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o TIIJ5 OMAHA DAILY .153JJ.tij KOKDAY , FEBRUARY 21 , 1803.
morrow. The plan had been for the tour *
1o meet first at Key West and , elolni ; such
work aswas possible there , proceed to
Havana. 'Hut ' Mr. Lens thought It was de
sirables to have the court proceed at once
to Havana , v.-hcro the Inquiry could begin
on the actual scene of disaster , and where
personal Inspections would aid In an In
telligent Judgment. Oa thU account the sec
retary sent orders yesterday for the court
to proceed direct to Havana , and the re-
ijponso of Admiral -Slcard Is In accordance
ivlth thc e orders.
iHKPBIl TO SOIIUAL'S HB.MAUKS.
Secretary ling's attention was called to
the fact that ho hail taken official cognizance
of Captain Sobral'ft criticisms of the Amer
ican navy , and the secretary said he had
tailed the subject to the attention of the
State department with a view of having an
Inquiry made fay that branch. The particu
lar expression to which the secretary had
directed the ntkntlcn of the State depart
ment was the following , attributed to Cap
tain Sobral :
It'i-Ans the re-Milt of Jin explosion Inside
tin- ship , which took plnee In one of the
forward inngizlncs. The fnct ot the matter
1s tlmt the discipline nnd the watch ob-
uprvnl on the whip were very lax. This , us
one of the Knglloh newspapers the other
< iny doel.irt'd , Is the case on American war
ship * gennra'ly. ' This sort of thing1 has oc
curred on previous cccaslonti on American
war vessels.
The decretory said ho had not railed at
tention to those other features of Captain
Sobral's alleged Interview , In which ho re
ferred to the possibility of war arid to the
Information hi- had gained whiles naval nt- ,
tache of the Spanish legation.a a whole
Mr. Long did not' ' treat the Sobral matter co
profoundly serious.
Assistant Secretory Day received 150 dis
patches from Havana during the early part
of the day. Ho would not dlscuro the Sobral
'matter. It Is limit mtood , however , that the
Stats department docs not attach deep slgnlll-
canco to the reported remarks ot Sobral ,
owing to hU minor position. At the same
time It Is fell that ho should not be making
nucli remarks aj are attributed to him. As
Secretary Long lisa called official attention
to them , the department would doubtlcus
take steps to learn whether the Interview
was accurate by malting a request on the
Spanish legation. It can be stated positively ,
however , that reports that the State depart
ment made auch a request of the Spccilsh le
gation ycviterelay are Incorrect.
NOT ATTAC11KD TO "LEGATION.
Nothing has been dotip thus far and an
tinex ; ectt-j development of today ao changes
the anpc-ct ot the Sobral case that the de
partment may not fcol that Ita \ neccs.iary
to proceed further. This development wrs
thaufaptnln Sobral's services as naval at
tache at WnshkiRtDii were officially termin
ated by Spain about four wcolio ngo. It
camp from Senor du Dcac , charge d'affaires
of the Spanish legatlm , who , when hkj at-
'tcptlon was called to the Sobral ca o , gave
the follow'ng authorized ( statement :
"An rcgardi , this repcctcd interview I know
nothing about It beyond wlut 1 have seen In
the rap'-Trf. I should Imagine Mr. Sobval far
too prudent to , iy anything calculated to
offend brothers In arms. At the same time
I should stuto that 0:1 : January 21 la > 3t Cap
tain Sobral ceased to bo a. member of this
'legation , according to royal decrees , which
K'V..etto'l as his nuccessar Lieutenant Hainan
C.innxzay Oucrra. "
Owing to the royal decree relieving Captain
Sobr.il , It In aald ho at present oecuple.j the
position merely of a private cltlzcm. Ho la ill
present In New York , meeting his old naval
fdenris on the Vlzcaya , but hiii olliclol status
as Spain's naval attache to the legation Is
oild to have terminated when the decree
was gazetted last niontti.
It Is a usual formality to notiPy the do-
IxTtment of such a change , but owing to
the exciting cvonts of recent days this notl-
llc.'thn of the SMiiish | decree was not con
veyed to the authorities hero at the time It
occurred , although the fact has now been
made known , Will the Information that
Captain Sobral'o relations with the legation
.ended January 21. .
'
Stfndr dir GCsc received 'no information of
Importo.cico from IL-uana today. He ex
pressed entire satisfaction with tfie plans
by which the .divers wcro operating , and
oild there was no Justification for the tall :
r.bout friction , Perfect harmony existed , ho
said , and on both aided , BO far as ho coulJ
see , there wui evti-y disposition to give the
amplest facilities for Investigation. M. eluDes
Dos ? feels that the assembling of the court
of inquiry at Havana , tomorrow Is ejulto de
sirable , owing to the rapid rate at which
, the hull of the .Maine Is sinking In Uio soft
bottom ot the harbor.
SIOSBE'3 DECLINES INTERVIEWS.
Captain Slgsbeo today sent two telegrams
to the Navy department on the subject of
Interviews with him. The 'first merely said :
"I have consistently refrained from oxprcss-
. Inj ; any opinion of the Maine disaster. "
Later In the day ho wired :
, No r.i-wppaper divers have been used on
the wreck of the Mnlue1. One man engagei !
l > y int' was subsequently bought up by n
newMiwipi-r. 1 deellned his services. Stibae-
HULMitly , on his IieliiK unconditionally re-
Icusod , I might have used him In charge ot
nn olllcer In recovering bodies , but decided
. not to do so. Any Interviews with me , If
printed , are untrue.
The Navy department tonight received the
following telegram from Captain Slg.ibeo :
KolljwIiiK l ( he condition of'rtUf wounded
In Havana hospitals : Apprentice Kocbler ,
silsht Improvement , condition still very
Krtive ! Holzi-r , same ; Allen , slight Improve
ment , condition uruvo ; Hcltron , Shea , Jlnt-
tl.oii , favorable ; Uoftus ) , convalescent ; Ca-
hlll , Improved , but grave ; Hack , Waters and
Webber , favorable.
