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Miah9tk&b&n3h&!3&& ft The Omaha Sunday Bee. PART III. jji PAGES 19 TO 26. JJSTAJJLISHED JKE 10, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOKNIXG DECEMBER 8, 1901. SINGLE COVY EIVE CI3NTS. Furniture Department i , ftll n 1 w. tf . Bennett uo. THIRD FLOOR Every article that wo show In this department will make a sultablo and useful Christmas present. Como cariy, mako your selection und wo will gladly hold tho goods for future delivery. A chllds' Rocker ones. Wo havo a pleases the llttlo nice lino of well made and service able rockers prices rango CQr n from 'ot UP ftnnltnry Ctmclies I lie irnl til I n (I. A folding Couch and a good nno RlilintnnllnllV madn nf nil steel nml fitted with a national supported spring can bo used either as a couch, bod or davenport wo carry them In threo Q nO tn II Wl styles-prices from ,u ",DU Wo also carry a lino of Mattresses mauo lo lit aDovo couches, ranging ill irlco HIkIi Chair, colden finish with a large swine table, at 2.25 to 3.50 75c Go-Carts ! Go-Carts ! Although a little lato In the season for Go-Carts, wo shall mako tho prlco an object for you to buy, wo do not wish to carry any over and for that reason wo tnuku tho following low prices: Cart llko cut, all reed body, with nnrasol, nicely upholstered cushions, wheels have rubber tires and Uttcd with good foot, brake, rogu- Q fit lar prlco $14.98-sulo prlco A Oo-Cart with a polished golden oak body, velour covered cushion and back, rubber tires and good brako, regular valuo J7.76 A QA tale price Another with a heavy roll arm and top, all reed body, cushions made In best quality corduroy, rubber tires and brake, regular prlco with fi nil parasol, J9.9S salo prlco JtJ A regular $I.CQ cart with rubber tiros salo O (Q prlco tf.OO Pictures ! Pictures ! Pictures ! Wo havo a hundred or more of elegant Pictures nicely framed, also frames without pictures, nil styles and sizes, they arc slightly damnged mid In order to closo them out wo offer them at less than one-half tho regular prlco for Monday and Tuesday only Jewelery Department FIRST FLOOR We offer Iji Itils depnrtme lit no me extrn vnlur In Imported nml dnmnMlcs Holiday unveltlen. Cull mill exnmlne our stock mill priors nr quote n few of the ninny liiirKiihiN spcelully II for early htier. 34c Cut steel bead Chatelalno Rags, tho llnest goods, made, heavily mounted In French gray sliver metal, usual price $3.S!i to $5.00, ryA at $3.74. $3. IS and Imitation cut glass Tooth 1'owder JarH with sterling silver ziMr tops, at tOl Imitation cut gtnss Talcum Powder Jars with metal sprinkle CUr stopper and sterling cover uo Kino Tooth llrushes sterling Ar silver handles, nt "lo und CJu Nail Kllcrs Btcrltng handles, at Kino Clothes llrushes real ebony back, sterling stiver Ofci trimming, at i.vo Sterling nag Tags with leather strap and buckle, nt A Q,-, SSc, CSo and A largo variety and cholco selection of Htcrllnc silver novelties ranging In prlco from . OAr MTW $2.4S to All iiiirelinseN eiiKrnved I'll 10 II. Drug Department FIRST FLOOR Oar utock In tills dennrttn ent of llollilny offering this year anriinnncs miy former nttemiits our fimey Monpn nml Perfume nri unexcelled In the city und lit lowest urleea. Here lire a fciv, of the maiiyt l A fancy box of Soap and Perfume nt 22c ,28c 48c A funcy box contains 3 bot tles pcrfumo at A fancy box with n 2-oz. Dottle pcrfumo ut A ..tiled box with a 2-oz. Dottlo of Pcrfumo nud cut glass fxQn stopper at ., A highly decorated box with Una Bottle Perfume, cut glass QKr stopper -ruw A New Style Perfume Dottle. By simply pressing down tho patent top and Inverting tho bottlo, allows perfume to escape. Wo havo them In tho following' styles: 1-oz. size, dark wlno color, with fop .38c Cameo wnre, sprinkler top Atomizer, 1-oz. size Tall 2-oz. size, sprinkler top Atomizer green cut .48c glass, .75c Itoso color glass, satin finished, patent top Atomizer, about Q8c .Mall Orders Carefully Filled & Promptly