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Wonders.
HDELCTHEBT SUIT.
OaUahon and His Men Not Liable for
Eviction of Squatters.
MRS. CHRISTIANSAN FAILED TO RECOVER
Defendants lu the Claim
jury Found for the
for 1MB I > am.igiMr . . : i u cclottl' *
Will Admitted to Probate-Other
Cut.cs lu the Courts.
The much tried and hotly contested suit
guardian of Anna Christian-
ot Chris Jensen ,
Edward Callahan , Edward
Ban. Inbanc , against
ward Culltnan. S. B. Clark and Dennis
Lane has been disposed of In the district
court , and a jury In Judge Hopewell's room
1ms found for the defendants , deciding that
the plaintiff was not entitled to-any of the
$25,000 dumagus for which she sued.
Callahan purchased from
Some years ago
the state a portion of the nchool section
lying between the Mlsbourl river and Flor
ence lake , and thereon ho erected a house
and made sundry and divers improvements.
As time rolled on the river gradually
moved toward the Iowa bluffs , throwing up
a largo tract of accretion along the front
of the Callahan purchase. Three years ago
the ChrlBtlanbans and a number of other
parties squatted upon this land along the
bank of the river , engaging in gardening
and In the dairy business. .After they had
been there n year or more Callahan notified
them that they would ha-ve to pay rent or
else move off. This was met with a laugh ,
the occupants expressing the opinion that
they were upon government land. Calla-
lian Insisted upon u removal , but as vt Inter
'wan coming on , he allowed all of the parties
to remain until the following spring , when
lie again Issued an order ot ejectment.
The order was scrvud , but was not obaycd ,
and one year ago last March , hiring some
men , who were the defendants In thti suit
Just disposed of , the shanties of the bquat-
trrs were hauled off the land and the occu-
I > anU Informed that they must not return ,
To this they objected , and Mrs. Chrlstlansau
became so violent that she had to bo taken
nuuy by force. She "was placed in a car
riage and brought to thin city. Soon after
this she became sick and developed symp
toms of Insanity , A guardian was appointed
who a few days later brought a $25,000
damage suit. At a former term ot court
the case was tried , but the jury was unable
to agree , and It went over.
La t week the case was called for trial
ngatn and the Introduction ot testimony
was commenced. As the trial proceeded ,
Mrs , ChrUtlansan was called as a witness ,
hut as soon as she entered the court room
the wont Into a dead faint and had to be
carried from the room and into the street.
The defendants thought this a peculiar trans
action and concluded to do a little detective
\vork , which , they claim , resulted lu ascer
taining that xluring the morning of the day
the woman milked Reveral cows and then
woiked about her garden. After she returned
turned horaa they claim to have ascertained
that she at once recovered and engaged in
her household duties , appearing to be as
Btrong and healthy as any person.
During the progress of the trial and in
Rlvmg the instruction * to the jury Judge
llopnwell told the twelve men that they
could not find against Callahan. but If it
lad been proven to their satisfaction that
the other defendants used unnecessary force
In ejecting the plaintiff , then and in that
went b was entitled to recover Thursday
night the case went to the jury and jester-
day tU ? lerdict was returned , the find
ing being for all of the defendants and j
against the plaintiff.
MRS. ItAMACCIOTTl'S MIND.
Judge Barter Ieeu ! > B She Wa In Position
to Make Her Will.
The Mary E. Hamacclotti will case haa been
decided In the probate court , the judge hold- j
Ing that the document may be admitted to ,
probate and record. .
Some months ago Mary E. Itamacclottl
died possessed of property of the value of
$30,000 , the whole of which bhe bequeathed
to Francis Ramacciotti , an adopted son.
Soon after the death of the woman and after
the will was filed in Judge Baxter's court ,
Sarah Seldon , the mother , Aba , William and
Daniel Scldon.brothers.and Percy C. Reed and
Funny Evans , bisters of the deceased , insti
tuted proceedings to contest the will , alleg
ing that at the time of its execution Mrs.
Hamacclottl was of unsound mind and mem
ory ; that she was not possessed of testa
mentary capacity ; that the will was procured
by fraud ; that there was no such person n
Francis Ramacciotti and that the document
purporting to be a will was never executed
by the deceased.
Court
The jury in the case of Jlartha Sorcneen
againbt Dr. Von Camp returned a verdict
for the plaintiff , assessing her damages at
$127. She sued for $5,000 , alleging that as
a patient she was neglected by the doctor.
