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    TIT13 OMAHA DAILY BEE : STOfDAY , XOVEMTTETfc G , 1898.
REPUBLICANS ARE PLEASED
Aotlvs Work of the Campaign Ends with an
Eicsllent Prospect of Victory t
MESERVE'S ' BLUFF DISGUSTS POPULISTS
Htnffeil Do ml of tin * Stnlc Treasurer
fenrjirlncn Ills 1'nrtlnniiii Mnnnhnii
MuUen u Unit llrenk nt
Tnhlo ItocU.
PV LINCOLN , Nov. 0. ( Special. ) With to
D night the actlvo work of the republican
state committed Is practically finished , the
only thing remaining to 1e done being to
gel a full vote to the polls. This part of
the work must be done by the committeemen -
men nnd prominent workers In the various
counties , and there Is every assurance that
it will bo well done. Nous from over the
elate continues to be of the moat encourag
ing nature , and In every county there Is
on Indication that a slump In favor of the
republican party Is going on. How c\ten-
ulvo this Is no person can tell , and at both
the republican and fusion headquarters the
admission is made that the majority In
Douglas county Is likely to bo the majority
for the whole state. The varied claims that
come from that county leave llttlo upon
which to form a conclusion , and the elec
tion will be In doubt right up to tbo time
of counting tbo votes.
The fuslonlsts have experienced a disa
greeable surprise on the Qleservo bond mat
ter , and they can flguru no way to coun
teract the damaging report made by the
non-partisan committee from Pawnee county
except to make a savage attack on the per-
eons composing the committee. The friends
of Meeerve were resting secure In the belief
that It was too late to Investigate the bond
nnd that -Mpsorvc's bluff would not be called.
Meserve himself had designated n commit
tee of bankers , who were under obligations
to him , to oxuuilno into the bond , well
knowing that no such committee would be
ngrtfd to , but he did not look for action
coming from the "common people" of n
rural county. The vvorthlessness of the
bond la shown up bcforo the public , nnd
thcro It ) no help for It. Since the Investiga
tion Auditor Cornell has been heard to say
that "tho giving of n bond Is a farce any
way. You can't collect anything on any of
the bonds. " It Is prohablo that Mescrve
will fall back on this same excuse , now that
the damage Is done.
Mannhnii'N 'Ilniely MUtnUc.
At Table Rock last Thursday night Can
didate Mauahan had a crowd gathered to
gether In the opera house nnd was tolling
the reasons why ho wanted to bo elected to
congress Ho had Just heard that three
citizens of the town had gene to Lincoln
to examlno the Mestrvo bond , and took oc
casion to lambaste them for going on such
a mission The high standing of the mem
bers of the Investigating committee In the
community was proof against , the attack of
f Manahan The people of Table Rock had
known two of the commlttcemen for over
thirty years , nnd the other ono over since
he was a llttlo hey , and they did not take
kindly to tuo Idea of a stranger comlnp
them to slander old citizens. The Ill-ad-
vlsed attack test the fusion party n number
of votes In that locality , and when Manahan
learned of his mistake ho went away \cr >
tired Indeed. The people of Pawnee county ,
without rcgaid to politics , will stand by tht >
report of that Investigating committee , nnd
will resent any attack that lu made on the
members.
The fusion managers made a great parade
of offering a largo reward for the detection
of any railroad company Issuing transporta
tion to any person In the Interests of the
coming election. Within an hour after the
' publication of the notice the lallroad head
quarters were-besieged by a umber of fusion ,
ists who wanted trip i < asse5 , and all day
yesterday there was a great demand for
transportation made by the fusion gang.
H seems that almost every individual mem
ber of the fusion party tried to earn the
promised reward , and that the reform mnn.
agcrs themselves made a trj or two for the
prize.
During the prenent campaign State Su
perintendent Jackson has for the most parl
made n dignified canvass , but he has beer
guilty of ono pleco of work that smacks ol
the demagogue. Ho made n play for tht
church vote , und fccnt letters to all the
Methodist preachers asking for their sup
port because ha was a Methodist. This
was the principal reason advanced why he
fthould have a re-election. In the meantime
J. r. Sa > lor has been gaining votes all ovei
the state because ho is known to bo on )
of the best educ.atois In the west , a quail-
flcatton that Is necessary for a man whc
expects to fill thn ofilce with credit.
Sample Circular.
Ono of the politico-religious circulars Is-
ucd by Mr. Jackson waa mailed to Dr
A. O. Faulkner , who today wrote the fol
lowing Utter In unswci :
LINCOLN , Nov 5. To W. R. Jackson
State Superintendent , Lincoln Dear Sir
presume that It la not expected that I shouli
acknowledge locetpt of jour card ami ch
cular lettci of endorsement by some of th
representative divines of our state but in ;
Indignation is so great that any person pi"
lending to bo u Christian should take thl
licnns to fuither his political Interests thn
( cannot refrain from expressing my abhor
tenco nt such utichrlstlnnllko and Indeccn
The drummer vrlio
1 tries to talk a merchant
| into purchasing a bill
I of goods may be handi
capped by a face reil-
1 dered unsightly by pim-
and blotches andy
Cles
y n foul breath Some
men imagine that bail
health docs nut li indi-
cap them in business A bigger mistake
was never made. The slightest disorder
rnay be the biggest kind of a detriment to
n business rain An unsightly skin is
caused by impurities of the blood. A foul
breath means a wek stomach , nit impaired
digestion and an inictivc liver. A \\cet
breath means tint the stomach is sweet ,
the dig jtion good , the liver active and the
bowels regular It is an indication of
u thoroughly constitutioml bwcetiitss.
