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TTIE OMATIA DAILY JiEK: TUESDAY, TA"NITA"nY 1, 1901.
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STEELE HEAD OF SENATE
Faiiburj Member Is Agreed Upon bj the
Eepublican Caucus. ,
SLABS TOR THE HOUSE BY ACCLAMATION
LiCKl'tntor liih'kl Axrcr on Or
Kit it I in tin n (Jot craur In III
JImsiW' Ail vnpnlPM llaillcal
LINCOLN, Dee. SI. (Special Telegram )
Tho republican mcinbtM of tho Eetintc
nfter an tinsui cossful uttotnpt to caucus
this afternoon assembled at 8 o'clock to
nlRht anil Agreed on Calvin r. Hteelo of
Fnlrbury for president pro-tem, John C
Fremont McKcscou for secretary and A. H.
Kolm of Falls City, for assistant sccrctnry.
All tho republican senators wore present
excepting John Trompen of Lancaster.
Senator N. V. Harlan of York county pre
sided. Tho meeting was linrmonloun throughout,
tho only contints being over minor positions.
Benntor Harlan of York wns chosen for per
manent chnlrmnn of tho caucus nnil Senator
Oleson of Cuming for permanent secretary.
('. 1. Stoclu was plnced In nomination for
president of tho nennte by Howard Ilaldrlgo
of Omahn, nnd there being no opposition ho
was chosen by n unanimous vote. V. 0. V.
McKcrson of Lnncaster and A. II. Kelm
were placed In nomination for secretary and
tho former was victorious by n vote of 12 to
0. Mr, Kelm was then chosen by acclama
tion for nrst assistant secretary. Clark
Hohlnson of Fremont was slated for scr-geant-nt-nrms,
John Patrick of Washington
county for doorkeeper, V. II. Tool of Cass
for enrolling and engrossing clerk, A. A.
Crcssmon of Cretn for chaplain nnd Harry
llcebe of Stnnton for custodian of tho eloak
room, (icorgo CroftB of lleatrlco and K.
Mnrnucttc of Kremont received two votes
for chaplnln,
Tho following comtiilltoc.1 wore elected:
On Htnndlng Committees Lieutenant
Governor Snvnge, A. H. Arends of Otoo, K.
N. Allen of Furnas. II. 11. Ilaldrlgo of
Omaha, J. It. VanUosktrk of Hox Ilutte, H.
1). Owens of Dawson, Richard O'Neill of
Lancaster nnd W, M. Young of Bt.iuton.
To Apportion Ktnployos Among Senators
Frank M. Ilurrlll of Custer. V. II. Nuwcll of
Cass nnd W. II. Edgar of Ongc.
On Stnndlng Utiles N. V. Harlan of York,
Frank Martin of Itlchnrdson nnd K. 1).
Owens of Dnwson. j
In previous sessions tho senate has had
two clerks for enrolling nnd engrossing,
each receiving $3 per day. Tho caucus de
cided to combine theso two positions In ono
nt a salary of I per day, making a saving
of i per dny on this lino of work. Tho
caucus ndjourncd to meet at' tho cnll of tho
chairman.
Tho republican members of tho houso had
fifty-two In their mucus, there being only
ono nbsentee. Practical agreement had
had boun reached In tho canvassing during
tho afternoon on most of tho positions to bo
filled, ho thut tho result was dcclslvo on
most of tho ballots. McCarthy of Dixon
acted as caucus chairman and Andrews cf
Frontier ns secretary, with Mend of Dous
las and Cain of Itlchnrdson as teller.
Tho nomination of SenrB for speaker enmo
by acclamation, to which ho responded his
thanks brlelly. Tho other olncors ngrccd
on nre: Clerk, John Wall; first assistant,
A. I). Ollmoro of Nomahn; second assistant,
John Darnard of Johnson; third assistant,
C. K. Sandall of York; fourth nsslstnnt, II.
O. Wcthrcll of Harlan; Borgeant-nt-arms, A.
Wees of Frontier; chaplain, J. II. Presaon
of Polk; doorkeeper. A. Miller of Jefferson;
postmaster, E. I). Ilecon of Hamilton.
The 'Douglas county members supported
llov. B. F. Trcfz for chaplain, but failed to
mako him by n small margin. J. V. Arm
ntrong was ngrccd on for temporary speaker.
Joint Cancan of Fimlon Member.
A Joint caucus of tho fusion members of
tho legUlaturo was hold In tho drnnd hotel
to consider tho course to bo taken on legis
lation nnd for tho purposo of making tho
usual solection of cnucus nominees. Scn
ntor Miller of Buffnlo was chairman and
Koprcscntntlvo Murray cf Thurston secre
tary. Frank T. Ransom of Douglas will
recolvo tho fusion voto for president pro
tern of tho senate. After considerable dis
cussion tho following candidates wero so
lected as tho caucus nominees: For tho
houso: Temporary speaker, John Sprechor
of Colfax; speaker, D. W. Hamilton of Ilut
lor; chief clerk, Eric Johnson of Saunders;
first assistant, Daniel Horrlgan of Adams;
Fccnnd assistant, Louis Paulson of Kear
ney; third nsslstnnt, J. V. llarwood of
Nnnco; sorgennt-nt-arms, Thomas Dowd of
Cuming; assistant Bcrgennt-nt-arms, O. S.
