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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUKE 19 , IS71. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOKXIXGKOVEMHEll 7 , 1S9G TWELVE PAGES. StXGLE COPY" FIVE C12NTS. GETTING RID OF OLD CASES Lancaster County's Criminal Docket dewed of Borne Pending Charges. WAVERLY'S ' MARSHAL IS EXONERATED Xollr Irn < Mtil Kntrroil In theCnnr - Chiu-urtiiK Him -nlth Muriler \ \ hlleMnkliiK' nn Arr - l Capital Clljiitfk. . LINCOLN . Nov. C. ( Special. ) At the opening of the criminal se-ctlon of the dis trict court this morning County Attorney Woodward exerclsed his prerogative to enter D nolle prosequl in the following cases. which have been carried for conic time on the docket : State against Charles M. Kroeson and Patrick M. Sudduth. The men were charged with the murder. Kroeson as prin cipal and Sudduth as accessory , of William He > lt The affair occurred May 1C , 1804 , when Kroeson was roarfchal of Wa- ve-rly. Holt was on a tear and Krocon attempted to arrest him. calling Sudduth to his assistance. In the scuffle that fol lowed Kroeson shot Holt , claiming that he did so In pelf-defense. Kroeson and Sud duth were arrested and bound over to the district court , but w-cre never In jail. The killing of Heilt csuse-d a sensation In the community of Waverly. and two factions arose , one claiming that the killing was without provocation and Insisting that Krw.- non an 'Sudduth should be prosecuted ; the other faction siding with the accused. County Attorney Woodward decided that the evidence WOK Insufficient for couvlc- -JUin and loncludinl to nolle the case. f rne ease against Courtney Garten , the young fellow charged with emptying the eontenth : of a hhotpun Into the late John Haas , was nollled. Garten was bound over to court , but Haas refused to prose-cute. nnd now that he Is dead no other wit nesses are left whose evidence would be ma terial. . The case of the State against Franr irrhle \ , charged with embezzlement , wns In'oIIifd. Frllchle was the treasurer of u German Ancient Order of t'nlted Workmen lodge and embtzzle-eS the funds in hU keep- Ing. Since his arrest he ha * made resti tution and effe-eu-d n settlement In full , con sequently the pniHecutlon wns dropped. The county attorne-y also wiped the case against W. G. Taylor , charged with horse dealing , eiff the docket. Taylor was forme > rl > a clerk at the Globe clothing house. He was given to dallying with the spirits and v.hlle on a tear hired a rig of W. A. Itetse and drove up Into the northwestern part of the Btate. where > he dlspoxe-d of It He was ar rested and brought back to Lincoln and bound over. The county attorney dismissed the case on account of the family connec * tlons of Taylor and for the further reason that the offense WES committed when Taylor was In an Inebriated condition. Dave Me-Laughlln. the iR-year-old boy who F.lint nnd wounded a playmate named Stout' ' r.lcfcr. will not be prosecuti-d. County At torney Woodward nollle-d this case on CC' count of his youth. George Evans , a notorious habitue of dls reputable resorts , visited the Critter doml cllo on the reservation last night and pur loined a suit of clothes. $2 In cash and a re- Volrtr. He afterwards shook the dust of Lincoln from his brogans. going Ui Omaha where be was arrested this morning. Chle JI flick went after him and returned on the rvcnlng train. Chle-f Mellck has received u letter frenn Clilef of I'ollce Deutsch of Cincinnati , re questing him to arrest one Joseph L. Zoll who Is a fugitive from justice. Zoll fled from Cincinnati last May , going to Texas The letter states that Zoll has a brother hen fvho Is a railroad conductor , but no cucl name appears In the city ' directory. Th nature of the cliarcc upon which he I wanted Is not stated. Omaha people In Lincoln : At the Llndel Charles E Williamson. George C. Carpet ) ter. W. W. Nason. J. D. Johnston. At the Capital W. P. Urotighan. At the Llnsoln y M. Jeffrey. 0. C. Holmes. John W. I'arish tilii TlK-lr I 'us ( or. SCHUYLEK. Neb. . Nov. C. ( Special. ) A very pleasant affair occurred last nigh at the Methodist e-hurch. It being the occa Klon of the reception of the new pastor. Hev J W. Jennings. D. D The women ha xpended much care and time In lavishly < t. roratlng the league room , which was th n r < i * ptlon room , s huge bank of varle gatenl chrysanthemums being a striking piece. There were present not only mem bcrs of the Methodist church but a larp number from the Presbyterian and episcopal An address of welcome was made by S. H MeCullough , which was very pleasingly re cponded to by Rev. Mr. Jennings. Othe Kpeeches followed by Rev. T. W. Leard o : the Presbyterian church. Ilev. Peter Hollc : of the German Lutheran church , Editor Spre-cher of the Quill and Principal Hurkett of the city schools. Hev. llr. Moore of Columbus was present and made a short ad dress. After the speeches , refreshment * . were served and a general social time en- Joyed. _ Small Strike- lit Fr.-iiiont. FREMONT , Nov. C. ( Special. ) Some of the men employed ty F. F. Brown & Co. . topping beets , struck yesterday afternoon They were receiving $1.25 a day and worklnr nine hours. The-y wanted tl.DO a day. Mei were easily secured this morning to takr their places at $1.25 a day. The beet raisers will be obliged to silo a large portion tion of their crop this season. The re - turns from the be-cts shtppe'd to the Norfol ) . factory ore very satisfactory. The Ameri can Chicory company's drying kiln Is run ning at Its full capacity day and night , twc full crews being employed. Ilouinlim ; NclirnxUii IiitrrirlH | ' . COLUMUUS , Neb. . Nov. C. ( Special. ) The Clurk-Speigel factory resumed opera tions this morning. They will put In nome Improved machinery and will be In full blast Monday. This will give employment to from ten to fourte-en men all winter. This factory was closed In June temporarily nud It 'was loudly used an a silver argument during the campaign that it would not be re > opened In case of McKlnley's election. Mr. Clark said th.ls morning that he hud more orders than ever before at this time of year. Iliniillc llnlliitM BERLIN. Neb. , Nov. C. ( Special. ) Wil liam Flamme. one of the judge-s of elec tion , who was to take the returns to the county cliirk. went off and forgot the poll- liook. The county clerk wired back and a special delegation drove In at once with the records. One curious feature of the eiU'ctlon licru was the fact that 192 vote's were re corded upon the poll book and only 11)0 ) bal lots could lie found. The county