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THE OMAITA DAILY BEEt WEgfrESDAY , NOVEMBER 1 , 1803.
WHY HE SUPPORTS IIOLCOMB
"Wowtcr Defines His Own Position and that
of Anti-Monopoly Republicans.
HE IS AFRAID OF JUDGE HARRISON
Rrimbllcnn CnmlldfUe linn AmoclMcil with
the < : < iri orntion Crowd nml Th > Mncla
Him Tluilr Clinic * lln Won't ( la
Itnrk on III * friend * .
.Su.vEtiOnEKK , Neb. , Oct. 30. To the Ed
itor of Tin : HUE : Kcplying to my recent
letter In Tim BKK II .T. Unbcock says the
conclusion 1 reached , tovlt : ' "That repub
licans' \vcrc Justified In withholding tholr
mpport from Hnrrison nnd In voting for the
populist or democratic candidate , was lllog-
lent nnd could not bo sustained from the
facts stntcil wcro they admitted to bo true. "
Now I Infer that Mr. Bnucock Is a lawyer.
I.lko mo5t lawyers ho Is evidently skilled In
'making the worse appear the bettor sldo. "
60 In this ciso I did not attempt to reason
u > the conclusion that republicans would bo
Justlfloi In voting for the populist or demo
cratic candidate , but , rather , sot up certain
facts and inado certain observations with a
vlow to raising a strong prenumptlon that , If
elected , Harrison would stand In with the
rnllroiuU , the boodlcrs and the bosses , and
elated that for my part I would vote for
Holcomb nnd not for Harrison. Others , of
course , would do ns they plcastd.
This Is a question of probabilities and not ,
us Mr. liabcoclc seems to assume , a question
of demonstrations. From the nnturo of the
case It would bo Impossible to prove that us
n member of the supreme court Judge Harrison
risen would favor the corporations and these
who act on the principle ) that the state
treasury is free plunder for these fellows
vflioaro smart enough to get Into office ; but
Is It probable that ho would do so ? I af
firmed that It Is extremely probable , and I
might huvo offered various other considera
tions with a view to strengthening my posi
tion on that point. For Instance , to these Mho
liuvo bocu In the hublt of attending our
etato conventions it needs no argument to
jirovo Unit the sntno element that
virus dominant in the conventions of
1889 und Ib'Jl was In control of our
Into convention , and to thnt element Mr.
Harrison owes his nomination. VVhon ho
accepted that nomination no man was batter
nwin o of that fnet than himself. If elected
lie will ewe it to that same element.
Is it reasonable to suppose now that Mr.
Harrison. Ilka an ungrateful dog , would
turn and bite the hand that gave him broad ?
Mr. Uuhcock says that it is admitted by
"Mr. Wooster und all pai tics that Judge
Harrison's record , both us a citizen and ns
n Judge , is unassailable ; that ho has been
n fearless , upright and unbiased Judge , "
etc. , to the end of all the virtues. Now ,
ns a matter of tact , I admitted nothing of
the kind. I Knew nothing to the contrary
and was willing to give him the benotlt of
the doubt. Hero appears the lawyer's trick
of trying to make a case by misrepresenting
an opponent. If Mr. Dabcock wishes to
Icnow ray opinion of .Tudco Harrison , it is
this : That ho is ono of these goody-goody
Individuals who is verv careful novar In
make an enemy , but who might bo Influenced
In' his friends to swerve from the strict paths
of roctltude.
Mr. Babcock says Judge Harrison has
always been allied to the best element of
the party , " and then in almost the next sen
tence , that "ho went to the late republican
convention in the interest of his townsman ,
Governor Abbott , and voted for him to the
.last. " "With this clew wo shall be able to
understand what Mr. liabcock means by
"tho best clement of the party. " Governor
Abbott Is not only a railroad attorney hub
lie Is a railroad man politically , and has
' always been allied to that element of the
party. " Years ago , when the Hitchcock
light was on , Douglas county came to a state
convention at Fremont wilh a double-header
Hitchcock nnd anti-Hitchcock. Abbott
was a member of the committee on creden
tials , which was out all night listening to
tbo evidence in the caso. The next mornIng -
Ing , in convention , Abbott made a very In
genious speech , finally arriving at
the conclusion thnt the Hitchcock
or railroad delegation ought to bo
seated. That speech mndo him lieu
tenant governor. ( The railroads und the
bosses are very good about rewarding the
wen who stand in with thorn. ) But Harri
son , knowing all these things , allowed him-
aelf to bo put at the head of the Abbott
delegation from Hall county and voted for
that gentleman in convention from ilrst to
last. And yet wo arc told that Judge Harrison
risen has always been allied with the beat
clement o' the party. Well , I apprehend
that is about the slzu of it. "The best cle-
inont" the railroad element synonymous
terms in the opinion of Mr. Babcock.
