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THE . OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA WEDNESDAY MORNING , MARCH 10 , 1898-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
NEWEST BOORS OF FICTION
Historical Novel with Side Lights on the
American Revolution ,
NEW STORY OF A DOUBLE EXISTfKCS
Tnlrc br Hrrt UnrteHflrtrctlvr Story
by 'Mrm. IVnttlr Story of a "I'nit-
MlOBnte I'Mitrlm" Thei I/ntent liy
Anthony Iloi < t X MV J nto .
Americans who tec ) that their patriotism
Is not ittrong enough for the needs of the
present year , or , having sufficient patriotism ,
deslro ito glvo , themselves something for It
to feed 'upon whllo the air Is filled with
rumor * that' may any day call for more
than piralvo patrlotlwn such Americans
hwild'procure a copy of a new historical
no el by Cyrus Townsend Brady , arch
deacon ol Pennsylvania , entitled "For Love
of Country. " It Is described In the sub
title as a otory of land and eea In < ho days
of the revolution , and It b dedicated. tr the
Society of the Soiw of the Revolution. A few
houis spent In perusing this historical novel
1s nil the tonic any American needs.
The romance that runs like a silvery thread
through this story Is but an Incident. It le
a historical work and must be Judged by Its
presentation of hUtoi'y. The times were
of the kind called stirring. The wrltei
ccnfeiseu frankly In his preface that ho hut
tried to present some features of the wat
o : the revolution In a light somewhat dif
ferent from that of the historians. He glvcc
much time lo the battle between the Ens
Hah battleship Yarmouth and the colonial
fi'lgate Randolph , In which Commander Bid'
dlo lost his life. Paul Jones Is not over
looked and some of his meet gallant es
rapnrtfs pxajujntlniip.1. The capture of tin
Btorci-hlp Mellish by the daring commodon
lu nn Incident -that cornea In to form an ad
mlraMo eccno In the story. The battle o
Trenton and the battle ot Princeton are his
tot leal uventa described In the book , and ln <
clcliVilly the author throws new light 01
" the V'hataeler ot Washington as a man am
a sofdler. Ho does not detract from hli
greatness and his goodness , but he doci
showl that the hero of the revolution wao i
ir.-in and had his weaknesses like othe
men , and these weakncssea were shown a
critical periods , like all weaknesses are
The ( Crossing of the Delawate with the whol
cclotlal army In the dead of winter wa
one lit the greatest achievements of the com
manjer. An Incident Is related , undoubt
cdlyliavlnj ? hlitjirJcJuii'.J ' , that shows wha
* TrtTrtr-orTilau Washington was. Ho hai
se a young officer to cross the Delawar
an bring Information concerning the con
dl T of the Hcfslan urniy at Tienton , an
th officer hod returned and reported tha
hit art been unable to fulfill hla rn'.rnlon
Ht d encountered the floating Ice In th
HtDel. . ro river and turned back , dcclarln
' aotlcablo to get acrosa at that time.
practicable , sir ; impracticable , ' roare
, , .luigton In a voice of thunder. 'Hoi
dare ou say what this army can or cannc
do ? nd what do you mean by not cioss
Ing e river and atcertalnlng the facts
to know ? '
next moment he stepped forward an
selrl a heavy-laden. Inkstand from a tabl
Im , threw It with all his force at th
' sir ! Be end
man rylng fiercely , 'Damnation ,
and nd mo a man ! '
" 1 ofllcer dodged the missile , whlc
etru the wull with a crash , 'then salute
and n out of the door as If- his life dc
peafc uponlt. feeltnic In J&'e heart that h
. L brav
„ * " anot 'Btorrn of wr h like 'that he ha
Juat nesscd. kThe general continued I
(
pace and down the rcpm restlessly for
tow mcnts until he recoveied. hie con
poau 'I depended upon that in for ma tic
and nuet have It , ' he soliloquized.
that in does not bring It back to us bi
fore > croM the river I'll have hli
ufib d. Shall I send another man ? . N
I'll , him another chance.
Tl tory Is rich In historical Incident
i them new and of undoubted o\ \
thenty. It is an Inspiring and whol
semi ory a story for the times and fi
, _ nM , for It plctureo the formative perlc
of ? the American republic and affords fet
for the thoughtful of the present and othi
daye , * Charlco Scrlbncr'H Sous , New Yor !
Wiile the produce of fiction are put
the necessity of utilizing all manner of ne
strange situations to bring to the
' the supplementary interest that is n
qulrtd to properly carry even the clevere
wntlnR , not one has bad the temerity
come before the public with another Jekyl
Hyde story Ilkp that which had so' much
do with the making of the reputation
Robert Louis Stevenson. But Stcve-nson d
net exhaust the situation. Another has taki
It up and given us a story that , If not qul
as tplrUed as the Jckyll-Hyde fiction ,
equally dramatic and Interesting wlthii
having any rcpu'slvc features. Vlrna Wood
Iner \ \ story of "l\n > Elusive Lover , " dea
with double consciousness and makes It tl
basis for a clever love story. She treats tb
phenomenon with all seriousness , and
cannot bo said she has overdrawn the sto
eo as. to make the theme appear rldlculou
The scene Is In California , and the doulj
hero Is Hex Carrlngton ami Gottfried Joge
the ( wo In ono. As. Rex , ho la a wcaltl
young resident of Los Angeled , who lives
life of Idleness and occasional drbaucher
and as Gottfried he Is on honest , ban
working German artUt , living In burnt
lodgings. It Is when he gets drunk tb
Hex changes Into GottfrlcU , and after a cc
tain period the counter change Is effect
without any apparent cause. A pret
muBlc teacher crosses the path of Qottfr !
and .causes the trouble that finally lea
to exposure of the double nature of the hoi
She attracts the poor painter and ho falta
love with her. There Is much charming lov
Tiiaktt'g ' , and finally the glti [ > d wlelder of t
brush paints a picture of the girl , and aft
ho has changed back into Itex , becomes
delighted with it that he buys the plctui
Complications follow thick and fast and t
rivals for the affections of the young la
exchange some spirited letters and final
agree to flght a duel. The climax Is reach
when Gottfried Is actually arrested for mu
derlng Ilex , and If the young lady's troubl
were almost unbearable befcro they becat
overpowering at the trial , which present
smo dramatic situations. Of course Go
fried produces Hex In court and Is trlump
nntly acquitted. The secret being out. t
subsequent love-making of Rex-Gottfried t
comro an effort to undo a great deal th
lira been done before. The plot la declJed
nove ) . and the story could hardly be told bi
tcr , Houghtort , Mlfilln & Co , Boston ; $1.
