THE O LAIIA DAILY BEE : MA11C11 0 , 1808.
mm OF SITES PROPOSED
Itinagor O'Brien Has Many Opportunities
to Eierciso Dsriminat.on ! ,
VOCATIONS FOR BALL GROUNDS MU LT PL
ronr Motr Under Consideration nml
n Knrl > - Choice Bare to
DC Mnilc CIrnnil Stand
' Finn * Prepared.
The location of Omaha's nnw bane ball park
fo still an open question. Manager O'ltrlen
ajrii that U will be settled early this week
nd that ground will be broken for the Im
provements at once. While the site has not
been finally determined , a great deal of
progress has been made during the last day
or two and It Is now certain that no diffi
culty will be encountered In securing adc-
fjualo and satisfactory accommodations. The
lAmcs avenue stto Is ready as an excellent
Bccond choice and In the opinion of a num
ber of the fans who have examined It It
offers advantages superior to those afforded
fey any other location. The South Side Im
provement club committee , consisting of U.
O. Jordan , Arthur Mctz , John Powers , F. K.
Darling and several others , had a conference
( With Manager O'Brien yesterday afternoon
vlth a vlnw to Inducing him to locate on the
iVInton street grounds. They offered to grade
the park for him free of expense and various
other Inducements , which were taken under
consideration. It Is also nearly assured that
Iho additional ground necessary to make the
Paul street site adequate can bo secured and
this gives the management what amounts to
K choice of three locations. Negotiations are
till being carried on with the divers and
various owners of the University grounds ,
but they arc not being pushed as vigorously
AL' they were when this was apparently the
only satisfactory location In sight. Manager
O'Brien expects to settle the matter Monday
or Tuesday and If the University groundi
cannot be secured at that time one of the
other locations will be selected ,
Pending the selection of the grounds Man
ager O'Brien haa had the plans drawn for the
grandstand and bleachers , which will be both
commodious and comfortable. The grand
stand will seat 3,000 people comfortably and
the bleachers will accommodate fully 2,000
more. This la the ordinary capacity , but In
case of a crush a couple of thousand more
can bo crowded In without serious discom
fort. The grand stand will bo built In the
most modern ntyle , with a row of boxes In
front and the reserved space will be seated
with chairs. Once begun , the work of con-
Btructlon will be pushed rapidly , as It Is pro
posed to have the grounds ready for use as
early In April as possible.
J'OOI.I.Kf.MS ATIIU&TKM AT CHICAGO.
Six ttnl vcrxllleH Hi-prrNi-iitril In tliu
VnrliiiiH Ilvi'iitx.
CHICAGO , March G.-One of the. largest
IntercollPgln'to and Interscholastic meets
ever heliS In the -west took place this after
noon and tonight at Tattersall's. Six uni
versities wcro represented In the Intercol
legiate meet Wisconsin , Illinois , Minnesota ,
Chicago. Northwestern and Notre Dame
with ub-ut 200 entries In the different track.
Held nrnl gymnastic events. Gymnasium
work was a novelty In the history of west
ern college games. Wrcst'lng. too , was
Klven prominence. In the Held and track
events Chicago easily won ( first -place with
a total of 42 points.Vlsconaln coming second
end with 22 points. Northwestern third lAlth
14. In the gymnasium lAOrk Wisconsin was
tfar ahead' ' , scoring' HO points' ' . Its nearest
competitor being- Chicago , with 27 points.
One of the features was the defeat ot Muy-
uury , the crack Wisconsin .sprinter. In the.
Bevcnty-flve-yard datih. Hi-sulta :
Seventy-live yards hurdle : Horshberger ,
Chicago , won ; Htirlclgh , IlllnoH , second ;
Drown , Nortliwenern , third. Time : 0:10 : 3-3.
Swunty-tlve-vard dash : Burroughs , Chicago
cage , won ; Jones. Northwestern , pecond ;
Mnybury , "Wisconsin , third. Time : O.OS.
Putting1 sixteen-pound shot : CochenH ,
( Wlscon , won ! Brewer. Northwestern , second ;
Powers , No-trc Dame , third. Distance , forty-
onn feet nine Inches.
One mlle run : Smith , Chle.itto , won ; Beers ,
Chicago , second ; Henry , Wisconsin , third.
Time : 4:37 : 2-5.
220-ynrd dash , run In one hent : Fox. WIs-
ronslnwon ; Burroughs. Chicago , second ;
Farley , Notre Dame , third. Time : 0:24. :
440-yard run : O'Dca. Wisconsin , won ;
Jackson. Northwestern , second ; Fair , Chicago
cage , third. Time : 0:52 : 3-3.
High Jump : Powers. Notre Dame , won ;
( Mason , Wisconsin , second ; Byrne , Illinois ,
third. Best Jump , live feet nine Inches.
8SO yar.ls run : White , Chicago , won ;
Bmlth. Chicago , second ; 'Moselcy , Wlscon-
eln , third. Time : 2:031-5. :
8SO yards -walk : Hoaglnnd. Illinois , won ;
Parker. Chicago , second ; Hartman , Wlscon-
eln. third. Tlmo : 3.2fl 3-3.
Pee ! vault : Powers. Notre Dame , won
ten feet nine nmt three-qunrtor Inches ;
He-rshberger , Chicago , second ten foot six
nnd three-quarter Inches ; Wilson , North-
fwcstorn , third.
nclay races won bv Chicago , Northwest
ern second. Illinois third. '
Gymnaptlcs : Horizontal bar : Ishlkawa
( Wisconsin , won ; Heine. Wisconsin , f coml
Emerson , Wisconsin , third.
Club swinging : Wrlghton , Chicago , won
Ghaw , ' .Minnesota , second ; Simpson , Wlscon-
eln , third.
Parallel bars : Heine , Wisconsin , won
Oabol , Wisconsin , second ; Poliey , Chicago
third.
