8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEBfl MONDAY , JULY 15 , 1895.
HE WAS A SMOOTH CROOK
Clever Detective Work Landed a Eobber it
the Jng ,
THE C-\SE OF V/INSLOW / RECALLEI
Filched Tirclvo Thutmtml Dollars train 111
Isntlotml fash llux llntr llli Cniituro
\\nn l.fTectcd mill u C'ou-
Secured ,
fho recent conviction of Captain Howgnl
for getting away with funds bcionginR to tl :
United States government naturally calls I
mind other cases of the sort that have pn
ceded It. The most Interesting of these t
long odds , relates the Washington Star ,
the case ofVlnslow. . the employe of tl
cash room at the Treasury , \ slioas coi
vlcted on the charge of taking unto hlmse
upward of $12,000 , to which he had no mor ,
or legal right.
The Hottgate case has also raised tl
question as to how many men have evi
been convicted on the charge of cmbezzl
ment from the government. In the oplnlt
of some of the best Informed people
Wnshlngton , there Is only one case on re
ord of a man going to the pt.1iltentl.iry fi
such an offense. The difficulties In the \u
of securing a conviction have been well c
umplined In the recent actions against tl
former disbursing ofllcer of the signal Eervlc
The man who Is perhaps most cognl/n
of t'uo details of the "Wlnalow case" Is M
James J. Urooks , the ex-chief of the seer
service , who v > an at the head of the go\er
merit's force of detectives at the time it o
ctirrcd. For twenty-eight years , as subo
dlnato and chief , Mr. Hrooks was einploji
In ferreting out crimes of one sort and a
other against the federal government. Gra
haired now , he Is as active as ever.
IN ONK HUNDRED DOLLAR DILLS.
In conversation with a SUr report
Mr. Drooks talked entertainingly
Ills experiences In connection with the I
motis whisky ring and during t'ne years su
ccedlng the war , when there were lots
work of all sorts for the government Men
hounds. Speaking of the Howgate case , A !
1)rooks ) said
"My own opinion Is that Wnslow was t
only man who over went to the pen frc
the District of Columbia on the charge
embezzlement from the United States ,
may be mistaken about this , and I do r
want to bo quoted as stating It as a fa <
for It might start a controversy that won
not be worl'n while. The \Vlnslow case w
Interesting enough as It was , whether It
the only case on record or not. Throu
all my life I have kept a full and compli
diary , and In the set are all the details
that famous case. I have not the book In
with me now , and so shall have to rtly
my memory for dates and names.
"It was about February , 1877 , that t
Wlnslow case occurred. A valuable tnon
sack was consigned to the First Natlot
Hank of Chicago. It was supposed to contt
$12,000 In $100 notes , numbered consecutive
When opened In Chicago It was found
contain nothing but tissue paper , cut In t
exact slzo of the bank notes. To all 01
ward appearances the package was as
should have been , and the envelope , seal a
sealing wax were such as to apparently 1
dlcatc Its genuine character as having pas1 ;
through the treasury.
"The case was at once brought to my i
tcntlon by Treasurer Wyman , who recelv
the crooked package from the Chicago ba
and asked me to Investigate. I natura
began my work here and in Chicago at t
same tlmo , for on the face of It there v.
nothing to Indicate at which end of the II
the robbery had been committed. All t
men who had handled the package at citl
end were put under rigid surveillance. 1
custom was then , as Kpresume it still Is ,
the cash room , to have money packages p ,
through the hands of four men In dlffen
cages. . _ . ,
WINSLOW SUSPIXJTED.
"Tho money was counted , approved a
tied up , and the fourth man would put it li
the safe and lock IL These four men w <
examined separately and closely pressed
to all they knew about the m > sterlc
package. As showing how different men i
under similar circumstances , I might tell >
that one of the men , agnlnst whom there v
not the slightest suspicion , shook a
trembled like the proverbial aspen leaf wli
he was questioned. Poor Hilly , he Is dead
long time , but a more honest man nei
lived. Well , wo passed the counter , tl :
the provcr and sealer and finally came to I
addresser. That was Wlnslow. He was
tall , handsome man , with sharp black e ;
and a moat attractive manner , the sort
man that will make friends everywhere.
"Wluslow was asked as to the handurltl
on the address tag of the fake package ,
first ho sold he was not certain about It , I
later said hoas sure It was not his. Wh
we .were talking I turned my back as If
epcJk to some one else , but , out of the con
of my eye , I baw Wlnslow , quick as a lla
turn back the flap to see the contents. Tl
naturally made me suspect him , but I i
not let him know It , at course. On I
contrary , I abked him If he would aid
In wutchlng the other three , and in sol\l
the mystery. He Jumped at the chance , a
that afternoon he came to my loom tin
times to tell me of his suspicions. When
left the treasury that afternoon he was um
a close shadow. Ho went to Wlllan
Shoemaker k Hertzog's , and then to i
Khbltt on his way home , having somethl
to drink at each place. In all ho had spi
$1.25 , rather a luige amount for a man \ \
was getting $100 a month , with $40 rent
pay and a family to support.
"He had run Into debt In Maryland befi
coming to Washington , and one of the fi
things he did was to begin paying pee
whom he owed. He wrote to borne people
Ualtlmorc , sa > lng that his wife had co
Into some property and that If they \\oi
Bend their accounts he would settle at on
Inery case he paid with a $100 note.
