TIIE OMAITA DAILY DEE: FRIDAY. JANUARY 1. 1P04.
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SUSHI
OWES UKDER CROSS EXAMINATION
ranker F.ferta te Brlag Oat Forts la
Lfaee Tpretest (m Before the
Basra at Fire aaa Police
Cftaalwloirn.
Tho Investigation of tha rhsracter of
WalteY Molse, new pending before the Fir.
nd Pollca board, was continued yesterday
afternoon, when Mr. Molse tu put on
tha aland and turned orer to tha tender
mercies of Attorney Connell, counsel for
tha applicant for liquor license, which L
J. Dunn protests shall not be Issued.
Mr. Connell. In rross-examlning tha wit
ties, attempted to find out what ba knew
bout tha gambling carried on In Omaha
during th y.sr jec when the big exposi
tion waa on. ratlin to ascertain that Mr.
Molse knew anything poaltlTe about It. h
eirected hla efforts to gleaning what. If
anything, ho remembered In regard to In
discriminate gaming and to what extent
to (Molse) waa connected with It.
Borne llttla asperity waa ahown on the
part of Mr. Molse during the two hours
and a half bo was made thr lirt nf
ceaseless Bra of questions, which Attorney
- vu.iu iu in ioio, ana oxmmes re
ferred to as haying no bearing on the case
at Issue. But Attorney Connell persevered,
and albeit ha could not get Mr. Molse to
commit himself on any one point, did sue
eood In establishing Just a few facts.
Mr. Moise waa Induced, In a round-about
wt.y, to admit that Jack Norton had run a
s.loon for him at Hi gouth Fourteenth
treat daring tho exposition year, but Mr.
Moise studiously avoided saying anything
deficits about gambling at this place, and
wnn presemea ma tact in a certain caae
which had. gotten Into the local papers,
where man had tried to kill himself at
the Faxton hotel because be lost teoo at
Norton' place, replied:
"If It appeared In certain Oman papers
I would pay no more attention to It than
X do to the smoke of this cigar." letting
go off blg puff of slnuating smoke as he
P. and calmly watching It disappear
tu tha direction of the ceiling.
Mots C ale at Hemember.
Mr. Connell next attempted to introduce
Mr. Molse s memory to gamblers, who
eounael tried to establish he had been as.
deisted with In the conduct of games, lie
mentioned Michael Doug-lass. James lic
Morrla. Kid Flynn, Jake Klrschbaum and
Cliff Cola as h1anlnr In thl. -. t.mr
Mr. Molse could say In reply waa. In
ubotance, I do not remember."
Attorney Connell then tacked over to tho
application for a license filed by H. V.
llayward, Mr. Moise' partner, and vainly
attempted to establish that tho witness
had mora thsn a passing Interest In the is
suance of said license.
Mr. Motao would not W Interested be
yond what he termed the profits accruing
from tho aale cf goods to the place should
It bo opened up and prove a successful
business venture. Hero the witness ap
pealed to Judge McHugh of the board for
protection and complained that counsel em
bodied too-many questions Into one. Tou
sk me questions. he said, growing some
what excited, "that would puule Phil-
adelnhl law
Attorney Connell, as final assault for
tho evening, took up the matter of seven
barrels of whiskey which had been recently
taken possession of by government agents
nd which had been found at tho Molse
wholesale hnuae.
'Counsel asked'' witness why Captain-Allee
had appeared so excited when called to his
place of business, and what. If any. com-'
promising circumstances were Involved. Mr.
Mots could not remember and finally said
no would not answer that question. ' ut
went on to oay thst he had a letter from
higher sources telling him that the short
age In tha amount of whisky certified to
could '- b accounted for tiv "soaks
and that he felt yery comfortable on that
particular score.
Testimony for the afternoon belnr con
cluded at 1:30 Vr. Molse waa notified to
appear again this evening to sit for Mr.
Connell.
ease of Daaa'e Case.
At 7:s the board continued Its sitting In
tho matter of the protest against the grant
ing of a license to Julius Burster at 10!
DouirHa street. Charles Emory was first
called to testify to signatures on the pe
tition, and then I. J. Dunn took the stsnd.
