HELP FOR OMAHA JOBBERS NV ArrM.twnut n It. Jattpb & Quid Iilttd n Goid 7h nj. NEBRASKA TERRITORY FOR NEBRASKANS lltNtiirl ntiil KnimiiK .Inlitirm Will tlr "luit Dm of n l-'lrlil Thnt l.rxlllmn trl.v nHittta. to Oninlin. ' ."The Union 1'acMc's anion In abrogating tfm through frolnhl rale which the St. .Joseph (Iranil Island road has heretofore 'enjoyed on the Union Pacific main line weal ,of Orand Island will result beneficially to Ornnhe.'s wholesale Interests," said Secre tary John E. t.'tt of. the Commercial club. ''It Is aomethtng for which we have been fighting ever clnco thr? rates were put In. In the first place. It will remove a prolific 'source of demoralization of prices rnther than of leltlmat Nrnioetltlon. This rate, which Is the same to the points weal of (Irand Island as the rate from Omaha, has applied to both St. Josrph and Atchison by the Burlington as well as the Orand Island road, "It has been tho custom for certain fit Joseph and Atohlon houses to send their traveling men Into thli territory, which It not theirs legitimately, and cut wholesnle rrlwa, which the Omaha Jobbers must meet (In order to cet the business. Serious Memoralliatlon of price has resulted In ! the past, but tho source of It has now teen, removed. The Orand Island road rannot afford to make n shipment to any Union Pacific main line point and take VJhat la left for Its haul after paying tho Anil local tariff rates which the Union IJ'nclflo demands. I "Our efforts to remove thla Inequality of 1 rates has been successful as far as tho branches running north of the Union Pa cific main line out of both Orand Island and Kearney are concerned, but we havo never teen able to accomplish na much for main line points west of Orand Island. We are therefore much pleased to ret tho Union Paclflo tako this voluntary action, which will be productive of so much good for Omaha's wholesalers." I UNION PACIFIC BUSINESS I Annnal Ttrpnrl of Eh minus Will lip flendy Mrxt Week-Tom-hen on 5nrthrrn llrnl Lltfhtlj-. f It Is seml-omclally announced, at the New 'York offlco of tho Union Pacific thnt tho long-delayed annual report for tho year ending Juno 30, 1001. will be ready within t a week. The report will uinko only a bare reference to tho Northern Pacific deal. It will say, In effect, thut tho company owns ,J41,000,000 of Northern Pacific preferred stock and $37,000,000 of common stock, but It la not expected that the report will tell what disposition has been made of It. Tho Union raclflo Is the only Important railroad In tho country that has not made Its annual report, which Is said to have been delayed by ttarrlman'a order pending tho settlement (of the Northern Pacific trouble. !N0 CONSPIRACY ON MEADE Officer r They Kiiiiit of .o Attempt Mndr to Injnri- Hie . ' Colonel. f NEW YOKK, Nov. 2G. 11. C. Asserson. ' civil engineer, was questioned today at tho trial by court-martial of Colonel Meade ot the Unltou? States marine corps. Ho testified that, In his opinion, the cost of tho disputed .repair work In the navy jard was exclusive. 1 Major Theodore Wood of the marine eorps testified that, while the repair work was crude, It fulfilled tho specifications. nrlgadler General Charles C, Haywood, commandant of the inarluo corps, testified that he had not spoken to any one of re tiring before ho reached the age limit, which will be two years from now, and that ho could not afford to retire at au earlier day. He denied having any under standing with any ono as to the succession to tho office. He stated that he hail not seen nor heard anything to Indicates a oon- splracy between Colonel yenny nnd Major uautuuciuivr uniuni uiuiiui .ueuuu ur uii attempt to Injure htm at headquarters. "On tho contrary." said General Haywood, "I think the action taken at headquarters was audi as to make Colonel Meade a 'strong candidate for the offlco of com roandant ot the marine corps." General Haywood said ho was perfectly satisfied with the work done on the marine barracks and the contractors had made good all defoots for which they were rcspon alble. He said that Colonel Denny had told him that ho had on two occasions been embarrassed while Inspecting, by the fact that Colonel Meade was under the Influ nce ot liquor and that the