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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1895)
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WHERE THEY SHONE AS STARS - PartsTaken ! by Jacobsen ana Edwards in n GM Deal , - WOULD hAVE TAKEN MILLIONS FROM CITYtue , Gln'r Inrlllt , SlIllllort to n : n'n"re , ' \ 'hleh't'llt 'iii rptIII the Cuttu- ell tn III ! 1\lIo.Ie,1 : flllt hy i. 1'lIhll" Selltlmellt. - I One ot tbe most notorious ot the numerous II I 10bs which a corrupt council hag soughl to . , Baddlo upon the taxpayers ot Omaha durIng " reeeni years Is t the ordinance which wab pusel by the city council on November 14 , 1893 , and which grantcll to the Omaha Oas Manufacturing company the exclnslve Ilrlvl. lege oC supplying gas 10 the consumers 01 Omaha for fifty years al exorbitant ratc . and under conditions which left the victims no manner oC relict Cram the burdens II 1m. posed This was an ordinance which con o templated the lchlng oC millions oC dollarft II ' In excessive rates Cram the pockoti O [ Omaha home owners anll ( IJ\lsln2l'S men , and It was an extraordinary fact that when this outrageous measure came up for passage , II such was the hold ot the corporations 011 I the council that only one member bad sull1. I . dent bacllbone to oppose IL Two mmbera , , were absent. The other memberl' . without 'I ' exception , supported the ordinance until pub- ' , IIc scntlment becam so thoroughly aroused thai they were compeller ! to reluctantly deter to the ( Interests oC the people The ordInance , known as No. 3i29 , granted to the Omaha ' Gas Manufacturing company the right to maintaIn and operate gas works In this city for a period oC fifty years Il fixed the prIce to all conSlllners and for alt i PUI'POl' ' at $1.i5 per 1,000 cubIc feet with , n. slidIng scale running down to $1.25 per 1,000 cubc : feet when the consumption should reach 800,000,000 CUbIc feet per year. lIven then there was no provision to protect the Interests oC the city. The IPS company was relllllrell to file a statement on or beCorb January Iii ot each year oC the amount ot gas that hail been used during the twelve months , and this ' l'tatemenl was to regulate ! ; the price ) thlll was to be chiargril ! ; durIng the I next year , according to the sliding scale. i By this provision the gas company was ' given the prIvilege oC absolutely dictating the price thai was to be charged , and there I was no provlson for In any way checking up ! or corroborating Its annual stntement I No royalty or compensation oC any nature waD exacted from the company In l'eturh . for this profitable franchise , nellhr was there any provision for the condemnation f or purchase oC the plant by the city 01 any , future time ! KEPT vnot TIlE punrlC. . " 'hen tills orlllnance was Introduced II was I promptly referred without reading , and tile ! chairman oC the committee 10sI no time In I I concealing II In an Inside pocket. In reply to a question be simply repllel that II was an ordinance relative to renewing the gas Cranchlse but he refiie.d to make public any oC Its I'rovlslons. ' Every effort ' vas made I to prevent any IlIIuwledge ot the real ehar- actor oC the ordinance from reaching the public until H was published ' among the alitl clal advertisements In The Bee. Then there ' was an Immelliate awallenlng oC public In , teresi The huavicst taxpayers oC the city registered an emphatic protest , but this I counlcll ( for nothing and the ordinance vas passed. Among those who voted for H who j are now candidates < were Jucobszn and EdF I wards. J It was well known thai Mayor Bemis In I I tended to veto the orlllnance , and as thc : I week passed It became ovhhnl that some oC the councilmen who bad voted for It on I 'I ' Itl' passage would not dare to vote for II 1\ se.coml lime Its champions feared that they II j I could nol muster enough voles to pass It : , I. over the veto , and In order to carry their point they resorted to a subterfuge ! worthy V , oC their cause : The ne'xl're ! ; lar meetlnl ; ; . II I ) ! " oC tlis council was on November 21. In ox . pectatlon oC a veto the clock In the council " chamber was turned twenty minutes ahead , t Thq council convened promptly at.S o'clock , , . I according to the doctored tlruepleee , and at ! : ' : promptly adjourned. Th mayor's prl\'ate ; secretary arrl\'el , with the veto a few min. cites before 8 o'clock by the correct time , Lut found thai the council had aeljournet1. The next day the president oC the council and the city clerIc affixell their signatures to the ordinance , with the statement thai It had ' h1bine a law by reason oC the failure at the mayor to return his veto at the , nexl L I I regular meeting after Its passage , as rEquired t I by law. I This scandalous conduct brought out such n. l.torm of popular indignation ! thai the offi. ! ! chats who harl engineered the scheme rcallzed I thai they hall trEspassed too Car on the ptt tlence bf the people. Tlw Real gstatlJ Owners' association and citizens In general heallerl by such men as \ \ ' . S. Poppleton anti John L KennElly , took the matter In hallll. Several Indignation meetIngs wer" t held. These were IJacleEll with the emilloyel' oC the gas company , hut popular feeling wa