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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1899)
THE OMATTA DATLV UEE : TTTrttSDAV , 21 , MISSOURI PACIFIC MLD-UP Thres Robbers Go Through the Pullman Pateengers on Omaha Train. GflSv'SfErH.\N ? Or OMAHA IS A VICTIM < ! lvo Crn'phlc llenerlnfInn of the Af- fnlrSrne * n Klvc-llimilrcil-llcilliir lllninonil It Inn liy Coin It la lllx .Mouth. Tlic Missouri Baclflc passenger train that arrived In' ' Omaha nt 7 a. m. yesterday was held up by tKreo highwaymen a few minutes after It left Kansas City Tuesday oven- Ing. The robbers " " "atood up" the passengers In .the Pullman car. securing about $125 , some watches and Jewelry. They confined their operations to the Pullman car , and lifter searching the ttti or twelve passen gers , ordered the train to be stopped , which was done after some little delay , owing to the mistake- the porter In pulling the nlr cord'In n way that gave the wrong signal. The robbers Jumped from the train when It had slowed up. and easily escapee ! . Among the passengers robbed was "Oils" Klephflii of this city , who gives a graphic description of the holdup. "Thu train pulled out from Kansas City at :1B : In charge of Conductor 'Cap' Wilson , who Im mediately collected the fares , " said Mr. Stephan. "When the train had been run ning about ten minutes I went Into the ninoklng roccn at the forward end of the car and WHH lighting a cigar when 1 Haw u big revolver pasn the crack of the smoking- room door , which was partly open. The re volver was pointed at the porter , who was backing away from II. Next 1 saw the man who was holding the gun. 1 sup posed hi ? was having nomc trouble with the porter , and as 1 was not looking for trou ble I concluded not to Investigate an affair In which I was not Interested. The man with the gun kept punching the porter with the weapon , and soon stepped Into the smoking room , which contained ftv& passen gers , Including myself. Tlirro HlKlitvnymen. " 'You follows get up and get out of hero , ' said the robber , for'such he proved to be. He wore no mask. 'Every d d one of you got out of here In a hurry ! ' was his second order. Just then ho was Joined by two masked men , each holding n revolver. Up to this time we had not been 'told to throw up our hands. 'Go down to the other end of the car , ' said the leader.Vc promptly obeyed the order. I began thinking of what I had on me. I didn't have much money , but I had a diamond ring , which , with the recent Increase In the value of diamonds , Is worth over $500. I was now holding up both hands , having been ordered to do so. As I was wall.'lng down thenlslo , with my back to the robbers , I stuck my finger In my mouth and pulled off the ring with my teeth and kept It In my mouth. "I then felt a little easier and watched the operations-of the holdups with Intense In terest. 'Wo don't want anything from you , ' said ont of them to the- Pullman conductor. \Ve don't want anything from you railroad men.1 They then searched him to sec If he had a revolver , but they found none on him nr on any of the passengers. They crowded the conductor , the porter and another colored trainman Into a corner and then systematically went through the pockets of the passengers. How Sloiilillii KII red. "I was their second victim. The unmasked man did the Searching act. Ho took my pocketbook , containing about $15 In money and , two certificates of deposit on the Omaha"'Natlonal bank for $50 each. Ho also appropriated my pockctknlfe and mj' bunch of keys'and then rudely snatched my gold watch and chain and pulled n small diamond stud from my shirt. I didn't say a word though , as It would have been difficult to talk with the- ring hi my mouth. I did want lo ask him to glvo back my keys , but didn't dare to. " 'Is that all. you have got1 asked the rob ber. ber."I "I simply nodded my head affirmatively. He felt my hands , evidently having seen the Hash of the ring when ho entered the smoklijg room. When he found no ring on my hand ho seemed satisfied. Ho had prob ably forgotten on whoso hand he had seen thn Hash. I.fc-nvcd the ring , and feel satis fied with my experience. "All the other pasengers were treated In about the same way. Two or three suc ceeded In hiding their money and valuables. One passenger dropped his niouey , amount ing to $130 , inside his little boy's ehlrt nock- band. Another man dropped a roll of bills containing $25 on the lloor , but strange to say , the money could not bo found after the trouble was over , although no one had been ficcn to stoop to pick It up. "I was looking Jntcntry at the robber with the big mask , and when ho noticed It ho told me to turn around and look the other way. I obeyed him. When they had finished up tholr Job ono of them said : 'You am the damnedest poorest lot of men 1 over aw riding around the country In a Pullman car. ' J 'J'riivcllnur Auditor I.onen n Ivcoimnlie. "One of the passengers was E. W. Stewart of Scdalla , Mo. , traveling auditor of the Mis souri'Pacific. ' 1 am n railroad man , ' said he , ' expecting that the robbers would lei him off easy Ono of the robbers had Just grabbed his gold watch. It was a keepsake and thn auditor pleaded hard for it. 