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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 11 , -SIXTEEN ( PAGES.
TEARS STAY A SENTENCE
Diamond Thief WithMany Tears Asks
Mercy from the Oonrt.
SERVED ONE TERM FOR SAME OFFENSE
Jlut the Judge Did Not Know Thin nnd Was
Touchrd by tlio IMca Vcrillct Agulntt
( Ininlilcrft Other tnscit lu
nintrlet Court ,
The sight of warm and briny tears , flow
ing as copiously ns water through a twenty-
four-Inch main , moved the heart of Judge
Scott yesterday , and for a season ho felt
as though ho would llko to release from cus
tody ono of the bad men of the community
and send him out of the county jail a free
man ,
Ono year ago last November H. II. Hland-
Ing arrived In the city , representing that ho
\vas a young farmer from Kansas , and that
as ho was nbout to lead nome young woman
to the altar , thought that It was proper to
make this Identical young person uomo pres
ent as an evidence of his Intentions. Ono
bright day In autumn he strolled Into the
Etoro of Max Meyer and at once proceeded
to look over the stock of diamonds , with a
view to purchasing. Doing pleased with the
sight which mot his gaze , Dlandlng pur
chased a $150 ring for his betrothed and
a stud of the valny of J7G to grace the front
of his own shirt. Having mndo these pur
chases , Mr. Dlandlng discovered that ho Was
short of cash , though ho averred that ho had
n deposit of $4,000 In the First National
bank. Against this account ho drew a
check for $225 and went his way with the
Jewelry. That same day Mr. Meyer dis
covered that ho had been duped , and that
instead of Dlandlng having $1,000 in the
bank , his deposit was $10 , and that It had
never been any moro than that amount.
The case' was at once turned over to the
pollco , but smooth Mr. Ulandlng had loft the
city and had completely burled his trail.
Two or three days later , however , a report
was wafted over from Avoca , In. , to the ef
fect Unit ono of the jewelers of that town
had been worked In n similar manner. Mr.
Jloycr was Induced to take a trip to Avoca ,
and there saw the same man who had confi-
dcnccd him out of his diamonds. The Iowa
officials having the culprit In custody Insti
tuted proceedings nnd convicting Dlandlng ,
succeeded In sending him to Fort Madison
for ono and one-half years. In the prison ho
was a model convict and by good conduct
shortened his term several months.
Alt of this tlmo the Omaha officers had
Mr. Dtandlng In mind , and about the tlmo of
the Iowa term of Imprisonment expiring ,
armed with a rcqulultlon , Captain Mostyn
Wjnt over to Fort Madison , where ho took
charge of his man and brought him back to
this city. Ho waived preliminary examina
tion and was held to the district court.
Friday , knowing that Judge Scott had not
heard of his former escapade , Dlanding ex
pressed the determination of pleading guilty
nnd throwing himself upon the mercy of the
court. Clinging to the hope that ho would
Rot off with a light sentence , Dlandlng went
Into the criminal court yesterday , where
ho told .tho court that ho committed the
crime of which ho was charged , but main
tained that at the tlmo ho was so drunk that
ho did not know what ho was doing. Ho
declared that ho was an honest farm
er's boys from the broad acres of Kansas ,
nnd that prior to his advent into the city of
Omaha , ho had never known what It was to
Bin. In fact lie averred that the only rough
side of tlio world with which he had been
brought In contact was the brambles and
briers of his father's cow ranch. Ho was
sorry that ho had defrauded Mr. Meyer out
of his diamonds , and was ready to make all
kinds of promises that In the future ho
would llvo an upright llfo and travel in the
straight and narrow path.
While telling the tale of woe , tears welled
up Into the eyes of the man who was ready
to acknowledge his guilt , and as ho mopped
Ills eyes-with a lingo bandana the molsturo
crept Into the eyes of Judgt Scott , and while
the molsturo looked llko real tears , the court
Insisted that It was duo to the fact that
some one had been smoking In the room dur
ing the early hours of the morning.
The harder that Dlandlng cried the moro
the. scene effected the court , nnd as the
drops of water coursed down the young
man's checks Judge Scott remarked that It
looked to him llko a case where a man had
been made a creature of circumstances. Ho
was not ready to Impose a penitentiary
xontcnco until Jio had made a moro thorough
Investigation. With this Dlandlng was sent
back to the county Jail , where ho will remain
until Judge Scott learns of that Iowa affair ,
at which time home of the pollco ofllclals
think that ho will want to hire a cheap
hand to kick him for the shedding pf the
tears of sympathy.
VIKIHIAN'S HISKS.
Judge Ambrose Thrown the Downg-Kltrlicii
V ' CUMI Out of Court.
TIIQ case or Thomas Downs against James
B. 'Kitchen , which has been attracting con-
aldbrablo attention during the past two
years , wont out of court in a hurry yes
terday , with , an order thai , the plaintiff
Bhpuld bo compelled to pay all of the costs.
Some two years ago there was a flro In
the annex of the Paxton hotel. The flro de
partment was called , and several of the
companies responded to the call. During
Uw progress of the flames the -west wall of
the annex fell , burying beneath the debris
several of the firemen , who at the time
wore standing upon n ladder which was
leaning against the wall. By reason of the
falling of the wall Captain Carter was killed
nnd Firemen Mulvlhlll and Downs severely
Injured. Suitswere , at once brought In the
district court , the parties nnd relatives al
leging the bad construction of the portion of
the building which fell. The heirs of Captain -
tain- Carter sued for $5,000 , and secured a
judgment tor the full amount , but tlio case
was appealed to the supreme court , where
U still rcmans | , undecided.
Thomas Downs sued for $10,000 and on
the .11 rat trial secured n verdict for $7,500.
A motion for a now trial was made , tin
allegation being that the amount of. the ver
dict was excessive. Thla motion was
granted and at the next trial the jury
-fi4lsd to reach a verdict , although the
twplvo men wore kept out some soventy-
tu'o huiirn.
Mulvlhlll sued for $5,000 , and after n
lengthy and tedious trial , the Jury returned
a verdict for thu defendant.
During the early days of the term the
third trial of the Downs case was slated and
the work of securing n Jury was commenced
last. Monday and concluded Friday , when
the Introduction of testimony was begun ,
with a prospect that there was a long legal
battle In sight.
