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5- COURTSHIP CF THE WESTERN ?i:i.tttiV W 01 Iisiaaspo'Ls, lot ii A;aia t .vvn ths MittMr ( WOM'T BE WR. fcHITfltll'S VALtMTINE Tan Brwttt and Barns Join la Vftla ricadlac Aaaanarc itrvalt Far-- as They . V See It. ' INDIANAPOLIS, Ffb. II James Whit-, fleld. president of th Western Itsgue, and W. A. Van Brunt and Jamss Burns, form ing the circuit committee, were here to day in an endeavor te aef tha Indianapolis - club owners to Join their organisation and desert the Amerraaa association. They were unaucretsrul, however. Tha Westera .league circuit, according to Mr. Whitfield, -'baa six towns that ara assured, as follows: ' Colorado Springs. Denver, Ksnsas City. Bt., Joseph, Omaha and Milwaukee. Des 'Moines baa a franchise, but msy not be keptMf a stronger pair of cities can be secured. M. Jordan of Berlin won third prise, Mr. end Mr. Pyres won the championship for LOWER THE WORLD'S RECORD Flirt Praia iter Oiri Tim la Trottlaar aa Frasea Tarf. BARATOOA. N. V.. Feb. IS. At h an- nual trotllna meetlna of the Barstos-a loe Racing association on Bars togs, lake to day, the. worlil'a record of 2.1(1, held by Flirt, wa lowered to 1:171-5 by tha enme animal, driven by her owner. T. H. Moon oi iiauaourg, in. x. BOERS' BRILLIANT ESCAPE Daaatlew Bra? try Exhibited it Retistisf, and Evsaiir; Xiuhsstr'g OlnUati. ATTEMPTS TO BttAK CIRCLE FUTILE Whta Threatened wlta Tatal A. ikllatlaa They Split ta lata Three Farces m4 Make Herole Escape frara Trap. schooner. Fortunately the tug Harold, with tow of barges, hove to sight, and after signaling tha bargea ta anchor tha tug went to the rescue. It was found the schooner had been caught la tha lea and that It had been pierced la several places by the heavy mass. It wss full of water and sinking, and tha captain of Herbert decided to abandon It. Before ha and tha crew wsra taken oft by Harold tha sinking vessel wss set on lira and waa soon a mass of flames. The Are burned for several hours after darkness fell. - Coaklla Wins Oae Game. NEW YORK. Feb. W.-C. B. Conklln of ( nicer o had to play two gamps In the Haas A billiard tournament at the Knicker bocker Athletic club today, but the effort proved too muoh for him and ho only ex ceeded In winning one of them. In the afternoon same ha defeated Charles Threahle of Itnaton by 400 to 893, after play ing eighty-eight Innings, but In the night game he suffered defeat at the hands of his opponent, William H. BIgourney, of Ban tranclnro, who won by a ocoro of 400 to 860. Fifty-seven innings were played nt for the greater part ot tha game BIgourney waa In the lead. 7. DISASTROUS DAY FOR BOOKS j Flva Faverltee ass Seeeaa Choice ' Cwt lata ' Their Praflta.' BAN FRANCISCO. Feb. IS. -The new California Jockey club has decided not to transfer racing to 'rsnioran, aa was an nounced, but will flaiah the season at Oak land. ,Thia decision was arrived at after a t vote waa taken among the horsemen, bookmaker and many patrons, strong op ' position being expressed owing to tha cost ; of moving horses and the fact that the . transportation facilities ara not as good. , - Aa Ave favorites and a second choice ; won the booka had a disastrous day. The track was very heavy -an1 holding. Oeorgle Weat. a filly owned by Chlnn ft Forsythe, made her tlrst appearance In the 1-year-old ' event and, played from 2 to 1 to 6 to &, won V easily. Sea iJon, backed from I to I to i to &, scored an easy victory In the third. ' Results: First race, three-quarters of a mile, sell "i Ing: February won, Rushfleld second, Phil Archibald third. Time: 1:18V. Second race, seven-alateenth of k mll': Oeorgle West won, Mirenla second, Jennie I McOowon third. Time: 0:44. Third race, Futurity course, Bailing: flea Lion won. Scallywag second, Clarendo -"third. Time: 1:15.' - Fourth race,- Futurity course, selling: ,. Maraschino won, Bassenso second, Senator - Urune third. Time: 1:14V. ,. .. Fifth