'No railroad man travels around In f : Pullman car , ' was the reply. The auditor later was tent back from Lcavenworth on a special traln'to assist In hunting up and Identifying the robbers. "Having concluded their business the robber - bor proparsrt to leave the train. The porter ter was ordered to pull the cord. Ho got wi ill return this coupon and three one-cent stamps to the ) . C. Aver to. , Lowell , Mass. , you will receive in return a copy of the zoth Century Year-book. This is not an ordinary almanac , but & handsome book , copiously illustrated , tnd sold for 5 cents on all news-stands. ( We simply allow you the two cents you spend m postage for sending. ) Great men have written for the Year-book. In St is summed up the progress of the ioth , cen tury. In each important line of work and thought the greatest living specialist has recounted the events and advances of the past century and has prophesied what we may expect of the next. Among the most noted of our contributors arc : Secretary of Agriculture Wilson , on Agriculture ; Senator Chauncey M , Dcpcw , on Politics i UuMell Sage , on Finance ; Thomas Edison , on Elec tricity ; Dr. Madispn reters , on Kc- Jlgion ; General Merrill , on Land Warfare - fare ; Admiral Hichborn , on Naval Warfare ; "J\I" Smith , on Sports , etc. I ' hold of the wrong roH. His mistake was noticed and he was commanded to pull the | air cord. In hl excitement ho pulled I * three times , which Is the signal to ntop nt J the- next stntlon , the signal to stop nt onte ] being two pulls. The train kept moving , 'You boys wntrh out ; we don't want to pass our wagon. ' nald the unmasked leader to hl companions. 'What the hell's the mat ter with this train , anyhow ? ; he akcd when he naw thnt It was not slowing up. 'What are you trying to do to us , anyhow ? ' he asked of the trainmen. He now pointed his revolver at the porter nnd snld to him : 'You glvo the signal to slop this train or I'll kill you. ' The porter again pulled the bell cord three times Instead of twice. Wo \\cre Just then , however , ncarlng n little stntlon nnd the train began slowing up. As the robbers backed out of the car the lender said : 'Don't any of you fellows stick your heads out of the windows , as wo don't want to kill you for such a small amount of money that wo got from you. ' They Jumped off nnd disappeared. They didn't go Into any other car. They got about $125 In money nnd five or slx , watches and some Jewelry. I hnvo stopped payment on my two certificates of deposit. "I r-ut these fellows down ns petty lar ceny thieves ; nere amateurs. They took ns many chances on this little holdup as they would have done In attempting to rob the express car , where they might have got something for their trouble. " KviiorloiiiM- Oilier 1'nnsoiiner * . Among the other passengers on the Pull man sleeper were H. T. Lemlst of the C. B. H&vens company and J. P. English , bath of thU city. The latter was relieved of nil his valuables. Including $33 in money. Mr. Lemlst was Just returning from a trip down the road and had not much money with him , but suffered the loss of a handsome gold watch valued nt $225 , also n $60 $ locket , a $ . * > 0 chain and nn $1S charm. "I was sitting In my seat reading when I heard the commotion first In the forward end of the car , " said Mr. Lcmlst. "I thought that It wns some of the passengers , whom I took to be commercial men , having n rol licking time. I was convinced of my mis take , however , when the leader of the trio thrust a revolver In my face and told me to 'lino up' with the rest of the victims. For tunately there were no women In the car. The disappointment of the robbers In not securing more booty was aonarcnt. They cursed their luck and denounced the passengers. It was unmistakably the work of novices. The man without the mask went through all of us while his two companions kept guard u either end of the car. The leader was frightened almost out