2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEJ3A TUESDAY , DECEMBER i ) , 1800.
err
IliE CONTEST AT LINCOLN ,
Hho Election at Grand Island is Sllghtlj
Investigated ,
AN OMAHA PREACHER BREAKS LOOSE
But NoVltncM Dnron Sny Tlmt n
Single Voter Wni Prevented
from Voting nt * He
CIlOHC.
LINCOLN' , Neb. , Doc. 8.-rSpcrlal Telcgran
to TIIK Hii.j : : Tlio election contest , whlct
lins developed Into a court , of complaints fo ;
aggrieved prohibitionists , illil not convoni
this morning until nearly 11 o'clock. Onlyi
linnilful of spectators gathered , showing Urn
public Interest was flagging.
In the nbsenco of Htricklcr , tlio nttornc ;
fortho contestants , Prohibitionist Ilobblti
filled tlio ehnlr of assistant counsel , but Ic
"Wilson do the questioning whllo bo acted n
jiroinitcr. |
L. II. Limghlln of Grand Island was th
flrst witness oxiunlncd In the contest for gov
crnor. Ho was asked If in the Second -wan
of Grand Island any of the voters were swori
us to their qualifications ,
Mr. Hnrwood objected on the ground ot th
question being Incompetent , immaterial an
irrelevant.
The objection was overruled.
The witncjs tbou testified that only twcn
ty-ono voters had been sworn , whllo WJfl wcr
not sworn. Sixteen bad been qualified 01
the day of election. Tlio witmm then i\ro\
n paper from his pocko't for the purpose o
reading tbu names.
Mr , llnrwood objected. Notary .Tohnsoi
overruleil anil Tlbliotts sustained the objcc
lion. Notary Tibbetts suld :
"If the poll books can bo secured I objec
1o Hiich uvldonco. A notary's powers ar
lltnltcil , but the statute says all tcstlmon ,
must bo relative to notlco In the charge.V
must have seine powers in taking ovldonet
I doa't ' want to bo restrictive , but I boliev
* wo can puss on the competency of evident1 !
Wilson admitted that ho didn't have th
boohs , and Tibbetts finally allowed the test
inony.
Lnughlln then tcstlllcd that ho lived in th
First ward of the city , but was In the Socon
ward working for the prohibition nmcndmcii
the greater portion of the day. The pollin
jdnco was in a store behind u counter. Eurl
In the day persons were allowed in the roon
Jlosatd : "About 10iJOaman named J. 0
West-ran against mo. Ho then Jerked olt hi
overcoat to light mo. A gave him no occt
nlon for it. Ha did not assault mo , but w
were both arrested. The police then pu
everybody outside , including the challenger. '
M'luiy would allow nobody insldo except t
vote. Wo could not see tbo judges , from th
outside. I went in tbo room in tbo aftenioo
but a policeman told mo I would have to g (
out. Up to 100 : ! ! only olio voter was BWOH
'J'uo poll books show that there were tldrtj
ono votes for Powers , ai'J for Hoyd and M
Jor Klchards.1
On cross-examination Lnughlin tcstincd
J saw somn persons turned away and not a
lowed to go into the room. I do not know t
nny person living In that ward who wr
turned away and not allowed to vote. Tl.
Jlrst who attempted to vote without rogistn
tlon was challengecl. The person challenge
voted. No attention was paid to the matU
lifter that , mid persons voted right alon
without being sworn in , Albert Grosser tel
mo that bo was challenged and wnsnotawoi
in , and yet ho voted.
On rc-dlrectexaminntlon the witness , to
tilled : A privileged few who wore ant
prohibition badges wcro allowed to go I
and out of tbo polling place at pleasur
Ono challenger was interfered with. Dencc
Whltr.oy challenged Mr. Wusnier's vet
YVnsmor grabbed him by tbo coat and stioc
liim for challenging bis voto. Tbo policcnui
look hold of Whitney and made him stan
outside the second counter. After 10:30 v
could not see whether any illegal voting wi
done or not ,
On recioss-oxamimitlon Laughlln sail
I don't know of there being any-.unlnwl' '
conspiracy to nravcnt persons from voting.
Deacon \Vhithoy \ tostilled that there we1
nbout ilvo hundred and twenty persons w |
Voted mid only twonty-ono or twenty-tv
ftworn in. ' Believed all the otners we :
Jllogal. The ballot box could bo seen fro
Ihedoor. Had Wiismer been sworn . in 1
Would have been a legal voter. Didn't kno
when bo challenged Wosmer's vote , whethi
Wasiner had been sworn in or not. Ho n
saulted witness by pushing Ului. Did n
Icnow of anybody being prevented from vc
ing who wished to or from voting for theca
tllclnU ) of Ids cbnlca. Did not know ot nr
Illegal votes except these of the persons wl
were not registered ut the time of registr
tion.
John Allen of Grand Island tcstlflod : I a
clerk of the district court of Hall county.
Witness was ivskcd bow many foreignc
tboro were who took their first pauers ilurii
tbo months of August , September and Oct
lier.
lier.Object ud to.
Notary Tobbetts overruled , but sal
"There ought to bo some limit to this. It
liardly fair to allow so much Incompetent U
timony when there is an opportunity of g (
ting competent testimony. "
The witness then replied : Tboro wcro 1
lor September , twelve prior to Octobcr-1 , ai
during the month of' ' Aucust. after tbo 131
there were twenty-nine. Of thcso 1TO tl
money for ItfJ was paid by another perso
Ills name is George Molirunstcchcr. Ho pa
for these Wl papers all at oucc. He paid f
them about October 9 or 10 at the Citizen
Rational bank of Grand Island. 1 was i
htructad that ho was treasurer. I don't kno
vliat ho was treasurer of. Ho was connect
with the bank. I bad an order on him fro
the secretary , signed by C. P. U. William
"Williams 1s in the real estate , loan and Insu
niu-.ii business. Ho Is a republican. I dot
Icnow of what order or society he was tres
\rn-r. Some pel-sons speak of it as the leagu
Others , as tbo Business Men's and Bankci
association. Mv money was guaranteed 1
business men. These men were Fred HedO
GcorKo Iliirtenbach , a democrat , O. M. Hoi
u democrat , and others. I did not know frc
whom the money came.
Motion made that the testimony of the w
ness bo stricken out as Irrelevant , iincoinr.
lent and not properly in the notlco.
The court then adjourned until p.m.
* ' . .
AFTiniXOON bl'.SSlOX.
