Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DA1LV BEE : TUESDAT , OCTOBER 18 , 18JS. )
UNCLE JAKE'S GREAT RECORD ]
Homaleis Peopls in Nebuuka to Whnai He
Proudlj Points.
EVICTIONS IN THE NAME OF ECONOMY
Cnforlnnnln lloldei-M of Slnte- Inn < l
J.enxcn Ttirnril Out , While tinI.miil
CoiniulNnlitner I'crHlneiitl ( -
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iioreM Tux Collector nl Home.
LINCOLN , Or.t. 17. ( Special. ) If the ca
pacity of a man to attend to public busl-
nejis Is judged by the manner In which he
conduct ! ) his own business affairs , then It
Is certain that the land commissioner of
the state of Nebraska Is the very last per
son who should have been placed In such n
responsible position. After looking over the
record of Lancaster county covering the past
twenty years relating to J. V. Wolfe ns a
citizen and u taxpayer , there Is no room
for wonder at the performance of the land
commitslonor In cancelling the delinquent
school land leases. By these cancellations
a large number of persons in the western
part of the state were deprived of the lands
they had lived on and Improved for several
years and the order was made just at the
tlmo when tbo leaseholders were getting
eblo to pay up. By the deal the state lost
about $100,000 that never can be recovered.
Then the land commissioner rushed around
over the state and made now leases , many
of them to the old leaseholders. Some
pieces of land were leased to new men who
were willing to put up a bonus to get
possession of the Improvements put on by
the old leaseholders , but In each case the
etato lost all the delinquent lease money ,
the Edmlsten deal In Dawson county being
one of those where the old lessee was en
abled to hang onto the land after having
his debt to the state cancelled.
In spite of these wholesale losses and the
distress caused to many landholders In the
atate. this cancellation performance Is con-
Rtantly pointed out as proof of the great
business ability and Integrity of the land
commissioner. And the records of Lan
caster county show that ho has run the
office just about the same as ho conducted
his own business In the years past.
Vnclu Jnkv'H I'crKonnl Ileeord.
J. V. Wolfe was the owner of a quarter
section of land lying in sections G and 7 ,
township 9 , range 7 , In Lancaster county ,
about two miles from the city of Lincoln.
It was ono of the best farms in this part
of the state and land lying alongside of it
cannot be purchased for less than $100 per
acre. And yet Mr. Wolfe was such a poor
manager that ho allowed this land to be
nold for taxes every year for the following
years : 1872 , 1873. 1874 , 1875 , 1877 , 187S ,
1879 , 1860 , 1881. 1881 , 1883 , 1886 , 18S ! > , 1801
and 1895. Ills method was to neglect the
payment of his taxes just as long as possi
ble , let the land bo sold and then redeem
It In tlmo to let It 'go delinquent the next
year. He seems to have been so much op
posed to the payment of taxes that ho
Buffered actual financial loss every year
kicking against the Inevitable. In this
Blouchy way of doing business he grew
poorer every year , while his Industrious and
capable neighbors were trowing rich.
The distaste shown by Jacob V. Wolfe
In the payment of taxes was not confined
to that levied against real estate. Ho al
ways neglected or refused to pay his per
sonal taxes until there was aj threat of the
issuance of distress warrants , when ho
would come up and pay a part of the
amount duo. At the tlmo ho took charge
of the oftlco of commissioner of public lands
and buildings ontt Assumed'ho { manage
ment of the state lands ho owed personal
taxes In Lancaster county for several years ,
running bacll as far. as , 1874 and amounting
to several hundred dollars. At the present
tlmo he owes for the years 1871 , 1875 , 1876 ,
1877. 1S78 and 1879 , amounting to $303.15 , In
cluding interest. While he Is shirking the
payment of these taxes and is consequently
compelling the other taxpayers of the state
to carry an additional load , ho Is holding
an office that pays htm $1CS per month and
has under his personal direction and liable
to any assessment that ho may choose to
levy a corps of clerks who draw a total of
$1,233.33 per month. With all this oppor
tunity for financial gain Mr. Wolfe still
neglects his duty as a taxpayer of Lancaster
county and uses the tlmo that ho should
devote to his oftlco business In traveling
nbout the state , boasting of the number
of delinquent leases ho has canceled and
the number of people he has made homeless
In his "management of the state lands. "
-Vo Uvletlonn In I.nnenxter County.
