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Holiday Trade.
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Ohrlstinns booleo this season nro not only
very beautiful , but are well made. More
over they nro as Attractive by reason ot
their contents as by their external uppwr-
nnce.
The lending publication ot the Frederick
A , .Stokes company this season Is "The Life
nnd Letters of Sir John Hvcrctt Mlllnls , " by
Ins on , John 0 , MIIIMs , In two volumes ,
roynl tictnvo , with 1100 IIIuntralloii ! , com
prising over 200 pictures nnd sketches by
the fnmoufl pointer which have never been
reproduced before. A special edition , lim
ited to 250 sct , contains nine of Mlllala'
finest paintings reproduced In photogravure
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nnd printed on Imperial Japan paper.
Mefsrs. Stokes have brought out a long Hat
of very vnluubto nud artistic volumes this
eason , but nothing that would appeal more
directly'to all art lovers. It Is not only
n record of the life of a great nrtlut , but It
IH Itself a work of great artistic value , the
ninny Illustration.1) ) nddlng greatly to Its nt-
traetlvoricss. Frederick A. Stokes Co.
1'rlce , $10.
The fall publications by the Mncmlllnn
company aggregate more than 200 , nn ex
traordinary number , even for this house. A
number of these volumes hnve been re
viewed In these columns. Two Important
works have bedn received from that house
this week. "Ughtn and Shadows of n Ling
Kplscopalo" Is the autobiography of Illshop
Whlpple , nnd trcatH In great part of the
writer's successful mission to the Indiana nt
Fnrlbault a volume of reminiscences. The
author has bueu bishop of Minnesota for
forty years ; ho built the first Protestant
cathedral In the United Status , nnd has rr-
U ganlzod and carried into effect large plans
for the education nnd general Improvement
of the condition ot the Indians. The book
contains n number ot Interesting portraits
and many Illuminative Illustrations of open-
nlr confirmations , mission bouses , etc.
Price. $5.00.
Another 'work published by the Mnrmll-
Inn .company and one that will be recog
nized nt once ns of great Importance la
"Tho United Kingdom ; ix Political His
tory , " by Ooldwln Smith. The purpose of
Prof. Cioldwin Smith's now work IK clearly
suggested by UK subtitle. U Is a political
history of the United Kingdom from the
earliest times to the reform bill'of 1S32.
It Is a companion work to his former work
on "Tho United States , " a political history ,
nnd , read with It , It represents the political
growth of tup Kngllsh race. Prof. Smith
has treated his second work with the same
succinctness and with the ranie epigrammatic
force and weight ns he did his work on
the United Stntc , which The Nntlon charac
terized na "n llternry masterpiece , ns read
able as a navel , remarkable for Its com
pression without ilrvncss and its bril
liancy without nny rhetorical effort or dis-
plny.
In company with a fellow-tourist Robert
IJnrr went Into Syria , Carthage. Tunis ,
Alexandria , all the places which the cast-
bonnd tourists seek , and some which they
do net , , carrying with his Occidental uilnd ,
oyce nnd pen , and an Indifference ns to cus
tom and tradition which we fancy must
have made the Arab , who still folds his tent
and PrtAl ' 'nwAy , ' rub his eyes with nmnzc-
ment. The result of Mr. Barr's observa-
tlono during his tour Is s.t out In "The
Uncbnnglng East , " two pretty volumes ,
which L. C. Page & Co. , publish. There Is
evidence of hla views on his subject In the
title. There is more evidence in the book ,
which abounds in keen but "kindly shafts
of wit at the expense of the dreamers ot
the cast. " The two volumes nro written In
the author's brightest style nnd would bo
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most npprdprlato as a gift. L. C. Page &
C. Price , ? 3.
A less pretentious work from the enino
publishers , but , at the snmo time one ot no
llttlo Interest , Is "Famous Actors of the
Day In America , " by Lewis C. Strong. It
Is n companion volume to "Famous Ac
tresses ot the Day , " forming the Stage
Lgvqrs' Serlen. It describes the careers
and nrt of the prominent American adorn ,
Including Junics Home , Richard Mansfield ,
Nut C. Goodwin , Sol Smith Russell , Roland
Reed , James II. Hackctt , William II. Crane ,
Robert Mantoll and E. II. Sothern. People
who uro fond of the theater will greatly ap
preciate both of these volumes. L. C.
Page . & Co. Price , 11.50.
"Their'Silver Wedding Journey , " by W. D.
HowellB , has been brought out by tha
Harpers In n holidnj * edition , though It conies
from tbo prcas a llttlo late. It Is published
In two very attractive and artistic volumes
and Is a work that ivould bo appreciated by
any lover of books , but especially by nny
one who has been abroad or contemplates
going. The Illustrations are a loading
faturo and add greatly to the attractive ap
pearance of the work , ns well n to Its In
terest. Harper & Bros. , New York , Pub
lishers.