Sldo horse : Tormey , Wisconsin. ' on ; On-
fccl , Wisconsin ; Hamacker nnd Polk , Chicago
cage , tied for second ; Wisconsin given six
point ! * ; Chicago third.
Fencing : Llnglebach , Chicago , won ; On-
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evoral packages are ( sometimes necessarj
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( with uniform success. The remedy Is prepared
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Mich , and for aale toy druggists everywhere
The firm receives hundreds of testlmonta
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> jflVliconnln , second ; Pfoemlcr , Minnesota
seta , ttilril.
Light weight wrestling : Won by Trait ,
Heavyweight wrestling : Won by Holmes ,
Wl consln.
Middleweight wrestling : Won by Squires ,
Wisconsin.
Long horse ! Krelkcnbaum , Illinois , won ;
U'olkey , Chicago , second ; Gabcl , Wisconsin ,
thlnl.
King * : Polkey , Chicago. won ; Montgom
ery , Wisconsin , icrond ; Holme ? , Wisconsin ,
third.
The nil around gymnastic championship
was won by 1'olkcy of Chicago.
M'COY WllJh TltY iuTlIMN KB XT.
Cliniikl to < Ilnve the -\i-it Clinnce
fur n (2 .
ST. IxmiB , March fi.-KId McCoy , who
returned from Hot Springs , Ark. , today ,
said In nn Interview : "I have JS.OOO up
which says that I stand ready to meet nny
man In the world. Three men have ac
cepted my doll Mnher , Choynskl and Iluh-
lln. I have seen lit to relect Huhlln an the
first man ami my brother will meet Hilly
Madden at Cincinnati on next Wednesday ,
March It , and then and there post $5 , < KX > In
cash to fight him. Trip light with Uuhlln
will Hike place from six to twelve weeks
from the time of signing articles and before
the club offering the best purse for It.
"While my brother Is at Cincinnati he will
be ready to make matc'ics ' with Matter and
Choynskl. He will be ready to post f.l.GOO
for a light with each of them , but those
matches will , of course , follow my meeting
with Ituhlln. ' '
NIMV Yurk IlorvliTN .Meet ICeiittieklnii * .
CINCINNATI. March B.-SIx bowling
matches were played In Kentucky today be
tween the New York team and two Ken
tucky club * , the Tropwens and the New-
ports. Of these the llrst three games were
played at Ftderer'H alleys , Newport , and the
three remaining at the alley In the Kentucky
Highlands. T.ie teams consisted of live men
on both sides. New York won two of. the
three games played with the Tropwen club
and two out of three playtd with the New-
ports. The score : First game : Newport ,
72S ; Tropwen , 754. Second tame : New
York , KIT ; Tropwen , SCO. Third game : New
York , BS4 ; Tropwen , bC4. Fourth game : New
Yerk , 70S ; Newport , 7W. Fifth game : New
York , 958 ; Newport , 735. Sixth pamo : New
York , S41 ; Newport , S42. The visitors made
good averages , but no remarkable Individual
tcores. Thu games tomorrow will be played
at Fnlrvlew Heights , adjacent to Clifton.
The visitors will play against a picked team
from the Hamilton County league. It Is
expected they will be the strongest games
of the series.
OIlllliKc III Knot Hull So lied ill e.
NEW HAVEN , Conn. , March 5. The big
colleges have Instituted n departure In tlio
making of a schedule for the foot ball games
of next autumn In that the policy of playIng -
Ing the Ynle-I'rlnccton game after the Yale-
Harvard game has been abandoned. The
next game between Yale and 1'rlnceton will
be played at Princeton on November 12 and
the Harvard game will take place In New
Haven on the 19th of the same month. This
will bo the first time In the history of foot
ball that Yale has played Princeton at
Princeton.
.11 in my Mlolmel at St. I.mil * .
ST. LOUIS , March 6. The Initial appear
mice of Jimmy Michael , the "Welsh rare
bit , " In St. Louis packed the Coliseum to
night and the young cyclist was received
with nn ovation of applause. He carried
the omnl-prescnt toothpick between his lips
all through his flve-ml e race against time.
Ho was paced by tandems and at times It
Deemed apparent he would forge ahead of
his pacers. He made the live miles In 10:11 :
and left the track apparently as fresh as
before ihe race.
( inrdln.-r niMiiiinllfleil.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. . March 3.-In the
bicycle races at St. Augustine today the
summaries were as follows :
Mile professional : Gardiner won , but was
disqualified for swinging Into the pole after
ho had left nn opening for Brown , and the
race was given to Brown ; Lumberjack second
end , Bowles third. Time : 2:22. :
The east coast handicap , half-mile profes
sional : Huffstetter won. Baker second ,
Lumberjack third , Butler fourth. Time :
1:03 : 3-3.
II.MO.V .PACIFIC . IS
lleci'lveil Into. t lit- Fold of the Iiiiiul-
Kraiit ClenrliiK IIutiNC.
CHICAGO , March 5. The troubles be
tween the Uinlon Pacific and the roads which
are members of the Immigrant Clearing
house of the western roads have been set
tled and the Union Pacific Is now a member
of the clearing house and the joint bureau
In which the western roads arid the Atlantic
steamship lines are members. For a Ions
time the western roads have been desirous
of securing the membership of the Union
Pacific. There have been , any number of
small matters la the way and at times the
charges of misconduct have been thrown
back and forth In lively fashion. The slate
nan now been wiped clean an ] the Union
Pacific has acted In a manner BO liberal
toward the western roads la making conces
sions of various kinds that the latter are
highly pleased. The charges of the payment
of excessive commissions that have been from
time to time brought against the Union Pa
cific bavo been proven false and for the first
time In many months there Is a chtuoc of
maintaining the Immigrant rates without dis
turbance. All of the western roads unite
In pralslns the Union Pacific for the man-
tier lit which It has met them.
