SACRED CITY OF THIBET
Lhasa EeaenU Successfully the Visit * of :
White Hon.
TRAVELERS D3IVEH BACK BY THE LAMAS
IInry 5n n re LnnUor'n Account of Hl
AlMirnnrli to the Korhlil t fii
Ton n Pnllnrc nf Jinny
Europe ! talking of the fesrfut experiences
of Henry Savage Lander , the frimous painter
and explorer , who , as has bwn , told In ctble
dispatches , suffered the- most diabolical tor
tures at the hands of the natives of Thibet.
The following signed ptory from Mr. Lander ,
written on the threshold of the- forbidden
territory , reproduced from the Washington
Post , will prove a moat Interesting article.
Mr. Lander visited the United States several
years ago , and la almost as famous In this
country si abroad. Ills rtory follows :
"I am now within one nwrcu of the
Thlbetlan frontier end hope In a day or
two to be acros. I heard tbU the Thibet
ans have cent SOO soldiers to guard the pass
I m Kolng to cross , and I suppose that If
they nnd me out. which la not unlikely ,
owing to their having so many spies on
this side , there will be trouble. I mean to'
go through , whether my followers stick , tome
mo or not. My- servants seem alarmed , so
much so that I have half a mind to leave
them alt behind and go la absolutely alone.
"I calculate that If I manage to get
through the pass safely I ought to reach
Lhaiio , within thirty days at the mo * * of
my havlag entered Thibet. I have come
here rapidly on foot at the rate ol twenty-
five mUcs a day. which Is not bad , consider
ing thxt I have been , for the last twenty
days at between 7,000 and 11.000 feet altitude
The pass I shall cross will be about 15.000
feet.
feet."I
"I am going Hi rough alone at nttht , and
my servants will follow ezrly In the morn-
Int- . when I will Join them and keep In hiding
all day. During the following night we wll
try to march thirty-five miles across the de
serted country , and then over another high
pirs. when I shall consider myself safe until
I reach LhasM , tbo country being utterly
un'nhablted.
"I am keeping a good lookout , knowing
that Lieutenant Gaus en had his skul
smashed by the Thibetans last summer a he
attempted to enter the country from this
mme pass. an < 5 a native explorer was bidly
beatpn and robbed of all his 'Suggaee by a
t nd of brigands , who further wanted"
murder him. He managed to escape , how
ever , without clothes , money or anything
else. I m Kolog , of course. In my disguise
but I fancy that the Thibetans are suspicion
of It.
"I am thoroughly enjoylag my Journey
and I have had some strange experience ;
already here la Bhot ( or Thibet of thl :
side of the Himalayas ) .
BOUND FOR THE SACRED CITY.
"If all goes well I will push through ver.
quickly. I have plenty of confidence In my
sel ! and my scheme , though nobody I me
enroute seemed to have any. They all threi
cold water on my project and refused to nel.
me In any way , even to get reliable servants
Some of the natives , however , have bee )
very kind to me and they have done air the
could to oblige me. I have taken a larg' '
number of successful negatives , but am un
a'olo to print them.
"Tha sacred city of Lhassa , for man ;
centuries the chief city of Thibet. Is probabl ;
one of the few remaining spots In the worl
nhere no European has been able topenetrat
since the hasty visit paid to It by Mannln :
In the year IStt.
"Lhassa means the 'Ground of Godan :
as such the wise Lamas think. It proper ti
keep It free from the evil effects of a weater !
civilization. According to the account give
by the Indian Pundit. Naia Singh , It appear
that this sacred city rests In a plain sur
rounded by barren hills and mountains , th
passes by which the town Is approached
being- guarded by many forts.
"The wall , which at one time surrounded
the city , U now In a state of dilapidation , for
the Chines ? destroyed It when they occupied
the town. The habitations , though described
as often svaclaus and many-storied , hardly
convey to European ears the Idea of being
comfortable and clean. Their windows
scarcely deserve the name and are better
qualified as 'air holes , ' while the white
washed nails of cViy and unbaked bricks are
occasionally made more picturesque and solid
by Interpolating in the clay horns of oxen cad
other animals. The filth of some of the
streets appears to be beyond description , and
Is only equaled. If not surpassed , by the
extraordinary exhalations a strong character
istic of alt Thibetan conglomerations of dwell
ings.
THE POPE OP BUDDHISM.
"Notwithstanding all * this. Lhassn Is n
cacred city : the Rome of Thibet , as It were ;
end pilgrims from all parts of Asia come to
worship at the shrine of Buddha and to be
stow more or less lavishly their mcney sav
ings in offerings to the various temples and
monasteries of the place. Here , ID the wider
streets of this great center of Buddhism ,
crowd students and fanatics who
, , by-and-by ,
will mke their way back to their distant
homes , laden with relics , holy rosaries , pray
ing-wheels and fcsjll bones ( called by the
n&tlvca lightning-bones , for they are sup-
pcsed to possess the wonderful quality of
healing wounds and curing various ali
ments. )
"If we are to believe all we hear. In many
of the great temples and monasteries of
Lhassa the art of magic and witchcraft Is
practiced with great advantage and success.
