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- - - - - _ _ I _ 'l'I O IL DAU.Y DEE : SUNDA1' DEC.JifBER 23 ; ' 189,1.
I b ' BENTON MARET \ ILlS ChOICE , I
Goveror-Elect nolcomb Mnka ills Initial
AppointmEt in a Private Secretary
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I \ SAD [ XPERIENCE AS AN EDITOR
Jo IRe cinn ) , ot 1idejnnhIt'nt , IcII'IIr-
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LtCO.N , Dec 22.-SpocIalj-Uovernor- ( ) '
Clect : 10icomb today mlulo % his Inital opolnt-
mont , which , though not yet omclnl will
certainly 11 mule : so Inme1ately succeet1ng
: the Inaugural caremonks
- InauKral czemontea Thursday , Januory
3. : Ho haa namerl Benton Maret ol Edlly-
vile to lo his prIvate secretary during hIs
nut term as governor of Nebraska . The
salary of the posltoli Is l $2OO per annum.
Mr. Maret hail [ charge of Indepndent head-
quarters at Omaha durIng the campaIgn. lie
baa been engaged In newspaper work for a
number of 'earl. and , will aasumo the duties
. ti of his ofco accompanied by the lest wishes
, ? anrl kindliest fEelngs of the press , as manl-
_ tested by I the expression of a number of
I.lncoln'l representatives , as well as other
now In the city.
Governor-elect Holcomb thIs mornIng
calell nt the rooms of Governor Crounse , at
the capitol , nHI held nn unofcial conversa-
ton concerning the Impending change of
administration. This afternoon the newly
elected state ofcIals met Governor-elcct Hal-
comb nt the Lindell T11cro were Ilrescnt
State Treasurer hartley , State Auditor
Eugene Moore Attorney General-elcct
a Churchill , Secretary of State-elect Piper and
AdJutnlt General Gage. The subject of
discussion wal In relation to arrangements
for the Inaugural of Govrnor Holcomb. I
was dechlod that the ceremonies should he
q , brief , simple antI economical ThIs Is at the
Ilrtcular request of lie governor-elect.
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At noon Thursday , January 3 , Governor
Holcomb wi appear In representatIve hal ,
where he will be received by senators and
rcprcsentatves , and deliver his Inaugural
message. rn the evening I Ncepton will
he tenderel , the governor. all the state i
omcers-olect and their ladls In the senate
chamber. Music for tht occasion will be i
furnished ly the Second Icgluent band
There will ho no miiary display during any
of the cxerclses.
IN THE SUPREME COUHT.
The city of Omaha Is PlaIntiff In error In
an appeal fed today In the supreme court
against Fannie , liowinan administratrix of r
the estate of Albert I ) . Bowman. The case i
. comes up from the 1lstrct : 'court of Douglas iI I
county where airs. Bowman secured a Jllg-
ment of $1,000 against the cIty. On June 1i.
1892. her little Eon , Albert n. I Bowman , aged 7
. years , was drowned In I pOll nt the corner
of Davenport and Twenty-o'ghth streels. T.le
water nt that time was between six and nine &
feet deell. In company with soma other
boys. Albert was playing on 1 raft utlzed I
for the occasion from 1 section of sIdewalk .
In her petition In the lower court the plnlntf rP r
alleged neglIgence on the part of the city
authoritIes In permitting such an accumuln-
tlon of water In so prominent 1 porton o E :
the city.
city.YOUNG
YOUNG CONVICT 1'AUDONED.
Governor Crounso today pardoned from the
penitentiary flay H. Towner of Norden , Keya
Palm counly. Towner was 18 years of age
at the time of his imprIsonment , November :
13 : , 1891 lIe was convicted of burglary. In
company with other boys of about his own
nb\ut
age Towner broke Into a store In Norden one
night and robbed It of 1 few articles , none
- of them of great vnlue. Upon beIng arrestC
bo turned over eli the property and made a
strong Ilel for mercy. 10 was given the
minimum sentence , one year. His mother ,
who Is dependent on him for support , secured
a strong petition , and thIs mornIng appeared
" In the governor's office with her young infant -
fantln her ar s.
LANCASTER CRIMINALS SENTENCED
JudgQ Strode had three men up before
i him this morning for sentence. They were
4 J. N. Ichlnson and W. S. Scott , the chops
4J. ' who robbed several stores at Davey , and
henry Grossman , a hog thief. Etchlnson 1
was asked what he had to say In his own
behalf , and replied that ho was drIven to
stealing from lack of work ana money. The
court gave him five years at hard labor
also 1 hard roast. lie told Etchlnson that
despite the fact that he pleaded guilty and
Scott Insisted upon n trial he was more
deservIng of punishment than his partnoi
That the court was convinced he planned
the robbery and got Scott Into I , and It was
also of the belief that he had delberately
perJurerl himself when he went on the stand
- and swore that Scott had nothing to do
wIth the robbery. Scott had nothing to so y
on his own behalf , and he was sentenced
to three years. Doth are young fellows who
have been hanging around the country s
In the county for some years without doing
, much manual labor Etchlnson has no parents -
eats living , but Scott , who also went by the
' name of Saunders , has relatives living near
Dave ) ' . Etchlnson dill not like his those at
all , and after his sentence and just as he
was about to be taken Into the jai again by
Jailer Leighton , ho made 1 break for lberty p.
jumping over the porch and skipping west
on Ninth. Leighton went after him , and
drawing his gun , commanded him to hal t .
- _ I lie halted and went back to his cell agait
J Old Henry Grossman was next In line . Ils
( attorneys arguctt that he ought to have a
t new trlll , claiming betitles the usual atlegt L-
aleg-
tonr , that there were iregularItes In the
trial : that the county ntornoy had fed
two Informatons against Grossman and did
not elect which to try upon Ills ntorneys
asked the curt to remember the jury
reconlncllaton for mercy ; and also his own
datement that he belIeved young Grossman
the guiltier of '
guiter o the two. Grossman's age
was touched 1100 , and a plea for I high tt
sentence entered In Ollpolnl the Imposing
of a light sentence , Mr. Woodward saul that
while Grossman was wel along In years ,
he was old enough to know better than to I
steal hog& or bl concerned In their thet t :
. that the defendant was the head thef [
the hog stealing Industry In this count if ,
anti that he hall for years conducted a fence
for thieves 110WI\ on his farm. Tint county
attorney Intmatel that five yean wOlld be I
about right , and be I warning to otheu who
may attempt similar crlm s. The courl t ,
howo\'cr. let him off 11ret . light . on I two-
year and a hnlfsentence , at hnrl labor. The
ell man sat sobbing anti using his htandice r-
chief freely during the talk or the counsel ,
but after sentence was Imposed he ilidri i't
loem so brolten-heorted.
MAICIS CHAlO S OF FRAUD.
Pratt , Sllons & Irausnlcle , who were let I
In for aleut $260 by the firm at Van Dusen
I Dr'llon , Ilell ! a ) petition of Inten'enton
tolay that makes seine strong allegatioi
alegalons
of fraud. They set UII that August 21't in
lusen ) , for the firm
Husln , made a statement , on I
which they secured credit from the Into r-
- 'onor and oilier .
crel1tor. In this statement -
ment Van Dnsen falelY cahnell the stock
was worth $5,750 that
$5,710 : they did not owe
more than $1,100 , and that this was not Iluo ,
whereas , ( " facts are , say the Inlervenors ,
that thin stock was not worth to pxceell $3,000 ( ,
and the debts were $ . The firm was
composed of Alice E. \'uu lusen
, . : Alce\ Yal 1nsen and It. J.