C running too high / to be choked off. The general expression was at unmeasured in . dlgnatlon. and Injunction proceedings were Instituted to prevent lh3 execution oC the obnoxious contract I'ItOFITS 01 TIlE CONTHACT Al this point In the proceedings ! -a'or I Demls called tI meeting at which were present - ent the officlal oC the gas company , the gas Inspector , city attorney city engineer and several councilmen as well as 'le58rs. Pop t pIcton and Kennedy , with other prominent g cItizens Al this and sUbsequent ionference ? ( an agreement was reached by which a new ordinance was tlrawn up In which the most obnoxlolw clauses oC ties ' Ilre\'lolls measure were amended. A new sllrllng scale was ar . ranged by whIch the price was fixed / at $1.60 Nr 1,000 feet as long as the consumptton ! dill not exceed 200,000.000 Cect. Then the price lcereascd by a regular scale until the consumption should roach : 600000.000 feet L. , when the price was fixed al $1.25. ; ; A claus was elsa Im'ertell , s hlch IJrovlded for the I I furnIshing at fuel gas al $1.35 per 1.000 feel Il was IIrovhled that all gas used by the city shoulll be furnlst.ed for $1 per 1,000 feet and that the company should pay lho city an annual royalty of Ii cents on each 1,000 feat at gas sold. The term oc the franchise was reduced from fifty to twent ) . live / yean' . and a purchasing clause was hr I . serted which 11rovhlEd for the selection of t three appraisers to fix the value oC the plant I , exclusive oC any consideration oC the valu : : : oC 'the tranchlse. The new orlllnance was IntrOllllcNI December 4. and the prevIous ordinance was rel1 < ale < l by Its Iassage Some Idea oC the profits the gas company expected to reap can be gained from the reo , , ductlons ma.le In tit . recent ordinance Cram i what was aslwl In the earlier /lft'ear / fear chlso ordinance. Accepting 110,000,000 cubIc feet as the ! prIvate consumption oC ! gas ; during the cur- I . rent year the Immediate reduction oC 15 cent8 I I per 1,000 cubic feet antI a payment to the i city oC 5 : ; cents per 1,1)00 ) , represents $28.000 ( ) ' gaIned annually for the city and citizens 1 ' tven should the consumption remain st a . aI 'I tlonal'Y. During Ihe time the franchise I ; to run this would reach a total at $ iOOOoo , and hall the flft'ear gas franchise ord I . vance been adopted It woulll I.ave meant al the least $1,500.000 transferred unnccesarlly I from the pockets oC the people to those of UIn 1 gas cumpany. All this on the assumption , I thai there would be no IncreJSo In gas cot 1 . I lumptlon. J SAViNG 'J'O CONSmnmS. I lint the consumption oC gas lit every grov , Ing community Is bound to Increase with onstant strhles. Assuming that the cot . IUl11ptlon of gas wUl Increase regularly duro log the twenty.'e years which the fret 1- chlse Is to run , the total saorlng during thai period reaches over 1000000. On the . lame basis OC Increase the royalty which will I be paid to the city by the gas cOl11pany . During the twent.fI'e years will amount to II lome 00.000 ndlIt1 , nal. Then taking the , , warne rate oC Increase for the Collowlng ! twent'e years , tlurlng which the tran- ( - I I , thlre Would tiara extended If the origin Drdlnance had passad , the aggregate : : : laving , . to the taxpayers will approxlmatl. ,000.000. : ; 0. I rhls Is exclusive at the minor concessions i 111 the fltI'ear franchise ordinance , which I were admitted to be worth to the cOl11pany thousands upon thousltn\ls \ ! OC 1101lars. 11 Is .150 exclusive oc the immense profits which I Ito company will have derived front the ralo I . DC Ja1 at the Ilresent reduced Ntt's. It Is , safe to say thai the fltly-'ear franchise orl1l. nanco which the council combln" trle.l b 1 ) ' I , tvery means , lawful and , unlawtul to sad,1Ie ' 1 : tattoo \ the people at Omaha contemplated \ - posing ! It neldlen burden upon the ta ' IIJ'rs Illproxlrnntlng $10,000.\00. ( This h the urd - Dance for whIch both Edwards IInl1 Jacoba bit II'orkel1 end yoted. I . . . . . . - . . - " " " ' . " . . . . - . ' . . _ . , . , - - . , - . . . . . & . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . -----1. . - - ' . . - - - ; : - - " - . . . ( ) . t.t 11.TO .I . ll'I' M n\I.OJ.lS. : . Orlll..rlrni Cuntt'st ; ; : ; ' " t. i list Arrnll/t',1 hIi.t t'lltt lie 'r" u III/h Sc1uouI. . . llIslI : McHugh and Ralph S. Connell have ret urned front MinneapolIs , where they went to arrange nn orltorlcal contest between the IIIgh schools ot the two cltlN ! The following agreement Wtlll settlel , upon between the agOm Omaha representatives and the principal ! OC .tho Minneapolis IIIgh school , assisted by the conlcsl committee ot three seniors : City to be decided upon by : llInneapolls IIIgh school : Illace , to bo In an opera house : date , some Prlday In January , 1896. It I f Omaha goes to Minneapolis hero Is to be paid $80 In cash and entertainment for tour persons It Mlnnl'apolls comes to Olllaha , there Is to be 11ald one.halt oC gross door receIpts and entertainment for four per- so ns. The plans for debate are : Possible points , 200 : delivery , 100 ; thought and composition , 100 ; question , Resolved I Thai the United States Senators Should be Elected by a 1)i. recl Vote oC the l'eopie AflIrl11atl\'e , : Mimine- npollll , ten minutes ; negative , Omaha , ten mlnntes ; MInneapolIs , rebuttal , five minutes ; Omaha , rebuttal five minutes. Original oraTi tie n , 1,200 words , possible points , 100 ; do- li very , 25 ; though amt composition , 75. Patriotic recitation , possible points \ , 100 : total possible points , 400. The Minneapols high school , having a very htrong . debater was determined to nave the debate count the same as both time oration and declatnatkjn Besides Its orator Is said to have a wonderful delIvery , so the corn- tit litee wanted the oration market ! three- fuart . ' rs on delivery and one.quarter on ought and compositIon. In COl11promlslng Omaha allowed Minneapolis Its selection of question , choice at sides , and right to count debate double But Omaha gained a very decided advantage , on other things. Omaha stan,19 , a fair chance of wlnmng oration and rcltlatlon , hut Minneapolis has a very tieti clded advantage on .Iebate , The Minmie- : lnne. apols Ilgh school numbers 2,4rO , white ! Omaha numbers 1,000. The Minneapolis : I/h / school has a teacher t of elecutlon , who spends her entIre time with the senior class and In coaching conlestants , whle Omaha has h none. Last year the present MInneapolis senior jlnncapals eaEs ] won the oratorical champIonshIp In their own _ clJols anti then WOI the state clamplon hlp In Sl. Paul. . a lit \ FiN Jl { o . 'I'he Grent I.Iiii'iiisiht Xuw nt I" Helh ! . Tll easy anl1 wonderful buying oC Monday ) anel Tueselay h convincing enough that pen- pIe know a good thing when they see I , and always want the best gods , I the prIces are : wihin reach This announcement will nol contain the ' p rice quotations oC Sunday anti : 'Ionda , anr I I Is sImply to express the Importanci ) this h sale as regards ! ; Intrlllc values In the i highest grades oC exquisite stles In fine table t linens . napkins . towels antI linen scorts , SurlJsslng values In bed spreads , stand co\ers. ; comfortable blankets , woolens , otc. lead dnl ) ' bargain coitmrnn 2nd page , toil- Ing t oC some great value In cloaks . notions , , underwEar , furniture . etc. Itmemlm we give ! ; away bicycles and many beautiful presents nhwlutely Cree. ItA'IEN BROS. Agents for luterlcle Iltterns. . The big fire sale of gentlemen's ladle9' and I c ltlldren'M shoes Is the talk OC the town , Gre.\tesl slaughter oC shoes ever known. le b sure and cal IC you wish to secure bargains , , 16th and Capitol avenue . layden Dros' add 1& on page 2. . . OXI.:1:0 ( I For Uunll,1 'I'rlll , ' F rent Omaha to lint SprIngs Ark. , via the n MissourI PacIfic railway. Tickets on sale Crem October 20 to October 30. incItisi'o Limit for return November 15. For tIckets , time tattles , etc. , cal al company's offices N. g. corner 13th and l aram , or depot Ith ; ; I and \Vehater . .r O. 1/IIJlpl. ! A. O. ( 1 & P . TIOS , 1" . GOWm , Y , P. & T A. Dr. Bailey , dentist . Paxton block , , , ' . I . 1'lrt. Saute . # The store was crowded today al the great ! t fire ale oC shoes ) , showing conclusively that ' t the t people apprecIate bargains In the shoe l ine. lGth and Capitol avenue Is the ( bce tlon. Dr. Nichols ] & Nicltois specIal attention to d lseass oC women an'l . chilren , 148 Fariram The store at the fire Bale oC boots and shoes II today was so crowded thai the proprietors hS were compelled to close the doors and allow , I only a e"ln 01 a tlnte. No such bargains : were ever offered before In this city. Don't t fall to call. Hemember only al 16th Don'I I Capitol avenue. . - N. ' , I n"t , Cn Ilul'nll I t I 'rrn In . On October 29 the Santa Fa route will inaugurate . I auurate ! ; leI anti trlctlr limited first class : service 10 southern California. The California Llmltell wi leave Chicago at 6 p. m. daily . reaching Lo Angeles and : San liege In three Ia's and San Franclsc a In three and a half daYl' ! , thus reducing the time hal n. day. I qulplent will consist oC superb new vesthuled Pulman palace and compartmenl sleepers chair car and dining car. through front Chicago to Los Angeles without change. This will he the ( fastest anti , most iuxurl , ous servlca vIa any lIne to California. The' ' presenl train leaving Chicago al 10 p. m. will be continued , carrying through palaeo ; sleeper and tourist sleeper to San 1"ranclsco. I and tourist sleep to Los Angeles. 1'ul particulars obtained anti resarvatlon 9 resen'alons secured tram g. L. Palmer , passenger agent , : room 1 , FIrst National . Hank bldg. , Omaha. o. I 1tINN S.t'uV 'I'II srC.II't' Cnme from lit- Pnr"t nn.1 ' \ 'n " ' " 'orl",1 for n SlIel"'r , O. H. Benson , a traveling photographer and lallcalle artist , was robbed oC $100 Tuesday atternoon In henry Ioss' saloon al the corner oC Thirteenth and Dodge streeti Benson came down tire river I few days ago In a house boat and has been plying his trade all along the rIver , from lontana to thIs city Tuesllay ho thought ! ; he would take a glimpse oC the metropolis . and wait : lug up tow L droPP Into the Faioon le wanted to celebrate with one of the gentler sex. The proprietor sent for Mantle [ Carter , who resIded In the . . pro..criled distrIct. ACtcr : n . time , when the fun hal waxed fast amI Curious , Benson felt In hIs IJocket for his wallet , which