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v TITE OMAFTA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 22. IMS. !( ( Idewey stone I fur nitiir f. rn I M. AVI 1 M. V1V WV VPC GOING OUT OF BUSINESS and right now is the time to buy furniture in many in stances less than the cost of production. rt Price Reductions. Each and every VlCIWIlllC piece of furniture marked at a price to close out at once. Don't wait. Goods cannot last long at our prices. No matter what you may want in the furniture line, come here and have money. Do. jvoa need any of these? Music Cabinets Parlor Cabinets Writing Desks Book Cases Pedestals Dining Tables Sewing Tables Plate Racks Iron Beds Rockers Fancy Chairs, Sofas Parlor Tables Bedroom Furniture Dininroom Furniture and Everything In the Furniture Line. , All Go in I Tbis . I Great I - Closing Out J Sale at I Tremendous Redactions I ( t A- MILLION LOSS AT BOSTON Double Pier with Contents is Destroyed Early This Morning. ATLANTIC LINER PHILADELPHIAN BURNS All Member ot Crew Are Saved, hat . Klva Are In Hos. pilnl Result of Injuries. HOSTON, Fb. 21. A large double pier. Nos. 8 and 4. of the Hooeac Tunnel dockH In Charlestown, together with considerable valuable freight, vai completely destroyed by fire early today and the steamer Phila delphia of the Furness-Leyland lino, from which the crew fled bo hastily that three were Injured, was hauled Into the stream with Its upper works ablaze. The loss to the Boston ft Maine Railroad company, the owners of the docks, Is estimated at fully 1400,000, while the damage to the Philadel phia and Its cargo will. It Is thought, bring- the total loss up to about tl,000,000. The adjoining pier, No. 6, which was burned last November and which was being rebuilt, was slightly damaged, while the steamer Palton Hall, on the opposite side of the pier from .the Phlladelphlan, backed out under Its own steam, practically unin jured. Tjhe fire started, presumably from spon taneous combustion, in some hay on pier No. 4. ; , Fire's Rapid Headway. Within five minutes after the fire was dis covered fully a quarter of an acre of cov ered pier, well filled with the most Inflam mable goods, was wrapped In flames. Blas Inj brands were carried across the harbor to the city proper, but fortunately away from a large grain elevator at the head of pier No. 4. The Phlladelphlan, which ar rived last Saturday from 'Liverpool and had discharged about a quarter of Its cargo, caught flro within a few minutes. Its crew, which rushed on deck at the first alarm, was driven over the side by the great vol ume of flame which poured across the decks. But few harbor tugs were in the neighborhood and it was nearly an hour before It was hauled from Its perilous posi tion. At daylight the fire was under con trol. It has been yenrs since alarms sum moning so much apparatus to a single fire has occurred here and few Ares have given the department harder work. The direction of the wind Is believed to K TOOK A 5TRAW VOTE . ( Interesting- Eiprrlinrnt In a. Restaurant. An ' advertising agent, representing a prominent New York magazine, while- on a recent western trip, was dining one even ing In a Pittsburg restaurant. While waiting for his order he glanced over hla newspaper and noticed the ad vertisement ' of a well-known dyspepsia preparation, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. As he himself was a regular user of the tablets, he began speculating as to how many of the other traveling men in the dining room were also friends of th popu lar remedy for indigestion. ; He says: I counted twenty-three men at the table and In the hotel office; I took the trouble to Interview them and was sur prised to learn that nine of the twenty three made a practice of taking one or two of Stuart's lyspepsla Tablets after each meal. One of them told me he had suffered so much from stomach trouble that at one time he had been obliged to quit the road, but since using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets had been entirely free from indigestion, but he continued their use, especially while traveling, on account of irregularity In meals and because like all traveling men he was often obliged to eat what he could get and not always what he wanted. Another, who looked the picture of health, said he never ate a meal without taking a Stuart .Tablet afterward because he could est what he pleased and when he pleased without fear of a sleepless night or any other trouble. Still another used them because he was subject to gas on stomach, causing pressure on heart and lungs, shortness of breath and distress In chest, which he no longer experienced since uslug the tablets regu larly. Another claimed that Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets was the only safe remedy be had ever found for sour Stomach and acidity. He had formerly used common soda to relieve-Hie trouble, but the tablets were much better and safer to use. After smoking, drinking or other excesses which weaken the digestive organs, nothing restores the stomach to a healthy, whole some condition so effectually as Stuart's Tablets. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contain the natural digestives, pepsin, diastase, which every weak stomach lacks, ss well as nux, bydrastln and yellow parllla, and ran be safely relied on a a radical cure for every form of poor digestion. Bold by druggUts every whera. have been the chief factor In preventing a much greater destruction of property In C'hiirlestown. When the steamer Phlladelphlan caught fire more than half of Its crew of forty eight men were below, and the speed with which the flames laid hofd on it for a time mada it seem impossible that all could have esraped. Some did so by leaping overboard, others succeeded In lowering a boat, al though the davits became red hot while they were doing it. Captain Dickinson ac counted for all his men and announced that no one had lost his life, although three had been injured. The escape of the Dalton Hall is consid ered most fortunate, as It has on board a very valuable cargo, having been" prac tically loaded to sail today for Rotterdam. The steamers Michigan of the Warren lino and the steamer Martello also were threat ened, but they escaped damage. AFTER TOE BEEF COMBINE K preparing, for floods NO FIGHT OVER PRIMARIES Roll Is Called In Dakota House -With, oat Any Debate on the Report. PIERRE. S. D.. Feb. 21. iSneclal Tele. gram.) The house was crowded at the opening of the session today with those who expected a fight on the primary elec tion bill on final action in the house, but in this they were disappointed. The clerk Ironed through the bill and at the hmsn no one attemnteri tn uMir. ih. nr. the roll call began. It was watched closely witn a checking showing but forty-four votes for the bill, lackins- -one nf l v- sUtutlonal majority. Several had failed to respond to their names on the call and a voto was demanded from these, resulting in one. more vote being cast, giving the necessary forty-five. Before the vote was taken both sides claimed to be certain of success and this caused a close watch of the roll call In many quarters. The opponents of the appropriation com mittee amendment to the twine plant bill won out and the 150.000 for machinery was placed back In the bill. Among a number of new bills presented were: By the drainage committee, for a drainage codo; by the Judiciary committee. Increasing the Jurisdiction of a Justice of the peace In assault cases; the ways and means committee, providing for a 2-rolll deficiency levy for 1906, and by Wilson, providing for compulsory destruction of prairie dogs by owners of lands. The house bills passed were the state primary law; Increasing taxes of Insurance companies to S per cent of premium re ceipts; hide inspections; for meetings of county auditors with the state board of equalization; appropriating 13,000 for an artesian .well at the Redfleld asylum; al lowing cities to acquire property by con demnation for sewer purposes. Senate bills passed were to limit liabili ties ot banks on forged paper and increas ing to five years the time of practice btf fore admission to the bar In the state. In the senate among the new bills were by Dillon, to allow the steward at the hos pital to retain $1,000 as an incidental fund; by Douthery, appropriating $16,000 to pur chase a farm at the Agricultural college; by Koepsel. allowing the county treasurer to offer for sale tax Judgments secured by the county scavenger tax sales; by the committee on Insurance, prescribing a state standard Insurance policy form; by the state affairs committee, general game laws. Senate bills passed were for city meat