The first witness In the afternoon w
"Walter N. Peterson , Ho testified : I w
ono of the Judges of election at Grand Islnn
I am a republican. I favored tlio ainondmoi
3 thought that all the persons not sworn
Hhould bo sworn in. 1 made a motion to th
effect. The other Judges were opposed
Buch n move. All who voted were lt- > ;
voters In my opinion except such as wnro n
HWOIII in. I agreed with the other ti
Judges to have the room vacated , 1'crso
camu back after wards to vote who wished i
1 did not approve of having the challenge
excluded. Mr. Gnrnt , tbo challenger , was
1 ho room nf tunvards but did no challougir
1 saw Mr. Whitney after ho was urrcsU
llo was lit front of tbo storo. I know
wanted to como in. I didn't ' bear him ask
101110 in , 1 helluva bo will testify that
nskcd to como In.
Tlio witness was Informed that Mr. Wb
jiey bad tostlttcd thai ho did not ask to go
mid after that I'otor&ou bad nothing more
eay in that respect ,
witness continued ; There were fifty-tl
votes c.ut for the amendment. I do i
Jcnow of nny person who was not allowed
vote who was legally entitled so to do.
Aaron Yelbol of tlio Second ward ot ( Ira
Island was the next witness. Ho tcstlllc
J voted for H , L. Payne , putting his name
n republican ticket. 1 was put out of t
room with the crowd. A policeman stood
the front door. From the frontdoor back
the ballot box there was no chaneo to hea
] > cr3on challenge a voter In an ordinary tc
of voice. Chief of Police Doano put I
crowd out.
On cross-examination Yelbol testified : 1
crowd wiu ordered to leave the room on i
count of the disturbance between Lawt
und West. Voters were allowed to go In
vote ut any tlmo. I was not prevented f n
voting , 1 was not sworn when registered.
The next witness was Kov. 1 * . S. Merrill
the First Methodist church of Omaha. Amc
the Interesting statements made by b
was the one to tno effect tl
TIIK OHUU UKEond World-Herald bad
inlUmed tno people by their anarchistic a
Incendiary utterances that Ignorant porst
worn prompted ui riotous acts and deeds
rowdyuui. " 1 have seen bettor papr
bald ho , "und have also seen worse. I Oil
they were preaching anarchy. Among i
tuiarcuUllobentlmeiils In TIIK Ben was i
'Since society la composed of In
dividuals , what rij-hts Iiovo soclcticn that In
dividuals have nny rlu-ht to respect.1 1 ( I
could get tlio flics I couui pot up an intcreit-
ing batch of similar statcracnts , So Kcnoral
was it that there Was no Issue of Tin : 13ii : :
but what had something to tlint effect. "
UtllCf Cotltl'HtS.
In the contest for cxecntlvo ofilccrs other
than Kovcnipr the first witness was Deacon
W. A. Whitney , u resident of Grand Islaiul
for seven years. Ho went to the polls
In tlio Second ward as cliallotiKcr.
Over flvo hundred voters had been
registered in the precinct , and from
an examination of the books ho had learned
thut only nbout twenty of thorn hud been
sworn before giving their qualifications to
register. The witness challenged each votot
in u stereotyped form : "I challenge thai
mail's vote if the registry books do not show
ho was sworn. " Among the mon so dial
longed was Charles Wiutnoi * . who clcnchiv
his lists and threatened to strike Mr. Whit
ney. The police In tcrfercd anil drove chal
lengcrs nnd hy-stnndurs out , of the building
Outside , Deacon \V hltnoy mid L , . II. Lnwtoi
were arrested on the charge of uslnp holster
ous , abusive unit threatening langungo
Twcnty-llvo diiy.s inter Law ton was tried um
discharged , the charge mmlnst Wliitnoy was
withdrawn. Tlio witness challenged nbou
twnnty voters , but the election bourd took ne
notleo of Ills challenges. Except the fnllun
to swear tlio voters ut thotlniocf registering
ho Unow of no fraud or Illcgnlity in the elcc
tlon. The voters of all parties were treatui
nllUo by the Jiidccs. Ho knew Mr. Wnsme
had lived in the ward for ninny years am
was a legal voter except at to the technicality
In reglsterlne. Witness voted n ticket maUi
up of republican and alliance candidates.
The purpose of the attorney for the con
testnnls was to show by the witness that thi
tircnt majority of the voters were not prop
crly registered. The attorneys entered HI
objection at every turn on the ground thn (
the registration hooks themselves are tin
best evidence. Tno notaries floundered Ii
uncertainty , made coulllciing rulings , am
iliuilly settled down to the proposition tint
the witnesses might testify to anything the ;
saw going on nt tlio tlmo of registering , bu
not to anytniiiK they had learned by an ex
amiiiatlon of tlio book ; ) themselves.
Walter N. I'oterson was next called to th
stand , lie has lived in Grand Island fo
cluven years , ami was ono of the Judges o
election in the Second ward.
Lamb What dlu the judges do when voter
were challenged (
Attorney Hull objected : that the groiini
for the challenge WPS not tenable und ther
wiw nothing for the judges to do but to re
coivu the votes. lie read from the statute
to show that if a man is challenged nt th
time of registering he "shall" bo sworn , bu
If not challenged tbo law merely says h
"may" bo sworn.
Lamb They are illegal votes If challengci
Mid not sworn in.
Hall No , sir. The supreme court 1m :
ruled on that point and tuuen high groum
against mere technicalities. It throw outi
registration law a few years ago because o
Its excessive requirements.
Lamb ( warmly ) I'm not going to argu
with you. We'll meet you on that poiu
later
Notary Seott Onjectlon overruled.
Notary Waters Sustained.
Witness Only the iirst voter challenge' '
was sworn. I favored swearing nil of then
but the .other two Judges overruled mo.
On cross examination tbo witness testltloi
that there wcro about twenty challenges an
tliat the only charge made was the failure t
bo sworn at the tlmo of registering.
\j. II. Lawton of CJrand Island was called
ami Attorney Wilson exchanged places wit
Attorney Lamb. After testifying to the o <
currences at the polls , substantially as ho ha
at the examination on the other side of th
courtroom , the witness was asked if ho ha
examined the rogi. tratlon books.
Mr. Hull-put in his usmil nhjcctlon , holdtii
that the books wcro the best evidence.
Wilson Wo have n right to lay a found :
tlon for our main question.
Hall And I have a right to put in over
objection that I cau think of or that m
brother can think o.f.
Wilson I was talking to the witness , nc
to you.
