8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SA'JOJRDAY , SEPTEMBER 20 , 1894.
MAYOR BEJIIS ACQUITTED
-A11 Judges Cor car in Bay ing the Imponoli-
mcnt Charges Wera Baiekss ,
OPINION OF THE COURT IN FULL
Mnyor round to Hnte Acletl Honmllj , 1'ru-
drntlr mid \llthln llio Hcciio | or III *
MJuly Attorney Council's tlon-
Ing Argument.
The end of the Impeachment trial , -wherein
Mayor George P. Uemls v.as charged with
malfeasance and misconduct In office , neglect
tf his ufllclal duty and refusal to enforce
Uic ordinances of the city and the laws , has
been leached , and Judces Walton , Hopewclt
jnd rerguzon. sitting as a court of tin-
.machmuiit , have given him a clean bill ,
iinnnlmously holding that the charges pre
ferred by leaac S , Hascall , councilman from
iho First ward , and Daniel S. Wheeler , coun
cilman from the Fourth ward , both posing
JH man.iKerH of the Impeachment , were with
out foundation.
For four tlays the case has been fought
In the courts. Attorneys Connell , Cornish
and Macombcr leaving no stone unturned In
their efforts to allow that Iho chief executive
ot this rlly had acted , in ROCK ! faith and for
the beat Interests of ( he city. Yesterday
noon the arguments were concluded , and be
fore leaving the bench Judge Walton an
nounced that at I o'clock In the afternoon
ho nnd his associates would pass upon the
c.iso mul hand down their opinion
Immediately after making the an
nouncement , they repa'rcd to a pri
vate room , where they reviewed the
testimony and examined the law that was
nppllcable to the- Issues Involved. During the
nflernoon thtre was some discussion as to
what the findings of the court would be ,
though the general opinion was that there
would bo a. verdict of acquittal nnd ( hat none
uf the charges would be sustained.
Long before the time for the reconvening
of the court , the room filled up with at-
tornuyH , prominent citizens and city olIMals ,
although Managers Hascall and Wheeler
were conspicuous by their nb = cnce , At 4
o'clock the three Judges entered the room , at
once KPliig upon the bsnch. As soon as the
lull Iff had rapped for order , Judge Walton
commenced to review the specifications filed
by the two councilmen , isfter which he
handed down the following opinion :
OPINION OP THE COUKT.
This lilal lias bren a long and tedious
one , but the coutt has ileshed that all of
the fuels In relation to the Issuer joined In
till * cnse might be fully presented nnd u
fair trial had. The i-ise has been nbly con
ducted by the attorneys on both sides
which fact has materially aided the court
In Its final detcrmlnntlon. The court ban
tuken the matter under consideration and
linn given It a very cuieful examination ,
aiul we uif forced to I ho conclusion , as a
innltei uf fact , that the defendant In i > ur-
fiiimliiK the Untie * at the olllce of mayor In
all UilriKH acted vtllh nn honest purpose to
faithfully mid conscientiously perform hi *
ilutlrs IIH xiioh.
While the mayor Tiny have Feemlngl > e.\-
cocled Ills nuthoilty In HOIIIP Instances , yet
\\e find ftom the evidence that In all of lil
olllclnl nets ho had an honest purpose , wllb-
out nny no.NMlble Knln to himself , and with
out fraud oxlstlntr in nny particular ,
We further hold , ns a matter of law , thrft
In oidei to convict the defendant of nny one
or mciic i > r the- charges set forth In this
'JIHO Ihc defendant must not only have
acted unlawfully , Imt that hn must have
nrted fiaudulently anil corruptly , and this
iiniHt lie Hhown beyond a reasonable doubt.
And there liclnj,1 no showing" of bad faith 01
fiiiudnli'iit Intent , and a total absence of
Jill of the Ingredients named herein to con-
Hlltutc fjioimdfO for removal , it nocessirlly
followH that the juilfcinenl of thin court is
In favor of the defendant nndithat tlv de
fendant In ; dlsmlssert nnd judgment entered
accord Ingly.
JUDOK llOFKWISI.T.'S'ltnMAHKB.
When Judgq Walton had concluded. Judge
llopewell said : "The finding1 and judgment
of the- court , as just expressed , has been
fully agreed upon. It being our unanimous
verdict , but nt this time , It might bo only
proper for me ! make some remarks.
"In icgard to the charge In the specifica
tions that Mayor Dcmls , as mayor and mem
ber of the Hoard of Fire and Police Com
missioners , obstructed and prevented the en
forcement of the law with regard to gamb
ling , I have this to say. He acted In the
same capacity as did every other member
of that board. responsibility was no
greater anil It was no Ices than that of anv
of the other members of the JJoard of Klie
and Police Commissioners. In casting his
vote , It appears In evidence that he acted In
accordance with his best judgment , and
voted for liat ho thought was to the best In
tel cats of the city. The question ot the
gambling evil came before the board and
there were different opinions as to how It
should be dealt with nnd ns to how the law
should be enforced , some members taking
one view and others another. If h-s vote con
stituted a cause for a itinovnl from office , then
others who voted were equally guilty. Hut
In casting his vote as he did , the evidence
la to the fact that he acted honestly , show
ing a desire to enforce tha law to the best
of his ability.