Dr. IVrce's Goldi.ii Medical Discovery
strengthens the stomach , facilitates the
flow of digestive juices , gives edge to the
appetite , nnVcs digestion and assimilation
perfect , invigorates the liver and purifies
and enriches the blood. It is the great
blood-maker and flesh bulldir. It is the
peat blood-purifier It makes the eve
brighter , the skin clearer , the breath sweet
er and the step more clastic It imparts
both mental nnd bodily activity It cures
all discuses resulting from impurities in
the blood. Found at all medicine stores.
" I was a complete wrecL , appetite cone , nerv
ous sj'stem Impaired , could not sleep nnd was M
weaV that I could uot stand on my fret tea
tniuutcc " writes Miss I'.lla llarlltv of No Jij1
bouth Grant Ave. . Columbus , Ohio " I only
weighed < ) jM pound * . lr IMerce's GoKlca Med
ical Discovery cured me and now I have nn ex
cellent appetite , ileep loundly and my fricuds
ty they never saw nic so well "
A man or woman who neglects
constipation surfer * from Mow
poisoning Dr I'ierce's Pleasant
I'cllcts cure constipation One
little "Pellet" is a gentle laxative -
tive , and two n mild ctthartic.
All medicine dealers sell them.
No other pills are "just as good , "
campaigning I have nlwnyR held In very
high regard otnn of the reverend gentlemen
whi have , It appears , signed your ombrje-
inent for office on the strength of > ur "al
ways having actively engaged In Christian
work ' When It Is necessary for a candi
date to appeal to heaven through the minis
ters of the gospel for aid In gaining a politi
cal office It would seem that his cast > lit
becoming desperate and I think you will find
that the endorsement of the several minis
ters who have presumably signed It will net
contrary to your expectation and will be re
volting to thodo Christian people to whom
vou have mailed them.
I'lineluri-M n I'nns.StnleKiiinii ,
Down In Nemaha county the republicans
are putting up a strong fight against the
free pass brigade and as a consequence
popocratlo speakers often have embarrassing
questions to answer. D. N Jones of that
county waa a member of the last fusion
legislature and waa renomtnat"d He started
his campaign by announcing that while ho i
carried a pass during the session he charged
the state nothing for mileage The republicans - ]
ans gent to Lincoln and got a copy of the ,
ofllclal report Issued by the auditor , which
honed that Jones not only took mileage but
10 stretched the distance several miles In
rdcr to make the amount larger when ho
Irew bis voucher. This call-down did not
nd Jones' grief on the pass question. The
ither night whllo he was holding forth In a
ountry school house to a considerable crowd
a man rose up In the audience nnd said
"Say , Mr. Jones , I want to ask jou a
question. "
"All right , go ahead , " said Jones , as he
troked his whiskers in a belt-satisfied sort
if way
"I want to know , " said the man In the
iiidlenco , "If It Is true that all you fellows
vho have offices , from governor down to
eprescntatlvo , are riding on railroad
passes ? "
Jones tried to evade the question , but the
nqulrcr Insisted on an answer and the old
armers In the audience also hinted that they
would llko to know about the same thins.
So Candidate Jones admitted that all the
officials had passes. He said the railroads
offered them without being asked and out of
courtesy the olllcials could not do other-
vise than take them. The man who asked the
question and who turned out to be and old-
Ine populist said in a disgusted sort of way ,
'Then I don't see that jou are a d d bit
better than the republicans. " This had such
a bad effect on the meeting that an early
adjournment was taken. The Incident Is
only a sample of what Is taking place In
many counties where the people have found
out that the sham reformers have made hogs
of themselves In the consumption of free
passes.
IIiirKlnrn Carry Off HIIKN.
Burglars are still doing a very successful
business In this city. Their latest work was
at the trunk factory of C A. Wlrlck , where
W. nialr also has a stock of shoes Tbo
building was entered through .1 side win-
low at the rear of the store. It was then
necessary to enter a partition door which
: hey opened by cutting a hole largo enough
to admit a man's band. Nine pair of shoes
were taken and about $100 worth of flue
'raveling ' bags , shopping bags and other
leather gooila It is supposed that the work
was done early In the evening before the
moon came up , as otherwise the nature of
the goods stolen would Imvo made It almost
mposslblo for the thloves to escape with
their booty. The store Is on a prominent
pait of O street where policemen are sup
posed to pa&s both lu the front and rear
every few minutes during tbo night.
Mrs. Edholm , vice president of the Amer
ican Social Purity league. Is lu the city and
will make several addresses on her line of
work- Sunday morning she will speak In
Trinity Methodist church and in the evenIng -
Ing at St. Paul's Methodist.
L ) is hop lionacum has Just returned from
St. Louis where he was called by the death
of his mother who had reached the advanced
ago of 83 > cars. Mrs. Bonacum had been a
resident of St. Louis for the r.ist fifty years.
Word has been received hero through C.
W. Dawes that the request of Lincoln citi
zens that Richard BJorkmau be honorably
discharged from the scrvlco and allowed to
return to his Job that ho hns long hold In
tbo Lincoln Ore department has been
granted. Mr. BJorkmnn enlisted In the navy
and occupies a good position on board the
Marblchcad.
CiiiniialK" CloHt-M iit Anlilniiil.
