8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEErE SATU11DAY , JULY 7 , 180J.
iONE JOHN FISH WAS A FRAUD
Controversy Over Title to Real Estate Brings
Out an Odd Story.
DECISION IN AN OLD LAND LITIGATION
crcftpf Iun < l Nrnr riorcnco Cl
Owner * Unexpectedly llhecm'n 1'uy
fur .Juno In Court llcllnmn' *
Itlock In Court Again.
Juilgo Ambrose handed down Ills decision
yesterday In an Important land case that
hail been on the district court docket ( or
nearly a year. As long ago as 18.77 , when
Nebraska was a wilderness , John L. Flsk of
Connecticut traveled across the country to
the Missouri river and took out letters patent
, to eighty acres of land about fourteen miles
north of Florence. The hardships of the
wilderness prored unattractive to the settler
anil after struggling for a time with the
difficulties of life In a wild country ho packed
up his worldly goods and moved back to
New Haven , leaving Jils farm unoccupied.
Matters remained In this way until 1S74 ,
when the property was sold to pay the ac
cumulated taxes which the state was tin-
able to collect from the owner. The pur
chaser was a man named Reynolds of Fre
mont , who held the property until 1883 , when
ho contracted for the sale of the property tea
a thlril person and put hint In possession on
the strength of the tax deeds which he had
received from the state. Later the possessor
died and his widow surrendered the pos
session back to Reynolds.
About six years from the time when
Reynolds first obtained the possession of the
property ho employed an Omaha real estate
man to look up Flsk so that ho could satisfy
any claim that ho might have on the prop
erty and obtain a title In fee simple. The
real estate man found a John L. Flsk In St.
Louis who claimed to be the Flsk who had
pre-empted the original title and a settle
ment was made whereby ho surrendered all
vestige of his tltlo to Reynolds.
In the course of time It developed that this
Flsk was a fraud , and In October of last
year the real John L. Flsk appeared and
( lied a Htilt In district court In this county to
regain the tltlo to the property. The case
was heard at the last term of court and yes
terday Jiidgo Ambrose decided In favor of
the plaintiff and declared that the title to
the property was vested In the original pat
entee. The court held that Reynolds had
held possession of the property for a suf
ficient time to take the title In fee simple
by virtue of the statute of limitation , but
that In making an effort to look up the orig
inal owner and secure a transfer of his title
ho had acknowledged that there was a su
perior title to his own , and had consequently
forfeited his right to the undisputed posses
sion of the property. The c.iso will prob
ably bo taken to the supreme court.
Kcllmun Illurk In Court.
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company has gone Into the Injunction busi
ness for the purpose of getting the courts to
decide the controversy between them and
the building Inspector In regard to their
right to repair the Hellman property at
Thirteenth and Farnam streets.
The building In controversy was seriously
damaged by fire a short time ago , and when
the owners attempted to repair the building
so that It would bo rentable the building Inspector
specter stepped In and ordered the work
stopped. Ills opinion was that the building
was In such condition that it could not be
tafcly repaired. Yesterday the attor
neys for the owners filed a petition In dis
trict court asking that n restraining order
be Issued directing the building Inspector
and the city of Omaha to desist from fur
ther Intcrfcncnco with the work of repair.
Tied Up lllici'iii' *
A petition was filed In Judge Walton's
court yesterday asking that -the mayor ,
the city council and the city treasurer be
enjoined from paying the $150 voted L. M.
Rheem by the council as June salary as
acting city electrician. The grounds of ac
tion were similar to those on which the In
junction preventing the payment of Mr.
Rheem's May salary was obtained and were
based on the fact that Mr. Rhcem was ap
pointed by the council , whllo the oince could
only bo legally filled by appointment by the
mayor. A temporary restraining order was
Issued and the case was set for hearing on
July 14.
That Itemlorlns Worlin Flcht.
The light Instituted for the purpose of
closing up the rendering works at Mascot Is
being" wageil In Judge Walton's court ,
where Nelson O. Anderson Is posing
ns the plaintiff. JohnB. . Smiley.
the defendant , Is on the ground wltn nu-
merouH tillldavlts , showing Unit his estab
lishment Is not a niisliince In nny particu
lar. lie also charges that there Is a con
spiracy to ruin him In his business and
that the conspirators , lire the linlon
Rendering company , W. L. Solby and
Quatavc A. Klnkle.
District Court Notes.
Louis D. Locvy has brought suit In dis
trict court to recover } 2,500 from Earnest
Brofiuet for services rendered. The plain
tiff says that two years ago Broquet hired
him to assist him with expert advice in
the purchase of a. large consignment of
merchandise , with tlm understanding that
he should bu paid In proportion to the vnluc
of his services. He 1ms not received n cent
and considers his assistance worth tnu
amount for which he has sued.
The Uyron Heed company has sued
Charles W. Wlilto and others to obtain
judgment on three promissory notes ot W ) ,
each of which were given by the defendant
In 1SS9.
