TELEGRAPH TOLLS UNTESTED
Another Postpinement In the Hearing Has
Oomo About.
fiENATOK FELTZ STILL TOO BUSY TO ACT
filnic llnnril of Trnnnportntlon ntul th
iiy It mil y l Proceed , lint
tlu rnmiilnliinnt I'nlU to
Mnltc HlH Appearance.
LINCOLN' , Jan. 17. ( Speclal.-The ) rec
ords In the odlco ot the State Board of
Transportation show that Senator F. Q
Fcltz of Ke-lth county Is a very busy man
On October 0 of last year Senator Tcltz
Hied a complaint against the telegraph
companies of the Btatc , alleging that they
were charging the people extortionate rates
for messages sent over ttielr lines. The
suit was brought be-fore the State Hoan
of Transportation and the Information was
Given out that the Keith county senator
had thrown himself Into the breach and
would fight the corporations until the people
plo obtained relief from their grasping over
charges. The two telegraph companies Mcf
their answers on the 22d of October , bill
at that tlmo the date of the hearing could
not bo fixed for the reason that Fcltz was
too busy to bo here , and had to bo con-
nultcd before the date of the hearing could
1)0 ) located. It was finally agreed that the
BCCIclaries of the board should hear the
case along about the middle of December
AVhcn the tlmo arrived the representatives
ot the telegraph companies wcro here , but
Fcltz was ogaln too busy to attend to the
case. Another adjournment was taken to
the 17th of January , and this afternoon
thu attorneys for the companies were on
hand ready for business. Senator I-eJtz
however , was not present , having sent a
telegram over ono of the monopqllstlo lines
"Continue case until
which read as follows :
til sometime In February. Can't come to
day. Tcltz. " It Is now generally believed
that Senator Fella's pilvato affairs will de
mand his constant attention In February
end that after one more attempt nt a hear
ing the cnso will be quietly dropped. This
will end ono of the onerous tasks of the
uccrcttarlcs of the Hoard ot Transportation
who receive a total of $ fi,000 a year from the
utate for looking after such cases.
TIST ON TiinAstmnn's pens.
John A. Pcarton. late treasurer ot Phclps
county , uas at the state house today making
his annual settlement with the state. It wa ;
agreed by the treasuiers' combine , organise *
last month under a call ot Examiner Frei
Archard that Mr Prauion should n-ike hla
claim for fees tor the collection of state
ta\t-s a test case to sec If the recent oplnioi
liandcd down by the attorney general shoulc
stand. According to Smyth'o opinion the
ttcnsnrcrs were not entitled to as lago ai
amount of fees as they have heretofore
charged for the collection of state taxes am
the comity ofllcers have Joined together to
keep the rate of fees from being cut. In
Mr. Pearson's case the reduction will de
prive him ot about ? 2SO , the amount
claimed by him from the btate being aboin
$150. His plan Is to refuse the warrant
tcmlcred by the auditor and bring a man
damus suit In the supreme court to compc
the payment ot the full amount. This \vll
brlTiR the main question to a test.
The "Homestako and Mountaineer Mining
and Milling company , " filed articles of In
corporation today , which stated that the
principal olllco of the company would bo at
Omalu and that the capital stock would be
? 200.000. The lacorporators are John A
Crclghton. C. H. Ru.stln , J. A. Schonck
Charles Ualback and Samuel II. Sterns
The City lllock Grocery company of Lin
coln , al.so . Incorporated today -with a capiti
stock of $3,000 , the Incorpsrators being J. W
Fullerton , J C. Fullerton and W. T. Stevens
Senator S. T. Cildwell of Nuckolls countj
was appointed this mornl-rs - as a dnlegatf
to the Nicaragua csiaal convention , which
Jiicets in Kaiuas City today.
LINCOLN LOCAL NOT S.
During the jcar ISO" the Lincoln stock
yards received 58,032 cattle , CO.G-10 hogs and
308,122 sheep , being a considerable Increase
over any previous year. During the last four
years the company has slaughtered 124.020
hold of hogs. During the last joar the yards
Jiavo received and forwarded 2,235 head o :
horses and mules.
Several daja ago charges wcro preform
ngalnst City Water Commissioner Dyer and a
commlttea was appointed by the mayor to
Investigate. Mr. Dyer resigned from the.
ofllco , claiming that his health was tooi poor
ito allow him to longer attend to the duties
of the olllcc. It Is now said that the com-
jnlbteo la having much difficulty In finding
pi oof to sustain the charges and that Dyer
la anxious to get the olllco back again. The
r inaj-or has sent ia communication to the cltj
council In which ho sajs that "the " appoint
ment ot an investigating committee was Ill-
advised and asks that Dyer1 'bo ' reinstated in
< the olllco. -
Albout ten days ago fpmo ono dinbcx
jiaint over the walls , seats and floor of the
now High school building and the Beatrice
'bloodhounds ' were secured to track the per
son who tlld the deed. They followed the
trail to the homo of Harry Under , a 1C-
jcar-old boy , who lives nearby. Llnder pro-
4osted his Innocence and raid that during
itho entire evening when the act was eom-
intttoil ho and some other boyo of his own
ngo wcro In Abbott's pool hall playing pool.
Abbott also came forward ami helped es
tablish an alibi. This resulted In the txr-
ioi > t of Abbott for allowing minors to fre
quent hLs pool hall. The trial was had today
and Abbott having agreed to go out of busl-
iiCMi the minimum line was taxed up agalnal
him and was remitted iby the court.
Omaha people at the hotels1 At the Lln-
< lell Dr. W. J Seymour , II. C. Drome , C
K. White , J. K. Andcrbon , Charles W. Pear-
fall , J. II. Mclntosh , John Nicholson , C
L. Uoufllcr , Frank Goad , Jr. , O. n. Hlllls
C. L. Day , R. C. Hojt. At the Lincoln
J. II. Mclntosh , M. L. Learned , IJ. J. Glllina
Warren Swltzlcr , G. W. Horn , Jr. , J. A
Epcneter , J. A. Hamilton , J. J. Dlckoj- .
K. Klwood , W. W. Morsman , T. J. Mahoney.
Prosperity In York County.
