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Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
OMAHA MAY HAVE A TEAM
Gate City Fans Will See the National Game
Next Year.
WESTERN LEAGUE CLUB IS IN SIGHT
Plan to Give the Franchise to Arson
Includes the Location of the
Team I'm This
City.

Frank Bandle, who was in Chicago when
the question of the disposition of the Grand
Rapids franchise was being considered by the
Western league, says that there is an excel
lent prospect that Omaha will yet get the
plum. The fact that McKee, who made the
original application for Omaha, withdrew
from the race, was construed in some quar-
ters as an Indication that Omaha was out
OF 1t. but this does not seem to be the case
Mr.. Bandle was in position to know what
was going on better than most people, and
he says that the plan to give the franchise
to Anson includes the location of the team
In this city. This has beeu the plan OF the
magnates from the first, and the Mckee
proposition was never seriously considered.
The only question that was undecided was
whether Anson was willing to come to
Omaha. and 1t was the general feeling on the
Inside that he would do so. While the league
adjourned without a definite decision, the
situation is more promising for Omaha now
than ever
DES MONIES. Ia. Dec. 21.-0Special Tele
gram )-Manager s. F. Frick of the Des
Moines Western association base ball team
came home today from the Western league
meeting at Chicago with proposition from
that organization under which he will locate
the old Grand RcQids franchise and team
here. Omaha was the leading competitor OF
Des Moines, but Frlck secured prcQositou
and will close the contract In few days
He has been granted by the Western as.
ISOLATION permission to retain his franchise
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
MAKE THE REST OF A MIsroRruNE.
II You Must Wear Them Have Thoso
that Arc the Most Bccoming-
what DIR. seymour Says.

| will make a few more remarks about
cross eyes before telling you OF the new
STYLES Of glasses. One of my nrst patients
among the children of this city was a little
girl l2 years old who was cross eyed. | as
sured the parents that glasses would
straishten them perfectly, aud be great
saving to her sight as well. as one eve was
very much weaker than the other and the
sight was leaving II. Well, after due consld-'
eraticn they decided to have the glasses fitted
and promised them the eyes would
stGaighten In a few months. Now imagine
my surprise when the little girl and her
mother called on me few days later. at
finding her eyes entirely straight. and yet the
father was not satisfied.
Why. how is that?
Well 1t seems that he expected that as soou
as the eyes were Strengthened by the glasses
that she could lay them aside and have them
remain so. Perhaps 1t does not seem strange
to you that he should expect this. but In the
very nature of things this would be imposs-
Bile.
For instance, let me draw a comparison
suppose | were a shoemaker and YOU were
TO come to me having one leg little shorter
than the other. You wish me to make a shoe
for you with very thick sole in order that
the short limb might be heightened, so that
you could walk without lmping. This being
accomplished, you would not expect to walk
any better without the shoe than you did
| before you had 1t made. This is hardly A
fair comparison, for in the case of cross eyes
| 1t is not alone the Strengthening of the eyes
| that is of importance, but 1t is the saving OF
the sight and the great relief they afford
| tho patient.
| Glasses straighten cross eyes by making
| up artificially what nature has left unfinished
| in the way of sight, and relieving the in
tense strain on the sight allows the muscles
to relax and the eyes straighten as natural
consequence. An operation on this little
girls eyes would have been positive injury,
and yet there are physicians in this city
| who have wished to operate on them Glasses
would have been necessary, just the same
and when fitted the eyes could not possibly
be etraighter than they are now, and If the
! muscles had been cut the probabilities are
the eye would have turned out instead
| am afraid that | have taken so much time
| on this that | will be obliged to wait until
| tomorrow to tell you of the new STYLES in
glasses. Tomorrow is chidren's day
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22

in that organization, and announces he will
transfer it to Omaha and run club there
next season.
MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 21.-(Special Tele-
gram )-St. Louis wants Captain A. C. Anson,
the great chief of the Chicago club, and a
syndicate has been organized to buy out Chris
Won der Abe, the capital stock Of the company
being 100000 The management of the st.
Louis club has been offered to Anson, who
returned Saturday night from brief Euro
pean trip, and he promptly accepted The
capitalists back. of the big deal are M. r.
Collins, prominent in ST. Louis real estate
circles and Edward Busch of the Anheuser-
| Busch Brewing company and they have Sc
cured subscriptions to the stock amounting
| to about $50 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
Germnn. ChaIIengea An Comers.

