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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDGES DAT , 1TEBRUA11Y 9 , 1S9S. FROM THE FARTHER WEST GOVERNOR LEE BACKS DOWN Eouth Dakota's Excontivo Gomes Off Ilia Pedestal , INSURANCE COMMISSIONER STANDS PAT IA Mat ( ! T < n\Y Stnnil iltf I.nfler t llnvp tin- HeM of It I'll In Govi-rnor In n I'e- ciillnr ' VIBRRE. 8. n. , Feb. 8. ( Special. ) The tumors which wore flying hero for several flnya In regard to a disagreement between Oovornor Leo and Insurance Commissioner Klpp are admittol byMr. . Klpp , 1 > ut the gov- cinor's private secretary absolutely refuses to talk upon the subject. The local dally of this city accuses the governor of ab jectly backlns down after making n square leinand for the dismissal of Kxamlncr Mc- I arcn of the Insurance olllce , and that he refund to the Insurance companies the amounts which the governor claimed that IIP hail overcharged. There Is no longer any question that he mailo these demands Jn writing and that they wcro refused , nnd that ho In the same manner declared that the action was Just the same as were these of Clerk Anderson , under republican man agement of the olllce. Also , that he took the position that companies were examined "which worn known to be sound without an examination. " and tint other companus were examined "which should have been ex cluded from the state without an examina tion" and that such examinations wcro not u t/cssary. Whllo hero the governor was in consultation with attouioys , .mil while It Is of cmirso not known exactly what ins object was , the general supposition Is that lit was in regard to his power to remove the Insiiranro commissioner. Hut ns the su preme court had already passed upon a Hlm'lnr nuestiim In the i'iso brought uy Governor Sheldon to remove Regent blian- jinn. and decided It adversely to the suc- rias of an attempt at removal , the gov- 01 nor , after the legal conference , denleft whatever bo- trouble that there was any twccn himself and the commissioner. Just how the matter will i > nn out now is decidedly problematic. If the governor lets It drop , ho stands In tlio position of condoning id a populist ulllcUl what lie has bitterly de nounced In a republican olllclnl , after he has ckvMrod the populist 'to ' be doing the same thing. Hut to push It means that the Itisur- an.-o commissioner will place about $15,000 of patronage among the papers of the state which will do him the moat KOO.I . nnd It Is hardly nei-es- Bury to state that the papers which take iin cudgels for the governor will wait and watch In vain tor a slice of tills pie. It Is jioi likely that the commissioner Is going to rush this distribution until he knows where lie is at , for with that out of his bauds the governor would bo In < x position to start an > ffectivo fight at any time. As a "practical politician. " he will undoubtedly demand sonu mighty potent pledges that there will be . revoking later In the game before ho leu KO of hid position. _ KCUYH.YI. IV SOUTH DAKOTA aiiMliranc'i- Con.iiilMKloiK'r'H IlookM Or- ( llTI-ll III ! ! < i\MlllllHMl. 'HURON ' , S. D. , Feb. 8. ( Special Tele- Krain. ) Public Bxanilner Taylor was sum- jiioneil to I'lcrro last night by Governor Lea to examine the books In the oflice of Insur- nnco Commissioner Klpp , who It Is said , has been practicing Anderson's scheme on cer tain Insurance companies. Governor Lee wanln Klpp ti > discharge McClaron as dep uty. To thy request Klpp is Indifferent and 1ms called upon Attorney General firigsby for advice. Should Public Examiner Taylor 11 ml Kipp Kullty of any Irregularities In the conduct of his olllco Governor I.eo will de- 111.1111 ! hi ; ' resignation at once , and on Klpp s falluio to comply ho will declare the olllco vacant. The matter Is creating much com- unent here. _ , PIKKRU S tl. . Fob. 8. ( Special Tele gram. ) Public Examiner Taylor In again ex amining 'tho Insurance .books . ot the state , iwlillo the governor's omeo refuses to make any t-tateniont whatever In regard to the -trouble In the Insurance department. Kin > YIMV Siininii'f lU-xort. HAPI1) CITY.S. . . D. , Feb. 8. ( Special. ) Olio of the best summer reports to bo opcne * In the Dlack Hills this season will bo ar Cascade , six miles southwest of Hot Springs The place lias always been popular and coii- slililreil ono of the sub-attractions ot Hot Springs , but Uio recent purcha e of the Cas cade springs , hotel , bath house and all the Jots ami acreage property by Ilev. I-atnei Ilelddegger of "V ermllllou , representing tin Benedictine Sisters , will make the place more popular than ever. Parks ore to be laid out , streets graded , trees and shrubuen act out a lake made , the hotel finished anl : the magnificent bulb house opened for the public. Trained nurses will he employed for the care of the Invalid visitors. Off fur I InKliiinlllce. . Hl'UON , S. D. , Feb. S. ( Special. ) Alder man C.harlCB Seaholm and son arc the first to leave hero direct tor the gold fields of Alaska. They begin their Journey to- < tay , taking with them n supply of provisions , etc. . BUlllclcnt to last at least eighteen ino'ithH , although they expect to bo absent at ] ensa two yearn. Mr. Seaholm Is experienced In mining , nnd has a pretty thorough under- litandlng of what must bo endured to reach the Klondike. Ho will bo prepared to make investments for Huron parties , If something llrst-class in mining can be had at the right figures. ItfiMMitlini to Xi-w 1'iiNtor. HURON. S. D. . Fob. S. ( Special. ) A public re-eptloii was given Saturday evening to Hev. G. II. Starring and family , late ot Sun I'ralrlc , WIs. Mr. Starring Is the new pastor of tlie Fift Daptlst church hero. Among the epixikors wore Dr. T. M. Slmnafelt , Hov. II. II. Hurtt nnd Ashcr F. Pay. Music , both vop.il . mul instrumental , enlivened the occa- eloii. and refreshments wove served and every- WJ3 m.uln happy. rH > la > - llnllil n rri'iiiui'ry. CHAMIIKRLAIN. S. I ) . . Feb. 8. ( Special. ) A mei-ting of the farmora of Buffalo county has been called foe the 12th lust. , to discuss tlio advisability of establishing a creamery at Gann Valley. If the question la decided in tlto atllrmatlvo. work upon the plant will lie ooimmiicod at the earliest possible. mo- uicut. I.lvo hioi'U for InillaiiM. CHAMIIEIILAIN , S. D. , Feb. 8. ( Special. ) Information reaches ] hero to the effect tfiat < ho Indlati dcpartnivnt U orranglng for