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THE OMAIIA DAILY BE.E * TJITIHSDAY , FEBRUARY ,1 , 1808. 5
BROATCH-MOORES CASE IS ON
Trial of tlo Qno WnrrAtito Brought by
Omaha's ' Ex-Mayor.
REFEREE BEGINS HEARING THE TESTIMONY
K SlntoincMlB of MIC AHorncy
Give n Clour Iilcn < > f flic Slltin-
linn Mr. AVlmrtoii Slinttn
Die
Thn acllnu known as the case of the Slat
ex rcl W. J. Droitch against Frank
K. Moorea w n called for hearing I
conn room No. 3 In the cour
Jiotisd josterihy morning , Ileferco K. J
Clcmenta of Ord , who was appointed b
the auprcmc court to ttko testimony , aubml
finding of fact nnil conclusions of law
presiding.
Tiio cult Is brought by W , J. tlroitch of Ihl
city , an ex-mayor who contests the right o
frank 12 , Moorcs to servo as mayor ofth
city of Omaha , a position to which ho vva
elected last spring , defeating K. K. Howell
Iho democratic candidate. Uroitch contondf
that Moorr * fraudulently , mallclouflly and
wickedly holds the olllco of mayor of the clt >
of Omaha for the reason that while clerk o
the district court he wickedly nnd mall
cloih'ly ' retained and held the sum of $1 ,
818.93 In fines received by him as such clerk
and not paid Inilo the treasury of the Hoard
of EducatlMi. Moorcs admits having had the
51.S18.93 In his possession as such clerk , bti
did not know the fact until May 9 , 18D7
when ho paid , the money to the proper par
tics.
tics.Tho case was brought by Ilroatch while
Jloores was mayor-elect. It reached the
aupremo court and In duo time K. Wakcloy
was appointed as referee , but declined to
ai-t wlinrnlmnn K. .1. Clements Was
and qualified.
LVoii the convening of the referee's cour
jreitorday W. M. McCall of Grand Islam
vviifl rnpolnted na ( stenographer , after which
Attorney Wright stated the enso for Droutcli
-who , with Mel Kedfleld and Attorney Covell
occupied a point of vantage In the lobby ,
MOOIIBS' CASE STATED.
For Mayor Mooros Attorney John C. Wlwir
ton said thut every act of Frank E. Moores
Bliowed that lie had bc'jn an honest custodla1
of public funds as cleric of the district cour
or Douglas county. "Notwithstanding this , '
argued .Mr. U'liartcxn , "Hrcatch and the attorney
tornoy representing him wont Into court am
in their petition swore tfiat ho collected ant
fraudulently retained money that belonged to
the school fund
"I am not so euro of the sincerity of thcao
people , " continued Mr. Wharton. "This charge
was brought just prior to last taring's elec
tion , and , I believe , for the sole purpose o
Inlluenelng the minds of the voters ugi\lti3
the republican candidate. They claim tha
jjL Moores wickedly held In his possession cor-
t.iln witnesa fees , but wo raci and ( jrcpcse to
show that years ago Mr. Moorcs took advice
upon tills matter , and upon such advlco ho
refused to turn Into the school treasury thesi
fees. Ho was advliied that If ho allowed
thcso fees to pass out of Ills hands the own
ers could call at any time and collect the
amounts from him and his bondsmen ,
"They say that Mr. Moorso paid Into the
school 'rcasury the sum of $1,818.93 In fines
collecteu by him and that the sum of $2I (
remains unaccounted for. They eay that
this $210 ho retained maliciously and fraudu
lently. All of iSio testimony , however , wll
chow that these people who arc bringing this
suit did not discover this $210 until a short
time ago , long after they brought this action
"The parties who arc prosecuting Frank
K. Moorcs hod an expert 011 his books for
months. Jlo wan their man Friday , nni
was ready to Jumpat their beck nnd call ,
but neither hn nor the county omcla ! ?
could find o thing against Moores. If
Frank K. Mores owes a dollar to any man
on earth , he Is ready to pay. If It Is an hon
est dobt. There Is no person who will say
that .Moorcs ever failed to pay money
receipted tor.
"Tho evidence will show that during Ills
term of ofllca as clerk of the district court ,
Frank B. Moorcs collected and paid over
nearly $2,000,000 , and now ho Is charged
iwith stealing about $2,000. The Idea Is nb-
surd. Thcso men would brand this man
ns a thief , simply for the reason that they
believe that ho failed to pay over this
J.2,000 before he know that ho owed It.
The proof will show that the comity owed
Moorcs $30,000 , $20.500 of which has been
allowed and paid , but root until the hooks
hud been examined and checked by men
who arc his sworn enemies. The prosecu
tion In this suit was very diligent In bring
ing this action Just before the election at
which Moorcs was a candidate , and. as I
have said before , It was for the purpose
of defeating him nt the polls and throwing
the votes to another man.
