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THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28. IPO 2. EXPERT COES ON IDE STAND K3wiakM Man Witness for the Cut in NEBRASKA RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS What They Are What They Should Be. The tabular statement herewith presented embodies a comparative exhibit of railroad aftsegsmenta for 1802 and 1902, OneSixth Glycerin Half the worth of a good toilet soap is the glycerin but it's costly. There was never another moderate price soap made one-sixth pure glycerin. tha tfolicetx Case. HANDWfilTING OF DEFENDANT COMPARED Sar that Mollaeaa Wrott fha Ad Irm the Label of the Packaase Coatalalfta; Poisoned Brosno eltaer. showing the mileage of the various railroads in each county, their relative assessment per mile, their true value based on earnings and capitalitation, and their assessable value equalired at a ratio of one-sixth of their true value. J r 4 - f it I ; ; ;. r. 1 i , i ' w .7. it- I 1. A NEW TORK. Oct. 17 The (rial of Roland j B. Mollneux was continued today. At the frret trial of tbe cas It took eight weeks to et a Jury -and eiamlne all wltnessca. In th seven and a half dayi of tbe pres ent trial, since the fury was obtained. tbirtr-six witnesses bare been called and cross-examined and couwal hare reached aa egacement as to expert testimony In handwriting that. It Is expected, will ma terially lessen the technical ordeal to hjich Jurors and audience were subjected when Mollneux first faced the charge In November 1SS9. John F. Terrell, the Milwaukee hand writing expert, wae recalled and Illustrated Similarities In letters admitted by Mollneux and the wrapper of the poison package n a blackboard. Mr. Terrell copied the first syllable of the word "Knickerbocker" from the poison package addrees and compared It with the "ck" In (tie word "tickets" appearing In a letter Mollneux wrote to Cornish about an entertainment In November, 1S97. "Do 'you consider tbe study of hand writing an exact science?" ex-Governor Black said In opening 'bis cross-examina tion. ' "In soma Instance, yes; in aome, no." Mrs. Rogers, daughter of the dead wo- ' man, was next railed and to Mr. Osborne's . questions told cf going to the theater with tier mother on the night of December 27, of her mother's headache In tbe morning and of her appeal to Cornish for a draught of his bromo-seltser. t She told of giving the poisoned drink to Mrs. Adams and of her almost immediate collapse. " Mrs. Rogers denied absolutely that her toother aver hired a letter box from Daniel ''Callahan, who said last week that she did. and declared that she and her mother had no 'secrets from each other. Mrs. Rogers aatd. she had a private letter box once un der aa assumed name. Alfred 8. TJsborn, ' another handwriting expert, waa the next witness. Hp, said the hand . that addressed the poisoif package end (he .disputed letters also wrote the letters acknowledged to be by Mollneux. ' - He found Instances in'. the disputed writ ings .which, showed', the writer bad "patched" certain letters by going over them with. his pen. Theta-wss a rumor after tbe close of court Jtoat Mr; Osborn will end his case to morrow. VvtH Uo All