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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1889)
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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : gjUDAY NOVEMBER 22 , 1889. 5 H " KTHE RIVER-BAM ROMANCE l B Jlo'v the Union Paolflo la Not Op- H > poalnir the Nobrnaka OontraL IjHj A MALICIOUS FALSEHOOD H Hio Unfounded Rtory Whloti Iho H 'World-Iloraltl 1'iiblisiintl t OroAlo K a Prejudice ARAlnat the Hl Vlatluot Bonds H a. ric H "Tlioro is absolutely no truth In the World * H Heralds statement , " said VIce President H' ' Tlolcorab ot the Union l'nclfic , thai wo nro Ht obstructing the Nebraska Centrals proposed Hi bridge scheme by building twentyonoornny H other number of tracks across the line of its H alto It In Intimated that v\o \ nro not only H trying to muro the Nobrnska Centrals H chances of gottlus a bridge , but ask that H corporation to keep its hands oil and make H no light on the viaduct bonds Such n state H ment Is absurd , but It shows how desperate i Mr Hitchcock Is becoming In tils olTort to A defeat ttio bonds j The quickest way for an } body who 1 doubts what I say to lind out whether this 1 story in the World-Herald Is true or false , is 1 for him to ro down on the bottoms and con 1 vtnea lilmsolf Wo are laying ono track U from a paint near the smelting works to the j property of the Hast Omaha land company H | | 'Xlmt Is on the low level ground and could U Dot , even thouph It docs cross the path of K the Nebraska Centrals proposed bridge , bo Hl considered nn obstruction to that entorprlso , f It runs along the river bank and would bo [ from twenty to forty feet below the olovn- j tion ot any bridge " l When did > ou conclude to lay this ' track'l" H " 'lhoUnion Pacific and Burlington com H ' panics entered into a joint contract to build H it when Mr Potter tvns general manager and H long before the bond proposition for the Nom - m W brnslt.t Central bridge was thought of I H dent think the men intorcstcd in ttiit corpn- H , ration will say that wo are doing anything to H obstruct tlioir plnns 'lho World-Herald's ' H screed is so devoid of facts as to bo a com H pleto give awav It is nothing more nor less Hf than n tissue of falsehoods and misrepresent H tntions from beginning to end , gotten up H purnosoly to lnjuro our chnnccs of carrying H the Tenth street viadutt bonds H T. L. Kimball , the third vice president , H conQrmoa everything Mr Holcomb had said H and added : m mW "It will bean unfortunate blow to Omaha H If tbeso bonds are defeated It would slm- H ply prevent the expenditure next J car of not H Icsb than half a million ot dollars , to say H nothing about the employment that a great H many laboring men would bo deprived of H Furthermore , the ? 150OX ) in bonds asked for H are to secure an improvement in the shapoof H a visduct that will cost 200,000. Therefore , H B the city will get all the bcncllt Besides BV H that , the company Is , under the agreement , H BH compelled to spend as much mora on the P P PJ depot building before It can touch the P P pH bonds PJP pH " "I can assure you , so far as the No- PJip PJ braslta Central bridge is . concerned , ] > that wo have never cither through PKp H lobbyists at Washingtoa or otherwise , lifted PJ/P PJ a linger to obstruct it Our tracks on the PJIP H bottom could not bo considered an obstruc- pVp pi tion If such a bridge as the ono proposed PCP PJ is built it would necessarily rcqulro a long PCP H viaduct approach , similar to the Douglas PMBbBB street bridge , and thus carry its tracks abet o PBJPlBI every thing they term an obstruction " I Mr Popplcton , who has largo interests In P pillJ the north part of town , was seen Ho said PBBBBh that before he resigucd the general attorney ship of the Union PaciQc the East Omaha piBBBB land company had mndo arrangements to cnlnrgp At his and others instance property - orty owners north of Sulphur springs nr- ranged to hnvo not mora than ono or two tracks laid out to Bast Omaha The Bur * llnglon road , through Mr Hoidrcgo , joined in the enterprise , the purpose being to devote PJ that part ot the city to trackage for manu factu ring and milling purposes Mr Pod piBBBB ploton docs not believe that the laying of these few tracks will intorfcro with the con Btruclion of the now bridge approaches . John A. McShano and J. H. Uuraont , who P pillJ are Identified with the NcbrnsKa Central cn- PB piH tcrprlsc , declare that there is no foundation for the World-Herald's report "I dent undcistnnd , " said Mr MoShauo , ' where ' tnoy gob such Information I do know , piBBBBj however , that the officials of the Union Pacific arc friendly to our proposition and will do all they can to pflpilH help it also On the ether hand , wo nro PflBBBj strongly in favor of the viaduct bonds , re- piBBBH go r J less of what position anybody may take PflBBH towards the Nebraska CentruL I cant un- PAfAVB dorstand what exlgoncios should oxlst or 1 pBjpiBI what condition people can put themselves In pi PBBK to oppose and vote against an improvement pi PBBE that is for the public benefit If there is any pijpillj reason why this city should not vote { 150,000 l pill , in bonds to sccuro an improvement cost , ing half or throo-quarters of a million B J have not boon able to discover it No , the i Union Pacillo company is not obstructing PBJPBBV our f Mr Dumont endorsed Mr McShano's PbbBbK