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THE OMAHA DATLY 1VET5; SlTyi)AY, JAyUAHY in, 1001. s : of Carpets, Linoleum, Oil Cloth, Coco J Mattings from the stock of Council Bluffs Car- pei company, at a price that speaks for itself. Note what they are. Stock being limited, we .iiwaaui nienis wini you, so you can get what you want without delay. All wool remnants from 2 ynrdn to JO .yards bring your sizes at HUe per vard . One-half wool remnants from 2 yards to JO yards from JSc to L'e per vard. Short ends of Tapestry I'arpets, at -J0 A few full rolls, drop patterns, to elose at, OOe per yard. Linoleum remnants, for bath rooms and closets, from 25c per yard up. Oil (Moth remnants from H)c yard up. Heinnnnls of Coco Matting bound with heavy duck at 23c per square yard. i-OMJ rapestry ...$12.00 Dxll Hrussels 17.00 Mix 10 Tapestrv . 8-;5xll.,Trap'stry.. 8-JJxlK; Tapestry 8-.lxI0 Tapeslrv". , 8-:xJ2y Tapestry 8-:ixl0- Tapestrv 8-8x1 0 Velvet . .' . ...13.00 ...11.00 ...10.00 ... 10.00 .16.00 ...12.00 ...20.00 . . 26.00 V 8-:Jxl2 Axminster 8-UxlMi Tapestry. 8-axl0-f Tapestrv S-.'txlO-U Tapestrv 8-:ixl0 Tajiestryl . .10.00 .14.00 ..15.50 .14.00 T A, C IP tfTT TOTT A IlVi .Mul-wintt'r opportunity for money-saving on JL-k WJLw VUllVlnu jilce Curtains. All patterns not coming for next season, will be closed out at a great reduction in prices, one-half pair to four of a l;iud and the lCn each trices from : See the assortment displayed in our window at, per pair, T Ttfl r&1 cfprv J yi.lJlO I. wl J besides selling you the goods very much cheaper, lleninauls VII V1 lomrlliu fin. ntwiiil luilP mi!iii a . . . n. Mf,i uij V uwwuv 1111 1 jrn i. Squares 21x21. at 15c, 25c, 50c, 75c and 1.00 each. JARDINIERES from 65c, 75c, 90c. We never had such a 1 ORCHARD & WILHELM ! I424-I4S6-I4.8 DOUGLAS STREET. IMMENSE SUM IS INVOLVED Judge Dickinson Benders Decision in the - - Oitndin Case. LITIGATION PENDING SEVERAL YEARS Court lloliln (lint I'lnlntlfT in Not Hn tltlril to llci'inpr In Oh- Action Million Dollar lie IM'iul on Decree. JuiIko DIchlnRun hafl given ii decision Id tho most Importnnt rnso, u far ns Uio vatno of tho property Involved Ih concerned, tliut over rnmo up In tlio dlijtrlct court. It Is unit! tlint $1,000,000 depended on tho decree of tho court. Tho cuse Is that of John I.. Orandln ugalnst tho First Nntlonal bank of ChleaRo. Orandln was opo of tho creditors of Spooner H. Howell and tho Issue was to have net aside certain conveyances tnado by Howell to tho ImnU, tho contention bolns thut theso conveyances were made with In tent to defraud tho creditors of concerns In which Howell was a partner anil that tho bank had hern niado n preferred creditor by reason of them. JuiIko DlcklnHon held that tho plulntllfB pro not entitled to recover, lie said that tho first ciULfctoii to bo decided related to tho land In Uouglns county. If tho bank purennsed tho land conveyed by Howell In Kuud lalth, believing that Howell wan tho owner ami not tho concirns with which he was connected, it ought to hnve the undis puted title. If on tho other hand the bank took the loans knowing that they wore the property of these concerns nnd that tho transfer was mado with tho Intent to defraud creditors, tho plaintiffs ought to bo entitled to re cover and tho transfer declared Illegal, I'oreliiiKc In (iootl I'lildi. Tho court said tho evidence showed that the purchase was made In good faith, and for that reason he would decree thut tho bank could retain the title. Howell wiiH connected with companies which owned lumber yards In this slate. Unntab and- Illinois. Tho defendants set up that tho court was without Jurisdiction In tho eiittro suit, but the Judgo held that ho Is without Jurisdiction only ho far as tho property outsldo of tho stnto Is con cerned. Ho found