Nebraska Newspapers

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CUES CRAZY OVER A WOMAN I
6. Jnfcsea Shwis Himself
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t 5 WJFATUATWN OVER BiSSIE HAMILTON
CXll to > rr < hc Woman nl the lloilec
Hotel , Wlicrc. n 1'cii Minute.
i.ntor. MrlMrr tinMiot
Will
mad infatuation for a womaa
aneeted h s mind. Traak O. Jick oo
and ertou ly wounded himeelt in room
a tf tk * DodC * hotel , Monday ereatMSo ° a
n * ? 7 o'clock Jackson armed at tbe hotel
AM went to tbe room , which was occupied
fc Ml t Beaele Hamilton. After contemns
wUfc. her a fw mlantw and showing a pic
ture of bte little daughter. Jackson drew a
retclrer and Bred a shot through hi * left
fer Mi above the heart. A call to the poll-e
station brought Officer Daa Baldwin H ) >
ftand Jackson lying on tbe floor between
the cctnmode and the foot of the bed with
tbe revolver about flva feet dieiaat. Bald-A in
reported to the station. * nt tor a phrslcjin
aod then took tbe wounded tnsn'fi atatemeat.
-What's this for * " said Baldwin.
"I did | t Tor Ueri& " answered Jackson.
"Who shot you ? "
" 1 shot myeeif. "
' "Didn't the girl shoot jroa ? "
"Ke , she did not. "
Baldwin turned his attention to the
woman aad asked her what she had to nay.
The reply wa * deliberate-
"I don't see why the crazy lool killed
himself for me "
Doctor * Ollmore and Shockey dressed the
wound and Jackson waa taken to the Presby
terian hospital. He is aged 33 years and han
been night clerk at the lodging house at
T1S4 North Sixteenth street for some time
past. Little was known here of his past
life or antecedents. A note- for Jackson had
bcn received at the house by an A. D. T
messenger Just after he left for the Dodge
hotel. 11 reads as follows
"Dear Frank- Please send me some money
or bring It up. as I am broke 1 waited this
a. m. , but thought jou was gone so long
that jou went away on purpcw. I will b < -
here until 9 p. m. Please send me what you
owe me. BESSIE. "
Miss Hamilton was taken to the police
station and detained there as a witness for
the coroner's Jury. She refused to say any
thing for publication concerning the affair.
but told tbo police authorities that she was
merely a friend of Jackson's and had act
him but a few times. In appearance tht >
Hamilton woman is good looking and well
dressed" , kittle ! known of her past life
except that she was once the wife of a man
named Gurney or Gurnsey. who was con
nected with an Omaha electrical company
several years ago
S-tor > of a Friend.
G. A. Stearns , a lodging house keeper at
112 South Fourteenth street , is a close
friend of Jackson's. Stearns said he bad
known him since he came to Omaha laft
fall from Sioux City. Jackson bad told
Stearns Monday cncrntng that he was "crazy
over Btfcsle. " The friends met last an hour
or two before the shooting , and afterwards
a letter from Jackson was delivered to
Stearns. This letter indicates Jackson s
purpose , without expressing it in exact
terms , and begs forgiveness. He asks that
new of his action be kept from his "dear
little girl , * ' presumably meaning his
daughter. A postscript says he secured the
revolver , an old-style SS-callber Smith t
AVreson. from a man named Findley and
a -k that it be returned to him. Stearns
said that Jackson had known the Hamilton
woman for about six weeks and was certainly
Infatuated _ with her.
William "T. Smith , a boy who lodges at
the house in which Jackson worked , paid the
latter left there about T o'clock Monday
evening , tajlng that be was going to supper
Although a drinking man , he was not drunk
at the time. Smith knew that Jackson had
told friends he was crazy He further knew
that Jackpan was on intimate terms with the
woman , especially so for the last two weeks.
as he spent a great deal of time In her com
pany and was continually sending her ines-
nges. Smith hail heard Jackson say he was
formerly married and his wife was dead.
but had a little daughter living with his
parents somewhere In Kentucky
After dressing the wound , Dr Gilmore
expressed the opinion that It Iu not neces
sarily fatal A midnight message from the
hrapUal said that Jackson was noting easily
and getting along as well as could be ex
pected.
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TALKS OF OMAHA'S SCHOOLS
ctrp rrr nillnn of thiI'onrd of Bil-
ucntlouil < lr - itho North M < l < -
Illli > ros eliirnt dull.
The feature of the merlins of the North
Sldp Jniproviwent club latt night was the
address on the subjevt of the- Omaha public
schools by J M Gillan , serrctary of the
Board of Education.
