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FORCER HORKENS SET FREE
County Attorney Dismissed the Gaso After
Money Was Refunded to Victims ,
PRISONER'S ' INHERITANCE SAVED HIM
DOTMI ( } nniplnlniuit < 1'urrloil by I'10 ' onr o
Attaint Took Wlml Tlicjr Snr A limit It
Itrnilr to Nwrnr lo Incrim
inating I'lirtit.
The experience of John Dorkcnn , forger ,
would seem to Indicate that the death of a
rich father Is ono of the luckiest tilings Hint
cnn happen to n man In Jail , awaiting trlnl
In the district court.
On tlio 29th of last August Mr. llorkcns
waived examination In police court on a
charge of forgery and uttering forged In
struments , and was held to the district court
In Iho stun of $1.000 , which ho WIIK unable
to furnish , ami In default thereof he was
remanded by Judge llerku to the county
jail.
jail.The Information ngalnst him contained
two counts , one for forgery and the other
for uttering forged Instruments. The check
which ho was accused of forging was as
follows :
OMAHA. Noli. , August 20 , 1833. No. - .
Omaha National Hank.
I' S. Depository. J15 15-100.
1'uy to A. Friend or order fifteen ana
1B-RO "ollnn
KKUO 1IIBWINO | Co.
This check was endorsed "A. Friend , ' and
was passed by Uorkens on Joseph Yousem ,
better known as "Joe , the Tailor , " who docs
buslnuHs at Sixteenth and Dodge. Ilorkens
had ordered a suit of clothes there , and as
ho was a stranger ho was required to make
a deposit of $7.50 In advance. Ho tendered
the check , but the tailor was rather aus
picious , and would give but $3 hi change ,
stating that ho would Inquire at the bank
and If the check was all right ho would pay
the remaining $ l.cr > In the morning. Ilor
kens left , and did not return. When
Yousem called up the bank and asked about
the check ho was Informed that It was a
forgery , and ho Immediately realized that
he was $3 out of pocket by reason of Ilor-
kcns' rail.
The tailor speedily wended his mournful
way to the police station to lay the matter
before the olllcers of the law , and was sur
prised to find Ilorkens already In custody
for his connection with a number of trans
actions similar to the ono by which ho had
vlctlml/.ed YoiiKom , the clothing check hav
ing been the last of a lengthy series. The
evidence In that case Ecemed to bo the
clearest and most readily accessible of any
of them , and Yousem signed a complaint
which was drawn up by the prosecuting at
torney containing the two counts above set
il. KALEY WAS VERY KIND.
That was August 2D , and Ilorkrns was ar
raigned the snino day , and , waiving exam
ination , was bound over to the district
court and sent to the county jail. There
ho remained until December 21 , when ho
was released , a free man , by order of the
court , on recommendation of the county at
torney , the only stipulation being that Uor
kens should pay the clerk's costs In the case
up to that time. It is harly necessary testate
state that Mr. Ilorkons was more than willIng -
Ing to do that , and whllo the gates of the
penitentiary were hungrily ajar for him , ho
gave the warden the merry ha-ha , and ,
thanks to the kind consldcratlpn oC the court
and County Attorney Kaley , he has never
' passed these gloomy'portals. . Touching the
real why .and wherefore of such an unu&ual
proceeding , the court record Is discreetly
silent anil Mr. Kaloy Is equally so.
There' are a few facts bearing on the case ,
Var , thnt are far ; " from uninteresting
III VIOW 0 [ UtO BUIUICll-.luin UIIIAIJV > . .II.lui -
minatlon of the court proceedings. In the
llrst place , Ilorkens' offense did not
consist of the passage of a single forged
check , and , In the second place , the Krtig
Ilrowlng company was not the only ono
whoso name was attached to the forged
paper to make It pass readily. Ilorkens
had worked for the brewing company as a
stable hand , which probably accounted for
his use of that name , and ho had also
worked In a similar capacity for Joseph W 1th-
row at his stable on Harnoy street. It
thus came to pass that Wlthrow's name waa
also signed to some of the forged checks ,
one of which was passed on Herman
Schaorter. a saloon keeper Just across the
street from Wlthrow's stable. Still an
other was passed on Earnest Stunt , at
Eleventh nnd Mason streets , another on Max
Meyer & Hro. , and aside from others that
wore reported to the police at the time , Ilor
kens had In his pockets at the time of his
arrest several checks that ho was prepared
to utter at short notice. They Indicated
that ho had secured possession of a check
book belonging to Andrew Peterson , the
grocer , at 2713 Leavcnworth street , and had
prepared several checks with forged signa
tures , leaving the amount blank to bo filled
In at n subsequent time. So far as known
by Mr. Peterson none of those checks were
given out by Ilorkens , as they have not
been reported up to this time , but It Is In
dicated that Ilorkens was doing a wholesale
business In the forgery Hue , nnd his arrest
was all that kept the number of victims at
a binall figure.
NO EFi-'oiiT MADE TO CONVICT.
