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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; tWEPyiSSPAY , RJSnEMBHR 11 ;
the story of his connection and knowledge of
the. Chapjile murder sensation. Ho say ? that
the mother of Mr. Inn call til upon him * nd
Raw the writing purporting to have been done
by Mabel R. Inn. She ald that the writing
on the note asking the doctor to send the
medicine by her brother was or might bo
that of Mabel , but that signature on the
$1,000 note was not hers. lie rayn that he
also called a.t the jail to nee' Mrs. Ish. , 'As
coon as she saw him she said : " 1 never
iraw that man before In my life. "
"There was no occasion for her using those
words , " * ald the doctor , "as she did not
know why I had called at the Jail. "
"la the wcman In the Jail the * ame woman
who called on you at your office In South
Omaha with Chappie and took you. to sec
Mary Jones ? " asked the reporter.
"When 1 saw her In Jail , " replied Dr. Sol-
> mon , "she was dressed very differently.
Her hnlr wan down and not combed , and she
ioemed BO anxious for me not to recognize
her thftt I remarked Hint the woman who
: ame with Chappie was perhaps a little taller
than Mrs , IBM. but I still think that It was
the wime woman. She came to my odlco
In South Omaha several times while 1 was
sway , and the parties who lived In the rear
of the edlco can describe her drms and
Identify her better than I could. They saw
tier frequently and saw her the time she was
there with ChappU. "
Dr. Solomon says that he told all he knew ,
nbout the caseto Detective Haze Immedi
ately after the murder of Chappie , and ho
has been subpoenaed an a. witness for the
state In the coming trial ,
KNOWS OK CHAPPLK'S CAHBEU.
Hut Dr. Solomon claims to know a great
deal more about the career of W. H. Chap-
pic during his stay In Omaha. Chappie
seems to have made something of a confidant
of the doctor and to liavo tnld him of all
his affairs of the heart , and they were many
and varied. Then the women with whom
Chappie became entangled seemed to have
sought out Dr. Solomon In a professional
way , and he has a list of women who came
to grief through their relations with the man
whose death Is now the subject of ofllclal
Inquiry. The doctor tello of a number ol
escapades In which Chapplo figured prom
inently , and one of them , nt least , If thr
( lector's version of It Is true , explains a local
shooting mystery. On the night of Juno 1U
last It was reported that a woman had shot
man at Syndicate park , near South Omaha.
Reporters and policemen Investigated the
case , but failed to locate the author or the
victim of the shooting. Dr. Solomon has a
ballot which ho says tic took out of the
man's shoulder , and linn a letter from the
woman who fired the shot. The man In the
case , ho says , was one of Chappie's chums ,
and the woman was ono of Chappie's vic
tims. The letter In question , written In a
neat feminine hand , enclosed In an envelope
bearing the postmark of Warren , 111. , and
date of June 29 , Is In Dr. Solomon's posses
sion. It l as follows :
WOMAN'S TALE OF WOE.
WAUUHN. 111. . June 28 , 1893. Dr. J. J.
Solomon : Ucnr Doctor I arrived here safe.
Tills to me was nil awful day. Ths sun
shone bright , yet to my soul It seemed ns
though the heavens were shrouded In n
black cloud , which shut down nil around
me. from wlilcli the lightning ( lushed mid
the thunder ronred with fearful iniijosty.
which made mo exceedingly fcnr and qunkb ,
but the terror of Slnnl will never subdue
my broken heart. From the time William
placed me under his Inlluence I think It was
never my pleasure toi see a happy moment.
I' lost nil my rc.solutlon to attend to the
ctornal Interests of the soul , and for nine
month ! ) my convictions follow me In com
pany , nnd when alone the thought of Wil
liam will come unbidden to my mind and
Kting like an udder and bite like a serpent.
I often fear to close my eyes In sleep , jest
I should awake with the spirit of the dead
by my side. I thought of praying- , but I
know that It would be from selllsh , slavish
fear , and I dare not attempt It. IJut fatigued
by the service of the devil and exhausted
by the agonies of mind , 1 would at length
Fall asleep , and when I awoke In the morn
ing my llrst thought would bo : "Well , 1
am out of hell to see the light of another
tiny. " Vor , If ever there was a man that
could taunt imd Jeer a woman , William II.
Chappie was he. From the llrst time his
wife to came to Omaha until his death , my
money , my diamonds , my watch and chain ,
all went toward Binding her back home
and separating her there , If his story waste
to be icllcd upon. Doctor , my poor broken
hearted , husbaJid was rq artlwU , by those
who knew him belt , as n ' true , warm
hearted , friend , andi nn affectionate and
fftlthfulr husband. > He was open. nndf frank
and t-oijEclehtlous , almost -to a fault. The
clearness of his conception , the soundness
of hli logic nnd the rendlnsw of his utter *
nnee made him popular with the masse"
while the Integrity of Ills heart , the purity
of his life nnd the sincerity of hli friend
ship IKJII nd him very ( Irmly to the hearl
of his friends. When 1 flr.it ber-ame at-
qualntcd with Mr. Chappie I was living
In Knn-as City with my kind nnd loving
husband , William , at this time , with hl
rlllclency and fidelity to hit dutle , nnd hit ?
resolute spirit , mndo him many friends ,
He having shone conspicuously on ono occa
sion by quelling n row among his railroad
men , commended him to bis employers ,
nnd In a short time he became chief de-
trctU-e for the company. He retained the
position only three month ? , when he formed
a partnership with Andrew Gray , who was
fthortly nfter placed under arrest find tried
for murder. He was found guilty of murder
In the first d ° gree , but ho was not present
when the crime was committed , no only
placed Thomn ? McIJomld under bis hyp-otic
tnlluenro , as William Clmpplc placed me
when I robbed my husband of ma money
nml rnme to Omnfin with the rascal. Doc
tor , 1 shall ntver forget the loco blossom ,
nnd my experience with n revolver on
Wednesday , June 19. nt the park , nmV I
was not so successful In one respect as was
Sirs , Ish. I'oor woman , bow my heart
aches for her nnd Annie Hsrggren , Sndlo
Whaley. llhodle Smith nnd Ilcrlha Kerrls ,
who tlil contemptible hypnotic Inlluencer
no doubt 1ms ruined. I nm now without
friends and money , but my health hns Im
proved plnco I am fre * from his Inlluence.
