THE OMAHA TUTLY BEE : SATURDAY , DECEMBER 23 , 1803.
FINALLY TOOK THE PLUNGE
L5a3ter's Oonnty Atto-nay Dismisroi the
Asylnm Booih Otww.
WANTED TO SHIFT THE RESPONSIBILITY
Priipnotlnii Submitted to tlin Ihroo DU-
trlct .riHlRii' , but They llcfmml to
Olro tlin Otllvor Any Kxcuto
for the Act.
LINCOLN , Deo. 22. [ Special to Tun Bnn. |
County Attorney Woodward thii afternoon
formally entered a nolleproscqul In the cases
of the asylum bDodlcrs. It will bo remem
bered that it wa < reported In Tun HBI" some
two or three wcoki ago that the countv at
torney had decided to dismiss the cases nnd
Miat a motion to that effect had already hnon
prepared. The rounty attorney evidently
expected a vigorous protest , and ho "sub
mitted" Hi' ' ) matter to the thrco district
Judge * of this county. The thrco JuJgas
considered thn matter and finally decided
not to shoulder unv of the responsibility.
Accordingly they Informed the county at
torney that ho needed no consent from them
to dismiss the cases , anJ if he saw lit to dose
so ho could do no under the authority con
ferred upon him by the statutes , en
tlroly upnn hla own motion. After
wailing for some tlmo the county
attorney took the final plunge
today , dismissing thocascs of all the boodlors
with the exception of Gorthnm Betts nnd
John Stubbs. The latter has never boon ar-
rujled nnd consequently he still stands in
Jeopardy. The fact that ho U Indicted
Jointly with John Dorgan may have n ten
dency to embarrass t lie county attorney In
the event that Stubbs should happen lo give
himself up.
ItiirjInrA Ui't In Tlinlr Work ,
A party of burglars amused themselves In
Lincoln last nlaht by ransacking the offices
of two prominent lumber firms nnd a coal
ofllco. They llrst visited the ofllco ot the
Badger Lumber company and then of the
Lincoln Lumber company , entering both
offices by the window while the night watch
man wns in another part of the yards. They
broke open drawers nnd destroyed papers ,
but got very llttlo money. At the olllco
of tno Southwestern Fuel company they
blow open n desk that refused to civo way
to their tools nnd found but llttlo cash.
Altogether they collected about ? 10 , which
was , perhaps , fair wages for their night's
work.
Ancnt tlin liny Itutoi.
General Solicitor Hawley of the Elkhorn
today filed with , the State Board of Trans
portation his reasons why the former rates
on baled hay should not bo restored In ac
cordance with the order of the board issued
the latter part of last month The attorneys
for the road allege that the rates In force
] > rlor to October ; t were unreasonably and
unusually low , and that such rates were put
In force nnd maintained by the road not for
thn reason that such rates were sufficiently
remunerative to the road and therefore Just
nnil reasonable , but for the purpose of ald-
insr these engaged in the industry of market
ing hay.
The company claims , further , that during
the past year its revenues have greatly
fallen off from all sources , owing to the
general depression in business which has
prevailed throughout the country , and that
under thcso circumstances it is only just to
the road that it should now bo pcrmillca lo
nllghtly advance the rates on hay. as It has
done. It Is also claimed that the fact that
the rates were for n time placed at an unreasonably -
reasonably low figure for tno purpos-i of
enabling certain producers to live and ship
their products , should not bo used as an
argument against the road , now that the
conditions have changed.
The State Board of Transportation held a
brief session this forenoon and sot Decem
ber 27 as the data for the hearing in the
rase.
Lincoln In llrloC.
The ' cases against Richard Murphy and
BusIo'Scott for being found together In a
: oem under compromising circumstances have
been continued until December SO.
At a mooting of the stockholders of the
newly organized base ball association at the
Capital hotel this afternoon George Woods
was elected president , F. W. Brown vice
president nnd F , W. Little secretary and
treasurer.
County Clerk Woods and other officials , to
gether with T. J. Hlckoy , are at Omaha
today to testify In the c.tso In which ox-
Steward Madden of the Lincoln msano hos
pital brings suit against Lancaster countv
for $20,003 for injuries received while walkIng -
Ing off the bridge between the city and the
asylum.
