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n THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : srXDAY , DECEMBER 3 , 18J ! ) ) , 0 MUST DO TIME IN PRISON Formsr Omaha Boy Sentenced to the Port Madison Penitentiary , PUNISHED FOR A DIAMOND ROBBERY Vounn : llrtnn Horn in n Cell nmt 111 * t I'rc-Ncnt In Court tit II cur Him dm. ilciiincil , DBS iMOINiS : , Dec. 2. ( Special Tele- Rram. ) Krcd Hcall , who Is In reality Ilelns of Omnha , was today Henlcnced to fiovcn arid onolmlf years In the Fort Mmll- Eonw4 > ehltcntlary Tor attempting to steal ti tr.iy of diamonds valued nt $1,500 from the Joseph 'Jewelry Btorc hero on the nlRht of November 11. Ho' Is the son of n well known family of Omaha , his father huvliiK hcen In hlfih political power during lilw llfctlmo and DH .republican politician In Omnha nnd Nebraska. Dcall Is an assumed name given by the prisoner to uhleld himself and family , but It wan disclosed today that his real name Is Holng , a on of the late William P. Ilelns , once county treasurer of Douglas countyNeb. . Mr . Holna IH In the city today , bearing a letter to Governor Shaw from a Nebraska politician well known in Dea Molncs and Iowa , asking for clemency for her eon. Sirs. Helns presented her petition to Gov ernor Shaw this afternoon and Is devoting all her tlmo and energies to save her son from the penitentiary. As Detail entered the court room In charge of and manacled to the bailiff ho saw his mother sitting on n bench across the room. She had arrived from Omaha last night , coming na fast as steam could carry her. As they eat there together , waiting for the sentence , Heall'n counsel , Walter Mcllcury , stepped forward nnd made a plea for the boy , saying he was only 20 years old , the solo support of his mother and that this was his llrst nnd only offense. Ho then handed Judge Dlshon the petition to the governor , which tlio boy's mother brought with her , and which was shown to the chief executlva this alternoon. Judge Hishop scanned the petition and handed it hack. The petition Is no follows : Tils Excellency Governor Shaw : The bearer , Mrs. Anna A. Ilelns , widow ot William F. Hi-Ins , ex-county treasurer of Douglas county , Nebraska , n lady of re finement. seeks assistance to pet her Hon's release from custody of the Ues Moines authorities. I am personally acquainted with young Helns , as he was employed In our office , and I am ( Irmly convinced < > f his Innocence. He merely served as the tool of the guilty party , who has escaped. Having been very Intimately acquainted with the family and Inasmuch ns Mrs. Jlelns Is a total stranger In DCS Moines I very respectfully ask you. dear governor , to have the kindness to assist Mrs. Ilelns In her undertaking. I had the pleasure In the late campaign In Iowa to stump the state In your behalf among the Germans and I congratulate you upon the great victory won. Thanking you In advance for the kindness shown Sirs. Helns I am , very respectfully yours , .IACOI3 HAUCIC , Assistant County Surveyor. Judge Bishop then sentenced Helns. Ho said : "Never In all my experience of obser vation , have I heard or a more daring rob bery than that which you attempted to com * mil ; It is beyond all others that I know of here , and whllo you still maintain that you wcro alone In the deal I cannot believe it , but am of the opinion that you are a mem ber of a gang whoso tool you were. I realize - izo that you are young and of goad standing ; the evidence offered from prominent Omaha citizens tends to show this ; but as you have not been in Omnha for almost three years II such , evidence can have hut little weight with thlfi .court. It is the Judgment ot this court -that you be sentenced to hard labor at the For Madison -penitentiary for a term ot sovcn and one-halt years , nnd that you pay the costs In this case. " The appeal bond was placed at $2,000 and Mrs. Holns Is trying to secure It. ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN Coliinulo Special cm ( hi- \c > rlMV ( < 'n < rrii Ilnu it XurriMV KH- MAUSHALLTOWN , la. , Dec. 2 , fSpcclal Telegram. ) Word has just reached this city of a _ desperate attempt to wreck the Cole rado" special on the Northwestern near State Center , fifteen miles west of here. An op erator In a tower house saw two men place tics acrces the track nnd flagged the train. Warrants have been Issued for the arrest of two men named Funk. TAICK IT OUT OF UNION PACIFIC. Ovrrlmul Iloiilo AVII1 I.IINP C K < of Two Mi-lilN for loivii. SolilliTH. DKS MOINES , Dec. 2. ( Special Tele gram. ) Adjutant General Dyers , accom panied by Private Secretary Fleming of the governor's ofllco , called on the officials of the Ilock Island road this morning and pre sented them with n Now York draft for $ .11,097. This