Mr ( Wilson then got Up pa his feet , ant
with a'may It please your honors" to tl :
notaries , he .laimcliQil Into , a spirited urgi
mentifor the admission of the desired test
mony. Hoadralttcd that the objection woul
bo good in a court , but the rules of evldonc
have no upnllcatlon'to a parliamentary exam
nation. Ho believed the legislature woul
accept hearsay evidence such as men nctupc
in the important altuli-s of evcry-day life , tin
ho pleaded to have thu sauio rule applied 1
this examination.
Tills time the objection was overruled , bi
a moment later tbo witness was hauled u
short on another objection.
The witness further testified that hp kno'
of no one being hindered from voting.
AFrUUNflOX SliSSION" .
At the afternoon session John Allen i
Grand Island testified substantially tlio san
as in the contest on the oilier side of tl
room.
Attorney Lamb tried to show that ttio firs
papers of 1X ( ! men naturalized in Gnu :
island previous to the lalo election were pal
for by the Personal Uights league. The wi
ness knew 6f no such action by any organ
zation. Ho had been paid by an order fror
C. 1' . U. Williams to George A. Mohroi
stpclior , cashier of the Citizens' Nation ,
bank. Ho Issued papers without recoivln
his fee trom the applicant because Frc
Ilcddc , George Ilnrtcnbuch , Mr. Ileiu an
others assured him they would see that 1
was paid. He thought partisanship did m
enter into the matter. Prohibition soomc
to bu tbo all-absorbing Issue in the election :
Grand Island , but the witness undcrstoc
some of the naturalized Danes were uotgoir
to vote against prohibition.
Hev. V > r. P. B. Merrill of Omaha tcstlflc
that ho worked for prohibition in the Foun
precinct of the Fittli ward. Ho > vas rcpea
eilly Insulted and threatened with vlolenc
but his person was not attacked. Bovoi-
times tbu police drove the crowd hack to tl
curb stone. K. K. Thomas was also throti
cnod , and at ono time a young man snatchc
n bunch of tickets from bis hand and thro
them into the air The young man \vi
pointed out to the police , hut they mudo i
inovo to arrest him. The next witness r
latcd a passage of words between Thorns
and GnUiuhnn. Merrill and Thomas wo :
peddling tickets of all parties' with the in
hibition amendment. The witness thong !
it would have been imsufa for a problbltio
1st to challenge a voter.
On cross-examination witness adniltti
that ho siiw no ono hindered from volii
cither by violence or throats. The only imi
who ottered to defend mm was a Mr. Ilul
who was n republican and working again
prohibition. The witness took n rupubllct
ticket , which hu generally voted , crossed t
all the names ami voted only forjirohlbltlo
The crowd at the polls wore bitterly opposite
to prohibition. Most of the crowd favort
Boyd.
Aaron Wolbcl of Panlllloii repeated the tc
timony given In tbo gubernatorial contest.
Anthony Johnson testllied that ho went
the pollliif place In the Sixth precinct ot tl
Sixth ward of Omaha to challenge Its leg
voters , llo was mainly interested In the su
cess of the amendment. Ho was accused
peddling fraudulent tickets , it belligallepi
that somoof , the names on the Indopenuoi
ticket were printed incorrectly. The wltnc
and other workers for prohibition won ) free
abuscil ami threatened. They were Jostle
their tickets snatched from thnlr haniU , ni
eggs thrown at thorn. Kov. Glark and tl
witness were struck by the eggs. No arrcs
were made. About to o'clock some cards a
pcared , and each voter handed In a card wi
Ills ballot. They were used the rest of tl
day.
day.On cross-examination the witness tcstlfli
that he voted the prohibition ticket vtraigl
Ho know of no physical vlclcncc , on
threats and abuse , and know of :
ono being prevented from votin
The abuse and tin-cats were on account
prohibition. The witness gave out inil
pendent tickets and they were voted. 1
paddled all kinds of'tlckuU.
William T. Lyons of Omaha , testified tin
the polling place of the First precinct of t !
Fourth warn was held In his building. I
was sick and from his window upstairs o
served the crowd. Ho saw tickets tuk
from the pocket of a MrAbbott. . Ho hi
self voted secretly through lear of tl
crowd.
On cross-examination ho said ho know
no voter bolng prevented irom voting. I
had hoard there wcro such ; had heard
threo. ilo understood they were going
vote for prohibition.
On re-direct examination thu witness to *
fled that when ho registered ho was given
number , At tlio polling place a man with
bundle ot tickets lumttnl out ono hearing 1
name and number und ha voted by hU nu
ker iustoud of hU uuinc. ThU iuformutl
prontlv pleased Attlorney Lamb. Ho hat
boon fishing for it for some time.
On cross-examination Attorney partial
asked :
"You voted secretly bccauSo you wen
ulraid of being bulldcv.cdt"
Witness Yes , sir.
Dnrnall Did you vote the republleat
ticket I
Witness I would rothor not tell how ' .
voted. I want n ruling on that point.
Notary Seott I think that u. matter o
privilege. The witness need not answer.
Dnrnall Are you not n republican )
Witness Well , at general elections I vott
the republican tlchot.
Darnall And the election of November
was n general one )
Witness Yes , sir. [ Laughter. 1
William K. Green was at the Fourth nrc
duct of tlui Third ward of Omahn during tin
election , working for prohibition and the In
dependent ticket. A man took one of th
tickets with Powers' name on It , held It iu
and said : "Hero's another of those follows.1
The witness put the tickets In his pocket
and worked them on the sly. Ilo afterward
visited the Second and Third pre.clncts of th
ward. At the latter a man struck him in th
faeo with his list. A deputy sheriff ordere
him to leave and stop creating a disturbance
ilo went homo und quit working at the poll
for fear of violence. Seven or eight prohlb' '
tlon tlekots wcro taken from him. Swen o
eight mon solicited thorn to look at. cau
man netting one ballot , and they rofudcd t
glvo them back. The deputy sheriff sal
that ho might remain If ho would peddle enl
straight prohibition tickets.
UitHH-examlimtlon : Tbo witness tcstlfle
that ho voted without question or hlndranct
Ho know of no ono else who had UGOJI pr
vented from voting nny ticket ,
Numerous stereotyped objections wcro o
fercd by the attorneys for the contestees , nn
the two notaries generally disagreed. Th
examination was adjourned until 9 o'clock 1
the morning' .
Mr. llarwood then asked permission to ii
trotliico 0110 witness , Sheriff Costott , in n
buttal of the testimony and In behalf of th
conteatces. On consultation with Kobbins , i
was decided to let him appear.