Shipped. Send for Christmas Catalogue. tf Opening Sale of Holiday Wares Toyliwd now open on Second Floor a cordial invitation to everybody. Omaha is the Toy center of the west nud we are headquarters. Our stock is the largest and most complete and prices the lowest you can only appreciate this great exhibition and sale by a personal inspec tion. Everything is specially priced for Monday and Tuesday. TOY DEPARTMENT Second floor Wjfht to the front of all COMPETITION, we place our elegant NEW HOLIDAY STOCK the best ever shown in the west. Qo-Cnrt . Bad Iron, polished sttrfaco with .bronzed metal handle, prlco -(- Magic lantern, reeded and brass drum shape, planished lamp, Russia Iron relloctor, w e 1 1 painted, smoko Black, helghth 11 Inches, iH'i-lnch J.Rr slides OG nienched with colored straw braid, G and 10 Inches tinned Iron wheels, cretonne mat, trimmed with TClr gulmpo 4 OW )Od Piano, rosewe finish aim 7Uft.r. Incites, 6 keys I'inno, rosewood iinisli, slzo BlixSx C Inches, S keys Piano, rosewood finish, slzo 13!ix9i 3t"-? Inches, 12 keys IMano, rosewood llnlsh, size 15TixlO?i xi Inches, 1 keys .19c 42c 74c 98c Iron Bank, 2xli Inches nign, iock unu Key 5c HOOK AND LADDER. TRUCIC-lcngth of truck G feet, wheels 10 nnd 12 Inches, silver bell vibrating on steel springs, seat on solid raisers, sldo ladders 4 feet, middle ladder 5 feet, sldo ladders coupled together 714 feet. Heavy )ron uxtes nnu oraccs New ninckboard with desk combina tion stand on easel 4 feet high, rolling chart 22 Inches by C feet, contulns 300 letters, characters, und de- llfiri signs for drawing prlco zJOK Trimmed wlro beds, brass finish, can opy top, slzo 13x24 Inches CQn price OOV 1.25 locomotive, Tcndor and two Conches, nickeled, length 164 Inches. .100 filzo 18x3(1, painted and dappled, has painted seat, bent rocker and Kkri hair tall 0fc Vtf, 8, iennsfi m,, 16th gnd Capitol five. Hardware Department FIRST FLOOR C a The most complete Hardware stock In tho clty-wa carry nn elegant line of useful articles, suitable for Christmas presents. Carpathian engraved nickeled Trays. lO'ixH inches, 12x16 Inches, at inches, 4Qq 58c Individual Pots-Copper, plated, satin llnlsh Inside. Tea l'ot, No. 20 i-plnt, prlco nickel- 24c Bp Coffeo 1'ots Kngrnved, ropper, nickel-plated, 4-pt. 6-plut, nt ,83c 93c nil khnl0Mnwi?i,.Cnt2nr.I!no of "nnierg, Saws. Squares, Chisels nnd tools of nn Kinds, which mako sultablo presents for tho boys. Carpet Sweepers The iiuuskccpcr's pciignt. 8weVi,or' iVAv nVA'A';"""., r " Ff..w'." on? or our cc eurateu wnton enrpot markbi. ihnv ,'nnin , ' '.' l"e.r. ro 1,10 wsl 1,1 " market, they mako u siilondld'nresnnfni,il. Call and seo tho smokeless Oil Heaters at low prices, .1.98 Stationery Department SECOND FLOOR. We enrry Hie lnrK Ht nml most ronipUCo lino of Unnks, Stutlnn err und Noviltlia for Holiday KlnM nt Hpielul low prlee.. TlcascweU" series, 6 kinds, sizes Gx"?4 Inches, 10 jiuges ,ln full.roJ.nrs. Following aro tho stories: The Threo Llt tlo Kittens, Tho Kivo Llttlo Pigs, Houso That Jnck Built, Tho Old Woman nnd Her Pig, Damo Trot nnd Her Cat, Mother Hubbard and Her Dog; price, o each Fancy covered Autograph Albums, each 15c, 10c nnd Autograph Albums, largo nnd moro elaborate, ut 2fic and Scrap Albums, fancy covers, from up, 25c, lGc and Bernp Hooks, album largor than above, ut, each ...5c 24c .10c 48c Catholic Prayer Books Child's Hnthnlln ' l'rayer Hook, lino j black cloth bound, witn gut sldo stump, Sn'l? 12C BUILDING OUTLOOK BRIGHT Ffaipioti for the Etaun of 1002 Ars 0 tidirid Eicl!nt MANY LARGE STRUCTURES UNDER WAY Plans Made for Our of (lie Hulct C'HmiiulKiia In Jinny Venrs by tlm Coiitrni'tors of tho City. Workmon In tho building trades of Omnha aro looking forward to a busy tlmo with tho opening of tho season of 1902. Said one Df tho men yesterday. "Tho prospects for building wcro never brighter at this season of tho year. At tho prosont tlmo there nro nlno buildings which nro practically certain to go up and (heao