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THE OMAHA DAILY " BEE: - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1906. WARE Of WITNESS STAND Clerrjmaa Accused of Land Conspiracy Daoias Ferposs to Defraud Government. BEARS OUT MUCH THAT LAMBERT TOLD Differs Essentially Oonetrnetlon Tlarc4 OB' Motlvee and Seeke to Establish Hla laao. etu of Crlsao. The twelfth day of the trial of tha eaaa of tha. United Statea agalnat Rev. George O. Ware of Lead, 8. D., charged with con spiracy with Frank W. Lambert and Harry Welsh to defraud tha government out of tltlea to public lands within tha U. B. L land and cattle enclosure In Hooker county, Nebraaka. reached ita climax Tuesday morning In the appearance of Rev. George O. Ware on the stand aa a wltnese In hi own behalf. ' . Mr. Ware la a man of pleasing appear nnce, 40 or 45 years of age, scholarly, with a slight English accent, and he talked directly to the point. Ilia story did not nifTer materially from" the evidence given liy Frank Lambert, except In the construc tion put on the motives of the tranaac tlona. Tho'atterneya for the government Inter posed very few abjections to his testimony or the question put him by his attorneys. Mr. Ware's atory waa a recital of hla ex periences In America. Apparently, he made no effort to conceal any of the transactions between himself and Lambert, the essential denial being of any agreement to buy the land filed upon by the aoldlera after they liad made final proof for 1160 or any other sum. Denies Purpose to Defraud. "I had no Intention, desire or purpose to defraud the government out of tha land or any part of It in my contract or agree ment with Mr. I f mbert. nor waa thla con tract made In the Interest of myself, tha t. B. I. I-and and Cattlo company or any body else," he said. At the outset of his testimony Mr. War sold: "I am a native of Herefordshire, England. I ' came to Canada in 1874 and remained there adme three yeara. From there I came to Sully county. South Dakota, where I be came an American cltlaen and engaged In farming for about four years. I aubae quently removed to Hennepin county and went Into. the stock business, availed my self of my . homestead and pre-emption right and remained there about four years, bought some atock and went Into the live stock business on a small scale.' I then en gaged In the live atock business along the Dismal river, having bought some live stock there . In 1896-7 and In ISM pastured some fifteen sectlona of land and eubse- queptly bought 33) acrea In that vicinity and a tract of forty acres along the Dismal river. Thla land ,was bought of its legiti mate owners, who were unable to make a living oft from It and who had deeds and patents for It. I subsequently bought other lands from the owners and leased a num ber of deeded claims on which flnal proof had been legitimately made, I am rector of the Episcopal church ' at Lead, 8. D., and have held that office . for about thirteen yeara. ... i Met Lambert Tour ' Yeara Ago. "I nrat became acquainted with Frank Ijimbert In the spring of 190Jat Mullen. I subsequently met him at Mullen and he came to the headquarters of the ranch, where we had a lengthy conversation. Lam bert Informed me that he waa In the busi ness of securing filings.' Lambert told me he knew a. number of people who had land filing rights and were an'xloua to use them, but were unable to use them because of their lack of means for the necessary Im provements, filing and for making flnal proof. , These persona were largely soldiers. special provision for the soldiers I and, did not. require the samel terms for entry, settlement and llnal I proof that were exacted from other cJtl-j sens. I. then asked him what arrangement ' lie proposed. He stated that he wanted 160 for each man. and that It would be I necessary for me to provide for the ex- , penses indicated, and that all the men he would procure for me would be good men and all right In every respect. All that would be necessary for ma to pay In the , way of expense would be for filing fees, ; transportation and expense for tha erec tion of a shack on the claims to enable them to comply with the laws, and that then I would have a good show for the land after the entrymen had proved up. Plat of V. U. I. Kartell. "1 snowed him a plat of the V. B. L ranch and told him what we had done for some who had aquatted inside the range with teame and machinery, also that we had fenced some of their claims for them. . Thla waa particularly true of a number of settlers who had located in the southwest part of the ranch. I bought their hay from thorn and assisted them In other ways, and wilt do the same for as many as you can bring in. .We did have some trouui- w,u. - -w ..Mu.lCr.. wuuio aend ua word to keep the cattle off their Improvementa and then would insist upon me buying them. nut. The Cody and Jamea gang, we learned, proposed to In vade our range. I told Lambert that both he and I understood the land lawa, both having availed ourselves of pur homestead rights, and underatood the laws relative to the disposal of lands, ao there need be no misunderstanding about that. I then said to him If these men desire to use their rights In good faith and are the clasa of men you claim, you may take thla mat ter In your own hands and bring them In. We talked then of the ahacks and I said they must be no better nor worse than the shacks we build for our Own men who i cut hay, and I will pay you S60 and ex penses for the shack. Did lfot Like leases. "I then asked him, what am I going to receive to recompense me for this ex pense! He said he waa issuing a lease, but I aaid to him they have nothing to lease, ' We both understand they cannot enter Into any . contract for me to buy Connoisseur, prefer ft Physi cian recommend ft. Fordn nukes not so goods cost twice as much aa doty and ship freight must be aided. . , tJCRYtD CVtRYWHIRt AM(.HtCal WINC CO ST. LOUIS EXTRA DRY" these landa. However. I finally aaid 1 am willing- to do thla. providing we have tha use of the land