NEW YORK, Dec 21.-August Lehr, the
German champion, has issued a challenge
through his manager, John West, to race
Eddie Bald, Earl Kiser Fred Loughead or
any other blcyclist in America for from
$500 to $1,000 "A side, and the largest purse
offered the race to be mile heats, best two
in three. Lehr specifies that he will race
only on outside tracks. and will be pre-
pared to ride in Florida after January Is
next, or upon northern tracks later In the
season.
Lehr's team mate Charles Kaser, the
Swiss middle distance and unpaced rider.
is also eager to make "A match and chal-
lenges any man In America to an unpaced
pursuit race from five to ten miles for a
side bet of the same proportions as those
offered by Lehr.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
WONDERING WHAT LETTER WILL DO
specuInting ON the Outcome of the
Mrhent Corner.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-"A mere incident,
assure you. We are now practically out of
the whole matter. We have little wheat
vet to deliver the necessary bushels are
ready for delivery when the proper time ap-
proaches for the filling of these comparatively
small outstanding contracts, and there's an
end of the affair Insofar as we are con-
cerned"
Thus, with characteristic terseness, does p
ID. Armour define his position in these, the
closing days of one of the biggest wheat
Board of Trade. Joseph Letter, his youthful
opponent, is just calm and confident in
his expressions as the big provision man,
"Mr Armour sold wheat" he declared,
"and I bought of him. That is all. There
was no battle. 1t was a commCu, almost
elementary business transaction. | shall sell
the wheat which have purchased when the
need of the foreign market demands 1t. l
shall sell at profit, and that's the closing
chapter of my part of the story"
These statements, coming from the prin-
cpals in the December wheat deal, have
caused much comment in Board of Trade
circles Will Joseph Letter make a croft cn
| the round 100000 bushels of real wheat
which mas been placed in his hands by the
provision man? is now the que3l
| The report is going the rOun4s tfnt the
| whole affair was productive of results in
dicating a big Armour-Lelter combine. In
| many minds this -rumor was given credence.
The manipulation OF the local market by
Letter agents pulling the wires from the
| Liverpool end was recited over aud over.
This idea however, is ridlcule!d by the ma
jority OF traders
Some members OF the board say that Letter
has secured 100000 bushels of the cereal.
Others place the figures az high as $4,000, 900
| while the more conservative are willing to
admit that half the latter amount is nearer
the correct estimate Mr.. Letter asserts that
just as much ypf this will go abroad as the
foreign market calls for If they pay him bis
price"
"Some folks ON lithe beard think I can't
transport grain eastward by rail without q
loss, do they ?'i.said' Mr. Letter. well, pos
sibly can't, but I'm willing to Qlay out my
end Of the game along my own lines, and
may differ with these prophets consider
ably" n Al
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
MINERS AND OPERATORS CONFER
Decide TO Fs,S&Ss an,.n, dn,o an Interstate

PITTsBURG, Dec. 21,-The convention Of
miners and operators of the Pittsburg dis
trct, which mee1iere to fix rate for mining
for the ensuing year decided to postpone
deciding the retsl fpF the district pending the
outcome of a RAyey8eot for an interstate con-
ventioo, at which "a uniform rate for Penn
sylvania Ohio, Indiana and Illinois will be
fixed The convention was one Of the largest
ever held in this. city. over 100 miners and
twenty-eight operators being present. besides
the miners natlcDal officers end many miners
from surrounding districts. Hon. ID. M. An
ders n a Fln!ayylle operator, presided.
Miners National President Ratchford stated
at the oQenng of the eonvention that the ac-
tion taken at yesterdays meeting Of miners
declaring for 40 cent rate for run OF mine
coal should not EaYe been taken. He adyo-
Gated a revival OF the old interstate agree
mcut which provided for a general price for
all districts and said that he had assurances
from tle miners and operators OF Ohio, In
diana and Illinois that they would Join in the
movement. m -tlon was made to revive the
interstate agreement by 0perat-r Robbins
rnd seconded by Celenel w p. Rend. A
diseuss on generally fayorng the old agree
ment followed enh when Il was put 70 a vot
f, It wos unanlmops''' Qor'iaA. committee
composed Of Mcss.s R-5.Ias, Osborn aai
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
PETE MAHER GETS MANY OFFERS
VIII Have Abundant Opportunity to
Eight IL He Wishes Ii.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 21.-Peter Maher's
hackers have received several replies to
their challenge to fight any man In the
world for the heavyweight championship.
Among those received was one from Billy
Madden, saying he could secure a $4,000
purse for a go at Little Rock in March be-
tween Maher and Gus Ruhlin.
At the same time Norton of San Francisco
notified Peter that the fight arranged for
conflicting dates must not be made for
other fights. Maher intends to carry out
his agreement for the Jackson fight to come
off in February but is anxious to meet
Rubin also. Arrangements are, therefore,
being made, contingent on the San Fran
cisco battle. to go after the Little Rock
purse in March, or thereabouts.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
stake Races at Little Rock.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2l.-Joseph e. Martin,
secretary of the Arkansas Jockey club,
which will give its spring meeting at Little
Rock. March 30 to April s. has returned to
the city and announced the following list
of stakes: The Arkansas stakes. one mile.
a selling sweepstakes for S-year-olds and
upward More than two can be named by
the same owner, but only two can start.
ing sweepstakes for 2-year-olds. at $500.
weight for age. More than two can be
named by the same owner, but only two can
start. The Capitol Hotel stakes. half mile,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22

