TITE OMAHA DATTAT BEE : WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 18 , 1SJ)9. )
STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION
Btato Association Backs a Bill to Establish
Snch a Board.
CIRCULAR SETS FORTH ITS ADVANTAGES
I'roiionllon ( to IXnhllnh n f < lem of
TrnrelliiK I.lhrnrle * In Order to
Give the I'uhllc tleiiellt of
Free ItenilliiK.
LINCOLN , Jan. 17. ( Special. ) The legis
lative committee of the State Library asso
ciation Is backing a bill for a state library
commission and a evBtera of traveling li
braries. In Its interest It has Issued a cir
cular over the names of William K. Jlllson ,
president ; D. A. Campbell , state librarian :
J. I. Wyer , librarian State university , and
Edith Tobltt , librarian Omaha public library ,
which says :
A bill containing the above provisions will
bo Introduced In the state legislature. This
bill proposes a way by which every small
town , village or community In Nebraska may
be supplied with a circulating library.
It Is not possible to estimate even ap
proximately the Influence which a collec
tion of well chosen books has In any com
munity. The smaller the community the
more it Is cut off from the usual avenues
cf Improvement which are offered In a city
through lectures , etc. . and the more It stamlt
In need of a well selected library. It Is only
the well read , well Informed man who makft
the reliable citizen. As an educative Influ
ence the public library Is second only to thi
public school : but while the children of the
village or the farm have the benefit of frci
. . schools , the adult member of the family can-
| v not , on account of tbe expens * , keep hlmscl
I'1 ' Informed of current affairs.
In Nebraska them nre only fourteen frei
public libraries and not more than 5 par cctr
of our population has access to free readlnj
matter. But the question Is , "How can i
small town afford to equip and maintain i
'library ? " The question of expense Is t <
grcnt that It cannot be done without outsldi
help. The need , however. Is so great tha
outsldn help must somehow bo given.
The proposed bill provides for the forma
tlon of a state circulating library fron
which any town In Nebraska can borrov
twenty-five , fifty or a hundred volumes at :
time , to he keot a certain length o ; time
This state library would bear the same rela
tlon to n town that the town public llbrar ;
does to Us Individual patron , except tha
the state library would loan by the flftle
and loan to communities. When one lot o
tiool < R is returned tlie town can receive an
other on the same terms ; e. g. , If thcsi
traveling libraries contained 2.000 books , thei
twenty towns might be using 100 book
npilece at the tame tlmo. At the end of i
certain period these would be exchanged am
so on until the 2.000 books had boon rcai
in turn by ach town. The advantages ar
very apparent.
1. Any village or community not able ti
form Its own l.brary can have from thes <
traveling libraries a small collection of book
constantly on hand.
2. The books when read through by on
town will do Just as good service In othe
towns.
3. Small libraries already existing , bu
too poor to keep up a supply , can Increas
their UEiefulncea by borrowing from the stat
traveling libraries.
4. The Impetus given to reading habit
111 tend toward the formation of perma
ncnt town Ilbiarles. This bill also provide
for a state library commission whosedutte
will be the administration of the system o
traveling libraries and the cncouragemen
of town libraries by counsel nnd advice , o
any other feasible war.
In passing such a law .Nebraska would nebo
bo entering untried ground. New York ap
proprlate * a large sum yearly for a syster
of traveling libraries. Michigan , Iowa nn
Montana have also passed similar laws , whll
Massachusetts. New Hampshire and othe
eastern states give through their llbrar
commission a certain sum to any town ( t
tabllshtnf a free library. Nebraska stand
quite as much In need of timely aid fret
the state toward building UD the cause c
free libraries as did these other states an
should pdsa a helpful library law , ouch awe
wo bellevB the-present one to be. r
This bill has the approval and support c
the State Library association , the Nebrask
Fodaratlcn of Women's Clubs , the unlverslt
extension committee and many Individual
who are Interested In the educational ac
Yancement of Nebraska.
ASHIA\n MERCHANTS ORGAMZE
Btuliieim Mrn'ii Amnclatlnn Adopt
Cnuctltntlnn nnd Elect * Ofllcvm.
ASHLAND , Neb. . Jan. 17. ( Special. ) A
n adjourned meeting of the business an
professional i men of tbls city , held lai
evening , a permanent organization was ol
feoted of the Dullness Men's association c
Aihland. Articles of Incorporation and
constitution and by-laws were adopted an
the following officers elected : Preslden
James H. Snell ; secretary , George L. Scotl
treasurer , Henry II. Cone.
A Board of Directors , composed of flftee
representative business men of this clt ;
wai chosen to serve one year , as follow ;
/ Richard K. Duller , Lyman R. Drush , Wi :
Ham N. Becker , Jr. , Frank H. Chlckcrlni
Henry H , Cone , Dr. Alexander S. von Mam
felde , John W. Moon , James H. Oliver , H
ram H. Parkhurst , John A. Recce , Louis I
V. Reynolds , George L. Scott , Nelson Sheffe
James H. Snell and Fred 13. White.
Olieiule * of Dr. Elmer.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special. ) Tl
funeral services of Dr. Rufus Elmer i
Osceola , who died at WInslow , Ariz. , wi
bold Monday afternoon from the Methodl
church. The sermon was pronounced 1
Rev. P. C. Johnson of Ohlowa , Neb. The
was a large gathering of friends of the d
ceaeed and the floral emblems were mime
ous. They came from the various fratern
ties of which Dr. Elmer waa a member
the Masons , who performed the last si
rites at the grave : the M'odern Woodmen
America , and the United Workmen , as w (
* the Knlgbti of the Maccabees. Dr. Elm
Itaves a wife , a son and a daughter.
