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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1899)
NEBRASKA'S ' FUSION LEADER Political Analysis of the Strength of the New Popocratio Judged LOMG-RANGE VIEW OF THE CAMPAIGN MolromVn Strtnalli I'rononncril n I'mor ( In llrliifflitR Aliiuit < lic Kiinlnn Vlc orj 'ill * 1'olltlcnl Career. t _ The Washington correspondent of the % 7 New York Evening Post , In n letter to that Jiaper , reviews the recent campaign In Ne braska nn fdllowsi An element In the tflumph of the fusion- lots of Nebraska this year which has been Ignored In most of the political analysts Is the strength of the fusion nominee for Jtidgs of the supreme court , Sllhu A. Holcombi Fu lon In thnt state was born with his can didacy for governor In 1884 , and tt has bad Its most rcmnrknblo victories under his leadership. 116 has always been able to poll the entire populist votb , and the cam paign , of 189G showed that he- Was more powerful In Nebraska thrin Is Bryan hlm- fiolf. Although opposition of n strcnuoun , sort has always Appeared In convention It seems to have cut little figure at the ballot box. As ho rose conspicuous out of the democratic wreck of 1894 , the only non- republican governor elected In nny north ern state except California , BO ho rises con spicuous this year among tbo .Byrnnlle wrecks. J Contrary tq the custom In. most states the district judgrshlp.ln . Nebraska Is a. stcpplng- Btono to higher political things. Senator Allen was a district Jmlgo when eleclcd to , , t the senate , and returned to-the same bench "i \ nftcr his term expired , taking tbo place , _ , { of his democratic partner who resigned his jf neat on the bench to enter congrren. Doth a cnhdldatca for congress In the Sixth dls- 1 .W trtct this year were Judges of the district ft , court , and many other examples of the } fi * rule may bo shown. IJack In 1831 among 3fe ; , the district judges elected was Mr. Hoi- J * comb > His homo wna nt Broken Dow , In the T central "part of the state. In a thinly sct- $ ' , , tleil region whore the farmers are very ? * " ' \ r poor. lie was nominated as n populist and VV 7 endorsed by the domocrats. The republican \ ' ' candidate thought to curry favors with the \ ' " farmers , by promising that he would order ' no mortgage foreclosures It clccto ; ! . Hoi- > comb refused to make such a pledge , arid ho was cut by the farmers , but was sup ported by tbo business men of the dls- I , trlct who are-chiefly republican. Here was n republican standing on n repudiation plnt- j ' form , whllo the populist promised to en- v force the laws. This Independence almost f i. M , cost Holcomb his election , for his majority ' 1 was small , but It paved the way for his I 1 f future political successes. His career on fl the district bench was most satisfactory to the pcopje. lie Is not nn edupnted man , but was honest nnd expeditious In his work nnd won the-approval of the bar. j Phllilcnl HlNtory. Two yenrs later no was nominated by thfl populist state convention for judge of the supreme court , a position to which he has just been elected. The democrats refused to endorse him , but ho made a very gobd run being defeated only 7,000 votes. The next year saw a closer contest. The republican etnto convention nominated for governor a man who had secured entrance into congress an a forged document nnd Who belonged to tho..worst political clement In the state. The populists nominated Judge Holcomb for gov ernor. Next the democrats met In n con vention which wns the stormiest over hold In the history of the state. Some of Bryan's most Intimate political friends protested against the endorsement of Holcomb , and It wna agreed before the evening session upon which the nomination was to be. made that Bryan would.place In nomination Mntt Mil ler-n stralghtjlemocrat. . BjJt when the , time carao B7yan placed Holcomb In nomination. 4- * There were strenuous protests from sound " h money as well as silver democrats against this action , but Bryan's speech carried the convention nnd Holcomb wns nominated. No ono knows how Bryan cam& to change his mind In regard to tblff matter. Holcomb nnd all his friends had expected Bryan to nominate Miller and the surprise was great. It wns n shrewd "move on Bryan's part , for it gave htm the populist support which mada his candidacy in 1806 BO Btrong , and It made the fusion arrangement permanent and suc cessful. A series of bolts followed the nominations. Mr. Hosowatcr , editor of The Omaha Bee , J and member of the national republican com- / v mlttce , resigned from the committee and lupported Hblcombj The sound money dele- Bates to the democratic state convention withdrew nnd nominated P. S. StUrdcvant , Lending democratic papers of the Interior of the state renounced Holcomb , white several republican papers bolted Majors , the repub lican nominee. An attempt wnn 'mndo to bring the business Intcrcats In Itn6 for Ma- | ors. but the attempt was only n plirtlal suc cess. The result was the election of Hol- 1 : omb by 3,200 voe3 , a republican leglsjatnro ' fl ind the remainder of the republican'state * ticket. llolcniub niH ( inventor. During Holcomb'B first term he was In volved In Omaha fights nhd thp democrats declared that bo wns under the sway of Roeewntcr of The Bee. Tlio World-Herald ni\a renOy to nttack