race, flve-elghtha of a mile, selling: Alsura won, Foul Flay second, Ural third. .Time: 1:04. ,' Siath race, one mile and fifty yards, sell. Ing: NIlgRr won. Mission second, Merops . third. Time: l:Wy. BowllasT Toaraaraeat Begins Tonight. The two-man team bowling tournament begins Friday night on Clark's alleys. It win last nve weeks, nve games neing ronen by each team. The teams will play in alternate sections. The entrk-a are: t 'larkson and Denman. Hartley and F. Conrad, Fogg and O'Hrlen, F. Krug and Pengele, Beselln and Southy, Ollcbrlst and. Potter, Huntington and Ijehman, Yoetini and Francisco, Reynolds and Wlgman, Zarp and Emery. Hecelsnam aad Cavaaaaajh Lead. NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The six-day walk ing match record at I a. m. was: Hegl man and Cavanaugh, 670.1; Bhelton, and Ouerrero, 647.8; Fahay and . Metkua, 812.2; Oolden and Tracy. M0. 7: Click and Ilo- warth. 6t.8: Davie and Carroll. 4so: Feeny and Feeny, 420.4; Noremae and Cartwrlght, vi. s; iwan. ana lampoon. ita.i; iiurat and Hurst, 471s. i 1. .' i Breaks awlanaatasT Heeard. j CHICAGO, Fab. U.-The' aquatlo record for forty yards was broken at the sports man's show tonight by three-fifths of a second. William - Tuttle of the- Illinois Naval militia, covered the distance In 28 1-5 Seconds, lowering the American record, which waa held bv SchaefTer of Philadel phia. Tuttle was rsclng with Frank Kehoe. Oscar Wast Wants to Fight. . , Oscar Nast, tha local lightweight wrest ler, has "Issued a challenge to eh her rkidle Robinson or Clarence English tor a match on any date on three days' notice only. Nast wishes to make a side bet of a sum tanging from $100 to $250 and haa posted 60 with Peter Loch aa a forfeit. Lavlgne Breaka aa Artn. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. j!filCE READY FOR EVERYBODY v Defeats Tin Callakaa and Isaacs thalleaRe ta Any Feather, ';. i. . ,fJv''s f weight. '" 13. In anarring with his sparring partner, Mike Donovan, "Kid" Lavlgne broke one of the bones of Ms left forearm. This makes It Impos sible to carry out the fight between Lavlgn and Jack O'Brien of New York. Dlsoa Oats Decision. NEW BRITAIN. Conn.. Feb. . Oeoraa Dixon, ex-champion featherweight of the world, waa given the decision on points tonight at the National Athletic over "Ch c" Tucker of New York In a twenty- round bout. BT. lXl'I8, Feb. 13-Austln Rice, the "Connecticut Iron- Mart"'- of New lonflon, Cnnn. aiitiwtlnte)! ''Tim", Callahan of Phil adelphia 111 a. fifteen-round contest at the! West End Wub -toijight. Rice Wss com pletely eclipsed ' In -weight, height and reach, ut notwithstanding ' these draw backs, he would not be denied and kept boring in- and forcing -the fighting. -Callahan -confined himself chiefly to left hand Jabs, biuf Rice soou figured out a tiIah w .m-hlnh h evaded them, and he himsolf became-very. proficient In the Mint line or ngming. ' The-bout iws pne of tha fastest and moat artsialffc seen here In many months; although i times It waa somewhat marred by fouling qh tha part of both men In th clinches Ttlce welvheil In at 122 and Callahan at 12 pounds. Rice says he is willing to Oght.any isatnerwoigni in ma worlij, barring none. . v Jiaakar Dale gaapended.' i'KF.OTUJSANS; "'Feb. 13. Sevoy and Jc.i( JarbfTwera the,-Wlnnlng "- favorites todnv.' - Jockey Dale has been suspended, ponding an investigation of hi riding In recent rate c Weather clear and track fast. Results: First rsce, one mile and seventy yards, sellings ..McWllliams won. Hay Ward Hun ter second, Liocust Blossom third, .Time: Second .race, six furlongs and a. half, selling:" Parnaaaua won. Doctor Hart sec ond, Earnest Parham third. Time: 1:22. Third race, seven lunongs, selling: n.igni Bells wort. Radiant Heat second, Judge Magee third. Time: 1S. . Fourth r race. handicap, six furlongs: Sevoy won, Andes second, Pigeon Post third. vTlme: 1:13H. . M L Fifth race, one mils and aalxteenth, sell ing: .Jessie Jarbo won. Annoy second Malor Mansir third. Time: 1:48. Sixth, race, seven furlongs, selling: Nyz won, Lady Kant second, Pharoau third. Time;,l;2. ' -Thraa Captara srlsa. CHCaRLESTON, Feb. 13.