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    THE OMAHA DAILY HUE: THTHSDAY, APBTL 12, 1000.
I1EKR10TT HAS AN INNING
Iowa State Treasurer 1'iloi a Second State
ment of Official Wrongs.
EXPLCTS TO PUBLIall THIRD ONE SHORTLY
Slnfe Hint Hit' Mlenc nf the Mule.
UlllccrM (iinruod Hltn In a
(.'on IckmIoii of Their
Unlit.
PES MOINES, April II. (Special Toll
gnim.) State" Treasurer John Harriott to
day filed u second tdntemcnt, less volumi
nous but more sweeping than the first pro
test, in which' ho not only reopens the at
tacks on his colleagues of the executive
council, hut gives In no gentlo words his
opinion of tho repuhllcan Btuto contrnl com
inllteo unil its method. Ho alleges that
tho commlttco hn retorted to doubtful
practiced In order to mnothcr tho revela
tions mado In hla protest.
Governor Shaw and Secretary Djbson had
little to fay In regard lo Horrlott'a slate
inent thli morning, hut C. W. riillllpM, sec
retary of tho stato central committee, talked
freely of tho position of the committee and
ltd object In doing the things told nnil
BtronRly condemned by Herrlot't. Mr. Her
rlott Kays, in part:
Mii'riuenl r Ti'i'iimiri!'.
"In that statement I charged nB plainly
as words toulil do so that my colleagues In
the council, tho governor n nil the secretary
of itatc In particular, had Ignored the plain
mandato of tho codt (1) In making tho as
sessment less than the one-fourth actual
valuation' of the railway properties of Iowa
as required by law; (2) that they hid In
flicted gross Inequalities In the assessment
by assessing the railroads at greatly varying
rates; (3) that they hail favored the large
and atrong roads at tho expense of tho
Blnallcr,niid weaker systems; (1) that the
great Chicago & Northwostorn railway had
bcou especially favored by the council with
undervaluations, which meant to- Its direc
tors anil stockholders tluusmids mil thou
sands of dollurH saved unuually In tnxej,
und which meant correspondingly Increased
tax burdens for tho taxpayers living In tho
counties ulong that great trunk line. All of
thesa things I charged my colleagues openly
I
with doing In violation of tho law they
were under oath to obey. With each charge
I gave a bill of particulars. In effect tho
derelictions therein specified amounted to
malfcasuuco In otllco. My statement was
given to tho public press and printed fully.
What answer have my colleagues, Governor
Shaw and Secretary of State Dohaon, made
to my specific Indictment? Silence. True,
a counter statement, comprising a series of
excuses for fnlllng to do their duty under
the law, was published by them slmul
tancously with mine, which countcr-stntc
ment was evidently composed before they
fully realised tho nature of my arraignment
Ilut no specific answer or defense linti slnco
been made by either of tho defendants In
tho case given to tho Jury March 2S. What
does their sllenco signify? What can It
signify but this tho charges mado must be
true, as no defense- Is made. Tho Jury must
brine In a verdict of guilty
In closing he says: "Here I should take
tip and analyzo in detail tho "answer" of my
colleagues to my 'statement,' hut 1 will delay
a day or ho until I can complete some stn
tlstlcal tables now In preparation. I as-
suro my party press that has been calling
on mo for 'facts' substantiating my position
relatlvo to the assessment of railroads that
I will furnish facts in nlmndnuco. Tho
iiennlo umv decldo between us."
This means, then, that thuro will be still
another statement forthcoming from Her
rlott.
I.lfc Prisoner Pnroleil.
Tor tho first tlmo In tho hlBtory of lowa
thn eovornor todny paroled a llfo prisoner.
This action has been taken In tho case of
Cornelius Moelchcn. Tho terms of tho
uarolo wero mado out today and sent to tho
proper authorities, and If accepted by tho
prlsonor, as thoy undoubtedly will be, ho
will be liberated on Kriuay irora Aiianwsu
v.hnrn ho has served n long tonm of years.
In several cases in tho past where tho
offenso was less than thut which calls for
llfo Imprisonment tho sentences or prisoners
havii beun suspended, but this caso Is tho
first of Its kind. Murderers have either
limn nneoutvocally pardoned or kept In
prison. Governor Shaw is an ndvocato of tho
parolo system and recommended Its adop
tlon In lowa In his mcnniat message
vnBP.
Tim narolo of Moolchcn provide that his
Biisponslon of sentence shall remain In forco
during tho pleasure of tho chief executive.
During tho contlnunnco of this suspension
of Bentenco ho will bo expected to nnsiaui
fnm tho llfi'e of intoxicating liquors, ti
will also bo exnected to spend his evenings
after working hours, at home, to Industriously
occupy hla tlmo In employment, and to mako
monthly reportB of tho nature and extent
of his employment, wages earned, and the
manner In which expended. Moelchen In tin
young German v. ho camo to Iowa In tho
Hcvcntlca and settled with an updo near
Dubuque. After ho had been thcro about
six months his undo went away one night
and did not ro'.um. Ho was found lying dead
some distances from his homo and his nepnew
was accuses! of tho crime. At the tlmo ho
could not speak English anil tun not nnvo
meatiH to employ sulllclent legal asslstanco
nnd thcro has always beon a queutlon In tho
minds of somo as to whether his conviction
nnd tho llfo sentence against him were Jus
tified. Deforo he came to America Mod
chen'a record was good. Ho served threo
years in the Prussian army during tho
Franco-Prussian war.
