THE OMAHA DATLY BEE: SUNDAY, APHTL 1, 1000. WEIRDLY SOLEMN SERVICE KnighU Ktdoib Hold Obseqalei Out Dead Bodj of a Brother. BUCK ROBED FIGURES, LIGHTED CANDLES (tcmnlns of .lulin Feruiison Mullli l,le In Mlnlr n I MiiriiiiIi! Temple, W'h Hi lda Mnrvl vlim llrelliren Do I li nor lo III Memory. One ot the moat weird nnd Impressive funeral services ever conducted In Omnha took plaue Ht the Masonic temple Saturday night, when tho Knights Kadosh paid fraternal tribute lo tho memory of John Ferguson Smith, who died of consumption n few dayH ago In Washington, nnd whose remains wpro brought to Omaha fcr In terment. The deceased wan an old resident of Omaha. Falling health raiMed him to Icavo hero a few years ago. Ho located In Wash ington, hut did not regain his heujlb. Just before ho died ho requested that he be hurled In Omaha tind that he be accorded a funeral In accordance with tbu Kadosh ritual. This service Is Intended to begin at midnight, hut time Ik gauged by the Washington (I). C.J standard and thnt per mitted the midnight service) to begin at 10.10 o'clock. Tho remains of tho deceased were conveyed to tho temple early In the evening, being escorted by a guard of honor. About 10 o'clock the participants In tho set vice assembled, nnd evt'.yihlng was In readiness when the clock ticked off the appointed hour. It would bo difficult to Imagine a more weirdly solemn funeral service than tint laid down In the Kndosh ritual. The olli eers of this branch of tho Masonic order ns srmbled around the casket, gowned In flow ing robes of black. The tolling of a bell added to the solemnity, Candles In tho hands of the participants furnished light. A quartet sang sacred inner. The hymns wore: "Lead, Kindly Light," "Hock of Agm," "Thero's Wldeness In Clod's .Mercy" nnd others of similar character. The officers of tho preceptory under wh:so direction the Services wero conducted were: James Gilbert, preceptor; .Millard I'. Funkhousor, first subproccptor; Leonldus P. Funkhousor, second subpreceptor; Henry Hardy, marshal of ceremonies; Claude Talbot, nrst diaeon, Joseph DavlB, chancellor; Charles S. Ixi blnger. draper; llert Wllrox, Dwlght Holmes and W. II. Whltehorn. bearers of beaus-jnt. Tho widow of tho deceased wns present, supported by friends. Sho was deeply Im prcssed; and nt times It was difficult for her to control her emotion. Thcro was a largo attendance of women. In addition to the music tho chanting of tho Lord's prayer and Invocation by tho preceptor thero were other ritualistic features, which prolonged the servlco nearly two hours. Tho dead body was loft In the temple through tho night, a guard of honor being on duty. Tho Interment will take place this afternoon nt Forest Lawn cemetery, under direction of Covert lodge. No. 11. of which tho deceased was a member. Mr. Smith wbh a thirty-second degree .Majon. The Knights Kndosh admit only thoso Masons who have reached tho thirtieth de gree. Tho Kndosh funeral service Is of ancient origin. It wuh practiced by tho original Templars and tho ritual hns been handed down through many successive generations. This service Is seldom conducted. Tho deceased was well known In this city during a long residence here, and although he removed to WnHhlngton In search of health ho nt no time censed to regard Omaha as his home. Ho was an engineer prior to his nllllction. .Mrs. Smith is the only surviving member of tho family. Willi! Tno Cents Will Do, It will bring relief to sufferers from asth ma or consumption, even tho worst casts. This Is about what onu doso of Foley's Honey nnd Tar costH. 'Isn't It worth a trial? For sale hy .Myers-Dillon Drug Co., Omaha; HIlIon'B Dcug Store, South Omaha. REMINDER OF THE BOOM DAYS I) nut In CiiiiiiIiikIiiiiii, ii IIIiii'KniiiIIIi, Thrnnn I p lli llmnl nml Hi' dure He In ii llitnk nipt. In tho United States district court Sat urday Dennis Cunningham filed a petltlou asking thnt ho bo declared a bankrupt. The potltlon Is a reminder of tho times when Omnha real eBtnte won "booming" and when Clifton K. Mayno hired a bram band to attract the crowds to his aalo of town lots; of tho days when h farmer of Douglas county would go to sleep contcntoJ and happy. If unknown, and wnko up lo find himself a riwldent of Omaha and tho center of a crowd of promoters, each anxious to be permitted to plat and sell his farm an an addition to the city; of tho lan when a real cutate agont figured his dally commissions In thousands ot dollars nnd when the wisdom of the serpent was Instilll clent to keep a man from Inventing hard cash In Omaha lots, which wero nearer tn tho Florence yostolTleo than to that of Omaha. In those days Dennis Cunningham was ono of tho ephemernl planets of the business world of that buslnem world which fcnsoa Kb oxlBtetico upon speculation. He had made a little money by wlso Investment of tho fruits of his toll as blacksmith. From" tho day ho sold his 11 rut lot ho wan tho mark of every "curbstono broker." At first ho Invested wlsoly nnd added to hU wealth; then tho fever