Inspectors; to change the nhme of the Red fleld asylum to the Home for Feeble Minded; emergency appropriation for the Yankton asylum; appropriating money as deficiency for the State Board of Medical Examiners. House bills passed by the senate were to provide for court costi lu cases broughj by the State Land department; providing penalty for false statements as to physical condition for the purpose of securing publlo aid, and the cattle dipping bill, which carries an appropriation of $10,000 for car rying It Into effect. HOUSES FOR IAl(ilHAL PARADE United 8tates Official! Begin Exhaustive Searoh for Evidence Again it Trust FEDERAL GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE Kearly Two Haadred Witnesses om tanned to Appear at Chlenso March 20 statement hy At torneys for Packers. Black Hills Cowboys Propose to Rids Their Own Mounts. DEADWOOD. 8. D.. Feb. 21. (Special Telegram.) This morning three carloads of horses for the cowboy contingent rfrom the Black Hills who will ride In the Inaugural parade at Washington left Deadwosd en route to the national capital, ,1'be horses are all good animals, the best (hat could be taken up from the range, and are sure to attract attention. With the horses are the saddles and accouterments of the men who a ill ride them. On the 27th of this month the men will leave Deadwood for Washington, Pullman sleepers having been provided for them. They will be In charge of Captain Beth Bul lock, who will lead them In the parade. If the people who attend the inaugural ex pect to see a shooting, swaggering, swear ing aggregation from the hills they will be mistaken, for, like their horses, there will not be a scrub in the bunch, but all will be representative men from the sections from nhlch they come, men of Importance in th communities in which Ihsjr live. CHICAGO, Feb. 21 l'nlted States officials commenced one of the most exhaustive In quiries ever started under the Sherman antl-trust act today by Issuing subpoenas for 185 witnesses, calling for a federal grand Jury to sit March 20, and making full ar rangements for producing complete evidence regarding the operations of the packers In Chicago and other packing centers In merited detail. One hundred, and thirty witnesses are to be from the Chicago pack ing houses and offii-es, and fifty-five are heads of departments and agents In fifteen other large cities of the country. Nearly all the subpoenas directed to residents of Chicago were served before o'clock to night. The eight deputies engaged In the service Invaded all the principal offices of the big packing companies. The Jury will be drawn Thursday or Fri day. The first subpoenas were served on branch house managers and office men in New York City and Jersey City late Mon day evening, commanding them to appear In Chicago March 20. , In every outside city where witnesses were subpoenaed excepting New York, the deputies were dispatched from the office of the clerk of the court located there at 8 o'clock this morning. The cities In which such witnesses were notified were as fol lows. Washington, Phlludeplphla, New York, Boston, Pittsburg, Omaha, Kansas City, St- I.ouls, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Sioux City, St. Paufc Fort Worth, Jersey City, and Milwaukee. Subpoenas Issued at Chicago. Seven subpoenas were served In the down town offices of Armour and company late today. Assistant Treasurer 8;imuel Mc Roberts was one of those subpoenaed. General Superintendent T. J. Connors was said to have received a notice also but he denied it later. The other men called were department heads In the general offices. The offices of Swift and Company, at the stock yards, the first two men to receive suubpoenas were W. H. Frederick, head of the railroad department and W. R. Jones, manager of the Armour, ear lines. The head cattle buyer and staff at the yards for Swift and Company were summoned. Cattle buyers at the Morris plant, those of the National Packing company and Schwarzchlld & Sulzberger were served as well as scale house men and car checkers and officials of the Union Stock Yards and Transit company. , None of the heads of the parking com panies will be called before the grand Jury. Jesse P. Lyman, former president of the National Packing company, was served as he was leaving his office to start for California. Statement for the