Hook iMliiiuli FlU-x a lllis
KANSAS CITY , March G. A mortgage for
$100,000,000 , made by the Chicago , Rock
Island & 1'adflc Railroad company 'to the
Central Trust company of Now York , was
filed today In the ofllce of the county re
corder by McDougal and Sebree , attorneys
for the railroad. The purpose of the mort
gage la to secure a bond Issue to refund sev
eral smaller bond Issues upon the varloua
branches of the system. It covers the en
tire property of the road of whatever kind
In Illinois , Iowa , Missouri , Nebraska , Kan
sas , Colorado , Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory and will bo filed In every county
through which the road runs.
Secured mi Order fur All peal.
TOPEKA , Kan. , March 5. J. 'McD. ' Trim
ble , representing the Kansas City , Plttsburg
& Gulf railway , secured from Judge Wll-
llama In the federal court today an order
allowing an appeal to the United States cir
cuit court of appeals of the Injunction suit
decided against the Plttt'burg & Gulf last
week. The suit was against the Atchlson ,
Topeka & Santa Fo to prevent that road
from nullifying the Joint traffic arrange
ments with the Kansas City road.
KniimiM I'nclllc Klrnt Payment.
WASHINGTON , March 5. In aniwer to
Inquiries on the subject It Is officially an
nounced that the first payment of $1,000,000
on account of the sale of the government's
Interest in the Kansas Pacific railroad was
mnilo during the present week. The remain
ing $5,503,000 will bo made In four equal In
stallments In thirty , forty , fifty and sixty
days from the date of the sale , February 1 ! ) ,
ISIir Hc Te iIn l.oiiiiM mill Deiiiixltx.
NEW YORK. March B. The Commercial-
Advertiser today says : The weekly state
ment of the associated banks. Issued today ,
" "
Is regarded as ona""of the most remarkable
ir In recent years. There was a decrease of
, In the net deposits and more than
$13,500,000 decrease In loans. Tie decrease In
dcposita Is the largest on record. In March.
Itol. It was $22.000,000. All kinds of reports
were circulated regarding the statement. But
as to the decrease In loans , It may be stated
that the city banks , the Chase and other
large banks , refused during- the week to
mark down their rate of Interest and many
of the loans were consequently paid off.
These banks will , therefore , show a reduc
tion In the amount of loans and discounts
and an Increase of cash In hand. A largo
amount of money was sent to the country
during the week , which accounts for a con
ir siderable decline In deposits.
Alnnkun Steamer Wrecked.
id SBATTIJ2 , Wash. . March 5. A pasjcnser
le who arlrved here today from Alaska on the
lea
a steamer City of Seattle hna Informed Agent
le Oraumun of the steamer Bessie K. that n
to wreck passed by the City of Seattle north
of Victoria , which was reported hero last
iel night , had all the appearances of being the
el Hessle K. , several days overdue. The wreck
elot was 10) miles north of Victoria on tin- rocks
ot and there are no Indications of any sur
i- vivors.
ire
re
le I'l h Commlimloii Meeting.
11- The State Fish commission held n meeting
In the city yesterday afternoon which was
attended by Judge Klrkpatrlck of Lincoln ,
W. L. May. Omaha ; Robert 8. Oberfelder ,
Sidney , and W. J. O'Nrlen. South Bend ,
superhitendsnt of hatcheries. The routine
of allowing bills was gone through with and
It arrangements were made for the spring al
lotment of.
FUSION IN FIRST DISTRICT
Tripartite Combination Flans Some Little
Surprises for Ittolf.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES AGGRESSIVE
Seicrnl Scrk Strode' * Simon , liut Ab
bott of Illclinrilnon SIT inn to
Have the Cull on the
Convention.
LINCOLN , March B. ( Special. ) During
the last ten days there has been an unusual
activity among the candidates and the par
tisans of those desiring to secure the fusion
nomination for congress from the First dis
trict , comprUlng'Rlchardaon , Nemaha , Paw
nee , Johnson , Otoe , Cata and Lancaster
counties. The fact that Judge Iready ) came
within a couple of hundred votes of being
elected two years ago and dial Judge Sul
livan carried the district by a few voles
last fall , has encouraged irony of the popo-
crotlc leaders , so that the nomination is
eagerly sought after. Several candidates are
actively at work , while others have their
lightning rods up In plain flight , and cnly
wait for the slightest stroke of political
lightning to make them avowed candidates.
It Is acknowledged among all branches of
the fusion party that 0. W. Berge of Lin
coln Is at present the most prominent can
didate. His boom was left over from tbc
campaign of two years os > . . AB a populist
he was before the three-headed convention
at Tecumsch In 1896 , and came within two
or three votes of a nomination , necause of
his clcac fight In that convention his frlenus
now claim that he ought to be the candidate
this year by common consent. This , however.
Is disputed by the politicians of the oltiei
counties , who argue that because a man gets
close to a nomination once , It gives htm no
particular claim co the party In the future ,
end that Lancaster county Is asking for too
much of the political spoils , anyway.
SOME OUTSIDE WAUHORSES.
Pawnee county furnishes a candidate In the
person of E. L. Fulton , a free silver re
publican , who took an actlvo part In the con
vention that resulted In the nomination of
Judge Droady , and who more than anyone
else prevented Derge from securing the plum.
Fulton changed over to the silver crowd In
189C , having previously been a republican.
He was an applicant for the arduous position
on the state board of transportation now oc
cupied by a. L. Laws , but was turned down
by Governor Holcomb , who had already made
promises to Laws. Fulton was one of the
leaders In the silver republican state con
vention last fall , and as a member of the
steering committee , claims much of the
credit for the deal which made Sullivan the
nominee for supreme Judge.
