Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, July 09, 1893, Part One, Page 7, Image 7

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    THIS OMAHA DAILY HEKt SUNDAY * JUlAr 0. 1803-81 XT KEN PAG FA
SHADOW OF SILENT SADNESS
Why it Flitted Across the Pace of William
Olmatcad.
END OF THE COMMISSIONER'S CONTEST
Jmtgfl Forguiinn Donlns Mr. Olimtcad' * Ap
plication for n AVr.lt und NimUiiu tlie
Verdict of thn Jury Oilier Ifntnc *
In tha Court * .
There was a shadow of sadness sweeping
over the countenance of William Olmstead
ns ho went out of Judge Ferguson's court
room yesterday mornlnp. brought on by the
fact that ho had fought his battle and bad
been defeated. Ho had lost the grip that bo
nupiMHcd ho hold upon tbo ofllco ot commis
sioner from the Third district , nnd Instead
of being an onioi.il dofacto ho was an ofllclal
doftmcto. This condition of affairs was
forced by Judge Ferguson's decision that
George 11. Williams was the man who was
authorized to sit as the commissioner in
the oftlco chair which Mr. Olmstead had
coveted.
The fight had been a long ono and started
nearly one year ago when the two men were
plttou , ono aialnst the other , Williams run
ning on thu republican ticket and winning
his spurs and Olmstead falling by the way
side , Kolni ! right down In the hottest of the
irallllcal battle. At that particular time It
will be remembered that Olmstead was on
the democratic sldo of the house , with Unelo
Kit Joh'nson posing ns the authorized cham
pion of the independents. When the votes
were counted it was discovered that AVH-
Hams , tlio republican and present Incumbent ,
was the winner by a plurality of llvo votes.
Olmstead proposed to dlo game and at once ,
aided by his attorney , started out on a
search to discover some fraud which
would afford him a reason for contesting
the election. While ho was so cngatred
be found that bv a slit ) of the types
from which the Australian b.Ulots were
printed ho had been tabooed as a pro
lilblttoiil.it. and that ono of his competitors
Uncle Kit Johnson , had been given the credit
of being a dyed-in-tho-wool democratrsomo-
thing that ho laid no claim to being. Then
Mr. Olmstead Instituted his contest , point ,
into the district court with ono bound , where
ho charged that ho lost the election by being
labeled us a prohibitionist , which he was
not ; that this fact misled the voters ; that
there bad been fraud and that ho was mi
titled to the ofllco and the salary attachment
mont , which had been going to Williams.
Crlobrnted Cine.
When the case was reached a Jury wa
called and for days and days a most blttc
battle was waged , witnesses havlnil bcei
called from near and far , but of all the mci
called to the witness stand , there were onlj
flvo who wore willing to admit their Ignorance
ranco and declare that by the mistake ii
billing they Were misled and induced to vet
for Undo Kll Johnson. After hearing all o
this testimony and the charge of the court
the twelve mon. tried nnd true , returned th
verdict , declaring that Olmstead was no
the winner , but that ho had tied Mr. V"
Hams , hi * running mate.
Olmstead was not satisfied with this vei
diet , alleging that it did not settle anything
according to his way of thinking , and a
once applied for a writ of ouster , which i
duo time was argued .and taken under ad
vlsement. It was this writ ithat was denied
this morning and it was Iho denying of the
same that caused Mr. Olmstead's sadness.
In passing upon the case tbo court said
that it was apparent to his mind that there i
had boon no fraud ifi the printing of the )
tickets which were sent to the Third Com
missioner district. County Clerk Sackett
made the proper copy for the printer and I
aflor that ho had corrected the proof. The i
testimony showed beyond a question of C
doubt that Williams had a plurality of ilvo
votes and that only flvo oC Olmstead's men i
were mimed and induced to vote for Johnson.
Taking it for granted that all of these men
ywiliUuiY < i.yoied forOlmstoad , then and in
that ovont. l\b \ could no moro than have tied 1
Williams. In n recent decision , said tlio
court , the supronio couxt.had held that If a
candidate objected to the form of the ballots ,
that objection would .havo to appear on
record bo fora the holding of the election. In
this case Olmstead had lllo.l no objection
until after the election and the counting of
the votes.
SiiKtalnril tlio Vordlot.
Hoturnin ; ; to the verdict of the Jury ,
Judge Ferguson said that twelve men , all
peed citizens , bad hoard the evidence and
had for two days deliberated upon the Issues ,
after which they had rolurned the verdict
that Olmstead did not hnvo a plurality of
tlio votes cast.lllf I Und that these decided
the case cohtrar.y to the law and the ovl-
tlciico , " continued the court. "I have got to
sot my Judgment up against theirs and say
that they were all wrong , something which
1 cannot do In the face of all of the evidence
which was adduced. 1 have examined the
authorities and my conclusions are that the
Verdict must stand nnd that the writ of
ouster will bo denied. It is clearly in evidence -
donco that Olmstead madu no effort to find
out that tlio ballots were wrontr , and for
that and for the other reasons as shown 1
do not think that I have any right to disturb
v the verdict. "
Olmstuad'.s ' attorney wanted to know what
* was to bo done about shaking off the tio. '
Judge Fonjuson told him that that was a
question that would have to bo argued , but
on the spur of the moment ho was of the
opinion that Williams could not bo com polled
to submit to such a proposition , though bo
-would hear arguments upon that feature of
the case next Monday morning.
When informed of the decision , Mr. Wil
liams said that hooxiiecteil nothing else , as
it had been known all of the the time that
Olmstoad was trying to run a big , bold bluff.
I lloRardiug the tic , ho said that ho was too
vy much of a Quaker to indulge in gambling or
ahiikiiiff dlco for placo. Ho declared that ho
bud Won thooflleo three times and thought
that that was about enough to en
title him to bo saved from any
further disturbance. "Vos. " ho continued
" 1'vo won it three times ; llrst at thu polls
then by a verdict of the Jurv , and now by
tlio decisio'i of the court , and now I propose
to have a stop put to this foolishness , "
U'utrr Wiirlc * rinaiici-n.
Kocclycr iitst { has tiled n report of the con.
ditlon of ( h < ? Ilnuncesof Iho Omaha water )
works plant. HU attorney was in court
this mornliij ; nun was piyen until the 1st if
.August.tq jllQ.au answer to tbo chames thai
have been proferroa against the twelver.