Jt'COOL JUNCTION , Nob. . Jan. 17. ( Spe
cial. ) Tfio remarkable showing of 'tho dc-
creubo In the amount ot farm mortgages for
the ywr 1S97 In this ( York ) county Is con-
eldoroj nil the more remarkable taking In
coiwldemtloii that farmers are recovering
from Hio effpctn of a panic and that the Ilrst
Increase in pilco of farm products really
IWSH In the jeur 1S97. The record ot York
county show that the farmora of York county
paid eft mortgages to no amount of nearly
$120,000 In oxcc 8 of now lams made. He-
t'liltH thU thousands ot dollars ot farm mort
gage IhJebtodncffl. partial payments c-.i leans
k r.ot due , have been paid by farmcrB of this
V , ( York ) county , which la not shown by tile
records of this county. The York county com-
iiihMlonera of the Transtulsaleolppl Exposition
tit Omaha , Neb. , will luvo more t/-an etiough
aiucelled farm mortRugcH to decomto or
iwper the walls of the BIMCO York county will
have at tile Traniinlfcslrelppl Expedition. The
year 1SDS will exceed by thousands. It la pro-
dlcU'J , in payment of York county farm
mortgage Indobtednets In. . CXCCES of new mort-
( jages made , and now It la only a question of
< i Bhort tlmo when the fiwmers of York county
will bu Uuiilng money on neighbors' fauns
nml very few dollars from the eajt will bo
placed on farms cieio.
Iliinil I.neeruled ,
TECUMSEII. Nob. , Jan. 17.-Spocla- ( ! )
lA , J. Walters , engineer at the Tecumsch
pumping and lighting station , had the mls"-
fortune to get his right baud caught in fho
machinery , which Uccutcel It severely. Sat
urday night.
During 1897 them were filed in the county
clerk s oflleo of Johnson county for record
P37 mortgage * . aggrcKiUng $677,040.35 , and
Curing the same period 499 wwo released ,
For Infant * and Children.
rt , rcoenliuit $ ' : ' > 4IX r ; Tluso Irutrjmen's
wt.ro i.acsi'ii 1 as foiu.vs O.i ruitj. 17' ' *
amount , 1.14 MSH Kckasil en rca ty 192
amount $ Jj9.7iJ 28 On i ily jropirty forty-
two mortgage ! ! wcro fllcJ aRKrcgatl.ig $17-
7M ( j7 , while thirty luc were released , which
Amounted to 118115 So. Of rhattc-1 mort
gages 710 we-ro filed for a total ot $314,352 S5
nnd the re-leases were 272 and in amount
$101,650.11.
CCJINTY I'll IVM MiIV r\CTIO\ .
I'lonecT r.tijnltt * HIP Clrk , Trrnsiirrr
Mild Trlltiiiie front Actinic.
NIOIUIAUA , Neb. , Jan. 17 ( Special )
The county clerk , treasurer and \V. II. Need-
ham wcro served with notice today by the
county court that Kd A. Fry of the Nlobrara
Pioneer had filed -in Injunction ngalnst them.
The I'loncer had on the 12th been designated
the official newspaper of Knot county and
performed part of the work as zuch. A in la-
understanding having taken place with the
board of supervisors as to the price the pub
lisher was to receive for legal notices and
delinquent tax Hate , the boird reclndcd the
action of Saturday and designated the Trib
une as the official newspaper. Fry's bid
reads as follows"I will pr'ot all leqal no
tices and delinquent tax list for 1S93 ae by
law provided , and also the- full proceedings
of jour hoard for $20 , same to appear in the
Pioneer" After all the bids had been con
sidered In the committee , It reported that
the two lowest bids were the I'loncer and
the Tribune , and requested the full board to
take action toil vote upon It. The Pioneer
received four votes and the Tribune two , the
chairman not voting. The county clerk de
livered to the Pioneer part of the official
copy of the proceedings of the board , which
was published last week , as required. The
beard called for a contract that was foreign
to the bid as accepted and Fry refu Kl to
sign It , claiming that his bond end bid were
sufficient evidence ot good faith , both of
which had been pissed upon by the beard
as good and sufficient. The board then de
clared that the construction of the bid was
fltifh that under It Fry could collect full
legal fees for legal notices and delinquent
tax list , and tlat the $20 would pay only for
the board's proceedings. The board's recon
sideration w-is unanimous and the Tribune
entered Into a contract to do about $1,200
worth ot work for $20. The Injunction now
follows to restrain the delivery of any pro
ceedings or other legal work , or the per
formance o' > he same.
y.nim vsic \ . TKIUUTOIUAI , iMOM2in > .
Hold Annual VI.Mtlnnnidi Tlilrt-
Si'\ H Mi'iiiliet-N l'rNint. .
LINCOLN , Jan. 17. ( Special Telegram )
The Nebraska Territorial I'loncer association
hold Us a.inual meeting hero today , with
Ihlrtj-seven members present. The associa
tion was organl/od in 1S'J2 and for two or
three years had a slow growth , on account
of lack of fun is. The meeting today Indi
cates a renewed interest and was the beat
annual meeting ever held by the society.
The membership now numbers 575 and all
those who came to Nebraska prior to March ,
1SG7 , are eligible. Today a new class , called
class I ) , was authorized , which will Include
the descendants of territorial pioneers. The
design of a new badge was also adopted ,
which will be In the form ot a horseshoe ,
properly InscrlbeJ , surrounding a buffalo
head. These badges may be obtained of A.
1) ) . Hubcrmun ot Omaha.
At the meeting today conclusive proof was
presented to show that the earliest civilized
bcttlcment in Nebraska was about six miles
up tl.e Platte river from Qellovuc , being a
llaptlst mission and established In 1S33. Up
to this time it has generally been believed
that the 1'resbjterlan mission at Ucllevuo
la the early forties was the first. Alois Gram-
Hch of Sarpy county repot ts that the chim
neys of the old mlsslcn house are still standIng -
Ing and a committee consisting ot A. Gram-
Ilch and J. N. Chase of Sarpy county anJ H.
T. Clarke ot Omaha was appointed to Investi
gate and see it the chimneys cannot he re
moved to the exposition grounds to form a
part ot the terrltoilal' ' exhibit.
The nsxt meeting of the association occurs
In September on the exposition grounds. H.
W. Furnas , president , and W. R. Bow en ,
secretarj- , the only officers of the association ,
were both present todaj- .
Fort CrooU \ < > tcx.
FOKT CROOK , Neb. , J n. 17. ( Special. )
Lieutenant Hughes , Tenth cavalry , hoc been
visiting In the post , t o guest of Lieutenant
and Mrs. Moore , who gave a dinner in honor
of their guest.
A card party was given by Mrs.
Kle-ps for all fie women. Progressive
euchre was the gome. Mrs. Lockwood won
the head prize , a beautiful Havlland cup and
saucer. Mrs. Van Horn won the progressive ,
a sugar and creamer ; Miss Jenkt , the consola
tion , a 'traveling ' sulve box.