that tho property In liti gation had never been listed among thv assets of any of Howell's companies, and that at tho tlmo of Howell's failures ho was In debt to tho bank In tho sum nf 1600,000. Taking all these circumstances into consldrntlon, hn said ho would find that tho plaintiffs aro not entitled to ro cover tho relief prayed for, Tho attorneys for the plaintiff suid thu case will be taken to' the supremo court. Oliji'1'tn to Sulo of l'l'oiirrty. limma Woodrldgo, one of tho heirs of tho cRtato of John T l'nulson, 1ms filed In the BEST FOB THE BOWELS t you hTfn't a rcuuUr. healthy increment of lh laweii over owl ever day. you'io III or will bo. Keep jour xwtopon, ntPhyljor iilWoiioii.1i ilanccrous. Tho smooth pen, nmiho well. iuroiii uiu pnnpout viu tlfiraud clean Is lo taUo CANDY CATHARTIC EAT 'EM LIKE CANDY riesaint, ViUtablc, J'olent.Tnnte OikhI, pnOood, titter RlcUfn, Woakm. or tlrlpo, 10, tl. anil 6J "! Kr box. Writ, for fro. raplc, onJ booMrt fn ealth. Addrma ' J irtuujo uiatnr roxnsT. riurico r mit toue. KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN and Ends! SxO- Hrussels ....17.50 ....13.00 . . . 14.50 ...27.00 ...10.00 ...21.00 ...19.00 ..."27.50 . . . 23.00 8x10 Tajiestry . . 8-axL0-( Tapestry 0x13 Axminster . 0x0 Tapestry ... 0x10-0 Axminster 10-0x1 2-3 Velvet 0x11.(5 Velvet .. 1 0-0x1 2-0 Velvet 10-0xl2-3 Axminster 43.00 0x12 Velvet 21.00 10-0x12-3 Tapestry .16.00 10-0x11 Tapestry ...18.00 10.0x12-0 Tapestry . .16.00 .w to AiJ CvCiCiri G iti?nibtr we are UUUU3 wori. f()1. ono-third district court objections to the sale of prop erty in the P.-yilson estate. She alleges that tho estate Is valued at $300,000 and that under the will sho Is entitled to the proceeds not to exceed $15,000. The asser tion Is mado thai tho executors have al ready disposed of property to tho extent of nearly $100,000, a part of which has been applied on tho $35,000 debt ngnlnst tho es tate, but tho greater part of which, It Is contended, Iihh been used by the executors In tbe'lr prlvnto business and novcr re turned to the estate. The allegation Is tnado that suit Is now In preparation for tho purpose of securing an accounting by the executors. Court Ilrevitlcft. John Hliihl has surd l.uuru Stlml for n dlvotco on tho ground of desertion. Mutii Muncliofr has micd Joseph Muu chuff for u divorce on the plea of cruelty. Sheriff I'nwur has gone to Lincoln to take to the Insane anyluin a patient named Mrs. Jennie Itobey. Judgo Dickinson has granted n decreo of divorce In the case of Jesso lwycr against James J. Dwycr, nwardlng the plain tiff tho right to resume her maiden name, Jesse Uctts. Henry Juiigluth has commenced suit against tho Omaha National bank and J. A. Scott to reoovor W.BGO on account of an alleged breach of contract. Ho complains that tho defendants failed to soil to him a plcco of land In Washington county known ns tho "IIIgglliH farm." Tho value of tho property ban enhanced. After I. M (irlpiie Wliiitr Usually a racking couijh and a general feeling of weakness, Foley's Honoy and Tar Is guaranteed to euro the "grlppo cough" nnd make you atrong and well. Myers-DIIIon Drug Co., Omaha; Dillon's Drug Store, South Omaha. NEW GYM FORMALLY OPENED lIl'KHIN, ItlllllllKOII mill I.OI'll lllllllKII- rnte 'I'lirlr mv .School of I'll nIi-ii I Co I tine. Kddlo Hoblnson and l'eter Loch, two of tho well-known leaders of local amateur sporting affairs. Inaugurated their now gym- nnsium and school of physical culture I'rl- lay night under favornblo conditions. An In tel eating program of athletic cventb was given and tho attendanco was so largo that tho big gymnasium room at 1310 Harney street was taxed to accommodate tho crowd. I'hero ero several Interesting boxing bouts, nil of them purely friendly ami for thu solo purpose of giving an