Alex Dempster and NJ ID. Ratchtord, w. C..
Peorce and Edward Mckay OF the Miners
association was dppointed to arrange the de-
tails for an interstate convention aud q re-
cess was taken uutll this evening when the
committee will report. The convention will
be held at Columbus some time in January.
AS the present rate expires December 81,
President Ratchford stated that the rute
should take effect from the first OF the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22

NASHVILLE, Tenn Dec. 2l.-Tne AmerI
can Federation of Labor ended its seven
teenth annual session today. Thomas l.
Kidd of Chicago was elected a fraternal
delegate to the Canadian labor congress-
The convention spent most Of the morning
in executive session, considering the report
of the grievance committee. After the
matters contained in the report of the com
mittee lad been disposed of the convention
Il cd
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22

DIR. TOwne Loses His Horse and Two
Carriages.

A barn used by DR.. S. r. Towne at Twenty
sixth and Farnam streets was burned at .
O. clock this morning. The doctor was awak-
ened by the sound of his horses struggling
and looked out to find the barn in flames.
The horse perished and two carriages were
also destroyed. The loss on the barn was
also entire all, however, covered by insur-
ance The total damage was about $500.
Tho fire was probably started by tramp,
as the doors were all unlocked, and it was
not determined last night whether he had
escaped. The barn was the property of w.
F. Allen
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
ELECTS ITS PERMANENT OFFICERS
National building Trades Council is
PermnnentIy Organized.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 21.-The National Build
ing Trades council WAS permanently organ
lied today and decided to hold the next an
nual meeting In Kansas City in December
1898. one week before the meeting of the
American Federation Of Labor In the same
city.
Officers were elected as follows: President,
Edward Carroll, Chicago; vice presidents,
Theodore S. Jones, Kansas City; j. p. Healy,
Washington; A. j. Franz and ]. u. Harvey
Milwaukee, NJ. p Cariick Pittsburg; C. S,
Levelng. East st. Louis; secretary and .r as
urer. w. II. Steinblss, st. Louis.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
stops Tracy-WnIcott Fight.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21-Judge Bretano this
afternoon issued an injunction against the
use of the Lake Front armory and the
Tracy -Walcott fight has been postponed by
it's managers . The fight will take place
Thursday or Friday night
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
Dependency Leads 40 suicide.

ST, LOUIS, Dec 21.-George ], FrItsch
president of the Fritsch Furniture company
and one of the leading business men OF South
st. Louis, committed suicide today by hang
ing himself in an elevator shaft, where his
body was found by porter. He leaves six
small children. Dependency over the ina
blity to pay pressing crefitors Is said 10
have been the cause OF Fritseh's sel.-de-
struction.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
Refuses tn Prn.ecute RnrrX.

LONDON, Dec. 2.7Jimmie Barry of Chi
cago, the bantamweight champion, and the
Others arrested in connection with the fight
at the National Sporting club on December
last which resulted in the death of Croot
were released from custody today the
prosecutor refusing to take up the case
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
Rishon TnIhntt LAcccnts.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, Dec. 2l.-Rt. Rev. E.
T. Talbot, who was elected bishop of CEN
trail Pennsylvania November TO- today noti-
fled Rev James f. Powers, chairman of the
Bishop Talbot will come to the east about
February l.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
S. KUSTER. Hagerstown, Ind.
CHARLES J. NuMER, brakeman.
G n rnDnIM braEanap

