COMMENTS ON HARTLEY CASE
Verdict of Jury Oanses Much Surprise at
Lincoln.
SOME ARE INCLINED TO BLAME SMYTH
Oilier * Clmrpre U Ui In Clinrnclrr ot
Jlvldcncc ( ! ! en on ( lie .SInnd.
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LINCOLN , Feb. 28. ( Special. ) The ver
dict of the Jury In the Hartley bond casf
as the cauflo ot much surprise here , al
though many ntloinejs who bnvo carefully
matched the caeo from tbo beginning eay that
U him turned out Just as they expected.
They believe that the multiplicity ot nulls
brought by Attorney General Symth and
the unsatisfactory evidence ot Governor Hoi-
comb rcgnrdlng the accounting of tbo treas
urer at the close ot the first term are re-
tponalblc for tbo verdict. Sorno who have
been. Interviewed eay that when the jury
was shown that the attorney general was
suing the first bondsmen for $335,000 tnd the
Omaha bank for $208,000 the conclusion was
plain that the second bondsmen ought not to
bo held for the paj incut of the amo money ,
and the Jury retained this Imprcrnlon , oven
though the evidence on thlrf line was stricken
out.
out.Tho suit against the first bondsmen , In
which Attorney General Smyth files a peti
tion alleging that Hartley stole $335,000 ot
the money itt May , 1S91 , and In which ho
eaja that the money was not accounted
for in any manner , was commenced in dis
trict court of Lancaster county in December ,
1897. Thu closing paragraph In the petition
of the * attoniey general Is as follow i :
And the plaintiff for assigning and setting
forth a violation und breach of the condi
tions of uald bond alleges that the said
Joseph S. Hartley , In the county of Lan
caster and state of Nebrnsk.i , on or about
thu 21th day of May , 1 UI , the exact date
of which Is unknown to tils plaintiff , did
unlawfully and fraudulently convert to his
own use the sum ot $ l.nOOJ of the moneys
of the state of Nebtask.i , vvhlc-.i came into
Ills possession and control ns treasurer of
the state of Nebraska , and which at the
tlmo ttiuy were converted an aforcs.iid were
the property of the state of Nebraska , and
which last mentioned sum of money the
said defendant Hartley has failed and re
fused to account for to the state of Ne
braska In any manner whatever.
HOLCOMH KAILS.
It Is believed by many flat this is a plain
admission on the part of the attorney genceal
that Hartley was short at the close of his
Hi at term , that Halcomb failed to do lilfi
duty In the matter of an accounting , that tills
shorlago Is chargeable against the first
bc-mlflinen , end tlat the Jury in ttio recent
case could not brine in a verdict requiring
the sc-cond bondsmen to pay It.
AttctTioy Manahan , who appeared In be
half of Mrs. Fitzgerald In the suit , was In
terviewed tills morning. lie. said that to
him the verdict for the defense hcpmcd In
evitable. The jury had betci shown that
thcpo bondsmen ought not to bo held. He ,
thought ( tie adverse Instruction ; ? of Judge
Powell were given for the purpose of curryIng -
Ing political favor , and that the jury had
gene ahead and decided acccrdlns to the ev
idence. Mr. Manahan said that the attor
ney general had accused the attorneys for
the defense with having Injected politics in
the case. The attorney general hlm elf had
first raised the political ry , and Imd tried
to Impress the Jury with the fact that their
decision would hcvo a political hearing , and
that "tho cjca of the people of the stat
were upon them. " Although ncelng with
him on political Issues , ho thought that tht.
attoincyl general \\as making n liad muss ot
It all alcng ttio line. Many other fuslonlsts
express themselves In the came manner.
To many members of the state house party
the must flcrlous fuituro of the ruse eeems
to bo lhat the verdict cannot be blamed
upon the "republican courts. "
A .few days ago Adjutant General Barry
wrote letter to ench of the Nebraska rep
resentatives in congress advocating x larger
appropriation for the support of the na
tional guard of tbo btates. Today he re
ceived the following reply from Senator Al
len :
My Dear General : I have your letter of
recent date and note your wishes respecting
a bill to promote the clllclency of the
inllltla. I certainly think tbero should be
some Increase In the appropriation for the
militia nnd will call attention of the senate
committee on military affairs to tbe fact
and do what I can to promote your wlsncs.
W. V. ALLEN.
SUPREME COUUT.
Supreme court convenes tomorrow , and
among the etato cases to bo heard will he
the appeals In the Davis case from Ne
braska City , the Payton aesault case from
Omaha , and the appeal of W. P. Myern of
Lincoln county , who was convicted In dis
trict court ot having committed aojanlt
T\Ith Intent to commit rape. Opinlcrs aio
expected from the- court iti the Homo for
the Friendless cases.
Jameri C. Dahlman , one of the secretaries
of the State Hoard of Transportation , was
asked today regarding the rumor that ho
\\ould resign and go Into the live stock busi
ness In South Oniaha. Mr. Dahlman said he
hod had the matter under consideration for
several months , and arrangements were now
near completion. Ho would engage In busi
ness with the Drumm-Flato Commission com
pany , which has houses at Kansas City ,
Chicago and St. Louis , and together with
ono of the junior members of the firm would
have charge of the business at South Oniaha.
A member of tlio firm had been In the state
two or three daja of last week looking over
the field. Mr. Dahlman said ho had not
yet decl led to resign from his place on the
State Hoard of Transportation , but would
do eo In case ho accepted the proposition
of the commission company.
Of the $1,377,686.43 In premiums paid by
the citizens of Nebraska for flro Insurance
in ISac , $302,902.82 ot It was paid to foreign
companies with headquarters outside- the
United States. In return for this amount
ecnt out of the country there waa paid Into
the state by the foreign companies $119,079,03
for losses , or $183,883 less than was paid
them for premiums. In 1897 the foreign
companion were paid $250,898.88 ! n premiums ,
nnd In return paid losses amounting to
(08,858.24 , leaving a difference of $181,940.64
that went to the forcjgnere and was taken
out of the country Tliun In the two jears
Nehraskans have paid to the foreign com
panies $305,821.43 moro than they have re
ceived back.
LINCOLN LOCAL MOTHS.
The police made a raid on the bawdy
houses Saturday night and thirty-two In-
matis went brought up and lined $1 and
costs each.
Ilev. Lewis Gregory ot the Tlrut Congre
gational church has been granted a six
month's vacation , and will make a visit In
the east. This Is Hev. flregory's tlrst vaca
tion Hlnco comli.g to Lincoln twenty-two
jcarw auo.
