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    ' , TIlE 1 Ol [ A.IIA DAILY DEE : ; i [ ItiT D11I. , , JANUARY 27 , 189g. ! ) r- '
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LAST WEEK OF OUR
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JANUARY COST CASH : CLEARING SALE.
A few days more will wind up the most successful January Clearing Sale \ve have ever had. Certainly the prices we made on the goods during this sale are what
sold then" There are only a few more days of this month to go , but during these few days \ \villlnake prices that will paralyze competitors During the next few days
we 1111 make tremendous reductions in our CLOAK DEPARTMENT. .
This department is too heavy for this season ; \ve must reduce 1 the stock , no matter what the loss will be. Cost or value will not be considcred. The goods have
got to be sold at some price. If you want a cloak , cape , suit wrapper do not fail to attend this sale , for bargains like what \ve offer you now may never occur aqain. ;
' ' This is' but a sample of the prices we are Tusking . Ladies' print wrappers were $1.00 and $1.25 now go at 68c. Odds and ends in ladies' jackets worth from $10.00 +
to $25.00 , go at $2.98. Ladies' eiderdown wrappers were $5,00 and $ 6.00 , now fro at $3.98. Ladies fine jackets formers sold at $8.00 $ to $20.00 , all go at $4.98.
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GREAT REMNANT SALE.
Tn connection with our great clearing sale of cloaks ve will also close out all our remnants and odds and ends in every department in the store. The immense
business \\FC have had during this month has left us with an enormous amount of this class of goods and they must be got rid of , and that quickly , no matter what
they cost or what they are worth , you can get them at almost your own price. 'J\T \ have remnants in linens , flannels wash goods , ribbons laces , etnbroideries .
BE SURE AND ATTEND THIS SALE.
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CLOAKS IN Remnants. Colored Dress Goods--
We have got to close out nil our < om-
nnnts and adds and ends tomorrow no mat- Immense Sacrifice Monday to Clean Out the Stock.
' ' ' . ter what mho loss will be. . . . .
CLOAK DEPAOTMENT . ' [ - , ) ( - prices Remnants , ot table linens , nil goods and R.EIVNAINTS [ ' ! REMNANTS ] ! REMNANTS !
Itcmnnnts of eiderdown flannel , former ) Hundreds of them all widths . all lengths , all kinds of colored
This being the LAST WEEI < OF OUR , JANUARY CASH CLEARING SALE , wo will make prices In our Cloak prlco 85c , now 29c. . ' ' ' = ' . .
Dopul.ttncnt thut will \ simply 1J111l10 all competition. Cost , value 01' profit will \ not be taken into consideration at all \Vo are : Remnants ot outing flannel : , was lOc and dress . goods , plain and fancy \veaves. 1 nl01TOVve arc deter-
going to reduce OUl' lwosent stock , no matter what the less IlIUY he to us. lIeN are n. Cow prices that wo know you will cull 12c Hcmnnnts , now Gc ot n wash ran ! . goods , worth up to 25c , lllllled to Close I out every odd 1 length 1 1 left I f over fl'olll last I \\reC1C,5 1 sale.
extraordinary \ bal' alns. \V n have only space ) to mention few- all go at 8crnrd. J
Remnants oC wash dress prInts , was 8c ! , Re1t111attts of l\\aterials that sold at JOC , 75c , $ I. 00 , $1,25 , $ L 50 , $1.75 , $2.00 and
LADIES' BEST PRINT WRAPPERS sold at $1.00 and $1.2,3 , to close thorn out now ' 680 tacit now 3c 'arll. up to $3.00 yard , all go at two l prices Monday only
Remnants ot all kinds ot laces almost
LADIES' FINE EIDERDOWN 'RAPPERS formerly sold at $5,00 and $ O.OOto gIven away. ' , "
. . . . . , . . . . . . . $3 98 - At 19c : : b11Gl 7J3c . , ,
close thom out 110\ ' Rcmnants oC ribbons worth up to 30c , C CIl.LiJ : C fClL JTQl..r1 mall
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all at 3c rnrd. ' .
' formerly solll ut $2.00 and $2.50 , to close go AI I other Colored Dress
Goods at reduced
' . ' . LADiES' FLANNELETTE 'VRAPPERS them out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 . 48 _ _ _ _ _ _ er pnc sI
cock a lack Goods. . . .
LADIES' CLOTH JACKETS solll from $8.00 to $20.00 , to close them . .
formerly out at. '
$4.98 Millinery Priestley's fine silk warp 1 dress materials at less than cost
- cach' Silk Warp Eudora-tho standard $1.85 quality COl' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.25
LADlES' CLOTH JACKETS formerly sold Cram $12.00 to $25.00 , to close them out. . . . ' Silk Warp Eudora-the standard $2.fjO quality for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50
$ 2.98 D epar men t Silk Warp l\1elrose-theslandar $ . . . _ " quality tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50
cock - , Silk Warp Crepe Cloth-thostundl\l'd$2OOql1alit ' for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50
. LA.DIES' CLOTH JACKETS formerly sold Crom2.00tO$3j.00toclosothomolltat. ] ; $ 998 ' . FLOOR , Si\tWarpDrapdeToulou.-thostaJul.d$2.00qunlltyCOl. \ . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 1.35
f ( SECOND FLOOR. ) Silk Warp Henrietta-tho standard $3.2 quality COl' . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,25
, _ cock Your choice ot every , untrimmed hat for Silk Warp Drap de Alma-tho standul' $2.25 quality fin' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50
LADIES CLOTH ULSTERS formerly sold from moo to $2u.OO , to close thorn . . . 50c worth from . 2 , .
