THE OMAHA DAILY KE MpATUMDAY > P1SO BMIMSK 25 , 1807. WATER CONNECTION NEEDED lire Hydrants the Great Rcqnlsito at the White Oily , PROTECTION OF EXPOSITION BUILDINGS Comnillli-r Foriiinlntcn I'lnim AVlilcli Will Alfonl ample Proteellon K Mnliin on lir ( Iroimil Arc Con- necleil with \Vn1er WorUn. With .tie progress that Is being made In ( ho erection of the buildings for the exposi tion the question of nro protection and In- eunnco Is becoming an important factor. A flro which would destroy or partially con- anrao these buildings would bo fatal to the ctpcsltlon , as the llmo within which the Eles must open would be too short to re construct idem. In order to obviate this dan- Kcr as much GB possible every precaution Is being observed on the grounds In the use of fires , etc. , and a fire company with a chemical engine has been Installed In the main court. Small fire extinguishers arc placed In the buildings and the workmen have been Instructed In their use. Other plans are under consideration nnd will bo I > ul In operation ns fast ns possible. These matters have been nrrnnged by n special committee appointed by the executive committee nt the suggestion of Manager Ktrkcndall of the Department of Buildings And Grounds. 1'hls committee consists of Insurance Inspector Christian Hartman , Chief John Rcdcll of the Omaha flro depart ment nnd Jcha H. Butler , city building Inspector. In addition to whnt has already been done In the way of providing flro pro- tttllon thl" committee h-as recommended still further stein to Manager Klrkcndall and thcso will bo laid before the executive com mittee at an early day. "It Is absolutely necessary that the cx- pooKlon have water connection that will afford flro protection , " said 'Mr. ' Hartman ! o speaking of the work of the committee. "Tae irurfna are In the ground unil the hydrants are ready to make connections , but there li'no water and It would be utterly useless to scud * a hose company to the grounds In case of fire. There Is no hydrant near enough to the grounds to glvo any pressure If connection should be made with It. If water Is secured cod the plans laid out by the special committee arc carried out , the exposition grounds will fiavo first class flre protectlcti and bo provided with the best facilities for preventing fires known to mod ern times. Theye plans contemplate a com- plcto system of flto paCrol and a police and fire alarm system covering the grounds In such n way that every foot of ground and building will bo under constant susvcllluucc. The mcdt necessary thing at this time , how ever , In that connection be made with the mains co the ground vo as to afford sufficient pressure to give flre protection. " INSUH'ANOB ON BUILDINGS. Ilrgaidlng the Insurance question , Mr. Hartman said that 'the several contractors arc require , ! by their contracts to carry In- su'at'ce to Indemnify the exposition man agement In case of the burning of any of the buildings. The aim Is to have a suffi cient amount of insurance to cover the imounts paid the contractors on account of their contracts. Upon the acceptance of the buildings the exposition will place In surance on each to cover 80 per cent ot the cost ot the building. These ipollcles will bo continued In force until the close of the exposition and 'the disposal of the buildings. Racti cxlilbltor will be required to carry his own Inrurance. 'Mr. ' Hartman stated that the form of policy adopted for the use of the exposition and for exhibitors is the same as that used by thu World's fair and at 'tho expositions In Atlanta , San Francisco and1 Nashv.llle. The n.cthod of Insuring'will be that used by th& management of the World's fair. Mr. Hirtnian" said this 'form was arranged by the best Insurance men In the country and was based on the experience gained In that enterprise , hence no bettor model could bt found anywhere. CITi' OFFICIALS COUNSEL. City Engineer 'Icosowater. ' Flro jChlet Iledcll , City Attorney Council and Councilmen - men Burmester , Stunt and Lobeck spent the greater part of yesterday afternoon In a thorough Investigation of the water works question a. ) connected with the exposition. President Wattles and W.N. . Ba-bcock , who were delegated to represent the Exposition association , could not bs present on account of another engagement , but President WattlLS stateJ his views to the oity officials during the forenoon and ( Manager Klrken- dalt of the Department ot Buildings and Grounds came In for a rihort time. The .only thing the exposition people had to say was that they wanted water and they wanted It iiadly. They practically declared that they must have water In order to run the exposi tion , and that they could not get It them selves. They then urbanely dumped the re sponsibility on to the city officials , and In timated that It rested entirely with theni whether the exposition should go grandly forward or come to an Ignominious end , allen on account ot their Inability to secure a water supply. Left to themselves the officials present set to work to seek away out of the diffi culty. They drafted > plaais and made calcula tions and then talked some more , and In variably came around 'to ' one proposition. That was 'that If the council refused to grant the extension of the limit ot purchase , as Is dcmnndol by the Omaha Water company , It would cost , not less than $50,000to supply water for tlio exposition. Two propositions were considered. One v/na to compel the water company to put In hydrants nnd pay for nil the water consumed at meter rates. If this was done. It was figured that fifty hydrants would .be re- FROM FOOT TO KNEE Ohio Woman Suffered Great Agony From a Terrible Sore Her Story of the Case , ancJ Her Cure. 11 For ninny years I wnrnfHlcled with n milk leg , nnd a few years ago It broke out In n sere nnd spread from my foot to my knee. I Buffered great agony. It would burn and itch all the time and discharge a great deal. My health was good with tbo exception ot this soro. I tried a great many kinds of salve , but eoma would Irritate the aero BO that I could hardly stand the pain. I could not go near the flro without suffering intensely. Someone Bent mo papers containing testimonials of cures by Hood's Barsaparilln , nnd I told my husband I would lllco to try this nicd- Icino. Ho got mo n bottle nnd I found it helped me. I kept on Inking it until my limb wna completely healed. I cannot praise Hood's Baron parllla enough for the > ; * . great