Mr. Olllan opened his addref * with the
statement that the Board of Education , a
body coirdlnate with the city council , em-
plovs more people and has a larger talary
payroll than all tbo other boards of the city
that whllH there has been much objection
regarding the expenses and claims that tbe
affairs of th board were most economically
administered and though charges of
extravagance were made the fact
is that Omaha IK about on an
Hvirage with other cities of its , class
ii' ihn matter of expenditures He stated tha-
the1 average cost cf maintaining the M-booU
prr pupil per rear < s from JIM to $27 the
difference tn the figure * being the result of
Healthy
Hair-
A man vith a
thin head of hair
is 2 marked man.
But the big bald spot is not the
kind of a mark most men like.
Too many men in their twenties
are bald. This is absurd and all
unnecessary. Healtny heir shovs
man's strength. To build up the
hair from the
roots , to pre
vent and to
cure bald
ness , use
It always
restores
color to
faded or gray
hair. Notice
that word
"always. " And it cures dandruff.
tl.M a bottle. All trau&t.
" My butinr si ca'lt ire o-t amccc
ttrugcri a KTtat dral I would ketuallr
trel attained tiery time I would tikeoir
icy hat. my hitr v. u K > ttiii ttid tbe bald
poUibo ed topUinly I began tbe u e
of your Hair V igor Ic-rktbin three oootiu
ago. Today 1 tndl h&veaieaua bradof
lulr a * I ever Sud. I tell everybody what
1 u ed , and Uii-y jy it ratut bo a woo-
dertul rcmrdr ' * * Ota.
VI bn c txv > V uo Tt e Hair B4 Seilp
vlueh * * till * D4 tst * UHIU reqneit. It
; oe da n t I'tum tU UM Wuftu ) a rx-
peait4 fn-n tl > u ef tiie T.iar. wrlu tt >
y
Ou. J C , Lowell. Mill
- iil'K - "s * " * TI
ir K1ire .r < \ -ff
rf rj-1 ! ' > mb f's f TS ! ' Uooks an !
F'a'iorcrs fnr t1) ' ; ur 1 nd thr amnunt of
money paid hy tbe asereve patrrn of the
Sfhrolc would not provide the pupils from
the ver e family with nchool books , that
t-ecrdln * to the flrtire * pcnr d from cltl
whrrc patron * purebate tbHr own books the
rerw * cost in Jl BO pr r r for e ch pupil ,
while IB Omaha In th Uet Sr re re the >
cott of pro dlnt books and stationery ha *
net bon $10.000 per annum.
Accordlnit to the secretary the catl f
beating the bulldlntu varies from 11.44 to Jl
per 1.000 ieet of fleer space la tac building * ,
depradtnc vpon th system used , steam
heat la the Mirt echtM > l brtnr the che p t
aad stoves in some of the ruburimn schools
ths most expensive Referring to tb talk
cf bonding : the floating debt the secretary
taied that the Interest charge on the floatIng -
Ing debt Is now about M400 per annum ,
while If It were bonded the interest charge
would be $4.000 , that under the law the
board has the right to erect building * of
the value of 125,000 aantiallT without issu
ing bonds and that tbe bst plan for the
erection ol suburban school hotu-es would
be for the council to permit a levy o * 1 mill
In tcea of the necessary annual running
expeaaee and u e the money thus received
for the erettion of school houses.
lUb-rt Ilcughtoa reported that the mayor
had stated to the committee of tbe club
which had visited him in that Interest that
he would appoint a resident of the north
side to the vacancy oa tbe board of flre and
police , but could not say who thut person
would be
J J Smith requested that a light be
placed under the viaduct of the Elkhorn
road at Thirtieth street and Mr Qulgley re
quested a sidewalk at the same place He
also registered the protest of citizens to
the condition of the sidewalk on the Thlrtv-
sUth street approach to Ames avenue
A motion endorsing the proposition to
Issue ITi ( KM1 of sewer bonds was approved
NEBRASKAN LIKES ARIZONA
Vlnlliir III thnt I'nrt of tlir Conntrj
AVrltc * HI * Imitresnliiii nf
theTrrrltorj. .
PHOENIX , Ariz , Jan. 31 To the Ed
itor of The Bee People are so well ac
quainted writh all sections of our country
that one cannot expect to Interest with a
letter descriptive of any portion of it. Bur-
ing my two months' sojourn in this land of
sunshine 1 have learned much that was now
to me and may be to a few others Many
people look upon this section as being a
rough , mountainous region , valuable chiefly
for Its rich minerals. Much of the country
is rough and Dearth and rocks especially
rocks have been piled up with a lavish
disregard to waste of material or labor ex
pended. But there are lovely valleys here
as well as mountains. Many have passed
orer these valleys , little dreaming the day
was so near at hand when the waters from
the mountain streams would transfotm
these desert lands into a garden as pleasant
to the eye and as rich as the Garden of Eden
was. fresh from the hands of the Creator.