out at. $ 4 . 95 . ; $1.25 to 2.75 each. Black Serges--10 . piece , 38 inches wide ' strictly all wool l ' regular sellinG'
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. cach. Fancy at birds less than feathers cost and all fancy trimmings - prIce 6"c' for sale I . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pEr : yard , C
Many ether bargains : will bo found in tIlls department that wo have not space to mention horo. \Vo would simply Nuns ' . .
flay " "S and
. Spring vlolota , all UW . . , rags , In endless Vei1ittgs--Priestley's $ 1.00 $ 1.25 grades , 42 inches wide , on sale 7
that U you want a Cloak , Wrapper ) ) , 01' Cape , in fact , anything in our Cloak Department , you can get ono to-mol'row at variety. E' ' " Monday at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . per yard 5 C
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almost : 'Ol1rownpl'lco. Fine mourning toollsaspeclnlty. VISIT OUR DRESS G00DS ! DEPARTMENT FOR : t3ARCAIR ! 5
lIAS HELPED I ALL lIE COULD
GOVErnor IIocomb's ! Part in the Running
Down of Scott's Lynchers
STATUTORY ASSISTANCE OFFERED EARLY
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Itowarll I.ImltOlI III Its Scope , but Such as
Could Ito Olvon Was AnDOllncod-
JlleKsneO to the SeDate 011
th" Subject.
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LINCOLN Jan 2G.-Spcclal.-Governor ( )
lIolcomb this forenoon sent to the senate n
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special mcssago In response to the resolution
adopted last Thursday asking him to offer n
reward for the arrest and conviction of the i
murderers of Barrctt Scolt. The ; governor ,
lifter n careful examination oC the law fallcll
to discover any provision governing a case
like the one Ilrebentcl1. lie attached to the
message omclal cOllies of all the correspondence -
enco between hllllselt and the Molt county
authorities relating to the affair. The senate
listened to the reading of the message without ) -
out commcnt. The message Is as follows :
To the Senate : A copy of the following
resolution of the senate was laid l before
ono on the evening of the 2Uh Inst. :
"Ih'ooh'e : 1 , That the governor of the state
of Nebraska lie requested to Immediately
offer / the statutory reward for the arrest
and conviction oC cite ) ullll every one of
the murdererll of Burrctt Scott In Holt
county , this IIlall' "
Perlllil nun 10 say that J know of no pro-
vision ot law giving this \llmrtlllent \ nu-
thorlty to olr'r a reward for the conviction
ot any person charged with murder and
It III not wllhln the province of the ex-
ecutl\'o 10 render ! pecuniary lI"slKlnnco In
the IIrO.ecullon of pertions , under arrest accused -
cusC1 of crime 1 respectfully cull the attention -
tcntlon of your honorable boat to lime \ following -
lowing Sections of Iho statute bearing upon
the subject contained In your resolullun :
Chapter II . section I 012 : "WhUlOver It
shall be brought ! 10 the knowledge of the
coroner 01' the sheriff of any county In this
state that II1unll.r has lJeL'n committed
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within their rI'I'llL'clh'o counlles
person or persons committing such murder
are unknown , or If known have lied from
jusllce It shllll ho the dUly of the coroner
or time "herllf to make the same Imown 10
' the governor of this stale together with
such acts liS nay come to hilt knowledge ,
going to how I by whom such murder was
committed and time wherenuouts of the
munlerers \ . "
Section 513 : "UI.on the aecel t of time In-
formation , UII IlrcEcrlllel1 hy 'Ilc / preceding
'Cllon ! , the governor of thc slate ! shall
Issue his procln\l1nllml offering such 1'0\\111'11
not exceeding . $2OO for each person murdered -
dered tort he hllll deem proper fur the nr-
rest of time parson 01' perSOl19 commlltllll
alll I crime , and , the deliveryof said l per-
lIOn or persons 10 the Sheriff / or Jailer of the
county whel'o said l cl'hno was cOl1lmlttell.
' : ? Upon the trial or any pl'/son for whom III1-h
y reward IUIS hen IJlrel'cll , 1C the presiding
judge shall under his : hand anti . seal of the
court. ccrtlf ) ' 10 the o\'ernor that the \'er. \
lion nrrest.1 Illul Igovernor < 1 dilie
act charged In ! lima h1l1l111111cnl. time persun
or persons malthm the arrest shall be en-
tltlell to the rI'wnn1. "
' } 'OOK I'HO'll'T ( ACTION.
As soon 1111 this Ilcl'urtl1lcnt way In pos-
sessloa : ot Informalloll that a murder had
been 01111111111.1 In Holt cOllnl 1 ut one e
telegraphed to the sheriff / of Melt county .