contaIned $100 of hard.earned money { had departetl. Ito calel at the police statIon and made known his loss and I the Carter \ \ tmnn and Loss were arrested l and lodged In jaIl. e Columbia Metal - PolIsh. . Cross Gun Co 'l'hsronglu Car S'r\'ler. Minneapolis anel St. I'aul , 'lInn. . to Los Angeles , Cal Arrangements have : just been completed b whereby the Union Poclfc anti , connectlrg ( lines wilt In n Pulman 'fuurlsl sleePEr , I ( runt Minneapolis all St. Paul , Minn. , to Los . \ngeles , Cal. , via SIOUX City anti Columbus , Neh. , WITHOUT CIANOI' : ; car to leave : llnneapoll every Thurslla ) ' , 7I0 : , p.m. , S t. 1 Paul 6:15 : p. m. , and returning leave Los ; Angeles at 2:00 : p. en . , every Thursday. For comfort there Is tor thert nothing thai exc& is ; the tourIst car IP2tel l'y the ! Union excel , and It IS an establIshed tact thai this liii ie lne make faster tuna than any other line In i , the west. This already gIves promise OC beIng tha , popular line for Calomll trn'el , antI UI ) . plcatlons for space In the sleeper shoulll ba \llle early. 1"01 Intormatlon In rfgar < ! to this throng car line , apply to , \ . C. Dunn , city paslnger , anti ticket agent , 1302 Farnani ft , Omaha C.tI1FlItI.tUIt : . 'I.X.\S , " 1SUlCn P. nnllr. For Irwel rAtes t on ticket and best a C . commodatlons cal on or address IL I 4 , Palmer , 1 l Santa Fe route , room I , Fir L Natonal bank , Omaha.o . - - -0- 1"t'I' Ivcr .r Ilorst'ftt.s.li Should attend thE race meetng to be hell at Ineoll 1. ! 11"11. . I.nccn ! ! , October : S.No\e\ber "Aht' . " " 'Flying Jib " \ott. " " " .lx. "FI'IIJ . % . "Directy , "s , ' . , \ \ ' , P , " "Stratiltiur ) ' , ' 'Carbonate " .Sullhllu.-1 , the Sllefdlest trotter anll fleetest pacers In the country. " I bo titer 0. New trck t ; new stabling ; neW rnianageinen livery thy a bIg day , half rates vb the DurUnglon , October :8. Nomblr I. Gel tcKets : at 132 "amam flreet anti Ijnboa depot e - IaJen Dro , ' add II on page 2 , . - \ - - - - . _ - . _ _ i - . - - . - . - . . I. . RECORDS WERE INTEULNED ) Denver and Mostyn Swear Against Oetk Brownleels Minutes TESTIMONY I SPECIAL POLICE SUITS Ifnrt t. Sti , that due Aiuiuuiiit- Jl'll"'l're Not Cnllrlt',1 haP n Le'gtil , Illirt oc' I'ole" CoiuiiuiIsnlsiiern. The ease OC Martin [ ShIelds against the city oC Omaha , wherein Shields sues for his wages for services as a special policeman on Angl\l \ 2 and 3 , was on trial before Justice Cockrel yesterday. This Is the first oC flt ) ' . senn cases , and according to lie present siuation , each case will bo tried separatel The assistant city attorney tried to Induce the attorney who appeared Cor the plaintiffs to try one case and let the others abide by the ie.rtio In thai case. This the alore ) ' fused to do , and tine task at tryIng all'i' ' 'the cases separately was begun. The proceedings ! ; yesterday afforded sub- stantlal Irool , thai the ( records oC the Board uC Fire and Polce Commissioners had been tal.perel wIth . The Issue raised by the 410- tense was thai these special policemen were allrolntll at a meeting held al 6 o'clock , on the evening at August 2. The bonds of W. J. Droatch , A. C. Foster anti Paul 'anderw ( ort as commissioners were approved by the city council late In the afternoon and II was therefore set up thai the appointments oC Shields and the others as specIal officers were not legal , since they hall nol been con- flrle,1 by the legal Board oC Fire and Police Commissioners. In support oC their claim they pointed to thc records oC the board , by : i which I appeared thai the specials were confirmed tnt G o'clock In Ito minutes , as complied hy ClerIc Brownlee , the worls " 01 G t ; o'clocle , " were In- terlned t lull hall e\IMnty been put In after the ( mlnutcs hnel been written . Mayor : Bemis testflell that to the best of his recollection the meetng al which the specials were ap- polnlell anti confirmed was held In his office belween 1 und 12 o'cloell In the Corenoon. le could nol positively state , however , that the reords were Incorrect lie was certain that the men were appointed before the bonds of f the new commIssioners liath been acted upon by the councIl , D. Clem D2aVfr and Patrick lostyn were hoth Present at the meeting , "hlch was4meich was111 In I ito ( 0lc3 of thc mayor on the forenoon of the day In question. They both swore poel- tlvely t that the specials were appointed and confirmed al thai tIme . 'Ir. Deaver said ! that Ito ( hoard had mel In the evening , but no official business was transacteti. By way 01 adl1lonal proof thai the ( records had been octored It was proven that many oC Ihe slleclals had been sworn In by Clerk Dooiey at 5 o'cloek In the aft rnoon. an hour before they were appointed , accordIng to the mm- utes. utes.Mr. Mr. 'Iostyn anti Thomas Ortnsby who we.r ! captain anti sergeant respectively ] oC the ( police , force al the time , were called to tes lt that ShleJds was reularly ! ; appointed I and thai he served as a special 110lce omcer as alleged. aleged. ly way oC argument the attorney for Shields set up the proposItion that II mad ito d lffereitce whether it should dlIerence I nppear thai the b r peclnls were appointed 01 0 o'cloek or at rn toon. I was sumclenl thai they were em- . 