Dryrlon , and the fct that Mrs. Yon Due en
Is the daughter of Mrs. McConnhfl . who got
the stock a n'cel\r'l sate , anti who hall a
first mortgage on I , II made the bade of I
1 charge of conspiracy to do up the olher ,
crc.lor. I Is further claimed that the
" 'arious acts of the receiver done
"arloul uel were wIthout -
out GIG Imowlerlgl or the credItors , onll that
thinGs were rushed through II a suspicious '
manner. The rellll'st of the receiver to be
dlschargcd Is ol'osed 01 tne IrounlIhat
the Gale was Dily I pretended one ; that the
Ilrcllser , Mrs. McConniff , has not paid the I
purchase mane ) ' , hut that the receiver is I
endeavoring to have the curt confirm his I
Icton In tubing ; a receipt of oOllrm 10rlg0
claim and turning I In as cash. The Inter-
yelor nlachs the ( bonandel at Mrs. McCan- ;
Ilf'l mortgage. Ind asserts that I Is i volel
bicauso withheld tram the rerord 10 iot tg ,
thus enabling the 011 to get rcoels on en'11
they otherwise could not have gotten. They ,
want the purchaser cOlllel ll 10 pay the
"Uro Il0unt Into court for the crcchilnrg .
1JIIrhk ' Urol. . who are out Just $ S26.Gl
by the failure of Samuel Goldgraber bran
dUt ! ' In ltarhmelt today , claiming that the
debt was Crullul\lly : contracted ; that Oold-
crnher II concealing himself so that IUl10nS ;
cannot bo served upon him ; that he Itas ler I
J the county to avoid gettng a IllnlJnl shond
In hhs f"IJ , and ba assigned and mo\d'
I , 1 abut to UII& ' and reatoy. , . part ot
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his goods from the county for th purpose
of defrauding creditors. purpse
The Injunction case brouglt ly Joseph
Durns and others against the unitary com-
in Isfooera . , was continued for a week today.
Thomas Ii. 121ey I hound to have I
dice vorce tram his wIfe , Mar A. She re-
cenly hegAn a suit but dismissed it. After
she tied ( clone @o Thomas filed a long reply ,
laying the blame for all his troubles on
hIs wlro's embracIng the lnhart heresy ,
Yesterday he ned suit alleging thtat they
were married nt Edorado : , Ia. , January 18.
ISiO , antI that she . deserted him November
20. 1892.
Mrs. Sophia W , Davis , who was cited to
" ( pear today and show cause why she should
not he Imnlshed for contempt for disregard.
dllre/arll-
In ! an order to pay the purchase prIce of
Ime property Into court. nOl a certificate
from a doctor to the effect that she had
Just undergone t surgical operation , and [
cOlld not appear for four waeks.
The next term of district court vIll begin
Janlar ) 28. Judge Strode will wi UI' his
work next week passing on motions and
cases already submitted .
Fred hanson antI John Doas two boys at-
tecdlng school In ( Jlrict No 80 , Just west
.
o f Emerald , got Into a fight yesterday on
their way to the morning session over some
trivial matter . hanson draw I pen knIfe
anll stnbheel , 10as three times . once In the
neck , once on the side of the face . awl again
on the forehead , lenctnl three very ugly
wounls. , fleas was taken home nnd Is under
the doctor's care. but no serious result Is
apprehended. The authorities declined to
tnke any action In the case. and friends of
the t leas famly : canto to tOln to lay the
mater before SUl'erlntenelent liner. lie went
out to Emerald this afternoon , having an
engagement there to attend a union Christ-
mas m service of the schools of the neighbor-
hood.
hood.IO : T , :1 , I.t1ttJtJIrTI1' : IIItSI.
Ulr Whlo II Senrch ot Stealth It
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LINCOLN , Dec. 22.-Speclah.-News ( ) was
received al noon tOday of the ( t1ath of lion
' M. Marquette. The flee thIs morning men-
( honed that his health was In a critical con-
d ition . alll that his daughter. Gertrude , nc-
companId by Dr. Mitchell , had left for Iho I
hedsile I of the sufferer . at Tampa , I la. 1r.
M arquette's last ailment line been pronounced
neuralgia of the heart. '
On NO\'emh 12 ho I
Orst experIenced Its symptoms. lie las nt
the time attending UnIted States court In t
Omaha , anti whie ) ascending the stairs In the
federal building . was token with a. falnthu
n alntng
s pell. Since that time his condition has oc :
casloned his rlends much npprehenslon. A
week ago last Monlay ho left for 1.'lorldl
with Mrs. Martitiette. lie could not hav been
In I Tampa more than three or tour days he-
fore ho was subjected to the serious Indlsllo-
siton which caused the hurrIed cal for his
daughter and family .
tc famiy tiltyalcian The rle-
eased heaves a wife und four grown chiidreu .
The remains will be brought to LIncoln for
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nterment i hut arrangements In that directon
h ave not yet ben completed.
lioti. Turner M. Marquette . attorney , was ono
of the pioneer residents of Nebraska . lie came '
to Ilattsmoulh , December , 1856. and was
e mployed tIirt :11 a wrier and clerk. In
Apri following he commenced the l1ractce
01 law , and continued 1 until he removed to
Lincoln In May , 1S74. lie was lerrlorlol I
. representative In 1857 , 1858 and 1859. and In
1860 was elected to the council. That posi-
ton he held four years , and was renollnateI , L ,
but declined. In 1866 he was 1 candidate for
congress under the new constitution , and was
electe delegate that fall. He was atorey :
for the D. & M. raIlroad In Nebraska since
that company has had 1 road In the state , ,
and carrie on a general low practice along
wih It. lie was born In Springfield , 0. , In
1831. and lived In Ohio until the spring of
1856 , when he went to 1ansas : , After spend
Ing a few months there and in Iowa , he
came to Nebraska. He was admitted to the
bar In Iowa In 1856. and In Nebraska In 1857.
LEA1(1 CLIOOt. L\NDS.
" 'Rrmer. In the Vicinity or Hlto Forced to '
Ulvo Up Thnlr Iloiiios.
BUTTE , Neb. , Dec. 22.-Speclal ( Tele-
gram.-Land ) Commlsloner Humphre has
been In the city today engaged In selling and ' [ I
leasing l the school lands recently declared the
property 01 the stale : The land comprises
sections 16 and 36 In place and Indemniy :
lands anti embraces abut 23.000 acret yI I
Every quarter section Is settled upon and :
Improved by bona nde settlers . who were oh -
lowerl to file on thee lands by the ofcials
of the O'Nel land ofce under a mIsapprehension -
hension of 1 ruling of the Interior depart
ment. Many of the setters paid as high as
$1,500 for relinquishing to spEculators. who
took advantage of them and reaped I rich
harvest. These seWers were nearly all pres
ent at the sale yesterday , but only 1 few
were able to buy their land. owing to the
failure of crops and the hard times. About
four sections of the best land were sold at :
prices ranging from $8.50 to $16.50 per acrt
The later figure was paid for the three
quarter sections adjoIning the town of BuIlt t.
The greater porton of the lands wi be leaied
to the settlers havIng Improvement on n
and the price pOI acre will vary from 60
cent to $ 3.GO , accordIng to location. The
commissioner expressed himself . as greaty ey
surprIsed at the low figure paid for the land I ,
considerIng the excellence of the soil.
UnlcJ or HI Ancient \Vreck.
DECATUR , Neb. . Dec. 22.-Speclal.- ( )
Jesse Beset and Will Beard , while ramblng
on the sand bar north of town yesterday , In I
Int
search of wood , round 1 case of lard weighIng -
Ing 300 pounds. I lay concealed under a
huge log , and was discovered by acclden
1.to
Mr. Beard was cutting some twigs from the
fallen timber , and missing a blow , struck on
the other side of the log hitting the box containing -
taming the grease. I Is presumed to have
been cast up by the old pay boat which sunk
here eIghteen years ago. The lard was In
air-tight cans , and Is as good as the day It
was packed. Them was $15,000 sunk with
this boat , anti oren Iartes go up there In
hopes of finding a clue to Its locality , bul
have never yet been successful The rIver
has changed Its course since then , and where
the bet disappeared It Is now a sand bar.