Nebraska tendering such assistance
Nebraska\ us was I
w arranteml . \ under time law by limbs dL'llart-
meat for the ulIPrdlenelo/l of the l1Iunler-
ers oC lIalll Scoll. 1 also sent u. . .It/llhu
telegram . to the county attorney of that
county . replies ! being recelved . In each In-
stu.nce Indtcating : that the llel'lions hnpll
crated In limo crime had 1 been arrested l and I
that no reward for their apprehension wns
requlred Under the Inforl1llltlon Illus reo
ceh'ell and time IIIW as construed by thl 8
debarment 1 deem It Inadvisable to l11ake
line llo llrochunallon offering a rowunl fo\ \
. . the uPllrt'hollflon of any person 01' person
supposed 10 he gllllty of com a mitting Ihh
t nmunlcr
I transmit herewith copies of nil cam-re
suondence had between the executive nod
the county authorities of Molt county , Ne
brasltu . . , I'enrlllnl : this subject ,
1 regret Ihllt. IIIlller the law . ns 1 view It ,
and my conception of olllclill duty . that i I
11m unable 10 coln'lIle with your honoraul °
body In the view as taken In time resolu
) Ion before IIlIolell. Very respectfully .
BII.\S A . IiOtd'OMU . ( lo\'prnor.
COPIES : 01" COltlmSI'ONm NI ,
O'NEILL Neb. . Jun , % lS9 . -Sllas A. 1101 ,
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comb Governor oC the Stale of Nebraska :
Dear Sir-In regard to the disappearance of
Barrett Scott dcfaultlllg cx-treasUl'cr oC
Hell county would 1IItc' to have you offer
n reward for his body . living or denll. And
also a suitable reward for the apprehension
and conviction of nil parties Impllcatell. . )
KIndly give this your prompt attention and
obllgc. Yours respectfully
C. w. HAl\fn TON.
T LINCOLN . . Neb .Tnn. 12 , 189i.-G. : W.
Ifamliton sheriff : : ! . O'Neill Holt county ,
Neb. : Dear Slr-J beg leave to acknowledge -
edge receipt of yours of 9th Inst. requesting
that n sultllllie reward be offered by this
oll1ec for the apprehension and conviction oC
nil parties implicated In the disappearance
of Darrett Scott , late of your county. In
response thereto 1 have 10 Any that I have
consulted whit the deputy attorney general ,
and upon such investigation / as could be
made , the authority for offering such n
reward hy the executive Is very ouutful.
In fact , I think I have no authority to offer /
such n reward , except It bc made to appear
that n homicide has been committed and the
reward be offered / for the person or persons
commlttlnl thc samc. In the case men-
tloncd It seems very uncertain uS to whether
or not a homicide hag In fact been commit-
ted , and until tlll're III some information
tending to establish , that fact J nm unable
to see my way clear to comply with your
requcst. In the meantime , I shall be glad . to
have all the Information which you may hc
In possession of regarding the disappearance
of Mr. Scott , and ut the first opportunity
would he very glad , to co-operate \Vlth the
nuthorltleH ot your county in / apprehending
any person or persons guilty of committing
murder . If one has been commltll'l. , I might
add \ that your letter to Mr. Dartley , thc I
stale treasurer , hllll also been referred tome ,
me by him and I have conversed with him
some regarding this fluhjl'ct. Yours truly .
HJJ\S A. HOT.CO\TD. : Governor
COPIES OF TEJEGnAMS.
IlNCOIN. Neb , .Tnn. 21. 180 . -C. W.
Hamilton , Sheriff , O'Nelll. Ncb : Can the
state he of service In assisting you In apprehending -
urehcndlnl murderers of Darretl Scott ?
Wire unswer.
AlIAS A. IIOLC"Il\fn. Governor
O'NEIJT . NI'II. , Tan 2. : , 180i.-Govl'rnor :
Ifnlcomb Lincoln Neb. : Don't know of anything -
thing ! the state can 110. Everything III quiet
herl' Law find order , prevails That Is the
sentiment . of tho,0011 / 11eonle of Holt
count ) ' . Will ask assistance If needed
C. W. HAMJLTON. SlIp\I
I.TNCOTN. Neb . .Tnn. 22. 1895-C W.
Hamilton , Sheriff , O'Neill Neh. : The pro-
posed \ usslstance In any telegram referred
to the matter of reword for opprehcnslon
of murderers of Barrett Scott If yon deem
It necessary hunt n. reward h" offered , wire
mI' . SIJAS A. JIOJ.COlID : , Governor.
LINCOLN , Net , Jan 22. ! lR9 , -IJ. E.
Murph , County Attorney O'Neill , Nl'h. :
Please advise one immediately If the state I
can lI" of service In assisting you to apprehend -
henll murderers \ of IInrrptt Scott
SlTu\S A. I10TCOlIB : , Governor ,
O'NEiLL . .Tun. 22 , lS.i.-Governor ! ! SIIIIII A.
