Nebraska Newspapers

    QUIET WEDDING SOLEMNIZED
Oontt Homo Uabltuas Treated to
SpcoUola.
Tniqns
B.1I0E AND GROOM WERE DEAF MUTES
Pudge Vlnsniihnlrr Perform tlic Ore
mony vilth Hip Anlil of n Hten
uuniplicr nml Severn!
Court Ofllcern.
As the rural correspondent would say, there
was "a aulet wedding" at the court house
Wednesday morning. In this lnstanco the
wedding: could not bo otherwise thau nulct,
for both bride and groom aro deaf mules.
Tho marriage ceremony ono of tho moot
unique on record was aolemnlzsd by Judgo
Vlnsonhaler of tho county court.
Tho principals were LeKoy M. Johnson and
Amelia Miller, both of Lincoln. Ab soon as
they arrived In Omaha they went di
rectly to tho court houso. Johnson Is 26
yeans old and tho bride ono year his junior.
Despite tho ympathy which spectators
naturally felt on account of tho aflllctlon of
the couple eo many ludicrous situations aroso
that all efforts to flUpprc? mirth wore, use
less, In tho firm place, thero was mnro or
less trouble in Interpretation of tho lengthy
and complicated red tape Incident to tho
lsmianro of raarrlago HconitH as required
by Nobrnska laws. Tho foim embrace nu
merous questions and all of these had to bo
written, for no one connected with tho county
court Is vorscd In nlgn language.
An Johnson nnd hla brldo-to-bo entered
tho llccnso offlco they presented Clerk Harry
Morrill with n ellp of paper upon which wai
written: "Wo want to marry." Then camo
the formalities of Hconse.
"Do you want to marry hero?" Clerk Mor
rill Inquired by pencil nnd paper.
"Yea, sir," Johnson answered.
Judgo Vlnsonhaler was called, and then
camo tho most laughablo part of tho pro
ceedings. Judgo Vlnsonhaler had never mar
ried a deaf muto pair, but ho Is a rceonrco
ful JurlHt and ho had a stenographer mako
n typewritten copy of the. questions con
tained In tho marrlago obligation. With thin
paper In his hand tho Judgo suavely said
"Stand tip."
Ho hail forgotten bin client could not
hear. They kept their e6ats. Then tho
court otroked his mouBtacho nnd gracefully
madj a gcflturo which wan undoretood. Hav
ing succeeded In getting tho couplo In
proper standing posture, ho mado a motion
Indicating that they should Join hands. Then
iho repeated tho first part of tho ceremony,
handing tho groom tho typowrltton uhect,
reading, "Lolloy M. Johnson, do you tako
tbla -woman for your lawfully wedded wlfo?"
iA timl of tho head signified "yes." The
brldo anowcrcd, likewise
At thla point of the ceremony, when every
thing waa moving so smoothly, thoro came
a break. Tho brldo and groom, presuming
that It -was nil over, turned away
"Como back, como .back," exclaimed the
ludeo,
Again ho had forgotten that hla 'hearers
wero bereft of aurlcal power,
Clerk Morrill waved his hands, but his
signs wore as bo many hieroglyphics, and
tho young man and woman wero bewildered.
Again Judgo Vlnsonhaler brougnt nis re
snurcofulnces Into play and, with ono sweep
of his long arms, ho placed Leltoy M. John
son and Amelia Miller back in position, si
multancously remarking to himself that they
wore only halt married. That portion of
hn enrrvmonv rolatlvo to tho wickedness
of putting asunder what God hath Joined
tocothcr waa repeated by tno juago in sien
torlan tones that would have dono credit to
a iblshon. That ended tho ceremony,
An afternoon train carried Mr, nnd Mrs.
"jotinso'n back to Lincoln. The fact that
they aro deprived of speech nnd hearing
doesn't seem to prevent their prosperity, for
it hao been a long whllo alnco a raoro Btyl
lshly-drcssed oouplo ha3 nppoared in tho
raarrlago license oirice. Tno nnae a spring
hat would oxclto envy from many of her
moro fortunato sisters nnd her gray travel
lne cown is a dream of tho modisto's art.
Deaf muto weddings aro rnro In Omaha, thla
bolng tho first for a long while, so far as
tho records show.
HOUICIIS KSTATH AUAIN IN COIUIT
Ti.....1..nl' If imluuiil Film II Copy of
the OrlRlunl Will.
Indications aro that tho cstato left by tho
lato Clara Itogors, about which eo much has
been written and Bald, will bo swept away
in litigation. After two bouts with the law
Alexander T. Ilogcrs, husband of tho do
rmiid. has nealn ontorcd the courts. This
tlmo ho has filed nn appeal to tho dlstric
court from tho decision rendered a fow
weeks ago by Judgo Vlnsonhaler of tho
county court, wherein It was held that tho
document purporting to be tho last will and
tettnmont of tho deceased was only a copy
of tho original, end that It could not bo ad
mltted to probate. This left tho cstato open
for distribution among heirs in accordance
with regular legal routine.