Perfect health Is seldom found , for Impure
blood Is so general. Hood's Sarsaparilla
really docs purify the blood and restores
health.
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Kxcurnlon Kiitea Knit.
For full Information concerning cumm'
excursions call at the Chicago , Milwaukee I
St. Paul ticket cilice , 100 1 Farnam street , 01
address P. A. NASH ,
General Agent.
Tlirap Seaside * I'.xcurHlmi.
July 7 , 8 and 9 the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern railway will sell , account Na
tional Teachers' convention , cheap excursion
tickets to Asbury Park , N. J , , allowing par
ties to visit other seaside resorts , good re
" turning until September 1 , under certain con
ditions. For full particulars address A. C.
Goodrich , western passenger agent , P. 0.
box 201 , Kansas City. Mo.
J'EHSOX.tr , IMfMMIt.ll'/f.V.
H. B. Dibble of York Is at the Arcade.
F. J. Toohlll of O'Neill Is at the Dellono.
C. I. Tuttle ot Kearney Is at the 1'axton.
Isaac M , Raymond of Lincoln Is In the
city ,
C. P. Johnson ot Benedict Is at the Ar
cade.
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Dr. Q. T. Scabury ot Sheridan Is at the
Mlllard.
r
Rots Gamble of Kearney Is at the Mer
chants.
John Q. Goes of Bellevue Is at the Mer
chants.
P. J. Sinclair of Nebraska City Is at the
DeDone.
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II. C , McSuane of Lead City , S. D. , Is at
the Mlllard.
H.'t Flndley of Norfolk was In the city
last evening.
II. P. Kalght and O. Smith of Lincoln are
at the Paxton.
B. 1C , Valentine of West Point was In the
city yesterday ,
A. P. Brlnck and wlfo of Hot Springs , S.
D. , ro a ( to ) | Mlllard.
AV. P. Shockey of Lincoln registered at
the Paxton last evening.
A. . C. Windsor and wlfo of St. Joseph are
rcgljlerml at the Mlllard.
J. 8. Wlciman and A. It. Kdml&toii of
Lincoln arc at the Merchants ,
A. K. Goudy , xtate itiperlntcndent ot pub
lic liutructlon Is at the Dellono.
K , \V. HlgneM , division superintendent of
the I ) . & M. ut Lincoln Is at the Paxton.
Mr * . T. J. Rogers and children left Sun
day Intt for North Sclluato , Mais. , where
they will ipend the summer.
C C * Hughes , general superintendent of
the Klkhoru , Imi , v > | th hlo family , taken
permanent quarters at the Paxton.
MOIIHK'S ItKTMtlMl SAM : ,
A I.lttln Money Oem Ixmjr Way In All
Drp.irllnriitu ,
Saturday will bo no exception. Prices
have been put to a point where no one can
fall to buy the goods readily on seeing tffetn.
Notwithstanding the heavy purchases In
which every one has been more than satis
fied the greatest sacrifices to enable us to
close out the business still goes on.
Our stock uns a big one and Is still largo
and unbroken , and there Is plenty left yet
for every one. Many a slender purse has
been gladdened with the size of the bundles.
Surprises at the ridiculous cheapness of
everything Is depleted on the countenances
ot nil visitors to our store.
Tomorrow ( Saturday ) will bo no exception
to the rule.
To make this a big day wo make some
extraordinary prices In the way of extra
special reductions.
To enumerate nil the bargains would re
quire oceans of space , BO all wo ask of
every lady Is to come prepared to carry
away more than they ever dreamed of- be
fore for their money.
THE MORSnDRY GOODS CO.
SAM : .
Wlmt Hiiydcn llron. OITer IIH Specials to
S.tturd.iy .Mio | > | > ( ri.
There Is a half-page announcement In
another portion of today's Bee which tells
a tale of considerable Interest to thrifty
shoppers. Those "with an eye for the
main chance" should never overlook such
a Bale , as the price cuts arc so radical as
to make Saturday a red-letter day for shop
pers.
pers.The
The Rig Store , always popular , always
giving Its best to its customers , will b
certainly thronged all day Saturday. Hay
den Bros. ' store now Is considered i
synonym for low prices , the best of goods
and lots of varieties to select from.
Special KxiMirmon Hast.
Via the Northwestern line to Asbury Park ,
Cleveland , Toronto and one hundred other
pleasant summer resorts. Call at the city
ticket office , HOI Farnam street.
Visit Courtland beach Sunday.
THEY ANSWER PABDEE.
Hcply of Hiisriill and Oilier Couiicllmcn t < :
th .Mandamus Petition.
Some days since E. T. Pardee of the
Pardco Electric Light company Instituted
mandamus proceedings In the district court ,
asking that the city council bo compelled
to award the contract for lighting the
streets of the city to his company , It being
the lowest bidder. As Is well known , the
papers that went to the council were
pocketed by the committee on Judiciary.
