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THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE : SI&J3AY , FEBRUARY Q , 181)8. ) WILL PAY OFF PRIOR LIENS fovernmcnt Decides on Its Oourso at Kansas Pacific Sale , DATE OF THE SALE IS TO BE POSTPONED Annntiiicrtnont nf tlic Drclnlon of the ( Internment In CUcn Out I Ilite In the A fit"- , noun. WASHINGTON , Feb. C. The government has decided to pay oft the first llenholdors of the Kansas Pacific Hallroad company and to ask for a postponement of the oile. No data haa been fixed to which It will ask the Bale to bo postponed , that matter being In definite as jet. Governor Hoadlcy was In consultation with the attorney general today upon the subject of foreclosure against the Kansas Pacific railroad. It haa been decided by the Department of Justice thit the gov ernment will excrclso the power conferred upon the president by the act of 1887 and redeem the claims of the first mortgage bondholder * upon the eastern and middle divisions , respectively , and bccomo subrogated - gated under the law to their rights. This will make thu government the owner of both the flr.U and second liens upon thcso dlvlslonu of the road. An application will bo made to Judge Sanhorn at St. Ix > uls next Saturday for Icavo to redeem , for a postponement of the sale of the road which la now advertised to take place on February 1C , 17 and 18 , and for the appointment of a receiver In the government suit to operate the railroad for benefit of Ha lines The prisc < it receiver- ) arc operating the road under thu suit of the third mortgage bondholders , commonly called the consolidated mortgage. lly this means It in expected that the tm- incdlatosale of the property will bo deferred and that the government will ha\e more opportunity to negotiate for a better price than has been offered by the reorganiza tion committee , which now < > ntroltj the first moitgago , and in the meantime the benefits of the profitable operation of the road , If It continued tj ibe profitably managed , will , under the icco'vur appointed In the govern ment suit , bo to the advantage of the gov ernment by way of reduction of Its claim Notices of the application to bo made next Saturday li/ive been served by telegram upon the reorganization committee , and upon the counsel of the respective underlying mort- Kagea Ample authority for th'u action on the part of the government Is conferred toy the act of March 3 , 1887 , which provides that whenever In the opinion of the president It shall 'bo ' < k'oined ne-ccs nry to the protection of the go\oinnicnt's Interest In any of the bind-nldod roads the Decretory of the treas ha , ury Is required to redeem or otherwise clear off the paramount lion or mortgage by piy- In-j the sums lawfully duo out pf the treas ury. ury.Tho amount which will be necessary to pay the first lion holders In this case Is Romothlnic o\er $8,000.000 , the simo amount which tro government would have been compelled to pay them had It acquired title undo- the pending Bile. The situation of the government 'n regarded by Attorney Gen eral Grlgrs who advised the present course , and other leading olflclnls , as greatly Im proved t'loicby , and it la now expected that Judge Sanborn , under the circumstances , will willingly conncnt to a postponement of the sale for an Indefinite period , or at least to a date sufficiently remote to allow the government ample time In which to dispose of Its Interests to the best advantage. rvniniiit SON ON itirrutni ) MST. Knoli Sort CM In HitNn \ > lie Pull l.lnill of Tlnif. WASHINGTON , Feb. 5 Admiral Self- ridge , who has Just relinquished the com- inacul of the European stitlon , went on the retired list ot the navy with the close of thu day , having reached the age prescribed by law The event is entirely peiullar In ojr navy history , In that theio will then bo presented the spectacle of a father and son both on the retired list on account of age , uftor having reached the highest grade In the navy. The fathi'i. Thomas O SelfrlJge , Is now I /Ing In Washington , having retired In 1SCC , , ter thlrtj-six and n half years' service , d his nanio now heads the naval retired tt The son , likewise named Thomas 0 ( Ifrldgc had forty-llvo years' service to credit vvJien ho retired today. Ho sailed the United States from Franco today. jly tnls retirement Commodore Francis M. Inco , commandant of the New York navy id , will become ,1 icar admiral , and Cap- li Sholcy becomes a commodore. Captain I s Ca oy , In conurand of the League ad navj yard , goes up to the grade of _ kmodoro as the result of today's retire- TmMit and that of Admiral Ilcardslee a tow days ago. .so MI : UOMV : is COM ; . r\-Trrii uriT Moruim Will Miiltt * CSouil the Drllclciu'j. WASHINGTON , Fob 5 A recount of the treasury cash , which was completed Into this evening , disclosed a shortage of | S59. The recount , made iiccreiary 'by ' thu appoint ment In Juno last ot 12111s H. Roberts na United Stati-s treasurer In place of 13. N Morgan , was begun 'on ' July 1. and slnto that tlmo about $7U7,000,000 In cash has been counted. No rrrara or shortages of Impor tance were discovered until the treasury committee hid begun work in sliver vault No 1 , In which theio wore 103,053,000 stand ard dollaiH. A colored man named Mai tin , employed as a laborer , was one da ) discovered In the o.ial and wood iMsenii'iit under suspicion : ; clrcumslaiuos. and n search resulted In the FREE TOLLIONS , A Vnliinlilf I. Idle