of bis wits and trembled an though suffering with the ague as ho rifled our pockets. , I feared that In his tremblings he might accidentally dis charge his gun. The man wltjiout the-mask was the only ono whom I got a good , square look at. He was about five feet , eleven Inches In height , spare and cadaverous. He was consumptive in appearance , with hol low cheeks. A thin , straggling mustache , turning in toward the corners of his mouth , and a stubby growth of beard covered his face. His eyes were light blue In color , In distinct , however , and wavering. It was a mean eye and they were set close to a prominent nose. This fellow was so rat tled that his voice trembled BO be'could hardly be understood. " Andy Hanson of Omaha was another pas senger on the train who had a berth In the sleeper. Just after the train left Kansas City , however , ho started forward to the chair car and as he crossed the platform leading from the sleeper he encountered the three men fixing their masks. They did not Interrupt him and ho proceeded to the chair car. It was filled with women , and rather than create an alarm he decided to say noth ing , hoping that the robbers might be bested before they should reach the chair car. His watch bears a sharp dent whore It struck when he flung It under a seat In the car. "Cap" Wilson , the veteran Missouri Pacific conductor , believes that the leader of the trio boarded the train nt Kansas City , Mo. , and stayed In the smokingcar , until after passing Kansas CityKan. . At this place It Is be lieved he was Joined by his two confederates. EVENING DEVOTED TO MUSIC Concert nt Yonnn Men' * Chrlntlnii AH- Hoelatlnn 1'nder Direction of ChnrloN A sextette of young people gave a concert Wednesday night In the auditorium of the Young Men's Christian association that was full of enthusiasm nnd a model of good taste. Mr. Charles Hlgglns , an Omaha violinist of unmistakable talent , was sponsor for the program and It reflected credit on hh good sense and his taste as a musician. Every appointment of the program was well arranged oven the encore habit which Is so pronounced In Omaha being shorn of half Its multiplicity , ns the performers rarely appeared for a second number , and then only at the most urgent and Intent uand- clannlng. The Interest In the concert centered about Mr. Hlgglns , who appeared In two solos to fine advantage. Ho played with ease and grace , and added to his strong playing there was a sense of reserve force backof him that gave satisfaction to his audience. Mr. Hlgglns has a line stage presence thnt lends much to his performance. In his first ap pearance ho gave an "Avo Maria" ( Schubcrt- Wllhelm ) and a , Gypsy danro ( Sarasate ) . His second numbers were "Meroorlcs , " a little composition of his own , which he played with great tenderness , much as a father would pet his own child , and "Airs Rusao Souvenir do Moscow" ( Wclnlswskl ) . Ills encore to the first numbers was "Tho Last Rose of Summer" nnd In the latter Instance do Herlot's 7th concerto. Slgmund I * ndsborg was at. the piano for two numbers , the opening ones to the two parts 'of the program. Although he was at n disadvantage placed thus , he gave emi nent satisfaction with Schubert's "Im- " with variations In the first promptu , , in stance and an etude and two waltzcu by Chopin In the second. His Playing was marked with Intensity and warmth and ho added greatly to the dignity of the con cert. cert.Miss Miss Daisy Hlgglns sang "Tho Worldly Hope Men Set Their Hearts Upon" ( Liza Lehmann ) and "Whero Roses Gleam" ( MnEChoronl ) . Doth songs were dramatic ally rendered by the young singer , whose volco has a strange haunting quality never theless most pleasing. Oscar Gnrolssen labored under the diffi culty of singing with a bad cold and was not at his heat. Ills first number was "Even ing Star" from Wagner's "Tannahauser" and his last number "I'll Ilo n Soldier" ( Molloy ) , substituted for "A Song of Thanksgiving" ( Allltsen ) . "When Love is Done" ( Lyrics ) was given as an encore to the last song. Francis Potter gave a pleasing variety to tbo program with his mandolin so'o nnd played that tinkling Instrument In such a manner that It did not sound trivial this fact being duo possibly to the excellent Judg ment used In selecting the music. A cradle song , "Slumber On" ( Atit ) . ami the pizza- call "Sylvia" ( Dellbes ) were the pieces and his encore was the dainty little "Felice" tLango ) . Karl > Smith , the youthful 'cellist , gave one of the host performances of the evening. Ho played a tnrcntello by Popper with lire