" \Vlicic Iho corrupt design and Intent Is
wanting there can be no Impeachment ,
and It has been shown thai they were both
lacking In this case. There la no proof to
show that thcro was any agreement between
the major and the gamblers. Did the proof
idiow that there was any such agieement the
charges would' be sustained , but It Is ab
solutely lacking. "
Ilegardlng the supplying of food to the
Kelly Commonoalers , Judge Hopenell said
that the mayor had acted with n good deal
of prudence and not until he had consulted
the city officials who were In the city and se
cured tlielr approval with reference to the
purchase ,
AS TO OTHnn CHARGES.
Touching upon the park matter , the Judge
said that It was clear to his mind that the
llcinU park tract had been selected by the
park commissioners long prior to the time of
Mayor Ilemls' election , and that the fact of
his signing the deed as president of the park
company \\as only a matter of form In carryIng -
Ing Gut the terms of a contract that had been
entered Into as early as 1893 , months before
ho uus cxcn a candidate for the olllce of
mayor.
Upon the subject ot tha electric light mat
ter , the Judge remarked that there was testi
mony In show that when the mayor refused
to xlgn the warrants In pa > merit of the bills
of the Thomson-Houston company , he had
official Information to the effect that there
wait being but 1,200 candle-power furnished ,
while the contract called tor nearly double
that quantity of light. The showing Is that
ha believed there was n combination between
thellghtliiK company and the council and
that he acted honestly In repeatedly return
ing the numo of M. J , Cowglll to the council
as an appointee to the odlco of city electri
cian , doing only what he was called upon as
t\n \ official to do.
Judge Ferguson added that he had nothing
to nay , only that he fully concurred with
what tha other Judges had said and the
Judgment that had been rendered.
There was a stir of approval In the room
but It was promptly hushed.
Judge Walton said that the finest Ion of
costs would bo passed upon at sanio subse
quent date , whereupon Mr. McCulloch , attor
ney for the managers , said that ho would
I lie a bill ot exceptions. This the court said
that ho could have , and then Mr. Connell
risked when the decree would be signed ,
Judge. Walton told him to prepare It and
have It uibmltted next Monday , when It
would bo signed.
The feature of yesterday morning's session
ot the court was Mr. Council's argument
CONNBU/8 AROUMUNT.
Referring to the prosecution with titter
earcasm , M" . Connell passed to the specific
charges.
Nov. let us take up these charges. Hut be
fore doing this , I desire to again assert what
1 stated during the early part ot this trial ,
that from n technical standpoint there Is only
one chars ? of the entire six worthy of consid
eration. A demurrer to eacn one ot the re
maining five , 1 believe , would have been sus
tained by thla court ; and but for the fact
that I considered that there v.aa ono charge
which would necessarily result In o trial ,
and far the additional reason that Mayor
Ilemls desired a full judicial Investigation ol
ill these charges , I would have favored flllni
a demurrer and disposing of this case at
oner , without taking up the time of the court
and putting ( he comity of Douglas to tb ex-
iwnso thai U has been put to as n result of
this trial. The only charge ttul In law
ninounta to n charge stands absolutely unsup
ported by proof. U Is the charge that Mayor
Ucmls entered Into a combination nnd corrupt
agreement with certain gamblers whereby
they were to be permitted to carry on their
business unmolested by the city ofnclals.
Now , Itt us see with regard to the first
char e. It Is to the effect that George P.
Uemls , as member and chairman of the
Hoard of Fire and Police Commissioner * , re
fused to vote on a certain resolution known
as the Slrlckler resolution , nnd was In favor
of placing the same on the lable. Now , If
jour honorH pleatc , that action of Mayor
Until * was purely a matter ot discretion ,
Mayor Ilemls lioneally and conscientiously ,
and for reasons which he stated to this court ,
favfirod placing that resolution on the table
for the tlmo being , Hut , pnppone he de-
ilrcil. ns the gentlemen chilm , to defeat the
roHolutloiiwherein did he commit nny crime ?
Has Ihe gentleman pointed out nny provision
of law making his vote one way or the
ntlur on il.st resolution an offense ? Where
IK the nlHtiitc tc < that effect ? A controversy
existed before that board ; It had become
yoineuh.itpersonal between the mayor and
ceitaln members of that board. It was as-
ttctid by the major that certain members
of the board were desirous of escaping nil
tespcnHblllly and placing that responsibility
on his Hhoulde.is , nnd he did not pro-
IIOHB to fnvor them In any move of that
character , or In any under-handed proceed
ing whereby he could be censured for what
lie had done. What he had done he had
iloiiH openly nnd above board. In the most
public manner , and he was willing to stand by
li > 3 own action , and did not propose that the
other members of the board slioull place him
lie fore this community in a false light.Vni
It not his right , his privilege and his duty
then to vote exactly as he did vote ?
The next clmrgo Is "that he wrongfully and
wickedly conspired nnd combined with cer
tain e\M disposed persons , wrong doers and
criminals , to allow them to violate the ordi
nances uf Mild city , and the laws of the state
of Nebraska , and to shield and protect them
from prosecution and punishments for their
wiongfut mul criminal acts. "
TUB anossnsT OUTRAGE
Now , I submit to this honorable court. In
ho light of the evidence In this case. If th.it
charge Is not an outrage ot the grossest char-
ictcr on the chief executive of this city.