clerk hae We'll notified and It ivay result In the whole nct vote beilng cast out. odurc County .MortKnec Hce-oril. FREMONT , Nov. C , ( Special. ) The * mort gage Indebtedness record of Dodge county for the month of October Is at follows- Terra mortgages given , seven. fG.CSO ; dis charged , seven , J5,57li ; towu and city mort gages given , six , $4,7f > ( Mi : ; released , two S1.44U : clmttrl mortgages given , ninety-three , -T3.M7.12 ; released , twenty-four , $2,232.14. TKearly ull the chattel mortgages given wore Vfor cattle which will be fed here and chipped to market In the spring. nimlrr Snllliiur on tlir Ciiliiiulilii. PORTLAND , Ore. . Nov. C. The locks at the caHcnden of the Columbia have been formally ojiei-ed for traffic. The construc tion of the locks was begun eighteen year * ago by the government "but for many ycaru the work was allowed te > drag and little was accompllvbud toward opening the river. In 1W i ! eoncreM placed the work under the contract system and the contract was awarded to J. G. and I. N. Day of San Francisco. A number of prominent men of Oregon and Washington attended the formal openinc The government baa oxpende-d J2,5tKiMif > on this work. TO iATISPY A IMIIVATB CI.AIM. NCMV lU-crlvrralilii of tinSnntn ! " In It * TrueAniprt. . TOPCKA. Nov. C. Mr. A. A. Hurd. solici tor for Kansas of the Santa Fe rallwiy system , in an Interview with a reporter regarding the receivership , said : "The com mencement of the suit Is no surprise to us , although the fact that a receiver was appointed by Judge Myers without notice to any party In Interest Is a surprise. Although this suit Is brought ostensibly In the nt me of the state of Kansas under what Is known as the alien land law passed In 1891 , It Is really for the purpose of forcing the payment of a private claim. A man named Mable has a claim of S1.K20 for in juries received in Illinois against the old Atchlson. Topeks & Santa Fe road and has been atte-mptlng to enforce the Atchlson , Teipeka & Santa Fe Railroad company to pay the claim and the matter has been pending before a special master In the fed eral court for a long time. " The attorney for this claimant. Mr. Hurd asserted , is practically the Instigator of the gull. Continuing , he says : " 1 do not apprehend that the company will be put to cny serlnus Inconvenience or e-xpcnse by this litigation or that Mr. Keclur will be able to colle-ct his claim any sooner be cause of It. " The bond of Charles F. Johnson , who was appointed receiver , has been flxe-d at $50.000. The court appointing the re-celvcr orders him to enter Into an agreement with the officials of the railroad company to operate Its line within five days , and If. at the expiration of that time , the company had failed to enter Into such an agreement , the receiver Is directed to take charge of the rolling stock and operate the line. It is estimated that the company owns J20.000.- 000 worth of property In Kansas. The- suit covers the entire main line which owns all the real ; estate. It Is understood that the company's first move will be to ask that the case be transferred to the United Rtate-s court. This Is the first cake ever filed In Kansas under the alien land law , and Its rcnult will be watched with great Interest by capitalists and big corporations. Receiver Johnson Is the republican state nenator- cle-ct of Jefferson and Douglas eountlcs , and a prominent business man of Oskaloosa. Judge Louis Myers , who appointed the receiver , was ele-cted judge of his district four years ago on a democratic-populist fusion ticket , and was re-electe-d last Tues- diy by the popncratlc combination. Hereto fore he has made no decisions of a note worthy character. IIKVIVAI * OX Tim PACIFIC COAST. Itiillreiuil CemMrtu'tloii to lie Honnim-il Without Delay. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. C. The most significant feature of the revival of busi ness , re-sultant on the ele-ctlon of MclClnle-y , Is the talk of mills opening In the near future. Industrie * about to be started and w chances for employment of mechanics , c'lorks and laboring men. The Valley road directors are already pre-parlng bonds with a view of promptly re suming construction fiouth of Fresno and In other directions. ThlE work will employ several hundred workmen. The Southern Pacific company's managers anticipate a boom In freight business , and look to glx-- Ing Immediate employment to the car slioi * along the road In consequence of this im provement. From all directions are heard rumors of an encouraging nature. AN OLD IJXI'KHIMIIXT. The luflneiififii ChrlHteiilnir Mntit llnvr UK I.liulex. Mr. Twlttlce had been poring over the dic tionary for some time , relates the Washing ton Star. "Can't you find the word you want ? " hie wife Inquired. "I don't want any word , " he answered. "The trouble with half the people nowadays Is that they have more words than they know what to do w Uh. They start out to tell you something and they get It BO tangled up In a luxuriant vocabulary that It takes hours to tell what ought to be said in ten mlnute-s. 1 don't want any more words. 1 was Just ee-klng diversion. " "That's a rather unusual way of amusing yourself " "That's no sign It Isn't a good way. It's a solemn fact that people will despise c chance to have a good time when It'e right before them and go hunting around for \vhat doesn't amount to anything after they've secured It. When I feel the > need of dlvcr- s'on ' 1 pick up one of the books that con tain facts In the briefest form. I can get more enjoyment out of the back of the dic tionary than I can out of a novel. 1 thought I would get away from politics for awhile , tiut thcre-'s no use of trying to do that. It shoves Itself to the front , even In the dic tionary. " "I don't see how that can bo. What part were you reading ? " "The part that tells the meaning of Chris tian names. It has set me to thinking about the way destiny steps In and Inter feres with our plans. I think I've found out what make * Junkers so kind of cynical and morose. He was married thre-e times and had tight children. 1 looked up the meanings of their names , as I've no doubt he did before the christening. His first child was named 'Algernon. ' That means 'with whiskers ! ' Algernon IB verging on old age , and he hasn't any more beard than a china egg. The next was a girl. " "Yes , that's Vivian. She was the slow iwt. stupldlcst woman I ever knew. " "Do you know what Vivian meane ? " he Inquired , referring to live dlstlonary. "That nic-ans 'lively. ' Then there was Evange- llue. whose nauitt means 'bringing glad ' " newt. "I neveT saw such a person as she Is for going around and tolling things that she knows will make trouble ! " hh > wife exclaimed. "Then there wus Alvln. 