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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1903)
t THE OMAHA DAILY I1EE: MONDAY, JANTTA11Y 20, 1903. CURRENT COUNCIL LOCK GETS FIVE HUNDRED Jtry Finally Beaches Verdict After Being Oat tinoa Thursdaj Boon. MATERIAL SHAVE ON FORMER JUDGMENT City avea Flftern If nnrired Dollars by Hnvlnaj the Farmer t'onfes- Inn of Judatneat Set t Aside. A sealed' irertlot returned yesterday aft ernoon by' the dlstrlqt. court Jury in ihe personal Injury damftftn suit of Henry Ix:k against the Olty of Couotl BluH It said to be in far of the plaintiff' for 1500. The jury went-. out Thursday noon and toe ver dict was reached yesterday . aftercoon at S o'clock after eTn'y-flve hours' diHyri tlon. The Terdlct Is considered to be a compromise one aa.it was said that when the Jury was sent to 'bed Saturday nleht it Stood 8 to 4 In favor of the city. This suit' hab attracted more than ordi nary attention, owing la ths peculiar cir cumstances cunnec'fJ jrltjb It. Lock origi nally brought suit for f.'i.OOO damaged, al leging permanent injuries aa the result of a fall caused by a defective sidewalk on Broadway. In June, 1901, before ths case was entered for trial, Lock attorney suc ceeded la1 Inducing the city council at a secret session behind closed door to ngt-ee to accept Judgment against the city for $2,(00. Judgment for this amount was ic cordlngly entered asulust tho city and then It' was asserted- that Lock1 liad usslgnnd his interest in the Judgment for $260 to a mem ber of the family of one of his attorneys. At the same time thi attorneys Olod a lion on tte Judgment of $1,600-for their services. Lock, when informed of the fact that the city had consented to accept Judgment for $2,000 alleged that he was toot awara when he slgnnd a jsper presented lilut by one of his attorneys that he bad assiarnod away his interest In $2,000 for a mere bagatelle. Mayor Jennings, on Investigating t.ll ths circumstance, refused to attach bis signa ture to the resolution of the city accept ing Judgment on behalf ot the city uud a notion to set aside the Judgment was filed In the district court. Nothing, however, was done In the case until this term ot court, when Judge Thornell sustained the motion' of the city to set aside the Judg ment and the ault went to trial, l ock amended hia petition increasing ula claim tor damages from $5,000 to $10,320. N. Y. Plumbing Co., Tel. J50. Night, F6T. SELECT NO BUSINESS AGENT Committee of Trades aad Labor As sembly Decides to Leave gelee ttoa'Open for a Time. The committee appointed by tha. Trades and Labor assembly Friday night to take 'charge of the matter ot appointing a busl ness agent 'and planning the establish ment of a free labor bureau In Council Bluffs met yesterday afternoon. While the On May 8 and 9 there will occur at Tank Aft U;;?crcr meV'hi Tr tor. the to-.', under ths auspices . of h college- a twoiuiu.i,.. " .. T r x . .v. atat afnletlo hlah school meet and de- COBUlon. it waa aeciaeu ib h-y u open and applications from those anxious to obtain the office will be received up to Thursday evening, when ths committee will hold another meeting In Labor hall. ,' It is proposed to pay the business agent s a starter not - leas than $60 a month, but the committee, hopes that the remun eration will be increased when the bureau becomes fully established. The man who will have charge of the free labor bureau under, the ; title , of bualness agent will Save an office In Labor hall on South 'Main tfeet and will be required to be there ao many hours each" day. . In addition to these duties' the business agent will act practically as walking delegate for all the unions represented In the Trades and Labor 'assembly He will be expected 'to boost the membership of the various unions and look after their interests In ' general. , In lease ot any controversy arising between members et unions add their employers the business agent will be called upon to act as an arbitrator and to try to adjust any difficulties that may arise. The committee having In charge-the mat ter ot the appointment of the business agent Is composed of the following: Har , vey DeLong ot the Typographical union, W. H. Wallace of the Shoemakers' union, Wi Waugh of the Cigar Makers union, J. V., Knuth of the Musicians' union, F., E. Marlowe of the- Carpenters' union. David Evans of the federal union, Aaron Paps of the Barbers' union and C. Henry of the Painters onion. ' It is not believed that many of the In dividual labor , unions will take advantage of . the oiler and be represented on the board of directors of the proposed Commer cial club. The expense to each union -would be $41 per annum and this, it; is said, the unions do not feel like standing. It has been suggested by men prominent in labor circles that the unions Join together and secure the election, ot a representative on the executive committee of five. This would entail an expense on the unions of $117 per an sum, according to the present plan, of urganlratlon ot the Commercial club. Thla suggestion. It Is said, has met with much favor, members of the labor unlpns believing that their Interests would be better looked after by having a repre sentative on the executive committee than by having aeveral representatives In the board ot directors consisting of fifty mem bers. It If understood thaahle matter will be