The Soribncrs have brought out .1 new
edition of General Henry B. Carrlngton'fl
"Washington the Soldier/ ' which mndo Us
first , appearance during the winter of 1SOS-91. !
Tho. author's purpose has been to bring out
In stronger relief than most writers hnvu
done the vtrlctly military dido of the struggle
and to show that Washington was n general
of consummate ability , n thorough master
of the principle of the art of wnr and of
thu nrts of statesmanship In connection
thcrewUh. The author In his prefuce re
marks that a very decided Imprcfulnn hna
obtained unions educated men that Wash
ington had neither the troopa , resources , and
knowledge , nor the broiid range of field
service vhlch hlyo characterized modern
warfare , nnd therefore lacked material el'1- '
mcntB which .developed the typical soldier.
The author is evidently a great admirer of
Washington's ability t as n commander.
Charles Scrlbner's Sons. Price $2.
OMn-r InlereNlliiur Volume * .
A Bljort time ago "Active Service. " a story
of the Greek war , by Stephen Crane , wn
reviewed nt Ipngth In these columns. An
other volume by the gnmo author , "Tho
Monster and Other h'torlen , " Is now at hand.
11 Is a volume of stories , mcst of them short
Htorles. Mr. Crane him given no more strik
ing evidence of his versatile genius than In
"Tho Monster , " a story that has been de
scribed as possessing nil the welrdness of
Poc's fantastic talcs , and yet i absolutely
true to real life. The volume contains nluo
'The Blue Hold" and "Hlarw
Uaipcr A Ilro . Piir-e Jl 2 :
"For thp Freedom of tha 9r " \ * n new
omniipo by Cyus Townsend Brady , author
of "For Love ot Country. " dealing with
orents Kippered to hsve taken place In thr
nnr of 1512 and picturing come of the most
Iramntlc nnd thrilling wencr In Amcrlcnn
naval hletory , Including the grent fight be-
iwecn Iho fonttltutlon and the Oucrrlere.
The love glory grows out of the relations of
two hnlf-brothers. ofllcor.i on British nnd
American ships , with n American nnd nn
English girl , nnd is told with great 'spirit
and with line feeling. As a stirring picture
of life In the old American navy the book
Id UK vivid as It Is trustworthy. Charles
Scrlbner's Sons. Price Jl-50.
The boldness of Mr. Wtflls' Imagination
Is the striking feature nf his "Talcs of
Space and Time. " Ho revels In n future
where the developments of modern sclenco
have brought nbotit n strange , new world ,
where man's Invention , unrestrained , has
built up cities of machines and Intricate
organizations which leave little room for
the Individual. But "The Crystal Egg , "
"Tho Heir of the Past , " "The Vacant Coun
try , " etc. , have to do nevertheless with In
dividuals of a very Interesting kind. Doubleday -
day & McClure. Price , $1-50.
A scries of "Little Books by Famous
Authors" would hardly bo complete without
one of Margaret Dclnnd's old Chester tales ,
which hnve won for the author In n year's
time nn assured literary reputation. When
the plan of the series first occurred to the
Harpers they fixed on "Justice nnd the
Judge" ns the story best ndnptod for pres
entation In this form. "Good for the Soul , "
however , was Mrs. Deland's favorite , and
was flnn'.ly selected. Another book belong
ing to the same series Is "Episodes In Vnn
Bibber's Life" by Richard Harding Davis.
Harper * IlroH. Price , 50 cents.
Mlas Marshall Saundcrs has revised nnd
expanded and renamed a novel originally
published by her In England ten years ago.
"Her Sailor" Is just a tranquil , pleasing love
story. In no way rcmarknblo for nerve-rack
ing flaenea , cltver conversation , or intricacy
of plot. It is clean and wholesome , with the
smell cf the salt ca ; anil In the end Nina 13
the wife of Captain Fordyce , as was neon to
bo Inevitable from the beginning. L. C. Page
& Co. Price , $1.25.
George Edward Woodberry , professor of
English literature In Columbia university ,
has published n volume ot verse under the
title , "Wild Eden. " It Is a volume of ro
mantic , lyrical love poems , with an Imagina
tive nature background and lightly connestcd
as a scrlen. Prof. Woodberry Is already
known to the rending public as the author
of "The North Shore Watch" and "The
Heart of Man. " His most recent work Is
fully up to the standard ot his earlier publi
cations and his verso will undoubtedly find
many admirers. The Mncralllan Co. Price ,
$1.23.