Where Is the testimony even tending to aup-
iort such a charge ? The gentlemen nt the
: lose of their case did not pretend , and. In
act. ns 1 recall It , admitted that there was
no proof to support that charge. They did
lot | iioio | o , however , to dismiss H : they
loped they might be able to smoke out some-
hlng on the cross-examination of Hie wit-
it'sses called by the defense. The World-
lU'r.ild , tliiougU certain Information fur-
ilshed by n certain party who might properly
be characterised as a spy , If not a snenk ,
'linrged that the mayor , the city attorney nnd
two gamblers , held n conference In the
olllce ot Iho editor ot The. Omaha Bee
U WOK learned fuither , probably by the bamc
moans , that a certain gambler named White
was seen In the olllce of Mayor Ucmls. Now ,
there linvu been In thu past sonic- exciting
pvents In the nrogiess of trials In this court ,
Imt I siilmilt whether there was ever a more
Interesting or exciting event during the pro
gress of niij trial than occurred during the
progress of this trial while Mayor liemls snt
In that cluilr us a witness nnd wns being
lis-exanilned by JudgeyClarkson with ref
erence to thoMc alleged Interviews The mayor
was asked in substance : ' Did not a certain
gambler named White visit jour office In the
city hall Just before the last nominating
convention ? " The mayor In his quiet wny
responded , "Yes. " Judge Clarkson , with a
hopeful Millie on his countenance then asked :
"At that Interview wns not reference made
to youi policy concerning' gambling In the
event that jou should be elected ? " The
mayor In the raine quiet , dignified manner ,
answered , "There was , " Then the smile on
Judge Clarkson'R countenance extended until
It leached both ears. He followed his lead
up with another question : "What did Mr.
While say to you on that occasion' " The
major , still cool nnd collected , replied "He
wished to Know whether In Iho event of my
election 1 would permit him or borne other
representative , of the O-amond to mine n
tort'aiii number or houses to run and to keep
ult others closed , " Well , that was jilst the
answer the gentleman hoped to secure. Tlio
major lind nude just Ihe response they dc-
filri'il ho should make. Hen * was a gambler
at his olllce , making this proposition , and
very nulurally Judge Clarlcson reasoned the
mayor would acquiesce and why not ? Con
sider the time , consider tlio situation , con
sider the c rcumntanccs. It was just a half
an hour l.cforo the convention ; It was claimed I
by Mi. White that he had Influence with this
Third ward delegation , which wassaid , to be
shuky. and Judge Clarkson reasoned that
according to the policy ot poll-
t'clans ' , a favorable or nt least
an evashe answer would be given.
With this. In vlow lie asked Mayor Ucmls :
"What did jou say In reply ? " Then came
what I have refeired to as the most excil-
IIIK If not tragic event that has been wlt-
neM > eil In this court room tor many n day.
In place of Judge Clarkson obtaining the
niiHner ho wns hoping to secure , he got un
answer ho did not like , an answer that Im
pressed the court ; an answ < r that carried
conviction to the minds of every one present
In tills coin ! loom. Mayor Hcmls answered
an the fact was that he wns astonished and
dumbfounded at such a proposition , that he
was aiigij- , that he was "warm , " ns tha
gentlemen put It , and that he arose out of
his clmlr and said. In substance , that If the
gamblers or prostitutes could obtain any
comfort from anything he might have said
at the met > tliiR of the antl-v.ce crusaders
th = y wen- welcome to It , but lie did not pro-
pole that any gambler or bet ot gambleis
should dictate to him whnt his policy should
be , and he said further' "Turn jne down If
jon tan ; go over to the convention which Is
to assemble in less than thirty minutes nnd
du your worst. I would rather live a private
elf lien ; I would lather abandon this office ,
leave this chulr , than hnvo any gambler or
nny other person have a brass collar around
my neck. "
WAS HONEST INDIGNATION.
Now. truglo as this event was upon the
stand. I Miy It was only n circumstance to
what really oecuired , What occurred cannot
lin nude known by cold type , or by a recital
on the stand ; It must be witnessed to lie
appreciated ; and I do not wonder that Mr.
Hosewiitcr. the editor of The Omaha Bee ,
WHS Impressed on that occasion as he never
wus before with the absolute honesty and
fearlessness of Mayor Bemls. I say but few
men would have stood up.at that critical
tlmo In the manner Muyor Uemls did and
said what he did. He Is not n politician ;
there wns nothing politic about his course ,
ilu in I cut have taken some other course ; he
might have been eviislve. Ho might have
said to .Mr. White "I will see that you are
fairly tieated , " or something to that effect.
