DOSE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Proceedings of Sscond Day of Implement
Dealers' Annual Convention.
REPORTS OF PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
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& . There was an Increased attendance at |
yesterday's session of the Itelall Implo- \
mcnt Dealers' association , which was not
open lo non-members. The attendance wan
placed nt upward of 350 , or moro than ever
before. Morand's hall was full to the doors.
President Shumway delivered his annual j i
address , In whlrh ho outlined the purposes | I
of the annual meetings. Ono of the reasons | i
Riven was that Implement dealers deslro In i !
porno way and by the united effort of the ] !
association to pans resolutions and discuss ' 1
matters relating to the Implement business i
that will help dealers to conduct their j
business In n manner that shall ho profitable
to themselves , fair olid equitable to the
manufacturer and Jobber , and , above all ,
satisfactory lo their customers. The presi
dent declared himself to bo a strong be
liever In association work nnd said that nfter
having attended every meeting of the as-
coclatton ho could say that ho believed that
the money spent by him in that way had
b cn the very best Investment ho had ever
made , not to mention the social features of
the meetings. Ho had noticed the willing
ness of some to allow others to do all the
talking and ho hoped that all tbo members
would feel frco to tnko part In the dls-
cusiilons. I3ach must have some Ideas that
would ho of benefit to the others. Ono of
the great bcncllts of the meetings Is the
exchange of Ideas and each could point out
to the others his way of overcoming the
trials and perplexities of business.
The last year had boon one of stir-h pros
perity to the Implement dealers that possibly
t > c < mo of them may not have thought much
of the association. Ho thought the associa
tion entitled to n share of the credit for that
prosperity. The Implement business was on
the ragged edge eight or ten years ago , and
If It had not been for the many good things
accomplished nnd the good Inlluenccs brought
to hear by the association the retail Imple
ment business at present would ho in Hitch
n domorallrcd condition that it would not
bo worth thtiiwhllo of the business men now
nssemulcd. The season opening Is going
to bo a hard year for retail Implement men
\ to face , owing to the marked advances in all
\ goods in that line and the fact that the ad
vances are going to shut off trade in a meas
ure. The Jobbers say that the advance will
not lessen the volume of the retail trade ,
nnd thnt If a farmer needs n plow or harrow
ho Is not golilg to heed a few dollars. This
may be true where the farmer absolutely
has to'havo the Implemonl , but a grpat many
farmers .will bo found using old machinery
that \yould have been replaced had coudl- ,
tlons bc < cii different.
Implements nro not Ilk ly soon to bo
1' cheapqr than at present , but It will take
r some timeto , accustom the farmer to the
higher prices and dealers should guard
ngalnst overstocking.
The speaker urged the Importance of the
organization of an Insurance company at this
meeting , saying that about two years ago
ho took a ? 3,000 policy with the Hotall Lum
ber Dealers' Insurance company of Minne
apolis and In that tlmo had saved over $80 ,
or half the amount ho would have had t
pay any other old-lino company. With a
membership of 250 , the total saving to the
nsnoplatlon'tou ? this basis- would -bo , $10,750 ,
and this feature' would doubtless Increase
the membership to COO , nnd thus could effect
a saving to the members of $21,000. The
Kansas association Is doing this and retail
lumber dealers have carried this insurance
successfully for the last six years.
Ho urged also that action be taken nn
freight rates , expressagc , classification or
freight and kindred subjects which are or
vital Importance to the association , and In
this way the association can bo made of in-
cstlmablo benefit to Us members.
Sccrt'lnryVi ltcp < ir ( .
Secretary JIcLaugblln In his annual report
pays : "Another year has gene into the
great past. The future Is before us with
its possibilities of improvements , enhanced
or diminished by the lessons wo have learned
from the result of our efforts In the past
jear , The year 189 ! ) has been full cf
startling changes. We , as mlnuto particles
' In the great mats that go to make up our
I nation , have each had our part to perform.
/ Not ono of us but takes pride In the great
0 results obtained by our government In the
' \ termination of the
/ successful Spanish war
and the nearly completed pacification of
the Insurrection In our lately acquired
Philippine possessions. These and other
mattero , not only of national , hut o ! world-
vldo Import , have caused a demand for
manufactured articles as great , If not
creator , than wo have over known. Hs-
peciitlly has this been noted in the lines In
which wo as Implement dealers nro vitally
rf Interested.
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* > "Tho unprecedented call for steel by our
! own and foreign nations entering into the
1 construction of vessels of defense , the build
ing of railroads , the opening up of now ter
ritory for shipping , the ever increasing do-
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Why IB It that you nro not equal to the
task Nature sets for you to do ?
Why do you find weakness stealing over
you nnd growing day by day.
Why that ashy , chalky complexion ?
Why that Inability to hold your urine ?
Why those distressing pains across your
bark ?
All these symptoms are uiMiilstukablo evi
dences of kidney trouble.
The kidneys , that make the human on-
glno of life movn as Nature intended , are
not working properly and should havu
prompt attention.
