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    THR OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1003.
BASE HALL BOARD ADJOURNS
Minor Changes An Mads in CoDititntl.n
and GiTei to Inblio.
PHYLE OF MEMPHIS CIU3 tXPtUED
Settlement ol Home Small Conten
tions In AnaoiirH, hat Much
that la none Will B
Given Ont Lnter.
T. LOUIS. Oct 25,-Th national board
or arbl.ra.lon of the National Assoc a. Ion
of ProfeHHionat league Ciuba ci,mp.iud Its
work and adjourned at an early nour to-lay
after bt:ln in e.snoii during musi of tne
tlm i-lnce Weunesuay. M. H. Sextn of
Hoc-It Island, 111., waa elected cha.rman ani
J. 1L r&rrell of Auburn, Is'. V., secretary of
l he uuuru.
VVtluam Phyla of the Memphis club, who
filied to appear and substantiate iha
charges mada by him that cena.n players
had "thrown" games to Influenca the
Southern league chumplonslilp, waa ex
pelled, lie waa given an opportunity to
appear before the Southern- league meet
ing on the Uth of the present month, but
failed to attend. Becretary Kartell aent a
telegram requesting hla attendance here,
but no notice was paid to It by Phyle.
A number of minor cases were decided.
In the caae of Hulseman, who was drafted
by the Chicago American league club from
Hhreveport, the player Was awarded to
Shreveport. President , Williams of the
Spokane (VVaeh.) club appeared before the
board In an endeavor to secure Hulseman.
The Norwich (Conn.) ciub waa awarded
t&27 on .a claim against the Atlanta (Oa.)
club for the aale of Clare Murpny. 'ihe
clulm of the Rochester (N. Y.) and LUtie
Rock (Ark.) clubs for Player Hous-'hoider
waa referred to Secretary Fa it j. I for In
vestigation and settlement.
A claim was filed by the Toledo club for
tha return of money . advanced players.
Chanties la Confutation.
The most Important alterations mide In
the constitution were In relutlon to the sal
ary limits of the var.ous lejgu.-s, the d.aft
Ing prices from lower to higher legu.s,
tha prohibiting of exhibition games dur.ng
the scheduled season and tha provisions
for the acquisition of territory by class
"A" clubs from those In class "O" for a
fixed compensation. In relation to a salary
limit It waa decided that for class "A"
this should be placed at $2,40, for c ass
"B" at tl,800, olass "C" $1,000 and class
"B" $. The penalty for a violation of
this la the release of any plaer making
complaint from the club which has ex
ceeded tha limit and the fining of the club
guilty of the offense In the sum of $500.
Id caae a club refuses to pay this penalty
f the protection of tha national association
will be withdrawn from the league until
nufflclent arrangements have been made to
secure the. payment.
The national aasoclatlon did not give ou:
anything regarding drafting prices of play
ers. The drafting price from each league
in tha association, however, ware fixed as
follows: From class "B." $500; from class
"C," $300; from class D," $3U0. The draft
ing season was arranged as follows: From
October1 IS to November 18 for clasa "A,"
from November It to December IS for class
"II." from December IS to January 15 for
class "C." The drafting season for the
National and American leagues runs from
September 1 to October 15, coming before
any drafting by any of the minor leagues.
President Powers, Chairman Sexton and
Secretary Fnrrell left tonight for Clncln.
nati to attend the meeting of the National
commission, which convenes a her tomor
row forenoon at 10 o'clock. ' '
TRAINING FOR THE IOWA GAME
Booth's C'orahaskora Aasloaa to Wipe
Oat tha Score at Foot
" l Year Ago,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Oct. " 25. - .(Special.) What
about ' Iowa? Tnls Is the problem now
confronting Booth, foot ball ooaoh of Ne
braska, whose pupils so tar this year hav
maintained an uncrossed goal, meanwhile
decisively worsting ail of their opponents.
Nebraska has not clashed with Iowa on
the gridiron for four ytara and there Is a
keen desire within every player on the
Cornhusker team to take tha Hawkeyes
Into camp In the first contest, which marks
a resumption of athletic relutlon by the
two universities. Iowa gave Nebraska a
severe trouncing In their last strugg.e. In
1HK9, after which the H iwkeyes abandoned
the annual Thanksgiving game wiih the
Cornhuskers and invaded the east for
worthier foes. The change had satisfactory
results for a single srajon, during which
the lowans cut an Important figure In the
"big nine" championship race, but th.tr
success was only of short duration, for the
retirement of their star players and the
gradually Increasing strength of their Op
ponents brought Iowa down with a thud.
In th meantime the Cornhusker brought
Booth out west from Princeton and In
stalled him aa coach and each sjccesslve
year has witnensed him marshul a :lll
stronger foot ball eleven. Last season n
placed to nia credit a victory over Minne
sota, the result being one of the grat ur
prlses of the foot ball year, while th Coin
buskers achieved th still further distinc
tion of not permitting an opponent to one
cross th Nebraska goal. The aih lo au
thorities at Nebraska onlvcrlty and stu
dents aa well congratulate thems-ives on
the resumption of relations with Iowa,
and the desirs to win Is augmented bv th
hop that tha victory may be a decisive
MILWAUKKC.