benefit it has been to mo. It Cleanses the blood of all impurities nnd lonvw it rich nnd pure. " MKS. ANNA E. EAUBNYhittlesey , Ohio. You cnn buy Hood's BnrsnpnrlUa of nil druggists. Bo sure to get only Hood's. j it r : il nro tlu > favorite family flood S PHIS cathartic , nice ffic. quired which would entail n cost to the city of $3,000 ft year for ten years. Then the hydrants -which have been put In by the exposition - position company ( ire not located on the curb lines , and this expenditure ot $20,000 would have been wasted. , COST OP STUIIT'S PLAN. Tlio proposition to supply -the water from Cut-Off lake and the Missouri river was con sidered nt length and the calculations shoncd that the cost ot the plant would toe about jSj.OiW 'In round numbers. The plan con templated a pumping capacity ot 600,000 gallons per day < at Cut-Off lake and a capacity of 2,000,000 gallons a day at the grounds. The rest of the machinery was figured out a * follows : S.OOO feet eight-Inch pipe Pump , DOO.WW gallons capacity . 1,500 Boiler . uO ) 3.0W feet pipe to lagoon . 2rvO > One pump anil boiler , , . . . . 2frOO Two 2,000W)0-gnllon ) pumps nt grounds 12,0)0 Boilers , &W horse power Total The cost of operation1 during the expos-l it I on was figured at $7,300. This plomt would furnlch water for flro protection , the lagoon ami for sprinkling , but t At used for drink- logt cooking , etc. , would have to be pur chased of the water company at meter rates. Thla plan \votihl also Involve the sacrifice ot the plant which has already been put lu at the grounds to a consldctablc extent. Having accomplished this much , the com- mlltco WAS no nearer an understanding then before. It wna decided that all the lufornn- tlc < i itibat had been secured anould be sub mitted to the council and then that body will bo allowed. < to take whatever action It pecs ' nt. i _ IIOGIC ISI.AXJ ) ASICS KOH S1'AC13. to nixplnv IlcxuiirfrN of Country ThroiiKhVliliIi It ItitiiN. John C. Bonncll , advertising agent for the Hock Island railroad , called at exposition headquarters with C. n. Rutherford , general agent ot that road at Omaha , for the pur-l pose of makfng arrangements for space In the Agricultural hulldlnfj for an exhibit showing .tho . resources. In nn agricultural way. ot the territory along the Hues of the Hock Island. Mr. Bonnell wanted 8,000 feet ot space pet apart for the display to be made by his road and ho was somewhat taken back when ho was informed by Superintendent Hardt tlmt \l \ would be Impossible to grant that much space to any exhibitor Inside the main buildings. Mr. Hnrdt said that the greater part of the space In all the buildings had already been applied for , and the best that could bo done would bo to set npart a space 30x100 foot either on the main floor or In the gallery ot the Agriculture building. The Unck Island representative was doubt ful If his read could make such an exhibit as It desired In this small space , less than halt the amount aptillca for , anil Mr. Hardt suggested that the only nltcrtMtlve- would be for the railway company to erect a buildIng - Ing ot Its own on the- grounds find Install Its exhibit therein. Mr. Bonnell agreed to take 'this suggestion under consideration and re quested that the 3,000 feet offered by the department be- reserved for a few days until he could consult with the management of the road. He then started for Chicago to consult the officers of the Ilock Island , promising to return In a few days and make known v > 'aetber the road would Install Its exhibit In the Agriculture building or erect a building of Its own on the growids. I'LANIAO FOH iM.\XYl COXRHESSES Committee Cnrr < > i > niul1itK ivltliVnrlc - 111 'Mniiy KlelilK. Under Instruction of the congress , tile committee appointed by the executive com mittee of the Woman's Hoard of Managers to devise plans for the congresses which are desired titirlng the exposition. Secretary Ford Is In correspondence with a number of notables In different sections of the coun try with a vieiw of obtaining their aclvlco and , perhaps , their assistance and co-oper ntlon In the organization of congresses on different subjects. 'Among others , Mrs. For < lias wiltten to Hamlln Garland -to consul with him regarding a proposed congress o authors ; H. H. Hart , secretary of the Na llonal Association of Cliarltles aud Corrections , has been asked toex press his opinion regarding a cSh gress relating to the work of that organlza tlon ; Washington Gladden , the noted divine has been asked regarding a congress of Chris tlan activities ; t'uo officers of the Natlona Public Health association have been re quested to express their view on 4 congress oa public health ; the officers of the Amerl can Association for the Advancement of Scl enco have been asked to express themselves regarding a congress of science and Prof Frederick tarr has been asked his oplnioi regarding a congress of folk lore. The congress committee has practically de elded that a congress devoted to the discus slon of the social side of farm life shouli form a feature of the proposed agrlcultura congress and the managers of that congress have been asked to set nsldo a day for tha purposo. SouvenlrM lu Silk. It is more than probable that among the exhibits In the Manufactures building wll bo a number of ellk looms in full operation weaving book marks. Judging from sample ot the work of these machines nnd the do scrlptlon nccompanylng them , these book marks will bo souvenirs of the most Interest Ing kind. They will bo about two Inches in width and about elx InclicB long , and each will contain a picture ot one ot the main exposition position buildings. These pictures will be woven In the silk and the work IP done by these machines with all the skill of an artls making n sketch In colors. They are work of art and will form most desirable memen toes of the exposition. The application fo the Installation ot thcso looms comes fron a Now Jersey silk mill , Anderson Brothers proprietors of the Barnett mills at Paterson N , J. , submitting the application through P F , Ford , the New Jersey agent of the De partment of Exhibits. The mntter Is being considered by the Departments ot 'Exhibit and Concessions. \ntcM of tilt * ICii The next meeting of the Woman's Board o Managers will bo held January 18 , Instead o January 4 , as provided by the rules , In orde to afford the members of the board nn oppor tunlty of attending the Ice carnival. The