of tho gambler got Into his veins and with many others ho saw no end to tho Inflation of values. Every turn brought In cash for a while and with It tho speculator's disregard for ox prnscH. Horses coating $1,000 each wero none too expenslvo for tho whilom shoer of horses. Hut times changed and equities In mil extnto could not bo converted. IIorsiM consumed more than they produced. Mayno FREE TO STRIGTURED MEN. A Free Trlnl PnckttRe oru Famous Remedy to Show Men that it Actually Cures Stricture. Men Cun Now Cure Themselves nt Homo Without Pain, DutiKer, Op eration or Loss of Time. Free trial packages of a most successful remedy for the cure of stricture nro being mailed to nil who wrlto tho Umpire Medi cal Co. They h.ivo cured so many strict ured men thnt the company has decided to send free snniplo packages to all who write lit good faith. It Is a home treat ment for stricture, enlargement nnd Irrita tion of the prostrate gland, urethral In flammation nnd chronic mucous discharges. Do not hesitate to wrlto for a free sam ple. It will cost nothing, und will enabla you to see how easy It Is to obtain a cur without a particle of pain or suffering. The company wunts to reach every man who Is nble to personally visit their otllre, ns well as those who ure unable to leavt their home, nnd prove to them that strict ure and nil other urethral troubles can b cured without operation or the me of In struments. A request to the Kmplre Medl cnl Co., 401 Atlantic avenue. Dept 63, Hos ton, Mass., stating that you desire n free trlnl package will be promptly complied with, It will be mailed In n plain wrapper so that It may bo examined privately at horn. left town: others stayed because they could not trado equities In land for railroad tl:k ets. Cunningham stayed. His petition filed Saturday says that hi owes IJ2.7S0, all contracted whllo he wjs In tha real estate buslnois. His ntsets are given as $178 worth of blacksmith and horsenhoers tools In the shop where he Is now working with memories of tho days when ho was so rich that he thought hs money would last forever. 0 '' ) 1) (j) ! AT THE THEATERS ! .'i '(?): j s s .i. (j sv "Monte Ci-Uto" A dram In five acts, presented at Hoyd's theater Saturday night by Jamca O'Neill and supporting company. TUB CAST. Kdmund Dante James O'Neill fount do Monte Crlsto James O'Neill Nortler. . . . Kdmund Ureeo Albert do Morcerf Arthur Carrels ."Wort j, s. sm I-ornando Jefferson Lloyd Danglers (ioorge A. D. Johnson nderousse Jacques Kruger M. Morel J. W. Thompson Old Dantes Claude Oilhert jr.1"0""- . Noni ' 'rf Mile. Danglars Mlmijo Victoroson Tho popularity of "Monte Crlsto," that weird, exciting and Improbable story of ad venture, as well ns tho popularity of the actor with whom the delineation of Kdmund Dante, the Count of .Monto Crlsto, Is In separably linked, were attested by the lib eral patronage bestowed uron Mr. James O'Neill's presentation of this drama Satur day night. The production wns given In its elaborate entirety; the story of the vile machlnatlcn which resulted In the plunging Into prison of Kdmund Dante, bis subse quent escape and ultlmato acquisition of fabulous wealth; tho picture of the faithful devotion nnd unconquerlng love of Mercedes and tho final retribution and Ignominious end of tho scoundrels who connived Dante's Imprisonment, were presented lrr a mnnner will nigh above criticism. The capability of Mr. O'Nelll'g supporting company In the production of "Monte Crlsto" was marked In comparison with tho characterizations of the same actors In the roles ossayrd by them In "Tho Musketeers." .Mr. O'Neill Is us Ideal a shipmate, an ardent lover, an educated, polished avenger, a lib eral, generous dispenser of wealth untold as of yore. If It ' were potslble his artistic ability seems to lmprovo with the passage of time. Nora O'Urien enacted tho dlfllcult role of Mercedes In a highly praiseworthy manner. The actors to whom havo been as signed the principal malo characters in the drama are remarkably well suited for their respective parts and, added to this, an elab oration In scenery nnd costumes, no contri bution to tho complete hucccss of the pres entation is overlooked. W. W. Mayhew, Mertou, Wis., Bays; "I consider Ono Minute Cough Cure a most wonderful medicine, quick and safe." It la tho only harmless remedy that given Immedl nto results. It cures coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, grippe, whocplng cough, pneu monia nnd all throat and lung diseases. Its early ue prevents consumption. Children always like it and mothera endorse it. All are welcome to examine our stock and prices. Polack Tailoring company, 1303 Fur nam street. TEAMSTER BELL IS KILLED llcuvlly l.onileil Conl Wnisoq Crushes III 1 1 end nml liistiiiitiineoUH Dentil Hcstilts. Ilert Dell, a teamster for the South Omaha Coal and Ice company, was killed at 5:15 yesterday afternoon by fulling; un der his wagon. Hell's wagon was alongside a car on the Bridge . Terminal company's elding north of Nicholas street between