"Nature Pictures by American Poets" Is
n neat llttlo volume of verse selected and
edited by Annie Russell Marble. The editor's
nim in this compilation has been to select
from the works -f representative American
poets certain pictures of nature , either
vignettes ot specific objects or broad land
scape effects. The selections are taken from
authors of high literary rank , with the de
sire to promote among the younger students
n further acquaintance with contem
poraneous poets , nnd at the same time to re
call familiarly certain classic American
poems of description and narration. The
Mncmlllau Co. Price , $ l.-3.
"Bandanna Ballads , " Including "Shadows
on the Wall , " Is n llttlo volume of verse nnd
drawings by Howard Weeden. In his In
troduction Mr. Harris says : "It ia safe-to
eay that never before has an artist caught
with such vital and startling distinctness
the characters which gave to the old planta
tion ono of Its most enchanting features. "
And In her verses , as well ns in the twenty-
four drawings , Miss Weeden gives us a view
of the "quality negro" ot antebellum days
so free from nrtlfico nnd arbitrary dialect
that It Is new to the present generation. A
number of new drawings and verses 'are in
cluded with the original "Shadows on the
Wall , " of which , though it was printed
prlvntbly. several thousand copies were sold.
Doubleday & McClure Co. Price , $1.
William Henry Theme , editor of the Globe
Review , haa published under the title of
"Songs of tbo Soul" 100 sonnets of llfo nnd
love. The most of these sonnets have ap
peared from time to time in the Globe Re
view. The author explains that their aim
Is to teach that in and through nil human
love and hate there le a dominating dlvino
love which nttalns Its perfect manifestation
In Christ and Christianity , by whose power
nnd victory nlono can nny human soul or
the world nt largo find the true law ot Its
own highest evolution , hence Its own true
salvation. Published by the Globe Review ,
New York.
IlooliH Itccclvc'd.
"In Old Now York , " a romance by Wilson
Barrett nnd Elwyn Barren. L. C. Page &
Co. Price $1.50.
"In Old Franco and New. " by William Mc
Lennan. Harper & Bros. Price $1.50 ,
"Salmon Portland ChiiEC , " by Albert Bush-
nell Hart. Houghton , Mlfllln & Co. Price
$1.25.
' 'Living ' In the World , " with other ballads
and lyrics , by Frank Putnam. Rand , Mc-
Nally & Co.
"Men and Things I Saw In Civil Wnr
Days , " by James F. Rusllng. Eaton &
MaiUB. Price $2.50.
HOLIDAY MAILSTARTS OUT
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Umploj I'M nt the I'ontollli'n Find Tliolr
I.nliorN AnItniililly In-
The holiday mall has started to move and
for the next few days the employes expect
to have all that they can do In the way j
of handling packages and boxes sent out by
Omaha people to their friends and relatives
In other parts of the cguntry. !
The first large shipment of holiday mall
vent out yesterday , filling thirty larga
pouches. It Is expected that this quantity
will bo doubled today and that by Thurs
day there will bo wggonloada of the pouches.
Bo far the packages Indlcnto that the prcs- ,
ents cent nro morn expensive than In the
past. Many of the artlclfH are Jewelry' '
and In some Instances are said to be qulto
valuable. This year , as In the past , tharo
are lota of complaints relative to the manner
of wrapping. Some of tbo packages are
manned and broken open before they leave
the ofllce , simply because the vendors Ai
not take any care In getting their stuff out.
Weak paper boxc and the weakest klnl of
twine lire uet'il. Again In many Instances
the addresses are wretched and frequently
the full postage U not paid.
' WALTHAM WATCHES
The best and most reliable timekeepers
made in .this country or in any other.
The "Riverside" ( * . .H . * ) movement is jpweled
throughout witli rubies and sapphires.
For sale by all jewelers.
! HARSHA'S STRANGE ABSENCE
Singular Action of a To mcr Well Know.1
Omaha Minister.
MUCH SPECULATION AMONG HIS FR ENDS
Kin M lie I nt Tronliici Ailunctl ni Mir-
Ciitinp li.v Sonic , vUlllr Ollirrs Ai-
NCI-I Unit Ill-llciillli IM I Infer -
for Ills Ho Inn In TC.MIM.
NEW YORK. Dnc. 18.-Spcclnl Telegram. )
An unusually largo congregation gathered
In the Second Collegiate Reformed church ,
llnrlcm , yesterday , attracted by the public.-
f'tll ot articles regarding the expected
resignation of the pastor. Ilev. Dr. William
Justin Harsha , formerly of Omaha. Rov. Dr.
Ulcnndorf. pastor of the Klrft Collegiate He-
fornicd church , read to the congregation Dr.
