TH"R OIVfATTA T ) ATTiV TTTCTflf 1ft 1.Q01
11FE TRAGEDY IN TWO PARTS ,
Thrilling and Eomantio Autobiography of
a Poor Yonug Man.
PATHETIC. STORY OF A QUASI-SUICIDE ,
I'oiinK Jtodficrs Tolls or the Aivfnl
Murder of Htn liotrollicd
AVIth AVIiluli IIo AVas
Charged.
II. M. HoJgerstbo , j-oungmnn who made nn
unsuccessful nltcmpt to take his life Friday
day night , was interviewed ut the city Jail ,
where h Is being held to prevent his making
.jinotbcr find more successful effort , and to
await dcvclopomcnts In tbo several cases
pending against blin for various crimes of
which lie Is alleged to bo guilty.
As to the charge against him of having
forged tlio name of Mr. George ICer to orders
for board nnd room runt , bo admitted Ills
guilt , but denied that ho made any attempt
to imltuto Mr. Kcr's handwriting , which lie
bad never scon. , If It resembled It , it was the
merest accident In tbo world. Ho was sntis
lied lli.it neither Mrs. IJrcon nor Airs. 1'iclc-
cring would push the fotgcry cases against
him , nnd if Mr. Kor sliould do BO bo would
IIBVO Mr. Kor arrested for illegally opening
a letter wblch ho had written to that
gentleman Just before his uttcmpt to
ebufllo off this mortal cell , and of which a
portion is printed below.
\Vlhroferencoto the horse stealing case
otOiVelll lie dented that ho was the guilty
Jarty. Ilo admitted pelting out of jail at
'remonl. Said bo : "The door was loft
open and what else could 1 do but walk out )
The Fremont sheriff arrested tnu on suspic
ion of being the Holt county horsolhtcf , who
iras described as a ona-tmnod man. The Hull
county sheriff came down to get mo
two weeks ago Sunday morning and
both sheriffs were in tlio j.ill to BOO mo nnd
Wen. , out nnd loft the door open. I hurried
down to the depot and found a Fremont ,
ElUhorn ft Missouri Valley train Just pulling
out for Omaha. I got on tbo engine and told
the engineer I had Just got out of Jail and
mkcd him to bring mo hore. 1 told him I
was not guilty of tlio charge and had walked
out. He brought mo to Omaha , aud gave mo
a dollar when I loft him at the depot.
"I lost my liana about two years ago in a
funning accident , I hnvo utcoroil clear of
the big cities and have been , nil over tbo
country. 1 bavo been afraid to stay lonp in
one place , and at every now town I gave anew
now unino. I nin afraid to go back , and I
Mill find some way of doing n good Job yet. "
Rodgora told the ofllcers that ho would
pake a Buccc-.ssful'uttcmpt nt suicide in case
it was found out where ho was wanted.
Appended is n portion of the loiter written ,
by llodgors to Mr. ICer :
t OMAHA , Fob. 0. 1891.-Mr. ( leorgo ICer ,
room 417 Bco building. Dear sir nnd friend :
Ur the time the sun rises over the eastern
hills tomorrow moriilug 1 will lay cold in
( loath , and as it can do no harm now I will re
veal to you the secret of mv Hfo ,
My name is not 11. M. llodgors. What it
is I cannot toll you. I will explain later on
liow I came to take tbo name of II. M. Kod-
ers. I was" tbo second son of
n wealthy lawyer ia a family of
six children , four boys and two girls.
J was being educated for u lawyer to succeed
inv futhnr , and was looked upon as the most
promising person in that town. I was the
favored anu pot child of the family. In the
* mme town , within a few blocks of my
father's ' residence , lived a wealthy hanker ,
"whoso family consisted of himself , wife and
one daughter , tbo Inttor tbo same ago as my
self. Vi'o had been playmates together for
years , were raised within sight of each otbor ,
and , ho it said , were ulwavs very
much attached to each other. For il
lustration , wo will . call her Sara.
When she had grown to bo a young lady , she
was the most beautiful person , I think , I
over laid my eyes upon and 1 fell desperately
in love with her and she as much in love with
mo. I hellovod tier to bo the purest and most
innocent person on earth. I never ( as much
us I was with her ) had the slit-litest thought
of auy dishonor. I would ratbor have died
than offer her the slightest Insult. It was
tlio wish of our lives thut wo could bo mar
ried , but yet wo were both too
young , scarcely seventeen. Wo * be
came engaged , however , with the
Ireo consent of both our parents.
