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THFi OMAHA DAILY BEE: THl'KSDAY, FKBKUAKY l" im. IT? nte-eas AMERICAN LEAGUE SCHEDULE , Twuty-Fi? Coifliotiag Dates Against Tweatj-Three ' Last Year. MINOS CHANGES MADE IN PLAYING RULES Concord, V II v Awarded 24Mr jUhiii- N DKm A(tnM ftlnux C ity for ' ',, 1 tested Fraod In Trade ..of Players. ,;NEW YORK. Feb. 14. At the close of , the meeting- of the American league to- night the schedule of games was made .'public. The schedule shows, a slight In crease of conflicting dates with the Na tional league, there being 1 twonty-flve, against twenty-three last year. Of these . nine are in' Chicago, four In St. Louis, three In Philadelphia and six In New York. The season Will open In the cast on April 14 with Philadelphia playing at Washing ' Yon and Boston at New York. The west ". rn elubs .wlll open on April 17, Chicago playing at Detroit ami Cleveland at Bt. Louis. The western clubs will begin their rlrst) series liVtfm east" oil May 11 and" he eastern teams make their first appearance - In the west on' June 4. ' - The- season will end In the east on Octo her t and In the west. October 7. , The National league considered Its sche .'dulebut It will not be formally adopted until tomorrow. , , t'hasKrt In Itnlea. The 1 joint . rules committee, which met early In the afternoon, returned a report to -both league meetings during the day. Home minor changes were made, mainly for the purpose of. elucidating the present rules and correcting errors. The rules committee met again tonight and will make a further report to the leagues at their meeting tomorrow. The representatives of J thv National league on the committee were .Instructed that no change should be jnade 1 In the foul strike ruin uml no Importiint changes whomever are looked lor. Suction 1 of rule IS was amended to reyid: When a batted ball '.wases outside the grounds or Into a stand the umpire shall ' declare it fair or foul, according to where it disappears from the umpire's view. '. , ' Rule .2!) was amended to road: The choice of Innings nluill be given to the captulir of the home club, who shall be t. thev se judge of the fitness of the grounds I'nr beginning' n game after a rain, but after l.v has been called by the umpire, . lie. alone shall he, judge us to the fitness of the grounds for resuming play after the game has been Busr-endi-d on account ot ruin and when time in so called the ground .keeper and sufficient attendants shall he. .iinder-'tlie control of the utiinlrc for the ..purpose of putting the grounds in proper shaoe for play, under penalty of forfeiture of the game by .the home, team. The American, league practically com- Vlcttwl its business, but will meet for 11 ' 'short 'eeHHloii 'omorrow. : ' Judaenient tiialnst hioux 1 1 . ' The national liourd of the National Asso ciation of Professional Iluse F-all leaguer, "representing thlity-om- -minor leagues 1 throughout the country, hud a busy day at Ihe Imperial hotel ami. will meet again lomorvow. The Concoril. N. II., club put in a claim of ' fcio dajriug-e against the Sioux City. lu.. iilub for jen alleged fraud. Sioux City hud two plnytsis named Kelley, one an out fielder and the other a," catcher. Concord traded two of Its players for Kelley, the outllelder. but it claimed that the Sioux ; CHy. people, sent- them Kelley, the catcher, whom they did, not want. A decision was "found In favor erf Concord. Player William Pill was awarded to Fort rVotl. "Krs. tt'Hrlen Would r ight Jeffries. TOLEDO. O.. Feb. 14. "1 have not chal- ' lcriged Jim Jeffries." saM Jm k O'Brien. middleweight