TITE OMATIA DAILY REE: TUESDAY, FERRUAnY 2. 1903.
ICE DERANGES SCHEDULES
' Train Berrica Interrupted by Floods in
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RAILROADS ARC KEEPING ON SAFE SIDE
Bridges Turantcncn' ny Mn-rlnn; Ire
la for . TrnBle la
Cncrnrd.
y Th Piatt rWr Is playing haroe with th
S railroads cromlng that erratic stream and
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Pino anvciinf ukvci in ina vui vi vnmn
t day to a certain degree. The residents of
Hcllevue. Fort . (..'rook, Ioulsvllle, Buuth
liend and Ia Platte are today cut off from
railroad , communication. Burlington east
and w(M trains are all' passing through
Omaha and over the Union Pacific bridge.
The Ashland Murllngton bridge Is reported
es being out of danger, while the Schuyler
bridge la uncertain. Missouri Pacific trains
tl and Hi were annulled yesterday morning
on account of tho bridge at 1a Platte. The
Itock Island Is running trains to and from
Lincoln over the Burlington tracks, the
Bock Island bridge at South Bend being un
safe. The Union Pacino reports Its bridges
practically all out of danger.
At Northwestern genera offices It Is re
ported that all bridges on that Una In thia
territory are la good condition and that no
troubla has yet been experienced In the
running of trains over the bridges.
Families Drive From Home.
ASHIjAND, Neb., Feb. fi. (Special Tele
gram.) An Ice gorge formed In the Piatt
river about twelve miles north of Ashland,
near Daniel Hupe's place, last night and aa
u result the Platte bottom Is almost en
tirely under water. In places the current
1 over ten feet deep and several farm
liousc are . surrounded and can only bo
reached by boats. Water from the Platte
Jibs backed up Into Clear creek, overflowing
Its bunka for many miles. Charles Sandy,
Jumea Chamberlain and others were, com
pelled to abandon their homes, the water
being abova tha level of the floor. Timothy
Carey's family sought refuge In the upper
story. David Can's houra was flooded and
Mb family found shelter at Charls Bar
bee's, where the water was almost to the
floor level. Besides doing damage to house
hold property for several farmers, much
stock Is reiWM-ted drowned. Far as known
It tha families In peril were rescued.
Waboo creek Is bonk full, but not over
flowing, while Salt creek, running through
the town. Is nut of Its banks In many
places. The property loss cannot be nc
cilrstely estimated yet, but It will be severe.
No Immediate danger Is anticipated at the
, Platte river bridge, near Ashland.
' Conditions at Colomhns.
' COL.UMNU8. Nob., Feb. 27. (8peclal Tel-
1i egram.)-The Spalding-Alblon line of the
' Union Pacific was operated today by run
ning a atub from this city to tho washout
twelve miles west of here. Mail and pas
sengers were, transferred, but trains will
not bs able to cross for a couple of days.
The Burlington managed to get a train
over the Platts river bridge this evening,
the first sine Saturday noon. The wagon
bridge south of town Is still closed to
travel, but til county supervisors have
men at work, and the damage will be re
paired as soon as ponsibla
The bottom land all alo-g the Loup river
.i covered with hug cakas of lc from
right Inches, to three feet thick.
Urrnard Meclk, who waa working as ex
tra flagman for the Union Pacific last
night, wan run oven by an engine and had
Ills left arm crushed below the elbow. The
arm was amputated today.
FREMOOT, Neb Feb. 27. Thi water In
the Platte has gone down and the stream Is
ii"W wlUll.ik-M banks. ' About "37t' feet ef
' the' WB'gBn'brldge On tn'"ftortH stde ha a"
gone, out- The telephone wires are down
and the condition of the brldga across the
south channel Is not known, but Is believed
to be all right. There Is still considerable
water In tho low places south of the city.
Fear for Behnyle? Bridge.
SCHl'YLErV Neb., Fett. 27. (Special. )
Deep anxiety Is felt about the new wagon
bridge across the Platte at this point which
was opened for traffic lata In th autumn
of 1A04. on account of the unusually heavy
Ire that waa known to be likely to be turned
loose against it wljth th breaking up of
winter. A large amount of dynamite was
procured to breuk the Ice around It, and to
float fines ,of it floating against the brldga,
bpt In spite of nil dlllgonc and precau
tion the bridgo failed to withstand the
strain. It hat been discovered that up
wards of thirty spans, about one-third of
the bridge, are swept away or badly dam
eged, a considerable number of them only
Imving the auperstructure removed. The
)(. to the county Is upwards of $tj,000. The
' lirtdge was built and steps taken after
wards to require Butler county to stand
ilf the expens of lt as was done In cases
of the bridges between Dodge and Saunders
nd Harpy and Can counties. The Bur
lington & Missouri railroad bridge, which Is
a half mile below tho wagon bridge, suf
fered by having the plies swept from un
der a number of spans, the damage being
nt each end of the structure. Only five
or six spans of this bridge are damaged.
x The wagon bridge was damaged at different
places almost throughout Its entire length.
In addition to the damage to the bridges
there was great havoc-wrought by water
and U-e sweeping down the slough between
the river and the town. Stock, feed troughs
and other squlpment were swept out of the
Folda feed yards, on anlms! being
drowned, and debris Is piled In great quan
tities where It will be damaging.