Hut no ; ho nays "Turn me down If jou can ;
Iore nothing lor the result of that conven
tion us compared with my own manhood , I
would rather remain a private citizen with
the cniifcclousness that I was In the right , and
that I w'as the slave of no man , than to hold
the high cfllce of president of the United
Slates. " The court remembers very -well the
ctiop.falluu appearance of Judge Clarkson
ut the conclusion of Mayor Bcmls' answers ,
Ho got a little more than he went after , The
facts which I knew , but which were not
generally Known In thlu community , hud been
developed ; not lugged In here by Mayoi
IJemui for the purpose of making a show o >
a parade , or sustaining himself , but dragged
out of him. and facts that were corroborated
bo overwhelmingly ns to leave 110 controversj-
question or dispute concerning them.
QUESTION OF GOOD FAITH.
So much then for thase gambling charges
They amount to nothing. It Is absurd t <
require the mayof to perform a duty whlcl
Is placed by law on the district court and tlu
public prosecutor , and although such Is tht
law beyond question , wo have the statement
of n judge of this court , echoed through thli
city from the pulpit of at least one of UK
leading chinches , that Mayor Bemls snouh'
InJ Impeached for neglecting this duty. Now
then , did the mayor act In good faith , cvel
If the law required him to perform this duty'
Let us take the statements of Mr. Gilbert
Mr. Strlckler and Mr. Smith , the. only wit
ness * * called by Iho prosecution with refer
nice to his votes on that subject. Mr. Gil
bert la examined and makes answers ns fol
lows :
Q. During that entire tlmo do > ou knov
of any perlo.1 when gambling was not golni
on In Iho rlty ct Omaha : A. No. sir : I can
not name any time.
Q --Then tfje real qu stlon with the boar (
was not how to wipe cut thcaa places , bccausi
they could not be wiped out , hut how the'
could be beat suppressed and reduced li
number wasn't If AI think thai Is i
[ air conclusion
Q You would not favor such an cnf&icc
menl of the law as to Increase the evil li
any way , \vould you ? A No , sir
Judge McCullQCh , ( be- leader ol the antt
vice crufnders , has stood up here and Mated
to this court that he- would favor hla Idea
of enforcement of law , even though It
would result In more gambling and more
crime , and would take away from our school
fund $1,600 a month. What kind ot en
forcement of the law Is that7 The gentle
men have continually assumed that the
question was enforcement or nonenforcement
of the law. That wns not the question nt
all , as thoun by their own witnesses , It
was how best could the law bo enforced.
The following la from Mr , Stickler's ex
amination ;
Q t suppose you saw and heard n good
deal of and from Mayor Hernia In connection
with this controversy , did you notT A. I
do not remefbmer that Muyor Ileinls took
very much part In the discussion growing
out of this resolution of mine.
Q. Did he ever say or do anything at
any time to lead you to question his good
faith or sincerity In desiring to do away
with the gambling that existed In this city ?
A. The only thing- that I remember Mayor
Uemls saying was that he thought my reso
lution was buncombe , and that Is the only
thing that I remember hla saying at any time
on that subject.
Now , the above l from Mr Strlckler , this
gentleman who , when he Is asked where ho
came from , said ho did not come from any
city , but rnme from a small town In the
Shenandoah valley In Virginia. Then the
question was asked ot him If he had always
lived there , and ho said yes. Then follows :
Q. Yon never had very much experience In
city life ? A. Not until I came to Omaha.
Q. When did you come to Omaha ? A. 1
came hero In 18S7.
Hero is this young man from the rural
districts of Virginia , In the Shenandoah val
ley , coming to this electric lighted city of
Omaha and undertaking to reform every
thing , to enforce prohibition. He proposes
to wipe out the gambling evil and to run
every woman ot questionable character out
ol the city of Omaha Oh , what n city we
would have If Judge .McCulloch and Mr.
Strlckler could only run It ! Then follows :
CJ Do you know , Mr Strlckler , of Mnj-or
licmls ever advocating or favoring the set
ting aside of laws , or ordinances eras the
controversy merely as to the most effective
method of enforcement ? A. There was no
question of the enforcement of the laws be
fore the boardin this resolution of mine. The
question wns to Instruct the chief of police
to close up these gambling houses , that was
all.
all.Q. . Yon never doubted or questioned the
sincerity or honesty of Mayor liemls In the
position he took , did jou ? A. No , sir ; I did ,
not question Mayor Uemls In regard to It at
all.
all.I
I would also like to read the testimony of
Mr. Smith on this question. I only wish I
had the tlmo to do so. Mr , Smith Is well
known In this community as a gentleman of
fairness. It Is true , he differed with Mayor
Bemls , but he said frankly and honestly on
that stand that their difference was with
regard to-Its nonenforcement ,
DU. MACKAY'S LETTER.
Then we'have Dr. Markay's letter on that
subject , which Is before the court , nnd does
not his letter count for more than this peti
tion signed largely , as shown here , by Sun
day school scholais and by people Just to
get rid of n few of these fanatical anti-vice
crusaders ? Dr. Mackay says :
"Such movements ( referring to this nntl-
-vlce cruynde ) are spasmodic nnd accomplish
llttlo permanent good. They aim nt accom
plishing lee much. They would wipe out of
existence evils which are Inherently perma
nent In the existing conditions of society. You
must change the conditions ere jou can re
move the evil. 1 believe that the present
system ot controlling the gambling houses
Is HID wisest and best course that could l > 3
followed. To close them or attempt to close
them would be to caller the evil broadcast
over the city nnd drive It Into places where
It would thrive more luxuriantly than ever.
