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TIIK OMAHA DAILY HF-fii FRIDAY, MAHCIf 1.1. H0:i. 1 J t ft HARDING'S GIN IS NO GOOD Eul'.eti P.Tel at Short Eanja Tail to I'tiistrate Victim. 5LDDE LNO Of A BOARDING HOUSE ROW Haa Who Inlrritnm villi a (lab Bfromn Tarut-t, but (Ipla Off Kaallr Onlnt lo Poor lMatol. An intricate aeries of leases and sublet ting which Is still In course of unraveling In the county court, some alleged Insulting remarks and a few minor and .less Impor tant Irrllants led to a shooting yesterday venlng at 1821 Uouglaa street, wherein W. R. Harding llred three shots at A. L. Mc Clelland without Injuring him noticeably. One bullet struck directly In the center ot the shnotee's back but because tbe weapon of offense was an antiquated bulldog with ut much muzzle energy, the lead only left a pink spot like a birth mark on McClel land'a skin and. turning downward, found exit at the knee of that person's trousers. Another bullet grazed his left cheek and (be third struck the Bonne. Harding was arrested and charged with shooting with Intent to kill; McClelland with assault; O. P. Burchmnre, A. B. Seybolt and Joseph Carroll as state witnesses. At about 6 30 o'clock yesterday evening HardlnR and Seybolt became involved in a Viarrel lb the front hall of the house, the :unp of action being alleged insulting lan gtiuKc used by the latter in regard to tbe wife of the former. Young McClellaud hearing the scuffle, came running down the italrs with a broomstick In his hand. Hard Ing, seeing him coming, drew a revolver. MrClelland-then hit him over the head with his stick and Harding opened fire. Bnal of the Ilarv. Nobody seems to be able to say who peaKy owtis the house where the shooting sccurred, but John Robblus has the leasing of it. A Mrs. Carroll is said to have taken the premises from the agent and afterward left them In charge of W. R. Harding. The 'alter in turn sublet the house to Mrs Ad1le McClelland, reserving two rooms in It for himself and wife. Along last fall Harding Instituted proceedings against the McClellands fur possession, but they con tested the suit and got a stay of proceed ings. ' Harding, -woo did the' shooting, said: 'When I fired I thought that it- was a Datchet with which McHlelland hit me. I aaa fighting Seybolt when McClelland came down and struck me. I had no quarrel with him, except that I wished to get pos session ot tbe, boufo from the McClellands. They opposed me in the court. I assaulted fceybolt because he lnaulted my wife." McClelland aald: "Harding has for aome time beeu trying to get us out of the house when we had complied with all the terms of tho lease: He haa several times threat died to fight me. I am not very atrong nrt avoided a contest, but yetterday when he assaulted Seybolt I cam down. I had a .hreom stick in my hands at the time, before I hoard the scuffle, and I took It ('own stairs with mo. When I saw Harding hid a gun t struck him on the head." MUSIC ANO MUSICIANS ('restore! The magician of (he musical instruments. This was th4 attraction which filled tho Boyd well last night with an audience which lent much enthusiasm If Dot actual hilarity to the occasion. The band played as if someone had sug gested the motto: Tiny on, MacDutTo; And damned be he who don't play hard enough-o! The band played, and the people went wild with enthusiasm, and Creatore conducted,-led,' cajoled, threatened, wheedled, coaxed, sang, danced, and for all the Inno cent critic knows, he may have "swored." But Creatore does get the effect. While be Is certainly amusing in many ot his moods, and while one cannot possibly help laughing occasionally when he hears a atraln of a Liszt "rhapsodie" given out vocally note by note, before the band plays It, yet his most unkind crltio must admit that there Is a aellous aide to Creatore. He haa a good band, not an extraordinary band, but generally speaking, a very good band men who are capable of producing effects and Creatore knows the effects be wanta, and he goes after them, and he gets them! Yes, Creators muc; be taken seriously. With all of hla eccentricities, he baa the temperament "to beat the band" and be brats It. His climaxes are thrilling, because he alwaya brings his climax from a reduced tone-body to a fortissimo. Instead of