HKATIUCK. Neb . Fob. 27. (Special Tele
gram.) The Ice gorges formed In the Blue
river at this point' went put today, and
residents of the lowlands, who feared
KILLS GERMS Or CATARRH
Rreaael ftra to ko Root of the Ila.
eaee and Make A.tonl.alac Cnres.
Catarrh cannot be cured by th us of
pills, liquid medicines and so-called system
tonic. Under such treatment the germs
of the disease will still live in the air pass
age and Increase and multiply.
Hyomel Is th only scientific and thorough
way to cure catarrh. Killing tee germs
In the air passages. It enters the blood with
the oxygen, destroying the microbes In the
blood and effectually drive from the sys
tem all traces of catarrhal poison.
Thousands of testimonials have been
given as to the astonishing cures made by
this remedy.
Mrs. I-e Rendu. 7 Western Avenue. Cleve
land, Ohio, writes: "I believe Hyomel
saved my life. I am better now than I
have been In thirty years. Many doctors,
both In England and Franc, treated me for
catarrh, but I was not cured until I used
Hyomel."
Probably the strongest evidence that can
be offered as to the powers of Hyomel to
cure catarrh Is the fact that Sherman A
McConnell Drug Co., corner 16th and Dodge
streets, Omaha, will agree to refund the
money If you say Hyomel has not cured
you.
The complete Hyomel outfit costs but tl.OO,
consisting of an Inhaler, dropper and suffi
cient Hyomel to last several weeeks. This
will effect a ur in ordinary cases, but for
chronic or deep-seated cases of catarrh,
longer us may be necessary, and then
extra bottles of Hyomel can be obtained
for 50c.
flood, feel relieved. The large Iron bridg
at Barneston waa carried away, as were a
number of smaller bridges between her
and Marysville, Kan. The Union Pacific
bridge across Bear river, which was badly
damaged, waa repaired today and traffic)
over the line between here and Manhattan,
Kan., has been resumed. The Ice waa the
heaviest ever seen at this point.
Ice Gorge Goes Onl.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Feb. 27. (Special
Telegram.) The lc in the Platte river at
Oreapolls went out about 7 o'clock this
morning. As the heavy ice came floating
down the stream the railroad tracks of the
Burlington & Missouri Pacific were washed
out In a number of places, both north and
south of the river, and the bottom land
was covered with water and ice. The
Burlington's bridge scross the river was
not injured, but that of the Missouri Pacific
was slightly damaged. No trains have
passed over either today and probably will
not for a few days. The most damage
was done to the tracks of the Missouri Pa
cific. Dwelling houses were surrounded by
water to such a depth that boats were nec
essary to convey the occupants to a place
of safety.
When the lc gorge was broken with dyn
amite th contents was swept upon the ice
In th Missouri and on down past Platts
mouth. The Ice under the Burlington brldga
which spans the Missouri at this point was
broken up Saturday and the channel has
since been kept open, but It may form a
gorge a short distance farther south and
overflow the bottom land on the Iowa side.
While the water In the Missouri has been
rising all day that in the Platte has been
receding sine about 10 o'clock this fore
noon. No. 1 from the east this morning
stopped here and returned to Pnclflc Junc
tion. Council Bluffs and Omaha to Lincoln.
It usually goes direct to Lincoln over the
old line. If the gorges do not form there
will probably be no more damages along
the Platte river. A stub train Is being run
from her to Pacific Junction to connect
with th Burlington trains both east and
west.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Feb. 27. (Special.)
The rapid melting of the snow has raised
all the streams of this section, and the
slow clearing of the Ice In the , Nemaha
has caused that stream to overflow its
banks, doing considerable damage to fences
and bridges.
Mnrde-r Attributed to Negro.
SEWARD. Neb., Feb. 27. (Special.) In
formation was received concerning the mur
der of Henry Pierce at Perry, Okl., last
Tuesday. The deceased, In charge of a
drove of mules, went Into Perry and. on
Monday, was found In a feed yard horribly
beaten up, with life extinct. A coroner's
Jury was empaneled and the verdict was
that "Henry Pierce came to his death from
a gunshot wound Inflicted by one 'Babe'
McNeal, a. negro." The negro had bor
rowed the gun and returned It the next day
after the murder, covered with blood, and
on his arrest blood was found on his cloth
ing. Three other negroea have been ar
rested as accomplices In the crime. The
men thought that Henry Pierce had sold
the mules and had th money received from
the sale on his person, but the stock be
longed to other parties and he had handled
none of the money. Deceased was a man
62 years of age. Funeral services were
conducted In Soward last Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, Rev. Webster Havis of
the United Brethren church officiating.
Donor Commits Suicide.
CHADRON. Neb.. Feb. ?7.-(Speolal Tele
gram.) Dr. Rufus K. Langson was found
dead In his office at 10 a. m. by John
Thompson, who called for medicine. A shot
from a revolver lying by his side entered
the right temple and passing out of the top
of the head was the cause. The family are
all at Broken Bow visiting relatives. Sui
cide la th only theory. He had evidently
been standing and fell with his head on th
foot of an operating chair.
