THE OMAIIA DAILY REE: SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 11. 100o.
TAX CASE COMES UP TODAY
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Attorney, in. City to Take Up Bailroad
Injunctioa Against County Treasurers,
ARGUMENT TO BC MADE lit DEMURRER
Twrafy r More (ontr Attorney
Kxjiffird to Be Prenent to Advise
rlh Attorner Oeaeral
Korrla Brown.
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Attorney General Norrls Brown, J. L.
jaiuweu. attorney ior LiOncssier cwimjr;
n. iveivjn, auomey ror utge county,
arvl J. C. Moor, attorney for Johnson
county, arrived In the city Infit night
preparatory to npprarlng In the federal
court today whrn arguments will he heard
on the demurrer filed by the ntnte against
th action of the railroad whloh seek to
enjoin the collection of their 1S04 taxes a
assessed and levied. " Mr. Brown aald that
he expected thnt twenty or more county
attorneys would be present during the sub
mlsMon of the rnsr, which afTeota every
county In the state. Thos already here
held a conferen.ro at the' JHijtton hotel last
ntKht, but nothing was given out.
"It la our Intention to press the case
and get It submitted with all possible
speed," said the attorney general. "We oh
Jert to the Injunction on the broad grounds
tliat the federal court has no Jurisdiction
In the ense. and tha. It has no power to
enjoin the collection of the taxes In the
manner ivajltod."
This la the case In which the railroads
declare thev were assessed unequally by
the Starts Hoard of Equalisation In com
parison with other property. It Involves
thousand of dolfncs In taxes throughout
many counties of the state.
XOTICK.
Tvi the Members of the Commercial
Clnb.
There will be a meeting at the club rooms
today at 12:20 p. m. of the Jobbers, man
ufacturers, bankers and other business men
to consider matters of vital Importance to
the business Interests of omaha.
It Is necessary that this meeting be at
tended by the heads of all the various
house.
."W. B. WRIOIIT. President.
F. W. Jl'DSON, Chairman Ex. Com.
Faneral of Mrs. Benson.
The funeral of Mrs. J. ' Benson Is to bo
neid flunriay afternoon at 2 o'clock at All
'Saints' church. Rev. T. J. Mackay Is to
conduct the service. The Interment, which
St. Mary's
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Congregational
Church
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4:30
Rev. ML Yost
Special
Music
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It is our business to know
something about coal. We
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will tell you the truth about
what we know.
Bevler Mo. Lump $4.75
Bevler Mo. Nut $4.50
Cherokee Kan. Lump $3.50
Cherokee Kan. Nut $5.25
Illinois Lump ,.s $6.25
Illinois Washed Nut $0.00
Hock Springs Lump and Nut, $7.40
Bonanza Ark. Lump... $7.50
Ppadra Ark. Orate $8.50
Hard coul. all sizes $11.00
All "nutomatlely" HAND
SCREENED. At least our cus
tomers say our coal Is WLLL
SCUEENED.
Central Goal & Coka Go.
I5th & Harney Streets
Phones I22M699-47I8
Public Attention
Is hereby directed to the great
Bale of Men's, Hoys' and Chil
dren's Hats at lluyden Bros.
The undamaged stock from the
Martiu-Cott Hat Co. goes on
Bale Saturday a. 111., and will be
an event of the keenest econom
ical interest to all buyers. See
large ad on page 8.
PARKER'S
Hair .
Balsam
i'iuuiuie uia growta of the balr and
give It the lustre and sUlclneis of youth.
Whoa tbs hair Is jray or faded It
BRINGS BACK THB YOUTHFUL COLOR.
It prevents Dandrutf sod hair falling
and keeps the scalp cleaa and kralthy.
PAY FOK CHAMPAGNE NCT fOR DUTY
CRY CO CVCRYWTtCRB
will b private will be In the waiving
vsult nt Kort'St Lawn. I-nter In the year
the body will b takon to Frtfport, 111., Ior
burial.
CASES IN THE DISTRICT COURT
R i pert Testimony Slowly Gathered la
Trial of the Sholes Uam-
Salt.
A closely drawn I'ltal battle Is being
fought out In Judge Redlck's court In tha
case of Lewis Sholes against The II. J.