If Judge Hnrrison had not been In sympa
thy with the railroad crowd , when ft was
proposed that ho should head the delegation
SOT Mr. Abbott , why dla ho not say , -'No ,
gentlemen , 1 couldn't do it. Mr. Abbott Is a
railroad man , nnd no considerations of per
sonal friendship or local prldo can induce mete
to aid in putting such n man on the supreme
bench of this state. " But Judge Harrison
didn't say that. Oh , no , not a bit of it. This
tnun Harrison , who is now lauded to the
skies as n paragon of virtue , sterling in
tegrity and Judicial ability , went to the
state convention nnd thcro smilingly and
with gentlemanly grace voted for a railrcad
man ilrst , lust and all the timo.
When two yeursi ago It was proposed In
the republican convention to give M. B.
Itccso the nomination for supreme Judge
the present chairman of the state central
committee , with others of his kind , wore
active among the delegates making opposi
tion. They said : "Oh , no ; it will never do !
Mr. Reese liua too innnv enemies. Wo must
Domlimto Bomo ono whom wo can elect.
Tlioro are too many iniiuoncos against
him. " They meant , though they did
not say it , that the railroads would
oppose him in the election , as
they had opposed and defeated him in
thu convention two years before. In duo
* time there win a "spontaneous" movement
toward Post ami ho was nominated. But
thnrc was not n railroad man or boss or
rlngster In that convention who shed any
tears over the result. Post was a district
judge Ilka Harrison. Llko Hnrrison ho was
not much known over iho state , but
the follows behind the curtains who put up
the Job and pulled tno wires know Him. For
fear of injuring the feelings of my friend
Babcock from North Loup , I will not sajr
that In my humble opinion they know this
. man T. O. C. Harrison and that ho was
precisely us ncceptablelo them as would have
been Prick or Abbott or Huyward , whom
they knew it would bo impossible to elect.
But why tulk about the personality of can
didates when they urn so overshadowed by
the principles Involved ? What is Harrison
or what is Holcomhl What docs it signify
that the ono or the other may ha the bettor
lawyer of the two in comparison with the
question of solf-govermnont by the people !
AVe arc nnd liavo boon under a tyranny no less
. odious than that of kulsor or uuitan or czar.
Bomu of us republicans , who for lovoof nur
grand old party which upheld tin ) flan , pro-
nerved the union of the states and umds
this ono of the most prosperous nations on
tbo fuc-o of the earth , have remained In the
party hoping , remonstrating and flehtkf ;
hut always loyally submitting in dofoat.
Vor my part and npcaking only for myself I
" * y that wo will stand it no longer. The
defeat of Maxwell is the straw that broke
the camel's back. Wo do not leave the
party. You cannot arivo ut out. but wo
will no longer submit to being coerced and
bulldozed and guggt'd. If you , bosses and
manipulator ? of conventions , will persist
la your attempts to u e tlio party to shield
your political plunderers anil to help the cor
porations rob the people of this state and de
stroy their liberties , you must expect us to
protest , and If defeated wo shall protest
eaiu , And wo do not propose to protect
with smooth wonts nnd honeyed phrases ,
again baring our back * to the party lash ,
but wo will protest with our votes and pro-
Boso to put thorn where they will make that
protest the most effective. You may under-
taud , too , that we knovr our party rights
and privileges. Freedom of debate in con
vention is one a ! thoio rights , but of that
right the delegate * to the republican state
convention were virtually deprived. j > ai >
tlculurly the friends of Maxwell , by tbo
arbitrary and unscrupulous work of the
tote central committee lu forcing upon tbe
convention an equally arbitrary chairman.
The gag was applied and the railroads and
tlio ( treat Uup cutxl wr made happy.
Prom these considerations nlono It legiti
mately follows that no delegate and no re
publican In the state It under any party
obligation to support the nominees of that
convention. Nevertheless , J shall freely
vote for our candidates for regents of the
university , but ns for supreme Judge , I say
now , ns 1 ald before , "I will vote for Hol
comb and not for Harrison. "
Mr. Unbcock concludes his letter In these
words ; "Let us castigate the corporations
by laying stripes on tbolr own backs , not ov
defeating an upright man. " But how shall
wo bo able to "castigate the corporations"
after wo shall have bound ourselves hand
nnd foot by delivering to them bodily our
supreme courtt Shall wo "castigate the
corporations" by electing a legislature that
will enact laws to control them only to have
them set nsldo , not-by our court , but by the
railroad crurt of last resort ? Or , shall wo
"castlgnto the corporations" by howling
about the tariff , free silver or sugar boots ?