Child Crn.hel tu U""th.
BELGRADE , Neb. , Dec. 21.-Speclol.- ( )
A fatal accident occurred this morning al the
home of George Young , . lving about flhe
miles from this place. A 5-year-old boy was
playing near a pie of wood when It toppled
over on the child , a 1.1 n'eri found I few
minutes later life was extinct.
The recent splendid rain and subsequent
fine weather which this locality Is havIng
here Is having a most benelclal effect on the I
fall grain , whIch elves Ilromise of being a
largo crop.
Many new families arl constantly arrivIng
to lake tim Illaces of those who left early In
the fall and all the farms In thIs viciniy t
will bo occupied and , wltn good crops next :
year , Nance county wi forgo away ahead I
again _ _ _ _ _ _ _
00n4trllInl tin IrrIgation Bitch ,
JOHNSTOWN , Neb. , Dec. 2-Spech\- ( )
The people of Johnstown have taken hold
of the mater of irrigation In rIght good '
earnest On Friday last they began the con-
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structon of a dam on one of the branches o [
the Plum , by which they expect to run
waler to the neighborhood of the town , six
miles aWI ) ' , and demonstrate the fcaslbliy t
of the llali Articles of incorporation \ ere
fed with the proper omcer last Saturday ,
Th\ nome Is the Johnstown Canal and Irriga-
ton company As will be seen l ) the dc-
signa lon , the company does not contemillato
the supply of power for any purpose whit it-
ever. I Is simply an association for Irriga-
tng purpoer's. _ _ _ _ _ _ -
:111 nnl " tic l.cUIO 11.IUO.
HASTINGS , Neb , nec. 22.-Specla ( Te he-
graiii.-Toduiy ) ChrIs J. Hhlnehardt , I prominent -
nent tailor If this place , became suddenly In- I
sana and attempted to cremate his wife by
throwing kerosene all over her , but chic mode
her e.calle. lie then attempted 10 commi '
suicide by the revolver route , but was 'stopped
ly the police. A few hours later Mn. Ebb te-
harll lost her reaol nll Is entirely uncoi-
irolhtibhe .
trclalle. They are both being closel
guarded , )
Iuarded _ _ _
" "II ( hty Odd Yellows Etiteritihti.
FALLS CITY , Neb. , Dec. 2-Speclal.- ( ) ]
The Odd Feliowa'ot this city gave theIr second -
end annual entertainment and banquet II theIr (
lodge [ room There were about forty In\'Ued
couples llrnelt , After the supper I grand
bal was given. A lumber of people tram
adjoining towns attended .
Coming l'uuntT UI.lrlt lourt Com'luded ,
WEST POINT , Ncb. Dec. 2Z.-Speclal.- ( )
District court adjourned this morning lfer
C hirer "cch' lenlol , In lie cattle ste ai-
big case two of the prIsoner were found
guilty and one dllcharged
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NEBRASIiA NANUFACTURERSea
Developing I New Industry in Spite of : I
nard Times
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MEN WHO \ MAKE TIlE WHEELS GO ROUND
( mlhl tru4h I'Rctorlr IRve : lldo 111,11
Strides In thin l'nt 1'0" Months-I'r-
Ioser lolvlntlon ot Neiriikii
Tra "olne Mcii .
For some ( into there has been a feeling
among the traveling men of the city that
they ought to get nearer together for the
purpose ct working In harmony for the ( best
Interets of Nebraska . At last this senti-
m ont has taken form , anti [ as a result the
[ alowing has bell sent to Secretary 10lmC
of the Ionufacturers' association : The un-
derslgnll commercial travelers , representing
the business houses oppsito our names ,
deeming It advisable that a meeting be had
betweel the Ira\'elng men representing No
brnslta houses and your association , respect-
fuly request that a mee'lng b1 arranged
between us all the directors of your assoth
ciaton to perflct arrangements for I can-
\'eltlon , the object ef which shal be a
dlsclslon as to the best menus of strengthim
inlng Nebraska's Interests anti encouragIng
more friendly ( relations amolg the trade In
general. Ed Leonard , McCord .rad ' cantF
ii [ laIY ; H. E. Watzko , Glmore & Huhl ; M.
Meyer , Fred Irug Brewing conlany ; W. L.
E astman , rse-Coe Shoe company ; M. W
tayley h M. E. Smith & Co. : J. II. Hitch .
Wilams & Cross ; E . J. Roe . Gate City
Iat l caml'31)
11 accordalce with the above request
PresIdent l Page has cale 1\ meatlng of the
directors of the Manufacturers and Consumers -
ers nsoclalon for 8aturlay next , nt 2
o'clcck p. m. , to confer wh the traveling
men , anti make such arrangemenls for 1
conventon as shah be mutually agreeable.
MAKING BRUSHES.
In Apri lat S. 1. GUlsaul commenced
experlmenlng with the manufacture of' '
brushes at hIs Illanlng i mi , on South Eight-
eentJ street , fld as I result Omaha has
now I nel industry ) that promises much
f or the ( city II the way of furnishing employment -
ployment for labor. True to the tralllol
t hat one factory beget another , a second
brush factory has been started by A. S.
Green , on South Thirteenth street . so that
the t city has two lactorles engaged II ltrac'
tcaly t the same ltld or worle.
Mr. GUlsaul states lint the business has
passed the experimental stage and that he '
has h demonstrate to hits own satisfaction
that t brushe3 can be made In Omaha at a profit
to compete with other factories at other :
p oints. There are really no brush factories of
alY account west of Chlcac , so that there Is
I very large ' ned for the sale of this cass
o f goods.
ThIs territory has been suplled largely
by factories located at Cincinnati , Cleveland , ,
Chicago and other cites further east. Many
or these factories furnish only prison work , ,
which Is of the cheapest and most fhusy
character , and the Omaha factories will not
attempt to compete with them on the cheap i
class of work. When It comes to frst-class I
work It has been demonstrated that Omaha I
can meet all COler , and that Is the class 3
of work that Is In the best demand In this
pat of the country.
I Is really surprising to what an extent
'
brushes are use and for what a venal ) r
of purposes They are not luxuries but are' i '
as staple a sugar or sal , and the consump-I
101 l In this state alone runs Into the hun
dreds of thousands of dolars every year
So far all the money expended for brushes
his l gone out of the state , but from now on t
n strong efort will be made to keep some
of It at home.
While the Omaha factories do not make
all kinds of brushes , they turn out a large
assortment. There are floor brooms ounter ;
dusteu , stove brushes , she brushes , horse
brushes , bottle brushes or cleaners , brushes
for street sweeping. scrub brushes of many
sizes and for a varIety of purposes In fact ,
alcut everything In the way of brushes Is
beIng turned out at Ito ( Omaha factories , ex-
ceptng paInt and hair brushes.
The most InterestIng feature of a brush
factory Is the raw materIal used In the man
ufacture. I would seem as If almost every
part or the world has been called upon foi r
contributions . Most Imporlant of all are hog
bristles , and It would seem as though they
ought to ba plenty and cheap In I stale
like Nebraska , where hogs arc the chief
product , but they arc aoL The fact Is manufacturers -
facturers- have to send to Russia when the : ,
want something really goo In that line , .