Blatg method is often "la
mented on as most remark
sbla and unique for Ihe
reason that In most every
particular tholr plan Is orig
inal from a brewer's point of
view. There Is no guesswork.
Belt registering tberov Di
eters and preiAur gaJgee In
dicate the exact Utnpeietnre
end state of maturity of the
beer In the stock houses, at
ell tiuif
(uMjf (As terns good old B'aU
eXATl MAIT'VIVWB (Na4sta TONIC
UL BUTZ BREWIX8 CO., KHiisku
Omaha Branch 1413 Dougla Bt. Tel. 10S1
Charges Leea Tbia All Others
DR.
McCREW
5V SPECIALIST.
Treat all Saras f
DISEASES OF
MtN ONLY
A Medical Bsesrt
M Years' tuserlaac
IS VMfSlaOaua
; Naar M.SOOC. Carta
Vartsxwl. rwlt. BImS Polsus. Slrtrtu,
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TraaUBMtt b Mil l 1 mt will
(, -i ft. S V.
as was thst achieved by Iowa four years
ago, thus making even olJ scores. tooth
mi confident thai the t'orniiuasers will tri
umph and their loilowers are oi the same
mliiu.
in downing the Colorado university last
Buiuruay b the oetl.le maiK.u ot 41
points to 0 the cornhuske.a shewed bleary
improvement over their .orm in ihe auu
gie with toe Haskell lml. an the proloos
week. Nebrsskd it altaca aa too ui,w..r
ful for the westerners, but this department
of the k:m iiuurfKers play neverthe
less raggid at limes, in that th.re waa a
lack of concerted offense. Frequently the
bock lield men were sent arnunu tne suds
fur a short advance, when the presence of
some pmyer to i uth would nave netted a
mum greater gain. Tn! fauit was par
ticularly no. I rb e oi the part of the
right siue of the .Ine. B oth mI,I ,abor this
week to correct this evil ana w.li per
sistently urge upon his pupils that each
Individual must get Into every lay. The
offensive piny ot Ieft Knd Bene-lct was
of stehar oruer and most of the long g.ilns
mnue by Left Half K..ger, tne ml. .get of
the Nebraska team, were doe chiefly to
Bene diet s never-talili.g performance of
fastening himself onto the little fellow's
hips anil tnrowlng him bodily over the
Colorado tackieM who soujihi to Interpose.
Hened.ct has been at tho end position less
than two weeks, but his performance has
already become one of the bnl.Unt fea
tures of Nebraska's play.
Anoiher problem which faces Boo h la
that the Cornhmkers ore In t ire need of a
le.lrtble gt ai kicker. Out of the sx touch
downs scored on Colorado only one netted
a goal. Knur men tried ihelr skill and but
one was succe!fiil Close, games are often
dependent upon the pos.-os-lon of a sure
gofll kcker. nn.l the lault of the Corn-hiu-kTS
In this regard may have dlsisirous
refills before tiie teufton Ih eriled.
The defeat of the Kansas Ja Uiwkers on
Fatuidny by the Haskell lnd uns nominally
makes Nebraska the Ml sourt vul ey cham
pions for another year, but technically the
Ksnsans are still- In the race. The red
men are commonly placed In the category
of professionals because of their ab-ence
of residence or eligibility rules, and si
though Nebraska has to Its credit a win
over the Indians, the Coi tihuskers have yet
to down the Jayhawks b fore Booth's men
can claim undisputed right to th cham
pionship title.
DOANE WINS FROM COTNER
Urge Score Made, bnt th Defeated
Team Make a Good
Showing-.
CRETE. Neb., Oct. 2S.-(8peclal.)-In a
snappy, clean game of foot ball Doane
defeated the Cotner university eleven by
a score of 5S to 0 yesterdny afternoon. The
game was more interesting than the score
would Indicate. The Cotner boys, while
clearly outclassed, played a good game
and occasionally plowed through Doane's
line In a way that would have done credit
to a more experienced team. On straight
foot ball they advanced the ball about
forty yards, while the play of the locals
was characterized, as In last week's game
with Hastings, by long end runs and
ground gaining line bucks. Doane was
penalized, three times for offside plays.
Doane scored the first touchdown in less
than two minutes on fierce line plunges
and a twenty-yard end run by Tldball. The
visitors seemed demoralized and other
touchdowns followed In rapid succession,
until at the end of the first half, the score
stood: Doane, 36; Cotner. 0. In the second
half tho Cotner boys played more roollv
and did soma good defensive work. They
were, however. unable to withstand
Doane's fierce line plunges or to stop Its
swift end runs.
For the vlnltnrs, Ellis. Finch and Reeves
did some fine work, while Evans' hurdling
was excellent. . Brownell distinguished hlm
self by making runs of sixty-five and fifty
vards for touchdowns, while Tldball, Day.
Fuhrer. Wendlnnd and Vance all rroved
good ground gainers for the locals. Tldball
missed but two of the ten tries at goal.
The'llneun:
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Referee: Hooper. Umpire: Ireland.
Linesmen: Coon, Parmenter. Timekeepers:
Turner, C. Hall. Time of halves: 26:20.