and force , and demonstrated his ability forcibly. Without doubt If this talented young person had the proper channels for xtudy ho will make a name for himself. He was called back and played a delicate little cradle song by Oodard. The closing number nas a trio by Messrs. Hlgglns , Landsberg and Smith. They chose for their selections tbo nndanto movement from a trio by Men delssohn and the Gypsy rondo from a trio by Haydn , Have you tried Old Quaker RyeT ADVANCE THE CATTLE RATE Marked Increase in Rates for Shipping Stock Onttla in Western Territory. RAILROADS CONTINUE TO ELEVATE TARIFFS Co in m oil Itnn cn on Cerlnln Article * Almllfthe.l nnd CIni.ii Unlrn Snli- Mltntril K\irn ChnrRC for Shipping Lumber III Trnimlt. At the mooting of the Western Trunk Line committee held In Chicago this month. Ic- Blnnlng the 12th Inst. , the most Important matter decided upon has relation to one of Nebraska's Icadlns Industries the wttlo business. The officials of the western rall- rends agree that on January 10 existing car load rates on stock cattle between poln's west of the Mississippi river and east of the Mississippi river , will be cancelled. Instead , the regular fat cattle rate will bo applied. Heretofore stock cattle have been shipped at a rate of 73 per cent of the fat cattle tariff. The abolishment of the present late nnd the substitution of the fat cattle rate means an advance of 25 per cent. This ad ded burden to the cattle shippers , coming di rectly upon the heels of the recent change from dollars-per-car to cents-per-hundred rate , will , It Is expected , arouse the cattle men of Nebraska and Kansas to a greater extent even than at the present , and the ar bitrary action of the railroads Is likely to meet with pronounced opposition. At a recent meeting of the committee ths question arose ns to the now schedule agreed upon for minimum weights on lumber con cerning the measurements at cars , whether they applied to Inside or outside measure ments. The committee lias Issued a new- list of minimum weights on lunibor , all of which apply to Insldo measurements. Kor all cars thirty feet and under the minimum weight will bo20,000 pounds ; over thirty feet and under thirty-four feet , 24,000 pounds ; thirty-four feet and ever , 30,000 pounds. Beginning with January 10 the commodity rate on alcohol , cologne , spirits , high wines , whisky , domestic gin , rum nnd brandy will be cancelled , and class intes substituted between Omahn and St. Paul , Minneapolis , Superior , West Superior and Duluth. The ptesent rate to St. I'aiil and Minneapolis is 36 cents. The application of class rates will ralso the shipping charges per 100 pounds to 45 cents , an increase of 0 cents. Chairs , chair material , wooden mattresses and spring bed material will also be removed Trorn the commodity list and raised to class rates , between Chicago , Mississippi river and Missouri river points. It was decided that after January 10 ship ments of lumber , cedar posts and poles from certain Wisconsin and Minnesota points which are stopped in transit for the pur pose of dressing , sawing or to finish loading , shall bo assessed an additional charge of " cents per 100 on the total weight of the shipment. In nil Western Trunk Line committee ter ritory the weight of apples per barrel has been established at 150 pounds , Instead of 125 as at present. This new rule becomes effective January 10. After that date the rate on candy from Omaha to Memphis will be 37 cents per 100 pounds. An advance of 5 cents per 100 pounds on candy In carloads and lees will be made between Missouri river points and New Orleans , and all points tak ing the New Orleans rate. SHIPPERS MEET IN CHICAGO Decide to I'oNtpoiic Action Until After Hearing ; He fore Interxtutc Com merce CoiiimlnxIiMi. WASHINGTON' . Dee. 20. The executive committee of the National Association of Freight Commissioners met hero today to decide what position the shippers , whom they represent , should take at the hearing before the Interstate Commerce commission to morrow when the railroads east of the MIs- slESlppl and north of the Ohio rivers , known as "Official classification territory , " have been notified to appear with reference t3 the proposed change of classification and increase of rates on many commodities on January 1. The committee was called to order by N. D. Kelly , commissioner of the Trades league of Philadelphia nnd president of the as sociation. A. J. Valandinghnm of St. Louis , chairman of the executive committee of the national association ; W. P. Trickett of the Kansas City Transportation