-Juniper, La corm and Jim Winn were the winners at the Epolun track this afternoon. Track fast. . Results: . . First race, selling, flva furlongs: Juniper won. Mill Stream second, Tuad Ralney third". -Time: 1:05. Second racej five furlongsr Iaracor won, John W. Daney second, Palme third. Time: 1:06. Third rare, selling, seven furlongs: Hand ruff won, Custodian second, Kildarlle third. Time: 1:33. Fourth race, seven furlongs: Jim Winn won Cathedral second, Jllietta. B third. Time: J.'4. Fifth race, selling, six furlongs:' Lady Alntree won. Sir Kenneth 11 second, W.J. Saker Junior third. .Time: 1:39. ' Royalty at skating; Contest. Attiusements. Arisona" ; ' -: , ! It U doubtful 11 ' -there li anything la the drama of today that is mora admirable than tha play of atmosphere; tha play dur ing tha progress ot which tha spectator Is, through tha combined effort of tha play wright, tha players and the scenery, tem porarily transported to such a quarter of tha globe aa tha author may have seen fit to choose for tha scenes and Incidents of his story. Especially pleasing Is such a play when tha atmosphere la untainted abd tha Sentiment wholesome. "Arizona," which ' was produced at Boyd's theater Thursday bight, belongs to tola; class of plays, and when Augustus Thomas wrote It. he made a play that stands today well High up toward tha , top of tha American dramas. Thera Is ' none better and few furnish enjoyment as nearly commensurate with tba value of the time (pent as does this ' Interesting mixture ot cavalrymen, ranchers. Mexicans,' pretty women and the always dominant theme love. While there were vacant seats at the first per formance, the patronage waa remarkably liberal, considering the fact that this Is the third time since the piece waa first produced, ' three years ago, that Omaha theater-gsers have bad an opportunity of passing judgment upon It. The company presenting It Is wholly capable, and while it waa noticeable that two of the parts were In the hands of people last nlgut who were not as sure of their lines as is neces sary to a flawless performance, it was aa satisfactory as could be expected,- in view of the fact that owing to th.e disappear ance in Sioux City Wednesday of J. W. Cope, who assumes the character of Canby, the ranchman, it waa necessary to substi tute an understudy, thereby necessitating other alight changes In the cast The en gagement continues tba balance of the week. NO DISCRIMINATION -'IN THIS tei-lc Visits Hosnee ot John aad Frank Yltaefc at the anie LONDON, Feb. 13. The detailed accounts which have lust reached here ot Lord Kitchener's combined movement to drive out the Boers from the enclosure et block house lines show that the conflict waa very picturesque and the most exciting Incident of the whole campaign. Although -Appar ently surrounded by an Impenetrable ring ot fire and steel the Boers' dauntless bravery and dashing charges ultimately resulted In the majority's escape from the meshes of Lord Kitchener's close guard. The escape was a brave one. Lord Kltch ener, who personally directed operations. waa In close touch, day and sight, with every detail of the movement. Tha Boers, though hard pressed, shrank from attempt ing to cross the railroad, which was patrolled throughout the night by armored trains, equipped with powerful search lights. The train lights were supplemented by stationary searchlights and the spectac ular effect, as witnessed from the trsln waa most striking. By the side ot the railroad were the dark forms of men lying in trenches or standing doing sentry duty The gloom of the moonless night was Inter mlttently relieved by the sweep of the searchlights. Terrlae Fire for Five Honrs. Tha battle at Hellbron