1Ioyed l , ly whom they believed to b the reu. ! ; . larly l constItuted omclals oC the city and the t law l plainly declarell thai de facto acts of public officials were binding so Car as they conc .rled . the rights oC those who were : ufected the.reby. The hearing was completed In the ( afternoon - noel , and Justice Cockrel took the case t tc inder advisentent. Clerk Brownlee was called by the defense and he contradicted the ps prevllus wlness s. who had sworn that ho special pole ! were appolntel1 In the fore- noon. lie staled positively that they were appointed at r o'clock When he was asked how II COil II be that these officers whom he saId had been appointed In the evening had been notified oC their appoIntment 01 noon , and sworn In at 5 o'clocle , he explained that he i believed that they were appointed In the : Corenoon meeting , but some at them dId not : st ervo . and the final appoIntment was made In the t evening. ' There was a good deal oC contention be. I tween the attorneys as to the time for hearIng - Ing I the remainIng cases , Attorney Thomas askEd Mr. Cornish to consent to file a stlpu. latlon l oC facits In the other I cases and IE them go wIthout trial but : [ 1. CornIsh , ; refused to cQnsenl to the proposition He sahl thai he had , already prepared a petition which he would submit to the distrIct coon today. In wlilch he woul ask for an Injunc. Ion ( restraIning the plalltlffs Cram bringing any more cases. The court arnounced that he was going to nice ( his tIme In deciding thIs first care , and after thai the decision woull be the same In the others Inless some very dlferell L evidence was Introduced. _ . _ C , \CCflUX'I' 01 - A SM.t1.T ; , 11,1. . luJ"1 IIruCnl ) ' " " "uul..1 nt lilt " 1"1" ' I ) ' till Jq. , r , ' " " I 1 I. Ben Mullen , a painter , Is now lying In a m precarious condiion at his home l610i. % Ctmm Ing street , as the result oC art assault 11 the hamls . of I.V. . Tope an expressman Topd has a stand at the corner oC Capitol avenue and Sixteenth streets , and lIves al 123 North Nineteenth street : 'lllen has : been Injured internally and Is suffering Cram cerebral hemorrhales which have caused I to grow weaker daily Crm the time oC lho assault . which occurred on October 1. The trouble arose over a business transaction In which : 'Iulen agreed tn paint a wagon for Tope. The work was performed and Tope pahl Ito ( b ! ! by moving : lulE anti hIs Camly to their present location. In settlng lhelr accounts It. was found hat ( this arrangement t left : 'lllen il cents In Tope's debt and this ( amounl was immediately demanded by hint Mullen promised to pay as soon as he reo celvell his money front some work that he was doing but-this did not satisfy Tope. He welt away tanking threats that he would get event with Mullen In a different manner , The parents oC Mulen state that on th C tle evening oC October 1 Tope called al the house anti again ! ; demanded his money I was not forthcoming anti he then asked tl I see Ben I Is alleged that as soon as tin 0 younger Mullen appeared upon the porch In I tronl oC tIne house , Tope sprang upon him and struck 11m In the head. Mullen was taken Into the house and doctors called I . After makIng an examination they said thnt ( some at the blood vessels oC the brain had been ruptured . l.rl..t"M Divor'i' Suit , \/(1111. Tire Prlbbll divorce sil I has bobbed lp again In the courts. lhls time In the sbape OC affidavits oC tbe father all mot ter oC Ira Prilblo , the plaintiff In the suit I will be remfmberell that the wife Is lightIng the suit hard anti , hu obtained some concessIons cram the court. One at these was the possessIon oC a horse anll phnetol which longed to the couple. The parents oC Pribble live In Rell Oak , la , They ' swear thai when 'Irs. l'rlbbie's attot . : Prlblle's ator. any r.1me to them for the horse anti Ilhaeton , which was II their possession al the timi . he toll them In a convHrtlon thai his clent would he willing te stop lighting the suit she received $ i50 or $300. This Is Intended to show thai ( Irs , Pribble has only a mercenary - cenary IHlrll08e In view In fighting the sul : - o Cr , lturl I I . \.1. fair 1 nl..t. " . . . . The unprotectetl ( creiltor oC the Davis & Cowgi 110 : works have begun an Ictlon In the dIstrict court for the appointment OC I rec3ln.r tOl' Lbe ( property They allege tint i just het'r . the company ( aIled , , It gave mortgages on Its property to I few prererrC1 creditors fcc the purpose oC shutting at ? others and thai these creditors are now pro. IIosllg to seI tbe property at a price nol ex. : cpeiing the amounl oC their claims. Lou . Wetlng Is proposell as receiver for the iroi E . crt ) ' , lie Is to collect the debts and ! dipose oC the , ( property anti then distribute the pro. cMs to all the creditors . alike , hayden Dros' add I . on page 2 , _ : IunD. IAl'nlTSPN--I.url. . dIed October 211 , it t. Jos"'h , ' h".pllal , of spinal mnonlngltlti. 1'unrl : tonwrrow IThurda ) ) at 5 o'cluclc from ill A i all California. 