build ing one loud passage on top of another. His best work waa done in the "Tell" overture and the "Carmen" number. One interesting novelty waa the organ offer toire (one of the four big St. Cetllas, by the way) by the flashy French organist, Edouard Batlate. I doubt If the offertolres would be considered strictly good organ music by the best French master of the organ, than whom there are none bettor in the world, and the effect produced In the band ar rangement showed that, while it lacked In the sustained organ tone which poets' have always spoken of as the "mighty diapason," It was nevertheless a composition, or style of composition, adapted to a large band. Creatore was exceedingly generous with encores. Mme. Barill, a beautiful singer who did not sing very beautifully, gave that old war horre, the "Nobil Donna," from the "Huguenots" of Meyerbeer. Having beard Scalchi aud others do full Justice to that beautiful old aria, it ras not grateful to listen to a light mezzo soprano in it. Mme. Barill made an error In Judgment. But it la not necessary. For she ban a. beautiful voice In much of her compass. When she loBa that fault of attacking each tone about a third below its pitch and then elid ing up to it she will be a much more wel come singer. Her extreme upper tones were beautiful in softness and In certainty of placement. Mme. Barill haa a voice and a temperament worth better things than those she doea with them. Tbe old "Lucia" sextette was on the pro gram, of course, anS tras given with vim by Signorl Di Girolamo, Alia, Margadonna, Luciano, Iaflsco and Giulll. AMATEUR HORSEMEN UNITE Reorganize Driving Clnband Tit Dates for Matinee Race. WILL USE EXPOSITION TRACK THIS YEAR Mhaialle Meeting; of Geatlemaa Drivers at Which Sew Officer Are (hstes Bad Uraaon'a Plana Well Laid. Tbe annual meeting of the Trl-City Amateur Driving club was held last even ing In tbe parlors of tbe Murray botel, with thirty or more members present. President L. F. Crofoot presided. An en thusiastic Interest was manifested, and It was determined t j continue the organiza tion on the same lines as last year. The report ot the treasurer ahowed the affaire of the club to be In excellent shape, with about $100 In the treasury. Twenty-nine members affixed their sig nature to the new Hat for reorganization The next highest average were a follow: H-rr. Concordia Kan., I: Holsworth, liastlnaa, 14M; Hllver. Grand Island. 1M; tig. Concordia. Kan, M; Foster, North Matte, 1H2; Phillips, Concordia, Kan., ill; llornev, Hampton, Meyer and Mann, JUatlnga, 14i, Maxwell, Hulsteln, 142. 'VARSITY RULES AGREED TO Yale aa4 Harvard Committer Xaree la Resjalatloa ftoveratna; Athletic Contest. NEW HAVEN. Conn., March U.-The new athletic agreement letwen Yale and Har vard was entered! Into tonight, latter the Yale subcommittee ratified the agreement so far a Yale Is concerned. The agreement covers the four main sports, foot ball, base ball, rowing and track athletic, for two years, but is self renewlns; for successive two-year perli.il unleas six weeks' notice is given to termi nate It. The most Interesting point Is the agree ment that the several captains shall In the first Instance be Judge of eligibility of candldatta for their teams. The "aptaln must submit the list of candidates to a committee of three graduates, who shall be elected In October of each year. In cae these graduates disagree with the captain the (natter may be referred to a committee, the first members of which shall be Mt-s-rs. OttA K. Barnard of New York for Yale. R. D. Wrenn ot Boston for Harvard and and the club then organized by electing I William Meikleaham of New York, a gradu the following officer, for the ensuing 1?? "JZ i reaiueui, j. m. Arnold oi uuui; vice M. president, E. S. Harrell of South Omaha; treasurer, Thomas B. McPheraon ot South Omaha; secretary, Floyd J. Campbell of Omaha. The officers will conatltute the ex-offlclo board of director. South Omaha and Council Bluffs were well represented at the meeting, he proposes to play at leant three weeka before the name. Any protests must be filed at leaat two weeka prior to the contest. O. C. C. Defeat Bellevue. SECOND WARD REPUBLICAN?. tinthaslaatlr Session of the Stalwarts Held at the Old Hall Last SUtat. The Second Ward , Republican