In nichardson there arc two actlvo candi
dates , George A. Abbott , who Is one of the
most radical stump speakers of tbc fusion
party , and who has been several times men
tioned by the populists for prominent places ,
and A. J. Weaver , the son of the late "lAJax"
Weaver. Young Weaver turned sllverlte in
the middle of the last presidential campaign
after having made a number of radical re
publican speeches at meetings In the district.
At present he Is below the ago limit for a
congressman , but says that his birthday a
few days after election would make him old
enough to qualify if elected. Weaver de
clares that the nominee must be a silver
republican or a democrat , as In his opinion
the populists are asking for too many of the
places. It Is said by Richardson county people
ple , however , that Weaver would gladly re
linquish his chances for congress In exchange
rfor a nomination to the state senate from
the First senatorial district.
George A. Abbott Is one of the old crowd
of populist leaders , most of whom have been
relegated to the rear by these who have
Joined the party since 1891. He has radical
Ideas which he does not hesitate to express ,
often to the embarrassment of the latter-day
reformers , who pay more attention to spoils
than to principles , Abbott had the endorse
ment of his county In 1890 , and again In 1894
and 1896 , but always failed to secure enough
outside help for nomination. He has been In
the harness for a long time , Is getting along
In years , and believes that this year Is his
last chance for honorable political recogni
tion. Hence he Is the most active of all the
candidates , and bids fair to cut a consider
able figure In the convention. Before becom
ing a populist Abbott was a.democrat of the
Missouri school , and In the early days con
tested with Lorenzo Crounsc for a seat In'
the legislature from Richardson county.
TROUBLESOME FOR CORNELL.
The candidacy of A'bbott ' Is Involving a
curious complication between the state and
congressional tlcekts which Is beginning to
make a great deal of trouble. State Auditor
Cornell and his corps of deputies are also ,
from Richardson county and It Is said with
much emphasis in other parts of the dis
trict that Richardson Is asking entirely too
much and that the county Is too small to
furnish a congressman , a state officer and
five deputies. The partisans of Cornell and
Abbott now realize this and war is begin
ning between them which brings the struggle
to th& very state house doors , as Abbott had
much to say about who Cornell should ap
point as deputies , and will bo "able to count
upon actlvo help from among the office force.
This complication Is becoming more notice
able every day and It la thought will lead
to some changes In the auditor's ofllce force
In the near future. What the effect will
be In Richardson county Is still problemental.
Some Eay that Cornell , who was formerly
a republican of the mcst radical type , can
not secure the endorsement of his county
without the aid of the Abbott-Llchty fac
tion of the populists as he never was In the
good graces of the democrats thero. With
Abbott In the field for congress his chances
for the endorsement would certainly be
Jeopardized , while It Is Just as certain that
with Cornell renomlnated , Abbott would
have a slim show In the congressional con
vention. The friends of the state auditor
say that they have the advantage In the
struggle as It is morally certain that the
state convention will be heU first. They
hope to renomlnatc the auditor and thus
make It necessary to select the congrcs-
sloral nominee from some other county.
Thus far there Is no candidate In the field
from Johnson county although Hugh Lam-
aster and W. W , Glffln have both been
mentioned. 'Nemeha ' county Is also back
ward about offering congressional timber ,
but George W. Cornell of Auburn Is said
to have declared that If his brother , the
auditor , should be .turned down he would
himself enter the congressional fight. In
Otoe and Cass counties the populists , and
democrats have been fighting among them
selves so much that a combination on a
home candidate from either county would
be out of the question. Jerome Shamp of
Lincoln Is In the field , but be has middle-
of-the-road symptoms and will receive Ilitle
consideration.
DISPOSES OF HELBIG'S SUIT.
The ruling of the supreme court In the case
brought by the Home for the Friendless to
compel the payment of the state appropria
tion. In which the court said that the wrong
kind of an actloa had been brought , also
disposes of the mandamus proceedings com
menced by Otto Helblg to compel the pay
ment of the extra compensation for hla
services with the Investigating committee.
Nothing has been heard from the Chicago
expert for eoiuo time and very few believe
that he ever Intended to follow up ( he ac
tion In good faith. All but a few dollars
of the appropriation has now been drawn
by the other members of the committee , so
that the news of the knocking out of hie
case will not be much of a shock to Helblg.
The Nebraska State band of Hastings has
made application to the adjutant general ol
the National guard to be mustered Into the
service as the Second Regiment band. A
number of other applications have been made
but the Hastings organization seems to be
the best and will probably get the appoint
ment. The remnants of the old Second Regi
ment band at Lincoln will be mustered out
of the service.
The following notaries were commission1
yeetecday : Joseph A. Field , Miller : Robert
Farley , Mtlburn ; D. C. Harrison , Emporla
Charles M. Sklles , Ulynses ; Arthur Bowrlng
Merrlraaa ; Porter Hedge , Lincoln ; William
II. Head. Omaha ; T. F. Memmtnger , Madi
son : F. W. Stevens , Ragan.
The Hubbard Bros , company , wholesale
and retail packers and butchers , filed ar
ticles of Incorporation today. The capita
stock U 120,000 and the stockholders arc
.Herbert A. Hubbard. Mylon E. Hubbard
Enoch Hubbard , Allle M , . , .Hubbird and
Louise E , Hubbard. I if
LINCOLN LOCAL NOTES.
Twenty-five yean ago graded schools were
first established In Lincoln ntid March 8 and
9 have been set apart o dan -tr celebrat
ing this quarter centennial blhhday. The
first evening , after listenltiRiib several ad-
drcraes the time will bo given over to ki-
spcctlon of the new building and general
sociability. On the afternoonlofiMarch 9 the
High school alumni will have charge of the
program , and In the evening It I * expected
that Lincoln pioneer school boards will en
gage In an old-fashioned ei Mente meeting.