There Is said to be about 1.000,000 acres
of land in this ( Salt and Glla river )
valley , every foot of it as rich as nature
ever provided for man. Where irrigation Is
in use the earth produces wonderful crops
of hay and pasture No outlay for shelter
for stock Is necessary , as the snow does
not reach these plains more than once in
fifteen jears. acd then only to stay a few
hours. No feed is provided , except pas
ture , and when I tell jou steers less than
2 years old sell for J40 per head you will
realize how rapidly they grow and how
they put on flesh At this time but a frac
tion of this valley is under irrigation , but
It is contend > d that water enough comes
down in the streams to water the whole
plain , if It could be held until needed in
the summer But it is. not alone for its
grass that this valley is noted. They couat
twenty-two sacks of wheat pec acre. 110 tc
120 pounds a sack , but a faar average. Bar
ley yields more and is the universal feed
for horses and no country can produce bet
ter.
Oranges , of which there are many fine
groves , sold from Jl DO to $2 a box high ° r
than the California fruit Men from L s
Aogeles came into this valley and bought
up the elise groves this winter They
shipped the fruit home , where it was pre
pared for market.
As you know. Phoenix is the capital of the
territory The citizens are knocking loud
for admittance as a state and I think they
should be admitted Give these vallejs the
power to produce by building resenolrs
and other improvements and they will af
ford a better market than the Philippine
islands , while at the same time they will
be adding wealth to our own land
I am staying with my son. who 1 en
gineer at an Indian school , three and one-
half cniles from Phoenix There are nearlj
700 pupils enrolled here as scholars The
Indian of forty years ago is fat disappearing
and the newer generation Is another and
different man The young are kept bact
by too much contact with the parents , whc
come here and camp in droves , living it
true Indian style , thus educating their chil
dren In customs It would be better for the
young to forget , or neser know.
There Is probably no better school foi
the Indian In our country Tbe superintend
ent , assintpd by a corps of able teacher !
and assistants , are energetic and base mas'
tered the situation. The farm consists of 16 (
acres , the grounds are beautiful , building !
new mostly of brick and large and com
modious. Harne smaklng. shoemaking
tailoring , dressmaking , fancy sewing , man'
ual training , cooking , laundry work , black'
smithing , and carpcnterng are all conductec
under experienced workmen and women it
their several lines Tbe place presents ;
i lively appearance during the hours of work
is visited by all who visit Phoenix , thi
drive out being over a smooth , level road
well sprinkled every day Yours truly.
A. A PERRY.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
William Hooso of Davenport is in the
cltv
\ \ F Kvars of T p ka is a suest of the
MllU : < t
tV
F \V Hlllsy of Salt Lane rity Js dt the
Millard
Tim-mas I. Kidd of Chicago Is at the
Merchants
J O Thomon of Alma , Neb , is at the
Men bants
\v K Mill of Des Molnc-s .g regWereJ at
t-f Mill ird.
11 Harrin of Kansas City Is transacting
tm.-lnos in Omaha
Thomas and J 1 Prince of Wlnslde , XeJj ,
are 4t the Merchant * .
11 c : Men-lam a mining engineer ol
Lit-mer It * in the city
W F Cum * of I-liK-oln , auditor of the
Ii & M . ie a guett of the Murray
Frank MrMa ter of i hlcugo , who sells
eUotrk- good * . IB at the Her GranJ.
W A Masters of Hatinc , an implement
dealer , i a t--uest of the ilerrtiantfc-
J W P rkhurs * of Chlcast- carrying a
line of coiultae , i * at the II * Ora-vl.
IVuvId Fruit and K. II Footer cattlemen
'rom Hillings , Moot. , are in th city
r II MilUr. baakar of Crete , arcom-
iMnied by bit * wife dad dauphter , U at the
Murrj ;
Captain Crete Hutcboo. adjutant gen
eral of thf Departing of the MlM > uri. returned -
turned io Omttlu. ) es < erd4iy. aceoraruniMi
t > > bis bride
C \V M'-Vickrr. In buKn M In tills city
for a number of > e < * rs , lmt ut ! > reent
mina-fr of ci Mcr'ocT 3rain company
of iliun aiH > lU. in tpeujlut ; the day tn the
iltj
II II Hak * . wo rl < * or of tbe Merefe&ts
h-nol. r < * Hd a ttitegrain from \V F Cody
todav wo log be would arrive la tse city
\V inw < J. > Il is now is tfe ) Bis Horn
bu ui. W ) airing
< i org * P. OUhl it Oi-u-inruii ic In tin
i.'v vteitiiisr Oharlo a Voun TTw tua
! ti n were xtud ni > at t-'orniMi Urtther
Mr Dl-hl ui hl-v J cou < l'HUl prominence
rii-nnj : hi * - < > lrzil \ \s In thlfti | - < l.-i.
Hi- I in i o ' ih 'T'-ell foot 1 ai !
' ! * oa teurv n l ! H an4 JsSa
PUPPLETOS b X JHSATED
*
P9aistCit7OoaTatioa : H a s Him Afttr
a Vtrj Stway Sesska.