Parkers. J. Ogden Armour, as well as the heads of the other packing companies or representa tives, declined to make any statement re garding the determined steps which the government has taken to scrutlnze the busi ness of the packing companies. Inquirers were referred to Attorney John S. Miller, who represented the combined packers named In -the Grosscup Injunction, which was sustained by the United States supreme court a month ago. "If all this investigation, " Raid Mr, Mil ler, "does not entirely satisfy the repre sentatives of the government thnt we are In every way that is possible observing the requirements of this drastic Injunction, we have no word of opposition to offer to any other full and fair inquiry into the actual facts even by means of the secret and ex parte Inquiry In the grand Jury room. When that has been done, however, we sincerely trust we may look for and receive the 'square deal" which Is promised to every one, and as the facts Justify It we may be relieved from misrepresentation and unjust suspicion." Subpoenas JterTed at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 21. Fouf subpoenas were served In Kansas City today by Edwin R. Durham, l'nlted States marshal, to com pel the attendance of members of the office forces of Kansas City packing houses at the Investigation of the Beef tniBt which Is about to be begun by a special federal grand Jury at Chicago. One of the Kansas City men subpoenaed Is James Morrow, head of the purchasing and price department of the Armour Pack ing company. He was the only witness served among the employes of the Armour company. Mr. Morrow said he was ready to comply with the subpoena. OMAHA MANAGERS ARE SUMMONED tailed States Asks for Their Attend ance on Chicago Grand Jury, Tuesday afternoon a deputy United States marshal served a subpoena on M. R. Murphy, general manager of the Cudohy Packing company, to appear before the fed eral grand Jury In Chicago on March 22. In speaking of the subpoena Mr. Murphy ad mitted that he had been served, but said that he did not know what was expected of him. He positively declined to talk on the subject. R. C. Howe, general manager of the Ar mour company, is out of the city and has been since Sunday. Inquiry at the Armour plant failed to elicit any Information re garding the matter. The secretary to Mr. Howe declared that he did not know of any deputy marshafhavlng called for any pur pose. John Ahearn, superintendent of the plant, said that he had no Information on the subject. At the Omaha Packing plant Manager C. K. Urquhart was served. Shortly after tha service had been made on Mr. Urquhart he left the plant. He was at his home last night, but declined to talk on any matters pertaining to the Beef trust or speak re garding the subpoena. H. O. Edwards, the manager of the Swift plant, was not served, as he only arrived here a day or two ago from Chicago. It Is understood that Mr. Edwards Is not wanted by the United States officials, but as re gards Mr. Howe of Armours nothing will be said. Mr. Howe Is expected home In a day or two. . , Last night the report got out that about ten shipping clerks in the different plants vould be served with subpoenas as soon as they could be located. When the subject was mentioned around any of the packing houses yesterday after noon those in authority declared that they knew nothing at all about the federal grand Jury In Chicago or anything about an In vestigation of th Beef trust. Pair of Serious Aerldeats. SEWARD, Neb., Feb. 21. (Special Tele-gram.- Dorr Bralnard, a young farmer living between Seward and Tamora, had his left hand caught In a cornsheller and It was practically torn off. H was b no light to Seward and a surgical operation per formed. Tom Moody, a local character, had both bones of his leg broken in a wrestling bout Friday night. Th accident occurred In a saloon. 