executive committee of the Woman's Bojrd of Managers has decided that li awarding the pictures to be distributed among the schools according to the amounts contributed to the Girls' nnd Boys' building the per capita contribution of the entire school shall bo considered and not the pe capita of any single room , where there Is more than ono room In n school. Governor Bradley of Kentucky , In a per fionnl letter to Manager Roscwator ot the Department of Publicity and Promotion , says that he will Incorporate In his annual mes enge to the legislature a strong recommenda tlon that action bo taken early In the session providing for the appointment of a state com mission to see that .Kentucky Is appropriately represented at the Transmlsslsslppl Kxposl tlon and that1 nn appropriation bo made t enable this commission to properly perform Its work , Maiinurt * niilil limiting .Syndicate. NI3W YQIUC , Dec. 24-Tho Mail and Ex prces today says : "Mr. II. Maltland Ker sey , the American agent for the White Star line , will probably leave for Europe on the American liner I.ucanlu. His going 1 rather unexpected. . 4 . was stated today not officially , however , that on Mr. Ker soy's return to this country ho will tnko charge "of the big gold hunting syndicate In which the Canadian -Paclllc railroad John"W ? ftfackay. Ogden Mills , U 55. Lelte and the duke of Tcckjire Interested. " . . .I HE BEE Voting Contest FOR. . . Queen of the Ice Carnival MY CHOICE FOR QUEEN POLARIS is _ _ _ _ Ballot Boxes located at Mtllard Hotel , Bee Uldfj , Klntr Pharmacy 27th and Heaven worth utB.Chu ; . A. Tracy's. 10th and "Douglas ; abradefu liruij Store. North th and Seward BIB. ISORRIB & LOVE , Curnlvol Moiinjora. { DECi 25 This ballot must be deposited within 3 days from date. Coupon * irny be mailed within two days to Carnival ru't. . Bee * Ottlco. Omaha. _ _ SIGNS OF BETTER TIMS Bankers Talk of the Condition of Local Trade , BUSINESS IS BETTER IN ALL LINES DcpoxllH .Hlioiv a llrnltlijtiuronip U\rr I.tiNl VciirVlillr Dclitn Arc I'alil .llui-li > lor X The banks , allko'wlth other buslnc&j cntcr- irlses , have been benefited by the Increased olumo of trade duo to the diolldsy season. deposits , collections and other business ratmctcd by the financial Institutions of the lly hnve Increased In volume during the last ort night from 25 to 30 per cent over last car. "I think you may safely say , " remarked Vice President Maul of the Commercial Na- lonnl bank , "that business has Increased vlth us at least 20 per cent over last season , Collections nro better , deposits are 30 per cut better and wo hnve a great miny moro cpcsltors upon our books than formerly , 'rosperous times are Indeed In evidence In Omaha. " Cashier Hector ot the National Bank of Commerce said : "Our general Imslnesa Is much better than last year. Outside celled ions are coming In better and local mer chants arc paying their notes nnd drafts. This condition of affairs has been In exist ence for several months past. The Christ mas trade among the local merchants ntid vholcsalcrs has also counted for much. " Cnshlcr Wood of the Merchants' National > ank said : "We have no complaint to make f business continues as It has during the ast six months. Wo are making more loans , nd people aio paying them promptly when luc. I think there is no question but ) that Omaha Is In the midst of returned prosper ous times. " President Mlllard of the Omaha National > ank stated : "I hnve not figured the volume f Increased business transacted by our bank , > ut It Is considerably larger than last year at this time. The merchants tell mo that hey have an excellent business this holiday season , and Judging from the deposits 1 should say this Is true. Our bank is loaning nore money than for several years past , and here Is more confidence felt In business ventures In all Hues than for many a long day. " Assistant Cashier Gates of the First Na- Jonal bank said : "Our deposits this year invo been $1,000,0 < X > over those of last year. 3uslness Is better In every line. The holi day trade of our customers , gauged by the volume of business transacted. Is vastly bet- : er than last year. Collections are good , joth locally and In the state. " Vlco President Caldwell of the United States National bank stated : "There is no question but what the outlook In Omaha Is Bright from a financial nnd trade point Of view. Our business has been on the increase for a year past and the holiday trade of our customers has largely added to It. Collec tions are excellent , and I think our annual report will show' ' an Increase ot figures over those of the Inst four years. Collections both local nod foreign , are good and the bank Is making more loans than for some tlmo past. " ' Ptosldent Yatcs ot the Nebraska Natlona bank concurred with the statements of the officials ot the other banking firms. Ho said "Things look well for the merchants ani business men of Omaha. The banking room Is frequented by almost double the number o patrons wo have had during the last three years. Deposits are better , collections good and the holiday trade among our patrons has been reported to me In some Instances as twlco as good as last year. " OFFICIAL XOTIDIJ OF EXTI31SIOX IiUerntafe Commerce ComiiilHHloi INNIIL'N II Il'ttelto 'ItllllriMlllM , WASHINGTON , Dec. 24. The Interstate Commerce commission has Issued a circular to the rallrcads ( promulgating .the or Jer ex tending for two years the Urne In which the railroads sha'.l equip their cars and engines with automatic couplers and driving brake as required by the act of March 2 , 1893. The news of the order was contained in the As soclated Press dispatches some weeks ago. The commission , in 'Its order , reviews the testimony given at 'the hearing acccrded the railroad and labor representatives. The or guments advanced are .not discussed. Th commission , however , suys : "Some misunderstanding and confusion ap pears to have arisen in respect as to whn carriers are subject to the provisions of thl act. Some appear to understand that thel amenability to this law Is dependent upon their ibeln.g . subject to the act to regulate commerce. It will 'bo seen by reference to the first section ot the act In regard to safety appliances that It applies to any common carrier engaged In interstate commerce by railroad. Whatever ground may exist fo question as to particular carriers being subJect Joct to the act to regulate commerce , It wll be seen that 