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T11K WKKKLY I1KUAL1): 1'hATTSMUUTlI, M-HUASKA, DKCKMHKll 1. 1892
THE DIAMOND ROBBERY.
An Omaha Merchant's Severe
Loss Yesterday.
SHOW CASE PLUNDERED.
Ten Thousand Dollars the Extent of
His Loss-Walked Quletlv In,
Helped Themselves and
Then Left.
How It Was Worked.
The Oiiialiit Hee ivi-n Hie follow
ing account of (lit; big jewelry rob
lery at Otiinhii on Thursday:
"One of t lie neatest, iiietett ami
moHt Hiiecenxf;:l jewelry robberies
In the history of tlieivcry in Omaha
was accomplished yesterday after
noon. The victim was S. Jonasen and the
thieveH no otic known, for they have
disappeared as effectually as if
swallowed up by the earth.
Wednesday afternoon a stranger
called at Mr. Jonasen's store on
Farnam street between Thirteenth
nnd Fourteenth and selected a man
tel clock, paid fl down and left, say
ing that he would be back in the
morning.
About 10 o'clock yesterday fore
noon while most people were at
home hiding from the gloominess
of the day he returned and asked for
bin clock. There was no one in the
utore except the watchmaker, and
the stranger on the pretext of look
ing over the stock led him (o the
rear end of the store behind a dis
used elevator shaft and engaged
him in conversation. While they
were there a confederate entered
the store and went through the
tdiow case.
The store is nearly 100 feet long,
nud on the left side of the door is a
dhow case containing nearly all the
most valuable stock. There is a
narrow passageway next to the door
through which a man can squeeze
to the rear of the case.
In the center of this case was a
semi circular plush cushion on
which was a row of very valuable
diamond rings, studs and pins.
Outsidd of this was a row of solid
jfold watches. The door to this
case in the rear was not locked and
decured only with a bolt.
The thief worked very quickly
and very elfectively. A dozen or
more plush casea containing vain
uble jewelry lay next his hand as he
opened the door of the case, but
they were not touched, probably on
account of their bulk.
The row of diamond rings was
taken, only one of the twenty-seven
being left. Fifteen gold watches
in the row outside the rings were
gathered up and three were taken
from another portion of the case.
Two diamonds pins and five dia
nioiid studs are also missing. The
aggregate value of the stolen prop
erty will not fall far short of $10,
000. Mr. Hanks, of the linn of Carson &
Hanks, manufacturing jewelers,
was entering the store as the rob
ber left, but he only gave him a
casual glance and can give no de
scription of the man, who walked
out coolly and quietly as any ordi
nary customer.
Mr. Hanks noticed that a lot of
jewelry had been taken from the
case, but there was no confusion
and he supposed that Mr. Jonasen
had put it away in the safe. In a
few minutes after Hanks' entrance
the watchmaker and the man with
the clock came to the front of the
store and the latter walked away
the clock under his arm.
The jeweler also noticed the va
cant places in the show case but
had no Idea that the store had been
robbed until Mr. Jonasen came
down, when the police were notified
and an alarm sent to all the officers
in the city.
A watch has been put on oil
depots nnd other approaches to the
city, but the thieves had at least an
hour's start, and they have prob
ably made good use of their time if
they intended to leave the city at
all. Mr. Jonasen has furnished a
compeletedescription of the stolen
property, with all private marks and
numbers, and an attempt to dispose
of any of it will lead to the appre
hension of the thieves.
A prominent Omaha jeweler who
was in the store yesterday is of the
opinion that the work was done by
old time jewelry thieves, probable
members of the same gang as the
robber of Pollock on the Sioux City
train n few weeks ago. The jewel
ers' Alliance about a month ago
notified the Omaha houses that a
ang wan working westward, and
warning them to be on their guard.
This makes the fourth or fifth
time that Mr. Jonasen has suffered
from the depredations of thieves.
They raided him two or three times
when lie was at Thirteenth and
Harney nnd about two weeks ago
lie was taken in with a bogus check.
An attempt was made to do the
job a "couple of weeks ngo by
three parties who came into the
store two or three times on a pre
tense f purchasing a music box.