1 Th newest, best and only rational cure for Indigestion, and dyspepsia is Diner's Digesters taken befor meals. At Myers Dlllou Drug Co. Heavy lee, with Great Snowfall, Cause Alarm Alone th Rivers. PLATTSMOITH. Neb., Feb. 21 8pe clsl.) The prospects axe now favorable for a large flow of Ice and water tn the Platte and Missouri rivers early this spring and the subject Is slready being generally dis cussed by the old inhabltanta At a cor responding date one year ago a large part of the central valleys and the southeastern Rocky mountain slope, now covered with coatings varying In depth from eight to twenty-five Inches, were entirely free from snow. There Is also much snow In the mid dle regions all the way north and east along the courses of th three branches of the Platte river. There seems to be no doubt but that the banks will be taxed to their utmost capacity to carry away ttie water whlrh must be turned Into them as the first thaw comes, which will start the Ice to moving. People are recalling the spring of 1S81, when the worst flood ever known along the Platte valley was experienced. The farm ers along the Piatt bottom and those of Iowa residing on the bottoms east and south of Plattsmouth. are already prepar ing to remove their families and stock upon the first Indication of the breaking up of the Ice, which Is the thickest known tn many years. Th railroad companies ar also prepared to loosen the Ice around the piers of their bridges, which span tha Platte at Oreapolls and the Missouri at this point, at a moment's notice. The snow has thawed very rapidly in this vicinity during the last three days, with mercury at 4 above at noon today. WEST POINT, Neb., Feb. a. (8pedal.) In spite of the three days continuous thaw the big snowdrifts In the country roads hav not been materially lessened. Drifts of ten and fifteen feet are common. A farmer driving with a light rig and fast team from Monterey to town yesterday, consumed three hours In traveling the seven miles between the two points. Water Is standing in the bottom sections of the city to a depth of two feet, ccauslng great Inconvenience and fears of flood. Mors snow Is on the ground now than at any period since 1881. READY FOR WORK ON LIGHT PLANT Men and Material Are Now en the Ground. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. .-8peclaJ.)-The work on the poling and wiring for ths new Hut ton municipal lighting plant Is at last ,to begin. Manager Ed Schurlg of the Omaha Electrical and Fixture company arrived In the city today with his foreman and a num ber of men, and the work will start In a very short time, probably tomorrow. It Is the plan of Mr. Schurlg to begin operations as soon as possible and push it from this time on. He Is of the opinion that if he can get the men he needs his part of the contract will be completed as soon as the remainder of the plant Is ready for opera tion. All the material for the Omaha company Is on hand with the exception of a port of the poles, which are now on the road. The local lumber company which Is furnishing these f reported today that, nine loads are now on the road and are expected In Lin coln at any moment. When these arrive there will be no hindrance to rapid comple tion of the work, unless it is the lack of workmen. Mr. Schurlg spoke very hope fully this morning and said that if the men could not be found In Lincoln to do the work they will be Imported from other towns. Two gangs of 100 each ore expected to be working in a week. Proceedings of the supreme court Febru ary 21: On motion of W. F. Button, attorney, A. T. Bratton of Hastings was admitted to practice.- On motion of Hon. Norrls Brown Frank L. Chain of Falrbury was admitted to prac tice. The following causes were argued and submitted: Union Pacific Railroad Company against Flchenscher (No. 12.297). Union Pacific Rail road Company against Flckenscher (No. 12 -592). Horst against Lewis. Link against Campbell. Turley against State, Butts against Hensey, In re Estate of Edward Clapham, Darr against Donovan, Campbell ngulnst Miller, Graham against Heisel. Raley, trustee, against Raymond Bros. & Clarke Company, Bingham against Broad well, Griffith against Bonawitz, Western Union Telegraph Company against Omaha, County of Lancaster against McDonald, Kock against State. Bankers' Union of the World against Favalora, submitted on briefs. The following causes were continued to March 7, 190fi: Jahnke against State, per stipulation: Huber against Chicago. Burlington Qslncy Railroad . Company; liarwood against Breese, per stipulation. EDITORS COME TO TAKE KEARNEY State Association Holding; Its Annual Session. KEARNEY. Neb.. Feb. 21. (Special Tele gramsMembers of the Nebraska Press as sociation began arriving In' considerable numbers this afternoon for the annual meeting, which began with the