Oiiptaln and Mrs. Cnttendon entertained
the garrison at cards In honor of l&clr
guest. Miss Jenks. Hearts was the game
played. The prices were taken by 'Mrs. '
Forbca , Mrs. I/ackvvooil and Lieutenant
Buvlsoii
ColonM Wickoft has 6cen requested to
recommend a captain for the Shoshone
agencj' .
Friday evening after the concert Mrs.
Svvalno had some of the young people In
and served a Dutch lunch.
Sunday Captain und Mrs. Mealier enter
tained Lieutenant and Mrs. Hodges at dinner.
Company G of the Twenty-pecond is in the
lead , taking orderly for the commanding
officer. The following from the company
having taken orderly : Hartrell , seventh ;
Cole , eighth , Galbraseth , ninth ; Young ,
tenth , Mahoney , eleventh ; Kalloch , twelfth ;
Mllash , fourteenth. It is to be remembered
that these men are at uhelr best when they
perform this particular lurt of soldiering and
In return recelvo for being neat and tidy a
forty-eight hour furlough , which relieves
them from all duty.
Tiio II. A. and N. W. ball ghon by the
enlisted men was ui magnificent affair and
was witnessed by a largo njmber of enllbtod
men und citizens. Tiio lovers of the dance
tripped the light fantjbtlo over the large
waxed floor until 2-30 a. in. The largo tablta
wore spread at 12 o'clojk with delicious dain
tier ) and -100 partook of a. feast , such It > bcldom
spread.
II IM- liiilirnnliii. .
CENTRAL CITY. Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special
Telegram ) A hci'.vy . , damp snow has bc i
falling hero the last twenty-four hours. The
wcatbor Is warm and the snow melts nearly
03 test us It falla.
DUNCAN. Neb. . Jan. 17 ( Special. ) About
three Inches of snow fell during last night
and this forenoon. The snow la very damp.
No wind Is blowing and the caves are drip
ping. It Is a dark , threatening day and
continues to snow at Intervals.
HASTINGS , Neb. . Jan. 17. ( Special. ) A
nice ( julet snow fall bogm at 2 o'clock till ?
morning ard has continued ever since ,
Thcro is already nearly four Inches of snow-
on the level and still there are no signs of
abating.
FUUMONT , Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special. )
Thcro waa a light snow hero last night and
this morning. Farmers say the onow of this
winter Is of great benefit to the land , put
ting It In better shape than an equal amount
of moisture In the form of rain.
CLAY CENTER , Neb , Jan. 17. ( Special. )
A heavy snow is falling today , with pros
pects for considerable more to follow.
IIBD CLOUD , Neb. , Jan. 17 ( Special. )
A light snow commenced falling last even
ing and continues todaj- , about four Inches
having fallen. South of here , six to ten
miles in Kansas , the fall has been from
six to twelve inches.
Ni-lnmKii JSoli'H.
NEIIAWKA. Neb. . Jan. 17. ( Special. )
After three weeks' idleness the stone crush-
cm hero beg-in work on a contract for
crushed rock this morning. The llmo kilns ,
which have been out of flio for some time ,
vvero fired jesterday morning , and will run
for Eomo tlmo. During t'ao fall months they
'turned out something like 15,000 barrels of
lime.
lime.Hog cholera and worms are killing great
numbers of hogs in this vicinity.
Last night the Christians commenced a
four weeks' revival servlco under the direc
tion of Rev. J. R. Sirens.
lit I'Vi'inoiit.
FREMONT , Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special. )
Dctlcf llcln's saloon In the Union block was
broken Into early this morning for the second
end tlmo within the la ft month and $5,35 In
cash , a box of cigars , a bottle of whisky and
a gold ring stolen ,
' .Mil for Uii * Oiilniim.
LOUP CITY , Neb. , Jan. 17.-SpccIal. ( )
A. largo audience assembled at the opera
hsuso S..i tlay uirr.R let 1 * 'in ' i3 th ! i
1 to on the fj.i si en , Outtht the t mU 1
States Take \ition Lotklrg Toward * ho la
d penKn e of tin IsIauJ of Cuba The
affirmative * was taken by Julge Aaron \\all
and H M Mathon ami the negative by
Rev W E Matthews nnd R. J Nightin
gale. A quartet conflicting ot Mr and Mrs
W. II. Mellor L N Smith and George
Lolnlnger , furnished the musical part of
the program. The debate was held under
the auspices of the local chapter of the
Epworth LOCK-UP and a small admission fee
was charged , half of which will be forwarded
to the Cuban relief commission.
( ! n ll in the llend.
DERL1N , Neb , Jam 17. ( Special. ) Satur
day evening Dick Uuckhollz und John Wald-
helm beramo engaged In a quarrel In a ealoon
over matters of long standing , but friends
prevcnte-d a ngnt. After leaving the ealoon
they beg > . It again and Huckholtz struck
Wrtldlielm on the head with some weapon ,
lujlng ope a gash several Inches long. A
trail ot blood cn the snow marked Ms path
to n drug store , where a doctor was sum
moned and ecwcd iblm up , Uuckboltz's ar
rest will follow.
Mnlp Hoard of AKrlenlliire.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Slate aioard of Agriculture
meets In this city tomorrow and most of the
members are already here. The auditing
committee examined the books and accounts
of the secretary anJ treasurer this afternoon
and It Is understood that the former was
found 2 cents and the latter 4 cents short.
Thcro Is some talk of holding a state fair
at Lincoln this year , hut It is not known
that nny member ot the board favors such
a clan.
Olitcrto Memorliil liny.
CLAY CENTER , Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special )
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
lodge , assisted by the Degree of Honor of
this olaco observed Memorial day yesterday
by attending the MeWiodlst church In !
bodjRev. . F. W. llean , the pastor , delivered
a very Interesting ami Instructive sermon ,
the church odldco was filled and the audience
highly appreciated the services.
Hunted to Dentil.
RESCUE , Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Soeclal ) The 4-
year-old daughter ot J. Vroae , a farmer liv
ing near this place , was burned to death
jcstcrcM- . The father went to town , leav
ing his two children at homo with their
grandfather. Ho went out and left the little
ones In the house alone , and the girl was ,
btirnol to death. Further particulars Uro not
obtainable.
Vttempled Iiieenilhiflsin.
WATERLOO. Jan. 17. ( Special ) Thcro
burn the residence of Lou Ucrnasek of this
was 11 bold but unsuccessful attempt to
city this morning , nhortlj before 2 o'clock.
.Ncln-nsKn Mnfe I'nlv t-rxlt.v N MVM.