brought up at the next meeting of the Trades and Labor assembly. Celebrate (ksnh Anniversary. Rev. George Edward Walk closed his fourth year aa rector ot St. Paul a Episco pal church yesterday. At the morning, ser vice In place of the regular sermon he de livered an address upon the origin anl his tory ot St. Paul's parish. At the veipe.' service In the afternoon ' Rev. T. J. Mac-kay of Omaha, a former rector of St. Paul's oc cupied the pulpit and delivered the sermon which he preached In 188(1, when the pres ent church tvi'MIn. which waa ere. Med mainly through his c Berts, was first opened for public worship. . , V ' Gravel roofin.. A. H. Bead. 12S Main St llaatllnc for Commercial Clna. The hustling committee appointed to se cure members for the Cowroervial club will begin an active campaign o: tna eutire city today. The enthusiasm with whl-h project has been received IesU the com- mlttee to believe that every business man In ths city will Join the organization. Lewis Hsmmer and Alderman HuUr d'4 gome hustling Saturday aad in a short time LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN. S Pearl Council Bluffs 'Phone f NEWS OF IOWA. BLUFFS. succeeded In securing the nsmes of twenty- i nine firms and business men on Jlroa l T iy between First and Bryant streets on the membership roster. Another meeting will be held Wednesday evening at which time It Is exioct"d Mi" committee to which the matter was referred will be ready to present articles of Incor poration for adoption by ths club. , Giving Awsr Stoves. The second heating stove given by vVII llan Welch to his coal customers was awarded to Mrs. Henry Becker. 1416 South Eighth street. Another has been put up on the same plan, and durlng,the next thirty daya will be given away free to one of his customers. Before ordering your coal call at It North Main street or 'phone 128. MINOR MKVriOI. riftvlg se.ls drugs. For rent, modern house, 719 Sixth avenue. Expert watch repairing, lffert, J9 E'y. Annual reduction on pictures and picture framing. C. E. Alexander ft Co. Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. AV. t. Hnrlan of Seventh avenue and Tenth street, a son. Wanted, at once buy wltn pony to carry Bee route. Apply at tne oluce, 10 I'earl street. We are headqjarters for glass of all kinds. Bee us before you buy. C. U. faint, Oil and Ulass company, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Cessna of Hast ings, Neb., are guests of their son, W. B. Cessna of Third avenue. The Tuesday Euchre club will be enter tained thla week by Mrs. Walter ftpoomr at her home, corner of Mill and Seventh streets. The Duck Hollow Gun club of this city and the Armour (la.) Uurr club will content for honors Hunday, February 8. The shoot will be at loo live birds. The series of special week day services at Trinity Methodist church have been dis continued. The Vegular weekly prayer meet ing will be held Wednesday evening. Park City lodge, Independent Orden of Old Fellows, will visit State lodge In Omaha t.ils evening. A special car has been-arranged for, which will leave Pearl and Broadway at 7:30 p. m. The Board of CommlHsloners for the Insane held a partial hearing at Avoea Saturday In the matter of the alleged in sanity of William H. Cuppy, and then con tinued the Investigation fur one week. In order that further evidence might be pro cured. ' The Courcil .Bluffs Athletic club has se- i cured quartera In tho Ogden hotel building, The club has purchased the complete gym nasium outfit of the Woodmen of the World and It will be placed at once In the new club rooms. The club has at present a membership of sixty-live. , Regarding the report that he intended leaving Sidney and making his home in Tabor, where his three children are In school. Judge Thorneil of the district court said that while he had given the matter some thought and had looked at some property In Tabor, he believed he would remain In Bldney, where he had property Interests arid where he had lived fur so many years. Mrs. J. M. Matthews left yesterday for Chicago, where, with Mrs. Ida Van Hon of Mt. Pleasant, the other member of the committee, she will select the furnishings for the Iowa Odd Fellows' orphans' home at Mason City. The committee expects to have the 100 rooms In the home completely furnished for the formal opening ot the institution some time during the nummer. The construction of the bunding is under the supervision of a board of trustees, of which J. F. Spare of this city la a member. Plumbing and heating. Blxby 4b Bon. Contest of Brain aad Brawn. , YANKTON. S. D., Jan. 25. (Special.) - - -- . .. , clamatory contest. Gold and silver medals will be given to each winner and a silk banner to the school winning the most points. ' This promises to be a meet which will attract considerable ( attention throughout the state. . . i Lose Money ea Cattle. TYNDALL. 8. D., Jan. 25 (Special.) Nearly every farmer is feeding cattle this winter, but It seems to be the wrong year to be engaging it the business., One man said as he waa loading his steers for Chi cago jnarke.s that he expected to drop $1,000. Receive Plenty ot Coal. ' TYNDALL. S. D.. Jan. 25. (Special.) A supply of coal waa received last -week and there is no coal famine here. FORECAST OF- THE WEATHER Rala Promised to Besprinkle West Today and Tomorrow, and Cold Spell la Likely. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Forecast: For Nebraska and Kansas Sain and colder Monday. Tuesday, fair. For Missouri Fair in east, rain in west portion Monday. Tuesday, fair in west, rata In east portion; colder. For Illinois Fair and warmer Monday. Tuesday, rain and colder;- fresh to brisk south winds, tiecomlng variable west. For Norti Dakota Snow and much colder Monday, .with a coU wave In northwest portion. - Tuesday, fair. For South Dakota Snow or rain and colder Monday. TuesCay, fair. For MontanaFair in west, snow In east portion Monday; colder, with a cold wave at Havre. Tuesday, fair. For Colorado and Wyoming Snow and colder Monday. Tuesday, fair, except snow in ths mountain district. Loral Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA. Jan. 26. Official record of tem perature and iirtclpltatlun compared with ths corresponding day of the last tiuet years: 19S3. 19TI. 1901. 180A Maximum temperature.... 4i 21 34 24 Minimum temperature.,.. 27 6 is 9 Mean temperature ! II J! 1! Precipitation 0) .28 .Oil .00 Heccrd of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day und since March 1, 1S02: Normal temperature 23 Excess for the day is Total excess since March 1 335 Normal precipitation 02 Inch Lftctency for the day Inch Total rainfall ulin-e Marh 1 29.68 Inches Deficiency sines March 1, 19"t.... 1.10 inches Iiertciency for cor. period. 1!2.... i. us Inches Deficiency for cor. period. lHul a inch Reports Irons Stations at T P. M. H -4T '3 C ; a : B 3 E c i : e : b CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. Omnha. clear. 43! 4St ,K) 41 hl . i 5" .'10 42 54: .0u !' .04 84' M .01 !"4! 34' .ft) It . j .00 2" 3J' T 4 4rt' . 8 -J .) SJ 3JI .! 4-1 4 . V 8-I T l i.;l T S 41, T &0i 6V .00 Valentine, cloudy. , North Platte, part'cloudy! cney-nne couuy fcwiMy',ri"nl.lnB' jnur,n ci'r ' W llllston, clear j J''.; c';,",;y ; Ju 'rl;iv , Davenport, cloudy i Kanktt City, clear Havre, snowing Helena, clear Bismarck, cloudy Galveston, clear T indicates trace of precloltatlon. A. WELSH, Local forecast omclaL PLEASES THE GUARDSMEN Passive of Disk Bill Will Enable Them to Becnre Modern Equipment. ONE REGIMENT IS TO GO TO FORT RILEY Part of Ralldlnats of Coal Company Dora-Jen Engineering Hall at Iowa State College Is Row Ready. (From a Staff Correspondent.) tES MOINES. Jan. 25. (Special.) The passage of the Dick bill In congress for the reorganization of the State guards and placing the militia organization In closer touch with the regular army. Is something which has been long desired by the guards men of Iowa. Adjutant General Byers of the Iowa state militia has been in Wash ington some tlms working to secure the final passage of the bill. He secured ths support of the entire Iowa delegation and was present when the president signed the bill. General Byers wrote back that the ordnance department la ready to fulfill Its part of the work under the bill and to sup ply the regular army guns for the Iowa guard at once. Accordingly Governor Cum mins at mice Issued a requisition on the secretary of war tor arms and ammunition for the four regiments of the Iowa National Guard. He ordered 2,200 of the magazine rifles, of the Krag-Jorgensen pattern, with bayonets and other things, and 100,000 cart ridges. As soon as these are received the old Springflelds In use by the four regi ments will be sent back to Washington and every company in Iowa will have tho modern guns. Arrangements will soon be made for sending one regiment to camp with the regulars next summer at Fort Illley, Kansas. There will be considerable rivalry among the guardsmen as to who shall go to this camp. It Is believed In Iowa that the new law will greatly increase the Interest In the guard among the mem bers. Delegates to Road Convention. Governor Cummins has named delegates to the International road convention called I fnw n.t.nU wtiuM tha la n hn .vnn .ral . , . f uiscussion oi piana ior me oeiicrraeiii ot American nignways. i ne iouowing are me delegates named: Milton Remley, Iowa City; Henry Wallace, JJee Moines; Allan Dawson, Des Moines; Herman Granner, Hubbard; W. H. Stafford, Blalrsburg; Thomas Adams, Lenox; D. W. Norrls, Jr., Marshalltown; Al Power, Bloomfleld; Ed Kunz, Wesley; Judge E. H. Thayer, Clin ton; George W. Ball, Fairfield; E. D. Chaa sell, LeMars; H. E. SUnberry. Mason City; W. G. Dows, Cedar Rapids; George R. Eetabrook, Marshalltown; Harry E. Hull, Williamsburg. Fire at , a Coal Mine, A part of the building at the Des Moines Coal company's mine at Marqulsvllle, a short distance out ot Des Moines, were burned last night. The fire started with an explosion in the weigh house, which im mediately threw everyone out and spread to all the buildings. The elevator and blacksmith ahop were burned, but the en glne house and the valuable machinery were saved. A hundred tons of coal were burned. The loss was about $10,000, fully Insured. The entire output of the mine goes regularly to the, Chicago . North- weatern railroad.