THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 1. 1SJH ) . 8
Cornell Disposes of Olairrn in Homn for
Friendless Case.
DISSATISFACTION WITH THi DECISION
Mnnilnmnn 1'rocpoillnKii Are Tlircnt-
oncil nml theMnttcr IM I.lnlilcto
lo ! Cnrrlvil Inti * tlic ConrlH
LINCOLN , Neb. , Aug. 31. ( Special. ) Sev
eral more of the claims arising out of the
Home for the Friendless dispute nnd the
refusal of the Homo officials to give way
to the appointees of Governor Holcomb two
years ago , were disposed of today by Auditor
Cornell. The clnlms of John M. Osborn and
Mrs. W. H. Hunter wore rejected and the
claim of Mrs. Martha Wood was allowed.
As n result of the decision of the auditor
regarding the first two claims , mandamus
proceedings have been threatened , and the
prospects now nro that the whole dispute
will bd gone over again In the courts and
the claims will be bold up pending final
decision for two or three years.
The claim of John Osborn was for $ SIO
for services performed as engineer at the
Homo , and that of Mrs. Hunter , amounting
to $750 , for services performed ns matron of
the Institution. Auditor Cornell refused to
allow theeo claims on the ground that there
Is no official record of their appointment.
The'claim ot Mrs. Wood for $000 for services
as matron covered the same period as that
of Mrs. Hunter , who Is alleged to have devoted -
voted most of her time to the Transrals-
msslppl exposition. The friends of thoM
whoso clnlms have been rejected cannot
understand why the highest-salaried officers
of the Institution , who did but little work ,
have been paid in full , while others havp
been only partially paid or turned away
without any reimbursement whatever.
The secretaries of the State Board of
Transportation have evinced no deposition to
Investigate the charges mnde by Governor
Poyntcr thnt the railroads formed a combina
tion or pool , the purpose of which was to
hold up tbo rate of transportation from San
Francisco east to the Missouri river. Sec
retary Laws admits that It Is generally be
lieved such a combination was formed , but
he holds that It is not the duty ot the board
to look lutb such matters , unless It Is
thought that the rate charged Is exorbitant.
In his opinion the rate charged the soldiers
was a Just one and that consequently it is
not the province of the secretaries to in-
vestlgato the charges.
PritiiiiitliiiiH In .VaMoiinl Guard.
The following orders , covering promotion !
In the Second regiment , were Issued today :
HUADQBAllThHtS NEBRASKA NA
TIONAL C3UARD. ADJUTANT * GENER
AL'S OFFICE , LINCOLN , Neb.Aug. 31.
Special Orderr. No , 52 :
First The following promotions In the
Second regiment , Nebraska National Guard ,
arc hereby announced :
Private Arthur E. Carr , Company Fj3ec-
end regiment , Nebraska National Guard ,
having been appointed surgeon , vice Mnr-
ron. resigned , is hereby discharged to ac
cept promotion as captain , taking effect
from August 19 , 1890.
Second Private John AV. McDonnell , Com
pany D , Second regiment , Nebraska Na
tional Guard , having redeived the Tnajorlty
ot the votes cast at the election held in ac
cordance with general orders , No. 22 , adjutant -
-tant - general's office , Lincoln , Neb. , August
17. IbW , la herdby appointed major Second
regiment , Nobraskn. National Guard , to rank
from August 29. 1S99.
Third Sergeant P. C. I1 all , Company II ,
Second regiment , Nebraska National Guard ,
having been elected first lieutenant of Com
pany H , vlco John Venters , resigned , Is
hereby discharged to accept promotion as'
ilrst lieutenant , taking effect from August
3 , 1899.
Fourth First Sergeant George D. Bennett ,
Company I , Second regiment , Nebraska Na
tional Guard , having been elected first lieu
tenant of Company I , vice Husli S. Fcrger-
sonv resigned , " Js tlefcby discharged to acc -
c pt promotlon ns tlrst lieutenant , taking
efiVct from August 9 , 1S39.
Fifth Private Sheldon K. nice , Company
1. Second regiment , Nebraska National
Guard , having been elected second lleuten-
nnt of Company I , vlco Frank L. Freeman ,
resigned , is hereby discharged to accept
pomotlon as second lieutenant , taking effect
Irorn August 9 , 1S99.
Sixth 1'rlvnta John U. Barnes , Jr. , Com
pany L , Second regiment , Nebraska Na
tional Guard , having been elected first lieu
tenant of Company L , vice Carl L. Pllger ,
resigned , Is herp-by discharged to accept
promotion to tlrst lieutenant , taking effect
from August 21 , 1S99.
Seventh Private Samuel N. JI flary ,
Company L , Second regiment , Nebraska Na
tional Guard , having been elected second
lieutenant of Company L , vice Dewltt C.
Aerlne , discharged , is hereby discharged to
accept promotion as second lieutenant , tak-
1m ; effect from August 21. 1SK ) .
Kljrhth The election of Frank L. Smith to
be captain and Anton Silak : second llou-
tonnnt. Company K , Second regiment , Ne-
bra'sku National Guard , Bald election held
In compliance with paragraph 2 , general or
ders. No. 31 , adjutant general's olllce , Lin
coln , Neb. , June. 19 , Ifc9 ! > , are hereby dis
approved.
Ninth The commanding officer ot Com
pany K , Second regiment , Nebraska Na
tional Guard , will assemble his command In
Its armory nt 8 o'clock p. m. , Saturday ,
September 2 , for the purpose of electing a
captain and second lieutenant of the above
named organization. By command ot the
commander-ln-cliief , P. H. BARRY ,
Adjutant General.
'LOG HOLLERS AT A PICNIC
Itnlii Unfortunately Puti n Damper oil
ttto lllff Celebration Scheduled
lit POHOII YpNtcrilny.