Klovcnth nnd Twelfth, loading coal. In some manner he fell underneath and tho horses stnrted hauling the wagon, loaded with two tons of ccal, over his head. From all appearances Uell slipped nnd fell, or else tho horses started suddenly and caused his fall. Tho team attempted to run away nftcr tho ac cident, but were caught before they had gono far. Dr. Crawford, who was called, said that death wan Instantaneous. Tho body was re moved to Coroner Swnnion's rooms. Miss Mabel Orooham, a llttlo girl rcnldlng at tho corner of Eleventh nnd Nicholas streets, was tho only" witness, but could not tell how It happened. Mr. Dell resided at 1108 South Thirteenth street with his wife. They had no children. II. Clnrk, Chauncey, Oa.. says DeWltt'w Witch Hazel Salve cured him of piles that had ainicted him for twenty years. It is also a speedy cure for skin diseases. Ilewaro of dangerous counterfeits. 1'ntrlotle I.enKiie Meeting. About M republicans assembled In tho audience room at Patriotic league head quarters In tho Millard Saturday evening nt the regular weekly meeting nnd listened to addresses by N. C. l'ratt, Phil Winter and John L. Webster. Mr. Pratt spoke of the Inlluence of tho republican party on the history of this country. Mr. WlnterH ex ploded tho claim of Hrynnlsm thnt tho re publican party Is placing the dollar nbovo tho man. pointing to tho liberation of tho slnves and tho fart thnt every act in state or national legislation In favor of Inbor has liren enacted by tho republican party, nnd Mr. Webster closed with a few anecdotes emphasizing the remarks" of tho other two speakers. Some inspiring vocal selections were rendered by Mrs. Kdgren nnd Jo F. Hartou. Transfer 'nrnelo Interests. J'lTTSM'HO, March 31. Tho last meet ing of partners of tho Carneglo Steel com. pnny, limited, was held today At this meeting tho formal transfer of the Interests npd property of the limited partnership was made to the Carneglo Steel company by the Pennsylvania corporation, which will op crnto tho Pennsylvania property of the com pany In tho Interest of the New Jersey cor IHiratlon. the carneglo company. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. C. K. liuglKithnm of New York Is In tho city. J. H. Hums of Jefferson City Is In tho cV John Hoe of Alleshany, Vn., Is nt tho M'.llard. Mrs. J. Tailor of Sioux City Is at tho Millard. Dudley P. Truecdel! of Fremont Is nt tho Murray. J. M. Hower of Grand Island Is nt tho Merchants. W. W. Ilugg of Manning, Neb., Is at tho Merchants. MUn Kdna Van Ilonln of Kansas City Is at tho Murray. Neva C. Thomas of Pollifade, Neb., Is at tho Merchants. WIHInjn Sturzls of Cheycnno Is a cnest of the Millard. W. M. Doane of Fremont was at tho Darker Saturday. Charles Harris and wife of Nebraska city are at the Millard. fl. A. Ford of Chicago, selling nhlrts und collars. 1j at the. Murray. William Murr, a traveling man of tlrnnrt Inland. U at tho Murray. H. W. Haldwln. a dry goods salesman from Chicago, ks at the Murray. K. C Hanelxen of Lincoln registered Saturdny at the Her (Irand. Mr. and 'Mrs. John Wlthnell hnve re turned from a two months' visit In Cali fornia Or. W. F. Hutchinson, for eleven vears at the head of the Madison. Neb., prlvato liMidtnl for women and children, hus be come u resident of Omaha. Carl l.essljig of St. holds, In command of a squad of recruits for tho Philippines, Mopped In the city a few hours yesterday. He Is visiting with H. I.. Huntley. A D. Ileemer and daughter of Hoonier. I.. D. Hlchards and daughter of Fremont and tieorge A. Shsw of Fremont wero Ne braska people at the .Millard Saturday. F tl I lamer of Kearney. John C Spre- her of Schuyler. F W llurber of Franklin Dr. F B. Deal of Sprlnglleld and T S Allen of Lincoln were state sucsts at the Mtri hunts Saturday Will flPKN RICH TRIIR1T0UY ....... - -- ' - - - w - - M......w..a Burlington's New Line to Bi; Horn Basin is en Assured Fact. OPERATIONS WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY As "nun n ltlKlit-of-Vn In ceurfl Wiirl, of IIiiIIiIIiik i:tensliiii Tliroiiuh .Slmitiiiin nml Vi iiiIiik Will He I'oruarded. The success of General Solicitor Mander son of the llurllngton In securing practical content from the Department of the Interior for tho extension of a propoicd lino across the Crow Indian reservation In Montana, leads prominent local ofllclals of that com I any to predict that work upon the new Hue v III begin within tho next few months, this extension Is a lino ab:ut lr0 miles in length, extending from Toluca, Mont., a ftn tlon -11.3 miles from the Uurllngton's west em terminus at Hillings, to Cody, Wyo., a town which has ulready taken on consid erable business activity and Is situated on tho north fork of tho Stinking Water river In the heart of tho rich Dig Horn btsln. Tho contcmplnted route, which muy, how ever, be changed somewhat when the right-of-way Is finally secured, extends In a south westerly direction from Toluca through the valleys of the Pryor nnd nig Horn moun tains. Operations looking toward the Im