- The works will be re' built in about three weeks and in the meantime 850 miners will be without work. Engineering Hall Is Ready. The new engineering hall of the Iowa State college, which has been in process ot construction for the last two years, has Just been completed and will be thrown open for the use of the students In all the engineering departments Monday morning. The cost of the building, including fur nlshings, is $215,000, the furniture costing $30,000. The value of the engineering equipment is $60,000. The building Is 208 feet long and 100 feet wide, four stories and basement. Trouble Over Land Title. The committee in charge of securing the site for the new Des Moines postoftlce Is having much grief. The ' land titles aro found to be Imperfect and the government will Insist on all the titles being In strict accordance with law. In one case an un satisfied mortgage was found running back to the early days of the state and there Is no direct way of having thla remedied. It has not been the custom here to record all papers relating to land titles, aa con templated by law, and this deficiency will have to be corrected by retting at tb court files and completing the records be fore the government will accept the land. This will cause some delay In getting the postofflce started. LEGISLATURE MAKING RECORD Accomplishes More In Early Part of Session Than Any of Its Predecessors. PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 25. (Special.) The session of two years ago up to the sixteenth day, when the adjournment of thla session was taken, had passed but one law. Up to the recess ten senate bills and one sen ate Joint resolution had been passed and filed with the proper senate officers, while three house bills and one house Joint reso lution had gone through the mill and were completed, making a total ot thirteen laws and two Joint resolutions for the completed work. The senate bills passed were No. 2, pro viding for holding terms of court at other than county seat towns; No. 7, ceding Jur isdiction to the United States over certain lands at Hot Springs for the purpose of a national soldiers' home; No. 22, aettlng aside $3,000 for the expense of litigation ot the state land department, and Nos. 11, 12, 13, 17. 18, 19 and 20, the laws putting the revised code Into effect. The resolu tion, being No. 1, providing for resub mission of the question ot capital location. The house bills which have become lawa are No. 32, appropriating money for the per diem and mileage' of the members and employea of the two houses of the legisla ture; No. 10, fixing terma of court In the Fourth Judicial circuit, and No. 9, carry ing out the provisions of the constitutional amendmert making 6 per cent the rate of Interest on school fund loans. The Joint resolution was No. 2. providing for the pub lication and distribution ot legislative manuals and handbooks. The house has been slower in the in troduction of bills than it was two years ago, the total up to date being ninety-three bills and four Joint resolutions, while at the same date two years ago ill bills and three Joint resolutions had been presented. Up to adjournment eighty-seven bills and four Joint resolutions had been preaented in the senate, while at the same date two years ago aeventy-four bills and six reso luutions had gone in. The total of bills for special appropria tions co far Introduced amounts to $614,. 309.24. with several of the different insti tutions of the state not asking for anything and the desires of the state militia yet to be made known. . Many of the appropriation bUU axe In duplicate, and with these cut out the total asked for are: House bills, No. 8, $50,000 for a state exhibit at St. Louis; No. 23, $2,500 to purchase the Rlgg collection of birds and animals of South Dakota; No. 28, $50,000 for an armory at Huron, No. 43, $15,000 for a building at the blind asylum at Gary; No. 61. $4,490.28 deflclen- clea at Aberdeen Normal; No. 64, $84,800 for buildings at the Northern hospital for the insane at Redfield; No. 68, $25,000 for building at the School ot Mines, Rapid City; No. 58, $30,000 for building at Spring field Normal; No. 59, $815 to reimburse Oliver Glbbs; No. 65, $484 8$ deficiency in expense in account of governor's office; No. 67, $36,000 for bulldlnRS end land at Agri cultural college, Brookings; No. 75, $24,- 000 for building at SprarfUh Normal; No. 82. $55,000 for building at Aberdeen Nor mal; No. 91, $8,000 for deficiency at State university. To be added to this as special appropriation Is $4,noo appropriated for per diem and mileage of members and em ployes. Bills In the senate nnt duplicates are: No. 10, $6,500 for deficiencies In the ex penses of the code; No. 22, $3,000 school fund litigation; No. 35. $10,000 state fair deficiency; No. 62, $219.13 deficiency sal ary of ortjutant general; No. 72, $30,000 de ficiency in wolf bounty; No. 74. $5,000 for silver service for cruiser South Dakota. This makes a total ot $674,309.24, and as a bill which should properly go into the general appropriations art for $120,000 at Brookings Is in, the total at present It $794,309.24. Indian Attempts to Kill Himself. DEADWOOD, S. D., Jan. 25. (Special.) John Greenwood, a full-blooded Indian from the Rosebud reservation, confined In the Deadwood Jail, attempted to commit suicide. Rendered despondent at the con templation of a period of confinement, he leaped from the top of the cage la the Jail, striking the floor ten feet below on his head, sustaining painful though not serious Injury. The Jailer prevented his repeating the Jump, and the Indian then began trying to gouge his own eyes out with a button hook, explaining his ac tion by saying that he could not see well. It appears that his eyesight Is defective. The county physician attended him, and he has been placed In a closed cell, care being taken to remove all Instruments with which he might Inflict self punishment. Itot the Men Wanted. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Jan. 25. (Special.) The two men known as "Fort Dodge Bob" and "Red Tobln," who were brought to Sioux Falls a few daya ago by Deputy United States Marshal Carleton on sus picion of being William Morris and Jainra Riley, who escaped-from the Tyndall Jail after being arrested for robbing the post office at Dalesburg, Clay county, In Decem ber, 1899, are probably not the men wanted. This was developed during an examination of the two men before United States Com missioner Conway. The prisoners virtually succeeded In proving that they were not Morris and Riley. They will be held a short time longer for inspection by a postofflce Inspector, when, If nothing new develops, they will be given their freedom. Ponltry Show Promisee Well. ' SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Jan. 25. (Special.) F. K. Pruner, secretary of the Queen City Poultry association, whose first annual show will be held in this city January 27 to $1, states that the demand which la being made on him for entry blanks Is beyond all ex pectations. These requests for blanks come from Ohio, Michigan, , Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, . Missouri, Ne braska, Wisconsin, Kansas, and from as far away as Texas. Most of the handsome loving cups which will " be awarded as prizes at the coming ' poultry show have been placed on exhibition" In this city and are attracting considerable attention. PUBLISH BRIGHTON WEIGHTS Officials Issue Particulars of Race for Famous Ilandt ' cap. ' NEW YORK. Jan. 25. The following weights for the Brighton handicap were announced today: Qa4 Heels, 127; Hermia. 127; Advance Guar.., K4; Blues, 122; Hyphen. 120; Colonel Bin, jzi; i-nnce or Melbourne 17; Herbert, 118; Masterman, 118; Pentecost, 116; Som brero, 119; Good Morning, 115: Cunard, 114; Articulate, 114; Konnlbert, 113; Waterbov, 112; Francisco, 112; Heno, 112; Desanet, 111; Igniter, 111; Royal. 110; Corrigan. Ill; In ventor, m; ianiator, uu; j-jagie Plug. 112; Washlft, lOfi; Arsenal, 107; lloehampton, 107; Glen Water, 106; Bessie Spahr. 117; Horonster, 1(16; Disadvantage, 106; Onatas, 101; Grey Friar, )H2; River Pirate, 101; For tuna. 106; City Bank, 112; Huntressa, !I9; Golden Maxim, W); Charles Elwood, 1IK); Africander, 1U0; Americano, 99; Andy Wil liams, 100; Northern Star, b8; Red Eagle, 99; Eugenia Burch, Sti; April Shower, 96; Sambo,1 95; Tom Kinney, 96; Merry Acrobat, 95; Connecticut, 94; Marque, 100; Dauphin, 96; Allan, 91; Wild Pirate, 92; Rlgodon, 93; Sadie 8., 89; Bon Mclean, i; Flo Carllne. 92; Great American, 90; Daly, 86; Rightful, 96; Com Paul, 106. HORSES WIN NICE FORTUNE Jennlna Company Nets Over li.'VMM) on San Francisco Raee Track. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25. The chief event at Oakland this week Is to be the California Oaks, for 3-year-old fillies, at a mile and a furlong. It will be run on Sun day and a fine Held Is assured. Among the ellglbles are (iravlna, Gavlota, Dalntv Honlton, Sylvia Talbot, Ballroom Belle and Nlgrette. The prospecta are that the track will be muddy early in the week. W. B. Jennings & Co. passed the $20,ooo mark on Saturday, when Elliott took the Lazzot handicap and Tacolaw annexed the 2-year-old event. The firm ras a big lead over the other owners, rvlth $26,215 to their crerilt. Green B. Morris is now credited with $9,320. Burns & Waterhouse are still third with $7,605, and through the victories of Princess Tltanla. John Mlllln has ad vanced to fourth place, with to.(66. During sixty-one days the New California Jockey club dlatrihuted $11.874 In stakes and purses. Twenty-nine owners have won sums in excess of I2.UU0, while flfty-tlve have taken over $1,000. NEW BALL LEAGUE FORMED Chlcaaro Joins with 'her Wlseonstn and Illinois Towns to Help National Game. . CHICAGO. Jan. 25 At a meeting here today managers of star semi-professional base ball teams of Chicago and nearly towns organized what will be known aa the Interstate base ball league. Towns In Wisconsin and Illinois, with five of the clubs to be located In Chicago, will make up the circuit. A temporary organization was formed at the meeting and the names of the clubs and towns to comprise the circuit an nounced. The five clubs to make Chicago thtlr home are the Spaldings. Ounthers, Marquette, Athletes and fie Strangers. The out of town clubs will be Elgin, Aurora and Sycamore of Illinois and the Kenosha and Keclne ot Wisconsin. Hyaa to Meet Fltsslmmons. HOT SPRINGS. Ark., Jan. 25. Tommy Ryan, the champion middleweight, who ar rived here today, received a telegram from Jack Herman, manager of the Fort Erie Athletic club at Buffalo, asking him if he would fight Fltsslmmons (here for a purse of $i.0uu. Rysn replied thac he would If FttxMlmmona would train dcw tn the mid dleweight limit. loam Palls to Have Ball Team. BIOUX FALI.S. 8. D.. Jan. 25 -Special.) It ia probable tnat local base ball en thusiasts will hold a meeting during ths ruining week for the purpuae of taking tho preliminary steps toward the organization of a strong base ball club for the coming season. Applications are being received daily from players who deal l e positions On the Sioux, Falls team this scasou. JOY IS FOR A STRONG NAVY