The Rusaian boar bristles that
nuslan grows brlsles are
five to twelve Inches In length which are
almost as soft as fur . and yet still. These
bristles are used for the manufacture of
this best quality of floor brooms , Intended
to remove thE dust from polished wood floors I.
Next In quality come the Chinese brlste '
not so stiff 1 the Russian , but better for
some purpos03. The cheapest bristles are
our own Nebraska product , scraped [ rom
the backs of the porkers at South Omaha L ,
but they are first sent east to be cleaned ( I
all put In marketable shape.
Bristles have one great advantage over
ovod
most other brush material In that a god
bristle when mashed down will come u 11r
again . to Its place. There are many other
cheaper materials tItan bristles , which are
mixed In , and the price cO 1 brush depends
In no small degree Iln the proportion o if
bristles used In Its manufaclure.
The stiff hair from the manes and tail 5
ot horses are used for some purpose Then
tiara Is I material from Mexico called law
PicO , which I to be had In black , gray ,
whla and red , which makes a very gee 41
subs tulo for bristles. .
In the large cites thero. are people who
make a business of gathering up all the ,
old paint brushes , and the factories clean
item , ad the bristles thus obtained are
known ! paInt stubs , which are uled In the
manufacture of hors brushes , and which
are tInt most durable material that can le
secured for that purpose.
Scrub brushes are made from the root t
cf the rice plant from Mexico. The root Is
about the color of broom corn . anti Is vcry
tough and durable , even when put 10 the
hardest kind of usage. The heavy brooms
used ly the street sweeping gang are male [
from African bass , I material that Is about
as stiff anti tough as wire. The brooms used
by the packer ) and known as bee brooma ;
are made train Palnietto.
The above are by no means all the materials -
terials that are worked up Into brooms , but
only a few Ihat were noted during a brit 3f
vIsit to the faclorles.
At the preset time the Omaha factories
are employing only twonty-two people , but
Mr. Gnnsaul says that now ho has made
up his mind that the ( business Is bound to I
be I success , and he will make arrangements -
monte to increase Ito force rapidly In hIs
factory , lie will put four traveling men
on the road the frt of the year , and he I
expects to have seventy-five hands worklns
In the factory In the near future.
The malting of a brush Is a coniparative lit
simple operalon ( , and yet I requires some
considerable practice . There Is a great deal
of hand work , and thIs Is done by the o ; p.
orator while seated , and Is no more laborious 1-
ous than sewing This being the case , e ill
daises of help can be etmiplayed , boys and
girls as well as men . The work Is paid for
by the piece and I skied brush maker
earns good wages. lr , Ounsaul said that a
girl that ( started In with Ihem five months
ago to lear the business , and who had
become fairly proficient , drew at the lat
pay day $14.60 for two weeks' work. She
Is exceedingly wel pleased with the work :
nntj ! pay A skilled brush maker general I
figures on making $6 I week ) I
The wages being gel and the work agreeable -
able It Is thought that there will be no I
trouble In securing In Omaha plenty of
people who will be anxious to take up the
business of making brushes.
Mr Gunsaul says It Is now only a ques-
ton ( of selling the brushel. I the people I
of the state Ihe ( merchants , will gIve the
Omaha manufacturer a chance they prom aLee -
Lee to bull up I "ullnes that will be a. .
source of prIde to the state. "Tlmel aro' '
rather hard , and It II no easy maier to
find work for all our people who want to
work " 81d the gentleman , "but If the
people of the .tQt wi bu ) howe made
. , . . . . - .
I.
Feds , the brush factories can easily pro-
vide places for 100 'rnophe. where they con
earn wages that wlJnable them to hive
In comfortable homes _ , Tear good clothing
and have plenty \ eqah"H I
ENCOUlt.tOltUttitlgtT1ON1STS. '
Clniel ' . % ' . Irldl :1"k ( , 1'rsdlctnns ni to
the . "ntury r'"hr""k ; ,
KEAnNr , Dec'l 2.-Special.-One ( ) of
the prominent speakers before the state Irri-
thga
gaton convention wna'itun ' . Charles W. Irish ,
! ecretary of the United States office of Irri-
gaton Enquiry , al iWWhington , I ) . C. Mr.
Irish was through this country over thirty
'ears ago , anti [ wa ! , h'reore ' considerably
Intereste In its gro\\ \ ' , h anti rlevelopment ,
Since the convention clo ell he line been
ending 1 couple of , clays investigating the
Kearney canal art ! says there Is no doubt
In his mind that the theory of the under-
low Is correct and that ito canal will be I
permnnent success for water power and Irri-
gaton purposes. "
"The untlerflow In the Platte river "
"Thellernow Plato valley ,
Mhl Mr. Irish "Oows
sa Irish. from the wesler edge
of the stale eastward . The water Is drawii
[ rom the , recr"olrs of the mountains nlll
extends from the Platte valley 10 the valleys
of time Niobrara nnl Elkhormi. " lie Is quite
enthuslasto over the work done on the
learney canal ali said : "its value cannot be
overestmater ! " These statements comimig
camilI
from a man who has been engaged In governp
Jovern-
tn emit surveys and has shlec the matter
Ihoroughl ) arc quie encoruaglng , anti can
be fuly : relied upon.
The vice presidents or the State IrrIgation
Irrigaton
associaton as elected by delegates represent-
lg : the various counties In the state at the
last slate convention , arc ns tohlow'il. : -
WI-
Ilm h lutchlns , Franklin ; L. .1 , Nightingale .
herman : A. U. Wood , Scots luI ; A. 11
F r alrfell , Deuel ; James Oberfeltier Chcnne ;
Jpmes Stephen , Mlrrlk ; Vi , ' . A. Sweezey
Webster ; .1. E. Iecker ) lufalo : Joel litthi ;
iC earreyVhihinmn ; Parchen , Stieritlaii' lul
Dobson , Lancaster : " -lram Kiioil. Dawson ;
I i.V. . George Custcr ; Samuel McClellan ,
Yale ' : It D. I HankIn , Thomls : Sias Clark ,
Lincoln : G. W. Phiips , Platte ; A. T. Shots
( t ick . Adams : George HUlehlnson , McCall , and
McCal
A . C. Stowehh . l one.
There Is every indication now that the
1Crne ) NatIonal bok . will reopen. The
o fficers have made I proposItion to the depositors -
positors to give them certificates bearing 4
per cent interest payable In six , twelve ,
eighteen and twentY-four nionthis . and so
far every depositor has sign ell It The county
heads h the list for their deposit of $10OCO.
Irs. Jane DownIng , mother 01 \ \ ' . A. . n.
J. , . and George II. 1)ownhng then from the
efects of 1 paralylc stroke yesterday She
wal i years of age.
AlIL.tNI4 111.11.\1 h'I..NS.
t haw the Clttirehie' ot flint City Wil Colew
hrlll'hrl.lu" . , .
ASrl.AND. Dec. 22.-Spcclal-A ( ) repre-
sentat\'e of The Dee called on each of the
SundlY school sup rlnlendents for the purpose -
pose of ascertaining what their expectations
w ere for a " Ierry Christmas and Happy New
Y ear. " The result was as follows :
The Enlnonuel Baptist was found to be I
mllcng elaborate prepartons for n can-
tatn entitled "Santa Claus' Mistakes , " under
the supervIsIon of Mr L. H. Lewis , after
which they will have
wi a large Christmas I
t ree. Their preparations exceed any they
h ave ever made befori .
The First Daptstls the next visiteil
They seemed as corfd nt ot a joyful holiday .
as their sister Baitlsts. . They likewise will I
entertain old "Irls Iclingle' ' wIth n cantata , , ,
!
entted "Santa Claus , Is Coming , " followed I
by a Christmas treC 'ot the largest variety
The Christian church under the manS
.agoment of C. W. Fuler , Is preparing an
extensive program .to ) f gIven In connection L
connecton
with 1 tree TheY apik- very encouraging ;
ot the prospect for a large distribution of r
glls among their _ Sunday school scholars ,
who are doing all In their power to entertain -
ain Santa Claus In h1' ' visit of 1891.