"Wo will show that when the balance
nhoot was made , by which It was Indicated
that .Moorcs owed $1,818,93 In fines , ho was
out of the city. I asked for twenty-four
liours of time , stating to the attorney that
nftcr an examination , If It was found cor
rect , the money would bo paid. The sheet
wan turned over to A. Steere , Mr. Moorcn'
chlet clerk , who , after checking It , reported
to mo that ho thought It was correct. After
receiving n reply from Mr. Sleoro that the
amount was correct the money was paid.
W111J.N 1'AVaiISNT W'AS .MA1JI3.
"These people say that Moores owes other
money , but they do not opeclfy. If ho has
money in his hands that belongs to the
county , city or others why do they not
specify that wo may know what to answer ?
"Lot mo say right hero that I think that
It Is bad tanto for these people to bo here
In court prosecuting Frank K. Moorcs , when
they know of tholr own knowledge that the
county nnd city still ewe him thousands of
dollars In fees and costs. "
The first wltnom was Charles White. Ho
testified that on February 8 , 18SS , after hav
ing bean convicted of gambling , ho was fined
J100 , which he paid. He also testified that
< it the same ; time Duck Copeland and Cook
wore convicted of the eamo crime , the
former being fined $100 and the latter $150.
i Thcoo fines , White said , ho paid , but to
t . whom ho could not say , though he was certain -
tain that ho paid the money to some person
in the olllco of the clerk of the district court.
The receipt on the docket showed that the
money was paid to V. M. Mnckay , who was
a clerk In the olllco at lhat tlmo , but who
lisa sluice died. It U contended by the pro.se-
cutlcti that the money In this case wea
never paid Into the treasury.
The talanco of the morning session was
devoted to the Introduction of certified copies
of the records of the olllco of the clerk of the
district court during Mooros' incumbency ,
. uhowlng moneys paid arid disbursed.
! AFTERNOON SESSION.
1 At yesterday afternoon's session lAlbyn
Frank , clerk of the district court , was called
j ns n witness , ( la testified that when ho
succeeded Moorcs in ofllco Moores did not
pay over to him any fines , 'though there wcro
00:110 : checks and certificates of deposits de
livered. On cross-examination the witness
testified that Borne money was paid to him
by Moorcs , but how much ho could not re
member. The certificates of deposit , ho
thought , aggregate * ! about $14,500 , hut to bo
correct ho Insisted that ho would have to
examine his books. There were also some
chccld and draft ! ) turned over by 'Moores ' ,
but the aggregate amount Frank would not
I ' testify to , Of the money turned over when
ho surrendered the olllco to Frank , Moores
i contends that there was $25,097.09. $
' , The two hours following the introduction
oC the testimony of Frank was devoted to
the Introduction lot records and documents
showing the receipts and disbursements dur
ing Moores' eight years as clerk.
James Itimno was called just before the
, evening adjournment and testllled that for
n. number of years ho had been employed
tiy the county as a bookkeeper and expert
accountant , checking over the accounts of
the various olllces. Not being clear as to
Ills ability to testify as an expert , Attorney
rWharton for Moores was allowed to pro
pound questions to Huane. The witness
told of the different places where ha had
worked , but when questioned about his em
ployment with 1'oycko Druthers and his sub
sequent discharge the attorney for Hroatch
raited a vigorous protest , Insisting that the
line of questioning was not for the purpose
of learning the facts relative to the com
petency of the testimony of the witness. The
court sustained the objection , but held that
Mr. Wharton could go Into the matter In
the cross-examination of Kuanc.
.Vote * from IlUlrlut Court
Laura Williams has filed a motion asking
that flhn bo allowed temporary Alimony In
her divorce case against her husband , George
0. Williams.
Alllo Klrkland has filed a petition In th
oflleo of the clerk of tha district court , al
leglng that aho is entitled to a dlvorr
from her husband , Thomas Klrkland. Sh
avers that he has treated her with cxtrcm
cruelty. She asks the custody of the fou
children , the Issue of the marriage.
Frank II. Johnson. William II. Johnson am
Charles Sharp wcro before Judge Scott yes
terday morning on the charge of fraudulen
banking. The parlies were formerly officers o
the Midland State bank , a financial concern
that existed on North Sixteenth street. The
evidence showed that the bank rccclvci
money on deposit on the day before It closoi
H.i doors. After the close of the Introduc
lion of testimony Judge Scott announced tha
ho would pass upon the case at 2 o'clocl
thin afternoon.