An order was prepared In tho adjutant gen
eral's ofllco todny for tho reorganization of
the governor's staff. Tho only chango to bo
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CJRE SICK HEAPACHE.
mado In In tbo appointment of Colonel J. A.
Olmsted as Inspector general.
Governor Shaw appointed Dr. 0. H. Adams
of Sac City to tho State Hoard of Health.
Supreme Court DcoInIoiim.
Tho supreme court handed down seven
opinions today:
KHmiIk'Ui II Hlinmin ntitmtlnitt. ncitlllst
Anrlont order of I'nlted Workmen, t.lnn
district, reversed.
.1. I.. Munn against School Township
of Soap Creek, Davis county, nlllrmed.
uoorgp it. wil'iums, appennm, v""i"
Lewis Investment comimtiv. I'olk district,
ufnrme-d. ...
K. T Stanley against I.. . '1 noma?,
Webster illstrlrt. Hll'rmeil.
State of Iowa utmlnst Krank Peterson,
Clinton district, affirmed.
.1. fJ. Packard mid V. I). Mills, partners.
ugiiltut C. A. Snyder hiiiI W. II. llurd.
partner. IllncklmwK illstrici. niiirnieii.
State of Iowa njsalnst Clark 'lodd. Hen-
ton district, iitllrmed.
Judgo S. K. I'routy announced this nftcr-
noon that he would not he a candidate for'
the republican nomination for congress In
tho Seventh district against Captain Hull.
This will unuestlonably leavo the contest
between Hull and W. O. I'ayue of Story
county.
light snow has been falling hero all day
and tho thermometer Is cbsc to the freez-
ng point.
BANKER'S STRANGE DEATH
Ituily
of 'rriimiHi I), llitrher In I'oiimt
In Water on l.nUe
Sbore.
KOHT DODGK. la., April 11. (Special
Telegram.) The body of Truman D. Har
kor, president of tho First National bank
of Storm Lake, was found In about ten
i. dies of water on the lake shore near thut
city about midnight. After tho bank closed
he took h's gun and started duck hunting.
Not returning at a late hour, the family be
came anxious and a searching party was
organized. After two hours' search tho
body waH located among tho weeds on tho
shore of the lake. There were no marks of
any kind on 1i!h person and tho gun by his
side had not been discharged. His accounts
arc In excellent shape. An lnquebt will he
held tomorrow.
Story ( oiinly I'olltlon.
AMES, la., April 11. (Spe:lul.) The re
publican primaries of Story county will bn
held on April 30. A nomination on the re
publican ticket Is equivalent to an election
In this county, tho normal republican ma
jority being nearly 3,000. For this reason
tho primaries aro usually attended by n
great deal of political strife. The two-term
rule, however, holds In this county nmong
tho republicans, and most of tho o 111 corn to
ho olecled thla year aro entitled to another
term by vlrtuo of tho rule. For clerk of the
district court, Charles Soper of Ames will
be rcnomlnntoil without opposition; for re
corder, A. J. Page of Hearing, and for mem
ber of tho Board of Supervisors. John Twedt
of Itolnnd will havo no opposition. Tho
contest this year Is all centered on tho ofllco
of eounty attorney. Tho candidates nru
George W. Underwood of Ames and U. S.
Alderman of Nevada. .,
Miitlnee Cli-ln Imprisoned.
FORT 1)01)01', la., April 11. (Special
Tolegram.) Sheriff Dowdon and wlfo loft
Saturday noon for Mltchellvllle state reform
school with Clara and Minnie Montgomery,
aged 11 and 10 years. Fort DoJgo loses Its
only matlnco glrlo In this commitment. The
chief charge against the glrla has been their
constant nttendanco at every performanco
In local theaters, both afternoon and even
ing, without chaperonetf. Tho girls thus
being out lato at night without escorts, tho
police notified them that they tnunt des'nt.
Their mother Is In a hospital undergoing
medical treatment nnd tho father announced
that ho va unable to control them. Judge
Illnlsall today issued orders committing them
to the reform echool.
To I'lulit Illinium TriiHt.
SIOUX CITY, April 11. Special Tele
gram.) The largest fruit commUsIon houses
of this city havo Just decided to send repre
sentatives to a meeting which has been
called In Chlcngo for Saturday, for tho pur
pose of effecting an organization which shall
systematically fight tho eo-called banana
trust. In this city the price of bananas has
been advanced CO per cent over this tlmo
last year and tbo consumption has In con
sequence been reduced much more than 50
per cent. I ommlaslon men eay tho plan of
opposition which will be ndoptcd at Chicago
was not outlined lo them In uotlco of the
meeting.
Odd Fellows Will Celelirnle.
CLINTON, la., April 11. (Special.) A
meeting of tho Odd Follows of this city was
held laBt night to perfect arrangements to
attend tho annual celebration of tho organ!
zatlon, which will bo hold at Montlccllo
April 26. Tho cantons from Clinton, Cedar
naplds and Davenport will bo In attendance
In full uniform. Deslden tho members of
tho cantons, a largo number from the sub
ordinate- lodges and also many members of
tho Ilebekah societies will attend. A spo
clal train will bo run over tho Northwest
crn from this city. The Eastern Iowa as
soclatlon lion a membership of 4,000,
ConcrcKiiltoiiiil ("liureli Convention
SIDI.KV. Ia.. Anrll 11. (Snecial Telo-
firnm,) Tho spring sctalon of tho Cherokee
Association of Congregational churches and
ministers closet) hero this evening. Tho
number of churches Is twonty-nlno and the
Hggrcgato mtimberehlp nearly 2.000. Dele
gates presented Interesting reports nnd able
addresses were delivered by Uovs. Ferris,
Taylor, Durch, Parson, Kent, Dray, Chaje,
Secombe, Durlolgh, Norrls, Secretary Doug-
, las and women of tho missionary society.
