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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1896)
8 TUT : OtfATTA DAILY BEE : JHUEriDAY , NOVEMBER 1800. RETURNS OF THE ELECTION Complete Bjstcm for Collecting nn < l Dis tributing the News. PLANS FOR KEEPING THE PUBLIC POSTED IliiIIHla * Will Ilr llcrclvrd In Many I'lniTN In DM'll > Thr llr < - Will Keep the lVoil | ! Informed of DIP Ill-null. It Is rlouhtfnl If ono out of a hundred of the pcoplo who will throng Ihe streets nnd public resorts tonight lovnlt for Iho resull of the count hnve any Idea of the nmoimt of work Involved In secur ing the Information contained In the bulletins which the wires will constantly cnrry to them. Aside from the systems organized by the various newspapers to rolled the returns nnd pet them before Ihe public nt the earliest pos- ululit moment , the MR telegraph companies have complete sjstems which cover every clecuon precinct In Ihc Unllcd States. This year more attention Is centered on N'ebraskn than ever before , and the \Vcslern Union Telegraph rotnpany has organized Ihe most complete system that H has ever had In this state. Omaha Is the cenlrnl point for Nebraska , nnd for the past three weeks Manager Urnated of the local ofilce has been working almost night and day to per fect the Bystem by which Iho results of the count In this state are lo be exchanged for the latest bulletins from other parts of the country. The Western Union company has requested the stnto committees of nil the political parties to unite In n request that each election board ehall count the vote on prealilcnllal electors , governor nnd congress men first. As fast as the results nre known In each precinct Ihey will bo wired lo the Omaha headquarters. Here n force of opcratoro will be waiting to take the re. turns nnd tabulate them , after which the bulk-tins will bo distributed In Omaha and pent out over scwrs of wires to other polnls. Krequcnt comparisons will be made with the vote for governor In 1SDI. Tills vote Is taktn ns a basis because there was fusion be tween the democrats nnd populists In that year anil the comparison Is more batlsfnctory than If Iho figures of Ihu previous prcsl- ilenllal election were used. The bulletins go fn-m Onmhn dlrcdly lo Ihe central ofllco at rhlcngo , which Is Ihe dlslrlbullng point for the western country. There Is n similar arrangement In every slalo nnd lerrllory In the. United Stales , nnd n small nrmy of operators and nicraongur boyn are employed to furnish the service. On election night the Western Union company will have 130 t-xpert operators al work In Omaha alone. Highly of them will be nt wcrk In the cenlral ofilce anil fifty more will bo dis tributed over the city. Nrwrly forty special wires have been put In to carry the bulletlnf to the local clubs , hotels nnd other resorts. SPKCIAL. LOCAL WIU1-2S. The service will bo given to all Iho com mittees of the various parties. The local Sln-lnera will receive the rot 111113 In Masonic lemple , and Incidentally they will enjoy n nodal session Ihnl will make Iho tlmo pass ngrceably. The full returns will also be delivered by special wire In the Young Men's Christian Association building. The Omaha Church Choral society will receive Ihe relurns In Ihe auditorium , and facilities will be provided for the convenience of all Iho members of Iho association. The wires have also been run to the Omaha club. Hlks' club. Metropolitan club , Omaha Whlsi club , the Omaha Turnvcrcln. the thealers , Mauer's. Schlltz'n and Iho Vienna restau rants , Frank Handle's cigar store. Uobcrt- BOH'S cigar store , all the hotels. the prom inent saloons and several cnlcrprlslng drug stores. To transmit the returns from Omaha there will bo one and sometimes two wires exclusively reserved on every railroad line running out of the city. Thrso are exclusively for hullellns. as Ihc press specials will be sent on oilier wires. Moat of the large commercial concerns will also receive returns over the Uiroueh cir cuits. Throe full circuits will be exclusively used for receiving the returns from the ensl. These will employ four operators at the Omaha end. The messages arc laltcn on manifold wllh typewriter- , each operator making fifteen copies. Thcso copies are then distributed over tlio various circuits All offices will be kept open until at least 3 o clock In the morning , nnd with the ar rangements that have been made It Is ex pected thai by lhat time it will be known now the stale has gone ou clectora , governor and congressmen. The bullcllns will be read from the st jfec In bolh IhentcrH. and Ihe girls In pink llghls and iho comedians wllh spoclalllcs Jim out of Ihe box will he compelled lo yield now and Ihcn lo the greater Interest In the actors on the political stage. IIULLRTINS AT HOME. The telephone company will assist mate rially In telling the public how the battle has. gone. It will receive copies of the bulletins wh ch come over the Western Union wires and the gst | of these will bo communicated from the central station to all the subscrib ers. Then the out-of-town olllces will keep the Omaha ofllco supplied wllh nil the Information that comes to them , and Omaha subscribers will also receive the benelll. As If would be manifestly Impos sible to call up