THE OStAIIA DAILY 1113E : TUESDAT , KEPTEjrBEll 12 , 1890. ! 1
FOOTER TO TAKE SO ACTION
Qorernor Decided Not to Mak K Oontoit on
the Pur Peed Liw.
WAIT FOR REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH IT
Cornell In Trying ( n ISxercInc I'nllrrlre
Until Ilic IJcivi-riior Tnkrn tlir
InnurniK'p Controversy
Into the Courln.
LINCOLN , Sept. II. ( Special. ) Governor
Toyatcr today announced that probably no
fit op nould be tnkcn to contest the pure food
law , the constitutionality of which la de
nied by Auditor Cornell , until some one out-
nldo of the nlnte hot. so refuses to comply
with HB provlHlons. This hiw relate * only
to the manufacture of dairy products , but-
tcrlne , cider and vinegar. So far no man
ufacturer of way of these products has re
fused to be governed by the law. It Is
thought , however , that the stand taken by
the auditor will have the effect of Influenc-
IUK manufacture's to rtleregard the act. If
tills Is dune proceedings will be commenced
at once by Deputy Commissioner Illbbard ,
and such litigation would , of course , Involve
the legality of the act under which ho Is act-
lag.
Auditor Cornofl Is patiently waiting for
Governor Poynter to take the Insurance con
troversy Into the courts. The latter as
sorted this afternoon that he had no Inten-j
tlon of bringing suit ugalnst the auditor.
Deputy Commlbeloucr IJryant nnd Governor
1'oynter today addressed a somewhat lengthy
communication to the attorney general
touching the Insurance question , but Its
content * , are kept a state secret.
Deputy Commissioner Uryant today dealt
another blow at the lloyal Oaks Insurance
company of Omaha. For some weeks past
this concern has been doing business In
Nebraska unJer a license granted by Au
ditor Cornell , against the protest of the head
of the new Insurance department , and after
the refusal of the latter to grant It a license.
According to Mr. llryant's decision the
company did not meet the requirements of
the law governing fraternal Insurance comi
panlea In that It did not have the requisite
number of mo-nbers to entitle It to a
license to do an Insurance business of this
character. The company waa subnequontly
chartered by the auditor. Mr. Bryant later
advUed the attorney general of the action
of the auditor In licensing the company ,
holding that It was doing business Illegally
under a license granted by that official
without authority. The attorney general re
fused to take the matter Into the courts ,
which. If done , would have Involved the lo
cality of the Weaver act. Numerous com-
plalnta against this company and. an Iowa
concern , which Is nlso alleged to be dolnc an
illegal business , have been flted recently In
th Insurance department.
Ilryaiit Explain * .
The following letter , written this morn
ing by Mr. Bryant , exr'alns the altuatlon
regarding the Omaha concern :
LINCCEft , Nob. , Sept. 11 , 1899. C. E.
and P. W. Richards , Red Oak , la. , Gentle
men : Your letter of September 6 received
and thft contents duly noted. I quote the
following from your letter :
" ' Inform whether
'Will you please mo
there la a fraternal life Insurance society
or company named the Royal Oaks author
ized to do business In Nebraska ? Also will
you please inform me whether you have
begun any action against the said company
or ita officers ? Also what Is the penalty. If
any , for conducting ouch a company In Ne
braska without a proper charter of author
ization by the state ? My reason for these
inquiries Is the fact that a client of mine
lias been paying dues Into a company of that
name .and fcara that he has been putting it
into a worthless concern. '
"There la a pretended life Insurance com
pany or society named the Royal Oaks , pretending
tending to do business in this state.
"Thoy are not legally authorized to do
business In Nebraska.
"I have not begun any action against said
company or its officers for the reason that
it Is not ID my power to do so. I have made
complaint to the attorney general and there
iny duty ends.
"A company doing Illegal business In the
state Is to be enjoined from so doing by
civil action.
"Your client IB eminently correct In be
lieving that ho has been putting money Into
a worthlesa concern.
"I have the honor to bo your obedient
servant , WILBUR F. BRYANT. "
Another Explanation.
Deputy Commissioner Bryant today made
public the following statement In response
to numerous requests to cancel the payment
of insurance claims :
The Insurance bureau created by the
Weaver law , house roll 191 , Is no collection
agency. It will not Interfere In any man
ner when an Insurance company refuses to
pay a claim under n policy. An Insurance
company has na much rlsnt to defend
against a claim us nny person or corp-'ra-
tion hoj * . It Is the sole jurtffe of the Justice
nnd lesnllty of Its own defense until a court
ha juLgsed upon the question. This bureau
will not only refuse to cancel the license
of a company to do business upon its re
fusal to pay a claim , but It will refuse to
use In uny manner its Influence toward ef
fecting a uettlement. Such matters are no
buslnuw of this bureau. Whenever a Judg
ment has been obtained against an insur
ance company and an execution has been
returned nulla bona the company's license
ivlll be cancelled on the ground of Insolv
ency , an-1 In no other Instance will we in-
tsee WILHUlt F. URYANT.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner.
Wolfe l.rancH
Land Commissioner Wolfe baa returned
from n loaning tour in the counties of
Dundy. Hitchcock , Chase , Hayes , Sheridan
nnd Cherry , at which ho offered for leaao
and leased land as follows :
In Dunily county he offered and leased
nil that was vacant , 29,097 acres , on an aver
age valuation of B5 cents per aero.