The report on the same subject from Cap
tain Forsythe at Key West says : 'IM.ilne
aurvlvofti all In good condition this morn
ing. Surgeon reports wounded doing well. "
The following telegram was received by
Secietary Long today from New York :
Wicn I nrrlved at New York I heard of
the Malno disaster. Wi < feel very deep BOr-
IMW and wend our condolences for the dead
and fumlllcs. KULATU ,
Captain Spanish Crulsur Vlzcuya.
The published atatonumt that Senator
Proctor of Verniout , who Is enow on his way
to Florida , was going to the interior of
Cuba as a apodal agent of I'n.ildac. ' . McKki-
ley to report on co.idltlor.a on the 'aland was
dunled toalght nt the V.'hlto Ilouic. It wca
said that .S'er.ator 1'rcctor had oot even de-
eldtd that he would go to Cuba , that he
might make a pleasure trip that fur It ho
BucecBded In finding some cougtal.il com-
pan on , but hLj visit , If made , would be
entirely on his own responsibility.
KI3Y WBST , Fob. 20. The MsMigrovo left
for Ilaviina at 4 o'c'.o.-k this afternoon. It
carries the members cf the court of Inquiry
line the Maine ) disaster , Lieutenant Com
mander Adoph Marlx , executive olllccr of the
receiving Miip Vermont , Judge advocate ;
Captain Sampson , comnuiidlng the Iowa ,
pro'ldent ; 'Captain K. 13. Chad wick and
Lieutenant Commander W. I1 , Potter of the
New York , and Lieutenant Commander
Schooder ot tha Massachusetts. The Man-
firovo will sup. In Tortugas to tak'o ' an
beard Captain Henry C. Taylor of the In
diana , It carries also a cipher message ,
electric lamps for the divers and other
diving opitaratus.
\VhIlit tln.lfi- lie Inlliiriicr ,
David Jump , a Chicago man , occasioned
considerable uneasiness to his wifeV rulu-
HVCH yesterday while ho was not In a re
sponsible condition. After ho had drank u
fertaln amount the fancy suggested Itself
to him that his wlfa hud Just tiled , As ho
ilwi-ll upon It the ) belief been ma conviction
nml thu duty was bornti upon aim Hint lie
audit to notify her relatives In Chicago , so
ho went to a telegraph ollleo nnd dispatched
u imssnuo telling of her death. Ills manner
WIH : BUC.J n to tixclte the suspicion of the
ouvralur , who communleuti'd with the police
Htatlon , A detective took the case up and
traced Jump to his lodging * on North Six
teenth street , where lu > found Mrs. Jump
and Me family In excellent health. He told
the woman of her hushnnd'u action and nliu
hurried to a tcli-Ki'iiph oillco to cancel thu
former mesBaiju and relieve her parents'
anxiety ,
llrnolvl.vii > luii KIllH lllinncir.
NHW VOIIK , Feb. 2The body of For-
n-er Police CorninlssloiunI.ooinirJ Welles of
Ilrooklyn was found In the \vooda near
Scotch Plains' , N. J. HU throat was cut
mil It was evident ho hud committed sui
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MAY INDICT EUGENE MOORE
Lancaster County Grand Jury is Likely to
Take Action.
INDICTMENT UNDER THE CRIMINAL CODE
KiulrnrorVIII He .Mmlito Mnvc III
.SiiL'li .Mnnncr tint ! There Will
l\c .Vo Ilrnir In the
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LINCOLN , Feb. 20. ( Speslal. ) There Is a
well defined rumor that the grand Jury whl < ; h
Is now In Ecsslcti In this county will take
up the 1 ? n EC no Moore embezzlement case
and bring In an Indictment under ecctlon
121 cf the Criminal Code. This section pro
vides for the Kceccutlon of persons who
embczzlu money belonging to other persona
or corporatlttis , Including among Its pro
visions the following : "If any officer clecte-l
cr appointed to any oillco of public trust in
the elate shall embezzle or convert to his
own use any money , property , rights In ac
tion cr other valuable security or effects
whatever belonging to any Individual or
company or associates that shall como Into
his poaseoslon by virtue or under color ot
his rolatlto nc officer , " etc.
It was pointed out by Moore's attorney
during hti hearing before the supreme court
that the attorney general had brought the
action under the wrong section of the tat-
ute , and pointed questions caked the attor
ney general by Judge Norval and other mem
bers of the court during the submission ot
the case Indicated tfmt this fatal error had
already been notletl. In the opinion handed
down by the court there la an Intimation tluit
had the complaint be > eii brought under sec
tion 121 It would have been sustained , whlta
a dismissal was unavoidable under a com
plaint charging Moore with the embezzle
ment of public money the money being the
property ot Individuals iiotll aftte It found
Ita way Into the state treasury In the man
ner prescribed by the constitution.
Since the rendition o ? the decision mem
bers of tt'o court have been heard to say
that the complaint ought to have been drawn
under section 121 , and that there was no
doubt , and indeed no denial , that Moore was
guilty of embc7zllng the money of Individ
uals and corporations "under color of his
otllce , " and It Is believed that It Is on these
suggestions that the grand Jury will take
up the matter and bring in an Indictment
under the correct statute. Attorneys differ
as to whether thla will bo placing Moore
twice Iti Jeopardy for the same cffcnse. Some
say that this will bo' avoided because tfio
former complaint was found to bo faulty.
Others hold that Mcore was Ilrst charged
with tha embezzlement of state money , and
will now be charged with the embezzlement
of the money of Individuals , which is a very
different nyittcr. However this may be , It Is
.said that the grand Jury has Issued subpoe
nas mid that the Inquiry will bo commenced
this week.
CITY CAMPAIGN.