PbbBbKH A UlKt P P pW General Superintendent Dickenson and the pB pBfl riowspapcr roprosontatlvcs who went out K with the fast mall train on its first trip had P P pV nn experience between Bvanston and Opdon P P pW that they will not soon forgot On account pB pBm of hot boxes and ono or two other in- P P pH cldcnts that caused delays , forty mla P P pH utos' tlmo was lost between Cheyenne PB BBS ] end Laramie , which because ot the stcop grades could not bo made up before reach PBPpiBft Fng Evunston From that place to Ogden , pi& > piP the tract is not only full of sharp curves , PJP piB- . around mountain peaks and along the dlzzv P P pH edges of the Hoop canyons , but has nn ascent of J10 fuot to the milo Bill Dowuoy , a P P PH famous knight ot the throttle was the engineer who hooked on at PflBBH Kvanston , and when told that ho must make J up the forty minutes und get into Ogden on pillllj time , ho smiled quietly to blmselt and said ; P P PH All right " The distance Is soventy-six P P pH miles and Mr Dowuoy covered it in seventy pillllj flvo uluutos , but ho nearly frightened the pillllj Ufa out ot everybody on board In piBBBBI going around sotuo of thoBO curves ho P P P B threw the passengers nut of tboir seats and P P P P ] xnadu them seasick Twloo Mr Dickenson pul'od ' the boll rope on him to slacken bis P P P Pj speed but this only disgusted the fearless P P P PJ William and impelled him to go much faster P P P PJ Want Kcdcratlon | The Union Pacific engineers at Laramie P P P PJ nro favorublo to the federation plan At a H largely attended meeting bold by them they P P P PJ unaulmously voted to adopt and ratify the artliles retonUy proposed Ono onglneer is quoted as sayiug : Pka PkaJ "Wu propose to see if this indiscriminate P P P PJ slaughter of men is to continue Under the piBBBBl present maaagoment no man on this division piBBBBB lias any security ivhatoyor Ho is llablo to P P P PJ bo ordered to quit at any minute When the P P P PJ federation is completed wo shall make no ro- Pj quests ; wo shall maku demands Ot course wo ahull insist upon the removal ot Train tnaster Parsons , but our prlmo demand will Do that Superintendent llarr bo displaced The demand Will bo in the interest ot the men who have bean temporarily laid off tor P P P PI trivial and insufficient reasons " H A atJOO OOMBHTTICE H It AMU Dlsoriss "PreiKlit' Itotca with H tlio Transpnrtntlon Hoard H The oxecutlvo committee ot the Omaha H comiiiercial association bald a mootlbg at H the Union club , and determined on H a plan of action to obtain better H trelght rates from tag railways centering in H Omaha B A committee was appointed to formulate a H iwtitlon to bo presented to the state board of pillllll traukportatlon , and a general meeting of the P P P Pb association boa been called for Saturday P P P PB juornlug V PV PJ > The committee appointed comista of the Pb following gentlemeui pillllll Charles V , Woller , of the tllonardson drug V pV Pj company , John S. Brady ot McCord , Jlrndy pillllll tt Company , Bctu Gallagher ot Paxton , Oal- PV PPJ laBherA , Company , Louis Bradford , IL N. PAVlBVa dewott , of the Howell lumber company ; Euclid Martin , Joseph Qraoau Max Meyer , udley Smitb of D. M. Stcelo & Company , V PV PJ . C. Hruco of lilaVe , Bruce & Company A. PV PV K T. Hector ot itoctor-Wllholmy company.Fred P _ P _ pV W. Gray aad Robert Eassou V Beecliuu'a Pills enro bilious and norvousjllls pillllll VIBITOHS FItOAt A11 HO A I > . The Art Kxlilbltlon In Attracting Un usual interest , The art exhibition rooms still attract many visitors , who study the ptcturos , crltlcito them , and in * omo coses buy thorn They wander through the galleriesform , in groups , andchat , of art and the possibility of Omaha becoming an nrt center A great many of the pictures grow on ono the of toner they are soon Some pictures have coma in since the opening of the exhibition that are worth looking up Ono of the latest it a charming water color liunn in the china room It Is called QUI Brook , adlrondacks , ' ' by Lieutenant O. A. Wordon , U. S. A. Mr , Worden has succeeded In getting a wonder ful atmospheric ouVct , and the picture breathes of the cool , sweet quiet of a woody nook The pictures of Mr 3. C. Borglum , formerly merlyof Omaha , nlso hang In this room Mr Borglum is an artist of cxccptionabla nbiltty , nnd it is a pity that ho is not a rest * dent of Omaha end u momlorot the associ ation Ills plcturo Sheep Pasture nt Sunset , " would cxclto interest even in the Salon It is n work showing rcmarkablo ability with the brush It has boon spoken of before in Tun Uee nnd has attracted much attention and favorable comment Among the few blacks and whites nro two very commendable pictures , these of Harry Shnnor A head of Whittler and o study of "A City Knee , " both in cruvon The city rose Is n dainty city maiden , a verltablo bud The portrait of Whlttlerisu faithful portrait , but not so characteristic as might bo wished In the china gallery is a good bust portrait trait In plaster of Mr Liningor , by William Bructt It is an excellent llkonass only marred by tbo bronzing Mr A. F. Cameron has two excellent still lifo studies , ono u squash and some tomatoes nnd the other a rather Hohcmluu combina tion of n glass halt full ot wine , nnd the in evitable cortiLOb pipe and package of tobacco Mrs Balback exhibits u screen , on the va rious panels ot which are painted snowballs , lilacs and