Hnrshn's letter of resignation , which was
as followR :
"Kor sufficient reasons I ask for leave of
absence from my pastoral duties from this
date. 1 nleo lender my resignation na pastor
of the Second Collegiate Reformed church , to
take ellect on January 1 , 1S9S , nntl beg
your acceptance of thesame. . "
After rending the letter Dr. Elmendorf be
gan nn Invocation , In which he referred to
the heavy burden of sorrow which rested on
the congregation and said that many hearts
there were wounded , especially the hearts
of those who had been led to accept the
Christian faith through the ministrations of
the absent pastor. He also prayed that
sorrow might make the flock more fervent
In their prayers for the absent one that he
might have the- strength to fulfill every duty
and bear every trial. Dr. Elmcmlorf later
r.ald the affair was a very nad 0110 and ( hat
regret was expressed on all sides.
lie said that considering the situation Dr.
Harsha probably had acted wisely In handIng -
Ing In his resignation. Malicious rumors , he
said , had been circulated regarding Dr.
Harsha and these , coupled with poor health
and the heavy burden of debt ho had
shouldered , had proved too much for him.
Dr. Elmendorf said that although Dr.
Harsha's pastorate would undoubtedly cease
January 1 , he would continue to receive his
regular rnl.iry of $3,000 n year for the first
six months ot the new year. This , he said ,
would give him time to recuperate and
arrange his affairs , and that by that time
there would bo a demand for a man of his
ability.
Many rumors have been circulated regard
ing the cause for Dr. Harsha's resignation ,
bul the true reasctis are worry over financial
affairs , Ill-health , and a desire of "nn old
fogy clement" In the church , as one mem
ber of the congregation expressed It yester
day , to have him leave.
When Dr. Haraha came from Omaha seven
years ago to accept the pastorate of the Second
end Collegiate Reformed church he was In
debt to the extent of about $40,000. This in
debtedness Dr. Harsha's friends felt was In
no sense a rellectlon on him , aa It was ex
plained that it bad been contracted through
Indorsing paper for a religious publishing
concern In Omaha. Since he has been In this
city Dr. Harsha has been paying off his
obligations , and it is estimated that ho has
paid about $12,000 voluntarily of his salary.
Dr. Harsha made an assignment of all his
salary over $3,000 to Edward S. Clinch , law
yer , In 1S93 , with which to meet these debts.
Justice Beekman , however , set aside the as
signment , declaring It was void ns far as hid
creditors were concerned.
Mr. Clinch when seen refused to make
any statement regarding Dr. Harsha's finan
cial affairs. He said , however , that the '
treatment of Dr. Hnrsha by the press of thla
city had been outrageous and that it Dr.
Harsha had been of any other faith the mat
ter probably nevar would have bsen men
tioned. Dr. Harsha is at present inTcxis
with a missionary friend , while his wife and
family are In Massachusetts.
DR. HARSHA'S OMAKA CAREER
Start of Ills Troiilili'N Cuinc While n
HoHliluiit of Thlx
City.
The sudden resignation ofRev. . William
Jufctin Harsha , D. D. , from n lucrative pastor
ate , together with his abrupt departure from
Harlem , has given rise to much specula
tion as to the cause , especially among his
Omaha acquaintances.
It was only a few weeks ago that Dr.
Harsha was In Omaha on a brief visit.
While here he preached one Sunday In his |
old church nnd was listened to with deep j
Interest by many of his old parishioners. It j
Is not known that while here on that visit |
he Intimated to anyone his design of jump
ing from Harlem to the missionary field of
Texas. Incidentally It will bo remembered
that some years ago Mr. Harsha's career In
Omaha was terminated rather suddenly and
in n somewhat unexpected departure , In
which figured a woman a member of his
choir , who afterwards went on the comic
opera stage.
JniliriiK'ntH AuaiiiMl Ilnrnlin.
The Now York Herald of Saturday sayn
that rumors reflecting upon Dr. Harsha's
character bad been In circulation and an
Investigation resulted In his vindication.
The Herald then continues :
"Not long prior to his departure Dr. Har
sha had entertained Rev. Frank Wright , a
Choctaw Indian evangelist , whom he knew
in the west. He Interceded members of the
congregation In Mr. Wright , nnd as n result
of his efforts about $ SOI ) vns raised to aid
the missionary In his work. When Dr. Hnr-
nlia went west , on Thursday , November 23 ,
ho was accompanied by Mr. Wright. It was
undcratcod that they were going to Okla
homa. They were heard from In Texas.
"The financial troublrn of Dr. Horatio- first
cnino to the attention of his New York
friends In 1894 , when n Judgment for $ SO.H9
against him was obtained by LouU F. Wil
son , n lawyer , representing the Forest Lawn
Cemetery nesoclntlon of Oinnbn. It scorns
that among Dr. Harsha's friends In Oinnhu
wap n man who nt ono time had bseu
weaitny. nut wno met nnnncini reverses In
Ills declining years. Ho had requested D. .