LOST HIS NERVE.
"Tho cliwo finally got BO hot that Wl
low began to suspect that something v
wrong and ho wus ufrald to spend an > mi
of the money. Wo then thought that
might skip town and ho did go so far as
purchase u ticket fop New York , paying
It with a $100 bill again. All his mo\unie
were closely watched and reported to i
One Sunday morning he was teen to enter
olllco on K street. When he left he wi
directly to hU home anJ the man uj
whom he had been calling started to\\au
btrcct. to enter the house in which Treasu
Wyman lived , between Twelfth and Tt
teenth streets ) . There was no one about 1
the detective , who was careful to Keep out
sight , ami as ho passed the house the n
ttssed a package Into the stlbule. A f
minutes later he came back aiid rang i
door bell , stating that ho happened to
passing and chanced to tec the package
the step.
"Mr. Wyman and this man at once ca
to my onice with this package , which tun
out to bo the original and which still ci
tallied' upward of $11,000. I at once sent
Wlnslow s IIOUMJ and hod my man w ho v
watching him there put him under am
Smart as Wlnslow wa > j he was not cle
enough , for In ono pocket of the dress
co\\n he hud onwo found the trimmings
the manllU paper ho l.ad used to manufacti
the lake envelope , while in the other \v
Bomo pieces of the sealing wax ho had us
In his \est pocket were two $100 notes ,
record Is kept of the notes scut out from :
trcsjury , but these two happened to b
numbers corn ecu ; I vu to tlio e found In
package which had been thrown Into :
W ) man's doorwny
"WlnMow wa * locked up. He finally c
tensed nnd v.as tent to thn penitentiary
eighteen mouths. After he came rutt
went altogether to the bad and dKxl not U
after. U developed later that he had scr
a sentence In Denmark for forgery , I thl
before coming to this country , but i > olltl
Influence uud his own pleasing manner
him a place In the cajh room of the Uul
States treasury , " ,
' \Vlmt the in : < t S > .
The Boston Journal of. Commerce sa
"We predict tint the f \\\A \ \ Is now born v
will see more wealth" In the louth than
any other pojt0"n of the wcrld. "Ft
growing ( . , (1 garden farming are the t
Brcat Lr&nchei of tnduitry tint will make
Ci chard Ilomm lands In central MlusUil
VhO tlchrit section of the country. There
tie inch thine as failure of crop. The m
kets of the world take your product. 1'
tlculari cm application. Correipondmc *
llclted. Qeo. W Amen , general agent , J
farnara ttreet , Omaha , Neb.
ASKS HIGH BATES FOB PUFFE
Incident In the Cnreer of it Former Omaha
NriT pn | > < T Mnn In Aritntunf.
Andrew Jackson Kcndrlck , formerly clt :
editor of The Dee arid later on the staff o
the Chicago News , Is now publisher of th
News-Record at Fort Smith , Ark. Prior ti
the departure of 1)111 Cook for the Auburi
penitentiary , that eminent freebooter of Okla
hoiim and adjoining territories received con
slderablo attention from the News-Recon
and his exploits filled Its columns. Fasclnat
Ing as were these exploits , they were Inslgnlfi
cant In the editor's estimation compare
with the Sherlock Holmes Ing.T-.ulty dlspluyc
by one Houk , a postofflce Inspector , In pur
ulng and falling to capture tlie frollcksom
landlt. Hut Houk was a sweet singer of hi
wn prowess and the News-Record took u
he refrain and sounded the praises of Hou
n every Issue. One day 1)111 ) was capture
without the assistance of Houk. In fact , th
. ostal sleuth was 500 miles away from pass
hie- danger , and In consequence the New !
tecord's high opinion of his worth dropped t
ere , and the fact was noted In Its column
This seemed to hurt the proud spirit of tli
government sleuth and he set about revcngln
himself.
Soon thereafter the editor of the New !
lecord was yanked Into court on a charge <
; lolatlng an advertising contract. The cat
i\as tried by a federal court and Jury and
erdlct of guilty rendered Judge Parker In
iosed a fine of $10 , which ho remitted durln
, , oc < l behavior , and smilingly added : "I wl
sentence you to one hour's Imprisonmen
which can be served In my custody by tal
ng dinner with mo Sunday. "
In a recent article In the News-Recor
Editor Kendrlck says that he Intends to kee
out of trouble in the- future by putting h
advertising of postal inspectors on a strlctl
commercial basis , and he announces the to
owing table of rates :
For Advertlilnjr I'o = tnl Inspectors Pos
lively cash In advance :
1. Kor noticing departure from city , per
line $ .