Martin Miller , charged with having robbed
and shot Merchant Rlbak , has been released
from custody , be having established the fact
to the minds of the jurors that lie was not
in the vicinity of the JUbak store at the
time when the shooting occurred.
In Judge Keysor's court the case of Eliza
beth Gallagher against the city is on trial ,
the plaintiff having appealed from the award
of appraisers who as-essed damages for the
opening of Woolworth avenue , from Thirty-
Becond to Thirty-sixth street. The pla ntiff
was allowed $1,730 , but concluded that the
amount was not sufficient.
Gilbert M. Hitchcock , charged with having
circulated papers which contained the adver
tisements of a lottery , has demurred from
the Information , alleging that there was lib
offense committed , owing to the fact that the
drawing of the lottery did not take place In
the \otate \ In which his newspaper teas
printed and published.
OMAHA , May 21. To the People ot Ne-
bratka : The Improvement of country roads
Us rapidly becoming one of the leading ques
tions In local public Improvement. It has
alaws been a fruitful source of discussion ,
especially in the rural districts , but unfor
tunately but little progre E 1ms been made ,
mainly due to bad methods of management ,
bad methods of construction and a general
lack of expert road builders. The first of
these difficulties it is the duty of our legis
lators to overcome. The two latter diffi
culties can only be met as we acquire ex
perience and show ourselves ready to profit
by the experience of older communities.
Each community has generally proceeded on
the theory that any one could build a road ,
and men are annually elected to our county
board * and as road supervisors who are
wholly Innocent of any especial knowledge
.of roads , how to build them , or bow to
keep them in repair.
They retire from office with the fond con
viction that whatever is coed In the local
road system 1s the result pf their Individual
efforts , and they generally carry with them
a certain amount of experience , gained at
the expense of the county , but their ex
perience practically dies wth the expira
tion ft thrlr term cf offlre. and their suc
cessors must begin at the beginning Under
fcuch a cy-trm the roads are naturally the
sufferers. *
The greatest need cf our roads at pro-
ent Is the need not of more money , but
of better management.
A system by which the roads could be
placed under the continuous control of ex
pert road builders , and at the same time
be removed from the contaminating in
fluence of petty politics would go a long way
toward solving the problem of better roads
In the state of Nebraska.
The question then is , how can this be
done ? Over a year ago an organization
calling itself the Douglas County Road
Improvement asboclatlon was formed in
Omaha for the purpose of considering this
and other questions relating to road Im
provement. It now desires the assistance
of and suggestions from citizens of the en
tire state.
It abks you to come forward nnd express
your opinions freely , for It is a question
that effects the whole state , and before It
Is properly solved the conditions existing
over the whole state must be clearly un
derstood.
Write to your local paper and express
your views. And it you take any further
interebt in the subject correspond with the
undersigned.
CURTISS C. TURNER ,
Secretary Douglas County Road Improve
ment Association.
A. P. NICHOLAS INSANE.
ordered Scut to the Atolnmhy the Insanity
ComnilHiilonerB
A warrant wa sworn out Thursday and
vesterday the officers arrested A. P.
Nicholas on the charge of i.nsanlty. He was
taken to the county jail , pending the deci
sion of the Insanity commission , which
was given In the afternoon. The warrant
was issued at the Instance of a relative , the
charge being that Nicholas is violent and
that there is danger ot his doing personal
violence.
Besides having an alleged grievance against
a number of people In the city , Nicholas
Imagines that he Is wealthy and in n posi
tion to solve the present financial difficulties.
He declares that labor and capital will soon
clasp hands and that the meeting will be in
this city. Not long ago he went down to the
First National bank , where he signed u
promissory note for $100,000 , making it
payable to George Gould , after which he
drew a sight draft for the amount , leaving
It for collection. Some days later lie called
at the bank and upon learning that the draft
anJ the note had not been sent away became
very violent.
At the session of the Insanity commission
held yesterday afternoon a number of wit
nesses , including Dr. Edmlnston , Herman
Kountze , E , I'osevvater and Norman Kuhns ,
were examined. They all knew Mr. Nicholas
and had been aware of his actions during
the past years. They considered him
peculiar and thought that he had done many
thing ? which indicated a fllt > eased condition
of the m'nd. ' After listening to the testi
mony the commission adjudged -him Insane
and ordered him taken to llie neylum.
Mr , Nicholas said that he was ready to
go , us be thought that the rest and medical
care would be beneficial to his health. He
will be taken away today.
Short Police Stories.