The records show one thing that may or
* ' ( may not be to the credit of the land com
missioner. While he was oppressing the
landholders In the western counties and
having their farms bid in by the Fred
Archords and other offleeholdtng leeches ,
lie protected the Lancaster county men who
held state lands , and did not cancel a single
lease In this county , although there were n
number aa badly delinquent as those of tbo
other counties. The reason Is that the school
land IcatpfB of this county wore In the most
rart wealthy landholders whoso "Infloo
enco" was worth something. In some cases
they were populists who were protected on
account of their politics. There Is no qucs
tlon that the land commissioner did protect
some of these , as ono Instance will show
A prominent populist who had become a re
former after failure to get an nfllco in the
republican party , had possession of almost
1.000 acres of school and eallno lands In this
county. U was well known that ho was de
linquent for eoveral years and a neighbor
went to the Ktoto house to Inquire Into the
matter , The clerks In the office of tbo lane
commissioner Informed him that the leases
In question were not delinquent. Investiga
tion at the county treasurer's office , however -
over , showed that this Information was
falcc , and the matter got mentioned In the
county papers. Within a week the lease
holder came to the county treasurer's office
and made a considerable payment on his
leases and took occasion to express his In
dignation because people had been ] > rylng
into his business. He still owes two year :
on the land and continues to he protected
hv the land commissioner because his "poli
tics are right , " and because ho Is so lucky
not to live In a western county.
Where Colleetloim Are Koreeil ,
The books In the office of the Lancaster
county treasurer were examined by The Bee
reporter today and the discovery was made
that during the past four months over one
hundred distress warrants have been Issued
against citizens of the county who had
neglected to pay their taxes. The amounts
owing by these people ranged from $200
down to 80 cents. Tht- expense of n distress
n arrant added to the tax amounts to $1 and 2
per cent of the amount due ns collection fee
In c&se the delinquent pays up promptly
after service of the warrant. Where ho de
lays so that the goods must bo sold to pro
duce the money duo the expense Is about $9
in each case In addition to the tax. The
books show that while a large number of
I crsona whose delinquency amounted to less
than $5 fach were served with distress war-
rtnts , the land commissioner and manager
Substitute for Lemons.
Horsford's ' Add Phosphate
Is ooollnct quenches thirst , and aota
a * a Tonic.
ShunlmUitlonv SilJ only In bottle * .
of the state lands ba.t not been disturbed , '
although his delinquency nmr amounts to
moro than { 200. ,
" \Vlir has not the commissioner been
compelled to pay up the name as common
lire le and the fame as ho ha * compelled
the poor leaseholders to pay ? " Inquired the
reporter.
"Well. " said the deputy county treasurer ,
"Mr. Wolfe lias been notified n number of
time * by letter and by telephone and always
promises to attend to the matter. Hut ho lets
It run along until It Is an actual hardAhlp
to notify him e.o often. He has always done
that wny. I suppose ho has escaped the
service of a distress warrant because he' '
ID holding an Important office. It mlRht 1
eel ; like illscourtcK.v or smack of political
oppression to enforce the collection of the
money. In reality I Mipposc ho Is not en
titled to any more consideration than other
people. "
Hull of Ilnrlnn'x C'n e.
It will bo rcmmebcrcd Vhnt two years ngo
the great reform blatherskite , Hull of Har-
nn , was nerved with u distress warrant to
enforce tin- collection of about J20 ho had
owed the county of Lancaster for poveral
yearn. A Rreat howl was sent ! ur > from the
'uslon camp t'oat the warrant was Issued
simply because Hull was ti populist , and the
county treasurer came In for a large amount
of abuso. Tins has perhaps made the treap-
ircr hesitate to proceed to extreme meas
ures with J. V. Wolfe , although It has not
prevented him from performing his full duty
n all other chronic cases.
It was State Treasurer Meservc who stood
on the opera house stugp at Lincoln a few |
nlghtn ago and said that "the delinquent
tax list Is worthless , " and it was J. V. Wolfe |
who Kat nearest him ou the stage , and who |
applauded the loudc.st and longest ! . And
while tliu real taxpayers of Lancaster county
are carrying their burdens without complaint
the tax-dodging land commlsEloner Is trav
eling over tha state on free passes , boasting
of his "reform record" and pleading 'that
his "good citizenship In the last thirty
years" should blot out his copperhead rec
ord of the early ' 60s.
Lincoln l , < ioul Molen.
On Friday evening , October 28 , at repre
sentative hall , state cnpltol building , Lin
coln Typographical union , No. 200 , will give
nn are poster show , promenade concert and
rare print exhibit , something that Is new to
Lincoln. Tbo exhibit will consist of choice
works of American and foreign artists In
the way of art posters , besides a magnificent
collection of three-color places , etchings , en
gravings , photogravures , lithographs , mono-
typcf , etc. In connection with this Is a de
partment allotted to local designers and art
student } ) nnd n "poster contest" for prizes ,
the winners of which are to bo named by a
committee , members of the Hayden Art club.