2 For noticing return to city , per line. . .
3 , For noticing return to uity , with sug
gestion that postal Inspector has been
w'oiklnr ; on n mysterious case , which
would billle the ordinary detective In
tellect , but has been easily solved by
him , per line
Sumo , except that PURgestlon Is
lidded that Inspector's sol vices ought
to bo recognized by department nt
Wn hlngton nnd that It would bo well
to promote him to be chief of division ,
uxtr.i line puff cheap ut 60 cent1' n
line , but to regular customers , per line
only
5 For notice of clever work on'case in
volving Bteallntr stamps , per line
6. Case Invoking opening of registered
letter , per line
7. Case involving embezzling postmas
ter , per line
8. Arrest of bandits , uoh as Hill Cook ,
Cherokee Hill , 13111 Uoolln , Tusla Jack ,
etc. , per line
0 Arrest of editors ( of weeklies ) , per
line 1
10. Arrest of editors ( of dalles ) , per line 2.
Sorliil Trfiil inniit of cttlcrs
In the Orchard Homes region of Centr
Mississippi Is all that could be desired. Dee
will be open to them and a cordial \\elcon
extended on all sides. Political opinions w
not be asked , the character of the man lili
self will at once give him his proper socl
standing. A recent settler In this bectlo
originally from llllnolo , writes : "No one wl
comes here from anywhere , desiring to mal
his homo here , can fall to find a warm wi
come and every benefit of citizenship whli
he Is entitled to or would have anywhet
Nowhere else have I been made so fully ai
sincerely at home and nowhere else have
found people so little disposed to meddl
somcness of any sort , while there is no lln
to the helpfulness which they extend to :
who come here. An Iowa man writes : "V
like the people. We were never treat
more kindly. " A Minnesota man writes :
find the people social , hospitable and nelg
borly and doing all In their power to Inv
Immigration , "For further Information as
this charming region address George A
Ames , general agent , 1G17 Farnam strei
Omaha , Neb.
Hplrlt I.llkp-Oknhnjl.
Doatlng fishing bathing cheap fare.
SV.IU'JIKS AltU JtJl.U'lAO A HAtnl' .
Ilctnrn Portion of I lirUtlnn Kndeav
Tlckntft Worryliie thn Kullrnnd * .
CHICAGO , July 14. The passenger aget
of the -western roads will hold a meeting
Monday to see what can be done to ouvla
the apparent necessity of a reduction In wej
bound one-way rates on account of the (
morallzatlon caused by the Christian E
cleaver excursion. The market has been 11
orally stocked in Boston with the return pi
tlons of the tickets and a large number
them are upon the Chicago market , the eai
bound portion not having been used at a
They are now being extensively used to sea
this market , and there Is no possible rel
before August , when the mass of the tlckt
expire by limitation. There Is much b
feeling and some of the roads that have st
fered most talk of reducing the one-w
rates until every last Christian Cmleav
ticket Is off the market. There Is also grt
Indignation at the action of the Boston t <
mlnal lines and the trunk lines In relation-
the return Christian Endeavor tckets.
was at the express request of the Centi
Traffic assocatlon lines that the western roa
made arrangements to send their portion
the business forward on through tickets. T
trunk lines now declare that they will r
certify that portion of the return ticket res
Ing over the western roads that issued tl.o
The western lines will make a very bit1
fight before they will allow the tiunk lln ° s
carry out their threat.
George Do Ha\en , general passenger agr
of the Chicago & West Michigan road , 1 :
resigned , to become1 a newspaper man. 1
will be the managing editor of a Ctilui
evening paper.
I'nutnd for Sixty-Ulgtit Hays.
TOPEKA. July 14. A. M. Kennedy
Delav.m , Morris county , has just died after
fast of sixty-eight days. His case attract
the at'eution cf the meJIcil profcs-lon all o\
the stale , and was discussed at the last me
Ine of the society in Topeka. Kennedy w
approaching his seventy-second birthday , I
until his last sickness overtook him was
remarkably vigorous man. He was taken
several months ago , his malidj baffling t
skill of physicians. Then he became pa
lyzcd , and from that day until his death
took no food , sixty-eight days In all.
H H.I Till : It fOUKV.llif.
lulrnnd Cooler with Northwesterly Win
fur N hr IR'III.
WASHINGTON. July 14.-The forecast 1
Monday Is :
For Nebraska nnd South Dakota Fa
cooler ; northwesterly ulnds.
For loxvu Showeis ; cooler In the centi
nnd southwest portion ; northwesterly wlm
For Missouri Showers in the northea
fair In the bouthwcst portion ; cooler In t
northwest portion ; winds becoming we
erly.
1'or jnsns Fnlr ; cooler ; westerly v lm
I neil ! { niril.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER IH'HEA
OMAHA , July 14. Onialm record of to
penituiu and nilnfiill , compared with t
eorifi'poi.Uliig day of the pus-t four years
lit : , , l&oi. iku. U
Maximum temperature . . . 91 " 3 M
Minimum temperature . . . . OS Kl 7 ( !
AVCIIIRO temperature bO OS SO
§ PULPIT'JBDifoRIALS
O JIY
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A SHORTER IJtSlNESS DAY And no' '
they arc agitating In favor of Sunday excut
sloni. To boom our city , let us run train
from all vicinal creation and flood the clt
with the cream or Is the stuff that floats a' '
ways cream of neighboring towns. The I'tt
pit does npt want to be narrow. It has n
desire to be among those conceited rellglor
Ists ready to ory "Our craft Is In danger !
at every suggestion that may seem hostile I
the church. This Sunday question Is a mlxe
problem. We are living In a transitional ag
The task confronts us of holding to nil
strengthening our principles , and at the Ban
tlmo modifying the application of them '
suit the times. The old I'urltan Sunday bi
few1 would wish to have returned , althoug
the Puritan oak-like loyalty to conscience an
duty would fill a long felt want even today-
n the city hall , for Instance.
But Is this Sunday matter a religious que :
Ion only ?
Is it not pre-eminently a social question ?