Grant White was arrested last night fur
fighting and for malicious destruction of
property. With two other men he went
into Hart's saloon. Twelfth and Chicago
streets , and one of the parties bought a can
of beer. Some trouble ensued , and the
three became Involved In a general fight ,
during which the ) made short work of a
quantity of Mr. Hart's queensware.
Sergr&nt Thomas Ormsby has been di
rected to look up persons violating the barb
wire fence ordinance. Ormsby is preparing
to file complaints against Tom Murray. Pot
ter & George , A L. Reed and Jooeph Kavan
for maintaining barb wire fences.
Walter Whitney was fined $25 and costs
by Judge Berka this morning for assault.DE a
motor car conductor.
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i GOOD UTIZEHSrilPLEAGUE
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Upbuilding of Electors to Be Taken Hold
of by the Churches.
REFORM CAMPAIGN FOflMALLYvOPENED
Effort Inaugurated Looking to the Union
of the younger Voters of the City
for Hotter Municipal Government
Education in Citizenship ?
A mass meeting , In furtherance of the plan
of organizing the Good Citizenship league ,
was held at the First Methodist church Fri
day evening , Rev. Frank XJrane presiding.
Itev. Gregory Powell arose to atjate the ob-
'Ject of the meeting. Various union meetings
of the young people's societies of the
churches of the city , be said , had been held.
Desire had been to brine the churches , of
the city together to promote municipal re
form. It is their purpose to Ejlr up the
men and women of the churches to u sense
of their responsibilities as citizens , and no
more. The sentiment wua unanimous and
the result "was this meeting , which would be
the forerunner of others of like kind. It
\\at the intention in launch out on a two or
three weeks' campaign in tbe > fall. Mr.
Powell itatpd distinctly' that thff league
was nonpartisan and vva's in no wise con
nected with the Municipal league , but ex
pected to work iu co-operation with It.
Mr. Powell ulbo read the constitution of
the league , which has already been published
in The Dee.
Major n.V. . Halford said that there wan
uo doubt of the right * f Christian people
ple to meet for this purpose. They Mere
there in the servlro of God. Neither was
there any doubt of the necessity. Ths ! was
proved by the general movement for better
civil government which has overspread the
country of late. It was easy enough to
arouse people for a national campaign , but
when a municipal election came around there
was a good deal of absenteeism , although
there was a great complaint about misman
agement of city affairs. Bad' citizens came
out , but good citizens did not , Bad citizens
were in a hopeless minority , But It might be
said that good citizens were in n hopele's
majority. There -was need to change this-
state of affairs , and. young people could dose
so , tot It was no knap. H was not btrange
that city government had become BO , because
all energies of theeople | > had been spent
for good rational government. It would re
quire the greatest * Intellectual , moral and
Christian effort to bring about good city
government. Every man , woman and child
must have a juster , higher and truer view of
citizenship.
Itev. Frank Crane announced the absence
of V. 0. Strlckler. whose name was on the
program , and stated that three-minute
speeches -would be the era > r lor the rest of
the evening.
Jlev , L. E. Hawk pf the First United
Presbyterian church vfra1 the next speaker
and said that all thejeirurches and all the
peaple of the churches should support the
movement , because its object was education
in citizenship and because in this way only
was It possible to .reach the lowest people ,
the prime object of the church.
Mr. J. Burns denied that the league was
narrowed nto a religion ! , organization Its
sole purpose wan to stir up the people to a
realization of thnlr dittleg iu > t > tockbold > TS In
the corporation uf lie city Every man
fchould atterj the polls , primaries and cau
cuses. The excuse that they -Mould be
taking part In a dirty work by attending
primaries was no excuse. The primaries
must be cleaned and that could be done by
Christians only.
Secretary Ober of the Young Men's Chris
tian association bald that it was a duty to
attend primaries and caucuses. Many nom
inations were made on the supposition that
good people would be too much asleep to
scrutinize the private characters of the per
sons nominated.
Dr. Duryea said that some book on the
science of government should be chosen and
distributed. It should be studied and the
voters then sent out to help the Municipal
league. He said he did not attend pri
maries. One good citizen could do nothing.
It was necessary to organize and put system
against system. It should be done by slow
work. He showed how six men In one ward
in Brooklyn inaugurated a movement , the
result of which was the election of a pure
candidate as mayor.
Dr. Hellings of the First Baptist church I
remarked that the work must be slow to
be safe and permanent. It would be a |
great thing if all present should go away !
with the determination of sticking to the
work. The city was pretty bad , but it was
not the worst. A little less criticizing and
a little more thinking should be done.
