THE OMAHA DAILY liEE : TIITHSDAY , FEBIUTAUV 10 , 1SOO.
February 15 , 1833.
New Dress
Styles are fixed
women choose Dress
Goods now with the
full knowledge of the
season's styles. It is
the safe and great buy
ing time of the season.
Some of the Favorites
Now Poplins , COc , 83c and $1.00. Now Tailor Suitings , GOc , S5c and $1.00.
New Venetians , COc , $1.00 and $1.23. Now Chovlots , 71 > c , 85c and $1.00.
Now Satin Twills , $1.00 nnd $1.33. 'New Serges. COc , 85c , $1.00 and $1.25.
Now Kngllsh Coverts , $1.00 to $1.00. Now Princess Venetian , $1.00 and $1.33.
Tr fir , r-lncorl nilf" No npcl to much ! only this wo
1O uu iiuai u uni
* ,
moro room for now spring dress goods wo
at 2oC ft yard have several broken lines of 40c , 60c nnd COc
dress goods splendid vnluo to be closed out Thursday morning at 25c n yard.
THOMPSON , BELDEN : & ; O.
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
V. 31. C. A. IIUIMJIM ! , COIl. lU'UH AMI IJOUULAS STS.
reported that It had examined S. F. 273
and found It correctly engrossed , Currlo of
Custcr moved that the bill bo committed to
the Judiciary committee. This started an
other lengthy discussion , a largo part of
which concerned the same matter of cour
tesy to the presiding officer that was ad
vanced against Senator Talbot's motion nam
ing the committee on Investigation. Sen
ator Farrell and other members of the mi
nority Insisted that there was a disposition
all of a sudden to Ignore the presiding offi
cer nnd that It ought to be left to htm as
< o what committee this bill should bo re
ferred.
As will bo remembered , S. F. 273 , being
the concurrent resolution offered by Crow
of Douglas concerning the sale of Union
Pacific lands under mortgage foreclosure ,
was advanced to third reading without the
usual reference to a committee and discus
sion In committee ot the whole. The ob
ject was to Eccuro speedy action , as the
lands are already advertised.
Inllupnco had seemingly been brought to
bear , however , to halt the resolution be
fore passage and refer It to a committee
in order , lhai the attorneys for ttio Union
Pacific might appear'before the committee
and present a legal argument as to their
position upon the matter of the mortgage
of the lands In question.
It was explained that the object of es
pecially Including the Judiciary committee
as the ono to which the resolutions bo re
ferred was because the railroad officials
wanted to prevent a legal argument , which
could beat be weighed by a commltteo of
lawyers. The motion to refer the resolu-
tlcn to tlio Judiciary commltteo finally pre
vailed by a vote of 23 .to 9 , Senators Spohn
and O'Neill voting with the twenty-one re
publican members.
rnocEEmxus OF THE SENATE.
Committee of Three ' \nmeil to Help
IiivextlKiitc Cornell.
LINCOLN , Feb. 15. ( Special. ) The sen-
nto held another strictly "business" ses
sion this morning , considering a couple of
bills In commltteo of the whole , acting on
the , governor's message relating to the mis
conduct unearthed In the administration of
the insurance department of the auditor's
oillce and In rescinding its action of a few
days ago concerning S. F. 273 , the Crow
concurrent resolution relating to the eale of
Union Pacific lands under foreclosure.
Senator Miller has at last had the pleasure
of seeing S. F. 12 , or rather n substitute-
embodying all the provisions of the original
In a more concise .form , recommended for
passage. This 'bill ' has been hanging fire
for a month. It provides that no person
shall be allowed to plat encumbered lands
Into elty lots nnd compels the filing of
affidavits with the plat showing that the
land Is frco from all encumbrances of all
kinds.
S. F , 11 looks simple and harmless
enough. It consists of tlieso few lines :
Section t. Every county treasurer shall
have nn olllcial sea ) , on which shall bn en
graved the words "County Treasurer , " the
name of the county of which hu shall bo
treasurer and the word "Nebraska. " The
impression of said seal by stamping shall be
n sulflcUiit sealing In all cases where sealIng -
Ing Is required ,
Those lines brought out as much debate
today , however , as have most of the bills
thus far considered. The 'bill ' proved that
some measures have a much deeper mean
ing than appears on their face. The facts
arc that In chapter Ixxvll of the Compiled
Statutes , under the title "Revenue , " Is n
provision for the Issuance of tax deeds by
county treasurers to holders cf tax certifi
cates after the time allowed by law for re
demption has expired. H further provides
that these deeds must bo Issued by county
treasurers under their "official seals. " But
no provision for an official seal for this olllco
has ever been made and the supreme court
hns decided that no tax deed Issued 'by '
county treasurers Is valid because the "offi
cial seal" Is not attached according to the
provisions of the law.
Consequently the enactment of thin bill
would complete the provisions of the law
granting treasurers the right to Issue tax
deeds. Hence the opposition to thu bill "In
n nutshell. " Those ngalnat the bill bo-
llnve It Is placing too much power In treas
urers' hands to allow them to maku tax
deeds without further proceedings. They
fear It would work a hardship upon the
poorer classes who can't pay their taxes.
At present the only way to secure title from
a tax certificate Is to foreclose the tax lien
In the district court ,
. At 10:65 : the senate went Into committee
of the whole with Noyes of Douglas In the
chnlr-
Fowler of Flllmoro wanted S. F. 11 called
up , as It had been passed over for some
tlmo at his request. Miller of Buffalo sug-
Kcstod that S , F. 12 etlll had the right of
way , as progress had been reported upon
this hill the last time It was considered.