\ wet and disagreeable snow storm has
prevailed hero all day , accompanied by a
heavy wind. The snow has melted almost
as Eoon as It struck the ground and the
molHturo will bo of much benefit ) to fall
; raln , but the storm Is causing some suffer
ing among the stock that is not provided
with sheds.
In nn affray at a livery stable yesterday
afternoon Abe 1'oska stabbed Charles Barton
In the shoulder , narrowly missing a vital
part. The knife went In to the depth of five
Inches , but Darton was not seriously In
jured. Poska Is under arrest.
In county court today In the case wherein
Mrs. Younggren sued Chris Tlernan , a sa
loon keeper , for damages because of the
driinkenne'ss of her husband , the Jury
brought In a verdict ! for the defendant , evi
dence having been Introduced to show that
Younpgrcn had a wife living in Sweden and
that therefore the plaintiff could not be his
lawful wife.
The coroner's Jury today In the Inquest
over ( he remains of Albert Palmer rendered
the verdict that the deceased came to hia
death through accidental means. Young
Palmer was shot by Hey Moore Svhlle the
boys were out bunting near the city Satur
day afternoon.
\ bold burglary was committed at the
home of J. J. Cassldy at 920 P screet yes
terday morning. The family was awakened
by the noise of the burglar moving about In
the house , but was unable to give the alarm
In tlmo to effect his capture. Several articles
of clothing and Jewelry were taken by Che
burpl&r.
Irvine Wiintn Illn Pay.
LINCOLN. Neb. , Oct. 1" . ( Special Tore-
gram. ) Judge Hecse , as attorney for Com
missioner Irvine of the supreme court , filed a
brief today In the cose where Irvine is suing
for pay as lecturer before the College of
Law. The voucher for the work was held
UD and the attorney general In a brief filed
some time ago held that the state was en
titled 1o all of the time of the commis
sioners. The brief filed today calls attention
to the fact that the attorney general does
not live up to his own doctrine , as ho at
tends to private law cases and draws pay
for full time as an officer of the state. The
brief denies that the lecturers In the College
of Law are officers. The function of de
livering lectures docs not depend on appoint
ment by the state or election , but Is elmply
a contract for the performance of services
such as the steward of the university might
make with any man who wae hired to push
a lawn mower over the surface of the
campus. The two petitions and the dls-
dlscbarge of the duties of the two are not
Inconsistent. The pay of the lecturer In the
college does not come out of the revenues of
tbe state proper , but out of the tuition paid
hv the students who matriculate In the Cot-
lego of Law. It Is true that this Is paid Into
the hands of the state treasurer , but only to
bo paid by him on the account of the Qoliege
nf Law and it cannot be applied to the gen
eral Indebtedness of the state. So the com
missioner and the lecturer do not have the
same paymaster.
Still n Myntrrv.
WYMOUE , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) The
Identity of the dead body found east of this
city over a week ago still remains a mys
tcry nnd notwithstanding the fact that
efforts pro being made to communicate with
people mentioned in letters found a few
yards from the body , all attempts so far
have been In vain. A telegram was re
ceived from the chief of police at Omahn ,
which had been sent at the urgent request
of a Mr. Priest , asking for a description ol
the body , nnd one was sent , but up to the
present tlmo no advice has been received
from him or nny other source and the cafe
will probably remain unsolved , along with
a long list of other deaths and murders
which have occurred In Gage county am'
have never been solved.
TlileveH nt roliiniliim.
COLUMBUS. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
About S o'clock last evening , during the
hour of services nt the Methodist church ,
thieves entered the front door of the parson
age Just nt rho rear of the church , by th *
aid of n skeleton key , and stole nearly every
thing in sight. A new suit of clothes , an
overcoat , n mackintosh , about $7 In cash ,
all of the table silverware , Jewelry and other
valuables. Including Rev. Mlcklo's Union Pa
cific half-faro permit. The toral loss Is near
J100. The police believe that It was th ?
work of professionals , as the Job was done
very quickly and quietly. There Is no clue
but It Is thought that most of tha Jowolrj
will be recovered as is was nearly all marked
and engraved nnd can be easily Ucntlfled.
\arrotv HHuupe.
WAHOO. Neb. . Oct. 17. ( Special. ) The
eastbound freight which was wrecked by a
broken rail about two and a half miles wes
of this city last Saturday night has been re
moved EO that trains are running again
Fourteen freight caw were off the track am
six loaded with grain were sniaehed Into
kindling wood , The returning excursion train
had a narrov escape , having passed over the
same track not an hour before the freight.