Pcnfold Company for damages by reason
of the loss of a band through the explosion
of a flush lamp. There are several attor
neys for the defense, led by R. 8. Hall,
while M. A. Hall is the principal attorney
for Mr. Sholes.
The flash lamp which exploded Is of
peculiar construction, yet apparently sim
ple In operation. It required the most pa
tient endeavor on the part of plaintiff's
attorney to get In testimony concerning
Its construction and operation, also testi
mony relating to the different kinds of
flash powders. As the whole subject Is
largely technical, experts are being used,
and they are having many thoughtful mo
ments between the attorneys for the lltl
. - j. Much care Is making the progress
of the case rather slow and It promises to
lap over Into next week.
Judge Estrlle and a Jury are engaged In
hearing testimony In the personal Injury
case of Mrs. Lucy Weber against the city
of Omaha. The plaintiff claims she was
seriously Injured by falling at the crossing
at Sixteenth and Harney streets by reason
of a hole in the pavement which the city
neglected to repair.
Judge Day and a Jury still have the Kar
ten and McCarthy case on trial. In which
the state is seeking to convict the defend
ants of attempted burglary, their Instru
ment for breaking and entering being a pop
bottle filled with sand.
The case of the Bute against James M.
Beck is now on trial. Defendant is
charged with having forged an Indorse
ment on a certificate of deposit for 120
and gotten the money on the same at
South Omaha.
DARTMOUTH ALUMNI BANQUET
Elsrhth Annual Reunion of the Asso
ciation 'of the Plain Well At
tended by Graduate.
The Dartmouth Alumni Association of the
Plain held Its eighth annual reunion and
dinner at the Millard hotel last night, about
a score of graduates of the eastern seat of
learning and their wives attending. County
Superintendent Edwin J. Rodwell, '88, was
master of ceremonies and the Invocation
wna made by Rev. W. R. Adams of the
class of '69. President H. E. Lewis, "72.
delivered his annual address after the
"cafe nolr;" Arthur K. Dame, '82, dls
cussed the Panama canal situation; Ar
thur H. Norrls, -00, talked about the re
strlctlon of Immigration; Rev. Harvey C.
Wood, M4, spoke of the diminished demand
of the present of applicants for the min
istry, and B. Wynne Matteson. 03, closed
the program and revived old memories by
describing the Dartmouth of today. The
out-of-town guests were: H. C. Wood,
'44, of Aurora, Neb., who Is 88 years old;
H. E. Lewis, '72 of Lincoln; Judge Wilbur
F. Bryant, '77, of Lincoln; Mr. Sawyer.
'72, and wife of Kearney; A. H. Norrls,
'00, and wife of St Paul; A. K. Dame
'82. of Fremont
The following officers were elected: Hon
orary president. Rev. H. C. Wood, '44,
Aurora, Neb.; president C. W. Pallord!
'93, Omaha; vice president, C. H. Sawyer',
'72, Kearney; secretary-treasurer, B. W.
Mattison, '03, Omaha.
Announcements of the- Theaters.
Miss. Mabel McKlnley, who has been de
lighting.. Orpheum patrons, with her fine
voice", will be heard for the last two times;
matinee and night, today.
Next week, beginning with a matinee
Sunday, McMahon's Minstrel Maids and
Watermelon Girls will be the headline at
traction. This big act Is one of. the latest
New Fork vaudeville successes. It Is a
bright. Jingling, musical melange and reg
ular minstrel show given by sprightly and
pretty maidens who can sing and "dance.
The Ching Lan Fob troupe of Chinese ma
gicians Is another big act. Cunning, "the
Jail breaker," Is a wonder-worker rivaling
Houdlnl. He will court the efforts of the
local experts and fly cops to fasten him
In handcuffs and leg Irons. Other features
embraced on the program are: Eleanor
Falke, the dainty singing -comedienne; C.
Qrant Gardner and Marie Stoddard, Imper
sonators, mimics and musicians; the dan
cing De Mutha; Lindsay's educated dogs
and monkeys and entirely new klnodroma
pictures.