It was recommended for past-age without
further debate. The object ot the bill I ? to
prevent the platting of encumbered lands
Into city lots.
S , F. 11 provides a seal for county treas
urers. Senator Fowler moved that the bill
bo recommended far passage. Ho said
when this bill was first considered objections
were raised that the bill was not properly
drawn and that It conflicted with provisions
in the new revenue bills. After careful con-
Aching Sensation Eruptions Imme
diate Benefit.
OMAHA , NEB. " I was troubled with
an aching senimtlon and tired feeling all
over my body , I concluded to try Hood's
Sarsaparllla and was benefited by it 1m-
inruiatt'ly. At the same tlmo I suffered
with eruptions on my limbs , but all this
had disappeared after I had taken two
bottles oi Hood's Barsoparllla. " W. A.
HAOAMAN , 2033 South 20th Street.
Hnr H' < 3 Pill S af 'ue ' " "t after-dinner
I1OOU b 1 1I1S
pi s , aid dluMtlon.jsc. .
sldcratlon ho had found the objections to bo
Invalid' . The law provided that county treas
urers must nttnch their official seal to all
tax deeds Issued by them to mnko them
valid , and tlio supreme court has held that
treasurers' tax deeds are void on this ac
count. The only way to get good title from
a tax certificate now Is regular foreclosure
ot the certificate.
Prout of Gngo agreed that there were
thousands of dollars of delinquent taxes in
his county , but ho opposed giving the treas
urer an official seal In order to give him
power to execute tax deeds. Ho moved na
on amendment that the bill be indefinitely
postponed.
At 11 o'clock the commltteo nrose , re
ported progiess nnd asked leave to sit
again.
The consideration of Governor Poynter's
message concerning the charges against
Auditor Cornell was taken up at this time.
Talbot of Lancaster requested that the gov
ernor's message and all motions made yes
terday bo read , which was done.
Senator Talbot believed the senate should
appoint two members cm the committee , In
accordance with the resolution of the house.
Ho offered an amendment to Senator Cur-
rlo's substitute , naming Mcesrs. Currlo and
Prout as the senate members of the com
mittee.
Farrell of Mcrrlck opposed Senator Tal
bot's motion. He did not favor dictating to
the president the members of this commit
tee.
tee.In
In reply Senator Talbot reviewed "ancient
history" In the appointment of Mutz nnd
Beal on a $10,000 Investigating committee
two years ago. Senator Farrell being a
member nt that time.
Miller of Buffalo wittily remarked that It
Is said those two members two years ago de
feated themselves for ro-clectlon by the re
sults of their appointment on that Investi
gating committee. If this would have the
same effect this tlmo ho might favor it.
However , ho seemed to doubt its having the
same effect and recorded himself against
SenntofTalbot's \ amendment.
Steclo of Jefferson wanted a committee
of three , adding one fuslonlst. After some
discussion Senator Talbot agreed to the
naming of Senators Currle , Prout nnd Hale
na the committee. The chair stated If the
matter had been left to him ho would have
named a fair committee , never resorting to
partisan politics in these duties. The motion
to name the three senators above mentioned
prevailed.
In order to give the committee full power
Senator Talbot offered the following Joint
resolution :
Whereas , A Joint committee has been ap
pointed to Investigate the transactions In
the 'Insurance department of the auditor's
office , and It will bo necessary in the dis
charge of Us duties for said commltteo to have
full power and authority In the premises ;
therefore , be. it
Resolved , by the senate , the house ot rep
resentatives concurring , That said commltteo
shall bo and Is hereby authorized and em
powered in conducting said Investigation to
send for and have prcxluccd nny and nil
papers , documents , books or other evidence
of transactions , to call , subpoena and ex
amine witnesses and to administer oaths to
such witnesses testifying.
Resolved , further , That If witnesses are
examined said committee In Its discretion
shall have power and authority to employ
a stenographer to assist It In preserving
said testimony and preparing Its flndlngs
and report.
Ills Joint resolution was adopted under
suspension of the rules nnd goes to the
house for Its action. The senate commit
tee Is to act In conjunction with the house
committee.
Shortly after 11 o'clock President Gilbert
announced the signing of H. R. 171 , the
university bill. The bill was presented to
Governor Poynter at 11:15 : and nt 11:33 : ho
informed the senate that ho had approved'
the bill , thereby completing Its enactment
Into law.
The clerk of the house announced the
passage of H. Its. 189 , 183 , 11C and Ifig by
that body ; also S. F. 50. Ho reported the
Indefinite postponement of S. F. 29 , relat
ing to the herd law.
The Judiciary commltteo offered the fol
lowing report : S. F. 137 , relating to a Hen
on grain for threshing the same , to puss ;
S. F. 1R8 , requiring judges of county courts
to decide cases during term tlmo or within
ten days from tfio end ot the term , in
definitely postponed ; S. F. 100 , relating to
the selection of Jurors , to pass ; S. F. 102 ,
relating to change of venue' In Justice
courts , without recommendation ; S. F. 198 ,
relating to foreclosure of chattel mortgages ,
Indefinitely postponed.
S. F. 140 , relating to conduct of county
agricultural societies , was Indefinitely post
poned upon recommendation of the commlt
tee on counties and county boundaries.