bureau , K. G. Goodman , trnflllc manager of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce and S. M. Forbes of the Niagara Freight bureau , Buffalo , were present , as were delegates from Chicago , Detroit , Milwaukee , St. Paul , Qulncy , 111. . Cincinnati , St Joseph , Mo. , and Indianapolis. It was decided to postpone any action until after the hearing before the Interstate commission , where It Is hoped by the ship pers an agreement will be had , postponing action for a reasonable time or until after the shippers' Side of tbo question can be thoroughly Investigated. PROTEST ADVANCE IN RATES \ < MV York TrniiNiinrlntlnii Hoard Will Ilrlnic Mutter llcfore Iiitcrntutc t'oniinerc-e C IIIIIIHH | II , N'KW YOIIK , Dec. 20. The railroad com mittee of the Now York Board of Trade and Transportation will send to the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington a formal protest against the advance In freight rates agreed on liy the Trunk Line Freight committee. This protest will " be directed primarily against the arbitrary Increase - crease In rates brought about under the guiae of n desire to secure uniformity In classification. Secondarily , the protcstants will make a j.nln' as to the illegality of the discrimination between car lots and ICSH than car lots , , Under the provisions of the now freight classification nn advance of 5 cents per 100 pounds is made In the carrying rate of cnr- taln commodities when hauled In carload lots and an advance of 15 cents per 100 pounds Is made on the snrao commodities when hauled In less than carload lots. IIII/AM ) TO IIH VI CM I'HIiSIDK.Vr. Rciii-rnl KrolKht AfriMit of tlie Mll- M MM ! . < Itiiml (11 Ilr AclvniiiTil. MILWAUKEE ! , Doc. 20. A report 1s cur rent In railroad circles and generally cred ited that J. J. illland , general freight agent j uf the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railway - i way , will bo made vice president of the I ' company on or immediately after January 1. Mr. inland will succeed , according to the report , Frank S , Bond of Now York City. City.Mr. Mr. Bond retires because of old ago and feeble health. U Is understood that Ilos- well Miller , chairman of the. board , will re move to Now York City and Mr. Illland , ns vice president , will continue his residence In Chicago , In close touch with President Karllng. Mr. Illland has been at tbo head of the freight department of the St. Paul railway i for the last ten years and is well known I throughout the country. j AVorU tin lliirlliiKtiin . CHKYENNK. Wyo. , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) ' J. H. McShano of a firm of grallng con tractors of Omaha arrived today from the line of the Burlington's Alliance. Hartvlllu road , where his firm has the contract f r constructing several mtlcn of grade. He eays that work on the grade U programing rap- Idly. but owing to the necessity of running the line through solid rock In many plau.s tbi grading to Hartvlllo will not be coai- pleted before nest March or April , The Burlington la now IdJ'ltig i > l south from Alliance and has the road in operation us fnr as Angora , ft distance of twenty-two miles. Bridgeport , on the 1'lntlo river , will bo reached In a few da > B and from this point the sleel gangs will Iny the rail * on across the Wyomlng-Nebrnskft line ns rapIdly - Idly an thn grade la made ready. Sevttal ' hundred pradnrs are now at work In trn' ' vicinity of Fairbanks and Fort Laramlc : nnd the force will bo maintained throughout - j out the winter , weather permitting. . A j I largo number of tics nre being cut In the mountains ne > ar Sheridan. Comix-tltor ( if I'nclllc Mull. ! SAM FRANCISCO , Dec. 20. The Examiner j saye thnt the Santa Fe people have a trains arrangement with the Kosmns Steamship company , a Oerman organization , with San Diego ns the point ° f transfer between car and ship. The eteamshlp company Is to deliver to the Santa Fo at San Diego products of Mexico ice , Central America nnd South Amerlc.i detained to places In this country , especially to points west of Chicago and St. Louis. In turn tha 'Santa Fe will deliver to It under an agreed through rate the Amerlsnn products destined to the Pacific ports of the various countries affected. This arrangement strengthens the Kosmos company as n competitor of the Pacific Mall. It also means the entrance of the Santa Fc Into Mexican , Central American and South American fields of trade , as a competitor of the Southern Paclllc and Pacific Ma'l companies. Clinrltiiu Sm-i-iMMl * HIM Fntlicr. CHICAGO , Dec. 20. The Record to morrow will