THE OMAHA DAILY BEE WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBER 25 , 1801.
UGLY MARGES BEING MADE.
Interesting Developments in the Failure of
the Lincoln Grain Dealers.
BROCKMAN IN THE HOLE FOR A BIG SUM ,
Story of the Flrin'H Illso nml Fall-
Throats of n Oainaico Hull
Itrynn Nat Making
DcnlH.
The moro the fnllttro of the llrown Bros , li
Investigated the \vorso the muildlo appears ,
and URly chnrgoj are being mndo ngnlnst tbo
Browns. The latter claim that they can pull
out If given a chance , but their explanation
of how they nro going to do It Is rather vague
aud unsatisfactory.
It may seam Incredible that Brockman , the
St. Louis commission man , should have ml-
vancud $75,000 before discovering the alleged
fraud , but hi- says It was all done within a -
period of two or three weeks. The magni
tude of the business may bo Inferred from
the fact that there were eighty-three cars of
grain on track at Council 1luffs ! in ono day
recently.
Key to tlio Situation.
The Union elevator at that point seems to
liavo been the key to tlio scheme attributed
to the Itrowns , and a very convenient ono it
was. For the Information of these unfamil
iar with such matter. } it may bo explained
that In shipping a carload of grain tho'sondar
gets from the railroad company a bill of
lading , which serves us a receipt. In order
to cot the grain when It roaches its destina
tion the bill of lading must bo given up to the
ratlroau , which is then released from further
liability.
Hero comes In a complication In this caso.
The tailroiiils have mndo u practice of giving
what they term n "milling in transit rate ; "
that Is , Interior shippers have buen given n
low through rate to eastern markets with iho
privilege of stopping tlio grain in transit ,
milling it and then sending on the product.
In like manner the Drown Bros , Imvo had n
through rate with thu privilege of stopping
tbo grain at the Union olovutor to bo cleaned
nud then roshlpped.
Homo Severe ChnrccH.
Brockmun charges that In some cases the
Browns had grain .shinned to the Union ele
vator for "Brown Bros , of St. Louis in care
of Brown Bros. , Oinahu. " On the ullls of
lading tbo Browns draw on the St. Louis
man and got tboir cash. Aftor.tho grain had
boon cleaned at the elevator It was reshlnpod
over ono of the Iowa roads to
Chicago or Baltimore , the Browns
claiming that they could got better prices east
'than at St. Louis. Brockmau had an ngroo-
incut under which ho wan to receive a hair a
cent a bushel commission on all grain handled
by the Browns , so ho didn't care where it
was sold. Ho now charges that a great deal
of this grain has disappeared , that
bo bos not boon paid by the eastern
buyers and that the Browns have
not reimbursed him. IIo concludes that
In rcsblpping the grain the Browns
got now bills of lading from the Iowa roads
nnd used them In making drafts on the east
ern buyers , thus , apparently getting double
price for the grain and letting Brockman
whlstlo for his monoy.
There is still another branch to this In
teresting manipulation. Some of tbo Ne
braska buyers who have been shipping to
tbo Brown Bros , have boon In the nubltof
sending them the bill of lading by malt and
then drawing on them through a local bnnlt
without a bill attached to the draft. The bill
enabled the Browns to got tbo grain from the
railroad , and iu a number of cases the drafts
have been dishonored.
Wry C'lionj ) Grain.
Apparently , then , the Browns got the grain
for noth'ng and sold It for double price , it
is only lair to the Browns , however , to state
that tboy deny the allegations of fraud and
assort that the tangle will ho straightened
out If they uro glvou n chance to do It. They
tbroaton to sup Brockmun for $50,000 dam
ages. -
It Is Impossible to say bow much money or
bow many dealers nro involved In the fail
ure. The Browns haa elevators or
cribs at fourteen or fifteen stations on
the Union Pacific , but there were
about 100 dealers at other polntb shipping to
thorn. They insist that , when they gave
Brockmnn u bill of sale on their elevators
nnd grain he promised to continue to advance
money to kcop the business going. They
chnrgo Him with n broach of faitn in
taking possession and shutting thorn out.
Wniitcil to Got I'jveii.
It is stated that Brockman , ns soon as ho
got control of the Union elevator , began to
ship out the grain in storage with u view to
making himself wholo. This proceeding was
stopped by an order of court on the petition
of the Citizens' State bank of Council Bluffs ,
which had advanced 55,000orftl.OOO on fifteen
or twenty bills of lading. It is estimated
that the elevator now contains sovonty-flvo
or eighty oars of grain. About the sumo
number are on track , and a llttlo swarm of
claimants nro after them ,
The bill of sale already referred
to not only covered the buildings
belonging to Brown Bros. , but the grain in
storage and iu transit. It is asserted that
tbo clause covering the grain In transit will
not hold water In law , and tbo original
shippers , whoso drafts on the Browns wont
to protest , are here recovering their property
by replevin suits. They nro enublou to
identity their grain Iu'tbo unloaded cars
by the numbers of the cars and uro having
llttlo troubio in getting It back. The grain
which has gene into storage is , of course , In
distinguishable from the mass , and it has
boon tied up by nUachmonr , suits.
Still Oilier Claimants.