Bret Harte puts Hfe and action In 1
booki * . HLs literary ability was develop
amidst surroundings that called for eo
ittan activity and alertness. Hla fii
books were stories of the mining camp , t
rancht the range , the mountains , the Eta
driver and the rough sports of the frontlet
men' , and such books seldom contain sui
dent' literary merit to save them fr <
carlr disappearance. But the earlliyt bo :
ol Bret Harte r still read and admired
wmy.iJovers of good 'western tales , a
aUbQUCh be has added to his produrtlo
uMU the lUt 1 quite a long one , ho ft
s'JBtilns tils old-time vigor. His last woi
"Tmlf l of Trail and Town , " Is somcthl
of-a miscellaneous collection of BhoM storl
cimq of them decidedly unlike anything I
for * written by him. and others bearing n
irtoukablo slgna of their genuineness 0
ofvtta stories , "The Ancestors of Pe :
Atkrrty , " begins lu a mining -camp In Ca
lornto ; thence tsoes over to London , ba
aifBltUo Washington , Includes a jtopovcr
Omi a and ends back on the frontier. T
b If ' . ( ten of the camp , the man who h
tnadj > Hh most by hU Investments. Is Pel
'V ' AlkflH , whose father died teen * ! t i < reac
' * > tuff JIM wining region * anil whoso mot hi
' ' dayi. did the waablai for t
to t
aristocratic ancestry of her husband , nd
the young fellow followed the clew and es
tablished himself among his titled relatives
In England , Later he gcce io congress'and
whllo there an old chief convinces him
that he'ls not of noble birth , but , In fact , of
Indian , blood. Ho becomes much Interested
Inthe Indian problem and he and his olstrr ,
vfiio huu always acted strangely , meet with
many adventures , ending In a strange trag
edy. It Is a stirring little story with a
plot that Is entirely new. Another of the
stories In this volume , "Tho Judgment of
Bollnas Plain , " U a distinctly western story ,
and all are possessed o ! the rare lltetary
merit which has marked all the later writ
ings of lire : Harte. Houghton , Mlfilln &
Co. , Boi'ton ' , Mass. $1.25.
Detective stories have always been popu
lar with many readers , but It Is difficult to
prepare new ores that are not subject to
criticism for lack of originality , awkward
ness of plot or insufficient dramatic force.
The latest , the story of "The Judge , " by
Ella W. Peattlc , U not subject to this criti
cism , tor It Is thrilling and Its plot la not
altogether familiar to story readers. The
first chapter deals with the crime. U occurs
la Chicago , where a dlcner party IB given
by a respected old gentleman to a few
friends , among them being a distinguished
judge , accompanied by his handsome daugh
ter. The young woman Is admired and bet
hand sought by two younger members ol
the party am ) that very evening , while they
are walking In a secluded part of the house ,
she plights her troth to cne of the rlva'e
Later he quarrels with the host , who Is hli
uncle , and they part In bad humor. In the
morning the host Is found In his room will
his throat cut , and the nephew , who thereb )
becomes possessed of valuaole property , it
ml&ilng from his room. Suspicion natural
points to the- young man , ti.d he Is accuccc
of the crime. A newspaper reporter comet
Into the story here to play the part of de
tecttve , an ! right well dees ho do it. Ii
the end the truth is mode known and thi
young lover Is acquitted , but he has a nar
row escape. The real criminal , one lecn
suspected at the beglnn'ng of the narrative
tally kills himself after making full ccn
lesion. The detective work l < wo'.l dcm
nd there Is Intensity and strong action 01
Imost every page , but the directness am
ranlucEs of the whole narrative makes th
vcrane reader shudder. It Is filled will
errors from beginning to eid. Rand , Me
S'ally & Co. , Chicago. 75 cents.
One might easily be disappointed In "Th
'asalonate Pilgrim , " by Percy White , for th
lame suggests more than that contained I
he story , though the pilgrim whose ad
enturcs are recorded Is Indeed passional
nd does many things on the Impulse tha
'orm ' the substance of the story. ' .His fortun
Is laid by something that could hardly hav
' > ecn done In sober mlnJ. But the hero I
ouml after all to be cold blooded and lack
ng In sentiment , though It 13 a sentiments
tory with a cynical and phllosdphlzln
reatment that does not leave a good Im
> resslon on the reader. The cliaracterlzatlo
.s well done and the story Is made Intcresl
ng by quick action .and a variety of peal
Ions that are novel ami dramatic. D. Apple
on & Co. , Now York. $1.
Stanley Waterloo's "A Man and
Woman" Is one of his strangest and wclrJc'
novels. It IB. a love story , tut with tli
queerest setting of any modern love ttDr ;
The man he writes about was In politics ,
man who recognized the utility of p'ollticc
organizations , wanted to Improve them an
eventually raa-.e the most of the. n'but h
was "a Bcrqehor , a bamsark descendant (
the Vikings , in a dreaa coat. Ho hid pn
clons , and gratified them sometimes. II
had ambitions , and worked for thetri. H
had a conscience , and was guided by It.
As for the woman , she "was slender , n (
tall , brown-haired , and with eyes Ilk
thozo of the deer or Jersey heifer , sav
that they had the accompanying expresnio
of thought or mood or fancy which mob !
human feature * with them give. " UnllJ
some of Mr. Waterloo'a other works tl
scene. Is American and the time recen
Way & Williams , Chicago , $1.25.
"My Life In Two Hemispheres" Is tt
tltlo of the memoirs of Sir Charles Gave
Duffy , which have Just been published !
two voluacs , with portraits , by the Ma
mlllan company. As the career of tl
famous Irish editor , leader and statesmi
covery foity years of active public life
Great Britain and Australia , his aut
biography Is practically a history of tl
fltlrrlng times of the Irish famine , t ]
Young Iieland movement , the subsequei
struggle In the House of Commons and tl
final disruption of the Irish party. Th
part of ht3 blogriphy which relates to Au
tralla deals with the formation of the fir
responsible government In Victoria ai
forms on Interesting history of the rl
of that colony.
f
The- following letter concerning "The. Ca
taki of the Janizaries" has bEca received :
James M. L'idlow from an Albanian gentl
man. with whcm he Is personally uno
qualnted : "The Albanian people thank t
luthce of 'The Captain of the Janltarlcs' i
the jiwtlce that book renders to their h
tory. It has rendered a great service to i
almcnt forgotten tiatlon ccid touches the me
deltcato part of the Albanian sentiment ,
has brought out what they have been
the past and what they can be la the futui
I would that the book could bo read hy :
my people. I feel thlo so strongly that i
next duty shall be to translate that Ineplrl
romance Into tny own language. "
"Eastern Journeys" Is the title .of bo
by Hie late Cbarle.s A. Dana , which Is to
published Immediately by D. Appleton
Co. This book , which will bo uniform wl
Mr. Dara's "Art of Newspaper Makinf
describe. ! travels in Russia and the Caucas
and to Jerusalem.