Mr. Dunn aald that ho had not been spe-
nu cmrvtui in nnng protests to omit the
saloons belonging to Molse and Hawyard.
Ho denied strongly that ho waa the at
torney of Walter Molse or the MMse com
pany, or that ho received salary from
him. In answer to the nuMiimi
whether the mony for the gathering of
teatlftionv mnA tha n-numi(ln
nma own paia 10 mm oy Molse, Mr. Dunn
declined to testify, saying that this waa a
matter of confidential nature between at
torney and client. Mr. Connell admitted
that euch relations were confidential, but
asked la regard to tho fact If Molse had
not furnished tho sinews of war. Mr.
Dunn declined to answer, and Mr. Connell
eked that bo bo made to answer or bo
sent to jalL Mr. Dunn. In replying to this
protest, said that he had had no client In
theaa protests, but refused to answer fur
ther, aa tho question did not concern a
hearing f protest ofl 10S Douglas street.
Mr. Connell asked If Molse was Mr.
Dunn's client In any of tha cases, and upon
being ordered to anawer by the board, wit
ness said that he waa not.
Mr. Connell then repeated tho query as
to whether M4s had furnished money,
and long and heated discussion followed.
Tho board derided to take tho matter un
der advisement until this afternoon, and
Mr. Connell proceeded without the answer,
lie asked witness If ho remembered a talk
with Fred Met on Tuesday, and upon the
newer, Tea," asked If ho had not stated
when asked why bo had not filed a protest
gainst tho Willow Springs Brewing com
pany, that no protests would havo bee
Bled if It had not been rumored that ono
of his clients waa to receive no licenses
t ail. Witness denied this.
' Waat Iaasi Told Nets.
Fred Met took tha stand and said that
bo had asked Dunn why r,a had not Bled
protests against tho Willow Springs Brew
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ing company with the others and that Dunn
had ansa t red that protests would cot have
be-- issued if the rumor had not got abouL
, Mr. Dunn explained this by saying that
he had said that Metx s frtends had al
ready filed protests agnlnst Ins Willow
prings company, and that he had not filed
protests against any breweries until this
was done. He had also aald that the re
port wes out that Molse waa client of his
and that by filing protests against Molse
he (Dunn) would be forced to withdraw the
two protests he had already made. Mr.
Dunn admitted having paid the Be bout De
tective gency for getting evidence In tbee
pretests. The flnal hearing of this protest
wss set for this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The matter of the protest agnlruit a
license to Peter Nelson at 1111 Farnam
street was next taken up and after an
agreement that the evidence of L J. Dunn
and Fred Mett In the Molse care should
also apply to the Kelson protect, hearing
wss deferred until the 3 o'clock session
today. ''
In the protect against Henry Ro'.ff. St SOJ
North Bixteenth street Mr. Dunn withdrew
his protests, and as the other) protectants
were not pee on t the matter we con
tinued until this afternoon. Charles Emory
was examined tn the protest against Edgar
Rothery. 3t3 Smith Eleventh street, but as
he did cot know the number cf freeholders
In the Third ward, hearing was deferred.
The Joseph Schtlts Brewlrr company case
at 719 South Ninth street, and the Jacob
Wagner protest at 1213 Douglas will also be
heard.
OMAHA PEOPLE HEARD FROM
Omly Oae, Fre-d rat t--tea. Is lajarra
ad His Woaad Are Wet '
N Serloaa,
Davo O'Brien, who Is In Chicago with
his eon, Edward, telegraphs that the boy
was at the theater, but fortunately escaped
uninjured.
Relatives of Dr. W. J. Bradbury", dentist
at 1506 Farnam and who resides at 2110 Lake
street. Omaha, were very much alarmed
over him and Mrs. Bradbury, who wore In
Chicago and wroto home that they ex
pected to visit the Iroquois theater to see
"Mr. Blue Beard" Wednesday. Mrs. Brad
bury, mother of the doctor, received tele
gram, however, assuring ber of their
safety. They had tickets for tho evening
Instead of afternoon
Mrs. George Marples and little son re
turned from Chicago yesterday, feeling
that some mysterious wisdom waa espe
cially good to them.