ro sufficient to keep many men steadily employed during tho greater part of tho euson. Tho most Important of theso aro tho now Union Pacific sliapa. This work will last all season and may run over Into 1903, dopcndlng upon tho forco employed nnd the deslro of tho company to hasten the completion, "Work on tho Auditorium will undoubt edly bo started and tho building lb to bs completed beforo the end of tho summer It the plans of tho dlroctory are carried out. Contractors aro figuring upon the plans of tho Joslyn realdenco, nnd that will surely bo built during tho next yoar. J. A. Crolghton has anuounccd bis intention of building on tho corner of Eleventh and Jones streets, and this Is morally certain. Tho Crono building at Tenth and Harney streots another of thoso to bo counted upon as assured. Plans are ready for the conitructlou of a building for the Richard on Drug company adjoining Its present quarters by John Oreen, the owner of tha trouud, nnd as tho continuity of tho lease of tho drug company dopcuds upon tho con itructlou of this addition thero can bo no doubt that work will bo Btartod as soon as posslhlo In tho spring. "John P. Coad will build a row of ouo tory buildings on Seventeenth nnd Har noy streets which whllo small will bo ele gant nnd require considerable mori work than tho averago building of that cIosb. Mr. Fltzccrald of South Omaha U con erect a building 00x132 at tho comer of' Elxtccnth aud Leavenworth streets, and I understand that an application has been made to him which may result In tho entire quarter of a block being utilized. "In addition to this work which 1 account euro thcro may bo built that uow hotel building by P. E. Her. Whllo this building la certain, In my mlud, I do not count It among thoso to bo built In 1902, as tho lease of Home Miller on the present bulldlug docs not cxptro until next yoar, and It may be thnt he would object to having tho corner torn out and reconstructed whllo he Is run ning a hotel In tho other part of tho build ing. Another building which may bo built Is thnt of the United States Supply com pany, although 1 understand Mr. ltaum seri ously objects to two railroad tracks In front of the lot and bns said that he will not build thero at all if-tho city permits the econd track to bo laid along that street. "Among work already started but which will employ workmen next year aro tho Ira SrovenieaU at Creljuton college, the ware- houso at tho distillery, tho federal building nnncx, besides some others which I do not remember at this time. The season of 1901 was tho tlmo of construction of small houses, residences nnd similar buildings. Tho season of 1902 promises to bo tho timo of largo buildings, with no apparent dcclino In tho number of small houses which will bo built." CORPORATION ASSESSMENTS Tax Coinnilsiilpiicr l'leiulne l'utu Ills Hstliuato on Omnlia'a Public Utility Plants. With tho return by Tax Commissioner Plomlng yesterday of tho porsonal property assessments against tho larger corpora tions of Omaha tho annual fight betwoon thoso organizations and tho tax men is again begun. Mr. Fleming's office forco has been ardu ously at work on these oxtennvo schedules for weeks past and tho footings wcro finally completed lato Friday night for flvo of tho big concerns. They nre: Omaha Water company, H.OOO.OOOj Omaha Strcot Railway company, $$27,000; Omaha Gag company, $720,000; Nebraska Telephone company, $125,000; Thomson, Houston Elec tric company, $125,000. The board of review will at once begin upon theso returns and It is expected this body will conclude a thorough scrutiny and overhauling within a very short time. This is necessitated by the fact that tho board has but one weok morr to sit. The figures will then go to the council, sitting as a board of equalization, whore they will meet with final adjustment, Tho assessment of each corporation's per sonal property as returned by Mr. Fleming for 1902 taxes differs radically from those of 1901 as Dually adjusted by the hoard of equalization, and also from tho figures which tho board of review forwarded to that body. Two of these now assessments, however, are Just the samo as those slated against tho samo concerns by Mr. Fleming ' one year ago. A scGedulo showing tho as sessment made a year ago for 1901 taxes on these companies by Mr. Fleming, (he changes mado by tho board of review, and tho figures as tho board of equalization finally loft them, Is given: Bd. of Tax Com. Ilev. Omaha Water Co...