Attempt * to Fire llurne * * Shop.
NORTH BEND , Neb. . Jan. 17. ( Special
A dastardly attempt was made some tin
Saturday night or Sunday night to bu :
the harness shop of J. G. Gallop , who h :
just started up a shop In the Dowllng
Purcell block. On opening his place ye
terday Mr. Gollop found that some ono h :
poured two or three gallons of coal oil und
tfao door In the rear and set a match to
OVER A MILLION
lr. Hilton's Spe Try
cific No. 3 is the
li r s t Re in c d v
ever oftcreil to the Dr. Hilton's
public tn Cure a
Cold , the Grip ,
and PREVENT
PNEUMONIA ,
and it is the
ONLY remedy to
day that can do it.
"
It "was firit ad\cr-
tUcd January ,
1891. Since then
over a million hot-
tie K have been
sold. What bet
ter testimonial as
/ to the elVicacy of
this reined v could The Grin
\NC ha\c ? If j'our
druggUt doesn't
anil
lia\o it seniljocts.
in P. O. utainpsor
inoncv order to
UR. Ill ITON , PREVENTS
Lo\\ellMass.and
receive a bottle
by
return mail. Pneumonia.
We have a fre h stock of Hilton's No.
| Order of us SHKIIMAN 4 : M'CONNUl
1 DHUG CO. , Omaha , Neb.
Th * wouldbelnc ndl ry was scared away
before he had accomplished his work or the
match bad gone out without doing any
damage except scorching the door.
BROATGH-MOORES CASE UP
Motion In tlio Supreme Court Hint It
lie Set for llrnrlnic Thin
Term.
LINCOLN , Jan. 17. ( Special Telegram. )
In the supreme court this morning At
torney Wright made a motion that the
Broatch-Moores case be set for hearing and
submitted at this sluing.
iTAIIMSII A IIAMC AT VAI.PAHAISO
IVnhon rnpltnllnt * I'nrchnnp Oitk
Creek Valley Inntlttillon.
WAHOO , Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special. ) Capi
talists of-lhls city purchased the Oak Creek
Valley bank of Valparaiso Monday. They
are \V. C. Klrchman , T. J. Klrchraan , J. J.
Johnson and Julius Pctermlchcl. The new
officers of the Institution are : F. J. Klrch
'
man , president ! J. J. Johnson , , vlcp prtnl-
dent ; Julius Petermlchel , cashier. The new
management will take possession January
119. The gentlemen are all good business
men and have had many years' experience In
the banking business and will give the people
ple of VnlpnraUo and vicinity a good ,
sound , conservative Institution. Mr. Bleakly ,
former proprietor of the bank , will go to
Boulder , Colo. , where ho has largo mining
Interests.
TcMt tlie I'omic'lnna' Sincerity.
LEXINGTON' . Neb. , Jan. 17. To the
Editor of The Bee : During the twenty-
fifth session of the Nebraska legislature a
resolution passed the house , 74 for and 12
against , declaring against the toleration ol
the liquor traffic In the national capltol.
The resolution can be found on page 402 ol
the house Journal of that session. It em
bodies an urgent request that our senators
and representatives exercise their most
rtrtngent efforts for the removal of said
traffic from the capltol.
Wo have In force a law requiring the
closing of all liquor shops on election days ,
s It less necessary and Important to slot
ho practice at least within the walls ol
ur congressional headquarters during the
irolonged election embraced In the sluln ?
f congress ? Should there be greater re-
trlotlon Imposed on the electors than th <
lected ? No technicality In parllamontarj
aw can prevent a congressman from In-
reducing a resolution against this practc ! <
n this connection. Neither can any powei
top him from placing on record any whc
pposc It. Having heard a great deal abou
eform , we desire to know who the rea
eformera are. The time has come whei
he American people are going to test thi
Incerlty of the modern politician.
WILLIAM HORNER.
Condition of lliink nt Sclinyler.
SCHUYLER , Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special.-
'urauant to his annual custom , E. F. Folda
ashler of the banking house of F , Folda
las complied a statement showing the con-
lltlon of the bank December 31 , 1S97 , anc
December 31 , 1898 , together with al
he business for the year 1S98. Thi
apttal stock of the bank U $25,000 ; surplui
10,000. That the people have money ti
spare Is shown by the decrease from } 2 ,
74.05 to I1.5S5.60 of demand certificates , ai
ncreaso from $54,213.57 to $37,239.27 of tlmi
certificates , and an Increase from $53,742.8 :
o $69,941.28 of Individual deposits. Total :
ncreased from $191,674.42 to $196,650.53 , am
he business of the bank shows Increases a
'ollows : $1,427,939.25 , $1,898,678.66 and $2 ,
111,836.63 for the years 1896 , 1897 and 189S
respectively. While It Is the youngest banl
n the city , having been established In 1887
he banking house of F. Folda Is now flrml ;
fixed among the foremost. Its business bar
, ng been built up mainly through patronag
of farmers and stockmen.
nevrnrd for Jail Breaker * .
COLUMBUS , Neb. . Jan. 17. ( Sjeclal.-
Sherlft Bryncs has published an offer of $2
reward lor the apprehension ofthe - fou
men who broke out of jail hero laat Satur
day night. Their descriptions are given a
Follow * :
Jack Hayes , age 26 ; five foot nine ; welgl
160 ; sandy complexion ; light sandy mous
lache : black hair ; stoop shouldered ; bow
legged : brown clothes ; Irish accent an
countenance.