his candidacy for gov- jrnor In 189C , when the whole vista was Thfcre is a story of a man who was so busy looking at the stars that , as he walked , lie stumbled into a well.That's the story of a typi cal man , too busy . . . - . looking at things away off , to notice more important things near by. One-sixth of all deaths are from con sumption. But the man goes along with his eyes bulging to watch cliolera and yellow fever. He disdains to cure the cold or clicck. the liltle cough , and con sumption trim him "p. Don'l ieglect ( little ailments. Keep the system up to the point of effectual rcslstan'cu against disease. This is best done by the use of Dr , Picrcc's Golden Medical Discovery , It strengthens the Btonmcli ; increases yic action of the blood-making glands , cures all disorders of tlfe organs of digestion and nutrition , except cancer of tliu stomachi purifies the bloou , increase the vital energy and DO enables the body to resist and throw off disease. Hvcn when there is emaciation , ) weakness , hectic , cough , bleeding at the , lungs anxi other alnnning symptoms , 'iGolden Medical Discovery" can be counted on to help every time and to heal oS tlmca.oui of every Jiuiulrqd. Sick people can consult Dr , R. V , Pierce , Bdffalo , N. Y. , by jetter , without fee or charge , Uyry letter is read in private , and treated as a tuicred confidence. All replies are sent in plain envelopes. ' Latt wring J w * token with wverci > * lni } u my chest 'and wa to weak I could hardly walk n bout , t lie home.'iBMM. . O. n. ICerr , of 1'ort ' Dodirc.f Webster Co. , Io . "I tried neveral nhvilclana m J Iliey toM nie I had coiuumiitlon , 1 heard of l > r Pierce' * Coldeu Medical Diseov- cry aud I thought I wouU trywimeof It , Before I had taUeti the fir t tottl ? I w very much bet ter : I took five lK > ttlc of It aud have uot yet bad nny returu of the trouble. " Headache is cured by using Dr. rJerce'al'leasailt Pellets. changed by the nomination of Bryan at Chi- C.IRO. That nomination made the consolida tion of all democrats and populists Impera tive , with the result that Holcomb was nomInated - Inated by both conventions nnd the same ticket was presented for both democrats and populists. Bryan's majority In Nebraska waa 13,000 , while Holcomb's waa 21,009. In the campaign of last year Holeomb was not a candidate nnd the fusion ticket pulled through with only 3,000 majority nnd the republican - publican * gained the legislature. The rais ing of the majority to 15,000 this year was due , In no small measure , to Holconlb's per sonal canvam A Nebraska man In Washington suggests an clement of strength In Holcomb's candi dacy , which has been unsuspected. Ho says that during his second term Holcomb was on most friendly terms with the railroads , and the railroad managers determined that as long as ho was so popular It would bo bet ter for them to "stand In with" him than to attack hloi. The republican nominee for Judge of the supreme court this year was M. B , Hceso , ono of the very best men In the state. Ho was defeated by railroad In fluence In his fight for renomlnntlon to the supreme court eight years ago , nnd It Is believed that the railroad people thought they would prefer to take their chance with Holcomb , who had shown his friendship for them , than with Reese , who bail decided cases against them. The very heavy vote which Holcomb received In railroad centers such as Omaha , Lincoln and Kearneyi seems to make this theory plausible. Holcomb's record has not always been creditable. Ho was blameworthy In the matter of the de falcation of a state treasurer ; but because that officer was a republican all of the odium attached to the republican party and none to Holccoib , who as governor was bound to sco that the affairs of the. state treasury were hoiicstly conducted. Republicans hero are disappointed In Ne braska. Previous to 1890 It was as steadily republican as Iowa. Us neighbors which were Infected with populism Kansas , Wyo ming and South Dakota have swung back again In the republican column. But Ne- - ' , joined to its idols , whloh nro per sonal rather than those of principle , remalm outside. Republican officers In Nebraska , tt bo sure , have been corrupt , and there hav ( been many quarrels In the party ; but the eamo was true of Kansas nnd South Dakota where nil the past sins of the republicans seem to have been forgotten. The chief ex planation for conditions In Nebraska lies In the personal popularity of Mr , Bryan , and the dotormlnatlcu of the people to resent the attack of eastern newspapers upon him , an well as thb sagacity of the populist leaders , of whom Judge Holcomb stands chief. SUMMER INVADES LATE FALL IVnrm AVrntlicp HhiMvn Comincnilnblv Dlnliicllnnlloii to Ilclnic Crovidcil Onl. On the heights surrounding the city yester day morning was no clear'and radiant as any that ever dawned on southern Italy , but the downtown streets and the lower portions of the city were obscured by a fog of re markable density. On their way downtown residents of the more elevated portions of the city proceeded in bright sunlight until Twenty-fourth street was reached , when the car plunged Into a Stygian gloom. The motorman - torman could barely distinguish objects twenty feet nhead and wns obliged to sound his gong continuously to warn unwary pedestrians. The weather