Ilarslm to see that ho bn Interred In Forest
I awn cemetery , where other inombcrn of hla
family ' had been burled. The minister prom-
Iscd.'nnd the aged man died happy. Dr. Har
sha gave n note for the cost of the plot , and
this went to protest. The Judgment was to
cover the note and costs. Dr. Harsha made
no defense In the suit.
"Deputy Sheriff Mulvaney , In April. ISO. ) ,
received an execution against Dr. Harshu , In
favor of AugUhtlno Sackelt , for $3,843. The
claim was based on n Judgment , obtained In
Nebraska , In 1892 , by John W. Grlswold , on
which $185 had been paid. The trustees of
the Board of Publication and Sabbath School
Work of Philadelphia , In Ifs96 , obtained a
judgment ngnlnst Dr. Hanha for $4,700.82.
An execution , which was Itsucil against the
minister's property , was returned unsatisfied.
l'\iimliiallon of Ilai-Nlia ,
"Dr. Unrulm then was examined In supple
mental proceedings , nnd ho cxnlalned ihut
ho waa drawing only $3,000 $ u year of bin
salary , the balance being turned over to Mr.
Clinch to apply on the minister's debts ,
which , It WAS t > ald , amounted to about
$3,000 , Irrespective of the Judgments. Frank
J. McBarron was appointed as receiver of
Dr. Hurshn'fl property , nnd the courts were
asked to set aside the assignment to Mj
Clinch on the ground that it was mad ?
fraudulently and without uny consideration
whatever and with Intent to hinder , delay
and defraud creditors.
"Judgo Bcckman. after hearing the case ,
directed that Dr. Hnruha turn over to Mr.
McBorron $2,000 a jear for the benefit of his
creditors , This did not etid the lltlgatloa.
however and Judge l-'roedn an. in IVhru.irv
1SiS. ! handnl donn a dn irfion lh.it IH
Marsha need pay no part nf his salary 10
the receiver. It WHS In thai cap thin Judge
I'reedman established the precedent tint a
man's salary cantict bo tttached. "
CITIZENS ASKED TO PAY UP
Committee of Iltmltit'i * li > n Confer *
ultli foiim-ll Ili-unrJlii i lli-llu-
IIIIPII ! IVrnitiiiil TMM-S.
A committee of business men. ooniti'is- '
filoncd by the Commercial club , appeared before -
fore the city council In Informal session
yesterday nfternoon to consider means for
tlo : collection of delinquent personal taxes ,
which It was understood amounted to nearly
n half million dollars. The chairman of the
committee was Euclid Martin and his ns-
noclatcs weio C. S. Hayward , Hen Wood ,
John Steele. E. M. Andreescn , J. S. White ,
J V. Carpenter , V. P. Klrkcndnll and J. X.
Brady.
Mr. .Martin addressed the council briefly ,
saying that It was the opinion of the Com
mercial club that n largo ptoportlon of the
delinquent taxes were collectible , nnd that
stringent measures ehould be ndopted. It
necessary. In view of the exhausted condi
tion of tlio public .funds. . It was pointed out
that the city treasurer had the power to
put a warrant Into the hands of constables
to levy on any property whatsoever. When
officials ot the city treasurer's ofllce were
questioned ns to the cause of the large
amount of taxes due , It was explained that
thcro were no funds available to employ a
collector. Mr. Mnrtln said that the matter
was of such importance ns to justify Imme
diate action by the council. That b'ody will
consider what measures may be wisely taken
and another conference will bo held In the
near future.
A complete statement of delinquent taxes
for each year , reaching back to 1SCO , will
soon bo Issued from the city treasurer's
ofllce. Kor 18flS0 ! > the i.5-mlll levy
amounted to a totnl personal tax Imposed
of $152Sfil.GO , of which $ UC,2in.49 was paid
up to November 1 , leaving $36,7115.11 or 21
) cr cent unpaid six months after the taxes
jecamo payable nnd fgur months after they
became delinquent , The figures for ISflS
show that $109iS.S7 ! or 81.1 per cent of the
personal tax of $133,012.79 had been paid
on November 1 , eighteen months after It be
came payable and sixteen months utter It be
came delinquent. The per centago unpaid
for previous years has not yet been segre
gated.
J. .W. Carr , acting for property owners
facing the proposed Sixteenth street vln-
iuct , also appeared before the council , nsk-
ng that the appraisal ot damages bo not
approved. Ho said that the erection of the
viaduct practically ruined the property un
derneath , nnd ho thought the awards In-
sulDclpnt. The total damages , fixed nt $1-
400 , Mr. Carr considers to have been un
equally apportioned , the sum ot $2 per front
being granted to property owners who wore
almost on grade and to these also sixty
feet beneath the level of the viaduct. The
matter will bo more fully considered tonight.
