THE OMAITA DAILY TUSK ; TUESDAY FEnRUAKY 4 , 1800. . - . . . * . > 1 . . .
PAID ALL LEIDICirS BILLS
Board of Public Lands and Buildings Sottl
Claims Against the State.
*
MEETING HELD BEHIND CLOSED DOOR
Srorol So union IllncMi * r llio Acllnii o
Ilcnlpm Ptirnliililiiir Siipi'll * ' " After
AVnrneilot In ! > < no
ir Ailvrrllm-incnl.
LINCOLN , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) The Dear
of Puljllo Lands nnd Buildings hell a eecre
meeting this afternoon behind closed an
locked iloorg. The board' commenced Its tes
slon In the dTIlco of the commissioner of pub
lie Unfa nnd buildings , but thli'was too mu ;
publicity , considering the number of con
tractors who were present to demand pa
for supplies furnished the penitentiary on th
order of Warden Leldlgh , and the board departed
parted for more secluded quarters. Har
greaves Hros. hail a 'bill for $5COO and th
Western Supplr company ono for $1,30 (
Warden Leldlgh was not present. He say
ho has filed his report with the board as do
mardcd by Land Commissioner Hussell. Th
latter says this Is not true ; that the boar
lias scon nothing of IU According to Lei
digli'a report , published In synopsis In Th
Sunday Bee , Mr. Russell has Interfered with
LcldlRh'a attempt to secure the state fron
a Ins through the contractors now working
convict labor and paying nothing to the stat
for the privilege. Today Mr. Hussell told a
Dou representative that the board had don
nothing of Iho kind , and Immediately read
a lette'r In which Lcldlgh was directed by
Ilussoll to turn over all the stoves ho hat
held In his possession to secure the stat
from loss from the Lincoln Stove and Hang
ctmpany and to treat this company In t&
future on iho same basis as the other con
tractors were troatqd.
At the secret meeting today Mr. Hussol
began to read the riot act to the contractor !
who had bills against the stale nnd who hai
the temerity to sell goods to the warden o
the penitentiary. They were told that th
matter would bo overlooked this time , bu
that it must not occur again , but the bean
was given to understand that , by the recen
decision of the supreme court , the advertise
menl wanting contractorsvnot to furnls ]
goods to Warden Lcldlgh was not worth th
paper It was printed on. The result of the
meeting was that all bills presented were
allowed and the action of Warden Lcldlgl
practically endorsed.
WH1TCIIEAD FOR AGENT.
Attorney General Churchill , Lind Commls
slonor Russell , Secretary of State Piper niu
State Treasurer Hartley , all the members o
the board , were present. Mr. llartloy lef
before the meeting , which was conllnucc
till a late hour , adjourned. The proposl
tlun to appoint au agent to net for the boa re
in the matter of "managing" penitentiary af-
falrn elicited a prolonged discussion. It re
sulted finally In the appointment of James
Whltehoad at Broken Dow. He was wired to
coma down and take charge of the prison 01
Wednesday next. The board proceeded In
this matter under Its understanding of the
recent opinion of the supreme court. Noth
ing was done toward appointing agunts for
any other of the state Institutions.
At the governor's office today a requisition
was Issued for Gcorgo Mostek. who Is no\\
under arrest In Chicago. The charge asalns
him Is selllng mortgaged property In Platte
county , this state , on January 30 , 1S95
Sheriff Kivanaugh of Cook county , Illinois
was made- acquainted with the arrest > i
1 Mostek through Inspector J. E. Fltzpatrlcl
of Chicago and immediately wired the Platte
county authorities. The complainant In the
case Is Israel Cluck.
The counties whoso treasurers are delln-
fluent. In their settlement wlth the st le
' ai'dltor"are' ' Gosper , Otoo , Scotts ( Dluff am
Slanton. State Examiner McCloud Is now In
' Gosper county looklnglhlntpthq ( coidlUotj )
siirroundln&.tbo , recent burning of the Gos
. . pejucounty 'court ' house , and Is expected lo
inakgareport tto the state auditor In a-feu
days. L. C , Iklioff and. E. D. Drain , county
treasurers of Cifss ami Hock comities re
spectively , made a settlement with the audi
tor late Saturday night last.
A compromise has been effected betweo'n
the citizens of Homcsvllle , Gage county , and
the officials of the Omaha & Republican Val
ley railroad. A sh&rt time since the cltl-
, zons made complaint to the. Board of Trans-
* pcrtatlon that the crossing near the. town
was In a dangerous condition ami asked tint
. the road bo ordered to raise Its roadbed. The
* board served rJotlco on the company an < !
gave It a cortaln "tlmo Mn which to niako
reply. Slnco then the compromise has been
made whereby the road does a portion of the
* vork ; and the citizens , the rest. The board
has. consequently , dismissed the case.
TheStatfl Doard of Irrigation has decided
against the claim for water appropriated
by E , 13. Owens of Dumly county. The bojrl
finds that Owens never posted notice of IP-
proprlatlon as required by law , and that his
claim Is void , but If within ten days from the
receipt of this notlco ho shall proceed to
post the notices his claim will bo dated back
to Juno 20 , 1895.
LANSING THEATER SUIT.
An Injunction suit brought by Manager Ed
Church to restrain J. F. Lansing from dipping
Into the management of the Lansing theater
was set for a hearing this morning In the
dlitrlct court. As the cnirt | was qulto busy
cnllliiti the equity docket the'case was passed.
jV 'rather sensational answer has been filed
by'llr. Lanslng-'s attorneys. Practically the
document accuses Church of having aban
doned the contract under \vhlcn Ho leased the
theater. Church , It Is alleE'J , was to pay
o\cr to Lancing all moneys left in lila hands
after paying the vlsltlnx company Its per
centage and taking out his own B per cent
of the remainder. With the nrocaecls de
fendant was to pay expenses of running the
theater. Lansing Eiiys Church lias fulled to
do this , but , on the contrary , has hislsted on
paying expenses himself. The Injunction ,
Lansing pleads , ought not to eland , as unJer
it ho Is prevented from having access to the
theater , and It Is necessary for him to go in
there In order to carry out his part of the
contract. It Is also averred that Churcti , in-
irtead of paying attention to his business a *
theatrical manager , has turned the whole
business over to William W. Cole and de
voted his o n attention to a road company.
The expense account , Lansing t-.iys , has been
permitted by Cole to mount up until It now
nbsoibs all the profits. Mr. Lansing de
mands an accounting from Church nnd from
tha court an order cancelling the contract for
the loason that Chinch haj violated utmost
every provision In It.
It Is expected that the case of John D.
Walker , convicted of murder In Dawson
coi.nty , will bo brought before the supreme
court at Its next tension or ! Tbuisday on an
application for review or the proccnJIiiRs
of the Jury which found him sane. The day
of Walker'a execution may be postpone. ! .