PONCA , Neb. , Aug. 31. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A drizzling rain started here last
night and continued all night. It rained
early In the morning , but partially cleared
up until after dinner , when It began to rain
again. Hence , the Northwestern Nebraska
Logrolling association picnic was marred.
Great preparations had been made and bad
not the rain Interfered 10,000 people would
have lieon present and , notwithstanding the
rain , at least 5,000 people participated , Tbo
Omaha railroad brought In nine coaches
packed to overflowing with visiting camps ,
while the regular train brought lu several
hundred moro ,
Bands from Ponca , Coleridge , Ponder and
Laurel furnished the music. The procession
formed as the trains came In and was one
of the largest and finest ever een In the
west. Notwithstanding the rain , the exten
sive program as arranged was partly carried
'
out. Hon. A. R. Talbo'f'of Lincoln was the
orator and he made a very able address.
Ponca handled the vast crowd admirably
and had the day been good would have
given its gueets the finest day's entertain
ment ever given in this part of the country.
It-Ill WeildliiK1 Aiiiilver/iury.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Aug. 31. ( Special. )
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Poellet of this city
celebrated their twentieth wedding anni
versary on Sunday last , A large number
of friends vlalted them , nnd as it was their
china wedding , numbers of pieces of rare
nnd unique ware were presented to them.
MUNYON'SiJARANTEE ' ,
AMcrtloni in Ju t TVhat
tbo llctuedle * Will Do.
Muaron xunr ntce *
that till ItUcumntleia
Cute will cum nearly
&U cases of rbcuuia-
tltm la a frvr hourti
tint lit * DjsjxT'iln Cure
will rurcludlgi-illon HD < J
nil itouitch trouble * ;
tint lilt Kldncr Cura
will cuu 00 ptr ccut.
cf nil cairt of kldLcr
trouble ; that Mi Ca >
Utrh Cure will cur *
catarrh cu matter bov
lone ( trading ; that tit
Hcu < ljcia ) Cure will cui
ty Llnil cf hcidacae ia
far uitQutc < ; tutt
> > U Odd Cure will
. , , , quldlIrnak up n/
Com of * d and to on thrtwsh tliu t-nllra llt of
( tmwllei. M 11 drusgUU. ia centi a rial.
. " r i wtd medical oJUc write 1'rof. Muuioa.
1X06 Aictj at. , J'Uila. U U aUoluttly frw.
Mr , Foellet has been for many years man
ager of the Nebraska Volhablatt nnd the
Cutnlng County Advertiser.
READS LIKE A FAIRY TALE
Uxtrnorillnnrr Cnreer of P. "W. Syl-
venter , ti I'ornirr Antelope
Stnlc Kdllor.
FREMONT , Neb. , Aug. 31. ( Special. ) F.
W , Sylvtstcr , who ling been frequently men-
. tic-nod In the newspaper * * within the past
j i few months as one of the members of the
' ' Philippine Junta In Hong Kong , started upon
' his career ns the editor nnd sole proprietor
of a small Nebraska weekly paper. Syl
vester , who then went by the name of Syl
vester F. Wilson , came to Humboldt , Neb. ,
In 1R71. Ho was about 25 years of age , a
slender , swarthy , dark-complexioned fellow
ot an Impetuous temperament. He was not
much disposed to talk of his former business
or family relations , nnd no one knew much
nbout him. He opened up an Insurance and
real estate office In Humboldt and started
a paper , the Humboldt Sentinel. He had no
money to buy pnwes , type or paper and the
typesetting and printing was done by Nat
Smalls , who was then running a paper In
Lincoln.
"All the conncctlbn I had with the paper , "
cays Mr. Smalls , "was Just to set the type ,
run the papers off on the press and mall
thorn , Wilson sent mo every week his news
Items , editorials and what advertisements ho
could pick up. I don't remember the size
of the pappr , but It was a imall concern ,
probably ns good as the average. At every
session of the legislature ho was In Lincoln
as a sort of lobbyist. I don't think he was
In politics very much. He was n pretty
smooth , plausible fellow and with an engag
ing manner that enabled him to get into
the good graces of the people of the town.
Ho passed as an unmarried man , and that
easy , genial way of his made him very pop
ular with the ladles. I remember his name
especially well , because he always wrote It
out In full , Sylvester Franklin Wilson , In a
showy hand with plenty of flourishes. In
his business relations with me he was
straight , but someway I never had any confi
dence In him. I considered him tricky and
underhanded , u treacherous and deceitful
fellow. "
Wilson left Humboldt In 1875 while still
In the good graces of the people In re-
r-ponse , perhaps , to a feeling which was be
ginning to take shape that their editor ,
beneath his smooth and polished exterior ,
concealed the heart of a moral reprobate
and vicious swindler. During the four or
flvo years ho lived In Humboldt he had
made some money , most ot It by means
that savored pretty strongly of robbery , so
, that there wns little regret nt his de-
j I parturo. Ho was next heard of In Phlladel-
I phln , where he blossomed out as a mana
ger of a theatrical company. His career as
a manager came to a sudden end with his
arrest , conviction and sentence to the peni
tentiary in Philadelphia on the charge of
debauching a young girl. It developed on
the trial that there were other charges
against him of a similar nature and that
ho had used his position as manager as a
sort of recruiting office for a house of ill-
fame.
After serving a full term In the peni
tentiary he was discharged and want to
Hong Kong , China. He was a man who had
the advantage of a thorough education and
a natural linguist , which enabled him to
soon become proficient in the Chinese lan
guage. Ho adopted the dress , habits .uid
customs of the Chinese , married a native
wife and bis tremendous energy and ability
and his smooth , plausible -manner , gave him
a good standing with the English and made
him a big man among the Chinese. Ho
became a mandarin , a prosperous merchant
and shipper and has accumulated a for
tune. He was one of the financial
backers of the Junta even before
Dowey's victory at Manila. A picture of
him which recently appeared in an Illus
trated paper was recognized nt once by .a
party who knew" him at Lincoln. That article
ticle- spoke of h'ls being an ex-convict , but
not of his early connection with the Ne
braska press.