In Hitchcock county be offered and leased
all that was vacant , 10,040 acres , nt an aver
age valuation of 11.29 per acre and recelvod
a bonus of $41,00 ,
In Hayes county ho offered and least-d all
that was vacant , 9,760 acres , at nn average
valuation of 62 cents per acre.
In Chase county ho offered and leased all
that was vacant , 21,080 acres , at an average
valuation of 30 cents per acre ,
In Sheridan county he offered and leased
all that was vacant , 28,890 acre * * , at an aver
age valuation of 82 cents per aero and re
ceived f5C bonus.
In Cherry county he offered 101,000 acres
and leased 48,268 at an average valuation of
32 cents per acre , and received bonuses in
the amount of $92,42.
On this trip he offered 204,867 acres and
leased all except In Cherry county , at an
average valuation of 65 cents per acre. Thu
'annual Income from the land Mr Wolfe
leased jn this trip will amount to J4.S37.32.
On hla first leasing tour through Holt
and other northwestern counties he leased
120,919 acres at an average valuation of
T7 cunts per acre and on the second tour
through Lincoln , Klmball and other cnuntlei
lie Irabod 202,195 acres at an average valua
tion of 38 2-3 cents per acre.
On September 18 to 30 leasing auctions 1
will be helil In Hlalne , Box Butte , ( larfield.
Grant , Hooker , Logan , Loup , Thom and '
Sioux counties , and later In Dlxon. Frank-
llu , Frontier. Furiias , Grceley , Kearney ,
Knox , Rfd Willow and Sherman counties.
During 16 ; > 7 and 1S98 Commissioner Wolfe
put 640,000 acrt's of the school land under
leans and has thus far this year succeeded I
In l * Blns 717,542 acres ,
President J. A. Boat tie of the Peru Normal 1
nofiool reported to Superintendent Jackson
today that the attendance at that Institu
tion at the end of the first wrek was greater
than evt r bcfor * In Its history , with the
prospects good for a continued Increase.
Governor Foynter today received Invita
to attend the formal opening of the I
American Export exposition at Philadelphia. ,
September 14 , and to attend And participate
In the naval parade and reception In honor
of Admiral Devtey In New York , September
2 ! ) and 30.
Judge Frost in the district court this
afternoon granted the Injunction arked for
by Dr. 0. W. Farnam , restraining Mayor
Wlnnctt and members of the city council
from proceeding to settle the Judgment ob
tained against the L'ncoln ' Traction com
pany for J65.000. The Judgment rendered
In this c e was for Mll.OOO.1' The council
fif veral weeks ago voted to accvpt the propo
sition of the company to compromise for a
cash payment of $65,000.
Tfce regular mwtlng of Uio Sttvto Press
af-soda-llon was hold hero tonight. The
members present were : IJdgar Howard ,
I'apllllrm Times ; F. N. Mcrwln , Denver
Tribune. J. C. Severest , Lincoln Nowa ; W. '
N. HUM , Norfolk News : N. J. Ludl , Republican - '
publican City Democrat ; D. It. Cousin ,
O'Neill Frontier. The purpose of the m"et-
Ing Is to prepare a program for the annual
8 v lon , the dnto of which la set for Jan
uary 33 nnd 21 nt Lincoln.
iiKAur rou 'i tin K.\II , CAMPAIGN.
. Snllne nnd Hamilton County Itopnb-
llfiiii * .Niiiiilnnlp Cnndlilnlen.
WILUKH , Neb. . Sept. 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The republican county convention
today nominated J. 11. Doano for sheriff , H.
H. Hendcp for county tudge , Joseph W.
I Shabata for district clerk nnd W. H. Stalcy
for commissioner. I. A. Cummlngs of To
bias wat nominated for treasurer , George
J. Ireland of Crete for clerk , Prof. S. H.
i Martin for superintendent , Dr. Love for
1 coroner and Charles Turner for surveyor.
I Delegates to the state convention are :
Hugh McCarger , F. I. Foes , J. O. Goodwin ,
Jr. , Ed Mcllnay , C. W. Butler , J. V. Beghtol ,
Frank Jones , Frank Martell , G. D. Rndlcott ,
| I W. B. Chambers , J. H. Grimm , A. S. Sands ,
1 A. J. Johnson , C. R. Van Patten'Hcrschel
Smith , Wliriam Kaup , W. C. Davlson , C. W.
. Rlbblo and W. H. Staley.
I AURORA , Neb. , Sept. 11. ( Special. ) The
republican county convention made the fol
lowing nominations : County clerk , Jacob
Ulerbowcr , recently of Company M , First
Nebraska , Scovlllc , precinct ; county treas
I urer , A. W Harney , Valley precinct ; sheriff ,
B. F. Klker , Beaver ; county Judge , G. F.
Washburn , Union ; clerk district court , J. S.
i
Work , Aurora ; superintendent , Harry Eng
land , recently of Company M , First Ne
braska , Deep Well ; coroner. Dr. J. W.
i , Brnckett , South Platte ; surveyor , D. B.
Parks , Union ; commissioner. First district ,
T. A. McKay , Aurora. There wns much en
thusiasm and the opinion Is general the
ticket Is the strongest that could be nom
inated.