each subscriber to inform him of the bulletins , the various circuits will be grouped , and the message will ihus bo transmitted to a largo number of private telephones nt ono tlmo. The luekv In dividual who has a telephone In his ires - dcnce. will thus bo able to get n fairly arm chair" SCrV'CO ' wllhout IcnvluB - ' ' / Al'10 ? ' , fr.om the Ircl'ar ' tlons thus afforded Information of the public the IICWH- papera will afford every facility for the dis semination of the news. Kvory bulletin that cornea over the Western Union wires Is also received at The llee oftlce , and this Is In -dilltlou.to the special dispatches from lie" correspondents In every county seat In this and adjoining stales , lleglnnlng as soon as the first bulletins are received The Dee will nhow the returns with a stereopilcon on an Immense screen thnt will bo hung on the west side of the New York LlfeVlldlm kver bulletin of Importance will bo thrown ; on the canvas as noon as It Is received and the pcoplo in iho street will bo kept In touch with the Intent development ! ! in every nart of the country. Thla year The Dee has the most complete tyilun ever organized In this stnto for bocurlug the returns from each pro- duel al Iho rnrlloxt possible moment. The vote on presidential electors will bo wired first by the correspondents , then the vole ou governor , nnd then thai of the candidates for congress In the various districts This will probably be nil that tan bo secured Tueiduy night. Many of the counly seats nro distant from the telegraph olllceu and ai ustml the returns from some points will be delayed. Hut It U expected that the result can bo estimated In round numbers before midnight on electors anil soon after on gov- etnor nnd congressmen. \ulnrlfN to StviMir In V it T . Thn mayor has appointed L.'I. Abbott nnd John 'W. Parish ns notaries to bo present In the clly clerk's oillee today to swear Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. MOST PERFECT MADE. A pura Crape Cream of Tait.ir Powder. Free fioin Ammonia , Alum or any other aduttciant. 40 Years the Standard , In Voters who have not registered. They will be In the ofilce from the time of the opening of the polls until they arc closed. The city authorities have rent out notices to nil judged nnd clerks of election requesting - questing them to be on hand promptly In the morning , that there may be no delay In opening the polls , AlllJ I.NTl.MIDATI.NfJ THIS VOTUIIH. Ii-Nicrnlc | Tm'llc'H Adopted liy 1'roc Silver MniiniriTN. An WM anticipate , the free silver party during the last days of the campaign has been dally setting afloat roorbacks which It was hoped would not be contradicted for lack of time. The local foko mill has been especially active In circulating these stories of ir representation. It has devel oped that the objects have been two In number. The lesser one was to gain voters for the popocratlc candidate by the misrep resentation. The greater ono was to cover up under the cry of fraud the most dis graceful policy of Intimidation that has marked the campaign , In order to keep republicans away from the poll * . This policy , which was Inaugurated last Saturday , was to work upon the minds of the republican foreign voters with throats that tlity would bo arrested If they at- lemplcd to cast their ballots en election day. It has been found that only such foreign re publicans as were not well acquainted with the election laws of the country were approached preached In this manner. A number of ca es have been retried lo the sound money committees which have Ihc local campaign In charge. The worst case which has been brought to the attention tf the committees was that of C. John Oyllenflyght , , a Swede residing at 1411 Jones street , who Is n tailor. Oyllenllyght has been In this country for year * nnd has lwcn the posscnsor of naturalization papers which are dated years back. He has never taken much Intcresl In national polities until this year , when he was convinced that his Inlcrcsts were being threatened by the free silver craze. There fore , despite the fact that he has been a democrat as long ns ho has been In this country , ho has signified his Intention of this year voting for McKinley. Gyllenflyrjlit was approached on last Sat urday night by two Swedish free sllvcrltcs. They Informed him llmt if ho tried to vote on election day ho would be arrested. More over , they stated that his registration had been Illegal nnd that ho was liable to arrest on that account. They left him with the Intimation that If he attempted to east his ballot on election day he would bop roso- cillcd at once. These threats had their ef fect. Oyllenflyght was not acquainted with the election laws , and although he had his naturalization papers , he believed that ho had already In some manner become gullly of some offense. When ho was brought Into the headquarters of the republican com- mlttco ho was In lears , believing that he was likely to bo arrested at any moment. QyllenllyRht told his story , and the com mittee at once todk steps to discover who the two lying free sllvcrllcs were. ( Jyllen- flyght did not know their names .although he doeB know that they were Swedes. It Is believed that the free silver committee haa hired them to threaten McKinley voters