For a week John Kaffer , who'Kas recently
arraigned In district court DOHA charge of
( lugging Motorman Hail , hus ( been playing
sick In Ihe county jail na making night
hideous with his groans. He occupied a cell
near the outside wall of the Jail , and yester
day It was discovered that he had several
saws and had been at work ntth them on
the Iron floor , the sickness ami groans in a
measure covering up the sawing of steel ,
The Nemaha River Quarterly meeting of
Frco Baptists Is now being held at the Free
Baptist church In this city. The meeting
opened lost night with a program of ad
dresses , recitations , readings and music. To
day buslncts meetings were held and this
evening there was an Interesting program
by the Woman's Missionary society. Sunday's
preaching services will all be conducted by
visiting ministers.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Hannah Lancas
ter , aged 09 years , died at her home In Lin
coln. Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster came here
from England In 1871 and since that time
have made this place their homo. 'The do-
ccared was much esteemed by nil who knew
her. The funeral will occur Sunday after
noon.
In county court Mrs. Ellen Oambold has
brought suit against D. F. Ueckcl of Bennct
for $993 , alleged to be due her for caring
for Beckel's little daughter Nola nine years.
Ihe suit Is the outgrowth of habeas corpus
proceedings Instituted by Mrs. Gambold some
tlmo ago to get possession of the girl let
qucrtlon , who Is her granddaughter. At that
tlmo the court decided that , although the
grandmother hnd come right lo the child ,
bho showed a decided preference for the
father ana should be allowed lo live with
htm as long * as everything was agreeable.
William Heed Dunroy has been seriously
lit' for a couple of weeks oml was today
taken to the St. Elizabeth hospital.
The following petition , containing 165 sig
natures , has been forwarded to Senators
Thtireton and Allen :
The undersigned , faculty nml students of
the State university of Ncur.iln , respec
tively petition our repreienta.ivc In the.
senate of the UnltLil otales to oppose tne
ratification of the treaty now pending pro
viding for the annexation of Hawill.
We believe that the annexation of these
Islands would be contrary to th best Inter
ests of our nation and state ; thai Itould
conflict with the time-honored policy of our
government , and that the manifest dangers
of nuch a stop would far ouuvtlhh the pos
sible advantages that might bo derived
therefrom.
The time for filing petitions of candidates
under the Lincoln system of republican pri
maries expired tonight. The first primaries
will be held March 11 , the second March 18.
The following candidates for the council have
filed petitions : First ward , Robert E. Fin-
ley ; Second ward , James Stevenson , C. E.
Wilkinson ; Third ward , Charles W. Spears ;
Fourth ward , W. O. Webster , D. B. Howard ;
Fifth ward , W. A. Klock. Edna Dobson ; Sixth
ward , W. A. Woodward ; Seventh'ward , I. L.
Lyman , H. H. Meyers. One councilman from
each ward Is to be nominated.Flnley , Wcb-
eter and Woodward are present Incumbents.
A large number of candidates for the minor
'dices ' have filed petitions.1
Omaha people at the hotels : At the Liu-
loll Dr. W. I. Seymour , A. M. Vance , F. L.
Crone , F. L. Lewis , H. C. Rountree , H. E.
Dawce. At the Lincoln S. L. Kclloy , E. H.
lond. 1
\n\v iiuii/ni.vns AT
I'liiinuiiLuiiilnT Stnrtril nml In I'riiM-
, iii-ot for Til IK .Si'llMin.
TCCUMSE3H , Neb. , March -Speclal. < ( . )
The prospects for a good 'building ' year In
rccumseh are good. Thej spring work has
already commenced In earnest , and among
he Improvemento are pome that arc of a
desirable and lasting character. 'iL. S. Chlt-
cnden has let the contract and work will
> o commenced at once on a new grain ele-
ator to bo located In the Burlington yards
here. William Carr , another public spirited
citizen , has moved the old frame building
off his lot on the west 'side of the public
square and .work has already been com
menced on e modern two-story brick busi
ness block. McCrosky & Wright are bulld-
ng the second story on the rear portion
of theln business building on the west side
and otherwise Improving the building. It
s said P. Hi Hopkins will build an addl-
; lon to his hotel property soon and other
Building la anticipated. This , with general
improvements of a minor character and the
repairing which Ls In progress , starts the
new year aright so far as Improvements
arc concerned In this city.
A mass meeting of the citizens has been
called for next Wednesday night at the court
tiouso by the city council at which time
It Is proposed to consider the matter of the
best way to manage the " "spring election.
The advisability of Irhprovlhg the city's
water system will also come up for con
sideration. The present system Is Inade
quate. Demand ? are made 'that cannot be
met. It Is believed by those' In a position
to know that by the addition of a new well
on the Nemaha river the service could be
made to meet all demands. It Is thought
the new well would soon pay for Itself In
additional business the city can get and
which It Is at present unable to handle.
The proposition to build a new well will
come up at the mass meetlng'tor considera
tion.
tion.Tho
The and Mrs. Robert
8-ycar-old son of Mr.
ert Erwln of this place had the misfortune
to have one of his eyes put out. He was
at play with a younger brother when the
eye was In some way knocked out with a
stick. His parents have taken him to Lin
coln ( and placed hint In the tare of an ecu
list.
list.District
District court has been In seialon all the
week hero with Judge Stull presiding. But
two or three cases have come up for con
sideration , but these were Important onca
and required tlio services of a Jury.
Arxoii { 'JIHP.
BLAIR. iNeb. , March 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Knight arson case went to trial
Tuesday and the jury was secured Wednes
day afternoon. The regular panel was ex
hausted and a special venire of twenty-four
men was called. Thirty-five men were ex
amlr.ed before a Jury was secured. Twenty
two witnesses have , been examined for the
the state was about the same as at the
former trial excepting that it was more
positive. Two 'witnesses have testified that
the Knight stock which was- burned was not
valued at more than Jl.fcW.iojvhlle it was
Insured for $3,000. The case will not bo
concluded until the latter ; i > _ m of next
week. , \
The tea"m of Grant Aljpfl. who lives
about eight miles south , vqfh Ulalr , be
came frightened and .ran ! r away , Mr.