Introduces. Bill Authorising the Construc tion of Twentj-FiT8 Battleships. OFFICERS DOUBT WISDOM OF THE PLAN While They, Favor a atronar Kavy, Prosrresa la Ship Balldlusr Makes It Inexpedient to Balld Bo Many Son, (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. (Special.) Few legislative measures relating to the navy have attracted so much attention or caused so much comment among officers of the service as Representative Joy's resolution for the construction ot twenty-five battle ships. As with all matters ot Intense Impor tance to the navy, there Is a heslthy dif ference of opinion aa to the merits, ot Mr. Joy's proposition. Not that any naval offi cer is opposed to a large augmentation of the Beet; on the contrary, there Is a cor dial unanimity of feeling In that connec tion. The difference applies only to the methods of lncreaae. The best minds ot the service have been studying this ques tion of advancement for many years and much sound knowledge has been gained and with it, naturally, various vlewa have been formed which are not identical in some im portant particulars. Borne ot the most thoughtful and accomplished navy meu, who have studied the matter from a pa triotic and utilitarian standpoint as well as that of physical ability to produce, are of the opinion that the adoption of a com prehensive naval building program extend ing over a long period of years, would be a mistake. They hold that Impovements are being constantly made in war vessels on account of experience with those al ready constructed and that It would be a grave error to undertake to build a great number ot ships on plana prepared now, when the probability is that before they are completed naval architecture would progress to such an extent that new typea for naval craft would be required to keep pace with fleets ot other powers. There are seven private shlp-bulldlng plants now able to build armor-clads; six of them have such vessels on the stocks under contract for the Navy department. Then there are four government navy yards which can build ships, one of them being already fully equipped for the construc tion of the giant Connecticut and the other three need only some extra apparatus to enable them to do the work. This makes I a total of eleven plants and while some of them would be pushed to 'their utmost capacity to construct two battleships each, and others are overcrowded with gov ernment work, there is a feeling among a number of naval officers that they would rise to the occasion and If the building program suggested by Mr. Joy were spread over eight or even six years It would be completed to the satisfaction of the naval authorities. Believe We Moat Flarht. ' There is a strong feeling among naval men, and It Is very general, that the time is approaching when the United States must be prepared to fight for its trade rights and the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine. Certainly all the preparations for war that is being made by the army and navy has tthat expectation in view, although the more conservative officers of the. government refuse to tolerate the idea that there la danger of a hostile conflict with any European power. Mr. .Joy,. In explaining the reason for hla radical meas ure,' said that its only purpose was to provide a fleet sufficient to insure reBpect for the consistent American policy of pre venting the acquisition of territory in this hemisphere by non-American natlora. If Mr. Joy would talk, as he has presumably done, with army and navy officers, he would find there is a grcwlng opinion throughout both services rapidly crystalliz ing into conviction that something must be done by this government to keep pace with the wonderful strldea toward the perfection of a powerful fleet that are being made by European states, whose every move is watched by military ex perts' in America with eyes of suspicion. Curiously enough, It Is almost generally believed In military and naval circles that this augmentation la directed mainly toward the United 8tates. Whether there Is Just cause for thla feeling Is a matter of opinion, but some of the foremost au thorities on sea power maintain that the only safe policy to pursue Is to begin now to make rapid advancea toward tho forma tion of a powerful fleet. In that. It is held, lies the best assurance of peace. Spoils a Traarlo Scene. Judge Daniel H. McMillan of the su preme court of New Mexico has been In the city for several days. Judge McMillan, before he went to. the southwest, waa for many years a resident of Buffalo, N. T. He sat in the lobby ot the New Wlllard among a number of old friends, when reminiscences of Buffalo came up. "I noticed recently," be said, "that John H. Meech of the old Buffalo Academy of Music passed over. His death recalled to my mind a very funny Incident which occurred in the old theater which he managed away back in the '70s. "In those days it was the custom tor the students of the medical department of the University of Buffalo to go to the theater in a body every Friday night. They always bought admissions for the gallery and It was very unhealthy for one ot their colleagues to be seen In the body of tho house. One of the students at the college, on the occaaion to which I refer, waa a little wry-necked fellow riaroedv Pomeroy, from the territory of Dakota. He bad never attended a theaterlcal performance