I shall try nrtl return to my mother by the
llrst of the month , where I shall not need
nnvtblng but pence. It may be syne time
before you h ar from me , but you will re-
celvo every dollar for your medical services
rendered. Doctor , I will write you as soon
as I return home. I'lease kerp my secret
nnd now and then cast one thought on a
poor unfortunate woman.
A1US. MYRON NVITHCIIKLL.
Dr. Solomon declines to tell further of the
Identity or present whereabouts of Mrs. With-
crell , lie cays that ho Is corresponding with
her , and expects that she will bo In Omaha
and appear a witness In the Jrlal of the
OJso agalnK Mr. and Mrs. Ish.
I.-KJIIT MAY IIIIAO ALOMJ von YUAIIS
liliMitciiiint Gliiirplilll'M Opinion of
AITnlfH In Culm.
TAMI'A. Kla. , Dec. 9. Lord Winston
Churchill , a son of the late Lord Churchill , a
lieutenant In the British army , who has been
with General Valdez In Santa Clara , Is In the
My. In an Interview today he said : "I
think thu situation In Cuba is serious. The
n I liter campaign Is Intended to be decisive.
Should .the Spanish forces succeed In ejectIng -
Ing the revolutionists from the provinces of
Matanzag and Santa Clara this winter the
light will ha prolonged Indefinitely , as In the
last revolution. If the struggle Is prolonged
the insurgents wilt gain in numbers on ac
count of the general discontent that will
exist , and the government , 'owing to the
enormous expense Involved , will have to de
crease Its army and hold only the principal
points , while the country and the smaller
places will bo given , to the Insurgents ; In
that cao the country will scon be In a
wretched condition and the people will bring
much pressure to bear upon the Insurgents to
terminate the struggle , while the United
States , In behalf of her citizens' Interests ,
will similarly press Spain , and the result will
be tfiat Cuba will gain complete autonomy
and Spain will not lose her colony. Should
the Insurgents maintain their position this
winter In the provinces , then the result Is
nearer and more promising to them. The
Spaniards do not quite grasp their way of
fighting , and the Cubans , who thoroughly un-
dorstond the woods , have the.ndvantage. Out
side of England , I do jiot believe there is
another country which could successfully sup
press that revolution. There are now 32,000
troops being run Into Cuba , and unless those
In command have arranged a very brilliant
coup , I cannot see where these additional
troops' ' will heln.tlie situation much. "
of Ak-Suv-Ilcii Moot.
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Hen were sum
moned to meet at the Commercial club
rooms lust evening for the purpose of the
regular annual meeting. The elevator
passage , wns choked off at the fourth floor
and n watchful sentinel guarded the stairs
so that there Is no question but that the
hosts of Samson were assembled. From
the triple headed Cerberus who warned
outsiders of the danger of approaching
too near the sacred precincts It was learned
that n complete new set of officers was
chosen from high" muck-amuck down
to rear Inside bottle-holder. The knights
also passed resolution * ) endorsing the Trans-
mlsslsslppt exposition project nnd declaring
ingIn favor of the proposed new metro
politan depot at the foot of Fnrnam street.
HAYD
The Largest Linen Purchase Ever Made by
. an Omaha House.
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olllt Ur
Last week a letter came to us from ono of the moat famous Linen houses In the
country telling that owing to canceled onlers , dull trade , etc. , they were glutted with
Flno Linens and must unload. We wired an offer on the entire lot- , and the goods ar
rived Ihla morning. This one conylgnmsnt , asltlo from our legular etbclc , cotalns
more Linens than can bo found In any two olores. , The goods 'are being marked today
nd will go on. sale Wednesday morning. Bought nt our own offer , prices will bo from
Dno-thlrd to one-half less than the usuttl figures.
Everything In flno Linens at ono-thlrd to one-half lesa than regular prlcss.
BANKRUPT JEWELRY.
Tire latest and finest In Ornaments , Gems nnd Jewelry at one-third Jowi'lors' prlcea.
Jevj lcrs generally charge enough for their , warns not to become bankrupts Dut occasion
ally we .meet an exception. John Banner's fad , "tho best or nothing , " "was somewhat
un ulted"tb the bnhk-broaklng period of the last year or so. 'Ills creditors had to have
money. Wo gavt-ithcm a llttlu and got the entire magnificent stock Just In' time for
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holiday nailing. > -
Bankrupt prices ar& Just one-third Jewelers' price * . , , , , .
Blanket Dept. Sheeting specius.
Clearing up odd pairs of Blankets b.ofore
taking stock at half original prices. 1-4 Lawrence LL , Muslin . 4c
Blankets wo sold at $1.95 , to clojc nt $2. ! > 5 ; 1-4 Arrow brand . Co"
Ihcso are goo 1 , all pure wool. S-4 Blenched Sheeting . 15c
9-4 Bleached Sheeting . 17c
10-4 Bleached Sheeting. . . , . ISc
12o Canton Flannel . 80
Shirting . Sc
Ticking . 7 Jic , lOc and 15c
Lonsdale Cambric . , . 7Mic
REMNANTS OF BLEACHED MUSLIN lo
Silks for
Dolls1 Dresses
10c per Yard.
Some that sold at JO.tO will go at $3.9o.