written report on this matter was made by Colonel Denny Ho said that Colonel Meade wag to broad In criticisms bo mada that their weight was lessened and that the complaints made abo'jt the work at the barrack were un reasonable. Tho rest of the afternoon was taken up with unimportant testimony as to the dis puted repairs to the marine barracks nt Brooklyn. i DEATH RECORD. J Jadgr Clarence Srlnh, - CNEILI,, Neb., Nov. 26. (Special Tele tram.) Clarence Selah, county Judge of Holt county, died at 2 o'clock this morn ing, after an illness of two month, ot typhoid fever. Judge Selah was an old resident ot this county nnd was scverat yeara engaged In tho newspaper business nt Kwlng and later at O'Neill, being editor ot the O'Neill Item In 1890 when appointed deputy revenue collector for the district Until 1805 he was an ardent republican, but left that party on the Oliver question' In 1897 and was elected county Judge ot this county by tho independent party, which office ha held at tho time of his death. Ho was a member ot and carried Insurance In tho Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Highlanders, besides being prominent In the Maaonlo and Odd Fellows lodges He leaves a wlto and son. He was 45 ycare tf at. Major John 1). Kelly. NEW YORK, Nov. 26. Major John D Kelly died at his home In Drooklyn tonight Death waa due to heart trouble with com plications. He had been seriously 111 since April last and confined to his bod for the last tlx weeks. Major Kelly a born at Petersburg, Va. In 1839. He was a major on General Long treet'a staff and served throughout the war. He was married In Baltimore in, 188(1 and wa a lifelong friend ot Cardinal (lib bona, who performed the wedding ceremony when a bishop. He camo north In the '70s and became a writer and business manager ot the Free mas' Journal, He waa city treasurer of the city of Brooklyn In 1885. He was ap pointed knight commander of the Order o Gregory the Great by rope rius in. ii Wye a widow and two daughters and three sons. Martin llnaan, Irlah Patriot. OHICAOO, Nov. 26. Martin Hogan, the IrWb patriot, who baa been lying at the County hospital for some days, died today, aged M years. Hogan, together with other Interested In the Kenlan movement, were convicted of treason In 1360 and trans ported to the English penal colony In Aus tralia. In Wj Hogan and Ills companions. excepting John noyle O'ltellly, who had previously escaped, were rescued by a boat which had been fitted out for the purpose by Irish sympathlrers. JWhlnvr of Colour I Nome. ST. JOSEPH, Nov. 2fi. Mrs. Nanry A. flurne, widow of Colonel James N. btirncs, congressman of this district, died thla aft ernoon, having been a constant sufforcr for twenty years. Mrs. Hurnes was heiress to part of the $10,000,000 estate of Daniel llurnei of Platto county. She was 73 yeara old. Ilnaarlt Mtittiier Dies In Asliini, si, i'auij, Nov. Zf.Huse1I Munger, a pioneer music dealer, with theatrical and munlcal friends nil over tho United States, died today at the Hochentcr hospital for the Insane, whero ho wan committed a few months ago for safe-gunrdlng. Ho oc cupied a leading position In northwestern miiMcnl circles for many years. I'rfenr 'I'hnjer (if llnnnril, CAMimmOE, Mass., Nor. 26. Prof. James Henry Thayer, Piiisscy professor emeritus of new testament scriptures nnd Interpretation of Harvard university, died today, In hli 74th year. Prof. Thayer had been connected with Harvard for many years, but retired last year. WEDDING IN SIGN LANGUAGE Itomanee of Sohnol Ilara Will Kml In Wedlock on Thnnka Ktvlnu Uay. When the bells on St. Wenccslaus church Ing for the wedding of John Zadlna, Jr nd Miss Alice J. Prentice on Thanksgiving morning, neither bride nor groom will hear the Joyous meisago tho chimes arc sound ing. Tho strains of tho. march from "I.ohen grin" will bear to them none of the soul the composer poured forth In the music which leadB nil tho wqrld to tho altar. Father John Vronek will repeat tho solemn words of the marriage ecromony to tinhenrlng ears and the bride will find no fault with tho obey clause In hir vow, because obey Is not an unpleasant word when translated Into the sign language. Many years ago two children enmo to Nebraska School for tho Deaf. One was