Tlic excursion train was heavily loaded with
children returning from the exposition. No
one was Injured In the freight wreck , though
a report was out this morning that three
tramt were mixed up In the car * of grain.
Chl1.lr.-n See tlic Knlr.
FREMONT , Neb. . Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Tbe
rain and snow did not prevent a largo crowd
of Fremont school children from solni ; to
Omaha this morning to nvtend tbe exposi
tion. Most ofthem had bought their tick
ets last week nnd proposed to get the worth
of their money If possible. Eleven hun
dred and twenty-nine cold , shivering young
sters filled fourteen cars of the Elkhorn
.
| special , which pulled out at 9 o'clock. Only
a small delegation of Odd Fellows went
down this morning to take part In the ex
ercises of Odd Fellows' day.
Arelilent to Frank ( in
COLUMBUS. Neb. . Oct. 17. ( Special. )
Frank Oalhralgh , ex-deputy revenue col
lector of Omaha , who lives In South Omaha ,
met with an accident hero tonight by which
ho will lose an arm. Mr. Oalbralgh , In at
tempting to board the outgoing train , missed
his footing and fell , sustaining a com
pound fracture of his right arm above the
elbow. The Injury Is a bad one and will
necessitate the amputation on that member.
Mr. Galbralgh Is about 53 years old. His
homo Is In Albion , from which place he
was just returning after .a visit.
MovemetitN of Volunteer * .
DLAIIl. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Captain
Don C. Van Dusen of Company E , Third Ne
braska volunteers , arrived home last night
for a few days , having been bent as an
escort with the remains of George Kathman ,
who recently died at Jacksonville. Hath-
man'a parents reside In lifolr and ho was a
member of Company E. Second Lieutenant
lohn Kenncv , who has been homo on a fur-
ough and huu been quite sick , liar Improved
o fast that ho expects to return to his corn-
cany with Captain Van Dusen next Thurs
day.
C'otirt nt Slilne ) ' .
SIDNEY , Neb. . Oct. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Judge Grimes held district court )
icro today and all business was expcdl-
lously disposed of. A few cases went over ,
but the Judge admonished all the attorneys
hat the docket must be cleaned up at the
next ! term. Judge Grimes is winning nn en
viable reputation throughout the district for
his fairness In the discharge of his official
duties.
Kounil Demi.
FAIRMONT. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
Yed Curtis of the firm of F. Curtis & Son ,
real estate dealers and money lenders , was
ound dead inVho street this morning about
: o'clock. He had done his chores about
ho house and started out to look for some
logs that had gotten out of the pen. He
met several persons not thirty minutes be-
'oro ' ho was found dead. Apoplexy Is
.bought to have been the cause.
New Telephone ! ) .
HARVARD , Neb. , Oct' . 17. ( Special. )
The Nebraska Telephone Exchange company
iaa had a. force of men engaged for some
days , putting In thirty-six new 'phones for
ocal citizens who desire better convorsa-
lonal methods with their neighbors.
The two roads out of Harvard , the Elk-
torn nnd Burlington , took 171 passengers
rom Harvard Vhls evening to the exposition
at Omaha.
I.lttle Intercut In 1'olltlc/ / . .
BLAIR. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Politics
uound Blair do not seem to be warm , as
hero Is very little Interest taken. L. F ,
Hilton has been employed by Hitchcock and
nopullst candidates to write up their cause
and space secured In the Blair Courier to
mibllsh the same. This Is so well known it
lees not have much force.
Italn at AVjrmnrr.
WYMORE , Neb. , Oct. ' 17. (3peclatp-A ( $
good rain fell here yesterday morning ,
which was welcomed by the farmers , who
liavo In winter wheat and a largo acreage
of this cereal has been sown in this county.
The rain turned Into a cold drizzle and
continued throughout the day , making the
weather extremely uncomfortable.
Ho to See tlie Kalr.
BENNINGTON , Nob. , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
Notwithstanding the storm nearly every OJd
Fellow In this vicinity turned out to attend
the exposition today. Most of the Odd Fel
lows here arc menibers of the Arlington
lodge and all attended In a body.
FRENCH COLLECTING A FLEET
All CiiiMiiern I'oHMlhlo IlelnK PreHned
Into Servlee mill Tunln Fleet
Ordered Home.
PARIS , Oct. 17. Confirmation Is glvon at
the ministry of marine of the report that
Admiral Fournler , now at Tunis , has been
ordered to return immediately to Toulnn and
to prepare four cruisers for immediate ac
tive service and orders were Issued that the
largest possible number of gunners bo
pressed Into service. The preparations are
thought to be the result of the Fashoda dis
pute with Great Britain. The papers hero
say British Ironclads engaged in gun
practice off Bizarre , tbe French naval sta
tion on the Mediterranean.