Friday night the attorneys for the defendant
lllcd n motion for a non-suit , which was ar
gued for several hours. To all of the argu
ments Judge Ambrose listened nnd then
granted the motion , which all of the
attorneys declare raises a question which
lias never bo ; > n passed upon by the supreme
court of tlifs state. In moving for the non
suit the attorneys for the defendant main
tained that thd owner of a building owed no
duty by which ho wus compelled to protect
the lives of Dromon , providing that a flro
broke out In that particular building. In
engaging us firemen the members of the
department know of the hazardous occupa
tion and it was not Incumbent upon owners
of buildings to keep the sumo In a safe con
dition during the progress of a flro.
In iiramlng the motion to nonsuit Judge
Ambr hi > cited several cases from other
Mates that Viero on all fours with the case
which was at bar. Ono case In particular
was from Indiana , where the Judge who
liande ; ! doxvn the opinion took occasion to
remark that In engaging as n fireman the
.Applicant took his llfo Ui his hands and
that It was his duty to respond to the call
to attend a flro , no matter what the con
dition of the burning building might be.
Witiitn u Ilhorrr ,
In the district court Arthur Clarke has
KBk 1 for a legal separation from his wlfo ,
I'uii'iti to whom ho was joined In murrlago
ntnrrcn , O. , on July 2. m . For a
c.uof action the plaintiff alleges that
ii"nv the summnr of 1S92 Fannie deserted
T ) I I and board , both of which at that
tiun wire In thU city , and went to llvo with
ono FM. A. Conn. Together Fannlo and Ed. ,
so the plaintiff alleges , went to Salt Lake
City , whore they remained until ono tired
of the other , after which the woman In the
c.iso went to Denver and the bad , where
she stilt remain * .
Mn < lo a Tent ln o.
The twenty-seven cases against Douglas
county wherein the plaintiffs seek to get
out of paying for the lota which they pur
chased In Douglas addition some five years
ago , are off the court dockets for some tlmo
to come , at least.
When this addition was put on the market
for the purpose of raising funds with which
to orcct the present county hospital , ' there
was a horde of bidders , and most of the lots
brought good prices , , Payments were upon
the Installment plan , a certain amount beIng -
Ing paid In cash and the balance yearly pay
ments. There was a slump In the realty
market soon after that , and some of the pur
chasers commenced to find a loophole
through which they might crawl.
In the course of tlmo and after having
made some of the annual payments the pur
chasers , or at least some of them , discov
ered that , prior to the sale , the commis
sioners had Incorporated In the election no-
tlco a provision for the sale of the Douglas
addition lots. This was at a general elec
tion and a year or two after holding the
same some of the purchasers alleged that
less than a majority of the votes cast were
for the ratification of the sale. With this
discovery Charles D , Keller and a few
others commenced suit to have the sale set
aside. When this action became public
other purchasers followed suit and actions
were brought by tlio wholesale. At the
trial In the district court Keller won and an
appeal was at once taken , where a decision
Is now pending.
Yesterday County Attorney Kaley stipu
lated with all of the other plaintiffs ,
by which It has been agreed
that the decision In the Keller
case shall govern all of the suits which
have been brought , and that that decision
shall bo final-
In speaking of tlio matter Mr. Kaley
stated that ho had but little fear of the final
outcome , but that It would bo fully a year
before , the case could be reached for hear
ing.
Hull for Daiimgcs.
Jointly and severally the editors and pro
prietors of the Western Laborer and tha
members of the Musical Protective union
have bought a $5,000 law suit , with Wlllard
E. Chambers , a dancing master , as tlio
plaintiff.
Chambers has filed his petition in the ar
chives of the district court , and In ills tale
of woo ho cites the fact that In the columns
of the Laborer ho was designated as a
"scab. " Ho avers that ho Is nothing of the
kind , but Instead , Is a man who Is skilled
In the art of teaching men and women how
to dance In a graceful manner. Ho also
declares on his oath that dancing
Is nn accomplishment nnd a profess
ion and that he Is skilled as a teacher of
that profession. For a cause of action the
plaintiff avers that the Musical union to
which he refers passed a resolution denounc
ing him as an enemy to labor , and that the
same was published in the paper heretofore
referred to , causing him great humiliation ,
besides damaging his business.
Verdict Agiilnit Gamblers.
In the county court the case of Martin
Slattcry against the proprietors of the Diamond
mend saloon attracted considerable at
tention. Slattcry Is ono of these Individuals
who toyed with the tiger and was bitten.
On the witness stand ho has testified that ho
was a constant visitor to the gambling
rooms during the months and days that in
tervened between October , 1890 , and August ,
1S93 , spending the most of his tlmo there
\vhen ho was not on the streets capping for
one of the cheap clothing houses.
During the time referred to ho alleges that
ho fattened the tiger to the extent of $970 ,
but never thought of squealing until his
money was all gone , as prior to that time
ho labored under the opinion that his luck
would take a turn and that ho would win
out moro than enough to make up for his
losses.
After hearing all of the testimony the
court reached tlio conclusion that Martin
might ha'vo been whips.iwod on the turn nnd
rendered judsrmont In his favor for $205 and
Interest. . . ,
Court Culling ! ) .
Frank Scott has been on trial In tha
criminal court during the past two days ,
charged with having passed a bad dollar on
a Thirteenth street fruiter. Judge Scott has
Instructed the jury to return a verdict of
not guilty , as the complaining witness has
been unable to identify the prisoner as the
passer of the coin.
In the case of Charity Smith against D. T.
Mount , suit brought for damages arising
from the removal of a house from tlio lot
where tlio Omaha club house now stands ,
the Jury has returned n verdict for the de
fendant.
Judge Koysor leaves for O'Neill today ,
where ho will preside for Judge Klnkaid In
the hearing of the Holt county treasurer
cases.
COUNTY"COMMISSIOMERS. .
Mujor I'ndduck'fl .Toko Discussing Addi
tional Jtoom for Court Purposes.
Owing to tlio fact that there wore other
matters to occupy thu attention of the minds
of the mombars of the Board of County Com
missioners , the regular weekly mooting w s
not hold yesterday afternoon.
After the reading of the minutes and be
fore the transaction of any business the
board adjourned until tomorrow afternoon ,
at which tlmo the committee on charity will
make a ropnrtoxonorating County Physician
Lanyon trom all blame in connection with
the charges preferred against him by the
ofllcors of tlio Central Libor union , in which
U was alleged that ho neglected the poor
who were entrusted to his professional caro.
At the Monday meeting Mr. I'uddock lias
declared that ho will introduce resolutions ,
of which the following is n copy :
Whereas , Economy In the various depart
ments of the county service has caused the
commissioners to reduce salaries and other
wise curtail expenses among thu employes
subject to the direction of this board ; and
Whereas , l.lsliitlvo enactment has llxed
the salaries ot the commissioners at UloO per
month.
