashing Us cane seed. Over 5,000 bushels of seed were thrashed out and has already been sold at a good twice. KolonHoil from Gillian I'l-innim. NEW YOUK , Nov. 27. On board Vho steamer Sintiugo , which unlved today from south side Cuban por.ts , were Dr. Frank Agiamonto mill Thomas J Salnz , ufo More recently liberated from prison at Santiago do Cuba , wheio they had been contlned two yiais , seven months "I'd ' ono day. On tlftcen different occasions they weie railed out to bo hhot , but Jn curb Atiamonto belonged cauu were ifprluved. no-called filibuster ex- longed to the tlrst - Cuban Boll. Leaving n dllIon thai pot foot on ing Port Union. C'cata HIco , with General ni'o ' 10 loiu'h d Culu on April 10 , JKfi. 'I en dayn later ho wa ! taken iprlsonor In tne lle'.d Hoth men siy they wi > r brutally trtntod by the governor of the prUon ; tiutholr ruro was ot the poorest kind und that they wore literally starved. .Not Afnilil tif ( litColil , CHICAGO , Nov. ST. Five .applicant for tlio position of UBiletant treasury agent at Sen ! Uland. Alaska , took the tivll bervlce examination In the raom of the commission ut Did postoH'i'o today There were no ap plicants for the position of nautical expert. TU'HOO.V nnSTHOYS 31ANY 1.1VH ! it nil DritlriiciloM Vllt UIP I'lill Ippliio Inland * , SAN KIIANCISCO. Nov 27.-Tho typhow which swept over the Philippine Islands 01 Ootobcr n was the cau o of one of the vors disasters that has been reported from th southern ocenn In many jcars , If not In th history ot that scctlbn of the world Th steimcr Gaelic from the orient toda ; brought loiters and papcts which cental' ' accounts of ravages of the tidal wave am the winds. I'ully 500 Kuropeans wcr drowned , and it is citoatcd. 6,000 natl\c perUhed. The hurricane struck the Island at th bay of Santa 1'Alila In the provltico o Samar. It devastated the entire southcn portion of the Island and cut oft communl Mtlon with the reel of the worlil for twi ilajs. On the 12lh the hurrlcsno roache1 Lejte , and struck the capital of Taclobai with great fury. In less than halt an hou the town was a ina&i of ruins. The native were panic stricken and tried to make thi'l way to clear ground. Pour hundred of then were burled beneath the dpbrls of wreckci buildings , nnd 120 corpses of ICiiropeai i wore recovered from the rulna whew tin native authorities Instituted a eearch fo the dead. Reports from the southern coast were re colvod 'which claimed that n score of smat trading vessels and two Sjdnoy trader ; were blown ashore and the crews drowned The sea at Samoa swept Inland nearly i mile , destroying property valued at Rev- era ! million dollars , and causing wholcsali deaths among the natives niAix ois : Tniuitic.li A TinsTiii : Two lilt ON Iiimt mill CiniHldornlili I'rnitcrty Ii irii ) pit. CHESTER , Ky. , Nov. 27. Two lives Wer lost and thousands of dollars worth of proji erty destroyed In a railroad accident tlia occurred several miles south ot here tul afternoon. Aa a heavy freight train bouiv north , on the Kentucky Central branch ot th Loulsvlllo & Nashville road , was passing eve a wooden trestle spanning a deep ravine , th structure gave -way , precipitating twenty three coal-ladcti cars to tlio rocks , slxty-Ilv feet below. The crigtno and tender passe over safely. A number of bridge carpenter were at work at tbo bottom of the trestl when It fell. Most of them made their cs cigo James Harris and Warren Ilurch wor Instantly Killed. Their bodies llo burled under dor hundreds of tons of coal , lumber , etc. Tlio monetary loss Is not known at wescnt but it will be heavy. 'rnu ciiAi'ino mtnviTiics. Duniostlo. J. C. Shcehan , the Tammany leader , Is qulto 111 In New York City. The Ohio state convention of the l pnortli league closes Its session today. Arthur Gorhnm Davis , keeper of records at Harvard unherslty , died yesterday. It Is denied that the republican Ivciad- quarters at Washington are to b" closed. Tiho Lin wood club golf tournament at New York closed yesterday , after a ery success ful week. The grand jury nt Cincinnati became In- voKcd In a row and neljouined with Its woilc unfinished. The United States revenue cutter BPRI sailed fiom Seattle yesterday to Alaska U relieve the Imptlsoncd whalers. The State department Is Investigating tht case of Rev. Father GeMer , who Is roportec to have