enrollment of members by Secretary Purcell at 5 o'clock. Several couples arrived during the night and spent the forenoon quietly at the Midway hotel or In seeing the town. The program for this evening was a reception at the Midway "hotel to the visiting editors and women under the auspices of the Busi ness Men's association, after which tn visitors will be entertained at the Hospital fair at the armory. The business session on Wednesday will be at 9 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. and 8 p. m., with Interesting papers and discussions and elec tion of officers for the coming year. CHILD HAS HIS HEAD CRISHED Caagkt Between Sweep of Feed Grinder nnd Post. NORFOLK. Neb., Feb. 21.-(8pecial.) Standing on tiptoe to peer over Into the In side mechanism of the corn-grinding ma chine on the farm of his father. County Clerk Rudens of Knox county, Nebraska, little 4-year-old Arthur Rudens was sud denly caught by ths sweep of the machine as It swung around and, pinned against a pillar of tha frame, was crushed to death today. The power of the sweep, which was turned by means of a horse, was so strong that tha lad's head was mashed per fectly flat In an Instant and death came before anyone knew what was the matter. The man operating the machine had stepped into the granary for a fresh supply of corn when the little fellow grew more curious and walked Into range of the fatal sweep. Railway Agent Shoots Self. HICKMAN, Neb., Feb. 21. (Special Tele gram.) H. B. Seyboldt, agent for the Mis souri Pacific railway at this place died this evening from the result of a gunshot wound Inflicted by his own hand about S o'clock this evening. He left three let ters, one to his wife, one to C. L Morri son, cashier of the bank, and one to W, P. Larsh, In which he set forth his motive for the deed. H did not make his train going east at 2:S3, but Went home, kissed his wife and bad her goodbye. 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Knichts of Pythias, held an Interesting session last night, doing work in the first degree, after which they adjourned to a restaurant, where an excel lent repast was served. Speeches wer made by several of the members and the evening was passed In a thoroughly en joyable manner. Falrbnrr Man Tries Suicide. FAIRBURV, Neb., Feb. 21. (Special.) James Markham, who lives near the city, attempted suicide yesterday by shooting himself In the head with a 32-caliber re volver. He Is still alive, but the chances are against his recovery. No cause Is known for the act. News of Nebraska. BEATRICE, Feb. 21. The two residence properties of Oeorge A. Murphy were sold yesterday to William Umphenow for 8,ou0. BEATRICE. Feb. 21. Eugene Hoyle of Hanover township, a young man Z"i years of age, was adjudged Insane yesterday and taken to the asylum at Uncoln. BEATRICE. Feb. 21 Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins yesterday shipped another train- load or grading equipment, togetner with several carloads of horses, to Onaga, Kan. NEBRASKA CITV. Feb. 21. Yesterdav evening Judge M. C. Joyce of the county court united In marriage Charles Heaaley of i.incoin anu aiiss auc jieuniey or rwemana county. SEWARD, Feb. 21. Mrs. Elisabeth Son day, wife of 8. C Ponday, died at her home near Ruby, Seward- county, Sunday morn ing, aged 47 years. She had been ill but a few duys. BEATRICE, Feb. M. While in the act of lilting the cover trom a ran of boiling cof. fee, which exploded, Mrs. Lena Whttcomh of this city was quite severely burned about tne race ana eyes. BEATRICE. Feb. 21. Mrs. Sallle Ilnher. a resident of Gage county since 1871. died Sun day at her home at Adams, aged ,5 years. She leaves no family, her hUHband having died about ten years ago. TKCUMSEH. Feb. 2t. William Buer- stetta a merchant here, was kicked In the side by his family horse this evening and quite badly injured. Two riba were broken and tne man may te injured internally. Hl'MRUl.DT, Feb. 1 A number of young farmers of this section are preparing to leave early next month, in company with others from adjoining counties, for Canada, where they will take up their renl dence on land upon which they made tilings last summer. , HUMBOLDT, Feb. 21. Basil Stratton. the young man who lust week was thought to be frosen to death or the victim of some other mishap on account nf having failed to show up in