Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 21, 1903, Page 4

THE DRESS CORPSES FOR PART Insurance Oroo'ts Puff Out Oheeks and Add False Limbs to Obeat Dootor. FAKED BODY IS EXHUMED IN NEW YORK OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 190 SNOW HALTS DELIVERIES| Worst Storm of Beason Sets Spring Trade | ) Hallfax Ottawa Vancouver, Quebec Hamiiton 8t. John, N Victoria, B. §Llondon’ . the two skating competitions to be held on Verona lake next week were approved. The competitions include speed rfacing M day on Verona lake and the indoor cha plonships in Duquesne gardens, Pittsbu Friday and Sunday. KEleven clubs, rep resenting New York, Brooklyn, Bos- ton, St. Louls, Pittsburg and = Phila- delphin, Will 'send teams to these meetings. The _committee 18 arra ing & figure sKating competition to be heid in Brooklyn March 18. The directors elected_the following officers and commit- tees: Charles B. MclLean, Pittsburg, presi- dent; Jerome Karst, St. Louls vice presi- gent; Clifford E_Dinn, secretary, and F. . Clark, New York, treasurer. In charge the speed skating—Otto Sarony, New York: F. M. Clark, New York; L ( Mosher, Brooklyn; (. C. Preston,’ Pitts- burg, and A. T, McSwigan, New York Figure skating—Jjohn Doughty, Platnfield, NI CM. an Riceck, Flushing, L. I John 'Cruickshank, Brooklyn: Willlam M. Dufty, New York, New York Canal company in Parie in response to the cable of Attorney General Knox, respect ing the offer to sell its franchises to the Unitel States. The statement is made that the canal company's representatives have Informed the United States that the option glven by the company expires pn ‘March 4 It 1s known that there is cohsiderable discatisfaction ameng the directors of the company to parting with the property for the $40,000 offered, as they regard it as worth more than that. Whether, however, the company will re fuse the request to continue the option could not be ascertained. (ASTRO DEALS WITH REBELS [ Defeats Two Bod'es of Insur Has Thrd 5 Meot. VENEZUELANS DSTRUST ALLIED POWERS B.C ABSOLUTE SECURITY, / Carter’s Litte Liver Pills. 4 i e te, but Btill §46,906,57 *Balances pald In cash ! k\'nl included In totals because contalning other items than clearings, §Not included In totuls because of no comparison for last year. WEATHER RETARDS Spring ‘Trade is Advance o NEW YORK, Feb | morrow will say: | Unfavorable weather has retarded spring jobbing trade, which, despite drawbacks, Just as the rallway congestion began |js atill far in advance of o sear ago. Retatl to glve way before the vigorous efforts of | husiness has been more noticeably affected trame ‘managers the situation became fur-| 4nd buying has been lcssened temporarily. ther complicated by the worst snowstorm | This has also further aceentuated the of the seuson and the movement of mer- | transportation problem chandise was agaln interrupted. | "The favorable side of the weather situa- Latest figures of gross earnings show the | tjon is unquestionably the heavy snows usual gains of February, Lhus 1ar SUrpass- i which have covered the entire surplus pro- ing 17 per cent lust year, when unusual|duce winter wheat belt, putting the plant, deiay was caused by Severe Slorms, and | temporarily at least, beyond danger from 1wl by 16 per cent. Increasea cost of op- | gemsonable changes. Other deveiopments erations, however, necessitated further ad- | of the week have been mostly favoruble vanses in rates. { “Whe price situation, indeed, as a whole is ITace was intérrupted t¢ a considerable | remarkable, Country produce, particularly | extent by the inclement weather, except In | butter and eggs, hus alsplayed exceptional certain scasonabie lines, notably heavy Totals, Canada FUEL SHORTAGE AGAIN GROWS ALARMING Publish Protest v Dun Has, However, Good Report to| Ofter on Country's ! Which Promises iver Before. Carmeas Papers German Re! Captured Gunboat of Agreements. Examinjng Physiclan Finds Cotton Arm and Wooden Foot, Unpleks Stitches in Face and Palls Stufing from Mouth. Business, BUSINESS, Better However, Far in t Year, 20.—Bradstreet's to- Mra. Roorevelt Gives Musieale. NEW YORK, Feb, Weekly Review of | A large number of guests attended a| musfeale given by Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House this afternoon from 4 to 6. (a8 given in the examination of one of the The aftalr was given under the direction of | X men charged with substituling bodies the Washington Symphony orchestra, | I order to obtain insurance money which Among those. present were overnor and | CAme up in the police court today. Joseph Mrs 5. B, Cummins of Tows, Rev. Thomas | Trepani, the undertaker, was held by 3. Gonaty. Mt and Mrs, Willlam B. Denby | Moglstrate Zeller in $5,000 bail to await and Miss Denby, Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, Mrs. | the action of the grand jury. Garrett A. Hobart and Garrett A. Hobart, [ Francis B. Foster, formerly an agent for ir, 8ad Mie Oharies asd Loty Boss. the Unlon Central Insurance company, said he had agreed, at Trepani's suggestion, to Triea to Clear Pension Rules. swear to the death of men Insured in the company while he knew that the body of some one else had been substituted. For 20.