until they, have disposed of It. The lease would be merely an agree ment for holding them to their contract." "I never agreed at any time to buy tha landa for 1160 or any other sum, nor waa there any euch an understanding, for I knew aa did Lambert, that such an agree ment would be unlawful." ' In reference to tha McKlbbon matter he aaid: "Lambert ne-er talked with me In refer ence to the McKlbbon claim. I did not know McKlbbon and never aaw him until this trial. Neither did I talk with him about McKlbbon proving up. Neither did I ever have - any converaatlon with him about McKlbbon or Brown proving up. I had a few words with Lambert in June or July, lMt, about the Klnkaid aot and addi tional filings. . Denies Making; Payments. "July or T, 19)4, Harrla Franklin, Lam bert and I had a talk at the hotel in Mul len. Mr. Franklin had been at Mullen then about eight days. Lambert aaid aome of hla people, wanted to file on the additional three quarters under the Klnkaid act, and I aaid I had no objections, only in the mat ter of expense. The matter was agreed to under our original agreement. I said to htm: Tou people can never acquire title to thla land, for they cannot expect to live on if Nothing waa aaid at thla or any other time about paying the men SIM) for their land after they had made final proof, nor about any additional payment under the Klnkaid law tiling. "Mr. Franklin and Mr. Lambert had-a long talk In my presence at this time. Mr. Franklin said to him I agreed in 1901 to Invest with Mr. Ware in' the land business. Ha haa Invested soma of . this money In what he calls soldier filings. But. I will not Invest one dollar In auch filing. Mr. Ware told me you had taken legal advice from a lawyer In Broken Bow, and that so far the filings had been straight. So I allowed htm to go on. Now he telia me some of these men desire to get a little money for their relinquishments. ' I want It understood that I do not want It. I have ridden several days over the range ami have noticed these little dog kennels, and thla whole thing looks to me like a farce. You have told him these men could make easy final proof because they wens wards of the 'government. But that doesn't go with me. If you can show' me these men have a right to prove up, give me an example of it and have the proof con tested. If thia pans out then I will take up the question of releases. -t Warning; to Lambert. "I then said to Lambert,' "now you under stand everything.' But I aaid ' to Him. 'don't you deed that quarter section to me, because It la absolutely contrary to our agreement.' "In the matter of the remittance of the J360 to Larnbert nothing waa aaid In refer ence to any payment being made of 1150 each to Brown and McKlbbon. I sent Lambert money from time to time as he needed it. I returned the leases to Hof gard and directed him to return them to the parties namedtherein. . "The letter written to J. C. Blue from Dead wood about the return of the leases was written by my sister. Miss Grace Ware, at my direction. I afterward told Blue to go to Hofgnrd and get the leases. Thla waa done In order that the aoldlers might stand In their true light In the matter of proving up. Nothing waa said by me to Blue about a contract to buy the lands. ' I told htm the best thing he could do waa to cut loose, and I aaid to him: 'Tou can tell the boys I am Just aa ready now as at any time to help them.' ' yrhere waa no Intention at any time to defraud the government out of any land or any part of land on the part of the 'f B. J. company or any one else. I knew nothing about any arrangement for Iowa men on a $100 or any other basis. "I directed the shanty 'built at the south east part of the IT. B. I. ranch by Inman aa a shelter ror the party who had some hay cut there for auch length of time as he could feed It. The hay was cut by a man named Gardner and was bought by me for the U. B. I. cattle. The ehanty was lmllt for this purpose and not for holding down a claim." Ware Under Croaa-Flre. The rross-exa,mlnatlnn of Mr. Ware oc cupied but an hour and fifteen minutes, lie aid: "My object In assisting the old soldiers was exactly the same object that I had in view' In assisting any man who act lied on the range. There waa no object to got possession of the land. I paid all the expenses openly and above board and everybody- knows It. The purpose waa to permit rattle to grace on the range. . I paid Lambert In advance and made fur ther advances on the basis of expense entries. I did not go over hla accounts, but simply took his word for It. I paid the expenses 0( contests on forsaken entries, the purpose being to get good men on these claims Instead of a gang of thieves, and to kill oft the cattle rustlers. I did it aa my right aa an American clllien, and to prevent cattle thieves from coming Into the country. It 1, true that Lambert did not get a very thriT ciasa of farmera, they were mostly reu.t-J farmers..! told Lam- ! wa, not buvlmr tltlea, that I could buy th. whole country that way, nnd that , knew what , do wlthout ,ll8 uu ing rae. I got the McKibbcn deed made out In Wheeler's name. I did not get Wheeler's permission to use his name, but I Instructed Lambert to not use my name in the deed. In a sense I paid for the deed. I have not changed the title, but 1 think the title haa since been changed. I paid for it Incidentally through Lambert aa a part of other expenses created before or after the transaction. I stand ready aa before to help pay the expenaea of old soldiers who desire to make filings." Haa Faith In Lambert. "I have conlldence In Mr. Lambert.' What othera may think of hla reputation haa no effect upon me. I advanced him money In large aume and without security." Upon the conclusion of Mr. Ware'a cross- examination the defense rested. . Several witnesses were then introduced to rebut the adverse testimony agalnat Iamhert'a character. These were Reed Boyer, Martin Stevenson, H. G. Boyar, B. K. Boycr and Hugh Boyer, all of them residents at or near Mullen during the time Lambert lived there. All of them tes tified that Lambert's reputation waa good. One of theso witnesses, Stevenson, waa asked In cross-examination if ha waa not Invited to leave Mullen for some nameless crime. He replied ha had been tnvKed to leave, but he waa going to leave anyhow. The government haa several other wit nesses from the vicinity of Davenport and other porta of tha atate to yet testify a to Lambert's good character. COMMISSION AND NOT COURT Heraman Corrects Story Regardlaar Opinion In C ase of Annlo . B. Homer. - ' Assistant City Attorney Herdman says the atory that the supreme court haa handed down an opinion In the Annla B. Homer case which has tha effect of casting doubts upon property titles obtained under tha scavenger law by default decrees is In oorrect. He aaya tha opinion quoted from wr.