Resolved , That In the absence of any lojjls-
lativo enactment to reduce these salaries thu
commissioner hcrti present walva technical
rights and niireo to cover Into thu county
treasury during nil the current year 120 per
cent of their salaries.
Thu other members of the board are of the
opinion that the resolution is ono of Mr. Pad
dock's grim Jokes. They refuse to say
whether they will vote for the adoption ot
tno resolution , or consign it 10 tno nics.
The judges of the district court and tha
county commissioners got together yester
day nnd for an hour or moro discussed the
question of additional roonm for the county
utllchils nnd the juries. While no action was
lauen many opinions were expressed ns to
how things should be , but In the end the
arrangement of everything was left to thu
commissioners.
Just what will ba done the commissioners
have not yet decided , thnuph one thing U
sure , ami that Is that the sheriff will have to
move , but to wlut place Is not certain , as
three objective points arc In vlow. Ono
ulan Is to remove'him to thu residence rooms
In the Jail building , whllo another is to have
Quarters titled up in ( ho southwest corner of
the basement and locate htm there. An
other scheme is to remove Ccmuy Attorney
Kaley from the building and givu the sheriff
the two rooms now occupied by the attorney.
The jurors \\lll continue to occupy their pres
ent rooms In the basement , though these
qudrtcra will be made moro comfortable by
placing carpets on the lloors and adding bat
ter furniture.
it was suggested that ( ho basement
windows bo lowered to the ground line and
that at least two of these underground
rooms be tlttcd up and furnished 03 court
rooms. No llnal action , however , was taken
with reference to this matter. The pro *
posed cutting of coart room No. 1 Into two
small court rooms was discussed and favored
by most of tno members of the bench.
Murrlugo IJc mse .
The following tnarriagn licenses were is.
sued by tno county clerk yesterday :
Niuno unit iiddroai. Age.
J i : , M. Arnold.Omiiha 80
I l.lizlo .spoorl , Oiimlm as
J Max I'HI , Kromont , Neb 37
( Ulzella WtTlhhuftur. Oiuttha. yi
i Nathan Young , Chicago. , . . . . , 33
11'luUuy Yuuug , C'hlcuuo 'Jl
MERCIFUL SAVIOUR MISSION
What it Has Done and la Doing for Unfor
tunate Women in Omaha.
SEVERAL HAVE BEEN LED TO REFORM
AVomnn Doctor of DMnlty llocomn 1'n'tor
of tlio I'lrnt Unlrermillst Y. M. C. A.
Scrtlccnnml Work Church loiter *
tnliiinrntn Announcement * .
The following statement concerning-
worlcof the Mission ot Our Merciful Savior
Is made by the associates of the mission :
Now that the season of Lent compels us
to give pause to the round of gayotlcs , wo
have tlroo to look over the year's record of
philanthropic work which has been carried
on quietly , though earnestly.
Wnon Father Crapsey was conducting the
mission hero last year ho inspired the mem
bers of the various parishes In Omaha to
undertake the work for the reformation of
fallen women and for the help of young girls
who arc in danger of being led. astray. As
the llrst fruits of this inspiration
tlio house at 2518 Davenport street
was rented and furnished and a
sister of the Order of St. Monica was placed
in charge and the work inaugurated July 20
last.
last.With
With varying success the work progressed ,
a number of girls being Induced to enter thu
home , which is known as the Mission of Our
Merciful Savior , although but few remained
for any length of time.
With the first of the year a change was
made In the management , and Mother Carolina
lina Is now in charge , assisted by Sister
Sarah , both of the Order of St. Monica. To
aid in carrying on the work the women of
the various parishes have banded together
as the associates of the mission , mooting the
first Monday in each month at Trinity to
plan ways and moans of helping the sisters
In their efforts. Mrs. Worthlngton is ut the
head of this organization , and committees
are appointed for inspection and for the in
struction of the Inmates in nccdlecraft , etc.
At the last meeting of the associates
Mother Caroline gave a most interesting re
port In which she said :
"Fourteen have been admitted to the
homo , two of whom have been reformed.
Ono has married respectably , ono has been
baptized Into the church. Another was
greatly impressed by the kindness she had
received and wrote affectionately the
sister In charge , and who can tell what
other seeds have been sown some day to
wiuen into a purer llfo these unfortunate
souls ? Ouo girl lias of Into chanced from
being of a rather sullen disposition into a
faithful worker , so devoted that I shall not
hcsitato to present her for confirmation.
"In addition to thcso there have been sev
eral who catno for shelter , ono a young girl
alone in the city , a stranger without funds ,
who was given a homo until she found a
place at service ; another a widow with a
child who had been unable to find work. It
is thought that much good may result from
this preventive work und it should bo under
stood that the mission is open for the re
ception of women and girls who llnd them
selves homeless and friendless In the city.
"Tho Mission house is comfortably , but
plainly furnished , one room being arranged
as an oratory , where service is held every
Thursday evening by some of the clergy ,
nnd also early service three mornings in the
week , as well as the dally prayers.
"Tho inmates assist in the work of the
house nnd nro being taught to sew , with the
hope of making them self-supporting.
"In addition to the worlcat thu homo the
sisters go. about in the lower part of the
city seeking to aid the unfortunate women
there In escaping from the Ufa of sin , and
they also visit the county house- and the
various relief agencies. "
In closing her report Mother Caroline said ,
"As you may suppose , tlio work is a difllcult
ono. requiring almost superhuman patience
with great self-discipline und self-control.
I would beg all my friends and lellow
workers to glvous their warmest sympathies
and most earnest prayers nnd above all wo
ask for patience in looking for results , not
to expect that a few weeks or months will
change these wild , undisciplined , wilful waifs
into steady Christian women , but to feel en
couraged if at the end of ono month wo can
see any improvement , howpvor feeble.1' '
llov. Auguntu Clmnln , D. D.
Rov. Augusta L. Chapm , the only woman
in the world holding the degree of doctor of
divinity , enters upon the pastorate of tno
First Universalist church of this city today.
Dr. Chupln is a descendant in the eighth
generation of Deacon Samuel Chupin , who
emigrated from Wales and settled in Spring
field , Mass. , about tlio year 1035. She was
born In Lakcvlllo , Livingston county , N. Y. ,
and was educated in Michigan , to which
state she removed with her family at an
early ago. Sbo was for several years a
student of Olivet college , and also of the Uni
varsity of Michigan , from which last named
Institution she graduated , receiving the de
gree of master of arts , Shu was ordained at
Lansing , Mich. , and siuco her ordination has
been engaged exclusively in missionary and
pastoralwork. Her principal settlements
have been in the order named ; Portland ,
Mich. , Milwaukee , Wts. . Iowa City , la. ,
Lanslmr , Mich. , Pittsburg , Pa. , Aurora , 111. ,
and Oak Park , Chicago.
Miss Chapin hold the honorable position
of chairman of the woman's irencral com-
mlttco on religious congresses in the con
gress auxiliary of the World's Columbian
exposition of J603 , and gave to this work
many months'of devoted attention. Her
cliiof service consisted in securing compe
tent women to taka part In the great par
liament of religions In promoting the con
gresses of the various Christian denomina
tions , and of many important religious so
cieties of women , She also olllciated as
chairman of the woman's committee of her
own church. These services Miss Chapin
justly considers as among the most import
ant that she has boon permitted to render
to thu world. In recognition of her attain
ment nnd work Lombard university , in
Juno , 181)3 ) , conferred upon her thodcgrco
of doctor of divinity , she being the tint
woman in the world to receive this title.
Miss Chnpln's .services have been much
sought for the lecture Hold , In which her
topics are chlclly English literature and urc.
She holds thu appointment of extension lec
turer on English literature for the Univer
sity or ( Jiucugo , and nonresident lecturer pn
lltcraturo nnd art for Lombard university ,
G.ilosburg. 111. She Is a member of many
societies of women , among which may oo
mentioned the Sorosls of Now York City ,
the ICIng's Daughters , the Chicago Woman's
club , the Women's Christian Tomuernneo
union , and the. American Society for the Ex
tension of University Teaching , She Is vlco
proa Id cut for Illinois of the National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Women , und is
the president of the International Associa
tion of Women Ministers.
To tlm Young Women Again ,
At the First Presbyterian church tonight
Rov. J. M. Patterbon will conclude his talk
to young women on their excuses for nonattendance -
attendance at church. In the morning" the
topic will bo "Tho Kingdom of Christ. " The
musical program for the day is as follows ;
MORNING.
Organ prelude Andunto In A major.Smart )
To Dcum in C. Dressier
Organ offertory Invocation , , . , . , Munro
Sopruno aolo Hear Ye , Israel.Kroin Klljah
Airs. J. a. Wndsworth.
Organ postlude-March In D Gullmant
KVKNINO.
Organ prelude Allegretto , Merkel
Anthem Long the Darkening Cloud
Abode ; . .Shelley
Trio The King of Love My Bhepherd
Is , Mendelssohn
llrs. Wudsworth and Messrs. Treynor
nnd Copeland.
Organ offertory Cantablla in U..Orison
Alto solo Ashamed of Jesus.H. I' . IJanks
Miss Ogden.
Organ pogtludo. . . . . . . . . Whiting
Will Titlk About tlio Sun.
Friday evening , E obruary 10 , llov , Newton
M. Mann will give the fifth lecture of the
Unity Club course at the Unitarian church ;
subject : "Tho Sun. " The lecturer will toll
how the sun llghU aud wanna the earth ,
what its stores of energy are , whence It is
supposed to got thorny how Ion ; U has
probably boon shtutng , how long It may con-
tlnuo to nhlno. adding some speculation on
the origin and destiny of suns.
V. ST. C. A. Wor 'jiml Serviced.
Major Klljah Ha'.fordibolng called out of
of the city on ofllclul business , ho will there
fore ho unable to spoak'al the young men's
snrvlco at 8:30 : p. m. today. Mr. Wnrren
Swltzlur has consented take his place
nnd will speak on "YodAg Men In Public
Llfo. " The service \fjli bo hold In the
gymnasium. A line pfcludo of orchestral
nnd vocal nnlslo will bo given. The blblo
class will meet as usu.ifJUndor the direction
of Mr. Pierce at 11:15 : a , , in. , und Secretary
Obornt330 ; p. m.
The rending room will bo open from 1 to 7
p. m. Monday evening a now class in Chris ,
tlnn evidence and now testament study will
bo opened at 3 p. m. under thu direction of
Hav. Dr. Lowrlo. This class Is prepared
especially for Christian laymen nnd will bo
thorough and most valuable for men who do-
Ire to go Into a thorough study of the CTrls-
tlan laltli. Dr. Lowr-e is a teacher of ex
ceptional ability and will give close atten
tion to this class. The class is open for all
men.
Judge Woolworth delivers the law lecture
on Monday evening , speaking of "Marriage
nnd Divorce. " On account of limited space
the lecture will bo restricted to gentlemen
only. The boys meeting will bo hold today
at ; ) : 15 p.m.
Y. U' . C. . \ . Noted.
The regular business meeting of the
Young Women's Christian association will beheld
held Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Every
body Interested Is Invited.
Last Monday night the rooms were crowded
with the active members , who listened to a
bright. Interesting report from Miss Clay
ton , the secretary , who visited the Missouri
state convention a couple of weeks ago. She
returned , she said , more proud of the Omaha
association than she was before she wont ,
although she learned many ways In which
this could bo Improved. After the talk light
refreshments were served In the office of Dr.
Keycs , who kindly granted Its use to the as
sociation lor the evening.
The committees for the year will bo an
nounced at the meeting Monday night.
The devotional meeting nt 4 p. m. today
will bo led by Mrs. " Turkic. Subject ,
"Women of the Ulble. " "Everyone Invited.
Church KntcrliilniniMit.
The entertainment given on Friday even
ing in the parlors of St. Mary's Avenue Con
gregational ctiurch was artistically an om-
pnatio sliceoss , nnd a goodly number of
people wore present notwithstanding the
Inclemency of the weather. In compliance
with requests made nnd to enable these who
were prevented from coining last Friday
the entertainment will bo repeated at the
same place on next Friday evening.
"Kieiilng Drcxs" nt Unity.
W. D. ilowell's farce , "Evening Dross , "
will bo given next Wednesday evening ,
February 14 , at 8 o'clock at the Unitarian
church parlors , corner Seventeenth nnd
Cass streets , for the benefit of the organ
fund. The evening's entertainment will
include also music and u scries of six
tableaux , "Bits of Lifo..l
St. John's iJJVw Choir.
At St. John's Episcopal church the choir
has been reorganized , and Is now composed
exclusively of men and' boys , all vested.