club held an enthusiastic meeting last night In a vacant store building at 1433 South Slx teVnth street. The large room waa packed fijll of men, who loudly applauded the pilnts of the speakers. W. W. Bingham, na a. candidate for mayor, waa accorded a hearty reception when he made a short ttllt. Councilman F. H. Hoye and C. E. Btenlc'ke, who. aspires ,to succeed him, fol lowed with brief, good-natured political speeches. Hoye making It plain that he d-slrea renomlnation and re-election. Fred Burning, the Second's candidate for tax commissioner, -made a forceful speech that aroused muoh applause. ' "Whoever we nominate, lt.t us stick by him." he said. Michael Leo waa called upon to speak and said that tbe present republican adminis tration waa very nearly model one In every respect. The "mention of Mayor Moore's name brought out ringing cheera. A. C. Troup, who waa Introduced as the orflyT lawyer In the Second ward, Waa the next . speaker, and Frank W. Bandhauer, prealdent of the First Ward Republican club, finished after, ,a speech had been demanded from him. ' He said there must be no division of republicans, but that the best timber muat be chosen and aup corted at the polla. The club adjourned ' to meet again March 26 and April S. NFLATED BUT NOT. KILLED Experience of a .Reveler Whe Slept In Itaom with, tbe fla '. Turned On. Jerome Stout, who came here Wednesday afternoon from St. Paul. with two friends, nd who registered at the State hotel on Douglas street,, had a. narrow escape from death bv asphyxiation , yesterday. -He waa discovered about 2 o'clook in tbe' afternoon after he bad been lying In'a' gas-(&ied room for twelve hours and medical aid sum moned. Police Surgeons Vance and Joung bluth worked about two hours over him and brought returning consciousness. Stout says that he and bis friends made a merry night ot the dark hours ot Wednesday and that he retired about 2 a. m. He says he thought he turned oft the gas and that he had no Intention of suicide. When his friends put him to bed he left the gaa turned about two-thirda on. When the chambermaid became suspicious at the long closed room in the afternoon she spoke to the clerk about It and the latter forced the door. Htout lay unconscious In the bed and the gas, now extinguished, was flowing from the burner, which was turned as It waa the night before. The man had placed the wash stand agalnat the door and backed this up with the bed. The transom "was cloaed and there are no win dows to the room. He had only 35 cents and a watch to guard from theft by so carefully blockading the door. " Wkal Vnllnw, ArlnV P ' . s v Pneumonia often; but never when Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption la used. It cures colds an! grips. ooc, xi. For aale by Kuhn 4 Co. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. la John C. Emery of Wood River, Neb, In the city. J. -d. ' Wltherspoon of Kearney la Omaha visitor. J. ai. Chapman 'of Kearney and Daniel Kerr of Pierce ,are U the city. If. Turner and Irvine 8. Cutter of Lincoln are last night arrival In the city. E. Condit of Denver, Harry K Keefe of West Point and ft. A. Caldwell of Dewltt are at the Karback hotel. hi. OhWonraVyert The' Do W Agree' 7? vki tecjf CcaS Impcnalr f ..,M-t..T1lVrtkJfca.k.r V"llfWt$ OVB-W0RK.htWCUESSj oyjtffOrflrcMliL The Omaha Commercial college defeated Bellevue last night in an athletic contest, held In Chamber's dancing academy, by a total of 41 points against i9 fur Kellevue. It waa decided to hold the racing mat- of Judmnont on the nart of the umpire- and Ineea the second and fourth Saturdays of I the gtneral unpreparednefs for the contest each month healnnin- on neeoratlnn dav "ualr oraggea. A very poor xnowinK was eacu monin, Beginning on uecorauon oay, i m A . .. . -vent, with ih. oicen- and on the following dates: June IS, ST; I tion of the running high Jump and the July 11, 25; August 8, 22 and September 12. 