"Tho stliloiiicnt Hied by Uoeolvcr Uust ofv
Omaha wnttir works plant shows the follow ,
Ing state of llnanccfi and business : v13
Cash nn hnml July 7 $15,783 13 :
KsUniiitod receipts for balance of
month , 13.000 W
Uithllltli'snnlo July 1 :
TaxiM nnd other obligations , in-
eluding conl , 21,453 33
KMlmatud current v.\pon ii of 33M
oimiallni ; plant , . . , 12,000 ( M
I\tra mains ordered by the council 10,000 Ot
l/oncrlng plpo linn ordered by the
eouiieir. . lf > 000 on
Interest imcopunx duo In July 12,000 IM
Total 473,453 03
The receipts for the closing mouths of las
year were us follows :
AllUllsl J'JG,7 "
riopteniber 1H.B3
October , 1B.46I
November JU.70
Jlecitmbcr , 40,09
Total , J115.CO
Doing
There is one line of public work that at
prosvnt goes bogging for a taker , and that li
t thcTsloping and grading down of banks Isof
'oa'rth.
The falturo of the ontrnctors to bid upo :
till ? work Is duo to the uncm-tatnty ns t
whether they will bo permitted to complot |
u contract. Last spring several were stoppei
because of a doubt as to whether the lot
being cut down and llllod were proper ly ! ;
nuisances. Investigation revealed the fac
that they were not , and at least JUly Job
wont glimmering , Since that tune all lot
that have K'eu .declared nuisances hav
boon personally examined. NolttilhstamJ
ing this precaution the contractor * are lot
decided to enter into competition , und twic
the Hoard of 1'ublio Works has invited ids !
ind received none ,
lrun rnl ot Mrn. Sutt rlli < UI.
The funeral of Mrs , C. R Sattorllold too
Uoa yaitmlay afternoon at the fauill
residence , 012 South Sovrntrnntlt avnnuo.
'Ilio service * worn conducted by Hov. I ) . II.
Tlndall of the Seward street Mothodl.it
church.
'Ilia deceased was the wlfo of Dr. 0. 11
Sattcrflold , druggist. Sixteenth and leavent
worth streets. Although oxpcctod , her
death Thursday evening was no less a shook
to her family. She had boon alllnit for
months nnil the boat medical skill and thn
ilcvoted attention of husband and children
and sisters fulled to stay the Inroads of dlv
case. Her last hours worn made happy by
the consciousness thai around her bcdsldo
wore clustered all her loved ones.
Mrs. SattiTllcld was 40 years of ace. She
leaves a husband and four children , the
youngest about 10 years of ago.
Interment took place at Forest L.awn.
JUSTICE WITHOUT MEROY.
I'ollro Court Visitor * ( Jot. n Touch of thn
JnilKa'4 Severity.
Judge Rcrka's breakfast yo.-tcrday evi
dently did not rest well or else ho came
down town with a determination to send nil
the prisoners who appeared before htm up
on the mil or else glvo them a street sen
tence. Only two out of the trlbo that was
shown up escaped without a lino.
The first person to bo paraded was Thomas
Klne , a vagrant , who thu day before had
told a pitiful story and was ordered to leave
town , When King was yanked up ho started ,
in on the old worm eaten story and was
promptly shut off by the court remarking :
"Thirty days on the hill , the llrst and last
live on broad and water. "
Next came the ton tramps captured near
the Union Pacific bridge i y Ornisby , Hayes
nnd Hudson. The sergeant said that for
two or three davs thp residents in th.it lo
cality had boon annoyed by tramps nnd that
when ho eamo upon the pang they wore
making an effort to clean up. Onoman , who
was called "Stumpy , " because ho had a
wooden leg , was trying to shave the rest of
the crowd. The whole outfit got a dose of
bread and water nt the county Jail.
Mrs. Beadle , who has quite a reputation
for dumping husbands frequently , was told
that tho'charge against her was drunk and
disorderly. According to the arresting oftl-
cers' report the woman wts ; chasing down
Wbolworth avenue with a Jag and. was yell-
ins at the top ot her voleo. The "lady" wont
below after a S1U lluo had been charged up
against her.
Two little 10-year-old lads by the name of
Olson marched up to plead not guilty to the
complaint which alleged that they mallei
ously destroyed fit worth of William Lcggo's
fence. Their trial was sot for Wednesday ,
and the boys were allowed to go after being
warned to bo In court early Wednesday
morning. .
It was in the casoacalnst James Bacon , a
suspicious character , "that Sergeant Ormsby
got his worn in as -knocker. . " Uaker is a
smooth looking gent who was arrested for
stealing some portable furniture from Mrs.
Kiihn's residence on St. Mary's avenue. As
Mrs. ICuhn is out of town , it was Innxmiblo
to Identify the man. The judge would have
discharged the prisoner if Ormsby hadn't
chipped in and claimed that Dauon was a
cho.ip card sharp anil an accomplice of
thieves. In his own defence Uacon said that
ho had lived in South Omaha fol- seven
years , and although admitting that ho
played cards , denied trial ho was a crook.
"Well , you go back to South Omaha , " said
the Judge , "and stay there. If wo find you
up hero again I will give you thirty days on
the streets. "
William Phillipswho works In the smelter ,
was up for shying a rock at Mary I'.ilo , a
neighbor. Bond for his appearance Tues
day was Uxcd at &M and Phillips wont down
intn his clothes and.pulled out enough money
to buy the whole city Jail. He gave up his
§ 20 ami left the court laughing.
Mrs. Bridget McDonagh , who lives at
Tenth and Davenport streets , appeared
against lior husband. Patrick , whom she
hail caused to be arrested for vagrancy. Ac
cording to the wife's story Pat would network
work , and had lived oil her scanty earnings
for years. The police sergeants vouched
for Mrs. MeDonagh's character as far as
being a respectable , hard working woman
was concerned , and the prisoner was lined
thirty days in the county jail , the llrst and
last live on bread and water. After receiv-
ing his sentence McDonagh cried like a
baby , and pleaded with the court to bo al-
lowed to go. Ho promised to go to work-and
never abuse his family again , but the court
wouldn't have it that way.
Yesterday morning Mickey Shea , alias
Kelly or Brady , who had been given
a street workers sentence Friday ,
tried n neat scheme to got out of
Kolng to work. Ho toro all his clothes
into shreds and stood in his cell door per
fectly naked when the time for going to
work came around. Some old clothes were
found nnd though they didn't lit like a tailor-
made suit Mlckoy had to wear thorn and was
sent forth loaded down with an extra chain
on his legs.
Complaint was made to the judge that not
enough tools had been provided for the street
gang and that it was useless for him to .send
any moro men down for street work. ' Well ,
it's no uso'for ' mo to send them to the county
jail to work , because up there tno prisoners
only play at working and as a rule have an
easy time 6Mt. When I send a man out to
work I want him to do manual labor and no ;
lay atound'in a cool cell. "
eSPECIAL -
SPECIAL SESSION" .
Nclirnska wuproiuo Court Ankml to Convene
luiil Stittlo the I'nvliif ; Cuau.