champion ot' Ihe world, who . is in Tolwlo today, "but in case, ho returns to the ring 1 will only be too glud to meet him." "I know that it sounds foolish for a man of my weight to talk in this vein, but V have absolute confidence in my system of 'milling' and I believe that Its efficiency is much more pronounced than u bulk of muscle, i am a tin'n.d athlete, relying .upon a peculiar system of my own. It bus bi n aoci esful 'ar and 1 l llec ft is alt ihat is needed to win every title lu the puKlttstie) world." lf he disputes of Tummy Kyau, O'Brien Now is the season v lor. 9 cup ol LIEB1G C0MPANYS Extract of Beef Keeps Colds at bay. M -gar NEARLY 4OO9ooo9o0)O PACKAGES of this most nutritious of all foods have already been consumed but CHEER UP! M fUnecda Biscuit I Good wheat is plentiful. Flour mills steadily. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY cleanest, largest, most modern in the world, day in and day out to supply you with your cracker. So Uneeda Biscuit are still in the price is the same 5 NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY ay that he will loeik upon Marvin Hart as being his next legitimate opponent, hut In case Jeffries comes out' of retirement before O'Brien mee-ts Hurt he will tnko hlni in preference to Hurt. WITH THE IIOWl.HHS. All the handsome men from the offices of Armour Co. went up to the associa tion alleys last night to have their photos taken In bowling togs and Incidentally piny a match game of ten pins. There waa a surplus ot bowlers, for Armour Co. sup port teams in both the city and commer cial leagues. After tney hail posed tor the picture man the bunch was lined up In two teams ns Captain Kohansky s Hums arid Captain Griffin's Sausage-. "Slats" Davis wanted to be captain because he wus bet ter looking In the picture, but "Koko" claimed the honor on the strength of his high league bowling this wee. The de cision was teft to the colored man who carved hams for the crowd, and -lie said: "Mr. .Davis ain't no good nohow," so that settled it. The final score seemed to jus tify his opinion, but "Slats" said he hail grease on his fingers and couldn't hold the ball. It was agreed that eeiy tniu who made less than 6t'0 must buy for the crowd. A glance at the scores will make one wonder when they all got home and how If the agreement was lived up to. Chandler was high man for the play with a total of f7, and Hartley's -10 was the top single game. Score: THIS SAUSAGE. '1st. 2il. :id. Total. urifiiu im iit i . ;.ir Jones , 1AM li; in -t.'Pt (Jjerdf .. IX IW iu :) C 'Handler IS am, . ;' I Welmer 175 If ) Ml ' Fti ' Tonnemnn 1t lbN l'jij o: Totals 1."70 1.021', 1.(61 3,147 THE HAMS. ist. id. :id. Total. Neale 144 HII 173 4M Knhausky 133 IM 17 7 Collins l:l!i 1.17 17H IM Dnvls 11 M7 1HI li; Hartley 17'J i'10 17.i 557 Sprague lit) ViL I'i'i .15 Totals f2 l.(i:i4 l.tiiO J.WIti Tho Stephens & Smiths lost two out of three games to the 1. & U. Kamos last night on lxnts & Williams' alleys. Peter sun carried oft the honors with bss. Score: STEPHENS & SMITH. 1st. Id. 3d. Tolul. Stiue lth 1h4 1411 44H C. Ilice 15X 1H7 I lei . Drlnkwater 142 loii I5S 4W Caughlan l'i'.' 1S1 l.V, Hinrtchs ItiK li'2 Its 4M Totals 77i SHU 757 ' 2.3K1 1. & Q. KAMOS. ' 1st. . M. 3d. Total. Peterson 1V1 a4 iiK3 O'Connor 12 134 2lx h,t Davis ..153 l'.H Irti 4tH Hurtmun lei ! jjrt Croox 2n4 1S1 1141 oiil Totals 9:i7 7!H H3 . 