Not a doubt was entertained by the police
court olllcors or by any of the victims that
Ilorkons would bo convicted and sent to the
penitentiary , as the several cases against
him were as clear as the noonday Bun , 'and
It was simply ix question of submitting
the evidence to a Jury. The sufferers ex
pected to bo called to testify against him
In the district court , Just ns they had been
subpoenaed and had appeared In police court
on the day when Itoikons fooled them by
waiving examination , but they have never
received notice to appear against Ilorkens
In the higher court , and what Is more they
never will , for at Mr. Kaloy's Instance the
case wax dismissed.
Why did ho move to have It dismissed ?
That is what several people want to know ,
among them being the ones on whom the
forged checks were passed.
The only papers In the case In the district
court arc the Information nnd transcript
sent up from the police court. The record
shows the following on page 335 of general
appearance docket 39 :
State of NeDriidku VH John Horki'ns
189U , September 2 Filed trnnsctlpt from po
lice eourt. Charge , forgery nnd uttering
forged Instruments.
December 21 Ordered dismissed at de-
fonijunt'B costs. Kxecutlon awarded. (21 (
December 23 Itcrolvpil of defendant full
satisfaction of cnitH herein to dismiss.
FUANK K. MOOUK9. Clerk.
The figures In parenthesis refer to the
court journal , and on iwgo CIO of journal
No , 21 appears the following :
fitnto of Ntbnislm vn John Ilorkens. In
formation , forgery and uttering forged In
struments. On motion of county attorney
It la by the couit nrdcied that this CIIUHJ
bo ami the same hereby Is dismissed , pro
vided the defendant pay the costs herein
duo the clerk of this court , taxed at
dollar * .
K15LL HEIR TO A FORTUNE.
Thu court records do not show , but It Is
nevertheless un Interesting fact , that while
confined In jail awaiting trial , Ilorkons'
father died , and the Imprisoned forger fell
heir to several thousand dollars , Ily n sin
gular coincidence , his chances of escaping
ihu penalty prescribed by law for his crime
1) iau ; -Improve Just about Unit time. Ills
attorney. J. ( J. Tlpton. called upon the
various parties ivho .had been victimized
by him and refunded the various amounts
of which they had been 'defrauded , and took
> * up the bogus checks.
Among others , Tlpton called on Yousem.
remarking that he had u little account there
that he wanted to settle , Yousem replied
'
that ha must bo mistaken , as ha waa'sure
he had never donu any work for his caller ,
but Tlpton was positive , and stated that It
was the llorkeiu check. IIi refunded thu $3
and qnlldoj to Yousem thut ho was taking
up al | the bad chocks that llorkenu had
Riven. Ho allowed the astonished tailor a
batch of bogus checks thut ho had already
taken up.
In EK' | klng of the matter , Mr. Yousem
said ; "I ImU MDVCT expected to sea my
money again , and was mighty glad to gut It
back. Whim I wont to police court to file n
complaint I found the table covered with the
had check * that Darkens had parsed , and
there must have been fully a dozen other
complaint * , but the nttornoy took my case ,
which was the Lint ona that Ilorkens had
figured In. After I sot my money back I had
no anxiety to push the ca 8 any further and
did not Rlvo It any further attention , but as
I hnd previously filed the complaint nnd had
bean called In pollen court as .1 witness , and
the man was bound over , I supposed of
course he would be tried In the district court
nnd that I would bo called there ns a wit
ness. I expected to see the case go on nfter
It had been started , but I did not personally
Interest myself about It , for I didn't care
one way or the olher after I got out whole.
I know I was never called as a witness In
the district court , nnd haven't heard any
more about It I understood that Ilorkens'
father died and left him n lot of money , and
I supposed that was what Tlpton was using
In taking ip : the checks. If I had been
called In court I would have had to tell tlto
truth about the way I got tHe c.'ieck. but If
the county attorney didn't wont to call me I
wasn't going to mix up In the case and push
It after I had got my money luck and didn't
have any mora interest In It. "
Mr. Wlthrow said he knew about the for
geries of Ilorkens , as ho was mixed up In
them by the unlawful use of his name. Ho
know about the preliminary proceedings , but
could not say what had become of the case ,
as he had heard nothing of It for some time.
Ho heard that Ilorkens had como Into pos
session of seviral thousand dollars by the
death of his father , but couldn't see why a
criminal should escape punishment because
of that fact.
WHAT THE VICTIMS SAY.
Ernest Stuht said he did not know any
thing about the case , as ho hnd been paid
back the money ho lost , and his Interest In
It ceased at that time. If ho had been
subpoenaed ho would have appeared In
court nnd testified , but lie was not called and
ho had not sufficient Interest In the case
nfter his cash hnd been refunded to crowd
the prosecution of the guilty party.
Mr.Schaeffer , In speaking about the mat
ter , said that ho received the amount of
the check cashed by him from Tlpton , Dor-
kens' attorney , who told him , just as had
been told Yousem , that nil the checks wcro
being taken up nnd that there would bo no
prosecution. Schaeffer was well satisfied
to bo reimbursed , but said that he could
not understand what right the county at
torney had to dismiss the case , ns that
olllclal know what witnesses to call In order
to convict llorkcns If hq was so disposed.