'Alvln' means 'beloved by all. ' " "I've seen a whole street full of children otop playing and hide when he ctrne around the corner. He'a very different from his brother Walter. He's the most amiable man I ever knew lu some ways. What docs 'Walter' ine-an ? " "That means 'a ruler of hosts. ' " "It's a pity the way his wife makes him stand around. " "Yes. Hte wife Is named Wlnld Wini fred. That means 'A lever of peace. ' " "There was one BOH named Cnarle > . " "Yes. Here U Is : 'Charles strong : manly ; noble-spirited. ' Ue wus so bashful he'd forget what hU own name was If you asked him real quick. And Felix ( translated happy ; prosperous ) was HO unlucky that one time when u flood threatened they gave him hie own odds to bet that there'd be an other uhower. It cleared up Inside of two hours. And there's Georgo. That's Greek for 'landholder or husbandman. ' Ever since Geuirgo wa 1C years old he has traveled with a circus. " "Still. " his wife said peniilvely. "I don't see what you mean when you ay that this kind of reading doe-su't take your mind off pollttCH It seems to me that there couldn't very well be anything morere - mote. " "That'll because you haven't been follow ing the same train of thought that I have. All tlit'He examples Illustrate a truth In political economy , as well BE In domestic economy. You can uumo the baby what ever you choose , but you haven't the Bllght- m &s urance thct It'll live up to the title. It's your 7 > rvllege ! v.ah the proper formal- Itlijs. to give It tiij designation that suits your fancy , but that designation domu't make any differunc'e lu the long run. And the Name way. it may he possible to take 50 cents and call It a dollar There's noth ing to prevent a government's deciding to give it that appellation if the high est powers agree to U. Hut Iti imlure will be 50 cenU , Juit the wane * , " SIGNS OF BETTER TIMES Effect of the Election Already Pelt in Busi ness Circles. MONEY COMES FROM ITS HIDING PLACES llolh tVliolennlrrw nnd Ite-tnllrrx Ex- jire-xx Coiiflilrnrc In tli * I'lilnre l.fM Which llne Mren Shut Deiivii Stnrt t'l" . The fact that the financial policy of the government Is settled' for at least four years to come Is already becoming u potent factor In the commercial Interests of Omaha and Nebraska. The effect of the confidence which this result has created Is apparent In a general loosening up of money and a con sequent relaxation of the pressure in all line * of trade. Today the money that heretofore bus been carefully gathered Into the banks la on the counters ready to be loaned on good se curity. Banks that have not been loaning a dollar for two years arc now heavily stocked with cash , and they are not only willing , hut anxious , to dispose of tud se cure the Interest that they have forfeited during the commercial uncertainty that has heretofore limited their transactions. Gold is coming out of Us hiding places unl is being recelve-d and paid out at ull of ! the banks. Yesterday morning one customer I of theFlist National bank deposited $5,000 i n gold , and one at the Vnlon National put In ] $4.000 , while In these and other banks nu merous depositors brought In smaller amounts of the yellow metal. The great complaint that ban been re- ' reived from the retailers of the state Is | i that they were unable to borrow money at i the banks us previously , nnd for that reason | the Je > bbers have been compelled to carry i their accounts. The re-taller has had the same experience with his customers. The farmers who had formerly borrowed money from the banks on the strength of their unsold crops found themselves unable to secure the usual accommodation and the retailer had to Buffer. The mire fact that the banks have now begun to do business again relieves the pressure all along Use line. The farmer can tecure an advance to pay the retailer. The retailer is thus enabled to pay his accounts and buy more liberally. And on this account every Jobber In Omaha is jubilating over the prospect. IN TOt'CH WITH THE TRADE. With their usual enterprise , the Omaha jobbers have not allowed the times to Interfere with their business. Not a trip has been mUsed. It did not matter whether a man sold a bill of goods once a week , he was kept on the road and In touch with the trade. Consequently there Is no Increase of the force on the road on ac count of McKlnley's election. But the Omaha jobbers now find themselves In touch with the trade , while other jobbers have neglected It. They argue that the retailers will rtcnd by the Jobbers who stood by them , and consequently they arc confident that with the renewed activity that is surely coming , they will reap the benefit of their sacrifices during the two yearn of stagnation. AB a matter of fact , however , most of the Jobbers have had no cause for com plaint. They have done a fair buslne-rs. but the buying has be-en done on conserva tive lines. With the casing up of money they know that their collections will at once show Improvement , and that the re tailers will soon evince a disposition to cteick up more liberally Uian for same time past. This Is particularly true of the whole sale grocers. Charleis E. Plckens of Paxton - ton & Gallagher says that the grocery trade has been very good for some time past. But In his opinion the election of McKltiley and the consequent letting loose of mono will effect an Improvement along the llucc Indicated. The LeevClarke-Andrecsen Hardware com pany reports that the prospects In Its line are in the highest degree encouraging. It has placed a number of large orders for staples entirely on the strength of the con fidence that business Is bound to improve now -that the financial agitation Is ended. Members of the company find a be-tter feelIng - Ing among their customers and a general belief that with money easy and a bounti ful crop in the cribs there Is a prosperous year In eight. F. P. Klrkcndall says that the she > e busi- ne-si. already shows feigns of Improvement. "It Is entirely In the fee-ling after all. " said Mr. Klrkendall yesterday morning , "and the feeling is one of general confidence. Out o * the largest Omaha retailers told me that the lust two days had be > en the biggest days he had this year. Every customer whom we have seen since election seems to have acquired unbounded con fidence , and that Is sufficient to convince us that we are In for a prosperous year. " MEANS