the early delivery of SOO milch cows and 800 inarea to the Indiana at Hnsebuil aKcncy , nnd 1GJ lullcU cows and 1G2 mar its to tbo Indians on thi > Crow Crcc-k reservation near thin city. iiK Triiiiuiraliiri' . I'JKUKU , S. D. , Keb. 8. ( Special Telo- gram. ) The temperature hero for the last ifcw days breaks all records for the first half of February , the maximum recorded Sunday being Cl and today CU degrees. ( 'nil fur lit nil i ) IHciiilillciiu , UOI3I3. Idaho , Feb. -Special. ( . ) Tbo following U the resolution passed by tbo c.x- octttlvo rommlttee of the republican state central commlttco at the meeting held hero : "Keialved , That U U the manse oi thl/ lurotlng tluit the chairman of the mate ci'iittiil committee of the republican party of Idaho Itauo a call for a meeting to be held MANY PEOPLE CANNOT DRINK aotioa ut night , It rpolla their tlecp. You ran drink llruln-l ) , wlirn you pl < ru a and * l i > IIUo a tup I'V'r ' Oraln-O , does nut tlmuli\tf ; It nour- Ifliex. rhPtTB and fouls. Yet It lookj unJ tutles Ilka Ibo ten I cuano. For norvau. pcrsoiu. young nroplo ami vlilldieu Qruln-O , I * the perfect drink. JUilii ( ruin pure grnlnj lift a packiuo ( torn your arucer tixlay. Try It In plac of coftce , 15c unJ L . In Ilolse , of ll ropubllcnns In the stnte o ! > Idaho who are willing to contest and settle within Uio party all political controversy that may arlso. and who are willing to sup port the regular republican nominees , both state and national , and abide by the action of the republican national and , state con ventions. " The state committee will be called to gether Mnrch 3 , and the general meeting will be held March 4. There Is an Imptea- slon that n good many silver republicans are willing to get back hi the ranks. It Is thin that Is reflected In the resolution ot the executive committee. i of linlliiiii In IOTTII. The Musquakles have made remarkable ad. vancoment In the last seven years , nays a correspondent Iu the Traer Star-Clipper. In 1S30 thpy always came to town on ponies , wore blankets , had no farming Implements and let the squaws ralso the beans. Now clothes , even to overcoats , and wo have not clothes , even to overcoats , , uinl wo have not seen two of them In town together on horse- bark In six months. The Indian pony has given place to n pretty fair typo of medium sized farm horBc , and the poles with ono end rusting on the pony and the other drag ging on the ground have ( been supplanted by the wagon. Instead of the saddle the buggy Is used for pleasure riding. Poor LO'H farming has not been so extensive as to glut the local market , but the Chicago & N'orthwpitern elevator records show that he has marketed at least two lo.vla of grain since harvest Ono Is not nt all likely to mistake a company ot Musquaklcs for college students , but their appearuancu Is vastly changed from what It was flvo ycnrs ago. Just the other day ono of the men met a palo-faccd friend on the street nnd Intro duced his BPOUBO to the whlto man with Just ns much formality nnd respect as the lat- lor would his wife to the governor , excepting ing- , perhaps , the Indian did not lift his hat. A SurpliiB ot Colorado \Vlu-n . rUKHLO , Colo. , Feb. 8. ( Special. ) With in the next six weeks 300.000 bushels of wheat will bo transferred nt Pueblo from n-irrow gauge to broad gauge cars and shipped lo tl'p Gulf of Mexico for export to Franco nnd Helglmn. The representative * of n Kansas house has been In Pueblo during the past week and In that time has Inspected anil superintended the transfer of twenty carloads of wheat from the San Luis valley. Ho is authority for the statement that there Is a great surplus ot wheat In Colorado this year. Tlio firm that ho represents 1ms created a good demand for the product and It Is being bought up at C5 and 70 cents a bushel. Coal Found In Colorado. STERLING , Colo. , Feb. 8. ( Special. ) A man named Dodd , who la a newcomer , has startled the community with the an nouncement that he has discovered coal In the western part of this county. Ho claims to have found a two-foot vein exposed at the base of a bliltT. Ho Is an old coal miner , and a good deal of weight attaches to what ho says. He says the surface indications point to a vein of good thickness , and ho is pushing development work. Should his dis covery prove true It will bo worth as much to him as a gold mine , because peal sells at ? 5 to $8 per ton here. Knock * Out KlKlil-iliiiir I , w. COLORADO SPRINGS , Fob. S. Judge IjWit , Iu the district court , rendered a deci sion which practically nullifies the eight- hour labor law passed by tlie Colorado legis lature sonio tlmo ago. The case was one against the Colorado Springs street com- lulHsioncr for working men nine hours. Judge Lunt threw It out of court on the ground that It was an Interference with n person's right to make his own contract for labor. Dl.sinlss Kiillrr I'otlro I'oror. VICTOR , Colo. , Feb. S. The city council has dismissed Uio entire police force and appointed now oillcera. Thia Is the result of a mass meeting of citizens held to consider the fatal burning of four inmates of the city Jail Saturday morning. It Is asserted the fatalities were duo lo olllclal negligence. lllllllO XlMVH Notl'N. The stable at the Helena-Frisco burned at Wallace recently. The mules were saved with considerable dllllculty. The fire la sup posed to have started from a candle in a miner's candlestick. Chinese company that has been working placer ground on Moore creek , Just above tlio Half-Way House , between Bolso and Idaho City , for ten years past , It Is said , has made In that period $12,000. A committee of seventeen was appointed at Wallace a few nights ago to take the pre liminary stepe toward tlie removal of the county seat from Murray to Wallace next fall , If two-thirds of the voters nball so de cide. cide.The The town of Jullactta Is overrun with railroaders. The contractors have set tholr tents up two miles below town , and are ex pecting 100 teams this week. There are now thlrty-llvo carloads of materials on the switches. Seventy-five whlto pine settlers mot In Moscow for the purposeof resisting the ac tion of the state In selecting the land which they have located ao homesteads. The set tlers maintain that they selected tholr lands before the land was withdrawn from settle ment In 1893 , Lewlston and Moscow officials will begin this week appraising school lands on the reservation. Only