Wllllo Messlck , by his father , W. A. Mos
sick , has vied the Omaha Street Railway
company In nil action to recover the sun
of $ SOO damages. About Christmas time
last the father and son were going fron
the business part of the city , riding nortl
on a Sherman avenue car. Upon reaching
Seventeenth and Cumlng streets the father
crossed from the motor to the trailer. Ho
was leading his son , who fell between the
cars , one of the wheels passing over his
foot , crushing It so severely that a portion
of It had to bo amputated.
W. P. Hall , a man , and M. C. Wood , a
woman , as partners , played the wheat market
kot nnd lost. Now they have gone Into
court and have sued for the return or the
money that they put up as margins , and n
the same time they ask that the bucke
shop where they did business bo declared a
gambling house. In a petition which they
have filed In court , Hall nnd Wood aver
that they commenced playing the whea
market on August 15 , 1897 , and continued
to do so until January 15 , 1898 , wheti to
their sorrow they discovered that they had
lost money In the sum of $108.75 , which they
say that they put up as margins to protect
some early deals ,
UKSKiXS KI10.1I TIIK MIIUAUY irO.VItl )
'William Wnlliiec Dlsniiprovps nt the
l.cvv Mn lit * for ( lint liiNtlttition.
The resignation of William Wallace as a
member of the Public Library board was
received by .Mayor Moorcs yesterday morning ,
Mr. Wallace tendered his resignation on
account of the refusal of the city council
to levy the amount asked for by the board ,
although the cause Is not mentioned In his
letter to the mayor.
Mayor Moores says that ho will make an
effort to Induce Mr. Wallace to recon
sider his action , as ho Is altogether too
valuable a man to lose. The mayor Is In-
dlntMl to agree with Mr. Wallace that the
levy for the library board Is Insufficient and
ho hopes that on arrangement may be made
that will bo more satisfactory.
In this connection 'the ' mayor state. ? that
while ho has not absolutely determined on
his action with regard to the
levy ordinance passed last night ,
ho is inclined to think that he
will veto It. Ho takes the position that
In one or two cases the council carried
economy to an extreme , and that It would
bo wiser to add 1 mill to the levy nnd
divide It between the library nnd street
cleaning funds ,
"I am ns much In favor of economy , " said
the 'mayor , "as any member of the coun
cil , but I believe that there Is a false econ
omy that costs more In the end than n well
advised expenditure. I am particularly of
the opinion that the sum provided by the
council for street cleaning and repairs will
not bo sufficient to keep the streets In pre-
scntablo condition during the exposition. I
bellovo that a few thousand dollars In
vested In attractive streets at this lime
would bo a good Investment and that a 25-
mlll levy would bo satisfactory to the bulk
of the taxpayers. This additional mill would
enable the Library board to conduct Its busi
ness on a business basis , as It has hereto
fore , and also make It possible to keep our
streets In a condition that would be an In-
vnluablo advertisement for the city when
wo receive our exposition visitors.
The mayor adds that ho docs not wish to
)0 understood as a critic of the council. lie
jclloves the members or tnat body are en
titled to great credit for the manner in
which they have studied economy In mak
ing the levy , but his personal opinion was
lhat they had carried It slightly too far In
the departments which lie specified.
KITTIB \VliXS LAMIS IX JAII , .
Umlon vm-N to Slioot WIlllniM CvIU-li-
llolil with a Ht-volvrr.
Kittle Owens , more lately known as Linda
Lee , last night departed from the path which
she lias recently laid out for herself and Is
now in jail charged with shooting with In
tent to kill. The young woman. Jias figures
n numerous tragical Incidents and on this
occasion attempted to shoot William Critcn-
fleld , with whom she makes her home , at
224 North Twelfth street. The trouble
arose over a revolver .which 'It ' was the wish
of the Owens woman to pawn. Crltchfield
objected and in the ensuing scene the revc--
vcr WEB discharged , narrowly missing him.
Crltchfiold has Just recovered from the cf-
ccta of a bullet wound under the heart
aused accidentally or otherwise by Tom
Lewis of the Mid-way saloon.
Koriut'i- Omaha ( Mtlzi-a Dlu.s.
The death of James A. Hnynes , until re-
ently a resident of this city , occurred nt
Vnrren , III. , on January 2-4. Mr. Hnynes
made Omaha his 'homo from 1SSI ) to ISM.
ilnco Oils departure from Omaha Mr.
fnyni'i im-i lived with Ills daughter In War-
en. Mr , Hayncs was 85 years old at the
line of Ills death , and he died rather from
ao weakness of old ngo than from any dis
use ,
l.OC.Vb HHBVlTIliS.
A chicken iplo dinner wand general social
vlll occur at the First Presbyterian church
oday from 11:30 : to 1:30. : )
Omaha Curling club will hold a general
meeting of Its members Friday evening , Feb-
imry ! , at 7:4'3 : ' la the ball , 212 North Six-
eenth street.