covers the figures of the con tract in ado by the stuto authorities with the Hock Island road for transporting the Flfty- llrst Iowa regiment from San Francisco to Council Bluffs , lacking $253 , which Is withhold for the price of two meats caused by the delay of the last section on Ihe Union Pacific road. The amount withheld will ba taken from the subcontract of the Union Pacific with the Ilock Island , the former being responsible for the delay. Money has been advanced to meet all the bills Incurred In bringing the soldiers home , Including besides the transportation , $7.400 for other oxpeiifcs. The meals cost . $3,941,60. The Pullman charges wcro $2,550 , : and there were other small bills , Including I telegraph , etc. , all of which have been mot by the etato through Its governor. It Is un derstood that the largest part of the ex penses have been paid by the governor him self , and the remainder has been covered by temporary loans from different hanks In the Btuto , The entire sum , It Is expected , will bo refunded by the legislature. I Charles A. Spclgel , who for eomo tlmo operated a fur Htoro In this city , was sen tenced this morning to eight.years In the Fort Madison penitentiary. Spclgel was con- vletod of having set llro to his Htoro rooms for the purpooo of recovering the Insurance. The Iowa State Traveling Men's associa tion met hero lu nineteenth annual sreslon today. The reports of olllccrs shovv that thcro are now 11,107 members In good stand ing that $81,103 was paid In benefits last year and that there Is now $30,239 In the treasury. The association voted to lucreatio the ago limit to Tin and to Increase the sec retary's sslfiry to $5,700. The old onieers wcro elected again , William H. Wheeler as president , W. H. Smith as vice president , and p. 15. Hnley as secretary nnd treasurer. All the old directors wcro re-elected. KM \ STOCIOIAX MISS1M1. I.t'iivlnir Mnn > Anxlon * Crritllorn nt Wnliiul. ATLANTIC , la. , Dec. 2. ( Special Tele gram. ) Frank Corey , a prominent farmer nnd Btockbuyer , has left for parts unknown , leaving behind him numerous anxious cred itors. Walnut people are the principal vic tims. Charles Ucrg and Philip tlumcrlck found their names signed to notes bought by a Walnut bank. In the term of court Just closed Corey won a law suit from the firm of Johnson & Thompson In which the latter lad brought suit on account. OviTiloiu of Strychnine. HAHLAN , la. . Dec. 2. ( Special. ) Will Sundcrland took n heavy dosa of strychnine with the evident Intent of ending his llfo. Ho Is a young farmer- living a few miles north of the city. Ho had lately , whether knowingly or not , sold at Dunlap , la. , somu cattle that had been mortgaged by ono Tucker of Omaha , Neb. , and turned over to Sunderland to sell. The latter had the check ot the Dunlap man drawn In his favor , and when the matter of the mortgage waa learned ot by the Dunlap man , Sun derland was threatened with summary pun ishment unless the money were returned , Sunderland thereupon wont to his sister , Mrs. Bcllo Westrope , In this city and bor rowed $250 , representing at the time that ho would give his sister a first mortgage on his personal property1. Upot ) going to the recorder's ofllco Mrs. Westrope discov ered that the personal property was already mortgaged , all of it , to Mr. M. K. Camp bell of the Shelby County bank. She then threatened to deal summarily with her brother. Sunderland had been drinking heavily prior to taking the strychnine. This , togther with the fact that the dose of poison was abnormally large , probably saved his life , although an emetic had been administered by a neighbor when the doctors arrived. Cox Will COIICN ( ISIi-irtlon. POUT DODGE , la. , Dec. 2. ( Special Tele gram. ) One of the most sensational polit ical contests In the history of this county has hcen precipitated here by the filing of a notice of contest of election by E. II. Cox , the democratic candidate for treasurer. At thu recent election A. Llndquest of Gow- rle , the republican candidate , and E. II. Cox tied , the olllclal canvass gave the election to Llndqucst by a very narrow margin. Mr. Cox alleges miscount In various townships. The matter may bo carried to the district court. Injunction Cnne D SIOUX CITY , Dec. 2. ( Special Telegram. ) The seven Injunction cases brought against the saloons of Sioux City have been dis missed in the district court , It having been ascertained that the plaintiff In the cases , A. D. Drauner , .Is not a resident of the United States , hence the court held he could not maintain his actions. Criminal cases are still pending against this man and his attorney , Eugene Lutz , on account of these same cases. ' Divorced mill WviliU'il Quickly. LEMAttS , la. . Dec. 