MUCH FOR OMAHA. George M. Tlbhs of the M. E. Smith com pany tells the story of the dry goods trade. He says the trade IE In good shape and the re-suit of the election in putting an end to the hoarding of money and diffusing un certainty through every branch of trade in sures a tremendous Jobbing business tzr Omaha. Speaking of the general situation as con nected with the election cf Major McKlnley. W. H. Roberson. local manager of II. G. Dun & Co. . says : "The business of the country will quickly respond ; in fact , is already responding. The settlement of the political contest removes an element of uncertainty and restorer con fidence throughout the land. In my opinion prosperity is now ussure-d and I believe Nebraska will enjoy her share of It. The fact that Nebraska gives a majority for Bryan may temporarily affect us locally , chiefly because In eastern money centers the election in this state will be regarded as a movement against capital. When the fact becomes known , howeve-r. that our popu list governor is a safe man and the personnel of the legislature reveals representative citizens as lawmakers this feeling will pass away. There is no wild sentiment In favor of impairing contracts or repudiating debts. 1 believe the legislature < > le cted is above the average in Integrity and good sense. "While , as a republican. I personally regret that Nebraska did not join In the McKlule-y procession. I have > not patience with this Idea that the successful partisans in this conflict are bent upon any radical legisla tion detrimental to the commercial Interests of the community. The legislature convenes lu January and the new state government takes charge at the same time. Nebraska will do nothing to disgrace he-raolf and people throughout the United States will quickly learn that this state Is safe lor investments of every legitimate character. "I personally know that already Indica tions point to a restoration of former con ditions. Hankers have assured me that they are ready for buslnetie and the jobbing trade has not brem In us good a condition for more than two years. If the people will now drop politics Mid attend to nuKlnraa we will all adjust oumlvcs to the situation and move along prosperously together. " Another evidence of renewed confidence In the manufacturing world because of Mc Klnley's election 1 notlce-d In Omaha. It U stated upon rtillablo authority that the Carter White Lead works of East Omaha will , during the present month , take on twenty additional employes and prepare to conduct UE business upon a larger scale. Thre-e mouth * ago the Omaha Packing company at South Omaha closed down Its plant , and at tnet time It was etste-d that If Bryan was elected. U was more than probable that busluets would not be returned. Yesterday morning the company commenced killing hogs and put twenty-five men to work. The force will be Increased as rapidly as possible until the plant Is run up to the limit of its capacity. To ICnthUNf Over the ISlrrtlon. The Webster Flambeau club will go to Council Bluffs this evening to take part In the ratification jollification to be held there la honor of the election of McKlnley and the Iowa state ticket. The club will be ! -accompanied by the Seventh "Ward Military ' bund , and the entire aggregation will rendetvous at the armory of the Omaha Guards at 7 o'clock Uils evening and proceed to the Dluffo via the motor. MRS. OAI.MOAVS PKXSIOX CLAIM. u-c nml I'nrt of thr Argument llenrit hy Jtnlce * K - > - nir. The suit of Mra. Virginia B. Galllgan against the Board of Fire and Police Corn- mbsloners of the elty of Omaha for a .pen sion alleged to be due her nt the widow of the late J. J. Galilean , for many years chief of the fire department of this city , was taken up by Judge Keysor yesterday afternoon. The widow asserts that che U entitled to a pension equal to one-fourth the calary received by her late husband while In active service on chief of the fire depart ment , her contention being that his de th was caused by exposure and drenching * which brought on hemorrhage * cf the lungs , which finally re-Bulled In death. The suit Is brought under the ncction of the statute which provides that vticre the death of a fireman Is caused by Injury recelv-d while in the line of duty his widow or or phans shall receive a pension of one-fourth the amount of salary received by said fire man at the time of such Injury. The claim Is made that the he-mcrrhagea which caused Galligan's death commenced about six years before his demise , and an attack followed his attendance upon rach and every fire thereafter. The Fire and Police board lakes the po sition that the widow I * not entitled. In any cve-at. to one-fourth of the' pay re-eelved by Galllgan while he was chle'f of the fire department , as he was serving1 as "fire In spector" shortly before his death at o pal- ury cf 51.000 per year , and was afterward put upon the "retired list" at his own request - quest and was given a ipcnsloa of one- fourth of the pay he hud been receiving , be-lug about { 21 per month. It is asserted that Galllgan hlmrelf made no claim for cny Injuries received In the service , and It is contended thct this goes to chow that he did not consider that he 'was entitled I to any compensation en that account. It ] Is therefore asserted that his widow is not I e-ntltled to more than Galllgan was receiv ing as a pension at the time of his denth. if she is entitled to anything. It ls fur ther contended that the law Is Inoperative * because tbe-rc Is not sufficient money in the fire fund to pay the pension , because the levy allowed by the charter does not providecnrugh to pay the running exi > enfes of the department by about J35.000 each year. The board also alleges that the laws -s unconstitutional. The testimony of Mrs. Galllgae and some of the old memltcrs of the fire department was taken to i.how that Galilean had been ifHtete-d with frequent hemorrhage * , dating from about six years before hie death , and that these had be-cn caused by exposure and drcnchings while on duty at fires. The testlmcny of several physicians was also taken to show that the lute chief's death was caused by these hemorrhage * . Arguments in the ccsewere partially innde yesterday afternoon and will be con cluded this morning , after which the case will be taken under advisement by Judge Kcjeor. _ THinVKJi DOING A GOOD ntlSINCSS. Ile-Hlele-iitM of tin- Central Pnrt e > f the- Cltjthe - Chief SnOVror * . A number of people In thu uiitral resi dence portion of the city ure complaining ol many petty thefts which hicve hecn com mitted lately. There appears to .be an or ganized gang of sneak thieves end porch workers abroad , which will appropriate any thing from a beefsteak to a diamond ring. The men who robbed the- residence of F. P. Klrkcudall of ' $1,000 worth of Jewelry undoubtedly 'belonged to this gang. Last Saturday night thlev.es broke Into the outer kitchen of Airs. M. A. Blttenger , 1724 Dodge street , and being unable to force an entrance Into the main building , broke open the Ice box and made ' way with a large supply of meats and provisions which had been purchased for Sunday. A number of chickens were also tsken. The "Utopia" boarding house , kept by Mrs. E. 1C. Muckcy. 