This afteinoun Mayor Urahain tinned the
cot-tract with Elmer D. Stcphenson tor the
sale of the 5534,300 Lincoln city refunding
bonds. They are gold bonds. The contract
reads that the city nlll not have to print
thn bonds before the- purchaser IB ready to
take them and until after tholr legality Imi
been established. It ws * further ogrood
tl.at the city might sell any amount of the
bonds , not IOSR than $231,000 , to go , however.
Tha Lincoln police authorities liavo adopted
a system , much In vogue In larger cities , to
bieak up the custom of holding up honest
cltlrons on their way homo at a late hour
of the night , Holding up pcdcstrlann has
become quite a fad In Llncnm anil much
complaint has been made of the apparent
l.'xlty of the police- force , Every night uo
pcdlcomon are tent out nil o\r.r tha city
dusted In citizens' clothes.n \ , armed to the
teeth. l the , hope that some ot tlio holdup
gangs will be tempted to taeUlu ono of them.
As a rule two of the olllccra keep within hall-
Ing distance of each othnr ,
Omaha pfoplo In Lincoln : At the Llndcll
0. P. A. dough , II. 0. Drome , M. Meyer
W. W , Evarts. At the Lincoln Miss Mol
Oiellun , C. II. Wall nnd wlfo , M. Burton , V.
W. Shaw , E. A. Holyoke , Frank Irvine.
I'ltuoriil of Dnvlil Martin ,
CENTRAL CITY , Nfrb. , Ft-b. 3- ( Special , )
The funeral at pavld Martin , who died at
Victor , Colo. , January 29 , wan held hero this
morning , after which the remains were o -
cortcd to the train by the Mnkoulc brethren.
Mr. Martin was a bridge builder of experi
ence , having constructed the bridges at Bur-
llnptnn and St , Anthony across Iho MIssU-
slppl. HP Ion his for MHO by thu wrecking
of lib bank by the cathler on tha Doard of
Trade In 1S72. and In the hopes of regaining
bl fortune had Invested lu tome- mines at
Crlpplo Creek with fair promlso of success ,
when he succumbed to pneumonia , aged C7
years. His wlfo and ion accompanle.1 the
rtn.alns to Aurora , III. , where they will bo
Interred.
CHHYKXXn COU.VrV PAItMntlH HIM * . .
IlitinlrctlM Mort nl Slilnor in I'rntiin <
IrrlK'itlnn.
SIDNEY , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special Telegram
Another rouslni ; meeting of Cheyonn
County Sugar licet association was held R
2 p. m. today at the court houro for the pu
POJO of admitting to membership all th
farmers in the cist end of the county wh
are Interested In sugar beets. Nearly ever
farmer In the Lo.dgo Polo valley waa prescn
a distance of twenty-two miles east on
west. The farmers themselves did the talk
Ing , which was tersra and to the point ,
resolution requesting E. McLcrnon to prepare
pare & paper embodying the views and Idea
advanced by the speakers and to bo road
before the Fremont convention , was unan
mously adopted. The paper will bo prepare !
OMAHA tM ) > nilAVIMTUiS AT IIXCOIN
ItcKitl'ir < lniit-orl ( > - nittuinot nt < li
OniiHitl IiiirKclr Atd-iulcil.
LINCOLN , Feb. 3. ( Special Telegram. )
The Omaha members of the Nebraska Llf
Underwriters' association came down thl
evening and participated In the rcgula
quarterly banquet tendered by the Llncolt
members. ' The following gentlemen from
Omaha were In attendance : II. F. Limbeck
W. O. Taylor , William Harbor. II. D. Neeloy
J. F. Itarron , Francis E. Hartlgan , C. 13
Gould. J. M. Morris and W. D. Stiles.
John H. Mallalleu , acting chairman of the
republican state central committee , received
word this evening that his son , Thomas
now living in Kearney , was dangerously 111
Mr. Mallalleu will leave for Kearney to
morrow.
WILL AlllliHsT TWO IIUNDUKI )
Iloyil County Scttlcm ninttirlieil liy
FciU-rnl AutlinrltlfH ,
NIOBRARA , Nob. , Feb. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Deputy United States Marshal Lin
coln has brought in the Casiady brothers
of Boyd county , charged with otoallng timber
on the Fort Randall Military reservation.
They will have their hearing- tomorrow be
fore the United States commissioner. Four
witnesses for the government are hero nnd
they say that about 200 will bo arrested If
this test care proves favorable to the gov
ernment.
Fremont NIMVRotcn ,
FREMONT. Feb. 3. ( Special. ) The mort-
gcge record for Dodge county for the month
of January Is as follows : Number of chattel
mortgages filed , 83 , $23,479.01 ; released , 73 ,
$13,520.51 ; number of farm mortgages filed ,
'
30 , ? 35,11G ; released , 24 , $23,629.00 ; number
of town and city mortgages died , 35 , $21-
33G.SG ; released. 30 , $20,933.34.
Joseph Betts , who turned state's evidence
against the hug thief gang , has been released
and placed in the custody of Special Officer
Dlcrks. Ho has rendered a great deal of
assistances to the officers In the prosecution
of the cases. Peter Mllledgo will probably bo
sentenced at the next session ot the district
ccurt. February 15. Jess Wheeler , who Is
thought to bo the leader ot the gang , broke
down and cried llko a baby when he learned
of his pal's conviction and that ho would
have no trial till March 2.
The New York hotel , which has been closed
for some time , has been leased by some par
ties who will run It temporarily durlug tlie
sugar convention.
To Pnnloii William Morroll.
SHELBY , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) About
two years ago District Judge Edward Bates
sentenced William Morrell to a term in tha
state penitentiary for forging the nameof
a friend to a note for $ S50. The convicted
man starved fifteen months in prison , but
when the new warden took him In charge
he was paroled , and Is now laboring om a
farm. His friends here are circulating a
petition asking .Governor Holcomb to grant
him a pardon , , and as It has been signed
freely , they _ have hope.s of returning Morrell
to this" community , ' The" .paper ' .states that
his ' wife is dependent upon him for support
and'Infers that ho was enticed into the
felony , '
n Crowd ut Falrlmrj-
FAIRDURY , Neb.J Feb. 3. < Speclal. )
Hon. J. C , Kestorson and wife entertained c
largo number ot their friends Saturday even
Ing In commemoration of the twentieth anniversary
vorsary of their wedding day. The parlor
of their residence on Fourth street were ap
proprlately decorated , and a roost cnjoyabl
evening was passed by all present. Pro
grcsi'lve euchre being a prominent feature
of the evening's amusement.
lit FullfrlonIlrenlCH Jnll
FULLERTON , Neb. , Feb. 3. ' ( Special Tele-
ginm. ) Gus Wlcksky , a prisoner confined in
Jail here awaiting trial for assaulting a little
girl of William Johnson with criminal Inlent ,
succeeded In breaking Jail last night. Ho left
all doors behind him locked and it Is thought
ho must have , had assistance from the out
side.