say : ( Jeorge Charlton will occupy the olllce of general passenger agent of the Chicago & Alton railroad the first of the new year In place of his father , .Inmrs Chnrlton , whoso services with that line will end with the present year. Young Charlton Is nt present assistant general passenger ageut. Clarence i Price , a Cincinnati business man , will bo j j the road's purchasing agent after January j | 1 , In place of A. V. Hartwell , whose serv ices with the line will end with 1890. W -lili SucocoilH Vniiilrrlillt. NEW YORK , Dec. 20. W. Webster Webb was today elected a director of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern to nil the va cancy caused by the death of Cornelius Vnnderbllt. I.nkiShore . ) > -ilt-iuL | NEW YORK , Dec. 20. The directors of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern 'rail road have declared the regular semi-annual dividend of 3 > ,4 per cent. \ew York Central Dividend. NEW YORK , Dec. 20. The New York Central Railway company has declared a quarterly dividend of IU per cent , nn In crease of U per cent over the last quarter. Hnllivny < en and Perxoiinln. K. H. Hughes of Chicago , contracting passenger agent of the Nlrkel Plate , bus boon In tbo city looking1 after railroad mat ters. ters.E. E. M. Pollard , tax commissioner of the Burlington , accompanied by a small party of friends , has gone to Denver on a com bined business and pleasure trip. J. 11. Buchanan , general passenger agent of tbo Klkhoin , has returned from Chicago , where ho attended a meeting of transcon tinental passenger representatives. O. Q. Dennis , division freight agent of the Klkliorn , with headquarters at Deadwood , left for bis homo Wednesday afternoon loaded down with Christmas presents , tbo purchase of which was the prime reason for his visit to Omaha. In celebration of the Christmas season the commissary department of the Burling ton road hns Issued an order that all dining cars shall be .suitably decorated during C'brlKtmas week. On Christmas and Now Ycar'a days plum , pudding , turkey and other delicacies of a similar nature will servo to tnnko the passenger feel that he Is par taking of a holiday spread at home. It Is reported that the survey of the re cently Incorporated Chicago , Dulmque & Omaha railway will bfgln next week under the direction of ex-City Engineer TscblrKl of Dubuque. It Is said thnt the men at thn bead of this enterprlso"iirc abundantly able to bring the proposed line to a speedy com pletion. It. is Intended to run U southwest erly from Dubuque through Delaware , Linn and Benton counties , Iowa , and make con nection with the Northwestern at .Marshal 1- town or Tainu. "One Minute Cough Cure is the best rem edy I ever used for coughs and colds. U la uncqualed for whooping cough. Children all like It , " writes H. N. Williams , Gentryvllle , Ind. Never falls , it Is the only harmless remedy that gives Immediate results. Cures coughs , colds , hoarseness , croup , pneumonia , bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles. Its early use prevents consumption. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. A. 13. Cady of St. Paul , Minn. , Is In the city.C. . C. J. Richards of Lnramle , Wyo. , Is in the city. D. M. Owens , a rnllroad contractor from Norfolk , Is ? visiting In the city. A. C. Hastings , a cattle shipper from Akron , Colo. , Is at the Merchants. Hen Belts , a prominent IJutto ( In. ) horse man , Is registered at the Merchants. P. B. Nelson , manager of Nelson's ) opera house at ChaOron , in a visitor In the city. Tax Commissioner Sackctt has returned this morning from a business trip to Chi cago. C'hnuncey Abbott , a prominent miller of Schuyler , is In the city , accompanied by Mrs. Abbott. Judge I' " . 'M. ' AValcott , a prominent attor ney at Valentine , is In the city on a brief "business " trl ; > . W. J. Miner of Denver and S. JI. Kennedy of Colorado Springs , prominent mining men , are Omnha visitors. IJdward Slosson , general agent for the- Union Parities at Lincoln , Is In the city visiting Mayor Moores. AV G. I < ee , llrst vice grand master of the Brotherhood of Ilullwny Trainmen , Is in the city from Cleveland. O. Mr Oeoreo Purvis returned Friday mornIng - Ing from Chicago , bringing Ma sister , Miss Purvis , from Notre Dame college. Martin Klngmun of the Klngmnn Imple ment company Is In the city to look over the slto of his company's proposed warehouse - house on Ninth street. J. 1' ' . Prentlss , who represents a leading life Insurance company In thn western part of the stale , with hp.idquarters at Valen tine , Is In Omiiha