2.U70 lona Defeats the Ja hatt k ers. IOWA C1TV. In..' Feb. 14. (Mpcclal Tele gram.) Iowa university defeated Kansas univeisity in a rougn oasaet tmii game oy a score of 'Ji to i. Captain Allen landed ten baskets for Kansas from tree throw, l.lne-upi- IOWA CITY. Position. flrtrntn night forward.. Burton left forward.. Kamsell Center...... Morrlssey night guard... KANSAS. Alien ...W. Miller Slier ,...M. Miller liuckner , l.ert guard Johnson Hummury Baskets 110111 Held: Oriffilh .'; Hinion, 3; Itunisell. !, Huckucr. 2; Allen 3; Miller, 1. Uoals from free throws: Orlf tlth, 4; Alien, If. New. Rules for Ilaee Tracks. NKW YORK. Feb. II. A new scheme of government for trotting circuits was Inau gurated today by the National Trotting as sociation at its biennial session here. The present rules were changed so that here after any track circuit uC.five or more OFFICIAL AMERICAN LEAGUE SCHEDULE FOR 1906. ; . CHICAGO. ST. I.OLI8. PLTROIT. CLEVELAND. WASHINOTOX. PHILAPKLPHIA. NKW YORK. BOSTON.' . AlM-ll Si, W, L-7. H. 'April 17. IS. 1. M.y 4. S. HI. 'm t. 17. U. t. May II, 14. 14, l.V My St. , M. .Wy !4. 3. 2S ( HK'ACO ... Juno U. i. !!. M.y t. 3. - Jun . 30. Jul? 17, 1. 1. SO. July 21. 3. 24. 46. July 12. 13. 14. 1 July 7, . 10. tl. Oil. 1, 2. S. X May 30, 3(1, 1. July t.. .Aug. J, 4. li. Aug. 11. 21, 2U. Aug. la. !. 21, K. Aug. 15. It, 17 dept. .. . s. Auf.ll: Sapt.l.S.3.; May 4. i. I May 7. I. . June. 2. ao. April 341; Majn.r.S. ' Mar 21, ::', S3. 34 May 20, s, 5S. Mav It. IT, tl, 1: May 11, 12. 14, 1; ST. lAll'lM... July 2. t. 4 4. July .1. May .'. 30, 3U, 51. July 21. 23, 24. 2i. July 17. Ill, l. 2u. July 7. I. 111. 11. July K', Z 14 1 .epl.ll. 12. 13. IS. Au(. 31. Sept. i, t. . Aug. li. It. 17. Aug. II, 3(1, 21, l.Aag. fi.- 21. i. Aug. 24. 24. ti. I Sept. 1. S. 3. 4. f 1 'April t. 21. 2. SO. April 12, 23, 24. May 7, . t. I . ' jJune- 22, 23 24. May t. July t. 4. 4. May 11, II. 14. 13. May It. 17. 1, It. 'May 34. 2i, M, 2S. Ma l, ti. St. DKTKOIT. ... I se-pt. . Iu. It, June 1, i. 3. Sept. 14. IS. July 7. . 10, 11. July 12. 13, 14, If. July 21. M. 24. 25 Julv 17. U. 1, Sil 'Jt. 7. , July 1; Sept. 2. Oct. 1. t, 3. Aug. 27, 21. 2s. Aug. 23. 24. 2e. Aug. li. It. 17. Aug. II, 20, 21. 22. I Ovt. i. t. I April 22, 23. April U. IK, 1. 21. ' "" " " " May t. April I. ' April 2u. 2t. 2(. 2. May ti. 2t. 21. May 31. 21, 2J, 14. Man 11. 12. 14.15. May It. 17. 1. it. t LKVK1.AM) June I, 2. 3. , June 22. 2'J. 24. Julia 21. 24. St. 27. July 12, H. 14. It. July t. . U. tl. July IT. It, l, iei. July 21. 2. 24. ti. July 1: Srpt. . .rpt. , It. Sept. 11, 12. U. Aug. la. lei. tl. 32. Aug. 10, It. 17. Aug. SL 24. 21. Aug. 21, I, Ji. Ore. 4. I. t. - ex-.t. 1. . -T . ' Juu 12. 13. 14. IV Juua It. 17. la. It. Juu 4. I. t. T. Jun , t. 11. Apr.lt.lt,30;Mavl. May 7. I. t, lu. lay I, 3, 4, J. WAtSH'TOX.. July 27. 2. Sti, et. Aug. I. I. 4. Aug. t. 7, . . July 2t. July 5, t. ' Ma 2. ft, V). May 1 ; Jun 1,2. Spt. 27. 20. . SpU 24, 24. ! S.pl. to, II, 22. Aug. 10. 11. 12. 14 . fept. 10. 1 12. ug..Sl Sapl M sept. I, t. I , Spt. 17. It, . Oct. i. t. - . t.pt. I. I. I Juu 4. i. t. 7. Jun . . It, 11. Jun 12. 13. 14. 13. Juu It. II. It. 20. April 14. If. 17. May I. 14 t. May T. I , lo. PHILA'PHIA' Auk. I. f. 7. I. Aug. 10. 11. 12. 1J. July 27. 2. 3v. 31. Aug. 1. 2, I, 4. Juna21.rT.2i.2ll.3v. JUyJl, Juu; 1. ( May t J I Sept. 17, It, is. Sept. 21, 22, 24. Sapt. 27, 21. It. Sept. 24. 35, aei. Sept. 4, I, f. Aept. I, a. Aug.t0.ll rfapl.l.:. , , . Sepl. T.'l. . " April 17, li, II, It. . 10. 11. Jun 4. I. f. T. Juu 14, II. 1. 50. Jun It. 13, 14, li. April Sf, St, 17. 21 April 20. tl. I. 24 Jun . NKW VoHK Aug lu. 11. 12. II. Aug t. f. 7, a. Aug. 1. 2. 3. 4. July 37. 2t. to, tl. -uo 22. tl, St. 2t. July 1. S. 4. 4. July a. f Sept. 21. 23. 23. it. 17. II. 1 Sap. It. JO. St. Spt. 27, 21. 2. P. 11. 