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THE OMAHA DAILY BEEs THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 10 , 1808. 3
CONVICTS EARN A LIVING
Prodnco Now Enough Revanuo to Pay for
Their Keeping ,
STATE PENITENTIARY IS SELF-SUPPORTING
Cntilrncin for Prison I.nlmr Turn In
Store Money Tlinn Ix Xceilril in
Support tlie Prlnoiirrnotv In
Confinement.
LINCOLN. Feb. 9. ( SpcelaU The fitale
penltentlnry has now become self-sustaining ,
< de receipts being sufficient to keep up the
expenses of the Institution. The appropria
tion for the penitentiary for the two years
was JCO.OOO. The rule has been that the
money earned by the Institution by reason
of the labor contracts should be turned Into
the state treasury , there to constitute a fund
from which the money was drawn to pay the
cxpcneca , and when this fund was exhausted-
the npproprlatloti was drawn upon. Since
the llth of last month It has not been neces
sary to draw from the appropriation and the
special fund Is growing In alze , besides pay
ing the current expenses. The reasons fof
this gooJ allowing are that the new contracts
made with the manufacturers for the em
ployment of the men are higher than ever
before and many men are being employed In
addition to the number stipulated In ( tie con
tracts. The number now at work Is 225 and
the contract ! ) run from 35 cents to 60 ccots
licr day for each man.
Wnnkn Lelillgh. when interviewed thin aft-
cvnoon , expressed his Rfcat satisfaction at the
Good condition of affairs at the penitentiary ,
but said that the Institution could not bo kept
i-olf-sustalnlnB during the whole year , as the
contracts allowed the manufacturers to lay
off all the men tor thirty days during the
y ir , end this would make It necessary to
again draw upon tlie state appropriation for
expense money. Ilesidcs this shut-down ,
there would bo somewhat of a falling off In
the receipts later In the season , when no ex
tra men wcro employed ,
STATE HOUSR GOSSIP.
State Superintendent Jackson returned
this morning from a trip to Omaha , where
lie had been In attendance at a meeting of
the executive committee of tbo Transmit-
HlBslppl Kducatlonal congress. While there
he engaged with others Interested In the In
vestigation ot the space allotted for the ed
ucational exhibit and It was found that un
less more room is devised In some way there
Will bo but flvo feet of wall space for each
teacher who has made application. Super
intendent Jackson thinks that by the addi
tion of shelves , partitions and movable par
titions In the form of screens the space can
be Increased to nlno square feet for each
applicant nnd It Is hoped that still more
loom will bo granted , so that each applicant
will bo entitled to twelve or fifteen square
feet.
feet.Tho
The National Cigar company , with a cap
ital stock of $5,000 , filed articles ot Incor
poration today , the stockholders being II. J.
Samuels , F. Wolfe , W. T. Stevens and B. A.
Barnes. The Nonpareil Laundry company
of Omaha also filed articles today. Its cap
ital stock Is $5,000 , and the tncorporators
are W. 51. Wonham and Henry II. Allen.
The following notaries were commissioned
yesterday : Isslo France , Omaha ; K. N.
Portcrfleld , Kearney ; AV. II. Bucholz , Nor
folk ; J. C. Martin , Falls City ; H. F. Alvcr-
Bon. Lorolla ; Moses M. Chase , Halgler.
The funeral of Mrs. Marie Friend , who
died yctftnr'day at her home at 227 South.
Eighteenth street , will be held at the res
idence tomorrow forenoon. Habbl Leo 51.
Franklin of Omaha will conduct the serv
ices nnd the burUl will be at the Jewish
cemetery.
The Woman's club of Lincoln , which now
numbers over fiOO members. Is Intending to
'take a hand In politics this spring and tr
that end will hold a caucus and nominate
two members of the school board from
among Its members. These candidates they
will present to the other conventions for
endorsement.
The grand Jury Is In session nnd has put
In 'the last two days looking after minor
criminal matters. It Is sold that the Inves
tigation of city affairs will bo taken up In
a few days.
The city Investigating committee will use
up the balance of this week probing Into
city affairs and It Is expected that a re
port will bo made to the council next Mon
day night. The evidence so far shows con
clusively that the city employes have been
compelled to pay the higher otliclals for
their jobs and that they have been sub
ject to frequent assessments. The testlmosy
In regard to the conduct ( Of the water de
partment has been very damaging , ono wit
ness testifying thnt ho was Instructed by the
mayor ta elug up ono well so as to stop
the flow , In order that n now well could be
put down In another part of the city. There
Is much talk of impeachment proceedings
and the meinbcro of the Investigating com
mittee say that they will have ten votes
out of a total of fourteen councllmcn In
favor of Impeachment. The general opinion
Is , however , that they will not be able to
muster that many votes.
Omaha people nt the hotels : At the Lln-
( lollI3 , i > . Quincy , B. H. Hayden , T. W.
Jackson , A. K. Lope , J. Fawcett J. F. Coad ,
Jr. , H. D. Coryoll , O. P. Judd.
AIIMY STATI3 KXOAMI'MKXT.
I'ltiradi * and AddrcxM tlio
School Clilldrcii.
NOUFOLIC , Neb. , Feb. 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The delegates to the state encamp-
mtfnt , Grand Army of the Republic , put in
this forenoon at the hotels and headquarters
renewing acquaintances and Incidentally In
some wro | pulling for official preferment.
Some of the veterans visited the sugar fac
tory and other points of Interest. This aft
ernoon speakers were assigned to the vari
ous school buildings , the exercises there
being In the nature of Lincoln day celebra
tion , after which about 1,200 school children
formed In proccoslon nnd marched down the
business streets to the encampment hall. A
procession of veterans also paraded the
streets , led by the Norfolk Military band
nnd company L of the Nebraska National
Guard. Tonight occurred the llrst real meetIng -
Ing , at which the address of welcome , an ad
dress by Department Commander Ehrhardt
and committee reports were heard , followed
by a campflre. Election of officers will b < o
held tomorrow.
The Woman's Relief Corps and Ladles of
the Grand Army of the Republic have a
large attendance present , Including every ono
of the officers. They put In the day In com-
inlttro reports and regular business ,
"I .Yi'liMivkn.
NRHAWICA , Neb , , l-'eb. 9. ( Special. )
Through the month of January local busi
ness men have been balancing accounts and
taking an account of titock , and as a result
they feel much encouraged. Compared with
last year the bank deposits have Increased
75 per cent and for the llrst time In Its
history the bank had enough money of Its
Instant relief for skin-tortured babies and
rest for tired mothers in a warm batli with
CuTlci'itA Bcur , and n slnglo application of
Ci'TieunA ( ointment ) , the great ekln euro.
The only sjvcedy and economical treatment
for Itching , burning , bleeding , scaly , and
l > lmly ] humor * of lliosUIn , ecalp , and blood.
! loll IhroVfbout thavorll. rorr Du > 4 AND
Coir 'titiM * , Nolf rrwprlrturl , UMIVU.
