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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY. XOYEMllKH 11 , 181KS. 6 IT MAY DECLINE THE OFFER Board of Directors cf the Exposition Want Mora Money , WILL LOOK INTO THE NEW ORGANIZATION Po Not fViint to Sell n Any Price t'nlll It Ktionn Who In Itehtnd the Hclirnie for Another Shot- . The board of directors of tbo exposition will meet at the Mlllard hotel at : i o'clock thin afternoon. The principal appar ent business IB the report of the executive committee on the proposition submitted by T. E. Her and Ilnyden Brothers at tbo pro- Tlom meeting to purchase the entire chattel property of the n/tsaclatlon / for $10,000. It IK unofficially Intimated that the committee IB not likely to recommend the acceptance of the proposition. It IB urged that the prop erty Is worth much more than the amount lhat Is offered , nn I some of the members have fitatcd they do not propose to Bell the proj > erty unless they know who IB behind the Hchemc , and arc natlRflcd that they havt the funds and capacity to make It a success. The question whether any portion of the eurplUB Is to be rebated to the stockholders who have made partial payments on their Block may nlno be ral cd , ns Rcveral of the directors have stated very plainly that they nro In favor of such action. It would only require $16,000 to pay back 75 per crnt of what has been received as partial payments. feUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE Hplncupnllnn UclrKnte * Gnflier to DliounH the \ceilM nnil Method * of Thrlr Work. The Sunday School Institute of the Episco pal Diocese of Nebraska , which convened In Trinity cathedral Wednesday evening , continued In session all of yesterday. Bishop Wortbtngton , cx-offlclo president , presiding. Wednesday evening the business consisted of the discussion of a paper presented by Dean Fair , entitled "The Ideal Sunday School. " In the morning the Institute opened by the administration of holy communion , followed by the business meeting , at which reports Of the final condition of the Institute were presented and adopted. These showed a healthy condition and a steady gain during the last year. The election of officers re- eulted In the selection of the following : Vice president , Rev. Ocorgo E. Walk ; secre tary , Rev. Charles L. Hopper ; treasurer , Mrs. Mary C. Burnara. A paper on "What IB the Best Arrangement of Services and Lessons for Sunday Schools ? " was presented by Rev. Charles Herbert Young , who con tended that thcro was no rule that would apply to all Sunday schools , owing to the fact that the same conditions could not pre vail In any two schools. A general discus- elon of the subject was taken up and con tinued until the arrival of the hour for the presentation of the paper , "What Is the Best Method for Sunday School Offerings ? " The discussion of this subject continued during the remainder of the morning session , sev eral different views being presented. During the noon hour the members of the convention met around the dinner table and L 2:30 o'clock they gathered at tbo cathe dral , where after the preliminary exercises papers were read by the local clergy : "How Can Wo Entertain the Older Children In Sunday School , " Rev. Potter of St. Matthias ; "What is the Best Method to Interest Par ents in Sunday Schools ? " Rev. Doherty of St.5-.Uhlan ; "How Can We , Persuade Men " ' ' ' to" ' * ke nn Interest'In' Sunday 'Schools ? " It . Walk of the Church of the Good Shep- t ( A : "What Preparation Ought to Be Made I i Sunday School Teachers ? " Rev. Young ( St. John's. Discussions followed. While the attendance of the Institute has Hot btr.n up to what was expected , the re sults attained have been very satisfactory , and It Is believed that much good has re sulted from the meeting. As the Institute Is purely a local Institution the next meet ing will be held In the city , at a place to be selected by the committees having charge of this branch of the work. LOCAL PRICES ON PRODUCE Ilutter On Inn Thrrt * frntu a Ponnil , KitK * Itntr Firm nnd VrRctnlilen Generally Steady. For the last few days there has not been much activity among the commission men. The local producers , also , who back their wagons of truck up against the curb have not bcon so much In evidence. Almost all of thMr produce has , been brought to mar ket. Creamery butter , which had gone down tt 18 and 10 rente a pound last week , has riser to 20 and 21 cents. The effect has been felt on all the other grades. Dairy butter Is celling at 18 cents and packing stock at 1 ! cents Kggs are ruling flrra. Good stock IB nelllng at 18 cents. Dressed hens are bring ing 6V4 and fi cents a pound and spring chickens , dressed , 7 cents. Live turkeys an going at 9 and 10 cents and when dressed they arc ( telling at 11 and 12 cents. The prices on vegetables are about the tame an a week