THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , i4lWUAUY 12 , IflOS-SIXTEEN" PAGES.
FALCONER'S GRAND OFFERS
A Sale on $1OOOO ; Worttl of Ladies' and Children's
Muslin Underwear
_ . _ _ Of all our Japanese ware will be the principal events of tomorrow. Hundreds
A. OOMEF > 3lAEx/Tr > Ek will be in attendance. The beauty and cheapness of the goods is bound to at-
tract. Our great linen sale is still on. Fresh bargains are added every day.
HUNDREDS WILL ATTEND.
We introduce them for the first lime in Omaha.
Wo hnvo never done the business in Ladies' Muslin Underwear that we fool ou ht to bo done In a city llko Omaha.
Wo say this , too , bolnfi fully aware that wo are conducting the most popular department of Us kind in this city. Wo have al
ways carried very superior lines of muslin underwear , but in order to give proator life to this department und at once in
crease Its business wo recently brought about arrangements with two of the moat prominent manufacturers In the world for
ttio exclusive control of thotr beautiful products for Omaha. The poods are here , and It Is the first tlmo the styles of these
particular manufacturers hnvo over been exhibited In this city , and wo propose startinc them with a grand introductory sale ,
n sale that will sell them to you whether you tvro quite ready for them just now or not. Wo know that the price for the gar
ment will do it. The styles , the trimmings , the materials , are not to bo equalled by any establishment in the land for the
prlco.Wo
Wo have hold our January sale , BO have others , but that fact will not figure. This sale will eclipse anything that has
over been previously nttornpted in this city In the way of muslin underwear. We devote our entire center aisle ( first floor ) to
this great sale.
Monday , February 13th , N. B. FALCONER.
Hero are eix of the special prices raado for the Intro
ductory sale :
ALL AT $1.39.
A Brief Description.
Tacked and embroidered skirts. Gowns with beautiful
round yokes of Insertion or embroidery. Corset covers with
delicate Inco and embroidery trimmings. Drawers trimmed
with val lace , cambric embroidery and hemstitched cm-
broidery Many others , all of very beautiful styles and till
woith a much higher price.
ALL AT $1.89.
A Hrief Description.
Skirts trimmed with val lace. Gowns with cascada em
broidery front , and others of lace and shirred cambric em-
broitioty. Drawers with embroidery inserting , lace edge
and tucks. Cot set cover ? , square noelc. linen lace trimmed ,
nnd many other beautiful things , some worth as high as S3.
ALL AT $2.29.
A lirief Description.
Gowns of fine cambric with val lace cascades , others of
handsome nainsook embroidery trimmings. Skirts with
embroidery Insertion , val lace trimmed. Drawers , linen
lace inserting , French embroidery trimmed , and many
others , all worth a much higher prico.
ALL AT $3.39.
A Urief Description.
Gowns elaborately trimmed with hand-made Torchon
lace , others of fine hemstitching and embroidery trimmed.
Skirts with cambric insertion , others wltn Torchon Insert
ing and lace edge trimming , etc. , etc. . and many others
worth up to 34.50.
34.50.ALL
ALL AT $2.69.
A Urief Description.
Gowns. "Tho Now Marguiretta , " val lace trimmed.
Skirts of embroidery insertion , and hand-made Torchon ,
nnd others , worth up to 34.
ALL AT $3.69.
A lirief Description.
Gowns , the new Russian und hand-made Torchon insert
ing and edge. Skirts of Torchon lace and embroidery trim
ming. Drawers with hand-made Smyrna lace nnd Inserting ,
and others , all of a most beautiful style and worth up to 35.
The above garments represent some of the most magnificent styles
ever put together with thread and needle.
HERE ARE A FEW SPLENDID LEADERS.
ALL AT 19c , JFoj this Sole.
Corset covers , plain or trimmed. Drawers , plain ,
tucked or embroidery trimmed , ovory-piceo worth double.
ALL AT $1.19. JFox- this Sale.
Gowns ; embroidery nnd lace neck or embroidery
trimmed. Skirts , French embroidery trimmed , tucked nnd
rutlled. Corset covers ( rimmed in val lace , Torchon or em
broidery. Drawers trimmed In Torchon lace , embroidery
or val loco , each garment worth 31. 0.
ALI. AT 39c. For this Sale.
Drawers , plain nnd embroidered , and linen lace
trimmed. Skirts , plain , tuclted or rufllod. Corset covera ,
plain or embroidery trimmed. Gowns , tucked yokes , etc. ,
etc. , and worth up to G5c.