K3 * " llo l Can Kl ty B I > J lliniur , " utlltj tr .
irl kr
BABY
own to transact lt buslneis. The dr.y Rood *
trftdo has Increased about 60 per cent , cloth
ing atmit 100 per cent , grocery bu lncs
being the same under all conditions. Lum
ber business hag Increased H per cent. The
Implement business has moro than doubled.
Collections are reported 75 per cent better
than last year , spot cash being paid for
nearly everything bought.
fMis OIRAMU JLT TIAHTI.VOTO.V.
Ctir Kxitfd * nan to He Llfililcd liy
iieotrlottr. :
HART1NGTON , Neb. , Fob. 3. ( Special. )
During the month of January there were
twcnty-nlno farm nnd four town mortgages
nied on Cedar county realty amounting to
$29,876 ; also during the same tlmo there
were forty-threo farm and flvo town releases
of real estate mortgaged amounting to ? 17-
7C3.no. During the month 244 chattel mort
gages wcro filed amounting to J01.CI5.30 , and
292 chattels were released , amounting to
$38,879.20. The total mortgage Indebtedness
for the month was $91 , 20.30 and the total
amount of mortgage Indebtedness paid off
was $136,642.70 , leaving n significant balance
of $45,122.40 In favor of the releases ,
Defore many weeks the streets , public
places , business houses and ninny of the
homes of Hartlngton will bo lighted by elec
tricity. The city council let the contract
Saturday evening for $3,000.
Fred SlechlenburR was arrested Saturday
and bound over to appear before Judge )
Plmnlclgh February 15 to answer to the
charge of setting flro to Frank Hurt's hay.
I.IXCOI.N HAY -SCHOOL IMlOnilAM.
Slate Stiitrrlnfdidcnt UI'KOM OIiNprva-
< lon of tbo Day.
LINCOLN , Feb. 9. ( Special. ) Next Satur
day Is "Lincoln day" and the state superin
tendent has sent out nn elaborate printed
program for use In the schools of the state ,
lo order that there may bo a uniform cele
bration of the day. The superintendent sug
gests that Inasmuch us the dale falls on
Saturday this year , nnd very few of the
scCiools will be In session , It will be well to
take up the program on Friday , February 11.
The program sent out consists ot a letter
from the superintendent , n sample program
of exercises for the day , a number of quota
tions from Lincoln's speeches and letters , a
short sketch of his llfo arid that of his
mother , several poems dedicated to the great
president and short tributes by men of na
tional reputation. On tbo last page ot the
booklet sent out Is a picture of the national
Lincoln monument nt Springfield , 111. , which
w < is erected at a cost of $20C,000 , and toward
which Nebraska contributed $500.
l-'OIl OI.I3.VV POLITICS AT I.IXCO1.V.
Cltlr.enn O run n ! / < ) „ Secure Iluder
nnil Clrnii Administration.
LINCOLN , Feb. 9. ( Special Telegram. ) In
spite ot the drizzling rain tonight , a good
audience attended the open meeting of the
Hamilton club nt the Oliver theater.
The object of the meeting wan
stated to bo a declaration against
the methods of the present city ad
ministration and an encouragement to the
Investigating committee. Hinging speeches
wcro made by G. M. Lambertson , Dr. II. 0.
Howlands , II. H. Wilson , E. P. Urown , Hev.
Mr. Stein , F. M. Hall , Hoacoo Pound and
Allen Field.
A. L. Ulxby read a poem for the occasion
and the University Glee club sang saveral
eongs. Thcro will bo other open meetings
of the club as the campaign for goad gov
ernment progresses.
AHUiSTti : ) FOIl CKI.MIXAI.
K. I , . Simons IH Cut licrcil In liy Cluilr-
liuiii IMml.Htcii.
LINCOLN , Feb. 9. ( Special Telegram. )
E. L. Simons was arrested tonight on a
complaint eworn out by J. H. Udmisten ,
charging him with criminal libel. Slmoiia is
the populist who turned traitor and gave
away the secrets of the recount 'scheme.
In order to get him as far away as possible
from the scene of the recount Chairman Ed
mlsten has had the warrant Issued from
Dawson county. This subterfuge Is being
condemned even by local popocrata as not
being calculated to show good faith on the
part of Edmisten.
Creamery for AVcMton.
W'ESTON , Neb. , Feb. 9. ( Special. ) Weston -
ton Is to keep pace with other Nebraska
towns and It Is now an assured fact that It
will have a creamery. The company began
work on the plant yesterday , and expects to
have It In operation by March 1. The news
Is gladly received by the farmers for a
radius of ten miles about town , who will
now selzo the opportunity to sell cream , In
stead of trying to manufacture It into but
ter themselves. Merchants are equally well
pleased.
Sons nt VrtvrniiH Olllcern.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , Feb. 9. ( Special. )
The camp of Sons of Veterans here , which
has been discontinued for several months ,
v/as reorganized last evening and the fol
lowing corps of officers elected : C. A. Pierce ,
captain ; F. L. Dlnsmore , first lieutenant ; S ,
'M. ' True , second lieutenant ; A. T. Seaver , E.
A. Kaley , J. K. Moore , camp council. J. II.
Davis of Wllbcr , division commander , was
present and assisted in the work of organ
ization. The order was rcchrlstened Johns
Hoberts camp , No. 100.
Knrly Thunder Storm.
I3EATIUCE , Neb. , Feb. 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A very heavy rain fell -hero thla
morning , accompanied by a heavy hailstorm
and 'thunder ' and lightning. The storm broke
over the city about 5 o'clock and frightened
a few people by Its severity. During the
storm the residence of II , M. Austin , on
East Main ctreet , was struck , by lightning
and damaged considerably , Frank Austin ,
who wa's starting a flro at the time , was
severely stocked by the bolt.
Fur ni ITS'
ARLINGTON , Neb. , Feb. 9. ( Special. ) A
farmers' institute will bo held hero Feb
ruary 1C and 17. A number of addresses will
bo delivered by men prominent ta agricul
tural and horticultural affairs , both local
men and tlicwc from other points. Arrange
ments will bo made to make an exhibit of
all kinds of agricultural and horticultural
products. Including grain , canned fruits , pre
serves , poultry , etc.
lit firaiit.
OIIANT , Neb. , Feb. 9. ( Special. ) The
store of M. Perldn at this place was en
tered by burglars on last Friday night. The
place bore evidence of having been diligently
searched for cash , but none was secured.
Two young , men of Grant were suspetced of
having committed the crime and ono of
them was induced to make confession. Ilotli
Immediately departed for parts unknown.
I. OHM Of SlU'l'l ) .
ALLIANCE. Nfb. , Feb. 9. ( Special. ) Ho-
llablo Information ilxca tbo loss of sheep
upon the Wyoming ranges PO far at 25 per
cent. The snow has remained upon the
ground so Ions and the cold so Intense that
the Hocks have been unable to endure the
cold on so short feed.
Stricken wltli I'Jirnl ) xlx.