Dev. J. D. Chaso of Hall was chosen to
pi each the assoclatlonal sermon at tho meet
lug to ho held at Ocheydan next fall.
! Iteportx Ilefore Sulntx' Conf eiiyice,
1 I.AMONI, la., April 11. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho business session of tho Saints'
confornco was principally occupied with
reports of tho board of publication, the
boards of directors and trustees of Grace
land college and the treasurer of Graccland
collego. The historian also reported and It
waB decided. In order to fncllltato and render
more perfect his work In tho future, thnt tho
quorums each prepare a record for the his
torian's oirtcc. Tho privilege, of distributing
printed reports of the auditing cjinmitteo
wnB by vote denied.
Norninl Soliool lleeoiuem ii CoIIoko,
LEMAItsla.. April 11. (Special Tele
gram ) Dy an agreement arrived at today
by the Illinois, Pen Moines, Northwest Iowa
and Platte river (Neh.l conferonce3 of the
I'nlted Evangelical churcn. the normnl
school at this place was accepted for a tbo
ologlcal seminary, to bo called Wesnern
Union collego. An endowment fund of $100,
000 has been started, to which the Illinois
conference contributed $11, 100. Syren etatts
will contribute to tho college. The normal
uchool association donated five lots adjacent
to tho campus.
("ronton .Societies Aotle.
CRFSTON, la.. April 11. (Special)
Charles Emerson has bevn placed in charge
of the Memorial day exercises. Tho citizens
nlll arrange tho program and bear the bur
den of expense and worl;, thereby relieving
the eld HOldlcr.
The iitiito Anclrnt Order of United Work
men convention will be- held In this city
May S, 9 and 10. Flvo or e'.x hundred dele
oates are expected. The Ancient Order of
Htbernl.ui and tho Stato Sunday School
con vein Ions will also bo held in Crcwtcm this
tprlr.K.
Ilou lii l.nlior (iroloH.
SIOUX CITY, April 11. (Special Tele
gram.) President O. P. Deebe of the Iowa
Slate Federation of Labor, whose homo and
hcadquartciK are here, announced tonight
that nt the annual meeting next month of
1 tho federation lu Des Molue. charge will
bo preferred against the tlurllngton Trades
Assembly, which will, If substantiated, raue
tho expulsion of the Durhngton assembly.
Tho charge Is that tho Burlington 'nrsembly
worked against tho bill presented at the re
cent meeting of the legislature providing
for tho prohibition of convict labor In the
penitentiaries In the line which would con
flict with union labor. The bill wns fathered
by the Federation of Labor. Tho treachery
of tho tlurllngton nteembly In said by Presi
dent Ilccbo to be the cause for the defeat of
tho measure.
I Telephone Conipiniy 1 1 hilriiM n.
CUESTON. la., April 11. (Spsclal.) The
1 Mutual Telephone company, that was voted
a flfteen-year franchise at tho last election,
Is not likely to establish Its plant owing to
j tho refusal of tho council to make some
changes In tho ordinance raising the rates
, without again submitting the question to J
tho voters. The Hell people w 111 prcbably
occupy this Held without competition unless i
thr council recedes. .
Iimwi inn .ote.
The burn of W. C. Stacy of Adair was
burned recently. Five horses were con
sumed with It.
The supervisors of Mahaska county have
declared the mulct petition sulllclent and
tho saloons will be reopened.
The Grundy Center Odd Fellows have
advertised for hid for tho construction
of u two-story brick building.
Several additions will be mnde the com
ing season to the faculty of the State
.Normal school at Cedar Fulls.
Injunction petitions have been filed to
prevent the t'reston saloons from opening
up under the new mulct petitions.
Tho saloons of Pocnhotitas eounty have
been closed by u permanent Inlunetlon
lesucd by Judge Ilelsell In the district
court.
William Slmlngtnti, n larmer living near
Huthven, was dangerously If not fattilly
Injured by being thrown in front of n disc
harrow.
An Independence man has lOO.UA) bushels
of corn In crib, nnd tho udvanco In tho
price of the cereal means a protlt of sn.UJO
to him.
Ottumwa Odd Fellows have haili th
plans prepared for u three-story brick
building which they will erect this com
In:; season.
John Van Doren, nn Ida Grovo hard
ware merchant, died of blood poisoning
as the result of a slight Injury to his bund
by nn Iron rod.
Mrs. Harriet C Crum of Marshulltown
wns burned to death by her clothing taking
lire from u stove. She was
very feeblo and was alone
73
yearn oui,
at
the time
or tho accident.
The free sliver democracy of lowu Is
ugltatlni: the establishment or a dally
paper at Des Moines. At present thn onlv
democratic puper In the city does not
favor the free coinage Idem.
An occasional swan has been shot In
lowu this spring. A Wnverly boy saw u
Hock of eight and succeeded In getting n
lino specimen, measuring seven nnd one
half feet from tip to tip of Its wings.
Tho Jefferson High school will this year
graduate the largest class of young people
In Its history, the number who uru at
present members of the class being thirty
four, of whom twelve are boys and
twenty-two girls.
