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THK OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. MARCH 12, 1!H. jC7 Doys Hunkers Creme dc Mlllr It noi only amects,bat and mates and V Scad Sc ' oampU cf Chocelala furlhpr because r.f th fume. Finally, however, I succeeded In reaching the cage find cnmn up In It. "Jitter the blast I neither heard nor saw morn of my companion anil I believe that .11 In ll... anltAk.!. In m-t.l..l T wna vnrLlnl nre dead." Another miner said: "It In indescribable. Everything was demolished or hae fallen in. I law bodle lying In piles. My eon la down below." ' f hanres at Men la Mine. One rescuer ha asserted that he heard voice In the mine and other found two home st'.ll living. Thl give rise to hope that some of tho men arc still living. Replying to an Inquiry a to whether hope remained of the find Inn of more men alive In the mine, an engineer who had been down the shaft said: "It I scarcely possible. The stale of tho galleries I such that cn-nrlng them will be a difflrult tank, while the flame were so llircc, that many of the victims must have been reduced to ushes." It Is thought hardly possible that many, bodle will be rescued tomorrow owing to the difficulty of reaching; the bottom pits, the runner on which the rtiKc descend being broken or bent. , Tho engineer are endeavoring to devise some mean for locating the dangerou (one In the mine nnd aerating the galleries. The shaft of pit No. 3 Is completely blocked und the authorities are considering the ad visability of dropping a heavy mum of metal down the shaft In order to clear it and thus enable them to descend and learn the worst. STAMPS THAT DO NOT STICK (Continued from Flrt Tag-.) ventor of the atcpmlio.-it, built a niilimn rlne boat before In attempted to navigate the waters of the Hudson with the aid of hi old-fashioned, queerly constructed, double-head , steamur. and, further than that. Fulton gave the same name t hi submarine boat h that ' chosen by Jules Verno, namely, .the Nawliu. Napoleon also had hi attention attracted to this method of navigation beneath tl.. surface, but Napoleon, also , Indorsed breech-loadtng flreuims,' and It was fifty years, after that great : Corslean died on the little Island Of St. Melon, before breech-loading flt'earm came into General use,, and 1 1, was. nearly o. hundred years aftof his death before submarine naviga tion received tony" Kerlo'u attention In this country, at 1 aat, but now U seems that the committee on naval affairs has awak ened to tho importance of the bill, . and It la probable that five or six boats of tm design will be authorized In thecomins naval appropriation bill. ' DEATH NOTICES. Thomas K. MeKenna. DENVER, Col.. March U.-Thoma K. MoKenna, managing edttor of the Ro(; Mountain News, and Denver Times, died last night at hospital In this city ot heart disease, aged IS years. He was forced by falling health to give up his newspaper work about two months ago, and later made an unavailing trip to Cali fornia with tho hope of regaining his health tnrveylna- Wind River Reserve. CASPER, Wyo., March 11. (Speciul.) State Engineer Clarence T. Johnston and several assistants were In Casper lust week and purchased horses, wagons and ail necessary equipment fyr f.se during their work In surveying the Wind River reser vation. Prior to the opening of this vast tract ot land to settlers the state Is going to survey Jor esnalu, reaervolrs, dsms and alt Irrigation projects. This is to be paid for by the purchasers of the land and the settlers will have the advantage of a year's time in the development of their claims. Trade With Swltaerland. . WA8HINQTON, March ll.-ImporU Into the I'nlted Btates from Switzerland during the fiKi.nl year 1905 amounted to IJC. WOum, according to a bulletin Issued by the De partment of Commerce and Labor. . These figures show a growth of about 37 per cent since 18, due chiefly to the considerable Increase of imports of finer cotton goods, especially laces and embroidery, during the ten years. .Total exports from the United SUts to Switzerland for the calendar year lv aggregated $10.0Gu, about three. 1 - WeakL Bronchitis For over sixty years doctors have en dorsed Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for coughs, colds, weak lungs, bronchitis, consumption. Cures hard cases, des perate cases, old cases. You can trust a medicine the best doctors approve. Ask your doctor all about it. We have no secrets We publish the formulas of all our medicines. U kg the t. C. Are Ca.. Loviil, Hue. aiae Haauftuaiurere ef im i tUTR VIGOR -Far tk kair. ATEK'g PIiX T oMstlaatioa. ATSM'A aakSAPAk i-A-Par ta Mood. ATEK'S AOl'B Cl'Sg yu malaria aal acme. (raw strtm& dd luidy on I nil satis fie (heir loDtni fori Ive them sturdy muscles rich healthy blood as vrelL A five cent cnke has tbe I food value of an ordinary mcaLv Far superior to any other eatlnjf vj chocolate. Made of fresh, pure chocolate the richest and most nutritious cream. Put up In larje five and Nytea cent packages. Sold J every f here by V J every body. IVNII1 IIOTIIII COOO AND CMOCOIATS NtnurtcTviiii NEW Y.O