Lottie Jonssn was brought rt > before Judge
Gordon for the fourth tlmo during the proa-
nt week. She was given thirty days In the
ounty Jail to enable her to sober up.
0. A , Hanstraum , a carpenter living at 920
s'orth Twentieth street , reports to the po-
lea that some thief broke Into his house
nd took a kit of tools valued at $25.
Martha George , on aged Syrian woman ,
vho has been Hick at the city jail for some
line , was scut to the count ) ] hospital. The
voman is in a serious condition through
Iceasc.
The sale of stamps and envelopes at the
Omahni postolfico during the month of Jan-
ary amounted to $27,036.50 , as against $23-
S9.22 In the corresponding month of 1897.
'his Is an increase of $3,7 > 17-18 in the busl-
css last month.
W. B. Iloono , a young farmer from Stella ,
sreb. , en route to 'Ashland ' , Ore. , 'fell In with
Ickpocketu on the train at South Omaha
-csterday and was robbed of $2C In cash and
lireo railroad tickets to Ashland , Ho rc-
lorted I'll loss to the police.
The Pullman olllccs , located in the United
tales National bank , have been handsomely
edited and refurnished. The rooms occuple-1
> > Superintendent Richardson and Assistant
upcrlntendent Charles Mason Talcott lwv >
ccclvod new velvet carpets and mahogany
csks and furniture.
W. E. Davis , Fred Wagoner nnd J. Wag
ner , were arrrated In the yards of the Chi-
ago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha rai-
oad last night In the act of stealing a
ackful of coal. The men did not deny the
ttemptiM theft , ibut said that they did It
o keep their families warm.
0. B. Holmes was arrested at the Instance
t 1 > . T. Mount nnd T. K. Kauffman for
Baling coal from cara in the Missouri Pa-
Iflo freight yards. It Is alleged that Holmes
tas been doing a land olllco business in this
ne , and that lie has hired a number of
imall hoys to assist him in the thef's.
olmes was lined $5 and costs.
Mrs. Moore , living at Dundee Place , called
t the police station and swore out warrants
or the arreswt of her two stepsons , Oliver
nd William Moore , on a change of assault
nd battery. She alleges that abe ordered
no of the boys to run An errand and that
u refuted. The trouble then followed , and
no held her while the other struck her with
U flit *
CITY JAIL IN A NEW LIGHT
Ite rnnitnry Condition Oonm to the Front
Quito Unexpectedly ,
FEEDING THE PRISONERS RAISES A RUMPUS
City Contractor nnd Sheriff
In n Dispute from Which a
.Most I'eriilp.ilti
llnti Grow * .
There Is a fight on between Caterer Joe
Danbaum of the city Jail and Mine Host Mc
Donald of the county bastllc which may ulti
mately prove a factor in the building of a
new city Jail.
For about a fortnight past corr.iilalnts have
been regularly registered wllli Mayor Moores
and Chief Gallagher by Sheriff McDonald and
his deputies lhat the county jail has not
been receiving its share of prisoners from
Judge Gordon's court. It has been alleged
that la certain cases where prisoners have
been bound over to the district court that
under pretense of "showing them w. > " to the
patrolmen that they have been retained from
twenty-four to forty-eight hours over tlmo In
the city Jail. Sheriff McDonald alleges that
ho is being defrauded out of the emoluments
of his onice. Inasmuch as Danbaum is reap
ing the profits of tha prisoners' board.
In order to oven matters somewhat Judge
Gordon has sent a largo number of clt
prisoners , who wcro serving from tc
to thirty days' sentences , to the count
jail. As a result of this Danbaum finds hi
boarding house nearly depleted. He looki1
up his contract with the city , and finall
made a formal demand of Judg
Gordon , In the presence of witnesses , tha
the custom of sending the city prisoners t
the county Jail be discontinued. Catere
Danbaum took his stand upon the cond
tlons Imposed In the contract , whlc
specify that "ho shall feed all prisoner
confined In the city Jail serving sentence
for misdemeanors for violating the clt
ordinances. " Danbuum ns.scrts that fron
two to eight prisoners 'who should right
fully servo their sentences In working fo
the city In the street cleaning gang , nr
bolrg sent dully to the couirty jail. II
asserts , moreover , that the city Is paying
him 12V4 cents per meal for cither two o
three meals served per day , while Sherlf
McDonald Is receiving 17',4 cents tor th
same thing. It Is also stated that only
the imenls served In the city jail ar
charged , while a full day's rations I
charged up In the county Jail for a prls
oner who comas in only for supper.
Judge Gordon said ho would take the mat
icr uader advisement and render his decision
later. Ifo said that In sending the prls
oners to the county Jail ho had acted nureb
on humane prlnc'oles , as he did not ccoslde
the present city jail a fit place to Imprison
any one. Caterer Danbaum will awal
Judge Gordon's answer and In case It Is un
favorable too will toke legal action In orde
lo compel the city to perform Us portion o
ils contract.