morning glorias The handling of these rather difficult ( lowers is excellent The visitors todav were mainly out-of- town art admirers There were delegations from Plattsmouth , Waterloo , NebrasKa City and Tokamah , and quito a number of thorn Mr Liningor suggested that the people of Omaha exhibit a liltla more enthusiasm in buying the productions ot our homo nrtists The cheap daub and the tea store chrome idou is n tiling of the past in Omaha , nnd the owners of the many biautiful homes in this city nro casting about for nrt wotks to brighten their walls Many ot the pictures have already boon spoken for , and it is thought a largo number ot them will be disposed of before thocloso of tbooxhtbltlon AiigulRh Unspcnknhlu is endured by the victims of Inflammatory rheumatism , and any form of the disca30 may reach that agonising phase or attack the heart and cnuso death Unhappily vhoy who feel its preliminary twinucs seldom realize this Lilto other possibly dangerous maladies rnounmtism is often disregarded at the outset Well will it bn for ftlm if this brief warning shall servo as a warning of future peril or pain to a rcador troubled with incipient rheumatism , lho proper sequel Will bo nn instantaneous resort to the great preventive dopuront , Hostflttcr's Stomach Bittois , whoso brevet of professional com mendation popular experience confirmed There is no finer or moro genial antidote to tfle virus of rheumatism in tbo system Botnnio In Its origin , it is f reo from the ob jections attaching to depurent poisons liable to bo taken in moro than the inlluitosiuiai dose Tbo Bitters conquers malaria , indi gestion , liver and kidney troubles SEEKING HH3FCRMENT. The County Coiiiiiitasionrrs Canvass ing for Several Chairmanships There is avcry pretty preliminary skirmish going on over the prospective organization of the county commissioners board for next your The retirement of Mr Mount breaks tbo combination nnd lho old members are wondering what disposition can bo made ot Mr Berlin Mr Anderson wants to bo chairman of the now board He regrets very much any chance that will take tbo chair manship of the llnanco committee out of his hands , but is willing to do the martyr act this tlmo , especially as in his capacity of chairman ot the board , if no gets it , ho would bo ex officio a member of all committees nnd have his little say Just the same , Mr Corrigan will support Mr Anderson for the chairmanship of the board and expects the chairmanship of the llnanco committee ns his rovvard Mr Tumor and Mr O'l-Cceffo "alnt sayin' a word " There is also nn aspirant for the position now hold by Webb , the commissioners clerk Mr Bruner , the Buponntondcnt of instruction , doosn't want to see the county deprived entirely of his services and since lie cant bo superintendent uny moro , is quietly seeking the appointment as clerk ror the commissioners Mr Anderson favors him and Mr Mount would also if it would do any good The chnngo , however , if any is made , will not occur until after the new year and Mr Mounts influence at that time will bo that of an outsider AVe are the People Business mon from Nebraska for Chl- enpo , Milwaukee and nil eastern cities will please note that by the now tlrao schedule ) ( in olfoct from and after November - vombor 17 , 1BS9) ) , they can nrrivo nt Oranhaabout 4 p. in , can do business or visit with Omaha merchants and friends for nonrly two hours , and can then tauo the through Pullman sleopinc ear of the OhicoRO , Milwaukee & St Paul railway short line fast train at Omaha depot of the Union Pacific railway 0 p. m. ( supper served on dining car leav ing Council Bluffs at 6:30 : p. m. ) , and nrrivo at Chicago at 9:30 : a. ra ( break fnst also served on dining ear ) , in ample tlmo to make conncctioiin with the fast morning trains from Chicago on the principal eastern und southeastern lines ; or if dosircd , passongcra for the east can romaln over In Chicago a few hours for business or pleasure and ro- suino their journey by the afternoon fast and limited trains of all the east ern roads In addition to the foregoing , another through short-lino train loaves Omaha dally at 0:10 : a , in and Council Bluffs at 0:40 : a. m. , arriving at Chicago at 0:60 : n. m. , making close connection with the express trains of all eastern roads For tickets and further particulars apply to the nearest ticket ngent , or to P. A. Nush , general agent , 1601 Far nam St , Omaha , Neb A SORICOWPU14 TALE A Victim of Johnstown and Ills Strunjfo Arrest Policeman Al Mustorman Wednesday night arrested a boy named Willie Cooper , It is claimed , without cause Judge Borka , dis missed the case as Boon as ho bad heard the lads statement Young Coopbr boards at 1101 South Six teenth street , and works in Grey's lumber yard The boy is about sixteen years ot age Ho was In the Johnstown flood , and was the only member ot a largo family who was saved Ho seems tobohenest and willing to work Ho has not been idle since bis arrival in Omaha and made a plain , open statement to the court when arraigned His story ot the scene of hi * narrow escape at Johnstown brought tears to the eyes ot the Judge , the police , the nttoraeya and reporters when ho related how ha bad seen bis loving mother , his aged father and bis little Bisters dashed to death while on his way homo from his work In the • hpps where ho was learning his trade The boy narrowly escaped oy climbing ( he mountain and