raged from o'clock Friday night until 10 o'clock Satur day morning. During the five hours a fear ful ring of fire from rifles, cannon and pom poms swept along the British lines in hold ing Dewet's Boers, who made repeated at tempts to break out of the circle of troops. From various positions, behind rocks and dongas, the Boers kept up a vigorous fust- lade, hoping to find a weak spot in the line Simultaneously others charged, but again and again were the Boers repulsed, leaving dead, wounded and prisoners In the bands of the British. , At the outcet of the preparations the Boers realised that the operatlona were not merely an ordinary "drive," but a move threatening them with total annihilation, and General Dewet assembled his whole force and discussed the situation with tha commanders, with the result that the Bosrl were spilt up into three forces. On Tburs day night BOO Boers, headed by Vancollers, rushed a force of the Imperial Light Horse, yelling "Storm, burghers I" One Handred Turned back. About 100 Boers got through, but the re mainder, encountering a tremendous Are, were turned back Friday night's conflict ebbed and swelled over an area of forty to fifty milea, in which the long-hunted, ha rassed and desperate men endeavored to find outlets. The Boers at one apot within thirty yards of the British firing lice, but the barbed wire balked the burgh ers and forced them to retreat. The firing never ceased. - Aided by the eleetrlct searchlights, the British harrowed the surrounding - territory with shrapnel shells and Maxim bullets. ' In the northern METHODISTS HAVE DIVIDENDS Book Coaeeraa Declare Thirty Thoa. aaad Dollars Ket Proflts for Year. CINCINNATI. Feb. 13. The Methodist Book committee today heard reports, among them being that of J. M. Buckley, editor of the Christian Advocate st New York, aed of C. W. Smith, editor of the Christian Advo cate at Pittsburg.' The report of salaries was adopted, allowing the widow of Btahop Wiley $800 and the widow ot Bishop Haven $300. Bishop Bowman, retired, gets $1,500 snd Bishop Foster, retired, $2,875. Bishop Andrews gets $r,000, because -of his resi dence in New York. Bishops Merrill, War ren, Foes, Hurst, Walden, Mallelleu, Fowler, Vincent, Fitzgerald, Joyce, Ooodsell, Mc Cabe, Cranston, Moore and Hamilton get $4,750 each. The publishing agents. Homer Eaton and George P. Mains, New York, H. C: Jennings, Cincinnati, and 8. H, Pye, Chi os go, get $4,750 each, also Editors W. V. Kslley, the Methodist Review; J. M. Buck ley, the New- York Advocate, and T. B. Neely, editor of 8unday school publications. Editors V. T. Thompson, Levi Gilbert. A. J. Nast, C. B. Spence and F. Muns, $4,000 each, and I. B. Scott and A. N. Fisher, $1, 700 each. At the afternoon session a dividend ot $30,000 was declared out of the net profits of the publishing houses to be distributed among the annual conferences. The snnual reports showed the following: Eastern publishing house: Assets, $3,006,- 002; liabilities, $262,297; net, $1,745,484, Western publishing bouse: Assets, $1,615,- 710 liabilities, $110,134; net, $1,605,676. Profits: Eastern, $107,000; western, $127.- T33. Sales: Eastern, $924,300; western, $1,- 146,447. ADOPTS NEW ARTICLE ON SIN Revision Committee Completes Work of Febrnary Session and Adjonrna ta Meet la April. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13. The Presby- terlan revision committee adjourned today after adopting article v of the brief state ment of faith for popular une . and will again meet in Washington April 9. The articles adopted today touches on sin and It was productive of a protracted de bate. No time waa left tor the further consideration of article 111 on eternal pur pose, which was partly revised at a prevl ous session, Dr. William H. Roberts, secretary of the committee, today said the Sessions in. this city were productive of much good and the discussions, while spirited, were charac terlzed