This for Tow. . Dr. Kfag'a New Life Pills puts vlml rigor and no life Into every nerve, muscle an orran of the body. Try them. 25c. For aale br Kcbn Co. UNITED . WORKMEN CELEBRATE .Tklrty-Foortfc Aaalverearr of the roaadlar of the Order la " Observed. .The thirty-fourth anniversary of the founding of the Ancient Order of the United Workmen lodge waa celebrated at the leenplo'! nrrnt' by a: tnusieal and literary entertainment, at which a crowd that filled the room waa . present. Rep resentative from the various lodges of the . Ancient Order', of the United Workmen and the Degree' of Honor of tbe city took part and gave a moat enjoyable entertain ment. H. Lancaster presided and at the beginning of the program mad a short address in pralae of the order. Other speakers were Jacob Jaskelak, grand mas ter workman., N. O. Pratt, and O. C. Van Dyke, past- grand master workmen. Mr. Pratt's address waa. upon John J. Upchurch, the founder of tba order. - Those who took part 1n the musical pro gram were Irene Russell, Ethel Knight, Pearl Morris, Mrs. Hostetler, Mrs. Phil- j oanena Gentleman, Mrs.. Johnson and Mrs. Hopkins. Ao .Interesting feature of the evening was the selections by a violin quartet and the singing quartet from Alpha camp. "Tha central committees of tbe Ancient Order of the United Workman and the Degree cf Honor bad the entertainment la charge. - Prickly Ash Bitters cures disease of the kidneys, cleanses and strengthens the liver, stomach and bowels. Marriage Ureases. Mania licenses were issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. Age. Frank B. Gill. Omaha 14 Myrtle M. Vanleer, Omaha Z7 friaries B. Pedduck. Omaha II ! Anna G. Remmer, Lemars. ia George E. Harpster, East Omaha M Laura Chrlstensen. Omaha 18 Thomas W. Moran. Omaha H Winifred Wallace, Omaha : Bartholomeu J. Bcannefl. Omaha 44 I belle TrumbulL Omaha. Si V Is There waa a err in the streets. People rushed from their doors and at rained their eve on the struggling balloonist feet tier for life. Even the poor, pant- in r sunerer m ice sice room waa tor- rotten while the fam ily razed breath lesa at Una strange tragedy of the air. Then they went back to the sick room to tell of the terrible ' atruegle for life they bad lust witnessed. It did not occur to them that under their very eve a more terrible, more pathetic atrueti waa rainr on daily. There can be nothing more pitiful than the - struggle the consumptive makes against disease The greatest belp in this struirrle is rained by the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery. It cures obstinate cougus, weak and bleeding lungs, emaciation, and other ailments which if neglected or ttaikiUfnily treated find a fatal termina tion In conauniotion. la o4 aay daughter was moVr-iuf oa oowmal of s av.i coug tl, hectic lever, waatiag oi fteaa aa4 other ayaipcoiaa oi diftcmvl luogm. wruaa tun. luaeph U rcapermaa. at Mutual bpnnga, IreOrll La, . C "1 pratniXly gar her lit E V hmti Goltiea Medical tnacoer waa grattrj-iKg a4 ah aow eaiova eacelleal hcmiia. Tlua heiog true, 1 hereb hirulv eaeotac your mexucinea.11 Accept no substitute for " Golden Med ical Discovery." There la nothing "just aa good" for diacaaea of the atumacn. ttlood