Ex-Lieutenant Go\"rnor H. H. Shedd has u
the 1I11ervision ot : Ui exercIses for Christmas -
mas at the Congolal nal chtur.cht. To Ash
land l people anl al' Who know his ability ,
this Is sufficient to Insure 1 rand entertainment -
tainment , which wi be given also In con
necton with 1 tree . .wllere Old Santa wi I
be welcomed with 1-rnr1ng reception.
At St. Stephen ; t , Episcopal church I
more extensive prepar lens are being made
The ladles wi have their usual Christmas I :
dccoralons put In the church on Momiday . i
There will be three services held on Christmas - ,
mas day lit the morning and one at 7:30 : ( )
p . ii ) . On Wednesday December 26 , St
Stephen's day , there wi le services at 6:41 : ;
a. m. for the patron saint of the parish
ami as December 28 comes on Friday , the
Holy Innoe.nt day of the church , the usual I
c htildren'a . day services held on that date
will bo hold on Wednesday at which tluii 3
they will have 1 tree and festival In lmo
rectory as In former years. i
Ildl"oll I U1. I
INDANOLA , Neb. , Dec. 22.-Speclol.- ( ) .
Superintendent Dayson completed the dIvision - I
vision of the December apportionment last I
Saturday , and the money dame Monday :
,
morning to the county treasurer The ;
amount apportioned to this county Is I :
$2,161.10 , about one-third less than the Juno
apportionment of $3,058.63. Each district Is 1 :
entitled to $7.10 and each 1111 4 cents
In June each distrIct received $9.68 and
each pupil 65 cenls.
A County Helef association was organIzed
here Monday evenIng for the purpose o [
distributing aid sent to the destitute of ned
Willow county. TIme commIttee consists o f
the county commissIoners J. n. Messore ,
county treasurer , amid J. II. Bays ton , county :
suporlntentiemit C. J. Ryan was elected
chairman and J. II. , Bayston , secretary
Three persons from each precinct In the
county were appointed to superlntcnd Ihe (
work In the precincts. The committee wit Li
meet on the first and third Wednesdays of
each month.
The populsts have II'uerl a cal for a mass
convention to be held In Indlanola Saturday ,
December 29. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
29.l.'nl" " "ctorY'/ l.nteRt.
CHADlON , Neb. , Dec. 2-Speclal ( Tele- i
gmamj-The ) 'orld-Herald's probable lynchIng I.
Ing In Deaver Valley Is a fake , pure and
simple The report got started over a farmer
named Drewery finding four of [ his catte
shot. himself and a neighbor at once suspected -
peeled a young man named Dayton , who
Is on bad terms with him. Sonic sitar ii
word" ensued I Is rumored that anal her
party named Causen Is ale mixed ull In I
the affair. No more law nbhlng community (
can be found In this aection. .
REMOVED AGENT OURRIER.
\ Vor1c lit thu ( 'outity'oiitiiilsloiittt'i4 : Vaster
'Irt lt thClunty Clmllul\nor 1elor-
.ley-Maictiihiimntziiig Uclclent.
C. E. CurrIer was removed from his pos I.
ton as county agent by the 10arI of County
Commissioners yesterdJW alron , the result -
stilt of the ( Investg3Uon Into time charges
that he had been shortwelghlng the patrons
o f the county stor. :
The resoluton call/ for the retrement
of Mr. CurrIer wal' I"troduced by Mr. Wi-
llamas. Commllslonel Paddock was In favor
of having an Inveslplon ( of the charges
against ! 1 Currheri , but after Jenkins , Wi- I
lams 0111 Stenberg hill explained that the
investigation had olrt idy been made , ! r.
Paddock wlhdrew ' htls' objections , and the
resolution was adoBte ! . by four votes , ! r.
LIvesey asking to bo excused from voting.
The county surveyor 1 epQrted the result of
his investigations ot ' tub macadam pavement
on West DOdge street lie found Ihat Ihe ( I
pavement was from otie to two feet narrower -
rower than the requirements , and was In
some place from one tot two Inches short of
the specified depth. ' t'
The county clerk reported that for the
pat quarter the feel of his office had not
been equal to the expenses.
An application from George Crook post
for the appointment of Thomu S. hull as
a member of this Soldiers' Relief commlsblon
was referred.
The county treasurer reported that the
interest on lends due on Januar 1 was Sl r , -
612 , while the amount In the ( sInking fund
was but $12,000. The maier was re/erred to
the finance Coimitnittee. . -
New Olaha Jmll'Ht Train .
On and ofr ! Sunday , November 4 , thQ
ChIcago , Mllaukee & St. Paul "electi 'to
lighted iiuuited" will leave Omaha lt G p.
in. , arrIving In chicago at 9 a. 1. Hemem-
ber thIs traIn carrIes dinner 1 la carte .
C. 8. CAllUm , TIcket Agent ,
1604 Farnam St.
. .
. . . . - = - :
S OIE STARVED TO DEAThmn
-
H .rrowing Condition of SeUler in Parts of
Knox and Boyd Counties : ,
NOTNOUGIIO EATiO KEEPTIEM WEEK
Cluthll ! In TRtcn RI.I No Iuel to Keep
Theft trout I'teclj-I'romlt 111
Sulcicut11 Must lie t'orth-
clmlng to L'reutrtve 1.tto.
NIOHA1A , Net , Dec. 21-To the Editor
of The Dee : I emit hero by invitation ta
preach a couple of Sundays for the PeoPle of
the l'resbyterlnn church. Whie hero I have
ben pained by the recital or many cases
of great destitution In the western part of
Inox county and the county of Boyd , adJoinIng -
Ing , among the farmers of the Sioux reser-
lon , which wee openerl for settlement about
three years ago , anti setted by a poor , but
good , class of emigrnts coming from many
of the oh settled states. Three years age
ther raised but a very light crop , and the
past two years the crops have been almost a
total failure. Many famiies have not enough
provisions I In their homes for ono week's
sustenance , amid no money to IHrchase the
actual necessities of lc.
Many of the merchants here eel they have
aldetl these poor families to Ito extent of
their ability and are unable to 10 any lore
f or them or 10 sell them goods on credit .
The sufferers obtain
surerers cannot emilloyment , and
unless they receive aId very soon It Is the
gencral opinion that many will starve to
death , anti should the weather turn very
coh mln ' will freeze to rleath , as It Is a
f act that many are barefooted and have
scarcely sufclent clothing to cover their
nakedness. The marshal of this Illace wi-
nessOl twelve miles from here children
wihout shoes IHI whoo I.antaloons nero so
I raggCI they scarcely covered their naltelness. [
'hus far thIs wlnler has been beautiful and
mid m , but should It turn very cold ns It Is
Illt to do . humn beings amid hive stock will
freeze to dealh.
A little muiui has occaslonnly boemu received ,
b itt wherC there should have been a carload
o f provlsluns anti a car or clothing , the
amount received has been In small quantle ! .
Ono box of clothIng recclvll was so O\hy
and rggad the Ilresldcnt of ( lie Niobrra
Helef comniltteo ilomi. D. F' . Chambers , It
once had the clothing burned.
Some of the sufferers arc [ proud they
w ill not male their cOlllon knowmt A
corlnltee ct has been appointed [ to investIgate
the extent of stiffening them Is. One family
has been found actualy destitute of clothing
or lood.
lood.TInm STAIygn TO DEATH.