exposition of tho scientific polnl:i of tho art. Tho con testants wero tho t'halfron brothers, Taut Murray and tho "Vcllowhatumcr," Mltcholl and Myers, Kendall nnd lloblnsan. Thoro was an exhibition of heavyweight lifting by 'Ivld Myers, it strong man from Boston, and slack wlro walking by Prof, l.amont. Ono of the strong features of tho card was a wrestling bout between l'eter I.och and Frank (Ireenman, a local flrcmnn. I.uch won the match by gaining two straight fnlls. Tho new gymnasium which Messrs. Hod- Inson uud I.nch hnve opened promises to be very popular. It Is equipped throughout with paraphernalia Intended to ho used in physical culture, nnd tho students of the school will bo given careful training by capable instructors in boxlug, wrestling nnd other athletic snorts, HIGH FALL RESULTS IN DEATH (a. C. Kiioiffl, A noil MiikIo 'IVlll'llIT, 1. 1 en DimiiI ut Clurlt- NOII llllHlllll. O. O. Knopfel, tho nged music teacher who sustained n fractured skull early Friday morning by falling off h porch at his rooming houeo on South Eighteenth street, dltd Friday night nt the ClarkBon hospital and his body Is now tu tho umlor- taking room of tho corouor. Among his effects ivoro found several letters and docu inentB. Among thf latter was n cortllloil copy of a wlll'by which a brother convoyed to him some raining property In California Another was a deed to n lot In Koto Hill cemetery, Chicago, bearing tho (late of IStil. Thare was a letter from n sister, Mrs. Louisa Mlelko of Titusvllle, I'n., nnd nn other from a brother, Theodoro A. Knopfel of Clinton, In, Tho coroner has communi cated with these and will hold tho body to await their instructions. Also some stock rugs. suggest you bring your J J J J J 3 : : 0x12 Velvet 25.50 10-0x12 Tapestry 10-0x1-1 Brussels Oxll-0 Velvet .. 10-0x14 Brussels 10-0x12 Tapestry 10-0x12 Brussels .16.00 ..25.00 J . 25.00 g . . 30.00 ...16.00 . . . 19.00 2 10-0x12 Axminster . 22.00 10-0x12 Axminster. . .19.00 10-0x12 Axminster. . .17.00 10-0x12 Tapestry ...16.50 10-0x12-0 Axminster 24.00 10-0x12 Axminster . 20.00 J0-0xJl-0 Axminster. 17.50 i 1 : The (jitantities are from ki v 3.75 and 0.75. giving you first class off from our regular price, of Tapestry in one to three stock to select from. WHY OFFICERS ARE SHORT Construction cf Latvi aiid Intricate Tariff Classification. COLLECTOR MAKES WRONG PAYMENT l'eclcrnl Authorities Who lu lllNcroiiniic'Irn Are In KxplHln volvcil Hotv It lliiiitiu'l StHte- nu'iil of (,'mlel Til)' I or. Tho report of delinquencies on the part of government ofllrlals at Omaha sent out from Washington Friday seems to havo caused considerable surprise to the officers involved. T. U Matthews, United States marshal, says that ho has no idea In whnt particular ho Is delinquent unless it lo In some Item where a bill or feo has been nl- owed on tho wrong fund. J. 12, HouU, col lector of Intomal revenue, was not In the city Saturdny, but IHb chief clerk accounts for tho confusion in tho following mnnner; The law provides that all gaugcrs shall be paid from tho office at which thoy re ceived their appointment. Last spring Special Oauger Painter, who was appointed from tho Philadelphia district, was sta tioned In Omnha. Under Instructions from tho commissioner of internal rovenuo this offlco paid his salary for the months of April, May mid June, tho amount aggre gating about $000. Tho nccount was disal lowed by tho authortles at Washington and tho Omaha collector apprarn to bo $C0O short In his nccounts. Tho matter Is now In process of settlement nnd will bo ar ranged as soon lis wo can obtain an order for tho transfer of this money from tho Philadelphia district to tho credit of this district on tho books at Washington." t'nilet Tnlor' Stiitriiieul. In regard to tho reported shortage of Cadet Taylor, tho