The Nebraska supreme court has been re
quested to convene in .special session to pass
upon the Omaha paving case. .Tho request
was formulated by Assistant City Attorney
Cornish and Prank'I1 , Uausom , and convoyed
to the honorable.members of the supreme
bench by personal letter to each. The letters
recite the fact that the matter is of such
public importance that it should bo passed
upon without delay , and the court Is re
quested to meet and render its decision upon
.
the case as submitted by the briefs liled , and
in accordance with Mr. Connoll's stipulation.
With the letters were sent copies of thu resolution
elution of the city council , signed by Mayor
Bern ! ! ) , urging the necessity of a decision
being handed down previous to September ,
, the regular time for convening of the court.
, Chief Justice Maxwoll.and Justice Norval
have doubtless received the request era this i ,
and an early reply is looked for. Justice
Post is in Chicago and cannot bo so readily
reached as the other members. However ,
littio'delay is anticipated in convoying to
- him the request.
Public work is almost at a standstill , and
r tho.scheduleiu City Engineer Kosowatcr's
ollico U proof of the fact , It shows that
( the number of contracts under execution are
iirnuiubor loss by one-third than should peat
at tills seasoa of the year. The number of
laboring men who havu in the past been
- upon the payrolls of the contractor * and city
regularly for a number of seasons and who
art ) now Idle is very largo. The work under
way includes a dozen s trout a that are being
graded , some of the contracts being small
and will soon bo completed. Four streets
nro being pavou , anil another week or HO
: will llnish those. Then thuro nro the four
main sewers that are boiug rushed to com
) pletion. Perhaps half a down small dis
trict sewers have been awarded to con
tractors and work will no immediately com
) menced , A few minor grading contracts
; have recently been awarded and they will
soon bo under way. There is no big work in
sight , unless the paving question la so sot-
tied that the Dual ordinances may be immediately -
0 ! diatoly passed and thu contracts awarded
on the forty or fifty districts where the pro
ceedings looking to the paviug huvo pro
gressed that far.
In case the supreme court holds that the
proceedings t'uis far looking to the paving
of Jho several streets have been regular , anil
in accordance with the charter provisions
the council can proceed and pass tno llual or
dinances directing the Board of .Public
Works to execute contracts for the work anil
caus.0 the same to bo donu , ThU will permit
the work to proceed , provided another ob
stuclo Is surmounted.
tote
to Hud u Htrnlcht Tip.
William Koohoford und Israel FranK wen
out to the raejs a few days ago. Doth arc
admirers of horao llesh and can generally
pick a winner in a contest for equine supre
ts maoy. In a certain racoon that certain daj
vo each picked on the : uiw llyer to pass undei
the wire llrat , . So convinced were they 3f
this fact that each concluded ? L could bi
placed with Advantage and that It woulc
return several fold. Two slmolooons won
placed In the hands of a want politicianwlu
has frequentlybeen pugagpd In shady trans
action * aud bus a fondness for Iowa cows
nud ho was directed to place the coin on 3.ie
horse picked. Ilu did so , and when the raci
lly wua linlshed aud the bookmaker hiu
straightened accounts , thn two gentlemen
were found to bo wlnncra several times ,
The politician to whom the coin had been
entrusted tuished In and ho was noticed to
mingle with the crowl making Its way
Inward the g.ito. Messrs. Kochoford and
Frank 1 took tin the chase , nnd a few hours
later 1 overhauled their man In a down-Town
wet goods establishment , vrhnro ho was dis
pensing t hospitality and establishing a name
for I bolne a good follow. An accounting was
demanded , with the result that these two
gentlemen ( who were the winners scoured 75
cents each. In the future they will play
their 1 own favorites.
At Courtlanil Bench this ivftcrnoon ,
balloon iiscon.slon und parachute jump.
REDUCED THE LEVY.
County CommNstniitiM Mimn n Savins In
the Ctll lor Ta\o .
The county commissioners of Douglas
county have hold thu first meeting of tbo
now fiscal year , which commenced on tbo
llrst day of the present month , and bavo re
duced the levy , bringing It 17-10 nulls below
that of last year , which places the county
levy nt an oven 15 mills.
This was done at the mooting hold yester
day afternoon and from this ttmo on all of
the claims against the county will bo drawn
against the now lovy.
Tlio following shows the funds , the levy
and the amount of money that the 1803 as
sessment w.lll bring into the treasury when
the collections nro made :
Kiind. Levy Mills. Amount.
( Iimiiral .0.0 822H.011 75
Head ! U ) 50.84703
ItrldL'o 2.0 6O.847 on
Soldiers'uillof 2.1 5,14743
Sinking 1.6 38,135 23
Insane 3.1 7,027 O5
Total .TiTo $381,302 88
Last year the levy was ns follows : Gen
eral fund , U mills ; road , 'Jbridge ; , ! 3 ; sinking ,
15-10 ; soldiers' relief , 2-10 ; hospital judg
ment , I 5-U ) , and Insane Judgment , 5-10 ;
making a total ot 1C 7-10 mills.
This year the hospital Judgment nnd the
Insane judgment funds have been wiped out ,
as these claims have boon paid In full. These
funds wore created for the purpose of payIng -
Ing off the Kynn It Walsh county hospital
Judgment and the Judgment which the state
had against the county for the caring for the
Insane ut the hospitals and aggregated $13-
No returns have boon received from the
state board , but the commissioners are of
the opinion that the levy against Douglas
county will bo considerable less than It was
last year. In fact , they know that It will bo
some less , as there can bo no levy for the
keeping of Iho Insane patients , the county
having made its own provisions for raising
the money for that purpose.
The valuation of the property , ns equal
ized and reported back by the board of
equalization , roaches fJo 'il.SSS , or $313,5- *
short of that of last jiear.
To help the villages along In their efforts
to perpetuate their municipal governments ,
the following levies wore made upon all ol
the property within the corporate limits :
Precinct. . Mills
Waterloo K
Valley 11
Klkhurn ' . II
KunnltiKton ll
Klorunco K
Florence , water tax , 5
The school levy for the district of Soutl
Omaha was ilxcd at 0.0 mills and in tno
sixty-three country districts it was left sub
stantially the same as lust year.
Turning their attention to routine bus !
ness the commissioners declared that J. C
Whipplo was the lowest bidder for doing tbo
work of protecting the county road in the
vicinity of the south shores of Florence lake
and as a result they gave him the contract
Under its terms ho will complete the Job no1
later than September 1.
The request of the citizens of Soutl
Omaha for the appointment of an assistan
county physician for that city was placed in
thu ( lies , the commissioners holding that tbo
demands of the situation did not require tin
services of such an ofllclnl.
Superintendent H.iuck of the court hous
wrote that It would bo a good idea to rcno
vato the court rooms during the summer va
cation , and asked the commissioners wha
they thought of the scheme. This matte
was referred to the commlttoo on cour
house aud Jail.