If you netil a medlclno for kidney , blad
der or uric ncld trouble , you should begin
using the famous now discovery , Dr. Kil
mer's Swamp-Hot. It gives quick relief ,
and cures the most distressing cases.
Hohpltab use It In all kinds of cases , es
pecially aevire and urgent ones. Doctors
prescribe It freely In their practice and In .
Ihclr families , and use It when they need
n kidney and bladder tonic themselves.
Tens of thoutaiula ut grateful patients
have written lo Dr. Kilmer & Co. , and these }
letters bitvo been fashioned Into n handy
volume ot ready rcfcrcncu , which should be
In every household ; This volume ami a
camplo bottle , of Swacnp-Hoot will be
mulled'to any reader-of this paper who will
Bend name and address to Dr. Kilmer & Co ,
and elate that they read this generous offei
In the Omulia Morning Bee.
If there Is any doubt In your mind ns tc
your condition , take from your urlno 01 :
arising about two ounces , place It In a glass
or bottle and lot it stand twenty-four hours
If , on examination , It Is milky or cloudy , II
there IB n brick-dust settling , or If email
paitlcles float about In It , your kidneys an
In need of Immediate attention.
Swamp-Koot is for sale everywhere ir
bottles ot two tlzfi and two prices , flftj
cento and one dollar. lU'inemher the name ,
Hwamp Hoot , and thu address , Blugbtiuip-
ton , N. V ,
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nmnd for food by the Iteming millions of the
earth , present * a new era and a change * !
rondlllrii of affairs for this , our ninth an
nual convention , to take hold of and en
deavor to golro for the financial benefit of
earn dealer present. I predict that we have
not yet reached the top of this wave of pros
perity or the higher prices that started
nearly three years ago by the people choos
ing n policy that started the Idle forges and
spindles , nnd which Inside of one year set
orr1,000,000 Idle men to work.
"Tillers of the soil wore slow In grasping
the new condition tf affairs , nnd for the
first year Of this changed condltltm plodded
along with old nnd wornout tools. Manu
facturers did not meet with the demand they
thought the changed conditions warranted.
Jobbers nnd manufacturers' agents became
urgent for dealers to branch out more heav
ily , nnd the good policy of conservative
dealers has caused an endless amount
ot trouble to regular dealers , and no little
friction between manufacturers and their
representatives , and those regularly engaged
In the sale of agricultural Implements by th
promiscuous placing of Implements In the
hands of parties not regularly engaged In I
this line of trade except as a side Issue. By j
this action the profitn for the last year have j
In many cases been very low and good goods
have b ( > en sold so nearly at wholesale prlcea
that , with the advanced prices that will rule
for the coming year , many will bo confronted -
fronted with n condition of affairs that will
make business a burden.
"This brings up the point of how shall we
stop this promiscuous placing of goods r
How many dealers hero buy their goodsT
How many handle on commission ? I be >
llcvo that four-fifths of these deals to par-
tics outside the regular dealers are on con
signment , not one dollar being tied up in
them , and today they can ho found sheltered
along the Bide of some barn or blacksmith
shop , or hauled Into the shade of some con
venient grove , there to take the rain ami
snow nnd the beneficent effects ot the sun's
rays until next spring , when the regular
dealer will have to contend against a lot ot
scuond-hand Implements which the manu *
fnr-turcr or Jobber Is only too glad to see
sold. This condition of affairs demands our
earnest attention and I am safe in saying
that three-fourths of the trouble wo have
to contend with arises from this cause alone.
"Threshing nmthlnc contracts , or a bet
tor protection from the manner of making
thresher canvassers in making agents ot
farmers would bo of great benefit to the
dealers. Perhaps If the great movement
to consolidate all the great threshers con
cerned Into one gigantic pool goes through
It may place this matter above and beyond
the jurisdiction of this body , nnd I guess
from letters I have received that It has
been thcro for the last year.
"In the matter of freight classification
nnd rates much Is being done by the efforts
ot different asoclatlons , nnd the manufactur
ers and Jobbers have always been ready to
assist In these movements. What wo need
Is a closer association of all dealers. I am
conservative when I say that today wo
should number 1,400 live Implement deal
ers. When I write "express charges" my
mind does not grasp language strong enough
to condemn the rates charged. , Each year
wo have had committees appointed to wait
on the express companies nnd endeavor to
have some concessions made on the cx-
/ orbltant charges made by them on sueh
I articles as Implement dealers have to pro
cure In the busy season in this way , hut the
old charge of from 23 to10 cents still holds
on an article weighing from ono to five
liounds and worth from 10 to 35 cents. I
bcllovo that this matter should be taken up
by the united action of all the Implement
dealers' associations , through committees
appointed , nnd if this should bo done
thousands of dollars would bo saved at a
trilling expense. "
The report urged upon the members the
Importance ot extending the membership
until all of the 1,500 dealers In the Jurisdic
tion bo enrolled.
Other Itii liK-H
President Shumway , as n special commlt
tee appointed last year to attend the na
tional convention of the Carriage Builders'
association at Indianapolis , submitted a re
port of what ho thcro saw and heard.