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s Trade tomorrow will CARACAS, Feb, 20.—The morning papers here publish a protest directed to Venez- uela, the United States and European na- tions, as follows In order that the public may know h Germany, Great Britain and Italy execut their agreements, we call attention ‘“,‘5‘" grave 'l{‘l that up to today, February 20, the ships taken by the thrie powers have not been dellvered to the government ot Venesuela as stipulated in the protocols The German commodore has notified th authorities at Puerto Cabello that the Ve ezuelan gunboat Restaurador, which was captured by the Germans, will be returned to Venezuela on Monday, February 2, at 5 In the afternoon and not before NEW YORK, Feb, 20.—Startling evidence and Clifford B. Dunn, With the Bowlers. On Clark’s alleys last night Captain D. J O'Brien _and Captain Frank Fogg chose sldes and rolled n interesting game of ten- pins. Score: OYSTERS. . 2d. 204 17 155 17 209 86 3 hi-] 9 160 176 180 859 0BE 5 untington ... ired Krug ... me¥a v 1. D, Reed . Representative Bulloway today Introduced §70 a bill reciting “that any enlisted man in Totals .08 LOBSTERS. A revolutionary army estimated at 2,800 men, has reached a point about twenty miles south of Caracas. The revolution- the military service during the rebellion shall be entitled to pension for any dis- ability contracted during any enlistments ance thus rendered he was pald from $100 to $1,600 by Trepanl, according to the amount of the policy in each case. 1st. 181 2d. 178 2d. O'Brien wearing apparel. in stapies ave Whoiesale houses dealing recelved itveral orders and Bealin ... 156 1% 119 16 much torward business has been procured. | strength, while the great majority staples retain all their old steadiness ex- gept where further advances are noted, as n t | the FOR BILIDUSRESS, FOR TO FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR THE COMPLEXIOR yon, case of hich strong at the highest prices in year: lections are rather better as a whole ing from fair to good the country over. In- dustry is active, limited only by transpor- tation factlities. Reports from the shoe leather trade are rather irregular. Leather 1s reported quiet, except in the wi , where consider- ble ‘sales at full prices are reported by tanners. The sugar market has been unsettled, but the net change on the week has been a | sligt advantage on refined, despite siories that jobbers are cutting the pric Coffee remains steady at close lowest price on record. Consumption still leads production in the crude forms of iron and stecl Finished naterials are in active demand, but -gen- ra! complaint is that four to six weeks is used up In making deliveries, instead or five to ten days, the period in normal times. increased ‘nquiry is reported by southern furnace .nterests and quickly available iron finds a ready market, but the arcity of this article limits bueiness. ¥orelgn re- ports of iron and steel are rather firmer. Finished products, plates, bars, structural na lal _and pip note exceptional ac- tivity The vexing :anspcitation problem overhangs the eatire trade, and no really | new developments, certainly none in the direction of lower prices, are possible until this situation is improved. Wheat, including flour, exports for the 'k ending February 19 aggregate bushels, against 2,856,430 last week, in_this week a year ago and 3,424 in 1901, Wheat exports since July 1 aggre- | gate 1 69 bushels, against 175,951 iast season and 129,662,630 in 1900, Corn exports aggregate 3,181,457 bushels, igainst 1,580,170 last week, 247,830 a year ago and 3; in 1911, For the fiscal year ex- ports are 28,370,048 bushels, against .2,806,- 26 last season and 127,604,884 in 1901, Cotton reached and passed 10c this week. heavy speculative buying being reported in New York, New Orleans and Liverpool. [ While this may have been largely manipu- lative, additional strength was given by the reduced movement of the crops, claimed to be due to bad weather. Over and beyond all, however, was the strength imparted by the active demand for finished products re- ported, it being a sellers’ market for nearty all classes of cotton goods. The advance in cotton yarns Is reported to have dis- couraged business, but manufacturers of- cotton_ goods, are Col- rang- Weber Emery ... Al Krug . 168 243 168 TOtAls iiiee..ooise 818 850 3 The Gate City Juniors defeated the High fchools on the Gate City alleys last night. Beore: GATE CITY JUNIORS. 