2. ( Special. ) John Lannlng was granted a divorce from Suslo Lannlng. The defendant did not contest the application. Ten minutes after the decree was given the lawyer who represented sented Mrs. Lanning in the divorce case , acting iu tbo capacity of Justice ot the peace , performed a marriage ceremony be tween his client and E. J. Swanson. Soil iif < Ion CnM < > nt Fort Do ( lure. FORT DODGE. la. , Dfc. 2. ( Special. ) Sheriff Dowd has returned here from Mon tana , bringing with him Harmon Anderson , arrested on the charge of seduction. Ander son , It is said , promised to marry Delia Balm , a young woman of Kalo. Miss Balm lo already a mother. LATE NEWS FROM HONOLULU Co 11 MM I General Hayivnoil , from Hie Orient , In n Suiiiiortcr of 1'ollL-v of OtlM. SAX FRANCISCO , Dec. 2.-iAssociated I'ress advices from Honolulu under date of November 2G state that ? 1,000 was sent on the steamship Warrimo 'to ' Victoria by Brit ish residents ot Honolulu for the fund started on tbo Island for the care of the families of soldiers sent to South Africa. Lewis M. Henry , who is stated by dis patches from Peorla , 111. , to have deserted his wife in thait city after robbing her of 19,000 , has a wife in this city. Ho left her as suddenly as ho disappeared from Peorla and San Francisco. The case of Colonel John Soper , E. S. Valentine and the San Francisco subscribers to Wallua stock against D. F. Dllllnghara has been compromised by the payment by Mr. Dllllnghain of $65,000. Soper had a Judgment for $100,000 damages. The San Francisco subscribers are to get their $1- 000,000 worth of stock from the new Issue recently decided upon. United States Consul General Haywood returned today from Manila , China and Japan on the steamer Coptic. The consul expects no be recalled by next February , as It Is expected that American laws will have been extended to the Islands by that tlrao. Mr. Haywood Is a supporter of the policy of General Otis In the I'hlllpplncH , where ho thinks good work that will soon be completed successfully Is being done , FINANCIERS FURNISH ARMS lFK Ilevolntloii ! ( Inlulntf Crounil Dally In VcurxiiHu mill fire-lit Hnttle U KxnRtcil , WILLEWSTAO , Island of Curacoa , Nov. 27. The Hernandez revolution is gaining ground In Venezuela from day to day and Is supported by the leading members of the commercial and financial worlds , who supply the revolutionists with all the arms and money they need. "El Mocho , " that Is General Hernandez , Is at present at Toouyo , a short distance from Valencia , at the head of an army of from 0,000 to 8,000 men , and a great battle Is expected to occur at any time. Castro's army Is under the command of a negro named Benjamin Ruiz , otherwise known as Rafael Bolivar , a Colombian , on whoso head a price was put by the Amor- lean government at 'the ' tlmo of the burn ing of Colon In 1SS5. Wnlslrtrte'rlnrlfc'Mne Scriweyer'MstTiirinteeotllie best-none o delicious-money cm hardly buy III equal. " " " " " " * " " " * " * " * * No Marks on Doieito FULL indicate coatenti. Return QUARTS charges paid and money SOU WEYER'S PURE S YEAR OLD $ back II goods PENNSYLVANIA RYE ' don't suit. The prime old whiskey prescribed ( or EPre i medicinal and general use. P epal Tin ) famous Pennsylvania Hye. for 27 yenra double copper distilled nnd need In wood under personal directionof Mr. JohtiBcuwercrhliiuelf. Never less thnn tt years old , moat of it 10 and ia year * old when Ilr t batlled. hold direct to the consumer from our distillery nt the low price of $3.60 for , four full quarts Hint cuuaot be bought ehowhcro for loss thuu So.UO. \Vo also offer our SEVEN YEAR OLD CABINET-PENNSYLVANIA RYEat $3.00 for four full quarts. Thi .U Iliollno9t _ 7 jcar old r eWe Wo cnvu you ' overdrunk and cuuuut bo duplicated for Icsi thuu $3.00. eP Prepaid alliulddlrraru' prnntiuniluuar. * WercfertoonyOmoniorclol ACCDCT. llanknr I'lproenOnrapany In IJnltudfitulea. JOHN SCHWEYER & CO. , DISTILLERS , t imro whUkor Addresi all orders to Warehousg OP 609,611. G13 W. 12th St. . CHICAGO. without . adulter Ordura for Aril.Col. , CjIJauo.Moat..New | Mex..Ner..Urn.Utah , WMlu.Wro. . ation. inu > tcallfnr20quartarelulit prumlrt. fir rllo fur tmrtlculur * tiororo femlltlnif MURDER OVER A FEW CENTS One Iowa Farmer Kills Another During a Quarrel. KILLING OCCURS IN MILLS COUNTY KfTort lit Olilnln l'ortyI'MviOntH \VorUt of Dlilir * font * Henry Decker HI * I.lfo Slnyor In Jnll. OLENWOOD , la. , Dec. 2. ( Special ) Henry Decker , a farmer two miles north of Hlnton station , died Friday afternoon from a gunshot wound Inflicted by a neighboring farmer , John Martens. After the shooting Martens rode to Glenwood , where he sur rendered himself to the sheriff. The trouble between Uocker and Martens started over 45 cents. From the meager