The Ioucs of the next city election are al
ready agltatkig the people ot Lincoln and a
long and lively campaign Is expected. Seven
of the iprest > nt councllinen go out and rn
ecnia ! number will be elected. The fusion
forces of the city will make every effort to
elect the'r ' cradldatra for these places and the
fact that the Impeachment proceedings will
be on durir. ? ; the heat ot the campaign will
not tend to lessen the Interest \ the elec
tion.
It Is now conceded that the present In
quiry Into the affairs of the city governmccit
was bound to porno , that the fuslonlots were
preparing to Institute the Inquiry as a cam-
palrn measure , and that the republicans
loroUalled chcm by taking up the "houfio
cleaning" themaelvcoi. This leaves the fuaion
crowd somewhat at a less for nn kcue upon
which to fight during the campaign and they
are ly'ng quiet waiting for their leaders to
formulate some plan.
Whether the Investigation aad Impeach
ment proceedings will cause Eiiy spilt In the
republican ranks remain , * to be seen. It Is
conceded that the Graham followers and the
"wide opfm" element from both parties , if
found together , would easily bold the balance -
anco ot power In the elcctlcn anl by concen-
trat'iiK could elect either ticket. " On the
other hand forao believe that "if this clement
should put a third ticket In the field , the
Issue between the straight republican ticket
and the fusioritats would be In doubt , as a
majority of the "wide operi"'popocrat3 ' would
bo whipped late line for the fusion ticket ,
leaving the principal part of the strength ot
the third ticket to como from the republican
party. That one plm of the popocrats Is to
encourage the nomination of a third ticket Is
now an open secret.
LINCOLN LOCAL NOTES.
The new Abraham Lincoln Ilepubllcan
club had a second meeting at the Llndell
last night , electing oftlcars of the organiza
tion and adopting a constitution. The offi
cers elected are : C. II. Gould , president ;
Prank J. Kelley , secretary ; 0. C. neil ,
Henry Wlttmnn , H. II. Dean , J. H. McClay.
F. I ) . McClusky , J. D. Garner apt ! J. W ,
Blystone , members of the executive commit
tee. The platform adopted pledges the
members of the now organization to the
eupport of the national republican platform
as adopted at St. Louis and calls for the
punishment of olllclals who have been rccre.-
nnt to thplr trust. The club now has a"
membership of about 250.
The members of the Lincoln Whist club
who attended the tournament at DCS Molnes
returned home yesterday. There were four
teen teams nt the tournaninnt , representing
Iowa , Nebraska , Kansaa and South Dakota.
The trophy for pairs comes to Lincoln , hav
ing been won by J. II , Ilarlcy and N. C.
Abbott of this city.
The Phi Delta Phi held initiation services
last evcnlafR , The new members Initiated
were : J. II. Kemp , A , A. Stull , Halph Pugs-
ley , W. A. Hanson and L. 13 , Wlnslow. h
banquet followed and speeches were made
by General J. H. Webster , Prof. C. A. Ilob-
hlne , Otis Whlpple , A. D. Smith nnd J. II ,
Kemp ,
llov. George W , Slono of Boston preached
In the Unlvorsallat church this morning on
"Things that Hemaln" nnd this evening on
MA. Study of the Pilgrim Ura. " Mr. Stone
Is historian of the Massachusetts Society of
Mayllowers Descendants , being himself a
descendant of Governor Bradford ,
The popular ankacrlptlon to aid In refit
ting the quartern of the Young Men's Chris
tian association has now reached $1,000. An
attempt will b made to Increase the
amount to 12,000 ,
SALIC OK 'riflT''lM > M\l ilA.VIC ASSISTS.
Only it .Sinnll Amount llenll/.cil front
Them liy ( lie Jtee.c'1 ver.
1'ONCA , Neb. , Keb. 20. ( Special. ) The
solo of Besets of the wrecked First National
bank of Ponca , consisting ot notes , Judg-
mcnts and ft few plecea of land , took place
under the direction of llrcelver Watklns. The
Dsjuti offered for oalc , with tate-rost , aggre
gated In the neighborhood of $240,000 and
all were disposed of , The assets of $210,00i )
are estimated to have sold for ? 1,500 , the
clerk not beig ! ) able to give the exact
figures.
Tim program opened by selling $100,000
worth for * 10.50 to 13. K. HaWead. ' The
Judgment against a. W , 13. Horsey of about
$21.000 was sold to Meters , J. M. Davoy ami
Henry Haiciey for $505. Another against the
same peraoii of $1,000 was bought by Mcaisra ,
Davoy and Harncy for $55 , Still another of
{ 6,000 against the came Individual wa # sold
to J. M , Hench for $ i > , Thu Judgment against
Kay Matt'son ' of about J5.COO wiw bought by
George Mattlson for ? 310. Mnsara W. W.
Cooper , W. P. Logan and H. C. Fields bid la
the Judgment of Jfl.OOO against MM. Waltlner
for $116. With the money on hand It Is
now hoped to pay a dividend to creditors of
& per cent , making 25 per rent In all , anil
this will wind up the affairs of the hank.
Went Point U.-IIIM.
WBST POINT , Nob. , Feb. 20 , ( Special
Telegram. ) Herman Illane , the younu blatik-
smith , waa brought to West Point last night
by Sheriff Phillies from Missouri , on an ex
tradition warrant procured by J. L. Win-
gert , another blacksmith , who accuse ! * Hlaus
of assaulting him with Intent to do grievous
bodily harm. Ho waa brought up before
County Judge Krako thla morning for pre
liminary examination , which was adjourned
to Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
The eatabllahment ot K boot sugar factory
In this vicinity Is again being agitated. The
proposition now Is to build n factory In the
neighborhood of Plum creek bridge and to
solicit subscriptions to the stock from the
citizens of both West Point and Ucemer.
COI.1) STOHAUI3 FOIl II AST I.V < ! S.