DlHtrlct Court nt
SPRINGVIEW , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Specla
Telegram. ) District Judge Westovor opened
court at this place today. The Porter mur
der case is tbo most important on the
docket , and it will perhaps come to trla
this term. _
O rallula Ilniile lli'ocl vcr Appointed.
NORTH PLATTE , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special
Telegram. ) Judge Grimes this afternoon at
Ogalalla appointed Ed M. Searle of Ogalalla
receiver of the defunct Ogalalla bank on a
salary of ? 50 per month.
cn IVotcn.
Sutton republicans have organized "a Mc-
Klnley club.
Pirn at firntn destroyed n resldenco
plcd by I , J. HIghtower Sunday.
Frank Tlkota of Dodge and Miss Marj
Slfirek of West Point were married at the lat
ter place Sunday. ,
Rev. E. V. Gardner has succeeded S. W.
Maynard as superintendent of the Syracuse
Congregational Sunday school.
A temperance drama , entitled "The Turn
of the Tldo , " was rendered at North Loup
Saturday evening by local talent.
Rev. Peter Mathews , better known as
'Indian Pete , the Evangelist , " Is conducting
an enthusiastic revival at Syracuse.
The United Drethron and Christian
chinches each begin revival services at No-
ipv.kn , with assistance from abroad.
Rev , James Lisle of North Loup Is deliv
ering an Interesting scries of lectures on
'Tho Sabbath In the Old Testament. "
A large number of Albion citizens meet at
ho court room on Friday evening to con
sider the advisability of building a court
10UEO.
The moderate weather of the last few
i.iyH has taken most of the frost out ot the
ground , and come farmers at Nchawka are
) lowing.
The Columbus chess players In the came
of Saturday night closed the contest > 'f throe
games with St. Edward by n Inning the first
iml third. .
The Dunbar Junior Endeavor society cele-
ralod the- fifteenth annlvctsary of the or-
crs' foundation In America Sunday with ap-
iroprlato overclpcz.
A rebounding hammer , carelessly handled
y Albert Saffcrd , In the Havelock chops ,
truck him In the fore-head nnd knocked him
wiscIcEi' , Ho siiltered no serious Injuries.
The article- } Incorporating the Nort'j Platte
llvrr Valley railroad have bfcn drawn up
> > Judge Neville and ere- now blng elgnd
ly thp Inrorporatcra In the fcve-rul counties
long the line of the p'ropoaed road.
Chadrou U to have n "swell" clarity ball ,
'he women of the town , l'i conjunction with
ho members of thn Red Crete society , will ,
n the 12th of thn moutli , hold at Loonier's
pera home u ball fgr "sweet charity. "
Ed Wllman , a farmer living four n-lles
vcftt of Oconee. lift the farm he'had rented
Thursday night , taking what lioreva ho had
vlth him. but lenvlnc a wlfo wlt'j several
mall children and many unpaid bills behind
Im.
Im.Dcucl
Dcucl county , for tsveral years | > < i t one
if the notoriously dry spots of Nfbratika , has
> cen effectually molttencd with rain and
now the past few weeks and th happy
armors have already ccnnnencsd spring
work.
Peter Perry , n farmer , redding soutlnvcjt
f PlatUmouth , reported to the authorities
-.lurday that eome ono had , during Friday
Ight , visited his hog pen and carried off
ne of the finest Animals , after having first
Hied It , which was easily done , because the
hog yards are qulto a distance from the
house and public road.
On Wednesday evening of this week , Rev.
C. O. Larlson , pastor of the Methodist Epis
copal church nt Albion , delivered A lecture
nt the Methodist Episcopal church tor the
benefit of the Ladles' Aid society to A
crowded hou o.
Henry Mohr , n Exeter Jeweler , finding
himself Involved , filed a bill of sale , cover
ing his slock , In favor of his uncle , II , C.
Schultz ot Fairmont. An agent ot Max Meyer
& Dro. of Omaha hits taken possession ot
the stock under an attachment.
Ashland farmers are shipping cars of poul
try to the New York City market. J. F.
Green of th-it town made twcnty-ev n trips
to the eastern market with poultry shipments
last year. AH much as $700 profits per car
has been made by Ashland shippers.
Mr * . E. W. Peatlle of Omaha was present
at the meeting of the Fremont Woman's
Club Saturday afternoon and gave n short
address on a trip to Silks nnd othar portions
of Alaska. Papers were also read liy Mrs.
Wilson Reynolds and Mrs. Louise Hammond ,
At a meeting of those Interested In horti
culture held at the Nebraska City court
house Saturday afternoon the Otoo County
Horticultural wclety , which has been defunct
for many years , was reorganized and the fol
lowing officers elected : President , J. H.
Masters ; vice president , J , It. Casscl ; secre
tary , David Drown.
Robert D. Wlndham , president ot the Cass
Ccurty Agricultural association appointed
Messrs. John It. Decker , Hon. Samuel M.
Thomas , Henry Elkenbary , Andy D. Taylor
and Secretary W. H. Klcfer , as delegates to
represent the association nt the beet sugar
convention at Fremont , Wednesday and
Thursday of this week.
Religious circles are nil torn up over a
recent episode In which a prominent church
deacon wrote a note to ono ot the sisters
asking for a secret meeting. The woman
gave the loiter to her husband , who turned
It over to the pastor. The pastor arrayed
hhrsolf In fcmlnlno apparel and kept the
appointment with the deacon. There la
trouble In that church now.
Messrs. Rood and Wlckstrom , after several
years' service , severed their connection with
the Nehawka Stone company the 1st of
February , and will opcrato the Weeping
Water quarries on their own account. The
quarries at Nchawka will still run , as the
company has a standing contract for 150 cars
ot broken stone per month. It has had eight
teams stripping the earth from the rock
all winter , and Is preparing for a big output
next season.
HUFUSUD TO GRANT THE EXTENSION
< irout Wmtprn Will Act Independent
oT Other IilnoH.
CHICAGO , Feb. 3. Chairman Caldwell of
the Western Passenger association has re
fused the application , of the Great Western
to make a thirty-day limit on Us tickets
for the Grand Army of the Republic en
campment at St. Paul. The denial of the
request was a foregone conclusion , the road
only making It so that it would be able to
appeal from the decision of the chairman and
mnko the extension In accordance , with the
ant-oclatlon agreement , no matter what the
other lines may do. It will now gtve > formal
notice' of Its Intention and It the encamp
ment Is held at St. Paul It will put the
tickets on the market. No other road in the
association will make the extension , not at
present nt least. They seem to bo Inclined to
let the matter drift without action of any
kind until the next meeting of the legislative
committee of the Grand Army February 20.