For my part I nm no enemy of the corpora
tions only so they will attend to tholr legiti
mate business ns common carriers , but
I want them to keep out of our
conventions and legislatures and to keep
holr hands off our supreme court , and I do
not want them to Intorfcro , as they have
heretofore done , In Iho election of congress
men anil United States senators. They nro
now our masters. The only way Is to whip
them into subjection and the tlrao to begin
Is now , bv voting for Holcomb for supreme
Judgo. No matter Just now about what may
trnthfullybo snld against his party ; It Is
certain that ho docs not ewe his nomination
to corporation Influence , nnd the logic of the
situation is a guaranty that ho would not bo
partial to thorn. If , after the manner of
Mr. Bacbcock , wo admit for thi sake of
argument that Judge Harrison is an upright
man , while wo might regret the necessity of
his sacrifice , wo could only assure lilm of
our sympathy nnd commend to him the story
of poor Tray , who got caught lu bad coin-
pa by.
13ut , after all , the thing that the rank nnd
fllo of the republican party feel most
keenly In this matter , and with them the
pcopln of the entire state , Is that Judge
Maxwell should have been turned down for
his dissenting opinion in the impeachment
trials. These men wcro guilty , nnd nil the
sophistry of lawyers nnd skillfully con
structed opinions of learned judges will not
conviuco the people to the contrarj. They
should have been Ignominlously kicked out
of ofilco nnd Judge Maxwell should have
had for his dissenting opinion a rcnojnlna-
lion by acclamation. Ho would have had It
If the party , and not the bosses , could have
had Its say. The only way now left to out
the seal of our condemnation on all that
wretched business is to vote ncnlnst Judge
Harmon , and if what men sny counts for
anything there uro thousands of republicans
ever nil our broad prairies who will do that
very thing. CHAHLES WOOSTEH.
JUDICIAL JOIS.
KvonU of tlio D.iy Around the Court
Home.
Silvia Hicks is endeavoring to convince n
Jury in Judge Scott's court room that she
ought to have § 5,000 of Pat ford's money as
compensation for Injuries sustained on ac
count of a defective sidewalk in front of the
lattcr's premises. She alleges that she fell
and fractured her kneecap and leg , which
caused her to be laid up for four mouths.
Judge Hopowcll Is hearing the case of
Martin Mulvihill against J. B. Kitchen , in
which the plaintiff sues for $5,000 damages
for injuries sustained by the falling of the
wall at the Grand Central lire. The claim
is based on the allegation that the wall was
The trial of Mlko Kaufman and Charles
Stevens for malicious destruction of prop
erty was finished in tbo criminal court room
yesterday forenoon. There will be no more
cases called in this court until Friday morn
ing , as Judge Ogdun left yesterday afternoon
for Chicago to attend the funeral of the late
Mayor Harrison. _
Federal Jurors.
The following persons have been drawn as
jurors for the coming term of the United
States district court :
Grand jury : John S. Stelling , Isaac Card ,
Omaha ; J. O. Cram , Fairbury ; A. G. Barnes ,
Lincoln , George May Held , Louisville ; George
T. Spohn , Superior : Henry Sprick , Fon-
tanclle ; Al Jones , Blair ; Richard Blaco ,
ICcnnard ; Daniel Morrison. Paplllion ; C. E.
Baker. Beatricn ; . M.E. . Getter. Ord ; S. J.
Dennis , Lincoln ; C. B. Finch , Kearney ; G.
W. Egcleston , Bennett ; J. W. Farrell ,
Orleans ; Ross Gamble. Kearney ; Charles
O. Hunna , Lincoln ; W. D. Jones , Platts-
mouth ; F. W. Barber. Grand Island ; Sidney
Schram , Surprise ; Joseph W. Woodward ,
Omahu ; F. P. Ireland , Nebraska City.
Petit jury : J. Vallery , Jr. , Plattsmouth :
G. J. Rallsbock. Ashland ; Ralph SageSouth
Omaha ; William Mugnor , Jonthan Edwards ,
Omaha ; Perry Seldcn , Blair ; AV. H.
Bolts , Bellevue ; t. R. Cook , Lincoln ;
Henrv Carpenter , \Vaverlyv : George W.
\V. Davenport , Lincoln ; T. J. Alexander ,
South Omaha ; Dennis.Hurley , Omaha ; Ed
ward Sattcrlce , Chadron ; James Large ,
Franic Delavega , H. S. Gillesple , Omaha : I.