ELWOOD , Neb. , Sept. 11. ( Special. ) The
republicans of Gosper county have nomi
nated the followlnc county ticket : Walker
Smith , clerk ; F. W. Montgomery , treasurer ;
C. H. Blglow , superintendent of public
schools ; J. H. Courtrlght , sheriff ; Job Wlpp ,
surveyor ; J. B. Allen , county Judge ; P. J.
Daurent , coroner , and John Halller , commis
sioner.
The following were made delegates to the
state convention : D. H. Stark , Mut Lax ,
A. L. Squires , John Mullun ; and to the
Judicial convention , A. M. White , W. B.
Smith. D. J. Grosbart nnd Ira Sheets. The
convention was better attended and more
enthusiasm was displayed than for years.
TCilxnrnrd Jerome IMcndii Guilty.
FREMONT , Ne-b. , Sept. 11. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Edward Jerome woo arraigned In
the county court this afternoon on the
charge of shooting Jack Pope with intent
to kill and wound. Jerome looked rather
pale after his confinement and pleaded not
guilty to both charges and in default of
$4,000 ball was committed to Jail. Pope ,
contrary to the opinion of his physlctana ,
will recover and Is now able to walk across
his room. He Is afraid Jerome will make
another effort to kill him if ho is released
on ball.
Explosion at
HASTINGS , Neb. , Sept. 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Mrs. L. C. Hocking , wife of an
employe of the Northwestern railway , was
frightfully burned about the face and hands
by a gasoline explosion this evening while
lighting the stove to prepare aupper and
the house took fire. Neighbors extinguished
the fire In her clothing. It Is believed she
cannot live. The fire department put the flre
out with slight damage to the house.
Republicans May Soon Bny "Hello ! "
REPUBLICAN CITY , Neb. , Sept. 11 ,
( Special. ) The pole diggers of the Ne
braska Telephone company have reached
this place and a gang of thirteen men are
following about seven miles in the rear
putting up poles and stringing wire. They
cover about two mllea per day and within
ten days Republican City will have telephone -
phone connection with the outside world.
Tie More I'uiilnumciit Xecenimry.
TECUMSEH , Neb. . Sept. 11. ( Special. )
Thomas Tuylor and Frank Glllesple , who
have been awaiting trial In the county
Jail all summer on charges of petty larceny ,
have been given thedr liberty by the district
court. Glllesple was acquitted , but Taylor
was found guilty and was sentenced to
nlxty days. As he had already more than
served the tlmo ho was allowed to go.
Ternmach'N Ilnclne Program.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , Sept. 11. ( Special. )
The Johnson county fair will be held
September 19 , 20 , 21 nnd 22. Among other
things a good speed program has been pro
vided , Including a 3-mlnuto pace for $80 , a
2'25-trot for $125 , n free-for-all for $125 , a
running race for $50 , and three farmers'
races and one pfK-clal for smaller purses ,
Arremt of Kreil Illplce III lonrn.
FREMONT , Nob. , Stjpt. 11. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Sharlff KrcMer wns notified today
that Frrw' Hlpke , who Is wanted here for
orlmlnn' ' owiault on a girl named Ander-
on , rad been arrested at Ida Grove , la.
HlpK > refused to come without extradition
parent , which will bo forwarded as eoon as
pjisible.
ratal Accident nt AVnimn.
WAUSA. Nob. , Sept. 11. ( SpoIal. ) Swan
P. Johnson , a well-to-do farmer , while driv
ing n heavy load of lumber , fell under It
Saturday , In some unaccountable manner
and the wheels passed over hU head , crushIng -
Ing his skull. He leaves a widow and two
smaU children.
Snlelde o ( u Horseman ,
MASON CITY , la. , Sept. 11. ( Special. )
George R. Smith , a well-known dealer In
fast horses and senior member of the firm
of Smith Bros , , butchers , took mor-
I phlno at the Fair grounds and died , Letters -
| tors Baying ho had become discouraged
I were found ,
Itml Delit Collector lit Trouble.
i REPUBLICAN CITY , Neb. , Sept. 11.
' ( Special ) A man who was soliciting work
' as a collector of bad debts has bean ar-
nwtod here , charged with the theft of a
valise from a Dr McAllister of Farragtit ,
la. , and hiu been taken to Alma for ex
amination.
Taken IIIK nmporer'it Mackintosh.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Sept. 11. ( Spe
cial. ) A young man who gave his name as ;
\ Frank Decker and who has been working In
( Ed Fitzgerald's livery barn for a week , left
i last night , taking with him a mackintosh
> and some carpenter tools.
FUuliiK Mltli IMtcbforki.
REPUBLICAN CITY , Neb. , Sept. 11.
( Sprclal. ) The water Is so low In the Re
publican river at this plac that the fish
have gathered la pools and flshormen are
! gathering them In by the sackful , using
, pitchforks as spears ,
J The favorite whiskof iarauus men Is
I Harper , Because of Its smooth , exquisite
flavor , because of its matchless purity ; 1 > -
causa of Iti mellow ace. No wonder it's
tha favorite. Every drop sterling. Hur-
per Whiskey.
VALENTINE CONFERENCE 0'Ell '
Methodist Alignments for Year in North-
weal Nebraska District.
NEXT YEAR'S ' MEETING TO BE AT ALLIANCE
Her. . * . It , Jnllnn for Ministerial anil
ti. IK llornliy of Valentine fur
Iur Delegate to ( lie ( Jen-
em 1 Conference.