Hook < > nt ! > < ( > for tinVnl.liiK. . Medical books arc not alwaja Interesting reading , cnpeclally to people enjoying good heilth , but a a matter ot fact scarcely one person In ton Is perfectly lualthy , and even with such , sooner or later elcluiesa must come. It Is also a well established truth that nine-tenths ot all disease originate with a breaking down of the digestion , a weak ntom- ttdl weakens and Impovcrlahos the H > stem , making It rosy for disease to gain a foot- ho'd. ho'd.Nobody Nobody need fear consumption , kidney dUoaao , liver trouble or n weak heart and nrrvout ) s ) stem as long a the dlgeitlon la good and the otomach able to aealmllatc plenty of wholesome food. Stomach weakness shows Itself In a ficoro of waja aad thli little book describes the symptoms and IMUSCU and po'nU thexay teA A cur oo almple that unjone can understand and apply Thousands have home form ot stomach trouble and do not know It. They ascribe th'i headaches , the langunr , nervousness , kuomnla , palpitation , corutlpitlon and aim- liar Hxmptoma to come other cause- than the tine one ( ! et > om digestion on the right thick and the heart trouble , lung trouble- , Iher disease or nervous debility will rapidly du < apprur This llttlo book treats entirely on the rau'e and removal of Indlgrstlon and Its ac- compaiiliiK rutioj.inceti. It dftJcrlbfH the symptom * of Aclil Djs. punla , .N'tvous l ) > spepila , slow Djupeiula am > laccmiit djw. cpsl > , Catarrh of Stomach ach and alt affections of the digestive organs In plain language easily understood and the co use rimoxed It Kltu > valuable HUggcstloiiB to diet , and contains a table giving length of time re quired to digest varloua articles ot food , something aver ) prroon with xxtuk digestion should Kno'\ No prlcu Ui asked , but simply tend > our name ami addrvsi plalaly written on postal card to thu F. A Stuart Co , Marshall. Mich. , requeitlng a little book on Stomach DIs- cvisia tni U will be feat promptly by ru- turn mill. finding of a number ot silver dollars , -which presumably ho had extracted from some of tholes Martin wan arrested and admitted ho had token J2S. for which he had substi tuted lead. The court Imposed a fine of $50 and Martin was released. This admission cast suspicion upon the en tire contents of the vault , and a count by handling each Individual piece was ordered. On September 10 twenty-eight expert count ers and a foreo of labareM and verifiers , under the .direction of 0 C. Dance , assistant cashier , began the work of counting the con. tents of this vault. The tlmo employed , therefore , was nearly five months , the count ers working eight hours each day. The shortage of $859 will bo made good by Mr Morgan , the retiring treasurer It Is probable , however , as has been done In simi lar cases , that congrepa will make an ap propriation In Mr. Morgan's favor covering the amount. AI.I.I\ \M > HIS . \Mn\iHinvr. Mny Not lie \Hnclii-il tn tin * Inillnii Illll n t'oilCclilplntcd WASHINGTON , Feb. G. ( Special Tele gram ) There In now no certainty that Senator Allen's amendment to the Indian hill approprlitlng $4fi,000 for on Indian con gress will bo Attached to that appropriation bill , some difficulty being experience ! In Senator Allison's committee to harmonize Interests antagonistic to the measure. As a result of a talk had today with Senator Allison , Senator Allen stated tonight that ho bad positive assurances that the amendment would be attached to the sundry civil bill. Whllo this Is a concession of considerable Importance , It Is thought hero that the fail ure to place the amendment on the Indian bill will greatly jeopardize Its chances of getting through the house , as Chairman Cannon of the house committee on appro priations will be ono of the conferrccs on the sundry civil bill , and ho Is known to bo hostile to any Increase of appropriations at this session. On the other baud If the amendment goes on the Indian bill two of the three house conferees , Sherman cf Nexv York and Curtis of Kansas , it is believed , will vote with the senate conferees to keep the amendment on the bill Senator Thurs- ton will labor with the appioprlatlons com mittee to place the amendment on the In dian bill and may have to carry the light to the floor of the senate , whore It is believed enough votes 0111 be secured to attach the amendment to the Indian bill. Brigadier General J. M. Wilson of the Cn- Blneo.1 department of the army presented to congress today the report ot the civilian ong.noers engaged on government work throughout the country. Engaged on the work of the upper Missouri river were : F. M. Towar , paid $176 fpp labor at Sioux City and South Sioux City ; 13. D Vincent , $150 , Pierre , S. D : IJathxxest Smith. $125 , SIoZX City and Yi.nkton ; A. H. Weber , $123 , Elk Point , S. I ) . , and Sioux City. J. R Webster , who la In Washington In terested In a bill to extend the tlmo In which to complete the East Omaha bridge , Is en thusiastic over the prospects for the Omaha exposition. Ho sajs it is going to far exceed the anticipations of the original promoters and will bo of incalculable benefit to the west. J. L. Lockhart , commissioner of schools and public lands , left for his home In South Dakota 'today. ' Postmasters appointed today : Nebraska Elmer E. Wonder , at Holmoavllle , Gage county , vice R E Shelley , resigned ; Harvey N. Morgan , at Hclvldoro , Thayer county , vlco A. 13. Hazard , lemoved , and1 Edward 13 , Richardson , nt