All Atlantic woman assaulted one nf the
neighbors, toward whom she entertained
ii deep hatred, with u basket of feathers.
As they were not accompanied by u por
tion of tar or other sticky substnnce no
particular damage wus done.
F.nglneor ofllcers of the government havo
been Inspecting the proposed nlto of tho
new bridge across the Mississippi river.
They will make a report soon In order
that work may be comtnence'd this season
In caso the site and plans tiro approved.
Captain Lynn continues as mayor of
Peterson, without having beon elected. II.
S. Parker, elected to succeed him at the
recent election, refused to qualify, and
Captain l.yon renewed his bond and will
continue In otllco until tiie next election.
Tho Itoer sympathizers of Sioux e'ountv
nro sending tnree young men to tiie Trans
vaal, namely, Mike De Veltnm of Alton,
G. Decker of Ornnge City and Kd Klein
of Altu. The young men will tall from
New l orK weunesony or mis wee, anil
nviieet to reach Antwerp. Delirium, on
April 23. From Antwerp they will go to
tho Transvaal, via ueingoa pay
J. I. Carson, Piothonotary, Washington,
Pa., Bays: I have found Kodol Dyspopsia
Ouro an cxcellont remedy In caso of stomach
troublo and havo derived great benefit from
Its use." It dlgcBts what you eat and can
not fall to cure.
DEATH RECORD.
Sylventer Perry HceUor.
ASHLAND, Neb., April 11. (Special Tele
gram.) Sylvester Perry Decker, one of tho
most prominent citizens of Saunders county
died at his homo In Ashland this afternoon at
3 o'clock at tho age of 58 years. He was
stricken Tuesday morning with congestion
of tho brain and did not regain consciousness
before ho died. Mr. Decker was born In
Pennsylvania and moved to Cars county, No
braska, In 1837. In 1870 he moved to Ash
land nnd has since been engaged In tho grain
business here. Ho was a prominent repub
llcan and served several terms as chairman
of tho republican central commlttco of tho
fifth senatorial district, comprising Sarpy
and Saunders counties. He leaves a wife,
four brothers and threo sisters. The funcrat
will ho held Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Itev. Walter I)elntlell.
CHICAGO, April 11. Dev. Walter Dela
field, roctor of tho Church of tho Trans
figuration, nnd for many ycara a Vroml
nent figure ln the Episcopal church, died
today of heart disease, used 62 years. Dr.
Delaflcld was born at Poughkeepsle, N. Y.,
and received his theological education at
St. Stephen's college, Anandale, N. Y. He
camo to Chicago In 1SSC. Ho waB an advo
cato of "muscular Christianity," and threo
or four years ago created considerable talk
by having bowling alleys placed In the
basement of tho church for tho use of tho
young men of tho congregation.
Old Settler nf lown.
MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia April 11, (Spe
clal.) Robert P. McTwIgan, nn old settler
of Harrison couuty, Iowa, died at hla homo
at Mlfttturl Valley this morning at 8:3(T a.
m. Drceasiil was born at Providence, R. I.,
In 1815, nnd spent his younger dayB nt that
placo. In 18C7 ho came to Harrison county
und was married, after moving to Mlraourl
Valley. lie leaves a wlfo and two sons, R.
A. McTwIgun and W. A. McTwIgan, all of
whom aro residents of Missouri Valley.
Death was caused by a cancer. He was
D5 years of age.
Prominent lown AVoinnn.
ORBSTON, la., April 11. (Special.) Mrs.
Mary Outhrldge. aged 70, a resident of tho
county for thlrty-flvo years, died last ovcnlng
Ill IUU IIW..1U MW l,Ul,l,l, . . VJ.
Van Patten. The remains will bo taken to
Afton tomorrow for Interment, the placo
whero tho deceased located with her hus
band. Mr, Guthrldge was tho flrnt merchant
In Afton. Deceased was promluently con
nected. Sho was known all over tho county
and her death causes great sorrow.
Olllelnl of Telenrniib Compiiny.
NEW YORK, April 11. William J.
Holmes, aged 62, general superintendent of
tho Western Union Telegraph company on
tho lino of tho Erie railroad for forty years,
died at his home In Paterson, N. J., today
YVIIIiclui Metier of Jever.
DERLIN. April 11. Wilholm Motter of
Jever, In the grand duchy of Oldenburg,
who founded tho famous club known as tho
"Faithful Ones of Jever," Is dead.
Tho members of this club wore In the habit
of sending 101 plovers' eggs ns a birthday
gift each year to tho lato Prlnco Bismarck.
Usually the gift was accompanied by a
quatrain, somo verso In "Plattdcutsch."
It la not so much what tho newspapers
say, aB what neighbor says to neighbor, dr
friend to friend, that has bt ought Chamber
lain's Colic. Cholera and'Dlrrahoea Itemedy
imo sucu Kii'fi-i " imiunu lor
peoplo to express their gratitude after using
this remedy as It Ib ror water to flow down
hill. It Is the ono remedy that can always
bo depended upon, whether a baby Is sick
with cholera Infantum or a man with cholera
morbus. It Is pleasant, safe and reliable.
' Have you a bottle of it in your home?
HIS FATE RESTS WITH JURY'1;
Gate of Sbedrlck 0. Burlingim, Alleged
Forger, it Submitted,
DEFENDANT DECLARES HE IS NOT GUILTY
lliitiliiulin Taken Witness Mnml unil
Denton ICiniiliiitloiilly (lie Story
Iteliili'il tlif Provlnim l)n
by John .lolin.