C. C. White , the miller of Crete , today
Kent to Elder Howe ono ton ol flour to bo
distributed among Lincoln's destitute.
The stock of the defunct dry poods firm of
J. H. Mauritius & Co. has been sold to the
Valley State bank of Hutohinson , Kan. , for
M5.500. The liabilities of the firm were estimated -
mated at f 10,000.
1)11) NOT ( JUT Till : MONHV.
! fwo Ilertrnntl Citlioim Acquitted ot a
ScrlouH Clmrcn.
HoninnoE , Nob. . Dec. 22. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE BKE. ] An information was
lllcd by George Kellogg , the Adams express
ngeut at Burtrand who was knocked down
and robbed of a package of money contain
ing $1,000 In currency on itho night of November
vombor 20 , charging Alfred Axcison and
Nathan Clmlberg with committing the
crime. Kollogfr was first bliuded with pep
per and then slugged and robbed.
The warrant was served on the defendants
Monday and tbo case was cor.tlnuod to Do-
cumber 21. At the preliminary ox-
nmlnatlon the state subpomnod nearly
twenty witnesses , but only used
n part of them. The state rested Its
case today at noon and the attorneys for the
defendants moved to dismiss for the reason
that the state had fulled to make a case
which motion was sustained by the court
and the defendants wcro discharged.
The case was worked up against the de
fendants by a detective from Chicago , i
Bistcd by special detectives in Bertrand.
at Kreinmir.
. uce. as. [ Special to Tun flr.K.J
The funeral of JV , Love , that occurred nt
the family rcsldcnco nt 2 p. m , today , called
out n very hux'o concourse of sympathizing
neighbors nnd friends. Kov. Mr. Tate of
the Baptist denomination" preached an
eloquent sermon and Kov. Buss of the Con-
prrputlonal society offered a few words of
condolence and sympathy. The effect was
( lightened by the impressive ceremonies of
the Masonio fraternity , under whoso aus.
picos thoobscqult's were conducted. Quito
Miumberof people from abroad were pres
ent , North Bend and Omaha boinir largely
roproAcntod ,
fhe Union Veteran league hold Its elec
tion last night , witli the following results :
President , O. W. Hvatt ; vh-o president ,
Oliver bcnith : secretary , Prink Healy ;
treasurer , H. F. Gumpen ; advisory commit'
Joo.J. rt. Harris , II. B. Hmllav , Jtuncs Huff ,
K F , btllos nnd Charles Dalton. The ad-
vlsory commlttun was instructed to prepare
ft literary program for each meeting during
the winter.
Councilman Murray , who was so severely
Injured by falling upon the loy walk , Is
leriously 111 from Us effects.
Ocnurnl VHII IVycK'n Generality.
NKIWASKA Crnr , Doc. 23. [ Special Tele-
giam to Tun BKE.J Men in the employ of
ex-Senator Van Wyck , acting under his
orders , today distributed a dozen wugon
loads of meat lo the poor people of the city.
Tills is the general's yearly cusiora.
Joseph Watcher and Henry Durnud were
nrrcstca today , charged with robbing the
moat market of Charles Fisher. The stolen
goods were found at their homes and they
wcro bound over to the district court in 1500
bonds ,
ICIncnut llnlureuo lliiterlulimieiu.
HOMWEOB , Nob. , Dee , 23. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB BKB. ] Messrs. John E. Nolwn ,
IClipplngor and Updlko gave a nno reception
in their elegantly furnUhod rooms in the
Garland block last night. Their rooms open
upon LowU hall , wnich was tluely deco
rated with bunting , flags , evergreen and old
Uncllsh hollr OitnM and dinclnjf wcro
tlm utmi'.omonn of the ovcnlng The music
was furnished u Profs Oivr and Evans of
York Nen , Lunchoin was served oy Mrs.
Llnron , Abut thirty roiiploi wen out
nnd nltorothrr it was n most qnjoyablo nnd
well arranged affair.
i.KKriru TIM : , nmt.