County Clerk Sackott informed tbo boari
that ho was in receipt of a telegram whlcl
announced that the $0,000 cheeK put up by
Hayes it Son , the Cleveland , O. , banker
who bid for the $150,000 of road paving bond
and then refused to como to the center wit !
the cash to pay for the paper , had gene t
protest. This was turned over to the attor
ney who has charge of the oaso.
The Merchants National bank offered t
pay U per cent on all of the dally balances if
the commissioners would designate that
bank as the depository for the county funds.
The bank also handed in a bond in the sum
of 3 ! iO,000 that the money would bo cared
for and pi Id over to the county when
wanted. This proposition was referred , as
the clerk had not boon authorized to invite
bids lor the keeping of the funds.
Y. W. C. A. Monttntr.
The Young Women's Christian association
will hold its regular monthly mooting in the
rooms of the association , 318 McCaguo build
ing , next Monday ovcning. A short pro
gram , chiefly musical , will bo presented
Light refreshments will bo served. All are
invited , especially these who have visited
the rooms for the noonday rest and such of
the members as have not yet attended the
mcotings.
The employment committee woulu bo glad
to secure the names of persons or linns de
siring help in order to assist these wishing
employment , as it is the desire to make the
association a means of .assistance in this
way. Names may bo loft nt the rooms.
Miss Anna Millard , chairman of the com-
mltteo for caring for the sick , requests that
she may bo notified of any case of Illness
among young women , and especially these
who ore away from homo or who have no
homo but a boarding placo. The committee
stands ready to glvo Its services wherever
necessity may arise and would consider it a
favor to bo so notitiod.
The association still needs n piano and
hopes some friend will bo willing to lot the
socloty have the use of ono which may r.ot
ho otherwise in uso.
Sewer Fund lIxliKintml.
The fund to pay for the construction of
main sewers in the city Is exhausted , and
the contractors having the work in hnn.l are
at a loss to know how to secure money on
their estimates , whieh are allowed as the
work progresses. The failure to dispose 0r 0f
the $100,000 sewer bonds is responsible for
the lack of funds. Comptroller OUon ccrtl-
ilcs to all contracts ns to the condition of
thu funds..ami In the instance of the sewer
contracts he cortllled tiiat the funds would
be available as soon as the bonds are dis
posed of. With this fact known the con
tractors started the work , and now , as the
funds are exhausted , they dcslro the city to
como to their relief , and not wait and run
the risk of soiling the bonds. The estimates
thut are allowed are practically the same as
a warrant , but the banks are not so liberal
as awhile back , and the contractors find it jj
dlflloult matter to roaluo on tlio estimates.
Chitutuuqun lny ut thn l'\ilr.
Chautauqua day nt the World's fair has
been announced for Tuesday , July 18. Three
sessions will bo hold , at two of which papers
will bo presented covering the various de
partments of the Chautauqua system , Thu
, evening session will bo In the nnturo.of od oa
general rally. The Chautauqua Literary and
Sclentillo Circle counsellors , President Wil I-
liam H. Harper , who is principal of the Ctin- '
tauquu system , nnd other prominent workers -
ers have been Invited to bo present , and a
larxo attendance of Chautauquu readers and
their friends in anticipated.
Murrlaico I.lconnm.
The following inurrlugo licenses -were is
sued yesterday ;
N nine and address. AKU
J Otto BelRrum , Omaha 34
1 Anna Hill , Omaha , 23
i Wllllnm Asiloford , Omaha 30
I Aenua richluti'r , Omaha 24
I Danlol llurt-schlut.Omuha 29
( Amullca KatMcliuuglii' * , Oimiliu 2'J
- Hotel Delaware at World's fair offers spe
. cial rates to clubs , societies , etc. Kuropcur
or American strictly llrst-claas ; llvo min
utes from exposition ; highly recommended
Write them.
'infolllI1T5ARED
r
South Omaha AgUake'fl Over the Mystery
that Surroundi the Coso-
HINTS OF A "BICYftE ON HIS BRAIN"
1
Ilitmor-t thit II IMiiWd Houtotto Triutml
by till inipliij-nr jjSil plolon ut Hill-
cliln or Atnntal , i Alinrrallon
J'oMllilo 1'onl 1'lny.
Fred Grantham , a well known citizen , hv-
Inif on Twenty-second between 1C and Ij
streets , has disappeared as completely us If
lie had hoort swallowed up by the Iowa cy
clone.
Orantham has boon employed ns book
keeper for Cotfman , Smiley & Co , the com
mission merchants , for the last four years ,
Friday evening ho took his wlfo to tbo lodge
of tbo Daughters of Ucbokab and leaving her
there at 8 o'clock said ho would call for her
when lodge was over. About 10 o'clock Mr.
Grantham called at tlio lodge room and was
told by thu uoor keeper that the meeting
was not over , but to return In about half nn
hour and he thought the business would bo
through with. This was tbo last soon of
Grantham.
F. Houseman , V7ho Is a brother to Mrs.
Grantham , walked homo with her from the
lodge , which did not adjourn until midnight.
They thought nothing particularly straugo
about the husband's absence , as ho bad been
frequently sent out by his employers to bo
gone over night and they supposed that this
was the case now. Yesterday morning Mr.
Houseman dropped Into Collman , Smiley &
Co.'s ofllco and there learned thatGrntithum
had not boon sent out by them.
A search was then made throughout the
building and no person could bo found who
had soon the missing man. The police were
notified both in this city and Omaha and at
midnight no trace whatever had boon found
of Grantham.
.Mr. Cotrmnu'4 Statement.
Mr. Coffmau was scon by a reporter for
TUB BISK. "I have not the slightest Idea
what has bccomo of Fred , " said ho. "Ho
was a faithful and competent employe und
was never away from this ofllce for an hour
before without telling us where ho was
going. 1 am certain that there is something
wrong now. Ho would not have left his
wlfo as ho did and gone away without leav
ing some word. So fur us wo know hi ?
books and accounts are all right. He has
worked for us for four years and wo have
allowed him to sign checks the sumo as any
member of the llrm. Wo hud the utmost
confidence in iitui. The only way I can ac
count for his disappearance is that ho is suf
fering from temporary abborrution of the
mind and has wanoorcd uw.iy. "
The men In the ortlco yesterday noticed
that Granthum uutud u nttlo queer. Mr.
Coffmun uskcd him a simple question and he
was several minutes giving a reply. Ho
seemed to bo either worrying over sonio matter -
tor or his thoughts were scattered. Grant-
hum Is not a strong man'physically. In fact ,
ho has been taking ineilicmo for some time.
Ho bad not made any 'particular complaint ,
nowovor , to his wife.