The music boxes were kept in the
disused elevator and two of the
men got the proprietor behind the
door while a third made an at
tempt on the show case. A click of
the bolt alarmed Jonasen and the
would-be robber was frightened
away.
Knotts-Coon.
Following is the account of the
Knotts-Coon wedding as reported
by The I iee's Council Muffs corre
spondent. L. J Knotts is a brother
of A. I J. Knotts of 1 m; Hi: wai.h.
"An elegant wedding took place
last evening in the Hroadway Meth
odist church. I.'imuel tJ. Knotts,
one of Council lilulfs' young mer
chants, and M iss FJstclle V. Coon
were united in the bonds of mat
rimony, k'ev. 11. 1'. Dudley officia
ting. A large number of friends ol
the party assembled to witness the
ceremony. At N o'clock the organ
pealed forth the wedding march at
the hands of Miss Luring and the
bridal party entered the church.
The ushers, Messrs. Walter Luring
and Will White, headed the pro
cession and were followed by the
Ilower girls, Misses Marion Tilton
and KIsie I'ryor. The bride, beau
tifully attired in white, entered the
church by one door, accompanied
by her brother, Mr. Otto Coon, and
Miss Niles as bridesmaid, while at
the other door the groom entered.
The party gathered at the front of
the church, where. K'ev. Dudley in
nu impressive ceremony said the
words that made them one. The
bride is one of Council IMulT.V most
charming young ladies, and the
young couple have a host of friends
who extend congratulations. They
will begin housekeeping at once."
Supreme Court Decision.
Mankerys. Sine, error from Cass
county, reversed remanded. Opin
ion by Justice Noval.
In an action ol replevin, where
the property has been delivered to
the plaiulilT, in case a verdict is re
turned in favor of the defendant,
the judgment must be in the alter
native for a return of the property,
or the value thereof, in case a re
turn cannot be had, or the posses
sion of the same, and for damages
for the unlawful detention. The
statue requiring the judgment to
be in the alternative form is impera
tive. 2. Held that the cause was sub
mitted to the jury under jjroper in
structions, that the instruction re
quested plaintitT was not applicable
to the case and that the evidence
sustains the verdict.
The judgment not beingin the al
ternative form the cause is re
manded to the court below to len
der the proper judgment upon the
verdict, returned by the jury.
Try tlie"Cruwri" coukIi cure. Urown Je
turret Kunriiiitee It.
A Family Dinner.
The l'atterson family all assem
bled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.
M. Patterson Thusrday and were
treated to one of the finest dinner's
that has ever been served in Plaits
mouth. The table fairly groaned
under the good things that were
spread upon it. Mrs . T. M. Patter
as a hostess cannot be excelled.
There were twenty-four members
of the family. Those present
were, J. M. Patterson, nnd sons, Kay
and Charley, K. H. Windham and
family, Sam Patterson and wife, T.
II. Pollock and family, Mrs. Am
brose Patterson, and Fred Murphy
and family.
WEEPING WATER.
From the Koixililicim.
There are no Hies on Chris
Schrtimpf. He voted for Clevelnad
and has already made application
for the post office. Chris can de
pend on the support of republicans,
and Uncle Sam can trust him, for
he is honest or was before he be
came a democrat.
That was a terrible, dangerous
looking knife that was picked up
near the Cleveland-Hryan bonfire.
It was a bowie-knife thirteen inches
long, with a blade eight and one
fourth inches long. It appears that
some democrat went prepared for
an emergency.
Kd Tighe brought a load of cobs
to cremate for the democratic jolli
lication, but somehow while the
procession was moving the wagon
found its way to the alley in the
rear of the post office and the con
tents were dumped out. Kd was
going to have some arrests made,
but finally acted on his better judg
ment and took it as a joke.
Hrother Knee, like many others of
the editors of his alleged political
faith, is trying to get out of the cold.
He came out last week with a lusty
whoop for the brave, fearless, peer
less, etc., Hryan. The postollice is
no doubt contracted for, but the ed
itorship of the proposed new demo
cratic organ is still in doubt.
