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TJ1S OMAHA DAILY B18JSj FlUDAV , NOVEMKJfill lii , 1807.
OPENING OFFICIAL RE1URNS
Pcculip.r Method of Reviewing Vote Cr.st at
tha Lixto Election.
ECR ETARY PORTtR IGNORES THE LAW
FritU Slioithl Not HP Itriikeu t'litll ( tin
A-xrmlillnp ; of StudCiiitvimvliiK
llonril tinThlrit . lull-
liny After iioe-llon. :
LINCOLN , Nov. 11. ( Special. ) The moth-
ids of liiinllltiK the offlclal returns of the
/ate olertloti In the ofllec of Secretary of
Stain I'nrlcr are attracting considerable at-
tcntlf.n ubout the state huuse. In advmii-e
of the mefllni , of the SUlc Canvassing board
the returns arc btlng opened and Libulatrd
In the secretary's ofllfo. The official ie-
turns on orcxldentlal electors , Jmlccs of th ?
Hiiptomo court nnil rpgents nf thu university
can be legally opened only In the pioruteo
of the Slate Canvassing budiil at Its regular
> ni'otng : < it the olllco of secretary of elate
on the third Monday after election.
The vote cast for governor und certain
other Rtato officers. Including members of
congress , Is canvassed by the letilnlature and
county clerks arc- required to seal up du
plicate rctuma , one copy to go to the secre
tary of utale nnd the other copy to go to the
speaker of the house , the latter to remain
unopened until the meeting of the legislature.
The secretary of state uses the duplicates
of thesii abstracts In tabulating the returns.
Ills tabulation Is merely placed before the
spuikor to assist the legislature In canvaRs-
Ing the vote.
Hut there Is nn jiTnvlsInn for duplicate
abstracts In the CBBQ of the election of pros- !
( lonMul old-lorn , Judges of tlio supreme court
md regents of the university. The vote
on these officers Is ca ivis. ed by a state
canvassing board , consisting nf the governor ,
secretary of s'hte , auditor , treasurer and at
torney general. A copy of tin1 abstract of
votPH cast for such olilceis shall be made
by the county clerk , sealed up , directed to
the Etvretary nf stato. The election law fur
ther nav : "The abstract of votes to bo
canvassed by thp state canvassers shall bo
kept In tin1 ( illlru of m-civtiry of state , and
fheill bo opened only In the presence. of such
board at tlio tlmo provided In thu following
seetleii. "
The section following reiilrr | the cnn-
vaf-Mlng board to mret the third Monday
lifter the election. If all returns have not
boon received the board may adjourn from
day to day until the same shall have been
received , nnt exceeding live days. Then It
JH the duty of the secretary of state to re.
cord tin- abstract In what IK known ns the
election book. The returns have formerly
been opened In the presence of the boird.
The board would then adjourn In order to
give clerks In the olllce time to tabulate the
reUirnH.
EFFECT OF THE ACTION.
What effect , If any. a violation of this
law will have on the recent political contest
Is being discussed. Ono man said yesterday
that ho believed the whoio election might
be Invalidated or at lecst open to contest o-.i
account of Irregularities. Thtwo who discuss
the matter nearly all agree that the action
of ono stnlo official ought not tt > dlsfraneh'se
an entire stale or Invalidate any part of the
returns.
Deputy Secretary of State Worsner ex
plained yc-sterday that It wns necessary to
open the ii'turns In order to tabulate them
for the board. Another reason was that
goino of the envelopes contained no marks
on the outside Indicating what county they
came from. In some Instances the returns
came In In an ordinary envelop ? Inutcad o'f
the printed cnvclopcB sent to county clerks
for the especial purpose of being returned
with the abstract of votes. These plain en
velopes had to bo opened before the secre
tary of state could find out what wus within.
Deputy Wecsncr explains further that only
a part of the oniclal returns have been
opened. Ho says the secretary of state re
quested county clerks to send In duplicate
abstracts. Two copies of blanks were sent
to each clerk for that purpose. Mr. Wecsncr
said probably two-thirds of the county clerks
had compiled with this request. When only
one copy of the abstract was sent In by
n county clerk the seal wa Invariably broken
and the vote tabulated. Fifteen counties have
not yet been heard from. Mr. Wcesncr found
many errors In the abstracts. He examined
them as soon as they same In by looking at
the duplicate cr olllclal abstract , and In sev
eral cases ho returned them to county clerks
for completion or correction. One did not
contain the total vote of the county. An
other contained two distinct and different
numbers for the total vote. Still another
was not signed by the proper persons. Mr.
Weesner holdo that opening of the returns
Tieforo the State Canvassing board meets
is almost unavoidable.
Ed U. Slzer , In his capacity ns secretary
of the republican state central committee and
us .1 cUlicn , was at the state house today
to file a protest against the opening of the
scaled abstracts of votes cast.
LINCOLN LOCAL NOTES.
Argument Is going on In the Dorsey case
end consists entirely of n review of the tes
timony Introduce ! ) . Judge Woolson Is busy ,
when the court Is not In session , preparing
Ills charge -to Uio Jury. It will bo a long
ona.
ona.Tho
The three Knights of Pythias lodges In
this city celebrated their consolidation last
night. The combined lodge now has 312
members and It Is believed that much better
work can bo done than with three separate
organizations struggling along.
Mayor Grahnin has sent forth Hie edict
tbat slot machines must KO.
Omaha people at the hotels : At the Lin-
dell J , II. Drlicoll , Frank. Uurman , Charles
Hosewater ,
jois nt ) vim OK TH AX.si'oicTTIOX. .
neiulnileil li.v ( inventor of Ciiliiiluliit |
I'Mletl .Some Time Ano.
LINCOLN , Nov. 11. ( Special. ) Governor
Slolcomb has written the secretaries of the
Hoard of Transportation the follqwlng letter :
I nm In receipt of a resolution passed by
the Western Nebraska Stock drawers' ntf-
uoclntlon In relation to thu c'haiigo made by
the railroad companion In the charges of
ehlpmcnt of live Htock. It appears that
tieretoforu a rate- has been made by the car
load , but since August 18. 1MI7 , thu rate \a \
niado by weight alone I undorxtaml that
a copy of this resolution ( m * been for-
.warded to yon and It rofpeetfully rcquextH
that you glvo It your Immi-dlate attention
und rari'ful ronsldiTatlon.