surveyor of tho port of Omnha, that ofllcer said: "Tho dispatch probably rcfors to tho autdltor's annual report. Thin report shows the errors mode In every custom bouao lu tho country, the uxctbs and bhort col lections. Kvcry custom house that doos nnv considerable, business cannot avoid oc casional Email errors. During tho fiscal year ending June SO, HlQO, Omaha collected S,:r too much and $4S.0J too little. In other words, In handling paoila valued nt more than ono mltllQti dollars, tho Intrlcato tariff act was so construed and goods wrongly classified only In tho small amounts glwn. Many invoices aro In French. Spanish or other foreign languages, tho money value In llres, marks, yens, etc. Theso havo to bo translated and reduced to American money, and tho duties computed, Tho wonder Is that so few errors uro mado In either classification or computation. Mnny articles on tho Involco carry eight or ten different rates of duty and somo of theso compound. Omaha, as compared with other custom houses, bus a good record In this respect. When tiny such errors are ascertained they are rcllquldatnd, either by refunding or collecting the additional du ties from the Importer. At tho end of tho fiscal year It might havo been that somo of theso small Items had not been rollquldatcd, but they wero In process of rcllqutdatlou and woro subsequently taken up. "So for as tho cash of this office Is con eernod. It Is deposited witli the assistant United States treasurer at lesst weekly, and at tho end of the month Is balanced up nnd deposited to tho last penny. Tho only error that huo ever occurred In cash was fi rents short In a raonoy remittance. That was easily corrected by remittance. So that any differences botween tho auditor's books nnd the nccounts of this office aro purely technical as stated and arising from classification, enslly corrected by tha Importer" Trleil I'"lv rjnetoiH. Mrs. Frances L. Sales of Missouri Valloy. la., writes; "I had severe kidney trouble for years, had tried flvo doctors without benctlt, but threo bottles of Fnley'p Kidney Curo cured me. For salo by Myers-Dillon Co., Omaha; Dillon's drug storo, South Omaha. FARMERS ON EASY STREET General Froaperitj Throughout Agricultural Eegions of State. ABUNDANT EVIDENCE OF SOLID GROWTH Implement Denlrrn VIsMIiik In Omnlin Kilter Into Dlnrnnsloii of the l'reaent llitpiiy Lot ut the ln r in cr. Anyono with a doubt as to the prosperity of tho Nebraska fttrtnee could havo had that doubt caallv removed from tho mind by mixing with the crowd that gathered In Crolghton hall three days of last week to nttond tbo convention of tho Nebraska and western Iowa Implement dealers. No class of men comes lu closer contact with the farmer than the Implement dealers and they oro eminently qualified to speak of tho nsrlculturol conditions. The gentle men who make It their business to sell tho agriculturist the machinery for tho work ing of the farm, nlso mako It their business to look over the farm lands, examine the crops nnd Inspect the financial side of tho farmer's life. They can ba depended upon for reliable Information ns to the Increase In tho rural population and In the cultivated ncrcacc. Thnt Nebraska Is making rapid progress ns an agricultural state Is tho verdict agreed to by tho hundreds of Implement men who wero In Omaha last week. From every dclegato enmo the samo story of general prosperity among tho tillers of tho'soll. It was n story of increasing population, grow ing acreage, advancing prices, good crops and marketnblo lands. A reporter for The lleo who talked with not less than fifty Implement dealers from different parts of tho state failed to catch a blnglo calamity howl. Of tho Interviews It Is necessary to print only a few to show the general sentiment. Prosperity Is .Miitoul, L. J. niowers of David City Tho Imple ment dealers prosper with tho farmers nnd I think you will llnil most of tho men at this convention In pretty good humor. Gen erally speaking, they nre well satisfied with the business they have been doing, nnd they would not bo In such a satisfactory condition it tho farmers had not been mak ing monoy and buying and paying for now machinery. There hnve beoii tlmea In this statu when tho collection of uu Implement bill was HRo pullllng teeth nnd notes havo gone unhonorcd for months uud even years. J Hut during recent years tho accounts nnd notes of tho farmers havo been met promptly. I think the good financial condi tions surrounding tho Implement trndu In this state tndlcnto bettor than anything else thu general prosperity of the agricul tural population. In Uutler county last year we raised over 0,000,000 bushels of corn, nearly 2,000,000 bushels of oats nnd more than 710.000 bushels nf wheat. Corn ran forty bushels to tho acre, oats thirty nnd wheat about twenty- eight. It was tho best crop wo havo had for some years, and tho fanners expect an other big yield this year. I have not any figures at hand, hut I think I am safo In stntlng that thu total acreage under culti vation In Duller county has Increased at least SO per cent during the Inst five years. William Matthleseu of West Point Cum ing county had over 150,000 acres of corn last year, and as tho yield was about forty live bushels to thu acre, you will seo that wo produced an Immense fartuno lu thnt crop alone. Our oats crop wns also un usually good, the yield being about forty bushels to tho acre. There 1ms been n btcady Increase In tho acreage under cul tivation during tho past five years, many now farmers coming Into tho county and many of tho old ones buying tnoro land. Tho land sales havo Indeed been heavier during tho last year than for a long tlmo The farmers being prosperous, arc buying new machinery, nnd the implement denlera aro kept busy supplying their demands. Double Ini'i'cilNi- In illr, George It. Kouke of Liberty It Is not any exaggeration to say that tho land under cultivation In Gage county has doubled within tho past ten years. We now huvo ono of tho greatest producing counties In the state, with 250,000 acres devoted to corn, 75,000 acres to wheat, 50,000 acres to oats and 10,000 acres lo rye. If I am not mis taken we produced more corn than any county In Nobrnska lust year, (he total yield being something like 7,500,000 bushels. Havo wo nny now settlers? Well, I should say wo had. Within tlfe last threo or four yenrs Gaga county has added hundreds to its agricultural population. ' Mnny of our now settlers have como from the great fanning states of Illinois and Iown, and I consider tho acquisition of such people n flno compliment to our state. II. P. Shumwny of Wnkelleld Up In the northeastern part of tho stato tho agricul turists nre in the bust condition they havo enjoyed for somo years. The population of tho section has hud a gradual Increase and tho best fcaturo of it Is that tho newcomers havo not come empty-handed. They have como from older states with money to pay for thu farms they havo settled upon In Ncbiaskii, nnd thoy have made, money since thoy have been with us. I havo been In tho Implement business for many years nnd I havo never known the general condition of the trade to have been so good as It Is nt present. J. J. iluchanan of Hustings I have been over tha central part of tho stnto a good deal, and I hnvo found an increasing ag ricultural population throughout that eec tinn, I don't think the I no ream has boon of tho phenomenal order, but it has been going on steadily for several years. 