Mrs. Grantham was seen by the reporter
nt her home. She had not yet given his
disappearance much thought and was confi
dent that ho would turn up soon. After
learning for the first time that her husband
was not away on busiiiuss for his employers
she looked more worried , and was anxiously
awaiting the arrival of her brother to got
some news of his whereabouts. She said :
"I can assign no reason whatovnr for my
husband's leaving without giving mo notieo ,
as wo have lived happily and ihoro is abso
lutely no cause that I run nwaro of , cither
from a domestic standpoint or from business
troubles. Ho has not been In very good
health , but bis sickness has not boea sovori
enough to cuuso any mental aberration. II
it has Fred has said nothing to any of us
hero at home about it. Ho was with me
until 8 o'clock la the evening nnd did not
complain of fooling bad. Ho spoke of the
heat , but that was all. He bas remained
away all night several times before , but
always told 1110 that ho had been working
and would como home before breakfast in
thu morning. "
Wout-Agnliist the Wheel.
Mr. Smiley , a member of the live stock com
mission firm that employed Grantham , hoard
ilioro about bis bookkeeper yesterday after
THE EVKNINO BEE arrived than he would
ordinarily learn In a hundred years. Every
person ho mot had something 'to toll him
about Grantham. The hardest pill for Mr
Smiley to swallow was that Grantham spen
a great deal of his spare time gambling
This news stalled Smiloy. He had behoved
the follow to bo moral In every sense of the
business word. Ho had entrusted Him to
sign cheeks and handle the money for years ,
but it is safe to say that ho will never do it
again. The men who know him best SOT
that ho uovor touched liquor. The gambling
statement is pretty thoroughly veriticd.
After leaving his wife Friday ovciiing'Grant-
ham hud a chock for $10 cashed at Buruott
Bros' , clothing store. Thq chock was on the
Packers National bank , and was paid.
Grantham had a small Individual account
there , und still has a balance in his favor.
"That fellow Gr. nthum played roulette
until ho had a wheel In his beau , " Is the way
one man put It. Mr. Dovoro , ono of the
gamblers said that Granthum frequently
gambled In bis house , nnd would stay to wm
or lose flO or $50. Friday night ho played In
moro than ono of the gambling houses here.
Ho won at Dick Berlin's and lostut Dovoro's.
About 11 o'clock ho got ou a motor and went
to Omaha.
Hints of Suicide.
Mr. Jerome , ono of the gamblers , saw him
got off ut Fourteenth and Douglas streets
and go down toward the rlvor. Tbo man
who runs the roulette wheel suid that ho had
noticed Grantham act queer on several occa
sions and considered that ho was suffering
from "wheels In his head , " Some nro of the
opinion that Granthain's body is in the Mis
souri rlvor , while others think ho will bo
found somewhere In adomentcM condition.
Granthum is six feet tall , thin , light com
plexion , light mustache , is fair and were a
light gray suit of clothes , Manuel shirt and a
black derby hat. His domestic relations
were most pleasant. In fact ho was only
marrleiWast December , and as his employers
gay that his accounts are all straight , then
there can be but two conclusions. Ho al
ways carried $50 or $00 , his wlfo says , and a
gold watch ,
CUV ( limftlp.
John Murphy is on the sick list.
Horold Osborno is visiting his mother in
Beatrice. "
Oflleor Larson's fitfully are visiting In
Stromsburg. " >
Miss Blanche Hltchli'art Is visiting friends
in Atlantic , la. *
B. It. Hawley and W7Hootor are visiting
In Perclval , la , UK-
Hov. J. M. Acheson df : Beaumont , ICau. , Is
visiting in thu city. J
H. M. Christie has goho to Stuart , la. , to
spend his vacation. < \
F. P. Froomun's chlLtl > iVas reported as beIng -
Ing very low last nights ,
Mr. and Mrs , J. BrofcU leave tonight for
Boston and the Whlto City.
The newly elected ofico.rs ) of Ada chapter.
Order Eastern Starjwcro , installed 'last
night , , . , fl
George Kaslouska VIM arrested for steal
ing meat from CudahyU , butcher shop last
night.
Mrs. W. D. Cannon was elected president
of the Kpworth league to fill uu uuoxpirod
term Friday evening ,
The Kpworth league will givu a frco so
cial to its friends at the residence of O , K ,
Paddock on Tuesday evening ,
The MUses Grace and Ella Maxwell have
returned from a visit at the nemo of their
undo , Judge Maxwell , at Froiuont.
A warrant Is out for the arrest of Joe
Hollonbeck , who is charged with commit
ting an as-iuuli upon James Stoaba ,
The corner stonu of the new Methodist
church will bo laid at 3:30 : o'clock this after
noon. The public Is invited to attend.
Chief Beckett yesterday returned the va-
llsu of utoleu shoes to Mr. Ilappvrsott and
draw ou the gentleman for $7.50 reward ,
- The Modern Woodmen of Omaha and
South Omaha wilt plcnlo nt Courtlaud
- beach next Thursday afternoon and evening.
. Mike Subort , the young man who at
tempted suicide , was last evening removed
to nn Omaha hiHpltal. Ills fhanccs for ro-
eovory are said to bo very slim ,
John Snlvoly , the city garbngo mailer ,
took n stitch in hU back yesterday morning
whllo raising a window at the police station
and had to be removed to his homo.
ilov. John M. MOM of Plttsburu , Pa. , Is In
the city visiting his brother , Uov. Frank
Iloss , nnd will occupy the pulpit In thu
United Presbyterian church this morning.
Dr. Kolloy'a horse became frightened at a
locomotive engine yesterday , nnd in cavort
ing about came near upxotiing the buggy.
As It was , the shaft nnd ono of the wheels
were broken.
P. Rodlck , the alleged dlamon.l thlof from
Chicago , proved to the satisfaction of Chief
Beckett that ho was not Iho man wanted ,
and after being hold a prisoner for several
days was discharged yesterday.
Frank Buckley , a vagrant , was ordered to
leave the town , but concluded that ho had a
right to remain as long as ho behaved him
self. Ho had been released an hour when
ho was again locked up on'the same charge.
BucKley thinks Jordan Is tv hard road to
travel.
W. H. Broderlck , who has boon cashier for
the Stock Yards company for n long time ,
has resigned bis position and will go to Chicago
cage In n few days with his now patent
electrical railway signal. Colonel Sharp ,
treasurer of the company , will attend to the
cashlor's duties In the future.
Iho awning In front of Mr. Brlggs' hard
ware store nt iol4 ! N street caugl t Hro
In sonio unknown manner yestordav evening
about fi o'clock and was burning qiitto briskly
when discovered. The firemen were called
out and soon put an end to tbo llltlo blaze.
The damage will not exceed 10.
Ono of L. J. Carpenter's horses was so se
verely Injured yesterday by b Jng frightened
at n motor and running Into the curb that It
was necessary to kill the nnlmat. The
animal could have been controlled by the
driver had it not been for a smart Aleck on
the car throwing up his coat at the teahi.