Mornn of Plntt; chaplain, J. M. Snyder of
Ghormnn.
Tho fusion members who did not partlcl
pato in tho caucus wero Senator Krum
Imch nnd Represontntlvo Hnuks of Otoo,
Dotiller of Saunders, Hunter of Hownrd,
Dnhlsten of Hownrd nnd Wnlkor of Hitch
cock. Tho caucus nlso gnvo out tho fol
lowing written statement ns n bluff In tho
Interest of thoso fusion members whoso
scats aro contested for fraud nnd other
Irregularities. Tho question of contesting
Governor Dlotrlch's right to otllco wns
taken up In tho Joint conference of fusion
representatives and senators nnd consid
ered nt somo length, nnd It wns finally
decided to lay tho matter over for further
consideration. This nctlon was taken that
It might first bo ascertained whether tho
republicans wero intending to consider and
determine tho contest in tho houso anil
hennto on their merits fairly nnd It is
jirobnblo nothing further will ho dono In
tho matter if tho contests nro decided
fairly on tho evidence,
William G. Sears, tho now speaker, who
will presldo over tho houso of tho twenty
novonth session of tho Nebraska legislature,
has been known up to this tlmo as a clear
headed and far-sighted lawyer, prominent
nt tho Hurt county bar, with Incidental ex
cursions Into politics. Ho Is an Ohio roan
by birth and a I'cnnsylvaulan by education,
, Rheumatism
What Is tho use of telling tho rheumatic
that ho feels ns It his joints wero being dis
located ?
He knows that his sufferings aro very
much llko tho tortures of thu rack.
What tie mints to know is what will per
manently cure hla disease.
That, nccordlnc to thousands of Grateful
testimonials, is
Hood's Sarsaparttla
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tho dlsenso depends, strengthens tho stom
ach, liver nnd kidneys, nnd builds up tho
whole system. Try Hood's.
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OMAHA, NEB.
having been raised at Mcadvlllo, Pa., where
ho attended tho public schools. Ho secured
his lcsal rudiments us n student In the
law school of the Stato t'nlvcrslty of Kan
sas nt Lawrenco and has been practicing
at his profession for sixteen years. To
tho core, however, ho Is a Ncbraskan, has
claimed Nebraska as his preferred rosl
denco slnco 1871 and has been Identified
with Hurt county all of that tlmo but two
years. Ho wns mayor of Tcknmah thrco
years nnd county attorney of Hurt county
six years, resigning tho latter position a
fow days ago to avoid embarrassment with
his coming term ns lawmaker. Ho Is 10
years of ago, of slender build, which makes
him look tall, although of medium height,
of light complexion, but with a ttnga of
gray already appearing In his hair.
"I hnvo mado my canvass for tho
speakership entirely Independent of tho
senatorial contest," said Mr. .Scars, "and
without promises of commlttco appoint
ments or house patronage. Of course I
consulted with nil tho men who had Inter
ests Involved, but I declined to bo anyone's
cnndldnto but my own nnd ray assoclntcs'
whoso favor I asked. Had tho speakership
been mnde n part of tho senatorial strug
go 1 doubt whothor 1 would hnvo met the
same success.
"No, I havo no novel Ideas ns to tho
management of tho business of tho house.
I expect to follow In tho lines laid down
by my predecessors nnd abide by estab
lished precedent. I will try to tho best of
my ability to conduct tho sessions on n
piano of absolute fairness nnd treat nil
nllko without reference to partisan nflUI
ntlons, 1 hope, however, to draw all re
publicans together Into a harmonious ma
jority barring discussion and diversion so
that tho business will bo dispatched In the
moat huslnessllko manner. If fair treat
ment will nbato factional opposition I feel
sure tho houso wllll hnvo smooth sailing
alll tho time."
Thin Ix Steolr'M Third Torn.
Senator l F. Steele, who will net ns
president of tho senate. Is beginning his
third term ns representative of Jefferson
(ounty In tho upper branch of tho legis
lature. He Is n furniture denier nt Fair
bury, n successful merchant actively In
terested In the republican party. For four
years ho was sheriff and nnothcr four years
treasurer. He Is an old soldier, who came
to Nebraska from Illinois thirty years ngo.