Iiolconmlm Lincoln Neb „ : All persons
ohnritPtl with thc murder of Borret Scott
have been apprehended . brought before the
bar of lustlcs , 1\1111 will ho dealt with
strictly according to hnv. I know ot 1I0th-
hag : the state cnn 10 more titan It has done
to I\mlsh \ vlollltorK of law In Holt ( 'ounl ) ' ,
This course shall he pursued.Vlll ask
asqlstn"l'e 111 the future If necessary lonw
and justIce shall prevail In Holt counl ) ' , Thti
Is the sentiment or our elllzens.
II. E I . lIURl'IIY : , County Attorncy.
SEN.tTP.TItV1NG : \ : - TO CAT ( n lIl' .
Works n Iay hilt Uou J.\tUo Ihutnl'85 uf nn
important ' \ntllro.
LINCOI.N. Jan. 2G.-Sp ( clal.-Thc ) . sen te
narrowed time gap betw en itself anll the
house by hollllnf n session tollay-the first
Saturday session by the senate this term.
The only Object of tollay's session wu to
pass ! house roll No.1. In order that It coulll
go to the go\'ernor. limit at the last moment
after It hall been read the third time , It was
recommitted < by unanimous vote to the relict
committee for further amendment
Standing committees made reports on the
following bills : .
Senate tile No 68. by Akers to lIrovllle for
the organization and government of Irrlga
I tlon districts to Ilrovllle for the acquiring ot
. canals already built , eiC. The cOll1mltt'o on
Irrigation recommended that the bill pass
with 80me amenllll1entf.
Senatu IlIe No. 121. from the committee on
labor introduced by Sndllm was recolllmenlle <
for passage antI placed , on general file It
authorized cities ( oC the metropolitan class to
pensIon tlremen Of palll fire departments after
a continuous service of twenty.one yens ,
and the willows and orphans of tlremcn who
lose their lives while In time line of their
duty , and to provide for penslonlul firemen
or paid ! tire departments who become totallY
Illsaull'l 1 while In the line of their duty ,
Senate file No 10S. by Smith , was favorably
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reported from the judIcIary committee. It
provides for time governing of master plumb-
ers and the supervisIon ot thc business ot
plumbing and house drainage
Senate file No 128 , by Smlthwlls indefinitely
postponed It provides for the vacating of
streets alleys and public grounds In towns
and vlllages.
Senate tile No. 134 , by Hahn , was placed
on general fIIc. It gIves cities of the first
class havIng more than 8,000 population and
less than 25,000 authority to Issue bands to
an amount not exceeding $50,000 for the purpose -
pose of erecting gas or electrIc light plants ,
to be owned and operated by the city. '
Senate file No. 123. by Smith , was indefinitely -
definitely postponel1. It provided for the
amendment ot the law governing cities of the
second class allli vl11agos.
Senate tile No 2G , by Smith regulating the
conduct of prImary elections In cities ot the
metropolitan class and In cities of the first
class , having a population ot 10,000 or more
was recommended < to paSs and placed on gen. I
eral fIIo.
Three new bllls of IIn unimportant character -
acter were introduced and read the third
tlmc.
The Senate then passed house rolls Nos.
32 , 33 and 34. These are pro forma bills
which mho legislature Is required to pass at
every scsslon. They appropriate time tuition
tees In the law college , the matriculation
fees at , the State universIty and the annual
proceeds of the Merrill fund to the State
university accollnt.
House roll No.1. providing that counties
may Issue bonds for the purpose of buying ,
seed grain for Ilrouth sufferers , was read for :
the third time , hut before the yeas and nays
were ordered on thc final passage l of thc bill
Hathbun moved that It hc recommitted to the
comet itteo on relict The motion was agreed
10 unanimously
Hathbun explained that the blll as It passed
the house contained no provision that would
enable the farmer living on government lander [
or state school lands to avail himself of time
relief intended to hc afforded 10 all needy <
farmers alike by the blll.
The senate thcn adjourned till 3 o'cloclt
Monday afternoon
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\'ICTOHY FOIL IIII1S. STI'EN8. .
Sl'lIs.Uolml : insurnni a CnRe nt J.lllcoln Ends
him ' n Verdict for l'InillUITA ,
LINCOLN , Jan , 2G.-Speclal ( Telegram.- )
The jury In the Stevens case . In the federal
court , this morning returned a verdict for
the full amount claimed by time plaintiffs ,
Mrs. George I ) . Stevens and her daughter
Maulle. The 1)lulntlrfs sued lima Northwestern -
ern Mutual for the amount of two policies
on time life of the missing Crete backer of
$2.000 each , and time Rankers Life Illsurance
company for one policy of $5,000. The suit
was a scnsatlonal one , the companies sctllng
up tint Stevens 'yas alive and Imldtng front
his creditors JUligu Dunly , prcsll1ell. Time
, defendants excepted to the jUllgo's charge ,
mill 10 his IIcrmlttlng the jury to separate
for the night and 1 wlll appeal the caBO.
threat help 10 Wheat '
PALLS CITY , Neb. . Jan 2G.-Speclal.- ( )
Snolv fell to the depth of six inches hcre.