to spend the holidays , Invent In MlNNiiiirl Iiiiul. Henry H. Bering of Plattsmouth was In Omaha Wi-dnesday , cnrouto to his home from southern Missouri. Ho wns accompa nied on bis trip to Missouri by a party of Investors , composed of K , A. Oliver. T. S. , Clifford. W Bookmoycr , Antono Chonlok. Cures Headache Free A neiiinrkiilile Ilemeily Hint Iiiiiiieill- tolr S < OIM < ln- Mont Violent Ileiiilnehe no Matter \Vhnt ( liu Cniixtt or Nndire. A well known chemist has discovered a nnfo and harmless remedy thnt rures any kind of a headache and docs so almost In- Htantly He desires to let everybody try It nt lilx expoiiKo In older that ItH remarkable action may bo known to everyone , u Is abso lutely devoid of nur- rollcH In any form nnd tlu > chemist HtniiPH lux rupututlon upon the purity , safety and harmless effect of tbo remedy. Whether It bo unified by nn overloaded stomach. Indigestion , neiiialgla. kldm-y ill * , order , nervousness , overwork , strained ejo- Flght or other reasons , thu remedy In. rt.uitly removes the pressure and a grate * fill feeling of freedom quickly follows. Bend yuur name und address to Slnx UPHS. It-r , t 3 JnuniHl Ulclg. . Milwaukee , U IF , and hn will mull free n trial of his Head , echo Waferx In order that you muy renlko what a wonderful comfort it IH to know what remedy to use to gain quick relief from u bunulne headache. Do not f.ill to writti nt oncu and makn n free teat of tills remurknbln relief brliwr. It will cure Insomnia alter everything el IIIIH full ! , You will llnd Gesslrr's Maulc Uead-icho Wafers on sale at all drui : mores t 10 ' cents a box. i \ \ \ \ I'V , , l1t IIK > Mt I M.'V 1" " 0 Si l.i-ul" in. I II S lldlii-nii.i. k niiii' ' . i ThP < - mi'ii i > urchi ! o < l 'i.i m-t' ' of 1-in I s'tunted In n Inrjte trncK of J3c < y > < r - owmrl by Mr. OetlnR nr > , l other * . U Is pro ' .mffA to devplo'.i the rk-h mlm-ml unit lum ber mtum-ps on the Innd. At < hl * tltiie tin- prnpirty Is entirety Utidevelnped , but It tin- in en nscortnlnnt thnt there are vfllu.iH.- mineral deposit * , assay * lro n u-hir-h tio\v inirprlnlnit results. There Is nn Hitmen * 'quantity of whltft nine lumber and the inn , who have Invested In the Innd nrp rounder. of rich reult . " 1 wns nearly dead with dyspepsia , tried doctor * , visited mineral springs and grow worse. I used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. That cured mo. " It digests what you cat. Cures Indigestion , sour stomach , lunrtburn nnd nil forms of dyspepsia. Transfer nf the Superintendent West , In rhnrRe of thp sixth division of the railway wall service , Is In the city to nrraimp for the transfer of mnllfl between the 1'nlon nnd Burlington stations. Since the depots have boon epa- rated It has been tipeessnry to hnul tile mull from onp station to another over the via- duel. The depart meiit claim * Hint the rail roads should bear the expense na n Dart of tlulr contract and the roads taltp nn oruo- slto view. I'pmlliiK Fottlpmciit the depnrl- mpnt hns been innlilne the transfer , nir. West believes thnt the matter vlll soon IIP satlsfnetorlly spilled , though lie Is not nl liberty to state by what im.uis. Mrs. n. Churchill Merlin , Vt. , says : "Our baby was covered with running sores. Do Witt's Witch Hazel Salvo cured her. " A specific for piles and skin diseases. Uewaro of worlliliss counterfeits. LOCAL BREVITIES. The nmmiiers of the Tluirsttm HHIe club will clve iin Informal dunce In the armory Tuesday evening. Dcoi'tuber 20. I Mtirul llnl.stc.ail Is billed fur e ifcturp at Lincoln Friday night and It IK expected thnt hi > will stop In Omaha enroute to visit rela tives. Tin1 Jnc-ksonlnn rlub has removed to It * now quarters In the Goriminln liall bulld- , Ing nnd will Indulge In n liouse-wnrmliitj j Saturday evening. Kin- broke out In the building oi-puolej by the Omaha Htibber Stamp company shortly after. 3 o'clock a. m. yesterday. The blaze was casllv extinguished , and the dntmiKo v.-as slluht. The public school teachers will be paid on Saturday morning ut 11 o'clock In order that they may have their December wilnrlos for holiday uses. Thi. ' Janitors nnd laborers will bo paid In the afternoon. J. II. Harney of Tobias was arraigned before Judge Munger Wednesday on a charge of uxlng the malls * for the perpetra tion of irnuds. 