Sliver gray Blankets at SOc , 7Cc , K5c , $1,00 ,
Heavy gtuy Blankfta at $1.25 , flr > 0 , JUfi , Wo will have on sals every morning of this
$1.93. wetk from 8:30 : to 11:30 : a. m , a full line ot ,
AH wtol white lllnckits , nice soft wool , at all silk crepes. In blues , pinks , ytllow , green
$2.BO. $ .1.50 , f3.)5. ! ) and cream , nt 10 cents a yard , put on sale
Extra heavy full slz : white Blaukotf , $1.75 ,
only ( luring th ? hours named , 8:30 : to 11:30 :
White ration Bhnkvts for fcheuti at IJ5c ,
75c. 95c , a. in ,
All wool re ! Blankets , $2.50 , $3,75. Colored taffctta vllks , actually worth $1,00 ,
Slightly .Mil'd white CalKnrnla Blankets for , yard . , .490
lesa than minmlauturer'ii cost- Colored faille dr < ss silks , actually worth
$1.00 , for , yard . 490
Colored gros grain dress silks , actually
Flannel Dept worth $1.09 , for , yard . 490
, All silk plaid surahs , 24 Inch's wide ,
worth , $1'.00 , for , yard . 49c
All wool red Klaimel , 12 e , UclBc25c , All silk novelty taffctta silks , worth 7Bc ,
35c. , " > for. yard . t . 29e
WhitsWoof Klaunels at I0c.l2 < 4c , 15fl , 19c. All 'silk futln Uuchesse , In colon , worth
350 arid up. 7Sc , ° * for , yard . 49C
Sfirlnch all wool flue soft white Flannel , 23c4
, .
best quality $1.25 : for
5c 7c , lOc. Cheney Bros crepn
Shaker FlnnneU at 3Vic , , 8ct .
Outing KlamtelH at 3Ho. Co , Si : , 30c. only , yard , . 680
Skirting Flinnela at ISc. 25c , 30c , 35c , 40o , \VB NAME TUB LOWEST P1UUBS ON
Wool tiklrt Patterns at fl.OO ; worth double , > SILKS. .
Special inducements in all departments Wednesdayand
Thursday to "Societv Circus" visitors.
HAYDEN BROS.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Veto of Bcsolution Approving Edwards' '
Bond is Overridden ,
MAJOR'S ' REASONS FOR HIS POSITION
I'lirllnl Itciiort of i\tter1n on Comll.
( Ion of Ilollii'n llnnk * MMUVM Stiorl-
nuc of ljii.- : , < HM > ClintiKf til HooU-
I * r | > littr It epiiimiirii licit.
Several Important matters combined to
draw a largo lobby at the regular council
meeting last night. The expected report of
the nuance committee was an object of In
terest , and the fact that bids on 1S9C sup
plies were to be opened brought out n full
attendance of the bidders.
Preliminary to other business the mayor
Etihmltted a huge packet of vetoes. Among
these was the following , which presented his
reasons for refusing to approve the bond of
A. O. Edwards , city treasurer-elect :
I have the honor to notify you that I
decline to approve the bond of A , O. 13d-
wards , city treasurer-elect of the city of
Omaha , In the sum of $100,000 , with the
Mdollty nnd Deposit company of llaltlmoru
as sole surety.
This bond is not sufllclent In amount , nnd
In that respect does not conform to the
icqulrcments of section 103 of the city char
ter , or with section 3 of ordinance No. 2,381.
I ilo not consider It safe to rely upon onq
surety on any bond. To do HO would be
to assume nn unusual , unwanniited and
in.necessary risk. The bond under consider
ation Is for a very largo amount , and for
that reason It is more Important that the
security should bo ample nnd not dependent
entirely upon the continued solvency of
one peison or corporation. I consider the
tecurlty offered Insulllclcnt. for the reason
that the amount of risk assumed Is largely
In excess of risks assumed by other com
panies of good standing In the came line
of business , nnd wholly out of proportion
to the resources and Income of the guar
antor. I nm Informed that the following
companies are the leading companies of
this country nnd that their resources nnd
Uie maximum of risk as umeU by each , re
spectively , is as follows , viz :
American Surety Company , New York-
Capital , ,000,000 ; assets , over $4.000,000 ;
limit In any one risk , $30,000.
Guaranty Company of North America-
Assets in United States. $ o)0,000 ) ; total as
sets , over $2.000,000 ; limit , $ . " > 0,000.
Fidelity nnd Casually Company , New-
York Assets , $2,300,000 ; limit , 330,000.
United States Guaranty Company Assets ,
$350.000 ; limit , J10.000.
Total nssots of the Fidelity nnd Deposit
company of Baltimore , $1,300.000 ; risk as
sumed In this case , fiOO.OOt ) .
Hy the laws of Now Yprk nnd several
other stales companies of this nature are
prohibited from assuming any single risk
In excess of 10 per cent of their capital nnJ
Biirp'us , and. In addition , are required to
deposit bonds as security for the policy
holders within said states , respectively.
Even the state of Maryland , Its own domi
cile , requires of this company n guaranty
deposit of $100,000 for that purpose.
WHKHE IT STANDS.
As this company , organized less than six
years ago , Ignores the conservative buslnesj
methods adopted by older companies and
Is apparently willing to assume any risk , no
matter bow preat. It Is Important to analyze
Its Ftatements to see what security the
public has against collapse. The statements
nnd other documents submitted by this
company for the Information of those who
arc to pass upon the Biilllclency of this
bond show the following facts :
September SO , 1S93.
Capital $ 750,000.00
Surplus 3000003
Undivided prollts S3.22C.1S
Total net assets $1,1S9:2C.4S
Of this amount $5(2,475 ( 85 ( more < | ian 70 per
cent of its capital ) Is Invested In nn olllce
Lmlldlnf * In Baltimore. Assets of this char
acter cannot be converted into cash on short
notice and are unavailable for the purpose
of paying losses. The sum of'$59,200.57 < : on-
slsts of premium notes and premiums in
course ot collection , assets of doubtful
value. Bonds aggregating * 2t > i20l.t > 0 ( market
value ) have been depslted with otllcerrf of
the states of Maryland , New York , Ohio
and Virginia , In Sums' ' ranging from } 25,0)0 ! )
to $100.000 , and specially pledged for the
prqtectlqni'Of-.poIlHy holders In those states
respectively. Thpso bonds are not available
for tho"payment of losses in thisstate nnd
cannot' ue' diverted troni the purpose for
which they are specially hypothecated until
the business in those states , respectively. Is
wound up and settled In full. Deducting
these three items , aggregating JS93.9IOS11
from Its total net resource. , leaves J29528 > 55
quick assets available for the payment of
losses In Nebraska nnd twenty-live other
states In which it docs business outslda of
the four which require security in advance.