"What will I do when 1 becomo nctlng
governor'" replied Senator Steele to the
ejiiory. "I hardly expect to bo called Into
that responsible position, but If I am, I
think I will rctnllato In kind on Senator
Talbot. You see, Talbot as president of
tho Inst senate encountered an accidental
summons to tho governor's chair during
tho Sioux Fulls convention, when both tho
governor nnd llcutennnt governor wero out
of tho state. Ho sat down nnd wroto out n
long pardon for me. forgiving all my sins
nnd trarsgresslons to date, and sent It to
me. I shall bo tempted to mako out n
pardon for him for all his sins of omis
sion and commission, nod especially of re
canting his republicanism while holding an
olllce to which ho had been chosen by re
publican associates."
Governor I'liyntrr'n MemiiiKo Complete.
Governor Poynter has completed his
regular mcsBago to tho legislature. Com
pared with effusions of his predecessors It
Is said to bo short nnd to tho point, cover
ing about thirty pages of typewritten innnu
script, making not moro than 0,000 words.
Tho messago Is principally n review of tho
work under tho direct supervision of tho
executive during tho last two yenrs with
special stress upon tho various branches
that havo been hampered by want of legisla
tion or by supremo court decisions Invali
dating legislation under which nctlon wns
formerly had. Incorporated into tho re
view aro a number of recommendations
for curative acts nnd suggestions of wnys
and means to Improve existing' methods
of stnto ndmlnlstrutlon.
"Tho governor has been careful In tho
preparation of his messago," said ono of
his clorlcal staff, "nnd has succeeded In
covering n great deal of ground In a short
space. Ho has revised it several times
nnd always in tho direction of making it
moro conclso. Ho has a faculty of con
densing which Governor Holcomb did not
havo. Governor Holcomb ro-wroto his
last messago several times and each tlmo
found It expanded two or threo pages, until
It beenmo a ponderous document. Gov
ernor Poyntor's production Is an antl-cx-panstonlst
message, at least In point of
slzo."
In his message to tho lcglslaturo Gov
ernor Poynter will ndvocnto a radical chango
In tho laws relating to tbo management
of tho Instltuto for Fecblo Minded Youth
nt lleatrlco. Tho principal suggestion will
bo that tho law requiring parents to pay
tuition of children In tho Institution
bt repealed. Under tho existing statutes
parents nro required to pay $40 per year
for children kept in tho homo, but In tho
event of tholr failure or inability to pay
this amount tho county from which tho
Inmnto Is sent Is allowed to contrlbuto tho
fees.
Ne. rr Turned Into Trensury.
"Under tho present system a lot of money
accumulates nt tho home, which 1b never
turned Into tho treasury," said n friend of
tho governor's, who Is lntorosted In tho
proposed chnngo. "Tho constitution of tho
stato contemplates that all money expended
by tho Btato Bhall como from tho stato
treasury. Tho monoy payed for tho tuition
of Inmates novcr finds Its way Into tho
treasury, but is used for purchasing sup
plies for tho Institution. Wo want tho law
requiring tho payment of this feo repealed,
for experlonco hns shown that In nearly
every Instnnco tho money comes from tho
county nnd not from tho parent,"
Tho trouble nt tho lleatrlco homo under
tho administration of Dr. II. F. Lnng, nil
aroso from tho unauthorized and ill-advised
expenditure of tho cash fund, which was
used for purchasing nil sorts of supplies that
wero not neoded. Tho friends of the governor
Insist that tho proposed chango is not In
tended ns a reflection on persons who may
hereafter havo chargb of tho Institution.
but simply for tho purposo of reducing
tuo management of tho homo down to n
busincss-llko basis.
A largo forco of carpenters and painters
wero nt work In tho laglslativo halls to
day getting things In readiness for tho
opening of tho sesclon tomorrow. Iloth
halls havo boon repapercd and roenrpented
and all the furnituro looks now with v. fresh
coat of varnish.
.n A'ew Appointment.
No new appointments havo been nn-
nounced by tho stuto officers-elect, but tho
applicants nro In plentiful evidence. Most
luterest centers in tho ttaff of the stato-
banking board, consisting of secretary and
bank examiners, who, under the law, must
havo had practical experience In bnnklug
Quito n number of Omaha people nro seel;.
Ing theso places, ns well ns country bankers
from nil parts of tho stnto. A member of
tho board said today that tho selections
would bo mndo and given to tho public
not Inter than Saturday.
Money u ml Ivnlvivi MINinir.
PLATTS.MOUTH. Neb., Dee. r.L (Snc
clal.)-Johu Kclsor, who runs n general
merchandlso storo nt Mnynard, wns In thu
city this afternoon nnd reported to Sheriff
W. D. Wheeler that someonn broke Into his
storo last night nnd stole between $25 nnd
30 In money, threo Jackknlves and n hair
clipper. No cluo to tho thlvcs has yet
been found.
Turner I'lnn Tfiuruiiiiiciit.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Dec. 31. (Spo
clal,) Delegates from tho different local
societies of tho Turn Ilezlrk of tho Mis'
bourl vnlley, " ,ih headquarters In Platts
mouth, met at Turner hall In this city last
evening and outlined thu exercises und
ties to govern tho next tournament, which
III be hold In St. Joe or Kansas City some
time during next July.