The hand of greed Is crafty. Give tl
Sabbath over to the holiday Idea and stralgh
way Mr. Moneymaker Is right there to grc
everything In sight. He devises Sunday th
aters , professional ball games , Courtlar
beaches , excursions , et Inflnlta cetera. Tl
said M. Is not In this for his health , clthe
The good that he wants out of the Sunilr
nut Is hard , round , and adorned with tl
picture of a. stump-tailed eagle and the a
footing legend , "In God We Trust. " S
days Is not enough for gain , so the seven
must be Invaded.
What does this mean ? Sunday prlvlleg
for excursions , resorts and professional gam
means , in time , Sunday factories , stores at
farms , as today In continental Europe. F <
If the railroad can work Sundays the cotti
milt and dry goods store will want the can
chance.
Thousands of street car and railway er
ployes must work that we may play. The
sands of worklngmen's homes are Sabbat
less that Boston stockholders may have dlv
( lends , and the bait on the hook Is pleasu
for the thoughtless.
The Sabbath Is the one custom of the cou
try that Is the laborer's last friend. Grc
and pleasure Join hands to steal this ,
"What will we do then ? Arc the people
have no day of recreation ? " A pertine
query. The I'ulplt will answer It for you.
Stop all work on Saturday at 1 o'cloc
Give clerk , merchant and stoker time to
home , wash , dress and go to the parks
drives with the family , or to the ball gamer
or other amusements , or. If he chooses , sot
time to stay home. During the hot mont
cease business at 4 o'clock every day. W !
in such a rush ? Most of you are not gettl
rich anyhow. Adopt in all business the clc
Ing hours of the banks. What's good enou ;
for bankers Is good enough for shoemakei
The Ideal business day of the future w
close at 1 every day of the week. A rests
thoughtful people will do more and betl
work In a busy morning than In a dull , wea
day.
day.For greed to devour Sunday Is to kill t
goose that lays the golden egg.
I do not touch , you notice , on the rellglo
side of this subject. Dut I ask what will 1
come of a people , mad for money , workl
nights and Sundajs , driving the laborer wl
an unremitting lash , leaving no time f
thought , for meditation , for reading , for qu
home life. In short , using all time for mon
and none for humanity ? Why , this will 1
come of them : The fortunate rich will I
come nerveless , emasculated , cruel , and t
unfortunate poor , anarchistic , restive , crli
Inal.
Inal.We are doubtless powerful smart , we Ya
kees , but we must need be even smarter th
Lucifer before we can violate a law of G
and nature and prosper thereby.
Here Is a little hymn , written some ye :
ago by the writer , which some motormai
little girl may. learn , get up early and rec
to her father next Sunday morning when
starts out for his holy Sabbath's twel
hours' work :
Hail Sabbath dawn ! divinely calm ;
God's love salutes the earth In thec.
Thy Klory , like a client psalm.
Spreads over land and Eky and sea.
Hall , holy dawn , PO sweetly come ,
The tioubled world with pence to fill ;
Visions of love nnd rest and home
Break with theo o'er the eastern hill.
Let God confound their evil way ,
Their schemes of greed and pleasure bill
Who would devour the poor man's day ,
The heritage of tired mankind.
no unto us , O , Sabbath dawn.
The herald of the coming day.
When lust nnd greed shall all bo Bone ,
Melting like morning mists away.
HUMAN JACKALS Two young ladles ci
versing In a department store : "Oh , you b
I was going to see It all. I went to Is
house and saw the place where the shootl
was done. And then me anJ Mame went
the morgue and looked at the body. Say ,
you think Seljan was murdered ? Billy tc
mo around to see the fellers they have ;
rested. They're tough looking , I tell you , '
They were sweet-faced girls , too.
There's a good deal of wolf In us. We v
have to evolve several eons still before
have eliminated the traces of the beast. I
the rank thirst for blooJ , the jackal In
crops out In the news of the day. Mob
white savages lynching defenseless negn
crowd surging In mad struggle for tickets
judicial hanging enterprising newspapi
publishing columns of detail of murd
scanned by millions of readers an entire f
tlon of our city given up to unbridled bestl
Ity book stores' and railway newsboys' pr
clpal light literature composed of paint
variegated , poetized anlmallty a literati
dally more canine , vulpine , caprine an ai
tocracy of culture that blooms Its pert
flower In Oscar Wilde , convicted of unnam
ble monstrosities of depravity , confined n
as a blank maniac.
And some say that this race does not m
a Savior !
STREET CAR FUNERALS The octoj
grasp of custom Is nowhere more felt than
a modern funeral. Think of It. Husb :
dead poor , little mother left with five cl
drcn only a small lump of Insurance mono ;
must have carriages enough for all I
"friends , " also an expensive coffin , hea
and so on It's a delicate matter. To h
a change In the order of service In t
sensitive hour would be to Insult. Now ; i
touching upon the strange tapto of our pr
ent mourners , such as viewing the rema
and other morbid acts , the Pulp't begs to si
gcst , merely from a common sense c
economic standpoint , that we adopt street i
funerals. They have them In Mexico , am :
most decorous fashion It Is. Let the sir
railway run a line Into the cemeteries , e
prepare trolley hearse and mourning ca
These to bo secured for the same E-cent r
us other cars. It would Insure greater safi
than horses. It would bring a respecta
funeral within the reach of the poor. W
the money It Is saving , by being allowed
the city to leave Its disused tracks obstruct
miles of our streets , the city railway compa
could equip several handsome funeral tra
and still have enough left to properly do b
with the city council.
KICLIOION TOR llli ! I.MJIIY DAY I.I !
A I'osltlvo nnd > .ot a Negative
U Nemtrd.
"Religion In Ordinary Life" was the s\
ject of a sermon preached by Rev. Lull
M. Kuhns at Grace Lutheran church ( r
the text : "Not slothful In business ; fervc
In spirit ; serving the Lord. " Mr. Kut :
said In part :
Let us take these words as they sta
without any quibble. In plain English , I
majority of our people who read the bi
must learn the plan of salvation they tea
Is a positive , practical religion for I
times Taken home to yourselves , they v
help you to get In touch with the spirit
this work-a-da ) world from Gobi's side , a
I believe one of the secrets of power Is
Inspiration to tell the pulse-beats of I
men you ur wont to meet ,
know the readings of the spiritual th
mometcr of humanity In the things n
maV.Ing for dcetlny. We need aa Chrlstla
for example , to read not only the scrlptur
but also to both read and study the dally i
pert , knowing , however ) how to skip the m
ter put Into them like padding In the co ;
nnd dresses of men and women of Imperf
physique to give them good form. It la
keeping posted on current history , makl
all around you , that the life of the wo
In your generation becomes known , like :
read the bulletins of the signal eerv
for forecast * of the weather. Aa you n
the events or the day through Curltt
spectacles you learn the. kind of rellgtot
our dally life demands.
What I mean to * sy Is , give a man win
knows his environments , Us circumstance
and limitations , tlm-teachlnps of Christ o
the fundamental principles of his life , am
you will have a man la-lth a pot I live rellg
Ion adapted to ordinary life , a man with
working religion whosi precepts and prac
ttces arc at one , a man whose creed Is deed
done. Such a man 1 will liken unto one
"Not slothful In buelnces ; fervent In spirit
serving the Lord. "
I understand this to mean ( teething earncsl
ness , allowing nothing aluggUh In the cnerg
of action In the Imcrtets of the Chrlstla
life In whatever relation. H asks for a
Intense spirit to the limit of Christian pn :
dence In striving to render service duo Go
through respect for His commands. Till
will help you to see that the constant effoi
to rise to a higher plane of consclousnec
nd knowledge In living. In the splrltui
ml Intellectual progress of mankind , stlmt
lated by the fervency of the activity (
'bought , fejllng and will , under the exclti
ment of the spirit. Is largely conditioned o
he historical and collective llf * of the raci
t Is , therefore , not a religion of neKatlot
hat lacks force , but a positive religion w
need. Thus good and grsat thoughts hav
heir place. Hut It Is not enough. If I li
erprct contempoiary Christianity aright , I
hlnk great and good thoughts , to feel tli
.hrlll of beautiful emotions about these , th :
s the sum of religion. U is more. It :
both to do and be something for God ; to I
'rue under every circumstance ; to be alwaj
righteous ; and always and evetywlicre to e
good. As the electric current passing throng
'he black carbon makes the el-ctrlc lam ]
so the touch of His spirit sending the evat
gcllcal current Into dally life makes commc
'Ife luminous for God ; and so , too , when I
he process of developing the growing Chrli
.Ian life , th' divine Spirit becomes a movlr
force and > ou willingly discharge each dul
"ailing to your lot as an opportunity for ser
ng God , religion Is no longer theoretic , bi
experimental. Perhaps something like th
James meant In writing : "Pure religion ar
indefll'd before God and the Father Is thl
To visit the fatherless and widows In the
affliction , and to keep himself unspotted fro :
the world. "
_ _
" "
U hen TruvuHii ; , "
Whether on pleasure bent , or business , taV
on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs , i
It acts most pleasantly and effectually on tt
kidneys. , liver and bowels , preventing fever
headaches and other form * of sickness. Fi
sale In GOc and $1 bottles by all leadlr
druggists. Manufactured by the Callforn
Fig Syrup Co. only.
At Courtiauil 'Ypsicr < luy.
Courtland beach was one of the most Invl
Ing places about Omaha yesterday. Tl
breeze was too strong for the balloon ascei
slon , but the crowds of excursionists put
the day enjoying the other attractions ai
were well pleased , apparently , with Omaha
popular resort.
The Kansas City , St. Joseph & Counc
Ulitlts road brought an excursion from S
Joseph , Mo. , and , although It rained ha
along the line , theio were some elev <
coaches of excursionists.
The Rock Island road had an excursion
Omaha , but somehow or other few of the
excursionists came to Omaha , and the Cour
land beach management Is apt to Inquire In
the cause of the announcement which w ,
made upon the Rock Island train at Count
Dluffs that Courtland beach was not open ;
only being open every other Sunday.
The Tyrolean warblers , trapeze , tight rep
etc. , as well as concerts by the Courtlai
beach band , helped to entertain the visitors ,
The attendance last evening was cor
posed mostly of Omaha and Council Blul
people.
orriciAi. .N OTIC I'-
ii. Y. 1 > . U. UclcRitci uud Friends ICnrou
to llMltlninrc.