24 183 164 134 136 169 806 183 182 121 183 19 176 Jobbers urge quicker shipments on old or- ders, while traveiers sena in masy new con- | tracts. i Manufacturers of paper, straw gcods and | clothing report condions tuliy as satis- | Tactory s & year ago, aside from some in- | terruption by labor controversies. Silk Trade Booming. Conditions In the silk industry are shown | Imports of raw material, and one large tnrowster has recentiy rejected orders sai- nelent to occupy his plant for two years Bids are invitea for extensive building | operations, giving strength and activity to materials ‘and supplies. Although many new blast furnaces are rearing completion and others will be fin- ished within six months, the actual out- put of pig iron decreases because fuel cannot be secured. Last week s moderate improvenient has been succeeded by a ae- ciaed setback, many more lurnaces being compelled to bank through lack of fuel. Keports of agreements to supply quan- titles of coke to favored piants are denied. ‘there is Iittle disposition to anticipate pig iron requirements far Into the future, how- ever, as there Is always the hope of a re toration of approximately normal condi- tions. ~Steel blilets are arrivicg from abroad and find a market at inserfor mills, but on domestic business for future deilvery there is some discrepancy between bid and ask- ing prices As the season advances there contracts avallable for the e buildings, bridges and raliway extension, strengthening the market for structural material, which is one of the firmest tures. A heavy tonnage of: plates she and plpe has been sold at iull figures while more Canadlan rail contracts have gone to Yuropean mills. Quleter conaltions prevall in the markets for dry goods, although mills are busy and prices well maintained. Numerous lines of cottors have again advanced in response to the upward tendency of the raw material, and the first resalt has been a disposition 'to delay purchases by leading buyers. Western jobbers are placing liberal case orders for “fall styles with New England producers of boots and shoes, but whole- | sale trade in the east Is between seasons. Failures this week numbered 247 in the | United States, against 2% a year ago, and in Canada, as compared with 31 last year. ists and the government troops both oc- cupy strong positions. The revolution organized by, General Matos during the course of the blockade of the Venezuelan coast by the allied war- ships was reorganized and three armles formed, One, under the command of An- tonto Fernandez, numbering 1,800 men, was routed near Calabozo, in the province ot Miranda, several daye ago and Its chiet is now fleelng in the direction of the Apure. The second, led by Generals Man- tilla and Solagnle, 1,200 strong, a feated last Wednesday near Urachicke, The third, commanded by Generals Rclando Penaloza and Vidal, which was expecting to meet the first two armies, arrived yes- terday, by way of Santa Lucia and Guar- enas, at a point about ten ‘miles southeaat of Caracas, after having lost 806 men trom desertion. The strength of this third army is es. timated at 2,800 men. It has taken up a strong position and the troops sent against it by the government are also strongly placed. The revolutionary army is not believed trong enough to attack and it a few days are allowed to -elapse without the rebels taking the offensive against Pres- . ident Castro, it is regarded as certain that they will be defeated. CUMMINS SEES PRESIDEN (Continued from First Page.) He was first appointed by the prisoner, Cirino, and, with Dr. Oliver Moore, for the company, examined one Tromborula, to whom a policy was issued. Tromborula soon after that was reported dead and the amount of the policy claimed. Dr. Moore said ha was sent to St Michael's cemetery by the Insurance com- pany to identify the body exhumed, which was sald to be that of Tromborula. “When I examined the body in the coffin,” #ald he, “I found it > be that of a much older man. There were mittens op the hands, which I took off, and found that one glove had been stuffed with cotton and that the right forearm was missing. “The right foot was also missing, the shoe being stuffed with a block of wood, shaped like a foo “he lips had been sown together, so as to conceal the absence of teeth “The mouth was stuffed with cotton, causing the cheeks to puff out and give the body the appearance of a much younger man." Assistant District Attorney Krottel made public tonight a confession made by Foster, detalling the methods pursued by the swindlers. Foster says he Las been for many years the chiet soliciting agent for the Union Centfal Life company of Cin- cinnati, which has a branch office in New York. He admits that he made false identifica- tions of seven bodles and succeeded in effecting the collection of $10,000 fraudulent insurance from his company. Shortly before the death of Tromborula the conspirators made arrangements to place $10,000 additional insurance on his life. TENNIS TOURNEY NEARS END recognized by the War department, pro- vided his disability was contracted during the performance of military duty, any rul- ing or decision of the secretary of the interfor to the contrary notwithstanding.” Trust Laws to Be Complled. 