Final score; Doane, 68; Cotner, 0.
Pars for tne lliewkeelers,
MEMPHIS, Oct. 2S.-Followlbg th Chal
lenge Issued by D'marist, driver ot Pitne
Aleit, to race Dan Patch UsUS1.! at the
Memphis track on November 10 for a purse
of $2,000, President F. R. Jones ot the
Memphis Trotting association announced
tonight that be would offer a sul.ahlj pun
for the race on behalf of therasoclatlon.
Tomorrow Major Delmar, the twu-minute
t-otter, will go agaihst his record. On
Tuesday Mr. lillltngs will drive Lou Dillon
in an exhibition to wagon In an attempt to
lower tho world's wagon record of 2:01,
recently made by the mare at Lexington.
Myron Mclienry, Dan patch's trainer, re
fused to talk about a match with Prince
Alert pending a statement from Mr. Sav-
ag ot Minneapolis, owner ot Patch.
Pawnee City Illcb School wins.
TECUM8EH. Neb.. Oct. 25. (Special. )
The Pawnee City High school foot ball team
defeated the high school team of this city
in a same here yesterday. 15 to 0. Th visi
tors outplayed th locals at every turn of
tne contest.
Tall Tkli to tonr Wife.
Electrlo Bitters cur famal complaints,
surely and safsly; dispel headaches, back
aches, nervo'isness or no pay. 50c For
pa) by Kuhn & Co.
DEATH RECORD.
Funeral a( the Tamers.
CAMBRIDGE, Neb.. Oct. 25. 8peclal
Telegram.) Th funeral of O. W. Turner
and wife was held at the opera house here
today at I o'clock. The services wer con
ducted by the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows' lodge, of which Mr. Turner was
member. Th aermun was preached by
Rev. William Hardcastte ot Lincoln. Mr,
and Mr. Turner were well and' favorably
known here, having lived her for about
twelve years. They moved from her last
September to Edgar, Neb., where they had
purchased a home In town and a farm.
While out driving Friday afternoon they
were both instantly killed by a train whll
crossing the track. ' Two children survive
them. Ethel, aged 19, and Haxel, aged 13.
Mr. Turner wa an old coldler, a retired
farmer and quit wealthy. The funeral was
on of tho largest ever held hr.
Mrs. Myrtl Lee Powell.
Mrs. Myrtle Lee Powell, wife of C. J
Powell, died at her ham. 409 South Twenty-
fifth avenue, at S o clock p. m. 8unday.
from the effects of pneumonia. Th re
main are to be taken to Franklin. Ind..
for burial. They will be at Dodder's un
dertaking parlors. Twenty-third and Cum
ing streets, from IS until t.tO today, whera
friends may view them for th last time.
Ellas lags.
PLATTSMOVTH. Neb.. Oct. .-(Sp-
clal.) Ellas 8age, 83 year of age, and on
of Cass county first settlers, died at his
horn near this city last evening after an
lllnea of mors than on yar. Th funeral
services will b held Tuesday afternoon.
Hesldes a wifa ri leave two son and
on daughter.
Mis Bessie Sly.
PAWNEE CITY. Neb., Oct & (Special
Miss Bessie L. flly, a well known young
woman of this city, dind at her horn on
Friday evening. She had lived her with
her family since childhood. Th funeral
service wer held this afternoon at
o'clock.
Mia Mary Calster.
WEST POINT, Nb., Oct tS -(Special.)
Mis Mary Qaister. aged Q year, died a
th horn ot her mother. Mrs Gerhard
Hasebrock, and was burled In th publlo
cemetery under th auspices of th Ger
man Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. F,
Sudbrock officiating.
t'naeltlen ot Militant U Kill Ins.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. tt.-Wlillam :
Elkins, who has been lying seriously ill a
1,1a country bom for th last several
weeks, pdsoea a nao any. 'i award evcnlna
however, he rallied some, and then was
reported ruut it miurovea.
TOO LATtC TO t'LASSIFV.
FOR SALE. Wheeler Wilson sewing ma
i rons, now. Hn oak bed room t. hall
titatireas u4 springs. Apl'l at felt Far
lis in si.
A CONSTRUCTIVE PRESIDENT
AobitTimeots of Horses 0. Enrt In tha
Etilrcad World.
PREPARATION fOR HIS UfT WORK
Blast, Oatspokes, Blg-Hearte as
Isapetaoa Career Farmed aa a
, Taorough Knowledge at
Engineering.
Horace O. Burt, president of th Union
Pacific, has undoubteuly spent mora mil
lions In recent railway construction than
any other western ra.lmad president. This
fact alone makea Preelduni Burt a com
manding figure among ihe men who hav
wrought that transformation of the w-at
which has lately been effected la course
of th greatest movemtnt of raluoad recon
struction that the world has aver aeea.
But the personality ol this "construct. on
president" la sufficiently powerful to mak
his achievement appear the natural ex
pression of his lnulviduailty.
The oil of diplomacy was omitted In th
compounding of President Burt's character.
in the words of an old raliroad man,
"There Isn't enough molasses In th whole
makoup of Horace O. Burt to diaw a hun
gry fly." He sometimes alienates by his
straightforward bluntness those toward
whom hi Intention are In every way
friendly.