ft tad mluiaiur cu el Coco fourths of which I made up of raw cot ton, petroleum, unmanufactured tobacco, leather, lard and meat. BAER'S REPLY IS NO (Continued from First rage.) and In very few case have final deel nous been reached In less than three months' time. President John Mitchell of the I'nlted Mine Worker of America left ot noon to day for Indianapolis, where he goe to pre pare for the convention of the mine work ers March 15. Mr. Mitchell declined absolutely to say anything regarding the reply of the oper ators In refusing the demands of the miners. Prior to Mr. Mitchell departure there was a lengthy meeting of the miners coir.mlttee. All of the miners' represents- Uvea lift New York tonight, some going to their homes and others to ixilnts In Pennsylvania, where they will discuss the operator- reply with the Various district ler.ders. x Miners Threaten to Strike. B1IAMOKIN, Pa., March 11. News hero tod ii, v that tho anthracite coal companies would not grnnt a single demand of the I'nlted Mine Workers was received with surprise and disappointment. Many of the miners declare they will quit work April 1 miles they receive concessions. FIRE RECORD. Stores at ' Republican City REPl'BL-IC CITY, Kan., March 11. .fc;.eclal Telegram.) Republic City was I visited by a 18,000 Are this morning. The I large general store of J. R. Whitney was I total loss. Craft & Baxter saved a por tion of tnatr goods and Stover at Longfel low, hardware and implements, damage to building and good considerable. The fire originated in tho rear end of J. R. Whit ney's general store and was discovered about :!. I-oss here I 10,iXi on stock, with &,noo Insurance. Craft ft Baxter car I led out much of their good, but the loss will run f2.(n to $lMn on bulnling and tt'jck. with 7.C0fl Insurance. Stover Ing f"!low less by damaged goods and build in V I estimated at about ll.WO. The Odd Fellows owned tho second story of th Whitney biil'.iling and nil the societies of the town nu t ihcre. The Independent Order of 'Odd Fellows', encampment, Kebekahs, Ancient Order of l"nlte,d. Workmen,, W'qod men and others lost all their paraphernalia, but Insurance ennnot be had, at this hour, nnrn anil I. Ire Btol&. Hl'MIlO I-DT, Neb.. March 11. (Special.) The barn on the farm of James Uolmaa, e'wfit miles north of the city, caught fire Ubor.t tt o'clock last night and burned to tln ground, together with the contents, ii'.nong which were four head of valuable liorms, one cow, a number of ruig and .iljout forty tons of hay. Another horso was so budly burned about the head as to probably cause Its death. ' eT 4'harch fit Ntanton. STANTON, Neb., March 11. -(.Special Tel egram.) The Congregational chureu, jus, completed at a com of !-.lC. 'nici.ed ! '..ay. The destruction pf tl." wo. Jwnrii Is t jlil. There is SS.tIO insur.uice. The fire c.tught from the furnace. LOXU E.VTHV LIST ttk' IIOW l.EHH Official Complete program ot the Tonrnament. LOCI8VtLLF..: Ky.. March ll.-Prealdent J. H. Haager and Secretary Smilhers of the American Bowling association late lat night completed, the schedule for the na tional tournament, which will open in Louisville on March 17.. Th final report of entries shows 21? ftvo-men teams, sixty eight two-men teams and M individual bowlers. Bowling will eommcnee each dav at II a. in. and .thv schedule calls for occupancy of the alleys until midnight, but with the usual 1elayp incident to the hand ling of audi a number of contestants it is probable, that the games wtil be continued I'Osaltjly . until morning as the tournament iieais lis ekise. The contests will be held in tho nrmury, a recently completed build ing., whir a seating capacity of 12,1H. The hall will be decora led In gren for the opening nnd the honor of being the first team to send the balls down the alley has been awarded to the o'Learyn No. 1 nf Chicago. The tournament is scheduled to run ten days. Cleveland Team at Atlanta. - ATLANTA. Oa.. March n. The Cleve land American basrbell le.im, accompanied by Manager Iajole, reached this city to day. The team will rrmaln here for sever al weeks getting in trim for the season's work. ungs AFTER SCALP OF - POLLARD Lancaster County Politician! La ji ur. Plana . to Ciptoro Nomination. NEED THE HELP OF ONLY ONE COUNTY Dakota t'oanty Woman, Who Serve Term In the realteatlar , Boa ml , to Rrtara to Iter Former Qaartrrs. (From a Btan urrespondent.) LINCOLN, March H.tKpecial.)Whlie the politicians of Incaster county are making and unmaking governors and I'nlted Btates senators they are by no means overlooking those offices which come nearer home, notably the selection of a congressman for the First district. At thin time the office Is held by E. M. Pol lard, ' who was elected to nerve for one year, tho unexpired term of Senator Mur kctt. ' Congressman Pollard Is liable to have op position when he bobs up for a renomina tion. In other words, the powers that be In Lancaster county have decided that Congressman Pollard should be handed the "hlnky dink" when the time comes. To keep Mr. Pollard from losing all Interest In life until his time Is nut, the politicians