Whoop long and loud and that of
the two years ngo dream which
seems about to fade away may be
realized in the future by the new
venture.
WHO IS TO BE BLAMED?
Many Projected Manufactur
ing Enterprises Abandoned.
INDUSTRIES ARE CRIPPLED
The Tin Plate Industry Doomed and
the Wool Growfrs Creatly
Disturbed - Hundreds of
Men Out of Work.
A State of Uucertainty.
Owing to the change in the ad
ministration, the hand of fate has
been put upon a large number of
the manufacturing industries of the
United States, and already hun
dreds of workmen have been thrown
out of employment.
Nobody disputes the fact that
with a democratic president and a
democratic congress the tin plate
industsy is doomed. Gov. Flower
of New York says so, after first con
sulting the president elect. Tin
plate manufacturers know the ax is
ready to fall. The proposed addi
tion to the tin plate plant at Ken
sington, Pa., will not be proceeded
with. It was intended, under the
continuance of the republican re
gime, to add a plant for the manu
facture of black sheets to the tin
plate works at Kensington. The
backer of the project was a well
known Pittsburg brewer, and he
had !?.')(), KK) in the bank as an evi
dence of his purpose. The contract
for the machinery had been let con
ditionally, Two days after theelec
lion the ronttacts were all canceled
and the brewer notified his friends
under the circumstances he did not
think it advisable to invest the
money.
A private letter received at Jersey
City states that IS. Morewood & C.,
who have commenced the manufac
ture of tin plate in Jersey City, will
abandon the extensions they con
templated. These include the
erecti )n of a plant at Gas City. Ind.,
and the addition of four mills to the
Jersey City plant. Other tin plate
plants which were projected were at
Camden, X. J., and another at
Marion, Ind., one a short distance
from Philadelphia and another
near Pittsburg. It is stated that all
these projects have been given up.
The Cannonsburg, Pa., Iron and
Steel Manufacturing Company,
which had been making arrange
ments to start in connection with
their mill the manufacturing of tin
plate, and had ordered machinery
for the same, have abandoned the
project and countermanded the or
der for machinery.
President Gilbert, of King, Gil
bert & Warner, the Middleport iron
nnd steel manufacturers.states that
several orders for iron and steel
have been countermanded since the
election. His company had been
furnishing nbout 100 tons of steel a
month for the tin plate industry,
and the orders have been canceled.
James II. Watt, president of the
Watt Mining Car company, of
Harnesville, O., claims to be ready
to take n complete inventory of their
manufacturing establishing and
sell the same for 75c on the dollar,
on account of the democratic vic
tory, The works could not have
been bought previous to the elec
tion for twice as much money.
The Fostoria (Ohio) Shade and
Lamp company, the largest manu
facturers of lamp shades in the
United States, have put their men
on half time. Glass jobbers refuse
to purchase until it becomes known
what congress will do on the tariff
on glass, and the proprietors do not
propose to be caught with a large
stock.
The Consolidated Window Glass
company to Fostoria, has given
notice of its employes that here
after they will work only on orders.
The pay-roll of the two factories is
$110,000 per month. The tmployes
are feeling blue at the outlook.
Several weeks a ago party of
Heaver, Pa., capitalists leased a
large tract of land containing beds
of lire-clay near Urandy Run. They
proposed to build large works for
the manufacture of paving nnd
building-bricks. The company was
formed, $-10,000 worth of stock taken
and the first assessment paid in.
The application for n charter was
deferred till nfter the election.
When the returns left no doubt of a
democratic sweeping victory the
members of the company met and
decided to disband.
At Gas City Ind., contracts for
the erection of twenty-two factories
had been signed on conditions that
Harrison would be elected. Xow
the contracts have been rescinded,
and the factories will not be built.