But this bluff man Is as big-hearted as
he Is blunt and outspoken. He yield to
generous Impulses with the same Impetu
osity that he speaks his mind to those with
whom he differs. On n.gnf h chanced to
see a bevy of happy young debutantes In a I
box on the opposite side of the tuea.er.
ii
Some of them were th daughters of
friends, but most of them he knew but
slightly. Cruising the audltoiium, he en
tered the box and greeted Its occupants
cordially. Before - leaving he said: "I
should like to take the young women who
are here on a trip wherever they would
best enjoy going. Now, where shall It be'f"
Of course, the astonished debutantes left
the choice of the place to President Burt
and he selected Fort Riley. Th visit was
made on the occasion, ot the annual mili
tary maneuvers, and probably no happier
party ever occupied the private car of a
railroad president than that composed of
the dpien young debutantes of Omaha and
their chaperon.
But no member of the party found greater
enjoyment In the trip than President Burt
In providing the outing and making every
arrangement for the comfort and pleasure an outriKM republican organ and its edi
of his young guests. Although himself not tor the ,ftte E w FoXi took Breat delight
a master of finesse, his apprec.aUon of this , ajUrM,lng President Cleveland "break
quality was shown by tne heartiness of
his enjoyment of a certain incident of the
military maneuvers. When planning the
trip the young women, of course, thor
oughly discussed the matter of clothes
and It was decided that their best array of
party gowns should be taken. But on
shrewd young debutant quiatly packed her
riding habit and said nothing to her asao-
elates regarding this detail of her prep-
aratlon. At tha fort th young officer
came forward with numerous Invitations
for horseback rides, but the shrewd young
miss was the only one of the party who
was able to accept. Th riding habit did
far more effective social execution than all
the party gowns of the company and Ita
owner was besieged with attentions. At
the maneuvers h rode alongside th com
manding officer, while her companions wer
obliged to content themselves with seats in
th reviewing stand. This piece of fern
inln cleverness is said ereatly t. hav
it
was related to him on the return of the
party.
Believer la th Engineering- Idea,
Perhaps no other president ha pushed
the "engineering Idea" further into th
operating field than Mr. Burt. Ar the
greater part of his railroad career up to
the time when he became president had
been spent In the construction department,
this tendency Is not to ba wondered at;
the practice of Ailing operating positions
by men educated as engineers is, however.
not an uncommon phase of modern rail
road administrative policy, and ita result
ur held to bo generally satisfactory.
Strong, unflinching personal loyalty 1 a
trump card In the character of President
Burt. He I a firm a "stayer" in friend-
hip as In enmity. It Is said that when
youth, and fighting hi way for a college
course at Ann Arbor, be received encour
agement and substantial aid from a fam
ily friend a man who, for .Ms day and
community, was regarded aa wealthy. Al
though his friendly service wa long ago
repaid, so the story has it, the matter kas
Iways been considered an "open account
by President Burt of the Union paclflo.
and shortly after he cam into his present
position h nentxfor the son of hi friend
and gave him a placa In th employ of th
road. Just a rapidly as he could qualify
for promotion the young man was ad
vanced, and he now holds a very r sponsi
ble position on th cmcial staff. That he
will go much higher Is not doubted by those
who know the personal characteristic of
president Burt and the history of his st
tachment for tho father of his young pro
tege. But as President Burt is a stickler
for solid merit. It may safely be assumed
that the son of hi old friend ha mad
good" In artnal results.
A a railroad engineer and construction
ist Horse O. Burt Is one of th most m
Inent figure In th contemporary railway
world. Here Is the field of his genius and
here he has made rallrdad history in desd
earnest. Th keen Judgment of the new
owners of the Union Pacific was perhaps
never more conclusively demonstrated than
In selecting Mr. Burt for the heavy re
sponsibility of reconstruction. It Is scarcely
too much to say that this pushing, driving
president, who flare to overturn prece
dents snd traditions snd who I not feased
by the enormity of any task, has accom
pllshed In tnree yesrs e reconstructive
ork thst would. In the hands of an or
mnarr r-nti,w, nave requirea SIX or
eight years.
Recoastraotlea Wnrk.
Much of th machinery used In this work
ot reconstruction wa put to practical test
on th Union Pacific for the first time. Th
whole plan of th vast Improvement cam
paign was boldly conceived, snd it has
been executed without a serious hitch or
break in tact, without any Interruption of
traffic.
Th rehabilitation of th road ha ex
tended to th smallest details; ths lax dls
plpltna which wa a natural and perhap
Inevitable result of th administration by
receivership has been tightened to meet
the most modern and atringent Ideaa; every
department has been put upon a atrlct
business basis, end th entire property and
organisation of th road rejuvenated with
th on Idea of making It a great dividend
earner.