Stock Cnniiiniiy OrKitnlzeK ( or linmr-
illnic * ItiMlneNx ,
HASTINGS , Neb. , Feb. 20. ( Special , )
The stok company that was recently organ
ized for the purpose of building a largo new
cold storage plant had a meeting yesterday
and decided to accept the proposition In re
cord to leasing the large three-story brisk
hulldlng on Kast Second that was recently
occupied by Marquis & Morln. The company
has already ordered all the necessary ma
chinery and Immediately upon Us arrival
a largo force of men will bo put lo work.
Mr. Henry Morlci , who will have complo'o
charge ot the plant , says It will bo tde most
complete plant In the west as the company
\ia \ : purchased the very best machines that
money can buy.
A new grain company lion been organized
In Hastings under the name of Farmers'
Grain and Supply company. H was brought
about by several of Adams county's promi
nent farmers holding a meeting In the court
house and discussing the tratn ; question
thoroughly. It WM decided by them that the
grain buyers wcro too Indifferent and prices
of grain were not what they should li-f ,
therefore they came to the conclusion that
they organize , which they did , and hereafter
they will ship -their own grain ,
Vina McDonough has filed suit In the dis
trict court for a divorce from her husband ,
Oocrgo McDonough. The suit \a \ brought on
the grounds ot desertion and lack ot support.
Mrs. II. M. Oliver entertained nt her ele
gant homo yesterday afternoon from 3 to 5
In honor ot her daughter , Mrs. Vincent L.
Price of Chicago.
llitnbnr Item * .
DUNHAH , Neb. , Feb. 20. ( Special. ) A
heavy snow fell hero early Saturday morn
ing to the depth of six Inches , but la rapidly
disappearing.
The Macwbees organized a hive hero last
wosk with a membership of twonty-two.
S. M. Scarborough , local manager or the
Chicago Lumber company , reports the sale
of a large amount of lumber In the last two
weeks.
The Industrial Homo fortho Blind tias
been located by the Seven Day Advcntlst
confcrcnco at this placo.
SIHMV \elirttNka. .
COLUMBUS , Nob. , Feb. 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) About two Inches of setiow fell here
yc.sterdny and this morning the mercury
registered 12 degrees above. It Is said that
the ground will bo In flret-class condition
this spring and everything is favorable to
another big crop this season. There will be
a larger acreage ot wheat ! u this county this
season tliEn last.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Feb. 20. ( Special. )
About three tach&s of snow foil last eight.
There is no wind.
llIH .VotCH.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Feb. 20. ( Special. )
Prof. M. M. Kothllctucr , principal ot the
Second Ward school , has been confined to
his bed the last several days. C. A. Urlnd-
ley , who for a n-iniber of years was employed
In the achools here , haa been placed in
charge of his room.
The commissioners of thla country are now
both ready and willing to expend some money
in atlvert's'iiB Platte county. They will
probably determine this week on what cour&e
to pursue.
Shooting ? Tournament 1'ostimm'il.
SBWARD , Neb. , Feb. 20. ( Special. ) The
shooting tournament which was to have been
held last Wednesday , Thursday and Friday ,
but was postponed on account of bad
weather , will bo helel on Tuesday , Wednes
day and Thursday , February 22 , 23 and 24.
Liberal cash prizes will bo added to the
purses and a good time Is assured to all
who attend. ,
llni'Hi * Thieves lit Wiirlr.
DAKOTA CITY , Neb. , Feb. 20. ( Special. )
This neighborhood was visited by horse
thieves sometime during Friday night , who ,
so far. have successfully succeeded in get
ting away with a pony belonging to Stephen
Joyce , a horse of Sam Nelson's , a buggy of
Mrs. Denis Armour's and a harness of Hey
Armour's. No clew.
.Inry > ] letiiniN Senleil Verdlt't.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Feb. 20. ( Spsclal. ) The
Jury In the celebrated slender case returned
a scaled verdict late last night which \ylll
be opened when the district court ccnvchea
In the morning. This la the ca.ie wherein
William O'Callahan sued Dennis llagan , sr. ,
for $5,000.
XelirilNlill SfeWN \ < < 'M.
The blow pipe of the boiler at the Tobias
mill busted and tore down the back wall of
the furnace , broke the window lights and
tore up things In general ,
Petitions have been circulated at Wayne
for the privilege of voting ? C,000 bonds to
build an electric light plant , to be run In
connection with the city water works. It
la anticipated that the city will be able to
cancel $2,000 worth of water bonds In the
spring , thua allowing the Increased bonded
Indebtedness.
The Bank of Spencer , Boyd county , has
been reppened. The bank has been reor
ganized with Sanford Parker president and
F. W. Woods cashier. The bank suspended
about three weeks pending the adjustment
of the estate of the principal stockholder
and when It resumed all depositors were
called In and paid dollar for dollar.
There are over 100,000 acres of land In
Boone county not under cultivation. This
U over one-fourth of the entire area of the
county. It represents 050 big farms , which ,
It occupied , would increase the population
over 3,000. And when the population of the
suburban district is Increased by that
amount the urban population will Increase
probably 2,000.
A disgraceful Incident took place during
the progress of religious services at Water-
bury. Dlxon county. Some one ignited a
bunch of firecrackers and threw it Into the
church. The explosions anel scent of powder
spread temporary consternation and made the
congregation think the devil had begun
open hostilities and a bombardment In
curliest. Immediately a reward of $25 was
made up and offered for the capture of the
guilty one.
Peter Duffy , an old resident , living near
Saratoga , Holt county , has during the laat
four months used carbolic acid far corns on
his toes , thereby contracting dry gangrene
of the left loot. Ills foot and leg are now
discolored far above the nnklo. Dr. O'Neill
was called , but on account eJf Mr , Duffy's
age , which Is over 70 , and general lowered
vitality , did not consider It advisable to
amputate , aa the limb would have to be
taken oft above the knee ,
DUATIl HOI.I , .
MoiHllrlineli. .