N.Lyou , Falls City ; AVilllam Kuykendall ,
Bellevue ; William Whitley. Palmer ; Thomas
Harrington , W. II. Hotchltiss , Omaha ; Wil
liam Greene , Steele City ; "William Blxby ,
Diller ; James W. Thompson , John L. Pier-
son. Lewis N. Bumps , E. G. Humphrey , Jer
emiah Kane , L. M. Anderson , P. H. Allen ,
E. D. Andrews , Ramsey Crooks , P. W. Blrk-
hauser. Omaha ; John Schuler , Falls City ;
F. M. Richardson , Omaha ; William Benson ,
Fullerton.
A Clillil Kujojr *
The pleasant flavor , gentle action and soothIng -
Ing affects of Syrup of Figs , when in need
of a laxative , and if the father or mother bo
costive or bilious , the most gratifying re
sults follow its use ; so thnt it is the best
family remedy known , and every family
should have a bottle ou hand.
n Vlgllnnce Committal * .
For some time past the residents of Cen
tral park have been suffering from the raids
of nocturnal visitors , who levied tribute on
coalbius , hencoops and barns and invaria
bly escaped without detention , Tie | locality
was outside of police protection and the
residents were at a loss for moans to pro
tect their property. The thieving continued
until the people became thoroughly aroused
and a vigilance committee was organized
with the understanding that the robbers
should bo well punctured with buckshot
when caught.
The committee is divided into reliefs , and
a dozen men. well armed , now patrol tlu vi
cinity all night. No trace of the thieves
has yet been found and it Is believed that
they have discovered the trap thnt has been'
laid for them and turned their attention to
more promising localities.
DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salve euros pllos.
LOCAL ItltKriXIKS.
The democrats held n ward meeting at
2010 Cumlng street hot evening.
Building permits to the amount of $350
were issued yesterday by the inspector of
buildings.
The colored mass mooting at Twenty-sixth )
and Lake streets last evening failed to
materialize.
The residence of A. T. Knight. 2001 North
Twentieth street , was slightly damaged by
Urn yesterday forenoon ,
Monday night the plumbing shop of F. H.
iCrellowaa entered by thieves and a lot of
brass castings and lead pipe stolen.
A concert was given at the Hanscom Park
Methodist Episcopal church lost evening for
the benotlt of the West Omaha Methodist
church.
City Marshal Powers of Urand Island
arrived yesterday to take back C. W. Green ,
the hotel boat , who was arrested here
yesterday.
It Is said that the occupants of the flats at
Eighteenth and I.eavenworth streets have
requested the landlord to notify Mrs. Ingalls
to seek other quarters.
Yesterday forenoon the police were called
to Thirteenth and Williams streets to arrest
Mrs. J. Fox , woo was insane. The unfor
tunate woman was taken to headquarters
and Dr. Somers called. While tbe physician
was talking with her she auddonly made a
break and nearly escaped before tuo jailers
captured her.
What promised to be a disastrous runaway
was stopped by Oftlcar Foley at Ninth and
Jaukton streets yesterday foronoou. A team
drawing a dray heavily loaded wltb stoves
and other hardware dashed down Jackson
atreot at break-nock speed. A number of
riga were hitched along tbo curb and tbo
runaway was about to dash into them when
the ofilcer soiled the horset by tbe bits and
succeeded In stopping them lust in time to
prevent serious damage. * The team was
turned ever to the owner.
NEBRASKA BANK STATEMENT
Encouraging Condition of State and Private
Financial Organizations.
READILY RECOVERED FROM THE PANIC
borne lilen of the Amount ot Monny Con
tributed to the AVorlrt'a fair by
the Citizens of the
State.
LHJCOLX , Oct. 81. [ Special Telegram to
TIIK BE8.J September 15 the State Banking
Bourn rnllpd fnrnntntomcnt nf Ihn condition
of all state and private banks doing business
In Nebraska on that date. It was not until
late this afternoon thnt the chlof clerk of
the banking board finished the compilation
of the consolidated statement ot the re
sources nnd liabilities of thcso banks. It is
ns follows !
Itcdourooi.
