THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JA"KITA1Y 3. 1JKH ) .
IlULCOMBTOBtCINTIlCRSDAVi i
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Arrangement * Are Completed for Former i
Governor to Don Ermine ,
HARBISON TO ADMINISTER THE OATH
Mn > ! ! Mmlr to NniniSue -
-NNfir In Clerk rmiii1icll ! . < < '
lln ilniiili CmiiiiliiK In Lincoln
Illlilclirimilflpr 11 .full.
L1NVOLN. Jan. 2 ( Special ) Judpo- i
elect Holecr.nb will tnlo : Ills seat on the |
supreme court bench next Tliuislay morn-
lug The last Mltinf * rf the court under IU
prcBGnt organl'ntlon btxan this morning ind
will probably bo contltiucil for a ilny or Uvo
nficr Hulcomb Is Bworn in. Chief Just'-e
llairlson will nilmlnlstur the oath rf olll c
The InauKuratlon of Judge link mv > will
niir.ict pope ratlc politicians from varlom
iictloiis of llu state ami an attempt mav
lie made to hnvo tl'o court name n sn < -
cespor to Clerk Campbell at the clcso o'
iho present slttlnq Several frlcnrti of Le > |
llcrdmar , cue of the democratic candidate |
f r the appointment , arrived In th i ity \
I his afternoon and called on Holcomb at '
his hcrne
The MFC of the City of Lincoln anain t
the l.lii"oln Trarilon company the sumom
tnrase was continued this mornlnt ? until i
the I'tbruaiy tosiii ntui lr. Farnam wn-- <
granted pcrmlrtlon to file a brief IP th i
Milt |
Tbo C.-H.CS anlrmed because of fnllurp Ij
I'llbilcfB ' were Ncrth against Joehnok I
from Hall county ; Tt.iynor iisalns' 'nlih ]
I1 mi Douqlab county Stuart against Uinl < I
of Slaplehur t , from Sevviird county , Stinit
jsn'nst ' Jones N.itloual bank , from Snwnrd
county , Slim I auilniit Utl a IJJIIK. from |
PC ward county , "mart again ; ' Holt from
Seward roitnty , Stuart nRalnr.t Hilley. from
St'wai i count J , Huhc against I.acy , torn
DouRhs count } .
'I'd Korcr Slut < * In HIM rurnlliirr ,
The furnltuio used b > the late insiiiancp
commissioner v\ns mnvei1 Inlo the auditor *
olllro thin afternoon \VhPi the oouimis-
ilon was opened In Julj It \\as annmmceil
that the furnllutu had been purchahedlth
the un lerslandlng that It could be teturncd
If the \Vinver la\v was declared une n
sHtutlomil The bill amounted to ncarls
$ GOil and an effort \\as > madeby the filends
of the populist furniture dealer to ha\e It
paid alon < ; with the claims of Messrs Hry-
inl and Illldebiand. Falling In this , the
furnltute man made , i cleal with the auditor
to ha\e the desks and other olllce fixtures
moved Into his olllce. He will pieseut hit
bill to the legislature and , upon the sh iw
IIIR that thn furniture hns had contlnuo'is
use for nearly two years , he hopes to get
H allcrvd Onu of the dcakb Is listed at
* 15 n i another at $ B"i
It li iiimoied at the slate hou = e tint
J C ! 1' Hlldchrand , one of the clerks of the
biiraui c pomtnlssloiier , v III be given a pnsi-
tion In 'ho auditor's olllce
Tht boird of coninilssloncis of L-incister
erantv and the banks of Lincoln have com
blmd chains ! each other , so that hereafter
the lounty funds must bo deposited in the
o-Mintrj banks. The locil Institution- ) claim
thai the inoiioy Is of no pnrticulni benefit
tn them ] and thev ha\o URIC-PI ! not to s've ' 8s > -
iiultj Ini such deposits As the cjunty trtai
'irei Is prohibited from depositing the funds
in nnki tint do not gho bonds the nioniy
A 111 naturally go to the \arluus coiwitri
banks
The executive committee of the Stat
Board of Charities a volunteer organl/a
tlon met here thl * > afternoon and ananged
itir a state convention of poiplc Interested
In charitable work , to be held February
7 The session will bo In the chapel of the
Etato university.