14. II. Ovt. t. a. 4. ' ppt. 4. a. ' Ot. I, t. Jun t. , Ji. Apr 14, K. Jun If, IT. It, H. Jun IS, U. 14. IV July St. tun 4. i, . T. April SO, 11. S3. 14 April li, St. 27. It April 80; May 1. MeSTt. Aug. I. J. i, . July r7, If. L, 30. Aug. 10, 11. 13. II. Aug. f. 7. I. t. July S. I, 4. 4. Jun It. 11. J. St. Jun 17, Jt. 5. SK. 24, 14, 1. St. SJ. 1. M. jtpu 17. It, II. Sept. 1. II, IJ. Hot. J, I. 4U li.pt. la. 14. II. - npt. f. W. It. It. Chicago Seventeen Sundays; twelve Sat urdays, July 4 Conflicting dates: April 21, ti: May ; Jun . lit; July 1; September t 8, 1 St. Luuia Seventeen Sundays: twelve Saturdays. Conflicting dates: April 3; July 1; September October t. Dvtroli Twelve Saturdays; Decoration ! 1 ! are grinding bakeries, the are working favorite soda abundance member will be permitted to have its own board of stewards. Sporting Brevities. f'oncorn (N. H.I fans are trying to raise $l.Mn) to get Jesse Burkett. to take that club. The Western association has offered a prize of $100 for the best schedule sub mitted. Pitcher Ames of the New York cham pions averaged ,".S strikeouts last season and Mathewson 4.8. As the nine doctors do not agree on the treatment for loot ball in tho west, it is still In u critical condition. Catcher Sullivan of the Chicago White Sox has refused a good offer to coach the Notre Dame base bnll team. Carlisle Indian base ball team will play twenty-nine gnm-s with sixteen colleges and three minor institutions. The Denver manager has a hard task set before him to nil the vacancies caused by the sale of I'crrine, Hoclsketter and Hartzell. , . The souvenir number of the Western Horseman Is out and It is a splendid edi tion of 1.S8 pages, with a large number of illustrations. The Pacific Coast league will cut the ad mission fee back to ;5 cents this year, Ijist season the price was raised to 3d cents, nut the Native Sons 01 tne woiflen west woukiu t s'unu lor It aim tne si tendance suffered. Probably the higest-prlced men in the base ball business ary Clarke, Wagner. lt)Oie, iveeier, oioun h nu mt:ui. i nrwi all earn their money, if in no other way, by the crowds they draw to a game, and yet by . his- drawing power, Mathewson probably has them all beat. Medoskey. the new manager of the St. Louis Nationals, has announced he will work on different lines from what any frevlous manager has for the noblnsons. ie says lie will bust up the trouble making faction In the team, and If he does fit. I-ouls will be heard from. They are all pretty scrappy lately and he may need ft whole now team. Mcdraw Is standing pat with his champs, while Chicago, with one. of the best teams in the country, is signing world-beaters every day or so. Hanlon has been making trades which have delighted the fans of that city, and all other teams claim to he strengthened, so the game is sure to be fast. Fred Cl.trke Is not boasting, hut he always Is to be feared when he gets his team on the diamond. SUIT OVER BIG WOOL SALE Action Brought to Iteeover Fifteen Thousand on Purchasing Con tra et at llaV Poring. Ferdinand Sllberman and others, against the Northwestern State bank at Hay Springs and others, is the title of a case filed In the I'nlttd States circuit court Wednesday morning. Suit is brought to recover on a wool-purchnsing contract to; $15,000. The plaintiffs allege in their peti tion they had an option on the purchase of some 52.0ti0 pounds of wool from dealers in that vicinity, which was subsequently dis-l-oted of to the defendants In disregard of contract with the producers of the wool. LOCAL BREVITIES. Tl.