HERMAN , Neb. , Feb. 9. ( Special. ) Mrs.
T. G , Davis Buffered a stroke of paralysis
last evening and her death Is looked for any
hour. Sbo Is close to 70 years of ago and
came to Nebraska In 1S54 , Several sons re
side In Omaha.
SnnkliiKItila at lliiiulioldt.
HUMOOLDt. Neb. , Feb. 9. ( Special. )
This section was visited by a soaking rain
today nnd the snow disappeared In a short
tlmo. The ground promises to bo In excel
lent shape for spring work ,
AVooilnu-ii ( ilvc n UiiiKitict ,
GENEVA , Neb. , Feb. 9. ( Special. ) Last
night the Modern Woodmen of America
camp gave an entertainment and banquet In
honor of the fact that the number In the
order had reached ICO ,
AVI 11 \.t llullil lit Kmi MI * City.
CHICAGO , Feb. 9-Joseph Lelter denied
absolutely today that there Is * any truth In
the statement that ho Is to build the largest
cltwutor In tlvuworld at Kansas City during
the coming uuminer , Mr. Letter denies that
any project haa even been under consider
ation by him *
THEY TALK OF GOOD ROADS
Lcaguo of American Wheelmen Disctusjs
Highway Improvement
INTEREST IN ELECTION AT FEVER HEAT
Xenrly All the Holt-Rales 'Arc 1'rpneiit
anil ISvcrytliliitf In In llctidlnenn
for the Opening
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 9. The entire Joy today
was devoted by the national assembly of the
LenRUG of American Wheelmen to the dlo-
cusslon of good roads. A number of papers
on the subject ot highway Improvement were
read by delegates prominently engaged In
the furtherance of good roads , and the meetIng -
Ing was of Intense Interest.
Chairman Otto Docrncr of Milwaukee pre
sided , over the meeting , and In his opening
address ( staled that reports were coming In
from all over the country that the farmers
had entered Into the good roads movement
with an unexpected zeal. Prof. John Hamil
ton of Harrlsburg , I'ji. , president ot the Na
tional Aesoclatlon of Farmers' Institute Con
ductors , delivered the principal address of
the day. The meeting did not : adjourn until
late In the afternoon.
The Interest In the election hna Increased
to fever heat. The New York delegation has
posted a bulletin board In their headquarters
on which Is marked down every vote as
fast as It Is pledged for Potter. At 8 o'clock
tonight the board read 27G votes pledged.
That President Potter will be elected Is con
fidently expected en all sides , and specula
tion Is now being made on hla majority.
Everything la now In readiness for the
opening session' of the assembly tomorrow
morning , acid with but a very few scattering
exceptions , the delegates Imvo all arrived.
George I ) . Gideon and twenty-seven Pennsyl
vania delegates arrived early this evening.
Tonight a banquet was held In the dining
hall ot th" Southern and the festivities were
continued until midnight.
INTEREST IN LOCAL OPTION.
A majority ot the delegates ara In
the city. A large number came In
on this morning's trains and stragglers
will reach here tonight and tomorrow morn
ing , before- the actual business of the session
begins. The question that will receive the
most earnest discussion is that ot local op
tion for the state divisions. An amendment
providing that state divisions bo granted the
right to determine for themselves whether or
not Sunday bicycle races should bo per
mitted was Introduced last year at the as
sembly at Albany , and was defeated by but
six votes. At that time division option was
not considered to bo ot moment to the league ,
but the defeat of the amendment , occasioning
the formation ot outlawed leagues In Califor
nia and Louisiana , where the control of the
sport passed almost entirely into the handset
ot the newly formed organizations , has had
the effect ot causing the present delegates
to hoar both sldea of the question and to de
termine to decide the case on Its merits.
The prevailing opinion seems to be that If It
Is beat tor the league , such an amendment
would be adopted at the present convention.
The disposition to afford the advocates of
Sunday racing every possible opportunity to
give their plans fair trial extends even
among th& members of such states as Mas
sachusetts and New York , where previously
strong opposition to the Idea was found. In
view ot this change of sentiment , it Is evi
dent that the local option amendment will
bo given thorough consideration when It
cornea before the assembly on Thursday
morning.
President Potter's re-election for the en
suing year and the success ot his whole ticket
seems assured , for no decided opposition has
been shown yet , nor lias any other ticket
been made public. Rumors of the candi
dacy ot George D. Gideon , ex-chairman of
the racing board , and of Fred Garlock , ex-
racing board member from Chicago , are
bruited about , but have pot yet assumed defi
nite shape. The Potter slate is as follows :
President Isaac Potter of New York ; first
vice president , Thomas 3. Keenan of Penn
sylvania ; second vlco president , Edward N.
Hlnes of Michigan ; secretary , Abbott Bassett ,
Massachusetts ; treasurer , J. C. Tattersall ,
New Jersey.
Today's sessions were devoted to the dis
cussion ot the good roads movement and
time was taken up with Interesting addresses.
It was 11 o'clock when Vice President Mor
risen called the convention to order. Mr.
Otto Doerner ot Milwaukee , chairman of the
National Highway Improvement commission ,
was Introduced as chairman of the mooting.
WHEELMEN MAKE THE START.
Sterling Elliott of Massachusetts , ex-
president of the league , spoke briefly on the
"History ot the Good Roads Movement , " out
lining what had been done and what was
needed to further the movement. The work ,
ho said , had started with the riders of the
wheel and It was mostly through their ef
forts that it was being put forward now.
Chairman Dorner then announced that the
national highway Improvement committee
had offered two lots of cash prizes for the
best collection of photographs of bad roads.
While a number had been received , the com
petition was still open.
The principal address of the day was that
of Prof. Hamilton of Harrlsburg , Pa. , who
Is president ot the National Association of
Farmers' Institutes Conductors and author
of the Hamilton road bill , which Is expected
to do BO much for the Improvement of the
roads In that state. His address was en
titled "Good Roads Prospects In Pennsyl
vania. "
Pennsylvania Is one of a few states which
have given aid to the counties and townships
within their borders In the building of roads.
About ten years ago , when the agitation of
the good roads question was begun , the road
system of Pennsylvania was a mass of con
fusion and Ineincloncy. It was found that
there were In force over 1,200 different
enactments In regard to roads and bridges.
Thcro were about 100,000 miles of roads In
the commonwealth , not Including the turn-
plko roads , controlled by corporations ,
or the streets and boulevards of cities and
boroughs. These roads , together with the
bridges , had cost the citizens of the state
annually about J4.000.000. After the appoint
ment of n commission and a lengthy Investi
gation of the matter the Hamilton road bill
passed > the legislature In 1S97. This law re
pealed all of the acts Inconsistent with It
and provided for the appropriation by the
state of $1,000,000 to bo distributed according
to the number of miles of road In each town
ship , the distribution to bo made under the
direction of the secretary of the department
of agriculture of the state. It waa provided
that no district shall receive moro of the
state appropriation than Is raised thero'iii
by local taxation , The law further provides
that one-half of the road .tax assessed
against the property throughout the state
shall , If demanded , bo paid ID money.