have given out the Impression that he will have no opposition and that he will be ac corded the support of Lancaster county when the proper time comes. As a matter of fact this is as far from the minds ot the power that be as dsy I from night. The politicians of Lancaster county have decided that Lincoln should have the con gressman and the selection, It 1 under stood among the faithful, Is to be Judge A. W. Fields. With the aid of another county In the district Lancaster county can nominate the candidate and that the tieup will be made If possible there Is no doubt. Bonn to Break Into Prison. The most peculiar case that ever came before th officials of the penilentlsry and the Insane asylum Is that of Mrs. Kstolle Wuriberger of Dakota county. Tho woman was yesterday afternoon sent to the In sane hospital after trying vainly to break Into the penitentiary. Mrs. Wurxbergcr was sentenced to five years In the penitentiary some years ago for shooting with Intent to kill. When her time was out she objected to being liber ated and begged Warden Beemer to keep her in prison. This the warden refused to do ai.d after being turned out in the cold, cold world the woman sent the warden word she would break Into prison even If she had to commit murder to accomplish her purpose. This was about a year and a half ago and nothing was heard of her until yesterday, when abe appeared at the office of Bllllng?ley & Greene, lawyer, and asked Mr. Greene to flic charges against her so she could be sent to the penitentiary. After questioning her Mr. Greene flled Insanity charges and the woman' was sent to the asylum. Bhc own considerable property In Dakota county. Heart Set on Armories. Adjutant General Culver and Department Commander John Lett ot the Grand Army of the Republic are ' bending every effort to get the members of the National (luafd and the Grand' Army interested ' in the movement to build memorial armories for the benefit of the guard and the Grand Army nnd other military organizations. Since he has been in office General Culver ha ' advocated the building of . armories for the benefit of the guard and other military, organizations and a great portion of his time ha been devoted tf Interesting people in the project anoT Itt evefy town where thero Is a National Guard company he has been trying to create sentiment among the business men to get them to contribute to the erection of an armory. During; the last few week General Culver has received much encouragement and be expects to redouble his efforts to provide a place for the various companies of the National Guird. ASHLAMI 1M.4XM TO f ELUDIt ATH Fiftieth Anniversary of Settlement of Halt Creek Valley. ASHLAND. Neb., March 10. (Special.) A movement ha been started among the citizens of Ashland and Saunders county to celebrnte the fiftieth anniversary this spring of the first settlement of the county and the iinmedlato Salt Creek valley. It was Just fifty years ago that the first settler, Reuben Warbrltton, accompanied by hi wife, came out from Indiana, crossed the Missouri at Plattsmouth and pushed on to Ashland, known then as Saline Ford. The same summer Joseph Stambaugh, his wife and three small children, with all their earthly possessions In a farm wagon, came from Plattsmouth, and a little later John Aughe came. These three men took claims and that summer ISM broke the first ground in Saunders county, with which they built sod houses. The houses of War brltton and Aughe were ten by twelve feet, that of Stambuugh seventeen feet square. The next aettler was Thomas K. Cham berlin, who came in the spring of 1857. Oth ers came the same summer, among them Archibald Wiggln, who threw"up a brush dam across Bait creek Just above Saline Ford. He remained but a short time and his claim and Interest fell Into the hands of Dennis" Dean, who came to Ashland In 1M3 and built his well known mill the fol lowing year. The first business enterprise was the general store of Fuller Moe. in of which firm Mr. A. B. Fuller still lives In Ashland, where he haa been promi nent in bustnesa and politics. Other set tlers came rspidly after this and Salt creek valley waa soon filled with their homes. A number of . these early settlers and many of their children are living In this county today. The local papers have taken up the movement of such an anniversary and have called upon the Commercial club to organise It and carry it through. News of Kebraaka. Hl'MBOLDT About eight Inches of snow fell last night and la drifting badly. Hl'MBOLDT FMneral services were held this afternoon over the remains of the late Mrs. Frances B. Fergus at the family home six miles northeast ot here. TABLE ROCK At the antl-llcense cau cus, held on Friday evening, the following were named as candidates for village trus ter: R. C. Bowie. M. D.i J. D. Longwell and A. E. He) -wood. BEATRICE Henry Oruenwald. a resi dent of West Beatrice, lost the sight of hi left rye by being struck In the face by a piece ot iron while working for A. C Freshman, a Junk dealer. CLARKR At a meeting of the village hoard last night a petition was granted wnlch asks to