Ccngrtaaman Strode was Interviewed to
day regarding the Maine Incident and the
prospects of trouble with Spain. Mr. Strode
Mid : "In case the court of Inquiry reports
Pimples , blotches , blackhead * , rex ] , rough ,
oily , molhy ekln , itching , scaly scalp , dry ,
thin , and falling h.ilr , and bnby blcmlnhos
prevented by CUTICUHA Sou- , the incut ,
effective ekln purifjlntf nml beautifying
to ip In the world , as well 113 purest uud
sweetest for toilet , bath , and nursery.
( uticura
fUt ii eli t worM. FOTTU t > av
Cm * r ir Sol fv [ ll len. U S A.
C5" U < u ITmol l i llaiuoi , , " lu ll l frr .
"
EVERY HUMOR"
I tlif Maitip was dcMrojen1 by some ' or
canto , 1 bcllcto congress will wait till the
president Inn acted , for they have the ut
most confidence In h'.n patriotism and will
not take any hasty nitlon When hs policy
Is mule known I am sure that congrres will
support his every move. As regards the
question of Indemnity , I feel equally posi
tive that In catc the Maine Is found to have
been destroyed by outside causes , that the
president will demand an Indemnity from
Spain first , without declaring war. "
Omaha people at the hotels. At the Lin-
dell : T. L. Lewis , A. J. Oochran , C. E.
White , C. L. Uoudlcr , Frank L , McCoy ,
Charle * E. Hutchlnson. At the Lincoln-
George King , J. P. Fallen.
JMJTtllU O ? CIIUVKVM2 COU.NTV.
. \n Kldorndo for HitCntttciiinn mill
U eel Orouor.
SIDNEY , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. )
There Is no county In the state with a
brighter prospect before It today than
Chcycnno county. The stimulus given to
the cattle Industry by the good prices for
the last jcar has resulted In Increasing
the herds In this county to a wonderful
extent and U.e farmer on the divide , who
liau long slneo despaired of being able to
ralso grain on hid farm , has taken the right
horn of Oie dilemma and given hto atten
tion to cattle. This sparsely settled divide
land affords the best grazing grounds pea-
slblo for catllo winter and summer and the
man who cast his lot on these divides ten
or twelve years ago to depend upon farming
particularly now realizes tlnough MB In
creasing herds that If he did not make It
In agriculture ho Is becoming wealthy by
cattle raising. Great pains are taken by
our stockmen to breed the finest stock and
It la astonishing today to the Judge of line
cattle to note the quality ot cattle being
grown In 'this county.
This has been an exceptionally flno win
ter and the cattle throughout the county
are sleek and fat. These herds have not
been fed at all , but have kept fat from
tbo feed on the ranges , where they roam
at will throughout the winter. Cattlemen
are In ecstasies over the future prospects
and everybody who can get hold of a ranch
In this county Is directing his attention
to the cattle business. Along the north line
ot the county , where the large herds range ,
conditions are exceptionally good and cat
tle are coming In every day to Block these
ranges.
Why thcro Is not a railroad built Into
this country Is a mystery. Certalnlj there
would bo a good business for It , even if
there was nothing to handle but cattle.
When It Is considered that the entire North
Plattii valley is Irrigated and that an
abundance as well as a great variety of
ctops are grown there every jcar through
Irrigation It would seem that the construc
tion of a railroad Into that country could
not bo deferred much longer.
There are qulto a number of sheep also
In the county and more coming. Men en
gaged In this Industry say the sheep do very
well here. There la no clashing between
the sheep and cattlemen. Sidney , the
county seat of Cheyenne county. Is deriv
ing Its share of the benefits naturally ex
pected from the generally prosperous con
ditions around It and is rapidly forging to
the front. The merchants are all doing
good business and there is an abundance
of money here. Sidney has two banks and
no town In the state has better or rounder
financial Institutions. The town also boasts
two of the most prosperous and brightest
country newspapers In the state. The best
gtade of building stcno Is hero In merchant
able quantities and Its utility as building
material has been demonstrated , great quan
tities of this stone having already been
shipped to various towns along the line of
the Union Pacific.
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FREMONT , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. )
Postmaster Hammond has appointed Mrs
Anna McPherbon assistant and deputy pos > t-
mastcr , to take effect March 1C. Mrs. McPherson -
Pherson is a soldier's widow and In 1881
was an applicant for the position of post
master. Her appointment gives general
satisfaction.
Judge 'Marshall ' this morning sentenced
George Evans , who was convicted of bur
glary , to two years In the penitentiary. A
motion for a new trial was tiled In the cabe
of Yaneey , his pal , the principal objections
being to the Instructions of the court on
the question of conspiracy.
The warm weather of yesterday has begun
to affect the Ice In the Platte river. There
are two channels clear , the current Is swift
and the ice shows signs of breaking up.
AH tbo river Is low no danger to the bridge
Is apprehended , except In case of a Jam ot
Ice.
Ice.A
A dispatch was received here today an
nouncing the death In Seattle , Wash. , last
evening , of William Knowlton , formerly a
resident of this city. Ho leaves a father
and mother residing In Seattle and a brother ,
Frank II. Knowlton , of this city. He was a
young man of great ability and promise
and had a largo number of friends here.
Union memorial services for Frances E.
vYlllard were held In the Congregational
church yesterday afternoon. The pulpit was
tastefully draped with smllax and vvhito ribbons
bens and a number of palms Intertwined
with smllax were gtouped about the chan
cel. A largo portrait of .Miss Wlllard ,
draped with vvhito ribbons and smllax , was
hung back of the pulpit. The exercise :
consisted of short addresses by Rev. N
Chestnut of the Presbyterian church , Uov.
C. W. Drlnstead of the Baptist church , Dr.
Miii-ray of the Methodist Episcopal church
and Uov. W. II. Buss of the Congregational
church. Music was furnished by a quartet
and a hymn written especially for the oc
casion by Ilcv. W. H. I3uss was King as s
solo by Mrs. F. I ) . Harrison. The large
audience room of the church and the church
parlors connecting were filled. The women
of the Womun'B Christian Temperance union
attended In a body.
T OASU is
IlXClNt > CfllllllllHMloilCr Vlllll Il
mid ProceeillnUN Arc Jroi | > c-il.
LINCOLN , Feb. 28. ( Special Telegram. )
The Impeachment proceedings against Ex
ciseman Harvey Volll came to a sudden end
this morning. Deforo any testimony had
been Introduced Mr. Valll presented hU
resignation , which was accepted by the coun
cil and the Impeachment case was dismissed ,
The mayor then appointed J. II. McClay to
fill the vacancy until the spring election and
the appointment was confirmed. The com
mencement of the proceedings for the Im
peachment of Mayor Graham is set for next
Thursday.