A semi-official note says the statements
that French war ships have been placed on
a war footing and ordered to Brest are In
correct and that undue Importance Is at
tached to the Incident.
12IiI3VI3OP .SHIP'S CIU8W PEIUNll.
nrltlNh Steamer Ilnrno at Sea \rith
lireat Loan of I.lfc.
MAKGAT. Eng. , Oct. 17. The British
steamer Bllngfell burned off this place early
this morning. Eleven of the crew , besides
the captain's wife and children , perished.
( ierman Kmperor at Dardanelles
CONSTANTINOPLE , Oct.17. . The Impe
rial yacht , with the emperor and empress
on board , arrived at the Dardanelles yester
day.
day.On
On the Hohenzollern entering the Straits
of Dardanelles It was boarded by the en
voys of the sultan , who extended a wel
come to the emperor. The kaiser and sul
tan exchanged cordial telegrams.
( ieriuiiii Official Commit * Suicide.
BERLIN. Oct. 17. M. Orucnenthal , BU-
nerlntendent of the Imperial Printing office ,
lias committed suicide. Ho was charged
with theft and forgery of bank notes amountIng -
Ing to over 400,000 marks.
ColllNlnn on Great Central.
LONDON , Oe-t. 17. A collision has oc
curred on the Great Central railroad In the
Barnctay. six persons being killed and
twenty-two Injured.
MISSED A SOLDIER'S GLORY
( irnliniu .V. Yonnur , Who Dleil nt the
Tout lloHiltul | , WllletN I'olut , In
llelr to n Million ,
NEW VOIIK , Oct. 17. Graham A. Young
of Louisville , who died nt the post hospital ,
Wlllet'i I'olnt. today , was heir to a million
dollars. Ho left home a year ago , telling
his mother he was Koln& to enter a school.
Ho enlisted In the enplnecr corps. He- was
one of a detail sent to Santlaso. but saw
no service there and proceeded to Porto
Klco. Ho returned three weeks ago nnd
was taken 111 with typhoid fever. His
mother arrived at tha post Saturday after
ho bad become unconscious. The young
soldier's father was an earthenware manu
facturer and left a fortune close to a million
dollars.
nii-.ft.
MURPHY Thomas Hootor. at South
Omaha. Monday , October 1" , nt U n. m.
Funeral from St. Bridget's church
Wednesday mornlnc , October 19. inter
ment t.t Ncola , la.
LOOKING j J OVER THE CAMPS
War Investigating Commission Puts in a
Day at Jacksonville.
INSPECTION OF THE FORTY-NINTH IOWA
Coninilnflloit Meetn wllh lint One Coin-
plnlnt from n llrjiliurnt Admit
tlic Southern Climate Sick
UnliiK 'Well.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Oct. 17. The War
Investigating commission spent the after
noon Inspecting the camps In the Immediate
vicinity of Jacksonville. They were es
corted from point to point by General A.
K. Arnold , who , In the absence of General
Lee , Is In command of the corps.
The party drove flrst to the headquarters
of the First division commandW , General
Lloyd Whcaton , and afterwards made ' 3
thorough Inspection of the camp of the First
brigade of this division. While here the
imembcrs of the commission made a call
upon Colonel Bryan , who Is personally ac
quainted with moat of them. They found
him almost completely recovered from his
recent Illness , but very much occupied In
arranging for the mustering out of the men
In his regiment relieved by the orders of
the War department , reducing the size of
tbo companies of his regiment to the min
imum of eighty men. lie eald bo was
making an especial effort to relieve the men
who had families depending upon them.
A portion of the commission also made n
special Inspection of the Forty-ninth Iowa
regiment as a compliment to General
Dodge , who found Us colonel , W. G. Dawes ,
an old friend.
The commission Interviewed privates and
officers alike and made personal visits to
the quarters of their men and their com
manders. They lifted the covers of the
commissary stores , went through the
kitchens , talked with physicians and nurses
and made special Inquiry Into tho'method
of conducting the hospitals. All three of the
division hospitals were visited and Inspect
ed. The commissioners found the patients
apparently well cared for and so far as
could bo discovered they were all doing
well. The sick were found occupying the
beds or cots and In no Instance was a hos
pital tent or pavilion found to be without a
floor.
Summing up the result of the Inspection
General Dodce said :
"Wo have compared notes after the day's
work and find that complaint was made from
but one regiment during the day. This was
the objection made to the climate by Colonel
Jones of South Carolina. We saw both offi
cers and men , nick and well , and wo gave all
a chance to be heard , asking the men In the
absence of their officers If they had any
criticism to make.