SELLING LIQUOR TO INDIANS
Omaha anil Wlniii-lmiro Ili-Kurvntloiin
( it-eat HeNort.s for lloot-
Reports reajh the office of United States
Marshal Mathews that the Omaha and
Wlnnebago reservations In Thurston county
are being overrun by "bootleggers" who are
| constantly selling liquor to Indians. United
States Commissioner Sloan of Tender writes
that these dealers In liquor are swarming
! over the reservations , many of them coming -
ing from Dakota City. He eays that their
favorite haunt Is at Homer , from which point
they work in all directions. . Scores ot the
Indians are constantly in a slate of intcs-
Icntlon and fights nnd drurilwn" rpws are of
frequent ocounence. He 'adds' that In or.e
of these rows two Indians were nearly
killed.
Prior to the time of the abolishment cf the
ofllco of field deputy In connection with the
irarshal's ofllce Deputy Allen was stationed
at Ponder and whenever ho heard of a
bootlegger being on either of the reserva
tions ho has promptly arrested and jailed
him and his stock of liquor taken away.
Since the abolishment of the office referred
to no deputies have been stationed on th3
reservations and the bootleggers have conic
In from nil the surrounding towns. The
favorite method has -been for a man to
enter the reservation with a load of liquor
In pint nnd half-pint bottles. With this
ho travels past the residences of the In
dians and parcels out his goods , receiving
fabulous prices. Complaints nro filed , buo
before an officer can go from Omaha to the
reservation the liquor sellers have departed
and so far it has been impossible to catch
them.
CAPTAIN WELLS OF OREGON
\tMVNiiniier 31mlVlio Saw Klproc
TInii'N lit tin ; I'lilllii | > lnc/ < \o v
nil Onuiliii Visitor.
Captain Harry L , Wells , late of the Second
Oregon volunteers arrived In Omaha yes
terday from Portland , enroute to Chicago.
Captain Wells has a remarkable fund of In
formation concerning the Philippines. Ho Is
ono of the party which was In 189S reported
by cable dispatches subject to court-martial
for staying nway from headquarters more
than twenty-four hours. Captain Wells says
it Is true that ho and other members of thi
Oregon regiment left camp by permission of
their commander for a tour through the
surrounding country and that by reason of
n typhoon nnd other providential interfer
ence they were unable to return as soon as
expected , yet the rumored court-martin ! had
no foundation In fact. On the other hand ,
the general complimented Captain Wells and
his party for the vast Information they
brought him relative to the surrounding
country.
Captain AVells Is a newspaper man nnd wna
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Itn chain. "Take the chain , too , " remarked
the victim. "It'H no good alone. ' The
robbers replied with nn outh that thc-s did
jot want the chain.
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STRICKEN FROM THE DOCKET
County Attorney Enters Nolle Prossa in
Several Gambling Cases ,
COSTS PILE UP AGAINST TAXPAYERS
CIIMCM Drni : A IonIn Ul.slrlut Court
Alnny 3I < nttliN ami Are I'lnally
DlNiiilHXiMl I.neU of Convl
Kvlilcnco IN ( lie I'H-u.
The county attorney has put nn end to
iilnierous gambling cases which have for
many months been pending In the criminal
division of the district court. At one fell
swoop hu disposed of nine cases. The entry
on the records In the olllce ot the district
clerk reads : "Nolle prouso by county at
torney , defendant discharged. "
The names of the defendants thus dis
charged and the Hpcclflc offense recorded
ngnlnst them , are as follows :
Hlley Goodwin , keeping faro , poker nnd
roulette ; Thomas lironson , using a poker i
"holdout ; " Joseph Thomas , keeping a "per
fume game" whatever that Is ; James But
ler nnd Joseph Parks , policy ; Charles Nor-
denberg , running slot machines ; Ed Potter-
son , keeping slot machines ; Eugene Russell ,
keeping policy game ; Andy Woods , keeping
policy game. j
Information In these cases were filed In
1S9S by Howard Ilaldridge , who was then
county attorney. H wa8 toward the close
of Mr. Daldridge's term of olllce and the
cases were carried over into the adminis
tration of the present county attorney.
The records show that in several of the
cases cited bonds have been forfeited nnd
the numerous entries , including contin
uances and so on , cover nearly half a pags
for each defendant In the big record book. ,
Each ono ot these entries represents a bill
of costs which falls upon the taxpayers 'and
after nil the proceedings have ccme to
naught.
The defendants , of course , pleaded not
guilty. The county attorney made no ex
planation In open court ns to why ho dis
missed the gambling eases , but It Is un
derstood that his excuse for so dclng Is that
there was a lack of convicting evidence. On
each Information there Is written the names
of from live to n dozen witnesses. Thc"e
cases were on Judge Daker's docket. Ths
judge did not question the action of the
county attorney for the reason , It Is said ,
that the attorney has the legal power to
enter a nolle prosse without con suiting thu
court or other authorities.