was forced to stand nsldo and see all who were near and dear to hi in carried away In the flood He was in bis boarding bouse wbon ar rested by Mastermad , who bad no warrant or no excuse for takiag him out Even the landlady of tbo house was there to appear in the lads ' behalf , After dismissing young Cooper Judge Berks severely ceusured Maslorman for his careless couduct in arresting a person against whom there was no ground for a charge m SLEPT INTO ETERNITY Frank Klrkland Crushed to Do nth While In BodL THERE WAS NO BUMPER A Plying Cnr Cuts Through a Shanty , Demolishes It nnd Finds a Ilnmnti Victim on Ills Couch Dontli In the Night Prnnk Klrkland , an omployo of tbo Union Pacific shops at Kansas City , mot a horrible death Wednesday night In a peculiar nnd de structive wreck in the Union Pacific yards in this city John Klrkland , the father of the deceased , Is a squatter and has two frame shanties standing on the south side ot Jones street lust west of Sixth street The switch Bpurs of thn Union Paciflo run to within a few foot of the moro westerly ot the houses nnd are unprotected nt the end by the customary bumping-uosts , This shanty was 14x30 feet in dimensions nnd was used ns a storage room It was filled w ith old furniture , coal and it varied assortment of Junk One cor * nor of the room wns ntted up with n steve nnd n bed nnd wns occupied by a man named Jack Kearney The housD occupied by the senior Klrkland is directly cast nnd within a few feet of this shanty About 7:30 : o'clock a switching crow on the Union Pacific sent a box cnr up on the side track with such foreo thnt it left the truck and went entirely through the first slinntv , completely demolishing it , nnd tak ing off n kitchen nnd ono corner from the house occupied bv Klrkland The storngo sluinty was completely destroyed andbrokon into kindling wood , this was supposed at the tlmo to bo the extent of the daiuiigo done nnd no attention was paid to the wiockuntllT u m. , yesterday morning , when u wrovkir.u crow waa sent to clear up the dobi is When the wontmon pulled the freight car li om the wreck the dead body or li man wib discovered lying among the dobrls in ono corner of the room The body proved to bo that ot Frank ICirk- land land.Klrkland Klrkland came hero from Kansas Citysov- ornl weeki ago , having been injured while at work in the Union Pacific shops at that place , Ho has been living with his sister on lilovonth street Wednesday evonlncr he paid n visit to his fathers ' house at Sixth nnd Jones Btreot and left at 0:30 : o'clocK to return to his sisters house It is sup cosed thnt , instead of going homo , he went into the storage shantv and lay down on Kearney's bed , where ho mot his fearful death His remains wore removed teD D rex el & Mauls Kirland was twenty-seven jeirs or ago and wai unmarried The elder Klrkland , nliilo almost cra7ed wlthcricfut the death of his son , said be had been expecting soma such tragedy for a long time llo alleged that the company had refused to protect its switch tiacks with bumpinc posts for the solo purpose of trying to terrify nnd compel liim to leave his homo The railroad company was rcpresontod by nn attorney nnd a clerk from their legal de partment , as w ell as a shorthand rcportor The furaily of the dead man was ulso repre sented by an attorney The first witness examined was AV . L. Cook , the foreman of the yard crew which was handling the train which caused the accident Mr Cook testified that ho cut off ono car nn the main line , and then cut oft another car on the side track , going with this car to stop it when it hud readied the proper point Before he had gone far bo heard the tram behind him break ami saw scvcrul car * ro til ing down the side track , There is a pretty steep grade at that place and ho sot the brake on the llrst car , after which ho Jumped down and caught the runaway cars , set the brakes on tnoso und Jumped off The brakes did not stop the cars , however , and ho heard them crash into the llrst car and then into the house 'lho lirst bouse is about two car lengths from the end of the track Two cars and the forward trucks of the third car left the track The cars were not kicked down the side track , but were at a dead stop when the first car wus cut off When the engine backed up" the train broke m two , nnd the cars started do.vn the grille On cross-exnmiuatiou by tlio attorney for the relatives of the deceased tno witness stated that ho would not say whether there was a "bumulng post nt the end of the tracker or not , as ho had never had occasion to go down to the end of the track and did not know what condition it was in After the cars had stopped he wont to Lho bouses and Inquired if anyone had been hurt , but was told by uu old gentleman that no ono had been in the iirst house and that these in tbo ether house were ull safe Ho went to both houses twice , to make sure no ono was hurt , and looked around by the light of his lantern , but found nothlnc C Pltzirorald , another of the train crow , was the next witness Ho stated that ho was near the front end of tbo train , between Tenth and Eleventh streets The engine was up near tbo elevator The witness was out of sight of the accident He went down to the scene about 0 p. m. , but saw no ono who was hurt On being questioned by the attorney the witness raid he had never been to the end ot tno track nnd did not know whether tneror was a bumper there or not