After one or two other adrofses of minor
Importance a recces was taken until 2:30 :
p , rn.
WORK IN MINNESOTA.
A. n. Ohoato , member of the national
highway committee fo * Minnesota , w'm ' haa
lately succeeded In securing the passage by
1he legislature of that state of n resolu- '
tlon favoring the adoption of an nmendpunt
to the constitution providing state aid in
the building of highways , presided at the
afternoon session. On assuming the chair
Mr. Choato apoko on "Stato Aid for Hulld-
Ing Wagon Roads lu Mlnwmota , "
While Minnesota , ho Bail , Is rich In nat
ural resources , It Is but par.hlly developed
and any system of road bulldtig that
might bo weJl adapted to one portion of
the state would be totally unfit for the re
mainder. In eomo parU of the state road
building should bo done bv contrast , he
wild , but In other portions there arn not
enough taxes collected In a who'o township
to pay the expense of shipping a contractor's
outfit one-half way from the nearest polut
at which It could be obtained. Thcro era
no roads In those sections connected v.'lth
the business centers and what roads tlie
people have built by voluntary Hour ore
far In e-xcess of the number and extent
which could be required by law.
The proposed constitutional amendment
provides for the establishment of a state
good roads fund by the appropriation for
that purpose of all the Internal Improvcmrnt
fund snd by permitting the assessment ot
n state Iftx of not to exceed onc-trentlcth
of 1 mill.
The streets of Chicago was the subject
taken by Frank W. Fulton of that city.
He told of tho1 poor condition of the thoroughfares - <
oughfares there , where 3M.OOO wheelmen
use the streets , and derailed the efforts thst
were being mode for Ihttt betterment. In
five years , he predicted ! 'Chicago would have
the best streets ot any olfj' ' In the country ,
Chicago Is fortunate , Mr , toulton said , la
having for mayor Carter1. H. Harrison , n
century rider and a member of the League
of American Wheelmen , and as commU-
sloner of public works'Larjy McGatin , who
Is also a. member of 1 6 .league.
USES A 9TOREQFT1CON.
E. G. Harrison of tho-United : States bu
reau ot road Inquiry , Washington , and sec
retary of the New Jcrsdjr Road Improvement
association , followed with * an address on
"What New Jersey Farmers Think of State
Aid. " Hla talk , which -was highly Interest
ing , was Illustrated with 'the stereoptlcon ,
Other speakers were Levl Chubbock , sec
retary of the 'Missouri ' Dairymen's associa
tion , whoso paper was on "Tho Location of
Roads ; " Street Commissioner Mllncr of
St. Louis on "Tho Streets of St. Louis ; "
and F. W. Paulson df St. Louis on "Wide
Tires. "
This concluded the speaking for the day
and nn adjournment was taken until tomor
row morning , when the actual work ot the
convention will begin. At tomorrow's meetIng -
Ing the reports of the credentials committee ,
president , treasurer , secretory and standing
and special committees will bo presented.
The election of officers will follow.
The friends of President Potter are confi
dent of his re-election. They assort that lie
will have at least 252 votes out of n total
of 364 far moro than Is ncccasary. What
ever opposition ! there Is to him will develop
tomorrow after the convention meets.
In the order ot new business , which will
como up after the , election of officers , there
will bo presented amendments to the con
stitution and by-laws. There are thirty-
three of these , and they will take up con
siderable tlmo In discussion before being
acted upon.
A protracted session of the racing board
was held today with all the members pres
ent. The first thing for consideration was n
list of riders who had been transferred to
the professional from the amateur class for
the infraction of league rules.
The following professionals wcro recom
mended for transfer to the amateur class ,
and their cases will bo acted upon by the
national assembly :
Pennsylvania : George W. AVnrlnfr , Mbrrls-
ilalo Mines ; John H. C'oraor. Alentc-nn ! ; A.
Luther Lady. Hnrrlsburg ; W. 1 > . iMcCIiy : ,
Altoom , nml S. P. Whltnev , G. > M. Dlddle-
bock. . u. Owen Jamcw Thompson nnd A.
K. Storey , jr. . of Philadelphia. New .Ter'oy :
George A. Soden. Newark ; Mortimer G. "Mil "
ler , Montclnlr ; Walter E. Mockt-tt , Cumden.
Now York ; Arthur J. Clark , Wnlertown ;
Francis L. Hughes , Itochestcr. Maryland :
W. n. Rutlcy , Haltlmore. Georgia : W. W.
GroFS. Savnnmih ; Fnink W. Williams. Sa-
vanniih ; 12. F. RlwnnlP. Snvnnnnh. Massachusetts -
chusetts : W , E. Prntt , Cnmpollo ; 15. C.
Baker , Campello. Michigan : Harry L. Hart.
Grind Hnpids ; Charles iIJ. iCrltchlow. Grand
Iluplds. Wisconsin : Lewis H. Mtinyon ,
Vlroqua ; Ben C. Itrown Vtroqun ; C. A. Kel-
lett. OsliJtOBh ; A'lctor Paulson , Oshkosh. In
diana : Krnest A. Duncan. Franklin : F.
Crnwley Peru. Vermont : Arthur F. Clark.
Hennlngton ; J. M. Ashley. Burlington.
Texas : Hey Uunsacker. Galveston. Colorado
rado : C. B. Lo.vis. Trinidad ; Harry P. Ilou-
s = hnw , Denver ; J. M. Holllster. Denver.
( Maine : William Hnrthorno. Wntervllle.
Tennessee. : C. O. Warlnp. Ilobert Gamble ,
Mac Gnmb'e ' , Tom Olrnnch. H. D. Sander
son , Clyde C. Cox , Horace Place , J. C. Pis- ;
cl-nll. Walter Gardner , G , A. Brunch , all of
CMemvhlx. Illinois : Kdwnrd IlPli Chicago ;
II. G. ilcLaughlln , Jacksonville ; II. V.
Cnrpy. Bradley ; George. . . S.T.vyer , Alton.
Florida : Henry L. JDollne , Tampa. Cali
fornia ! Howard W. SciyjiVs Oakland. Con
necticut : Frank 13. Smith. East Norwalk.
Virginia : Edwin G. K'om. Hampton. Ohio :
F. Dreohcr , St. Cloud. Minnesota : C. H.
Lewis , Minneapolis ; John Hoth , Dtiluth ;
Henry Schlpper , Dulujh.Percy ; Hill. Dulutli ;
Ilcrt Erickson , Dulutli. Nebraska : John D.
Rohblns , Lincoln. Missouri : J. Holmes Hill.
Sedalla.
The following list'of professional riders
have asked for reinstatement to .the amateur
class , and their cases wlH ibe referred to the
national assembly by .the racing board with
out recommendation : .