10teUtnt , Forest Lawn . - ' . - - - . . - - w , - . - . . " _ _ . - _ - - . . W' A't' ' ' ' 'II ShIllS Ili'i' OL'STIIi .luhl"1 Sn'M tht. , I'r"lrrl' 1M Nut 1.lnlle fur fltl' 1I''t. Arthur Johnson & lire. have filed a pc. tit ion In the dIstrict court , asking that Slier- u Drexel be ousted Irbn1 the possession at their property , and that he 10 retralnel fro m getting into possession ot It In the Culro , This action Is the I outcome OC a divorce suit which was begun against Arthur John. son by his wlte. The , wife obtaIned a di- vorce , anti also succde.l it , being awarded ali mony. Johnson cnderel the amount of alm ny excessive , and refused tl pay It. Thereupon the wIfe al once began lw000eti- Ings to collect the almony , and succeeded In having a wrIt oC execution levied on th e property oC ht'r Carmer husband , In the fir m of Arthur Johnson & Bro. In title course oC tme the sheriff took possession ) OC lhe property oC the firm ali , tl holds It. In support oC their petition the ( plalntlls al lege that the property levied upon Is note the property ot Arthur Johnson , but oC the firm , 111 thai therefore II cannot be held Cor the liabIlities oC Johnson. 1.'urthermore. II Is claimed thai the lnn has large con- tracts on hand , , which they are unable to fill on account of the attachment , anti thai I the sheriff Is nol ousted they , ill soon be bankrupt. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 'i' ltOUltl.h ' : ox : U.I.U'S :1I n. Chlrjt' . lint due Nit itie .r II" COI- II"ul,1 11" It'l'lI StIei. Wiiam Ii. Mallory has begun ! ; a suit In the district court to protect his business , so he alleges. lie says thlll for the past ; two ) 'ears he has been a member ot a firm known ) as the ( Omaha holler Compound company , which bas never been Incorporated , The firm was engaged In the manufacture oC a chemical , usell to clean boilers , and has bui up nn extensive trade , In these parts. On September 16 oC this yea he alleges thai a company was incorporated under the name oC the Omaha Boiler Compound cont- panr. Il also presumes to manufacture a compolnl to clean out boilers , anti Mallory lYS thai II Is the same chemIcal he Is man- utacturlng. Moreover , this company has sent men out Into the state , and as they travel under his firm name , they have suceeede.1 . In selling a large quantity oC goods to his customcrs , who do nol know Ito ( difference bHween the two firms. Consequently he o des lie ( courts for a _ restraIning order to prevenl the ( new firm front using the name of the Omaha I0ler Compount , company. le l names as defendants the Incorporators oC the l company . O. \ \ ' . Johnson , H. E. Carr anti C. M 1. Spalding. . " ' . \'I'S : JIIUG PIDI 'l' ( ) 1Y. . 3 I' " , .1'1'rltj JrhtA' " Stilt for the lulllltJ .r tIer 111,111,1. A suit for $ G.OO damages has been cotn menced In lhe tihrtrict count against a drug firm , lie plaintiff alleging thai her husland has been made a confirmed drunkard The plaIntiff Is mlzaboth Pickering and the tie- Cendants are Bishop lirca. Their bondsmen are John Bishop , sr. , anl A. P. Tuleey , and the alleged confirmed drullmrd Is the llaltt- tlff's husband , Ulysses I'ickering. Mrs. Pickering alleges thai previous to F ebruary 1 oC this year her husband was a strong , healthy maD , shrewd enough to earn $1.000 a year for the support oC his family. On that date , however , he began to frequent the drug store oC Bishop Bros. . all front ebruary 1 to February 28 made extensive and almosl daily purchases which consisted largely l oC whisky and brandy. lie eon- tlnuell this practIce to the present time . 0111 now 'Irs. Pickering alleges that her husband has become so broken down II ' health I on account of the excessive amount oC liquor thai he has purchased Cram the : efendants and taken Into his system , that ho Is unable to support her Jury ' C.ull , x.t " , r. . ' . The jury In the case oC gall C. litnrton chargell with assault with intent to inflict great bodIly injury , disagreed and was dle- charged yesterday by Jndge Norris. The jury j stood eleven to one for conviction Burton - ton Is 'lhe alleged saf - crcker , who pulled a revolver 0' Officer 'Godola when lie .and three t othcrs , sard captured after trying to c rack the safe In the office or Porter Bros. Il Is ullerstoOI that I Burton Ls acquitted oC the charge he wIlt be rearrested for at- temptng to blow Peter Bros. ' sate. The three t men who were with Burton and who "eo arrested wRIt him , wcre discharged be- . cause enough testimony to convict could not 'bl diecoverel. Il Is said ! that additional evIdence has been found , , whLh will intake ) I conviction on the ctiarge ! possible. The other three men have left the city. : Jlor Court IICh'r" , A petition has been fed for the probate oC the will QC FannIe Croft and for the ap. polntmenl oC John Croft as ndmlnlstrator ot the ( estale. A verdict for $ was the conclusion In the trial oC the case oC Dr. \\'II1m Davis agaInst Detective Dunn , the plaintiff suing for $1,000 ( Cor false Imprlsonmcnt. The Chicago Stamping company hal begun I suit In the county court agaInst the Western Tinware company for $440 . which It Is 01. leged l Is due for good delivered. Oeorg W. Iomls has been appointed ad. mlnlstrator oC the estate oC Augusl Ran : dow , valued al $17,000. Dy the ( consent of all parties , dates have been Ixed for the consideration of clalml against the estate. John Howe Is suing Joseph S. BallC and Caroline Bake for $16,45 , tie balance of an