S. F. 273 , the concurrent resolution of
Crow cf Douglas , relating to the sale of
Union Pacific lands under mortgage foreclosure -
closure , \\aa committed to the Judiciary
commltteo upon motion cf Currlo of Ouster.
Farrell of Merrlck objected to the senate's
taking the naming of thu committee to
whom the bill should bo referred out of the
president's hands , A substitute by Mr.
Crow to give the committee power to send
for persons , documents , etc. , was defeated.
After the joint ballot the senate adjourned
till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
I'KOCEEUI.NtiS W. ' THIS HOUSE.
An Uneventful Forenoon Polloueil liy
nil Enrlx Adjournment.
LINCOLN , Feb. 15. ( Special. ) A pell-
tlon came In this morning from citizens nnd
farmers of I ancastcr county asking for
the appointment of a dairy commissioner to
see that the oleomargarine law In enforced
and also asking for a more stringent law
regulating tbe sale of Imitation butter.
Standing committee reported H. Rs. 12S ,
2S1 , 367. 3D , 16'1 , IDS and ISC for Indefinite
postponement and placed H. Rg , 303 , 2fc2 ,
27 < i , 254 , 250. 253 , 277 , 164 , 148. 390 , 321 , 2S7 ,
3G2 ami S. F , 7 on the general tile. H. Ha.
135 , 23 , 200 , 125 and ICO. all relating to
revenue mattcis , were recommended to the
general file to be considered along with H ,
R. 137 , known us the Pollard bill.
Of the bills indefinitely postponed 128 wa
to prevent the running nt largo of stallions ,
bulls nnd rams ; 3fl related to the collection
bf taxes by county treasurers ; 3C7 required
property to be listed between January 1 and
March t , en that the person holding personal
property on the 1st of January should pay
taxes on the same ; 180 was the bill to es
tablish "Bird day. " H. R. 39 was Benja
min's only bill , whlsh asked for nn appro
priation of $20,000 to establish experimental
station * nt Ctilhortson nnd Ognltilln. This
bill was displaced 'by ' n similar one , Intro
duced by Israel of Dundy , being H. R. 303 ,
which was placed on general fllo this morn
ing. The Benjamin bill provided that the
money should bo expended under the direc
tion of the Slate Board of Agriculture nnd
that not moro than one-half of the amount
should bo expended nt cither station. The
Israel bill differs only In that it provides
that no mere than $ li > ,000 of the amount ap
propriated be expended nt cither station.
In commltteo of the whole Just befuro
noon the house recommended > for passage H.
R. 152 , the Sandnll .bill to compel rail
roads to fence their lines , and started In on
the consideration of It. R. 54 , Kellers' bill ,
to provide for the use of voting machines.
The noon hour came pending the discus
sion nnd the voting machine bill will como
up at the next sitting ot the committee.
At noon , after the joint session , the house
adjourned over to tomorrow. In order that
the members might attend the exercises nt
the university during the afternoon. Just
before adjournment the announcement was
made that Morrison of Thaycr nnd Belsncr
of Thnycr had paired on thu senatorial vote
for Wednesday , Thursday nnd Friday of this
week.
IIIIlN Introduced In the House.
LINCOLN , Feb. 15. ( Special. ) The fol
lowing bills were Introduced In the house on
Wednesday :
H. R. 502 By Dltmar : For the relief of
Nebraska City and to appropriate $3,000 to
reimburse it for the maintenance of the
smallpox quarantine.
H. R. 503 By Peck : To amend sections
SO , 86n , SCd , SGo and SCI , chapter xl , of the
Criminal Code , relating to olfenses of kill
ing of game.
H. R. 604 By Prince : To amend sections
I , 2 , 3 and 4 , of chapter Ixxv , article 1 , of
the Compiled Statutes , 1S97.
H. R. 503 By Evans : To provide for the
depositing of county funds in banks ntul
for the investments of the same in securities.
Provides that county treasurers may depDslt
In banks of approved standing county funds
not to exceed 40 per cent of the paid-up capl-
'tnl ' of the bank at 2 per cent Interest , such
deposit to be secured by surety company
bonds.
II. R. 60C By Dctweller : To amend sec
tion 840 of the Code of Civil Procedure re
lating1 to foreclosure of mortgages nnd com
pelling the delivery of possession ot premises
to the purchaser on confirmation of sale.
H. R. 107 By Murray : To prohibit false
statements concerning life Insurance * con
tracts or policies by agents.
H. R. 508 By Smith : To amend section
70 , of chapter xlv , of an net entitled "Cities
iof the second class and villages. "
H. R. 509 By Bums : To provide against
the sale of goods produced or owned by
trusts or combines nnd provide for the en
forcement of the same.
H. R. 510 By Moran : To provide for the
taxation cf express companies operating
within the state.
H. R. 611 By Crockett : Authorizing the
State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
to construct a bridge across the Nlobrara.
river between Boyd and Holt counties.
H. R. 512 By Burns : Repealing article
II , of chapter Ixlv , Compiled Statutes.
H. R. 513 By Beverly : Relating to poi
sons nnd adulterated spirits ; declaring the
violation to be a felony.
Coiiiniiinlcntlou Cut Oft .
NORTH PLATTE , Neb. , Feb. 15. ( Spe
cial. ) Rather n peculiar event happened in
North Platte Monday. For thirty minutes
the town had absolutely no telegraphic com
munication cither east or weet. It is nn
event that has never happened before since
the telegraph office has been In existence and
it probably will , never occur n.galn. Ono. of
the water pipes In the hotel cellar has been
used to convoy the battery ground wire.