Tom Waters , age 30 ; height five feet ten
welg-ht 170 ; light sallow complexion ; thi
faced ; raw boned ; blind In left eye.
James Martin , aged 30 ; height five fe <
eight ; weight 160 pounds ; heavy set ; slight ]
stooped ; full faced ; dark hair ; swarthy con
plexlon.
Robert Weast , aged 25 ; flve feet elghl
140 pounds ; light complexion ; pale an
'
sallow ; sharp featured ; dent on nose nee
point.
Three are wanted for shooting with inten
to kill and -the other for burglary.
State Donnl \Krlcultarc Meet * .
LINCOLN , Jnn. 17. Special Telegram.- )
The Nebraska State Board of Agrlcultur
convened In the State unlverstly chapel . '
4 o'clock today. President Milton DoollUl
of North Platte being In ths ctialr. Char
ccllor MacL&an welcomed the board and S
C. Bassett of Glbon responded.
Secretary Fumes made hU anuu.il repor
The only receipts for the jc.ir were $12i
there being no fair In 1898 on account of tb
exposition. The total expenditure for U
year was $948.87 , no officers drawing salnr ;
The board Is Indebted In the sum of $5-10.7
The future of the State fair is given consW
erablo space In Secretary Pumas' repor
Increased state aid Is deemol abioluiely nee
essary If the board Is to survive. The ccrr
mlttco on nominations Is as follows : L. I
Jewctt , B. A. Dryarman , R. M. Wolcot
Peter Younscrs and S. C. Bassett. Th
board will meet In the morning at & : ' .
o'clock.
Church Affnlm at Schnylcr.
SCHUYLER , Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special.- )
The protracted meetings at the MclhodI :
church continue with unabated Interest an
they may be continued throughout tl
present month. Evangelist Singer , Pro
Hucklngs and Sister Taylor , a deaconei
from the Methodist Hospital and Deacones
home at Omaha , uro still here assisting tl
pastor of the church. Rev. N. A. Martin.
Since giving notice some weeks since thi
he would give his present congregation unt
April 1 to secure a new pastor Rev. T. V
Leard has been a candidate and seeker fi
a now field , not as yet having determlni
upon a new location. Rev. Leard has bee
H : Schuyler about nlue years , during wlil (
time he succeeded In amalgamating dissen
Ing factions and saw the prosperity of tl
church Increased to the extent of bulldlt
ti new church and parsonage , besides li
creasing very materially In membership.
New ( Jrnln .11111 nt Strommlmrit.
STROMSBURO. Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special
The Stromsburg Cereal mills hive been so
to a 3tok company , consisting of S. B. San
uelson , John ErlcKson , C , P. Anderson ai
J. Youngmulst of this place. They ha1
organized with a capital stock of $8,000 ai
will at once put In an oatmeal plant Hi
will turn out eighty barrels per day. Tl
organizers are all good business men ai
SiTonisburg feels proud of such an Industr
Tncre will be employment for ten me
bisljca It will give the farmers better prlc
for their grain. The factory will be
full running order by February 15 ,
IVtltlona for u Divorce.
HASTINGS. Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special. )
Lena M. McCormlk has filed a petition
the dlsttlct court for a divorce from Josci
McCormlck. She wants alimony and as
for tbe restoration of her maiden natu
Lena M. Shunk. She alleges willful dese
tlon and failure to support.
( ! rl | > at Scliuyler.
SCHUYLER , Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special. )
An epidemic of the grip la iweeplr
Schuyler and vicinity , although there have
been as yet no fatalities. Those who suc
cumb early and take the usually prescribed
treatments get over It quickly , but those
who resist getting down recover but slowly.
riyiin Kntnrn Home l.nlior.
LINCOLN , Jan. 17. ( Special. ) Repre
sentative Flynn of Douglas ban prepared a
bill , which he will Introduce tomorrow , pro
viding that all labor hereafter to be done and
performed on state lands and buildings find
all public work done for the state shall be
performed by day'o labor under the direc
tion of the Board of Public Lands and Build
ings , There Is also a provision that alt ma
terials to be used In such buildings or works
shall bo purchased on bids received after the
boird has advertised In eomc newspaper In
Omaha , In Lincoln and In the county where
this material Is to be used. It Is Mr. Flynn's
Idea that such a bill , If enacted Into a law ,
will not only result In the employment of
homo labor , but will give the state a better
clafa of work and better buildings than Is
possible under the present contract system.
Itniik Olllvcm Clioxcn.
YORK , Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special. ) At a
meeting of the stlckholders of the City Na
tional bank of York the following officers
and directors were elected : John R. Pier-
son ( former cashier ) president ; D. S. Zim
merman , vice president ; H. M. Chllds ,
_ cashier ; C. H. Kolllng , assistant cashier ;
'
j ( Jlrec'tors , M. Howell , D. S. Zimmerman , G.
I C. Fisher , D. C. Kuns. E. E. Brown. John
'
R. Plerson and II. M. Chllds. The City Na
tional bank was organized during the panic
and ono year ago purchased the assets of
the Nebraska National bank of this place.
Schuyler MimlclanM to the Front.
SCHUYLER. Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special. )
Schuyler promises to at some future time
cotno Into eminence as a musical center ,
there being at the present time two local
capable musicians Intent upon- more com
plete mastery of Instrumental and vocal
harmony. Miss Martha Folda Is now en
route to Paris to study vocal music there
during ono year , and Miss Anna Long will
go to Boston to complete a course In vocal
end Instrumental music at the Boston con
servatory of music.
I.ii Grippe nt StronmhiirR.