Li. D. Oullin of the Parry Manufacturing
company of Indianapolis , representing a
commltteo appointed by the national con
vention of carriage builders to confer with
similar committees from all retail dealers'
associations , spoke of the need of a board ot
arbitration to adjust differences between
manufacturers of "vehicles and dealers.
Acting on his suggestion the convention
appointed a standing commltteo of five. The
same thing was done last week by the im
plement dealers' convention nt Des Molnes
and will bo done by the convention next
week nt Kansas City.
The convention then took up the question
of the establishment of Its own Insurance
company upon a recommendation of H. N.
Bronson , who was made a committee on that
subject last year. It Is probable that essen
tially the same plan of organization will bo
adopted as the Reciprocal Underwriters of
Kansas , which Is the Insurance organization
of the Western implement Dealers' associa
tion.
Nothing concerning the proceedings of the
convention In the afternoon will bo given
to the public. Last evening the members
attended the Orphcum theater In a body.
DEBS ANALYZES THE TRUST
Siin ItVI1I Uvoiitiiully llrliiK About
tinI'niloliiif of Cniiltul , UN
CrtMi tor.
"I'm not opposed to the trust , " said Ku-
guno tV. Debs In his lecture Thursday night ,
' If 1 could I would not place a straw In
iti ! way , for it Is the trust that marks the
half-way point In the economic progress
from competition to co-operation , "
The Beating capacity of the Boyd theater
was taxed to hear Mr. Debs In his lecture
en the contest between labor nnd capital.
Men predominated in the audience , compar
atively few women being present , nnd n very
Iarg proportion ot the men were Implement
dealers who had been attending the Imple
ment dealers' convention in Omaha. In the
boxes gat several persons prominent In la
bor councils. .Mayor Moore and his daughter
were among these who enjoyed the lecture.
Mr. Dcba devoted much ol his tlmo to a
dlbcuBKlon of the trust problem. It was his
Idea that thu trust had come to stay.
"Somo politicians tell you , " ho said , "that
they propo.se to legislate the trust out of
existence. They aspire to accomplish the
Impossible , They are going to harness the
elephant with cobwcbM. The world Is mov
ing forward , not backward. They can't kill
the truht with legislation because the trust
controls legislation and the Interpretation
thereof. No , It la not possible to kill trusts.
And oven If it were , would it bo desirable ?
Personally , I have no Interret in the trust ,
but I'm a socialist and I soon shall have.
"I am not a prophet of evil , only a hum-
bio student of economist conditions , but I
tell you the dial of civilization la moving
backward nnd wo shall have eomo weather
shortly. There 1 n great panic coming a
panic compared with which those of the past
will bo puny Hurries. Already wo notice
that the Intervals between three panics ore
becoming shorter , and the panics themselves
longer and moro disastrous. Some day ,
when the laboring clars la recruited from
the middle class and the latter has dls-
{ appeared , there will be a giant contest bet -
t | twctin the people and organized , centralized
I capital , and the people will triumph. They
i will fcdze these trusts and run them them
selves. The man will once more own the
i toola with which ho works. "
r Mr. Doba fixed no arbitrary date for the
, I arrival of tills revolution , but sal dlt would
lomu when the people aud conditions were
| rlpo for V
HARDLY WORTH THE TROUBLE
Census Snpervieorshlp Not bj Any Means a
Lncratire Sinecnro.
EMBARRASSMENTS THAT CONFRONT HIM
\iiitirrniift Aiipllcnntn for IViv I'tnl-
tlon-i ni l iiiiiucrnliir.i Who Arc
Sure In lit- Sorely lliiiii | liilcil
In
The position of supervisor of the census
hardly seems to postcus advantages or
emoluments that would Justify the trouble
that Is being had over It In this district
nor the fuss that la being made nbout it j
In Washington. The duties of the position I !
are such that It Is not by any means a ' j
sinecures and uho compensation Is hardly
sufficient to Justify any great controversy
to secure It. The law providing for the
taking of the twelfth census makes pro
vision for the division of the United States
Into supervisors' districts by the director
of the census. This has been accomplished
by making each congressional district n
census supervisor's district. The law pro-
vldcs that supervisor's districts shall be
subdivided by the director of the census
into enumerator's districts , nnd so far ns
this district is concerned this has prac
tically been effected by the director of the
census , with the nld of 11. S. Herlln , who
was originally appointed supervisor.
The duties ot the supervisor nro enumer
ated In the Instructions sent out as fol
lows :
"To consult with the director of the cen
sus In regard to the division of the district
Into subdivisions most convenient for the
purpose of enumeration.
"To designate to the director of the cen
sus suitable persons , and , with 'the ' consent
of said director , to employ such persons as
enumerators within his district , ono or
moro for each subdivision nnd resident
therein ; but In case It shall occur in any
enumeration district that no person quali
fied to perform nnd willing to undertake
the duties of enumerator resides In that
district , the supervisor may employ any lit
person to bo enumerator of that district.
"To communicate to enumerators the
necessary Instructions and directions re
lating to their duties.
"To examine and scrutinize the returns
of the enumerators and In event of dis
crepancies or deficiencies appearing In the
returns for his district , to use nil diligence
In causing the same to bo corrected and
supplied.