SPRINGFIELD , Neb. , Fob. 28. ( Special. )
George Schular , the bootlegger who was
tried In the county court of this county last
week and found , guilty and who finally
pleaded guilty to the charge of selling liquor
without a license and was fined $ " 50 and
ccsts by County Judge Howard aiul scut to
the Douglas county Jail to work out his fine ,
was released Saturday afternoon by District
Judge Keysor , who claims that Judge How
ard lal no rgal right to Impono more than
$100 tins and oven Hum could not sentence
htm to Jail. The temperance people of the
village are much excited over the case , at
they advanced $50 to the Omaha detective
for conviction. There Is strong talk of tak
ing the law Into their own hands and ap
pointing a committee to wait on such men
as Schular end give them so many hours
to vacate.
KllliMl Ii > - a Kail from it
NELSON , Neb. , Feb. 28 , ( Special. )
Leet Thursday afternoon , as F. Soreneon , a
Danish farmer living ilvo miles west of
town , was unloading corn at one of the
elevators hero , bis team suddenly started ,
throwing him backward. He utruck on the
back ot his head , rendering him unconaclouu
uid completely paralyzing him , in which
occurred last night. Deceased leaves a wife
itato he remained until his death , which
and Ilvo children. Ho was a member of
Nelson lodge. Ancient Order of United Work ,
men , having Joined the order only last Sep
tember ,
YIHIniM i > f MUiiicud | Co ii II lr inp. .
HARTINQTON , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special
Telegram. ) Seine weeks ago a traveling
piano tuner by the name of Paul Zacho came
here highly recommended by Prof. Alton An
ton Zerrea of tbo Constance Schools , thU
couoty , II Beauetl to be doing a good business
nnd upent his mcnpy freely at the cnloonn
He left AUddeHy , leaving numrroui bills un <
laid , end nothing more * hud been heard 01
him Until today , It appears thAt he had
forged the name of his friend Zerrcs to about
a dozen ordcm ou no rue of the prominent
buslc.cen men and saloons ot this place and
that they had ill been promptly paid. The
orders range from $7 to $15 and the parllci
have had the county attorney Icnuc a war *
rant for his arrest. He claims to have hailed
from Sioux Falls.
I'ort Crook .Votrn.
FORT CROO'K , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. )
Private Wllllotn Schwccker , Company A ,
Twenty-second Infantry , Is detailed on ex
tra duty a ; mechanic jn the quartermaster's
department , to date February 23 , 189S.
Private Gilbert Hagan. Twelfth Infantry ,
enlisted by the recruiting officer at this
station , will proceed on the 25th Inst to
Fort Nlobrarn.
The post exchange council , consisting of
Captain Theodore Moshcr , Captain Frank U.
Jones and Second Lieutenant Peter W. Pa-
vlson , Twenty-second Infantry , will con-
vcnu at this post at 10 o'clock a.m. Feb
ruary 28 , 1898 , or as soon thereafter as
practicable , to audit the accounts of the
exchange officer.
The mess council , consisting ot all the
company commanders at this post , will con
vene at this post at 10 o'clock a.m. Febru
ary 28 to audit the accounts of the officer
In charge of the mesa.
Prlvatn William Gilbert , ro-cnllstcd by
the recruiting officer at this station for the
Ninth cavalry , will proceed cu the ZSth
Inst to Fort Duchesnc , Utah.
The trooja of this command will be paid
on the muster ot February 28 by Major
William H. Hamncr , paymaster.
Miss Jones , daughter of Captain Jones of
Omaha , has been visiting ( Mies Kocrpcr
during the last week.
Invitations arc out for a reception to be
given by Mr. Jackson to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
on March 1.
Sunday a lire alarm sounded In the garrison
risen at C p. in. The musician sounded the
general , the cannon was tired off and for
a moment thcro was a general scampering
of men and officers to their posts of duty
with their companies. Five minutes later
recall sounded and the troops returned to
their bat racks. The cause of the alarm was
a flru In the lavatory of C company.
lliiiuliolilt to HUM- '
HUMBOLDT , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. )
A number of citizens mot at the opera house
Saturday evening and took steps toward or
ganizing a company to put In and operate
a local telephone exchange. H was decided
to Issue stock to the extent of eighty shares
of $50 each , to ralso money for putting In
the sjetein. The stock was promptly taken
to the extent of sixty shares anil no diffi
culty will bo experienced In disposing of
the remaining utock. The organization will
be perfected at a subsequent meeting to beheld
held ou Saturday evening next.
WiitNiiti Clnirncit with Orniiil I/ureoiiy.
YORK , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. ) Albert
Watson , the young man charged with stealIng -
Ing a load ot wheat from a Waco farmer ,
was up for a preliminary hearing today.
Watson Is willing to plead guilty to petty
larceny , hut an effort will bo made to have
the Information amended so as to charge
him with grand larceny. Although the stolen
wheat was sold In Waco for less than $35 ,
the owner afscrts that he was holding the
wheat for seed and that ho cannot replace
It for lets than 1)0 ) cents per bushel. The
case was continued until tomorrow.
UaiinliiK' File-lory to Slarl Up.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. )
Through the efforts of the Uus'ness Men's
rlub It la now expected that the ccnnlng
factory will again bo operated this season.
The club recently sent a delegate to the
Chicago convention of earners and It Is
expected that several men will bo here from
the east thld week to look over tlio plent ,
with a view of operating It. A canvass
amcng the farmers is already In progress
and there Is no doubt but that a sufficient
acreage of peas and corn can be secured.
IlolilicpB lit Work.
JAMESTOWN , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special
Telegram. ) Last night the station agent
here woe held up by masked men on the de
parture ot the passenger train and the safe
robbed of over $100 , $40 of which was the
property of the agent. Two men have been
arrested as the criminals ; ono at Wood Lake
and the other at Valentine. Sheriff Murray
has just passed through with the prisoner
captured at Wood Lake. The men were ai
church last night waltlag for train time and
can bo easily identified.
Killed While Out Hun tlllir.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. )
A 13-year-old ton of Samuel Chambers , a
prominent farmer living six miles south of
/ho city , was out nuniing on Sunday after
noon with a neighbor boy of about his own
age , when by some means Ma gun was dis
charged , Inflicting wounds which caused his
death this morning. No blame attaches to
his companion , as the affair Is believed to
bo purely accidental.
Knlr AxMiicIntloii hc-Ils Out.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. )
The Platte Couoty Fair and Agricultural
society sold all Its grounds and buildings
Saturday to William F. Dodds. It Is a forty-
acre tract of land and wlth'n ono mile of
the city , and It only brought the extreme
low sum of $1,800. The shares are being
called In and taken up. This means good-
bvo to fairs In Platte county la the future.