and lungs. Dr. ilr-roe's Pleasant Pellets atfist U cvm (4 tbe " Discovery -lHtia- Asaeaeaaeat Total Miles. Per Mil. Aaseaaaaeat. Read. Hllea. ii i . i laxuh. Aemaaaeat P Mil. Aetaal Foe Mil. Tela Baalleed l l-t What Aaseaaaaeat hoald Be. S3.4 S0.4I 14.M , S6.RO S.K3 8.02 140.SS 4A.IMI 81.4.1 2 LOT 19.11 112.14 20.6.1 82. SS lTM) 10.62 ST. 10 43.8S 4.ftO .40 40.39 R..12 23.03 94,000.00 4. NOO.OO B.UOO.OO 4,000.00 5. BOO.OO B.OOO.OO 8,800.00 95.O00.O0 B.OOO.OO B.OOO.OO 8,500.00 M.oo.OO 4,000.00 S.SOO.OO 3,OOO.AO 94,000.00 4.090.00 4.0IK1.00 SS.OOO.OO B.OOO.OO 400.00 gl SS.OOO.OO T.908.00 isa.too.oo 69,940.00 lXHOO.OO ie.ioo.oo 88.0O0.00 S96,M.O0 V240JO0.O0 1OT.1BO.00 108150.00 M.(IHS.oo 98S2.18S.OO 9127,8440 140.TS0.O0 ei.sso.oo B2.6O0.00 98 90,924.00 91TB.400.00 9iT9.eoo.oo 1 ,900.00 fiai.seo.oe 9 14 1300.00 se.eoo.oo 118,290.00 RCCKOIX9 OODITTT. ftehraeha aV Colorado SS.4 Keaahlleaa Talley 20.41 K. dt M. V. Rr tf44 ft. L A nelaoat Breach.......... 14.9 Paell Railway la Ntbnuka.. ...... 99.91 Atchlaoa, Toaeha dt 9aata F. ...... ..... St. Jo dc Graad lalaad .....4 . 8.T9 Total 19. 99 OTOB COmTT. Vetraika Railway B9.0T Mo. Paclfe, Kehraska, Exteaaloa. . ... 4 ' St.M Mo. Paelfle. Woepina; Water Braaeh.i .. 91.49 ,...! 19.11 9a.4B4v.oe oo.4e ee.99 4ueoe.ee VBOeXO ae - Moo.oe MI344XB9 9 lAeo-oe 9i4.ee iiv9o.9e 99.19 4L 99 9T,T90.99 9940.99 99,944.09 121449.99 19999,99 4fteeeea 999999999 99,909.99 iree.ee 9eiT,il9.s MUaoarl Pacl9n, Crev Brmaeh, . Total 112.99 rtwiu couiitt. Repahlleaa Valley Ry 99.99 CV, R. I. dt Pn St. Joe Braaeh. B2.Sf Kaaaaa City db Nonhweaterw.. . . . . . . ITM Atchlaoa at Rehraaka. 1 . . t ...... 19.82 Total BT.10 PKRKUS cbCTT. ekraika dc Colorado 49 AB v i PWRLP9 COfJfTT. Kebraaka Jk Colorado. , ..,..... 44.9t) Kaaoaa City dt Osaaha.. . . .e 49 Total ............... 49VS9 PIKRCK COCKTY. E. V M. T. Ry C, St. M. O S. C. dt W. Br. of Wllaaar St C T 28.99 9283,090.00 Total . 99 .43 f 4.BOO.OO 8 0.02 4.BOO.OO 19.42 11.1BO.OO 22.29 8,000.00 er.ie 10-12 94JIOO.OO A9 ' B.OOO.OO 4.4T 4,000.00 21.4S .......... 19.32 93.500.00 81.13 43O0.0O B0.40 12.T0 . 94300.00 l.OO 4,000.00 28.39 B.OOO.OO 42.T2 B.OOO.OO T&30 23.12 9 B, OOO.OO 40.05 . f e,eoo.oo 4134 ' 4300.00 8.91 II3OO.OO 8830 f 28390.00 1TB300.00 21e.e44.00 161.4BO.OO 9S82,BT4.09 f T2.B4O.O0 4,450.00 1T3HOJM 9O43T0.O0 f 6T,BB.OO 1 49.434.00 921TrOT9.00 f eo.oeo.oo 4,000.00 11 600.00 818,000.00 fs9e.Qe0.00 f iis,eoo.oe f2e4.880.00 18880.00 4B.18S.OO f '499;t4S.06 aV999,99) 439-9 43009 . reo3e 9S,4OLAa fA,49.9 -' 839O.09 93.090.90 . 83MMr9 S99th99 9330939 9999,999.99 9118390.9 19300.09) SS3TB.09 99,499. 823TB.99 aa,re. 8S3TB.99 f 8,000 .00 18388.9 4es.o 8,TT.00 8,000.09 183ie30 f 19388.9 S3e-o 990,433,09 ftt383 9113,00.0 14,4TB.09 . 23,944.99 eS,194U 94V.OM.99 4933.0 113300,00 939,99 f 19,333.00 8.TT9.00 8338.9 19333.99 999937T39 91813S3.B 913438-O t34t3 9189,TT3 f IB,. 9l8,o.o S1.T983 93,000.00 933OO.O 3813 9192,. f2r,rB30 9T394. ' 4l3-9 T 93939 19,99939 9300.09 8,009.00 PliATTB COTJJTTT. Llaeola aV Rorihweaterm.. I'alaa Facile. O. A WL. Brauaeh ..... Caloa PaelB Ry 19.43 E. M. V. nr........,.;,........ 3,29 1 1 i Total 'ST.l j rtLK OOCHTT. raloa PaelSe, O. dt R. Braaeh.. . . ' 19.18 rn E. dt M. V. Ry 3 Kaaaaa City dt Osaaha. 