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W ? THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 11. 1893.
CONSIDERING THE CANAL
- Btsiion of the County Board Devoted to
Disctisnon of the Platte Project ,
BEPORTS OF THE ENGINEERS RECEIVED
TlcMills i > r the Ittcent aiirvvy of the Klk-
Iiorn iiml IMnilo Illtrcru The Hchtini *
Thoroughly Dlir.itmml I'liiul Il -
position Next I'rltlay.
No\t Friday morning the county commis
sioners will holil a spocl.il session , at which
tlmo they \vlll decide the question ot
whether or not they will submit the propo-
sltlon allowing the voter } of the country
precincts RJ cast their ballots for or against
the Issuing of bonds In thu sum of 11,000,000
to aid In the construction of the Platte rlvor
canal from n point near IVomont to Seymour
park , just southwest of this city.
Yesterday the members of the board mot
to twelve the reports of the engineers ap-
] > olntcd to make the survey of the Hlkhorn
'and tho'Platto ' rlrors , nnd also to hear what
they hud to saj with rcfcronco to the volume
< ol water , but bcforo any action wns taken
they listened ton communication from Curtis
C. Turner. In which ho uslfcd that If the
cnnnl was built the city of Omaha bti com
pelled to maintain n roadway nlonR the banks
and over the dams crossing the streams
County Surrey or Smith , in submitting his
reports of measurements , said thnt In meaa-
It tiring the IClkhorn nt n point three-fourths
of a mlle above the Arlington brldiro bo had
found a How of 512 cubic feet of water per
second , and thnt the Platto. a short distance
below Kiemont , discharged 1,094 cubio feet
per second , making n total of 1,600 cubic foot
per second for thn two streams.
Kmrlneor Howell , In Ins report , stated that
lie found 400 cublo feet per second in the
IClkhorn and 2,200 In the Platte , which
would glvo 01,000 horse power as the. maxi
mum capacity of the canal.
Oily Knclueer Itnicirntrr'n Koport.
In submitting his report upon the same
subject City Knglncpr Itosowater said :
"In delurenco to your request , seconded by
that of the mayor and city council of Omaha.
I have made such investigations relative to
the essential features of the proposed Plntto
anil IClkhorn river canal for the develop
ment ot water power and water supnly as
ure pertinent to the main questions at Issue.
The essential features are , tlrst , lha
available water supply ; second , the attain
able head al the point of application ; third ,
the practicability of transmission of the
powers developed to tlio city ; fourth , the
adaptability of the water for domestic pur
poses.
"To moot the first proposition I have made
guuglngs of the Klkhorn river at Arlington
nnd the 1'lalto river at Fremont. Careful
cross sections of the Klkhorn channel at BIX
points on each of two sections 100 feet apart ,
nnd caugings of the menu ilow on Friday ,
October 0. gave results ns follows : Mean
men , 221.0 square feet ; mean velocity , 2 foot
per second ; discharge. 440 ; t feet per second.
ThcPlatte river is divided into two main chan
nels and several smaller ones. For the pur-
IKISO of saioty ns to results only the two
main channels were measured , with results
as'lotions : North channel Mean area ,
" 45.fi square foot ; mean velocity , 2.81 feel per
second ; discharge , DSOU cubic feet per sec
ond. South channel Mean area , 629.25
square feet ; mean velocity , 2.85 feet ncr soo-
end ; discharge , 1,503.4 cubic foot per second.
Summary :
* Culilc foot
Total flow. pur second ,
I'litttorher 2,108.1 !
Klkhorn river 440.8
Total 2,048,0
lloud of IViiler Obtaliiiililo.
"Taking the datum levels of the low
water mark of the Missouri at Omaha the
Klkhorn rlvor nt Arlington has an altitude
ot 101 feot. The table lund nt Seymour park
has elevations varying from 177 to 181. The
Papllllon crock Ii 27.JI at the present How
line nnd 88 feet at its banks. without the 1
detailed plans of the projected'Hue before '
mo It Is suAIolontly evident thnt with a dam '
of the Elkhorn at Arlington below its pro-
iwiscd confluence with the Platte n fall of
ouo foot per mlle can bo secured with a
water level nt the power station of 103 foot.
-Tills , with a prouor enlargement of the Pa-
LI A. Jplllion to the necessary width for an outlet ,
I ? 'will glvo a clear available fall of 180 feut for
ly power purposes.