CAPACITY BEING ENLARGED
Ileet StiRnr Factory nt Norfolk \ovr
In Itn Ninth Sennon Improves
ltd 1'Iniit I/
NORFOLK , Neb. Aug. 31. ( Special. )
The factory of the American Beet Sugar
company at this place Is now on the ev < ?
of Its ninth annual "campaign , " as It Is
called. Since the factory finished grinding
last winter extensive Improvements have
been made. Commencing last May a force
of fifty men was put to work enlarging the
grinding capacity of the plant. Six weeks
ago fifty additional hands 'were added to
the force and the Improvements' re
pairs are being rushed with the intention
of completing the work by the 10th of Sep
tember.
The factory has heretofore been rated as
a 350-ton plant. Several times during the
last campaign , however , the factory con
sumed as high as 370 tons of beets in twen
ty-four hours. To give the plant an In
creased output , a new second carbonatlon
press and a new crystalllzer have been add
ed and the two vacuum pans , weighing
nearly twenty-three tons each , raised six
feet. All the machinery in what Is known
as the finishing end ot the factory has
also been raised several feet. It Is ex-
pivited that the Improvements made and
miumuimi uiucuiuury uuueu win jiiiTeuiEU
the grinding capacity of the factory to 400
tons , which means that Nebraska will this
.year largely Increase Its production of beet
sugar.
The management has expended In the
Improvements made between $25,000 and
$30,000 , two-thirds of which sum has been
paid out In wages.
This season the factory has contracts cov-
erlng 3,300 acres of beots. Most of the
fields are reported In flrst-class condition
and the overage yield Is expected to exceed
that of last year by at least two tons per
cere. Some of the fields near Norfolk will
yield as high as twenty tons per ; acre. The
beet harvest will commence the 15th of
September aud the factory expects to com
mence grinding bet-la on the 20th and con
tinue running night nnd day until the
crop of beets Is consumed.
On Ing to the Increased price for crude oil
the factory will burn coal this season for
the first time In several years.
lili't'iiNp War nt < ; ollicnt > iii'K- .
GOTHKNBURO , Neb. , Aug. 31. ( Special. ) I
A warrant was gworn out today against i
Peter Schlelslnger , who has been running I
a temperance ualoon on Front street , cbarg- '
Ing him with selling Intoxicating liquors j
without a license , A wagon load of temper- i
mice drinks was seized by City Marshal'
Peter Anderson and Constable John F.
Stralile and placed In charge of Justice
Kauffman and will be held until after the
trial , which will take place tomorrow tnorn-
Ing at 10 o'clock. The arrest caused quite
a sensation.
llrnkeiiuiii In lladly Crimlieil.
CLAY CENTER , Neb. , Ajag. 31 , ( Spe
cial. ) Charles Blake , n brakeman on the
Kansas City & Omaha railroad , was crushed
between two frcfjht cars while trying to
make a coupling at thin place this morn
ing. Ho was taken to bis homo In Fall-field
and Is in n critical condition.
The annual meeting of Clay County Sun
day schools U bolnt ; held here in tbo JltUio-
dlht Episcopal churrh. A very Interesting
program has beco arranged and a gjoj at
tendance is expected.
Jluy DrotriiH In ( ho I.oiii.
COLUMBUS. Neb. , Aug. 81. ( Special Tel
egram. ) A 16-year-old son of Carl May-
berger , a well-to-do farmer living near
O'Conee , was drowned in the Loup river
yesterday evening while engaged with others
In seining. He got into quicksand and be-
assistance could reach him he had
( been drawn under the water. The body
was not recovered until this afternoon. The
lad was born In this county. The parents
nro heartbroken over the affair.
Itnln Oooil for PitMtiren.
PLA1NVIBW. Nob. , Aug. 31. ( Special. )
A heavy rain fell last night nnd this morn-
Ing. H Is generally considered that this
rain was not needed for corn , but pastures
will be benefited. A few days' more of dry
sunshiny weather will place most of the corn
tut of danger from frost.
A report comes from Osmond that Etdred ,
a 12-year-old boy of Fred Julian , had one
foot cut off by a mower.
, " \\Vnl Point Sfpwn Note * .
WEST POINT , Neb. , Aug. 31. ( Special. )
Rev , A. B. Lenmor of N'nstlngs , Neb. , has
formally accepted the call from the Con
gregational church of this city , nnd will
nrsumo the pastorate of that church on No-
\ombcr 1.
a. W. Aycrs , nn aged farmer living near
Bcomer , had both the bones of his fore
arm broken by the kick of a horse.
Otrrntp lit Stnnton.
STANTON. Neb. , Aug. 31. ( Special. )
The grocery store of J. M. iMItchell at this
place was broken Into last night and about
$50 worth of goods were carried away. The
robbers gained entrance to the store by
prying open n window from the top , after
first cutting away the wire screen. There
Is n'o clue by which the parties can be
Identified.
T\vrlftli Itiillnnii Cavalry llciiiiloii.
LINCOLN , Aug. 31. ( Special. ) .foromo
Shamp , president of the Twelfth Indiana
Cavalry association , has sent out notices for
the annual reunion of that regiment at
South Bend , Ind. , on Wednesday nnd Thurs
day , September 27 and 28. Nebraska mem
bers cf the association are requested to be
present.
ICnox Comity Fnlr.
CREIGHTON , Neb. . Aug. 31. ( Special. )
The Knox County Fair association has de
cided to hold the county fair hero September
7 , S and 9. The premiums , in all the usual
departments of a county fair , are said to bo
good and will doubtless bring much farm
produce and stock to the fair.
Norfolk Home AVlim the Ilncc.