1721 Davenport street , also suffered a like visit and many other residents of the same district report the loss of overcoats , provi sion and frequent attempts made to enter their bed chambers. \Vuiitk Uu- Complin- Scttlr. The Euntern Building and Loan association of New York has commenced suit In the county court against the National Fire In surance company of Hartford. .Conn. . claimIng - Ing $435 on a policy Issued on the dwelling of A. A. McKlm In Gothenburg , this state. The plaintiff claims to be the mortgagee of the property and alleges that the amount named was allowed by the adjusters of the defendant company in full satisfaction of a fire loss , and a sight draft was drawn on the defendant's agent In Chicago for the amount , payable to McKlm and-the plaintiff. It is further alleged that MclCIm endorsed the draft In blank and delivered It to one W. J. Trotter , who forged the signature of the plaintiff and obtained the money. The plaintiff alleges that Trotter was not au thorized to endorse the draft and wants the Insurance company to make good UE > loss. _ Crnille nml thr ( Jrnve. The following births and deaths were le- ported at the health office during the twenty- four hours ending at noon yesterday : Births Christ Johnson. C12 South Twelfth street , girl ; J. D. Woodhall. 2114 S. Nine teenth , boy ; Thomas Piummer , Eleventh end Ames avenue , boy ; Robert Barr. 2231 Sherman avenue , boy ; Gust CorlHon , 2SI1 OdBs , boy. F. J. Burkhurd. 1513 North Nine teenth , boy ; Frank Hlnzman. ' 1021 South Thirteenth , girl ; John K. Richards , 30S North Thirty-eighth , girl ; Adolph Bartcl , 121 North Fifteenth , boy. Deaths Thomas Doud , 30 , 1315 Davenport , consumption , Holy Sepulchcr ; Mabel F. Johnston. D months , 3316 Larlmore , convul sions , Forest Lawn. Sliihhcil Tvlth n Jturor. LIUIe Gray has been bound over to the district court to answer to the charge of stabbing and cutting with lnt nt to wound. She waived preliminary examination. Tht complainant in the case Is Ulllo "Williams. Both -women are colored. The affray Is alleged to have occurred In a small res taurant on the low side of thecity. . The Wil'lams woman alleges that sh was sit ting i the counter -when thtr other woman entered and without saylngv a word drew a razor across her face. The features of the woman sbow a long scratch from the fore head : o the chin. No cause la assigned for thu action. Tultfil Slntfii Court XfXtMonelny. . The November term e f the United Stats district court will cj > en Monday , Judge San- born having notified the local officials thct he will ocelgn a judge from another district to bold court in Omaha until the appoint ment of Judge Dundy's successor. It IB not known who this judge will be. as Judge Sanborn did not Indicate In bis communica tion wha would be assigned , but It Is anticipated that it will be other than Judge Rlner , a& the latter's term of court also opens next Monday. Stole II Hoouimntr'M AViirilrobc. George EVUIIH wus urrustud near Twelfth and Dodge streets last evening on n de scription given by the chief of police nt Lincoln. Evans Is wanted for stealing a suit of clotlitn , two pairs of trouserx , two vents. $2 in money and a revolver from a former roommate ; , who 'liven In Lincoln. Thu authorltlett there have ueen notltU-d of the arruit. Lender of tinIlntllrli ] Gniiir Arrt-Hted. THACKER , W. Va. . Nov. C. Captain Hat- field and Glenn , his 14-year-old son , were captured In the mountains on Tug river by a panne of citizens. They murdered John aiu Elliott Rutherford and Hancc Chambers on election day. Hatfleld wan leader of the HutSt-ldu when they battled with the Mc Coys years ago. MONEY FOR IMPROVEMENTS Omaha Bridge and Terminal Oompaaj Off in This Line , LARGE SUMS TO BE EXPENDED AT ONCE Ofllclnlh of Other Iteiiulv n.\pro Con- Ililcnec thnl lleith Frrluht mill I'liHHcnui-r Trnlllc Will IMoU I'll. "In view of the settlement of the nioncy question , the Omaha Bridge and Terminal company will soon spend between $200,000 nnd $300,000 In Improvement * In this city , " said John It. Webster , general so licitor , yesterday morning when asked what effect McKlnle-y's election would have on the work contemplated I by that company. The work that will cause the expenditure of this large amount of money In Omaha will bo In Im proving the terminal facilities of the com pany. and will call for grading , the building of track and similar work. It will mean > he employment of labor of different kinds and the distribution of considerable money among Omaha merchants. While It Is generally believed that union depot matters will now be taken up for I serious consideration , It Is difficult at this j ! i time to give any facts pointing toward a | j settlement of the question by the railroads. It is admitted that some time ago the matter - I I ter was shelved until after ele-ction. Now I , that the election Is over and the result Is j | what the railroads wanted it Is thought I that the obstacles standing In the way of I a new union depot for Omaha msy be speed- lly removed. So far as the Bridge and Terminal com pany Is concerned. It Is ready and anxious ' to p'roce-cd In the matter. It can do nothing , however , until the railroads act. The Union Pacific 1ms not yet answered the B. & M.'s proposition regarding the completion of the structure at Tenth and Mason streets. Judge Kelly , general solicitor of the Union aclfic. said that the depot matter would noon be taken up now. and Intimated that reply would soon be given. The B. & M. K waiting for the Union Pacific's answer , nd will do nothing in the matter until that answer Is received. Railroad men believe that both freight and passenger business will now Improve , and hat greater sums of money can be spent upon ccncral Improvements to the track. roadbed , bridges , stations and in the mechanical departmeutf. The St. Joseph & Grand Island if the