From the report of Colonel William Jay
to the supreme court of New York , a copy
of which has been filed with the statements
referred teit appears that on the 23d day
of May.,1893 , the risks In force amounted to
$57,000,000 , on enormous sum compared with
Its assets. It also appears that the com
pany was organized In ISM ; that It
has never paid any dividends upon
its capital stock ; that of Its biir-
plus only a part Is accumulated earnings ,
$150,000 thereof having been paid In by Its
stockholders and credited to surplus ac
count when Its stock was Increased 'during
the present year ; that , notwithstanding It
bus paid no dividends. Its undivided profits
fchrunk from J11D.5SS.22 May 21 , 1893 , to $ S9-
22G.4S September 30 , 1S ! > 3 , showing an actual
loss of more than $30,000 In less than five
months and Indicating that It Is alrendv
beginning to reap the natural results of lack
of confcrvotlsm In Its management.
I leain from other reliable sources that
Its tolal premium receipts for the year 1834
were less than { 250,03) . a sum much ICES
than the amount of risk assumed In this
ono bond.
Corporations , as well as individuals , who
take unlimited chances for the purpose of
securing a large volume of buslne .s usually
meet disaster sooner or later. The Amer
ican Casualty company of Baltimore , doing
a similar business with a larger capital
than Is possessed by this company , failed
within the past three yfnrs , and , so far ,
has not paid Its policy holders any part of
their Just claims. Many Omaha citizens
had policies In that company when It failed.
It has been staled that telegrams were
received by the finance committee from
bankers anil business men In various parts
of the countiy endorsing the company. I
have locked thes > over very carefully and
11 nd that several of the telegrams me In
definite and unsatisfactory"and all of the
others , with ono exception , nre from the
homo city of the coaipn.ny. Ths exception
referred to Is a telegram from Mr. J. H.
Hosier , and Is very laudatory , but when It
Is considered that Mr. Hosier Is a director
of the company , and the father of Its sec
retary and trcnsunr , ho will not bo thought
entirely disinterested , nnd hlH recommenda
tion nhould be accepted with caution.
DIFFICULTY OF KECOVKUY.
It Is n very unwise proceeding to rely
upon the existing statutes of this state to
protect the Interests of the city In case It
should become necefsnry to Institute pro
ceedings upon any mieh bond. The law en-
noted by tlio Inpt legislature , upon the sub
ject of guaranty companies , Is vicious , be
cause the Intercuts of the public are not
properly guarded. This statute copies , In
part , nn act of congress on the fame sub
ject , but leaves out all of the provisions
of that law , which were designed to protect
the public. Among other tiling , the united
States statute provides that a failure to
pay Judgments promptly chilli work n for
feiture of Ilia rlirtit of the corporation to do
Saved by iloocTs
Is tbo experience of many who toke
Hood's Sarsaparllla. Head the following :
" 1 have been
In poor health
ainco I was 20
years old nnd I
am now 51.
Had it not been
( or JIood'uBar-
oapurllla and
Hood's Fills
my days on
earth would
have ended.
At first I had
| catarrh in its
worst form ,
then asthma. No medicine did mo any
good except Hood's Bursaparllla , which
has no equal ns a blood puriller. I have
not only been benefited in health but in
creased in weight from 100 to 173 pounds.
I do all my housework without Buy help.
nd only Hood's Ii what I take and
Hood's Sarsaparilla
pays. We keep Hood's Pills on hand
constantly. " MRS. It. A. GATTEN , Blu ;
Springs , Nebraska ,
c * iuatc .
lmsln w H | fMmM. undertaking * and the
llko thnl jr.miulhorlr.Ml by the lixws of
the Vnltcir'Stnte.4. It nlfo provide * Hint
the Rimrnnty corporation slmli furnish the
attorney prnernl with n statement of Its
assets nnd llnbllltlcp. nt the outset , for Its
llcens tiM oU nnd nhall n-jipnt thU four
times enclv yenr. Our Mntutc does not re-
qnlro suchisqvmtnny to mnke any Miowlns
whatever to uny Mnte otllccr ns to Its ns-
pets nnd liabilities It provides pimply
thnt the auditor of state shall be nuthorlzod
to receive pcwlcc of mimmons In law suits
ns ngent of the company. This would
tirnbnfily require the city to brine suit In
Lancaster county , the olllclal residence of
the nudllof , } nior < ler > to Ret n legal service.
It would thcjn , be required , In case It got a
Judgment , 'tUVtip that Judgment over ngnln
where the rorp rntlon 1ms Its home , In cnsc
the company did not pay the Judgment vol
untarily. *
It Is contended by the finance committee ,
In Its report , thnt the actual risk Is small
not over $100.000. The taxpayers of thH
city do not lt > bk upon It In that light. The
treasurer's boml was formerly $20i,000 ) , but
was raised by the chnrter , nnd varies/ from
ycnr to yenr ficconllng to the mmmnt of
funds on Imnd. It has been ns high n
Sl.DOO.COO. Uven If the contention of the
llnnnce rommlttec Is true , the mayor nnd
council would not be justified In accepting
straw bond for the excess over the $100,000.
Saunders said the veto was nothing more
than he had Mpected. He declared that there
had been ah effort nil along the line to pre
vent Kdw.irds from nullifying. He took the
ground that the fact that the limits wco c m.
pelleil to give bonds In order to obtain de
posits ot city funds would protect the city
from any considerable defalcation on the part
of the- city troaiurer.
No one cine had anything to say nnd the
bond was approved over the veto. Yeas
Back , Bechel , Gordon , Holmes , Jncobaen ,
Jaynes , Kcnnord , Kmoiit , Lenity , Mercer ,
Prince , Satinders , Tnylor. Thomas 14. Nays
Burklpy , Cahn , Howell 3. Edwards was
excused from voting.
The mayor's velo of the resolution approv
ing the bond was overruled by a like vote.
AGAINST ALL SUCH BONOS.
The ordinance providing that the bond of
a guarantee company might be accepted for
the city treasurer WAS also vetoed. In this
connection the mayor said :
I return herewith without my approval , nn
ordinance lo nmentl section 3 of ordinance
No. 23S1 , relating , to city treasurer's bond.