Utornrjiwn Jfotrx.
Dr. Weir Mitchell's novel , "Hugh Wynne
v sold at Itie rate of SCO copies a day sin
Issue.
A new novel of Tennessee life will rxion
published by Estes & Laurlet from the p
of Will Allen Dromgoolc.
Two ratlvo narratives of the great mutl
In Delhi have , been translated from I
srUtnals and are to bo publUbed Ici Londc
The University of Buda-Pesth ha ? Jv
"CMferred the degree of doctor of lettem up
Carmen Sylva , Queen Elizabeth of Roumau
Another Importcnt work of wntlnen
derivation Is set down for early publlcatl
on Eogllsh translation from the hands
William Archer i-nd Miss Diana White
Braodcs' lectures or essays on Shakespea
Richard Harding Davis * new serial
Scrlbnec'B contains on American newpir
correspondent of attractive personality
one of the chief instruments In the pi
An Amorlcvmhelrc < ps also figures consplc
ou.ily In the talc.
The Mactnlll'in company announce 'n. .
edition of Gilbert Parker's novels to
publishes ! early In ld spring. This edltl
will Include "An Adventurer of Hie Nortl
"A Lover'n Diary , " "A Romany of t
? nnws , " "Pierre and His People. " "Wh
Valmond Came to Pontlac. "
"Caleb We.it , " P. Hopklnscn Smith's ci
Ital story which has been running In t
Atlantic Monthly , will be brought out la
bosk , probably In March , by HougbU
Mlfflln & Co. . with several Illustratl :
which Mr. Smith In vcrvenif'i'M" ' ! - "
Its title will be "Caleb Weet , Master Dlvei
Judge- Cullen of Helena. Mont. . rcen
read a rancr before a local literary c )
In which he Rave personal recollections
Edward EgKle tci. the well known auth
with whim he bec-imo acquainted when I
story writer was conducting a soap factc
In the little town of Cannon City , nflerwt
made famous In hl writings * s Metropol
vllle.
Convention of Chamber * of Conimvr
LONDON , March 15. The Jhlrty-clgt
annual meeting of the AssoclatTon'of ChVi
bfrs of Commerce of the United Klugd <
opened at the Whitehall room * ot the Ho
Metropolis with Hon. Sir H. Stafford Nort
cote , hart. , M. P. , thtp resident , In the chi
Tht Wl will i a * Tkuraday Met
BOND CASE GETS IN COURT
Validity of the Issue is to Ba Duly
Tested.
CITY ACCEPTS THU.IMAN'3 CHALL-.NGE
Will An w T the Injnnctlon Illll nnd
PrcHH Hie Mutter to n KlnUli
Without Unnvcennnry
Delay.
The Injunction proceedings begun by
Bernard Thurmen & Co. to prevent the city
from taking legal measures to collect the
certified check deposited as evidence of gooO
faith In connection with , the proposition , ol
the plaintiffs to purchase the $300,000 re
funding bonds is accepted by the city ofil-
clalo as a very satisfactory manner of bring
ing the matter to a focus. The firm askpd
for an Injunction restraining the city ol
Omaha through Its officials from collecting
cr attempting to collect , or demanding pa )
ment of the check , and also that the First
National bank be restrained from paying th (
mount to tue city or any of Its oRlcta'.o
he question of the legality of the bonds If
alced In tbo petition. This declares tha
he plaintiff bos been advised by his at
orncy that the bonds are Illegal and coiv
cquently the accuracy of this allegatloi
dll figure lu the case. ( Jlly Attorney Coil
lell cays that the city Is ready to go Inti
: ourt at any time and that tue hearing 01
he Injunction will answer the purpose ode
do city just as well as the rfocee > llngs tha
he city had proposed to Institute.
There has been a good deal or prcznur
rought to bear by Interested parties to In
duce the city authorities to back down 01
he score thit an agitation and legal con
: rovcrsy In regard to the legality of th
bondn would Injure the credit of the city
ilr. McCaguo has tcled to Induce the clt ;
o Blinply let UU firm slide easily out of It
agreement , return the check and drop al
proceedings to save the credit of the bandt
This very specious argument wan turne
down without ceremony. City Attorney Con
nell contends that since the question c
legality has been raised It Is absolutely en
sental ! that It ohould be settled In th
courts. If the bends arc Illegal the clt
docs not want to sell them. If they are nc
Illegal the piivcliascTO will be held to Kiel
agreement or forfeit the check which wa
'deposited.
In accordance with Instructlcns from th
city attorney Treanurer Edwards called d
resident Kountze of the First National ban
yesterday morning and formally demande
cash for the check. He was accompanied b
witnesses In order that there might be n
HicHtlon In regard to the transaction whe
It Is brought Into court , end this Is cor
stdered sufficient to protect the Interests c
the city. Mr , Kountze refused to pay th
check for the same recson that he refuse
yesterday and no additional information we
suggested. This endn the matter for the present
ent , or until the Injunction proceeding. . ? ac
disposed of.
The tapcr in the Injunction case ba
not been served on the city officials up 1
nocn and neither the city attorney nor tli
treasurer were aware that they had inai
vcrtcmtly stepped on the dignity of the cour
The restraining crder prohibits the city froi
making any demand for the payment of tl
check , but the officials a&sert that they ai
not aware of this and consequently carrh
out the program as decided on.
Sheriff McDonald and his deputies sper
the entire morning In serving copies of th
Injunction upon the membo.-s ot the clt
council. The case IB now docketed an
nothing more will be done so far as tli
court end la concerned until the city flic
I's answer.
MIATTKRS IX DISTRICT COUH1
Old Mnn 'IVIU How He Wnft Rolibe
hy Chnnve Aciiiiiilntnnce.
Judge Slabaugh of the criminal section' i
the district court Is dealing with a case thi
's ' attracting considerable attention and i
the same time Is directing a great deal i
sympathy toward the prosecuting wltnes
Patrick Murphy , a decrepit man who hi
turned the age of 70 years.