A very sail [ I case has this week been brought
10 t notice. I Is tlal or a mother and her
two chlhlren found death In their little e3bln.
It Is RUPl0sed the mother had been confined
to t her bed by slcltoess ald she and her two
lte l ones stared to death Thc stomachs
of the chidren were opened , and not a ( race ,
of food could be discovered.
I am confident such a state or affairs Is not
alowerl to exht for want of sympathy or for
:
lack l of means to relieve . even though our
good citizens may have been heavily taxed
to look after theIr own poor and some ol [
the poor In other sections. TIm generosity
nn1 [ the sympathelc nature of the AmerIcan
people for suffering humanity Is known the I
world over , and If we cannot take care of the ;
poor of our own state , there are thousands t
In I the eastern states who will h arty respond -
spend to n cal for help. I am Inclined to
b elieve that our people have not fully understood -
stood the condition at affairs.
SEND ON SUPPLIES.
nut It Is tune they awoKe to a realization u
o f the ( situation and to act at once , and Instead - :
stead of people who are able to give liberally u I
donatnG I sack or two of flour , they should
donale twenty , ffy or 100 , and Instead ( of I
donatIng a few old worn out garments , to I
donate dozens of god warm suIts , anti to I
purcha them when good second hand cloth -
Ing i Is to be had or to seed a check for $25
Or $50 , where they have before given 25 or :
lO cents : and Instead of waiting for one
state or some other committee ( who have
so much to do and so many forms to go
through , they conseluenty move very sow ] I
let l him cr her whose heart Is moved 10 give ,
attend to obtaining and sending their clone
tons themselves wihout delay.
I have sent 1 statement of the conditlor t
cOllton
of affairs here , signed by the president and I
secretar ' of the Nlobrra Relief commitee
to Rev. Anderson , ' pastor of the Calvary )
Baptist church and secretary of the Ministerial -
tonal unIon of Omaha Provisions cannot be
kept at Spencer on the reservatIon , because
the people are so destitute they cannot bo
restrained from felzlng and carryIng them
away. In the line of provisions , four , corn
meal , beans and parle Is mostly needed
All goods sent via the Fremont , Elthor
. & Missouri Valley railroad , addressed to the
relief committee , Niobrara , Neb. , will have
free trnslorlalon.EV.
( REV . ) C. E. DATTEI.LE.
PRAIRIE DOGS AS OOD.
JUNIATA. Neb. , Dee 21-To the Editor o I
The Dee : As one of the means of relief to '
the destitute people of western Nebraska . let
me suggest to those who live contiguous to '
"pralrlo dog towns" that I they will capture
these little rodents-misnamed
Ito dog-slnce (
the ) are not of the canine species , , but a
link between the squirrel and ground hog , or I
wooll clinch ] ) . they will find them to he very :
excellent food when properly cooked. Par , -
boll about forty-five minutes In 1 weak solu-
ton or saleratus water , then rinse In hot
water anti they are ready to fry to a crisp
brown Their Jesh Is sweet , and 1 talty
l _ a salmon trout.
af sil mal Many thousands of these
animals may be caught In their villages to
afford a dinner In these warm
days of wInter they may he cured and IJcke1 [
like other meats , for future uso. In the
early days on our fronters , the West Point ,
officers made a practice of kIllIng these '
" "
"dogs" as a luxury for the table. I have
seen one continuous vlago of these rodents
covering a whole township of math anti s o
numerous were they that It would requlra
railway trains to haul thel to a titarltet
A SUBSCRIBER.
. 1.lbT IS A I\HOI ONI ,
-
U"Iort lt Iho Numhor of I'timnihii Iii " 'oU-
orn : "hrlAkIL Ni'ntlitg , Alit .
President Naton of the Nebraska State
Relief cOlmlulol has received I carefully
prepared report of the nurler of destitute
families In Iho different counties In this
state where there was a crop failure. The
list Is a large one , and It wIll I'equlm all
the assistance lint ( can be procured to leeep :
them In the most urgent of neceslles durIng -
lag the cold wInter mouths The report , as
has been macho out by Secretary LUllden , Is
as follows : Cusler county , 2'j ' families : Per-
leins , 20 : Chatie , 225 : Uunlly , 120 ; IllicIt-
ceck , 2lO : Hell Willow , 100 : Hayes , 200 :
I renter , 40 ; I'-uras , 100 : Lincolmi 700 :
Uawson , 41 : Kellh , 200 ; Ueuel , 40 : Cherry ,
40 : McPhorbon , 40 : Blame , 20 ; lloyd , 250 :
25. liolt , 30 ; Anllope , 30 ; Keya Paha , 25 : Knox ,
Contributions are coming In , but hardly
as fat as they shouili. The committee has
carefully gone over the fIeld , and none hut
the deserving are being asslsterl. Yesterday
$14.55 In cash was receIved from Ihe cm-
ployes of theV , P. H. Insurance company -
pany and $5 frol rcharll Ii. Calkina
Three boxes of clothing were received from
the ladles of [ the St. Mary's Congregatonal
church , seven Illcces tram I.lrs i'eathie .
twelve dozen suit cit ladles' underwear train
'fhompson. Uelden & Co. , two boxes shoC
from Kirkendal & JOles , clothing front
Mesdames Worthington , Manning , J. M.
Snyder , Frank Foster , Anderson , Ernest , '
Nichols , Chandler. Shipments were n1de
during the day to Boyd and Keith counties . .
Those desiring to contribute here shouhl address - ,
dress their packages to W. N. Nason room I .
401 Drown block
.
Too Strong I rlrhl ,
Monday afternoon the Board of Parle Commissioners -
missioners will meet and will consider the
proposition as accepted by time city counci
to change the ( lalO of Rvenlew park to
Murray pal'k. The members object to tbe ,
provision that Tom Murray's conthuoua ,
property must forever be exempt front special
taxes and will therefore probably not uc.
cept the Proposition. Otto rnenther
of the board said yesterday that there
was no question but that they would refuse
TT : : - ,
tovi accept the proposition with the new pro' .
vi so attached , No such conditiomi was
mn enthoneti when the proposition was laid
ie tore theni or they would not have con-
si dered it for a moment , It looked as
th ough there hail been a chutney attempt to
vi ctImize the board anti make it appear
its respoiishiile for a ecbietno that thiy' never
h ail anti never wouhut apirctve , If Mr. Mtir-
rate y nnttt1 to donate time lanil imi return
to t having the Park anti hiomilevanti nnimteil
afb ter him they were willing to agree to It ,
b ut they 'oithil ha vigorously opposed to
ac cepting a gift with so significant a strIng
at tachted ,
INTERCOLLEGIATE BANQUET ,
A retiuigettiemits ( % , hIss SIte
Uiiliercity Chctt'emi ( 'hrlqtn'i ( , 1v.'muliig.
Every arrangemneitt is now cotnpete for what
p remIses to ho cite of thin most enjoyable
b anquets hail lit Omnita for years. The
li riniary idea of thti bnitquet Is to extemiti
c omplimitents to tito foot ball eleven of thte
S tate Umti'crsiy ( of Neitmaska , which lucy's
th to Youtng Men's Christian associatIon tenni
o f this city Christmas nfterttooa. The lunD-
g rain viIi begimu at 9 o'clock ChrIstmas even-
lm tg and comititumie vitiiout date. Old college
a lan are becoinhiig enthuue d at the lila of
b eieg together agaimi , revivitig remIniscences ,
sist nghitg the old somiga antI tellIng ( lie alit
st ories , The conititlttee ott Itivitatiomi coti-
st ats of J. W' . hiroatehi'alo ; L. 1' . Futtik-
ht ouser , l'rittceton ; J. ii. Mcintosh , hiarvnrih ;
\ \ . 1)oano , Yale ; II. Ii , lialtiritige , Peitmisyl-
v aitia ; V. 0. Strickler , University of'ir -
g umtia ; \ \ ' . A. ielhoril ) , State University of
1 ova ; 1" , Crawford , Charles Thomas , Unl-
v ersiiy of Mhchigamt ; George ( ihhmnore , Mon.
in outtit ; Iisomt Iiieht , Clcmitc'nt Chase , Umil-
v eralty of Nebraska ; F. \ " . ilartigan , lonmitu ) ;
v. liortnan , Uttivorsity of Kenton ; A , l'res.
tJ t Utu , 'alo ; Charles A. Goes , l'iloimnt ' limuhon ;
J . U.'are , Iowa college ; llemtry Clark , \'Il-
hi atus ; J.V , ilattlit , Cornell.