Kuster died few moments after midnight
after being taken to the hospital Numer
could be heard talking after the wreck oc-
Cured but could not be reached before ne
died. The body of Corbin was found in a
pile of debris, He was instantly killed.
Three locomotives, four passenger coaches
and ifty-eight loaded freight cars were
wrecked, Besides this loss the damage to
the merchandise with which the cars were
loaded Is heavy. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
Pittsburs and st. Louis Trade.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21.-President Won der
Abe of the ST. Louis Browns today sold
Pitcher Hart ITO Pittsburg for Pitcher
Hughey and 81 500 In cash
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
BOSTON ENDORSES INDIANAPOLIS
BeantOwn AbandOns Efforts for
MheeImen NntionnI Meet.

BOSTON, Dec. 21.-At a meeting of prom
inent wheelmen representing the Massa-
chusetts division, League of American
Wheelmen, tonight in this city resolutions
were adopted expressing the belief that Bos-
ton should retire in favor of Indianapolis
for the 1898 national meet and extend to
Indianapolis hearty support and best wishes
for a successful meet at the same time an
nouncing determination to secure for this
city the national meet of 1899
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22

been engaged to play her accompaniments.
He Will also give several piano selections.
which will be pleasant feature OF delight
ful program which Is as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
thompson, BELDEN 8 Co.

sweepstakes for 2-year-olds, $500 added. In
money instead of being guaranteed, as is
the general rule
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
THREE LIVES LOST IN THE WRECK.
Two Dead when Taken from Debris
md One Died Shortly After.

ALTOONA, Pa, Dec 21-As result OF
last nights freight wreck, which was caused
by runaway train on the Pennsylvania
road, three men lost their lives and damage
of $4,000 was done. .roling stock. The dead
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22

Considerable interest is manifested In the
Christmas attraction at the Creighton, which
promises to afford the nest excellent amuse-
ment Of a vaudeville kind. The company,
specially organized in Chicago for this brief
engagement, includes Liberati the cornetist
Mary Norman, John Gilbert Cooper and
Woodthorpe Keating and Goodwin, Fannie
Bloodgood, Ozav, the clown juggler, and
Sankey brothers. acrobats. Matinee and even
ing performances will be given both Saturday
and Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22

1892" which comes to Boyd's tonight and
tomorrow night, with special matinee on
Thursday, is an operate and spectacular ex-
travaganza. The scenic, electrical and me-
chanical effects are elaborate and costly.
There is much brilliant and catchy music
bright comedy and other features calculated
to please The stage settings OF the piece are
sumptuous pictures of dazzling beauty and
the company equals the best. There is also
large and well drilled chorus. The list Of
sixty or seventy people includes Stuart. the
Male Patti Zelma Rawlston, Thomas
Meade boy tenor; the Herald Square quar-
tet, Frank Gardiner, Marie Conchita, Corinne
Thompson, Arthur Seaton George Ovey and
others.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22
THE LATEST IN GLASSES

styles In Glasses rs well ms styles in
Dress.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-22

PAKT IT.
a. Bourree, y minor (from violin sonata)
...,,........,..........,. Bach-Saint Saens
b. Etude, \ fiat. op. %, No. 1..."....".
C. Eiude, G sharp minor, ,op 20, NO
-. ....A lnOnlm
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
JAPAN TO TAKE PART
THE MlKADo SENDS wARsHlPs Tc
CHINESE WATERS.

New Features In the Partition Of China
England wants Slice OF the Anoien,
Empire e--France Awaiting the Actisn o.
Her Neighbor Across the channel.
London. Dec ga dispatch from
Yokohama says;
Russia has notified Japan Of the tenn.
pcrary occupation of Port Arthur, ano
a large Japanese squadron has left Ma
gasaki
Sir Halliday Mccartney, the English
secretary of the Chinese embassy, was
asked IL Russia's possession of Port
Arthur would be temporary. He re.
piled that this plea was usually made a
pretext for occupation.
An unconfirmed report is current here
that part of the British far eastern
squadron will be stationed at Wei Hal
Wei this winter. If true, this indicates
that Great Britain is working with ia
pan. The latter still occupies Wei Hal
Wei, pending payment of the Chinese
war indemnity.
The newspapers are much disturbed
over the situation. What do we get?'
is the burden of their complaint, and
they all insist on the necessity for i'm
mediate action. The Globe says, Rus
sia and Germany now have the two
most important strategical positions in
northern China, and Great Britain,
whose commercial interests there are
ten times greater. must be content with
the crumbs from the st. Petersburg and
Berlin tables"
The Pail Mall Gazette echoes The
Standards inquiry as TO Americas at
titude and remarks; "Of course the par
tition Of the coast which is bound to
come, will not be confined to Russia and
Germany. Every naval state in the
world is actively concerned in the dis
turbancs of the equilibrium in the far
east, Great Britain, France and Japan
especially. But the United States can
not be treated as a quantity to be lg-
nored. Tame acquiescence with these
seizures is not worthy Of our past and
is fatal to our future. We may remark
that we shall not be without sympathiz-
ers, as the Japanese will most joyfully
back any scheme to redress the bitter
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
A LIFE's SAD ENDING.
MISS HERBERT COMMITS SUICIDE AT
HER WASHINGTON HOME.