The prosecuting witness In the case ot tt
State against Daniel Cylo alleges that r
was robbed by the defendant , and In di
tailing the circumstances .he avers that la
cummer and fall he worked for the Burlint
ton railroad , out in Wyoming , saving up $ !
with which to eeslst in supporting him du
Ing the porld ot his declining year
Murphy says that he quit his work ar
came to Omaha , arriving hero on Januai
8 , last.He says that he spent the afte
non in the vicinity of the Webster stro
depot and while there , visited a sale :
across the way. There he says he m
Coylc and the two had a couple of glass
of beer. After that , the prosecuting wl
ness says that be werrt upon the street , fo
lowed by Coyle , who conducted him In
another saloon and Into a back rcom. Wbl
In this place , Murphy says that Coyle toe
his money , $70 of which was In his stnc !
Ing and $10 In his vest pocket. Murphy sa :
that ho protested , and was told .that If 1
made any outcry , he would be kllle
Frightened , he kept quiet and after tl
rcbbery was committed , he was taken to
lodging house and put to bed , again belr
Informed that If he told any person of wh ;
had been done , he would be murdered.
Coyle admits having taken the old man
money , but says that be did so when thi
were both very drunk. He further adml
that after ho came Into possession- tl
money he went to Missouri Valley , whe
he spent a portion of it in riotous llvln
After sobering up , he says that lie gave tl
unspent portion of the money to a frlei
and told him to give It to Murphy.
After the completion of the Introductli
of the testimony the defendant , through h
attorney , announced that he was ready ai
willing to plead guilty to the crime of pel
larceny. The county attorney said that 1
would accept the plea. The jury was dl
charged and the prisoner WUB remanded
the county jail to await sentence.
Karr .AKiilnrt Knrr.
The controversy between the two factloi
In the Douglas County Agricultural socle
bad the call In Judge Scott's court , but
bad to glvo way for the case of Mabel .
Karr against Burton A. Karr , and judgli
from the crowd In attendance tbo change w
satisfactory , as the little room was filled
overflowing. The plaintiff detailed a lei
tale of domestic woes , in which there we
charged of druelty , nonsupport and neglci
but when It came to the husband's- turn
testify In his own behalf he went his wl
one belter * and told of the escapades ot Mi
Karr and the efforts that ho bad made
bring about a reformation.
During the afternoon the taking ot tl
testimony was concluded and Immediate
Judge Scott handed down his opinion , grar
Ing the wife a decree. In addition there
he allowed the woman the sum of $1,0
alimony , to be paid In Installments of $
per month. He also ordered that Karr pi
Mrs. Karr's attorney $150 for hla servlc
and further ordered that the testimony
the plaintiff be suppressed from the rceoi
The attorney for Karr gave notice ot i
appeal , whereupon Judge Scott announc
that ho would not allow a Buperaedeas bo :
and that If one were secured It would hate
to be through an order of the supreme coui
The costs ot the suit were taxed again
the defendant , with the exception of the w :
nesses.
TVotr * from the Court * .
In tbo case ot Mrs. P. R. Gannett agalr
8. T. Joslyn and others tha plaintiff has i
cured a decree In foreclosure that provld
for the lq ot certain lots at Korty-elgh
and Farnam" street * to satisfy a mortgage f
$5.801.45. ,
Henry Quade , br hb mother , seeks to r
cover the turn of $ SOO from the Omaha Strt
JUUway wwRjiwgr , Ut tll M tUt wlo (
the negligence ot the defcndanthc was In
jured whllo a passenger upon one ot the
cars In South Omaha. u.
P. H. Mahoney has sued E. C. Wakefleld
to recover the sum of $375 , which ho alleges
Is due on a contract for constructing aide-
walks at Fort Crook.
WEIGHING TUB MAILS I.RIGHT. .
SaierlnpnilentM Confer on Prelim
inaries to the Grent Joli , ,
The regujar quadrennial weighing of majl
In the | < 4n'tre ( territory west of the Mlt-
sourl river Is ( .expected to cammenco withal
the next thirty days. Superlntendtnt of Ihe
Mall Service Lewis L. Troy of the Sixth
division , ( which Includes the territory be >
twcen Cnll'ago and Ogdcn and Huntlngton ls
on a trip over the division making the nccto-
sary arrangements at all points. Re
had a conference here this morning wit *
Assistant Superintendent R. M. Thomav )
whose headquarters are also In Chlcags ;
Chief Clerk John M. Butler of Lincoln and ,
Assistant Superintendent Vandervoort ot
this city. Superintendent Troy and Asslst-i
ant Thomas will visit other points In tha
division. \
All the railroad mall In the country M
weighed once every four years and the railroads - ;
roads are paid during the four years that
follow upon the basis furnished -by such
weighing. In order to systematize the matter
as much as possible the country Is divided
into four divisions and the mall on one of
these Is weighed each year. It Is the turn
ot the western country this year arid the
entire section west of the Missouri river and
between the border on the north and the
gulf and the border on the south will be In
cluded.
The date on which < he weighing will
ommenco will probably be announced \\ithln
ho next thirty lays. It will last about
hirty-flve days , It always being the pur-
iose lo tccuro the average weight carried
o.t 'thirty ' working days. At the terminal
point : . ' the mall In each car will be weighed ,
Each car will be provided with platform
> calCB , upon which will be weighed every
lartlclo of mall that is taken on or thrown
iff. In this way the average weight of mat
er carried during the entire trip can be
iccurcd. The mall Is weighed each day dur-
ng the thlr.y days on all cars.
On the light mall runs the postal clerk :
will do the weighing , but on these where
he mall Is heavy this would Interfere wltr
he work of the clerks , and therefore t
ivelijher Is sent out on each car. Thes (
ivolgherj are selected from whe. . U known ai
_ the eligible lliit men who have passed thi
blvlt service examinations for positions tt
postal clerks , but who have not been ns
signed to duty. There are ftbsut thirty-si :
of such available -at1 thts point , and all o
these will probably be employed.
TIRE OF I'AUIMCRS KHON OIJTSIDB
County CommlNNloiierH Have n Serloni
Problem to Fnce.