The newly elected county oulccro will take
Uieir .scats next Thuisday morning The
tin PC district judges weie ic-elected and
ioi ) ° cqucntly theie will be no cl-inge In th"
Judicialy. Thn February term rf the dis
trict court will begin Februarj U with a
Jury frr six weeks , the May term will he-
gin May 7 and the October term will com
mence Octobei 15 with n Jury for nine
weeks
AVeliNlrr AV1II "Not Itrsljin.
It Is announced that Cltj Attoiney Wcb-
Btur , who l < now holding a position In the
law Jl\ltTn | of the Interior department at
Washington , will not resign his ofllco In this
city He left for Washington sevcial weeks
ago and will probably not return to Lin-
c > ln It Is understood that he is withhold
ing bin reflgnatlon so tint Ma > or Winnelt
may not ho emlmrassed hy being lequhed
to ( hOtip ) between several ( amlldate.s foi the
ippfintmenh Deputy Attoiney Maulo will
hive ( h.iigo of the legal busiiichs of the
PI'J ' until the expluitlnn of Mr Web-lcr's
te 'n
T'ic. funeral of William C Dallantlno of
Omaha , who died here Sunday morning , was
held this afternoon Servltis weio con-
diu trd at the homo of Mro W'll ' Leonard
and hi erment was at Wytika cpmeter > .
The renort of C'liU-f of 1'olicp Iloigland
shows that during the bust \ciir 1,711 arrcst
wt i made and 7 "in meal i served Um-
Ing Iho previous > ear thcio wtie 1,810 ar-
IP , ind 7002 meals served
The local oiganl/atlon of the "iounp Men's
COLDS
COUGHS
SORE-
THROAT
"lleNldi-N lieliu ; n
W oil tunic IVniiiu IN ail
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ELLEY. STIGER
Commencing Wednesday Morning
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3
20 Per Cent Discount on our Entire Stock
per cent oo of Blankets. per cent
o Notwithstanding tlio marked advance in the price of
entire stock of
our
wool , we have decided to give a on
20 PER CENT DISCOUNT '
Ladies' Jackets
ON ON ON [ ,
cent per cent per cent
per Blankets. Blankets. Blankets i ; Fur Capes ,
On Our Entire Stork of
' On account of the unusual mild weather at the parly Fur Collarettes
' ' ,
Misses' and Children's
Ladies' , part of the season , we find we have too many blankets in i >
stock at this time ! ; Fur Collars ,
o Our spring stock is arriving daily and we must have the
space therefore this great sacrifice < $ > Golf Capes-
Cotton BSasikets ,
Children's Fur Sets ,
Ladies' Tailor-made Suits ,
On A ! ! Our Ladies' Union Suits. Separate Dress Skirts ,
On All Our Misses' Union Suits. Golf and Rainy-day Skirts ,
On All Our Children's Union Suits. I
On all Plaid , Check and Striped Blankets. Flannel and Cloth Waists ,
On All Our Ladies' Separate Garments.
Vests and Pints. Every blanket is marked in j.lain figures and in no in Silk Waists.
On All Our Misses' Separate Garments. stance has the price been e !
On Al ! Our Children's Separate Garments. 20 Per Gent Discount on all our Colton Gomiorts , SCOUtlt
20 Per Gent Discount on all our Down Comforts ,
"Just Half Price. "
20 percent discount on all our White Flannels. per cent
20 per cent discount on all our French Flannels.
for all our
, 20 per cent discount on all our striped , plaid and Scotch
per cent per cent per cent Flannels. f
Discount 20 per cent discount on all our Novelty Flannels , < < v > Children's Jackets ,
20 per cent discount on all our Outing Flannels , and all our
On all our Men's and Boys' Winter Underwear - | 20 per cent discount on all our Gray and Red Flannels , '
wear , Union Suits and Separate Garments. < § > 20 per cent discount on all our Embroidered Flannels. Children's Long Coats.