John A. Costell , shcrilt ot Hart coantj
testified that ho was present at the Secon
ward in Grand Island on election day , II
went into the polling place and found Mi
Whitney back of the counter nlmost toucl
Ing elbows with tbo Judges. The wltnes
nsked the Judges If they wanted Whitney rt
moved. They said they aid , and the wltnos
took Mr. Whitney , after some objectloi
around In front of the counter. The wltnes
then loft the room. Mr. Whitney and othc
challengers were allowed to remain. Tl :
witness never saw a fairer election In Ni
bmska.
Captain V/llltam T. Lyons and Wllliui
Green of Omaha gave substantially the san
testimony as In the examination at thoothi
side of the room.
THE NKW COUNCIL/ / .
Tlio Vote at the I/nat RIcotlon Oui ;
vasnrd lit Last Muht'H Meeting.
A special meeting of the council was hel
last night to canvass the vote cast for com
oilmen In the several wards of the city jn tl
late election. The meeting had boon calk
for GiliO o'clock , but it was discovered tin
the charter provided for no meeting of tl
council earlier than 8 o'clock In the cvenirij
At the latter hour the council was called
order , the following members being presen
Ueehel , Blumer , Cooper , Davis , Donnell ,
Morcart ;
. . . . . . . , Osthc
and bhriver wcro absent.
The ohalr appointed Messrs. T. 1C. Sin
borough and Thomas F. Uailov to assist Gil
Clerk Groves in canvassing the voto.
The canvass was immediately proceedc
with as follows :
First Ward- . J. Lowry , 857 ; J. J. Kl :
ney , , 5U4 ; John McCoy , 2 : > r > .
Second Wnrd-P. Elsasser , 8S3 ; M. I
KcdlleUi. Kid : I. Huscalltsi. .
Third Word U. Bui-dish , 0. ; S. 1'rinc
a ; J. O'Connell.ll ; 13. LeedGr , IB.
Sixth Ward C. Specht , 090 ; E' . 'Pauls'c :
037 ; T. K. Hamilton , fW ,
Seventh Wn-d C. L. Ghaffee ; 410 ! : M. I
Kofcder , W : P. Smith , 2-12.
Eighth Wtml-C. K. Brunor. 353 ; J. I
Connolly , KIU ; St.-A. D. Bnlcombe , 'StO ; 1
G. Urlnu. 05.
Ninth Ward E. P. Davis , 425 ; George ,
Paul , : H7 ; John U homos , ; ! 3.
The report of the canvassing boanlvf
road and on motion of Mr. Wheeler adoptci
and the gentlemen receiving the hlghe
number of votes declared eloctcd members i
the council for the next two years.
The council then adjourned.
The councilinen declared olectcd are i
follows :
First ward , T. J. Lowrv ; Second. I
Elsasser ; Third , H. Kurdish Fourth , T. 1
Tuttle ; Fifth , T. J. ( Jonway ; Sixth , (
Spceht ; Seventh , C. L. Clmtfeo ; Eighth , I
E. Bruiier ; Ninth , E. P. Davis. .
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Dr. TJlrnoy euros cutarrh , Bco bldg.
MATI3IlliVIj M13N OKI LEFT.
'I'lie City Attorney's Opinion on tl
AVnlsh AHatgnmrnt.
When the board of public works convene
yesterday afternoon City Attorney Poppleti
was on hand to submit his opinion regardii
tbo assignment of Ed Walsh's sewer coi
tract to the Commercial National bank. I
stated that if the assignment was in goi
faith lie did not see how the material im
could hope to got their pay out of the csl
mates , "for , " said ho'the , city cannot act i
n collecting agent.
This settled the matter , and Walsh's ' csl
mate of $ j,500 was allowed and tlio warrai
will Bo drawn in favor of the bank.
J. J. Johnson & Co. , who have a claim (
$1,212 for material , protested und claime
this amount should bo paid by the bondsmei
To this Mr. Popploton protested , saying thi
the bonds were only to secure tl
city for the completion of the woi
and the men who performed tno labo
In this case the bond wjllpiy the lab <
claims , and ns there will then bo a small bn
anco duo Walsh , It will bo used in llqulda
ing Johnson's claim. .
The following estimates were allowed : (
P. Hainan , relaying pavement and guttoric
St , Mary's avenue from Twenty-sixth I
Twenty-seventh street , W5J.S2 ; Hugh Mu
phy , curbing Commercial street from She
man avenue to Twontiunth street , | 3,3S3.i :
Ed Callahan , grading Caldwcll street fro
Twenty-fourth to Twonty-olghtn. * ir.- ! :
Huinann & McDonald , lowering St. Marv
nvcniio sewer , $ I88.5 ; P. L , IJeovos. fi Co
sewer in Chicago and Spring streets , $ J73 ; I
Pleasant street from Lcavenworth to Fir :
street , $ TTi.8 ) ( ) .
The balance of the afternoon was spent I
revising sidewalk specifications. Under tl
present system property owners are not inai
rospousiblo for letting down mid stralghtci
ing waiks. The Idea now is to bring in tl
expense of this work as n tax against tt
property along the line of the walk.
Gossler's Mnglo Hcadacho Wafers. Ouror
headaches in . > Umnutcs. | At all druggist
.Several Ilceoiiiineiidntl < iii4.
WASIIISOTOX , Dee. 8. The annual 'ropo
of the Interstate commerce commission recot
mends n number of amendments.
The first Is that there DC added to scctli
i ) , a provision that facilities to bo offered I
the common carrier which shall Include di
and reasonable receiving , forwarding and d
livery by ovcry such carrier at the request
another common carrier of through traffic
through rates ; second an amendment
section 10 , removing ambiguities in the la
guago and making criminal remedies clear
applicable to corporation , when common cu
Her ns well at its ofllccrs and agents. Fu
ther amendment U also indlspensiblo , tl
commission says , providing for the service
criminal process on corporations and brln
ing them under tha Jurisdiction of tha couri
The commission also recommends a chan
in section 20 , so as to cnablo it to obtain t
ports Irom common carriers whon-desln
und call for reports from companies ownlt
or conducting terminal facilities or rollh
stock , etc. Tlio recommendation made
previous reports are renewed. The" comm !
sloiv says the difficulty of obtaining dire
evidence from parties who by means of pa
tlcipation in illegal acts have knowledge
particulars ot transactions , Is invarmt :
very great , und suggests an auicnilmcnt
meet this defect.
Dr , Ulniev euros catarrh , Duo bldg.
FROM THE"HAffHEYE STATE ,
John J , GrimTMi-ou Trial for the Murder o
George Oornoll ,
o go
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Seizure.