map. disclosed that the fog was general throughout the cen tral valleys and was of uniisunl heaviness. The condition was short-lived , however , tbo moisture-laden air yielding readily when the full effect of the sun made Itoelf felt. Aside from the fog , yesterday's weather was of that continued mild variety which Is mak ing the present fall a moat notable seaton compared with one year ago , when the unpre pared midway manager was obliged to trans form his megaphone Into a coal'scuttle. ' The highest temperature attained during Octo ber , 1898 , was 73 degrees on the 15th. Com pared with this the maximum temperature for October , just past , was 86 degrees on the 15th , a difference of 13 degrees. A compar ison of minimum temperatures for the same months shows a record of 27 degrees one year ago , as against 35 in 1S99 , an excess In favor of the present fall of 8 degrees. As a sample of the November weather which prevailed In Omaha ono year ago a freak appeared on and after the 20tb of the month , when a temperature of 68 degrees was recorded , followed two days later by a violent drop to 1 degree below zero. The weather during that month was made un pleasant by other factors than those ap parent In a temperature table. The air waa heavy with humidity , which gave the wind n cold , cutting quality , and' the pros pect possessed a general bleakness not In dicated by mere Fahrenheit figures. In fact , these numerals make the surprising assertion that Omaha has already under gone colder weather this month than that which prevailed up to this date ono year ago , and In addition there were warmer days before November 1C , 1898 , than nny experienced during the present month. On November ! ) , 1893 , a maximum of 70 de- grcos was reached ; on November 3 , IS'JS , the high mark was 76 , a deficiency this year of three degrees. Ono year agotho , mini mum , before November If. , was 27 degrees , whllo In the present month 21 ilcgrcca has already been registered. Tables compiled by the Weather bureau , ccntalulng the maximum , minimum nna mean temperatures for the last thirty days are given below , with comparisons for the similar period ono year ago. The coldest nnd warmest days appear In black face type. October. Max. Jiln. Mean si ; .KI 54 41 52 IS 40 js 19 04 35 52 04JO 43 5 9 56 88 69 71 78 54S 67 60 4S K4 41 60 37 46 57 33 40 29 63 41 52 30 nn 47 FS , 31 . . 07 30 63 November _ S3 31 21 ill 23 31 33 44 34. 48 61 44 61 37 60 40 5o 4t ) % 61 40 43 3S 47 47 54 43 48 Mlh , Moan GJ ft ! 43 62 32 37 S2 34 33 34 3 35 14 33 30 41 39 6) ) 33 41 33M M v ,19 ,19M 27 M 36 43 35 61 CS 61If. 23 37 33 49 43 49 3) ) 41 -I 53 43 f3 33 41 33 49 29 40 30 32 ; i-j 31 31 31 3ii 29 87 TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , XOVEMBER 10 , 1S9J ) . 'DIARY ' OF A LEAGUE PATRIOT Inside Tips on the Origin of the Onf Throat Organization. POPOCRATIC ADJUNCT FROM VERY START IMpc I.lnc ICrpt In Cniintnnt IlnnnlnK Order nlfh the Fimlnn Cnii- nnil tlir r A small memorandum book In the form of a diary has been sent to The IJee , and , al though the name of the owner Is not dls closed , a few extracts from It , carefully selected , afford Interesting reading matter : "Tuesday , October 3 Have a new scheme on which will knock the bottom out of the Moorcs machine and get even with the people who knocked us out at the primaries Have been talking to Cap. 1'almer about It who Is chairman of the state executive com mittee , and think wo have won him over Webster says It Is Just the thing. We nro going to call our fellows together und start the ball rolling. " "Thursday , October 5 Had a good meet ing tonight at the Mlllard. Palmer Insisted on having ua call organization the Patriotic leaguo. Would have preferred to have hon ored Web by calling It after him , but ho said ho already had ono club named after him and It would not do for him to eho\\ his hand so boldly. Wo must have selected the right persons to whom we sent the In vitations , because nearly eighty came out and most of .thcao . ore with us to beat the county ticket straight through. .Think that before the work Is finished wo will get them to vote straight fusion .ticket from Holcomb down and show that , no matter how good a man Reeee la , ho cannot be elected by the people In whose charge ho has placed his campaign. " Worlil-llcrnlil OlvcH Snni > Awny. "Friday , October C The World-Herald is playing the devil. Thought they understood about this thing and were willing to keep It quiet so long as they were assured wo were going to work for the fusion ticket. But hero they come out this morning and say that too much lloscwater Is causing the leading republicans to rebel against the situation nnd to organize a patriotic league to conduct the local campaign entirely In dependent of Rosewnter domination. It looks well to see our names printed In list of officers , but am afraid we will have trouble If people believe we want to take the charge of the local campaign away from regular committee. Web is tickled to death. His talk last night touched nothing but im perialism and he says ho Is going to talk nothing else wherever ho goes , as that is surest way to drive the foreign-born voters over to the fuslonlsts. He has arrangement with World-Herald to have all his speeches printed in full and they are going to use his Imperialism talk as