Nebraska Newspapers

    WEATHER IMPROVES TRADE
Cold and Stormy Spells Give an Impetus to
Winter Gocda.
AltF.C/D EARNINGS ARE INCREASING
KlHT.tilnllvo MnrkM * nrr Quiet , Which
In Iiileriiretnl tin llrlnc ( ionil
for Knrmrrn mill
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'KBW YORK , Nov. 12. H. G. Dun & Co.'a
Weekly Review" of Trade will say :
Colder and moro stormy wenther , long
Heeded to accelerate distribution of winter
Roods , hns materially helped In some quar
ters and the resulting Improvement In re-
tnll trade IH mentioned In every northern
dispatch tills ! week , so that order * to 1111
Htocka have been encouraging , and In BOIIIIJ
liranches the multitude of demand ! * for Im
mediate delivery show thnt the distribution
to consume has already gone much be
yond the expectations of dealers. Hut this
Is not yen the general rule nnd with many
complaints of delayed trade from other
quarters there still remains the extenclvc
Hhrlnkapc caused by fever and quarantine
it the south. H is , therefore , the more
mirprlsltiR that the volume of ail payments
through clearing IIOUHPS continues about as
largo as In 1832 and 10.7 per cent larger than
last year.
Itnllroail earnings nearly equal those of
1892 for the llrst week of November and
nearly half of the mileage of railroads In
the United States shows earnings In Octo
ber of $ ,7),3.YMM ) , or S per cent larger than
last year nnd 2.2 per cent larger than IMC.
Speculative markets feel disappointment
because prices do not rise farther and
faster , but It Is fortunate for producers
mid dealers that the experience of some
jiust years In that respect has not been re-
lieated. There IH nothing to causa general
reaction , the purchasing powe < of tho'ix'o-
j > ; Is Frndimlly Increasing , , nnd after the
lull which follows extensive replenishment
of the stocks the trade should plvc nmplo
evidence of that Increase.
The output of Iron furnaces November 1
WHH 212ir > ! ) tons weekly , against 200.120 Oc
tober 1 , a gnln of C.I per cent , nnd unsold
Htocks decreased KM'O ' tons In October. In
dicating a larger consumption In manufac
tures than ever before , I'vun whm tin- out
put of pig was pushed by swiftly advanc
ing prices to tin' highest point. 217.IVS2 tons ,
November 1 , ISKi Prices of iron products
rose tnnt yonr r > 5.3 per rent , but are now
not 4 per rint higher limn Juno fl. The
enormous output , with some more fur-
iiapcs started In November , pauses but n
slight decline In Bessemer- pig to tl0.2 : > at
1'lttnburg , with no decline In other pig
there , at the east or Chicago , and no fall
In prices of Ilnlshi'il products except a shade
In niinlus. While most works have orders
lr < r thu rust of tlm year , nnd In sheets and
some other brnnrhm are far behind In de
liveries , new orders are few , but Include
one for 2.COO cars at Chicago nnd one for
400 oars at I'lttsburg ; one for nn armored
nhlp at Chester ; many for small buildings ,
und for St. Vincent's hospital and three
S'-hool houses here ; many for bridges , with
Home for the drainage canal at Chicago ; n
lively demand for hoops and a large export
IniHiiiPM * with a quantity of bars for export.
Woolen mills generally have orders for
three months' nhcvul and are not seeking
far her engagements. Large sales of spec
ulative lots of wool at prices not stated
micgpHt that It muy be ict.ver before the
mills need further orders. A year ago the
iprlro lu'unn to mount , with heavy specula
tion , anil has risen a per cent , without reno -
no Ion In quotations , while the rise in goods
cu Bruges but 14 lier cent.
The decline In cotton nnd the slow de-
inand for goods , owing In part to warm
weather , liavo led cotton mills to confer
dbout curtailment of production and fur
ther reductions have been made In brown
sheetings and drills and prints , and by Job
bers ) In ble.iohcd oods. Cot' on declined nn
eighth to T..S7 cents for middling uplands
nnd both exports and takings of spinners
hnvo been large.
Wheat dropped over 2 cents , but It has
sliifn rlsdn an much from heavy buying for
exports. Western exports continue heavy ,
in two weeks 1I.02.VW bushels , against 10-
f.M 1M _ lust year , while Atlantic expor'.p.
Hour Included , have been fi.riG2.02T bushels ,
acalnst 3,921,211 last year. An English au
thority reckons the world's yield at 161,000.-
OiO bushels loss than last year , lAhich would
mvan a market for all ttils country has to
ppare.
Corn exports are larger than last year
and the price his ripen 1 % cents.
lyi'er prices of meats do not Indicate that
firmer * have as vet much Inducement to
snve corn for feedlnpr.
Figures for the week have been 291 In the
Vnltd States , against 270 last year nnd
twenty-four in Canada , against forty-six
last , year.
It 11A DSTIlKnT"S IIHVI H W OF TIIADH.
iil liicrriiHf lir ) Wet ? lily lliuiU
CIcnrnnrfN.
NEW YOHK , Nov. 12. Dradstrcet's tomor
row will say :
( Jne of the most significant features of the
business situation is found in the continued
li.xivy weekly totals of bank clearings , that
for six business days ending November 11
amounting to $ ltl7flOO,000 : , an Increase of
lo per pent over the preceding week and li :
1 > M' cent compared with the second week of
November , 1VM. when business began to
revive sharply In speculative lines.
Knllroad gross earnings show smaller
gains as comparisons begin to be made
\\ith more nearly normal conditions one
yenr ago. The total October earnings of
i7 companies operating 100.0CO miles of road
nHtreftate tK.Kl.333 , a gain of $ . " > , < 00.0 over
S'pU'inber and ! > per cent over October u
yt-ar ago. This gain compares with gains
of 14 per cent In September and 12 f > per
cent In August over corresponding periods
111 ISM. The Paclfle. southwestern and cen
tral western roads make the best showing.
Other favorable features are the contin
ued llrmneBs of and activity in woo ] . Iron
and steel. The heavy output of Iron and
moderate reduction of stocks last week MIC.
jre jts the Improbability of the advance in
I.rkes of Iron and steel next year , which so
many have hoped for.
The slight reaction In the price of cotton ,
In view of the extrcinu depression to which
that staple-has been subjected , attracts
attention as the possible ending of the
year of prolonged decline. Already there
in an Improvement In prices of and demand
for cotton yarns.
The unfavorable Influences In price move
ments this week are declines for cottons
and print cloths , the latter touching the
lowest price on record. Wheat , lard and
lead are also lower , and wire nails have
been shadtd. There Is a long1 list of staples
for which prices are practically unchaiiHHl.
The more Important advances are confined
to Indian corn , outs , hops and turpentine.
Colder weather In the central west and
northwest has stimulated demand for win
ter goods , particularly clothing. Kxports of
wheat ( Hour Included ns wheat ) from both
coasts of the I'nlted States and from Mon
treal thin week amount to r > , rli,5l2 ! bushfls ,
compared with K.r.OO.oOO bushels last week.
4.ni > liiflO biiHhels In the week u year ago ,
3"i" > .COO Imsluds two years ago , 2BO.W ! )
buxhels three years ago and an contrasted
with 2,0l.'i,00i ) bushels In the like week of
.
Kxports of Indian corn this week amount
ID 2G.'il.l > IO bushels , ncalnst 2.199,000 bushels
Inst week , 3.77S.OOO bushels In the week a
year ago , 1.921,000 bushels two years ago ,
l)7ono ! ) bushels three years ago and mi com-
jinretl with 073,000 bushels In the like week
of 1R9S.
There Is nn Increase In the number of
business failures , the total throughout the
, United States this week being 27.1. compared
with 223 last week , 25S In the week ono year
ngo , 219 two years ago , 2SO three years URO
und 310 In the second week of November ,
IKftt The .Innver portion of this week's In
crease. over last week IH In New Kngland
nnd the nouthcrn Htates.
Them are thirty-three business failures
reported throughout tlm Canadian dominion
this week , compared with thirty-four lasl
week , four In the week ono year ago und
forty-five two ycurs ago.
IIHVIHW Oil1 THIS .STWMC MAHKKT.
! % > < > .MVeclliiKT l'rle > M HUM Ileeii
AliuiiHl Kutlrely KM vornblc.
NKW YOHK , Nov. 12. In its review of
the stock market Ilrailstreet's tomorrow will
SJ"WM1e > pnccnlatlnn showed some rerponso
to favorable developments the course of the
jiiarket II.IH been Irregular After an Im-
jirovement In prices rarly In the week the
piofi'sflonal traders made nn attack on the
nmrkot nml met with llttlu resistance
thou > ; h on I'rlday prices werd ag-.iln put up
en the shorts The absence of public Inter
cst and the small volume to which conimln
elon house Imylng has shrunk nro still
nn'leeablei factor * .
I.nrffo Interests have iwlthln n few days
past extended reiKued support to ccrtalt
gpocl.iltlcs , but It neema that tlm cliques am
1 nil pools are for the present ) dormant , and
In plto of the much better tlcvelopments
In u number of directions , manipulative
nc'lvlty Is trill directed almost entirely
against value * . The news which could ill
rc-tly affect the market was almost entirely
favorable
Among the favorahlo Items were the
friendly tone of the Spanish government' *
note and the decision of the United States
euprnmo pour : In the long nnd short hau
cn e. An Idea apparently developed that
the Inn ? and uhort haul declrion was o
considerable benelU to the railroads nnd the
t MtrenctU the Grangers took , on Tuesday and
Vedncjdftjr wan partly traceable to this
The coal stocks showed comdderabla
trcnpth because of the general belief that
jrders will bo Issued to restrict production
ind check the accumulation of unused
locks of coal.
Sugar was a feature this -week , declining
rom l.TSHto IK-Ji , but rallying on Friday
o 12ST4.
On the wholn thp mnrkct has been a nar
row and professional one.
\VIIKIV CI.KAHIMJ iiousn TOTALS.
\K retfiitp of TrntmnrtlntiN of the AK-
NiiclntcMl llnnkfl.
NEW YOHK , Nov. 12. The following table ,
complied by Hr.itlfltrect , shows the bank
clearings at eighty-seven cities for the week
ended Novomhcr 11 , with the percentages of
ncrease and decrease , as compared with the
corresponding week laat year ;
Not induilpil In totals because containingBother
Items than clearlngp.
Si-liool lIoy'N I.OKIlroktMi. .
Denny Wilkny , C years old , was run down
by a delivery wagon on hla way home from
school yesterday afternoon and received a
broken leg. He was taken to his home at
213 South Thirteenth street. The wagra be.
longed to the Sharplcss Supply company and
was driven by Hey Herrold. The latter says
ho was driving along Eleventh street near
Douglas , when two young men crossed close
In front of the horses. Ha was giving his
ittrcitlon to them and only otoerved the
child when It was fairly under the horses'
feet. Ho was unable to stop the team and
ono horse knocked the boy down. The ani
mal stepped carefully over him and the In
jury was caused by the wheel.
Stunrliliif ? to Iviiow.
It may be worth something to know that
the very best medicine for restoring the tired
out nervous system to a healthy vigor Is
Electric Ditters. This medicine Is purely
vegetable , acts by giving tone to the nerve
. -enters in the stomach , gently stimulates the
Liver and Kidneys , and aids those- organs In
throwing oft imnurltles in the blood. Elec
tric Hltte-s improves the appetite , aids diges
tion and is pronoun'ccd by those who have
tTled it as the very best blood purifier and
nerve tonic. Try It. Sold for 50c or $1.00
per bottle at Kuhn & Co.'s drug store.
Complaint \Vn * Ilrfrrtlvf.
Tlio case or Lizzie Mann , 922 Capitol nve-
nue , charged with Hteallinr JCO from the
ponton of WV. . Dunn , a farmer from Mc-
Arillc precinct , came up for trial before
Judge Gordon yesterday afternoon. It was
clearly shown that the man had been
robbed In the place nnd probably by the
Mann woman. At the conclusion of the
evidence Judpp Gordon dismissed the case
for the reason that a complaint chanting
larceny from the person should have been
lodged ngaln.st the woman , while she was
arraigned upon om > merely charging petty
Inrceny. The original complaint was filed
by Attorney Jlorearty. who acted as city
prosecutor In behalf of Prosecuting Attor
ney Miller. Larceny from the porpon Is a
felony and beyond the jurisdiction of the
police court , while petty larceny Is a mis
demeanor.
Small pill , rafe pill , Best pill. De Witt's
Little Early Risers cure biliousness , consti
pation , sick headache .
BRIDGE CONTRACT'S ' FUTURE
Incident of tlo Union Pacific Sale Waiting
Adjustment.
THREE ROADS VITALLY INTERESTED
llork Inlnnil nml Sllliviinkop Olllecm
ProfrHN Conllilciico In Ability to
Hold Union Pacific to
the . \Kroomcnt ,
H is e'vcn ' out oa good authority that
both the Hock Island und the Milwaukee
railroads foci very confident that the Union
1'aclflo reorganization will not adversely
affect their rights to use the Union Pacific
brldgo and trackage In this system. In this
opinion the railroad companies are sustained
by their own and oiner prominent attorneys ,
and It Is certain that If these two railroads
can cling onto their contracts with the
Union Pacific , giving them a right to the
bridge , they will bo very much contented ,
Ono la constantly hearing It eald that
the contracts with the Union Pacific , by
which the Hock Island and the Milwaukee
railroads galu an entrance Into Omaha , ore
unprofitable to the Union Pacific. Officials
of the great Overland road arc often hoard
to rue- the day that such contracts were
mailo and censure of the regime that allowed
the contracts to go through Is so common
that ono scarcely pays attention to It. In
vestigation Into what the Union Pacific gets
out of Us bridge contracts does not \\arrnut
the belief that the privileges granted the
Hock Island and the Milwaukee railroads
are such wonderfully bad bargains for the
road owning the bridge.
The 'Hock Island pays the Union Pacific
$45.000 per annum for the right to cress the
bridge. The Milwaukee pays the Union
Paclllc a similar amount. That makes $30-
000 , which Is Just like so much money picked
up on the side , and In said to pay the In
terest on the bridge 'bonds. ' In addition to
this , the Hock Island and the Milwaukee
railroads pay their share toward keeping the
bridge and trackage leading thereto In re
pair and good condition. Further the Union
Pacific charges each of these roads for
switching cars and other service rendered
on the Union Pacific tracks between Council
IllulTs and South Omaha. This service coats
something , but It Is rendered for about the
tiamo profit that is usually found In the
service rendered by ono rajlroad company to
another. The receipts from this branch of
service amount to about $10,000 per annum ,
In which there is a reasonable amount of
profit. The total amount derived from the
Rock Island and the Milwaukee railroads by
the Union Pacific Is therefore In the
neighborhood of $100,000.
Whether the new owners of the Union
Pacific , who will probably take possession of
the property on or before the first of next
year , will endeavor to have the bridge con
tracts with the Rock Island and the Mil
waukee railroads annulled , In the hope of
raising the cost of an entrance to Omaha to
these two roads , Is a much mooted question.
Men who closely follow Union Pacific matters
declare that such nn effort will be made.
Representatives of the Hock Island and the
Milwaukee railroads declare that any such
effort would fall. Other railroad men say
that they prefer to stand on the outsldo and
watch the outcome of the matter.
U'OKIv AT I'.MO.V 1'ACIKIC SHOPS.
Tnslc of fit-nine ; llolllnu tttoclc lit
ShnjH- fur TriiiiNfi-r llrlnpr IMiNliril.
The workmen at the Union Pacific shops In
this city are putting In forty hours a week ,
divided Into five days of eight hours each , In
placing the equipment of the "Overland
Route" In the good condition It should be
when It Is turned over to Its new owners a
month or so hence. Passenger cars , mall
cars and locomotives are all being put In the
very best of trim.
There are but few freight cars In the-
shops , fewer In fact than there have been
during any period in the last six years.
This Is due to the fact that every freight
car that can be pressed Into service Is out
on the road helping to handle the big ship
ments of merchandise , grain , coal and fruit
that are making the Union Pacific hum with
prosperity these days and sending up the
earnings like midsummer heat plays with
the mercury. Every once In a 'while a freight
car is hustled Into the- shops , fitted out with
a second floor , and transferred from a box
car Into a. double-deck stock car for the live
stock trafllc. That Is about the only time
one sees a freight car arcund the Union
Pacific shops now-n-dnys. Everything that
has got trucks under It Is out on the road
doing service. Traffic will scon slacken up a
bit. It Is expected , and then there will bo
a rush of freight cars Into the shops to be
overhauled.
The rotary snow plows that are to help
keep the Union Pacific tracks free from
snow have been ( Hied up at the shops dur
ing the summer and are now in readiness
to bo sent out In a hurry. One of these
Immense rotary plows Is kept at the east
ern end of each division. As advices of a
storm from either direction are sent from
district to district by telegraph , a rotary
j plow In one district can be put on the
I track as soon > is the storm strikes that dls-
I trict. The operating department Is more and
moro giving attention to the prompt work
of the rotary plows , as It Is found that
the snow can be kept off pretty well If the
big plows ure put to work as soon as the
storm begins and before the snow has a
chanc to drift. A recent Instance of this
was shown in the dispatch with which the
rotary plows were put to work on the Oc
tober snowIn the western part of Nebraska
and In the eastern parts of Wyoming and
Colorado. Though It was a heavy storm ,
the snow was met right at the atart and
tracks were cleared In about twelve hours.
An attiichc of the Union Pacific shops
said yesterday : "The power In these
big rotary plows Is much greater th'in ' the
average person Is aware nr. Thp power In
the rotury snow plow used on the Union
Pacific Is as great as that of the big loco
motive that helps to push It along. I bc-
"Keggi < ? , " "don't chor know" lie plays
tliu music box the llcglna the llrst
music box over manufactured In' the
I'nltod States-plays 1,000 tunes the
most beautiful music with great bril
liancy and richness of tone by means
of undestructlblo metal tune discs all
the favorite music classic and popular
"up-to-date" a regular plaiio substitute
can't get out of order runs forty min
utes prices from ? M to $200 Ihe most
popular is No. Ill single coml ) mahog
any and oak case /jX'JOxll i ' inches-
It's $15 extra discs (10 ( cents each you
can sec and hear them at the store.
A. HOSPE.
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas
Do you know that we pull teeth ?
Well , wo do It without pain or gas a
little local application to the gums and
W ) cents. It's really a pleasure for you
to have your teeth doctored when yon
come here wo have nil the modern ap
pliances known to dentistry ud furnish
tiio best set of teeth ever produced at
§ 10-thin , elastic plates-lit best look
best and are the most comfortable
plate. If your present teeth are not satis ,
factory you should try a set of these
wo guarantee you satisfaction e\vry
time all our assistants understand den.
tlstry lady attendant.
BAILEY ,
13 Y nr > Id floor Puxton nilc.
Experience , lUtU und Farnam.
ono of these rtrt9ry plows could cut
ICP by Itself , There h l / > en a great nilvnnco
made In the manner of handling mow
utormn on rallro.tds In recent years , t re
member very well when no snow over a
few Inches in depth MtlO bo removed , ritd
not that it It were packed , gg the only
plows in use were " * ! ralghtahcad plows
which couM do nolhlag/but buck the snow
piled on the tracks. " , , , . , ,
"Are snow sheds and snow fences much
use.1 ? " " '
"Oa the Union rnctne * wo have a good
many snow fences , but few snow sheds.
The former arc used t6 mnko a bar of the
snow on the side ofrtjtne track opposite
from the direction of. the wind. On the
Central Pacific In Nevada snow fences
would not do and snow'slicds are used. Hy
means of these the snow coming down onto
the railroad at u slant Is curried right over
the track , Were It not for the snow shed the
trains might bs caught and burled. The
Central Paclllc has Just been getting ready
for this winter's snow storms by building
these snow sheds to replace those burned
during the summer. Along our line wo
have to watch the snow fences pretty
closely , as the people along the line arc fond
of using the lumber In them for kindling
wood. "
AMiiiTiox op TIII : WAIIASII no.vn.
SrcUlitK lo Secure n l.lne Throimh
to l > cw York.
CHICAGO , Nov. 12. H Is now reported
that In the near future the Wahash will to
all Intents und purposes bo n through line
from Chicago to New York. A short time
since it effected a traflla arrangement with
the Grand Trunk which gava It the right to
operate Its own trains to Huffalo. That ar
rangement proved so satisfactory that It Is
now negotiating with the Ontario & West
ern for the use of Its tracks from Buffalo
to Now York under an arrangement similar
to that which It now has with the Grand
Trunk to nnffalo. When this deal Is car
ried through the Wabash will operate Its
trains through to New York.
Complete I'IINNCIIKIT Agreement.
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 12. Articles of agree
ment of the Southwestern Passenger assocla-
tlon have been completed and adopted by
the conference of passenger officials who have
been In session hero for the past feHv days ,
and rulra for the conduct of the business
of the association have been made. A sched
ule of uniform commissions to be paid to
ticket agents of connecting lines has boon
agreed upon , covering the amounts that will
bo paid from the various gateways on Texas
passenger trafllc ir. . all directions. Mr. W.
W. Kcat was elected chairman.
I'll * * X mw \ rtliwiNtrii H
CHICAGO , Nov. 12. The trust deed given
by the Chicago & Northwestern railway to
tlio United States Trust comcany of New
York for $163,000,000 was filed for record to
day. It Is known as the gold bond mortgage
of U97 and Is Issued by the railway company
to refund all Its Indebtedness. The Instru
ment will bo filed In every county through
which the railroad ruus. It Is signed by Mar
vin Hughltt. president , and M. L. Sykcs , sec
retory , for the railroad company.
UullAvayolis mill I'crsonalK.
General Western Agent Fred A. Nash of
the Milwaukee has returned from Chicago.
G. N. Wilson , for foifr years auditor of
the Kansas City. Plttsbu'rg & Gulf railroad ,
has resigned. Mr. Wllsoti went to the I'ltts
burg & Gulf In 1S93. A' ' . 'E. Stlllwell , presi
dent , said that he would 'not ' appoint a suc
cessor to Mr. Wilson for' ' three weeks.
President Fink of the Norfolk & Western
has confirmed the report from Philadelphia
that W. C. liulllU. ( rnfUc manager of tlia.t
company , had tendered his resignation. I'o
take effect November'30. Mr. HtiHHt entered
the service of the Norfolk & Western four
teen years ago as assistant to the president ,
and he gradually worked his way up until
ho became vice president1 o * the company.
SOUTH sinii laipiioviijiij.vr ci.ini.
CoiumlHco Appointed to Loolt After
1'ort CrooU Cj , 'lf I'ath.t
The South Side ImprQVflinent club held Its
regular fortnightjy meeting last nl ht.
John Zellers , chairman of the committee' ap
pointed to Inquire Into'-the change of grade
on South Tenth street requested by the
Omaha Street Railway In bullldng its line
to Ulvervlew park , reported that the con
templated improvement of the roadway was
impracticable. He stated the property own
ers south of Bancroft street refused to
waive damages. The project was therefore
upon vote abandoned. Hurry Minds of the
Associated Cycling clubs was present and ,
discussed the building of a cycle path to !
Fort Crock over the now road lately graded |
along South Thirteenth. A committee of :
five , headed by K. J. Cornish , was appointed |
to act in conjunction with a committee of the i
cycling clubs , which will meet the county
commissioners und use its Influence to have j
the path built. A vote of thanks was tendered - !
dered the mayor and city council for passIng -
Ing the ordinance requiring the grading of
Mason street from Eleventh to Thirteenth
and for filling Eleventh from William to
Hickory. The committee biving in charge
the zoo at Hivervlew park reported that ne
gotiations were under wuy to secure two
elk , several moose , antelop ? and also that
a collection of animals owned by John D.
Crelghton would probably be purchased. It
was also sbitcil that the club had been do
nated 300 black bass to be placed In the
lake at RIverview park' .
Dl-lltll Of IIPH. llolllltf.
Mrs. Anna Sophia Hobble , who died Thurs
day at Alvn , Okl. , was well known In
Omaha. She came here from Utlcn. N. Y. ,
In 1SC8 , and lived hero until ISM , when she
went to Oklahoma to make her home with
her son , Charles W. Hobble. During her
twcnty-KCven years In Omaha Mrs. Hobble
made- many friends , who will learn of her
demise with regret. She was a member of
the First Baptist church until the destruc
tion of the building1 by tire , after which
she united wlh : Kmnnuel church. Two
noun , George C. and .Henry C. Hobble , sllll
llvo In Omaha. Mrs. Hobble was buried
yesterday at Klowa , Kun. , by the sldo of
her daup.hter , Mrs. McAllister.
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tff 11 $ W" WI1
Rudyard Kipling ,
the famous story-wtiter , Is only one of many celebrated
contributors engaged to write for the next volume of
5s
ionA .
an ion
To show the varied strength and charm of The
Companion's original features for 1898 , we give the
following partial list of
Distinguished Contributors.
RiKi | | Hon. W. L3. Qlailslonc W. D. llcnvclls
Hon. Thomas B. Rccd A\mc. \ l.illlnn Nonlica
lion. Justin McCnrthy Airs. Burton Harrison
Hon. George l : . Hoar Octave Tlinnct
Lieut. Peary A.nry . R. Wilkins
Mnx O'Rcll Alargarct I : . SniiRster
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NICHOLS' ' CLERK TURNS UP
Important Addition to Knowledge of tlio
"River's ' Latest Mystery.
FRED tuT/LES / KNEW THE DEAD GROCER
< ! lv 'M t\m \ I'olloc Much Vnliiulilo Ill-
format Ion CoiitM'riiliitT the Iliililtn
aiut 1'osKivNnloii.M of 1'rolmhly
.lliirilurcil .llaii.
Much additional evidence lias been J-
iluced In the James Nichols case , tending
strongly to prove that the deceased was mur
dered. A most Important witness has been
found In the person of Fred Cowles , a young
man who worked for N'lcbola for many years
and who is able to throw considerable lighten
on the affair.
Cowles is employed1 as a collector for C.
I' . Ueed , 317 South Thirteenth street. He
wus born ard raised In Hamburg , la. , the old
homo of Nichols , and worked for the de
ceased at 'Intervals covering a period of fif
teen years. Cowles first came to Omaha
In company with Nichols in August last.
The date was about the 15th of the month.
He says he came here to look for employment
and tlwt Nichols i came to look the
business ' field over with a view
of starting up some new venture. Cowles
says that Nichols was led to come to Omaha
on account of the lease expiring uyon his
store in Hamburg , and the place being taken
possession of by the landlord. James Vice. The
two remained in Omaha for about five days
and then returned to Hamburg. The young
man agala returned to this city about Sep
tember 1 and on September 1 Nichols came
back. He called at tlio olilce where nls
former clerk was employed und told him that
he would remain in Omalia during the win
ter , but had not as yet decided what business
ho would engage U > .
Cowles saw Nichols several times after that
at tlio court house and at other places. A
day or two after in the early part of Septem
ber ho met him in the district court and In
a conversation told his old employer that he
had a job , but did not know how Icog he
might retain It. Nichols slapped him on the
shoulder and pulling $65 from his pocket
said , "Never mind , my boy , I have plenty of
money and wUl ECO that you do not suffer. "
Cowles saw Nichols again absut September
17 at the beginning of the Ak-Sar-Uen fes
tivities , but never saw him afterwards.
NICHOLS BUOUGHT HIS BAGGAGE ,
When Nichols arrived in Omaha the second
time be brought with him two trunks and
two large valises. Cowles says the old man
told him that he had secured lodgings on
upper Farnam street , and that the next day j
ho chanced to be looking out of the window |
of his olilce on Thirteenth street and saw an
express wagon passing which contained the
two trunks and valises belonging to Nlchoiu.
Cowlea says that just previous to leaving
Hamburg Nichols purchased three new suits
of clothes , and that he .was well supplied
with wearing apparel. In addition to this
Nichols purchased a gold watch for $72 and
nluo had a pair of gold cuff buttons and a
gold ring. None of three articles were found
upon the remains when they were discovered
upon the sand bar at Gibson citation.
The most conclusive evidence , however ,
which was obtained from Cowles which
v'on Id Indicate that Nichols had been
murdered and robbed was In his seeing a
colored man wearing a certain suit of
clothes which formerly belonged to the
Cnrvo him ( looj ) ( lint turkey you're
iroliiK to IIIIVP ThniikrtKivIiiK tiny when
father , mother and nil thp little ones
will be with you you can't ilo It If you've
a poor oarvlii } , ' set wo havx'ii't any poor
ones but we have some of the best made
plain ono at oh , HO small a price we.
have them in all styles anil patterns at
all prices but our prleos are always iho
lowest just like it I.1 with the stoves-
Jewell stoves base'.bih'iiers ' no stove of
equal merit can bo'.hold as cheap as wo
Bell tlio .lowell fnct-mlH there Isn't any
other stove that's IIH fjood yon can use
n base burner about Thanksgiving time.
A. RAJYMER
. C. ,
BUILDERS' HAtDWAKI3 ) HERE.
1514 Fartihm St.
Chains-rolled plat ? " nml sold filled
chains largest stocV , w * vo over shown
ami wo'vo always /shown the largest
llnost rolled jtolil chains for ladies or
frcnllemon from $ l..r > 0 to ? : > warranted
five years lilled old chains at ? . ' ! . .r)0 ) to
? . * i.Mi ( warranted for ten years nold
lilled at ? 0.00 to $ s.00-warnwted for
twenty years also an elegant line of
charms for ladles and Konllemen at very
low prices-seeliif : is buying buying is
satisfaction. We will fiirnUh yon 100
engraved cards and copper oncravod
plate for S1.50 elegantly engraved wed-
dins stationery-at $10 for the first hiin-
Urel-a.W ( ) for each hundred thereafter
Mall orders promptly attended to ,
C ; S. RAYMOND CO. ,
Jewelers ,
15th tuul Douglas Sts.
deceased. During fair week Cowles was
standing upon the corner of Fifteenth nnd
Funmm streets nnd a man passed him who
wore the suit In question. The suit Is
described as a brown check of peculiar
pattern nnd the Incident struck Cowles so
forcibly that he followed the man as fur as
the postofllce. Here ho lest track of him.
Cowles says he can pcsltivcly identify the
colored man should ho see him again.
At the station the young man Identified the
trunk tray and also a little Japanese wicker
workbaslict , which were found In the vacant
building next door to the SyUcs boarding
house on Farnam street. He also Identified
some of the papers found by the police as
the property of Nichols. When confronted
with Sykcs , Jackson and Hryant. the colored
men under arrest pending the Investigations
by the police , Cowles said none of them an
swered the general appearance of the man he
had seen wearing the suit of clothes.
HAD 1'LEXTV OF MON'KY.
Cowles told Captain Haze he felt sure that
N'lchols possessed a considerable amount of
money while In Hamburg , for lie had always
lived frugally > iml had drcie a good business.
In addition to this the clerk had carried va
rious amounts of money to the Farmers' and
Merchants' bank In Hamburg to bo placed
on deposit for his employer Among other
things which Cowles showed the police was a
store key which was found to be a duplicate
to the ono found in Nichols' rocket. Cowles
avers that ho never knew of his old employer
being addicted to the use of any drugs or that
lie gambled , or that he ever showed any
signs of being derriented or melancholy. He
says Nichols was about GS years of ago.
The police are more Inclined -than ever to
believe that Nichols was murdered. They do
not think that nny of the men under arrest
were directly connected with the man's
death. It is believed that he was killed by
other persons and the trunks , money and
other effects made away with by them. No
trace of the trunks or contents have as yet
been found with the exception of the articles
already given.
Chief Gallagher has another letter from T.
\V . Toedt of Hamburg , stating that a regls-
tciod letter from a woman in Omalia had
leen ) received at the Hamburg postolilco for j
N'lchols. The chief of police wrote Mayor
Hum of the Iowa town , asking that an ad- I
mlnlstrator bo appointed for the estate of I
Nichols , so that the letter might he opened |
and other facts about the deceased might
bo obtained. |
Caleb Sykcs , Fred Jackson and Tasso
Hryant , the three colored men who were ar
rested pending the investigation into the
dentil of James Nichols , were yesterday dls- |
missed in police court as there was nothing
developed which connected thorn with the
death of the deceased.
The great domestic , stand-by , Dr. null's
Cough Syrup , Is now recognized to bo a
faintly necessity. Keep It handy.
vmi TIM : ciutY.sAvriiK.iiuM snow.
Co mm I Hop. I'lisln'M KM ArriuiKC-
m r ii t with IJri'at KncrKT } ' .
J. J. Hess , chairman of the committee hav
ing In charge arrangements for the chrys
anthemum show , which takes place at 1519
Douglas street next week , says Hie exhibition
Is progressing finely. The large utoro room
Is being renovated and numbers of Incandes
cent lights nrc being placed preparatory to
put tins the exhibits In. Twelve exhibitors
of this city have already applied for spuco
and applications from growers of the aes
thetic Dower outside the city are coming
In at a rapid rate. The exhibition hall la ito
be handsomely decorated throughout with
lanterns , fans and panels of Chinese and Jap
anese designs , and palms will be used ex
tensively with a view of giving the place
a tropical effect to lend a contrast to tlif
product of the temperate zone. The favorlti
flower of autumn will he shown ID every
cole : , size and thape Imaginable , und there
will bo in addition an extensive dbjplay of
cut flowers. The exhibits will be so arranged
that flowering grottos of the plant may bo
formed , through which patrons may wander.
Chairman Hess bays the exhibition would
open Its doors at 10 o'clock upon the inoru-
litg advertised. i
You can't euro consumption but you can
avoid It and cure 'every ' other form of throal
or lung tumble by the use of Ono Minute
Cough Cure.
IliM't'lL Cjiuip Kiktt'rtn lumen t.
Hecch camp , Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica , last night gave the Hirst of a series of
entertainments to members in its lodge
rooms In tht- new Odd Fellows' temple. The
entertainments arn to l > p given for the pur-
po.io of amusing enthusiasm and lust night's'
seemed to be successful In this regard , ns
ttio attendance was very large. A number
iwt'ixs present from other cam'.joi ' in the city.
At the conclusion or the business meet'ifj '
the loam of Omaha camp No. 120 gave nn
exhibition drill. This was followed by n
pleasant social time , in the course ofwhich
remarks were made by a. number. The
evening pleasure was wound up In the dinIng -
Ing room , where some excellent refresh-
were served.
Costs more worth more , because pure
AVright's pure old-fashioned buckwheat flour.
Drex L. Slioninan wis out at tlio ex
position grounds yesterday lie got in
and lie says things arc a humming out
there they're humming at our store , too
keeps us on the jump these days lit-
ting little ( Vet hoys' and youth's feet
with our $1.r > 0 shoes the black shoes
with the solid 1 atliersnl Hie slioclh t'fl
liiiit ) to wear and at the same time a
comfortable and good looking shoe tlie
shoe we've been selling this long time
at the same prhv $1.0 a shoe Ihat
eiiuals most $ shoes oll'ercd we claim
It is the best ! ? 1. : > 0 shoe sold anywhere
so do tlie parents who have bought them
it's n school shoe that will stand the
hard knocks at $1.0.
Drexel Sltoe Co. ,
1419 Farnum Street
Now fall catalogue now ready ; mailed
for tlio asking.
\Ve are not doctors but we are scion-
tlllu and practical opticians wo'\v made
this business our life study wo can test
yonr eyes In a proper manner and do
It for nothing wo can jjrlini1 the lenses
yonr eyes need for wo are manufiic-
tnrliiK opticians th. ' only ones In Omaha
wo can furnish the frame that tits
properly by comiiiK hero yon et the
host obtainable results for Its to our in
terest lo KVO ! yon satisfaction every tlmo.
Wo charge for our work not fancy pri'VB
but the rl lit price for such Kiiarantocd
work as we glviyou. .
Columbian Optical Co
AUTISTIC , SCIK.VTIKIU AXD I'HAC-
TIAI , Ol'CTICIA.VH ,
i > i-vvirt , OMAHA , KANSAS CITY ,
1C49 Champa. 211 S. Hth St. 915 Main.
Colly , do dealers dat dldcnt cum to do
terbacker sale last Monday dat my dad
had don't no what doy mlsst-d It wir/
ono of di > good tings dat only lasl 0110
day , but dads golu tor have anodder fur
you next Momlav when yor can save all
kinds of coin you Jest look fur mo Hun-
day , don don't let no grass grow under
your feet Monday It's as big a snap as
do live-cent .Sloccker cigar is to do smok-
pru ton-cent rasho fur a nlckle my
girl's golu tor glvo mo one of dom fancy
pipes fur Chiiiiitmas- have yor seen do
moot-sham and briar ones dad's showlu ?
1404 DOUGLAS.