MADISON , Neb. , Aug. 31. ( Special
Telegram. ) There was n race here today
between Norfolk nnd Madison horses. The
former won. During the race Fred Miller
of Battle Creek and a man named Robin
son from Falrvlcw got Into a light and Mil
ler was badly used up.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
E. Cloyor , city clerk of Schuyler , wns lu
town Wednesday.
M. L. Dolan , a Grand Island commission
man , Is In the city.
H. H. Loughrldge , a Lincoln Insurance
man , was In the city Wednesday.
Dr. Frederick J. Wearne has returned
from Manltou and Colorado Springs.
W. C. Irvine , the Hess , Wyo. , stockman
and banker , Is In the city on business.
Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Glbbs left lost even
ing for a two-weeks' outing in Colorado.
Ben Coirins , Jr. , of the Monarch Lumber
company , St. Louis , Is at the Her Grand.
Mr. nnd Mrs. G. W. Hull of Silt Lnko
nre exposition visitors registered nt the Her
Grand.
Dr. W. N. Dorward returned Thursday
evening from a five weeks' hunting trip la
the Shoshone reservation , Wyoming.
E. M. Tousley , state deputy head consul
In Colorado for the Modern Woodmen of
America , was In Omaha Thursday ou a
brief visit.
Mrs. Herman Bellstedt and son and Mr.
L. Ballenbcrg nnd daughter have arrived
In the city and are guests at the Her Grand
hotel. They will visit the exposition for
two weeks.
J. , A. Brehany , manager of the Pain Fire
works company , left the exposition grounds
Thursday for Chicago , where he will rpond
several days with Mrs. Brebany , the well
known concert singer.
Henry V. Hoagland , chief of police of
Lincoln , was a visitor at the exposition
Thursday. Mr. Hoagland has been chief of
police for two years and was formerly dep
uty sheriff of Lancaster county.
W. T. Caldweir of Chicago Is at the Her
Grand. Ho says he was at Des Molnes
Wednesday night and It was almost Im
possible for him to find a room In the
town , as the attendance at the state fair
was enormous.
Captain Ed Strelght of the Second Ne
braska regiment was in the city Thursday ,
having been called hero by t'e presence
of the First Nebraska boys. Captain
Strelght was with the Second at Chlcka-
mauga and Is now the commanding officer
of the Lincoln Light infantry.
J. Stewart Dales , steward of the State
university , was an Interested visitor at the
exposition Thursday afternoon and evening.
Ho attended the concerts by the Bellstedt
band and expressed himself as highly
pleased with the music. Mr. Dales' daugh
ter , Miss Silence Dales , Is one of the most
promising young violinists In the state and
she will in all probability ho heard in
Omaha during the coming season.
Rev. 0. L. Uamsey , pastor of the Meth
odist church at Lander , Wyo. , accompanied
by his wife , are visitors In this city. Rev.
Ramsey goes from here to Valentino , his
old home , to attend the conference of the
Methodist churches In northwest Nebraska.
Harry D. Clark , manager of the Evans
hotel at Hot Springs , S. D. , Is visiting In the
city. Mr. Clark reports that tbo present
season nt Hot Springs has been the best In
the history of that resort.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fnlr Friday niul Mnturilny ; Cooler in
\urtliwent 1'ortlonj South to
WeHt V.II | < ! H.
! WASHINGTON , Aug. 31. Forecast for
Friday and Saturday :
i ' For Nebraska Fnlr Friday and Saturday ;
cooler Saturday In northwest portion ; south
to west winds.
,
For Iowa , Missouri and Kaneao Fair Fri
day and Saturday ; southerly winds.
' For South Dakota Fair Friday ; warmer in ,
eastern portion ; Saturday fair ; cooler ; south
to west winds ,
I.OL-nl Itrrord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATJIEU HIWEAU.
OMAHA , Aug31. . Omaha record of tem
perature and precipitation , compared with
the corresponding : day of the last three
years :
ISM. 1833. 1S97. 169i
Maximum temperature. . . . SS 91 92 76
M'.nimum temperature. . , . GO 71 til gg
Average tumporaturu 77 SI 7S 03
I'n-cipftatlon 07 .00 .00 ,00
llccuril of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for -.his day and since March 1 ,
IfiM :
Normal for the day 70
KXPC-SS for the day 7
Accumulated deficiency rinpo March 1. . . 190
NOT A POSSIBLE CANDIDATE
Reasons Why the Renomlnation of Albyn
Frank Would Intite Disaster ,
RECORDS SHOW HIM UNWORTHY OF TRUST
Iltiftlnrnn of Illn Onico linn Horn Pcr-
IMeiitljJfORlectoil nml Dlmlioti-
cut Method * Ilnvc Horn fre
quently I'nrimed.
It Is conceded on nil hands that Douglas
county is to bo the decisivebattlefield , In
the campaign of 1809. It goes without
oaylng that the character of the nominees
for the principal offices on the county tickets
will bo nn Important factor in determining
the outcome of the battle. The growing
sentiment among those interested In repub
lican success Is that the coming county con
vention must bo Impressed with the impera
tive necessity of nominating n ticket com
posed of men whoso records need no du-
fense. The apprehension thnt men are
liable to bo foisted on the party whoso
nomination would imperil party success is
growing stronger from day to day. This
eentlment is especially pronounced regard
ing the candidacy of Albyn Frank , who Is
making desperate efforts to secure a re-
nomination as' clerk ot the district court.
It Is the current belief'that Frank's neglect
of the duties of his oftlco nnd the gross If-
regularities , if not absolute dishonesty , In
the conduct of its affairs , would not onlj
defeat his election , but would prove dis
astrous to the whole ticket.