Yesterday afternoon all of the members
of the city council answered to the Pardee
petition. In the answer , drawn by the
city attorney , the defendants admit that
a bid for street lighting was submitted by
"Pardco & Co. , " but allege that there was no
of the submission of the bid there was no
such firm or corporation In existence ; that
the members had never compiled with the
laws of the state by filing with the county
clerk any certificate of partnership. The
defendants deny that the plain
tiff was awarded the contract under
his bid. They say , through Has-
call , that "the mythical firm of Pardee
& Co. " filed a bond , but that It was a sham
and a makeshift for the express purpose of
avoiding any liability , purposely ! leaving
out the condition "that Pardee & Co. would
carry out the terms ot the contract. "
Hascall , for himself and the other mem
bers of the council , enters u denial and
avers that there was never any conspiracy
or. Illegal act performed to prevent the ap
proval of the bond. Going still farther , he
alleges that at no time has Pardco filed a
written acceptance of the contract , nor has
he filed a legal and valid bond as required
in the premises.
Visit Courtland beach Sunday.
FOB REPAIRING VIADUCT.
Illds Opcnrd by Hoard of rul > ! Ic Works
Yesterday Afternoon.
The bids for the contemplated repairs
on the Sixteenth street viaduct werj opened
at a meeting of the Board of Public Works
yesterday afternoon. The bidders were the
Milwaukee Bridge & Iron tjmpa.iy , A. A.
Raymond , Whltlock & Co. , and H. B. Mayo.
The" bids were referred to the city en
gineer ( or tabulation , and the contract will
probably be awarded today. On the ( ace
ot the bids Mr. Mayo was the lowest bid
der.
der.The
The contract for sewer connections In the
alley between Chicago and Davenport and
Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets
was Igt to Samuel Katz & Co. , at 49 and
47 cents for Imported and American cement
respectively. The chairman was directed
to advettlse ( or bids on the expenditure o (
ROOD In grading on the Southeast boule
vard as directed by a recent resolution o (
the council.
The sidewalk Inspector was Instructed to
proceed to have all sidewalks that have
been condemned rclald at the expense o (
the property owners. The board has ex
perienced a good deal ot difficulty this year
In compelling property owners to lay side
walks which had been ordered by the board.
The work has been put off on various pre
texts , and now the board proposes to go
ahead and lay the sidewalks at once and
let the delinquent property owners foot
the bill ,
n'i.lTllKK Jr'UHKVAST.
Oenonilly Fnlr and \Vi riner In Western Xc-
Imiska Today.
WASHINGTON , July 6-Tho Indications
for Saturday are :
For Nebraska Generally fair ; winds
shifting to south ; warmer In the western
portion.
For Missouri Fair , except local showers
In the southwest portion ; north winds.
For Iowa Generally fair ; north winds ,
shifting to southeast ; warmer In the north
ern portion.
For Kansas Local showers In the south
ern part ; fair In the northern portion ; east
winds ; warmer In the western portion ,
For South Dakota Fair in the eastern
portion ; local showers in the western per
tion ; south winds ; warmer In western per
tion.
I.oeul Iteeord.
OrncitorTiiR WiiAriiKit UUIIBAU , OMUIA ,
July U. Omaha record of tomponuuro mid
rainfallcomp-iroil with porros pond Ing day of
past fourycnrs :
. . 1894. 1R93. 1S02. 1891.
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Maximum temperature 823 02 ? Bur H4C
Minimum tern mini til re. ( if > = (183 ( 023 00 =
Avoraifu temperature. . . 74 = HU3 710 703
I'rcclultutlon 01 T. .00 ,00
Stivtomuut shewing the condition ot torn-
porr.turan.ntl prjeiplutlou tit Omaha for the
day and slnco Mai-oil 1 , 18'JI :
Normal teniuoratiiru 7(53 (
DouVlimoy for the tiny ' os
K\L't'hs sfnen .Muieh 'l , " " 4n73
Nnriiiiilpmclnlt.itloii ! ( ) hirli
Dollcli'iiL-y for tlm duv 1U Inch
Deficiency slnco Muruii 1 7,09 Indies
Itoports from Other Stallom at H P. M.
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---v * * v > * tt ut.a wi rum.
CKOUCE K. HUNT , Lo l Forecast OmolaL
( pn t inn i T HAIITTI mt 4II t
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Packing Honsss Are Bojnnlng to Fcol the
Etriko Seriously ,
HUNDREDS OF MEN ALREADY LAID OFF
Shipment * nt Stock In nnil of Drrfivcd Mrnt
Out Diminishing Idiplitly flirco
Tons of I'onltry liy Impress
MiiRlc City ( ! < > "lr.
The Cndaliy PacklnR company made tlio
blRKtst shipment of packing house product
last evening that \\ns ever sent out of South
Otnnlia b > express. It was three tons ol
dicsscil poultry billed for Chicago , and was
Bent out through the Adams Express com
pany. An effort wns made by this com
pany to send out several cars of goods In
the ordinary way , but It was all returned be-
foio getting very far.