It Is contrary to wcl lestnbl , * ied public
policy to rely solely upon one surety , no
matter how responsible It niny be. It has
always been tliepollcy , not only of the
city of Omahh , but of Douglas county , nnd
the state of-Nebraska to provide against
posalblu contingencies ! by requiring nt leapt
two surotk'S , nml IhlH city In case of Its
trqnsUrer1ms always required nt least
three. The ifeiUon for thH 1s obvious. The
city should not put utself In such position
that the failure of oiu person or corporation
would wipe out Its entire security. This
principle w recognized In this very ordi
nance. That part of section 3 , which ic-
lates to security to be given by resident
freeholders , requires the bond to be signed
by not less than three such persvjrs , aul :
under It a bond executed by two of our
wealthiest citizens , whose property IH sit
uated within the Jurisdiction of the state
and worth several tlmss tht1 total assets of
any bond comparty now doing business In
the state , would have to 1)2 rejected. 1 can
see no reason why n bond slgnol by one
non-resident corporation , no matter bow
responsible ill1 may bs ( should be accepted ,
and the chances taken of the city being left
entirely without se.curlty In case of Its fail
ure. T
The law on this subject ennrJed by the
last legislature Is defective In that It does
not provide that a suitable deposit shall be
made with tlm proper state olllclal by for
eign corporations doing business In tills
state to project local policy holders. Many
other states. ' for ooil and stilllclent reasons ,
require such 'deposits , whllo those who
not lequlrr 'Hiefii. and permit companies
which hnvu , hypothecated n considerable
portion of thflfMnoHt valuable assets , to do
business wlthlnirthelr borders , practically
compel their citizens to nccpt what Is left
after the pgucy Holders of more prudent and
conservative Htutea have been paid In full.
Tlic Btutmti dnl question In express terms
provides that biOnds of this nature shall
be subject .to . , thenprpoval of the otllclals
authorized to approve tuch bonds , and while
It provides. ihUf. onet surety may be ac
cepted. It l i 'nov'tntimlntory ' , neither does' It
limit the plnvcrlof any municipality to re
quire a Bond nntl sufllclent bond with more
than one Kurety. Jt Is therefore clearly
within the power of the mayor and council
of this city t'o' prescribe rules and cuidl-
tlons unaer > 'lrlcli bonds of this nature' will
be accepted. ' ' " 8 ' *
The psnalty clause of the net .is practically
valueless , beaauso ot the carulcsinesswith
which tlu > ! act If drawn. Jt provides thnt
the failure pt.ii corporation of this class , to
pay rt judgment,1 : where no proceeding on
appeal , or error , or supjrsJdelH , hns 'been
taken , shall work a. forfeiture of Its rights
to do business Inthis s-tntc. Tnte might or
might not be Important to It , but us the
utatute Is .drawn , heucompany , . An case of a
judgment against It. mny.pjrocpe.il on appeal ,
or on error , without glvlng'ftny huper eJens
dr bond to pay the Judgment , and , if It
does this. It does not , by the terms of the
act , forfeit Its right to do buslnes In tbU
state. Proceedings on appeal or error may
ho taken without giving the bond for paying
the Judgment. Therefore , this psnalty pro
vision may be easily evaded nnu defeated.
In nil probability , It the cit yof Omaha
desired to Bite , on such n bond , It would
have to bring Its eult In Lancaster county ,
the ofllclnl residence of the auditor. In
order to jjet a legal service. It would then
be require * ] , In case It Rot a judgment , to
sue that Judgment over ngnln where the
corporation hns It ? residence , If the com
pany did not pny this Judgment voluntarily.
It is , therefore. Important that he mayor
and .council enact by ordinance such safe
guards as business prudence may suggest.
I am not opposed to the ncceptanco of
bonds secured by .guaranty companies ; on
the contrary , I would respectfully recom
mend that ordinance No. 2oSl. of which the
ordinance herewith returned without my
approval , Is an amendment , bc > so amended
ns to permit three or more such companlis
to become sureties for the treiis-urer of this
city , nnd al o to permit guaranty companies
nnd resident .freeholders to join In the
execution of such a bond.
This veto shared thssame fate of its prede
cessors ; vote. Ifi yeas ; 3 noes.
The salary Item for Dr , Towns , Inspector
of contagious diseases , was again vetoed on
the ground that he had been employed by tfcs
commissioner without authority. The veto
uas sustained .by 1C ) to 8.
Tho-ltem In favor ot Sergeant Cox for ? 2)
on nrrount of his New Orleans trip was
also vetoed , and the veto was sustained by
a unanimous vote.
The veto of the bond of C. J. Hough ns
assistant boiler Inspector was aloa sustained.
UEPOHT ON OOLLN'S BOOKS.
The long deferred report on the condllloji
of the city treasurer's oulco was read and
recommitted to tha finance committee until
such time as It was read to make a more de
tailed report. The report of the finance
committee \yai :
We herewith submit n partial report made
by the exports of the remit of the oxum-
Inntion of the books nnd accounts of Henrv
Bolln , Into city treasurer \\'o have hereto
fore innortcd no to the progress of the
work. Of the four experts employed J. N.
Wise , L 13. Wittllnp. George II. rtathbun
nnd C V. Drexel , MeS r3. Unthbun nnd
Drexel were relieved from duty October 31 ,
having I'omplfteil thnt portion of .the wotk
to which they- were unsigned. Our thanka
nre due the.su gentlemen for the faithful
service rendered , cloninndlng not onlv abil
ity , but commanding Iho exercise of moro
than the usual amount of patience , by reason -
son : of the Inexcusable confusion of nffnlrj.