Kills Self While Demented.
BEATRICE. Neb., Feb. 27 (Special Tele
gram.) Ennos Meents, a German farmer
living south of Wymore, committed suicide
yesterday morning at his home by firing a
bullet through his right temple. The dead
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we might mention sarsaparilla root.
yellow dock root, stillingia root, buck
thorn bark, senna leaves, burdock root, cimi
cifuga root, cinchona bark, Phytolacca root.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla is certainly a medicine, a
genuine medicine, a doctor's medicine.
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man left a not In which he said he was
tired of living. Before entering the room
her he committed the deed k removed
his shoes and coat. Meents was 42 years of
age and leaves a widow and two children.
He was well-to-do and had recently pur
chased a farm near Reynolds. Neb. A cor
oner's Jury rendered a verdict that Meents
killed himself while mentally unbalanced.
TWO PKOPLR FATAI.I.T Bl'RKKD
Hired Man Loses Life In Attempt to
Save Employer's Wife.
RUSHVILI.E, Neb., Feb. 27.-(SpeclaI
Telegram.) A fire occurred at the farm
of O. 8. Cams at White Clay, about ten
miles northwest of Rushvllle, shortly after
daylight this morning, ending In the death
of Mrs. Cams and a hired man named Hall.
Mr. Cams got up and built a lire in the
kitchen and made some coffee for ,hls
wife, who wns still In bed. He took the
coffee to her and closed the door, which
was to a frame addition to the main build
ing, a log house. He sat down and waited
on his wife, when he heard a noise. He
got up and went to the door and opened It.
when the flames burst in on htm, burning
him badly. He rushed out and called to
the hired man that the house was on Are
and Hall got up and tried to help Mrs.
Cams, but they were both overcome with
the smoke an burned before anything
could be done by Corns. The house and
everything In It was burned to the ground.
Mr. Cams, who Is 78 years old, Is badly
burned about the face and head. The
funeral of Mrs. Cams and the hired man
will be held tomorrow. Hall was from
Dallas. Tex. The fire Is supposed to have
been caused by an over-heated stovepipe,
let through the roof of the frame addition.
Insane Man Scare Congregation.
YORK. Neb., Feb. 27. (SpeclHl.) While
the people of the German Lutheran church,
norrh of Uradshaw, were assembled for
services Sunday Charley Senff, a well-to-do
farmer living on the county line near the
church, became enraged and frightened
many out of the church. Sheriff Brott
was telephoned for and with Deputy Affler
bach they proceeded for the disturber,
whom they captured, and while returning
to York, It being very dark and the sheriff
not having his glasses, drove off one of the
bridges, upsetting the carriage, tipping th
occupants Into the mud. They arrived with
Mr. Senff, however, and brought him before
the Board of Insanity, who Judged him In
sane. He la now on the road to the asylum.
sisters to Build Hospital.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. Feb. 27.-(Sp-cial.)
The sisters in charge of St. Mary's
hospital here decided to build a new hos
pital building, which will contain about
fifty rooms and will be modem and up-to-date
in every respect. Mother Irene of
St. Mary's, Iavenworth, Kan., will be
here this week to complete the final ar
rangements. The present hospital building
will be used as a home for the sisters and
nurses in charge of the hospital. The new
building will be located on the corner east
of th present building.
News of Nebraska.
BURWELL Feb. 27.-The Home Enter
tainment club rendered two plays at tha
opera house Saturday night.
MADISON', Feb. -Mayor Clint Smith
of this city yesterday lost a valuable thor
oughbred colt from lockjaw, caused by a
wire cut.
GENEVA, Feb. 27.-By a unanimous vote
of the Fillmore County Teachers' assocla
d n.-a r'0lution was adopted indorsing II.
K. l.U as amendf d by the house committee
on imhllc schools.
HUMBOLDT, Feb. 27.-The Burlington of
ficials have promoted S. B. Rice, section
foreman of this city, to be ruadinaMter, with
headquarters at Tecumseh, and he will as
sume his duties this week. '
BLUE Sl-KINGs. Ft b. 27. The engine
of a Union Paciflo train broke an axle Just
as It was going over the switch here and
blocked the truck. The train is still here,
but railroad men are busy trying to repair
the damage.
WEST POINT. Feb. 27. News has ar
rived In the city of the marriage at Howell
of Miss Mary Novak, late of this city, -and
George V. Hllbertl of Howell. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. C. L. Zak,
pastor of St. John's Catholic church.
TABLE ROCK, Feb. 27.-The Infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Herrlck, residing
some six miles north of here, waa severely
scalded yesterday by falling over back
wards into a dtshpan of scalding hot wa
ter, receiving painful though not necessar
ily dangerous burns all over his limbs and
body.
SEWARD, Feb. 27. No word ias been
received by relatives of Ellas Knight, the
young farmer who so mysteriously disap
peared ten days ago. His wife is making
Preparations- to move to near Kearney,
eb., where he had a t-ontract to purchase
a piece of land and had made one pay
ment thereon.
HEBRON. Feb. 27. For the past five days
the Knights of Pythias have been holding
a basar. trying to pay for their hall,
which is by far the finest In the city. Tho
bazar oponed with the Knights of Pythias
minstrels at the opera house and closed
last night with a grand banquet and dance.
Total receipts, S1.&00.
HUMBOLDT, Feb. 27. Chester Power,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Power of this
city, who has for the past few years been
employed as bookkeeper at a bank in South
St. Joseph, was married yesterday at noon
to Miss Frances Williams, the ceremony
taking place at the home of the bride's
mother in Wathena, Kan.
BURWELL, Feb. 27. A number of busi
ness changes take place this week. E. M.
Tunnlcllff has sold his interest in the gen
eral merchandise buslliess of Johns &. Tun
nicliff to R. J. Mitchell. Mike Saba has
purchased the store at Kent and will run
a branch store. Ed Kipling has rented the
Bell burn and Harry Rowse has purchased
the D. J. Miller barn and will take pos
session March L
NEBRASKA C1TT, Feb. 27.-WaIter Wil
son of this city was taken to Marysville,
Mo., this afternoon, wtiere a charge of
burglary has been preferred against him.
Wilson was arrested yesterday by the
local police on Information from the sheriff
at Marysville that he was wanted In that
county for robbing the Burlington depoH
at i.iearmoni. vt uson agreed to go to Mis
souri without requisition papers
TABLE ROCK, Feb. 27 The Table Rock
Woman's Suffrage association gave an en
tertainment on Friday night at the as.
sembly room of the high school building
In honor of the eighty-fifth birthduy of
Miss Susan B. Anthony The large assem
bly room was literally packed. Large por
traits of Miss Anthony and Miss Hlanton
were presented to the school by the society
In a speech by Mrs. Amanda J. Marble,
vice president of th stale organisation.
FREMONT. Feb. 27. The caae of O'Con
nor against the Aetna Ate Insurance com
pany, which has been pending In some form
or another In the district and supreme
courts of the state for the last ten years,
la on trial for a serond time In the district
court, Mathew O'Connor procured n loan
from the company for the purpose of tak
ing up another mortgage in U91. but the
first mortgage was never released and the
O'Connors had to pay It. They then brought
suit on the theory that th agent who made
the loan agreed to see that the first mort
gage was discharged and that tha com
pany waa bound by his agreement.
WEST POINT, Feb. 27,-Conslderable
building will be commenced in West Point
as soon as spring opens, not In the nature
of a boom, but simply the natural develop
ment of the city. The West Point Lieder
krans contemplates the erection of nr fine
auditorium on its lots on Main street, pur
chased last year. The old National hotel
property, a landmark of old West Point,
will be removed to make room for hand
some brick stores. The Crawford estate
Intends to improve the property on the
corner of Grove street, most probably
erecting an opera house thereon. A large
number of tine modern residences will also
be built by the citizens. The prospect is
very bright for a good business here in all
lines for the, community.
FOLK'S BILL IS PASSED
Mlsonrt Legislature Extends Limit of
Proseentlon In Bribery Case
to Five Yenrs.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 27-The
house today passed the bill Introduced by
Senator Dickinson, extending the time limit
for prosecution of bribery from three years,
the limit now set, to nve years. This Is
th bill favored by Governor Folk. Ho will
sign the meaour and It will then beoom a
law. Th house todsy passed tk bill In
troduced at tha request of th Order of
Railway Trainmen, extending th block
system to all railroads In th state. '
Plso's Cur is an effectual remedy for
cold ee th lunge, Ail druggists, So.
WORK FOR APPROPRIATION
Iowa, 8onth DakeU and Hebraist Sen
ator! Oombina on Ri?er Matters.
CHANCES FOR SUCCESS NOT SO BRIGHT
Effort Mad to Bernre the Retention
f Crnfrd Kennedy on the
Sennte Pay Roll, hmt With
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-8perla! Tele
gram.) A combination of South Dakota
and Iowa senators was brought about todsy
by Senator Millard, In the Interest of an In
creased appropriation for the Missouri
river. Senator Millard appeared before the
commerce committee of' the senate today
and urged an appropriation of $280,ono for
that stream to be expended along the
banks of Iowa and Nebraska as far as
Sioux City. Senators Gamble and Kit-treds-e
followed Senator Millard and asked
for an appropriation of $15o.ii0 from Sioux
City to Stubbs Ferry, to be appropriated
by the secretary of war In pursuance of
amendments heretofore introduced. Sen
ator Millard had hardly time enough to
develop the reasons for his demand for
an Increased appropriation when the com
mute was called into the senate. He will
have another opportunity tomorrow to
present the claims of those living along
the Missouri asking an additional appro
priation to that carried In the house bill.
Senator Gamble stated tonight that he be
lieved th committee would favorably re
port an additional $100,000 for the upper
reaches-of the Missouri.
Senator Millard Is not so hopeful that he
can Increase the amount carried by tile
house measure, but hopes that at the to
morrow's hearing he will be able to show
th committee that th "Missouri river is
more than a river of mud, that cannot be
plowed," as expressed by on of the mem
bers of the Iowa delegation when the river
and harbor bill was under discussion in the
Flfty-severAh congress.
Appeal for Crawford Kennedy.
Members of the Nebraska delegation have
been appealed to by former Chairman
Harry Lindsey and other members of the
state committee to intercede in behalf of
retention of Crawford Kennedy, who is
an employe of the senate. Senator-elect
Burkett lias demanded from the sergeant-at-arms
that he be accorded the patronage
from that body to which he Is entitled and
as he has named persons to fill places now
held by the appointees of Senator Dietrich,
Crawford Kennedy's name not appearing
In the list, the state committee has be
come active In the tatter's behalf.
Today Senator Dietrich and Congressmen
McCarthy and Norrls had a conference with
Sergeant-at-Arms Ramsdell, looking to the
retention of Mr. Kennedy, but without ac
complishing any results. Colonel Ramsdell
Informed the delegation that the patronage
accorded each senator was at the disposal
of the Incoming senator, although he ad
mitted that the outgoing senator was gen
erally conceded the places filled by him un
til the regular session of congress. This,
however, will not affect Henry Smith, clerk
of the committee on Indian depredations,
of which Senator Dietrich -Is chairman, as
all committees of the senate are continuous
and the clerks of those committees are
regarded as occupying that position until
their successors are appointed, and suc
cessors cannot be appointed until the rear
rangement of th committee chairmanship
Is made.
- Stockmen Ajti Relief.
Senator Millard, a the request of W. G.
Comstock of Ellsworth, a,nd E. M. Searle,
Jr.; of bgallala saw S-jtrtary Wilson of
the Department of Agriculture today to
Induce him to modify the quarantine regu
lations regarding dipping of cattle off the
ranges for feeding purposes. Under the
present regulations, cattle intended for
slaughter need not be dipped, but cattle
Intended . for feeders are compelled to go
through this process, and as there are not
enough Inspectors to properly look after
the largo ranges of country It works a
hardship. The quarantine Is asked to be
modified. Senator Millard believes that he
will receive a favorable ruling on his ap
plication. Senator Gamble today presented a peti
tion from citizens of Dead wood and the
city council of that city favoring prompt
consideration of the Esch-Townsend bill.
Against this petition of Deadwood citizens
Senator Millard filed a number of letters
of merchants of Chadron protesting against
the paesage of the Esch-Townsend bill.
Personal Matters.'
Charles L. Dundy of Omaha waa admitted
to practice before the supreme court to
day. Thomas Creagh of Omaha, Don C. De
spa In, deputy labor commissioner of Ne
braska, and John G. MA her of Lincoln are
In Washington to attend the inaugural.
C. F. Annett. formerly connected with the
Union Pacific at Omaha, but now of Chi
cago, has been appointed general superin
tendent of telephones and electric lights
on the Isthmian canal. The appointment
was made at the Instance of Chief Engineer
Wallace.
Dahlinnn to Ride In Parnde.
James C. Dahlman, cowboy, former sheriff
of Dawes county, Nebraska, democratic na
tional committeeman from that state and
chief fugleman for William Jennings Bryan,
has come to Wnshlngton and will ride In
the Roosevelt parade.
Mr. Dahlman will be part of the cowboys'
outfit provided by the president's personal
friend, Beth Bullock of South Dakota. To
Mr. Dahlman waa entrusted the securing
of the finest horses In the transmlssoiiri
country to carry thirty representative cow
boys, who will act as' a personal escort to
the president, and "Jim" Dahlman;:phlIoso
pher, friend and guide of Mr. Bryan, will
be In the vanguard of the procession.
Experimenters to Incorporate,
Congressman Loud of Michigan today In
troduced a bill giving congressional sanc
tion to the Incorporation of the American
Institute of Drug Proving, the object of
wbic his to study the effects of drugs upon
animals and healthy persons, and to pre
serve records of such experiments and re
sults In such a form as shall make em
available and useful In the treatment and
cur of disease. Among the Incorporators
are Bonja.mln F. Bailey of Lincoln, Neb.,
and George Royal of Des Moines.
Postal Matters.
Rural free delivery carriers appointed:
Nebraska, Hubbard, route No. 1, Harry B.
Wllsey, carrier; J. M. Ieedom, substitute.
Lyons, rout No. 1, Oscar Bills, carrier;
Hulda Bills, substitute. Nehawka, route
No. 12. Albert Fries, carrier; Herman
Scha r p. substitute. Iowa, Ackley, route No.
. Harry M. Olmstend. carrier; Oren P.
Olmstead. substitute. Elgin, route No. 1,
Charles W. Holster, carrier; Alfred A. Hol
ster, substitute. Kellerton, rout No. 4,
Dennis B. Foley, carrier; Amy L. Foley,
substitute. Neola, rout No. 2. Nat H.
Chiisman. carrier; Roy L. Walker, substi
tute. St. Man's, rout No. 1, Barney Lip
pold, carrier; John Llppold. substitute; Ute,
route No. 1, Charles B ram son, carrier; Os
car Miller, substitute.
James W. Jones has been appointed post
master at Hickman. Incaster county. Ne
braska, vice L. M. McKlnnon, resigned.
PROCEEDIXOS OF THE HOI E
Democrats Aid Ohio Republicans Jn
Amending; Snndry t Ivll Rill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-With a handful
of republicans, aided by the democrats
Representative Burton (O.) today gained
complete control of the house and forced
an amendment to the sundry civil bill re
quiring the use of granite In the construc
tion of the public building at Cleveland,
his home town. Chairman Hemenway of
the appropriations committee was put to
rou(, while the unusual spectacle was wit
nessed of the presiding officer being twice
overruled on an appeal from his decisions.
The amendment, however, wns not agreed
to until Mr. Hemenway had exhausted un
successfully every menaa at his disposal
to check the tide against him. In order
to adopt the amendment It was necessary
to revert to a section favorable already
passed over, a procedure also unusual.
8eelng that he had been outflanked by
Mr. Burton, Mr. Hemenway several times
sought an adjournment after the bill had
been reported to the house for favorable
action, but his motions were voted down.
So clearly were he and his followers In
the minority that Mr. Hemenway Inter
rupted a roll call to move the passage of
the bill, which carried amid loud applause.
The bill carries a total appropriation of
$03. 272. 280.
Earlier In the day the conference report
on the army appropriation bill was agreed
to and a number of measures pertaining
to the District of Columbia were passed.
dominations by President.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27,-The president
today sent to the senate the following
nominations:
Consul General at Panama Joseph W. J.
Lee, Maryland.
Second Lieutenant of Infantry William
L. Patterson. Maryland.
Postmasters:
Colorado Nellie TL Summers, Gunnison.
Idaho George L. Morgan, MacKay;
Charles H. Urete. Silver City.
Illinois Wallace IHnver. Dallas City:
Edmund P. Denton, Hamilton; William O.
Butler. La Harpe.
Indian Territory George W. Melllsh,
Comancho.
Georgia Keeton, Marlow.
Iowa Roscoe C. Saunders, Manilla; Nor
man 1. Anthony, Ruthven.
Missouri J. 1. Rush, Marcelllne; Jam's
11. Dver, Ash Grove.
Texas. Ernest E. Smith, Guffey.
To Prohibit Polygram?.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Senator Dubois
Introduced In the senate today a Joint res
olution providing for a constitutional
amendment prohibiting polygamy and
polygamous cohabitation.
Mr. Cusoaden's Phllhacmonlc club con
cert tonight at First Christian church
tabernacle. Nineteenth and Farnam. Mr.
Iindsberg, soloist.
FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER
Fair Today and Tomorrow In Ne
braska, lorra, Kansas nnd Sooth
Dakota Today and Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Forecast of the
weather for Tuesday and Wednesday:
For Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Kansas, Montana and Wyoming
Fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
For Missouri Fair Tuesday; warmer In
south portion Wednesday, fair.
For Colorado Fair Tuesday, except rain
in southwest portion. Wednesday, fair.
I.oenl Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER B UREAL,
OMAHA. Feb. 27. Ofliclul record of temper.
aiure ana precipitation, compared with the
corresponding day of the last three vears:
1916. 1SKH. 1903. l'J02.
Maximum temperature.... 58 41 42 42
Minimum temperature .... 29 25 32
Mean temperature 44 &l 87 :ttt
Precipitation T T .29 T
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omalia since March 1,
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature 28
Excess for the day in
Total deficiency since March 1 ay
Normal precipitation 03 inch
Deficiency for the day 03 Inch
Precipitation since March 1 27.25 inches
Deficiency since March 1 4.41 inches
Excess for cor. period 1904 1. an Inch
Dtfiolency for cor. period 1903 8a Inch
Reports from Stations at 7 pnt.
Maximum
Tern- 'iem-
Statlon, and Stat peratur peia- Rain-
of Weather. at J p.m. lure. tall.
Bismarck, clear 41 4 .111
Cheyenne, clear 44 to .m
Chicago, clouuy 34 M .mi
Davenport, clear i 4J .i
Denver, clear oil 52 .(
Havre, clear 52 M .ow
Helena, clear bi nS .110
Huron, clear ..4 ti2 .mi
Kansas City, clear i& 50 .ijO
North Platie, clear bo 4 .or
Omaha, clear o2 68 .no
Rapid City, clear 62 Ul .(
St. Louis, clear 3i M .mi
St. Paul, clear 4 4i .)
Salt Lake City, clear 62 54 .00
Valentine, clear 54 tsi
WiillHtou, clear oli o .ptf
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
.March Weather.
The following data, covering a period of
thirty-iour ye..rs, nave neen compi.ed Lorn
tne weatuci uiueu at umuna, ieo. i Hoy
are Issued io show the conditions tnat navo
prevailed, aurlng the month in quest.on,
(or the above period of years, but must uui
De construed as a torecast of ine weather
conditions tor (he coming month.
Munth of March tor tiurty-iour years:
Tempcraiuie Mean or normal tempera
ture, oH oegrees. The warmest month was
that of 1s7b, with an average of 4s degrees.
'I lie coldest month was tnat of ih!l. witn
an average of 27 degrees, 'the highest tem
perature was to degrees, on Marcn '). UV-i.
1 he; lowest tempeiature was 7 uegiees be
low sero. on Marih 14. 1HX0. The earliest
date on which first "killing' front occurred
In autumn. He'ptember Ik, l'.mi. Avcr.igj
date on which lirM "killing" frost occurred
in autumn, October 12. Average, date on
which last "killing" frost occurred In
spring. April k. Tho latest dale on which
last "killing'' frost occurred In spring, May
111, 1H94.
Precipitation (rain or melted snow) Aver
ago for the month. 1.12 Inches. Average
number of days with .til of an Inch or more,
nine. The greatest monthly precipitation
was 4.91 Inches, In 1KM. The least monthly
precipitation was 0.18 inches, in 1H71. The
greatest amount of preclp.tatlon recorded In
any twenty-four consecutive hours was l.iff
Inches, on March :6. 1M2. The greatest
amount of snowfall recorded in any twenty-four
consecutive hours (record extending
to winter of 18S4-1SH5 only) was three inches,
on March 30, isol. ' .
Clouds and Weather Average number of
clear days, eight; partly cloudy days,
twelve; cloudy days, eleven.
Wind The prevailing winds have been
from the north and northwest. The aver
age hourly velocity of the wind Is 10.0. The
blithest velocity of the wind was fifty-two
miles from the northwest, on March 27,
18S0.
L. A. WELSH, Jxical Forecaster.
UPII0LDS LAW OF TEXAS
Supreme Court of United Sutei Ptuei on
Anti-Trust Legislation.
FINOS NO FEDERAL QUESTION INVOLVE!
National Cotton Oil t'ompnny Must
Forfeit Right to do Bnslness
for Disregarding Terms
of Uw,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The supreme
court of th IT ni ted States today decided
the case of the National Cotton Oil com
pany against the state of Texas. Involving
the Texas antl-lrust law. The state court
found tho company guilty under that law
and held that It had forfeited Its right
to do business In the state. The case was
appealed to the supreme court on consti
tutional grounds. That court, however. In
Its opinion today, which was delivered by
Justice McKenna, held that the charge was
untenable and sustained the verdict of the
court below.
Xnlllfles California Tnx Law.
The supreme court of the I'nlted States
today decided the tax case of the National
Bank of Bait Francisco favorably to the
bank. The case Involved the state law di
recting the assessment of the stock of na
tional banks In California while assessment
on state banks was made on their property.
The opinion was by Justice White, who
hold that the effect of the law In this case
was to work discrimination. The finding of
the state court was reversed. The chief
Justice and Justices Brewer, Brown and
Peckham dissented.
Limit Cost of Boats.
The senate today agreed to the amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill limit
ing the cost, exclusive of armor and arma
ment, of each of the colliers and scout
cruisers to $1,400,000. Mr. McCumber op
posed spending money for battleships that
Is needed for other purposes.
To Prohibit Polyainmy,
Senator Dubois Introduced In the senate
today a Joint resolution providing for a
constitutional amendment prohitlblng po
lygamy and polygamous cohabitation.
The resolution is as follows:
That the committee on Judiciary be and It
Is hereby authorized and instructed to pre
pare nnd report to the senate within thirty
days after the beginning of the next session
of congress a Joint resolution of the two
houses of conirress. proposing to the several
states amendments to the constitution of
the I'nlted States which shall provide In
substance for tho prohibition and punish
ment of iiolygamous marriages and plural
cohabitation, contracted or prttctlce'd within
the I'nlted States and in every place sub
ject to the Jurisdiction of the I'nlted States,
nnd which shall In substance also require
all persons taking office under the consti
tution or laws of the I'nlted Slates or of
Biiy state, to take and subscribe to an oath
that he or she is not nnd will not be a
member or adherent of any organisation
whatever, .the laws, rules or nature of
which orgnnlzatlon require him or her to
disregard his or her duty to support an 1
maintain the constitution nnd laws of the
l.'nlted States and of the several states.
BOTH SIDES FILE BRIEFS
Colorado Leglslatl-re Committee Is
Mow Considering; Report In
Contested Election Case.
DENVER, Feb. 27. Printed copies of the
brief and findings of counsel for James
H. Peabody and Alva Adams in the
gubernatorial contest were today placed
In the hands of each member of tho com
mittee which heard the evidence in the
case and the committee began considera
tion of its report, which is to be submitted
to the Joint convention of the general as
sembly on Thursday next.
Pea body's brief -claims his election by
2,4:8 majority, this result being reached by
rejecting the entire vote of 104 Denver
precincts and a number of predicts In
Adams, Boulder, Conejos and Pueblo coun
ties, which gave democratic majorities.
The claim is made that the returns from
these precincts are so permeated with
fraud that the true results of the election
in them cannot be determined.
Oovernor Adams' brief claims that he
has a majority of 6.955, after eliminating
all precincts in which the fairness of the
election has not been proven. '
MAJIM,
They act like Exercise.
XN. -for the Bowels
TenO . All
Cants -" DrucaUts
Dorflinger Glassware is
Genuine Cut Glass
not pressed glass with
here and there a little
superficial cutting. The
dorflinger trade -mark
on each piece is the
guaiantee of its gen
uineness. Ask your
dealer for it.
jDorfli
HOTELS.
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HOTEL EMPIRE
Broadway and Sixty-third Street
Empire Park
NEW YORK CITY
over $250,000
JUST COMPLETED
ELECTRIC CLOCKS, TELEPHONES
AND AUTOMATIC LIUMTINU
DEVICES IN EVERY KOOH
Completely Hentodelatl. itedecarate
. mm Untarnished Inrongkont
On Ulant to Klevatea and labntt
tatlon
Tate nearest car at any Railroad or
Steamboat Terminal, they nllpnss
or transfer to tn Ktnplr
Within . asy walking distance of all
Theatres and Department 8tora.