have tne license uuestlou submitted to a vote of th electors at the spring election In April. Clark now has saloons. sued to collect the face of the policy. IHEMONT-About three Inches of snow fell last night and the mercury dropped to within eight degreea of zero. A r.orth west wind lias prevailed during the moat of the day. PLATT8 MOUTH Benjamin Renner, aged li rars died at his home about seven miles south ot Platlamouth. where he had resided for many year. The body was laid to real Sunday afternoon. Three grown children survive him. CAMBRIDGE Snow begun falling Satur day nlaht and the ground is now covered with nve inches of tbe beautiful. This is the third fall of moisture within three weeks and the ground Is in excellent shape. Fall grain is doing nicely. BEATRICE The farmers interested In building a new elevator at Hoag held a meeting at that place Saturday afternoon. Fifty farmers agreed to take stock in the ttew fanners' elevator company, and the number will be iuureaeed Ui a hundi-ed in a few days. It Is the intention to erect a building to cost about K.ivm. and of that amount IL.f i) hss beer, sutcribed. ri.A TTHMOt'TIt- About six inches of snow fell tn this vicinity flnturday night. HAHVAHD It Wh thnnht that all case of ecnrlet fever were fully dlocd of, but oiher cases bnve developed anil the homes been put under nnsrnntlne. CAMRRI1M1K A. B. F.nstor "f Fnlrbury has purchasrt a farm on the M-dlclne, near Cambridge, and will In tho near future re move bis herd of thorougtibri'il Lniroc.Jer-S.-V hoas thereto nnd devote t'ie farm ex clusively to the raising of this breed of, hogs. PLATTSMOI'TH A pretty wedding in curred at the hoirr" of Mrs. Perry Walker in this city flaiurdnv evening, when her daughter. Miss Ciaia M. Walker, and Chancellor A. Phillips of Mnripiette, Neb., were united In .marriage, tr. J. T. Itaird of). dating. BKATKICE The rural carriers of Beatrice held n special meeting Raturday night, which attended by aevernl rural carrier from Blue Spring and W'ymore. Matter of Interest to the rural carr'ers were discussed, after which a banquet was held nt Lung'a rcstaurn nt. IjONO PINE K. E. Tpstlll new three story hotel, thu I'pstlll. opened Its doors to the public today. This hotel Is the most modern and up-to-date hostelry In this section of Nebraska, having cost the owner 15,0OD. It Is lighted by electricity, heated by steam and Is new throughout. HARVARD Beginning early HMurday morning a heavy snowstorm has been raging all dav, steadily growing colder, though with but little wind. The snow is light and much he melted as It came, but there had fully six inches fallen up to o'clock laat evening, remaining unmi lted. FREMONT N. W. Stafford, who has been In the county Jail for some time awaiting trial on the charge of buncoing Mrs. Wllhelmina Schoenfeldt of Bcrlbner out of t was taken to Ossswattomle,. Kan., last evening by Chief of Police Conklln of that town to answer tho charge of the larceny of li'O worth of goods from a party there. HI' MBOLDT Interest in municipal poll tics has begun to swaken. The strife this spring will be along the license line and tne saloon forces, wnlch are now In power, have a decided advantage, as they have two holdover members, making It necessary for the anti-license pe-ple to elect the mayor and both councllmen In order to shut nut the saloons. HUM BO I jar Local promoters of the brick yard plant yesterday received the last Invoice of brick put out by the factory at Hncyrus. O., which Is to furnish the machinery for the Humboldt plant, nnd the finished product Is as fine as was ever seen from any district. The local company is enthusiastic nnd steps will be At once taken toward Installing the machinery and building the necessary sidetracks from the Burlington road. HUMBOLDT-J-At the second meeting of farmers and others interested in the ga and coal proposition It was decided after long discussion to organize permanently for the work of prospecting and directors were chosen as follows: James Federmuts, Henry Patterson. Ed I'hii. Albert Btalder, William Els. H E. Bovd and A. A. Tanner. It Is said fti'iOOO will be needed to sinK a shaft deen enough to determine the possi bilities of the region. FREMONT P.. Donahue, an employe of Frunknr n Bros. A Mordis. fell over back ward from the Oreat Northern bridge across the Platte to the ice, a distance of thirty feet, yesterday, striking on his back. He soon recovered consciousness and was taken to his room at the Haiti more hotel, where it appeared from an ex amination that no bones were broken and probably ro serious ln.lurlcs sustained. He did not feel much like working again, and last night took a sleeper for Ills home in Iowa. BEATRICE J:icob S. Rutherford and others have commenced action In th" dis trict court againnt the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance company to recover the sum of tM.6i upon a paid-up policy. It appears that Mr. Rutherford was insured over twenty years ago in th Covenant Mutual Life Insurance association, and later that company assigned to other com panies, the one Sued being the last as signee. I'nder the term of the original contract Mr. Rutherford was entitled to a paid-up policy, and as the present com pany ha refused. to Issue the same, he has RATE BILL STAYS TO FORE (Continued from First Page.) accepted the ministry of foreign affairs and as hi vlewg;'gre known to be in gen eral accord.