ASHLAND , Neb , Nov. G ( Special Tele
gram ) The wind-up otMbe republican cam
paign of IS'iS In Ashland precinct occurred
tonight at SImlngton's opera house , where n
largo crowd was assembled. Samuel B. Hall ,
republican central commltteeman for Ash
land precinct , acted as chairman of tno
meetlug and Introduced as the flrst speaker
of the evening Judge Marlon Newman ol
Wahoo , republican candidate for county at
torney of Saunders county , who mode a few
short remarks. The principal speaker of
the evening was Hon T L. Matthews -
thows of Fremont , republican nominee for
auditor of state. Mr. Matthews confined hu
speech mainly to state Icsucs , exposing the
lecords of the fusion stnto olllcials In a
masterly way He denounced populist
rranagement of the state Institutions and
closed with a peroration to President Me-
Klnley and urged his hearers to vole the
republican ticket next Tuesday.
Tliurstoii lit Lincoln.
LINCOLN , Nov S ( Special Irlegraml-
In fcplto of the half do/en meetings and
counter attractions the republican rally to
night at the Oliver theater was .Utrndtv ]
by an Immense audience , and enthusiasm
was unbounded The meeting was opencO
b > Ho.i O R Williams , candidate foi laud
commissioner , who talked foi c. few no-
meats. He made a happy hi' by pl dglna
his support to the dairy Ii.UrcsUi of the
state should ho bo elected and that tin
Missouri butteilno should not bo allowed tc
supplant the product of the "oldov < opok "
The principal speech of the evening was
made by Hon John M Thun > ton , who palil
an eloquent tribute to the present adminis
tration and the prosperity It hn brought
to the country and appealed to the voter :
to stand by McKlntey In the election next
Tueadaj.
Summer * SieuUN nt TectiniNeh.
TECUMSCH. Neb. , Nov. S. ( Special Tele ,
gram ) Hon AV. S Summers of Lincoln
spoke to a packed house at the opera houst
tonight It was the last republican meet
ing of the campaign for Teiumsoh , but II
was a hummer. Mr Summers delivered n
decidedly creditable address tlllpd with logic
nnd good common sense. He was accorded
much applause.
Judge U A Tucker of Humboldt clo 0'l
a series of republican meetings lu the count }
last night , speaking at Cook Ho spoke al
Vebta Wednesday night , Graf Thurndaj
night , nnd in all three of his meetings lu
was greeted with filled houses. Good wort
was accomplished In these meetings 101 tht
republican ticket.
Mnitnhnii at IMnttmnniith.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb i Nov. 5. ( Special
Telegram ) James Manahan addressed thi
largest populist audience of the campaign
hero tonight. The fact that he refralnei :
from a discussion of tbo principles of hit
campaign , contenting himself with a rcclta !
of some borrowed wit , caused visible dis
appointment among the populists , who ever
now do not know whcro he stands. The faci
that he openly broke the compact lietvveec
himself and Matt Gerlng at the convention
here three months since Is still fresh In
their minds.
riinnre for it Teueher.
HASTINGS. Neb , Nov. 5. ( Speelal.- )
Mlss Jennie. Walker has resigned her posi
tion as teacher nt the Knst ward on accounl
of 111 health. At the meeting of the School
Hoard next Monday night the matter will
bo taktn Into consideration and the resig
nation will bo accepted and the vacancy
filled.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn Pajs Tribute
to McKmltij's ' Ability ,
ASKS VOTERS TO SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT
Mr. Melktejohii Clour * the
with n ItounliiK Sn-oi'li | tlmt
.MnUen Many Prloiuln for
the ItepuhlUMin I'nrtj.
PALLS CITY. Neb. Nov. C ( Special
Telegram ) Hon George D Meiklejohn ad
dressed COO residents of Tails City and Rich
ardson county tonight In the court house.
People came from Humboldt , Salem and
Daw son to listen to htm He was preceded
by two soldiers , who related their experi
ences In the south They were Introduced
by Kills Lewis , who presided at the meet-
In-
Mr Mclklejohn'it address was non-partisan
and was llctened to In a manner that In
spired him to do his best He pleaded for a
calm consideration of the questlous being
discussed by the different parties. The
many farmers present wcro deeply Inter
ested at his reference to their avocations.
He said
"Compare the conditions of our country
during the last fiscal year of the McKlnloy
administration with that of the last fiscal
year of the Cleveland administration. Our
total Imports wore 4616,000,000 , as against
$784,000,000 , a decrease under the present
administration of $148,000,000 The total
agricultural exports were $810,000,000 , as
against ? CS3,000,000 , or an Increase of $171-
000,000 The Increase In exports of pork , i j
Including bacon , lard and bams , was $21-
000,000wheat. . $68,000,000 ; cattle , $2,000,000.