The University Chess club Ins matched
some of Its best players against the crack
men of the Lincoln Chess club.
Examinations upon the work or the first
semester will begin January 24. The second
semester begins 'Monday ' , January 31.
At chapel Wednesday morning the students
enjoyed brief addresses from Governor Fur-
nas , J. Sterling Morton and Dr. George L.
Miller.
The English club of the university has
been granted a room for h&adquaiteis and
llbiary pun oacs. Interest in English btudy
Is constantly increasing.
State Superintendent Jackson made a
thorough Inspection of the university Thurs
day , visiting every department. A short talk
was made at chapel by the superintendent.
RepeosenMtivo E M. Pollard of Cass
county , a university graduate , was ono of
the speikera at the Horticultural society
upon the nnnufucturo of vinegar from apples.
The electrical schcol will as a part ot its
exhibit on Charter Day ( February 15) ) give
a symposium of cooking by electricity , to
follow a lecture by bomo distinguished elec
trical engineer.
A. A. Blschop was elected manager of the
university foot ball team at the meeting of
the Athletic association last week. The uni
versity will liavo a strong foot ball team In
the field next jear.
Prof. De&sey's lecture before the State Horticultural
ticultural society last neck Lpon "Plant
Physiology and Its Bearing Upon Horticul
tural Practice" was universally commented
upon by the members as the most piactlcal
cud helpful scientific lecture heard for a long
time at their meetings.
At the meeting of the Lancaster County
Old Settlers' association last week a very
Interesting paper was read by Miss Ellen
Smith , at present registrar of the univer
sity , upon early university da > s. Miss
Smith came here as an. instructor in 1877 ,
being the first woman employed by the
Beard of Regents. She is orobably per
sonally known to more of the young men
and women of Nebraska than any otMer
teaclicr In the state.
The organization of creamery companies
throughout the old settled parts of Nebraska
Is ono of the marked features of Nebraska's
progress this winter. Hardly a day goes by
tl at a new organization does not file Its ar
ticles with the secretary of state. For this
rapidly advancing revolution In the dairy
business ot the state the university has
thoroughly prepared with its special dairy
course , which is being taken this winter bj
a larger number of students than ever be
fore. The new art of butter making requires
thorough technical training and In no place
can a joung man or woman secure it so
well In the west as at the Nebraska univer
sity.
sity.Prof.
Prof. LiwTcnco Bruncr writes a very In
teresting letter from his station in the Ar
gentine Republic , whltlicr ho went last sum
mer at the Invitation of the authorities to
investigate the grasshopper plague which
has been devastating that region. Writing
November 8 , ho eays that in Satita Fo
province they are still waiting patiently for
rain to ctart the crops growing. The drouth
has been long and severe there , inflicting
mere damage to crops and pastures than t'ae
locusts , and from at clearances at the tlmo
ot writing he Judged the proypcct for a
crop the present jear waa poor. A fungus
dlscasu had broken out among the locusts
which was killing them oft by the thousands
( the old ones ) . Ho was making experiments
for the propagation ot the disease among
the young "hoppers" or "Jumpers , " as he
styles them , vrtio were Just commencing to
hatch from the eggs deposited In the soil
The disease spreads rapidly by Infection , and
by dlstrbutfoK "cages" of Infected Insects
widely ho hcpes to thoroughly Impregnate
the entire hopper crop. Ho is making a
largo collection of insects , and already had
twenty or thirty bpeclc.s , which wcro not
described In any of the entomological works
there , and if the eamo fortune continued
would foavo a hundred by the tlmo ho re
turned to Nebraska. Ills opinion of the people
ple , their habits and food , waa not elevated
by his sojourn. Ho was expecting to start
about New Year's on a trip across the Andes
to Chill and return , which would occupy
three or four weeks.
' \eliriiNkii .VtMVM CVnfrx.
The proprietor of the Alllanco Times has
bought the Guide and consolidated the two
papers.
The Norfolk school baird has been com
pelled to rent a building to accommodate the
school children.
W. II. Kotcham of the Cpiwford Tribune
celebrated h's appointment as postmaster by
enlarging his paper.
Whllo dressing her little baby. Mrs. J. H.
Chain , who lives near Utlca , accidentally dis
located Its shoulder.
The Republican Argus , published by H.
McVey and W. S. Leonard , is a new candi
date for public favor.
The Elkhorn Valley Poultry and Pet Stock
association will hold Its IIrat show at Nor
folk , January 20 , 27 and 28.
During the year 1S97 the number of mar
riage licenses Issued In Saline county was
151 ; In 1S90 , 10S. In 1S95 , 134 ; in 1801 , 172 ;
in 1893 , 165 ; In 1S92 , 199 ; In 1891 , 167.
The business men ot Lawrence , Nuckol's
county , have petitioned the town council to
pass aa ordinance to compel all business
places to remain closed on Sunday ,
The Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
railroad finished the work of taking ice from
the Mlrncchaduza mill pond at Valcatlno
Wednesday afternoon. About 200 cars vvcro
shipped thla year.
Au Indian called at Jolce's store In Dor-
don the other day and Inquired for a "sleep. "
Sam aeked him If he wanted a "long sleep"
and ho eald ho did. He was directed across
the ttrcet to Jordan's where ho called for
a "long elcep , " aud when tbo proprietor
t 11 ! own a i sflln an I i r. i 'c 1 to take
h s ti.ijsurcfor it , tht I l..u fl i I / Urr r
The Humiihriy Fair 'ins elation hsa dU'
solved and as lie louidi A iety at Colum-
bi.s has done the eamv there I * a strong
prospect of a n > n araw. Uoj tclng orgeu-
| Ired to tnke * the- place ot the two deceased
societies. , ,
The Antelope- County Burners' Mutual In-
surtnco company Is prospering On July 27 ,
IM)7. ) the membership wa ijl47 , and amount
of risks In force $102,233/on [ December 22
the number of policies WAS 20G and the
amount of risks J21D.GW. . .
The first annual exhibition ot the Repub
lican Valley District Poultry association will
be held at McCook , Februiwy 2 and 3. The
iMtcs are the tame as Hftwe of the South
western Nebraska Farmers' convention at
McCook , to which committee expects to
* ecure reduced railroad rates.
In order to settle up { fie Lamoreaux estate
the- Hank of Spencer was closed Monday last.
It Is stated that the depositors will be paid
In full , and It Is the general opinion that
they will. Hojd county had In the neigh
borhood of $1 200 on deposit In thlo bank.
The reason that Cook's Imperial Cham-
pignc , extra dry , Is alwajs good Is the great
care taken In making It.
i.oc.vi. mtnvmr.s.