T/oans and discounts. . . . . . , . , . , $31,108,723.26
Overdrafts 223,307.00
United Status bonds on hand. . . . ( iO.000.00
Stocks , securities , judgments ,
etc 435,07.1.15
Duo from banks nnd bankers. . . . S.OBB.-IBO.'JO
Dunking house furniture nnd
fixtures 1,724.100.12
nuiorrealostnto 384.047.7U
Premium on United States and-
ntlior bonds nnd securities 20,753.08
Checks nnd other cash items. . . . 170,878.92
radiances for clearing house. . . P9.724.07
C.ish unhand 2,008,370.42
All other iiaaeIs not enumerated 131,147,74
Total $32,022,051.41
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid In 110,857,918.83
Surplus fund 1,053,149.43
Undivided profits 1,279,388.32
Dividend * unpaid 42.900.21
Oonoral deposits 18,401,073.00
Duo to national hanks 39,400.38
Duo to other banks 102,464.38
Notes anil bills redlscountcd. . . . 441,073.22
Hills payable C50.21B.08
Total 132,922,051.41
KncouraulnR Opinion of nil Export ,
Tlio last previous report of the condition
of the state and private banks of Nebraska
was mndo March 0. before the wave of busi
ness depression struck Nebraska In common
with nil western states. It. II. Townloy ,
cliiof clerk of the State B.mklng Board and a
man who Is probably as thoroughly con
versant with the banking interests of the
state as any other man , was asked this
morning to give Tun BUK his opinion of the
report completed today as compared with the
rejxjrt of March G.
"I regard this report as remarkably favor
able , considering the trying circumstances
of the past six ii-ontlis. , " said Mr. Townley.
"The past season has been a peculiarly try-
imr ono to the banks of the country. Nowhere
hero is the report of the Nebraska banks
made just before the ihmnclal depression
sot in. "
The following report was of March G :
ItoKoitrrca.
Loans and discounts $30,744,027.54
Overdrafts 092,079.15
United Status bonds on hand. . . 50,000.00
Slocks , securities , Judgments ,
claims , etc 047.793.21
Duo from buuUs and bankers. . . 5,282,329.70
fixtures 1.818,907.10
Ot her real estate 304,501.04
Current expenses und taxes
paid 499,034.08
Premium on United States and
Cother bonds and securities. . . . 13,278.40
Checks and other cash Items. . . . 318,089.83
Kxchauges for clearing house. . . G3,4'J5.1'2
Cash on hand 1,053.928.73
Other assets not enumerated. . . . 119,009.08
Totul . . . .J42.907.005.14
Liabilities.
Capitol stock paid In Ml.418,994.83
Surplus fund 1,001,854.10
Undivided profits 1.398.C10.OO
Dividends unpaid 6,988.79
General deposits 27,390,520.20
Duo to national hanks 57,522.50
Duo to other bunks and bankers 101,144.72
Notes and bills redlscountod. . . 040,002.10
Bills payable 878,791.03
Total $42.907,005.14
Features of the Situation.
" \ou will see , " continued the chief clerk ,
"that the banks have lost something llko
fO.OOO.OOO in deposits. Under the circum
stances this is not an unfavorable showing.
During the financial panic considerable sums
of money have been withdrawn from the
banks and placed in safe deposit vaults and
in places of hiding. Then the drain on
account of the World's fall- has boon greater
than most people suppose. I believe it is
absolutely safe to say that at least 100,000
people huvo visited Chicago. Their average
expenses have not been less than § 40. This
estimate accounts for $1,000.000. Cutting
the amount in two oven and the loss of de
posits to the state banks would bo heavy.
"Then you will see that the loans and dis
counts have been reduced in round numbers
$0,000,000. The collection * of this large
amount has necessarily nbsorood some of
the deposits. The overdaafti. have been cut
from $000,000 to § 200,000 , while the redis
counts amj bills payable havb boon reduced
by 5500,000. The surplus has been increased
and the undivided profits reduced but little.
The cash reserve shows an increase of 1 per
ccmt. I am satisfied that our report will
beat the national banks in proportion to the
volume of business transacted. "
Convict's lirnvery Itowarcloil.
Governor Crounso this afternoon decided
to commute the sentence of Pulvor. the
convict at the state penitentiary whoso
bravery in sticking to his work of keeping
up steam in the boilers during tbo lire at
the institution last week saved the state
the loss of many thousands of dollars. His
regular sentence would cxnire In April , but
Governor Crounse has so sbortonod it that
ho will bo n frco man in ten days.
NO VAVOKS I'Oll TUB ItlXU.
notice County Citizen * , Irrespective of
Tarty , follow Juilco JMuxwell.
FBEMOST , Nob. , Oct , 3U [ Special to TUB
BSE. " ! These interviews discussed by a
local sheet on the supreme court candidates
have not yet been published. TUB HEE cor
respondent has tnut about a dozen of those
Interviewed , and from the answers
reported it may bo Judged . that
they wore of such a nnturo as
to preclude thorn from publicity as intended.
A few days ago L. D. Richards asserted
that the Holcomb republicans of this city
uould be counted on the lingers of one hand ,
but ho has evidently changed his mind. The
Maxwell letter has revealed the fact that
the "woods are full 'em , " and so conserva
tive und staunch a republican as Ernest
Schurmnn of the Commercial bank Predicts
that the city will give Mr. Uolcomb a plural
ity vote.