ALL AT 78c. JPor this Sale.
Corset covers , val lace trimmed or with cambric cm-
broidery ; gowns , embroidered and tucked ; skirts , plain and
embroidery trimmed ; drawers , plain or cambric embroidery
nnd lace trimmed , etc. , etc. , worth up to 81.60.
We have stacks of other styles and prices. These are just to give you an idea.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Boyd , Mr. and Mrs "Win ,
JVlr. and Mrs. Paine , Miss Graham yf JJes
Jtlolnes , and Miss Clara Boid.
Mr. Jerome Kaufman left last evening for
a trip of five weeks' duration , which will
take In Boston , New York , Philadelphia ,
Baltimore , Washington.where ho will take
Jn the inauguration , and Jacksonville , Fla.
Miss Ethel Evans , supervisor of drawing
In the city schools , returned on Friday from
a short trip to her homo in KeokuK where
nho was maid of honor ut the marriage of
jier sister to Judge Heed of Council Bluffs ,
The fourth annual ball of Typographical
union No. UK ) , will bo given at Washington
hall tomorrow evening. The members of the
order ha\o made extensive arrangements
nnd every assurance is given that the hall
will bo a grand success.
Mrs. Johnson of 1523 South Eleventh street
gave a beautiful and most appetizing lunch-
con to eight of her friends last Saturday
evening , after which high five was plaved ,
Mrs. John Butler winning the first prize
and Mrs. Nelson Dennis the consolation.
ThoAVhlst cluh met Monday evening at
the residence of Mr. nnd Mrs. Clement Chase ,
the four tables being occupied by Mr. nnd
Mrs. Kogcrs , Mr. nnd Mrs Deucl , Mr. and
Mrs. Wheeler , Mr. nnd Mrs. Hull , Mr. Latta ,
TUr. filngwalt , Mr. and Mrs. Ksdlck , Mr. and
Mrs. Bradford.
Colonel Guy V Henry , who was 111 of
pneumonia at the Drexel homo in Philadel
phia , left mat city February 2 , accompanied
by Mrs. Henry. They are now at Tampa
TJ.IV , Fla , where" the invalid hopes to re
gain his health. The colonel nasalcaveof
absence for three months.
Mr. and Mrs , N It. Macleo3 , formerly of
Omaha , now of Minneapolis , arrived in this
city yesterday morning. Mr. Macleod goes
on Monday to Chicago to ( mbarkina now
enterprise. Mrs. Maclood ill visit for n
tlmo at the homo of Mrs R J. Dmnlug , 114S
South Twenty-ninth street.
The members of Vesta Chapter are making
preparations for a dancing party Fubruari
4. . ' , to bo held in Masonic hall. Uho various
committees in charge "aro doing everything
to niako this the most successful partj of
the season A cordial Invitation is extended
to their Masoutu friends nnd their families
Mrs. Ira D Marston and Miss Marston of
Kearney , Neb. , entertained the ladles of
Kearnoj ut four afternoon teas last week in
1'onor of Miss Bossworth of Omaha. Monday
afternoon they entertained the members of
the Nineteenth Century club Miss Boss-
\\orth returned to Omaha on Tuesday.
Mrs. H M Caldwcll gave an Impromptu
card partj on Saturday evening in honor of
Mrs. Watson that was more than Jolly
After several exciting games , guests \\ero
nsked to go into the dining room and have u
piece of pie A largo ami inviting holiday
tiio was found , from the capacious depths of
which most interesting fnors ; wcro drawn.
A very congenial dit.ner party gathered
nround the hospitable board of Mr and Mrs
W , J. Broatch last Thursday ovomng. Yel
low roses and jellow shaded candelabra
added to the beautiful table. Uho gupsts
were Colont-1 and Mrs , Sheridan , Captain
ntid Mrs. WorJen , Mr and Mrs. N. M. Hub-
bard , Jr. , Mr and Mrs , John U Webster and
Mrs. Williams.
Mrs. Walter Emmons gave an informa J
luncheon party to a number of lady friends
from 2 until 0 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
at her home on South Twcnty-swond street.
A pleasant time was spent at games and
cards Among the o present were Mrs ,
John Hobrecker , Jr. , Miss Mamie Wiley , Mrs.
Miller , MrsW. . Oatnindor , Mrs. O. N. Wil
son , Mrs. Smith and Mrs ICeudrlck Bryan.