Onicor Mitchell was around yesterday
giving notice to all saloonkeepers and bil
liard hall proprietors that they must pay
their table license by next Monday ovcning
or they would bo placed under arrest. The
license foroach billiard table is ? 10 a year.
If a person has moro than ono table the lleonso
for all over ono la W a year.
Mrs. Fifor , living In Albright , paid her dog
tax a few years ago and Friday a drunken
man passed by her house and shot the dog to
death. Mrs. Fifer was after the police early
yesterday morning to got her W back. As
the dog man is sick the woman will have
to wait a few days before she can bo told
that her request has been In vain.
Ted Sullivan , a street fiddler and all-
around sport , was locked up Friday night
for vagrancy. Ted , when arraigned yes
terday morning , told the Judge that "lie
was not a loafer ; that ho had plenty
of money and had como to South
Omaha with the view of opculnc out a
largo and first class gambling house. He
was discharged.
Mrs. Frank Hurley , followed by three
bright looking children , worked her way to
the judgo's doskyesterday mornlnsr and made
a pitiful plea to have her husband released
from jail. She said they were destitute and
that if ho was not discharged anil allowed to
work the city would have to support the
family. Hurley was soul up for ten days
and the mayor will order his release.
There should either bo moro men put on
the police force or Chief Beckett should
arrange his detail so there would bo ono
ofllcur at the police station all thu timo. It
is a frequent occurrence for persons to call
up the police telephone and rccolvo no
answer , simply because there is no one there.
It has only beoa a few evenings since n foot
pad got awiiy simply because there was no
ofllcer to take the report and send a man out
to get the thug.
The city council will hold a meeting on
Monday nitrht , sitting as a board of equaliza
tion. It is desired that all of those who are
dissatisfied with the returns of the assessor
will bo present aud present their side of the
case. The greatest reduction Is aslced for
by the packing house companies. The coun
cil will moot promptly at 7:30 : o'clock. Mayor
Walker has Invited the presence of a num
ber of well known real estate men to give
their opinions on values.
At Courtlnnil Bcuuh this afternoon ,
balloon ascension und. parachute jump.
CUA'SUM li'Oll LlFtl.
OMAHA , July 8. To the Editor of THE BEB
The Now York Sun , in commenting on the
removal of Mr. John James Platt from th
position of American consul nt Dublin , in
dulges In complacent congratulation on tin
application of the party axe , and hangs ou
the heading "No Consuls for Life. " Tin
Sun says that as Mr. Piatt accepted thi
ofllco as a partisan ho must die the death o
a partisan , and in commenting on some complimentary
plimontary remarks by the Dublin Evening
Mail , which newspaper refers to Mr. Piatt' ,
graceful and vigorous poems , says that thl
is creditable to the consul , but has nothing
to do with the question of his removal. Thi :
may bo so from the partisan standpoin
raised by the Sun. "When men like Hawthorne
thorno and I owcll , " says Mr. Dana , "acccp
federal ofllco they accept it as partisans , am
ihoy have no moro right than thu pottles
heeler to expect to bo spared , "
It is this principle of vao victis as applied
to our consular service , that has wrought
unnumbered ovils. .Nathaniel Hawthorne
aud Jamus Kussoll Lowell honored their coun
try und udiled luster to our naino and fatno
abroad , but under the rule tboy are ranked
as potty heelers according to Dr. Dana.
It is possible to pick out a bright man from
cither the democratic or republican party
and honor him with a consulship , and If this
could always bo done the principle would
work moro equally , but the ward heeler also
has a thirst for European residence , and not
Infrequently you find him on the continent
und in the United ICiugdom , to the unutter
able delight and pleasure of uny cultivated
American who may visit his ofllco.
The Sun says a republican officeholder
under a democratic administration , or a
democratic otllcoholder under a republican
administration is in a false position , re
garded cither with reference to his own
party or to the administration , The only
way to avoid this Is to modal out consular
service after the English sysVum. Thuro Is
no danger of a man becoming unamoriean-
izod by a rusklcncu ahroad If you first ap
point the right son of a man. A consular
appointment for life would menu that a man
holds a high nnd honorable position so long
as ho serves his country with honesty and
fidelity , and ho would have every Induce
ment imaginable so to do. Under our sys
tem the ward heeler carries his principle
that "tho winner wins" into his consulate ,
and If after four years of moro or less study ,
ho becomes a tolerably cfilclont ofllcer , he is
then bounced to make room for the opposite
party who has just como into pouor.
Considering that a United States consul
performs a purely business function und that
in almost every consulate , save und except a
very few of the first-class , ho receives a
government clerk's salary ana further , that
as nn American business man ho burns his
ships behind him when ho loaves Now York ,
It wauld scorn that the service would bo best
sustained by glvin ? him n permanent job
based entirely ui > ou efficiency iu ofllco , with
the hope of promotion and added puy.
An English consul Is no loss English
whether you find him in the Sandwich
Islands , San Francisco , Boston or Naples ,
He has his government solid behind him for
life. His course is Uxod nnd the pcrninncnco
of his utUco rests absolutely with himself ,
They give good service and one hears very
little of malfeasance iu ofllco among them.
B. H. B.
I'ioiTed Uj > a Mvtuor In California.
About u year ago a great meteor full
ut or noui- Table Mountain , says tlio
Orovillo Mercury. The fall of tlio
visitor from unknown aphoros nnu
tlio constonmtjon it caiiHoil among those
who were witnesses wjia told in u graphic
manner to a reporter of this wiper by
Prof. Uoorgo H. Stout , Buporiiitondont
of Hohools , and created wide interest.
Searching iwrtie.s wore organized , and
tiovoral scientific gentlemen came hereto
to get if possible a piece of the meteor ,
Mr. Stout received letters from all over
the United States aud oven from Europe.
But despite atronuoua olTorta no trace of
thu mysterious mass could bo found.
The other day , however , Charles K.
nioomtleld , who resides some miles to
the west of where this meteor was sup
posed to have struct , discovered what is
undoubtedly a fragment of tlio same ,
lie waa plowing Ida field when the Im
plement turned up a mineral mas * which
Mr. Ulooiufleld Immudlntoly rocognir.od
ii.i not being of the ordinary cliuraelor.
Ho brought the same to Orovillo
nud It la now on exhibition at
Norton & Kknmn'a drug aloro. The
fragment weighs fifty pounds , is of a
flint or bnnvnUh color on the aurfnco ,
and for Its ni/o is remarkably heavy.
Assavor Kkman nays that Urn HIIWS is
mostly composed of Iron , although ho
hat as yet made no regular nscay. Hu
says that there IH no doubt of its being
of meteoric1 origin , and ho will at once
test it and 11 ml what its component
parts aro. Ho will also send samples of
the meteor to different scientists.