VALKNTINE , Neb. , Sept. 11. ( Special. )
The northwest Nebraska conference has
clmed. During the seMlon lllshop H. W.
Warren , D. D. L. L. I ) . , presided and Rev.
C. H. Ilurlclgh of Crawford lllU-d the omct !
of seorotary. About sixty delegates \\cro
prepent. The usual business of the conference -
ferenco was conducted. Special features
were the election of Rev. A. R. Julian as
ministerial and G. H. Hornby of this place
as lay delegate to the general conference at
Chicago next May. Rev. O. S. Baktr of this
place and II. L. Harvey wore left without
appointment and will attend school the coin
ing > C4U- . Two ministers were ordained dea
cons and ttto ciders. The conference closed
with the usual Sunday services yesterday ,
the chief feature of which was a Bormon by
the bishop.
Among the prominent visitors were : Dr.
W. T. Smith , missionary society ; Dr.
Hurd of the church exten3lon. Dr. Curtis ,
of the book concern , Dr. Gorst of the north
Nebraska conference and Dr. Rcos of
the Froedmon's Aid. The following Is
the list of appointments :
Chadron District J. A. Scamahorn , pre
siding elder , Gordon , Neb , ; Alliance , E. C.
Horn ; Box Butte , C L. Smith ; Chadron ,
D. J. Clark ; Crawford , C. H. Burlelgh ; Oor-
don , R. G. Easlcy ; Harrison , to be supplied ;
Hay Springs , T. J. Hazelton ; Hcmlnfiford ,
J. F. Youngmnn ; Lavoca , B. Hunt ; Lake
side , L. W. Horton ; Marsland , J. L. Ken
dall ; Morrlman , C. E. Connell ; Rushvlllc ,
to bo supplied ; Whitney , A. R. Julian ;
S. A. Beck , missionary in Korea ; O. L.
Ramsey , Wyoming.
Long Pine District P. H. Elghmy , pre
siding elder , Long Pine , Neb. ; Alnsworth ,
Ames Fetzer ; Atkinson , to be supplied ;
Brownlee , J. S. Campbell ; Butte , W. E.
Gray ; Bossctt , GcorgoA. Hanna ; Crookston ,
J. A. Johnson ; Johnstown , W. O. Glasncr ;
Long Pine , to be supplied ; Fountain Val
ley , L. Taylor ; Newport , V. C. Dnnlcls ,
Sprlngvlew , to be supplied ; Stuart , C. F.
Smith ; Simeon and Gordon Valley , J. L.
Baker ; Valentine , A. F. Cumbow.
Alliance was selected as the place for
holding the next annual conference.
Reception to 11 Soldier.
SIDNEY , Neb. , Sept. 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Tomorrow night a grand reception
will be tendered Frank II. Bordwell , late of
Company I , First Nebraska volunteers and
a veteran of the Spanish-American war.
Frank was born in this city twenty-four
years ago. All of the local lodges will
participate and the citizens generally will
unite In giving the boy a great send off.
The mammoth skating rink has been se
cured. Besides a grand banquet , In which
the best orators of the city will participate ,
a token will bo presented to young Bord
well In the shape of a handsome gold watch ,
chain and charm. The entire affair Is ex
pected to be one of the great epochs In the
history of Nebraska's little giant olty.
BACK FROM ALASKAN WILDS
Mark Pollock Return * from a TTTO
Years' Tour of the North-
ivest.
"Alaska is a great country , and , com
paratively speaking , little of Us wonderful
resources la known , " remarked Mark Pol
lock , who has Just returned from a tour of
two years' duration , most of which time
waa spent In trie unexplored regions of
Alaska , north and northeast of Dawson.
Mark Pollock reached Omaha Sunday ,
accompanied by Charles Swanson , who was
with him during the trip. With them they
have brought numerous pictures and
sketches , articles of Indian manufacture ,
and a dog that was used In packing limit
outfits over the mountains. Speaking of
the trip to the northwest , Mr. Pollock said :
"Wo left Dawson and went directly across
the country toward Prince Williams sound ,
climbing some of the worst glaciers in the
northwest. We were the first white men In
the Copper river country , and to reach It
we went over a glacier that was thousands
of feet high and hundreds of miles long. To
cress this great mountain of Ice occupied
forty-five days , during which tlmo we were
without wood for flre , much of the time
the murcury registering from forty to elxt >
degrees below zero. It was simply climbIng -
Ing up an Ice mountain and then climbing
down. Our freight we had to pack In relays -
lays , as it was Impossible to carry It all
at one load.
"Along the Copper river there are some
prospects of gold being found , but It is
difficult to say how extensive the mining
operations will bo carried on. It Is diffi
cult to get Into the country. There are but
two ways to reach the diggings. One 1ft
over the mountains of Ice and the other is
through a mountain pass that Is very nar
row and dangoroua , ns there is a constant
danger of snowslldes , which must prove
fatal to all who are caught by the sliding
enow.
"Northeast of the Copper river in the
Kctcham Stock hills we have located some
claims , but are unable to tell what will
bo found in them. Wo found good pros
pects , but our provisions were running low ,
and as wo wore aboti' TOO miles away from
any base of supplies , we had to hurry out
before doing any great amount of devel
opment work. These claims are on the
American sliio of the line , but dlfflcult to
roach. There Is gold all through that coun
try , nnd the opinion that prevails up there
Is that some day they will strike the
mother lode.