mediate possession of tho right-of-way will begin at once, and the line will be com pleted as rapidly as possible. The rich ter ritory through which this extension will pass, together with tho rapidity with which It Is being developed, promises that the new road will bo a revenue producer from the very start. Hallroad advantages will bo uf forded to a vast territory that heretofore bos been practically Isolated from nil com munication by rail with the outside world. The nearest railroad points nt present to the Dig Horn basin are Red Iodge on tho Northern Pacific and Sheridan on the Uur llngton. F0RDYCE HEADS THE ROAD IteeeUer of the Former I'll t hImi rwr V (nil' I'rt-Nlilent of the Kiuiniih City Southern. ST. LOL'IS. March .11 At a meeting of the board of directors of the Kansas City Southern, formerly tho Kansas City, Pitts burg & Oulf line, held today in this city, tho resignation of Silas Pettlt ns a director was accepted und S. W. Fordyeo waselecteJ to ouccccd him on tho board. Tho board then elected Receiver Fordyce president ot the new company, Max Pam of Chicago general counsel and Krwln Kll wood ot Chicago treasurer. Tho olllces of tho company will remain In Kansas City nnd tho president will likewise- maintain an olllco In St. Louis. The action taken disposer of tho ques tion of the presidency, concerning which there havo been numerous reports In cir culation all over tho country for some time past. It had beeu well understood through out railroad and business circles that Re ceiver Fordyeo could secure unanimous support for tho presidency of the new com pany If ho choso to remain at tho helm. Having numerous prlvato interests as well as tho aflaira ot tho Llttlo Hock, Hot Springs & Western to engage his attention, however, it was believed that he would not accept It, but tho directors today prevailed upon him to stay with the property, ixcitu.isnn lws.sHMsnu hi'mvp.ss. New AxKlstiint lienernl l'nmeiirr Aneney of the Illinois Cvntrnl. rwint- in ilin nmrkcil Increase In passen ger business of the Illinois Central, brought about, bo District Passenger Agent Drill says, by tho extension of tho lino Into Omnha, a new position as assistant general passenger agent of tho system has been nrni,i s. n. Hatch, formerly district pas senger ngent at Cincinnati, has been pro moted to 1111 tho new position, ino Illinois fvmrni now has four assistant general pas senger ngents. F. W. Harlow, for many years past chief rate clerk in me general passenger olllco of tho Illinois Central, has been appointed to succeed Sr. Hatch at Cin cinnati. Western changes on the Illinois central which becomo effective April 1 Include the appointment of H. K. Nichols, who has been general ngent at Sioux City, to the position of commercial ugent with supervision ot freight und passenger tralllc lu the territory contiguous to Sioux City. F. B. Munger, who has been traveling freight agent nt Sioux City, Is transferred to Council Uluffs and his territory extended to Include all of tho region west of Chero kee, la. Mr. Munger will hereafter be un der' tho Jurisdiction of Assistant Oencral Freight Agent Wcltzell of the Omaha office. HHVISIOX OF 1HA1N- TAHIFFS. Ilntes on Knutlioiiml Slilpmeiitii Will He AdvimeeU April 10. In accordanco with tho present deter mination of tho executive officers of western railroads to maintain freight rates without deviation from published tariffs, announce ment Is mado by nil tho railroads In Ne braska that on April 10 rates on grain, and grain products from Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado points to tho Mississippi river, Peoria and Chicago will be restored to the rates In effect January 1, 1900. This means that tho rocent reductions mude first by tho Missouri Pacific and subsequently by nil other roads In Nebraska on shipments of grain will bo cancelled and tho former tariffs resumed. Rates on grain shipments southbound, however, will at tho samo tlmo bu revised nnd tho tariffs on grain and grain products to Now Orleans and common points exist ing January 1 will bo reduced 2'. cents per 100 pounds. From Kansas an4 Ne braska points rntcs to gulf ports on ship ments for export will bo advanced, tho into on wheat taking an ndvanro of rent per 100 pounds and corn lVj cents per 100 pounds. rhiinue In Teriiimnl MnniiKerw. ST. LOUIS. March 31. Vice President and Oencral Manager IJ. P. Ilryan of tho St. Louis Tormlnal association has tendered his resignation to accept the position of general manager of the Now York Rapid Trartlt Subway company, tendered him under a con tract for a term of five years at a salary of J20.000 per annum. A upoclal meeting of tho St. LouIb Terminal board has been called at which tho resignation of Mr. Bryan will bo accepted and It Is stated W. S. Mc Chesney, Jr.. superintendent of the Laulsvillo Sr Nushvlllo terminals In this city, will b appointed his successor. ('limine In Colorado A. .Southern. DIJNVKU, Colo., March 31. It was of ficially announced today thnt Charles Wheeler, secretary Bitd