'IK1 ' pleaded not Rtillty and bis bond was Used 'at $ lf,00 , which lie will furnish. . " * Heueh 'camp' Modern' ' .Woodman of , America , will tender a1 farewell reception to Chief Fo'rester 1'agc at the'ludge"rooms Friday night' , nt which the camp band will muko Its Initial appearance. Mr. Page Is removing to St. Louis. A telephone message was received here ycstcidriy Iroin the chief of police nt Fremont , plating that n man who bad been arrested there tells that ho stabbed a man In Omaha about six weeks ago , near Sixth and Paclllc streets. lie Is a German , about I5 ! years old. The police here say they know nothing about the matter , but Instructed that the man be held until In vestigation can Uo made. Comcnlus school was the. recipient of some attractive- Christmas presents on Wednes day morning , consisting of an elegant panel picture of Prague , the capital of Uohemla , and two Immteomely bound art volumes , "Views of Uohemla. " containing 500 beauti ful illustrations from the old country. These were presented by II. V. ' .MIskovsky , F. W. Itandhnuor and Anton Kment on behalf of some of the natrons of the school. Fred Wlese , employed In a saloon on Fif teenth street , between Howard and Harney , while crossing the street from the Kar- bach hotel to his place of employment at IJ o'clock this morning , was seen to stagger and fall to the pavement. When assistance reached him he was dead. A post mortem examination , conducted under the auspices of the coroner , developed that his death was duo to fatty clots hi the cavity of the heart , and other complications. Genuine Little Liver Pills , Must Bear Signature of . ' , s /&te 7Zz > See Fac-Slmile Wrapper Below. Very amall end afl easy to talio ns HUgar. FOR HEADACHE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIOUSNESS. FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIM. FOR THE COMPLEXION MUtTKAVIC ONATUIIt. CURE SICK" HEADACHE. A Skin of Ilriiiity IN u Joy Kuri-vpr. nit. T. KIOMY < ; dt u viirs ouinvru , on MA < ; HMI. m : vi TII-MIOU. Hemovns Tan , PImptot , * , Moth P-itrhns , Knhh nnd Skin < ] | . eaa ? , anil every iilcmlsh on beauty , and deflpn deteo lion. It lias flood U > i > test of 51 year * am ! IB B harmless we taste It to 1 * nun" It Is properly nmdp. A - "pt no , " "iinlprfpii of lm | . . l r nnme Dr. I * A Say re rixlri to a I ' lady of tnc ham-ton la patient ) : "As i i yim IndJcs will UPO thrin. I ri-cuimnriidiHt Oonmnd's Cream as the I lunutlianrfiilofnll th Skin preparation ! ) . For ' Mln by nil DrmvlHlH anil Fancy fioods Ucalcra lu th Unltud sintc-H , Canada and Kuropn. - | KHU. T. HOPKINS. J'rop'rST Or ai Jonon m N. f. ' Gn Lard , on Ham , on Bacon is a guarantee of purify. j Chicago , KniittiiH City , Omaha. St , Louis , St. Joseph , St. Paul , CHARGES LOW. Nil c GREW , SPECIALIST , Trtsls ; U Fcrir.3 el DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF MEM ONLY. 22 Years Fxperlerce. 12 Yuri In Umane. n.KCTUiriTY a nd JIl.lilCAIi 'J'reattiien _ _ . Stricture , Syphilis , liostul Vi tor and Vitality ft'lirs OUAlUNTErD. Cbarura low. HOMIJ TIIK.lT.11iXT. : Ilojk , Consultation and Exam Inaiioii Kfiie. IIcinra.Ba ni.toC ; 7iodp r.i Suiidar.9tol2 P O.I ox ' , < / > OWre , ? . E. llu * | 4b vJi-4. * * * M ( % * . 4)14 * 1-1 * t * U for infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Houghl has borne tlio slpna- lure of Clins. II. Fletcher , ami lias been made under his personal supervision for over O years. Allow no ono io deceive you In this. Counterfeits , Imitations nnd "Just-as-jrood" are but , Kxperlinents , and endanger the licaltb of Children 12xperlenco against Experiment The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 3O Years. Leaves'Omaha at 8:50 : a , m , Daily Arrives San Francisco 5:15 : p , m , Portland - 6:45 : p , m , Afternoon of Third Day , DULY TWO NIGHTS ON THE ROAD , g . .v Dining ; Car * , Mealn Served n-ln-cixrtc IInlTct , SinokliiK mul Library Car * with llnrlicr Shop Iloulilo DrnvrliiK Houni I'nlnvc Sleciilnjr Cnrw IMntneli l.lKlit Steam llcnt llronil Vuiitlliiilcil Xo clinunc. I'nftMengci-M taking ; "Tlie Ovorlmul * Limited" for the 1'nclllc Count c-ait "Vtnrt nfler lircnkfiiNt in ihu morning mill reach ( heir ilcNtlnatloii UN noon nn those who leave via other lino4 the day before. 1302 Farnam St. Telephone 316 TUB LAT AM ) ONLY Opportunity to buy : i Piano nt the SISXSATIONAI , CUT PK1CK SALIi no\v going on at Dickinson & Huston's Remember this sale ciuls Jiintiary 1st. Wl.h a thousand and one brands " ] T to select from , ( all advertised as the J * best , ) & Co/Tee / drinkers who l really know turn con2 Know" everywhere by UK blue wrapper uud yellow lube ) . fidently to It Satisfies ! * i5 Put up only In pound dust-proof , blue boxes , and for sale lv ' jf * all grocers. v ty Imported and Roasted by Bcll < Gr& Co. , Minneapolis. Minn , * 4 * - < *