Tbo societies In this district Include Knn
is City. Atrhlson. St, Josenh. Omnha. Fro-
mont, Millard nnd Plattsmouth. Tho ofTl-
rs of this division nil reside hero and nro;
ihn P. Snttlcr. president: Louis Ottnat.
secretary; Fred L'blngor, treasurer; Otto
mri, district Instuctor; Kmll Wurl and
till In Thlorolf. memhorn of tho ndvlsorv
bonni.
DEAN EDGREN IS CALLED
Sweden Wmitn Hint 11 II nn Itmll-
ttifr Clmlr of Geriiuinle
l.iuiKUnKe.
LINCOLN. Dec. 31. -(Special.) Dean
HJnlmar L'dgren of the graduate school and
head of tho department of romance lan
guages of tho University of Nebraska, hns
boon tendered tho chnlr of Germanic Inn-
guaces In the Nohol Instltuto at Stockholm,
Mvedtu, nnd It Is announced scml-oillclnlly
that he has accepted. Dr. Kdgren has been
n member of the faculty of tho Nebraska In
stitution for over twenty-five yenrs nnd has
now his present tltlo slnco 18S5. Ho ranks
nmong tho foremost educators In the west
nnd his departure from tho university will
no deeply regretted,
Tho Nobel Institute was founded hy tho
Russian oil king of that name, who gnvo it
$140,000,000 in ono donation. It Is ono of
tho lending educational Institutions In Eu
rope. Dr. Edgren served n few years as a
member of ltn faculty beforo bo became
dean of tho University of Ncbrnskn. Ho
was tendered a position In tho Swedish In
stitution last yenr, but, nfter n conferenco
with tho Nebraska authorities, he concluded
to rcmnln In this state Tho chnlr of Ger
manic languages, however. Ih n much more
Important position thnu the ono offered a
year ago. nnd this fact, coupled with n do
slro to return to his nallvo country, caused
him to look with favor on tho cnll.
Dean Edgren graduated from the Royal
Military necdemy of Sweden In ISflO and soon
nftcrwnrds ennio to America. In 1871 he
received tho degreo of Ph. H. from Cornell
university nnd tho degreo of Ph. I). from
Yalo university in 1871.
ICni'tej'n I.tirUy Speech,
II. F. Karlcy got away from n chargo of
grand larceny with unexpected enso in tho
pollco court yesterdny nftcrnoon. Karlcy
was nrrcstcd Inst Saturday on complaint of
Charles Almnn, from whom It was alleged
he took the sum of $65 In currency. Whan
tho caao wns called yesterday Judge Icwln,
noticing that tho complainant had not yet
been sworn, asked Almnn to hold up his
right hand nnd tnko tho oath prescribed by
law. "I'm not going to Hwcnr to nothln',
Judge," objected tho complaining witness,
"becauso I don't know nothln'." That set
tled It us fnr as thn court was concerned,
nnd tho prisoner was promptly released,
AVeMern I'lilliiNiiplilcnl Soelety.
Tho Westeru Philosophical association
will hold Its firs l annual meeting nt tho
University of Nebraska tomorrow. It Is
expected that tho session will continue un
til Wednesday evening. Among tho spenkers
named on tho progrnm nre Chnncellor An
drews, Prof. J. E. Woodbrldgo of tho Uni
versity of Minnesota, Arthur Fairbanks of
tho University of Iowa, Rev. J. R. Hrown of
Knnsas City, Prof. C. H. McAfco of Park
college. Prof. D. D. Hugh of tho Colorado
Stato Normal school, W. M. Rryant of St.
Louis, C. A. Ellwood of tho University of
Missouri. Prof. J. E. Crclghton of Cornell
university nnd J. D. Logan of tho University
of South Dakotn.
A commltteo appointed by tho city coun
cil Is nt work preparing n new Lincoln char
ter for submission to tho legislature.
Changes will bo mndo In tho revenue portion
of tho present chnrter nnd provision will bo
mndo for lessening tho city's liability for
damages on account of defective sidewalks.
ESCAPED PRISONER CAUGHT
Krlu Knule, Who Snwed IIU Vt'nj- Ont
of Jnll nt I.ezliiKtnn, In
Itetnken.
LEXINGTON, Neb., Dec. SL (Special
Telegram.) Eric Engle. In Jail hero
awaiting trial In tho district court on
chnrgo of burglarizing tho Thornton
Jowclry otoro nt Coznd, mado his escape
about 3 o'clock this morning hy first saw
ing a bar oft his coll window, crawling
through tho npcrnturo thus mado nnd
then prying n bar from tho outsldo window
with ono of tho bars In his hand ho wnlked
to his old haunt near Elm Creek, whero
he expected protection. His friends thero
held him, however, and notified Sheriff
Hays hy telephone. Mr. Hays took tho
llrst train for Elm Crock, roturnlng this
afternoon with his man, whom ho says will
not again cscupo.