"We shall tomorrow begin the Inquiry by
examining men under oath and we hope If
there are any ehortcomlngs to thus uncover
them. Wo find the sick doing exceptionally
well and were pleased to congratulate their
physicians on the excellent arrangements
made for their care. "
This statement was- made In the presence
of the members of the commission and was
endorsed by them.
"Ilrnmlled Cherrli'N" Gnno Decided ,
NEW YORK , Oct. 17The Board of
Classification of the United States general
appraisers today announced a decision In
the "Brandlcd Cherries .case , " which has at
tracted great attention. The protesting Im
porter ? , whoso protest Is sustained , are
Mlcbaclovitch , Fletcher ' & Co. of Cincin
nati. The duties Involved-'In the case of
thut one firm aggregate" about .J175.000 ,
though i the specific cafee'Under consideration
Involved only fifteen 'tasks of wild red
cherries.
Fr < > 7.e to Death.
FLORENCE , Colo. , Oct. 17. News has
just reached hero of the death by freezing
last Saturday night of the 10-year-old son
of William Leolliu. living six miles from
here , and the possibly fatal freezing of the
father. They were driving home from Flor
ence and lost their way In the blinding
snowstorm.
Knnkel Hold for Trial.
LAWRENCE , Kan. , Oct. 17. J. J. Kun-
kel , charged with poisoning his wife for her
Insurance money , was at the conclusion of
his preliminary hearing tpday remanded to
jail to await trial In the district court.
Smallpox In N w York.
ITHACA. N. V. , Oct. 17. There are
twenty cass of smallpox at the neighboring
village of McLean , and precautions have
been taken to protect the students at Cor
nell university.
niUcnrd nt St. I.oulo.
ST. LOUIS , Oct. 17. The flrst bllrzard of
the season reached St. Louis today. A heavy
wind blow all day at the velocity of thirty
miles an hour and a drizzling rain fell. The
rain began last night , changing to sleet in
the early morning hours and then settling
down to a continuous drizzle. Not much
damage has been caused In the city outside
of the prostration of telegraph and tele
phone wires. The heavy wind made land
ing very difficult for the steamboats along
the river. The Belle of Calhoun was driven
against the- wharf boat and narrowly escaped
an accident. Tonight the rain ceased , but
the cold , raw wind blew steadily.
Trnnniort noRprnn Overdue.
SANTIAGO , Oct 17. Considerable anxiety
"is felt among the officials In Santiago be-
cauie of .tho non-arrival of the United
States transport Roggan , having ; on board
thp Fourteenth Infantry , under Major Pettlt.
U In understood It left Fernnndlna October
B. If It docs not arrive tomorrow in-
Mnictlonswill be Issued directing that a
war ship endeavor to ascertain .vhethcr It
has met with an accident. The transport
Chester , with a number of sick left today
for Porto Rico , en route for New York.
RATE WAR MA BE RENEWED
_
Whltner of < ! " < rent Sinrllicrn Ac-
ennew Cnnnitlnn I'nrlfln of Xot
Keciilnu 1'ullli.
CHICAGO. Oct. 17. A renewal of the
transcontinental rate war , whloh rngcil BO
fiercely between the American roads and the
Canadian Pacific for nearly n year and which
It was honed had finally been settled by the
Interference of the Interstate Commerce
commission , seems to bo Imminent.
llenewed accusations against the Canadian
Pacific are made today ln..i circular letter
Itsucd by General Passenger Agent Whitney
of the Great Northern. The letter states
that the Canadian PIcKle has not kept faith
vrlth the American roads , In so far as a
restoration of ivuttbouml passenger rates Is
concerned , and It Is Intimated that the Great
Northern Is preparing to ndopt retaliatory
measures.
This. It Is believed , means that the Great
Northern will put Into effect the oM basis of
rates unless the Canadian Pacific acted lu
good faith.
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
t'nnrcntrntliiR 1'Innt.
DEADWOOD , S. D. . Oct. 17. ( Special. )
There Is being more capital Invested in
Keystone mining property this fall than at
any timeIn the previous history of the
district and the showing that Is being made
Is remarkable. More money Is being spent
In development work than at any time be
fore. At the Bismarck fifty mon are at
work grading for a mammoth concentrat
ing plant that the Milwaukee parties who
recently purchased the ground arc going
to put In. This plant will have a capacity
of 200 tons of ore dally and will bo run
upon the Bismarck product. J. G. Mattes ,
the gentleman In charge of the ground op
erations , Is In the cast now buying this
machinery. The site of this plant Is less
than a mile above the town of Keystone.