A th realisation of this result must
rest primarily upon th ability to haul
th maximum of tonnage at th minimum
of cost, th problem waa necessarily first
on of good engineering, of th reduction
of grade, th elimination of curves, ths
strengthening of bridges, end all other
Improvement Involved In making It pos
sible to haul heavier loads snd with greater
expedition without Increasing th expense
of operation
Bulldog determination I a mild term to
apply to th persistent, unrelsxing force
which Mr. Burt applies to th problems
and duties vt bis o fries. H move with
ths dUectness sad fewer ef a locomotive,
Del lea t tasks of diplomacy, trimming of
sails and the shifting of ballast I rl.ate
and annoy Mm; the tile adjustment of
labor troubles, th soothing of Irritated
shipper and other patrons of the road,
are not to his liking.
Mr. Burt' prepartlon for hi work was of
tha right kind to develop his natural gifts
to their full extent. After going through
th Terr Haute High school h entered
th University of Michigan and waa gradu
ated In 1867, being then 24 years old; but
hi start In railroad' service began while
he was still In hi teen.
HI work aa a rodman on the old Van
dalla line helped him to pursue hla school
work and the money he earned in charge
of a locating party on th Joy roads went
Into hi college funds.
Shortly after leaving college he wai given
a position In the engineering department
of the Chicago & Northwestern railway.
Her he became chief engineer. In 18SJ h
undertook hla first responsibilities as an
operating executive, being superintendent
of the northern Iowa division. Six years
later found him In tha Important position
of general manager of the Fremont, E.k-
horn A Missouri Valley road, with head
quarters at Omaha. Next h served, for
a few months, as general manager of th
Bt. Paul, Minnesota ft Omaha railway,
from which h waa- called to the
third
vice presidency of the Chicago A North
western railway. In charge of traffic.
This glimpse of his career Is full of
meaning to the young men who are ambi
tious to make sound progress toward th
highest position in railroad administration.
It polnta with emphasis to th conclusion
that a thorough knowledge of engineering
I a strong basis upon which to gain a
footing In the operating and traffic, aa
well as th construction, branches and
this conclusion Is distinctively "the Burt
ldea."-Forest Crlssey In Saturday Even-
in Post,
PAST EXTRA SESSIONS
(Continued from First Page.)
and the quiet sentiment that la develop
ing all over the east for his nomination
on the democratic ticket reminded one of
the old-time newspaper men of this city
the other day of a atory In which Mr.
Cleveland figured in saving a young news
paper man from a scoop. In fact Mr.
Cleveland is probably the only president
who ever thought sufficiently about a news
feature to Interest himself In any news
paper man. John V. Drew was a general
reporter on the Press of this city, which
now lies In a neglected grave In Washing
ton's Inurnnllsllc remeterv. Tha Press was
fast table" .etters which were calculated
to take away the presidential appetite.
In consequence, the Press, It editor, and
the reporter were persona non grata about
the White House. Th Press did not hav
very much of a local force and It wai
very shy of associated press or other news
association reports. On February 36, 19,
the Centennial exercises ot the founding of
QeOTgt.town university were held and Presl-
dent Cleveland delivered a very thought
ful address. Drew waa called upon to re
port th oentennial proceedings. Not hav
ing been promised a copy of the presi
dent' speech, Drew was called upon to
take "long hand" th president's oration.
He sat alongside th platform and his
copy paper lay within a dosen inches of
th president's dexter: foot. Drew doesn't
know whether or not .th president noticed
his commendable and. arduoua efforts to
keep pace with him but subsequent de-
vlopmentg made bins think he did. At tha
close of th address Vie rresident,. accom
panied by Cardinal atbons ana tne rec
tor of the university, proceeded to the Cole
man museum" where. ; they received the
lumnl only. A bright Idea struck Drew
squarely In the forehead- While not
a graduate of Georgetown he declared
himself an alumnus of that Institution.
He was presented to the president as such
and also as a Washington reporter.
You fellow get everywhere, don't you?"
wa the president's greeting, sccompanled
by a hearty handshake."
John modestly admitted that they did
and passed on. When a few feet away he
turned and looked back. He was ourprlsed
to see the president raise his right hand
and with his Index finger beckon him back.
Did you Intend to publish my remarks?"
Inquired tho president.
"Yes, sir," was the reply.
"What paper do you represent?"
"Th Washington Press."
As the recollection ot those "breakfast
table" letters flashed across the presi
dent's Intellect his face clouded for
moment and h uttered a low guttural
sound which might or might not have been
akin to those utterancea which made"our
army In Flanders" famous. Then, a slight
smile played across his features and he
aid:
If you will call at the White House
Colonel Lamont will give you a copy of
my address.'
Thank you, sir. May I Bay you sent
me?"
"Yea, certainly."
"Thank you, sir."
Then John Drew withdrew, the best
I pleased man In all 'hat brilliant assem
blage at being saved from a scoop by tha
kindly thoughtfulnesa of th president of
the United States.
Ten seats In the house of representatives
ot th Fifty-eighth congress will be con
I tested. Briefs In all these caae ar In th
hands of Document Clerk French ready to
be turned over to the proper committee
when they are appointed by th speaker.
Th caaes ar as follows: California,
Fourth district, Kahn against I Ivern&sh;
Colorado, First district, Bonynge against
Shafroth; Massachusetts, Ninth district.