Home Stolen lit ColiiniliiiM.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. )
Samuel Imhoff , living twelve miles west of
the city , had a horse stolen from hit ) stables
Saturday night. It is described as a black
niaro , ! ) years old , weight 1,200 pounds ,
white hind feet. Sheriff Byrnes has offered
the usual reward ami has sent descriptions
over the state. It Is believed that the
thieves went weot from here.
W'Ulnrcl Memorial lit York.
YORK , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. ) Me
morial services were held In honor of
Frances E. Wlllaid yesterday by the pas
tors of the Methodist , Congregational and
Presbyterian churches. Biographical sketches
were given and a musical program as nearly
like that at her funeral as possible was car
ried out. The attendance at all the churches
was unusually large.
Mfiuorlul Srri Icon for MHW | Wlllnrd ,
BUTTON , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. ) lie-
modal services for Mu-a Frances K. Wlllard ,
conducted by the women of the Women's
Christian Temperance union , were observed
at the Methodist church Sunday morning.
The church was appropriately decorated and
a program consisting of papers and music
wao carried out ,
Corn Slit'ller TnkfH Three FlimriTN.
HUMBOLDT , Neb , , Feb. 28. ( Special , )
John Oroady , a farmer living three mile *
from the city , had his hand caught In the
gearing of a corn shelter thla morn'mg and
suffered severe Injuries to three fingers of
hU left hand.
I'Veil Cutter Mmitfli'N a Hit ml.
NELSON , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. ) -
Del ma , the C-ycar-old daughter of L. E ,
Dchaz6 , had her han > J badly injured > es-
terday by getting It into the cogwheels of
a feed cutter.
The UlKCMM < T > - . of ( he Dnjr.
Aug. J , Bogel , the leading druggist of
Shreveport , La. , says : "Dr. King's Now
Discovery is the only thing that cures my
cough , and It Is the best seller I have. " J.
F. Campbell , merchant of Safford , Ariz. ,
writes : "Dr. King's New Discovery In all
that Is claimed for it ; It never falls , and Is a
sure euro for Consumption , Coughs and Colds.
1 cannot say enough for Its merits. " Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consumption ,
Coughs and Colds Is not an experiment. 1C
has been tried for a quarter of a century ,
and today stands at the head. U never dis
appoints. Free trial bottles at Kuhn & Co. ' 8
dm ; store.
Jlrop IlntrllnV 1'erjury I'roeeetllnif * .
NKW YORK. Feb. 2S.-Tho proceedings
for perjury against Edward J. Itntcllffe , the
actor , will be abandoned and he will soon
begin sm'lns his blx months' sentence for
assaulting his wife , Alice DeLacy Hat-
cllffe. Permission to withdraw an nppeal
In t'ho ' assault case hua been granted by-
Justice Pryor of the supreme court. Hut-
cllffe says he will not oppose either the
null for divorce brought against him by his
English wlfo nor tile one for annulment of
marriage Instituted by Alice DeLacy Hat-
cllfte , i i '
WILL BOLE flDTRlUVDV BALL
National League DotorraLncd to Make the
Oarao Olc'U ,
HANLON TO INTRODUCE JHE RESOLUTION
V
IVnmini .Mcctlnnr of ( lie I.onRtip OUIcrrn
In AVcll Attended mid Con.
( il < lernl lr Iiitprtut U
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 28. ttlfli the exccptlco
of Andrew Friedman , president of the New-
York base ball club , all the National league
magnates are hero to attend the annual
meeting which convened today at the South
ern hotel. A. II , Sodcn of Bottom held the
proxy of Mr. Friedman. Thcwe present arc
N. 13. Young , national president nnd secre
tory , and H. H. Young , secretory national
board ; A. H. Sodcn and W. H. Conant of
Uostcnj F. A. Abell and C. H. Ebblttn of
Brooklyn ; A. J. Reach and John I. Roger ;
of Philadelphia ; Edward Hanlon ot Balti
more ; J. E. Wayicr of Washington ; W. II.
Wntklns of Plttaburg ; John T. llruah of Cin
cinnati ; F , De Hass Roblaon of Cleveland ;
J. A. Hart of Chicago ; H. C. Pulllam of
Loulavtllc and Chr's Von dcr Aho and H.
S. Muckeltuas of St. Louis.
A number of minor leagilc officials are also
on the field to look after their respective In
terests and to make whatever dickers for
playcra they may be allowed to do. Amcng
them are President lllckey of the Western
association ; Tom Loftus of the Columbus ( O. )
Western league team , and C. B. Power , pres
ident of the Interstate league. Jlmmlo Man
ning of the Kansas City club Is expected
hero tomorrow.
There Is conoldearble work to be done by
the league meeting. The adoption ot the
playing schedule , the drafting of now rules ,
especially ore look'ng to the doing away
with rowdy ball , and the appointment of a
new chief of umpires and the selection of
his staff are the principal matters up for
action.
Ned Hanlon , who represents the minority
ot the rulea committee , will report the fol
lowing rule to do away with rowdy ball
playing :
If a manaper , captain or player use any
obscene , foul or loudly profane InnKU.ige to
or within hearing of either umpire , or com
mit or threaten to commit any violent act
ag.ilnst the person of umpire , player or
spectator It shall be the duty of such um
pire to order such player from the Held
and out of the grounds for the remainder
of thp game.
It shall also bo the duty of such umpire
to report In full such language or an ac-
eount of such violence or threatened violence
lence to the president of the league by
letter , Immediately after t'he ' pame. and In
flagrant ca es to telegraph briefly the facts
to the president , nnd It shall thereupon be
the duty of the president to punish such
offender by suspension or prohibition from
playing' in any leapue ( jamo for such time
as he may deem propsr. The president miy ,
upon receiving1 telegraphic Information from
nn umpire of such offense , suspend the
player temporarily until ho receives the full
information , anil can act thereupon. In
case the statement of tie umpire Is denied
It shall bo the duty of the president to In
vestigate and learn t'.io ' , truth of the matter
and net accordingly. ,
FIGURE ON BYRNES' SUCCESSOR.
There Is some s > peculdtlcn as to who will
be appointed to fill the place on the national
beard of arbitration made vacant by the
death of Charles H. Byrnes. Ned Hanlcn ,
John I. Rogers and C. H. Ebbltts are those
most prominently spoken of In this connec
tion. There is another story out to the
effect that outsiders arc- after the St. Louis
Browns. Hi C. Pulllam of Louisville had
this to say of a report , that prominent dis
tillers of his city had formed a ejndlcute to
purchase the Brow-ns :
"A millionaire dlstill&r of Louisville met
me Just before leaving for the league meet
ing. He told mo to Investigate the condi
tion of the St. Louis club to sec what a
clean bill of rale of It could be secured for.