ELM CREEK, Dec. 31. (Special Tolo
gram.) Erie Englo, who last night sawed
Ills way out of tho county Jnll at Lexing
ton, where ho has been confined for tho
last month on tho chargo of robbing n
Jewelry storo nnd tho postofllco at Cozad.was
captured eight miles north of horo this
morning by Sheriff Funk of Kenrnoy nnd
Constable Hrown of thlB place. Ho will bo
takon back this afternoon by Sheriff Hays
of Dawson county, who Is horo nnd has tho
prisonor heavily Ironed and says ho will bo
kept so until his trial.
Slate Hlstiirlenl Society.
LINCOLN, Doc. 31. (Special.) The Stato
Historical society, of which J. Sterling
Morton is president, is to meet in Lin
coln Jnnuary 8 and 9. Tho meetings of tho
Terrltorlnl Pioneers nro to bo tho samo
days. Tho program of tho Historical so
ciety is:
JANUARY 8. S P. M.
Tho Heglnnlng of n Stnto.
President's Annual Address J. Sterling
Morton.
Hlographlcnl Sketches Senator P. W.
Hitchcock, Senator A. S. Paddock, G. M.
Hitchcock. W. 13. Annln.
Tho Ornngo nnd Farmers' Alliance.
Beginning of tho Grange R. A. Ilawlny.
Remarks by J. II. Dundns, J. II. Powora
nnd others
The Farmers' Alliance J. M. Thompson.
Ilemarks by Hon. N. V. Hnrlnn, ex-Gov-crnnr
("rounso und others.
ltusluess Meeting.
JANUARY 9, 8 P. M.
Reminiscences II. W. Hardy.
Hlogrnphlenl Skotches Senator T. W.
Tipton, Representative W. L. Green, R
W Funum, W. 1). Oldhnm.
Frelghtlng-H. T. Clarke.
Remarks nnd discussions by "W. A. Pax
ton nnd others.
Knrly Roads nnd lloutes In Ncbrnskn C.
12. Porslnger.
lluslnesa meeting, election of olllcers, etc.
Annual Itnlililt Supper.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Doc. 31. (Spe
cial.) Tho annual rabbit supper was given
Saturday evening by tho Tel Jed Sokol so
ciety and was n success. Tho commodious
hall wns well filled nnd music, dancing nnd
a general good tlmo constituted tho pro
gram. During tho evening tho so-called
"skulo" commltteo kidnaped somo forty
young men, who wero blindfolded nnd stood
them up against tho wall until each dis
gorged ono big silver dollar. Tho bandages
wero then removed ami their eyes beheld
tho smiling countenance of King "Qam
brlnus." Thoreupon ho escorted nil to tho
places of honor nnd urged upon them a
alp of his special brow. Long tables wero
laid in tho gnllerlcs of tho hall, whero
!00 bier rabbits wero dished up In stato to
tho 300.
Ilelll UK Mlll' AkMIIKKllI,
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. Dec. 31. (Spo
clnDLatn Saturday night Officer FItzpat
rick nrrcstcd n tramp giving tho namo of
Pearl Pudnet, on tho suspicion of his boltig
tho man wanted for tho shooting of Joo
Mnly, bartendor In n South Omaha saloon,
and foimor city clerk of thnt rlaco.
Pudnot protested that ho know nothing
of tho nffalr, but his description so closely
answered that of Stcgcman, tho man who
fired the fatal shot nnd escaped, that tho
officer felt Justified In holding him. He was
lodged In Jail and tho South Omahn au
thorities notified. The prisoner ndtnlttcd
having been In South Omaha Saturday, but
declares ho caught n Hurllngton freight
train southbound early In tho evening nnd
wns kicked off at Oreapolli.
HANGS HIMSELF IN JAIL
Clinrle I'rlxeli, Said tu He of Onmlin,
Cum in It ft Suicide In Itiintllc nt
I'lllttftllKIUtll.
PLATTSMOUTH, Dec. 31. (Special Tele
gram.) Charles Frlsch, nbout 40 yenrs of
age, committed suicide this afternoon by
hanging himself from a rafter In tho county
Jail, using an old blanket as n rope. He
came to this elty from Omaha ten days ngo,
nnd being penniless nnd his mind slightly
unbalanced, ho was sent to tho county
hospital, hut escaped In n few days. Fri
day evening ho appenred on tho streets
nnd tho officers locked him up pending' tho
nctlon of tho county commissioners. He
leaves a wife and six children In Omaha.
Tho namo Charles Frlsch cannot bo
found In tho Omaha directory nnd the po
lice have no knowledgo of such a mnn.
.tinny Aneil I'euple I,le There.
ELK CREEK. Neb., Dec. 31. (Special.)