Mirox CITV , In. , Dot ) . 8. ( Special Tele
ijriiin to Tin ; llii.jTlio : : trial of John 1
Urinncll for the murder of Ooorgo Cornell a
North McOrojyjMvus up before Judge Hey
at u special session of the court of Claytoi
county this morning. All the principals li
ttio affair nro present , The work of em pan
nclllng a Jury tin * bogmi. The shockltii
tr.icedy occurred on July 10. Ueorgo Coi
noli of Uubuquo wat an enghioor on th
Chicago. Minneapolis & St. Paul railway
and his slayer win the well known court reporter
porter John J , ( Jrlnntll ot McGregor. Cot
ncll had boon paying much attention to Mrs
Grlmicll , anil , a * W.M charged , hud bjcn tin
duly Intimate with nor. Grlnnell was tnkci
Into custody and removed to IClkudor , when
ho was lodged In Jail. At n preliminary hear
Ing ho waived uxanilnatlon and ball wa
llxcd atm \ ( , winch was securoJ
Cornell lived six days and died. Grin
ncll was again arrested and ba
fixed tor $5,000 , which was given. At th
October term of court ho was Indicted fo
murder. GrlnneU's defense Is temporary ii
sanity. Since the shooting ho has resided n
Decorab , whllo his .wife lives with her pat
outs ut Lansing. Mrs. Grlnnell , who llgure
so prominently In the nlTalr , is mi oxper
short hand reporter. When questioned as t
her relations with Cornell , she said : "Yes ,
loved him and ho loved me. I have hh letter
to prove It. Ills Iqyo went so far that h
suul to Mr. Grlunoll ono'day that ho loved in
madly , was abundantly able to support me
und would have mo , and that If It could nebo
bo settled any other way ono of them mus
dio. "
The Hooiio.Jlank Failure.
BOONE , In , , Doc. ft * [ Special Telegram t
un. ] A now phase In the McFnrlan
litigation transpired today. J. A. McFnrlnn
by tils attorney , Judco William Phillips o
DCS MoinoH , filed u bill In the district com
asking that the assignment heretofore mad
bo sot aside and nil orders made in rogar
thereto bo vacated. The bill alleges that Mi
McFurland Is responsible and abundantl
able to pay his debts , and that the dcfendnn1
ills son , J. I. MuFarlanil , H trustee for hin
and na such trusted holds som6lr > ( X ) acres c
land In Boouo county xvhlch real I
belongs to J. A. Mct'arlaml. H
also claims that J. I. McFarland ewe
him a largo amount on an open account , ther
having bemi no settlement between them fo
many years , and nsjts that J. I. McFarlan
account for nlrrwmoys' und Other proporl
which have heretofore been placed In hi
hands , mid thaH'Mbo declared to hold Hi
lafid descrlbed.bxtbo petition as trustee fo
bis father. QnSaturday Judge Phillip
secured the nppoimmunt of C. J. A. Erickso
as receiver , who w\w ordered to take cbarg
of all the projwrtr'nnd to demand and rccelv
from Krank Catilwell , assignee , and J. ]
McFarland Hit1 ! ' books , papers an
other ovldeiUsc * of pfoporty nn
to hold the , sanw under ordc
ol coUrtfor the ben'ollt of the creditors , an
until an accounting can' ho hatlTictweon Mi
McFarlc.nd antl J&K-iSOn alid the assignee
The netitlon lsJVJvary ; voluminous nno' am
sets out all the. ffadts with great ininutclic&t
and is an opcnlu i iapter In ttwTIiost bitterl
contested litigahoii that tins-over occurred I
Iowa. The am6u.ni iu contravcrsyavlll prol
ably exceed $ ttUW. . sr/l'ho result , will b
watched wjib sfgn at a&al of' ' itero t. ns th
Bodno 'county'hn /.lfaaibeo'ii'horo.lrom / th
earliest settlement. .
pJi OlHoliil .
Dfcs ' > lbrxRs , la ? ; " OjSa -SpocioI [ Teli
gram to Tun BUB. ] K A , Hawkins , for tli
past year and a half manager of tht ) posti
telegraihand ) cable company" in Jbia city , sui
dc-iily dhappcaretl yesterday and. * bis when
abouts at present am unknown. The ram
of Ins sudden leave taking was trio appeal
once of an inspector of the company , wli
came to learn why tHo'nccounts or the ollk
for November bus not- been settlec ) . Aftc
grot-ting the institctoi * Hawkins wont Inl
the back roojn , ostensibly to cet , the book :
but instead went through a window and e :
caped. There Is thought to bo a shortage c
about $500 , including salaries of opoiaton
Hawkins' \vlfo is an employe In the oillci
and was loft behind , but says she know uotl
ing of her busbaml's affairs and has not hear
from him since ho lef t. It is said ho was sec
iu St. Joseph , Mo. , today.
Cashed Ano'tncr Rfan's Draft.
DBS Moixi.i : , la. . Dec. S. [ Special Tcli
gram to Tut : HHE.J George \V. Hill la 1
Jail hero awaiting the action of the federi
grand Jury. Ho Is charged with wishing
draft at Pacific Junction , la. , some tlmo ng
which belonged to another ( Jeorgo Hill ,
traveling man. The culprit was finally 1 <
catcd ia Nebraska , arrested , and brought t
this city and arraigned before the Unite
States commissioner. ' Ho was bound over i
the sum of $ . ' ,000 , to await tbo action of tb
federal court , which moots next 'May.
A Liiqiiur Sol/.nrc.
ATLANTIC , la. , Dec. 8. [ Special Telegrai
to THE BUK.J Onicors today searched th
original package Joint of S. J , Applegato an
secured a quantity of prohibited liquor. AI
plegatu and two olorks wcro arrested. A
injunction was granted last Septomberagnliis
the Applegates , tlio penalty for violntin
being ? 1KK ) . They havn given bonds to u [
pear before the court on Wednesday ,
IluslnoBH Trouble.
NKW YOHK , Deo. S. Roberts , Cushman <
Co. , do.ilers In and Importers of hatters' inn
tcrlals , assigned tuUiiy.
Roberts this afternoon said the failure we
not caused by the tariff , but by tlio work (
several tinni who dragged them down , il
could not give figures beyond thu KCIMV
statement that the failure is In tlio neighboi
hood of J. > Uil)00 ) ) , Ituburla Is sure the credltoi
will' bo paid In full.
Their capital was from ST.'iO.OQ , ' ) tolOM ,
000 , and tbulr credit was good. A member i
the firm said tomtit , -thu falluro was duo t
tno fact that the Plpliiiiclphiaiinn of Prici
Sliennau & Co. wAat'iuidcr heavy lltuincli
obligations to thcmrodt is asserted that tr.
liouso has been virtually carrying the Phlli
delphia concern uutlbit was Impossible to i !
so longer , hence thuMiwrxmsioii. It Is aU
asserted that lloborts , Cushman & Co. ho [
to meet all elalms y n though tholndividui
property of the Una .members bo usudto met
'
the Indebtedness. ; ; !
NEW YOHK , Deri. S. II. M , Sllvcnnan
Co. , hats , caps aimtdrs , assigned today. Tl
linn failed twleo I > oforo , once in 1871) ) nr
again In 1879. The labilities each tlmo we ]
compromised at nlMKit-Xi cents on the della
The statement InniMarch last claimed tl
assets at $174,000 and , liabilities of J120.00
It is said thoybpu-'ht considerably fro
Uoberts , Cushmau y2 Co. A tight mont :
market caused th
Dnnoo.
GUTIIUIB , Okli\hWa , Dec. 8. Spec !
Telegram to Tnr. HEB. | Couriers arrivi
this afternoon bringing Information that tl
uncivilized tribe ? of Choyennos , Arnpoho
nndCom auche.s , Just west of the Okluhon
bor ler , are In high stiito of excitement ov <
a Rhost dance started by luniors from tl
Dakota Sioux. Their attitude is very thron
enlng , and Governor' Steclo has asked tl
legislature to take immediate action by whu
the citizens can organlzu a militia compai
for protection. The cruzo amonfi the trlbi
cast ot here lias subsided ,
Autl-l'ariicllltoH Confer.
LOXDOX , Dec. 8. In response to a call 1
sued by Justin McCarthy , leader of the oni
Pnrnellito section ol the Irish party , nil tl
members opposed to I'arncll assembled todi
to further consider the policy to bo ndoptc
A council comprising eight member *
Messrs. Abraham , Dillon , Healy , O'Hrlen ,
Arthur O'Connor , T P. O'Connor ' , Soxlon
mid Shcohy was appointed to assist McCarthy
in ctcolillnir the Xuttiro action of the party ,
The meeting was presided over by McCarthy ,
After the appointment of tno committee nil
Journmcnt was taken until tomorrow after
noon.
_
IIM UfKll'H l.KTTISlt ,
It DualHvllli Knvornt 1'olnls of Inter-
cnt to ItnlUvny People.
Nnw YOUK , Doc. 8. The Journal of VI
nnncc today made nubile for tbo first tliiu
a Iciigthy letter recently written by Chair
man \Volltcr of the interstate Coinmerci
Huilway association to the various rntlroa (
presidents en the general condition o
railway nffalrs ami the plan fo
reform in present methods. Hi
says the pi-escnt legcslatlvo altitudi
of congiTss and the states Is injurious bu
railroad diiltriiltlos are not wholly dub tx
that causo. Competition , as It now exist
among can-tors , is ruinous ; Is simply war
"This situation , " ho says , "pleases the mire
Heeling public and the necessary Inference 1
railroads , are playing their adversaries , game
Ho refers to the fact that during the pas
lllleon yonra about one-third of the rallwn ;
mtloago in the United States 1m
been reorganised or baa passed througl
forecloMiro proceedings , llo docs no
believe ttils Hiik'Idll process is beyond con
trol , but says radical changes nro required
Ho txilnts out that wars In passenger um
freight rates are brought about bv scalping
secret agreements , rebates , etc. Ho says U
per cent of nil tariff changes mndn , are re
ductions , and accu.scs them of aystenmU
passcnucr rate cutting , nail calls itcompetltoi
gone mad. Such wild and reckless methods ni-i
not in the Interest of the public ami nro ruin
ous to railway systems. Ho calls on th
presidents to recognize the essential unltv o
railway interests and make a new treatj
based on disarmament. Ho says that tin
first few months ol life of tholntcwtnto Coin
inerco Hallway association is commonly re
ferrcd to ns a period * of comparatively sue
ccssfnl administration among western roads
It was really nn armed neutrality
Kvery line maintained its llghtltiK forc <
fully armed and equipped. The lines Hhouli
rid themselves of machinery for rate cuttini
either open or secret. The fununincntn
principles of the association should bo con
centration of authority and unification of in
terosts. A tiifilc division should control tin
actual handling of business. A rate division
should have exclusive riirlit to contract will
connecting roads la rosnect to an cxchangi
of business , division of Joint rate :
mid with shipper * at all point
outsldo of the association's territory. Join
agencies should replace the innumerable sop
orate agencies now in vogue. This iniuht hi
extended ultimately to competitive point
uion lines of members. The work oftrnftli
division also might bo very properly otn
braced In a cleiiriTig bouse Idea under whlcl
it would rccelvo copies of all billing , nJjus
accounts between companies , settle all ios
and , damage-claims , etc. Under such eon
ccntnitlon of methods tbo danger of iiiti
catting , either secret or open , would bo sub
stnntially eliminated , the net revenues o
every line protected and the public bottc
served.
Ordrrrd to Hnpid City.
CiiAimoN , Neb. , Dee. S. [ Special Telegram
gram to Tin : Bnrs.J General 10. Curr , com
manding the Sixth regiment of civulry , ro
ccivcd a dispatch on the train at Vnlontlmi
from General linger , at St. Paul , Minn.
directing the regiment to go into camp n
liapid City , S. D. , instead of Port Mcado
This Is owing to the unsettled condition o
affairs at Pine lildgo agency.
So far there nro no new features. Thi
regiment is making full preparations for i
winter campaign near Georgia , n smnl
.station on thu Fremont , Klkhoni & Missouri
lUvcr railroad. A number of box oars a :
Cody were seen barricaded wiin railway tie
and bags of sand with loop holes to shoot , out
of in case the employes of tha railroad com
puny should bo attacked. The inhabitant !
scorned npprchcnsivo , a number having luf
tlio country the dny before on the onsl
bound train. Il was also rcoortcd at Cod )
Hint the Indians had burned Hvi
more ranches oil Sunday. Things sermn
more quiut at Gordon. One of the oldest settlers
tlors was Questioned , and ho stated tha
although a number of chicken-hearted sot
tiers had loft the country , the majority of tin
older settlers would remain and defend tholi
homes , and scorned to think tbo ( rovornmen
oupht to provide them with arms and am
munition.
The country bears quite aTmilitarv aspect
Soldiers In blue are seen here , tneru nut
everywhere. The First regiment of Infantrj
from California , under Colonel Scbatter , ii
hourly oxpectoQ to arrive and augment tin
largo forces already hero. U is pxpcctci ] tha
General Allies will nrrivo at 1'ino lildgi
agency curly tomnrroxv. The impression o
most of the. ROttlera fccoins to bo that the um
Jority of the Sio.ix Indians will remain peace
able , but that there are u lot of young dls
satisfied bucks who arc oujror to ge
out and plunder , and who at the first oppor
tunity will take to the bad lands , where i
will bo impossible for the soldiers to follov
them , and the only way will bo to surroum
them and starve them out.
At Uushvillo everything scomoil very quiet
General lirooke has established a tclpgrnpl
and telephone rommimlcation hotwcon tin
agency ami railroad station. Freight can
full of winter clothing , provisions mill 'am
munition nro seen sldelracko.1 near the depot
and largo numbers of freighters are bemj
employed by tbo government to haul the sup
plies to Pine Hitlgo agency. .At Hay Springs
a few of the leading citizens wort ) been , and
although they do not apprehend any iinme
diato uprishifj mnonir the Sioux , .vet they art
arming themselves , having received n'cou
siRiiment of Winchester rille-s ami mnmunl
tlon Kvcrythlng is very quiet at Chndron
A IjRttor to
CHICAGO , Dee. S. General Miles this morn
Inp received a letter from Buffalo Gap , S. D.
under date of December 0 , which says
"yesterday afternoon a party of liftcenSlouj
at the entrance , of the bad lands cndcavorei
to cut oft and capture ) three cowboys. Ranchmen
mon in the vicinity of the bad lands an
seudlnir their wonum and children into town , '
Shortly after the letter was received a telegram
gram camu from the same placo. dated today ,
Haying : "Hnnehmen and Indians hud ( i
slight slttrinlbh. Tbo situation is upcnmhu
serious for settler * unarmed. Can ynuguppl )
fifty good rilloa and ammunition si > that sot
tli-r.i can defend themselves ? " The pem-r.il
will leave for the sccnoof the Indign trouble !
tomorrow. _
J told you so ! So yon succeeded In curiiij
your neuralgia with Salvation Oil 2.1 cents
If yon would ho truly happy , ) ou musth-ai-i
to take things coolly and when you get a cob
to lake DLHull's Cough Syrup , which is tht
greatest of nil known remedies.
St ( > ( ! lcyards
Moisi-s. John A. McShnnc , William A
Paxton , Colonel.I. C. Sharp , John A. ( Jrotgtr
ton , II. F. Smith , Kdward A. Cuduhy , A. C
Foster mid Milton Hogoi-s of Omaha ; Isaai
Walxcllof Chicago and M. C. Keith of Nortl
Platte ; 1'ttor 13. Her , .1. II. Dumont , John A
Fuller , James Yiles , Jr. , and Colonel J. Ii
Pratt of Omaha , wrn-o In attcmhinro at thi
annual stockholders' meptlng of the Unlot
stockynrd.s company , held at the ( ixclmngi
building , South Omaha , yesterday afternoon
Nothing but the election of officers and rou
tine business was transiictoil.
The ofllchil i-eiwrts of the year were rcni
and wcro as crcdltnhlo to the munagoiiient a :
gratifying to 'the ' ofllcon * anil stockholtlerd.
Tlio election of olllcors resulted us follows
President , Hon. John A. McShano ; vice presIdent
Ident , Hon.Vllllam A. I'axtoa ; seerotarj
and treasurer , Colonel J. C. Sharp ; directors
MossraV-John A , McShano , William A. Pax
ton. John A. Crcighton , It. F. Smith , Kdwun
A. Cudahy , A. C. Foster and Milton IJogor
of Omaha ; M. K. Kleth of North Platte am
Isaao Wnlxel of Chicago.
Ttio sugKCstlon of Manager W. N. Ilabcocl
to extend tbo railroad tracks west past th
Cudahy and Omaha packing houses , with tli
object of ultimately connecting with thi
tracks in the northwestern part of the yards
was approved and authorized.
If you do not use an ontlro bottle of Cook'
Kxtra Dry Champagne at once , u rubber cori
will keep it for days.
IlurRlarlzed ttio Theatre.
Sxx FIUNCISCO , Deo. 8. Three maskc
men last night bound und gagged the nigh
watchman of the Wigwam theatre and the
forced the safe , securing $ lVOO cash on
$1,000 Jowelry.
anE IT no : ATI
T.ninlingo , lI 'i\lt > clicTi > otlinclir > ,
nr E tr xt , & . z.
6oro Thrimt ,
S CI-ATZ
Sprains , BruliM , lliinu ,
THE CHARLES A.'vOGELEH CO. . Baltimore.
TJIKlIt IHM
Kcport of the KnrincrH * Alllnncc Com
iiilltoo I'.xolii'H Illsunsslon.
OCAU , Kin , , Dec. 9. The farmers' nlllanci
assembled a iiin this mornliitr. Afterrouthu
work tbo convention listened to the report u
thu committee on legislation with roforenei
to the sub-treasury bill. This matter ha i
boon under discussion for two hours. 'iln
exact nature of thu report and discussion i <
not yet learned , but a warm controversy wa ;
going on all morning if ono may Judge liy tin
loud voices iinil npphiusu which came througl
tlio open windows. The report is said It
recommend numerous changes of the bill ,
presumably with the purpose of socurln ) .
democratic support.
Early In the forenoon session thi
farmers' alliance financial policy of th
order came up for discussion undo
Uio report of tint , committee on legislation
It contained the following amended tie
inands :
1. The abolition of national bunks and tin
establishment of sub-treasuries in seVora
states to loan money direct to the pcoplo nt i
rate of Interest not to exceed " per cent poi
annum on ii'ju-piM-ishablo farm products am
rc.il estate , with proper limitations mxm i
quantity of Inml mid amount of monev , that
tliu amount of the circulating medium hi
speedily Increased to not less thuii $ T ( I poi
capita.
J. That congress shall pass laws U
effectually prevent dealhiKs In futures ot
nil agriculture and mechanical productions
preserving n stringent system of proueoduri
in trials to secure the prompt conviction o
offenders and such penalties a ? shall securt
thu moat iwrfect compliance with the law.
a. It condemns the silver bill recently
passed and demands the free and unllmltui
coinage of sliver.
t. It demands tlio passage of a law prohibit
ing the nllon ownership of land and that , con
press take prompt action to devise some pliu
to obtain all lands now owned by aliens am
and foreign syndicates .ind that all lands licit
by railroads and other corporations in execs ;
of what is actually used and needed by then
bo reclaimed and held for actual settlers only
5. Believing in the doctrltio of cqirii'
rights to all and special privilege ;
to none , wo demand that in oui
nation all legislation bo so framec
in tbo futuru as not to built
up one industry at the expense of another
AVe further ilemaml the removal of the exist
ing heavy tariff tax from necessaries of lift
that the poor of our land must have.Vc
further demand u Just and equitable systcn :
ot graduated tax on incomes. Wo believe
th3 money of the country should ho kept as
much as possible in the Imnds of the pcouli
and demand that all national and state rove
nucs ho limited to Iho necessary expenses ol
Kovcrumont , economically und honestly ad
ministered.
( I. We demand most rigid , honest and Just
state and national control and supervision ol
the means of public communication and trans
portation , und if this control does not remove
abuses now existing \vo demand government
ownership of such menus ot communication
and transportation.
Spirited d aba to followed the introduction
of tills report.
CotiKrossnmn-Klcct Slmson of ICnnsas ,
Clark of Tcxus and others favored the sub-
treasury plan. The amendment byJjivlng-
ston that the amount of circulation shall
not be loss than § 50 per capita was
ngreed to. Many other speeches for
and against the nubtreasury Hchomu
were made and a vote , finally taken
resulted in the adoption of the demands set
forth above by a vote of Oil to 7P. At the
afternoon session Warclell of South Dakotn
moved to reconsider the vote by which the
alliance protested against the passage of the
elect ion hill , stating his reason to bo the feel'
ins that a protect would retard tbo progress
of the alliance in the north and \vo t.
On motion of Mr. Hall of Missouri , War-
dell's motion was laid on the tublo by fits u
, ' )2. ) There was considerable excited discus
sion over the matter.
The states votitifj with Wnrdell were
Illinois. Texas , Indiana , Michigan , Pennsyl
vania , South and Noith Dakota. There wan
a divided vote in the delegations from Ar
kansas , Missouri , Weil Virginia , Florida ,
and Kansas. Dclcirato Canof North Carolina
lina presented n memorial to eoiiKrvss Heartily
iipproving iiiul asking the passage ol the Paddock -
dock pure food bill , ant ) emphatically protest
ing ngainit what Is known ai the Conger
bird bill , which is denounced as a measure
lending toward more taxation mid unjust
discrimination ncamst the cotton seed oil
of the south and tlio benf futof the west , the
sectional legislation tiLcainst which the indus
trial movement declares unceasing hostility.
The memorial was unanimously adopted ,
At tlio niglit session a resolution passed
urging the oitublisluaeut , of postal
savings bunks. Just before adjourn
ment Uuclunmn of Tennessee took oc
casion to warmly denounce these members
who had furnished information to press rci >
rcsentiitlvcs as "scoundrels , liars , knave.sand
traitors. "
After passing the customary resolution of
thanks the national alliance at 1 o'clock Tues
day morning adjourned. The sub treasury
bill as it now stands in eongrois does not in
clude provisions for loans on land , but this
feature docs appear in the formal demand
today.
a.i fi : .1 nfy H * $ ir/jy- ; .
I'lio Ili-iii irkul > le IVooitcdlitK nf a Can-
IH-I- , \ S'yu.Knteliitr. .
Ctri : ! , Wyo. , DJO. 8. [ Spouiiil Telegram
to Tin : Bnu.l--To.tay Owiro Spracklin , who
runs the biggest inuat market in town , gave
hi.s wife , r.ucy , iv.vay to MiiMlnil Uuxton , the
blacksmith and constable-elect for thU pro-
cini-t. SUCCPSS In builnoss HOBHH to have
turned the Spracklin family upside down ,
and for some time p.ist their homo has not
been a heaven. The giving away took place
today. SpracKliu ino-Jtuitf liuxton on the
street , said , "Como , lit's go down to the
house. " Arriving at the house thov found
Mrs. Spriitliu and tier b-.itiv Spratlin said ,
"I doa't lovelier. Uuxton , do you want her ( "
liuxton answered , "Yes , 1 always loved her. "
Spracklin said , "Tnlio her mid 1 will throw
in the fiirultniv" Buxtoii ald , ' -'I'tiank
yon , ( Jeorgo. I will sot tlinin up when I eomo
nil town tonight. " Snr.iclcim g.ivo Buxton n
0111 of sale of tin ) houoiiolil gooih : All the
parties liavohorotoforo enjoyed a good ropu-
tatlon , and thu town is thuadoiMtriick witli
thoii * doings. Mrs. Spraoklin h ; a Iong Pine
niluistoi's daushter , mid is a pretty , Intelli
gent woman of twcntv.
A I'ortliKii HC Itevolt ,
Lisnox , Dec. 8. Governor Mozambique re
ports that agents of thu HritUh South
African compiny Induced Mtitnssii's mon to
i-ovolt und lower the Portuguese flag at Mus-
sikcsse. Thu i-ovoltor.s Iinprlscncd a Frcncl :
engineer und three
The \Vont.tn-r Korooimt.
For Omalia and vicinity Fair ; wanner.
For South Dakota , Iowa and Nebraska-
Fair ; warmer ; southerly winds.
' Positively cured by
these IIttlo rilln.
CARTER'S
They also relieve Dis
tress from IJj-fpepsl.i. In-
ITTLE cllgeHUon and Too 1 Icarty
IVER Eating. A perfect rem
edy for DlizlnexH. Nnusea ,
PILLS. Drowsiness , Had Taste
In the Moutli , Coated
Tongue , Tula In UioSHlo ,
TOHI'ID UVEIt. TliOJ
rcpulato tde Dowela. IMrely-Yceetablo.
SMALL Pill. SHALL 10SE. SM1LLPBICE.
Suit of
a A S2.O3
II
To the person in this
state or in Iowa that
will furnish us the best
original suggestion for
an advertisement or
trade scheme to pro
mote the interest of our
business for the com
ing holidays [ all .plans
to be in writing and at
our store by Monday
night , Dec. 8. ] The
successful contestant to
be notified by mail and
through this column.
The reason for doing
this ? We started in
this season to supply
the finest clothing : trade
O
in the city , and now we
have too many gentle
men's extreme fine
overcoats ; and we fear
no contradiction when
we say : that we have
some of the nobbiest
and tastiest top and box
overcoats ever shown
in the city of Omaha. v'
We have cut them
in price about one-
fourth. Come quick "
for they are the latest ,
the richest , the finest
nobbiest and the most
genteel line of over
coats ever offered for
the price :
Our
$5 , $ o ? $7 ? " $8 ?
Lines of overcoats
never sold so fast as at
present. We will be
out of that grade of
goods before New
Yearsif the trade
doesn't let up on them.
Come in and see us ,
we were -here long o ; before -
fore the rest of them
and are liable to be
here when some have
gone with the rest.
Corner 11 id Rum Sis , ,
Omaha.