Colorado : C. S. Price , Denver ; Vincent
Loos. Dr.nver ; John Dean , Denver ; George
A. Chllderp. Cripple1 Creek. Ohio : Fred
Martin , Columbus ; Hi W. Glum , Cleveland ;
C. B. McConnell Ca llz , Pennsylvania : G.
Alvln Stewart , BItl'ey fPnrk. Louisiana :
Edgar ( B. Hamla , New Ork-.ins. Now York :
C. H. Johnson , Ithaca , Georgia : Walter
Leathers , Atlanta.
No attention was paid to the short track
scandal at New York , other than passing
mention.
There is a rumor that Chairman Mott is
not anxious to succeed himself as chairman
ot the racing iboard , and this the chairman
will not deny. Jt Is said that Herman W.
Foltz is slated to succeed Mr. Mott. Mr.
Foltz Is the Indiana member of the racing
iboard.
New Jersey Is making a wann fight on
the handlcapppr amendment , which aims to
take away from the national officers the
privilege of appointing the handlcapper for
each district , and which places this appoint
ment entirely in the hands of the elate.
President Potter , It Is said , will endeavor to
force New Jersey to withdraw this amend
ment , and In case ho should fall , the warm
est kind of a T > attle Is promised. In New
Jersey , New England , Illinois and Michigan
there Is a movement ta replace the hantll-
capperu by others in touch with the admin
istration ot affairs at present.
The racing beard held a meeting tonight
and reinstated sixty-five racing men who wore
blacklisted for participating in Sunday racing
at San Francisco last year. Tfils ruling prac
tically reinstates every man who took part
In the Sunday sport on the coast.
After a four hours' caucus , which ended at
1 o'clock this morning the Pennsylvania divis
ion resolved that It was the feeling of the meetIng -
Ing that Geccge D. Gideon should not permit
his name to bo placed before the convention
tomorrow as an opponent to Presldeut Potter
for 'the presidency.
ATTEND A BANQUET.
Tonight several hundred wheelmen sat
down to a good1 roads banquet at the South ,
crn hotel. After discussing an elaborate
menu a number of toasts were responded to.
Previous to this , there were read communi
cations from prominent men In public llfo
throughout the country commending the
good roads movement improvement working
league. Thtso letters came from Governor
William D. Lard of Oregon , Governor J. A.
Mount of Indiana , Governor Edward Scho-
fleld of Wisconsin , Governor Dyer of Rhode
Island , James Wilson , secretary of the De
partment of Agriculture ; Governor Holconrb
of Nebraska , Governor Bloxham of Florida ,
Governor Rodgcrs of Washington , Governor
Jones of Arkansas , Governor Uushncll of
Ohio , Governor John W. Lcedy of Kansas ,
Governor Alva Adams of Colorado , Governor
W. II. Ellenbco of South Carolina and Gov
ernor Joseph F. Johnt'ton of Alabama.
A. C. Morrison of Now York , first vlco
president of the National League of Ameri
can Wheelmen , who acted as toastmaster ,
Introduced Mayor Henry ZleKenholm. After
a characteristic addreps''of ' welcome 'by the
mayor , John M , Stahf of Chicago , eecrotary
ot the Farmers' National congress , re
sponded to the toast ' ; slhlo Aid for Improv
ing Farm Roads. " ' " ,
'Jlr. ' John M. StaMJ * ' secretary of the
Farmers' National Congress , said In part :
State aid as a means'r Improving- farm
roads would bo both Just and effective.
That furmorH should -btfar all the cost of
road making1 IM uiiju8t-6thers share In the
bcnellts of good raadu , . Good roads de
crease the cost of transportation , and the
economy benefits all 'classes the farmer
gets more for hln rjo'ijucts on the farm ,
the consumer pays leas'In the city : the
city producer gets man * for his products ,
the former pays less. If roads were gen
erally good , the rallvwyti would not suffer
from fnSlght famlnesind. , | freight blockades.
an now. Many smalt , pilIJs having a local
trade are forced to 'be Idle at times be
cause the farmer canrbt haul Brain to
them , With good roads'1 the mills could
operate continuously , benefiting ; the .mill
owners nnd the mill workers directly , and
all the merchants nnd other business men ,
because of the circulation of the money
paid the workers and the farmers.
It has beun pointed out by a commercial
authority that not Infrequently the otrln-
Kcncy In the money market , as well as the
lessened seasonable business of the great
centers , Is duo to a imul blockade , City
people use roads for driving , riding1 tind
blcycllntr. Good roads , lessening1 iho Isola
tion of farm life , would lessen the move
ment of farm population to the city , hence
the congestion of city Industries would be
relieved and better wages would prevail ,
while thu Increased agricultural produc
tion would maVo cheaper food for city
people.
U will bo seen that all clauses and In-
dustrleu and corporations would bo bene-
tltod by (73od roudp , hence It Is only Ju t
that they should contribute to the cost of
rood roads ; nml the only feasible , equitable
way for them to do thU Is through n
Mute tax. Jlcncc a vtfttc tnx l ju t. It
would be effective. UelnK Just , It would
not be resisted when once understood ! In
fact , the benefits ot good roads qro so
marked and so well understood by city
people that thcj * * o ld pay the tax gladly.
As the tnx would fall on corporation * and
other large holders of wealth a very modest
rate would produce enough tax to bo effec
tive aid , Kmulatlon nml n fenso. of juatlcc
would lead farmers and others to back up
a state tnx with a sufficient county nnd
local tnx ,
A state tnx would bo wisely expended and
would carry with It the wise expenditure
of the local tnx ; a state tax would take
road making out of the hnmls of Incom
petent , petty olllclaln having local jurisdic
tion only , for the corporations nnd busi
ness men and also the farmers would de
mand that state tnx , nnd therefore the
local tax , should bo expended by com
petent road otllclals , skilled engineers and
others specially iltted for road making.
The roads would bo made really good nnd
permanent , nnd they would bo made ac
quainted with "quick repair , " .Hence state
aid cnrrleH with It sulflctenl funds , If
expended economically , Intelligently nnd
effectively.
It may be said also- that state nld Is
a necessary means. In many localities the
cost of peed roads would be really more
than farm property could bear , nnd In
not a few localities , where read Improve
ments would be the moat costly , the land
Is far from belntf the most productive , nnd
the farmers are not rich ; yet the Improve
ment of the roads In these localities would
benefit town people n hundred miles awny ,
nnd the Improvement of these roads Is
necessary to the full benctlt from road Im
provement In adjoining localities.
Ho was followed 'by Otto Uorncr of Mil
waukee , chairman ot the national committee
on highway Improvement , who , In respond
ing to his toast , spoke of the progress made
In the work ot his committee. Ho said :
Farmers have been skeptical about the
good roads agitation conducted by the
League of American "Wheelmen , and with
reason. The farmers constitute but a frac
tion of the population yet they hnvo bad to
build roads for all of us to ustv. They have
Ktrttgglcil alongnt the roads , doing the best
they could In their oxn peculiar way , and
when city people nnd wheelmen began to
contend that count ry roads should bo radically
Improved , farmers have very naturally been
led to believe that their burden of respou-
elblllty was to be Increased , and that their
road taxes Mere to be multiplied , while- the
extent and character of the- proposed Im
provements were to be dictated to them ,
They have felt It unjust that thty nlono
should bo expoetcd to gridiron the United
Suites with stone roads at their own ex
pense , while , the construction of canals has
been heavily subsidized , while rivers have
been mnilo navigable by the government ,
nnd while unto'd mllllotiH have been show-
Mod upon railroads by cities , villages , coun
ties , states and the nation , In stock and
bond subscriptions , oah donations and
grants of boundless tracts of public lands.