de tails received here It appears that an old man named Uottel , who resided with Mar tens , sold to Mr. and Mrs. Decker some dlshets for 43 cents. Martens refused to per mit the Dockers to enter his house when they called to get their purchase. This was early Friday morning. Later In the mornIng - Ing Martens and Decker met In a Held near the latter's home. Martens was armed with a shotgun. Words ensued and Martens fired at Decker , who had grasped the barrel of the gun. Docker's right hand was torn off nnd several shot entered the abdomen. Some ot the shot also slightly wounded Mrs. Decker , who had run to the assistance of her husband. Decker was able to walk to his home and at first It was thought his wounds were not serious. Ho soon , however , became uncon- I sclous and died In about an hour before ! medical aid could reach him. I Martens , as soon as ho fired the shot , ' secured n horse and rode to Glenwood , where ho gave himself up to the sheriff. He Is nn undersized German , weighing about 125 pounds. Mentally he Is below the aver age , i Decker had lived near old Traders' Point about a year. Martens owns a farm In the vicinity , where ho has resided seven years. Decker was well-to-do. A coroner's Jury decided Saturday that the shooting of William Cummlngs by Harry Trumble was entirely Justifiable and that the shot was fired In eelf-dofonse. The jury convened nt Drewer's undertaking rooms and twelve witnesses testified. After the conclusion of the testimony It did not take the Jury long to come to a finding. The verdict ws : "That the said William Cummlngs came to his death from the effects ot a bullet wound penetrating the heart , and Inflicted by a bullet fired from a revolver held In the hand of Harry F. Trumble , on the night of November 30 , 1899 , nt 9 o'clock. We fur ther find from the evidence that the shootIng - Ing waa done lu self-defense and was fully Justifiable. " Frank Thompson , the proprietor of the saloon at the corner of Twenty-fourth and K streets , testified that Cummiugs and Matt , Garner were In his saloon during the early I part of the evening , and that Garner was the 1 man who rushed In and asked him to tele phone the police , as there was a shooting scrape up the street. Doctors Schlndel and Slabaugh gave evidence regarding the autopsy , which they made , and declared that ono bullet penetrated the heart of Cum mlngs. The other wound was merely n flesh wound. Captain Allle and Officer Montague testified to the fact that Harry Trumblo gave himself up and assisted In carrying the body of Cummlngs into the feed store. Sev eral witnesses who were in the saloon at the time Garner caino In ateo testified. A special effort was made by Coroner Swanson to secure n jury ot business men in order that the case should bo fully In vestigated. These men composed the Jury : John Fiynn , J. D. Watklns , D , E. Wllcox , J. D. Dennett , L. C. Gibson , W. D. Godfrey. County Attorney Shields was prceant when Coroner Swanson read the verdict , and ho Immediately crossed the street to Police Judge Dabcock's office and requested that Trumble bo released from custody. As far as the authorities are concerned the. case is ended. Trumble returned to the Packers' National bank , where he le employed , and went 'to ' work. On his way from police headquarters to the bank young Trumblo was met on every hand by friends , who con gratulated him on the verdict. Thomas Cummlngs , father of the dead highwayman , spent yesterday looking up his son's record here. Mr. Cumminga Is a ! fine looking man , and Is evidently possessed ot' some means. With Captain Allle be went to different boarding houses , until he found a place on Q street where his sou had stopped. Upon Investigation it ap peared that the boy had been sent clothIng - Ing from home and ho hod given the same to acquaintances at the boarding house. The father Is of the opinion that when his boy reached the west he fell In with bad company and was Induced by his associates to commit the act which caused his death. Thomas Cummlngs says that his son only recently left school' ' and was possessed of a good education. Deforo starting him out In Hfo his parents desired to give him a little experience and equipped him with gcod clothes , a watch and money. Three weeks ago young Cummlngs disappeared from home nnd since that time his parents have been more or less worried. His ad- drc 3 was obtained a short tlmo ago and clothing sent to him , which ho gave away. After having Informed himself fully In re gard to the facts In the case Mr. Cummlngii decided that there was nothing- do , and so departed last evening for Chicago with the remains of his son. Tulle About .Sntnriliiy'M Holdup , Saturday's holdup of Oua Stevens caused considerable excitement , coming as It did on top of the shooting of Cummlngs. As soon as the matter was reported to the police n.c sagea were sent to all patrolmen and the result was that Timothy Flnon was arrested and lodged In Jail. The money found on his person cannot be fully Identified by Stevens , but the police hold that the amount was his share In the deal. Mayor Knsor appeared to bo quite exercised over the second daring holdup , and gave strict orders to the police to arrest all suspicious characters. It la understood that Q street from Thirty-third to Twenty-fourth east Is to be cleaned up , and that all habitual loaf ers are to be sent to Jail. Not long ago the business men on CJ street called for pro tection and three officers were detailed for day duty and three for night duty. Any number of arrests wore made and for a time everything uaa quiet In that locality. Yes terday the mayor ordered that three day and night men be sent to West Q street again , and a large number of arrests may he looked for. The police force hero Is not large enough to properly cover the city , but the men now employed are covering as much ground as possible. Robberies and holdups will most likely continue until the gangs operating here are driven out of the city. About Sun till ) Mall DvlUery. Postmaster Ktter seems to be quite worked up over what the papem have been saying about the resumption of the Sunday morning delivery of mall. For some days the local papers have teemed with complaints ot busIness - Iness men about the manner In which the Sunday service at the p-stolllce Is conducted. At cording to Mr. Kttcr's statement this city Is the only ono In the land where n Sunday delivery system has been In force. When this delivery was discontinued on account of the general closing of business places dur ing the summer there was little or no com plaint , hut now that some stores arc open for n short lime Sundays , the morning de livery Is missed. Perhaps there would not bo so much complaint If better service was given at the postofllcc on Sunday forenoons , but as It la business men arc compelled to wait while school girls and othera blockade the window. If a change In the matter of distributing mall at the postoffico IB made the business men will doubtless become re conciled to the loss of the usual Sunday morning delivery. Itnllronil Committee Morti M On Friday afternoon the Commercial club committee on railroads visited Omaha and secured audlc.ico with two railroad mana gers. President Durt of the Union Pacific nnd General Manager Holdrcgp of the Dur- llngton were cut of the city , but the com mittee hnd conferences with the Elkho.ti and Hock Island people. Representative. ! of theao roads expressed a willingness to do all In their power to further the Interests of South Omaha and It Is hoped that good results will follow the visit. Messrs. Freltag , Vansant and Nolan of the committee appear to bo greatly encouraged with the prospect for better freight nud passenger facilities. AVreck lit ( Hnllronil Ynnl * . Some boys playing about loaded Ice cars In the west yards near Cudahy's yesterday morning let loose the brakes and two cars went donn the Incline with a rush. At the switches near the south end of the Armour plant both earn wcro ditched , causing a wreck which took some tlmo to clear away. There Is no clue to the Identity of the boys , but the packing house and stock yards po llen are keeping a sharp lookout for tres passers , and all such will bo arrested. The tracks were cleared as soon as possible , but the accident causes qulto a llnniici.il loss to thu stock yards company. It < 'K I mi I ni ; of Advent. This is the advent season nnd during the four Sundays in advent Rev. Irving P. John son will preach In St. Martin's Episcopal church on "Christian Responsibilities. " The first of this series of sermons will bo preached this morning , the topic being "Our Moral Responsibility as Men. " In the even ing at 7:45 : o'clock Rev. Johnson will deliver his fourth historical lecture , the subject be ing "The Early Conflict of the Christian Church with Sectarianism. " This lecture will deal more particularly with Carthage and the North African church. Itoynl Aremiiiiii Olllt'cr.s I2lcctc.il. Thcso officers have been elected by Knoxall council No. 1-164 , Royal Arcanum : N. D. Mead , past regent ; W. H. Jones , regent ; A. II. Murdock , vice regt'nt ; S. D. Christie , col lector ; A. Ihnen , jr. , treasurer ; A. L. Lott , secretary ; J. D. Ashe , orator ; Charles Clapp , chaplain ; Dartiey O'Connell , guide ; H. E. [ Tags , warden ; Frank R. Mockler , seatry ; I C. M. Rich , trustee. N. D. Mead was chosen delegate to the grand council and Herbert Droadwell , alternate. Mncic City GONS | | > . Want to buy a diamond ? See