first to Indicate its faith n the return of prosperity , and has opened two of Its station * that have been closed for wo yeaie on account of dull times. It Is rumored that the nine other stations that we-ro closed at that time will also be ojtenod : > ee use of the settling of the money ques tion. tion.The The most encouraging sign to railroad men is the Increase that IE already noticed In the iiassengcr business. Commercial travelers ure already starting out In large numbers. and that Is the one Uass of travel that railroads like bent to fee. It is profitable trade , and It indicates a healthy condition of commercial affairs. Large numbers of the drummers , who have kept away from their fields for months , are already starting out In Nebraska , Assistant -Ticket Age-ut Fonda of the Union Pacific uald yesterday morning : "We have noticed an Improvement In trave-1 here already. Thursday there were more commercial travelers starting out with their samples than I've seen fcr many B day. and as a result we sold more mileage hooks than on any one day for a year past. The trains going out Thursday evening and yesterday morning were well filled with this class of travelers. " General Manager Dickinson of the Union Pacific yesterday morning said that lie believed McKlnley's election meant a rfturn of prosperity. He be lieved that c-ommerce would be revived , and that the freight traffic would be Immeasurably benefited. He was glad to hear of the Incre-ased travel by the drum mers. and said that he believe-d both freight and passenger business would be better than for a long time. This would mean the ex penditure of more money by the railroads. but he considered It too early yet to give any opinion regarding the actual work that would be done. General Manager Holdrege of the B. & M. was of the same opinion. He felt pcaltlve that good times were now in sight and that the merchandifce that the people out In the state would order from the drummers who are now starting out In such large numbers would soon begin to rwell the freight busi ness of the road. He could not tell Just what new work would be done by the B. & M. _ JCUGE COUXISH COMING MONDAY. In the Gillllniic ] Cilfcc in Antleliintt-il. Mastcr-ln-Chaccery Cornish IE expected in the city on Monday. It is probable that he will then hear the case of Gllllland against the Union Pacific management. The former alleges that he was discharged from bis position as station agent at Papilllou with out just cause. The management has answered this by showing the acts for which Glllilcnd was discharged. To this answer Glllllaud has not yet fik-d a reply. This must be done bef ure the matter can be taken up by the * master's court , so it may be ex pected at an early date. Ileiluce-el IliitcM feir Mi-i-tius. ! Nebraska roads will make a rale of one fare for the round trip for the Irrigation convention at Lexington November 19-21. Tickets will be sold November IB , good for return till November 23. A rate of one and one-third regular fare has been granted for the round trip to Peudcr November 27-28. the occasion being a meeting of the North western Nebraska Teachers' association. The same rate will also be In effc-ct for the beet sugar convention at Grand Island Novem ber 17-18. To IiinjM-e-1 u The Western Society of Engineers Las accepted an invitation from the Rock Island to Inspect the double-decked railway and highway bridge now In course of erection between Rock Island , III. , and Davenport , la. The party will leave Chicago this morning , returning Sunday evening. The bridge is expected to be one of the best of Us kind In the country , and has already attracted considerable notice from railway engineers. Unll'viiyotiH and Pri-KoiiulH. Traveling Passenger Agent Morphy of the Elkborn U ; in town. Traveling Passenger Agent Kulttle of the "Clover Leaf" is In town. Axel Lagergren. Inspector of agencies for the Cuuurd Steamship company. Is lu touu. Traveling Passenger Agent Rlchurdbou of the Pennsylvania lines wus In Lincoln yes terday. It Is rumored that the receivership of the Fort Worth & Denver Is to be terminated ut an early'flute. The Rock Inland's eurnlngs for October were $1,071 , 5C , u decrease of $ CS,839 from thu earnings of October , 18115. The passenger rate clerks who have btem checking up northern Kansas , Colorado , Utah and Kansas joint rates , ut the B. & M. headquarters lu thlti city , have just com pleted thulr work. Samuel B. Hyues , general manager of the Los Angeles Terminal railway , says that the projected railroad into Ban Joaqulu and other railroad enterprises in California will now be pushed to completion. President Wuebburn of the Kansas City. Fort Scott & Quit IK responsible for the dblay in filling the two vacuucluj on the board of administration of the new Wctttrn Traffic nsnorlttlon. Hi It staid to bo hold ing out for the appointment of a KHUM * City man. A rate of one and one-third him been made for the round trip to Indianapolis. ; November 10 to IS the opensloii be'tig ' the sessions of the Panamcrlcna Farmers' con- crest. Thr railroad weather report * yesterday morning i-howeel light npw in the western part of the state and in Wyoming. It hn grown eold very suddenly In the latter state , and the Union Pacific reported zero tempera ture at Evunslon , and nlnuret equally cold weather at Granger and Laramte. The Wahash and the Ontario & Western have Issued an attractive advertisement for outgoing European tra\elers MrKlnley Is represented as receiving the eongratulatlons of Bryan , remarking that these lines make the 'best route for this class of travel be cause they make a specialty of it. There will be an Important meeting of the Transmlsslsslppl committee of thr West ern Passenger association in Chicago on Friday morning next. At this meeting re duced rates for the -meeting of the Ne braska Teachers' association at Lincoln. De- cember 28 to SI , nnd for the meeting of the Kansas teachers nt Tope-ku. December 20will be made. Clergy rates to points ! in Montana and eastern Washington , and the question of Joint agencies at Colorado common points -will also be considered. MAY NOT rilOVi : MI'CII OF A JOKH. Hey Arrenteil for SllrUlnii n Tin Inlet n HlfjcleTire - . Bicyclists will be Interested In a complaint that was filed In police court Thursday after noon. It Is the first of its kind , and it it finds Its way through the courts. Assistant County Attorney Winter , from wlioe brain j It emanated , will be looked upon as a friend j I of the bicyclist. i There Is nothing more annoying to n I bicyclist and nothing more