Corner Corner
Farnam and Fifieenth Farnam and Fifteenth
OhLstlan association held their annual ban
quet at the LlndeU hotel list night. Covers
were lalil for about 200 guest ? .
About 100 farmers residing near Firth , In
liincnstcr county , have petitioned the State
lloaid of Transportation to commence pro
ceedings ngalnu the grain bujcrs of Firth ,
who ate charged with having formed a com
bination. They represent that this com
bination was fcrracrt to keep prices down
and tbnt In order to get the full market
pi Ice for their grain they are compelled
to haul to .stations on other railroad lines
The elevators at rirth are on the property
cf the Burlington railroad
FOR SHOOTING A DESERTER
Trlnl of ( "ornoriil 1'nlr nml 1'rUnle
locKciiH at I'niillliiin Ilelil (
District Court.
I'AI'ILUON , Neb. , Jan 2 ( Special Telc-
giam ) The preliminary hearing of Cor-
poial Fair and I'rlvato Jockens , the two bol-
dlcr.i charged with the murder of Desertei
Mtrgan , begun In the cou.ity couit nt 10
o'clock this morning. The room v\as full of
upoctators
nistrlct Attorney Summrrb was on hand
to defend the holdlers and Attorney General
Smjtli was present to assist County Attor-
noj Hassett in the prosecution.
The entire forenoon was consumed In ex
amining state witnesses. Witnesses for the
dcfonso were put on the stand at the after
noon session At o'clock County Attorney
Hussett made the opening speech for the
pn sedition Attorney Summers introduced
a topj of Hcs < vter Morgan's military rec
ord in ovidince
It showed that Samuel Morgan had do
t-tried fiont Tioop A. Klghth cavalry , stn-
tloncd at Tort Meade , S. I ) . , In September ,
IMS , just as the regiment was ready to
embark for Cuba Ilo afterward enlisted with
the Thirty-ninth volunteer Infantry , recruit
ing at 1'ort Crook. Ho was apprehended at
nut Crook on the eve of the regiment's
sum for the rhllipplnea. Ilo was turned
over to the Tenth hy the Seventh Infantry
an < l was shot dead whlla deserting on the
afternoon of November 17 , 1SUD
County Attorney Hassett opened the argu
ment for the prosecution and occupied hall
an hour Ho wab followed by District Attoi
ney Summers , who talked two and a hall
hours U ono tlmo during Summers' dis
course there was a round of applause from
tlio spectators Summers was followed by
Attorney General Sm > th for the prosecu
tion in a speech that lasted one hour und
foitllvo minutes.
Judge Howard said ho was a great ad
mirer of discipline , but thought it vvns
needless to dlsiuh * . dlbclpllno at length ,
After passing over tbo caoo ho said ho saw
probable cause to bind the defendants over
to tlio district court and fixed the bond at
$1 ouu each
I'roNiicroiiKfiir for orU ,
YORK. Neb , Jau. 2. ( Special. ) In tin
sear IbPO Vork experienced the greates
Iir spcrt | > In Its hlstorj A largo nuoibei
, of business blocks und ll io residences wen
built Among the new structures was thi
auditorium The two national banks repor
' nn unusual amount of business during tin
jiajt jear and &how an Increase of deposit !
"of " to per cent. Postmaster Sedgewlck eaji
' i o l.irRo Uicrcase of business will give Yuri
a free delivery for next > car The electrli
| light and power company , owing to Increusi
of business. IIUE been compelled to build i
I largo new power house and bu > larger am
more modern machinery Mortgage records
for the past year show that farmers and
business men have paid off each month In
excess of new loans made about $25,000.