A meeting of lines Interested In Colorado
business was held tcday at the office of Chair
man Oaldwell , the Denver & Rio Grande be
ing represented. The meeting1 was Informal
In Its nature , and the old difficulty over Utah
business , which has made so much trouble
for the roads , was discussed. The best of
feeling prevailed and the chances are now
that the trouble will soon be patched up.
I'UKPAHING FOR A LAHUE CUOWI1.
llnllroiulH Will Reno 11 Rlcli Iliirvext
Oat of he Klgrlit Carnival.
EL PASO , Tex. , Feb. 3. The following
progrAm wjs , received In this city from W.
J.rBlaclc , , general passenger agent ; of the
Santa Fo routd , a'dd'ressod to E. Copeland ,
general agent of the same line :
TOPEKA , Kan. , li eb. 3. Have been mak
ing1 n thorough canvass for the past week
regarding the athletic contests to bo held
near El Paso nnd think wo can safely say
that we have special trains of'Pullmnn
slec-iicrs from Denver , Colorado Springs and
Puebo : , with Colorado contingent. I also
have advices that there will be quite a
number from Utah In addition thereto. In
formation from St. Louis , Chicago , St.
Joseph. Kansas City and prominent Interme
diate points Indicates that there will be
largo numbers attend. I know the people
lire fat reaching the belief that the con
tests will bo held as advertised. "
"W. J.BLACK. . "
"I am now getting ready to accord track-
ago to as many Pullman cars as will be
bronght here , " said Mr. Copeland , . "and
I think that 200 of these coaches will bo
uyod for lodging purposes during the carni
val. " .
IIiiHivny Kotow niiil Ipcr onnl .
General Passenger Agent Nash of the Mil
waukee has gone to Chicago.
Major Wolcott of Cheyenne was a caller at
the Burlington headquarters yesterday.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent Lomax
of the Union Pacific has gone to Chicago.
A meeting of the Nebraska rate clerks will
> o held at the Burlington headquarters to-
lay.
lay.Traffic
Traffic Manager Munroe of the Union Pa-
c'flc will attend the meeting for the adjust-
nent of freight rates In Chicago today.
The regular meeting of the Omaha and
Council Bluffs Passenger Agents' association ,
jotter known as the "low Joints , " will bo held
today.
Slnco the first of the month nil mileage
and baggage books Issued by the Union Pa
cific system have been good over the Sanpete
Valley railroad.
-
uuuciui jarjeiiKiTigeni uucnanan 01 tne
Slkhoni has gene to Chicago. Ho will
) o present nt the regular meeting of the
rransmhslESlppI association today.
Word was received In this city yesterday
of the death of James Chr'stlanson , ono of
the oldest engineers In the Union Pacific's
service. He was employed on the Wyoming
llvlslcn. His death was due to pneumonia.
The Firemen's Magazine for February
gives considerable space to the war now In
> rogro a between the firemen's association
mil the American Ra'Iway ' union. The now
famous circular of Eugene Debs Is also
printed In full.
It Is reported from Rawllns that eight car
nspectors of the Union Pacific at that point
are to be added to the llcf cf men already
off on account of the lull In railroad business ,
fho cars on the Wyoming division will now
bs Inspected only at Green River and Chey
enne , i
A freight train consisting of nineteen
cars of cattle for the Omaha , markets made
a pretty fast run over a part of the Wyoming
division of the' Union Pacific ono day last
veek. The run from Rawllns to Cheyenne
vas made In eight hours and five minutes ,
qua ! to passenger time.
The Transmlssourl cemmltteo of the West
ern Passenger association Is In session today
n Chicago. A number of the local roods
re represented. The most Important thing
9 como up for consideration Is how to so-
ure continuous passage tickets from the
illssourl river to Colorado common points.
The control of TraiiBatUntlo business and the
rganlzatlon of local associations at Colorado
ommon points will also be taken up.
The president of one of the leading west-
rn railroads raid recently : "Tho eastern
oads will have to watch with great care
ho movement of grain out of the Transmls-
ourl country It they want to get much of
: . The roads to the gulf are making wonder-
ul Inroads on this business. They can afford
o do It. Rates are lower and vessels are
carer to take It to Europe. It may even be
ound to b9 going to New York , by steamer
rom Galveston , The Burlington's big corn
lavement Is not from the Transmlssourl
ountry , but from east of the Missouri. "
IIolnifH Cane tn on Appeal.
PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 3.-The supreme
ourt of Pennsylvania listened to arguments
or an nppcal In the cusa of II. II. Holmes ,
onvlctcd of the murder of II. F. Pltzel
ml under eentenca of death , A full bench
as iirtHMit , District Attorney Oruham ami
Ir. Barlow , hU assistant , represented the
late and H , P. Itotan appeared for Holmes ,
'ho latter claimed thut the verdict from
hlch nppeal In desired was contrary to the
uxv und evidence. The specific points ul-
pged weie against the opening uddreHS of
he district attorney , the admission of the
vldence of MlHa Yoke , thu alleged ulfo
f Holmes , and the charges to the Jury by
udh'o Arnold. District Attorney Graham
eplled , The court reserved decision.
COUNCIL AND TAX LEVY
J _
Special Mooting Last Evening to Hear from
I 7 fir Citizens ,
EO | ID 1 -
WHERE REDUCTION 'COULD BE MADE
i IITI -
.School * , I.llirnrjPark * and 1'ollce
IJo Xo jScpil no Slneli To lie
i 1'nrthor Considered
'
| , Tortny.
The city council rnei in ppcctal sesplon
last night to Olscurs the tax levy for the
current year , and In addition to the mem-
hero there were prpsentt Herman Kountzc ,
Joseph Darker , C. Rose water , John Horbach ,
Alfred Mlllard. \ \ % S. Popplcton , Ferdinand
Streltz and a number of other property own
ers. Dut little , however , was accomplished
and at 11 o'clock1 an adjournment was taken
until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Herman Kountze , In addressing the moot
ing , sjld : "Tho tlmo has cane when we
must retrench nnd It Is not n question of
what wo want to do , but Instead , It Is one
of what wo must do. Men In business are
cutting their expenses to the minimum and
In public affairs the burden must be made ns
light as iposslblo. If the city council sees fit
to load the people , down with taxes , warrants
will bo hawked about the streets Iwcausu
taxes will remain unpaid. It IB one- thing
to niako a levy and it Is another thing to
collect the taxes.
"At a meeting ol taxpayers and citizens
this afternoon It was urged that Instead
ot the council fixing the levy at 44 mills It
should be cut to 33 or 39 mills. Believing' '
that wo are entitled to bo heard , we have
como hero tonight to ask for that reduction. "
President Saunders of the council sug
gested that It would bo In order to discuss
Where cuts could bo made , in the levy for
the various funds.