There were tlurty-llvo cars in the train The next witness was A. M. Summers , nnothcr member of the train crow Ho was on tbo tar which was sent down the main track and did not seethe nccidcat Ho , also , had never been to the end of the track and did not know its condition It is customary to have as many as eighty-five cars in a train John Klrkland , the father ot the dead man , was examined , 'lho old man Ijroko down when ho took the stand nnd could not control the tours which coursed down his cheeks In a few moments he recnveiod bis coroposuro and gave his testimony in n straightforward way He said bo had been on a visit to friends und relatives iu Iowa for about live months , and bad not seen his eon since ho came back Ho returned homo shortly before the accident and went oat again immediately When he board of the accident bo inquired it anyone was hurt and was told everyone was safe Ho did nut know his son bad been to tbo bouso He had occupied the houses for twenty-two years and used the bouse nearest the track for a Moreroom Could not say whether anyone Blopt in the old house or not as he bad heou away , There had never been a bumping , post at the end of the truck , lie said , and the cars nad run off the end several times A few months ago some cars had crashed into the house ana broken n hole in the side 'I nomas Klrkland , a brotbor of Prank , testified His testimony was , in the main , the same as bis fathers He nlso stated that after the accident he looked over the ruins with n lantern and saw Kearney's overcoit Ho at once started to bunt for Kearney and found him in a neighboring saloon Ho looked no further , as bo had no idea any ono would bo in the bouso except Kearney , On being questioned further the witness stated that when the cars ran into the house the last time his father and himself hadgono to tbo yardmaster and asked him to have the end of tbo track flxod so they would not kill any ono Tha yardmaster merely laugbod and said ha would sco about It Nothing had been done to prevent an accident Mrs Allle Klrkland , tha wife of the last witnoas , was then examined , but notblug new was elicited except the fact that the body when found was lying half way under the car , and the pillow under the head of the dead man was cut clean In two 'lho trucks of the first car had passed through the first house and nearly through tbo second When eho heard the noise bbo picked up her two little children and rati out ot the bouse Just as tbo trucks crashed into tha house , upset tlug the steve and breaking nearly every thing in the bouso This completed the testimony , and the room was cleared while the Jury considered their verdict The verdict Wns as follows i The Jury find that Frank KlrKland came to bis death by being crushed by a car or cars while lying In a building at Sixth and Jones streets , and the Jury further And that the Union Pacific Hallway company ia guilty of carelessness in not providing and maintaining a bumping post at the end of tbo side track tormlnatilig at the above point ' ' A prominent merchant writes ; i-Cook's extra dry champagne , used as a gurgle cured my child ot diphtheria " t BLACK ittinGLAKS Two Necrooi VIMU Plr J. K. Chnra * l > fr 5llim , o. At 1 o'clock yesterday morning Mr and Mrs James K. Chambers , who had boon at tending a party at lho Millard hotel , returned - turned to their rcsfifcfico , 1030 Capitol nvo- nue , not suspecting CHa\ burglars were In possession of the houMb , 1 Mr Chambers , Upodigolng down into the basement to got n pitcher ot wntor , noticed that the rear door was open Ho knocked nt the door of the sqrvnnt girls room and woke her from a sound slumber This satis- fled him that she had npt boon out ot her room , and thut the outside door had been forced and lot open by burglars , who had probably escaped Nevertheless ho procured a revolver and made a search of thn prom ises , but did not succeed In discovering any burglar , Thereupon be closed the door and returned upstairs A few ralnntcs later the scrvnnt girl came rushing op stnira in her night clothes , nad fell upon the floor speechless from fright As soon ns she regained her composure she stated that a minute or two nftor Mr Chambers loft the basement she felt her bed ralso up nnd the next moment a burly negro crawled out nnd grabbed her She attempted to scream , but ho seized her bv tbo throat and threatened to kill her if she pave any alarm Of course she kept quiet The negro tboroupon quietly and quickly tnado his escape Investigation shotted that two trunks In the basement had been broken open , and (5 taken from ono and (10 from the other The money holonccd to the servant girl and the nurse girl H was evident thut there were two negroes , ono of whom escaped through the open door , while the ether sought tem porary refuge under the servants bed They had just begun to go through tha house whoa the return of Mr und Mrs Chnmbors put an end to their explorations tn search of plun- dur Who can foretell a sudden brulso on the leg of n favorite I Keep Salvation Oil for the stable The early bird catches the worm , nnd sometimes a bad cold , which however does no Inlustico to the old proverb , for which the aid of Dr Bulls Cougn Svrup colds are ot no consequence Price -3 cents PKUPLIS WHO nun How Judge Iterka Kciisonert With 'lh 'in Vcstrrdiiy Judge Borka had a long list of offenders before him but no serious charges were re corded Jim Rlloy