$l,tX,000 $300,000 Omaha St. Ity. Co.. 1,000,000 (W.ooo Omnha Gas Co 750,010 380.000 Nobbraska Tel. Co. 1&0.000 83,000 Thompson-H. Elec tric Co 125.000 110,000 lid. of Kiiunl. $4(0,000 450,000 3SO.0O0 85.U00 110,000 ORDINANCE IS A DEAD LETTER JuiIkc Gordon NullllW-a City Itctfuln tlou In lleuuril to the i Sale of Meat. The cases T.horeln Henry Donehoff of Dcnson and Hugh Kennedy of South Omaha were charged with vending unstamped meat In Omaha were decided by Judge Gordon In police court yesterday, both defendants being discharged. In handing down his decision tho Judgo said tho ordinance re quiring meat to bo stamped Imposed an Imposslblo condition upon those who would sell went In the city, as thoy have to haul It through tho streets In order to got It to the place where It ts to bo stamped. The caso against Ronehoff was tried about two monttufcago and was taken under ad visement. He had been arroated while driving a delivery wagon In which wai the carcass of somo'anlmnl, tho genus of which City Veterinarian Ramacclottl was unablo to determine, but ho gavo It as his opinion on tho witness stand that It was a horse. Hugh Kennedy was arrested several weeks later on a cbargo of selling un stamped beef, and a largo wagon load of tho commodity was confiscated by tho city and condemned. His defenso was that tho meat had undergono nn ante-mortem ex amination by tho government Inspectors at South Omaha, and that ho had been re fused a post-mortem examnatlon becnuso thcro wasn't enough of It to make It worth tho inspector's time. Tho Judgo said that until tho Board nf Health designated sorao place whero meat can bo Inspected, and whero tha Inspector can always bo found, tho ordinanco provid ing for tho stumping of meat can not bo en forced In bUi court. NEBRASKA CERAMIC EXHIBIT Club Open Uu Annual Show wltb Some Kino Pieces nn Exhibition. The annunl exhibit of the Kobraska Cora mlo club opened yesterday In ono of tho display rooms 'of the Shlverlck Furniture company, Whllo tho club draws its mem bership from nil parts of tho stato, only the Omaha members havo contributed to tho exhibit this year, and of theso seventeen aro represented. Tho exhibit occupies .threo rooms, tho work being shown to tho best advantage upon tho surfaces, covered with tho handsomest of drawn and ncodla work. Among the work th,at Is attracting spe cial attention nro an oyBter set, decorated In sea shells and moss, tho work of Mrs. Mabol Truax, secretary of tho club; 'a tea set, by Mrs, J. C. Comfort, tho now presi dent; a punch sot, by Mrs, Fred Schnefder; a fruit sot by Mrs. J. J, Harr, a toilet set by Miss Melons Ilutterfleld, and a fish sot by Mrs. J. C. Morrow. A collection of uovolttcs and small pieces" of pastel work by Mrs. Fannlo Ilachman, and two collec tion of figure pieces by MUs Edith Sand burg nnd Mrs. A. Hood aro also tho cen ters of admiring groups. Among the other contributors aro: Mrs. Charles Hclmer, Mrs. Dergman, Mrs. F. M. Wagner, Mrs. Frank King, Miss Edith Sncll and Miss Ada Wilcox. Tho exhibit will contlnuo Monday, Tuesday and Wcdueeday of next week. CUT RATES ON CUT MEATS Eaitbund Tariff Hohedulw Out Figara Juit at Ffiiink - DIRECT LINES THE WORST OFFENDERS Efforts to KatnbllHh Schedule ltcsult In AVorNC llciuornllsntlon and AicrctHiicnt on lliiklii for Ites tnrutlnu U Fur Off. i JOE DOLAN'S BAD JUDGMENT Base null Player Souk u Policeman with a Proscu Snow Hall aud la Arrested. Joe Dolan, a base ball player, hit Officer Wooldrldgo with a