Uljsscs , iDutlor county , vito E. B Zimmerman , removed loxva E. N. Reeves , at Fredilc , Monroe county. Among the promotions made In the Treas ury department today was that of W II. Sturgess of Iowa $1,000 to $1 200 , and Wil liam IK Ilusted , Ion a , $1,000 to $1,200. William Gray , architect , Lincoln , Is at the National. Judge Maxwell has left for A > rlzona. \inirr noons [ 111:1 : AT AXY POUT. Xtt'llllN ItN ( ' ( IIUVNMloilM lit llV- Ill-f Slll > | llluH. WASHINGTON , Feb C A telegram has been received at the State department from Consul General Leo at Hax-aua tatlng that the government there consents to the ad mission of supplies for the destitute into any port free of duty. This privilege xvas formerly limited to goods entered at Havana. John K. Elwoll , who has had much ex- perlenco as a shipping cleik , and is famil iar with the Spanlah language , has been ap pointed by the Central Cuban relief com- mltteo to accompany the precldent of the Red Cross society to Cuba , and assist tn receiving and distributing supplies for the sufferers Mls9 Darton and Mr. Elwell left Washington tonight for Cuba via Port Tampa , Fla. N Mfor < li - \riny. WASHINGTON , Feb. 5. ( Special Tele gram. ) A board of officers , with Colrm.e.1 Thomas M. Anderson , Fourteenth Infantrj , Its president , has been detailed to meet at Vancouver Darncks. for the examination of auch ofllcors as may bo ordered before it for promotion. Theodore E True , assistant quartermaster , laa been ordered before the board for examination. The following changes In stations of oin- core of the Medical department are ordered- Captain William Kncedler , assistant aur- gucxi , from Sani Diego Barracks , Oil. , to West Point. N. Y. ; CaptaVi Charles F Mason , assistant surgeon , from West Point to Fort LoRan , Colo. ; Second Lieutenant William P. Jackson , TV enty-tourth Infantry , hna been ordered before the beard at Fort Douglap , Utah , for examination for promo tion. tion.The The following changes are made In the Thirteenth Infantrj : Captain Hairy C. Caxenaugh , fiom company I to company E , Captain John S. 13lshop , from company E to company I. The follo\xlng changes In details of offi cers -i professors of inllltarj science and tactics , it InstltutloriH of learning are made : First Lieutenant Percy E. Trlpp. Eleventh cavalrj , from Agricultural Institution of South Dakota , at I3rook > ngs , to Ouachlta naptift college , Arkadolphla , Ark , to relieve lievo First Lieutenant \Vllllun P , Stone. Fourth artillery , Lieutenant Stone Is de- tutlod at Arkansas Industrial unlversltj , Fujetto , Ark. , to relieve First Lieutenant El'os Chandler , Sixteenth Infantry , who xxlll Join bin company. A board of olllcer * , with Colonel John I. Rodgero. Fifth arttlleiy , as president , has boon detailed to meet at Fort Monroe. Va , for thu selection ot slteu for permanent bir- rackd , quarters and other necessary buildIngs - Ings at points of nexv scacoist fortifications. LIVIVOJ of absence Major Loute S. Tes- aon , uurgcon , six months ; Lorenzo P Divl- son , Eleventh Infantry , extended two months , Captain William P Goodwin , Four teenth Infantry , extended two mcnths ; Flrat Lieutenant J , Y. Mason lllnut , Third cavalry , six months ; Captain William Pauldlng , Tenth Infantry , twenty davs ; Second Lieu- ttciaut Henry C , Smith , First cavalry , ten days. I'liMHi-x rormirntloiiN Illll , WASHINGTON. Fab. B. The house today , during Its entire session , had under con sideration the bill making appropriations for fortifications und coast defenses Llttlo. In terest seemed to bo manifested In the pro ceedings , less than one-halt of the nu-mbcrs being picsent during the session. The bill was passed by the bouso. carrying$4,141,912 , agalust $9,517,141 last year. I'oiullnt | Coiiiiulttri * IN WASHINGTON , Ftb. 5.-The popullsU In congrrbti have completed an organization , with Representative Hell of Colorado as chairman of the Joint caucus , Representative Bhuford ot North Carolina as secretary and Senator Harris of Kansas as chairman of thu congressional committee. SllflM'Cil .Ium * | > li I" . Siiillli , WASHINGTON , Fob. 5. Frederic Emory , chief of the bureau of foreign commerce , De- putment ot State , has been temporarily designated as director ot the bureau of American ropubllcu , and look charge of the bureau this morning. Vri'T'tliuHliiUtvr < 'or lloiuu , WASHINGTON , Fob , 5. Senor Martin Gar- cla ' .Moron , tbo Argcutlne minister , wilt leave Washington early next neck for Ducuoi Ayres. He xvlll go via England , Dullj Trrn iir > Stnlenient. WASHINGTON , Feb. -Today's state , mcnt cf tfao treasury show * : Available cash balance , } : : i,7CSC33 ; gold rcierve , $104,557- AFTER THIRTY-ONE YEARS Gcrnmcs Celebrate the Anniversary of thu Turavorein , HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY IS REVIEWED Plant Outlined for TuUlnn an Ai-tlvc I'arl In n ml 1'rononllnK' nt tin- i\iioiltliin : .Next Summer. The thirty-first nnnlveisary of the Omnha Turnveroln was celebrated In Turner hall last night In a manner befitting ono ot the oldest and most prominent Turner societies In the nest. The capacity ot the hall WAS overtaxed with the friends and woll-wlshera of the solcty who assembled to the number of BOO to do honor to the Turnvercln. The first part of the program was devoted to athletic numbers and an address by Claus Conrad , the president of the Turnvoroln. The evening was pleasantly concluded with danc- InC. After the overture by the orchestra , a grand grouping of the different gymnasium classes was given , showing the young nth- | letcs off to advantage In a number of grace ful and difficult figures. This was followed by exercises on two storming boards by the boys of the junior class and calisthenics by girls of the same ago. Following numbers wcro a wand drill by the active members and Homo attractive club swinging by a class of women and girls The juniors reappeared In a fl.ig dclll and exercises on two horses. The fencing section then gave an exhibition of single stick work and the gvmtiasts ex hibited with some high jumping and exer cises on parallel bars. An attractive feature was next Introduced by twelve young women , robed In Grecian costumes , all of whom went through maneuvers with orange and black hoops. The special event on the ath letic program was then given by the first division of athletes on the horizontal bar. The work displayed not only the general physical activity which Is the ambition of fin German athlete but also a surprising mastery of difficult feats , as for Instance when two joung men went around the pole , two at a time , In the giant swing with ap parent caso. WORK TOR EXPOSITION. The address of the president of the so ciety was directed moro especially toward the present and future of the turnvcreln , rather than with the history of the past. Mr. Conrad , speaking In German , appealed to the Germans of Omaha to lend tholr ac- tlvo assistance to the Transmlsslsslppl turn- fist to bo held In Omaha the week ending July 1. He described the pioposcd progiam of the session which will hold Us meetings In Ilascalt's park. The attention of Ger mans was also directed to the tourney day ot thi > exposition , when teams are expected from all over the west to contest In athletic events. Mr. Conrad spoke of the great Im provement of the work done In the gym nasium classes since the arrival of the now Instructor , W. G. Rotzer. The membership has Increased to about 150 In all divisions , not Including 100 young women from the Omaha High school who have availed thcm- sehes of the offer of the use of the gym nasium. Ho also commended the progress which has been made In the German and diawlng classes. Mention was m do of the work wfilDh has been accomplished by the Turner Ladles' society , which has been the main assistance of the society in planning for the lecoptlon ot visiting Tuincrs and in other lines of work. Mr. Conrad then ipoke of the grand tournament which has been p'anncd ' for M.rch 21 to show the public the progress which has been made in gymnas tics , calisthenics , etc. HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY. The history of the Omaha Turnveroln shows an Interesting development during the loot thlrty-"ono years and Involves the names ot nearly every well known German citizen who has made this city his homo Philip Andres , who came hero from New York as the first ph > steal director of the society and who Is now the oldcHt turner In the west , described the organization of the ibody to a party of younger members last night. Ho nald that It was faunded In 18fi7 by about twenty-two men , of whom the following are the only survivors : Fred Motz , sr. , Fred Krug. Charles Karbach , Charles Belndorf , sr. , John Boumcr and Aaron Cahn. There had been a similar society previous to the war which had been broken up at the com1- incncomont ot hostilities , the .brother of John IJaumer leading a company of German citizens In answer to the president's call. The first hall owned by the society was lo cated at Tenth and' ' Howard streets and was for fourteen years the center of the German society of the city. The present quarters have been occupied for about the same por- led of time. The society now numbers about 300 members and has eomo to bo moie liberal in Its qualifications for admission. It Is no longer necessary for an applicant to bo of German birth and over throe-fourths of the present members are American feorn. One of the rules of the society , how-over , Is that all members shall > bo citizens of the United States and their Gorman partisanship Is al lowed In no way to Interfere with their du ties af American citizens The state supreme court had banded down a decision in the Omaha Gas company in junction case dissolving the injunction brought by J. C Sharp and others. Tilts Is a decided victory for the gas company and It Is expected now that the trenches on N street which have become an cyo-soro will bo filled. Two gas companies are now In the field for South Omaha patronage and a lively time may bo looked forward to In connec tion with the lighting problem. While the Omaha company is allowed by the terms of Its franchise to charge J1.50 for gas , the South Omaha company can charge only $1 per 1,000 foot. No doubt competition will bo brisk between the lighting companies as thu electric light company does not Intend to bo left behind. Now machinery Is being placed In position at tbo electric light plant which will greatly Increase the olllclcncy of the service and other Improvements be sides thoao now being made are contem plated , It Is claimed that the passage of the ordinance granting a franchise to the Omaha Gas company was Irregular and steps may bo taken by Interested parties to bring this matter to the attention o. the courts In order to keep out a foreign corporation , .fiver slnco this frar.chlso was granted last summer there has been more or less talk about the Irregularity of the proceedings and some