8IIJNT3Y. Neb. , Feb. 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Morltz Utbach. aged D5 years , an
old and very much respected citizen , died
ut his-homo hern early this morning after
a .short Illness. 'Mr. Urbach has resided In
Sidney for the last twenty-five years , was
u most estimable citizen and held various
positions of 'trust during his lifetime. He
leaves u wlfo and -children. . The Inter
ment will take place at Omaha In Pleasant
Hill cemetery on Tuesday morning. The
Masonic fraternity of this lty will have
charge of thu obsequies and will conduct the
remains to the train , where thabody will
bo given In charge of Joseph Oberfelder of
this city as escort. The remains will be
also ue-companled the stricken wlfo and
family.
JOHlllll C , Jllutt
IONIA , Mich. , Feb. 20. Jcatah C. Just ,
btate > commissioner of banking , died HUd-
elenly of heart disease at his home hero ut
11:30 last night. Deceased was Cl years ot
ago and was a bank olllcer of many ycare
experience ,
1)evlil HrniU'liI ,
WEST POINT , Nob. , Feb. 20. ( Special
Telegram. ) David Braucbt , an old citizen ot
Grant townahlp , died laat evening after a
brief llliiftH. The remains were taken to
Fremont this afternoon for burial.
lie ShoulM ( u Kill.
MILAN , Mo. , Feb. SO.-Speclal ( Telegram. )
liutl Kvana and C'lmrlca Grlllin met In a
billiard hall at Hamilton hist night and the
latter shot unel Inutumly kilted the former
oa ( ho result ot a quarrel.
SURE SJS ( OF GOOD TIMES
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In giving a diagnosis of the public wel
fare , nn Oiualia doctor recently remarked
that no ono eleo was ns well qualified to
Judge of the betterment of the times as the
practicing physician. In the rouads or his
professional duty , ho said , ho felt the pub
lic pulse metaphorically as well as physically
and wag a receiver of domcatlc secrets second
end only lo the priest , who Is seldom willing
to give up the story. From hi } Insight Into
American homes the belief was expressed
that , within'tho circle of his practice , the
opinion of a physician was na safo. aa a
mercantile Index.
The flret good thling which the physician
noticed , the doctor said , waa that ho wan
being called to attend caaes which a year
ago would have been treated with the make-
shlfta of home remedies or with patent
medicines. People Were less willing to take
the risk of serious developments and phyal-
clana Imvo thus often been able to ward off
serious lllnesj by timely and Intelligent
care. Previously the doctor has noticed
that allmrats have been neglected oven to
the Imporllmcnt ot life because the patlcut
could not afford the luxury of medical at
tendance.
A marked Improvement has also been
noted by physicians In collections. Ono
doctor who has n largo practice among all
classes said that when an Improvement ot
this sort wns mot with 'by ' medical men It
meant a marked betterment among all other
avoe.-UIons. as It was his belief that the
physician was the last of nil to receive thu
benefit of caslermonoy conditions. He found
It his experience * that after his patients had
settlrfd with butchers , grcccrs and every
other creditor the physician came In for his
share out of what was left.
11EAEONS IT OUT.
The doctor could give no reason for this
condition , In regard to which ho had con
siderable feeling , except that the physician's
merchandise consisted of his skill and time ,
eibjects not so tangible and therefore not so
highly valuedIn the mind ot the average
man as the goods of other trades. Ho said
that these two commodities , tlmo and skill ,
were Just as truly merchandise as a trades
man's goods. TIIG public , however , seems to
have small conception of this fact and looks
upon a physician partly In the light of a
public servant. For instance , the doctor
complained , entire strangers 'had ' caused him
to leave his bud late at night , have his
buggy brought from the livery stable and
make a long drive' to visit a pitlent and then
had expected 'Mm ' not to feel any special dis
appointment ff.fm return were made. If the
doctor refused'to go when a money considera
tion was uncertain , Just ns a tradesman
would refuse'-to 'sell ' goods under similar
conditions , he was regarded as a brute. It
was admitted that the patient might die
for want ot attention , but the doctor hold
that similarly' ' sonhe. ono might die of want
If ho could not 'e/btaln credit at a grocer's
and no one would Hhlnk the tradesman hard
hearted. In 'answer ' to the argument that
his comn'.odltlki were delivered without cc-
tual cost to himself , the doctor declared that
he had often mlkstd important and lucrative
calls when absent fen some errand of charity.
He confessed that he himself had never had
the resolution , to refuse. a call , however
humble , butuuo. held tdat such an action
would 'bo ' justifiable.-
BETTER' FOOD HELPS.
( Another doctor remarked that ho had
noticed a general Improvement in the public
health , -resulting from better living and
more nutritious 'food. Although ho felt an
Improvement in his business from patients
who had formerly applied to the drug clerk
o.- the family medicine chest he missed , and
gladly , the custom of families where disease
had obtained a hold through poor and Im
proper diet. People were more cleanly , ho
naid. gave more attention to sanitation and
took more time for relaxation than formerly ,
all of which were not conducive to a physi
cian's business , ibut insured him a .return
that -would mean provision for his own
family when occasion for his services arose.
Tha doctor said that his practice was un
usually large In the country precincts and
that there also good crops and good prices
were caualng hm | to believe that the life of a
physician need' not bo a financial failure
after all.
Mcite > AiuticsTisn FOIL IHJHGJ < AHV.
A ] f \Vjislilnivloii Tuiiuliex tin ; Till
of HnrluT Slioi.
Alfred Washington , a confessed burglar ,
was arrested yesterday morning for breaking
Into the Mercer hotel barber shop , at
Twelfth and Howard streets , and stealing
$4.SO from the cash drawer. Ho Is a young
colored man , who' has been employed as
porter In the shop and has been suspected
of small thefts on previous occasions ,
'Washington ' came to this city from Kansas
about two weeks ago and within a few
days secured employment In the hotel pai'bor '
shop. The proprietor allowed him to sleep
in a icar room , which was lilted up with a
cot for his USB. Shortly afterward CO cents
was missed from the cash till , but the shortage -
ago was attributed to an oversight and the i
negro was not suspected. When a deficiency ;
of the same amount was noticed a few days j
Inter , however. It waa surmlse-d that the
porter had become familiar with the simple |
combination with which the drawer was
opened and ho was Instructed to seek other
sleeping quartern. Ho still filled the office
of porter , but was not allowed -to keep the
door key In his charge.