3d. Total. 13 468 18 5% 181 1463 203 495 166 461 The house committee on printing today favorably reported the senate resolution providing for the compilation, under the direction of the attorney general, of all laws relating to trusts and to the organiza- tion and regulation of corporations. Howard Hull . Welty . Martin Saldy Totals H QURE SICK HEARACHE. to the B 1 SCHOO Customs Suffer Loss in M The Treasury department has complained to the Postoffice department that the cus- toms revenues are suffering serious loss by the failure of some postmasters to properly carry out the postal regulation regarding the treatment of mail from abroad, especially regfstered matter. from Mexico, marked to indicate that its con- tents are supposed to be liable to customs Quties. Acting Postmaster General Wynne has issued an order to postmasters direct- ing astrict compllance with the regula- tions and notifying them that whenever it is shown that the neglect of any postmaster has resulted in loss of customs revenue he will be held liable under his official bond for the loss so suffered. Usher ...... Greenleaf . Fair Ut Benson Totals . The Drexel S8hoe company beat the Omaha Furniture company’s bowling team on the Western alleys last night by 42 pins. Score DREXELS. 1st. 154 136 166 183 161 . 199 1ol 163 174 14 rotal, 463 44 413 492 451 Baden Stearns Banks Raum | Bullivan are more | % . tion of Totale 2,359 OMAHA FURNITURE. st 24, 3 138 164 . Total, 517 418 471 Bengele . Sutton McVea Landon Heft San Domingo Arbitration Next Mon A cablegram received at the State de- partment today from Mr. Powell at Port au Prince says he has arranged with the government of San Domingo for the be- glnning of the arbitration of the Sala case in Washington on March 18. The arbitra- tors are Frederick Van Dyne, the assistant solicitor of the State department, Senor Guachalla, the Bolivian minister. master General Recovers. Hunter Baltimore Rye ”( i | Totals Ball Magnates Fail to Meet. NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—The proposed con- \ Presidents Ban Johnson duty or necessity for izwful killing of one or more of the officers of the government, or of the government of any rivilized ma- tion, shall be fined not to exceed $5,000 or fmprisoned not to exceed twenty years, or both, of the American league, P, T. Powers of the National association and Harry Pulllan of the National league, set for today, did not take place, President Johnson having remained in Chicago. President Powers said_tonight that he would be in Chicagy and The American Gentleman's Whiskey Another section prohibits the entry into the United States of all persons opposed to all organized government or who belong to any organization so opposed and punish- ment 18 provided for any person who at- tempts to ente. the United Btal lastly, no person disbelieving In ory government or who is afiiated with any organization teaching such bellef shall be {by an attack of gout, was able to attend Postmoster General Payne, who has_been confined to his apartments for some days the cabinet session today and later went to the Postoffice department. Elkins Bill is Signed. The president late this afternoon signed the Elkins bill. With the signing of this yers Reach Semi-Final Round in Singles at Naw York Meet. NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—The third day of the tournament for the national indoor lawn tennls champlonship brought the players to the semi-final round of the sin- gles. Wylle C. Grant, W. B. Cragin, Cal- houn Cragin and Sheépperd Homans have on Monday in response to the Invitation | sent out by James Hart of the Chicago cigb for a conference of the rules commit- WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS, | tées of the various organizations. clared, however, stances would he G national agreement with anybody but Pul- llan and Johnson, that cuss the proposed ne: Vignaux is Victorious. PARIS, Feb. 2 He de- under no circum- .