provocative of : profanity on his part than a discovery that j his tire has been puucture-d by some vandal with n pin. I l The charge against Billy Hobart Is ma- I llclous destruction of property , nnd a possible penitentiary sentence goes with a conviction. After following the .usual preliminary form | . the complaint continues : "The defendant j > willfully , maliciously , unlawfully and felonl- i ously did Injure a bicycle , the property of Albert Heath , by sticking Into the tire of the front wheel thereof a large blackhe > ade-d pin , thereby causing a puncture and render ing the same uselrs * and unfit for holding air and serving HB purpose us part and j parcel of said wheel , for swift , smooth and I noiseless motion and the carrying of Its said owner from place to place. " The defendant In the case Is a small boy. Billy Hobart. The complainant was another small boy , Albert Heath , who was In u very earne-st mood when he solicited the aid of the county to punish the lad whom he al leges damaged his wheel. juiv TIUAL.S nncix xn.vr MONDAY. Mnny Oiihe-d em the * Criminal nml Civil DoeKi-tk. The regular business of the district court of this county will be resume-d Mondaj cf next week. Under the rules the fall term of court should have opened September 28. but It was deemed wise to defer summoning a Jury until after the excitement Incident to the election had subsided. Duslnefis w s therefore suspended and no cases were taken up for trial except a few cases lu the equity court , which were heard by consent of the attorneys on both slde.'s. A Jury has beren summoned to appear Mon day morning , and all of the courts will be In active operation thereafter. There are 1.C52 coses en the civil and 17C cases on the criminal docket. There are fifty-eight prisoners in the county Jail awaiting trial on charges of. various kinds , and these will be called up for trial first , after which those out on bonds will be given a bearing. The charges pending against the prisoners In Jail are ot a minor character , and the only cases of general interest on the entire list are those against Jerome K. Coulter , ehaigod with embezzlement while serving as as sistant city treasurer , and the Ford boys. charged with manslaughter In the killing of Harry Oswald lu South Omaha last May. Tlicso cases w-lll be taken up by the county attorney early In De-cembfer. SOME MOHK TIlOirilLU FOR CI.AU1C. Tilth I'liliMvfully GrttliiK Hold of n TriliiU. Mrs. Carrie Hunscn has had a law null on her hands , growing out of which u writ of restitution upon some goods lu her possession was Issued. These goods were In her apart ments near Fifteenth nnd Howard stre-ets. Yesterday "Blondy" Clark appeure-d to serve the writ , although Mrs. Hansen al leges that she was not shown the papers. The woman , however , did not make n de mand for the writ and agree-d to turn over the goods , with the exception of some trinkets. Clark allowed her to remove tin-to Into a trunk , which the two carried into the hall. Clark then levied upon everything else In the room. After the levy. Mrs. Hunscn alleges that Clark presented a paper for her signature. In which she was to promise not to sue Clark for any of his actions In the case. Mrs. Huuhen refused to sign the paper , and she says that thereupon Clark threat ened her. Moreover the asserts that on account of her refusal Clark also took possession of the trunk full of trinkets. which ure valued at something over $50. This action is alleged as being a case of grand larceny. _ \V13STCU\I3H IOSI S HIS AVKALT1I. Whiilt-ii'M Vlxlt on the How J'rovi-N 12iH-IlNl V1- . W. E. Whalcn of Cripple Creek xeach d the city Tbuisday night , and In a very abort time met u col ored woman , who seemed to IK ? plcubcd with his appearance and manner. At any rate cbe invited him to call at her residence on North Eleventh street. Being a stranger and also e.ocltUly inclined , Whalcn was very glad to accept. The two went to the number given end at down en thu back porch. For a half hour or more the couple gazed into the stars and attempted to solve their mysteries. This was a useless -task and bhortly the woman de-veloped some de-cldo'Jly affectionute tendencies toward Whulen. Whalen wns perfectly willing , and for u tlmei they sat arm In arm. Then Whalen de-parted. When he had gone a few hlocl.s he felt in his "vest pocket nnd found that hU $50 had gone. He re-ported the mutter to the police , but despite a search that was Instituted at once , the thief was not located. .NOW MOUU1SO.V HAS HIS SAY. Stnte-iue-iit of tVlint He Said tei Cnptiilii I'ulnn-r. Jack Morrison , formerly chief proprietor of the Diamond , which for yearn had be-un Uie principal gambling bouse In the city , called at The Bee office to ny that ho had been misrepresented by the item that stated that he had declared to a member of the police commission that the gamh1e > ra of the city proposed to secure a change in the fire and police commlKRlou , run open gambling houses and also have the next legislature repeal the anti-gambling lows. "What I did say to Captain Palmer of the fire and police commission , " oald Morrison , "was that 'you told UH that you would not grunt us cny privileges and did not nucid us to carry the election , but we have shown that you could not curry the eiloctlou and that you did need us. ' That IK all that I said to Captain Palmer " Ilnrher Itriuilr Hill AIlovil. . The Hoard of Public Works ullowod the bill of the Ilarbnr Anphult company for Htre-et repaint during the first six months of IMtfi ut Its regular meeting yemterrtuy uflernoon. Thu umoupt was rjOG&.07. Thu final e-Htlmate on the Chicago titrect main Hewer in fuvor of J O. forby und amount ing to $1,102.82 WUH alHO allowed. The ( ' ( Hi- tract of John F Daley for the count ruc tion of a smull piece ut uewur lu LkinLB imrli. WUH upprovtd. JUDGE'S PLACE IN DEMAND Eleven Candidates for the Position M&do Ynouit by Dundy's Death , MAJORITY OP THEM ARE FROM OMAHA Lincoln , Freitieinf iinil AVe-ht l'eilu | Ali > o He-pre-M-iUfd A M > I runt P. Are All Souml Meuiej- DeiueiernlN. The deeth of Judge Elmer S. Dunfly of the United States district court has caused n/vacancy / for whlt\h n number of Ne-brasUi members of the legal fraternity are striving. The position IB regarded as a most de sirable one. and one to which great honor attache's. The salary IE $5,000 and the ap j' pointment ' Is for life , with rood chances of promotion. I In the cane of a young man. after 11 several years o ! hervlce. While there arc few j lawyers of ability who do not receive * a mrger Income from