"Up where we wore the summer season
U short and hot. with a winter that la long
and cold. With the difficulty that must
be experienced In reaching the country
and the Inconveniences that follow , mines
must IMS very rich in order to be worked
uHli profit.
"As a resort for the hunter and ths
flbborman , that section of Alaska that we
visited cannot be excelled. Along the
rivers there are great forests of spruce anil
fir , filled with bear , cariboo , moose and
elk , while the streams are alive with trout
and salmon , There nre hundreds of lakes
not shown on the maps. Tney are sklrtel
with heavy timber and are full of fish. One
of these lakes Is fully as largo 03 Lake
Michigan. "
.Voles from tlie Courts ,
The will of the late Ellis L. Blerbo.ver ,
manager and receiver for the Omaha Water
Works company , which was filed on Auguet
15 , was probated yesterday morning In Judge
Baxter's court , and big wife , Mrs. Kleauora
L. Blerhower , was appointed executrix. Her
bond was placed at $35,000 , with James E.
Boyd , Joel N. Cornish und herself ua suru-
tles.
tles.Judge
Judge Baxter has appointed Patrick J.
Mclntyre guardian for his brother , Frrnk
, Mclntyre , a minor.
| In Judge Baxter's court thte morning the
{ defense in the arson case of Wolff Zach-
I arias and Phillip Nathan was taken up and
I the examination of witnesses In their behalf
1 commenced ,
i Judge Dickinson Is hearing the arguments
< of the attorneys In the Injunction suit from
I South Omaha Involving an attempt on the
part of the city council to repeal an ordl-
1 nance under which the Magic City Electric
Light and Po er company hae been granted
i a franchlte to light that city for the next
twenty years. Some time ago a temporary
I Injunction was Issued retraining the coun-
1 oilmen from proceeding furthir In th mat
ter , and the arguments are upon the hear
ing to make the restraining order a per
manent one. At a recent meeting of the
council an ordinance wag passed whereby
the plaintiffs were awarded a franchise to
light the city for twenty years , and now
the council seeks to pass n repealing ordi
nance revoking the franchise. The new
company Intends furnishing arc lights for
$10.30 , the present company charging $12
for the same. The city pays for about sixty
lights.
iloiJTH OMAHA NEWS.
There was n miniature boodle scandal nt
the meeting of the Board of Education last
j i night brought about by the purchase by n
I certain committee of a certain number of
I typewriters. The committee , It appears,1
originally favored Densrnoro or Remlngt m
1 ' machines , but later the order was given to
the Duusmores. Stewart , a representative
1 ' of the Oliver , BtatcJ that word hail been
sent to him that he could not get an orJor
unless he put up $ SO to square three demo
cratic members. Mcesrs. Wyman , Roberts
and Flcencc constitute the committee em
powered to purchase machines for the use
of the business department of the High
school. Wyman Is a republican and the other
I two are democrats. Stewart , upon bclnn'
' '
asked , further stated that ho had agreed
I with the Remington man to go In and fln.l
out what was rotten In the board and why
the Dcnsmore people had been given the
! ' order. A gcncral.coniment among the mem
bers followed Stewart's remarks and thin
Member Frcltog said that there wa evi
dently something rotten ; what It was ho did
not know , but ho Intended that the brard
should find out If the statements of Stewart
were true. In this connection Frcltag read
a letter from the mother of a young woman
i who wants to bo a school teacher In which
she states that she understands the custom
'
to be to exact a certain sum for appoint
ments. He said the letter had been sent to
him along In July , but be had not replied to
It nnd the woman In question had not b en
appointed. The letter , said Mr. Freltng , was
, read for the purpose of showing what the
1 outside world thought of the board and the
manner in which business was conducted.
President Roberta said emphatically that
ho was willing to purchase a Donsmore machine -
] chine and had BO stated to the other mem-
I bers of the committee before he loft the
I city last week. Ho had no retraction to
make , he said , nnd would stand by his word
In this respect. Brennan then took occasion
to remark that It was strange that a corn-
mlttco of the board could n'ot bo entrusted
with the purchase of supplies without
bringing In the whole board. Roberts sold
ho wanted an Investigation ami In his brief
remarks laid the whole trouble on Beck ,
who had been named us a member of the
committee , although he Is not a member of
the board. It was thought at the tlmo that
the knowledge of Mr. Beck as a teacher In
the business course would assist the com
mittee In making an Impartial selection of
machines. Further , President Roberts defied
any agent of any machine company to as
sert that he had been mixed In the deal
In any way.
Member Wyman then took the floor to an
nounce that there had been no undue baste
In selecting the Densinore , neither had there
been any offers or solicitations on his part
made to the Oliver people.
At this pointof the game Judd of the
Remington was called upon for a few re
marks and he stepped out of the crowd to
say that Stewart of the Oliver had told him
that bo had four members of the board solid
and that If he , Judd , could get the fifth the
order would bo divided. Judd said that
Locchner of the Omaha Packing company
was interested In the Oliver machine , Inas
much as ono of the stockholders In the
packing company was an officer In the Oliver
typewriter company. Following this talk
came the vote on tha purchase of machines
and the board decided to buy five Oliver
typewriters at a cost of $60 each.