~Vignaux of France won Summary of Business Transacted by the Assoclated Banks, NEW YORK, Feb. 2—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank’ ciearings at the principal cities for the week ended February 19, with the per- centage of increase and decrease as com- w fering to buy have done a_fair business. Wool has been dull anc. firm on reports of active employment for mills and small avalilable stocks of the raw material Judge Estelle Exchanges Benches. Judge Lee Estelle will go next week to ! exchange dockets with Judge G. W. Stubbs of Superior, who will be on the criminal bench of the district court here until Judge Estelle s through trying cases in which Judge Stubbs was interested, which may be The First Sought and The First Bought pared with the corresponding week last naturalised. measure the administration's anti-trust | now reached that round. in the sixth game in the International bil- | year: two weeks hence. Report of Disease Not Substantiated. A letter received today by the secretary of agriculture from Inspector Shaw of the Gureau of Animal Industry, dated at San Luls Potos{, Mexico, last Saturday, fells to substantiate the report of the occurrence of foot and mouth disease at that point. Mr. Shaw, who went from Nogales, Ariz, to San Luls Potos! to investigate the re- port, interviewed the Britlsh consul, who sent the report to his government and made an investigation, but up to that date had not been able to verify it. Bryan Holds a Reception. Willlam J. Bryan held an informal recep- tion in the lobby of the §ouse of repre- sentatives today, shaking hands with mem- bers, some of whom he served with when be was In congress. Mr. Bryan expects to remain in Washington over Sunday. Retirement from the Army. ‘The house committee on naval affairs io- day authorized a favorable report on the bill which passed the senate providing that service in the army, navy and marine corps shall be credited in computing the nec eary thirty years' time for retirement of petty officers and enlisted men of the navy. Philippine Curreney Bill. The house committee on insular affair by a strict party vote today, authorized a favorable report on the Philippines cur- rency bill, as it passed the senate, but recommend that it be amended by striking out the senate provision for an interna- tlonal commission; glso by inserting at the vnd of section 3 the following: “Provided that debts contracted prior to the 31st day of December, 1903, may be pald in the legal tender currency of said islands existing at the time of making of gald con- tracts, unless otherwise expressly provided by contract. . Placed on Retired Li Brigadier General G. W. Baird was placed on the retired list today. For many months past General Baird has served as the chief dispursing officer of the army in this city. Schley Resolution Tabled, The resolution which passed the senate that Rear Admiral Schley be given the pay and allowance of a rear admiral on the ac- tive lst wi called up in the house com- mittee on naval affairs today. The resolu- tlon was tabled. Mesers. Mudd (Md.), Tate (Ga.) and Rixey (Va.) voted against tabling the resolution Canal May Yet Fail, The administration is awaiting a reply from (he representatives of the Panama = = leep for Skin Tortured Babies and Rest for Tired, Fretted Mothers In warm baths with CUTICURA SoaP and gentle applications of CUTICURA OINTMENT, purest of emollients and greatest of skin cures, This is the program for this session is completed. CURTELY‘OUV TAKES HIS SEAT New Member of Cabinet Att First Meeting and is Cordially Welcomed. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Secretary Cor- telyou attended his first cabinet meeting today as the head of the new Department of Commerce and Labor. He was given a cordial welcome by the president and by the other members of | the cabinet, and was assigned a seat at the foot of the cabipet that had been reserved for him. Secretary Moody brought to the attention of the cabinet the description of the con struction of war yessels now bullding. He | sebmitted a report on the matter from Ad- miral Bowles and said he was authorized | to make public the report, together with a letter which be himgel: had sent tu the prosident on the subject. The report and letter will be published simultaneously in a few days. Secretary Wilson informed the cabinet that the appearance of the foot and mouth disease had been réported in northwestern Mexico by the consul located at Potosi. The secretary has sent agents of the de- partment into Mexico to investigate the matter. Mr, Cortelyou's elevation to the cabinet adds another lawyer to the body. He fa a graduate of the Georgetown university law school and has had the degree of master of laws conferred upon him by that institution. Including Secretary Cortelyou, six of the nine members of the cabinet are lawyers. They are Secretaries Hay, Root, Shaw, Moody and Attorney General Knox. At the meeting today there was no discu the details of the new department. new secretary reported that it was & flourishing condition, but a trifie cramped for quarters.” In a day or two Secretary Cortelyou will communicate with congress his recom- mendations as to th> new department, the estimates of appropriations in accordance with the usual custom, being transmitted through the secretary of the treasury. OHIO RIVER NEARS RECORD Evansville Residents Expeet Flood to Great Disaster of 1884, EVANSVILLE, Ind., Feb, 20.