who are not thoroughly conversant with the elec tion laws. In order to In this manner cut down the republican majority , because other similar cases of intimidation have been re- porled. If the guilty parties can bo dis covered they will be prosecuted. This policy of misrepresentation has been pursued not only among the Swedes , but among other nationalities also. It bore a slightly different face among the Italians. .Most of this nationality In the city , In fact practically nil of them , will vole for Mc- Klnlcy tomorrow. On Saturday there were numbers who had not registered. Tills was the class which was approached. Krec silver hirelings eamo to them and told them that It was not necessary for them to leave their business an Saturday , n busy day , to register , because Monday was an other registration day. Fortunately In the majority of cases the men learned dif ferently from their fellow countrymen and registered. Ncverlhelcss a few were prac tically disfranchised , but the republican committee is preparing to undo the damage by learning the names of such and havfng their votes sworn In on election day. STATH.MI3XT AllSOM'TKl.V KAI.SU. Siniiiil Money I.rmlcrN Tall ln\vii tlir I''r i Sllvi'r OrjiKii. OMAHA , Nov. 2.--To the IMItor of The Dee : The Saturday evening World-Herald contained what purported to bo a letter Ifisueil by this league addressed to a citizen of Omaha and asking him to call on Alfred Mlllard with reference to the sound money campaign In this city. The letter pur ported to bo signed by mias chairman of ( ho executive committee of this league. The letter was not genuine , had never been signed by mo nor sent out by any member of this committee. I at once denied the authenticity of the letter and published my denial. This morning , because other copies of the eamo letter have turned up , the World-Herald rcitciates its assertion that the letter was sent out by this league. I deslro to state through the columns of your paper that the letter Is not genuine. I do not know whether It was n joke or a fake or the over-zealous act of some one working for sound money. The World- Herald makes the positive ( insertion that those who received the letters anil presented them lo Mlllard received money. That statement so made by the World-Herald was knowingly and deliberately falso. FRANCIS A. DKOGAN. Chairman Executive Committee. IIHTUII.VS TIIAMCS TO VKTICHAXS. Mercer Itcpllcn ( o tin * .South Oniiiliu Oluli. WASHINGTON. D. C. , Oct. 27. J. II. Erlon , Esq. , South Omaha , Neb. Dear Sir : I received your telegram In behalf of the Union Veteran club and It touched mo very Impressively. I have BO many friends In South Omala. and they have always been so loyal and so steadfas tin their support of me , that I fear sometimes that I overdo the matter In again soliciting their suffrage- . I have always taken a great Interest In that young , enterprising city and whenever the opporlunlty IB presented I turn condi tions to her account. It has afforded me much pleasure In the past to bo of service to the people of South Omaha and I believe llmt In the future * , as a public servant , I can render them additional service. It Is un fortunate Hint my.vlfe'K Illness should have happened at this time , but , as you know , we are not the arbiters of such happening and must accept the situation In a phil osophic manner. Thanking you and my other friends for your support. I am. 1UI. MKHUHK. THAC'III.VCJ CHI1MKUTO VOTR. I'uplU of the Holux.lM Will Cunt Tlii-lr llallnlM. Whllo the men nre busily engaged In electing a president today the children In the public schools of the city will bo per forming the ramo ofilce on n smaller t.calc. While the votes cast by the children may not change the- result , the practice of hav ing an election In the schools Li encouraged by the heads or the department. It Is as sumed thai the ability to vote Intelligently Is an essential feature of education , and to day the * school children will have an hour's amusement and nt the name time bo mndo familiar with the workings of the Australian ballot system. The pupils have already registered and today they will vote In exactly the same manner ns their elders are voting. Thcro will be an election board In each room nnd the votes will be ca t nnd counted In accmlnnce with the regular proceeding. As a preliminary the children will be given a short explanation of the ballot laws , and when the day Is over every child will know exactly how the system workn. _ lllktrlll-tlOIIN tO rillTBUlCMTll VllllTH. In spite of the exceptionally heavy regis tration In Omaha It Is likely that there will bo nwtiy citizens who have not been able to register on trcnimt of abvonco from the city. Any om who has for any rcaaon been prevented from rcgUtcrlns may vote by ob taining a certificate from the city clerk. The voter must apply at the clerk's ofllco and bo accompanied by two rccldunt free holders of hie precinct who uro prepared to support his ( K'oUratlon that ho IH entitled to vote In that precinct. 