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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1896)
8 THE OM.A11A DAILY IU313 : TUESDAY , 1TKJWUARY 25 , 181)0. SLASCO RELEASED ON BAIL His Preliminary Hearing Set Tor Next Tuesday. TELLS WHEN HE LAST MET CLAYCOMB InUrr 'Inki-ti to Sfnnrt to I'lirc Jtrli-iiNi * I > J lliilti'iiM Corpus mill to lie Held for Unuiliti Ulllccrn < William Olasco , the party arrested In this city on Matsments made liy Clnycomb , implicating him In tlio robbery ot graves 11 Ilount Htps cemetery , was arranged" bo- Icrt Justice Poster yesterday at 2 o'clock lor his rtrcllmlmry hearing. Ho pleaded t.ot guilty to the charge , and the trial was ut before the justice ( or Monday , March A In ths afternoon. His brother-in-law , Jnirc-j 1" . IWrlch , thereupon slgneJ hli 'jond for $500 for his appearance , dlftsco nas closfrly question" ! ! by the police of- f.cers at Die station previous to bo tal.cn to the justice's olHco , and continued to main tain Ills Innocence , He stated that ho had not sicn Clavcomb since last Wednesday bight. Clajcoml ) then stopped him on the Mrcet and told him that hens absolutely without funds and that ho must "mlse tin wind" by some means. Ho did not slatt how ho Intended doing It , but Intimated thai lo URS In desperate circumstances and musl have money In order to support his fanv lly. Olasco then tcld him to call at hh liouw and he voliUl furnish him with ROIIH old clothes for hit children. Ho did so and this visit was the only one ho vvns salt to ha\o made to the hotiso at 4612 Hur dcttd street. Glusco said that ho was al home every evening except tbrco last week and that ho could iradlly prove an alibi coV' erlng them. Ills ctorlca are considered dc > ' . ( ] clly thin by the- police , and the one con cerning the clothes as only an effort at cotv 'eating the real cbject or the visits ot da- comb. According to thp etatemcnts of Fred Weil' ling , the night watchman of the round houpt In Hast Omaha , It was on Thursday morn Ing that ho loJe to the Uasl Omahi bridge with a man ansx.crlng Glajcomb's deocrlp- tlon. There vvcro two trunks In the wagon \VcBtllng got out nt the bridge , vvhllo tin other party drove over , continuing on hi : way to Council Ulillto. The bodies , It ! thought , must have been disinterred Wcdnes ( 'ay night , and the fact that Olasco admit ! that Clnjcomb called upon htm that ovrnllu Is considered strpng evidence against him bj tlio police. * Chief Slg\\art received a telegram jester day afternoon from tlio chief of police a DCS Mollies , plating that habeas corpus pro cceding > > were atarted by Attorney Ballj teorh of that city for Stanley Clayccmb , bu to forestall any tmch movement ho had placet the prisoner In the hands of Officers Johnsoi and Hardin and they had at once left vvltl him for Stuart , la. , forty miles v\est of Uc1 Molnes , where ho would be out of reach o local jurMlctlon. Detective Cocf this clt ; arrived in Ucj Molncj jesterday afternoon where ho proceeded to have the prope : paper ? signed for the return of Claycomb am the bodies of Mrs. Larson and Mr. Helln Ho 'All ) pick up the prisoner at Stuart on hi : return and Is expected In Omaha this nurn Inp.Tho The fact that the authorities In Toxva Clt ; have. Hubstautlal evidence against Simile ; Claycomb , the Omaha qrnve robber , Impllcat rng him with tno theft uf three bo lie" li that city aluut three years ago , load tin police In thin city to believe that he and lib pain bavo been doing hiielna's In this line era a wholesale scale for a long time. Clayccmb has been Intimately associated while In this city with a gang of graders , o whom Steve Hall , vvlu is now wrvlng a tor Jems' I'jiitenco fn the state penitentiary toi burglary , was one , and other mqmbers.ot tin i calipd Druton gang , who figured in tin tll&trlct court some timeago , , formed a pait POLK COUNTYOKFICnilS FOOLED. DBS MOINKS , Feb. 2-1. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Ed Clajoomb , the grave robber under arrest here , has disappeared He IF In custody , but It Is not known where ! Early this morning his attorneys sued out a writ of habeas corpus In the district court , It was at once placed In the hands of an clflcer , who went to tlio jail iiml nerved It on Jailer Daniels It demanded tlio dollvciy of the body of Claytomb at 0 o'clock this morning. The Jailer explained that he had not possession of the body of Clajcomb , Sou.o officers had conic fiom Omaha on an iyrly morning train and lenrnod of the progress of the habeas corpus proceedings , Thpy had not bean able to get the necessarj ieulsltlon ( | papers from the Nebraska au thorities for want of tlmo , 50 they explained their ease to the authorities hero and were felven cystody of Clavcomb. They got him away from , the Jill a short time before the officers arilvcd with the habeas corpus writ. Where they took him Is not known. Ho W.IE I Ukcn to some place where he Is sifc , and Is r being guarded. The Intention Is to get him out of town mid back to Omaha before the writ can be served. The sheriff's ofllcors aic making every effort to Bsrve the wilt , but Tihve failed to locate the Omahi men and their prisoner. There were no developments In the case today calculated to tluow light on the rob beries of the graves or to prove that the Claycomb gangis the same that has been Oolnc biNiie.ss lioio. ji.iiiHMOS. . Snrcliil Silli- Grim Crnlii Sllkx Tncx- Iny \ . M. rrom R 30 a. in , to 10 30 we wHl sell 3,000 yards of plain colored all silk gros grains at 35c per jaid , goods woith $1.00. We have .them In browns , nnvy , m/rtlo , olive , hello- trope , plum , cardinal , etc. Jl.OO OUOS UIIAIN SILKS TUESDAY A. M TOR 3 a 7Dc brocaded taffeta ElllvH , 25c yard. All day Tuesday vu- will have 01 pale a llns of brocaded taffeta silks wcrt'i 75c for 2ric a yard : enl > one.pattern to n customer. imocADnu TArrnTA SILKS ssc A YAUD. HAYDIN ; niios. DnimliiN C'uinit ) Writer * . Tlie Nebraska ! ) onVis prl/es nf $15 , $10 and $5 for articles showing the resources of Nebraska and t'jo advantages It ofToii to The Uee prtpoeaa to stimulate Douglas county willow tn Piitcr the contest and here by offriH an addition il prl/n of $3 to anj rrMilint of liotiglas county who succeeds in winning cither of the prices offered b > the Nebraska dub , or If the three piUes aio secured by Douglau county writers The Hce will pav $5 to each of the winners. Articles must mt ex-fed 1,000 word * In length. They must bo accamprnled by at lo.ist $1 for a subscription ta one sli.iro of the stoeK of the club unil bo submlttod to the secrotarv of the club , Hoe building , OiiMha , by March 1. ! Hint . All parties having policies in the "OMAHA VlttK INHUKANCI ! COMPANY" should take tlicm at once to the olllco of Ilrrnnai ; Love & Co. , at 430 I'tixton I lock , and lm\n them rewritten for | bo uiiexplrcd period and there- Uy s ave monryt Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair , DR ; BAKING POWDIR MOST PBRFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free jrom Amrnonia , Alum cr any other adulteian * , 40 Y12AKS THE STANDARD , \\ll.l , Ul llltTXJ.IIS ! tOH ) VTOIt" . IIIN Aililri-HK llpforiCliittiliiiiiiiin Circle nt riiv-l Mctlt'iillMl. An address by W. r. Ourloy en "Oratory and Orators" was the main feature of the program which entertained the members of the Chautauqua circle of the Kir at Methodist church l.ift evening. The address , however , wao prcc dcd by two excellent papers on subjects Incidental to the line ot study which Hie circle Is now pursuing. J. T , Dctwpiler contributed a very Interesting talk on the cotton glu and Its effects on the In dustrial and agricultural world. He gave n brief history of the development of the Invention and pointed out the Important beating which It had on the cotton Industry of the world. "Tho Uffcct of Machinery on Labor" was dlsciuued by II , L Day , who took Issue with the asrertlon that when a machine was In vented by which one man was able to do the work of ten , the other nine were thrown upon the street. Ho < howcd how the sur plus labor was absorbed Into new channels , and held that the greatest objection to the development of labor saving machines was that It had a tendency to make machines of men , and to circumscribe their Intelligence and energy Into narrower channels. Mr. Ourley received a very Mattering re ception In beginning , he remarked that the question might be n keil , what had we to do with oratory nud orators ) In this ago of whirling wlnels and spindles , when the prac tical was everywhere crowding out the superllultlps of life. Ho declared that wo nllll should have tin Interest In oratory , It for no other rfason because oratory waa history. The great orators _ of the _ world were the history makers of Gil ages , in re ferrlng to some of the greatest oratoM o , history , ho began with Demosthenes Hi ! was the great voice that comes to U9 mil ot the depths ot antiquity raised for humar freedom and human rights. He was thi first man of Athene , when to bo the flrs man of Athens meant to be the first mar of Greece. He stood for thirty jears at' ' Umptlng to Impress the Grecian heart am mind wltli the glory of their pist and ti Ineplie thorn to resist apgre'ulous of I'lillll ] ot Macedonia. But his efforts were In vain and It wat < truly said that ho was the oratoi of an Inspiring ra > . Cicero was a great orator because h fpolvo for ropubllcinlsm. He was the las' ' prcat orator of republican Home. It vvai against his voice that the" republic wen down and that grand democracy was swal lowed up In the dynatty of the Caesars Hut his voice was heard all thrcugb the ages It spoke from the lips of Kossuth , of Mlra < beau , of Patrick Henry , of Wendell Phllllpi and of Henry Ward needier. 13mlbo do C"a tro was alluded to as cne e t' ' c greatest of 1 vine orators As a pro fc sur In the unlvor<y at Madrid he eit thtifcd his bludcnts by his portrajals o hlbtor cal scenes , and he finally cost off thi piofessar's gown to assume the garment o a tribune. Hut his vision ot a Spanish re public , founded on the ruins of Castlllai lojaltj' , vanished almost as soon as It wai formed. But his words were Immortal , am they would echo until the emancipation o Spain from the burden of rojalty evoutuill : came ta pass. Lord Chatham , John Bright , Edmund Burk : and others were alluded to as examples c Hngl'sh orators , but the speaker , declarci that of all the orators the world had eve : known the greatest were Wendell I'hllllpj and Henry Ward needier. They were grea bpeau o they spoke for human liberty In i country where their countrjmen were op posed to them. They spoks for the ncgn in the face of the most bitter criticism , am thej boat and hammered at the columns o the Institution of human slavery until the ; crumbled before their touch. Bcccher ex celled all orators in his mastery of his art All his resources were at h s instantaneou : command , and as an extemporaneous spcake : bo was without a reer. Mr. Ourloy contended that courage was ai essential to the true orator. He must havi the conviction that he Is right and have IK hesitation In expressing Jits ideas. He close 1 his remarks by relating a num b = r of anecdotes which Illustrated the dls Unction between art and artifice in oratory I'lll/i : l-'OIt Til 13 IMIOMS'T. V I'rw UH > H More mill Then Hit ? MOM I , literal I ilui'iiiioiml ( IllVr I\LT tlnile Will lie CloHi-il. Moat people , of