Saturday night about $5 was left In the
money drawer for use In making change
with Sunday customers. Yesterday morning
the drawer was found empty , with evidence
of hAVIng boon forced open with n. heavy
screw driver , which was lying on the floor.
The matter was reported to the police and
detectives soon located the negro porter , who
was charge-d with burglary. Washington at
first claimed that ho was Innocent and had
not been In the vicinity of the barber shop
after clcslng tlmo Saturday night , llo waa
willing to glvo an account of his whereAbouts -
Abouts during the evening and said that he
had slept with & friend , with whom he had
been rooming since his exclusion from the
barber shop. Inquiry of his friend , however -
over , proved -that latter had only seen Wash
ington once during the night , when ho had
notlcexl him playing cards In n Fourteenth
stre-et saloon.
When Washington was confronted with
these facts ho said that ho had concluded not
lo tell a llo , hut rather to glvo .in accurate
account of the whole matter. During the
tlmo ho had -beea entrusted with the dcor
key , he said , ha had a duplicate made , with
which ha entered the ibarber shop about II
o'clock Saturday night. Although he knew
the combination of the lock on the money
drawer , Washington salt ! ho was afraid to
strike n match and so was obliged to force
the drawer open with a largo screw driver.
Ho took the contents and left the shop , lockIng -
Ing the door after him.
UAUHHTKIIS OF THIS IIEVOMJTIO.V.
I.oonl Intercut In tlu > Coiitlnenlnl Con-
KrcNM Which eMcrlN Today.
The annual congress of .the Daughters of
the American Revolution , which ccnveiica In
Washington today , promises to bo the largest
gathering of this body In the history of the
society.
Jloro than 1,000 women have been admlttej
to membership In the national society during
the lost year nnd every state nod territory
has one or more chapters , twelve members
being required to form a chapter. Under the
constitution , of the national society every
chapter regent nnd state regent may be a
, member of the continental congress and each
( chapter having fifty members may send n
delegate lu addition to Its regent. Uy thla
means the congrom haa grown steadily
larger until It has assumed such proportions
that It can no longer successfully accomplish
the work for which It Is responsible and an
effort Is to bo mode to reduce the number
I ot delegates. An amendment , Intended to
I solve the problem of representation , Is to be
brought up for action at the congress this
week. It provides that only chapters having
100 members ehall bo entitled to representa
tion , although two or mnro small chapters
may combine temporarily for the election of
a delegate to congress.
The solution of the problem ns offered In
the proposed amendment , whllo satisfactory
to the majority of the chapters In the east
ern states where the society has becti longer
established. Is not regarded with favor In
the west , where the chapters have only re
cently formed and where members arc widely
scattered.
The Omaha chapter has entered en the
second year of Ita existence and though It
has more than doubled it membership during
the year , it will bo without representation
In the continental congress , It the proposed
amendment Is adopted. As many applicants
are unable to Immediately substantiate their
claims of revolutionary ancestry with the
necessary proof , the growth of chaptero In
the weal is necessarily delayed until the re
quired evidence can bo obtained.
The Omaha chapter believes that the new
local branches ot the society should have
representation and though It Is admitted that
n reduction in the number of dclegatea Is
noccssary , the requirement of 100 membsra
for each delegate is considered unjust and
. was not approved. The Deborah Avery
' chapter of Lincoln petitioned the general
i board of management to make the basis of
i representation one delegate for every fifty
j members. While this would probably prove
I more acceptable to the majority of chapters
than the proposed amendment , no provision
has been made for minorities and minorities
there mufit continue to be , since every chap
ter cannot boast of fifty members.
The proceedings of the continental con-
Kre3 will be awaited with no little Interest
bv the 20,000 members of the society for the
nuestloo of representation Is one of the most
Important that haa over como before that
bodv.
The chapters In Nebraska nnd Council
Bluffs are In a most nourishing conlltlcn and
committees are to bo appointed to collect
revolutionary and colonial relics for the ex
hibit at the Tranamiaslssippi Exposition. The
Deborah Avery chapter of Lincoln has flfty-
two members , mainy of whom have valuable
relics , which they have offered to send to
the exposition. A resident of Lincoln has In
his possession the powder horn carried at the
battle of Hunker Hill by his grandfather and
an Omaha man has an old flintlock that a'.ca
took part to the same fight and it Is possible
that these relics may bo sc-cn at the exposi
tion.
tion.Tho
The Insignia of the Daughters of the
American Revolution Is a spinning wheel and
distaff. The wheel Is ot gold with thirteen
apokes. The r.amo of the ooclety Is In golden
on a field ot blue. Underneath the wheel la
a gold distaff filled with silver flax. The
outer rim of the wheel Is surrounded by thir
teen stars. Arrangements have been made
to secure for the exposition the spinning
wheel of the national society , which served
au a model for the society badge. The rib
bon which la frequently worn tostcad ot the
Pin Is ribbed and watered dark blue with a
White edge. '
\Voniin' C'liilt MtM-tx Today ,
The Womnn'n club Is to entertain two dls-
tlnculshcd gueats today In Sirs. Urgue
Hardt Lee of Chicago and Sirs , S. T. Itorer
of Philadelphia , The club will convene nt
2:33 : o'clocVc Instead of 3 o'clock as usual , In
order to tender an Informal reception. Mrs.
Leo will have charge of the program , which
will be devoted to the subject of "Parlia
mentary Usages. " and Mrs. Itorer will
Hpt'ak. NonmemberH r the club will bo ad
mitted upon the payment ot a nominal nd-
mlsolon fee ,
AMUSEMENTS.