'Crops' have been fairly good nnd farmers aro not complaining so much as thoy used to. Ilniui- In t.'cilnr Co ii nt-, August I.uboloy of Hartlngton Tho farm ers of t'cdnr couuty aro all huppy. They, aro riding in spring buggies now aud ten turs ago they hud to go to church in their market wagons. The only tiling that has fnllen otf lu our locality Is the mortgage Indebtedness. Land has advanced in price and fciilca havo Increased, a number of peo ple from other stutcs being umoug the pur chasers. In tho Implement lino the demand is for tho latest and best machinery, which Is an unfailing blgn of prosperity among tho fnrmcrs. J. A. McLaughlin of Craig Hurt county has always brcn ono of tho best In tho stato, hut it wan never as good as It is now. Our land has been pretty well tnken up for somo years, yet thoro has been a good Increase lu tho acreage under cultiva tion during tho last half decade. Wo raised nearly 0,000,000 bushels of corn lu Hurt couuty lutt year, which was a record breaker. Tho demand for good farm ma chinery Is growing all the time. OFF FOR SALT LAKE MEETING II I W DrlcKntlou (JoIiik After .et Vi'nr'H Con volition of .Niitloiuil Live Stoek AhSocIiiI Ion, The Omaha delegation to the convention of the National Llvo Stock association at Salt Lnke City next week will be composed nf J. J. Dickey, F. B, Sanborn, I. W, Car- peutor. A. D. Marriott. William Krug, ueorgo w. Planner, K, V. Lewis, J. II Hahm, 1. L. Campbell, George P. Moore head, Home Miller and M. H. Collins. Theso gentlemen will leave for Salt Lake City at 4:!5 this afternoon by way of the union pacific and will reach there early Tuesday morning. They aro determined to secure next year's convention of the stock- mtn for Omnha and will uso their per s;aslro cloquenco and magnetic Influence to tho limit In their efforts to capture the prUe. Omaha will also be represented by a num ber of railroad officials, Including C. C. Hughes, general superintendent of tho Hlk- horn; C. J. 1one, assistant general freight agent of th Union Pacific, and J. A. Kuhn, general agent of tho Northwestern, who will Journey to Salt Lnko In a couple of private cars attached to today's regular train. A good many of tho South Omaha delega tion loft for tho Utnh capital yesterday. Tho Magic City will semi twenty-five or thirty delegates and tho Nebraska delega tion will number not less than 200, all of whom will pull for Omnha in tho contest for next year's convention. INFANT DROWNED IN A TUB I.rft Alone In thr House, Child of .Mr. mill Mr. Chnrlrs Dnrln .Meets Den Kdward S. Davis, tho 1-ycar-old Infant of Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Davis. S014 Charles street, was drowned Thursday afternoon by falling Into u washtub half full of water. Mr. and Mrs. Davis wero away from homo nt tho tlmo, and nn older child, Annie, had been left to care for tho two small children. About 4:20 Annlo left little IMward alono In the houso while sho went lo call a 5-year-old sister, who, with scl eral companions, was sliding on the Ico of n neighboring pond. Sho was gone only n fow minutes. When she returned she was alarmed to find thnt tho bubo had disap peared. Tho doors nnd windows of tho house wore locked ns sho had loft them, which excluded tho theory thnt the child had been stolen or cnrrled away for safekeep ing by somo neighbor. Its plnythlugs woro scattered over the lloor. There was no evidence of an Intrusion, nor was there n way by which the child' could havo left tho homo. Annie fccarchod the placo from collar to garret, und fully a half hour passed before It occurred to her to cxnmlnc tho washtub In the kitchen. A glance re vealed to her n part of the baby's dress floating upon tho top of tha soapy water. Annie lifted out the 1 1t t la Inert body nnd ran to a 'phono to call n doctor. Tho phy sician arrived In u few minutes, but could do little tnoro than pronounce tho child dead and