course , have some ser of a dictionary , but those who no v responi promptly to the Western Newspaper Sjn dlpato's remarkable offer may have the best sud at the price ef the cheapest. Tor the Western Newspaper Sjmllcate , li order to give that great work , the Ency clcpodlc Dictionary , the best possible Intro ductlon to western newspaper leaders , an distributing 200 full tets to the firt 20i icadtrsvho apply , and on tlio unlicard-o ter us of $1 cash and $1 23 per month fo onp jpii for the four superb volumes o over li 000 pages. Headers aie admonished , however , tbn Immediate action is nccessarj" , for the set ! are , being very rrpldly allotted to the wlsi ones who fend in their remltttanccs at once Of cour e. Inspection of the work Is In vlted , and Sjndlrcte headquarters for tha purpose Imp been opened at 1G01 Farnan stippt. Inquiries by mail will bo answeret as promptly as possible , but all this take : time , and It Is hardly necessary on accouni of th" feet that the ( mall cash pajincnt seni In will bo promptly icftinded If the worl Is not ontliely as represented , provided UK Volumes ba returned within ten days. Judge Irvine cf the supreme court of N > - bt.i ka sajs : "After exhausting othei tourccs , 'C ° ntury Dictionary' Included , I bavi seemed the desired information from 'Tbi New Knc > clopedlc Dictionary. ' " Unlcn "Tho Overland Route. " City ticket offlce , 1302 Farnam street. I'llHSONAI , I'AH.UiUAIMIS. J. 0. Arthur , Oakland , Neb , Is a Barker guest. G. W. Ellis , Pei u , Neb. , Is registered at the Barker. L. W. Kusssll , merchant , Glenwood , la. , ls In the city. Thomas R. Henry , New York , Is stopping at the Barker. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Brooks of Bazlle , Mills nro In the dty. John C. Watnn and Mrs. Watson of Ne braska City nro hotel guests. Thomas J. Swan , ono of Cheyenne'o cattle klngtIs stopping at the Barker William Keith , stockman of North Platte , mrl\e < l In the city last evening. Mrs. Pauline Saigent of New York City la visiting her parents In Omaha. Jules Lumbard left for Cedar Haplds , la. , last evening , where he Is to slug at a con- cnrt. Erastus Young , auditor of the Union Pa cific , retmned from a lengthy western trip last night. Joseph Hc-nshaw , late of the Brown Palace , Dpitvcr , 1ms been added to the Mlllard clerical foice , Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Miller and John Pctei on of Elk Point , S. I ) . , are among the hotel arrivals. W , II. Head , division superintendent of the Pullman company at Chicago , was In the city jesterday , A. S , Kohlund , St. Louis , railroad con tractor for Walter 12. Main's circus , Is reg istered at the Baikcr. A. f. Campbell , ranch owner of Sheridan , win was the guest of II , T. SlcCormnck of tli'a city for several days , left for Chicago Ian night. O. B , Harris , vice president of the Bur lington , came In from a tour of the west ern lines jesterday moinlng In hU private car and left for Chicago In the evening. II. Honnenberg Irft for Cripple Creek InHt evening , whfro lit * goes to attend to matters In connection with the robbery of his branch btora of 15,000 wortu ot jewelry wecKu a o. Nchia kaiis nt the hotels &ic : E. D. Gould , rulliTlon ; Mlta Culbeison ( , Lincoln ; Mrs. Van Wagcnner , Wajue ; F I ) . Ruat , Chad- ion ; George 13. I'ord , Kearney ; .lames Hlch- .inla , Ohadron ; J. E. Je'il.lne , Sri nylcr , rieorge F. Hlne , Hooper ; II , O. HU'aiui , riindrqn ; II , O. Santell , C. S Curtis. Te kauiah ; Lnitis Heliucr Valpnralro ; II , 1) . \L'g < ir. T , P , Maber , NobritU City , At the Murray : II. Grifflll , , Chicago ; The- Jdoro Werner , M. V. Druliif , Now York ; C. II , Culm , Philadelphia ; P. a , Blodgctt , St. P.iill : A. L. Sprnuir , Juo Gosling , Chicago ; r. 1C , Bro.vnell , J II Brandliuore * , Now t'aik : H H. Shavr , II. II. Slmpeou , Chicago ; II , B , Smltlunn. St. Louis : John Ward , \udubon ; II W Pow , II. J Wade , Chicago ; : . J. Suaiuon , Oakland ; Jainen Smith , Frp- noiit ; S , E , Dunce. St. Paul. W. H. Ur > unt , S'ow Vcrk ; T. U , UrooU'r , METHODISTS AT BANQUIv Oomplimcntary Dinner to Presiding Eltlo and Mrs , Maxfield , CITY AND STATE PULPITS REPRESENTEI Ton * ! 'IliriiiPN ( if Current Inti-rc * ! t the Dciuinilnnllon Itvioliitluni He- tiK Dr. Crnnr'N Iopar- tnrc unil Illn Yesterday was the slxtj-thlrd birthday c Presiding Elder J. B. Maxflcld of the Mctli odlst Eplsccpal church ot this City. H als marked the end ot his thirty-nine jean residence In Nebraska. In view ot this fac the Methodist ministers planned a pleasan surprise for the reverend gentleman and hi wife. During the afternoon ho and Mrs Mnxflsld were Informed that they would b expected to bo present at the Commcrcln club rooms at S o'clock In the cvenlnp When they entered the hall they were sur prised to find most ot the .Methodist clergy men , many of the laymen and their wive there to Knot them. An hcur or more was spent In the pnrlort where general topics were dlecusscJ , ofte which the doors to the dining room wer thrown open and all present gathered abou the banquet board , where an elegant suppe wao , pread. After the feast Hev. W. P. Murray , act Ing as toastmaster , said that there were n axes to grind , but Instead Itwould bo i feast ef reason and a flow of wit. "Tho Last General Conference" was re sponded to by Hev. Dr. Shand , who said tha It was composed of a noble set ot men. II felt g'ad that hereafter Methodist confer cnccs would Include women a ? delegates , Th conference on the whole , the speaker sa'il was iiot d Tor whit It did not do more thai for what It d'd do. "Ono thing , " added Mr Shand , "that the conference did do ; I brought rain and left many fragrant mem orlos " FOR THE NEXT CONPEHENCE. Huv. Hodglns , speaking upon the subject c the "Next General Conference , " said thn In point of Interest the conference exccedei the cemgtess ot the United States. With al the illfcusslon that has passed and all th dlscusKon that Is to come , thtro will be n further use for the term of liijincn , owlni to the fact that men and women arc to b < admitted upcn an equality. "Our lies dent Bishop" was responded ti by Hev. Marquette of Nellgh. The spsake paid a glowing tribute to Bishop Newman whom he characterized as ono of the grea men of the country. Rebpondlng to the toast , "Our Presldlni Elder , " Hev. Barton told of the work o Dr. Maxfleld during his thirty-nine years residence In Nebraska. In closing his re mark ? , Mr. Barton presented to Dr. Maxlieh a very fine and costly valise. Dr. Maxfleld , In accepting the vnllsc , sa < that It was just what he needed. Methodls preachers , ho said , were the rojal sons o earth the rojal sons of heaven , and neve until this time did ho know that they wcri such gland men. "The Preacher's Wife1' was the toast ti which Hev. Slsson of Fremont responded Sp-aKIng from experience , the speaker said "Methodkt ministers get the best wlvc.s ii the vvorU , anl there Is no question abou It. " COMPLIMENTARY TO DR. CRANE At this point In the proceedings the fcl lowing resolutions \.cre Introduced and unan Imously adopted : Whereas , Hev. Trunk Crane D D , on brother , has labored In th's city with em It.ent ucce s for neailv four > ear3 und ha commended hlmso'f to our icspeet and affoc tkn Vy bis couitcous and manly bcarlni and brotherly 'plrlt , be It Hesolved , That VVP , tha Methodist minis tcrs of the city of Omaha express our dee ] regret at bis removal from among us u this time , our appreciation of bis linn : services to Omaha Metbodi m and our be Ilcf in him as a Christian gentleman of em bp'llsned character and reputation. ne'olvecl. That wo most heartily and full ; commend him to our brethren of Clilcng' ' Methcill'm as a devoted , lojnl , able mln Ister of the gospel of Jesun ChrIM , and tha wo wish him the " -ame abundant success I ] hi" new field which lias followed his mln Istratlon In this cltj. Resolved , That we herein extend to on brother , Rev. John McQuold , who Is to ° uc coed Dr. Crane , a moct c-rdlal Rrestlnff , am pledge to him our warm brotherlv supper and co-opeiatlon In bis rtspanslb c worl among us. _ _ THAT MINISTEITS BOY. Discussing the toast , "That Minister' Boy , " Dr. Crane paid that he never felt th.i ho was more hichlj honored than upon tin occasion. "I feel that I am with the a'lo tocracy God's arl tocracy , the t'amo kim cf ailstoc-ocy aa that man whom you rnlsei to the presidential chair , Abraham Lincoln I am glad that you have hero an aristccra among aristocrats , a kingly man Dr. Max field. " Dr. Crane paid that he had never been li a community where ho found peeple thnt hi liked as well as In the wect. They wen the best people that he had ever Been Touching upon the question of women golnj to the general conference , he ssld Uiat hi was apalnst the whole business. He wai opposed to many cf the po-called reformi that we o spasmodic. There wore too num Methodist churches In the city ; there ehcult be a consolidation , even If sonio of tin churches had to go. "The Circuit Rider" was dltcursed by Hi-v Krelger. He told of the early work of th ( MetjicdUt ministers , who In early day0 rodt over sparsely settled sections of the country traveling twenty and thirty miles each dn > The advent of the circuit rider was ) ial ! ( > ] with Joy , yet his- life wao attended with mucl danger , traveling through woods , ever moun tains and across prairies. The least "The Church Militant" was re sponded to by Rev. Prle-st. The speaker said that lu every land there was the news ol lulvatlon won. It was not the work of a day , but the steady onward inarch of tht Clulstlan army , that would eventually de feat the king of darkness and bring a lost world to God , The lust toast was "The Church Trium phant , " by Rev. E , P. Roe. The most astonishing results In healing wouudB have been t'hown ' by Suhatlou Oil. Go to Crliili > Crot-U via Denver und the BURLINGTON ROUTE. Take the "Denver Limited" the fastest train between the Missouri river and the Rockle.s. Leaves Omaha 4.T : > P. M. Arrives Denver 7'30 A. M. Close conectlons In Denver Union Depot with all morning trains for Cripple Greek. Ticket * ) and Information about rates at City Ticket Ofllce 1D02 Farnam St. U I' . 31. ELECTRIC LIGHTED , STEAM HEATED. SOLID VESTIBULED. Omaha- Chicago , ' Limited. via the "Milwaukee. " r. A , Nash , ge-neral agent ; George Haynes , city passenger agent , City Ticket Ofllce , 1504 Farnam. An Hour Apnrt. The flying Northwestern Line trains to Chicago. "No. 2 , " "The Ovciland , " Omaha 4.45 p m. , Chicago 7.45 a , m. The "OMAHA-CHICAGO SPECIAL" Omaha ti.45 p. m. , Cbtacgo S:15 : a. in , Modern art had to stop a while after these trains were built , City olHcc , UOl rarnam Street. The 'I'm I ii Unit DOVN inukc the tlmo It Is advertised to make the BURLINGTON'S "Vestlbuled Flyer. " Leaves Omaha C 00 P. M. EXACTLY , Arrives Chicago 8.20 A. M. EXACTLY. Sleepers chair cars diner. Tlcketu , sleeping car reservations and In- [ CTmalloii about rates at City Ticket Ofllce 1502 Farnam St. 1302 Karnam st. Is ibo Union Pacific city tlcKrt olllce. IOI.I.NIJnnu > a | ; . nstd Z jtarn. Tunernl 'ruc ( lu > , IM.iuarj . Jjili , at 2 p. in from the redil we , 14t > .Noilli 2UI. Jrnuintnt , si. unicury , THAMIINU pare ri.isi : in : . Prominent < iclillriu < .ii from DnKot nnil Mlnni-wolA fining ; "onHi. A party of gentlcmem from Minnesota tin Dakota stopped In SU Louis recently , saj the