Bids for the erection of the school build
ing at Twentieth and O streets were opened
and the following were tabulated :
A. W. Phelrs & Son , $19,224 ; D. M. Click ,
$18,657 ! R. C. Strohlow , $19,690 ; P. Soder-
berg , $17,560 ; McDonald & Bock , $17,591 ;
Newman & Johnson , $18,130. Deductions
were made In nearly all of the bids for
gravel roof and at the recommendation of
the committee on buildings and grounds the
contract was awarded to McDonald & Bock
for $17,591.35.
In the coal contract the bids were di
vided. Christie Bros , will furnish Rich Hill
lump at $3.67 per ton , Cherokee mine run
at $3.77 ; South Omaha Ice and Coal com
pany. , Rloh Hill mine run , $3.09 ; Walnut
block lump , $3.82 ; hard coal , $8.49 ; kind
ling wood , $3.75. Cuddlngton & Wllcox ,
Walnut block , $3.28. Crosby & Rich , Chero
kee lump , $3.92 ; Whltebreast lump , $3.72 ;
Whltebreast mine run , $3.25.
The chairman of the building and grounds
committee was Instructed to advertise for
bids for the heating and plumbing of the
now building to be erected nt Twentieth and
O streets.
Suportlntendont Wolfe reported the fol
lowing attendance at the different schools
yesterday : High school , 145 ; Central , 346 ;
Annex , 86 ; Corrigan , 67 ; West Side , 340 ;
Lincoln , 313 ; Lowell , 178 ; Brown Park , COO ;
Albright , 115 ; Hawthorne , 419 ; Highland ,
168 ; total , 2.818.
The board adjourned to meet September
18.
Frank Crun ford Dlxuppcitrv ,
Frank Crawford , a Q street saloon keeper
and an ex-member of the police force , Is re
ported missing , and the fact that he owes
a largo sum to the Omaha Brewing associa
tion is construed to mean that ho has eloped
with the funds , Crawford was seen about
his usual haunts on Friday , but Saturday
he was gone. Nothing was thought of this
| as ho ban been In falling health for some
i tlmo and did not make a practice of visit
ing hlfl saloon when he was not feeling well.
. The first net which aroused suspicion wns
the throwing out by a locnl hank of two
I checks fcA$50 each which had been given
by Crawford to the brewing association.
When the chocka failed to pass a search for
Crawford was Instituted and as this availed
nothing the Inference la that ho has de
camped with the money. For some time
past Crawford has boon talking about going
wt < U for Ills health , but no ono hero seems
to know where ho has
pone. Those who are
well acquainted with Crawford assert that
ho cannot live more than two or tlircn
months , as ho Is suffering from pulmonary
troubles and to scarcely more than a skele
ton now , Crawford lived In South Omaha
for ten yeais and Is well known In political
clrclfH , His departure Is quite a surprise
to n , large number of people. He leaves u
family here.
ritUen * ' .Movement Talked Of ,
Local politicians appear to ' bo talking
moro about next spring's contest than the
coming fall election. Several candidates for
mayor and members of the council have al
ready appeared , and It seems that these nra
not entirely satisfactory to quite a num
ber of the voters , who desire a good , clean
ticket. There in a plan incubating now
which may bring forth a citizens' movement
In the fprlng. If this Is done strength will
ba drawn from the regular nominee * * unless
It should be that the republicans nominated
a clean set of men for office. Some of those
who arc out setting up pins for election
now are not seriously considered by either
party , but It 1s thought that as soon as the
fall election Is over the question of selecting
men for office to serve for two years from
next April will be taken up. Those who
favor a citizens' movement assert that they
will do nothlne but secure support pending
the nominations next March and then if the
conventions do not place suitable candidates
before the people a maeo meeting will be
called for the purpose of placing In tha
field a third ticket. In selecting a third
ticket good men from both the republican
and democratic parties will bo chosen , no
preference being shown to either party. As
for candidates for city clerk and city treas
urer the promoters of the citizens' move
ment assert that no action will bo taken , ns
these officials have nothing to do with the
expcndlturo of money , neither have they
control of official affairs to any extent.
The plan of Increasing the salary of the
ma > or Is nlso being considered by the citi
zens' movement. It has been ouggestcd that
the. mayor bo paid $1.800 a year , Instead of
$500 , as now In this way It 1s thought
that some well known business man can
bo Induced to take enough tlmo to properly
administer the affairs of hla ofllco. Further
than this It Is thought that the sflloon clo-
mcnt would favor nn Increase In the com-
pen atlon of the mayor. The chief executive
officer would then , It Is said , bo well paid
t
for his tlmo and would In n measure be
abivo reproach.
I The selection of councllmen , It this plan
f goes through , will be equally divided between -
, tween ll e parties. Next spring Councllmen
Fanferllk , Wear , Tralnor and Cllngcn re
tire , nt least their terms of otfico expire.
Fanferllk and Trnlnor nro republican , while
Wear and Cllngcn affiliate with the demo
crats.
Democrat * l < M\lnu ; 1'rliiiitrlen.
' Local democrats nre now encaged In pre
paring for the primaries , to bo held on
Thursday , and from present Indications there
will bo no contest in any of the wards.