It. is the intention to cover the whole
g roumiti anti extemiul invitatiotis to _ eohlege
th ou trout all colleges amiti univereRies , nttuh
ti e omie viIl ho , IntentIonally- overlooked , Ar-
r angetutemits are cotnpheteth for the entertaIn-
ti tent of 300 titan , The banquet will bc' hold
a t the Commercial club rooms. Several hun-
d reui Imivitations have been setit out , atid
o thers will follow its the minutes are ittado
k nown to ( lie coitintittee.
It wIll be impracticable to InvIte tInt ladies
I roma the cocilucathamial imiatlumtiotis , The senti-
l ug of invitations has reveaheul ( lie fnct that
t here are tommie fifty \'umhe tacit in the city ;
ii fteemt to tw'cnty Ilarvarul men ; about the
5 01110 ituimubor front l'niticetott titth I'emitinyl-
v amila ; lerhiaps forty' front the Uttiversity of
M lchtigamt ; forty trout Monutiouthi ; fifteen [ ruin
t he Uttivcrsity \Visconsin ; forty' [ rain
l ) oaite ; twenty-five front the Nehiritsk'a State
ti milversity ; thirty ( rout the Iowa State uni-
Y ersuty' ; varying numbers trout Mouiiit I'leas-
e mit , Ia. , Motimit Union , 0. , Ihlrant'Ihhiains ,
D artmouth , lirowit , Umilversity of Virghnhii ,
U niversity of Cotimiceticuit , Uttiversity of
M issouri , Cornell , Iowa college , Ames , Ohio
S tate university , Joitns Iloiikhmts , ntuh iii fttct
e very . college east and west. Tim hirograiti
.uhI be :
roastmaster , Major H.V. . litilforil ; "Tue
UnIversIty' of Nolurnslcit , " Chuatucehlor Cult-
I helul ; ' ' 'The College i\laii iii tIme \Veatt , " , ) ohin
I , . W'ebu4ter , Mount Uttion , ' 67 ; "Fhie 11am'-
l uuirinnV. . Ii. Alexuinitlem' : "Athtlethcut , ' '
\ 'ery 11ev. 0. Ii. Gnrdnerl "rite Killed mid
Missing , " A , W' . JetTenis ; " 1mw It \\'miut
1 ) ont , ' ; ' ' " \Vtves antI Sweethearts , ' ' lPrnitk :
Crane.
liallet-Davls pianos at A , liospe's.
I3OARD OF EDUCr.TION ,
A mtothmer RevIew of Cite 1hitancIai 1)Ititcuiios
-I'resitlemtt I'owohl's Icepurt ,
Time Board of Education tact last night
t o discuss mnater.s ( of a fittaitcial nature I
p ertaining to ( hue Omaha school system. Tiuc ,
c ommittee on flitanee subittitted a lcngthty
r eport , sluowimig thto condition of funds at .
t hin present time. With a balance of $30 , . .
2 77.73 from July 1 , 1894 , the total tumid I
f or thue year closing July 1 , 1895 , Is $345 , . .
This Is hens money titan the board him
h iad at its disposal since 1859 , vItlu miearly
4 ,000 mOre children attemiding thia schools
The report has the following coniparativc
s tatistics : ! tesources , 1888-89 , $468,611.81 :
d aily attendance. 8,344 ; 18S9.9l , $372,978.67
a ttendance , 9,095 : 1890-91 , $136,218.42 ; at' :
t endance , 9,715 ; 1891-92 , $159,598.62 ; attend. .
a nce , 10,379 ; 1892-93 , $460,891.70 ; attendance ,
1 0,786 ; 1893-94 , $407,573 ; attendance , 11 , . .
6 80 ; 1894-95 , $345,777.73 ; aitenulanee , 12SlyO , .
The estimated expenses for tlto itresent fiscal
y ear amount to $367,684.44 , , leaving a deficil
o f $70,334.27 on July 1 , 1895 , Tue cost pci :
c aptia on daily attendance amnoumtts to $34.1 I
p er annum. These estimates are based or I
n ine months schooling each year. It is ahsc t
e stituated that the number of pupils is in -
creasing at thia rate of about 700 per year .
i n concluding time report the coimainittee says :
"The presemit outlook along fimiancia I
t Ints is not an encouraging otto
Wlmtle our general fimnml resources tot r
t he present fiscal year wiil fail more that I
$ c5,000 below the resources of last year , oni r
expenses will he increased by ( lie additiom I
of almost 1,000 pupIls. It. remains for lit , a
peopje of Omaha to decide witethor or no
they will provide the necessary funds to : r
t ite proper support of our puhuhic schools , "
It was ordered that twenty copies of thI S
report be prInted , for thin benefit of thu ,
members of the board , It sues also tlecidei
to have the report jininted lit the dalI : ,
papers , without expense to tite board ,
Tue final report of ex.President l'owehl
on the work clone during the past year : '
was read , and it was ordered that 20,00 6
copies of this report be printed and circmm -
hated among thin acitools , The report deals a t
length on the work of the kinciorgartet ii
departmncmtts , which lie Imlghtly commended I ,
I1 scored the council for Its niggardl V
policy in curtailing the school approturlahion I ,
lie furnishieti figures to show that withtii ii
the past six years ( lie rate per capIta pe C
annum lied been reduced from $20.51 0
$19.66.
TIme board adjourned until January 2 , a t
whtlciu meeting the monthly pay roll an d
bills will be allowed.
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Emerson Plumbs at A. liospe's ,
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S 11E s1v hER 1ATIIER ? ShOT
S iueltzor's Danhter Tells of How .Argfi. .
bright Murtlered ills 11tither-iu-Law
E XCITING SCENE AT 1II SCHOOL hOUSE
O nly mu Few t'orthi hpokeiu , 'l'hiei , a lihotf'
auth t it 1)1.1 .iiiti ' . % 'iis Iihletl-htmel-
ikittut I htit , 1'm-ecniIti limo
'i'rtigetty ,
AUhiUlt' , Neb. , lIce. 2.-Special ( TeIc.
g rmm.-Neniahta ) county-'s little oiil court
h unimso s'aq lCdlcetl to suffocation today tim
h ear the Argabnighit trial , and whtemi court
e cn'cmurnl after dinner muntu ) ' were tuirneti
a n-ny' , being uttable to gain atlmnlttattce , Mr' ' ,
l ila Copehaitul , 'i thuttigitter of the deceased.
c oittittuitig her testimony froitt y'estertiay ,
s oul :
"I live just across the road from Mr.