THE C1IUGV/ATEKS.
Tlio ( ltd .Ainu I > l < | imi4r * Information on
" .loalnh , " inquired Mrs. Clmgwator ,
as oho pored the culfeo , "what does it
mean when the paper * talk about the
llimneial situation being utralnud and
thu money market unsettled , and all
that sort of thingV"
"It means that there Is an uneasy fool
ing ubant securities , " answered Mr.
Clmgwator , within earshot of the Chicago
cage Tribune.
"What does that moan ? "
"Why. stocks and bonds , and um
speculative values generally. "
"What makes then\ have an uneasy
fooling ? "
"It's the otioratora , you understand ,
"
the Humidors" , that have that. When
there comes a stringency in the money
market "
"In the money market ? Do they sell
money ? "
"Thoy sell RocuriUes , which Is about
the same thing , only they llta'tuato in
value. The condition of the stock and
bond market is an index of thu linanulal
bltuatlon generally. "
"I don't seem to understand , it any
hotter than I did before , " mild Mrs.
Chugwater dubiously. "What is it that
makes money source sometimes ? Does
the government quit making it ? "
"No. It's simply withheld from invest
ment in ordinary speculative channels.
It's withdrawn from circulation and ,
hoarded up. Can you understand that ? "
"Y-yes , I suppose so. What does any
body want to withdraw it from circula
tion for , Jotah ? "
"It'riall a matter of public confidence , "
said Joshua , becoming slightly impa
tient. ' 'When
everybody has confidence
in his follow men thoroV no stringency.
It's this ridiculous habit some people
have , " ho went on , warming with Ills
subject , "of getting scared ubaul noth
ing that makes panics. Somebody lias a
little money in a bank. lie bjgins to bo
"
afraid the" bank isn't , all right and lie
goes down town to take it out. Ilo tells
some friend on the way down what lie's
going to do , and that friend tells some
body else , and it spreads , and the lirst
thing you know there's a run on ti per
fectly sound bank , and all because some
gourdhead has lost cotilidence. Aud
that reminds me , " said Mr. Chugwater ,
checking himself hnrricdlv nnd looking
at his watch , "that I've got about $000 in
old Gumbling's bank that isn't any too
safe. I'm going right down town now ,
as quick as I can got there , to draw
every cent of it outl"
And with nervous haste Mr. Chug-
water put on his hat and shot out
through the front door , and half an hour
later was walking crazily buck ami forth
on the sidewalk in front of old Gum
bling's bank , waiting for the doors to
open.
AN ACCOMPLISH2D CAT.
Illiiclc us Night unit us llrlght us Ho Is
UlacU.
In that part of the city bounded by
Fourth and Seventeenth streets aud
Third and Sixth avenues , says the New
York Herald , there uro at least a thou
sand people who are well acquainted
with "Niggor , " the pot of District No.
28 of the American District Telegraph
company , at 85-1 Broadway.
Niggor is a handsome and accom
plished black cat eight years of age. Ho
belongs to Chief Clprkr Peter Brossard ,
and is remarkable in many ways.
People are often astonished on enter
ing the telegraph ollice to see Nigger
sitting on a stool before the d < Mk with a
pen behind Ills loft car. There is a
legend in the ollice that ho has been scon
to take the pen in his paw and ail'ect to
wrilo a telegram , but his master does
not vouch for this.
Nigger does not lap his saucer of milk
after the nanner of ordinarycats. Ho
hollows his right paw and , scooping up
the lacteal lluid , conveys it to his mouth.
When ho eats a chop or piece of beef he
sits upright like a squirrel and holds the
meat between his paws.
lie is a wonderful jumper and knows
moro tricks than any professional per
forming cat. As a mouser ho lias u rec
ord of thirteen rats in twenty-live miu
utos. . . _ ' .
Every morning at II o'clock a great
batch o f telegrams comes for a big milk
concern at Fourth street and Sixth ave
nue. Niggor knows when tlie.so mes
sages are taken from the ollico and never
fails to follow the hey who carries them
to their destination , where a little cun
of fresh milk is waiting for the cat.
Niggor has more than once appeared
in theatrical performances at the Union
Square , ut tlio Star and at Amberg's
theutor. It used to ho a regular custom
with Mr. Amberg to take the cut homo
to Sunday dinner with him.
Last winter the employes of District
US presented Niggor with u handsome
silver collar. Next day the cut disap
peared. It was the lirst time ho hud
over cared to wundor from his own lire-
Hide , and the silver collar was un
doubtedly responsible for this trip. Nig
ger was gone three weeks and was given
up for lost , when ono night he came
dashing into the telegraph oillco , ragged
and dirty , without his collar and his
foot stained with the rod clay of Now
Jersey.
There are those who say cats are not
affectionate. They should have wit-
nostiod Kiggor kissing and caressing his
muster after ho hud leaped into his
a.-ins.
It is admitted that more of
the flavoring principle of the
fruit is contained in Dr.
Price's Delicious Flavoring
Extracts than any other ex-
tracts v/ith which they have
been compared. Being sc
entirely free from the bitter
and rank products of adulter
ation they have become the
most agreeable , valuable and
economical flavors known ;
steadily grown in popularity
until to-day they are used by
every intelligent housewif , '
for truthfully reproducing the
uavor of the fruit iri
cakes , puddings , eV-
MOS11ER IN THE COUNTY JAIL
Pending Ills Departure to Servo Pivo Years
in n Federal "Pon. "
JUDGE DUNDY SENTENCES THE EX-BANKER
llo Alltnvc-il to ( In to l.lnanln to Alii
In ClrnrliiB Up tlin All. lr of Illi
Drlnncl llnnk Sniitonceil
In Sioux I'allK.
"Mr. Moshor , 1 shall have to sentence yoit
ton term of live years imprisoinnvnt in the
United States penitentiary at Sioux Falls ,
S. IX , beginning with the 17th day of Juno ,
isu ; ) . "
Thus ended the logat prosecution of ono of
the most remarkable cases in the hlstoryof
Nebraska , Charles W. Moshor , the Caplt.il
National bank wrecker , ot Lincoln was
called Into court yesterday at noon to
receive his llnal sentence. Several weeks
ago ho was arraigned for trial and pleaded
guilty to the crime of falsifying the records
of the Capital National bank for .tho pur
pose of deceiving the bank oxaminor. All
that remained to bo done in the case was the
fixing of the time and place of confinement
by the Judge and In Iho words given above
the llnaliiet was performed.