Globe-Democrat , on the way to Ho Sprlnps. The party Included Judge Hanson PhelpM of Brecklnrldge , Minn. ; W , E. Pur cell , United States district attorney for Nortl Dakota ; J. C. Wood , an attorney resldlni at Brecklnrldge , Judgs Phelps' home ; P. K Kenaston and J. A. Nelson , Mlnneapoll bankers , and I ) . Wllraot Smith , a New Yorl gentleman , who rpcnds a good deal of hi tlmo In the \lclnlty of Brecklnrldge am \\ahpcton. The last named city , the iionn of Mr. Purcell , Is In North Dakota , Jus acre s Red river from Brccklnrldge. Mr. Smith , the patriarch of the party , I a man of commanding presence. He Is tal and erect , and his face la covered with i long beard , almost white. "It Is my nr visit to St. Louis In thirty-nine years , " hi said. "I wanted to stay longer , and nee I I could recognize any of the old landmark ! of the city. Perhaps we'll come back thli way. way."I put up the telegraph line from Hannl bal to St. Joseph In 1R5S-9. The line ex tended ISO miles further west than an ; other In the country at that time. From St Joe I went to Omaha on a boat , and I re member that the people of amain wen br.ipglng a good deal because the town hai COO Inhabitants. " Yearo ago Mr. Smith wa- ? division super Intcndent of the Western Union tcleRrapl company , with heidquartcrs In New York During the war he had charge of the mill tary telegraph service for the Departmcn of the Potomac. He csme In close contiic during tlio war with the lenders on tin northern plde. "I was with some of then a gcod deal , " he said. "I was locked up , fo : example , for ten dajs with Ben Butler. On ; prison , however , was ? ncry comfortabh one , and of our own chosing , or at least o the general' " . Two weeks before the prcsl dentlal election of 1864 , I was In Wash Ington city. I was ordered to New Yorl City and declined to go. I told then I hated Butler , and If they put me un dcr him on that New York election mls > slou , I would be sure to disobey bis order1 and getn > self locked up. Tlnally. I wai talked Into going , and went. We tool quarters at the Hcffman house , and wen practically locked up there until the clec tlon , ten dajg afterward. The cmeer par about my relationship with Butler was tha my hatred for him turned In the o tci daja to friendship. I liked the general nl wnj9 after that. " Twcntj-flve jears ago Mr. Smith located on the Red River of the North. "All that part of the country was a wilderness , " he said. "The only Inhabitants were redskins , Wahpcton and Brcckenrldge were unknown , The nearest house occupied by whites was forty miles east of us Now Wahpoton and Breckenrldgo are two thriving cities. 1 named the city of Wahpcton. It Is the site of an Indian village In the od ) reservation ot the Wahpetons. I returned to New Yoik several years ago to live , but still have property Interests In the Red river valley and go there every jcar. " Mr. Smith Is now a staunch republican , a are all the other members of the party , ex cept Mr. Purcell. They call him the black sheep of the flock. Mr. Purcell Is a Cleve land appointee He Is not counting on u democratic victory In North Dakota thlt jear , but thinks the party may make It at the next presidential canvass , provided the silver craze dies out by that time. He says that North Dakota has lots of silver bugs , but that the republican party will carry the state. From Hot Springs the gentlemen "will go further south , probably to Florida. They have no definite plans for the future , but expect to have a good time somewhere tin- til sprluc. AMUSEMENTS. | eeeccc-cecceeeeaeececceceocx ] Morrison's organization will make Its flri ' appearance hare thlo eason at Bojd'o the' atcr on Thursday evening next , the engage ment lasting the remainder of the week , vvltl Its production of "Faust. " A musical novelty has been perfecteJ foi heightening the effect of the church sreno A chlmo of sweet-tored bells ring out ful and clear while the worshipers assemble As the lingering echoes die scftly away the voices of the ylngers announce the opening of the services within the sac'ecl edifice. Ap- proprlate orchestral mu ! c forms a fitting ac companiment to several of the scenes Th ( inui'.eal ' selections given with the action ol the play comprise gems from Gounod's 'Taust" and other operas. Thi > fit" of seats will open tomorrow morn- Ing. Lovers of hlgT. grade entertainments will bo glad to know that the Young Men's Chris tian association has arranged for a course ol performances of exceptional merit. The first will be given next Thursday evening , Feb ruary 27 , by the Jesiie Cuthoul company , which consists of Jessie Couthoul , the cele brated reader ; Nellie Salome- Thomas , PO- prano ; George Hubhard Wilder , flutist , and Llda J. Low , accompanist. The company as a whole Is eald to be strong and well equipped and will prcwnt a varied program of a character certain to please all class ; : ! , of patrons , Edwaid P. Ellictt , the well known Impersonator senator , will t'lvo the second number on the coursa Friday , March G. The third entertainment , March C , will be given by the violinist , Edouard Remenyl. Other alt-actions will doubtless be added to this list jn a short time. A special rate will be made'to all members of the association for this course. Beginning Sunday evening next and con- tlnu'ng for the next two nights Charles II. Hoyt's new spectacular musical military comedj' , "A Milk White Flag , " which ran nil last season In Hoyt's theater In New York City , will bo seen at Boyd's. This new emanation from Mr. Hoyt's brain Is a good nuturod satire on our military organizations , and Is re plete with that humor which Is t > o rampant In the "make-up" of our boys In blue. The author