THE OMAHA DAILY J3EE : SUNDAY , JAKUAKY 81 , 1897. .10
Methods of Mortgage Foreclosure
Address Delivered Before Omnlm Real Estate Exchange
BY CllUtUS R. lOBINGItR , OF HIE OMAHA BAR.
The subject upon which you have asked
mo to address you Is a peculiarly fitting
ono for the consideration ot a real estate
exchange. Next to the d d the mortgage
figures most prominently ot all Instruments
in transactions concerning real estate. A
largo percentage of conveyances Is mads
cither subject to mortgages or for ft con
sideration secured by a mortgage to tbo
grantor. Aiid what la more ticrllnent to
the present subject , the value of real cutato
us a accitrlty 1s largely determined by
the cfilclency of methoda which may be em
ployed to collect the mortgage debt.
No less than eight distinct methods of
foreclosing mortgages arc now employed In
the different states and tcnltorlts of the
American union. For convenience and for a
better tindorstaind'lns of the subject nt the
outset these may bo classified as follows :
I Judicial Foreclosure : First Strict fore ,
closure ; second 12uultablo foieoloaure ;
third Sclro Facias ; fourth Ilulo to ehow
cause ; fifth Writ ot entry ; sixth Eject
ment.
II Summary Foreclosure : First Adver
tisement and pale without suit ; second-
Entry and possession.
Let us examine briefly the details of
these various methods In order to determine
( omcthlng of their relative merits and dis
advantages ,
STRICT FOUKCLOSUIIE IN CHANCnnV.
This Is the oldest method and the only
"foreclosure" Is technically
one to which the terra
nically applicable. It originated at a time
when the mortgage was practically a con
veyance , differing from the estate conveyed
by the modern deed chiefly In this : That
the grantor , after default In payment of his
debt , might still redeem the land from Iho
mortgagee , who usually took possession.
The purpose ot the suit by the mortgagee
was to cui oft or "foreclose" this right of
the morgagor to redeem. There was no
sale of the premises and the decree of the
court merely provided that the morgaqor
should bo forever barred of all Inte/est
therein.
Proceedings not widely differing from this
ancient Kngllsh method are still permitted
In about a dozen states , though In nearly
all ot them this strict foreclosure , as It Is
now called , la employed only ln exceptional
case and Is merely cumulative to the
method which requires a sale of the prop
erty. Even In Kngland , the mortgagee may
now demand a sale Instead of a strict fore
closure , ard In Vermont alone of all the
American states the latter remains the sole
method ot foreclosing mortgages. In our
own state strict foreclosure was once sanc
tioned by the supreme court , but later de
cisions have resulted In confining It within
very narrow limits , though It Is still per
mitted in the forcclosuro of land contracts
or title bonds.
ITS ADVANTAGES AND DRAWBACKS.
In behalf of this method may be urged the
merit of expedition. The parties to a suit
tor ntrlct foreclosure are saved the long
process which Includes the order of sale ,
appraisement , sale , report and confirmation ,
and the thousand tedious Instances ot the
law's delay. The decree of foreclosure la
final so far as the lower court Is concerned
and neither party la required to wait in
definitely to know how the suit will affect
blin. On the other hand the chief reason
given for departing from this method was
that the property was usually worth more
than the mortgage debt and that the mort
gagor should have the surplus which could
only be secured to him by a sale. But I ap
prehend that this reason Is no longer appli
cable In Nebraska , whore scarcely a fore
closure takes place without a heavy de
ficiency Judgment and where If the value
of the property greatly exceeds the debt both
partita are usually willing to avoid a suit.
In seeking better methods It will be well
not to overlook entirely the time-honored ,
. though nearly obsolete strict forcclosuro.
EQUITABLE FORECLOSURE AND SALB.
This Is the method with which wo are
tnost familiar and which prevails In the
greater cumber of states and territories.
Its Introduction is one ot the results of the
change In the legal theory of the mortgage
from that of a conveyance , as It formerly
was , to that of a mere lien , as It is now re
garded. By this method the mortgagee , after
a trial , may obtain a judgment fixing the
amount of his debt and directing a sale of
the property to satisfy It. The premises must
itlien bo appraised , the sale effected , the de
ficiency or surplus reported , the sale con
firmed and judgment rendered for ouch de
ficiency. After this the mortgagor may toke
a stay -of proceedings or appeal , or some
times both. All these details are familiar
enough , and I need not chvoll upon them
longer than to emphasize the great defect
of this method , which is the delay It occa
sions In the collection of even the most mer
itorious claim.
DEFICIENCY JUDGMENTS.
Deficiency Judgments have become an
almost necessary Incident to the equit
able forcclosuro suit , and , in view of
the fact that there are now pending
in our present legislature no less than four
bills to abolish them , they appear to deserve
some attention , In the early foreclosure
proceeding there scema to have been no de
ficiency Judgment. The mortgagee having
extended predlt on the strength of the prop
erty alone , obtained full title through the
decree of foreclosure and there the matter
ended. But when the cliango was made
which required a sale for the benefit of the
mortgagor In case a surplus should result
it soon came to bo eccn that
there nhoiild bo eonio corresponding
provision for the mortgagee In case
of a deficiency. And BO , In order to
balance the equities , the mortgagee wcs al
low'ed to recover from the mortgagor any
difference between the amount of the debt
and that realized from the sale. At first this
could only bo accomplished In a separate
action by tbo mortgagee distinct from the
foreclosure eult. Statutes have now been
passed , however , In nearly all the states
whore this method Is In vogue authorizing
the rendition of , a deficiency judgment In the
foreclosure suit Itsclt. Thus the rights of
mortgagor and mortgagee * were equalized
in all cases of gross disparity between the
debt and the security. But It is obvloui
that If deficiency Judgments are to bo abolIshed
Ishod this equality will bo destroyed , he-
cause then the mortgagor alone will bo pro
tectcd In ca.io . of fciich disparity. The samp
reasons which are urged for the * abolition of
deficiency Judgments would seem to require
also the abolition of the sale , and this would
lead us back once more to the ancient strict
foreclosure ,
FORECLOSURE BY SCIRE FACIAS.
In the states of Pennsylvania , Delaware.
Illinois ( and formerly In Ohio ) a method of
foreclosure obtains by which the mortgagee
after default In payment may upon , applica
tion to a court or some officer representing
It ( In Pennsylvania the common pleas clerk )
obtain an order directing the mortgagor to
dhow cnu.io why judgment should not bo
rendered against him on the mortgage. If
usually specify certain meritorious defenses
may present it by a proper pleading nnd the
question ls then tried like an ordinary legal
action. nut If the mortgagor presents no
Bulllclent defense Judgment U rendered and
the property sold as upon execution.
The statutes prescribing this method
usually specify certain merltorlus defenses
which may get up by the mortgagor , such
as payment of the debt , forgery of the In
strument , etc. , and In some caies It U the
practice to consider no defense which Is not
set forth In a sufficient affidavit. It would
seem , therefore , to bo more dlfllcult under
this system than others to delay the judg
ment by merely technical and frivolous de
fenses ,
Sclro facias Is the regular method of fore
closure In Pennsylvania and Delaware. In
Illinois the mortgagee has his choice as
between this and either the strict or eqult-
itblo foreclosure.
FORECLOSURE I1Y IIULB NISI.
> fet unlike the foregoing In many of Its
features Is the method of foreclosure usually
followed In Georgia , There the creditor
whoso mortgage debt is duo may obtain
from the superior court an order , techni
cally termed a rule nisi , ta bo served , upon
the mortgagor and directing payment of the
sum duo before- the beginning of the next
lerm of court. In case of non-payment at
the required time and in case also the mort-
? gco falls to set up a defense , judgment
Is rendered against him directing the sale
of the prtml-sw and the satisfaction of the
debt fiom the proceeds , If , however , a do-
fonae Is presented , ( and thlo Ic subject to the
esme dcfenro as any other action on a mort.
case ) the Issue Is tried by a special Jury and
judgment rendered accordingly. Barring
this feature of a Jury trial the Georgia
method appearn on Ita face to bo one of the
speediest yet devised.
FORBCLOSUU13 BY WRIT OP ENTRY.
In Massachusetts , Maine and New Hamp
shire a proceeding la In vogue which re
sembles the ancient strict foreclosure. The
mortgagee If successful In his action obtains
a conditional judgment for the possession of
the premises with a provision allowing the
mortgagor a certain period within which to
prevent BUdi a re-suit by paying the debt ,
The usual defence may be urged by the
mortgagor against such an action and the
Issues are tried na In the ordinary pro
ceedings at law. In all states named above
this is only ono of covcrul available methods ,
EJECTMENT.
In Rhode Island the mortgagee's usual
remedy scorns to bo the action of ejectment
and this Is employed also In Vermont. While
not fltrlctly n method of foreclosure the pro
ceedings are similar to the writ ot entry
and the result of the suit. It successful , Is
the same , tltlo being thereby vested In the
mortgagee.
FORECLOSURE 'BY ADVERTISEMENT
AND SALE. .
The methods thus far noticed all require
some proceeding In court , nnd , hence are
classed together as judicial foreclosure. Two
other methods remain to bo considered by
which foreclosure In effected without Judicial
aid and may therefore be termed summary.
There is first , forcclosuro by advertisement
and sale. By virtue of n power contained
In the mortgage or deed of trust , the mort
gagee may , upon default In payment , advcr-
ttso and sell the premises and satisfy his
debt from the proceeds. The proceeding Is
very similar to the foreclosure of chattel
mortgages under the Nebraska otatutcs. In
more than half the states this method Is
authorized as an alternative to the statutory
foreclosure and sale. In about ten states
it is expressly prohibited , and In an equal
number of othcra It Is Ignored , being neither
authorized nor forbidden.
MERITS AND DISADVANTAGES.
On Its face thla method seems the most
advantageous of any to the creditor. It
appears both speedy ami Inexpensive. There
Is nothing to Indicate even that the
mortgagee would need the services of an at
torney In perfecting the foreclosure. But
the very facility with which the debt may
thus bo collected has led the courts to view
thlS method with distrust nnd exact from the
mortgagor the strictest compliance with
statutory provisions. The slightest mis
take In the notice or advertisement ; the least
departure from the prescribed mode of pub
lication ; some trifling Irregularity In the
conduct of the eale each of these may vitiate
the entire proceedings and Invite litigation
far more troublesome than any which this
method Is designed to prevent. If the par
ties are to go Into court It Is better that
they do so before effecting the foreclosure
than after.
BY ENTRY AND POSSESSION.
Another form of summary foreclosure prevails
vails In three of the New England states
( viz : Maine , Massachusetts and New Hamp
shire ) , by which the mortgagee may upon de
fault and after the publication of a notice
enter and take peaceable possession of the
mortgaged premises , and after the expira
tion of a certain period allowed the mort
gagee in which to redeem , acquire absolute
title thereto. This Is an Intensified form of
strict foreclosure and Its apparent harshness
would probably make It Illy adapted to a
community where foreclosures are frequent.
This completes a brief survey of the var
ious methods ot mortgage foreclosure In the
United States and England. An examina
tion of them , while It will not furnlah us
with an Ideal system , will at least suggest
some defects to be avoided In devising a new
method. And perhaps no better standard
for such an undertaking can be adopted than
this : The best method of foreclosure Is
that which most nearly makes the mortgage
what It purports to be a security and not
a snare. It Is Important , of course , that
the enforcement of collection of a mortgage
debt should not bo used as a means of op
pressing the borrower , but It Is equally 1m
fortant that it should not become an arti
fice for deluding the lender. No community
can afford to authorize a method ot mortgage
foreclosure which makes It possible to bar
ass , hinder and indefinitely delay one who
la merely seeking to enforce a rightful obll-
Cation. The Ideal system la one which
would require from both parties a substantial
compliance with all material terms of the
contract , which would insure a repayment
of the debt nothlne more and nothing IP- '
-and that , too , within a reasonably brief
time after Its maturity. Some of the methods
already reviewed will aid an attempt to
contrive such a system by teaching us "bow
not to do it. "
O1M3NIXO OF T1II3 FI21IIIUAIIY TI3IIM.
lineki'tn I'ri-HliI Ml Over by Jmln < 'n of
Dlxtrlct Court.
The February term ot the district court
will open Monday morning. There has been
something of a shifting arouml of the Judges
slnco the last term of court and some of
them will be. found in rooms other than
those occupied by them last year.
Judge Baker will preside over the criminal
docket , as before , and will sit in the large
court room. Judge Fawcett will occupy the
same room as before , being No. 2 , on the
upper floor of the court house. Room No. 3
will bo occupied by Judge Powell , who has
removed his belongings from the equity court
nnd will preside over a Jury docket. On the
lower floor of the court house Judge Dlckln-
ton will occupy the small court room for
merly occupied by Judge Scott and Judge
Slabaugh will occupy the Game room as last
year. The equity courts In The Dee build
ing will bo pivsldcd over by Judges Keysor
and Scott , the latter being lu the room on
the third floor , formerly occupied by Judge
Powell. This room has been handsomely
painted and furnished with a now carpet ,
making the room the most attractive of any
of the court rcoms.
( IK GI3.MI3TUUV 'FUUSTI3HS.
Krivnril tar ArrNt of I'nrtlrH AVho
Si'i'iiroil llrrlz' Hotly.
The executive committee of the Board of
Trustees of the Sprlngwcll Cemetery asso
ciation held a meeting yesterday to con
sider what steps should he taken to bring
to Jiistlco the parties who robbed the grave
ot Hertz. The committee la composed of
A. P. Gram. Charles Anderson and Chris
Nelson , The committee' determined to work
upon a clew which has boon obtained , but
which It Is deemed advisable not to make
public. The coinmlltco will also recommend
to the cemetery company , which meets next
Wednesday night , to offer a reward for the
recovery of the body and apprehension of
the grave robbers ,
Friday afternoon the grave of Alma
Smith , a 13-year-old girl who was' burled
about a week before Hertz' grave was
opened , was uncovered. It was found that
the body had not been disturbed. It Is not
believed that any other graves In the ceme
tery have been molested , and therefore no
more will bo opened.
llowvr Out for n Tlmv ,
John Bower , a married man who lives
somewhere in the country , and who refuses
to give the place of his residence for fear
of publicity , was robbed ot $19 last night
by a colored woman. Ho alleges that the
theft was committed In a room at Fifteenth
and Cass streets , to which the woman had
taken him. Irene Johnson was arrested on
suspicion of being the guilty woman.
A FiiKlllve from JiiHllt'f.
"Roddy" Harris , who says his right narao
li Thomas S. Smith , was arrested yester
day on a charge of being a fugitive from
Justice- . Smith is eaid to bu minted la Den
ver for * felonious assault.
Latest Conquests in the Unknown Quarters
of the Earth ,
MUCH OF THE PLANET UNCONQUERED
The Ilcnrt of Asia I'ciic < rnei1 , tl c
Coiirnc of Itic Xl cr tlptprtnlncit
mid Other Important K.xtilorn-
tl > mi Completed.
In briefly surveying the work that has
been accomplished by travelers during the
past twelveor eighteen months , and the
field . of exploration that Is left unfinished
by these labors , it is made manifest that
the planet which wo Inhabit Is not yct fully
conquered. It is true that the sources of
the Xllo no longer have to bo searched
after , and That the northwest nnd northeast
passages , even If their discovery has not
Led to that commercial success which the
ventures of a hundred years ago possibly
anticipated , find their records ot achieve
ment In past history hut enough remains
to add luster to the tltlo of an explorer
which need not bo dimmed by the recol
lection of the triumphs of a Ross , Kane ,
D'Urvlllc. Livingstone , Burton , Barth ,
Speke , Baker , or Stanley. Africa still has
Its terra Incognita , and so have Asia , Australia -
tralia and South America theirs , and It
these "unknown lands" are' rapidly reced
ing from the giix.e of the pure geographer ,
they yet hold up service to the scientist
who follows In the path of the geographer ,
and to whom the world Is today looking for
the highest class of information that Is
to bo obtained ,
WHAT EXPLORERS ARE SEEKING.
It Is not yet two years ago that the
scientific world was electrified by the an
nouncement of the discovery in the Island ot
Java of the remains ot nn extinct organism ,
which was stated to bo clearly intermediate
lu structure between man and the ape , and
If tills so-Interpreted missing link Is still a
somewhat doubtful evolutionary factor In the
minds of certain natur&ltsts. It Is yet of
Itself of sufficient Importance to redirect the
attention ot explorers to that class of work
which has for all time made famous travel
els llko Huuiboldt , Darwin and Wallace. To
the heart of Africa we look for an unlocking
of some ot the mysteries which still sur
round many of the more profound problems
of animal life ; in it and Asia wo search for
the possible origination or ancestry of man ,
of that of the strange animals that today In
habit both continents , avid of these records
of past changes In the history of the earth
which have shaped the destinies of the
fauna of one-half of the globe. It Is but
a few years ago that Australia revealed to
the maturallsts thomost striking fact th.it
had been gathered to the life history of
animals for perhaps a century the fact that
two of Its types ot quadrupeds , the duck
bill and the spring-hedgehog , as a departure
from all other mammals , developed their
young from laid eggs , In the manner of
birds and reptiles.
What other secrets the continent still
holds Is a mattpr for the future explorer to
flolve ; and that it has many may be assumed
without question. In the southern extremity
of South America wo search for that evidence
which may ultimately lead to the recognition
of a former continent of vast extent bat
tered and fragmented today as the Antartlc
"Atlantis , " and even In North America we
are still groping after those facts which will
permit us to definitely answer the question
Whence came the true American people ?
and what was the nature of that civilization
represented by the ancient temples and other
edifices of exico and Central America , which
so earnestly appeals to lands beyond the Pa
cific for a possible solution of the problems ?
However strongly ethnologists may hold to
Individual or preconceived notions , the candid
mind will recognize that these are question ,
still open.
NANSEN'S GREAT CONTRIBUTION.
The most brilliant piece of recent explora
tion Is unquestionably Nansen's heroic efforl
to reach the "farthest north ; " If he has failed
to reach the ultima thule of the explorer , to
plant his flag upon the much-coveted north
pole , he has at least succeeded in arriving
nearer to It by some 20 mllc.3 than any previ
ous voyager ot the Arctic seas. How long
the record of 86 degrees 14 seconds will stand
cannot bo foretold , but there Is reason tr
hope and to believe , with the advances that
have latterly been made In polar work nnd
knowledge , and the activity which Is being
manifested In this field of Inquiry , that It
will bo challenged and passed before many
years. Nansen's greatest contribution to
geographical knowledge Is not the attaining
of lite high northern position , but the deter
mination of the existence of a profoundly
deep sea ( of some 12,000 to 15,000 foot ) In the
far north , for it had been almost unlveraally
assumed ! by geographers that the Arctic
basin was a comparatively shallow one.
Of ono side only of Mr. Peary's brilliant
explorations It Is sufficient to quote from
the last presidential address to the
Royal Geographical society of London , the
words of Sir Clements Markhnm : "It will
bo conceded that Lieutenant Peary's most
remarkable Journey over the Greenland Ice
represents the finest and most Important
piece of glacial work that 1ms over been
performed. " From the same region of the
far north we have , as the work ot the past
two years , the annihilation of the concep
tion , so strongly urged by the discoverer
of the landmass In question. Julius Payer ,
'that Francis Joseph Land was a vast area ,
with undefined boundaries , stretching In
the direction of the pole. On the basisof
this conception the Jackson-Haruisworth
expedition laid the course of their opera
tions across the fragmented part of a con
tinent , only to have It determined that Fran
cis Joseph Land was an Inconsiderable
archipelago , holding out no advantage to n
rourso to the north , and with only limited
natural resources for exploration of any
kind.
PROBLEM OF THE NIGER SOLVED.
In the continent of Air lea the hand of
the explorer has not been Idle ; another
ot Us main features has been sketched
out and the problem of the Niger solved.
It Is Just 100 years ago that liungo
Park , ono of the most Intrepid of mod
ern travelers , then in his 25th year , set
out to explore the course of what at
that time was assumed lo bo the second
river ot Africa. Little or nothing was
then known ot the Congo and scarcely
more , except in the immediate region of
Its multitudinous months , of the Niger
Itself , Whether this river had a main
course from the easi , or ono from the
west , was still to bo determined. After
traversing various kingdoms , and under
going numerous hardships and torments ,
not the least of which was enforced cap
tivity with the native trlbca , Park bucceeded
In reaching a portion of the upper course
of Jhls great African river to whleh he was
directing his explorations , Nine ye-ars later ,
In command of a second expedition , he
penetrated to the Important commercial
town of mammako , but the I'ull measure of
his researches was cut short ban un
timely death by drowning , which t.ook place
In the Hngdom ot Sokoto , in ar ; cfv'ort to
escape hostile pursuers.
From that time to this Niger geography
has been ono of the problems of African
exploration , and It It has not , perhaps , at
traeted fit ) much attention on the part of
travelers as did the main question of the
Nile the discovery of its ultimate source-
It Is liccauso the region of exploration it.
\viat Africa Is u much more dllllcult 0110.
Yet It Is In connection with this work 'that
the names of Lander , Clapperton * , Laird ,
Ovorwtg Hiid IJarth hava been rendered it. '
mous. Every puccesslve quarter of a cen
tury haa added something to our knowledge
of th9 ge-neral course of this river , but ,
singularly enough , up to Iho prosc.nl year ,
the work of exploration has not been EiKh
as to make a continuous study , and settlers
of , the "intermediate" rourso of the river
have remained as unknown as though no
work had been conducted iu the ; glen be
fore.
fore.Tho
The announcement is now made tint the
full exploration of the river has been brought
to a successful completion by the Fre
traveler , Captain Hours ! , who In boati
ccnded the stream from ISaniinako ar.J Tim-
buctoo to the actual mouth. The jou-ncy
waa besun In January , 1SOC , and terminate.I
In the early days of OUobsr with the nr-
rlval at OkaiJi. Of the long section bttuei-n
Tlrnbuctoo &uil Sty hardly any trustworthy
! Information has herrinforo existed , and
Harth 5 himself knew bill scattered parts ot
5u banks. The JntSrnty ot Captain Hourat
thus makes a momnrnbW addition to African
knowledge , and It .cloaca nearly the last
Important probl n fohmcted 'flth the geog
raphy ot the "dark ) ctmtlnent. " It has , more
over , a great com'nrr.elfll BlKnlflcanr. ? , slncn
eli establishes the tact that , despite the pres
ence hero and there of Impeding rapids , iho
river Is practically itavlfeable throughout Its
entire citurso. >
IN THE HEART OF ASIA.
The heart of Asia. , In the remantible ex
plorations of Mr. St. ( Seorge Llttledale his
traverse ot the KudnTun range and of the
great eastern plateau of Tibet , the so-called
Chang adds a chaptcr.to the traveler's rec
ord which will etamr eltlp by side with those
ot Younghusband , 'Bunvalot , Przevalskl ,
Pundit , Krishna amd lloqkhlll. It Is the be
ginning toward filling In the great cartographical
graphical blank which 'begins with the north
ern Himalaya chain and'ends ' with the Altai ,
and with which are associated the head
waters of some of the mighty rivers of the
globe Irrowadli Yang-Tzo and Mekong. This
Tibetan ! plateau , ns has been properly
pointed j out by General Walker , chief of the
trigonometrical survey of India , Is Iho larg
est proturberanco of the oarth's surface , and
Its I physiographic features are among the
most unique and Imposing that this glebe
presents. Toward Its exploration will doubt
less ha directed muih of the energy of travel
during the next quarter of a century.
_
SUCCESSFULLY CROSSING NEW GUINEA
In a brief dispatch addressed to the gov
ernor of Queens land , Australia , Sir William
MacGregor , the administrator ot British New
Guinea , announces that , "without loss of
life or limb , " he has successfully made the
first crossing of New Guinea. Through this
venture , therefore , another one of the pre
sumably Inaccessible regions of the earth's
surface has fallen submissive before man's
determination and daring. Various attempts
to penetrate Into the Interior of Now Guinea
have from tlmo to time been made , but
owing to the hostile character of the native
tribes , the dense vegetable growth , and
the comparative Insignificance of the water
courses tending to make avenues ot travel ,
these efforts have met with hut llttlo suc
cess , while In some Instances the extermina
tion ot the personnel of the expedition has
been the only achievement of a well-di
rected purpose. The region , except on Its
borderland , has thus long remained a vir
tual terra Incognita ; indeed , many of Its
most salient features -were hardly known
before the earlier explorations of Mac
Gregor , In 1SSO.
Hence It was that a few geographers ac
cepted , without question , the statement ot
a Major Lawson that the highest known
mountain of the globe , a "constructed"
Mount Hercules , with an elevation ot 7.000
feet ( or seven miles ) , was to be found there ;
and some oven want so far as to credit the
statement that this ( assumed ) mountain had
actually been ascended by Its would-be
discoverer. iMr. MacGrcgor's route con
ducted hlii from the mouth ot the .Mambare
( the Spree ) to the mouth of the Vcnapa ,
and across what Is commonly assumed by
geographers to ho the highest line of heights
of the entire Island. These are the moun
tains of the Owen Stanley range , a number
of summits of which seem to be not less
than from 10,000 to 13,000 feet In elevation.
Mount Victoria , so far as known , the cul
minating point of the region , has an alti
tude slightly exceeding 13,000 feet , and was
now ascended for the second time. The
previous attempts to ascend It , which were
made by Armlt , Chalmers , Goldle , Morri
son , Hartman , Hunter , Cuthbertson and II.
0. Forbes , only resulted In signal failure.
It is expected that toils ! expedition will have
a direct and beueflolal"eHect upon the open
ing up of the country , and In directing
emigration there. It .proves the possibility
of making a practical1 trade route across
the British territory s/i advantage that can
hardly be overestimated.
EXPLORATIONS-JN PROSPECT.
Of the explorations that are at this moment
being planned , thejifirpt place Is taken by
those which look to , thp Antarctic regions as
the field for mc t prolnislng research. It lo
almost certain thatat least two expeditions
will be In service during the present year
those of Lieutenant Gerlache ( sailing under
the Belgian flag ) ahd of Borchgrcvlnk ; and
It is by no means unlikely that the American ,
flag may be sent atmuch the same time to
compete In friendly rivalry for the stakes
that the fdr south otters. What 'will or may
be accomplished by 'tlieso expeditions can
hardly be premised. Tho- renewed activity
In exploratory work makes It almost certain i
that few parts of the unknown globe will I
escape the attention of the traveler of the
Immediate future , and to him wo now look
for the effacement of those large blanks
which still disfigure the map of the world.
The healthy and exhllaiatlng exercise of
mountaineering still holds a prominent posi
tion In the work of exploration , and It has
lost llttlo of Its earlier zeal in a search for
new worlds to conquer.
The remarkable success which has at
tended Mr. Fitzgerald's creasing , of the Now
Zealand Alps has tempted this daring moun
taineer to make the ascent of what Is most
generally assumed ( although perhaps
wrongly ) to be the loftiest mountain summit
of the New World. Mount Acoqcaqua , form
erly In Chill , but now In Argentine , with
an altitude , as determined In the early "thir
ties" by Admiral Fltzroy of the British navy ,
to bo 23,910 feet. Later measurements by the
Spanish engineer , Plsss ! , liavo seemingly re
duced this elevation to 22.422 feet , but
whether one way or the other , the extinct
volcano still presents a sufficiently bold
front to tax the capabilities and endurance
of the hardiest of mountaineers.
The German traveler Gusafeldt attempted
It In 1SS3 , but gave up the effort after reach
ing 21,080 feet an elevation exceeding the
lilgest snows of Chlmborazo. What the
chances arc for the succefsful accomplish
ment ot this work cannot bo foretold , but
If full credence Is given to a brief dispatch
from Mcndoza , Argentina , It would seem
that the problem has been solved , for It Is
announced that Lurbrlggen , the famous Al
pine guide and associate of Fitzgerald ,
reached the summit of the mountain on December -
comber 11 , If ascended to the summit , and
the mountain proves to have the elevation
which was conceded to It by Fltzroy , them a
"record" In mountaineering bus been estab
lished , for there are few today whodo not
doubt the accuracy of the meanurement of
the Kabru , in the Himalayas , given by Gra
ham In his famous nscent of 1880 as 23,700
feet. Mr. Conwny's capture of the Pioneer
peak , In the Karakoram Himalayas , with an
altitude of at least 22,500 feat. Is seemingly
thn highest point that has thus far becu trod
by man on the surface of the earth. Acon
cagua may odd to this record still another
1-JOO feet , nnd It Is certain that the moun
tain , from Its volcanic form and correspond
ing decreased enow covering , will present
iess dlfllcultles in Its ascent than would
many of the minor peaks of the Himalayan.
It is , however , uv no means certain that
Aconcagua la the culminating point of all
America. The Nevado do Soratn , or lllampu ,
rising from the plateau region of TItlcnca ,
has often been regarded as the true mon
arch of the Andca , and on many of the more
recent ntlaescs It appears with the very re
spectable elevation of 24-25,000 feot. and Ita
associate , Illimanl , nm'f not ho lacking much
of 21,000 feet. It IB , a rather remarkable
fact , ar. l ana that adds little to a trim oplrlt
of scientific inquiry/ ! that with a fully
equipped astronomical'i and meteorological
obser/atlory ( that of/rMlstl ) near at hand nnd
furnUhed with the talent of the foremost
American university1 , ntf serious effort should
yet have been made to ascertain the true
heights of these- mountains
- and thereby de-
tcrmlno ono of the Hi ore Important points In
American geograph X/ho success of thla
latest mountaluccrlug explolf will open , up
the question as to'v.'hat ' are the ultimate
Kidslbllltlo of thlsi klhd of work. Decade
after decade , with experience added to ex
perience , and with how equipments for the
Internal as well as tht- external body , sera
the banner of " "
"Rwipltilor" carried higher
ami higher , and It H .today no longer the
matter of bleeding al'the ncso or the eyc'o
which seals the Issue. ) Some ot the most
experienced of the Alpinists , such as Whym-
per , Conway and Captain Dent , are of the
opinion that much higher ascents than have
thus fer been madp will yet be accom
plished , and to them even Mount Everest ,
tlii > culminating point of the globe , Is not
considered to bo Invincible.
PROF. ANGELO JIELPIUN ,
President Philadelphia Geographical So
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Review of the Week's Events
For the Week Ending Jan. 30.
- s&
. roitrifj\ .
CUBA January 23 : Havana report recites defeat of Insurgents tit Earabande ,
Punta Gunyamo and at Tumbndcro ! report from Cuban sources ot Spanish defeat at
Pljun , Mntanzns province , losing 100 killed and evacuating Pljua after burning the
town ; Insurgents captured nnd drstroycd Spanish gunboat Cometn at Sierra Morona.
January 24 : Travelers arriving at City of Mexico confirm the report of thb capture
of Santa Clara by Insurgents. January 23 ! AVcylor announces rebels are now contlncil
entirely to eastern provinces. January 29 : Members of Cuban government said to bo
In vicinity of Snnctl Spllltus district.
SPAIN January 23 : Olllclal Gazette proclaims amnesty In commemoration of the
saint day of the king , but excludes political offenders or exiles.
ENGLAND January 21 : Marquis of Duffcrln accepts presidency of committee to
celebrate 400th anniversary of Cabot's discovery ot America , January 271 Semi
officially denied that Great Britain made any representations to Nicaragua govern
ment regarding proposed maritime canal. January 2S : U H. Jones , American horse
br.eeder , arrested at Scarborough , charged with forgery.
FIIANCE January 23 : Government 'purchased the Bourghcs gallery , paying
$ UOO,000 for the pictures nnd sculptures ! nine sudden deaths cause small panic at
Marseilles. January 24 : Kx-Captaln Gullet sentenced live years for selling military
secrets to foreign powers. January 29 : First clause ot bill granting export bounties
on sugar passed the Chamber ot Deputies.
GE11MANY Jnnunry 27 ! lieutenant von Brussowltz , who run his sword through
n defenseless laboring man , r.entcnced three years nnd twenty days for a dueling
affair ; Emperor , In token of his birthday , decorated Dr. Mlquel , minister of finance ,
and Dr. Lucanus , chief of his civil cabinet , with Order of the Black Eagle ; six days
continuous snow reported In Knst Prussia and military obliged to escort malls for
fear of wolves.
OTHEll I..ANDS January 2,1 : Mexican rurales engage In desperate battle with
Yaqul Indians at Ilosalcs , Mexico , live soldiers killed ; report from Cape Town says
starving natives at Bulnwayo exhumed nnd devoured burled bodies of cattle that died
of rinderpest six months nir.o , canons terrible mortality ; 300 Insurgents routed by
Spanish In nn engagement In the Philippines. January 21 : Governor ot 'Manilla '
prohibited foreign war ships entering Paslg river. January 27 : Dlspatish from lt < ni-ur.
about SIS miles southeast of Bombay , jMctures natives on verge of starvation nnd
saved from It only by Fovcrnmcnt relief , much slckners due to their emaciated condi
tion. January 28 : Italian government decides to evacuate nil Erythrca pxoent Mas-
sown ; dervishes who were advancing on Agordat have abandoned their fortified camp
and retired , pursued by friendly natives. January 29 : Announced at Calcutta that
2,000,000 persons are now employed on relict works In fnmlno districts ; plnguo broken
out on the Island of Formosa.
CO.VCUHSSlO.VAI-i.
HOUSE Jan. 20 : Bill Introduced providing that petroleum lands may be patented
under present placer mining laws. January 27 : Conference report on Immigration bill
adopted. Jnnunry 29 : Election committee decided contest In Fifth district of Louisiana
In favor of C. J , Boatncr.
SENATE January 23 ! President delivered report of the secretary of state , trans
mitting list of claims filed by citizens ot the United States against Spain for Indemnity.
January 23 * : Amended bill passed for survey of a water route from mouth ot | i ttlos
at Qalvoston to Houston , Tex. ; report read ex.yo.slng gios- abuses of Osagc Indians
by licensed traders on the agancy. January 27 : Sir. Sherman foreshadows a new
treaty , by which the United States could build Nicaragua canal without Intermedia
tion of a private concession. January 28 : Allen offers a icsolutlon questioning legality
of foreclosure proceedings In the Pacific railroads ; nomination of Charles B. Hovvoy
of Mississippi to bo judge ot court of claims confirmed. January 29 : Bill for ap
pointment of commissioners to an International monetary conference passed by vote
of 4G to 4.
MHMSI.ATIVK.
NEBRASKA HOUSE January 2G : Bill for repeal of sugar bounty lav. ' of 1S9 , "
passed. January 2S : Resolution asking for appointment of a committee lo draft a
bill that would open the way to establishment of now sugar beet factoilos defeated ;
committee recommended for passage bills amending frame law , reimbursing Boyd
"
county for money expended In Barrett Scott murder trial.
SENATE January 2G : Omaha charter bill , known as senate llle No. 15 , Introduced
and given first reading. January 27 : Joint resolution directing Senator John M.
Thurston to vote for any and all measures favoring free and unlimited coinage of
silver at ratio of 1C to 1 , received a strict party vote.
OTHER STATES January 2G : Bill recommended In house oC Indiana legislature
prohibiting foot ball playing ; Lexow resolution calling for a joint committee to In
vestigate trusts passed In the New York assembly ; both Tiouscs of Wisconsin legisla
ture cast votes for John C. Spooncr for United States senator. January 27 : Hon.
John P. Jones re-elected to the United States senate by Nevada legislature ; Michigan
house adopted concurrent resolution urging recognition of Cuban republic nnd sub
stitute for recognition of belligerency rights voted down. January 28 : Heniy Hcltfeld
populist , elected as member of United States senate from Idaho to succeed Dubols.
January 29. George F. Turner of Spokane elected to United States senate from Wash
ington ; bill Introduced In Arkansas senate appropriating' J23.0CO for exhibiting re
sources of the state at the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition. January 30 : Bill legalizing
prize lighting In Nevada passed during the week received governor's signature.
I'OMTICAl , .
January 2r : President-elect McKlnley said he would call a special meeting of
congress on March 15. January 2G : National Board of Trade. In. session at Washing
ton , adopted resolutions extolling nnd commending the arbitration treaty with Great
Britain. January 27 : National woman suffrage convention met at DCS MolncsJa. .
January 2S : President-elect McKlnley In nn Interview with Mr. Rosewatcr declares
himself opposed to retirement of greenbacks and Is emphatic In hostility to trusts ;
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller and Associate Justice David J. Brewer of the United
States supreme court named as commissioners to serve on , arbitration tribunal In Vene
zuela boundary settlement ; Banker Lymnn J. Gage accepts proffer of treasury port
folio made him by President-elect McKlnley. January 29 : Charles G. Dawes of
Evanston , HI. , formerly of Nebraska , booked to succeed James II. Eckels as comp-
troller of currency ; General Alger accepts war jjortfollo.
COMM13UCIAI * AND IXDUSTJUAI *
NEW ENTEHPniSES January 27 : L.arg'o slip nnd other extensive Improvements
begun by Kountzc Bros , at Sahlna Pass , Texas ; First National bank , Hollldaysburg ,
Pa. , re-opened. January 2S : Junlata Grain and Live Stock company , Junlata , Nob.
January 29 : AVheatlaml Industrial company , Cheyenne , Wyo. , capftol $200,000 , to erect
and equip mills , factories , elevators , creameries , Irrigating works , etc.
BANK FAILURES January 23 : Upland bank , Upland , Ind. , claims ) to bo paid in
full. January 20 ; First National Bank , Olympla , Wash. , liabilities , J100000 ; assets ,
$220,000.
MERCANTILE FAILURES January 23 : Great Western Coal company , DCS Molncs ,
la. , attached for $18,000. January 27 : Judgments rendered In attachment suits against
llorton Land nnd Lumber company , St. Louis , aggregating over $00,000. January 2S :
C. S. Hayes , jewelry , Norfolk , Neb. , liabilities , $3.900 , and Norfolk Clothing company ,
owned by Hayes , liabilities , $1.970. January 29 : Eastern Mutual Life Insuinneo com
pany , Boston , said to bo sutvent ; C. II. Boguo & Co. , lumber , Kearney , Neb. , con
fessed Judgment , $1,020.87.
CUIMIJS AM ) CASUALTIES.
FIRES January 23 : Six business houses at Sandusky , O. , loss nearly $100,003 ;
diaries Grubo's carriage factory , Railway. N. J. , loss $30,000 ; American Brick and
Tile company's plant. Phllllpsburg , loss $ " 0,000 , not Insured ; residence of W. T. Wooton ,
iMcCook , Nob. , loss $000. insurance $400 ; G. W. Molvln's store , Morcflrld , Neb , , loss
$ o,000 , insurance $3COO ; residence of William Crowle , Bedford , Pa. , Mrs. Ci-owlo and
three children fatally burned. January 24 : Cottage of Mrs. Sarah Watson , Omaha ,
loss on house $1OCO , fully Insured ; Christian Homo orphanage , Council Bluffs , loss { 3,000 ,
no Insurance. January 25 : Northwestern Stove Repair company's factory at Chicago ,
loss on building $125,000 , on contents $300,000 , amount of Insurance not known. Janu
ary 25 : Four-story residence of Charles J. Barnes , Chicago , loss Including valuable
library $200.000 , neighboring house damaged $15,000 ; Dlllaya block nnd Butler block ,
Syracuse. N. T. , loss $100,000 , mostly Insured ; almost 100 fires at Chicago , mostly small
ones , beating previous records In number ; B. & Jt. coach house , Plattsmouth , Neb. ,
loss $30,000 , covered by Insurance , January 20 : Economy Light and Power company's
plant , Jollot , 111. , loss $150,000 ; Missouri Frog nnd Crossing works , near Kansas City ,
loss $50,000 ; Walden & Co. , wholesale liquor. New York , loss $30,000 , partially Insured ;
Percy Kent , New York , cotton packing' , loss * $40,000 , fully Insured ; business portion of
Paclllc Junction , lu. , total lous $10,000 , Insurance $15,000 ; Lansing hlopk. Lincoln , Nob. ,
loss on building $3,000 , fully covered ; J. W. Mitchell's wall paper stock , loss $9,000 ; more
than a whole block on Market street , Philadelphia , loss aggregating 82,500,000 ,
Williams block. Chicago , total loss $380,000 ; Chrlstlin , church , Hrown-
vlllo , Neb. January 28 : Herman Goeppor & Co.'s malt house , Cincinnati , lessen
on stock and building $200,000. fully Insured ; Lcavltt , 'McConnell ' & Co.'s whol.vnle
grocery , Youngstown , O. , * otnl ions $ WUCO , half insuied ; ten buildings in businosi portion
tion of Cer.tcrburg , O. ; Sioux Falls Gas company building , Sioux Falls , loss $5,000 ,
MURDERS January 23 : Llttlo Petp , most noted Chinaman In S.m FrnncHco , shot
by three of his countrymen. Jnnuavy 21 : Charles Stevens , once n Nebraska convict ,
found dead , shot through the head , at Chllllcothe , Mo. January 25 : Mary Forplanl.
Italian woman , murdered at Cincinnati by fitnri Fortanorl. January 28 : Arthur
Palmer , murderer of his mother , brother nnd sister nt Mnmaronock , N. Y , , arrested
at St. Louis ; Hattlo Fletcher , schoolgirl at Lexington , Ky. , killed her companion ,
January 29 : Wlfo and three ohIUnin killed by C , K. Rash near Wayne. Nob. ; Al
bert Cunning killed Mrs. Mary Bennlng anil fatally wounded himself at Chicago ; Wll-
lard Colton of Cleveland , O. , shot nnd killed his wlfo and himself.
OTHER CRIMES January 23 : Edward Laudon of Marlon , O. , arrested for oin-
bczzloment of $3,000 from the Marlon Deposit bank. January 25 : Postmaster George
A. Draper of Cheyenne nnd ills son , Charles W. Draper , arrested , charged with theft
of registered package containing $3,522.03 , January 20 : Herbert Harnum Scplpy , Jnincs
II , Phlpps and Theodore Rich Indicted by grand jury at Now York charged with con
spiring to procure Indecent exposure of dancing women ; Wllhird Friend , charged with
wlfo poisoning at Crcston , lu , , bound over to the grand Jury without bonds. January
27 : G. W. and Alt Hnzlip fatally shot near Brownsville , Ky , ; thirty-seven Indict
ments returned against gauwlcrs at Kansas City , January 29 : Overland train held
up near Roseburg ; Ore , , robbers getting llttlo booty , but express car destroyed by lire.
ACCIDENTS January 23 : Bark Isaac Jackson went ashore at 1'asquo Island on
Massachusetts const , fatu of crew unknown ; train plunged over n precipice In Barba-
does , Jamaica ; train on Plttsburg & Western road fell through a trestle near Clarion ,
Pa , , three men killed ; engine crashed down nn embankment on Cincinnati & Southern
inllway near Lomo , Tenn. . engineer and llrrman dangerously hurt. January 25 ; En
gaged couple , Frederick Graebcr and Maud Gothic , precipitated Into an abandoned
mine by cave-In on roadway near Shurnokln , ! . . latter killed nnd recovery of former
doubtful ; Boarold non or Wnlentz Szozzyls tell upon redhot stove , Injuries ratal ;
sleighing party of forty persons thrown down a fifty-foot embankment at I'cmberton ,
Pa , , seilously Injuring five , January 26 : Nine persons , mostly Ilremcn , severely In
jured by falling wills nt burning of Williams block In Chicago , two firemen may die ;
Canadian express on Intercolonial line thrown down an embankment at Dorchester ,
N. B , , killing two persons ; two men killed outright and several fatally Injured by
explosion In a coal mine at Unlontown. Pa. January 27 ; Passenger train collided
with handcar near Bulls , W. Va. , killing two men nnd Injuring three ; ilvo men In
stantly killed by a freight train near Eaat Norwulk , Conn. ; small steamer I'eanklsbaw
sunk In Green river , near EvansvllleInd. . , engineer drowned. January 23 : Eloy n
men injuicd , one fatally , by explosion In coal mine at Foster , la.
.MOHTUAIIV.
January 23 : General John D. Stephenuon , St. Louis , aged 76 ; General H , G ,
Thomas of Portland. Me. , capitalist , died ut Kansas City ; Andrew Rosenburg ,
Wohoo. Neb. , ngpd 72 ! Jonn G , Hates , Des follies , la. , prominent attorney. January
24 : William S. Sebrlng , prominent In Omaha labor clrclea , aged 34 , January 25 ; 'Mrs. '
W. H. White. Omaha , aged 22 ; Charles White , stockman from Helena , Mont. , nt
Omaha. January 27 : Olln N. Davenport , managing proprietor Merchants hotel , Omaha ,
aged 34 ; Mayor James Howell of Brooklyn , N. Y. , aged 03 ; Mrs. Ann R. Allen ,
wealthiest woman In St. Louis , leaving estate of $10,000000 , nt PlttHfleld , MIIHS , nscd
73 ; Mrs , J. L. Flood , wlfo of the well known millionaire. San Franciscoj P. J , Demp
ster , register United States land ofllce , Sterling , Colo. January , 2SJ ; Dr. Sedakuuer ,
private physician to the czar , St. I'otersburgj Mrs , Amullu U. Post , wlfo of ex-
CongrfBaman M. IS. Post and leader In woman suffrage movement , Cheyenne , Wyo. ;
Lieutenant Charles H. Lyman of nuvy , Washington , I ) . C. January 29. Judge La
fayette Dawson. judge of Alaska 1&5 to 1888. Maryvlllo. 'Mo. ' , uged 67 ; Dr. William H.
Hurt , one of foremost liomcopathlstu , Chicago , ngud Co ; Brevet Major Uengrul John
B. Brultli , retired , Chicago , aged SO ; Sister M. Silesia , Omulm , aged 20.
FORMER OMAHA MAN'S ' AM
Shoots His Wife and Then Himself Decanal
of Domestic Troubles.
F , C , RIEBE'S ' CRIME COMMITTED IN DENVEJ ?
lieMnrtnll ? Won lulu ! ll Wife , fronf
\VIiont Ho Unit Hi-en Separated ( or
Scvcrnl Wcekx , nntl In
KIIU IllntMdf.
A dispatch from Denver yesterday an *
notinced that Fred C. Rlebp at that city , but
formerly ot Omaha , mortally wounded hi *
A\lfc and then ! ; lllcil himself that morning.
Hlcbo wns a fugltUo from Jiistlco , being
wanted lu Uila city for embezzlement nod
other crooked dealings.
The tragedy was committed .it an early ,
hour yestcid.iy at the residence of the
wlfo , 33W l.nilinoie ftrcct. It was thu In
direct culmination of a domestic difficulty ,
which resulted six wet Its ago In the separa-
lion of husband nnd wife. The direct causa
waa the rcfus.il of the wlfo to mortgage
her horse and buggy that lllcbo might ratsa
enough money to buy a , suit of clothes. Ho
stated that ho Intended to return to Omaha
for the purpose of answering lUo chars *
against him.
Hlcbo first applied for a reconciliation Frl
day night nnd told her his object. The
woman positively refused tu settle this dlffi *
cultlcs and would not dispose ot her horss
nnd buggy. Then she locked him out ot the
house. At 7 o'clock yesterday morning ho ro-
tut mil again , Rained an entrance and re
peated his demand. Once 111010 Mrs. Ktcbo
refused to mortgage the properly.
nieho then drew a revolver , and pointing
It at the woman began to shoot. He struck
her once In the nock rml once In Iho back.
The woman was mortally woinulcd , but shoran
ran from the house and gave tha nlavra.
When RIB ! returned with assistance lllobo
was dead on the floor. He had placed the
muzzle of the revolver against his' right
cur and shot himself dnd. Tlio woman was
taken to the hospital. It Is said that Bho
will die.
die.RHMIK'S
RHMIK'S CAREER IN OM MIA.
Some years ago Hlubo was quite a promi
nent tlfiuro In this city. .Ho was something
of a politician , was also connected with
some of the Justice shops about the city
and was something of a real estate dealer.
Ho was living then at Twenty-fourth and
Hamilton streets with his wife. The lat
ter was a midwife , and practiced her pro
fession hero. She engaged In It also after
the removal of the couple to Denver.
Two years ago Hlebo had bomo difficulty ot
u domestic nature with his wife. The strlfo
was so serious that Mrs. lllebe openly ac
cused her husband ot crooked dealings lu
some transactions ot a questionable nature.
She finally ccurcd Ills arrest on the charge
ot embezzlement , lllobo retaliated by hav
ing his wife arrested for malpractice In con
nection with her work as midwife.
Hoth were In jail at the same time and the
prosecution was commenced. It appeared to
be very probable that convictions would re
sult in both cases. Doth charges wcro of a
penitentiary character. With this prcsucct
staring them In the face the couple com-
ptomUed their dinicultlcs and ( ho cases wcro
ultimately dismissed. They patched up a
peace and removed together to Denver.
MONEY HE AP-ROPRIATED.
After their ( departure one of Illeho's
schemes came to light. A Mrs. Frcdcrlcka
ICnospo alleged that she had employed Ricbu
as her agent in a mortgage case. She said
that she hai given him ? i:00 : with which to
pay off the mortgage. After Rieba left the
city Mrs. ICnospe received notice that the
mortgage on her property was about to bo
foreclosed. Rlebc- had put the $200 Into hU
pocket. It was lor the embezzlement of this
amount that Hlebe was wanted In this city.
Mrs. Knospe had also employed Hlebo to
look after a divorce case which she had be
gun against her luiibund. She gave lllcbo
$40 to pay the co ts In the case. Hlebo pre
sented her In return , a short time after
ward , with a decree ot divorce , which pur
ported to bo signed by District Judge Wal
ton. The signature ot the decree was forged ,
presumably by Riebs.
No Icsi than three efforts have been made
to get niobc back to this city and each ha.s
failed. Attorney I. P. Mad lorn of this city
had taken up the CUSP. A year ago last
fail ho went to Denver with requisition pa
pers for IlloGe. The latter heard of the
inovo from friends In this city and left.tho
Mountain city. Ho was away when Madlem
arrived and did not return until the lawyer
left.
left.Madlem
Madlem made another attempt last Decem
ber. Ho went to DenveV euro more with
requisition papers. Ho found lllobo and
caused his arrest. After the arrest had been
made , however , It was found that there WIM
snmo error In the papers. Deforp It could
bo corrected Ilk-bo pelzpd his oppsrtunlty
and caused Madicm''j airest on the charge
of false arrest. The o-Tor In the requisi
tion papers could not ba corrected and the
consequence- that ths attorney returned
to this city without his prisoner.
JfO KOU.VO/tTlO.V KOIl TIIK HUMOK.
\o I'r ; > .s ] > iM' < for Consolidation of
Il Iilnu I'lnnlH.
A llttlo oxclicment w is occasioned In
South Omaha yesterday by a rumor to
the effect that the now Omaha Thomson-
Houston Electric Light company of Omaha
would purchase within the next thirty days
the South Omaha planO and operate the two
systems cs one.
Asked whotner Uioro wan any truth In
the rumor Vlco President Fled A , Nash
said to a Dee reporter : "That Is not truo.
I presume- the rumor was started by the
Inspection ot the South Omaha plant a tow
days ago by General Manager White. The
Inspection was not rnadu with any view
toward an Immediate1 purchase , but In order
that wo might know what probably will
bo of value at a later period. There would
ho advantage 'In operating the two electric
light systems as one , and the matter has
been considered , Hut nn negotiations are
now pending , nor Is there any likelihood of
such a purchase at an early date. "
Dentil of MlHH ( iitililnril.
Miss Georgia Ooddard , ono of the young
women employed In the office of the clerk
of the district court , died last night after
a bilet Illness. MUs Qoddard had been
In poor health for homo time , having only
recently recovered from a severe attack of
typhoid fever , and about two weeks ago
the went to the house of a friend , Mrs.
Forby. on Douglas street , and complained
of not feeling well. She was allowed to
remain , and grew rapidly worse , passing
away last night. The remains will ho re
moved to her homo , 2512 Harnoy street ,
and the funeral services wilt bo held at that
place at 2 o'clock today.
Instant relief for skin-tortured babies and
rest for tired mothers In a warm bath with
CUTICUIIA BOAT * , and a slnglo application of
CUTICUKA ( ointment ) , the great skin euro.
The only upccdy and economical treatment
for itching , burning , bleeding , scaly , and
pimply humors of the skin , scalp , and blood ,
i
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BABY BLEMISHES l'VJMti\cX&'r
SORE 'Weak backs , painful kidneys ,
sere luugi , utcrjuu palui , muscu
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C DflTQ 1u'ck ' M ttu oloctrio flub by the
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