before, but he demonstrated very dearly that night that he had a keen sense of the dramatic possibilities ot a Shakeapear ean play. "The play was 'Romeo and Juliet' and the star part waa assigned to that great ac tress, Modjeska, whose portrayal of Juliet has seldom been excelled. In the potion scene Juliet appears with a small phial containing a deadly poison in her hands. After reciting her lines the actress draws the cork from the phial and swallows the contents. On tbs occasion, Just as Mod jeska seized the cork with her thumb and forefinger, Pomeroy stuck the forefinger of his right hand In his cheek. As the cork left the phial he let that forefinger slip out. It made a sound like a pistol shot. The audience, dsied for a second, 'caught on' almost instantly, and forgetting the actress anj the play, they turned every one of them and looking up Into the gallery, let off a storm of applause. "The Countess Bozenta was furious. She threw the phial across the stage and stalked off. The curtain was instantly dropped and inside five minutes the Meech brothers, three or four deteoilves and all the ushers were frantically rushing up stairs. Approaching the doorkeeper ot the gallery Mr. Meech shouted, 'Where is be? Where is he?' 'Where's who?' asked the doorkeeper. 'Where's the fellow who popped the corkr angrily asked Meech. " 'Oh, him!' said the ungrammatlcal door keeper, stolidly, pointing down to the front rows. 'There he is. There's sixty of him! "It was tsn minutes before Madame Mod Jeaka could be Induced to reappear. She began the scene all ovsr again, and you could hear th heartbeats ot your next neighbor, ao still and silent was the au dience. But I fear that at least half of them failed to appreciate the beaut lee of the scene and the rendition of Juliet's part by that magnificent actress because they were momentarily expecting to hear that cork fly out again. At least 1 know that I expected to hear It every moment." I.aeey Is Itliservanl. Congressman Lacey of Iowa during the Christmas holidays paid a visit to Florida and aa he is one of the most observant men In congress, seeing things that other people would not toe, ho had ocrssion the other day to tell some interesting reminis cences of his recent visit to the Peninsula state. When the army appropriation bill waa under consideration Major Lacey In quired of the chairman of tho committee on military affairs what arrangements there were In the bill for the supplying of flag staffs for the various fortifications of tho army where tho same had been accidentally destroyed, and In connection with his In quiry he said what was news to nine tenths of tho members of the house of rep resentatives, that the American f1"g was r.ot flying from Fort Sumtrr. All tho peo- 1 pie In that vicinity would rejoice to see i that flag there now, and they ought to have an opportunity of seeing It. and visitors to the fort ought to have the same oppor tunity. Incidental to this statement he said that tho flagstaff had been destroyed by u , cyclone, and had never been replaced. He said it might be regarded as a sentimental matter, but there should be somo pro vision to supply deficiencies of that kind. Chairman HUH In reply to Major Lncey stated that the destruction of the flag staff was purely accidental and that tho flagstaff upon Fort Sumter could be Imme diately replaced If the commandant at the fort would call the attention of the depart ment to Its absence and the reasons for the same. PENSIONS FOR WESTERNERS; Survivors of the Wars (.eneronsly Remembered by the tleneral j Government. , WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. (Special.) The following pensions have been granted: Issue of January 7: Nebraska: Increase, Reissue, Ktc An drew J. I'hler, llencdlct, VS; Harmon Kvans, Wakefield, is. I Iowa: Original Addison Jefferson, Ol weln, 8: Kdward Daley, ltubuque, JS. In crease, Kelssne, Ktc David S. Hedcl, Bloux City, $10; Edwin W. Hen Id (war with Sialn, Hawarden, 117. Widows, Minor nnd Dependent Relatives Caroline 1 (Irln- . nell, Cirinnvll, JS; Elizabeth Bottom. Dubu que, 12; Kmma V. Littler, Grlswold, i. South Dakota: Increase, Helaeue, Etc. Jacob Schutx. Vale, $10. Issue of January 8: Nebraska: Original Ablshla Panders, Kearney, : John Welghtmiin, Lincoln, $12. Increase, Reissue, Etc. Edward M. Wil cox. Omaha, $12. Widows. Minors nnd De pendent Relatives Ella C. Weythman, Mil coin, $8. Iowa: Orlelnal Jonathan I Moss, Keo kuk, $6; Sumner E. Mlcham, Cherokee, $. Increase, Reissue, Etc. Horace A. Irudaon, Des Moines. J12; tillnert w. Jenree, lon, $12; Robert M. Hlack, Adel, $t. Widows, Minors and Henendent Relatives Elisa beth Moon, Columbia, $12; Adella Chene vert Clinton, $X. Issue of January 9: Nebraska: Widows, Minors and Depend ent Relatives Matilda Uanlamler, acrlb ner, $8; Elvira F. Flock. York, $S. Iowa: Original John M. ntephens, Itoono. $S. Increase. Relsaue, Etc. George W. Backrlder, Mnquoketa, $8. Widows, Minors and Dependent Relatives Sarah Ireland, AlhlA, $12. South Dakota: increase, ueissue. Etc. John W. Hurry. Madison, $) Peter J. Saxer, Cavour, t. v mows. Minors ana Dependent Relatives aiary ivorgara, can ton. $12; Margaret A. BrocKway, Mitchell, $12. i Heals aa tty Mnele If a pain, sore, wound, burn, scald, cut or piles distress you, Bucklen'a Arnica Salve will cure it or, no pay. 25o. For sale by Kuan Co. Capital, nopOOO. Reference, 028 Canal St., Kew Orleans, La, two Tears 1 M if 'JifY?.') s.trBW.r, wmm mi, 0: lo B, UOIla ". Again We Made a Sefisaiiojial Coup at New Orleans. A $20 Flat Bet on Our 3 Selected Daily Plays Won $270 Past Two Days for Every One of Our Followers. ansanBannsssBaBsaBBsnSBSsssssnnnaannBaa Our Three-Horse Play Saturday was: Scotch Plaid. 