FORCE CORPORATION R-GUUTION ISSUE
An Mtrmiit to Crovtil Thronuli the
IBntlrr Drmiifrntlc Ticket 1 111)11 )
It ) Morrnrtj.
It took the popultet city convention four
hours Monday nicb : to endorse one of the
democratic nominees W. S. PoppletoB. for
soar or It was ao adjourned meeting of the
convention which met lut Saturday n < l
adopted a resolution that It would sever
endow the nominees of the democrats uatll
the latter had adopted YHer's ro-olallon
for a redaction of telephone rates to 13 and
I ! and had placed Stuht on the ticket as
the fusion candidate for councilman of the
First ward.
As soott as the convention was called to
crder the conference committee , comprising
John 0 Yeteer. Michael MeGulre and I * . J
Qulnby. sallied out to do battle aealnK the
democratic committee , uhich nas In * sion
at the rooms of the county democracy. The
democratic convention bad nominated a
councilman for the First ward Saturday
nUht other than Stuht. had turned down
the Yelser resolution and had authorized it *
city committee to receive and act upon any
report presented by its conference comnlt-
tee. which wae out when the convention ad
journed.
Nearly fno hours was spent in killing time
whli ? awaiting the return of Yelser and hla
conferees , and when they finallv came they
had little to offer. Yelser reported that
Charley Smith and Allie McCann of the
democratic conference committee had intro
duced before the democratic city committee
the following resolution as a compromise.
Dr Hippie falling to sign it
The conference committee of the demo
cratic city convention bee leave to report
that they recommend to the committee the
followinc agreement with the peojjl * In
dependent party of the citv of Omaha
through Its conference committee :
The following resolution to be adopted bv
the cits democratic central committee and
the mayor and city council pledged to Its
support , to-wlt
Resolved. That we demand that telephone
tate < < be reduced to tS for business purposes
and J2 for residence puroose * and that cas
be lowered to Jl per tnousand fet. provider ] ,
, if the court. " shall set side such ordinances
| as unrra enable -n-e demand such reductions
a the courts will not hold to be unreason
able
Democratic Ketulntian.
This resolution the democratic committee
bad declined to adopt , but in its stead had
I prepared and adopted the follow inp
We believe from the experience of other
I cities and the opinion of experts that telephone -
' phone er\lre tan be furnished at a profit
j to residences at II per month and to busi
ness houses at W per month and that ca
1 can be furnished at II per thousand feet and
i we pledge an immediate Investigation of trte
charges made by the telephone and cas
companies for these services and the plac
ing of rates for telephone and pa ? at thew
I prices If they shall 6e found reasonable and
just and If investigation shall de\eloa that
these prices are too low we pledge ourselves
to Din them as near the e rate as the--
services- can be rendered at a reasonable
profit
Mr Yelser reported that the democrats re
fused to recede from the nomination of Mr
Stuht and announced that a committee from
the democratic committee would wait upon
the convention shortly. He counseled de
liberate action and the extension of a cour
teous hearing He said IV. S Poppleton
democratic candidate for mayor , was pres
ent at the committee meeting and had expressed -
pressed a desire for harmonious action
I Mr Poppleton had also endorsed the pop-
j ulist platform and declared that if nomi
nated by the populists he was ready tc
'
stand upon It.
I Michael Cavanaugh moved at once that
! the convention proceed to nominate VT. S.
Poppleton for mayor. Objection was made
by several that the motion was out of order
under the former Yelser resolution and
while the wrangle was on Poppleton ap
peared In the room , accompanied by the
committee from the city committee and a
number of democrats He was at once called
, upon and responded briefly after Elrnei
Thomas , chairman of the convention , had
j Introduced him ae "the next mayor ol
Omaha. " He expressed his earnest desire
that a harmonious agreement be reached
and again endorsed the populist platform ,
raying that he is in sympathy with ever }
i movement for reasonable regulation of Iran-
chised corporations. He declared in favoi
i of the immediate acquisition by the cltj
j of the water works , from Florence to Soutl
Omaha , by condemnation proce-edings
Harry E O'Neill spoke in behalf of the
democratic committee , urging that It favored
the second resolution above Riven because
It desired to present a declaration that
would win the conservative element and
would not lead to the charge that the partj
was trying to tear down instead of to build
up. He believed that telephone charges art
excessive , but he did not believe in declar
ing so until an Investigation had proves
them so
A. Cohen said he believed that the demo ,
cratic resolutions went even farther thai
the popullstic declaration , as they Included
gas charges , and if they would take out thai
part about an investigation be would vote
to accept them He moved that , as Popple
ton declared he stood upon the popullsl
platfcrm , he be nominated for mayor
Andrew Klewit , Michael McGulre ani !
others insisted on the observance of the
Yeiser resolution.
Cohen -hnki-m III * ri I .