Ho eald that If after Investigation the prop
erty was found worth buying and if It could
be secured for h reasonable figure , he would
buy It it only on speculation. Ills p'.ati is to
buy the club and place Anson at the bead or
It. That Is all there Is to the story.
"I am going to look over the ground , find
out Just what the club con bo bought for
and then report to my friends In Louisville.
Should ho get the club , It will be a good
thing for the league , as he Is u man with
unlimited capital and would be sure to put
a first class team In the field. "
The National Board of Arbitration held a
mcetu.K which held without Intermission
from 10:30 a. m. until almost C o'clock. Con
siderable business was disposed of.
At 8 o'clock this evening the national
league met In executive cession.
'MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS.
President Young called the meeting to
order , but A. H. Sodcn of Boston was asked
to officiate as chairman. The president of
ficially announced the death of C. H. Byrne
of Brooklyn and a committee was appointed ,
composed of Messrs. Brush , Hart and Rogers ,
to draft suitable resolutions.
The report of the Temple cup committee ,
showing that the cup had been returned to
its donor and the games discontinued , was
presented and adopted.
The committee on amendments reported a
numbcy of changes In the constitution , which
wore adopted. It was decided that when the
meeting adjourned It bo to 10 o'clock tomorrow
' that It reconvene
row ! for a two hours' session ;
vene at 2 p. m. , when the amendment to
do away with rowdy ball playing would bo
discussed. Representative newspaper men
during the dls-
were Invited to bo present
cuaslon of this amendment.
An amendment was adopted making It
compulsory , when nn umpire falls to show
up , for the captains of the opposing teams
to each select one man from the other club ,
the two to act as umpires.
Section 3C wa amended to provide that
complaints In rcganV to disputed game- ) must
bo filed with the national president within
Ilvo days and the reply within the following
five davs. The president will then without
further delay take a mall vote on the ques-
Sc'ctlon 45 was amended to provide that
any game postponed by rain and tie and draw
games must be played off during the same
series or the succeeding ono on the return
visit , whether on an open date or schedule
"section C3 was amended so that hereafter
rain checks will also be Issued when any
game has been forfeited before five Innings
shall have been played.
G4 provides that a
"Tbo amendment to
fine of $500 shall be Imposed on any club
found guilty of delaying a game by dilatory
tactics on the field. "
The time ot the annual meeting was
changed to the second Tuesday of December ,
and at about the hour of midnight the cea-
blon adjourned until tomorrow morning.
ARBITRATORS IN .SESSION.
A protracted meeting ot the National
Jield today and a
Board of Arbitration was
of before finally
number of cases were d spoecd
ally adjourning. It was rumored wtillo the
meeting was being held1 behind closed doors
that It had taken upon Itself the selection
of a new member to fill the vacancy Mused
by the death of Charles H Bvroe of Brook-
l > n , and had chosen AI Reach of l'hll.1-
drlphlA. Thin was Inter found to bo untrue
as only the Natltt-al League < md such Au
thority , An It i the duty of the board In
hpar and determine All dispute * and com *
plaints between associations , clubs and
member * of the name , the business ircsed
upon wan of that nature.
President N. E. Young presided alid 'fcro
were present A. II. SoJon ot Boston , F.
Dellnfs Rohlson of Cleveland , J. A. Hart ot
Chicago , nnd Jotn T , Brush ot Cincinnati.
The petition of Harry Berto for tcleisp
from the Qutncy club was dismissed. The
Western league had accepted the services of
the * disbanded Qulncy club members and
transferred the club to Ottumwa , This ac
tion was ratified ,
J , C. Hcrndon's petition for tclcaac f"om
reservation by ( tie Reading , Pa' . , club was
granted , and the petition of W. F. Mo Far-
land for release from reservation by the Nor
folk club was denied as no evidence was pre
sented to show that the president of the Iftl-
tcr club had agreed to exempt him tram tcs.-
crvatlon.
W. W. Clarke petitioned for release from
reservation by the San Antcnlo club , and the
request was granted ,
W. K. Lyons of the Younqstovv n club nsked
foe hla release on account of an alleged un
Junt reduction of salary. The matter was
referred to President Young with Instruc-
tlcm to notify Ljons that the club had com
piled with all requirements ot tlio national
agreement. For that reason It was upheld.
A request of President Powers of the cast-
ecu league for permission to hold exhibition
gimcs In National league tcrrltorv , prior
and subsequent to the regular ecaon , was
presented. It was decided that clubs of n
minor league had no right to play games In
the territory ot Hie major league without
permission of the latter.
The claim of the Lancaster club for
James Hennlvan who was reserved by Brook
lyn and traded to Rochester , was dismissed ,
as was also the claim of W. F. Hutchlnson
against the St. Louis club for two davs'
salary. The board found no evidence to
ehow that the St. Louis management had
agreed to pay Hutchlnson .he salary claimed
by him.
The Atlantic league was ordcied to pay
by May IB , 1838 , whatever U due players Fox
and McVcagh and any other phyers to
which It had become Indebted by reason of
assuming the liabilities of the athletic club.
All the correspondence had to date be
tween the Cleveland and Milwaukee clubs
and plajcr Bert Jon < vj , whom the major
league team Imd purchased , along with the
agreement , was read. Action on the matter
was deferred for future development as 10
Jonefi' plaving ability.
On motion It was decided that iho money
advanced by Ted Sullivan to btait the Now
Jersey state- league , should bo refunded and
It was so orCorcd.
Eastern and Western leagues , class A ,
asked that a rule be adopted providing that
only two plajcrs could bo drafted by a Na
tional league club from one- minor IC.IRUO
club In any one season , and that each plover
would have to bo In class A for two consecu
tive years.
The National league proposed that Its clufis
should have the right to borrow plajors for
thirty days , and that they bo allowed to
purchase plnyern from minor league clubs
at a stipulated price to bo agiced upon and
placed In the hands of the National presi
dent , the major league clubs taking plajcrs
on trial for not to exceed thirty days. If
sot satlsf.tctoiy the money would be re
turned to the purchasing club. This proposi
tion was rejected by the Eastern and West
ern leagues , which adopted a resolution de
claring that It would be detrimental to them
This leaves the matter where It was last
jcar.
GODDAKD TIIKOWS ri'"TlH3
Flitiln 'He ' Is Xo "Match for YOIIIIK Tim
JeflrleM.
LOS ANGELES , Feb. 2S. Tim Jeffries of
thlg city defeated Joe Goddard , "tl-o Hairier
Champion , " hero tonight In the fourth
round. Goddard'9 seconds throw up the
sponge at the close of the third round , but
upon the. announcement by Hcfcrce John
Brink that no money would bo pvld unless
the flsht proceeded , Uoddiml came I'P ' In the
fourth rounil ana "was severely punished.