been a victim of Arab outrages. Nathan Willis , a colored man , wal buined at the stake In Urunswlclc county Noith Carolina , for the murder of a wlilti man. James Scales , colored , , -wns yesterday sentenced In the sH-nlten tenced to ninety-nine vcats tlary by a St. Louis judge for a. criminal as sault. Teddy Hale. champion long-distance bicycle rider of tboworld , ha > arrived It Nc-w Yorls to take part In the coming s-lv day race. A. Grip , the new Norwegian minister tc this country , and M. Bolldinl and Paul Jau- bart , painteri , ai rived at Caatle Garden yestei day , Subcommittees of the house appropriation1 committee are gathering In Washington U complete their work In time for the opening of congress. Lllllm Hlauvelt , the opera singer , IW.H grantcNl a divorce veetcrday In North IJaKoti fiom her husband , Royal Stone Smith ol Now York. The blacksmith and machine shops of tilt J. I. Case Thrashing Machine company at Racine , WK , will bo slatted up tomoirow on full time- . Members of congress and public men gen erally are gathering at Wahi.jton ! In an ticipation of the near approach ot the open ing of congress. The forty-seven stave cutters brought from Austria In violation of the contiacl labor law , weie , ent back yesterday on tht steamer Muenrhen. James Smith was killed nnd three others were Injured at Wilmington , Del. , yostei- day by the collapsti at a floor In Ainiour'f beef packing establishment. An agreement hns been i eached on the Uncompahgro allotment question at Ouray , Utah , and the woik of allotlng the land" will be commenced at once. K. Imal , a JnpnneMi boy emplo > od on th < ? revenue cutter Hu hwas shot and killed on the vessel yesterday at San Francisco by the ship's Htowartl , wio Is under arrest. The government 1'ns given an older for the ingravlng nnd printing of $1SWJ ( ( > 0 In United. States notes. M,000oro in silver cn- tllicatoH nnd JG.CCO.OOO In treasury notes. The employes nt flip Jones & Laughlln iron worki at Plttsburg have just been infoimed that their wages will be Inoi lined 10 per cent , to become effective Doeombpr 1 The steamship Lauiada. which has been held at Wilmington , Del. , by government olllcors on the suspicion of being engaged In filibustering operations , was released yetttt rtluy. Andrew Satto , a New Yoihcr , has mysicil- ously disappeared in San Kiancisco. When ast seen ho Imd $7W in his ipos sslon and foul play Is suspected. The police aio In vestigating , The hteamer Topeka ai rived fiom Alaska jesterday , brlnslng Ooveinor Ilindy , who will attend the ses'lon of eongioss to advo cate In orestH of Ihf > toirltoiy. The steaim-i also hi ought $70,000 In gold. CJoorgo H. Leaf foimeily of Philadelphia vho Is an omlH-z7lor from a trans itlautlt stMimshlip compiny fer whom ho was agent ma been dlscovored after a long ' Karch , and ma been placed under arrest. The ofllolul vole of Colorado at the late lootloii has just boon imnnuiiced. It glvos W H. Gabbut , popullHt nnd doinooral oan- lldnto for Rovcinor. ti',3 S votPM , nnd Clinics } Hoyt , the ndmltiMrttlon nnd silver re- ) Ubllc.in oandliluto , M.UI7 votes Peter Uithnm , riiamplou laoquot player of England , yesterday dofoitotl Oooigo Stuml- ng , the champion of thli oountry , in the u-rond gnmo of ihn seil < > for tne clininjilon- ihlji of 'ho worlJ. Litham ilso won thij Irst c'ontest. The i-lako was 10,000. Advices nt Washington Hro that those who Imlru to con.rlbuto mippllos foi the relief of ho Biiffoilng Cub ins should send them to heir noaiest Cithollo blshoi ) , and that pro nto ivvJIl fopttMnl them to * the bUhutH In 3ub.i It Is siiggoi-tod that owing to existing nrlff duties In Cuba T would be better to 0nd money than in > pllw. Seciotnry Hllos has decided n land ea o hloh 1 of consldoiablo lmportim.e to the itu'KJ of Mlnnosota. The general land otllco mil decided that the state bad lost Un right o twenty-four portions of govoinment land jccivusu they were not selected In tlmo , but bo Becrotiiry umentla tils decision , which vlll enublo the .stato to secure the land , The differences between NIcnroBUa nnd 2oa.u Rica , which at ono tlmo looked Ilka var , are reported settled. Herr Noiman-Srhumann , a Der'ln rorro. monciont for Amorloan novvspapers , IIUH In- ultut l a , Hiilt for Blunder nga.lnst the llur- Iner Volka XeltuiKf. HuHlness In Guatemala