'To forward to the director of the cen
sus the completed returns for his district
In such time and manner ns shall be pre
scribed by the said director.
'To make up nnd forward to < the director
of the census the accounts required for
ascertaining the amount of compensation
duo to each enumerator In his district ,
which accounts shall be duly sworn to by
the enumerator , nnd the same shall be cer
tified as I'.rue and correct , If so found , by
the supervisor. "
Coin iieiiNiit Ion.
( As to the compensation for nil this , the
act of congress provides 'that each super
visor of census shall , upon the completion
of his duties to the satisfaction of the di
rector of the census , receive the sum of
$125 , and In addition thereto , in thickly
settled districts , Jt for each thousand or
majority fraction of a thousand of the popu
lation enumerated In such district , and in
sparsely settled districts $1.40 for each
thousand or majority fraction of a thousand
of the population enumerated In such dis
trict ; sUch sums to bo in full compensa
tion for all services rendered and expenses
Incurred by him , except that In serious
emergencies arising during the progress of
the enumeration In his district , or in con
nection with the re-enuraeratlon ot any sub
division , he may , In the discretion of the
director of the census , be allowed actual
and necessary traveling expenses and nu
allowance in lieu of subsistence not ex
ceeding $3 per day during his necessary
absence from his usual place of residence ,
and that an appropriate allowance for clerk
hire may bo made when deemed necessary
by itho director of the census : Provided ,
That in the aggregate no supervisor shall
be paid less than the sum of $1,000.
Under this law the supervisor may there
fore accept $1,000 for the work and pay
all necessary expenses out of It , or he may
take the allowance per thousand popula
tion and get such expense money as the
director ofthe census may conclude to
allow him. It has been figured that under
the latter system the supervisor of this
district would get about $450 or $500 out
of it.
SvrloiiN UlNiulvnntIICON ,
But the position will have KB serious
disadvantages and embarrassments for the
man upon whom the place Is finally settled.
The enumeration will naturally be compared
with that of ten years ago , when Omaha was
given n population of about 110,000 , The
new supervisor will find the duty of main
taining a. creditable comparison with the
Hhowlng of 1890 an annoying one , for rea
sons which nro obvious and which need not
be mentioned. He will also bo sorely om-
barrabsed , doubtless , by place hunters. It Is
stated as a fact that during his brief rclgri
as supervisor prospective , H. S. Derlin re
ceived applications from over 500 people who
were yearning for appointment as enumera
tors , many ot whom doubtlcra imagined that
the position would enable them to turn a
pretty penny without nrduofm labor. When
It. Is considered that there will probably
ho work for only about one-fourth that
number of enumerators in the district , and
that the compensation Is likely to bo pitiably
small comparatively , the prospective em
barrassments of the supervisor nro multi
plied , The tentative ! plan cent out for the
division of the district Into enumeration dis
tricts provides for only about HO of them ,
of which nbout 100 are In this city. In
the act It Is provided that "tho subdivision
assigned to nn enumerator shall not ex
ceed 4,000 Inhabitants , as near as may be ,
according to estimates based on the preced
ing census or other reliable Information. "
I'ay for lliiuiiicratorn ,
The act also provides that tbo compensa
tion of the enumerators shall be ascertained
and fixed by the director of the census as
fallonu : In subdivisions where he Khali
I deem such allowance sufficient , an allowance
1 of not leas than two nor moro than three
' cents for each living Inhabitant and for each
| ' death reported ; not lers than fifteen nor
moro than twenty cents for each farm ; and
not less than twenty noi moro than thirty
cents for each establishment or productive
Industry enumerated nnd returned may bo
given In full compensation for nil nervlces.
For all other subdivisions per dlera rates
shall be fixed by the director ot the census
according to the difficulty of enumeration ,
having rcforenco to the nature of the re
gion to bo canvareed and the density cr
eparseness of settlement , or other considera
tions pertinent thereto ; but the compensa ,
tion allowed to any enumerator In any such 1
dlstrlU thall not be less than $3 nor more i
than JC per day of ten hours actual field
work each.
Taking tbo population of Omaha at what :
It was given by tixi census of 1S90 , and ap
portioning the 140,000 population to 100 i
enumeration districts , it permits of a popu
lation of 1,100 to each district , and allow
ing each enumerator two cents a head for
enumerating the district , would give him
ar compensation the munificent bum of $28.
Two cents a head was the allowance at the
last census. The enumerator will not bi
allowed to take the deaths , nnd It has been
Intlmnted that special agents will nooure
statistics concerning manufacturing insti
tutions In this city , BO thnt much of the com
pensation that might otherwise be enjoyed
by enumerators will thus be cut off.
M'DONALD WILL NOT ACCEPT
IJx-SherltT Doe * .Not Wntit lo He Sn-
licr * . Inur of CPMNIIN for 8t'c
onil DlMtrlpt.
Ex-Sheriff John W. McDonald , who was
endorsed by Senator Thurston nnd Congress
man Mercer for the position of tcnsus su
pervisor for the Second district of Nebraska
nnd whose name was to have been submitted
In the senate yesterday for confirmation ,
has declined to accept the place.