"We. were Invited to attend tho theater
with some friends yesterday afternoon
at this matinee where, so many lost their
Uvea," said Mrs. Maples, "but I thought
tho matter over and concluded I do r.of
know exactly why not to go. I decided
to come home Instead. We ma.de no at
tempt to visit the scene of the appalling
disaster; the thought of it was enough to
overwhelm me with horror."
A Miss Mary Peters of Columbus. O.,
who la mentioned In the press dispatches
as among the fortunate ones to escape
from the burning building, is a coueln of
8. 8. Peters of tho reportorlal staff of
The Bee.
A report was current at the I'nlon Pa-'S
clfle headquarters to the effect that the
wife and daughter of Charles M. Eecrist
had lost their Uvea In the Iroquois theater
Are In Chicago. Mr. Becrist was resident
of Omaha for a -number of years and
formerly held the position of chief clerk In
the freight depsrtment at the I'nlon Pa
cific headquarters. Ho left here about
three years ago to accept the position of
chief clerk In the office of Traffic Manager
Btubbs of the Harrlman lines In Chicago.
W. C Patterson telegraphs J. E. Baum
of the Bennett company that his son Frei.
who was Injured In tho fire, was not seri
ously injured and that the two nephews
are still missing. ,
THIEF WITH SCRIPTURAL TURN
Leaves Appropriate Text Marked for
Owaer at Hoaae Ho Had
Despoiled.
While tho family of 8. J. Brown. 0
South Thirty-fourth street, were away yes
terday afternoon aneakthieves entered and
took a miscellaneous lot of silverware,
curtains and other articles. When Mrs.
Brown returned home she found the family
Bible carefully placed on the center table
and opened to Matthew xxlv, 41. 42 and 43.
with the following Jines heavily marked:
"Ono shall bo taken and tha other left;
watch therefore what hour the Lord doth
come, but know this, that If the good man
of tho house had known In what watchJ
tho ' thief would come be would have
watched and would not have suffered his
house to ba broken up." It la reported
that tho, value of the plunder taken
amounts to. about 32ftL
KaoOTw ut World Over
For. its wonderful cures Dr. King's Now
Discovery for Consumption. Ccutcha and
Colds. . It cures or no pay. For sals by
Kuhn A Co,
IN AID OF RUSSIAN JEWS
President Has Received Reports from
Caasals la Rassia Regardlag
Prospective Troable.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec IL-Simon
Wolf of this city, who has been active for
several days tn his endeavors to Induce tho
United States government to make repre
sentations to Russia looking to the pro
tection of tho Jews of Klshineff, had an
Interview with President Roosevelt today.
At Its conclusion Mr. Wolf said that at the
request of tho president himself ho could
not dlscuas the interview for publication.
It Is known, however, that Mr. Wolf waa
Informed that prior to his presentation of
tho matter to tho State department ths
president had directed tha United States
consuls In Russia to inform this govern
ment if there were any likelihood of a repe
tition of tho Klshineff massacres of last
spring- The replies to that Inquiry thus
far received havo been reassuring in their
tone. Moreover, they Indicate that the
Russian government Is fully alive to the
reports of possible trouble at Klshineff on
January T. In view of that fact It is as
sumed that tho Russian authorities will
take. If. Indeed, they have not already
taken steps to prevent recurrence of tho
massacre.
Cherry Pectoral
had two patients in tht last stages of
consumption. I prescribed A jer" Cherry
rsctoral, and today they are well and
bio to do their daily work." Vt. C. C
Almoud, I i one pen, W. Va.
9. 6 AyevCa. Lowes. 1
AT TEE PUTHCUSES,
"1r. Jolly af Jailer at the Boyd.
Unstinted pralie must be acrorded "Mr.
Jolly of Joilet." To remain r41y tor even
two hours among the sepulchral surround
ings that are his all through the piece re
quires a fortitude challenging at once our
admiration and our awe. Mr. Charles
Newmans pen create! Mr. Jolly when
Mr. Jolly wasn't looking, and Messrs.