account for work done by the plaintIff , who Is i a plumber In the resillenc ! oC the tie - Cerdants In 1893. A jury yesterday afternoon returned a ver < lcl for $20 In favor oC the ( plaintiff In the suit oC Alexander McCarar ! ; against E. H. ' Overall. The suit was over a note for $20 , cCargar received a like vrdlcl In a Justice court. LouIs Haaple , allmlnlstralor of the estate oC Henry Punll , ha asked for permission tram lhe county judge to sell lhe stock ot grceerles II the store owner by the estate at 1218 Faram street. I Is alleged thai the store Is not paying expenses. The defcndanns ( . In the case at James S , Cameron agaInst the Pease Piano company have fed a motion for a nw trial on the /loul1 oC error. Cameron sued for corn missIons , whIch he alleged he earned whie agent for the company He obtained a ver dlct dIet.Notes Notes amolntlng to $ GOO are In dispute In JUdge Keysor's court. Fre,1 Nelson the plalntl In ( lie case , claIms that he gave the ( notes to the defeniiatit David H. Carneromi In 1694 , under Itn agreement that ( Clmeron wa , tl t pay $500 for them , which he has never done On the other hand Cameron alleges thnt the notes were gIven as security for an imidebtcd neES. neES.The case.ot Abraham , Lauder , charged wih criminaly assatilting. Emma ' Andersol , wen to the jury into yesterday afternoon. The case occupied the attelton oC the crlmlnnl court the entire dly , Iautler's . defense coti slated In attemlltlng' to prove an alibi tor the evening of the day September 15 , 1691 , curred when the assault was alleged to have oc : . A jury retlrned ( a verdict Tuesllay tor $350.16 In favor oC .nlr w Fiood who suell the city for $4,000 . damages Float ownl property near Sixth street and Poppleton avenue , which Is locld on a bluff. le alleged thai he de.lred tl grade his prot erty , but was unable to do so because the clt ) ' retuse , ' to lower a strip II owned and which surrounded his . land. A waded Highest lonor5 . - 'Vorld'5 Fair , .DR 'Wi BANf POD1R MOST PERFECT MA1)I. A pure Grape Cren of Tartar Powder. Free ' from Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant . 40 YEARS TiE STANDARD. . . . . . . - - - . . - _ \'w - . , _ . . . _ _ , . _ 4' , . " . . , - - - - - - DUFFY'S PURE , MALI WjSKEy ( A r- _ _ , ) t ' _ _ ! } 1 ] " I FOR MEDICINAL USE NO FUSEL OIL , 'VI glyc yell : days of comfort , nights of pctc\ . No mO'c coimglis hlufmchc nor Itw thl'outs NO FEAR OF GRIP. To be lund of gl'occrS and dn'tig. g ists. Heel wih 11hu'cs scnt by Dufy l\at Whiskey ! Co. , UoChCStCl' , N. V. _ _ ' , . . . - - - - - 7- ) w I :1HE GREX'HUDy , - , - , 1 . - , ' ' . ! J- ' . . f -4 * , V ' - ; . . ' . ' . , 7b- : . , , ' , rjc : , I - ( ' ' : le ; p TIll extrA' r- Constipation , IJIzz noes , Jilvonator J Is Dlzlnefs Falling Son- \ ho most Fnln" . mol sationsNcry- , wonderfuL . la onsllcr' . ouslwt.chln , Isoo\r < l oC the ' ; the . I. , te eyes age. I/e : amid other his beeni tn t Rld . do"ed by Ito pari. . ieadiingecictm. t StrenGthens , leadllgEelen. title men of , : invigorate I , Europe and and tones thc Amerlrn. eutrosy tem. Uudyan Is " "udyan cures purely vege- , 3)eo Ility , table. vcg i , Ncrvousnefs , UUdJ3n slop t ) mIssions . Prematureness ca anddevclops and of thno (1 . ad restores o Ie I 11 s. , \oak . charge dnys. In 2 ' I' \ 0 I ns c"ans n LOST back JOfEeS by claY 07 MANHOOD . , nlghtstoppetl , , ' / " , " " , ' ! ' : / , 'I , . ' \ fItI'1 I f , , r ' . . ' , , , J I I I' " . I . I. . . . II . I , I , I ) / : quIckly Over 2,0 prIvate enclorsexncntP. lrmaturene s mean lnotenry In ito flt Stage. It Is I symptom seminal weakncl and barrenness. I can bo slopped In 20 days bY the use of liudyan. The UIdsco'ery was santa by the Special- Istofthe oM flmousHudaon Medical instihuto. It Is Ito srorngert vitamtzcr rMe , It is very strol/ct vialzer I I ver powerful , but bnmlefs , Sold for 81.0 n pack- 810016 packt/es for t5.00platn ( sealed boxes ) . Written guarantee gIven fora cure. ! you buy six bxc Iud are Dot entrely cureds mor wi bo sent you free ofal charges. tionitifor Ilreulalln,1 testlmon r/es. . Address IUUHON IIEDIOAL INRTITTK , .Juzivtlont ItocIUou , lIurl ot & EliI s. .ulction I. . StiCi l"rituaclst'u. Cal , .l St DOCTO - { ] Seat'les & Searles 4r 119 S 14th St. ! . " ' " Cure Calirrh , till ills. - ' . ( 'IAIA or tl XOAO , Thrmt - Chest , Stoiiittcli . h5owcI A . Stollu'h. Ho\cl " I 1.1 er ; I I a'1 rnei'l , ' . . 11 Ih''r I fOI' . . : r . , ' , "lrllol..tl.Strl'tnrt' ' ' . r ' . 11'1 Sexually . Ito"e , Sldn ' , ' C rtiitI KiIiiy iIseitiit's , ( hot ; - ' . IIII nIAI'IAt'S { 01- " . h , , . . . . ' . urriieti ' I' ' , Orho"l. Symiiilll.i \ " ( : . .M\ . , \ ' \ ,1 , " \ WEAK MEN . , . t : I" " All l'rlvittai nIA'a"'s urn ' ' ( I ' . \II \ I \r- \ J jIsor.l'rs of ; 1'n. . ' \ ' . \ 'rreatinvuit hy iiiiiii , coil \ . I Trt'atlu'nl . . 