'their amenability to the ac under consideration In no iway depends upon the former. They are subject to this statute If they are engaged In Interstate commerc by railroad. " In granting the order of extension the commission says : "It Is believed upon consideration of facts stated that sufficient cause exists for exten slon of the period referred to 'In conformity with section 7 of the act , and that the ex tension should bo uniform to all the petition ers. It Is also believed that an extension o two years Is adequate. This will , of course irake It more difficult for some than other to get ready their equipment 'within tha time , but there Is no hardsh'lp ' In this lor th reason that the former'havo ' not done all they might have done In the past , and as before Indicated It Is ( Jimcult to see how extension of the perlcd can 'bo made In eome cases am not In others , or for ono period In some cases and a different period In others , - without out practically punishing those who have been the most -diligent , and putting a pro mlum on the delinquencies of those who have been most tardy. "It Is not to J > e understood ( by nnythlng in > tt > o order herein made that the commlssloi undertakes to relieve carriers of their duty under section 1 to so nrrange nnd plnco can equipped with train brakes that the speed o the train will tie controlled by use of tha appliance whenever possible. " I'llKI'AIUXG lltUI.ilCF KXl'ROITIOiX AViir llepiirtiiu'iit In ItiiMliliiK' ilie 1'rr- lliiiiiiiiry IVorlE , WASHINGTON , Dec. 24.- The prellml narles of the Klondike relief expeditions OT being rapidly arrange'd by the War depart ment. Lieutenant Dcvare and Dr. Jackson were bugy this morning making final prrpara lions for their trip to Lapland , and will star for Now York tonight la order to sail on th Lucanla tomorrow morning. Secretary Alger has cabled to Mr. KJoll mann at Alton , Norway , to contract for ( iO ( head of reindeer In advance of tha arriva there of Dr. Jackson and Lieutenant Devore This was done to save time , so that all wll be ready for the final purchase and the ship ment of the anlnxils when Dr. Jackson ar rives at Alton. Lieutenants Preston and Jlyan ot the Nlntl cavalry have been ordered to take charge .o the rock trains which are to be gathered u from points lu Wyoming , cod convey them t Vancouver Barracks. Secretary Alger t lleves that these trains will be of great use Bunnlles through to the Interior Alaska. They will be pushed forward a rapidly as possible and without -Malting fo tbo arrival of the relndeur at Skagway o Talya. It U hoped that by a prcper use o the trains a large amount of food supplle can bo gotten safely through White IMBS an placd in a camp to be established there which wilt afterwards be used as the startle ) place for the reindeer trains. If this calcula tlon proves to be well founded the relndee will flnd a comfortable corral ready for tliei when they arrive In Alaska , and so cm t > used to great advantage. There la a disposition just now on the par of officials who are arranging the plani of the expeditions to abandon the Dilton trail route , and Instead to take the Lake Llndcman route. This would Involve the use of the -frozen river for n large part of the way , but thl * U believed to bo fusible. Captain Braliurd , who U now In charge , lias been telcgru'hed to rcwalo at that place ntll advUeil pf the results ot the depart ment effort * /to Ret food supplies through lubllo advertisrment. The subsistence do- Mrtmenl li now prpporlns n schedule of whit s wanted nnd this will be put In the form of n advertisement , and responses Invited by elegrnph frcflif bWdcrs , Thirty days , prob- bly , will be thp llmlt ot time allowed for he completion or deliveries of the food. \l IMlAti FOIII > FOH TIIK CUI1AXS. of THIIn u li > * tltllti * People IN Xceeptalile. WASHINGTON. . , Dec. 24. T4io following ppcnl to IhOjl in rlcan people has been Is- ued : . , , - DKPAHTMKNT.OF , STATE , WASHING TON , 1J. C. , Dee. 51. By direction of the > reldont the public 1st Informed that. In lsforenco to the earnest desire of the gov- rnmcnt to- contribute by effective action award the relief of thq suffering peonla in he Island ot Cubar arrangements have iecn perfected by which charitable contrl- unions. In money or In kind , cnn bo sinl o the Inliiml by the benevolently disposed > eople of the United States. Money , provisions , cbthlng , medicines nnd Ike articles df Jirlme necessity can b > for- varded to General Flttehtigh Lee , the ton- ul Kenernl of tlw United States at Havana nnd alt articles , now dutiable by law , BO consigned , will be admitted Into Cuba fre'e f duty. The consul general has been In truded to receive the same and to co operate with the local authorities and the harltable baards for Wo distribution of vich relief among the destitute nnd needy ) eoplo of Cuba , The president Is confident that the people of the United States , who have on many oc- cnslonsMn the past responded most gen erously to the rty for bread from peoples stricken by famine or sore calamity , and who have held no less generous notion on no part of foreign communities when their own countrymen has suffered from fire nnd flocd , will heed the appeal for aid that comes from the destitute at their own hrcshold , and , especially at this season of good will and rejoicing , give of their nbun- Innco to this humans end , ( Signed ) ' JOHN SHBUMAN. The appeal wro Itsuo ? after ccnsultntlcn vlth Minister Dupuy do lame. The Spanish minister called at the state department about nooa today nnd conferred with Judge 1M > concerning the relief cf reconcentrados on ho Island. HeIntlmntcd the government vould co-opcrato In any relief measures , and there wss entire wllllnpncsa that the sup- illes go direct to Consul General LEO Instead of through the Spanish relief Bourcca. The negotiations have been proceeding for some time. The first active step In this ill rectlcn was taken 'by the president on De cember 1 and was In the form ot a request that the minister leam from his government whether the regular tariff duties would be remitted on relief supplies sent to Cuba. Minister * do Lome BOOI afterward said Spain had consented to grant even more than had beoi ) requested , and the duties would be re mitted -not only on the .irtlcles which tht president had referred to but on medicines , soap , salt and similar articles of prime neces sity which might enter Into the plan of re lief. The