treasurer of tho Colorado & Southern railway, hnd resigned. Ills successor Is Harry Brenner of New York, and the main ofTlco of tho financial accountant for tho company will bo located In New York City. Harry Van Meter, now assistant to thi president, will bo the new assistant secre tary and treasurer and he will be the head of the department at the Colorado & South orn general offices. lliirlliiKtnn lien Promoted, O. A. Andrews, for three years chief rite clerk iu the genornl passenger ofllco of the Durllngton, has received a promotion In recognition of his satisfactory work and goes to Lincoln as depot ticket agent. Mr. AndrowM has been with tho company to? many years nnd has been rapidly advanced until he now occupies one of the best po sitions In the gift nf tho patsengcr depart ment His sufcssor as chief rate clerk !h Guy U. Kramer, who for a utubor ot )atb I has b0n encra' racaKcr AKcn. Franc e 9((.n, nographcr. llnlltrny .Niitrn nml I'rrsminU. I, . A Hell of Chicago, western passenger Hcnt of the Plant system, Is an Omaha visitor. tlenernl Attorney Wlnslow S. Pierce of th- t'nlon Pacific rechod Omaha yesterday from New Vork. T. tl. AlcClellun. general western agent nf the Nashville, Chnttnnoogu & St. l.ouls, Is a visitor from St. I.ouls. II. II. Moles of Kansas Cltv Is In circu lation among the railroad men singing the raises of the Nickel Plate. President C. K. Perkins of the Uurllngton pnxsed through the city Friday night en route to his home, nt Hurllngtott from a western trip. Circulars announcing the appointment of Charles II. Morey as general freight agent of the Chicago Junction railway have been received In Omaha. Theodore Voorhees, first vice president of the Philadelphia & Heading, accompanied bv his family, passed through the city Friday on his way to Philadelphia from California. (Jenenil Superintendent T. K. divert of the llurllngton Is in the cltv from Lincoln. lleorge W. I Iclrit?.. general passenger agent of the Hlo Grande Western, wns a visitor In the city from Denver. He was enroute to Chicago. HYMENEAL. Illex-VolkhnriK, DBNVKR. March 31. (Special.) Miss Freda A. Volkhardt of Chicago was married hero to Dr. Victor A, Dies, a prominent phjslclan and society man of this city. The two met at St. Luke'n hospital n year ago. whore Mlm Volkhardt was training to be come: a nurse. She gave up her profession later and went back to Chicago. She In tended going through this city oitcrdiy on hor way to California, but stopped over and wns married Tho brido Is the daugh ter of John Volkhardt, a prominent Ne braskan. She wbb born In Nobrajkn, but spent tho grcatei part of her life In Chi cage. FIRE RECORD. Ill Clour Mill. RAN FRANCISCO, March 31. Tho Yosomlto flour mills, a four-story brick building, tho factory of the California Ital ian Pasto company, a three-story framo structure, part of which was occupied by the Custom Oraln and Fuel company, and Bcvcral small dwellings burned early today. Total Iofs estimated at S200.000. One fire man nnd two spectators wore Injured. (ienesii Welcomes Victor. OENBVA, Neb., March 31. (Special.) Tho teachers nnd other visitors to Hastings returned from the district contest this noon. They brought the successful contestant with them. Miss .Maud Harnett, tho daughter of CaiValn Harnett, hardwaro merchant. The bond and a number of pupils and citizens met tho victor at tho depot. Trenton I.oiIkcn Hntertnln. TRENTON, Neb., March 31. (Special.) One of the most successful socials ot tho season was given by the Modern Woodmen of America and Royal Neighbors of Amer ica hero latt night. Tho band, which was organized last winter, made Its first appear ance in public and furnished excellent music. SprliiK Heneliex West Point. WEST POINT, Mib.. March 31. (Special.) Tho weather has again become springlike and mild and farm work Is engaging the attention ot all tho farmers. Today Is an Ideal spring day. Try us and wo will be your tailor as long as you wear pants. Polack Tailoring com pany, isfto Farnara street. LOCAL BREVITIES. Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry-W. Fltt, a Ctrl. The George Crook Woman's Relief corps No. SS will meet Tuesday with -Mrs. C. V, Perkins, Twenty-third and Charles streets. A council meeting will bo held on Monday morning nt 9:30 o'clock. Tho principal busi ness will bo the approval of the March salary ordinance. Kmery U. Whnley of Custer county re quests tho United States district court to declare him a bankrupt. He owes SI, 107.91 and has $110.50 of assets. Mrs. 3. A. Stanford, who has been seri ously ill at hor home, 32 North Seven teenth i?treet. Is now convulescent and her friends look Tor her early recovery. John O. Yelser will address the Philosophical noclety In the library building this afternoon. Subject, "Tho XTnwrltten Law." The society convenes at 2:30. Kingman & Co. yesterday took out a bulldlnir pormlt for the erection of their proposed warehouse al K3 Farnnm Ptreot. The cost SBCclfled Is SM.0O0, and It is an nounced that tho foundation will