Jones & O'Brien , who recently bought the
Lucky Boy and other adjoining property ,
have about twenty-five men at work upon
the Lucky Boy and are making a big open
ing.Mr. . Wattes , who Is In charge of the
Big Hit as well as the Bismarck , Is putting
up a new whim on the former ground and
preparing to begin taking out some ore this
fall. W. E. Hymer , who recently secured
an option upon the N. Pope and several
other claims adjoining the Holy Terror and
Keystone , has been In the camp for the
last few days at work upon a proposition
to open the ground for production.
ItnuKit Etiierlciiee of Gold SeeUerii.
DEADWOOD , S. ! ) . , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
Patsy Patterson returned yesterday from
Lander , Wyo. , where he had been for the
last few weeks on a mining deal. He went
from hero in company with Colonel A. A.
McCoy , who has a machine that he thought
would save the gold ore that Is found In
Lander. To reach LandiT It Is necessary
to make n long trlD overland through a
rough country from Casper , a distance of
about 200 miles. To make this trip Mr.
Patterson chartered a team at Casper. Colonel
nel McCoy was sick at Casper , but Mr.
Patterson thought he would get better If
they would pull on away from the town ,
so they started out. Instead of getting bet
ter the colonel' got worse and Mr. Patterson
says he had the most trying time of his
life. In the wildest kind of a country. He
reached Lander , but the colonel did not
Improve much and he was finally compelled
to abandon the proposed trip out to the
mining camp and come bach. Ho left the
colonel at Lander with some friends and
Mr. Patterson came back ns far as Casper ,
where he spent several weeks visiting with
old friends. He will not attempt another
trip to Lander this year
I'rnlillilMoii In Cnnnilii.
LEAD. S. D. . Oct. 13. To the Editor of
The Bee : In what way does the Canadian
prohibitory law prohibit and was the last
election carried In Its favor ? Can It ! be-
rome a law without being carried through
Parliament by a majority ?
A bets that there Is such a law In ex
istence at the present time. How Is die
liquor question handled there ?
F. I. COLE.
Ans. There Is no general prohibitory
Iaw % In Canada. At the election held Sep--
tembcr 2 ! > the majority for a prohibitory
law was about 20,000. The vote la not re
garded as a forceful expression of the senti
ment of the Dominion , for the reason that
less than half of the registered voters voted
on the proposition. The cabinet of Sir Wil
frid Laurler was understood to favor the
passage of a general prohibitory law had
public sentiment at the polls expressed a
strong preference. The small majority Is
regarded In political circles as a defeat and
the necessary legislation by Parliament is
postponed Indefinitely.
The present system of liquor regulation Is
local option.
CnnipnlKn On. In HIP HIM * .
DEADWOOD , S. I ) . , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
All the campaigns In the Black Hills have
now been opened , Including the women's
Come Out of the Storm-
Yon can spend a Rront many' pleasant
minutes In our store You can have
free access to our srcnt art' treasures
sotno of these \vn would not sell at nny
price others are for sale but you don't
need to buy then we have filled our
piano room full of pianos 87 new ones
ou the lloor that In Its self Is a nlfht
well worth seeing AVe like to have you
come nnd hrlnp your friends with you
A special display of our own "Hospo"
piano made after our own specification *
a handsome Instrument that we can
save you $100 on.
A. HOSPE I
. , I-
uusic end AH 1513 Douglas
Those $3,50 Box Calf Shoes
For the men folks nr the very shoo
that ought to bo worn these wet days a
good heavy double sole a ilrm founda
tion that keeps the foot off the pave
ment there's warmth and comfort In
every pair the genuine box calf leather
will give more wear than any other
tannage these are the genuine many
Hhoes arc advertised as Hex Calf , hut
they're not you don't need tiny rubbers
with these shoos tans or black Just
because wo had to lock the doors today
don't stay a\vay maybe the big rush Is
over.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaha' * Up-to-date Shoe Home.
1410 FARNAM STREET.
PEACE
I JUBILEE
EDITION
The Bee has just published an edition that
is by far the most elaborate publication of ita
kind evnr attempted in the west.
The edition contains eight pages of
Tone Pictures
printed on the finest quality of enameled paper. M&
Among others are the following life-like portraits : !
President McHInley and Ills Cabinet- TT
Military and Naval Heroes
The Peace Commissioners
Transmlsslssippl War Governors
U. S. Government Commissioners
Officers of the Exposition-
Public Reception Committee-
Views of Best features of the Exposition
In addition to this is printed a complete Fla
grant of the Events of Jubilee Week. A complete
chronology of the war. A complete history of
the exposition , and a well selected assortment of
interesting matter.