The total exports of all kinds were $1,200-
000,000 , as against $1,032,000,000 , or an In-
crcaso of $178,000,000. The increase of our
total exports Is but $7,000,000 inoie than the
Increase of agricultural exports , clearly Indi
cating that the increase In our exports came
from the farm. The price of wheat was 66
cents , as against 68 cents , the prlco of corn
was 30 cents , as against 23 cents ; the prlco
of oats Avas 22 cents , as against 18 cents "
He told of how so many had sought to poison
labor against wealth. There had never been
a tlmo In the history of the nation when the
strldo fiom depression to prosperity In tha
same length of time had been so great , not
withstanding a war which had drawn so
heavily on national resources. Factories
have been operated to their utmost capacity ,
capital hao been Invested In new enterprises ,
values have risen , the tendency of prices on
agricultural products has been upward , In-
cumbrances on farms liquidated , fortunes
lost In the paral > sls and disaster In the
last administration have been practically re
trieved and evidences nro on every hand of
material resurrection and national prosper
ity. In closing ho said-
This Is the record of the present admin
istration as compared with the past. When
jou select a piofesslon jou do It with a
hope of reward. When you Invest jour turn
ings , you do It with a hope of gain. When
you venture in a business enterprise , it is
w'lth a belief In its success. Every move
that man makes Is for material advance
ment. If vou can seturo gain or reward for
which jou select a piofcsslun , make flu In
vestment or enter unon a business career
by supporting the principles and policies of
a partj- . the establishment of which will
favor you with such gain and rowaid ,
through the prosperity of your countrj- , why
should jou not glvo the tame care , atten
tion nnd consideration to the elevation of
such principles and policies as jou give to
jour profession jour Investment and jour
business9 Tbo llvlnc evidences of a return
of national prosperity since the Inaugura
tion of this administration should you de-
slro individual and material Improvement
and advancement , teach that you should
vote for the principles and policies which
now control our destiny.
AOICKS OP POLITICAIj LBADEIIS.
True AVoril * and Some Iein True
Heuril In the State.
ALBION , Neb. , Nov. 5. ( Special. ) Last
night occurred the great populist rally of
the campaign. Governor Holcomb and Hon.
John S. Robinson addressd the people of
Albion at the opera house. The house was
well filled and both speakers made charac
teristic populist speeches Robinson com
menced his speech by warning the people
ple that as soon as election Is
over and the republicans have car
ried the same by the false issues of war
and other things that in December they will
paps that great monstrosity , the McCleary
bill , In the same dark manner that they
1 committed the crlmo of ' 73. Holcomb's
speech was along similar lines.
I ASHLAND , Neb. , Nov. S. ( Special. ) A
j fair-sized audience filled SImington's opera
house last night to hear Senator William V.
Allen of MndUon , Major William H. Thomp.
son of Grand Island nnd Joe Ingalls of Mis-
j sour ! address a fusion meeting Senatot
1 Allen frankly asserted that ho would use
a railroad pass If offered one. His speech
was a plea for his return to the upper house
of congress. Judge Thompson confined hl
lemarks mainly to the populist state offlceri ,
The Ashland Drum corps furnished muslo ,
Ashland precinct has alwajs been strouglj
republican , and the fuslontsts hnvo made
no Inroads on the party strength here as
a result of their last night's meeting.
WAHOO , Neh. Nov 5 ( Special. ) Hon ,
G. M. Lamb'crtson of Lincoln spoke In tht
I opeia hoiiBo In this city last evening There
i was a good audlenco present , and Mr Lam >
bertson was at his best , making a verj
logical address He discussed national Is-
1 j sues entirely and ho handled his subject as
well as any man In the west. There was
a largo sprinkling of democrats and popu
lists In the nudlerice.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Nov. 5 ( Special ) -
Hon T L Matthews , icpubllcan candidate
for state auditor , made an unanswerable
argument here last night In a speech al
Maennerchor hall agalpst the fusion refora
offlcoscekers on the state ticket , and in the
Interest of the principles of the republican
partjHo asserted that the democrats are
going to vote the republican ticket In flocks
this fall The address was listened to by
a largo and attentive audience.
ST. EDWARD , Neb. , Nov C. ( Special.- )
The fuslonlsts had a rally here last nlghl
and Judge Robinson , nominee for congress ,
addressed a fair sized uudlonco at Gun-
ther's hall , made up largely of republicans ,
Much of the judge's time was taken ur
In an attempt to dissect the McCleary bill ,
which ho claims the republicans will pass
should they control the next congress
Ho tried to poke fun at Meiklejohn , but 11
fell Hat on the crowd , for George D Melkle-
John's friends are legion In this part of the
stato. He said the administration was ap
pealing to the people to stand by It " 01
Spain would come over here and trounce
us " Ho forgot to add that Spain Is ob
structing matters In the hope that a demo
cratic congress will he elected that will
not permit McKlnley to dictate terms
Stubborn facts confronted his calamlt ;
talk , and there seemed no way to dodge
them Ho explained how the operators bull ,
dozed the vvorklngmcn two jears ago bj
telling them If free silver carried their fac
tories would remain closed , but If McKln
ley was elected the factories would again
start up and their wages increased He salt )
In this way they had Induced men to vote
malnst their honest conviction , Hie pero
ration , however , teemed to fall on deal
ears , as the people silently left tbo hall
without demonstration
LEXINGTON. Neb , Nov 5. ( Special )
An earnest and enthublasttc audience as
sembled at the court house last night to
hear Charles K Winter of Omaha pri-ach the
doctrine of republicanism. It was r.i'n
to them straight and strong and true and
In a manner that won for Mr. Winter the
admiration of his hearers. Many votes have
been turned In this section and Lexing
ton will toll up a big republican veto ou
next Tuesday
BLAIR , Neb. , Nov. D. ( Special. ) Blair
had the blggctt rally of the season last
night. The republicans employed the Blair
Military band and a largo crowd was pres
ent at Germanla hall. Attorney r. S. How ell
and Hou. W. D. Hallcr addressed the audl
enco and n rousing meeting was held.
St takers from abroad are expected hero
between now and election day , but Wash
ington county will go republican In spite
of all opposition. G. M. Hitchcock's dis
respectful language toward President Me-
Klnley In this neighborhood bos lost htm
many votes in the county.
HUMBOLDT , Neb , Nov. 6. ( Special )
Hon. W. S. Summers delivered an InterestIng -
Ing address at the opera house. I'rlUay evenIng -
Ing , and his speech was well received h >
both republicans and the opposition. Mr.
Summers showed up In an eloquent and for *
clblo manner the shams of the "reformers , "
and asked the people not to hinder the ad
ministration In Its settlement of the Spanish
question by sending representatives to con.
grcis who are opposed to the policy laid
down by the president.
ritnnn riioji AN ODIOUS IIUHDEN.
l'rc l > > ( erliiiin C'elehratc the Kxtlnc-
tloti of 11 Iiitriro Delit ,
HASTINGS , Neb. , Nov fi ( Special ) -All
arrangements have been completed for the
dedication of the Presbyterian churrh to
morrow afternoon. The big debt of over
$33,000 which has been hanging over the
church for many jcnrs will bo entirely
wiped out , as the amount has already been
subscribed and paid In. Rev. T. Koss Steph-
onson , D. D. , of Chicago , will prear'i the
dedication sermon. As Sunday Is the twen-
tj-fifth anniversary of the Presovtenan
church special services will be held both
morning and evening. Rev. David S. Scharif ,
the first pastor of the church , Imt now of
Cincinnati , O. , will preach the anniversary
sermon at the morning service. Invitations
huvo been sent to all former pastois of
the church and It Is thought that several
will be present and participate In the serv
ices.
IVll In Illn Death.
HASTINGS , Neb , Nov. B. ( Sseclal Tele
gram. ) Coroner Cooke today held an Inquest -
quest over the remains of frank Kessler , a
tailor , whoso death occurred yesterday. The
deceased and his emplojcr , Jacob Thomas ,
had been out driving Thursday evening In a
two-seated rig , Mr. Thomas driving and the
deceased oecupjlng the rear seat. A light
commotion caused Mr. Thomas to turn
around and he discovered his companion
lying bcsldo the road , where he had fallen
from the buggj * . Ho was unconscious when
picked up. Phjslcians were summoned as
; eon as Mr. Kessler was gotten to his home ,
who found that ho was suffering from a
broken collar bono and that hla neck waa
dislocated , facts that were substantiated by
an examination after death. All the facts
wcut to show that death resulted from ac
cidental causes. The Jury returned a ver
dict In accordance therewith. The body will
ho burled tomorrow afternoon from tbs
family residence on West Third street.
Tlnllroad HrlilRO Ilurncil.
ASHLAND , Neb. , Nov. 5. ( Special )
Sparks from a passing fieight engine early
this morning Ignited the south side of brldgo
No. 91 , just outblde of Uio B & M. yards.
At about 5.30 a. in. the structure over which
the main line runs was totally destrojed
and fell In. The bridge was covered with
grease and soon burned. The brldgo over
which the Schuyler train runs was scorched
but was soon repaired with new ties. A
switch was constructed by which main line
traffic Is being run over the north bridge.
Passenger train No. 5 , from Omaha , which
arrived at 9:35 : , was old until 11:20 : until
the switch was built. A force of men arc
building a now brldgo , which will not be
ready for main line traffic before Mondaj- .
Joint Convention of MlriHlonnrle * .
TECUMSEH , Neb , Nov. 6. ( Special. )
The Woman's Missionary society of thn
Presbyterian church of Nemaha nnd John
son counties held a Joint convention In Te-
eumseh jesterdny. The attendance was
large and the following program Indulged
In- Papers , "Missionary Thoughts. " Mrs.
Tracy ; "Korean Ideas of Education , " Mrs.
Holmes ; "Helping by Prayer , " Mrs. Me-
Crosky , "Story of Motlakahtla , " Miss Ada
i Hoslc , "China , " Mrs. Fisher , music , Misses
I Glllan , Hopkins and Campbell ; recitation ,
Mrs. Andrews.
Reeenttoii to Aouni ; IIi > u el < ceiirrN.
PAIRBURY. Neb. Nov. B. ( Special. ) At
th home of J. C. McLucas last night there
was gathered a large company of friend
who were present In honor of Walter S
McLucas and his newly wedded wife. The
I house was profusely decorated and the
i evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Mr
McLucas Is court reporter for the First Ju-
I dlclal district. His wife was Ml < s Grace
] Nichols. She was of a prominent Beatrice
famllj.
Work for the Idle.
HARVARD , Neb. , Nov. C. ( Special. ) II
has been vears since there has been sucli
a demand for men In all branches of farm
and other kinds of labor , as there Is al
the present time. No man has occasion
to be without work , who Is willing to wort
for reasonable wages at work he cau do.
Dr. F. A. Butler Is building a Qno brkli
office building Several others are calling
on carpenters In town nnd country for the
building of houses and barns.
Pnxtor'N WeddliiK Annl\ernnrv.
ASHLAND , Neb. . Nov. 5. ( Special. ) A
large crowd assembled at the parsonage ol
the Congregational church Thursday evenIng -
Ing to celebrate the tenth anniversary ol
the marriage of the pastor , Rev. T. W ,
Conwaj'-Chifseman. The pastor's friends
presented him with a purse of $21 as a
token of their esteem. Rumors have been
circulating that Rev. Conway-Cheeseman
Intended to resign his pastorate here , bul
they are a mistake.