It'Was known to everybody. Thus things
wove until ono morning some three years ago ,
when Sara wus found dead in her room in her
her father's ' house. At tbo coroner's inquest
It was rnvcalod that I was Her acknowledged
lover ; that an abortion had been performed ,
nud this was the direct cause of her death ;
that I had boon to sea her that evening ; was
scon to leave there about 11 o'clock tnat night *
that I hud purchased ether and chloro
form from a druggist that day for the
supposed purpose of putting her
to sleup while .the drug she had taken was
having its clTect. The bottle was found in
her room and Idcmllicd by tbo druggist ns
tbo one given mo. My walking stick nnd
umurclla were botli found in her room with
iny handkerchief and several otbor things. I
was summoned bofoto the coroner's Jury. I
Ulld not deny that I was her lover and ex
plained how the chloroform and other wcro
given her. She had requested mo to pot her
feomothltig for tbo sick headache which she
often bad , I nnd seen her that morning nnd
told bur I would bo down again tbat evening.
1 talked to her for some time and in the
course of the conversation she told mo tnat
she believed she was going to have tbc hoad-
acbo and-utked mo If 1 would bring thut mod-
iclno when I came in the evening. Thut is
now I happened to tnho it to hor. The um
brella I had forgotten to take away for sev
eral weeks , and the handkerchief she took
out of my pocket that night. My cane I hud
loft there just thut night and sbo must have
taken it up to her room where tbo umbrella
was. The Jury did not believe mo , and
tuo verdict was that she 'bad mot
her death from malpractlco and I was the
guilty party. I was at once arrested ana
thrown into Jail. O , God I was It not enough
to know that the girl I bad loved bud been
ruined , by whom I did not know , nnd was
dead , but tbat I should bo accused of it , was
all tbo moio bitter to hear than death. I was
sure to bo convicted , for which I would bo
sentenced for life. When I was In jail await
ing my trial , my father , mother , sisters and
nud brothers visited mo regularly. I pleaded
with. tliem to bring mo some
thing that would send ino into eternity.
The ttrao for my trial was drawing near and
tbo whole country was aroused. 'Ho is
guilty. ' 'I hope thev will hang him,1 were the
remarks people would uiako , hut nlns , they
never hung mo nor did I over bavo u trial.
With the assistance of my brothers I escaped
from Jail over three years ago , aim evorslaco
I have wandered from place to place an out
cast , never knowing what it was to have a
friend and never receiving one line from my
parents. I rcau in the papers tbat tbcro was
a reward ot $1,000 for my rapture.
Detectives were put on my trade aud ara
yet searching for mo. I have lived in constant
fear for all these years , knowing not what
miuuto I might bo arrested aud taken baclt to
suiter for another's crime. Thousands of
times I hnvo been tempted to taka my lllo ,
but with a will of Iron have kept from doing
to , but the tlmo has coiuo when I can keen
from it no longer. Fate nud.
poverty have driven mo mail ,
nave tried to do right , but fnto says 'no- '
If I do not dlo now * , disgrace and imprison
ment await mo , and dUgraco for a thing I am
not gulltv of is worse than the cruel panes ol
death , I will explain to you now how I got
tbo name of H. M. Kodeers , I stopped in
western Pennsylvania for about two mouths
nnd there I bocauio acquainted with a Mr. H.
M. Koilgers , who had lost n left band lust
llko myself. "Wo becamogrcat friends and ho
told mo that ho bad been in the nostoQlco as
assistant postmaster under Mr. II. S. lUntt.
In fact I learned from his whole hlstory
everything ho had done In a business way.
1'coplo in bis town told mo that ho was nn ex
cellent voting man of good character and busi
ness ability. IIo was about my age , height ,
weight , build , eta , tno only thing In contras' '
being our complexions , ho being light whllo ]
am dark. The idea occurred to mo that I
might bo able to settle down la some
fur-oft city by representing mysol
as II. M. Itodgors and might bo
nblo to got a position by referring
to business men where H. M. Kodgere lived ,
as I know they hold him lu high esteem. .
never had occasion to put this Idea Into exec
utionuntlll came to you representing my
self as II , M. Hodgera , and you know the
rest. I never dreamed thai II. M. llodgors
hod any trouble with J. H. Arnola.or I should
never have referred vou to him ,
Ob , what a itlsorablo Hfo I bavo led In the
past three yean , uovor knowing what enjoy-
mcnt was. I hnvo tried to bo happy when In
the presence of others aud would face
n smllo or laugb , but when In tbo seclusion of
my own room 1 would fall to the door and cry
for hours , longing for death to mnho mo free.
In all thcso three ycnM 1 bavo not slept ono
ound night. From sheer exhaustion I
vou Idall aclccp , but awsko In a few mo-
ncnts to roll and toss.
I can hoarSnra's volcflsnylnR 'come up to
me , Lester , ' nnd my determination la the
trongor for It. It will bo useless for you
o try to find out where my parents Hvo.
Jo not try , for It would only send my broken
icnrted mother to her grave. There Is omo
constitution forhcr to think thut I might bo
nllvo. but if she know I was dead nnd by my
own hand it would kill her. Let my boav bo
given to omo medical society for sclcntlllo
lurposo , nnd alter it Is dissected let t ho re
mains bo crom.itcd. I have now told you all
nnd you can Judge whether I wronged any
one or ntn myself n wronged person.
t would Ihto to have some kind minister , a
Methodist preferred , hold Bcrvlccs over tny
body , nnd would like the sorvleos held on
Mommy , February P , as that Is my twenty-
llrst birthday. I solemnly vow with this , my
last statement on earth , that I ntn Innocent
of tbo crimcof whichl nmchnrged , nnd I oslt
you to forgive me , Mr. Kor , for what I did
ngnlnst you , nnd may God have mercy on my
poor soul. Known as II. M. KOIKIEHS.