STROMSBURG , Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special. )
La grippe seems to be raging here In Its
most severe form. Several cases have de-
vrloped Into pneumonia which have ended
fatally. There are also a few cases of
measles , In a very mild form , however. The
slcknese Is more In the country than In the
city.
Ilollenheck Openn Conrt.
COLUMBUS , Neo. , Jan. 17. ( Special. )
Judge Hollenbeck of Fremont opened a regu
lar term of the district court for Platte
county this morning. The docket Is a heavy
one , containing 150 civil suits and about a
dozen criminal case * . They were all as
signed for trial one day last week. Today
was devoted to equity.
La Grippe is again epidemic. Every pre-
cautlcn should be taken to avoid It. Its
specific cure Is One Minute Cough Cure.
The best remedy for all ages ; cures coughs ,
colda and all lung troubles. Pleasant to the
taste. No one will be disappointed in us
ing It.
CONTENTION AT ACUTE STAGE
St. I.oulx Jt Frl co and St. I/oal * &
Iron Mountain Ilomln Flcht Over
ArUuiinnn Central.
FORT SMITH. Ark. . Jan. 17. The litiga
tion between the St. Louis & San Francisco
and the St. Louis. Iron Mountain & South
ern over the control of the Arkansas Cen
tral , which was recently placed In the hands
of a receiver , has reached a rather sensa
tional stage.
Both toads attempted to run trains over
the road yesterday , with the result that
none was run. Receiver Blair , acting under
an Iniunct'.ou. refused to allow the Iron
Mountain train to go out on the run and
upon his own authority as receiver refused
to send out the 'Frisco train. Saturday
night the 'Frisco company flled a petition
alleging that the 'Frisco had certain con
tracts with the Arkansas Central for traffic
and for equipment and terminal facilities
and that the receiver. In violation of those
contracts , had made other contracts with the
Iron Mountain and prayed that the Arkan
sas Central be restrained from carrying out
Its contracts with the Iron Mountain and
that It be directed to carry out 'Its ' contracts
with the 'Frisco. A temporary restraining
order was granted. The Iron Mountain to
day filed a motion to dissolve the temporary
Injunction , which iwlll be heard tomorrow at
8 o'clock. Meantime , no trains go out over
the Arkansas Central and passengers and
nail are being hauled byprivate convey
ances.
GIVH RKASOXS FOR SUSPENSION.
\orth Carolina Governor Makt >
dinner * Aicnlimt Commlimloiier * .
RALEIGH , N. C. , Jan. 17. Governor
Russell today sent to the general assembly
of North Carolina a special message setting
forth his reasons for suspending fromolDce
Railroad Commissioners J. W. Wilscn and
S. Otto Wilson.
He charges In the message that hot'- men
were .Interested In the operation and profits
of the Southern railway and were thereby
disqualified under the law to act as fair and
Impartial Judges. Specifying the grounds on
which he bases these conclusions the gov
ernor sets forth that J. W. Wilson was
mortgaged to A. B. Andrews of 'the Southern
railway In the sum of $6,000 , which he Is
j unable to pay , and that Andrews and Wilson
are Joint owners of the Round Knob hotel ,
near Ashevllle , which hotel Is dependent
upon the railroad for Its patronage.
This hotel , the governor says , was rented
by A. D. Andrews and J. W. Wilson to the
other railroad commissioner. S. Otto Wilson ,
for a term of five years and In consideration
of his taking this lease the Southern rail
way , throueh Andrews , contracted to trans
port Wilscn and his family free of charge
and deadheaded for him all provisions and
| It U recommended that the legislature appoint -
point a commission to take evidence and In
vestigate the charges.
11
To IMHUPeiv IlnniU.
! j NEW YORK. Jan. 17. It Is rumored In
11 Wall street that the Minneapolis & St. Louise
Railroad company will shortly Issue $2,500-
e 000 t per cent bonds to retire the company's
B | first preferred stok.
PLUNGER OF THE QUAKER CITY
Warrant for the Arrent of Wllllan :
II. Rhoilfa for Maklnif Away
rvlth Canh of Prleniln. ,
PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 17. The Press wll
" Eay tomorrow :
.t A warrant has been Issued at the Instance
of Mlsa M. H. Rand for the arrest of Wllllan
H. Rhodes , the well known operative builder
on the charge of larceny as bailee of $5,00 (
loaned by Miss Rand to him.
Rhodes had high social connections In Phil
adelphia and for the last two years ha :
lived In this city luxuriously with his wlfi
and three children , n holes Is said to havi
several creditors and perhaps the heavies
loser Is Henry R. Schoch. who admits tha
his confidence In the builder has cost hln
more than $100.000. Mr , Schoch ha * know :
Rhodes for many years and he dlsplayet
DO hesitation In telling all he knew of thi
man whom he alleges victimized him.
anil I'h > > ieun * .
Alexander' vaccine virus fresh every day
The Mercer Chemical Co. , Omaha.
YOUNG PLUTO IS VANQUISHED
Heralded World-Beating African is Not a
Match for George Dizon.
NEW STAR , HOWEVER , SHOWS HE'S ' GAME
Soheiluleil Twentr Honnd flout Come *
to nn Unil In the Tenth When
Dlxon .imnhe * the African
In the Stomnch.
NEW YORK , Jan. 17. Once moro George
Dlxon proved his cleverness and hard hit
ting ability tonight at the Lenox Athletic
club , where ho met and defeated young
Pluto of South Africa , In the tenth round of
what was to have been a twenty-round
bount.