The financial difficulties in which Frank
has been Involved nro notorious , His po
litical campaigning Is baaed on the idea
that money Is the main factor In Influenc
ing the voters , and his reckless and openly
corrupt expenditures have been dlegraccful
features of every campaign In which ho has
participated. Ho secured hla nomination
by the lavish distribution of thousands ot
dollars nnd his election was compassed by
the expenditure ot thousands more. Slnco
then his money has boon thrown broadcast
to prevent the legislature from abolishing
the fee eystom nnd In purchasing the ad
herence of blackmailing publications and
corruptible politicians.
When Frank begnn his campaign for the
nomination for clerk of the district court
four years ago his brother , Elmer , was clerk
of the United States court and they sup
posed that it Aibyn attained his ambition
they would keep both these lucrative offices
In the family. Their campaign from the
outset was characterized by the wholesale
use of corruption funds. Persons in a posi
tion to know the facts state that their total
expenditures to land Albyn Frank In the
district clerk's ofllco were from $20,000 to
$22,000.
Scon after election It developed that the
funds that had been expended BO recklessly
constituted a part of the trust funds held
by Elmer Frank as clerk ol the United
States court. It appears that the money ,
which belonged to the Judgment fund , had
not been deposited In the name ot the gov
ernment. In due time a special agent of the
Department of Justice came to Omaha from
Washington to Investigate , but Elmer Frank
was in Chicago and the bank refused to allow
the agent to examine his account. When
the government was about to begin a prose
cution the defalcation was made good and
the matter apparently dropped.
In order to square up the account with the
government Albyn Frank signed notes with
his brother and these were deposited in the
bank as security for the amount the bank
advanced to balance the depleted Judgment
fund account.
Converted Funds nt the Outnet.
When Frank took charge of the office ot
clerk of the district court in January , 1896 ,
about $20,000 was turned over to him by his
predecessor , Frank E. Moores. In the mean
time the bank was pressing him for a settle
ment of toe notes and Frank hod scarcely
wanned his chair In the clerk's office when
he converted the funds that had been turned
over to him by Moorea to make the bank
good for the amounts it had advanced on his
notes. This left him short in his accounts
at the very beginning of his official term and
ho was made uneasy by a disposition on the
part ot the Board of County Commissioners
to institute an investigation of the condition
of the office. It was Imperative that some
money bo raised to make his accounts good
in case an Investigation was ordered and to
accomplish this Frank had recourse to a very
remarkable expedient.
In February , 1897 , Frank borrowed $15,000
from a capitalist , for which he gave twenty
notes for $1,000 each , payable monthly. The
last note was due In October , 1898 , thus
giving the lender a bonus of $5,000 for the
use of $15,000 for from one to twenty
months. In addition to this the money
lender held a written contract , In which it
was agreed that he should have practical
control of the clerk's office until the full
amount was paid. Thus Frank abdicated the
entire control of his office.
The money thus borrowed was placed In n
safe deposit vault to bo used IX an investiga
tion ot the office was ordered. As a matter
ot fact the investigation scare proved un
called for. The county commissioners not
only neglected to order nn examination of
Frank's account , but. In spite of the facts
that have since become notorious , no in
vestigation has been ordered to this day.
Consequently only a part of the money bor
rowed on purh extravagant terms was ever
used and $10,000 of it was recalled after the
time for which the notes were to mature
had expired.
In the meantime the affairs of Frank's
office were going from bad to worse. Dur
ing the first three years Frank was seldom
In the office and the business was left In the
hands of a deputy imported from Lincoln ,
who conducted It to suit hlmfwlf. Several
Instances of Illegal proceedings were brought
to the notice of the Board of County Com
missioners and in every cnso an investiga
tion proved the charges to bo well founded ,
Hut the board merely tqok perfunctory ac-
tlon calculated to prevent a repetition of
these particular abuses nnd sedulously re
frained from making any official effort to
ascertain how far the Irregularities extended ,
Iloodlr nt Lincoln.
Frank was spending large sums of money
to corrupt legislators and prevent the aboli
tion of the fee system that was threatened by
every legislature. In 1897 be Is said to have
spent $3,500 at Lincoln to sidetrack the bill
making the office a salaried position. Ilia
deputy , Dave Harris , acted aa his representa
tive In the distribution of the boodle. At
the last session Frank nnd his barrel were
again In evidence. Ills first move was' to
arrive at Lincoln with two Jugs of whisky ,
and ns a beginning some of the Douglas
county delegates became hilarious at bis ex
pense. This time , however , the eentlment
against the fee system was too strong to
be overcome and Frank was unable to cor
rupt enough members to defeat the bill ,
although a pot ot $3,500 was put up for that
purpose. I i
It has been expected that , In view of thews' '
I
known conditions , Frank would not be a ; '
candidate for re-election. In spite of his
vulnerable record , however , he Is Insisting
on being renomlnated for n second term and
has enlisted In his support a coterie of poli
ticians who see nothing Improper in his corrupt -
rupt methods. i ( i
Frank's reply to the charges that are
made against him Is a general denial.
Kriiiik' * ( Ji-iirriil Denlnl.
He declares that there has been no Irregu
larity or fraud In the conduct of bis office.
He say a that his misfortunes are due to the
troubles of his brother ; that these have kept
him Kick during the last three years and
that this Is the reason why he has spent' .
so little time In bis office. He asserts I
that there is no shortage la his accounts ;
that he has never tnken n dollar from the
county thnt did not belong to him and that
nil his accounts are perfectly straight.
In regard to hh reputed corrupt methods
In political matters , ho says thnt these
stories are either exaggerated or untrue ,
He denies that he put up n pot of $3,500 In
1S97 to prevent the legislature from passing
the bill making the clerk's ofllco a salaried
position and says thnt his expenditures at
Lincoln last winter consisted of n merely
nominal nmount , which was used for Icgltl-
mate expense * .
In view of the wide circulation that these
charges have acquired nnd the disastrous
results thnt would follow his nomination. If
what Is alleged Is tnie , The Bee has caused
n thorough examination ot the county
records to bo made , with n view to bringing
out the exact facts in regard to Frank's
conduct of the clerk's office. These facts
will convince every Impartial reader that
Frank not only suffers from an Impcdl-
ment In his veracity , but has Inld himself
liable to Impeachment If the Board of
County Commissioners would do Its duly
Full particulars will be published In sue-
cecdhiB Issues of The Bee.