26. Each matinee will be in charge of hitch kick. Results Standing broad Jump, won by F. Moore, Bellevue, fee 6 Inches; Gallentlne, Omaha Commercial college, second. Hitch kick leze. a feet: T. Moore and I'nrnwatl tied tor second. Running high Jump, i'eter?on, pmaha Commercial college, 4 feet 9 Inches; F. Moore, Bellevue, second. Twelve pound shot put, won by T. Moore. Hell evue, 37 feet 6 inches; Gregory, Omaha Commercial college, Fecond. Twenty-yarJ dash, won by Cornwall. E"?llevue; Darling. Bellevue, second. Indian club and oDRtacltf races and tug-o'-war. won by maha Com mercial college. Relay race won by Bellevue. committee of three, who will tave charge won by Peter-on, Omaha Commercial col- of all arrangements. The chairman of the first four meetings are L. F. Crofoot, P. B. Haight, M. L. Learned and Clinton Briggs. The chairmen of subsequent meet ings will be hereafter named by the preal dent. Tbe officers ot the club were authorized to enter Into a contract with the owner ot the racing grounds and track for tour months at a rental of $50 per month. Tbe question of the matlneea at Council bluffs was left to Clscretloa of the official board. A rule waa adopted permitting only carts and driving wagons to enter In the races. Bike sulkies were barred as savoring too much of professionalism. Special eventa were left to tbe option ot tbe board of directors. Fort Crook Ilae Ball. Team. Fort Crook's bare ball team haa been re organized, and is now in the arena, seeking AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Hospital Avociatioo ii to Tilt Article of Incorporatioa Boon. MRS. TALBOT PLANS STOCK COMPANY States that If rands for 5ew Balldlng ' I'aaaot Be Ohtalaed Otherwise Promoters Will Offer Shnre. The South Omaha Hospital association Is to be Incorporated aoon. An attorney Is now drawing up the articles and It ia ex pected that before the end of the mon'h the association will be an Incorporated body. One of the objects of Incorporating Is to secure more commodious quarters and also tc be In a position to secure contribu tions from those disposed to give toward the support of this worthy Institution. Mrs. Talbot ot the hospital association aald to a Bee reporter last evening that as soon as the articles of Incorporation had teen filed with the secretary of state an effort would be made ,to secure funds for the "In case we cannt.t secure funds at this time," said Mrs. Talbot, "we will endeavor to form a stock company and sell shares, building of a permanent hospital here. The object ot this Is to provide better quarters thsn we now have. While the plan has not been worked out in detail, we propose, If stock is Issued, to take up the shares as fast as the receipts of the institution will permit. In this manner wo hope to secure support from those Inclined to help along something that Is badly needed in South Omaha a first-class hos pital." It Is understood that as soon as the articles of Incorporation are filed a meeting of the directors ot the hospital associa tion will be held and steps taken to secure funds for the erection of a permanent build ing. Fllllnr Washouts. Yesterday Mayor Koutaky, the city engi neer aLd the atreets and alleys committee bought a bunch of dirt at Twenty-fourth and Q streets, where some grading is oelng done. The dirt bought will be used In fill ing washouts on Twenty-second street be tween N and Q streets and on Twentieth street north of O street. About 1.000 yards for games for the season. At present only I . ... . , . . ... ... . ' . one date has been securedt April 17, when j of dlrt wiU De needed to All the holes. The BUSH CUP FALLS TO THE WAY! Fuller Rides Home WeU at Oakland, Besting Rival Handily at End. NEW ORLEANS, March 12 -Clark a colt, The Way, a strong favorite In th? betting, scored an easy victory in the Hugh Cup at two milea and one quarter. The race waa worth $1,680 to the winner. Opening at twos. The Way was backed down to 7 to 6. the Corrlgan pair being in next In demand at 5 to 2. Fuller rode Tha Way cleverly, worked his way up to the leaders on the final turn and came away at the end without an effort. Marshall Nell and Embarrassment were the only other winning favorites. The weather was showery and the track heavy. Results: First, mile: Marshall Nell. 109 (Gannon) 1 to 4. won; Antonlus, 108 (Fuller) ( to 1, second; Inaolence, 106 (Munro) S to 1, third. Time: 1:62 2-6. Second, alx furlongs, selling: . Suburban Queen, 97 (Hallack) 8 to 1, won; Kusnell- ton. 111 (Calvlt) 40 to 1. fecond; Flora Levy, 98 (V.'luhard) S to 1 third.. Time: 1:21 1-6, HTVi I vi 1 aoi'nn i irlrtn era Y?m ha a a mm awn t U (Wlnkfleld) 2 to 5, won; War Cry, 1 1 (Phillips) 7 to 1, second; Hanephlnner lu9 j (fuller) is to s.