HAYWARD'S WILL 13 FILED
Hntnte Valued at * ! : : -Mil ) IN Left
i : < | iiall. ( o AVI < liMami Three
CJlilIiln-n.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb , Jan 2 ( Spechl
Telegram ) The will of the late Senator
M. L Hayward was offered for probite to
day It beais date of March 11 , 1SS7 , and
waa witnessed by R. S. Hall of Omaha and
II. Metcalf. The document is very brief ,
occupying only n half sheet of legal cap
piper , and directs that after nib debts are
paid , his property shall be divided equallj
among his widow and three children , the
i'jvv to take he-r share In lieu of dower
Mrs Haywaid is made executrix without
bond and Is granted absolute power to dls-
po o of the property as bho deems best. The
estate Is valued at about $12,1,000 and con-
slbts largely of farming Inndh In eastern
Nebraska and Kansas
TO u.wutirs v
IMI 111 ; Vlfa'N lleiuilillrnii C'luh hpnils
VVorllN of C'oiulnlfiicc.
LINCOLN , Jan 2 ( Special ) The Young
Men's Republican club of this city , ono of
the largest political organizations In the
state , has sent tbo following message of
condolence to the lelatlves of the Into Sena
tor Hajward-
Tn the Tamllv of the lion M L Uajward
Thn Young Men H Republican dub of Lin-
mill , ItM-lf a slncete mom net of the late
s'on.Uer IIa > vvard , begs leive to share nt
IhU time In t'n Bioal xiinovv that his mn.-
upnii yf u While to us us an -janlz.iilnn
had not boon voueh afed the piivilege that
lias Lt-en > ours , to know him In his diillv
walk and life , ) et it was Riven to us to
know him In his capiclty as an e irncst nnd
alilo leader of the party to which we nnd
he were proud tn owe nlUglaneo and that
knowledge ni.d association bid us now to
slop anil drop n sorrowful tcui upon his
draped bier
Helm ; voting men we still eherlsh Ideals
nnd In the halls of memorv wherein wo
huve bulided to those Ideals no form Klnndn
out with treatei prominence than that of
M L llujvvard As an expmplai to the
joung he towered above his follow In the
state Ills June life , his sterling holiest } ,
his inatdileHs ablllt } on the toriini , his gre u
qualities of head and heart , mnrkrd him
us one who desened to be honored ai.d
when the leslplaturo of the state of Ne
braska Invested him with the to-a of n
vinntor none icjolied moro heartll.v than
the Young Men s Republican club of Lin
coln
At the annual bimiuot of two j-ears ago
he vvaa our honor * I juejt ind llnwoi.la of
vvlsdum ho addressed to UP , the kindly ad
monitions of u father to his son. vslll lone
be remembered b > those ivho-u onii foi-
tune It vvae to listen to him In other wavs
he ilemonFtralcd to this organisation 'ils
kli dlv Intcrem In and good wishes f.n Its
siu-eessiul continuance and the ties of
brotherhood which bound us to him mike
nil the more poignant the sonon we feel
fur hlH ui.tlmeU death
Permit UP theufoie , to lhu testify In
words that hut 111 } express the depth of om
ifKift that deith maikcd him foi Us own
Just upon the threshold of n career that
would luve 1 rousht honor to himself and
tin- stale that was proud to name him ns
IIH uotetentatlve In tlu > < iiuiulls of the na
tion and to Invoke In behalf of Unite more
sort-h htrliKeu than ourselves the enl } inn-
Milation the beckoning star of hopf holds
out to inottals
s 'nr ! "l IV tr n < ( 'oliiiuhiix ,
COLL'MIIUS , Neb. Jan i ( Special ) -
David Aschler. aged 19 jeurf. dle-1 this morn
ing of tcarlet fever at the home of hla
brother-in-law Thomas Nocn the memberE
of whiae famil ) have been 111 with the die-
ease for a number of weeks. A 5-jear-old
daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Noon about a
week ago and other members of the family
have been afflicted. Aschler went there to
assist his sister caring for the children and
contracted the disease. The residence of
August Schack In the eastern part of town
was quarantined this morning , a daughter
of 7 jears being 111 with the fever.