this city after having been on the road from Davenport, la,, several days, made his appearance yesterday. BEATRICE. Feb. 21. The Daughters' nf the American Revolution gave a dancing party in Nichols' hall lost evening, which was attended by forty couples of young people. The muslo was furnished by Jen kins' orchestra and the affair was one of the most enjoyable given by the society this winter. NERRASKA CITV. Feb. 21. An ordlnnnee was Introduced In the city council last night requiring all the railroads entering this city to place a flagman at all places where their trucks cross the streets. The ordinance pro vides a penally of 25 for each t wentv-fmir hours that mo companies neglect to keep flagmen at the crossings. BEATRICE. Feb. 21.-Waahlngton camp No. 8. Woodmen of the World, held meeting last night, which was addressed by BoverniKn rcnn-n u umina, wno spoKe on the life of Oeorge Washington. At the close of the lecture supper .vs served In the banquet hall. About 200 Woodmen and their families attended the affair. NEBRASKA CITY, Feb. 21 The schools in the vlll.ige of Palmyra have been cloxed on socount of the prevalence of diptherla among the children who have been attend ing them. Several new cases were reported yeaterdav and the village trustees are mak ing an effort to prevent the further spread of the disease. WEST POINT, Feb. a. Schlnstock Bros., the noted shippers and breeders of horses, are now In St. Joseph. Mo., disposing of several carloads of Nebraska draft horses, all raised In Cuming county. This lirni Is building up un Immense export trade In horses and affording a really and prolltahle market for the breeders 'if horses In this count v for their surplus itock. SEWARD, Feb. 1. Thursday morning ss an extra freight was coming Into Seward the fiont trm-ks of the engine left the rails at Taiuora. seven miles west here, but followed th. track until the "Y" was reached, when the engine and twelve cars left tlio tim-k nnd were ditched in the Seward yards. The remainder of the train kept the rails and was not damaged to any considerable extent. A crew ot wreckers placed the cars on the track. The track was badly torn up. . , OSCEOLA, Feb. 21. Meetings for religious worship have been held olrflost twice u day in Osceola since January 1. They begun with services at the First Methodist Epis copal church and continued for three weeks. For the past two there has been a union of all the churches. The meetings closed with last Sunday evening's service, except an all duy service on Thursday for fasting and prayer. FALLS CITY. Feb. 21. A muss meeting was held at the court house Monday even ing for the purpose of bringing before the people the necessity of a better water sup ply und sewerage conveniences. Few of the heaviest tax payers were In attendance and for this reason a committee was ap pointed to notify these parties that next Monday night decisive action will be taken and the question of the amount of bonds to be In sued fullv discussed. SEWARD. Feb. 21. The adjourned an nual meeting of the Seward County Agri cultural society was held at the court house Saturday afternoon. Dr. I H. Dlers re signed as secretary and T. H. Hake re signed as treasurer, which were uccepted. 11. D. Iindls was elected secretary and H. A. Oroff treasurer. The meeting rati fied the president's appointment of the board of managers. The county fair will be held on September 1ft. 20 and 21. BEATRICE. Feb. 21 The case of Emma Colyer, an Inmate of the Institution for Feeble Minded Youth, who charges Frank Stevens with being the father of her un born child, and which was recently dis missed in Judge Inman's court because the plaintiff was Incompetent to testify, was tiiken to the district court on error today. This action is taken by Hon. L. M. Pember ton, attorney for the plaintiff, for the pur pose of having Judge Inman's ruling re versed as regards Miss Colyer's competency as a witness. Dr. Johnson, superintendent of the Institute, is anxious to have the case pushed against Stevens for all there is In It with a view tn securing a conviction. HUMBOLDT, Feb. 21. An Interesting controversy has recently arisen between Dr. J. L. Oandy, who holds the distinction of being one or the most extensive land owners of eastern Nebraska, and Jerome V. Wiltse, another heavy realty holder and speculator of this