During the recent cold snaps the pipes froze
up and it was found necessary to take them
out to be repaired. Workmen were sent over
from the shop and they removed among
other pipes the one which Is used to ground
the battery nnd In an Instant the Instru
ments in the telegraph office refused to
work. It took about thirty minutes to locate
and rectify the trouble and during that time
the office was entirely cut off from tele
graphic communication.
Student Uri-nUn IIU Ankle.
LINCOLN , Feb. 15. ( Special Telegram. )
This afternoon during the athletic exhibi
tion at the university nrmory II. B. Smith
fell while performing on the horizontal bar
and broke both bones In ono of his ankles.
Smith Is In the junior class and his homo
Is nt North Bond ,
This evening an overcoat thief was caught
red-handed In the Llndull hotel and was
landed In jail , While waiting for the police
the man made n desperate break for liberty ,
but failed. Ho Is a stranger In the city nnd
was captured by P. O , Hedlund , who saw
him steal a coat from on upstairs room.
I.ONM-N of Cuttle anil Sheep.
GERINO , Neb. , Feb. 15. ( Special. ) The
severe cold has resulted In a considerable
loss of stock , the more extensive losses , how
ever , being among the sheepmen. From 100
to 150 head Is the way the sheep losses are
coming In from the various bunches. Cnttlo
losses so far are not reported In larger num
bers than six or seven head In a herd , but
It Is feared that the losses of tbo cattlemen
will como In case of later storms , which will
find many cattle In a poor condition.
Mereiiry SeeI < \orninl Level.
SPALDINO. Neb. , Feb. 15 , ( Special. )
The thermometer , which on Friday morning
of last .week registered 40 degrees below zero ,
today hns moved up to 30 degrees nbovo zero ,
ST. EDWARD , Neb , , Feb. 15. ( Special. )
The weather In this locality hns moderated
considerably nnd this morning the thermom
eter registers 28 degrees nbovo zero.
Sidney IteiiienilierN the MM Inc.
SIDNEY , Neb. , Feb. ' 15 , ( Special Tcle-
gram. ) Special cxcrclsejj were held nt the
High school today and lUT the flags In the
city were suspended at half mast to com
memorate the death of'tho bravo seamen
who lost tdelr lives by the destruction of the
Malno a year ago in Havana harbor.
A Dinner Pudding
of Grape-Nuts
is "A BEAR"
And the concentration
of nourishment. . .
At Grocers.
usisn .siivr.ii.u , WAVS ,
Till ! \ < MV l''lXMl Cllll 111' SlTVL'Cl I'llllll
Of III I'll rill ( if UfHHlTU ,
H IB a knoun fact that many people fall
to properly digest ttio starchy parts of bread
nnd other food. Grape-Nuts ( a delightful j
breakfast food ) are made of the grape-sugar
which rcsultu from preparing the starchy
parts of thu cereals , in tlio same way artifi
cially as the body should do by natural
processed. Therefore Grape-Nuts furnish
food all ready for Immediate assimilation
Into blood and tissue. They are made by
the 1'ostum Co. , Battle Creek , Mich , ,
and .are ready prepared , require no cooking
whatever and will bo found most valuable
by athlete , brain worker or Invalid ,
Suld by grocera ,
CHARTER DAY AT UNIVERSITY
State Institution Kcops Open Honsa to Honor
the Occasion.
DR , NIGHTINGALE DELIVERS THE ORATION
Spcclnl HxhlliltM ( Jlvcn liy
In AKrliMiltitrnl nnil Kleetrlcnl
ln Ctrlnnil of Oinnlin One
of IMil Ilotn Kiippnx.
LINCOLN , Feb. 15. ( Special. ) A grate-
fill change of temperature arrived In time
for the charter day exercises of the Uni
versity of Nebraska , which commenced yes
terday nt the state farm and closed tonight
with the charter day oration by Dr. A. F.
NlRhtliignlc , superintendent of the Chicago
schools. The papers and addresses In the
program yesterday were all on the different
lines of the farming Industry. The associa
tion of agricultural students also held Its
annual meeting and ected the following
officers : President , Mr. Thompson ; treas
urer , Mr , Montgomery ; secretary , Mr. Win-
huson ; corresponding secretary , A. E. Davis-
eon ,
In the afternoon the dairy building was
Inspected and the process of buttormnklng
watched with Interest by n crowd of spec
tators. Speochmnklne wan again rcaumed ,
thla unrt of the program being given over
mainly to state officers and legislators.
In the evening the Society of Electrical
Engineers kept open house In the armory.
The exhibit of electrical devices was very
creditable. Oneof the most Interesting was
the wireless telegraphy arranged after the
plan of Marconi.
The Initiation of the Phi Beta Kappa took
place at the University School of Music ,
nerthn Qulntaucc , Mabel Cleveland , C. K.
Uoran , J. L. Kind and J. P. Clclnnil were
takou into full membership , Prof. Laurence
Fossler conducting tbe exercises :
Today all departments of the university
have received visitors , who found most iu-
structlvo demonstrations going on In all
departments in the mechanical arts bi'tlcl-
Ing , an athletic exhibit In the gymnasium
and a line art display In the library buildj
lug.
Hot IlUcnlt for the I'ulillc.
The new features received much atten
tion. In the school of domestic science ,
which was estiiulhh'-d only a few months
ago and Is under the direction of Miss Rosa
Douton , all callers were treated to warm
biscuit and maple syrup served by the
domestic science class , which now numbers
sixteen. The foundry was crowded all the
afternoon with those eager to see the boys
handle the liquid metal.