Mildred Holland's engagement at the
Boyd closes with two performances of
"The Triumph of an Empress" this after
noon and evening. On Sunday afternoon
and evening the atractlon will bo William
A. Brady's great production of "Way Down
East." This fine drama of home life In
New England has never aged a minute, but
Is still the same fresh, appealing story of
real life that it has been from the first.
Its populylty has never been questioned
nor Its effectiveness doubted. It will be
given here with all the original accessories
and scenic equipment and a competent
company. The engagement la for the one
day only.
It la an Education
That every cltlien of the United States
should have, vis. a visit to the" national
capital. March 1, 2, S agents of the Penn
sylvania lines will sell tickets, Chicago to
Washington, at rats of $17.TSr for the round
trip. This Is a rare opportunity. Persona
taking advantage of these ratea also h.v.
tha advantage of witnessing the Inaugura
tion or Fresldent-Elect Roosevelt Six
trains dally. Through sleeping cars.
Agents of connecting lines will sell you
through tickets over Pennsylvania lines
from Chicago and make sleeping car reser
vations for you. For full information ad
dress TWOS. H. THORP. T. P. A..
28 U. S. Bank Building, Omaha,
Just received, car of Portland cutters,
also bobs. LININQER & METCALF CO.
A. B. Huberman, diamonds. Direct Imp.
Harry B. Davis, undertaker, 411 S. 15th,
Tennessee Miners Strike.
JELLICO. Tenn.. Feb. 10-Two hundred
miners employed at the Blrdseye coal mine
struck today because of the alleged refusal
of the company operating the mine to -tend
recognition to the miners' union.
DIED.
DK LANKY James,' February 8, 1905, aged
60 years & months and 1 day, at his home,
the Lunge hotel. Thirteenth and Jackson
streets.
Custer post. Grand Army of the Repub
lic, will hold their services at the Lauge
hotel at 1 p. m.. Sunday, after which the
body will be removed to Masonic hall.
Sixteenth and Capitol avenue, where ser
vices will be held at 2 o'clock p. m., un
der auspices of St. John's lodge. No. 26.
A. F. and A. M. Deceased ws proprie
tor of the St. James and Lange hotels.
Interment at Forest Lawn cemetery.
Friends Invited.
STEPHENS Eva Grabls, February 9. 1905.
ngrd iJ years, beloved wife of Charles F.
Stephens.
Funeral Sunday afternoon, February 12,
at I o'clock, from Harry B Davis' under
taking rooniH. 411 So.ith Flteenth street.
Intwiiient Prospect Hill. Friends Invited,
tfprlngrlnld, 11U. papers please copy.
BTEINHAI'SER-Llna, February t, 1906,
aged to- years, wife of Frank N. 8le:n-
huuser.
Funeral Saturday afternoon, February 11
st 2 o'clock, from her daughter's r-nl.1, nc
Mrs. Leo Orotte. IIS Boulh Twenty-eight!)
street, lutenueut Proopect Hill. Frittd
Invited,
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAIIA
Plans for Beautifying Betidenoe Districts
Ara Being Diacntsed.
PARKING STREETS ONE OF THE LEADERS
Many tltlsens Have Already Besrnn
the Work In Anticipation ( mm
Ordinance that Will Make
It l.eaal.
Within a short time the mWTor and city
council will take up the matter of park
ing a number of streets. So far Twenty
third street from F to J streets, has been
parked, but the Intention of property own
ers now is to park the street from A to J
streets. There Is st the present time an
ordinance in force regarding the parking
of streets. This ordinance was passed on
July 16, 1818, and was signed by AV. G.
Bloane as mayor and Thomas Hoctor as
clerk. This ordinance provides that In
parking streets a fifty-foot street may be
parked ten feet; sixty-foot streets, twelve
feet; sixty-six-foot streets may be parked
thirteen feet; eighty-foot streets, sixteen
fart and streets 100 feet In width may be
parked twenty feet. On their own ac
count a number of property owners have
parked their streets with the expectation,
that an ordinance will soon be passed mak
ing this permissible.
Some of the streets In the residence por
tion are considered too wide and the ob
ject of parking is to permit the planting
of trees and the location of flower beds
between the sidewalk and the curb lines.
If this Is done as the property owners pro
pose many of the residence streets will
be parked during the coming summer.