-tnira. nme: i.titi-o." j Fourth, - Mush cup handicap, two miles and a quarter: The Way, 94 (Fuller) 7 to o, won; Castlo, 97 (Davisson) 3 to 1, second; Leflare, 107 tWInkfleld) 8 to 2, third. Time: 4:21'. Fifth, nix furlongs, wiling: Peter Dur-ya.-110 (McJoyne) 20 to 1. won: The Bronse Iemon, 1K (Munro) 10 to 1, aecond; Blue made, life (r-niiups) s to l, tniru. Time: 1:22 3-5. Sixth, one mile and fifty yards: Illum inate, 95 (Fuller) 2 to 1, won; Htar Gazer, 1;) (Hlckx) 16 to 1, second; 'ihurles, 99 (Toman) to i, tniru. lime: i:m z-b. WttH tbe Bowler. On the Gate City bowling alleys last night the Gate City team won two from the Clarksona. The score: GATE CITY8. A rKSTIFKHOlS GERM, Rnrrow I'p the Sralp Into Dandruff and Sap the tlalr'a Vitality. People who complain of falling hair as a rule do not know that It Is tbe result of dandruff, which la caused by a pestiferous parasite burrowing up the scalp aa It digs down to the sheath in which the hair la fed In the acalp. Before long the hair root is shriveled up and the hair drops out. If the work of the germ Is not destroyed, hair keeps thinning till baldness comes. The only way to cure dandruff ia to kill the germ, and until now there haa been no hair preparation that would do it; but today dandruff la easily eradicated by Newbro's Herplcide, which mirKes hair glossy and aoft aa silk. WHY THEY WERE ARRESTED. Oeorge Kreba. living on South Thirteenth street, and a friend yesterday evening hired a horse of Haumley & Johnson and began a drive. They drove so long and so hard and stopped so often at various place that by evening they had reached a condition known to the c tv ordinances as drunk and Ul-orderly and Kreba whs ar rested, lit companion escaped. William GlfTord of 1105 South Nineteenth street and Charges Adams of South Omaha worked together all day yesterday, drank together later In a saloon at Thirteenth and Juckaon streets, then fought together and were arretted, driven together In the patrol wagon and locked in the same cell, both charged with disturbing the peace by fighting. The following person, having tra"eled from afar lo this city, were yesterday af ternoon brought together for the first time by tha common simpleton of the police de partment and are now engaged in cement ing tne rrienoanin tietween various statei in the city Jull: John Nash of Texas. Wll pa 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. Jones 1K4 1X8 2o7 6f9 Chandler ISO 1H8 160 647 Marble 178 234 174 6K6 Seaman 162 178 1 91 531 Enceli 211 180 1S8 679 Totals 914 908 920 2802 CLARKSONS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. Penman 104 1 67 179 610 Rrunke .' 169 214 20 63 Schneider 159 171 197 627 Conrad til 171 161 653 CUrkaon 148 189 196 632 Totals 861 12 932 2J06 In a league game last night on Clark's bowling alleys the Germans lost two to the Nationals The score: NATIONALS. 1st. 2d. Ahmanson 129 151 Gilchrist li 173 A. C. Reed 19 177 OJerde 167 170 Tracy 157 163 Totals 837 GERMANS. 1st. 2d. Weber 173 1S5 Weymuller 131 1 Yoder 144 161 Beselin it" Al Krug 137 14 Totals 733 851 3d. Total. 137 171 171 178 158 837 815 2,469 3d. Total. it will play with the Omaha league team. A dance will be given for the benefit of the team on March 14. Managers of amateur teams are requested to correspond with the manager of the Fort Crook team, Joe Orsek, Fort Crook, Neb. Make Fast Motor Time. LONDON, March 12. In a motor bicycle race at Cannlngton this afternoon for lo.OiK) Founler the French automoblltnt, "beat Charles Larden of England In three straight mile heats. The times were: With flying etart, 1:54 S-6 and 1:18 2-5; with atanding start, 1:23 3-6. Raid a Crap Game. "You'll have to get your money down before you throw," was the word yestor day evening In a back room of the Midway saloon when Sergeant Cook and Officers McCarthy and Jackson entered. The officers made a partially sueces-ful raid on the crap game, which they had reason to believe vu In progress there. While seven or eight men escaped through itie several doors, Charles Hamilton and Harvy Dorlln of 1124 Capitol avenue, Sam Majors of 911 on the same street, W. H. Alexander of 1123 Dodge street and Daniel Bvnum of 311 North Twelfth