Councilman Taylor nskod Mr. Kountzc
how he would manage to bring the levy
within 39 mills.
Mr. Kountze replied that In h's Judgment
1 mill could ba taken oft the levy for fire
and police. U might result In the discharge
ot some of the men , but the city could ge
along without them. If this was not doenic
advisable , some of the police could b& lal
off for a tlmo and the firemen could be treatct
In the same manner. The park and the 11
brary levy could bo cut to % ot 1 mill each
"Tho Improvement of the parks , " continue
Mr. Kountze , "can wait for a year or so
and In my Judgment we can get along with
out buying any new books for the library fo
a time. The levy for school purposes cai
bo reduced to 5 mills , for that Is all that w
can afford to pay. "
Councilman Kennard questioned the pro
prloty of reducing the pirk levy to V4 of 1 mill
expressing the opinion that If the park com
mission felt so disposed the members couli
step In and enforce the full levy , 1 % mills
which they were entitled to under the pro
visions of the charter.
Mr. Kountze remarked that the Park com
mission couldi better get along with % of 1
mill than with .nothing. He again added tha
If the peoploMvere. loadeJ down with taxes
they , could notitamt would not pay them.
Joseph Barker said that every dollar tha
he had In the would was Invested In Omaha
Seven years lOgq fie- had an ample Income
coming from buildings which he had erected
but owing to .the excessive taxation a poln
had been reached 'Where ' his rents and profits
wore Insufficient , to pay his Insurance nnt
taxes. Wheiiuiheeplarged water mains were
constructed he wasiled to bellevo that Insur
ancff rates would , bereduced. . Notwlthstand
Ing this , rateaiJiaiio-emalned the- same , while.
the city had fljtpended largo sums of money
for Improved . .niaohlnery for fighting fires
"Every day Irspc ; . policemen standing upoi
the streets with nothing to do , " he continued
"yet we ore taxed , the same. What wo wan
to do % Isto r.eorga ilze both the police am
the flredeLpa.itmont.-v ; ; . . .st-u
( "TAXPAYERS MAY REVOLT.
W. S. PoppTeton said : "There Is no use
ot telling the tmembcrs of the council o
the condition" of affairs , for they understam
the situation. Wo have como hero as a las
resort , seeking relief. We did not como In
3893 , nor did wo como In 1894 , but Instead
wo cut our expenses. Now we have cu
those expenses down to the lowest notch
and we como to ask the council to do the
same in the management of public affairs
Last fall all of the political parties promisee
an era retrenchment and now we ask tha
those promises bo kept. If election promises
meant nothing , Uien wo must resort to radi
cal meaaures. If you Intend to grind us down
under a burden of taxes , what are we to do :
"I understand that even now there Is a
movement on foot among certain
property owners to refuse to pay
their taxes. If this Is carried out ,
what are wpt going to do ? Wo ask
nothing save wlfat la "fair ; only what your
finance committee. agreed to , and which
proposition was supported by your mayor. "
Councilman Kennard stated that It would
require a levy of about $152,000 for the
sinking fund to meet the * Interest on the
bonded Indebtedness.
Mr. Kountzo asked It the money that was
In tbo sinking fund had not been diverted.
Councilman Kennard , In reply , stated that
a recent report of the comptroller showed
that thcro was $178,000 In the fund , while
a later report ) showed $119,000 , yet he
doubted If that um was available.
"If that surplus Is there , " said Mr.
Kountze , "there Is no good reason why it
should noti bo applied upon the debt. If the
money Is not there , or If It has been taken
by some one , I don't 029 how wo can get
along on a levy , of much less than one-half
of 1 mill , as wo' must keep up the credit of
the city. "
Councilman Hascall fald that the fund had
not been misappropriated ; It had simply been
stclen. He ventured , the opinion that If the
bondsmen of ex-City Treasurer Bolln would
get together they might pay some money Into
the treasury , making It possible to run the
sir-king fund through on a reduced levy. At
this point Hascall suggested that % of 1 mill
could be taken from the general fund nnd Vi
of 1 mill from the Judgment fund.
T. F. Sturgls , ns a representative from the
Central Labor union , urged that there bo no
reduction In the curbing and guttering fund.
Ha expressed the opinion that by keeping the
fund Intact the streets could bo cleaned by
day labor , giving employment to many of the
laboring men of the city. He urged that In
this way the money expended upon the
streets would find Its way back Into business
channels. "It Is a. question , " continued Mr.
Sturgls , "whether It U cheaper to thus give
the laboring men employment or support
them In the poor house. "
Mr. KountzCjj/declared / that It was not
necessary to support thceo men In the poor
hous ? . There was no icason why they should
bo supported b ? turning over to them the
public funds. The [ streets should bo cared
for , but he i.itn.qt \ bollevo inputting the
laboring men upon the footing of paupers.
President Saunters did not think that thcro
could bo any reduction In the fire and police
funds. He did'not-see ' how the school levy
could be reducVdyet ho thought that the
levy for park [ tUrnoses .could ba cut down ,
REDUCJ P1 POLICE FORCE ,
Edward Itostnyqter said that If there was a
dCairo to helni tho.jehool fund , the Imposing
of fines upon tliQwmen of the burnt district
could bo renewqdi , i"It may be argued , " con
tinued he , "that .t&lng ! these fines Is exactIng -
Ing blood mousy , ilnit If this lu po , It lo blood
money to take , ) thqlr cash at the stores or
at the churches yBy reason of discontinuing
theno fines , tup Kcliool fund has already lost
$ C,000 or $8.000,0jvhlla next year the > amount
would reach $12,000 , and yet there Is no
Improvement In the morals of the women.
With that money the schools could get along
with a five-mill levy. I understand that
there will bo tomcthlng like $200,000 coming
from the saloon' licenses , some fines from
the police court and the state apportionment.
The police force could bo reduced something
llko one-third , or some of the men could
ba laid off for a time , The park levy could
bo reduced and by practicing economy thu
general fund could bo cut to eight mills.
I would not reduce the sinking and the tire
funds. The , trouble Is that hero In this pala
tial building , wo Imagine that we have a
pity llko Chicago. So far as the police are
concerned , I would rather plant a ga ; lliie
lamp upon eich corner , yet I would not be
hard on the policemen , for I wish that wo
cpuld employ COO of them. The question Is ,
how are we going to piy the men when the
city warrants are being hawked en the cor
ners at 20 per cent off ? ' '
Colonel roster of the flro and police com
mission vigorously opposed reducing Iho levy
for. flro and police purposes. Instead of re
ducing , he would add 2 mills to the levy for
pollen purposes , making the fire levy G mills.
He did not bellevo that there was any law
for fining the women of the burnt district.