Fire-breathing , apparent beheading , and
other fantzfltic marvels of the kind attract
the religious croud of simple pilgrims , and
co doubt Impress them 'with the superiority
rl unworldly power of the Lamas ; while
the wild howls and cries and the diabolical
dancing of these Buddblrt priests would be
enough to terrify the majority of mortals.
"Tbj New Year's festivities , according to
Naln Singh's account , are of an extraordinary
character. They are not unlike a Saturnalia ,
anJ the 'disorderly crowd Js supplied with
sports and pastimes of such a dangerous
aod cruet nature as to oftert result In the
less of much human life. The Lamas seem
to encourage these performances , and in
deed , the Grand Lima the pope of Buddhism
Is generally the chief spectator and high
patron of these ebons.
SOME GLORIOUS FAILURES.
"Since Manning's time many unsuccessful
Attempts tuve been made to penetrate within
til sacred precincts of this quaint spot of
the earth and to investigate the numberless
mysteries it contains. Many plucky travel
ers , English , American , French and Russian ,
have braved the appalling hardships and ac
tual sufferings of traversing the cold , luhoa-
lillible , and often almcjt Impassible country.
In the center of which Lhasaa lies. One after
tbo other has failed. Everything seems to
b against the incomer. The Inclemency of
the climate , the great altitudes In the forma
tion of the country , tae suspicious nature
of the Inhabitants themselves , all stand op
posed to the vUitor , like an unsurpassable
barrier , and this accounts for the fact that
great men and well qualified travelers like
Captain Hower. Hocklll , Prejevalsky. Du-
trell de Rhlns , Grenard. Prince Heary d'Or-
leans , Donvalot , and Littledale were com
pelled to abandon the idea of entering the
escred city , after having undergone unto'.d
hardships and privatloca of all kinds.
"As every ono knows , the greater part of
Thibet 13 barren and entirely abandoned to
brails of prey. Here and there are found
lUtplclous tribes of nomads uctll the south
{ 3 reached , where the population la some
what greater and the land a little more fer
tile. No matter from which aide It U approached
preached , Thibet la difficult to enter , while
ira o'lug on its high table land presents in
numerable difficulties not always easy to
surmount ,
"Tbo traveler Is constantly exposed to in
tense cold , cutting wlnta , anil blinding
snowstorms , for It it seldom that hi * aneroid
barometer marks a lesser altitude than 10 -
COO feet , while often It will show as high as
elxtcen. n venteen , and eighteen thousand
feet. Some of th passes over which he haste
to force hU way are even over 19.000 feet
above the level of the sea.
"In 1SC3 the French Abbe Deigodlns uc-
cceded In raiktng hU way Into Thibet and
itecred towards Lh&scsa. but ha was prevented
by ( be Thibetans from even approaching-
the sacred city.
"In 1&31. maklig a start from Leh. Captain
Bow r of tie Set ate aUi i ) agl cavalry
itemed over Into the land of the trtmai. I \
raveling In an easterly direction. He. hs 1
> irty. and transport animals suffered coni i
ilderbly at the beginning ot this joiirner \ I
Jirough want of water , and lalio owing to i
he suspicions ncturo of the nomid tribes i
which he encountered. Much pressure was i <
Mcatantly brought to bear , by officials an < l
umed men , upon the leader ot the expedi
tion to bait and go back , until at last , having
reached a point to the south of the Nakiung
lake , he was compelled to retrace hb steps
[ or eight marches , and then proceed east by
> more northerly route , ihua passing very
r r north , of Lhassa. Over passes , which
nero crossed at an altitude of 1S.T6-9 feet. {
the cold was Intenoc. and the thermometer
marked 15 degrees below zero , with strong
winds blowing. Day after day the pack
animals died out , cr had to be- shot or
abandoned.
"And. as though thla were not enough , their
hardships were Increased by want of water
and fuel was not obtainable In sufficient
quantities to thaw the Ice. As they pro
ceeded east more Interference and threat *
were met with from the Lamas and from
various bands of thieves and brigands , which
seemed to Infest the traversed districts. untll
ultimately China was entered at Tachen Lu ,
from where the expedition proceeded to Tatu ,
on a branch of the Mln river. Ultimately ,
after a journey by raft , .boat and steamer
Shanghai was reached on March id , the trip
having occupied about a year.
THE FRENCH EXPEDITION.
"In 1SOI the Dutrell de Rhics French ex
pedition , started , traveling acrosj Russian
Turkestan , and Its members also encountered
severe weather , suffering considerably at the
great altitudes reached. Nearly all the men
fell out. partly owing to mountain sickness
and partly owing to the bad quality and In
sufficiency of the food at their disposal , be
sides the evil effects produced by appeasing
their thirst with salt water , the only bever
age obtainable , The a&lmals suffered quite
as much as the human portion of the ex
pedition ; In fact , more so. and- one by one
began to perish. The travelers sacrificed
their provisions of bread and rice to keep
their beasts ot burden alive- until fresh
porvlslons could be produced In the less In-
Hcspltable and more Inhabited regions of
Karasay , where , a they knew , a few
families of shepherd ? lived In underground
dwellings.