Adolph Meyer , another party victimized by
Ilorkens , said that there ought to bo no diffi
culty In convicting thai worthy , nnd said
he had suffered from Ilorken'a dishonesty
fully as much ns any one. Ho hnd em
ployed Darkens for awhile , and Iho fellow
had bought goods on his employer's credit ,
particularly big bills of groceries from
Fleming and Gladstone , representing that
they were for Meyer , but wnich ho haj con
verted to his own use. Bills had also been
presented to Mr. Meyer for articles pre
sumably bought for use In the barn" , but
which were not to bo found after llorkcns
was discharged , and he had paid the bills
though It was clearly a case of criminal
dishonesty on the part of the erstwhile
coachman. Mr. Meyer said that Dorkens
came from the same town ns Chief De
tective Haze and that ho was a protege of
that officer. Haze had on ono occasion
called to see M.eyer about Dorkens while
Dorkens was In the later's employ , and had
told him that Tlorkons' uncle , who was n
wealthy resident of I'ella , la. , had employed
him to look after Dorkens and see that ho
was kept out of trouble. Ho did not know
whether the employment of the detective
had anything to do with straightening out
Uorkens' trouble and getting him out of the
meshes of the law or not.
Certain It Is that sufficient Influence was
brought to bear on the county attorney to
get him to dismiss the case , when there was
sufficient evidence at hand to have convicted
him at least half a dozen times over , and
that Influence did jiot get In Its work until
after sufficient money was forthcoming from
llorkcns' relatives nnd his father's estate to
make It an object for hfs attorney to do a
little vigorous work In his behalf. Dorkcns'
parents lived in Holland , and It Is stated
that he has now shaken the lost streak of
American dust from his shoes nnd gone back
there to enjoy to the fullest extent the new
lease of liberty afforded him by the kind
hn.irtmi nrnsneiitlnir attorney of the county
of Douglas
The part that the chief of detectives acted
was that of go-between , acting on the quiet
ns the representative of the mother- the
prlbonor , who sent him a largo amount of
money to bo used In clearing her son. Haze
used a portion of this In. paying the attorney
who defended Dorkens , and a good-sized
amount was left nfter that was done. This ,
according to Haze , was used In getting the
prisoner "a h 1 of a good suit of clothes , "
ami buying him a ticket to Holland. At the
time that Haze was directing his efforts to
aiding the prisoner In escaplngipunlshment
for his crimes he was also drawing his salary
from the city as an officer of tha law , whoso
duty It was to use all means Iti his power to
bring criminals to Justice. >
Ilmv n Chicago Sin" VVns Cureil of Itliou-
iimtlsm.
Mr , John Hall of 9235 Commercial avenue ,
Chicago , met with a serious accident for
which ho used Chamberlain's Tain Balm
freely , with the best results. ' , 'But now , "
says Mr. Hall , "comes the best part of my
story. For many .years I have been quite a
sufferer with rheumatism , with stiffness of
the Joints. Since the application of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm , all symptoms of rheu
matism have disappeared ; fact I believe
that It has banished every trace of rheuma
tism from my system. " For sale by drug
gists.
SMALLPOX PATIENTS.
Two Victims Doing Writ In the Tent , oif the
1'oor Fnrm.
An additional tent was placed 'in the vi
cinity of the ono now occupied by the
smallpox patients out on tha poor farm yes
terday , which will be occupied by George
Darker , who will preside ns outside guard
nnd grub hustler. A wire fence will also
bo built about the tents , nnd.no person will
bo Allowed to go near.
lir. Savllle visited the patients yester
day. He says that Wood and Hammond
wcro getting along as well as could bo ex
pected. The scales have commenced to fall
from Wood , and this Is a dangerous tlmo
for the disease to spread. Stewart , the
man who was quarantined with Hammond ,
has not yet taken down with the disease.
Ho remains In the tent with the men , however -
over , and assists Dorsoy Houck In nursing
the victims. No person Is allowed to go
near the tent except Darker , and a yellow
Hag announcing smallpox has . been flung
to the breeze from u pole on one corner of
Jtho tent.
y
AH the persons who were exposed to the
disease by coming In contact with Wood are
being closely watched by Dr. Towne. It
was ono week ago yesterday that Wood was
discovered and It cannot bo determined for a
few days yet whether those persons are out
of danger. All of them were vaccinated
and the operation worked nicely In each In
stance.
When Dr. Savillo called at the tent yesterday
he found Wood In much better spirits than
ho was Thursday. Ho dictated a letter to
hla brother stating that howas being well
cared for , was happy nnd hod no fear but
that ho would recover. Wood gets letters
from his friends every day and Dr. Towno
has taken the pains to keep the chairman of
his committee Informed ns to ho\v ho Is
getting along.
A great many school children called at
the health olllce yesterday for the purpose of
being vaccinated'No charge Is made for
school children nnd Dr. Towno says ho
wishes they would all como nnd bo attended
to at olico.
The fallowing marrluga licenses were 1s-
biied yesterday :
Name nnd Address. Age.