-OIMIATI ( > \ . \UA1.\ST COLL.IXS.
County Attorney TiiUN Ai-doii A tin I UN !
Slnyer f Clinrlc-N It. ( irnvp.
Information has been filed by the county
attorney against Thomas Collins , the mur
derer of Charles H. Grove , the saloon keeper
who was brutally killed In his place of busi
ness a few days ago. Murder in the first de
gree Is the charge , and It Is understood tint
Collins' case will bo taken up ns tioon as
possible. Collins is held without ball , the
circumstances surrounding the killing being
such that the court would most likely refuse
to accept bond , even though It were offered.
Jury Pulls ( o AKi't-c.
The jury In the case of Julia Benscokotn
against Andrew 0. IJroback , tried before
Judge Curland In United States court , has
failed to reach an agreement and has bean
discharged , after being out twenty-four
hours. The case enmo from I'lnttsniouth ,
bavins been transferred from the district
court of Ciiss county. The plaintiff sued for
$ .1,000 damages. The defendant was n
saloon keeper nt I'lnttHinouth , and the al
legation in the petition charged that ho
sold liquor to llenscokota In fiuniclent
quantlUc * to make him drunk. While In
this connection ho went out ono cold day
last winter and froze his foot , the toes on
ono of which was nmpulnicd. The wife
brought the damage suit.
Mr , llolnn-H IH I'l-i-iuiri-il ,
\ , . D. Holme * ) , ex-prcslilent of the Ne
braska Children's Home society , who IK cltc.l
to appear before Judge Scott today to ex
plain the part he IK alleged to have taken In
keeping ( ho Dodd children out of court , con
trary to Iho orders of the judge , has filed ad
ditional aflldavlU tending to show his side
of Iho CUHC. Mr. Ilolmca ] no longer con
nected with the Bqclety and having nlready
paid ono line with costH attached , ho fccla
that he ought to be releatiud.
SlK-H for till1 I.OMS < > f II I'lllKIT.
In the United States court , befoiv Judge
( "arlanil. the rase of Charles Hctikel against
the Swift I'ucklng company is on trial , the
If you liarcn la rcuular. lieallliy movement of tlio
bonels ovury < lay. you'ro ( ilck. or will tic Keep your
bonds OIKJII. anil be null Force In luusliaiiouf
YlolBiit i > liysl < or I'll ' ) polbon Is iluuucrous 'i'lio
Binooilioii easiest most uorfcri iruy of kcoplDK tUu
bonreb clear unit clcuu is to tuko
I'alntal/lc I'otcnt TjBioOnod lxioort. ;
NeverHi'Ui'n. Woakmi orUrlpn. lOc Mc.Mki Wrlto
lur ircu' ample. nnU booklet r > lioalili. Add run
Btirlloj llrutjj I u > pinj , CUcm , lloulrrll , Ktir Yorl. Kla
KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAI
plaintiff reeking to re ovr nllesod damages
In the sum of $5,000. The plaintiff ns In
the employ of the defendant nn 1 w.is opcr-
ntlng a meat-cutting mnchlne. One tl'iy
he grl the Index-flngnr of his left hand under
the knives and It was amputated. HP al
leges defective machinery , while the dcfenJ-
nnt charges carelessness upon the part ot
Hcnkcl.
Full * to Attract Attention.
The case ot the United States ngalnnt
the Ilclmcrs , who conducted the First Na
tional bank at N'ellgh , continues to drag
along In United States court. Only the
witnesses anil Interested parties are present
ns spectators. So far all the testimony
upon the part of the prosecution has been
the introduction of the Ivoks of the bank
nnd notes that passed through the concern.
The United States attorney expects to close
the prosecution some time this week.
Notes of tin' Court * .
Holiday dullness 1ms settled over the
courthouse. Several ot thn courts nro not
In Korslon and In those that nro open unin
teresting cases are drugging along-
Abraham Kowls has secured i : decree of
illvoroo flam Nellie 1C. Lewis , i bamlonmcnt
being the allegation. T'lo ) lalntllT la
awarded custody of minor children. The
decree was Issued by Judge Fr.wtett.
Tony Hydock , nn ex-pollccman of South
Oinitha. - - ' with retaining $71 taken
from 11 prisoner whom he ariested. was
aiTigr.i'il : in the county court yesterday.
Ho entered n plea of not guilty and the
case was set for trial Jnnuary 11. Bond
was fixed at $30" ) nnd the defendant U nr-
rnngltiff to give It. George Scott JH the
prosecuting witness.