This sense of Injustice has been at the root
of the farmers' skepticism of the good roads
movement.
But It Is not the purpose of the League ,
of American Wheelmen to have the farmer
bear the cost of road Improvement nnd to
take its control1 out of the farmer ? ' hands.
Wo believe that the farmer should have n
great deal , yes , nearly everything , to say
upon the subject. AVe believe that the cities
should stand their share of the cost of Rood
roads. This Is the purpose , of our efforts
for state aid. Our aim Is to see a liberal
share of the expense paid out of the state
tax , a largo part of 'which ' would be paid
by the iarge corporations and wealthy cap
italist ? , nil of whom will bo benefited by good
roads ooth dlrcrtly nnd Indirectly. Proper
supervision should bo established to prevent
a i.stc of road Improvement funds. Every
ddllar spent must be made to produce a
dollar's worth of Improvement. The roads
1lrst to bo Improved are those leading from
the farm to the market and the railway
stations , the roads over which the farmer
hauls his produce , and by the Improvement
of which millions upon millions of dollars
can bo saved him eirh year. This must not
be forced' ' upon him ; the farmer himself must
bo given the Initiative , and must determine
what Improvements shall bemade. . Laws for
road improvement must be permissive In
their nature , not mandatory. This is the
system of state aid which Is so popular with
New Jersey 'farmers , and 'which ' It Is our
policy to Introduce in other states.
Far from Intending- antagonize the
farmer , wo arc endeavoring to help him.
Wo want to help him get out of the mud ,
and want to help him to avoid shouldering
an unjust burden of taxes In Bettingout. .
Any policy of road improvement which is
not In the farmers' interest ! Is not our policy.
We do not propose , to see roads built at tlie
farmers' expense for the benefit of the cities
or of the wheelmen , and any man or body
of men seeking to establish' such a policy ,
whether tney bo real estate companies. . , bicy
cle clubs , or any others , -will llnd us. In oppo
sition standing shoulder to shoulder with the
farmers Our alms and purposes are now
coming'to bo better understood. Tlie past
year lias shown the agricultural societies
and farmers' Institutes seconding the work
of the lojigue In the legislatures of eight dif
ferent states. The Farmers' National con
gress , and other agricultural bodies , have
passed resolutions commending our good
roads work. The. movement for state nld
has become familiar to them in their discus
sions , and has 'won ' their hearty approval
Another year or two will see tlie passage of
state aid laws In many states , In response to
the united demand of the League of Amer
ican "Wheelmen nnd the farmer organiza
tions.
Robert McMath , president of the St. Louis
Board of Public Improvement , spoke on
"Street Improvement In St. Louis. " "Tho
League of American Wheelmen Crusade for
Good Roads" was the toast responded to by
President Iraac D. Potter of New York.
It was after midnight when the concluding
toast , "Good Reads and Farmers' Insti
tutes , " was s-poken by Prof , John Hamilton
of Harrlsburg , Pa.
TURNS TAm.ES oiv
Man AVlio Kliliuuiril Von Her Ahc ta
lieArr * M < c' < l.
ST. LOUIS , Fob. 9. Chris Von der Aho's
friends lost no time making preparations for
his rescue. Von der Aho telegraphed back
to 'Benjamin Muckenfuss , president of
Sportsman's Park and club , all along the
route to Plttsburg. J. S. Ferguson , a Pitts-
burg attorney , was at once engaged iby long
distance telephone to look after Von der
Aho's Interests. J. Scott 'Ferguson ' of this
city , Von der Abe's -attorney , presented a
petition before Julge Bufllngton of the
United States district court for the release -
lease of Von der Aho. Mr. Ferguson asserts
that Von der Ahe had been arrested with
out any process whatever within the mean
ing o3 the constitution ! of the United States ,
which provides that no human being shall
be deprived of his liberty without duo proc
ess of law. Judge Bufllngton consulted
with Judge Acheson of the district court
ani then made an order tint a writ should
Issue and arrangements -were made to have
It served. 'Mr , Ferguson asserted that all
the people who have been responsible for
Von der Aho's arrest would shortly find
themselves In the United States circuit court
of Missouri for conspiracy.
Circuit Attorney Eggers lias looked
up the law on the matter and de
clares the abduction of Chris Vender
dor Ahe. the bnso ball magnate ,
by a Plttsburg detective , a blgh-haiidcu out
rage. Ho announces hU intention of Is-
milng warrants for every person concerned
In It UH soon an 1114 can llnd 'wltnusso-3 ' who
personally saw Von der Ahe forcibly taken
liom the St. Nicholas hotel and c.ii'i.-.l out
of the state. As soon n the wairunt.t uro
made out application will bo made to Gov
ernor Stephens for a requisition on the gov
ernor of Pennsylvania for the return of iho
kidnapers to Missouri.
Governor Stephens , who Is In the city , an
nounces hLs Intention of making the requisi
tion soon , In an Interview today ho. mild :
"Bcndel , the detective who took Von der
Aho and carried him ni\ay , has certainly
been guilty of a crime In the. seizure of Vender
der Aim's person. A warant can bo sworn
out Ini this city against him and upon such
a warrant I would lesuo my requisition
upon the governor of Pennsylvania for
Bendfl's arrest and return to thlu state
for trial. I dun't think the governor of
Pennsylvania would refuse a requisition I
might make In duo form for Ilendol's re
turn to Missouri to answer a charge of violating
elating the laws of this stato. "
The statutes of Missouri provide a term
o'l Imprisonment In the penitentiary not to
exceed ten years as a punishment for ab
duction.
PITTSBURO , Feb. 0. The habeas corpus
proceedings In the case of Chris Von der Abe
of base ball fame was heard before Judge
Bufllnton of the United States district court
today. Von der Aho was represented by J.
Scott Ferguson of this city and on the other
side of f'c ' tibloat Charles A. O'Brien , H ,
H. Scandrctt. Clmrlea A. Ashley nml A.
Fording. The application to Judge Hufllnton
declared the -whole proceeding concerning
his arrest illegal and without authority of
law and In violation ot the constitution of
the United States , In tlm answer to the.
writ Detective Bendel asserted that bo had
a legal right to execute the warrant any-
iwhere ho might find the defendant and that
the latter voluntarily entered the carriage
at St. Louis , knowlnir that ho was to be
taken to Plttsburg. After the argument the
court took the jwpem and placed the pris
oner In the custody of a United States mar
shal until ball IH furnlFhrd In the sum of
3,000 , to abide by the order of court. It la
thought Unit Attorney Ferguson will go on
the boni and that Mr Von dor Ahewill bo
released from custody this afternoon ,
ALL untvi3its"ncsT iTiJ LICENSED.