Members of the state transportation cor
mlttee can be found Monday , July 15 , at t ]
NORTHWESTERN LINE TICKET OFFIC
1401 TARNAM STREET.
Call then and secure your railroad tlckel
badge and accommodations In the throui
special car. The entire state delegatli
leaves at 5-45 p. m. Monday , from the Unl
Pacific depot.
CHARLES E. MORGAN ,
Transportation Leader.
A Fr\v ilvnnrif''tM
Offered by the Chicago. Milwaukee & i
Paul railway , the short line to Chicago.
clean train , made up and started frc
Omaha. Daggage checked from residence
destination. Elegant rain service a
courteous emplojes. Entire train lighted 1
electricity and heated by steam , with electi
light In every berth. Finest dining c
cervlce In the west , with meals served "a
carte. " The Flyer leaves at G p. m. dal
from Union depot.
City ticket ofllce , 1504 Farnam street.
S. Carrier , city ticket
If you ha' e the rheumatism or ncuralg
any kidney or uterine trouble , are emaclat
or have superfluous flesh and your doct
orders baths , before going to the expense
a trip , try our baths.
You can have Turkish or Russian , met
cate3 , vapor , electric , eea salt , sulphur. Mi
curia ) , oil rubs and hot milk baths.
Attendants first class.
Massage by an educate ! masseuse.
Ladles' Turkish baths and physical ci
turo parlors , 100-110 Rep building.
HAL , ! ' r MIL TO \LriMuiti : .
Ilnlf Pare to Ilaltlmnrc , Ilnlf faro tn Hall
more ,
HALF FARE TO BALTIMORE.
Monday and Tuesday , July 15 and 1C , v
the Northwestern line ; through cars and EC
eral other things people want.
CITY TICKET OFFICE , 1401 FARNAM S
These tickets are good on the "limttei
No. 2 , as well as other trlans.
Ilnltltnoro unit Itoturn ,
Tickets on sale July 15 and 10 , ono fare f
the round trip. Call at CHICAGO , ROC
ISLAND & PACIFIC ticket ofllce , 1C02 Fi
narn street. Cheap one way rates to Tex
July 15 to 25. _
Hot . ' i""li'CK , Miiilh Dukotn.
Take your family there for two or thr
weeks via the Northwestern line.
J'EIiSU.\.ll. 1" A lt.ltill.il > lib.
T. E. Stearns of Il'alr IB at the Paxton.
John Church of Peru Is registered at t
Mlllard.
T. O. Coffey of Cliadron Is a guest at t
Merchants.
J. O. Frazer of Mound City is a guest
t'ne Arcade.
E. E. Shadbolt Is a Gordon man who Is
the Merchants.
F. L. Harris of Lincoln Is on the reglst
of the Dellone.
W. T. Auld of Red Cloud was at the A
cade yesterday. \
'j. A. Sjiawan of Columbus Is one of t
Paxton's guests.
J. C. Hunter of .Broken Bow Is stoppl
at the Merchants.
D. P. Brannan of Falls City stopped at t
Dellone yesterday.
H. C. Miller and son of Grand Island we
at the Dellone yestmlay.
W. M. Giles , a merchant of Avoba , la. ,
registered at the Arcade.
F. II. Gllcrlst of Kearney was at the Paten
ton for a few hours yesterday.
E. D. Gould , a prominent horseman of Ft
lerton , Is r glstereiLat the Paxton.
WI1 lam Darat , a former wholesale llqu
dealer of this city , Is at the Paxton.
W. S. Cook and J. 0. Peterson of Wall
field are registered at the Merchants.
D. Lyons and wife of Keokuk are at t
Mlllard. They have been at Hot Sprint
S. D. , and are now on their way home.
Superintendent Marble of the Oma1
schools has returned from the teachers' cc
vcntlon at Denver. He reports an enjoyal
and profitable session.
Dr J. M. Clark of Chicago and his brothi
J. W. Clark , are at the Arcade , The phyi
clan Is accompanying lite brother , who
on his way to the west In search of liealth ,
Joseph A. McGutre , Indianapolis , manag
of the Sun Vapor Street Light company ,
on a trip of Inspection through weate
cities. He Is at the Dellono for a few da ;
At the Mercer : M , Nobles , Paducah , K :
Charles Llndale. Philadelphia ; E. W , I't
ney , Waul River ; G. F. Randall , M. Ols <
Chicago ; C. W. Bruce , wife and daught
Walnut , la , ; D. A. Murphy , Bozeman , Mon
C. JackEon McKlnley , Char et II. Goodpi
ture. A. H. Vane yke , Anita , la , ; W ,
Swift , L F. Edgeworth , Chicago ; A. Ben
wife and son , Cauy , la.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
James Oarran Hun Over and Killed by a
Mo'.or Oar.
MOTORMAN AND CONDUCTOR ARRESTED
Clmrgo at Criminal Ncgllgcum Mmlo
AcHlnit Tlicni llclcnicd on u Hull Itunil
Signed by the Company Coroner
Miul to liivcatlictite. *
A fatal accident happened to 9-year-old
James Curran at Twenty-fourth and N streets
about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was
run over by a motor car and both legs
Crushed. Curran , In company with other
boys , had been playing abcut the cars as they
were switched Just south of N street. In
jumping off of a car on the west side he
stepped onto the track and right In front of
a southbound car. When he saw the car he
Jumped , slipped and fell under the wheels.