The cx-Bherlft sent a telegram to Wash
ington In the morning , In ( whlch ho stated
that ho must decline. This comes as n gen *
eral surprise , for It was expected that Mr.
McDonald would have no hesitancy In en
tcrlng upon the duties ot the position , Kx >
plaining his action , ho &nld :
"It Is true that 1 have declined to accept
the supcrvlsorshlp of tho'census , for which
our senator nnd representative so kindly cn
dorsed me. 1 have already communicated
with them by telegraph , Informing them
thnt I cannot take the place.
"I desire to state , however , that I am very
thankful to Messrs. Thurston and Mercer
for the compliment paid me. The fact Is. 1
have considerable unfinished business In con-
nectlon with the sheriff's office which I have
Just turned over to my successor and , be
sides that , I expect to return to the buslncs
In which I was engaged prior to my election
as sheriff.
"Tho report that I was an applicant for ths
census supcrvlsorshlp Is a mistake. I had
never asked for It. I do not even know what
the place pays and , not being n. candidate
for It , I have never given It any thought.
"My apiwlntmcnt was ns much u surprise
to mo as it was to the general public , for 1
had not the slightest Idea that my name waste
to bo proposed. "
WILL HANG POYNTER IN OIL
I'ctcr Cooper dull Coiiiinlttrr 1'ro-
IIONVS lo .Sivliijr ( ! ovcnior'M
1'lclure.
Notwithstanding the threat of some of the
members ot the 1'cter Cooper club that the
committee on pictures will never bo allowed
to swing a picture of Governor 1'oynter from
the club room walls , the committee has
received assurances from the governor of
his appreciation of the honor conveyed In
its Invitation to him to send his portrait
for that purpose , and that he Is having an
oil painting made by tbo beet artist In Lin
coln , which ho will be able to send to the
commltteo nt an early day.
Members of the commltteo speak dispar
agingly of the tbieatencd protest against
the hanging of the picture , and say that
they propcuo to put the governor's portrait
up In spite of any opposition that may man
ifest Itself , or resign the work entrusted
to them. They say they "wero appointed
to secure such pictures , have made an hon
est effort to do so , have Invited the governor
to send hla picture , and now that ho has
accepted the Invitation and promised to
comply with it , they do not propose either
to bo humiliated themselves or have the
governor humiliated. "
GOLD FEVER AND TYPHOID
Two Kornn of a .Mnliuly Thnt I/nrc
Kuiinax Cltl/.riix to the- Cape
NOIIIK Country.
Dr. Li. Burton Pierce , ox-pollco surgeon of
Kansas City and formerly assistant surgeon
of the Fifth Missouri voluntee/s , and Charles
P. Calncs , formerly a passenger conductor
on the Kansas City , St. Joseph & Council
Bluffs railroad , stopped la the city Thurs
day on their way to Seattle , Wash. , whence
they will embark lor the new gold fields of
Capo Ncme. They are staying at the Mer
chants.
"I don't expect to dig gold , " said the doc
tor , "but to practice my profession , and
from what I can learn of conditions up
there , I'll bo kept busy. I hear there are
now 1,500 cases of typhoid fever In Capo
Nome. Contrary to the general belief , It
seems to bo a very unhealthy country up
thero. "
Dr. Pierce and Mr. Calnes will remain in
Omaha four days before starting for Seattle ,
whore they will purchase their outfit for
their trip to the north.
HOLMES IS STANDING TRIAL
I KnrKcr of Iliillroail
Comes llpfore ( hi * luilcc of the
CountCourt. .
E. P. Holmes , arrested on the charge of
Irregularity In ticket operations , Is on trial
before JudgeVlnsonhaler of the county
court for preliminary examination.
It Is alleged that Holmes conducted Il
legal traffic In tickets which had been Is
sued for the Omaha exposition. Since his
arrest he has been In Jail. The chief
witness Thursday afternoon was James C.
Hltt , a' St. Joseph ticket broker , who had
received from Holmes a consignment of the
alleged fraudulent tickets. Mr. Hltt testi
fied that ho had delivered to railroad de
tectives the tickets In question , because ho
believed there was something that required
Investigation.
Holmes listened to the testimony without
betraying any sign of worry , despite the
pronounced utatements of Mr. Hilt. At 5
o'clock the court adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning , when Mr. Hltt will probably
be recalled to the stand.
K. M. Trriimlii'H Slad'llirnt.
OMAHA , Jan. 11. To the Kdltor of The
Boo : Whllo 1 dislike to appear In print , yet ,
knowing the power of iv newspaper to dam
age or benefit a man , I would like to glvo
i my statement regarding an Item relating to
' mo In The Bee. The prematurely-born child
was burled In a four-aero tract belonging
1 to N. J. Smith , near Third and Bancroft
streets , whUh has no connection with the
. property ot the Rescue homo. I lold Mr.