In and within n radius of ono tnlln nf thin
small town llvo ns many old people ns In
ny community of llko size In tho state, so
far as Is known. Hero nro their names
md nges: Andrew Phelen. S3: Hcrllnza
Phelcn, his wife, 74; F. II. Hutlcr. 78; Wil
liam Morris, 86; G. C. Urlttaln, SI; Eliza
Urlttnin, his wife, 76; Mary Cody, 78; J.
M. Thompson. 81: Belinda Thomtison. his
vlfe, 7(1; Mary Hart, 75; David Simmons,
.: Jnno Simmons, his wife. 78: John tin.
fack, 83; Thomas Robtson, 82.
I'lKlii I'lre In n llllnznrd.
YORK, Neb., Dec. 31. (Speclnl.) Tho
York llremcn had to light a fierce flro In the
binding department of tho York Times Into
last night, when tho thermometer was reg
istering zero nnd tho snow storm raging
hardest. Valuablo adjoining properties
wero threatened, but by diligent effort the
flames wero extinguished without other
loss than the damngo to tho stock.
Trnmpft Tamper with n Swtteh,
TAHLE ROCK, Neb,, Dec, 31. (Special.)
Tho nctlon of threo tramps nt n switch
In tho railroad yards horo Saturday night
excited suspicion nnd tho switch wns ex
nmlned nnd found to havo been choked with
an obstruction, apparently for tho purposo
of wrecking u trnln that was nenrly duo.
A search was mado for tiio trio, but wns
not successful.
Soelety (ilrln Iliimiiiet Friend.
TABLE ROCK, Neb., Dec. 31. (Special.)
Tho twenty young women composing tho
Snturday Night club gnvo n banquet on
tho npproprlnto evening off last weok to
their men friends nt tho residence of Mrs.
F. C. Norris. Holly, cnrnntlons, ferns nnd
American Benuty roses wero used gener
ously In the decorations.
Sehuylor lllren Additional Tenehern.
SCHUYLER, Neb., Deo. 31. (Special.)
Tho city schools havo becomo so over
crowded that tho Hoard of Education found
It necessary to employ nn additional
teacher to tako chargo of tho sixth grade
work. Miss Kathcrlne Woods has been
selected.
BALM FOR WOUNDED LOVE
A (cod Suitor Goes Into Court tu Itc
covcr Title tu a Kent Kiitato
ltetruthnl Gift.
After having fought ;.tJio battles of llfo
through tbo greater pti'jjl.of tho outgoing
century, John Kndzlor, septuagenarian, be
gins tbo now cycle as plaintiff in a breach
of promlso suit, wherein he alleges that
Josephine Vetrouskt, a coy lns3 of tender
years, has played hldo-and-seck with
his affections, and, Incidentally, securod title
to valuablo realty.
It is not so much his blighted affections
as bis loss of land that prompted tbo aged
man to tllo suit ngalnst Miss Vctrouskl.
Tho petition, which is n lengthy document,
goes on to sny that about February C of
Inst year, tho plaintiff and tho defendant
entered into nn ngroemont of marriage
"engaged," ns tho younger folks would
term It, It is further set forth that at no
tlmo, In tho present opinion of tho plain
tiff, did tbo defendant havo any Intention
to fulfil her matrimonial promlso, but thnt
sho wns guided solely In her demonstration
of affection by n desiro to securo tltlo to
lot 9, Woodlawn addition to tho city of
Omaha, on which is located n valuablo
houso. The property was transferred, bo
tho plaintiff asserts, ns an evidenco of good
faith on his part. He had no diamond rings
with which to seal tho engagement, but
tho said Josephine was not n romantic miss,
nnd houses nnd lands wero qulto as accept
able, so tho story goes, as glittering Jowol,
fitinrillnu la Appointed,
Continuing his story, tho petitioner en
ters into n review of his peculiar caso and
tells how a few dnys nfter his engagement
to Miss Josephine, his daughter, Mrs. Julia
Socha. went before Judgo Vlusonhalcr of
tho county court und, representing her
father to ho Incompetent to roanago his
affairs, secured appointment aa his gunr
dlnn. Subsequently tho septuagenarian
camo beforo Judgo Vlnsonhaler with con
vincing argument to the effect that ho was
cnpablo of conducting his own affairs, and
tho guardianship order wns revoked but
that Is ancient history, for tho ups and
downs of Kndzlor during tho past year havo
been given much publicity In tho news
papors from tlmo to tlmo.
Now tbo old warrior Is making a century
epoch by taking tho Initiative In a breach
of promise suit something that In tho nine
teenth century most nlwnys devolved upon
tho woman In tho case. With his charac
teristic eyo for business, tho aged petitioner
prays tho court to sot aside the title, to
restrain tho defendant from disposing of
tho disputed property nnd also from en
cumbering it with a mortgage, which it Is
asserted, sho has been attempting to do,
Judge Koyaor, who wns rounding out tho
century with n prosalo insurnnco case, was
pressed Into service long enough to lssuo
n temporary restraining order. It Is re
turnable January 12, at which tlmo tho
merits of tho caso will bo entered Into
moro fully.