I believe that our city will compare fn\or-
ably with any eastern rlty of the same size
or larger. I saw more drunken men In the
streets of Itocton last summer In une week
than I have seen on our streets In a year.
The d Herenco between eastern and western
civilization Is that ; vice which In the east is
kept carefully concealed Is In the vest e , < -
pobcil to the light ot day. I buliuvt that our
maj-or and dhlcf of police are lione-t In their
efforts to suppress the vices aimed at in this
Onetitqn , and that their pober Judgment ii ;
( he management of this crusade against vice
Iswmth more tlitin the well meant though
injudicious efforts of those who signed the
anti-vice petition. "
In one view of It I regret that our time Is
limited , bccausa I would like to go Into
some matters more In detail than I will have
time or opportunity to do It Is useless for
me to waste time with this charge against
the mayor on account of the expenditure of
something less than $100 for feeding those
starving men known as Kelly's army. That
was thrown In , as thesu other charges were ,
ns a mere make-v\eight , after teeing that the
charges they put to the front wtre baseless
nnd could not be supported , and they hoped
that on some technical ground they might
hold thu major , and so they threv , In this
charge regarding Kelly's nrmj- . Now , mark
my word , JudgMcCultoch > , If that chaige ,
like a boomerang , jlo s not come back to the
camp ot the men who made It , and if these
men are not hereafter held to answer for
their raid on Mayor Demls on account of his
.action with refercnc to Kelly's army , which
was supported nnd hustalned by every good
citizen and every honest Inxpajer , ns well
as every labor organization In the city or In
the state , then I am v iy much mistaken.
RAID OF DEMJDni ) FANATICS ,
The Bemls park transaction , among other
things , is hi ought In hereas a make-weight.
Here la a transaction that occurred long
prior to the election of Mayor Bemls. It Is
a remnant of the old campaign thunder uf
the World-Herald ; an exploded statement
regarding the major , made during , tlje heat
of a political campaign * I am glad of one
thing , and that Is that this Impeachment
case is In no manner a political case. I
am pleased that such prominent democrats
as Dr. Miller and Judge Wakeley come In
cheerfully to give their testimony and testate
state the facts exactly ns they occurred.
This Is not , as Impeachment trials sometimes -
times are , a political raid by one jiaity
against the representative of the oilier party ;
It is the raid ot a sot of conspirators and.
deluded fanatics who propose to take tliti
city government out of the hands of the
best major that Oniaha qver had and place
U In the hands of the parties making these
charges. Dr. Miller comes In and states the
facts fully regarding the Hemls park matter
and shows that what was done was prior to
the time Mayor liemls was first elected
It is not charged that ho was Interested In
the deed conveying the lots In Bemls parker
or that ho did anything Improper In con
nection with that The charge Is that he
was. Interested In the contract. This Is the
charge That the major arranged to make
a contract and did contract with the-city of
Omaha for Ihc sale of this block at the price
btat.tl , Hither there was H contract or there
was no contract prior to the execution of the
deed. If there was a contract , then It was
consummated long before Mayor Hemls was
inducted Into oflloe. If there was no con
tract , then the charg must npccsparlly fall
This may be hald to be u technically , lint
Mayor Demls dors not wish lo stand on a
technicality. He has come In hero and
demonstrated by such men as Dr. Miller ,
Judge Wnkcley and Mr , Linlngsr and other
gentlemen of that character the correctness
of his position In this matter. He has made
a complete and n fair answer to all these
chargcx. II ? has been ready from the stilt
to meet these charges ; he lias tin own out
the black Hag to those conspirators and said1
"Come on , I um ready to meet you , I have
done my duty , I have stood by this 'city , I
have stood by the taxpayers , I have en
deavored to head off whnt I legarded as cor
rupt combinations and am willing to abide
the consequences , "
I submit whether Mayor Demls has not
met these charges manfully , and whether ho
has not wiped tliem out completely and left
Ills detainers without shadow or rause for
ever making them In the future.
I'ollllrnl > < itirrs , "
Hereafter the Ike will make .3 uniform
charge of S cents per word per Inicrtlon , In
advance , for political notices.
No notice to te ICES tlinn CO cents.
Candidates can publish cards at the same
rate ,
4iifutcil ! I'lmiltlr * uf Onmlli.
The annual meeting of ( his association will
ho held In thu Tiling Men's ( Jnrlstlan asso
ciation roomn on Monday evening , October
1 , at 7:30 : , John IiangUand , iccrctiiry ,
Joyce millinery opening takes place Satur
day , September 29. Monday and Tuesday.
October 1 and 2 , at 1621 Douglas street ,
J.yco , millinery , 1021 Douglas street.
Kvcry Line Illiclmr * ' * Itrnl Ilnrgnln Itcml
TliemIII Yon MtilllNrctl Koine of Them ,
SPECIAL. . SAI.H.FOU 8ATU11DAY.
1 case of men's .camel's hulr drawers , no
Bhlrts In this lot. only 19c each , worth GOc.
500 dozen gent' * : fast black cotton hose ,
only 12V4c pair , worth 2Gc.