Wo cnnnnt too strongly condemn the
condition ofU ) i. bopks nnd nccounls of
the treasurer's ofllca durlncr the time men
tioned. There ivua much dlsrcgnrd of nyp-
tcm ; the s&viilif.ir eight mll'.lcn dollars of
accounts iludpg Ibu forty-two months rep
resent a modern llabel , not n confusion of
tongues , huOiltod frequently , a canfurlon
of figures. We x-Jimot at this time charge
K.vstdmntlo fraud ngalnst the late treasurer
personally , Ica6np errors against himself
were made wltlt ; equal recklessness and dis
regard of nil. business rules , us was the
case against , the city. Just what the flnnl
balance sheet , wlll show when all the tan
gles nnd comfilFe tlons arc * straightened out
wo cannot Jiirtmlovv determine , It mu t be
morno In mlndi-that same truiHictlonn ; ; ( oil
of which ? } \o\\Mf \ \ have been entered In u
single day ) buvi ] , been traced through par-
tlnl entries fcom n , ' ° ntlt to month ; havn been
duplicated , combined , partially entered and
partially omltmlf1 Such an aggregation of
consummate Inefficiency nnd confusion Is In
excusable , nnd f-Turh a system , or lack of
system , has I/mays been employed , our cit
izens .are to lie ( congratulated that generally
honest men .Imvp. been In olllce. else results
AVeeK nfter wJeic your committee has en-
mlght hav * be n quite d'fferent. '
deavcred to get , a correct bilunee. The ex
perts have worked , faithfully , but It wa
simply lmposspy | | to reach the end nnd
ptrlko u balance In which wo had confi
dence or one upon Wh'ch ' vvn coubl ptaml HK
absoIuU'lv protecting the rights of the tax
payers. This committee has been unfairly
criticised ; the work has been draggel Into
politics , but It has never ceased for one
hour to muli Us labors systematically and
vigorously , and It does not propose to muko
n hasty report , conclusive as to email defal
cations or pliortiiL'e.s when larger ones may
appear In work IU experts buve not been
able to check. This work In being done In
the Interest of taxpayers ; honest butlness
methods must obtain , imd thosu who It
can be shown have betrayed o public trust
mum accept Uio responelb'llty. It la our
duty to repor the cxnct facts us wo find
them , and tbo nrlv furpcM'on we can offer
the city council HII < ! thu Dublin It tint the
taxiUera qf Oi'iilia w'll got the whole
tiuth. and nl't rf It. at thi earliest moment
It Is possible to present ! '
Haydeu nr c. ' Ad Is on ii ) 3 3
n TO. IIOOM Tlinilt TOWN
City Itimliirnn Men llolil n
M rr Mute iif linixirlniior ,
NEBRASKA CITY , Dec. 10. ( Spfclnl.-
A meeting of the business men of the city
was held last evening In Mcmorlnt hall for the
purpose of considering propositions from sev-
tral manufacturing enterprises which desire
to locate here. In n few momenta cnougl
money was subscribed to bring to this clt }
a Urge factory for the manufacture of fann
ing Impllmtnts. Much enthusiasm nas dis
played. .
At the annual election of the Woman's
Relief corps the following officers wera
elected : President , Mrs. S. 1) . Kastman ; S.
V. , Mrs. 1) . S. Jackson ; J. V , , Mrs. John
Wale- ; chaplain , Mrs. I , Bcvlell ; treasurer ,
Mrs. G. C , Hall ; conductor , Mrs. McCalHim
guard , Miss Kva Gr'ange ; delegates , Mrs. C.
A. Simon and Mrs. G. C. Hall.
William Uaumer past , No. 21 , Grand Army
of the Republic , elected ! the following otllccrs
for tlio ensuing year : Commander , Calvin
Chapman ; S. V. C. , I. Bedell ; J. V. C. . H.
Wright ; adjutant , S. 11. Morrison ; chaplain ,
W. M , Koontz ; surgeon , Dr. 1) . W , Herphey ;
qi'flrt rmaster , C. 0. Fisher ; olllccr of the
day , C. A. Simon ; ofllccr of guard , J. C.
Btown.
Cdwnrd Sheldon has returned from n visit
to Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hector of Omaha , who
have been visiting In the. city , returned to
Oirahn yesterday.
Dr. K. C. Kells has gone to Ottawa , III. , to
spr-nil the holidays.
Miss I'optcr of L'ncoln ' Is the guest cf
Mr. nnd Mrs. N < ll Johnson at the Institute
fet the Blind. _
IMlKPAItlMt TO iniJM'IKV TIII2 I1ODV
UflnlloiiM of ( li - Old AVho KIII.-.l 1lr -
Mi-lf n ( ItcntrlL-c llfiird Krom.
BRATR1CK , Dec.-lO. ( Special Telegram. )
A telegram dated nt Kahoka , Mo. , was re-
cMved this afternoon by Coroner Fletcher , in-
stri'ctlng him to hold the body of Carrie
Turner , the girl who committal suicide , for
Identification by O. J _ Snyder , who had
started for Beatrice. . The message was
signed by A. F. Turner , the nun who came
here with the dnd woman on the evening of
November 2 ! ) , nnd who seemed to be a
stranger to her , although It has since bosn
conclusively shown that he Is her uncls.
n. A. 11. 1'iiNi Klcoin
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. . Dec. 10. ( Spe
cial. ) Grand Aimy of the Republic post No.
45 In this ci y held Its annual election last
night , which resulted In the elation of
Jameu lllckson , commander ; George Longen-
liagen , senior vice commander ; James Mitch-
oil , junior vice commander ; A. C. Kry , quar-
tsrmastcr ; W. T. Malvern , ofllcer of th ?
day.
day.The
The Tel Jed Sokol , which owns the largest
and best public hall In the city , last evening
chow Peter Wolf president , B. Sllpnlk , vice
president ; J. C. Ptak , corr sp3ndlns secre
tary ; A. Mattouche , financial secretsry ; A.
Kankn , treayurer ; Ed Douat , Janitor , and
William Holly , trustee for three years nnd
conce.t manager.
The .harness stolen from the farmers In
this vicinity in the last two veiks has been
located at Hamburg , In. , where It was shipped
from hero by one Thomas Ellly , which he
addressed to himself ns "household gooda. "
An effort will be made to bring him back
by thp parties who lost the goods.
Application was today made In county court
to have Frank II. Slander appointed admin
istrator of the estate of Peter Slander , which
amoun's to nearly $200,000.
Mrs. George 12. Dovey and daughters' , the
little singers , returned yesterday from At
lanta , uhere the latter took part In the
great exposition on Woman's day ,
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Roue , formerly of
Staler , IB. , who have been visiting In this
city for several days , left for their future
home In San Jose , Cal.
Fri-inotit AfTnlrH.
FREMONT , Dec. 10. ( Special. ) The net
procseds of the fair of the Philharmonic
guild of the Catholic church , held last week ,
are $470.