Is Eald to have seized with ready wit upon the many opportunities for twitting our amateur soldier , and from this ample material to have constructed a , comeJy more elaborate In Its entirety than any of his previous efforts. The play will be presented In the same elaborate manner and with the same marked attention to artistic de tail and accessory as all Mr. Hoyt's pro ductions. A east of fifty people , a mllltaiy brnd , new musical numbers and the latest select specialties luillie up the aggregate of this presentation , Tomorrow at 2:30 : o'clock the Byrne Bros. ' sterling attraction , " Hells , " will give a special ( .heap-price inatlnee at Boyd's thea ter. Tills is a performance that Is par ticularly suited to the edification of the little folks , and wlll'idaubtlesH bs well pat ronized. The engagement will close tomor row evening , "Girl Wanted , " In which Prank Bush Is to appear at an early date In this city under Davla & KcoKh'a nuimgement , opening a four night's cngagemaat at the Crelghton , with a inatlnee Sunday , March 1 , Is a farce c.medy , written to Wve an opportunity to Frank Bush or any recsatllo comedian anJ tntc talner to appean jn several different Impersonations The Heading part Is that cf a titrauded comedian who , to accomplish a certain purpose , dlisulfes himself as a Yan kee countrjman , a New York tough boy , a German girl , a Hebrew , an Irishman uiul a comic Mima donna. He Incidentally gives specialties , vocal. Instrumental and olhci kinds , all different from upeclaltles baiiif riven bj ether comedians on the plage. 11'f ' Etrandt'd actor Is not the only laughable char acter in the piece. Ho la Rild to be the cen ter cf a numerous group of characters ax funry as can bo found In any similar piece before the public , Each of the several char acters Is announced an having a pronounced Individuality , and In this rerpoct 'Girl Wanted" differs from the usual farce comouy , All of the characters have specialties to ren der. The Eccnea of "Girl Wanted" are laid In and on a New York flat building , the dri'l act passing In a flat , the eeconu in a reitaurant on tlio ground floor , anl the third an a roof garden on top of the building. The wft glow of the tea ross IB acquired by ladlua who ute Porronl'a Cou.plcxlon Powder , fry It. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS ; ccco sc c eceo nccc eccft cccol All members of the city council wci pre ent at last night's mooting. Chairman Walters of the Judiciary commli tea nsked for further time In regard to 1 Jetter's communication asking that the grar Ing tax on Thirtieth street pouth of Eggei street be returned to him. Walters expect to bo able to nnke a full report In ono wecl Ten property owners living In the vlclnlt of Twentjseventh and B and C streets scr. In a petition requesting that a flrc hjdrar b ? placed al Twentj-scventh and C street ! The petition was referred to the commute on fire and water. A letter was read from R A. Forsjthi the contractor who repaired the viaduct : stating that he had assigned his warrants t T. H , Encor. A letter from the South Omaha Ilnspltt association Inviting the major and counc to attend the hospital entertainment tonlgli was read and accepted. The city attorney was Instructed to deal a "curfew" ordinance and hive It read next Monday night. Hylaml wanted the chief of police In structed to clean the sidewalks on the tout sldo of Q street from Twenty-eighth t Thlrty-flist street. Walteis objected , a there Is an oidlninco compelling propert owners to clem their own sidewalks. Dlr from a bluff has washed down on the war and the sidewalk for three blocks Is Im passable. Chief Brcnnan will notify th pioperty owners to clean the sidewalks a once. _ AVci'k of ( iniiil Iliirnu hull * * . The week ending February 22 was the moi satisfactory among the horse dealers ot an ; so far this jear. The run of horses v\ ; larce and cf a better class , and pr on stronger than heretofore. Fresh joung coun try b'ocks sell very rapidly to the > ilflcrs Stylish and speedy drivers , knee actors nni ( .oach hcr cs are In demand and brine cxtn prices , Southern chunks arc also maikct able nt gcod prices. Rough and ragged plug nro hard to sell nt an > price. A numbsr o the cistern and southern buyers who al tended the sale last Saturday have slgnlfici their Intention of being present at the sal next Saturday. Clt > ( iimslp. Colonel C. M. Hunt Is In Creston , la. I. T. Jacks n of Le Grand , Ore , Is In th city. Seventy-E'cven cats of feedcrn were ehlppci to the country from this point last week. The Infant daiiEhter of S. Matcha , Nine tccnth and P strtuts. died jesterday. J. B. Smiley jpsterdny declired htinl < el' a candidate for major on the republlcat ticket. Mrs. John Monahan IP sick and has bcci taken to St. Bernard's hcspltal In Countl Bluffs. Roy Randall has returned to big home a Alliance , after spending a , week vlsltlnj friends * here. Ed Cachelln of Spcarfls'j , S. D , Is In tin cltj' . He Intends to purchase a lot of feed ers for his ranch. J. B. Carey was looking over the yard ; jesterday afternoon. He broucht down i load of cattle of his own feeding from Emcr son. son.Rev. . H. P. Espcy of the Xenl.i Theological seminary la In the city with a view of ac cepting a call from the United Presbyterian church. William Welch , who was arrested las Friday for stealing three hams from tin Cudahy company , was tried yesterday after noon and discharged. Yesterday aftcinoon a special pollcemat arrested Julius Steggy , 10 years of age , foi stealing corn from the stock yards company Ho was sentenced to one day in jail. Children playing with matches ect fire ti John Klrby's cow shed , Twenty-second am Bojd btieets , " yesterday afternoon. A