Chlof Scnvcy has decided to bold Hedgers
on the charge of forgery until the malprac
tice case can bo looked up. The complaint
was ( lied by Mrs. I'icKorlng.rlho Holt
county authorities will bo compelled to wait ,
ilthongh Hndgcrs is very anxious to bo taken
rack there. Ilo has been at the point of
breaking down nnd telling everything nt
east half n do/on times , but has as often
braced up again and still retalus his reti
cence.
Dr. Blrncy euros catarrh * Bco bldg\
Postmaster Clnrlomu Shown That
Omulin Sadly
Just at this tlmo Postmaster Clarkson is
engaged In on effort to Induce tbo postofllco
department to grant Omaha such additional
help that the postal facilities of this city will
bo equal to these of cities not as largo.
Ho has prepared and forwarded to Wash
ington an Instructive table of figures showIng -
Ing tnat It Is an imperative necessity that ( in
additional force should bo put on at onco.
The table shows that Omaha has a greater
population than cither Kansas City , Denver
or St. Paul , that the increase of the ofllca
during the year 188'J amounted to 12 par cent ,
and the lucroasn during 1S90 amounted to 11
per cent , whllo the other offices mentioned
showed u decrease during the satno.years.
During the year of 18'JO the net revenue of
the office was { JO,000 more than during the
preceding year.
The per ccntof running the Omaha office
used up only 7 7-10 of the gross receipts dur
ing Ib'JO. ' During the snmo period the office
collected and turned Into the government
treasury tbo neat llttlo sum ot , $183,727.55 ,
nnd all of this was done witti.loss help than
any office of Us sl/.o In the United States.
Omaha with a population of 110,000 has
only 45 carriers , whllo St. Paul has TS ; Mln-
neapolISjbO ; Kansas City. 71 ; and Dover , 02 ;
thus Omaha with a greater population than
my of thcso cities , except Minneapolis , does
Lho worK with thirty-three aud n third pur
cent loss help. Minneapolis which docs less
than twenly-fivo per cent moro business than
Otnaha , has nearly douDlo the carriet ; ser
vice.
vice.Tho
The patrons nro the sufferers , as many
portions of the city that nro now densely pop
ulated are without any service , whllo other
portions that now have ono and I wo deliveries
lior day are entitled to two and tbrco. To
facilitate the business and give the public
such service ns is only just , last December
Postmostor Clarkson made this showing to
the department and asked for twenty addi
tional carriers and cloven additional clerks
on tbo inside. This request has been ignored ,
but still bo has not given up hope and is dili
gently workimr to accomplish this object.
Should this additional help be granted Omaha
would still retain its proud position of being
ono of the most profitable olllccs in the coun
try , as tbo expenses would only run up to
about 85 per cent of the gross earningswhllo
the ether cities mentioned annually exhaust
from 45 to 50 per cent of the gross earnings.
I have n cousin who is a printer , says ox-
Mayor J. B. .Loughran of North DCS Molnes ,
la. Some years ago ho was employed In that
city whcro they wcro printing circulars for
Chamberlain. IIo had a dcon seated cold and
terrlblo cough , nnd while setting up copy ho
made up bis mind to buy a bottlo. It cured
him and that was the first I over know of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I have been
strongly In Its favor over since. My own ex
perience ana that of my family convinces mo
that this remedy is the be.it in the worl d
That may bo strong language bul that iswha
I think. For sale by all druggists.
UlLiEY AND TUB CO\li MEN.
The Inspector "Has n. Notion" to go
Alter tlio IjicciiBo Fees.
A few weeks ago City License Inspector
Hiloy Informed TUB BEE that upon the next
last Monday ho had arranged to ' 'open up hot
and heavy" on the coal dealers , and make
make them corno to tltno "without any mon
keying whatever. "
Tno Monday referred to has come nnd gone ,
nnd so has nn entire week , jind yet not a del
lar of the $3,000 has boon collected.
"Why notJ" Mr. Klloy was asked.
"Well , you see I found it would bo a good
thing to put the matter 'nto ' the hands of the
coal dealers' association , nnd I've ' done so. "
"What has the coal dealers' association got
to do with collecting city license inonoy I"
"Well , you know they have a way of get
ting anything lllto that done that is probably
bolter than any way I know of. They nro
organized for mutual benefit , and will do the
square thing. "
"And so you are actually going to leave It
with thoml"
"Yos , sir , 1 am. "
"How long are you going to louvo it with
thorn t"
"Oh , n few days. "
"An entire week has already passed since
you said you had arranged to push the colloo
lion of this money. "
"Yes , I know It , but you see I was afraid
the coal dealers' association would make a
grand kick and block mv game. "
"You told TUB BKE a wool : ago that all the
big dealers had Informed you that they would
pay up promptly. "
"Well , you remember that last year after
license inonoy to the amount , of 31,000 bad
been collected from the larger coal dealers , a
llttlo dealer made a big kick and took tuo
matter Into court. First wo had It before
Judiro IIclslov and ho decided In laver
of the city. The kicker appealed
to the district court. Judge Clarkson dcci
dod against me on the ground thut the ordi
nunco providing for this $100 llconso was 11
legal.
"Well , the case went to tho'supremo court ,
and an effort is being ma Jo to got an early
decision on It. . If I bring up another case in
the police court it will probably bo decided in
my favor , but the district court would simply
laugh at mo. I have a notion , though , to
try It. "
There Is no danger ot a cold resulting In
pneumonia when Chamberlain's ' Cough Horn-
edy Is used as directed "for a severe cold. "
It effectually counteracts nnd arrests any
tendency of a cold to result In pneumonia.
This fact was fully proven in thousands of
cases during tbo epidemic of Influenza lost
winter. For-salo by all druggists.
An Oinnlm Pastor Honored.
Uov. John Gordon , D.D. , pastor of the
Westminster Prosbytorlm church , has ro-
colvcd notification of his election as a motp
bor of the American society of church his
tory , of which the learned Dr , Philip Schaf
Is president. The society is composed of 100
members , but few of whom are pastors , the
largo majority bolntr church dignitaries and
professors of theology ot world-wide reputa
tion , The headquarters ojt the society are In
Now York nnd there are only flvo members
west of Chicago. The membership of tbo so
ciety is never allowed to oxccod 100 nnd nn
election to It is considered a high hor.or ,
Dr. Blrnoy euros catarrh , Boo bldg.
The Schonl lii\w. \
Secretary Connoyor nnd n delegation of th
members of the board ot education leave for
Lincoln today to look after the school lav
amendments now before the legislature.
Lendlni ; Druggists nnd Grocers
Boll the Excolslor Springs , Mo. , waters.
Always sold In-bottles , uovor lu bulk.
USTICE IS AGAIN ON DUTY ,
'be February Term of the District Court
Opened Yesterday.
> OME IMPORTANT DECISIONS MADE ,
Byron Itccd Gains n Ijntul Suit The
Morse Hrldgo Company Against
the City-Other District
Court
The February term of the district court
pcuod yesterday with a substantial pros-
wet of Importance , though not , perhaps , par-
Iculnr interest to the general public. The
locket contains 2,407 , cases , being some 200
nero than lait year.
A very largo representation of the bar \vns
present , and Judges Wiikeloy. Doano and
Inrkson wcro on the bench , Judge Hope-
veil is expected lo arrive today.
Ono of the leading attorneys remarked as
: > o glanced over tlio well IHlcd room :
"I see that tlio snmo old jurors are present
who hnvo boon serving their country in the
box hero for something llko twonty-llvo
years 1"
Jud o Doano made the announcements for
the term. They were- that the bar
committee would consist of Clinton
Powell , Edgar H. Scott , W. S. Popnloton ,
William I. Hcdlolc and John C. W barton ,
i'lio bailiffs will bothosaiuoas last turn ) . Ho
then announced his decision In several cases ,
some of which were heard ut the last term
of court and others in chambers during va-
cation. Two were of special importance ns
; o tlio matter of precedent ns well as to the
ntercsts Immediately Involved. Neither of
the opinion * wcro of length.
Ono was in the case of Byron Heed vs
" Slnrtln nnd Lena Quick , husband and wife ,
'limtiff sat up that ho was tbouudlsputcil pos
sessor of lot No. 1 , In section 13 , township 15 ,
range in , a patent naving been issued to him
Tor same some twenty-seven years ago. In
April last the defendant * took possession of
Lbo land , and proceeded to cut timber Unit
, v/u / tbcro ; build fences nnd do other acts in
: , ho line apparently of the idea that thj land
jclonpcd to them. Plaintiff sued for nn in
unction restricting ttioin from making fur-
Lhor depredations or In uny manner tress-
passing upon the ground. IIo also nslced the
loinluul sum of $ J5 damages , ns ho said it
would bo impossible for him to
recover anything like the real amount
if loss owing to their poverty and financial
responsibility. In dofcnso defendants
brought UD the question of accretions , the
.and being next to the river. It was upon a
favorable decision of the question whether or
10 the accretions belonged to Mr. Heed , that
lofondnnts rested their hope of success in
-ho litigation commenced against them.
The court said that ho had no hesitation In
idtnR there had been considerable accre
tions to the property of a gradual nature , but
lot by any cutoff. No question of lurisdlction
'iad been brought up In the tilings , although
t had been raised In the pleadings. "If , "
said the court , "tho defendants desired , as it
would sooin they did , to have the court
ousted as to jurisdiction It was for
thorn and not the plaintiff to
nnko such a showing" in the
lllngs. The judgment must bo for the plain-
lift , for the property ho lias claimed. "
The other specially important cose was
Lhnt of the Morse brldco company against
: ho city for a balnnno claimed on extras , Tlio
x > urt said the case hud boon put into his
tiauds oa a transcript of evidence taken
whllo Judge Groff was on the bench. The
city urged that the , extras were
not called for in the contract. The
cou t held ttiat the extra work was essential
to the completion of tbo contract and with
the rest was duly approved by the city.
"Tho evidence shows , " said the court ,
"that payments wore made from time to time
as estimates provided in the contract , and
on or about August 10 , 183" , the ilnnl esti
mate for the contract woric and for extras
was approved by the board of public works
and to city council , there being then duo to
the contractor $ iO'j30.7 ' ! ! , upon which there
% vas pild on or about October 10 , 1837 ,
S1U,2S1.5. ! loavinpf then duo a balance of § 10-
097.52. Since the commencement of the suit
and about January s , 18SU. there was paid
upon demand $3.1.r > 0.71 , leaving duo at that
time for principal a balance of § 2,510.71. The
action was tried sotno thno ago , and the court
Is without evidence as to what. If anything ,
hai been paid since. As , however , u "reason-
able tlmo has now elapsed for provid
ing of funds in some way to meet the
demands , the- balance duo at the
time of the trial should bear interest
from the first day of the present term.
Judgment will bo rendered accordingly. "
A motion for now trial In Mary Majors vs.
Nicnolas Edwards ot al. was overruled.
The inoflon to dissolve tbo Injunction in
Lander ot nl. vs. D. Mclntyre , was sustained.
Judge Wakoloy rendered decisions , the
roost important being that of
Streltz vs. the 'city to enjoin
defendant from forcing- several taxes
levied on property , the board of equalization
having raised the assessment. "
"I am satisfied , " said the court , "that
Stroitz had sufficient notlco both by that pub
lished and that mailed to him to ho heard as
to the proposed increase of valuation of the
property. But I fall to find In the record any
evidence that complaint was filed or rondo in
writing , that the assessed valuations were
too low or that any evidence to that effect
was received or offered under the rule estab
lished bv the supreme court. This is fatal to
the validity of tbo action purporting ? to in
crease the valuation of lot 0 , in block 171 ,
from $1,000 to $ lSOO , and part or
iota1. ) from ? l,000 to $1,500. .The rate ofctaxn-
tion for city purposes within the limitations
prescribed by law is so manifestly and en
tirely in the discretion of ttio mayor and city
council that a court would not ho justified in
Interfering with It except upon proof of
gross and flagrant abuse. The plaintiff is
entitled to nn abatement of the taxes on the
$1,800 increased valuation , being 13 mills on
the $1 , making $ tf'J to bo deducted as
ofthodato when the taxes commenced to
draw Interest. Upon paying his taxes , on
that basis , within twenty days , a perpetual
injunction will bo granted with costs against
the city. Otherxvlso the action must bo dis
missed for want of equity , with costs. "
In ICountzo vs Donnoll , It was decided that
plaintiff's ' lien for.nurchaso inonoy Is subordi
nate to the liens of material In and laborers.
Judge Clarkson announced that ha would
hear oxparto matters , and the other judges
could bo scon In their own rooms.
Judge Wakoloy announced that ho would
render other decisions oa Wednesday.
"Docs your mother know you're out , " said
a boy to his llttlo brother. "Yes , she does , '
was tno answer , "for one bottle of Dr. Bull's '
Cough Syrup has knocked my cold Into a
cocked hat , you hot. "
A few applications of Salvation Oil will In
stantly relieve stiffness in the uock or joints
25 conts.
Nabbed for Grnlii Htcnllnir.
SnorifC Campbell of Mills county , la. , came
In yesterday and William Hanson , who
Is wanted at Glen wood for grain stealing ,
was turned over to him. Ilanscn Is the last
of the gang arrested In Council Bluffs Satur
day. In hU barn were found two flno buggy
robes , which ho ndmlts were stolen , but de
nies that ho is the guilty party. The robes
nro In the city jail but have not boon idonti-
lied.
Ladles who raluo n refined complexion
must use Pozzoxt's POWPEH.
. It produces a
soft and beautiful skin.
D. Rosenthal , president of the Pconlo's
Mammoth instalment bouso , returned from
Now York yesterday.
JOHANN NOFF'S '
MALT EXTRACT
For Dyspepsia , Indigestion ,
Coughs. Gelds and Lung Trou
bles. It la tbo beverage for
NUUSINO MOTIIBIIS. the SICK ,
tbo DKIHMTATED , and during
convalescence.
IT STRENGTHENS THE
SYSTEM ,
None is "Just as good" when
you can obtain tbo genuine ,
Imported article , which must bavo the glgim-
turu of "Johanu HolT , " ou tbo neck of every
bottle ,
MRN'S
Sale of Trousers , $8.78 !
We make a point every season to close out heavy weight Trousers
before the arrival of spring goods. This week we will have the biggest
bargain sale of fine Trousers we have ever had.
Remember , $3.75 will buy some of the finest fabrics we have had in
stock this season. Sizes are somewhat broken , but so many lots have
been consolidated that all sizes can be fitted. 'They are in fine fancy
worsteds , cassimcres and cheviots. Plenty of large pants for big men.
Mail orders will be filled with the
same care and attention that any cus
tomer wouldreceive in making his own purchase. Send mail orders
with the understanding that you take ho risk ; as if goods are not satis
factory they may be returned at our expense.
BOYS' LONG PANTS , $1.50 AND $2.00.
We have accumulated a large lot of Boys' Long Pants during the season and will offer them
at this sale in two special bargain lines at $1.50 and $2,00.
BOYS' KNEE PANTS , 50 AND 75 CENTS.
We mean to clothe the smallest as well as the largest , and will offer a bargain line of Knee
Pants at 50c and 7Sc , which are worth a great deal more , but are remnants and must be closed
out.
, LxOOMIS & OO.
I The Standard Cocoa of ths World.
A Substitute for Tea and Colloo.
Van Houten's \ \ & > fifty per cent more of the rlesh-formmg
elements of cocoa than is obtained by the best processes of
other manufacturers.
"BEST & GOES FARTHEST. "
Doctors and analysts of the highest standing all over the
world , certify to this immense saving , and by VAN HOU
TEN'S special process only can this be attained. j !
03TVAN IIotrrEN'sCocoi ( "onco tried , alirnjs used" ) ponosses the great ndrantig * of < >
! o rlnz nolnjuridin ITecl on the nBrrousijstem. No won ir , therefore , that In all part ) < )
of the world , thll tnrtntar't Oocon Is recomincmlai ! l > y medical men , indent ! often ] >
mill ooOiso or other coonni or chocnlutci , for dully line li'children or intuit , < |
halo and > lck , rich nnd poor. Aakfor VAX HouiEN's nnd lat tin niA/r. El | >
grow fair int-he
t'heir works
7 O
Itis a solid ce.he ofscourinjg
see p used foreJl cleaning'
purposes. All igrocers keep ih
t /l/r"O I IDlD'QJOT bv many a woman who 8lrlvcs
LUVC W LftoUrf U13 f to plcaso her household and
works hcrscll to death in the effort. II the liouso docs not IOOK as bright as a pin , she
gets the blame H things are uplurnc-1 while houso-clcaning oocs on why blame her
again. * Ono remedy Is within her reach. ' II she uses SAPOLIO everything will look
clean , and the reign ol houso-clcaning disorder will bo quickly ovor.
NO GUR.EU NO 1PA.Y.
Dr
1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb.
Boventccn years ezporlonco , A retrulnrcrruliiato In meillclno , rmllpiom.i ? jlmw , H stilt fronting wltr
lliOKrcnlostauccogs , nil Nervous , Clircmlo nod 1'rlvato Dhataei. Apcrminont rnro RUnrnnteal fur CntarnX
BperniDtorrlurn , Lost .Mnnhooit. boiulnnl Weakness , Nlclit I/ossoi , Inmotency , SyrihllH. Htrlctnro. nnd ullilH-
i > ascs otllio Illooil , Skin und Urlniry Orpins. N. 11.1 uuarnnteo fVJOfor ovcry emu 1 undurtuko nml full to
cure. Consultation frco. llook ( Mystorloi o l.tfo ) sent froa. Otlicobourj-'Jo. m. tot p. in. Hunilayi IJ
a m. to U ui.
GOULD'S 1'ET ASSOCIATION.
llcports Prevalent that It is to Ho
Broken Up Soon.
Uoports from Chicago predict that tbo
days of the now Western trufllo as
sociation nro numbered. The present
Indications nro that the Atcliison
will , within a few days , glvo notlco
of its withdrawal from tUo Western Freight ,
Trans-Missouri and Western Passenger as
sociations. It is tbo general opin
ion that the Atohisou has for
some time contemplated withdrawing
from the old associates on the pround Unit the
the agreements of the nttcr interfered with
the enforcement of the terms of the trafllo
aBreomont. Tbo recent ) action of the board
of chairmen in ordering a boycott of the
Jacksonville Southeastern , the Atchlson's
St. Louis connection , AVill tend to confirm
the .Atchison's dotermlnutlon to withdraw ,
The opinion U Raining ground that no
strong otTort will hOfinado to enforce tlio
terms of the now Western trafllo association
unless the roads which' have remained out
ngrrco to Join. <
The report also coma % > from Chicago that
Jay Gould , C. P. Huntlngton and the Atchi-
sou people hnvo cotno } atho conclusion that
the new agreement cannot bo unforced and
have concluded to drop It. They are said to
bo enraged in bringing about nn arrangement
whorebj the SouthornI/acilo ( ( , Missouri PaI
cillc , Union PuclOo and Atcliison , TopoUa &
Santa l-'o Hystoms will bo virtually consoll-
idatcd nnd placed under ono management.
The consolidation of these four systems
would reduce tholrexpenses and cnnMo thorn
to > make such rates as would give them tbo
lead on all trafllo west of the Missouri rlrcr.
How to Ilreak Up a Hovero Cold.
From the Virginia City , Mont , Madlso-
nlaa : When wo llnd a meatcino wo know to
possess genuine merit , wo consider it a duty ,
anil wo taito pleasure In telling the public
what it U. Such n medicine we found Cham
berlain's Cougn KomcdBy tho. use of this
Byrup wo have relieved , in a few hours , ue-
voro colds , and In the course of two or three
days , entirely broken them up an has several
of our friends to whom wo hnvo recommended
It , It is all it is represented to bo by the
manufacturers. U you have a cough ana
want to stop It , Chamberlain's Cough Hum-
cdy will do the \yorlf , Forsuloby all drug-
Klsts.
CHERRY
SYRUP.
IP YOU have a moderate cough ,
. IF YOU have a Imrd'cough ,
IP YOU have a tight cough ,
IP YOU have any cough at all ,
and if all other cough syrups have
failed , try J3EGGS' Cherry Cough
Syrup. It is positively guaranteed
to relieve any kind of cough at once
or no pay. Price 25c. , COc. and ? 1
per bottlo.
i For unlo by nil druggists. Ifjonr
I \ druKpist does not keep it in stock ,
| or will not procure it for yon. nc-
cept no substitute , but send direct
to the laboratory of BcKgs&Ifg. Co
Chicago , Ills. , the pnco named
and they will forward , yropaid , to
any part of tlio U. 8.
IS
COMING.
TI1KEB NIOIIT9 ,
COMMENCING
America's Famous Comedienne ,
Supported t > r lior now DRAMATIC COMPANY , un
der tha rnanagomcntof Mil. CUAUIli3 A1IUOTT.
Monday , " /'wiicfion. "
Tucstlay , " J.orlc. "
n'eilnudaii , "Jltii/ . "
Hot Mioetnpfia Saturday nt regular prlcoi.
EDEN MUSEE ;
Will Lnwlnr , Manager. Cor. llth nnd Farnain
\VEKK OF PEUUUAUV Ufh.
The NfbrnsM Triplets. Three Ilcnntlfiil Ilnboi.
Tlio Arnili-ss HotiKtiuionu , dipt , llnldwln pnlnta
with Ms feet , 'lliu lliimnti Ontrlch. Jllll Jonrn onti
Rliiaa nnd CrooVcrr. The lioiiitirnl Martin SNturs.
< li > crlptl o mmtf , "Tholxma OrnTii" . Tnul I.nllrow ,
foinnlo linpornonntor , Uoas tV Ulmne , Irish comedians
Anderson llros , 11 uvcl BliiBcru , nnd a liOJt u ( ether
attractions *
REQINMNO TIIUUSDAV NIOHT , Vl'Al. 13
SHIPP & ASHTON'S
NEW YORK CIRCUS.
Two Champion I-iidf K < | UO'trlcnnos , supported \ij \
a full company of llr l-cl.iH nrrnlc irrtlst ) .
Ooneral nd-nlsilon. 2 c. Ucsorvcd eonti 25o oxtrn.
FISCHER'S
ICE TOOLS.
Double Markers.
Plows with Lift
ing Cams , Tongs ,
Bars and Fischer's
Improved Ice
Hooks.
SOLEAGENTa
Omaha 1405 Douglas St.
W. S. ROBINSON'
Chemist and Assnycr.
Formerly ItiChomlcul Laboratory of the Union
1'aollla Hallway Company ,
Special Attention Given to Ores ,
Waters and Oils.
1112 Dodge St. , Omaha , Neb
LOST POWER.
NervoUenru cure till roxunl wenknemi In ollhe
ex , acting on nerves , lirnln , noxunl ornanii. An o
I.IITK CUIIK ( or Impotencjr. iilxlillr uuliNloiH. li >
memory , tmd druniiir , aversion to vodety il tx >
poitpuld. HU boxes$5. NKKVKHKAMCO. , IluRilo
N. V. Bold Ur Goodman Drun Co. , HID KnrnnmHt ,
Onmlm.
li the bent imile , and l >
everywhere. Tlili li the ork' .
Inal $3 Shoe , llcwnro of I ml-
lilloni. 1'oilUiely none
Contilno union stamped
i.n the lain. " .Tames
036hoo. " .
J. MEANS & CO. ,
41 Maula Slrxt
,
. . . . .
" '
sep V S ssi # <
WINTER RESORTS.
HUNTSV1LLE ,
Charming Winter Resort in the Highlands.
HuntsvllleUolcl.Substantial.Elcgant.Sew . .
IIHIIVKY B. UI'.NISOX , Mannxor
F. 1JKN1SON , A.sliUnt.
BR. J. E. McGREW ,
THE SPECIALIST.
Mora Than Fifteen Years Eporlonco In the
Treatment of
PRIVATE A euro Is xunr.in-
DISEASES toed In from thro *
tu Uvo tinjt nltli-
out the loss of an hour's tlmo.
cured wltlioul
tninionti ; no cut-
diluting. The most
cmarknblo i oraody known to inodurn aclonco.
Curort In .10 to 50 rtnyn. Dr. Mo-
( Srew's treatment for this torrlbla
blood dlsoiit * ) h boon pronounced
tlio most powerful nni ) miocMifiil roraody CTor nli-
cororud for tha absolute curu of thin dl onio , Ills
BtiuetH with this dlsoaio Im uover been cqualloj
A comDtotu aura UUAUA.NTKKU. *
nnnkno > ot
LOST MANHOOD S 'oximlorKum.norr-
IIOIB , nnd nil im-
ntnrnl ( llflctmrRon , nro nbnolutoljr cured , llullut ll
mniorllnto nnd coniploto.
Ulioiimnthm nnd nil rtli-
SKIN DISEASES onaoi of tha blood , liver ,
kldnoyti und bladder per
manently cured.
FEMALE DISEASES S of t nnd h u
rmch or blnddar
cured. The Doctor's Homo I ; Trontmunl for Imdlo ) U
truly n cnniplcto ponvutilunt and wnndorUul remedy.
LiADl Kb from 2 to 4 ( INLY Hook rroo ,
innrvoloui nuccoss Imi
DR , McGREW ! won for him nrcputntlon
nhlch IB truly nntlonul
Inolinrnclvr , nnd Ills Kront nnnyof patients ronchoi
from tlio Atlnntlo tOvtlio 1'aclllo. The llnctor Is u
Krndiintoof "uroiTLAU" niuillclne nnd Imshtfl Ionic
nndrnri'fiil ' oxporlcnco In hosplrnl prnctlco , iitnllj
clnsHod runout ; tlio lending RpeclnllHt In modern
aclcncu. Troatnuuit by oorrospondcnca. Hook or
clrculurinboutenchof thenborodUoasoJ , ruiB.
Office , 14th and Farnam Sts , ,
Omntm , Nob. Kntrnnco on either etroot.
NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT ,
Pprclflo for 'lTit ri , I > lij1noi , Ft ! , KmrnlRla , Wiik
fulnuaft , M Mtnl l * prfs lon , Hottenlnirnf thu liralnre *
vnltln In Insnnltyam U&Ulntr to inlKory d c r ana
Uoith , I'remmuro Old Ago.Unirenneu.t , or t'owar
In cither wx. Involuntary Loons , and 8p rmftorrbaDi >
CAUsvil by ovtr-exertloa ot the brain , v lf-buia or
OTer-lndulirence. I.uh boiconttlnioniniontb'i trt&U
n nt. It a box , or tlx for * * , unt by malliirepild.
Vflth each order for alx boxvv , will tend purchanr
irmrnnleo to refund moner 1C tha triatmtntftUlitO
cura. Uuaronteoii liinod and utaiuuu tola onlj tur
GOODMAN DRUG CO. ,
11U I'urnum Street , - Omalm. Noli.
FIRST
National Bank.
U. S. DEPOSITORY.
Omaha , - - - Nebraska
Capital $ BOOOOO
Surplus - 1OO.OOO
IIK1UUN rmtdtnt.
JOHN A. CmuiOIITOM. floe Preildmt
f IL DAVIB , Ca.hlor.
W. U. MEUQOIKn. AnliUnt Ouhlor.
II. K. ( JATKS. Anlit '
" frtr r > cr > oiU V ult In ItaiemenL
HOTEL.
TIKI Blurritv , < ' < t-ltli inul
txttn' moat Miibntiintiiillu
Hotel ItnlltlliiH In Omaha. Mrivcnl
lienvil brick / ( will In ftinii/iif/ from
li m-nirnt to roof. , \ H tltn rclllni/H mill
ntnHtiinifnof / lining
f'li-a
unit /fro nlni-niH throughout
Ilin bnllillniAi'rririi Innt , hot inul
< 't > ltltrittr iintl mitiHliI in- lit ii'ru room.
Ttiblc imiiurjiiiHHfil < iiii/ir/i < ' ' < ! .
B. SILLOWAY , Frop.
_ _
ADVICE vs. V8CET
You uro nut In manly ihupu.uncl vet you don't
net. Write to u In day I Duluy imperil * all I
AM. JIISKIIIIhltM .t .ftll LH OF
MiKor : ( li/il/fd time noiiklMHlh'd/rtc.IJJJ/H
aiKluu.ll , CO. , Jiiijftilo , .v. 1' . bon't preler
VIICE to ADVICE ,