ago. Choice potatoes arc filing for from 35 to 40 cents a bushel anil cheaper grades as low as 25 cents. New onions are quoted at 36 and 40 cents t bushel. Sweet pctatofn are bringing $2 : barrel. Good sized cabbages can bo oh- ( alncd at 25 cents a dozen beads. Will ArrnlRii Chnlliunn. George Challman , who killed James R Jones , a bartender at J. Johnson's e.ilnon Thirteenth and Webster streets , October 31 liy a knife thrust will be arraigned on tin charge of murder In the first degree befon Judge Gordon this morning. The com plaint against Challman was made out t > : County Attorney Day and was sworn to b ; Captain Donobue. Hcoeptlon nt Mm. llurtiunn'i. The reception given by Mrs. C. Hartmai t her residence3411 ; Farnara , was ouu o the largest gatherings of the week. M * : Hartrnan was aralsted In receiving by be Cherry Pectoral The best remedy 60 years ago for coughs and colds and all kindred ail * mentsj and The best remedy To-day. daughter , MrA , Wllllflm Hill Harke , and I Mrc. ! ' 'red 0. Hirttnnn , The color scheme nf the Lon.'o wa red nnd yellow , I'unch \vjs served In the nnulc r m by Mlpn PqulroB , Mh Olarkn of Indianapolis and Ml n Taylor. Mr . flutdon W. Wattles , Mri H. T. Clark , Mri * . Herbert Wheeler , Mr . Harrr Wllklnii nnd Mlna Alexander presided ovri the dining rnoni. FIRE AND POLICE MATTERS Trlnl nf f'nplnln Tn > lor I'nt Over rtiilmn for CM Ml Itrfrrred to rinnnre Cumin litre. The Tire nnd I'ollco Commlviloncrfl met last evening and adjusted a few Items of unfinished buslnc-s. The trial of Captain A. C. Ta > lor of Hook nnd Ladder company No. I was to hive bctn held , but owing to the .bJpnco of the principal witness , W. H. irary , It was continued until the meeting ext Monday evening. A request made by the Joseph Scullta irewlng company , that the amount of money aid by It for n unloon license for 3S02 North Ixteenth Btreet nnd not allowed because of he protest of residents of the vicinity be cfundcd , wns referred to the finance com- iilttee. A rlaltn for salary as also referred o this committee ; It was that of Phil Me- .itrcn , who asked for remuneration for his ervlces during a peilod when he was under usipcnslon. City Attorney Connell returned opinions m two claims In cases similar to that of .IcLaren. . The first made by William Cos- ello , n policeman , for services from August to 2fl , when he was cu'pcndpd awaiting rial for alleged violations of tules of the iollce department. As Coitello was again , akcn on the force thu city attorney recom mended Hint the cl.ilm be paid. In the In- tancc of the second clnlm , made bv C. B. Boycu also for salary , the opinion was that he was not entitled to compenK.ttlon , as ho as discharged after suspension. A request for leave of absence- made by 'ollccman ' A. II. Marshall was not allowed. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Voteon the II o nil I'roponltlunft In Cnii- vnNNfil mill the HnndN Declared to Iliivc Carried. The city council last night sat as a can vasalng board and canvassed the returns of ho votes cast on the sewer and paving bond proportions. The oniclal figures wcro found to bo an follows : Paving bonds : Total vole , 12,140 ; yes , 9,876 ; no , 2,201. Sewer bonds : Totaf vote , 11,763 ; yes , 9,399 ; no , 2.3CC. The two bond propositions carried , there fore , having received the necessary two thirds of the total votes cast , and were so declared , The two canvassers appointed by the council to do the work v > ere C. T. Duke and J. P. Halnesworth. .MATTERS IN DISTRICT COURT Hearing of the Kxponltlon Contempt Cn * Proceed" tilth Houtlne Tent I moil j- Docket N ten. The testimony of Gaston Akotin of the Streets of All Nations was the feature of the exposition contempt case before Judge Scot yesterday morning. Akoun testified In such a manner as to leave the Impression that the Orientals have- como together In a combina tion to get the best of the exposition man agement. Something of a uensatlon was created when Akoun swore that Carrel Montgomery had told him that Judge Scot was crazy. The main point of Akoun's evidence had reference to the obtaining o the Kcysor-Powell-Slabaugh Injunction. IlnlienH Corpnn for n Girl. An application for a writ of habeas corpus was made yesterday by Mrs. Sarah C. Crls- man In behalf of her llNyear-old daughter Stella. She claims that Mrs. Cora Vat Techlno and Mrs. Van Techlno's mother Mrs. Carson , have been unlawfully detaining the girl at Second and Spring streets and under the Impression that Mrs , Van Tcchlne took the girl to Fort Wayne , Ind. , Mrs Crlsman went there yesterday to get pos session of the girl. County Judge Baxter before whom the case was partly heard found It necessary to continue the matter o the 26th In the absence of the petitioner In the tncanwhllo ordering the girl to be kept at the Good Tidings home conductec by Mrs. Amanda C. Benedict at Twenty- seventh