When Mrs. Ilogcrs died last September
representatives of St. Jacncs' orphanage at
Henson entered court with a will which
bequeathed tho greater part of tho estate,
consisting of suburban realty, to that In
stitution. Tho husband contested on tho
ground that his wlfo was temporarily In
sane whon sho mado tho will. Ho set forth
that a prior will, in which ho was named
ns beneficiary, should tako precedenco bo
cause of tho alleged Infirm mental condition
of his wlfo when she executed the will in
favor of tho orphanage. This phase ot tho
case was stubbornly fought, It appearing In
ovldence, by letter and otherwise, that Mrs.
Ilogcrs was laboring under a delusion that
her husband had designs upon her life. Tho
preponderance of testimony showed that tho
husband had been faithful In overy parttcu-
ABSOLUTE
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PURE 3I01C MEAQACHtt.
lar and Judge flaxtcr, who then occupied
tho county bench, ruled against the orphan
age. After Judge Baxter had heen Btieceedol
by Judge Vlnsonhaler Holers filed (or pro
bato what he asserted was a copy of tho
will made In his favor. Ho explained that
tho original Instrument had been mislaid
and could not be found ho thought his
wife, In her frenzy, might havo destroyed
It. Falling to secure favorable ruling b3
foro Judge Vlnsonhaler, Rogers now pro
poses to light It out through tho higher
courts. The total valuation does not ex
ceed (5,000. )
I.AWVIJHS hTt'HV I)ICTIOXAHli:4.
I.ennl I.lulitn AiM'ertnlnliiK MciiiiIiik of
"Vltnc" nnd "Ccrtlflente."
Judgo Baxter's court room looked like a
book storo closed for Invoice yesterday. I3lg
volumes, little volumes and all other kinds
wero scattered about In plenty enough to de
light a bibliomaniac. Two unabridged dic
tionaries wero in tho lot.
This book exhibit was brought about in
tho case of Mayor Frank K. Moores against
Douglas county, wherein tho plaintiff an-
peals from decision of the county commis
sioners relative to fee accounts during his
tenure In tho ofnco of district clerk a few
years ogi. The hearing has been In prog
ress two days nnd will continue Indefinitely.
Tno greater part of tho books nro records
from the clcrk'3 oHlce, but tho unabridged
dictionaries well, that Is another story.
Tho lawyers wrangled over tho defi
nition of tho words, "witness" and
'certificate." They admitted that any
school boy ought to know tho definition In
tho abstract, but tho abstract was not
what they wanted they wrro after these
words In their broadest senso, for they aro
frequently spoken In tho hearing. As the
discussion moved along spectators fancied
themselves In a post-graduato school rather
than a court room. All of tho synonyms
n syiionymdom wero mentioned, but still
the argument continued, waxing mora
spirited all tho whllo.
At last tho court bailiff was hurriedly
dispatched with orders to produco two dic
tionaries Webster nnd Worcester. At
noon tho lawyers were poring over
tho books, still somewhat muddled as to
tho cxpnnalvo possibilities of tho pair of
disputed words.
Tlicro aro twenty-one of theso cases
brought by Mayor MooreB and tho prlnclplo
Involved In each lu Identical.
I'HOCKUIMXCS
IX
ItANItHUPTOV.
1'no Cnnen Ilcforo the I nlted StntcM
lIlNtrlct Court.
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings have
boon begun In tho United States dls
trlct court against C. E. Hrowcr & Co. of
Cairo, Neb. Tho plaintiffs are tho cxecu
tors of the estates of Colcott Stowell, tho
St. Paul Milling company and tho Smith Re
fining company of Council IllutTa. Tho pe
tition states that tho firm has sold its stock
of merchandise nt Cairo whllo In a bankrupt
condition for tho purposo of preferring cer
tain creditors.
Benjamin V. Kohout, trustee of the estate
of Frank J. Chalotipka, bankrupt, of Saline
county, has instituted suit against Frank J
Chaloupka, Jr., John J. Chaloupkn, Kate A.
Castor and others for tho purpose of having
doeds to certain real estate set aside In the
Interest of the creditors of tho bankrupt.
Tho bill of complaint alleges that tho bank
rupt transferred tho property Involved In
tho action to tho defendants -without con
federation for tho purposo of defrauding
creditors.
Ilratllcy Sue for Divorce.
Tho old song of tho woman who went
with a handsomer man la brought to mind
by the dlvorco potltlon of William B. II
Ilradley against Carrlo Ilradley, which has
been filed In tho offlco of the district clerk.
Bradley asserts In hla petition that In
February, 1898, his wife eloped with
traveling salesman whoso name he doesn't
know. That Is tho only allegation. The
Bradloys wero married in Peoria. 111., in
1895.
Chime I, oen 111k Snlt.
Judgo Slabaugh has rendered decision in
favor of tho defendant In tho caso of Hiram
Chase, Jr., against John Zwlebol. Chase,
who la an Indian attorney of Thurston
county, sucvl Zwlebcl for possession of a
farm In Sarpy county, which formerly was
a part of tho Chase estate. Tho caao was
tried In Sarpy county, but Judgo Slabaugh
took th matter under advisement and has
Just rendered decision.
YEISER PLACED ON RECORD
Attorney for the Telephone Coinnnuy
(luerleit lllin IleuiirillnK Ilia
1'olllleul An tilrudoiiu,
The second day of John O. "elscr's nr
ralgnment of the Nebraska Telophono com
pany beforo tho hecrctarlcs of tho transpor
tatlon board, with a view of reducing tolls,
opened yesterday In the .ofllco of Presl
dent Yost. Whllo YcJser haa boe-n firing vol
ley after volley of questions pertaining to
telephone affairs tho other side has had its
Inning to the extent of placing Yedser on
record as to his candidacy for gubernatorial
nomination.
Tho solicitor for the telephone company
improved hla opportunity of questioning,
and among other things ho pointedly inter
rogated Yclser an to his political aspira
tions. Yelser boldly declared himielf a can
didate for governor, and whllo it wna not
brought out plainly then Inferenco was left J
that Yclser'a Interest In hollo charges cen
j tcrs largely In nn effort to advertise hlm-
self as an anti-corporation candidate.
Yclser nleo admitted that ho haa agitated
tho organization of an Independent telophono
company, but hla evidence tended to show
that nothing dcfinlto has resulted along that
line.
When Yelser had finished with tho exami
nation of President Yost ho called II. V.
Lane, general manager of tho telephone com
pany, and questioned him at length concern
ing tho details of telephone work. Tho sec
retaries havo settled down as though they
wero hero to remain all summer. At yes
terday's session two of them read tho
newspapers, leaving tho third member to
Helen to the evidence.
Tho ntternoon session did not conveno un
til 3:30 o'clock. Yclser cnlled Henry Coe,
auditor for tho telophono company, nnd de
manded nccrsH to books, vouchers and others
having to do with telephone receipts nnd
expenditures. Ho criticised in detail many
of tho entries showing whero cash had been
disbursed nnd Insist! on having nn Item
ized statumcnt relative to all entries un
der tho bending of "general expense," o'c.
President Yost's rxpenso uccount and tho
account for legal services wero special ob
jects of attack. Whllo looking through tho
books Yclser found whero a leaf had been
cut out. He wanted to know all about 1U
Auditor Coo explained that tho leaf In blank
was taken out last Decembar and given to
a Job printing houso ns a form for ruling
a new book. Yclser Intimated that th3
records had beon mutilated, but he did not
venture positive assertions upon this point.
A TeMliiiiiiilnl from Old I'.nulnnil.
"I consider Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
tho best In tho world for bronchitis,'' gays
Mr. William Savory of Warrington, En
gland. "It hns saved my wife's life, she
having been n martyr to bronchitis for over
tlx years, being most ot tho time confined
to her bed. She Is now qulto well." It Is n
great pleasure ot the manufacturers ot
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to bo ablo to
publish testimonials of this character. They
chow that great good Is being done, pain
and suffering relieved nnd vnluablo lives re
stored to health and happiness by thla
remedy. .
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TIICTtSOAY,
I), P, OFFICIALS ARE PLEASED
lrat Trip of the New Portland-Ohlcago
Train is Satisfactory.
GULAR SCHEDULE WAS MAINTAINED
Imp Iletiveen I'ortlnnil nnd nnmlin
Itetliieed to rift-i:iuht Hour
Inerenned Trnflie lliike fliu
Added Ncrt lec .Vcccminry.
Tho new Portland-Chicago train over tho
Oregon Kallway & Navigation company, tho
Oregon Short Line, tho Union I'aclflc and
tho Northwestern completed its initial run
Wednesday upon arrival In Chicago. The
first trip was accomplished under clrcum-
tnnces moro than satisfactory to tho offi
cials Interested In tho operation of tho new
rain. Dcttcr time was mado between Port
land and Omaha than has over beforo been
recorded. This Is deemed important owing
to tho fact that tho regular schedule which
will hereafter bo operatlvo was employed.
Tho now train left Portland Sunday morn
ing at 9:15, reached Omaha Tuesday even
ing at 7:20 and proceeded to Chicago, arriv
ing thero at 0:30 a. m. ycaterday. No delay
whatever waa encountered und tho train
maintained Its schedule throughout tho long
trip of 1,820 miles, tho distance betweou
Portland and Omaha. Tho tlmo consumed
n tho trip was fifty-eight hours and flvo
minutes.
The inauguration of a dally through
sorvlco both ways between Omaha, Chicago
and Portland by tho Union Pacific "and Its
allied connections Is considered ono of tho
Important ovonto of tho year In railroad cir
cles. Through passengers for Portland can
leave Omaha either In the morning or after
noon and returning aro enabled to reach this
city both In the morning nnd at night. No
better Index of tho Increased transcontinen
tal traffic or of tho prevailing prosperous
conditions existing throughout tho entire
Transmlssourl region could bo cited than
tho fact that thin doubled service was made
neceEsary owing to tho largely increased
demands of tho traveling public.
Ml ICS TKJII'Ell AVAS llUPFMilJ.
Indigent Trnvelcr Token to flip Hoh-
li 1 1 ill ThrouKh II In KITortn.
Joo Mlk, the well known passenger dl
rector at tho Burlington station, settled, at
least to his own satisfaction, a problem
which has been troubling the minds of city
und county authorities for somo tlmo relative
to hospital accommodations for Indigent
C.-.S03. A young man named Will Nowton,
who formerly lived nt South Omaha, arrived
Wednesday morning from St. Joseph. Ho was
weak from tho effects of a fivo weeks' sick
ness and signs of his Illness wero yet pres
ent. Without money or friends upon whom
ho could call for assistance Newton asked
tho passenger director to send him to a hos
pital.
Mlk first called up tho city physician and
explained tho naturo of tho case. He was
Informed that It was a caso which should
como under the Jurisdiction of the county
medical authorities. Dr. Wearno, tho county
physician, was accordingly appealed to over
tho 'phono nnd returned the Information
that It was a city case, advising Mlk to call
up the city medical authorities. Tho usually
good-natured passenger director was some
. m .I. . . , ,. , i
what ruffled In temper when ho again called !
tip tho city authorities and tho arguments
ho advanced about the sick man being an
"emergency caso" or his commanding volco
had tho desired effect, for an ambulance
,i . v. .1 I....! re . n . . . l
soon arrived from the city physician and
Newton was taken to Clarkson hospital.
HOCK ISIiAXU "BOBS IT AMI.E."
Will Hull e.' lie up Uvcnmlflim to Vtnh
nml Coloruilo PolntH.
General Agent Rutherford of the Hock
Island has received telegraphic advices
from General Passenger Agent Sebastian
rolatlvo to tho Independent action taken by
tho Hock Island whereby It proposes to run
cheap excursions to Colorado and Utah points
thla Benson. Excursion tickets will bo
placed on sale Juno 21, July 10, IS nnd
August 2 from Missouri river and Intermedi
ate points. Owing to tho national demo
cratic convention In Kansas City the salo
of these tickets from that city has been
authorized for July 7-10 incluslvo nnd nil
other Missouri river points will bo placed
on llko basis. Stop-overs at any Colorado
or Utah point, with the privilege of con
tinued passage within thirty days from tho
dato of salo will be permitted. Tho final
return limit will bo October 31.
Tho announcement of thU contemplated
action by tho Hock Island created no llttlo
stir at tho recent mass meeting of tho rep
resentatives of western lines held In Den
ver. Now that a determination to put tho
plan Into operation has been reached, It Is
presumed that competing lines will make
rates equally as acceptable to the tourist
bound for Colorado or Utah to spend tho
summer.
Anirrlcnn Itnllwny .A.noelnt Ion.
CHICAGO, April 25. Tho seml-annusl
meeting of the American Railway association
was held here today at tho Auditorium
hotel. Operating officials of nearly all the
largo railway syatems In tho country are in
attendance. The sessions of tho meeting,
which will be secret, will be taken up with
llstonlng to tho reports of tho committers
on various subjects ot Interest In connec
tion with operntlug roads. Tho election ot
officers will take place this evening.
It ill I wny otcx und PerNonnln.
Judgo W. It. Kelly, general counsel of the
Pulon Pacllle, left last night for St. Paul
on lezal business.
Jerome Hewitt, ot tho I'nlon Stock yards
nt Chicago, was u culler upon tho local
railroad fraternity yesterday.
L. E. Sessions, traveling passenger ngent
of tho Motion, with hentlquarters In Minne
apolis, is a visitor In tho city.
Charles Fitzgerald, traveling passenger
ngent of the Louisville & Nashville, Is a
visitor In tho city from Kansas City.
Superintendent Ilnxter of the Union Pa
cific returned in his private car yesterday
morning from a short trip over tho line.
V. N. Habcock, general nsent of tho
Delaware. Lackawanna & Western at Chi
cago, Is In tho city visiting many old-tlmo
friends. Airs, hodcock accompanies nun.
Alf Macmis. representative of tho Whlto
Star line M steamers, tarried In Omaha
today whllo enroute to Chicago from u
western trip, to visit with his local agent,
"Web" MeNolly. of tho Rock Island.
SHIVERICK IS COMPLIMENTED
Mu ii de AilnniN Order Furniture from
nil Oninhu Cnmunny for Her
eiv Yorlc llnnie.
Arthur Shlverlck, ot the Shlverlck Furni
ture company, enjoyed an oxperienco on
Monday that will live long In his memories
ot business episodes. A beautiful woman,
fashionably dreroed, wns attracted Into the
storo by a display of antique FlemUh-carved
oak furniture In the show window, Sho waa
accompanied by n gentleman who seemed
to pay hor the man marked deforence. Tho
woman at onco entered Into nn Inspection
and dlsciiEslon of the beauties and merits
of tho novelties In furnlturo which the sto-U
presented, and Mr. Shlverlck waa much sur
prised to noto that eho was particularly well
pofcted in tho distinguishing characteristics
of antlqtio furniture, eeemlngly knowing ai
much about these novelties ns tho dealer
had learned In purchasing his stock, which
Included many pieces of Flemish-carved
oak, old colonial reproductions, French cabi
nets and raro novelties reproduced from thi
heirlooms ot numerous countries of tho old
world.
"Why, that Is the real Rococo," ejaculated
tho woman, pointing to a handsome French
cabinet suit, her remark referring to the
design of the carving at tho npex of the
headboard and on tho legs of tho be Istoa l.
Sho seemed to know every design and finish
shown her and the price. Mr. Shlverlck was
much Interested, but ho did not fathom the
Identity of his visitor until she- turned to
the gentleman who accompanied her nnd di
rected him to order for hor a handsomo
Flemish carved hall chest In tho window, the
handsomest In tho store, and have It
eent to her homo on Long island,
N. Y. Then Mr. Shlverlck was as-
tcnlshed to learn that his visitor was tho
distinguished Maud Adams and her compan
ion her manager, Mr. Lewie. Mr. Shlverlck
fully appreciated tho compliment paid his
stock and Omaha generally by Miss Adams
In finding here something that attracted her
fancy so far away from her New York homo,
which Is tho center In which such novelties
arc most easily to be found.
MAIL CLERKS ARE INTERESTED
I.CKlnlutlun Xutr 1'eiidliiK In CnitKrerfu
Would He Advernu to Their
Intercut.
Tho railway mall clerks who work out
of Omaha aro Just now watching tho pro
ceedings of congress with especial Inter
est, and aro anxiously awaiting tho result
of a vote upon a commltteo amendment to
tho general appropriation bill.
At tho opening of tho present session
there was introduced in tho house a bill
for tho reclassification of the employes of
tho railway mall service nnd an Increase
In tho wages of tho persons in all of tho
classes. It did not meet tho approval of
the commltteo on postal affairs and tho
chairman Introduced what is intended to
be a substitute. This substitute Ins been
placed beforo tho houso as an amendment
to the general appropriation bill. Speak
ing of tho matter yesterday, Chief Clerk
Shearer said: "Every railway mall clerk
In this division hopes that tho amendment
will bo defeated, as tho classification should
bo completely changed, something tho
amendment docs not do. It docs Incrcaso
tho wages of chief clerks and clerks in
clnssca 4 nnd 5, two classes containing very
fow employes. Tho great majority of the
clerks nro in classes 2 and 3, nnd their
wages nro not Increased. The Increase in
tho threo classes nffoctcd will bo about
$200 per year. Of course the people who
would get the Increase would bo pleased
If they did not know thnt tho enactment
of tho amendment Into law would delay
for years nny systematic revision of tho
law affecting the railway mail service, nnd
ns that law was passed twenty years ago
it is sadly In need of revision."
Letters havo been sent to Congressman
Mercer protesting against tho proposed
amendment, but tho writers fear that tho
bill will como up for consideration beforo
tho letters reach tho representative of the
second Nebraska district.
The unrivalled boquet that Cook's Imperial
Extra Dry has, has mado It a favorite with
all good Judges.
PSYCHICAL REMEDIES FAIL
Chrlntliin Hclenue Trentiuent I'nll to
Save Mr. Inez TulNtruii'ii
Life.
A death card received at tho ofllco of the
Board of Health Wednesday bears a grim
entry in tho handwriting of Dr. Robert E.
Esklldson, a physician on the south side.
rne name or mo ueceaHeo is given as huh.
,, .,ait.n oR vra .1,1 iiin nt ,n.i
The name of tho deceased Is given as Mrs.
! South Nlneteenth street, und tho malady
i,llflnr. ,n hpr Honth in .lrfined ns nhthisia
i .nn,i,mi,nnn nnJ
r
poslto tho printed words, "contributing
cause," Dr. Eaklldson haB written, "Chris
tian Science." a
Mrs. Tolstrup was the wife of a pros
perous contractor nnd was well known
among the DanlBh residents of tho city. Sho
had formed tho acquaintance of certain
Christian Scientists In the neighborhood
and about a year ago became an enthusi
astic convert to their faith. Her health was
excellent, however, nnd she had no oppor
tunity to put her belief to the test until
last fall, when sho contracted a severe cold,
Tho affection grew moro serious, and when
Mrs. Tolstrup's own treatment failed to
show nny result tho servlcea of several
neighboring "demonstrators" wero called
in. Thcso persons defined tho deep-seated
pulmonary affection as a "claim, and ap -
plied tho usual psychical remedies.
.A1'1
edly advised her to summon a physician.
Tho sick woman refused all medicine, how
ever, and her nervous condition was such
that her husband did not feel Justified In
ill t....ti.lnn ntrnlrmt llPl- Will. MrS.
t run .row ranldlv worse and died early
mn,int
uu .ui.u,., ........ ...o.
A few hours before his wire s oeam .Mr.
rpi.(,,. ...mmnnrtl Dr. Ksklldson. who
perceived that the sick woman was beyond Kort street to tho Intersection of North
human aid. Dr. Esklldson speaks In strong creek will be finished this week, and tho
terms ot tho treatment received by Mrs. : grading at Korty-elghth and Leavenworth
Toletrup and considers that sho died of Btieets, which has been under way for sev
criminal neglect. Ho says that proper care j crai wenka, will also be completed. The
and treatment would have prolonged the flrEt pavlng Jcb of the season, on Twenty
patient's life for soverul years and that t,eCon(i street from Davenport to C'asj, is
there was a possibility of her recovery.
A Horrlhle Onthrenk
"of largo sores on my llttlo daughter's
head developed into a caao of scald head"
writes C. D. Isblll of Morganton, Tonn., but
Ducklen's Arnica Salve completely cured her.
It's a guaranteed cure for Eczema, Totter,
Salt Rheum, Pimples, Sores, Ulcers and Piles.
Only 25c at Kuhn & Co.
Mr. Frederick, Hatter, -
Wnys "the reinarUablo run our $3.00 hut
Is t'lijoylui; is not to bo wondered at
when you consider that Hiey combine all
the style and lono of the lints that cost
more Kadi season they are lmirovlnn
-each season they come nearer bat perfection-each
season they are becominj;
beter known and more popular Wo are
showlnc: hats for boys and youths tills
Kprinr? that ranue In price from 1..0 to
92.00 that are slvlntf excellent satisfac
tion The new sprlni,' styles In the la
inous makes of Punlap and Stetson are
as usual the very acme of hat fuwhlnns
We aro the only Dunlap hat sellers In
Oinalin.
FREDERICK,
The Hatter,
The I.enillnir lint Mini of the Went.
120 South Fifteenth Stro
Just a Few Pianos Left
from the Hospe Alteration Sale They
must bo disposed of Ibis week -The par
tition wall rook In May 1 and the car
penters cannot work with pianos In their
way.
There are somo tine Stelnways, Kim
balls, Knabes, Kranlch it Jlachs, Hos
pes, Krells, Ualdwins, Hush & Gerts,
Victors, IIIii7.es and many other first
class pianos, solium ut ?1U7. $1117. ?1 IS,
$111$, ?l"8, $l!iS and upward-on the
smallest payments possible-?.", ?(1, ?S,
$10, $12 per month-many different tin
ishos still lu stock.
All new, clean pianos-all fully Runr
nuteed both by the manufacturers and
ourselves Many of the makes have
been represented by us for twenty-six
years.
A. HOSPE,
Music aad Ait 1513 Doutfas.
APTUTj 2S, 1000.
FEDERAL BUILDING ANNEX
Award
of ths Oontraci May
Made for Weeks.
Not Be
UNION LABOR LEADERS WANT TO KNOW
They Inquire If Lowest Didder Arc
IMeniliei of (iilenno Collimator'
Annoe Intloii WhU'h I PlKlitluK
llultdliiK Trnde Council.
Press reports Tuesday evening stated that
tho lowest bidders for tho work of construct
ing tho nnncx of the Omaha federal building
wero tho Congress Construction company
and Charles W. Oandclo & Co., both of
Chicago and both bidding $310,000.
Speaking of tho letting of tho contracts
Superintendent Murdock, tho resident gov
ernment architect, stated that the
time of tho awarding of tho contracts
after tho opening of tho bids Is Indefinite
and that while under somo circumstances,
tho contract may bo awarded nnd nil pre
liminary work arranged so that building may
commcuco by Juno 1, under other conditions
It may be two months or moro leforo the
award is made. In referring to tho dif
ference in tho bids, $25,000 between tho
lowest and tho highest, the architect said
thnt ho understood tnnt there waa same
question Involving tho grade of stone to bo
used, as tho contract will call for stone
similar to that used In the present build
ing nnd that ho understands It is practically
Impossible to toeuro stone identical with that
used In tho present basement, as tho quarry
from which that was taken Is now under
100 feet of water. Unless tho government
Is certain thnt the stono which tho bidders
purposo to use Is equal In every way to that
specified tho officers of tho Treasury depart
ment will make a searching Inquiry Into the
mnttor nnd this will tako considerable time.
Oandclo & Co.. who have a bid equal to the
lowest, constructed tho South Omaha publls
building and nro well known ns contractors
upon government work. They are reputed
to bo rellablo In every way and their bid, It
Is generally believed In Omnha, will be
accepted.
When tho news of the opening of tho bids
was received In Omaha tho business agents
of tho vnrlous unions ntllllated with the
building trades expressed regret that an
Omaha contractor was not the lowest bidder.
As tho loweBt bidders arc residents of Chi
cago, an Inquiry was put on foot ns to
whether union labor would bo employed In
tho construction of the nnnex nnd a tele
gram was sent to that city asking for In
formation on that point. Tho reply was
that tho Cougress Construction company
was In good atnndlng, but that Oandolo &
Co, wero under the ban.
What effect tho trouble with Oandelo &
Co. in Chicago will havo upon their securing
the contract remains to bo seen. Union men
In this city assert, however, that it will
bo impossible for tho firm to securo union
labor In Omnha until they scttlo their dif
ferences with tho Chicago workmen.
DAUGHTER SUES HER PARENTS
Mr. Mnitner lleKln Action to Hccovcr
Money Which, She AIIckcm, I
Lnliiwfully Withheld.
nsuchter acalnst father and mother Is
. . ,, . , n.i ,i .t,,
a somewhat peculiar form of litigation that
nas bewn Instituted In the district court,
Mrs. Emma Magner Is plaintiff, and oho
neeksi reimbursement from Arthur and
Clara lilakcsley to the extent of 11,000, which
sho dcclnres la wrongfully withhold from
her.
According to tho petition, prior to her
marrlago In 1808, the plaintiff recovered
Judgment for $1,000 from a local hospital on
nccount of an alleged Injury simtnlncd while
under treotment. It is set forth that when
this Judgment was paid, tho defendants In
duced their daughter to mako them cus
todians of tho money. They deposited It, bo
she allegerj, In tho Omaha National bank,
subsequently Investing It In real estate,
, A(ter j,or marriage sho demanded the
njoncy or tg equivalent, sho asserts, but
i her demaml waa not heeded. It Is further
fiet orth that th(5 TQnX cstato purchased
i wUh th(j plalntlffB money was BOid at a
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WORK GOING AHEAD
Thlrtloth Street Hewer Xenrly Kln
IhIkmI mill One PiivIiirt Joh
Well fuller Wny.
In splto of tho continuous wet w.ather
tho public works department Is making eon
I ...I.,.. , , V. l,
; biutiuum !"" ...
The main eewc.- on Thirtieth atrtot from
uoro than half finished. Tho grading has
been done and tho substrata Is In place.
Tho material will be brick. There are nearly
twenty other strips of pavement In different
parts of thci city upon which work will be
begun nt once.
Tho Park board Is now aupcrvlsliiR tho al
terations In grado at Thlrty-teeond nnd Pep
plcton avenue and l3 chnnglng the topo-
NO CURE,
Dr. McLaughlin's Offer to Weak Men
My Electric Belt is a positive cure tor weak mon. It
gives the vitalizing power of electricity direct to all weak
parts, developing tho full, natural vigor of manhood. It re
moves all the effects of youthful error and excesses forever.
I want every weak man, overy man who is not the man ho
should be, to use it, and to tell his friends of its surprising
effects.
PAY FOR IT WHEN CURED
After you aro cured you can pay me , nnel then tho price will be only hal
what Is asked for the old-style belts, which have been blistering nud burning
the backs of their wearcra for tho last thirty years. My licit Is threo times' nt
ftronB as any other belt sold, nnd Is tho only ono that does not blister tho
Ceah. "Write today for my 80-page book.wlth Information. Address
nn m r mm a nr. hi in 214 state street.
If II, IVI, tr, IVItLftUUIILIIl, Chicago.
grnphy of that corner of Ilnnncom park. It
will also undertake) within a few dayj tho
Improvement of Vinton street from Twen
tieth tn Twenty-fourth streets. Tho street
will bo transformed Into a boulevard and the
material will be cinders.
CONSUMPTION CURE SEARCH
Irnmt ntinipff linn Spent n I'cirtnnc,
hut DrrlarCN Hp Will Continue
III Srnrcli.
Ernest Tturapff arrived In Omaha yes
terday penniless and friendless, cn nn In
ternational Journey In ecarch of a consump
tion cure. Ho waa directed to tho court
house, where, through the Influence of Itev.
C. W. Savldge of the People's church, the
county commissioners provided transporta
tion to Denver.
Rumpff left his native home In Germany
a year ago and came to tho United States.
His only mlrslon was to get cured, PrMr
to leaving Germany he says ho had spent a
fortune with omlnent European doctore. so
tho depleted fund ho enrrled with him when
ho landed In America did not last him more
than a few months. Ho is hopeful, however,
nnd declares that he will make his way
around tho world, If necessary, In order to
regain his health. Only a glance Is neces
sary to verify tho statement that Rumpff la
a victim of consumption.
Cleanse tho liver, purity the blood, in
vigorate the body by using DeWltt's Little
Early Risers. Tbeso famous little pills al
ways act Dromptly.
PKXSIONS FOIl WKSTIJH.V VUTKItANS.
War Survivor Hoiiieinherril hy the
Oenernl Government.
WASHINOTON, April 23. (Special.) Tho
following pensions have been granted:
Issue of Aiirll 7:
Nobrnsku: Original James Hldlake, Odell.
JIO. Increase Francis Easton, Omaha, JO
to JS.
Iowol: Original George K. Moore, La
Hoyt. id. Increase Samuel II. Linn, Shelby,
Ji) to $12; Henry Kneese. Muscatine, 5 to $S;
Samuel A. Glltner, Anthon, C to JS.
I'lnlnli nt Cnrter (.'line.
NEW YORK, April 25. What may provo
to be tho Inst step in tho ease ot Oberlln
M. Curter, the nrmy officer convicted of
embezzlement nnd sentenced to five years
In tho military prison nt Leavenworth, was
taken today. Oenernl Clous, the Juduu ad
vocate genernl, with tho mandate of tho
united states supremo court, appeared oe
foro Judge Lacombe In chambers. Accom
panying him were United States District
Attorney Durnett nnd Assistant United
States District Attorney Baldwin. The de
cision of tho BUpreine court wns then made
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES
Allen's Foot-Ease, n powder. It cures
painful, smarting, swollen fot and ingrow-lm-
nntls. nnd Innttintlv takes the stlnr out
of corns and bunions. It's the greatest
comfort discovery of the age. AllcnT Foot-
ISase makes tight or new snoes reel easy.
It Is a certain euro for sweating, callous
and hot, tired, nrhlnt; feet. Try It today.
Sold by all druggists ana snoe stores, ny
mall !5c In stumps. Trial package FREfc..
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy N. Y.
I Wuz Powerful Bizzy
dls mornin', when my boss says "Zelce,
you better tell do peoplo who reads tie
Uee today about our Lawn Mowers" So
here coe's I'se examined 'em an' I tell
you lie's sot de bluest lino Iho ever
seon-der am all kinds nn' every one ot
dem nni de Rood kin' -cause be sold do
Hiimo kin' last year an' dey all proved
Kood He sayH he can sell n lawn mower
for $'-.T.", $:i,00 and .fU.'Jri-an' of you
want a ball-bearinp; ono lie's Rot 'em, but
dey cost more money When yore exam
ining de mowers bo'll tako pleasure In
explaining; dat Wuo Flame Rasollne
Ntovo de ono dat burns coal and jrasollno
mixed or separate an' It won't blow up
It's a powerful good stove an' It don't
cost much money, either.
A. C. RAYMER
ir.M FAHXAM ST.
HQS S Street, South Omnha.
'Tis Great Corn Weather
thnt we're having now-nud Is a mlphty
good time to have shoes with soles
thick enough to keep your feet off tho
wet pavements Our three-sole mechan
ics' shoe at $'-!..r0 Is Just such a shoe-a
solo so thick that It's hard to wear out
nnd when It does the uppers will stand
resolliiR twleo moro they havo that
broad too that Is so comfortable to tho
foot and It's tho best two-lifty's worth
you over got in your llfe-Drex U Shoo,
man Is noted tho country over for his
great shoo bargalns-thla Is ono of 'em.
Drexel Shoe Co.
Itltt V A Kit AM STKKJiT
NO PAY
tho decision of Judge Incombo of the dis
trict court und Captain (Miter wns re
manded back to tho nillltnry authorities ut
Kort Columbus, Governor's Island.
A1rnm J, ltoso, counsel for Carter, snld
thnt ho had not determined ns yet whether
or not any further efforts would bo mado
In behalf of Carter. If further effort wus
mnd( lie was not prepared now to stnto
what tho first step would be.
Hun llann lij- Trnlti.
PITTSnt'HO, April 25.-Tho southwestern
expresH on the Pennsylvania railroad ran
down a party of three nt South Fork, Pa ,
today, kllllnK Joseph PoturKon. n miner,
nged 35 years, nnd Mary Pntrskt, his nlere,
5 yours old. nnd fatally Injuring Pctiirgcn's
daughter, Lizzie, aged .1 years,.
Petargen nnd the children hnd Just nr
rlved from lluzelton nnd Michael Poteskl,
ithe father of Mary, wus nt the station to
meet them. Heedless of the express com
ing In tho opposite direction Mary das-hed
across tho tracks to greet her father.
Petargen, who carried his daughter Lizzie
In his arms, tprnng to save her nnd tho
three wero ground under the wheels.
Whon picked up Petargen nnd tho older
child were dend. The baby wus still living,
but waa Bo badly Injured that It cannot re
cover. Sutton Trlnl HeRiin.
LANSINO. Mich. Anrll ffi.-Tho trial of
Colonel Kit R. Sutton of Detroit, u promi
nent attorney una rmgreo poiitirinn, wno
wns lnoicte!. with uenornls white anil
Mnrsh. under chnrgcn of Implication In the
stato military clothlnpr frauds, begun to
day, sutton s attorney moveu for u con
tinuance on tho ground that their principal
witness. Tom L. Johnson of New York. I
in Kurope nnd thnt his deposition could not
be F.crured before ho left. Colonel Sutton
desired to allow by Johnson's testimony
that certain moneys which rnme Into his
hands about the time the ulleged frauds
wero perpetrated wero pain from nnotlior
source. Judge Wlest denied tho motion.
Tho work of securing a Jury began this
afternoon.
Yorklnwn nt ShuiiKhnl,
WASHINGTON, April 25,-The gunboat
Yorktown has arrived nt Bhnnirhnl. It
will replnce the licnnlngton und Conrord
In the waters of northern China In looking
after tho Interests of resident Americans.
The Eye
won't stand very much nbuso
It refuses to work then you quit
working, too, Tho only reason
able thing for people with eyei
to do when they begin to hIiow
signs of being contrary Is to se
lect somo reliable, optician and
havo him doctor them with a
pair of tho light kind of glasses.
We nro opticians. We nre re
liable. THE ALOE & PCNP0LD CO.,
l.nrKest Optlenl Hoime.
1-108 Fnrnam St., OMAHA,
Opposite Paxton Hotel.
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