has been seriously ntcrru itcd by the recent revolution , and hero In a respertublo rle-mmt now fuvorlnu innoxatlon to Mexico. The now naval bill to bo pres-ontod at Uer- In provides for un Incrcaao of five sea vos- rielH and nine orulsern , and the additional BxpeiiM > Involve ! will bo 1 ,000W ) marks. Consul General Io rc-portu from Cubj hut tnerq uro 1,107 Ame'rlcans In the Island Impending upon charity , urn ) who are IIO-A supported by the appropriation made by the ast congre-Bs , ColoiH'l Picauart him been confined for blrty ilaya for hla connection with the Iroyfim aff.ilr. Loiters have been ronfl - Kated In ParlH w rltten by Comte Estprhazey n whlu'i bo violently attacks the head of the "rench army Sir Louis H , IJavles of Cjnnda has an nounced that in the recent lleriim aea con- erenco at Wftbhlngton the Cnnadlans throw- no pubjeet of > lugio wealing into the hedge > edge wllh other Htibjccta upon which the wo countries differ und insist on considering QUO tvlth the other. The Duke of OrleuiiH baa wilttcn u letter from hU exllo In which ho cxuresHeii Krcut ndlgnatlon at the disgrace which tma cotno ipon the Frencli army thnni li the Urry- ut ) Kriuulalrt nnd drplorcB the fall from the 1-ruiiUfiii' establlHhed by the Itliiga and ciu- > erors pf former tlmea , THORN TELLS HIS STORY Alleged Murderer Gives Out Signed Statement for Publication. THROWS ALL THE BLAME ON MRS , NACK Amort * ( Ii ( . Woiiiini Killed ( iuldon. mid fur Io\c uf llor lie A-oiUtoit In DIsitnilliK it I ( ho lluil ) . Nmv YOUK , Nov. 27 Thcro Is every probability that the cnso of Martin Thorn ou trial for the murder ot William Utildonsppo will go to tlio Jury not Inter than WcilnrsJny Host , nnd probably Tuesday night. Wllllnm K. Howe , hla law j or , hm promlssd to nnloli his sldo of the case on .Monday , Thorn wilt testify in his own behnlf ami accuse Mrs Nnck of klllliiR OuUlcnsunpe. Other wit nesses for the defense will probably bo Mrs. SCelglfr ofvcst l-'arms , of whom it Is alleged Mrs. Nnek , with auldcnsuppo. wanted to lilro a house , the negotiations falling because the house did not have n sewer , and Herman Naclc , Mrs. Xnck'g husband. It Is a nuos- f tlon whether Nock will be allowed to tfstlCy against his wife when she la put on trial for her life. It Is understood that nftcr the defense U closed Mrs. Nnck will bo called by the prosecution on rebuttal to repeal her con fession accusing Thorn of the murder. District Attorney Youngs did not wnnt to put Mrs. Nock on the stand because she made an unfavorable Impression on the Jury at the first trial as she related the details of the crime. If Mrs. Nack Is called again as a witness of the state It will bo because the district attorney Is compelled to take this course to offset the statement of Thorn when ho charges her with Uio Killing. STATEMENT 1)Y ) TUOKN. The following statement signed by Martin Thorn Is published In an e\euliig paper to day : "When I go to the stand , Monday morning I will tell tlio true and couiIcto | story of the crime for which I am now being tiled for m > life. My lawjer has advised mo to con ceal nothing and with the help of God 1 will not. "Martin Thorn Is Just a man , with \lces and virtues like any other , and with the lo\o of life Just as strong within him as In any of those who say ho sinned because ho lo\ed an unworthy woman ; lo\ud and trusted anJ shielded her until he was In the \ery shadow of the electric chair ; loved her until she swore < u\a > his existence to save her own , to sa\o heroalt from the ccnisequcncos of her own act the killing of the man whom she feared because of his knowledge of other crimes "Augusta Nock planned anil accomplished the murder of William Ouhlensuppe. "When I got to the Woodsldo cottage tint Saturday mornlni ; she met mo at the door and said : 'I ba\o got Guldensuppc up stairs. Ho Is dead ' She had shot him In the fueo and stabbed him In the breast , she said I was not oven in the house at the time , but In the doorway , and she was out of sight of the pccplo on the street at Uie time , half way up- stahs. I Knew nothing of her purpose that day. She had asked mo to come to Wood- side. I went there , and when I arrhed she told me that she had killed Guldcnsllppe , aud that all her trouble was o\cr. 