Mr. Hosownter agreed with Mr. Foster
upon this last mentioned proposition , And
urge-d that there was an ordinance provid
ing for their arrest for plying their voca
tion , which made them subject to arrest. Ha
also stated that ho was Informed that many
of the larger establishments In the pro
scribed district openly sold liquor In viola
tion of the law , and without having secured
a license for such sale.
, , E. L. Palmer of the fire and police com
mission sold that the salaries ot the fire
men and the policeman could not bo reduced ,
as they were fixed by the charter , but they
could bo laid off. The trouble , he said waa
that Omsha had a charter that was Intended
for a larger city , ono llko Chicago.
crrv n.Mi'i.ovns SUCCKST A ri\\ .
Tliey r.vplalii AVlu-re Tulillu Money
Could lie Snvoil.
The agtUitlon of economic measures In
municipal affairs has revived the discussion
of previously abandoned Ideas for simplify
ing the present mode of government. While
the legislators are stabbing on economy by
reducing thn salaries nnd number ot employes ,
the employes amuse themselves by evolving
plans by which they would effect retrench
ment If they were In a position to make
themselves heard. H Is needless to nay that
their Ideas differ materially from those that
have been put Into effect. The Idea ot a
consolidation of the county and city
'governments ' , which has ben suggested from
tlmo to tlmo , Is revived and proclaimed as
n potent remedy for financial Ills. It Is
urged that by this , and a consolidation of
departments , n vast amount ot usless red tape
could bo done away with.
Employes who are perhaps more familiar
with municipal affairs than any member of the
city council , declare that the great trouble
with the present system is the duplication
of work. For Instance , the city engineer
makes up a plan of assessment for a special
tax lovy. It Is submitted to the board of.
equalization , amended If necessary and then
approved by the council. But this does not
end the matter. It must bo copied by the city
clerk. Here the work Is four times dupli
cated , Involving a vast amount of clerical
labor which serves no practical , purpose.
The same practice Is followed Ir. numerous
other Items with the effect that fully half
the work that Is done In all departments In
the city hall Is practically a duplication of
that which has boon done by some other
department. And this Is alluded to aa the
main reason why so much clerical work Is
necessary when the city Is doing a com
paratively small amount of business.
It Is said that If the departments wore
consolidated , the amount ot clerical work
would not bo greatly In excess ot that which
la done by ono of them under the present
system. It Is suggested that the abolition
of some of the nine departments would still
further reduce the amount of labor. A plan
Is bolng consideredby members of the council
for putting the plumbing Inspection under
the Board of Public Works. There Is another
case where work Is duplicated. The Board
of Public Works haa charge of the plumbing
outside of the lot line , whllo the Inside
Is under the plumbing Inspector and the
Board of Health. If a connection Is put In ,
a Board of Public Works Inspector goes out
and Inspects a portion ot It , while
a Board of Health Inspector has to complete
the Job. It Is claimed that ono man could
Inspect the whole Job whllo ho Is looking
over part of It and with more satisfactory
results. The only effect of the present
system Is alleged to bo added facility In
providing places for political supporters.
Ho IH Ileailjto Go Home.
Arthur Glass , a young boy , living with
his iiarents at Twenty-seventh nnd Augar
streets , South Omaha , ran away from home
yesterday niui came , to this city with n
trarrj ) named Claik 01. The parents notified
the police nnd they found the boy. He
said that this was the second time ho had
tried to leave homo , and that It was at the
solicitation of Clarkson. Clarlc&on , ha savs ,
got him to promise to furnish a livingfor. .
both .of them by- bogging on , the street , and
jthatjn return his older friend was to show
him the sl hts In Omaha , Chicago and oilier
largo cities. Olass was not Infatuated with
his job , and' ' readily promised to return to
his parents. _ _ _
Ills IlelatlveH In DiiliiiiNcnH Killed.
A letter 1ms been received by Stevan
Dr.her , 1201 South Twelfth street , from
Damascus , stating that a number of rela
tives of a friend of his , Ilzey Mcndl of
Norfolk , were killed about n month ago , In
an uprising of a lawless tribe near that
city. The trouble arose between the Syrians
and the mountain people , called the Droos ,
on account of conflicting religious beliefs.
The fight between the two races has ex
isted since 18CO , and It was estimated In the
letter that over l.GOO people on both Hides
had been killed In the numerous battles
that have taken place. The letter has been
forwarded to Mendl by Daher.
j\iM > reIieiiileil for .Innanlty
Rose Uosengreen , rooming nt 1823 Leaven-
worth street , was taken to the station last
night on complaint of a number of her
neighbors ; who said that they considered
her Insane , and that It was dangerous to
allow her her liberty. At the Jail the woman
grew violent , and it was Impossible to set
ar Intelligible statement from. her. It was
stated by her landlady that she was brought
there about ) a week'ng-o by a stranger nnd
left to her own resources. Her conduct had
br > en peculiar from the start , and had rap-
Idly" grown iworse. She. will bo brought be
fore the Insanity board this morning1.
PERSONAL , I'AHAGUAI'US.
Rov. C. W. Savidgo has gene to Broken
Bow.
Bow.Michael
Michael J. Hughes of West Point Is at the
Murray.
Rev. F. X. Hondelburg of West Point is
n the city.
J. HJ Weaver , Philadelphia , Pa. , Is a
Barker gueit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Longfellow of Hardy
are In the city ,
George Mlllard , lumberman , Burlington , la. ,
s at the Murray. - ,
P. J. .Langdon of Gretna , a grain buyer. Is
registered at the Murray ,
Mr , and Mrs. W. P. Howe of Chicago are
guests at ono of the hotels ,
P. Duinphy nnd George E. Balrd , Grand
Island , are stopping nt the Marker.
George A. McNutt , traveling passenger
agent for the "Katy , " la In the city.
.Lewis Klesol left for Crlpplo Creek last
night , where 'ho expects to start In business.
E. P. Smith of the Union Pacific law de-
lartment has gone to Hlllsdale , Mich , , to bo
absent a week ,
H. D. Watson , Edward Webster , W. S.
Clopp and Will J. Scoutt of Kearney are
visitors in the city.
0. Jacobson , E. R. South. H. M. Jacobson ,
H. Nlcholls and George II. Drough , cattle
shippers , Evanston , Wyo. , are In the city
with stock.
Walter Belasco. William Dennett , Thomas
Cclms , Horace Thrum , Hugh Ford and'Mrs.
Edmunds are members with the Henry E.
"Dlxey company registered nt the Darker.
At the Murray J. E. Richardson , Chicago ;
George Mlllard , Burlington ; H. L. Billings ,
Chicago ; Joe R. Lane , Davenport ; Georglo
Wells , New York ; S. G. Russell , St. Paul ;
B. D. Wolf. New York ; R. J. Langdon , West
olnt ; William 'Wolf , Syracuse ; A. H. Wolf ,
Chicago ; J. H. Wlllcott , Boston ; G. F.-Lovo-
oy , Chicago.