only condition attached was that the supplies should go through the regular relief committees established at Havana , of which the bishop ot Havana Is tha chair man. It was arrtoged also that supplies sent to the Spanish mlnlstcrhcre would bo for- wardeS to the' authorities at Havana. Since then there have been criticisms of the sjstem adopted and reports have come from Havam that the reecnccntrados were starving as n ircuAilt ot obstacles In the way of transmitting Toilet. The Spanish authori ties state , liow'evcr , that there has been no delay on their part and that since the arrangement - . rangement Ws nMde no otter of supplies , medicines , etd/'ha' ' bem made. There Is a general dec-Ire , however , to adopt a system by which tho-"suppllc.s will go direct to Gen eral Lee , and as 'a ' result of the Spanish minister s call today this will bo the plan adoptee ! In ex cuttflg the relief measures un der the call now \OTI2S FUOM XVTIO.VVI , . CAIMTAt , Mont of Xi briiskii'M SlntCHim-ii .Spuml CliriHtlllllM \VllHlllllKloil. . WASHINGTON , f Dec. 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) The .Nebraska" colony In Washington wll. | to a large'fcxt.ent , spend the. Christmas tl'mo lo the cjtVj 4lth the excpptUn of Sen ntorThur.stonjiai , .Judge Maxwell. Congress man SuS'heriKid , wljoiioa been sick for some tlfne , la convalesolng nnd will be able to nssumo his labors In the lower house upon the convening of tttat body on January 5 Scaator Allen expects his family early nex week. Congressman Merfer had contemplate ! spending the Christmas holidays In Omaha but ojylng to the sickness of his little chili decided to forego tfso plcdsures of renewing old acquaintances. Senator Allen and Congressman Stark hai an Interview wlt'h ' the commlai'ibner of the general land office toiay relative td'the Ooe : and .Missouri lands of Gage county. They urged upon the commissioners the Importance of Binding a special agent there to itivestl pate present conditions with a view to the settlement ot exlsttag differences between the government and settlors. Commissioner Her man was not at all satisfied * : ad said tha the land office was not the place to arply to for relief. The members t'lon decided to take the matter up before the secretary of the Interior. It Is understood that Senator Thurston had a candidate fpr the * Interstate commerce com mission , but the rumor6d declslcu of the president to eppolnt Judge Paxson of Penu oylvnnla necessarily places his candidate ou of running. The only postmaster within the section covered by the Om3a Bee fell to Iowa to day P. R. Davidson , at Comwell , Union county. FUR13DOM .FOR COIIHESPOXDEXTS F _ _ _ _ _ _ SylveHtor ScovII to Vlxlt the Ciiiiip o U onier. . WASHINGTON , Dec. 24. An official dls pitch received here elates that the Spanish authorities at Havana have granted permls slou to Sylvester Scovll to accompany Uufae Madrigal , the United States consular ngcn at Sanctl Splrltus , to the camp of the In surged commander In chief , General Gomez The trip ot the consular agent Is made fo : the purpose of clos'ag up the estate of an American correspondent killed In Cuba , the carets having been In the hands of Gt-acra Gomez for some time. Beyond this there la said to be no significance in this visit o the agent to the Outm headquarters. Scovll's mission , however , is ono of ob servatlou. He Ui 'jnt America' ' : ) correspond cnt , and wag nrrcated. In Cuba nbout a ye i ago. His case attracted wide attention an- was discussed In. . congress. The grant o passports to him for this mission to Gomez'a camp is cited ibythe Span'sh authorities as an instaace of the freedom with which General oral Blanco permits correspondents to con duct their InvestlgaUoca. The fact that the American agent and Scovll proceed together will glvo the formrfrian opportunity to servu In the observatlOn-H but there Is < no purpose on his part to do more than close up the estate. MadTlRST9710,1 an American , but la appointed because or his residence at Sanct Splrltus and by .virtue of the appo'ntment IIL carrles with himWe' protection of the U.nlted States government. CAVAUIY 11UIISI2S FOH KUUOPK ( Oil' Ml I'oHMlltlf Market/for tlio SurnliiN from TliU Country. WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. Secretary Wll. son of the AgPic'i/Uural / department Is dls playing much 'ljijJe'resf. ' In the encourage ment of the oyj ortatlon of horses for sale In European markets. He/ believes there Is no good reason'lHi Hho United States shouU not Bupply many" of the horsed used abroac and Is Imprcstad .with the belief that wo could- breed InMhlrf. country horses which could be serviceable for cavalry purposes. The agents ot tlio department In London and other places 'have been Instructed to make reports on tUlu subject , covering the general questions nnd the style of horses the demand , price , etc. This Information will be embodied In ono of the bulletins soon to * be Issued , C. K. Stubbs , agent o several horse associations in this country will leave for Europe lu a few days to In vcstlgato the horse markets of Europe will special reference to cavalry horses and such data as he obtains ot general Intercut to horsa breeder * wuo might bo Induced to embark In thla new field of competition wll bo turned over to the department for publlca tlon. .7 ml ( fluent AicnliiHt ClilciiK" . CHICAGO , Ucc , 21. Jeremiah L. Hyan one of the t > urvlvora of the charge at Ilulak- lava , was awarded tl.WW damages aaulns the city of Chleifo today , llyun fracturei his kn fcap by u ( all caused by u defcctlvu sidewalk. SEND ATHLETES TO ENGLAND 'cnnsylvanin University to Take a Try in an International Contest. CAMBRIDGE IS TO BE ITS OPPONENT lotnlli of I he AITnIr Itnnnlii 1 < > He AfiiuiKci1liiiiN > lvutiln Will lie Hcnlfil by Some Star * . MIUVAUKEK , , Dec. 24. Information of vhat will bo 4ho greatest athletic event of 898 was plvcn out today by Alvin C. Kracnz- eln , who la attending the University of Penn sylvania ctiil came to Milwaukee to upend ho ChrUUuab holidays. Mr. Kraetizldu glvca out the Information that the Univer sity of 1'cr.iisylvanKi will send -track team to England to meet Cambridge university In a dual track contwt to be held In Lwidon lext year. The two universities have been corresponding for some time and everything us been arninged except the details. Penn sylvania bis never ibccn represented In nth- etlo contests In England before. The Penn sylvania team will be < i strong tno , madeup 'rom a number of prominent winners In the nttrcollcglato cuamploruhlp teams of this > oar. The makeup of the Pennsylvania , team will jo us follows : Captain , James Wlnsor , broad ump ; Tewkesbury and Caldwell , sprints ; Hoffman , 440-yard dash ; Grant , mile run ; Uinc , half mlle run ; Kraciizleln , hurdle ud ilgh and broad Jump ; Kcllerman , uillo walk ; McCraclicci , iVhrowlni ; weights. Kracnzlln was the star performer this year III hurdleo find Is holier of American chum- lilcaailps and In the high ind bread Jumps Captain Wlcsor carried off the honors. Murphy - phy will handle the team. KDUIH 11.V1,1J MAY HAVH TO HACK. Mil miner Xo ( Inclined t Let Him Or. | NEW YORK. Uoc. 24. Kdillo Bald of IJuffalo mny bo forced to rldo James Michael of Wn'.cs In their match nt one mile on January 8 noxt. Bald lus been 111 at a Uroad.