The choir numbers twenty-four , and consists
of eight men and slxtean1 boys.
The music Instructor and organist , Mr.
T. M. Norrls , well merltsf the commendation
bestowed upon his work1. "
1'ulplt 5 > j > .tcH.
Rov. Luther Kuhns will preach this morn
ing nt St. Mirk's Lutheran ctiurch.
Rov. Newton Mann's discourse at the Uni
tarian church this morning will treat "Con
cerning the Boast that tlio Lord Is on Our
Side. "
Rev. Augusta J. ( Jliap'inan has accepted
an Invitation to conic ' < q Omaha and take
charge of the work of this First Universalist
church.n' * ' ' '
/sl. | 1 t
At' the Central Unltejfpresbyterfan cliurch
Rev. J. M. Williamson , tlie pastor , will preach
today. Morning theme , "What Shall I An
swer Him ? " evening , "The Source and Obli
gation of Our , Good Received. "
The revival services at Trinity Methodist
church will be continued during the present
week. Sunday morning Rev. McKalg will
preach on "Power from on High , " and In
the evening , his subject will be " .Reconcilia
tion. "
At Detfi-Eden Baptist church * Sunday
evening. Evangelist Thompson will preach a
special sermon to young men. At the close
of the service the ordinance of baptism will
bo administered by the pastor. Song service
begins at 7:30. :
At St. John's African Methodist Episco
pal church , corner of Eighteenth and "Web
ster streets , services will be conducted by
the pastor , Rov. J. W. Braxton. Subject :
"God's Forbearance " . At 7:30 p. m. re
vival services will be held. '
Rev. C. E. Brailt of Lincoln will
preach at the Westminster Presbyterian
church at 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. Air.
Bradt will remain this week and assist the
pastor at the evangelistic services which will
bo held every evening at 8 o'clock. All are
Invited to attend these meetings.
At Immanuel JJaplist church , the pastor ,
Hov. Dr. Foster , will preach this morningou
"Excuses , " delivering in the evening an il
lustrated sermon -'Natural History Illus
trating Blblo Truth. " Baptism will bo ad
ministered at thu close of the evening sor-
mon. The revival meetings have greatly in
creased In Interest , and will continue in the
audience room all thls.weok. The solo singIng -
Ing bv Mr. K StHinbaugh is ono of the most
pleasing features of the services.
Auburn > otrn nnd 1'orHonnlg.
AUBURN , Nob. , Feb. , 10. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Misses Bertha Bouseflold nnd Mlnnlo
Tean are visiting friends In Tecumseh.
Mr. Richard Harms and family of RocU-
port. Mo. , returned homo Wednesday after a
week's visit with relatives In tills vicinity.
Mr. Perry Kcyser and J. F. Turner of
Howe loaded a car at this place and departed -
parted for Perry , Oki , , to make their future
homo.
Jacob Collins of Humboldt has once more
with his estimable family become residents
of Auburn.
Editor W. W. Sanders of the Nomalm
City Advertiser lias secured the county
printing for another year.
Tuesday drew an Interested crowd before
the county commissioners , occasioned by the
awarding of brldgo contracts. For the last
few years T. J. CrumcL has had full swing
of the bridge building of Noniaha county and
lias made considerable money out of it. This
year the commissioner/ / proposed to let
others have something.t'i'fiay about the mat
ter. Bids wore recelviM and the contract
was to bo lot to the lowest bidder. II. F ,
Stoutevllle of Brownvlllp sdcured the flat
bridges and Crumel thp.'i6mblnatlon ; bridges ,
Mrs. J , C. Shockley Of Sidney , la. , is the
guest of her son Ned of-thls city.
Mr. J. M. Llndscy anil [ family are visiting
Lincoln friends.
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. M."Blick of Omaha nro
the guests of Lawyer Baverldgo and family.
Mr. Louis Vallot of ftauvoo , 111 , , 1ms pur
chased the beautiful j residence lots just
south of the Episcopal Church and will begin
the erection of a flno residence nt onco. Mr.
Vallct Is well pleased } Ji | Auburn and will
make It his future homt < 1
Crnnvu Xou KpiVliiy' Change * .
GENEVA , Neb. , Feb. lb. ( Special to The
Bee. ) An Important cliango la announced
today In newspaper managements In Genoa.
Until this date this city'has supported three
papers , two republican and ono democrat.
Both of the republican sheets have been en
terprising and have scorned to bring a fair
revenue to their promoters. But for reasons
sufficient to their managers they have been
sold to Frank O. Edgecombe , and will be
consolidated under the title of the Repub
lican-Journal , Until very recently Mr , EJgo-
combe was the prosperous owner of the
Falls City Journal. Ho has by this purchase
made for himself a splendid opening hero.
M. V. King , former editor of the Repub
lican , und J. A. Loudermllch , former editor
of the Journal , hava been In the business
hero for many years , and they have a host
of friends who regret to see them step down
and out.
Ut'lip hllOH' .
DURANGO , Colo. , Fob , 10 , Tha heaviest
snow storm ot the season In this vicinity
began last night. It has snowed all day
and the snow Is over a foot deep on the level.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OJIAIIA
Stock Yards Company Delighted by a Ta-
voroblo Ohango in Freight Rotes ,
BENEFIT TO THE SOUTH OMAHA MARKET
McDoimlit I'ulil Ton Dullnrx for KlmiliiR
Sir * . Wllson-CltlzdiH CiimpiilRii Club
UrKitnlziMt High School Knti-rtitln-
inetit-Othcr Magic City No\vn.
General Freight Agent Howard Elliott of
tlio Kansas City , St. Joe & Council Bluffs
railroad has IsuctI an order which iocs Into
effect next Monday which moans a great deal
for the shippers and the Union Stock Yards
company. The order makes Ulgelow the di
viding line on this road between Omaha
and Kansas City , and In the future tha ,
freight rates from this point to either Kan
sas City or Omaha will bo exactly the same.
This will be a great bencilt to this city.
In the past It has cost the shippers as much
to ship stock from Hamburg , la. , only a
distance of fifty miles from Council Bluffs ,
to South Omaha as It did to Kansas City ,
a distance of ICO miles. And In addition to
this there was a bridge toll of $4 on each cur
In and $ C on each car out.
The new order also absorbs the brldga
toll , both In and out of Omaha , and will
open up a now field for the South Omaha
market. The Stock Yards company has
nsked for this matter to be adjusted for a
long time and the Kansas City road , which
Is a part of the Burlington system , was the
first company to grant the rcqucHt. The
Stock Yards company greatly appreciates Mr.