The train was stopped almost Instantly , and
the brave llltlo lad crawled out from beneath
the motor unaided. B ) slanders picked him
up and carried him to the offices of Drs. Sla-
baugh & Kelly , where his limbs were ban
daged temporarily , preparatory to moving him
to a hospital.
The lad's parents live at Tklrty-elghth and
T streets , and were not at home , FO that there
was some delay In decUUng what hospital
should be chosen. The physicians stated
that the boy had but a very slim chance to
live , and removal to any distance was out
of the question , so a stretcher was procured
and the Injured lad conveyed to the South
Omaha hospital on Twenty-sixth street , be
tween I and J streets. The doctors then re
moved the wrappings and amputated the
right leg Just above the knee. It was neces
sary to take off the left leg at the thigh.
While laying In the operating chair in Dr
Slabaugh's ofllco young Curran trld about the
accident , just'as has been stated. Ho said
that ho did not feel much pain , except In
his head. The doctors said that the shock
had been so great and the nerves of the lower
limbs severed so that for the time the lad
did not realize what a predicament he was
In.
Motorman Mike Judge and Conductor Wil
liam Stein were at once arrested and taker
to jail. On the blotter they were charged
with criminal negligence. The street rail
way officials were notified and the men were
released on $1,000 ball each , which was fur
nished by the company. The motorman tells
substantially the same story as the boy. He
thinks that If the lad had not slipped and
fell he would not have been caught by the
motor , but would have got clear of the tracks
all right. Cars at this point never run fast ,
as It Is the end of the line , and a stop Is
always made at N street.
Curran died at 7 30 p. m.
Coroner Maul will .Investigate the case.
I'rosH Cluli Will llitto u IMciiir.
At a meeting of the South Omaha Press
club ycstarday it was decided to hold a pic
nic at Sarpy Mills on Friday next. Admit
tance to the park can only be had upon
presentation at tne gate of an Invitation
blgned by a member.
The following ladles were appointed a
committee to take charge of the eatables
Mesdames E. 0. Mayfleld , William Holland
Denna Allbery , Patrick Hughes , J. M
Tanner , Bruce McCulloch , W. U. Cheek , A
J. Caughey , Thomas Hector and J. E. Gllck
These ladles will meet at the Press clul :
rooms at 8 o'clock this evening to arrange
for the luncheon.
Carryalls will leave for the park at .
o'clock and 4.30 p. m. , returning at 8 and
11 p. m.
Following Is the progiam of the day as ar
ranged by the committee on amusements
last evening :
Meet at th * Press club rooms on N stree.
at 12.30 o'clock and 4 o'clock sharp to take
passage overland for the picnic grounds.
At the grounds' 3 30 IIas3 ball game ,
five Innings , between picked nines , half of
each nine to be ladles and half gentlemen.
Captain of No. 1 , Thomas Hector , captain o ]
No. 2 , W. B. Cheek ; umpire , Mrs. J. M.
Tanner. 4 p. m. Foot ball game , mixed
sex , W. H. Wilbur , manager. 4:45 : p. m.
Bicycle race , both sexes , John Tanner , man
ager. 5 15 p. m Egg race , children , twenty-
five yards , Judge Chrlstmann , manager. 5 30
p m. Ladles' foot race , thirty yards , Denna
Allbery , manager. 5.45 p. m Gentlemen's
foot race , 100 yards , A. W. Babcock , man
ager. C p. m Basket dinner. Address of
welcome by J. M. Tanner , president of Press
club. Response by E. H. Doud and Im
promptu speeches. Intermingled with Jerse ;
buttermilk and Havanas a la Mallander. !
p. m. Grand ball In the pavilion
During the afternoon there will bo boat
ing , fishing , target shooting , bathing , rolling
ten pin balls and many other amusements
Including a game of lawn tennis and cro.
quet. A brass band will provide music
throughout the day.
The base ball teams are made up as fol
lows :
Team No. 1 Thomas Hector , captain ; W
D. Holland , catcher ; A L Button , pitcher
Ell H Doud , firht base ; Mrs. Denna Allbery
second base ; Bruce McCulloch , third base
Mrs. E H. Doud , shortstop ; A. W. Babcock
right field ; J. E. Gllck. left field ; Mrs. R. B
Montgomery , center field ; Miss Hattle Smith
assistant catcher.
Team No 2 W. B. Cheek , captain ; Alex
Schlsgel , catcher ; E. 0. Mayfleld , pitcher
Dr. T. II. Ensor , first base ; Mrs. W. D.
Holland , second base ; James H. Bulla , thlro.
base ; XIrs. J , E. Gllck , shortstop ; J. M
Tanner , right field ; F M , Smith , left field.
Mrs. A. W. Babcock , center field ; Miss
Mabel Mayfleld , assistant catcher.
Substitutes Judge Chrlstmann , Mrs. W
B. Cheek , A. L. Dennett and Mrs. A. R
Kelly. Umpire Mrs. John M. Tanner
Score keepers J. S. Walters and R. B. Mont
gomery. Field surgeons Dr. Thomas Kelly
and Dr. W. J. McCrann. Ambulance con
ductor Tom Sldwell.
llrcxltlen.
The city council meets tonight.
John Schwensen h happy over the arrlva
of a girl at his home.
E. H. Doud and J. S. VanDuzen returned
yesterday from Long Pine , Neb. , where they
have been fishing.