Ucnt'a heavy bro-rn cotton British half
hose , only 12'.4c peri pair , regular price 2Sc.
100 dozen gent's ifalicy percale shirts , laun
dered , only 25o c ch' ' , worth 7Bc.
100 dozen umbrellas , cotton glorias , fancy
handles , worth 51,0 . ' ) eo at 49c.
1,000 pounds German knitting yarn , best
quality only lie Mioln , worth 25c.
ladles' fast black cotton hose , seamless ,
12'c. worth 20c.
20c.DHESS
DHESS 'GOODS.
SPECIAL BARGAINSFOH SATURDAY.
10 pieces SG'Inch black fanciesIBc ; thc e
goods arc worth 25u. 25 pieces
4G-lnch black Henrietta , worth C9o ,
for 39c. 25 pieces 38-Inch all
wool bedford cord , worth 60c , for 25e.
100 pieces all wool henrletta , worth 50c , for
20 c.
SPECIAL.
Two of the biggest bargains ever ottered In
Omaha.
Beginning at 7 p , m. we will sell
One dress of 38-Inch brocade lor SOc ,
Ono dress of 36-Inch English cashmere ,
SOc.
SOc.One
One dress Illuminated pin checks , SOc.
Ono dress Illuminated brocade , SOc , Not
one of this lot worth less than | 1.50 to f2.BO.
One dress to n customer.
At 9 a. m. we offer every remnant of goods
In our bargain circle at 25c yard. There
are goods In this line worth $1.00 per yard.
ON SALK ALL DAY TOMORROW.
Dark dross style ginghams , were lOc , ro-
dticcd to 3'Ac a yard.
Mill remnants 36 Inches wide percale Cc
a yard ,
18-Inch wide crochet bed spreads , worth
$1.50 , on sale all day tomorrow at (1,00
each.
each.Yard wide/ bleached muslin reduced to 3' c
n yard ,
18-Inch wide linen twilled crash , worth
lOc. on sale at uc a yard.
Mill remnants of the best calico and n big
line to pick from only 3'fcc a yard.
NOTJON SPECIALS FORSATURDAY. .
Wo offer on Saturday 8,000 yards black
all silk satin nnd grosgraln ribbons at 2Vic
per ya-d for No. 2 , Cc tor No. 5 , Co for No.
7. Sc for No. 9 , lOc for No. 12 , I2c for No.
18 , 14e for No. 30 , SOc for No. 40.
Just opened an elegant line of new
stamped linens , the newest thing In the
market.
Special sale on celluloid photo frames , lOc
for your choice of six sljles , worth from
20c to 3r > c.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
Our fall Jackets and cloaks are sparkling
with newness. The everlasting hurrah to
get a cent or two below some one else docs
not Involve us. We seek and find the nlccM ,
the newest arid the best. Our prices are as
lowns they ought to be.
The jackets that are. most sought after
arc our beavers. The latest cuts , full skirt'
and full 38 Inches long , at from $3.75 to
. - . .
"The capes that captivate. " We are selling
the finest Astrachnn cape In the city for
the money and n visit to the cloak depart
ment Is nil that Is needed to convince jou
that we are dolnr Just what we say
HAT AND CAP DEPARTMENT
Don't fall to call and see all of the
leading styles that we place on sale Satur
day.
day.Jl.fiO dcrbys , woitli $3.00 , $1.50 tourists ,
worth $3.00. We Tire showing the most com
plete line of mlsifs' and children's fancy
caps at 25c and 5Jc. ( Men's crushers , 50c and
75c ; boys fancy hats und turbans , JOc. A
large line of men's defby , tourist and soft
hats at $1 00 ,
GRAND PERFUMERY OFFERING.
From 7 to S Saturday evening you can
buy perfumes , nil the popular odors , at lie
an oz. Supply yourself. .
BASEMENT BARGAINS.
50,000 flower pots at Ic ejcli up.
5,000 rice root tc-iub brushes , 3q.
10.000 cne gallon milk crocks , uc each.
Silver metal teaspoon" , 12 c sou
For tomurrow only , the finest lon frame
wringer In the World , . ? ! . .
Remember , for tomorrow only.
GROCERIES.
. Saturday'p tale will be just' , loaded with
bargains llko the e- i
21 pounds granulated sugar. 1 00.
Largo palls jelly , " . > c quail.
Cans 'tomatoes "Vic ; string beans , -He
can ; 3-pound can California plums. 12l c ;
California apr cots. 12 > / . ( ; can ; caMlle. soap ,
2',4c bar ; Fapollo , 5c cake ; led salmon , SViC
can ; self raising pancake flour , 4 1-Oc ; Val
encia raisins , 3 > , &c pound , finest laundiy
soaps , 3c bur ; clam chowder. 17'sn can.
HAYDEN BROS.
The following marriage licenses were Is
sued yesterday :
Name and Address. Age.
Vcmcl Sebek , Omalm ; : >
Hannah Sclnon. Omalin IS
Charles C3 Anderson. Omaha " 2
Lottie S. Peterson , Oinalm. * 17
One million dollars , are invested In the
en am of tartar plant ustd to .supply the
Prlc * Halving Powder company of Chicago.