No ono -who loves to laugh , can afford
to miss seeing Wllllo Collier la "Tho Man
from Mexico" nt Uoyd's. Neither can uny
ono who Is averse to laughter nml that
which provokes It , fop this hilarious play
Is guaranteed to upset oven n confirmed hy-
pochonilrtnc. True , the auditor , weak with
continued merriment , may go forth from
tlio playhouse wondering what It was nil
about and what there was to laugh at , but
the recollection of three hours of tumultu
ous enjoyment will linger past the power
of any subsequent moralizing to eradicate.
U 'has been all of three years since Willie
Collier played in Omaha. The last tlmo
was In n sort of im 13 , 13 , Kldder play , with
Collier In the widely divergent roles ot a
good brother and a bad brother both ot
which ho did well , though his heart was
never with the pious brother. H wns his
first , and , to date , his last attempt eit ie > rl-
oils work. The public did not wmit It , and
nftcr demonstrating the fact that liu could
do It the clover comedian went back to
tunniakliiK , nt which ho Is Hkely to petse-
voro si long as the demand for him con-
tines constant. It may be confidently ex-
pcctol , however , that , having given the
world a Insto of his moro worthy quality ,
ho will not always rest content In the po
sition which ho ( Ills e > agreeably at present.
Meanwhile , ho Is as Irresistibly elroll ns
over ; hcnco these tears of joy. It la Im
possible , apparently , for him to open his
mouth or otherwise ellsturb the repoo of
his countenance 'without likewise disturbing
the gravity of audiences. Ho Is refined
with It all , nnd Ma play , though confes
sedly from the French , Is neither vulgar
nor suggestive. This information Is slvcn
somewhat timidly , coupled with the earnest
hope that It may keep no 0110 away. Hen-
jamln Kltzhugh Is there a. pun In that
name ? Is the greatest liar slnco Augustus
Hillings , as ho slnco Ananias ; but his pre-
vaileatlem seems necessary , somehow , and
pardonable , nnd what any man would do ,
if ho could , under the clrcumstancas. The
employment of the lockstep prison march
as a lelt motif Is u novel and humorous
mpcdlcnt. It Is nil very funny , very de
cent , onj emphatically should bo seen nnd
enjoyed.
Mr. Collier Is supported by a numerous
and excellent company , which Includes his
erharmlug wife , Louise Allen ; Maclyn Ar-
buckle , ivho 'will be pleasantly remembered
as the excellent leading man of the Fraw-
ley company two seasons ago ; Dan Mason ,
ono of thes best of German dialect come
dians ; 1' . H. Hyloy , George W. Parsons ,
Charles Mason M. I , . Ilcckcrt , Violet Hand ,
Carolyn Klberts , Katherlne Mulleins nnd
others. Thei engagement Is. for half a week ,
ending with two performances on Wednes
day.
At Uio Crelghton yesterday the Woodward
company opened what bids fair to be the
most successful of many successful weeks
in "Mother and Son , " which 'turned ' out to
bo the former favorite "Harvest" some-
llmes known likewise as "Bohemia. " Under
any name , however , It always ECCIUS to
pleasennd Is very acceptably performed Vf
the Woodward company.
The specialties this week are of unusual
artistic excellence and are likely to attract
many people to the Crolghton who > have not
been accustomed to go there ot late. The
reputation of Johnstoae 'Bennett ' , who has
succeeded , by cntliely legitimate means , In
making herself ono of .the best advort'sed
women In America , Is certain to provo a
powerful magnet during her stay in Omaha ,
and the genuine merit of her performance
Is equally sure to hold 'tho attention thus
drawn. In the course of the bright
comedietta which she presents , with the
assistance of George Leslie another mom-
her of the Frawley company of two yeara
ago she Impersonates a society woman , a
tough girl , a guileless country maiden , a
gilded youth and a damsel from the far
west , and does them all so well that most
of those 'who saw her will desire 'to repct't
the pleasant experience. 'Mr. Leslie is known
to bo a capable actor and Is strengthening
former good Impressions by his work with
Miss Bennett. The Carcella sisters are quite
acceptable In their line and the trained
poodles are also worth seeing.
Wo are anxious to do a ilttie good In this
world and can think of no pleananter or hot
ter way to do It than by commending One
Minute Cough Cure as a preventative of pneu
monia , consumption and other serious lung
troubles that follow neglected colds.
I'OIXTISIIS KOIl C.U.AMITV IIO\VM21IS.
XcbriiMku City Jinn Says I'roNiu-rUy Is
Surely Here ,
"Tho calamity howler should bo a thing
of the past , " said A. P. Stafford , a well
known capitalist ot Nebraska City , at ono
of the hotels last night. "As an ofllcer of
ono of the largest cereal mills In the Etnto
I have occasion to journey pretty thoroughly
over Nebraska at times and I have just
completed ono of these trips. The whole
country Is In excellent shape. Out In the
suxill towns the merchants appear to have
plenty of funds to pay rosh for their goods
and thereby take advantage of tlie usual
discount and the farmers are unquestionably
In better condition than In years past. As
an Illustration of Improved conditions in
trade I need not go further than our own
business , Our mill at Nebraska City Is
now tunning overtime with a force of sixty-
five operatives. A year ago wo had plenty
of extra tlmo on our hands and more em
ployes than we roilly needed. Th plant
consumes G.OOO bnslicls of corn and oats
per day. Wo are now planning to Increase
this to 7,000 bushels per day , the Impiovc-
m.cntii probably to take place within a short
tlmo. At Hamburg w = have another mill
with a capacity of 2,500 bushels pe-r elay ,
which has been closed down for over three
yeais. Wo started It up last July with n
reduced force , thinking that wo might make ;
It pay , but only continued the manufacture
of our products at that point for a couple
of mouths. Wo have been forced this year
to start- the mill up again and are now
running it at its full capacity. Kvem with
this additional facility for keeping our
Cures Indigestion and Extreme Nervousness.