Elliott's concession and Manager IJabcock
was elated when ho received the news yes
terday.
It Is believed that the other roads coverIng -
Ing this territory will follow the example
set uy Air. uuiou.
President I'arkhurst of the Live Stock Exchange -
change received the following letter last
evening :
SOUTH OMAHA , Neb. , Feb. 10. 1804.-Mr. I ) .
S. 1'arl.liurst , I'ruxldoiit South Onmlia Llvo
Slock KxvlmiiKi ! , South Omiilm. Neb. : Di'iir
Sir I am lust In receipt of 11 letter from Mr.
Howard Elliott , ccnor.il freight iiBont of the
Kansas Oltv , St..loacpli & Council ItliilTs rall-
ruad , iidvlsiiiKiif n now tnrliT nn IIvo stock ,
taking effect 1'Vlirunrv ' 12. In which the same
mto-4 are lunncd from IllKoluw , Mo. , to Council
BliilTs nnd Omaha us lire now madu to Kansas
City , Hlsi'low boliiK about an uiiual illstanco
between Omaha and Kansas City. This tariff
not only putH us on an equal footing with
Kansas City on llvo stock , but also absorbs the
brldKu toll on such shipments to anil from sta
tions on that line of road In Ion a and Missouri
to South Omaha.
Wuconxlilor'tlilt quite a concession of rates ,
of which I would fool obliged If you would ad-
vlso members of the Llvu Block \chingo. : .
Yours truly , Vf. N. HANCOCK.
Ouncral Manugor
No Sumlilanvo of Itnpo.
As soon as Assistant County Attorney
Troup arrived Friday and Investigated the
charges made against L. D. McDonald by
E. H. Wilson , ho dismissed the complaint
of rape , and a now charge of simple assault
was substituted.
Mr. McDonald admitted that when ho
called at Wilson's house ho shook hands with
Mrs. Wilson and kissed her. Ho said ho did
nothing more , and would not have at-
tempten to kiss her If she had not posed her
face In a sort of Inviting attitude. In short ,
ho only gave the lady what ho thought she
wanted.
Mrs. Wilson , however , said that McDon
ald went further than to kiss her. That ho
took hold of her and tried to pull her Into
a chair. Judge Fowler fined McDonald $10
and costs , which ho promptly paid.
Mr. McDonald has worked In South Omaha
for a long time and has always borne a
good reputation. Ho admits that he was
.indiscreet In kissing Mrs. Wilson , but cen
sures Wilson and the parties who caused a
warrant to bo Issued for him on so serious
a charge as rape. If the county attorney ,
had been hero no such 'warrant could , have
been secured , as there was no evidence to
support It.
Councilman niul Mrs. Ilullu llntcrtaln.
Councilman James Dulla and wife enter
tained a party of friends at their homo on
Twenty-second street Friday evening In a
most delightful manner. The company In
dulged In high five , social conversation and
music until the proper hour for luncheon ar
rived , when the hostess gave a spread most
delicious and tempting. There-is not a moro
popular or more public spirited man In
South Omaha than Councilman Dulla and
It does him moro good to see others enjoy
themselves than to do so himself.
The ladlos' first prize was won by Mrs. W.
B , Cheek. It was a handsome silver card
case. Miss Glasgow and Mr. Hunter won
the consolation prizes. J. D. Jones carried
away the gentleman's first prize. Among
the guests were : Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Check , Mr. nnd Mrs. J. D. Jones , Mr. and
Mrs.E. R. Pearl , Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Ilagan ,
Mr. and Mrs. Ivor Thomas , Mr. and Mrs. O.
E. Walker , N. B. Meade , Miss Elsie Hartman -
man , Miss Margaretto O'Toolo , Miss Anna
Wells , Miss Nettle Hunter , Miss Anna
Hunter , Miss Evans , Miss Blanche Glasgow ,
Miss Anna Blanchard , Mr. Bert Anderson ,
Mr. Albert Hunter and Mr. J. Gratnllsh.
High School Kntcrtiilnment.
A very Interesting entertainment was
given at the High school Friday after
noon , when the following program was ren
dered :
Review of the Hawaiian Islands
, Miss Aland Thomas
Autobiography of the Fir Tree
Miss Anna I'omy
Select reading Miss Cora Wnlker
Instrumental music Lama Empklns
Notes for the Day May Carlln
Imaginary Sketch Pearl Glasgow
Description ISIdeu Smith
Quotation Questions
Hose liucslng and Mlrtlo Smith
Continued Story
Ora linttrcal nnd 11. Campbell
Recitation Louela Da nlels
News of the Day. , Earl LOUR
Queer HnbltH of Animals.Herman Tombrlck
Trip to Mexico Thomas Ruddy
Select readlnj ? Sadie \mlvr I
Discussion Resolved , Tlmt negro slavery
shall be abolished. Alllrmntlve , Stella
Campbell ; negative , Uelos Ward.
Kssay , F. Rogers.
McCarty'M Ilciirlnir Postponed.
William Hauck and Tom Lynch earned a
little cluuigo Friday shoveling snow nnd
as soon ns they received their pay pro
ceeded to get drunk. Both men were locked
up. Chief Mitchell testified as to HancH's
former record , and as ho has been In the
police court several times bbforo Judge
Fowler sentenced him to fifteen days In tlio
county jail , with the last five on bread and
water. Lynch was given fifteen minutes
to get out of town.
Jnnios Collins and Joe Holby , who arc
working their way cast from Colorado , were
suspected of stealing BOIIIO articles they were
trying to dispose of. The men stated that
they were merely selling off their own
wardrobes to got money to llvo on and they
were discharged.
Attorney Bayless wan not able to appear
In the pollco court yesterday morning , so the
hearing of John McCarty was put over
until Monday.
Getting Itniily for Klrcllon.
A political organization to bo known ns
the Citizen * ) Campaign club held a meeting
Friday npht | In Plvonka's hall on Twenty-
fourth atrcot.
Councilman. 0. E , Bruce was elected presi
dent , B , Klce secretary and Wlluy liuckott
treasurer.
A committee was appointed to confer with
the Scandinavian club and other protcstant
organizations.
Regular meetings will be held at the same
place each Friday evening.
Fnjrdur U In .lull.
Charles Snyder , alias Mitchell , who was
arrested In Omaha , was brought to this city
Friday evening by Chief Mitchell , and Is
charged on the court docket with vagrancy.