city ofllclals assort that In their opinion the ordinance will not hold In court , W D Wyman , one of the members of the local gas company , said yesterday that the decUlon of the supreme court would make no difference with the plans of the com pany ho was Interested In. "Wo propose , " said Mr. Wjmon , "to go right ahead and put In our plant add sell gas for heating and lighting purposes for $1 per 1,000 cubic feet " \ot n Ciiiiillilnlp. Councilman Jehu Schultz of the Third ward has announced that bo will not Jie a candldato for re-election. At first Mr Schultz thought ho would make the race , but business matters have come up within the last few days which will m ko It Im possible for him to to a candidate Mr. Schultz etpects to be awarded the contract for erecting a number of buildings In Wash ington and other counties and will mcst likely bo abeent from the city for several months Ho could not , he says , alien 1 to city business without neglecting bis own a ml for that reason has abandoned the Idea of entering the contest. Kllnr mill OriiKiioii Dl Vesterday Judge Chrlitmann discharged Rev , Hoscoo Kline and Anton Dragoon from custody In his remarks the Judge re- greted that the case of the state had been 80 weak and he also mentioned the fact that under the laws of this state no penalty vvtg attached to an attempt to steal a child. The Judge a-orcd Kline for hU ac tions whtlo In the city , calling especial at tention to the fact that the preacher had frequented saloons and had gone about In an Intoxicated condition Dragoon returned to his homo In the Src5n3wanl , while Kline left the city as soon as possible after his release There was considerable talk last night about calling Drn eon to account for his part In the affair nftd some ot the know ing ones asserted that Dra03 would bo requested to leave the vrnrd at once. Dra goon Is the person who , h year or two ago. received a load of buckshot In his body whllo attempting to attU chickens from a 13rown I'ark butcher , t . limn Mn ii vrrciU'd. Harry Hoblnson of Malvern , Ii. . was ar- rcstod yesterday by Officer Gary upon a de scription furnished by Marshal Talbol ol that place. H Is claimed that Uoblnson Is wanted for stealing hogs from farmers liv ing In the vicinity of Malvern During the aftcinoon Marshal Tnlbat arrive ! In the city In search of Timothy Walters , a pal of Hob lnson. Ho sajs that within the last few days a dozen or moro hogs have been stolen from formers right around Malvern and the theft has been traced to lloblnson and Wal ters. City Uimnlii. Jr Davis. Office over So. Omaha Nat. Ilk. Charles Cummlng * has recovered from his recent severe Illness. Mrs. Donna Allbery , Twenty-fifth and J streets , Is visiting la Lincoln , Workman lodge , No. 227 , will give a mask ball on the evening ot February 14. Dr. Wheeler will preach this morning at the First I'rosbytcrlin church on "I Know. " Councilman Caldwell IMS sold his irieat market on Twentvsixth street to J. C. I'ol- lard. lard.The The npworth leoguo will conduct a series of leotures at the Methodist church next vv cek. Some thief xvho his no fear ot police court Justice stole Judge Chrlstmaun'e overcoat } esterday. Charles H. Scarr U being talked ot for councilman from the First ward by the democrats. The Sons of Veterans are preparing to celebrate Lincoln's birthday In an appro priate iranner. Miss Louise Gibson , Twenty-eighth and Q streets , Is confined to her homo on ac count Ot 111I1CS3. The condition of Miss Grace White , who Is dangerously 111 , has dot Improved any within the last tow dajs. Mr and Mrs M. J. Ryan , Tnentjseventh and G streets , are bolng congratulated upon the birth of a daughter. The Ideal club gave a dancing party at Masonic hall last night , which was greatly ctijojcd by the members William Kahnk of Washington county spent jcstorday In the city , the guest of Councilman John Schultz. Zack Gills of Arlington , formerly a mem ber ot the Omaha detective force , was a visitor In the city 5 esterday. Colonel and Mrs. A. L. Lott entertained the. High Flvo club at tholr home , Txxcnty- second and H streets , last night. F. A. Crcssey returned from Oakland , la. , yesterday , whore ho had been called by the soilous lllnces of hla brother , Will. Isaac Young , formerly In chirgo ot the Hammond retail market , has been promoted to the position of traveling salesman. The King's Daughters of the Presbyterian church will give a APirtha Washington tea and sale at the church on February 22. A meeting oJ the South Omiha Choral so ciety will bo hold at Collins' music store on Twent-fourth street Monday evening. Secretary Willis of the OmaLa Yrjung Men's Christian association will deliver an address at the association parlors here this afternoon. Every evening this' week union services will bo held at the United Presbyterian and Christian churches , local i clergymen being in charpc. ' E. W. Speed , formerly rfashlor ot the Hill City ( S. D. ) bauk. Is' now connected with the South OmaLa National bank In an offi cial capacity. Next Saturday the Aid society of the .Methodist church will conduct an exchange at Wlllard & Terry's grocery store. Twenty- fourth and M streets. Heavy draft horses were eagerly sought after at last week's auction ealea at the stock jards and a few of the choicest brought fancy prices. This evening Rev. Dr. Wheeler will preach at tbo Walnut Hill Methodlat church , and Rev. Tremple of Omaha xvlll occupy the pulpit at the First Presbyterian church. Union services at the First Presbyterian church closed last night with a sermon by Rev. George Van Winkle , followed by an after meeting conducted by Rev. H. P. Espy. 