be begun at once. The, Northwest Omaha Improvement club will meet at Hurdetto street and Military avonuo Tuesday ovenlntf. President J. M. Ullliui nunounccH that bilslness of lin iwrtnnco to that section of the city will bo con!dered. Frank Graves, alias "Champagne Frank," colored, after a hearing In police court on a charge of highway robbery, was bound over to the district court In tho sum ot Sl.OK). Graves is the man who knocked down his sweetheart, Klla Thornton, In Tin-Can alley, March 26, and robbed her of 112. Tho Department of Parliamentary Prac tlco will entertain the Woman's club on Monday. Mrs. Oeoree Hoobler will dis cuss "The Evolution aftd Orowth of Parlia mentary Law," and Mrs. Belden will read n. puper on "Tho Honeflts of the Study of Parliamentary Law." Mr. Clement Shaw and Miss I .on a Ellsworth will Hlng. Two halls In Iabor temple -were occu pied Saturday night by Minnehaha coun cil No. 2, Daughters of Pocahontas, In en tertnlnlng members and friends at a pro gressive high live and dnnclng party. A largo number wero present to enjoy them selves. Tho social committee was com posed of iMfcsdames Kingsbury, Klrkcndall, Hoquet, Cahlll and Foley. Tho Orpheus Singing society gnve n con cert at Germnnla hall Saturday evening which was enjoyed by many people. It was under tho direction of Prof. Chnrles Petersen und tho society wob assisted by the following soloist3: Madam Wagner Thomas, soprnno; Mrs. Kerr-King, nlto; C. F. Steckelberg. violin; K. Smith, 'cello. A ball followed tho concert. Tho Gravel Roofers' union has finally won In Its demand for the acceptance of tho now scale. At a short but harmonious conference hold last evening between repre. sentatlves of tho union and tho contractors this was agreed upon. The seulo gives Journeymen 35 cents and bosses 10 cents per hour, with time and n half for over time nml rinilhlp limn fnr tiini1nv nnd linll- ! days. Rev. John A. Williams, colored, rector of hi. I'liiiip-tne-ueneon l.plscnpnl church, Twenty-tirst and Nicholas streets, called at the pollen station yesterday to sco if ho could Identify Harry Johnson, alias "Rev." John Williams, who Is accused of defraud Ing charitably disposed people by repre senting himself as a solicitor of funds for the building of a church. The rector said he had never scon Johnson before. Tho Omaha Association of Railway Mall Clerks will hold u meeting at tho oftlco of tho railway mall superintendent In tho federal building Wednesday afternoon, at which tlmo tho result of tho recent election of otllcers will be announced. Tho meet ing will be of much Interest on this ac count nnd because arrangements for tho coming meeting of the district organization In Omahn In Muy will be discussed. Mr. Henry II. Allen, for many years con nected with the Hemls Omaha Haif com pany. Is being congratulated hy his many friends on account of a recent promotion. Mr. Allen has resigned his nnaiilnn with the Omaha house to take up new duties with the home plant, the Hernlx Tiros.' Hug ompnny. located at St. louis. and his ! reeogtdtlon by tho home office Is sufficient i to warrnnt the eetoem In which he Is held. ,n a loKen oi meir appreciation of Mr. Allen tho factory employes of the company presented him with a handsome gold watch and tho office forco a very pretty chain. Rev. W. Johnson, bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church of Omaha. Is attempting to leeure the passage of u hill through congress providing for tho pay ment of ex-slaves for labor performed for the government between 1I and 1163. Three years ago. when he was llvlnjc In Fort Scott. Kan., ho wrote a letter to Repre sentative Funston asking him to Introduce such a measure, hut received an answer to the effect thnt It would not be expedient at that time, as the friends of tho negro wero In the minority In congress. Hlshnp Johnson has now laid the matter before Senator John M. Thurston. MACHINISTS' STRIKE IS OVER Mrttlemrnt Arrived At Which Will Avert Wnlkout lir Hundred nml Flftj- Tho ti ml. CH1CAOO. Maroh 31 A settlement of the strike In the machine shops of Chicago was j reached yesterday at a conference between I officials of the unions and representatives of the employers. It Is n settlement which Is to I be nntlonnl In Its scope and under its terms , tho general strike timed to Involve the 160. 