The receptlco at the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
Erastus Young will bo held on Friday night ,
Instead of Thursday night , as announced.
Reports from the bcdsldo are to the ef
fect that Mr. Herman Kountro Is resting
cislly , his fever being low and all indica
tions hopeful.
John Lewis , a , Jiobo and general nuisance
about the police station , was charged with
drunkcmnctis and vagrancy and given five
dajn In the county Jail.
Mirtin Sporbur , the I'axton hotel bell boy
who was charged by a guccst , W. J. Reeves ,
with tfto thett of $30 , was adjudged guilty by
Judge Gordon nnd fined $25 and ccets.
Dora Ncllsh , charged with firing a couple
of shots at her husband near Twelfth and
Douglas streets , was sentenced to ten days
In the county jail. The sentence was sus
pended by Judge Gordon.
Max Hartog , charged with swindling Airs.
Victoria Seeloy out of $10 worth ot old gold ,
pleaded not guilty to a charge of obtaining
gods under ruiso pretenses and his hearing
will bo set later In the week.
James Smith went Into Anderson's res
taurant. Thirteenth and Hartley stieets , Sat
urday night , and after devouring a big
sfppcr attempted to walk off without squar
ing accounts , llo was lined $5 and costs
by Judge Gordon
Saturday evening at Orpheus hall a con
cert was given under direction ot Prof. F.
M. Stclnhauser. Hans Albert and Joseph
Gnhm , with the Orpheus Singing socletv ,
too' ' ; part , nloug with zither soloists and
S/eluXiuser's orchestra.
On request of Thomas Swobc- , manager cf
the Carnival of Polaris. Ohlcf Gallagher will
detail three ofllcers for Thursday , Friday and
Saturday nights to bo stationed at the Sher
man avenue. Twentieth i'nJ Twcntj-fourth
street gates to the grounds.
L M. Francis was found wandering around
In the lower portion of the city last night
with three comforters In his possession ,
which ho had evidently not secured honestly.
He was locked up at the station on a charge
of being a suspicious character.
Hugo Berwlnklo was pulled out of a car of
merchandise In 'Sio Mlfc"url Pacific freight
jards and lojgcd at tfte elation on a chnrge
ot beln1 ? a. suspicious ctnraetor. The peal on
the car was broken and It Is thought that
some of the noyia were stolen.
Frank Murphy went Into the saloon of
Julius Peterson , Twentjvfjret and Cumlng
streets , and got Into n quarrel with Sam
Overgard. Illows followed and n warrant
has been Issued for the arrest of Murphy on
a charge of assault aiiU batterj' .
Chirles Wright , t'ao colored man who was
kicked bj' a mule and qulto bully Injured
last night , \va taken to his homo at 70S
South Sixteenth streef. Thcro Is a chance
tLat ho will recover , dlthbugh ho has bus-
talned Internal Injurlen of a serious nature.
Henry Eaunders , cliargcd with snatching
a pockctbcok from a woman who WEB In the
vlcinltj' ot Sixteenth and Leavtjnworth
streets , has been re.eascd from custody.
The woman Withdrew ) ie .ppmpalnt ! and ad
mitted that she did not Jose a pockctbook.
"Western Prosperity" Is the name ot n
now paper just brought out by Winter Ujles.
It will bo published monthly. The January
number Is fulS of Omaha facts , briefly para
graphed , and much general Information In
regard to the prosperity which Is now gen
eral through the west.
Sam Atherton was before Judge Gordon
chaiged with steal'ag a watch acd chain be
longing to William La Page. The chain
was found In Atherton's posseE.sloa when ho
was arrested. Later the watch was also re
covered from a man he hid given It to.
Atherton. pleaded guilty to the charge and
was given thirty dajs In the countj' Jail.
At the annual meeting of the Mineral
Point Mining and Milling company , held In
this city last week , the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year : President ,
C. A. Hunter , Omaha ; vice president , F. H.
Slack , Boston ; secretary , N. H. Nelson ,
Omaha ; treasurer , Thomas P. Thornton ,
Omaha ; superintendent , A. McDonald , Den
ver.
ver.Jesse Saw hill end Thomas McDonald , a
couple of police terrors , who went Into the
taloon near Sixteenth and Leavenworth Sat
urday night and started a row , wcro ar
raigned In police court for resisting and as
saulting Officers Jackman and Ronk. Each
prisoner was glvon $15 and costs by Judge
Gordon. They will board out the fines with
the county.
A warrant IMS been sworn out In police
court against James Larry by Mrs. Effie
Hamilton , who resides near Seventeenth and
Cumlng streetf. The woman alleges that
while , drunk Larry visited her house , and
after shaking his fists In her face struck her
a couple of times ami then threatened to kill
ner. She eajs she never saw the man be
fore , and that she knows rae reabon why ho
should threaten/ her life. She wants him
locked up.
KOUEOAhT I-'OIl TODAY'S WIJATIinil.
Unlit SMOTV , Fnllcmod liy Valr , i\H1i
ViirlnlilfWinds. .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. Forecast for
Tuesday :
For Nebraska Light snow In the early
morning , followed by fair ; variable winds.
For Iowa Partly cloudy weather ;
warmer ; southeasterly winds.
For South Dakota Generally fair ;
warmer ; southerly winds.
For Missouri Partly cloudy weather ;
southerly winds.
For Kansas-Partly cloudy weather ;
variable winds.
For Wyoming Threatening weather ; vari
able winds.
l.oi-lll Itcoord.
OFFICH OF TIII3 WCATHI3RJIURTJAU. .
OMAHA , Jan. 17. Omaha record of tem-
peiuturc nnd rainfall rampirod with the cor
responding day of the last three years :
ISflS , 1S17 1SB. ! ) 1S93
Maximum temperature . . SS 31 SS rxj
Minimum temperature . . .f 2fi 12 21 2S
Average temperature . . . , ! " - ' * > i
Rainfall OS T T T
Record of totnper.itfiro and precipitation
nt Omaha for this day and alnco March 1 ,
1S97 :
Normal for the day JS
nxcesH for the day. . . . : . . . ' . ' . ' . . 1
Accumulate * ! excess nlncn March 1..SU
Normal rainfall for the , diiy 02 nch
ICxcess for the day. ! Oolnch
Total rainfall slnco r rch 1 1999 nehei
Deficiency since Mnrc-h 1 10 Bj Inches
Uxce"8 for cor. period 1S97 n.ij nches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1S9G . . .11.29 Inches
Uiuiurlu from .Stiitlonn nt H 1 > > ' ' ' )
Bc\cnly llftli meridian time ,
BTATIONR AND STATE 6lf 32
Omaha , cloudy 3..I 3il cr
Ni/rtli I'lutte. cnowlnh . . 2k
Halt JuiKo City , smmliiK 2kK
C'hocnno partly cloudy . ,
HnpliI City , cloudy K ,
lluion. cltar
ChlcaKO , clear . * . . , , SI
VVIIIUlorv , clear
8t , Ixiuls , clear
St 1'aul , clear
Davenport , clear
Helena , partly cloudy
Kanim * I'lljcloudy 42
Havre , clear
Illrmarck , clear : o
Gllhetton , cloudy
indlcatiu trace of precipitation.