't'ho city clerk will then provide him with a curtlllcalo which will entitle him to vole as tbouch his iiatr.B was on the rcgUtrctloti ) ht. For hoarieufta , aaro throat and cough tike Ur. Uuir CouU Brrup , th ipeelllc ( or AffecUous of. tU ; thre&t and olicst , PLANNING WHOLESALE FRAUD Election Boards Manipulated for tlio Benefit of the 811vorit03 , SOUTH OMAHA BRYANITES DESPERATE t'u INC MnrliliiK of ItitlliilN , Sill III UK of Iliillol llovrn mill MMMIIIII | | f the VulCM CtiKt All on tinPro - ArrnitKiMl P From persons whoso reliability cannot he called In question It Is learned that a plot has been concocted In South Omaha to perpetrate wholesale election frauds , through false marking of ballots , stufTlng of ballot boxes nnd a prearranged miscount of the votes. The Instigators nnd prime movers In this arc certain keep ers of South Omahn gambling houses , which are being operated under the protection of Mayor Ensor and other city ofllclals , who arc reputed to be sharing In the pioflts of the keepers of unlawful resorts. The election machinery , being all In Iho hands of Iho mayor nnd council , Ihe election boards are packed with men ready lo do their bidding. It also trnnsplrcfl that the money for al most all the bets on Hryan's election madp In Omntu has como from Iho South Omnhn gamblers , who are also notoriously In col lusion with men who formerly were per mitted to run gambling rooms In this city. It Is also reported In this connecllon that $ IiflO has been raised nnd paid to South Omaha city ofllclals as an Inducement to perpctrato these frauds. South Omaha has been nolcd for flagrant violation of the election law. nnd the fact that heretofore the perjured and bribed election otllccra nnd their co-workers have not been prosecuted has doubtless en couraged the plot that has been set on foot to rcvcrso the honest verdict of the voters. The great majority of the citizens of South Omaha are lawnbldlng people , and It be hooves them to sco lo It that proper protec tion Is given to Insure an honest ballot and a fair count. Inasmuch ns the South Omaha police can not bo depended on to do their work. It In comes the duty of the sheriff of Douglas county to dotall n sufllclcnt number of deputies to protect voters In their rights and nrrcst nil parties who undertake lo obstruct the election or attempt nny viola tion of the election laws Inside or outside of the election booths. AllItKST WHM , KXOWV HiiMIUICA\S ! I'oimrriitlc .Mininut-rw Tarry Uio Cain- lialKM of Intimidation ( o i\frrinr. The extreme to which the free silver forces have been driven to cut down McKln- ley's majority In this city was exhibited ycs- lerday afternoon , when Lee Herdman of the popocratlc state committee filed complaints against republican voters , Bomo of them well known citizens In the city , charging them with Illegal rcglstrnllon. The men lo bo arrested are as follows , to- gethcr with the precincts In which they registered : Sol Prince , Fourth precinct of the Third ward ; Charles F. Tuttle , Fourth precinct of the Third ward ; Jacob I.androck. Sixth precinct of the Second : John Adams , Third precinct of the Third ; I'cter Ilclchert. Fourth precinct of the Third ; H. E. Oakley , First ward ; G. W. Krcncmcyer , Fourth precinct of the Third ward ; Albert Wind- helm , Third precinct of Iho Third ; \V. C. I.eslcr. Third of the Third ; Nick Trencrey. Third ward. Tlieso complaints were drawn up within the confines of the headquarters of the pope cratlc committee nnd were not presented to the county atlorney for Inspection. As a matter of fact a time was chosen for filing them when It was known that the county attorney would not bo present In police court. It has been the habit of Police Judge Gordon to refer complaints of every charactc'r during the daytlmo to either the city prosecutor or the counly attorney. In this Instance , however , the police judge Allowed them lo bo filed before the county attorney was able to Inspect them or In- qulro Into the circumstances. Police Judge Gordon has for some tlmo past been an outspoken advocate of free silver. H Is charged that the men have violated the election laws In varjous ways. Some of them are said to have resided In the stale less than the time required by law ; other are accused of not being residents In the precincts In which they registered. As a mailer of fact In all the cases thai have so far been investigated by the repub lican committees thcro Is not the slightest foundation for any prosecution. It Is believed that It Is not the Intention of the democratic committee to prosecute the cases. As a matler of fact It may be said that this Instance Is but another of bluff , a scheme on Ihe- part of Iho popo- cratlc eommllleo lo cover up Us own dis graceful attempts at ballot box stuffing by accusing republicans of the attempt. Chair man John Lewis of the republican county committee Is of this opinion. Ho bases this belief on evidence he has In his possession that Iho popocrals In a number of Iho wards have stuffed the registration books with Illegal voters. Chairman Lowls has now In his desk the names of 200 or more Hryan men who were Illegally registered. Chair man Lewis , however , has not uncovered his hand as the popocrats have done. On the other hand he has kept quiet , but ho will get In his work today. Challengers In Ihe various wards have been given the names of the Illegal voters and they have been Instructed to ' cause their arrest If they atlempt to 'vote. It la the Intention to prosecute such lo