The plant IH the largest In the world , the
pbnil r the strongest and purest In the
world.
NEBRASKA
Fourth Amiiml .Urptlnir iintl the hlecllcm ot
Ulllvortt fur the lu.tr.
The fourth annual meeting of the directors
of the Manufacturers and Consumers asso
ciation was held In the parlors of the Com
mercial club at noon jestcrday , where a
sumptuous banquet was spread. After din
ner the address of the retiring president , W.
A. Page , was delivered.
The report of Secretary Holmes was read
and approved , after which several new
firms were taken Into the association.
In electing olllcem- for the ensuing j-ear ,
the result was as follows : President , W. A.
Page ; vlco president , J. C. llarpliarn ; secre
tary , O. C , Holmes ; treasurer , L. H. Rhcem.
It was decided la hold the next banquet
at Norfolk , the date to be fixed by the
executive committee.
GIVE AWAY
(4 ( to 7 dose * ) ol
Pleasant Pellets
To any one sendiyff nantt and address to
us on a postal caiVi
ONCE USED THEY
ARE ALWAYS FAVOR.
JTenct , our object in sending them out
broadcast
They absolutely cure Sick Headache. Bil.
fousness Canit i patlon , Coated Tongue , Poor
Appetite. Dyspepsia and kindred derangements -
ments of the Stomach. Liver aiid Bowels.
Don * I accept some substitute said to bs
"juitaigood , "
TJte sutsiitute costs the denier less.
It cpsts you ABOUT tht same ,
HIS profit it in the "just as good. "
WHERE /S YOUXS ?
Address for THCH SAMPLE ,
World's Dispensary Medical Association ,
Ho , 663 Mtla St. , DVFFM.O,7t. ft
FAREWELL TO FITZPATRIOK.
Temlrrvd llnnqnnl by Member * at School
llnnnl nnd Oilier Krlendi.
A farewell banquet was tendered last night
to Frank A. Fltipatrlck , the retiring super
intendent of schools , nt the Mlllanl hotel , by
his many Omaha friends. An elegant table
wns spread at 7 o'clock , ami after nipper
the guests delivered themselves of their re
grets at tlio departure of Mr. Kitzpatrlck.
Congratulations were ottered him for the
growth of the schools , both In number and
efficiency , during his mlmlnlstratlon , bring
ing them forward Into the llrsl rank.
The RUe t8 comprised tha Hoard of Educa
tion and other close friends , and \MTO as
follows :
Euclid Martin , II. C. Akin , H. W. Gibson.
Fred I ) , Lowe , Samuel UcesV , N.Uabcock ,
11. 1' . Thomas , I. O. Rhoudcs , C. L. Jnynea ,
Charles Conoycr , William Coburn , K.V. .
DurRCKs , Morris Morrison , John I. . . 1'lcrton ,
Henry Knodell , A. P. TuUey , C. S. Klfiiitter ,
Or. Duryea , Fred McConnell , George S ,
U'edguood , Clinton N. I'ovCHl.
Members of the Women's Christian Tem
perance union and others wishing
to send In their donations or cup , snuccr ,
plate , fcpoon , etc. , wilt flml the coffee
room open to receive them Saturday after
noon , September 29 , N. E. corner llth and
Cass.
Short I'ollun Stnrlrf.
Yesterday Chief Detective Haze rcce > l\cd
a telegram from the Denver police nuking
If a dry goods store had been robbed here
recently. The message also- stated that a
coiiplo of suspicious characters had been ar
rested there , and that a lot of dress goods
and silks had been found In their possession.
No robberies ot that kind have occurred here
lately , but a dry goods store at Atlantic , la. ,
wns entered about a. week ago , and $1-10 In
money and a lot of silks and cloth stolen.
Gus Hartman , a saloon keeper nt Fifty-
fourth and Dodge streets , lus been arrested
for selling liquor on Sunday In violation of
the Slocum law. He will Imve a hearing
October 11 before Justice of the Peace Smith.
Hartman gave bonds In the sum of $300 ( or
his appearance.
In order to Introduce Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy here we sold several dozen b.ttles on
n strict guarantee , and have found every bottle
tle did good Fcrvlce. We ha\e used It our
selves and think It supcrkr to any other.
U' . I. Mowrcy. Jarvlsvllle , W. Va. For sals
I v orugglsts.
V. M. C. A. Tall Oiitlicrlni ; .
One of the most enjoyable social c\ents
which has ever occurred In the annals of
tlie Omaha Young Men's-Christian associa
tion i\ns the annual fall gathering of the
members at a large supper and speechriuk-
tiig last night. One hundred nnd vhlrty
were present and fully occupied the time from
0:30 : until 9 o'clock.
Tortured
Disfigured
Humiliated
By unsightly skin and blood dis
eases.
Is there hope of cure ?
CUTICURA RESOLVENT
Is the greatest of skin purifiers ,
As wen as blood purifiers.
Because of its peculiar action on
the PORES ,
It is successful in curing
Torturing , disfiguring , humiliating
humors ,
"When the usual remedies and even
The best physicians fail.
Entirely vegetable , innocent , and
effective ,
It especially appeals to thobe who
'
'have
Suffered long and hopelessly.