Aliout a year ago n similar chance In
rates WHS made by the railroad * upon Uvo
Btook Hhlpments. but nfter the matter had
been considerably agitated thu railroad com-
imiiltm decided to return to tu ! > old cohedlllo
under which they aeeeipted shipments until
AugiiH 10 last. ThU change In rate. 1 am
informed , Increases the rate per carload
from 610 western part of the state to the
Union stock yardH nt South Omaha from
JIO to Jl.'i per i-arlo.ul. This Is nn Injustice
to tlui farmers and stock raUors of western
Nebraska and I hone tbat yon will take
the proper stops looking to thu Immodlain
ro-fKahllshmont ! of the old rates. Vours
very truly , SILAS A. UOLCO.M1I.
fllFKI'KHS A I'AIII.VTIO STUOICi : .
Jllilue Krnxer of Dnkotil City IN
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DAKOTA CITY. Nob. , No'v. U. ( Special. )
Judge Kelly \V. Frazer , ono of the pioneer
residents of northeastern Nebraska , residing
ticre , Buffered a paralytic stroke of tils right
sldo yesterday while engaged In fixing up
tlio Interior of one of his tenement houura ,
JIo Is In a very critical condition and hU
three BOMS have been notified by telegram.
Judge Frazer Is one of the old-time demo
crats of this state , which party for the past
forty years has nearly all the time honored
111 in In ono way or another. He ls an ardent
supporter of J. Sterling Morton and a great
admirer of Arbor day , never letting that
day pass wltdaut giving It duo tribute. lie
la a member of Capitol ledge No , B , Omaha ,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows , and has a
very I'xU'iialvo acquaintance throughout the
entire elate.
Clone of Kimorlli Convention ,
WA1IOO , Neb. . Nov. U. ( Special. ) The
Epworth convention closed last evening. The
subjects discussed during the afternoon
, wcre : "Sunday School , " by tie convention ;
' Anbury. Uia yioueer. " JUy. Mr.
t
t Ftirell , KlmwooJ ; "Simpson. , the Ora-
to.V Hcv. Mr. Young , Mead ; "Christ-
Ian Cltlcr. hl | > , " Itev. Mr. Barnes ,
Cedar Illulfn. Ofllcpr * for the coming year
are : 1'rcMdent. Ir , West , Lincoln ; soretry
MlM ntehte. University Place ; treasurer ,
Mr , Woodard. Lincoln ; directors , Hev . Chip-
perflrld. Lincoln ; Mallley , University Place ;
Ftirroll , Klmwoodi The session closed with
an nddrpfB by L. O. Jones of Lincoln.
MAIIIi : MtlKJU HUTS A VKIIDU'T.
Jury .iNKi'Mien llniiiiiKen to llpr l'oc-1-
IIIKI nt > T.M > .
FHKMONT , Neb. . Nov. Il.-Speclal.-The ( )
Jury In HIP case of Marie llarge ngalnsl Dr.
George Haslam brought In a verdict for
the plaintiff at 10 o'clock last cvrcilng , at-
sesslng her damages at 750. They were out
about four hours and a half. The case la
likely to KO to the supreme court on error.
The trial of Jeff Wise , Informed against as
I Frederick J.Mg&or , on the charge of
shooting . U. Pargctcr at North Ilend in
May In ! " ! , occupied the attention of the dis
trict court today. A jury was secured with
out much difficulty after the defense had ex
hausted all Its peremptory challenges. W. H.
Pargetcr was f the stand this afternoon.
He testified tint jnxt before the shooting
the defendant come to the telegraph win
dow , that there was a lamp nil the window-
Kill and he could see his face and form
plainly. He then wore no mask. A few
minutes after the Mine man , accompanied
by another , a short , smalt maci , came to the
bay window of the olllce , pointed their re
volvers at him aud ordered him to throw
up his hands. Instead of doing so he reached
for his revolvt-r , which wan lying on the
shelf above the telegraph table , but before
he- could shoot the two men fired. One shot
passed through his vest and was tunned
aside by his trousers button on the right
hand side , bruising him slightly and causing
a burning mentation. The other struck the
desk and was flattened to the thinness of a
dime. The two bullets were produced and
Identified. Later another shot was tired ,
this lime through the center window of the
bay window.
Montrovlllo Street , the night watchman ,
testified that he came down to the depot
when ho first heard the noise down there ;
that a gang of Uvo men all masked but one
and having revolvers In their hands bold
him up and took his revolvers away from
him. During thu fracas with them he saw-
Wagner go to the bay window and dellber-
alely fire a shot through It. We had prevl- .
ously seen Wagner several limes , once In I
Malay's blacksmith shop at North liend In '
January last , where he was having a skele
ton key niado and paid particular attention
to his appearance on that occasion.
Fred Andrews , a IC-year-old boy , pleaded
guilty In the district court this afternoon to
the larceny of u bicycle , a watch , a revolver
and several other articles from the residence
of Chaiincey Drown at Ames. Ho was re
manded for sentence.
ItKI'CUIT < lIIAIITI.KV'S HOOKS.
'xpert Ili'lliln' AiniouiieeM Some I'lti
ll ri'M fo nee ru I lit ; the Sliortnue.
LINCOLN. Nov. U. ( Special. ) The In
vestigating committee today adopted the re
port of Accountant Helblg on the condition
of the treasurer's office during Hartley's j
term. Tnc facts embodied In the report were
all known to everybody before , no now
things having been unearthed In this Inves
tigation.
Amount of the1 sinking fund check
ivrongfully converted to Hart
ley's private iicconn ; , together
with Interest } 201SS4.0.- |
Air omit of trust funds converted
to bis ( . \n use and no : turned
"over to his surci'ssor 33S7S.OS
K.\ce > . * of deposl.s In state
depositories over tlu >
amount authorized by law :
First National of NUA Orleans -
leans $2iOO.OO
First National of Almn..iiil2-iS : : $17,812.18.
Interest on funds wrongfully with- t I
hi'lil from deposit when depos
itory bonds we're approved an 1
on file 11,287.21
To'iil &GHS61.S2
In addition to this the stnte has
lost money In state de-posltoiles
during Hartley's administration
by the failure of depository
banks ? 271r,22.0
The Interest on funds tied up In
suspended banks from the date
of : heir suspension to the close
of Hartley's admlnstratlon 2S.S2.1..10
Total . JS70.207.20
Hartley's biennial reports show that the
sinking anil relief funds -were In depository
banks , but the book accounts show that
much of the time between reports these
funds were not' on deposit-
The difference between the Interest ac
crued and the Interest received from state
depositories Is $ U,2S7.21.
The Investment of permanent school funds
In bonds at a premium resulted In a loss ,
as the ijmymont of accrued Interest coupons
went to llm temporary school fund. The
loss to the permanent school fund from
this source amounts to $22,717.2 $ .
Hot limiie In Sliilit.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Nov. II. ( Special. )
The gome of foot ball to be played In this
city tomorrow afternoon between the Kear
ney eleven and the Hastings college team
will be a hot game , as both teams are In ex
cellent condition and have strengthened up
slnco their last game. The game' will ba
played at the college athletic grounds and
will be witnessed by foot ball enthusiasts
from 'Illuo Hill , Mlnden , Holsteln , Prosner ,
Kcnesiw , Junlata , Kearney , Trumbull
Donlphan , Hanscn , Glonvllln , Falrdeld , Rd-
gar , Harvard and Grand Island ,
f'reiiinrry nt Siini
SPAULDING , Neb. , Nov. 11. ( Special. )
Work has been commenced on the construc
tion of a largo creamery at this place. The
plant Is to be equipped for both butter and
cheese making , and the former will bo made
In the winter when prices are high , and
chceso will be made In the Hummer
Arrangements have ben made to start work
on the Irrigation ditch to have it In readiness
by the tlmo water will be needed next sum
mer
I'olU County Mortunff en ,
OSCKOLA , Neb. , Nov. 11. ( Special. ) Polk
county mortgages filed for the month of
October : Thirteen farm mortgages filed ,
amount , $11.859.99 ; released , twenty-seven ,
amounting to J21,227.CO ; city mortgages
filed two , amounting to $700 ; released two ,
amounting to $760.50 ; chattel mortgages filed
117 , amounting to $ 'J7.Sj4.Cfi ; released fifty-
three,1 , amounting to $6,651.81 ,
NiiMiieetH Ire In CiiKtoily.
KIMHALL , Neb. , Nov. 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Two tough looking characters giving
their names as Ilert White and John Hrady
were arrested at Grovrr , Colo. , for burglar
izing John Dlggs1 store ut this place. Sheriff .
MaglnulM arrived with hla prisoners tonight. j '
Some of the stolen property was found on
them.
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TnUe III II I.nrne CliiKM ,
NKHHASKA CITV , Nov. 11. ( Special. )
Nuckolls lodge. No. 7 , Ancient Order of
United Workmen , Initiated forty-six new
members last night , the largest number ever
taken In at one time In the state. Deputy
Grand Mamcr Van Dyke was present and
officiated as master workman during the
ceremonies.
"Simon DJle" in the Sunday Deo.
Not n Job lot but llrox I * Slioninnn
luis a Ifwiil of cxlil ul/.i's brnUiMi lots , us
It wi'iv In Indies' pali'tit li-alli-'r shoes
not split on If imtiMit U'atlii'i'H bill KIMIU-
IIID fall' two lint's of them nud we're
KollIK 10 sell Hie ! f.'i.H ( ) Ulllll for fl till'
Jfl.Wi kind for ? : ir 0 Just n dollar less
( Man \ve'vi been selllnj ; tliem for all fall
these ; are not old stot-k but uew. dressy ,
up-to-date slylrs. bought for ilils fall's
trade and now the lines im > broken and
we're KOIIK ! to tret rid of Ilicin quick at
these prkvs If you want a nee ! stylish
patent leather shoe for a dollar lc s than
you otiKht to pay. this Is your opportunity
provided you can jut your size.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Mil ) FAHXA.M STKKIJT
New fall catalogue now ready : mailed
for the usklug.
VON FORELt MAY RESICK
Election as Regent Pnts Him in a DelicaU
Position ,
ONE OFFICE ENOUGH FOR ONE MAN
Plnln Intent of Ilirl.mv
Hint the Clinnlnlii of Hie liulnn
Irlnl .School n Krnrney MuUe
n Choice.
LINCOLN , Nov. 11. ( Special. ) The
chances seem good that as a result of the
recent election there will bo a vacancy In
the position of chaplain In the State In
dustrial school at Kearney , after January 1 ,
1S3S.
1S3S.The
The present chaplain Is llcv. 13. Von Forcll ,
who has Just been elected regent of the Unl-
\erslty of Nebraska. It seems very probable
that pressure will bo brought to bear on him
to vacate this position and thus avoid a
charge of holding two state offices at one
< lme. While there Is nothing In the consti
tution which oajB In so many words that a
icgent shall not hold any lucrative office un
der the state , .It Is plain that such Is the In
tention of the law.
The constitution prohibits legislators from
aecitilkiK appointive offices under the gov
ernor , and also prohibits the executive of-
llccrs of the state from being candidates for
any other state offices during the terms for
which they were elected , and the law pro
hibits the state regents from accepting lucra
tive employment or contracts within their
control.
The position of chaplain In the Kearney
reform school Is worth $300 n year and al
though there Is no stipend attached to the
posltlcci of regents beyond the reimburse
ment of expenses , the two positions are cer
tainly In conlllct with ono another. As was
remarked by a state house official , It would
si-cm strange for ono of the employee of
the Kearney reform school to bo passing
on the employment of Instructors nctd as
sistants in the State university. If such an
arrangement were permitted to continue It
would make It possible for a man as regent
to trade off Jobs In the university Im order
to hold his place In the reform school or toi
have his salary as chaplain Increased.
As there are plenty of ministers In
Kearney who would be glad to take the re
mainder of the money appropriated by the
legislature for the services of a chaplain. It
Is likely that pressure for llcv. 13. von
Forell's resignation will bring that etocii-
inent to the State Hoard of Public Lands ami
Buildings within a month or so.
Henry Will Soon lie l-'ree.
YORK , Neb. , Nov. 11. ( Special. ) George
n. Henry , the noted bank swindler , who Is
now In the York county Jail for swindling
the First National bank out of $465 , has ap
plied for a reduction In his bond of $1,500 to
$1.000. Henry claims that he has a wife and
three children dependent upon him for sup
port ; that one of his daughters Is seriously
ill and that some very Important business
matters demand his attention at his homo in
Hamilton , 111. He thinks he can raise $1,000
as security to his bonctamcn. but not the
larger sum of $1,500. The bank officials hive
agreed to the reduction and the Judge has
granted It. Henry expects to secure the
bond and leave for Illinois next week. Ills
case comes up soon after the convening of
dlstilct court next .Monday.
To escape punishment at the hands of his
father , Charles Wililmen Jumped through a
window at his home In North York last Sat
urday night und has not been seen nor heard
of since. The boy Is about 15 years ohl and
was not considered very bright In mind. Of
late ho h s been rather unruly anil his
parent has not spared the rod. At
the time of the lad's escape ho W3G bare
footed and wore neither hat nor coat.
Heavy Iloiv Snle.
NOUTH BEND , Neb. , Nov. 11. ( Special
Telegram. ) The Platte Valley herd of
Poland-China hogs 'was ' sold here today. The
herd consisted of eighty-nine head high bred ;
fifty averaged $57 a head , one sow brought
Mil and was sold to rurtles In the southern
part of the state. The sale amounted to
$3,500.
Work on Xeiv Klevntor.
nilAINAUD , Neb. , Nov. 11. ( Special. )
The Tiansmlssisslppl Grain company com
menced work on Its new elevator at Dwlght
this morning. It Is lo bo one of the largest
on the Superior branch of the Fremont , Klk-
horn & Missouri Valley railway.
On n HlliitliiKTrip. .
* ST. PAUL. Neb. , Nov. 11. ( Special. )
Governor Holcomb , W. J. Ilryan and others
from Lincoln are here on a hunting expe
dition , the guests of Senator Grothan.
GOCH \VllNlllllKtOII. .
HASTINGS , Neb. , Nov. 11. ( Special. )
Hon. William E. Andrews started this mornIng -
Ing for Washington to assume his duties as
auditor of the treisury.
NeliriiNUiieivN .Voted.
A movement Is on foot at Tekamah to es
tablish a free reading room.
Fifty per cent of the wheat crop In Lin
coln county bas already bean marketed.
A JMlr of shears dropped on the head
of a little boy at Wllber , penetrated the
skull. He will live.
A farmers' creamery with a capital stock
of $1,000 bus been set In operation at New
man Grove , Madison county.
Invitations are out for the marriage of the
ongoing populist woman- superintendent of
schools In Hurt county to the Incoming offi
cial. Prof. Laughlln.
The sheep-fattening company at Norfolk
Junction has received thirteen more cars of
the animals over the Union Pacific. There
ore now In the yards about 19,000 head of
sheep.
A Webster county farmer bid fifteen acres
of onions which averaged 400 bushels to the
acre. Early In the season the yield prom
ised double what It Is now. A plant louse
Is responsible for this falling oft In yield.
P. I ) . Armour has sent to Superior two
oars of lumber ami will begin at once the
erection of nioro corncrlhs In which to store
the now corn crop. Ho has now nearly 100-
000 bushels stored there of last year's crop.
From the present outlook It feems as
though the Hurt County Agricultural society
will not be able to pay Us premiums If what
the secretary says Is true. The general ex
penses were so large that nothing Is liable
to bo left to p > iy the awards ,
John A. Brhardt of Slanton , department
camamler of the Grand Army of the Tle-
publlo of Nebraska , Is suffering from
a serioim attack of nicknci . The
trouble Is caused from overwork and Is
n general breaking down of the nervous sys
tem and will require much care and quiet to
restore him to health ,
A net of swindlers Is working Nebraska
establishing agents for the sale of jnllls for
grinding feed. One farmer In the commu
nity Is given the exclusive right and as
sured that It will make him rich In a short
time. Ho .signs what he suppor.es Is a con-
tract ( o sell the mills. 1ml hen notlfl d In
A few dayn by the neardjJ ank Uiat n note
Is held ( here against hint , "
HOOIJ HKIMUITS l.'iltMl
Allcitcil thnl It I eh i-ii I l.rnil * Are Yet
I iiilcvcliiicil.
TOUONTO , Nov. 11. A correspondent of
the ( llobe eends to bin paper an extended
Interview with William'Ogllvle. surveyor of
the Department of Interior , who left for
the Yukon country October 19. 1895 , and Is
now returning. Mr. Ogljvlo reports there are
100 claims on Ilonanza 'creek capable of
yielding from $250,000 to f.OO.OOO , and thirty
claims on Kldontdo creek that will no doubt
yield nn average of $ UOO < Mf)00 ) each. These
two creeks , ho eajs , totm hut a small per
centage of the pincers , t agilely discovered.
The other streams In the vicinity , though
not quite so rich will rate very high com
pared with anything found In the country
before. The gold bearing district extends
at Icr.st 400 miles from the American boun-
ei-iry and Is at some places 100 mllca wide.
Good Indications have been found , so It Is
said to assert that the greatest wealth. If
not the richest Individual deposit , Is yet to
be developed.
IMIMIOVI3 KANSAS 51 VII , SKHVICH.
l-'n t Train l.cnve * KIUINIIM City Knrly
In the Morning.
TOPKKA. Nov. 11. Word has been re
ceived In Topcka that the government has
decided to Improve the Kansas fast null
service and has arranged with the Santa
Fee railroad to have the time of the fast
mall train from Kansas City to Newton
shortened so that It will connect at the lat
ter place with No. " .west bound on the main
line and with the Galvcslon train. The fast
mall will leave Kansas City half an hour
earlier , at 2:30 : a. m. and arrive at Newton
at 7:10 : a. m. . making an average speed of
forty-four miles an hour. This will give the
people on the main line and branches west
of Newton and those on fie Galveston line
their oistern mall ten hours earlier than
they get It now. The now arrangement will
probably go Into effect November 21.
MAKINC A IHMIH I'OK KXtJlXHKIlS.
llrotherhooil liny * n Pnrm Xenr Miit-
toou , HlliiolM.
MATTOON , III. , Nov. 11. The Meadow
Lnvn farm , consisting of 250 acres , which
has been In litigation for the past five years ,
las been sold under Iho hammer .to ( Inind
Chief P. M. Arthur In trust for the benefit
of the llrotherhooil of Locomotive Knglnjcrs
for $17,450. It Is the Intention of the broth
erhood to establish on this farm ; a home for
dependent engineers , their widows and or
phans , and for this reason there was no com
petition In the sale.
Drill mi llrooklyn Itoiuls.
NBW YORK , Nov. 11. President Fred
erick Uliliminn of the Hrooklyn Klevatcil
railroad , gave the llr.st authoritative con
firmation today of the rumors that have
been prevalent of late In regard to a ilC'al
hctAccn all the Hrooklyn railroads. Mr.
riilmann said that the' Hrooklyn Klevnteil
company , the Haplil Transit company , the
Nassau company , the Hrooklyn City &
Newton and the Coney Island & Hrooklyn
were e-onplilTlng a genc'ral tralllc agree
ment. Negotiations looking toward a con
solidation of the cnmpanie'S have been
abandonee ! an Impracticable ,
Mr. I'blmann Haiti tbat the confprcncoM
would probably be brought to a successful
termination. Mr. Uhltmiiln also said tbat
the reorganization of tin * Hrooklyn road
would be perfected In about six weeks ,
when be expected the. stockholders to buy
Intinroad at foreclosure proe-ecdlnts at
the calling1 of the $10 per share asse'ssment.
Hmlnrseil \ < > I'olltlefil Parly.
CHICAGO. Nov. -Miss Frances \VII1-
ard , In an interview today , said that the
National Woman's Christian Temperance
union convention in JiufOilo did not en
dorse any political party. , This was a nw
departure- , the convention having for thir
teen years declared that 'tis ' prayers anil
sytnpatbles were for Hie prohibition party.
The nonactionwas a surprise to her , as
she supposed as a matter ol course the con
vention would pass the us.ua ! resolution.
Will .Not Succeed Iliixeu.
HAMILTON , O. , Nov. 11. Major 13. G.
Rnthbono emphatically denies the report
that he- was to succeed Will I' . Hnzcn ns
chief of the secret service.He said ho had
once declined the position and would under
no circumstance's consider it now. Major
Katbbone- was fourth assistant postmaster
general under Harrison and was the re
publican candidate for congress against
cx-CoiiKicssman Sort ? two cyara UEIO.
Citizens' fiiloii rimiM.
N13W YOHK , Nov. 11. lllchiinl Watson
Glider presided at a meeting of nine mem
bers of the executive- committee of the Citi
zens' union. The meeting was called to dis
cuss ways and means for the maintenance
of the union. The union will not go Into
state politics , nor will It taki > part In next
year's congressional contests. Mr. Clark
said It would ba continued with all earnest
ness.
MfSN SIlK-Iv CillCM Alirilll.I.
BOSTON. Nov. 11. Miss Agnes T. Slack ,
corrcHpomlliiB secretary of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union , sailed on the
steamer Canada today for Knplanel. Dele
gations from several unions went to the
steamer to wish a pleasant voyage to Miss
Slack and her friends. Mis. and Miss Lclle
of London and Miss Llleby of Wales , dele
gates to the recent world's convention.
IvIiiuilIUe ( iulil IH Stolen.
CHICAGO , Nov. 11. Joseph Ladue , .who
struck It rich on the Klondike , was robbed
of $700 worth of nuggets In tbe > depot of the
Lake Shores railroad today. The gold was
In bis overcoat pocket and the thief man
aged to secure It wlillo Laduo was walking
from bis train to the depot door. There Is
no trace of the pickpocket.
Declines to Pardon Franz.
COLU.MHUS , O. . Nov. II. The Hoard of
Pardons has rejected the application of
Albert .T. Franz , the Dayton murderer , for
commutation of sentence1 and be will be
electrocuted November 19 unless the gov
ernor Interferes , which IH Improbable.
rionkiiiaUerH' Strike.
NRW YOHK , Nov. 11 , Three hundred
cloakmnkcrs In Fre'cdman Hros. ' shop went
on a strike today by order of the
Hrotherhood of CloakmnkeTS. Yesterday
l.tiOO operatives In outside shops supplying
Krecdmun Hros. went on a strike.
Kllleil hy IIU HeliitlveK.
GALLITOLIS , O. , Nov. 11. Ambrose !
Hlack , living near Wlnllcld , was assaulted
by his HUM and son-in-law last nig lit be
cause h < ! thrashed Mrs. Hlack. A cudgel
was used over his bead and ho was killed.
His slayers have dlsappt-nred.
.VtMV llrnneli of Kill I Trade.
The driving and cycling on the Ocean
Parkway In IJrooklyn has developed a now
branch of fall trade. At this time of the
year , when the lemonade stands , photograph
ers' and oven repair-shops are closed , at the
corners of two of the croeslng avenues two
old wonun station themselves In the after-
neons with green corn 'to ' sell. At first view
the corn and paper lying on the ground
Rtid bicyclists standing nodr suggest nn tpjrt ,
but Investigation shows that there Is noth
ing morn or lera than a small market , and
blrycllbts are strapping fr'ush green corn to
their wheels and carriage people taking It
Into their carriages. . ' '
Subscribe for The Sunday Hce and read
Anthony Hope's creatsory ; "Simon Dal ? . '
It's bminil to roim' tlmt cold wave
anil It will 1m a mighty K < ) inl tiling for
you to liavi' a . .Iivnll | msc burner lic-
twt't'ii you and lln > wave wlit'ii It tines net
liure you win n > KiiliUi > the .fewull KO us
to wet Just thu rlflit amount of hen t no
matter how warm or how fohl a fuul
saver In all kliuJH of weather. Wo have
them from the Hinnllest to the largest
Itemitifirily onitiinenteil the cheapest
best stove sold anywhere tlio Oak
.Tewell tht orlKlnnl oak ntove will keep
llro forty-eight hours with soft coal ah-
Holutely airtight In live nUivs from $1.00
up. Ont'H Is a complete hardware store.
A. C. RAYMER
HUtS' HARDWARE
1514 Farnnm St.
WAR SDIP FOR HAITI
( Continued from Klrt
the recent sessions of the House , the | > resl *
dent rejected n series of motions upon tlio
l irt of members of the left for a roll call
of votes , declaring ( tint It was the duty of
the president to mnlntnln the House In n con
dition to perform Us functions nrul not violate
late the rules of procedure as though they
were established for purposes of obstruction.
°
\VIIil. MAKi : A TIIY KOROltTII I'OI.P.
rr Mnn lrinnlrliiK ) n I'tircly
llrltlMll KX | . .Mlltll.ll.
QUBIIRC. Nov. 11. Captain Hornier of this
city , who Is organizing tin expedition to the
north pole , expects to start on Mnrelt 1. in the
steamer Windward , which WHS used liy the
Jackson-llarmsworth expedition , from n
point the iwinc of which ho withholds , but
which Is on the north of Siberia , Ills crow
will consist of seven men , a geologist , sur
geon anil five men. or eight men In nil. In
cluding himself. Ho Intends to travel nt the
rate cf six miles n day , making the Journey
to the polo In 120 days. Ills mode of travel.
Ing will be with dogs and reindeer , especially
the latter on account of their ine.it as well
as their service. HP Intends to send the
Wl dw rJ buck f.-om S : crla after d BOiibnrk-
Ing his outfit , as ho expects to arrive buck
at Spitsbergen , where he will send signals
previously arranged to take him off. Ills
voyage will bo provisioned f.ir two mil n
half years. All applicants must bo Canadians
and Urltlsh subjects. The trip ho expects will
cost not over $60,000 , which he proposes nil
local governments throughout Can.ita ! and
Newfoundland as well as the federal gov
ernment will nwke up , as the expedition Is
entirely a Canadian affair.
COMHIATI liATKS THU I'ltKSlMi : NT.
i\cltlllM : : Dcltlltl' til Illllll llllllMCH Of
Itriir.llliin CnnuroNN.
UIO JAXBIIIO. Nov. 11. Scnor Vlcra. one
of the government's supporters In the Urn-
zillan senate , declared In an open session
of that body that the opposition had predicted
the death of President Morucs before Novem
ber 9. This statement taken In connection
with the alleged plot which led to the recent
attempt to kill thu president , caused a ecu-
Ballon. Scnor Ilnrcolos , of the opposition
protested vigorously against this charge. In
the Chamber of Deputies , Seobra , In un at
tack on the opposition , declared that the
party was made up of anarchists. This
caused a hot dlticnrolon In that body.
The many charges made have caused the
opposition to publ'eli ' a manifesto ilpnj Ing
any responsibility for the attempt on I'reol-
dcnt Moracs' life. This manifesto , which sots
forth that the attempt grow out of discontent
In t'ho ' army , was not well received. Com-
paiMtivo quiet reigns In Hlo Janeiro , though
the Chamber of Deputies has passed a meas-
hls cscjpo from assassination were passed.
oi'Tiii.Mor THU criiAX AITIOMV. ; .
Local l.viiNlnl I v < - Iliuly Kleoli-il ! }
I u Her.in I SuU'riiiii- .
LONDON , Nov. 11. The Madrid corre
spondent of the Standard , describing the In
stitutions to be cstabllsheJ In Cuba under the
now autonomous regime , says :
"The lower house will consist of sixty
members , all elected on the basis of universal
suffrage. The upper house will be virtually
a council of administration , us Srnor Car.ovas
proposed , but with extensive attrlbutrs. Hal'
Its members will be elected by popular suf
frage , ? nd half will sit by right of the ifllces
they shall hold.
"Oreat reserve Is maintained as to the
Intentions' of the government In the settle
ment of the Cuban debt , but It Is believe ; !
that the debt contracted for the present war
would bo considered nathnal , but the bulk of
the burJcn to fall upon Spanish taxpayers
and Spanish budgets. "
MISSl.VC SOMHKIISVKIti : Iv 11,1,101) .
Hail Kvlileiitl.v Miuli * u ( iiillimt
fur llfc.
SIMLA , Nov. 11.When' ' the British rccon-
nolterlng force returned to the valley after
a disastrous retreat from the mountains ,
Lieutenant Martin and twelve men belonging
to the Northamptonshire regiment , which
had suffered severely while saving the
wounded , wore reported missing. A dispatch
from the Madair valley today shows that tile
Lieutenant and his companions have been
killed. Their bodies have been found and It
Is said to bo evident from the position In
which the corpses rested that the little de
tachment fell gallantly fighting to Hie last.
Every men of the imrty died from rlflo bullet
wounds.
VUSIJVII.'S I'THXISIIKS A 1MCTUIII3 ,
Prrxfiit Krnittliin Sail ! < < > lie MiiKiilfl-
i-i'iit Sici-tnuIo.
NAPLES , Nov. 11. The eruption of Mount
Vesuvius , 'Which began on 'Monday ' last. Is
Increasing in activity. The spectacle Is grand.
Columns of smoke and tongues of flame are
belching from the central crater , while
showers of cinders arc falling.
( 'ooliK'HM Ilotivoi'ii Austria anil Turkey
VIENNA , Nov. 11. The semi-official Kreni-
denblatt says that there Is a noticeable cool
ness between the Austrian embassy and the
Porte , owing to the hlgh-iianded action at
tributed to the local authorities of Morelna ,
Asia Minor , with relation to the agent at
that port of the Austrian Lloyd Steamship
company , a merchant named Hrazzafoli. The
Austrian cruiser Leopard has been sent to
Mcrslna , the port of Adanla , capital of the
vilayet of that name , with Instructions to
protect the Austrian consulate and the
Christians of Merslna.
ICyrM TronbliHim. .
Nov. 11. Prlnco JJIsmarck Is
ngaln troubled by the affc-ctlon of the eyes
from which ho has suffered periodically of
recent years , but his condition Is not such
as to cause his friends or family anxiety.
Count Ulerbcrt Hlsmarck , his eldest son , Is
now visiting the prince at Frledrlehsruho ,
but no Inferences unfavorable to the gen
eral health of his father are drawn here
from the visit.
Sultan I > | NIIIHMCN 11 Minister.
BERLIN , Nov. 11. A dlspa.tch to the
Frankfurt Xeltung from Constantinople saj-B
that Gall Hey , Turkish ambassador at llerlln ,
who left hie post without leave because * his
salary had been unpaid for nine months , ar.J
because ho was harassed by creditors , wao
dismissed by the sultan on arrival at Con
stantinople. Tewflk Pasha , minister to Servla ,
lias been appointed his provisional uucceeeor.
Voluiiti-i-rK to Hi'lnrti.
MONTREAL , Quo. , Nov. 11. The case of
Michael Fortler for embezzlement came up
before Judge Dugas today. Mr , McCoy of
the firm of Straw , McCoy & Co. , of Chicago
appeared and testified that Kortior'o defal
cations amounted to $14,000. Fortler then
volunteered to return to Chicago ,
( Jri't'U ItulilH lulu Turkey ,
VIENNA. Nov. 11. The Ncue Frelo Presso
today publishes a dispatch from Constanti
nople saying that some Greek bands which
crossed the TheBsaUni frontier , between Dls-
It's often perplex
ing to know just what
to wear where to
place your order
and how to have it
made up. Not so when you visit Nicoll The Tailor. Here
you see an assortment of Foreign and Domestic woolens to
satisfy any taste. The on'y ' fear is that you will find almost
too many to select from.
4
Our salesmen are always ready with timely suggestions.
They know what will best become you , and will be pleased to
aid you in making a suitable selection.
Our garments made in Omaha by Omaha tailors.
Trousers I 5,6,7,8,9. Suits 15,20,25,3$0
, , , , , , . , , , ,
209 and 211 So 15th St. Karbach Block.
kal' and D .metilk have bpcn rc'initsril by the
Turks , who killed many of the- Invaders and
o.-tpturi'd a larso number of iirlsnne-rs. The
Turks also sclzinl 1GO rllk-s nii'l 150,01)0 ) par
tridges bolniiBliiK to the Gre-eks ,
\nt AliiriniMlliiiul Illsiiiurrk.
I'MUKlJItK'HSIUrit. Nov. 11. Tlu-ro Is
nothing to IMIIS ? anxiety as to the condition
of Prlnco Hismarck. contrary to the report
published. Ills facMI neuralgia has boon HK-
Kravatcil by the east wind which luif pre
vailed locontly , and thus pre-vcnts him from
going out driving , but tingrnurtill health of
the ex-clunci'llor Is better than usual.
I'olli-f l > * > ursi Ilic Vnnri-lilMlx.
iIIKItLIN , Nov. 11. A meeting of anar
chists \vasheld hrro today to celebrate _ thu
anniversary of the execution of the anarchists
of Haymarket tiiuuro , Chicago. Several in-
llnmipa'ory npccchcs were nuiilo ind finally
the police , li'torruptlng the diatribe of a
female speaker , dlcstolvcd the meeting.
Kloat ti Slriinilc-il Slc-iiiin-r.
GLASGOW , Nov. 11. The Anchor line
steamer which went ns'ioro off the Isle of Ar-
ran. at the entrance of the Firth of Clyde ,
proved to be the Persia , bound from Liver ,
pool for Glasgow , as anticipated. It was |
Heated at midnight and proeeedol to Its i
destination.
1'nlnr HMUMlltlini > < "v' V i'ii p.
STOCKHOLM. Nov. 11. King Oscar and
a number of private poisons have contributed
sufficient money to Insure the dispatch of n
Swedish polar expedition In 1S98 , which will
bo led by Prof. Natborst , the geologist. The
cost of the expedition Is estimated at 70,000
crowns.
Wi'tl.
Slicnkrr lli-i-il fomliiK
MONTREAL. , Quebec , Nov. 11. Speaker
Thomas H. Heed left by the Pacific express
yesterday In a private car. He will KO
through to the eoaot , ami after seeing tlio
situation of affairs In the west will return
to Washington In time for the opening of
congress.
VrKiiiui'iit iTi I'ii VHP f Ki'Hiirnolty.
LONDON , Nov. 11. The Dally News this
morning argues that the concession of a
preferential tariff to England will give Sir
Wilfrid Laurler , the dominion premier , a
powerful argument In favor of renewed reci
procity with the United JStates.
TnrUlNli ( HllilnlMVltlioul Moni-y.
'BERLIN. ' Nov. 11. The 'condition ' of the
members of the Turkish embassy Is deplor
able. None of them has received his salary
for over a year , and their debts In this city
aggregate $1,500.000. Tradesmen are Im
portuning them for money.
CloHiof nn liiv
MONTREAL , Qtie. , Nov. 11. The Investi
gation Into the cause of the collision be
tween the United States steamer Yantlc and
the Cauadlcnne has been closed. The com
mittee will probably not render a decision
for a week longer. _
I'clKlon fur Arhllriitlitii Tronty.
LONDON , Nov. 11. Lord Derby , secretary
of the arbitration alliance , has presented to
Lord Salisbury a memorial with 01,852
signatures for an Anglo-American arbltra- .
tlon treaty.
I
Ciiiinillnii rnollli' i
MONTREAL , Nov. 11. The Canadian Pa I
clfic railway earnings for the week ending
November 7 were $627,000 ; for the same per
iod last year , $52 .000 ; Increase , $105,000.
InlfiiNf Ill-lit lii AiiHlriilln.
SYDNEY , N. S. W. , Nov. 11. Intense
heat 'prevails ' throughout the colony and
there have been numerous brush ( Ires.
Wo arc now Hliowinu the luwst linn
of thf fiiinoiiH Klmlmll pianos wu'vo
ever lu'i'ii able to HIO\V ! Ilic now wmlo
Kimlmll piano most olfKiintly tlfHlpiL'tl
and lliilslii'il In all lln ? popular anil
natural wood wises what could In * hot-
U-r than a Klmball for ChristmasV It's
u piano tlmt bas ivcolvvtl this universal
endorsement of ( be greatest muslelans
a. piano that you can buy without any
piano UnowledK'e and bi > surt ) of get tins ;
this best.Ve s-'lve our own t mnmti'u
with each Klmball we sell mul nmUo
the pi-Ire rlKbt and the terms easy.Vo
would llko to show them to you while
thu assortment Is complutu.
A. HOSPE ,
I53 ! Douglas
HOLIDAY .TKWKUIY.
Wo are receiving dally our new lines
of holiday Jewelry eut Klass and silver
novelties and wo Invite the puhlie lo
( ! ome and look If you can't KI-I hero
diirliiK the day , remember we are open
till 1) o'clock every .Saturday nltjlit. You
don't need to buy but you will have an
opportunity of M'clnt , ' a line far more
complete than we've ever shown before---
while prices are much lower , lirlns ; your
friends with you. Wo are furnlshlii } , '
ok''antly ( engraved wedding stationery at
$10 for the llrst 100-U. : > < ) after that
100 enslaved visiting cards with copper
engraved plate for $1.50-100 cards print
ed from your own plate , $1.00.
C. S , Raymond Co , ,
Jewelers ,
16th and Uuusjlan Streets ,
- . . - . * " ' ' - M *
I\IM.OMON T\KIS : OKI A FOOT.
Ion \ 4innionulii
L'llir.UK ) , Nov. 11. Miss Ruth Amanda
Colvln of llnnus , III. , a student In the School
t.f Llber.il Arts at Northwestern university ,
stepped on what is supposed to IMVO been a ,
sigixil torpedo on the * sidewalk In Emerson
srcc-t ; , Ev.incton , l&nt night , causing It to
explode with force1 sullU-icnt lo almost sever
the low or " .art of her right foot from the
ankle. The Injury may result fatally , but at
any event Miss Colvln will Use her foot , us
amputat'on Is deemed neet-Hsary. The pollco
are instifled an to the nature of the ex
plosive nnil have many theories , the most
pluuslh'e ' of which Is thai n torpedo of Iho
kind u-iod In lallrexid signaling was dropped
careloffily on the sidewalk.
Sihili-lonM | l'Vi'tlii ' Illinois.
SPIUNai'MELI ) , 111. , Nov. 11. Dr. Ktran.
sopretnry of the Stu o Ho.ird of Health. Is
III receipt of : i loiter from Dr. C. 1 * . Spnnn
of Thrlics , III. , Informing him that the
writer and another physician have In the
last three- weeks treated eleve-n suspicious
casi'.s , ipn irenting symptoms of yellow fever.
Two had lilnok vomit , line- death bast re-
snil t-d anil ono patient Is In a critical con-
union. Dr. Kgan has given Instructions
for an investigation and teport and steps
will be taken to establish a quarantine.
KOHKIMST Ol ' TODAVS WKATIlI'JIt.
< ! i-m-i-illy l'Anlr liniil Warmer , ivllh
SoiitlniljVlnilN. .
WASHINCSTON , Nov. II. Forecast for
Friday :
For Nebraska and Kansas * Generally-
fair ; warmer ; southerly winds.
For Iowa and Missouri Fair , warmer ;
variable winds , beoointiiir southerly.
For South Dakota 1'artly cloudy
weather ; occasional rain or snow ; warmer ;
southerly ulmls.
For Wyoming Increasing1 cloudiness ;
warmer ; soutlieily winds.
Iin-ill Ii-i-oriT.
OFFJCK OF THK WKATHKll 1IUUKAU.
OMAHA , Nov. ll.-Onmh.i record of rainfall
and teiiipi'iatiiro compared with the corresponding
spending day of the last three years :
1S07. 1S % . IM ) . " . 1894.
Maximum teniipenitureIll ) M 3- {
Minimum temperature . . . " 0 lit : H IX
Average temperature. . . . . JO 22 44 21
Halnfall IK ) .00 .00 .00
Uecord of temperature and preolpltatlon
at Omaha for this day and since March 1 ,
1S97 :
Normal for the ilny 40
Kxce-ss for the day 0
Accumulated vxc.-o.ss since March 1 4O
Normal rainfall for the day 01 Inch
Deficiency for Ilic day eH Inch
Total rainfall since Mareb 1 17.90 Inches
Dcllcloncy since March 1 10.72 IncheH
IJxcess for cor , ipurloil , IStiil. . . . 4 32 Inches
Dellt-lenc-y for cor. period. IMCi. . 10.10 Inches
Itc-iioriri from Stations at 8 t > . iii. (
TCth niprltllnn time.
ft
BTATION3 AND STATE OF
aH
WEATHER.
Oiniilia , clear 50 .00
North I'lilliHear rs .00
Salt l iki City , cloudy .00
I Cheyenne , clear .00
Itnplil City , cloudy .01
Hurun , clear . .00T
I'hlcaK" . clear T
Wllllxton. cleir .09
Ht. Ijotil * , clear .00
.St. I'aul , clear .00
Davenport , clear .09
Helena , part cloudy .03
K'niit-MK city , clear .09
Havre , ralnlni ? .IB
Bismarck , clear .00
OalveHlon , clear . _ . . _ _ . _ . .00
T Indicates trace uf precipitation ,
L. A. WKI.SU. 1/ocnl TorecaBt OinclaL