the fullest extent of the ! aw. aw.That That Ihero Is nothing In this latest blufl of the popocrats Is evidenced from Ihc fact that the names chosen are those of well known republicans , Iho majority of whom have lived and voted In this city for years past. i > ui < : i Aui\r : roil . -run KI.KCTIOX. lllNtrilHIollN iNNIHMl ( O tillJllcltfCN II III ! Yesterday Mayor Droatch Issued the following proclamation , relative to countIng - Ing the vote : To All Judges and Clerks of Election : In order to Insure uniformity In the counting of votes and to secure results In the ahoricst possible time all election boards In the city of Omnbn nre hereby requested count the ballots In the following order ; and ns the result Is asccrtalnc-d In each case , to give the Information to the public : First Presidentlil : electors. Second Congressmen. Third Governor. Fourth Coiinellmen. And , thereafter. In the regular order. " IN .Still In ( InIt lire. OMAHA. Nov. 2. To the Kdltor of The Bco : Having heard that there nro many friends who have been lold lhat I nm not In the race for councilman In the Eighth ward , I take this means of letlliu ; them know lhat I am still In the race , and with the help of my friends shall bo the next councilman from the Eighth ward. I will stale further I am not In the rnce In the Interest of any ono but myself and have not received a dollar from any person or corporation to make the race or to with , draw , and believing that all the democrats and popullsls will stay by the ticket , and hoping my many republican friends will glvo mo their support tomorrow at the polls for good government , I remain. J. II. DAVIE3. Colored VoterH Are l.nynl. OMAHA , Nov. 2. To the Editor of The Dee : H has been whispered In certain quarters that the colored pcoplo are not going to support the entire republican ticket. Allow mo to assure you that such osscr- tlon ur Impression la absolutely without foundation. On the contrary , It can bo mi- thorltiitlvely stated that with the possible exception of a "baker's dozen" of dis gruntled colored voters , our voting popula tion Intend lo support the republican ticket from top to bottom , The colored pcoplo for thirty year * have exercised a scrupulous fealty to the republican party , and wo rcc- o.nlzo that this Is u highly Inopportune jaocieat to withdraw yur support , la part or Ir. whole , from Uib grand old party on account of the petty \xrlcvnnccs of one or two persons. We nrr for McKinley , Mercer , MncColl and the entlro republican ticket. K. II. HALL. _ C ( i. u.vi/i\j 'run I'MrTiiVAiin. . Vnlprw ItrKlftfrnrrf from \Vlilcli IIooKol HxlHt. The Fifth ward ppors to have received especial Httentloni In the colonization schemes of the popncrats , particularly that portion of Seventeenth from Nicholas to Grace. Among the- names registered by the popocratlc workers from that section nre ecvcrnl who give their residences nt num bers which nre distinguished by n vacancy so far as houses are concerned. The chal lengers will bo Instructed to keep n sharp lookout , and when the persons giving the names from these fictitious numbers come up to vote they will be promptly arrested. Among the many caaeo of this kind which have been traced out In this ward are the following : W. II. Adams. 1131 North Sev enteenth ; this place has been vacant t > lx months. Thomas Kennedy and Joseph Ken nedy nro registered from IGlfi ; this place has been vacant for three months. IMt Nonnan Is registered from 1549 , but there Is no mich person living at that place. Dennis Keller purports In live nt 1012. when In fact tlu-re Is no such number on the street. Frank Kasncy and P. M. Mortenson are down on the boo s ns living at 1C10 , but there Is no such number on the street. These * are only a few of the Inslances that have boon discovered by the republican com- mlllee , but It docs not propose to allow the popocrats to profit by any auch tactics If It la possible to prevent It , and steps have been taken lo checkmate thcso barefaced efforts at fra"'J. _ SI'KCMAI. I'OI.ICH KOIl Til 13 DAY. lOxtrit ( iiuirilliiiiM of ( lie Peace to Ilr on Duty. In response to a notice Issued by Mayor Droatch , n crowd of ablebodlod clltzens ap peared nt the city hall yesterday morning to bo examined as to their qualifications for duty as special policemen on election day. They were examined by the chief of police nnd the names of the eligible ones were handed to Iho mayor. At Ihe mcollng of the Fire nnd Police commission last evening llicro were about thirty men appointed for duty today , and they will bo assigned by Chief Slgwnrt. With the thirty-five appointed a week ngo for duty nt the boc'lis Uie mayor thinks there will be no difficulty In pre serving order. The new men will bo de tailed for duty In the residence dlslrlcls nnd the regular force will bo kept within reach In case of any serious disturbance. SlniiilH 1 > \ Fraternal COIIIIIIIII | < N. Frank Uurman , ono of the republican can didates for the legislature , has taken an emphatic stand on the question of fraternal Insurance In n letter which ho has nd- dressed to the Protective league In answer to questions lhat were propounded to him. Ho stated that ho would resist by all means In his power nny and all attempts In the coming legislature to change the existing laws nnd would submit to the league n copy of any legislation that was detrimental to fraternal Insurance. As a guaranty of good fnllh Mr. Ilurnmn Informed the league that ho Is n member of four secret societies. all the Insurance he cnrrles being of thnt class , nnd that ho has assisted In the or ganization of a number of secret soclcly lodges. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Can it ii I lie i\rellcil. : FUIENI ) , Neb. , Ocl. 6 , 1S9G. Charlra Ilcd- mnn of this place wrllcs the following voluntary statement : "We hnve tnkcn Hold's Pills with good results for biliousness nnd a bad tnstc In the mouth , and we be- llovo they cannot bo excelled , " Charles Red man , Hood's Pills become the favorite cathartic with every ono who tries them. Comfort to California. Every Thursday morning n tourist sleep ing car for Salt Lake. City , San Francisco and Los Angeles leaved Omaha via thp Itur- llngton Haute. It Is carpeted ; upholstered In rattan ; has tprlng seats and backs and la provided with curtains , bedding , towels , soap , etc. An experienced sxcurslon conductor ami a uni formed Pullman porter accompany It through to the Pacific coast. Whllo neither as expensively finished nor as fine to look at as a palace sleeper. It Is just as good to ride In. Second class tickets are honored , and the prlco of u berth , wide enough and big enough for two , Is only J5. For a folder giving full particulars call at Ihc city ticket office , 1502 Farnam street , or write lo J. Francis , general passenger agent , Omaha , Neb. Klccllon bulletins will bo received at Iho Mlllard hotel rotunda tonight. Atlfllf loll , DrpoNllorH. There will bo a special meeting Wednes day night at S o'clock. Gcrmanla hall In the interest of all depositors of Ihc Ger man Savings bank. OMAHA PLATTDEUTSCHEIl VEIIEIN. Sprc'lnl Klfotlmi Aiiiioiiiiccnit'iit. In order lo gl.-o everybody an opportunity to vote , "Tho nig Sloro" will be closed until 9:30 : n. m. Tuesday. HAYDEN 11HOS. STUIMM3D IX PUO.Vr OK TIII3 THAIX. J. C. Itltchli ; Sfrlonxly , If Not Fatally , llljnrcil , J. C. nitchlo of 1510 Soulh Twenty-fifth street was struck by the South Omaha dummy at Twenty-fourth street yesterday morning nt C:40 : o'clock nnd was very severely Injured. The phyelclans In attendance found that he was hurt Internally In addition to external bruises and are unprepared to say whether or not ho will live. Hltchlc , with a party of workfngmen , was standing at the Twenty-fourth street cross ing , , waiting for the dummy , which carries them every morning to South Omaha , their place of employment. The group was stand ing on Iho Iracka In conversation when a Milwaukee train approached from the west. All the party except Ritchie and another moved away to one side out of danger , but those two stepped directly In front of Ihe dummy , which was coming from Iho oilier direction. Hltchlp wag lruck by Ihe cowcatcher and was throtfn to one side. Spectators stale lhat It was a mlraclo that he was not killed outright. Ho was picked up unconscious and some of his friends , believing that ho was dead , summoned the coroner. Deforo Iho ar rival of that official 'physicians ' were called and nitchle was convoyed to his homo In the Union Pacific ambulance. lUtchlo'fl companion'- ' who was standing by hit side whenthe , accident occurred , saw the dummy In tlmo to get out of danger. Teller , eczema and all similar skin troubles are cured' by the use of De-Witt's Witch Hazel Salve.-Ut soothes at once , and restores the tissues to their natural cor.- IV.cu. and never fail * lo euro Dllet. Clirnii HatcK. > ov. 'Ill , Via the Uurllngton rUoule to points south and west Arkansos.TToxas , Nebraska , Colorado rado , Utah , WyomltiB , etc. Ono faro for Ihe round Irlp. plus $2. Call at ticket ofllif , 1H02 Farnam atrcct , nnd get full Information. nii.ix < iii\T ; TJVX : HAI.H IIKCI.VS. I'Viv llnyt-rN fnnlliu IiiinilN anil I.olH OflVfril. The county treasurer opened the delin quent tax sale yesterday morning , offering for sale the long list of property In this county onhlnh taxes have become delinquent. There was no rush of purchasers and , In fact , there were no more- persons In the treasurer's ofllco than are usually thcro In the ordinary run of business. The sale commenced at 1) ) o'clock. George Anthes con ducting the auction. He read off a long list of lands in thu county outuldo the city , but found only one buyer. This Individual was Iho agent of the owner of a mortgage on the property. The property was a plecu of farm land containing ICO acres , lying In tha wcitorn part of the county. The taxes amounted to $13.31. and these wt > ro paid by the holdur of the mortgage. The sale wan continued for about in hour , and was then adjourned until this morning. It will bo continued from day lo day until the Ha1 has been gene through with. For Ilronchlul. Authmutlo and Pulmonary Complaints. "Urown's Ilronchlal Troches" have remarkable curative prouertk-u. Bold only in boxes. OMAHA MEN ARE IN DEMAND B. R , Kitchie of the Northwestern Gets a Promotion , GIVEN PACIFIC COAST JURISDICTION ( ! < ! ! < rut AKi-nt oT \ortlnvoMlrrtt In TlilM City OOI-N Went to Look ATI or lloiul'H I'lixxoiiKor anil Ilobert II. Ultchle. for the past seven years general