Woodmen Give a Hall.
TKKAMAH , Neb. , Nov. 6. ( Special ) -
The Woodmen of the World gave a dance
In the rink hero last night which was vo-j
successful The hall was crowded and every
body had n good time This lodge Is one ol
the strongest orders In the city although
having been organized but a short time. It
has sixty members and is growing rapidly.
School Teitvliern Oet Tosrether.
LYONS , Neb . Nov C. ( Special ) A
number of school teachers , of Lyons and
vicinity met at the High school building
this afternoon for the purpose of reviewing
school work and methods of teaching All
the teachers of this vicinity were present
and It was decided to continue these meetIngs -
Ings every three weeks hereafter.
YounK Man Plrc
WYMORE , Neb. . Nov. C. ( Special ) A
young man named Clarence Coats ac
cidentally shot Jamei Newton nnd Charles
Wnlkhara at noon today , but neither is
badly hurt. The gun was loaded with bird-
shot and young Coata was shooting at a doc
on a crowded street nt noon. There were
no arrests.
vv S u ( car I'aulor ; Started I p.
PEORIA. Ill , Nov. G. The Illinois Sugai
Refining company , which has just been In
corporated at Springfield , Is a new beet
sugar company , the first organized In the
central states. Most of the capital Is fur-
nlthcil by the wholesale grocers of this clt )
who expect to handle the product of the
factory The capacity of the plant at the
start will be SuO tons of beets dally , but the
works will be built so that thla capacity can
be doubled.
HE IS A SMOOTH CITIZEN
Exceedingly Glover Confidence Man Works
Beatrice Citizens ,
CATCHES SUCKERS WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE
Knnltr net * All the Moucr He Want *
lit flip INplirnnkn Tumi
I'rcaclicr One of HI *
Victim * .
BEATRICE , Nob. . Nov G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) One of the smoothest confidence-
men \vbo ever visited Beatrice operated
hero today. Ho came In last night on the
Union Pacific and registered nt the Paddock
hotel BB Paul C. Mooncy , Chicago. Ho hart
no baggage , but Rave the clerk n check
which ho said was lor his grip. The hotel
people are still looking for It
This forenoon ho entered the Beatrice Na
tional bank and presented a check tot $2f >
drawn on the Tlrst National bank of Coliun.
bus , Neb , signed Paul Moono.v When asked
to bo Identified ho asked If Ilev. 0. II. Dud
ley'o endorsement would bo sufficient and
receiving an affirmative reply returned soon
after , accompanied by Mr. Dudley , who said
Mooney was nil right and endorsed thi <
check. Two hours later Mr. Dudley mot
George Arkw right , a Jeweler , on the street
and the latter remarked that h # had cashed
a $50 check tor a man named Mooney with
his ( Uudlej's ) endorsement. Mr. Dudley
had not endorsed the check and In an in
stant It dawned on him that ho had boon
taken In. Not many minutes later a dozen
people wcro looking for Mooncy.
The fellow Is smooth. When ho first en
tered Arkwrlght's store he presented the
chock and Arkwrlght told him he got caught
on a forged check a few weeks ago and was
fighting ahy of strangers. Mooney said he
could get Mr. Dudley's endorsement nnd
going out returned with the minister's name
forged on the back. He then bought a din
tnond ring , got $3 In change , and departed
Going to Lester's barn ho got a horse ami
buggy to drive about town Tonight the
rig was found at Virginia , fifteen miles eist
of hero , whcro Mooncy had driven , nnd
where ho boarded a Rock Hand freight
train. Ho was afterward seen at Pawne&
City.
Knully Taken In.
The manner In which Mr. Dudley was
taken In Is Interesting. Mooney called on
him at his study , Introduced himself and
deposited a church letter purporting to com * ,
from the Prcsbjtcrlnn church at Columbus
He said he had Just removed here , wanted
to Join Mr. Dudlej'i church and asked to
have the letter rend In church tomorrow.
He was n total stranger to the minister , but
his whole bearing was one of honesty. Ilia
talk was smooth and It went. Ho Is a man
not o\er 2fi jcars old , a llttlo o\cr five feel
tall , well dre scd , wearing a light overcoat ,
has smooth face. When he left hero l\t \ >
wore n golf cap , but when seen later had
changed to a hat nnd had also changed hi1"
shoes from patent leather to a pair of red
shoes. A hundred police officers In southern
Nebraska and northern Kan as nro hot on
his trail.
It develops that while Moonov was at
Virginia ho played deaf and dumb around
the depot and at the restaurant , where lift
had supper. After returning to the depot
the agent told a story of the deal , which
had meanwhile came In over the wire , to a
brakeman on the trnln In Mooney's presence.
Mooney Jumped on the train as It pulled
out , but got off again after It had left the-
station , and started south.
POLITICS IN BLACK HILLS
CampnlKn 1 * IntercntliiR niul There In
Clone Competition ( or 13 % err
Oilier.
DEADWOOD , S. D , Nov. 5 ( Spechl )
The political campaign In the Black HUH
this fall is as Intfresting as It was two
> ears ago IJvery odlce on both the state
1 and county tickets of each party Is orecelv-
Ing close competition The state tight in the
Hills centers on Kirk Phlllppa for governor
nnd Congressman Know If s for re-election.