Frank Gordon , colored , pleaded guilty In
Judge linker's court to burglary nud bis
punishment was llxed nt thrt-e years In the
penitentiary. ( Jonlon broke Into the tailor
shop ot John "Walker In South Omnlm sev
eral weekst ago and stole clothing to the
value of about $30. Alex Williams and
Merry Smith , accused of being accomplices ,
were discharged on account ot lack of evi
dence.
William Glennon , father-in-law of Judge
Baxter , ia the plaintiff In a rtilt bcloro
Judge SInbauth. against the Mutual Re-
servu Fund Life Insurance association for
the recovery of Sl.OCO , which Ik is alleged
represents the amount of excesn premiums
paid by the plaintiff In order to save his
jJ.GoU policy from beingforfeited. . A New
Vi.il ; lawyer is here to rcurcsent the de-
foi-ii.int company.
Attorney Jlcrsan. representing the Ne
braska Chlldrcns' Home society in the
Dodd habeas corpus proceeding * , In In re
ceipt of a letter from a doctor at Bertram ! ,
Neb. , relative to the alleged fracture of
Mlnnlo Dodd's arm , the story of which has
bt-e-i hroiiRlu out prominently In the trial
of tin ) case teforo Jiuige Scott. The doctor
sa > rf the arm was not broken , but was
simply bruised and that the Injury was not
Hcnous at .M y time.
A I'vrtlnvnl
OMAHA , Dec. 18. To the Editor of The
Dee : I saw many gocd things In The Sunday
Bi-o and one thing highly displeasing.
In one column there appeared an Item to
the effect that a police court lawyer had
been dragged out of bed at 3 u. in. , hustled
to Jail and locked in a cell on a petty war-
rant. He was charced with the terrible
crime of holding certain documents which
a former client had Intrusted to his care ,
re-fusing to give them up.
In another column I read of the trial of a
disreputable character who had entered n
retail store nnd areaultcd the proprietor over
a trivial matter , eDrely wounding him with
a revolver. This prisoner was not even de
tained by n law ofTlccr , but was permitted to
give a bond and later to go scot free by n |
brace ot law officers that Is a disgrace to the
city.
city.These Incidents and others like them may
well cause our people to ae'ic whether or not
even-handed Justice is pocalblo with our po
lice court. Any man wllli a pull apparently )
may enjoy immunity while the petty trans
gressor without friends is sure to get the
full limit.
When Iho police Judge dismissed the case
In question his action mea'nt , Juat as plainly
ns If he had enld It. that any man who entcn
the store of n retail merchant and makes I
deadly ncsault upon him ncvif not fonr mm-
Ishment , This being true wo may expect
repetitions of the mirage.
You publish In your Sunday edition thi
oplnlcns ot prominent citizens who nttempt
to answer the query : . . "What's the matter
with Omaha ? " Not one of thorn mcntloiu
the llagrant miscarriage of Juntlco nnd tha
laxncsR In law enforcement by the courts an
n reason why Investors fight shy of Omaha ,
nnd yet the record of the last year In thlf
regard Is nothing lcs. < > than nppalllng.
A VICTIM.
Forty years It hnn stood the test. Con
noisseurs pronounce It the best. Cook's Im
pel Ittl Champagne Uxtra Dry.
CONCEALED WEAPONS BARRED
Mayor Inslrui-tn I'ollfi' Kori-p to Av-
ri'Ht All 1'vrNuiiM Wlm Ciirry
A now order \vaa Issued yesterday from
llu > mayor's olHcc and read to the police t rt-j
at morning roll call. It recites that mo :
precaution should bo used In guarding
against the carrying of concealed weapons.
The officers were given Instruction that In
the fuliiio liey u-.ust arrest all persons found
carrying weapons about with them. This re
form Is In the Interest of keeping the city
free from the criminal class. The city is
practically without any of that element at
the present time , nnd It Is the Intention ot
the police to l.eep It so.
The number ot so-called holdups reported
and spread upon by n local paper of political
opposition to the police force have turned
out to be either without nny foundation
whatever or merely fights between "hobos' "
who the cnlnute they are locked up always
claim to have been robbed. In nearly every
Instance the reports of robberies that have
como from South Omaha were started by
men who have lost their money at gambling
tables there. The few real h'oldups that
have occurred have been the work of the
tramp element. It Is Impossible to eliminate )
this class of people from a city the size of
Omaha when thcro is no punishment
provided for them after their arroat. A
great number of tramps nro taken into ths
Jail every day , only to be let loose upon the
streets again the next nnornlng.
"I waa nearly dead with dyspepsia , tried
doctors , visited mineral springs and grew
worse. I used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. That
cured mo. " It digests what you eat. Cures
Indigestion , sour stomach , heartburn and all
forms ot dyspepsia.
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Single style , $1.50.
Double styfe , $2.50.
We have every known Tollable make
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Deformity Ilracc .Miinufutiturer * .
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