There Is still another class of claimants , of
which H. J. Citinii of Lexington , now in the
city , is a sample. IIo shipped Brown Bros ,
a car of grain worth about $175. but
drew on them for only 100. Having at
tached the bill of lading to the draft ho got
tbo face of that , but ho Is whlstllnif for the
oxtrn ? 7f > . ThU is a common brnatlco , and
many interior shippers have claims against
the Browns for margins of this kind.
Now claims are putting Iu an appearance
almost every hour , uud It Is Impos
sible to toll how much of a
loss Is Involved In the failure , though Mr.
Brockman is quoted as estimating it ul $100 , .
000. The ( juury arises , what has become of
the money I A gentleman who is familiar
with some of the Insldo affairs says :
CaitscH of the 1 rouble.
"I do not believe the Browns have 'salted
down'any money , to speak of. I think they
have used It to wipe out n lot of personal ob
ligations. You sco there is n Brown Bros.
Grain company , nnd then the individuals of
the Unit have had other extensive business
Interests. They Imvo borrowed money to
curry on various enterprises , nnd I think
they have used the receipts from the Grain
company to wipe out these obligations.
Charles Brown married into tbo
family of Jerry Chapman , the banker
ut Cortland. Mr , Chuiiumn and a
son endorsed paper for the Browns nud some
of that has boon paid off. The Browns also
floated Joint ) of their paper through Omaha
brokers , and perhaps bad similar arrange
ments with brokers elsewhere , so that iho
local b.uiKS would liardlv know how heavily
they were loaded up. They mndo such an
nlliunco with Charles B. Huwley of Lincoln ,
who loaned money for parties living at
Dlxon , 111 , Hawley was to rulso thorn J100- ,
000 during the year , nud us n commission for
his part In the affair they gave htm In ad-
vuticu their note for f 1WO. ( Hawley failed to
negotiate the loans its bo ncreoj mm the
Browns have allowed the 1,000 uoto to go to
protest , It U in the hands of a third party
anil the matter , I think , U now in the courts ,
l.ont on n Imvf > int.
"Somo time ngo the Browns were dealing
with Fowler & Co. of Chicago. A dlsputo
nroso between them uud Fowler sued for
U,000 , claimed as dua from the Browns , The
matter was referred to an arbitration com
mit too , which pave Fowler a verdict for
about hulf thu amount claimed , Soniu
months ago the Browns sold n strcot railway
nt Lincoln running from the Capital
hotel to the Wesleyan university ,
The price was fo5UOO. but It
wai mortRieod for about half
that sum , The balance was paid with long
tluio paper , which the Browns Immediately
hypothecated. Thov have had uonsldorablo
paper falling duo that could not bo rouowod ,
nil the indications nro that they have been
wltbdrawluff money from the grain business
to wipe out obligation * Incurred Iu other
llroctlorij , bcciuiso \ the Brown brothor. * as
ndlvldunls wont to tnc wall it also meant the
failure of the Brown Bros. Grain company. "
HrnftH Coining In.
It transpires that drafts on the Brown
Uro.v company nro constantly coming In , and
wharo they nro accompanied with a
bill of lading and have n margin Mr.
Urockmati Is paying thorn ana tak
ing possession of the grain. For
example ) , n car containing ? 2 < V * worth of
tcrnin was shipped from Central City , and
iho senders drew only $200. Brock man paid
the draft , took the grain and Intimated that
the shipper would have to look to Brown
Bros , for the margin of KJTi. Charles hidings
of North Platte was caught in n snap somewhat
what- similar to thH , and ho has taken
stops to sue Brockman for the unpaid mar
gins. The elevators and cribs convoyed by
Hrown Bros to Brockman by the bill of sale
nro not extensive structures , and the vnluo
of the whole lot lias been estimated at only
SUO.OOO. .
Madly Mixed.
"Tho nffnlr Is badly mixed , " said Manager
Taylor of Br.idstroot's , "and the stories of
the opposing parties are conflicting , so that
t do not care to make n statement. There Is
ono thing , however , that Tuu HEP. can do
Hint will bo a great service to the commercial
Interests of Nebraska , and that Is to call at
tention to the lax manner in which many men
do business. Hero nro a number of Interior
deaiors , It Is charged , who have shipped
grain to the Browns , sent the
bills of lading to the con
signees by mall and drawn on thorn
through tbo local banks without bills of
lading attached to the drafts. What was
the consoquoncol The grain was delivered
by the railroads to the Browns on the bills
they presented and went Into storage with
scores of other consignments. When tbo
Browns went to the wall the drafts went to
protest. The shippers bad nothing to show for
their grain , and the railroad had been re
leased from responsibility. It is a slipshod
way of doing business , and the banks nro not
wholly without blame. They are run by men
Liipposad to bo thoroughly posted on commer
cial usages , and thov should warn customers
of the dangers of their careloisness. Every
man who shim grain or other goods by the
carload and then draws on the consignee
should always attach the bill of lading to the
draft. There Is then no chance for fraud , and
It may bo the salvation of many n man caught
bv n failure Ilko that of the Browns. 1 wish
Tin : BKE would make n note of this point for
the bonetlt of the dealers throuch the state
who have been cureless about protecting
thomsolvos. "
AVlio Will Foot the Illll ?
Grain men nro very much Interested In
knowing who will hava to boar the loss
growing out of the alleged manipulations of
the Brown Bros. , and the prevailing opinion
among them is that the Union Pacillo will
have to foot the bill.
Some years ago Mr. II. C. Miller , who has
an ofllco In the Board of Trade building , wan
located nt Fort Madison and buying grain
for the W. P. McLaren company of Chtcaco.
Just before the concern fulled ho received
Instructions to bill shipments , ' 'To order W.
P. McLaren companv , Chicago. " The Mc
Laren people took tno bills of lading to a
bank and put thorn up as collateral for a loan.
They then noli Hod the railroad of
the incoming consignments and asked
that they bo immmcdiately shipped to
designated parties nt eastern points , which
done was. The grain firm used the second
lot of bills of lading ut another bank for
drafts on the eastern consignee.
When the failure revealed the true situa
tion the first bank sued the railroad for the
value of the grain represented by its bills of
lading and got n Judgment.
That case established an important prece
dent and resulted iu the strict railroad
regulations pertaining to bills of lading.
C. X. ISrown's SJory.
Mr. C. T. Brown was aeon last night by a
Bun reporter. Ho denied emphatically many
of the statements that bad been currently
reported concerning the firm's transactions
with Mr. Brockman of St. Louts. Mr. Brown
said that Brockman loaned the firm $25,000
upon their personal notes with the under
standing that the 11 rm should ship him a
considerable amount of grain.
"Wo were under no obligations to ship
Brockman all the grain wo handledthough , "
said Mr. Brown. "Wo had a perfect right to
ship grain to Cincinnati , Chicago , Baltimore
or oUowhero if wo so desired. Wo never
aeroed to give Mr. Brockman % cent com
mission upon train snipped to other markets.
Wo mortgaged our fourteen elevators to Mr.
Brockman a few weeks ago because wo
needed moro money or greater credit
to handle the yolumo of business.
Wo were running some days as high as
$ 30,000 and a bloclcado at curs on the railroad
for n couple of davs would tlo us up. Wo
needed moro margin of credit to run on , and
in order to get It wo gave that mortgage.
Afjri'etl to Cash 't It fir Drnlts.
"Mr. Brockman agreed to cash our drafts
after this and to pay for $10,800 worth of
grain then on the way and for which wo hud
drawn upon him. These agreements no
abruptly broke by rofuslnir to honor our drafts.
Had ho honored our drafts as ho had agreed
to do thorn would tinvo boon no at
tachments upon our grain by the shippers.
Air. Brockmau failed to carry out his part
of the agreement In every particular. "
Speaking of the suit Instituted against the
firm by the Fowler Elevator company some
mouths niro , bo said tlmt the Fowler company
sued for $ -10,000 and the arbitrators allowed
them n Judgment for $1,000.
"Tho story about Charles II. Hawley un
dertaking to negotiate a loan for us1 , said
Mr Brown , "for $100,000 Is all moonshine.
The yarn about our 11 rm giving him our notes
for $ itlWO ns a commission for his services Is
absolutely false. There is not n word of
truth In the story or anything like it. You
have also boon told In the pauors that our
elevators were only worth about $ .20,000.
They cost us Just SIU.OOO , and they are as
ueod as when they were built , so you see
that part of tbo story will not hold water.
The whole story Is full of glaring Inconsis
tencies and Is to n largo extent the produc
tion of somebody's Imagination. "
AtiT llAlilXO DUALS.
The Bryan Commission Company Still
Til kin IT a Host.
The doors of the ofllco of the Bryan Com
mission company were open us usual yester
day. The telegraph operators were
oa busy as Iu days of yore ,
receiving quotations on wheat , oats
and corn , but not a dollar was passing
over tbo desk. The usual number of
persons of n speculative turn of
mind lingered In the room Intently watctnng
the llgurcs as they were placed upon the
blackboard , Indicating the state of tbo
market.
Some of thcso satno persons were long ,
while others were on the short side of
December wheat and corn. Not ono of them
however , mndn an attempt to protect the
margins , and In the language of the bucket
shop , "lot the tall go with the hide. "
The Bryan company was not taking any
deals , and the fact gave rise to unpleaaant
rumors about tbo Board of Trade. Mr. Bryan
was not about the promises during the day.
One of his men In speaking of the failure to
rorclvo tradoj stated that the fact In no way
Indicated a failure.
Mr. Bryan , ho said , was simply figuring on
n transfer of the business toother parties
and as soon as the deal was consummated the
commission business would bo curried on by
the now firm. The change ho thought would
take place within n couple of days.
The Bryan company is one of the oldest In
tbo city , and with it , In the language of the
street , "Jordan has been a hard road to
travel. " Bon B. Bryan , tlio head of tbo tirm ,
11 rat opened in business In a dingy llttlo ofllco
on Fourteenth street , between Farnara and
ICurnoy. There bo did u nourishing busi
ness. A year or moro ngo the firm , it was
said , was caught on tno wrens ; side of
the market , and a smash was ap
parently ono of the Inevitable things.
Now members were brought In , bowovcvor ,
nud the linn got on Its feet by forming n
btook company with a capital ofJ ! > 0,000 ,
Shortly after the open board was started and
ready for business the company runted Us
present elegant quarters on tbo llr.it floor of
the Life building. No oxpouso was
spared In fitting up the room.
Marble counters were put In , cherry and
mahogany furniture helped to make tbo
place attractive and telegraph wires wore
run to the four corners of the globo. An
army of clerks and telegraph operators trans
acted the vast volume of business and tbo
u'eganco ' of tbo place wui not excelled , or
even equalled In the west. During trad-
lug hours quotations uamo on stocks , bonds ,
grain , beef , pork , lard and cotton.
Speculators Hooded hi from tbo surrounding
towns uud from uiornluft uutll the close of
the eastern boards tbo uproar was a perfect
Babel.
Not satUflod with thu degree of pros-
parity the company branched out , establish
ing nconclci In South Omaha , Lincoln
nnd othar towns In the state.
This nil cost money , moro money than the ,
profits could carry , mid for n number of
weeks the company nas boon considered
shaky. Notwithstanding this fact the com
pany did n largo business up to the thr.o of
closing its doors Saturday night.
The deals that were made were not In the
actual stuff , but In futures , so that it Is
thought that If it in a fall uro the liabilities
will bo largo.
Spoclllo Oxygen cures catarrh. 510 Shocly
building.
Four hundred tuul fifty dollar plnno.
\Vtirrnntod seven yours /or 3187.50.
Now sctilo. Iluydon Bros.
HVHTAISMAO UM.tllA'H 31AIIKKT.
and. Tranult Unto ltoUCHtcl |
oT Itailro.ul "Miinajjci-fl.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Nov. 21. ( Special to Tun
BIK.J : The State Board of Transportation
met tn special session nt 11 :30 : o'clock today
to listen to a petition from tbo Omaha Board
of Trade. Secretary Nason of the Omaha
board stated that the grain men of the me
tropolis were working hard to maintain the
open grain market established October 2 ,
and that they were mooting with gratifying
success ; but they were still handicapped by
the regulations of the railroad companies
running in and out of the city. The Omaha
grain dealers want n milling nnd transit
rate , or , in other words , n through rate with
n stopover privilege. Wltn such n rnto n
shipper In western Nebraska can bill bis
grain to Chicago on a through rate , but can ,
If ho so desires , unload the grain nt Omaha ,
have It Inspected , cleaned , weighed or stored
for nny length of time , thus givlnc htm the
full bonetlts of tbo now warehouse and In
spection law.
On November II the Omaha grain men nd-
drossud the following letter to the managers
of the railway lines centering In that city :
It Is now about sixty days since tlio estab
lishment by the Omaha Hoard of Trade at an
liuluuiidcntKriln | : nuirUnt. during which about
V.UOO can of grain have boon Inspected by the
Inspection department under the new grain
law , A dully cull bo ird bus been successfully
maintained since October ' . ' , and at almost
every session there have buen largo .sales. The
grain men of the state manifest u doup Inter
est In the success of the market , ; ) " ! \vhllo wo
feel absolutely certain of belli' ; uulo to main
tain and enlarge In the future , u great advan
tage would accrue If the railroad companies
would malio the milling and transit rate
for this elty , and believing us wo do that such
action would result to the mutual advantage
of the railroad companies , elevator owners
grain dealers , .shippers and farmers , wo re
spectfully solicit your favorable consideration
of our roqiii'sit to grant such a rato. In which
case we will guarantee to your line us many
curs out us It brings In.
F. O. SWAHTZ ft. Co. .
J. . CiniisiiA.v.
J. J. KVKIUNmiAM & CO. ,
OMAHA Kl.KVATOK OoMl'ANY ,
KOWI.KII ni.KVATOit COMPANY ,
JAMES A. OCN.NOII ,
L'OCKIIKI.r. llllOS.
Secretary Nason stated In his argument
before the board that while the railroad mun-
ngors had not yet granted the request for n
milling and transit rate , they had not
evinced nny especial hostility to the proposi
tion. They wished to do whatever they
could along the lines suggested , but did not
care to lay themselves liable to prosecution
bv the Interstate Commerce commission for
discrimination or manipulation of rates. Mr.
Nason asked the State Board of Transporta
tion to formulate n loiter to the railway man
agers recommending that the petition of the
Omaha grain dealers bo granted. This the
board Dually utrrood to do and Attorney General -
oral Hastings wus instructed to draft the let
ter , which ho afterwards did , as follows :
Dear Sir : At a meeting of thn Hoard ot
Transportation hold at Lincoln , N'eb. , on
November1611 , tlio question of granting to
the grain and oluvutor men doing business In
tlio state of Nebraska , what Is known as the
"milling and transit rato" was presented to
the board , and after being fully advised re
garding the concessions propose. ! , iho board
wus unanimously of the opinion that the mil
ling mid transit rate , or a ruto whereby Brain
can bo stopped In transit ut such places where
there Is u public Inspection or storage of
grain , then weighed , Inspected or stored us
the shipper may desire , and then rushlpped
on the through rate , would bo of vust benellt
to all the pcoplo of this state and wo there
fore ournustly recommend that such rate and
the manner of shipment bo established by the
several railroad companies doing business In
this state , and wo do respectfully ask that the
reijiiesi of the grain and elevator men bearing
date NoMimlior .1 , It'.ll , bo compiled with.
STATK HOAHII of TIUNSI-OIITATIOX.
Amomborof tno Board of Transportation
said to THE Bin : representative today that
the muddle over tbo grain Inspectorship was
likely to bo settled In n very summitry man
ner nnd very quickly , too. In the near futuie ,
possibly at tbo regular monthly meeting of
the board next Monday , Chief Inspector
Blanchnrd will demand the resignation or
removal of Deputy Inspector Thompson. It
may bo authoritlvoly stated that Mr. Thomp
son will positively decline to bo disposed of
in this unseemly manner and that the mem
bers of tbo Board of Transportation will up-
bold him In his position. There Is certain to
bo a very warm and perhaps wordy contest
over tho'matter.
nrnciMi COUNT NOT COMPLETED.
The members of the returning board nro
still in session , the work of completing the
olllclal count not yet being finished. The re
turns from Karpy county nro still lacking ,
the clerk of that county forwarded them to
Omaha through a misunderstanding of the
law. They have been sent for nnd nro ex
pected on tl'is evening's mail. The final
figures will not bo announced until tomorrow.
I'lACEl ) IN TUB 1'IIN.
This afternoon Sheriff E. K. Bowman of
Jefferson county arrived at the state peni
tentiary with William Spear and Dora Mooro.
William and Dora will languish behind the
bars for lllteon and ten years respectively.
This Is the pair who murdered a dissolute
woman at Falrbury about three mouths ago.
INJU.lEll IN A ItUNAWAY.
Jamo3 Balloy , a well known citizen nnd
busluoss man , had an exciting little excur
sion on Fourteenth street in which ho re
ceived a broken arm and n badly bruised
anatomy. Ho was driving n team of spirited
horses attached to a light road wagon , when
the animals became frightened nnd ran
away. The wagon was overturned with
Mr. "Bailey under the box. Ho was dragged
along the pavement for n distance of about
200 feot. Ho was removed to his homo as
soou as possible and Is now resting easily.
CIIAKUE cuow'8 Fi.viitAi : , .
All that was mortal of Charlie Crow was
laid to cart n at 11 o'cloclc tills forenoon , the
funeral taking place from Heaton's under
taking rooms. A number of those who had
been the friends ot the deceased during his
lifetime gathered around the open grave ,
while , in the absence of any minister of the
gospel , Captain Bllllngsley , H. J. Green , J.
E. Phllpot and D. G. Courtnoss madn appro
priate remarks , these of the latter being
spoken of as especially impnmlvo.
It Is nor ynl settled whim Mr * . Craw , who
Is still In Jail charged with shooting her hus
band , will have n preliminary examination ,
and It Is now believed that no examination
will bo had. There are no witnesses to up-
poir against her.
AOMIN1ST1UT1VE I.ETTBIIS 11KVOKE1) .
Ill the county court today Judge Stewart
listened to the cuso of Nelson Westovnr , ad
ministrator of the estate of Walter Cameron ,
deceased. Complaint hud boon made that
Mr. Westover had not attended to the settle
ment of the estate with the requisite fidelity
and dispatch. Ho tailed to appear and make
answer to the charges , and Judge Stewart
accordingly revoked bis totters of adminis
tration and ordered him to turn ever to iho
custody of the court nil moneys nnd property
now in his possession.
A lady driving a single horse had n narrow
oscano near Twenty-third nnd O streets this
afternoon , The horse became frightened
nud rearing up fell backwards and overturned
the buggy. The lady was caught In thu dn-
brls of thu wrecked vehicle , but escaped with
but a few bruises
Mr. True , a well known eltUon nf Lincoln ,
wus severely bitten by a vicious horse last
night , The animal seized his loft cheek , las-
cerating it badly.ODDS
ODDS AM ) ENDS.
Max Clonaky and Froddu Madounbk ap
peared before the county Judge touay and
blushlnglv Insinuated their doilro to wed ,
Froddo. tbo woula-ba bride , was not of legal
ago ami the license was refused.
Elder Howti is bnsllv collecting supulles
for bis annual Thanksgiving contribution to
the poor of the city , end If any full to enjoy
themselves on that festive occasion it will
uotrbo the blg-heartud elder's fault.
John Hallahau , living at Twenty- tint and
and P strcot , was thrown from u temporarily
Manyvarieties : of merchandise advertised under
brands or trade marks , are sold for more than
they a-re worth , customers getting for their money
part goods and part trade mark. Not so , how-
ever. with the
N
Dress shirts , collars and cuffs , or the
u
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HJ
Negligee Shirts and Shirt Waists. . These well
known brands are simply used to designate and
identify the goods , and buyers of them get one
hundred cents worth of goods for a dollar with
the trade marks thrown in.
festive mule today and knocked senseless.
The physicians dressed hU Injuries , which
consisted of a Jagged wound in bis oheok and
a cut in his temple.
First Bad Boy HI there , Jimmy I Wotyer
snipe from that"drug sterol
Second ditto Ther nicest thing yor over
see como on and have sum.
Second bed hey nulls out bottle of Hallcr's
Sure Cure Cough Syrup.
First ditto Oh , my ! ain't that bullyl
Second ditto Botcher life , ma says it's
best thing she ever saw for concha and colds.
i > UU2'll U31 AHA.
Ho net His I'ants.
J. S. Brown came into the police station
last evening and poured a tale of woo into
Chief of Police Bronnau's oars. IIo described -
scribed bow ho wont ! Into Duvo Lusher's sa
loon and began shaking dice with that dis
penser of tanglefoot. _ 'Tho bets woio raised
by degrees until Dave wanted to put 50 cents
on tbo next shako out of the box. Brown
says that ho 'declined to accept
this proDositlon as his cash uccount would not
stand such financial risks. Then Lusher got
angry because of his refusal and struck him
a tremendous blow .on the cheek. Ho nlao
Jorlted a bundle of shirty and undergarments
oway from him and refused to return them.
Brown therefore wished Lusher arrested for
assault aid | battery , gambling nnd roobory.
IIo ilnullysettlod'upqu potlt larceny as about
tbo proper thing , ana a warrant to that effect
will bo issued this morning
The nollcu sav that Lusher is the same fol
low who n few davs ago bet his pantaloons
against u customoV's ' coat. The fellow pulled
olT his coat and handed it to the stakeholder.
Lusher followed suit and peeled on * his pants.
The game was watched with interest , and
Lusher had the good fortune to win. Ho
thereupon donned his pantaloons nnd the fel
low's coat , and the unlucky gainer wont out
into the truly cold world , shivering , to toll
the police what a bard hearted follow Lusher
was.
Interceded lor n Thiof.
Thoarrostot Patrick Murphy Sunday on
thocharso of being drunk proved n moro Im
portant capture than was at first supposed.
In his possession were found a gold ring , a
check for $10.10 Issued to J. Gramo3' , and !
In cash. It was learned that Murphy had
stolen these from Tony Bollovchok , who
Identified the rinp and check. Bollovcholc
says that $20 had boon taken out of his over
coat packet at the same tlino that the other
articles were stolon.
Murphy was then arraigned on the charge
of grand larceny. Bollovcnok interceded in
behalf of the follow who hud robbed him and
told Police Judge King that ho did not wish
to send the follow to Iho pen. The Judge
therefore allowed Murphy to plead guilty to
tbo charge of potlt larceny and the follow
was lined $100 nnd costs. Ho will board It
out at the county Jail.
Yard anil Olllco Notes.
W. C. Battollo of Hancock , la. , marketed
hogs.
Organ & Hammond of Cheyenne , Wyo. ,
bad four double dock cars of sheep nt the
yards.
C. D. Mocks , Davis & Mcoks , and C. II.
ICaiiiron , all of Merino , Wyo , , brought In
cattle.
C. J. Bynm of Shelby , In. , thinks South
Omaha surpasses Sioux City as a market ,
nnd brought his hogs horo.
L. P. Southwortb , u well known sheep
coder , was on the market with three double-
deck loads of shaop from Ogulluln.
Cit3' Miniatures.
The Young People's Social club will cele
brate Thanksgiving evening with u dance nt
the old Knamon club rooms.
Some thief smashed into Elinor A. Brice's
room at Twenty-seventh and N nnd stele n
ilno chinchilla overcoat with fur trimmings ,
The body of Mrs. J. Squires was buried
nt Bellevue cemetery this afternoon. The
funeral exorcises were hold at the late resi
dence of the deceased.
John Fltzpatrlck , the chap who stele Bert
Wllcox's trunk , was lined ? 7'i and costs. As
the fellow did not have the cash to settle ho
was sent to the county Jail.
Dennis Cunningham has decided to discon
tinue tbo use of the upper story of his build
ing on Twenty-third street as a hall , and will
convert it Into a series ut flats.
The gospel meetings ut the First Christian
church will continue all this week. Last
evening the discourse was on "The Man
Christ. " This evening the theme will bo "Tho
Glorious Gospel. "
DoWitt's Llttlo Early Uisors. Best llttlo
pill ever made. Cure constipation every
time. None equal. Use thorn now.
Tlio now Hotel Brunswick , 10th and
.Taekson. with nil modern improvements
Now open for guodts. Moderate prices
CONTHAOroH MUUl'JIY TALKS.
Not A warn That tlio Intorstnto Coin-
nierun Imw wan Violatoil.
Mr. Hugh Murphy was asked yesterday by
n Bnn reporter if ho had anything to say
with reference to the telegraphic announce
ment that his stone shipments between Lyons
nnd Omaha ami other points east were to be
come evidence before the federal grand Jury
having In hand the investigation of alleged
violations of the Interstate Commerce law.
"I know nothing about the matter , " re
plied Mr. Murnhv , "excepting what I have
seen In the papers today. I ship stone.
. There nro my quarries , " said the contractor ,
I waving his hand carelessly toward the side
I wall of his ollico where several largo photographs -
; graphs hung presenting views of tho'stono
[ quarries at Lyons.
"Have you not had special rates upon stone
that would come In conflict with the Inter
stnto Commerce luwi"
" 1 don't know anything about the Inter
state Commerce law. The rates I have had
were reasonable uud about right , I suppose.
I never , hoard much about the mutter ono
xv ay or another. I shipped abo'it 1,000 cur
loads of stone from my quarries at Lyons h'st
year. If there wan anything wrong with the
rates 1 didn't know it. "
"Aro you to bo called us n witness before
the investigating : onimiUooi"
" 1 huvo had no notlllcatlon to that effect.
As I said before , the only thing 1 have heard
or seen about the matter was the Item in Tun
Bin : this morning. "
CosJlor's MngloHcauacno ' .Vafors.Curai a
headaches in 'JO minutes. At alt druggists
of tlio Volunteer.
ST. JOHN , N. F. , Nov. 21. The Volunteer Is
nshoro at Etiglcs. She Is a total loss. No
lives worul ost.
For scrofula In ovcrv form Hood's ' Sarsa
parilla is a radical , reliable remedy. It has
and uucqiinled record of euros ,
Can't Cook as Mother Did !
How many a young wife's heart has been saddened
by hearing , , the above remark ! And yet how often the
in
words are true ; especially when cake , pastry or biscuit are
(
in question' ' ' ? i The reason is plain , yet it is "like telling a
1 I
secret. " ! ;
tf1
Our ' .mothers used and are using Dr. Price's Cream
tIU |
Baking Ponder. They cannot be misled into using any
of the ammonia or alum powders. No dyspepsia no sallow
1 c
complexions"when | mother did the cooking.
The v'jtfst ' symptoms of ammonia poisoning , says a
III ! 1
New York aper , which appear among those who work in
ammonia factories , is a discoloration of the nose and fore
head. This gradually extends over the face until the com
plexion has a stained , blotched and unsightly appearance
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder is the only pure
cream of tartar powder that contains the whites of eggs.
Dr , Price's ' Cream Baking Powder is re
ported by all authorities as free from Ammonia ,
Alum , or any other adulterant. In fact the
purity of this ideal powder has never been ques
tioned.
1)H. ItuuriiUGYs'Sl'LClKicM nuiHcleiitlflcnlly nml
cnrcrully prepared iirthcrlptloiia ! used fornmnjr
> enra In jirlvato iirnut leu with ucve smid for n IT
lliltty yi-ara used liy the peojilo. Every nlnitlo Spo-
clnu la aKK'Clal | euro for tiiu dlscasu nniiuil.
These Mpeclllci euro without tlrtipKln ? , Ptirif-
InRorreilucltiKtho oysteni , nml nro In fm'fanil
deed the NOVerc'llin ronicr'li.Hut Ilio World.
LIST OP rKISClPAI. NOS. CUKES. 1'ltICEfl.
1 Km UTH , CuiiKKitlon , Itillniiimatlon . . .125. .
Vt WariiiH. Wiiriu Kuver , Worm Colic . ' 2X
3 Crylnir ColloorTeolhliiRof Infanta
4 Illnrrhrn. of ChllilrunnrAilultH , ,
rt KjHcntcry. Orlplng.lillloinColic. . .
( i Cholera MorbUH , Vomltliig
7 CoitdliH , Cold , , llrimchltll. '
W NcurnlKlu , ooneiu . I'm cenehe
llrailiielicHi .Sick Ik'iulnche , Vertigo
IU [ > > HpopHlu , lilllons Mniuudi.
11 HuiiurcHHOilnr I'ulnlul J'crloilH.
US WhltoH , too Profiwe I'erloda
17 i'ilcNt lltlnU or lIloeilliiK SO
Jl ! Cniitrrli , Inlluciirii , CnlillnthoHriul .50
2U Whooping Couulit Violent Conntis. .30
11 < ienernl IMilllU .Physical Weakness . .TO
U7 Kiilnry IllNiinHC . . H.5 |
JS Nerious lability . . 1 > < > O
.SO IJrlnnryVcnUnos , Wottlnu lied. .SO
315 DlHuiiBUMofIhuilfurt.t'nlpltatlon 1.110
Bold by Druggists , or Kent noitjmld on receipt
of lirlce. Dii HUMrJiiiEis' MANUAL. (144 ( pnRM )
rlcfily bound In cloth nml Rolil , mailed free.
HUMPHREYS' MEDICINE CO. ,
Cor. William and John Streets , Now York.
y FB os.
Surely , Bafoly Anil Speedily Cured by
The wonderful new specific , the only certain , harm
less mid radical euro. Prepared m a powder , and can
tic Riven without the pntlent'n knonlfdBO. In tua cot
fen , Itmonadn.hcer. lliiuroifood. ( | . > > o matter whether
the patient 18 a moderate drinker or ft rum beftotted
wrecK , the euro will Lo rapid , complete and perma
nent It destroys all dc hoer cr.ivinir foralcoho a
drinLs Is tasteless and < MUi ei no Ineonrcnlcnco whllo
uslnir. Una been lesuil In thousands of cases with ab-
noluta RUCCCOS. Ono tiackairu will euro any ordinary
case , two package * * will euro the mot obillnato and
airRravatvil euro. Will nlio euro the Tobacco or Cigar
ette Habit. 1'rlco * 3 pur tmclai : < % tt'o packairel for
M.FX ) . Bend for free hook. All correspondence naercdlr
conlldimtlal. OhlorlonoM muy lie linil iifonrnsenU
or eiitpn ti > nldliriiK. MADKIII Oil I'.M KIAI , CO _
ol. J'roprl t ° r. for 11,0 U. 8. , JibUt.rbom Ilk , ll > lMCo , IIL
poi : SAM : IN OMAHA. NTH. , uv
Kuhn & CJ , Co.r lltli & Douglan M .
J A I'lillrr A Co , Cor 14lh , DuUKlas Sta.
A D Poetet - Co Counill llliilTii. la.
IT WILL CURE A COLD i
IN TWELVE HOURS ; !
A 25 cent Bottle maysavo you :
$100 in Doctor'sTiills-may eave
your life. Aslc your Druggist ! :
for it. IT TASTES GOOD. :
Dr. Acker's English Pills :
rtmi ; IIJMOUSNKSS.
Kmnll * pliMi'iint * n favorite with the lailtcft.
W. II. IIOOKF.ll .t CO , < 0 West Ilroadway , H. Y. |
FOR SM < IIYICUIIX & TO. , n ml till HU
MAN k McCONNKM * OMAHA.
Dr , Bailey
5
DENTIST. The Leading
Third Tloor I'axton Hloclc.
Tolcpono 10S3. Kilh nml Fnrnnm S ( < .
A full sot of tuoth , on rulibor , for $ . " > 1'orfoo
fit Tooth without nluies or removalilo
bridRo work , just thu thing for Hlniors and
publlo HpeaKers , never drop down.
Teeth Extracta I Without Pain.
All IHliiiKH nt ruiiflonnblo rates , all work
wurriiiite.i. Out this out for u iuluo.
INTEREST ffllDONDEPOSITB
ATOMflH/VLOflNXTRUSTCtt /
5E.CnR. IE DOUGLAS BT5.
CAPITALS : 100.000.00
OIHECTORSIAUWYMAN-e.W.NASH.
dHUItlADO CUV-C.nanTOH-G.U.LAKC
J.J.tWOWN-THOS-L.KIMBAI-L.
JOSEPH GILLOTT'S '
STEEL PENS.
COLD MEDAL , PARIS EXPOSITION , 1889.
THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS.
The Original and Genuine
( WORCESTERSHIRE )
tomrta the moot clellcloua tnsto and scat
EXTUAOT HOUl'H ,
ofal.ETTKUirom
a MEDICAL. GEN 3UAVIi.S : ,
TLEMAN at Mad *
roe , to Iila lirottinr 1'IKIl ,
\YOnCESTEU ,
May. 1851. HOT it COM !
"Toll
LEA & rrimiNs1 nil ! ATS ,
that their H.IIICQ If )
highly ostecmod In GAIUK ,
India , ami In In my
opinion , thn uioBt WKI.H1I-
( inlntnblo , ns well
an the innst wboltv RAKHHITS ,
norae ftauco that la
jnaclo. " A-c.
Beware of Imitations
.taa
Bee that you get Lea & Peirins'
Blfrnnturo on every bottloof Original & Gonulno.
JOHN DUNCAN'S HUNS , N1IW YO11K.
GOLD MEDAL , PARIS , IMS.
W. BAKER &Cos
from which tlio cxcuss of
oil haa boon removed , la
Absolutely JPure
and it in Soluble.
No Chemicals
are used iu its preparation. It has
more than three times the strength of.
Cocoa mixed with Starch , Arrowroot
or Sugar , nnd is therefore far moro
economical , cosiiny less than one cent
a ct/j ) . It la delicious , nourishing ,
strengthening , KASII.Y DIOKSTKU ,
and admirably adopted for invalids
us well ns for persons in health.
Sold by Crocors ovorywhoro.
W. BAKER & CO. . Dorchester. Mass.
THE HEAL
CHINESE DOCTOR ,
DR. WELEY
YEE CHING
Btiidludund prlicllcco Mini-
Illinium ! Hurtii'ry with hi *
falhur for o\ur 4& yenri ;
his futhur helnx In thoiini *
ploy of thn rhlncBO nrmy Both prutlkud In Mu-
hnurnoiinil Hrduoy. AUrtriilhi.aiid In Auckland Now
/ealiind. In thonrnilci Dr. t'lilnu li nn HIIO lullil ,
hut trent3 Al.l , IHHKAHKri. bpoodlly run ! II.TMIII-
nc'iitlr curoi them , nu maltur hixr Ionic ittnnilln
tin1nmy hu Hiiro enrii fur Uhuniimtlini. I'llnuHi ,
( irlppoand rovcmof nil kind * l.adlov Kontumun ,
nnd ehllilrcnnro Invltnil. Conciliation frcn Chlmiio
ruinudlvH of nil klndi for ul . liN. \ . ICth si , ,
Omaha. Hours 0 ft in to U p in. dull/ .
National Bank
I' . R nni'O-ITOUY - OMAHA NRIJ
Cupltnl $4OOOOO
Surplus 0S.OOO
OIllccM anil Director * llonrrV. . Vnto . I'nnl lant ;
Irf-'Wli H. lleod. Vlci ) l'ri lil ntt U H. Muiirloo.V ,
V. Moriie , John H. Colllm. It. C. Cutblni ; , J N , II.
I'fttrlckV. . II. & llnuhui , Cnjhlur.
TI-IE IRON UA.NIC.
Corner 13th nnd hflrnnm Sti
Cciicrnl 11.inking lluslntm Tr.int lull I ,
Demand Pond' a Extract.
Accept no substitute.
\V \T'IMT1 Ai'unls lu neil the I'lnlou
M 7V1 > I VilJ riothuUiiiK Ihnonlr llnuovor
In on Id that holds the clutlioi nltlmul plim a per *
foci nurc . patunt rrcunlly Itinod , > ell nnlr hjr
uut'nt , In whom tlio oiclinlvo rlKht Is KUun. oil to
C'ulpl nfJ cunti wo will > end u nuuipiu llnu by nril I ,
nlto crculara , price Hit nnd torin * | oiuunt < lauouro
ynnr tomlory lit oiloo Addruni 'I I IK I'INIi'CrlH
Cl.OTIIK.S LINK CO , U HuinoiiMtVuruotur , Jinn
( hlol.ter' > Kuilloh Diamond III and.
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n ftjM ti r'lltblc , IADII * ttk .
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IP ! _ . . .iilti3 i iiDtuiglin , rim B.
la tuml | for j > rll itura Irilluuolili tut
"H ll f fur iMiHtf , " In lillir. t > l return
Mull. IO.OOO li llir.nl.li K < u t I'ifir ,
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