Fear has been known frequently to bleach the
blackest hair in a single night. Had news will
instantly destroy a ravenous appetite , and even
caus2 nausea and vomiting1 , while worry pro
duces nervous prostration and premature old
age. If derangement of the nervous system
produces such marked effects upon the stomach
and the general conditions ot the body , is it
not rational to suppose that the cure must be
effected through the nerves ? Dr , Miles' Res
torative Nervine is such a cure , It cures in
digestion and dyspepsia by feeding and strength
ening the nerves which control the digestive
organs. It cures nervous prostration and re
stores health by soothing and quieting the'ir-
ritateJ'nerve-centers , bringing rest and sleep
to the tired brain and giving recuperative
strength to the entire system ,
Mr. IW. . K tone , Anita , Town , writes as follows : "I hail been troubled for seine tlmo with
* extreme nervousness and Indigestion , I consulted our local phyKlclun , and ho treated mo for
some tlmo without much IxjnelU. llo finally advised mo to consult some other phyHlclau , which
I did , but without Improvement. Then I returned to my old phynlclun and he advised that I
" Hive Dr. Miles' Ueatoratlvo Nervine ) u trial , I have given It a fair trial and It has done ino moro
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goods on the market we nro sometimes short
In our supply.
"Tho market for all staple i > roducts Is
ROixl. Not long ngo wo shipped flvo car
loads ot rolled oita to the Klomllke. Our
bualur-ss with the Jobbers of Omaha Is nt
least 25 per cent larger this year thnn It f
has bexm for the lust thrco years. All tha
local men report excellent business nnd
there Is no reason to doubt but that It will
continue. It is tlmo the calamity howler
begun looking for work. "
Children nnd adults tortured by burn3.
scalels , Itijurleo , eczema or skin dlswecs may
secure Instant relief by using DoWltt's Wltcli
Hazel Salve. It Is the great I'llo remedy.
WO.MAX I'liU.UtS ,11 Kit OW'.V CASK.
ICitllr OIVPIIS iKtuirrn llrr I.tiTvj-er ami
C > p Fret1.
The power of the police court attorney ,
once the czar ot the city prison , seems to
Imvo boon slowly ebbing , until last week a
e'-iso occurred in which ho was discredited
altogether and a femnlo who had resorted
to his aid on previous occasions left him
unconsultcd and unteod and won her dla-
chnrito through her own nulclc wit nnd
ready tongue. The female was Klltlo Owens ,
moro latterly Linda Leo , who w s nrresttxl
on n common charge end forced to spend
the night In Jail.
Th's ' detention over night was an unusual
occurrence with her and H was on this
point that the attorney had formerly been
v.soful. It wns his custom te > secure n
ibond and when that asked by the police
captain was considered unsatisfactory a note
to the police Judge Invariably secure * ! n re-
Icaso on the security of a piece of suburban
real estate , mortgaged nndtaxridden. . The
attori'cy ' had been accustomed to appear In
response to a Jiote when a woman of the
lower class was nrrested and obtain the
prisoner's liberty after n few minutes' de
tention , leaving the victim of her dishonesty
te > spend the night and often | -umUy In the
cell set apart for state's witnesses.
Recently orders wcro Issued , of however
doubtful legal propriety , to cover this and last
week when some mutual friend hurried to
the attorney with the report 'that ' a certain
woman thief wns In Jail < ho barrister could
pet no satisfaction at the station and was
able to make no headway toward securing
her release. Her name failed to appear em
the blotter nnd pressure on the Jailer only
brought the quizzical evasion that "She's duo
hero any minute now. She's hero nml yet
she Isn't hero. " The plan hit upon by the
police authorities was to keep the names of
certain prisoners on a sheet apart from the )
Jail blotter and to refuses any otter of bond
until the night shift went off duty at fl a.
m. , thus assuring to the prisoner at least ono
night's incarceration.
So Kittle had lain oil night In the woman's
cell and had concluded that the power of her
attorney had become n vain and empty
thing. In the mcrnlng the latter was sur
prised to learn that tils old client had aban-
eloncel him and that she Intended to plead
her own case. The Ilrst witness against her
was a patrolman who had made the arrest ,
a man who has walked beats In the eastern
end for years on account of his faculty for
controlling the impulses of that section of
the city. Ho testlltcel that he had orrwtcd
the woman tec being a prostitute , ns tie had
often done on previous occasions. When the
tlmo came for the defense to > " " ' o the
wltnccs the womai usked liuf . wcro
certain she wrs such a person as ho had
claimed. He eald ho knew It. Ho wns nsked
how he knew It and said that his Information
lay In the fact that ho had often seen the
girl In the company of vicious women nod
thieving men and had Judged her from her
associations.
"Well , then , " said Kittle , wild n gleam in
her eyes , "If someone rshouid find you In the
company of his honor , " Indicating that per
son by a nod , "would you expect to bo con
sidered a JurlLt ? " It was rather an over
powering eiucstlou and the patrolman
answered slowly but with an ulterior mcan-
iiiK. "In such a case , not by any means. "
That finished the evidence nnd the woman
maelo. her laxvycr's plea with a directness
and eloquence unknown to the average po
lice court attorney. She eald that she tiad re
cently begun the world on another nud bet
ter plan and had started out by changing
her name. She admitted that aha was on
friendly terms with people upon whom the
law looked unfavorably , but she said that
sucli a fact could not bo sufficient for her
condemnation. In short , she asserted that
iCio was trying to do right and had been ar
rested In thla Instance ca no specific charge
but simply "on general principle * . " It then
became the duty of the city prosecutor to
present the accusation of the state but ho
scorned unequal to the occasion and gave nn
sign of such an Intention. The Judge asked
him If the state had any argument to make ,
but the prosecutor murmured laauellbly and
Bat still. A derision was then handed down
granting the defendant her liberty.
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