cov vvaa burned and the shed was totally de itrcjcd. Tonight the ward committee of the Ger man Polltcal club will meet committee ! from the Bohemian and Scandanavlau clubs at George Sclimltz'o place to make up a llul of delegates to be voted on at the primaries This evening the republican c'ty centra ! committee will meet at H. C. Murphy'e of flce , in the Singer block , to name Hit Judges and clerks for the primal lt-s and tc determine whether they will .stall a cam paign paper. A wagon bridge at Thirteenth and N streets fell yesterday afternoon. Street Commis sioner Ross Is having the lumber hauled to the tool hou'-e , and will use the best of It for repairing crosswalks A new bridge will not be built at once. At 10 o'clock this morning In police courl the trial of Henry Geest will be commenced Geest Is charged with shooting Anton Dra- goun with Intent to kill The defendant ha' summoned1 witnesses and Dragoun has bubponaed twelve witnesses. City Clerk Maly complains because certain saloon keepers do not call for their liquor licenses. Several licences are paid for , but the money cannot be turned over to the Board of Education until the saloon keepers call and get their certificates. Smokers will llnd Sweet Moments cigar ettes to be the best. Sold everywhere. Miilillilll'N Animfr to llojil. An answer has been tiled Ih the suit of Janus E Uojd against Thomas Mulvlblll , for foreclosure of a $10,000 mortgage on the defendant's property by leason of his fnll- uro to pay the Interest , In the petition Hied In the ca e It was alleged that the note and mortgage were given to Fecute iiayment of rent for Bojd's opera house. [ iml the answer tiled last night claims that ' .ho note and mortgage were without consul- i ration and were obtained from Mulvlhill at i tlmo when he wns of unsound mind .mil In capable of understanding the tiansactlon. Comfort , Kconoiuy mid Spued. Combine to make the weekly excursions via tbo Union Pacific , the most popular of any low running. They are perionully conductoJ ind offer every convenience- the traveling iiibllc. Get jour tickets at 1302 FARNAM ST. A. C. DUNN , Clty Pas- . . & . Tkt , Agent. The Solid 'Ilu-oiiKli Train * if the Nlckle Plate Road , equipped with the nest moJernly constructed day coaches and uxurlous sleeping and dining cars , lllum- nateil throughout with the famous Plntscb ; as lights and colored porters In charge of lay coaches are some of the features of this > opular line that are being recognized > y travelers seeking the lowest rates and 'ast ' tlmo. Tuk > < lu > ViM\ Line to Hi. I'nul. Leaves ) Omaha DAILY at D:40 : p. m , via 3es Molnes , through sleeper , no change- , the 'HOCK ISLAND DINING CAR" for supper. ? or tickets or sleeping ear reservations cell it ROCK ISLAND ticket ofllce , 1602 Far- lam street. I.OOAI , J. T. Jones was arrested last night for nirlolnlng two gallons of oysters fiom the itoro of Peter Stock on North Sixteenth itreet. Much EUCCMS continues to attend the re vival meetings at the Walnut Hill Methodist : hurch. Fifteen united with the church lust nenlng John Swlnarskl and John and Anton Vain- > ola , boys , wcro arrested yesterday aftcr- 10011 near Sbcely fetation for stealing coal from the Burlington railroad The Current Topic club meeting of last light was postponed to next Monday night rhe subject to be dlEcusied Is the quetft.on if the reorganization of the Union Pacific. George Newton Shaller wax arrcsteJ yea eiday on a charge of larctny. U Is al cged that ho entered a butcher shop near Pwentleth und Pierce streets February 0 , ml t-tolo some canine knives valued at | 10 Phil McGovern , barber , living near Hlx- eenth and Hurt strectu , who figured somu Ime ago In the police court , charge ! with .111 ttcmptfd assault upon a joung girl named ilartlm Gohr , was again arrested last night in a complaint eworn out by his wife charg- ng him with adultery , Anna Harmon , the former secretary of the ) auRhtcrs of Bethtl lodge No , 7 , a char- table organization , was urreeted jetterilay fteruoon on a charge ot larceny as bailee if ono cf the books of the boclety valued at 2.50. She severed her connection with the iody June 21 , 1605 , and , contrary to the aw * governing her ofllce , failed to turn ver the book In quentlon , Shewaa rcleated > y Judge Gordon on her own recognizance o appear for trial later ID the week , Last Call. We have only a few days more in which we can talk about winter goods and we want to make good use ol them , Spring goods are coming in pretty lively and keep an army of clerks busy unpacking and marking them. In a week or so the stock will be complete and ready on our tables. Until that time the few remaining winter goods must be gotten out of the way. If price is any inducement at all , you should not lose this opportunity , We have a few very line suits , which sold the latter part of the season for $15 and $16.50 they arc now $12.00 , Others for merly selling at $12 and $13.50. and worth consider able more than that , arc now only $10.00 , and so right along we cut the price , You will find in our Boys' Department some ex tremely good values. We make it a point to sell Boys' Clothing at the closest margin possible and in this last week of our clearance * sale we will offer ex traordinary bargains in suits for big and small boys. Spring Catalogues arc ready Write for one. VMS. rii vvr TU.KS TO \Vliut the Mother Mat Do In Clill HiliU'iitlun. Mr = > . OrmlBton Chant spoke before tl Woman's club jcatordny afternoon at tl ; First Congregational church. Her s > ubjc < way "Tho Mother In Education. " This was Mrs. Chant's fourth kctuio I the city and there was no vacant seat In tl largo auditorium. Much of the discourse was in the natur