In speaking of the matter Captain
Mostyn said. "I think Judge Gordon's
iiosltica In the present instance Is Justl
liable. The jail quarters are unfit for the
wuixuncy of officers and prisoners alike. I
tiiow of three officers , one of whom Is noon \ \
on sick leave In southern California. wlio. = > t
icalth was broken down entirely through bo
lug constantly confined In the Jail. The
iresent quarters are also cramped for room
Wo have six Iron cells , with a wooden out
for women. According to this wo s'aould no
accommodate over fifty prisoners during the
day and about half as many during the
light. In spite of this , however , we havs
) een forced , on various occasions , to lock ui
130 men In those -cells. - You can Imagine
he condition of these unfortunate prisoners
: view of the advent of the exposition in
Jmaha wo expect to bo obliged at times to
ock up from 200 to 250 violators of the law
t will be an utter Impossibility under the ex-
sting conditions. "
OIIIHINCN ' .Siinil.-iy Opi
NORTH BEND , Neb. , Jan. 31. To the
Editor of The Bee : Lot the doors of the
church bo wide open and encourage men to
earn that there is a builder and maker of
expositions on high. The ono who forms and
oshlons an object Is greater than the ob-
ect Itself. Let us not lose eight of this.
Some toward the rising sun already think
vo dwell Just a llttlo beyond "God'a
: ountry. " As a mere matter of business
t might bo well to correct the false Im-
iresslons which are current concerning us.
5ut there are some things thut are more
mportant than business. Homo , Sabbath ,
or example. Hev. Mr. Mann , as you say ,
nkcs a broad view of the Sabbath question.
grant It. Uroad enough not only for a
koptlc or Infidel , but broad enough for any
ogue or rascal. There may apparently be
omo reasons for disregarding the Sabbath
uring the exposition ; but why should any
mo use this as an opportunity to set the
.ah . bath asldo entirely and to teach that
Christ "simply Ignored It ? " No one ever
mployed the Sabbath more faithfully than
ur Lord , and no ono was over so fearless
n correcting the errors which obtained
pen the Sabbath question. But the man
, -ho rests his hope in "cupidity" for the
stabllshmont of hla purposes can hardly
nd an endorsement of his Ideas from the
Ifo of Christ. Hev. Mr , Mann , should he
ead the bible , might discover that it con-
alned a moral as well ns a ceremonial law.
lo might learn that the Sabbath was ob-
ervcd long before the ceremonial law was
Iven. He might learn that the decalogue
as some "ten words" given Independent
f nnd separated from the ceremonial law.
" rom this ho might conclude that It did note
o out with the formal temporary services
ppolnted for peculiar reasons. He might
Iso think that there are certain things
vhlch are right , always have been right
ml always will bo right. I trust ho will
Ivo each of the ten commandments such
place in his judgment.
It may bo popular now to hold broad
lews , but there is a limit here. You are
ware that seine are liberal enough to send
ut the seventh commandment In company
vlth "tho passovcr or the scapegoat , " When
praise such a ono In order to bo fair I
will remember the man who sets aside the
fourth commandment also. Ho nhall have
a mention In every verso of the song anil
In the chorus as well. The fourth com
mandment Is the keystone of the arch. Re
move this and the entire masonry Is razed
to the ground. This Is enough to test The
Boo as to whether our side may have a hear
ing. I do not know Rev. Mann nor the
denomination of Unity church. I like both
names , but I am sorry to hear him speak
his own ruin. The gates of the exposition
and the gates of Unity church are more
closely joined than ho seems to apprehend.
Lot the ono bo opened and the other Is
closed , PKTBH SWAN.
Ai > | H-nlH to Oniiilui ( '
OMAHA , Feb. 2 , To the IMltor of The
Bee : The Idea of constructing a central
boulevard In the city of Omaha has tnken
form In ntv earnest way. There hardly can
be anyone In this elty who doubts the con
venience , usefulness and grandeur of such
a thoroughfare. Sympathy and hearty sup
port of all our olllcl.ils mayor , park board ,
county commissioners ami n number of our
city father * who are acquainted with this
project Is certain. While at the present
tlmo there are men working very Imnl to
verify this Idea , i onld It not be opportune
for the wheeling community to commence
to agitate nnd devise plans by which money
could bo raU-Pd for n cycle path along this
projected houlevard ? If the city Is willing
to do that much ( considering existing elr-
cum.stances ) to construct this boulevard It
seems to me every knight of the peJnU
ought to bo ready with his appreciation and
assistance , for It should bo a. comfort for
all and eaeh _ K. SIMAN.
| \IIIMIIII la u I'niior .11111 ,
MENOMINMB , Mich. , Feb. 2. The big
three-story Sulp'hlto mill of the Menomlnoe
& Rlarlnotto Paper company WHS blown to
pieces last nlgSit by the explosion of ono
of the digesters , 1'eter Borst , engineer , was
killed , and K.umiel HSeffen and LouU Lefro ,
assistants , were badly Injured. The loss is
about $70,00X
nKTHLBHBM , Pa. , Feb. 2.-JU. Rev.