Tho fate of Shedrlck C. Durllnglm, al
Icged accompllco of John Johns In tho ma
nlpulatlou of nn attempted laud swindle In
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ins nun iiDeiiing a iui&i-.j in mi; uiiiviui
chargo against Durllnglm.
Tho feature of the forenoon session of
court was tho appearance of Durllnglm on
the witness etnnd. He denied moat vehe
mently tho story which John Johns, his al
leged co-worker, had told from tho eamo
stand tho day before.
Johns, who has Just returned from tho
penitentiary, whero ho sorvid a short term
for tho part ho plnyed In tho swindle, freely
admitted his guilt and declared that he exe
cuted tho forgery under direction of nnd at
the suggestion of Durllnglm. At that tlmo
Johns wan In deupcrato financial straits, he
declares, nnd was susceptible to any lnllu
enco thnt held out hope of relief. Tho
story told by Johns placed Durllnglm In a
very bad light, nnd tho defendant shifted
about restlessly while tho damaging narra
tive was In progress. Johns related hln
version of the affair as calmly as though ho
were reading a chapter from a pleasing
etory book, and ho didn't Beem to be In tho
least, abashed by the fact tnat tho victim
of his evidence Bat less than nix feet In
front of him.
Durllnglm mado a shrewd witness, lie
controlled his emotions to ouch extent that
he appeared to ho telling n etralgh'tforwnrd
story. Ho disclaimed all knowledge of the
fraudulent transaction by which a farm be
longing to Peter Duller of Iowa, located In
Seward couuty, Nebraska, was deeded to
Henry Mooro without tho knowledge or
consent of tho owner. It was tho forgery of
Dullcr's namo to the warranty deed thnt
led to Johns" arrest, and after he was In
troublo tho nnmo of Durllnglm was brought
In as an accomplice.
Several times during tho trial Durllnglm'a
Bttornoyo tried to take advantage of tech
nicalities, but the court overruled In each
Instance.
IMMIIiY SKKMiTON IS IN CDIHT,
A K"ln (be Mcrnclieliii Family Seeki
l,ennl Adjtidleiitlon ol TroubleN.
Another chapter In tho mntrlmoninl
tioubles of tho Mcrschclms-Carl and Anna .
is to bo written In the district court. Fol
lowing two highly sensational fuIib for dam
age on account of alleged alienation of wifely
affections, ln which August Arrlens, a
wealthy miller, wan defendant, Carl Mer-
schelm hnB now Instituted divorce proceed
ings.
Merschelm charges that his wlfo's love for
him faded, and that It was transferred to
Aniens. On this allegation ho brought suit
against Arrlens for $40,000 damages. The
first trial was n year or more ago and tho
Jury rendered Judgment for $0,000. Tho de
fendant moved for a new trial on tho ground
that tho verdict was excessive and tho mo
tion was sustained.
Tho Becond trial was before Judgo Sla
baugh last October, It resulted In victory
for Arrlens. Mrs. Merschelm, a very hys-
terlcal woman, waa tho chief witness. Her
testimony supporieu tue piua or ner bus-
band, nnd It wns strongly hinted that the
MerschclmB, while apparently estranged,
wero ln fact co-workers In an effort to ox
tract cash from 'the strong box of tho ac
cused miller. This theory won played up
with great stress by Arrlens' attorneys, but
was as vigorously denied by tho other side.
In his petition for divorce Merschelm re- George W. Miles has been chosen busl
fcra to tho Arrlens Incident and boldly ncss agent of tho Carpenters' union, vlca
charges hie wife with wrongdoing. j John H. Mauss, resigned.
Tho Morscholms wero married In Detroit P. M. Jones, secretary of tho Typographical
September 2, 18i9. Tfley nave lived ln
Omaha fifteen years. The acquaintance of
Arrlens and Mrs. Merschelm is alleged by
Merschelm to havo started at meetings of a
lodgo to which all of the parties belonged.
Merschelm aeks cutody of their four chil
dren, alleging that his wife is not a proper
custodian.
HAXKltl'PTCV
CASKS
.SH'ITMJI),
Thlrty-Onr t'lifortuoutoM lleleiineit
from Debts by .Indue Cnrlitml.
un veunesuay juuro vunimu oi uie uuiteu
Statos district court issued discharges ln tho
cas--. of tho following bankrupts: Georgo S.
oioi er, uurry ..my, imci uuuim, rraim
Vodicka, iBaac Drown, Margaret J. McCaf-
fory, Harry N. I.olberthal, Iroac Kaufman,
John F. Wilcox, Edward Lytic, all of Omaha;
Wilbur T. Hathaway, Otoe county; William
Fleming, Joseph Duba, Ira E. Drower, all
of Saline county; Jacob D Naylor. Fred L.
Ktncald, F. M, Daniels, all of Gage county;
William M. 'Lamble, Clay county; Andrew
C. Johnson of Racine, Wis., formerly of
Grand Island; Thomas Kruza, and Stoecks
& Gohlman of Dodge county; Jacob Dart
man of Madison county; Ellas Wollcn of
Saunders county; Charles D. Cole of Wash
ington county; Darr Parker, Manley D
Tiffany, John R. Megahan, all of Lincoln;
Mr, Frederick Hatter
Says: "This reason wo nro Hhowins
tho lurKost and best line of lints for
youths unci young men wo liavo over
liuutlletl our Alpine hat lu pearl and
Ki'iiy colors anil tit prices raimlnj; from
to $U.0O Heeum to lit the most
popular ono for sptin wear. Our.
mon'H ifH.OO hat we have already niaile
quite it reputation on It lias all the
lone nnd comes lu all the shapes and
colors of tho lilgiier priced ones. Every
one knows the place tn come to for a
Dunlnp or Stetson. If you want a
new Hill; lint to wear lo church ICaster
remember we aro the only Dunlap hat
wllers In Omaha and they are tbo
best."