Tilil ol IMcrjn Connty'n Ui-Trcajarcr , Uarl
Korth , ( 'onrliiilril.
NEUOH. Nob. , Die. 23. [ Spsolal Telegram
to Tun BUB.-In ] the district court tno case
of Girl ICorth , ex-treasurer of Plorco county ,
wns closed nt 11 o'clock this evening nnd the
Jury rotlrod. The ovUenco dl elo od that
Albert Slolnurauto , whom Korth succeeded
In 1'iorco county , was ftl.ooj snort nt thn
tlmo the onico was turned over to Korth and
until the following Juno. Korth was worth
from W.090 to $10,000 before ho went into the
treasurer's onico. Ho took the ofllco In
Jnnuarv. 18S3 , and resigned In December
Ib'JJ , The books show that durlne that
tlmo ho receive &I.2.750 and expended W3.575 ,
leaving n b.ilanco duo Plorco county of $ .1--
050 Kotth , two weeks before ho resigned ,
turned over to the bondsmen all his land
and other propcrlv , Including his old home-
st ad , worth M.OOO , and money In the bank.
The evidence nlso discloses that when
Korth ran for office the second tlmo ho was
then short from $2,000 to frt.OOO. also that ho
had It Invested in lands nnd cattlo. Ills
bondsmen objected to the 13,000 of court
house bonds being placed in his hands , yet
the people of the countv re-elected him to
the o.llco again. In December , 1SUJ , Korth
says ho had no money , as two vroolss before
he hnit turned all of it over to his bondsmen.
He kept nil the money , both public nnd pri
vate , In ono deposit nnd drew against It.
U scorns that Korth was the victim of
nvory ( .peculator that came along and that
Brooks of Baslllo and Stewart of Osmond
with others traded him $17,000 worth of
Queen City slock , an addition to Norfolk ,
nnd of questionable value , and tooic out
$37,000 In cash , one-half section of land nnd
a span of horses. ICorth believed himself n
great speculator and wanted to go to Kansas
nnd buy up ihrco counties.
The testimony of many witnesses was
taken to show that Korth was mentally unfit
to fill the onico of treasurer and
that twice ho hud cither forgotten
the combination on his safe or
it had been tampered with and had to bo
opened by oxperts. When ho went away
at intervals ho loft thn combination open
nnd loft the treasurer's business in the
hands of Thomas Clillvers , with the time
lock on the safe for his protection of money
and papers.
The case has been hotly contested by
the defense and nil express doubt us to the
Jury finding him guilty.
JUItV STH.I. OUT.
F.itnof Murdorrr Ilcnwell , nt Plnttsnnmtli ,
Not Ynt Determined.
PI.ATTS.MOUTH , Neb. , Dec. 22. [ Special
Telegram to THE BKB.Tho ] fate of Mur
derer John Benwoll Kerns , alias John Ben-
well , still hangs in the balance. At 11
o'clock tonight the Jury cmpanolod to pass
upon his * case , is still out , with no immediate.
prospect of arriving at n verdict. So far
it has deliberated for almost thirty
hours , it is vacuoly hinted about the court
bouse that the vote forsc voral hours past has
stood nine for hanging and two for life im
prisonment. It is not thought that the
question of acquittal has boon considered.
Public opinion Is now that the verdict will
bo ono prescribing hanging.
I'ouilpr Now * Nbtcfl.
PEXDEH , Nob. , Dec. 23. [ Special to Tnn
Ben. ] The remains of B. Osgood of this
place was brought homo for burial last
evening from Lincoln. Mr. Osgood went to
Lincoln to have a tumor removed from an
Intestine , but the ordcnl was too mucn lor
him. Ho wns ono of the prominent men of
Pendcr , being the owner of Osgood addition.
Ho wns buried today under the auspices of
the Masons.
The ancient Order United Workmen lodge
at this place elected the following ofllccrs at
its last mooting : Master workman , Uobort
Haccly ; foreman , M. Williams ; overseer , C.
E. Babbitt ; recorder , E. G. Kollnor ; finan
cier , Gcorgo Mustard ; receiver , W. S.