Ethelbert Talbott , D.D. , LI/D. . former
missionary bishop of Wyoming and Idaho ,
was today enthroned as blstiop of the cen
tral Pennsylvania Ulocese of the 1'roteatant
Episcopal church ,
s or cuniuHTox COI.I.KOK.
I'uldlo KxntiilnnMOft ! I.l'trnril in ! ) > '
An examination In mental philosophy held
rccenlly t > CrelKhilori''collcge ' rcsulttHl In
such a good showing'tnftt It was decided to
give a public teat cfr' ' the students' pro
ficiency last night , i iTHe college hall was
filled with the rolattvcs-of tin students and
those Interested ln > HM > Institution. The
examining board was made up of the faculty
of the college as well hs IU. Hev. Richard
Scanncll , bishop c-fOfltKha ,
The opening speech fpr the students was
i made by Edward C. Mc.Shan.1 , who explained
j the reasons for the 'p'UDlle ' examination and
| Iho work that would be attempted. A program -
gram was presented ) wljlch was divided Into
i twelve theses , proposed In L.iMn , nnd any
'ono ' would bo taken tip'and discussed at the
will of the audiences "Tho I'rlnclple of
Life In Plants and Animals'1 was first dis
cussed by William T. O'Manlou. Ho t'X-
I plained that Ufa could not originate fiom
nny chemical or physical source , but only
In antecedent life and rcmolcly from ciea-
th'o power. J. Henry Furay then conducted
! what In academic language Is called a "Clr-
i cle , " nil exercise of dally use In Jesuit col-
i leges. He challenged Peter C. Gannon , as
defender , to uphold the seventh thesis on
the list , that of the ultlr.iuo test oC cor-
1 tnlnty. The objector broilijnt frr-.h syllo
gisms , which wore met by the proper re-
fiponso. Edward C. Komey then dlrecied
; a similar attack against the thesis on
i "Stxieo. " The defendant was Edward C. Me-
Shane. The last number was a discussion by
1 Joseph Qllmoro on the "Itollablllty of Sense
1 Perception. " The work was directed by Ili'V.
C. Coppen. ? , who has had cha'-go ' of the work
of the class. Thcso who have been selected
ns honor members are Peter C. Claimon and
Edward C. McShano , bolh of whom received
a mark of over 03 per cent.
Never defer a vital matter. A cough
shouldn't bo neglected when Dr. Hull's Cough
Syrup will cure It at once.
SOU HI OMAHA NEWS.
An examination has been made by exports
of the now heating app-uatUB at the H-tw-
thcuie school building and a report will be
made to the Board of Education at the reg
ular monthly meeting to be held next Mon
day night. By the addition of a number of
steam pipes the rooms are now heated so
that the temperature Is warm enough for
the scholars , but thb U only n temporary
arrangement to avoid- the necce-alty for dls-
miss'cig the cJossea. The additional heating
apparatus Improves the situation only
slightly and the ventilating appliance still
refuse , ? to woik. Only a partial estimate
has been allowed for the work and the bal
ance will not bu paid until both the heating
and ventilating machinery works satlctac-
torlly.
Preparations are being made for the Intro
duction of a resolution at next Monday
night's meeting of the board , calling upon
the city council to Increase the i > alora li
cense from $300 to $1,000. The board Is
divided on this matter and it is Impossible
to tell at thla time what the fate of the
resolution will be. Attorneys have ctated
lhat the council cannot be compelled by
mandamus to Increase the license at the re
quest of the Board of Education cud In case
a 1-e.rucal Is ir.ade jt , Is. thought that the
board will commence , a friendly suit against
some saloon keener 'In. brder to obtain a supreme
premo court decision In' relation to the en
forcement of the Slocutix law.
It lo known that five members of the coun
cil are opposed to any'Increase ' , of the li
cense this year. They .Assert that the reve
nue derived from the ? occupation tax will bo
needed to pay the rutuilng expenses of the
city from May until , the close of the fiscal
year In August. Am , lupfease In the license
would cut oft this occupation tax and the
city would lose ln'tho _ neighborhood of
"
$8.000. ; .
Y M. C. A. Worlc.