campaign material for their ticket. " "Saturday , October 7 Knew that World- Herald would cause trouble. Saw Palmer to day. He said he was up to The Bee and was called down hard for lending his name and position ao member of state committee to organize a lot of bolters. Asked him how he got out of It nnd ho told me what ho said. Says he : 'I Insisted the league was organized solely to help state ticket. The reason why the Invitations were sent out , or most of them , entirely to Webster's friends , was that they were the soreheads who had to be gotten Into line. I told them there was no necessity of placating people already working for the ticket , but that wo wanted to Interest the fellows disposedto4ak , the other end. I thought that everything was all right , because The Bee had said one of the Invitations had been sent to its office , but discovered that it had been sent there by some one else , and that the list was made up as originally Intended without Including any of Roaewater's friends except these wo had to have. Explained that we had only sent out ten Invitations In each ward and that they had been sent to people who would fight the ticket If wo did not do something for them. ' Palmer is working this thing all right. Have got to keep him with us , but we have also got to have somebody to fix the World-Herald. Will see Web and bavo him send Gurlcy down and straighten things out. " Muni Solid for Curlcy. "Friday , October 13 Had our second meet ing last night ; pretty good attendance , too , and perfected organization and named ex ecutive committee. That executive commit- tec list IB a stunner. If that does not make Ucaowater sore would like to know what will. We have got enough men on It to run the thing and they will do it right , even It they have .to come out openly for Holcomb and all the fusion candidates. But that World-Herald will have to bo fixed again. Gurloy lives down there most of the time and is right next to Metcalfe , but I don't believe ho has squared It yet. Fisher works for W.-H. now. Will have to get him to .do It , as ho Js en Inside. Here Is what World-Herald sa : s this morning : 'Tho meet. Ing furnished abundant nvldcnco > .o the anxious nominees on the republican county ticket that they were left In the lurch and that the state committee In Its efforts to carry Douglas county for the state ticket had abandoned the local ticket to Its fate. ' And then It goes on , after telling about us turn ing down the resolution providing for active support of the county ticket , as follows : 'Tbo way the committee disposed of that resolution was a crusher. It was not even put. From that moment all doubt as to the Intention of the league vanished and no one pretended to deny that many of Its mem bers were numbered with the ugly rebels who are throwing the harpoon Into the county ticket with vindictive energy. ' That almost gives whole thing away , but wo are getting organized and wo expect to have some money soon , As an organizer Ilroatch Is a crackerjack and be Is doing his level best. " "Friday , October 20 League meeting last night not as good as before. Attendance not so strong , but that makes no difference. Wo have the crowd organized and they know what they are to do. Are trying to organize In each ward , but making most headway In the Fifth , Sixth and Eighth. Sounders and Hess and their friends will take care of the Fifth ; Cadet Taylor's crowd Is going to take care of the Eighth , while Wlnspcar and Burbank will attend to the Sixth for Web. Watch these wards elec- tlcn day and sco what we do to them. They are republican strongholds , but wo will turn them over and make them democratic. " rr.trlulH Itrjoli'u ( ) tt > r Ili-HiilU , "Wednesday , November 8 Election yester day. Ueturna 0. K. So happy don't know what to dc. Mot Web and Hurley and later John I * . Kennedy and Cadet Taylor and Benedict and Saunder ? , and every ono of them rushed up t" > congratulate cne on fine work our Patriotic league did , Qurlcy won a lot of money on bets ho made on demo cratic candidates. Showed up fine In Fifth , fiUtli and Eighth Aards , where boys voted fusion ticket stralcbt from Holcomb down , i per agreement. That Is kind of voting that | tells. Those democrats who were elected ought to recognize us handsomely. They know we republicans elected them and they ought to do right thing. If wo cannot place a few friends In < helr Hut of appointments they will be an ungrateful get. " "Thursday , November 9 Our Patriotic league worked so well we are going to make It permanent. Talked it over with Web and Palmer today and they say it should be done by all means. Web eald be saved a lot of money this year by not being con nected with campaign committee or having to foot any of its bills as he did last year. Ho even held out his usual contribution to the campaign fund and says he Is willing to put up for permanent headquarters. Palmer , too , says ho has some money left , and am sure Ourley will split up part of his win nings on bets ho won. At any rate we are going to have A meeting Saturday and ratify our success In landing the democrats for whom we were pulling , " "Sunday , November 12 Meeting pulled off all right and Web and Palmer catne to front with their money. Just for bluff wo said wo would charge regular dues from all mem bers and actually succeeded