lands worth $10 per aero will be appraleod. and the appraisement will bo limited to agricultural lands. The ap praisers will hasten the work , as Ihero Is great demand for thin land by farmers who dcslro to farm It under lease. Colorado \ IMVHoliM. . The Continental Oil company has struck three now wells at Florence. Plngreo farm work is to bo actively taken up In Puc'blo ' In the near future. Two aafoj were blown open iby robbers at Antonio and about $1,100 In cash secured. After lopping off forty-six heads In the llro dopartnu > nt , the Denver board announces there will bo no more discharges. Track laying on the Colorado & Northwestern - western railroad has teen resumed. It Is hoped to roach Sallmi by next Saturday. Flvo hundred Victor people attended an Indignation meeting to consider the cause of loss of llfo In a recent ( Ire and it Id likely tlio nro department will receive a scorching. Magpies In 'northwestern ' Colorado are said to bo numerous and cause the cattle n great deal of pain 'by ' pecking at their backs. In many caaes < leath has , resulted from the attacks of the birds. Prof. F. V. Furman of the Colorado School of Mines has resigned ami will go to Lon don to Join the Cavendish expedition of scientific experts Into Africa tinder the pat ronage of the IlrltUh government. ny the mistake of a copying clerk Pu- nblo must continue paying Interest on a bond Issue another year. The treasurer call Ml In $31,000. .but was surprised when Informed by eastern holders that they are not yet due. . You should keep Salvation Oil on hand ; it will cure all aches and pa Inn. Price , 25 cts. llrav > - 1'i'iiiillx on n Vlnoynrd. FRESNO , Cal. , Feb. 8.-Tho Barton estate vineyard , ono of the largest In the county , has been very heavily assessed by the United StatCH eovcrnment for Irregularities In the matter of distilling. th penalty fixed bolng the unusually heavy fine of $15,2W. The report upon which the bignsaeawment waa placed was made by Revenue Agent H. M. Thomas , who vlaltwl Iho vineyard last November in company with A. L. Orllllth , the local revenue officer. In addition to the very heavy penalty Imposnl on the owners of the property , the rnlteil fltatea ganger stationed there , Mr , Lampkln , was sus pended anil nbout a week ago ho received \vori of his dismissal from ; the service. Ex- Deputy Pollector of Internal Hevenuo yountjbertrer has ben retained by the Il.ir- ton estate to endeavor to secure a reduction of the penalty Imposed , TO CUIIH CO Ml I ? ( OXK DAY Take Laxative Uro mo Qulnlnn Tablets. All druggists refund too money It It fails to cure , 2Cc. Tbo genuine hat L. B , Q. on eaia tablet. WATER OF ARKANSAS RIVER Btnigelo Between Residents of Two States Over Its Usa , SOME DIFFICULTIES OF IRRIGATION Some SucecMNC * unit ] > 'nllnr < - * In UliiK AVnltT oil. Cro | N-Tlu l.ntvM K * . in-rlinc II < H MucufsH I'roni- the I'riiinutcrn. A peculiar and bitter contest over the rights of Colorado and Kansas to the waters of the erratic Arkansas river Is In sirogress and Is likely to end In the federal courts , writes a Wichita correspondent. It Is of In terest especially to Investors la Irrigation securities , who arc many throughout the coat. The nature of the cllmato of south western Kocifoa and eastern Colorado Is such that It Is almost n necessity that there bo Irrigation It there Is to bo profitable farm ing , whileIt Is equally true that the fertile eoll needs only moUturo to make It yield luxuriantly. This has led to many costly experiments , largely In the form of Great Irrigation ditches. Along these ditches has grown up much ot the best business and social life of western Kansas. Ono town In particular. Garden City , wes the child of Irrigation , It has three-story buildings that woulil do credit to a place of 23.000 popula tion and many beautiful homes were built In the height ot the boom for the promoters of the Irrigation properties. The dltchttj thcm- belves reach hick tcci , twenty and thirty inllrs from the river and the latenils and feeders make of each a great system capable of watering a small principality it the water were fiUIIlclccit. After the dltcheu wcro built and the lands alongside were put on the market , the ques- tlcn of the water came up to plague the managers. For a time there was no trouble. The dltchcn were filled In dry weather , nnd while the hot winds roared through the corn leaves , the roots were moistened nnd the plant bade defiance to the destroyer. Enor mous crops were raised in eplto of the most adverse circumstances , and other ditches were projected and the bonds floated easily in the eastern market. Uut soon them came a season when the water supply was short. The ditches were dry when the watci was needed , and the farmers began to com plain and default on their mortgages. It grew ii better. New ditches that wcro opened In Colorado seemed to flourish , bin the Kansas people were not getting wuai they had reason to expect. TOO MANY DITCI1KS. The .real cause of the failure of their I plans scon came to them. There were too j many ditches. Several lawsuits were brought In the state courts to determine the rights of ditches , situated near each other , to the water that came- from tin. mountains. Did the ditch farthest upstream have the right to drain the water from the channel to the destruction of the ditch properties below ? These cases went to the fctipicmc court , and were decided In various ways , accord'ng ' to tlio respective conditions. J3ut , after they -were decided , things were not helped ; much. Most of the ditch proper ties wont Into the hands of receivers am ; they are there yet. The receivers could nol put water Into the ditches , and the farmers who could not raise crcps without It , wenl away. Altogether , the Irrigation properties invsstcrn Kansas were In a bad way. Only once in a while was 0110 found that held Its own. Once a firm announced that It had found the secret of a constant water supply In the "undnrflow. " It started a ditch In the dr > ground , and ran It on a level up the bed of the valley until the bottom was below the bottom of the river , fiicli water came Into It , and It was thought that enough could be secured to keep the ditch full but this was a delusion. The underflow is there , but that was not the way to utilize It properly. All this time the Colorado ditches In creased In number and In mile-age. Further , they flourished , and the farmers whoso lands were under the ditches succeeded In raising good crops. They tapped the river nearer Its head , and the water that flows on the surface - face of the riverbed was taken before It could get to the Kansas line. This was the secret of the failure of the water In this state , and the people sean realized It. They leallze It now , and are wondering Lf there Is not some way of getting their share of the supply. I.V TWO-STORY RIVER. The Arkansas river Is a peculiar stream. It might bo described as a two-story river. There is the stream on the surface and an other below the surface. It Is not always possible to tell where the main body of the river will run at any given time or place. At times the whole body ot water Is out of sight , only to come to the surface farther on or later In the Reason. Again , In the late spring or early summer word will bo tele graphed down the stream that the floods are coming. They come in a wall of water ten feet deep , rolling on toward the sea , burstIng - Ing forth from the rapidly melting mountain snows. Down the long slopes of the foot hills , across the plains of Colorado Into the level lands of western Kansas winding here and there , and spreading out until it seema like a lake. It comes. It mokes n Ipng bend to the north In the central part of the state , and then turns south nnd passes by this city before going on to the Indian territory. Once In the early days a government Kiir- voyor decided that It might some day bo a navigable stream , but ho did not see It In the days of late summer or fall , when a child could cross It on the TeachcH of white sand without wetting the solo of the daintiest slipper. It was and Is In such times n this that the Irrigation ditches with their gates and Hlulces seem a mockery. The winds take up the Hand and drive It In clouds upon tu ! > banks and pllo It In picturesque heaps They also fill up the ditches In western Kansas ami the owners have to Ko. to heavy expense to clean them out. In many places the stream Is half a mile or more wide , fringed with cottonwoodH and bushes. At others It can bo bridged , but the hanks are nowhere very Bleep , OHBAT RESERVOIR. The moat Important effort In the way of conserving the force that Is wasted by the waters flowing to the sea In BO unrestrained a course has been the work on a ditch from the river to the so-calred "Cheyenno bet toms. " This depression In about thirteen miles long atid half cut broad , having been the bed of an ancient lalso In central-Bouth- ern Kansas. U has sides that rlso to a bright of fifty feet lit places , and nearly all around there Is a border that will servo , as It has in the past , to hold back the waters of a lake. A hugii ditch haa been projected from the river , ilfteen mllps away , to this depression , ami It Is proposed to fill the bottoms full of water during the spring floods , and allow the river to add to It whenever - over there Is a supply. The ditch Is ncorlv completed , and there IB another one proJected - Jected ucrosa country to the Smoky Hill river , to add to the amount of water that can be secured from the larger stream. If this expedient is successful , Kansas will have an Inland lake that will ho of valno from many points of view , it will give tlv > farmers of the vicinity u chance to moisten their lands without great expense , and ought to furnUn a beneficial moderator to the cllmato over a largo territory. The only question Is Will the water bs sufilclcnt to till the basin ? The engineers feel that It will , and thousands of dollars have been spent on the project. The ditch , rolled the Kpon ditch. Is ono of the largest under takings In Irrigation in the west. U Is the opinion of many experts that the only method of settling the water problem for Ino rtwellers of western Kansas Is to build storage basing , which shall conserve- the waters as they come down In abundance and allow them to drip out when they are needed. There Is n tlrao every year wlien the plains have plenty of water , and then It could be eaved , Ily damming the draws and sloughs , and making reservoirs of the dcprcsslonn , half the water that flows uselessly down the rlvor could bo saved for the use of the farms iu the dry season. It Is doubtful if the threat of suits agalnat the people of Colorado Ice uslns more tha their eharo of the Mrr flowing in a rlvc that rises In their onii J-t.ito can be of bene fit to the people of this state. If the Kan s.ius fight it through to the United State supreme court It will lake many ywrs. am the present realdent.vof the country will b gone when It Is onde/I. / The Investment In ticests arc the mosuafteoted. IMIKIMKIMU KOItHATIXU SK.VSON < IHPCII C < ui nly il wki'flhili An noiiiicrn li-t Staler * . NDW YORK. l--eb. S.-Tho Queong Count } Jockey club announces.llio following slake for the springmcetlngi.to close March 1 : For 3-year-olda and upward. Carter bum ! leap , $ UOJrt added , of whlrh RX BOOS to th necoml ind 1100 to the third , about sever furlongs. Uoi'kawuy stakes , sellingJCOO added , si furlongs. Flushing stake. " , soiling , JCCO added on nnd oiic-Elxtrenth tulips. For 3-yvnr-old.n , Avrrgno stakesJCW nddod. about seven furlongn. For 2yirolds. . Roses' stakes , for fillies JCiOO added , four and one-hnlf furlong * , Ciinarz stakes , $ OoO added , four and one half furlongs. Ozone ? tnkoa. spiling$000 added , four niu one-half furlongs. Jamaica stakes , selling , tCOO added , flv furlongs. CINCINNATI. Feb. S. Curtailing 111 number of rucliu ; days about Cincinnati 1m evidently been favorably received by hora owners nnd the Indications nro for sharpe rjclng during tha shorter periods In 1S3S The Cincinnati Jockey club ( Oakley ) today announced Its stnko cntrlpg for the aprlns nnd autumn meetings. The. aggregate to ton stake. * Is 1 SM. an average of 1S5 to earl slako. This breaks all records * and Is the largest average number of entries ever re cnlved by anj- Jockey club In thU country The majority of the stakes are for 2-year olds. In the handicap divisions there nre. 12J entries , headed by Ornament. Follow IIIR Is the total number of entries received to each slake : Diamond stake.1' , Si I ; Sap phlro stakes. 1K5 ; Emerald stakes , 1D2 ; Moer leln handicap. 12ii ; Peurl stakes , 20c , ; Game . tnko.i , 211 ; Gem stilp : . 2M ; Oakley ilorb > (1TO3) ) . :37 ; Uuckeyo stakes (1&5D ( ) , 12ti ; Clnclu nntl Oaks (1S9 ( ! ) ) , no. I.OUlSVILhlC , Ky. , Feb. S. The Turf ex rliani ? ? today opi'ilfil a book on the oomltif , Kentucky drrby t'i bo run .U Louisville 01 May -1 next. Hamburg Isi m.-ulo the favor lie at 2 to 1. Plaudit nnd Holier Knrl bolnc named In orJor tit I to 1 onoh. Hangir nn < llnnnooklnirti lire quotpil at < > . ' I'aoomaker 12 ; Mr. Ulark , Isalioy , Frank Thompson tun Oiilllvtint , 15 ; Don Quixote , llowhind nm Irwln , 20 ; I Inn d'Or , Ullli-lnl. Vontus , Cynlr Henri's and S.ickett , 2r > ; Nuto. Candle Hlark ami Hmmster. 40 ; Opponent. George ICoene Kltholln , Libation , Verify , Honue.Uh Hounding , Mr. IJaltor. SwingSwaimo ( loodrleli , Fan-ell , Delhi , Henry of Fran- Htaim-r , Cob. I'hlllp Uyrnea nnd Atarc'titl. fX ) \Vldo\\pr , Oximrtl. Chang , liuskln , Doin- Inls mul S\\iftmas , " . " > ; 1'rlnro Lee , Frlut John , Innuendo , Hen HOP , Duke or Haven Uunbar , Armada , George It. Cox. Jndgi Qulgloy , KingUormuda , First Call. King Osrar , Arlmoos and Connlo II , colt. HO ; Alle- murte. Oelhin , Aloutte , Injury , Commerce , Nupper , Hiirrisso , Incidental , Terra Flnna , Cosknrl. Sound Money , Hinstein , Co'ono Hiirtlott , Idolntir , Trickster , nm-kstuv. La- Fort , Condon , James Ui-liow , Hal Mnlll , Crysclli * , Jlnsconomo , lllndoonot. Fl.un- mnrlon , Paul Knmer , Chonlor , Mulilrow , Florouso , Foubee. Olnoy , ciny 1'olnter , A ! Fresco , Teller , Tinrraft. Galileo , Onz.icn , Oar Avon , Teuocr , Li llung Chant ; , Clial- fonte , Xemo and Monon from 20 } up to l.OOJ to 1. i-vK.\rs ox TIIK IH'.VMVC'ntAfics Soi'liTuriiM Out In l-'oroo ill \i- Orll'nllM. XB\V ORLKANS , ' Fob. S. A mile ilash for gentlemen riders ttavo a strong society tliiEe to the racing tjoila'y. The wonther was cloudy and the trnqk slow , but the Krnnd- stand wns packed anil the grounds fllleil with carrlapes. Thpee favorites won. In the two-year-old r/ioif , Arthur MoKnlglit got off with a rijiinUiR start and won elpverly. Tlio cliancc.s on the favorite. Katlierlne D. were l-uliiorl at the start and slip was never prominent. In the KPntlo- man's race , Provoi'll i-An away two miles nt the post. Tobln , on - HobVhlle. . had the nice won In the lust furlong- , but threw it away by a weak .lnlah. | The Judges wert illssatlRlieil with Aricer'f ? rnei- today and re fused 13. F. Smith's'enrrleM , pending Investl- K'.UIon. Jor-Uoy II 'WIlBin , who rcilo the horse , \vaa suspondfd .Indoflnltoly. Results : First race , ono mllo- : Hugh I'enny and Lobengnla ran a ilenil heat , Milwaukee third. Time : l:4l'i1" : the runoff , LolKMi- gtila won , pulling up by two Ic-ngths. Time : 1J.V' : | . Soeonil race , soiling ; , thn-o furloiiRs : A. MoKiilRlit won , I'carl Barnes second and Pansy H third. Tinm : UW. : Tiiird race , selling , om- and one-slxtoonths of a milo : Robert Uanncr won , His lirothor soeond nnd Hrotlior Fred t'.ilnl. Time : 1:30. : Fourth race , soiling , six furlongs : W. c. T. won , Eton .Tnc-ket secoml and MugBlu S tnlrd. Time : , 1:10. : Fifth rare , gentloincn rlilors , one mile : liomb.irdon won. Hub White second anil Partner third. Time : 10. : Sixth riico. Holllng , ono milo : Mount Washington won , Laura May second and Jack of Hearts third. Tlnio : 1:43. : SAX FRAXO1SCO , Feb. S. Weather cloudy ; track slow at Oakland today. Re sults : First race , selling1 , live furlongs : Al won. LnMuscottP secoml and Morlnga third. Time : lOIVs. : Socoml race , selling , Heven furlongs : Alma won. MlHs lliith soeond and Adam Andrew third. Time : 1-33' ' * . . . Third race , sellinc one and one-slxtoonths of a mile : ' Wawona won , Hazard second and Porseus third. Time : 1XJ. : Fourth raoo , sollliiK. six furlongs : Slaln- Htay won , MlilllKht second anil Alkoran third. Time : l:17'.i : ' ! . Fifth race , soiling , flvo furlongs : 73lstlnc- tlon won , Dunvinl second and Mount Hey third. Time : IOS. Sixth race , selling , seven furlonga : Rod Glenn won , lx.-na second and Coda third. Time : 1UI2. oi'T Tin : itot Ki oiti ) CIIH. : AssiirlntlonVIII I > II.XNI.V ! | | 'I'nkc Itock iHliinil fur ( InIMiiic - . IH'RLINGTOX , In. . Feb. S. The Western Base lal ! | nssoelatl Jn hold a spt'rial Hession hero today bcnlml eloieil doors. The prin cipal biiHinrsH trnniiactcil wan the turning over of Qulney'n franchise to Ottumwa and the dropping of Roekfonl. Tlio lutter action WHH etuisod by the rofusul of Raokford to turn ever 10 the aBsocliitlon the roceiptH of last Decoration dtiy as agreed on In ad vance. Hook I.sland will prolin'jly be tnkon In place of Rjukford. Tie usHorl-itlon cir cuit now iioiiHlHtu of Des Molnos , C'odar Ruplds , .St. .Josepli , Poorla , Ottumwa , liitr- Ilngton , Dubuque and probably Rock Inland. Propiixnl 1i > TnHiinliTH. . CHICAGO , Fol ) . ft. it the resolutions panseil by the interstate game and llsli con- ferenoo at todny'n so.sKlon nro carried Into effect , persons w.io seek In take advantage of the hunting HWIHOIIS In the northwesti-m stofa will probably have some dllllculty In marketing the paiiii' they kill. A roHolutlon wus adopted ri-eommeiuling that InmtPrH of iluiir nml large game bo compulk-d to pay a IleoiiHa for thn KOIIHOII. Tlie resolution ad- vlHod that I'l-sldi'iit hunterH be asseaaed ? 1 for a .season's limit hit ; , and that nonresident dent spirtmiipri bo eharj Pd $25 for a season's sport. This law Is now iu effect In Michi gan and Wisconsin , and'thp representatives from thone HtateH c/iy / it IIUH proven very satisfactory and that , hulr unine bus been protected by It. . ' . . . A resolution WIIH al p pa sued looking to ward the prohlbltloji of tlio nale of fame killed In the northw'esttfrii ' HtateH , Den Mollil-M MIIX. Hi * lr < ) | M' 'il. 111TRLINGTON , laJftb. . 8. The We-torn llaso Halt association H In se lon here today behind cloxud iloors 'to 'arrango the < In-ult for ! . It 1 said Ottumwa has been pu In Qulncy's plaoe and iio-tslhly Don .Molnos dropping out. The circuit will probably bp 3t. Jo-ioph , Sioux City , Ottumwa. Dubuiiue , Cod.ir Rapids , Rock Inland , Pt-orla. und Uurllngton , ' MarrlHiiii Will , Xol Allfiul. CHICAGO , Feb. 8.i- < Mayor Harrison will not go to at. Louis to-.nddri-ss the national convention of tha League of American Wheelmen on "Good Iliads" tomorrow. A ordlnl Invitation was extended to the mayor ; o address the wheelmen , but prutu of olll- clal business makes It Impossible for him to attend. HovlMnn tlu > Trill lln IlnlcH. NEW YORK , -Feb. 8 , The rule- ) commit tee of the National Trotting1 assu-lat ion waa still engaged today In rovlnlnu thu rules of tbo association. The jiie tlng Is puro.y oxei'utlvo and l being held bi hind < losr 1 douri ) . William Udwardrt of c'li-vc-land. at- - riiiary of the as.soilatlon , said the i./irunii- tee would report tci the congress of the tio- soclatl n , which convenes tomorrow. , Mim-nndlT Caught lit till * Klondike CHICAGO , Feb. t > . Kdwnrd HodRnuin , the absconding treasurer of the I'hlcnKO Uiuld- ng Tradi-.i council hua been located on nia way to Klondike He WIIH arrested In a remote jMirt of thn Northwent Terrnory nnd a Chicago detecilvo left today to bring ho man bauK. Hodgman'a shortage Is a a tile o be nearly 125,000 , LOCAL OPTION THE ISSUE Sunday Racing Question Bothers Bicyclists at Sti Louis Mooting , EAST IS ARRAYED AGAINST THE WEST .flatly Prominent \ VlufliiicnOTI - on the ( iriiuuil Iliiidfor ( lie J. . A.V. ' . .Natloiial ST. LOUIS , Feb. S. The corridors ot the Southern hotel , where the national assembly of the League of American Wheelmen will meet tomorrow morning , wore today full of delegates who hail como In on last night's nnd this morning's trains from different parts of the country , iiy night nearly every slate I will be represented. Local option , or the question ot allowing such divisions or states ns may by vote decide to permit Sunday racing In ihelr torlrtory , will bo the para mount Issue before the convention and will have much to do In shaping the race for the presidency. At present Sunday racing Is pro hibited by the rules of the League of Amer ican Wheelmen. The western states , or divisions , are strongly for local option , while the east Is opposvd to It. Among the delegates already hero are : A. D. Walt , Cohocs , N. Y. , member of racing ' board ; O , P. Wilson , cycling editor New I York Press ; F , Howard Porter , lloston ; A. I ) . ; Choatc , Minnesota ; K. 11. Greene and 11. A. j MUTff. Texas ; C. W. Sims , 13. C. Oliver ; 13. I \V. Hemsleo , Harry Casey , Maryland ; Vice Consul Dwyer , Sacramento , Cal. ; P. M. I Monaghan , Los Angeles , Cal. ; C. Frank Kuckcr , Hubert W. Knight. It. H. Chlswell ; Kenton S. Kentnll , James Darker and J. W. Kelley of Now Jersey. John W. Kelly , Jr. , of Wooilbury , N. J. , first vice president of tlio rtmateiir Athletic Union of the United States , Is here as a representative of that body , and Is also n delegate from the New Jersey division of the League ot American Wheelmen. Chief Consul Henry V. Lucas of the Mis souri division Is In receipt of a telegram from the Illinois division ashing If MUsourl would pool IHMICS with Illinois on an anti- Potter ticket. Mr. Le\v ! ' reply was as fol lows : "Wo will caucus with Illinois or any other state to select a candidate for president who will put a local option plar.ik In hla pMtform. Missouri has no candidate , but will vote for any mau who makea this declar ation. " There will be a meeting of the racing board late this afternoon at the Southern hotel , when the claims for records and other | routine business will bo acted upon. Almost the entire delegation to the na tional assembly of the League ot American Wheelmen has arrived and tonight the p - lors of the southern hotel are thrctiged with the wheelmen , shaking hands and renewing acquaintance. The only meeting of Uio evening was Ifiat of the chief co-iwnls , for the purpose of dis cussing the best methods of recruiting now members and keeping up the membership by renewals. A number of papers were rend by the chief consuls and secretary-treasurers of the larger divisions. The meeting lasted till after 10 o'clock and the spirit of an "ex perience meeting" largely pervaded the pro ceedings. ELECTION ADSORBS THE INTEREST. The principal subject o ! discussion among the delegates Is the political situation and the probable result of the election. On all sides It is admitted that the prospects for the re-election of President Potter and the carrying through of the entire tickPt are ex cellent , but at the same time it is also ad mitted that there is a spirit of uppsslttan In the air which cannot be located. It Is tUated that 200 votes -have been pledged to Mr. Potter and his ticket and only 171 are required for olectlco. Xo opponents have ns yet been ( announced , although thn Xew Jersey lelegatlon hold a secret caucus this afternoon bttilnd clcscd doors and refused to revral the nature of ltd discussion , other than that it pertained to tlio election. It. Is stated that the Illinois delegation has come to the as- acmbly without having agreed tup3n any tloket and the Xew York delegation expresses a reeling that Illinois may eventually fall la line with them. Tomorrow will bo wholly devoted to the dlseusslson of good roads. Prominent men from all over the country who are advo cates of good roads have been Invited to deliver addresses. Thursday morning the assembly will begin work In earnest. The morning session will bccln at 10 o'clock and the reports of olllcers will bo passed upon. Heretofore these reports have always been road , but In view ot shortening the tlmo thus consumed they have this year been printed and n copy has boon given to uaoi ! lelegntc , which will eliminate the neocsslty of rea.dlng. A reces.s will then bo UUeH until 2 o'clock , at which time the election of oillcor * will take place. After that the as sembly will take up the different questions for final dlscuraic-n. The principal question will bo that of the proposition to gran'j local option to thu different divisions for Sunday racing. MAJORITY FAVORS SUNDAY RACING. A vast majority of the members at large y.ivo expressed themselves as not being In favor of Sunday racing , whlla a small ml- lorky considers It would bo better. A mall vo'.e of the Mlsssourl division was recently aken and the jesnlt was a bare majority In favor ot It , whereas It was expected tl'cro would ba an almost unanimous ox- : rc.3slon In favor of It. Just what the ns/- sembly will decide upon Is a matter o. speculation among the delegates , The national committee on highway Im provements of the league held a protriotert ccnferenco today , with Otto Darner of .Ml- ! vaukco In the chair. Uesldes the chairman hero wore only three other members of ho national committee present Th'-y wcro \ . H. Choate of Minnesota , Walla"e Shar- vooil of Indiana and \V. A. Connelly of Illl- lols. The oastein members are expected to irrlve tonight and tomorrow morning. Tl'o ollowlng state chairmen met with the na- Ional committee : D. 1) . Luton of Imlljni , fenry C. .Morse of IlllnoU and W. K. Jon s of Iowa. Chief Consul IIIncK of Michigan. pprcciitlng the chairman from his state , vas alee present. Throughout the dlHciiBnlon the consensus of opinion A\as tl'at the members of the caguo must work to secure Btatu aid in lie building ot hlghwajs. The following resolution was adopted : We. the national committee of highway mprovomi-nt of tirLvuguo of Amirlc.in VhcolniPti , in mot-ting assembled In ciuifer- nce with the chairmen of various state ilghway commltlei'S , heartily endorse the recommendation of General Ray Rtnno to Postmaster General Gary , sugRoslins the loaning funds of the proposed iiost.il sav ings bnnki to states nnd tntinldpil oor- lioratlnns for the consiructlon of wauon rends , thorpby Invostlng the small savings of postal savlnga ilpposltors In a manner they cannot othprwlfo loan IliPln and ut n lower rate of Imprest than can bo scoured for ronil iiuri > )9cn nnd nt the unuip llmo illstrlbutlng Uio funds to the most sjuraely settled i > orilon of the country , Instead of congesting It In money iM-ntor . n AIM : AS coiti'is I'Dii vex nun AHH. llii o Hull tnminlc In nl l.llicrl.v , lull In lXIrrmi'ln r ) ' . PITTSnUHO. Pa. . Feb. S. Chris Von der Alic , the St. Ixiuls base ball m.isnatp , nr rlvcil at tlio Allegheny county Jail at S.li tonight , , in the custody ot Dotecllvr Nicholas las Ilendel , who made- the ssnsatlonal kldi.np last night it St. Louis. When the pa.'iy reached the Jnll they worn met by l'n.ed ' Statr.i authorities , who produced haocud cor pus papers L'eued by Judge lluinnston nnd claimed the prisoner , llendel ri'fuaod to de liver his man until the Uultod States mar shal had given him a rccolpt. Afto- con siderable wrangling this uaa done and M.u- shal Gamble took charge of Mr. Von dor Ahe. J. Scott Ferguson , his attorney liion filgned n ball bond for $2.500 , whl.-a . reli'.mvl the magnate until touiorro.v morn inn at 10 o'clock , when a hearing In the h ; > b.'is irr- pus proceedings will bo had. Von dor Ahe's attorney says the arrest ot his client was clearly lllegj , and ( hat ho will go back to St. Ixiuls tomorrow under protection and not in custody. Mr. Von dor Aim on lib arrival was nerv- otH nnd plainly showed marks of travel. His clothing wad disarranged , buttons wore torn from his coit and vest , and altoai-ih'r ho presented a marked contrast > o the natty and well ntllrcd Von de-r Ahe who has fre quently visited this city provtwsly In n pro fessional way. Ho Is very Indignant at the manner In which ho was captured nnd the ouUsoquent treatment , and says he will light the case to the end. He expects to pot i-\on with hid captors. Tonight Mr. Von dcr Alic Is the guest of Attorney Ferguson at his East End mansion. IIO\V IT WAS DOXE. PITTSIU'RO , Pa. . Fob. S.-Tho Pltt-.biirs Dlspiiti-h Ibis morning publishes the tullow- Init telegram from a st'ilt c.inv.Mp uuleiit. ilutp < l St. Louis , . .Mo. : "Chris Von dor Aho , the ba.so l.ill mag nate , was taken Into custody here lu.it evening by n Plttsburg dotootlve. Tlie moat unique character In tlio spTtlng world \\iis really klilimpcd , and Is now on bis wiiy to tlie Smoky Pity , where hs ! body in ly beheld hold tor nn Indefinite period on a judgment givou by the court : ! In the .suit brought by Mink 1C. Ilnldwln , tb ? bare , ball pitclier. " T.ie klilimplng of Mr. Vou der A lie , fur It Is such in tlie true moniiliig of I be word , 'Will ' no doubt create n bin sensitliin. Ho was decoyed to tlie St. Nicholas hotel by mi ans of strategy , lAhcre bo v.'iis hu'i'.ed Inti a eniTlatio. The earriigo was driven around aimlessly until It was time to Imird a truln for the east. Then lie was shaved Into It and Is now on his way to Pltt'burj ; . where ho will have ti > oil her in.ike noml the judginont of J2.500 I omit rod ai ; ilnst him In tbo lialdwln case , or ic-maln in jail until such time as William A. Xlmlrlth > wa on his bMiil iwhPli first nrii'.sted on the charge preferred by Pitcher H.ildwin , Is fat- Isllod The kldnaplm ; party IHIH beni lic-ird from , and Is well on Its May to Plttsburg , and will roach here : i" soon UH the train can ruurii lion- . It. Stewart Miu-kpnfu" ? . p crPlnry of the St. Louis llrowns , recently elected iiroildi-nt and wno IH Curls \ on dor Alie s riini hand man , was seen today as he sit In the otllco of J. M. Clover , ( be base ball m.-R- nnte's attorney. "I don't son but ono way to fix this nvitter up , " a n Id ho. "Tint way Is to si-rapo up the dust , and with tlio pawn tick ( in my l > ookot go to Pltlsburir nml ivdeem ( ' M'ii. I can't say Just wbon 1 shtill start. I nnist llrst talk with Mr. Olovor. Hut you can rest assured that we'll have Mr. Von dor Abe back hero rlgit uwiy : , " From Mr. MtickMiifups It was loirnpd that two weeks UFO Mr. Vnn dor Abe i.-ci-lvi'd a letter from William A. Xltnook , Mho ox- prcs'sod hlmsolf In the frlendlloHt inuiinfi- and assured Von dor Ahe not to worry about tbo Hnlilbk judgment. "The secDtul move was made last week , when Chrl.s ro- eolved a telegram from New York wIoh road : 'fan 1 see you at your olilc" sorno afternoon next week ? I linvc a little prlvito business to iHsr'tiss with you. Aii'Wt-r at once , .11)Vost ) One Hundred and Twenty- third street. ROBICltT SMITH. ' "The magnate lelpRrapheil h lek tlila merf- sase : 'Wire me nature of your business , Maybe we pnn adjust the mattrr by tele graph. ' " Tliero was no reply to this and nothing more was beard of t.io nnttor until Von drr Aho ri-cniveil the Invitation to dine with Mr. Smith nt tlie St. Nicholas hot"l. Tlu alxliictloii eauseil an immen.ip s"iisalni ! ! bore. ; It Is understood Hint the final details of I the plot to abduct Chris nnd Ton o him to I go to Plttsburg were arranged M ndiy : , morning In the Hw ollloo of \ \ ' . C. K .1. < ' . . JOIIOH In the LacOoilo btilldlni ; here. Thi > Messrs. .ToiiPs wore attorneys for M-uk I lialilwln , 'When ' tlie pitcher was im ; > rl'-onod I by Von dcr Aho during the year of the ] Jirolherhood Nnllonul league trouble. ISendei and tlie two Plttsburg I-iwy.-rH 'if- rived 111 St. Louis early Mon Iny morrlng and put up nt tinPinnterit li Hi. Willie Detective Hendol was out arranging for hl carriage Mc-srs. SiMiu'rott ' and Fordlns , It Is said , hold a consultation ' .vltli J. K. Join and then laid before him the plot to ahdiiPt Von di-r Aho. If there Acre any leti.il ol- jection.