-- county commissioners went to Valley Wednesday to consult with the Commercial flub of Valley .uid the commissioners of Saunders county regarding the raising of the bridge across tho Platte' river and the installing of Ice breakers to iirulect the structure from the Ice floes that are now threatening it. Alice lUiscombe hag filed a petition iu equity in district court agalnsi her former hushund. Hubert Ilascombe, in which she hkUs the custody of their minor child, Maud, and an allowance of hulf of Mi. Buncombe's per akin, w hich amounts to $30 a month. They were divorced August 8. 1WM). but the court did not give e'lher of them custody of the children but hu says Maud bus been living with her since. day. May Ju: Labor day. Seuie-inbe-r . Cleveland Twelve Saturdays; Decoration day. May HO; July 4; Labor day, Septem ber S. Washlngtein Fourteen Saturdavs; July 4. Philadelphia Thirteen Saturdays: July 4. Conflicting datea: April 19; August 2; Octo ber t. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Eferytainf in Keadiaesa for th Spieial Eleotian Today. POLICE BOARD ORDERS SALOONS CLOSED Vartoaa oeleiles Indulge la lelebra- tlon of t. Aaleatiae Day, .Man rieaaaat leathering Haaaltlng. . Every detail connected with the special election so far as the cMty clerk wn con cerned was completed by J p. in. yesterday nftsrnoon. The poll books and the regis tratlon books were placed In package ready fop the police officers who will Attend the voting places today. With the fair weather In prospect the vote will be cor respondingly Increased. It Is likely that the poll will reach between 3,000 and 4,000. During the afternoon yesterday the cus todian of the voting machines. E. E. E. Ridge way. visited the polling places where the machines were delivered Tuesday and Wednesday. With his device for lifting the machines he set them all up In six hours, Including the time required to drive from one polling place to the other. Only one machine remains to be put In position and that was kept out for the purpose of Instructing the Judges and clerks of elec tion in the management ot the machines, which was done last night. This machine will be set up this morning at 418 North Twenty-fifth, street, opposite the city hall. The street gang was utilized for the pur pose of loading the machines and delivering the same. The Board ot Fire and Police commissioners held a meeting last night and took up the matter of closing the saloons today. At the close of the meeting a format order was sent to the police de partment to have all saloons closed be tween the hours of 8 a. m. and 7 p. m., In accordance with the election laws. During the nfternoon the city clerk made the final Inspection of the voting machines after they had been placed in position. Valentine Dar Celehratlona. Beginning with Tuesday ' night the cele bration of St. Valentine's day continued through last evening's frolics In Many South Omaha homes. Almost every church and fraternal society had Its celebration, and the nature of the same was as varied as the character of, the organisations. The Knights and Ladles of Security gave a card party at the Ancient Order of United Work men temple Tuesday evening. There were about 100 members present and the games were played In progressive order and con tinued up to 10 o'clock. Miss Helen Cush Ing won first prize among the women. After the cards tho tables were cleared from the lower flail and an Impromptu ball was Inaugurated. At 11:80 the women served plates of refreshment consisting of cake and coffee. The dancing continued until 12 p. m. The Yotuig Men's Baraca club of tho First Baptist church