There is also some talk of trying to es
tablish a boulevard In South Omaha, and
If this is done the parked streets will come
In for their share of the benefits to be de
rived from tho boulevard fund.
Funeral of Ralph Sasre.
Ralph Sage, one of the best known men
In South Omaha, as hurled yesterday by
the members of Bee Hive lodge. Services
were held at the First Presbyterian church,
Rev. R. L. Wheeler officiating. The church
was crowded with friends and relatives
of the deceased and floral offerings were
something out of . the ordinary. The pall
bearers were W. B. Wyman, B. E. Wil
cox. J. W. Hastings, Charles McAdam, J.
F. Schulta and A. B. Farrer. At the grave
In Laurel Hill cemetery the Masons held
the final service over the dead. This cere
mony was In charge of C, C. Howe, master
of the lodge.
Will Let Snow Remain.
Mayor Koutsky said yesterday ' that he
had been asked a number of times why
he did not put men and teams at work re
moving snow from the streets. In reply
to this question the mayor said to a Bee
reporter last night that, to move the snow
would cost about 11,600. There still re
mains In the street repair fund about $1,900
and thla must last until August 1. "I will
not permit an overlap in this or any other
fund," said the mayor. The snow will have
to melt and run off into the sewers, for
I do not propose employing men and teams
to remove the snow from the streets or
sidewalks." It was suggested to the mayor
that he might give work to quite a number
of unemployed men In the removal of snow,
but this the chief executive refused to do
as he said that the money In the street
repair fund would be needed In the spring
and summer.
Christian Association Notes.
The annual valentine masquerade of the
boys' department will be held Saturday
evening. All friends of, the department
are Invited. . ..j. r - , .
Sunday afternoon George Van Winkle
will speak to men at 4 o'clock.
State Secretary Bailey was the guest of
the January club this week.
The report of the finance committee
at the meeting of the board of directors
was very gratifying. Mors men are giving
and giving larger amounts than ever be
fore and the prospects are that the business
end of the association will be on a good
basis by the end of the next sixty days.
Several members are expecting to attend
the state convention, at Grand Island this
week.
Maa-lc City Gossip.
A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Fritz, 2711 Q street.
V." Kunger. Thirty-fourth and U streets,
reports the birth of a son.
E. T. Miller, Twenty-seventh; and N
streets, is on the sick list.
A. A. Thurlow has recovered from his re
cent illness and la at work again.
Mrs. T, C. Marsh, who is seriously ill, wad
reported to be Borne better lajt night.
Police Judge King had only one vagrant
before him yesterday and he let blm go.
Mrs. Henry C. Richmond Is confined to
her home with a severe attuck of the grip.
D. S. Parkhurst is out again after being
laid up for a number of days with throat
trouble.
The young son of Councilman William
Martin was reported to be conalderably im
proved last night. He suffering from
Slssemen of Omaha has started ex
cavating for foundations for a store build
ing to be erected on Twenty-sixth street
just north of O street.
City officials axe cutting down expenses In
the distribution of charity. The fund is ex
hausted and only the very needy will be
given assistance hereafter.
About Hn members of the local lodge of
Fugles went to Council Bluffs laBt night as
the guests of the Eagles over there. The
party from South Omaha went over In a
special motor car and returned the same
way.
Funeral Kotlce.
-St. John's lodge No. 26, A. F. and A. M.
The funeral of our late brother, James
Delaney, will be held from Masonic tem
ple 16th and Capitol-avenue, Sunday, Feb
ruary 12, 1905, .at 1:80 o'clock p. m. All
friends Invited. CHARLES A. TRACT,
C. E. HERRiNU, Secretary. Master.
Monday nights Rev. M. R. Strltch will give
lectures on einics.
SNOW PLOW STRIKES TRAIN
Conductor, I.oudy Caught In Caboose
nd Crushed to
Death.
A snow plow sent out on Thursday night
by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha road to open the snow drifts
plunged Into a freight train with fatal
effect. The freight was local No. 16 snd
was battling with the growing drifts be
tween Sioux City and Omaha. Near Da
kota City there IS a sharp curve In the
road. The snow plow hud been sent out
to clear the road and was making good
time. A cloud of swirling snow helped
to obscure the vision and the engineer
could not see tha lights. Between 11 and
12 o'clock he approached the train, which
was slowing up. Before tha engineer real
ized his danger he plunged Into the ca
boose of the freight. Conductor J. , S.