10 to 1, won. Stroche, 8 to 10, lost Jessi Jarboe, 10 to 1, ' lost. Net profit on $20 bet on each of above three horses, after deducting all losses, $160. Our Three-Horse Piny Friday was: If You Dare, 13 to 2, won. Mauser, 5 to 1, second. Flaneur, withdrawn. Net profit of $20 bet on each of above three hordes, after deducting all losses, $110. Our three-horse wire is gettin and scored heavily. In two days w g e 3u bettor. If you want to partlcl pate coupa that have ever electiilted t winners at once. Thla Is our seas ton at 60 to 1 at New Orleana abou to announce we have no lens than f now. Our dockers have timed eve have a most accurate line on ever never had such a number of secre aa now and the outlook waa neve y t r palm. WE HANDLE YOUR COMMISSIONS. To obvUta leaki ow th vlr, iid to prvvout anyone from thwartipf our planned dally eoupa, we are ouraelvta placing, through the furmot bookmaker of the country, Mr. bol L4clitntelnt alt of the tnouey our client ekger on our eulectluna. Nothing I couimunlcAltd over the wire by ua before the rate tn our euhaciibera. As ft symbol of good faith, however, the day' aelectloaa are placsxl in a eealed envelope, addreaaed ta each aubscrlber, and put In the mall at the New orlaana (tenerml PoatuftVe at 1 p. m dally. We guarantee that ne horee will be played lor may client, icpt the name of that horee haa been mailed to him In an envelope baarlng the New Orleana postmark not later than S p. m of the day the races are run. After the rat'ea are run N Orirana client ran learn at our New Or loan office the name a of the horaea Mr. LU-hUneUtn ha imma Inairurted to play. New York cili-nta can learn at our New York offli-e, and out-of-town client will receive the new by tele graph. If they o order all telrgrame at coat ot euherrlber. In addition, we undertake to place In the nanria of the editor of the New Orleans ITEM before the race the aelerttona the money will be played on, and alao to advert! next morning the nam of the h urate In the New York DAILY A ME Kit A. which la the recogulzed racing authority of the country. For the aerurlty of peraona to whom our fame and financial standing are unknown, and whe wlab to follow ua at New Orleana, the Maalm t Uay Co. refers to the Btate National Ii.uk of New Orleans and turfmen generally. TERMS AND The fee for our three horae wire la 1 10 weekly. Mr. Hoi LUhteneteUi'a charg'S for plartng your money at the trark are ft per cent of the weekly winning. 8 1 element are mailed you weekly, with i-hek for any profits. Accouata accepted aubject to withdrawal by you on tel egraphic notice to that effw-t. Official eloelng odd, aa publlahed In th New York LA1LV AaiKKlCA, the recogulzed racing authority of the Kast, are guaranteed The following are the mini mum sums that axe accepted for betting; For s IS dally play oa each horee U For a 110 dally play oa each horee For a 120 dally play on each horee fUu For a iQ dally play on each horee lo For 160 dally ptay on each horee t.ttjo For a liuo dally play on each buret fceoo For larger sums In proportion. On week's Information fee of 110 must accompany all bet ting account a. Remit direct to the Maxim ft Gay Company, tit Canal Street, New Orleana. All amount received by the Maxim ex (iay Co. will be played at the track by Mr. ftol Llrhtenatetn or eome other agent of 'he Maxim aV Gar Co., aad the Maxim w (iay u will make all account. nga di rect to It client. The Maxim m Gay Co- aaaumea all responsibility for a proper execution1 of Ua client ordera. Our frlenda are cautioned agaloat eeodlng money through ths malls without registering. Ho, checks tcepted. uuleaa certified. Always tho Samo Good Old Ml C773 anaw flBsapTrKJk The Pride of Milwaukea Bend Postal Card for New Brochure which tells why DLATZ BEER IS R1CHT BLATZ MALT-VI VINE (NON-INTOXICANT) TONIC FOR THE WEAK All Druggists or Direct VAL BLATZ BREWING CO.. Mllwiukea OMAHA BHA!(ll, 1411 Doaatlae St. Tel. tOHl. Specialists In all DISEASES and DISORDERS of MEN. 12 years of feuo ceatful practloo la Omaha. CHARGES LOW. 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Hot Springs Treatmsnl for Syphilis And all Blood Poisons. NO "BREAKING OUT" on the ekin or face and all external signs of the dlaeaae disappear at once. BLOOD DISEASE ot:i115 C" VARICOCELE tTlJX oilU iu.uuJ rvmn Uidi, uuua.i.uia. uisch&rges, Ulrloiurs, Uietsl. Kidney ana Uladder Ulao. liy- aroceia. WUICK CURES-LOW CHARGES. Troauuoat by maOl. P. O. liox 76. Office aver Hit A. Mlb street, between Farnaia aadl XMUaiaa sUssta, VMaHtV MUtt. State Mat'l Dnnk of New Orleans. 2 SO Broadway, New VsrlC the money In chunks. Again we scored, have earned dividend of J270 for every In a series of the most senaallonul he turf world, you must Join our army of on of harvest. We put over I'hilma. I'm. t this time last year and we are at liberty our of the I'hilma Paxton variety tn brew ry horse In training at New Orleans and horse on tho ground. Ilesides, we have sources of Information at our command better for a brilliantly sjcccaeful cam- CONDITIONS. 0