were arrested and -charged with gambling. The officers captured a savings banK. wntcn tney say was being used aa a kitty, and several dice. The players are said to hjve hal a lookout at the corner of the building. Sergeant Cook had one 'of his officers ap proach the saloon from Dodge street and thts policeman took up the attention of the watcher, who failed to see th others approaching along the building from the rear. ' In a Cla Alt aVIone. v - - No other pills oh earth can equal Dr. King's New Life ' Pills for' stomach, liver and kidneys. No cure, no pay. 25c. For sale by Kuhn & Co. ' Prof. DeMotte'a I.ectnre. The last number of the Young Men's Christian association entertainment course will be at Boyd's theater Tuesday evening, March 24. . Prof. John B. DeMotte, the scientific lecturer, will give a practical and scientific lecture, Illustrated with stere oplicon views, on "A Plea for Posterity, or The Problem of Heredity."- In his lecture od heredity Prof. DeMotte begins hla II lustrations with the Arabian horse and shows how this most perfect of animals had for 1.000 veara been cherished by the Mohammedan prltats. f rom tnia ne goe on to 1 ustrate the nereditary tranrmis sion of marked characteristics from genera tion to generation among .people. He takes up the effect of alcoholism, etc. This lec ture is said by many to be Prof. DeMotte's strongest and is one that will call out the thinking people ot tne cuy, Many Hue for Divorce. John W. Marlon petitions for divorce from Daisy, alleging desertion. Tney were married in Omaha on April 1, 1K99. Marie Morrison alleges non-support and sake to be unyoked from Henry, to whom ehe was married In St. Louis on September 15, 1K97. Herman Betten relates that Klanna has abandoned him and asks to bo made a free man. He. married her at Lemars, Ia., De cember 25, 1S76. Clarlnda Jane Wright asks divorce from James Newton Wright, af firming that he drove her and their three children from the famll." home and was guilty of extreme cruelty In other forms. The weddlna was in Fremont county. Iowa. 615 September 23. 18i7. 478 Singers and public speakers will find amarswrsr" i 420 630 616 Piao's Cure for Consumption an effectual cure for hoarseness. 163 145 162 19.1 104 526 448 467 495 425 772 2.361 Is) 10 to 1. third. Time: 1:29. ihe Wincioles futurity course, maldrn. purse: 1 ,??",,.'' ,v" (Bonner) 6 to 1. won; Von Sol- U',,IVJ (Frawley) 7 to 1, second; Pick- war1 ,n lmrtl m More of Pacllle Junctlm. Clarence Wilson and Joe MrHale of Chicago, and c fc.. farmer or ureenvuie, la. A stranger wax standing on a corner on South Thirteenth street yesterday even ing when Jake I'hemllr. living at the In tersection of that thoroughfare with Wil liam flreet. came alont;. Something about the stranger apparently lrrltited Jake, for he procerjed to take a fell out of him. He wa arrested for disturbing the peaoa oy fightlog. Albert Wullace, a colored man living at 13 North Twentieth street, lies In the city dungeon, teaue Mrs. Wallace ac riiHes hlin of slipping her on the mouth without cause and cruelly, Kate Fox. who probably knows every officer on the police force by his first name, was locked up again yesterd.ty even ing, charged with disorderly conduct by smoking tigarotlr In a public place. The fastidious public place In In the neighbor hood of Eighteenth and Vinton atresia. Waldo la Warned Off. SAN FRANCISCO, March 12. Jockey Willie "Waldo was suspended by the ste ward a Oakland today for his bid ride on Hainault In the fourth. Light ralft fell during the greater part of the after noon, but the track was good. There wens several close finishes. Results: First, teven furlongs, selling: John Iemon, 106 (Donovan) won; Sonn"y Buckle, 101 (Knapp) 6 to 2, second; 1JS. lui (Lewis! 10 to 1, third. Time: 1:29. Second, Instar. 100 lern. 109 away, 106 (Ararie) 3 to 1, third. Time: 1:13. Third, mile and. hundred yarda, selling: Greenock. 110 (WaU-rbury) 3 to 1, won; Fondo, 99 (J. J. Daly) 6 to 1, second: Star Cotton, 1U2 (Carson) 7 to 1, third. Time: 1:49. Fourth, six furlongs, selling! Ewcalante. irt (Bonner) 3 to 1, won; Kmbrattlan, 313 (Waterbury) a to 1, second: Hainault, 107 (W. Waldo) 6 to 2, third. Time: 1:15'. Fifth, mile, selling: Jame F.. 83. (W. Daly) 4 to 1, won: Stunts. 