snowball yesterday and Is now locked up on a charge of as sault and battery. It Is alleged that Dolan delivered a drop curve. At least, it dropped Wooldrldgo and the crowd that was looking on shouted derisively, "Take your base!" After tho officer had gathered blmsolf up he attempted to arrest Dolan, when, It Is alleged, Dolan struck him with his fist on the side of the head, and It Is for this last blow that the charge of .assault was filed. Wooldrldge says the snow ball was inudo of ice rather than snow. Ills loft cuojk and temple are badly bruised. If reports from Now York and Indications hero may bo believed, tho freight rutcu on eastbound shipments of packing house products out of both Omaha and Kausas City aro In a bad way. Tho matter waB up for consideration at tho reccut meeting of tho presidents nnd traffic officials of tho western roads, but no agreement for tha matntenanco of rates could bo reached. Tho situation was considered so serious that an adjournment was taken to December 20, when a meeting will bo held In Chicago for the sole purpose of settling tho ques tion, if possible. Qenoral, division and local agents of tho lines running caBt of tho river with offices In Omaha, deny that their lines aro guilty of rata cutting, They rcm'.na ono of Th. Nast's famous cartoons of the Tweed gang In New York City. Each points over his shoulder to the other, fellow as being the guilty party. No ono denies, however, that rates aro being cut. When the direct lines to tho east at tempted some tlmo ago to mako the pack ers pay tariff rates the bulk ot tho ship ments was suddenly diverted to the In direct routes to the cast and to tho lines to tho gulf ports. To regain tho traffic the direct lines habtlly offered to pay re bates to tho packers. So keen became the competition betwocn tho various roads that it Is said tho packers wero able to prac tically dictate tho rates. Tho representa tives of tho packing houses do not scorn nlarmed in the least at any action the Chi cago meeting may take, Well posted railroad men say that there Is no hopo for tho permanent malntenanco of rates until the time comes when tho community of Interests Idea will bo ex tended to such a degree that each group ot railroads will be under tho absolute control of a traffic director, Then three or four men would control the western situation nnd by making agreements among them selves tho maintenance ot rates would bo much moro certain than when ten times as many men aro ' parties to the agree ment, as at present. However, tho "gen tlemen's agreements" entered Into by tho presidents from tlmo to time havo failed to keep the rates Inviolate and It might be that traffic directors' agreements would result likewise. Union Pnclflo Fools the 111 1 1. Tho Union Pacific Railroad company has been a patron of education ever since its inception. It has contributed moro to tho cause of knowledge In most of tho school dlstitcta along Its lino than any other one taxpayer and many times it has been corapellod to shoulder the entlro school tax burdens In certain districts. Uut there Is a limit to even a big corpora tion's pocketbook and the Union Pacific strenuously objects to maintaining expen sive schools out of its own funds in dis tricts whero but ono family resides. Tho latest lustanco that has como to light Is of u school In tho extreme casUrn end of Choycnno county, Colorado, closo to the Kansas line. Thcro are at present six children ot school ago living In tho dis trict, according to tho railroad company, und they nro all members of ono family. Tho tichool houso Is ono ot tho rooms of tho residence, the teacher Is tho mother ot tha family nnd her salury Is paid by a school tax, 92 pot cent of which falls upon tho company's right-of-way. Tho com pany would not object so much to tho sal ary If It yero not for the coal bills. .Last winter In a lx months' term tho district school consumed twenty tons ot coal. As school Is supposed to bo In session flvo days a