The referee stopped the light In the. middle
of ithe fourth round and gave the declaim
to Jeffries.
Gotldard fought on the defensive from
start to finish and went to his t"Ces to
avoid punishment at every onsliiiRht. His
attempts to lead were weak and ineffective.
Jeffries i.vas not pun'shcd In 'he least. At
the end of the. third louiid Godil.ui ! was
heard to declare that Jeffries vvi.s too youiiK
and strong for him.
The contest was given by the Los Angeles
Athletic club and was to have been a
fifteen-round go.
uvnvrs o.v rnn KUV.MVO TRACKS.
Six Iliiccx Iluu mill Six PavorlioM Arc
lion I en.
NEW ORLEANS , Fob. 28 The weather
was fine today , but the track was heavy
from yesterday's rain. Not a favorite won.
Results :
Firm race , six furlongs : Ilrovvn Berry
won. Remington second , Direct third. Time :
1:19 : < 4. i
Second rape. Bclllnfr , one mile and twenty
yards : Van Brunt won , I ake View Palace
second , Everest third. Time : 1-19. :
Third race , selling , ono mile : Mr. Easton
wan , Jo Shelby hecond , Domsle third.
Time ; 1:47 : .
Fourth race , Belling1 , seven furlongs :
Mount Washington won , High Test second ,
Mitt Hoykln t'nlrd. ' Time1.32. : .
Fifth nice , selling , seven furlongs : Harry
Lee won , Lleuvvanna second , Truxlllo third.
Time : 1:32. :
Sixth race , Bit furloncs , selling : nttarro
won Tlmorah second , Florldas third. Time :
Molt ImllriilrM IIiuiillrupiicrN.
HALTLMORU Feb. CS O.ialrman Albert
Mott of the League of American Wheelmen
Racing Board today Issued the following :
Tne following are haiullcnppers for 1S9S :
II. F. Kelsey , Hartford , Conn. ; George L.
McCarthy , New York , A. G. Powell. Phila
delphia ; T. F. Lyler , IMttnlmrp ; W. C. Wat-
klnw , Baltimore ; C. J. Scherer , Memphis ,
Tenn. ; Charles W. Mears , Cleveland , O. ;
Charles P , Hoot , O.ilcago , 111. ; James D.
Green , DCS Molnes , la.
Sanctions grantedI'enn Wheelmen ,
Reading , Pa. , June 10.
Ottiuimn lliiHt * Hull
OTTUMWA , la. , Feb. 2S.-Speclal ( Tele
gram. ) At the meeting of the board of con
trol at St. Louis today It wan decided that
the Qulncy players who -were released by
Qulncyl when that city found l& was not to
be a member of the Western afisoclatlon this
year , belonged to Ottumuvu. and they were
ordered to report heic. Ottumwn vvantw hlx
of the old Qulncy team. No manager has
yet been selected.
( rmiil Island rltohrr Gocx to IVxiiH ,
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Spe
cial. ) Fred Glade , the best amateur pitcher
In the state last Heason , Who won thirteen
out of fourteen pamcn for thn local club ,
has been Hlgncd by the Fort Worth ( Tex )
Southern league club , and expects to leave
In a few days. Glade Is a hard , faithful
worker , and In the opinion of hln admirers
here , will be hcurd from In t'he best class
In a few years.
I'ollt'i * hn e I InHunt. .
PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 23. The fight be
tween "Mike" Brennan , the Port Costa
giant , and Joe Butler , colored , of thlB city ,
at At'hens , Pa. , tonight , was stopped by
Sheriff Marshall of Delaware county In the
second round. Butler Imil cle-urly the liuut
of the bout , which was xchedulod for fifteen *
rounds , umf but for the Interfenuice would
have knocked his man out.
Don't pot e.xeltert-ir tlioy blowert up
tlio Maine we're j'olnk ft > lick 'em-iiml
If they didn't we'll lld ctii nnywny-so
thcre-and It won't Infi'ttVro with Drcx
L. Shooiimn selling tlii l > B3t $1.50 nhoo on
earth for misses clllijjr hhlld'H fil/.o
only Sl.'Jn We're making an extra effort
this hprliiK to slve better values at these
prices than ever for wo Ilnd that to bo
tlio best kind of advertising What wo
want and all wo ask Is for yon to glvo
the $1.00 nnd $1.25 shoes n trial they're
tiger kid coin toe lace or button for
wvar and style you've never HCCII the
like six different styles kid tip and
patent tip.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 FAUN AM STREET.
THE PREVENTION OF LYNCHING
The Problem In ths Southern Stiles. Dy CDWARO L. PBU , D.D.
THE RUSH TO THE KLONDIKE
100,000 Prospector * this Year Is them Room ( or Them ? With 30 llhijtratlona
Hy S. S. DUJM , President of tha FUllroad DulUlng over Chllkoot Pass
THE BLOWING-UP OF THE BATTLESHIP MAINE
SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES
THE ZOLA-DREYFUS AFFAIR
Interviews with Zola , Nordau , and Drumont. Another St. Butholomew's Day ?
SILVER IN THE NEXT CAMPAIGN
The March REVIEW OF REVIEWS"
contains fifty other timely articles , with many pictures.
Tills Is n Number no American Should Allss
At all News-stands , 25 Cents , or address
The Review of Reviews Co , , 13 Astor Place , New York
OXEN ON SRACffAY TRAIL
Get Along Better nnd Haul Larger Loads
Than Tors.
NOT A PLEASURE JAUNT BY ANY MEANS
I'lenty of llnril tt'orlc nuil Slow
_ Wornt In Over
AVhcii .Summit !
lU'UClllMl.
ISIS , iiy the Atsoelnlcil Prers. )
'MALONE ' , iN. Y. , Feb. 28 Lucius C.
I'casc , n newspaper man well known on the
coast , who left a position on the ISeattlo
Post-Intelllgcncer for a trip to the Yukon ,
writes the following' Interesting letter to his
aunt , Mrs. Sarah 3. Chcsley of Malone , N. Y. :
LAST TIMH13H , Skagway Pass , Jan. 23 ,
1S9S. I can scarcely excuse mjEX-lf for de
lay In writing jou , but everyone that at
tempts this tilp knows how It Is , There , Is
bately tlmo for mete than a line , nnd I
wanted to wait until I could ) "end full pai-
tlculais , and this llrst stormy day gives
me tie chance. Wo brought four bit ; o\en
and tincc months' fend for them. I decided
upon oven for two loasons. The man upon
whom we had depended for dogs raised the
price to double that agreed upon , but for
tunately I had learned something by n ttlp
1 madu to Skagway and Tal.va some two
months ago for the purpose of acquainting
mjself with the needs of the tilp. I found
trot oxen wore about the most satlsfuctoij
animals of all the varieties of quadrupeds
that have been used on this trail since the
rush began. I met Willis Thorpe , no old-
timer , who has made money dining the
last two seasons taking stock to the Yukon
over the Dalton trail. He said oxen would
go vvncro hoises could not be undo to po
nnd that thej- would Ii ml twice as much
on t.io same feed and could stand more
cold. A dog will not haul much mote than
to last himself In the Journey to Daw son
and you have got to take a lot of dogs to
haul a man's outllt. When I returned from
Skagwnjmj - pat tncr agteed with me , and
when the dog imn wlied us that bo could
not give us the dogs for less than $ JO each
we telegraphed back "No dogs ; thanks.