In Platte township , Judge Maxwell's
homo , there Is but ono sentiment among re
publicans and democrats alike , and that is
that tbe election of Holcomb Is necessary to
administer to the republican party a useful
lesson.
llrlef llautnoe Jt mi.
BEATRICE , Oct. 31 , [ Special to TUB BEK. ]
The new government building Is open
today for Inspection. The postofflcr will bo
removed tonight and bo ready for business
at the now stand tomorrow morning. Post
master Hlgg has been kept busy nil day en-
tertalning the numerous visitors wtio Uuslre
to inspect the inside of tbe ofltoe. The furni
ture Is of tlio latest pattern und In keeping
with the tragnlucenco of the building.
The Gage County Teachers association
will hold a mooting in this city Saturday ,
November 10.
Miss Grace Hazon of Blue Springs , Neb. ,
and Miss Ulllo Barton , this city , were the
victims of a runaway on Court street yester
day. Both of the ladles were severely
bruised , but neither of them seriously in
jured.
Death of Mr * . William Almiplu.
MiKUBK , Nob. , Oct. 31. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Bus. ] Mrs. William , Maupln died
lull nfternoon of consumption. Tlio funeral
services will bo held Thursday morning at
11 o'clock.
Mr. Maupln Is city editor of the Dally
Newsot this city , lie was until recently
connected with an Omaha paper. Mrs.
> laupiu died at tbo home of her parents.
I'oputUU Divided.
HtiJJTON , Neb. , Oct. 31. [ Special to Tun
BJCB. | The Independents of Slanton county
were to have held a rally hero jesterday ,
but the required audleiUo' did not put In An
apponrancc. nml the piL < vy leaders spent the
day In quarreling , nnd br evening peace and
harmony bad deserted tneir camn. They
arc now divided on their UMinty ticket.
Frrmnnt '
FREMONT , Oct. 81.-i-Speclal ) to Tnu
BBE.I E.V. . Arnold and Henrietta Sanders
of Omaha were marrtod today byjustico
Hurt of this city. They wore accompanied to
the city by William Beaty nnd Mrs. Eliza
beth Sebrlng.
The retiring ipostmnster , II. G. Wolcott ,
was the recipient from the employes of his
ofllcoof a beautiful gold headed cane. Ho
had prepared n banquet for them ns a kind
of surprise , but at Its close , when Chlof
Clerk Qulnn stepped forward , and , In a brief
speech presented him with that beautiful
souvenir ot their regard , the old veteran
was completely unnerved , and it was several
minutes before ho regained hi usual
equanimity.
Drnnil Inlnnit ( llrl Hurt.
GIUN Isi.xxn , Oct. 31. [ Special to Tnu
BEE. ] Miss Minnie Wlndolpt , a young girl
of 12 years , had an oxporlonco yesterday
afternoon which might have resulted seri
ously. She was riding a horse , when the
animal became frightened and she Jumped
oft. In doing so she landed close to a barbed
wire fence. The animal became entangled
In the fence at the same moment and the
wlro was Jerked across her throat , com
pletely opoulng ono side. The wound was
sowed up and the young lady Is out ot dan
ger. Miss Wlndolpt is the daughter of
Adam Wlndolpt , n prominent and -wealthy
farmer and stocxmnn.
Politic * lit lxmli.tr.
Dtwiun. Neb. , Oct. 31. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] The election cloud Is fast gathering
bore. The Independents , who carried this
precinct by an overwhelming majority last
fall , will bo scarcely "in It" this election.
The democrats are making a hard fight.
Ity Oninlin Talent.
DcWiTT , Nob. , Oct. 31. [ Special to
Tun .BED. ] Jules Xmmbard of Omaha
sang at the opera house last night
to a crowded house under tbo auspices of
the Episcopal church. Miss Goodall of W li
ber assisted.
POLICE PATROLS.
Happenings at ttio Ilondqunrtcra of
"Omntm'8 Fluent. "
Mrs. Mngplo Stevens was arrested yester
day afternoon on n warrant charging her
with keeping a vicious dog.
George Herman -was arrested yesterday
for building bonflros in the vicinity of the
Harnoy street power house. Ho Is charged
with disorderly conduct.
Mattlo O'l'\iy was arrested yesterday on
the charge of stealing $17 from A. Britten-
ham while ho was visiting at bar place in
the Third ward. The woman has been ar
rested before for the same offense.
John W. Harrison , who said he was "Just
from Chcocaglo , " was arrested on loworiFar-
nain street last night for being drunk. Ho
declared it a "blamed shame that a man
could not coino from Chicago and got as
'full1 as he pleased. "
Chief of Police Powers of Grand Island
arrived In the city yesterday to take C. B.