John Klssell was today released from jail
en the charga of Incest , the evidence not being
considered Bufilclent. to convict him. William
Webber Is In ja.l on a charge of assaulting
ono of the Klssell girls. He was unable to
give ball. Ills examination has been set fc"r
tomorrow. Warrants have been Issued by
the police judge for other parsons charged
with the same offense , some of them being
married men. Shsrlff Mllllkcn took Cora
Klssell to the reform school at Geneva last
night. The others are In custody here.
The funfral of William Tarbell was held at
his residence In Jamestown this morning.
the Injerment being In Ridge cemetery. Fre
mont. Mr. Tarbell was 52 years old and
had been a well known and respected res
ident of this county for many years. He.
was a .native . of Michigan.
. .Soclnl AfTntr.
BEATRICE , D c. 10. ( Special. ) Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Coles Parker gave a reception
nnd musical last evening In honor of their
cousin , Mrs. Aura Parker Kennedy , who is
here from the east visiting friends. The
chief .feature of the evening was the singing
by 'Mro. Kennedy , who possesses a voiceof
rare sweetness. Several vocal and Instru-
menal numbers were rendered by local
talent , making the evening a most enjoyable
one to the large number of guests present.
The criminal docket will be taken up In
district court tomorrow , the case of James
Pace , charged with assault with Intent to
do great bodily Injury , being the first mat
ter set for hearing.
The Calvin quartet left this morning for n
tour of the central part of the- state , going
first to York.
Klfrtrlc I.lKlitliiK Frnm-lilHf
HASTINGS , Dec. 10. ( Special. ) At the
regular meeting of the city coun
cil last evening the . ordinance grantIng -
Ing a franchise to the People's Light , Heat
and Power company was passed , on condition
[ lint It was not to bo signed by the mayor
until the company has deposited \flth the
city treasurer $500 , either In cash or csrtifled
checks , as a guarantee ot good faith , the
company forfeiting that amount If It does
not begin work within forty-five days and
have an electric light plant completed and
In operation within six mouthy. The proba
bility Is that Hastings will ere long havf. an
electric light plant In operation.
AMIIIIK | | ?
ASHLAND , Neb. , Dec. 10 , ( Special. ) The
opera house was crowded tonight , the occa
sion being the annual entertainment given by
the fire company. The program was a good
on ? and the audience wan highly pleaetd ,
No less than five weddings will take place
In Ashland during the holidays.
Robert Dodds of Red Willow county Is vis
iting his brother. Isaac , In Ashland. Ho Is
an old timer In this section.
The young psoplo will give a dance at tha
Knights of Pythias hall Friday evening.
Mlt'3 Im Davis of Nebraska City Is visit
ing her ccusln , Miss Grace Roasoncr , In Ash-
lantl. _
VI McUnHy HI-I-IL nt I.u I'luttc.
LA PLATTE , Neb. , Jfc. 10. ( Special. )
II Is prelty certain that Ilia fugitive from
JUBtlc ? , Vic McCarty , has been making him
self familiar with this locality recently , and a
reliable citizen declares that lu saw him pass
along the main read one mile east df this
tcwn Monday evening. The Informant stateu
that Vic was In company with a friend , nnd
that they both seemed to be "suspicious and
uneasy. It U dcfint ! < ly unden > tad that the
fugitive has a circle of Intimate friends In
this part , of thf popntry and that lie Is re
ceiving subs.antlal aid from them.
Vlclliiix of Typliolil KOVIT ,
ASHLAND , Neb. , Iw. 10. ( Special. )
Jchn Brown , a young man nbout 17 years of
ago , died last night and was burled toJay.
This Is tlio second memlwr of this family to
die In the past two weeks of typhoid fever.
Three more members of the family are down
\\lth the dliease.
AURORA , Neb' , DEC. 10. ( Special. ) Alva
Jacoby , 20 years old , son of Peter Jocoby , a
prominent farmer here , died of typhoid fever
yesterday. He was the sixth member ot the
family to die within the past year of this
disease , _ _ _
Krontlf r County AKrtculliirnl Souli-ty.
STOCKVILLK , Neb. , Dec. 10. ( Spcclil.-
Tin Frontier County Agricultural soclely
held Its annual meeting hero Saturday. A ,
M. Stewart was elected president and L. M.
Graham secretary.
_
HflllllltX IIllllt > lllllMH ,
HBNOLHY , Neb. , Dec , 10. ( Sjisclal. )
Deau McBrlen of the Orleans college ad
dressed a very large audience yexterday
Raymond Jeweler
We arc making'great preparations for those
December Weddings we have to Wedding
gift givers have come to look to us for such
things A special shipment of solid silver
those massive , elegant beauties came in today.
C. S. Raymond.
l.'lll it Nil / > oiljfM , SM.
Not in Your Life > J
Have you ever seen such price cutiing 3
such scandalous slaughtering of values It's j
on everything in the Equity's big store j
Quitting business January 1st. 'j '
SLflTS. -I
There's an immense line of men's winter suits left which
we must sell now at what we can get.
Another Lot at $4.50 Confuns all wool Cheviots in
a great variety of colors and weaves. Not one worth less than
$9.00 and some sold for $ i 1.50.
Another Lot at $8.00 These are fine Cassimeres ,
genuine Scotch Cheviots , Homespuns and Diagonals , in all
desirable shades and patterns , regular $13.50 to $18.00 goods
in this lot.
The Finest at $10 Our finest clay worsteds , fancy
worsteds and imported cheviots , that sold up to $22 , are in
this lot.
FURNISHINGS
NOT SIAXY OF THESE LKFT. /
The COc gratia Underwear for 25c
Flocco lined wool underwear 35c
The regular $1 00 line goods 50c
"Wilson Bros.1 $1.23 white shirts for only 75c
2ou E. & W. linen collars 12 l-2c
OVERCOATS AND ULSTERS
Splendid $3 cape overcoats cut to $1.25
Fine Shetland Frieze ulsters that were always $6.50 ,
cut down to close at SjJS.OO / '
MEN'S ULSTERS
Heavv Shet'and ' Frieze ulsters , heavv flannel lined.
ankle length , regular $15 value , marked down to
the unheard-of price of only . _ . . $6.50
MEN'S OVERCOATS
Good , heavy winter overcoats that were bought to sell
for 6 , are all marked down to only . $2.50
Fine Kersey overcoats , in blue and black , real dressy
and warm ; latest style fly fronts , in two lots
someof themsold up to $20. Present prices $6. 50 and $8
QUITTING BUSINESS , 13th and Farnam ,
morning and last night on "Our Young People
ple nnd What to Uo with Them. "
Hey Goble and Miss Mary Morgan , at the
residence of the bride's brother , Frank Mor
gan , were married yesterday afternoon , Hev.