_ _ _ _
Second AVnnl Ilriuilillotiti Chili.
The Second Wnrd Republican club hold
nn enthusiastic meeting nt the hall , 1443
South Sixteenth street , last night. Speeches
were made by C. E. Elgntter , E. C. Wol-
cott and V. Buresh. A resotlitlon was
adopted In favor of n single list of delegates
to bo voted for nt the prltnnrlni , these to
bo Instructed for the candidate for county
treasurer receiving the most votes in the
ward. The names of the two candidates
living In the ward , Fred Brunlng and
Ocorgo Anthes , will be placed on the tick
ets for the primaries. The delegates were
selected by ballot and the list Is ns fol
lows : D. W. Glfbort , Frank Urban. Joseph
Knvnn , II , H. Hoyles , Anton Kment , B.
Mnlstrom , Frank Slmorad , William Nlcklos ,
Joseph Kasper and William Glesclman , Jr.
Iitlliiir Diiy I'roKriim ,
The entertainment committee of the Central -
tral Labor union has nearly completed the
program for the Labor day celebration and
wlir have It prepnred for announcement
Friday. It has been settled that the pa
rade will form at the corner of Capitol
avenue and Fourteenth street at 9:30 :
o'clock Monday morning.
The line of march will be through the
principal streets to'tho exposition grounds ,
where a carnival of sports will bo held.
There wllf be athletic contests nml games.
The lending feature of the amusements will
bo n base ball game between two of the
best local nines.
Members of the brotherhood from South
Omaha and Council Bluffs will attend In
large delegations.
WOMAN PRESIDENT IN JAIL
Ilcnil of California Itallroiul In Dlncl-
lilliietl for Her Itrfuiml to Pro
duce the Hook * .
SAN FHANCISCO , Aug. 31. The only
woman president of a railway company In
the United States was formally committed
to the county Jail for flvo days for contempt
of court by Judge Troutt today. The
woman In question Is Mrs. Annie Kline
Rlkert nnd the railway corporation ot
which she is the head Is the Stockton &
Tuolomno Railway company.
Some time ago Charles Erlchson , a con
tractor , sued the company to recover $8,7C5
for labor performed and material furnished.
When the case came up for trial on Monday
R. S. Clark , secretary of the company , was
ordered to produce the books of the corpora
tion In court. On .the following ilay he re
ported that the president , Mrs. Rlkert , de
clined to allow the books to leave the com
pany's office. The court thereupon ordered
Mrs. Rlkert to bring the books Into court
without fall. Mrs. Rlkert again Ignored the
order and the court fined her $250 for con
tempt and sentenced her to Jail for five
days. Subsequently Judge Troutt remitted
the fine Imposed upon Mrs. lUkert , but the
commitment to Jail was allowed to stand ,
the same' ' to go Into effect today. .
. The refusal of the company to pay Erich-
son's claim was based on the fact that the
contract was not authorized by tbo Board of
Directors. Erlchson claimed that it was
and that the books of the company would
show It. To determine this point the books
were ordered produced.
HYMENEAL
Ilan ma ii-St liefer.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Aug. 31. ( Special. )
A notable society wedding took place In
this city yesterday. The contracting parties
were Miss Elizabeth Stucfer , eldest daugh
ter of President William Stuefer of the
West Point National bank of this place , to
John T. Baumann , assistant cashier In the
same institution and eldest son of Otto Bau-
mnnn of the West Point Brewing associa
tion. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. A. R. E. Oelsclaeger of the St. Paul's
German Lutheran church. A large number
of relatives and friends of the newly wed
ded pair were present and a largo number
of costly gifts were made. After the recep
tion the pair left for an extended visit to
( Michigan and eastern points. Both bride
and croom were born and reared In this
city.
\Vebber-Oehlrlch.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Aug. 31. ( Spe
cial , ) Alfred Webber of Omaha and Miss
Josle Oohlrlch were united In marriage In
this city by Rev. Mr. Freund , pastor of the
Gorman Lutheran church. After partaking
of a bountiful supper Mr. nnd Mrs. Webber
departed for their homo in Council Bluffs.
IIofTiiiiui-Yofiriile.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Aiiff. 31. ( Spe
cial. ) John W. Hoffman of Pacific Junction
uud Mru. Vlletln Vogule of Fremont county
were united in marriage this afternoon by
Police Judge Archer.
DEATH RECORD.
Former CJoviTnor of Town.
LOS ANGELKS , Aug. 31. Ex-Govornor
Samuel Merrill of Iowa died this evening at
i the ago of 73 years ,
I i About a week ago Governor Merrill suffered - '
fered a stroke of paralyals and but llttlo
hopes of his recovery were entertained. He
was Injured eciverely in nn ekctile car ac-
oldent several months ago and ho never
entirely recovered from the shock.
KmnU vH , riiiiiiiplon IIHIInrillNt.
GRAND KAPIDS , Mich , , Aug. 31. A tele
gram received by Dr. J , D , Peters , father-
in-law of Frank Ives , the champion billiard
player , announces the letter's death , which
occurred at Progrcwo , Mexico. Consump
tion was the cause of death.
Ives' body will bo brought to Plalnwell ,
Mich , , at which place ho was born In 18C8.
fiiilttlc IlcNioiiNiof | ICi-llcr ,
NEWARK , O , , Aug. 31. Henry Hobart
went to the homo of his son-in-law , north
of hero , late Inet night and the two men
soon became Involved In a quarrel. Hobart
pulled a revolver , shooting Keller In the
breast. Keller drew a gun and shot Hobart
through the heart , killing him Instantly.
Keller la reported today to have u chance of
recovering.