Secretary Ovcrtoi ( > of-nthe Young Men's
Christian association1 , has Just Issued a report
of the work of the''aslbclatlra during tu'o
month of January. Vl'vc rellglouii meetings
for , mc-n 'were held wllji an attendance of 212 ;
five bible classes , attendance , 50 ; twenty-one
gymnasium classes , attendance , 14S ; baths
taken , 4S2 ; two receptions , attendance , 391 ;
llrected to boarding houses , 1 ; situations se
cured. 1 ; applications for work , S ; writing
material supplied , 3 ; secretary's calls , 284 ;
five committee meetings , attendance , 20 ; four
directors' meetings , attendance , 33 ; total at-
tendtnce at rooni.s , 2,045. Twenty new mem
bers and nine renewals were secured. The
rooms of the association arc open every tlay
from 9 a. m. until 10 p. m.
ICIInc Will Make Dofi-nse.
Rev. Roacoe H. Kline , who was arrested
Tuesday for attempting to kidnap Anna
Popper , waa arraigned hi police court on
> . state complaint charging kidnaping yes
terday afternoon and pleaded not guilty.
Cllne has secured an attorney and will at-
empt to prove that his motives were pure.
Mo tliio has been -set for the hearing , but
t will be 'held today If one of the couatjt
attorneys can be secured to come down and
irosccute the case.
Stole Pnrlv and ItuuilK.
Two I-ids giving the names of Ed Woln-
qulfit and Joseph Chadonlc were arrested
csterday for stealing a couple of cans ol
aked pork and. . beans from Gudahy's. The
pollco judge g.ivo the boj',5 a good lecture
and then fined them $ .1 and co.sts each. The
boys told the judge that they eiw older boyo
teallng things and that they could not wlth-
tand the temptation to secure something
or nothing.
I'ny for tli - 'IVi
Warrants for the pay of the ochool teuch-
rs were drawn yesterday. The teachers
, -ero paid for five weeks , as the December
varranti , which wcro isssucd before Chrlst-
nas , called for only three weeks' work. On
his account the pay roll la much larger
ban usual , amounting to 54,437.98. The
anltors1 warrants were also drawn , these
amounting to $400.
Inti-rcNt In Hie Iliiti-hct.
Mrs. K. B. Towl and Mrs. T. G. Rico have
or several days past been soliciting sub-
crlptloiiH for the paper soon to bo lasund
n the Interest of the boys' and girls' ex-
ilblt at the exposition. About 2,000 copies
mvo already been taken hero and the
vomen In charge of the subscription lists
xpect to Increase this number within tha
ext few days.
CnIlK fur Help.
Yesterday's cold snap caused a noticeable
ncrcaso In the requests for assistance. A
umber of destitute persons called at the
nayor's ofilco and begged for a llttlo coal ,
'ho mayor referred all comers to County
Commissioner Hector After telling the up-
llcants that the cbuncll had ehut down
n furnishing any inoro'fluppllcs to tha poor.
I'iK-Kliii ? Iloum'l9i ' | il ) - Hurt ,
II. A. Groves , an 'enfployo of the Omaha
'acklng company , ffclYfrom a bench yes-
orday and sustained f vero Injuries , His
ollar bone was fractured and ono arm
roken. After his Injures had been dressed
Drox Li , Shooinnn's'ot nfrnltl not
frald to put our' , liulli's' $ ! 5 filiou " 1 >
Ktilust any $ : i Kh6c ' 'fiolil lieru or nny-
liuro i > lso every \fyi\fav \ \ makes a siioclnl
ffort to produce Uie-bpst valna for lliu
; t wo'ro fiullhiff the best value for Dili
loncjin style , ( It anil diirlhlHIy that
nn l > e given Its Impossible to RVO ! you
otter wear iu any shoe than we tflve
ou In thlH ? . ' { one .Sonus customers have
H-on unable to got their n/.e ! Its
irferent now , for we've u new lot anil
vo can IU anybody's feet with the best
HI tshoo that was over made and sold.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 PAKNAA1 STIIEKT
MONEY RAISING
Saturday morning we open our doors upon one of the greatest price-
marked-down sales ever attempted. We've put the price down so
low that the present stock won't be ours long. In some purchases
half can be saved some more than half others nearly half but iii
all cases these will be never-forgotten clothinpbarpnins. .
> -J > _ >
Unreserved at about 50 cents on the dollar.
IS !
Overcoats sters
Every article in the house goes in this Unreserved Money Raisin
Sale ior less money than ever before in Omaha's Clothing history.
Saturday Morning at 8 O'clock ,
N. E. Cor. N. E. Cor.
15th and 15lh and
Douglas Sts. Douglas Sts.
by a. physician Groves was removed to his
homo at 1461 South fourteenth street.
City l < "un I llnlnnrcH.
After the payment of the January hills
there remains In the different funds the
following balances : Interest , $8,701 ; Judg
ment , $371 ; police , $2C42 ; fire , ? 3iS ; pub'.lc
light , $2,823 ; salary , $2,718 ; engineer , ? 7SG ;
general , ? 125 ; street repair , ? 5G ; emergency ,
$12 ; milk , $217 : water , $3,091.