'Mr. and Mrs. J. n. Watkins entertained the Drive Whist club at tholr homo , Twen ty-sixth and E streets , Friday evening. Mrs C H. Watts and Hiram Hall carried oft the favors. The Silver Leaf club will meet next Tues day evening- with Miss Mabel Uernhart. Twenty-sixth and Boulevard streets. It Is urgently requested that all members be present. The women of the 'Homo ' 'Missionary so ciety of the First Methodlat church will give a tea at the homo of Mrs. Jeff Ogg , 713 North Twenty-dhlrd street , next Thursday afternoon. There will be a program and refreshments will bo served. No business of Importance was transacted at the meeting of the East Sldo Improve ment club ( Friday night. The council will bo requested to repair tbo washouts on L street from Twenty-fourth street east , as that Is the principal thoroughfare used bj the eastslders. Rov. Irving Johnson preaches at St Mar tin's Episcopal church this morning on "The First Lecture on the Hook of Job " Next Tuesday evening Rev Mr Johnson will deliver the second lecture In the course at St. Martin's church on the subject , "Tho Mission of Jesus Christ. " The public Is In- vltoJ to attend thcso lectures. Note * from DUtrlcl Court , Chrla ReeJ has brought divorce proceed ings against his wife , Mandy Reed. Ho al leges desertion. Rus Payne sues 'Mary ' Coder In an action to recover $200 Ho says that she was his partner In business and did not divide the proceeds according to agreement. 'Receiver ' Thomas haa filed a report on the condition of the Midland State bank. His report shows irecelpts from November 2 , 1897 , to February 2 , 1S9S , iggregatlng } GG41 3fi and disbursements $5,9(13 ( 07 John n 'Smith ' has sui'd Francis C Giable In an action to recover'$1100 ' duo on u prom issory note. Attachment -proceedlnga were brought and the sheriff Mast night levied upon flrablo's residence In the vicinity of Twenty-sixth and Half Howard streets. FOR Old Firemen Say ! ! that the fli'ot flf\G3ri minutes of a fire often decides the fate of n building. It Is the same with Grip and Colds , If you have "Soventy-soven handy to take ot the lirat snooz op shiver , the disease Is cut shprt. Whereas delay may mean Pneumonia. Always have " 77" handy for Coughs , Col Is and L.3 Gnppa. 2Sc vlat Ie44 * to a $ l fink , At ( Iriik'EHH or rent on tempt of pri e AUK fur 1'r IIumr > liri ) ' Mcifl Manual of all lln-aie at > ui ilrustf Ui or mil J trier. lluiiii > ire ) Me.JIrine i. j. . Ntw Yoik IT PAYS To Have Your Garments Made to Order. They will fit you more accurately will look better will wear longer are more stylish will be sewed and trimmed better than the best of ready-made garments and cost you but a trifle more. * Beats all , how much more confident a man i'ecls of his ability to succeed in business when he is well dressed. We offer you the best in Tailoring , at prices to please the most economical or the most fastidious. There's no need paying the Credit Tailor $45 to $60 for a Suit. There's no need paying him $14 to $18 for Trousers. We show a generous assortment to select from something like 2,000 different designs. Ask to see our line of $15 , $18 and $20 Business Suits. We like to show them especially to the fellow who's been buying ready-made garments. . $ $ $ $ $ r .j j Suits to Order , IS , 18 , 2O , 25 , 28 m $ $ $ $ $ Trousers to Order , 4 , 8 , 6 , 7 , 8 Overcoats to Order , 18. 2O , 2B , SO We employ the best skilled Tailors in Omaha. 209 and 211 Karbach So , 15th , Block. CUP RATES ARE HELD OVER Threatened War on Transmissouri Traffic Comes to an End. LITTLE BLUFF IS CALLED TOO QUICKLY I'llst Trulii I.liieiH Meet the Iroiiosvtl ( Reduction with n Gheerfiiliiens that EmlN the IJilllcnltj lit Uncc. The western passenger rate war , which threatened to be the worst that has crossed the Missouri river in many years , died before it was born. In its embryonic con dition It caused an much excitement as any thing that has happened along In railway circles In recent years. The first signs of it were dlscornoJ about a week ago. On Friday they wcco so boldly In sight that a blind man could not help but see them. On Saturday afternoon they had all disappeared , and the threatened era of cheap rides was a matter only to be remembered by the thorough man ner In which It had perturbed passenger circles. The Rock Island and the Santa Fo railroads old the Burlington and the Northwestern- Union Pacific railroads that If they persisted In putting on tholr fast trains today the Rock Island and the Santa Fo would make cheaper rates on western business. The Burlington and the Northwestern-Union Pacific rallccads just cal'ed ' flio bluff , and said they would make the same rates. As a result there was a hasty conference of the officials of all four lines In Chicago yesterday , and after the mooting It was announced la regard to the cheap rates that were to go Into effect today that "tho stuff's off. " And this Is why the ratea of SI I between Omaha and Denver , of $24 60 between Chicago and Denver and ol $20.50 betwcou St. Louis and Denver that were to have been offeicd to the dear public on and after today have be n ' .icld up , at least for the present The cheap rates will not go Into effect because the Hock Island and the Santa Fo have agreed to refrain from putting In differential tales A truce has hecti declared , and until the