and Decatur streets. The girl testi fied that she was whipped by her mother BO that great welts were made on her body am < ? ho wanted to be left with Mrs. Carson Her mother has been soliciting for the Gooi Tidings home. Cnrroll' * Cime I'ontpnned. The case of the state against John C. Car roll , chief of police of South Omaha , who Is charged with having aided and abetted a prize fight of recent occurrence In that city was called before Judge Baxter yesterday morning and postponed by agreement unU 10 o'clock Saturday. This was on account o the absence of a number of witnesses whose testimony was desired by the state. Noteii from the Court * . George Jones , accused of "rolllnc" an ex position visitor to the extent of $5.50 , wa acquitted In Judge Slabaugh'a court. On a petition of II , K. Burkett , the secre tary , Sheriff McDonald tins been appoints receiver of tbo IJalrd-Getty Soap company Burkett claims that ho put $5,057 of stoc Into the concern and that the other stock holder * are trying to dispose of the stoc In such a way au to thieaten his Interests. Till * Troctulrrn. The peerless Corlnne Is attracting an un usual amount of attention at the popula Trooadero this week nnd it hardly seem pos"lblo that her engagement Is < JP short ! to cease. There are se\fral Hplrndld act on the bill this veek and a pleasing enter talnment Is en for the week. The dall rrmttncfH will discontinue * > ftcr this WP and matinees will he given only upon fun day , Wednesday and Saturday afternoons I tliti future. Mnrrlnife I.lccnne , County Judge Baxter Issued the followln marriage licences yesterday : Name and Residence Age Robert E. Furrcy , Omaha . Ellen Peterson , Omaha . George Waller. Omaha . . . Mllte Burnett , Omaha . . . Frank E. Smith , Chicago , III . Ullto M. Knccht , Omaha . Norman S. Westropc. Ilarlan , la . Nettle S. Dalton , Ilnrlan , la. . , . , . Theodore Baumer , Omaha . C , Matilda Larson , Omaha . Ktnna Identifier Goruinn. John Gorman , ono of the three men ar rested by the police Monday on the charg of complicity In the robberv of R. R. Evan house Friday night , was Identified Wedncs day by Mr. EvanH. Gorman Is said to b ono of the two men who ransacked th house while a third held Mr. Evans covere by a ro\ovrr ! to prevent him giving th alarm. thr t'oNlofllee. A new set of plans and "peclflcatlons fo the lighting of the postofllce has been re celved at the office of the collector of th port. Bids for the electric light nnd ga fixtures will IK- opened In Washington fo the work on November 16. lleeelrer for Kutrrprlut * Manufactory CLEVELAND , Nov. 10. W. J. Hart wa today appointed receiver of the Enterprise Manufacturing company of Akron. Bon < ! was required In the sura of $100,000. The appointment wan made on appll-at'on ' of th Detroit Copper nnd B'ass Rolling Mills company and T. A. Rolfer , creditors of th < company. LOCAL BREVITIES. The freshmen class will meet ( onlght It the High school and form themselves InU a club. The organization will hi > uiulei parlamentary rules , something that hai never before been attempted. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. t'ommlnalon men nt the Llvu Stock fx hanpe appear to be greatly plrased at n cclslon rendered n day or two ago by the Canaas Olty court of appeals In connection 1th the fomewhut celebrated and long landing case of Thompson , Payne & Co. gainst Irwln , Allen & Co. The case orlgl- at CM ! In 1879 and ban been In the Kansas nd Missouri courts for nineteen years. Thin aso. It Is stated , contains the principle. of vhcthcr a commission man Is liable lor the ale of stolen cattle nnd naturally Interests very person engaged In the live Block uslnras. The Kansas City court of appeals fllrms that ho Is not and thereby settles a outrnvcrsy that has furnished food for law- era for nearly a score of yeara. In 1S79 a hlpper sent to Irwlu , Allen & Co. a car of lock valued at $620. This Arm sold the onslgnment to Thompson , Payne & Co. A cw daye after the deal was closed It de- elopcd that the cattle had been stolen. Thompson , Payne & Co. Instituted proceed- ngs against Irwln , Allen & Oo. to recover. The ca o was carried from one cotiit to mother In Kansas and Missouri. After a ew years there was talk of a compi-omlse but It was thought best to flght the question o an Isaueand establish a principle whether the commission man Is liable. This ase cost both litigants thousands of dollars but It U claimed now that the decision cities the matter for good. Stnmpn nnd I.lve Stuck Uxrhnngc. When the National Live Stock Exchange leld lt annual session here last month the question of placing revenue stamps on ell bills , etc. , was taken up and discuss td nnd referred to the executive coumltteo with power to act. The question wa brought to he attention of one of the judges lu the United States court In Chicago a day or two go and the court held