The knockout came In the shape of a left
swing In the stomach , which crushed the
wind out of the lateet arrival among the
short haired fraternity In this country.
Pluto was heralded as a world-beater by
his friends , but although he Is very clever
In defensive work and undoubtedly came he
was never dangerous. Dlxon soon battered
down the African's guard and early In the
fight demonstrated that hn was Pluto's
mastsr.
As the rounds passed Pluto's strength
was fast ebbing , while Dlxon showed no
sign of distress , but , on thecontrary , seemed
to gain renewed energy and forced his op
ponent all over the rlnc. He rained lefts
and rights on the head and hotly , receiving
only an occasional blow In return. In the
ninth round he should have knocked hla
man out. as the opportunity presented It
self for a rleht swing to the jaw. Dlxon
did not try to ndvantaco of this chance , as
he saw Pluto could not go much further.
Although Dlxon cannot hit as hard as
formerly bis wonderful cleverness Is still
with him and It looks now as If he will be
nblo to hold his own against all comers tor
a long Mme to come.
DUon was first to enter the ring. He
weighed 115 pounds and was in perfect con
dition. Pluto came In a few moments Inter.
He weighed about 126 pounds nnd was a
couple of Inches taller than Dlxon. They
were announced to go twentv rounds nt 122
counas , as Dlxon did not make any clilm
for the overweleTit. John White of this
city acted as referee.
How the Game AVn * Played.
First Round After some good freeing and
blocking Ulxon landed a right hook on the
eye and Pluto tried some elbow work , which
did not look nice. He- boon developed that
he was a clever Mocker , but that was nil
Second Round George opened with a le-ft
on the head. Pluto tried two lofts , but was
short. Dlxon then swung his left to the
tody nnd brought It up to th eye , after
which ho sent his right to the ear. Pluto ,
In a rush , got his left to the ribs. Dlxon
went to his man with right and left for the
head , but Pluto blocked cleverly. Agalr
Dlxon essayed these blows and landed both
Pluto clinching. Pluto was on the off nslv
until tne hell rang.
Third Round Piuto opened with a left or
he tace. He tried It nsaln , but Decree mei
> lm with a left on the eye. Pluto assumcc
the aggrissive and George blocked splen
dldlv. Pluto cot to trie body . -.nil heai
Ightly and then Dlxon swung his right tc
ne wind. Pluto blocked much In the slyl <
or Grlfro. but ut close quarters Georg
hooked his rleht to the head. Pluto alst
rot in a hook on the head which Inndei
inrd. Both kept hard at work until th :
class.
fourth Hound Pluto shot his left to Dlx <
on'a face and George replied on the bodj
over the heart. Pluto winced when DIxoi
nnded. wnu then placed another on thi
camj spot. Pluto dropped to a feint nm
3lxon caught him on the Jaw with his left
Dunne me remainder of the round Dlxot
got to the lower works frequently wlthou
a return.
Fifth Round Dlxon sent two stralgh
efts on the face , following with right t <
: he body nnd left to he.nl. Pluto made i
ferocious sv lng , but mlsicd and Dlxoi
ralnrd rights and lefts on the body ant
head and right on the. wind. Dlxon hat
evidently found all the weak points li
Pluto's defense and .kept at his man. Hi
rot Pluto to the rope\a \ .And swung his lof
lard on the stomach. ' 'Pluto sent a stralgh
isft to the head and they were rpnrrlng a
the bell.
Sixth Round Blocking marked the open
Inpr of this round. Then Dlxon got to th
face twice , with lefts , Pluto countering
Dlxon swung left on the wind and thei
sent four straight lefts In quick successloi
to the race. Pluto grlnnid. but Dixon con
tlnued and swung three left * on the jaw
following with left and right on the body
He- swung his right for Pluto's head , land
Ing too high , but n moment later he swum
his left on the Jaw. There was only one I
It , that was Dlxon ,
Dlxon Make * Sport of It.
Ssventh Round The moment they me
Dlxon shot a straight left to the face
Pluto tried a left for the head , but Dlxo :
guarded perfectly. In a rush Dlxon landei
left and right on body and head. Plut
jabbed his left to the face , but Dlxon swun ,
his right to the body. Then h rushe <
Pluto to the ropea , jabbtnj ? two burnlni
lefts on the. face. At close quarters Dlxo :
whipped his right to ribs and head and wn
all over the man at the bell.
Eighth Hound Dlxon "hot a straight lef
to tne fare and Pluto swung his right bac :
of GeoW'a neck. Then a left on the rib
nnd a right on the wind from Dlxon mad
Pluto cet i > aek. A right nuoK on tlie , eye
followed by another over the heart , wer
Dlxon's next contributions and they mad
Pluto go slow.
Ninth Round George ruslud , sending1
left tu tne r.ico and n. rleht on the ribs
Coming to the. center of the ring , Plut
s\\uni ? his left on Dlxon's ribs. Dlxon sen
back a left to the note , w nlch brought th
blood from the left nostril. Geortr ? rushe
his man to the ropes with lefts nnd rights
but did not tnke advantage of an openln
to awing hs right on the mirk which mus
have ended the battle.
Tenth Round Pluto looked weary whe
hs came up. Dlxon sent four lefts to th
face and a right to the head. Then with
left on the stomach nnd a right on the Jai
Dlxon floored his opponent. Pluto got u
Inside of three seconds. Then Dlxon beea
to rush Pluto nil over the rlnir , lantlln
lefts and rights at will on thebody. . Pint
was unable to guard himself nnd afte
D ! on had pummeled him Into his corne
he let Pluto out only to go after him wit
a finishing blow , a loft swine on the pit c
the stomach , which put Pluto down an
out. Pluto lay on his back for nearl
twenty seconds and then his handler
Jumped and carried him to his corner.