We shall put our tiust In God and oxen. "
And wo have be n hupgliiK ourselves ever
since that wo did HO. 1 raked the country
with a line-toothed comb to get just the
oxen I wanted , and v\e lave them here.
The four average 1,500 pounds each. They
are young , llvelj- and exceedingly gentle ,
and work singly In harness , each drawing
.1 largo tobogpm fouitoen feet long with
three shoes boltcel on t'he ' bottom to protect
It from the wear of the Ice nnd rough
ground nnd to keep it from sliding side
ways down a blope. Bica toboggan will
take as n nice shaped load COO pounds of
picssed hajfiOO pounds of corn nnd barley
and & 00 pounds of outllt for ourselves. This
is forty dajs' provisions for the ox , and
four toboggans take our entire outllt , which
vvclg'.is ' 3,000 pounds , and , Includes tools and
.one j'enr's provisions for the men. The
oxen travel In slng'le llle , stringing out Into
qulto n. respectable caravan.
COMMENT ON THU CARAVAN.
You should have heard the comments ns
we parsed up through the center of SUag-
vvny from the dock. "There goes the newb-
paper sjndleato outllt ; " "That's the most
sensible. Klondike outfit that has ever struck
tills trail ; " "Heats dogs all hollow , don't
it ? " "yes , , and then look at all that beef ,
too. " Thci town Is full of all MirtH ot curs.
You see men with' ' all the waj' from one to
six dogs nnd a Fmall sled , endeavoring to
train the former to pull the latter. If one
knows nothing of this Alaska e-xoitcment
and should happen unexpcctexllj' upDti this
town be would bo apt to think that many
of Its citizens had returned e rly to their
childhood , so Juvenile docs It seem to ce
thexo big chaps tearing about iw Ith the. ] K > or ,
little dogs , bhoulIiiK "Mooch ! Mooch ! "
which Eeems to be the dog1 for "Get up. "
There Is something o liugliable about the
spectacle of a bearded Klondlker bumped
up on a little sled , bis face set mith the
expression of a bicycle scorcher , doing his
best to control tbo movements of a. lot of
capricious dogs. At least wo could nIToid to
smile , for the comparison wa by far In our
favor. It remains to be seen how we shall
get along with them In tlio Interior. It Is
certain , however , that they will take us to
the lakes , and that Is always looVtoI upon
ns half thojournejWo shelter them every
night In n tent by themselves.
A list of our "grub" outllt may prove In
teresting to you : Ueverages , twcntj'-llve
pounds , twelve cans condensed coffee and
milk. Ilvo pounds coffee , twelve cans ex
tract of beef , ninety-eight cans condensed
milk ; cereals , 100 pounds pilot bread 100
pounds corn meal , 100 pounds pea. meal , fifty
pounds wheat iflour , blx dozen cans baked
iioanw , 100 pounds lice , ten pounds bar ey ,
I W ) pounds small beans , llfty pounds rolled
oats ; meats , llfty pounds butter , 250 pounds
bacon , 100 pounds salt pork , live pounds
oheenp , Ilvo poundn prnoked herring , five
pounds ham. iliesldes this IAO have u peed
deal of fresh meat to cat and will have-
about a ton tind n half to sell ( at J1.60 a
pound ) when wo butcher our oxen. S eotn ,
l.OvO s icch irlno tablets , HO pounds sugar , live
cans of molasses ; evaporated goods , twenty-
live pounds soup vegetables , llftv pounds
potatoes llfty pounds onions. Ilvo pounds
rnvv onions , two pounds wiuash , live pounds
evaporated eggs : dried fruit. seventy-llvo
pounds raisins , llfty pounds apricots , thir
teen pounds plump , twenty-live pounds
peaches , 123 pounds French prunes , twenty-
live pounds currantH ; miscellaneous , one can
pepper , twenty pounds wilt , eight pounds
baking powder , mustaid , soda , celery wilt ,
horseradish , ten barn onp , two cans < ; ou
oil. two boxes candles * , matchcw galore. I o-
tal weight , 2,200 pounds , uvlth boxes. Total
cost , JW ) ,
ON THC SUMMIT OF THfJ PASS.
Wo nre now near the summit where the
laht timber Is found , und I can scarcely
roalUo that nearly a month has gones'liro
I began tnla. I have not written a line In
that time , nnd my pencil feels unnitimil
In mj ilngcro , vvliloh have already grow :
caloused with work. Wo nro camped down
In a very wild KOIJJC , the rocks towering
far above us on all sides. Our tent Is
pitched on HIP snow , which Is about ten
feet deep under us. I nm seated Turkish
fashion on my sleeping bag , W.ilch is spread
boughs ) iat t.
on a few armsful ot evcrprccn >
lly gathered In the neighborhood. A good
lire is roaring in our Yukon steve and tbo
north wind IH howling nnd drifting thOHiiow
outside. Our cattle are Btlll fat and In peed
condition , and are snugly housed In a snow
rfhi'd which vvo dug out of the side of a
hugo snow drift .against tbe vvall of the
can } on. Wo workeil until 12 o'clock on the
stormy night of our arrival hero to get that
shelter foi them so that they might noC
frieze to dcat.i. Thete were sK of us , nnd
when v\e hud that done and our own tent
up nnd pome dry wood collected for n lira
v\o had coffee nnd n huirlcd supper ami
rolled Into our blankets pi city thoroughly
tiled out. Yeti should have sccn mo grab
u few slices ot fat bacon out ) of the frying
pan , sandwich them between a coupln ofi
soggy hunks of btead and working It all
down with a llttlo hot coftec.