CUiuI City ( iiiNKlp.
Jlrs. Scott Harrell , Twenty-third and I
streets , Is qulto sick.
SI. H. Summers of Holyoke , Colo. , Is hero
attemllng to business matters.
Cudahy received cattle and Hammond
hogs from Kansas City yesterday.
A St. Bernard dog belonging to Morris
Yost was killed by unknown parties yester
day.
day.V.
\V. C. Cole , a North Platte atoclcman ,
brought down a. shipment of cattle yester
day.
day.Tho
The extremely low temperature yesterday
put a stop to all work at the Armour
plant.
Bert Hawley , who has been quite III for
several days , was reported some better last
evening.
During January 10,214 head of oheop wcro
sent to the country from this market to bo
fattened.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Ed Johnston have taken
apartments In the Dolczal block on Twenty-
fourth street.
The Halo of stamps at the South Omaha
poatodlco during the month of January
amounted to $3,390.24.
Chief Drcnnan has detailed Officer Al
Gary for day Jailor and Officer Mulcahy for
night jailor this month.
i.V meeting of the Third Ward republican
club will bo hold at Kvans hall , Twenty-
eighth and H streets , tonight.
W. A. McColllster , Eighteenth and Mis
souri avenue , who has been sick for BOV-
oral months , in able to bo out again.
At the annual meeting of the Drovers'
Journal stockholders Illchard Allbery , J. W.
Selden and Denna Allbery wcro elected di
rectors for one year and these directors
elected Utchard Allbery president , H. A.
Steam secretary and Denna Allbery general
manager and treasurer.
On Wednesday evening , February 9 , the
Knights and Ladles of the Maccabees will
give a reception and ball at Masonic hall.
Dan Cameron , superintendent of the Cud
ahy Packing company , has gone to Chicago
to purchase now machinery for the plant.
The Omaha Water Works company has
over ten mllcu of mains In this city and ex
tensive extensions are to bo made Iu the
sprint ; .
Nebraska lodge , iN'o. 227 , Ancient Order
of United Workmen , Is making arrango-
inontct for a inoijk ball to bo given at Work
man hall on the evening of February 11.
Fred Ford , a prominent farmer of 1'otta-
wattamlo county , la. , was nt the stock yards
yesterday. Ho reports a good many cattle
on feed In his section ami all doing nicely. '
The Ideal Mandolin club will give a mas
querade ball at Ilium's hall on February 19.
Tim fact that the Ira file In the Klmball
piano bus reached International proportions
tions , notwithstanding the brief period
since Its introduction on tint market ,
cannot be accounk-d for on thu ground
of economic production , nor its popu
larity explained simply by the fact that
It entered the ranks of competition wltli
the powerful advantage of lower prices
to the public The strength of the Klm
ball piano does not rest upon Its price
but upon Its merits as a distinctly ar
tistic creation The newest productions
of this piano are now on display at our
show rooms ,
MUSIC OOfl fill 1513 Oourjlas
You can be expected to know as much
about teeth as we do wo make tooth
the study of our lives and we know
how to Jlx teeth for llxlng toelh Is our
business and we don't believe anybody
knows the business betu-r than we do
In all probability a little Illllng is all
that will be necessary to make your
truth perfect but If you will come to
our dental parlors we'll examine your
te-eth and tell you exactly what should
bo done 1C you want It done we'll do It
In u way that will be satisfactory and
make the price right-small gold filling.- )
are only tfii.OO-sllver nnd guld alloy
$1.00-\Vo extract tooth for HOc-no nulu
no gas .V lady attendant.
in Vcnr ttil Kloor I'nxlnu 111 If.
lUtlt uuil i-'urnuiu.
A son has been born to Sir. and Mrs.
John Thompson , Thirteenth nnd Madison
streets.
A stovepipe In Stewart's cigar store on
Railroad avenue , Just aouth of the Dolmoii-
Ice hotel , full down last evening , filling Iho
place with smoke. Someone turned In n flro
alarm and the department made the run.
There v.'ca ' no damage.
Wo are anxious to do a llttlo good In thtet
world and can think of no plnjsanter or but
ter way to do It then by commending One
Jllnutc Cough Cure as a provpiitatlvo of pneu
monia , consumption and other serious lung
troubles that follow neglected colds.
Turli-y IN I-.li'rHMl Scniilor.
NASHVIDU5 , Tenn. , 1'Yb. ' 2. Thomas 13.
Turley was today elected United States
sonutor by the legislature. The senate nnd
house mot In Joint convention for that pur
pose. Mr. Turley ( dcm. ) , received nlnoty-ono' '
votes. The republicans voted for Hon. J.
W. linker of Nashville.
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