always by fraternal courtesy In reply to a question as to whether there waa any Indication of a minority re port being submitted to the general assem bly, Dr. Roberts said;-; section the Boers mads a desperate effort to Th yree opinions 61 the matter of re k...ir i......h ,,,, . vision in the Presbyterian church are rep break through. Collecting a number of -,-, ln th). mmmiltw. Th m,V. came, ine uoera orovs mem down on tne British lines. Bending low In their sad- dies, the Boers code among the cattle, mak ing it Impossible . to distinguish them In the darkness. The British pickets opened a terrible fire ana tne uoers were everywnere met with a relentless hall of bullet. A long line of flame ran up and down the firing line, nearly thirty miles in length, as the armored trains flashed their searchlights over miles of country. ' The reports ot the qulck- flrlng guns along the entrenched line and the booming of the Held guna and pompoms sounded very deep amid the sharp cracklln of the musketry, while Hellbrod ItirT con tributed to the universal din with the deep roar of its naval gun. This lasted for some twenty minutes, when gradually the rattle died down, until only the crack of single shots waa hsard. Then all was sgaln quiet; the Boers' attempt to break the British circle bad failed. A few of them succeeded In crossing ths line and among them waa General Dewet. tee's work UD to the present has been ac complished without any serious opposition, though there has existed an ever-changing minority. Whather - seMted minority party will develop betora. the committee completes Its work Is a .matter no one can forecast. There is one thing, and that 1h that the Presbyterian church repudiates the charge that it teaches either fatalism or Infant damnation. . . , THINKS NAME 'WAS FORGED i Expert Folate Oat tne Discrepancies In Alleged RlgTaature .. , , af niee. - f Queen or . LONDON. Feb. 11 King Edward iliTindnL tha nrince and prince Wales. Prince - and Princess Charles of Denmark, Princess Victoria and a die tlngulehed suite witnessed the finals In the world's figure skating competition at the Nlcaraga rink this evening. IT. l?aachow ot Slockliuiiii- retained the championship, lira Edgar Syres of England second, while Uoar. Vhat this Boy's Moilier Says h been said by th mother of many other boy$ end girls, re garding the wonderful curative and strengthening qualities of Miw Nervine Hasting, Nib. 'Our little boy, Harry, had spawns for J vears aoi we feared the diieae wquli aftect his fnlot). Though we doctored continually he grew worte tr.l had ten sparns in one week. Our at tention was directed to Ir. Miles' Nerv ine aad we began its ut-e. When he bad lakea the fourth bottle the spasms eiMjieared and he has Dot had one for fere years. His health now i per fect" alas. B. Id. TindaiX. Dr. Miles' Remedies are sold by all druggists on guarantee to benefit or money refunded. Or. at Ilea Mealoel Ca., Elkhart, Ind. , An interesting sequel to the double mar- ! rtage of the Vttoch brothers came to light , vesterday In the office ot the Board ot Health. On January IS. -1901. Frank Vitocb married Annie Schneider and John Vltoch married Mary Tarkovltch, the nuptials be ing solemnised within ten minutes ot each ether at the Schneider home. Yesterday Mrs. Mary Glade, midwife, filed ta the office of the health board two birth certificates, attesting that daughters had bseo born to the houses of both John aad Frank. - The stork bad visited both homes at about 4 O'clock In the afternoon ot February 11. . ' The certificates go on to say that both fathers are natives of Bohemia. Frank, who la an engineer, Uvea at 1401 William street, and John, who Is a laborer, lives at 1408 South Fourteenth street. February 11 waa remarkable for Ite un usually large number of births.. Twelve children were barn ln Omaha en that day. ot whom eight were girls and four boys. The records show that five births per day