that all transactions at live stock exchanges must be Btamped and that wtamps must bo affixed to all bills , checks , etc. , dating from July 1. While the commission men here and at other exchanges commenced stamping checks on July 1 , ac count sales and other memoranda bvtween buyer and seller were not stamped. It was tot until September 18 that Omaha revenue ofllcers compelled an enforcement of the law in every detail. Statements have been pre pared by the commission firms showing how- much they owe the government for account sale * , etc. , not stamped between July 1 and September 18 , but the amount have not been paid owing to the desire on the part of the exchanges to flght the case. After the courc hall handed down a decision In the case biought by the executive committee the exchanges were notified of the result with the request that the executive commJCtce be advised If further action was desired. More thnn ll.ely ! the case will be taken to the United States supreme court , as that appears to bo the wish of a inajoilty of the ex changes composing the national exchange. Flro Department Adnlm. Chief Smith of the flro department re ceived a check from General Manager Ken- yon of the stock yards company yesterday as an evidence of appreciation for the work done by the paid lire department nt the re cent hay barn nro. The flro did not amount to much , but th * llames were prevented from spreading by the prompt work of Chief Smith and his men. At a recent meeting of the council Chief Smith was authorized to appoint captains for the two hose companies In order to have a responsible head at both houses. The chief has not made these appointments yet but expects to take the matter up with Mayor EnBor In a day or two. No provision was made for paying the captains more than the regular firemen and Chief Smith would like to sec this matter arranged. He thinks lhat a captain should be paid at leant $5 a month more than the other men. Street HnlUtny Improvement" . In fulfillment of Its promise to provide better street car rervlcci for the Third ward the Om.iha Street Railway company com menced yesterday to lay a double track along a portion of Q street west of the via duct. This double track will extend from Twenty-seventh street to about Thirtieth street. One more car will be placed in serv ice on the line , the additional stretch ol track allowing the operation of an additional car. car.It It Is understood that the proposed loop around Twenty-sixth and Q streets , has been abandonel. So much opposition developed that ofllcers of the street car company de cided not to make the change In the main line. New Cooiier Shop. The new cooper shop at Thlrty-flfth and I streets is about ready to commence oper ations. It Is thought now that the making of casks and barrels will begin on or about November 15. Most of the machinery has been placed In position and nearly all of the seventy-five men who will be given employ ment at the start have been engaged. Somr delay has been caused by the tuMi-arrlval ol material for the railroad switches which will be laid from the Belt line to the fac tory. The stock yards company will lay these tracks and work will commence on them as soon AS the material needed reaches here. On Wednesday evening last at the resi dence of William H. Goodman. W. M. Gregs of Orange , Cat , and Miss Ellrabcth M Hanscn of this city were married In the presence of invited friends. The ceremonj was pronounced by Rev. Dr. Wheeler , pas tor of the First Presbyterian church. Tht trlde has fteen for the last two vears om of the teachers of Douglas county while th ( groom Is the eldest son of Calvin D. Gregf of Avery. Neb. Mr. and Mrs. Grecg hivt gene to Orange , Gil. , where they will resldi In the future. Mr. Gregg Is engaged it orange and lemon raising. Mnnrlc City OHNN ! . Manager Kenyon of tbe Stock Yards com panv returned yesterday from a builnrw trl | to Chicago. Twins , n pen and a dai'vbter. were bon vctterdav to Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry Oest Twentieth street nnd Missouri avenue. City Treasurer Frsn > i Bro.idwcll left fo Vcw Ycitl. ta'i last nUh * . . having boei cnllcd home by tb' serious Illnces of bii mother , Members of the paid Ore department ari arranging for a grand bill to bo given 01 the evening of November 23 at the hall ii the new city building. The Packers' bank is Issuing n new stvli of check book with the revenue stami printed In colors in the center of the check A bojk contains fifty checks and Is sold fo the cost of the stamps. I-Mher , the Infant daughter of Mr. an- Mrs. Andrew Christiansen , Twenty-flghtl and N streets , died yoitciday. Funcra services will be held at the family resldenci this nftcrncon. Interment at the Gt-imai Catholic cemetery. A. P. Allen , ono of tne pioneers of Na hraska , died yesterday nt the age of C' ' years. The deceased was born In Iei county , Virginia , and settled at Calhoun i Neb. , In J656. Four daughters survive him they being Mrs. Smith , Mrs. Young. Mra : Burch and Mies Clara. The funeral sorvlce will be held at Calhoun this afternoon nt i o'clock. 