- witj those of M. Rouvler no change in the Pterin: h attitude regarding Morocaan rcforrnV Is to 'be 'anticipated. The outlook al Aigeclra Is favorable' to'! a pacific adjustment pf the Franco-German controversy.. Conciliation la apparently la tbe air and the Indication are that mutual concessions will be made In the matter of the Morocco bank, after which the police question will come up with much In favor of a satisfactory adjustment. Make Your Want Known Through', The Bee Want Ad llige. CLEANLINESS OF GERMAN CARS Body of Man Hang for Month In ' Lavatory Before Being , Fonnd. BERLIN. March 11. -(Special Cablegram td The Bee.) Complaints regarding the dirty and shabby manner In which railway carriages appear on lth the railways in Oermany nnd Itrly have been numerous during the last year. An extraordinary discovery Just mad In a railway coach which arrived In Berlin as part of a train from Saxony .gives color to gome of the charges. During the Journey several people had tried in vain to open the door of a lavatory at the end of tho coach and before colng off duty the guard had tt forced. All were startled to find the body of a man almost mummified hanging from a coat hook. From paper In the man' pocket it was discovered that . the bedy wss that of a Leipzig hotel keeper. His letter, paper and railway ticket showed that he had re mained in thnt lavatory nt least n month from the time that he had compiitted sui cide while traveling from Berlin to Wit tenberg. For nearly five weeks the body hud accompanied the coach on its Journeys between Berlin and Saxony, anJ this fact Is said to speak volumes lor the manner In' which German railway carriages are cleaned. (X)IIWKH BK.VIXB How to Clean Out Your Attic. . From a military post out West comes the story of a lady who frankly admits that she was once a coffee drunkard: . "For 20 years I drank coffee, although I knew that it was harmful to me. I suf fered from periodical nervous headaches which the physician said were caused by the use. of coffee. I was Indeed a conflremd 'coffee drunkard.' "I suffered so intensely from headaches as to require the services of a nurse. I could find no tablets or powders that would give me any permanent relief and I was compelled to Just let ihe headachea take their course. Each attack used to last for a day or two. "After I married and had the cares of a family I found I was becoming a nerv ous wreck, and the strsln became unen durable. Something had to be done, and 1 concluded to try Postuin Food Coffee, giv ing up the old kind altogether. "I made it rich and strong, according to directions, and Aink it with plenty of good cream. It p.d to be delicious. It took several days for th coffee poison to work out of my system, but I persisted and won out, and great waa my reward! Renewed energy and vigor came to me and I Improved so that my neighbors observed and remarked upon It. "Daring ull th year that 1 hava used Postum I have not had a single headache, proof conclusive that my old agonies came from coffee alone. I ran do all the work I want with perfect ease and freedom from exhausting fatigue, and am, a strong, healthy woman, for which blessed change Postum and right living get the credit." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. Read the little book, "Tha Road to Wellville," In pkg. POLICE THINK TWO GITLTV Officer! in Three Cities Believe Flury and Clarke Awnilanti Identical. ; CLARK AND WARREN THE SUSPECTS Wnanried 4 nnrtnctnr ("till Rattling With Amaslna vitality to Cheat the Ballet of raslhle Assassin. Omaha, South Omha and Lincoln police nre now more llrm than eer In their con viction that Warren, alia Wain, and Clark, two colored men being held for h shooting of Edward Flury, the Omaha street car conductor, last Wednesday night at Albright, are guilty. Johnson Is not now lielieved to be Implicated. Johnson I In the city Jull In Omaha, ami the other two are at Lincoln, where they were taken when arrested In South Omaha for fear sentiment might develop into rimmarj- action without the offlee of the law. Not only does the liellcf still obtain as to their guilt In the Fluty case, but the opinion that Warren, or Vln, and Clar.t w-ero Implicated In the shooting of Frank N. Clarke, the Omnha banker, some nights before Flury was shrt, hns gnined 111 weight. Dcte.