Conry against Kslllier; North Carolina
Tenth district. Moody against Gudger; Mis
sourt. Twelfth district, Reynolds against
Butler; Oklahoma, Cross against McQuir
Pennsylvania, Tenth district, Connell
against Howell; South Carolina, First dls
trict, Prloleau against Legare; Seventh die
tiict, Dantxler against Lever; Tennessee,
Eighth district, Davis against Sims.
Th contest in th Fourth California dis
trict Is brought by Kahn, a republican,
who was In the last two congresses, against
Livernash, democrat. Llvernaah was a re
porter on Hearst's San Francisco Examiner
when elected to congress. In Colorado,
Bonynge, a republican, contests the election
of Shafroth, silver republican and demo
crat. on th ground of glaring frauds In
two precincts ot the Denver district, Shaf
roth being alleged to hav received i.tlW
more plurality than b received two years
previously, when he wa on th democratic
populist-free silver-fusion ticket.
In the Ninth Massachusetts district
democrat contest the election of anoiher
democrat.
In th Twelfth Missouri district. Key
nolda, republican, contests the election of
Butler, democrat. Should th can b de
cided against Butler he will hav th no
toriety of having .been unseated oftener
than any man In our history.
In th Tenth North Carolina district
republican contests th election of a demo
crat.
In th two South Carolina districts, repub
licans, both of whom ar colored men, con
test th election ef democrats.
In Pennsylvania a republican contests the
election of e democrat, while In Tennessee
the earn condition obtain. Frauds at th
polls. Illegal voting, ballot box stuffing and
th constitutionality of election law ar
th grounds upon which these several eon.
testa are brought.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
OoniidsrabU Ba nets to Corns Be'sr the
City CoucoiL
STREET VACATION MAY BE TAKEN UP
Providing a Place for the Damping
ef Garbage Reealres Immediate
Attention from the City
Authorities.
There will doubtless be considerable busi
ness of Importance transacted by the city
council at the meeting to b held tonight
Arrangements will bs mad to refund $21,000
In bonus which fall dus on November 1.
Should th district court set aside th In
junction relating to th vacating of stub
ends of streets In th northern part of th
city for railroad purpose when the case
comes up today th council will proceed
tonight to receive e report from th judi
ciary committee and have th ordinance
read for th second tlms.
One matter ot great Importance which
Mayor Koutsky has promised . to hav
brought up is the necessity for dumping
garbsge Into the river. Those who have
Inspected the present dump say that refuse
Is plied high on a sand bar a considerable
distance from the river. 'This Is because
there Is no safe road to the water's edge.
Physicians who have looked Into th matter
say that If this dumping keeps on th
health of the residents of Bouth Omaha will
be greatly endangered, especially In th
spring. No sooner Is a passabla road mad
to the river than something happens and
the road is there no more. Oarbage haulers
sr doing th best they can, as th river
cannot be reached the garbage 1 dumped
on a sand bar not a great distance from the
emergency hospital. The expenditure of
about 1100 at this time would, it Is thought,
build a road to tha river that would last
all winter. In case this Is dons provision
will hav to be made for dumping th
garbage now on the sand bar Into the river,
and this will cost probably 1100. Bom
matters of minor Importance will also be
discussed.
Complaint Ahont Nalsaaee.
Sanitary Inspector Jones Is preparing to
make complaint to tho city council about
th dumping of refuse from stock cars In
side the city limits by th Burlington road.
Just north of L street and east of the
trackp at Thirty-eighth the Burlington
cleans and disinfects Its stock cars. Tha
refuse Is piled along the tracks for a dis
tance of about 1.000 feet. Thomas Glllleple
and Peter Lenagh, as well as others owning
property In the vicinity, filed a complaint
with Inspector Jones. When an Investiga
tion waa made a day or two ago the condi
tion was found to be as stated by the com
plainants. Tha city council will be asked to
direct that after this the Burlington durnp
the refuse from ita cars outside of the city
limits.
Reported Robbery.
John Roth, who lives at Forty-third and
streets, and Chris Trummer, residing In
the ame locality, called at police head
quarters yesterday and reported that at
about 1 o'clock Sunday morning they wer
held up near the entrance to the Catholic
cemetery by three men and robbed. Both
aasert. that S50 was taken from him. The
robbers wore no masks, but carried re
volvers. A meager description ot the robbers
was given the police. Trummer 1 reported
to have mad a hard fight and as a result
ha I badly bruised up. On ey Is swollen
shut and his right hand Is badly bruised.
Anniversary Celebration.
Tuesday evening the three Ancient Order
of United Workmen lodges of South Omaha
Will meet, at the temple, Twenly-nftn and
M etreets, for the purpose of celebrating
the , twenty-seventh annlveisary of tha
founding of the order. There will be ad
dresses by prominent members of the order
and It Is possible that some of the grand
officers may be present A program fitting
for the occasion Is being prepared by tne
entertainment committee.
Employes Organise.
About thirty-five employes of the Union
Stock Yarda company met Saturday night
t the rooms of the Packing Trades coun
cil in the Pioneer block ana periectea an
organisation. Tha members of this new
union belong to the unskilled laDor ciass.