The people who are most Interested In
business In this town arc afraid of a tie-up
at any time. A working railroad mnn said
last night that heonld not bo surprised
If all the railroad men working In South
Omaha would quit today. Ho admitted that
several conferences had already been held ,
when this sort of proposition had been dis
cussed ,
The Stock Yards company owns the track
age here and employs all of the switchmen ,
Mr Tungate , the night foreman , does not
belong to the union , haxvevcr , and will prob
ably be ono of the l/.st men along the line
to stop work. Tuiu/ato / was put In charge
of the yards at night during the last strike
here , and he Is noted for being a stayer
when he mokcH up his mind that ho Is
right. All the switchmen belong to the
union ,
Ono thing which Indicates that the
'Ctidahy 1'acklng company fears further
tioublo Is the fact that It did not buy any
hogs yesterday , and as a result there will
be about 300 workmen who will not have
to report for duty until Monday or Tues
day at the earliest.
Swift & Co. have laid off a largo force
of men.
Alitglo City ( iiisnlp
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Hunnon.
W. G. Sloan , the undertaker , Is confined
to his home with rheumatism.
The Home Circle club will give a"party
at Courtlund beach Saturday evening.
The South Omaha Democratic club will
meet at 1'ivonkn's hall Saturday night.
Mrs. D. L. HolmcH and Mrs. Ell II. Doud
have gone to Hot Springs , S. D. , to spend
several weeks.
James Byrnes was arrested last night on
complaint of his wife , who accuses him of
assaulting her.
James Ham , a character who went about
town begging and stealing , was before Judge
Chrlstmann and received a. sentence of
fifteen days In the county jail , with the first
ten on bread and water.
Elmer Trier , a messenger boy , Is minus
a good silver watch , which was stolen from
him yesterday. The lad says the watch
must have been taken from his pocket whllo
he was on the street , as he did not have his
vest oft during the day.
William Lake was arrested here on the
night of the Fourth. The complaint was
made by Omaha authorities and the young
man was turned over to an uptown police
man. Lake married the girl yesterday
and Chief Drcnnan says the couple will
make South Omaha their homo in the
future.
The funeral of young Nellie Maxwell was
conducted by Ilev. H. L. Wheeler at the
family residence at 2:30 : o'clock yesterday
afternoon. A large number of friends at
tended the services and followed the remains
to the gravp. The deceased was In her 12th
year and was an unusually bright and af
fectionate child ,
A fellow who was booked as James Smith
was arrested for vagrancy. When searched
ho had a watch and $3 In cash. Judgu
Chrlstmann gave the man some good advice
and discharged him. Two hours later an
officer ! found Smith In a beastly state of In
toxication. Ho was taken to jail , but some
thief had met him before the officer found
him and his watch and money were both
gone. .
A number of persons who had their
window lights broken by the cannon of the
Fourth have sent In a bill to the commit
tee for the damage. Mr. F. A. Uroadwell
lias charge of this matter and If there Is
any money In the treasury after the other
bills are paid the damage will be settled for
by the committee. Otherwise Mr. Broad-
well will have the complaints in hand and
will sec that everything Is justified In some
manner.
Visit Courtland beach Sunday.
"A SOFT ANSWER , " ETC.
A School Toucher's I'rcionon of Mind on a
.MouicntoiiH Occasion.
Miss Isabel McGallon was a teacher In a
public school , relates the Buffalo News.
She had a young man friend who was ner
vous and diffident. She knew that ho was In
love with her , but every tlmo ho started to
propose ho stammered and stuttered and
ueeam.e so embarrassed that she felt obliged
to change the subject.
The young man realized his falling and
was much humiliated. Night after night
ho went up to Miss McGallon's house deter
mined to ask her if she would consent to
give up teaching school and become his
wife , and night after night ho made
a frost of the operation. One day
last week ho was passing along
the street In which the school
where Miss McGallon leaches la situated ,
and he felt that If ho could see the object of
his adoration at that time he would have
nerve enough to a&k the momentous ques
tion. He thought the matter over and be
came flrmly convinced that ho was equal to
the emergency. There was nothing to do
then but try the experiment , and ho walked
boldly Inlo the school and asked to see- Miss
McOallon.
The Janitor escorted him to her room.
She had a lot of youngsters In front of her ,
tluep in the mysteries of decimals , when the
young man came Into the room. She came
graciously forward to meet him. Ho blushed
n bit , but his tongue did not go back on
htm.
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"How do you do ? " she said , with a charmIng -
Ing smile. "To what am I Indebted for the
great pleasure of this visit ? "
The young man grasped her hand. "Miss
McGallon Isabel , " ho said , fervently , "I
have called here this morning because I
have something very Important to say to
you. It Is fcoincthlng on which depends
my happiness for all my future days. I
ivant to ask "
"Hut. " Interrupted Miss McGallon , "If it
Is so Important an that , would It not be
better If we were alone ? "
"Vcs , but I beg of you not to turn a deaf
? ar to mo because these children are here. "
Miss McOallon smiled again. Then she
walked to the desk and rang a big gong
three times. At the sound of It the chll-
Iren all rose and marched out of the room ,
"That. " she said , as she turned to the as-
lonlalicd young man , "Is the fire drill. Now ,
f you hustle , you will have time to say
ivhat you want to say before they get back , "
Ami ho had just received the betrothal
tlsa us the children came trooping through
.ho hall on their return.