Cleaver ; guide , H. Feldmnn ; inside guard ,
Howard Young ; outside guard , Otto J3ahl.
The Ponder lodge , Woodmen of America ,
has elected the following officers : Vcnerablo
consul , J. M. Kclso ; worthy ad visor , William
Stage ; clerk , A. E. Small ; banker , Robert
McICinstry , camp physlcan , Dr. G. O. Penny ;
watchman , George Intnanj sentinel , John
Motz : trustees , Harry Stage , John Ilalhcrg
and William Grconnugh.
Truutiur nwltclies.
LAUJIBU Neb. , Doc. 22. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEE. ] Secretaries Johnson and
Knootz of the State Board of Transportation
*
took evidence today In the Iransfor switch
case now pending at Laurel. The railroads
were represented by Attorneys White , H.
S. Jnynos , general manager , and A. A.Wills ,
general road master of the Chicago , St.
Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha and L. F. Wake-
Hold , chief engineer of the Short Lino. A
number of business men from Laurel and
adjacent towns gave testimony. The gen
eral tenor of the evidence was that a trans
fer switch at Laurel would bo of no material
benefit to Laurel or adjacent points , as the
service in this part of the state to Sioux
City and Omaha Is all that is necessary to
accommodate the business and shipping in
terests. The commissioners go from hereto
to Jackson , whore they take testimony to
morrow.
Well Prepared lor HuHlnoK.
BnATiiiCE.Doc. 22. [ Special to TiicBnn.J
A man giving-hls name us John Shaw wns
taken in this morning by the police. Ho has
been a guest at the Davis house- for a couple
of days and last evening after supper UDOU
going out for the evening by mistake took
the wrong overcoat from the rack , leaving
liis own hanging In the olllco. The owner of
the absent coat nnd the hotel cleric in search
ing the pockets of the coat that had boon
Ictt. found them to contain a lot of burg
lars' tools , as well as loaded dlco and other
gambling devices. Locating the man , the
police kept on ills track until this morning
when they landed bun in the city jail. Ho
has every appearance of an all-round crook
Golil Stor.ico HOUMU Hurncd.
PONCA. Nob. , Dec , 22. jSpecIal Telegram
to Tim BKK.J The creamery of Aoway Cold
Storage company was totally destroyed by
fire last night. The loss on building was
about $0,000 with insurance of fll.OOO. The
loss on thu storage content * wusabout (12,000 ,
the insurance on which had elupsod two
days boforo. The origin of Iho lire is un
known.
HEAOHED NO CONCLUSION.
licet Sugiir Commlttuo Will Meat Again
Till * Altermmil I'roinectH Hrlhtniilii | | ; ,
The committee having under considera
tion the establishment of u sugar beet
factory according to the plans of Count
LoublcDskI , held < another protracted moot
ing lasl night but came' ' to no doflnlto con
clusion. A counter proposition was sub
mitted by the committee to the projector
and the plans In all their details were fully
discussed.
It was stated after the mooting that
the prospect of the plans being accepted
wus moro favorable. At 10:40 : an adjourn
ment wns taken until this afternoon at 3
o'clock.
When you want sparkling-w15o got Cook's
Extra Dry Imperial Champairno. its purify
aad delicious flavor commend it.
Wyoming ll | > ul > llcjin Jtemuveil.
EVANSTOK , Wyo. , Deo. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] Dr. W. A. Hockor and
Frank Mills received word from Washington
today that they had been appointed register
and receiver , respectively , of the United
.States laud ofiico in this city in place of
George Goodman nud K M. Footo , repub
licans.
To Defenil n fr'uui-ila Alurilerer.
DKAWVOOD , S. D , Doe. 'iJ. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB IKB. ) ] Attorney General
Georgu Hustings of Nebraska and Captain
C. J , Murflu arrived in the city today. They
have been engaged us counsel In the dofunsu
of Austlo Trevor , tbo girl who shot and killed
Maggie McDermott soreral days ago lu this
city.