Last Saturday evening the Misses Broad
field , 3013 Ix'Aveuworth street , nnd their
broth j , Messrs , Will and Frank , enter
tained a few friends at progressive high five
informally There were present Mr. and
Mrs. J J , Points , C. B. Cook , W. O Edwards -
wards , MUscs MeUoberts , Jessie McRoberts ,
"Wilson , Mrs Notson , Messrs. Twambla ,
\Vlso and Hoi nolds , The greatest number of
games were won by Mrs Cook.
A very pretty dinner was given by Mr and
Mrs. Priuhett on WoJucU.iy evening lu
honor of Mr and Mrs Charles Offutt. The
table decorations were in yellow , Marechal
Neil rose. } and satin ribbons being used , be
sides dainty Dresden candelabra The
guests wore : Mr. hnd Mrs Hal McCord ,
Miss Kountzc , Miss Sherwood , Miss Bessie
Yates , Mr. Robert Patrick , Mr. Harry
L.yman , Mr. Morscman and Captain Crow-
der.
der.Mr.
Mr. Frank Taft , one of the best organlsst
of the east will cjvo two recitals at Trinity
cathedral tomorrow evening and Tuesday
afternoon. The recitals are free to the pub
lic , a number of parishioners of the church
having become subscribers towards defray
ing the expenses of bringing Mr. Taft from
Boston. A collection t\ill bo taken up at
both recitals to make up any deficiency in
the subscription list. One hundred and fifty
sittings Iwo been reserved for subscribers.
Mr. J. R. Stafford , master of Nebraska
lodge No. 1 , Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons , was the recipient of a life member
ship certificate ana n beautiful eraon
portrait of himself at the last regular meet
ing of Nchraska. Tuesday evening. It was
the surprise of Mr Stafford's life , and the
tears that llo.ve. ! down his face told silently
how much ho appreciated the honor done
him. Mr. Atkinson made the presentation
speech nnd acquitted himself \cry accepta
blyMiss
Miss Cora Weaver entertained Fridav
evening , in honor of Miss Spencer , a few
friends ut high H\o , which proved cquallyas
dollghtfulns the oneonTuesday evening The
prizes wore won by Miss Zotta Churchill and
Mr Vickers The invited guests were
Misses Boyco. I.ivesoy , Bailey , Hutchison ,
Haskell , McICabo , Burgess , Bauman , Gj
Bauman , Churchill. Zcttn Churchill ,
Slaughter , Kinslcr , Miles , Hudson , Fisher ;
Messrs Mjers , Vickers , Thomas , Kinsler ,
Kern , Miller , Durllntr , Palmatier , Knousc ,
Dr Bradbury. Cockrell , Youse , Nasou , Miles ,
Suiithj McCuue.
Miss Corinno Polssant entertained a small
party of friends in her ow n charming man
ner ut Ler home , Seventeenth and Emmett ,
Tuesday opening High five filled the greater
part of the merry hours , the prizes , whioh
wcro particularly dainty and handsome ,
being awanlcd to Mrs D D Miller. Mrs S.
Atkinson , Mr Charles Wilson and Mr linroy
McLeod These present wereMr and
Mrs. D D. Miller , Mr and Mrs. J M. Rico ,
Mr and Mrs I McLeod. Mr and Mrs S
Atkinson , Miss Mamio Atkinson , Mrs Jeannette -
netto L. Woodward , Mr Walter Brown und
Mr. C. Wilson.
Mrs S N. Meallo celebrated her fiftieth
birthday on Thursday evening with high
I five , assisted by her daughter , Mrs. E. II.
I ' i Cole There were present Mr. and Mrs.
George Higglns , Mr and Mrs. M. Lawless ,
Mr and Mrs M. Hart , Mr and Mrs , 11 B.
Cole , Mr. and Mrs M. Parr , Mr and Mrs. D.
Chapin. Mr. and Mrs Charles Walker , Mrs.
J A. Hannam , Mrs J. H. C Hart. The
ladles' leading prize v > ns won by Mrs. D.
Chapin , and the ladies' booby prize was car
ried aw ay by Mrs. E. B. Cole The gents'
leading prize was won by Mr. E. B. Cole nnd
the gents' booby prize was won by Mr M.
Parr. The house was decorated with roses
and smilaK.
Mrs Howard Cook gave a high five pirty
Thursday afternoon at her home , 4J12 Cam-
Ing street , Mrs. S J Cutler taking the first
prize , u cut glass porfuuio bottle , and Mrs R
F Hodgln the second prize , a china mustard
Jar , \Vhllo Mrs. Herbert Montgomery cap
tured the booby , a silver hairplu receiver.