in getting some coin out of a few of Rosewater's friends who were originally let In as a blind. If wo do not have money enough am euro democrats will help us out. But didn't wo get a roast In The Bee ? But that doesn't matter , wo will just keep on voting for democratic candidates until wo get none but our own men on republican ticket. It makes no difference now anyway ; state Is practically abandoned to Bryan and local offices are all wo can expect , at least for a year. " EXPENSED OF CANDIDATES Ilntr the Moiicr WnM DlNtrllmlril Dur- < ! ic Ilooont Fnoln mill Additional statements of campaign ex penses have been filed by candidates as fol lows : Cunningham R. Scott , candidate for dis trict Judge , poured , according to his verbose certificate , $34.10 Into the mad race for office. Ills committee docs not appear to have levied any assessment nnd ho testified In the document that bo bought neither whisky , beer nor cigars for any human being. Ho blew In his coin on hotel bills , livery hire , care of horses , printing and $1-53 street car fare. Ono of the items reads : 'Benntngton , horeo feed , cheese and crack ers , liveryman and cheese vendor not known , 40c. " George A. Magney , aspirant for district ludgeshlp , put $10 into the coffers of tbo lopullst committee , $20 into postage , $10 $ nto Itoyal Woodman advertising , $3.50 Into a boost In the Excelsior , $3.21 railroad faro and enough more Into printing and adver tising to run the total up to $101.21. A. N. Ferguson , another fusion candidate 'or district Judge , tapped his wallet for I69.S9 , of which the democratic county com mittee got $50 , the rest going to railroad and street car fares , hotel bills and printing. Irving G. Barlght got against It for $236 , of which $200 was his assessment as candi date for clerk of the district court. He was ouched for $5 for a notice In the Royal Woodman and epent $31 for campaign cards. F. B. Bryant , candidate for county treas urer , spent $12C , of which $100 was bis assessment. He paid M. Inman and M. Mary 5 each for services , the Royal Woodman got $6 and $10 went for cards. Henry E. Ostrom put $52.50 Into his cam paign for county commissioner , of which $25 vas assessment by the committee , $5 went o the Royal Woodman and the rest for printing. George McBrldc , candidate for county sur- cyor , spent $225 , of which $150 was his as- essmcnt , $7 went to the Royal Woodman , 5 each to the Excelsior and Progress , $30 o the South Omaha Sun and the rest to Ivery hlro and campaign cards. Peter Hofeldt , for county commissioner , didn't spend a cent except the $100 assess ment of the county committee * N. M. Howard , candidate for Board of Ed ucation , paid a $10 assessment and let It go t 'that. ' ' T The limit which ncandidate , for a county fllco was allowed to , expend In his canvass ms 'been ' figured at BSS 1 the law allowing ho expenditure | 100 'for ' the first 5,000 votes cast at the previous' election for the fflce , and $1.60 extra for each 100 votes , lany of the candidates persistently Include allroad faro in campaign expenses , although be law expressly states that It does not pply to traveling expenses. All of theai ncludo hotel bills In their campaign cx- cnses , Just as If they would not cat If they were not running for office. Certificates were filed by candidates for mailer offices ns follows : William G. , An- erEon , assessor , $3.50 for cards ; Charles 'ownsend , overseer , Florence , nothing ; aeon Levy. Justice of the peace , South maha , $13 , of which $1.50 was for unldcn- fled "Incidentals ; " P. J. King , police Judge , outh Omaha , $8 for printing ; P. C. Cald- vcll , Justice of the peace , South Omaha , ; 6 for printing ; E. R. Hume , justice of the oace for West Qmaha , nothing ; L. F. Etter , sscssor for South Omaha , $31.75 , of which 10 was aasesamcnt and $21.75 for "carriage lire and other legitimate expenses ! " W. II. lolllus , overseer for Waterloo , ewoars In Is affidavit that "bis election cost him $00 ; " Fritz Schlatz and Henry Clausen , for con- tables In .Mlllard , and Henry Kclsey and Fred W. Ebcner , Justices of the peace at the ame place , spent nothing , as did Charlftt boclko and John Fundaberg , overseers In lat precinct ; Bryce Crawford , for Justice of ic peace , spent $10 for assessment , $7.50 for ards and $3.75 to various parties for errands nd electioneering at the polls ; R. J. King , or pollco judge at South Omaha , put $5 Into ho committee and $7 Into cards. Nightly couching and torturing throat cklo Invariably stopped by Dean's menthol- ted cough drops. Only 5 cents , at druggists. FIELD DEPUTIES LET OUT Appointments Ma do by Marshal Mathew Held Up in Washington. INSPECTOR FINCH SCORES MIS POINT Illinium * Scrlnn l > - Interfered with on Account lit There UcliiK So I'Vtv Slon for the AVork. Business In the office of United State Marshal Mathcws Is practically at a stand still. This condition Is brought about b ) reason of the fact that the working fore has been reduced to three men ono offlc deputy and two men In tbo field , This re ductlon has been caused by the attorney g n eral of the United States having failed to confirm the appointment of the six fleli deputies named by Marshal Mathcws Imme dtatcly after taking charge of the office , When Marshal Mathawa succeeded George H. Thtimmel , who was appointed