-d that of a supreme -court commissioner, which waa not affirmed by tha court. Also that' the court decided directly opposite, upholding the ruling of the district court and making It clear that tltlea obtained by default and eoiiflrmatloa are absolutely ". . YOUNG OUTLAWS AT LINCOLN Quartette. Held f for LaaiUn'i Murder Lodged at the Peniteatiarj. MAY COME BACK TO OMAHA THIS WEEK Booth Omaba Foil,, Arrest William Kerr, Who Coafeaaea to Help Ins Angus la a Re cent lioldap. Jay O'Hearn, Ray Nelson, Leo Angus and Joe Warren, the four young outlaws, held for the murder of Nela Lausten, are now safely behind bars at the state penitentiary. They were taken there from Blair at S:30 Tuesday morning by Detectlvea Drummy, Mitchell and Donohoe, who spirited the prisoners to Blair at t.3u Monday evening In two hacks. The prisoners spent the night In the Washington county jail and were In charge of 8hertff Mencke and tha Omaha detectives who took turna in keep ing close vigil on their charges. The demonstrations Monday noon at the Lausten saloon, where the bandits were taken by Captain Dunn and at the morgue after the inquest, together with various telephone calls and Information from other sources, prompted the police to take the precaution of getting the prisoners out of tha city, so that Inl case any organised demonstration ahould be made the police officials would be safe in the matter. May Com Here Wednesday. It la probable the prisoners will be re turned to Omaha for arraignment In police court Wednesday, although It may be Thursday morning or even later before the men are brought back from Lincoln. That matter haa not yet been fully decided on. Chief Donahue had personal charge of the police station Monday evening until so pie time after the prlsonrs had been taken out of the city. , The telephone wlrea were kept busy by people telling the police of the general talk about town in regard to sum mary justice for the young holdups and asking for Information in regard to the subject. Until the time the prisoners were taken away, an extra detail of police was held at the police fetation and patrolmen advised to report any manifestations of mob violence. As It happened no crowds assembled around the city jail, although there was some Indiscriminate talk of vio lence. . . . . Cnlprlta Badly Scared. The young prisoners were visibly fright ened before ' they felt themselves moving away from the acenes of their recent dep redations. The spirit of bravado mani fested earlier In the day completely left them and they looked more like hunted animals Monday evening than human be ings. - Tuesday morning Detective Maloney went, to Council Bluffs andjocated the man who . sold . Angus the revolver Saturday morning , when Nelson and Angus went to the Bluffs. . Sam Friedman of Council Bluffs Identified the revolver aa well as a picture of Angus, although he said he did not think he could swear to these state ments. t The revolver In question Is the one wtth which -O'Hearn Is said to have shot Laus ten. It Is a 32-callber Harrington and Rich ards revolver.. The weapon . was found Sunday afternoon at O'Hearn'a house In South Omaha. , L. S. Lemley and E. Carmlchael, the street car conductor and motorman who were held tin at Sixth and Pierce streets two weeks ago, colled at the city Jail Mon dsy afternoon and Identified O'Hearn as one of the two men who held them up at the point of guns. They could not say which of O'Hearn'a companions waa Impli cated In that robbery. '' ' - Sfw Accomplice Canfcht. ' An Interesting sidelight of the crimes of the four bandits was thrown on the affair at 1:81 a. m. Tuesday when the South Omaha police arrested William Kerr, alias Red Kerr, at his home. Twenty-third and K street; Kerr confessed to having been connected with Angus in a holdup at South Omaha, about 8:20 p. m. laat Saturday, a few hours before the Erkerman drug store waa robbed. The holdup to which Kerr confessed was that of a butcher boy named Herman Tombrink, who waa stopped at Sixteenth and M streets and robbed of $3. Angua held a revolver on Tombrink while Kerr went through the victim's pockets, so Kerr stated. Kerr aaid Angua urged him on to the deed, saying that If he (Kerr) wanted to atay In the gang he would have to do business, or else get out. Kerr said he did get out at that point and did not accompany i the gang to Omaha on their crusade of crime. Kerr la about the same age as the other members of the gang. He is charged with highway robbery and was arrested by Patrolman Coulter. The South Omaha . police department received much credit from the Omaha authorities for their hard work In helping to break up the gang of outlaws and bring ing the criminals into custody. Omaha police offlclala are outspoken In their praise ! Kentleman- Although the masterful . Oer of ih Mine oitv miix. fmm hie Anmrn I "" apparently forcea hla way over all to the last man on the list. Attract Attention at Blair. BLAIR, Neb.. Jan. (Special Tele gram.) Chief Donahue's arrival In Blair at a late hour last night with hla prison ers, O'Hearn, Warren, Angua and Nelson, charged with the murder of Kela Lausten, created quite a commotion when It became known onv the streets this morning that the prisoners were here and