-tive Dnnohoe of Omahs re turned yesterday from' Lincoln, where he conversed with the two prisoners there, and say from their conversations he be lieves them guilty of the Clarke assault. When the lime Is ripe they will he brought to Omaha for the purpose of Ulentltlcatlon by Mr. Clarke, who is still improving In his condition tit Cliirkson hospital. Shields Thinks Maine Thing. Captain Shield" of the South Omaha po lice department, which tnado all three cap tures In the Flury rase, Is still In Lin coln. He, too, shares the opinion of tho guilt of the two men In the two cases. Lincoln police, it Is icported from Lin coln, believe Warntn. nllas Wn In. will break under the strain of the rigid exami nation to be made of both men, and con fess Ids part in the murderous affair. Thus far, however, both prisoners have re frained, as also lias Johnson in Omaha, from making any statements tending to ward self-incrimination. The police in nei ther city, thoUKh, have thought it wise Just yet to subject them to the ordenl of examination. That 'may be done toilny. Flury still lies at St. Joseph's boHpltnl In a precarious eondlilon, exhibiting amaz ing vitality and fortitude In his desperate struggle against death. Doctor say his condition has not materially changed In the last two or three days. That long ago a statement was given out thnt If he sur vived twenty-four hours longer the chances ot recovery were In his fnvor. But nothing definite Is now said. Yester day he look more HipiM nourishment than any day since his assault. The man's own determination to recover has been con sidered as an encouraging point In his fa vor. At first, when the gravity of the wound liecume known. It wus believed be had no chance to live. The man Johnson was brought to the Omaha city Jail Katurdny and locked up. The police have Identified him a Alexan der Morgan, a shoplifter, and further at tempt to connect him with the Flury shunting have practically been abandoned. Morgan Js believed to lie his real name, and Is the name umlcr which he served a ninety-day sentence for shoplifting last fall. He operated In Omaha and Council Bluffs, going to South Omaha after leav ing the latter city. He Is well frnnwn to the police-of these two cities. The charg placed against 'him 4 that of suspicious character, .and lie. ;wll . bp, held Until gTy lit which he Is believed to: have stolen Are Identified and a cawe prepared under whiuh to prosecute him. iDetective Elsfelder of South Omnha ha found that Johnson ha pawned u line coat nnd vest, square cut, and two pair of fine shoe and a revolver In a local shop. The revolver was placed 'In pawn on the day after the shooting of Flury in Albright. The cartridges were In hi over coat pocket, which was found In his roam. In the pockets ulso were letter which developed the fact that he was going under an assumed name both at the Jail and at the pawnshop. At the pnwnshop he gave hi name as William Johnson and at the Jail n Tom. He also stated that he came from Springfield, III., five days ago, but this has been refuted by the Oniaha police. Another Merlon Crime. There Is little doubt that .Omaha and South Omaha are Infested by the toughest et of colored crooks that could be found east or west. South Omnha ha still an other crime from the members of thia clasc, perpetrated last Tuesday, and the officer have been on the still hunt for Elijah Snowden, who 1 charged with having criminally assaulted a 7-year-old girl, Henrietta Brown, living with her mother at 451 South Thirtieth atreet. South Omaha. It is said that the child was severely Injured, and she has since been under the care of Dr. McCrann. Snowdon apparently "blew" out of town Instantly, as no trace of him hus been found up to this time. Henry Brown, the child's father, waa killed by Bar tie, alia Fairchlld. after a quarrel over a can of beer in Oniaha last January.' Snowdon had been living at the home of Mrs. Brown and during the absence of the mother enticed the little girl into hi room. Snowdon worked at a brick yard, and as he had some wages coming it was thought he would show up there. He haa not been there to draw bin money and there is no doubt that he ha disap peared from the city.. Soften. Vnnr Pen In a Flnrae. Try lighting a match and putting your pen in the flume for the minute it burns tha next time you have to put a fresh pen in your holder. Hesldcs being a great deal mere pleasant way than the old way ot putting it in your mouth, the pen 1 ready for work in an instant and Just right, In stead of your having to get used tn it after all. as you did with pens dune the other way. That flame works like magic, and your pen works Ilk the old one, without its woruout sc.ratcl.ing. Bee Want Ada Are Business Boosters. Weights far Baring; Haadleana. NEW YORK. March 11. Weight for the Helming spring handicaps of the Washing ton Jot kev club were announced at the headquarters of tho Jockey club tonight. The Benlng handicap are run on the first and last dais ut the spring mseting, the first runnlna Much M. to be al six fur long on tha i'olurrbia course and the second running April 14 ovla-r Ihe aevben furlong route of the Columbia course. There are rtfty-two entries for the handi cap and the welghta In each are identical. Ixirrt of the Vale la assigned top weight of 1S3 pound, followed by Adbell.wlth 1J and Dandelion with 1-S pounds. From theae figures the weights scaledown to 88 pound, the Impost assigned to Ths Veiled Lady and three other ealjdldates. Working; on Ball Krhedale. CHIOAOO. March 11. The board of tl rectora of the American Baseball aanocia tlon met here