to the posi tion of clerk of the United States clrcul court , ho rcappolnted all the old deputies and sent their names on to the attorney general for confirmation. They continue ! their work until two daye ago , when word was received from Washington that the ap pointments had been rejected , nnd that meantime enough specials might bo ap pointed to conduct the affairs of the office This action handicapped the work of the ofllre very much , duo principally to the fact that a term of court is now on and a vast number of papers are on hand to serve , However , Marshal Mnthews made the beet ol a bad matter nnd named W. M. Nesblt of Palmyra and John O. Moore of Tekamah for temporary positions. Both men are now to the work , und consequently there Is much delay In getting the processes of the court served. Whllo it Is not known to a certainty as to what brought about the present condition or affairs , it is believed to have , been done upon a report mode to the attorney general oral by Inspector Finch , who has been hero some weeks checking up the ofllces of the marshal and the clerk of the court. At present Finch Is out of tha city. While he has been very close-mouthed , ho has al ways given the marshal and clerk to un derstand that the affairs of their respective offices were and are In the best possible condition. In fact , It Is eald that he has never made nny complaint here , but on the contrary has complimented the officials from tlmo to time on the manner In which they have conducted their offices. In a telegraph report from Washington , and which Is published In The Bee , It Is stated that Finch charges that' the Held deputies whose appointments arc held up overcharged the government , and In addi tion worked up business In order to bring their fees up to and above the maximum allowed by law. General Ueiilnl IN Mnilc. Regarding this charge upon the part of Finch , both ex-Marshal Thummel and Mar shal Mathews enter a general denial. They say that the field deputies have pursued the course followed 'by ' like officials since the establishment of the oftlco In this state , that their charges have always been scru tinized closely by the local office , and If any attempt at overcharging was discovered it was promptly cut out before the accounts were sent on to Washington for final ap proval. Relative to Inspector Finch's charge that the field deputies have worked up business In order to Increase their fees , both the ex- marshal and the present Incumbent aver that It Is false In every particular. They say that when the deputies have been out In the field after matters pertaining to the office they have been on the watch for Infractions of the laws and that whenever they have found any they have caused the arrest of the parties and have taken them before commis sioners , or have brought them to this city. The same course they contend has been pur sued In every etato and territory In the union and that heretofore there has never been any complaint upon this scoro. The opinion prevails around the judicial departments of the federal building that the action upon the part of Inspector Finch will result In the abolishment of the position of field deputy In connection with the office of United States marshal and that tbo upshot of the whole matter will be that the deputies will bo put upon salaries and will all work out from the main office , Instead of being scattered throughout the state and having papeis sent to them for service. Regarding the plan suggested , It meets with the hearty approval of Marshal Mathcws , who believes that It will work well and that good service will be rendered. However , he Is of the opinion that such a course would reduce the business of the office to a great extent , as under such n method of procedure deputies would not be BO vigilant In looking after violations of the law as they have been In the past when they have worked under the fpo system. St. John on Trial Ilefore .Inline Ilnlier. J. C. St. John , charged with forgery , is on trial before Judge Baker. It is alleged that St. John forged the name of Weber , Fulton & Co. to a cbenk for $10 and that ho bought a pair of shoes and cashed the check at the Regent shoe store. The man ager of the store swears that the check was returned to him as bogus , The prlco Mr , Frederick Hatter Tust wants to remark If It Is a derby or fedora you are looking for you hail Hitter take a squint at our new fall Ines one glance will show you Unit style Is In every ono of them to touch vlll convince you of their superior quality to prlco will mean ( o buy so nuch less than you ever expected irobably the ono that hits the mark ifteuer than any other Is our ? ! I.OO hat It's only possible for a bat store Ilko urs to sell such value for .flt.OO we are he only Duiilap hat seller In all Omaha. FREDERICK The Hatter , The Lending Hat Alan of the West. 120 South 15th Street Drex L's ' Little Armored Cruisers Tbo now shoe for the same old boys- Shoes that will wear like Iron for they invo tiny little steel hoi > o shoes In tbo olcs and heels a regular good luck shoe No matter how big the boy may bo ust so he Is a boy we've the size bo vears In these" "Armored Cruisers" nt ; ii.OO not a cent more , not a cent less These steel-shod shoes will stand moro voar than any shuo you ever had and uillke the quilted bottom there are