TU UKAI.TV .UAUKIJT.
INSTRirMENTS filed for record.Thumlay ,
August 30 , wMli the county clerk ;
-\Vnrrniity Dci-ilH.
David MacAflnn and wife to L. A.
Clark , lot B , MocAsIan'o subdivision. , ) 1
J. M. Wefterlleld and wife to W. A.
McColllster. lot 9. Mo , AVP. Pic. Ext , SM
South Omaha Havlngo bank to Alice
Easter , lot 19 , block 4 , W. L. Selby'g
first addition to South Omaha 123
Same to same. Jot 20 , block 4. same. . . 123
N. M. Eean and husband to W. H.
Slaughter , n. 27 feet lot 4. block 73 ,
South Omaha , 2coo
Lena Holt and husband to Frank
Mlaekao. lot 8 , block 13. Pnrk For
est addition . , , . . , 1DO
IH-rilx.
Sheriff to J. J. Monell , jr. , ex. ; lot 6 ,
block 2 , I-tfkevlew addition , , 628
Total amount of transfers . .J 4.C19
BLACK HILLS METHODISTS
, Annual Oonforanoa in Session nt Slnrgls
Until Sunday Nigbt.
BISHOP V/ARREN / THE PRESIDING OFFICER
:
I'lvo CnndlilnteM for AilniUnlon to the
Mill In try Moit of the Chiirehen
Heiiort a lletter Condition
'I'llnn n Yenr
STUUO1S , S. D. . Aug. 31. ( Special. ) The i
annual conference of the Ulnck Hills Mctho-
dlst churches convened In thin city today nnd ;
will continue In session during the remainder
i of the week until Sunday night. Bishop i
Warren of Denver will preside at the meet
ings. There nro flvc young men to receive i
i examinations for work done during the last
j year for admittance Into the ministry.
I t At this conference delegates will be elected
I to attend the general conference which will
I meet In Chicago In May , at which time the i
' laws of the church will be made and revised ,
i This will bo the Ilrst time In the history of
the Black Hills conference that delegates
I will be appointed for the general convention.
| ' There are at present twenty-two ministers i
of the Methodist denomination In the Black ;
Hills who look after about seventy congrega
tions , made up of about 10,000 people. There i
, will beery few changes mnclo this year In
the charges of the Hills. There are n few
vacancies which will bo filled. By the
resignation of Dr , Lymer , who has recently
been assigned to n church In Iowa , from the
presidency of the Black Hills college nt Hot
Springs , nnd the election of llcv. Pylo to this
I ' position , the Methodist church In this city Is
i left without n pastor.
I i Most of the chitrches have reported nt the
quarterly conference n much better condi
tion than n year ago. One of the Important
matters to consider at this conference IB the
twentieth century fund , the churches of the
, United States having undertaken to ralso
I , $20,000,000 In the next two years.
WAITING ON GOVERNOR LEE
South Dakota n-ieeutlve lln.i .Spec I ill
Senxtiui lluextloii Under Coii-
xlderntloii.
HUnON , S. D. , Aug. 31. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Eminent Jurists and members of the
South Dakota bar have endorsed 'tho ' opinion
given by Governor Lee and by Attorney
General Pylo , relative to a special session
of the legislature nnd an appropriation for
paying the expenses of transporting the
First regiment , South Dakota volunteers ,
from San Francisco to the utate. General
Pyle holds that the governor Is solo judge
of what constitutes sufficient le al notice
and what Is an extraordinary occasion , that
the legislature on assembling may agree
with the governor on this point or not , but
If they do agree then their acts are legal
beyond any doubt. Touching the legality
of an appropriation Mr. Pylo holds that such
appropriation would bo constitutional nnd
gives numerous authorities In the affirmative
on this question. As a majority of both
branches of the legislature express o. will
ingness to attend the special session for
actual expenses , the governor's action Is
awaited with anxiety.
Cnvnlry Troop for Deiulirooil.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Aug. 31. ( Special. )
Captain Bostwlck has received his first or
ders from Adjutant General Humphrey of
this state , which pertain to the organiza
tion of the troop of cavalry. The troop Is
to bo known as Troop A of the South Da
kota National guard. It is agreed by those
entering the trocp that the state will nnt
pay any expenses of the organization until
such'tlmo as the legislature may make
an appropriation for the State National
guard. The captain of the troop Is required
to give , a bond of $2,000 and the lieutenants.
$1,000 each for the safe keeping of the ord
nance entrusted to the troop by the govern
ment.
FIRE RECORD.
Fnrni IIoiiHe nt HunlivlIIe.
RUSHVILLE , Neb. , Aug. 31. ( Special. )
The house of Paul Grossenberg , living nbout
fifteen miles southwest of Rushvlllc , was
burnt to the ground this morning and
everything consumed In the flames except
a couple of tables and chairs. The Hro
Is a complete mystery and It occurred while
Grossenberg was working on the farm cf
n neighbor , a mlle nwny. His wife had left
the house to feed the pigs about 9 o'clock in
the mornjug and on returning to the house
found the front part In flames near -he i
door which she could . 1 '
, not pasa. She hastened -
tened to her husband and gave the : ilam .
and neighbors tried to save port if the I
contents of the house , but It was f'ltllc. ! i
Tbo total loss is between $700 and $800. j |
No Insurance.
Third Cavalry Kiiiliurkn.
SEATTLE , Wash , , Aug. 31. The remainIng -
Ing troopers of the Third cavalry , ninety
men , under command of First Lluutennnt
Johnstono , embarked today fur Manila en
the transport Victoria , which E.tlleil for
Tacoma , whcro HH cargo will bo completed ,
The Victoria carried 200 cavalry horses.
Dean the / > 8 W You Have Always Bou hl
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Nightly r.inlbslons , Lost Munhood , Hydrocclo
Verlcocclc , Gonorrhea , Gleet , Syphilis , Strict
ure , Piles , Fistula and Rectal Ulcers und
All Private Diseases
and Disorders of Men.