Loudy was In the caboose alone and be
fore he realised his danger the snow plow
was plunging Into the car. The conductor
was pinned to the side of the caboose and
crushed to death. The remains were taken
to Bioux City, where Conductor Loudy's
family lives. He Is survived by his widow
and two children. Two members of the
crew were Injured, but not seriously, by
being thrown from the train. The snow
plow was In charge of Engineer Wleberg.
It Is claimed that owln to the snow and
the bend In the road he could not see the
danger signals in front.
Rev. Dr. O'Connor's Lecture.
In Crelghton college last night. Rev. Dr.
O'Connor gave the ttvst lecture of the sem
ester for the benefit of the law students, on
"Psychology and Thedlcy." These lectures
are to be continued throughout the school
year, every Friday night, and form an im
portant part of the law students' work. On
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Correct quality goods and lowest prU-es at
A. B. Hubermann's, Jeweler, 13th &. Doug.
United States Army Shoes Saturday $2
Made of kangaroo calf, double soles to heel. These, shoes make
ideal shoes for the cold weather.
Sold everywhere for $2.50, our price
Saturday Only we will sell $4 Men's Shoes for $2.50
Made of box al Goodyear welts, lace, good pump poles,
Va3
best quality drill lining styles are new.
They are our regular $ 4.00 ehoe3 Saturday only.
.$2.50
D... ' V.4U made of box cH, Rood stout Sizes 2 to 6, at $l.90
uoys ana i outn s cmocs gole4t fool forra ,Mti j size, m to 2, .t ...$1.73
Men's New Spring Hats, $2 and $2.50 Values for $1.00.
Saturday we will place on Bale a line of new sample liata for men
at $1 They were a traveling man s samples, i00 hats iu all-
nice, new, clean hats choice Saturday. .'
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Others have grown stong
on Gfhirardelli's Ground
Chocolate why no, you?
It contains all the Nutritious
substance of hifii grade
cocoa the flavor and deli
cacy of a toothsome confec
tion and a uniform excellence
that crownv its superiority.
Makes d T.cious cake and pastry.
THE RETURN OF
SHERLOCK HOLMES
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Back to life for a brand new set of adventures, Sherlock Holmes has come, and it
may safely be said that these thirteen stories surpass anything that has yet been recorded
of the great detective. The titles themselves breathe excitement and mystery. They are:
The Adventure of the Empty llouse
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
, The Adventure of the Dancing Men
The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
The Adventure of the Priory School
The Adventure of Black Peter
The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons '
The Adventure of the Three Students
The Adventure of the Oolden Pince-Nez
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
The Adventure of the Abbey Orange
The Adventure of the Second Stain 'I l'!H
When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the character of SII ERLOCK HOLMES he founded an absolutely unique type and
reconstructed the entire theory and nature of detective Btories. Heretofore such tales had belonged largely to "dime novel
literature.'' Doyle made his famous detective a deductive genius, and the style and nature of his adventures set the reading
world to talking. When the author ceased at last to to write SIIERLOCK IIOLMES stories there arose a universal demand
for more of these great detective narratives.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has written, by special arrangement, a new and final series of the ADVENTURES OF SHER
LOCK IIOLMES, for which he has received the highest price ever paid for such literary work.
These stories have achieved a great success the greatest perhaps In the annals of so-called light literature.
This great success was, of course, due in part to the fact that the thirteen tales comprising the series are the last SHER
LOCK HOLMES stories that will ever be written. Thousands of people have grown to regard Holmes almost as a personal,
friend, and they would not willingly miss reading a single one of his adventures, the more especially as the present SHER
LOCK HOLMES stories will be followed by no others. "THE RETURN OF SIIERLOCK HOLMES" is SHERLOCK
HOLMES' farewel performance. At the conclusion of the series he will become but a memory. On this point Sir Arthur
Is firm he. will write no more SIIERLOCK IIOLMES stories, now or later
By special arrangement THE SUNDAY BEE has secured the right to publish these stories. They will appear for the
next three months each week a complete adventure and mystery.
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