a bright-eyed young girl from Hebron, and the other was a Ho- hcmlan boy whoso parents lived In Omnhn. They happened to be assigned to the same lasses, and step by etcp they advanced from the darkness Into which their nfMIC' tlon had thrust them Into n world where all learning Is open to thoso who have been deprived of speech nnd hearing. Tho friends became lovers, and when they were graduated from the school they parted, but not for good. When Alice Prentice returned to her homo nt Hebron uo wore n nun u wiu iuru linger oi. ner left hand. John Zadlna, Jr., was one of the most Intelligent young men who had ever attended tho School for the Deaf, and was made supervisor. Thanksgiving day he will claim his bride. Schoolmates of the young couple will maki up the bridal party, A sister of the groom will translate the words of the wedding ceremony Into the sign language that tho bridal party may understand every word that Is apoken by the priest. The ceremony will begin at 10 o'clock Thanksgiving morning. Immediately after tne c im re u services me nrmai party win d driven to the homo of tho groom's parents on South Thlrty-tirst street, where a wed ding breakfast will bo served. The young couple will live In Omaha, John Zndlna, Jr., bus displayed romarkable Inventive genius. He has patented a gaso line lamp which la said to be superior to anything of tho sort now on the market, and Is. working on a number ot mechanical devices. He Is a remarkably well educated man in splto of Ills a fillet Ion and devotes all ot his ltiUure time to the study ot mechan ical engineering. ACTING ON MAYOR'S ADVICE (initiatr A. Iller (iive II lx Ui-nxon for Won 1 1 ii ic H License lo Slurry. And now It's up to Mayor Moorea to buy present. "I wnnt to get a marriage license," was the request Gustave A. Iller mado yesterday as ho entered tho private offlco of tho county Judge. "A few weeks ago 1 went wit to a public meeting whero Mayor Moores was speaking. He urged all the young men to get marrlod and I'm acting on his advice." Iller is an Omaha young man and bis I future wife Is Miss Martha A. Turner, aged 19. The young couple will live at 2003 North Thirteenth street. TURKEY FOR THE PRISONERS Sheriff I'nn-rr .Will Offer a Tlinnka- kIvIiik Dinner for Tlilrty Flve Guests. Sheriff John Power and Jailer Tom Flynn went marketing yesterday and bought the dolicacles which the prisoners In the county Jail will be treated to thla year. Only thirty five guests will respond to tho sheriff's in vltatlon to tllne this year. LaBt year tho number of Thanksgiving diners In the county Jail waa seventy-five. The menu Host Power will offer Is as follows; Turkey with Cranberry Sauce Sweet Pickles. Celery, j-oiaioes, Mlnco l'le, Apple Tie. Annlo Cider. Sugar. Cream. Dread nnd llutter. IMNimt'rT CAVSKO HV A fiEHM. A Srir lllneovcry fhnt Kill the Germ nnd I'reventa ilnlilnr. Pretty nearly all the hair preparations for dandruff, have somo merit In allaying Itching ot the scalp and In being fairly good dressing for tho hair, but there Js only ono that recognizee what causes dan druff, falling hair and baldness and that destroys that cause, a little germ and that Is Newbro's Hcrplclde. This germ eats Its way Into tho pcatp, down to the hair root, where it saps that vitality, causing dandruff as It digs up the scalp Into llttlo white scales. Unless It Is destroyed there's no permanent -stopping ot falling hair and euro ot dandruff and baldness. Ncwbro'a Herplcldo kills tho germ. "Destroy the cause, you rmovo tho effect." Mortality Mnllalic. Tim followluc births and deaths have been reported to tho Ho.ml of Health for the forty-eight hours ending at noon November 2i Births-Francis QUI. 31 Piukney, girl; Thomas B. Onlvln. Hit South Fifth, bov; T. 1. t t 1CI J 11.. WfA.nlrt t mil IV ii rirnt:, toil niuutiiin, ftn iui'ii ael Cuff, llil North Eighteenth, girl; Den nis Bhteliy. 2116 Elm. boy; Frank Zlmmell, 3009 South Eighth, girl: Frank Cunningham, KM Heward, girl; Urnut Jones. SIS South TMrenty-fourth, girl; James I.enry, 1512 Cunilnc. boy. Deitths Anna Kunce. nia 31 years. St Joseph'a hospital; Susan A. Smith, ago ftti years, aiapie; jira. Jensen, ago n yearn, b'.. IT v1 ..... v. n-.... . I ............ 