, i I * A. WULbll. Local Forecast Omclul ,
IVES PLAYS \Vini \ CA1TOX
Is Far Tea Smooth for tbo Atnb'tious
Short Stop.
ONE RUN MORE THAN CATION'S STRJNG
( inntr Iti tliv Ilnnillrnp lltl-
llnnl TniiritniiiiMit nt
j a Oiiv-Slilvil
Contr.it.
CHICAGO , Jnn. 17. Prank ivw and Wil
liam Cation plajcd the opening game of the
handicap billiard tournament tonight In Cen
tral Minlo hall. It was at the clshtcon-lnch
b.Ok line , no shot In balk ntid Ivesns tc
play too to 260 for Cation. The shortstop
won the hank nnd for a time It looked na
though ho might makeIt Interesting for The
"young Napoleon. " Ho was playing good
billiards , whl'.o hcs could not get warmed
up to his work. At thn end of his tenth In
ning Cation's score was 91 , while Ivcs had
only 111 to his credit.
Then the expected happened. Frank
gained his stroke and by clean cut playing
put together 132. Ho followed this with 103
In the twelfth Inning , aJded 31 In the neM
and then ran the game out with 10.
Sohaefor and Splnks play tomorrow night.
Followers ot the game now look on Sutton
as the only olio of the shortstops llkel } to
tcko hcs' measure. Ivcs did very little
fancy work , but played In better form theu
ho has shown In practice.
The score1
Ivcs 0. 68 , 1 , 2 , 0 , S. 21 , 1C , 2 , 132 ,
2 , 103. 31 , 13 400. Average , 2S 8-14 ; high
run. 132 ,
Cation 10. 1 , 19 , 11 , 0 , 20 , 0 , 14 , 2 , 17 , 1 , 0 ,
0 , .1 i-S. Average , 7 ; high run , 20.
Referee , John Matthews ; marker , Charles
Matthews. '
Kvi-l.l * nil ( InIttiiintiip : Trni'liH.
NEW ORLEANS , Jan. 17. Results :
First i nee , seven and one-.itil fin longs ;
C.irlotto. C won , Loyalty second , Viscount
third. Time : 1:33. :
Second rnct' , selling , mlle and onc-slv-
tcenth : Mr. Kaston won , Caddie C bcccml ,
The Doctor thlid. Time : 1 5b.
Tliltd race , belling , sis. furlongs : Urania
won , Ijiurrlla D second , Eleanor Me llilnl ,
Tlmo : 1 20'i. '
Fourth inee , handicap , one mile : Sea Rob-
her won , David second , Sui mount llilnl ,
Time. 1.1S.
Flttli lace , lx furlongs : Tom Klng"ley
won , Aunt Maggie second , Nannie Ua\u !
third. Time. MO.
SIMh t ace sK and one-half furlongs , sellIng -
Ing : Al Lone won , Toetn May .second ,
Venccdor thlld. Tlmo : 1:271,4. :
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 17. Weather
cloudy ; track heavy , nt Oakland today.
Results :
Flist racc > , selling , live furlongs : Lolc
won , Loenlgcn bccond , 1 Don't Know thltd.
Time : 1 IB'i.
Second ince , selling , llftcen-sKtcenl'ia o (
a mile : Magnus won. Our Climate second ,
Coda third. Time : 1 3SV
Third race , purs-e , ono mlle : The Dipper
won , CnptUo tecond , Nonclnlnnco thltd.
Time : 1:10. :
Fourth iiico , selling , fifteen-sixteenths of
n mile- Hid Glenn won. Knl'-or ' Ludwlg bec-
end , HI MOID third. Time : l.K ) .
rifth lace , selling , mile and one-sixteenth-
Schiller won , Hazard becond. Lena third.
Time 1 31 % .
SIMh race , selling , sK furlongs : Hlnrney-
stone won , llaully second , Dobito third.
Tlmo : l.li'i.
_
Dlvaiiprov I'M ( In * Ct'iiliirj llulo ,
CHICAGO , Jan. 17. The executive com
mittee of the Century Honcl club has re
fusal to approve the new rule proposed by
A. O. McGarrott , chairman o the road rcc-
01 ds committee , ielatl\e to the cheeking
of century inns. Ti > ils uctbn was taken at
a meeting of the committee held at tin-
Oreat Northern hotel today , . and at which
1'resldcnt Shlnkle and Second Vice Piesl-
dent Hentley weio piescnt. The lule , which
is thus made Inoperative , piovlded that
century ildcrs must get the slgnatuie on
at least every twenty-tl\e miles of the
ride of some one who saw them imklng
the century. The executive committee le-
fused to give Its approval mainly becaiibo It
would Interfere with night centmies and
with attempts at records
Vnlf Ti-iuii DIsiiiinlllUMl.
ND\V YORK , Jan. 17. The registration
committee of the Amateur Athletic union
today declared fie Yale basket ball team
disqualified. On Saturday nlsJit last the
Yale team played a game of basket ball
with the fourth separate company at "ionis
ers , which company was disqualified somu
time ago by the Amateur Athletic union.
Grc'i-ii ChnllfiiKt'HViil 'oH.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 17. George
Green , the pugilist , Is out with a challenge
for another match with Joe Walcott at
catch weights , and the largest -purse
offered. He stipulates that the winner of
the match shall challenge McCoy for the
middleweight championship honors.
Aii.strnlllliiK llu c a Ooml I. end.
ADELAIDE , Jan. 17. In the cricket match
between the Australian and visiting English
elevens hero today at the close of play the
latter had scored 197 runs 'for six wickets
down. The Australians In their first Innings
were all out for 573 runs
THI : AT. LOUIS amv
CoiuiiiixNliiiiorN llnkr it ( iIouliiK Ilc-
ixu-t oil ( lie ICiiHiHltioii.