91 (Bonner) I to 1. second; Mr. Dingle, 9o (Adklns) to 1. third. Time: l:4i. 8".xth, seven furlongs, selling: Snare, 95 (Reedi 9 to 1. won; Lodlcum, 110 (L. P. Weill 7 to 1, eecond; Saver, 106 V. Waldo) 4 to 1, third. Time: 1:29. I.laean for Basket Ball. Fnllowlna Is the lineup for tbe basket ball game to be played by tho Young Men l hrlstlan association team or Hloux City and Omaha In this city Friday night: REGULARS. Position. Forward .... Forward Center Guard Guard BUSINESS MEN Marriage License. A marriage license was Issued yesterday to the following persona: Name and Residence. Age. Joseph E. Arnold. South Omaha 34 Victoria L. Lynch. South Omaha 20 LOCAL BREVITIES. Unity club meets tonight at the residence of W. D. Mcllugh. 424 North Twenty-third street. I. A. Weiah will deliver an addrets on "Meteorology." All are Invited. Twenty-six of the r publican voters of the Second district of the Sixth ward have organized a Frank K. Moores Republican club, with the avowed object of upholding the principles of the party in general and e Monro allegation rrom tne rtlcular. city, it ia stated, secured the dirt at very reasonable rate. Better Car Service. The Omaha Street Railway company con tinues to make Improvements. Yesterday a Y waa being laid on Thirty-third street south of Q street for the purpose of hold ing cars destined to carry employes of the packing houses. This Y will be completed Wore the end of the week and then In the afternoon and evening cars will wait on this switch to accommodate tbe pas sengers cpmlng from the packing houses. Thts change will not make any difference with tho running of regular traina to the end of the line, as the cars to stand at Thirty-third and Q streets will be consid ered extras. Still Making Improvements. The Thomson-Houston Electric Light company contlnuea to make Improvement in South Omaha. Yesterday the three big transformers, each weighing two toils, were lowered Into the basement of tbe light company's building, 2314 M street. When placed In position the tranaformers will be connected with the underground cable across M street. This cable waa laid under ground to do away with the large number of overhead wires In the' Immediate vicin ity of the plant. Work on tbe conduits commenced last fall, but cold weather put a stop to operations. Now that the con duits have been completed tbe transform ers have been msved. The service of the company was not Interrupted during the change In tbe arrangements. Iaqaeat Today. Coroner Bralley has decided to hold an inquest over the body of Mike Slckelk, who ts supposed to hare committed suicide. The inquest will be held at Brewer's some time Friday. Investigations were made yester day, the results of which point to suicide, but it Is asserted that the testimony at the coroner Inquest may show that murder waa committed. Riotous Train Malnta Mnn. About 10 last night a freight train Jumped the track near the Swift packing plant and crashed into a switch shanty. A man named Snider, a new employe ot the com pany, waa In the shanty at the time and had both legs broken and waa otherwise Injured about the body. He was taken to the South Omaha . hospital after hla in juries had been dressed. It is not known positively at present whether his Injuries are fatal or not, this depending considerably on whether he la hurt Internally. Magic City Goaalp. Colonel J. 8. Oosney haa returned from a trip to Syracuse, Neb. Councilman Mike Smith haa recovered from a severe attack of grip. Caso council of the Royal Arcrnum will meet tonight and initiate a number ot can didates. Charles E. Scarr left yeste-day afternoon for southern Missouri, whither he was called by the serious illness of hi mother. The body of Mrs. A. Smith will be for warded to Springfield. O., today for inter ment. A son of the deceased, F. C. Smith, will accompany the remains. Mrs. Mary Drum of Bellevue died Thurs day morning. The body Is at Brewer'a undertaking establishment In this city, awaiting advices from relatives. C. H. Wilcox of northern California stopred yesterday with his old friend. Major George Ranworth. Mr. Wlicox is on his way east, where he will visit relatives tor a few weeka. Spralaed Her Kaee. Mary Thuman, a domestic at 1108 South Twenty-ninth atreet, yesterday afternoon sprained her knee by slipping on the side walk at Eleventh and Farnam streets. She waa taken to the police hospital for med ical attention, where Dr. Moore attended her, after which she was sent to her home. She some months ago Injured the limb and It waa not yet strong.' Forty Bias. Ws to wc Each. A. SANTAELLA & CO MAKERS TAMPA. FLA. iUCIIARD&ON imi. (1 CO.. ' DUU iBuwra. maKes aclicf of a coot. I I cr (better than flour) jf tirtesw. Sioux City, Tears Mosher Detweller... Cummlngs.. Hope Omaha. Jardlne Osborn Hansen ...C. Wlllurd ...O. 