Oao word dnscrloai it. "norfoa tlon. " Ware
or to DJ Witt's \Vllcb Hu I Salvo.oawj Piljj
WOE FOR WEARY WAITERS
Headsman Maxwell Prepares an Unpleasant
Christmas Olft for the Patriots.
EFFICIENT POSTMASTERS MAY SERVE ON
Ilnrrluir Appointee * Will Not Ho III * *
ItirlHMl for the Slum Cnuto of Their
OIToiulvo l'nrtl inshl | > Under
tlin Present Ailminurrntlon.
WASHINGTON BuncvwoF Tun DEE , )
513 FouitTREXTit STIIBBT. >
\VAMIINUTOX , Dso. S3. )
Bad news como3 from the Poatonico de
partment for an army of democrat * through
out the country , and otpaclally n uutnbar in
NobrasKii , who have for some ttmo boon ex
pecting ithoir appointment to i > rcsiilontial
l > ostoHlcos now held by republicans wlioso
commitslona have some time yut to run on
account of their li.il 113 the sjcoirJ or third
republican appointed to thu ofllco under
the 'Harrison administration. It was
believed that under the rejrlmo of the spoils
men the department would rule that the
four years of scrvlco intended for a postmas
ter should date with the first niipoiutmcnt to
the oflleo of a republican by the last admin-
istnUloti , and that when the four years of
scrvlco dating from the commission of the
llrst republican appointed to the office under
the Harrison niltnln'str.itlon ' had expired the
possessor of It would bo removed and a
democrat appointed to his place.
Js'cnrly Tlircu Tliiiiinnnili llcUl Up
"Many hundreds , probably 2,000 or 3,000
presidentialpostofllcos , are now in the hands
of republican * who were appointed to unox-
plrcd terms , an d It was contended by the
democratic senators and representatives and
state and county coininlttoeinen , demanding
removals , intit the terms should now be con
solidated so that when the ofllco had boon In
the hands of republicans four .years the In
cumbent would bo crowded out by dismissal.
Assistant Postnmtor Uonor.U Maxwell has
ruled in the matter of fourth-class post
masters that it is the intention of the law
and the dopaitmcnt to Rive a postmaster
tour voars of service if ho is cfltcient
and satisfactory from an oftlclal point of
view , and that removal will not bo mndo of
such ofllcer on mere grounds of offensive
partisanship. During the last year of Presi
dent Harrison's administration several hun
dred presidential postmasters were ap
pointed , and these will have about three
years of service ahead of them yet if some
thing moro tangible than offensive partisan-
shin cannot bo brought against them. This
will ba sad news lo many aspirants In
Nebraska. Jt Is believed that the ruling of
Headsman Maxwell presages a similar de
cision from Postmaster General Blssell upon
presidential postofllccs.
Demi bore mi Itlg HI * .
Atnonsr the democratic members and sen
ators still in town there is a great deal of
deep growling against Postmaster General
Bissell and the president. Iracauso of their
failure to flll some 400 postoHlcos in all parts
of the country which became vacant this
month and which weronot IHlecl before the
senate adjourned. The fatturq to act in
these cases will result In the con
tinuance in ofllco of 400 republican
postmasters until the 1st of February
and possiblv for months beyond that date.
The Nebraska ofllcos In the list are Alma ,
Arapahoe , Aurora , Fullerttm , Grand Island ,
Humboldt. Lexington , Lincoln , Norfolk , Ord ,
Pawnee City , I'lattsmouth , Seward , Strom-
burg , Wayne and York. The commissions
of the postmaster in all these oUlces expired
-on the 19th and 21st. In South Dakota
Uratos. Ipswich , Madison , Scotland , Sioux
Palls , Vermillion , Watertown and Ynnltton ,
ana bc'sides these thcro are sixteen Iowa
cases unacted upon.
The resignation of W. II. Alexander , sur
veyor of customs , Omaha , Neb. , has been re
ceived and accepted.