As Mayor Ensor contlnw to decline to par
ticipate In the spoils of office Interest'
naturally turns to City Treasurer Broad-
well , who Is considered the best cnmllilato
South Omaha can put up for the office of
clerk of the district court. The democrats
of the Maclc City consider that they nro
entitled to some good office In recognition
cl valuable , services rendered In the past
and many hold that thu best IR none too good
for n representative of the party from this
city. Mr. Broadwcll Is considered n strong
candidate , and his friends say that his pnpu-
larlty Is unquestioned. He has served
nearly two terms as city treasurer and Is
reported to have made many frlenda during
his official career.
Mmflo City rinn ln.
Gas main * nre belnp laid on Hnllroad ave-
mio from N street south.
There N Rtlll Rood demnml for feeders
at the stock yards nnd price ? hold Rood.
A meetlnp of the board of trustees of
the Methodist church has been called for
tonight.
Some South Omnlm bimlnes men are
concerning themselves about a transporta
tion line to Hellevue.
i , The repairs to Swift's fertilizer building ,
I which was partlallv destroyed by fire ,
] have been completed.
The Ladles' CIrole of the First Methodist
Episcopal church will meet with Mrs. Beav
ers on Thursday afternoon.
Treasurer Brondwell has employed n. num
ber of extra clerks for the purpose of
getting out the delinquent tux list on time.
Charles F. Chase , n well-known news
paper man in this section of the country , IP
now editor of the Denver Industrial
Advocate.
Today the Bnn company will commence
the laying of mains under the tracks at Q
street. The line will be extended to Thirty-
third street.
The National Live Stock Exchange meets
at St. Paul , Minn. , on October 20. Seven
delegates from the local live stock exchange
will attend this sessions.
Army Noted.
General Mcrrlam , commander of the De
partments of Colorado and the Missouri ,
arrived at army headquarters Monday from
Denver.
Colonel Hnrry B. Mulford , late of the
First Nebraska , arrived In the. city from
San Francisco Monday nnd reported for
duty ( o Fort Crook , where ho will assume
the duties of major of the Thirty-ninth In
fantry. He was appointed to the position
while he was colonel of the First Nebraska.
Colonel Mulford enjoys perfect health.
IlnmiTvny ICIllH Noted CIcrKyninn.
PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 11. Rev. James
C. Caldwell , aged (5 ( years , a well known
Presbyterian minister of this city , wns In
stantly killed today in a runaway accident
In Germantown.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Indicatlonn for Neurankn , Are Fair
nnd Cooler Tuesday , with. North
erly AVIndu
WASHINGTON. Sept. 11. Forecast for
Tuesday and Wednesday :
For Nebraska and South Dakota Fair ;
cooler Tuesday ; Wednesday fair ; northerly
winds.
For Iowa Fair Tuesday and Wednesday ;
probably cooler Wednesday ; winds becoming
northwesterly.
For Missouri Fair Tuesday and Wednes
day ; winds mostly northwesterly.
For Kansas Fair Tuesday and Wednes
day ; winds mostly southerly.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF TUB WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , Sept. 11. Omaha record of t m-
peraturo and precipitation camnared .with
the corresponding day of the last three
vears :
1S99. 1S98. 1897. 1S9G.
Maximum temperature. . . . 89 r > 9 SG C3
Minimum temperature. . . . 55 51 67 W
Average temperature 72 65 70 54
Precipitation 00 T .07 .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day nnd since March 1 ,
1SP9 :
Normal for the day C 5
Excess for thn day 7
Accumulated deficiency since March 1 113
Normal rainfall for the day 10 Inch
Deficiency for the day 10 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 20.82 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 .1.01 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , 189S. . . 2.78 Inches' '
Deficiency for cor. period , 1897. . . 9.05 Inches
Heportn From Station * at H I1. M.
Omaha , clear .01
.01.m
North Platte , clear , .m
Salt Lake , clear . )
Cheyenne , clear .wM
HapM City , clear .w.m
Huron , clear .m
Wllllston , clear . .00.OT
Chicago , clear .OT
St. lyouls , clear
St. I'nul , clear
Davenport , clear .0.1 .
Helena , cl < vir . ( 'J
Kansas city , clear , OJ
Havre , clear. . . .OJ.M
Bismarck , clenr .M
GalvcHton , i > .trtly cloudy. .00
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
LUCIUS A. WKLSU ,
Local Forecast Ofllulal.
For Dyspepsia.
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( Imparts otronath , and makoa thop
| process of digestion natural nnU eaoy ,
Genuine bears name Horsford'son , vrapK r.
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DUFFY'S
PURE MALT WHISKEY
ALL DRUGGISTS
f ' HUNTING KORJ3RASS THIEVES
Arrrnt of n. Grocer In Wltonc 1'onnen-
uliiii Stolen lira * * ttnnrnnl-Ca-
Are 1'oiiml.
A complaint has been filed against L. K.
Harding charting him with havlne received
stolen goods. Harding to a grocer. Ills
More Is at 1320 North Twenty-fourth street
nnd last "cok the police found a lot of
' brass lying In bin store , just south of the
' front door , without any attempt at conceal-
, mcnt on the part of HardltiR. Ho has been
in the srocury business for several years.
while hla father has been In the junk busi
| ' ness for fourteen years , during which long
period neither ho nor his eon has been In-
, volvoJ In any case In court in connection
i with the theft of any br.vw. Younc Hard
i ing nsscrts that the brass In question Ha
simply left In tils care tor safekeeping , and
further than Uiat ho knows nothing about
It. There was no attempt whatever to con-
cenl It.