The referee decided In Dlxon's favo ;
Time of round ; 1:31. :
_
Winner * at Xevr Orlenn * .
NEW ORLEANS , Jan. 17. Forty-sevent
day of the- Crescent City Jockey club'
winter meeting. Weather fine ; trac
muddy. Three favorites won. Results :
First race , six and one-half furlong !
Belleof Memphis won. Banish secom
Mlspah third. Time : 1:23H- :
Second race , handicap , seven furlongs
Hardy Panleo won. Sir Blaze second , Bed
eon third. Time : l:31 : i.
Third race , six furlongs : Dorah "Woo
won. Water Crest second , Miss Llzzl
third. Time : 1:16 : 4.
Fourth race , ono and one-sixteenth mllei
Moroni won , Mole second , Mr. Johnso
third. Time : lE2ii. :
Fifth race , selling , one mile and twent
yards : Flop won. Lafayette second , Kltt
Resent third. Time : 1:45. :
Sixth race , one mile : Sea Robber woi
Wilson second. Ennoma third , Tlmi
Forhld Choiiklllnll Scrap.
GALVESTON. Ttx. . Jan. 17.-Sherl
Thomas this evcnliiB notlfl'd the officers <
the Galveston Athletic club that the pn
posed flRht between Joe ChoynskI and Jli
Hall could not take place. The twenty-llvi
round contest wa ? booked for Thursda
nlcht at th > opera house Captain McDoi
aid of the state rangers Is In the city , pn
sumably In the Interests of the state ante
to see that the law Is respected.
Hn e Ilnll .Men to Mect.
ROCKFORD. 111. . Jan. 17. The ofHcli
meetlne to reorganize the Wfftcrn Bat
Ball association will be held at Rock Islar
January 25. Rockford and other cities wl
send representatives tnere.
TOMIIIIV'M Challenge Accepted.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark. . Jan. 17. Australia
Jimmy Ryan today accepted thi chiillent
of Tommy Rvnn of Syracuse to fight twenl
round , < for the largest purse offered and
side bet of tl.OOO.
_
Ilnly Win * In Tool Tournament.
'
CHICAGO. Jan. 17.-In th pool tourni
ment tonleht John Daly of Chicago defeat !
William Clearwater of Plttsburg by
score of 123 to 4 ? .
Chlonico Athletle Clnh Klectlon.
CHICAGO , Jan. 17 , The r-'Kulnr tick- -
off the Chicago Athletic association aeon
n derisive victory over tin member * ' ticket
today at the annual election. Clnrencp K
Wooster defeating William Halo Thompson
for th prenliU-ncy by 2U6 votes It wa" n
triumph for the conservative clement The
vote wan 61t for Wooater and 3il for
Thompson. The vote mentis tha1. the club
will not bo so prominent In athletlcM here
after.
MORLEY TAKES GLOOMY VIEW
Think * the DimctiltlcH ThrmlenliiK
Throughout the World Are Only
the
LONDON , Jan. 17. lit. Hon. John Morley ,
liberal member of Parliament from Mont-
roseburg , addressing his constituents at
Brechln , said ho entirely concurred In the
reasons which led Sir William Vernon Har-
court to resign the leadership of the llbcr&l
party In the House of Commons. It was
his own Intention , he declared , to retire
from active and responsible , participation In
the forma ) counsels of the heads of the lib
eral party , although Ills zealous and eager
co-operation could always be counted upon
for the advancement of every liberal cause.
Mr. Morley proceeded to criticise the "pre
vailing spirit of jingoism and Imperialism. "
He denounced It as "entirely opposed to all
the lessons of Mr. Gladstone , " lessons to
which he would feel himself untrue were he
to allow himself to drift Into acquiescence
with a course or policy which he believed
njurlous to our material prosperity , to the
national character , and to the strength and
safety of the Imperial state. "
He frankly admitted he took a pessimistic
lew of the difficulties threatening through
out the world. "I think , " he exclaimed ,
'we are nearer the beginning of them than
the end. " It was his firm conviction that
'the prevailing spirit of Imperialism must
Inevitably bring militarism , a gigantic dally
growing expenditure , Increased power to
aristocrats and privileged classes , and war. "
SAGASTA WAITS ON SENATE
When It HntlllcH the TrentUp Prom-
Urn to Convoke the Corten to
Take Action.
MADRID , Jan. 17. The premier , Senor
Sagasta. In an Interview this afternoon , de
clared ho only awaited the United States
senate's ratification of the peace treaty to
convoke the Cortes.
It appears that upon the occasion of a re
cent visit of the premier to the palace , after
h.ls recovery from the sickness which confined - '
fined him to his bed for some time , the
queen regent , whose tact In constitutional
matters Is well known , drew attention to the
clause In the peace treaty providing that
while It should be signed by President Mc-
Klnley and ratified by the United States sen
ate , on the Spanish side It should only be
signed by the queen regent , leaving out Its
ratification by the Cortes.
Her majesty thereupon Informed the pre
mier that It was her real pelasure that the
treaty should be ratified by the Cortce , as
she was not justified In signing It alone , and
thereby Incurring the consequences of Its
effect upon public feeling.
C.EHMA.V I.NTEIIUST WITH AMEIUCA.
Merchant * nt Manila Urge Thin Conn-
try to Iletufn the Inland * .