mako out n death certificate to this eftcct. As llttlo Kdward was loo young to walk It Is a mystery how ho managed to got Into the washtub. Standing by the sldo of It his chin would bnrely havo reached Its rlm. About two feet uway. however, a chair lay overturned upon tho floor, and It Is supposed ho llrat climbed upon thin nnd leaning over to look Into tho wator lost his balance nnd fell, at the samo time kick ing tho chair backward. Charles Davis, father of tho child, Is em ployed In tho elevator of Haines & Mcrrlnm. DISCUSSION AS TO BIROS .Ni'liriixhn Oriiltlioloulnt' I iilon In Sc-nnIoii nt the I'lilillo Library. The Nebraska Ornithologists' union con vened In tho Omaha Public library building Saturday nnd held n brief business meet ing. Twenty-llvo mombers were present from different parts of Nebraska. Tho offi cers elected for tho present year are: K, II. Harbour, Lincoln, president; Miss Eliza beth Van Snnt, Omaha, vlco president; J. C. Crawford, Jr., West Point, corresponding secretary: H. H. Woleott, Lincoln, record ing sccrotary; Charles Fordyco. University Plnce, treasurer; L. Urunerof Lincoln, F. II. Shoemaker of Lincoln aud I. S. Trostlor of Omnhn members of executive committee. By unanimous votq tho membors of the union endorsed a bill which tho State Fish and Gnmo Protective association and the American Leaguo of Sportsmen aro prepar ing for the protection of all sorts of game, birds nnd fish In Nebraska. Tho following are among tho members of tho union who nro attending tho annual meotlng: K. H. Jones, Dunbar; J. S. Hun ter, Lincoln; M. A. Cnrrikcr, Jr., Nebraska City; J. C. Crawford, Jr., West Point; Mcr rltt Cnry, Nellgh; J. M. Dates, Long Pino; Hoy G. Pierce, Omaha; Charles Fordyce, University Placo; Lawrence Ilruner, Lin coln; Kllrabeth Van Snnt, Omaha; Frank II. Shoemaker, Omaha; A. L. Pearse, Omuhn; H. M. Benedict, Omaha; Ilobort Wolontt, Lincoln; II. II. Harbour, Lincoln; I. 8. Trostlor, Omaha. Visiting membors of tho union wero en tertnlncd by the Omnhn members nt lunch eon served nt tho Commercial club and nt 1:30 o'clock tho afternoon session began. long program of particular Interest to bird students was given. I. S, Trostlcr, tho retiring president of tho union, rovlowed tho history of ornithology In Nebraska very briefly Prof. L. Ilruner qf the University of Nebraska read n papor on tho relation of birds to ngrlculturo nnd wns followed by twenty other speakers, who presented pa pers relating to ornithology In Nebraska. CASH COMES BY THE BUNCH I'r'Nlil-iit Siinlioru llr-porlx Si-vein I Additions to iiilltorliiin I'uiiil. President Sanborn of Urn Auditorium com pany reported tho receipt of several large stock subscriptions Saturday. Tho Crnno company subscribed $500, tho United States Supply company $500 and N. O. Tnlhott $250. in: vicroitiA iia.m;i:s iiamis. ;, V. Ntt ' of ItocllCKter IIoiikM l.cllxr of tilt- Hotel. George W. Sweeney of Rochester, has bought for $125,000 tho hotel buslucss, In cluding furniture, good will and unexpired loaso. of tho Victoria Holul Company, 'at Hroadwny, Fifth nvenuo and Twenty- poventh btrcet. New York, In which Charles ,M. Hood had n controlling Interest- Tho ease, which has nine ycarH to run, covers tho clcht-story hotel proper, frontlnit somo 105 feet on Broadway, '.'51 on tho south sldo uf Twcnty-hovcnth ntrcet nnd r.'J In Fifth avenue, but does not Includo tho so-called annox, occupying the rest of the Broadway block front. Mr. Sweeney was formerly proprietor of tho Livingston Hotel, at llochcster, and nt tho Hotel Ontario, nt Ontario Bench. Mr. Sweeney will spend considerable monoy right away in beautifying tbo hotel, nnd ho owns a number of celebrated paint ings, which will be hung In tho cafe and corridors. Tho Victoria hns flvo hundred rooms, one hundred und fifty suites with bath, and Is first class in nil its appointments. Mr, Sweoney will conduct It as a strictly high class hotel, nt reasonable prices. Tho cuisine will bo second to none. Wins Null AkiiiiInI Slreiitor. CHICAGO. Jlin 12. -In ll sealed vcrdlnt rendered In tho United States circuit court today tuo i.aiayeiio jinugn company of Lafayette, Ind., Is awarded 21,&0i lu Its suit against the city nf Streator, III., tho amount IHng tho contract prlco of a bridge ncross uw verniiiiion river nt unit point. Thu contract wns awarded in Sentcmber. 