Just at this juncture A. Cohen was heart
picitedly and somewhat blasphemously ex
postulating with Joe Redman , fchaking hi ;
fists In under that man's nose and notltv-
Ins him not to again Intimate that "I go-1
any of the water worKs mone > . " The mei
were in close quarters and Cohen was in i
towering rage that seemed not to brook in
terference. Chairman Thomas rushec
across and pushed the men roughlj
apart , but Cohen bquirzned around re
peatedly and got h'e fiat dangerously close
tn Redman's note , while he poured his
wrath in language that can only be repre
sented in print by a succession of long and
skort dashes. For fully a minute Cohen
wrestled with those who sought to restrain
htm In his effort to get at Redman before
quiet was restored , while the democratic
epoctatort. banked up In the rear of the rocn
set'mod to be gettiss the utmost enjoymcm
ou : of the scene.
It may be mentioned thrt Redman wa ;
present as a Stuht plugger and was stand *
in ; just at the Jailer's elbow when the row
began.
George Magney appealed for tie nomina
tion ef Poppleton without quibbling on the
telephone charge * and suggested a reson-
stderatloo of the Yeiser resolution.
M. J. O'ConneJl moved sueh a reconsider-
stirs
John O Yeiser declare * ) that he wanted
the d&raocrau forced to be specific in tbeli
declarations against corporations
The motion to reconsider was lott by
47 najs to 34 yeas.
August Cllne moved to nominate Popple-
ton aad defer further action oa otber can
didates and resolutions until Wendeday
evening
Aadr w Kiewit again iprung hie point ol
order , but Chairman Thomas ruled it out ol
order , inasmuch as Popp ! taa bad announced
that lie stood oa the populist platform.
KiewU appealed from tbe d cu4oa of the
chair , tad la the confusion Yeiser ugg kted
that hit resolution be r coniderd * o far
at It might relate te Peppletoa. which § ug-
gwtieo pr ail d
E P Moroany started IB to nominate
Poppleton but la doing so dwelt so long
rd vigorously t.pon the fa r that suth ac.
r _ < 4 . , r „ snT h . ( j riv o'h < "
ani ia'rt hft ! < > ha i dla'1 him 01 , ;
if or * ! ifl Srt it-it VrnrO Connell
iletna&ded that be take ht w t whereupon
Morean ? cut ithort with th - prrvenuuioa
of Poppl oo's aaow Tie nomination vat
mad * aaaniaMtaclf by a rletng rote * od Mr
Poppi on inin made a short * pt cB in
cXo w lexeme a t.
MlrlMcl Cavansngh thereupon mored 1hf
sotniaatlon of Brnwt Merlras , tbe demo
cratic caadM t for ciir trewuref.
Mr Merten * forward when called tot
aad eadonvd tbe pcpulfet pUtfwtn. At tb
n r * tton of Yelwr be annouoced bte
readiness to sign it.
tn the wrantle that followed someotN
sieved an adjournment until Friday nitht.
August Cli&e moved to make It W 3ne J y
night. The ameodment was lest sod wh i )
the roll was called on tb origioal motioe
S cr aiT More rtr declared it carried bi
a vote of 41 to X. A number of thee sit
ting around who had kept tally declared
that he hod reversed the vote , but the chtli
took the secretary's word for it aad declared
the convention adjourned until Friday.
Jailer Jones and A number oj those whc
were anxious to see Merlins' nominatior
made at once gathered around Moremrtj
aad denounced him in unmeasured terms ,
winding up with the declaration that the ;
would see that Moreartys man Stunt is
taken off the populist ticket
LESSONS GIVEN TO OFFICIALS
Itciiiilillciin Control Committc - Kpi-t
no ) for tltulcr * nml Clrrkk
nl ( u in In K I'rliunrlrm.
The republican cltv central Committee held
a seseon in tbe Withnell block la t niphl
with the newly appointed judges and clerks
or the primaries to Instruct them In the
duties o ! their oRlc.es. It was pointed out
that the -voter mar register his choice fet
a full delegation by ( ascribing a cross la
tbe circle at the top of the ticket or m j
divide bis favors by indicating bis preference
afler each name. If any election official
falls to put In an appearance on next Thurs
day , primary day. his place will be filled bj
the choice of electors present There will
be nine precincts , the teria precinct Ic thi ;
case being applied to a whole ward
The committee received a notice of with
drawal from J A. Beverly , who had pre
viously presented nte candidacy for council
man from the Ninth ward.
The list of twenty-seven Judges and clerV *
announced last night Is given below. Al
who have not received their certificates o !
appointment are requested to apply at the
office of Secretary "Whlteborn.
First Ward Judges William Cfcthroe
Georpre ShanaJian. Clerk Hans Hansen.
SetondVard : Judge * H T Andrews
Anton Kment Clerk O C Bartlett. "
Third WardJudees J r Hubbard. S
S Jordan. Clerk Frank Mmr
Fourth Ward. Judces J w. Battln. T
K Sudborouph Clerk W G Anderson
Fifth Ward Jurist James B. Bruner
II U. Sewird. Clerk Dalton Hisley.