stele a par ' of shoes during a riro In the homo of J. K. Lundgron , in North Omaha The blato did no damage , but later tn the night Ritey was arrested The shoos were recovered and Riley was fined $9.C0. A search warrant was issued for Sarnh Woodard , who lives in Council Bluffs She claims thut Com Madcrson stele silvorwuro from her homo nnd brought It to this city BUI Bdmund , the man suspected of steal ing the poll-boons in the 'I hird ward , was found lying drunk on the sidewalk at an early hour yesterday moruing nnd was locked up Ho gave bail nnd his case was con tinued until this morning at 10 oclock Alice Matthews had one bid cvo nnd a bruised face She wus uccusod of disorderly conduct and drunkenness 'Lho woman pleaded guilty and was fined S7.il ! ) . Pat Rockbud , the " RnVky mountain Skip per , " appeared with tramoling limbs uud a black eye He Itudbeen drunk and disorderly Wednesday night , hp admitted that ho was mixed up In the Cronln' murder , but today denied that , ho oven belonged.to the Clnn-na- Gael His face waa Pttvwrcd with blood , but by paying the cleric $5.50 Pat was allowed to go home , ' Unitnl St ntpn Court James G. Lndd of Beatrice wns brought in by Deputy Marshal Henry , cliaiccd with sending nou-tnadablo matter through tlio mails r ,4' Dr George Puhqk , oft Nobraskn City , wai the first prisoner ' arraigned before Judge Dundy yesterday -lho 'doctoi was nr- rcstca for smiding a postal card to Dr Mine hatut , a follow physician , on which were n number of charges that the doctor had been guilty of malpractice , and two or throe cases were cited thereon In conoboration Dr Puhck pleaded guilty to sending the card , nnd was fined $15 und costs Albert G. Hcnrv , the brother of Isaac Henry , hu3 been discovered to bo lho real culprit in the matrimonial advertisement scheme , whereby spoony greenies were worked for moaoy and Jewelry Albert heard the charge read , and pleaded guilty , but us the penalty is n very severe ono , the judge advised him to plead not guilty , and to omplov nn attorney James B. Ludd was arraigned on the charge of sending n letter to a man named Tlldcn , in which were u number of obscene and opprobrious epithets , Ladd pleaded guilty and was lined { 35 and costs Adolph Selba wus brought before the judge on the charge of selling liquor to an Indian nnmed John Whitlow Ho acHnowl- edged that ho had sold liquor to some of the Indians , but wis not aware that ho had dis posed any to a savage f that name The judge advised him to plead not guilty und consult an attorney DiHtrlct Court Tbo defense In the Soulo murder case was begun In tbo district court yesterday Allen Root , the fanner for ivhom Soulo worked several years , was placed upon the stand to show that the latter , when under the influence of liquor , was crazy to all in tents and purposes and acted like a wild roan This was the defense , and the argu ment of the case wns commenced this after noon Judge Wakeley has granted n decree of divorce to K. C. Barton from his wife , Fan nie Bridges Burton of Oirdonsburg , N. Y , The plaintiff is the son of Guy Barton of this city , Tbo particulars which led to the filing ot Mr Barton's petition for a divorce hnvo been published and created a great social sensation a few months ngo The decrco was granted on tbo ground that tha mnrrinco was consummated by the defendant with uu intent to levy blackmail upon the plaintiff Judge Wukoley also granted a divorce yes terday to Anna Nelson from her husband , Nels P. Nelson , on tbo ground of cruelty nnd Inhuman treatment KurcUa Tlio motto of California means , I have found it Only in that land of sunshine , where the orarge , lemon , olive , fig and grape bloom and and ripen and attain their high est perfection in midwinter , are the herbs nnd gum found , that are used in that pleas ant remedy for all throat nnd lung troubles , Santa Able the ruler of coughs , asthma and consuindtlon , the1 Goodman Drug Co has been appointed ugdnt for this valuable California remedy , and'solls It under n guar antee at $1 a bottle , 'hrco for ti 50 , Ury California Cat-r-cure , the only guar antee euro for catarrh , fI , by mullft 10 , No Cmoplnlnt There was no complaint lodged against O. Smith and W. IL Ed .vorda , who were sus pected of stealing thef ( poll books in the Third ward yesterday consequently no complaint was filed , The cases were ells , missed , . With your name and address , mailed to the Swift Specific Co , Atlanta , Ga , ia necessary to obtain on interesting treat ise on tbo blood and the diseases incident Skin Eruption Oared One of my customers , a highly respected and ionnentlal citizen , tmtwho Unow absent from thedly , has used Swifts Bptclftc with excellent mult lie tays It cared tilra ot a skla eruption that he had been tormented with for thirty years , and had resitted tha cunthe qualities ot main ; I ether medld dcs , Sosxirr Clem , Srauut , Falls City , Neb YOU ARE FOOLING I Away money if you buy an overcoat without looking at our stock Our iwsortmont ovorslmtloTrs M everything 0 its kind in the city Never in nil the yoara thnt wo hnvo boon in busiuo3S have wo had M such vast quantities o line and elegant overcoats , nnd never wore they sold at such low figures Wo | are in the height o the season , our overcoat department is booming , you will always find it crowded : a | nnd why is ifc so ? Are the people crowding our store because wo give thorn pooior goods or