1K97. Tho caso wns made famous by tho charges of bribery. Onn itldormnn admitted having received $.W for his voto In fnvor of tho contract, Tho bridge company sued i or (Mtli'or Shot by Mooimlilnrr. MILMI'IHS, Tonn.. Jan. 12 Near Friar's Point. Miss., Deputy Sheriff James Lucas was shot from ambush nnd Instantly killed hv Andrew Cnylor. The otllcer bud n war. rant for Caylor'u urrcst on the chnrgo of soiling Illicit whisky nnd was on bis wny to servo It when wayluld. Cnylor was captured nnd n mod organized to lynch him, but tho olllcers concealed him. 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I Ilk UL 1 1 4U all eltu falls Hold TWUXTY.FIKST ANNUAL STATUMHNT OF The Bankers Life Association OF DES MOINES, IOWA FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1900 PUBLISIItl) JANUARY I, 1001. Total Ilioonin durlllK WW I $ i,Kfi,WX.Z3 Totul DlHliurm-iuuntH durliu; iti ,ys:,'M: Uiilancii ini-rcuHi' in l.odK'T AdfntK fur tlio Your i'j tr,.,,r,Vl.m I.t'dRer A.MHotn at HrKlniilui? of tln Year a,M,s,ist.nl Lodger AHaotH at Km! of tlio Your,. j l,ojl,ii!7 0 ZZI ,. A hS Jniiiinr'l7 1 IMI l7Pl nrFrii 7c."" t'lrnt .MTirtnuKi" i.imnn on Heal limato $ "i.y.it;!).M;t.s9 us.x'::.:1.) Hondn nnd Other K;ciirltleH, 'oxt Value iX'.XM.Tl i l.!.V."ij.'-.i HeourlllcH witli Iiiwii Htate Auditor R'.M.Wl.'l I Soeurltli'K In Home Ollloo JX.illMi Dckix1u-i1 with MlHstmrl liiHiinince Driinrtmoiit l.lion.uo i (luarantoo NoIoh not yet due li.'7,lor,.ii-, J, , 5s.;..'j.i( CiiHlMn Huiika und Treasury i ll.aiii.V.i Uoe. i,;i.!:t ii Total I.T-'dKer AhspIh 7. . . . ,S UKI.n.Oi f i 'itti.r.W.no Market Value, of HondH over foul U.il1.tSt ! Doe. I Itti.Ki Interest Accrued 7T.:.".i").:,!) 1'J,r,H7 7H Call No. 71, Mortuary and Uxponco rurpoHOK. iltln In Jan., 1WI .')77,:i7J.i:i tc,17:i IS Totnl HeHourecK , $ 1,170.710,10 r,r.'l.:ils.iiii I.IAHIUTIKS. P Death t'lalniH I'roven and I'llpald Notui Death CltilmH Not I'roven J ks.ow.oo 1 j n.ioo.u) Trimt Fund Depoiilts nnd Adviinen I'aytimntH II.Iiol.STi ! !i;.,:;it AccountH Due and payable January, 1W1 il.Bfil.Sj fWl as llnliiuee lleHOiireon to I'roteel 1'iiiitnielx I.IISI.SSl.sa I Cu,0S:l.'2 Total i -1,170.710, 1') i n.,,'is!Iij Uuunitrtciil.ind iv!Ti.:.:;71 7,;7tiTS7 (f'leilKi-l by .Memliern for I'ayiiiunt of CiiIIh.) HurpluR Fund 5 MSI.'JlC.txTlT i&'.SsVb.'l (J'ledK"! for Payment of I.ohhos in K.ncckb of 1 pur cent per annum.) INB11HANQ11N KOHCK. Hll.ao.WO.OO J WW MOW Death Clalmo I'ald In 1WW (luarantco DopoJts Iteturncd In Totnl mm to noticiiciiiriett Hinee urKnuizauon 6,t;iu,7U.sa Death Halo per H.OOO lnmirance Piirrled In 1PQ) COT I Dec. ou Kxpeimo of ManiiKomcnt per tl.W lni'rnnco Curried In l'j'xi.,1 J l.fii ll)ec. 0.19 Depository IIuiikh Appointed " WliTT jH AttPNt: ' KDWAHD A. TKMl'I.K. 11. H. NOM.UN, Auditor. 1'rcHldcnt J, H, DELL, DISTRICT MANAGER, YORK, NEBRASKA, Conalttln? of OUTICUIU Hoai- (Sfic). to cli-nntc tho skin nf crusts nnd calcKanu soften tlio thickened cmldc. C'tiTlcttiiA OINTMENT ((0c). to Instantly nllny Itching, lnflmnniaUon, nnd irritation, und ootfic and Hcsoi.vknt(oi)c) , to root and clcan.c tlio blood, nulllolcnl to cure tlio moat torturing, dlsllgurlns, calp, ami Hood humors, wllulo.i of hair, wlicu throughout the world. ( h7R.l.aj 17,7(Kl.t:i 4