" \Vo thus have on the basis of the present t
discharge of the Klkhorn and the Platte
rivers as avnllnhlo 2,048 cublo feet per second
end , with n fall of 1 0 foot.
El "Tho Plntto rlvor nt the present panging
Is nt Its lowest , whilst the Klkhorn will
probably nttaln > to Its minimum Ilow in
December or January. Doubtless the same
will bo the case with the Lo'ip Fork , which
supplies the greater portion of the Platte
river Ilow at this tlmo. It may , therefore ,
bo assumed for safety thnt the present dis
charge of the LOUD and Elkhoru rivers will
supply only one-half of the present dis
charge , which would leave 1W4 ! cubio foot per
Hccond. Tlio increased How of the Platte In
duced by snow in the mountains will moro
than double this loss. Ignoring this almost
certnln compensating feature and allowing
25 pnr cent for other possible losses through
evaporation , seepage , etc. , I assume as a
basis us absolutely certain a ( low of l.OOU
cublo feet per second with a head of 125
feet. With this safe assumption wo have
the following result :
Horse 1'ont'r Obtainable.
"Theoretical horse power for turbines 14- ,
fISO. based on twenty-four hours run , and
84,521) , bused on ten hours run per day , nud
storage , Of this the water wheels can
safety bo counted to deliver 80 per cent ready
for use at tbo grounds for transmission.
This would leave as actual horse power de
veloped by Itho wheel of 11.500 on n twunty-
\ \ 'four hour Oasis , nnd 27,020 on a ton-hour
.basis. These llgures nro based ujion the
) nest conservative assumptions as resultants
during the most unfavorable periods and
under most adverse conditions. I am satis-
lied that under average couditlons double
thesa results can bo depended on.
"We now como to the question of trans
mission. There are two feasible methods of
doing this. ly ! compressed air through
pneumatic tubes or over wires by oloctricity.
'Kaeh ' of thcso methods have their special
Iif nml peculiar advantages. The compressed
4 nlr method dispenses with the necessity of
any expenditure on the part of the power
users , the compressed air belli ) ; available at
oil times by boln simply turned on In the
place of steam , doing auay with llrcs ,
boilers , etc. , the oxlmust nlr serving ns a
cooling anu ventilating medium.
Comprised Air Cuimldi-red.
"Messrs. Popp ami Pledler of Paris and
.Berlin , who have the most extensive compressed -
pressed air plant in the world In operation in
"Paris , offered to transmit 73,000 horse power
from the Niagara falls to Buffalo in two
pipe mains , twenty-four Inches diameter
each , with a guaranteed eftleipncy of 85 per
cent this Including loss In compressor and
tubes , The transmission of power by com
pressed air over such n distance , fourteen
miles , has not yet been tried , whilst that of
clectrlo transmission has , The Niagara
Hills Power company has provided for trans-
mltilqn of 5,030 Uorsi ) power by this method ;
its practical efficiency rrlll therefore bo known
_ J > gforo the question of transmission can pos
sibly become a factor for consideration hero.
Its applicability to both power nnd rofrlgor-
ullon will doubtless maku it most desirable
for the South Oumha packing houses , in
Cither the application of oleetrlr-al or compressed -
pressed utr for transmission it will be safe
to assume a loss ot from CO to SO per cent
. . /between the turbine and the point of appli
cation.
Avallnlilu , for ir o In Omaha.
"Assuming a uotlloss of 23 per cent ,
through this source wo will secure at
Omaha , ou the basis of a twenty-four hour
run as hcrotofoio assumed , a not minimum
delivery of 8,083 horse power nnd 20,718 horse
power ou a tea noura continuous run and
V storage. The storage of 1,000 oublo foot per
second ilow during fourteen hours run Is
matter of easy attainment , requiring less
than 800 acres of four-foot deptu storage
area.
area.S'0 now como to the question of adapta
bility to domestic uso. With a 1,000 oublo ?
foot per second How the daily dlachargo al
the wheels will bo 010.873,000 gallons. As.
v I luuilug a f uturo population of 300.000 and 150
N rations - per capita , we would nooU 43,000,000
-
- -
- - daily , or losi than 7 percent of thU
flow. This can readily bo diverted Into
settling basins or otherwise filtered , if found
necessary , nnd delivered Into high distrib
uting reservoirs on the hills west of the
city , ready for use either for direct pressure
or through the medium of n stflndplpo. The
latter would not bo needed to exceed 150
feet in height to deliver direct to the city.