Mitchell IB the loafer who bilked Sweeney
out of a livery bill and aluo borrowed a few
dollars from uomo hand-painted fairies on
the row , claiming to bo a rancher with
plenty of stock , at the yards. Mitchell's gall
U the most Htrlklng ftaturu about him. In
South Qmaha , Council Bluffs , Kearney , and
lu other towns ho lilrod livery rigs , and
when through with thorn sent the rigs to
the burn by a messenger boy and boat tha
proprietors out of their hire. Ho admitted
to Judge Fowler that ho had no means of
support. The court roserrod sentence until
other witnesses who had been bilked can bo
secured ,
City
James W. Murphy Is confined to his room
by sickness.
The Urlvo Whist club mot Friday evening
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Tanner.
It was Bcachwood camp of Modern Wood
men , Instead of Hosowood , that was Insti
tuted In this city.
llov , U , L. Wheeler will preach at 11 n. m.
on "The Faithful Gideon" and In the evenIng -
Ing on "Life's Dreams. "
llov. Stcphonson will preach this mornIng -
Ing on "Lovo" and In the evening the rlto
of baptism will bo administered.
The snow molting on the roof of the build
ing where Mr. Donohoo has his paper store
on N street leaked through and damaged his
stock about $200.
The effort to hold a meeting of the two
committee * from the city council nnd Tax
payers league Friday night was a lizzie. Coun
cilman L ) n I la was the only representative of
that body present.
ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-ROOM.
KnlglitH of 1'ytliln * iMrmorhil Ir olulloin
Pr sp < Tou * Piitrlitrchx Militant.
Nebraska lodge No. 1 , Knights of Pythias ,
has adopted the following resolutions :
Wln rea . It has pleased Almighty and 1)1- )
vlno Provldoncii to rnmovo from our midst
our beloved brother , William J. Ward , mi
Resolved , That this lodtfo recognizes In the
death of llrothei- Ward , the lo-sof ono of Its
bosl and most ulllclvnt members ; that It will
always runmmbtir his OYOmplllIcatlon of the
trusts of our order , nnd that his placoamoiiK
tli ( > past chamvllor.s can never bo tilled.
Kuiolvi'd , That this lodKU oMcnd to the
widow ami children Its deepest and silicon's !
sympathy.
Itoiolriul , That as a mutter of icspccl tlio
the charter of this lodKo be draped for n
pi-rloct of thirty days ; that tlio Keoui-r of
records nnd seal bo oidered to fornnrd : > copy
of these resolutions to the buruavud family.
Klkliiirn Pytliluns to ( olrbrutr.
ELKIIOKN. Neb , Fob. 10. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Commemorative- the thirtieth
anniversary of thoOrdorof Antlers ledge No.
72. the Knights of Pythias will , on the evenIng -
Ing of February 1'J , imiet in social session tit
Cnstlu hull. The wearers of the sword ana
helmet will bo assisted In making merry by
their wives nnd lady friends and any knlpht
who happens to bo within IClkhorn's gates.
The affair will terminate in u banquet at
Keincr's hotel.
The camp of Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica at Klkhorn is in u very flourishing condi
tion. Each meeting nicht now members arc
Initiated into the mystorles of woodcr.ift ,
and applications of others wishing to become
members nutcd upon. Following is the list
of olllcorn as elected and Installed for the
onsuingycarC.V. : . Baldwin , V. O. jThonws
J. IJIekcy. W. A. ; Jdhu M. Hruiiner. U. ; J.
W. Goodhard , 13. ; F. I. Uebor , C. ; Peter
Ilofoldt. W. ; A. Uulliater , S. ; C.W. . Bald
win , physician.
I'ntrlarrlis Militant.
Canton Ezra Mlllnrd No. 1 , P. M. , Independ
ent Order of Odd Fellows , held the regular
monthly meeting at Odd Follows hall last
Thursday ovoniiiR. Some thirty swords wore
present. Business of present and prospec
tive Importance was earnestly discussed.
Nominations for department and canton
ofllcers were made.
The old enthusiasm of this canton was nt
Its full height , and Its members look forward
to renewed vigor in the coming year.
At the cIoscTof the meeting the chevaliers
repaired to their D.inquct room. The toasts
were cordially reciprocated with eloquent
responses. This canton Is/in a prosperous
and nourishing condition rim ! nntlcipatc.su
largo increase in its membership during .tlio
ensuing year.
ial Union.
Mr , Henry Diamond of Chicago , senate
deputy for the .National . Union , Is booming
the order In this city now. The order bus
been established horn nbout throe years and
is constantly on the increase in membership ,
which is composed of the best element In
tlio various cities.
The National Union is a patriotic order
as well ns a social and benevolent ; one , with
about 60,000 members in the United States ,
and beinjj confined exclusively to thu healthy
districts nnd excluding all persons engaged
in u hazardous occupation from becoming
beneficial members enables it to furnish
insurance ut thu lowest possible rate , which
it furnishes in an.nunts ranging from $1,000
to $5,000 as the applicant aesircs.
c
.Can Mi : Ii > I'rlHoners Work.
TOPEICA , Fob. 10. The supreme court
today decided the Boutwell ease , declaring
that the pollco authorities have the right to
set prisoners to work on tlio rock pile.
Allen , populist Judge , dissented. The de
cision also sets forth that the authorities
tiavo no right to abuse prisoners unnecessa
rily ; If they do damages can bo recovered.
Hearing lu the SImms grocery case post
poned.
_ _
Killed IliH Hither.
SAN FHANCISCO , Fob. 10. A revolting
murder occurred here today. Fred Under , 21
years old , killed his aged father , P. T.
Ruder , by Blabbing him many times with
nn ugly dirk knife. The father nnd son had
quarreled over property matters , which re
sulted In the son being ordered to leave the
house. It is believed young Ruder is insane.
AMUSliiMlSNTS.
ABBOTT & TIUOTSOM'S '
Comedy Company
IN TUB
SVCCICSH
4th Season 4th
All Laughter-No Tears
Will Smllo !
YOU Will Laugh !
Will Roar !
Jit :
A Company of Artists
TIME.
TO-NIGHT ( Sunday' ) Feb. II.
fcAbT 1'KKFOUMANOK OF
HANLON BROTHERS'
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Tbcmout pupulir null i > ) < nmnif o/nll Si > ecUcular
Trl lf I'llIll'HIlllllOH '
MAGIC , MVS1KKY. M.USU , MIUTH , MAO
TO-.V/O I/Tat W O'o/oofc.