II. a. Schmidt , Hcnnlngton , Neb . 23
Mctta Schroeder , Ilennlngton , Neb . : < J
Joseph F. Conner , Pocntello , Idaho . 28
Lldu M. Crowe , Omaha. . . , , , , . 23
James II. Hart. Omaha . > 0
Lizzie Spanuetibartf , Omami . 20
C. II. Slnkey , Ue France , la . ' . . . . . 37
Ciu-rlo I , . Coulter , Onmliu , . 23
William J. Conroy , South Omnhii . 27
Annie II. Corrlgnn , South Omului . 23
Ilitllillui ; rrrmlts.
Dulldlng permits wcro Issued yesterday a *
follows :
1'ut O'Hearn , store building and hall ,
tit 1001-3-5 Mason strcat $ 4,000
Gottlieb Stoiz , residence. 2oot North
Sixteenth street 1.000
Gottlieb Storz. residence , northeast
corner Sixteenth and Grace atrceta. 2t > 00
NO MARKET HOUSE THERE
Oourt Decides that Jefferson Square Must
Always Remain a Park ,
PERPETUAL INJUNCTION IS GRANTED
ltriiilrctl | by the Terms of tlio Dcillrntlon
nmt Acceptance nnd of the Ilonil 1'ropo-
nlllon Voted On-I.niiKimgn
of the Opinion.
There wcro only a few persons present In
Judge Ferguson's court room yesterday
when the judge handed down his opinion In
the Jefferson square market house case. The
opinion of the court was to the effect that
the square could not bo used for the purposes
sought , and the Injunction was made per
manent. The opinion was as follows , and
Is concurred In by Judge Hopowell :
"Tho plaintiff seeks to enjoin the defend
ant from entering upon the plat of ground
known ns Jefferson equnre for the purpose
of grndlng or Interfering with the trees or
shrubbery or disturbing the surface of the
ground , or from doing any not which will
disturb or prevent the continued use nnd en
joyment by the public of Jefferson square
as a park. "
Reviewing the proposition to locate the
market house upon the square , the Judge
saltl :
"It also appears from the bond propo
sition voted upon that the funds to bo re
alized from the sale of said bonds were to
bo appropriated not alone for the erection
of a market house , but also for the purchase
of a site. It now appears that the city Is
nbout to expend the entire $200,000 In the
erection of a market house upon said ground.
"There are two propositions of law In
volved In this case :
"First. Can the ground In question bo
lawfully used for the object proposed , nnd
"Second. Can the entire sum of $200,000
bo used solely for the building of a market
house under the propositions submitted to
the people ?
"In discussing the first point It Is neces
sary to consider and ascertain first , whether
or not the property In question has been
dedicated to the public as a public square
and park , and whether or not the city has
accepted the same as such. It appears be
yond controversy that Jefferson square since
1857 has been used solely for park purposes.
To constitute a valid and complete dedication
two things are neccsary : The Intention of
the owner , clearly Indicated by his words or
acts to dedicate the land to public use , and
an acceptance by the public of the dedica
tion. From the allegations of the bill the
dedication and acceptance are clearly and
distinctly alleged and by the demurrer must
bo taken to bo true. Such being the state
of this case , can the ground In question be
used for any other purpose than the ono
for which It was dedicated ?
"As a conclusion from the authorities cited
upon the hearing It appears to bo the law be
yond question that where lands nre dedicated ,
ns was In this case , and accepted
by the city for the express purpose of a
public square nnd park , to bo enjoyed ns
such forever , nnd rights are acquired by
Individuals In reference to such dedications ,
the law steps In and consld6rs It In the
nature of nn estoppel In pals , which pre
cludes the original owner from revoking It.
or the city ns In this case from diverting Its
uses to any other purposes. It would be
bad faith to the public nnd bad faith to In
dividual purchasers , not only adjoining the
square but throughout the city. In reference
to the same , to permit the city to divert
this square to any other purpose than that
for which It was originally dedicated. The
city Is estopped from doing this , and any
citizen and taxpayer , as one of the public
who are the beneficiaries of the dedication ,
Is entitled to relief , oven If he will not sus
tain special damages by reason of the di
version If It should have been permitted.
It Is not necessary to dwell upon the
second point In the case , as our
holding In regard to * ' the propos6d
use of Jefferson square Is sufficient to deter
mine this controversy so far as the power
of this court goes. I may , however , say
that the bond proposition was submitted to
tiio people for a site and market house. The
$200,000 was not voted for a market house
alone , nor for a site by Itself. In voting
this amount the Inhabitants Intended It fern
n site and market house. It Is Incon
ceivable that the people of Omaha upon 'a
proposition to erect a mnrket house would
have voted so largo a bonded Indebtedness.
It Is moro reasonable to suppose that had
the proposition been simply for n market
house , with a site donated , they would have
refused to Incur so large an Indebtedness.
Wo nro of the opinion that the entire sum
can not bo appropriated to the building of
a market house alone , but the "spirit of the
proposition upon which the people voted to
tax themselves must bo carried out. .