Railroad detectives say that the brass
thloves who have < lone such a lucrative
buMmvw recently are the most dangerous
men the ro.'ids have to contend with. U
Is duo to their work that most of the
freight train wrecks In different parts of
the Btato have hapoened. There Is n big
gang of thcso thieves and not ono ol them
have been caught , although members of
the railroad police force and the local de
tectives have watched for them for several
| months.
' These thlcvcfl select some small town or
Isolated community whore freight care are
sidetracked. They carry a wngon load of
Jackscrews. levers nnd other necosi nry
tools. The cars are raised by means of
the Mrous and the brass casings around
' the Journals are removed , Thrco weeks
ago at I lncoln eighteen cars on the Union
Pacific sidetracks were relieved of the cas
ings and the theft wns not discovered for
several dnjs. South Omaha , Chestlc , llltio
Springs , Hogo and Fremont have been fa-
, \orito placr.1 for the thieved to operate.
When theo casings are removed from the
wheels It Is dllllcult for the railroad men
to find out In tlmo to prevent costly acci
dents. The care run the earno as usual for
a little while , but they soon got "hot
boxes , " and If not attended to at once the
axles break down , wrecking the cars and
Bometlmea the whole train. The recent
freight wrecks at Columbus were duo to the
work of the brass thloves , as It was after
ward learned that casings from nearly n
dozen cars In the train had been stolen.
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CLEANSES THE ,
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OUT THE GENUINEMAH'F D
re * Silt BY * u cwoiiirs rex * soc n temt.
To Weak Men.
And Women lr. Ilpimr 'n I5litrln
licit offer * n ( > nnriintrt < il mill Pri
innncut Cure DriiKH Will Not Cnrr
They OPIIONC > i tnrc Other lleltn
Hum Frightfully.
To weak and debilitated men imrt
women I offer a frf\ > hook if they will
onlv write for It. It will -tell you just
why drucs will not cum and why Klectric-
Ity IB now the Greatest remedlu' njrent
known to modern uclciico. I could ( jlvo
druiTH If I wanted to and muko a
Kreat deal of money by doln ? so It
does not cost a cent to write a ureBerlii-
tlon ; but 1 could not Rlvo you drug
treatment nnd be honest , for I know druK
will not cure they only temporarily stim
ulate. I am Uic Inventor ot
DR ,
BENNETT'S '
ELECTRIC
BELT ,
which la Indorsed
bv physicians and
pecommen d e d by
thousands of cured
patients. I worked so
long on this belt to
perfect It and 'studied
It so im.tlomly that I
know exactly what
It will do. If my Uclt
wlU not cure you 1
will frankly tell you
eo. I do not want a
dfcssatlRfled patlant ,
nor am 1 going to have
one If my treatmunt
will not curt you I arn
froJne to ony BO. Do
you know there are
more drus wrecks tlmn
Jcohollc wrecks In
this country. It i a fact. Don't
yourself to death. Tlie medicine that inuy
slichtly bcneflt ono nmn will lltcia.ly tear
down the constitution of another. Kl-ctrlo-
Ity alone Btands unavailable. H Is the Vital
and Nerve Force of every man anil woman
It U life Itself. When there Is n. lack of
Blactrlclty In the system you are nick.
My Belt la < o supply this lost Electricity.
The only trouble heretofore with electrlo
bolts and batteries was that the curtent
did not penetrate the. system , but was re
tained upon the surface , which cauaud
frightful burns and bllnters. I have ilono
away with all that. My Belt lias soft ,
silken , chamoln-covcred ponse electrode *
that lender this burnlnc and hlUterliiB a
physical ImposHrblllty and allows tha en
ure current to penetrane the aye tern an It
Bhould. The electrodes on my Belt cost
moro to manufacture than the entire belt
of the old-stylo make v Whin worn out
it can be renewed for only 75 cents. No
other belt can be ronem-d for any prlco
and when worn out Is wonhlesn.
I guarantee my licit to cur Bexiial 1m-
potency , Lost Manhood , Varleoccle , Sper
matorrhoea anil all form * of Sexual
WenknesBCR In either Bex , restore Shrunk
en and Undeveloped Onrana anrt Vlt.illty ;
euro Nervous and General Debility. Kid
ney , I.lver and Bladder Troubles , Chroma
Constipation , Dysp p > ln , IlliMim.UI'im In
any form. All fomalu complaints , eto. Tha
T > ro s of my Belts are only about half
what Is aaked for the oUl-utyln affair * * nnd
I warrant mine to be four time * stronger.
G nur < itr < a current that you can In
stant lv feel.
Call upon nnd write me today sacrcrtlv
confidential. Get aymptom blonks und
literature. Write for my New UooK About
Klectrhitty. My Kloctrlca' Huspensoiy for
tli permanent cura of the various wenk-
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purchaser of ono of my lieltn. Consulta
tion and oilvlce without cost
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nnonm SO nnd 21 DuiirTln * il ! < u > lc ,
Omaha , K lxr. , Kltb und Dodco Strnrtn.
OF
THREE
ROOftflS
on the looond floor looking out inta
the Brand court of
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RENTAL
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