Sixth Ward. Judee ? George T Undlov
E A French Clerk Elmer G Starr.
Seventh Ward Judce Harry E. Coy
Henrv Croft Clerk ChA > les ! > . Thomas.
Elc-hth Ward Judges r R , Hutton. W
C McClean Clerk Charle-s Henry.
Xlnth "Ward Judpes Frank Delevaso
Robert E LJve ey clerk C E. Allen
1 Ml-ver Kcpnbllcnn * Co Mow.
! The olty central committee of the sllve ;
I republican party met Monday evening in thi
hall at 320 South Fifteenth street The mat
tcr under consideration was the aominatiot
or endorsement of a candidate for Firs
| ward councilman No decisive action wai
| taken The party has no candidate of it. .
I own. and will probably endorse J C Drexel
the democratic nominee or E Stuht. candi
date of the populists Final action was de
| ferred until Thursiav night
LANDING TELLS A SORRY TALE
Assort * thnt Hr HeHv Ml Hml Trent
mcnt nt the Poor Fnrin nml
Conltl Grtfi Ilellef.
W. H Landing , 24 years old. withered am
prematurely aged by disease , presented :
pathetic spectacle as he hobbled into thi
Central police station Monday afternooi
and begged the desk sergeant to give hie
a bed in a cell He said he had been ai
! inmate of the county poor farm hospital fo
i a month , but because of abuse and neglect
I life there had become unbearable He wai
assigned to a. cell and during the afternooi
Assistant City Physician J. B. Ralph calle <
upon him. Dr. Ralph says he will see tba
the patient , who is suffering from an aggra
vated form of hernia , gets suitable medica
attention.
Landing was so weakened and disheart
ened that he wept while telling his stor ;
to the police.
I was sent to the poor farm by the count ;
commissioners. " said he. "with the under
standing that I would be given the foenefi
of a surgical operation. I will have to h' '
operated on or I shall die. I'm getting worsi
all the while. 1 told Dr. Van Camp , th <
house surgeon , about it when I arrived. Hi
I examined me and said he didn't care t
undertake the Job without consultation an <
that's the last I heard of it
"Last Thursday I wrote a letter to th <
county commissioners , aeking why nothlni
had been done in my case. I suppose the :
must have referred the letter to" Dr. Vai
Camp , for when I came downstaiis thi
morning I met him and he said 'You're ;
pretty kind of a man to be writing a lette
, like that"
"I've been compelled to put up with al
sorts of insults from a German nurse the ;
i call Tony. He calls me vile names and las
! night , when I wat groaning with pain , h
I cursed me because I kept him awake ,
asked him to call the doctor for me , as
was in agony , and be said 'The doctor won'
come until he gets ready and I won't g
for him. You're too smart to be in th
county hospital anyway"
"I stood this son of thing as long as
could and then decided to come to the polk
'station ' , as nothing could be worse thai
life out there "
r
j Landing's only living relatives , so far a
i he knows , are a sleter and aunt and h
I doesn't know where they are. He has bee ;
' ruptured for many jears. but until t
' and a half years ago was ableto work as i
common laborer ; since then his affliction ha
been so severe as to conSne him to hie be
| raobt of the time He arrived in Omaha ;
month ago from Gordon Neb , where he hai
, been living with friends
! REV. E. F.TREFZ ON "LINCOLN'
\itnl > l of lh < * Mnrtjn-i
I > rr liliiil' riiiiriiflir r.I Kountzr
Mrmorlnl ' buri-li.
"Lincoln" was the subject ol a lettur
i delivered by Rev Edward Frederuk Tre
in Kountze Memorial church Monday night
I the ninety-first anniversary cf tbe nunyre-
I president'a birth. That the lecture was ap
j predate * } by the large audience was e\
i deneed by the unanimity with wbub it re
I spondoi to the vote of thanks to Rev M'
I Trefz , proposed at the conclusion of th
discourse by William R. Shcpard a memlx-
| of the Grand Army cf the Republic , wb
l had known Lincoln personally Every ptr
ton in tbe bouse signified approval by ris-np
Tbe RfHWker dwelt at length upon Lin
cola's uahappjr marriage. He said
"There never was a war that tbe women
through judicious , concerted tCort < ou'i
not stop : there never woe a war that th' '
wome-o did not balp to precipitate No mat
has erer gene to bdl tbat a woman didn
teed him there. Lincoln H wife was n
IB sympathy with tie acpiration * . be dido
know what home life nas nt. aad during tbi
tiBVK be stood sntnl in ne d of comfort ! > <
nude hiai f * l o&Jy tbe spiteful venom o
a aaaa ° score He found BO rest at hu
Sretide. He did not dare entertain a fr.e * '
thenfter bi diy'g work he wnjlg * rn'
his evenmge s'Jlsing In the I bran r jji
hnr v ' p t , T mt > f tb\ i h IITT
the a : i- t'pHev ije mo < = - i b - e (
mortal * and * cain that the woman wVi
run make her hueband Ion ; for the twiligb-
hour ha been croned of God M tbe si t ref
of MUTT , the toother of J * tu "
Tbe lecture was followed by * superb
contralto solo br Mr * . M F Staple t Rork-
port. Mo. vhM rcce ! entranced all in at-
Thnt Menu * Hhr nintl m.