\ay hotel , liut he Is now on the mend , ami within a few days ) he Is ex pected to be out on his wheel again. Michael nnil his manager , David Schacfer. have jun arrived in this city , and when In formed that the friends of Bald had called off the mutch with tine Wc'.climnn Schacfer showed real Indignation. "There must be two parties to that agreement , " he said , "and unli'Mi Bald c.in show a doctor' ? oer- tlllc-ato that ho Is unlit for racing1 on Janu ary 8 we will hold him to his contract. In the event of his neither having such a cer- tllleate or coming to the scratch for the rai'c we will fonirnrd a copy of our contract to Chairman Molt of the racing board and lot him dc.il with the case. " Schaefer pointed out that Bald has a fort night within which to recover his -speed. Michael , he said , had a nasty fall In Sara toga on Wednesday , and as > a result hud trouble with his stomach all day , but on that account would not withdraw from his match with Chaso. OLD KOOT HAM , IM..VY I3K IS KM,1,101) . Itiiii Down by nil KiiKlm * niitl Krlfilit- fulljMniiKlcil. . SPItJKG FIELD , Mass. , Dec. 24. Marshall Newell , the well known Harvard foot ball plaj-or , for the last year employed In this city as assistant division superintendent of the Boston & Albany railroad , was In stantly killed In the freight yards here to- nlciit at GCO : o'clock. How the accident occurred Is not known , but It is supposed he was walking along the tracks toward the office , with his coat collar turned up to protect himself from the severe wind , when he was struck by u switch engine or a yard engine. He was horribly bruised and mangled and It was with some dlfflcuHy t'nat his features oould l e recognized. The body had remained un noticed for over an hour before found by two trainmen. Mr. Newell was born In Great Barrlmsitoti , the son of Samuel Newell , a prominent law yer of that town. Young Newell was un usually athletic and In his younger days was the greatest foot ball tackle the worid ever produced. He was graduated from Harvard college in 1894. He leaves a mother , a , sister and two brothers. MICHAEL'S PRIBXnS A'UR AI.AIOII11) . Pear Hie Outcome of. the IllKT Ilnce Tonlfi-lit. NEW YOUK , Dec. 24. Followers of cycle racing believe that Jimmy Michael -who has hitherto been well .night InvlncIKe , will ride one of the hardest contests of his life to morrow night at Madison Square garden , where he Is scheduled to meet Arthur A. Chase , England's middle distance champion , In a thirty-mile event. Chase has trained conscientiously and is naturally nn easy rider , covering distances which make Mich- aelg friends fearful. Chase , when he Urst saw the track today , declined to ride , claiming the banking -was too steep , but he was later persuaded to reconsider the matter , and nftex heeling several laps at u hot gait was well satis lied with the course. Michael ale tried the course during the day. Both men have ex ercised great care In selecting pace makers. Eduord Taylorc , the French champion , who will race Michael Ne"v Year's night , Is one of those who think Chase will win tomorrow night. Kveittn on the Illuming TrnrUs. SAN FHANCISCO , Dec. 21. Weather clear , track last at Oakland today. Re sults : l First race , nine-sixteenths of a mile : L/ord Marmlon won , Good Frlond second , Albino third. Time : 0:53. : Second race , one mile : Cappy won , Lucky Star second , Molllc U third. Time : 1:41. : Third race , one mile : Pollen won , Imp Dsvll's Dream faccond , Bernurdlllo third. Time : llOi. Fourth race , special , mile and a half : liuckwii won , Judge Denny second , Grady third. Time : 2:32 : < 4. Fifth race , mile and nn eighth : Salvado won , Argentina second , Don Clarenclo third. Time : 1:52)1 : Sixth race , seven furlongs : Mny W won , Ttno Uoma'n second , Paul Grlggs third. 'lime : 1:26 : % . , NEW ORLEANS , Dsc. 24. A slow , driz zling rain made the track slow and sloppy at the end. The attendance was fair and there was a moderato amount of betting , lies lilts : Flrnt race , sl furlongs : Al Lone -won , Santerno second , Bill Arnett thlid. Time : 'Second race , six furlong : , Chiffon won , Dazzle second , Wilson third. Time : 1:1954. : Third race , six and one-half furlongs : Harry Dulco won. SIlso pecond , J. A , Grey third. Time : l:33tt ; Fourth race , one mlle : Ilia won , Cherry Leaf second , Klkln third. Time : IMS. Fifth race , mlle and a sixteenth : Jane won , La Moore second , Florldas third , Time : l:57Vi. : Hurry Will Unit . CHICAGO , Dec , 24. In a lettei' recelvjd today from Jimmy Barry , who recently de feated Walter Croot In England , Croat dy ing in a short time after the light , Barry announces that he wljl light no more. The letter was written before Barry was re leased from custody and he says no matter what the result of tile court proceedings would be , he would never engage in an other' ring contest. _ Two XfW llpoimlji on I.akrliiuil. SAN FHANCIBCO , Dec. 24.