of an account of personal experience wit her own children ; was , In fact , a hearl t heart talk. In brief , Mrs Chant stands for all th newest thought upon child culture. Glv the children sound bodies , let them cllm trees , play In dlrl and be natuial , the sma savages nature Intends them to be. Reduc the ncceaary arbitrary obedience to a mln mum , but let commands be absolute. Abov all , keep the child unconscious of hlmpel To do this avoid allowing lemarks made I his pros'onco of which ho Is the rubjec Tbo child mind has no light to be tunic In upon Itself. That It Is turnel to Is o the loot of many of the serious and annoyln faults among children. Mra. Chant spok earnestly ot a child's spiritual need Do nc try to leach him many things regarding the ology. Tlio ilmple fact that God made th moon , the eartli and all we ee Is i-utllclon that ho ( the child ) Is a little pirk ot God' thought , and hcnco nmut "trlve haul to le this thought shine with its best light. Of hereafter , It Is perhaps sufficient to say tha there Is another world callcJ heaven , vvhlc Is our homo after death. In the tulle of Mrs Chart's own home an children the pronoun "our" slipped from be tongue In so easy n manner that It mlgh have been n relict to the people who ar fearful that the progressive woman Is goliij to exclude her bus-ami fiom the managemcn of her family. After the lecture , which lasted an hour a reception was given In the purlois of th church. Probably 000 Oiniha women per sonally thanked Mr = . Clnnt for the re Infircoment flic had given to fie thought which they all In some part think and strlv to realize In living The pleasure of the occasion wa heightens by the presence of Miss Knld Smith , win will speak to the nnulcal depaitmcnt o tbo club tomorrow. : "Tho ( Un-lanil Mmlli'il. " Is the fastest train out of Omaha , and carrle the fastest equipment of any line In ! ! io west Tickets via the Union Pacific can b9 BO cured at 1302 FARN'AM STHHCT. Tim HI\I.T\ INSTRUMENTS placed on record Ft-btuary 24 , 1806 : WARRANTY DHinS. S V Miller to Kugciip Purdj , lot .D , block 4 , Crelghton Heights $ 2ft 10 L , i\ans find husband to Kobe-it Merry weather , 57.5 acres In vv H nvv IG-lfl-lO SO Smith Omaha hand company to Weil Urba b lot 7 , block 31G , South umaha 37. Omaha I-ind and Trust comp.inv to Krank Colc lots 1 to M s ' 4 lot S8 , nil lots 39 to 60 , Unwell Place 23,00 < C U Horton to Murj1 13 llorton , lot 8 , block 1G , ShuTs Id ad 1 2KK ! G W iilH and wlfo to M h Arthur , w CO feet lots \1 \ and 1. ! , block 8 , Hans- coin Place 3,00 ( C O I-iObeck , executor , to S MVlllo \ , 8 'i lot 1. w Vi lot 11 , H ' 4 lot Hi , all lot IS , vv Vi lot 21 , n6 lot 23 , Spilng Valley . . . : 4.00C QUIT CLAIM Diznns. T C Brunnor and wife to Andrew Miles , lot 20 , blotk 1) , North Omaha 1 Mary King et nl to Kitink Sinner , lot 1. , block 2 , S i : Itc-gcis' mid 1 A M Hornbeiger Pt al to MVlg ] - mun , n o3 fiet of dl feet of vv 1U feet tax lot U In 3-lfi-U S Same to Muiy Honibcrner , n N ) feet and H 30 feet tax lot U InH1 ! ! . . . "i W A Pnxton. jr. to W A 1'axton , lot 7 , block 118 , Omaha 1 nniu8. Ma ter In chancery to W 13 P Wcnnl , 14 x 05 feet In lot .1 In 2WJ-11 0,010 Special master toV D I'lmcr , tiunti-p , lot 10 , block 4 , Potter Ac Co 'a 2d add to South Omaha 37S Same to \ * H HLCI ) , trustee , loin J and 4 , block 1 , Mnyno Place 1.C01 Same to Mutual Investment company , lot 4 , block 10 , llced'H Irt artil . . - , , . 2,110 Same to O C Olsen , lots : 'J and 21 , block 1 , Amos' Place , . 1,403 Same to Michigan Mutual l.lfo Inmli- nnce comp my , lotH 1 and 2 , bloct < J , Armtttrone'e 2d add 4,000 J U Pierce , lecelver , to " .line , vv'i \ lot 4 , block 10 , Heed's 1st add . Total amount of transftis J51.C30 Eldreclge Beflvadere. They are the Lightest Running Wheels on Barth and Strictly Hif.'h Grade. We Always Made flood Sewing Machines ! Why Shouldn't We Make Good Wheels ? QUALITY aUAFlANreco THE nrrrT. . . . . . . RECTORS \V1LIIKLHY \ CO. , Agents , OMAHA , NBU NATIONAL SEV/ltlG / MACHINE 00 , , BCLVIDCRU , ILLS. iZINE , FOR MARCH NOW HEAD ? Among the lotablc features of tliU number are : COLONnt WASHINGTON. AMERICAN Uy Woodrow Wllcnn. Illus trated by Howard P > le. TO THE BARREN GROUNDS. CANADIAN llj Caspar Whitney. Illus tratcd by Frederic Remington. THE "BOSS" OF LING-FOO. CHINESE Ih Julian Ralph , lllusiiated by U. D.Weldon. THE GERMAN STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY. GERMAN Uy Potiltnej Ulgelotv. Illus trated by R. Galen WoodUlle. JOAN OF ARC. FRENCH lllusliHcd by F. V. On Mond. BRISEIS. liy William Black. Illus- ENGLISH tratcd by W. T. Smedley. THE NERVES OF A WAR SHIP BV PARK BENJAMIN WHERE FANCY WAS BRED A characteilslii.VtMcrn tory by OWEN WISTER For Sale Everywhere Harper & Brothers , Publishers , New York ; HOTEL. TiiiHTiivrn AMI .IO.NUS h'ritiiT : . , 140 rooms , balliB , attain Iicat and all modern. convenience ) . Holts f 1 CO and )2 V ) per day. Table unexcelled. Bpeclul law rates In rrKUlar- boardeis. rilANIC niMJITCH Mgr. Beautiful Teeth. Made the tnin" day Ihc Inipicselon Is Inlicrv. A convenience for out-of lonii pcopli ? . A Rood Hit of 'Icelli on rutiLrr , , , , { 500 , Ilont Bet Tinlli , , , . , J7.W. 'Ihln UuBtla 1'iatiB 110 00- DR. BAILEY , Dentist * Ifith and Farnam St.s. i 3rd Floor Paxton Block" Tel , 10S5. l.aily attendant. ,11 Mu rulings < Gold Crr/uns , ? l M , nl Tcclii , | Jti tou'li' i Teeth rxtrictdl without pain. Oa > I'Crt nn4 ; lven vlicu il ht < ] , \\crk fully uarranttd. OK. McGREW -.1 Tim OM.V = > H EC I A LIST WHO TUf AT < AU , PRIVATE DISEASE ! WetkoMi ft UlMriUrrt MEN ONLY H Y * n Kp rlM4 , I Yiui U Omah * . Book VIM , Comultnk * anil hiamlnltioa tic * . 14th and Farnam