Mama Iimurmotintnble Oinicnltlo .
"Ono moro feature in connootion with the
proposed canal may bo hero appropriately
referred to , inasmuch at It Is dally ques
tioned In connection with this project. Why
not brine this power directly Into Omaha or
above Omaha nt Florence , In place of n
point seven miles from thocityt A canal
cannot bo made to run up hill. With a fall
of ono foot per mlle the canal nt Seymour
park U 1V ( > foot above the Missouri river.
To continue this canal would necessitate
cither the crossing of the PapllIIon valley
over railway lines at a height of 125 foot or
moro with a supporting capacity of not less
than 500 poifhds per square fee ; for half a
mile or moro. Involving an enormous
expense , and after that continuous very
heavy cuts for six miles nt another enormous
expense. In addition to this the right of way
would add another very largo amount. These
In the aggregate would Involve several mil
lion moro dollars expenditure without any
compensating feature to commend them , To
carry the line northward would Involve still
heavier and much more extended excava
tions , add fifteen miles to the length of the
canal and Incur dlnicultlcs In connection
with crossings over nnd under railway lines ,
which , like the former projects , would double
the cost of tbo canal. For those reasons I
regard the main project as outlined by the
canal company as thomost , practical.
r albllity ot the KtitnrprUe.
"In my opinion , from the data furnished by
the company's engineers and that obtained
Independently by myself , the canal project
for power purposes is a feasible and com-
mrndablo ono. For water works purposes
It Is practicable to soetiro a water supply
from tlio canal or to use the power trans
mitted by the Missouri rlvor and pump from
the present source. The details at the
works for development of power and Us
transmission will require thorough consid
eration by boards of competent engineers ,
the same as has been done nt the Niagara
f.ills. 'Ihoso questions are not , however ,
confronting us. The proposed canal project
can bo successfully carried out under proper
management and direction. "
Colonel Curpontur Was Off.
After listening to the reports Stephen
Carpenter , ono of the residents of Valley ,
said that the county of Douglas was opposed
to thn building of the canal , as thu farmers
had bbcil contributing annually the sum of
$ . ' 00,000 to help maintain the city of Omaha.
Chairman Stenberg of the board wanted
to know how the gentleman llgurcd that the
country was contributing such a largo sum
each year. Ho was informed that the
country ptoplo paid $100,000 into the Omaha
saloons each year nnd that that went into
tlio city school fund , that the county had to
support the citv hospitals and poor farm ,
and that without getting any return.
Mr , Stenberg pleasantly denied the state
ment nnd showed that the country precincts
had received more taxes during the past ton
years than they had paid. In these country
precincts the monuv expended on the roads
aggregated much moro than the entire pay
ments made by all of the precincts. Besides
this the lands in the county which were
worth from $50 to $00 were assessed at only
34 per aero. If the canal was built It would
enhance the value of the land , placing it iu
a condition where the revenue would bo
moro than double the amount of the in
creased tax.
In opposing the canal scheme County Sur
veyor Smith contended that it meant n
dump for Fremont nnd all of the towns along
the line of the ditch , and that the water
would become so Impregnated with Ulth
that when it reached Omaha it would not bo
lit for domestic purposes.
Isaac Ilascall , a mem nor of the council
committee , opined that when once con
structed the canal would bo much moro valu
able for furnishing power than for furnish
ing water to drink or to use in the houses.
Smith Opposed tlio Scheme.
Again Mr. Smith opposed the scheme by
saying that the full atiSoymour park was not
what hud boon represented , and that a drop
of 150 feet could not bo obtained unless the
lower end of the canal was built in the air.
So far ns ho was concerned , ho said that ho
was of the opinion that the whole scheme
was ia the air , for if it was a good thing it
would have been constructed by the original
promoters , instead of being farmed out to
the city and count v. Another tblntr , ho said ,
was in the way. During the past year the
city nud boon unable to dispose of its paving
bonds , and will * another debt of $2,500,000
saddled upon the city and county the situa
tion would bo oven worse.
Citv Engineer Rosewater thought that
that was dodging the real Issuo. Mr. Smith
was ready to Und fault with the plan and
was trying to got out of u hole into which ho
had fallen. In the first place ho opposed
the statement that there was a suftlclont
.quantity of water to develop the necessary
power , but by his own llguros , and allowing
000 cubio feet per second for losses , there
would bo 21,000 horse power available at
the lower end of the canal for a ton-hour run
each day in the yoar.