executive officers of the four belligerent lines can as semble to talk the matter over the regular rates will prevail The executive session Hill probably be held In Chicago this week. JUUKH UPHOLDS TIIH HLiCICLIST. SnyK the Coinpunx HUM n HlKht to Tlum Protect Itic'lf. CHICAGO , Fob C Judge Brown of the circuit cowl today sustained a demurrer to tbo declaration In the case of William F Mc Donald , a switchman , who sued the Illinois Central Railroad company and the Chicago & Northwestern Railway company for alleged blacklisting. The case Is ono of thirty-four which were begun against the railroad com panies In Juno , 1890 , and Is similar In 1th details to the Ketcham case. In which a ver dict ot { 20,000 was set aside a few weeks ago , Judge Drown held that the declaration did not show any Illegal act and took the position that the railroad company could make rules for Its own protection just as much as the mon bad the rlgb't to Land together , The case vxofl appealed , i\\nntH n Hiillrouil. Tho. people of Spauldlng In Grooley county , Nob. , are very much In earnest In tholr efforts to secure a railroad and are be sieging the Omaha headquarters of the dif ferent roads. At the present time the I ) , & M In built to Erlcson west and the Union Pacific and Northwestern to a point cast of Spauldlng , while thu Union Pacific also has a line reaching as far up as Cedar Rapids , a few mlcs | south of Spauldlng While surrounded with railroads , It happens that Spauldlng Is twenty miles away from a road Rev J E DoVes , who Is taking tbo lead In the movement designed to so- ciro railroad transportation for the town. sajs that Spauldlns haa 1,000 car loads of produce to ship annually , which would bo srcuied by the road building to that point. Spauldlng la ono of the moat thriving little towns in the alato and the people are thor oughly awake. A largo creamery has just started up and other enterprises are on foot The town la located on the line of thu Cedar Valley canal , so that farmers have the advantage of Irrigation. Cut Hull * from SI , Loiiln. ST LOUIS , Feb 6 , At a conference hold In tbo office ot General Passenger AB ° ot L. W Wakoly ot the Burlington today the representative * of aeveral of the strongest of the ueatom I i\cs \ out ot St I.ouU agreed to take a hand lu tl.o Impending rate war threatened on business destined to Colorado points. It was definitely decided that the Burlington , Missouri Pacific and the Wabash should reduce tholr passenger rate from St. Loula to Colorado common points to $20 50 , to take effect Sunday The present rate la $2450. Other western lines rurnlng Into Colorado , It Is reported , will undoubtodlj meet the cut In the near future KiiNtlioiinil PrrlKlit Shipments. CHICAGO , Fob. 3 Hastbound freight shlpmento for the week ending February 3 amounted to 78,404 tors against C9,7S for the week previous and SO.G45 last jcar , di vided among the different roads as follows Like Shore , 12,084 tens ; Michigan Central , 5,945 ; Wabash , 4,252 ; Fort Wayne , B.C48 , Pan handle. 9,752 ; Baltimore & Ohio , 3,780 ; Grand Trunk , 11.479 ; Nickel Plato , 7,117 ; Krle 1.C5I ; "Big Four , " 2,155. llnrnliiK-K Inert-UNO n Million. CHICAGO. Fob. 5. Net earnings of the Chicago & Northwestern for the year ended December 31 show an increase of $1,185,790 over the net earnings of the preceding jcar. The net earnings In 1897 wcro $12,130.018. l > iil&O\AL I'll ! VGlt M'lI.S. E. J. Madden of Chicago Is at the MIH'ird It. G. Mencfco of St. Louis Is at the Mlllard. F. Soley of New York Is rcg stored at the Mlllard. 13. M. Searlo , Jr. , a banker of Ogalalla , Is In the city. to. C. Adams oP Stilt Lake Is registered at the Mlllcrd. Lieutenant W. M. Swain , U. S. A. , Is reg istered at the Mlllard. I. S. FIsko of Beatrice , Nob. , Is spending Sunday at the Barker. It. H. Lord and wife of Genoa , Neb. , arc stopping at the Darker. John F. Green , an old resident of Hastings , Is In the city on business , G. A , Blackstonc of Craig Is In Omaha on a pleasure and business trip. J. W IMgorton of Lincoln Is In the city on a short visit with friends R. C. House , an kwuranco man ot Broken Bow , Is In the city on buslues.3. Ctauncy Jones , a hotel man ot Aurora , Neb. , is In the city oci bnilncas , O. 0 Setchcll and wife of Little Sioux , la. , arc stopping at the Barker J B. Dlnsmoro of the State Board of Agrl- culture la stopping at the Mlllard A. A Hlnes , a business man of Dcadwood , Is In the city while on his way east. J. N. Lyman , a prominent cltl/rn of Hastings , la stopping at the Mlllard. Gcnr o C Cooper , western representative of the Chicago Record , Is In Omaha on busi ness. ness.Georgo George A. Jeffries , a well known attorney of Akron , la , , [ a stopping at one of the hotels. Ttlcliard Adams , a well known salt re finer of Salt Lake City , Is stopping at the Mlllard. W. a. Washburn , an old resident of Beatrice , Is visiting friends In the city for a few days. T. L Joy , traveling passenger agent for the Elkhorn. with headquarters at Fremont , la at the Mlllard. Slgnor F Blanculll , manager of orchestras and theatrical attractions , of Philadelphia ! s at the Barker. MrsV R. Goldlo , Mrs. 'H. ' Maher and Mrs J n iBouquot ot Nebraska City are registered at the Mlllard E. J. 