1 000 machinists of tho country about April i win oo aveneu. Tho number of workmen affected by tho decision to resume work Is estimated to be about 10,000. Of this total, fi.000 are Chlcagoans, most of whom have been out of work since tho Issuance of the order for the strike that went Into general effect here March 5. Although the final settlement Is to be worked out In detail by n board nf ' arbitration, It Is claimed by the union officials nnd admitted by the manufacturers that assurances have Been mado that will guarantee tho concession of tho nine-hour day or Its equivalent In working hours and nlso will secure a slight Increaso In tho average wages of the workmen. The board of arbitration Is to consist of the president of each national organization, ho to choose two others, and the board of six to pass finally on all matters, under dispute Pending the decision of the board of arbitra tion on tho present differences the men are to return to work. NEBRASKA MAN'S ROMANCE .Sleets nnd Vtnrrlrs Ills lirt Lose After Sepiirntlon of .Nearly Tss enty-FIs c A ears. ROCHESTKR, N. Y., March 31. -(Special Telegram.) A romance In real life took place In the little town of Newark yester day afternoon, when Mrs. Flora Palmer was united In marriage to Francis E. Hrown. Twcnty-llvo years ago Drown, fresh from college, read law In tho ofllco of ex-Judge Luther M. Norton, and in the natural courso of events met and fell In love with his pretty daughter Flora. A quarrel separated tho lovers and Drown took up his residence In Syracuse, Neb., where he aiet anil mar ried another woman. Miss Norton also mnr rled another, and the two neve-r heard from each other until after the deuth of his wile Drown Journeyed east, where he mot his for mer sweetheart, then a widow, and tho wed ding followed. UNION PRINTERS MAY STRIKE i:eentlve Council International TypoKrnphlcnl I'nlnii Coiislilcr Inir Attitude of i' pot lietne. INDIANAPOLIS, March 31. A general strike of union printers employed by mem bers of the National Typothetae may be ordered as a result of u meeting of the executive board of this order In Chicago Tuesday, when seven of the nine board members voted to levy an assessment of 150,000 for the purpose of carrying on the fight against the union printers In Kansas City. Mo. Tho executive council of tho Inter national Typographical union, now In session In this city, 's considering tho defiant at titude of the Typothetae. Mr. Donnelly today Bald that his organiza tion Is prepared to fight. DEATH RECORD. CeorKe I'. Pnnl. George P. Paul died suddenly of heart fail ure at his residence, 3520 Hurt street, FrI-1 day evening, aged 72 years. The deceased had lived an eventful life. He was born In Germany, Muy 20, 1828, leaving thoro to escape military duty. Ho landed In New Orleans In. November, 16IC, and, after a brief stay in the Crescent city, moved to St. Louis, where he complotcd an appren ticeship In a furniturei factory. From St. Louis llr. Paul went to Chicago, where he accepted tho foremanshlp of a sab, door and blind factory. After several years of prosperity In Chicago Mr. Paul removed to Galena and entered business on his own account, conducting a large sash factory. Business In Galena being on tho wane, Mr. Paul left there In 1S73 and located at Council Dluffs, whero ho accepted a position In the Union Pacific car works, making bis residence In Omaha. Ho remained in that position continuously until his death, which came without warning. In 1855 Mr. Paul marrlel Miss Anna May Mctzgr, who sur vives him. He also leaves threo sons, John W., William J. and George J-, and two daughters, Mls Paul and Mrs. J. 11. Schmidt. Cnrillnnl Cninlllo Mncelln. (Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, March 31. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Cardinal Camlllo Mazella, who drafted the letter In which the popo condemned "Americanism," has died of pulmonltls, aged 61 years. Ho was tho chief representative of Jesuit In fluence at the Vatican and a divine of re markable learning and high ambitions. Mazella was tho 128th cardinal to die dur ing the present pontificate. .Sinter of Dr. Cascaded. RUTHVEN, la., March 31 (Special.) Mrs. Josephine Hanna died after a week's Illness nt her home, five miles west of this place. She leaves a husband, Thomas Ma son Hanna, and four sons, aged 15, 13, 7 and 4, and one daughter 10 years old. Mr. and Mrs, Hanna camo to Iowa from Ross county, Ohio, eight ears ago. The body wan burled lu Ruthven cemetery. Mrs. Hanna Is n sister of Dr. Cuscaden of Omaha. linn llnnln. Friends of Dan Honln, formerly a well known nowspapcr 'man of this city, received word today or bis death In Kansas City. For a number of years Mr. Honin conductod tho Railroad News In this city, a publica tion which bad a considerable circulation among railroad men, Ills death resulted from pneumonia. Msr. iiiomnn Morim, PRINCKTON, N. J., March 31. Monslgnor Thomas R. Moran. vicar general of tho Cath olic diocese ot Trenton and rector of St. Paul's church In Princeton, died today of pneumonia. Ho becarao 111 Saturday last. Ui-Sennlor Cllisim. WASHINGTON. March 31. Ex-United States Senator Gibson of Maryland is dead. Didn't Wnlt for n Illvoree. 