was the average for Omaha during the year ltoi. GRAND JURY DOES BUSINESS Indicts t'ontraetere, Workmen and City Offletala la Dynamite Esnloele. NEW YORK. Fsb. IS. The grand Jury to day returned a series of Indictments against the contractors and workmen alleged to have been responsible for the fatal and de structive explosion on Park avenue January 17, and against the city officials charged With derllectloa In connection with the storing of explosives. Aa indictment for manslaughter ln the first degree was found against Ira A. Bheler, the Rapid Transit subcontractor, who Is building the Park avenue section of the tun nel. P baler was also Indicted for illegal I storaga of dynamite, a misdemeanor. Mosefc Epps. the powder house watchman. Ernest G. Mathsson, chief engineer, and Joseph Bracken, laborer, were indicted fcr manslaughter In the first degree and Maths son aad Bracken tor Illegal storage of I dynamite. Superintendent George Murray aad Inspector Smith of the bureau ot com bustibles, were Indicted on a charge ot criminal negligence and Charlea Frasler, saglneer, tor Illegal storage. Ball was fixed la each case at Si.Ooo, except tor Murray and Bmlth. whose ball aaa wade 11,000 leach. Chlllrea Palaoned. Many children are poisoned and made nervous and weak. If not killed outright, by mothers giving them cough syrups contain ing opiates. Foley's Hon? and Tar Is a safe and certain remedy for coughs, croup and lung troubles and la the only prominent cough medicine that contains no opiates or other poisona. MINNESOTA MILLERS ' BALK Refnse ta Affiliate with the National Association) Fanned at Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. 13. Preliminary steps toward the formation of an rganlzatloa to be known as the Millers' National federa tion were taken at today's aesslon of mil lers. The constitution proposing this name was adopted by vote ot the thirty-five dele gates aad aa adjournment was then taken. The time and place of the next meeting ara subject to the action of a committee which waa also given power to confer with the other millers' organisational the Mil lers' National association aad the Winter Wheat Millers' league. This committee Is ths same that was appointed on the first day to report on the proposed constitution, "t consists of B. A. Befchart, Chicago, chair man; William C. Ellis, St. Louis; Seymour Carter, Minneapolis; Asber Miner, Penn sylvania; E. t. Bronson, Tennessee; L. M. Miller, Ksnsas City; B. H. Evans, Indiana, and A. Mennel, Ohio. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 13. Neither ths Minneapolis flour millers nor any of the milling companies in the northwest will afflliate with the association of millers now being formed ln Chicago. John F. Washburn of the Washburn- Crosby company and president ot the Chamber of Commerce, said today: "The Minneapolis millers are strong enough to take care of themselves, so far as congressional actions are concerned. It we want-to fight detrimental legislation we have money enough to send down attorneys or delegations. Association business la not a practical proposition." NEW YORK, Feb. 13. The trial of Al bert T. Patrick, accused of the murder of William Marsh Rice, the Texas millionaire, waa continued today before Recorder Goff. When court adjourned Tuesday evening Al bert 8. 'Osborne, a handwriting expert of Rochester, was on the stand. He had fin ished a technical explanation of style and type In handwriting and had given reasons for his opinion that Rice's name was forged on various papers. Mr. Osborne today began Illustrating on the blackboard the charac teristics he found In the genuine signatures ot Mr. Rice and what he stat-d to be dis crepancies discovered by analysts of the al leged forgeries. ' Handwriting Expert Osborn continued on the stand throughout ths ' afternoon. He made a aerlea ot demonstrations in support of his testimony thst Rlce'a name was forged to the several checks,' the assign ment to Patrick and the 1&00 will. NEW SITE FOB JOHNS HOPKINS Large Tract of Laad In Sabarbs Baltimore la - Da- , Bated. af Creditors' and Bankrupt Sale. 1515 Douglas St. 1515 Creditors' and Bankrupt Sale. 1515 Donglas St. x 1515 fi i mrtrw' .,,.,v.in.Lr. -.