Ilcpuultcnn i'rogrnm Outlined *
If the alleged opponents of the AVIlson bill
in the democratic party are really in earnest
in their opposition to that measure , they
will have an early opportunity to test their
sincerity. The republican program as now
outlined contemplates the introduction of a
motion at the close of the general debate to
strike out the enacting clause of the
measure. If the Hames-Sherry combi
nation can muster the strength now claimed
for it the result of their motion will bo the
prompt defeat of the entire bill. On the
other hand , should this motion full , vho re
publicans refrain from voting for or against
any of the amendments offered by the high
tariff democrats , and if the democratic mem
bers , whoso constituents are in favor of pro
tection , expect to secure concessions for
their particular constituents , they will llnd
themselves unsupported by the men who
vote for protection , because they believe In
the principle , and not because they desire to
save some particular district in congress.
South Dakota Spoils.
All the land ofllcc appointments for South
Dakota have now been made with the ex
ception of thosa for Chamberlain. Committeeman -
mitteeman Wood and Senator Kyle had com
paratively lictlo trouble in settling up the
contests over the ofllccs in Huron ,
Mitchell , Watortown or Aberdeen ,
but the Chamberlain case is full of
perplexities. There are nearly a score
of candidates for both the rcgistcrship and
the receivership , and Senator Kyk > seoniR to
bo afraid to make recommendations. The
"machine" has picked out camlUIuer ; who
are not satisfactory to the "reformers , " and
consequently Chamberlain was loft out wnen
the general land olllco shakcup was ar
ranged for South Dakota on Wednesday
One candidate for the receivership has been
hero six months and ho is growing tired , as
the Interior department people announced
today that there will bo no change before
March.
To L'liniico the reunion llurcnu.
Representative I3oltzhoovor of Pennsyl
vania has Just introduced a bill providing
for the transfer of the pension bureau to the
War department next June , and that the
secretary of war shall nave direction over
the pension bureau , hut tiiat the president
shall doslgnnto an ofllcer of the army with
the rank of brigadier general to bo com
missioner of pensions , and two colonels in
the army to be deputy commissioners ot
peusions.Thcsooftlccrs shall not receive extra
compensation above their regular salaries as
olMccrs , and the secretary of war may desig
nate clerks in his department or incapaci
tated or other officers in the Hold to perform
services in the pension branch of his depart
ment. It is contended that under
the operation of this bill the pension busi
ness could bo brought up to date within a
year or two , and that thereafter it could be
performed at almost one-half the expense
now borne for the performance of pension
work , it is also argued In favor of tills
proposition that thu management of the
pension office would bo nonpartisan , and the
letter and the spirit of the law would bo
faithfully enforced. It is true that when an
administration changed hands thcro might
IHJ other army officers detailed to have
churgo of the pension business , but it is
noted thut there is no moro politics in the
War department under ono administration
than another.
New I'ottiiiBtteri.
Ferdinand Bering was today appointed
postmaster at Humphrey , Plutto county ,
Neb.vlco lloynl P. Drake , removed ; John D ,
Quinloy nt Springfield , Sarpy county. Neb. ,
vice John G. Bolun , removed j A. E. Poten
at ChaUmouth , Sioux county , la. , vice Frank
Holmor , resigned ; David Carter. Kirkman ,
Shelby county , la. , vleo Francis O , MIcklcr ,
removed. Pcnnr S. IIUATII.
xnira t'oi : THE .titur.
i.Ut of Chance * la tlio llocular Service ai
Aimiiuiiroil Yetturtlay.
WASHINGTON' , Doc. W. [ Special Telegram
to THE BBE. ] The following army orders
wcro issued to.lay :
Leave of absence for two months , to take
effect on or about January 15 , 18114 , is granted
Captain Mott Hooton , Twenty-second in
fantry ,
The following transfers in the Fourth
cavalry are made : Second Lieutenant Ed
ward D. Anderson , from troop H to troop L
Second Lieutenant Edward I ) , CasmU , frou
troop Li to troop H ,
lrcavo of ubscnco for ono month , to take
effect upon being relieved from duty in con
irctlon with the World's tVilumbhn expoM
ion , is grunted First Ulemcnant Lewis H
Brother First infantry , , u >
Company F Third Inranfrj , nnd the men
attached thereto nro rolloVea from further
luty at Jiickson parkt nnd will proceed to
Fort Snelllnp , Minn. ,
The following officers'arb relieved from
further duty nt Jackson'pal'K from the dates
mentioned end will Join Ihoir proper sta
tions : Major Oeorjro M. , Uandall , Fourth
nfantry , December fll , 1S03 ; First Lieuten
ant Alfred M. Palmer , Twenty-fourth In
fantry , December ! tl. ISM ) First Lieutenant
TohnS. Kulp , assistant , surgeon , December1
S3 , IS'.O. ' ' '
The leave of absence -crantcd Major
Thomas C. Lobo , Sixth .cavalry . , is extended
fifteen days ,
The leave of absence granted Second Lieu
tenant Joseph E. Cusnck , Fifth cavalry , is
extended two months.