4.48 ......... .. Total. ... .. . .. 213 - red wiiMw conrrr. Oaford Kaaaaa. ;........ 138 Repahlleaa Talley ii... '91.T8 33 9 83r. . 9 1330,9 I83T93 . 11T34O.0 lr1439 11T349.99 113443 8,03 I lTr43 9T9r48.e 3T,rB.9 911T349,9 r,rs3o tirs3 94.328. 3B13 3.00939 f 8,90.90 19,949.90 19,949.90 4,99. 09 919.99.0 4,2. 93813 9 9399-99 f 19399.M IO,0V3 1183003 Total ......... ...i. BO.49 .....,.., v RICHARD cotnrrT. Repahlleaa Valley 1838 . C, R. I. dt P St. Jo Breach...., 1.0 Mlasoarl Paelfle, Hchraak Bat..'. 2338 Atchlaoa dt Nebraska 99.1T 4.4 82093T3.99 t T,rs fll83.9 f 8,009.09 18338. OO flS.8SS.0tt 3,TT9.9 Total E. dt M. V. Ry. . . . . B939. ......... 4MT3 ROCK COtTBTT. vr 23.19 99,99939 SAtfCDKRS C0CBTT. T .r Osaaha dt Worth Platte... 93 f eV3 193383 f8T,r3 f4,eS8.9 raloa Paetfle, O. dt R. Breach ........ Barllaartoa ........................ 4134 . 831 I f 19,9003 11T34A3 4139T39 Total....'.' ., .'. 839 scon's Btcrr corirrT. f 8,. 13403 183383 910O.4T8.OO 884381.88 S833S.90 B38.8 110,400.00 83.100.94 9TT8.ore.i3 9130T,9B8.S1 119,933.40 . 118,939.29 108,1 1T.B f 1343388.88 B49.e3e.49 123,908.90 B8.82T.SO 199,133.10 99Tft.999.9S 918138. 91S4.T90. 1.TT9.19 918e.4T9.19 91s1.1es.00 88,44732 T30.00 944,472.82 f i9.aoo.oo T99308.9O 991. 90S .SO 1 4B34 138 9i3i93B-2a 9319.59930 4.119.93 19,906 -8M fS8e,T38 f BT.990.00 B883T1.2 f41,ei.29 f 241327.8 S,TTe30 127,189,48 818,0031 fl.1883SS.4S 9109.080.00 f 120,150.00 21,T87.0 . T8,93T.03 f 1,01834.93 Xehraeka, Wyoaalas dt Weetera 438 f 23 ! ' 998.1 1. flf, .99 8S309-9 flSO.lBO.O0 ' IBW1KD COntTT. 23.20 f4,BOO.OO fl2e.9O0.00 Llaeola dt Itorthwosterm B3 f3.0' - f 939. 9 193939 f 8,009.9 f 93,990.00 28.74 B.OOO.OO 12S.TOO.OO Bohraaka Ralway , BB.8B ' 43. r 1 11393 11300. 19.988 11833134 81.43. B.OOO.OO 187,100.00 F, E. dt M.' V. Ry 813S , ... 303 118,1183 2T,TB03 4323 1431730 85.88 8419.700.00 Total.. 83 . f 192,899 . ' 8848,91834 SALI3K COCJCTT. 28.24 f 11300.00 f 297333.O0 Bartlaa-toa 234 910384.99 f3T3aV3 f 11830. f 18388. 948834433 24.88 4.000.00 99,440. Rehraska dt Colorado 843 8,483' 99,79739 183. S3. 74.S90.00 17.07 e.500.00 110,988. Oaaaha dt Soathwestara 1T3T 3 . ' ' 110393 113 19,83339 821.4T9.31 C. R. I. 4t P. Ry 3.7 8303 130, BS,44.M 3,77. 1 9.091.99 4.2 8.500.00 14,919. Mtaaoort PoeiSe, Crete Braach, 43 S3 1839. 83783 S3 22,M.M 832 4,000. 84,480. Kaaaaa City dt Oaaaha.. .. , 83S 830030 82,794. 21.734. S.SS13 813 .33 80. 9887.817. Total 82.79 fST3T839 f4S,77S.SS . , SARPT, CWJBTT. 18.7 9 CO . 9134,014.00 Oaaaha dt Berth. Platte. .......;. 18,7 fS,00. BM33 f 13 9 8,9 f 8370. 1431 9300.00 ' M.BIB.OO Oaaaha dt Soathweatera ............. . 1431 9.BOO. 9318. 11330939 183330 ' 290309.03 21. 8,8 120,480. C R. I. dt P. Ry. t. .... 2130 , 3 2813 23, 944. 8,779. 81,794.49 7.88 8.0 . 23,040. Mo. PaelSe, Behraaka Bat ........... . T. 3 . 4839. 83373 S3 9939 88387.94 IB. ( B.OOO.OO TB.OOO . Mo. ParlSe, WU( Water Eat...... 183 43 O T3 833733 S3 80,940. 738 8.0. 33340.00 Ma. PaclSe, SprlasrSeld dt P. Braaeh.. 738 8,9039 9349. 9378. S3 42320.4S 12.83 11,1. 143,054.00 Catoa PactSo ..M. iUI 3 . 