C reamer ? Compiiny Ollloprn Itciininoil.
SCHUYLER , Neb , Jan. 2 ( Special )
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Schuyler Creamery company was held
yesterday and five members of the board ot
directors elected , three regular , two to fill
vacancies. The board re-elected John C
VanHouscn president , C. Wittenberg vice
president and Frank E. Moore secretary-
treasurer. The butter sold In 1SOO amounted
to 92,753 pounds , the cost per pound being
5.4 cents.
Men IJnnittict n Iltrnrj Club.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Jan. a. ( Special. ) A
reception and banquet were tendered the
Woman's Literary club of Osceola by the
club members' masculine admirers , The
affair took place at the Pratt hotel. Rev.
W R. Adams acted as toastmaster and made
some very appropriate remarks. II. A.
Scott responded to the toast "Our Guests "
HP was followed by E. S. Mickey , who spoke
on "Tho Monster Cannon , " and II. S. Welch ,
who spoke of the -war In South Africa ,
Dollr.iof 171t ! > III nil triiiiiient.
SIDNEY , Neb. , Jan. 2. ( Special ) Wil
liam F. Moore of this city has In his pro-
session n silver dollar coined in 1709 by the
United States government During a heated
nigument on the- twentieth century question
Moore presented this coin for consideration
and another argument was started as to
whether the coin was 100 or 101 years o'd. '
Moore received the coin from his father sev
eral jcars ago.
let- Ten Inrln-H Thick.
ASHLAND , Neb , Jan. 2 ( Special )
John Morrow , manager of the Armour
Packing company's Ice plant at Memphis ,
started a force of men this morning gathei-
Ing the annual crop of Ice from Armour
lake. It will take about a month to fill
the Ice house. The Ice is about ten Inches
thick.
S I r > ch II I in1 > J MlNtiiUr ,
HUMnOLDT. Neb , Jan. 2 ( Special ) -
Mis S. H. Day , a mlddleaged woman , took
a dose of strychnine by mistake Saturday
evening , thinking It was quinine. Two
physicians worked nearly nil night before
the victim wab entirely free from the effects
of the dose
Mullen Itciiorlx n Illlzrnril.
MULLKN , Neb , Jan 2. ( Special ) The
worst blizzard of the season has been ragIng -
Ing here for tbo last twelve hours. It Is
from the northwest , accompanied by a very
1 high wind. Stock Is drifting badly.
MIM-IN li-ii'.li In n IIIIIIMVII > .
ORETK , Neb . Jan 2 ( Special Telcgiam )
John Splik and Erwln Smith , son of the
| well known cattle bucr , wore in a runanny
j four miles from this city ftplrk Is dead and
J Smith Is badly hurt , hut will recover ,
l > . l.lnr MOIIK tinI'lntli - ,
ASHLAND. Neb. . Jan 2 ( Special ) The
Burlington Railroad compan } has a large
force of men at work putting In djkes along
the west channel of the Platte river north
east of Ashland Kvcry spring heretofore
when the rher has overflown U damages the
road's property. The new bridge which the
company Is building over the Platte Is rapIdly -
Idly Hearing completion.
Ilr > nii n-viierlefl Homo Toiliij.
LINCOLN , Neb , Jan. 2 W. J Bryan will
return to Lincoln tomorrow , after an ab
sence of six weeks. Friday night ho will
bo the guest of honor at the banquet of the
Nebraska Brjan Traveling Men's associa
tion. Early on that day the state central
committees of the democratic , populist and
silver republican pirtles will meet and
Bonn will probably bo Invited to partici
pate In the deliberations.
IlfiNtliiSN I\ * nlui ; Itcroril
HASTINGS , Neb , Jan 2. ( Special Tele
gram ) Mock Hros. have suspended pub
lication of the Hastings Evening Record ,
which they had conducted during the last
two jears.