They are being organized under the aus
pices ot the Amalgamated Meat Guitars'
nd Butcher Workmen s association, ji is
understood that the organisation Is to be
similar tu that at the Chicago stock yards.
A desire for better pay and shorter hours
Is the object' of the organisation.
Ticket Belling Rapidly.
The fourteenth annual ball of the South
Omaha paid fire department will be held
at the Live Stock exchange on the night of
December 4. Tlckela have been Issued and
when firemen have a day oft they put In
the time selling tickets. Up to last night
nearly 300 tlcketa had been old. The fire
men hope to sell not less than tickets
bv the night of th bail. Th proceed
will be turned Into th firemen's relief fund,
Masjle City Gossip.
There will be no meeting of th Board ef
Education tula evening.
R C. Hanlng has moved into nis new
horn at Tweltth and J treU,
Th Plvonka injunction case Is expected
to be called up in the alstiict court iouay.
An important meeilng of tne congrega
tion of the First preabyterlan church will
be held at tne ccnurcn mis evening.
r'niuractor Munshaw has mad the state
mm tlmt r.e will comment o csuavauna
for tha new 111 an school ouuuing today.
Mr. Parsley, mother of J. W. rTa!ey,
Twsifth una J streets, has returned from
Lincoln, wnere
few day.
rm TuMdav evenins the second ten of tne
Presbyterian King's Daughters will siv a
box social at llio noma ui jut a. vcig'er,
Twenty-ibtra ana n. streets
Miss Asnes HuUman has returned from
two weeks' vacation and will resume her
noaitlon aa chiet nlKht optfatur ai. tne tel
euliune exchange this evening.
Frank Uurion. wno lives at iweniy-nrin
and w streets, reported to the police lata
ttaiuruay night tnat he had been lobbed
of a pocket book containing 12 whli stand
lug at rwen.y-aixin
anu U
streets ta.k-
lug with
colored woman.
SALOON WILL AID POLICE
Will Assist la Apprehending- asid
Offer Reward fee Perpetrator
of Heldepe.
Th Omaha Retail Liquor Dealers' asso
ciation at Its meeting Saturday night
adopted measure to asblst th police In th
apprehension of saloon holdup artists and
Incidentally decided to offer a reward of
I1U0 for the capture and conviction ot any
stlckup" man. It waa decided to furnish
th police department with th names of
the members of th association end In
svent a member should be held up in his
place of business and the culprit appre
hended and convicted the association binds
itself to pay ths police the UuO reward on
application.
Cornell to Kreet Balldlngs.
ITHACA. N. T.. Oct. 25 -The board of
trustees of Cornell university hss derided
to begin work on the new Rockefeller
Hall of Physic snd th new Goldwln
Smith Hall of Languages ss soon as
ground can be broken In the spring. Each
building will cost txi.oui.
Master Mechanic Kills Trainmaster,
LANCASTER. Ky . Oct. 2 -Late thli
afternoon, A. N. Hentley, master mechanic
of the Uvlngston division of th Louisville
Nashville, shot L. U. Roller, master of
trains. Ths shooting eocurrsd la front of
lb court, iuM.
Taste Alike
f Cost -Alike
(3?nna k
i The makers keep ' V '
the quality op, f
Th quality keep
the price up. v
ii 5c
V - The Largest Selling ) :7l j
' Brand of Cigars i j
w i x in worid y W
V X. ra tun ii minrai f I-
W w . mTm.
DOG SAVES LIFE OF CHILD
Bt. Bernard Jump! Between Little Girl and
P.itoi and U Shot
ENRAGLD LOVER FIRES THE BULLET
Colored Maa Seeks Res-ease ea the
Woman Me Loves, bat III Aim
Is Poor and the Escapes
I alary.
A shaggy-coated St. Bernard doe; saved
the life of a little 4-year-old, curly haired
girl at Tenth and Davenport atreets Bun
day morning. A bullet fired from a 32
collber revolver. In the hands ot Walter
Scott, a colored man, and Intended for
Hattle Johnson, a dusky bell of the Third
ward, was Intercepted In Its flight directly
at the Innocent child and found lodging In
the big dog'e shoulder, which it shattered
and maimed In a fearful maner.
The child Id the daughter of Morris
Blank, grocer at 1401 Davenport, and th
dog Is the family pet. The little girl and
the dog were having a romp In the street
about 9 o'clock In the morning, when two
colored women came along. They were
Hattle Johnson, to whom Scott had teen
paying considerable attention of late, and
ber sister. Myrtle Johnson.
Enraged over the belief that Hattle John
son was false, and imbued with the desirs
for revenge because she had gone out Sat
urday night with another man, Scott had
been looking for her and when he met the
two women at th atreet corner, without
any preliminaries, pulled hla gun end be
gan shooting, taking four shots at them.
The little Blank girl was standing In direct
line with the women, and but for the fact
that the dog was between her and Scott, a
different story would be told of the affray.
So enraged woe Scott that his aim waa
poor and not one of the bullets sent in the
direction of tha two women took effect
Both women were badly frightened.
Mr. Blank, who was alarmed for the
safety of hla child, finding her safe, telo
phoned the police station end Officers Bald
win, Crowe, Sergeant Dempsy and Deteo
Uvea Drummy and Madsen Immediately
started out to round him up.