Ncbraskans at the- hotels ore : II. I [ .
Bowes , Tekamah ; Jacob Snyder , Fullerton ;
C. J. Ehrenfcld , North Platte : Anton Nelson ,
-elgh ; H. G. Breltenfeld , Fremont ; I , W ,
ilullory. Grand Island ; M. 8. Herbert , Gor-
on ; George Miner , Leroy Drake , C , S. Fltld-
grove , Shclton ; W. H , Needham , Nlobrara ;
G , W. Lang , Lttchficld ; II. G. Daluss , Atkin
son ; George A , Brooks , Bazllo Mills ,
IMOAli llKi1TII2S. .
During the past month the patrol wigons
lave responded to 3U5 alarms , and traveled
a distance of 498 miles.
Rev , Elinor Gordon of Sioux City lectured
before the Unity club last night on "Zang-
vlll. " Ills "Master" she described as al-
nest a poem In prose.
Revival meetings at the First Presbyterian
church will continue during the week under
he conduct of Rev. Charles E. Bradt cf Lin
coln , who preached last night ,
J. J , Shannon has been arrested on com-
ilaln of William Garrlty for assault , and
rrank McICco for the same offense , on com-
ilalnt of William Scherwlnsky.
At C:30 o'-lock yesterday morning a two-
lory building at 1022 Dodge street , owned by
ilgd Nevlllo and occupied by William
oni au a bakery , wa set on flro by a
auollno explosion , The losj was $50 ,
Admirers of Ballington Booth Hold a Mon
ster M R3 Meeting ,
COMPLIMENTARY RESOLUTIONS PASSED
Muito lij- Ctinmicej- . Ueneiv
Mnyur Strong anil a. Number
of 1'romliient
, , tn en.
NEW YORK , Feb. 3. At a mass mealing
held In Carncglo hall tonight , It developed
that the people represented , as well as the
rank and fllo of the Salvation army , are op
posed to the recall of Commander and Mrs.
Dalllngton Booth to England. Among these
present were : Dr. Clmuncey M , Depew ,
Bishop E. Ct. Andrews , AVIlllan.x.E. Dodge ,
Rov. A. H. Bradford , Robert Fulton Culling ,
Rev. Joslah Strong ; and thousands ot others.
They wcro all opposed to It , and said so In
ns many words. Dr. Dopew acted ns chair
man of the meeting. Ho read a cablegram
from Uratmvell Dooth to Mayor Strong , ex
plaining the object of Commander Dalllngton
Booth's recall. The speaker said that the
gathering was not for the- purpose of taking
Issue with anything contained In Iho ca
blegram , but to express our own views. No
matter what London wilt think about it ,
the Infant , which has grown large , is very
much alive nnd liable to kick.
"Wo are tonight , " said Dr. Dcpow , "to pay
trlUito to the two leaders General Booth
and Commander Balllngton Booth. To Gen
eral Booth wo say wo fully recognize your
power , the system you have , but about the
recall of Commander Balllngton ami Mrs.
Booth wo have this usggcstlon to make.
Being 3,000 miles away , our customs are dif
ferent and wo take leave to present a peti
tion nnd Inquire , can they be replaced by a
stranger ?
"And there Is another reason , " continued
Dr. Depow. "Commander and Mrs. Booth
have become naturalized. I met them on an
excursion steamer going to Europe a few
years ago. The pleasure-seekers wcro In the
first cabin , the ministers and school teachers
In the second cabin. Mrs. Booth was In the
second cabin and I suggested to the 400 In
the first cabin the fashionable crowd , wheat
at the grand opera are known as the
'crowned heads , ' because they wear diamond
tiaras that she bo talccn Into the first cabin.
They did so nnd they fpund Mrs. Booth a
pure and Intelligent woman , nnd she suc
ceeded In converting the 400 not to the Sal
vation army , but to Its uses and services In
the world.
"They are part and.party of the United
States , nnd In their behalf we will assert
the Monroe doctrine. ( Laughter. )
PLACE FOR THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
"Wo cannot surrender to a foreigner any
of our territory , and In order to avoid the
greatest International trouble , wo suggest
the appointment of a new commission , or to
continue diplomatic correspondence for a
few years at least , and wo bellevo that
Commander and Mrs. Booth have not ful
filled their mission in the United States. "
The cablegram which Dr. Dopow read ran
thus :
Mayor Strong- , New York : Thnnks for
telegram. General Booth traveling In India.
Change In command Indicates no disapproval
whatever , but confidence that leaders In
states , like many others , also changing1 this
year , remain true to theworldwKlo pur
pose of the army. The general relies in
American auxiliaries , honorably and heart
ily helping his son and daughter In carryIng -
Ing out their own declarations , nnd In their
continued consecration to the whole
world's salvation. Christ's love overcomes
all side Issues. BRAMWELL BOOTH.
Chief of Start.
Mayor Strong said he , like the- others , had
attended the meeting to protest against tha
recall of Commander Balllngton and Mrsl
Booth nnd-to , If possible , add-tho dignity of
his office to the movement set on foot. . Bishop
E. G. Andrews described the work of the
Salvation army In this country and ap
plauded the magnificent work of the officers
recalled to Enghnd by General Booth.
Rev. Dr. Strong said that General Booth
Is the best British general that has , been
recognized In America , for the past 120 years.
He , llko Dr. Dopew , was opposed to the
transfer of the commander.
William E. Dodge , after saying a few words
In favor of Commander and Mrs. Booth nnd
tha Salvation army , read letters from
Frances Wlllard , Governor Budd of Califor
nia , the St. Louis postmaster and others.
Rev. Dr. Bradford read strongly protesting
resolutions which werS unanimously adopted.
TALKED AIIOUT I1OXDS.
DlKctiMfilon. by Current Topic Club
"The Bond Issue and the Gold Reserve"
was the subject of discussion before- the Cur
rent Topic club at the Young Men's Chris
tian association last evening. W , H. Salis
bury read a paper outlining the policies of
the Sherman , McKlnlcy and Wilson bills , and
took the affirmative stand that Cleveland ,
as the head of the government , had a right to
Issue the bonds when he thought the de
pleted gold reserve in the treasury required
It. Ho did not think the action of the pres
ident during his last term of office had
bean Illegal , unpaitlotlc , or lacked Judgment ,
as many people would have the public be
llevo.
Elmer Thomas deplored the Issuance of the
$500,000,000 of bonds by Cleveland , nnd
thought that all currency should have been
redeemed by silver ; that the two species
should remain on a parity In America , nnd
that the president's late actions in dealing
with the Rothschilds-Morgan syndicate bore
the imprint of dishonesty.