Xullonol Trn ltiK lAftKnclntlon Mnkc *
SoinrImiiortnitt Amendment * .
NEW YORK , Feb. 9. The biennial con
gress of the National Trotting association
met here today. The representatives went
over the entlro turf code nnd nftcr dlscuw-
Ins the various changce suggested by the
rules committee approved the Rrc.it ma
jority of them. Few of the rules enacted at
the congress held on February 12 , 1SW. nnd
since then In force , escaped alteration. Not
only will the National Trotting association
bo governed by the revised code , but by n
resolution the American Trotting associa
tion was requested to concur.
The annual election of ollleers resulted :
President , P. P. Jobnsjii , Lexington , Ky. ;
vlco presidents , David Homier of New York
and M. T. Smith ot San Francisco ; treas
urer , Lewis J. Powers , Springfield. Mass. ;
secretary , W. S. Gocher , Hartford , Conn.
TJie following district boards were also
elected :
East District Charles B. Palmer , Lowell ,
Mass. ; William Christie. Toronto ; Morgan
G. Bulkley , Hartford , Conn.
Atlantic District George Archer. Roches
ter , N. Y. ; J. C. Slbloy , Franklin , Pa. !
Frank Bower , Philadelphia.
Contra ! District William Edwards. Cleve
land ; William 11. Allen , St. Louis ; B. L.
Klrkman , Nashville , Teiin.
Western District W. C. Bloke , Cedar
Rapids , In. ; John L. Mitchell , Milwaukee ;
F. S. Gorton , Cnlcago.
Pacific ; District B. P. Herald , San Fran
cisco ; A. 11. Spreckles , San Francisco ; C. M.
Chase , SAII Francisco.
Two questions that have excited nuie.li
discussion In trotting circles , the abolition
of hobbles and the licensing of drivers , came
In for u brief discussion. The rectlon ro-
g-nrdlng the use of hobbles now reads :
"Horses wearing hobbles shall not be eli
gible to start In races on the grounds of
members after January 1. 1SD9. "
Tile new rule regarding the licensing of
drivers provides that no rider or driver shall
bo allowed to compete on the grounds of a
member until ho shall hnvo obtained n
license from the secretary of the National
Trotting association ; that license must bo
applied for anyway ; that In an emergency a
member may permit a rider or driver to
compete pending action on application for
license , but In all sucb cases the winnings
of the horse shall be withheld until the
license Is Issued , nnd In case of failure to
receive a license the premium obtained shall
bo distributed under the rules ; that a license
may bo revoked under certain conditions ;
Hint a license may bo Issued free of charge
to nil riders and drivers nFalnst whom there
are no claims on thebooks. .
The same rule provides that drivers must
wear their own distinguishing colors , that
no lioonsed rider or driver can , without
sulllelont reason , decline to bo substituted
by judges as required by rule H7 , which has
reference to disqualification of the driver
of a horse that Is being pulled or being
handled Improperly i such a refusal may be
punished by suspension , or the Imposition
of a line , or both ; that a rider or driver
shall not ride or drive a horse In a rare
without personal knowledge ns to the eligi
bility of the horso.
A resolution Introduced by Charles B.
Palmer of Lowell , which set forth that , ns
It Is generally believed tliat betting on heats
Is detrimental to the brst Interests of the
turf , thp National Trotting association dis
approves of tlie practice and declines to glvo
It recognition , was adopted.
New York was selected as the place of
meeting for the next conpress.
WISCONSIN WAVI'S IX THE HACE.
Cornell T.ooks vlth Knvor cm West
ern Unlvcrnlly.
ITHACA , N. Y. , Feb. 9.-U Is reported at
Ithaca that a representative of the crew
of the University of Wisconsin bad written
tj Captain Colson ot Cornell , stating that It
Is the desire of the western crew to bo rep
resented In the regatta of eastern college
crows , which , it Is expected , will be bold
cither at Saratoga or Poiighkcepslo the
coming spring. Members of the athletic
council says that as far as Cornell Is con
cerned the proposition would bo quite ac
ceptable , but the question is one that will
liave to be left to the conference of repre
sentatives of the crews of Columbia , Cornell
and Pennsylvania , which will be called
within a few days.
With the exception of Harvard and Yale ,
other crews to wbloh Captain Gllsen" sent
his communication for tlie formation of an
Inter-collegiato association have expressed
their willingness to confer on the matter.
Word Is expected from the former shortly
nnd It Is quite probable that representatives
from four crews will meet. At the meeting
the course , twill be considered nnd It is said
that Saratoga ts the most' , likely one to be
chosen. This will bo because It is thought
better to hnvo no current on the stream
where three or moro crowfl are entered. If
It Is found agreeable to the other universi
ties to have Wisconsin as a competitor , U
Is quite probable that Its crow will bo In
vited by the conference to enter the re
gatta.
MAMTOIIA AVIIRBIVMEX 11KSTI.KSS.
Threaten in llrcitlc Awny from Cniin-
illiiii "WIii't'linoii'K " AnHOcInllon.
MONTREAL , Quo. , Feb. 9. A sensation
was caused In cycling circles by the publi
cation of a telegram from WinnipegMan. . ,
In the annual meeting of the Manitoba
Canadian Wheelmen's association district.
The representatives present from the out
side clubs sided with the thrco city clubs
and were of the opinion the time bad como
for Manitoba and the territories to accede
from the Canadian Wheelmen's association
and form an association with the assist
ance of the states of Minnesota and the-
Dakotas. The Winnipeg Blcyclo club has
the largest membership by forty of any In
Canada , nnd Is strong financially. What
troubles the beads of the Canadian Wheel
men's association most at present Is the fear
that the Columbia cyclists and these of Vic
toria and Vancouver will break away also.
The latter have been rebelling for some time
and the complaints and tnrents to join
the California wheelmen became so serious
that George Orr. the president of the Cana
dian W'heolmen'H ' association , had to go
there to pacify them. It la feared that
Manitoba's action may cause a general
break up. Considerable speculation Is in
dulged in as to how the matter will affect
the League of American Wheelmen.
HACKS 'M.VIIUR TO' KKillT KIIJ ,11'COY.
Hiielc Comuilly rovers < licVnrfi'H 1'nl
I'll liy ( In * lluoslnr.
NEW YORK iFcb. --Buck Connolly of
Plttsburg , manager of Peter Mnher , called
at the Police Gazette * olllco to.lay and cov
ered Kid ( McCoy's forfeit of $5,000 , and Issued
a challenge to back Dinner against McCoy
for $5,009 or $10,000 a lde and the champion
ship of the ] world. Connelly said : "I think
Maber IH entitled to the llrst chance with
llcCoy If Fltzslmmons refuses to light him.