would be taken to the Lincoln train. The depot waiting room was soon crowded to the doors and many strangers were among tha crowd who pressed ao close on the offi cers and their men that Chief Donahue had them removed to the baggage room to evade a possible attempt at a rescue. The Omaha morning papers were passed around to the prisoners, who commented on the general writeup of themselves. The Lincoln .train was nearly three hours late and tha prisoners were taken back to the Jail until the arrival of the train. OHearn looked haggard and worn out and had nothing to say, while his three companions chatted with the officers and did not seent to take much notice of the attention they were attracting. The drive was made to Blair In a little over three hours ahd the officers seemed greatly re lieved when their men were aafely placed behind . the bars, and the prisoners aaid they were glad, to be out of Omaha. Merchant Tailors' National Protective aa. soclation 'at 'Cambrtdgo 8prlnga, Pa. Re duced rates via Erie R. R. Jan. 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Thla Is the first time he has attempted to tell of the lives and doings of domestic animals whose careers are passed among the more familiar dangers of our civilised Ufa and whose fate Is not always a tragic one. These stories are not any the less exciting than Mr. 8eton'a tales of wild animals, and he shows the same Insight and understand ing and the same power of holding one's Interest and exciting ona'a sympathy when he tells of the cat and the dog aa when he talks of the two wolves and the lynx. Hla Illustrations gain In chirm with each new book and he has done some of his best work for "Animal Heroes." -The book la published by Charlea Scrlbner's sons. "With the Empress Dowager," by Kathaeiine A. Carl, la the simple narrative of an American woman'a sojourn In China though, like most magical experiences. It came about simply enough. Mlsa Carl was visiting In Shanghai In April. 18. when, through the Influence of ; Mrs. Conger, wtfo of the United States minister, she was in vited to meet the empress dowager and begin work on a -portrait. The one short sitting first granted led to the painting of four portraits and to Mlsa Carl's be coming a guest at the Chinese court for eleven months,, a guest who saw the dowager empress dally and ahared In every festival and function of the court. No man or woman from the western world, of courts, haa ever had opportunity to gain so true and Intimate a knowledge of the empress dowager one of tha moat ' Inter esting and Important figures In modern history and of the unique and fascinating formality and detail of the Chinese, court. Mlsa Carl's story, - therefore, gives the reader hla-first accurate and satisfactory Information touching the personal appear ance and characteristics of tha empress dowager. , of the emperor and the ladlea of tha court; of the summer and winter palaces and the manner of life therein, and of many social customs and religious rites, while she - tells- all about the painting of tha St. Louis portrait and of the three other portraits-now In China. The Illus trations are both from - photographs and from sketches made 'by Miss Carl, aketchea which make , one fe'el well acquainted with the wondeful Txe-Sht and her court. Pub lished' by the Century company. "Return," by - Alice ' MacGodwan ' and Grace MacGowan Cooke,' la. In every sense of the word, a warm, human 'love story, with a heroine who Is a "vigorous, various, unweeded character," 'whose girlish pride and acorn and vanity . develop through much bitterness of spirit Into a. beautiful, true and noble womanhood,' The atory Is built on the rtabln framework of fact; Us scenes are laid principally In Georgia and upon the adjoining Sea Islands at tbe time when that colony waa founded as-a refuge for poor debtors and those persecuted fpr conscience sake. The tale Is ao' Instinct with human interests and human emotions that It will take a place among those books which belong- to no special time or vogue, but which make the real literature of the world, for back of the fascinating love story which' forms the" main theme of the book, there la a wonderfully Interesting ac count of the colonization of Georgia, which Is of permanent charm and of enduring value. Published by I C. Page at Co. 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The German who Invades the peace ful forests of Carpathian with hla restless Industrialism lsadmirab!y characterized aa a tireless working self-made man. His son, Rudolf, with finer sensibilities and with no leas strength, proves, irresistibly attractive to the daughter of the,' ruined former land holder. She Is a charming girl, Katlnka, and the reader's sympathy goes out to her as to a real person.' The count, her father, though Impoverished by the business cun ning of the German, la finely drawn as a obstacles, he reckons without one . hidden force, which brings the atory to a dra matic climax. Published by the John C. Winston company. "An Embarrassing Orphan," by W. E. Norrts, Is the story of the daughter of a South American millionaire, who la en truated to the guardianship of her aristo cratic British uncle with the stipulation that neither ahe nor any one else Is to know of her wealth until she has been won by a suitable lover. Of course, one of her French uncles shrewdly finds out that ahe la an heiress and becomea a very polite but dan gerous villain In th story. He captures and holda prisoner SI Edward, the girl'a guardian, while hla designs are working out in Paris. The Illustrations ,are by J. Steeple Davis. The John C. Winston com pany Is the publisher. 1 'The Garden of Allah" Is the Desert of Sahara, and on this strong, barbarous, sunlit background Mr. Robert Hlchena haa painted a picture of paaslonate human love, powerful and fascinating. Not for years haa appeared a novel ao splendid In Its artistic symmetry. In ita spiritual pathos and Ita psychological,, inatght. It reminds one of the "fcarlet Letter," but It la In no sense imitative. Published by the Fred erick A. Stokes Company. "American Heroes and Herolnea,". by Pauline Carrington Bouve, contains some twenty brief, clever and attractive aketchea of famoua men and women In American hlatbry. among them- Father Marquette, Anne Hutchinson. Israel Putnam. Molly Pitcher, Paul Jones, Dolly Madison. Daniel Boone, etc. Not the leaat valuable feature of the book ia the Inrluding with tha well- known characters mentioned of a number of others well worthy of note, even If their names have not been given auch national prominence. Among these are Haym Salo mon, the patriotic Jewish broker of Phila delphia; Dr. Kane, the Arctic explorer: Margaret Haughery. the benefactress of New Orleans.' and the western heroes. Kit Carson and Sam Houston. The author, Mrs.. Bouve,' Is a cousin of Amelia .Rives and a relative of Thomas Nelson Page. She haa the family gift of brilliant narration and la already well known aa a writer of both fiction and his tory. Published by the Lothrop Publishing company. . , ' ' - Above books at lowest retail prtoea. Valttuwe. IS South rUteaoUi street. . MILE RECORD LOWEREDTWICE Btesmef Automobile loTert Diitance in 31 4-6 Seoond at Ormond, Fls. MACHINE DRIVEN' Bf , FRED MARRIOTT He Also Captaree the newar Trophy, Making: Thla Mile In Talrtr-Tvro Seconds Flat. ORMOND. Fla., Jan. a.-The world a rec ord for the mile waa twice lowered today In tho fourth annual Ormond-Daytona auto mobile tournament, and both' tlmea by the aame car, the clgar-ahaped steamer driven by Fred Marriott. In the first start, the contest for the Sir Thomas Dewar trophy, the racer made the mile In 0:324. . Rain during the morning delayed the starting of the races and the course waa not in the very best of Condition for high speeding. In the one mile international for the Dewar trophy the preliminary heats were run, Marriott. Lcnela and Cedrlno qualifying for the nnal. The second heat waa particularly close, only three-fifthe of a second separating Lancia and Cedrlno for .the first and second place. In the final Marriott won, going the mile In 33 seconds flat. Cedrlno was seoond in 38 seconds flat and Lansla, owing to trouble with hla car. waa unable to atart. In tha one mile heavyweight championship for gasoline cars two preliminary ' heata were run off, Cedrlno, Fletcher and Lancia qualifying for the finals. Lancia won this race in 87 seconds flat, with Fletcher a closo second at 87 seconds. The steam racer driven by Marriott was the only entry In the one mile champlonahlp for ateamera and did the mile in 31 sec onds, breaking all mile records, Including his own former one. The middleweight one miie championship for gasoline oars went over until tomorrow. The summaries: One mile International, for the Sir Thomas Dewar trophy: First heat won by Marriott (steamer), 0:2H: Karp (gasoline), 0:40. gee ond heat won by Lancia (gaaoilne), 0:37-: Cedrlno (gasoline), 0:3H. Finals won by Marriott. 0:XI; Cedrlno, 0:38. Heavyweight championship, for gasoline S?,r8vFnm lleat won bv Cedrlno, u.XHi; Fletcher, second, 0:39. Second heat won by Lancia. 0.42; Earp second, 0:43. Final won by Lancia, 0:37: Fletcher second, 0:37. Mile steamer championship (one entry): Marriott went the mile In 0.31. KVEXTS OX THE RlMN TRACKS Sir Brillar Wine the Fourth Race at Emeryville. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2S.-The racing today at Emeryville possessed considerable class. The program contained two feature events. The fourth race, the handicap, at a mile and fifty yards, was won by tho favorite. Kir Brillar. In a driving flnieh rrom Hals, a supposedly good thing. Romalne. at 4 to l, captured tne Hermenio handicap by a neck from Toupee, the fa vorite. Four out of the six racea were won by favorites. Weather tine: track alow. Results: First race, four furlongs: Peerless Lasa won. Yankee Jim second, Mendon third. Time: 0:4V Second race, six furlongs: Procrastinate won, Dr. Sherman second, Alice Carey third. Time: 1:16. Third race, one mile: Head Dance won. Frank Fllttner second. Christine A. third. Time: 1:421. . Fourth race.-one mile and fifty yards: Sir Brillar won, Bala second. Gateway third. Time: 1:444. . Fifth race, futurity course, the Hermenco handicap: Toupee won. second. Tom McGrath third. Time: 1:10. Sixth race, live and one-half furlongs: Cloudllght won. Conreld second. El Donero third. Time: 1.07;. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23.-Results at Ascot: First race, six furlongs: Marc Llchten steln won. Courr d'Uon second, Katie Crews third. , Time: 1:1M4. .Second race, futurity course: Hermitage won. Catnesa second. Astral II. third. Time: 1:1(H4. Third race, six furlonga: Fustian won. Bribery second, El Oiros third. Time: 1:13 Fourth race, one mile and seventy yards: The- Gadfly won, Redlight second. Cholk Iledrlck third. Time: 1:43. Fifth race, one mile: Stoessel won. Hench man second, Theodore Case third. Time: 1:41. Sixth race, six furlongs: Valencia won, Kvelyn Grifttn accond. Revolt third. Time: NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 23.-Reaults at fair grounds: First race, three furlongs: Rose Hart won. Flralto second, Duchess of Monte belio third. Time: 0:37. Second race, six furlongs, selling: Colonel White won, Paul Clifford second. Uncle Henry third. Time: 1:16. Third race, two miles, selling: Little Scott won. Captain Bob second, Louis Kraft third. Time: 8:a6S. Fourth race, one mile and fifty yards, handicap: Lieber won, Whlppoorwlll sec ond. Rainland third. Time: 1:48. Fifth race, six furlongs: First Premium won. Ethelred second, Holloway third. Time: 1:1&H. Sixth race, one mile, selling: Rather Royal won. Macbeth accond, Dapplegold third. Time: ' 1:43. Results at City Park: First race, three and one-half furlongs: Little George won, Arthur Rosenfleld sec ond, Black Flag third. Time: 0:44H- Seoond race, five and one-half furlongs, selling: Merry George won, Alcantara sec ond, Cloverhampton third. Time: 1:18. Third race, one mile and -seventy yards: Handmore won. Marlmbo second, Eara third. Time: 