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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1897)
8 THE OMAHA BAITAr 1TEE : AVTBD ESDAY , AUttUHT 25 , 1807. HIGHWAYMEN STILL AT WORK Bo m to Have Llttlo Fear of Hindrance from the Pollco , STRANGERS HELD UP BY FOOTPADS filoxrr and Hnrencin Rolttieit on tlie Streetn nt nil Unrly Hour Yed- terilnv MornliiK Two Sun- lieetn Under Arrest. , Commencing n couple of days before the arrival of the circus , casts of burglaries , robberies , thefts , pocket picking have been numerous In the city , and the police have been utterly unable to cope with the emergency , not an arrest of a crook having been made. Thin carnival of crime wns rounded out yesterday by a couple of holdupi ) almost In the heart of the city , but In this cnno the police had the- good fortune to capture Nels Turklrson nnd Fritz PJcrou , Who are suspected of being the guilty ones. The victims were both otrangcra In the city. Ono of them WBH Joseph K. Stover , a young man who came hero last Sunday from Ottawa , Kan. He was held tip and robbed of $10. The other was Harry Surc- Ken , a gardener from Missouri Valley , who was held ui > and assaulted , but who man aged to retain hla presence of mind and therefore lost no money In the encounter. The first nttack was made upon Surcson at 4:30 : yesterday morning. It occurred near the corner of Ninth and Farnam streets. Surnson came to the city to sec the circus , nnd aflcr the show was over , he wandered nbout the streets all night. At Ninth nnd Farnam streetn he met a couple of young fellows , who represented themselves to be detectives and demanded hi business on the streets al that hour of the morning. Sure- ton answered the query , and then the two fill angers took him Into custody and wnlke.l him a half block south on Ninth street. IT Then Suri'sou demanded to pee their stars o nnd one of the men struck him a blow In the ITI f01 cheat ] , felling him to the ground. I "If you yell I'll cut the heart out of you , " Biild one of the highwaymen , displaying a knife. Surcson , however , was too foxy for the crool.-fl. AH ho fell ho drew a pockctbook containing $18 out of hU pocket and threw It In homo weeds nearby. Therefore , when the robbers went through his pockets they found no money and let him go. Sureson walked around the block , found hla pocketbook - book nnd then hunted up a policeman. .1TOVKU HELD UP AND ROBBED. Shortly after 5 yesterday morning Joseph U. Stover met two men nt Ninth and Dodge Btrcct.i. They Invited him to go with then fet a drink and he accepted the Invitation They led him t < > the platform of the building occupied by tin1 Dctrlng Harvester company at Ulghth street and Capitol avenue. The c onr > of the men held him and the other wen through bin rlothca. The robbers sccurei $10.75 , but returned 23 cents when Stover asked that they leave him the price of a meal. The circumstances were ouch that suspicion attached to Turklrson nnd PJcrou. Just be1 fcu he was held up , Sureaon saw NeU Turkic son > md F Itz PJeroii talking with a police man not a block away. They came directly from the olllcer to him. It was ror this rcaoi that he al first bclloved that the two mei wcro the dotectlvw they represented them solvrn to be. Onic-ers Sebek and Madion arrested Tur kloson and PJeroii nt Fourteenth and Har- ney streets at 7 o'clock yesterday. They were- Identified as the highwaymen by botl Sun son nnd Stover. Informations were a once drawn up against the two prisoners I charging thrrn with robbery. Whei Buarrhcd at the police station the men liui but S5 In money-btlt PJerou had on his 1 person a diamond stud , theetonc weighing nearly two carats. This -plo'co of Jewelry te supposed to have been , stolen , but P.Jeioi maintains that he purchased It. Both Turklrson and PJerou have been ar rested a number of times. The former was never convicted of a felony , but PJeroi wnj convicted two years ago this fall o holding up n man and robbing him In the burnt d'strlnt during fair time. His com panloiM In that deal were said to be Young Pat Ford and another man named Gallagher Gallagher wns discharged. Ford was con vtoled nnd was sentenced to fifteen years In the pi'iilteiitlary , but made- tensatloria escape from custody nnd Is still at largo. PJerou was sentenced to three years In the ponltcutlary , hut after serving a Hhort portion of his time , his relatives , who nre respectable people In this city , cue reeded In securing u pardon for him from the governor. Nelii TurkelsoT was bound over to the district court lost evening In the sum o $1,000 on each of two Informations. PJoroi will be given his preliminary hearing Ii the pollco roiirt probably some time today DR. MKIlOI'.ll DISPLAYS HIS A\init CuiiNeN tlie ArreHt of n Xenspniie | < Currier Hoy. Dr. S. D. Mercer wns mad ycsteiday after being woistcd In pollco court by J " \V. MorrlHnn. a Bcc c.trrlet boy , 10 years o nge. Ho was w mad that he stopped til elilmerlptlon to Thu Dee and did severa other thing. * . Dr. Mercer Is the owner of a watchdog Ono evening several days ago while Morrl eon was delivering The Bee at Mercer's lioiiHU , the lad was ect upon by the dog am badly bitten. The mother of the lad had a complaint filed against Dr. Mercer nnd hi was anvtUcd on the charge of keeping n vicious dog. The trial occurred yesterda > In pollco court , Moirlson testified that ou the evening Ii qtiKtlon , he set foot on the Mercer premises nt Fortieth nnd Cumlng streets , for the purpose of leaving the evening paper. lie wns proceeding along the driveway , but be fore reaching the luiutc ho noticed a daugh ter of Dr. Mereer's upon the lawn. There fore. Instead of going to the house , ho turned aside to glvo the paper to the little girl Ho had taken ono * .tcp ou the lawn wliei I be dog ntturlicd him nnd bit him. Dr. Mercer maintained that the dog hai done exaelly right. He said that the boy should have proceeded along the driveway to thu house and should not have stopped to glvo the paper to the little gill , Ho stntei Hint the dog had probably thought that tin hey wat ; going to attack the little girl , am thcrcforo had sptung to her defense. Th < doctor asserted that the animal was justified In Ibis bullet the moment the boy stepped from the drlvuway upon the lawn Pollco Judge Gordon , however , had a different opInKm , Ho considered that the carrier was attending to his business when hu stejiped on the premises and that I In. dog hail no right to Imagine that I lit ? lai Intruded I" attack the llttlo gill. There fore , hit told Dr. .Mercer that ho would have to Keep the dug tied up or that ho wouli order It killed. Then Dr. Mercer got mad ' I won't He up the dog , " ho exclaimed "he- would bit ot no usu aa n watch-dog then I will appeal the en.se , ' And I want tha boy urrretrd lor trespass. " In accordance with the doctor's wishes , the city pros * eutor drew up a complaint jgalnoi the boy , ch.irgtng him with trespass nnd It wu plari'd on ( lie. Dr. Mercer also anpealoi' ' from the ite-clslon of the police judge to tin district court lei the dog ca e. The dog wll therefore have another ehancu for Its life. Morrison averts that the dog Is vicious and ha attempted to nttuck him before Dr. Mori'er assorted In police- court that tin unlmal unraug upon the boy while ho was stealing mulberries off the premises , bu the lad Indignantly denied this. Dr. Merrer also .stated that MorrUon was a bad boy , bu the lad's frlrmta , on the other hand , say that he U n good boy. The boy U Industrious and has hccti carrying a route on The Bee lor the purpose of supporting his mother The father and husband died home time ago II U'ICllS HIJTMINS TO "oSICAI.OOSA 1'rUuner In AeuiiNviI of RuliuliiK n Jewelry Store , The dispute between the eherlfT and the chief of police of Oekulaosa over the pos- efalou o ! J. E , Backus , who was arrested In this city for A' burglary committed In Oikaloosa. was settled , eo far as the local polled are concerned when the prisoner wn9 yesterday turned over to Chief of Police filover of ( bat town , who came after him. The prisoner was taken to Oskaloosa In the afternoon , RU be has agreed to go without requisition papers. ybv iberia and the chief of police were jolh looking for the man. When ho wn rronted the latter was notified and then he former pent word to the local authorities hat no reward would be paid If the chief f police secured Uacku * . The chief of police outgeneraled the sheriff , In that ho came to hln city aa noon an ho heard of the arrest and secured possession of the prisoner. Ho ays that the reward will bo paid , Twenty- five dollars was offered for the arrest and onvlctlon of the thclven , and an equal amount or the recovery of the goods. Backus bad in hlfl possfpnlon when arrested a lot of watch cases , which were stolen out ot the Jewelry store of F , J. Smith , Oska- oo a. The robbery was committed while he Rlngllng Brothers' circus parade was lasslng the store on August 1C. The back leer was locked , but U was forced open with n chisel. The thief went to the front part of the store and took fifteen watch cases and , wo diamonds. Two dozen watch cases were stolen out of another store In the same city ind In a similar manner en the same day. IH'CIC KUITII DlttKilllM ) AMI llfllllinil. llnrnlnr.x Seenre Money mill n Rune Hull liulleiitor. Burglars wore forced to drug Ruck Keith Monday night to get his umpire's base ball Indicator from him. Th6 loss of this tool , which will prevent him from chining on the huso ball diamond until ho can get another , worries Keith more than the fact that the burglars robbed him of over $30 In money. To a sl. t them In this job , the crooks made use of elilorofo'm. When Keith went to his home. 1721 Lake street , at midnight Monday he had In his pockctH a base hall Indicator. $51 In money nnd a variety of other articles. When ho nwoke at 7 o'clock yesterday , his trou sers , the bneo ball Indicator and the money were gone. The property was stolen out of of the bedroom , entrance Into which had been effected through a window near the bed. The burglars chloroformed both Keith and his wife IB they were lying In bed. When they nwoke In the morning both were very sick from the effects of the drug. Chloroform vnpor filled the chamber. The crooks demonstrated that they were of n social character. After drugging the occupants of the house they made a thor ough search through It. They foimd Keith's revolver under the bed , but left It behind. After making the wnrch : , they refreshed tnvmSolvto in the dining room from a bottle ot good whisky , but left the bottle behind. Then they departed through the front door. During the absence ot the occupan's Mon day night , the residence of Mrs. A. G. Belts , 111" Chicago street , wns thoroughly rrn- sackr-d by burglars and about ? 100 worth ot property stolen. The booty consisted prin cipally of jewelry , one piece being a diamond stud. Mrs. Belts returned to her residence shortly before midnight. She found that the houat had been searched for valuables. Not a nook had apparently been overlooked , but the burglars did not carry away auy bulky articles. Entrance hnd becci made through n rear window , which was found open. After her arrival , Mrs. Belts heard footsteps about the place , bill when nn Investigation was made the parties decamped. At. 7:30 : yesterday morning a gang of half a dozen rough-looking men tried to steal a number of coats belonging to work- liigmcn at the gas works nl 'Eleventh ' and Jones streets. A policeman , appeared cu the scene and interfered. The thieves ran and one was captured with a coat In his possession. At Iho police slatlon the prisoner gave the name of Ed llurk. He and his companions are supposed to be n lot of followers of the circus. Several other coats were stolcji , but Uies-o have not yet been recovered and the thlevce have not been captured. Pollee lliilil the Wine ItooniN. At 2XO : yesterday morning several police .filceis raided the wine rooms In the Turf ex change , near Thirteenth and Douglas streets and found nine men and two women In the 'xiloon , the latter , and two of the men being found together in the wine rooms. These two men and the women were arrested for con sorting In a wine room , but the other men were not molested. The police say ihat a complaint will bi > filed against the proprietor of the place , charging him with keeping open after houm. Wm. C. Goss COAL. Tel. 1307. Otlipo and yards llth & Nicholas. T1I13 UMO.t 1'AClIi'lC. The Only Dining Cur Ilontc. OMAHA TO PACIFIC COAST , THE UNION' PACIFIC. Tt Is the only duect line to San Francisco , and makes 12 HOURS QUICKER TIME to San Francisco than any other line. Call Rt city ticket ofllce. 1302 Farnam st. MV.NV TI3ACIIKRS IX ATTBXI1AVCK. IntereHtliiK I'roKi-niii nt ( "oinity Teneliei-M' Institute. The Douglas County Teachers' Institute was In session yesterday at the High school building , The attendance yesterday wa , larger than Monday , the number of teach ers present being something over 100. It Is expected that the attendance will further In crease ns the Institute proceeds. The session yesterday ivas opened with nnwle. W. II. Skinner of Nebraska City- then gave some Instructions In language work and In exercises In condensed compo sition. This was followed with "Talks of Literature" by Mrs. A. A. Keysor of thla city. Mi. Skinner then conducted a class In didactics and J. A. Cumlngs ono In book keeping. The morning's program was con cluded with Instruction In music by Mrs Chrlfitlancy of this city. In the afternoon the program Included a talk by ; Prof. Lucke of the State university on "Child Study. " and Instruction by Mr. Skin ner In history , by Mrs. Christlancy In pri mary reading and by Mr. Cumlngs In arith metic. Running sores , Indolent ulcers and similar troubles , even though of many years' standIng - Ing , may bo rured by using DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve. U soothes , strengthens and heals. It Is the great pile cure. TIII'3 M3W IjIXR OI'lON. Oiniihn , ICinixiiH City .t Knxlrrii llall- riiiiil Oniiilia > VSt. . IOIIN | Rnllroiiil. The QUINCV ROUTE with thiough trains to Trenton , Klrksvllle mid Qnlncy. Connec tions east and southeast. For rates time tables and all Information , call at QUINCY ROUTE ofllce , 1413 Farnam street ( Paxton Hotel Block ) , or write , OEO. N CLAYTON. Accnt. Injured li.v 11 PiiNxInur Hnulue. Thomnp Kvan , assistant ynrdmafter for thu t'nlnn Pacific nt South Omnba , wns biidly Injured by stock ynnls engine No , C ve terday. Kvnim WIIH BtundlnK on the trnck nt the hend of one of the imzzle Rwllehcs nnd Rtcpp.'il ' nclde to nllow n switch unnlno with n tr.iln of curs to paps. In doing tbl he ( stepped In front of the Block yards engine. Ho wns knocked down liy the f/iot boind nnd Imrclv oscnped being tlnown under the wheclc. The engine wu ? stopped nulek'y and Ev.um i-irrle-J to the baggage room nt the depot. A doctor dressed tlie bruls-ed pnrtx , after which the Injured man was-broiighl to Omaha in n special cnr nnd removed to St Joseph's hohpltnl. The doctor .ild. utter niaklrc nn examination , that F.vaim hnd not beeji Injured Internally , ns was ut llr.it feared , his Injuries conflating principally of bruises and sprains , SUMMP.Il K Vlu ChlriiKO , MUit niiUeo Ji St. I'll ill Itiilltiuy. A long list of excursion points to which round trip tickets will be sold at greatly re duced rates , The conditions for summer tourists were never more liberal than those for thU season. For full Information as to routes , rates , limits , selling dates , etc. np ply at the city ticket office 1001 Farnam at , F. A. NASH , _ General Western Agent , I'ntK Minify Into Improvement ! ) . Thi Thornton-Houston Elcclrlo Light com pany has been grunted a permit for niter- aliens nnd repHlrs at Its power house at the foot of Jones street. The cost of the Improvements .exclusive of the new ma chinery , will bo about 10,000. Thn three new ilvnnmos me now ready to bt > plured In position , ami the company will then be the A permit 1m a been Issued to A. P. Pen. r8ljence ot * * > niun , SLAIN Henrietta , August 24. 1807. need 70 yearn. 1 month und 9 < lay . Beloved mother of Mrs. George B. Bones. Funeral private , Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment , Forest JUwn. v DISCUSSING A NEW VIADUCT Extent of the Liability of the Roads for the Expense. VIEWED FROM THE RAILROAD STANDPOINT OlllvlnlN Fro I ( tint MIC Street Hnll ny ComplinSliiinlil Help 1'ny ( or Now Structure ; AloiiK Sixteenth Street. , , The prospect of favorable action by the city council on the committee report , ordering the Sixteenth street viaduct to be torn down and a new cne constructed In Its etcad , caused some stir In rail way circles , since It Is the railroads that will have to eland the bulk of the expense of the construction of a new viaduct. Gen eral Manager Holdrcgo of the I ) . & M. , In speaking of the matter , said : "It's certainly a very Important matter to us , and cue that we will have to give very careful atten tion. Just what we shall do I cannel stain now , as I have not yet looked Into the mat ter. " According to the provisions of the city charter , the railroads must stand three-fifths of the expense of the construction nnd the same proportion of damages to abutting property. When the Shctcenth street viaduct was built eleven years ago the damages and cost of construction were divided between the Union Pacific and the Burlington railroads , the former paying two-fifths and the latter one-fifth. Now , however , there are two more railroads that would un doubtedly be called upon to contribute to the cost of n new structure over the tracks at Sixteenth street. They are the Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific railroad and the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railway. While these roads do not own any tracks over which the viaduct passes , they operate trains on the tracks of the Union Pacific at this point. A well-posted corporation attorney said yes terday that there was no doubt whatever but the the Rock Island nnd the Milwaukee- roads , as well n the Unlrn Pacific and the Ilurltngton , could be compelled to stand their proportionate expense for the construc tion of n new viaduct , as the law refers 11 railroad companies that "own or- operate separate lines of tracks to be crossed by any such viaduct. " DIVIDING THE COST. If this position Is correct It will con siderably reduce the expense to each of the two roads that were called upon to pay thrce- flfihs of the ccst of the present structure. Just how the expense of the new structure will be divided among the roads h not known. If It be according to the number of tracks the Burlington will get out com paratively easy as It has but one track out of the twenty-two crcsslng Sixteenth street. If the assessment bo based on wheolage , the actual trofllo of ech road nt that point , the Burlington and the Union Pacific roads will bo the most heavily assessed , nnd their as sessments will be about even. The new city charter provides that the apportionment of such expense shall be determined by the city council , Whllo the railroads take It as a foregone conclusion that they will have to stand the cxpenpo of a new viaduct , they do maintain that the Omaha Street Hallway company Is the party to blame for the unsafe condition of the present structure over thu tracks at Sixteenth street. Said a prominent railroad official yes terday : "The law provides that the street railway company shall compensate the city for the privilege of crcsslng Its viaduct'and that hiich compensatlor shall be set apart for and used In the maintenance of the viaducts , Dut , aa a matter of fact , the rail roads are nol only compelled to erect , but are required to maintain the viaducts over | helr tracks. The otrcet railway company Is principally benefited , and Its heavy motor trains arc the direct cause of the weakening of the Sixteenth street viaduct , but it Is not required by the officers of the city to stand any expense whatever. " nVlllM.VCK OF MO UK I'llOSI'KUITV. Rook Inland Puts < in Two Additional Piissi'iiKi'i' Trains. During the last few months there have been many Indisputable signs of the re turn of prosperity among western railroads , nut the most significant of all these appeared yesterday In the form of on announcement on the part of the Chicago , Rock Island & Pa- clllc railroad that It would on Monday nexd place In service two additional pe&scmger trains. These trains will be numbered 7 and 8 , and will do the local work between Omaha and Hellevllle , Kan. They correspond to the local tralcs > that were taken off In the early part of November , last , because of light travel at that time. The company then did not feel justified in continuing to run trains that were losing money. During the last few months business along the Rock Island has been picking up to such an extent thali General Manager Truesdale and General Pas senger Agent Sebastian have concluded to replace the trains that were taken off last fall. fall.Train Train No. 7 will leave Omaha In the after noon at G:35 : o'clock , connecting at liclle- vlllo with the Colorado express out of Kansas City. The return train will leave liellevlllo In the morning , arriving in Omaha at 10:30 : o'clock. AH the trains will make all the stops between Omaha and Belleville , Kan. , covering all Nebraska points reached by the Rock Island , the move ment Is of the greatest Importance to Omaha tradesfolk. By the aid of the new trains , persons from the towns along the Rock Island who have been practically prevented from taking the trip to Omaha and return In a day. can unlvo here In the morning , do a full day's business and return In the afternoon. This Is the first restoration of train service that has taken place on any of the Omaha roads. FOR Till : CO.M.MKUOIAl. 'I'llAVKI.HltS. Tliri'i'-TIioiiHaiiil-Mllo MilllineHuok.s to III * iKNiu-d. For several years pawl a number of the wholesale houses of Omaha , aided by the Commercial club , have been urging the Burlington railroad to place 3,000-mlle tickets on the matket to bu sold at the rate of ZVi cents per mile. General Pas senger Agent Francis of the B , & M. yesterday - terday announced that the subject was now being seriously considered and that In all probability the 3,000-mile books would soon bo offered for sale at the desired rates. The Union Pacific has for Home time past sold 3,000-mllo books at the rate of 2V4 cents per mile , or $75. These have been used by commercial travelers throughout tlio wrst , The business lioutea hove long wanted the same accommodation along the Burlington's lines. Recently thu demand has became accentuated by the fact that the railroads from St. Paul were selling 3,000-mllo hooks to western territory , the country In which many Omaha houses do business. When the Ilnrllngton puts out Its new 3000-mile books , the mileage In which will bo good on any of the Burlington lines , the two strong western lines out of Omaha , the Burlington and the Union Pacific , will each sell tbo 3,000-mile books for $75 , and their example will , it Is generally thought , have a desirable effect upon all other lines out of here. ROADS ANXIOUS FOR THIS III'SIMSSS. Competition In Iliiiillni ; .Miiti-rliil for tin * Short Line , Ira O. Rhoadea , general purchasing agent of the Oregon Short Line , was here yesterday en route eastward. He gave a very good re port of the Short Line -slnco It was separated from the Union Pacific' , and declared that Iw earnings have Increased most wonderfully slnco It became an Independent line * . The Short Line tins recently purchased 5,000 tons of heavy steel rails , with which to Improve Us toad. This ammount U In addition to the 0,000 tons purchaced about the time of the ( segregation. The Shovt Line IB also building a new steel bridgeat Provo , Utah , and U constructing a subway In one of the suburbs of Salt Lake City. On account of the large quantities of steel to be shipped to the Short Line for Its work of rebuilding , Mr , Rhoadeo was a much-sought-after man In freight circles jrei- All the wsn-tn. llnrei arc anxious to get the haul oh thai MR shipments , and as the Short Line U not tlrd up with nny of the line * catt of Ucnvir , , Uic competition Is an open ono. No Speelnl 1ln < rw Tm Wentcrn llonil * . NEW YORK , Atig ? .24. The Merchants' association of this QUy received word today that following the example- the Southeast ern Passenger association the AVffitern Pas senger association ban declined to make a reduced rate In UR 'territory for merchants who wish to como to this city to buy goods. I ) . D. Caldwcll , chairman of the Western Passenger association In his letter to the president of the Merchants' association , saja that the linen do not carp to discriminate In favor of New York merchants , and there would not be enough business to reduce the rate. An Ationtlnittile l.oKncy. A tendency to rheumatism Is undoubtedly Inherited. Unlike ninny other legacies , It remains In the family. The most effectual means of checking this tendrncy , or of re moving Incipient rheumatism , whether pre- rxlstcnt In the blood or not , Is to resort to Hostotter's Stomach Bitters as soon ns the premonitory tvlngcs are felt. Nullifying the Influences of cold , exposure and fatigue , the Bitters not only fortifies the system against their hurtful consequences , hut sub jugates malaria , liver and kidney com plaint , dyspepsia nnd nerve disquietude. Five Rriinil Xew Trill 11. The Burlington's mottling Omaha-Denver nnd afternoon Omaha-Chicago trains have recently been newly equipped from end to end. The chair and smoking cars as wel ns the sleepers are provided with wide ves tlbulcs and arc lighted by Plntsch gas , The chair cam are In rosewood ; the smoking cant In cak. The smoking cars have reclining chairs and are finished In n style distinct ! ) In advance of anything heretofore attempted Excellent taste has been displayed In the Interior decorations of these magnified ! trains which are by far the handsomest ou of Omaha. Five complete trains are required to main tain regular service between Denver , Omaha and Chicago. Three of the new trains nrc now In service. The others will follow shortly. Ticket office 1R02 Farnam. KKlttMIS I'AV TI1K1R LAST TRlllttTi : Service * Over ReniiiliiM of the I.nt M. H. Smith. The last respects to the memory of the Into M. 33. Smith were paid by the member , of the family and personal friends of the | deceased ut the residence on Park avenue yesterday. The rooir.a on the drat flee of the house were provided with as man > chains as could conxenlcntly be placed It thorn , and there was not then sufficient nc commodntlon for the ninny who dcelred to contribute1 their final testimonial of regarc for the deceased merchant. The only relatives of the family presen from outside the city were A. J. Crlttendei and son , Arthur , of Council Bluffs. Tilt attendance at the funeral eervlce was made up almost entirely , aside from the Im mediate family , of friends of Mr. Smith , men vim hnd been associated with him In a bust nrss capacity for the years he has bcci IdcntlfleJ with the wtdt . The casket containing the remains occupiei the parlor , and was surrounded by flora tributes. There wns a floral harp and n pillar , both of white roses , from the employr of the wholesale house ; a wreath of purpl and white loses from the employes of tit factory ; a pillow of white HUM , "My Friend , from the traveling men employed by th firm ; a shield with the words , "In Memory , of white roses , nnd two large flat bouquets. The services were conducted by Rev. T. J Mackay of All Saints' chili en , who came o from Harbor Springs , Mich. , where he hat bean spending hU vacation , to officiate at th bat rites over his former parishioner. Th services wore short , and of the simplest char r.cter. Mr. Mackay had no text , but his re marks were made more to console the be rcuved family , especially the wife , than t analyzing the extent of the afllictlon. The music was composed of three solos "Nrarer My God'to ' Thee , " "Jeuusj Lavar o My SoulT and "Abide With Mo. " each rcn dcrcd by-Miss Myrtle Coon , with .Mr. Stam bangh at the organ. At the closeof the exercises at the hous the remains wtre taken to Forest Lawn cemetery for Interment , whither they wer followed by a long line of carriages bcarini the bereaved family , neighbors and friends The "Bicyclist's Best Friend" Is a famllla name for DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve , al wnys ready for emergencies. While a spe elflc for piles , It also Instantly relieves nm cures cuts , bruizes , salt rheum , eczema am all affections of the skin. It never falls. IIRKAI ) H.\IviitS PUT UP IMUCUS Say Till * Aetiiin IK Due tu Advance in Wheat. The advance In the price of wheat lias been n good tlifiig for those who have that commodity to sell , but those who consume the manufactured product find that there are two sides to the question. The price of bread In Omaha has advanced. The bakers say they have been forced to this action to prevent losing money. The remarkable advancs In the price of wheat , they say , has wiped out all the profit they have here tofore derived , and has even encroached upon the capital stock. What la more , the bakers say that If the price of wheat should continue to rlss , that they will have to make further advance In the price of bread. The bakers here referred to are those who do a wholesale business. They have been selling their bread to the retailer at the rate of fifty and sixty loaves for Jl.OO , and this has been gradually reduced , until now they sell but twenty-five loaves for that price. At the former rate the retailer has.1 been able to supply his trade at two loaves for 5 cents. The new rate went Into effect Monday , and those who sent to their store for a loaf of bread and a ticket on that day In exchange for D cents found they could secure the loaf , but not the ticket. The bakers allege that this rise In the price of bread is offset In some degree by their loaves weighing over one pound. But they admit that this extra weight will bo taken away unless wheat Ktopu Its upward march. There are a class of bakers who have not raised the price of their product. Several In the down-town districts , who inukc their own bread , and who only do a retail business , have tiovcr sold thc-lr product for lees than 5 centB for a pound loaf , avert ing that they made only the best bread and charged a fair price for It. They continue to supply their trade at the old price , al though one of them stated yesterday that lie might have to make omo other arrange ment If the wheat market continued to boom. If you have ever. Been a little child In a paroxysm of whooping cough , w If you have been annoyed by a constant tickling In the throat , you ran npprpclate the value of One Mlnuto Cough Curp , > which gives quick re lief. The Union I-acilic U running Pullman I'alacu Sleeping Car dally , Omaliu tc Caldrado Springs , Col. , leav ing Omaha on fastiiinail 4:05 : p. in , , arriving Colorado Springs next morning 11:10. : For reservations nnd full Informatlcm car. at nty Ticket Office ) 1302 "arnam St. CIII.M ; FOH men iuivnvis : , FerrlN DrlillU ( he Stiiry of Her Troulili-N , A sad story Is dstulled In a letter which Acting Chief of Police Haze received from Mrs. Charles Henry1 Ferris of Rscadido , Cnl. , Monday , The purpose ot the communica tion wee to secure the aid of the police In locating the sister-in-law of Mrs. Ferris , who Is supposed to live In this city. The writer doea not know whether this plater- In-law is married or not or what her address Is. In fact , sue knows only that her first name Is Lou , Mrs. Ferrla says that her husband lived somewhere In Michigan and removed to this city to llvo with his sUter , Some ten yearn ago ho went to California. Mr . Ferris IIIHI tilm In San Francisco a year ago last March and married him. One day last Janu ary he disappeared and a short time after ward his body was found In the bay at San Diego. A letter was found on him , In which ho stated that he had killed himself in order to escape the Insane asylum , Two weeks after the suleldo a baby was born to Mrs. Ferris. She has struggled to support jerself aud the child , but Is unable to do BO any longer , and Is , therefore , anxious to find ho sister-in-law , and , through her , her bus. band'i relative * . IIERDMAN SWINGS HIS CLUB Using Hla Office to Try nnd Eave His Political Grip. 'OLITICAL ' MACHINE IS IN OPERATION Work * 111 * I'oNldiiti mi tlie 1'iilloc llonril to Iliilntcr 1IU right lit the I'rlninrlvN No.vt I i | TlitirHilny. , ; If there uns ever ft particle of doubt that the Flro nnd 1'ollco Commission , as m.i * nlpulateil by Robert Leo Hcnlmnn and his associates , had been transformed Into n po- lltlrnl criBlne , It Is dissipated by the dcsiier- ate efforts which Hcrdmnn Is making to use the police club as a means of bolstering up the fight which the fusion machine has on hand at the primaries Thursday after noon. It Itf pretty Rcncrally underatood that Hcrdtnane political future Is to a con- oldcrablc degree dependent on the outcome of this struggle. Ho has demanded thai ho shall bo given the delegation to the county convention from the Second ward and that ho shell be placed on the state delegation. It ho Is successful In thin , ho hopes to re tain his position aa secretary of the state central committee , nnd with the pritUlgo thus obtained , force his way to a reappolnt- mcnt for four years on the Hoard of Flro and Police Commlosloners. Hcrdman lias chosen to go Into the flght In thu Second ward , knowing that If hu Is turned down ho has little to hope for In the Immediate future. He Is now using the police club liberally to offset the dissatisfaction with his course as n member of the board which has turned hUt former political asso ciates against him. His tactics arc to send emissaries to the saloon kiepOM , particularly of the Second ward , to remind them that It will l > o for their Interest to gel out and use their Inllucucc to get the Herriman delegated elected. It Is asserted on reliable authority that the brewem have nlso been approached In the same manner , and that promises of job ; In the police and ( Ire departments have been circulated with a liberality that would double the membership of these departments If they were all carried out. WORKING TIIK MACHINE. Every method which a desperate situation can suggest la being used by Hcrdman and1 the so-called machine , of which he Is n conspicuous factor. It Is a nght for spoils with Hcrdman and In a less degree with some of his supporters , for while there Is not so much of personal bitterness Involved In some of the other wards there Is a tre mendous democratic sentiment everywhere , which favors placing the conduct of the party affnlis In the hands of a new set of men. The machine will meet a stubborn resist ance Iin every ward In the city , but Herd- man's own Is becoming the center of the fight Here the machine delegation 13 opposed by a strong organization of such workers as Pete Elsasscr , Dave Shanrahan , Tom Flynn , Dick O'Kecfe and a dozen other ward leaders. Tom Flynn has been prom ised all sorts of jobs If he will get Into Una for Hcrdman , but ho stands pat. Another Second ward man who has been vindictively opposed to the machine up to the last few days has suddenly changed front and It Is said that the promise of a place In the fire department Is the secret of his suddenly ac quired admiration of Hcrdman. Adam Sloup Is said to be managing Hcrdman'a campaign among the saloon men , most of whom have been coerced Into a more or less enthusias tic support of the machine. In the Third ward there Is also a bitter per sonal antagonism to Herdman and most of the working democrats have a knife out for him. Jim Norton la an exception to the rule , and It Is said that If Hcrdman wins out. Norton will be rewarded with a policeman's star. In the Fifth and Sixth warda the fight l more general In Its character , and Is aimed more particularly at a reorganization of the party machinery. The workers assert that there has been grora mismanagement of party affairs , and that the .Influence of the Herd- men machine has been too long Uf-ed to further the personal ambitions or certain men regardless of the wishes of the rank nnd Ille of the party. Herdman Is endeavoring to combat this 'entlment by using Tom Dennlson as a scape goat. Ho has succeeded In holding Dennlson up for very liberal contributions- previous campaign' , but In thli Instance Dennlson re fused to give up. This being the case , Herd- man's assertions that Dennlson Is at the bottom of the flght against him , Is not be- 'IIK received with any great amount of cred ulity. Itodlldil JiuiiiiN IIlH Party. Mel Uedflcld has addressed a communica tion to Ur. W. H. Hanchett , I. G. Barlght and S. C. West , members of the republican county central iioinmlttce. In which he an nounces that be will be an Independent can didate for cour.iy clerk. The ep'stle consists for the moat part of a scurrilous attack on Mayor Moores and a comparative eulogy of his own virtu" . Dr. Hanchett received his copy of the letter yesterday , but elated that he did net wish to discuss the subject. He would turr the letter over1 to the county central commlttoe , where It would probably receive what consideration It was entitled to , TCI Cnlornuo. Ulr.n. Callturiuu nnd All AVentern 1'oliitn. These who have made the trip via the Union Pacific are unanimous In saying that It offers better service than any other line. line.For For rates , tlmo tablen and other Informa tion call at tbo city ticket ofllce , 130J Far- uam street. ILLUMINATIONS Ftlll PAIH WI5I5K. Vt'vr IllcitrliF.ltVilH t < > Ailiirn the Court HOIIHC. The county commissioners have decided on the plans for the Illumination of the court house during the state fair festivities and the contract for the construction has been let to the Industrial Iron company. While the general outline of the decoration will be similar to those of last year , a number of new features have been provided for which will make the Illumination decidedly more ef fective. The main feature of the display will be a magnificent waving flag of mlnlatuie electric lights. Tills has been loaned for the occa sion by the General Ulectrlc company of Schencctudy , N. V. , and It represents the artistic acme of electric light decoration. The flag Is seven and one-half by twelve feet In slzu and Is composed of Innumerable small red , white and bine lights. It Is run by a special motor and when the mechanism Is In operation , It produces the appearance of a flag waving In 'he ' wind. The effect Is said to be very beautiful. City Electrician jcburlg says that the flag Is by far the most attractive eort of electrical Illumination that : lias yet been Invented. i The lines of electric lights which ornament | the dome will bo outlined according to the ilan of last year , but In addition , rows of Ights will extend up and down'the columru , The colored stars and other effects that were used on the body of the building last year will alto ho used aga'n. OJ-NI < T ( 'iiini- ThlHViI. . , The oyster reason nt Omaha will opn on Thursday morning of thU week , when the wholesale houses will commence biipplylng : ho retnll trade. The handling of oysters n Omnlm If a ImElnes-s of no little linpur- ance. und the announcement Unit the sen. .on Is nbout to open will bu welcome newH o a good many pc-oplo In addition to those who think of an oyster simply UH a tooth , sm * morfel , During the teuBin ihu hand ing of oyfctpra furnishes work to a good muny men who are employed In packing , Belling and delivering the good.i to the rade. The most of the oyntors commuted n thin territory comn In bulk from Balti more and are packed In cans nt this point , so that the tin can factories come In for a arse share of business. Don't ' Stop Tobacco Sllli.MY ) , to do no U Injurloun to the ner- uui nyitem. llaco-C'uro U the anly cure Ihat urea while you uie lolucco. II U mId \\llh a written guarantee that thiee boxen will cure uny a , no matter how bad. lluco-Curo UiKttn - lo and Imnnlew ; It has cured thousands , It will ura you. At ll druKiil'tu. Kiny cents and II er box : J lx > ei ( BUarunUed curt ) 1S.W. llooklet tee , UUUUKA CUEU. & UFO , CO. , U CfOtst , Dee , Aug. 25 , 1S97. Just to 1 There arc some pcop'c ' who will remember coming1 in here last winter to buy a suit of clothes and not find ing any to buy. On February 26 , 1897. we advertised as follows : "Today we put on sale our new line of spring goods , True there is snow on the ground and ' not any present indications of spring , but we can't help it , We have nothing else to show. " And so , while other stores were in the throes of slaughter sales wo. were selling spring goods without a thousand dollars' worth of winter suits on hand , Remember this , in a day or two , when our new fall goods are let loose , You need have no fear of finding any last year's carried over suits , We will open this fall season with a clean er , and a larger stock than we have been able to show you for eleven years , Fall Catalogues ready. A/ai/cdont oftownjrcc. THE'PENINSULAR STOVE COMPANY , - DETROIT CHICAGO BUFFALO < ' BY TUSH L. i-L G3PSULE3. They euro every case. NEVER KAIL : they develop the UHA1N and NERVES , pro d.iclug flesh on the body und not spoiling th o Ktomach , aa moat nindlclncs will do.'t prepare specially for every cai > e. Write for particulars. TURKISH CAPSULES will cure any ailment \veakuess caused by helf-abuse , and wo mean It. We will develop and strengthen the worst case of 313XUA L WEAKNESS or SEXUAL LOSS , make 4 now man of you. or REFUND YOUR MON EY. Don't bo liumbuicRod , aa wo never fall to cure. $1.00 box by mall. Plain wrapper. HAHN'S PHARMACY , 18th and Farnnm Sts. Omaha. Nob. We are still quoting This week wo. will sell four new pianos of the finest make thico odd styles and one sample piano at prices that will dispose of thtm < > veii If they have to go below actual cost. Call and select your piano anU ui > will guarantee a price absolutely be low competition. Square Pianos at $18.00 , $35.00 , $52.00 and $85.00 Organs at $10.00 , $18.00 , $27.00 , $37.00 and $53.00. NEW IVERS & POND , VOSE & SONS AND EMERSON PIANOS SOLD ONLY HY SCHMOLLER & MUELLER , 105 South Fifteenth Street A. C. MUIiLLEH , Tiinsr. Tel. 1623 SCHOOLS. OLDEST. LARGEST AND BEST WentwortSi APPOINTED IN Central West. Military Academy , MaJ.SANDrORDGELLERS.Bupt. Rubber Goods \\'o purchase nil rubber sooils dlicct from factory nnd KUurantee every nrtlclc we w ) | NOT ROTTEN. A ! ! - < | iinrt \ VlldiHIIK ( nrrnlil ) , "iOf. Air llt'ilH , Atuinl/erK , IlnllH , IIninloKC Gum , Ilamlx , Ilalh llnlflicti , ll.itli Tubs , Ili-il JMnH , ll-d HheclB , Ilibs. ltoiiKlc > i > , ll'cnM I'linip . IlrualicB , bottle. Cutbi'tprH C'lialr I'UfhlotiH. Comb * * , Cup. ] > lni ; Clips , C'likhloiiH. Dlapcm. I'.ir Trumpc'tH. ila ; llc MLM-UIIKH , Knee HUKH , KlnitiT Coin. I'un- iiPlH , Hair HrUHhca , Ice lings , Invalid ItliiKH , Meillclnu DroppeiH , Nlpplm , Nipple Slilflds , NiireeiH , Oil Silk , Pencil Tips , I'c8 ares , IMI- Irmn , 1'lnnt Spiayx , I'rolmus , ItattUi , Ituloix , ScoopK , HIiretlliK , KlliiK Shut * . Fplnu Han" . HponKc HUKI. Byilrih'ilinnl ( iiibboi ) . Sjilnce ( ln < lli''i. . Tcrtlilnx llliiKH , Tuoth llrUElu-K , Tublnu. I'rlrialit , Water Hotllon. A Kli-Nl fliiNN _ - < | linrl Foiinflllii SyrliiKf , Ifll.OII. Sherman & Mc'JonneSI DruGo H' anil ll fj > ! tnl MIIHHJ : or III.OCK. . ' . ' OMAHA. l.'l.'l IHMHJK STllIOKT. - - - DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY All Druggists. AMIi.SKl The Creighton TODAY 'lll.YHiHT iiiio : , si in. Tin ; woonwAini TIIWATIII ro , Thiirmlay . . . Till : OCTOIIOO.V. All this week. . . . The Four Angela Sisters IIOTKLM. The Mli I lard h 0 NTUAbhV I/JOATEO. American plan , t'2M ) inir duy up Kuropimn plun.fl.UO ponl-iy cip j. i : . aiAincii , A. SON. I'I-UJIH. " "BACKER HOTEL" runtni.NTii AND JO.VKH STHIIT.S : , 140 rooini , batlx , ateam heal and all modern comenlenciu. Itates , Jl.W and 12 CO per day. rablc uacxcellet ) , tl'fclul low rates to regular DICK eumi , ManaBtr. NOTRI ; UA.MI : , INDIANA. GliiHNlt'N , I.etti-rx , Si'linciInv , Civil , Mri'Iuinlc-iil "lid KlrtMrlcni l'jiilii < -t > r- . IIIK. TlioroiiKh I'rriuii-iilm-.v anil Cummer- I'lnl CourMi'N. KwlpBlamkal utinlciils at tprclnl in lc n ItiioniH Iri4.Ilinloii cir Keillor > i > nr , Ool- IfKliilo I'oiiihfB. St. Milniiril'K Hall , iur hey * under U The HI7lli Term vll | open Scil < > mlr Till , IM)7. CatnliiKiic cent I'Vt-o ' on ajv. Illll'lltlUIl tu Itrv. A. .MorrlNNc ) , C. N. C. , I'lM-xlili-nt. HAHDIHACOLLEGE AND CONSERVATORY , OIRISTBAN < SLLEGE ( AND SCHOOL OF MUSIC , COLUMBIA , MO. Huri < < > l'iil 1 rnr. > l < tlhnr illii'iiiirM-liiull | KiidJe l.iirllrm jntlriirtuni , lU'Hlllilul Imullon u unht ritlly town. 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I1SS | 1 DZDnDznggDOD a uie unil | j > aiil , Don * , try teir-tualiuent. but 'cumuli J U , Woodbury - / ' bury , 127 Went 4M et N Y 20 yearn' eipt-rli-nco In vurliiK wuiU und all tklu dUeutes. Hend lOo ( or licauly Hook unu uamiile of Woodbury's 1'aclal Boap or Facial Crtam. . * M - - * '