Kroadhurst and Currle Felected Lis asso
ciates under the same unfair circum
stance. The result Is that Mr. Jolly has
three semesters of doings tn whlih there
are not half a dozen bright lines, only four
good songs, and scarcely more than that
f pretty stage picture. The male con
tingent Includes a quartet who could sing
very well if some enemy had not gold
bricked Its members Into believing they
were Intended for comedy. Instead of tho
village choir. The other contingent com
prises miilden ladles who seem the only
or.es In the thjater, ' Ignorant of the fact
that their singing Is quite Indifferent, their
dancing not nearly so good as their sing
ing, and their acting not to be Compare!
with their dancing. Mr. Edward Garvle
Is starring aa Mr. Jolly, and doing all he
possibly can to make somebody believe It's
worth while, but the eld friends who liked
him so well when he brought Omaha "I'd
Leave My Happy Home for Tou oo oo" In
tho days of "Natural Gas" sat unrespon
sive last eight, forgetting the wonder of
tla graceful steps In the greater that "Mr.
Jolly of Joliet" ever happened, and that
Mr. Garvle let It happen to him. He is
old enough at..: wUe enough to havo known
better much better.
BOARD WINDS UP THE YEAR
Coaaty Commissioners Hold Ffaal
Seesloa. aabsnlttlag aad Receiving
Bids for gapplles.
The flnal session of the county commis
sioners for 1903 was held yesterday.
the principal item of business being the
submission and reception of bids for the
county supplies for the ensuing year.
i ne Didders lor the cliierent supplies In
cluded: Printing, Rees Printing company, Omaha
Printing romrany, Burkley Printing com
pany, Festr.er Printing company; type
writer cuprites. Reminaton Tvrewriter
Company: Stationery. Mover Rtntlnnerv
company; drugs, Myers-Dillon Drug com
pany, all prescriptions to bo furnished at
II cents each, E. T. Tatea, all prescriptions
to be furnished at H cents each; meats. Ar
mour & Co., dry salt meat H cents per
pound. Cudahy Packing company, dry salt
meat 7H cents, P. J. McNamara, A. Thom
son, Bichel & Bastlan; groceries and gen
eral feed supplies. O. F. Munro tt Co.,
Hayden Bros., Myer Raapke, Paxton
Gallagher company, Christ Hansen, Lang
Grocery company, J. R. Mallander, Marsh
4 Smith, T, P. Steam Baking company.
Thomson Bros.: Ice Pntterann a-
coal, Sunderland Bros., Omaha Coal, Coke
snd Building Supply company; lumber.
Wheeler Lumber and Bridae Sunolv com
pany. G. A. Hoagland, C. R. Lee. Cady
Lumber company, Chicago Lumber com
pany. Omaha Hardware and Lumber com
pany.
The tlds were referred to the commute.
of the whole for tabulation and for a --
pert to be mads at tho first session of
me ooara at tho beginning of the new year.'
Tho county Commliwloners f t nnn
January S as the date when tha flnal hear
ing wouio. do given relative to tho protest
which has been filed against granting a
permit to F. J. Anderson tn nuriia a
saloon In Irvlngton, In Union precinct.
resignation of L. B. Bushman as
Interne at the county hosnltal was -
cepted. and the request of M. B. Scott, who
wants me job at 150 per month, was re
ferred to a committee.
The petit Jury fees for tho last session
of tho court aggregated 13,815. These, to
gether with the pay roll, as-rreratinv
S5.881.31. were made a part of the appro
priation sheet and allowed.
CUT OFF MANTCARD PASSES
tree Railway Cosapasi- tVIll' Sakstl-
tale Cospoa Books Ratio's to
Bellevaie la Sew Year.
Card passes on tbo lines of the rmh. an
Council Bluffs Consolidated Street Railway
company will bo practically a thing of the
past after January L Tha company will
give out. ror the year 1904 coupon pass
books containing 100 tickets each. Vlmn
tho front cover of the accommodating little
wu ruua against tno Dark cover, like the
two millstones of romance, the holder can
lace tne nna back to tho offices and pro
duce evidence to ahow that ha is si ill
person to whom consideration is due. Pre s-
taent a passes will not bo abolished.
re coupon pass has been adontxt in mn
of tho cities of tbo country. aald General
Manager Smith. Th. principal advantage
lies in the collection of fares by th con-
ouriors.