The Daughter Of the Former Secretary Of
the Navy Hurled Herself From Third
Story window, Receiving IDjuries which
Caused Death.
Washington. Dec. 22.-The tragic
death Of Miss Leila Herbert, daughter
Of former Secretary of the Gavy Hilary
Herbert OF Alabama, caused profound
shock to Washington society, in which
the young lady had for a number of
years been prominently connected.
The coroner decided that no inquest
was necessary, the facts In the case
being clear. At police headquarters the
death was reported as a case of suicide,
due to melancholia and temporary alb
erration of the mind, as the result of
brooding over long. illness.
Miss Herbert's death is traceable in
directly to an accident while horseback
riding in Virginia last September. She
always had been enthusiastically fond
of riding, and during a visit to Vir-
glnia she started out one day on horse
that had not been well brok N. 1t STUN
bled, and she was thrown violently to
the ground, sustaining severe injuries
to her back. She was brought back to
washington, but recovery was exceed
ingly slow, and It was not until last
Sunday that she was able to go out of
the house.
It had been Miss Herbert's s custom for
several years to take her breakfast in
her room and later prepare for the So
cial obligations of the day. Shortly
after 10 O'clock she dressed to go down
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS.
what the soions at washington Did
During the week.

Washington, Dec. 16.-1n the senate
the bill prohibiting pelagic sealing by
American citizens was passed by a vote
og 81 to IA. There was a spirited debate
on the advisability Of extending the
civil service rules over the census bu-
reau.
In the house consideration of the leg
islative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was continued, the debate
being principally on the proposal made
by Assistant Secretary Vanderlip to es-
tablish a retired list in the treasury de-
partment. Mr.. De Almond (Dem.) of
Missouri, under the latitude allowed in
debate on appropriation bills. made a
speech reproaching the majority for not
voting upon the Cuban belligerency res
olution passed by the senate at the
last session.
washington, Dec. 17.-In the senate
a resolution directing the secretary of
war to send supplies to American and
other sufferers in the Klondike region
was passed practically without opposi-
ton. Senator Wolcott said that the in
ternational bimetallic commission had
made no report thus far, and upon his
request discussion of it's work was post
poned until Jan. Is.
In the house, the senate bill prohibit
ing pelagic sealing was passed by a
vote of las to IS. A bill appropriating
si75, 900 for the relief Of the distressed
miners and others in the Klondike
country was passed practically without
opposition.
washington, Dec. 1s.-In the senate
yesterday a resolution was adopted ac-
cepting the invitation of Norway to
participate in an international fisheries
exposition in 1898. The report Of the
joint committee on the use of alcohol
in the arts was presented and gave rise
to long debate.
In the house. consideration of the
legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill was nearly completed
The bill for the relief of Klondike min
ers was sent to conference.
Washington, Dec. 19.-Both branches
of congress held brief sessions yester-
Gay and adjourned for the holiday re-
cess until Jan 5. A joint resolution
was adopted and approved by the pres
ident increasing the appropriation for
the government buildings and display
at the transmississippi exposition al
Omaha
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24

Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-John d. Hart,
the principal owner of the vessels OF
the Hart Steamship company. was last
evening taken TO the Eastern peniten-
tiary. Hart was convicted several
months ago OF aiding a Cuban hlibus-
tering expedition on the steamship
Laurada and sentenced to two years
imprisonment In the Eastern peniten-
tiary. Pending decision on an appeal
to the United States court Of appeals,
he was allowed his liberty under s.. 900
bail. Yesterday Jesse Eldridge. one OF
his bondsmen notified the court that
he desired to be relieved Of his security,
and Hart's rearrest followed.