Dr. Nightingale's address at the Oliver
was on "Wendell Phillips , " and was pref
aced by a musical program by the Uni
versity Glee club and Mandolin club.
Those on whom degrees were conferred to
night were :
Bachelor of Arts : Jamjs It. Burlelgh ,
Carrie M. Countryman , Jennie B. Corbln ,
Ella H. Hayden , Henry A. Meier , Orvlllo T.
Price , Robert A. Tynan.
Bachelor of Science : George J. Lyon.
Master of Arts : 'Earl V. Copps , Benton
Dales.
IO.\G VIGIL FI.N'AliliY HEWAIIDEI ) .
MnrNlinl .SU'i'im In an Ice Ilex Three
WeeliM to Cnpttiro Thieve * .
SPRINGFIELD , Neb. , Feb. 15. ( Special
Telegram. ) Shortly after 12 o'clock last
night the city marshal and his assistants
arrested four parties who have been systematically
' '
matically robbing , t'l'io saloon of Peter A.
Smith for the last two months. They are
U. L. Bosteler J ohn Wetsel , Louis Hous-
chlld and John T'yoV '
Marshal Craglo got , n tip about three weeks
ago that the gang had a key and was mak
ing frequent trips to the saloon during the
night and drawing largely from n barrel of
whlaky , after which they went out and
locked the door behind them. For the last
three weeks the marshal and other parties
have been secreted In the Ice box In the sa
loon until after midnight. Their patience
was rewarded last night , when they sur
prised Bosteler , who was just then taking
a drink behind the bar. One or two of the
others Implicated In the robbery were sta
tioned on the outslda and fled , but Bosteler
gave their names and before daylight Sheriff
Startzer had them all under lock and key.
The men arc nil well known and the news
created a sensation hero this morning. Nona
of them were able to give bonds and were
taken to Jail. Their preliminary hearing will
bo held Friday.
WIRES AIII3 HUNG IX WY.MOIIE.
Telephone I2\ehniiKe HRIIH with JAnt
of IClKlitSnliNurlherN. .
WYMORE , Neb. , Feb. 15. ( Special. )
Wymore's new local telephone exchange was
connected up yesterday , starting out with
eighty subscribers. There Is no doubt but
that enough new subscribers will bo added
when spring comes to run the total Up to
150. This city and Blue Springs are on the
same exchange and the citizens of both
towns are already.beginning to realize the
many conveniences which will accrue from
a good exchange.
Cuttle Suffer from Storm ,
NORTH PLATTE , Neb. , Fob. 15. ( Spe
cial. ) J. J. Halllgan has returned from a
trip to Banner and Scotts Bluffs counties.
Mr. Halllgan cnya that the enow through that
part of Nebraska IB a foot deep on the loveland
and stock Is beginning to show the effects
of the lack of feed and water. Cattle arc
already beginning to perish , as they do not
dig through the snow for feud , and n few
weed tops are all they find to feed on nbovo
the snow. The California cattle which were
shipped in lost Hummer and fall are suffering
much moro than the native cattle. Thu
cattle which do survive this atorm will bo In
poor shape to cope with the cold , wet March
storms. A good many herds of sheep are
also being fed in Banner and Scotts Bluffs
counties. They nro faring better than the
cattle as they dug through the snow for
food.
Court in SoottM IlliilT.
OERING. Neb. . Feb. 15 , ( Special. ) The
February term of district court for Scotts
Bluff county closed last night after a session
of six days The criminal case of ttic State
against William Dick , charged with bur
glary and grand larceny , resulted In a ver
dict of guilty of the latter offense , but a
motlcn for a new trial was sustained , where
upon Dick pleaded guilty and wan given a
year and a half sentence. The Logan against
Gerlng case was continued.
Noten from HIieHon ,
SHELTON , Neb. , Fob. 15. ( Special. )
Mrs. I. Stults of the Pacific hotel narrowly
escaped death from an overdose of laudanum
this afternoon. She will recover.
The cold weather and enow of the last
two days have greatly delayed the mail
trains here , Eomo being as much as eight
hours behind time.
T ro Fa I IK lit fliceoln.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Feb , 16. ( Special. )
Albert Jones of this city received a serious
injury to his head today in falling from a
wugon , Ho was unconscious for several
hours , but U Is thought he will recover.
Ml as Annabella Smith , daughter of Itev.
L. F. Smith , also fell on the Icy sidewalk
and fractured her collarbone.
Knrly ClnvliiK1 t I'lnUmuoiilli ,
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Feb. 15 , ( Special. )
Most of the mercbanto of this place have
agreed to close up at 7:30 every evening
to give their employes an opportunity to
Attend the evangelistic meetings DOW in
progrtn , and Incidentally deprive the gro
cery store statesman of nny other place of
refuge.
I'mnrnni nf KnrnterM * Inxtllnlr ,
CRAWFORD. Neb. , Feb. 15. ( Special. ) -
The farmers' Institute held hero yesterday
and today was very largely attended and will
result In much good to this community. Fol
lowing Is the program tendered : Monday ,
February 13 Opening remarks by the chair
man , U. F. Thomas ; "Thorough Culture , "
L. U. Stlllson ; "Winter Irrigation. " T. J.
Stuart ; general experiences of northwest
Nebraska farmers and cattle raisers , F. W.