Allen was thrown out Mft.i asllo from
some slight bruises on ( Jip ifvead and face
escaped unhurt. The bubjyowas a com
plete wreck. 1rtn (
The teachers of Washington county held
an Interesting session of fhcjjCounty Teach
ers' association here ted y" . | OA large dele
gation of teachers from $ yrjounding ; towns
and the country district \ } { ft''n ' attendance ,
1)c liiiniitory k'oiffi-M t .
HASTINGS , Neb. , Man3 ° ! j. ( ( Special. )
The annuul declamatory ort.fy ( ) ( of the Hast
ings' high school was belita'At the M. E
church last evening for the'puViuose of select
ing a representative for Blastings at the
district contest to be held afKearney. There
wcrr > six participants : Ada Hopkins , Lulu
Taylor , Elizabeth Carnahair , 'Alberta Maxson
Grace Noyes and Ralph Ferguson. The
Judge awarded Ralph Ferguson first place
and ' .Mlsa Noyes second. Tho' Judges were
Rev. John Power , Mrs. John Slacker an
Mrs. John Plckcns.
There will be a meeting of women at the
court house tMoaday next at 3 p. m. for thi
purpcso of discussing the advisability o
making1 an exhibit of womens' work at the
Tranmlsslsalppl Exposition.
CiiinnilNiiliiiii-r
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. . March 4.
( Special. ) Charles Ewlng ! chairman of th
Hall County Board of Supervisors , died at 10
o'clock last nleht at the homo of his sister
Mrs. K. L. Curtis of this city , of appendi
citis. Mr. Ewlng waa present at the meet
ing of the board last Wednesday and Thurs
day. but was not able to attend the meeting
of Friday , Alter a consultation of four pby-
KELLEY , STIGER & CO. ,
A Grand Array of Spring Splendor
\Vo announce * for IMonday our no\v arrivals in choice
andh\Qh grade SilRs and Dross Goods and a profusion
of beautiful ne\v Suits , Skirts and Capes.
Tailored Garments
e are showing the finest
line ot Novelties in Ladics's ReadyMade -
Made Garments. The suits are made in the
latest varieties of materials full silk and pur-
calino lined perfect in lit
ntul finish prices ranging 50
A handsome suit in many now colorings -
ings peed fitting and superior
finish-suit . f . .
Separate Skirts
plain or figured mohair
skirt porcnlino lined velvet bound
pcrf-'ct fitting , hanging and O75 to
finish price O
The best all wcol serge In black or colors plainer
or braid trimmed or Bayadere effect silk or
percalino lined up-to-dato o > gQ { Qi f\Q ]
finish price . O Ivf
All-wool skirts in the latest novelty effects in
colors and htyle well finCfOO to QflO
ifih and lined-prico . O O"
Jackets Jackets
select line of ladies Jack
ets and Capes fresh from the hands of
the most fashionable tailors In Now York.
A handsome Jacket in covert or Clay Cloth in
black or colors lined throughout
with silk or satin-best oQQ and 11 00
workmanship . O 11
An all-wool Jacket in light and
dark colors-half lined- A QQ to
tailor finish . *
Capes Capes
A cloth cape in black or
colors long or short OgQ to
effects plain or trimmed . . . * - '
A silk cape , lace or velvet , . .
* *
trimmed , siltc lined , long GOO to i Bf 00
or short price . * - ' ! _ /
Special Agents Butterick Patterns
The name Butterlck In connection with fuahlon * Is syn
onymous with slyle. lit and perfection. We therefore take
pleasure In announcing n. complete assortment of every de
sign In the ButU'Hck catalogue , and can supply a pattern to
lit nny age , child , girl , boy or miss , and any sized woman
from 30 to u4-inch bust measurement.
NOTIKCnUC13D PRICES ON XBW PATTUKNS-
Ask for the latest Buttcrlrk fashion shret. given awny
free by us. The Delineator and Omaha Glass of fashion can
be secured at this department.
Cor. Fnrnam & 15tli KELLEY , STIGER & CO. Cor. Farnam & 15th I
ilclans an operatlcn was decided upon last
Vedncsday morning and at once performed.
The patient was somewhat better yesterday
morning , but the slokness proved fatal at
be hour stated. He had been married but
wo months. Besides a widow lie leaves two
mothers and three sisters. The funeral will'
alee place In this city Sunday.
lArlliiK'toii Fire Cn e.
'BLAIR ' , Neb. , March B. ( Special. ) The
session of the district court yesterday was
given up almost wholly to the testimony
of Mrs. Barbour , who Is supposed 'to have
aided Mr. Knight , the defendant. In setting
the fires 'that so nearly cleaned out the busl-
icss portion of Arlington last September.
Mrs. Harbour's testimony described mi
nutely the preparation made for setting the
fires. The shaping of the tins for pouring
oil under the doors and the saturating of
goods in the store with coal oil. Mrs. Bar-
bour's testimony seems to be fully borne out
by the circumstantial evidence given by
other witnesses. The Implements used were
easily Identified.
A night session was held at which testimony
was given which brought out the fact that
those who had purchased goods at Knight's
store the night before the fire had been
urged to take their goods home that night.
Mrs. W. S. Cook testified that she had
made purchases the night before the fire
and had left goods for--mornlng delivery.
When the family was aroused by the alarm
of fire these goods were found on the front
door step. . -
Him 1UO I > c
A9iLAND. : Neb. , March C. ( Special. )
William C. Lindlcy , Janitor of the Ashland
public tchoolshag. , . received word that his
; anJrnother , Mrs. Sarah P. Llndley of
Alton , Illinois , last Week celebrated her 99th
jlrtliday and entered upon the 100th year
of life , with a record that its equalled by
'ew people. She was born February 24 , 1799 ,
near Bcardstown , Kentucky , and her maiden
name was Gonterman. In 181C she settled
in the territory of Illinois at the Gosh en
settlement In Madison county. At 19 years
of ago she was married to John Llndley
who died In 18C4. She is the mother of
ten children , six of whom are yet living.