"Various reasons Induced them to flnd their
way back from this point to Khotam , wherp
thv wintered , making & fresh start the fol
lowing year , with the renewed Intention o !
reaching Lhassa , and possibly after that con-
tinrlng their Journey to Sl-nlng. Howevsr ,
It via too early In the summer and they
sank In the melting snow sod mud , and met
with so many other difficulties that the
speed at which they intended to travel was
considerably reduced. They followed to a
certain extent Carey's route , who. however ,
bid traveled In the opposite direction , and
after having Icat all their beasts of trans
port they were , on the river Kerla , abandoned
by all their attendants and galdes. Never
theless , with 'udomlublo courage and per
severance , they continued the hard struggle
almw : alone , until through the ill-health of
the leader cf the expedition It was decided
to enter Kashmir.
"In 1S33 they started on their third attempt
to enter Lhassa. They made up their cara
van a : Tchu-chen and traveled to a largo
extent over the route followed by Captain
Bower , meeting exactly the same fate as be
at almost the same spot where he was ar
rested by the Thibetan officials and soldiers.
, The cold and want of provisions were much
felt 2nd the horses and camels perlsned one
after the other. Their camp was turned Into
a ghastly mass ot carcasses , picked at by
swaitns of crows and vultures , so that after
waiting in vain forty-five days for permis
sion to visit Lhasfa which permission was
sternly refused Dutrell de Rhins made his
way to Naktehon. and from there toward
Sl-nlng. selecting the route previously fol
lowed In the Inverse direction by that
plucky missionary. Miss Taylor. The latter ,
like everybody else , had failed to reach the
eacred city and had been forced to turn
back , after having undergone hardships of
all kinds.
kinds.A
A TERRIBLE JOURNEY.
"To return to the French expedition , M.
Dutrell de Rhlns , having reached a certain
stage of his journey , traveled In a north
easterly direction , toward the village of Tin-
Buddha. Here two of his horses were stolen ,
but the explorers could obtain no redress
from the Thibetan chief. This so exasperated
the Frenchman that he seized the first two
horses he came across belonging to the vil
lagers , and refused to give them up until
justice was .meted out to the delinquents.
This expedient unfortunately did not lead
to the success expected. From the huts in
which the natives had intrenched them
selves a regular fussillade was opened on the
caravan , which was at the time making Its
way out of the village. Several animals
were shot dead , and M. Dutreil da Rhins fell
mortally wounded.
"At the same time Thibetans from the
neighboring villages , well protected behind
natural walls and barricades , kept up a hot
flre on the travelers. They made a , desperate
stand so long as their ammunition lasted
but when their rifles became silent the
Thibetan rusb d out of their intrenchments.
and , armed with spears and swords , mads
short work of the explorers. The few men
ot their escort who had not been killed ran
for their Urea , leaving the Europeans alone.
M. Dutrell de Rhlns was left unconscious on
the ground , being afterward thrown by the
natives Into the river , while M. Grenard ,
hbj companion , was made a prisoner. The
latter was subsequently expelled from the
district in a penniless condition , without pro
visions , baggage , or other clothing apart
from nhat he actually were.
"The famous American traveler , \V. W
Rocki'.l , was lea * fortunate. Starting from
Pekin , he traveled through Mongolia ant
entered Thibet , passing south of the Koco-
nor Lake. His animals of transport were a
great anxiety to him , and all his horses
mules and donkeys succumbed to cold anc
starvation.
" 'Not one , ' he eays , 'reached the Journey's
end. Not a tree , not a shrub anywhere
Here and there a bMck tent tad a little
flock of sneep huddled together to escape
the fierce. Incessant west wlsd. ' His descrlp
tion of crossing tbo pass leading to the
basio of Tsaban-ossn la worthy of note , 'I
took me two days , ' he recounts , 'to cross
the pass. The snow naa deep on either side
to some 3,090 feet < below the summit , sot
saow hiding the jagged rocks over which
we stumbled ; horses and men often dieap
pearlng between them. '
"At Shaog , Rockill met with much oppo
sition. From that ; point bis troubles began
lib horse was drowned in crossing the
Yokuro river , ho himself nearly sbirlng the
same fate , while his two Chinese servants
disgusted at the terrible hardships they hat
gone through , decided to abandon him , a
the racie time spreading lll-nxtured reports
regarding the foreigner among the natives
The Thibetans accused him of being oipiblo
of producing out of his little liw.antaneou
camera * a whole army of soldiers , while hts
prismatic compass , they contended , enabe ! <
the American explorer to detect hidden treis
ures In the * earth.
"From Barong the caravan hid to pit
through a horrlblo morass , So which they
waded knee deep , for a whole fortnight
through mud and water. Sometimes they
met with dangerous drifting oinds. Trav
ellng was slow and rough , the provision
giving out across the deserted pirta of the
country , and when the party reached the
Dimro-Tio lake , interference again began on
the- part ot the Thibetans. Soldiers by the
hundred , armed to the teeth , barred the wa ;
of the travelers , and their chief would listen
to no reasos or argument.
FORCED TO RETREAT.
" 'You mtut go back n hence you c me ,
sild they ; 'the law * of Lhassi cannot be
disobeyed. ' Mr , Rockill's Mongol anc
Chinese servants reid followers became terre
stricken at the sight of this mirtlal dUpla ;
of long matchlocks , Mg swords , and bow
and arrows , and reused ! to escort thel
master any further. Nothing , accordingly
was left for Mr. Hocklll but to yield , and
breiking up his cimp la the Nimru valley
he > begin bis long march , eastward , leavlni
unrealized the dream of entering the aacrei
city of Lamas. Traversing the Chamdo terrt
tory and the Cham-dun , or Draya , his ex- .
peditloa aC last reaching Batong. In Ch'oeae
territory , on September 15 , from where It
continued io comparative ease toward the
coast.