For years the.county commissioners ha'vi
been , annoyeJ by the shipment of pauper
from .outride counties In thts and adjolnlnt
states. Recently this has become unbearable
At this time the commissioners say tha
paupers of both sexes , of all ages and al
conditions of circumstances are coming li
almost dally. They all tell the same tale
They say that at the places from which the ;
come they are Informed that Omaha Is
laveh of rest ; that the commissioners hav
'acllltles for supporting them and that the
will bo given a good home where they cai
spend their years in ease > and comfort. Th
commissioners say they arc not provldin
any of these facilities and what Is more the
say that If the wholesale shipping of pauper
Into this county decs not stop ithey will be
gin proceedings against every county Jtroi
which paupers come. . '
The latest ca"7e to ba called to-tne atentfo
ot the county odcla's Is .that of an o'd womar
a Mrs. Davis , rwho U living in a room a
South Eighteenth street. She says that sh
came from Albla , la. , a few weeks ago,1 he
daughter , a Mm. Stork ) rcUlng at Four
teenth cod Howard strt-eta , writing 'for BE
and telling her that If she would come t
Omaha she would be provided -with 'a goo
home. The old woman sayo that she cam
here and went to live with the daughter
All went wo'.l for a time 'and ' until th
daughter told her that she must leave an
look out for herself. The old wcman say
that the daughter paid her room rant fc
a week end that since that time she ha
been an object ot charity. She has now aj
piled to the county commissioners fee at
sletrio and ha.i asked to be sent to the pee
farm.
Mrs. Stork sajs that her mother came her
for the purpose of living oft her , but as oh
Is poor herself , she Is unable to suppoi
move than herself. She says .that she pal
the room rent for her mother , but has mad
no effort to get her Into the county hou'e.
The county commissioners have invest
gated the Davis case rod have , about cor
eluded to SSD'J her back to Iowa. They sa
that It she remains here until she becomes
resident ebe Is likely to become a perm *
nent county charge.
MOXEV FOR. RUKAIi MAIL DEMVERI
IIou e Illll I'rnvlilo * Mhernlly fa
Continuing ExnrrlmrntH.
WASHINGTON , March 15. The postofflc
appropriation bill , which Is to come up f <
consideration. In the house today , contajr
an Item of $150,000 fo.- rural free dellve'f
during the next fiscal year. This Is X100.0C
more than the Pcstofflce department ha
available for the same purpc&o ( luring tli
picccdlng year. The postmaster gcnen
may use for the same purpose a sum cqui
to the aggregate compensation of postmai
ters , cost of mall transportation , star roul
service and mall messenger service that ma
bo discontinued by reason of the cstabllst
ment of rural free delivery. Experlmon
that have been conducted already by tl
department show that with the establtehmei
cf rural delivery In which there Is a hcarl
co-operation of the communities intereatei
discontinuance of the offices of a number <
fourth-clcss postmasters and of the scrvlci
of other employes can bo effected so thei
will bo a considerable balance to be addc
to the general fund of $150,000 to defray tl
expenses of free delivery service. In whlc
ccsnomy cannot bo practiced. '
\omlnatlnnx hy the I'rcNlilcnt.
WASHINGTON , March 15. The preside !
today sent these nominations to the senate !
L < J , Pettijohn , to be receiver of publ
moneys at Dodge City , Kan. ; Albert 1
Love , register ot the land office at BMI
man. 'Mont.
Postmasters Illinois ? , John A. Blngbat
Vandal la ; O. V. Parkinson , Centralla.
War Promotions In commlsiary gener
o ! subsistence department : Lleutenai
Colonel C. P. Egan , to be colonel ; Major
J. Clague , to be lieutenant colonel ; Copta !
A. L. Smith , to be major ; First Lieutenai
A. D. Nlskern , Second Infantry , to be pj
director ; G. M. Lukes of Ohio , to be
ant paymaster.
Plr'niU finllty to Rnilirnslrntcnt. .
ST. LQUIS. March 15-John E. Reldy. e
treasurer of the Police Relief as odati <
and * until his. arrest n member of the
LcuH police force , todny pleaded entity
the. clvirpv of embezzling $9,000 from tl
as oclAlWti nnd was sentenced to two < yea
Imprloonm-ent In the state penltcnllar
Rcldy frequented the race tracks and
there * ald to have .lost the money ei
bezzled.
Inheritance T z I-aw Invalid.
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , March 15.-T1
upreme court , en bane , today , In an oplnk
by Chief Justice Qantt. decided that \he I
hrrltnnce tax law parsed by the. Icglslatu
In 1S90 for the benefit ot the state. unlv r l
In unconstitutional. The opinion was co
curred In by all the judges.
l'o tpour Wltherell Court.MnrtUI ,
DETROIT , March 15. The beglnnlnr
the court-martial of Captain CJharles '
Withered of the Nineteenth United BtM
Infantry , who Is charged with dupllcath
hl pay Touchers , wa pjslponed today unl
Thursday to five the accused further Ui
to preetr * Mi
WATER -SUPPLY EXTENSION
Imaha to Have fervice as Good u Money
Can Bay ,
MANAGER BIERBOWER DETAIS THE PLANS
H- <
XrW KnRlnc at Florence \Grrntly \ |
'
Increnxi'il Cnnnclty In1' > tnlm
* ' Doit it Town fop ytre nnil
* Domrntlc Purpoien.
( General Manager E. U Blerbowcr of the
) maba Water company has returned from
e York with the gratifying announce-
MKt that the ocmpany will proceed at once
j carry Into effect the long contemplated
mprovcmenta on Its plant. Then are even
more extensive than were originally de-
fcgried. They Include a new 20,000,000 gallon
engine at the Florence pumping station ,
which will be located In a new addition to
he building , a thirty-slx-lnch supply main
rom Twenty-fourth and Lake streets south
o Twenty-fourth and Pierce and tp the
Walnut ; Hill reservoir , a twenty-four-lnch
main from the reservoir to Twenty-eighth
lireet and Poppcton ! avenue , and a twelve-
nch main from the exposition grounds along
: he boulevard to connect with the main
Which now leads from the Florence pumping
station to a point near the south line ol
Miller park. The value of these Improve
ments aggregates over $300,000 , and the }
will materially Increase the capacity of the
syatcm and add to the pressure In everj
part of the city.
The addition to the pumping station al
Florence will bo built on the east nde | of the
present buildings. The new engine U now
in process of construction at Milwaukee , am'
Is cne of the most Improved ruolels ol
modern pumping machinery. It affords i
directly Increased capacity at the station o !
? 0,000,000 gallons a day , which will bo suf
flclqat to answer all possible purposes foi
years to come.
n'OUTE OF Tl.-iE NEW MAIN.
The present thirty-slx-lnch supply malt
folio.\s Twenty-fourth street to Lake street
where It turns cast. The new thirty-six
Inch main will connect with this plpo a
Twenty-fourth and Lake streets. It will rui
west on Lake street to Twenty-seventh
thence south on Twenty-ssvcnth to Harull
ton. From this point one branch will rui
\vcst to the Walnut Hill reservoir and tli
other will continue cast on Hamilton stree
to Twenty-third , south on Twenty-third ti
ass , west on Cues to Twenty-fourth , am
South on Twenty-fourth to connect with th
present thirty-Inch main at Twenty-fourtl
and Pierce.