George H. Brewer left yesterday afternoon
for Chicago , where he will bpend his vaca
tlon.
tlon.Rev.
Rev. C. W. Miller of Omaha conducted the
men's meeting at Masonic hall yesterday
afternoon.
The social committee of the Epworth league
will give a basket picnic at Syndicate park
next Saturday afternoon and evening ,
pleasant program has been arranged and there
will be plenty to eat.
Moutconiury 1'rlcei.
Soda , etc. , all flavors , 40 cents per case
seltzers , ciJer , root beer , ginger ale , etc.
quarts , $1.00 per dozen
ELKHEAD BOTTLING WORKS , Omaha.
Clean Lasting CHEW
Cool Sweet SMOKE
OUCH
TOBACCO
PURE.
PURE.HARMLESS
HARMLESS ,
SATISFYING.
-NERVOUS
ANTI -DYSPEPTIC
Would yuo buy umU'rwun r at n sncrlllco ? . PI
AVe have , neconlliijj to the latest report from the furnUhtngfl
manager , an alarming surplus of underwear. Too many of this
sort , too inui'h of that sort ; too tnueh of bygone unfavorable weather.
At any mte , wo must dNno c of It In some form.
IIovv would a inn jostle price cut suit ? Let's try.
AjMjfU' underwear i educed to'o. .
All trie and ( Me underwear reduced to 3"ic.
All "tie underwear reduced totru * .
Dollar underwear reduced to tide.
All ? l.lf and $1.-T > underwear reduced i to 7m. .
Sounds more like a reduction of prollts than a sacrlllce quite
tnulf tim average unscrupulous one-half price , fiOe on the dollar ,
give-away , or some other humbug sale Is to serve as a criterion.
Different caliber of advertising hete , dear reader. When we ad
vertise a dollar garment for OOc It's gospel true that wo sacrlllcelOt'
on the article , and -I0c Is twice as much as u dollar prollts here.
Easier to mark a It.'e shirt up to 70c and sell It hal price than to
sell a li.'ic shirt at U"c but the latter way earned our success and we
shan't change It If the whole commercial world becomes corrupt.
Bj vitullnTUieurcfcll < |
tlon of u fHtnom rrench ) > lijsktimvrlll quickly ture voti of all ntr *
% eng or dl ii < c of the t.c.ier.uti\e IHKUIII , nucli N * f.ust Jlauhintl ,
Insomiiln , l'iiln in tliuHuck.bcmliiul J.mlMiloiiB , Konmis Dcbllll > .
i'lmpltfl , Vnfltnes3 to Murry , KilmliMlni ; Urnlnt , Vnrleorele t\ni \
Constljutlnn , It stopt ull IOM.M brilar or nlRlit , I'levontH qutik-
_ jus of disehnr&P , w lilcu If not clirrkcd loaitg to HpermulorrtKru an I
- ' - . acrro all ilio borrow of Impotcncr. * J'l'IIUISKcJcaiiiiatUollvcr , lit
BEFORE - - AFTEH .
AMD jjdneysand thonrlna-.Torgniisof ' . ulUmrmritles.
' 1 Im rioson RUfferers nro not cn.-iil by lnolor H bcc u u ninety per cent nro troublfil will
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* K A nrllti'n KuarnntPOBlvonand money returned If alx boxen don not clfect tt pcmuui < .utcura
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No Drouths , No Hot Winds ,
No Floods No Heated Terms.
No Blizzards , No Cold Snaps ,
No Long Cold Winters , No Crop Failures.
The Most Equable Climate in America.
The great fruit growing and vegetable raising district
of the South. A soil that raises anything that grows
and a location from which you reach the markets of the
who'e country. Your fruits and garden truck sold os
the ground and placed in Chicago , St. Louis and New
Orleans markets in 12 to 24 hours. In this garden
spot of America ,
20 TO 40 ACRES
properly worked makes you more money and makes it
easier than the best 160 acre farm in the west. Garden
products are a wonderful yield and all bring big prices.
Strawberries , peaches , plums , apricots , grapes , pears ,
figs , early app'es , in fact all small fruits , are sure and
profitable crops.
Two and Three Crops Can Be Successfully
Grown the Same Year.
Timber is abundant Lumber is cheap Fuel costs noth
ing Cattle are easily raised and fattened Grazing is
fine all the year.
year.CLIMATE. .
Is healthy and delightful ; land and sea breezes and cool
nights. The mean temperature is 42 to 66 degrees. The
average rainfall is 56 inches. No extreme of heat or cold ;
sufficient rain for all crops.
NO PLACE ON EARTH
Offers greater advantages to the intelligent settler. One
half the work you now do here will give four times the
results in this wonderfully productive country. Twenty to
forty acres in this land of plenty is enough to work and
is sure to make you money. Do the work and the re
sults are secured ; there is no such thing as failure. The
people are friendly , schools , churches , newspapers , are
plenty ; railroad facilities fine and a soil whose richness
is unsurpassed , all invite the enterprising man who
wants to better his own condition and that of his family.
The most carefully selected lands in the best fruit and
parden sections we now offer in tracts of ten to forty
acres , at reasonable prices and terms to those who wish
to avail thenselves of the wonderful resources of the
country now attracting the great tide of immigration.
Full particulars given upon application. Correspon
dence solicited.
GEO. W. AMES ,
General Agent , 1617 Farnam-St. , Omaha , Neb
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