Crlpps , M. J. Webber , Wlllla'n Souther and
others ; "Cnttlc and the Farm , " 0. W. Her-
vcy ; "Alfalfa on Upland Without Irriga
tion , " L. B. Hall.
Evening "Education In Northwest Ne
braska , " Hon. W. R. Jackson.
Tuesday "Blackleg In Cattle , " Dr. A. T.
Peters ; "Experlnnco with Blackleg In Dawes
and Sioux Counties , " W. S. Nicholson ;
"Dairying and Silos In Dawes County , " C.
L. Phelps ; general experiences , J. 0. Maple.
Willis Johi.son , Charles U. Peterson ami
others ; "Creamery Topics , " W. W. Mnrple ;
"Potato Culture , " A. C. Jones ; "Chicken
Cholera and Its Preventive , " Dr. A. T.
Peters ; "Tho Public Schools , " Prof. Crone.
\C N from SI.
ST. EDWARD , Neb. , Feb. 15. ( Special. )
The St. Edward flro department has held lt
second annual dance , U proved a success ,
both socially and financially.
The funeral of Frank O'Donncll of Co
lumbus was held this morning from the
residence of his father , James O'Donncll.
I'roNperlt > HltN IMerc-i1 Comity.
OSMOND , Neb , , Feb , 15. ( Special. )
Prceperlty has hit Pierce county. A local
real estate agency hns sold over 1,000 acres
of cholco ifarm lands near Osmond within
the last month. All land agents report
largely Increased inquiries for land.
Concert of Wcnlpyiiii ( lun riot ,
ST. EDWAHD , Ncfo. , Feb , 15. ( Special. )
The Wesleyan quartet gave nn excellent
concert at the Methodist church last night
under the direction of the Epworth league.
THE OHIl' CUKE THAT HOES Cl'HE.
Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets removes
the cause- that produces la grippe. The ecn-
ulno has L. B. Q. on each tablet.i > c.
j POISON , PROMPT AND DEADLY
WltneNN In AiInniH CiiNe DeNerlhoH the
HK nnil Violence ot
VIctlin'H Attnuk.
NEW YORK , Feb. 15. The Inquest into
the death of Mrs. Kate J. Adams , who died
of poison on December 28 , was resumed to
day. Frederick Hovcy , who was in the Adams
npartmtnts when Mrs. Adams died , was ex
amined by Assistant District Attorney Blu-
menthal. Mr. Hovcy said ho knew Mrs.
Adams and her daughter , Mrs. Rogers , very
well. Ho was also well acquainted with
Harry Cornish. Ho had never met Henry C.
Barnet. Witness said that about 0 o'clock
on the morning of the tragedy he heard Mrs.
Adams say : "Walt a mlniito while I get a
glass of water. " There was an interval of
a few minutes and ho heard Mrs. Adams say
ilio was sick. Then he heard the sound ot
retching and Mrs. Rogers cried to Cornish
to "Come and help mamma. " He heard
Cornish go to the back room and then Mrs.
Rogers called witness to help Cornish.
Cornish was taken sick as ho helped to carry
Mrs. _ Adame to a lounge. Cornish called to
the hall boy to run for a doctor and ho him
self ran Into the dining room , took the bottle
tle of powder off the table nnd rutlied to a
drug store. When he came back he handed
Hovcy a phial and said : "Give her twenty
drops of water. "
Mrs. Adams was not conscious and it was
impossible to get anything into her mouth.
Then the1 doctor came. He said the case was
serious and took some medicine from his
pocket. Witness did not remain In the room
and did not know what the doctor did after
he left. The doctor and CornUCi talked about
the contents of the bottle. He could not re
member Just what ho said. It was a gen
eral conversation. Hovcy said that the room
where Cornish slept was next to his and that
Mrs. Adams and her daughter , Mrs. Rogers ,
occupied a room together at the opposite end
of the flat.
WESTERN CADETS GRADUATE
niplonifiH rirnnteil to Three lotrn I.nds
nt "Went I'olnt One from
WEST POINT. N. Y. , Feb. 15. The
graduation exercises of the first class of
cadets took place In Memorial hall today.
General Merrltt , who was to deliver the
diplomas , failed to reach here and Colonel
Mills , superintendent of the ncadomy , per
formed the duty. The graduate claps took
a train for Now York City this afternoon
and will attend a theater tonight. After a
short furlough they -will bo assigned to thnlr
respective commands. This premature
graduation Is necessary on account of tlio
scarcity of officers for the army. Among
those in the general merit class nro : H. E.
Yates , Nebraska ; H. W. Stickle , Iowa ; G.
W. Stuart , Iowa ; F. H. Gallup , Iowa ; O. S.
Stmonds , Iowa ; H. W. Shull , South Dakota ;
James Hanson , South Dakota.
SUMMON THE OIL MAGNATES
OlllelnlH to He AHkeil to Produce ;
IlooUn ShoM'IiiK the EnrnliiKH of
the Compiiny.
CLEVELAND , O. , Feb. 15. Special Com
missioner Brlnsmado 1ms Issued summons
for several Standard Oil company officials to
appear nt the reopening of the hearing of
„
the rnro of tlio Stale of Ohio nRnlnst the
Standard Oil company In this elty on Frl-
dny n.v ! . The ofrtclnltt who It Is expected
will testify are Frank Rockefeller. F. B.
Squire. Mnrl'n ' Snyder nnd Charles Ricks.