It acts upon the liver , kidneys , and
bowels as well as upon the
skin and blood.
Its use at this season
Insures a clear skin and pure blood ,
As well as sound bodily health.
It is the only Purifier acting on the
Skin and Blood at the same
time.
Bolil throughout the world. Trice. CCTICURA ,
tOc.'BiAi' ( , c. ; UBUDLVEMT.SI. I'oTTEiilJituu
.AND Ciim.Conr , , Sole 1'roprlctori , Uonloii.
" How to Cure Bkla ami Hlood Ilumore , " free.
03-1'Mclnl IHeinUlieft. falling 1mlr and sim
ple baby rasliti presented by Ciitltura heap.
If tired , nclilng , nervous
mothers knew the comfort ,
etreuglli , nnd Otullty In Cntlcurn
I'l.titerg ) they would never bo
without them.
Oiocolat-
Menier
the
FINEST
of nil
I
unites in a perfect form all the
ties eveiybody desires to find in his
food , if IS as Nourishing as Meat ,
and .still pleasant to take. It is as
Delicate as a Luxury , and still cheap
in price.
It is by far healthier than either
Tea. Coffee or Cocoa.
Therefore it should be maJe a house
hold article for daily use , as it is in
France.
PARIS $ $ E S\3 \ 1 E R LONDON
fit ) Mabat.li AT. . Uilcflio-SU \ \ , Uronilirnr. S. V-
NEBRASKA
KA.TIOKA.'L , JBAATI
U. A. I ei > oaltui'f ! , Uinalm , Atlirni/.ii.
CAPITAL , - - $400,000
SURPLUS , - - $55,500
Officers and Directors Henry CT , Yntei , pre
Idtnt ; John 8. Colllni , rl : .pre ldent | LiirU
8. Reed. Caihler ; William U. 8. Uuglni. cri'.lt
& & 1 caihler.
caihler.THE
THE IRON BANK
INVALID CHAIRS ,
EUitlo StoUtum * . C [ urmlty Urucei. Trutit * ,
Crutcht : . Ualterlci. UyrlMGC * . Invalid and ilia-
laU SupDllu. The Lion tinic Ilouie.
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| p A baby in the house is a well spring § j
2j | ' of pleasure , Then you look at baby's ° ;
Xy 5 * '
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RAYMOND , 15th and Douglas , JEWELER.
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Conclusive proof of one tiling thU ; the patent fleeced
underwear ( liygcnlc ) is here to .stay , : is we predicted Inst ycnr
or n year bsfore. Some persons nre attached to It , and
couldn't really d > without. So would yon if you try it , for
two rctisuns. First The fleece lining is tender , non irritable ,
smooth and heat retaining. Second It is more durable ,
warmer and u good amount cheaper th.in ordinary wool.
Jleuvy demands were made upon us ( orthis underwear
last year. We sold loads of'em. in fact we were unable to
supply the demand. This year we're fixed arranged direct
ly with the manufacturers for a full supply , and ns a consequence
quence n-e are also dealing with manufacturers' prices.
Forty. Fifty und Sixty Cents for throe lines of fleeced lined
underwear that sold lust year from 75c to $1.25. A stroke
of enterprise we are to be congratulated upon.
The reduction on other underwear is perhaps not quite
so extensive , until yon reach imported wool , which received
a setback , because of the decree of five wool , which goes into
effect January 1st , 1895. So far wesqitee/.ed the juice of the
fruit and our stock of wool underwear is shelved nt a good
deal cheaper than last year. Camel's hair last year 85c ,
this year Sixty enjj * Double breast and back camel's hair
is this year only Mighty Cents , hist year $1.10. Medicated
scarlet is reduced from $1.25 to Ninety Cents. Two thread
btripcd underwear is now One Dollar , cut from $1.50. $1.75
natural wool underwear stepped down to One Twenty-five
and so on liner the value , bigger the chip.
i
Cheaper underwear bearing cotton and wool mixture ? *
have MI Here d but little. Heavy purchasers , like ourselves , '
captured tiie best on closely shaven margins. Brown mixed
stuff , a Hrst class 50c underwe.tr , is Thirty Cents , Jersey
ribbed , a standard 7nc underwear we sold last year at SOc ,
is this year onlyJPorty. All wool is Fifty Cents.
This is underwear time the prices lean toward yon.
Si/escomplete. Why not buy early.
Fall Cauiloyucs s > pnt to any askcr free of chivgo.
' . Draperies.
Our drapery department is full of new things jus1
now , and many of them at much lower prices than
V
heretofore , as these have just been imported
under the new tariff.
For doors and arches we have :
The new Negas curtains.
The new Durby curtains.
The new Verdure curtains.
The new Tuscan curtains.
The new Ramsic curtains.
100 Couch Covers $1.65 each , former price $3.50.
Lace curtains of all kinds , The line of Swiss
Laces by the yard is complete in all Widths and the
' 4
variety of patterns and qualities is far greater than
ever before- These goods are more popular than
ever this season.
*
Orchard & Wilheim Carpet Go.
Chas. Shiveriek & Co
FURNITURE.
A complete new stock , recently purchased
at reduced market prices.
1206-1208 Douglas Street.