111 .01. , ' " .1 . . \ \ Mulliton rn. . . SPECIALISTS ! In the t Heltment of alt ERVOU1 , CHRONIC amI PRIVATE DISEASES. Treatment for all rorm oC FEM [ 4 LEVEA1i NESI Cal on or nid'lrcit ; wIth stlmp. Dr Scarlcs & SC'lrlc" 11 S. J th 41. : , I I Oiittiiii. : , ri ) . H I41 lie ' 'Air 1W" C 0411 .SOCIDI ' Occt , 8ons. - iOU CtflflO1 _ g -r ThTheopere . wimomir ini - I (1 ( whiffo1 I / ' ; ( rtowH d je _ ' _ _ W PERFUME. Fl owery . refreshin dcl icTo . And ierin . t. for sbleby druI5tS only. IMPERIAL CnO'WN PERFUMERY . , SAINT LOUIS. MEYER BROTHER5 DRUG CO.AGENT5 ALSOIRV ( WEDDING BELLS\Two \ new tMppiAL ' cRown ' ( PEACH BLOW. 1 ) odor3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ - - Wo rend the ruTrlo" Fr..rh Iemedy CALTHOS r. . anti a legitl jzuerariteothat U"LTUOS .4111 " RTO' le/ot /lalnltthat 11..harK. , ln.I.lon. : .ll t"BE' CUIF i4it.'rmnio'rbcn.Vairlcuvela , and iLEt'liti ; 5.0.1 . ilgor . C- Cle t and a.r i ( satisfied. UJr. VaN MOHL co. , - . . / . A'ries 'eMU U.rn.1 Gbm . - - - , - ( ( (1il1i1 ( . 1)1 ) ! . 'ifIJJJ ' ; ( ( 'S L . , i 4 . eZrl . , ' ' \ 'S : S. . ( Mymamati5c1V'OOlS0ap ) II "lb mine bd ) TVOOLE1VSwlnohfrnic If WOOL SOAP . _ , rs I' . I. ' s. " 'ailndry ivtohri"p ' t .il , ; ; , ' ; & ; egtjthmur . ' " _ , . P , J 11 & : .lJJ : . ttiiC ? , r-l UIIIOUrctrlm. Rass'rtL : . AoiJ r J - c ( ; - . Makers . Chicago t' I C ' , 4 t\ bC'i , 12 LoDard em. , "ew iCTCLie.auI . : ttt L1u . , , - " - C- . , . - - : . - - . . . . . . i _ - J - - . - ' - - - - - - W . candidly believe that the lowest degree overcoats over reached I. the ( latest shIpment wo brought hare. Several hundred OC one kind al $1.70 $ , aUlt 1 few hundred at $6.7G , Two values that have 10 parallel In the history ot merchandising. . Speaking OC values , there Is no title 10 that $4.'j overcoat. Value , properly defined . means worth But llow about an overcoat like $ 4 7 5 titat . with these qualitIes ot cloth , and lining , and mak , anti style for al little as $4.7 7 Overcoats lIke 'em sell everywhere al $10.00Dress Overcoat - ) ' 0\1 say so , too , when you C01e here , ali. . 7 ' Ket.sey then there might 10 a l'olnl ' at ta\or to our Cl 5C3 , credit when you conic to the lining alli workVelvet Co1nt" . , rnnnsiiip Two sltadca-biacic and Ivy blue . . , , , S _ s . _ . _ . _ . _ . S , 1 Speaking oC all wool , what a pity that ( a mcrehanl of today could nol be pros. ecutel for mlsrepre9ntlltol , Eve r'thlng Is wool In many a store nowadays , but not here When we say all wool , It's no. $6.75 Is perhaps too little for a long , itenvy all wool ovorcoat. I mlghl appear so . butS 6 7 5 $ S wo ha"e 'ciii nevertheless. All wool ) overcoats . coats are helll at from 10 to 15 dollars every. ALL ' WOOL 4f RSEY place you enter. l'oislsblo our coats at $6.71 a b B are beter , Ialan body lInIng , cut In sack DRESS OVERCOAT fashion , sewed wIth silk , fly Cront. xa1' Ino the other and tel us you candid opinion Silk Velvet Collar Black or navy blue. _ - . , . . _ . . . - - . - " , ' . 3 _ . ! _ , _ - _ ' ' ' ( t " ' ! . i" . - _ _ _ _ _ - - - . \ , . , . . . . _ I - - - - - . . - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - For Your Home . We ho\o some choIce selections In Framed PIctures lint ( will make those barren places on Ito wnl replete with UCo and eout ) ' . Prices arc within easy rIch of the most economical. . Pine Imitation Pastels , with whIte and gold frmcs , nl 9ge ; worth regularl $2.00. , _ _ ' . ' L _ ' . _ . , t S . . .1 . . ' s Framing a Specialty-- hundreds oC styles at Moldings : to select Crom. ' . .1'i i i He 99 B Cent Fariiarn Store Street. _ 2--- _ _ ' _ _ _ _ ' _ _ - . - - - . - - - - - - - _ _ , , . _ _ - - r wnaearr- C - -a - . - f , e - , . " . " r. ! ! t ! 1 " ! : .i"1"M d& ! : . < Picked Up In Church : ' - _ ; or : - - : : S . 4 , n ½ ' 4 c4 , c , t , M \ ' . ' . ' , . fJIc ! 7sl r 't'I I _ Moral ' , . tt C F US" -c''w Sold C SANTA CLAUS ' ' . : SANT. Evcrywlcrc. SOAP. 11 ONlV DV THE N. K. FAIR8ANK COMPANY , Chicago. _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ LIJIDDFiDIIDLDEDET1LIJILJC , J o [ 1 Every Cause But the [ o Right One. . n [ 1 Your headache : You lay it to [ b every causebut the true one-in- t Li digestion. So few people know [ what indigestion really is. I-Iardly n O know they have it The cure is t J Ripans 1 ablles , A singl one On q gives relief Ask your druggist. LIe o [ [ -I ] fllpart' . Tubule , RaId by druggisti . or Iy mail . l _ I If the prIce ( O renll 1 box ) 18 sent to the II. I 10 . . ' . pans Chemlcnt Company' . No 10 s UCt It. , N. Y. o DDD DO D _ DLjD QD - , . - . - . . - . . - . - . - . - - - - - - - A Few Adva11tages Offered by the chCUgO lwaukee 4 St. l'oul Ialway , the short line to ChleuilJ A clean I" . mndt up and .taid rom Omaha. _ . . totfltciTY A Qo totfltciTY'r.,1 . , , . . CEDAR fID3 , _ AfAoJCi Dlu/iDES , MOINES _ _ _ . , ' _ 'i Daggnge checked Cram lealdenco to ceslna lon. Elegant rain &tlce sntl coulteou , em- playeti. gmttlro train Ighled 1) electricIty , with electrlo reading lamps In anc berth. 1"1\1' ptooo ) ! , dining car servIce In the west wIth meal. served n In carts . or , In other words . order wpa ) ) ySDU wlnt and . pay . CO what you get. Flyer heaves union depot daily at Go : p. I. , arrlyJnC . Citicago at 9 a. m. A CUy _ ticket om : . . IM4 Fitronim Sirret. c a. cAnnhriu . ctmy'rlck't I Agent , . (1 . _ _ . _ , tt. _ _ . : _ XACT" , , , , . - - TI ( MF4RCMiIILE I ) TILE ItAVORITE TE CE CDLI. Fr sale by all First CIass Deatcr. Mauiufiictmt'cd ( by the F. R. RiCE MERCANTILE CICAR CO. , F'itctory No , 301 , St. LouIs , Mu. . , ' . - ' ' - - ,1 . . . - . . . - - , . _ - - . . . _ . . . L' . , -