Smith thnt when my wife recovered from
her serious Illness we would together select
a family burial lot and Intended later to
i move the child to It. Ho then consented to
I allow me th" privilege. It was published
that I was too : > oor to pay the expenses of
a funeral. Well , 1 am rather amall In a
llnanclnl sen e , but can prove that 1 pay my
bills nnd could , If required , furnish the
names of many of our best business men
for reference ns to my lesponslblllty and 1
have ample funds for all necessities.
At the tlmo this occurred I was closing
up my Interests with the Iowa I'm It and
Produce company with the Intention of
forming a partnership which has nlnce ma
terialized. Not knowing Just how 1 was
coming out with the llrst named llrm
which , however , proved to bo Iw-tter than I
had expected and desiring to put up a cer
tain amount with my present llrrn I was not
anxluiis to Incur any additional exM'iihi' at
that time above the heavy nurse and doe-
tor bills I was then contracting.
Mr. Smith has lt > en my friend for u long
tlmo and I consider him an honorable. t > ln-
t'crc and upright man. In behalf of him as
well us myself I recrot that this , to my
mind , uncalled for publicity has been given
the matter. P. il. TRKMAIN.
Ilomrojinllili ? rii > HlrliuiN Mrrt ,
The Omaha Homeopathic Medlral soiloty
held Its annual t-lecllon of otllrerH Thursday
night at tint residence of Dr. W. II. Han-
I t-hctt. Physlclaiib wt-ro present from Coun
cil BlutTH. South Omaha and Omaha. Tiu
otlloers for the following year will be : Presl-
dent. Dr. W. H. Hnnchett , vice president ,
Dr. D. A. Pooto ; secretary , Dr. A. Holmt-H ;
, treasurer , Di. Martha Clark. Dr. D. A ,
Kooto read a paper on smallpox and pro-
rented arguments and Htutlstk-b In favor ol
vnc-cinatlon. Dr. A Holmes read a pupei
' opposing vaccination. Dr. Prederlck Tea
KUVP an Interesting talk on the subject 01
Intubation. A general discussion follower
; fdch paper. Light refreshments were uer\oi
during the evening.
I Furniture CompiinyNNKIIN | ,
CINOIXXATI , Jan -The Sextro Purnl
turo company hus iisHisneil to Kcntui
Crane who wilt continue the hublncsg As
sets are placed at J70.0W , liabilities , JW.fW.
CASE OF FAIR AND JOCKENS
Habeas Corpus Proceedin&a in Behalf of tbe
Soldiers Who Killed Deserter Morgan ,
TRIAL PROGRESSING IN FEDERAL COURT
AlUmiiKli Aciiiltcil ( liy Court-Miirtlul
lilt * Cltll Alltlint-lllev liinlnl tlitit
Hie l'rloiirr i InAKIIII | Tried
I'mlrr ( lu > .sinliItin * .
The application of Corporal ' Pair and
Private Jockcns for release from arrest
under charge of murder , upon which they
nro held by the authorities of Sarpy comity
for the killing of deserter Morgan while
attempting to escape , came up for hearing
before Judge Milliner In the United States
district eourl yesterday morning.
Per the petitioners United States District
Attorney Summers opencil the case , review
ing the action of the prisoners and the pro
ceedings of the general court-martial which
acquitted them on tbo charge of man
slaughter , preferred by the military au
thorities. Attorney General Stny-th , tor the
state , In his opening ntatement laid stress
that such Investigation as the ono contemplated -
templated by the state authorities has been
lecognlzed as lawful by congress.
The Ural witness Introduced was Lieuten
ant W. E. Welsh , olllcer of the day at Port
Crook nt the tlmo Moigan was killed. He
told of his duties as olllcer of the day and
gave the names of the guard and the prison
ers.
According to conversation between the law
yers , out of court , much depends upon the
tcnso of the vorh , "to escape , " for , an
shown by the testimony of Lieutenant Welsh ,
the leading witness KO far Introduced by
the petitioners , the pioccduro In the case
of an escaped prisoner is different from that
in the case ot ono who Is escaping Item
the custody ot his guards.
Lieutenant Welsh testltled as an expert.
After telling his duties as olllcer of the
guard , ho Identified a manual prepared by
the War department for the guidance of
ofHcers nnd men acting ns guards. The man
ual was offered In evidence by District At
torney Summers and was admitted over the
objection of the attorney general. The chief
objection was to the Introduction of sec
tion 2U7 , which says :
"If a prisoner attempts to escape the sen
tinel will call 'halt. ' If ho falls to halt
when the sentinel has once repeated his
call and it thcro bo no other'possible means
of preventing his escape , tho'sentinel will
flro upon him. "
In all there were six sections read by the
district attorney and they were admitted
over the attorney general's objections. Lieu
tenant Welsh identified the oath taken by
the recruit upon joining the army and that
oath was introduced In evidence. The wit
ness tcstilled to seeing Private Pryor , the
guard in charge of Morgan , after the pris
oner escaped. Ho was palo and his head ,
face and clothing were bloody. Cross-exam
ination did not change- the evidence.
AlMirolK'iiMloii of Ii H < ? rt TN.