week aud flvo houru each day, with only seven persons to bo kept warm, It seems thnt tho coal bill might fairly bo com plained of. In carrying out Us campaign against ex trnvaganco tho company's first stop was to placo nn old cabooso off Its wheels along tho right of way In tho district In this shelter ono of tho employes has established a rest donco as a voter. A section ot tho com pany's, land grant has boon deeded to htm, aud ho will shortly begin suit as a resident and taxpayer cgalnst extravagance In tho couduct of tbo affairs of tho district. Tho company has had similar trouble In many of tho districts in wostorn Nebraska, and the tax department has had to exerclso con stant vlgllanco to prevent family graft from drawing too heavily upon their funds. Work on New llqulpmuut. Work on tho now equipment for the Northwestern-Union Pacific Overland Lim ited trains Is being pushed at tho Pullman shops, but It is not likely that all tho cars will bo completed In tlmo to bo placed In service on Janunry 1, as originally Intended. They are to bo electric lighted throughout and equipped with a telephone systom. It was intended to place tho dynamos In tho forward part ot tho buffet cars, but this was found to be Impracticable on account ot the vibration, so thoy will be put In the buggago cars. Tho railroad companies, as well as tho Pullman company, aro deter mined that tho now trains shall be tho finest ever built. CLARK IS READY TO ANSWER Given Hull for lilt Anneurnnce nnd Dcnlca All of llln Wife's i AlleKntlnuit. Rutus L. Clark was brought from Kansas City yesterday to answer charges of adultery and larceny brought against him by his wife, Winnow C. Clark. Immediately after hU arrival In Omaha Clark was relenscd upon bond furnished by Henry P. Haze, Flo Comer, tho woman who was arrested In Leon, la., and Is charged with having been Clark'B partner In crime, is still In Jail In Council Rluffs. Mrs. Clark filed a petition for divorce yes terday and also began action against Wil liam H. Clark and John O, Clark to re cover monoy which sbo maintains was In vested In tho milling business conducted by Clark Dros. Clark came to Omaha without requisition pipers and says thnt be Is guilty ot nono ot thu Climes charged by his wlfo. Ho also sayn that be Is sure be can Introduce evi dence In any court which will secure him n divorce from his wlfo on account ot her bad temper. Ho admits that ho knows Flo Comer, but denies that ho has lived with her and says that they did not lcavo Omaha together. Ho also denies tho chargn that ho maintained two homes in Omnha and spent much of his tlmo with tho Comer womnn. When arrested Clark was In tho employ of Swift nnd Company In Kansas City as a machinist. Ho was anxious to como to Omnha and havo tho trouhlo existing bo twecn htm aud his wlfo settled at once. TIE ON INJUNCTIONS NOW South Oniiiliu nml tint l'lntlNiuouth Telephone Compiiny Until IteHtriilneil. Judgo Fawcott Issued a temporary Injunc tion yesterday which will prevent tho Plattstnouth Telephono company from doing any moro work than was accomplished In South Omnha beforo Judgo linker Issued tho temporary injunction prohibiting tho city of South Omaha from Interfering with tho operations ot tho company. Deforo issuing tho Injunction Judgo Fawcett stated that it la clear to him that tho Pluttsmouth concern Is attempting to forco nn cntrauco to tho city against tho will ot the officials ot that city. He said thnt ho thought tho city should havo au order which would provent tho company from entering tho city until Its right to do so has been settled in court. Ho stated that tho only reason ho hesitated in grant ing tho Injunction was that It might bo held to conflict with Judgo Raker's Injunc tion granted to tho company. Judge Fawcett said that tho former In junction prevented tho city of South Omnha from Interfering with any work "then" done. Ho stated that ho bolloved nn order, provontlng tho company from doing any work In addition to