UKS.lt , It It K I'IT IKS.
A special meeting uf the Omaha Huniano
society will be held at the Commercial club
rooms this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The meeting of the High school alumni ,
ivhlch was to have been held lout evenIng -
Ing , was postponed until the lust Friday
In September on account of thev , nonappearance
pearance a' a quorum. .
A meeting of the council of the Municipal
league was called for 330 ; p. m. at the Com
mercial club rooms yesterday , but on ac
count of ( ho failure of a quorum to appear
no business waa transacted ,
Mr. W. W. Holt ot La Salic college ,
[ owa , will address the young men's servlc1
it the Young Men's Christian nsboclatlon
lecture rooms this evening at 7:45. : Mr.
U P. McQutre will conduct the Bong serv
ice. All young men are Invited to attend
; he service * .
Gntcli A I.nimmnllltHlrliiB from Itotiilt
Having decided tavdlacontlnuo our retail
department nt 1514 Ftirnam street for the
purpose of giving all lotir tlmo to the Jobbing
trade wo offer our -antlre retail stock at
prices that will enalilteus to close out every
thing before our Irajc expires.
Wo mean buslncan.e
All goods will be ncM without reserve.
Cost will not bo considered. We have
the largest , newest ; and best selected stock
In the city.
Dlnnncr sets fC.no mud up.
Chamber setB $1.85 and up.
Fruit jars lOc. Memid COc dozen.
Tumblers 2c each.
Fine flint engraved tumblers 5c each.
Water pitchers ICc.
Decorated lamps C.'ic.
Tine banquet lampn , with shade , J3.GO.
Hanging lamps , complete , $1.05.
Silverware , knives and forks $2,00 dozen.
Ilcst Al tea spoonn $1.00 set and other
goods In proportion ,
Sale commences tomorrow , Saturday , morn-
Ing. *
Those who come first got the best bar
gains.
GATCH & LAUMAN ,
151 1 Farnam street.
Truck Loud.
of goods for a-thlm.blc full of money. This
Is what you hear the ladles s.ty of the quan
tity of goctls that can bo bought for n very
little money at our retiring from business
sale. We are very anxious to close out our
entire business. This Is the opportunity you
and your neighbors have of purchasing , not
only things for this summer weather , but
your heavy fall and winter lines. Itemcrn-
ber you save four profits , the manufacturer's ,
the commission man , the jobbers and our
profits , as every article Is going at much
below cost. This accounts for the crowd
that you constantly find about our counters.
The time to trade to avoid the crowd is
early In the morning.
THE MOUSE DRY GOODS CO.
Popular music at Courtland beach.
There will bo a special general meeting
of the Omaha Lawn Tennis club at the
grounds on Homey street this evening
( Saturday ) at 7 o'clock. Matters of great
Importance will be discussed regarding the
state slncles tournament and Interstate
tournament. C. II. Young , Secretary.
Kxrurfilon Announcement.
The Chicago & Northwestern ( city ticket
ofllca No. 1101 Farnam street ) announces
hat the excursion tickets to the N. E. A.
ncetlng at Asbury Park ( New York City ) ,
ho Y. P. S. C. E. meeting at Cleveland and
ho B. Y. P. U. meeting at Toronto , are
low good returning to Omaha as late as
September.
Bathing at Courtland beach.
DIVIDING THE SPOILS.
I.-nr Olllces Arc Apportioned Hunk Itls-
crliitlimlion
The Civil Servlce commlsslon has prepared
from the official register , or "Blue Book , "
a statement , which will appear In the an
nual report of the 'commission , boon to bo
Issued , showing the apportionment of offices
in the departments at Washington among
the states and territories. Under the civil
service law , Harper's Weekly explains , the
offices , without regard to their value , are
apportioned according to population as shown
by the last census. This principle has al
ways been recognized. Even under the
spoils system It was known ; and today the
United States senate , which Is governed by
no law In distributing offices , makes an
apportionment among the senators , allowing
to each senator appointments , drawing sal
aries tb a fixed aggregate. In the case of
the senate places ; though , the fact that ono
senator , representing a sovereign state , is as
good as another senator Is recognized , and
the senator from Texas and the senator
from Virginia share alike.