John Kndzlor Is In many wnys a reraark
nblo man. Although nlmost entirely with
out n school education, ho ha3 by natlvo
shrewdness nmassod n comfortablo for
tune, and tnkes pnrtlcular prldo In declar
ing that advanced ago has not mndo per
ceptible Inroads upon his physical constitu
tion. In fnct, ho Is decidedly moro than
n parallel for Denman Thompson, tho vet
eran player, who In his "Old Homestead,"
declares "I am sixty-seven nnd spry as a
kitten."
For I'lieuiunnln,
Dr. C. J. Hlshop, Agnew, Mich., says: "I
havo used Foley'o Honey nnd Tar in thrco
very 6cvero cases of pneumonia with good
results In ovcry ense." Thoro Is nothing bo
goou. Dillon's drug storo, South Omahn;
.viyors-uiiion Drug Co., Omaha,
District JudKeN tu Meet,
The Judges of tho district court will meet
at the court houso at 10 o'clock thin morn
lng to mako tho annual dockot assignments
and tako action on such changes In tho
court rule3 ns may bo deemed necessary.
It Is understood that thero will bo no
chango In tho assignment of Judges and
that during tho noxt year they will oc
cupy tho samo rooms In which they havo
been holding forth since last New Year, J
Tho most Important change mndo last year
was tho nddltlon of Judgo Keysor to tho
equity court, thero having previously been
only two equity divisions.
REWARD IS DOUBLED
(Continued from First Pngo.)
such u serious coloring on tho enso that It
Is not right to expect Mr. Cudnhy to con
tinue his offer of $2J,000 reward for tho
arrest and conviction of tho men who stole
his boy. It Is high tlmo tho city, county
nnd stato tako n hand In bringing to Jus
tlco tho nun who dare to threaten tho lives
of citizens who nro nttcmptlng to laud
dnngorous criminals behind tho bars.
"I havo wired tho governor urging him
to offer u ruwnrd. A special meeting of
tho council has been called for this nftcr
noon to consider tho ndvlsnblllty of appro
priating $10,000 for any person who may
bring about the conviction of tho ktdnnpers.
Tho county will nlso bo asked to give somo
money, und I havo no doubt but that wo
will swell the mini up to $23,000. In case
tho legal department decides thnt tho city
cannot glvo money for this purpose, I will
rlrculato n subscription pnper, nnd nm
confident that I can rnlse $10,000 in short
order.
"Tho eyes of tho world nre turned on
Omaha. Tho theft of Eddlo Cudnhy was
ono of tho most remarkable crimes of tho
century nnd It Is not right that It should
go unpunished. Omnha will bo Judged by
tho steps It takes In bringing the kidnapers
to Justice. If theso men arc nllowcd to
cscnpo punishment others will bo encour
aged to undcrtnko similar crimes. It Is tho
duty of Omaha nnd Nebraska to put n stop
to such brigandage.
The Cudahy family has suffered enough
nt tho hands of these desperadoes nnd I
feel contldeut that 1 voice tho sentiment of
nil good citizens when I say that the city
should relievo Mr. nnd Mrs. Cudnhy of fur
ther suspenso. It Is not comfortablo for them
to bo living under tho threat that n bul
let will end the llfo of ono of their children
In enso their reward Is continued. It Is
not n caso tu which they nlono nro Inter
ested. Law nnd order demand thnt nn end
bo brought to such proceedings nnd It Is
tlmo that every mnn In Nebraska tnko n
hnnd In tho nffnlr,"
KIDNAPERS' THIRD LETTER
DenperndueN Send Another Sernwl
Tlij-eHtentiiK llnrin tu the Cudnhy
lloiineluilil.
E. A. Cudnhy received on Monday fore
noon n third letter from tho kidnapers reit
erating tho thrent mndo on December 22
that unless tho reward was withdrawn
hnrm would como to some member of his
houtehold. Like tho second, thlH letter wns
received through tho mnllu nnd Is poit
mnrked "Omnha, December 22, 8 n. m."
Mr. Cudnhy refused to permit tho reporter
to see tho letter, but It Is understood thnt
in tho matter of character formation nnd
genernl Btylo It is nlmost an exnet coun
terpart of tho two first rccolved anil thnt
thero Is no question as to common uuthor-
shlp. This third letter was not shown to
thu chief of police.
As to tho contents of this last communi
cation only two sentences nro known.
They nro ns follows: "If tho reward Is
not Immediately withdrawn wo will got nn
othcr of your kids," nnd "Your wife Is
tnlklng too d much; seo that sho keeps
her mouth shut."
The rolovnncy of tho last sentenco Is
not qulto clear, ns Mrs. Cudahy has never
been quoted In the newspapers In relation
to this enso nnd if sho hns spoken to her
personal friends nbout It, ns sho doubtless
hns, It Is not easy to understand how tho
kidnapers aro in n position to know nbout
it. It Is understood thnt this third lotter
will not bo given to tho nowspapers.
MILLS OFFERS $500 REWARD
Ilrlicndler Genernl Tenders IHh Finan
cial Aid to IIlHcover Omahn,
Kid n ii pern.
This telegram was received Monday by
E. A. Cudahy from General Anson Mills,
Washlncton, D. C:
"E. A. Cudahy, 518 South Thlrty-sevonth
streot, Omaha Neb. I subsclbo $500 to your
proposed increaso of reward to $100,000.
"ANSON MILLS,
"Hrlgadler General, U. S. A., Rotlred."
Mr. Cudahy was "not In" Inst night when
a reporter for Tho Heo called to ask him
nbout tho foregoing, but General John C.
Cowin, his personal counsel, was seen In
refcrenco to It. Ho called up Mr. Cudahy
by 'phone, nnd nfter having n talk with
him, said:
"Mr. Cudahy says ho doesn't know whnt
Genoral Mills means by tbo words 'your
proposed lncrense.' He say3 ho hasn't pro-
posed nny such Increaso. and that this Ih
tho first notlco ho has received of an Indi
vidual contribution to tho reward fund. Ho
hns not boon In correspondence with Gen
oral Mills, and, so fnr as I know, ho Is
not acquainted with him. Ho regards tho
nctlon as entlroly spontaneous nnd un
solicited on tho part of General Mills.
"Mr. Cudahy further Informs mo that ho
will not withdraw his reward of $25,000
for tho arrest nnd conviction of tho kid
napers, but that IiIb roward will bo added
to tho roward offered today by tho cltv
council. This makes tho total roward now
offered $50,500,"
IDENTITY OF ONE KIDNAPER
ICnnsna City I'eoplc Relieve lllni tn
lie Itnlitou, Who Stole Yuniitr
llonlH.
KANSAS CITY, Deo. 31. (Special Tele
gram.) D. J. Hoff, tho attornoy, who
with C. H. Lewis, caBhlcr of tho Union
National bnnk, paid over tho $3,000 to
Ralston, tho kidnaper of Reals, Jr., Is posi
tive that Ralston wns tho prlrao mover In
tho Cudahy kidnaping.
"Tho night that Reals, Jr., was re
stored to his father," said Mr. Haff, "Ral
ston was given n check for $5,000, with
Mr. Reals' word of honor that It would bo
cashed at tho bank at 8 o'clock noxt
morning. That wns tho hour sot on tho
tlmo lock for tho opening of thn vault.
Mr. Lowis nnd I wero selected by Mr. Henls
to bo nt tho hank nnd cash tho check. Wo
wero thoro a llttlo ahoad of time. Exactly
nt 8 o'clock Ralston enmo In tho door.
Mr. Lowis went hnck In tho vault nnd
whilo ho was gottlns tho monoy out I
had n good chnnco to study tho kldnnpcr.
"Ho was below tho average In height and
build and his complexion nnd hair wero
light. He had n low forehead. Ills eyes,
howovcr, particularly attracted my atten
tion. They woro on tho ferret order; never
still for a second. During the entire tlmo
wo wero In there tho man nover turned his
back upon us. When Mr. Lowia camo back
THE PURE
CSUJH COFFEE
OrsnvO h ant a. ertnafact. Et
te&t.. It fa a tame. c..t its effect
txo $r3aarat.
A KiCCcnttulsKtMtiUttB ftxrcrrffre,
because it hns tins ciUc SLsvxsc tint
cvstyixxly like.
LrU of coflee aabsfitutos in the
market, bat only cue food drink
Oraia-O.
with the money Rnlslon took It nnd slipped
It Into ono of his pocket. When ho went
out ho did not lose his nlerlness He
placed his hand on his hip-pocket In the
backed out the door. IJverythlug In tho
whole transaction convinces me that ho Is
the same mnn who did tho Cudnhy
work.
"In the first place tho jobberies wero
similar In thnt both boys were b.uk nt
homo nnd the money paid within forty
eight hours. The renting of u deserted
houso on the outskirts of tho town tn
each robbery Is another point. Tho last
point, however. Is to mo most convincing.
This man Ralston seemed to havo n perfect
lilntiln for lotter wrltlnx.
"For months after the llenls robbery Mr.
Heals wns continually receiving letters
from him of n threatening nature. They
enmo nbout every two weeks nnd threat
ened that unless he refused to proseeuto
Hnlston x pals, then In Jail, ho would visit
Mr. Ideals again nnd do him more hnrm,
Cudahy Is beglnliig to get letters nlready
Ralston Is u wonderful criminal. Ho was
evidently encouraged by bis success In tho
Henls robbery, whero he secured $5,000. nnd
went In for bigger game tho next time."
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COLU.MHl'S. O.. Dec. 31 -Congressman
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