PWICKS-l'Inrt lloor OOo 7Vami tLDO. micony ,
BlldUllll VJC oilbU.US 111 3U < ! C.lcll
IKix oQlcoopcn all day Uunday ,
PLATTE RIVER CANAL PLAN
Oommitt co Reports to Commercial Olub that
It is Practicable ,
THREE MILLION DOLLARS REQUIRED
Club Urgrd to ttno livery In IU
Tower In Itiintrii HIP
nnd thfi County In Vote
n Subsidy ,
The executive committee of the Commer
cial club mot last evening to receive the report -
port of the special committee recently ap
pointed to Investigate the canal project.
Tlio following was the report of the subcom
mittee which was unanimously adopted
without discussion :
TO TUB HXKCUTIVI-3 COMM1TTKB OF
THE COMMERCIAL ChUH-Ocntlemen :
Your committee appointed to Invosllgnto
nnd report on the I'hitto lllver Canal pro
ject would miy that we hnvu carefully In
vestigated the IlijurcH and stntementH pre
pared by the various engineer * In charge ot
this enterprise , nnd are convinced that the
IMntte Itlver Cnnnl nnd Water 1'owor pro
ject Is entirely practicable nnd feasible In
every way ; that the conditions nro un
usually favorable for nn enterprise of this
clmrnrter ; wo find that the J'laltu river ,
this side of thu colilluence with the J oup.
has nt nil HCHROHM of the year , In connec
tion with the Hlkhorn river , n sulllelent
volume of wntorto niton ! u witter power
hero at Ornalui of over 21,000 hoisc power ,
for twenty-four hours every day In the
year , uml that by u storage pytUcm the
night How can be held In reserve to afford
nl least 4i,000 horse power , on n ten hour
bacls.
The reports of the expert engineers em
ployed In making the mirveyM show that
this rnnnl nnd water power system can bo
constructed for nbout H.WW.OOO. ulvlnir
umalia a water power much larger than
that nt Holyoke , Lowell , Manchester or any
of the great manufacturing towns In Now
niiK'land ; larger than the water power at
Minneapolis , nnd greater than nny other
water power In the t'nlted Stntos.except that
now being completed at Nlag.im Falls. Wo
llnd that the mirvcyH and reports of the
engineers regarding this enterprlsu cover n
period of several yours , and that every de
tail In their reports have In turn been sub
mitted to several of the greatest hydninllo
engineers In this country , nnd that the
unanimous report of these experts Is that
there are no Hcrlous engineering obstacles
to be overcome , and that the project Is
not only practical In every respect , but un
usually favorable , ns regards conditions of
poll , supply of water , etc.
What Omaha needs Is manufacturing In
dustries giving steadv and remunerative
employment to the laboring classes ; noth
ing that could bo projected will nITord na
much relief nnd employment to our laborIng -
Ing population as the Imlldln ? of this einiil ;
nearly nil of the millions necessary for ItH
construction will be expended right hero
for labor : following clo ely upon the con
struction of the water power would bo thu
Immense amount of work furnished skilled
mechanics for yenis to come In thu erec
tion of great manufacturing plants that
will be brought hero by the cheap power
produced by the canal ; Immediately follow
ing the employment of this skilled labor
would bp thu further steady employment of
thousands of men nnd women In the vari
ous Industries , when completed nnd In oper
ation.
Omaha Is just now nt a point where the
starting of n great enterprise llko this canal
would give new life to the city , and by at
tracting the attention of ( he whole country
through the very magnitude of this under
taking , would cause n largo Influx of pop
ulation nnd eapltal , nnd a consequent re
vival In business of nil kinds.
From ISM to 18S7 , covering n period ot
nbout four years , Omaha gained nearly
100,000 people , nnd yet during this time ,
every city In the west , with hardly an ex
ception , was growing rapidly nnd irulnhur a
proportionate Incrcas In ivtuilatlon ; today
the conditions nro entirely d fterent ; no city
at the present time IB attracting unusual
attention , and the town that begins to bet
ter Itself by Inaugurating some great In
dustrial enterprise of almost national 1m-
portnneo will attract the attention of thou
sands who nro seeking new locations for bus
iness and manufacturing. Thin Is Onuihn'rt
opportunity , nnd bv starting this great en
terprise she can lift her bend above her
sister eltlcs nnd become a center of attrac
tion throughout the enllra country. Some
time riKo we voted $7K > ,000 In bonds to aid
the Nebraska Central project , and whllo
this would have helped the city very mate
rially , yet the results to be attained. If It
hail been built , would have been so Insig
nificant compared with the direct bcncllts
to bo attained by the building of the
Plntto Hlver cnnnl , that there Is no compar
ison. Last year we expended hundreds of
thousands of dollars In Htreet Improve
ments that furnished work to u few
laborers over a period of three or four
months ; with the completion of the work ,
the money was spent with no returns , and
the laborers out of work and practically us
badly off us they were before ItH com
mencement. We would therefore recom
mend to the executive committee of the
Commercial club that Immediate steps bo
taken towards the beginning of the I'latte
lllver canal , nnd that thin club use every
effort within Its power to hasten the com
mencement of the same , and that the
county commissioners be requested to sub
mit to thu people a proposition to vote a
liberal subsidy to aid In the construction
of this great enterprise , believing that
the great Increase of taxable prop
erty consequent upon the building of the
canal will not only pay the Interest upon
the bonds , but create a sinking fund that
will pav off the bopds In full within ten
years. Yours very respectfully ,
DAN FAnHELL ,
W. K. rT.A.UICK.
1 J A. I' . TUKBY.
ALVIN SAUXDHRB ,
GEORGE. N. HICKS ,
Committee.
AMUSRME1NT3.
BOYD'S THEATRE
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BOYD'S MS MONDAY
Communclnu' FEB. 12.
MATINKH WKDNKiDAY.
CHAUWCEY OLCOTT ,
In W. J. SoanUn'H arotilcHt SIICCOSIB ,
Scene laid In Irol.iml 1771-1781 ,
llvar Oluott nine nil Sniiic ! > n'n
"My Mollv O. "
| ' ; jlio' Iilko Iho Vlululn nito. "
Tim I.liili ) Chrlkluina Tree. "
"Ulnirtlio llnllH. "
" 'llio AiiM Coiintrlo , " mid
"Alitvoiiriitiaii , "
_ Hunts now on mlu at iimml prlcca.
BOYD'S v 3A * VtfF PEiOoTr
Thu YOIIIIB HoiH.-intlo Actrons ,
MISS fVJAIDA CRAICEN
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