The Lackawanna Knitting Mills,
at Scranton, Pa., were projecting a
$100,000 addition to their plant. Xo
sooner had Cleveland's election
been declared than they announced
that their addition would not
be built, nnd several bundered
workmen lose employment in con
sequence. The wool industry is also seri
ously disturbed, and it is probably
that Washington county's (Pa.l fame
as a wool-growing section will soon
be a thing of the past. Only a few
years ago more than .TUO.OOO sheep
were kept within its borders, and
the annual wool clip amounted to
about 3,0UJ.iH)0pmiu Is. When wool
sold at an average of li'l cent this
put about $1, 000,0i X) in the pockets of
Washington county farmers. The
competition in the markets of the
world and the tinkering with the
tariff has brought the price down
to L'4 cent per pound, the amount of
the present duty under the McKin
ley bill being 11 cents per pound.
All the prominent wool growers of
the county cl aim that t here is little
or no money in it at these figures,
when the juice of Washington
county farm land is taken into con
sideration. As it is practically a
foregone conclusion that the free
wool bill will be passed by the new
democratic congress, the growers
anticipate a decline in the price
which will render is production in
this country absolutely unprofit
able, as the same grade of Austra
lian wool can be bought in the
London markets at 17 cents and
laid down at New York at the ad
ditional cost of 1 cent per pound.
The wool men think that within
two years the pricwill fall to 17c,
and even next year, before the pas
sage of the free wool bill can be se
cured, that prices will Le materially
affected by the contemplated re
ductions. On this account many
large wool growers of the country
are making arrangements to quit
the business. Two . of them
have stated that they will
sell their Hocks at once.
About nineteen farmers out of
every twenty within the country are
engaged, more or less, in wool
growing, and the probable destruc
tion of the industry, cannot fail to
be a serious matter to them and the
whole community. The farmers
have always counted on the "wool
money" to pay taxes and settle bills,
as the money from that source came
in a lump. A general abandon
ment of sheep husbandry will in
evitably caue a decline in the price
of farm lands, and it is feared will
affect the other branches of busi
ness in the country.
PEOPLE AND AFFAIRS.
TheH. & M. have reduced the
fare between this city and Omaha
to fifty-six cents. The order went
into effect today. It was done to
compete with the Missouri Pacific,
Instead of paying sixty-three cents
it now costs only fifty-six cents.
W. K. Fox is still in the lead and
will probably be the next postmas
ter. UNOWNED IN THE NEMAHA.
A dispatch to the Lincoln Journal
from Sterling, says: About 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, while a lot of
the boys of town were skating on
the Hoyan nnd Hooker, creek,
Kobert K'owell, the thirteen-year-old
son of Mrs. Rowell, a widow, at
tempted to cross the Nemaha river
at the mouth of Hooker creek.
When at about the middle of the
stream the ice gave way. The other
little boys with him were powerless
to render assistance nnd he soon
sank. It is a sad Thanksgiving day
for the etrickcu mother, who has
already had her share of the
troubles of this life. A hundred or
more men were soon at the place
and the body was recovered about
5 o'clock.
Miss Lola Hurnett and Geo. Ken
necutt of Xebraska City were
drowned yesterday afternoon
while skating near that city.
They were both well known and en
gaged to be married. They were
alone when the accident occurred.
The barn of Dr. Shipinau was
burned on the 9th of this month,
the loss was adjusted on the Kith
and the insurance paid on the 2'M.
The barn was insured in the Home
of Omaha.
The chances are now that the
citizens of Plattsniouth will not
have the mail service of theMissouri
Pacific. Postmaster Streight has
orders to see that the mail is carried
to and from the M. P. depot with
out expense to the department.
This means that the postmaster
should foot ti e bill. The cost of
carrying the mail is $1 per day, and
Mr. Streight does not feel that he
is able to incur the necessary ex
pense occassioned by the order,
and says before he will pay it that
he will discontinue the mail, and
has so informed thedepnrtnient.
Thanksgiving Day passed off very
quietly in Plattsniouth yesterday
Services were held by the dificrent
churches, and the citizens went
home and remained by the fires the
rest of the day.
Judge Allen W. Field, who made
a reputation in the First district as
the able opponent of Congressuisn
Hryan, has decided to enter into
active business in the profession of
law. He has formed a partnership
with E. P. Holmes. The firm name
will be Field A: Holmes, with quart
ers in the McMurty building. Lin
coln Journal.