—The river here at 6 o'clock tonight was 39.6 and is still rising. This is nearly five feet above the daoger line. A rise of three or four feet more Is expected, which would be the highest stage reached since the flood of 1884 Reports recelved from along the Wabash tonight show that stream to be still ris- ing rapldly. Hundreds of people have been drived from their homes At Eest Mount Carmel the river is the highest known in years. Much corn h hocn destroyed and it is feared much stock also will be lost. Navigation is still greatly handicapped. SEEKS 'TO STOP LYNCHING / Kansas House Recommends Bill Im- posing St TOPEKA, Kan. Feb, 20.—The house has recommended for passage a stringent law purest, sweetest, most speedy, per- manent and economical treatment for torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, crusted, and pimply skin and scalp +humours, eczema, rashes and irritations with loss of hair, of infants and children, ever com- pounded. $old throughout the world, against lynching, It provides (1), Any sheriff prisoner to be taken from him immediately forfeits his office. 2. Any person participating In & lynching may be punished by death or imprisonment for lite. 3. Any member of & mob at & lyaching, whether narticipating in the desd or not, may be imprisoned in the penitentiary for twenty-Gve yeuss | yr., and T. J. Pell. West Side Tennis club, rmitting & In the doubles the Cragin brothers de- teated Little and his partner. The former Princeton champlon, Littie, hardly In his old-time form. Summarles _.Championship Singles: First Round— 3dgar Leonard, Harvard, defeated T. R. Osbourne, Germantown Cricket club, Phila- delphia, 8-1, 6-0. Second Round—W. R. Cragin, West Side Tennis club, defeated Edgar 'Leonard, Harvard, 6-0, 6-3. Championship Doubles! _First Round— Lyle E. Mahan and W. J. McLaughlin, Co- lumbia, defeated Louls J. 'Grant and Robert Bryan, New York Lawn Tennis club, 6-1, Wylle C. Grant and obert LeRoy, New York Tennis_club, defeated Shepperd Homans and T. C, Trask, West Side Ten- nis club, 64, 6-4; Edgar Leonard and Wil- jam J.' Clothler, "Harvard, defeated G. arns and H. A. Thomas, Columbla, by de- fault; W. B. Cragin and Theodore R. Pell, West Side Tennis club, defeated H. F. Allen ‘and H. Wickham, Germantown | Cricket cluh, by default; Raymond D. Lit- tle and J. D. Forbes, West Side Tennis club, defeated Dr. E. C. Jennings and part- ner, Germantown Cricket club, by default. Second round—Lyle E. Mahan and W. J McLaughlin, Columbfa, defeated A Hosking and partner, Belmont Cricket | club, Philadelphia, 6-2, 7-0; W. B. Cragin, | defeated W. K., Fowler and G. A. Ade jr., Crescent Athletic club, Brooklyn, & 6-2; Calhoun Cragin and 8. Cragin, West Side Tennic club, defeated Raymond I Little and J. D. Forbes, West Side Tennis club, 63, 1-6, b-4. MISHAPS MAR STEEPLECHASE Jockeys Tumble from Mounts, Two Horses F Only shing at Ingleside, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20.—The steeple- chaso at Ingleside today was a chapter of accidents, only two horses finishing. The 'race wau' between Mike Rice, the favorite, and Dagmar, the first named winning handily. Imperious fell at the last jump, | but the boy remounted and took °third money. Bear Catcler won the 2-year-old race in the fast time of forty-eight seconds. Only one favorite won. Weather clear, track fast. sResults: First race, Futurity course, sellin Tommy Knight won, Imp. Pussenboots se ond, Action third. Time: 1:13%. Second race, seven furiongs, selling: Davis 8 won, Efonse second, Lone Fisher- man third. Time: 1:28%. Third race, one-half mile, 2-year-olds, purse: Bear Catcher won, Toledo second, apid Water third. Time: 0:48. Fourth race, mile and_one-haif, steeple- chase, handicap: Mike Rice won, Dagmar second, Imperious third. Time: Fifth race, six furlongs, handicap: Sad Sam won, Ponition second, Glendinring third. Time: 1:13% Sixth race, one mile and fifty yards, selling: Goldone won, Oriana = second, Urchin third. Time: 1:45. B R ng Loses Race, NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 2.—Woealth, 0ld Hutch and Carl Kahler were the win: ning favorites to Chickadee, favorite in the Afth, was beaten by Polloék's weak e. Stratton 11 was called out of the last race by F. Gering, jr., for $1,38. Weather cloudy and cool, track fast. Results: First race, one mile: Huzzah won, Me- Willlams second, Balm of Glead third. Time: 1:42. Second race, mile and one-eighth: Annie Lauretta won. Locus Blossom second, So- capa third. Time: 1:31. hird race, six furloy Wealth won, 8t Cuthbert 'second, $im Clark third. | Time: 1:133-5 Fourth race. seven furlongs, handican: Old Hutch won. Boaster second, Bummer third. Time: 1:273-5. Fifth race, mile ahd one-sixteenth, sell- ing: Alfred C_won, Chickadee second, Time: 1:56 3-5. six furlongs, selling: Carl Andesysecond, Benmora third Veguvia_third Elxth race, Kahler won. Time: 1:13 Chessmen Reach Elghth Round. MONTE CARLO, Feb. 20.