TESTED THE FRE3STTBE.
Insuranno Men \Tltne88 a Hoooml Display
of Water Power.
The Insurance men , together wlth _ Mayor
ncmlsnnd Commissioners lla'rtman , Strick-
lor and Smith , witnessed a test of the water
pressure nt Fourteenth and Farnam streets
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
JClght streams were laid and according to
the Judgment of the mayor and other Inter
ested spectators the average height of the
streams was not ever 70 feet.
City Engineer Rosowutor had his assist
ants stationed on thereof of the Doard'of
Trade building with their instruments , and
according to their measurements each of the
eight streams reached the 110 feet required
by the contract of the water works system
with the city.
The calculations of the engineers were far
moro favorable to the company than the
views of the spectators. The highest esti
mate of the height of the streams was ninety
feet , nnd from a ground view it looked as
though some of the streams would but Httlo
moro than reach to the top of the thrco-
story block opposite the Puxtou hotel.
City iSnplnoar Rosewater explained the
seeming difference of opinion by saying that
it wus Impossible to correctly estimate the
hoighth reached } > y thu water Irom the
ground. The engineers on the Board of Trade
building adjusted their instruments to the
exact level ot 110 feet , and their calculations
were necessarily accurate , although whether
the water reached that height in sufficient
volume to bo of practical utility iu case of
lire wus anothorqr.cstiou.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Trikiiiiictlan of Iteeular Itoutlno lludnoii
at l.tut Kvuiilnu'i nomloii ,
The regular mooting of the city council
last evening was entirely of a routine na
ture. The resolution regarding the water
works Investigation was not reported. Sev
eral minor ordinances were considered. The
mayor submitted his veto of the contract 10r
Samuel Ivatz for Jlllln ; certain lots in Kirk-
wood addition. The veto was sustained.
The apKintuionl | of John T. Flock , \V. II.
Gates und Goorgv . Hoi brook us appraisers
of the widening of Twenty-fourth street
between Cuss and Cumlng streets was ap
proved. Chairman \Vinspear ot the Hoard
of I'ubllu Works was granted a ten days
leave of absence. Several contracts were
approved. Mrs. Nora Kuhu submitted POu
claim for damages for personal Injuries sus
tained by a defective sidewalk. A resolu
tion was introduced setting usldo (3,000 for
the use of the street commissioner's depart
ment. Several paving ordinances wtira
Introduced and referred.
tlo : od bjr thn Sheriff.
AUBUUN , N. y. , Oct. 10. The works of the
DirJsall company , manufacturers of traction
engines , grain threshers and portable saw-
mills hero , have boon closed by the sheriff
ou au execution of $165.000. The Judgment- ,
was iu favor of Henry H. COOK of New York
city and Is fur money loaned to the concern.
Cure indigestion and billouiae j with Da
Witt's Little Early Risers.
Twuutjr-Two l'unuug r Drowned.
SAN FiuNCisco , Oct. 0. Advices brought
by the steamer Hlo do Janeiro state that the
sailing vessel Synou Maru was wrecked off
the coast of Japan ou the 4th lint. Twenty-
two of the passengers were drowned.
DODGE COUNTY MURDER CASE
Trial of Charles Oarloton for the Killing of
August Gothman Near Fremont ,
STORIES OF THE PRISONER'S ' NEIGHBORS
Testimony to the KITcot Ihit the Acouied
Concealed Mnnjr I'noU In the CM *
And Wanted to Plipoio of
IIU Victim Secretly.
FREMONT , Oct. 10. [ Special toTtiB BEB. ]
The Jury in the case of Charles Carleton
for the murder of August Gothman on Juno
8 , as finally agreed upon , Is ns follows : A. F.
Mltchlll , F. J. W. Smith , II. Wallace , J. A.
Urlls , II. A. Burch , A. J. Hale , Ellis Doano ,
li W. Harkor , E. A. Wagner , J. O. Gamble ,
Gcorgo W Sullivan , Thomas Johnson. It Is
recognized as a Jury of moro than ordinary
Intelligence , to bo selected from a county In
which the case has received such general
publicity. The case was culled at It a. m ,
this morning. Judge William Marshall was
on the bench , Gouty Attorney Holloubeek
and ox-County Attorney IjOoinU represented
the state and Frlck and Dnlc7.il the defense.