1:43. Fourth race, one mile nnd one-sixteenth. selling: Daring won. Elliott second, Bal- anoi iniro. -rime: i.oov. ' Fifth race, one mlie and seventy yards, selling: Juha won. Tarp second. Little Red third. Time: 1:48. Sixth race, five and one-half furlongs, selling: Lome won. Bellestrom second. i-arisienne inira. lime: i:ums. Seventh race, seven furlongs. Merry Acrobat - won. Skyward Merllngo third. Time: !:!. aelling: second. WITH THE) BOWLERS. tsi nignt coenran ana Anderson won two matches from Hartley and Marble on the .association alleys. The first match of five games was a see-saw from start to finish, with a difference of but It pins at the end. The second of three games was won by 74 pine. For steady work Hartlev led easily with but one error In the eight game. Scores: Cochran 13 188 157 H5 147 890 Anderson 222 147 1M 187 18 fc Total 406 336 361 403 S3-lTa3 Marble 211 1M 146 1R3 16H 8S9 Hartley 188 178 196 190 171 821 Totals ......890 367 840 In TiO-LSiu Cochran 803 204 23 830 Anderson 17T 22 164 ,667 TotalB .' 380 430 8771,187 Marble 185 173 lffl) 627 Hartley 1M 302 200 686 Totala 369 376 8891.113 The liCmp'i FalstaffF team won two out of three games from the Jetter Gold Tops on the Metropolitan alleys. Molyneaux waa high man on single game with 233. Captain Jay and Molyneaux were tied on totala with 664. Scores: . FAL8TAFFB. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. Berger 1H3 14n 206 6&i Jay ....'. 179 2"0 182 KM lUnrlchs 119 166 160 434 Beselln 138 190 164 4X2 Carman 176 187 164 616 Totals 794 890 846 iiiao GOLD TOPS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. Molyneaux 233 176 156 64 Hutler IS 163 130 426 Mahoney 138 212 131 41 Grobbe 116 147 148 ill Foley Jul 174 168 636 Totala 83 872 723 tot Sporting; Brevities. A race Is being arranged for the Audi torium between Mlsa Anne Kane, who has won against all the local women, and the young woman from Uncoln who won last winter from Mra. Cuscaden. Eastern papers are digging up Henllne'a record, whioh shows he always has been a base ball player, was oneo a gridiron warrior for th Illinois Wesleyan and also represented the university In sjch events aa bicycle racing, pole vault, shot put and abort runs. He also was an ice skater of renown. He must have had stage fright vbea Ua played Ukcte, lew games tn Omaha, for he did not show any special talents while here. As waa announced last spring, Dlan , will be played on first this year, which position he will. It l thought, be able to fill In good shape. He waa to have played last year, mt with Thomaa on the team the combination looked stronger with Dolsn on short. Iceboat race are rlanned for Iake Man ama next Sunday, and If the present cold weatner Keeps up protatiy will materialise. rive oosis are now in readiness ana two more will be In Shane hv Bundav. so some Interesting races may be expected by those who visit the lake next Sunday afternoon. A tabulated resume of what the Big Nine college authorities want In their efforts to reform foot ball Is: Number of Inter collegiate games played by each university' team limited to five; admission to athletic games limited to bo cents for' students; no training table for athletes; At end of first year in college athletee must be free of. all entrance and other conditions In order to compete; coach to he employed by the trustees of the Individual universities at the recommendstlon of the faculties; the financial management In the hands of the university faculties; foot ball practice sea son to open at beginning of regular arhool year; foot ball should he suspended for two years unless proper modifications In the rules are insde; coaches must be members of the respective university faculties; period of ineligibility of freshmen to ap pesr In Intercollegiate contests extended from six months to one year; no graduate student to play on a college team; athletes must take full university work during training season; font ball season to end cn the second Saturday before Thanksgiving BIG CROP OF CANDIDATES (Continued from Third Page.) once, and that actual work will be begun as soon as material la delivered. A mod ern plant will be Installed and copper toll lines built at once to connect with the Home Telephone company's exchange In Beatrice. It is understood that the Wy more exchange will be operated In close harmony with the Home company In this city and all other Independent telephone companies in Gage county. Wymore is the last town in the county to secure an In dependent, telephone exchange. Pawnee City Depot Robbed. PAWNEE CITY, Neb., Jan. 23. (Special.) At an early hour this morning, while the night operator waa out after a bucket of coal, the depot of the Burlington road waa entered by aomo one who made away with the money drawer and contents. The money drawer was closed, but not locked, and no trace of the guilty person can be found. Something over $27 tn money waa taken, but nothing else around the depot waa dis turbed. Kew Elevators Opened. ASHLAND, Neb., Jan. 23.-(Speclal.) Ra.llana.ck Bros., grain buyers at thla, as well aa at numerous other places on the Burlington railroad, having completed their new elevators at the towns of Wann and Leslie ra. on the Sioux City and Ashland branch of the Great Nothern railroad, have stationed men there and are buying grain. Dlea from Injarles. BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. 23. (Special Tele gram.) T. J. Click, who waa hurt In a run away accident at Fluey yesterday, uiert laat night of hla injuries, having never re gained consciousness. He waa a aon of Mr. and Mrs. Washington Click, who have lived In the vicinity of Fllley for thirty years. News of Nebraska. SCHTTLER About twenty-five Bchuyler ltes went to Omaha this week to wttneea the production of "Ben Hur." HUMBOLDT Robert B. French, grand custodian, was here yesterday conducting a school of Instruction for the local Ma sonic lodge. WOOD RIVER John 8. Sensa of Clerldge la here with the Intention of start In a harness shop, the town having been without one for some time.' WOOD RIVER-Another wolf hunt Is planned to take- place In the near future. There are quite a number of the animals along the hanks of the Platte. HI'MBOLD'P The temperature hah mod erated considerably In this section 'and the roads are wearing down considerably, much to the satisfaction of the farmers. , BEATRICE The funeral of the late Mrs. John S. Ball was held here this morn ing at 10:30 o'clock. The remains were taken to Lincoln. 111., for Interment. WOOD RIVER E. J. Henderson, one of the pioneers of Hall county. Is very alck with pneumonia at present and grave doubts are entertained as to his recovery. WOOD RIVER The Eldridge road case wherein one man seeks to have a road built across another's land, which has been in the courts for some time, has leen settled al last. WOOD RIVER A lodge of the order of Western Bees Is to be organized here this week. Charles Boehl of Grand Island, secretary of the grand lodge. Is In charge of the work. BEATRICE Walt' Mason, editor of the Saturday Summary, announces that his paper will appear hereafter as a monthly magazine, to be known as Walt Mason's Monthly. SCHUYLER The first fire of the year oc curred yesterdav morning. The residence of Louis Hodec in the Third ward caught fire near the roof from a defective flue. Loss small. SCHUYLER The electric gongs at the Union Pacific crossings are now In working order and are giving satisfactory service. They ran be heard distinctly four and five blocks away. BEATRICE Marlon Van Camp Of Wy more, who was recently sentenced to the reform school by Judge Hpafford, was taken to Kearney yesterday by Deputy Sheriff J. T. Moore. BEATRICE A large torce of carpenters has ben at work on the Young Men's Christian association building the paat few daya for the purpose of completing the structure as soon as possible. WOOD RIVER At the meeting of the Royal Neighbors Friday evening, the mem bers Indulged In a fine banquet, after the work of the evening was over. This lodge has been taking in a large number of new members. WOOD RIVER Yesterday was the cold est day of the winter, the wind coming from the north very raw and cold. The feeders do not mind this weather ss the winter so far haa been almost Ideal for them. SCHUYLER W. Morley Cain of this place, former aecretary of the democratic state central committee, flatly denies the report that he was a canoiaaie lor a posi tion in the consular service of the United States. WOOD RIVER Dell Thompson of Carlo has sold his stock of general merchandise to Fred W. Goodrich and will retire from the mercantile business after being con nected with it since the town .of Carlo was started. OAKLAND The Burt county farmers Institute will he held st Lyons, Neb., on February 1 and 3. Those who will take part in the urogram outside the county are lion. Henry Wallace of Dea Moluea. D. P. CMM1H Every Catarrh sufferer dreads the return of cold weather, for at the first cold breath of the season this plague of Winter is fanned into life with all its miserable symptoms. The nostrils are stopped up, and a constant drop pine of mucus back into the throat keeps up a continual hawking and spitting-, the patient has dull headaches, ringing noises in the ears and a half sick, depressed feeling all the time. Every inner lining and tissue of the body becomes inflamed, and secretes an unhealthy matter which is absorbed into the blood and distributed to all parts of the body, and the disease be comes constitutional. The catarrhal poison brings on 6tomach troubles, affects the Kidneys and Bladder, attacks the soft bones of the throat and head and if not checked leads to Consumption. A disease so deep-seated and dangerous cannot be washed out, neither can it be smoked away. Sprays, washes, inhalations, etc., are useless, because they only reach the membranes and tissues, while the real cause of the disease is in the blood. S. S. S. cures Catarrh because it attacks it through the blood; it goes into the circulation and drives out all unhealthy accumulations and catarrhal matter, and when this is done every part of the system receives a supply oi rt, miM Mrwl Then the inflamed mem 3 A fi tl.. vrv I nuns-it urspTini r and ennehinar the blood and building tip the runc.L.1 TtubiABkE entire 8ystetllf cur catarrh permanently. U yon have Catarrh do not waste time with local remedies, but begin S. 8. 8. and writo e mix book and any medical advice without charge. J7r SWIFT SPCCMC CO., ATLANTA, CA, ') Ash bum Of Gibbon. Neb,, and Mrs. C.. H. Welton of Falrbiiry. Neb. The Burt county boys' corn contest and girls' bread baking renniary a. Pf'HUYLER In making an abstraot today F. W. Shonka discovered that An drew Carnegie figured In an attachment rase In the county court. He waa one of the plaintiffs in a case started aume twenty years ajro. HUMHOI.DT-Owlng to the threatened eavlng In of the furnace at the Cooosr A Unn establishment both the mill and the electric light plants were closed down Sun day and Monday to enable the workman to make needed repairs. WOOD RIVKR-J. H. Dlefendefar of thla place Is putting in a large stock ef mer chandise at the new town of Enola In Madi son county. The store will be In charge of Fred Dlefendefer and lrr Marshall, two young men of this place. WOOD RIVER Farmers are complain ing on account of the very rough roads. It being Impossible for them to reach town with a load. Last week It was not aa uncommon eight to see two teams hitched to the wagons of grain. BEATRICE The ladles of the Episcopal church are preparing a home talent min strel show, to be given at the Paddock opera house next Tuesday. January 80. Between thirty-five and forty young women will appear In the cast. , . HUMBOLDT Friends In thla city have been advised of the marriage a few day since of Mlsa Emma Hoeck, daughter of John Hoeck, one of the well known real dents of tlds place, the ceremonv occurring at the home of the groom, Richard Almond, at Hurley. S. D. ... WOOD RlVER-Cards are out announcing the double wedding of Guy Ward Fairbanks to MIhs Bessie Pratt and Henry Frank lrfwrll to Miss I,aura E. Fairbanks, sister of the other groom. These young people are prominent In aoclety and the wedding will be an elegant one. PA PILLION A man about 46 years of age waa found dead In the road yesterday about two miles north of Springfield. Sarpv county, and Coroner Armstrong waa called and brought the body to I"apllllon. and an Inquest was held today. It waa decided ho died from exposure. He had no f am II v. PLATTSMOUTH-Mra. Charles Abhotfe l.-monthstdd son, living west of Platte mouth, In some mysterious manner had hla clothes catch tire and before the mother could get downstairs to the child its right hand, arm, chest and face were so badly burned that death only relieved ita suffer ings. YORK The report of .the York Building and Ixian association made at It annual meeting this week is most flattering. Tho officers elected were C. A. McCloud. presi dent; George R. Heed, secretary; George VP. Post, treasurer. Messrs. N. A. Dean and Alfred B. Christian were re-elected di rectors. WOOD RIVER The S. A. Foster Lumber company of tills place, who operated a cement atone making machine last season and had orders for their entire product, are planning on Installing a machine for the inaaiiiK ui cement urica. tne taller. It is said, are much better than tho clay brick and Just aa cheap. BEATRICE Word wss received here yesterday morning by Mrs. H. L. Harper announcing the sudden death of her father. Captain W. H. Harbinson, which occurred at hla home at Clayton, III., aged 76 years. Mr. and Mrs. Hurper left for Clayton to attend the funeral immediately after re ceiving the sad newa. BEATRICE Yesterday J. Ed O. Fiaher purchased the residence property of Dr. L. P. Rodgers. one of the nicest homes In the city. Mr. Rodgers haa had charge of the Scully interests at thla point for many years, but will leave soon for Illinois, where he will take charge of tha home office of the Scully business. WOOD RIVER Since the rumors have been rile that the Missouri Pacific Is to extend Its Prosser branch northwest, the newspapers of both Wood River and Shel ton have been agitating the people to make an effort to land tho road In each of the towns. A mass meeting waa called at Shclton and a delegation sent to confer with the officers of the railway company. WOOD RIVER The winter weather does not seem to put a stop to the land seekers, who are coming Into this section of the country from all parts of the states. Land values are raising, but there are a number of good farms on the market verv reason- ' able. A farm sold this week for 876 per acre, but It was well Improved. Thla same land, unimproved, can be bought for 830 to m per acre. YORK At a recent meeting of the d rectors of the State bank of Bradshaw Ita officers were re-elected and a dividend of earnings of 1P06 of 120 per cent declared, which was ordered to he paid to the stock holders. Bradshaw, situated In the west half of York county, in the richest agri cultural part of Nebraska, Is out of the best business towns in the atate. and its banking facilities are satlwfactorjily cared for by the bank of . Bradshaw. , . YORK For the past six years carpenters and house builders have been unable to finish buildings and improvements each year in York, and the year i9H6 promisee more building than In any year previous, yet each year has soemed to be a recomV breaker. Among tho residences that will coat from 84,000 and upwards Is the resi dence of Dr. Eckeles. a stone residence .on the corner of Seventh and Iowa avenue; also a residence l of F. E. Lloyd at the corner of Sixth and East avenue, where he will build a fine home. A. C. Snyder will build a beautiful home on the corner of Sixth and Iowa avenue. , YORK The Commercial club of Torlt through Tho Bee. wishes to announce that here at York, horae-power for manufac turing, more especially small manufactur ing establishments, can be furnished at a less cost than in foinn of the eastern cities. They desire to secure a planing mill. Already a small planing mill plant has started and If more capital was in vested, no better money making oppor tunity presentK Itself than right here at York. A. B. Christian, secretary of tbe Commercial committee will be pleased to correspond with any one regarding es tablishment of a planing mill, or any other manufactory. YORK York county Is becoming noted for Its tine hred cattle and hogs and the leading breeders of tha county are . con templating organising into a county orga nisation for the purpose of advertising and promoting the sale of the bent breeds of blooded stock. Imported and bred tn York county. Among the breeders agitating a county organization Is Ed Hays of Brad shaw, breeder of shorthorn cattle; Alfred B. Christian of the firm of Christian Lang, Importers and breeders of Aberdeen AnguH cattle; H. F. Htubbs, breeder of Red Polls; John II. C. Bremerc, breeder of Polled Durhama. and Abe Nichols, tha Duroc Jersey hog man. , PLATT8MOUTH-lt was generally be lieved that the otter was one of the wild animals that had long since disappeared from this part of thn state, but this does not seem to be a fact. One day last week Lewis and Charles Young while out hunting In the bottoms four or five ndles south of Plattsmnuth discovered an otter swimming in a creek. The moment it was seen it dis appeared beneath the water, but the young men concealed themselves and waited patiently and wore finally rewarded with a shot after the animal had climbed out of the water on a log. It waa a large, fine specimen. Its fur Is very valuable and will sell for something like $:. (me of these young men killed an otter near tha aaino place five years ago. Successful Strike against lung trouble can be engineered by Tt- Vln'i K Tllscnvfrv for Pnnmmn. ! tlon. . Cougha and Colds. 60a and 81. For i sale by Sherman A McConncll Durg Co. THE PLAGUE OF WINTER: branes and tissues heal, all discharge ceases, the depressed feeling of the body is relieved, and everv ivmotom passes awav. S. S. S. goes to rnnt rtf the trouble, and bv DUtifvinflT