clinrgo 1 1 more than others ? Would they como to us to buy overcoats that can bo had cheaper el ewhere ? NOT | MUCH ! They como hero because they know they can save inonoy , and save considerable too | | Our large business is the result ol our ability to buy right and the will io soil right , our largo busi- hH ncss is the result o fair dealing and o better values than3011 can got elsewhere for your inonoy > M i H And in no niticle can wo provo that to you quicker than in'an overcoat Clothing Houses as a rule M make mote profit on overcoats than they do on"other goods It will take but a ghmcc at OUR PRIGE9 ' H to convince you what n gieat difference there is in the way WE sell overcoats and the way othorsure , M selling them You need but look at the elegant wide wale and nil wool cassimcro overcoat which wo M have marked $6 , or al the fine chinchilla gaimcnt , satin lined throughout , velvet pipotl and mndo up H In excellent style , which wo offer al | 8and hundreds o other garments marked equally as low • | WHERE COULD YOU MATCH THEM H Nebraska Clothing Company , I Corner Fourteenth and Douglas Streets , Omaha puiqaq gq o } si OHOdVS J ° sssn sift jo } utjou3j eq ox • AjBnq "B4s uo U9A8 puis 'suBd pun sq.od uo 's/wopuj/w uo 'sjoojj rue uo 'iuiecI uo oilOdVS 9sn ° l s ! m © jqisuas puB luapoiu qiq.nq \ : ip2 , : p2 ou ueqq Abm pjo sq . ui u ap JB9g | p % 3uiu < e'3p-aenoif xau fc # > > jnoA ui 3vp30eAdj , eau aq sA'QMre | | ] MA2 pur © 1 0n0k © . 3sn ° * M0M u3JPlipinoA ! ijo a ' I DRS BETTS & BETTS 1403 Katinau Street , Omaha , Kbd ( Oppoalto I'mtofi Hotel ) Office hours , 9 m.toap.m , SuDdayilOa m , to I pm Specialist ! In Caronlc , Narroui Skin and Wood Dis eases ' tzrconsultatlon at office or bj malt free Bleat clnos sent by mall or express , accural ? parked , free from observation , duaruuuo to euro qulclily , sute- trand pcruinucutlv NERVOUS liEBIIM Kf&as1 ; Mons riirslcal decay , arising from Indiscretion , ex- r ssor lnuulirenoo producing Bloopk-sness. detpoa- dM cy , pimplntimi tbufricc , aversion to society , cusllr tllHrouraxed , lack of ennthtonoo dnll unlit for study or business , and finds life a burden , barely , perm an- ently and privately cured Consult Prs.IletU&Uotti , lttti Vnrnarn Street , Oinahfc , NoU , Blood and Skin Disease 32 % ? results , complttfly eradicated wtttiont tuo altl of mercury , bcrofula erysipelas , fever sores , [ tlotchos uloria pains in tha head and bones , eypbliltlo aora Ibroat mouth nd tonguei ratarib , elo , porniumntly cured where othera bavo failed Pirlnntr Timnnmr n < l IlluMer Complaints , iVlQIlOy Urillary vmntuU Ull rnH.M > tre qnent bnrnlnu or bloody ur ne , urine liurli colored or Willi milky sediment on sian iln , weak back , itunorr hira , vleelcystitis , etc I'rutupily and safely cured cbsrtfes reasonable v O JL XbJLVi X U XtlEf 1 manont ( ure re- moral complete without cutttnK , ra untie ordination Cures otlecieJ nt home by patleut without a momenta pain or annoyance To Young Msn ana MiMlc-AiBi ! Men , PtTDD Th" awful , efforts of early AQI1DD uUuIi Vice , which brlnira ori'anlo weakness , dustruying both mind aud body Tilth all Ittdrvmletl Ills , permanently uurod TIDO UrTT ? Address thosa who have lm\ . UIlOi DD110 paired themaelres by- Improper Indulgences and aud solitary habits , which rtttn both body and wind , uatlttlug them for business , study or MAUItliD Mux , or these entering on that happy Ufa aware tt pliyslclal debility , quickly assisted OUR SUCCESS Ia based upon facta , first-practical experience , second end ovary case Is i-s.sx4allr | studied , tbua'starting aright , thlrd-meJIrlnea are prepared tn our own la- baiury aiactly to suit men cuau , thus affecting cures wlthoutlniury . . . . . . . . . tlfSenil li cents postaxa for oolebrabad works on chronic , nervous and delicate disease * . Thousands cored , tr-A friendly letter or call may aaveyou fu * lure suffering and shame , and add golden years to lit * UrNo letters unsworn ) unle'S accompanied by I coots tn stamps Address ureal ! on DIM ItttTTS Si BETTS , U09 ramamtitreet , Omaha , Neb TAPEWORMS ! with header notes | no fasting roulfed Send 2a sump for circular J > r U , Key Buillh , bpeclal- 1st. TV3 Oil volt . HI l ouls Mo TO WEAK UCM TSS 'SS SS'a I LoUUoxjjS Detroit , llob PB miomn © y TSES ! ! % INCREASED PEHSIOS S ! ! ( ITinoWft and MINOIt Children draw from dnteot Iliisbnuil'n or rallior'Hdeath , nnd • S ' exo now pnld S12.00 monthly , with S2 00 per month nddltlonal for cncli child Some hate rcceltcd V HPfcral llionxniKl slollnrai Itnck | icnxiwii Il.jim are entitled , why not net > ourJn t * Mi tlucs ? Soldiers dmw from date ot flllng clnim , which nlotiu Is an lm " < tii > cnt upon which , , v ; the facts being pn ed , an income mns bo derl\ed equal to Oprr rent of 03UU , 81000 , vt'tOOO iH or mucli larger minis HoIayH are slnngrnmw Comrades nro dying ) cnrly by the jilBi hundred * nnd > nnr proof and chances nro rant llHii ] > penrltiR Send name and nddrcssto jf E. K. CLIItrOHAN , 180 WalnutSt , Cincinnati , Ohio , uud receive blanks and instructions , nnd J , \ W circular , " Something Kew , " No fee till claim nlloued Will TlaltWashlnitUin In your behalf 'j V • then necessary Tlio rates niuny are ilrniTlnjj now may lie doubled ; I H • v ! SYPHILIS Can bo cured In 20 to 00 days by the use of the Magic Remedy For sale only by the Cook Itemedy Co . ot Omaha Nebraska , Write to us for the name * and address ot patients who have boon cured and from whom we have poimlaslou to refer Syphilis is a disease that has always bullied the skill of the most eminent physicians and until the discovery of the Cook itomedy Co's "MAOIO M\lEllY , " not one lnflfty ever having the dlseato has been cured Wo ( 'uarun- tee to euro any case that cuu bo produced . ' 1 nose r > ho have taken Mercury , Potash , 8. S. t ) . Bucus Alterant or other advertised remedies , with only temporary benellts can now he per munemly'cured by the nsa of the 'MAlllO BKMBUY" ' of the Cook Itemedy Co- Omaha , Neb Itewareotlmmltatlons Jtis absolutely ; impossible for any other person or company to have our formula or any remedy like It In ettect j and results The Cook Itemedy Co , has been I treating patients for four years and have al- r ways given perfect satisfaction They are finan cially responsible , having ; a capital of over sUtm.uOA , tnaklne ; their guarantee good We soli cit thn mrut obstinate coses these who liavn tried every known remedy ana lost nil hope ot rpcovory Correspond with us and let us put ynu In po sesslon of evidence that convinces the mnstskoptlcal Mark what wo say : In thn end you MUST us our 'MAOIC IIUMBUY" before yon can bo permanently ruasd It Is the most lierolo blood purifier ever known Wilto for particulars All letters confidential PAIITIRM Kosuro you are getting the Cook uAUIIUll Itemedy Co's Mau\a \ Hemedr None others are genuine , t'artles c' .nlminu to be ncents for us urn Imposters and frauds Full partlcuinis free Address all communications The to Cook Remedy Go , Rooms 418 anUlS Paxlon Block , Health is Wealth DnE O. West a Neuve and lliiAiu Tiihat- hunt , a guaranteed specific for Hysteria , Dizzi ness Convulsions , Pits , Nervous Neuralgia , Headache Nervous Prostration caused by the use of alcohol tobacco Wakefulness , Mental Uepresslon.Softeatngottlie llruln resulting In 1 nsanlty and leading to mlsory.decay and death , 1'remature Old Age Itarreunots , Ix > ss ot Tower in either sex Involuntary Ixistos and Bpermat- torlta-a caused by overexertion ot the bratu a elf • abuse or overindulgence Kach box contains one months treatment , fl.00 a box , or six boxes tor K OJ sent by mall prepaid on receipt of price WE OXJANANTBQ SIX BOXB3. To cure any case With each order received oy us for slxboxes , accompanied with i'U.0 , we will aend the purchaser our written guarantee to re fund the money it the treatment does not elfoct a cure dusronteea Issued only by Uoodman I Drug Co Druggists Bole Agents , 1111) Farnam J Etreet , Urunha Nebraska , QigHa iD3GAl ! Syr.sjl0aU I N.rVCOH.I3TH&DDDOEaISOMAHANEB. > ' W\ \ rOU TUB 'f RBATMrMT OV JtU , K 1 niuiuiu I ! OES.jSl03E3S ( , J W APPUAUCES FOR DEFORMITIES AND TRUSSES ' J K- BtstYaeuIUssApparahiiandKmeaIeiforBacMcsfa ! v B Treatment of avcry form of D'ssaae ' inquiries ; , HRDICALorBrfROIOALTUEATMKMT B NINETY ROOMS FOR PATIENTS , ! , M XoaxdAttudancs But AeconuaedaUcng ia West • * | H. (0-WRITEFORCra < ruTARacmDeforrolU.iRn } M ErscesInjiiEs,01u1)FeitOirr tjireiofBplni.liUs , ; - ' Tumors , Dancer OttwrS , , , BroAhltis , bhatatioa ; f Xtestriclty Varalyus , Epilepsy , Kidney , BUdJsr , % i ja , ar , Bkiaaad Slsod and all BurtiealOperatlsna "J DISEASES OF WOMEN i. . . ' - . ' .V . ia % _ "IH lATXlt ADDED 1 LtUS-ll UEn T EJlT 0 J i JL0 . " 1 BeliaMa ! ! " 2r C9fnff"7tSTrtlBTlY fHIYATt ) ' . Only Institute naking a Bsctialty ot ; • PRIVATE DISEASES All Blooil DUhics sactaaifslly UnXti ssrpklltlle t'olsoa V r < mo > stlroalbiiiUm lltluIIrr i . KitUraUra j Vrciluiil far Low > r TITSL ronKK fsrlUi asttls to tlill V • • i i/t tr , ua tbui lei < rr , oi ) ne . AllcomnuDlea- , UsainsOStstlsL MeJlclo iorluilr annun > lkjii.llor . Ksu esrilrpuk < Sn ii > rkst lDillestvsosli > t < ar B < l < r , < , KririoullBUrilsvpraletrail , Callaodtcaaullvaoraaai I Uat rrcrvouraaaatSadajOTlll saod la pUlo vrrappcr.as * 5 RflnK Tfl filFH FRBEt Di a tVlrata , i > rcl.l at X pUUIV IU rUtHi fiarToij.Dia M i.iaip ' r.aj'pk ' < is , lllst Olect sod Varlaecalo , with qaaatluo Hit iddrcaa 4' ' llth and Dodge Strstta , OSAKA , NEB , tf , 1 DIUNKENNESS 1 the Idqnar Habit , I'oalllrelr Cured . by Atlnilnlaterlna l > r. Ilaluea' : aolrlrn Mt lile 1 itcan benlvenln acup of coffee ortoawltiiout th r ; inovrlHlonrtlia | ( person ialtlniiHI Isabsolntelr narm- 1 ess , and will ( struct a apeodr anil permanent our * , whether the pallent U a moderate drinker or an al * > I connl wreik Thonsanda of drunkards have beoa ,1 made toniperata men who have taken ( loldenBpeclftai f\l In thulrcotTtie vrltUout Uitlr knuwledxo und touay bai Wl ileve they quit drtnkliur of their oirn freewill It 'I NttvarKullsThasritem on IraprtxnUnt with th . -jj • peolfte.lt becomes au utter Itaposailillltr for tha ) till llijuor appetite to exist Kor sal * by Kuun A Co • Uruiiirlsts , litb and noustaa ata , and WtU and Cut * . > M | lugsuOmaha A. U. Foster d ; nro , . Council Ulan ill FOR MEN ONLY ! 1 ft MAtlTIUP r" < ' • ' ' * n.ruo m aithoodi i IInisll IIIC osasraland MEttVOUS DKBIUTTi f sTtTTWP'w"kn" e'Iody sod Hindi KUsctJ | \J % J MJEi ofKrrorsorExeaMtslaOldorYouBX 'I lUaut SsVI i HMllfall , a l..i ( . Uaw la Kalariaul ' ' " usua trsis.isptirnjl't u ukoiss * nun at tout 7j AUalalalr aalaUiaat UoaB TBUTMIT-BaaatU la da/ . 4 MaataaU7/rra a4III < UsTarrll riaa.udrartl ( Ca < aadrUa yaatAawriUlhaaa ftaafc , faliaiplaaAUaa , sa4 brMfa eaaUajl UcsJadlfm Addrsas UU MlilCdl t0..lllAtll. | 7i.