BERLIN. Jan. 17. The United StaCes am
bassador here , Andrew D. White , said to
the correspondent of the Associated Press :
"As a conclusive answer to the assertion
that the Germans wish to stir UD the Filipinos
pines against the United States one fact out
of the many which may be mentioned seems
to mo conclusive to the contrary. It la
that from the beginning the German mer
chants In the Philippines have been the
strongest advocates of American rule. When
the war with Spain was pending the head
of ono of the leading German houses In
Manila came to Berlin , saw me and urged
the Importance of our assuming sovereignty
there and taking complete control. He spoke
of the matter here at the foreign office and
then -went to Paris and caw various mem
bers of the peace commission and urged
them most earnestly to the same effect. He
Insisted that the Interests of German mer
chants there demanded that our sovereignty
over the tnalamls be maintained and he h a
slnco furnished us a document of ereat
leneth on the subject , embodying statistical
consideration of various sorts , wherefore he
must have had the collaboration of many of
his fellow merchants there. Altogether I
reeard this as a moit significant fact
against all the wild charges against the
Germans of seeking to undermine American
authority In the Island * . If that were io
they would simply wreck their own Inter
ests and this they know better than any
body else. "
Supreme Conrt for Cuba.
HAVANA , Jan. 17. Governor General
Brooke In a day or two will create a supreme
court for the Island of Cuba. It will con
sist of a chief Justice and six aseoclatt
Justices. It will bo a court of last appeal
for ihe consideration of cases which for
merly vent to Madrid for decision.
Coriplnln of IllKld Conorhlp.
MAP 'ID , Jan. 17. A semi-official note
Just Issued eays the government hero hai
not ' et received replies to telegrams seni
General Rlos , the Spanish commander al
Manila. The note adds : "Such rigorous
censorship of official dl rintchc as l PX-
crcUed by the Americans Is unprecedented. "
CO.MKS. TO lU eVB Of' II IS FltlKMl.
llerr SehmMt Sme * n Soclnllut Kdllor
from Imprisonment.
BERLIN. Jan. 17. Hcrr Schmidt , socialist
member of the Hclclistac. has \olunUrly ! In
formed the public prosecutor at Magdeburg
that he was solely responsible for the pub *
llcatlon In the Socialist Volkstlmme of the
article purporting to be a conversation be
tween the Prince of Dtipdad and h's ' tutor.
on account of which the editor , Htrr August
Mueller , was sentenced last week to Imorls-
onment on account of Icsc malcalo , The
whole case must now be reopened ,
The Magdeburg court Interpreted the alle
gory , of which Herr Schmidt confesses the
authorship , as an Insult to the second sou
of Emperor William , l lncc Eltel.
TAKE A PEKI * AT COI.lMIHIS' ! HOM S.
Stinnlaril * Open the Cnket of the Sinn
Who Mntlc n tJront Illieo erj- .
CADIZ. Jan. 17. The casket containing
the supposed remains of Christopher Co
lumbus , which arrived heru yesterday on
board the Spanish cruiser Conde Docna -
dlto and which were transferred to the
auxiliary cruiser Glralda for conveyance
to Seville , has been opened. About thirty
bones and some ashes were found In the
casket. It was re-closed and will bit received
at Seville with great solemnity end depos
ited In the cathedral. The route of ttio
procession will be lined with ti-oops.
Trouhlc In SpanlNh Cabinet.
MADRID , Jan. 17. The newspapers hero
assert that certain ministers persist in their
Intention of resigning. The Heraldo says
the minister of war , General Correa , has
forbidden a ball which was to have taken
place at the Military club upon the occasion
of the king's festival.
The British ambassador here , Sir Henry
Drummond-Wolff , has had a conference
with the minister of foreign affairs , Duke
Almodovar de Rio.
HYMENEAL.
Tnupen-Ferrj- .
TRENTOS . Neb. , Jam 17. ( Special. )
Guy Tappen and Miss Elsie Ferry were mar
ried today at the residence of the bride's
mother , one mile west of 'own , Rev. Crip-
pen of the Methodist Episcopal chur.h : offi
ciating ; .
Mlnnourl Miner * Strike.
MACON , Mo. , Jan. 17. About twenty min
ers In itho employ of the Little Plttsburg
Coal company at Lingo. Macon county , are
out on a strike for higher wages. The oper
ators refuse to grant the Increase and say
It the strikers do not return to work In a
few days , negroes will bo put In their
places.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
Fair mid Wurmen I'antprly AVIndn ,
IlccomltiK Southeasterly In lotvn
and N
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. Forecast for
Wednesday :
For Nebraska and Iowa Fair ; warmer ;
easterly winds , becoming southeasterly.
For North and South Dakota Fair ;
warmer ; southerly winds.
For Missouri Fa r ; colder In southeast
portion ; north to .northeast winds.
For Kansas Fair ; norfbeast winds.
For Wyoming and Colorado Partly
cloudy weather ; variable winds.
Local Ileeord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , Jan. 17. Omaha record of tem
perature and rainfall compared with
the corresponding day of the past three
vears :
1S99. 1S9 ? . 1S97. 1HK
Maximum temperature . . . 26 3S 33 38
Minimum temperature . . . 9 25 12 21
Average temperature 18 32 22 30
Rainfall T .OS T T
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha * for this day and ilnce March
1. ISts :
Normal for the day 18
Excess or deficiency for the day * . . 0
Accumulated excess since March 1 212
Normal rainfall for the day 02 Inch
Deficiency for the day 02 Inch
.Total rainfall since March 1. . . . 26.55 Inchts-
1 Deficiency slnco March 1 4.07 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1S97..11.13 inche.s
GOVERNOR OF OREGON
Uses Perun3M in His Family
For Colds and irip ,
, , .