As an expert the witness went into the
matter of the apprehension of deserters and
after ho understood the hypothetical question
put by the attorney general , he answered
that \\cre an escaped prisoner known to
bo i'n this city it would bo the duty of
the ofllcers apprehending him to notify the
city authorities and request them to arrest
the deserter and turn him over to the mil
itary authorities ; that witness knew of no
article ot war or regulation empowering him
to send a detail of soldiers to arrest such
deserter ; that it would bo the duty of the
officer to see that the civil authorities per
formed thejr duty.
At this point Judge .Munger took a ha'nd
in the matter and asked Attorney Smyth a
hypothetical question regarding the duty of
an olllcer where the civil authorities were
powerless to act. This point was discussed
for some time and finally put to tlu > witness ,
who stated that ho would make the arrest ,
anyway , and If the prisoner resisted , would
use force ( sufficient to accomplish his pur
pose , being empowered to do so by the tenor
of his commission and the custom of the
army.
The next question of the attorney general
was to show that no one save the commandIng -
Ing olllcer at Port Crook had power to Is
sue special orders to the guards. Objec
tion by the district attorney to a question
framed to bring this out closed the cross-
examination.
Sergeant William P. Simpson , the second
witness , nnd sergeant of the guard on the
day of the escape and death of Morgan ,
gave the name ot the ofllcers and privates
composing the guard who reported to him.
He testified that on the afternoon of that
day , while at the guard house , ho saw Pri
vate Pryor running toward him ; he was
cut and bleeding and fell .down twice before
reaching the witness ; that Pryor reported
the escape of two prisoners and that wit
ness then detailed Corporal Pair and Pri
vate Jockins , the prisoners , to capture the
escaping men and started in pursuit himself.
Asked In- regard to orders given by him
to Pair and Jockins he said that ho told
the guard to "search for the prisoners and
if you find them tell them to halt and If they
do not do it repeat the order nnd then if
they do not stop , shoot , and shoot to hit ; "
that these orders were afterward repeated
to Corporal Pair. Witness described the
course of his pursuit of the deserters and
that ho had to give up the chase because
of the weakened condition of Private Pryor
I who was with him ; that ho took Pryor to
the hospital and loft him ; Pryor's Injuries
j consisted of a cut above the left ear and
| hack of the head. Cross-examination left
the testimony unshaken.
Private HOF was the next witness called ,
but , ns ho was not expected to testify to
anything except what had bean admlttel by
! both parties , he was excused ,
j Sergeant George Hclrtelon , acting provost
1 Borge-int on the day of Morgan's escape ,
testified that ho know nothing bearing on
!
the eaeo nnd was excused. The district
attorney then announced that his next wlt-
i ness would bo Private Pryor , who had not
yet arrived from Port Crook , and pending
his arrival court adjourned till this morn-
Ing.
llciiutll'iil Cnlt'iiiliir.
Tim Hernia Hag eompany has Lsmied for
Its customers nnd friends a heautlful and
unique calendar for 1KO. ! Kaeh month Is
'printed on a line piece of big cloth , nhout
llx''t ) Inches In fluu. The calendar IH pilnted
In tolura , the designs and colora | KIIK | ap
propriate to ouch miinlh. The < lith ! s at
tached to a roller. In evciy particular this
calendar Is a work of art and will be hlgnly
prized by the recipients.
Colored
Splotches ,
Mr. II L. Myora , 100
Mulberry btreot. Newark. N. JM
says : ' 'I contracted n terrible blood
diseuso which broke out into sores
nil over my body I spent n hun
dred dollars with iloctora but grew
worse itibtcnd of better. Many
blood remedies were also used with
no effect , until I decided to try S.S.S.
This remedy seemed to fjet ut the
peat of the disease and cured mu
completely nnd permanently. "
( Swift's Specific ) in the only cure for
Contagious Blood Poison : no other
remedy can reach this terrible dii.enso.
Hook on self-treatment mailed free by
Bwift Specific Company , Atluntu , Gu.
TELLS
FQLLB3V/ . .
If the engineer fails to stop when the stpnal is given , his lite may
pay the forfeit. If you fail to attend to your Kidneys when you feel
the pains of backache you may soon find that you have ruihcJ headlong
into more serious and deadly disease.
Take warning I Weakness and Might pains followed by occasional
sharp pains in the small of the back , is the danger signal from the Kid
neys , Uric acid may be collecting in the blood and Uright'a Disease and
Diabetes may be the ruinous result. Kid-nc-oids cure these troubles.
ttblcti J sold in IcMquimlUcstlnn a box at .
Kid-ne-oidi ire yellow an are never 50 ?
Morrow' Llvcrlax cures constipation , biliousness ami co ti\ciK-is. Sells for
ijc. a to * at drug stores.
Kld-ne oid and LivcrUx ire mtnuCicturtJ by John Morrow & Co. , Clicmbu.