Godfrey. "Infallible Proofs" will lip Rev. Howard Cramblett's topic at the Christian church this evening. I A meeting of the Methodist board ot , stewards has been called for Monday evenIng - Ingat the church. Melcher's Witch Hazel Cream for I chapped hand ? . ' I The. Mercy nnd Help department of the 1 Epworth league distributed flowers to the sick Thanksgiving day. I See Ed Munshaw & Co. for lumber. Tel. 2S5. I "Moral Responsibility as Men" Is the topic j of Hev. Irving Johnson's morning- sermon today at the Episcopal church. Try Jack Gallagher's cigars , 403 N. 24th. riev. A. A. Johnson , brother of Rev. J. A. 1 Johnson , has returned to 'his ' home at Long- mont , Colo. , after a ten-days' visit here. Dr. Hagan , dentist , 24th and M streets. 'UrigadUr General Toft ot the Salvation Army , located at DCS itolnes , will preach nt the First Methodist Episcopal church tonight. Mrs. George L > . pare will entertain the ladles' circle of the Methodist church at her home , 713 North Twenty-third street , on Thursday afternoon. Storm Sash E. II. Howland dumber & Coal Co. , 433 N. 24th St. , between M and N. George Stanley , the allege 1 dynamiter. Is to be arraigned on a charge of carrying- concealed weapons when the county attorney - [ torney gets around to his case. For Sale The Metropolitan Hotel at Twwenty-fourth nnd R streets. This IB one of the best paying investments In the city. Price reasonable. Address Box 21 , Dee olllce. ! A meeting of the congregation of the Christian church w'.ll be held at the close of the service today for the purpose' ' ot considering the resignation of Pastor Cramblctt. Dentist , Slnbaugh , 24th nnd N streets. ANXIOUS TO KNOW ABOUT IT ropullnt County Committee IN CnllliiR In Viiiu for a Iteunrt of KIllllIlOC'H. The populist county central committee met briefly Saturday night at the rooms of the Peter Cooper club. The only business that claimed attention was on Ineffective effort to get n statement of the campaign receipts nnd disbursements of the executive commit- to * . Some of the iinemhers have manifested nn Itching desire to hear such a statement read , but although the auditing committee has had the report for several weeks it has never been presented. Tha auditing committee was not present ' and these who had been priming themselves to criticise the disbursements of the .com mitted found nothing before them to crltl- j else. It Is Intimated that some of the offi cers of the convinltteo have been drawing greater salaries than some membem of the organization deem them entitled to , and the ; fear Is said to exist that It the matter In made public now the controversy to which It would certainly lead would not help along the appointment of some of the men whom the populists have recommended for ap pointment to county positions. Tbo county coaimlttco har been calling for the report each meeting for Hires weeks , and last evening Instruction was again Issued to the committee to report at the next mo2tlns. j The executive committee was also called upon to submit a report. J. D. Bridges , editor "Demccras , " Lancas ter , X. H- , says : "Ono Mlnuto Cough Cure Is the best remedy for croup I ever used. " Immediately relieves and cures coughs , colds , croup , nsthuin , pneumonia , bronchitis , grippe and all throat nnj lung troubles. It prevent * consumption. OriiliciiM Concert. The Orpheus Singing society gave n very cnjoynbln concert Saturday night at fler- manla hall on Ilnrney street. The program consisted of good musical Holertlons and the participants were nmong the best known musicians In the city. H. Smith's parlor orchestra rendered several selections and Hans Albert , the well known violinist , played reveral pieces In his Inimitable man- ner. Carl Smith was on for several 'cello solos and Mrs , Wagner-Thomas delighted the large audience with some vocal solos which demonstrated that she had a voice of much power and compnnp. After the con cert a dance was enjoyed by the young pcoplo until a late hour. The chorus work , under the direction of Charles Peterson , wus excellent. Kuriium Sc-hiiiil Celclmitcx , The kindergarten and prlrmirv grades of Furnam school anticipated Thanksgiving day by very nrotty exercises on Wednesday afternoon. 'Misrea ' Carrie Dnutcllo and Sadie 'Ueun. with their little kindergarten folkb , entertained their patrons the greater part of the afternoon. The llrtit. second nnd third crados , In rharKO of the .Misses Har per. Horlon and Hernsteln , respectively , weru attlrwl us Pilgrims. 