- ) urged by Mr. Jones they certainly uere not ac-tod iipon. CINCINNATI. Feb. S. Chris Von dor A' nf base ball fame , whn was kidnaped In St. Louis by a I'lttsburj : detootlvo , tool : bipii le ftist nt thu union passenger Httitljn i.arly this morning and proceeded on his way to Pltlsburg without having an opportunity to speak to tbo public t'iroiigli the medium of an Interview. C'lidtiliV IliiyN n Trn or. LI3XINOTON. Ky. , Fob. S.-Thlrf , the H"c- end day of the winter sale of trott'ri'vns ' the best hero In years. ' I'.uyirs from all parts of the country bid. Wllke ? P uy the IS-yojr-old trotting .stallion , hrough' ' iif : < H ) , iolng to P. C. lirttlll. LixInR-ton. Kln-oi-i , brooil m nru , ill j'ears old , dam of four IIPMT than 2 : : ) , wont to A. A. Austin. Iio . ! c > n , M.IJ-H. . for Jl'"ro. AiMtln also paid $ I.U ) fur yearling by'llkos Ioy ! , dam kino r-i. John Knlly , New York bought Anminrltiin , " - year-old , by Wllkos Hey , for $ ! AX O. lpimenl { of New York bought Prince of India , fi years old , by Huron Wllkc.s , fur $1JW. , William Simpson , Xow York , binmht Amnryll.i , 3-yonr-old mare by Liberty lii-11 , fur $ lriOO , and Amaryllis 10-year-old , by Dln-otor for SlfK . .ir.hn Cmlahy , the Chicago cage pork packer , boiiglit Alia Vista , n il- llon , ( i years old , by fitly Wllk - fur $ ! 'K. ' Sixty head Hold averaged over K'OO. KliKfVliiN I Illinillciin A close and IntoroKtlng game of bllllnriln was | iliyoil : by local amali-iirs at Foley'n hall last evening. Homer Kirke won Ms | Hccoml gtnno in I ho iimateiir toitrnoy now la j progress , defeating John Muiphy , H.1 to I.Ti i It was a bnndlcap guniu , Murphy glstiii. ' Klrkf tlie advantage. l.'P0 to 1l. > . The con- I lest was wulchod by a largo niiinh.-r of spectators. The phlj'lng tliroughoui was good and tihowed Unit tin- amateur who finally lands tli gold modal will bo a crack shot. Tills evening thoie will bo tiil'.tbs'r ' match game In theBtum ; tounx-y wltn W A. Tniver : ) and J. K. Uerry ns i-ontoatants. $3.20 FOUR FULL QUARTS Express Paid. hA Saving Middlemen's Profits , Preventing Possibility of Adulteration. We are distillers % vlth a wide reputation of 30 years standing. We sell to consumers direct , so lhat our whiskey may be pure when It reaches you. Adulterated whiskey Is dangerous , abominable , yet it is almost Impossible to get pure whiskey from dealers. We have tens of thousands of cus tomers who never buy elsewhere. We want mure of them , and we make this offer to get them : We will tend four full quail bullies of Hayner'i Seven Year Old Double Copper Distilled Rye lor $3.20 , E preisPre paid , We ship In plain rackai-cb no marks l.i lnd ! < ate conlenis ( which will avuU posvbb comment ) . When you Htl It anl test It , If II Isn't satisfactory rctum II at our ex pense , and we will return your f1.2U. Sucli whiskey cannut be purchase. ! elsewhere fur Icsitlun $5,00. We are the only distillers selling to consumers direct. Others who claim to be are only daalera. Our whiskey has our reputation behind It. IttrurcacM Tblrd Xll'l UtallBtuilvil bftut * la l > itoo a. Cbu'l iioc | ; > ri. HAYNER DISTILLING CO * 358 lo 364 Wtil Filth Street , Dayton , 0. ) ' 8. Orrtwi for AriiCoIo.Cal.ld IioMoiit.IIer , N , MCI . "m. , UubH Mb. , Viyo , iiiuitcall for 10 ijutru , l < y frtlclit Ktp [ We guiuntet It , * * bov Cm will io i thiy zte . EDITOR.j A New Serial Author of "Sho , " "Kinp Solomon's Mines , " Etc. , Etc. , Has Completed Another Story Entitled The lii'i-o of the story Is a p-nutl- sou of King Solomon on mi ex pedition to tln Ciuhli'ti Onhlr of till' HlMr. A Romance of Pro-Historic Afriuii , Drtrinly ( Iiunginntivo nnd Full of Thrilling : Action. This story will nipotir ] Iu THE SUNDAY u As a Sovlal. In Ten Instnlmunts , s I > Yl > rniry : l.'i. ( With Illustrations. ) In this story .Mr. Hngr.ril mnlci a now dcraonotratlon of his won derful power In the Held of pure romance. He once moio boldly lifts the curtain tha : M'r.3 the f-i'o of natccia ! dead and buried In the ages of which no record remains , except In the sliest rulta of their cities. iSlnvtoc , in inland1 trading city that flourished in tha rrart of Africa 3,000 years URO. nnd peopled by the Phoenician. ! o ( be aceniof the story. To this city roincs I'r'ooo Azlcl. a grar.iUou of Kln Sol-onion. nccon-.panloJ Ly Is.iaphar , a pricot of Israel , end .Motom , a Phoenician trailer , who brings a caraviin of mcrchanrlisc' . In Eton , daughter or Sakon. itlng of Zlmbop , tlio prlnro mrciti hi. fate. Kins Ithohal , lord of nnny legltyns of navogo warrlois , Ifi nl- rcady 11 suitor for her liw.d. Ko mica ID true barbarian ftiHhicii. Reeks to carry her off by force , nnd la foiled In the attempt by Prln.-p Azlol. The iitory itnfoliJfj I'uplf around llio feud between the I'rlr.i-o of Israel and the savafio KBB ! Itho- bal. Ullasa ba eivin licr heart to Azlcl , and loaths the bar'oarian monarch. Isaachar , iho priest , I determined that no prince of the house of David f.llai : wed a heathen nialdon , whose pcoplo worship IMal. Ao a result of his intrlmios , Klissa Is elected the high prlc.ilt'ss of IMal. This fixes an ImpaM.iblo rcllKlous gulf bctwoon her and Aziol. Tholr paE.slouato love scolui to turmoi..it ' all barrlcre. Mrautltno , draws his hiiR" ! nnny of nrourJ tlio fated city , and demand Ing HIlEea in marrlJijc , piep.irr < to destroy It If ho Is refused. How Kllrai violated her oith an high * trlc-srBH ) ! and prepares to fly with Azlol ; how they nra both dls'-ovorptl nnd tlueatonofl' ' with death by the priests of Until ; how , to save each other , cho , by l.er right ao Iho lilnh prlostrp.s of laal ! , names him her husband , ' , \lllo ho rononnccn his faith and olfcrii Incense to Ilaal ; how Ithobal's horde of savapcB Blorms the walla of the city , rnd both Azlel and Kllsoi fall ii > < o liln power ; and how , at last , Azlol es capes with hla llfo by Kllnsa'o folsncd eubmlfislon to Ithobul , nho In turn cscaplnrj Ithobal by Itllllns horeolf , l.i all told In Mr. Haggard's mae.t fanclnallnB njnr.nor. The awful'ceremonies la the tern- plo of Oaal , the weird rltc-a In ilo sacred proven of Xlmboo , and tlio barbaroua tottlo guBr.es of that fa1'- off lime , are descrlb-od with all the author's marvelous wealth of Im.ij- Inatlvo rciQurce. It lo a story that will surely tutk on ono of the urcat worlia of ( lotion of lias. 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