1 18,7843 193 91.14030 SS1381JW aaaaaaawaaaaa taaeBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBa BBBaMBjoaaBaWBaBa eaawaBBaaBaaBBBBaaaaaBBBBBBBBB eBaaaaajsajaB a9aaBjaBsaa 9aaaaaaaaaaaaaajBaaa99 9BaaBaBB9aaaBBBaBBa aBBBBBBM9BBsaa aaaBaaaujosBaBBBBBBaaaiBBBBaBBi 94.19 oe,71S. Total K9.40 .......... 813T3 9933,93.78 " IHE9ID11 COCHTT. .-- 88,4 9330030 . 91S4.S1S30 Craad lalaad dc Wyoaalac Catral. . .. 88.4 83,43 ' 913 918349. SS3 f 118,47. 89.18 77. OS 14.18 23.07 18.84 8,000. 933 . 93. 43. 1933. Tn B. dt M. V. Ry S.l 1493T. 4,S3 191,118. 9330,418. f 49.B . 83 ,H 03.00 83. Total 773 .......... SHSjRBLAB COCTCTT. Graad lalaAd dt Wyoaalaa; Ceatral. . . . 14.1 B33 ' 1 Llaeola dt Blaek HUla.. ...... . 23-97 8,043 Caloa PaelBe, O. dt R. Braaeh........ 1934 S3 87 37 f23O,0U3 ......Total.....,'...,..... 973T. . , SIOCJ COVBTT. IB. 93,8. ' 9 63,980. Graad lalaad dt Wyoaalas Coatral... .( ' 183 .- fS3 Rebraaka. WyaaalaaT dt Weak 37 B3003 82.88 S.O . 11,4. P,G.aM.V.Br, , ; 8S3 3.Q39 48.19 9217,98 O. Total ....f. 4833 .......... . STANTOB COIKTT. 20. 93,0 9104,8 r, E. A M. V. Ry . S3, 3 2.0S 6,000.00 10,1 C St. P M. dt O. Ry i i 8-02 833 92T134S. - 29,MS.M 48,144. 9 183 9 8, f 43,4. 72.99 130939 3,009. ' 70,110. 734O39 . 117343 19,949, 9TT37S.M 9183833 94 ,49, 9 -fS,.- . 91. S3.000. f 48,900.00 1843 18,999. 83. 910. 11393 B7,T83 43SS-- 182,070. 91793433 22.98 23.18 18. 23.ST 28. 4.41 00.11 8330 ie.8S SO. 51 IS. 40.11 9.10 94.70 19. 83.40 43.84 20.08 43.79 .IS 4T 8.30 81. 7 33.54 12.49 12.19 .92 94,000.00 43. 4,000.00 S.B . B.OOO.OO 93,8. 95,000.00 S3.500.00 43 9.1,000.00 8,000.00 6,000.0 93,000. 94.OOO.OO 4,8. 8,8. 933. f 5.000.00 4,e . B.0M).INI 4300.0 I 91143. 9100,830. 89.2. 22,060. 9484,130. 9118380. 984,4 992.783, 91.4T0.- 9194338. 9 45,500.00 1 s 3,500. 00 98,0. 9207,730 9X27,7 9194.120.M 210,198. 833. 93143S73 9H.730 9IS8.SOO.M 134.1 M3. 450.00 883 18. 9443,923. Total .....''. .V. . I. o TftATER COC8TT. Behraaka dt Colorado 33.18 Repahlleaa Valley 18. 4X. R. L aV P Helsoa Braaeh .......... . 24.37 St. Joe d: Graad lalaad So, F, E. dt M. V. Ry 431 97 9,4 19343 998,9 997,7. 413 94328. 1.M 93,440. f 99,93 9 19,9 88,7 1183 llr4. 23,944. 197,790 13 3 S,3 1837. I 9 S3 18383. 8,77. 18313 83 9198,180. 9 94,949. 13,339.93 """.aaaomuoasa. aa 9110,779.02 9 78,8 . 880,20830 .797.12 BS8.7M30 98,7 .89 Total TROMAS C'WTT. Graad lalaad dc Wyoaalas Ceatral.... 883 fS.4 TRTR8TOB COCWTT. C, St. r, M. dt O. By... , r 19,98 933 . VALLBT COCRTT. Llaeola dt Blaek Rllla. 82.91 83340. laloa PaelSe, O. 3 R. Braaeh. 183 9,8 Total 44,97 WAtHl-OTO COt'RTT. Tm E. dt M. V. By 9.19 933 C 9t. P, M. dt O. Ry 84.74 83 Chleac dt Xorthwoatera 19. 4,0 33.44 Cn St. P., M. dt O. Ry. Total ,. WITH COl'RTT. 48.64 WEBSTER CCRTT. Robraaka dt Colorado ' Ropablteaa Valley ' 43.79 PaelSe Railway , 18 Total 37 9 HBBIXR COt'RTT. Uaeola dt Blaek Rllla S3 TORK COVSTT. F R. 3 M. V. Ry 31.7 Kaaaaa City A Saaka. ' 88.68 Kobraaka Railway IS38 Repahlleaa Valley 1S3S Total .78 83,939 SI,. 9418343 9934,044.08 91133 9183. 33 9 3 - 97.77 3 9413 93S13 9118344.83 9134-4 f 19,030 9 S3 9 T380.M 47319.M 117343 19344. 98382. 9143443 93 ,113.40 9 88,7 97.7 94338. 9 43, 73 1333 41304V '31.M 914.931.9T 1aV3 83 83. 99.0 . , , 917.0 .47 903. 9413 .951. 981134,84 9 30 9 IS, 983. 9 7S3 173. 1133 183883 S,7.0T 43 13.9 83 460.00 999T 34- , 93.3S737 913143 1 S3 9S.949.- 4.4 43 9114.1 9 B7.7 197 3 14. 21.784, . ' 87383 113 . 443 1183. 9 4.99S.M aro) Ro. It is the queen of transparent soaps the finality in the art of soap mak ing. We spent 25 years in learning how to produce it. JAMES S. KIRK k COMPANY. CHICAGO Wriif A DnCCIIfl UBBdry Soap Wrappers escheated lTUll.tr U331(1U for valuable prerntums, at oar store. 1615 FARNUM STREET. A SWEDISH VOTERS ARE WARY They At No Longer Aooeptiog Hercer's PromiBes st Par. MAY ATTEMPT TO VOTE STRIKE BREAKERS Deaaoevatle Coaaaaltteo Heara that Mercer Maaaajers Have Secared List of Imported Mea at laloa PaelSe Shop. affairs to make good his promise to tbe manager ot an Omaha house. The democratic congressional lommlttee has been Informed that Mr. Mercer's man agers have secured a list of the strike breakers at the I'nlon Pacific ehops and that it is their Intention to hsve these men vote illegally at the election nest-week In either Omaha, 8outh Omaha or la various country precincts. The committee will request tbe sheriffs ot Douglass.' Parpynd Washington. counties to appoln. special deputies, with out expense to the counttr, to watch at- each and every voting place on election day and arrest all persons attempting, to vote Illegally. Tba Swedish voters of Yalrey precinct are being put to the test of their credulity again by Congressman Mercer in his en deavors to secure the votes of m;n of that nationality. There are two Swede voters ot the village who know Just what the prom ise of Mercer are worth and they have In formed a number of their compatriots, show lag that his promise to tbe Swedes two and four years ago were worth Just as much aa. tbe promise be made to place a Swede on tbe county ticket ta Douglas county this fall. In 1(9 Albert Egbert, a grocer of Valley, was approached la behalf of Mr. Mercer and asked to do what he could with tbo Swedish voters of the precinct and that in return Mercer would see that the postmas terahlp of tbe town would be given to him. Egbert . believed the congressman and started to work with vigor. He was ea- dorsed afterward by a aumber ot the voters of tbe village, and precinct, but tbe post- mastsrshlp weat to 03 of the Puffer broth' era, wbo have aince removed frnm the state. Ia 1891 A. P. Wllkstrom, a leading Swed ish merchant of Valley, wae used as the eatapaw. He was promised the postofllce, aa Egbert bad been two years before. His work was ao effective that Mercer carried the precinct by a slight majority. Mr. Wlkstrum then went after tbe appointment. He waa endorsed by the Swedish Republican league of the county, by the Garfield club. by prominent politicians and by 140 patrons of the Valley postofflc. He waa turned down by tb congressman as his fellow countryman had been before. The candi date, it is said, has been working bard to find some other Bwede in Valley to bunco this fall, but they are wary now and be is referred to Egbert and Wlkstrom. Tbe state Society of Labor and Industry la getting ready to make strong plea before the romtag legislature to secure the enactment of law which, will be ot benefit to laboring men and to retain upon tbe stat ute books the present gernlshment law. which is practically no garnishment law at all. There will be a meeting of the legts latlve and executive committee at Omaha some time next month at which all bills submitted to the former committee will be considered and those which tb Joint com mittee deems tbe best will be Introduced and a plan of campaign before th legis lature outlined. At this session a record of tb vote of every member of the assembly will b kept upon all questions In which the laboring people are Interested, and these records will ba preserved tor th us of th members of th society. A good story Is told ot W. T. Nelson, ran dldat for th legislature en the republican ticket. One day last week a political worker wae talking to a Swede who waa ob Jectlng to the way ia. which his nationality bad been turned down and the worker said "Too must be mistaken. W. T. Nelson la n the ticket, and surely a man named Nelson Is a good representative of the Swede." A short time afterward th Swede met Mr. Nelson and spoke to him In 8wedish Th candidate and th voter looked at each other with ausptcion for a minute and thea passed by, the 8w.de convinced that all of tbe Nelsons do not come from Stockholm. - O. C. Kettering, whose nsme appeared In The Bee Sunday as one of the Fourth ward voters who bad been sworn in at the recent primary election and who could not be found at the street number designated la the affidavit, announces that he Uvea at 261 Fa mam street, and the wrong number, 2606, given by mistake at the time the affi davit was made. J. P. Hedberg, whose name waa also among those who could not be found at tbe street number given In the affidavits, lives at C14 South Seventeenth avenue. Tbe affidavit on which he voted givee th address as fit North Seventeenth avenue. Mr. Hedberg ssy. thst he gave hi address correctly when he made th affi davit and does not understand how it was written wrong. D. Clem Denver, register of the land offire at O'Neill., waa here yesterday. are going to elect M. P. Klnkald to eongrtfts. " he said. "In the cattle country th peopl are well satisfied with existing conditions. When a fat steer sella for 1100 there Is little. desire for a change on the part ot those who own cattle, at least. Business in Holt county is good and the prospect tor a com- ' plete republican victory Is excellent," Th friends ot C. H. Denker. republican candidate for county commissioner in the Third district, report a fight In that district against the republican candidate- by the friends of D. H. Mercer. One of the men who is leading tbe fight on tbe republican candidate has tor some time been an active champion ot South Omaha corporations In their efforts to secure a lower tax assess ment than is warranted by law, and is said to have represented the Burlington railroad at t'mea before the county commissioners. The men who are fighting Denker are os tensibly working tor Prank Hlbbsrd, th populist candidate. Said a republican voter ot th Third dis trict: "We knew befor the , republican primaries that tbe preaent officers of the republican county central committee bad done all in tbelr power for Mercer, even to practically abdicating tbe positions to which they were chosen, but we did not think that