She had forty-five grandchildren , sixty
eight great-grandchildren , and seven great-
great-grandchildren , In all 126 direct des
cendants. Five of these reside in Ashland.
Mr. Llndley and his four children and num
erous other relatives who reside in West
Ashland.
Orufiinlxc lice * Suprar Anxnelntloii.
NEBRASKA CITY , March G. ( Special. )
The Ooo : County Sugar Beet association
was organized yesterday at the Overland
theatre. The object of the association is
to encourage the farmers of Otoe county In
the culture of bectd , with a view of estab
lishing a factory hero in the near future.
Addlson Walt of Syracuse , one of the vice
presidents of the state association , waa
elected president ; John Nordhouse , secretary ,
and John W. Stelnhart , treasurer. A vice-
president from each precinct In the county
will be elected later.
The meeting which was a large one was
addressed by ex-Secretary 'Morton , Hon. Pat
rick Roddy , Judge Hayward and Addlson
Walt. 'Mr. Walt gave an Interesting account
of experiments conduotol by htm last sea
son in the culture of beets , A number ol
farmers In the county are 'Interested In
beet raising.
Jnll IlreiiUliiir it nrnnd Inland.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb. , March 5. ( Spec
ial. ) Four prisoners , Jonas 'Reynolds , Ray
Raphael , W. C. Sehnackcr and W. I * Burge
broke Jail here about midnight last night
An Investigation showed that the prisoners
had sawed off two bolts to the outer door
of the Jail , gone through the corridor to a
window on the east slle and Jusct below
the treasurer's cilice- laid blankets on the
hard coal there stored In order that Janitor
Thlessen who sleeps In the treasurers' of
fice could not hear the noise of the moving
coal , pried open two bars of the Iron grate
over the window , raised the sash and one af
ter the other crawled out to freedom. They
have not been apprehended.
\ew llrldKt * Over the .Veiiiiilin.
HUMBOLDT , Neb. . March 5. ( Special. )
The new county bridge across the Nemaha
south of this city has been completed and Is
ready for use. It IB a fine double track
structure and will be of great benefit to the
armeru and business men ,
Troop A. KiilertuhiN ,
MILFORD , Neb. , March D. ( Special. )
Troop A , Nebraska National guards , gave
ILQ entertainment at 1U armory thk evening
r . .aftfr j
Plaid Silks
Just opened the latest fash
ionable Plaid Silks.
Striped Silks
prertch elegance and inge-
nulty nro here displayed especially in our
$1.00 tuul $1.25 kinds.
Checks
See our pretty Checks , 21
Inches wide at We. ) The 22 inch Uii-ge block
checks at $1.00 are popular for Shirt Waists.
Grenadines
N : ever before have we shown
such a perfect line of the best the nmi-Kct
affords in this lino. Single pattern druses , ox.
elusive styles , 44 inch , line grade , at $1.75 , oto
Black High Grade Dress Stuffs
For frocks or skirts of the
day , let us on Monday show you the attrac
tions wo have imported , in American stuffs at
popular prices wo show a wonderful and varied
assortment.
Black Novelty Cloth 75c
French Jacquard , extra
line grade. $1,00 , is the price ordinarily.
New Arrivals in Black Goods
Crepon Rayure , Crepe So.uf-
ilo , Etamine , Barego Ilernuni , Barre
Etatnine , etc.
For Tailor Frocks
W ; e call attention to our
complete line of Tailor Cloths , all styles
and shades in vogue can bo had of us from
$1.00. $1.5Oup.
New Colored Dress Goods 75c
G : rnnite Novelty Checks , new
Fancy Stripes , new Mixtures , etc.
An Offer at 50c
B etter value thoit ere before
ut fioc iip-to-dn'o all wool druih n * > ds , stripe- ) ,
checks , mixtures and twilU.
to Its local honorary members. The en
tertainment consisted of vocal and Instru
mental muelc , recitations , bugle cnlls , cornet
eolo , silent manual , awkward signal , closing
with a sociable and lutich.
M elide Itrovltlofl.
MEADE. Neb. , March 5. ( Special. ) Dale
iVhlto took charge of the Meade atatlon
Tuesday.
A girl arrived at the home of Lee John-
eon last Monday morning.
The Modern Woodmen of America will
visit Yutan in a body next Thursday.
The Woodmen of the World will give Its
flnst entertainment next Friday evening.
The Anti-Saloon league will hold a meet
ing In the Swedish Baptist church iwxt
Tuesday evening.
A representative of the Nebraska Tclu-
ihono company was In town last Friday and
: ho chances are that Meade will have tele
phone connection with the outside world
Before many dajs.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Clark left Tuesday
oven'og ' for Wichita , Kan , , where they will
make their future home.
Uvpiililleniin Will I'ut Up n Tli-Uet ,
FALLS CITY , Neb. , March 5 ( Special. )
The republicans ot this city met at the
court house the other evening to consider
the advisability of putting a straight re
publican ticket In the field for the spring
election. J. E. Leyda as chosen chair
man and Al Burchard secretary. Several
gentlemen present expressed themselves and
thought the republicans ought to have a
ticket this spring and a motion was made
that a straight ticket be nominated , wblcTi
was unanimously passed. The following
were chcsen committeemen : Flvst ward ,
Al nurchard ; Second ward , J. E. Leyda ;
Third wacd , J. II. .Homer. It was decided
to hold a mass caucus next Friday eventing
to nominate a full ticket. The city has been
under the "citizens" administration for the
last year.
Him.