Restaurant noted for Euelleat Cokinr, Eff
cleat Sertkt a ad Moderate Ckarf c
Rooms (wltb us of bath) 11. M par day us
private ' 3 00
ults " " lis " -
W. JOHNSON QUININ
AT THE
FIRST Ii
Of Disfiguring Humors
Use CUTICURA
Every child born into the world
with an inherited tendency to tor
turing, disfiguring humors of tha
Skin and Scalp, becomes an object
of the most tender solicitude, not
only because of its suffering, but
because of the dreadful fear that
the disfiguration is to be lifelong
and mar its future happiness and
prosperity. Hence it becomes the
duty of mothers of such afflicted
children to acquaint themselves
with the best, the purest.'and most
effective treatment available, viz.:
the CUTICURA Treatment, con
sisting of warm baths with CUTI
CURA Soap, and gentle anointings
with CUTICURA Ointment, the
great Skin Cure. X3ures made in
childhood are speedy, permanent,
and economical.
Snld thronf hoiit th worM. Cnlk-nr. faip, Mr- Otnt.
m.nt, 50c., HrtrtWant, Aflr. (In form of (.'hocoltff Cnttt
mi,t5o. pr .11 of ft?. TI"potit 1,ondon, fT Chartr
botiM IM3 l Partt, A Kut ri l Tat t Boston, 147 Columbia
A. Potlr Unit ('horn. Corn., Kolf Propt.
as- frf a1 tor " flow lo Curt lUf)urlni Humora."
ATHLETES
TO KEEP IN GOOD TRIM
MUST LOOK WELL TO THE
CONDITION OF THE SKIN.
TO THIS END THE BATH
SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH
HAND
SAPOLIO
All Qrocen Mad Druggists
BRINK
Drunkenness lured to Stay Cored by
WHITE RIBBON REMEDY.
Mo tflile. No odor. Any worn in can five il In flan of
water, tea. coffee or food wlttioat paikal'i knowledf
White Ribbon Jtemeily will euro or dt-troy tho
ditv&sed appetite fur all alcoholic drlnka, whtbar
tlio patient le a uootrindj lntbret, a "tlpplor."
uclii drinker or drunkard 'iddomMiIo for any ooo
to Iuyo an appetUo tr icobio Hquoro ottor
mini WhltH Kiohnn Hm4i. it naa made many
tbouaanda of permanent curai, and to addition ro
atoi-ea tn vhtlm to normal health, ateadylng tho
uervea. Increasing tho will fower and deterala
lion to reMist tcinptatiun.
Mra. Anna Moore,
Pre as fiuportntendent
of tha Woman' e
Christian Temper
ance I'nlon, 1-oa
A n g o 1 e a , Cal.,
states ; " I hve
tested White Rib
bon Remedy on
very obstinate
drunkards, and tho
cuiea have been
many. I cheerfully
recommend and en
dorse White Itlbbon
Remedy, and advise V
to give
any woman
It to any relative
suffering from drun
kenneos.' Write Dr. W. R.
Brown, 118 Tremont It., Boston, for trial package)
and letter of advice free In plain sealed envelope.
All letters confidential and destroyed aa aoon aa
answered.
Whlto Ribbon Remedy an Id by drogglste every
where, also snt my mall In plain package, prioo
$i.OO. gold and recommended by special agent in
Omaha Bchaeffer Drue Store, lit h and Cnleaco 4U.
Mr. Annn Moore.
GOOD COAL.
USE
I i 1
Y COAL 7
NUT ...$6.00 A TON
LUMP $6.25 A TON
All Grades Hard and Soft Coal
GOSS-JOHNSON BROS.
COAL & SUPPLY CO.,
1519 FARNAM ST. PHONE 1307
Woman
a !SlEYory
A i iV 1 1 talwwMo! nnd riiouM know
KUl Cnl5wVi boul Hi. womUtrfiil
MARVEL Whirling Spray
v'vISMjlTh. nun- ! .. 1,,.
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S. Tyni . mi '"'' Cnnvml.nl.
V n SaT', II II.W I I I If.
tU ratlin rw k. x A 7 ,
II h. mnnui,iitui th. v,, W?' '-"
MAHVkl.. .cr.t no NaVNT "Wi&JlmA
blbf-r, but iriiil Unm. for -rTr'V'TT
IIIUtratlliH,k-M.M. ItrlTM V.
full imritnul.ra.nU 4trM4 lon In. Jv' m
alull. lo lilla miLtO,.Tk m
For aal by
SCHAEFER'a LHUO BTOllKo lUth nnd
Chicago t So. Omulia, iuli and N ata.;
Council bluff., 6th and Main .1.
KHUN CO.. iiiti and Uoutflaa atrta. '
DKPl'TV STATE VETKHINAIUAJ.
H.. L. RAMACCIOTTI, D. V. S.
CITY yETKmnARIAN.
Oftlc and Infirmary, 8th and Mason 014,
OMAHA, NEB. . Llaphoa U. :
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