I'hlllpps is making his closing speeches in
the Hills towns now and ho Is doing Know lei
up at every place The fact that Know IPS
has unpaid ta\cs in Meade and Lawrence
counties amounting to several hundred dollars
lars and that they havp been marked un-
colleotable , Is being used to a good advant
age against his ro-elrctlon. Another thing
that PhlllpTis uses in his speeches Is the re
cent recommendation of Know leu that his
own son be appointed a cadet at West Point ,
showing that Knowles Is feathering his nest
as far as po = * lble with political gain while
In office Knowles Is said to ha\o repeatedly
made his brags about his leeching passes
from the railroads , and he states that hi
will receive all he can get , and at the same
time hp states In his public speeches that a
railroad pass Is a bribe
Governor Leo Is also death on the rail
roads and their passta , jet ho rides on th <
Burlington piss , Xo 053 and the Elkhort
1 pass No 234. Considerable political galr
' has been made over the visit of Mrs. Lee
nnd daughter to Hot Springs , for treatment
\ It Is stattd , and It has not jet been denied
| that they went to the soldiers' home , belnf
I acquainted with Commandant Linn and hlf
wife , and that the old soldiers were driven
' out of their recreation room on the firs ,
floor to Iho third story of the building , while
the apartments were elegantly furnished al
the expense of the state and there Mrs. Let
and daughter remained for several monthf
taking medical treatment at the state's ex
pense. General Curtis , Inspector of the Sol
diers' homes of the United States , has or
dered Commandant Linn to reimburse iht
state for fitting up the suite of rooms and
for the board of the two women for thret
months of last year nnd several weeks ol
this year. Commandant Linn , It Is said , ha :
as jet not obeyed the order Another tiling
that Is being used agaluat Leo's re-clcctlon
is the fact that he advocates the Idea ol
state publication of text books. This Is beIng -
Ing used to good advantage out In tbo school
districts. A complete change of books nouU
cost about { 2.50 for each pupil , or aboul
{ 287,500 for the school children of the state
It Is a populist scheme. Populist platforn
of 1898 "Resolved. That wo favor the stit :
taking proper steps looking to the publica
tion of all necessary school text books "
Two jears ago Lee was elected govcrnoi
by a plurality of only 219 In that cam
paign , and especially the Black Hills portion
tion , the state was wild for free silver , \\lilcl
with the Increased excitement Incident to n
presidential election , gave the populists s
Email majority. This fall the free ellvei
proposition has been eliminated from the
campaign of the Black Hills. It simmers
down to the question whether or not a feu
populists shall be placed In office. Two yean
ago Knowles haxl a plurality of 200 ovei
i Gamble , while Kelly had a majority of G5 <
over Crawford. Many of the leading men o :
the populists and democrats of the Hill'
concede that the chances of electing any o :
their state officers are pretty slim. Th <
republicans confidently expect that the smai ;
majority that was given the populists Uvc
years ago will bo overcome by the pojullsts
democrats and free silver republicans them-
selvM who have changed their views in the
last few weeks and will vote the republican
ticket this fall.
lleiiinlim of n Itiinulininn.
PIEUHE , S. D. . Nov C-Special ( Tele
gram ) The remains of Elba Patterson , a
ranchman who was killed in a runaway
eighty miles out on the range Thursday ,
were brought In here today for Interment.
{ Mr. Patterson has two brother * , both at
torneys , one at Gettysburg , this state , the
other at Redwood Tails , Mlnu ,
t'.tri.n svsPi.M'uiuiti'rs A OAMIJ.
Coiin cac n llln ConslRiinient of
llnllroiut Tlrn ,
CnUYBNNU , Nov. S ( Special Telegram )
United States Marshal llndscll aclzod 47-
000 railroad cross ties itt Port Steele jos
terday In behalf of the United States nnd
placed them In poiiesulon of Special Agent
I
O. B. Abbott of the Interior dcmrtmenl
The tics nro the product of the tie camp *
of J. C. Teller of Denver , who was about
to < lellc\cr them to the Union Pacific Railway -
way company. It Is charged by the govern
ment that Teller has cut probably 100,000
ties from cov eminent land nnd the seizure
Is mndo to collect the amount of the govern
ment claims against him for violation of
the law. The value of the ties seized I *
J20.000. Teller Is a relative of Senator Tel
ler of Colorado.
( irnml Itn'lj tit IMiiiit.
PIERRE. S D , Nov. 5 ( Special Tele
gram. ) The republicans of the county have
arranged for a grand rnlly nt Blunt ton'ght ,
and n special train has bion secured to take
over the crowd which goes from this ilty.
Another wily has been arranged for this
city Monday night as a. close of the cam
paign.
I'lnln AVorilN for u Democrat.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Nov. 5 At n
meeting in this clt ) Governor Wells , refer
ring to the candidacy of B H Roberts for
congress on the democratic ticket , said "A
man who decs not deny that ho is living In
violation of the laws of the rtnto has ac
cepted a nomination for office PublHtv
has been given to his domestic relations , nnd
If elected all the facts will be known bv
congress when he presents his credential
to the house. The agitation of the question
will bo a great detriment to the state of
Utah nnd to every Intcren of the people
For myself , I prefer that the people shall
work out their own unlvntlon nnd not rofct
to congress questions that have already been
nettled Lot UN prove to the world that vra
nro able to ( ir-ttlo our own family affairs ,
Let tm defeat Mr. Hoberts. Lot us have
peace. "
Arrival * on the Cniiiunnln.
NEW YORK. Nov B His excellency.