It was the first snow or the Year , a was
neellell vcry b11l1y. The ground was dry , anll
what fall wheat time farmers hell [ sole hall
began to dIe for want of molslure. The
frost did con8lllerablo . damage and hall this !
snow not fallen when It dill next 'ear's crop
woulll probably leave been very short
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' I'rom the Fry lug J'an lulu Inn 1'11'1' .
SIOUX FALlS , S. D. . Jan 26. ( Special
Telegram.-On ) Tuesday B. L. I1a\'llahl. a
IJromlnent druggist ! ot Garretson this county
was arrested for criminal Intimacy with the
Ilaugbtl'r of II wealth farmer. Upon recommendation -
mendation Of the judge the couple were mar-
ried It srem8 that Havllahl was engage ) to
a prominent young lady Of Garrelson , who
had her trosseau mal1e. The friends of the
latter were worked up and got up a charivari
party but It was supposed , It was for the
purpose of lynching Ifavllahl , who bill him-
self He now sits In a locked room with two
loaded revolvers to protect lilt liCit IC at-
tacltell. It Is feared ho wlll CIII.er take his
own lICe or go Insane over frllmt
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"Ilth "f , hllle" Alfred ' \'Uliio.
CINCINNATI Jan 2G.-Judee Alfred Ya-
pie one of the most noted jurists and uu-
timers of law books 11Ohio. . died today
aged G5.
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OMAHA CITIZENS IN TROUBLE
Writ of Attachment Issued by tha Federal
Court On Several Porous , :
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RESULT OF WATER COMPANY'S CHARGES
William C. 111ggIns The doro Jlenck and
J.'atrlclt S. Qulglan Alleged to ISo Guilty
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of Using the Missouri IUvcr's
duct Without Autlmorltl
LINCOLN Jan 2G.-Speclal.-Wrlts ( ) ot
attachment were Issued today by Judge
Dunlly 11\ limo circuit court returnable Feb-
ruary 5 [ ) . for WIlliam C. Higgins Theodore
Henek and PatrIck S. Qulglan. All these
parties are In Omaha. HIggins and Bcuck
are plumbers and Qulglan Is owner ot some
properly on Leavcnworlh street. They are
cited to appear February 5 [ ) lit the session of
thc federal court In Omaha and show cause
why they should not be deemed guilty of
stealing water from the AmerIcan Water
Works company of which Ellis S. lcrbower
and Alonzo B. Hunt are recelvcrs.
lJIerbowcr came down from Omaha today
and sworn out thc writs ot attachment and a
Ilecrelal order was issued by the court Higgins -
gins Is charged wIth having unlawfully taken
water from No IOG [ ) to lW8' North Thirteenth
street and Heuclt with having perpetrated a
similar offense by transferring water from
No 1719 to 1723 I..eavenworlh street , the
latter being a house now occupied by Patrick
S. Quiglan
CLEVEIt YOUNG THIEF CAPTURED
A package of decoy letters and a strIng
successfully worked by I'ostoffice Inspector
Sinclair and Postmaster Harley today landed
George Dollson , 18 years of age Into the nrllls
ot limo law. 1.01' several days letters have
been missed by parties , which contained
money but no clue to the thlet was available
J. V. Wolfe treasurer of limo Inllependent
state central committee , reported the loss of
n $10 check , and a man namcll Burton salll
he hall missed II postal order for $13. Sus-
picion fastened Itselt'upQn ; Dodson and I'ost-
monster Harley tied a $ , ring to a packet of
old letters mill Placed tllem ) In WolCe's box
Dodson walked up , prO \tfe1 \ n key , Ilellber-
atcly opened the box , rllIIoved the . letters ,
and was proceeding l to w lk away with them
when time line was jerked / nud the fish caught
I'rom a partial conres lolsnade ! by DJllson It
appears that he hall : \nlen \ keys from the
boxes left In them bi' careless : renters , and
used tbem for the pgrppdo l > of stealing valll-
able mall. The boxed dl f the Jones.Douglas
Cracker company Rp\l. j Mr. Arnllt , J , S.
Brown and a man naq1911 Jansm have also
been opencII. These wcrer : robbed by 1I1eanu
of stolen keys , hut the authorities believe
that limo box of tI\b' \ APlerlcan Exchange
bank , recently hrokeq cj cn and 200 letters
taken , was rohb : i1 uy' { b' * ' same party
At 4 o'cloclt this alr lion Jollson had an
exumlnutlon before ! fRn ) llssloner Billings-
ley , and was bound ov S Eli ( Ii lie ( sum ot $500.
SENDING S } I d GRAIN
Mandorson
Senator Manllerson has advised President <
Nason of the [ pellet commission ( that the
Department Of Agriculture will ship to him
mall sacks containing the aenator's entire .
tire quota of garden and fielll seeds , IImount.
lug to about IGOOO papers , Time senator
writes : "U you sea tit 10 distribute their
train your own utllce all that wlll hu necessary -
sary to do wlll bo to put the name and 110st.
educe address ot recipients upon the pack
ages. I ulllerstanll ! that Representative yf y
Hainer and Mercer wlll send you all 01 f
theirs and Hepresent.allves Bryan and
Meiklejohn and Senator Allen will send you
part of theirs Time Agricultural department .
mont will also Send a large amount from the o
IlcllJrtment supply and free contrlbutlon s
from other members Of congress "
lime annual meeting or the I.ancastel
County Agricultural society was helll thh
afternoon A , J. Sullivan presillell amid
there were about forty members present
l'roIOI'IIII ! ! lrull : : I''IIIII ! ! ' Scllnn
OAICLAND Neb. , Jan. 2G-(3 ( chl- )
Craig , u town II few miles south or here ,
_ . . . . . . _ . . . . . _ n.