FREDERICK,
The Hnttr,
The Lenillnir lint Jinn of tbe Weit,
120 South Fifteenth Street.
We Will Mention-
A few of the hl'li t;rale pianos that
nro twins In this sale tit cheap piano
prices Stelnway. Knabe, Kimball, Kra
nlch & Hach, Ilallelt & Davis, Chlcker
liiK, etc. tbe Ilnest pianos the world
can produce. We have lliem and wo
are selling them at ridiculously low
monthly payments $.", Si I, ?7, Sit) and
so on and every instrument fully
Ktiaranteed an represented. Hemeinber
these pianos are new. they are clean
they are dry you are protected In buy-
Int; them you take no chances you are
savltiK In making this Investment, as
lnnlly 0f u,S(l luMruments have been
l.unil oil liv ns or more iliuii a uuartur
of a century
A. HOSPE,
Music and Art, 1513 Douzt&s.
k A. Snow of Duller. A 11. Poole of
Ames, George B. Presscn of South Omaha
and Charles H, Henderson of Kearney.
Tho cases of llobert J. Shanklln of Su
perior, Kdgar II. Penny of North Platte and
William Watcrmann of Norfolk were sent
back to tho referees to take additional evi
dence us masters In chancery.
otc of Hie Court.
John Hope of Kearney nnd J. M. Ham
mond of Superior have been licensed to
practice lu the I'nlted States district court.
Judge Dickinson has grunted divorce to
Mrs. Minnie Worley In her suit nsalnst
Thomas S Worley. Failure to support was
tho prlncfpul allegation.
Minnie Colwell has sued George Colwell
for divorce. Petition tiled lit the district
court Wednesday charges the defendant
with vicious treatment. The Colwelln wero
married at Harlan, la.. May 19, USS. The
plaintiff asks for restoration of her maiden
name, Minute. Swift.
Thomas Carroll In before Judge Haker
on the charge of burglary and larceny.
William Nightingale, Jointly charged, failed
to appear and a capias was Issued. Vin
cent Tnuchen Is the complaining witness.
Ills tailor shop was looted of $150 worth of
stock on the night of February 25.
In the t'nlted States district court yes.
terdav tho time was occupied In hear
lug the application of a. W. Wirt of York,
Neb., who asks to be ndludged n bank
rupt. Creditors nro attacking the petition
on the grounds thnt he lias failed to list
his property nnd that ho has concealed
certain assets.
JEALOUS LOVER IN A MASK
I, leu In Walt for II In HUnl
' Is Arretted lj tho
Poller.
nnil
Andrew M. Potcrsou, his whnlesomn
Swedish face covered by a mask, waited In
tho back yard for his rival lo come out. It
wns a long, tedious vigil. Never before) on
Mm Wakefield premises had tho hands of
his watch been troubled with paralysis, nnd
never before had he played the role of tho
man on tho outside. This may have made
n difference. So Andrew paced nervously
up and down the woodynrd and felt his
biceps muscle, mnde hard by jxiundlng out
horseshoes on an anvil.
In the kitchen of John A. Wakefield's
home, 2C69 Farnam street, tho domestic,
Mary Hrlckson, wns "sitting up" with
Charllo Holmes, her new beau. They had
Just returned from tho theater, and Charllo
was bidding her good-bye. Tho farewell
was a long and complicated function.
Charllo flnlBhed what he had to say Ave
times, nnd then said It all over again.
Mennwhllo Andrew walked up and down
the wo dyard. Projected In shadow pictures
upon tho curtain he saw In pantomime the
llttlodramn which was being enacted within,
and tho sight did not tend to sweeten his
humor. Tho great muscles of the bluck
smith swelled In anticipation.
Dut Andrew was doomed to detection nnd
embarrassment, tor when at last tho door
opened it wns Mary who stepped out. She
saw tbo tall llguro of a masked man,
screamed, and rushed back into- tho house.
Then tho telephone was brought Into use.
The pollco came und arrested Andrew, and
ycRtcrjay ln poUc cmlrt he wna fined $1
nnd costs for being "drunk nnd n suspicious
character.'
Ho was glad to let it go at
that.
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR
Ciujientern I'rotent AKiilnnt tbo .lotion
of Certnln employment .enole
of Omtibii,
Members of the Carpenters' union aro
protesting against the action of certain em
ployment agents of the city, who, according
to tho carpenters, nro fleecing members of
that craft. Tuesday morning these agents
reported to tho Central Labor union that
carpenters could obtain work on tho Darling
ton extension ln Wyoming, nnd that all that
WOUld bn neceSS.irv to rin tn Innnro nmnliw
Incnt tt0ul(l bo to pay tho a t a fec of
t2 nmi in return therefor receive an order
directed to tho foremen of tho work. Two
men who wero ready to start, to make sure
that all was right, went to the Durllngton
headquarters, whero they wero told that tho
road had all tho men it needed. It Is
I understood that ono or two enrpenters paid
tho fco nnd started for tho work.