"It seems very probable," aald Mr. Smith.
that tho Una wilt v.. .ii.
- uwu iu reuevue
this year. Th. South Omaha people havo
decided to eatend the paving down Rail
road avenue, and we will build out wh.
they begin In tho spring. Then wo will
build out, probably, from there to Bellevue.
It ia a thing the people havo wanted.
power house of tho comnanv will
bo finished, with machinery installed, by
July i: Sixty men are now at work mA
la about two weeks they will be ready
mr uung ins root.
TO KEEP ADS OFF OF FLAG
Complaint Filed Agalast Molse Com-
paay for I sis Xatloaal Baaaer
for Advertlalagr Par poses.
Walter Moise et al ara to be hmnrhi h.
fore Judge Hrrka In the near future to face
tho charge of using a fac simile of the flag
oi in. initea states as an advertising de
vice, contrary to the laws of the United
States and the state of Nebraska. The
complaining witness Is John H. Rtrr
commander of the Vnlon Veterans' union.
The complaint alleges that Walter Moise
Co.. wholesale liquor dealers at Ot-lt
South Fourteenth atreet; H. V. Halter and
H. V. Hayward. conducting a saloon at
Fourteenth and Douglas street, are display
ing tho Hag of the government in their
building as an adverting device and in
opn violation of the law.
Tho law prohibiting tho use of the flag
as an advertising device In this state was
enacted during the session of tho last leg
islature, and It is under this law and the
law of the federal government that this
action is begun.
Frederick Montmorency, assistant general
freight acent of tho H. A M his gino to
at. Joseph.
Gn-rl Agent Griffin cf tho I'nlon Pa
cific at Denver ia la the city.
J. A Kuhn gt-nerai freight erect the
Nebraska ami W yuming d:vii 7i nf the
Northwestern, has returned from Chicago.
Patrick Humphreys, traveling pajueag-er
agent fur tho Lake Shore at Kansas City,
pmaaed through I mi ah Wednesday on bis
way home (rum the east.
G. V West, rttr passenger an4 tick
agent for tha Northwestern, la ounflned to
his home with a severs attack of tonsoatia.
lie &ms been 111 fur somo ' but Ums
beea endeavortiig to remain at his offioo.
ai:d Is Ituw cuiuiM&od to leave us post
atiijr.
He-
And continuing only a few days until the lines mentioned below are closed out.
The phenomenal demand for our Omaha hand made Tianon and our limited floor space has compelled ns to
drop the agency of several very fine pianos we have handled for years makes with a world wide reputation
pianos that give satisfaction and ordinarily command a high price will be offered to the public at prices below cost
to the small dealer, and there are also several new baby grands, uprights in art ca.es made for utrictly high class
trade that will be sold at figures and on terms within easy reach of all. All we ask is our money back they are
yours at cost no advance in price for extended time installments, but 8 per cent interest will be charged on deferred
payments. . 1
NOTE THE STANDARD HAKES
Mason & Hamlin
Geo. Steck
Bradbury
Over 60.000 made too well krnonrn to need oar
cinersoii prai irg-
Steger & Sons
H e r1 ca - Over 60 years on the market several choice
IlUrU Til till Grands and Art case uprights.
Ivers 6c Pond Sgr0 leM thM
$5 a month buys any
TWO FAMILIES IN OXE ROOM
FifUen Pmoni ia Abject Tajtitutioa
Found Dcdge Street,
POLICE AND CITY KISSION GO TO AI0
Utile Oaea Half Claa aad MUnoat
Proper Food Haadled Together
While Parents Laolc
for Employ meat.
Huddled together in one little room,
scarcely large enough to permit free access
to the small stove which sets in the center
of the scantily furnished apartment, fifteen
souls, two men, two women one In a
delicate condition and eleven children
are existing at 12P3 Dodge street.
It was a pathetic picture of abject
poverty, indeed which gteeted Officers
Wooldridge and Shields whin tfcey called
undr Instructions from Captain Mostjn. to
ascertain the condition of tha families of
William Armstrong and Piatt Moore.