The following resolution was offered by
Dr. Hellings and passed :
Resolved. That this meeting heartily endorses - ;
dorses tlie movement for n good citizenship
campaign Inaugurated by the young people's
societies of the city and we pledge them ,
our co-operation and support for this Kum-
mer and fall campaign , or "duiine the war" i
ucralnst municipal corruption and for the
enthronement every virtue. | i
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Itev. Frank Crane was the last speaker. '
He said he had never gone , did not go now , I '
and never would gn to primaries while in
thslr present condition. He did not be- 1
lleve In going tn see the gang work. He
stood on no party platform , but one on which
every man could stand that of the Chrisj j
tlan church. "When a man says he will I I
enforce laws he should do so or throw up ,
"his job , " bald he. J
Federal Court Canes.
The case of Darst against G. B. Holland
et al , which has occupied the attention of ,
the circuit court for the last three days , was
ended today , The jury found for the plaintiff
In the sum of $250.
The jury in the case of the First National
bank of Rapid City against John Fitzgerald
reported that it was unable to agree and was
discharged.
In the district court the case againbt George
Heed for counterfeiting was called this
morning. The defendant Is accused of passIng -
Ing counterfeit dollars on one Lemuel Davis
in Lincoln.
Lumber Dealers Will Clone. .
The following lumber dealers will close
at 1 p , m. on Saturdays , beginning today , I
until September 22 : H. F. Cady '
Lumber company , C. N. Deltz , Chicago ,
Lumber company , Hampton Lumber company - , '
pany , C. L , Cbaffee , A. D. Marriott & Co. ,
M. O. Dlsbrow & Co. , Engler , Adams &
Kelly. Guiou & Ledwlch. Wagner & Bu
chanan , -Wyatt , Bullard Lumber company ,
George A. Hoagland.
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Marriage Uccuiei. ' i
The following marriage licenses were Is
sued yesterday :
Name and Address. Age.
A. M. Carrer , Omaha 19
Minnie Hurt , Omaha , IB
George I' . Krauts. Omaha 33 I !
Mluna D. Homier , Omaha 25
Joseph Denes , Omaha X i |
Anna Duskoru , Omaha 22
O A. Margraf , Omaha 27
Oeoigta A Warrltk , Omaha 2G
For Memorial Day ,
George Crook post 2G2 , Grand Army of
the RcpKbllc , held a meet'ng ' Thursday night
With a large number in attendance end
made necessary arrangements for its mem
bers to take their proper part in Memorial
day exerclbes. Membsrs of the post will
form at entrance to the park and march
thence In a body with the other Grand Army
posts to place reserved near the bpeakers'
stand.
An Invitation is given by George Crook
post to Phil Kearney post No. 2 , Sons of
Veterans , Union Veteran Legion , regular
army and navy union , and all those who
served in the war of 1SC1-C5 residing In the
north part of the city to form with them
at the park. _
SCALDED THE PliTJMBERS.
Board of Public Works Deliver * Several
Admonitory Leetureg.
The Board of Public" Works-held a sort of
levee yesterday afternoon , at which a number
of plumbers who have transgressed the rules
of the board were allowed to line up before
the railing and rccel\e a series of forcible
admonitions , that unless there was a change
in their method of doing butinens their
licenses would be revoked in short order.
There are several plumbers who have not
taken out licenses this 3 ear. They were in
debt to the city on account of damage caused
in tearing up pavements and other public
property , and chose to tnko their chances of
getting along without licenses to settling up
their accounts. Recently it has been dlscav-
ered that thete men were doing work for
which permits had been taken out by other
plumbeis who had licenses. It was ms-
pected that some of the plumbers wore funn
ing out their licenses to accommodate others
who had neglected to take them out , and the
suspected parties were notified to appear be
fore the board yesterday and dhow cause why
their licenses should not be revoked.
The plumbers admitted that the -work In
question had been done under permits ob-
talned by them , but they claimed that the
work had been fcublet to them by the un
licensed plumbers , and that they 1iad a per
fect right to do the work under those circum-
btances. The board decided that thlb would
not hold good , und served notice that the
next time such a thing occurred the license
of ttio plumber who had obtained the permit
would be revoked.
We could not improve the quality if we
paid double the price , DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve IB the befct salve that experlenco
ctn produce , or that money can buy.
In t he .1 until o Court * .
Mrs. 0. S. Horn , the proprietress of the
Pullman house , has been cued for $30 by a
former servant. The defendant attempted
to show the money was paid by offering
as evidence receipts with the defendant's
mark tbereon. The latter can write her
name beautifully , and hht > testified that
bhe knew nothing of the receipts. The
evidence was rejected and Justice Coukercll
gave a judgment for $18 in favor of plaintiff ,
Mrs. Hubbard claimed Mrs. , Ferrymun
was owing her $21 on a grocery bill. The
latter Indignantly denied the charge. The
case lasted nearly four hours , and although
the parties engaged bad attorneys to repre-
vent them , they wanted to have a share in
the arguing. Candy and tobacco were sold on
credit to a minor son. and the ladles could not
add the accounts with the EIIIO total. The
case wag very mystifying , am Justice Cros-
Itty gave the plaintiff a judgment for $11.22 ,
but neither lady was satisfied.
Three owners of lioiuas appear today.
The tenants will not leave nor pay rent.
One comes before Justice Bartlett , the other
two before Juutloa Baldwin.
In Justice Smith's court the Youne Men's
Christian association comes out < Ufpstnd.
The labunr who sued them for bi wjg'B
got a ji/Ognnnt / foi the full amount .in'l Hie
asirirMtjon pays the costs. They talk vt
appeal ,
DiWitt'i Witch Ilasel Salve curt *
SOME ANTE-AZTEC WONDERS
Ancient City Only Beached by a Three-
League Tunnel Through Solid Book.
DISCOVERY THAT OUTDOES OLD CORTEZ
American Explorers Make an Imuluuulr
Archaeological Find In the Heart of
the falerra Mudro Mountain * in
Northern Mexico.
MAPIMI , Mex. , May 25. The American
archaeologists , who went to the recently
discovered deserted city In the Sierra Ma-
dres mountains , have returned and tell ot
another hidden city fl\e Spanish leaguea
north of the first city. The leader of tha
party , C. W. Pantlon of Philadelphia , states
that these cities were evidently twin capi
tals of a wealthy district long before the
Aztecs. The two cities are connected by
underground passages hewn out of solid :
rock , und it was while exploring one of
tltese passages that the second city was dis
covered. It now lies In a deep basin of the
mountains , and no exit except the under
ground pasbage could be found.
Strengthening GludHtoiiu'B K.vc.
LONDON , May 2D-Dr. S. H. Haberthon.
one of the surgeons who took part In the
operation yesterday upon Mr. Gladstone's
right eye , sajs that the main task of the
doctors IP to Increase the sight and
btrengthen the eye and that there Is no
reason why this should not bo accomplished ,
Mr. Gladstone's attendants are delighted
with the progress he has made toward com
plete lecovcry Jrom the effects of the opera
tion.
tion.The
The following bulletin has been Issued :
"Mr. Gladstone has passed a quiet night ,
free from discomfort. HU eye Is progressing
quite well and his general health Is excel
lent. "
Will Ouektion llrltluh Trrntlc * .
PAUIS , May 25. M , de 1'Oncla has an
nounced his intention of Introducing Into the
Chamber of Deputies the question of the
British treaties with Ch.na , Italy and Bel-
glum , alleging they are a violation of French
righta and existing treaties The Temps says
j it Is not bo much the anglo-Congo treaty aa
the fact England wishes to establish a
buffer state between the eventual posseKsloni
i of France and Great Britain In Central Af-
, rlca. following the example of the Siamese
buffer itate. According to the Ternps , tbero
, Is danger , uluo , that England will ultimately
absorb the upper Nile region.
Djimniltf 1 lot In lluenocyrc .
BUENOS AVIIES , May 2S. A plot to Mow
up the Parliament buildings and the bourse
by the use of bombs has been discovered
hero. The police have seized several bomb
shells and have arrested two Austrlans and.
an Italian who are charged with complicity
In the conspiracy ,
Itoberu to hiitceed tVuliteley ,
DUBLIN , May 2D. The Freeman's Journal
says that General Lord Frederick Kobert * ,
formerly Commander-in-chief of the army In
India , will eucceeod General Lord Garnet
WoUeley In the autumn , as oommmandcr ot
the forces In Ireland ,
Hankers Fuior u ( ; olrt Standard.
FRIEDIUCHSIIOD , Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ,
j May 26 At u meeting here of the Qur-
{ man Banking association , at which thirty-
five banks were represented , a rtEolu-
tlon In fa\or of a gold standard "was unanl *
niously adopted.