ngent of the Northwester's freight nnd passenger department ! * In this city will on November 15 take charge of the San Francisco office of the snmo road , with jurisdiction of Iho freight nnd passenger business of Iho entlro Pacific coast. Ills successor hero has not yet been named but he wll" be an atlache of Iho North- western's headquarters In Chicago. Mr. Hltchlc was In at headquarters yesterdaj completing arrangements for Ihc change and will return this morning. The Northwestern has heretofore main tained a freight and a passenger department In San Francisco , but the management has recently decided to consolidate the two offices. In looking around for an official competent to assume charge of the two de- parliupnls Iho management found no repre sentative of the Northwestern better quali fied to fill the joint position than H. U. Hltchlc. He was the first man to be offered the place , and after some consideration ol the proxisltlon | , decided lo accept It. In addition to the San Francisco olllcc , hi will hnve Iho freight and passenger olllces of Portland and Los Angeles under his Jurisdiction. In San Francisco ho will succeed W. II. Hamilton , general agent In the freight department , and C. E. Hray , general ngent In the passenger department. There will bo general regret among Omaha railroaders and shippers at Mr. Ritchie's departure , for ho has made a host of friends for himself while here. All his friends however , are glad thnt he has received what they regard ns a well earned promo tion. During the seven years that he has been utalloned In Omaha he has Im proved both tin- freight and passenger traffic of his road and the extent of his jurisdic tion , which at first Included only Kansas and Nebraska , has been gradually en larged. Only Ihls year Mr. Ultchle was given jurisdiction over all Northwestern live stock business originating on the Union Pacific system. Mr. Ritchie was born In Wisconsin In March , 1857. Ho began railroading nt the ago of 17 years , with the St. Paul & Pacific , row the Great Northern , at Anoka. Minn. Ho was a telegraph cperalor Ihcre , bill was promoted within a > car. Ho accepted n better position nt Wlnont , M mi. . In 187i. nnl from then until 1SS9 served In vnrlo-is capacities nt different points on the North western , among them belnrj DCS Molnos , Clinton and Oltumwa. in Iowa. Hnllttay .Noti-H anil I'l-rscinnls. TravcllUK Passenger Agent Uarrctt of tin Mexican National Is In the city. The railroad weather reports ycstorda * morning showed thai considerable snow fcl In Iho western part of the state and In Wyo mlng Sunday. General Solicitor Mandcrson of the II. fi. M. hns returned from a trip to Kearney Aurora nnd Hastings , at which points he addressed largo < ound money rallies. He Is confident that McKinley will carrj Nebraska. Yesterday was the time when the advance In western freight rates became effective In the excitement of election , however , the freight Irafllc has como almost lo a stand still , nnd Iho effect of fhc raise will not be appreciated for a few days yet. The reports of the I ) . & M. wreck rccclvei at local headquarters confirm the special dis patches to The lieo In every detail. It Is generally regreltod that the affair happencc at all , but as long as It did occur rnllro.i < men are glad that it happened to the spccla train bearing the Irish party rather than to that carrying Mr. Hryan. &pced < md safety are the watchwords o ! the age. Ono Minute Cough Cure acta speedily , safely and never falls. Asthma , irocchltls. coughs and enlds cr cared by It CHICAGO \OIlTll\VI3STiniN Ilnllivay. Operates two through superbly equipped trains EVERY day In the year. THE OVERLAND LIMITED AND OMAHA-CHICAGO SPECIAL. DEPATRT. ARRIVE. OMAHA.1:45 : p. m. CHICAGO. 7:45 : a. m. OMAHA. 0:30 : p. m. CHICAGO , 9:30 : a. in. CITY TICKET OFFICE. 1401 R. R. RITCHIE. FARNAM ST. GEN. AGENT. l.Miv-H lit < - ! : \ < MirsloiiN. The Missouri Pacific railway will sell homescekers' excursion tickets November 3 and 17 , also December 1 and 15 , to points In the south nnd west , at half rales ( plus $2 for the round trip. Full Information can be obtained at tbo city olllces , northca&t corner of 13lh and Farnam. or depol , 15th nnd Webster slreels. THOMAS E. GODFREY. P. & T. A. J. O. PHILLIPPLA. G. F. & P. A. Six Thirty I > . M. Train. CHICAGO , of the MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY. llest service , ELECTRIC LIGHTS , Dining car. City ofllce : 1501 Farnam. Tin- Overland Limited. Via UNION PACIFIC. Runs every day In the week. Fastest Iraln In Iho west. Duffel smoking and library cars. City' licket office , 1302 Fnrnam. 'I'll Uc Afllon on Dunily's Di-nth. The members of Iho bench of the dla trict court of Douglas counly who arc in ' .he city , met In court room No. 1 yesterday after noon and took official action on Iho death of Elmer S. Dundy , judge of the United States district court. The meeting ap pointed a eommllleo composed of members of the bar of the county to draft appro priate resolutions and present them to a meeting to bo held In court room No. 1 ul 10 o'clock next Saturday morning. The committee Is composed of the following at torneys : J. M. Woolworth , C. F. Mander- son. J. L. Webster. W. A. Redlck. W. R. Kelley , C. S. .Montgomery and J , L. Ken nedy. f _ . Permits to wed have been Issued to the following parties by the county Judge : Name and address. Ago. David K. C'liirU. Omaha . ; w Daisy A. Woosley , Omnhii . . . is William McAvoy , Omaha . 