no vires to break and snag the carpet nor scratch the floor , Drexel Shoe Co. , On km' Cpteate alto * 1410 FARNA3I STIIEJJT. lot the oboes was (3.SQ , nnd St. John Is al- leted to have received the bnlnnce of tha check In cash. He represented that \Vebcr. Fultou & Co. nro n firm of contractors , so the testimony shows , but It hits slnco de veloped thnt the firm Is not known In local business circles. llallroml Injunction Cnxp lcln > cil , The application of Father McOovcrn for nn Injunction against the I } . A M , to prevent the building of A side track through the nlley bounded by Hnrney nnd Hownrd streets nnd Ninth nnd Tenth streets , was set for hearing before Judge Dickinson yesterday ) but Oelny wns caused by another ease which demanded precedence. In this proceeding Father McOovern Is the representative of St. I'lillomcna's church , Us properly bclnR Involved In the building of the proposed side track , The bnsls of the suit Is thnt the sldo track would Injure the value of the property. DooliU-H tliv Toiirtclot CIIIK * . A bankruptcy case from C FR county has been attracting consldernbtc nttcnttan In the United States court during the past few days. lwycr , trustee for Tourtelot , who filed a petition In bankruptcy , brought suit to set aside a transfer mndo by Tourtelot prior to filing his petition. In the nnaner It wns alleged that the United States court was Mlthout Jurisdiction In the premises. Judge Mungcr held thnt the court had juris diction nnd thnt the property wns lu the possession of the trustee. Vliiilitct Injunction U Is announced thnt Jtulgo Dickinson will render his decision In the celebrated Six teenth street viaduct Injunction next Satur day morning. This case wns heard several days ngo , and nt the time Judge Dickinson took It under mlvlscmcnt. It IB nn effort on the part of South Seventeenth street property owners to restrain the city from closing that thoroughfare when It constructs a viaduct on Sixteenth street. Mr * . IKile Scctiri'n Divorce. Judge Koysor has granted dlvorco to Mrs. Mary Little , plaintiff In proceedings against William F. Little. , The decree carries with It an order for the custody of Hester May , the Infant child of the estranged couple , and the court stimulates that the defendnut shall not make any attempt to see the llttlo ono. Abandonment Is tbo principal allega tion. Decliircd llnnkruiit. Judge Munger of the United States court iins entered a decree In the James Stephenson - son case nnd has decided that the applicant s n bankrupt. All the objections were over ruled nnd the home , valued nt $5,000 , awarded to tha applicant. HEAVY FOG CAUSES ACCIDENT Two Motor TrnliiNMix lri with IlcIoiiKliiK to A. Johnnoii. The Inability to perceive objects at any distance through the fog yesterday morning was tha cause of an accident which was se rious for A. Johnson of 1907 Dorcas street. He was driving in hie lumber wagon on Thlr- centh street , between Williams and Pacific , when ho attempted to cross from the east o the west side. In passing over the tracks a north-bound motor crashed into the wagon and whirled It around on to the other track n front of a train going eoutli. Johnson vnfi taken from the wreck with bis left arm broken above the wrist and severe Injuries on his head and hip. Ho was assisted to his lome. The wagon was a complete wreck and ono of the horses , which was suffering from a broken leg , was shot by a policeman. Dervey on Deck. The 'Anheuser-BuBch ' Brewing Ass'n , with Is usual enterprise , has just Issued an American Army and Navy Deck of Playing Cards of finest stock , with gilt edges and ittractlvo back In green and gold , the face cards being prominent officers of the army and navy , Dewey serving as the King of Hearts , Schlcy as the King of Diamonds , etc. These fancy playing cards are the finest over produced , and the first tlmo when the character of tbo face card has been rep resented by Introducing a portrait without lestroylng the Identity or character of the ardand it Is as easy and simple to use , his deck of cards in any game as if playing vlth a regular deck. ! Ten 2-ccnt stamps sent to the Malt- ' Nutrlne Dept. , ' .Anheu&er-Busch Brewing Ass'n , St. Louis , 'Mo. , U. S. A. , to pay est Of revenue , postage , mailing , etc. , will ecUro a pack of these novel and attractive ards , and as the supply Is limited , It will ) o Wise to send early. , MMtery of a 1'ent Honne. It ls > conceded by the health olllclnls that he city has a suitably equipped pest house with facilities for the treatment of smallpox atlcnts and others allllcted with contagious Iscnaes. Owing * to the fute of similar tructtires the hculth officials persist In heir refusal to Rive out any Information ne to the location of the present hospital , 'hey assert that the only way In which an utnldpr can acquire the Information Is to ilmself contract ono of the proncrlbcd dls- aees , HARPER whiskey on your sldebard proves your taste IB correct. It proves also hat you are doing your duty to your guest nd to yourself keeping the finest whiskey obtainable. Kiiiifinn Mini Seen MotuorN. WICHITA , Nov. 35. Itutwcun 2 and 3 'clock this morninu n slight shower of meteors was witnessed by nn observer here. IIOSKDII OF INDIAN RELICS Project for Distinctive FeMnre of Omihn'a ' Municipal Collection. START ALREADY MADE FOR TH- EXHIBIT of