The morning session of court had been ad
journed and not moro than a dozen persons
were present when the sentence was pro
nounced. Judge Uundy had retired to his
ofileo and when District Attorney llaldrldgo
was ready for the dlsjiosal of the case tno
Jtldgo asked the marshal 16 call the prisoner
In. Mr. Mosher came In , accompanied bv
ono of bis attorneys , Mr. Charles Magoou of
Lincoln. The bank wrookor a'ppoarod to ho
in good spirits , hut exhibited a keen Intoic.st
in that which -was about to take place. Ho
were a dart suit of common looking cloth
ing , a negiiiro shirt and a straw hat. llo
looked the Judge fairly in thu face as the
sentence was pronounced , but said not a
word In response.
llrluf Slop at Lincoln.
When the Judgi ) had finished giving the
sentence ho picked up a small dooumuntd an
after looking at it a moment 1m said1 :
have horn before mo an application for a
habeas corpus and to.stllleandum Illinl by
certain lawyers who represent llio rooolver
for the Capital National bank. They are
dwUrous of having you taken to Lincoln or
held hero to assist with your Knowledge and
evidence in straightening out the alTulrd of
that financial institution. I shall permit
the marshal to take charge of you and glvo
these people an opportunity to reap what
ever advantairo there may bo from your as
sistance in getting the affairs of ttio bank
cleared up. It is not nocensary for
mo to act upon rfio habeas corpus
petition right away. I will say riiht ?
now that you need not bo taken
immediately to Sioux Falls if you can bo of
any use to the receiver in adjusting the
affairs of the bank. If I find , however , that
you are not inclined to lend any assistance
or to toll what you know about the accounts
of the bank , or that you are roully of no
assistance to the receiver then I slitill in
struct Iho marshal to take you at once to
the place of confinement 1 have designated
in the sentence. "
Will Amlit tlio Uonnlvnr.
Mr. Magoon assured Iho judge that Mr.
Moshor cou'd be , if ho would , of great assist-
xnco to the receiver and ho thought tlv.it
"itoshor would gladly do all he could to
traightL'ii out the accounts and throw as
much light as ho could on the situation.
When asked how long Mr. Moshor would
) o permitted to remain at Lincoln , the Judge
viid that ho mUht ; let him stay there several
veeks , but It all depended on bis ability to
nako himself useful to these interested in
getting the pieces of the broken bank to-
: ether.
Marshal White took charge of Mr. Mosher
nnd they wont to dinner at tlio Merchants.
Mosher will probably bo taken to Lincoln
this oveningor Monday morning.
Speaking of his case this morning to a Ben
reporter Mr. Mosher said : "I shall feel
wonderfully relieved when I know the exact
size of tbo dose I am compelled to takfl. This
; hing of waiting around hero for weeks has
jeen very trying to mo. I have felt that I
was on a toboggan slide with no bottom to it.
When 1 get where I can see the end of the
whole thing I shall breath a nigh of rcllof
oven if the end should bo forty years ahead
of mo. "
After the sentence had been pronounced
lie said ho saw the end and felt bettor.
Moshor expects to reduce his term of con-
lincment by good behavior to about three
years and eight months , which ho can do if
iio lives strictly up to the rules of the prison
where ho is to b oconllucd.
Tulcoii to thu County Jull.
After the irmrshal and Mr. Moshcr had
taken dinner , Marshal White loft the pris
oner in charge of a deputy for a short time
.ind then , as ho was about to depart for Ills
homu at Plattsmoiith to spend Sunday , ho
decided not to run the risk of permitting
Mosher to enjoy any unnecessary liberty , so
ho directed tlio deputy to take the bank
wrecUcr to the Douglas county Jail aud lock
him up.
Moshor accepted the change of program
philosophically , although it was very plain
to bo soun that it wont decidedly against the
trraln. Ho was permitted to enjoy thu free
dom of the Jail ofllco during the aitornoon
and evening-and was given the most com
fortable quarters for a prisoner that 'thu
Douglas comity basiilo affords.
Ho was seen by a Bin : reporter lust evenIng -
Ing and talked freely about his surrounding *
and about the future.
" 1 shall do all I can to help utrnlghtnn out
the affairs of the Capital National bank , "
said the prisoner. " 1 fool very sorry for the
poor people down thoru who lost all their
money. I don't care a darn for the state , as
a matter of fact , but I do fool sorry for the
depositors. It looks to mo as though the de
positors and myself Had been ground up
pretty line in this dual. Wo have got the
worst of It all the way through , but the
'
whole thing i's settled now and we might
Just as well make tlio host of the situation , "
.MiiHhi ut Iliuurom I'arlt ,
The musical program of the Fort Omaha
band at Hunseom park today Is as follows :
Muri'h Koinpcr I'ldiills 80111
Overluro 1'ru Dlavolo Anbor
Mnslc.il JtmiilnlNcuiicuii A 1'lcturo ' of tint
I'ust Kolllnson
I'ulrolPaasliii ; Iti-xlmimt , t.'ovurly
Overturn llurlicr of fuvlllu lUuslnl
Kulectlon Ouura Macho th Vui ill
t iiiiK I'll-ilnii' Hon of lliiiu | llsllMn
Concert \Y \ IU s Vunus UulKon. . , CiiuiK'l
Ki'ltietlon - 11 Trnviitoru Vonll
ParaphraseNonrur My ( iod to Tliito..Kuovc
Mcdluy Jjub.'ctlon of t > outhcru I'lantiitlon
fongs. . . . , ( 'ontnrno
National Air Columbia , tlio URIII of tlio
OcuauREAD
READ
"TlioHafe Hido. " A Tholsttu Itofutiit'on of
the Ulvlnliy of Christ , by Hlchnrd M. Mitchell ,
10 1'aelllo avenue , Chloago , III , U.otli , prepaid
} l.f > 0. A common sense urltlcl < m of the Now
Testament ; an earnest , loxlpul plea In fuvnr
of Iho truth ; u most uxcolluntiimllntorcstliij ;
work. "A moro thoroughly hoiiont and Impar
tial criticism on Christian iloutrinra and ilia
oliilniH of Christianity bus not boon uublHIi-
ed , " "Tho wrltor onUirtuliin the slmuliiHl and
most rovurunt belief In ( hid" Should bo got
buforo the world In ovury way possible. "
ALSO
"IMcolo'/y , " u troutUo on the KOnorntlvn
system , by Or , .Sydney II. Kllloli ; Hi. Clutr
I'nb'.lslilni ; Compnny , Now York ; cloth , pro *
pulil , tl.sa A book forovorj man and womuii |
a practical illiouuslon of heredity , pointing
out serious errors In our social syutom and
lURKoatlnx radical rutnodlos besotting off
iprlng only under favorublo clrcunntanooj )
corroborated by the opinions of sororol bun.
ilreJ eminent uhynlulaim and layman , "Vici
bus no friend like the preJnJIou whluh clalmi
to bo vlrluo,1' '
A slncoro bollovor In the Incilltnnblu vnlua
of Iheso two works to Immaulty , voluntarily
Hdvortliu * thorn , '