I.i-ni CM Two FliiKC'rn in 11 Sholler.
GIBBON , Neb , Jan. 2. ( Special ) Wil
liam Rlche , 16 years of age , laid his right
hand on the cog wheels of a corn shelter.
Ho took bis hand away minus two fingers.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
I'nlr WfiliK-Hilnv nml Thurmdaj with
hortlurljWIIIN | In
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2. Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday
For Nebraska Fair Wednesday and
Thursday ; southerly winds ,
For Nebraska , Iowa , Missouri and Kansas
Fair Wednesday and Thursday ; southerly
winds.
For South Dakota Fair Wednesday ,
Thursday fair and probably colder ; variable
winds.
I.ocnl Itccoril ,
OFFicn or Tim WEATHEP. nunnAU ,
OMAHA , Jnn 2 Omaha record of tem
perature nnd precipitation mmpirod with
thn corresponding dnj of the list thieo
lenrs :
HOO lSr > > 18'if 1637
Maximum 'emporatino . . W lu , is 20
Minimum temperature 5 ' . ' 1 i Y
Average temperature . 10 .12 25 'JO
J'lcelpltatlon . . . Oj 00 K > T
Record of temperature and pioelpu.itlon
at Omaha for this day and slnco March 1 ,
It J3
I.N'oiinal for the day . n
I Deficiency for the dav . )
Accumulated excess hlnen March 1 . 321
1 Noimal rainfall for tbo day . . .03 Im h
Dellclenc. } for tint da > . . . . . 03 inch
To til rainfall slnco March 1. 1S3925 931m hts
Deficiency since March 1Wi 1 \ I II Inchon
Doflcfllency for cor period , Hth 3 72 'nehes
, Dt tllh lone > for cor period , IS'ir HH7 Inc'ica
Itfjiorl from nlntloiiH nt N p. m.
FATAL TENEMENT HOUSE FIRE
Ona Child Dead and Many People Are
Seriously Burned ,
FIRE STARTS FROM A CH.1ISTMAS TREE
Occupants Hcconic Pniilr-Striukrn
Whc-ii HM-npc li } SlnlrN IN Cut
( ) ( T > uinlicr of llcnilc
liCHUIICN.
NB\V YORK. Jan. 2. A baby's life was
lost and eleven poisons Injured in a
fire which destroyed a five-story tenement
In First avenue shortly after 1 o'clock
this morning. Three of the Injured may
die :
The dead :
LORKTTA LEONARD. M\ months old ,
daughter of Edward Leonard
Kdwnrd Leonard , hand lacerated while
sliding down a rope from fifth floor to the
Eli CC't
MIP. Hdward Leonard , bruised.
Nancy Leonard , 14 jears old , laceration of
hands , rauted by sliding down rope to street
Thomas Leonard , 12 years eld , Inhaled
flinoke , unconscious.
William Leonard , 10 years old , Inhaled
Kinokc and flames ; condition critical.
Joneph Leonard , 0 years old , unconscious
from Inhaling Kinoko nnd llamcs
Pauline Tischman and Philip Carroll ,
junpeil from bccond story window and
inlBbcd life net , severe contusions of body.
Mrs Kate Lane , face and hands burned.
James Kelleher , hands and face burned
uhllo rescuing a little girl.
Rupert Glove , hands and face burned
while attempting to rescue tenants ,
The ( lie , which WHS one of the fiercest that
the firemen have had to fight In a tenement
house for bomo time , H believed to have
started from a Chrlbttnas tree 011 the flrtl
floor. Candles on the tree had been lighted
about midnight , and It Is supposed that some
of the candles were overlooked and romnlneil
lighted after they vvero IhooKht to have
been extinguished , and set the tico afire ,
Thcro wire over fifty people sleeping In the
house when the tlr started
The flnmrH were pouring Into the lmllwa >
from the room In which the fire started when
It wan discovered When the alarm vvai
bpiead thr.ugh the building the frightened
people attempted to get dounstalrH , bill
were driven bark by the smoke James
Kcllchrr clasped his hands over his mmitl
and succeeded in getting up the stairs t <
render assistance.