Phyn Vlsuddha. minister of Slam to thei
United States , was n tias ongcr on board thw
Rtrumcr Campania which arrived today Au-
other passenger on the Campania was Most
Rev Dr Moore , 'bishop of Ballarat , Aus
tralia.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
I'nlr Mtlrn for Mimlnj , viltli Vurl-
ulilc mill > nrtliv > i * < it
\ \ I ml * .
WASHINGTON. Nov. G I'orcast for Sun *
day.
day.Tor
Tor Nebraska , Kansas and South Dakota
Pair , northwest winds , becoming variable
Tor Iowa and Missouri l"alr , northwest
Tor Wjomlng 1'alr , variable * winds.
l.oi-nl Iteeortl.
orrirt : or TIM : \VIATIIIU
OMAHA , Nov 6 Omnha roconl of teni-
liiiutiirtt and inlnfall lompimd with the
corresponding day of the lust Hire ? vesrs
1S9S Ib97. l0fi ! 1SW
Maximum trmper.ittire . . . G3 A'i 61 71
Minimum tcsnuetnttiro . . . 41 "J U M
Average temperature . . . . M rs 41) ( M
' lUlnfall W T .00 T
I Itorord of temperature and precipitation
nt Omnha for this day and slnco March 1 ,
1'9S
Normal for the ( lav . 44
1 KxeesH or doilrlcney for the day . 9
Accumulated excess slnco March 1. . . SOI
Normal rainfall for the day . .04 Inch
K\c > an or dellclenrv for the day .04 Inch
Totnl r.tlnfull slm e March 1 15 01 Inchei
i Dpllcleucv HltiCM Match 1 . 3 31 Inches
Deflclnicv foi cor period. 1S97 11 01 ( lichen
i I3\ccss for cor period l lfl , 4 52 Inches
li \MLSH , Local Forecast Otllctal
The cameras exhibited by us have been awarded the only
gold medal.
Rather than have them returned to the factory the man
ufacturers have instructed us to bell at any price. They are
all guaranteed in first-class order and prices will be reduced
on some of them fully one-third. Call and see them or send
for special bargain list and catalogue. Come at once and se
cure one , as these prices cannot be duplicated.
Exclusive Dealers in Photo Goods. 1215 Fit main St. , Omaha.
HOP THE GREAT CURATIVE PO
1308 Fariiam St. , Omaha , Neb.
We refer to the Best UanUu , Business Men und Merchants in tha city
WHEN ALL OTHERS FAIL
Remember the wonderfully successful ipcciallstB and treatment of thla Institute com *
lilne the two cteatest factotB of the lieahnij art Unowli to the medical profession
KLF.CTRIC1TY and MKDICINIS. It Is the InrRest , mo t thoroUKhly and completely
equipped Inntltute , both electrically and medically , ever establlBhfrt In the Wcit
for the treatment and absolute cure of all nervous , chronic and private dlscaaea el
MEN and WOJIIJN Honorsbli and fair dealing accorded to all
SPECIALISTS for DISEASES of MEN
SPECIALISTS for DISEASES of WOMEN
The great electrical and medical specialism of this institute nre far the best , moat
successful and b < lentinc the world has evir known , all of whom are graduates
of the best mcdlciil co.legis In the world , each tmvlnz had lone and auc-
tesrul practice In his spec- ally , and lira achieving lesults In curing tht i-lck
and BUffirinK by thlr combined Uluctro-Medical tit'adnent. which nould be. Im-
S ? i Tb.7f".re , by ; 'th r1J.aJl.'aL ° r nieaical trtntm.-nt alone The Sfate ICIectro-
Medical Institute U the ONLY PLACE wnero jou < .H I obtain the bene.lts of this
successful iri-atmoiit under tha most skillful an l rnol am H tmii Hi : ASBURKD
Jthat If any power un earth ran cure you these doctors can They have rffocted com
plete and permanent tures nftcr all othfra had failed Some dc ( tors fall becauct ef
treatlnc the wront disease others from not knowing the right treatment
IIKRU
AND
A perfect cure uuarunUed In all canes accepted Our special combined El EO
SInPnCAK-nlr.1inTMi T fr N'i VpUB DEBIUTY nsvtr falls YOU NO. Mlt-
_ B-AaKD AND OLD MEN / o t Manhood The nw/ul effectH of Indlscrailona in
jouth , Mli-pbl utlon or eefcnes In after llf , and the offfcla of ne lected or Improper ;
[ y treated < nttt. procjudnp ln < k of vllalltj. BCXUAL WEAKNESS. undfveepSoi
.hrunken imilB. Pan In back. lolna or kidneys , rhnst pnln . nJrvousnesn , Bleep eaa-
ntsB.weakncn of bnily and brain , dlrzlno's fa llnp memory Inch of energy and
"W ? , "POA-d.e"nif"r- > " " . { " "I'Mt ' * dlstrrsslny jnom . .
lutely cured by this trentmcnt , after all other mean * ht\o failed.
DISEASES OF WOMEN.
Thr combined Ulertrn.MrUral Treatment of the State Uleotro-Medlcal Institute
In especially effective In the ruo. of < tll femule compUlntii , falllns or dlsplacpmeul ; oj
the womb InMamrjiutlon or uUriat on. bloating , headaches , spinal weakness , dtw >
char < ea , bladd r and Kidney troubled
OPRN' Dally , rrom 8 a. m to S j > , m , Sundays 10 to 1 p m
WIUTR IP 10U CA.VNOT CAI < L-AII Corrciiiondenca In 1'lniu Kmelopea ,
State Electro-Medical Institute ,