Frank Mussie, a farmer living
near Nehawka says he can find six
men in his rei; hborhood th:.t can
shuck l'-T) bushels of corn a clay. lie
says Hyinan K'eed nnd Ran Decry,
man have shucked lad bushels a
day and can do it again.
I Geo. W. Hrookes and Ida H. Kin-
I : . i.
iiiaoii oi nu i-ny were granted a
marriage license in Council liluffs
Thursday.
Mrs. T. H. Hrowu presented her
husband with a girl baby this
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Keithley of
Superior, were in the city yester
day visiting with Mrs. Keithley's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vass.
A box car which was left un
locked on the sidetrack last Sunday
was started by the strong north
wind, iind rolled it out in the cut
south of the depot. Passenger No.
8 was obliged to put it on the side
track betore they were allowed to
pass. Murray Manner,
As soon as Waterman it Son fin
ish their store rooms, Joe Klein will
locate in his new quartets on the
corner, where he was before he was
burned out, and Geo. Weidinanu
will remove his business into
the room now occupied by Joe
Klein.
Maurice O'liourke, jr., is confined
to the house on account of sickness.
The curbing on Sixth street was
finished today, and if the brick was
here the paving would be done in a
a short time.
Huy your holiday goods early to
get assortment, you make a
mistake if you buy before vou see
our line. Lehniiokk Hkos.
A Peculiar Case.
A rather peculiar accident hap-
pened to Julius Peppeiberg last
Sunday. While sitting at home
reading a newspaper last Sunday
morning he was bitten on the right
had by a fly. Mr. Pepperberg had
a slight abrasion on the skin of his
right hand. It was a simple injury,
not severe enough to break the
outer cuticle. While reading he
felt a sharp stinging sensation on
the injured spot. A common house
fly was biting him and he brushed
it away with his other hand. Im
mediately Mr. Pepperberg felt a
pain in his hand, but thought noth
ingof it. Hy evening, however, the
pain nnd swelling had extended to
the wrist. Mr. Pepperberg called
on a doctor and had his hand
dressed. The hand has been swol
len all week and has caused him a
good deal of pain, although it is
getting along in nice style now.
GOSSIP AROUND CPU RT ROOMS
J. K. Denson vs. Jones & Fitzcer
aid is on trial today in Judge
Archer s court.
An appeal case was filed today in
district court, the title being State
of Nebraska vs. Clint Hillings and
John Oiiinn.
Another case was filed in district
court which was appealed from
county court. The name of the
case is "In the matter of the appli
plicationfurtheremov.il of Fred
Gorder from the guardianship of
the minor heirs of Win. Wehrbein,
deceased."
Two new cases were filed in ludire
Archer's court today and both filed
by Weidmann Dreckenfeld. One
was against Frank Groff on account
tor$10.:W; and the other against D.
C. K'hoden ..n account for $18.07.
Hoth cases are set for next Monday.
Parmele vs. 'urphy is on trial in
county court today and after that
is finished the State of Nebraska vs.
Kobinsou will be tried.
2S2S
Stop Thief!
Any one whose Watch has a
bow (ring).will never have oc
casion tousethistime-honored
cry. It is the only bow that
cannot be twisted otT the case,
and is found only on Jas.
Boss Filled and other watch
cases stamped with
this trade mark.
Ask your jeweler for pamphlet, or
Bend to the manufacturers,
Keystone Watch Case Co.,
PHILADELPHIA.
Why is it that
Strictly
PnrpWliifpT.PnH I
ic tho hoct nmnr -
. . at.
Because it will outlast all'
other Paints, make a hand
somer finish, give better pro
tection to the wood, and the
first cost of painting will be
less.
If a color other than white
is wanted, tint the Lead with
tne National Lead Lo. s
Pure White Lead
Tinting Colors.
These colors are sold in
small cans, one pound being
sufficient to tint twenty-five
pounds of pure White Lead
the desired shade.
Be Careful
to use only old and well- j
known brands of white lead.
The market is flooded with '
adulterated Paints, and "so
called" white leads. The fol
lowing are strictly pure "Old
Dutch " process brands, and are
established by a lifetime of use:
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If you are going to puint, it will pay
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