They will be asked to produce the Standard
company's books nnd to state whnt the gross
earnings of the trust were from March 2
'to ' November ! i. 1S ! 7 , nnd distribution of the
same , as well as the distribution of the
dividend declared March 17 , 1S3. The pro
duction of thecompany's commercial books
is nlso ordered.
EASTERN LINES ARE OPENED
I'tiNHptiKi'r Seheilnlei Are UcNiiiiieil In
Some lli'nrri't Tliouuli MoM Train *
Arc llnnnliiK Ilchlinl.
NEW YORK. Fob. If , . There was some
what of an Improvement In the outlook for
resuming travel'on the Pennsylvania system
today. The first train for PlltsburR In two
days left the Pennsylvania depot In Jersey
City at 0:25 : n. in. The Chicago Limited was
started for the west at 10:11. : This forenoon
the nscnt of I ho Pennsylvania rrad In Jersey
City was selling tickets for Washington , but
would not guarantee anything beyond Phlla-
delphla. There was but little Improvement
today on the Erie road. None of the roads
will do much with freight until passenger
traffic has been generally resumed.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , Fob. 15. Seven through
trains on the Now York Central from tin-
cast arrived hero last night and this morn-
Ing. Passenger trains for the east are leav
ing about on schedule time. The Pennsyl
vania railroad has rtaumed the tale of tickets
as far as llarrlsburg. Lehlgh Valley trains
are coming through about iour hours late.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. A clear , sunny
sky , a temperature 20 degrees above zero at
noon and n light breeze were the weather
conditions In Washington today. In the main
business sticcts large gangs of moi > wece nt
work carting away the snow. liie principal
street railroads were again In operation ,
blockaded householders reappeared on the
streets and btistaeas In many lines was re-
Btmied. The steam railroads arc making he
roic efforts to clear their lines and to a lim
ited extent tranii : has been icsmried north
nnd today will bo In nearly full operation to
the south. "Tho Pennsylvania railroad startd
its first train out nt ! ) :50 : this morning , the
Colonial express. Its tracks cast have beou
cleared through to Jersey City , but the lines
west are not yet la shape to resume travel.
Closely following the Colonial were other
trains and the company now hcpes to
maintain Its schedule for the cast. The-
Southern started the 11:15 : limited out o :
time. No train got In , however , from th
south during the morning hours. On th
Baltimore & Ohio the tracks cast hav
been cleared and trains from Jersey Clt
and Intermediate points began coming li
here Into last night. Severn ! trains als
were started out this morning with ex
pectntlon of maintaining the schedule. Th
St. Louis limited , which had been stallei
In a snow ihank near Boyd's , Ind. , for tw
Jays , arrived today and It Is thought train
westbound will ibe sent through regular !
soon , though there were Immense drift
In cuts all along the line , nnd at prcsen
trains arc run only several score mile
westward. The Potomac Is covered with a
12-Inch coating of Ice and all river navlga
tlon has suspended. No Immediate resumption
sumption of water trafllc Is In sight , th
big Norfolk & Washington steamers having
suspended operations entirely so that pas
oengers for Fortress Monroe "must choos
the irall route.
PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 15. The rallroa
companies have succeeded In opening trnve
over all lines and the ofllcials arc of the
opinion that by tomorrow the full schedules
of passenger trains can bo resumed and thn
freight nnd coal trains may also bo set ii
motion.
NUTTALL ABASES HIMSELF
I'lenilN DriiiiUeiiiieNN'nnil OfTem EInh
orate AlioloKV for OITeiiillniv
DlKiilty of Semite.
JEFFERSON CITV , Mo. , Feb. 15. Harr >
A. Nuttnll , who was arrested In St. Loul
yesterday for contempt of the senate In no
having answered questions propounded b
the Lexow committee , now in session there
was arraigned before the bar of the of
fended body today. After tbo charges hai
been read , Nuttull pleaded guilty of con
tempt , 'but ' said ho was drunk. Ho offerei
an elaborate apology. Senator Fnrrls movci
that Nuttall bo reprimanded by the prcsl
dent of the senate nnd fined enough to pay
the costs of the proceedings against him
No action was taken up to the tlmo of the
noon recess , although numerous speeches
had been made. ,
At the afternoon session of the senate
Nuttnll expressed his willingness to answer
the questions asked by the Lexow com
mlttee. He was requested to give the
names of those for whom ho had sccurei
engineers' licenses and told of a half dozen
or moro men who had paid him for his
influence with the examining board.
PRETORIA HAS HARD TIME
TnriiH Uncle on WeHtivnril
nnil Itenehi-N I'lj mcniUi , I'.IIK , ,
After E.\eltliiK E.Mierleiiei'N.
PLYMOUTH , England , Feb. 15 , The
Hamburg-American liner Pretoria , which
sailed January 29 for Now York , arrived
hero today , being towed In by tugs. Its
HtcerliiK gear is damaged. The 655 passcn-
gcres on the Pretoria had nn exciting ex
perience.
Why arc Allcock's ' tlio best plasters ?
Because they make the euros whore all
others fail. Why do they make the cures ?
Because they contain the right materials.
Compare their fine aromatic odor with
the nasty smell of all other plasters.
Your sense of smell will toll you which
is the best. Did you know that Allcock's '
have a greater sale than all the other kinds
put together ? Did you know that all.
makes and brands of so-called porous
N
plasters are in imitation of Allcock's ' ?
But they imitate in appearance only.