Price zo cents per copy. Postage 2 cents.
Send copies to your friends.
Bee Publishing Co. , Omaha.
rights question , which is receiving consider
able attention In most of the counties of the
lllls. Miss Lena Morrow opened the Deadwood -
wood campaign last ) night to a crowded
louse. The women In the Black Hills are
making a strong campaign and there seems
to bo little opposition to their movement.
Ilnnncr Count } ' for Dlvorcen.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
Lawrence county IB the banner county In
ho number of divorces Issued. For the year
IS97 there were issued In this city seven
'ten divorces , and already this year twenty-
two decrees have been made and there are
eleven other suits pending.
llody Kouuil.
BELLE FOUnCHE , S. D. , Oct. 17. ( Spe-
clal. ) The body of Ben Cornell , a freighter
Between this city and the Hay Creek coal
fields , was found last night two miles from
: -Wyoming line. His head was crushed
jeyond recognition and it Is supposed fhat
10 fell from his wagon. Ho was a single
man.
.South Dakota \ . - ivnoten. .
The new cyanide plant nt Garden City is
completed and ready for operation.
Two Bit gulch Is now on n boom that
iromlses to develop that entire section.
J. A. Blllup of Hot Springs has produced
four beets on his Irrigated farm , the aggre
gate weight of which Is sixty pounds.
The placers around Crook City are once
more attracting attention after a lapse of
en years. They promise some rich wash-
ngs.
ngs.Chairman
Chairman Kldd of the populist state cen
tral committee of South Dakota Is charged
with having said that free silver Is moro
of a humbug than the tariff.
Grlgt'by'e old boys are returning from tlie
'ront rapidly these days nsd ure becoming
factors In the politics of the state. They are
all ready to defend forever the reputation
of their commander , if they think It requires
any defense , In a political way Or any old
way.
way.This
This fall the government will make Its
ast payment to the Sioux for the territory
< nown as the Sioux reserve. Then the In
dians around Pine Ridge will have to do
some tall hustling for themselves unless
: hey can get up another Indian scare and
force a compromise and moro rations.
Government Inspector Jackson at Deadwood -
wood declares that the IOBS to the govern
ment ai ; a result of the timber .fires in the
hills for the year exceeds $3.000,000. He
thinks tbe government should give- some
tilg saw milling firms permission to go Into
the region and cut up all fallen timber seas
as to clear the ground and prevent u repeti
tion of the forest fires next year.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
Old Korean' Aanlntiiiit at WnnhlnKton
< ! lvc * Small Hope of a Change.
( or the. Hotter.
WASH1NGTON , Oct. 17. Forecast for
Tueeday , :
For Nebraska and North and South Dn-
koto Haln or snow In eastern portion ; fair
In western portion : northwest winds.
For Iowa Rain or snow ; high west to
northwest winds.
For Missouri Snow or rain , followed by
fair weather ; rising temperature ; west
wjndu. ' .
For Wyoming Partly cloudy weather ;
warmer ; variable winds.
For Kansas Fair ; rising temperature ;
west winds.
Local Iteooril.
OFFICE OF TUB WBATHKU Bt'RKAt' .
OMAHA , Oct. 17. Omtiha record of tem-
peruturu nnd ralnfnll comp.irfil with cor
responding dny of the last tlireo yearn :
, . , 189R. 1697. 189S. 18W. !
Maximum temperature. . . . ,15 49 50 70
Minimum temperature. . . . 32 41 32 : u >
Average temperature 31 43 41 54
Broke-
wen , you nred a new pair , or possi
bly wo can llx them up all right for
you. Any how , bring them in tintl .see.
Without your glasses you can't see
right. Wo will test and fit your eyes
with a new pair of either fine French
crystal or Ilra/.llinn pebble eye-filasscs
or spectacles , at such rea sonable cost
that you will be pleased to have them.
Wo grind our own lenses.
TheAIoe&PenfoldCo
l.eodlnp : Seientlflo Optician *
HW Far ita 5trt t
-
Bis Is the Kind-
Of a day that makes our "nigger" boy
grin "fo" do people cum n runnln' terse
so dat .Towel now , " nnd the Jewel bnso
burner is the best all-around Ktovo
made up to this time You will see lots
of stoves advertised as best and having
this or that patent but before you buy
these llttlo patents and take chances on
getting u stove with them take tlmo to
look at the Jewel Kverylhlng that Is
desirable will bo found In the Jewel and
there are any amount of extras that
others don't have Our line now Is com-
plcto from tbe smallest to the largest ,
while our prices lire all of the BinaUesU
A. C , RAYMER ,
WE DELIVER YOt'U PURCHASE.
1514 Far M am St.