Attorney Hollcnhcck presented the case
to the Jury on the part of the state. Ho re
lated the incidents connected with thu trag
edy and dwelt on the statement made by
the defendant when ho came to the city for
the purpose of giving himself tip , and which
was about as follows : A tramp had como to
htm whlto alone and had asked for some
thing to eat , which ho refused , whereupon
the tramp had solved a revolver , which was
lying on the table , and attempted to
shoot him , but In a scufllo Carlcton wrested
the weapon from him and killed him.
This , the attorney claimed , would bo en
tirely disproved by the evidence and It
would bo shown that Carleton know nt the
tlrao that the man ho had killed was the
husband of the woman ho had recently m ir-
ried and that ho had laid his plans by scud-
Ing off the family and the hired man to pur-
form the deed alone and unwitnessed. The
evidence would show that C.irluton had llrst
intended to bury his victim in the corn Hold ,
but that while attempting to wash up the
blood stains his heart seemed to fail him
and ho determined upou the story ho told
concerning the tramp.
Other Sldo or the Unse.
Mr. Frlck opened for the dofonso. Ho
hoped the juryman would remain uuproju
diced and keep their minds clear so that
they would bo able to glvo careful and
attentive consideration and u Just and
unbiased verdict. 1'ho plea , he stated ,
would boself-dofcnso.
The county attorney then read a list of
fifty witnesses in behalf of the state , which
were duly sworn and excluded from the
room until called. A circumstance occurred
hero that Is pronounced roiiurk.iblo. Sheriff
Milllkcn's name was announced as a witness
and ho was expelled from the room , not
withstanding ho has charge of the prisoner
and Is responsible for him.
The first witness called was James J.
Maloy , n neighbor of the Carle tons , residing
nbout four miles west of Fremont. Ho
stated that ho lived about one-half mlle
northeast of the Carleton place. He saw
the defendant about noon on the day ot the
murder at his own place In the presence of
his family. Carleton called him to the door
from thu dinner table and asked to go up to
his house ns ho had killed a man. Ho
stated that the man had tried to mnko him
give him something to cat and had drawn a
pistol on him , which ho snatched away and
killed him.
How the Itody Wan Found.
The witness started up to the Carleton place
and the defendant started for town. At the
house the witness found .lames Itimmoll
and went into the house with him. On
entering the kitchen they found that the
door had boon wet , ns if some ono had on-
doavorcd to wash something up. In the bed
room , near the bed , they found the dead man ,
whoso face they uncovered. The room was
dantoncd by a bed quilt hung at the window.
The covering over the body consisted of a
gray blanket. The head was bloody and a
pool of Dlood had oozed out on the lloor.
On cross-examination the witness stated
that as ho onteredotho house ho noticed
hammer with a long handle and drops of
blood near it.
There was blood on Carloton's shirt front
when ho appeared at the door. He hud seen
him that morning about 8 o'clock coming up
from toward Fremont driving fast.
Testimony or a Neighbor.
James Kimmoll resides near the Carleton
placo. Ho saw Carleton the aay of the kill
ing. Ho was In the cornfield when Cnrloton
came to him and told him that ho had shot n
tramp who drew a pun on him and demanded
something to eat. The gun went oil in the
scuttle , hut witness wrested it from the
tnwnp and shot him several times. Carleton
wanted the witness to go to the house ,
which ho did after eating bis dinner and
putting up his team. Carleton wont toward
Fremont. He corroborated the testimony o
the former witness ns to the surroundmtrs
at the house and stated that ho took the
body by the shoulder and turned It over to
ascertain if life was extinct. The first
blood he noticed was near the kitchen door.
There was blood on the walls of the kitchen
and on the wash boiler sitting on the stove ,
Ho saw. what ho supposed to bo n piece o.
the dead man's brain on the floor. In the
sitting room there were indications of blood
but it appeared that efforts had boon made
to remove It. Under the dead man's head
there was a pool of blood about a foot and a
half in diameter.
Ho noticed dirt on the man's face , especially -
cially on his forehead. Looked like dust
had boon thrown upon It , Ho was In and
out of the house several times , but made no
further examination. When the corone.
came they examined the body and clothing
and turned It ever to the undertakers.
Curletou Wanted to llnry IIU Victim.