-.unsay i Sale Begins Saturday, 8.30 a. m. Sale Begins Saturday, 8.30 a. m. Great Creditors' & Bankrupt Sale Omaha's finest shoe store entire stock thrown upon the mercy of the people. Stock to be closed out for the Benefit of Creditors. Mr.'F. A. Curtis , of Boston, Mass., has arrived with his force of salesmen to close out the stock for the benefit of creditors store closed Thursday and Friday Sale begins Saturday 8:30 a. m. Creditors' and 4. Bankrupt Sale. Sale begins Saturday, Feb. 15, 8:30 a. m. The Rochester Shoe Oo. Estate. 1515 Douglas St. Sale Begins ' . Saturday, 8.30 a. m. Sale Begins Saturday, 8.30 a. m. Creditors' and Bankrnpt Sale.: 1515 DonglasSt. 1515 Creditors' and Bankrupt Sale. 1515 Douglas St. 1515. Creditors' and Bankrupt Sale. J which were representatives of the passen ger departments of nearly all the eastern and westera lines and of all steamship lines. The railroad men Insisted that the pay ment of commissions by steamship lines should cease and the threat was made It It did not the railroads would withdraw their connections with the laka transportation companies. This would mean that the tic ket offices throughout the' country would throw out the tickets of lake lines and re fuse to sefl them. That this would be. a severe blow to the lake lines Is admitted. The general passenger agents. It Is said, are standing firm on the proposition and as sert that the payment of commissions must cease.. Neither side thus far haa given ground and the matter rests where It was previous to the meeting. The representa tives of the laka tinea Insist. that, xpmpeti tlon is sharp and that they must pay com missions or-fall to get living business. SENATOR Thomas EL fJTON CAUSES A DELUGE OF LETTERS Chain System of Letters Makes Troeble for McKlnley Memorial Fond Promotera. ' CLEVELAND. O., Feb. IS. An endless chain letter scheme, starud by some person unknown, 'to the officials of the McKlnley Memorial association, la giving serious work to the clerks of the organization both at Cleveland and Canton. Already $1,000 has been received through the chain letters, each ot which contains 10 cents. ' These letters are being aent to Judge William R. Day of Canton and the office force there haa found it impossible to handle the mall. The letters are placed in sacks and shipped from Canton to Myron T. Herrlck, the na tional treasurer, at Cleveland. The last shipment contained S.000 letters. Pnenmonta and Lav rirlppe. Coughs quickly cured by Foley's Honey and Tar. Refuse substitutes. BALTIMORE. Feb. 13. It wss learned to day that 176 acrea of land In the northern suburbs of Baltimore have been uncondi tionally donated aa a new site for the Johns Hopkins university, i Arrangements have been practically completed for the transfer of the land on February 2, the date of the jubilee celebration of the university. When Messrs. William Wyman, William Reiser and others first proposed to give this ilte to the university a stipulation was made that $100,000 be used for the erection ot university buildings. . It Is now stated that all limitations have been removed and the gifts will be free in every respect. At the time when the offers were first made nesrl a year ago the trustees ac ceptsd the donations by resolution. ' AT ISSUE OVER COMMISSIONS take teameklB and Railroad Llaes May Deatrer All Friendly Relations. CHICAGO, Feb. IS. Lake ateamshlp lines and the railroads are engaged In a struggle over the payment ot commissions which is likely to saver the friendly relations that have hitherto existed between them. A secret meeting waa held here today, a CALL " FOR RESIGNATIONS Receivers of Asphalt Company Want Officers and Directors to x ' Step Oat. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IS. The receivers recently appointed for the National Asphalt company have requested the officers of that company and all the officers and directors of subsidiary companies, to resign their positions, and the request has been com plied with. This action of the receivers. It is said. has no special significance and was taken to enable them to straighten out the affaire of the company. , ' Craay tasks Is Raaeed. OlTHRia Okl.. Feb. 1S.-A report from Wetunk, ln the Creek Nation, today saye there is great excitement thre regarding tixt, movementa of Craxv Snake and his band, who are organised ln aquads of twenty-five and heavily armed. These In dlans are expected to make trouble at any time. , Mast aad Wife Commit galelde. NEW YORK. Feb. 13. John Rosell.' aged M. and Kittle. 22. his wife, killed them selves today by turning on the gas In their room In East One Hundred and Eleventh atreet. A note written by Roaell gave the bad health of his wife as the cause. He was an attendant at a bowling alley. . Mortality Statistics. Births J. F. Martin, Presbyterian hos pital, girl; George Rocko, 1411 Pierce street, a-lrl; Cyrus Adams, 16i California atreet, Zr- v V. nrabbert. 1036 South Elahteenth atreet boy; William Uttle, 620 North Nine teenth street, girl; Frank Vltoch, 1403 Wil liam street, girl; John Vitmh, 1408 South Fourteenth street, girl; Nicholas Olbrel, South Twelfth street, boy; John Ho. man. Twenty-fifth and Bancroft, twlna, boy and girl; A. L. Khodes, 2111 Elm street, bnaths-Joseph McOrath, tS2S Franklin street, aged 4 yeara: Mrs. Hansen, Twenty fifth anu Jonea streets, aged years. In the Senate Chamber of the United States, on Feb. 7th, 1849, said: (. - "An American road to the Orient " . , ; . fThe Overland ' Koute central and " natural for ourselves and our poster- '-' ity, now and hereafter for thousands ; ' of yars to come." , i , "THE OVERLAND ROUTE," Union Pacific . RUHS THREE THROUGH TRAMS DAILY To Utah, California and Oregon. The Fast - Trains arriving Faclflc Coast sixteen hours ahead of all competitors. at Full information cheerfully furnished by City Ticket Office. 132 Farnam. Tel. 316. Union Station, 10th and Marcy. Tel. 629. BEST PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURIvST EXCURSIONS TO (Y A TT TTItrtOkTO TVTW stA VIA , Three Excursions Weekly VIA Scenic Line I LEAVE OMAHA Wednesday Friday and , Saturday Daily First-class SleeperThrough to San Francisco via Colorado, passing the Grandest Scenery of tbe Rockies and Sierra Nevada by Dsy light. Direct Connectl6ns to Los Angeles. , ., City Ticket Office, 1333 Farnam St., Omaha. SINKING VESSEL IS BURNED Sekeeaer with Heavy Care ta Last, hat All ( the Crew Escape. CAP MAY, M. J.. Feb. It. Ths schooosr Frank Harbcrt, with a cargo et pine lum bar from Opecoke, N. C, tor New York, was abandoned la a slaking condition off here. It being the seeeud victim tblo week to the great Ice telds flowing out of Dela ware bar. The distress of the echoooer waa Brat discovered on shore by the Cold Spring life- esvers, who Immediately launched their yawl and made efforts te reach the vessel. Herbert wss about Ave miles off shore, aed owing te the heavy Ice Balds, the life- savsre were unable to reach the distressed To Obtain a Positive Curo for NATURAL LAXATIVE DRINIC a thousand physicians havs testified to ths fact that McOTVafea slroure fcouiupauou and all foro.a of tftoniarh laaordars ed Uw f aen ia th. noroln-. half hour before breakfast. J will produce a ' li MINERAL WATCH. Over one will MalUI w 1 1. T g-sU ujapsje. a sash vaa aa w u v . mnioua evacuation without cauauig say discomfort nr CI1DC r GET Hunxadt JANOt. Whoa barlarf tit SUHC Ilc fos Mearadl JANOS MX aame or rrta BOTTLS HAS BLUE LABEL WITH ED CEBTER. : PART 3 The Living Animals of the World NOW READY At The Bee Office ' Price 10 cents By mail 15 cents