'Madden of the Armour company of Chicago Is in the city looking over the South Omaha plant of tbo company. The Cllnoro sisters of Brooklyn , N. Y. , specialty people , who are at the Crclghton next week , are at the 'Mercer. ' H A. Thompson of Thompson & Belilen will start for Now York this evening to lx > Kone several weeks on business. H L. Kroldcr , assistant general manager of the Cudahy Packing company , returned Friday from a southern tour of Inspection Rev C J. Allen of Helena , Mont , who preaches at the Bcth-Edcn Baptist church this morning , Is registered at a local hotel At the ( Mercer W J Deo. INk City. Neb ; 0 H Hnyder. I'lattsmouth , Neb ; I" W. Riling , Chicago ; W. G. Rico and wife. Deadwood , D W. Wilson , Kansas Cltj , William Cnrrlo and wife , Qulncy : C G Manlorc , Lincoln Ncbrask'irw at the hotels : J. W Kdgcr- ton , Lincoln. J. I ) DUismoro. Button , J N Lyman , Hastings , John F Grerri Hasting * ; Jatob Bender and F Bender. Button. 0 W Stubto. Superior ; G. A Blackttone , Craig , Chauncy Jooes , Aurora ; K. C , Ilouso , Broken Bow , J Cox Hamptbfl , W G Wannburn , Beatrice , K , W. Searle , jr. , Ogalalla J C Mulflngcr , Reward ; Roy A DivU Gibbon M L Livingston , Klkhorn , J J Hlllott Schuylor , Joieph Gary , Ogalalli , H S Cloyer , Schuylcr : D Newman , Gothenburg , Max Wlttcgei , Grand Inland , M. A Price , Grund Island , Si AVr.lli : NOT I'rngrrcnx of the. . 'I'rliil < > r Sherin Mnr- IIii nt \ \ HliCxlMirrc. WILKDSDARRi ; , Pa , Peb. C The fir t week of the trial of Sheriff 'Martin ' and Ills deputies ended today with the case well under \v.ay and the jury having a lot of evidence to think about oxer Sunday There was the usual crowd nt today's session The first xvltncss , Michael Nicholson , de scribed the condition of some of the woumlnl on the road ncai Lattlmer. Ono ma i dlcsl as ho watched him , five cthora whom ha saw were badly wounded The witness came Ux | > n a dying striker and was Joined by a man named Costello While they weio tryIng - Ing to aid the man , deputy named Alfred Hess came up , and Costello with great In dignation said It was n scandalous pleco of work the deputies had done , whereupon Hcsa replied , "You shut up or I will treat jou the same way. " The defense objected to this reference to Hess and the evidence wan stricken out. The next witness , one of the most Im portant of those to bo heard on behalf of the commonwealth , was John Hgler , secre tary of the llarnocd unloa of the United Mine Workers. Ho told how , on tht > night before the shooting , a meeting Lad been held at Haiwood and the mon githered there de cided to march oxer to Luttlmcr that day to show themselves to the men at that p.uco nt the request of thcno men Witness got an American flag and railed It on a long polo ho had cut They agried , ho said , to march unarmed and to behave peaceably Speaking of the meeting with the sheriff and deputies at West Hazleton , witness , &ild : "The > rushed at us and pointed their guns In our faces ami to'.d us to Atop. I ex plained to the sheriff that we wore Jual goIng - Ing to show ournolves to the Lattlmor men and were going to do no harm to anybody. The sheriff eild'If jou get to Lattlmor jou muat kill me' Burgess Jones of West Hazcloton said we could march through the streets , and m the sheriff and deputies wait away and wo ir.archorl on to Littlmer " The w Unfit said that at Lattlmer he again told the sheriff they were not armed and would behave thcir.tielvrs. The sheriff pulled a couple of men out of the ranks anil drew his rexolxor and witness saw him try ing to shoot nno of the strikers. The re volver did not explode , however cod then a crowd formed around the sheriff At thli tlmo there was a shot and then three or four nhots , and at last a volley Wltmss fell down between two mm , but did not think the deputies wore abutting bill cartridge until he MWI ono of the nuin b'l'edlng ' Then ho got up and ran with the irat rod tha bullets kept xxhlz/.lng about hKi ears Ho saw lots of woundi'd men , but did not io ; near the deputies , as he xva ; afraid On cross-examination Iglcr ] admitted that when the ( die/Iff told them to Jllspeiiio hit saidVo a'n't going to ; wo are going to Lattlmer. " After the crons-oxamlnatlon of Kglcr th court adjourned until Monday. District Attorney Martin , addressing tha court , asked that the defendants bo riqulrcl to furnish ball or bo committed to Ja'l. ' "Tholr ball , " ho said , "haa been forfeited since the last term of court In Noxombor when tholr appearance hero aUiolxed tlulr bondsmen , lly a mistake tl.elr ball was not then renoweil anil wo have discovered that they have not boon tinder ball fluco that tlmo. They are clurge-d with the highest crime 03 the calendar and the court slioulil not discriminate bt'twunn them -ind the ordi nary criminals. They should either furnlsli ball at once or bo sent to jail. " Judgu Woodward said that the defendants flhould furnish ball on Monday. HlKh Murk for Slnmliiril OH , NI3W YOUK. Feb -.Standard oil c-fr- tlllcatfs reached their highest mink txl < y , 401 holng the price In the outHlile mar ket half a point higher was bid. Of mankind oontnpioiiB blood poison olaiinod mi its vlntlm Mr. Frank H , Martin , 020 Ponnnylvania Avonno , Washington , I ) . 0. , and the usual physirian'u trcatim-nt did him notthunllghlfBtKood. His condition readied that doiilorahlu stage which only this tcrrlblo dia- eauo can produce. After all nine failed , won at last found in 8. B. H. the greatest of all blood remedies. ISIghtcen bottles tles removed tliu disease nerman * I ently , and left his skin without bloinish. S.B S In guaranteed purely vegetable ; and Irttlioonlyknown euro lot thli most terrible UUcno , Books fieej