J. C. Mlddaugh testified that ho had lived
in the present neighborhood of the Carlo-
tons for twenty years. He was ut the Carleton -
ton residence on the day of the killing. Ho
approached him und gave the same story of
the "tramp" us related to the other wit-
noss3. Ho examined the revolver produced
In court and ,
pronounced It the tame
showed htm by Cnrloton on that
day. There were at that time three
empty chambers. Carleton was excited
and wanted to know what to do. Thought
It bettor to bury the man und say nothing
nbout It. Witness advised him to po and
gl\o himself If It In
vp was self defense.
Carleton said that ho hud burned the dead
man's bat and moppet ! up the blood on tbo I
floor ; that ho had shot the mail twice , otico
after ho tell.
The witness asked Carleton what the
man's name was and was told that it was
Oatlomaii , that ho had written It on a ploco
-
of paper before ho killed him.
The witness corroborated the other wit
nesses ns to tno appearance of the room and ;
body und the blood on tbo floor and walls.
Doctor Mercer.
PLATTSUOUTII , Oct. 10. [ Spocjal Telegram
to TUB BKB.J The somewhat famous suit of
the Plattsmouth Street railway against Dr.
S. D. Mercer of Omaha was called in dis
trict ooun till * morning , and the trial was
, commenced bo for o a Jury , The amount sued
for is some 16,000 , which the plaintiff seeks
to recover for assessments levied upon Dr.
Mercer's stock. In defense It is alleged
that fraud was resorted to with the Intent
of wrecking itho railway company. Iu the litn
terest of certain stockholders nx
and at the ox-
pcnso of the defendant. x.0
The defendant for two years kept outside .
of Cans county to avoid service \ > clng made
upon him , but was finally. , Intercepted nt
Greenwood , In the extreme , northwest cor
ner of the county , whllo onrouto from Lin
coln to his homo In Omrfhai on a B.M. .
train. The trial U being , warmly contested
and will rcqulro a two or thrpo days hearing
before Its conclusion. '
ANOTII12U INSTANCK OP NKOtiKCT.
Stnto UOlcliiU Were Not Tr6d on AU Po M
lilo
, Oct. -Special [ to Tun Butt. ]
In n painful effort to score a point against
Auditor Moore the Omiha , World-Herald
unwittingly uncovers another ploco of fine
work accomplished by tlio Impeached state
officials. It Is true that thn Board of 1'ubllc
Lands ana Bulldingn rojooMxl t ho claim of
the Lincoln furniture mau for brass bed
steads , etc. The claim was rcjoctod on Fob-
runryii ) , but on April 'J , a foxv days before
they were temporarily deprived of their
olllces Dondlng their trial for malfeasance
In oflleo , Messrs. Humphrey and Allen ap
proved the si mo claim and It was
sent to the auditor from the ofllfo
of the secretary of state , together
with a huge slack of other claims
which the Impeached nrtlvinls railroaded
through ns soon as It was montllv certain that
they \\cro to stand trial for thdr neglect of
public duty. Instead of "discovering their
mistake n few days later" they did not
"discover" It until after they wcro acquitted
and met with the board early In July. And
oven then they bogged the auditor to keep
the matter quiet for their sakos. The bill
should not have been paid , but the responsi
bility for Its final payment must rust where
It properly belongs , upon the men who ap
proved It.
H1 mn.iruaii. .
Mnikod 'Men Kntcr -Nnbrmkii city Ienl-
ilunon and Hold Dp the I'roprintor.
NKIIIUIKV CITT , Nob. , Oot. 10 [ Special
Telegram to Tin : BUB. ] Charles Schmidt ,
au aged German , was. aroused last night by
n knock : tt his door. On pinmlng it ho was
confronted by two masked men , who thrust
revolvers Into his face and demanded that
ho show whore his money was hidden ,
Kchmlat protested that ho had no monov ,
but the burglars compelled him to pilot them
through the house whllo they ransacked
every nook. After some search they found
$23 tied up In an old stocking , which they
appropriated. \ \ hile the thiuvcs were busy
with their search Schmidt made his escape
and gave the alarm. When assistance ar
rived the burglars had Hod , Schmidt has u
largo vineyard and nmkos a living by sellIng -
Ing grapes und wine. As ho Is mlsorlv In
his habits the thlnvossupposcii ho hail n largo
sum of money hidden about thu house. Ho
says ho would bo ublo to identify the men.
Not \ut Iduntllk'il.