The police became acquainted with the
facts in the case through tha arrest of
William Armstrong, who Jiad been accused
of Crivtng a team of horses said to be
hardly able to walk. Mr. Armstrong told
the captain his story and due Investigation
revealed that he had not perverted facts
and, considering him more a subject for
commiseration than prosecuon, the police
released him. Steps then were taken to
give the two families that relief of which
they were in sore need.
Two weeks ago the Armstrongs cam. to
Omaha from Little Slour, Ia. a dU-tanee
of perhaps fifty miles. They drove all th.
way In a covered wagon, which, without
means of heating, offered but poor pro
tection at best from the elements. Their
children art healthy looking and trignt.
They number six. beginning with Anna, a
girl of IX and her mother's pride, and In
clude Freddie, aged 10, Clarence, aged 1:
Virgil, who is I. and twins, "Bertha and
Bert, who are I years cf age.
Piatt Moore and family arrived In Omahi
some weeks previous, have lived at J!09
Dodge street over a month. Mrs. Moore
says. They cam. from Moorehcad, Ia., ani
their little, ones, who are ever clamoring
for food, number five and range from the
toddling Raymond. X years old. to Roy,
who is 10; the others are Harrf, t; nisie.-
C and Grade. years old.
Does Mot Blame Hoabcad.
"We feel aur position keenly," said Mrs.
Armstrong when seen by a reporter for '
The Pee, "tut we can't he'p it. W. have j
done the best wo could rnd if my husband I
has felled to get work I can't see where he 1
Is to Llame. Look at this Is it not bad
enough!" she said, glancing arobnd the
bare, dingy room, littered deep with chips
of wood, old clothes and oCia and end!,,
the remnants of better days,
"We can't keep the house c'.en because
of the children, and, anyhow, under the
circumstances, we have not tha heart to
do much." this as she looked at Mrs.
Moore, who responded In kind.
"It's just a streak of bad luck that lit
come upon us," si id Mrs. Moore, whose
kind face betokened compassion and moth
erly solicitude for ber needy little ones.
"It won't last always and I do hope it
won't last long."
Not a word did either woman utter re
garding the fact that but for th. gener
osity of Mr. Moore, who had known the
Armstrong lu Iowa, the latter would havo I
been without other shelter than the can- !
va covered wagon in which they came
overland to ti. city. Crowded (hough
they were Mr. and Mrs. Moore bade the
Armstrongs come and fa ra as best they
could with them. Tn. . houaa la which
they live has more than ono room, but
there is only ono stove ar.4 th. winter I
weather, though not severe, has driven
all into this one room in which, th. little
otflee stove has served to mtttp thorn warm
and on which has been prepared their
scant meals, when there was anything to
prepare. Vsaally tha larder has been
empty, but through tha assistance of tho
City Mission tho temporal wants of the
destitute people havo been provided for.
Miss Neliia Mages, missionary for this
mission. Interested berself in tho ease with
tho raruit that clothlcg and food fcav.
found their way to tho oquaiia itosoo of
seniles & amim.
i
Ono of the strictly artistic make
will be closed out ml coaU
.-eft '' -4j2N
The old reliable
from.
and nice (lock to getact
Only one of these m la r fro size in plain de
eijrn a pleasant surprise for you.
Over 4000 gold ia this vicinity a
reliable and safe Investment.
upright during this sale.
MANUFACTURERS, JOBBERS, RETAILERS OF PIANOS.
It
destitution, sufficient for the present needi,
at least
Will o Go to Kaasas.
Both Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Moore are
desirous of going to Emporia, Kan., where
Mr. Armstrong has a brother and where
work can be obtained for them, they say.
They mad. application to the Board of
County Comtssloners for transportation,
but were refused and are contemplating
appealing to Mayor Moore. Th. men will
drive through In their wagon if their
families . can bo provided with trans
portation. A list of the immediate needs of the two
families Includes. In addition to feed,
clothing for th. children, shoes, caps and
any clothing for the, men and women that
may bo spared. "Officers Wooldridgo and
Shields request that all donations be left
at the police station and they will per
sonally see that they are delivered.
Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Moore are hunt
ing fry" work and have been directed
to apply at Cut Off lake or other places
where 1c. is being cut and packed. The
authorities think Omaha affords all the
opportunity" for work they could find else
where. MAY COME TO COMPROMISL
Mayor aad Coanrll likely to Agree
oa Eaglae aad City
Klertrleiaa.
Mayor Moore, wants a "Metropolitan"
fire engine purchased for Omaha, and the
majority of the city council desires Riley
A. McLaughlin, superintendent for the
electric . light company, made city elec
trician. Just now and for some time past
tho two powers have locked horns on th.
two propositions, each refusing to give an
inch. Now tho Information has been car
ried abroad that this very situation may
work out Its own salvation. Th. mayor, it
is said, will send McLaughlin's name to
the council, provided that body will buy
the kind of a fire engine he declares is
the best. City officials say there Is nothing
In th. palaver about declaring this office
vacant
IN THEATER AT TIME OF FIRE
Dr. J. M. Maiktw of I.iaeola Escasos
frasa Irooaals a asl Heirs
la Reuse.
Dr. J. M. Mayhew of Lincoln arrived
from Chicago yesterday. He was In tho
Iroquls theater when the firs broke out. He
was with the dramatic critic of the Chicago
Inter Ocean. In speaking of the catas
trophe the doctor KUd:
"It waa a terrible rcene. Being a
physician I thoueht I could bo of some
assistance and stayed at the scene of tht
fire through It all. assisting In caring for
tho wounded and recovering the bodies of
the dead. Both the dramatic critic and
k J
Commences Tomorrow Morning:.
HALF PRICE
For the Latest and Best Styles
LadiesV Cloaks and Suits
A large assortment to select from.
Sixty dollar Suits and Cloaks, for $30.00.
Twenty-five dollar Suits and Cloaks, for $12.50.
Same way with the $30, $33, $10, $43 and $50 ones.
Children's Cloaks atfialf Price oi Less
This will be the best place to find GENUINE AKOAlN8 tomorrow.
COME AND SEE. -
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flCJUFflCT
Sflll OF
IP I'M Efl 101 IS
U . trd LiJ vHJ
Beginning Saturday, Jan 2
NOTE TIIE PRICES
W0fl0 Baby Grands and Tarlor Grands
several makjs all new going for ft0.00.
3o0.00 to
9600.00 Art case uprights best makes rich,
rare woods jours for JI.t0.00, 40u.00
to
tCOO.OO Cabinet Grands, uprights a brlutely
flnt rlass in every particular K).09,
1360.00 to
J400.0J Parlor uprights in fancy woods
strictly choice first class for $315.00.
$280.00 to
$300.00 plain styles first cla last a life
time closing out, $235 00, $230.00
to
Sample Pianos some msrte to sell as high
as $300.00 guaranteed J1T5.00, $150.00
to
New Pianos rrtedium grade regular $300.00
to $250.00 kinds $165.00 to $13S.OO
to
Every Piano Is new choice styles
1313 FARI1AI.1 STREET,
OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
myself escaped without Injury. Tou may
be sure wo had little time to escape.'
WITNESSES COMING SATURDAY
Persoas Who Testify la Dietrich Cases
Ordered to Report la Ample
Tisae.
These witnesses have been summoned to
appear on behalf of the United States In
tho cases of the United States against
Charles II. Dietrich, and aro to report at
Omaha Saturday: Peter Mcintosh. Jun
iata. Neb.: John Slaker, Hastings; Dr. A.
8. Pierce. Kirksvllle, Ma; George W. Mow
ery and Cora E. Mowery. Long Island.
Kan.; Alex Campbell. MoCook; Bliss N.
Davis, Washington, D. C, and William
Loman! Hastings.
Witners Slaker is directed to bring with
him a certain certificate of deposit for
KM. dated about July 8, IK1L Issued to
Albert S. Pierce, commander of 8. A.
Strickland post. No. 1 GraiM Army of
the Republic, of Hastings.
Seven Indictments are returned against
Mr. Dietrich, two of which ara practically
jplicates to correct technical errors in
ieir originals. Two aro Joint indictments
with Jacob Fisher for alleged conspiracy,
two Individual Indictments against Mr.
Dietrich, and th. seventh Is for alleged
profiting as a member of the national con
gress by tho leass of his building for post
offic. purposes. Tho conspiracy Indict
ments are those to which Mr. Dietrich de
clined to plead, a. no offense was charged.