33 Annie llrunnnn , Omaha . , . 33 John ReiiKan , Omaha . , . 51 llcrtba llazulton , Omahn . _ ; DISTRESSING IRRITATIONS OF THE SKIN Instantly Relieved byTe To clcaaio , purify , aod beautify Iho tUn , ecalp , unit lialr , to allay liclilnu anil Irritation , to lu-ul dialing * , cxcorlutloni , uud ulccrallve weak- ni'Mei , to rprcillly euro tuo Urtt ) iuptoina of toniulr.tr , Olillcuniitf eklu awl nr.alti humor * , nolliliiK go puru , no nvcct , no wlioloiomo , 10 rpcrillly cfTcctho alT7m b.itln wltu CUTJCUiu Uo r , nnd Rcullo application * of CUTICUIU ( oliitmcut ) , the arcat Ua cum. Balii Ihrouthout lli > world. 1'ifct , Cl'Ticrm , Wc. | BOAT. &c.i IlikuLYttT , Hie. > n < t II , I'UITIE VHVI Ann Cum , CUHP. , ttoU Propi. , iJoitoii. or * " U w Is CUK tiiu IHmiti , " rnilUa bft , Hoc , Nov. S. 1800. Purchasing Power The political agitators have clone a good thing , They have turned the people's attention to the purchasing power of a dollar and they have shown that peop'c ' can get more for a dollar today than at any time heretofore known , If you doubt this , so far as clothing is con cerned , look in our Douglas street window when you go by. There you will see a suit of clothes marked $5 that a year ago would have cost you $6,00 here and $7.50 anywhere else. There you can see a suit marked $8.50 that would have cost you $12.00 not so very long ago here and is today considered worth that price by other stores which have similar suits to sell. There you can sec suits at 54.00 , $3.50 , $10.00 , $12.00 , $13.00 that a year ago would have cost you from 500 to $2.00 more per suit at "The Nebraska" and at the present moment would cost you from $ t to $5 more per suit anywhere else. If anybody should tell you that the purchasing power of your dollar has not increased so far as clothing is concerned , tell him to look in this window of ours. If he should tell you it is on account of overproduction tell him "nit. " Send for our Citatogue it tells a thingor two. Bargains that will divide interest with the presidential race. We sell the Butlerick Patterns. OTE OPENS flT 8:3 : ® a , M. It will pay you as never before to watch this department for unparalleled saving chances A big purchase at less than 50c on the dollar enables us to quote unheard of low prices. Black Beaver Jackets , box front , new sleeve , nice and stylish , for $3.75 , worth $7. Ladies' Frieze Jackets , handsome shades brown and tan , box front , high storm collar , at $7.98 , real value $12.75. Ladies' Boticle Jackets , lined throughout with changeable silk , new box front , lar e pearl buttons , trimmed in strips of plain material , at $8.50. worth $12.50. Your choice of one hundred nobby Hnglish Kersey , box and fly front , coats in all the latest styles , elegantly lined with black and fancy silks , best value in the country at $12,50 A complete line of children's garments from 'I to 16 years , in fancy cheviots , cheviot mixtures , two toned boucles , plain cheviots * and oxford cloths , at S-1.-15 , for choice. Children's plain beaver coats at $2.98 Handsome electric seal capes , 30 inches long , full sweep , large collar , satin lining , regular $35 values , for $1975 250 Ladies' wrappers , in all wool Henriettas , trimmed with braid and lace , all shade ? , at $ i95. TUESDAY'S BARGAINS IN Dress Goods Will buy IlPinnniitH of Dress Goods Unit 25 cents Imve retailed up to $ l..r > pur yard ; the lengths run from two to six yards ; over HOO to Hclcut from , liuys n l-Inoli all wool novelty , regular 39 cents Wc ) clolli. Hnys -lO-lne-li Imported I'lald ( war ranted fast colors ) , lluys the latwst lint' of Novelty Weaves. ever attempted la Omaha. Huys mi endless variety of Novelties. 50 cents Wo've made this ptirlk'tilar line a spir ally and have sneeeeded In { jetting all that's new and eon-cot. Wo will place in this line goods that have retailed up to Saturday for $1.50 and $1.7rloneli' ! , nonrettes , Caiilsh , Cheviot- , Silk Mixtures , ete. DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY ALL DRUGGISTS. MO It I ? I'KIJCIOU.S than Gold , Silver or Diamonds mends , bringlni ; yon < ; om- fort and joy three Union u day at leusU Your tooth BAILEY , the D.nfisi' THIItl ) FLOOR , PAXTOX 11I.OCK , Oijc Tholisaijcl for Oie - ( Trade Murk. ) ACCIDENT TICKETS. THE INTER-STATE Coiiijiiuiy at Xcvr York. THREE MONniS' insurance , , $1,000 for $1.00 , ( o me n ur IMIIIIL-II , botwrrn IS und CO year * of age , OEnlnet fataV Blrei't Ac-L'IdeiUfi u-fout , ur an lllcyclcii , Ilcrten. WDKOIIH , llorce Cor . llnllroud earn , iievutHd. ; IlrUKP , Trulley ntid Cnlilo corn , Blcuiiinlilv" . KtcamlxintB nriil Htrani l' < rrp | , 1100,000 ilrpnulU'J with Ihc Incurancc Drtmrlmcnt'of the i > iat ol. Now Ycrl : for tl.c tecurlty of tha Injured. Koi- Sale ! > > Clms.Kmif immii , UO-.1 Oouglai Street. Til. f.00 Omatm. Nch. DR. Flic GREW l Til * ONLY SPECIALIST WHO THAT * ALL PRIVATE DISEASES U'eiLntM & Uiwdirof MEN ONLY CO Veui Kipeiicnce , Vein la frnuh * . Rook Free , Coniull.ilo * tint Kiimlnatlon r'ret. Mill and Firnim Sl ,