GiUNn ISIAND , Oct. 10. [ Special to
TUB BBC. ] The remains of the dead
burglar will probably bo hold for
the rest of the wook. The police authorities
nro still In doubt ns to the identity of the
burglar , who was at first supposed to bo
Charley Fisher of Omaha. Since this identi
fication has been knocked out a man has
called to see the remains and stated that the
dead man was none other than his brother.
But the police do not credit him with aver
age intelligence. His name Is E. C. Bonner
and ho said ho came from Beatrice. Ho said
the dead man's name was Arthur Bonner.
The Beatrice authorities say that Bonner is
from that city , but that ho is not always In
possession of u sane mind , and his .statement
is not , therefore , fully rolled upon. Owing
to his appearance the remains were not in
terred yesterday , as was intended.
Bonner gave the nuniQ.ot junother brother
in Stunbcrrv , Mo. , who , lie said , was worth
$40,000. This party has boon telegraphed
and the authorities are waiting for an
answer.
lit jdiTlllB.
GEHINO , Nob. , 9ct. 10. [ Special
TUB Ecu. ] The greater portion of
the cases on the docket of the Ootober term
of district court Just clo'sod" were continued.
The most important civil case was that of
McDonald ot al vs Voters , Involving $10,000
worth of property , whieh wont ever to next
term on : i motion.
The independents held their nominating
convention Saturday , and had n high old
time considering u proposition trom the
democrats to muico a fusioh ticket. Finally
u middle-of-the-road ticket was nominated ,
viz : U. A. Christian , clerics F. M. Sands ,
treasurer ; J. M. King , county Judge ; W. J.
Sentenoy , sheriff ; Agues Moomuw , superin
tendent ; J. L. Gilmore , surveyor ; J. II.
Stevens , coroner. The nominees , with a
single exception , are all from the cast half
of the county.
Dodge County Republic.mi Caiiotif.
FiiEMONT , Oct. 10. [ Special Tolograra to
THU HER. ] The republican caucuses of the
county were hold tonight for the county con
vention that will moot In this city tomorrow
for the nomination of county officers. The
caucuses in this city were exceedingly quiet
and harmonious , the railroad bosses having
nothing nt stake in the deal. Even Boss
Richards did not show his hand only through
his man Hammond. The only interest dis
played In the city caucuses was for the oflleo
of sheriff , und ox-MayorCicland seem to 1mvo
the inside track. The wards did not all in
struct for him , but most of them expressed a
preference for htm.
DmuooriktH Moot.
GANDT , Neb. , Oct. 10. [ Special to Tns
BBE.J The democrats of Logan county ,
to the number of sixteen , mot In convention
Saturday and placed in nomination James
H. Crawford for sheriff , und Charles W.
Brooks for coroner.
XV.irrcn .Nut Unllty.
HASTINGS , Oct. 10. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BEB. ] The Jury in the c iso of the State
against Gcorgo Warren , charged with hav
ing assaulted Hetty Belle Reynard , brought
in a verdict of not guilty today.
JIIS.VItY UK WOLV DEAD.
Illinois Control' * Trnusurur Und n Fatal
Attack of lleurt DUome XhU Morning ,
CIIKUQO , .Oct 10. Henry do Wolf , the
treasurer of the Illinois Central Hallway
company , died suddenly this morning. For
souio tlmo ho hud boon n sufferer from
augiua pectoris. Ho was stricken this
morning with the fatal attack us ho was
standing on the outer steps of the Illinois
Central terminal station nt Park I tow.
Friends carried him to his ofllco on an upper
tlooraud medical aid was called , but the
physicians were too late to check the violence
olonco of the attack.
Iiiveitlgullui ; a Mine Horror.
CitYBTAi. FAU.S. Mich. , Oct. 10. The
official Investigation of the Mansfield mine
disaster , in which twotity-sovon lost their
lives on the night of September as a ro-
suit ot the Mluhlgnmino rivur plunging into
the uudorirrouud workings of the mine , wua
instituted this morning by Prosecuting At-
tornoy Moriarty , noting , , uniler direction of
Judge Stone of the Twe.uty.Hfth judicial cir
cuit. Tlio Jury was taktjn to the scene ol
the disaster and there sproru in. They ru
turned to Crystal Fulls and tbo taking of
testimony Is now In
( luiuomala nnd llur jiorijuir Ilitiiulttl.