S mmieltzer. I hail a cotiversatlomi lbi ( ( ito
t hefetidamit ott February 8 , ahiout time chilluhrcmi ,
l ie said lie Preferred to leave ( ito children at
i tmy father's htouse far two years , as it. was
a better hiomno tItan Ito coutlul give theta. Ito
t hieit sent mao over to get hIs rIfe to coiuuo
o ver , I veitt over , bitt alto would muot conte.
l ie' camite the miext tIny but ( hue chtihulren were
h ot at home timid I tohil hun so , lie 'aa also
a t tity Itouso ott Novtttuiber 28 , lSO3. The
mi mmiahlor child was brought. over at that tirno _
' rite uluier ono was sick with thin titeaslos ,
Tue dcfemuthutmtt's wife cimte : over anti the tie.
f emidant. asitel liar If she wait comiting back
t o live ith butt unti alto said iio , The the-
[ enilnttt's fiihter ( vemit over to see ( ito deceased
ott ( Ito 8th of February' to ccc about ( lie
c hthiilrett , miii tity father said Ito wotild see
l ila , , lawyer uiiout it muil saiul :
'Ii II , you hinve abusati my girl , and I have
seemi the itO ) ' vhieit 1 voulti lIio to knock thin
t huuumtther omut of y'ou , '
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'i miever hicarti may father forbId thic tie.
ft tuln : it t front seel mug Ii is cii I lulreu , ' '
( iertrtmuio Stitehizer aitl ( hat the tlefent3nmit
took his station at the door as mutt as ( ho
emttentnittmitetit woa over atiul stood with his
back against ( lie door [ ticimig tie antI w'hmen
amty Otto wnmitcul to go out woumhil allow tluo
door to opemi. lit tibotit half an hour we
t ill si art eu home , tint muitita first curry lug I Ito
t i feiiulant's ohilest ehtihti , 1)31)11 'tiH miext , themu
the ulefemiuluimt't wife , thtemt mite. As soon as
tuamtitnti. cattle tueutr , ( lie ilefemulamut said , 'hut
that mity boy 7' nuid matnuta soul , 'yes , ' amiul Ito
( lieu wemtt (0 ( tithe It out of ittatttmtta's antis
s'itcn paint reached over mumituimita's left
t titouIdi'r amid struck tim tiefetuluttit on ( hue
side of the hteati , lint just before strlkhttg ,
paiua said , 'y'ou can't cia thuui ( , '
"The itext I saw vuts the revolver in thin
u iefeiuthami's hattul amid then camito the report. "
W'ihliamn Russell rehutted ( lie story of limo
shooting smibatittitlahly tie toitl by Gertrude
amiul saul ihiett the thofemtulamit fired Ito steppoil
back nttil tint deceased staggered forward
towatrtl hmiiti nitil fell.
Jnntos A. Stevenson said hu was nun of thin
first to leave ( ito school house after the
emtiertahmtmiiemit. 'rite tiefetuilamit. was standumig ,
near thin dear , nitil when Ito passed him lie
htcaril the defeniiuint say : 'l'il stay right
here. ' ' "I htelpoti to lay Stueitzer out , ' ' said
Stcvettson , ' 'auth limit cotton imi ( Ito wound ,
biehpeui to take Snteltzer's untlerclothtlmig ol !
and foumimi ( ito bullet imi lila underclothes at
the bachc after It hind liassed titrougit lila
body. "
Williams related the kIlling , varying' but
very little us to details front the others , and
stud vhueiu Smueltzer struck the defendant
on ( lie sub of the head the blow was miot a.
barth otto amttt that. when thug defendant hind
tue revolver pointeuh at the deceased that
( Ito deceased strutche at ( ito revolver to kitock
it nivay. These two times were the only'
' blows aitued at thue defendant by the CCC01tJ , ,
LOC.IEi ) 31JtS , tftTSEN ,
Uatvcs ( ) tmumity Iepttty Slierhit Tltittki lulS
stile Foitmuth thto ahhuushug' V'ittiitmt.
CIIADRON , Nob. , Dec. 22.-Specuuji ( Tolo-
grnm.-Deputy ) Sheriff handy of this countr
thinks ho has Mrs. Ida Notson , thd Omaha
school teacher vhto disappeared two wecicti
ago , and children , located , lb line been In
conirnunication with Detective haze of
Oittahta for two or thireo claya regarding a
woman and two '
ch'hdren vhio perfectly nit-
the description of the mnisslng woman ,
vhto were described to Sheriff handy by a
reliable ramtchttnan whto lives quito a die-
tanco front tIm railroad , but imu what dunce-
tloti Handy refuses to state , Thu raticlumami
hind seen ( lie woman aml children on ( lie
( mitt some tinto before. hiut dm1 not know
her namno , handy further states that ito
IVIIS advised by the Omaha umutitoritles that
Mrs. Notsoti hail some relatives lit this sac.
( ion of ( ho country. He Is confident lie can
lay his Itamids emu Mrs. Notsen amid cltlldren
at any thmito , but acknowledges there is a
ltossibillty of doubt. The wonian and chill-
dron wont through hero twemity-four hours
otter being maimed , amtd chtaitged cars at
this place , taking thue westbound train Zroni
here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tottitis' Ciimirhty' Novoment ,
TOBIAS , Neb , , Dec. 22.-Speclal-The ( )
Ancieiut Order Uiiiteuj Workmmteiu lodge of Tobias -
bias headut the Procession lii getting aid to
the westerit Nebraska drouthu aufferers. As-
slated by time ladies of tite associate loulgo
lucy gave a supper and entertainment Weth.
nosulay evenimtg , thin sitlier netting $34:15 : ,
( Ito expenses belmig $6.15. They will sentl ( ito
full amoumn ( , $10.50 , to the sufferers , paying
the expemuses omit of their treasury , /it ( lie
entertaInment every member who did not
sing , sieaic or dance was to buy a bushel
of apples.
Tito antount of goods received is as tel.
lots's : Four thiousamid Itomimiuls of flour , five bar- 4 ,
rels of clothIng , aver eeventy.Itve pounds of
macat , one box of shoes. Solicited , but not col-
heeled : two baths of goods at Miiilgait , and a
great deal in tIme coutitry rounul about.
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THE MAN ii
WHO DON'T KNOW' WHAT TO GET a
: Is Invited to
/ CALL ON US.
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' \sc llLI' Ilthiidi'd Of hentitlitil gai'stlushts
" : , that 'iII uihIlke glad thu Imumii't of iutiy lady ,
, , . urhiss 01' iittIt. gill. 'sVt.'ll help 'uti to uulctt 'a
' ' . , " tlhi.1 111(1St dItSil'hiIC '
\ S. " ( ) itl'tIuSIC tO he Ilud mi' the
. , 5i1thiC you s'IsIl tO tXlehlti , 111)11 s'e'hI giiil' .
" - ' I tttitee you'll get ci'cdit mi' hlaVlllg dhu.Iiyetl ;
- I uiiost : excm.'hletit taste. ' , Ve iuientloti-
/l CAPES from $15 1 $25 eaci.
.S / FUR COATS Ironi $27 to $275 each.
' - ' - : . . " : ' FUR RECK SCAIIF from $1.25 to $20 each ,
FUR MUFF'S froiii 49c to $20 each ,
OI11LRN'S ' FUR SEE'3 ' $ ! .3S awl $1,98 cacti ,
C1IILDI1E's ' CLOAKS from SOc to $ O each ,
LADIES' ' CKOAKS froiii L93 to $45 cacti.
LADIES' ' CLOT11 C.IPES friii $5 to $45 cacti ,
LADIES'VRAI1PERS \ from OSc to $12 each.
Laes' ! SILK IVAISTS froiii $2.48 to $7 each ,
LMIES' ) ' SUITS from $ S to $50 each ,
LAJIES' ) M1CKIHTOS11ES from $2.98 $ to $30 each ,
LARGEST VARLETY
Of .l ; tLc.Il GghI'IhhcIlts Shis'ii lIt OlIlhhlIhl ,
LttCStStyICS.
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Lowest Prices. 1"
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