—In the elghth round of the international chers tourna- ment today Wolf beat Moreaux, Biciifan de- fence, in 41 moves; the game between | tnis lard champlonshiptournament played here this evening, defgating Louls Cure, also of France, In twentyone inn The score wos 500 o 48. " Vignaux's average was 29721 and Cure's 195-21. The best runs Were: Vignauxg 13 and 102; Cure, 8 and 8l This' tie . Button and Cure, as each have 3 o kames and lost one, Decessitating -final serles, which will be piayed on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri- day next. Tennis Challenge Croi LONDON, Feb.-20.—G. R. Mewburn, secre- tary of the English Lawn Tennis assocla- tion, yesterday dispatched a challenge to America for the International tennis cham- plonship. Both the Dohertys have prom- ised to participaté If they are wanted, but the svpresentatives of the English associa- tion will not be selected until after the champlonehip games here M. Newburn anticlpates that the matches will be played | on the Boston courts. s Ocean. Foul Decides Fight, LOUISVILLE, Feb. 20.—George Sohuh of oity wes gtven the decision over Eugene Bezenah of Cincinnati on a foul in the middie of the last round of a fifteen- round contest before the Loulsville Athletic club here tonight. Bezenah had the better of the contest and In the last round rushed Sohuh to the ropes, where he slipped to his knee, and Bezenah landed a lefthand upper- | cut on his jaw. Beatrice Team Defeated. BEATRICE, Neb.. Feb. 20.—(Special)— The Beatrice bowling team went to Wilber yesterday, where it was defeated by forty- three ping in an Interesting contest. Harvard and Yale Challenge English. LONDON, Feb. 20.--The Harvard-Yale challenge for an athletic meeting with Ox- ford-Cambridge this summer has been re- celved. Out of Suburban Handleap. NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Sombrero and Cunard have been declared out of the Sub- urban handicap. RECEIVER OPENS THE SAFES| Two Con 8; n Books and Papers of Arnold Congern and Contents of Other Not Known. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.—The three steel safes in the turf investment cfiices of E. J. Arnold & Co., were opened today by ex- perts at the direction of Recelver Swarts. Two were found to contain only books and papers. It was stated this afternoon that the third safe in the Arnold offices was found to contain only $127.50. Recelver Swarts took charge of the money. Richard Scheu- ble, ir., today filed sult In the circult court against John J. Ryan and O. W. Doepper, who constituted the firm of J. J. Ryan & Co., to recover $3,400 invested in the turf enterprise. Former Police Judge Siden, who recently resigned to become counsel for the Inter- national Inv>stment company, called o Circuit Attorney Folk today in an endeavor to arrange for the amount of bond for the surrender of W. J. Hoge, manager of the investment company, who is wanted on a bench warrant. The attorney was told that Hoge must surrender before bond would be fixed The legislative investigation committee resumed inquiry today into the methods employed by co-operative concerns. suIT Schiechter and Taubenshause, _queen's ambit declined. was drawn after 3 moves; leser beat Mason, Sicllian defence, 41 moves: Marco beat Reggio, Ruy Lopez opening, 46 moves: Tarrasch beat Marshall, four kilghts game, 3 moves, and Teich: mann beat Albin, Bicillan deferice, 32 moves. Gould Will Coach Middies. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 20.—The Naval Academy Athlétic assoclation has selected Charles Gould, left enl aln of Yale's 1901 team, as bead coach of the A. C. T, foot ball eleven for 1908 Other coaches will be selected later by approval of Mr. Gould, vho will have full charge of the team. Arr NEW YORK, Feb 2.-At meetl the American ' Skating assoclation. reiey KANSAS CITY, Feb. 20.—Suit for $10,000 damages on account of a whipping admin- istered in St. Louls was brought in Kansas City, Kan., today agalnst James Cochrane by the man now serving a sentence in the 8t. Louis work house and known as “Lieu- tenant Colonel F. Seymour Barrington, member of the nobility. Barrington marricd Cochrane er on what the latter asseried were false claims of wealth and position and as & result of & sculfle’ with her brother “Barrington” was sent to the work bouse. . The suit today was filed by Colonel John I Martin, sergeant-atuarms at the last democretic national comvestion. Outside Montreal Toronto Winnipeg - CITIES. Detrolt P *Loulsvilie . Joseph. Denver Richmond Columbus *Savannah Rochester Atlanta De: Augusta, Portlan Scranton Topeka racuse ... vansville . Wiimington, Del Birmingham Tavenport ... Fall Little Rock Knoxville Macon 4 Wilkesbarre Akron . Springfieid, Tl Wheeling, W. Va. Wichita . r Youngstown Helena ... Lexington & ver... hattancoga Lowell ... New Bedford. Kalamagoo . acksonvilie, | Greensbure, ‘P Rockford, Springfield, O Binghamton Chester, Pa.. Bloomington, Quiney, Sioux Mansfield O Jacksonville, Fremont, Utica . Decatur, Tl 1l . alls, 8. T il Neb e T Houston iGalveston . §Beaumont, Charleston, 8. C.. Tex Totals, U. 8 w Yo 2 al 4 : = BRREEZER ggsszzane: - HEEREEEES, L] 3 5 EFd §E8ZEE = sazsssEEassyse BTIEEL BERZEEEERE 2284 £E Se 5. 