Sore and swollen Joints , aturp , shooting
, pain * , uniting aoeclc * . no rt , m lp-
Ttuit means rbeumaticn ) It Is * stubborn
UlMM to fifat. but Ch mberl i& > Pain
flalai lias ccmjutred It thousand * of times
It will do * e whenever the ontwrtanltv H
offered Try it One application relieve *
the pals.
Illeli ohtlol Cln c fur Up | > Ir .
On the mlvitp of Architect Latensw the
I Board of Education Mon av afternoon or-
dm ! thi Hi h chool bulKlinclcd for
II th * renjain t of the week and the 1 4 < W
tu < len' win tie given a tiolldas An x-
i amlnatl- romln ed the architect that the
1 truss -wurk underlvln ? the third floor on
the south win" wa not in a ! if - - < > n. < 51tK > i
arH the flwrin * will he rrmosed to < ; > -
terrain he ertmt of tb weakness fnV
, the ituatlon 1 in 're erlou than I- tt ' -
rw < J the flon " ill "be " r - um < > vl next
I M or 'TVnornlnc
LOCAL BREVITIES.
T'u Vebraska St 'JPanJ of 1'harmarv
, ifi Turua > , .t trtMmhants hot- l
I Triune lodictNo Si , Hnlfrtits of PMhta
will confer the * evind and third ranks tM
] fvfninc Lodjte will convene nt ' * harp
' The dat of the Wx-etrtlon to be clven b\
, Mrs F J Sscke't and lira Sherman t
1 Frldav twxt and nc : Tiiesdaj wa er-
ron -ousl- announced
, Th * Baxter bigamy ea e wa not talU-1
In police court Mondav Mrs H H Baxu-
1 stepmother of tbe defendant Olareru <
i Eugene Baxter i 111 and unable to ap : > t-av
I In court. Her der > o lt1on was taken M 11 -
Idav
I Ivouis Knapp , the "slec-ply forcer , w h >
has admitted uttering two fTged fhtnk
was arraigned in police court Mond.tv He
vvalvw ! ! > ri > Ilrnlnnrv examination and vvs *
bound over to the district court undir I'o-
.bonds
I Th inonr , t in the ca. of Charles Fen-
i ton. the T-vear-old bo > who was killed by
la street car la t Wednesdaj. has been
1 po tponed until Fe-bruarv il The funerwl
was held Sunday from the Fenton home at
Filrt-fighth and Dodge streets
Albert J KH Tiel alla Albert McLaln I1 *
vean > oldwas arraigned In police c urt
Mondav on a charge nf daj light burglarv
He is accused of brenklnff lnt < i the barn of
I W. II H-annon. J1TO Binn "y street , Januarv
24 ahd sti iline a et of harness Ht hearIng -
' Ing is et for Thursdav
] M l-anijon donien that upon hi ? relecj-e
I from Jill he returned to the Windsor hotel
to seek the blood of LeStone , the portt-r
H" * ay that be wa not drunk and w.\-
nct looking for trouble He wasslmpiv
Irving to put a drunken man to bed. whei.
IIP was arrested , together with the drunk
Henrj Barnette , colored , charged with
being an accomplue ofill Tonev In the
robber } ' oW P Fox's groterv ore
Fortieth and Grand avenue , on the nlcht
of Februarv 5 , was arraigned In poIKe court
Monda > on a charge Of burglarv He
waived preliminary hearing- and wa bound
over to the district court ui dvr $1,000 bonds
Special revival services are in progress at
the Hanstom Park Methodist church , c' n-
ducted bv Rev Cossius C Cls-sell of Fort
Wayne. InJ rhe ermon Sunda > night wa
upon the the-ivs "Christ the Cornerstone '
the text bemc from Isaiah xvill. It ! He
will preach hK la t sermon this evening ,
returning to his home in Indiana Wedne-
dajMis
Mis * Hazel Hake , daughter of H. H Hake ,
proprietor of the Merchants hotel , gave a
party Sundav night to eight of her Irtend *
Thee present were Misses Mabel Dlcke-
son and Marie Harvej of Chicago. Misses
I Katherine Gorden and Margaret Lvnn , clt > .