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SXflfT SfLiiltlU VU.t UJks BENNETT'S Black Silk Waists at $3.48 Fine 2unlity-Hlak Silk Peau do Sole Waists, tut kotl front nntl back trimmed with pretty buttons, n Q Q genuine fo quality FIJI DAY ONIA UiHU Black Silk Peau de Crepe Waists $4.95 Very fine quality Mark Silk l'eau de Crepe Waists, made in all black and black, with white piping, a beautiful, Mft clinjjitij material, made up with swell box pleats and buttons, cheap at f7.00 A QC Fit ID AY ONLY f.OU Walking Skirts at $3.48 Black and Colored Walking Skirts, slot seams, habit back, trimmed in buttons and strapped, worth from Q Ae i 13.00 to $8.00 your choice for Oiijj I -J!.a.l 0..!l aal Ofa ft (1 H luuio5 aims a i gi.uu We will put on special Friday 50 very pretty and stylish Suits, some are plain and some novelty weaves, short and long skirts, pleated, some drop aud some art; lined, nicely trimmed, very cheap at $20.00 will f Qfl be put pn special sale at IfciwU At the DRESS GOODS Counter. 75c 50 pieces pretty Silk and Wool Challis, new, nobby QC styles, special sale Friday at yard ..UwC 28-inch Crepe Waistings, with pretty sateen stripes, very nobby, only,' yard 50 pieces new Dress Hoods in Snowflake, Mtetral and Eta mines, go on special sale Friday morn- .0 ing at, yard. OllU FRIDAY-BARGAIN CIRCLE DAY Gpod quality, fresh new g THE BEST BRANDS OP CAUC03 All shades. In new pat- IJA terns, at, yard OiC Gc NEW r-ERCALES A fine closely woven fabric, all pretty patterns. warranted not to fade In vathlng, at, yard TANCY COLORED TABLE DAMASK In plaid or flower patterns, all col ors, warranted fast, 60 Inches wide, worth 75c yard, at....aj9C 100 PIECES MANUFACTURERS' REMNANTS PURE IRISH TABLE DAMASK Extra heavy quality, un bleached, the beat wearing linen made, full 72 Inches wide, regular $1.00 quality, at, yard 20x40 INCHES ALL LINEN HUCK TOWEL8 Hemmed and white and red border, regular 15c grade, each WOMEN'S FAST BLACK COTTON HOSE-All sizes, worth 15o If), pair, at pair lUl oods, at way down prices. CHILDREN'S FA8T BLACK COTTON HOSE Fine or heavy ribbed, all sizes, 6H to 10 inch, worth up to 20c. pair, on sale Friday and Saturday at, pair .0 DOZEN LADIES' BLACK LISLE THREAD HOSE, worth 35c pair, at, pair 10c LISLE 25c LADIES' FAST BLACK COTTON HOSE Full fashioned, extra spliced heels and toes, worth 30c pa!r, at, pair 18c 95c HUCK te and 10c BOYS' BALBRIOOAN SHIRTS AND DRAWERS Fine quality and full faahloned, worth 35c gar- QP ment. at garment aaUC CHILI'REN'S AND MISSES' WHITE LISLE FINI8H VESTS AND PANT lets Silk taped, a!l sixes, on f Q, ale at garment I3G LADIES' "SPRING WEIGHT VESTS" "Richelieu" ribbed, stlk taped and well finished, worth 30c I Hi each, at each lilC W. R. BENNETT GO. DINING - i i lite j "I have traveled on most of the important railroads in America and Europe, and have dined on such of them as have restaurant care. I would rather dine on a Burlington Route dining-car than on any other railroad din-Ing-car that I know of in the world." S. S. McClure, Pub lisher McClure's Magazine. For Chicago 7:00 a. m., 4:00 p. m. and 8:06 p. m.; Denver i:!S p. ra. They all carry diners. Ask about our Kansas City and St. Louis service. J. B. REYNOLDS, Ticket Agent. 1502 Farnam St.. In the Bee Building FOR $10.00 PER MONTH. We have two offices that we can offer at a very low ntal considering th. fact that the price of $10 per month in cludes light, heat and janitor service. These offices have both been newly dec orated and are attractive and comforta bre both in winter and summer. There are not many offices lik: this in the building and they never, stay vacant long Better call at once. 2- 2? a m a- R. C. PETERS & CO., Rental Agent., Ground Floor, Bee Bldff- bo bruk lis targets out of possible 10. J