what was "theu' done, referring to tho tlmo of tho previous In junction, would In no way Interfere with tho Raker Injunction. Consequently , he granted an Injunction which will provent tho com pany from going on with Its work, but will not Intorfero with tho work done previous to tho beginning ot tho litigation. Tho contempt caso brought against tho company for doing work nfter It was re strained from further operations by a tem porary restraining order Issued by Judgo Estello will bo tried next week In caso Judgo Fawcett Is not called to Washington county. NEBRASKA STILL PAYS TAXES Ilcdiiclluii of District nnd Abolition ot War Levy Doenu't Dlnturb Collector' ItecelntN. "Tho ordinary collections, notwithstand ing tho reduction in tho size of tho Ne braska district, aro Increased to an extont compensating for tho loss In war taxes, which for tbo month of November averaged about ono-tenth thoso collected In the cor responding month of 1900," says Collector E. D. Stevenson of tho Internal Revenue depnrtraent. Tho total collections for tho month closing last Saturday wore $250.-005.41. llei-elver for (III Compiiny, UPPER SANDUSKY. O., Dec. 7,-Judge Young bus appointed Amos JJIxby receiver of the Itetsof Oil company. Tho company Is composed of Judgo Hmnllcy of upper Sandusky and A. Miller, M. A. Smaller. Ji. i Wado and V. li Hrady, of Toledo. PATTERSON SAYS HE IS POOR Inswars Hii WilVi Fatitloa hi Aliony hj Pjudinc Pomty. HAS ONLY SMALL SALARY TO LIVE ON Set Forth Hint He In In Ucbt to iho Finn Ho Ilenrenrntn anil Wholly IJniible to Piiy a Cent. James T. Patterson has fllod an answer to tho petition which hla wlfo, Cora L. Pat terson, filed for money with which to con duct her defenso In tho dlvorco suit brought by hor husband. Patterson alleges that his wlfo has r. larger income than ho and mnlntalus that sbo is well nolo to support horsclf and bear tho oxpeuso of tho litiga tion. In his nnswor Mr. Patterson states that ho has no pjock In tho R. A. Patterson Tobacco company of Richmond, Vn., and this statement Is supported by affidavits made by hla father, R. A. Patterson, presi dent of tho company, W. B, Daniel, book keopor, ,R. F, Putterson. vice president, Malvern O. Putterson, treasurer. In 1889 Patterson alleges that ho and his threo brothers acquired $30,000 worth of stock In thu company. Thoy wero loaned $16,000 cuch by their father aud woro to pay out on tho rest ot tho stock as thoy woro ablo. Patterson maintains that ho Is morely a traveling salesman for tho com pany with a salary ot $1",100 a year. Ho says that ho hu boon unablo to meet hla obligations to tho company und nllegos that ho Is $25,000 In dobt to tho company. It Is assorted In answer that Mrs. Pat terson's great ability as a vocalist enables her to eurn a much larger salary than thnt received by hor husband, und it Is furthor nlleged that In 1S90 sho recuivud worn than $7,000 in cash from hor tuotbor'a estate. Mr. Patterson also charges his wlfo with wronging him greatly by not allowing blm to t;eo their 7-yonr-old son, Richard Archi bald. Ho ullcgcn tliut tho boy Js Itopt In hiding nnd that tho only communication ho has with Oio child Is through lottora which uro submitted to Mrs. Putterson. Letters from tbo boy to his father aro signed "Mario," presumably the numo ot a governee In whoso chargo tho child is. All marks aro removed from tho loiters which would glvo tho father any cluo to tho whoreiitouts of his boy, Patterson maintains In tho conclusion to his nnswor that ho Is nimble to support hlinsolf and declares that it would bo abso lutely Impossible for him to pay hla wlfo any money. E. J. MATTHEWS' NECK BROKEN Prmldent of American DlKti'htt Telt. irmih CnmiiHiiy Thrown from Ills Hamo nnd Killed. PHILADELPHIA, Doc. 7. E. J. MattH ews, president of tho American District Telegraph company and a prominent broker, fell from his horso while riding near his home nt Valloy Forgo today nnd broko his neck, dying almost Immediately, Uo wbb CO year old.