Henry W. Yntes followed with n history of
the legal pirns ? of the subject , and thought
the Issuingof the bonds Ill-advised , giving
his reasons for BO thinking.
Gladness Comes
With a better underfitaiulinp of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical Ills which vtinlbh before proper ef
forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not iluu to any actual dis
ease , lint simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system , which the pleasant
family la.xativo , Syrup of Figs , prompt
ly removes. That Is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families , and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are duo to the fnct , thut it is the
ono remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness , without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important , in order to get its bune-
flcial effects , to note when you pur
chase , tliatyou have the genuine article ,
which is manufactured by the California
llg Syrup Co. only , and Bold b.v nil rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health ,
and the system is regular , then laxa
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If aillloted with any actual disease , ono
may bo commended to tha most hUillful
physicians , but if in need of a laxative ,
then ono should have the beat , and with
the well-informed every whtjro , Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
UBcd und ives most general sutibf action.
DKATIIS OP A HAY. 1
Colonel TlioiniiNon , thp Tnrfmnn , U
AmntiK ( \uinlipr. .
NBW YORK , Feb. 3. Colonel W. P.
Thompson , prssldent of the National Lead
company , died of pneumonia today.
Colonel Thompson was born In Wf.it Vir
ginia nndv g a confederate soldier. Ho was
engaged In every baltlo ot Importance that
took place In Virginia. After tha war Colonel
Thompson became tlio editor of a Wast Vir
ginia newspaper , afterward coming to Now
York. He owed the foundation ot his for
tune to his connection with the Standard.
Oil company. Ho bccamo Identified with the
lead trade about a dccado ago. Ho was a
member of Iho Manhattan , Lawyers' , Tuxedo
and down town clubs and the Southern so
ciety. Ho was also a power on the turf.
Ho was ono ot the charter members of the
Jockey club and his counsel was highly
valued by his confreics. His colors were suc
cessful last y nr nnd ho decided to go Into
racing In earnest. Ho purchased Requital ,
the winner of last year's Futurity , when.
David 01 dee n retired from the turf ,
NK\V YORK. Feb. 3. Spencer W. Coe. ono
of tlio most prominent of the older New York
merchants , died at his homo hiVlnstead ,
Conn. , yesterday , aged C9. Mr. Coo retired
from business about three years ago on ac
count of 111 health. Previous to that tlmo
ho wan successively n mr-mbcr of the firms
ot II , B. Cladln & Co. , Dunham , Buckley &
Co. , George Bliss & Co. , and William L.
Strong & Co. Mr. Coo was ono of the char
ter members of tlio Union League club , a fel
low of the Academy ot Design nnd a mem
ber of the New England society. Ho was
also prominent In Kvangcllcal work par
ticularly In connection with the Jerry Mc-
Aulcy mission ; was n member of Dr. Park-
hurst's congregation and a life member ot
the Young Men's Christian assoc'atlon.
NEW YORK , Fob. 3. Former Police Com
missioner Stephen B. French committed
sulcldo today by shooting himself through
the heart.
For some tlmo Mr. French had been moody
and despondent , and recently ho told hla
wlfo that ho was worried over business nt-
falrs. At another tlmo ho cald to Mrs.
French1 , "You would bo bettor oft If I were
not here. " Ills friends have observed that
both In appearance anil In conversation Mr.
French was laot quite himself. So far as It
is known , thcro was no adequate cause for
his suicide.
Mr. French was C7 years old. Ho was a
member of the police board from May , 1887 ,
to May , 1SS9 , the last part ot his term as
president. In 1S49 Mr. French wont to Cal
ifornia , where he- worked nt gold mining
arid engaged In the hotel business , subse
quently sailing between San Francisco and
the Sandwich Islands. Having returned
cast , Mr. French was elected treasurer of
Suffolk county In 1SC9. In 1876 he was ap
pointed an appraiser at the port of New York.
DUBUQUE , la. , Feb. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) General Caleb St. Beth's wlfo died
today , aged 82 years.
Stinlciifi All Profcufl Ilcllnloii.
KANSAS CITY. Fob. 3. Aspoclal to the
Journal from Sedalla , Mo. , says an epldomlo
of religion has struck Gcorgo R. Smith
colleg-e. nnd that since Friday last all but i
four of the 100 students have professed re
ligion. Today the shouting ana singing of
the students put an end to class work , and
nn all dav pralso meeting was held hi the
college chapel.
A MAN CAN'T WORK.
WHEN HE IS SUFFERING WITH
HiCnn't Ent , Can't SU-cp , Ciin't Oct
Comfort Any AVny Hut One I'yrumlil
Pile Cure AVI 11 Cure Him , Give 11 c-
Hcf lit Once Never Known to Fail.
Just a llttlo pain may so distract a man's
mind that It will cost him hundreds ot del
lars. Llfo is a battle. To succeed ono
needs all his energies and all his brain
force to apply to the question at hand Even
a corn wllfnioke him Irritable , cross , angry
and an angry man seldom succeeds. The
trifling pain of a com la a pleasant feeling
beside the agonizing ache of piles. That
Is a pain which seems to pervade the whole
body. It communicates Itself to all the
parts near the scat of the trouble and brings
on a heavy , dragging feeling In the peri
neum. These who have never so suffered
do not know what It means. It racks the
nerves , prevents sleep , prevents concentrated
thought and makes a man Icso flesh as fast
as ho would with a virulent fever.
And yet piles are looked upon as a llttlo
thing. They are neglected allowed to run
on from montn to montn anu year to year.
By and by conies a dangerous surgical opera
tion. Maybe It cures maybe It kills.
There Is only ono sure , wfo and quick
cure for piles. It Is the Pyramid Pile Curo.
It Is a recent discovery and Its properties
are such that It cleanses , soothes and heals
the Inflamed parts , reduces the Inflammation
at once and with continued treatment re
moves all swelling and all trace of the dis
ease. It puts the membranes In a healthy ,
actlvo condition and cures completely and
permanently/
From C. F. Collins , Garnott : I commenced
uclng the Pyramid PIle Cure and my case
was so bad I thought the remedy was going
to fall In my case , but before I had lined
two-thirds of ono package I began to feel
much better , and can honestly say I am en
tirely cured. It In the quickest and surest
remedy I have ever tried or hoard of.
From Joslah Roberts , Port Oram , N. J. :
Just one-quarter of a package of the Pyra
mid Pile Cure did wonders' for me and I
have -lost no opportunity of recommending
such a great remedy.
From Win. McIIalo , Rockport , Maes. : Ono
package of Pyramid Pile Cure has helped
moro than anything I have yet used.
Pyramid PIle Cure lo sold by druggists
generally. If yours doesn't k'cep It ho will
get It for you It you ask him. Book on
cause and euro ot piles cnt free. Address
Pyramid Drug Co. , Albion , Mich ,
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