tortav. Besides Itaorge Te beau of lulsvbllle. C. V. Mavbenor and J. V. O'Brien of Milwaukee and tieorge E. Lennon of St. Baul, there were In attend ance J. Ed Orillo of Toledo and V. F. Huscbaupt of Indianapolis. A schedule committee, was apolitted consisting of Mewra. O'Bileii. Telx-au and Urillo. it was decided to open the season on April U with th jjestern clubs In the western rttte. President O'Brien decided to call a reeling of the a asocial ion to 1 held In Oiliago Monday, March $i at which iiucl ug tha schedule will e sitopttd. Backache, I Both Symptoms of Organic Derangement In Women Thousands of Sufferers Firto! Relief. I Cnn'anniiaai Illoinawnnon1 J'jll ' JWy' '""""' l'"MMasja!.y-'i I How often do we hear women auy: "It aecmsas though my back would break," or "Don't apeak to me. I am all out of aorta"? These significant remarks prove th at the a vateni rcq u iroa a t ton ti on . Ilackache and " the blleH, are direct symptoms of an inward trouble which will sooner or lator declare itself. It may be caused by diseased kidneys or some derangement of the organ. Is at nre requires aasiatanee and at once, and LydlaK I'lukham sVeg-et able Com pound instantly aaaerta its curative powers in all those peculiar ailments of women. It haa been the standby of intellig-ent American women for twenty years, and the best judges agree that it is the most universally aucoem ful remedy for woman's ills' known to inedicim. Read the conVinolnjr testimonials of Mrs. Holmes and Mra. Cotrely. Mrs. J.C Holmes, of Larl more, North Dakota, write : Pear Mr. Pinkliam: . " I have suffered evervthing with backache and female trmible I let the trouble run on until my svstem was in such n condition that I was tillable to be about, and then it was I roaimeiiced to use I.Tdia Pinkhnm's Vege table Compound. If I had only known how much suffering I would have saved I should have taken it, month sooner for a lew week' treatment made me well and sti-ong. My IwM'kaches and headache are all gone and I suffer no pain at tnv niont.hlv period, whereas before I took Lydia K. Plnkham Vegetable Compound 1 milTered intense pain." Mrs. Emma Cotrely. lou East 12th Street. New Yrjrk City, writes: lear Mrs. Pinkhain: " I feel it my duty totell all suffering women of the relief I hove found in l.viliaE, Pink- Ask Rrs. Plnkhaia's Arlvlce-A Woman BLOCK . FOR -NORTHWESTERN Beal Eftate Goating Quarter of Million Sold for New Freight Depot. DEAL IS ON, BUT NOT YET CLOSED Property la llunnded ky Thirteenth-, Fourteenth, California and Web ster Street Mioles Makes ae - HI ' -Trade. Eclipsing the Interest. In. the location of the I'nion Pacllie , headquarters Is that shown In the big real, estate neKotintion which arc. In progress In the north part of the city's business district. Involving prop erty to the umount approximately of IJoit, OlK). The pui'tlmse is being made through the l. V. Wholes company for ihe Chicago ifc Northwestern Railway company, which want mole trackngc property, nnd I es pecially in need of a site for a new freight depot. The property Involved consists of four city blocks, included between Thir teenth and Fourteenth s; reels and be tween California and Webster at recta. Op tion'' have hce.i secured on practically all of the two north blocks and a large por tion of the others. The block between Webster and California streets brought IBS.uNi, an average price per lot of 7.Ki. There were twenty-seven houses tm this block. In most iiHS-i the former owners of th ! building will tm allowed to retain them on ,the Condition that they will move them at once. The company deMres to get the property deured oli that It may be put on grade a aoon as possible for tli expansion wf track from the Webster street station. (. Gordon M. Iees, who 1 ill the employ of tho Sunderland Bros, company, allowed his name to ba used in the purchase of many of( the lots. Walter 8. JarJtno bought one r,,m lot nt t lie northeast cor ner of Fourteenth and Cass street. Treachery May Hurt Deal. My reason of tho fact tuat the editor of a local pi; per broke his part of h ;-oiiiIs. made by all three dallies to Mr. Bliole and published the story of the deal Sunday morning. Mr. Shole Is fenrrul of trouble In securing Ihe property which ha not been alrildy tied up. Mr. Sholes is not ready to udmlt that the property la for the railroad, but that such Is the case is generally understood. The story given out by the Northwest ern to the papers to the effect that It would remodel and enlarge the old freight depot on Webster street I aald to hava been a ruso to lend discredit to the repurt that the road Intended to build. It ta now understood the Northwestern has no In tention of enlarging the old . depot, but that It will erect a large modern building farther south. Now the question arise as to what will be done with the strip of ground a hlocx wide at Davenport street and a half block wide at Webster street, between the Northwestern purchonc. and the Illinois Central tracks, running north and south near Twelfth street. There is said tir have been considerable inquiry of the property holders there as to whether