NIOnnAUA , Neb. , March 5. ( Special. )
John Newlll , an industrious laborer , hae just
been advised that ho Is entitled to one-
eleventh of a $200,000 estate In Pennsylvania ,
being the property of hU father , who recently
died. The personal property Is valued at
$49,413.98 and the real estate at $150,000 , be
ing a working coal mine and lime kiln.
A suit Is pending , being the outgrowth of
expenses for conveying the remains of the
late William Blgham here from Omaha , the
parties bcntg John Forester euing William
Lament , who agreed to assume the expense ,
but Forester being on his way to Omaha ,
took charge of the remains and paid the
expenses out of his own fund.- ! . Lament
who has a mortgage on the Dlgbam farm ,
now refuses to settle.
K. or I' . KiilfrtntiiN.
FALLS CITY. Neb. , March 5. ( Special. )
The Social event of the last week was the
reception and entertainment given by the
members of the Knlghto of Pythias last
Wednesday evening. A program was pro
vided consisting of music , both vocal and In
strumental. Dr. Yutzy , who presided , In
troduced Grand Chancellor II. M. Doydson of
Nebraska City , who delivered an Interesting
address , as did also W. L. Seism ot Omaha ,
supreme representative. Dancing , cards and
refreshments were Indulged In.
York WiuilN nn Opera UOIIMO.
YORK , Neb. , March C , ( Special. ) York
wantH new opera bouse and a movement
has been sot-on foot whereby the citizens of
this city expect to have one in the near
future. The Union Life Insurance company
of Omaha agrees to erect a $16,000 building
at this place pro1 , Ided the people of York
will take out life Insurance In their com
pany to the amount necessary to return
$15,000 In premiums per annum. A site has
already been selected and the plans and spec
ifications ore belrg prepared In the east.
llenvy Sheep Nlilpmi-nt.
I1EEMEII. Neb. , March S. ( Special. ) W.
H. Pennoyer shipped nine double-decked cars
of sheep today to Chicago , 2,120 head.
A. D. Ileemer was In Omaha yesterday and
bought 400 feet of hose and a tine hoao cart
for the Dcemer Hose company.
The voter works are completed ani
Ilrcmcr can boast of as good a nystem ol
water works as any small town In the state
ItlclinrilNuii Comity MurlioiK'Heeoril
FALLS CITY , Neb , , March C. ( Speclal.- )
Followlng Is the mortgage record for Febru
ary : Farm mortgages fllej , $43,218 ; farm mort
gage * released , $58,44.4.00 ; town and city
mortgages died , $1,325 ; town and city mort
gages released , $3,288.47 ; chattel mortgage !
llled , $25,5X3.87 ; chattel moitgnges releai O ,
$94,269.59.
Kli'ct Cemetery Ollloerx.
FALLS CITY , Neb. , March 6. ( Special.-
At the annual mooting of the Woman's Cem
etery auxiliary Mrs. Ishani Heaves was reelected -
elected president , Mrs. Lecklns , vice presi
dent ; Mrs. J. C. Wylle , Becri-tary ; Mrs. W. S.
Leyda , assistant secretary , and Mrs. W. 13.
Doc'rlngtoii , treasurer.
Cnptiiri'H ail Aplmllldlletit.
WEST POINT , Neb. , March 5. ( Special. )
Miss Gertie OtSullivan daughter of the vet
eran editor ot the West Point "Progrcs ,
has been appointed stenographer and book
keeper at the Norfolk hospital for the In
sane. She assumed the duties of her of
fice on iMonday.
.Monkeyed itlth ( lie llnrr. Snv. .
HUMBOLDT , Neb. , March 5. ( Special. )
E. Whitney , while working with a circular
saw , put his left hand too close and lost the
end of his third finger , while the other fin
gers and the thumb are badly cut.
POKKCAST OK TOII.VV'HVK.VrilKH. .
Pair Ine1irnHl.n vllli tin- Wind *
.
WASHINGTON , March 5. Forecast for
Sunday :
For Nebraska nnd Kansas Pair ; variable
winds.
For Iowa Fair ; warmer In eastern per
tion ; southeasterly winds.
For South Dakota Fair ; southerly wlnda
For Missouri Generally fair ; warmer ;
easterly lAlnds.
For Wyoming Fair ; south westerly winds.
I'Oeu ! Iteeord.
OPF/pE / 9F THE WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , March 5. Omaha record of tcm-
peraturo and rainfall compared with th
corresponding day of the last three years :
. im US7. 1806. 1S93.
Maximum temperature . . 47 S3 47 30
Minimum temperature . . 3fi 14 2t 21
Avera.ce temperature . . . . 42 24 31 28
Italnfall . 00 .11 .01 .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omulia for this day and since March
1 , 1&97 :
Normal for the day . , . 31
Excess for the day . n
Accumulated excess wince March 1 . 17
Normal rainfall for the day . 01 Inch
Deficiency for the day . 01 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 . 01 Inch
Jctlclcncy cor. period , U87 . 19 Inch
Oellclcncy for cor. period , 1897 . 07 Inch
Excess for cor. period , 1S9G . 07 Inch
L. A. WELCH ,
Local Forecast Olllclal.
rou
GRIP
If It's a Cold !
La Grippe Is a Cold.
Take " "
"Ssventy-soven.
Influenza is a Cold ,
Tuke ooventy-soven. "
Sere Throat Is a Cold.
Take " "
"Seventy-seven.
Bionchitis Is a Cold.
Take " "
"Seventy-seven.
A Cough is a Cold.
Take " "
"Seventy-seven.
Laryngitis is a Cold.
Take " "
"S-sventy'Seven.
Pleurisy is a Cold.
Take " "
"Sovonty-seven.
At druKKlits or ecnt prepiM on receipt of
jirlie , 2Jc , We , or 11.00.
Anil for Ur , Humphrey Hpeclllc Manual of * U
UUcactu at your l > ruKKl > U or Mulled Tree.
Humphrey * ' Medicine Company , N w