Kupirt Ulonc , who made an attempt tr
go to the rescue of the tenants , was driver
back by the flames , severely burned. O
the third floor Kelleher found Tllllo Powers
5 years old The girl had made her waj
down ono Might of stairs and then fnllfi
from exhaustion Kellcher took her In hi'
arms , and , placing his hands over her eye1
and mouth to prevent her from Inhallni
flames , leaped down the hlalrwa ) and rat
tlirrufih tlio Iluming hallway to the sticet
Ills precaution saved the child from In
jury , his own hands receiving the burns sin
would otherwise havu suffered
Meantime scenes of terror vtero being en
acted on ever > floor of the burning tenement
ment The lire csiapo was at the rear o
the building , but the inmates rushed to tin
front windows and throvv them open
Tbla gave Impetus to the flames , whit !
vvero shooting up the alrshaft and worn
showing twenty feet above the roof before
any flre nen had arrived. Mrs. Pauline Tlsch-
man , an aged woman who lived on the second
end flcor , Jumped for the net , which the
flrpmen spread , but missed it. She struck
the flagging and was severely bruised
Philip Carroll , at a window on the same
floor , leaped out. He also missed the not
and was badly bruised.
Meanwhile the firemen had raised ladders
to the windows on the fifth floor , where
Edward Leonard lived with his wife and six
children The firemen found Leonard strug
gling with his wife to prevent her Jumping
with Imr fi-montbo-olit babe from the win
dow. As the firemen appeared at the window
Mrs Leonard dropped her baby to the floor.
She was carried down the ladder In n faint
ing condition Leonard went down n lope ,
followed by his 11-year-old daughter Nancy
nnd his 12-ycnr-old eon Thomas The hands
of all three were cut to the bono by the
friction. The two boys , William , aged 10 ,
and Joseph , ngcd 9 , were found In bed nn-
i conscious , locked In each other's arms.
They had Inhaled smoke and were In a crit
ical condition.
The body of the Leonard baby wan found
after the fire had been controlled on t'io
floor where Its mother had dropped It. The
child bad been nuffocated. The loss from
the flames Is estimated at flS.OOO.
I'url of Hill Cllj Ilnrneil.
HILL CIT7 , S. I ) , , Jan. 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Flro started In the McCIurc hotel
! this morning at 0 30 o'clock The holel and
, contents were destro > od , together with the
i adjoining building. The flro Jumped aeros.s
1 the street nnd eonbumfd six sloro buildings ,
stopping at. tbo olllco of the Hill City NCVVH.
The newspaper plant was damaged consider
ably The total loss is estimated at $10,000 ,
with small insurance on the hotel.
Minn rnlln IloCr ! Daninuril ,
SIOUX FALLS , S. I ) . , Jan. 2 ( Special
Telegram ) Tire early this morning In the
third story of the Phllyps house < aimed n
damage to the bulldlnc of about J2.000 and
to the furniture $800. The loss Is fully cov
ered bv Insurance. The hotel belongs to a
man named Williams residing In Connecti
cut J. C. Nlchol Is proprietor.
While Kiiinlly ! lit Clnirnli.
CRETE , Neb. Jan. 2 ( Special. ) The
dwelling house of Anton Douska took Urn
at noon today whllo the family was at
church The damage to the building and
content * was $400. Intiuraoce on the bouso
In $100.
$100.'S
'S EXTRACT
OF I1EKI' h a mcdlcnl romfort of proved
value. JIa trougUt tlmmandi throushlll.
nc . JUclo on cIcntlHc principles from tlio
fiuoet cottlo reared on the rlcheet paitures
of the ivculd Rlaldly teeted. Jindoraed by
orer 80 yeare guccc . Kefuio Bubstltiitev