Don't ' waste your money in buying the
false. Got ALLOOOK'S ' , the standard
Blaster of the world ,
t
I
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I ' nnd woman's Illo w.nild IIII a whole pane ot
this paper If wo attempted to describe
i them.
j | Poor Woman ! Truly she hns much to
j ! boar. The burden of living falls heaviest
j n n h = r. The suffering which motherhood
, and wlfeho'jd , which the neetcsltles of
I modern life Impose on her frull frnmo , are
sonutlnies almost utiluiirablp. The tor
ture which widely duties enu.'e to fash
ionable dame.M is too often Cho cause ( of
, dniiRcrous ) cltronlr disease.
To conjure nwaytlieno auffcrlngs , Ink *
Vale's
( Woman's
Tonic )
a Bclentllle preparation of hnrmlcKs but
curative InRndltmtr. which In insulins
everywhere with wonderful success In rc-
IcvInK woman's siurferlnRs nnd restoring
her to health.
j i Frultcur.i relieves | ian ! caused by all fe-
I inn o trmiblfs , ptrenstheim the frame ,
i liullds up the constitution , brihtcns | the
complexion.
Frultcuru mnkes women well.
Backache , hemlach ; , stomnrlmche , weak
ness , dizziness , sleeplessness , buirlliK-dowu
1-alns , paleness , loss of lleshonsthwUlon ,
all vanish after a few doses of Frultcurn
Frultcuru builds strcnifth. Strength Is
what yell want. WKAKNKSS from over
work or ether eauss Is the cimse of all
your trouble. A few do'es of Frultcura
will put new life wnd energy Into yon. llou-
ular price. $1.00 ; our special price , 7Jc.
Ask for Mme. Yale's Great book , Woman's
Wisdom , free.
Boston Store Drug Dept.
Best Dining Car Service.
Only Depot in Chicago on the Elevated Locp >
Creigliton- ( Tel. 1531 ,
no WHICH 10 TIII : ( . 'iiowns < ; o YOU
wii.i. sun TIII ; MUST .sno\v
IX TOWN.
HISSIII , IIIIOTIIKIIS
As the Irls-h StrvinU Girls.
( ISO. ISVAX.S , "TillJiO.MCY : HOY"
Tbe Favorite Comedian.
MO.VS. AM ) MMK. UOI'M.V '
Marvelous Chin Balancing Performance.
IIAHTO.V IIIII , CIIAUI > iS : AVII.I.AHI )
AsBlslL-d by AIIHS RhUA SOT1I13HN anU
Company In Belinda Bailey's Boarders.
CIIAS. AX ii.ii IV.M H S.VVA.V
Cuineily Acrolmts.
3lul\TYIII { AM ) I'HAIC
The Banjo Olrls.
( ir.oiuii : i : . ATSTIV
Tie ] Funny Alan on UIB Wire.
III.A.VCIII : uivc
Character Vo"allat.
PRICES NEVER GANGING :
KvriiliiK prliTM , 'Mi' , . " ( li'-i Kiilli-ry ] 0e.
.lliillni'i'N , nny Nfiit - . " > < , rlillilrcn 10i ; .
& JIUJIGKB3
lunuKiTB. 'Jtl , 1'JlJ.
oxio XMJirr OM < Y
Tin itsi\v , nn. HI.
WII.MAM II. AVHST'S
( l-'ormerly of l'rlinrnno & West'fl
. . . UK ; .Mirvs'i'iir : ! , .Mmii'i ; . . .
InelndlnK Carroll Johnson , H. .1. .lose and
Tom Lewis nnd 60 olIn-rH fumed for
years IIH minstrel celebrities anil
William 11. West's Spoelueuliir
Kcaturo.
IICIMCIIlllIT ( In.Illllllf. .
1'rlcfH Lower lliinr , 50c , "be and $1.00 ; bal
cony , ! J5c nnd Mr ; ( jallery , 23e.
PAXTON & nunoEss.
STUCATCD Il n4t n. Tel. 1119.
KltlDAY nnil T/-lx "I 1 1 Q
HATIHUAY J.UH ) . J/-1O
INiliiilnr 1'rlitu Nniinlu5' | .Mutlncr ,
f I i i 11 * ,
Krldny nnil Snlnriliiy Micht ,
THE RED COCKADE.
Sn I in-day Mntlnee , .
EUGENE ARAM.
Nlfiht 1'rtitnLowur Flupr , COc , 76e and
1 ; bali'ony , ; ioc anil Me. ( 'nllcry , 25o.
Mulliifu Prlcca 25c and Me.
J'AXTON A
Maimseni. Tel. 1919.
I MIJIITK AM
WA.SHI.\UTO.V8 IIIIITIIUAY MATI.VHn
AVEI\E.SIAY , I'HII. "M ,
II : < ; I\.MM ; SIADAV M < ; HT , KEII , in.
Last ScuHon'H BluRCst UomMly Hit ,
tbo Smyth nnd Rice ( 'omedlniiH In
MY WEND FROM- INDIA
Jy II. A. Du fiouch t , who wrote "Tho Man
from Jlexleo. "
SKAT HAD : HICOINS TOMOUHOW.
Night I'rlccH Lower lloor. 50c , U- and | l,00j
balcony. 33e and COc ; millery.5c. .
I'rlcw Me and COc.
IIOTKI.K.
THE MILLARD 4
13th iinii Douglas Btrf. , Oniulu , \
-AMKIIICAN AMI KI'IIOI'ISAN 1't.A.t-
CKNTJtALl.Y LOCATED.
j. 13. aiAiilciSL. < fc bo.V , 1'roya.