TIIH OMAHA DAILY HKE: FIltnAY. JANUARY lii. 1004. ! , au !j1 c N THE: oo TO A PT CfflCAG n I Mr. &Ae Burlington of the citv. Yoi Station in Chicago is in the heart can land within a few minutes' walk of the principal business houses and the best hotels. You can board a street car right at the door for ojxy paurt of the city. On arrival in a large city these things count 15he Chicago Special leaves at 7 a. rrv., a daylight train to Chicago. IShe Vestibvled Flyer leaves at 4 p. m., the early morning train into Chicago. t5he Burlington's No. 12 leaves at 8:05 p. m., arriving Chicago at 9:03 the next morning. J5he Observation Cars oi the Chicago Special and No. 12 are equipped with particularly attractive and convenient lounging rooms. nn iffiil I i K ii .ar ,"tn. kin rfHle-i. u: awww. ' ...r...4 1 ickets, 1502 r arnam 21 sr MYSTERY OYER THE DIAMONDS Sirup leatue EeWrs Into Matter of Mr. Aid J. Eddy. Eruu iOCAL JEWELER GETS PRECIOUS STOKES Takes Out Dlaanands f roaa Enrrlngs, It U tald, nod rata la Tleeca f Claaa la Their riaee. A mystery ha been evolved In connection with the estate of the lata Mrs. Alda J. Eddy, widow of Colonel J. M. Eddy. By the provisions of Mr. Eddy's will ahs left two diamond earrings and a beautiful diamond sunburst to Mrs. Emma llalaey tf Geary, Okl, a relative. The court named Charles E. Morgan as administrator of XI ra. Eddy's aetata and some time after lira. Eddy's death Mr. Morgan was given tbs custody of what was supposed to bo wo diamonds and the sunburst which Eddy had willed to Mrs. llalaey. Morgan thought nothing mora about the matter until a si )rt time sgo, when Mrs, llalaey celled upon blm and asked for the possession of the two dlamonda and the sunburst. Mr. Morgan could not give these Into her possession until the court had closed up the affairs of ths estate. Mrs. Ilalsey was permitted to view the dlamonda, however. She ' intimated that perhaps they were not ths onea which Mrs. Eddy had willed her and. acting on this supposition. Mr. Morgan and Mrs. HaWey took the diamonds and the sunburst to a local expert and he said that while the unburst was all right, the twp diamond earrings wars bogus. I ' Haw la the Caaap. Thereupon there was consternation and Mrs. Halsey at once employed a detective to make an Investigation. H. B. Van Camp, a brother of Mrs. Eddy, has recently returned from a trip to California and he waa asked about the alleged substitution snd said he knew nothing about It and pro fessed his surprise that such a thing had been attempted. In the meantime the detective which Mrs. lialsey had employed was doing a Utile quiet work and Wednesday he submitted a report of his labors which is now. in tho possession of the county judge. This report says that two diamond earrings were taken to a local Jeweler, who took out the dia monds and substituted some bits of glass. The diamonds which were taken from the earrings were reaet, one going into a ring and the other Into a screw stud. It Is also rtatcd that the diamonds and the sunburst were for some time after Mrs. Eddy's death In the possession of Mr. Van Camp before they were given Into Mr. Morgan's custody. Theee facts are now in the poftsemUon of the parties Interested and will be presented to the county Judge upon the hearing In this case, which Is docketed for Saturday. The question la, "Who caused the diamonds to be taken from the earrings and ordered begus onea placed In their stead T" OMAHA WOMAN DIES OF BURNS Mr a. Sophroaln M. Fergatts Saeewaaba to lajaries Sastalaed at Haaae la Beaver, Mr. 8ophronla M. Ferguson, formerly a resident of Omaha, died In Denver Sun day night from burns received twenty four hours before caused by falling with a lighted lamp in her hand. She was the wife of A. Ferguson and the mother of J. E. Ferguson of fc South Seventeenth street, one of the proprietors of the Wilson Steam Boiler company. The funeral was held yesterday, services having been held In Denver prior to removing the body. Mrs. Ferguson was "4 years old and went to Denver w'lth her husband last fall, after a number of years' residence in this city, where she was associated with church work and had many friends. Saturday evening she was knitting by the light of a kerosene lamp and picked It up to go Into another room, although the flat was elec tric lighted. She tripped and fell and ths burning oil Instantly enveloped her In a blase. Mr. Ferguson, who was retiring, heard her screams, but arrived too late to save her life. Her body waa frightfully burned, but there was no injury to her hair and face. "SCRANTON FATTY" UP AGAIN Old-Timer Turns l Before Jadge Berk with "Sulfas ef gala" With a sultan of Sulu salaam "Scranton Fatty" paid bis respects to Judgo Berka for, perhaps, the forty-ninth time since cold weather began. "Yer pardon is ast. jedge, but on dis momentous 'cession let me Introduce de Shoubert quartet. To de right hand stands Philadelphia Ike; Jes' back o Mm is de famous basso profundo, Step-Ladder Jake, an' to me left la our mesxo aoporano, Breadwagon John. As fer me, jedge," and Scranton smirked like chorus girl, "you's knows me." The Shoubert quartet, so-called, had been out on a little celebration. Inspired by the finding of a two-bit piece of the coin of the realm by the trombone soloist. 8cran tou himself. Arrested for vagrancy and drunkenness, they thought to lighten sen tence by tickling the rialblea of the judge, but the best they could do was to hold It down to the twenty-day limit. Captain of Detectives Dunn is an old acquaintance of "Scranton Fatty." lie told the Judge how Scranton had burn ex his fingers at the Scbevtnlck fire trying to save a keg of beer from burning. While he was thus engaged, the officer said, a large chunk of ths wall fell and bit blm in the back. Scranton, however, saved the beer. 8 f 3 in popular favor because of its good ness its unvarying quality keeps it up. Over a. million sold daily. Cremo 5c anywhere. It's worth it anytime. . . . . A r 1 It Q wrrth it anvTimr v vY Largest Seller in the VJortd. N yMjf Ttefnct is the I J VJ J SmoKerto Protection OLESON CETS OFF WITH FINE Embezzling Stamp Clark Unit Fay Two Thousand Dollars and Ccitt, ROME MILLER AT ONCE PAYS THE FINE Defendant I'leada Callty and Throws Himself ea Merry of Cowrt aad Friends Cone to Ills Rescae. Alfred M. Oleson. the embezsllng stamp clerk of the Omaha postoffice, who a few days ago pleaded guilty to the Indictment charging him with embezsilng S2.058, was this morning sentenced by Judge Munger to pay a fine of COM and costs. When asked if ha had anything to say why sentence should not be pronounced against him Mr. Oleson stepped forward and said: . "Tour honor, I have but little to say, ex cept that I am very grateful for the courte sies that have been extended me so far by the court. I do not know that I have any thing more to say." Rome Miller, proprietor of the Iler Grand and Millard hotels, then paid the fine. John T. Cathera, one of the attorneys for Mr. Oleson, made a plea to the court for leniency for his client. He said: "Mr. Oleson Is yot but a young man. He has a young wife. Like the most of us, he did not realise at the time what ha was doing. I do not think he intended to take this money with any criminal Intent. He waa drawn by an irresistible impulse that he could not realm. I believe that the ends of Justice will be met by giving him what ever leniency the court can, consistent with law and Justice." Gives it Carefel Thong hu' Addressing, the accused Judge Munger said: ' "I have given this case very much thought and reflection. It is not the se verity of punishment, but its certainty, that la the deterrent of crime. I recognise that a penitentiary is not a reformatory. I do not believe that you have a criminal heart, but that you oversUpped the bounds of propriety and discretion. I am inclined to give you one more chance to become a good cltlien. The sentence of the court la therefore that you pay a fine of 12.U0O and costs. And I admonish you that this One must be paid." Rome Miller, who waa in the court room. arose and, addressing Judge Munger, said: "Tour honor, I will aasume the payment of this fine and It will be paid at once." Thus ended the incident. Mr. Oleson waa congratulated by a number of frlenda pres ent In the court room and shortly there after left the building with a few friends. Detail of Crlaae. ' Two months ago Alfred M. Oleson, while employed as stamp clerk in tha Omaha postofflce, confecsed to Postmaster Crow and Postofflce Inspector St. Clair that be waa short in his accounts over tl.ouo. lie surrendered hlnuelf to the authorities and spent the night in the city Jail. An In vestigation of his accounts by the postof flee authorities developed the fact that the amount of shortage was ti,0a and some cents. Oleson waa Indicted the following day by the federal grand Jury, then in se -sion, and in default of C&uw ball on hia plea of "riot g-iilty was confined In the Douglas eounty Jail- Ho gave the requisite is:l a few weeks ago and a few days ago with drew his pita of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty. In the meanwhile hl friends were very active in his behalf and It is evident that some arrangement has been made whereby the government hut been reimbursed to the amount of short age. Oleson' shortage is partly covered by a surety company bond for 11.000. A bill Is now pending in the United States senate reimbursing Postmaster Crow for the pay ment of the fl.CfcJ, the balance of Oieson's shortage above his surety company bond. Ked Hot from the Cna. Was the ball that caused horrible ulcers on O. B. Steadman, Newark, Mich. Buck- len's Arnica Salve soon cured him. 25c. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Connty Commissioner H. 8. McDonald is on ths sick list. Secretary Cobum of the Board of Fub.lc Works Is sick with grip. E. C. Schoene of 8t. Paul and P. J. Illn- dermareh of Lincoln are at the Murray. fit Treasurer A. H. Hennlngs has gone to Denver for a few days on personal busi ness. County Judge Vlnsonhaler has departed for Marvvllle. Mo., where he will visit with his father and assist In celebrating his eighty-third ilrttiday. W. 1 Richards of North Platte, w. t, niirm of St. Kdward. F. H. Young of Hruken Bow and F. Flanagan Of Greeley, Neb., are at the Iler Grand. vmnb V4 rtixon. who died suddenly at his home In Weeping Water. Neb., Tuesday evening, was a member of the lat special panel of the federal petit Jury. Mr. and Mrs. A. vt e la ana rauimrr of Oakland. George H. Brook or tta.sne Mills, Mr. and Mrs. J. c. bcnmiur or aaiem. S. D.. and Mr. and Mrs. O. U McCann of Dillon. Mont., are. at the Millard. Peter D. Vroom, a Denver newspaper man: A. rJieserm&n ana v. n. wruun ui Denver, W. B. Pard. W. 8. Wlland of Chey enne, Albert Pohlman, Ed Pohlman of Peroe and Ora Holey of Laramie City are t the Pa i ton. W. A. Thomas of IJncoln. Mm. C. H. Gale, O. R Swayne, Mrs. C. A. Yoder, C. A. Yoder of Elm Creek; James liurke of Imperial. E. M. Bearie oi ugaiaua. r.. i McNeil of Utica, C. T. Johiuson of Var paraiao and R. II. McCarty of Ureeiey, Neb., are at tho Merchants. WILL INCREASE SCHOOL LEVY Board of Educatioo, Cati Chairman John coo, llnat Mai Up for Defioit. MAY riX THE SATE AT FOUR MILLS Railway Tax Litigation Creates De grit This Tear Which Most Bo . Made I n by Smaller Property Owners. From present Indications It would seem that the Board of Education will ask for a levy close to 4 mills. Chairman Theodore II. Johnson of the finance committee of the board says that lie haa begun to figure on the amount of taxes that will be asked from the city government this year, but la not In a posi tion to make accurate statements as to the amounts required or the probable action of .he board. He contemplates calling a meeting of the commutes ths latter part of the week, to go over the situation In detail, and the entire board may be called In to handle the question. Formal action probably will be taken at an adjourned meeting of tha board a week from Monday night. . t Hallway Tas Litigation. "Last year a levy of 2.1 mills wag re quested upon a Ii28.000.000 aasesament basis," said Chairman Johnson. "Tha amount needed, according to our estimate, was tX'i.LQQ, but owing to the railway tax litiga tion there will be a deficit of about M,000 over and above the ordinary floating In debtedness, which is fluctuating. It will be necessary this year to extend the levy so as to make up for the deficit. I look for an Increase of from 171,000 to 1100,000 in the estimate of the total amount bonded; over last year, but aside from tha erer lap am unable to state at this time la de tail what tha money will bo required for. About 112.000 of It will bo needed to pay the Judgment secured by Archlteit John McDonald." The fact that the fiscal year of tha board ends June 30 the taxes obtained la 1MB will count as tho resources until June SO, 1904. while those about to bo obtained will be available from that date. - - Probate Calendar. Mary A. Glaarot has filed a petition ask ing for the probation of the will of her brother. David 8. Glaacot, by the revi sions of whose will she Is named as tho legatee of an estate valued at tlO.OOA.. Judge Vlnsonhaler has overruled the de murrer which was filed by Sarah B. With nell. widow of Richard N. Wlthnell. Bhe contested the validity of a will which Mr. Wlthnell made subnequent tn his marriage with her. wherein Richard Wlthnell Leon ard, a grandson of the deceased, was to share equally In the Wlthnell estate. A petition for divorce has been filed by August Walletibunr wherein he alleges that hia wife Mra. Amelia, Wallanburg, haa deserted him. In a petition for divorce which nan been filed in the district court Addi M. Rent f row alleges desertion on the part of Adam M. Rentfrow. Orders Mow Flro Boon no. Chief Salter1 of tho tiro department, act ing in conjunction with the building In spector, has ordered an additional fire es cape added to the Crounse block at Six teenth and Cspltol avenue. It also Is un derstood that the flro chief will Inoue an edict soon In effect that ail doors of publlo buildings must be hung so aa to swing out ward. The fire eecape of the Crounse block, aa now Installed, is not considered adequate In case of an emergency and therefore a new one has been ordered erected at some point of ventage. . To Prevent tho artn. '. Laxative Bromo Quinine removes tho cause. To get the genuine call for tho full name. 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