without a protest they would permit a tight to b made upon a party nominee in hie In terest and the interests of his friends, the tax-shirking corporations. It they do not know ot the fight they are not doing tneir duty, and if tbey do knew ot it they are doing worse." The struggle of the rival tactions of the socialist party tor a place on the ballots at the coming election will havs aa ending today. Attorney C. B. Prllchard, who went to Uncoln Saturday as tbe attorney for the Balrd faction, claiming to be the regular organisation, secured from Judge frost of tbe district court there an slter natlve writ of mandamua returnable Tuea day, directing Secretary of 8tate Marsh to place that factlon'a ticket Instead ot the nominees of tbs dtssffectlonlsts on the bal lot or be perpared to ahow why he decllnea to do so. Should the court decide today to let tbe mandamua stand as permanent the Balrd people may be saved, as tbe time limit for such changing Is not reached until Wednesday. 910330 9144.012, 191.747.43 388377.40 12373. Congressman Mercer lays great claim to doing much for tb business Interests of Omaha, but en bouse which depended upon him tor a very alight favor ha reason to d.plore th rct thst it did so. In 1900. after tb lojlen supply depot was opened la Omaha, all ef the Jobber expected to get business for tbe government. The Richard son Drug ecmpsny was on ot the bouses which bad In times pait secured eontracta for the sale ef drugs to the bureau and ex. pected te continue. When the blank pro posals were seat eut In 101 it was found that Omaba delivery bad been specified upon a aumber of articles, but that drugs waa not upon th lut of goods te be delivered at Omaba. Correspondence between the drug bouse and th commissioner of ladisn affairs and with Mr. Mercer ensued. The commissioner aald th failure to specify Omaha delivery of drugs ass aa oversight, but that it waa thea too late to make a torrectloa. Mr. Mercer wrote la the ssme trala, but said that be would see thst tbe oversight did not take place agala, and that Omaha delivery ahould be specified In tbe j bleaks' ef 102. Mr. Waller ef tbe Richard aa Drug company reeled with tala assur ance from tbe eoagreaaman, but when th 1901 blank were sent eut there waa no Omaha delivery of goods specified, aad agala tb commissioner ssld that it was to lata t make the correction. This bualneas which, with Omaba delivery, would un doubtedly have given two Omaha houae sa evea chance with Chicago aad New Tork, weat away from tbe "'city simply because Japaa Ballda Oar Gaaboata. Our government has ordered six gun boats to be built In Japan for coast de fense In tbs Philippines. An order of this kind shows th remarkable progress made by tbe Japanese in th paat half-century and which might be favorably compared to the progress made by th celebrated Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in curing nausea, headache, heartburn. Indigestion, dypapepela and malaria, fever and ague. If you are a sufferer from thea diseases b sur. to try It. It will cur you. n ,. MM COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF BEEP e If 7 Cfausat ie 94838. 9 ,719. the congressman was too busy with other ""TP-