The extension of leave Of nbsenco granted
Major Joseph W. Whaht , ' paymaster , Is
further extended twenty days.
Leave of absence for ono month on sur
geon's certificate of disability , to take effect
on the expiration of the ordinary leave of
absence granted him , is granted First Llou-
tenant Alfred I ) , Jackson , Ninth cavalry.
Leave of absence for three mor.ths , to
take effect Fobrnarv 10 , is granted Captain
Henry T. Kendall , Eighth cavalry.
WILL SHAKE UP SHOEMAKER.
I.oral Democrat * Kiiriijtoil nt the Duplicity
of Lender In tlin Pnlth ,
Since the recent local election democrats
In these parts have been living low. The
Samosct wigwam has been draped In sombre
colors , and the haunts of the Jacksonlaus
have been deserted nnd forgotten.
A condition of things developed yesterday ,
however , that presages war. U all grow
out of the proposed contest which ox-Candl
date Tracy- threatens lo make against
County Cleric Suckctt. There nro demo
crats who profess to beltovo that Tracy was
elected county clerk. After the oniclal can *
vassing board declared Sac.kott elected
certain domoiyatio managers called meet
ing to decide upon making a contest on be
half of Tracy. At that time W. S. Shoe
maker was in the thickest of the light. lie
rose nnd grandiloquently roaftlnned his
steadfast fealty to democracy and proved
his patriotism by assuring the committee
that Ills Icjjal attainments were at its serv
ice , free of charge. Ho would not accept a
dollar for pushing thn con tost. The com mi t-
too accepted his olTcr and named Judge
Dulllo nnd T. J. Mahoney to co-operato with
him.
him.Timo
Time were on. i no papers uau 10 DO mod
by Dt-combor 2 , but on that day nothing had
been done. Shoemaker called at the ofllco
of Sackott , aiuljouml him absent , from Iho
cify. On the court house steps ho mot a
friend of Sackott's , who asked him
if ho had filed the contest papers ,
Shoemaker answered that he had not , nnd
was not sure that lie would do. "Fact Is , "
ho added , significantly , "there Is nothing in
it for mo. " The bait thus thrown out wns re
warded by a nibble. The upshot of the
vholo business was that an over-zealous
riend of Mr. Sackctt gave Shoemaker a
heck for $50. The latter went to Council
Muffs with the contest papers in his pocket.
lo had agreed to stay tlioro all day and lor-
; et to file the contest papers , but weakened
atcrlnlho day , returned to the city and
lied the papers. The next day ho returned
ho $50 chcclc to the man who cnvo it to
ilin.
ilin.AH
AH these facts , and many moro on the side ,
ire leaking out. The Jaclonians declare
hat Shoemaker will ba compelled to uot out
of the case and also will DU "deposed as vice
iresidont of the Jacksonian club at thu next
nceting , a week hence , Grlm-visaged war
s imminent. The contest committee de
clares that Shoemaker must go.
Georjjo J. Sterusdotff .was seen late last
evening about the affair , George is the
chairman of the contest committee. Ho was
vnrm under the collar , declaring that Shoe
maker's conduct was outrageous and could
not bo condoned by the , respectable element
of the party. Mr. Sternsdorff promi&od that
hero would bo music at the next meeting of
ho Jacksonlans nnd that , decisive action
vould be taken In reference to Shoemaker.
CRUSH * Itepubllcaim Etpect to Itcclaitu the
Sixth ConcrcaalonnL District.