The Monday IEHUO of the St. Louis Globe-
Democrat contains the following :
The nineteen membsrs of the St. Louis
commission of the Transmlsslsslppl Hxpo-
Hltlon , who went to Omaha , Nob. , on Friday ,
returned homo yesterday evening. All vvero
dellglit ° ( l with the trip. On arriving at
Omaha the St. Louis delegation met the
entire state commission about fifty of the
mcwt prominent business men of Missouri.
All the leading commercial hodlou of the
state wcro represented. Mr Clark II. Samp
son , ex-Ma } or Wnlbrldge and F. M. Ster-
ictt were membeis of the St. Louis party
The ofllcers of the exposition and u recep
tion committee * rec Ived and entertained the
Mlbsoiirians In the most hospitable style.
The visitors were amazed at the revelation
offered by the exposition : rounds. Many of
the big buildings were found to bo com
pleted and painted white after the general
Htylo of the structures nt the C'hlcigo
World's fair. Tihe great lagoon , about half
a mile In length , on the borders of which
the buildings are erected , Is frozen Juut
now , and thousands of the young people of
Omaha are enjojlng great sport skating on
It. The Inneo buildings already completed
are the United States' Govi'inment. Munu-
factuies. Machinery and Electricity , Kino
Aits and Horticultural.
Tuo whole group of buildings , Including
thoao to bo erected by the different states ,
will cover more than SCO acres. *
Many of the large cities nre making ex
hibits Independent of the states.
The St. Loulsans and other visitors from
Missouri were entertained nt the Mlllaid
hotel , where speeches vvero made by Presi
dent Wattles of the exposition ! Mayor
Mnorcs of Omaha , Clark II. Sampson , ex-
Mayor Walbrldgo and others. The local
commissioners feel confident that the pco-
plo of St. Louis and Missouri will heartily
co-operate with them In making a thor
ough exhibit of the state's educational , In
dustrial and natural resources. Chairman
Walbrldgs will this week Issue a call for
a meeting , to which repie-sentallves of the
manufacturing and commercial bodies will
bu Invited to consider and adopt plans for
a proper exhibit.
Sinn' for I IKeu x | : iier.
The staff of the newspaper to ho Issued by
the Woman's Board of Managers on Wash
ington's birthday , for the purpose of Increas
ing the fund for the Girls' and Hoys' build
ing , Is being formed. Mrs. Mora Ualcombo-
Marplo will bo the managing editor , .Mrs.
( Icorgo Tllden business manager and Mrs.
Draper Smith the manager of the Omaha
circulation department. A meeting of the
boys and girls of Omaha over 15 years cf
ago who are Interested In making tbo build
ing a success and are willing to assist In
that effort , will ba held In the office of Sec
retary Ford on the Sixth floor of the I'axton
block Wednesday afternoon of this week.
HeporlN from Special CoiiuuUHloiirrM ,
A. O. McAusland , the special commissioner
sent to California by the exposition manage.
ment , writes from Sen Franlcsco that a pro
ject It ) now on foot among the California
people to have the cxtcnalve mineral exhibit
which Is now being collected for the "jubi
lee celebration" removed to Omaha as a
part of California's exhibit. The jubilee ls
to bo In1 honor of the fiftieth anniversary of
the discovery of gold In California In 184S ,
and the mineral exhibit will bo a most ex
tensive one.
Frederick Mayer , the exposition coinmlo-
MAYOR OF LINCfllI I
Mr. Drake Feels It His Duty to Recommend
Paine's Gelery GompoMnd ,
The youngest and most bustling city In
the United States-
Founded last April , Lincoln , boasts a
sewerage fijbtem , electric lights , macadam
ized roads , trolley cans , telephone franchise
nnil n water plant.
From n hamlet to a town to a city , In
this Incredibly short tlmo. Lincoln has
grown with the wonderful progresslvencss
looked for only In the west a splendid ex
ample of the Indomitable pertinacity of ono
strong man.
Llko most foiccful men , Major Drake
must see results before giving his approval ;
but when convinced , ho speaks out his
mind without fear or favor of any one.
There Is no hesitation among Major
Drake's friends In sajtng that I'alno's celery
compound has been of the utmost help In
enabling him to do a piodlglous amount of
work , and to get rid of that Insomnia that
at one time resulted from every prolonged
effort. 'Major ' Drake himself says :
Lincoln , Middlesex Co. . N. J.
Oct. 20. 1S37.
Wells , Richardson & Co. ,
Gentlemen I have been getting I'alne's
celcrj' compound from our local druggist.
\ftcr sixteen hours' work each day , I sleep
sloner In Paris , writes that ho la meeting
with great success In Interesting his countrymen
trymon In the Idea of exhibiting at Oiraha
Ho says the American minister , General
Porter , Is assisting him In every poraoble
way and will bring the matter to the atten
tion of the French minister of foreign af
fairs and the minister of commerce. Mr.
I
Majer saja ho will have the matter far ad I
vanced within a few dajs , and that a cred
itable French exhibit la assured.
CYMFOIIM V\5 UK VII Till ; TIttJTII.
Dlreelor WluiHoii Kiiri'tuls ( lie ( 'oMin-l
of ( lie KviiiiHl lion.
Director John C. Wharlon Is spreading the
gospel of the exposition In California , whore
he and his bride are spending the honejmoon.
The San Francisco papers are devoting col
umns of spice to Mr. Wharton's business
like presentation of the main facts concern
ing the exposition and his neatly put Insinua
tion that California will bo very sorry If It
falls to take advantage of the opportunity
Offered to exhibit Its resources to the woild
thiough the medium of the exposition to beheld
held at Omaha. The San Francisco Chronicle
of January 13 pr'nts ' nearly a column inter
view with Mr. Wharton , In which lib de
scribes briefly the progress which has been
made In erecting buildings and preparing
for the great event. Ho alM tel'e of vvlat
other states and foreign government ! have
done end are doing In the way of preparing
for representation.
The efforta being made by Director Whar
ton to arouse Calirornlans to a sense of their
own Interests are being augmented by the
published IntervIevM ] v. llh L. It. Hare and
U. II. Holbrook , the advance agents of the
Klondike car which passed through Omaha
several weeks ago. Thcix ; men In tolling of
the trip of the car , speak In terms ot praise
for the exposition and glvo It as their un
biased opinion tlut the state will make u
great mistake If It Is not represented at
Omaha tub aummcr.