1 1 . .. ....... . X4IU. u -v, ,ll " -l J - , - ...ii ivilll.ir. till.n ,i. Brisker, age 22 years, St. Joseph's hospital; Charlea II. Hale, ago 15 years, 3125 South Fineenin: ueorgc ri. rora, uge 67 years, uougias v.ouniy nospiiai. NEW BOORS AND MAGAZINES Past Weik Brings to Hand Betsral Ad ditional Volnmti. HOLIDAY BUYERS ARE NOW IN EVIDENCE .Mnn.v tlnlrrlnlnltiK Moi-li of fiction n Well nn n A iniilier of More ollil t.'ltnrni'tcr for Itrnilera of Different Tnxteft. J. P. 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HOT FIRE IN MUSIC STORE Hoipt's Buck Ecorohid By i llla:i ttritti Origin. f Uji- FIREMEN DO REMARKABLY QUICK WORK Alarm llrlnjcil Mnny Minnies flrr llUcovcrj, lint Finnic Arc llclil lo Floor Where 'I' hoy Slnrlnl. Fire of unknown origin broke out In the music store of A, Hospe, 1513 DouglaB Btreet, nt 6:30 yesterday morning, damaging this nnd adjacent properties ns follows A Hosre's stock of musical Insti umcntH, pic tures and sundries, $.",000; tho building, $100; repair shop of A. Albrccht, $600, Rochester Shoo company, tr15 Douglas street, $.100. Tho upproxlmata totnl loss Is $fi,300, fully covered by Insurance. The flro started between the Moor of the third story Hnd the rolling of tho second story, where for nearly a half hour It fed upon studitlns, JolMs nnd other heavy tim bers, making hut lltto headway. Beams IxIS Inches aro almost entirely burned away. A cement filling between the floor and celling still further retarded tho progresit of tho blae, but when onco tho hnrd plno flooring wns burned through, ad mitting nlr to tho smoldering timbers, the fire spread rapidly, attacking the atalr rail ing, wainscoting nnd door frames of the third story nnd runlnlng many expensive pictures that ndorned tho walls. Alnrm nrently DHnjril. A man who chanced to bo passing the storo h( 6:30 saw tho reflection of tho blaze on the third floor windows, and at once realized thnt It was up to him to notify the fire department that n fire was In progress, but ho didn't know how to do It. Ho knew, however, that at Eighteenth and Harney struma Is located euglno house No. 3, Bnd ho preferred to run thero, n distance of nearly bIx blockB, lo stepping to a flru box eighty foot nway and turning In nn alarm according to modern method. When he nrrlved ho was out of breath and could barely gasp the location of the blaze. Tho department waa quickly out, but many precious minutes wcro lost becauso tho man had declined to tackle tho mys teries of tho fire box. Asked nftorwards why he did It, ho answored, "I'm not like the missionary In South Africa who, when ho raw tho tlgor coming, took a book out of his grip nnd looked up the chapter on how lo kill tigers. I'll take my lesson on fire boxes when I've got moro time." (liilck Work by Firemen. "It wns the most wondorful stroke of flre manshlp I ever saw," said Mr. Hospe. "Tho blaze had gained tremendous headway, and ns shown tyy tho wny the paint is blistered on all tho woodwork. It must havo been hotter than nn Ovan up thero, still they put tho flro out In less thnn five minutes, "Tho totnl value of my' stock Is about $45,000, and It's Insured for 80 per cent ot that amount. I think $5,000 will cover tho damage, moat of which wan on the third floor, which was used as a storeroom and repnlr shop. On tho second floor twenty four plnnos wcro stored, and tbo damage to those Is mostly by water. I should think they were damaged about $50 each. Goods on the first floor, nnd In the bnsemenl wero ulso damaged somo by water. In tho bao mcnt tho water was a foot deep. On tho first or street floor I had a cabinet contain ing stringed instruments, guitars., mando lins and violins, valued at $900. which is almost a total loss." Other Firm Involved. A. Albrecht fi Son, who run a repair shop on the third floor of the building, report a Iosh ot between $500 and $600. Tlio stock of the Itochcstcr Shoe com pany, adjoining the Hospo store on the west, has suffered to some extent from water. This damage Is estimated between $200 and $300. The building In which the Hosp store 1b located Is a three-story brick structure, with basement, nnd Is tho property of G. Wnrreu Smith. Four hundred dollars will repair tho damago to this. 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