Considering flight futile, Scott went dl
rectly to the police station and surrendered
unconditionally to Sergeant Marshall and
was locked up. The women were found
ami are being held ea witnesses.
INSPECT THE NEW AIRSHIP
Wind Causes Baddea Larch of Ma.
chine, Throwing; Mea to
Gronnd.
PARIS, Oct. 26. Santos-Dumont. accom
panied by Archduka Leopold Sal va tor of
Austria, minutely Inspected Santos-Du
mont's balloon Number 10 this afternoon.
Bantos-Dumont entered the car and or
dered that the balloon be brought out of
its shed in spite of th strong wind that
was blowing. The wind caused the balloon
to give a sudden lurch, which threw to
the ground the men who were holding th
guide rope.
The guide rope was soon recaptured and
the balloon brought down In aafety.
WARM TIME F0R PARIS PAPER
Advertising Scheme Resnlts la a Rlt
aad Threat to Wreck
Office.
PARIS, Oct. 25. An enterprise started by
the Matin, which consisted of concealing
In the city a treasure, th whereabouts of
which was indicated In a serial atory run
ning In the paper, caused trouble here to
day. ' A crowd was seeking tha treasure
In th Buttes Chaumont park this morning,
MirH.im,,lH
The Most Skillful
M&tch M&ker
could never
surpass the excellence oi
LV3 AT H
vcry match a perfect- light
that burns a full half minute
A vUunble coupon in every box
Ask your froce
THt fHSMOHO HATCH CO.
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when a man drove up in a cab, alighted
nd Immediately found it.
The crowd declared that the finder waa
employed by the paper and had been told
where to look. They tried to lynch hint,
and he was ssved with difficulty. Bubs-
nuently 800 person marched to the office
of the Matin, where they made a bonfire
of copies of th paper and threatened to
wreck the premises. The police had a
hard task In dispersing the mob.
CALL ON AMERICA FOR FUNDS
Belgarlan Missionaries Start to Cnlted
State to Raise Money for
Refaaees.
VIENNA, Oct. 6. Two Bulgarian mis
sionaries named Furnajlelt and Pvtoff,
are about to leav here for New York for
the purpose of making a tour of the
United States to raise funds fcr destitute
Macedonians. They are both graduates Ot
American colleges, Furnajlelt having
studied at Princeton and I'opoff at Ham
ilton, N. T.
According to reliable private reports th
conditions of Internal affairs In Bulgaria
is alarming. All the revolutionary bands,
which were operating In Eastern Mace
donia, have returned to Bulgaria. The
streets of Sofia ere thronged with Insurg
ent who beg for food and shelter. It Is
feared that these Insurgents will cruets dls-.
turbances In the country before long unless
a decided Improvement is effected In Ma
cedonian affairs. The Bulgarian govern
ment Is said to be demobilising its reserves
with rreat reluctance, and apprehensions
are expressed In many quarters that the
Turks will take advantage of the situation
and attack Bulgaria at about the tlms of
the approaching ejection, when the Bul
garian government will be obliged to send
the reserves to their homes.
' i Dnraad's Appointment Apnroved,
LONDON, Oct. 23. King Edward ' ha
approved the appointment of Sir Henry
Mortimer Durtind. th British 'ambassador
at Madrid, as British ambassador. ,to the
United States to succeed ths late fl.'r
Michael Herbert , ..,.,, v.
Annonnerments of th Theaters,
The coming to this city of the well-known
comedian Eira Kendall for an engagement
tonight and tomorrow night rhould prove
a theatrical event of more than crdlnary
Importance, for everybody Interested in
amusement is familiar with Mr. Ken
dall's unique position on th stage. The
actor-humorist Is a rare combination, In
deed, and yet In Mr. Kendall we find the
embodiment of both gift. Th present
eeason's starring tour introduces Mr. Ken
dall In a play especially written for tho
display of his talent, entitled "The Vinegar
Buyer." Joe Miller, Mr. Kendall's role, Is
that of a free-for-all, devil-may-rare roam
ing peddler. In the course of his wander
ings he comes up with the Indiana locality
"Bnscomb'a Corners." Joe likes the plac
and the people like Joe. Th result is he
cease his wanderings and gives his time
to entertaining the villagers.
HYMENEAL.
Ilnelster-Schnlrer.
WEST POINT. Neb., Oct. .-Spelsl.J
The marriage of Miss Alio Schalrsr to
William W. Huelater of Grand Rapids,
Mich., was performed In this city by Rev,
W. A. Llpe of Webster City, Is., at th
residence of ex-Senator Olffert, brother-in-law
of the bride. Th groom is a man
ufacturer of Grand Rapids, where the cou
ple will make their home. The affair was
a brilliant one, some hundreds of guests
attending th reception In th evening.
Rraers-Sneath.
WEST POINT. Neb., Oct. 25. (Special. )
Mr. Henry Bruers of Pender and Miss
Alta M. Sneath of Wayns county ware
married at the Congregational parsonage
Wednesday, October 21, Rev. O. A. Oleason
officiating.
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