" 'Fcr two month * , ' Mr Hacklll related
to the Royal Oeosriphleil s-t.Mety. 'we hid
lived soaked by the rains and blinded by the
mow and hail , with IHUe or nothing to
eat , and tea was our only beverage. '
"Yet another well known and able traveler
has Utvn at the hei4 of two well organized
expeditions Into Thibet. This was Mr. Llttle-
dile. who waa accompanied by bit coorageous
wife In hi * peril * and discomforts. Their
caravan consisted of iJO animal * , carrying
ot all aarta , and th < i 'expedition
liil | | i h | .v-nrifEfilb-W" '
a . tnorcorer well provided wlSn money 4
rery Important facttr In Tn jetan trave ing.
i * among the holy Lan-is bribery * eems la
50 a long way The rirty enconatered very
nuch the wme dlfflcnlUes as previous trivel-
: ra In Thibet ami crwsln < i-ver high passes
Invariably led to the los * of donkeys and
bars en.
en.A JOURNEY OF 1.200 MILES.
"As the Earctwans advanced farther op
position was met with , and. unluckily. In
Soing over the Gorlng-La Pa * . the donkeys
tarrying the provision * remained to far be
hind that the difficulty of vroceedtag amons
the dangerous crevaiscs of the glacier was i
ncreised to uch an extent tbif all lda
f a ru h to Lhiasi hid to be abandoned
when the explorers had reached within two
ays' farced marches of the place. Over
.000 men were camped around them and all
5e bridges had been destroyed to prevent
aelr progrens. Moreover , Mrs. Littledile ,
who had so plucklly withstood all the prlva-
lens and sufferings of the expedition , became
cameso alarmingly 111 as to arouse grave
oubts as to her recovery.
"The Laraaa remained firm In the deter
mination ot 'Back you go the way you came. '
nd nothing would make them change their
minds. On August 3 the caravan stirted
n Its way back to Kashmir , at a distance
f some 1MO miles , Mrs , Littledale having
o be carried In an improvised mule litter.
"At last. In November , the party , worn
ut with fatigue and privations , arrived at
Leh , 'clad In rags and tatters. ' nearly all
heir tnlmals having succumbed on the way.
Other foreign travelers have from , time to
ima attempted to enter Lhasvsa. Prince
lenry d'Orleins was one ot them , -but one
nd all have met with homeless unsuecess.
"Lhassa. the sacred city of Thibet , still re
mains unvlslted. "
HAD UHEAlv rilOH A III.IXD lMI n.
Water Cnmpnnr nnil City
Ilnvci a Xnntr Job.
A serious break In a water pipe at Thlr-
eenth street and Capitol avenue Is giving
he water company and the city engineering
department a. good deal of trouble.
The trouble Is supposed to be caused by an
ofd blind connection which runs Into a
vacant lot In the vicinity and which wa *
probably shattered during the construction
of the new Capitol avenue sewer. The
practice of making connections without the
iroper authority and -without having the
connection recorded In the engineer's office
s responsible for the trouble. The blind cbc
was probably put In years ago. and as there
was no record of its existence no one could
bo supposed to look out for it when the new
sewer was built.
IlixlKe School'K OroliCHtrn.
The Dodge school beasts an unusual feature
n em orchestra composed entirely of Its pu
pils. Although the members of the youthful
organization are only from II to 14 years oil
they not only play all the march and part
music for the school , but are also o cable of
nterprcting some quite pretentious composl-
ions. The school bis always enjoyed some
distinction on account ot the musical talent
among its Italian and Jewish pupils , and the
orchestra , is the latest development along that
Ine. It U compcsed of Michael Maza. Louis
Jornbleth and Divid Goldstein , violins , and
Clara Hansen. piano. The young violinists
are pupils of Hans Albert and Franz Adel-
mann , and although the orchestra has only
been formed for about a month it is making
astonishing progress. The four part music
'or the seventh and eighth grades is per
fectly rendered , os at least two of the violin
players v" play double lines without diffi
culty. The music is beginning to attract
considerable attention from the ratrons of
he school and no feature ot the school is a
source ot more pride on the part of the teach
ers and pupils.
Xot Kxceptlniuil.
City Engineer Rosewater says that In the
Ight of common sense and well authenticated
records on the subject of evaporation the
supposition that the Inch of water lost from
the lagoon on the exposition grounds during
.wenty-fcur hours might have ieen caused
jy evaporation is nonensical. The best
authorities agree that In no part of the
Jnlted States the total evaporation during
the hot months of June. July and Augusa
exceeds three Inches per month. This would
be one-tenth of an Inch In twenty-
four hours. An experiment In the tropics
where the thermometer ranged between 113
and 125 degrees showed that the total
evaporation in sixteen days from a body of
clear water eight feet deep was only two
nches. Consequently he contends that at
; hls time of the year the evaporation from
the lagoon during twenty-four hours could
not possibly exceed 1,500 gallons , which
would not make a noticable difference in the
depth of the water. The same authorities
: hat are quoted above show that in this
country the normal seepage from a reservoir
s about one-half Inch a. day after the bottom
aas become settled and considerably more
while the work Is new. Cossequently the
seepage of one inch in twenty-four hours
trom the lagoon Is not at alt exceptional.