Mr Charles Le41on. city Messrs. Charles
Woelz and Herman Petle-r , Joplin. Mo , and
Ren Hake citj
W H Hcrdman , referee in bankruptcy ,
was in Papilllon yesterdav where a bank
ruptcy case Is belne contested by Omaha ,
parties. It is claimed that the would-be
bankrupt had sequestered hl property be
fore fllmg hK petition The preparation of
the list of tht preferred creditors In the
Great America exposition case Is deferred
until his return
Vs Theodore I uni3. a mechanic , living at
5-10 Pierce street. wa > - pa "sing-under-the
S tt it vJadud rear.Seventh and-llurcy
strict'Sunday night b * wa * lield MP by
two men and robb ; of nn The light w-as
i > .i. r and Lund was unable to give the
-Kilnp a detailed d < CTintion of the high
waymen Another holdup s said to have
t Kfn place und < r ih- viaduct Sundav
i i = ht but the rr'ire lave rot learned the
name of th" victim
William Schmidt s = aloon 17M Vinton
street , was burglarized .shortlv before day-
llcht Sunday mornlncr. the thieves entfr-
inc bv breaking- pane of glare out of the
ficnt window Five dollars in money was
taken from the tiil. a boi of cigars from
the showcase was appropriated and a slot
machine was carried away. From the
m ichine the burglars secured $10 in nickels
Yesterday Detective-- Savage and Dunn
found tie fragments of the machine near
T ems thl"d and Allen streets
Internal Revenue A rent Wheelotk has re
ceived word f > ere Wa hington mat there
has been added to his district tf states of
Montana , Idaho and Utah Tlu > dUtric.t
previousl > ccmained the s-tates of North
and South Dr-kota Nebraska. Colorado ,
Wyoming and the territories of New Mexico
and Arizona Tb headquarters of the dis-
, trirt is at Omaha and the force under the
( command of Agent Wheelock conMsts of
' tlir < ? e Held workers
William Jones , colored , stole a pair of
trousers Mondav morning from Havden
Bros. ' store and was arrested by Police
man Dwyer It IB believed that he is the
negro who attempted to hold un Mr A
Muchneck. proprietor of a grocery store ai
121 Nnnh Twelfth street , a few dajs ago
One of Mrs Jjurhneck's young sons , who
was In the store at the time of the holdup ,
called at tbo : > olloe station Monday and
looked the prison ? " over but was unable to
identify him pusitlvelj
R C Jackson of New York fltv assist
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THE BALLOON By Julien Dupre.
The subject treats of a croup of peasants in the harvest-field. The peav
ant- , have spent the moruii ) rakiu ? and stacking hay. the sun Is at its zenith ,
not a breath of air In stirring , you can almost hear the bees as they buzz from
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sisting of the peasant and his family are in the picturesque co tunie of the
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are blended In their expressive faces , and revealed in their attitudes. The
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History of "The Defense of Champigny. "
The Franco-German war of ISTO , with all its horrors and terrible loss of life ,
still burns in the memory of most living For many years previous a bad feeling
existed between France and Prussia and both great powers had been getting their
armies in readiness and were armed to the teeth. Distrustful and full of hate to each
other , they soon found themselves in a position from which neither could retreat with
honor and an appeal to the sword was the only alternative. The Saanish crown of
fered the Prince of Hohenzollen , in June , 1S70 , and being accepted by him , caused
the interference of Prussia , which the French government resented , feeling that
Prussia had no right to interfere in Spanish affairs , and step by step the quarrel
grew , and although Great Britain and other European powers tried to avert an open
rupture and to preserve the peace of Europe , the war spirit was madly popular in
both Prussia and France At last , on tbe 15th of July , 1870 , the crisis came. Tbe
Duke of Graramont told Lord Lsons. the British ambassador , that "The Prussian
government had deliberately insulted France by declaring to the public that the king
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francs for the army and 16.000,000 for the navy. The war was carried on with van
expenditure of force on both sides , and war was brought to a close after sevn
months of awful bloodshed and almost daily battles , the details of which are t/o
harrowing to narrate. The Germans lost fi,247 officers and 123,453 men. The total
losses of the French were incalculable Strasburg and Metz , which Germany had lost
in a time of weakness , were reconquerod. and the German Empire had arisen anew ,
and France bad thrown off bondage and had become a free nation a republic. So
good came out of evil.
While reflecting upon these eventful times , M. Jean Batiste Edouard Detallle. tb
great and famous French painter , was inspire- * ! with tbe idea of painting his world
famous picture , "The Defense of Champigny. "
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of the village that has been made $ o famous , may be hero narrated Champlgnv
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aspect all around. But this beautly was to be marred by the ravages of war. to
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the Marnc , it was selected as a place for a Fortlp on behalf of the French army , and
here on November 20th until De-ember 2nd. 1&70 , was the scene of protracted and
bloody encounters between the French troops under colonel Ducrot and the Germans ,
end on December 3rd the French recrotsed the llarne. having slain 5.000 Germans
and sustained . loss of from 10000 to 12000 men and leaving rhamplgny a waste
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