Yew , wo are thtough t-no worst of lite pass
with nil our outllt , and have not found It
so dicadful , after all. Wo waited at Hkag-
vvay until January Ii getting out oxen shot !
nnd evctj thing In iiMidliH" < H. Then vvo
moved our outtit sK miles up thu Skigwnj'
ilvc-r to t'.io ' mouth of thu canjon. Hera
v\u camped nnd begun moving our outtit
In small loads to u catch In t.ie pines about
Iho miles futthcr up. It took us seven
dajs of hard labor , but we found It very
exciting. The Skagwuy tlvcr runs very
rapidly through this e'anyon , which la
thli'Klj strewn with bouldeis , many of thciu
us laie as a Mouse. Of course , when the
rlvtr irozo the silt face was left about an
even an a stoim-tOMsed ca. Thin the river
loll and the Ice begun to cnvo In , leaving"
numerous holes , down In tbo depths oC
Which tlio wate-r toirs and tumbhs , Them
ro ucoios of places wlurc a slip would
moan the cet taint j of being can led over
Into one of these holes and w hit led quickly
out of night undei tbe Ice. The canyon 19
vety taitow from where we tlrst camped
all the way to the summit , and wlieie tlio
wuj- winds , around and between those hole- *
theto is dilllcultj In one sled 01 animal p.ibs-
Ing aimtlicr. GoodniBH knows what tioublo
there will be when the inxli is full > on it
iiijlH'a hence. You toe , the block ido IH caused
by either of two things , too gieat u num
ber going up wlti loads , tt.\lng to get pnst
otliets innntng down "light" or some ono
pirty having ttouble. The otheis canneL
net by , ko fill lave to wait Think heaven ,
wo ate out of It in good season , in ndviineo
of the niwi. We- ale among tbo Hist tin
arilve at thhi point. One of tie most un
pleasant fe.uutes below oui picsu-nl camp
lins been the- constant danger of Ice giving !
away under one A huge shelf of Ice * gavu
way one1 irornlnir Just ahead of Us and
dtoppad sK pack lioit.es Into the Icy water.
Fortunately , the live" was shallow at this
place and Iho nnlnmta VNCTC saved vvltlii
Kio.it cllllleully. We bad no .ii'cIduntH , ex
cept with one load. The leeciacked under
the head .steel in a mitiow place , llu
himp 'd and paved himself and all but tbo
real poitlon ct the loul , which ( dipped Into
a deep hole. 1 caug-H sight of It as it was
belli. ; eliawn linnet in the whlillng water.
The recent snowstorms liavo doubtless Im-
ptovcd the canvo.i below. We1 have to v\c"ir
Ice criepeiM to Keep from .slipping as wo
handle * our load- . The .steers are aclhiff
I'plemlldly licci-ntlv a dog team undeitoolc
to dloputc the load with us. Wo had tlio
' loaded , but tha
ilght-of-wnj' , as we were
dog driver cursed oui steels and "sicked
Ills dogs at old Do.xologj * . the loading ox %
which 1 was diivlnj , . Old "Uox" just lowered
Ma head and charged. The air was lllled ,
with tcbscd dog for a moment and then
the way was elea'ed.
CAUGHT IN SNOWSTOUM.
Having all our goods cached live miles
fiom out llrsU camp , we broke camp ami
came on , expecung to reach this spot the
sumo dtiy , HO that WP should only have to
make two camps between Skagway and thu
lakps. Thteo men Joined us to help in re
turn for the help our oxen gave them.e
were caught in a powerful snowstorm anil
bad to .make camp lit the llrtst available
place , whicn was about three miles below
here. We were a cold , wet , hungry and be
draggled lot t'Jiat ' night. We came on hero
next day , and are now hauling our HturC
from the cache to the summit , two mllca
nnd a- half above. When all our goods nro
at the summit vvo shall take no more MO
pound loads , but shall , put on a ton to tbu
ox and make a lush for the llrst
timber on t'ho ' other side , which Is
about twenty miles. That done , wo
shall consider half our journey to
the Yukon accomplished. Some days llko
today it Is Impossible to approach the sum
mit , owing to the storm raging there.a
may be delayed for some tlmo should a
period of very stoimy weather set In. but
1 we have cattle feed to last llfty days nnd
wo are , contented In the knowledge t'fmt ' tnu
hardest part of our Journey over the pasa
is done. Wo are well and my appetite IH
enoimoiiK. Have been anxiously looking for
letters from jou , but none have arrived aa
yet. My lantern is going down , HO must
stop.
FOIinClST ! ' 'I'OIIAl'.S AVCATIIKIl.
1'rolinlily Kiilr and C'ooSor Itli
Vnrlnlilp VVIndx.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. Forecast for
Tuesday :
For Nebraska Fair ; probably cooler ; var-
Jablo winds , lie-coming nottherly.
1'or Iowa Fair ; variable wlmlH.
For South Dakota Generally fair ; prob
ably colder ; not therly winds.
For MiEsoiirl-Gcncnilly fair ; variable
winds.
For Kansas Partly cloudy weather ; var-
lablo winds.
Local It coord.
OFFICH OF TIU : wnATiiran mmnAir.
OMAHA , Feb. 28. Omaha record of tem
po ! aturo and rainfall compared with the
corresponding day of the last three years :
1S1IS. IS'JT. 1S90. 1635.
Maximum temperature . . 4S 32 82 K >
Minimum tempet.iturej . . 2. * 23 17 41
Avptago tcmperaturo . . . . . ! . " > 28 2-1 CL
Halnfall m .00 .17 .00
Htconl of temperature nnd precipitation
at Omaha for this day und since March
Normal for itho day 29
Uxcess for the day <
Accumulated excess since ( March 1 i29
Normal rainfall for the day 03 Inch
Ue-llclency for tbo day Clinch
Total rainfall since March 1 21.0U InchcH
Dellcienoy fclnco March 1 21 ( W nchci
Uxcess for e or. pe-rlod , 1896. . . . fl 01 Inchon
IK'llclcncy for cor. perleid , IS'/i. . 11.92 Inchea
friini SlnllitiiH lit H | i , in.
OUT-
Tlils week we're Kcllliif , ' nninplo pianos
nnd pianos rulnim-d fiuin agents. Tills
wirt of stock , ilufllnililu In uvery particu
lar , for any ono to buy , nraumilatcH dur
ing tlio year to ( inlti ; an i-xtont and It
Is necessary , for lack of room , If noth
ing else , to dosu tliL'in out A beautiful
Kainplii piano , four feet ol lit Inclieu
lilKli , Hill tall , full Hvvlni ; nitislc rest ,
In I'nKllsh oak or mahogany , only $17r >
the legnlar li' ri kind A line rosewood
cased munplu plnno , four feet seven
Indies lilKli , vvllh nil modern Improve-
niunlH , worth JfliTfi , for $1 W Twenty
dollars cash , $8.K ( > to $10.00 per month
1'Iano returned from rent customerx , line
condltl for $110-Kvery lnntrnnient In
tlilH oiillro Halo stock nmiked conchpond-
liiKly as low Several new namplu organs
at less than cost to clone out.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas