Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIE OMAHA DAILY JIBE: FIUDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1000.
JURY FINDS FI.OTH GUILTY
Returns Verdict of Manilaughter as the
Beiult'of Its Deliberations.
FINDING SATISFACTORY TO BOTH SIDES
Court Iloom I'nckril In SiifTneatlnn
Trltli Mneotntors unit Others
Interested In the
u i C'nse.
No playhouse ever held a larger crowd
In proportion to Its capacity to accommo
dato spectators than the criminal court
when tho Jury In tho Harry Kioto, cno filed
into the box yesterday afternoon to an
nounce Us verdict. The windows and alalia
along tho walls of tho rooM were lammed
until scarcely another man could have
found standing space, nnd tho attorneys'
enclosure beforo tho bench held a throng
of lawyers and their friends who laid claim
lo r.eats on arms of chairs or on tables,
ahcrever they could find them, by privilege
of their court connections.
. Ab the Jury had been out only three
hours, tho word shortly beforo 3 o'clock
that an agreement had been reached was
unexpected, but It did not find the specta
tors or those moro deeply Interested In thn
verdict unprepared. Tho court room filled
In u very fow minutes. Judges, jurors and
attorneys were In tho places and await
ing norao little ttmo beforo Kloth, led by
deputy sheriffs, mado his nppeurancs.
There was a deputy on cither side of him
ind behind followed his father nnd mother.
Kloth walked briskly across the room to
bis chair. In his' movements there was
cthlng to Indlcato that the ordeal through
which ho was pus-lug made the slightest
Impression on him, but a glanco at his face
disclosed how trying had been tho norvu
wrecking three hours of suspense due to the
deliberations of the Jury. The old look
of confidence and Indifference had dlsap
peared from his face, leaving In Its placj
an aspect of fear and worry.
Ah Kloth took his seat at tho attorney's
table ho glanced at the Jury. Not ono of
tho men In the box had the temerity to
return tho look. Kloth guessed tho reason
why they kept their eyes In another direc
tion, and at this point his courugo forsook
him. Ills father nnd mother pressed cloio
to him and whispered In his ear, emlllng
s they did so, but tho hope was not Infec
tious, ns ho did not raise hta cyc3 again
till tho reading of the verdict was finished.
"Gentlemen of the Jury, lmvo you reached
a verdict?" asked tho clerk.
"Wo have," was tho answer, and the
foreman arose extending to tho bailiff a
large whlto envelope. The hush following
tho clerk's words: "We, tho Jury, do find
tho defendant guilty of tho crime of man
slaughter, an ho stnnds charsed," was so
marked that tho ticking of tho court clock
could bo heard In thu farthest end of tho
rccm. Kloth raised his hend and stared
contemptuously at tho Jurors, but as before,
ho found none of them bravo enough to
return the glanco. If cither Mr. Floth or
Mrs. Kloth was a prey to tholr feelings they
did not show It nnd all threo walked reso
lutely through tho crowd out of tho room
when tho sheriff led tho way back to jail.
Tho penalty for manslaughter Is from ono
to ten years.
During the last day of tho trial It de
veloped that a serious question as to the
eligibility of ono of the jurors to servo as
Judge of his fellow men might bo ralstd
by tho attorneys for either sldo In tho event
of their being dissatisfied with the verdict.
Tlidjtiror referred to was said to havo been
nn lnmato of tho prison at Sioux Falls. Un
dnr tho statutcsof. Nebraska a mnn who
b'as bcrr convicted of felony can not
qualify as an elector, and only electors aro
cllglblo for Jury service. Discussions re
garding tho probability of n new trial being
necessary wero rlfo, but It happened that
tho verdict of the Jury was satisfactory
alike to tho attorneys for tho prosecution
and tho defense. Tho name of tho Juror
who (caused the discussion Is Frank Bar
rett, a mnn whom tho pollco remember
tor his connection with tho notorious Mc
Curthy gang.
UK S KICKS TO KHCAI'IQ ALIMONY.
Novel Item of Mubllltlrs In Muted n
Ilnnkrnptpy I'roreileliiKs.
Dy a peculiar coincidence among tho
liabilities of two perrons who filed peti
tions In voluntary bankruptcy yesterday
In tho United States district court ap
pears an Item representing alimony ordered
by a Nebraska district court to bo paid to
a divorced wife. V
Tho first case was that of William A.
Uontley of Omaha, formerly of Lincoln,
who at one time was heavily Interested In
real cstato In the capital city. Ills debts
are mainly deficiency Judgments In casoa
where land was taken upon iiortgages. Ha
lists $31,099.27 In liabilities, ot vhlch $2,296
Is alimony. He has no assets.
Kountalu L. neatly, a former resldont ot
Tckamah, but at present a citizen of Lin
coin, Mob application for release from his
obligation), listing dobta of $2,605.66, with
no assets. Of tbn debts $1,000 represents
what bo wub ordered to pay to his divorced
wife.
SDKS SKVK. IXSlinANCK COMI'AMIOS
Lata U. llarnar Auk Them to Pay
for Her Hotel.
Trial ot aoven cases against as many In
uranco companies has boon begun by
Lura u. liarnard beforo Judgo Munecr.
The cases wsro combined for the purpoio
of taking cxldcnce, as It Is admitted that
tho testimony will bo practically the same
In all ot thorn.
In 1896 Mrs. Darnard, a resident of
Omaha, owned the New Toorla house of
Peoria, III,, which was later destroyed by
Are. It was insured for $26,000 In these com
Can't Dispute This.
Because it is a Local Trans
action and the Citizen is
on the Spot to Con
firm It.
The reader of this will concedo, first,
that what follows having taken placo In
Omaha, can easily be Investigated and
proved to bo true; second, that there Is a
vast difference between opinions publicly
ozpreBsed, by a resident of Omaha In
Omaha local papers and the opinions dtjlly
met with' In the same paper's columns
given by people living In Maine or Mon
tana. Head this case and acknowledge
both points.
Mrs. n. F. nrown, of CIO William street
says: "For six or eight months I had more
or less trouble with my back. I told my
husband that I thought my kidneys wore
the cnuse and when I saw Doan's Kid
ney Pills advertised, I procured a box at
Kuhn & Co's drug store, corner 16th and
Douglas streets. They did tho work for
my case, and the symptoms which had
bothered me soon disappeared. I can re
commend Doan s Kidney Pills as a val
uablo kidney medicine."
For salo by all dealers, price CO cents
Foster-Mllburn Oo., Duffalo, N. Y., Bole
agenta for ths United States.
Remember the name, "Doan's," and take
panles, each one carrying n certain pro
portion of the risk. After tho flro the
companies offered to repair tho structure,
but the owner demanded payment of the
proportion of the loss from each, tho total
lost) being estimated by appraisers at
$19,631. Iletusal of payment resulted In
tho suit.
M'CAHTIIV TIHKS OK I'HISOX I.1KI3.
Applies for Itelrnsc on Ground thnt
He nn .Sentenced Uleunll)'.
Judge Slabaugh has Issued a writ of
habeas corpus commanding the warden of
he penitentiary at Lincoln to produce Tom
McCarthy befuro him In court next Wednes
day for a hearing on an application for re-
ease, becauso of a legal technicality In
cotnecttorr with his sentence. McCarthy la
a member of tho gang which Went by that
name a few years ngo. In the crowd was
trothcr, Vic McCarthy, and a brotherln-
aw, John Oalleghcr. Tom McCarthy Is
serving a sentence for shooting with Intent
to Kill.
One night In 1893 members of tho Mc
Carthy gang visited tho dwelling of Adam
hob, an hugllshmnn who owned a small
produce farm a short distance south of Al
bright, with tho Intention of looting the
premises. He had a younger son and these
two resisted tho McCarthys, keeping up a
cntmuous fight for nearly an hour. in
tho shooting both father and son wero
truck by bullets, tho younger man having
been riddled by lead about the head and
shoulders. In tho trial that followed "Vic"
nd Tom McCarthy recolved long sentences,
but "Vic" afterwards escaped from the
herlff and has not been heard of since
Tho technicality on which Tom McCarthy
relics to gain his releaso from the peni
tentiary Is that ho was convicted In Sarpy
county and sentenced hero. Tho attorneys
contend that the sentence should havo boon
Imposed In tho same county as tho con
vlciou. Judge Slabaugh will dectdo the
point on Wednesday.
Sup for Reinstatement.
Tho suit brought by George 0. Iroy to
recover his scat on tho Hoard of Educa
tion from his successor, Morris Levy, Is
beforo Judgo Kcysor on a motion by the
attorneys for tho board to quash lroy's
complaint. At tho tlmo lroy's scat was
declared vacant ho was absent from tho
Ity Levy was then elected to fill the
acaticy. Iroy seeks to recover the nlace.
asserting that ho was rrot-removed by n
majority vote of tho board and that he had
not abandoned his residence In the city.
moklng the action of the board Illegal.
t'ourt .'ntca.
Minnie Burnett Inut mind nilvrr T tin...
nott for a divorce, alleging extreme cruelty.
Tho Jury in the rusn of Otto C. lllrnoy
against the Chlcugo House Wrecking com
pnnv foiled to reach nn agreement and wnn
discharged nfter having been out for three
duys.
Irene K. Sweet has commenced milt
ngalnst Clarence A. Sweot to secure n dl
voroo on the ground of non-sunnort.
rlnlntlrr nslcs for tho return of her maiden
name, Irene K. Godfrey.
Itlchnrd 8. Hortotr, trustee, haH crm
nienced milt against Jessyo Lfiwrenco nnd
Daniel W. Shull to recover $250 on n con
cession for oncrntlntr tho "llostnn Lun
cheon" at the exposition.
J ml to Dickinson has irranted n donrnn In
tho case of St. Mnry's Mngdalonu church
ngnlnst the city, declaring null nnd votd
grading taxes on properly on Dnuirlas
street, between Sixteenth and Twentieth,
MASONS FINISH THEIR WORK
Grand Ofllrem Elected and Installed
for ICusnlnir Yenr Omaha (let
Next Conclave.
Tho annual conclavo of Royal Arch
Masons of Nebraska, which has been In sos
nlon In this city slnco Wednesday, con
cluded Its work and adjourned Into yes
terday afternoon. Tho next-annual meet
ing wlll bo hold Innhls city at Masoniq
temple. Several other cities wanted tho
honor, but thero was b preponderance of
sentiment In favor of Omaha.
Tho forenoon yesterday was taken ud In
the election of officers, which resulted ns
follows; John S. Harman, Tccumseh, grand
high priest; Jamos W. Maynard, Omaha,
deputy grand high priest; (Jeorgo P. Spohn,
superior, grand king; II. F. Thomas,
Omah.i, grand scrlbo; Frank W. White,
Plattsmouth, grand secretary; L. D. Rlch-
ards, Fremont, grand treasuror.
In addition to the foregoing list of cloc-
tlvo offices, tho following appointive, places
were filled: Grand chaplain, Abram Cress
man, Schuyler; grand lecturer, Robert E.
Fronch, Kearney; captain of tho hosts,
Francis McQlverln, Fremont; principal no-
Journer, Robortron Oolngur, Plnttsmouth,
royal arch captain, William W. Wright,
Wymoro; grand master of tho third vail,
Robert W. McOlnnls, Fremont; grand
master of tho second vail, Frank Wright,
Alliance; grand master of tho flrBt vail.
Robert A. Smith, Tckamah; grand sentinel,
Jacob King, Omnha.
Tho aftornoon Bcsslon wns devoted mainly
to Installation of tho new officers, and
these ceremonies ended tho session. The
annual cohclavo brought to Omaha a largo
number or visiting Masons from various
parts of the state.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
B. M. Frees of Crclghton Is In Omaha.
E. M. Westervert of Lincoln Is In tiro city.
B. S. Wirrklns of Norfolk Is at the Mur
ray.
P. A. Yeast of llvannls Is at tlm Mer
chants.
C. Q. Newman of Kansas Cltv In nt thn
Millard.
II. II. Whlnoerman of Wakefield In at thn
Murray.
J. C. Ilouck of Grand Island la nt tlia
Merchants.
R. C. McDonald of Fremont Is, nt the
Her Grand.
R. C. Dustatr of Salt Lako Is staying at
tho Millard.
M. K. Shultz of Roatrlce la registered at
tho Millard.
Fred M. Mason of Boston Is stopping at
tho Millard.
N. G. Evans of Hastings Is a patron of
the Honsltnw.
City Attorney W. J. Conrrell has returned
from St. Louis.
A. A. Cressman of Crete Is stopping nt
the Her Grand. .,
W. W. MeKonney of Blair Is quartered
ni mo uensnaw.
V. T. Johnson of Pawneo City Is ataylng
ai me tier uranu,
Max C. Dogerr of Aurora, III., Is registered
ai wro .Merchants,
J. A. Good of Albany, Mo., Is quartered
iu me iter umuu.
S. M. Houghton and wife of Dendwood
are guests or mo rtensnaw.
Paul McCormlck and wlfo of Billings
nro guests ot tne tier uranu,
E. P. Havugo of Sargent, lieutenant gov
ernor-elect, Is nt tho I lor Grund,
K. M. Scarlo, Jr., and J. W. AVelpton of
uKuiuiiu nre putting up nt tne ruercnants.
William Btuefer, atato treasurer-elect, and
D, C. Olffert of West Point were at tho Her
urunu Ttrursuay.
C. B. Sexton. If. A. Srhnkniht. T. M.
EUerson, II. L. South and Arthur Bell of
t. r.ouis aro rn umana.
Will 11. Welslrans of The Bee left Wednes
day night for n three weeks" southern trip,
During his absonco Mr. Wolshnns will visit
tor some time rn cw urieans.
13. C. Harris, president of tho First Nn
tionui nanK at u'nuirron, rs a vitrtor in the
city. Mr. Harris was formerly a Union
Pacific superintendent nnd has a wide ac-
quuintunco in umana rauroao circles,
Mr. and Mrs. John Grant left hurt night
for Palnesvllle. O,, to visit their daughter.
Miss Edna, who Is atii.ndlnr l..nkn i.vi,.
college. Mr. and Mrs. Grunt will spend the
ImlMnva In ... I nn.l r .. ... t. ..
......u..j.r ... U.IU IC.UIII IU ISIilUlia
aoout January i,
F. M. Tyrrell. I. J. Avers and n. M
Smith of Lincoln; M. E. Shultz and Jessie
i nnuitz ot rieatrice, air. ami Mrs. C E.
nurnham ajrd daughter of Tllderr, Mr. urrd
Mrs. George A. Brooks of llazllo Mills, J,
D. Haskell of Wnkelleld and J. li Jenkins
or Bcnuyrer aro staro guests at the MUlurd
Nehrnakarrs at tho .Merchants: W. U.
Cook and J. II. Mitchell of Wakerlold. John
Copeland of Bloorrrrleld, S. 11. Scnce of
wayne, r... t; HiooKweti or Htrelton. H. J
Ui.ilth nt llna'nlta fl U 1 r lrtl ...... r.,.l
k. ... ..W..V..U, ... ... , . V3 U , Wf.
E. W. Hooton of Ewlnic. A. C. Russell of
Henderson. Dr. I , t'i Htuck of Hoolbrook
NEW BOORS AND MAGAZINES
Omaha Readers Are Buying More Books of
All Kinds Than JEWer Before.
MANY ATTRACTIVE HOLIDAY VOLUMES
Repent Fiction of the Most Kntertaln
Inir Kind to Nutlsfj- All Tastes, n
Well as Mure Solid IlcailluK
for Studious Minds.
Observers havo frequently remarked that
as a city grows older tho demand for llteru
turo Increases. Whether this Is due to a
proportionately larger leisure class or to
ac advancement In education has never
been detlnitely settled, but tho fact re
mains that books aro much moro Bought
after In the older and more metropolitan
cities than In the towns of recent growth.
Oaaha has already reached sorno dignity
In years for a western city, and, truo to
tho general rule, thcro Is a very pcrcep
tlblo Increase In tho number ot readers.
Tho book mores of tho city have been
thronged all the week with holiday pur
chafers. The books selected rango all the
way from tho standard works on history
and biography up to tho latest works of
fiction by the latest popular authors. The
sales of juvenile books have been especially
large, for tho evident reason that thero Is
nothing more deslrablo In the way of a
holiday present to tho average boy or girl
than an attractlvo new bcek.
Of ull the holiday books there Is nono
that ought to appeal more strongly to the
general reading public than "Lucllo" by
Owen Meredith (tho earl of Lytton), re
cently Issued In a beautiful now edition by
James Potts & Co. of New York. It Is
bound In flexible leather covers, beautifully
stamped with tho title and with full gilt
edges. Tho print is largo and clear and
tho paper of good quality, making It, aside
from tho contents, a most uttractlvo vol
ume. Doing designed especially for holi
day purposes each volume Is enclosed In a
handsome box.
L. C. Page & Co. has added another at
tractlvo holiday volumo to tho long list ot
valued publications already mentioned In
theso columns. It Is entitled "Shakes
pearu In Music" by Louts C. Elson and Is a
collation of tho chief musical allusions In
tho plays ot Shakespeare, with an attempt
at their explanation and derivation, to
gether with much of tho original music. Fow
ot the readers of Shakespeare are awaro ot
how much of his musical material can bo
traced home; niuny are unablo to follow
some, of tho poet's most subtlo metaphors
because they nro unfamiliar with the musi
cal workB to which ho refers, or with tho
song or melody which enriches tho scene.
It Is a work that will throw much light upon
some of tho dark plnces In the text, so
that It Is a really Instructive nnd valu
able work as wall as being an exceedingly
attractive holiday volume.
Tho success of Miss Howard Weeden's
"Bandanna Dallads" lust year augurs well
for "Hongs ot tiro Old south," her new
olume, which contains twenty-four poems
and as many drawings of tho "old-tlmo"
southern negro, whom no ono has ever
depleted In Just tho samo wny ns tho author.
Eight of the pictures In this book aro repro
duced in color nnd Its general makeup Is
that of a holiday gift-book. Tho senti
ment and pIcturoBquencss, the musical
rhythm and humor of the plantation darky
nro apparent In every page. It Is a charm
ing book. Doubleday, Page & Co. Prlco,
$1.60.
"Tho Old Town on the River," by Mlra
Flora liulloclt, Is an t Ion do luxo In
every respect. It la a beautiful Nebraska
book, descriptive of tho fairest region In
Nebraska, written, illustrated and pub
lished by Nebraska people. Nebraska City
s tho old town described, and tho author
has written of It In a picturesque stylo In
keeping with all tho exquisite Illustrations
furnished by Messrs. Tyson & Rico, photo
graphers, and Miss Harriet Herchoy, artist.
Tho book cannot fall to Interest you If you
llko things of beauty. In literary merit,
in paper, printing and general effect, It Is
far nbovo the ordinary, an Ideal Christmas
grift. Tho Ivy Press, Lincoln. Prlco, $1.00.
"Tho Powers that Prey" is V Joslah
Flynt and Francis Walton. Tho author
of the ten closoly related stories which
mako up this volumo have spent most of
their lives studying the sociological prob
lems of tramp and criminal life. Mr. Flynt
writes: "So far ns I am concerned, the book
is the result ot ten years of wandering
with tramps and two yearo spent with
various police organizations." The stories
aro a contribution to sociology, and yet,
vlowcd ns stories, they have unusuul In
terest because of their remakable vigor
and their lntonso realism. McCture, Phil
lips & Co., New York. Price, $1.2G.
Tho present remakable epoch of popular
American Action has seen various sections
of our country mado tho field for novels
of unusual srrccess and now, through tho
ublo pen of Charles Clark Munn, New Eng
anu presents its candidate for favor
among tho character novels ot tho day,
"Undo Terry: A Story of the Maine Coast,"
In somo respects, resembles "David
Hnrum," thought It Is said to havo been
moro than half complotcd boforo Mr. West
coij, s woris appeareu. ino author Is n
man In actlvo business and, while the story
Is carried with a strength and knowledge
which shows tho keen man of affairs, there
Is running through the book the graco and
tenderness of a truly sympathetic admirer
of nature, and the tono Is overywhoro pure
and wholesome. The book Is tastefully II
lustratcd and Is of a decidedly holiday
aspect. Leo & Shepard, Boston. Price,
"Parlous Times," the posthumous book
by the lato David Dwlght Wells, bIiows
that tho author ot thoso two delightful
farces, "Hor Ladyship's Elephant" and
"His Lordship's Leopard," contomplated
writing a serious International novel of
tragedy, Intrigue and love, but, like tho
comedy man In the theater who is booked
to play high tragedy, ho soon found himself
out ct his element and at length gave him
self up to the temptation to Introduce ri
diculous Inctderlts and rcctte bright
dlulcgue. Serious novel rcaderB may hold
up tholr hands In horror at tho liberties
that Mr. Wells takes with the convention
alities of fiction, but no one who craves for
rich, wholesome amusement can consider
himself unpaid from having read tho book
from cover to cover. All that Is Impossible
and extraordinary assumes the appearanco
of reality, and tho Illusion by a curious
tour do force Is most seriously maintained
Incidentally one rocolves vivid Impressions
of London's Bmart set, viewed from the ante
room of n foreign legation, In fact, tho
atmcsphero of diplomacy permeates ovory
thing. J. F. Taylor & Co., Now York. Price,
$1.50.
Miss Marlon Bower, an Englishwoman
and the author of several novels, Is i
careful writer and ono who takes both he
art xnd her apprenticeship to It verv serl
orrsly. Her story, known on this sldo a
"John Thlsselton," and on the other n
-lire r-uppet enow," has been well re
cctved on both sides, It Is apropos of thl
latter book that Miss Bower speaks of her
method of workmanship. "I wander her
and there," she writes, "sometimes spend
lng tnrnths In Switzerland, again wander
Ing In the south of France; this summo
getting as far as Canada, and then with a
prcssion I como home nnd wrlto busily until
another traveling fit takes mc, but though
I work regularly and sufficiently long hours
I do not complete much. For Instance
"John Thlssclton" was entirety rowrlttctr
four times before It came as near to pleas
ing mo as It docs trow, nnd one of tho
chapters, as I know to my cost, Insisted
upon assuming seven different formB beforo
settling to tho one It trow wears." Tho
fact that only two books by Miss Rower
has becu published in the United States
lthln tho last seven years Indicates tho
thoroughness of her preparation. These
two, not unforgotten. were "Poynlon Jacks,
entlcman," nnd "The Story of Mollle."
Her latest work, "John Thlssclton," Is
fresh from the press of Henry Holt & Co.,
New York. Price, $1.50.
It would seem most appropriate that n
Kansas writer, William Elscy Connelley,
nd a Kansas publishing house should bring
out "John Urown; The Story of the Last
f the Puritans," for It was In Kansas
that the man destined to Btrtko the first
hard blow at slavery commenced his life
work. Mr. Connelley gives evidence of a
decided ability as a historical writer.
Though tho work is earnest In tono and
posltlvo In convictions ns to the doings and
motives of tho famous antl-slavcry fighter
and Puritan reformer, It Is essentially
searching and corrtcrvatlve In details and
plrlt. Mr. Connolley does not make a
God-man" or a new Plutarch hero of his
(homo. He has sought to show the "condi
tions" which Influenced John Hrown's char
acter, and his making ns boy and man.
Ho gives and that Is tho ralson d'etre for
hU book, nnd a quite sufficient ono, too
a rapid, but clear and keen, yet minute
narrative ot tho long struggle for and
against the nationalization of freedom
which had Its opening chapter in tho ad
mission of Missouri, and Its closing ones In
ho momentous period of preparation In tho
trugglo to mako Kansas a free or Blavo
state. It Is a book that will bo ot tho
greatest Interest to every student of Ameri
can history. Crano & Co., Topcka, pub
lishers. Price, $1.
"Forward Movements of tho Lnr.t Hnlf
Century" by Arthur T. Plcrson Is an ac
curate and Interesting deecrlptlon of th.r
conspicuous missionary, philanthropic and
other religious movements during tho Inst
fifty years. Tho volume alms to gtvo not
only n vnluablo record of these progressive
steps, but to present Incentives for futurn
efforts In tho same direction. Kunk &
Wngrralls Co., Now York. Prlco, $1.50.
Juvenile Fiction.
"Friend or Fco: A Talo of Connecticut
During the War of 1812" Is by Frank
Samuel Child. Thoso who enjoyod Mr. I
Child's revolutionary story, "An Unknown
Putrlot," will bo glad to havo what Is in n
way a continuation ot that. Tho sister
heroines aro daughters of Lois Hardy, who
figured In tho cnrllcr talc. Ono of tho
heroes Is from Virginia, ono (and n bad
ono) from tho vague southwest, and one-
tiro bravest and best comes out of a mys
tery. The atmosphero of tho war of 1812
s In the book, but fortunately there Is very
llttlo fighting. Tho famous Hartford con
vention, with Its secrecy nnd Its suspicion
of dtsloynlty, lends historic verity to tho
Btory, nnd thero Is an abundance of adven
ture, incident and peril to feed tho hunger
ot eager youth. This Btoy, llko "An Un
known I'ntrlot," appcala alllto to youthful
readers and to older ones who count them
selves still young. Houghton, Mifflin &
Co., New York. Price, $1.00.
Llttlo Colonel's House Tarty" Is by
Annlo FVllows--Jolrnstdn. The little
colonel has had her hair cut and looks
like a boy, but Is otherwise not grently
changed since last yeftrj-and tho wayward
but generous heiress andthb pretty daugh
ter of poverty whom she Invites to mako
up her house party during tiro weeks '.n
which sho Is left alono, aro only less at
tractive than she. Any girl will enjoy the
plenscnt talk of tho little group and will
absorb the little moral without suspecting
Its presence, r.. J. rngo & uo,, uosion.
Prlco, $1.
Traveler Tales of South Africa," by
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fcQUARB.
CflAOS IN FREIGHT RATES
Shippers Now in Position to Diotato to tbe
Local Railroads.
DEVIATION FROM PUBLISHED TARIFFS
On I j- Our Oninhn llontl Adhere to
Schedule unit It lliinn Empty Cnra
Return to .oriunl Condi
tion l'rcillcted.
Notwithstanding efforts of frolght officials
to keep the matter a secret, It Is generally
known In commercial circles that frolght
rates, particularly on merchandise west
bound, are about as urratuble now as they
well could be. As a result, shippers are
dictating tho rates for which their ship
ments nro moved and the single railroad
operating out of Omaha that Is recognized
as maintaining published tariffs Is running
lta freight trulns moro for appearance's
salto than any other reason.
This condition of affairs has been brought
about In tho manner peculiar to all rate dis
turbances. A few weeks ago, subsequent
to a meeting of the executive oQlccrB In
New York, the word was sent along the line
that nono but published tariffs should be
quoted nnd tiro soliciting freight agents
wero In their clement, none having any par
ticular udvantago over tho other, except In
sofar ns natural conditions could be em
ployed In iullucuclng tho shippers. This
equanimity was undisturbed for a short
tlmo and then ono of tho aggresslvo lines
mado tho discovery that a competitor was
taking business at reduced rotes on the ex
planation that It had contracted for such
business prior to tho ro-ostabltshmont of
normal tarlffa. From that tlmo on sharp
knives havo been applied vigorously to pub
lished tariffs and tho lnovltablo result has
atteuded tho pruning process. Tho ono lino
which followed the reductions mado by Rs
competitor on tho so-called "contracts
corraled tho business for a time, until Its
Increased tonnage suggested suspicious
methods, and then thero was an open field
nnd no favor.
Turin" Reduced to .Minimum.
Tho result has been n shaking up of
freight tariffs until thoy have about reached
tho minimum whero business Is handled at
Utile, if any. profit to the railroad com
panies. According to tho statement ot a
woll-lnformcd official, thero will likely be
rro attempt to lncrcnso rates until January
1, and mcantlmo shippers will derive a big
pocunlary profit In tho possibility of trans
porting tholr freight at less than tariff
rates. Realizing that tho reductions will
trot bo operatlvo for any great length of
tlmo, shlpmonts nro being rushed nnd all
of tho railroads aro doing a largo volume
of business, but tho revenue Is naturally
fur short of what It would bo wero normal
turlffs In effect.
"Thcro is no denying the fact that freight
rates aro decidedly unstablo Just now," said
a well-informed freight odlclal yesterday.
"The condition Is now, as at all times, un
warranted and will assuredly not contlnuo
longer than tho present month. January 1
Is usually a day ot good resolutions with
railroads bb well ns Individuals and I ex
pect to Bee all rates brought up to pub
lished basis by that tlmo. Mcantlmo, tho
advantage to tho shipper Is Indisputable
nnd I, for one, have never yet boon able to
Beo whore tho railroads enrne In for any
slraro of benefit."
Cilttleiufii Are Interested.
A novel cargo Is now enroute from Dil
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Pacific and Milwaukee roads. It la a spe
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havo thero been to many bulls In ono ship
ment. Tho train will consist of twelve
cars, and will bo In charge ot J. S. Combs
of Dillon, the consignees being George
Peters & Co., at Troy. Tho animals aro
eald to bo as flno stock as could bo gathered
In tho entire Btnte ot Montana, and In
quiries at tho local offices ot tiro Milwaukee
and Union Pacific havo been numerous from
cattlemen who dcslro to Inspect them when
they go through. Tho date of their ar
rival has not yet been determined, but all
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as dcflnlto Information Is at hand.
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Journey will be In charge of an experi
enced conductor, and every arrangement
has boen mado to mako the trip successful.
Tho party will start January 22 and reach
Omaha on tho return Fobruary 1C. Ten
days will bo Bptrrt In Mexico, and on the
return a day and night will bo given to
Now Orleans, whero tho Mardl Qras festivi
ties will then bo lu progress. It Is ex
pected that some of tho members ot the
parly will ho so delighted with the southern
points visited that they may want to re
main longer than tho time scheduled, nnd
as ft corrs'equenco a return limit ot nine
months will bo made on all tho tickets.
Avert Hnte Vr.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13. Tho threatened war
In passenger rates between Chicago and
8t. Paul.ohd Minneapolis has been averted.
Tho Interested lines arrived at a settle
ment of their difficulties today by tho adop
tion of an agreement to strictly maintain
tariff rates on all classes ot passenger busi
ness from this dato, An adjourned meeting
will bo held tomorrow, at which the general
party rato situation will be further dis
cussed. J. J. Hill In Krle Directory.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. At a tnoetlrrg of
the board of directors of tho Erin Railroad
company held today, James J. Hill of tho
Or eat Northern Railroad company, Nor
man B. Ream ot Chicago, a director of the
Baltimore & Ohio and Pullman companlei,
and Robert Bacon of J. P. Morgan & Co.,
wero elected directors in the placo of
Messrs. Qulntard, Qoodwtn and Williamson.
IlntitlnKton Holdings Kot Sold.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Charles H. Tweed,
chairman of tho board of directors of the
Southern Paciflo Railway company, said
today that there was no truth in tho re
vived report that tho Huntington holdings
In tho proporty have been sold.
IllilIiTary .Votes and Personalis.
II. F. Fisher, trnvellnc freight nirnt nf
the Missouri Pacific, left Wednesday night
iur a ouBiness inp 10 Minneapolis.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Phllllnnl of tho Missouri Pnrlfln In nliln In
be In hlH oftlce again after a several days'
absence, caused by sickness.
W. F. McMillan, gcnaral agent of tho
Burlington it Cleveland, is n visitor at local
noauquaricrs wnrre unrouto name from a
trip to Salt Lake City and Denver. '
General Manager A. C. Jones nf thn wt.
cm Car Service association hua returned
iroin oroux t;iiy, wneru tne rules or tho ns
Hoelatloir will become effective Saturday.
Mr. Jonos left Bert Horner, formerly of
the local offices of the association, In charge
nt Bloux City.
the: healtv market.
INSTRUMENTS placed on record Thurs
day, December 13:
Warranty Deeds,
J. R. Anderson and wife to Joseph
Porter. lot 6, block .191. Omahu.....$ 1
ciicii Aiiuuraun iu nurno, uari or
Twenty-rourth street udjoln ng lot 6,
a. W. WattfeB rum wl'f'e'to'h.' Vl'.'ca'ui-
1
250
750
1,400
hnn. lot 4, block s. Potter & c.'n add
II. K. Bwelgard nnd wife to D. A.
woounan, o 40 feet of w 120 feet lot 7,
Malorrey'R add
John OrHearn und wife to W. F.
Dertjyanrre, w 90 rcet, lot 10, block
120. South Omuhn
R. II. Browir and wife to K. A
Doherty ot al. nuU und swU lot a.
In " 1 " 1 A
1 1 1 "..I-, V
2,000
A. A. Brown nnd husband to J. J. Hut.
ties ct al, sev; hw!4 and lot 4, In 7-15-
10 3.30(1
E. A. Doherty and wife to A. A.
Brown. ne'A swU and lot 3. In 7-1S.10 " IWi
South Omaha Land company to Wil
liam womrner, 101 i, diock its, boutn
Omaha &S2
Same to Stephen Volz, lot 8, block 107,
same (0
J. C. Robinson and wlfo to' K. A.
Ityan, w so feot or e SO reet lots 5
and t, block 40, South Omaha 1,400
Total amount ot transfers $11,484
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Nothing will plprtfio your mother wlfo
sister or brother ns much as a pair of
shoes $3 Hhoes In thesu wo Rive tho
best value ever attempted In u $3 price
the same style as thu higher-priced
ones while the quality Is better for
wear Its heavier Thero must be some
thing besides tnlk In our Indies' $3 shoes
else I) rex L. Shooniitn wouldn't sell so
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Viewed from any standpoint the Knabo
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wo Invito you to kIvo us an early call
and Inspect them There Is nothing moro
suitable than a lino Kuabe piano for a
ChrlstrntiB gift Wo are solo agents and
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seen tho self-ploying piano attachment
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Mull ul Arl 1613 Daitlit,
Books.
NEW YORK
CITY.
SUBURBAN ROAD ASSURED
Promoter, of Project ami County CorcrnU
eioners Agree on Details,
CONCESSIONS ASKED FOR ARE GRANTED
County Will tiet Ten Per Cent of til
.Vet Prollts After lHvlilend
Hits Been Piild to the
Stockholders,
Tho now electric road between Omaha and
Fremont Is practically an iissured Institu
tion, as the promoters nnd tho county com
missioners, on whose nttltudo tho construc
tion of tho lino largely depends, hao
reached nn agreement as to concessions on
both sides essential to the granting of r
franchise. Tho terms and the demands of
tho commissioners und thu railroad men
wero discussed at n meeting In tho court
houso yesterday nfternoon. It wns decided
that on Saturday next thero will bo nnotlter
meeting for tho signing of tho agreement
and contract.
All tho concession for which tho commis
sioners held out wero acceded to. Tho or
ganizers agreed to allow tho county 10 pur'
cent of tho roud'H tret prollts after a divi
dend of fl per cent had beon paid on capital
stock In tho sum of tho actual amount ex
pended In the construction of the road. They
agreed also to grado tho roads ut their own
oxponso and to pay two-thirds of tho cost
of new bridges. Tho exact tlmo for tho
work of construction to begin and tho dato
for tho completion of thq work will bo Bot
tled definitely at tho meeting Saturday.
Tho comnrtsBlonorfl decided to rent on un
used part of tho poor farm to tho Omnha
Athletla association.
Primary Union Mertlnu.
The regular annual meeting ot tho Pri
mary Union of Sunday School Teacher
will bo held Saturday nfternoon nt 2:30 In
tho Young Mfcir'a Christian association par
lors. Electlorr of ottlcers and the Sundnv
school lesson for the following Burrdav will
bo taught by Mm, V. L. Porlne. All pri
mary teaclrerH aro urged to bo present.
A cold, cough or la grlppo can bo "nipped
In the bud" with a doso or two of Foley's
Honey nnd Tar. Beware of substitutes.
Dillon's drug Btoro South Omaha; Myers
Dillon Drug Co., Omaha.,
INVALID CHAIRS.
We carry in stock a large
line of rolling and reclin
ing chairs for the use of
invalids and cripples,
Call or .lend for Illuttruted Catmlogutt
nd Price.
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141)8 Farnam OMAHA.
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