The new twenty-four-lnch main Is dcslgnci
to relieve the high service In th
residence localities on and surround
Ing Capitol Hill and to the southwest
It beglna from the twenty-four Inch main
which was recently extended to Twenty
eighth and Popplcton. uvenue , runs north 01
Twenty-eighth to Farnain , west on Farnan
to Thirtieth , north on Thirtieth to Burl
wtat on Hurt to Thirty-eighth and thenc
north to the-recervolr at Walnut Hill.
The twehe-lnch main , which follows th
Twentieth street boulevard from Amee avc
mi3 to Miller park , ( a primarily designed t
supply the exposition , which It accompllshc
by providing a direct line between the ej
position grounds and the pumps at Floronci
Asldo from .he addition to tha capacity c
the plant which U < provided by the new cr
tint * , 'the .additional mains will further * erv
the -came purpcao by reducing the ICES b
friction on 'the down town lines. The addi
tlon of anolher thirty-six Inch pipe 'frot
Twenty-fourtl ) and Lake streets will add t
the pressure pn nearly the entire eysten
1 Tho. fact that tnls.Qialn ujjib con.n efp'Wt |
the Walndt Hill reservoir gives the reset
volr a practically unlimited capaclt ]
and the , twenty-four Inch main the
ctmoeMs the 4 pumps at the reserve !
.with the southern and western parts of th
cly affords an additional exit -through whlc
this water fan bo pumped to add .to the ct
pacity of the system In these dlrectlo.xi.v
DIRECTORS ARE UNANIMOUS.
Manager. Blerbowe-r states that the plar
for these- Improvements were carefully draw
by 'tho local engineer , Mr. Prince , and wcr
submitted , to 'the ' directory In Now Yorl
The dlreatprs unanimously decided to rr.uk
the Improvements at once and work will t
begun within a very short Um6. The plr
was ordered a week ago , and OE > coon as
S3 on the road a big force of men will t
put at work laying malca. The erection <
the addition to the Florence pumping sti
tlon will also be pushed as rapidly ) as post' '
ble In order that It may be ready for tli
new pump as soon as It Is completed.
SPRINGS A.AEW CIT * JAIL MCSIKMI
llonril of Kdncittlun Ifn u Trade 1
WnntH to 'Make.
The announced location of the city ja
at Eleventh and Dodge streets has bee
followed by a howl of Indignation froi
mcmbaia of the Board of Education an
from patrons of the Dodge school. The *
exclaim , with pronounced Indignation agalm
the action of the council In putting tr.
municipal basilic under the noses of tl
school children , and the protests are con
Ing In to Mayor Moores with a regularll
that may caiwo htm to veto the final actlc
that will be taken to execute the deed.
Tho. memtcrs of the council astert thi
tbp jail Is not half aa much of a menace I
the mprollty of the ccbool children as tl
disreputable assignation purposes to whlc
the Elkhorn Valley bouse has previous !
been converted. They contend that th
location was practically the only powlb
solution of a very perplexing problem , as
was ( he only disposal of the question thi
could be reached without the use of moi
money than the city had at Its comma : :
for the purpose.
Within.tho last few hours , however , tl
Board of Education has Incubated a propi
altlon that may be given some official fore
The members admit that the Dodge locatk
Is a very undesirable site for a echool butli
Ing , The Cans school has been overcrowd !
for years by pupils whore parents want I
send them there In preference to sendir
them to Dodge. It Is now suggested thi
both the Cass and Dodge school buildings 1
disposed of and that a big twenty-roo
building be built on thn vacant property i
Wlrtch tbo old exposition building former
etobd. This plan Is Involved with a propos
tlon to sell the city the Dodge building fi
Jail purposes. While the city has no mom
with which to buy the building. It la sui
gested that some arrangement might be pe
foiled by which the city could acquire tl
property by elmply paying the lntcrcst * <
the purchase price , the board In turn ma !
Ing a similar arrangement for the proper
which It proposes purchase for the ne
( Wilding. Whether this scheme la frastb
tnot has not been determined , but an effo
being made to Induce the mayor ai
council to delay proceedings In order th
It- may be Investigated.r
Activity In Unlldluv.
There Is a decided activity In small Ir
provoraents , and the stub book In the bull
Ing Inspector's office Is fllllnKwJth unusu
rapidity. A dozen permits were'Issued ye
terday for minor Improvements to resldcnc
and etorea. A permit was also Iseued
Mra. R. L. Scott to build a $2,600 fran
residence at Thirtieth and Chicago ctree
nd anolher to H. N. Roger * to build a fran
'dwelling ' at Thirty-seventh and Half-How a
itreets.
Mortality StntUtlci.
Tfie following births and deaths were i
ported ft the health office during the twent
'four ' hours ending at noon yesterday :
Births William Rodebough , 4227 Harn
wtreet , girl ; Harry C. Pilgrim. 1915 Farna
( Irl ; Martin PedcTsen. 2934 Arbor , gl
Charles Chederqulst , 2616 North Flfteenl
, ' lrl ; Frank Kamerer , 2118 North Twent
eighth , boy ; Jamca Vacbal , 27)8 South Twc
ly-irit. boy.
\ 9wts-lUsuel Blake , 1,16U Booth Twc
ty-thlrd , tuberculosis , Laurel Hill ; Sarah
Mason , 45 , 721 Lcavcciworth , paralysis , Laurel
Hill ; Mm. Frank L. Corby. 23 , Twenty-
fourth and Maple , Prospect Hill ; Louts E.
Culti-a , 47. 708 South Thirty-sixth , heart
disease , Evergreen cemetery.
MGHTI.NU CtMIAMiS GO TOVAH. .
Electricity nntl Git * linking n Lively
Set-To In ( he Council.
There h a lively corporation flght on In the
city council and although very little of It
has appeared on the surface U Is likely to
develop at any time. It Is a red hot set-to
between the local electric light company and
the Omaha Gas company for privileges con
nected with the lighting of the city and
each Interest Is putting In full time to get
ahead of the other.
The only open Indication of the situation
occurred at the special council meeting
Monday , when the contract of the gas com
pany for three years was referred to a com
mittee Instead of being approved , as was
demanded by several councllmen. Very little
was said at the time , but the manner of the
councllmen gave evidence that there was
something of more than ordinary Importance
In the transaction.