they would sell. Between the tracks of two roads, the property becomes doubly valuable for track age. Booster Firnt Bus Blsr Tract. A large tract of land juat west of Fort Omaha has been bought by an Indianapolis firm which will plat it und make perma nent improvement and then place It on eaavnry y , Arwa-y . RameW tb Fvll m laxative jromo Qoioiss C&TMCoUiaOiMly,CrCtiia Dy "The Blues ft ham's Vegetable Compound. When I com menced taking the C-ompound I suffered everything with backaches, headaches, and female tro'iblea, I ant completely cured and enjoy the best of health, and I owe it all to you." When women are troubled with irreg ular, suppressed or painful periods, weakness, displacements or ulceration, that bearing-down fee ling-, inflamma tion of the female organs, backache, bloating (or flatulence), general de bility, Indigestion and nervous prostra tion, or are beset with such symptoms as dizziness, faintneaa, lasaitude, excit ability, irritability, nervousness, alcrp lehsncsa, melancholy, " all ((one" and " want to-be-left-alone" feelings, blues and hopelesancMS, they aliould remem ber there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. 11 nk ham's Vegetable Com pound at once removes such troubles. No other medicine has such a record of ctiivs of female trouble. No other medicine in tho world has received this widespread and unqualified endorse ment. Refuse to buyauy substitute. FREE ADVICE TO WOMEN". Remember, every woman is cordially invited to write to Mrs. l'inkham if there is anything about her symptoms ahe does not understand. Mrs. Pink ham is the daughter-in-law of Lvilia fi. I'iukham, her assistant before her de ceaae. and for twenty-flve years since her advice has beett freely and cheer fully given to every ailing woman who nsks for it. Uer advice and medicine have restored to health innumerable women. Address, Lynn, Mass. Best Understand Wiman's Ills. the market after the custom In vogue Ii tho last. The improvement to be madi will Include street paving, guttering, curb ing, cement Fidewalks, sewer, water and y v landscape expert ami set with shade ti according to its natural contour and to pography. The siiuie firm bus secured mr option on a large pari of the south block of Kllistone Park Phice recently plalt.il and put on the market by h.irles E. Wil liamson company.. Representatives of th firm are expeotiil here soon to liegin ncth operation. This method of marketing resi dence land will 1h' an innovation for Omiiha and a -reminder of old Ikhiih dnys. . Through Charles K. Williamson company the t'nited htates National bank building at Twelfth and Fiirnatn streets and some property adjoining It on the wst have been offered to the I'nion Paclllc for a headquarters site. If It Is accepted tha present bank building will have to be torn down a it is not 1 irge enough for th nut pose of the railroad. It Is urged In favw of tills site that It is centrally located, be ing neither too far up tonu nor too fur down. The Chicago & Northwestern is now using a large p.i'rt of the bank build ing. ' tVurtk Knowing, that Allcock's are the onam :t ana genuine yorous plasters; all others are imitation HYMENEAL Brennen-Robaon. Dl'XI.A P, I., March 11. (Special.) The marriage ot Clyde Brennen and Roan K. Rohson occurred here this week at th Methodist Episcopal parsonage. Rev. A. A. Thompson officiated. The young Couple w ill reside at Dunlup. Cadets Are Ret Beck. ANNAPOLIS. Md., March U.-Owiiig to deficiencies in studies tne following have been transferred from the clus of 1W7 to that of PMi: R. O. Thomas, Iowa; A. M. Martin. Illinois; 8. H. Payne, Arkansas; H. H. Henderson, Illinois; J. H. Knapp, Missouri; B. C. Creig, Illinois. From the class of lit") to the class of 19", for tho smut) reason: K. '. William, Kansas: K. W. Townseiul. Illinois; H. C. Kidgley. Illinois; B. D. Rogers. Illinois; W. F. Page. Illinois; K. E. Johnson. California; A. i' Welili, Kiinsiis; H K ester. Illinois. AMI KEMFNTS. botd-";;;."'' .!' TONIGHT AT :15-B. C. WMITNET S Ml'HICAU COMEDY THE ISLE OF SPICE Tueadav. Wed. Mut. and Night, THOMAS JEFFERSON at Rip Via Wlnkic Mattnee, I'S-, 60c. "Vridav and Saturday "A MEtidAUE PHOM MA ItM." ninaaaiaBnnnnnnnanaanannnaBnani riiieuiAnil Mghts-Wun. Mat. lOu-ifto WUINWWU -Mat. 0c. HOP. THE WOODWARD STOCK CU. Tonight All Week Hurt's -A OVIETED WOiM," PROFESSIONAL, MAT.- Tl'WUAY. Next Week - -THE SECOND IN COMMAND." dT IS &BJNI0JHTON j Phone Douglas 4M. Every Night. Matinee Thur.. Sat., Sun. MODERN VAUDEVILLE Barowsky Troupe. Snyder . Buckley, Ooolman'e.Dogs. Cats and; Doves, Jimmy Wall. Artie Hall. Th Pilots.. Lambert Pierce, and ths Kinodronie. PRICES. Wc, ISc. 5tV. K R U C TONIGHT. lA-Arthur C. Als ton's Company, In SHADOWS ON THE HEARTH Th Real Dramatic Event. Estha V 'Hiatus and James H. Brophy and Cunt of 26. Thura. Byrne Bros., FJght Bells TOO I. ATE TO CLASSIFY. lOHT Itdy's gold watch, Ix-tween 17th and Cuming and 14th and lxiuglas; mono gram mi trout; nine rhlpi-d diamonds on but k, and cngtuv-d on inside, "(trace - MuSlov, July . lfcm " Reward tf re liirnxd to Ma) North Ulh. luu a floor. I'Luo Douglas fce.