8CRANTON. Pa . March 31. James O' Boyle shot his wlfo today at their homo here. Inflicting wounds from which sho died. He then shot himself three times, causing death. The couple havo had fre quent quarrels and a divorce proceeding was recently begun by the husband. Movement of Oceun Vessels, Mch. ill. At New York Sailed Graf Wuldersee. for Hamburg via Cherbourg and Ply mouth: Mesaba, for London; California, for Marseilles; Spa.irndam, for Rotterdam, via, Doulogno; Aller. for Oonoa. Arrived St. Paul, from Southampton; Lucunlu, from Liverpool. Phoenicia, from Hamburg. At Liverpool Sailed Oeorglc, for New York: Ktrurlu. for Now York. Arrived Cumpanla, from New York. At Philadelphia Sailed Helgenland. for Liverpool. At Southampton Arrived Steamer Ken slngton. from New York, for Antwerp. At Havre Salled-rAnultalne, for New York. At liondon Arrived Europe, from New York. At Hremen Sailed Rheln, for New York. At Yokohama Arrived America Muru, from Sun Francisco, for Hong Kong, pre. vlously; Sikh, from Tacoma, previously. At Hong Kong Arrived previously Lady Jolcey. from. San Francisco. At Hamburg Arrived Tunis, from San Francisi etc. At RotTrdam Sailed Mausdam, for New York, previously At Cherbourg Sailed St, Louis, from Southampton, for New York At Antwerp Sailed Westernland, for New York. v DO YOU GET UP , WITH A LAME BACK ? P ill Willi Do You Realize, the Pain or dull ache In tho back Is unmis takable) cvldenco of kidney trouble. It Is nature's timely warning to show you that the track of health Is not clour. If these danger signals are unheeded, moro serious results nro silro to follow. Hright's Disease, which Is tho worst form of kidney trouble, may steal upon you. Tho mild and the extraordinary effect of the world famous kidney remedy, Swamp-Root Is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. A trial will con vince you and you may have a sample bottlo for the asking. La mo back Is only ono symptom of kid ney trouble one of many. Other symp toms showing that you need Swamp-Root, are, obliged to pass water often during He day and to get up mnny times nt nlcht. smarting or Irritation in passing, brick-dust' or sediment In tho urine, constant head ache, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervousness, irregular heart-beatlug, rheumatism, bloat ing, irritability, worn-out feeling, lack ot ambition, loss of flesh, sallow complexion. If your water when allowed to remain undisturbed In a glass or bottlo for twenty four hours, forms a sediment or settling or has a cloudy appearance, It Is oWdenco that Top Coats ext week will be top coat week at the Continental; every light weight overcoat in the house will have a price put upon it that will stimulate the buying; you may find it a little inconvenient trading here while the alterations are be. ing made, but the price we make on these coats more than offsets it. Every coat in the lot bought for this season's trade; made up and finished as the Continental clothes always are, Couts north ijtH.Ott Nim t fonts north fIO.OO .vim at font north (JCMMI ('outs north ijl I .".MI Xn nt ..t Conin north IS IS. (lit mv nt c" r.r.r-r.'r. Continental N. E, Cor. 15th and UNIONS DISREGARD LAWS CliHlrinuii Clarke nf IdiIiisI rliil Coni mlanloii Sa ChlciiKii Mltiiiitlini I llenpernte, CHICAOO, March 31 "From tho evidence wo have heard It appears that the statutes niA nAt hlnp reffnrrifwl in C.hlciiEn'H lnhor contest," said Chairman A. K. Clarke of the Industrial subcemmif snn tcaay. "ine lanor men cem to enforce their own las without nupect to the laws by which all are brum! 1 will not tuy that the contractors and man Ditnucr You Are iu? ' vour kidneys and bladder need Immediate attention. I In taklutr Swnmp-Uoot you afford natural j held to nature for Swamp-Root Is the most , perfect healer nnd gentle aid to the kldnejs that Is known to medical science. Swamp-Root lf the triumphant discovery of tho eminent klndoy specialist Dr. Kil mer, nnd is used In the leading hospitals; recommended by skillful physicians In their private practice; nnd is taken by doctors themselves who havo kidney ailments, be cause they recognize In it the greatost and most successful remedy that medical sclenco has over been able to compound. If veil linve the slightest symptom of kid ney or bladder trouble, or If thero Is a traco of it In your family history, send at onco to Dr. Kilmer & Co., nlnghnmton, N. Y., who will gladly send you free by mall Im mediately, without cost to you, n sample bottlo of Swamp-Root and n book of wonder ful Swamp-Root testimonials. Do sura to say that you read this generous offer In Tho Omahn Sunday Dee. ii ou aro already convinced that Swamp Root Is what you uced, you can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bot tles at drug stores. Don't make rty mis take, but remember tho name, iwamp-Root, fC oO.UU Cfl f S oi)7D o7.oU " C 1 l f o LU.UU 1 O 'V " V I ( t) : sis.oo Clothing Co Douglas Streets. ufacturers are entirely without blame. It In very evident, however, that tho situation In Chicago is most desperate and something must Iki done. I am completely at sea as to what recommendations will bo made by tha nineteen members of the Industrial commis sion who havo been hearing witn'sses In this city, hut wo all agree that there must bi more regard for law. Tho labor unions, Id my rplnlon. cannot win hy striving to en- ' force tholr lawn by violence or physical strength. I'nlesii they respect the laws o the nation they rannrt expect to have- theli own lawn respected,"