The facts are alleged to be that the electric
light Interests are making a vigorous effort
to prevent the council from approving the
contract with the gas company. During the
last few weeks there has been a very active
movement on the part of the council toward
additional lights and It Is a question as to
which cf the corporations Interested Is to be
benefited by the expenditure. The electric
light company apparently has the lead , for
seventy-two additional arc lights at $114.KO
i > car each have been ordered located dur-
ng the last week.
Incidentally the city officials arc receiving
lot of Information In regard to the earnings
f the two companies. It la said that 'lie
lectrlc light people have assured membcce
of the council that the gas compony would
clear $18,000 a year net cu the proposed con-
ract. It fays the city a royalty of JS.OOO a
car , thus leaving a net balance of $10,00(1 (
a year In addition to the profits on sales t :
irlvatc consumers. On the other hand , the
ic-ople who are plugging for the gas com-
lony declare that the electric light com-
jany made $147,000 Ifist ycac , and these
Igurcs are alleged as reasons why the coun
cil ruould go a little slow In granting con-
rods for a term of yearn.
The couicllmcn who are opposed to thi
ipproval of the gas contract contend thai
.he lighting fund Is not In a condition U
itand the additional expense cf $2,800 i
year which will be Incurred by the use ol
ho Welsbach burner * . On the other side II
B alleged that If the city can calse th <
efficiency of nearly 800 lamps frcin twenty
! lx to elghty-caudlo power by an addl
_ Ioral expenditure of $5 a lamp It Is gooi
policy to do It. They als'o suggest that UK
ilectrtc. light company has been allowed t <
lave seventy-two new lamps , with others ti
'ollow , and that the gas company shoulc
also have some Interests protected.
While the electric light councllmen woi
the first fall Monday by preventing tht
appo\al of ( tie gas contract , It Is not al
ogether certain that they will be able ti
hold what they have gained. H happcm
; rat there IE a strom ; probability that Mayc <
Mo3ics will veto the resolutions locating ad
dltlonal arc lights on tun ground that th
condition of the lighting fund will not war
rant the expenditure , and then It will require
quire nix votes to rass the resolutions eve
ilo veto. Then the gas councllmco will go
lu their work. They will give their op
ponents the choice of approving the ga
contract or seeing their electric lights K
by the board and they claim enough vote
to make the play good and strong. Mear
time tCte people who pay the taxes will b
Interested spectators.
TWO MOIIE HOY HtmC.I.AHS
r I'nlr of i'rrcoploiiM .Miirrtud
em TiUicii Into Cuxtoily.
Clarence Amsberry. ft 12-year-cld schon
boy residing with his parents at Seventeen ! !
and California streets , and Albert McClar
ten , of about the same age and living a
Twentieth and Cumlng streets , were ? ar
rested at an early hour yesterday morntni
and charged with burglary.
Young Amsberry and his partner startei
out early Monday evening and opened u ;
the campaign of burglary by first cnterlni
the ofllco of the Omaha Packing company a
Fifteenth and Cumlng streets , where they secured
cured a revolver and all of the change litho
the drawer , which amounted to several del
Jas. The next place visited was E. A
Marsh's meat market at 514 North Slxtecntl
street , where they secured another revolver
'a quantity of tobacco , oranges , chocolate
two largo knives and a few pennies , whlcl
were In the money drawer. From Marsh'
place the boys entered Shackelford's fcei
store , at 1410 California street , by breaUln
the glass In the window. Here they secure. .
30 cents In pennies. They then made ai
unsuccessful attempt to enter Llnstron'
meat market , at S09 North Sixteenth street
but were frightened away , by someone com
Ing along on Sixteenth street.
From this place the youthful marauder
turned their attention to Kcneft & Hart
man's meat market , at Sixteenth and Web
ster streets , and were just about to cnte
the place through the window , which the ;
had broken open , when Mrs. M. Hill , wh
lives across the alley from the meat market
was attracted to the window by the soun
of breaking glass and seeing two dark ob
Jects in the darkness fired two shots a
them as they disappeared. One of the bul
lets from the revolver of Mrs. Hill tool
effect on the revolver young lAmsberry wo
carrying In his hands , compelling him t
drop It as he was running away. Afte
waiting several minutes Amsberry returnc
to the place and secured the revolver , whlc !
was badly shattered by the bullet.
When the boys wtro taken to police head
quarters , both made confessions and secmc
to bo sorry for what they had done. Ams
berry has also confessed to robbing Marsh *
meat market on a previous occasion , whe
ho secured $5,50 and numerous other at
tides.
The articles stolen from Marsh's plac
Monday night were found In a furniture va
at Twenty-first and Paul streets.
KIX is iiF.i.i ) ran
Clinrm-il with. U lnar < " < > I'liUnl Slnlr
MnllH.for Fraudulent PiirpoHt'H.
J , F. King , supposed to be a travclln
man , ban-been arrested , on complaint <
W. H. Green and C. S. Goodale , on th
charge of using the United States malls ft
fraudulent purposes.
King's mode of doing business was to Ir
sert an advertisement In the dally papei
for a person with $500 to buy half Intcrcs
in a paying business. He a'so advertise
for a man to accompany salesman on tli
road in displaying goods , agreeing to pa
$10 per week for his services. Green an
Qoodalo both answered the last advertisi
ment and deposited ; $ } OQ each for the faltbfi
performance of their duties , with the agrei
ment that the amount bo returned whe
they left his employ. Doth paid the
money , but were not called upon to do an
work.
King also extensively advertised that 1
bad the exclusive right to build the Cavci
of Monte CrUto at the exposition ground
and sent literature out over tbo counti
scllcltlng persons to Invest In the schem
The exposition people say they know notl
Ing of King.
llullilliiK llnoni ut lied Oak.
According to the experience of local arcli
tects the loan of lied Oak , la. , In enjoyli
a decided boom In the bulMIn ? buslnee
One Omaha architect now rm three seta <
plans under way for Red Oak property ow
erf. One Is far a hnndsomo bank and olll
bullillnir for H. O. Houghton. M. N. Hpe
rer U building a hnndeome residence at
Smith Mcl'hertion In building a Inrga stor
I'rrldi > iit I'rexcolt In Town.
President Vf. n. Prescott of the Intern
tJonnl Typographical union Is in Omaha. I
came In from Indianapolis on his way-
Colorado Spring * , where he will ln p ct f
Acceptance the new annex t9 the Child
Drtxtl Printers/ horn * ,
DEMAND FOR HEADQUARTERS
n Qu-itof the Commander's Station of tb
Departmsut of the Missouri ,
KANSAS CITY WANTS TH ARMY OFFICE
Cummerrln1 Clnh Wnkm lip to tha
(
Pact thitt It HUH n KIK t of
Sonic Slip on ! !