CAPITAL BUILDING SALEM OREGON.
.
A Letter From the Executive Office of Oregon.
Pe-ru-na Is known from the Atlantic tu
tl the Pacific. Letters of congratulation and
| f ' commendation testifying to the merits of
n J Po-ru-na as a catarrh remedy are pouring
In from every state In the union. Dr.
Hirtman Is receiving "hundreds " of such let
ters , from the highest to the lo've t.
The outdoor laborer , the Indoor artisan ,
the clerk the editor , the statesman , tbe
preacher all agree that Pe-ru-na Is the
catarrh remedy cf the age. The stage and
rostrum , recognizing catarrh as their greatest -
II est enemy , are especially enthusiastic In
their praise and testimony.
Any man who wishes perfect health must
be entirely free from catarrh. Catarrh Is
well nigh universal ; almost omnipresent.
Pe-ru-na Is the only absolute safeguard
known. A cold Is the beginning of catarrh.
To prevent colds , to cure colds , is to
cheat catarrh out of Its victims.
Pe-ru-na not only cures catarrh , but pre
vents. Every household should be sup
plied with this great remedy for coughs ,
colds and so forth.
> t The governor of Oregon Is an ardent ad-
U rolrer of Pe-ru-no. He keeps It con-
tinually In the 'house. In a recent letter
to Dr. Hartman he says :
STATE OF OREGON , |
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT , |
SALEM. May 9 , 1898. j
The Pe-ru-na Medical Co. , Columbus , O. :
Dear Sirs I have had occasion to use
your Pe-ru-na medicine In my family for
colda , and It proved to be an excellent
remedy. I have not had occasion to use
It for other ailmenU.
Voura Very Truly ,
W. M. LORD.
It will be noticed that the governor says
ho has not had occasion to use Pe-ru-na
for other ailments. The reieon for this Is
most other ailments begin with a cold
Using Pe-ru-na to promptly cure colds , he
protects hU family against other allmenta.
This Is exactly -what every other family
In the United States should do. Keep Pe-
ru-na tn the house. Use It for coughs
coldti , la grippe , and other cllmatls affec
tions of winter , and there Mill be no other
ailments In the house. Such families shoulc
provide themaelves with a copy of Dr. Hart-
roan'H free bcok , entitled "Winter Catarrh , '
AdJrojg Dr. Hftrtman , Columbus , Ohio.
TIMES
Little Boy 'a Terrible Eczema. Mass
of Sores frpmjrlcad to Foot.
Not an Inch of Body Unaffected *
Skin Came off with Bandages.
Screams Were Heart-Breaking.
3 Doctors &Jnstttute no Avail.
CURED BY CUTICURA.
Sly little boy broke out with an Itching ra h.
I tried tli ire doctors anil lucitlral college but
he kept getting uorso. 7'Arre tent not one
quart inch o/tinon hit ichoel i < li/tinu/tfltil.
HP was one HUM of sores , ntnl tlio Mencli WM
frightful. At the tltnolM Induood to try
CUTlct'itA remedies , lie nai so lad that I hail
to cut lila hair nil olT , and ) mt tlio CrririTiu
( ointment ) on him on bandages , as It was Im
possible to touch him with the liaro hand. In
removing tlio tamlapra they would tnkn tlio
ikln with t lioni , mid the jxxir child's screams
were hcart-tirvnUiiB. After the second ai | > ll-
cation of CUTICUKA ( ointment ) / late ilgnt cf
\mfrmtmtnl , and the tores began to dry up.
Ills skin peeled off twenty tlmej , but nmv/ief
entirtly fiirrrf. I used Cimcuiu. KnwM'Rrr
for his blood , and a stronger nnd healthier
boy you Ho\cr saw than ho Is to-day.
KOH'T WATTAM.IT' * Cook St. , Chicago , 111.
CUTICURA
Begins with the Blood and Ends with
The Skin and Scalp.
blooil and clrcnlntlnc fluid * of HtiiionUiUMs , nj
that remorci the cauie , while warm battii with
C'CTIccnx SOAP anil gentle anointing * with CCTI *
ccr. ( ointment ) , KrentcitofcmolllcntiUn cures ,
cleanie the tkln and icalp of crmti and icalra ,
liar Itching , burning , and InfUmnutlon , ( ootha
and heal. Thu are ipf edlly , pcrmantntljr , anil
economically cured the most torturing , dlsfigur *
Inn hninort of the ( kin , icalp , anil blood , with
lo of lialr , when the b t pliyilclans and all
other reraeillet fall. _
Soli throuchout thr worl I. I'orn a I ) , jiirri C. Conr-
Fropt-.Boilun * How to 4 ur To'turtn 8klnlJtif e..trt
SAVE YOUR SKIN " tS/UtKSK /
IT IS BADLY MIXED
The public has long felt that the arl
> f curing sexual decay , linpoteney 01
lost ninnhood wns one of the most uu
: ortaln of sciences. No two physicians
: ouk1 agree us to tbe treatment , anil
the public Justly became dlsgustM
with phvd.
clans In soil-
oral. in | , o
mast nnttirut
result
that
ui e n , seeing
r.o chnnre of
.obtaining re-
"lief from tlio
reKultir prnc-
tltloncrs tied
tK help to
the
* . T ' \ j * ' \ n r in y or
.f W i\ quacks , who
emptied their
IKH-'kcts an l
frequently lr-
repalrably
damaged
their health.
Electricity Is
today the
only known
euro for Sex
ual W o a k-
ucsses , and I
positively
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