their private practice than the salary of a I'nlled States judge , the honor of the position IK recorded as nioro than an offset of the difference In remunera tion and several candidates have shied their cantors Into the ring and are inakliiK a dicnlfie-d effort to capture the prize. It 1 considered OF more than probable that an i' appointment { will he made by the president to , fill this vacancy when congress convents , although It Is not expected that anything will be done before that time. That will ] give the M-veral candidates about a month to present their claims for consideration and I will Rive the president ample time to con sider all the conditions In each case. It i conceded by all rartles that the appointee will be a "sound money" democrat and all of the candidates now In the field belong to that whip of the democracy. There are eleven candidates In the field for the appointment , nine of them Itelng avowed candidates and two of them being "In the hands of their frlcitds. " Of the eleven , seven are residents of Omaha , two live In Lincoln , one In Fremont and one In West Point. The Onuiha contingent con sists of T. J. Mahoney. W. 1 > . McHimh. C. S. Montgomery. W. W. Morsmau. J. H. Mc- llnttsh. Frank Irvine and George E. 1'rltchett. All except the two last unmed are avowi'J candidates. Messrs. Irvine and I'rltchett are In'lng urged by their friends for the appointment , but are not taking an active part In the matter themselves. John H. Ames and A. J. Sawyer of Lincoln. \V. H. Munper of Fremont and J. C. Craw ford of West Point are the remaining can didates. The candidates are all personal friends , all * of them are on the most friendly terms , politically , with the administration , and several of them are Intimate personal friends of the secretary of agriculture. It Is antici pated by some of those most concerned that Secretary Morton will take a hand In the appointment of Judge Dundy's successor , but It Is urprd. on the other hand , that his personal relations with n number of Urn candidates will prevent him from taking any part In the matter. The name Is true of the local leaders of the sound money democracy. so that the several candidates are standing on their merits. The eontestfor the appointment Is being made In the most dignified manner , with no unseemly scramble for the coveted honor. The claims of the respective aspirants ure being presented by their friends without the candidates themselves taking the most prominent part. Tim IXI'OSITIOX Work of Grttlnu ; AITulrH In Shnieto. . lie llmim -l nt Oner. After a dormant jK-rlod , pending tb.e result of the election , the regular weekly meetings of the directors of the TransmlHsisslppl Ex position association have been resumed. A meeting was held at the Commercial club rooms at noon yesterday , at which all of the dlrectnis who are In the city were present. It WUK decided to begin aggressive work at once and push the work of the exposition actively from now until the election of the board of fifty directors , which ha been called for December 1. Prcsidt-nt Wattles Mated that In hit ; opinion the result of the election could not have been more satisfactory , so far as the Interests of the exposition were concerned. The utjit < west of the Mississippi , he sold , were all In line on national Issues and this fact ought to have weight with these Plates when approached preached for Appropriations for exhibits. Oa theothnr hand , he said , the buslnuK In- tereLs of the country were not threatened with a change In the financial system of the country and they ought to feel like con tributing to the success of the great fair. This would apply , continued , to the rail ways , the packing houses and the other great manufacturing Interests which had withheld their subscriptions on account of the uncertainty of the outcome of the na tional campaign , but there would now bei no further excuse for these corporations refus ing to take action In the matter. After a general discussion amcng the di rectors it was decided to Instruct all of the soliciting committees to at once take up the work of soliciting subscriptions and close tin this Hue of work as soon as pos sible , and not later than December 1 in any event. It is the desire of the prebcut directory , as expressed by all of the members , to close up all subscriptions before the election of the new directory , and with that cud In view all the conditional subscriptions , of which there are several , aggregating many thousand dollars , will be disposed of In r.omo way by complying with the conditions Imposed or securing modifications of tlit-so conditions. The weekly meetings of the soliciting committees will also be resumed , the next meeting to bo held Saturday night of next week ut the Commercial club rooms , ut which time the several committees will be expected to report progress. rii n is w TIII : rocicisTiiouiwS AWAY. Tlilcvi-H Dcitoxlt Thrill lu II Seiutli Oiniiiui MIIII'N JliiKKy , The local police , through the agency of Chief Bruinim of South Omaha , have suc ceeded In recovering the seven poekctbookit stolen by pltkpockeits In front of lioyd's theater lust Monday night. The pochctbooUs and cni.h taken , amounting to over $200 , bc- lonerd to J. H. Hungate , John Johnson , a Washington county farmer , Charles Tracy , W. E. llnrrlsnii. William Hawltzir. A. M. Uoveo Hnd S. Mortcnson. While the recep tion tendered to Mr. liryan was being held at the theater A. O Frank of South Omaha lift a home and buggy tied titur the comer of Sixteenth and Jackson street. Mr. Frank participated In the sound money durnonxtra- * tlon and at lie conclusion drove home | n hla buggy. The next morning lie dlncoverod the pochetbouks lying In the vehlclu , where.- they hud been thrown by the thieves. The pocketbooks - books wrr < empty , except for a few papers which had been hastily thumbed oveir by tha crooke and then crammed hack again. The llnd was Drought to this city and Is now awaiting claimants at the station. Of CoiirHf You Cnn. OMAHA , Nov. C. To the Editor of The Bee : Can I pro ocule a man who nowl and then BteiaU my morning Hue from ray portih ? If 60. what would bo the penalty ? Sub scriber. Ans. The > man Is guilty of petit larceny and upon conviction could be scut to the county jail. Mnri-IlllK- , | < ICIIM - > . Permit * to wed IIHVC boem liwued totho following purlieu by the county Judge : Niunt urn ! AddK-Hh. Age. Hurley Behi-i-r , C'oune-II muffs , lu 27 Mildred C Armstrong. Council Itluflx , lu. . 22 i'uul JlOfhchtT. Omuhu 23 ISlizttbcth KJuram , Oinuliu. . . . . . 3.