1 union, Is back at his desk, after being con
fined to his house several days because of
Illness.
Tho Sheet Metal Workers' union held a
meeting yesterday to dlscusB tho strlko
situation. Members are reticent regarding
tha proceedings.
SpreuilN I, Ike AVIIiinrc.
When things aro "tho beet" they become
"the best selling." Abraham Hare, a load
ing druggist of Dellevllle, O., writes: "Elec
tric Hitters aro tho best uclllng bitters I have
banilied in 20 years. You know why? Most
lll8ea8ft, beRn ln ,iBOrder of stomach, liver,
kI(ieyn. bowels, blood und nerves. Electric-
mttcrs tones up tho'stomach, regulates liver,
j M(,neyfl ami btnVcIs, purifies the blood,
Rtron,hnnH ,ho nerves, hen nre m,,m.
Btrongthens tho norves, henco cures mult!
tudes of maladies. It builds up tho entire
system. Puts new life and vigor Into any
weak, HicKly, run-down man or woman.
, ,,rlcc ;n ccnts Sold by Kuhn & Cq drllg
gists.
Mortality StntUtlcn.
Tho following births were reported at tho
orfico of the Hoard of Health during tho
twenty-four hours ended nt noon AVodneg
day: Albert V. Klnsler, 3SCG Farnam, hoy;
John Ivnlser, 2fil4 Cuming, girl; Harry
Frost, 002 South Thirty-sixth, twins, boy
and girl; Michael Grelsl, 3903 South Fourteenth.
-
for infants and Children.
Tho Kind You Havo Always Uotifjlit has bonio tho sIbiiii
turo of Chas. II. Fletcher, mid has been mado under his
personal supervision for over JH) years. Allow no one
to deceive you In this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
"Just-ns-Rood" aro but Experiments, and endanger tho
health of Children Experience against Experiment.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
9
Bears tho
In Use For Over 30
TMt ChftTAUl COMPANY, TT MUWW, TWt,T, hfW VOWW CITY.
CITY NOW OWNS A HOSPITAL
Omaha Finally Offers a Safe HtTen for
Emergcnoj Patients.
SMALIP0X CASES WILL BE ISOLATED
Advisory llonril I'urclinxcfi HullMing
mill Fifteen Aoron of (irouuil mill
IntenilM to l'renrrve It from
tbc L'nunl Fiery l'ntr.
Tho city has finally possessed Itself of
au emergency hospital which It believes will
bo safe from tho hand of tho Incendiary.
Unllko Its ill-fated predecessors the present
location is far from human atjoue and both
soli and building nro tho property of tho
city. Tho purchase was completed yester
day by Comptroller Westberg, acting as
member of tho ndvlsory board. As recorded
by tho comptroller's cyclometer tho new
Mftpital Is on Center street, six und one
half miles from the city hall and one and
nine-tenths miles west of Ruscr's park. It
Is described as tho west fifteen acres of
the northwest quarter, northeast qunrtcr of
section 3."., township 15, range 12, cast.
The purchase was mado under a resolution
of tho council, sotting apart $3,000 from the
general fund for the acquirement of an
emergency hospital. Tho warrant was drawn
In favor of Health Commissioner Spalding
and following his retirement tho deal was
concluded Jy his colleague on the advisory
board! Comptroller Westberg. The price
paid to Mrs. Ellen Little, tho owner, was
$2,800. A margin of $200 therefore remains
with which to put tho building and grounds
In proper condition.
There is Included in tho purchase ln ad
dition to the nfteen ucres a substantial ouo
story building, which Is designed for tho
use of whatever nurses or pbyslciaus may
be in attendance. For smallpox patients It
Is the comptroller's plun to construct a
pest house of two Iron election booths. Thcso
structures Joined at ono end and properly
protected against cold nnd water are con
sidered sufficiently tenable. Tho houso Is
located at tome distance from the road, bo
that no objection can bo raised to it by
paBscrBby and tho cmorgency hospital ques
tion Is considered settled.
Vntv at Former IIoniiI t iiln.
Tho purchase Is tho conclusion of a pro
longed attempt ou tho part of the Health
department to establish a hospital, Various
buildings were leased, for tho most part
ln tho northern part of tho city, without
regard to tho preferences of tho neighbor
hood. These buildings, however, were un
able to Burvlve public opinion and were
transformed Into ash heaps through accident
or design.
The smallpox patients have more recently
been confined In an election booth at the
county hospital. Theso quarters havo caused
dissatisfaction nmong the patients nnd on
Tuesday night Joseph F. Cornish notified tho
council that he would bring suit for $5,000
damages alleged to havo been sustained by
cxposuro ln tho Improvised peBt house.
While the season most favorable to small
pox patients Is drawing to a close there Is
still a probability of further Infection. Tho
most recent case Is that of John Hicks, 412
North Eighteenth street, who was attacked
by tho disease on Tuesday. This Is tho first
encroachment by the disease of the well-to-do
resident districts since tho original infection
at the Wains residence on Decatur street.
Hicks has been engaged ln house-cleaning
and is supposed to hnve awakened germs
long dormnnt In dusty carpets, Ho was
removed after nightfall to the pest house nt
tho rounty hospital.
It. Clark, ( auncey, Oa., says De,Wltt'u
Witch Hazol Salvo cured him of piles that
had afflicted blm for twenty years. It Is also
a speedy euro for ekln diseases. Dewaro of
dangerous counterfeits.
IIuIIiIIiik Permit.
The following pirmlts havo been Issued
from the ofllco of tho building Inspector;
Look For De Dog Hatcher
When I kem down to do store ilia
mornln' my boss tint's Mr. Haymer
ho said: "Zeke, you sit down to my
desk and write nit ntlvt tellln' tie public
dat we havo de bluest and best line o'
dog collars ever seen lu Omaha nnd If
dey don't believe It just to look In our
show window cause It's Just chock full
of tlein collars ami de prices am
marked 15c, 120c, '-'."c, .tOe nnd Ji.'c and
some of tbe real scrumptous ones are
worth ifU.IX) you see, you people who
own dogs has only pot one week more
to ro on and of you don't put a tag on
'em which you got at tie city hall de
dotf hatcher will rrot your dog and
when he does tint settles Mr. Dog- so
you better lie on do safe side.
A.C. RAYMER,
1514 Fartiam St.
MOH Street, South Omnlin. V
Ores, L's Armored Cruisers
They are any kind of a weather shoe
the soles nro covered with miniature
horseshoes of steel, ninklnp; them as Im
penetrable through tho sole as one of
Uncle Sam's armored cruisers then
look at the good luck that goes with
every pair not only ono horseshoe, hut
dozens-a hoy always has good luck that
.gets n pair of them no matter how big
tho boy, Just so ho Isn't a mtui or how
small, Just so ho Isn't a child Drexel
enn lit him with a pair of these horse
shoe covered soles Drexol's Armored
Cruisers, J'-'.OO no more, no less.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
malt' S-l-t
110 FARNAM STKKBT.
Sicnaturo of
Years.
Mrs, Frank (Irossinan, t27 North Twen
tieth, addition und repairs. J.hi. h. ,1,.
Wooden, Tweiity-tlrst und Maple, frame
dwelling. iJi.(ni, T C Sb U . Thty-sf rond
street and Woolworth avenue, fruni." dwell
ing. iT.ooa
MULLEN MUST FACE MUSIC
City Attorney Will Petition lllxtrlct
Court for Order to KomiilUli lll
Aiiiiinoiuout llexort.
It Is tho Intention of the city nttorney to
enforce to tho letter tho contract which the
city holds with Michael Mullen, keeper of
nn amusement resort nt Sixteenth and Dav
enport streets. According to the permit
granted Mullen the tlmo limit on his ranviis
and sheetlron amphitheater has expired. Hu
was ordered by tho council to demolish the
structure1, and when he failed to do this tho
building Inspector was Instructed to enforce
the law. Mullen secured an injunction,
howover, and continues In business nt tho
old stand. The city attorney will filo his
petition this week with tho district court
and anticipates no dllllculty In securing un
order for the dcmolltl u of the building.
OMAHA ENJOYS GOOD HEALTH
First Throe MoiiIIim Mhiiv I nusiinlly
l.nn Dentil Ituto CoininirlNon
n Kb Other Cltlon.
The records of tho health olllre for tho
first three months of the year 1000 show
tho city's health to he In an exceptionally
vigorous condition nnd Omnha will contlnuo
to maintain Its claim to the lowest death
tate of any city lu tho United Stutes. Each
of tho threo months of P.iOO show a marked
gain over the corresponding monthn ono
year ago.
Tho death list for 1000 ha.' been ns fol
lows: January, 101: Feiiruary. 8S; March,
103. Tho mortnlity in 181!) was as follows:
January, 118; February, 101; March, 117.
The total number of deaths for tho first
i three months of 1!00 was 2!,; for the samo
period in ISO!, 3Cfi. On this basis tho death
rnto for the year 1900 will be S.I3, while thn
figures for 1899 denoted a death rato of 10.01.
Other cities enmparo as follows: Chicago,
11.57; Cleveland. 11.30; Nashville, 10.2;
! Houston, 10.11.
Cleanse tho liver, purity tho blood, In
vlgorato ho body by uslns DeWltt's Little
Early Risers. Tno.o famous llttlo pills al
ways act promptly.
WHY THE NEGRO STRUCK HIM
ArllHiui from Council ItlulVm Cun't I'n
ileritiiml tbe Mllure of Poin
IIkmi nmi Afrlciin lllooil.
William II. Surfa, who works In the Union
1 Pacific round house ut Council Dluffs, came
over to Omnha Tuesday and became In
volved In a political argument with n col
ored man at Eleventh and Douglas streets.
"I'm a democrat," said Sulfa, uucon
sciously quoting a famous New York politi
cian.
"And I'm a populist," answered tho man
of color.
"Well," retorted Suffa, "you show me a
'nigger' populist and I'll Bhow you a
fool!"
Klndheartcd bystnnders he'ped Suffa to
his feet and bathed tho wound ovar his
cyo made by tho negro's fist. v
Now a pollco officer Is carrying' a war
rant calling for tho nrrest of "John Doe,
colored, correct namo unknown."
DOES COFFEE AGREE WITH YOU ?
If not, drink Graln-O made from pura
grain. A lady writes; "The first time I
made nraln-O I did not Uko It, 'but after
using It for one week nothing would induce
tn to go bnck to coffee." It nourishes and
feeds the system. The children can drink
It freely with great henetlt. It Is th
trengtnenlng substance, of pure grain.
Gt ft vacknge today from your grocer, fol
low the direction! tn making It nnd you
will have a delicious nnd henlthful tnbi
baverage for eld and younc 15c and Sic.