"In consideration of all the facts admitted
by the demurrer , nnd the law applying there
to , It Is ordered that the demurred to the
petition bo overruled and Judgment accord
ingly. "
THU TAII.OIIS UNION. '
Judge Ferguson Follows the 1'rccodciit Es-
lulillKlicil hy iIuilRo CnUhvell.
In the case of Frank Ramge against Hans
P. Peterson , Charles F. Bergren , Y. Young-
quest and the Journeyman Tailor's union
praying for an Injunction to restrain the
defendants from Interfering with the busi
ness of the plaintiff , Judge Ferguson yes
terday dissolved the temporary Injunction
and refused to grant a permanent Injunc
tion. The judge , In his decision , holds sub
stantially as did Judge Caldwell In the re
cent cat.0 of the Union Pacific employes on
the question of striking. The cause which
led up to the differences between Mr. Ramge
nnd the members of the tailors union were
recited. The men In their answer denied
that they had used nny violence or threat
ened the now employes , while the
plaintiff contended that the members of
the union had by threats and force sought to
compel the new men to quit his employ.
In his opinion the Judge stated that It the
facts were ns stated In the petition tlio plain
tiff would bo clearly entitled to the relief
prayed for and cited numerous authorities to
sustain the position that men had no legal
right to Interfere with the management of
the business of a present or past employer
and that It was clearly the right of the em
ployer to s > ay whom ho should employ and on
what conditions men should bo employed.
The use of any moral force on the part of
laborers to secure better pay , bettor condi
tions of employment , or any advantage for
themselves growing out of such employment
was , however , clearly legal. The court held
that the employes had u perfect rig lit. to
either Individually or collectively quit the
employment In which they were engaged.
The statutes recognized the right of labor
to organize In this state for any lawful
moans , and the Improvement of their soclai
or financial condition by lawful methods was
clearly legal. Moral force and personal
suasion was such lawful means.
In reviewing the evidence In the case the
judge stated that there was no doubt but
that some unlawful acts had been committed
In the case , but the evidence did not connect
any of the defendants named In the petition
with such unlawful nets , and the assumption
that those who committed them were mem
bers of the tailors union was also unwar
ranted by the testimony , The members of
the union had an undoubted right to quit
the employ of the plaintiff and by moral
suasion to Induce others to cither quit or re
fuse to enter such employment , but they had
not the right to use force to that end , and If
it had been shown that such had been used
an Injunction would bo granted. For the rea
son that the latter had not been proven the
temporary Injunction was dissolved and a
permanent one was refused.
( Inrlmco Contract Up Again.
The garbage contract came up for an air
ing In a small way In Judge Ferguson's
court yesterday. The defense filed a mo
tion to have all the affidavits In the case
struck from the files and also ono tp have
ono of the affidavits of Frank Dungan. which
refers to Councllmen Dack and Jncobson ,
stricken from the tiles. The llrst motion U
for the reoson that the petition of the
plaintiff docs not state u cause of action ,
also that the affidavits are Irrelevant and for
the further reason that they were not filed
In the time specified by the court. The second
end motion , which only refers to the one
affidavit , Is sought to be stricken out for
the reason that U Is claimed not to have any
* * Are they really going to Quit ?
. ! r This question is asked many times *
nil arc' ' a day of us and'of our friends.
We can't blame any one for it ,
I'J f either , for fakes are the rule , rather YES
than the exception , nowadays
But with us it is different
We are Honestly Going to Quit
Our Lease expires.
REC4U\E Our Creditors force us.
JLs JL s l / JrjL < LO / There's no other Place.
There's no money in it.
NO DOUBT EXISTS
In the minds of those who have bought , for surely such prices
would not be put on goods if we were going to continue. We
can't buy any cheaper than we are selling , so what would be
. . ' Columbia Clothing the use of selling to buy over again and make no profit , unless
Co. we are going to quit. We will be out of business in a short
time now , and then your chance of getting Clothing , Furnish
ings , Hats , etc. , at cost at half price at less will cease.
Visit us any way. You can easily convince yourself.
lOe lOc 6Oc
DUYS A PAIR OF WIRE BUCKLE SUSPENDERS ,
DUYS THREE DIG HANDKERCHIEFS '
DUYS AN ELEGANT
PAIR OF DOYS' I1UYS A PAIR OF MEN'S PANTS WORTH
DROS' . SUSPENDERS HEMSTICHED AND PLAIN , WORTH
PENDERS OR WILSON KNEE PANTS , AGES 4 TO 14.
PENDERS WORTH 25C. 20C EACH.
7c 7Sc $1.OO 7c
BUYS WILSON DROS' . PERCALE AND
MADRAS SHIRTS' , ' COLLARS AND DUYS A PAIR OF MEN'S PANTS WORTH IJUYS A PAIR MEN'S PANTS WORTH
CUFFS ATTACHED \ AND DETACHED , $2.00. $3.00. BUYS A HOY'S SUIT , AGES 4 TO 14 ,
WITH A NECKTIE } , . WORTH J1.50. WORTH $2.00 AND $3.00.