Is all torn up over the question ot liquor
sclling. It Is n prohibition town , and the
drug store and billiard hall have been doing
n good whlslty business It Is .lIcged. The
good people helll II mass meeting there time
other night and put several women on a
commltteo to proceed to proSecute. NIne
hundred dollars Is pledged for thc prosecution ,
and war has been commenced by havlu" the
vIolators bound over to the next tern of dls.
trlct court.
ASUI.i\ND O. A. H. INSTALL OFFICLlt&
Members of time 'ol1\en's Hellef Corps
Select AnliUlII tutors .
ASHLAND , Neb , .Tan. 26. ( Speclal.- )
Thursday nIght the Grand Army ot the
Republic In joint Installation with the
\Vomen's Relief corps , installed the following -
Ing officers : Commander R. D. Pine ; senior
vice , I. V. Davis : junior vice , H. H. Black-
more : chaplain , J. P. Brooks : olllcer of thc
day , E. J. Whipple ; quartermaster S. G.
Bryan ; guard ! , Wllliam Smith ; delegate testate
state encampment , H. R. Blackmore : alternate -
natc , I. V. Davis.
The Relict corps Installed Mrs ! \ , M. A.
Pickering , president ; Mrs. \ \ ' . Whltoloclt ,
senior vice ; \Irs. ! \ Sally Orange junior vice :
! Mrs \ Mary Scott , t'casurcrIrs. : ! \ . holy Mc-
Klrmnoy secretary : \Irs. ! \ Geralillne Arnolll ,
chaplain : ! Mrs \ Emma Moon ! \ , conductor ; ! Mrs \
st . Crane , guard : assIstant conductor and
Inslnllhl ! oificer Mrs. I. Reynolds : dele-
gate to state convention at lIasllngs , \II's. ! \
Mary ! \ Scott : alternate Mrs Sarah Van
Slcltle.
Friday ovemming at the Installation ot of-
ficcrs In lodge No 17 , Independent Order
of Odd Fellows , by R. Dexter , D. 1) . G. M. ,
George A. Robinson was Installed ! , N. G. :
J. ii . Hussell , V. G. : H. Dexter ( hy proxy ) ,
secretary ; John Krchclstcn , P. S. : S. II .
dull , treasurer. In the Hagar ledge No
71. of time Itcbekahs , the following wore Installed -
stalled : Mrs. Zelia B1ollgett , N. G , : Mrs
Mary Dcrllth , Y. G. : Mrs. S. B. hail secretary '
retary ; lIIrs. Ohio Whltcloelt , past secretary ;
\Irs. ! \ Alice hall . treasurer
At Star lodge No.9 , Knights ot I'ythlas ,
the Inlltnllatlon of omecrs for time current
year was as follol\'s : n. g. ! Moon \ chancellor I
commander : N , I , Waltermlro , vice chancellor - :
lor : Tom Johnson , prelate : J. Stanley , keeper I
ot records and /Jcals ; H. Inrush master of exchequer -
chcquer : Dr. G. W. Meredith ! \ ! , roaster of
finance ; F . n. Colt , master-at . arms ; g. n.
Kurtzslngel' . master of work : J. T. Aughey ,
Inside guarll ; William thrice , out/Jillo
watch ; N. Shaffcr , 'I' . n. Wilson amid Da\'ill )
Baker lrtmstees
Time nnnual elecllon of olllcIJrs of time
gpl\'orth league or time Methodist plscopal I
church of this city took place last night.
Those chosen were ; H. D. I'lno , IlreHlllent :
J.lbblo Service , first vice president : Bertha
Otto , second vice III'eshlont : Sam I.hlllsoy ,
third vice president ; Jacob Service , fourth
vice president ; Mamie McCloull , secretary :
Frame Austin , treasurer
At the business meeting of till Ashland
HIgh School Literary socIety Friday night
the following olllcers were elected : Charles
II , Iamtlalllsi : I.'ranlt Bnlow.'Ice
preslllcnt ; Miss Murtle Moulton , sccretal'Y ;
Hal L. Derry , treasurer : David ! Began , ser- -
meant-at - arns : Richard Abbott , critIc.
The entertalnmeut by the Dramatic club oC
the State unh'erslt that was to have [ been
given Friday nlllhl dill not take place ' because -
cause of limo weather It was postponed one
week
I'nrnn1'111111I1 llelgru/u / In 110111111111.
Bm..GHA ] ) . Neb. . Jan 2G.-Speclal.- ( )
Emigrants I are coming In every day , and ! the
demalill for farms to rent Is such that nearly
all the farms are rented , Iesplto ! the croaker
who prclllcU,1 , thaI a large per cent of the
land woulll be Idle next year.