STRICTURE AND GLEET
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119 So. nth St. OHAHA.
Miitlirrn' .Motliem :
Mrs , Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has be < n
used for over fifty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teething
with perfect success. It soothes the child ,
oftens the jjuma. allays all pain , cures
wind cello and Is the best r medy for
Diarrhoea , Sold ty druggluts In every part
of the world , IJa fcure and ask for "Mrs.
WlnBlaw'n Soothing Syrup" and take no
other kind , 25 centm a bottle.
NOTHING IS BETTER
Impossible to Manufacture a Hst-
tor Remedy.
Uiiinliii I'roplr Mnko ( Jood AVItnrfuir *
of the huriTNH It linn Ai'lilo oil.
There can bo nothing better for backache ,
nervousness , sleoplessnotri and all nllnionta
arising from kidney disorders than Mor
row's Kld-nr-olds. It Is Impossible to man
ufacture a better kidney remedy. Kld-no-
olds contain the very best Ingredients thnt
are good for ailments arising from the kid
neys. The vnst number of people In this
city who have testified to the merits ot
Kld-ne-olds Is sufllrlent proof that none ot
our ctulins are false ,
, Mrs. C. K. Smith , 23S Sherman Avo. , sayst
"I have suffered from kidney trouble for
the past six or seven years. I had a so-
vcro pain In my hack nnd wns troubled
with nervousness , headaches and swelling
of the feet and ankles. I tried different
kinds of kidney remedies , but they did not
seem to help mo. 1 heard about Morrow's
Kld-ne-olds nnd decided to try thorn. I
took them according to directions nnd they
have completely relieved mo of all my for
mer troubles. "
Morrow's Kld-ne-olds nro nnt pills , but
YclFow Tablets nnd sell nt fifty cents a box
nt all drug stores nud by the Meyers-Dillon
Drug Co.
Mailed on receipt of prico. Manufact
ured by John Morrow & Co. , Chemists ,
Springfield , Ohio.
j
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to the woman who peetn1/ between Sept.
1st nnd 15th the Krenlcat number of Whllo
Russian soup wrappers. NO wrappers
turned In before Sept. 1st nor after 2 o'clock
p. m. Sept. 15th will bo counted In this Jlfl
contest , but ench nml cviry wrapper , no
mutter when turned In. will count in the
grand prlzo contest t'mlliiK Dec , 20th , 1SD9 ,
when the woman having the greatest num
ber of
RUSSIAN SOAP WHAPI'KUS
to her credit will receive a a present n
$250.00 Alaska sealskin jacket ninde to meas
ure. There will nl o be nine additional
prizes. Two valued at $23 each nnd Bcvtm
of $10 cash each.
These cor ests open only to the women ot
Nebrnnku. nnd the city of Council Bluffs , In.
Bring or neml nil wrappers to Jns. S. Klrlc
& Co. , 3M S. 12th St. , Umiilm.
Lilllle A. Tlnffntz , Colutnbup , Neb. , had
the greatest number of White Kueslnn soap
wrappers up to noon , Aug. 31 , and receives
the $10 cosh prize.
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Something lAbont the Different
KlnilH ntiil Tliclr Curative POTV >
em Why Dr. Dennett'H llelt loc
Not Hum anil llllxter Like tlig
Old-Style llelt. .
Dr. Bennett's Electric Belts are certain
nnd guaranteed cures for all the diseases
for which he recommends them. I Icno'xv
Just what Electricity will do when applied
by my Bolt thercfoie I can uuhesltntinijly
guarantee a permanent cure in ever case.
It Is no experiment. I do not write pro-
scrlptlons nnd haven't for years. I don't
think I ever will again. In ray office you
will find conscientious physicians who have
given up the drug practice because they
know drugs will not cure obstinate and
mortifying diseases. Drugs actually oppose
nature at every turn. No physician will
deny that Electricity Is the vital nnd nerve
force of every human being. When thera
Is a lack of Electricity In the system yoi
nro sick. Dr. Bennett's Klectrlo rielt 'Is to
supply this lost Electricity.
E otr-Sclly as nppllei
by my bcflt I gunruntc <
to cure Varl cocolc , 8e\ .
uaj Impoljnc y , Lost Man-
hood , Sperm-
ftto r r h o e a
nnd all Bexu-
al Dlenix-3 |
restores shr
nnkcn
or un
developed p nrtn and loaf
Vitality ; cu res Kidney ,
Llvor and Bladder Troubles , Constipation ]
Dyspepsia , Fcmalo Complaints , etc.
1)11. lUCiXMSTT'S m.KCTHIO IIEJ.T
will euro you rest assured of that. Th
few dollars you pay for It wouM not pay
many doctor's bills nor fill a great many
prescrlptlone. It will bo worth more than
dollars and cents to you. It will surclj
bo worth life Itself. No family should b
without an Electric Belt , it will stop all
aches and pains and do It quickly. It Is
moro necessary to a family than a boUU
of camphor.
My Belt baa soft , silken , chamois-covered
oponga electrodes that render this burning
and blistering a physical Impossibility. You
know these belts that have bare metal elec
trodes which accumulate verdigris are dan
gerous for you to wear. Verdigris Is a
deadly poison. Of course persons who sell
you bare jnt-tal electrode belts tell you to
fiandpaper the verdigris off but then , you
know you might leave a little on by mlstak
Borne time.
If you live out of the city wrlto to Dr ,
Bennett nbout your cone. I will send you
a book about Eloctrlclty , uymptorn blanki
nnd literature. If you live In town call al
my ofllccs and your case will be diagnosed
and advlco given without coit. My EIeo >
trlcal Suspensory for the euro of the vari
ous weaknesses of men Is FKKK to every
male purchaser of one of my Belts. Soli
only by
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