city. Dining the last few years the parties have participated in a nnmber of deals nf considerable magni tude and the latter has also leased aeveral farms from the former for various pur poses, their transactions running up. well Into the thousands each year. A short time ago. when an attempt was lundn at settle ment, the capitalists were about $9,000 apart on their figures, chcIi claiming more from the other than he was willing to al low. Despairing of reaching mi agreement among themselves nnd disliking to Invoke the aid of the courts, the two men finally agreed to submit matters to a local board of arbitration, consisting of Messrs. E. Whitney. M. R. Wilson and 8. M. Chuffln. These parties have been considering evi dence submitted by numerous witnesses, going over titoe liooks of each In an en deavor to straighten out the tangle, but It seems without avail, for it now la reported that the case will bo taken to the district court; where It will probMhly be settled only after a long drawn out litigation. CI RES gone HANDS AM) FEET Bathe with Cutlcura Boap and apply Cutlcura Ointment. Works wonders. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair Today- and Tomorrow In jXa bra.ka, Iowa, Sooth Dakota nnd Kansas. WASHINGTON, Feb. 51.-Foreeast of Ihe weather for Wednesday and Thursday: For Nebraska. Iowa, South Dakota. Kan sas, Missouri, Montana and Wyoming Fair Wednesday and Thursday. For Colorado Fair Wednesday; Thurs day, rain. For Indiana and Illinois Fair Wednesday and Thursday; fresh west winds. For Utah Fair Wednesday, except rain In south portion; Thursday, fair. Loral Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA. Feb. 21 Officii.! record of temper attire and precipitation, compared with the corresponding day of. the lust three years: I 1"6. liHH. !o3. 1-jo;. Maximum temperature 4!t ;4 j 41 Minimum temperature.... SI V 12 19 Mean temperature 4u 1H 22 .'di Precipitation 0 T .00 .00 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omulia Place March 1, and comparison with the last two years: Normal temperature , "jit Excess for the day ; ."? 1 Total deficiency since March 1, 19iH 3.yj N11rm.1l precipitation 113 Inch Dniency for the day n.l inch Total rainfall since Mnrch 1 27 "5 Inches I). McIhim sliH-e March 1. 1IM.... 4.23 Inches Excess for cor. period 19M 1.4s Inches Deilclr ncv for cor. period 11 iS ? Inch "T" Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH,. I-ocal Forecaster. STOESSEL ON RUSSIAN SOIL Geieral in Command at Fort Arthtr . . Beaches Kafla on Way Home. TALKS BRIEFLY OF PORT'S CONDITION Says Fleet Was Destroyed Beynadl Repair, There Wu No Media - cine nnd Surrender Save Women nnd Children. KAFFA, Crimea, Feb. 21. Lieutenant General Stoessel, the former commander at Port Arthur, arrived here today. Oeneral Stoessel was welcomed by a cheering crowd. At the dock site a depu tation from the municipality presented him with the traditional bread and salt, and an ad lress of welcome. Stoessel, addressing the assemblage, said: "My officers and soldiers coming back to the fatherland bow to you." Many relatives of those who had defended Port Arthur were present and there wer pathetic- exhibitions of grief or Joy, ac cording to the news received. Stoessel personally condoled with the widows and orphans and many of them kissed his hands. The general expressed Indignation at tha London newspaper reports regarding th number of available troops at Fort Ar thur at the time of the surrender of ths fortress and said the statements made wers all untrue. The Russian fleet, ha added, was destroyed beyond repair, there was no medicine In the fortress; It could not hav held out more than a day longer, and tha surrender saved the women and children, FREDERICK SHAVEN, Denmark, Fen. Sl.The third Russian Pacific squadron an chored today in Skagen bay and Is coaling. The squadron has been Joined by soma other units and now consists ot five Iron clads, on auxiliary cruiser, a gunboat and three transports. TOKIO, Feb. 21. (Noon.) Field Marshal Oynma, reporting today, says that a small Infantry attack was made on Fang tnoua tain 0.1 February SO. The Russians shall! Lapatal on the night of Feruary 19, using heavy guns. , A HARD STRUGGLE Many An Omaha Citizen Finds the Struggle Hard. With a back constantly aching. 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