Behi : ratio ! [ has almost within Its corporate
IImlt8 three of limo finest water power ' sites
In the state In each one 1.000.llOrse power
could easily bo developed , and a flouring mill ,
paper mill and sugar beet factory could make
It pay at once
J'o.\OnlC/l Sneak 'J'lluf nORlel' ' ,
LINCOLN , Jan. 20-Spcclal ( Telcgram- )
Inspector Sinclair this morning arrested
George Dolson , , 18 years oC age for robbing
1losl0llle boxes of letters 1)odton hail secured -
cured keys to boxes 1334 , 325 and 81G , which
had peen left by careless owners Ito lad
cashed II check for $10 drawn to the order
- . . . . . . _ " " . . . _ . . . _ . . . . . " 'n. . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
- - -
of one , Burton , and u postoffice order to J.
V. Wolfe , treasurer oC the populist central
committee , for $13.
Onlllllllli HolIllous Itevh'nl.
OAKLAND , Neb , Jan. 2G.-Speclal.-The ( )
"I ree" church , a. branch of the Swedish
mIssIon , helll n big revival here this week
Miss Nashcrg ot Minneapolis allll Miss \VOIler
of Leonardsvllle Kan. . conducted time serv-
Ices. Many converts were madc. i
The Auguslann synod ot Nebraska will
convene In the Swclllsh Lutheran church
February 5. It will be In session several
days and be attended by all the leading
Swedish [ Lutherans of the slato.
Many big real estate deals are being con-
summatell here at good prices lately. AI-
thorough Burt county hall a shortage In crops
the past season lan 1 Is hollling Its own and
bringing from $28 to $50 per acre
Time mcmbers ot the Young Lallies' quar-
tct of this place are arranging a fine musical
program to he given for the benefit of the ,
Ilrouth sufferers
linrarston Elevator lturUPt' ' .
BEATRICE , Jan 2G.-Spcclal ( Telegram )
Thc elevator owned by the Omaha Elevator
company , nt Barncston , In the southeastern
part of this county , was destroyed by fire
at an early hour this morning. The blaze
orhlnatcll : : In the barn conneclell with the
elevator amid 1 two horses were lost. The
livery barn of F . M , Whorton caught fire ,
but prompt action cxtlngulshcll time flames ,
otherwise n large portion of the IIItio town
wcuhl have been destroycd. There was about
7,000 bushels of grain ! : ; In the elevator and
the Iota ) less Is estimated at $7,500. Amount
0.1 Insurance not known. The water works
Just completed proved very satisfactory In
furnishing an adequate supply.
oral . Notes : : alld l'o/'Hunll18 ,
OIW , Neh. , Jan. 26.-Speclal.-Mrs. ( )
Myrtle Ferguson of Hastings . slater of Mrs.
S. A. Stacy , arrived 1 today for a few days
visit In Ord.
J M. Davis and family left for Albert
Lea , Minn. . and wm make that place theIr
future home. They were accompanied by Miss
Lena Watt.
Mrs Mary Heed 1 died at her home In Onl
this morning She was over 10 years of ago
The holly will he talten to Onchla , m. , for
burial.
The estimated expenses of thc county for
1895 are $40,000.
1l'onolY : of "n IIIII liesnlty Fatally
DECATUIt ( , Neh. , Jnn. 26.-Spcclal.-Ho- ( )
cently al Indian traded a 10:1 oC poles for II
cholera hog. He took It Longo lilt wife
made sonic soup ' out of I and the Indian ate
some of It , Time next day ho Bled I Is
n pecular custom of tholra to IItenwt
to secure anlmnls which have died from diu-
ease , 'rhey can 10 bought cheap , and the
Indian tlinks lee gets 1 great IJrgaln.
J.III\IIlllllrlbul. " to than UIllltl' .
I.INWOOD , Neb. , Jan , 2G.-Speclal.-A ( )
carload of relief goods , consisting of clothing ,
provisions amid fuel , was forwarded , front this
point to western Nebraska thIs ( week , for the
benefit of those suffering front last senson's
crol' . ' goo < 1s were furnlshcll hy
faiure. 'Ihe
order
Analerd
11 i' Ancient Or < 1er f United \\.r krnertmUd ( i
assisted hy cItizens and Canners In the Inn- -
mediate rlclnlty.
It"lrn r lnker ) ' Ho.'roy1 ' ly Fire.
ImAItNI , Neb. , Jan. 20 . - ( Special Tcle-
gram-Shortly ) before l11lnight last night
fire was discovlrellin Nye & Ormsb"s bakery
and before the lames could lie eltngulshe < 1
nearly time whole of the blsidu of limo build.
Ing was more or less burnoll. The damaJo
to the stock Of goods was abut $ IGOO , mostly
cO\'erel . by insurance They will open UII
OJlllol1 to 110.111 for Sued Orals
INUANOI.A , Neb. , Jan. 2G-Spcclal (
Telogram.-Tho ) sentiment Of the populist
county meeting : meld ( here today was against
bonding the county for seal and feell.