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Child's ' Suits. Men's ' Suits. Men's Suits. \
75 MEN'S SUITS , ELEGANTLY MADE
100 CHILD'S 2-PICQE SUITS , IN ODD .50 AND TRIMMED. A PERFECT GEM FOR $500 SUITS 100 MEN'S BLACK CORK SCREW SACK
SIZES , WORTH , UP TO $3.GO , ARE COM THS PRICE , WORTH $10.00 AND $12.00 , $12.50 , GO THAT NOW WE BECAUSE USED TO WE RETAIL ARE COM FOR $7
PELLED TO QUIT AT COMPELLED TO QUIT AT PELLED TO QUIT , AT
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Men's Suits. Boys' ' Suits. Men's ' Suits.
i'1 '
/1 A HANDSOME LINE OF BOYS' SUITS ,
A LINE '
OF MEN'S
1EO MEN'S SUIT.S JN GRAY AND OX THREE PIECES , AGES 14 TO 18. IN CLAY FINE CASSIMERB
FORD AND PIN CHECKS , WE ALWAYS.1 $3' 00 WORSTED. CASSIMERES AND CHEVIOTS , $5 OQ SUITS . THAT WB ALWAYS GOT $18.00 $9-
. . . $ FOR.DUT WE CLOSE THEM OUT
, AT TUB
GOT TO QUIT. JG.GO. BUT WU.AJIE ; COMPULLLED PELLED WORTH TO $ C.OO QUIT , $8.00 AT AND $10.00 , CO.tt- COMPELLED TO QUIT PRICE OF
Men's Suits. Boys' ' Suits. Men's Suits-
A LARGE LINE OF MEN'S CLAY
350 MEN'S SUITS IN ALL THE DESIRA BOYS' FINE WORSTED SUITS , AGES .50 WORSTED SUITS THAT ARE WORTH
BLE SHADES , WELL MADE .00 12 TO IS YEARS , THATARB $5 DOUBLE THE PRICE WB ASIC. GO NOW $10 .00
AND . ,
. . WORTH EVERY CENT OF $12.00 ARB BECAUSE WE ARE COMPELLED TO
TRIMMED. OUR REGULAR $8.50 SUITS , NOW COMPELLED TO QUIT AT QUIT , AT
COMPELLED TO QUIT AT
Men's Suits. Men's ' Suits ; Mens' Suits.
TUB $25 SUITS THAT ARB MADE IN THE
ABOUT 130 MEN'S SUITS THAT WE 150 MEN'S BLACK CHEVIOT SACK ,00 BEST OF STYLE AND OF THE FINEST
50 SUITS THAT WOULD BE VERY CHEAP OF , .00
WOULD ORDINARILY SELL FOR J9.00. . FADRIC NO BETTER SUIT ON
AND EVEN $10.00 GO NOW. BECAUSE WE AT ' $10.00 , BUT GO NOW , , BECAUSE EARTH. YOU GET THEM NOW AT THE
, WE'RE COMPELLED TO QUIT AT COMPELLED TO QUIT
PRICE
ARE COMPELLED TO QUIT AT OF
Spring Overcoats Men's ' Suits. Boys' Suits.
80 MEN'S SQUARE CUT BLACK THE FINEST KIND OF CHILDREN'S
IM
ANOTHER LOT OP MEN'S SPRING CHEVIOT SUITS , CORDED , NONE WORTHLESS .50 PORTED CHEVIOT SUITS. DOUBLE
.
50 LESS THAN $10.50 , GO IN WITH THE
, . BREASTED OR SINGLE. ,50
OVERCOATS IN DARK BROWN. NICELY ELEGANTLY
REST THE
AT COMPELLED
FINISHED , SILK LINED. WORTH $10.00 , PRICE TO QUIT TRIMMED. WORTH UP TO $8 , COM
COMPELLED TO QUIT , AT PELLED TO QUIT AT
Clothing Co. 13th
Mail Orders and
"Must bo accompanied by cnh , "
Farnam.
drafts on Onuihiv bunks or CLOSING OUT. .
jcutto postofllco examination orders. Goods of course sub- .
bearing on the case for the reason that the
acts alleged to have been committed wore
committed , If at all , after the contract was
let. The plaintiff alleges that It Is material
as being the carrying out of plans previously
conceived or agreed upon. After hearing the
arguments of counsel the court took the mat
ter under advisement and will hand down a
decision Monday morning.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Cimrlcft Uullt'8 Uurai > UiiUon CIIUHCS home
I'uriu'st DlM'tmlon.
The county commissioners hold the regu
lar weekly session yesterday afternoon , and
before they adjourned they laid the olllclal
head of Charles Uiiitt. the personal tax col
lector , away In the' ' basket. It came about
In this way : The" committee on finance ,
through Its chalfln m , Mr. Jenkins , re
ported that It had liteu.Informed by County
Treasurer Irey that "Unltt had been dis
charged from the eihjjldy of the county. The
report was ndopte ffcr which Mr. Pad
dock shied a resoliitlmti Into the ring cullIng -
Ing upon the treasurer * to glvo his reasons
for turning the personal tax man out Jnto
the cold. ' i i >
Some pointed dlHcusHlcn followed , Mr. Pad
dock maintaining tnaf'ho knew and cared
nothing about the ffldYJ-jclual , but ho thought
that It was within | | oijrovlnco , of the board
to ascertain why tlio" olllco had been abolished
ished by the county Vrfasuror without first
securing the sanctloji'dt ' the commissioners ,
the men who had 'firVatt'd the ofllcc.