1'urliann nnd In- dlariH and caused much merriment by their Impersonitlons of these characters. The poor were not forgotten and rnuny things , 6oth In the provision nd flothlnp line , were- brought by the rh'1-lren ' and dis tributed by .Mrs , Harrison , the principal. Shiverick Furniture Company New Furniture Has Arrived A complete now stock of Fur niture for our now building lias arrived. Now Brass Beds from $15 to $100. Now Iron Beds from $ 2 AND BUFFETS . New Bureaus , SIDEBOARDS to § 20. Mahogany from $15 to $1UO , A now Bird's Eye Maple Bureaus , large assortment at new Suits , new Couehes , Sofas , in-between prices. Davenports , Turkish Rockers , Ma hogany Hookers , Diningroom Fur- nifcure , Bookcases , Cabinets , Desks and everything for a full , up-to-date stock of all grades and kinds of Furniture. The goods have all been bought low for cash. Our prices will always be the lowest. CASES from $10 The public is invited to look to $70 about 50 pat through the stock. terns. 1315-1317 Fariiam Street. HACK DRIVERS GIVE A BALL They Qroase the Floor with Wai and Banco with Joyous "Vigor. CAKE WALK AND CHICAGO GLIDE Code of Kthlcn In I.llx-rnl , All Men Are "CieittM ) " All IVomeu "I.n- illet" ami ISvcrj-linily linn a Micht Oir. There was nothing puritanic nor pluto cratic about the third annual ball given by Omaha hack drivers nt Crelghton hall Sat urday night. It was a wide open function "a warm rag , " somebody remarked and the vernacular was understood. Never did the Dretons with their passe pied , the Ital ians with their passamezzo , nor the Spanish with their passaeaglla , away back In the early centuries , outshine the giddy inazo in which Omaha Jehus whirled. All of the men were "gents" and all ot the women were "ladles. " The code ot othlcs was somewhat liberal and everybody bad a good time. Fulldress suits were not a requirement for admission , but several of the "gents" wore shining tiles. It was a night oft and every substitute hack driver In the city was at work whllo the regulars danced. The program consisted of twenty-six num bers , including the "Chicago Glide" and "Phoebo's Cake Walk. " Ono ot the numbers was "Alanltou , " but that seemed to be a misnomer , for if any Manltou was In evi dence at all It was Etrictly on the side. Number sixteen on the program was the "Rye Waltz. " At the close of the thirteenth number there was an intermission , during which refreshments were sought by the revellers. Whllo this was In progress the "Turf Trio" Introduced some specialty entertain ment which "raised the roof , ' " as ono of the backmcn expressed it. The "ladles" were arrayed In piquant smiles , supplemented by the latest and most deft twlsls of the combined art of milliner and modiste , and for the "gents" the haber dasher turned out his most noisy neckties and highest standing collars. A man with a bunch of red rcscs for sale walked through the hall. Coin poured into his hands and ho went back for. another bunch. Inspiration came from somewhere , and before the ball was over Uio movements became - came swifter and swifter. Like the ball given by the celebrated Casey , as told In song , they greased the floor with wax and danced with joyous vigor. It-was late In the night , or more properly , early In the mornIng - Ing when the gaiety ceased. Early in the evening an enthusiastic dancer suggested that the party wait for refreshments until "after the ball Is over , " but this proposi tion did n ° t meet with a second. The occasion was under the auspices of the Hack Drivers' union , nn organization which has developed considerable strength In Omaha , and which is recognized by the federation of labor unions. Various com- j ralttccs had been planning for weeks to make It a success and their expectations wore fully realized. There was a largo at tendance and It was just such a ball as tbo hack drivers wanted. FUN IS FAST AND FURIOUS ( Continued from Sixth Page. ) turn with the Thuraton party to Washing ton , Mrs. Morrison of Lincoln is visiting her mother , Mrs. Tukey. Miss Helen Welch of Lincoln Is the guest of Miss Clara Palmer. Mrs. J. W. Vail of Chicago Is visiting Mrs. J. E , House , 1821 Chicago. Mrs. E. W. Tabor and Mies Tabor of Kearney are vlsltlne In the city. Mrs. David Puffer , Miss IIowell'B guest , left yesterday for a tour through the west. Mrs. Hunt of Sioux City will spend the winter with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Oldfleld. Miss Clayton , who has been the guest of Miss Kenmird , returned to the City of Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schrum af Chicago are visiting their daughter , Mrs. Edward Somlhelmcr , of this city. Dr. and Mrs. Mankor of lied Oak , la. , spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs , W. 0. Templeton of Walnut Hill. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hoyt of Beatrice spent Thanksgiving with their children , Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hoyt of this city. Dr. T. C. Woodbury , prreldent of the Omnha Water company , will arrive In the city Monday with the Intention of remainIng - Ing here for some tlmo. iMrs. T. C. Wilson and daughters , Mleecs Alice and ICIIren of Sheridan , III. , are ou a Thanksgiving visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ilrunor , 1525 North Seventeenth street. MUs Eleanor Deweese , Mlsa Winifred Hyde. Mr. Frank Bl-ihop , Mr. Henry Smith , Mr , Clyde Hayes , were among the Llncola- ltc < s who spent Thanksgiving in Omaha. Allen R. Jullun , jr. , baa been over from the Wolcyan university at Lincoln for BOY- ural days spending the Thanksgiving vaca tion in Opialm with his brothers , George and Ernest Julian. Miss Lulu Helnrlch , who Is studying music In Chicago under the celebrated Prof. LlebllDg , spent Thanksgiving week In Omaha visiting her mother and friends. She re- Thirty-five of the Finest Pianos Ever Shown in Omaha. Never in the history of piano Helling have such , bargains been known as will be offered during this Special Sale. These Pianos arc the Best in America. The Prices the Lowest Ever Known. Some Pianos as low as $138. From that up to the actual factory price of the high grade Baldwin. Payments 1514 Douglas Street. . . turns to Chicago to resume her etudlcs this afternoon. OMAHA srnrmis. " ( IINOII. Mr. Charles McCoy will go to Omaha is engage In buslneeJ. Ollnn McGuIre went to Blair last Sunday evening , returning Monday. .Miss Ada B. StelKcr spent Thanksgiving with friends In Omaha , Mr. Robert II. Scott ! a the gucet of his aunt , Mrs. Udward E. Hoffman. Mlsa Ruth Hogan has gone to Blair to upend the Thanksgiving holidays. Prof. 0. W. Fox Is visiting with hl parents at Genoa for a few days. Messrs. Lars Dllllngstolf and C. Anderson have purchased homes In Hose Hill. MEH | Snowden of Omaha was a visitor In Demon Saturday and Sunday of last week. MlBsi-o Xolla and Lettle Smith ot I'latlH- mouth visited with Miss Stlger the last week. the Sunday school will glvo an entertain ment at the town hall Friday evening De cember S , Mr. John McGuIre has received a recom mendation from Congressman Mercer for postmaster. Mr , and Mrs. Morgan nnd children went to Council Bluffs to upend Thanksgiving with friends. The Indies' Aid society will meet at the homo of Mrs. Jamus A. Howard tiexl Thurs day afternoon at 2. Chicken thieves visited ' ( be coops of JaUn Horten , 0. D. 11 el I la and Mr. Smith during the laat few night * . The public schools clowdr.tn \ Wednesday afternoon with appropriate Thanksgiving cxurclaeu , to open next Monday morning. Mrs. John Speedy wife of the county su perintendent of Sarpy county , has been the guest of Mm , Harvey Grove for the last few days. Communion services will he conducted at the Methodist Episcopal church this inorq- Ing by Rev. Mr. Luce. Sunday uchool at noon. At the regular meeting of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows' lodge last Thursday evening these were elected : N. G. , O. F. Janes ; V. 0. , L , P , Larson j secretary , IS , A. Stclgcr ; trcaeurer , C. Stclger. Ed K. Hoff man wan elected as Irustoe to fill vacancy. V MV MiuiiiKriiM'iit TaUoN CluirKC , M. L. C' , Fnnkhouspr of Chicago nnd as sociates , vho recently became the owners of the Farmers' nnd Mi'rcharitH' Insurance company of Lincoln , Neb. , yesterday con cluded the purchase of the Home Klre In surance company of Omaha , which com pany will open Its doorH on Monday morn ing undrr th new management. At u meetIng - Ing of the directors of the Home Klro In surance company yesterday afternoon the following olllctrs were elected : .M. I , C. Funkhouper. prealdent ; Set'h W. ISddy , vice prefident ; M. F. Fiinkhouser , second 'Vice ' president ; L. P. Funkhoui < er. secretary ; Louis 13. Wottlliiff , treasurer ; K. I' . Fitch , assistant secretary. Sympathy for the HOITM , At a meetln ? In I , J. Dunn's office yes terday afternoon It wan decided to hold i public demonstration In the naturn of a mass meeting for the purpose of expressing sympathy for the Hoers In their Htruggle with England. Saturday evonlnK , Dec-ember 9 , Is the date set for the mnsH meeting. Varloux coin- mlttees were appointed nnd an effort will be made to nave a large crowd In attendance ance'Ihn place of meeting and personnel nf the list cf speakers will bn announced later. Governor I'oyntcr will be uskcd to preside , TriuiHjiort Urlfln In Stnrin , SAN KUANCISCO , Di-e. 2-The steamer foptlo has arrived from the Orient , via Honolulu. No mall or iMHsengPrH will be Untied until aflnr oimriiiuino liiHpi < ctou | to day. Purser Ooodrlch reports that the Iransport Kort Stevenn , wliich left Hcaltlu on Novunber II wllti troops for Munllu , imt In at Honolulu Novcmhor 24. uftcr hov- I ing bfc-Ji dilven far out of | ( H course by a ytorm Tile captain reports "all well * a board , "