TOPBKA , Kan. , Dec. 22. [ Special to TUB
BEE.J Since the unexpected republican
gains in Kansas at thu November election ,
congressional aspirants in the Sixth district ,
vhich had been conceded to the populists ,
lave become numerous , and the cam-
> aign has already opened. Candidates
vho have announced themselves are : U. M.
'ickler ot Smith county , H. D. White and
I. W. Turner of Jewell county , L. H.
Thompson of Norton county , M. B. Inger-
sell of Cheyenne county , Lee Monroe ot
I'rugo county , 1C. E. Wilcoxson of Gave
ounty. A. H. Ellis of Mitchell county , W.
I. MoBrldo of Osboruo county , L. G. Parker
of Decatur county , and J. H. liocdcrof Ellis.
The same district will furnish its share of
candidates for state oflluers before the ro-
mblican stata convention , among them
> einp Frank Loclca.rd of Norton county for
secretary of stale and D. J. Hanna of
Iraham for auditor of state nnd Otis L.
Atherlon of Husscll for treasurer of state.
The populists do not concede the district.
They arc confident that they will bo able to
lold it. It is now represented by William
Baker of Lincoln. Ho is a candidate for re-
lominalion , but ho already has opposition in
n the person of A. N. Whlttinglon of tno
same county , and U. S. Osborn , at present
secretary of state , would not object to
flaking the race. Osborn lives in Kooks
county. _
l.jons It levities.
I..YOXS , Neb. , Dec. 'iJ. [ Special to Tnn
IKE , ] Some sneak thief stoio thirteen
vhrisimas turkeys froui Mann & Co.'s
jutcher shop Wednesday night.
A largo crowd gathered at the now
Presbyterian church Wednesday night to
tear the ladies explain how each earned f 1 ,
which they donated toward furnishing the
new church. Their experiences were inter-
> stmg. Some dug post holes for their hus
bands , others cleaned stoves and stove
pipes , while some raised and sold chickens ,
and n few ventured to ask their husbands
otitrlght for the dollar.
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort nnd improvement nnc ,
( ends to personal enjoyment when
rightly uscu. The maim who live bet
ter than others and enjoy jifo moro , with
less expenditure , byymloro promptly
adApt'.ag the -vrorldV lrfdt products to
the needs of physical'.Heipg , will attest
the value to health of , Ue pure liquid
laxative principles /embraced / in the
remedy , Syrup of Figitfo
Its excellence is dutj'tfi'lts ' ' presenting
in the form most acoejvUble a"d plens-
ant to the taste , the refreshing and truly
baneficial properties of a jwrfeet lax
ative ; effectually cleansing the system ,
dispelling colds , headaches &nd fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions nnd
met with the approval , qf the medical
profession , because it acts on the Kid
ney * , Liver nnd Bowels without weak
ening them and it ia perfectly free from
every objectionable substance. ,
Syrup of Figs ia for fealo by all drug
gists in OOc and $1 bottles , but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co , only , wliofio name ia printed on every
package , also the name , Syrup of Figs ,
and being well informed , you will not
accent any substitute if oflercd.
NTINENT
GREAT SPECIAL SALE OF
EN'
Beginning SATURDAY MORNING , Dec. 23d , a Bankrupt Stock
of 3.OOO . pairs at
60 GENTS ON THE DOLLAR.
500 pairs at $200
500 pairs at 2.50
500 pairs at 3.00
500 pairs at 3.5.0
500 pairs at 4.00
500 pairs at 4.50
-v * ' v -
gy
We guarantee this line < of goods perfect in every respect. Made
by one of the best concerns in the country. See our window full of
pantaloons.
1000 pairs of Boys' Knea Pants , sizes 6 to 15 ,
At $1. ° °
- On Saturday.
" ' Boys' Suits.
500 Cheviot Double Breasted Suits
At $3.5 ° .
Magic Savings Bank.
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On Saturday.
To every purchaser in our boys' department of $1 worth and upwards
The Continental always does as it advertises.
Come early on Saturday.
CLOTHING HOUSE.
Cor. 15th and Dowlas Sts.