Ilnniln.
Kunecs City. Lcavcnworth and St. Loult
uro preparing for a strong effort to sccuro
he headquarters of the Department of the
Ilisourl , and are arranging to send delega
tion * to Washington for that purpose. This
matter occupied a good part of the attcn-
lon of the executive committee of the
Commercial club at Its noon meeting. To
forestall these efforts It wa determined to
notify Congressman Mercer by telegraph at
once , This telegram has been sent. An
answer la expected Immediately , and at
soon as that comes the committee Is Interni
ng to take same decided action.
The efforts of the more routhcrn cities ar *
JiEcd on the claim that they are more cen
tral In the rearranged department than
Omaha ami that , therefore. It would be ad
vantageous to the War department to select
0110 of them as the place for the head
quarters. The department as ! t now exists
Is short several states to the north and
riorthwest and has added to It a number of
southern state ? .
The death of Mm. John M. Tdurston was.
nllcd to the attention of the committee and
by resolution of Gecvge W. Llnlngcr Sec- .
clary Utt was Instructed torltc Senator
Tbuntcn a letter of condolence. Kcaolutlona
jf condolence over the death last wcok of
Dr. W. O. Hodgcrs , one of the members of
the club , were ale } passed.
A communication from E. E. Hrncc of th -
Department of Exhibits of the exposition
called for the aEststanco of ( do local busi
ness men In the nmtttr of sccuclug an ap
propriation from New York for n ntate cx-
lilbit. The letter sUfied that A. M. Wheeler ,
the representative of tlic department , Is now
ut work trying to occure such an approprla-
tlcn 'from ' the state legislature. A sugges
tion was made that the local Jobbers should
make efforts to Interest New York jobbing
men and commercial bodies In the matter.
Secretary Utt was Instructed to ante all the
jobbers In the city ami the west to write to
New York Jobbers who sell gcods In the
west regarding the matter. Secretary Utt
will al o try to enllal by correspondence
the Interest of all commercial bodies In
Now York state.
A delegation of citizens from Duller county
addressed the committee on the matter of
an extension of the EIKhorn for thirty-five
miles from Verdlgro to Lynch , thus opening
a nsw territcry for Omaha. The matter was
placed In the hands of a committee consist
ing of Euclid Martin , Edgar Alton. Charles
H. Tickens , John n. Utt nnd E. M. Ander
sen. The scheme wns endorsed.
The special committee reported In favor of
the movement started by the freight bureau
of Qulucy , III. , to imltire the Western Union
Telegraph company to Increase the number
of words to be sent at the present minimum
ratq frcm ten to twenty words. The report
was adopted nnd efforts will be made to.
Interest other western commercial botlles
In. the movement.
M. 0 , Maul was elected a member of tha.
club.
OIIJKCT TO GATIIKItl.Vfi STATISTICS. .
CountAnfi - K < ir liiollniMl to Shirk .
' I.efful Duty.
Acting 'in 'accordance with the provision
of the statutes , the assessors of Douglas ,
'
county held their annual meeting In the >
rooms of. the Board of County Commissioners.
J. F. Tcacy of Florence wan elected presi
dent and W.'L. Crosby of Union , secretary.
County Clerk Hoverley called attention of'
the assessors to the provision of law , requir
ing them to supply his office with statistics
telatlve to the manufacturing Industries ,
number of people employed , value of farm
products and the numujr of hogs , horses ,
cattle and sheep. Ha further stated that tho-
law did not provide any compensation for- "
do'ng this extra work.
Assessor Trostlpr said that he saw no way
> by which the assessors could be compelled
to do this work utilew romc compensation
was provided for.
Secretary Crosby said that to collect the-
data would nearly double the work of each
asrcesor In the county. He advised , first , ,
that the awessori nhould ascertain If they
would bo obliged to do thla extra work. If-
It should be found that they had to do ttie
work , then the county cctnmlasloncrs should
give name assurance that payment would
be made.
Commlraloners Harte and O.trotn , for the.
county , said that they could not speak offi
cially on the fiubject of pay. It U a ques
tion , they said , that will bo reached when
duly presented.
In deposing of the question the president
appointed Assessor Waterman of the Seventh
ward , Crosby of Union and Condon of South
Omaha and President Tracy aa a committee. ,
to present the salary question to the Hoard
of County Commissioners at the next meet
ing of that body.
In the evetit that the county comml.i-
nloners refuse to allow extra compensation
for doing the extra work the ajMcnsorn will
hold auottier mectkig , at which they will
de-clde upon a line of action to be pursued. '
Assessor Carpenter of the Fourth ward
advised that the valuations on real est.Ho
and personal property bo placed substantially
the same as last year. He stated that bo-
could see no reason for making any radical
changes.
UMCXOW.N MKOIIVI1 DKAn. .
Anilirxlnfil In n South Klrvrnth
Slrool I.oilKlnir llonio.
An unknown man , registered as John
Drang , was found dead In a South Eleventh
street lodging house yesterday at 12 o'clock ,
death resulting from asphyxiation.
Whether the gas was left ttu-ned on with
lulcldal In'.ent Is not known. .
Among the effects of the dead man were
found $65 In cash , a Unleti Pacific ticket
purchased at Columbus. Neb. , to Falrchlld ,
Wls. , but nothing to Indicate what his name
was. When ho went to the lodging house
Monday night ho declined to register or give
his name. After some urging ho signed the
register as John Urang.
He Is a men of about 35 years of age , tlx
feet tall , sandy mustache , and judging from
scavs en his face was at one time the
victim of smallpox.
Coroner Swanson has taken charge of the
remains and will hold an Inquest thin morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
ASK ASSIHTAXCi : FIIOM OMAHA.
llutlrr Connty I' - oieViint | an Klk-
horn llranrh II u lit.
A representative delegation of Duller
county citizens Is In the city to Interest the
Commercial club In a scheme to Induce the
Elkhorn road to lay an extension of Its road
from Vcrdlgre to Lynch , both points being
In Nebraska.
It la expected that the Commercial club
will take some action In the matter , M the
extenMcir will open up a little additional
territory for Omaha merchants and markets.
U will give egress an1 Ingrrts from , and Into
Craig county and other parts of South
Dakota which are rich. This territory Is at
present tributary to St. Paul and Min
neapolis lo'.ely bccauie the people have no ,
direct means of getting to this city.
'Kvery ' man , woman and child who h .
once tried 'that specific , Dr. Hull' * C Uk.
Byrupt cannot § sy enough in Ui
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