TVnohiTH 'VVIlUnjr to Help.
Reports from remaining Nebraska cities
continue to add materially to the list of
teachers who will Jala the National Educa
tional association If the next convention Js
held in Omaha. The total signatures from
this state now number 6S7. Fully 100 are
expected from Lincoln and there la everj
reason to believe that the aggregats will reach
1.000 In addition to the Iowa list. The
signatures received up to date are distributed
as follows : Omaha , 363 ; Nebraska City. S3
Ashland. 9 ; Nelson , 7 ; Grand Island , 33 ; at
Paul , 11 ; Fremont. 33 ; Mlnden , 11 ; Blair , 21
Weeping Water , S ; South Omaha , 33 ; Falr-
bary. 17 ; Pawnee City. 12 ; Wlsner. 6 ; Scrib-
ner 3 ; Elk City. 2 ; Elkhorn. 3 ; Waterloo , 2
Valley , 3 ; Ponca , C ; Stromsburg. 5 ; Greeley
1 ; llllford , 4 ; Dorchester , 3 ; Alma , 5 ; Clarks
5 ; Syracuse , fi ; Valentine , 7.
Stmlytnsr the Axxpnument.
The- Board of Review held a private ses
sion on the new tax list yesterday. It
was stated that the members were merelj
familiarizing themselves with the asaess-
ment preparatory to taking up its work in
earnest next week.
Disfigurement , for life by burns or
may be avoided by ulng De Witt's Witch
Hazel Salve , the grett remedy for piles and
for all kinds at sires and skin troubUs.
LABOR A.\I > i.vouvrnr.
Jecan uses American boilers.
A Vermont creamery makes 10,000 pound
of butter dally.
Orders have been placed with -i Phlladel
phiri manufacturing firm for fifty-six loco
motives to bo sent to Finland , Japan. Brazi
and Canada.
The only window glass plant In New Eng
land la located In Berkshire. Mass. , and after
co Idleness of two years It Is now about to
start up again.
Malno factories last year sold more than
(250,000 worth of shoe pegs. Pegs are sold
by the bushel , and , are priced wholesale from
75 cents to $1 a b'uihel.
Every blast furn-Jce in Allegheny county
Pennsylvinla , U being operated for the firs
time In three years , thus adding to the vol
ume of smoke in theskies. .
The permanent exposition of machinery
which has been planned tc Lima , Peru , wll
be opened on December 9. A number o
American firms will be represented ,
The Brotherhood of Locomotive- Engineers
through Grand Chief Engineer Arthur
has purchased a farm near Mattoon , III.
as the location of a home for dependent en
gineers , their widows and orphans.
A new Industry his been started In Owens
bore , Ky , , with 100 employes. It U to utlllz
cornstalks. Cellulose for lining battleships
material for making an imitation of silk am
for making celluloid are among the products
P-jper Is another product.
While there has. been for a number o
ycnra a growing American market for the
Paer qualities of wood from Asia ( teak woo <
cs-e'lzMy ) . the American export of wood to
foreign jearkets was until about a year ago
unimportant. Last year , however. China
Imported 13.000.000 square feet of American
lumber , most of It frooi the state * of Oregon
and Washington.
An experiment of an enterprising kind
says the Pall ( Mall Gazette , Is shortly to be
made In one ot the congested district * of tb
Irish western highlands. Nearly half a cen
tury ago Iron works were In operation there
and owing to the scarcity and uniultabillty
ot fuel the smelting wa * discontinued , al
though the last Iron made was of a high
quality. To cope with this drawback and to
utilize turt fuel a peat-drylsg aod pressing
plant tas b n Icld down.
Detection of CTiifV'fo an easy tnntter
to Hint of iletcctln hit1 the eye tlcfccts-
It tiikos nu expert tn-ilo that Mr. A. I.
Asiu'W-\vlio has cJj.icco of the Colum
bian Optical Co.'s Jmplness lu Omaha
Is nn expert eye man he h.ig a way of
making n te. t tli.it Jirjjiss out nil the le-
fects no mater hojv tinall then he has
back of him a cofnilbte | * | xxtaele : fac
tory anil he knowfi-to an absolute cer
tainty that the lenVJyour eye requires
will be sround ytm oe. It's all done
here In Omaha s ) tUat there Isn't the
slightest cbano ? of ajnUunkcbolnp maile
of course you can so to a dry poods
tore anil Ret clashes Tor a quarter but
hey'ro not polns Id 1 > enefU your eyes-
Air. Apiiew will filrnlsh you the i > rot > er
reatment at the projtec price lie gives
a guarantee.
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DEWKR , OJI.UIA , ICAXSAS CITT ,
ItO Champa. Ill S. Hth St. lii Main.
Th'ere art } a sreat many thines you
should be thankful for you should be
thankful that you arc slowed to live
that you've got a job and thankful that
it don't take your whole week's salary
to buy the best pair of winter shoes on
earth Drer L. Shouian is thankful that
wo are able to sell a shoe made of
leather for $ ,1.00 a man's box calf shoe
bals with heavy extension sole in the
bulldog or coin toe a genuine box calf
shoe with solid oak sole leather bottoms
toms you may have boucht $3.00 shoes
but never In your life have you seen
such value put in a shoe at that price-
as we give you in the box calf they're
worth more but we're always giving
more value than you pay for.
Drexel Shoe Co , ,
1419 Farnani Strtct
New fall catalogue now ready ; mailed
for the asking.
TO THE CHRISTMAS WATCH BUYER
Let us give you a little advice we've
learned from experience that delays are
disappointing don't delay the selection
of the watch you intern ! to buy for your
wife your Iiiteband or perhaps a friend
but come In now make your selection
while the stock Is the mo-st complete
we'll lay it aside regulate it ami you
can pay for It when you get It any time
> efon > Christmas our show \vludo\vs are
lighted until 10 o'clock every evening
we keep the store open till 10 on Satur
days 100 engraved visiting cards with
coper plate for $ l.r.0-our work is the
best we guarantee It as such.
C. S. Raymond Co , ,
Jewelers ,
15th and Douglas Streets.
JIELTED THE BABY'S ' MONEY
Bart Glendower Wheeler's Patrimony
Dissipated Ly Officials.
TESTIMONY AGAINST EILER AMD BACHELOR
Gnat Hnincl Tell * Hair He AVnt In-
duccil to IllconnAilmliilntrator
uml Dispose of til *
VVIiocIc-r Estate.
The case of Isaac Adams , guardian of
Bert Glendower Wheeler , infant daughter of
Bert Wheeler , deceased , against J. W. Eller ,
ex-county Judge , and his brother. Joshua
Ellcr , on trial before Judge Scott , Is attract
ing considerable attention.
Gust Haracl. who 'was ' appointed guardian
of the child and administrator of the estate.
Just prior to J. W. Eller surrendering the
office of county Judge to Judge Baiter , has
been on the stand and has testified to the
facts concerning his connection with the
trust imposed upon him. He says : "About
the last of December. 1S93 , I. C. Bachelor ,
who had been my attorney In some other
matters , came to mo and said that Judge
Eller wanted to see me , as he had a matter
in which he wanted me to act as guardian.
He said that there was about $1,900 In the
estate and that Eller "wanted some of the
money and I could use some. A day or two
later a meeting was arranged and Bachelor
took me to Eller's office In the court house ,
where I was Introduced to Eller , never hav
ing met him before. Eller told me about the
estate , mentioning the amount of money in
volved. He said that he anted some of the
money for his brother. Joshua Eller , and that
I could use the balance. In answer to this I
said that such an arrangement would be
satisfactory , after which he said that be
guessed that he would appoint me. Eller
yaid that he would want about | 1-)00 ) or
$1,500 of the money. Several other meetings
were held with Eller , each being at
Bachelor's office , and I was not at the county
Judge's office again until I gave the bonds
which Bachelor said ho would secure for me.
"The nna ( hlng that I knew abDut the
Wheeler matter was when Bachelor met me
and told me that he had arranged with Ben
Melqulst to go on my bond dnd that Eller had
arranged for everything In the way of carryIng -
Ing out the plan as agreed upon. The next
day Bachelor sent for me and I visited hU
office , where I met J. W. Eller , who Intro
duced me to bis brother , Joshua Eller. I
did not ask anything about the financial
stindlng of his brother , nor was I loformed
as to the business In which he was engaged.
At this time J. W. Eller presented to me a
receipt for $1,935.3 ? . running to him. It was
dated January 3 , 1S91. This I signed , but did
not read. Bachelor told me to algn the docu
ment. At that meeting I received $100 in
cash , a due bill for J3S5 91 signed by Eller
and three notes , confer $1,000 , one for $200
and the other far $250 , the Utter being signed
by J. W. and Joihua.Eller. I wan told that
this property repreienfeil the assets of the
Bert Wheeler esute. '
WAS QUICKLT REMOVED.
"The next day , Jarfuary 3 or 4 , Attorney J.
Q , Bergner came to see uie and told me that
County Judge liaxter , who had just gone
into office , wanted tp se4 me and wanted mete
to make a report on niy doings as adminis
trator of the Wheeler tie. Bergner asked
me If I had not better resign. I told him
tfa-u I thought so. but upou seeing Eller and
Bichelcr they told me ttat they would pro
tect me In my trarvjacUoni and that I had
better continue to IcqX after the affairs of
the estate.
"A few d-ays later * I was cited to appear
before Judge Baxter , bul Eller and Bachelor
hearing of this drew yp a rcp-rt objectlrg
to my removal. This nan presented to the
court. Up to this time I bd received some
small sums on the due Dill. A few days
later Bachelor came to me and told me that
a chiage had belter be made In the notes
given by Eller. He said that if some secur
ity urj4 given the transaction would look bet
ter. Then be drew uptwo notes , one fcr
$1.000 and the other for $150 , which were
signed by Joshua Eller and secured on a tract
of s.nd land est In Kimball county. I ob
jected to taking the notes units * they were
signed by J. W. Eller ana eald that 1 would
resign. J. W. Eller then endorsed the notes
and they were turned Into court.
"The next thing that I knew I waa removed
from the position of administrator ot the es
tate , and about this time , while I woe doing
some grading In the vicinity of the old Ixard
street schoolhouse , iUchelor came to me
with a check for } 1.935 , covering the money
that I should have received as administrator
I don't know who the check was payable to
but I know that I never received the mcaey
"Some monthf ago I removed to St. Louis
and nhlle there Eller visited me and asked
me what I was going to swear to in the case.
I told him that I was Intending to tell the !
truth concerning the Wheeler estate trans
action. He said th-it if I did he and Bachelor !
would swear against me , and that It wouH
be a case of two against one aad my testi
mony would not count. "
LOCUST STIinnT IS PULL , WIDTH.
JailBC Key-tor Settle * it DlHiiiiteit
Point In neirnril to n TlniroiiKhfnri- .
People living on J-ocust , between fTwenty-
arst and Twenty-fifth streets , will now enJoy -
Joy the luxury ot having a full width street
is front ot their property. They secure.this
luxury by reason ot a court decision hand
ed < Jown by Judge Keysor.
Some ten years ago when Kountze Place
was platted the owners of the property set
aside thirty-three feet along the south side
of the lacd for street purposes. About this
time the property to the south and between
Twenty-first and Twenty-fourth street was
platted , but no provision was made for any
street on the north. People who bought lots ,
however , wect upon the theory that In time
a strip of land thlrtv-three feet wide would
be dedicated as o. street and they built their
houses and laid their sidewalks In accord
ance with this Idea In mind. No one pro
tested or objected and everything went along
without friction until last summer when the
receiver of the German Savings bank came
'oto possession of eight of the lots , they be
ing among the a f Gets of the bank. About
this time , Cain & Miller , who had an Inter
est In the property , commenced fencing up
the street and Receiver McCague applied to
Judge Kejsor and secured a. temporary re
straining order. The- case wis argued at
great length and taken uader advisement.
Yesterday Judge Keysor hznded down an
opinion , sustaining the position of the re
ceiver of the bank and making the injunc
tion permanent , thus preventing the closing
of the street.
In pasalng upon the case , Judge Keysor
held that when the street waa opened come
years ago It was apparent that the thlrty-
tbiee feel o ? the aorth of the lota In ques
tion were intended to be used as a street.
IB fact since that date the ground had been
used by the public and consequently It was
tacitly understood that the property was for
public purposes" , as the owners had never
objected until the bringing of the present
suit.
.NOTU3 FROM THU KKIIKIIAI. COURT.
Miniver Drrtclen Ailrpmplr to
tlif Shrj-nrlf Clnlin.
Accident insurance cannot be recovered In
cases where people die trom an attack of
heart disease , superinduced by an accident ,
It being held that accident Is not the direct
cause of death. Such was the ruling of
Judge Munger of the federal court In the
case of Cclla V. Shryock against the Na
tional Masorle Accident association of Iowa.
This was the tontentlon of the defense In
the case. It showed that at the time of the
accident Shryock was suffering from heart
trouble. It further showed that the accident
in which he figured was such a one as would
not ordinarily cause death , although It ml" '
have aggravated the heart trouble so ti > u
death resulted. Therefore the contention was
made that under Its contract It could cot be
held liable.
Judge Munger Intimated that hewould
hold with this position. The plaintiff's at
torneys therefore requested and were
granted leave to withdraw a Juror on account
of surprise and thus end the case In order
that they might secure a continuance.
It cost Mike Hnyder. who boa been run
ning a llnusr Joint nwr Republican City , $100
and sixty days' imprisonment for disposing
of liquors without a government license. He
pleaded guilty to this charge before Munger
and was given that sentence. Judge Mun
ger. however , suspended the Jail part of the
sentence for thirty days In order thit Snyder
might find time to raise bis flae. It he suc
ceeds the Jail sentence will then probably
bo Indefinitely suspended.
Onlil C IliumIn Rood.
Judge Scott has passed Judgment In the
case of Emily R. Talnnge against Anna M.
Allhus and other * , holding that the mortgage
given by the defendants tohe plaintiffs Is
good and la a valid claim against tbo [ > iop-
erty encumbered.
In tbli case there was a chusie in the r.ots
which the mortgage secured , providing that
the payments , when made should ba In gold
coin. When the notes became dus Hie de
fendants defaulted and ault waa InnlluiUJ
to forecUue. The defendants aas were J , al
leging that because of th ) coaJIUor.s re
quired the debt waa Ilk-sal and void.
Judge Scott In passing upoa ths casa heU
Hoxv's your teeth ? You know turkey
day Is coming -and If your teeth ache
now how will It bo after that Tlmnk.v
; lvlng dJnnor ? Maybe wo can't cook a
; urkey tender but we can fix your teeth
'or tough turkeys flxlug teeth Is our
jnslnessr-nnd we don't believe anybody
uiowa the business bettur than we do
n all probability a little nlllng Is all
: hat will bo necessary to make your
tooth perfect bnt If you will come to
our dental parlors we'll examine your
teeth and tell you exactly what should
DO done If you want It done we'll do It
In a way that will be saUsfactory and
make the price right small gold ulllncs
are only ? U.tx > silver and gold alloy
$1.00 .V lady attendant always.
BAILEY ,
in Yrnr * Srt Floor Pnitou IJIk.
Experience. lOtli nnii Knriinm.
DIs Is nil cose my dnd makes prices
fur de dealers dat brtmts dem to de store
Mondays derovtiz so many last Mon
day dat I got pushed over and stepped
on fur Monday dad's go v' tvr give yer
illsriua
riua TOIUCCO
Horse Shoe , per pound. S8c.
Newsboy , per pound , SWe.
Climax Soz. , per pound , ar > c.
SMOKING TX > 15ACCO
Durham -07. . per pound , T > 2c.
Durham 4 07 , per pound. " > 0e.
Duke's Ixture , U oz. , per pound. 27c.
MSsMfuri Meerschaum Com Cob Pipes ,
No. 3 , box 3 doz. , "Oc.
No mall or telephone orders flllqd.
1404 DOUGLAS.
A. HOSPE.
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas
Do you know we have cutlery ? \Ve
have have a jrreat big show case full of
it all kinds from the cheap onc-blailed
affair you would buy for your boy and
expect him to lose It before a week's
gone by to the very finest combinations
ever manufactured and all the inter
mediate grades all at prices that make
buylUK so easy for you selling FO easy
for us If it wasn't the custom to have
salesmen we wouldn't for our prices
sell the goods then our goods are the
right kind to bring you. back to the store
again not to kick but to do more buy
ing there's lots of satisfaction in selling
such quantities as we do and you'll
always share in our satisfaction let us
talk cutlery to you Monday You know
wo sell the Jewel stoves too.
A. C. RAYMER ,
BUILDERS' HARDWARE HERE
1514 Farnam St.
ftrst in Improvements.
fioncst
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Brricuw , PT. \ > , Q. 8.3.
Omaha Branch Office , 17th andFarnam Sts.
that gold being a. legal tender and the ac
knowledged coin of the rjala the dcfento
was not good.
of the Cuurtn.
Frances Morarec has sueu for a dlro.-ce
from her huband , John Morarec , charging
desertion.
Kittle Whitehorn has aiked the courts to
* ' orce her from her husband , Frances
violtcborn. Sh * alleges cruelty.
Judge Baker has returned from Sarpy
county and will take up the business of the
criminal division of the district court neit
Monday morning.
Henry Saunders , charged with criminal
assault , has been rcjeised from Jill. The
witnesses had left the state and the county
attorney entered a nolle.
Anna Leonard has commenced divorce pro-
ccedlcgs against her husband , Walter G.
Leonard. She alleges that the husband in
the case loots too frequently upon the flowIng -
Ing bowl.
In the matter of the -ji'ite of Joseph
Creightou , d-ceased , the Judge of the pro
bate court has if sued an order UK | > Q Mary
Shelby , Instructing her to file her report an
administratrix within ten days.
The caie of the state against the Keatnen.
father and gon. charged with the murder of
Officer Tiedeman and the wounding of Officer
Glover , has been set for trial on November
53. Witnesses will be subpoenaed next week.
John W. Sterling has Invoked the aid of
the district court In assisting him to sorure
a divorce from his wife , Florence Sterling.
In his petition the plaintiff alleyvj ihit the
defendans has loved other men well , but cot
wisely , * "
The mandamus suit , -wherein J. A. Gllles-
ple. ex-superintendent of the Institute for
the Ueat and Dumb , sought to secure an or
der for the examination of the books of the
Institute , was set for trial before Judge Dick-
Loson this mornlae , but as nouo ot Uie inter
parties appeared the hearing went
over without a date bslng axed.
Dentil nt I , . C. Strum ; .
Leonard C. Strang , son of A. I * Strung ;
formerly of Omaha , died very suddenly oa
Wednesday , November 10 , at Eatavla , UK.
from on attack of heart disease. He bad
been 111 for about two weeks quite recently ,
but had apparently recovered entirely front
the effects of his illness and seemed to be la
both excellent health oud spirits the night
before his decease ,
Mr. Strang wa * born August 13 , 1S57 , la
DatavU , and moved with hli parents In 1810
to Xebruka , where In 1876 he took up hla
residence in Omaha , which was III * hcrae un
til IsS2 , when he removed to La I'orte , Tex. ,
and remained there until June , ISitS. Ha
then entered the onyploy of the t'alted State *
Wind Engine and 1'uzin company at Bi >
tivla.
Leonard Strang u-as well known as a stu
dent of the Omaha High school , from which )
he graduated In 1SS7. and later as a number
of the arm of A. L. StrangSons. . He bad
a bright , cheerful dispeitk > n , end endcurc * !
himself to all with whom be came In cca >
tact. Ho was a young man of splendid hab
its and character , and leaves a large circl *
of relatives and friends who deeply mourn
his untimely taking off.
The funeral as held at the residence oC
his uncle , H. N. Wode , at Uatavla. III. , at
10:15 : a. in. , Friday , November 12.
Subscribe for The Sunday nee and rei4
Anthony Hope's great tory "Simon Dale. " *
Urullj of J. 11. Hooter.
A telegram baa been received by William
A' Paxton of this city announcing the death ,
of apoplexy , of J. H , Bonier , formerly of
Omaha , recently a promlnervt citizen of Car
lisle , I'a He leuvo a family of grown son *
and daughter * , Mr. Hosier wo * a veteran
stockman and was one of the. promoter ! ol
the Soutij Omaha lock yards.