A three daYI' Sunday school Instltuto was
opened ) 'esterdlY In the Congregational
church by Hev. Mr. Stewart Of liasIngs (
tyrst 1'0111 1\811'1'0 \ 1111'1" " .
wEST I'OINT Neb. . Jan. -Sllcclal.- ( . ) -
Fire broke out this morning In limo resident °
of Edward 1 I.'rey The house burned wih hi
entire househohl furniture. Time faintly wai
away front home at the time and nothlnl :
was saved , Loss fully covered by Insurance , ,
.n . . " . . . .
FROM SOUTH OMAHA
Live Stock CommlH.lon Mel Afraid of the
J'nul ! ; " or 1IIIIcli 111mm .
There was n secret session of the Llvo
Stock exchange Thursday afternoon to
consider contemplated legislation against
limo Interest of time membcra. From reports
the meeting was red hot and mho 101arlts
made about certain mcmbcrs
of the legislators -
luturo were Car front being eomplhnenlary.
One ot the bills discussed was the one
Introlluce 1 hy Hcprcsellativo Suter of An-
tclopo county known liS Honso Moll No. 9.
The bill Ilrvldcs that It shall bo unlawful
for any person or persona selling live stock
out of any stock yards within the state or
Nebraska to charge n greater c01mlsslo1
for selling the same than the following :
For " selling cattle , 40 cents per head , and
not to exceed $8 per car : for selling hogs
$5 per car for slnglo deck and $8 per car
for doubleleck cars ; for selling shcep , $
pcr car for single deck and $7 per car for
Ilolble.deck cnrs. That any person ' who
shall violate any oC the plovlslons ot this
act shall UO deemed guilty or ntlsderneanor .
amid . convaatlon
upon con"l thereof shall bo fined
for the fl'st ofenso not less than $50 nor
more than $100 ; for the second offense not
lemma than $100 nor more than $200 mid 1 for
$00
cach subsequent offense not less than $200
nor more than $500.
This 1,1 has been read the second time
and bus bean referred
nll to the coulnlttco el
01
live stock
"The commission Imslnoss IA IIlng run
as close as possible now alit ) wo can harllly
como out even with Iho present rates ot
commissIon , " said a well known broker yes-
terdny
"Mommy hrolcers conwlaln that hero ( Is
har.ly a living In handling live stock now
nail 1 only about half of limo oxehango com-
mission men are maldng I Ilviug. I the
commissions are cut down hy an act of the
Icglslatulo It will drive about ono-thlrl Of
the brokers out of huslnes and , tend to
send live stock shipments to other marlceta . "
The commission men declared ut their
/fctlng that they could not nfford tl t spend '
any money lobbying Igalnst tore passage ot
the 1.1)1. )
After 111seunslng the Suter and other bills
It was decided 10 make no effort to Hecuro
their defeat , Jt tile loglulatulo wanted to
ruin the South Omaha stock trade It could
go almond the : hrolwr" would 10VO to other
poInts , where time farmcr J'opresentatlv03
ulll senators did ! , not try to ruin Uw only ,
pa'lng Industry In time stale
'flio union Stock 1al'tlu company lay tak (
sego adios In ! Iho ( matter , hut so fur noth.
Ing has boon deco < by this concel'n but loop
an eye on Lllacohn .
. Jnrle ( : ly O"nll" ,
Itev C. N. Dawson will preach In time
Fourth Wanl Mission church , Thirty-second
timid J streets , this ufternoon .
'fho funornl or : lchlel McGrth will ho
hclll nt : o'cloc ) this afternoon from
the residence , T'wonty-fourth Inll 0 streets
Comlunicutiol services , reception of mem-
hers anll the of time
lIa\tsm chlllrcn at
I'reshytcrlan . llsslol this afornoon at 3:3 : (
Clarlnlle Ileople have relieved time hn-
immediate Ifcessltes of George Iolalil aid
Camly , who were reported In dCJtltuto clr-
cumstalces a few tlays ago
' /1 / remains of John Ryan ugel 1 28 years .
arrived In the city yesterday lorlnl ; front
North l'latlc . and Intcrred
I'lato. were In St.
Mary's cemetery- Time deceased was .
nephew ot 'fhomaa nYIII of this city .
'fho governor or Iowa has refused to
! ; I\ornor hal grunt
rO'ulsltlon Papers forS' , 0 Young , time
clerk who 18 charged with . 11lJ'zzllll \ : $900
from Iarkhurst & hopper . C011Ulub111 mined
hero Young will have a trIal Iii time dis-
trict court II Council Bluffs \'cdacaday {
The Ladies' . Guild ot St Bridget's larlsl
wi give 1 boclli at lnlghtH of IYtaas )
hall ! Tucsllay evening next. 'fl proceeds
of time social will be used him turnlshllg the
mow pastor's home Al cntcrlalnment and
lunch will uo provided , Cor these who at-
tumid 1 ,
In the party o'f South Omaha people , who
attenle , 1 time Holert Burns' celebration It
Omaha Friday I nlllht were Mrs 11 I" .
( 'lmrlat and , son Eddy l , la\tall James eohrey
amid wife , John ( Buchanan , O. McDougal ,
; Wallace Melenule ald sisters , Hose Dud
, Maggie . Robert Diln amid Joucuh lcrlul