Grecno back to that place , where he is
wanted for beating a hotel. Grceno is said
to bo quite proficient in this particular line
of business and is wanted in other cities for
kUU 8UUJU UUUUSU.
A sneak thief , who took advantage of the
absence of the cashier attho * , Vienna restau
rant on lower Farnam street yesterday
afternoon , robbed the cash drawer of about
$200. The police are searching for the thief.
The people at the restaurant are inclined to
bo reticent about the matter.
William Pierre , a resident of Tama , la. ,
came over to Omaha yesterday to see some
friends. He visited , the house of Maggie
Johnson , and while thcro he says that he
was robbed of $30. Ho complained to the
police and was held as n witness while the
ofliccrs are looking for tho. woman.
Henry B. Worrell was. arrested .yesterday
afternoon for throwing stones through the
windows of the house o'ocupiod by1 his 'wife
ou Howard street , , . .This is the Tesult ot
family troubles which originated during the
past summer. Worrell is a tailor' having a
shop on South Thirteenth street. Ho was
released on bonds and will have a trial this
morning.
AMIU UA OaUESX * .
This afternoon Charles Frohman's
comedians will appear in a special Wednes
day matlneo at Boyd's theater , presenting
the great comedy success , "The Masked
Ball. " The piece has made a pronounced
impression hero , many proclaiming it to bo
the finest comedy of the lighter order that
has yet boon seen at the Boyd. The prices
have been fixed at 25 cents and 50 cents for
the matinee. The engagement closes
Wednesday evening.
Nellie McHenry and an almost entirely
new company will be at the Boyd on Sunday ,
Monday and Tuesday next , presenting the
comedy. "A Night at the Circus. "
Ono thing is sure as to 4 > Tbo Girl I Loft
Behind Mo , " the play which will be pro
duced hero at Boyd's theater on Thursday
evening next and for the balaneo of the
week , and that Is that it is an American
drama through and through. Tlio sale of
seats will open at 0 o'clock this morning.
"Hoss and Hess , " reconstructed and re
juvenated , will bo presented at the Fif
teenth Street theater three nights , com
mencing Thursday evening , November 2 , by
Willie Collier , the quaint comedian ,
and his super excellent company. Be
tween acts first and second the orchestra
will render Luder's famous hutnoristiquo
fantasio called "An Afternoon on Midway
Plalsauce. "
Ordoruil the Survey.
Tito park commissioners have ordered the
survey of a new line for the proposed boule
vard from Fontanollo park to Elm wood. The
comlmtteo on designation of grounds has the
matter in charge.
In this connection It is said that this portion
tion of the boulevard system will hardly bo
thrown open to the 'public previous to some
time the approaching year. It will require
several months time in which to acquire the
land necessary by condemnation and perfect
the titles to the same. As soon as the sur
vey Is made and accepted the commissioners
recommend to the council the acquirement
of the laud , and the whole matter passes
into the hands of that body.
IiicrensnU Weather Service.
There has been another move on tho'part
of the weather bureau toward facilitating
tbo dissemination of j > ureau Information
over a much largerpa than has been
covered heretofore.
Hereafter local dlsplavmcn in towns
easily reached by telegraph , will bo supplied
witn postal cards , on wlfluh , with logotypes
furnished by the department , they can print
forecasts and mail the 'samo at once to post
oftlces in tholr vicinit.\t < ( i
Through this plan it [ is expected to cover
almost twice the number of towns and
villages now reached bytho department.
Fatigue and exhaustlotFftVercomo by
Seltzer. Contains no < > plate.
.
lirtstowthu llllnd Musician.
Arthur Brtstow , tiler , blind orator and
musician , gave ono of his * unique entertain
ments at the First Christian church last
evening. His audience , though not large ,
was appreciative , the speaker belag greeted
with frequent applause.
The original piano solo , "Muslo on the
Water , " received an enthusiastic encore.
Ills flute solo , lu which bo was accompanied
by Mlis Maggie Schauffer , pianist , met with
enthusiastic favor ,
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvo cures burns.
Fire uud 1'ullce Hoard.
At the special meeting of the Board of
Fire and Police Commissioners yesterday
afternoon 2,000 feet nf new hot o was pur
chased for the fire department as follows :
Five hundred feet white A and 500 loot ot
Malt use X at $1 per foot ; 500 feet of Baker
fabric at 60 cents per foot ; 250 foot of Uon
HO cents per foot ; 250 feet of Plucnix at U5
cents per foot.
Thu total cost of tbe boso is 11,603.50. The
board was authorized to purchase 8,003 feet
of the now material.
The committee on finance mot la t night
and approved the police nnd flro department
pay rolls.
The charges ngalnst-Oulcor Donahuo and
Fireman Mattson wore dismissed.
LKFT O.V A ltKSr.lt !
Tire Snilorn ncsctteil Alter Three Month *
ot Ilnrdihlp nnd rrlriUloii.
SAX FIUNCISOO , Oct. 81. The schooner
Viking arrived last night with the two
sailors who were marooned on Cllpperton
Island last May. Cllpperton Island Is n tiny
speck In the Southern Pacific and Is cov
ered with guano deposits. A company was
organized to work the deposit and the
schooner Compor loft for the Islands with a
force of men. The schooner was forced to
return to San Francisco for supplies nnd
machinery , but In order to hold the Island
left two sailors thcro with provisions for
thrco months. The Island Is desolate and
the sailors bad misgivings that the schooner
would not bo bacK In three months , so ono
nf them sent n letter to n frtond in
this cltv when the Compor sailed , telling of
tholr fears of being dosortod. The frlond
was asked to wait thrco months nnd then it
no vessel was sent to take them oft ho waste
to make the letter public.
Thrco months passed nnd as the Guano
company made no moue to rescue the men
the letter was published In the newspapers.
Finally , last August , the sahooner Viking
was sent after the deserted sailors. It was
known here that the men's provisions would
bo exhausted before the Vlkmg could reach
them and there was much speculation as to
tholr fato. The Viking found the men.
Jensen nnd Hall , in good condition and
brought thorn back to San Francisco. They
had okcd out their provisions by eating
bitds' eggs.
Dcntti of an Kctileilunt
SOUTH Bnsn , Ind. , Oct. 81. Very Hov.
Edward Sorln , superior general of the Order
of the Holy Cross and .founder of the Uni
versity of Notre Dame , dlod at 10 o'clock
this morning at his residence , the presby
tery near the Church of the Sacred Heart
at Notre Dame. His death was peacotul
and came llko sweet sleep. He was
surrounded by his faithful priests and others
of the community. Father Sorin had been
in poor health lor several years. Ills trouble
gradually developed Into Bright's disease ,
and this , with his extreme years , caused his
death. No arrangements have boon made
for the funeral.
l.inlic-s Fur Co. , Sun Ifrnncl8co , Honored.
Wonm's FAIII , CHICAGO , Oct. 31. II
Llebes & Co. of Snn Francisco received the
only award against the World's competition
for the best display of sealskin garments , as
rewards workmanship , quality nnd dcslra
bio stylos. They ulso received throe other
awards for manufactured furs , etc. It was
conceded all along that competition with
the Llobcs company was Impossible.
Lost Ills Cnanumt lilnw Ills Hralnn Out.
BROOKLYN , Oct. 31 , At the Hotel St
George , Samuel C. Cook , 40 years old , a
wealthy mine owner , last night placed i
pistol ever his ricrht ear and blew out hi :
brains. Foroter a.year ho had a law suil
dragging in the courts and the case had jus' '
been decided against him.
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TABLES
TURNED.
CLOSING OUT
Boys' Clothing
ON TABLE i
Junior Suits , 2 and 3jiece ,
agos4 to 14 , nnd tcof4
orB , 10 to 10 years. . . . . HJU
ON TABLE 2
Double brouPlod Scotcli cViov-
ON TABLE 3
Junior Suits , ngos 3 to 7 ,
worth $0 , now .
ON TABLE 4
Kilt Suits and novelties.
worth $8 , now .
ON TABLE 5
2 piece double breasted suits ,
ojjed 4 to 14 , wortli
87.60 . . .
ON TABLE 6 fZ
All Wool Pants , ages 3 to
is .
ON TABLE 7
Chinchilla and Irish Frlozo
Overcoats , njros 4 to tZf\
10 , cut Irora 25 to * -J
Per Cent
DRY GOODS CO.
1C
Medicines and Books
For Docton nud the I'ublla
Medicine Gases Filled
For SI , $2.50 and $4.
WHITE FOH 1'AimoULAItS
K I'll
If you could buy a good
heavy all wool $12 overcoat for
$6 it would strike , you as being
the best thing you have seen in
clothing this year. In this clos
ing "out sale in Hay den Bros , '
clothing department you can do
that very thing. A splendid
*
overcoat for $3,75 always sold for
$7.50. . All these on one of the
half price tables.
Suits the same way just half
price. No marking up or jug
gling with figures. $10.00 suits
$5.00.
This great sale grows as it
becomes better known.
Investigate it. It costs noth
ing to look.
\
100 pairs Scotch Guipure *
curtains , like above cut , on sale
Monday morning at the ex
tremely low price of $3.00 pair.
Orchard & Wilhelm
Carpet Co.
1414-16-18 Doug-las St.