There arc still twice as many offices under
the patronage system as there are under the
civil service laws In Washington. The exact
number of the former Is 7,865 , and of the
latter 3,881. Now the law which applies to
the distribution of the civil service ap
pointees does not apply to the patronage
appointees ; and although the 'appointment
clerks In the department claim that they
apportion the offices as nearly as possible
according to the population of the states ,
the table prepared by the Civil Service com
mission shows tliui the distribution Is far
from equitable. It does not appear either
that the states In the south , which are un
questionably democratic , fare any better un
der this administration , or that the re
publican states of the north were any
better , treated under the republican adminis
tration ; In fact , no political line can bu
drawn. The offices seem to have been dis
tributed chiefly according to the "Influence"
or pressure which could , be brought to bear ,
and naturally the greatest Influence came
from the states which were near Washing
ton. But most singular of all the facts
shown by this statement Is the enormous
amount drawn from the public treasury by
the people In office who claim Washington
as their residence. According to the state
ment of the Civil Service commission the
District of Columbia now has 2,317 of the
11,746 places In the departments , and draws
$2,106,091 of the $13,591,328 compensation.
New York has places which pay better ;
but though New York has far exceeded
her quota of public offices , the Empire state
has only 1,253 people In place , and they
draw only $1,700,082 compensation. Penn
sylvania draws $1.174.681 , Ohio $660,078
and Illinois $601,235. These four states and
the District of Columbia together draw
$6,251,167 annually from the treasury nearly
one-half of all that Is drawn In salaries in
the Washington departments. And yet three
of thefce four states have less than their
quota of places. New York Is entitled to
1,114 and has 1,253 ; but Pennsylvania has
thirty-live less than her quota ( ! tS6) ) , Ohio
172 less than her quota (60S ( ) , and Illinois
219 less than her quota (718) ( ) . The District
of Columbia is entitled to forty-three places
and has 2,347.
The states which gain by tills Irregularity
of distribution are Maryland , which Is en
titled to 195 appointments , and which has
552 offices , aggregating $600,02,1 In value ;
Virginia , which Is entitled to 311 olllces , and
which has 590 places , , with salaries aggregat
ing $566,818 ; Maine , which Is entitled to 124
offices , and which has 103 , with compensation
aggregating $232,5SOf West Virginia , which
Is entitled to 143 offices and has 178 , and a
few other of the states' which have been able
to bring stronger pressure to bear than have
the states In the fnnsouth or the west. But
the great balance to > which the majority of
the states contributeBelongs to the District
3t Columbia. It unrepresented by men and
women who were Inl many cases appointed
to places many years ago and who have be-
201110 so Identified' with the District that
they are now credited to It.
Visit Courtlund bodeh Sunday.
JfIM.1) .
3PHAQUE Kmmn , J ! Infant daughter of
3IMI'SON-At Nampa , Gala. , July 3 , 1BDI. ,
Mabel , younKeat daughter of Mr. und I
Jlra. F. W. Simpson , . \M Cuss street , this , "
city. Interment ut Prospect Hill ucmeI
lery. Notice of funeral hereafter. I /
DEADLY LONO-HANOE RIHLES.
KITKMH Nuturo \VomnU Indicted by Mod
ern Army ( lunn.
In future wars , It wnn n.ild , the soldiers
would bo disabled In large number * , but
there would bo but few deaths ; the lesions
would bo slight And would heal quickly and
certainly. Then when peace was made the
wounded would bo found to be as good as
over , without any other damage than slight
ncnrs , just enough to bear witness to their
bravery and keep It In their memory , The
conclusion drawn , says the New York Her
ald , was that the tremendous sums spent for
arms that nro constantly going out of fashion
and being renewed , all this labor and effort
that was thought to be lost for peace and
the progress of humanity , were , on the con
trary , serving the cause of progress , and to
Invent a gun , a ball or a new form of powder
WAS claimed to bo a work of kindness and
philanthropy !
It seems now , however , that this Is a mis
take. The experiments made by M , Demos
thenes , head surgeon of the Houmanlan
army , confirming those carried out In Swltz-
land , Germany and In Franco by MM , Del *
ormc , Chauvcl and Chavassc , have shown the
falseness of these claims , which can no
longer be advanced In good faith , even If
we are to admit that they were ever any
thing else than the mask of hypocrisy. The
distances used were those of a battle , 'and
the cartridges the regular ammunition , so
that the results , were Just what we shall get
In a battle , and they are terrible enough.
At 1,200 or 1,400 meters , distances which
M. Demosthenes did not exceed on account
of the difficulty of hitting a slnglo man at
SOO or 1,000 meters , he noted complete per
foration ot the cranium with multiple frac
tures , and simultaneous rupture of the stomach
ach and Intestines. With living horses at
the same distance the nickel-steel covered
ball of the Houmanlan Munnllchcr of six and
one-half millimeters went through the
cranium and neck , grinding the vertebrae
to pieces.
At shorter distances , a fracture of the
cranium means that It bursts Into about
twenty pieces ; at 600 meters the ball
went through three bodies placed one behind
the other ut an interval of half a meter ,
striking them below the knee , the tibia of
the first was found In fourteen pieces , whllo
that of the second showed thirteen. If to
this we add the fact that balls striking the
bones with this terrific force break them
selves Into Innumerable fragments , tearing
the Mesh , coming out at different places ,
and leaving In the tissues a lot of metallic
fragments , some Idea can be formed of the
Immense gravity of these wounds , and of
the butchery that a battle of the future Is
going to be.