The Invited guests were : Mcsdames F. D
Cooler , J. K. Coulter , H. Sturgls , M. U Pat
terson , F. Lt Hodgln. T H. Booty , Thomp
son , R. F. Hodgin , Wright , Bothettc , Her
bert Montgomery , Lilly , T. C. Havens , Dev-
ereli , S. J. Cutler , Misses Sallie Penn , U H.
Swift , Llvcrmore , Mrs. G , Trlble , Mrs N.
Koubseau , Mrs. Crosby , Mrs. Mason. Doll
clous refreshments served.
Sic. Augusto Fusco , who cnloys the
distinction of having been particularly com
mended for his ability as a teacher of the
voicobyMmu. Adellua Paul.has been a
resident of Omaha for a year past and is
quietly pursuing his profession nnd finish-
lug pupils in voice culture in a manner that
must bo a pleasant source of gratification to
lim as well as to these under his instruction
Us is the true Italian method , If Mme.
/ attl is to bo taken as an authority upon
such matters , and an artist to the tips of his
ingers. Miss Von Doenhoff recently here
with the Hess Opera company is one of his
most enthusiastic pupils as are quite a nuni-
xsr of wclll known stage celebrities. Mr.
Fusco has opened a studio in THE BEE build-
ng for the education of pupils in voice build
ing and training.
The very sudden death on Friday of Miss
Didlake of Lexington , Ky. , w ho has been the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. RIngwalt this
winter , falls llko a pall upon the social
world Miss Didlako contracted a slight
cold some days ago which confined her to
the house , but no fears w ere entertained of
its being serious until Thursday , when she
grew worse , and Mr and Mrs. Ringwalt de
cided to telegraph her mother of the serious
illness of her daughter No answer had
been received when Friday mornlncr she
? rew rapidly worse , nnd about noon breathed
her last , far away from her Kentucky home.
Mrs. Didlake arrived yesterday morning
and Mr. Didlake will arrive today. Mr and
Mrs. Ringwalt have the sympathy of many
friends , as have the parents of the dead girl ,
In the sudden bereavement that has come
upon them.
Mrs Holdrego gave a charming cotillon
on Thursday evening In honor of her cousin ,
Miss Edith Kimball Guests were received
by Mrs Holdrege , assisted by Miss Kimball -
ball , who was gowned In a most becoming
empire dress of palo blue crepe , the bodice
finished with white roses about the neck
Mrs. Holdrego wore a black silk. Red
tulips and Bennett roses were used to
brighten the parlor , while the largo bay
window-In the dining room was filled with
potted plants Mrs. Holdrego presided over
the favors , which Included dainty satin but-
tcrlbcs fastened to hair pins , sachets , bells
pendant from parti-colored chcnillo riobons ,
wreaths of smilax , fiowers , etc. Each
couple led one figure , beginning with the
sash and ending with an apple race , which
caused n gale of merriment.
The Congregational club banquet which
was given in the class rooms of the First
Congregational church last TuesJa > evening
w as u delightful nrfair and was largely at
tended. Seven largo tables wcro spread , the
first enclosed within the dlas and at the east
end being occupied by the pastors of the
Congregational churches of the city , while
around the others wcro seated the guests
and the members of the church The
ladles la charge of the tables were ,
Me-sdamcs Duryea , Sumner , Raymond ,
Beans , Somers , Congdon , Hicks. Lehmer ,
Nichols , House. Wllkins , Congdon. Morse ,
Knight , Sargent , Howard , Smith. Richards ,
Stebbins , Wheeler , Suobo , Har > oy , Rowley ,
bheruood Galbralth , Bender , Hajnes ,
Wiley , Koff and Miss Sherwood After
disposing of the substantial features
of the banquet , the feast of the social nnd In
tellectual began "Tho Discovery of Amer
ica from a Christian Standpoint" was dis
cussed by Dr Duryea and Rev Mr. Thain.
The remarks were interspersed with a violin
solo by Miss Allen and ciouplo of humorous
recitations by Miss Mathcson.
A Popular Kemeiljr for Colds.
*
Mr J. B. Copeland of Moycrsdale , Penn ,
who has been engaged lu the drug business
In Kansas , Now Jersey , Florida , New York
and Pennsylvania for the past nineteen
years , says. "Chamberlain'sCough Remedy
is the best selling cough medicine I have
ever handle * ! . " People who use this remedy
are so much pleased with It that they recom
mend it to their friends and neighbors.
There Is nothing better for a bad cold. It
relieves the lungs , preventing any tendency
toward pneumonia It Is also a pleasant
and safe medicine for child ecu. SO cent bottles
tles for sale by all druggists.
The China Inland Mission has 520 mission
aries , and occupies 103 stations In 14 provinces
of the umpire. Including outstations , there
am 172 localities where the work is going on.
They have 1H organized churches , with 3,03-J
communicants , 32 boarding aud day schools ,
7 hospitals , 13 dispensaries and 13 opium
refuge * ,
Visit
our
Millinery
Department.
IN THE NAME OF' CHARITY
Mrs , Lena Schaffer Accused of Obtaining
Money Under Falsa Pretenses , _
HER RECORD IN DENVER NOT GOOD
*
She Solicited Contributions for the Charity
Organization Society Without An.
thorltjDotulU of Her Al
leged Work In Colorado.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special to THE
BEE ] The Charity Organization society to
day secured a warrant for the arrest of Mrs.
Lena Schaffer , who , under the alias of Mrs.
Lena Gray , has been soliciting contributions
in the name of the association , but without
any authority therefor. It Is needless to add
that neither the Charity Organlza tion nor any
of the other societies which she at various
times represented herself to bo an agent for ,
ever received any of the money or other
contributions given her. The woman has
something of a record in the line of genteel
bunco woric
Some months ago she was arrested in Den
ver for shoplifting and forgery , but escaped
punishment because her friends Insisted that
she was of unsound mind. While in that
city she also rented n fine , largo house , fur
nished it complete and In great style , and a
few days afterwards sold the greater part
of the furniture. She also succeeded in
"doing" a local dentist out of the cost of a
Job of filling her teeth , nnd worked on his
sympathies to the extent that she succeeded
in securing in addition a loan of & to assist
In burying a mythical corpse ; and had the
nerve to send for $2 additional , writing that
she needed that much moro. When an
officer went to arrest her today ho found her
ill abed.
City In Ilrlof.
Dr J. O Carter and "B F Johnson were
today appointed members of the insanity
commission for Lancaster county. Their
first patient was Henry Pickle of Arapahoe ,
a former inmate of the asylum , who was
found acting strangely on the street this
afternoon ' <
The monthly meeting of the Lancaster
County Teachers' association was held at
the court house today ahtl topics interesting
to the profession were discussed.
Floyd Alfred Allen'tho joungster who
secured a Job lot of sympathy on the false
pretense that ho wus cruelly treated nt
homo , was sent to the reform school today as
a confirmed truant ,
The city treasurer hni not yet carried into
execution his threat Itisoizocars belonging
to the Lincoln Street Itallway company for
nonpayment of paving taxes , but it is prob
able a settlement will bo made by Monday.
The company professes its willingness to pay
for everything , except the excess grading
charged up against them , and it is probable
that their offer will be accepted , as a similar
case has been decided against the city.
Chris Carder , a telephone lineman , was
brought back from Beatrice this morning to
answer a serious charge preferred against
him by Christcna Wetzel. but he concluded
to hide his own and the girl's shame by mar
rying her.
Intelligence has been received In the city
of the death of Judge H. W Weir of Boise
City , Idaho , one of the lawyers who successfully -
fully defended Mrs. Mary Sheedy two years
ago , when tried for the murder of her
husband.
Some thirty-five members of the Lincoln
Light Infantry went up to Omaha this after
noon to attend a ball and reception given In
their honor tonight by the Omaha guards.
DUtrtct Court > ew § .
John Redden , a farmer living near Crete ,
' All Christmas goods are packed away excepting
FALCONER'S
cepting what is left of our Japanese china ware
THIRD and baskets.
We have been favored with the most flatter
FLOOR ing success In the sale of this chinawnrc and
positively will not bother or go to the' expense
GOES
of packing \\liut we have left. It is different
from handling dry goods , you know , and we arc
AT
not in the crockery business , so
Monday , Feb. ! 3 , we will clear it out in Mi two or three hours.
Not an article hut what is useful and tlie price positively makes it next thing to a gift anil they arc just
what you want every day. There is no co-t considered" ! ! ! the matter whatever , we simply want .somebody
to take them away. Remember they are art Japanese wares. Comas early as you can after 8 o'clock , if
"you want any.
H&R& AR13 TUB FRIC&S :
Here's ' a Grand lot , ALL GO AT 9c.
Toi plates , frutt plates , pIcUlo dishes , vases , teipots , worth
up to Mo each or more.
Here's Another ALL GO ATI 8c.
Kosojars , vases cups nnd saucers , elates , brass trays , etc. ,
pnslth ely worth up to jl 50.
50.ALL
ALL AT 28c.
China cups and saucers , vuses , etc. . worth thrco tlmos this
prlco.
Here's a table you'll ' flock to All go at $1.00. Don't '
miss It , they are beauties.
Anything on IUsc < | iinl to the llavilind china. Thov nro the
celebrated Uarlsbiiok warn of china. In Austria , nd Include cov
ered vozuttible dishes , HUCIIF iiml creams , tuupotn , crncUer Jan.
nnd oilier nrtlulti. Now some of thrso you \vouhl actually pay
fourund li\o dollars or inoro fur at u crockery storo. All deli
cately decorated.
Here's one more All go at Two for 5c.
This Includes vnsea. mnnll Jars , soap dishes ; sin nil teapots ,
cuoi and siiucers. berry iilales powder Ijoxoi , ponrido boxes etc. .
oio. , and tliov nro ns nsoful as any In the loU Itoiuenibur thixt
all nro of the licit and niuit fmnous warn * In the world Wo don't
expect to h IVP , i plcco loft l y uoou , Monday. .Nothing can bo
exchanged or tnkon b ick.
FOR JAPANESE
With which we have also had tremendous success. It lias been conceded on every hand that such a
iii'icnificent variety of baskets was never before seen in Omaha. We have positively .sold thousands of
them They can be turned to so many uses about the house , especially that of decorating in combination
with ii little ribbon. There are not many left and we have decided to clear them out n.s surely and as
quickly us we do the chinuware ruthcr than pack them away.
ON MONDAY , ON THIRD FLOOR.
HERE'S flOW TF Y < 5O
FOR TEN CENTS yon have the choice
Of one larso lot covorlnz n Krot varlo tv of bnskeU. all shapes ,
blzes and designs nil useful or oruimontil about the house , ono
splendid line of lunch baskets nro thrown Into this lot. most of
them worth 50c oioh. Table trays , etc. . are IncludoJ In this lot.
THREE FOR TEN CENTS.
This lot also covers a gre.it variety of baskets , all useful for
tunny parts of the house. All durable baskets.
TWO FOR TEN CENTS.
-Another lnro lot of b-xsUota. all sorts , sizes and shapes ,
cnory one useful or ornamental. Everything strong aud well
made.
FIFTEEN CENTS.
Will buy a tripod work basket , a most handy contrivance and
o.v-illy worth 50o.
OFFICE BASKETS.
Worth from 75c up to $1.00.
Hen these will bo almost clven axrny. They comprise nniny
lioiutlful styles und shape1- . Every one Is a beauty. Wo put
them Into two lots ,
2Bc and 48c.
Some other fine baskets of dllTcronl elianes and for various
uses will bo thrown Into the nbo\o two lots. Wo expect an abso
lute clearance of these baskets by Monday afternoon Don't
clolny. If you want to secure seine of the srcatoiLJjarg.iInsevor
offered In this country ,
Como Early.
9
was an-eated at that place yesterday after
noon and brought to tno city by a warrant
charging that he was about to skip the coun
try without liquidating certain debts , chief
among which was a Judgment sccurcdin
county court by John Drummond for $900.
Druminond was a neighbor , and one day the
pair goUnto a fight , out of which Drummond
came w ith a broken head. Ho brought suit
against Hodden and recovered a judgment
which was never paid. Drummond died
some months ago from the effect , It Is
alleged , of the beating given by Kodden. An
arrest to secure the presence of a man in
court to submit to an examination In aid of
execution Is seldom resorted to , but uodden
caught one of the unusual.
Judge TIbbetts had been trying an inter
esting case wherein S S. Hews sued C. C
ICenney and others to set aside a sale of rcr-
tain property on the ground of fraud , The
court found , however , that the property
really belonged to Kenncy's wife , and had
been held in trust by him only , but found
further that ICennev had disposed of his
stock of goods In this city to a relative for
the purpose of defrauding creditors. Inas
much as the good * had long since been sold ,
the court could do nothing further for Hews
than to give him a simple Judgment for tbo
amount due , from which Judgment all the
parties but Mrs Kenney appealed
John Hllser , found guilty of assault with
intent to do great bodily harm , aska a new
trial on the ground of misconduct of the
prosecuting attorney and that ho has dis
covered new evidence. Thomas O'Neill and
Ed Norton , convicted of assault with intent
to rob. pray for a new deal themselves , their
ground being misconduct of one of the jur-
inen
Iva R Carpenter was given a divorce from
her husband George R , on the grounds of
desertion , non-support and habitual drunk
enness
The JIO.OOO personal damace suit of B. S.
Hisscr against the American Biscuit com
pany , the proprietors of the local cracker
factory , was settled by stipulation today.
Made a Desperate Fight.
Charles Allen , alias Kid Sly , a sneak thief
whose parents live in Omaha , was arrested
last night for going into an O street store
and nabliing some goods The proprietor
gave chase , and after a lively race in which
several hundred ixsoplo were finally entered ,
ho was overtaken and lodged in Jail. Ho
fought desperately and the officer was
compelled to use his club on Allen's
head. About the same time Harry Pairo ,
another sneak thief , grabbed a bundle
of goods from in front of the same store , but
was downed before ho got ton feet away Ho
pulled a revolver but was prevented from
using it by several bystanders , who pounced
on him and held him until the pollco arrived
Another member of the gang named Hope
was arrested at the same tlmo This morn
ing Page pot nine days , but the others were
held for examination Officer Harry , one of
the men who helped arrest the gang , was
laid off today for using unnecessary violence
in bringing them to the station.
.1 xmr ( iitou.w ) nua war.
A Nebraska 3Ieteoroli > Kl t Say * It Should He
I'chruary 1U.
COOSLEA , Neb , Fob. 10 To the Editor of
THE BEE On each return of February the
paragraphcr shoots his squib at February 2
as ground hog day. The saying that Febru
ary 2 foreshows the character of the to bo
spring as being early or late has come down
to us from an early date. Wo should know
that February 2 now does not correspond to
the February 2 at the tlmo such weather
proverb arose. Time nnd j ears have been
reckoned from different data in times past
\Vo now reckon years from the basis of tbo
"tropical" year , that is , from the time the
sun ( or earth ) crosses the line till it crosses
the same line again This tropical > ear
differs from the sidereal jcar ( star to star ) ,
or the anomalistic year ( perihelion to peri
helion ) , or from a your made on the basis of
the times when vegetation starts , orheu
winters blow
This tropical basis makes the sun cross the
line near March CO or 21 aid flxes'tho year to
be 305 days 5 hours 43 minutes 47 seconds
The mean sidereal year i s longer , being 8 5
days 0 hours 0 minutes 10 seconds , while the
mean anomalistic year is still more , being
305 days 0 hours 13 minutes 49 seconds ,
omitting fractions of a second. These dif
ferent parts of a day work great changes
in the course of 1,000 years Time is now in
error near one-half a day , and the intention
is to let the error go until the error reaches
one day , and then correct. The hotter way
would bo to correct at one-half a day. The
error would not bo so much. It would
simply make the error in the opposite.
The times of many old weather days are
found in tno old almanacs of the years from
1COO ; while the Hnelish did not change from
old style to now style till 1752. How can
they bo made to correspond ? Of course , the
intention is to let them move out of time and
be lost. But what is the use on every year
giving thorn a kick ?
In early times the year was reckoned from
the time the sun entered the first point in
Aries. This has moved out of place nearly a
month. The old zodiacal "signs" are now
changed to the signs of the constellations.
The year used to commence in March , when
spring started everything anew.
It is said of an old Indian that he com
menced his speech before a council fire of
his people with : "I am an agea hemlock.
The winds of 100 winters have whistled
through my boughs. " His jears were win
ters.
ters.The
The old Aztecs had calendar stones , cut In
porphyry , that divided the year into SCO de
grees , also into months , weeks , dajs and
hours. The characters used were Aztec.
They were like the ancient Egyptian calen
dar stones , except the characters were
Ugyptian , and the Egyptian were cut in
transparent crys > tal.Vo use such charts of
the sky. But our characters are ancient
Greek
Wo divide the circle into 300 degrees ( min
utcs and seconds ) of arc , and into twenty-
four hours ( minutes nnd seconds ) of time ,
besides into signs , seasons and months But
the tropical crossing is not at the same
place o\ery year , but moves 'round this
circle , changing annually 502 of arc and
twenty minutes and twentv-threo seconds of
time , forming precision The length of the
tropical year is diminishing There is also
a change of perihelion. But the two
changes are in opjwslto directions , or ai > -
preaching each other , aud in A. D , Wsj ,
will correspond Much speculation arises of
what should then occur
The old meteorologists gave that the
weather changes were due , part of them , to
slderial effects , part of them to anomalistic
effects and part of them to tropical effects
Onr modem meteorologists give that they
are due te the sun and earth That the "air
rises bj temperature and fulls by its weight "
The cycle of the seasons is duo to tropical
effect and their succession corresponds to
the tropical cjrlo The older ground hog
day aro.-te from tropical effect and the day
now corresiwnds to February 12. Please
note the character of tno weather for the
peiiod from February 11 to 13.B.
B. J. COUCH.
Two Mjnterlou/t Muriler * .
NEW HAVEX , Conn. , Fob. 11 Four hun
dred Italians are at work on a railv.ay near
Stoney Creek. Two bodies of men , evidently
murdered , have been found near there. The
| > olico have been unable to got any clew to
the perpetrators. There is said to bo evi
dence that half 11 dozen murders l.iivo been
committed In the Italian colony. The Hal-
nns profess the densest ignorance In regard
to the deaths.
llecrenno In the Hunk Hrnorvv ,
NEW YonK , Feb. 11 Tno bank statement
shows the reserve has decreased * 1,413,000
specie tins decreased ) ,418,000 , and deposlta
have decreased $3,723,000. The banks now
hold | 17MOOOd ! In excess of legal require
ments ,
Dr Cluck treats catarrh , Barker block.
SECURED VALUABLE CLAIMS
Squatters in South Dakota File on Forfeited
Railroad Lands.
MILWAUKEE OFFICIALS WILL PROTEST
Toper * of the Settler * Not Acceptcil at tht
Land Olllce Choice 1'arti of the
of Way Are All
Occupied.
S. D , Fob. 11 [ Special
Telegram to THE BEE ] The attempted fil
ing by homesteaders on the land granted the
Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul company for
right of way across the ceded Sioux lands to
the Black Hills promises to cause consider
able trouble before the matter is ended. The
above company was granted the right of
way at tno time the Sioux reservation was
opened to settlement , the agreement being
that the railroad would have the line built
nnd in operation before the expiration of
three years.
The three years expired yesterday without
a foot of road having been constructed dur
ing the three years just past , and in consequence
quence many settlers believed there was a
good opportunity to secure farms on thu
cholco jwrtions of the land granted the rail
road company for light of way and terminal
facilities
A t > l-acre ( ) tract of railroad land on the
Missouri near Lower Brulo agency and 183
acres adjoining this city on the north were
considered the choicest injrUoits of the land
forfeited by the Milwaukee company , and It
was uixin these two tracts that the squatters
settled most thickly , every 100 feet square
having a settler
Thvso settlers had their filing papers in
readiness airl Immediately ujwn the opening
of the United Suites land office in this city
this monilng thc > crowd ( < < l the building in
their efforts to bo the first to tender their
homestead lilinu' , but ns the official had not
been oflldalli notified of the forfeiture of
the land by the railroad company filings
were rejected and a list made of the names
of the settlers in the order of their at-
temiitod filing The act granting the mil-
road uompan * the land givca it a right of
way to the Black Hills und twenty acres of
ground every ten miles on the right of way
for station puri > oses The grunt is a \ cry val
uable one und the company has expended
fulli fci" > , ( > 00 in survoj ing It nnd it Is believed
that a Ugorous fight will bo made before thu
company permits it to revert to the public
domain The law provides that the forfeit
ure of the right of wavniust bo made known
by proclamation of thu president und as the
three jears have expired efforts will 1x3
made to induce President Harrison to Issue
the proclamation before the -tth of March.
Should this lx > done the settlers will bo per
mitted tj file en the land under the home-
staadlaw
The Milwaukee company applied to congress -
gross last winter for an extension of time In
which to complete the road to the Black
Hills , but thu congressional rejxjrt at that
time said congress rejected Uic application.
The matter will certainly become very com
plicated before it is definitely settled.
Accrnftorlct to the 1'rlck Aniault.
PiTTsnuuo , Pa. , Feb. 11 The Jury In th
base of Henry Bauer and Carl Nold , charged
with being accessories before the fact to
the attempted assassination of H. C Frick ,
chairman of the Carnegie Steel compa&y ,
brought iu a verdict of guilty.
Dr. Gluck treats.catarrh , Barker block.