-E. W. Pur- ser'B bay gelding , Iluckwa , by Buckwa- Wewo , lowered the world's race record for a. mile and a half at the Lakeland track this afternoon , winning under a pull by nix lengths In 2:32(4. ( The former record for the distance was by LumpHsfcter. Iiuckwn car ried 103 pounds and was ridden by Mr. Mar- MOBOII & Co.'s 3-year-old chestnut colt , Savado , by Salvador-Oranestn. established n now record for n mile ana niv eighth , traversing the tllstnnre In lR2 : > i. He carried 107 pounds andwits ridden byV. . Taylor. Two lloitnti I'lnyer * SK ! . BOSTON , Dec. 21.NIC first two players of the regular llo.Mon tenm to sUn con tracts are Pitcher Klobedniir. nnd Catcher Bergen , whoso contracts were received by President Soden today. AMUSEMENTS. Today nnd Sunday the entertainment pro vided nt the Crclghlou theater will be In the nature of high-class vnunovllle , a com pany of the best specially performers In Chi cago1 having been organized by Colonel Hop kins , the vaudeville Impressarlo of that city , especially for this engagement. Most of the members of the company arc well and favorably - ably known In Omaha , and would unquestion ably bo attractive features In any presenta tion of high class vaudeville. Others less fa- mtllar , but equally meritorious , are certain to establish themselves firmly In the favor of local amusement seekers. Mary Norman , who heads Iho list , would cad almost any company In which she mlg t find hcreelf. Her "turn" Is a monologue , which Is variously described by the beat Chicago cage critics as "bright nnd artistic , " "de lightful , " "original and finished , " "unique , graceful and delicate. " "wonderfully versa tile , " "genuinely refined" and the like. 'Slgnor Liberal ! , the corncllst , has a world wide fame us a master of his Instrument. John Gilbert te pleasantly remembered In Omaha for his clever nnd amusing work In "Slnbad , " "All Unbn" nnd others ot the Henderson spectacles. Fnnnfo Hloodgood Is a pcoular soubrette. The little curtain raiser , "Edlthr.'s llurglar , " has alwayo been liked licre , nnd Is said to bo acceptably presented by Cooper and Woodthorpe , assisted by little Emily Cooper. Octavlo , the wire-walker , the Sankoy brothers , ncrobats , and Keating anil Godwin , In blackfaco comedy , complete a company which for variety and excellence Is seldom surpassed on the vaudeville stage. A bpechl holiday matinee will bo given today and the performance will be repeated tonight and twice ( mntlneu and evening ) to morrow. "At Piney nidge. " Davll HlRglns1 inter- caMng romance , is descrlbeil as a piny of Intense Idealism , a powerful drama of life In the sunny south , based on fact , natural and real , and of realism that Is simple and great In Its simplicity. It claims to be a picture of life In eastern Tennessee , of Its granite 'hills ' and beautiful valleys , and of the honest , rugged nature of Its people. Some critics have termed "At Plney Hldge" a dramatic germ , so clearly cut and so beau- tlfrlly delicate arc its Interpretations. The story U a simple and familiar ono and fairly Independent of stage device and melodra matic features. Its merit and strength will be found In the artistic treatment given Its characters. It Is full of human Interest and careful delineations will strike a popular chord. It will appeal to all classes of thea- ter-gcera with Its sunshine , pathos and ( humor. "At Plney Bilge" will have Its first presentation In 'this city at the Crelghton Monday , December 27. Its enactment will be In the hands of the cast who created the various characters and who ably assisted In making Its long stay at the American The ater , "Sow York , last winter , a noteworthy dramatic event. The seat sale for the forthcoming Illus trated lecture of the Klondike traveler and newspaper correspondent , Ogclen Bennett , at Boyd's ( Monday night , Is now progressing. The interest in the Klondike Is augmented by the personal story of the man who has "been tfcere , " and the beautiful LaKochc pictures form an Investiture not easily dupli cate. ! . It Is a foregone conclusion that the theater will contain a large audience cf In terested people and proposed visitors to the land of cold. I'lioelHi Cou/.liiH to Iti'Miilne l. ST. LOUIS , Dec. 21. 'Miss Phoebe CoUz- it\9 , the iwomnn suffrage" advocate , has al most recovered from her recent illness. She. Is to take the lecture platform ug.iln and Is preparing lectures on Cuba and Hawaii. She says. she believes Cuba's belligerency should be recognized but Is opposed to the annexing of Hawaii. The following marriage lltfeiiFes were Is sued yesterday by the county judge : JCamp and Address. Age. Paul Getzschmann Omaha . 44 Bertha Fcstner , Omaha . 31 Albert AV. Foster , Kansas City , Kan . " > Louise J. Cameron , Kansas City , Mo . 30 Put AllKflil'N I'Utnrotvltli HIP Rent. SPRINGFIELD , III. , Dec. 21. A largo oil painting of John P. Altgeld was hung today In the reception room of the state house amonp the portraits of other governors of Illinois. _ I'EUSO-VAli I'AHAfiHAI'IIS. F. C. Wells of Ban Francisco Is at the Mill iard. iard.C. B. Morer of Chicago Is registered at the MlllarJ. Jack H. Frost of Dallas , Tex. , Is at ihe Mlllard. D. S. Garrison , Sioux City , Is registered at the Barker , Governor Holcomb came up from Lincoln this inoralng. G. Arnold of Plttsburg , Pa. , Is registered at the 'Mlllard. ' Governor Silas A. Holcomb Is spending Christmas In Omaha. C. A. Simons and Y. W. Mann are Denver arrivals at the Barker. Judge W. C. Ives and Mrs. Ives will spend the holidays with friends In Chicago. Among the morning arrivals from the west was Eugene Moore , late state auditor. Ed J. Brown of Qulncy , 111. , Js spending the holidays with his sister , Mrs. J. Ben- sou. sou.M , A. Housen and wife , Kearney , Neb. , and W. J. Biles and Wife , Hastings , are registered at the Barker. A. ' C. Van Sant and Miss Elizabeth Van Sant left last night to spend Christmas with relatives at St. Paul , Minn. N. B. Washington , Janitor at 'the court house , was married laKt night. The bride was MUs Mamlo L. Jewell. Commissioner J. K. Utt of the Commercial club last night left the city for his old homo la White Cloud , Kan. , to spend Christmas. He will return on Monday. John S. .Hoover , Slue Hill ; D. W. Clurko , Bancroft : Miss Clara Smith , iMoCook. and J. K. Scharmnn. North Platte , are prominent etato arrivals nt the Barker , Mr. W. C. HOBS , manager of the Wyoming Mercantile company ot Hock Springs , Wyo. , Is In town for a few daja. Mr. Hess was formerly connected with th& First National bank of Omaha , At the Billiard : It. < ll. Fouche , St. Louis ; 0. L. Smith , 'Lansing , Mich. ; William Col lins , Wahco , Neb. ; C. M. Jenkins. San Francisco ; G. E. Johnson , Clradron , Neb. ; (1. iE , 'Barber ' , Lincoln ; L. O.Illbuon , Marshall- town ; John H. Taylor , Crawford. Nebrankans at the hotels : G. T. Jones , Fulrfleld ; Mrs. Helen Walthers , Aurora ; W. B. Ciaflln , J. W. Andrews. C. Hollenbeck , Henry Tarpln , Fremont ; William Steadman and H. M. Faddls. Pasa ; J. Oloson , Ashland ; H , E. Gaper , Sidney ; E. G. Parker , Harlau ; C II. Edee and G. W. Collins , Pawnee ; A. Parmeloe , Beatrice ; O. K , Harbor and U , J. Sinclair , Lincoln ; \V. C. May and G. M. Lsnand , Lexlngtcu ; W. Collins. Wahoo ; J. S. Kennoly and Miss Kennedy , Nebrmka City ; J. , Mason and ftlte , Central City ; W. J. Scott , Kearney. PERFECTION W.