And this. Is not all ; a new danger hitherto
unknown In wounds by firearms goes to
complete the terrible destructive , power of
these now weapons. I refer to hemorrhage.
Wounds Inflicted on living horses show that
not only the large vessels , but even the
arteries of small caliber are opened us by a
knife , giving rise to great loss of blood. A
horse struck In the temple and killed In
two minutes lost bright red blood In jets
from the wound. A soldier killed accident
ally at target practice at Bucharest , and
who had merely been shot through the apex
of the left lung , without any Important
vessels being opened , was found to have
four liters of blood In his pleural cavity.
Such are the wounds with which army
surgeons are going to have to deal In the
future. To master this hemorrhage , to
handle and set without too much pain or
damage limbs of which the skeleton Is re
duced to fragments , will the good will , cour
age and devotion , as also the Inexperience
and lack of skill of the ambulance attend
ants , be enough ? The surgeon's aid will
be necessary.
Unfortunately the change of the arms of
the present day will expose them to being
killed to no purpose. The most that can
be done will be to protect the wounded
soldier from any further damage , while the
first sanitary line will have to bo 3,500 or
4,000 meters back of the battle lino.
The cruel but true formula of the results
obtained by the philanthropic Inventors of
new arms Is , therefore , "more dangerous
wounds and more difficult help to the
wounded. " The Houmanlan surgeon de
velops this Idea .in these terms , which give
a very good conception of his publication :
"We cannot help feeling that this so-called
humanitarian projectile Is a very perfidious
one , as It shatters the cranium , smashes
the bones , opens the vessels and splits
itself up In the body Into a number of
pointed and cutting fragments Impossible to
extract ; It wounds many persons at the
same time , and , while increasing the num
ber of wounded and ot their wounds , pre
vents us , on account of Us great range ,
from helping the wounded with the quick
ness and security desirable. "
For these reasons let us hope that the
god of peace will be propitious to us !
MANY HISTORIC TREES.
Those that Oruco the Avenues of the
N'ltfloiml Cupltiil.
Among the 75,000 trees which the capital
city of the nation Is so proud of , and which
go so far toward making It'tho beautiful
place It Is , are a number of historic trees
planted cither by famous personages or to
commemorate special event' . The oldest
and the one which always attracts the at
tention of those tourists who chance to
know about It , says the Philadelphia Led
ger , Is the magnificent elm in the Capitol
park , opposite the senate entrance. It Is
about 100 feet high and Is covered with a
fine growth of Ivy. This tree and another
of the same variety , but now dead , were
planted a century ago by the first president ,
and the ono now standing is called the
"Washington Elm. " Occupying relatively
the same position In the park , but facing
the house entrance , Is the "Cameron Elm , "
not because the distinguished Pennsylvanlan
planted It , but because ho pleaded BO elo
quently for Its life when threatened. In
the spring of 1S92 President Harrison set out
two fig trees In the ground south of the ex
ecutive mansion , and both are doing well ,
though one has outstripped the other by two
tect. A flue sycamore or piano tree , which
stands not far from the Lincoln monument
In the park of the same name on Capitol
lilll , is known as the "Thaddeus Stevens
Free. " The great Pennsylvanlan planted
It in the stormy days of ' 62 , In the
Botanical Gardens , but so often were the
grounds overflowed by n quiet-appearing
llttlo stream rejoicing In the classic name of
Fiber that the- tree did not flourish , and
n 1870 It was removed to Its present posl-
: ion , where It has reached an altitude of
nearly 100 feet. The largest and most fa-
nous collection of trees , and not behind
my In beauty. Is the historic grove In the
Jotanlcal Gardens , under the care of Mr.
iVIllhun It. Smith , the superintendent. Mr.
smith fms been In charge slnco the admin-
stratlon of Flllmore , a period so long as to
icrmlt him to see the growth of his pets
'ram childhood to adolescence , If not matiir-
ty. Philadelphia Is represented by two
mlcndld cypresses , brought over from the
Quaker City by Edwin Forrest , the great
ragedlan , and John W. Forney , the jour-
lallst. Not far from these stands the Al-
icrt Pike Tree , , a cassia , planted by General
'll < o when occupying the highest position In
he Masonic order. A great oak , set out In
862 by John C. Crlttenden of Kentucky ,
s a superb specimen ot the family of trees
o which It belongs. There are the "Morrlll
> ees , " planted respectively by the senators
rom Maine and Vermont ; the "Hoar and
fanco Trees , " the "Holman Tree , " set out
iy the Indiana member more than a quar-
er of a century ago ; the "Bayard Tree , " an
ak planted by Mr. Bayard when secretary
f state ; and , most curious ot all , the llttlo
Ix-foot-hlgh Chlncso oak , rejoicing in the
rlplo name of Confuctus-Dana-Cummlngs ,
'he acorn from which It came was picked
p on the grave of the great philosopher ,
ent by u friend to Mr. Charles A , Dana ,
ml raised by his gardener ut his place on
< oiig Island , and planted by Representative
, mo8 J. Cummlngs a year ago.