'Tor n long time I hardly knew what to do. Mrs. Nack asked me to help her cut the body up. I hesitated , but could nut make up my mind. HELPED CUT UP THE nODV. " 'You ha\o got to lielp me get rid of It , ' she said , 'or both of us will get Into trouble All jou have got to do Is to help. " At Inst I helped her to carry the body to the bathtub It was \ery heavy. Guldeusuppo was dead. Ho was not breathing when we put him In the bathtub. Mrs. Nack did the cutting whllo I held the body. First she cut the head off. then she tooK the saw and tawed the trunk In two and then the legs. She was afraid the saw would go through the wrong place In the bed ) , but she finally got the right place. She mentioned at the time -that It was a good thing tbe Knew something about surgciy , or else It would be Impossible to get rid of the body properly. Defore she cut the body up the clothes wcie taken off. Afterwards the body was lolled up In the oilcloth bought at 'Mrs. ' HIger's. Then wo talked o\er thn plans to get rid of the body. She airaugej for the sunej drive and tun throwing away of the pieces. "She ga\e mo the money to hire the "uirey. She ga\o mo the money to hire the Woodside cottage , whcie she eald she was to start a place to treat women who weic In trouble and who wanted it kept quiet. "After wo thiow the head into the rher and disposed of pieces of the body , as the papers li > i\o elated , she took Gutdensuppe'a clothes and burnctl them In a stove "It was nothing but my loxo for Mia Nack that got ino Into all this ( rouble I helped her to got rid of the dead boclj to shield her and to save her fiom being or- rosted. Eveiybody has lied about mo In this case , principally because I have not talked or explained. They said I told Hotlia that I It II I e < 1 Gnlilcnsuppe. It Is a llo. I told him that Mrs Nack killed him. They say I offered to confess to Captain O'firlen so I could got free. Tint IB another lie I told Captain O'Hrlcn something of a pihato nature that did not concern the case. Inti mately. J ghc him pcnnlsslon toepiak now Ho will clear me. "They saj , too , that I threatened to murder William Guldcn'uppe Yts. I halil I would kill him bcfoio he killed me. Ho almost Killed mo and threatened my life e\eij time ho mentioned mj name to Mis Nii-k Augusta told mo BO and told mo to look nut and ba\e n pistol to shoot him , but not to do It In hoi house She would get lute trouble , she Bald I thought Hhe told mo that beouifp she loved HIP 1 now Iaichho fiarert Oulclensuppo and wonted to ha\e mo Kill him so she would not hiiffer. "Mrs Nack told the Jury that 1 commlitpil the murder In Just the way hho actually | It hciPdf She turned e\crj thing aiounl She ro\ersed the whole story , aicuslns mo : > f Just what she did. She Is urniM in go < ta the- Bland Her lawyers will not let lur go ail and testify agalrst me , bicjust- they know that I can prove her a liar can pr'no that Hho herself killed Huldonmippe he < mso 10 Knew of other crimes who hnil committed mil bpoatisefho was atoild that fltildoiauppo ivould kill her for lm\lng had anything ( u du , slth me. "I can ask that woman tiirstlon | that * ho annot answer without hhow'cig rouolunKoy ! hat nhe hasnri ) to lies , and what In nero , I havu wlttiitmeh to cnriuboiato inn MAHTIN THOHN. " BABY'S SMOOTH , FAIR SKIN A Grateful Mother Writes this tetter- Telia all about Her Troubles when Daby Broke out with Scrofula Sores. "At tbo n o of two niontha , my baby began to liavo Bores break outon hlsrlght check. Wo need all the external nj- plications that we could think or hear of , to no avail , The borei spread oil over ono side of his face. Wo consulted a physi cian nnd tried liia medicine , and In a week the Bore was gone. Hut to my Hiirprlso in two weeks more another scrofuloun look I ing uoro appeared on baby's arm. It grew worse nnd worse , and when he WBB three months old , I began 1'lviiif ; him Hood's HarBupurilln. I also took Hooti'o Horsaparllln , nnd before tlio first bottle was finished , the orcs were well and have never returned. Ha la now fouryiarsold , hut ho 1ms never had any nign ot tlioso ucrofulous sores tilncu he was cured hy Hood's Saraapurllla , for which I feel very t-rateful. My boy owea Ids good health and smooth , fair akin to this great med icine. " MJIH. B. H. WKOTKM , FarmlnK- ton , Delaware. Qct only Hood'H , r > : n are prompt , efficient and PllIS casylueffect. mcnU.