\IIMN < IMIOMMCITtVM SI3AI.KM9 Collector * of C'nuloin * Infnrtiivil of tlit New Iiitvr. WASHINGTON , Deo. 21. AaslMnnt Sec retary Howcll has Instructed the collcetora of customs at P.tn Francisco ami at Port Townsrml , Wash , , to notify all persons | n their respective districts contemplating en- K.iKaliiR In prl.iRla sealliiR of the pasa.isc ot tha till prohibiting so.illiiR In the Taeino ocean north of the thlity-ntth dfRree north , latitude , umlcr a penalty of forMture nnj n flno o ! $2,000 and Imprisonment for not longer than six month , * . Xo Clinnitc In Mr . llnolli. NKW YOUK , Dec. si. MM , ItnllltiRton Uooth , who In 111 In this city , passed .1. 'airly comfortable ntiht ( hut there wns no ipinrrnt clianw In her condition thli morning ami she Is ttl ! In a critical a into , l.OC.VI , IMtKVlTtKS. Master Rimer Umsled , Thomas J. Kelly's Ittlo miisltMl protege , will shiR the ortertoryj solo lu tlio Klrst Methodist church Chrlstmai tnwlcal prcgram Sunday evening , Savnunnh llectl , chatRPd with the larceny of $70 from n former Darned Charlca Mlltlkm , was jeiftcrday bound over to the district court by Judge Gordon , In bonds of $200. There will be a tr-ichers' cxamlnstlon at : ho Central school 'ti the southeast room on > he second floor on December 28 , 29 and S0 < The teachers' examination committee will preside. Henry Llchcntcrc. ono of the vags win regularly lodge at the police sUtlcnai arrested yesterday afternoon for stealing a oip and a pair of nlicw from a fellow sleeper. The thott was committed several days ago. The case of Maud Raymond , charged with the larceny ot $22.50 worth of furs < rom the store ot John Urlnnczyk , came up for a liearliiK before Judge Gordon yosteril. y nt 2 o'clock , but was continued' ' on motion ot tlu prosecution until Monday at 2 o'clock John Schullz and \Vllllani Uothcre ar- rcstoJ thla ijfternoon by Special Olllcer Key. ser while trying to make away with two [ > alrs ot trousers from the store ofV. . H , Honnett & Co. The men were charged with potty larceny. The clothing was recovered. A crate of wild ducks weighing over 200 ponrds was missed from the store of Hlddell & Co. , 1015 Howard fltrect. and the loss wai reported to the police. About an hour later John Dcllbrldqe was arrested with the < lucl. In his possession mml was locked up at tlia station. The elevator conductors are making grrol ( > rcr > aratlons for their Mil tonight The committees In charge ore : Master ol ccrenionles. Ambrose ISlll-ngtcn ; floor com mittee , J. H. Turney , H. II. Ucvcrcll , Georga Heard ; door committee , Krcd Sullivan , C. K. Uohcr ; check room , 12. V. Nelson. People shudder at the talcs of Monte Carlo suicide- : , but look on with perfect equanimity while friends and loved ones commit juntas certain suicide by ncKlcclinr - disorders of the digestion their health. TrinitiRdisorders gestion persistently neglected leail to im purity of the blood , the tissues of the body are imperfectly nourished , and emacia tion and debility follow In the case of tint dread disease , consumption , imperfect ly nourished tissue is built up in the lungs , forininsr a suittiblc soil for the germs of that deadly disease. One-seventh of nil the deaths each year arc due to consumption. This fearful death rate could be easily avoided if the proper remedy was re sorted to. A sure preventive and cure of consump tion is found in Dr. Pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery. It cures 98 per cent of all cases. It corrects all disorders of digestion , invigorates the liver , and makes the Wood pure and plentiful. It is the threat blood- maker , flesh-builder , and nerve invigorator. It gets into the blood and acts directly upon the lungs , building up healthy tissue and driving out all impurities and disease germs. Thousands have testified to its wonderful merits. Druggists sell it. ' I feel that I must write you telling you of tha great benefits derived fioiu Hie use of your ' Golden Medical Discovery , ' " writes Mis' raurn Pier l , of Etut Ilethlehcm. Washington Co. , I'.i. "Last summer my friends thought I was surely gain ? into consumption , and having tried doc tors before with no satislactory results and hear ing your medicine so highly spoken of , I toot one bottle. My couch left me allnoether with all tlie distressing symptoms , aud in fact the cure seemed almost miraculous to all who raw me. I cannot say enough in praise of the medi cine. and have done much to induce others to me It " _ AMUSK.Ml3.VrS. The Ton.iv a : io AI < SO MJ.V MAT. A .Ml ISVU.MVf ! . Special KiiKiBemcnt of VAUDEVILLE STARS , Mnry .Voriiinn , SlK. Mlu-riill , JOHN aiinKHT , DON OCTAVIA KHKl ) COOl'ICIl. KANN1K Ill.OlJUtiUlllJ D/ITTM : IJMII.Y. KEATING & aooowu OICOIiniA. WOODTIIOUl'lJ , SANIUY nnos. . livening 1'rlct-t l5c. ! Me , 75e , Jl.OO. ilatlne * 25o 3Jc , Me. iianKer , . Tci. 1531. K .Mniiiliiy ) ) ( < _ . 1:7 MATINI5K WEDNESDAY. .Mil. IIAVII ) IINiCI.-tS. In lila IBAUT11--UI < BOl'TJIKHN 1'l.AY A noMANcu op Tin : TiNNissrn : : MOUN. TAINS-HUI'I'OIITCI ) 11V A BTHQNO COM- J'ANY-HI'KUIAI. . BC'HNUHY HKATS NO\V ON HAI-li , Prlci-n-Mc. KIC , 7Ge. tl CO , Matlncd 1'rlce * ! 5e , ttc. We. inut3is3 : , MO.M1AV MKIIT IHJR. 27TII. ONDIT J * - ' cTluAliiNlcan Traveler and \I > WM- liniicr CorrfMiiouili-iit MR. E. 0. BEOTETT , { ? aii.v ) . . > , lI.L.UH1 IIATKD -f jl.S j It K ( AMlitril by Ilie U'lll Ilillirnnlr _ M-rlo T nor-MJl. "M" "OIUlOOK u , noc , IKE ( UJ ILL'S H. 1C , Cnr KltU null Iluvi-iiiiori .Six , COXOHHT.H KVISHY MIJIIT 7H > TO 13 Mntl.ieca Tue Juy , Thursday nnd Balm-Jay , J0 ; THIS IVUKIC'S ATTUAOTIOXjJl Mlaa llccflle Raymond , cotihrettc. Wrotha & Wakefleld , comedians. The AllyuB , muilcal wonders and many DtllCTB. 1IOTI5I.S. THF JL 1J JLw 13th and Douglas Stn. , Oinnlui. CBNTItAM.Y IXH'ATKP , American plan , .to ir < lny up. iuif > iun plan , 11.00 per day up. J. U , .M AltlCIJI , A ; ( ! > , l'ro | H. BACKER HOTEL THIIlTUU.Vril AMI JOVICS STUHHTH. HO loomr , buttix , team beat uml all modern ri.nvcnlfiiwi , Italeu..IQ enJ 12.09 per day. Tab ) * utie ltcU. t > p < x.'UI low if let lo rcBUlu Imrdcri. DICK BU1TU. WSp :