NKW YOKK , Oct. 10. A special to a morn
ing paper from Guatemala says : The
government will take stopsto : put a stop to
the depredations of tho'bnndlts on the bor
ders. Kx-Prosldcnt Barillas came hero and
had a long conference ) viti ) President Bar
rios , after which Uo returned to his couuto
us la to. ' .
There is much smallpox on the northern
frontier.
Highest of all in Leavcmnrj Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ABSOLUTELY PURE
OUR
Ladies' ' and Gentlemen's '
STOGK.S
have boon consolidated , nnd nro
now together near the cntrnnco , oo-
cnpvluir oO foot , contulnlnir it full
line of Ulovoa ut POPULAR
PRICES.
In order to britip this department
into grontKi' prominence and fnvnr
than over wo ofTor this week two
special bargains in Cloves.
Ladies' ' Gloves
Cholco line of Mousnuotulro.
Succlo nud 6-Hoolc Glnco
Glovoa. iiQVor sold before
itndor $ ! . " & , nnd us high ns
$1.50 ; como inblncUsund till
colors. Introduction piico
83e
Gentlemen's ' Gloves
Glove season Is horo. Got
your supply whllo the price
i& low nnd the oods uro
hero.Vc offer tin extra
quality Ktitflish WulUing
Glove , host do < jslcin , never
sold lor less tlmn $1.125. In
troduction price
price90e
FOB BEST GLOVES
AT LOWEST PRICES
GO TO
THE
DRY GOODS GO.
DOCTORS
Carles
Medical
&
Surgical
Biscensan/ .
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TIIK NOsK. TIlltOAT , ( III.S r.VrOHAOU
IIOU'KLduiKl 1.1VKH , lUIICU.HATISM , 1)18
i'irsiA.
ltrOOI > . SKIN and KIUNIIV II CI OK ,
I'KMAl.l ; UKAKN11SSKS , J.OhT MAN
HOOD CimHI ) , iiiidiill liiruit ot
WEAK MEN
IIYDHOCELK AND VAUICOCJ3LU pnrinannntly
and HiieceH'UuIIy ciirril M.'thoJ now mi 1 iinMlllii ;
TICKATM1CN1 ItV MAI I , H HpiM'l.iHy.
PILra. riSTULA. FISSURE , permanently ourai
without tlm UB < > O ( Itntdll.Mturo oruuutU : .
Allm.'UiulloHor u miv.uu or dollcuto luturo. ot
elthorbox , ( lOHlttvuty cured.
ou or tiOUrt'SH. wllu stimp. for ClraiUri.
ook , Ki'Clu'H itiul Svmuto u III m't I ,
Fli tt Htnli wiiy Noutli of | x > stol1lce , room 7.
Dr , Searles SL Searles
ZACHARY
Wholesale RUBBER Goods.
TAYLOR
Wholesale RUBBER Goods
LINDSEY.
Wholesale RUBBER Goods.
Send for prices.
1111 Harney Street ,
OMAHA , NEB.
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I'lieiiniuntcoofcino. S nuplo unit frau. A < l > lritax
Oriental JitxJlc.il Co. , OS I'Jyingulli 1'lajo Chicago
CANMJK CUKFMNMOMINTO
v
Ir'c ' Minute : I
PRICE 25o PER BOX.
Your Druggist
MANUI'ACTimii : ) HV
L
OMAMA , - NBB.
WE ARE
ORCING
Our stock on. the market to rnisa
monoy. It will pay you to at
tend oxir
Liquidating Sale
Como in and examine our prices.
Will do better than wo advertise.
All wool cassimoro sufts , never
were sold for less than $3.
LIQUIDATING PRICE § § . !
All wool cheviot ; suits , in threa
shades , straight or round cut ,
worth $10.
T IQUIDATING PRICE S&5
J * JL | 37 I
All wool cheviot overcoats worth
up as high as $8.
LIQUIDATING PRICE § 3 ,
Examine these goods and be
your own judge. "We don't care
who you are or where you go ,
you can't duplicate these goods
for the price.
IN THE SHOW WINDOWS.
i3th and
Farnam.
THE E F
Old
[ TO
New Quarters
desirable because we have
room to show goods ; room
to show a much larger line ;
so .we have opened up all
the new patterns of
GARPKTS
AND NEW
Curtains and
You are invited to see our
new store and new stock.
Our opening of
Oriental and Fur Rugs
is a desirable feature at this
season , We intend to -
make this an attractive
department.