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I WEATHER 1
To keep cool these days is quite a tusk There are va
rious ways to keep cool , though Drink for instance two
quarts of ice water every half hour wrap in pure flannels
anil lie down in the shade for 21 hours Another way , a
quart of ice croain every 15 minutes , devour it rapidly , prop
it up with 2. 7. . of meJIcated cotton and b.tthe your feet in
mustard Still another , plunge headlong into a stream ,
swim thirteen times against the tide , take Loof quinine
and cover with six feet of sand Hut The Nebraska's recipe
is cool , light and comfortable clothing 'Tis not only the
wisest way but the cheapest.
Cheapest to be sure We'll furnish you with a
black sateen coat for ( ioc of course Alpaccas are a deal
lighter. Well , you may have a good Alpacia eo.it for 75c a
liner for $1.25 , and the very best at $2.00 Kxtra long 'tins
are $1.75.
Of Now we have Mohairs at $2.25 .that'll cost you elsewhere -
where $ ' 1.00 nt least. IJIne and black fl.mnels at $1.75 and a
lot of other shades
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There is a sensible way to replenish your suit buy a
coat and vest we oiler a large selection in serges
alpaccas flannels cashmeres Dr.ip I)1 Ete lied-
fords and other new things at prices well leave it to
the reputation of your standby the Old Nebraska
Close evenings during : July and August at (5:30. ( : Saturday at
10
The Inter-Slate Investment Co.
OF BEATRICE , NEBRASKA ,
Offers for sale on the most favorable terms , as to prices and
payments , the following1 described properties , all in the city of
Omaha , Nebraska :
3,600 shares of the fully paid capital block of the Omaha Sti-eet Iin.il wnv com pans
( of the pat- value of * : iiOUOO. ( )
Also , lot 1 , block 122 , known ua the Paddock block.
Also , 41 lots in blocks 0 , 0 and 10 , Joronio Park.
Also , 21 lots in block 1(1 ( , Highland Pltico.
Also , 4 lotsin block 5 , Paddock Place.
Under conservative depression appraisements , recently innde , the total vain
ation of these properties hits boon placed at $423,000. Proposals will bo received
for any part , or for the untli-o property in balk.
These properties , each and all , are well known to every citizen of Omaha to bo
union ; ? the very best , and to liuvo taken as \yholo-ii real an 1 bpoctUativo value
second to no other of corresponding' variety and amount , in Omaha.
No such opportunity for investment has over been otTcrotl anywhere. At least
100 percent profit could bu safely guaranteed on the purchase of the whole bloclr ,
inside of four years. Omaha is to have the greatest growth It has ever oxperl-
anccd in the coming five years.
Long time and a low rate of interest on the larger part of the purchase tnonoy
21m bo given to a responsible party or syndicate taking a part or a'l ' of the offered
property. Proposals invited by correspondence.
Office of the Inter-State Investment Co. ,
BEATRICE , NEBRASKA.
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RECEIVED HIGHEST AWARDS CH G0' PHILADELPHIA IH7U , LONDON 1B51 ,
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cforc It la Inilf wet n out , yet It is the
onimon lot of nil the price ono iiays for
IH pleasure nnil , I H Tcrrence obaurvcs ,
HUMANI A SE NI1IIL AWKNUM 1'U-
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The chair hero shown Is nn adaptation
f one of Ileppelwhlte's most famous
amcB.
It la not a larh'o seat , but It JH so clever-
shaped to the body Ihtit ll ranks all
10 giants of comfort. The IwrU Is hlKh ,
ml the sides nro brought forward to pro-
do comfortable reclining cushions for Ihe
loulders , The arms arc cushioned , and
ic sent IB wide and deep.
When you IIml such a chair as this It Is
orth an effort to own It.
\\'e have today the largest and newest
ock of furniture In Omaha , and prices
Kiucstlonably the lowest.
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Fumituro of Evjry Dssoriptioa ,
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Drink
Chocolat = Menier.
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Tea mul Coffee create nervousness with
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'Uitt'er Chocolates are not fit to make i a cup
of chocolate ; cheap ( sweet ) chpcolates are
impure , hence Injurious ;
COCOA is no more like CHOCOLATE
than Skimmed Milk Is like Croam.
Cliocolat-Menier is an exquisite Vanilla
Chocolate , as nourishing as meal , as tow
priced as other beverages , and far superior.
Ask for yellow wrapper. Your grocer has IL
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A full M > t on rub'ior ' J5.00. Host ul attic plato
tlO.OO. mivirmilu ) < . 11.00. I'cuoKOiaillllnga
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