I nin confident that Malier can ! be.it McCoy. "
Connolly Htlpulates that the light must
take * place within six i.veeks after signing.
If McCoy docs not accept the offer within a
reasonable time tlie $3 , < < x > will remain up anil
a challenge will bo Issued on behalf ot
Mahcr to any man In the world ,
Atlilrtlu Truilin-r
PRINCETON , N. J. , Feb. 8. John Mc-
Masters , Princeton's athletic trainer ,
handed In his resignation today. For seven
years bo bad charpo of the training of
Princeton's base ball and foot ball teams
and In that period bad trained five cham
pionship teams. Ills resignation was caused
by the dissatisfaction which lie felt to ex
ist with the way In whloi ho trained the
Tigers' foot ball eleven last season. A suc
cessor to McMnstera IUIH not yut been
chosen , although It la quite likely the posi
tion will bo offered to Walter Christie , now
Princeton's track trainer.
Trnvorx U'liiH nt IIIHInrilH.
The Phoenix billiard parlors , 1412 Douglas
street , were crowded last night with these
Mrs.Joaephinel'olhm.ofDuG'Wcst . ,
S. 0. , lind n severe case of catarrh ,
which finally becamofio dccp-Boatcil
that oho was entirely dcnf in ono
car , nnd part of the buno in her HOBO
ploughed oil. The best physicians
treated her in vain , and tjio used
various nppli-
oations of
sprays and
washes to no
avail. Fourteen bottles of S. B. S.
promptly reached the Beat of the dis
ease , and cured her sound and well.
8. R. S , never falls to
euro a Wood dlscaie , and
it la the only remedy
which reaches deep-geiUd
cases. CJuaranteetl wure-
_ ly vtQitttiit. nooks free ;
hiurB3 bwilt. Bi > u < ; tflc Co. , Atlanta , Ua ,
ntercMed In good bllllnrd ploying. TUis
players were W. A. Travcrs and T. K.
ilorry , both of this city , and excellent shots
were made on both sides , Travers played
'or IW points , ft bandlcnp of twenty-Hvo
over Berry , whoso goal was lis. The tin I Mi
was close and exciting , Trnvors winning by
five , points. Another exhibition match will
occur this afternoon nt 3 o'clock. W. A.
Trovers will i > lay Homer Klrke under a
handicap of 150 to 115 points. This pvcnln *
there wilt bo a match between Fred Payton ,
'or 150 points , nml Homer Klrke. for 115.
A n olinidc yrt Kffcotlvp llomotty
Proclicd st nd flr t In public favor. They
arc absolutely unrivalled for the alleviation
of all Throat Irritations caused by Cold or
iso of thn voice.
KOHKf.VST FOIl TODAY'S WKATIIKH.
ThrralrnltiK. wllh l.lfilit Snow or llnlii
In KnMtrrn Section.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 0. Forecast for
Thursday :
For Nebraska Threatening weather , with
Ight snow or rain In eastern portion ; north
easterly winds.
For South Dakota Ocnorally fair ; north
erly winds , becoming variable.
For Iowa Italn or snow , followed \ < y
clourlnp weather ; colder ; north to north
east winds.
For Mlssourl-dlnlti ; much rolder ; varia
ble winds , becoming northerly.
For Kansas-Bain : clearing Thursday :
colder In extreme eastern portion ; northerly
For'Wyoming Generally fair ; variable
winds.
lU'liortN friini Station * nt 8 11 , in.
STATIONS AND STATE OF
WiATIIl3H.
Onmlm , cloudy 311 SC . .07T
North Plnttp , cloudy . . 3 ! | 313C T
Salt Iwilto City , clcnr . . . 3C . .COr
Cheyenne , iiartly cloudy 30 r
Unpld City , snowbiK " .0 ?
Huron , clear v
UhlcnK" , fUKRV
Wllllston , clcnr
.St. uniln , lalnli r.r. C4
St. Paul , cloudy
Ii.ivcniiott , rnlnliiK nml tossy
Helena , imrtly cloudy
KamnH City , cloudy
llmrc , cloudy . .
lllnnmrrk , clenr
OulvoMon , cloudy
L' Indicates trace of iircclpltntlon.
1. . A. AVUI-SH , Local Korcrntt Olllrlnl.
THli STAR OP HOPE.
"I had lost all
hope nml gone to
my father's to die , "
said Mrs. Mourc
UVANS. of Monmi ,
Cot-yell Co. , Tc.vat.
"I pave birth to n
baby n year ago , the
5th of June last , "
she adds , "and
seemed to do very
well for 8 or 9 days ,
and then I began to
feel very baa , my
feet began to swell ,
my stomach was all
, - d I seemed
i to fltilTerwitli every-
borne. I was in bed
S mouths and there
was not a day that it
seemed I could live.
We had the best
doctors that our
country afforded. I
was a skeleton.
IJvery one that saw
me thought that I
would never pet
well. I had palpita
tion and pain in the heart , terrible pain in
my right side just under the ribs , terrible
headaches all tlie time ; n bearing- down
sensation ; n distressed feeling in my stoiu-
ach all the timu ; could hardly cat anything
and it looked as if I would starve. All the
time I would take such weak trembling
spells , and itscctucd as if I could not stand
it. There were six doctors treating ; mo
when I commenced taking : your medicine.
I had lost all hope and gone to my father's '
to die. I commenced taking Dr. Piercc'a
Golden Medical Discovery and his 'Fa
vorite Prescription ' together , and I took
them regularly until I felt n3 if life was
worth living a ain. "
"I weigh more than I have weighed for
ten years. My friends say that I look better
than they ever saw me. The first two bottles
tles did me more peed than nil the medicine
I had taken. My stomach has never hurt
me since. I can cat anything I want and as
much as I want. If you want to use this in
favor of your medicine , I am n living wit
ness to testify to it , and will , to anybody
who wants to know further of my case. "
Searles & Searles
SPECIALISTS
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cully nil M1HVOUS , CIIItOMO AM
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SYPHILIS
SEXUALLY. cured for life.
Nltht Emissions , Lost Manhood , Hy-
droccle , Verlcocele , Gonorrhea , Gleet , Byph-
Ills , Stricture , Piles , Fistula and Rectal
Ulcers , Dlabetcn. Urlght's DIseaBo cured.
Consultation Free.
id air © and Gleet ! ? .
by new method without pain or cutting- ,
Gallon or address with stamp. Treatment
by mall.
DRS. pLESJJEIItlES.
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for over 60 yearh by iiillllons ot inotliera tot
their chllilion while tcolliliiK with perfect buo-
ceifa. It soothes the child , fioftenH the eum.i ,
allays oil pain , emeu wind rollc. nnd In the bent
remedy for Dlarrtiocn , Bold by druiul ; t In
every part of the world. He Hiiro and ntk for
"MiaVlnelow's SootlilnK Byrup" and take no
other Id ml S3 rents a bottle
Imlnnt Relief. Cure In 15 < lnys. Never rcturim.
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I'mclopu I'lir.i ; n riri'Trlptlnu with full direr.
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