met In a social way at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Van Winkle. A short time was given to u business session, in which Martin Tombrlnk was duely elected a member, The club also recognized the loss of a member, Dr. R. L. Allen, who leaves Omaha to accept the' appointment as the deputy state veterinary surgeon of Mis souri at Columbia. .An expression of good wishes was sent with him. An excellent, musical feature was the violin solo of Hiram Sehoville. it$ was accompanied by his brother John. There was an instructive talk by Dr. Howart,Baker of tho govern ment microscopic Inspectors of meats In the bureau of animal Industry. He had his microscope and a collection, of specimens from his work to shwrlhe boys. The class expects to have regular social fnnctlons of this nature. ' ''' ' '' The Ladles' .Aid society -of the First Meth odist church gave a Valentine social at the home of Mrs. F. I Williams, which was enjoyed by a houseful of young people. The rooms were decorated with largo red and white hearts, and a; department was set aside upstairs under the designation of ait art gallery. Many puzzle pictures were put on the walls and a contest arose to see who could solve the most puzzles. There was a good musical program, during which Verua Scott and Miss Stephens sang solos r d Mrs. Williams' two little daughters, Beulah and Gladys, sang a dainty little duet, one of them playing the accompaniment at the same time. There was a violin solo by Ralph Rapp. Mrs. H. L. Dennis gave a se lection or two front Klley, using the favorite, "An Old Sweetheart of Mine' Partners for the evening were selected by matching a torn valentine. The usual fine lunch was served and the whole party united in praises of their hostess. Last night Superior lodgo of the Ancient Order of I'nlted Workmen gave a general social and reception , to its members and their friends at the temple. A houseful was present and plenty of music and fun In dulged In. The Royal Highlanders had their Valen tine celebration at the Odd Fellows hall. It wus In the nature of a ball and thoroughly enjoyed. Aside from these semi-public ree ognltions of the day there -were numerous private affairs. Maglo it Uosslu. .' P. A. Wells made ur business trip to Lex ington, Neb., yesterday evening. The Ideal club will meet Saturday even ing ut the Masonic hull. Dancing will ls the entertainment. Misses Anna and Agnes Riley leave for St. Louis and Chicago the last of tills week to buy spring millinery. Miss Hortense , Kads and Miss Florence Pennington frlll entertain a number of their friends Saturday night at the. home of Miss Kudu. Miss Edith Carpenter eHilertalned the Old Maids' club last night. The escorts of the, same declared that the title of the order wus utterly .misleading In every detail. New York Thirteen fe.turii at; Decois tloii day, May St; Labor day, September t. Conflicting dates: May 4. 5; July ?; Sep tember 1, t. S. Boston Fourteen ' Saturdays; April 19; Decoration day. May au, llor -, Sep tember I. Conflicting Utea: May i. I; June SO. A New Magazine for You I am bringing out Another new magazine that you will come pretty close to liking. I. wouldn't be surprised if it hit you harder than anything in the shape of a magazine you have ever seen. There isn't much style to it, but it has the stuff in it that you and everybody else will want to read. It is called 0 iriuiip 4 SCRAP Something New in Magazine Making THE SCRAP BOOK is the most elastic thing; that ever happened in the may of a . magatiiie elastic enough to carry anything; from a tin whistle to a battleship. Erery thinjr that appeal to the human brain and human heart conies within it compass fiction, which is the backbone of periodical circnlaiioa; hiographr, review, philosophy, science, . art, poetry, wit, humor, pathos, satire, the weird, the mystical everything thAt can be classified and everything; that cannot le clasifieL A paragraph, a little bit, a saying;, an editorial, a joke, a uiaxim, an epigram. . Nothing Like It in the World There isn't anything; in the world jnt like THE SCRAP BOOK. It is an idea on which we have been working; for several years, and for which we have been gathering materials. We have bought hundreds and hundreds of ' scrap books from all over the country, some of them a century old, and are still buying; them. From these books we are gathering; and classifying an enormous number of gems, and fads and figures, and historical and personal bits that are of rare value. Furthermore, we have a corps of peo ple ransacking1 libraries, reading all the current publications, tlie leading daily papers, and digging out curious and quaint facts and useful facts and figures from reference book, cyclopedia, etc., etc. Don't fail to get a copy of this first issue of THE SCRAP BOOK. It sells at the price at which all our other maga zines sell Ten Gaits a Copy and One Dollar by the Year. On all news stands or from the publisher FRANK A. MUNSEY, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York MANDERSON RESTING WELL Xe rheiniiF 'ntlc-rable Last Maht In the Condition of Sick ' Mn. . There was no noticeable change In the condition of General C. V. Manderson last night. Ho 'appe'-ared to be resting quite well, and neither taken a turn for the worse, nor shown any sign of Improvement. Great Skating Attraction. The exhibitions in fancy skating by Prof. C. L. Franks and his little daughter. Lillian' at the Auditorium roller rink are giving great satisfaction and arousing marked enthusiasm among the patrons of roller skating. Prof. Franks and daughter will appear twice each day, arue-rnoon and evening, for the remalnelcr of tho week. Thursday will be "ladies' day" as usual, with music by- the band, and all ladles will bo admitted free. SO ACl'IDBXTALLY KILLS MOTHER Points Revolver at Her ta Belief It Is Not Loaded. GUTHRIE CENTER. la., Feb. 14. Her man Reese, aged li years, accidentally killed his mother while the family was sitting about the lire. Young Reese, while playing with a revolver which he thought was not loaded, pointed the weapon at hia mother in a playful way and snapped the trigger. ' Mrs. Reese leaves a husband and five children. She waa one of the promi nent old settlers of Guthrie county. ALLUliKU UIHUCHUH O TRI AL W. L. Carter of Des Molars Charged with Killing; E. J. Oresaer. ' DES MOINES. Feb. 14.-AV. L. Carter, the Des Moines loan broker accused of murder. Ing E. J. CJresser. a farmer residing neur Avon, la., was placed on trial today. The 3L n ftiw ' lifilDB TRAIN 43. Daily: Leave Omaliu I-eave Lincoln Arrive Dead wood Arrive Helena Arrive Butte. Arrive Spokane Arrive Seattle Arrive Tacoma Arrive Portland Through chair car, tourist and standard sleeping car aud dining car service. Black Hills Service Black Hills train now leaves Omaha 4:10 p. m., instead oi' 11:10 p. m. ' 1 ' Big Horn Basin--Train Xo. 41 front Omaha at 11:10 p.m. make close connection at Toluca with daily except Sunday train for the Basin. For rates and information, tickets, etc., apply: CITY TICKET OFFICE, 1502 FARNAM. 8T. . murder occurred lust October. Greaser was shot while at supper, his assassin secreting himself In the shrubbery just outside. Car ter held a mortgage on the murdereid man's farm and Is allege.-d to have put hlni to dtath In order to aecur the property. Tho defense wil endeavor to prove an alibi. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Colonel and Mrs. T. W. MeCullough have gone te Falrbury on a brief visit. C. H. Pickens, manager for Paxton t Oallagher. has returned rrnm a trip through New York stale and. Canada. Pension Examiner H. .. W. Morrow has one to the Black Hills cenjntry for ten ays on pension Investigating business. Fre-derlck Phlnney of Chicago, of the firm of Phlnney Brothers, amusement park pro moters, arrived yesterday to look over the site for the proposed feature In Omaha. He Is staying at the Her Grand. Railway otes and Personals. - Samuel Toucey of the Union Pacific has returned from Chicago. J. J. Cox. division agent of the Burling ton at Lincoln, Is in the city. J. A. Kuhn of the Updike Grain company has returned from a short trip to Chicago. D. O. Clark, superintendent of the coal department of the Union Pacific, has gone to Chicago. A L. Mohler, vice president and g'ne-ral manager of the Union Pacific, has returned from Chicago. L. C. Esschen, traveling ticket ace-ountant for the auditor of passenger receipts of the Illinois Central, is In the city. The stenmshln Dakota sailed Tuesday from Ye.kuhuinn for the Uniletl States anil will arrive at Seattle on the foth. L. V. Johnson has been promoteet to le chief tariff clerk In the. general freight de partment of the Purllngton and W. O. Vale is made rata clerk. R. W. Baxter, superintendent of the western division of the Iehigh Valley rail road, and General Manager Cutler of the same road huve returned from a trip to Kearney, where the motor car was in--pected. TJiey were accompanied by Super intendent Me Keen ami Superintendent Park and had a good opportunity to 8-e the car In operation, in "pile tu the storm. They left Wednesday, afternoon for Sioux t'lty and St. Paul. hedySes Daily : ". -Leave Oiualia . .. Leave Lincoln. . Arrive Helena. . Arrive Butte Arrive Spokane. Arrive Seattle. . Arrive Tacoma. Arrive Portland, . .4:10 j). in. . . . (5 :00 p. ip.. . .4:00 p. in. .'.9:30 -a., m. . .11 :45 a. in. .10:35 i. m. . .1:13 p. in. . .1:10 p. in. . .6:50 p. in. COLDEST DAY OF THIS WINTER Wednesday, Frbrnary 14, Heglstars Eight Degrees llelaw T.rro In Omaha. i The thermometer made a recejrd for itaelf for this winter, getting down as low as below zero at 7 o'clock 'Wednesday morning-the coldest of the winter thus far. This meant drop of M degrees In the twenty-four hours ending Wednesdsy morning. - Comes for Body of Friend. E. E. Lynch of 'lakeland. Neb., arrived in Omaha yesterday to taae charge of the remains of his Mend. C. A. Sheldon, of the same plner,' who died Tuesday evnnlng at St. Joseph' hospital from Hright's disease- and dropsy of the heart, tfhelelon had been ill for some time, and delayed too long before seeking hospital treatment, onlv- corning here, a week ago.' by which lime he was very low. He leaves a daugh ter, Edna, 18 years old, and waa himself about 45 years old.' The body will leave Friday for Aliisworth, where the burial will take place. While in the city Mr. Lyne-n took "cession to call On Captain Motyn and Sergeant Coeik at the police station, both of whom he has entertained at his runch home on the. plains during hunting trips. ' - - ABCORT iN.ARROW CLUPECO IHRUKl QUAtTtR SIZES CLUETT, PCABODY V CO. NKI or oe(TT see, nejeensce, mists 2Z TRAIN 41. ,11:10 p. ui. . .1:20 a. hi. .6:55 p. m. . .4:45 p.' in. , .5:00 a. in. .8:00 pm. . . 7 :45 p. m. . .7:00 a.1 in.