J. H. Roberts of the Baptist church olnciat-
Ing. About flfty of the Immediate friends
and relatives were present.
Valley IVrMoiial Mention ,
VALLEV , Neb. , Die. 10. ( Special. )
Messrs. Frank Whltmoro and H. M. Puffer
left yesterday for a week's visit at , Chicago.
Mrs. J. K. Burke Is visiting relatives In
Omaha.
C. 13. Byars and wife were passengers to
the county seat this morning.
William Burke Is visiting In Omaha.
The beet growers have rscelvcd orders
this week to ship all beets that were In the
.silo at $2.GO per ton. This will let pome of
the farmers out about even. The beet com
pany hero has ninety acres In the field yet.
Clll7.rn Utility Injured.
HASTINGS , Dec. 10. ( Special Telegram. )
D. Tomllnran , n well known citizen of Hast
ings , fell from a lead of hay at his ranch on
the Platte today and was so badly injured
that It was Impossible to move him. A phy-
slc'an was mimmomd from the city nml his
family was sent for , as It was thought ho
might not llvo.
Tim in UN CiiHt * ii > Hi *
HASTINGS , Dc. 10 , ( Special Telegram. )
The motion for a new trial In the case of
Thomas against the city ot Hautliigs , wherein
plaintiff was awardid $6,000 , hag been over
ruled and Judgment rendered on the verdict.
At a special si'salon of th ? council this after
noon the city attorney was Instructed to ap
peal the case , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >
Two C'HNCM ( o Try ,
AURORA. Neb. , Dec , 10 , ( Special. ) Tlio
district court began Its regular cession ycs-
tcrdny , with Judge IlaUH on the bench. The
docket contains nearly 00 cases , some flfty
of which are foreclosures.
lllHirlrt ( Jourl n < .St. I'nul.
ST. PAUL , Neb. , Dec. 10 , ( Special. ) Dis
trict court convened here this morning , with
Judge Kendall on the bench. There are 141
civil and one criminal case on the docket.
Srori'H of ( InI'otil Toiirmiini'iit.
BYIIACUBK , Dec. 9. Tlio ipsultfl of to-
day' pool games : Krogli , 128 ; Stofft , 78 ;
scratches , Keogh , 3 ; Btofft , 3. Horgun , 127 ;
Sherman. 123 : gcratulii'N. lioicnn , 2 ; Sher
man. 0. De Ore121 ; Button , U'C ; scratches ,
Da Ore. 1 ; Button. 1. Uleurwaler , la. ; Blier-
mun , 101 ; tcrutclies , Clcaiwater , 7 ; Sher
man , 0.
Comfort < < > Cnllfiirnlii ,
Yes , and economy , loo. H you patroulz :
the Burlington's personally conducted oneo-
a-woEk excursions , which leave Oinilm every
Thursday morning. *
No change of cars from OrnDhi to San
Kranclroo and Loz Align ! : " Bicond claia
tickets accepted.
Call at llcket olllce , 1.124 Farnam , street ,
and get full Information , cr write to J. Fran-
clo , Q. P. & . T. A. , Omaha , Neb.
Tlii KimlfHl Time to iluIUuriilu ,
Is NOT offered by the Burlington route. 'Hie
best service Is though ,
TiaveUrs to whom a few hour * means little
tle- and -A few dollars means much ulll ilnd
our personally conducted excursion ! Juit what
they are looking for. From Otmhu vry
Thur lay morning , Through | uurj t ulespVJ
to Ban Francisco and Los Angel > .
Call at ticket ofllc ? , 1321 Karnani r.tre-t ,
and get full Information , o- writsto J. V'ran
cts , Q. ! > . & T. A. , U.ti-Jha , Neb.
AMUSI2MHNTS.
Two Nights ,
One Matinee
WITH COMMP.NC1NU MATINBE TODAY fit 2:30
America's Representative ) Actor ,
In Mngnlllcent Scenic Production of
"VIKGINIUS "
WodHBHday "HAMLEI"
Thur ay "MARMION"
Mallnrv Prices Vitti door , COo nnd "So ; balcony ,
? jt' mill & 0c.
NlKlit 1'rlcen Klriit llour , SOc. 730 iiml 11.00 ;
b.ilrnnj , We nn I 75c.
COMINO Occ. SO , 2) ) niul "I'lio Wnr of
\Yeullli. "
Boyd's New Theatre
Krliiuy. Silt u nl ii > ' nm ! Sunday ,
DKCKMIISH i : : , 1-1 AMI in.
C HARLES H. YALE'S
annul I.ogrinlary
THE
NEWEST
All of UK * lli'il of ( InDili I'Vllllirt'ri
HrlllllK'il , C'oiuliliicil Wllll llimy
NH\V ONUS.
It would bu.illMk-uH lo it-co iiliK III CImrlfa If.
Ynlc-'H Ni-rti'Kt Ii'\ll' ) Auvllun Ilio orlKliial pro-
ilucllan of former m-animi. In fuel , about ull
Iliut ifiniilriH of the nl'l pioilucllnn In the name ,
Knntun rity Jiiurnal , KPC. 1 , 1W5.
I'rlcoi Klmt Hoer , Me. Tic niiJ Jl < ) ) , bulco .
' " i ami 75c.
Tel IMI l xton ( illumes , ti\gr .
MATI.MSJ' ) TOD.tV AT Hl.'W.
lSntlri > Lower Floor , no - .
Any llnliMMiy Sen I'o I ,
TO.YK.'MT AT Hil5.
"Tlie Only One , "
JOE O TT
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THE STAR GAZER.
, \ \OVIITHM. .
I'lHCHrt Loner rioni Wo. Tc unJ $1.03 ; t N
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1 a home each ironth U out of the question , w
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