Mr. Jenkins took the position that with
the present forcp In thu olllco of tlio county j
treasurer soma of the clerks could send
out the notices which "Unltt had been send
ing , and thereby the county would bo saving
$125 per month. So far as the discharge of
Unltt was concerned , ho waft one of the em
ployes of the oltlce , of the treasurer ami
could bo discharged by his chief.
Charles Stenborg held that the board had
no right to demand the reason why an em
ploye was dismissed , as all clerks and urn-
ployes were responslblo to tlio heads of tha
departments In which they were employed
and not subject to the control of the board.
Tlio , reason why Unlit was discharged was a
matter that did not concern the board.
The Paddock resolution was finally
adopted , and , at the next vesslon of tha
board , Mr. Irey will enlighten the members
upon the reason for the dismissal of Unltt.
The uiual number of approplatlon sheet *
were passed , after which tbo board ad
journed until next Saturday.
LOOKING BACK A CENTURY
A Day Among Our Ancestors at the Capital
City of the Empire State.
AN ALBANY JOURNAL OF THE YEAR 1801
Act-omit of u riro nt Which I'rcHlih'iit John
Adaiiia To k > n Hand Convoying AVutor
Ilittery , Itcul llstuto unil Put-
< -nt MiMllcInu AihcrtlKcinimtg.
However dull and apathetic our Dutch
ancestors may have been they were not with
out thut common ambition to got rich at ono
leap. When It came to patronizing thu lot
tery there were evidently " 110 Hies on
them. " In a copy of The Albany CCntlnel
( spelled with a C ) , n Boml-uoekly bearing
data of February 3 , 1S01 , wo find n liberal
supply of lottery advertisements , ono of
which In particular Is a high testimonial to !
the enterprise of the Albany of that day. j j
This particular udvurtlsement called for the i
sale of 25,000 tickets at u cost of $ ! i ench j j
and promised In return to cll.sbur.su $ lLTiOUO , I
charging the modest commission nf 15 per
cent on dlbburJoments as the u.\penso of con
ducting tlio lottery. For such a small pluco i
as the Albany of that day the magnitude of
this bchoma puts our modern affairs to I
shame nnd Its modest profits brand the lot- I
tcrlcs of our day as downright frauds.
In tlio same copy appears somii Inlcrostlng
correspondence from Georgetown , Md. , now
a suburb of Washington , I ) . C. , In which
occurs the following account of u fire. I
"Early last evening a fire was discovered
In the southeast part of the treasury oltlcc ,
City of Washington. A considerable num
ber of persons collected In a short time from
the city and ( Jeorge-Town. Notwithstand
ing their exertions , liouuvcr , and the active
use of the engine belonging to the olllco ,
within the house , the fire was not extin
guished for several hours. It extended
Itself from the apartment where It com
menced to ono or tuo others and penetrated
Into tlie second story ; but fortunately did
not reach the roof. Had this building been
consumed , besides the public loss , a num
ber of private buildings v.ould have buun i 1
greatly" endangered , particularly as the wind j
was high and blustering. ' |
"Somo persons continued Idle , unconcerned
spectators of a scene which threatened o
much calamity. They ua\ < > proved tn m-
selves destitute of the feelings of humanity ,
dovuld of a senna of propriety and a ills-
grace to human nature. Who can regard
them without mingled Indignation and con
tempt ?
"Tho president of the United States was
observed In the ranks for conveying water. "
Such a remark about the present In
cumbent of the whlto house would look
rather queer In print , but fires In those
days were serious affairs.
Among other notable features In this relic
are the announcements of the real estate
agent and the nostrum vender , who had
their eyes open to catch the sunshine of
the almighty dollar. They wcro wlde-nwako
old chaps , they were , particularly ono S.
Solomon , M. D. II. U. K. S. of the University
and College of Physicians , who offered the
world "Tho Cordial Halm of Qllead an Im
mediate restorative and corroborant , etc , "
a cure for more allmonU than any mvdival
lexicon over recorded and all for only $3
pur bottle. This Solomon was evidently u
wiser man than IIH ! great predecessor.
A news Item announces that "Tho senate
lnivo rejected the bill to erect a mausoleum
to Oeorgo Washington. " Another tells us
"A bill has passed the house of representa
tives of Kentucky allowing aliens In that
state to hold lands In fee simple. A firo-
proof Htoro Is advertised for storage of
wheat and ashes , claiming to bo "completely
fireproof. " An account Is also given of
the nomination of Stephen Van Henssclaer
governor of the htato ; Leonard Gansovoort
occupied the chair at the meeting. A Hfct
of appointments to city olllces Is published
as coming "by the Hon. the council of an-
polntmcnt , Albany. " Considerable merchan
dise Is advertised for Bale nnd the word
"Imported" appears < | iilto often , ono dealer
announcing In largo typo "Kngllnh hats ,
just Imported and for sale. " High heels
were evidently fashionable , ono advertise
ment reading , "Wanted , two or three men
who make tallies' hlgh-heol'd slippers-
New York wages will bo given. "
A communication In the Interest of pub-
llshlng n German ( newspaper says "Tho
happy period has not yet commenced when
the terms democrat , republican , Jacobin are
used with greater judgment and when a
democrat , or which Is the pamu , a true re
publican. Is no more branded with the
nickname of n Jacobin , but is honorably ills-
tlngulshed , dues not exclude a sanguine hope
that this 'logomacby' will shortly end. If
the publishers Intended to crave subscrlp-
tlonu with the promise Unit thin newspaper
Hhouhl be altogether Impartial , they would
justly deserve censure. For It Is almost
Impossible to unite Interest with Impar
tiality. In political reports at l ant. Hut
we can promise that It shall contain nothlug
contrary to genuine principles of liberty la
the country. " Editorial opinion seems to bo
totally absent In this sheet. The rates of
subscription given are $3 per annum.
A LAST CENTURY RELIC.
A very old rollo and perhaps the oldest
original letter In the United States is now
owned by Edward Yarton. residing at 1443
South Sixteenth street. This letter , written
in the year 1770 , was formerly In the posses
sion of William Trowhrldgo of Ilochcster ,
N. Y. , then nothing but a village. Ho came
from England In 1S24 arid after u few yeara
located himself In Rochester. After Ills
death he left the letter to his son , who In
isr > 8 sold It to Edward Yarton , together with
n number of other rollcs and rare specimens.
The letter Is well preserved , but the Ink la
j faded to yellow and can bo read only with
the assistance of a magnifying glass.
THU itiu/rv : MAKKKT.
INSTRUMENTS placed on record April 7
1891 ;
WAHHANTV OHKOS ,
MnxttHI and Kiccmnn company to K I'
1-YpFiuun , n tract In BO n 3-H-13. . . . . . . . 1 I ooa
A 1 ftlcUouKiill nii'l ' wlfo to miino , lot 10
MlHHoiirl AM-IIUH 1'lauii 1 WO
I. o Jinriiuiii < ni to M A Illinium , lot l'i '
bloik 9. 12 V Hliilth mid , i
H It Ululr ct nl In M II Htnnc , n i.1'/4 ' foot
lot 11 , hlcxk 7. Hlilmi'a aiM..I.- . . . . . ? . . . . 3107
Sainito ! ' \V .MiCn-ili el ul , H I2 i fivt lot
Jl nnil n 12 ? feet lot 12 , Wock 7 , HhlllirM
ml' ' ! g 809
M M Marshall anil wlfu to Cn-nci'it l.ilnl ; '
company , lot 1 In 2 , lots I , 2 nnd 3 In it
unit nil 3 In 1Q-1G-U i-u t of .Mlfmoiirl ihi-r.
nil In DnuuluH county , Ni-lmtxkii ; nlxu
| iiiiit > rtx In I'oili.wiutiuMlo cuumy. Inuu. . 1
c A i-Mlini ; untl wif io t ; o iMHntr , lot la ,
Mock C. 1'oUur & C.ilil/B uiM I.20Q
O 1' Ixkwr and wlfu lo W II 1'lckutl , lut
8. block 133 , Houlli Omaha 4 3WO
HaUlmx .Idler mill wlfu lo Joseph Uoplia.
lut U. Motk 3 , Juttci'H mill iX
JoHi-pli Uoiilln IIIK ! wlfn to II J Ki-mlall ,
HHIIIO nnil lot ID , lilock 74 , Houtli Omulm. . 8,000
All-i-ii Joii.-a lo Hlilncy Alltm , lot 'J , Muck
IS , I ) V Kmllli'H aiM t.OOO
Tliomim HowliinilH nmlvlfo to John Hli.-
\vn . jr. , lulH I , 2 , 3. B to 12. II In 19 ami
Htrlp mljulnliiK on " l > nil nil loin from t to
19 , L'nln J'liu-u 15,000
QI'IT CLAIM nmiDH.
O A Mnilouvnl el nl lo i ; M Htcnlirrir ,
lull II anil 15 , Mock 3 , luta 3. 4 anil & ,
Much 12. lot 26 , lilock 0 , Itoiui Illll 2,40
W H IlolicrlH unil wife to TlKiinuH How-
limils , loin 1 to 19 ( except lulu 4 nml 13) ) ,
uml mi IP uilJoUiltiK on n end ull lulu from
1 to I'j. c'uln 1'lucu l
DIIDH. :
Hhi-rlff to J ( I Mi-Ki-iilli , lot K nnil H lot V.
.11 , WlmlHor I'litce 803
J II MuSliunu mill wife lo 1' J Mctiliune , i
IIS feet lot . Motk 7 , nul llv u ( J I IU-J- AZT *
Ick'H mill t >
K J C'olllni , Hiwclul inaHlur , to 1U AUiley ,
uilnilnlitmtiu , lot C , Mock "O , " Hhlnn't
24 uiM l. : 7
Totul amuunt of lr n f ri