I'luiiH for ltell loilN ( ' < > ilre if ,
Mrs. Ida S. Focrde ot Chicago , a repre
sentative of Rev. Jenkins Llojd Jones , secretary -
rotary of the Liberal Congress of Religions ,
spent yesterday In Omaha , looking Into the
arrangements that are being made for the
meeting of the congress. She held a confer-
nco with Secretary Frances M. Ford of the
Woman's Hoard of Managers and expressed i
licrsolf aa entirely batlsfled with the arrangej j
incuts that ore under v.ay. She said October
18 Is the date which has been fixed upon as I
thi ) tlmo for the opening ot tlm congress. I
The cominltteo which was appointed to secure -
cure the selection of Omaha as the place for
this congress , comprising Thomas Kllpat-
rlck , Rev. N. M. Mnnu , Rev. John McQuold ,
Rov. T. J. Ulackay anJ Rev. Mary Glrard
Andrews , has been continued as the commit
tee to arrange for llio meeting and has been
Increased by the addition of Rabbi Leo M.
Franklin. As the committee now stands the
various religious denominations are uell rcp-
picscnted. Mr. Kllpatrlck and Rov. Dr.
Mann represent the Unitarian church. Rev.
Dr. McQuold the Methodist , Rev. Dr. .Mactfay
the Episcopal , Rov. Andrews the Unlversillst
and Rev. Dr. Franklin the Jewish church.
tu
The newly appointed Vice president for
Texas , S. J. T. Johnson of Corslcana , las
Issued an address to the people of the state ,
calling upon thcin to aid him In his clforU
to eco that the resources of the state are
properly rcpiesented at the Tran/jmlsalsslppl
Exposition. Ho aslcs the people In each ectia.
torMl district to select a man to reprtavnt
them upon the ctato commission the vice
president la authorized to appoint , ami ho
will then make the appointments. The rail
roads and buslncus iatcrrets generally are
asked to aid In the work ami prompt action
Is urged.
\otcn of Iliu J'xpoKlHon.
Sid I ) . Redding secretary of the Arkan
sas Republican State league , ban suggested
to President Wattles that the date of meet-
lug ot the National Lcaguo ot Republican
eight hours each night HUe a baby , and at
tribute much of the strengthening of my
neivea to PiilnoV * colcry compound. Yours
truly , SILAS 1) ) . DIIAKE.
Nothing demoralizes the health sooner or
moio completely than oven the occasional
loss of nlcep. To start a new day with the
bliln untcneshed Is lIKe tijlng to keep a
worn-out horbo up to his wcrk with the whip
Instead ot by feeding The Incessant liraln
activity Is aa If the skull wcio laid bare
and the suifaco of the brain wcro struck
lightly every few seconds and without a
sign of "let up. "
Thus sleplessness Impercci tlbly , but no
less Biirely , dwtroj-s the br.ifn cells that nro
the souices of mental power and the health
cf every organ of the bodj' .
Palne's celerj compound gets the nervous
sj-atem out ot this dangerous rut of bleep-
loaress. It tuppllce nourishment to the
nervous tissues faster than they uro worn
out , and docs not let the nutrition of theao
delicate parts get low enough to bring on
Insomnia.
Ono of the earliest evidences of the final
smccess of I'alne's celery compound In curing
dobllltj , nervousness , sleeplessness and de
rangements of liver and kldnevs id the In
creased appetite , the clearer akin , and tint
indescribable precursor ot health , a feeling :
of "ucll being" that takes'the ' place of the
tired , languid , melancholy condition.
Clubs bo changed from Juno to Julj' . Thc4
matter will bo tuken up with the local rep
resentatives of the league.
Leslie's Weekly of February .1 will contain
a descriptive article legarding the exposition ,
and cuts showing the buildings , grounds , etc.
The executive committee * has authorised a
contract irade with William Goldlo & Sons
for the construction ot the north viaduct
across Shern.an avenue , the price being
$4-190.
II. A. Cox of Kansas City has applied for
a concession for a show which ho calls
' Plymouth in 1G21 , or the Illrth of Our Na
tion. " He proposes to reproduce Plymouth
and the landing of the pilgrims and sell
souvenirs of that Interesting occasion.
Iho regular monthly m"etlng of the
Woman's Hoard ot Managers will bo held
today , commencing at 10 o'clock and
lasting until G p. in The members of the
boaid will bo entertained In the ovuilng by
Mrs Gurdon W. Wattles , the wife of the
prcbldojit of the exposition ,
Mrs. L. S. Caiey of Lincoln , state secro-
taij ; ot the Cliautatuiua society and national
tcproientatlvo of the society to the expot
Billon , asks the Nebraska Exposition com-
ralttco to make aiJ appropriation for a state
exhibit of the faoclety In connection with
the other educational exhibits.
The San Francisco man who made applica
tion some tlmo ago to the Department of
Concessions for space for a scenic canal has
notified the department that ho will bo In
Omaha In the near future to close the con-
tiact. Ho proposes to Install a canal 2,000
foot In length , showing In cyclorama style
some of the famous scenciy of California , In
cluding the Yosemlto valley and other
places of great beauty.
The Chicago Times-Herald of Sunday oon-
taliH a two-column news letter written by
Frank G. Carpemter , the well known no\\s > -
paper wr'ter ' , dessrlptlvo of the exposition.
.Mr. Carpenter was In Omabii rccc'iitly and
the letter oxpieeses his views regarding what
ho raw for himself. It Ls a " yndlcato let
ter" and uppcam flinultaiKOUBly In fifteen or
twenty of Kio leading papers In the country.
Cuts of the expedition grounds are given ,
showing the progrmi whiai has been made
In the work.
F Dllllngham , Unltc-d States consul at
Auckland , New Hoalatid , wrltcii > to the Depart
ment of Publicity and I'romotlrti regarding
what ho ban been iking for the exposition In
tlut far away country : "I have called t8io
attention of the Clurmhcr of Commerce and
others to the propriety of taking the matter
up and acting favorably on the same , pointIng -
Ing cut the bcacllts that would naturally fol
low. I have alho ailvlocd your local re-pro-
iientatlvo Welling on nml I shall bo pleased
to aid Mm In every way possible In fuithvr-
Ing the Inteicsts of the expedition in .New
Xealund. "
I'lmplcs , blotrlioi. blackheads , rod , rou li ,
oily , molhy nkin , itching , scaly bcalp , dry ,
thlnnud falling hair , and baby blemishes
prevented by UUTICUHA fioAr , tlm moit
i.ffcctivo hkin piirifyliif ; nml lioaullfylnj'
heap in the world , in well us purest and
sweetest for toilet , hath , anil nursery.
ii lh worU 1'oriia Duiro
1'iopi lloilou , DBA
miil Kftca lluuiorf , ' milled frte ,
EVERY