SprlogGcU , Ob ! t
Mr7 a. llTf nTkerTllngrnccr City Jail , who lives at 251S North 19th
Street , who says : "If any person Is doubtful or skeptical legardlng thu
powers ot Morrow's Kld-ne-olds to relieve or cure kidney backache ,
rheumatism , nervousness , restlessness , Indigestion or bloating of stomach
ach , hot flashes and chilly sensations and other symptoms of disordered
kidneys I would ndvlso a fair trial of Kld-ne-olds. 1 suffered from , and
was greatly annoyed from these nnd other symptoms of kidney trouble
lor n long tlmo. Now I am entirely free from kidney troubles. "
At all drug stores and The Myers-Dillon Drug Co.
Hero are a lot of good Rugs very cheap made from remnants of carpets , some of
each grade , odd plecen ot carpets made up with odd borders. You will be surprised
how well they look , and for service there Is nothing anywhere near the price that will
compare with these nigs. Special sale of made-up Hugs this week. Much reduced
from prices that have heretofore been marked. Host live-frame Uody Urussels Hus ,
10-6x12-10. regular price ot the goods would make this rug cost $33.75 , will go at $17. ! > 0.
Velvet Hug , excellent colors , regular pilco of the goods would make this Rug
cost $32.50 , will go at $22.50.
Axmlnstcr Hug , 10-6x11-3 , parlor pattern , regular price of the goods would make
this rug cost $27.50 , will go at $10.00.
Hrusscls Hug , 10-Cxl3 feet , regular price of the goods would make this Rug cost
$24.70 , will go at $15.00.
JJoauetto Rug , 10-0x11-7 , regular price ot the goods would make this Rug coat
$27.50 , will go at $1G.25.
nest ftvc-frnmo Body Brussels , 10-0x12-1 , regular price of the goods would make
this Hug cost $23.10 , to go nt $20.00.
Hruseels Hug , 0-9x11-0 , goods would cost regularly $18.70 , to go at $13.50.
Brussels Hug , 10-CxlO-lO , goods would cost regularly $17.00 , to go nt $15.00.
Moquette Hug , 8-3x9-0 , regular price of the goods would cost $17.00 , to go at $10.
Moquotto Hug , 8-3x10-37 to go at $15.50.
Jloquetto Hug , 8-3x12-0 , to go at $18.
Brussels Rug , 7-0x9-0 to go at $10.00.
Brussels Rug , 8-3x12-9 to go at $12.73.
Moquette Hug , 8-3x12-0 to go at $17.50.
Velvet Rug , 8-3x8-3 to go at $12.50.
Best five-frame Body Brussels , 8-3x11-9 to go at $10.00 ,
Jloquette Rug , 0-0x10-0 to go at $9.73.73.
Kive-framo Body Brussels Hug , 6x9-8 to go at $7.50.
Five-frame Body Brussels Hug 'J-SxlO-C to go at $15.00.
Body Brussels Rug , 8-3x10-6 to go at $10.00.
BriiEficls Rug , 8-3x12-6 to go at $12.30.
Wilton Velvet Rug , 4-6x12-7 to go at $8.50.
Axmlnster Rug , 8-3x12-00 to go at $19.50.
Axmlnster Hug , 3-9x8-0 to go at $3.00.
Brussels Rug , 8-3x8-3 to go at $8 75.
Body Brussels Rug , S-3xS-0 to go at $10.00.
I4I4-I4I6-I4I8 Douglas Street ,
aEl aa A Warm Office
Ela ElD Cures Cold Feet , n
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You can't do good work in a cold room and
a you can't keep a room warm in a poorly
a a built building.
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D heated buildings , where you have to wear your overcoat
EJa to keep warm.Vo will show you.
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OUR GUARANTEE FOR WEAEC
IUilvcd i > f Mr Kive Uxllnrs tjjimi for full rcutmcnt of
Turlilfli L M C.ipH. . . wnlcli an Hul.I . to him w'th ' a jruaruntce lo c ur < sexual
\MakniSH Hirenii'hi-i mual puw < i , i un shrunken imri , uiil HK J nil unnatural
nl i hurgiin i-mlriHloii. i lire nrrvi an I Ijiuln weakmsse.s oiil"ii < v to tin re-
lurni d ThlB KU iranti't tmlilH n iu l fur thiee ji.ir .Siiuiil'l \MaKnesH rottirn ,
mi'd li i will aualu lie fuiiilyu-il fi < e uf ihiine llalin I'h.mniu v. istti and
Parnam Bis , Omaha N 1 ! We gUe tins ijmiranteo to our ciiHtomers
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to n money In your own home. W c fuinlhh inmpleie outfit. No ciinxuHhlntr
i r iilntf. Oilier people do nil thew rK-you "H in vuur own home and tiiko In ihu
JIIVCH 'tr'ite ' uur ri.it pl.ui a1 onn. . \ nii ial < .ml will do
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ktrniur until Ki'ximll ) . tfl.OO IMI.I IMIIIIIliiu'U It not NiilUlleil , ftciul
for our iineMloii liJmiK.
1IUIVS I'll Ml.MC1 , Uept. It , , JStli mill Fiimum hl . Oiiinliii Aitli.
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ii < iirj.'i-i in u few dajs Pull dtrc'tlon'i
1 m e $ ) 50 All druKtrlsth. or mill U ,
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