3 A series of Instructions will be begin I' ' this evening at St. Martin's Kplscop.i j church , which wilt continue throughout th 3 coming week on each evening exctpt S-itur j day. Hov. W. R. Howard , head of the AMD elate mission , .Omaha , will bo the Instructor : A question box , In which any perirn attend Ing the services may placu questl-ns , > vll be a feature of these ser ic. ' i The > fctil Ject of Rev. Howard's disburse tonight nil I bo "Lot's Choir * . " ) Keepn Up Her Juniiiliic. r Ruby Nicholson , an Insane Salvation Arm ; 3 Ia ° ele , made an attempt to jump from on of the windows of tbo women's deuartmeu In the second story of the clly Jnll Thur d v morning , but wan frustrated by Police Ma tron Tledeiuan. The woman was part way through the window when the matron dU > i covered her. I The woman ha * a mania for Jumping from windows. While i endued In the Salvation Army barracks a week SIRO h < > jumped frnm a second-story window In her night clothes and escaped. A novAi. SWI.MII.I : , The Cuban Lottery Ono of the Cnrncn of the tfttmid. The Royal lottery of Cuba , with head quarters In Havana , Is till doing business $1 a ticket nnd the king of Spain , as ever , winning the grand prize of $30.000 nt each drawing. The royal gambling scheme , how ever , IB Hearing the end of Its fortune-prom oting and pauper-producing career In Cuba. For many ) c.irs. relates the Washington Post , this corporation , existing by royal grant and under royal favor , has conducted a thoroughly honorable swindling business. Its little red tickets have spread over the Island , Irrltatingly , like the- signs of prickly heat over a body. BIllctcB de Lotcrln have sold 1,000,000 n month at Jl each. And 25 per crnt of this million has been paid monthly to the royal ruler of Spain. But now that the said royal ruler Is no longer to rule Cuba , and since his royal army Is to evacuate the Island , his royal lottery is In danger of eviction. Hence , the corporation's president and all Its vice presidents have put their heads to gether and concocted a schemb , by the oper ation of which they hope to continue busi ness at the old stand. They have planned to cut loose from the royal head In Spain , to drop from tholr concern's name the word "Royal" and substitute the word "Cuban. " Moreover , the 23 per cent of the gross re ceipts now demanded and received by Span- sh royalty will be offered to the Cuban gov- rnment. The question now Is , will the Cu- inn government , or , rather , ought the Cu- jan government , to accept the proffered irlbo and permit the lottery to continue In Havana , Santiago , Clentuegos , Matan- ag , everywhere In the Island , lottery tickets are sold by every worthless man. woman or child who can cecure the confidence of i broker. The broker trusts the peddler with ho tickets and the peddler sells them for a : ommlsslon. Thus far the lottery scheme Is ; oed It furnishes employment for the needy and the ne'er-do-well. The peddlers nfeU the strectH , wharve nnd shops. Whl e vou sit In a cafe you are offered twenty bll- ctcs by twenty different venders In as many minutes. In the old prosperous times the tickets cost $1 each In Spanish sliver. But since : ho beginning of the Cuban war , more than three years ago , the prlco has been $1 In paper. One-fourth million tickets nrc Is sued and there Is a drawing every ten days. At the last drawing , on the mcrulng of Oc- obc-r 10 , the bait offered to the poor people of Cuba consisted of the usual grand prize of J50.000 , and In addition one premium of $10,000 , ono of $3.000 , four of $1,000 earn , two of $400 each and 70S of $100 each , mak ing a total of Sfij premiums , amounting to $150,000. One-fourth million tlckcU were Issued and , presumably , all sold. Yet dur ing the ten days In which that quarter of a million pieces of worthless paper were sold nt $1 each , misery reigned In Cuba. People weie starving to death. Eight cents a day would have and will save a life. Just before the war , , when the United States began the work of Cuban relief , money was sent to Consul General Lee. The general distributed the necessary eight cents a day to those of the reeoncentrados who were found worthy. Still the starving starved. General Lee juve lgatcd. He found that the money went , toward tlje pur chase of lottery tickets nnd ho at oncq cabled Washington : "Don't send , ) cash. Send cornmeal - meal nnd codfish" j Moreover , whllt < the Unltnd States Is tof day distributing supplies le-Cuba , thousands of starving Cubans actually earn or beg not only eight cents , but ten cents a day ; and they spend the money not for bread , but for the paper bits Issued by the lottery. While the United States feeds the people of Cuba , these same people pay nearly $1,000,000 a month Into the cofferK of the Royal Lottery of Cuba nnd , Indirectly , Into the pockets of the Spanish king. Even the Cu ban soldiers , while asking Uncle Sam for their back pay , buy lottery tickets by the score. There are 10,000 Cubans In the en- eampment twenty miles out of Havana. They nre hungry , hut every second man has a lottery ticket In his pocket. Whole pro- vtnccs of the Island lie under beds of ashes. Thousands of people are homeless and starv ing. Everywhere Is abject suffering , despair and death. And yet one-quarter million lot tery tickets at $1 each nre sold every ten days. Such are the appalling nnd mysteri ous facts. There are a number of persons In Havana who apparently win premiums nt every drawing. Ono of these , a photographer , well known to visiting Americans , declares that he wins fiom $3,000 to $5,000 a year. And still ho never seems to have a cent to spend , Certain Americans whom he supposed guile less became suspicious and questioned him relentlessly. If not pertinently. Ho finally admitted ( for n small compensation ) that ho was employed by the Royal Lottery to tell everybody that his winnings supported him. He was a sort of special agent , not to sell , but to buy tickets. There arc doubt less many of these hired winners prowling over Cuba , encouraging the Innocent by tales of wonderful luck to Invest 10 cents a day In the Royal lottery. Since the raising of the blockade the people ple generally have lost some of their con fidence , for the lottery officials have been de tected passing out counterfeit coin with good currency. Still the drawings arc held ( very ten days. An observer has noticed that out of the thousands of spectators present at each drawing not one , on any occasion , hold a winning number. Two hours after each drawing the names of the winners are published In the Havana - vana "extras" and cried In all the streets , The names are telegraphed to the news papers In Santiago , Matanzas and other cit ies. But as no addresses are given , tt li obviously Impossible to meet the winners face to face. The Royal lottery officials pos itively refuse to give any Information what- soever. Their pica la that they must respect , "keep sacred" the privacy of their putrons , After the drawing of Septmber 19 ono ol the vice presidents was asked a very or dinary question concerning the conduct ol the lottery. His reply was : "Senor , this It our business and not yours. " This royal company of pickpockets , how ever , may boon have to walk Spanish by P order of an American. WIUTDNO DUSKS. A Well Appointed One Coimlilercil .Verexmiry In Rvery IIotiNe. If the art of writing letters Is going on of date It certainly Is not because there li not every possible Inducement for pcoplo ! ( write. Never has there been a time when 1 | all Implements for writing were so dainty , fays Harper's Bazar , and a well-appolntcc writing desk or table IB considered as ntwes. . sary In ( very house as tables and cliulr s Where houses are furnished with no regari 3 - to expense , It Is considered necessary li I nut a wrltlnc desk In cxery room , as we'I j I as In library and sitting room ; and when e bouse parties are the order of the day | i . Is considered polite , both for bostesa nm : - guests , to take tbe hour after breakfast fci - writing letters In their respective apart' mcnts. II Writing tables on the plan of office tables ) with drawers at either side , are now madi , to match the furniture of the room when | they are placed , and are seen In moat lux uriously furnished rooms. On them an Q placed a large blotting pad with fancy cert t Qtrs , a largo slags liver-topped inkstand , ; i pen tray , letter Illc , paper culler stamp box , letter reck and vindlo for praline wax , Thro thlnp PO far enumerated are the podtlvo necessities ami there are always to bo seen many other dainty accessories photographs wllhout number In every pos sible sized and shaped fr.tnieasei ( small and large ) , silver-topped mucilage bottles , silver boxes filled with shot or bristles In which to put pens , silver Ink erasers , etc. , until there poalthely teems no end to the pretty trifles that can be uicd on a writing table. The antlqti ? mahogany desks nro very fashionable , and many old treasures have been brought to light of this design with ir.vts handles and of most beautiful wood ; there are many Imitations of the real an- : liu desks that arc exquisite In finish and design some nre of plain mahogany ; others of the marquetry. A desk with n swell font with three large drawers U very popu- ar , but another style with two small Irawrrs at either side , and In shape some what like the dressing table , Is also much Iked. For bedrooms the simple desks are the best , made of the same wood as the rest of the furniture ; these do not have many draw ers nor pigeon boles , and arc only for tern- lorary useIn guest moms. They tire very nexpenslve , HOine bclnR feold for so little ns (2.50 ( and $3 , rather In contrast to those of nahoK.iny or marquetry , for which hundreds of dollars are asked. Roll-top office desks ire now sometimes seen lu boudoirs. Women who have a great deal of correspondence find them so useful that their ugly shape nnd cumbersome size are not thought of. An olllce desk Is never an attractive piece of furniture , but Is undeniably useful. The dainty furnishing now so fashionable for writing desks is not of necessity expen sive ; silver articles are surprisingly cheap , while In leather and china the same things ire duplicated. Christmas , Easter and birth- lay presents of these same little trifles soon iccumulate , and the writing desk Is fur nished very quickly , while pretty writing paper Is now Inexpensive , What She Would Want. Chl'nco Pest : "And when we are mar ried. " said the beautiful young girl to whom the nccO nilllun-nlrr had Just pro posed , "will you glvo me everything I want ? " "Everything , my charmer , " replied the old man In an ecstacv of delluht nt this Intima tion that she w-ntld surrender ; "everything that vou can ask. " "If I could bcllcvn vou. " she said doubt fully , "I would not l.ts'tate ' a minute. " "Why should you doubt me ? " he naked. "Oh. because of the character of the re quest I would make. " phe answered. "You mean well but I'm afraid you might back out. You see. the first thine I should nsk nftcr mnrrluco would bo for a divorce ami alimony. " Vletory. Detroit Journal : With glittering retinue the victorious proconsul returned to Rome. He was met nt the gates by the conscript fathers. He was voted a triumph. Ho was attended through the streets by legions of soldiery , and no chromes were al lowed to rush up and kls him. That Is , they did these things better in those days. C'nnvnnn nf Comity Itetnrni. The canvassing of the county returns will begin this morning at 8 o'clock. The two freeholders who , with County Clerk Havcrly , constitute the canvassing board , are M. G. MacLeod and William F. Wapplch. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. C. C. Meade of Chicago is at the Mlllard. W. H. Cobtcllo of New York Is a Mlllard guest. E. C. Snyder , Washington correspondent for The Bee. left last evening for the na tion's capital. , . * C. B. Edwards. "Le6h" Black , 0. "vi' . " Bos- fnrd and J. W. Weller nro registered at the Mlllard from New York. Peter L. Perrlno of 1U20 Dodge street , a leading pioneer citizen , IB dangerously 111 nt his residence with pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Weller of this city left yesterday aftsrnoon for a trip of two weeks through Colorado and Utah. J. E. Buckingham , chief clerk of the B. ft M. passenger t'epartment , left yesterday afternoon for a fortnight's trip through Texas and Louisiana. Corporal Flunk McCuno of the Second United States Infnutrv has returned to hla regiment after a two months' furlough , "bich bo spent with his parents lu this city. Lieutenant L. A llorrlngton returned to Omaha from Chndron yesterday and expects to leave the last of next week for Santiago de Cuba , where he has boon ordered to Join his regiment. Arthur C. fllBihof , manager of the fool ball team of the University of Nebraska , was In the city jesterday making arrange ments for the Nebraska-Iowa game hero on Thanksgiving day. Ex-Scnntor Fred T. Dubols of Idaho ar rived In Omaha yestcrdav nnd stopped over to medltatu upon the reports of rfpubll"an victories In the west and their effect on the cause of free coinage. M. A. Daugherty nf Ognlalla was In the city jesterday. but returned home last night hoping that final returns would yet show the election of the republican state ticket being unwilling to give up thd fight even or the statement of the republican committee Nebrasknna nt the hotels : E. J. McUer- mott , Shcltnn ; Charles P. Ross , North Plntte ; S. W. Chcsnuk J. N. Morey , Gordon , William Cheney , Halgler ; B. O. Plnnery , 11 D. Coburn and wife , Laurel ; W , S Bell- wood , Alliance ; E. Kennedy nnd wife , Fre mont ; J. A Habegger , Chadron ; N. D. Johu- ! pon. Neligh : J. M. Beckman , St. Paul B. F , I Ankony , Alliance ; A. E. Upton , Lincoln ; W , S r'nnp , Kearney ; Robert P. Bartlett , Chadron. SINGULAR STATEMENT. From Mrs. Rank to Mrs. Plnkhatxu The following Jotter to Mrs. Pink- ham from Mrs. M. HANK , No. 0,354 East Suhqunhnnna Are. , Philadelphia , Pa. , is ivremarkablo statement o re lief from utter tliscouraffomunt. She says : " I never can find words with which to thank you for what Lydia K. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound has done for mo. " Seine years npo I had womi/ trouble nnd doctored for a lonj { tinfe , not .see- Ing any improvement. At times I would feel , well enough , nnd other times was muserahle. Ko it went on until last October , I felt homethlng tcrriblo creeping over me , I knew not what , but kept getting worse. I can hardly explain my feelings at Hint time. I wns so depressed in spirits tltnt I did not wish to live , although I _ hud everything to live for. Had hys- 0 I teria , was very nervous ; could not : sleep and was not safe to he left , I alone. " Indeed , I thought I would lose my mind. No one knows what I endured , ' 1 continued this way until the last of February , when I saw in a paper a testimonial of a lady whoso case was u similar to mine , ttnd who had been t cured by Lydia 13 , Pinkhnm's Yegeta- j ble Compound. I determined to try it , r and felt better after the first dose. I continued taking it and , to-day am a well woman , and can say from my heart , ' Thank God for such a medi cine. ' " ' . Mrs. Vinkham invites all suffering \vomen to write to her at Lynn , Mass. , for advice. AH such letters are seen and answered by women only. Arc You Run DowolShaustcd , ? PRY VIN MARIAN ! SIR HENRY IRVING , The Eminent Trnnedlan. I can certain Iy odd my testimony the virtues of Vln Marinnl , which I ' ( Hind excellent , and nm well convinced if its quality. HENRY IRVING. MARIANI WINE Makes the Weak Strong. Mariani Wino gives power to ho brain , strength and elasti city to the muscles and rich ness to the blood. It soothes , strengthen ! * and sustains the system and braces body and brain. For overworked men , delicate women , sickly chil dren it works wonders. To tliono who will klndlv Write to MARIANI & CO. . C2 West 15th Btrret , Nnw York City , will bo sunt , free , book con- tnlnlnK jiortrultH with endorsements o impress. Princes , Cardinals Archbishops nnd other IlitercHtlng matter. All druggists. Avoid Substitutes , Parla 41 Boulevard Itausamtnn ; London 83 Mortimer St. , ; Montreal 23-30 Hospital SC Remember That you will find under our roof the most liberal assortment of Fall and Winter woolens in the city. A generous va riety of over 2,000 styles draped on tables , side by side , for easy and quick comparison. We're anxious to have you see them. We want you to com pare our assortment with the average variety about town. We gladly offer you samples and prices for comparison feeling assured that your order will come back to us. Tlie fabrics we offer you at § 15 , $18 and ? 20 will compare fa vorably with the average $25 suit of the imitatots. They are scrupulously tailored in the latest fashion the fit ting , and finishing receives the same careful attention as the higher priced garments and are in every way adapted - ed to the requirements of the most exacting dresser. fabrics we offer at $25 , $30 and $35 need no special com mendation. They are the best that foreign or domestic mills produce and the tailoring is in keeping with the fabrics. It costs as little to command a thoroughly first class tailored suit , as we sell them , that we wonder who can be satis fied with the shoddy productions so common. All our garments are made by the best skilled tailors of Omaha , TROUSERS. $4-$5-$6-$7 and $8 SUITS , $15 to $50 FALL OVERCOATS , $15 to $40. 209 and 211 8.15th St : , Karbach Block 0 RCHARD & flARPET WILHELM U COMPANY 1414.1U.18 Douglas St. Carpets and Rugs Some values that will take precedent 0x12 Byzantine Hugs , good vnl- Kulnh Reversible Wool , ue nt J27.50-siiccal . I 5 feet , good valuu nt $1.00. , , . 2.85 Sxi : Hanspun Jute Smyrna H < - Kulah Roverslblo Wool Hug.t , Ht-rvlblQ fi Itugy , good value at 1 It.Ull nn 3Gx"2 , good value nt $1.75 2.50 Butterworth Knvorwlblu jtoyal Miter Hugo , yquare 3-9xS-0 \ \ llton UUUH 3fi\8l ln"li n. good UnibhclH , Velvet & Axmlnstor vuliio at J7.30 very special. . . . 3.75 A good lot nnd very i'hM | > J1.50 , ll.'Jo. $1 00 nnd . Heavy Wool Art Squ.a ? , 3x7 4.80 yauln French WIHou Ruga , 27x51 , very eholc ; , good value nt JS.iiO x . 7 Jlt-uvy Wool Art Squares 7.25 J.IJ , -special . . . . i 3x3 yanlH Ioft | Blue JupancHO Ilugf , 1 00 Heavy Wool Art Squares 9.00 ( bent quality ) 2 < itSI : . l < uu 4x3 yiirdH Kulah Reversible Wool Rugs , f 7R Heavy Wool Art Squares 12.75 SOxfio , good value at J2.25 . I IJ 4x1 yards Heavy Wool Art Bquarcv- 1C . nn Oil Clotli htiilr Itui ? . good qnal' 1.25 4x5 yards . IU.UJ Itv. Oxll Oil Cloth , square yard , 17c , 20c , /.Ilia binding w tb cornur * and L'2c nnd . tacUs . , pill up In boxes for ! U3 15c o.lcotli Oil Cloth , stnlr . Hugs , good Ill's i tinned odxc , 41x 3VJ oil 20c quality. 3x5 feet Inili Oil C nth hUlr HUBS , Rood qu'll- lldst turned t'dKo , GxO oil 25c lty,4 4i ! . ciutb , A new lot of made-up rugs made from our Block rem nants of carpet all sizes and kind at prices that make happy all bargain lovers you must see them to judge the value ; Samples of Moquotto and Wilton Carpets about 11 yards each , suitable for rugs , very cheap. Douglas St.