Tho other Mr. Dietrich pleaded not guilty
to.
VICTIM WILL SUE THE FIRM
M" wha Leses with Boyd-Merrill
Force. Latter Retara esa
ReajBlsltlera.
Rav "C. Merrill, who was last summer
associated with a John E. Boyd in ths
commission business, with offices In tho
Now Tork Life building, has been returned
to Omaha on a requisition warrant from
Deo Moines, I a.
E. W. Chapman, a clerk employed at the
I'nlon Paclfio headquarters. Is complaining
witness and charges that Mr. Merrill
obtained 50 of his money under false
pretenses.
It Is alleged In th. complaint that th.
firm known as Boyd Jk Merrill failed last
summer when it was several thousand
dollars ahead and that th. 130 which
Chapman had played against th. ram.a at
different times, was swept away In the
general flood which surged at that time.
Chapman waa n habitue of th place.
It Is asserted by the police, and ventured
sums varying from tS to $20. Th. police
aay that many Investors lost money when
th. firm failed, but that Mr. Chapman Is
tho only loser to bring suit with a view to
recovering some of tho funds. Mr. Merrill
will be arraigned Saturday.
CLOAK & SUIT CO.,
Cosh
:
.P.
AKD TERHS
$475.00
$375.00
$300.00
$238.00
$190.00
$140.00
$118.00
unlimited guarantee.
WITNESSES THE AWFUL SCENE
DPBty Coaaty Clerk MeCasaba Tell,
tory of the Appalllasr Theater
Disaster.
Deputy County Clerk W. D. McCombs
returned yesterday from an extended
trip in tho east, and while In Chicago Wod
n&7 night ho viewed tho tiro In tbo
Iroquois tbester.
"I novor want to seo another lira In try,
Ufa V( . X- V... un ...
'"vu'W J. Yf ny Ullf III
orally hauled bodies out of tho theater by
tho wagon load, and as tho wagons went
along the streets, tho limp arms and less
would oscillate with tho motion of the
wagon. And tho scene about tha tlieater
was something which I shall never forget.
Tho English language la Inadequate to con
vey what I saw there, and tt was almost
1 S3 possible for tb. police to keep the wo-'
men awsy. They seemed to bo frantic.
This was not to bo wondered at Vhen th?
women had a relative or friend In the
building, but In some cases they wm
merely bent upon getting Into th. bu'U
lng for th. purpose of satisfying the.r
curiosity."
NEW EDITOR FOR JOURNALEN
Repreaeatatlve F. E. Aaaeraoa of
Waasa Gaaetto Came a Omaha '
Swedish Paper.
Frank Edwin Anderson, editor of the
Wausa Gaaetto and member of the lower
house of the Nebraska legislature durint
- iim acvepira me eauorsnirv
of th. Svenska Journalen of Omaha, 1511
Capitol avenue, and will assume his duties
on January L H. I now In th. city, having
come to attend the meeting which form
ally endorsed the candidacy for vice presi
dential honors of John U Webster.
Mr. Anderson is a native of Nebraska, bis
birth place being Saunders county. He I.
n rears old and a bachelor. H. Is a gradu
ate of th. Luther academy of Wahoo.
Leaving hla alma mater In US2, he taught
school until 1138 at Wausa, when he founded
th. Gatette, of which he has been d!tir
since. For three terms he waa justlco iif
the peace In hi. township and was township
assessor one term. He is a republican In
politic.
Marrtaere Uetaaei.
Alfred Alloth. Omaha ,
Caroline Roeasler, Omaha
George I'aum. Fremont ,
Grace Reynolds. Fremont ..
AdOIph Jorirensen, Omaha ,
Carrie' B. Everltt, Omaha ,
Phillip 6aks. Omaha
Rme Kulokofsky, Omaha
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Bis aaaa for PlalallsT.
Judge Carland. In the United States cir
run court, hai.ded doan a Ueciee lor T4 -(30
for the romtla!nnl In tne rase of the
Alliance Tnit Comi-sny acalnat the I'leer.
side Hereford Cattle Company et al.
1510 Douglas St.
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