13,476,420 9,541,600 e CANADA | Rapta City, clear | | Kuights of Columbus. f A delegation of the Omaha council of the | Knights of Columbus, over fifty strong, ieave here Sunday morning via the North- western rallroad at 7:35 from the Union depot to assist in the institution of a new couneil at Sloux City. Frozen Body i« Found. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.—The dead body of A. W. Holbein, aged 50, manager of a feed store, was found In a vacant lot at Wash- ington avenue and Twentieth street early today. He had frozen to death Mar Th following marriage licenses have been Issued: Name and Residence. Charles Cullet, Omaha Mary Nargart, Omaha . Carl Lundia, Omaha ..... “Fena Peterson, Omaha . Fred L. Meaker, Omaha Hannah McCabe, Omaha " FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Falr Today and Tomorrow Through- | out Middle Western States, Age. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Forecast: For Nebraska, Iowa, Montana, North and South Dakota, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado | 8¢ ail firstclass oa ol st i Aratclase cafor an by jobbers. Ry Pt A ore, Md- Men Suffering from loss of nervous force often owe their condition to youthful ignorance— that fearful enemy to health, It is the business of science to the damage caused by the though practices of o Nervous Debility never gets well bf Its_victims drag ihrough listiets, ¢ ir itself. b ‘ miserable existence, despondent, ot literally feed the hungry nerves, giving them the precise ingredien s de ded b his wonderful £ vous Debility, stops all_drains, replaces wasted tissues, sends rich, warm Jife blood tingling through every part, msking every or fauact end causing you to glow with ealth, $1.00 pe= box: 6 boxas (with guaran. tee 15 cure), $5.00. ook free and Wyoming—Fair Saturday and Sunday. For Illinois—Fair Saturday and Sunday; | fresh to brizk southwest to northwest | winds. | Loeal Record. | OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Feb. 2.—Official record of tem. perature’ and pecipltation compared wit the corresponding day of the last three years: Maximum temperature Minimum temperature Mean temperature Precipitation Record of temper; at Omaha for this 1902 rmal temperature xcess for the day Totel excess since March 1. Normal precipitation Deficlency for the d Precipitation sWce Deficiency since March 1.......00" Deficlency for cor. pgriod, 1802..) 6.56 inches Deficlency for cor. period, 1901... .24 inch Heports trom Stations at 7 P. M, 1903. 1902 1901. 1900, 2 13 0 .00 00 ure and precipitation ay and,since March 1, | PN --uopeIdpeId CONDITION OF THE WEATHER -viodwe) winwy e anyesadway, | Omaha, clear Valentine, clear North Platte, clea; eyenne, clear . Salt Lake City, clear Huron, cloudy ... Williston, clear Chicago, clear St. Louls, clear 8t. Paul, cloudy : Davenport, cloudy .. Kansas City, clear . Havre, cloudy Helens, partly cloudy Bismarck, clear s iveston, cloudy ... T [ T indicates trace of precipitation L. A. WELSH, Local Forecast Official Establis WILSON WHISKEY. That’s All! For sale by Kuhn & Co., O y o des, S St We give written contracts to cure Diseases and Disor- ders of Men, or re- fund money paid. Many cases taken K/ §$5.00 per month. VARICOCELE, HYDROGELE and loss of time. Legal guarantes to cure you or money refunded. SYPHILIS ::x thor system. Soon for life and the poison ughly cleansed from the every wign and symptom disappears ompletely and forever BREAKING OUT' of the dinease on the skin or fa Creatment contains ho dangerous drugs or injurious medicines. wi‘l -E' from Exceses or VICTIMS TO ; 1N ILITY OR EX- HAUSTION, WA! with EARLY DECAY in YOUNG and MIDDLE AGED; lack of vim, Vigor and strength, with organs impaired and weak. STRICTURE from busine UHINARY, Kidney and Bladder Troubles, Weak back, Burning Urine. Frequency of Urinating, Urin High Colored: or with milky tediment on standing. n Free, Treatment by Mall, ; DR, SE cured with a new ment or ndd 110 S, 14th St. ARLES & SEARLES, Ontha, N DR McGREW SPECIALIST Treats all forms of DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF MEN ONLY 27 Years Experience, 17 Years in Omaha. His remarkable cota Bas never been d eve ay bi s many flatter- eaualed and oy §06d he 1 doing, or the g 2R s e : Hot Springs Treatment for sthms lood Polsons. NO “BREAKING 3{‘)‘31“'.‘211-;5\)1« skin er face and all external signs of the disease disappear at once. i BLOOD DISEASE "o i, 532&“33‘&&*-% S 2 N . debility, PN L T e el g Oro%UicK, CURES—LOW CHARGES, Trestmens By mall. B\ O. Bog ) Ofmce B’:r l' um“-u-ut. Ml‘;n ¥ and | WOMEN=S & MeC il lure disinie ilev 1 erman