I'lnn Conocttril , lint Chief Mllllfultj CoiiNlxtfi of 1)1 * NtnirVi > nnil Mcnnx for Cnrr * Inir It Out. The Omaha Public Library boa'rd has under consideration tbo question of developing the museum whllh has been established In the public library building along the line of Indian relics and handiwork and building up that department to make tt the distinctive feature of the collection. The proposition Is pending before the board for the acquisition of the Indian collection which was exhibited at the exposition ln t summer by Pat Ryan and which attracted much Interest nnd favorable notice from all visitors , Mr. Ryan has been accorded pcr- mlsfllon to store his property In the base ment of the library building temporarily , pending negotiations for Its purchase or do nation. As lie Is a Nebraska man ho Is anxious to have the collection remain In Omaha , the chief difficulty being one of ways and means. The subject of making the Indian collec tion the chief feature of the museum was up before a recent meeting of the board , nt which favorable views were drawn out from most of the members , although the propcul- tlon was referred to the committee on art and museum. Speaking of the question , one of the library directors says : "I'bellevo It would bo a great thing for Omaha If wo could acquire the Ryan collec tion as n nucleus tor a inrgo cxniuii 01 in- dlan relics and examples of Indian Industry. Omaha Is KO situated that It could add to such a collection from year to year until It became a great attraction , not only for resi dents , but also for visitors , "European cities which maintain mutitclpnl museums usually have Rome one feature In which they take bpeclal prldo and for which they arc particularly noted. Sometimes this may consist of costly works of art , as In Brussels , Munich and Dresden. Each tries to make Itself famous for having the best collection In one particular branch. Dres den , for example , has the finest collection of porcelains and pottery. Amsterdam ha3xnn vn- excelled aquarium , Nuremberg an Industrial museum sought by strangers far nnd wide. If Omaha could establish the reputation for possessing the beat Indian collection In Its municipal museum to bo found anywhere outside , possibly , of the national museum at Washington , every stranger who reached the city would aak about It and take time to visit It and Inspect It. I'lnii Kntlrrly KoiiNllilc. "This plan Is entirely feasible. Senator Mandcrson has a small but quite valuable collection of Indian relics which he says be will gladly deposit In the library build ing If the Indian exhibit Is developed , and a number of other public-spirited citizens who have a few articles whlcn would lit In would bo glad to follow suit. The library baa just been presented by the exposition board with a complete collection of the In dian photographs taken for the government at the Tranemlsslsslppl Exposition. Thcso photographs Illustrate all the different aboriginal types and are not to bo surpassed anywhere. The library board will see to It that they are properly mounted nnd cx- tilblted and they would be studied by every one Interested In the subject. "Omaha cannot hope to build up n museum covering all branched of Industry , art and history to compete .with great Institutions Ilko the National museum , but It can make a specialty. In certain lines and do Itself credit. The Byion Reed collection of coins and autographs and paper currency Is otic feature which cannot be matched elsewhere , and If the Indian exhibit can bo added tbo two together would make our museum stand out as one of the distinctive institutions of the city. " Any Kind of llcudnclio Leaven you quickly when you use Wright's Paragon Hcadacho and Neuralgia Cure. 25c. Spectacles. that are scientifically and properly fitted are tbo ones that bring the most relief. A complete line of optical goods Free examinations. THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO. , Lendlnir Scientific Optician * . 1408 Farnam. OMAHA. OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL. t Isn't ' Luck- flint .brings HUCCORB In Inlying any more han It Is luck that l > rlii H thn ocwin Inor Into port It is the pilot , the nnin vho knows the chaiiuulH , reefs , Hlioal.s , Ides nnd llfjhtH Wo are the pilots who vlll bring the money Into your pockets f you will take our advlen nnd buy one of our Gold Coin Ventiduct Uane Hut'ii- pi's no other stove made Ilko It or our 'avorlle IJase liurner $ lr ! > .00 and up ' 'or the kitchen we recommend our Towett Steel Ilange $25.00 nnd up The urkcy season IH onuml wo sell Carvers roui $1.00 up Our Hermetic Oak Stove H the greatest stove made absolutely ilr tight holds lire forty-eight hours ind draws the cold air from the floor mil It has an ash pan. Let us bo your pilot this season. A. C. RAYMER , 1514 Farimm St. Only Three More of those beautiful sample pianos ( hut vcro used al the exposition left made ip In the llncHt of natural woods hand- omely carved nnd polished and If you ire lookIny for 11 bargain In a high grade Instrument we can nave .vou from 1100.00 to ifino.OO We have two doors rowded with new Instruments of these veil Known makes Klmball Kranleh & tai'h Ilnllott & Davls-A. Hospc nnd thers 1'lanos cold for cash or easy monthly payments , A. HOSPE , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas ,