Glimpses of the Minnesota Law eus Seen
Through Different Spectacles.
CAUSTIC CRITICISM BY A LAWMAKER
WVathnrnf ( ha Hill on \Vorklnjr-Ileinark- -
blo Orowth of Amociutlom In Mlmonrl
ItullilliiB Association Notes.
A writer In the United States Investor
lindertakes to show that the Minnesota law
governing building and loan associations is
unsurpassed. JIo says it "Is conceded to bo
the most effectual and best safeguard over
enacted for the control and direction of thcso
Jmttltutlons. "
This soumls well and doubtless will i > ass
unchallenged where the Minnesota law Is
leant known. At borne it docs not receive the
lilgh encomiums alleged , nor is 11 conceded
to bo a safeguard nt all.
During a discussion in the Minnesota legis
lature on the 14lh inst. of n bill limiting the
salaries of olllcors of building nnd loan asso
ciations , Mr. Fleming , the founder of the
present state law is quoted by the Mlnnea | > -
ells Tribiinons follows :
"He reviewed tbo operation * of the laws
nnd said ho was sorry to confess that the
lawn bo and others f rained had proven Inade
quate , owing to the extraordinary expenses
of the ofllcers The graveyard insurance
companies were highly respectable com
pared with thcso associations. Talk about
maturing tbo stock in eight yrars , it can't
bo done in twenty-live. The bill that ought
to be passed was one to wipe them off the
Jaco of the earth. If some member had gall
< m > ugh , sense enough , and bruins enough to
draft such a bill , be would supiwrt it. These
ofUcers can't bo blamed for taking all In
sight , but the | > coplo arc to blame for not
passing more restrictive legislation. But the
legislature can say that they shall not take
of the profits more than f-'t.uOO in salaries. "
S | > eaking the above address , Mr. Fleming
najs , in a letter to the writer : "I tried to
chow that these companies cannot pos
sibly mature their stock in the titno
utaCed by their agents ; that there Is a reck
less disregard for the interests of stock
holders , und extrarnganco unheard of in any
other business all making it utterly impos- '
slblo to mature stock. It is a system of get 't
and keep. * * * There is no law really to
jircvcnt them them doing anything they
want to do. Take ono of their certificates
and you will observe that thcro Is no
guaranty to oven mature stock. I must
Bay that tbcro are two or three companies
which are trying to do an honest business ,
and ) do not wish to do them an injustice. "
The instructive feature of thcso conflict
ing views is that "distance lends enchant
ment" to tbo Minnesota law , while at homo
where Its operation Is clearly visible , it is "a
delusion and a Miaro. " Mr. Fleming's re
marks arc strong commendation of the action
of the Nebraska Hanking Board in excluding
Minnesota associations from doing business
in the state.
Gronth In Mluourl.
Within a short period of time , building and
loan associations havp grown enormously in
Missouri. Eight years ago they were
scarcely know n. Today thcro are 41U associ
ations , of which 205 are located In St Louis.
A writer in the Globo-Ucmocrat analyzes the
semi-annual reports of 111 associations and
taking otho average of this number as n
basis of calculating the condition of
the St. Louis associations , astonish
ing results are obtained. The
05 associi tions in the city have 807,500
shares in force and 43.ys stockholders.
Total resources amount to J2-,571f > Sl. The
principal items of gains were : Premium
earned , ! 3r > 70MO ! ; interest earned , 1,100-
8515 lines , etc. , J20Sa78. Total expenses
amounted to $1,023.420.
"Moro than 10,000 homes already ac
quired , " says the writer , "by those who
would probably never have been able to get
' . _ _ * ' thcm In jjtiy qtber way , and over 80.000 per-
* 'swj j ecumul3ting their savings with a view
to homo-getting in the near future. Build
ing associations hiivo done all this , but let
not , the reader think that all build
ing associations are alike as to sav
ing and earning capacity. When lookIng -
Ing for a building association in
which to invest your money , there are some
to bo carefully avoided. Have nothing to do
with nny association whoso directors are
aero figureheads , and whoso secretary im
agines that ho owns and bosses the whole
concern. Avoid him and his association , or
you will have cause to regret it. Look over
former semi-annual statements , ana if you
find the expenses out of proportion to re
ceipts ; if the bills payable account is exces !
sively largo ; if borrowers , contractors Sid
other creditors are made to wait indefinitely
j | for their lust dues , or if you know that
withdrawing members nro being gouged or
mulcted In nny way when they happen teas
need their money , shun that association as
you would a 'wildcat bank. ' If the semi
annual statements are unintelligible ana ildo
not show plainly the true condition of the as
sociation , leave it alone , for you may rest :
assured that 'there's
an African somewhere
in that woodpllo,1 and if you should Join the
association jou will have to help pay for
digging him out. It you get Into a good
building association you will never regret it ,
but if you arc ovcrhasty in making choice
your stock of the milk of human kindness
may bo badly soured. Exercise common
sense" and business prudence and you will
live to bless the day building and. loan asso
ciations were established , in unison with
other countless thousands of your fellowmen
men ana women. "
For i > Ue orve ruuiL
The creation of a reserve fund should ro
te1 } the serious and favorable consideration
) obuilding-loan associations. The Nebraska
law * makes no provision for such a fund , yet ,
there is sufficient discretionary power vested
by law in the banking board to warrant it
| ( in requiring associations to take steps tend
If that cud. As n measure of prudence and >
safety associations should provide for emer
gencies witnout oftlcial prodding.
Tno necessity of a reserve fund was
strongly urged at the September meeting of
Iho state league by Mr. C. F. Bentley of
Grand Island. Every day ndds to the force
of Ills argument and emphasizes the im
portance of providing against the unex
pected. "Tho best managed societies , "
eajrsa writer , in the Chicago Tribune , " ire
forced to occasionally foreclose on proper-
tics for protection. In some cases an soon
ciation-comes out oven or makes a profit on
the property it buys in , but ns a rule a foro-
cUuwro means a loss. This loss may not
occur until two or three" scries have been
matured. If a contingent fund has been
kept up the first series stockholders
will have contributed their quota toward
jncetlng the loss. Thcro is no reason
why a loss should fall on a few scries
when by cqunli/ing matters it can bo borne
.by all. Tbo trouble is that too many societies
are making a desperate effort < o force up
their i > ercentago of profit and distiko to have
a portion of each quarter's profits go into a
Inking fund. For tbo same reason they
class all premiums earned and unearned las
profits. These associations are willing 'to
eacrlfico safety to the publication of high
income rates. One of the largest associa
tions in the city recently had an experience
which demonstrated to It the benefits of > u
( cqntlngcnt .fund. It was led into mak
ing on unfortunate loan on the West Side ;
nnd was forced to foreclose. The associa
tion lost heavily , so heavily in fact that the
ntlro contingent fund was wiped out. Ills
jfund hod been accumulated gradually for
ynonUm , and the Joss , although heavy , did
not , fall on any ono or two scries. All the so-
Jrles matured and In force had been levied
on. As a consequence the loss , although
lieavy , did not embarrass the society. The
incident continued the belief of *
oven mem-
licrln this maintenance of such a fund , and a
.creator proportion of each quarter's
earn
ings is being transferred to it than before
"
the loss.
Ilulldlng-I.oan .Votci.
ErastusVlman calls building and loan
associations the "laboring man's trust. "
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Mutual of Omaha will bo held March 0.
The Minnesota HO.to
legislature proposes to
limit the salaries of association officers to
fj,000 each per annum.
Tbo legislature of Indiana has passed 1 a
bill requiring a deposit of 1100,000 la bonds
in the Ktato treasury from foreign associa
tions desiring to do business in that state. I
but lloaUrerOt.
County Surveyor House is making a pro- '
llmlnnry surrey from the Distln tract to
Klmwood park for the west boulevard A <
soon ni the preliminary line is mn the park
commissioners will go over the surveywlth
Mr. House. If It is satisfactory they will
order the | > cnnntirnt stokes set ind will
commence condemnation proceeding * to ac
quire the ground. The surveyor will nlso
run n line from the Distln to the Parker
tract for the northwest botilovnrd as soon as
ho completes the present survey.
Dr. Oluck , cyo and car , Barker block.
SWITCHMEN'S WAGES.Sc"
IteporU of Unrnnlncn * Among Union Tactile
.Mrn Arc Donlcil.
An article recently published in the rail
road column of TUB BEE regarding the un
rest of switchmen , not only on the Union
Pacific , but other railroads as well , has
called out the following letter from a switch
man in the Union Pacific yards at Omaha :
Editor OMAHA HKCJ In your issue of i'ehru-
ary 2U I noticed nn article licnilcd "Switch
men Ueady to Strike , " In which there were n
great many Mati-meritR , which , If allowed to
KO uncontrndlrU'd , would create a sentiment
at oncu unjust to the switchmen.
In the Rnt place the switchmen
In Umaha tind particularly on thn
Union 1'aclflo are not In nny way unca y nnd
urn not at llio present tlmo contemplating a
strike. In reference to the rail mad ofllclnl
who you claimed matedon looklns nt the
general ntiito ! > cnlo of railroads that the
switchman wen1 ccnernlly uetU-r paid than
any other das * of railway employes I desire
to ay. for your Information , that they lecolvii
loss compensation fur their si > rtlci' < than any
of the other cl.is ei of railroad employes.
Vniirotllcliil aNo snyi tlmt In nisi- the men
should Riiuiit tliut new men could IKS put In
their place * ami accustomed to the work inn
fuw days nroildln they were Intelligent ,
quick men. I am MTV much iiletsed : to MM )
that he admits Unit ft taken un Intelligent ,
( | Ulck limn to make a skilled switchman And
right here I Uvslru loMty tbat your railroad
official Is not fiolng tn gi < t "quIcK and Intelli
gent men" to &cab , Very truly ,
A MMTCIIMAK.
I'nion Pacific Yards.
Inquiry at Union Pacific- headquarters this
morning showed that switchmen were quite
as well paid , BO far as the work was con
cerned , as any class of railroad employes.
In all the important _ > ards of the Union Pa
cific sjstcm switchmen nro paid according
to the Chicago schedule , which is as follows :
Day foreman , $70.00 per month of actual
working dajs.
Day helper * , $05.00 per month of actual
working days *
Night foreman , $75.00 per month of actual
working flnyti.
Nlelitn ) > Ipors , $70.00 per month of actual
working days. .
1. Ten (10) ( ) hours constitutes a day's work
and _ , tbe number of days In a month , cxcluslio
of Sundays , constitute * u month.
2. Uvcnlino allowed for Sundays nnd all
time ! worked over ten ( If ) ) hours , at-.aine rates.
Twenty-six dajs nro regarded ns a work
ing month , so that with the overtime which
men may make , if they nrc so disposed , and
the business of the yard necessitates it , a
month's wages , exclusive of Sundays , w ill
usually foot up in tbe neighborhood of $ bOfor
helpers , and working Sundajs will raise : that
amount still more. While there was no par
ticular agitation among the Omaha switch
men it is quite well known they
have been watching the outcome of the de-
mund mndo uiwn tnc superintendent of the [
Colorado division of the Union Pacificat
Denver for an increase of the scale. .
That there is unrest mnong switchmen is
not only corroborated in tbo tving up of the
inner belt line at Chicago , but the Missouri
Pacific switchmen at Kansas City have pre
sented a formal demand to Assistant Gen
eral Manager Smith at St. Louis looking izs :
an increase. Their grievance lies
in the fact that they get noDpay for
after tliuo made at noon or night. The
regular pay is 35 cents an hour , ono hour and
thirty minutes having to be made before idK
tra pay is granted and then they arc paid
for only an hour. They demand an hour's
overtime for fifteen minutes or greater frac
tion of an hour after regular working hours.
Mr. Smith has 'S.n
taken the matter under con-
sldcrntionbut it is understood that th
several days have gene by no salsfaction is
be n given the suitehmcn. Grand Master
Wilson of the '
Switchmen's Aid associa
tion lias/ not authorized u strike , but It ais
well understood that If some concessions
arc not made ho will order out the men usm
the Missouri Pacific.
This condition of affairs , coupled with the
unrest at Chicago , on the Santa Fe and on
the Union Pacific at Denver , warrants the
conclusion that a simultaneous walkout is
hatching.
Dr. Gluck , eye nnd ear , Barker block.
CAVTOKED AX .WSTJIIJ.X FOKGEO ,
IIe Got Away with I'lftjThousand Dollars
from the Hank of Vienna.
CHICAGO , 111. , Feb. 25. J. A. Adutt , alias
Mueller , was arrested by United States Mar
shal Hitchcock today for forging SW.OOO in
bills of exchange ou the bank of Vienna ,
Austria.
Adutt ' is nn Austrian. Ho is unable to
speak 'English and could not answer interro ro
gations at the time of his arrest.
It is claimed that ho committed , the for
geries in December last , and after securing
the money came to Chicago about January Qffd'
The fraud was discovered just after ho had
landed in Now York and efforts were made
to locate him , but the dptectlvo gave up the
hunt after a hard search. Larly in the
present month Adutt began to correspond
with friends in Vienna and the Austrian
police authorities inspected his mail. By
this means they learned that ho was stop
ping in Chicago nt the Benedict hotel.
Consul Clausscnius was at once notified to
swear out a warrant and United States
Marshal Hitchcock was called into the case.
A visit was made to the hotel , but ho had
just gene with his baggage , leaving word
that ho was bound to New Orleans. Ho
asked that his mall bo kept , however , until
his return to the city.
Inquiry at the postofllco showed that
Adutt hud called for letter
a there and today
a watch was kept at the general delivery ;
window. Soon u slight built , boyish looking
young man stepped up to the window and in
quired for Adult's mail. Marshal Hitchcock >
was in attendance nnd placed the youth
under arrest. When searched a Palmer
house key was found in his pocket. It was
found that Adutt had received word that the
police were looking for him and he had
moved over to the Palmer house , where ho
had registered under the name of Mueller.
At his room in the Palmer house two largo
trunks were found. They have been taken
charge of by the marshal landing an exami
nation. Adutt has been living very moder
ately here.
DISTBIBUTINQ HONORS.
Nebraska Women Named for Work at the
Vt prld'i Fair.
Mrs John S. Brlggs , Nebraska's represen
tative on the national board of lady man
agers for the World's fair , has in response tea '
a request from the president of the board
selected Nebraska women who will take part '
In the various programs to bo given by the .
women's congress during the exposition
season. Her appointments are as follows :
May "Woman's Progress , " Mrs. Elizabeth '
Lewis of Omaha ; "Tho Public Press , " Mrs.
Ella W. Poattlo of Omaha ; "Medicine and
Surgery , " Mrs. Dr. Jonas of Omaha.
June "Temperance. " Mrs. Mary A. Hitch :
cock of Fremont , president of the Nebraska
Women's Christian Temperance Union ;
"Moral and Social Reforms , " Mrs. J. W.
Dawes of Crete. W.of
July "Music , " Miss Fannie Arnold of
Omaha : "Literature , " Miss Jessie Allen
of Omaha ; "Education , " Mr * A. J. Sawyer
of Lincoln. yerW.
August "Art Architecture , " Mrs. W. W.
Keysor of Omaha ; "Science and Philoso
phy , " Miss McGee of Browncll hall , Omaha.
September "Labor , " Mrs. Euclid Martin
of Omaha : ' 'Religion , Mission and Church
Societies , " Mrs. E. Ware of Omaha.
October "Public Health , " Dr , Amelia
Burroughs of Omaha : "Agriculture , " Mrs.
A. M. Edwards of Fremont. .
Several appointments are yet to be made.
Included in the topics for which speakers :
are to bo selected yet are the following :
"Commerce and Finance " " "
, "Engineering > ,
"
"Government Law Reform and Political
Science" and "Sunday Rest. "
' Filed IIU Honil.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Feb. 25. The bond , of
Theodora Borup , assignee of the Boau'pra
1i MorooDtlle 1 company was filed with the clerk
of the district court today. It is in the sum
ofWOO.OOO. An affidavit of Bruno Beaupro , '
president II I of the company , is also filed giving
II the I value of the 'property assigned at
Piles of people have piles , but Da Witt's
Witch Hazel salve will euro them.
CREDITORS ALLEGE FRAUDS
Arrest of Bernard Kohn , a Wholesale
Clothing Dealer.
RESULT OF THE KOHN 4 HARRIS FAILURE
Senior ' .Member U Accnucil of HnilneCon.
cenlcil ( looil * HeluiiRliiR to the firm
Detective Work of Sus
picion * Creditor * .
The complications incldenr to the recent
failure of the wholesale clothing firm of
Kohn tt llnrris culminated yesterday in the
arrest of Bernard Kohn , the senior member
of the firm , on the charge of having con
cealed goods for the purjioso of defrauding
ci editors.
Since the failure of the firm , early In De
cember , representatives of eastern creditors
have been at work on the case with the feel
ing that there had been some Illegal trans
actions in connection with the entire deal ,
nnd the arrest of Kohn is ono of the results
of the investigation.
When the IIrm fulled chattel mortgages
were given to the First National bank of
Omaha for ? 3,000 and to eastern creditors.
supK | > scd to be relatives. Ono of the mort
gages was In favor of Jacob Kohn of Phila
delphia , a m-other of the senior member of
the ilrm. Kohn & Harris had no local cred
itors. The liabilities of the Ilrm nt the time
of the failure were given us $40,000 and the
assets ns f 13,000.
Under the mortgages the stock was sold
to Charles Wise of Sioux City for less than
$10,000 uiid ho at oiico put Kohn .t Harris in
charge. . The linn then bciran to nego
tiate for a new local ion , and were
prciKirlng to begin business aeain as
the Kohn-Harris company , when the rep-
rehentathes of the eastern creditors began
their work of investigating the alleged fail
ure. The nceotiations were then stopped
and the Ilrm commenced compromising with
Its creditors , nnd a number of claims were
settled at from 20 to 00 cents on the dollar.
While this work \\ns going on a large
quantity of the former goods of the firm was
found secreted in the basement of Sol Berg
man's jewelry store and was attached and
sold by the creditors , the sale netting $ lCoO.
Kohn & Harris made no claim for the prop
erty that had been thus discovered and the
sale was held without any one claiming the
goods that wore being offered.
Ten days ago Bernard Kohn went to Phil
adelphia for the purpose , it is claimed , of t
securing money with which to pay existing
claims against the firm. Ho returned yes
terday and was at once arrested on the
charge named. Ho has been released upon
bonds of $1,000.
( iambllnc nooinsMqac.il.
Mrs. Jennie Robey , who lives nt OOH Jack
son street , ' filed a complaint in police court
last Thursday , charging Peter Pearson with
setting up gambling fixtures and running a
gambling house. The case will bo heard
Tuesday at 2 p. m. , and will-probably prove
quite interesting , as the police claim that it
Is only a blackmailing scheme to extort
money from the proprietors of such places.
Not long ago , so the police say , Mrs.
Robey went to the proprietors of the
Turf Exchange nnd complaimed that
her husband had been losing money
there and threatened to have the managers
arrested If they did not pay her money , it
is reported that in order to save trouble this
was done. She next tried agaraoontho
Diamond people , but on another tact. At
this place Mrs. Robey told tale of woo and
suffering. To relieve her immediate neces
sities Mr. White gave her $20. Later on. it
is said , she came back and said she must
have 8JOO or she would file n complaint. The
woman was shown the door and the police
were notified.
Failing to squeeze the Diamond people , it
seems that the woman next went to the
Pearsons , but it is hardly probable that she
will be on band at the trial , as the ofllcers
informed her that thcywcro aware of her
actions.
Another Version of a Shooting.
JIary Anderson , the colored woman who
was arrested a few days ago for shooting
John Annls , was yesterday released on her
own recognizance to appear for trial later.
According to the story told the judge yester
day by Airs. Anderson it would appear that
when Mr. Annis forced his way into her
house ho made indecent proposals to her ,
which she resented by firing a revolver nt
Annls. The bullet lodged in the hip and the
wound is not a dangerous ono. Since the
affair the pooc woman and her two children
have occupied ono of the spare rooms at the
jail. Her few household effects were dumped
into the street , and when she left the prison
last night the little family had no place to go
to , but the husband was in hopes of finding
temporary quarters with friends.
Moro ( irlcf for Ku * ell.
George F. Russell was brought to Omaha
from the Magic City yesterday afternoon lay
Court Ofllcer Walker and locked up on a warrant -
rant sworn to by Peter Milestone. It is
claimed that Russell obtained some is
from Milestone & Co. nnd paid for them with
a bogus check , the amount of which was
? 9.25. isr
Russell was tried at South Omaha yester-
day on the charge of passing a fraudulent
check and found guilty. Ho was fined $15
and was released on WO. Ho was then rearrested -
arrested and brought to Omaha.
More Stolen Sugar Located.
Three more barrels of the sugar stolen
from cars on side tracks have been discov
ered by the detectives. They were located
in n grocery at Twenty-ninth and Franklin
streets.
T. F. Jar ill nnd
no George II. Smith , who
were arrested for the theft , were up In police
court yesterday on n charge of grand coT
ceny , but their cases were continued till
Tuesday.
J'ollco Pickups.
as
arrested yesterday afternoon "for having
a stolen bridle in his possession.
Al. A. Koysor court
, oftlcer at the police ;
court for four years , will bo transferred to
erother work at his own request , and will be
succeeded in the court by Oflicer Walker ,
colored.
STOLE men one.
Tifo Colorado Mining Companies Charged
with Theft.
DEXVEB , Colo. , Feb. 25. Two suits , in-
volving 8100,000 each , have been filed in the
district court by Mrs. Mary E. Reynolds and
" Johanna Daily against the American Sisters
"and the Two Sisters mining companies in , hook
Montana mining district in Clear Creek
county. The plaintiffs set forth that Mary
E. Reynolds Is the widow of "Diamond Joe"
Reynolds of Cook county , Illinois , who died
February 21 , 1891. Ho was the owner of
seven-eighths of the Jo Reynolds No. 4
mining lode In tbe district named , which
adjoins the defendant '
companies' properties ,
from January 4 , 1692 , until his death , and
Johanna Dally owns the remaining eighth.
Mrs. Reynolds sues as his heir , und charges
that the American Sisters and Two Sisters
companies at various times between June 12 ,
1S90 , and the present time , by means of r a
certain working called The Old Trapper
tunnel , have systematically entered upon >
Jo Reynolds No. 4 lode nnd extracted ,
transported and converted to their own use ,
each company , 10,000 tons of ore , valued at
$100,000 in each case.
To Fill the riarM of Strikers.
BCM-ILO , N. Y. , Feb. 155. Thirty-one
switchmen ; who have been out of employ
mcnt slnco the big strike of last fall , left
here tonight for Chicago to take the places
of the strikers on the Chicago & Western :
Indiana road. Moro will
follow. The men
say they are going to get square for the
action of Chicago switchmen In taking their
places during tbo strike in this city.
A * * ° 1 > rlnce" Hernmdotte.
Crrr , S. D. , E"eb. 23. To the Editor
of THB BK : I wish you and all other
papers who bare published the item , to
rectify the grave error In regard to Princess
Bernadotto of Sweden. She is a lady of
noble birth and comes from one of Sweden's
oldest families. Sbo was lady of honor to
the queen of Sweden when the prince mar ?
ried her. The position of lady of honor Is a
very exalted ono nt any court , sought for by
many , but held by ladles ( Jf the oldest nnd
best families only. " SUM Uou .
a
Dr Gluck treatscatnWijBarkcrblock.
ST TABN.
Ho inllrrn : > the I'racr fllnct of n Caucus
with nn llarl/- tiny Story.
The republican members of the Board of
County Commissioners were holding a cau
cus the other morning , Wi'which they were
trying to figure out w hldh men were best
fitted to fill the various'aiilccs.
After arguing the qti&tion in all of its
phases there was a lull/and / the members
drifted into story telling. Commissioner
Llvcsey has never been given a chance slnco
the early days , but all his associates are will
ing to acknowledge that when n dull day
rolls around ho will bo able to at least pull
his own cud and keep it even when thcro is
anything to be said about the events that
have passed into unrecorded history.
Tliis Junior member of tbo board wears the
distinction of having set his feet upon the
streets of Omaha as-early as May 1 , 1850 ,
nnd at a tluio when this great city was
nothing but an Indian camp. In 1S50 Mr.
Llvcsey was not as old as ho is today' and
consequently ho had a great desire to hunt
for fun. Tbo next Sunday after his arrival
from the central part of New York ho
thought that it would bo a fine thing to go
out and hunt up a homestead. So ,
bright and early , armed with a
surveyor's outfit and several good
intentions , Mr. Llvcsey Journeyed down as
far ns what Is now Thirteenth and Yinton
streets , and w hich was then a long distance
out In tbe wilderness In climbing ouo of the
hills in that vicinity ho struck a tract of land
that Just suited his fancy and bo at once
prepared to stick his stakes. , Ho liked the
broad acres nnd was meditating how much
wheat and corn he could raise nnd market
each year when nn Indian , at least 100 years
of ago , carne up the hill from the opi > oslto
side.
side.Up to that time the only Indians that Mr.
LIvesoy haa ever seen were those wooden
fellows which stand in front of the cigar
stores , and being brought face to face
with a real and live red man of the
forest changes the mind of the present com
missioner , at least as far ns the land question
was concerned. Both Indian and white man
looked at each other for n second and then
they flew in opposite directions as fast as
human endurance and two pairs of good legs
would permit. The little adventure took
away all of Mr. Livesey's desire to go out on
the frontier and rough it , so ho contented
himself with squattfne on a small tract of
land at Thirtieth ana Dodge streets , which
oven then was nearer civilization and the
tenter of pouulation.
The Sunday following the Indian adven
ture , Mr. Livcsey was walkiug about town ,
and as he neared the outskirts of the city ho
saw a crowd congregated in a public square
at Thirteenth nnd Haraey streets , where
some enterprising citizen had erected a Hag
pole. A butcher by the name of Frank was
the spokesman of the party. The night be
fore Frank had lost n horse aud on the inside
of the rope ring which had been made there
was a ran who had been captured while lead
ing the horse out of the city. The people In
the crowd advised hanging the man to the
Hag pole , and that was tljg verdict of a Jury
which had been selected'from among the by
standers. The rope was around the
fellow's neck when n preacher , who was
holding services in n ilog shanty a few
rods away , suddenly .appeared upon the scene
to plead for the poor man's life. This ex
pounder of the holy writ dwelt upon the
enormity of the crime , which was the most
hideous upon tbo stat\itq , \ books , but ho
thought that the ends of Justice would bo
better subserved by giving the fellow a pub
lic Hogging. The idea cttupht the crowd and
in a moment the mau at the stake was
stripped to the skin an.d _ fhe man who was
the owner of the horse was vigorously plying
the lash. Fifty strokes "Were administered
and then the fiincierbf thorso flesh was
turned loose , being admonished to emigrate
to another clime. Ho swam the river to the
Iowa shore , and for a tupfethat ended horse
stealing in the vicinity ofnOmaha.
When the story was .concluded Messrs.
Stenbcrp and Williams admitted that Mr.
Livesey had some claims to the chairman
ship , but aeain thej'-took up the question of
the appointive offices , and were soon engaged
in an animated discussion of the fitness of
men.
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Dr. Gluck treats catarrh , Barker block.
CIIKKOKKE STJtlf OPJJ.VBD
Ilomeieckera Implore Spnaker Crisp to Aid
Them to That Rod.
ARKANSAS Cur , Kan. , Feb. 25. Fifty tele
grams were sent to Speaker Crisp today by
Arsons interested in the immediate opening
to settlement of the Cherokee strip. Among
the teleprams were these :
"People will starve , if the strip is not
opened. Help us. "
"Give hotneseekers on equal chance with
Texas steers. KecoRniro Peel. "
"Give the Peel bill a show. "
"For God's sake open the Cherokee outlet ,
or make appropriation to feed 20,000 starving
homeseekers. "
An honest pill is the noblest work of the
apothecary. Do Witt's Little Early Risers
cure constipation , biliousness and sick head
ache.
Locating .State Linns.
The lines between Nebraska and Iowa ter
ritory at East Omaha and vicinity have
Deen determined by the surveyors of Doug
las and Pottawattamie counties , and they
are locating the corners with marks In
tended to last. Where Iho lines run through
the waters of the lake oak piles twenty-live
feet long and eighteen Inches in diameter
are driven until they are only two feet
above the surface. At the angles of the
land stone monuments are sunk to the depth
of six feet.
A New Process
The Lemon , the Orange , the
Vanilla , contains more or less
of a delicate flavoring sub
stance , and the separation of
this substance in a manner seas
as to retain all its freshness ,
sweetness and naturalness , re
quires the greatest experience
and care. ,
OR. PRICE'S DEUCIOUS FLAVOR.
IrtG EXTRACTS &te prepared by
a new process' that gives to
them the natural flavoring
qualities , and 'are so concen
trated that it requires but a
small quantityjo impart to a
cake , pudding-or cream , the
delicate flavor-of the fresh
fruit. The Iftfcfing chemists
endorse theiij purity. The
UnitedStatesi. . Government
uses them. ' *
Charity Club
GRAND BALL
Given by
Women's ' 'Society ,
At Metropolitan Hall ,
Kvontnu * Poll. SS , 18O3.
JliTinlvHlon BO Cou to.
Tlckotaon auto ut JS S. 10th Stroot.
AMUSEMENTS.
Special /
THEATRE.
2 PERFORMANCES
TODAY.
TransOceanic -
HOPKINS
Oceanic
JST/1R / SPECIALTY CO. I
Hcodod by
THE
TREWEY ABSOLUTE
MASTER.
J. D. HOPKINS , - MANAGER.
ALSO MANAGER
2 PERFORMANCES
TODAY.
MATINEE FRIGES :
TO ALL PARTS OF
THE HOUSE.
Evening Prlcoa , 25c , 5Oc , 75c , SI.
BO YDf ST & ' $ R. | cSR RT.
Wednesday Evening , March I.
NORDICA
OPERA AND CONCERT CO.
Including
Mmo. Lillian Nordlca ,
Mmo. SoflnScalchl.
Plz Cntnpnnlnl , Jilts Louise KnKCl ,
Slg. Del ruonto. Herr Uinll Klscher.
Mr. T Lnckitone ,
IN A MISOKliLANKuUd OONCEKT
Of Boloctlons fronlthu I.erman , V'rcnc'i nnd Italian
grand operas , closlnp with ( election *
from MascoKnl's
to bo done In concert form and In Italian.
The tn\e \ of ents will open Monday uurnlnc Bt
the followlnir SCALE OK J'HICKS
I'arquot. . . , . . ? 2OINe.tt Irows balconr Il.tO
First 3 rows In circle 210 Lost ! ) row > biloorif. 1.09
.Volt 1 rovrsln circle 200 ( if n adrau bnlconjl.UO
,
. .
Iait Sroiri Inclrclc. l.WlCallcry SO
Gen. nrlmn. luttlocir. . I UO Ktrl lloor boxes. . . .1SOO
Klrst 2 rows balcony. 2Mlalconr | boxes 1000
Freollst poiltlTelf suspended Seats will not bo
held . for anj- one excepting | > artlei ouUlda of the
cltf. Speculating will not be allowed
SOPPOKTED BY
Mr. OTIS SKINNER
And Her Own Company of Players
Presontln : the following Repertoire :
THURSDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MATINEE
gbalcesDoaro's Historical Tragedy
In I'ivo Acts ,
HENRY VIII.
FRIDAY NIGHT ,
Dumas' Emotional Drama
In rive Acts ,
CAMILLE.
Frederick Schiller's Historical Piny
In 1'lvo Acts ,
MARY STUART
THE SALE OF SEATS will opsn Wednesday
mornlnc at the following prices : Entire
first floor. 11.50 ; first tire rows In bal
cony. 11.00 ; remainder of balcony , 75c.
FARNAM St , THEflTER
2 Nichta Friday and Saturday , '
March 3 and 4 Matluoo Saturday.
THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD ,
. CORjBETT ,
Assisted by a Select Dramatic Company In
till Nnw Play ,
GENTLEMAN JACK.
Tree list entirely suspended during this
engagement.
bale of seats commences Tuesday , 10 a. m.
BENEFIT
Associated Charities.
LEGTlJjlES
Byonoof the most able and popular
Orators among American expo-
nentsof thonew Political Economy
HON. LOUIS T. POST ,
of Now Yc k.
Thursday Evening , March 2.
= SOCIflL PROBLEMS
Illustrated by Diagrams.
Friday Evening , March 3 ,
= The "SINGLE TAX"
"Mr. Poit U a thorough ilcdant , an eloqutnt
forceful ipeaker and < J ilghUul entertainer. UBX
EVA , NKWVOUK , UmOCMAT.
TICKETS , 25 CENTS.
On ! at ford A Cbailton'i Mutlc Slora , 1611
Dodco SlrMlt W & T. t ) . roomi , and at Ajioclalttd
Charltr haadqunrUrs.
the n
We laho pleasure in announc
ing to our friends and patrons
that Prof. F-Iirschberg has con
sented by special request to re
main \\rith us ene wee7c longer
tliis tlnie , and can be consulted
at our store every day until
March the 4th inclusive.
R & 13RO. Co.
NEW THEATRE.
MONDAY , 77 9R Two
TUESDAY , , ! &Oi
Only
ORIGINAL VERSION OK THE 1'A.MOUS PLAV ,
I * I
Cr.KI'KK ACTED ONLY
1 ' " - " '
* BY MR.
"Kmotlonal , " "Brilliant. "
JOHN STETSON'S
COMPANY
OF
Ton erf ul , Successful. '
PLAYERS
A FROM
ntA r.
PL.AY.
THE
Entertaining'Interesting' GLOBE
THEATRE ,
GItlSAT CIETY
J'l > AY. BOSTON.
"A Soclnl.Scnsntlon. "
SPECIAL NOTICE Owing to length of , ' .
programme curtain
. rises at B o'olnck
' slmrp.
The
sa'.o of scats Is now open at the following sculoof ' , . .
urlcos : 1'lrst lloor
bulcony 50o und ? 3c. > c. Jl.OO und $ LM |
FAHNAM ST. THEATRE POPULAR PRICES.
15c , 25c , 35c , 50c and 75c.
hi ® Commencing
liiu Matinee
A Comedy-Drama in Four Acts
Mr. Potter i
of Texas
By A. C. Gunter , Author of Mr. Barnes , of Now York.
SPECIAL SCENERY.
The Venetian Palazzo , The Hotel at Folkestone ,
The English Channel Harbor at .
Bologna , France.
Matinee Wednesday. Any scat in the house for 2oo.
ERLAND
and BIJOU THEATER
Cor. 15tn St. and Capitol Avo. , Omaha.
Commencing
MONDAY ,
SOMETHING FOR"NOTHING. .
EVERY DAY SOUVENIR DAY.
EVERY LADY VISITOR will receive one of thtsc
beautiful Triple J'latcd Silver Butter Knives.
They retail for 50 cents.
Souvenirs Given Away Daily ,
| U BY REQUEST A GRAND REVIVAL OF
THE BEAUTIFUL DRAMA ,
EAST LYNNE
MAGNIFICENT NEW SCENERY.
BEAUTIFUL NEW COSTUMES.
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DRAMA
EVER PRODUCED IN AMERICA.
OUR SPECIALTIES :
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TUP LunUo I < THE VERSATILE AND
ECCENTRIC COMIQUES.
MQNS ,
WILLIAMS' PORKERS A
P.cs. .
Don't Forget the Butter Knives.
POPULAR AND TIMELY Y33ICES :
Oporji Clutlr Jliilrnny Sontft. , . , . , , . .2Oo
Ko orvoiJ'nniupt So/if H .
UOo
OIllT.UKiaPS MATlffKK KVKltY
to Clillfjrott only JO CO/IH.
REMEMBER - - - - VISIT
OMAHA'S FAVORITE FAMILY RESORT
ANY DAY NEXT WEEK
ATV'ItliCElVK
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.
EACH LADY VISITOR
will receive one of these
Beautiful Triple Plated Silver Butter Knives.
They retail at 50 cents.
MATINEES : EVENING :
DAILY AT 2 P. M. Performance at 8 P. M.
Omaha Loan and Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK. .
SIXTEENTH AND DOUGLAS STREETS.
Capital $100,000 ; Liability of Stockholders , $200,000
5 PER CENT
on Dunk account * .
