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BANK FIGHTS FOR ITS SHARE
Lincoln Savings Has nn Interesting Gaso
Before Jndiro Holmes.
INVOLVES A DEAL IN FIRE INSURANCE
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LINCOLN. Nov. 27. ( Special. ) Judge
/lolmcs this afternoon took up the hearing
of tlio controversy between n lot of in-
1,11 rancc companies , the Northwestern Life
Insurance company , Htcelver Hill of the
Lincoln Savings bank , the this and 1) ) . D.
Mills. It bcunK that several years ago Eliza
beth , Daniel , John W. und IXMI.I Uhl e\e-
cu'cd to the Stromsbiirn bank a $5,000
I
mortgngn on the piece of pioperty linovvn
as the Koman block , near Plftcenth and 0
streets , which v\ns buriud down about a
j
jcar ago. The moitgagc viaa puuhused by
the ca\lnrs bank. The first mortgage on
the propelty Is held bv the Northwestern
Mutual Mfo of Milwaukee , and Is for $10,000
When Iho building burned there wao an 1
Insurance of $3,000. the policies being held |
by the Nortlrveslern as aecuilty for Its
mortgage. These policies were as follows : I
Herman Amcilcan of New Yoilr , German ,
of Pieeport , 111 , and Milwaukee Mechanics i
for $ J,000 each and In the London and Lan-
tashlie , the Northwestern National of Mil- j
wauUooand the Kliemen's Pund of San Pian-
cisco for $1,00' ' ) . The Insurance companies i
* An lined to pay the full value of the policies , i
claiming that the loss was not total The !
iccelver chaigcs that the Insurance com
panies , the Ulils and the mortgage holder
have entered Into a fraudulent conspiracy
to defratid the bank by settling the claims
against the insurance companies for JC.700
If thin Is permitted to go through the sav
ings bank will be left absolutely lemedllcss
It asks that Judgment bo entered up against
the Insurance companies , each for the full
amount of Its policy , and that the first
mortgage holder be compelled to resort to
Its securities before falling back on the
lot II 1) Mills comes Into the case ns the
claimant of the savings bank mortgage. He
had put It up with the bank as collateral ,
and the bank had sold the collateral to it
self at public sale A denial of the alle
gations of conspiracy Is made by the other
defendants , and the Insurance companies arc-
trying to make the settlement with the Uhls
stick
IIUSY WITH nivoiiCKS.
This was Judge Holmes' busy day In the
divorce couit The tlrst mlsinatcd person to
nsk for relief this morning was George Mc
Millan , who took a long , cold drive Into
town this morning for the purpose of con
vincing hU honor that his wife , Cmiim ,
1o whom ho vvcs married at Council IllulTs
In 1S87. was a very bad woman as to morals
mid addicted to the too frequent , use of ar
dent spirits Judge Holmes Inquired where
th6 dttendant and chlldien wcro at the
present time , and being told that they were
cHlll under the tare of the defendant , admin
istered a gentle roast to the plaintiff foi
falling to care for them If the mother was
thn sort of woman described In court and
positively refused to grant plaintiff any
dlvorco until he looked up the children.
Mrs. Heka Thlclo was awarded a divorce
O.id the custody of their two children , aged
9 and 13 jears , from her husband , Henry.
The plaintiff was o comely Norwegian of
about 3.1 and had married the defendant in
Chicago October 17 , 1883. Her husband was
a carpenter , but became addicted to drink
and two yeais ago left her.
E J Johnson , a Hurllngton urakcman ,
had a miraculous cscapo from death this
morning at Waverly Ho went out on train
No SO and at Waverly was struck by a
grain chute and 'thrown from the top of a
box car. alighting across the rails of the
opposite tracks lie was believed to have
been fatally Injured and was sent back to
Llmoln on the Incoming train and taken to
Tahltha hospital In the patrol wagon. Dr
H Everett was called and upon examlna-
n found that Johnson's hip was seriously
Injured , but that ho Is worth a dozen dead
men yet The Indications are that Johnson
escaped Internal Injuries and his condition
Is considered far from serious. He Is a
blnglo man and boards at the Hoyd hotel.
FARMER'S FAMILY HELD UP.
r John Motto , a farmer living near Hov-
% „ orly , was roused late Wedne-sday night by
' two men , who asked him to assist them In
fixing their wagon , stating that they were
traveling In wagons with their famlles and
had broken down near his place Mr
Mette , with his family , had retired for the
night , but he got up and went with the
men to the barn , where ono of them struck
him a blow that rendered him Insensible
Uy this tlmo Mrs Motto followed bet hus
band with a lantern to the barn , just In
time to BCO her husband fall from the blow
The men then attacked the woman and
knocked her down , carried her Into the
house and demanded the money In the
house. They fired their revolvers to thor
oughly frighten her , and she gave them all
the money they happened to have , about
$ C. The men then quit the place. The
community Is thoroughly aroused , as this ,
Is the second crime of this kind committed
In tha neighborhood within the past few
months
Societury Ludden of the Hoard of Educa
tion was engaged today In examining the
pollco records for the purpose of ascertain
ing the causes for the decrease in fines
Ho will report his findings at the next
meeting of the board Judge Waters Is as
sisting htm In going over the books
Rev J. P. Sward of Omaha will deliver
nn address before the Concordla society of
the SwoJIsh Lutheran church this evening
Rev. Mr Sward Is president of the Augus-
taim synod of the Swedish Evangelical Lu-
tljcran church of America. An excellent
musical program has been prepared , the
thief features of which will bo a cornet
hole by Ole Olson , a piano duct by Mrs
Charles Olson and Miss Elllo Plcrson , and
singing by the church choir , led by P. O
Hcdlund
Captain W H Taylor Is an aspirant for
register of the land office , and Is receiving
considerable encouragement from his
friends. Captain Taylor Is an old soldier
und was a candidate for the same position
ii.ttlnn Iliirrlanti
Congressman Strode has about recovered
from his recent Illness and expects to bo
ublo to retu n to Washlnri < un next Tues
day
Candidates for the shoes now adorning
the feet of Councilman James D. Parker of
the Second ward are an numerous as appli
cants for jobs In Undo Jake Wolfe's pock
ets Tim list thus far embraces J. Steven
son , with J H. McMurtry , Alex Jctea , R.
H. Glllcsple , C. E. Wilkinson , Fred Wood
ward and Corporal James Mahoney
W II. Lampion , a young fellow who
camti to Lincoln as age-nt for a slot ma-
' 'ichine used In saloons , was arrested this
morning on suspicion of stealing $22 be
longing to Henry Hamilton. It appears
that llrtiiillton missed $22 whllo at his
boarding house , 11-J P strc"t. Lampion Is
also a boarder there and nas present when
Hamilton mlnsed his money.
Omaha people. In Lincoln At the Ltndell
H. T. Leavltt. August Meyer , D , M. Vluson.
lialer ,
Pln > H a I'nliifiil I'riuik.
V > , - IIOLDHEOE , Neb , Nov. 27-Spcclal.- ( )
The laugh Is on the bald-hcade > d men of
HoldrcKu th'u ' tlmo. An agent purporting
to represent some medlulno company of St ,
1/otila has U'cn In the town for the past
week oelllng a never-falling remedy for
growing hair on bald heads. The agent or
ganized a hospital pro tern. , and all the
bald-hi-iulcd men In town took treatment.
Ho had two Bjutenu of Belling the medi
cine. Ono way was to sell the medicine for
fAitlt , the prlco baliig $10 , with full directions
for Its URO. the agent signing n receipt
agreeing to refund the money In one year
If It failed to grow hair , and the other sys
tem WAS to give n patient the medicine ,
the patient agreeing to pay the sum of $50
In one year If ho got a growth of hair The
agent always prefaced his remarks with
"We do not find miny men rich enough to
pay UH the JGO , " and as he purportul to
give exactly the same medicine whether the
patient pnld cash or signed the $ r > 0 contract
almost all paid cash After the agent had
left It began to dawn on the minds of the
bald-hciideil fraternity that the agent wno
a total stranger , unrccommcndcd , and the
company that ho claimed to represent was
unknown and that they had paid $5 per
bottln for drugs that could be purchased of
any local drug store for 15 cents. They are
having all manner of fun with one another
about the transaction.
Hot I'litlit for UiiNlnexN.
DKf'VTIH , Neb. Nov 27 ( Special )
Competition for liver crossing between the
fcrryloat and the pontoon bridge , which has
been going on at a lively rate for some
, time , has now come to a dead standstill. The
j ferryboat Is froze In and the Hooting Ice In
' the rivet has pushed the pontoon out and
a big portion ot It Is lodged on a sandbar
n halt mile below. Captain King thinks he
' will have his brldgo In good running order
In a Jew days , however , but there Is no pos-
slblo hope for the ferryboat. Just before
nature Inli-rfercd with both enterpilses
competition had got so warm that the cross
ings were thrown open to the public free
of charge. The boat was then getting
ready to offer a bonus of 5 cents.
I'retl ) WeililliiK lit Illltlle Creek.
I1ATTLE CHEEK , Neb , Nov. 27. ( Spe-
clal ) Wednesday afternoon Rev Eml
Ulbrlcht ot Shelby and Miss Anna Hosebrock
of thlh place were married at the German
Lutheran church by Rev. Jacob IKilTman
George Ilrcchler , deputy county treusuicr
and Fred J Dankers , assistant bank cashier
acted as best men The bridesmaids were
Emma Heycr and Lena Dcnnlngcr. On the
conclusion of the service the happy couple
icpalrcd to the home of the bride's uncle
Herman IIoRrlef president of the Hatlle
Creek Valley bank where , with their frlcmta
they enjoyed a sumptuous repast. Rev. am
Mis Ulbrlcht will make their future home
In Shelby
UexertH Wife anil Unity.
ST EDWARD. Neb , Nov 27. ( Special )
Prank Sodeberg , living ca * t of town , broughl
his vvlfo and baby to town last evening , run
left them with a bundle of clothing on the
cldewalk The husband and vvlfo have not
agreed lately , and. In consequence , Soilcnberg
took this step Friends took the woman am !
baby to a hotel , where they are being caroil
for at the prewnt T.io father of Mre
Soilcnberg Is camping on the trull of the un
natural hii'ihand and father , and should they
meet there will doubtlep' ) bo trouble of a
i.eiloiis kind. The community seems unani
mous In Its condemnation of Soilcnberg.
MIIIIJ CnnilliliiteN for OIHee.
HOLDREOE , Neb , Nov 27 ( Speclnl )
The war for the pcstofilce has begun In
this lilac o with ten applicants for the pcsi-
tlon. the most prominent of which Is K. D
Klnscl. the candidate for state senator of
this dlstilct at the last election The officers
of the republican central committee have
concluded that the hardest part of the cam
paign IH not over , when their ft lends all
want to be recommended for the sinie office ,
and the upshot of the matter Id that they
ha\e about concluded to not recommend any
one , hut to let all of them find their own
salvation in their own particular way.
OnLilnle Social I'teiit.
OAKDALE , Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Special )
Ono ot thn social events ot the season took
place today at 12 o'clock at the Presbyterian
church , where the Invited guests assemble !
to witness the marriage ceremony of Miss
Sarah A. Tiask and Henry A. Van Kirk , by
Hov. Sharplcsa of Norfolk. The bride is
the accomplished daughter of T P Trask
druggist of this place. The groom Is. a
pleasant , industrious young man. After the
reception nt the residence of Mr. Trask , the
couple went to their new home several miles
north of Oakdale.
Married at Vllilon.
ALBION , Neb , Nov. 27 ( Special ) The
marriage ot Miss Ruth Ciimmlnqs , daughter
of Mrs M J. Cummlngs , to Elmer K
Place of Cedar Rapids , Neb , was solemnlrcd
Wednesday evening at S o'clock at the home
of the bride's mother Rev. Mr. Stoughton
of the Congregational church officiated , in
the presence of about forty relatives and
Intimate friends The bride wore white silk
and carried a bouquet of white roses. TUe
ceremony was followed by a bridal supper.
fuller n Ileno I.onil.
HHAINARD. Neb , Nov. 27. ( Special )
Wednesday morning , vvhllo at work building
a fence eight mlloa from here , T P Wright
\aa thrown from a wagon and sustained
cvcro Injuries. The wagon and sovonl
spools of barbed wire fell on him , pinning
him to the ground Hut for timely asi-lrt-
ani'o ho would never have been able to ex
tricate himself from the debris. A doctor
uronounced his Injuries t-erlous , but not
fatal
A\eilile < l nl Weeilii(7
WEEPING WATER , Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Spe
cial ) At 6 p. in yorterday , at the Congrega
tional church , before a largo concourse of lu
ll I eel friends occurred the marriage of MIv >
Chorrlo Hutler , eldest daughter of Dr. M. M
Duller , to John Johnnm of Murray , Rov.
Mr. HnrrUon olllclatlng. At the residence
of tl.o bride's parents a reception was held
last night. _
IVeilliiK Mueh Sloek.
ST EDWARD. Neb , Nov 27 ( Special )
D. K Wilson ot Omaha IB feeding poveral
carloadB of cattle at his yards near town , and
this morning brought In three moro carloads ?
The largo number of cattle being fed here
will bring up the price ot corn.
Married at Wnlioo ,
WAIIOO. Neb Nov. 27. ( Special ) At
the homo of the bride's parents , last eve
ning , at 8 o'clock , were marrleJ George L
Crlnklaw ' and Miss Una Manners , both of
thU city , Rev. C. W Pmlen officiating.
Wnlioo I'lreillen nntei-liilii.
WAIIOO. Neb , Nov 27 ( Special ) The
Wahoo Hook and Ladder company gave a
very enjoyable ilnnco at the city hall last
evening.
OUIUIO.N is AI.I , incur.
Hoard of IiiMpeelorn HeporlN Her Trial
Trip u ( irviit MireeHM.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 27. The battle
ship Oregon returned today from n whort
cruUo undertaken to glvo n board of iiuipec-
tlon an opportunity of looking her well over
t was given out unofficially that the trial
md been a great success and that the boa 1
was highly plenin.il with , tha r.'ilp In all her
details , though its real findings will not bo
madu public until after they Imvo been sent
o Imaquartera In Washington In the form of
an olllclal teport.
The United States cruiwr Philadelphia
want to own a record , ra navy gossip haa
t. and file fondly bores to secure It on her
coming trip to Callao It la raid that her
olllcers have firmly determined that the
voroel bliall break all existing records for
irmored cruleora ,
Notwithstanding the olllcers refuse to cor
roborate tbo icport , It conies from n good
tourco and would uooin to be borne out by
the nature of the pieparatlonu inado for this
voyage. No t < top will bo inado on the way
lawn , though It Is usual for war ulilim bound
o South America to re-coal at Panama , In
anticipation of the long voyage , 1,500 tons
of coal have been put aboard the cruiser und
every Inch -available epaco Is being
economized , encroachments oven being made
on the oillcerw * quarters , Thu pollihcd floor
n the ward room ha been taken up und a
coal chute passes through the apartment.
rho Philadelphia has ull the coal ihu can
curry and tomorrow ha * been uot ua tbe sail-
lib' data.
! ? .
Figures from the Last Election Slowly Take
on Form.
CANVASSING BOARD MAKES THE FOOTINGS
mpOMiilM to liuTi'HNC ( In * Nuinlier of
Stilirrini * .luilKi-N HIM- < ! * . n l.itrue
r of Alllriiintlt c
IlnllotN.
LINCOLN. Nov. 27. ( Special Telegram. )
The clerical force of the office of Secretary
ot State I'lpcr today completed the tabula
tion of the returns on regents , judges of
the supreme court and amendments to the
constitution before noon , although they had
not hoped to complete them before tonight
The highest vote on the amendments vvaa
cast upon that which lelatcd to the number
of Judges of the supreme court and their
term of office , this vote being 81,579. The
smallest vote tifi.OGO was polled on the
amendment relating to merging of the
government of cities of the metropolitan
class and the government of counties wherein
'ocated. The full vote stands ca follows :
Amendment to the constitution relating to
the number of Judges of the supreme court
and their term of oillce : Yes , 81,670 ; no
37.SOG.
Amendment to the constitution i elating t <
compensation of supreme and district cour
Judges : Yes. 01,119 , no , 18,5.13.
Amendment to the constitution relating to
compensation of the officers of the executive
department es , 59inC , no , 47,611.
Amendment to the constitution relating to
judicial power Yes. 60,004 ; no , 43577.
Amendment to the constitution relating to
Incrcaso In number of supreme and dlstrlc
court Judges : Yes , 5j,343. no , 46,576.
Amendment to the constitution relating
to trial by Jury Yes , 73,573 , no , 39.006
Amendment to the constitution relating to
officers of the executive department. Yes
67,045 , no , 40,597.
Amendment to the constitution limiting
the number of executive state olllcers Yes
CO 246 , no. 41,063.
Amendment to the constitution provldlnr
for the Investment of the permanent cduca
tlonal funds of the state : Yes , 78,447 ; no
30.619.
Amendment to the constitution relating to
merging of the government of cities of the
metropolitan class and the government o
counties wherein such cities are located
Yes , 56,960 ; no , 47,634.
Amendment to the constitution prescrib
ing the manner In which vote-3 shall be
cast Yes. 62.30-5 ; no , 14.370.
Amendment to the constitution relative
to donations to works ot Internal Improve
ment and manufactories Yes , 60,179 , no
45.669
Per Hegent of the University ( to nil va
cancy ) Jens C Jacobscn , socialist labor
763 ; Theodore Johnson , national , 866 ; Charles
H. Law son , prohibition , 2.391 ; J I. Leas
democrat , 4.7S1 , Thomas Haw llns , dcmocra
and people's Independent , 106967 ; William
G Whltmorc , republican , 98,631.
For Judge of the Supreme Court ( four
years ) Ada M Hlttenbendcr , prohibition
and national , 2,938 ; An Irew Estergard , so
cialist labor , 682 ; Prank Irvine , democrat
5579 , William Neville , democrat and pee
ple's Independent , 108,469 ; Hobert Hyan , re
publican , 94,238
Per Judge of the Supreme Court ( two
y cars ) "Moses " 1' . Klnkald. republican , 95.-
632 ; John S. Klrkpatrlck , democrat and pco-
plo's Independent , 109.015 ; W. II. I'latte
democrat , 4,987 ; George L. Whltham. pro
hibition , 2,36.1 ; F I' Wlgton , national , 809
John L. Zerby , socialist labor , 756.
i\POSITION nmi'CTous
llallol Will lit * Secret anil nil ( lie
Allxli nlliui I'liiu.
At the meeting of the board of directors
of the Transmlssl-slppl Exposition yesterday
afternoon , the matter of conducting the elec
tion of the new board of directors was le-
ferred to President Wattles and Secretary
Wnkefleld. The election has been called at
the hall In the Hoard ot Trada building at
7 o'clcck Tuesday evening , and will bo con
ducted In a manner very similar to any
election , under the Australian ballot system
The ballot will bo secret , and facilities for
counting the votes will be provided that will
make the icsult attalnablo very soon aftel
the last ballot Is deposited There will be
numerous tickets at hand from which th
stockholders can each select fifty naniia. ac
cording to their judgment Each ballot will
be marked as It la cast with the number
of shares that the voter holds , by purchase
or proxy , and will count accordingly Two
ballet boxes will be provided , and as t > eon
as ono Is partially filled another will be
substituted and the first will be taken to
another room , where a canvassing board that
is yet to be tclccted will count the votes
In this way the count will nearly Keep pace
with the voting The ballot will continue as
long as there Is any one Icff to vote , but
It la expected that all the- stockholders
can vote during the evening , as most of tbo
smaller ones have given proxies.
STIllU'lv A.JAINS'l' T1IIJ CUH1ISTOM : .
SiTloiiM Archlcnt ( o n Mrnilx-r of n
CoiiHllimr 1'nrlj.
Mrs Simon Trostler met with an accident
Thursday night which will confine her to the
house for some time , If It does not cost her
her lift' . She had been down town , and on
alighting from the Parnam car at Fortieth
street found a number of young people there
coasting down the steep hill which com
mences at that point. They Invltc-d her to
rldo and she accepted. When about half
way down the big traverse , which was heav
ily loaded , struck a halo In the wooden
block pavement and unsettled the man who
was steering so that the machine got beyond
control and ran Into the curb. All of the
occupants of the traverse , some ten or
tvvclvo people , were badly shaken up and
bruised. Mrs. Trostlcr was the only ono
seriously Injured. She was thrown against
the curbstone and both bones In one of her
legs broken just below the knco Joint. Miss
Delia HleronenuiH was hurt so that she
will bo unable to bo about as usual for a
few days , but her Injuries are not of a
dangerous character The remainder wcro
all moro or less bruised , but are not laid up
by their Injuries.
riinuliiiiiliiii ( 'O | | < * K < *
A program of unusual IntcrcHt will bo
rendered by the Chautnuqua college at
the First Methodist church next Monday
cvonlUK Dr. II A Hlpplo will read a
li.iper on "Charlr-si of liurgundy " The
"He Innings of Hellglon In Franco" will
bo told by Mrs F. A. Tucker , and Charles
A floss will give a Hhort biography and
character sketch of "Itluholleu " Or Mc-
Quohl had consented to deliver his hu-
uri * on " 'Browning- " The doctor Is a
gruit student and admirer of the poet
and thin lecture will prove n treat to nil
who are fortunate enough to hear It.
There Is no udmlHulon and everybody IH
Invited.
rirt * TlirrnU-iiH 11 County Jail.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 27. Fire broke out
n thc > county jail hero at an early hour
this morning , and for a few minutes threat
ened the entire building , and then caused a
i.iiilc among the prisoners , I'rompt erv-
co on the part of the fire department , hir.v-
ovcr , soon put the flro under control. The
origin of the lire la unknown. Thu loss U
small.
IliiinliiiriT MrlUn IN
HAMHUHG , Nov 27 The ship owneui
and port * laborers' contractors have decided
, o join the employers' federation In order to
> rt ont a united opposition to the strikers
The lljmburg-Aincrlcaii eonipaoy't ) lighter
nen and ship cleaners have joined In th-
strike. Eleven thousand men arc now out ,
POOH iimvviio or KAiTiirti.MsM.
Pnfi * of n (5orninciil .Mulllilfli
Outlived It * lIxrfuliu-NN.
A few daja ago there wns n sale of con
demned ai my storca at the government cor-
i at , and among articles disposed of were
n few old thalra , pieces ot carpet , desks ,
stoves harness and a lot of miscellaneous
articles , all of which wont for little or
nothing A iniilo was put up and auctioned
oft , bringing the largo sum of $12 50 When
the auctioneer started the sale , spying ,
"How much am I offered for thla mule ?
Somebody make mo a blill" ono of the em-
ployca , who was sitting on a box ot hard
tack delivered himself Homewhat In this
fashion
" 1 tell you , boys , It's n shame to sell that
poor mule. The government ought to pen
sion an animal that has been In the serv
ice cs long as that ono haa. I don't know
Just when old Kate came1 here , but eho was
hero when I went to work and Uiat was
away back In the 70s When they
were putting up that bljc brick building at
Port Omaha , which was used for depart
ment headquarters , along In ' 76 , I think
It was , Major Furay ueed to drive out
there every day , using old Kato and n
buckbotrd , and 1 don't think ho ever tied
her once * . She's one of the gentlest mules
I've ever RCCII , and you tan leivo her any
place and count on finding her there when
you want her. I'll bet some hard-hearted
fellow will buy her for a song and beat
the stuflln' out of her In less thin n week "
Some ono In the crowd made a remark
about the treatment of animals , when the
man who had been talking said
"Why , elr , when I was In the old country ,
they used to have a horao there that had
been at the battle of Waterloo , and every
tlmo they had a parad6 or anything of
that kind , you could ECU that horseat the
head of the procession , led by a groom ,
and I' was worth a man's llfo to abuse that
animal Now , hero's poor old Kate , that
has terved long and faithfully , and they're
soling her just because she's bunged up and
so old she can't work any more. I'll bet
seine one will get her forsa trllle , and next
week you'll flnil her dragging a load ot
apples or potatoes around , town , and she'll
never get the nice treatment she has been
used to here If I had a place at my house
where I could keep her , I'd buy old Kate ,
no matter If I had to pay $50 for her , and
I'd give her a feather bed to sleep on for
the rest of her life , so 1 would "
: TIMUHAIMI i.isr.s.
Tiiloii Pnollli * KlinlH lln' U'lri-M In Iliul
Superintendents Nichols , Buckingham and
Korty of the Union Pacific at
' '
10 o'clock yesterday left for a
trip to the portions oti Iho line where
It Is supposed the storm pf Wednesday
night and Thursday did so much damage
They went out on a 'special ' train am
hurried to the part of the line west o
Columbus , vvhcro the company 's wires arc
all down. i
To a Hco reporter Superintendent Korty
of the Union Pacific's telegraph depart
ment said , just before .leaving "Wo arc
going out to hurry up tht repairs to our
telegraph vvlrca. I hope that wo may have
n thorough line working from one end or
the system to the other by tonight In
this state the greatest damage to our wires
Is between Columbus end iKcarney ]
can't tell the amount of damage done untl
I get out there. .Meat of- the wires won )
down In the severe storm of Wednesday
night , but Thursday' * atrnng wind blowing
against other wlies that 1ml been weakenec
bore them down also Thin-Bdny's wind < llc
most damage to the wire * In Kansas There
we are having trouble with' the ) vlres west
of Gills , In the vvcsteiu csntrnl part of the
state. "
At the Unjon PacificJieadquartcrs It la
not known whether any elamago was done
to the western part of Iho road or not
as all telegraphic communication with the
other end of the line Js cut off Reports
from Denver are coming In to headquirters
* i. * JVUIISHE ) i/iiy , uuu ijje * uranu luiand re
ports are being received via St Joseph The
wires on the branch lines north of Colum
bus and north of Grand Inland are still
down The company hca had considerable
difficulty In getting n sufficient number or
men to go out on the road and repair the
bioken wires.
Klltlioru'MV"lr < -n Don n.
Superintendent MeFarland of the Elkhorn's
telegraph department yesterday morning
started out with all the available
line men ho could tecure to re
pair the Elkhorn wires that went
down In the stouu of slifct and snow
There becma to bo a scarcity of
line men at this time , when the railroads
need them most badly , and the Elkhorn sent
to several Iowa points and clear to Chicago
for some of the men that wont out yesterday
morning. Hcyond Battle Creek the Elkhorn
has over 400 telegraph polca down.
llnll\in > Noli-N nnil IVrMoniilN.
Zera Snow , attorney-'for the Oregon Short
Line , Is In the city
A party of Plttsburg capitalists went
through to the west In the special car
' Hazelmeio" via the Union Pacific Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs Agatha R Kelson , who sued the Penn
sylvania for baggage thaUcompany lost by
the Johnstown Hood seven years ago , has
Just received an adverse decision In court.
General Commissary Goldsmith and Dis
trict Commissary Ackley of the Pullman
Palace Car company were In the city yes
terday , the guests of District Superintendent
Hlchnrdson. '
Assistant Go.neral Manager Lonmls of the
II. & M said yesterday afternoon that the
Hurllngton had Just succeeded In repairing
the damage done to Its wires In the western
part of the state by the h eet and wind ,
TWO \ou.Nf ; coiinniA.s COM.inn.
I on n Man AVho KIKMI HIMV to IIiiii.Hi *
HIM riNtA.
Two young collegians from Ackley , In. ,
who attended the foot b.-ill game Thanks
giving afternoon and who Jook upon their
team as the one thing- which shall bo held
In sacred contemplation by all viho behold
it , were on their way to the depot Thursday
evening. At the top of the .Incline 'hoy
encountered three Nebra'ska men , who were
feeling real good.
"Hurrah fo.n Nebraska ! ' * yelled ono of the
three , and he shook his fistiundcr the nose
of an loua youth to emphasize his emark
"Nit ! Ha ! Ha' Ha ! HU HI ) HI ! Hawkeye !
Haw key e ! S. U. I ' " burst from the two
loyal boys from across the river
The Nebraska youth reached for the neck
or ins adversary , but tco blow- was neatly
countered by the visitor , who hod played
the game before. Twd hackmen who oc
cupied a corner nearby tried to .keep tab
on the mill by rounds , but tjavo It up after
[ he Nebraska boy had gone down from n
triphammer blow from one of the strangers.
Chrysanthemums , ribbons and ennea went
up In the air like debris In a whirlwind , and
when the dust settled again , the Iowa boys
walked smilingly toward the waiting room ,
whllo tlio hackmen collected the remnants
> f the homo product and uHslstcU them on
an uptown car. Ilackoned | ryes and
scratched faces weio the style with a trio
who boarded a Lincoln train yesterday , but
when questioned on the subject , they smiled
sadly and opined it all happened whllo
'bucking the lino" the day before.
Made It ll\el > - for AxUnlfli.
Charles Flohr , an iihtahodlcd Individual
who IHIH IK in making numerouH IIIIHIICCC.MH-
'ul applications to the county poor agent
'or iiKfllstnncc , called at the county Btoru
yesterday afternoon arid renewed hlx Im-
lortunltloH , ( Vainly Agent Askvvlth rt > -
lined to give Plohr any aHxIstanro on tlio
ground that ho had no ono but lilmmlf
tnil his ahlchodlc'd wlfu to provide for
UK ! ho Hliould do u little work Inutead of
lulling aid of the county An argument
ensued , gradually growing wanner , and
"lohr llnnlly mruclt Askwlth under th
aw on the left Hide. Ankwllh closed on
ilm and thlngH were lively for a few ino-
iicntB Plohr being ejected fiom the prcm-
ac , ullghtly the worse for wear.
i
IN THE HANDS OF THE JURY
Argument nml Judge's ' Ohnrgo iu tlio World-
Herald Libel Suit Concluded Yesterday.
NO VERDICT EXPECTED BEFORE MORNING
liixlrni'llniis of ( In * Court ntnlinrntrt }
Deal nltli tin * I.im of Mitel anil
tlio Mi'iiHiirc of UIIIIIIIKIMAr -
Of
The case of the World-Herald against The
Hce for $50,000 damages for alleged libel Is
In the hands of the Jur > , the arguments and
Instructions of the court having been con
cluded jcntcrday afternoon.
The opening argument v\as made by J. II.
McCulloch , attornej for the World-Hot aid
Ho alleged that the evidence showed that
the WoiId-Herald was damaged as was
claimed nml that It the alleged llbclous artl-
clo had not been published the business of
the World-Herald would have gone on stead
ily Increasing. Ho said the business of
the concern had been rapidly Increasing
slnco 1S92 and the paper was making money
nt n ra | Id rate until the article In question
was published , after which the credit of the
paper was seriously Injutcd and the mone >
making stopped. Krom this he argued that
The Dee should bo mulcted to make good
the loss of the World-Herald.
H W. Slmerat ope'icd the argument for
The lice Ho took up the testimony of 0. M
Hitchcock , prcMdont of the World Publish
ing company , and analyzed tlio t'tatcinentn
made by the vv lines" He called the atten
tion of the jur > to the fact that Hitchcock
testified that his bills for white paper dur
ing tha first nine months of 1S95 and up to
the lime the alleged llbciou ? article ap
peared amounted to a little over $ " 7,000 , on
which ho had paid $21502. leaving a shortage -
ago on his paper bills of nearly $1,000. It
was shown by Hitchcock's testimony that his
salary pay roll for the Fame period amounted
to $07,600 , on which there had been paid at
the time the alleged libel apt eared $03 $ 747 47 ,
leaving a deficit In that accomrt of $3,752 5T
In the same way It waiuhnnn that the total
expoiiPCD of the vVorhl-Herald concern dur
ing the nine months Immediately preceding
the publication of the article In question , tnk-
Ing. Hitchcock's outside figures and giving
him the benefit of all doubt , amounted ( o
$150.300. As an offset to thlp Hitchcock's
figures showed that there had been paid
$109,82819 , leaving n deficit of $10,37062 for
the nine months In question. "In other
words , Hitchcock's own testimony showed
that instead of making money the concern
wao running behind nt the rate of $ I4$5G1
per month. " Slmeral charged that the suit
agaliut The Ilee had been started as n
means of dragging the World-Herald out of
the hole and In less than twenty-four hours
nftor the publication of the article In con
troversy Hitchcock swore ho had been dam
aged to the extent of $50,000 by the publica
tion.
HOOKS ARC NOT SHOWN
Taking up the claim that the World-
Herald had sustained damages to Its foreign
advertising. Mr. Slmeral called attention to
the fact that the only testimony on this
point was that of Hltcbccck , who had
teotlficd to only two foreign advertisers who
had withdrawn their patronage and it was
thoun by other tcatlmo'iy that both had
ronevved their contracts within a very short
time. Ho also dwelt upon the fact that there
had been no testimony as to the amount of
damage caused by the withdrawal of these
two advertisements.
Mr. Stmcral then called the attention of the
Jury to the fact that the only figures pro
duced In the trial were n lot of llgiues
quoted by Hitchcock from memoranda not
introduced in evidence , and that none cf the
boo'cs or records of the World-Herald had
been produced The Jury was expected
Slmeral said , to accept Hitchcock's con
clusions with no records to back them up
Slmeral also called attention to the fact that
Hitchcock had not even testified to the
amount of receipts on which he based his
claim for damages , but had simply given
the Jury what he claimed was the falling
off In Income .
The question of mallco was next taken up
and It was shown that no mallco had been
piovcd , but , on the contrary , that all the
evidence had gcno to show there was no
malice
Mr. Slmoral's argument was concluded at
the hour of the noon adjournment
INSTHUCTCD UY TH1' JUDGH
When the afternoon session opened Judge
Scott , at the request of counsel for both
sldca. Instructed the jurj on the law In the
case and the manner In which the evidence
vvo-s to bo cor-sldered , after which the argu
ments were resumed , Judge Wakclcy clca-
Ing for the defense and It S. Hall making
the final argument for the plaintiff.
In delivering his Instructions to the Jury
Judge Scott quoted first the statute upon
the subject of libel , calling the attention
of the jury to the fact that the term "per
aons" In the statute applied also to corpora
tions Mhel was defined by the court to
mean the printing or circulating of false or
malicious matter of or concerning another
The provision of the state vonstltutlon re
garding the right to print or publish mat
ter on any subject , "being responsible for
the abuse of that liberty , and In all trials
for libel , both civil and criminal , the truth ,
when published with good motives and for
Justifiable ends , shall be a sufllclcnt de
fense , " was also quoted by the court. The
Jury was Instructed that under this provision
the defendant had the right to publish the
aiticle In question but It must bo irsponr.l-
blo for any Injury suffered by the plaintiff ,
or If the article was published with malice
the defendant would bo liable If the plain
tiff was Injured thereby
The court also Instructed the jury that
If the article was true and the plaintiff suf
fered damage thereby , the defendant would
not bo liable for damages If the article
wan published with good motived but If It
wan published with 111 will then the defend
ant would bo responsible for damagcn accru
ing to the plaintiff.
If the article was false and the plaintiff
was Injured thereby , or If It was true and
wca not published with good motives , and
the plaintiff was Injured , the jury was In
structed that the article would be libel
The Jury wns also Instructed that there
arc two kinds of malice mallco In law and
mallco In fact. Malice In fact wa Inter
preted by the court to mean the printing or
publluhlng or circulating or reports with
111 will , or with a desire to Injure , or through
spite. Kegfl malice was defined to mean
the Intentional doing of wrong without just
cause The Jury was further Instructed that
f It found that the article In question wan
False and malicious and that the plaintiff
: m < ] Buffered Injury thereby , then malice In
law would attach to the publication. If the
article was found to bo true and the Jury
'omul that It was published to gratify malice
or In a spirit of vludlctlvcneui and the
ilalntlff had been Injured then a finding of
actual mallco would be justified.
The court then explained very fully the
element * ) ncccbsary to constitute mallco and
advised the jury that If part of the article
was found to be falne the rule would apply
: o that part the eamo as to the whole , and
the defendant had the right to Introduce
cstlmony to rebut the charge of malice ,
nUHDRN OK I'llOOP.
The Jury was further Instructed that II
rested with the plaintiff to prove , by a
preponderance of evidence , that the article
wan false and malicious , or If true , that It
mil been publlHhed with mallco on the part
of Iho president or editor of the defendant ,
The court also directed the jury ( hat If It
oimd that when the article was published ,
there wan a general rumor that It woo to
tell out or consolidate with another paper ,
hat fact ghould he given duo weight In do-
termlnlng the measure of damages If It
was Sound that the article was rcpubllehcM ] ,
such fact should be considered In detormln-
ng whether It was putlLbhed with malice ,
but must not be considered In determining
the amount of danmgis
In conclusion , the Jury TV.IS Instructed
that If it found for the plaintiff. In deter
mining the amount of damages It should
consider all of the evidence and how murh
the plaintiff had been actually damaged as
shown by the evidence The court said the
plaintiff was not require * ! to prove specific
Instances of loss by reason of the publica
tion of the article , but If the Jun found
that the artlclo was llbelou.s and that the
business reputation and standing of the
plaintiff had been Injured euch facts should
be considered. In connection with the other
facts In the case , In determining the
amount of the damages , but the Jurj was
cautioned that the plaintiff could not recover
more than nominal damages ( not exceeding
$1) ) unless It proved that It suffered actual
damages which directly and naturally re
sulted from the publication.
After the reading of the Instructions had
been concluded the couit. at the request
of the attornejs for both shies. Instructed
the Jury moro at length on ono point re
garding the Imposition of excmplaiy or
punitive damages. 'Ilie court Informed the
jury that In this state a parlj cannot ic-
covcr exemplary or punitive damages , that
Is damages designed to make an example
of , 01 Inflict punishment upon another part ; , .
Actual damage was defined to be such dam
age as a person actually sustains and ex
emplary or punitive damages weio declared
not to bo actual damages Actual damage
the couit sild , may be shown b > such a
state of ft.ets is will satisfy the Jurj that
the damage was the natural result of the
publication.
nnsu.Mn Tin : ARGUMENT
Judge Wnkcle > , counsel for The lice , then
took up the closing argument for thf de
fendant , confining himself moro partieu-
larl > to the law as laid down bv the court ,
dilating at some length upon the difference
between exemplary or punitive damages and
actual damages The former weio decl.ued
to be , under the statutes of Nobratdta. a
matter entirely within the piovlnco of the
criminal courts
Judge Wakeley then took up the aigu-
ment that If the plaintiff was damaged at
all it was out ) damaged In some nominal
sum , such as u tents and such additional
sum as It could trace dlrectlv to the pub
lication of the aiticle In question
The question of mallco was taken up and
quotations wcro made from the evidence
which showed that Edward Hosewater , the
editor of The H e , could not have been
actuated by malice when It was proven that
ho never saw the artlclo until after It had
appeared In the paper. The attorney also
called the attention of the Jury to the fact
that the onlj evidence which had been given
tending to show any mallco on 'tho ' part of
Mr Hosowater had been the testimony of
G M Hitchcock , who had testified that he
hated Mr. Hosewater and believed tint Mr
Hosewater did not cherish kindly feelings
toward htm.
Judge Wakeley denied that there could
bo any malice In the statement that the
World-Herald was to be consolidated with
another paper The only statement that
could bo denominated malice , the attornc * .
said , was the statement that the World-
Herald was bankrupt and Insolvent He then
quoted from the evidence given b > Hitch
cock to show that the statement was
founded on fact He salil that if the lino-
tjpo machines were taken out of considera
tion , as their title w.is vested In the manu
facturer and not In the World-Herald , the
material about the establishment was worth
according to Hitchcock's statement , about
$15000 or $20.000 In old engines , old type
olllco furnltuie , presses , etc Hitchcock's
testimony , the attorney t > ald , showed that
Ihe.outstanding obligations of the paper at
the tlmo the article was published amounted
to about $80OUO In paper that was past due
Judge Wakeley charged that If all the out
standing accounts wcro counted In for what
they .vcro v.-ortJi the concern * ould noi 'Mv'r
anywhere near enough to pay Its Indebted
ness ; therefore , It was Insolvent , as was
charged.
The testimony was then discussed some
what In detail and Judge Wakeley closed
Ills nririimont
H S. Hall closed for the plaintiff , speak
ing for about an hour. He devoted him
self principally to trying to refute the tes
tlmony of the numerous bankers and busi
ness men , who had testified that a general
depression had hung over all lines of busi
ness during the past two years , gradually
growing worse Hall scouted the Idea that
times could be worse with half a crop than
with no crop He also discussed the evi
dcnco in detail , drawing from It conclu
sions that Uiu platntiu * ' a < i been Injured di
rectly and urging the Jury to return a ver
dict for substantial damages.
IIH r \ TIOVI.IOIMCS. .
of tin * IIiiNtiTiii'lirjil.n
'IVncliiTN1 VMS in-Ill 11 ii ii.
The Eastern Nebraska Teachers' associa
tion began a two-days' session In the asscm
bly room on the fifth "nor of the city hall
ycatcrday aftcrnocn. The attendance was
samewhat limited , owing to the fact that
many of the teachers were unable to leave
their schools , but It Is expected that the
capacity cf tlio room will be tested today
H had been ai ranged that Mayor Hroatch
should welcome the association with a short
address but he v\o.s unable to bo present
and President G. W Fo\ called the teachem
to order with a few remarks on their work
and the purposed of the association
Superintendent I'carEo of the Omaha
schools spoke at more length , and referred
particularly to the advantages that were to
be derived from a&aoclatLn with each other.
These began with such occasions as the
present end reached their climax In the
great meetings of the National Educational
association Ho urged that these wcro In
a largo degrco helpful to every teacher
They gained much in knowlelgo by such as
sociations , and returned to their work with
a more buoyant spirit than they had left
It. The pleasant outings which thcso cccas-
lens afforded were also of value oa affording
a grateful relaxation from the routine of
the school room. He iirgcd a largo attend
ance of Nebraska teachers at the next
meeting of the National Educational asso
ciation In Milwaukee , especially on account
of the feet that they expected to bring
Iho meeting ; of 18US to Omaha , and the bet
ter uprcEi ntatlon Nebraska had next year
the better their chances of success would be ,
Mrsi \ M Glittery of Dcllcvuo read a
very interesting paper on "Our Hoys , " and
the afternoon sebslon terminated with a
dLscussloit led by Superintendent John
Specdle of Sarpy county and Superintendent
lied u el I on ' "Iho Hclntlon of the Superin
tendent to the Teacher" There will bo two
sessions today , beginning at 10 and 1.30
o'clock respectively.
Tito I'lri'iiii'ii Injured.
Hook and ladder company No. 1 hud u
serious accident yesterday afternoon vvhllo
going1 to a flro In Henry Holllday'H resi
lience , 1715 St Mnry'H avenue When on
Sixteenth between Ilnrney and How ird
HtnotH the tiuck Hlld around and struck
n telegraph pole Truckman Albert Llv-
liigstom wan thrown from lilH position on
the side , but retained bin hold with bin
liandH , fiarlng to let go lust ho xhould
bo run over by the hind wheel of Iho
tiuck Ho vvaH compelled tit re > lln > iulHh
his grasp , however , before the tr.un could
bo Htoppul , and the wheel bircly ml.wcl
him. IjfvingHtono wax badly bruised by
being1 dragged on the pavement The tear
part of the friimo of the tiiiek and the
tlllci scat WIIH broken Tlllcrman JIIIIKH
Downs' head struck the telegraph polo ,
but hla heavy helmet mived him fiom
scrlouH Injury.
Thu | O"H by ( ho flro which originated
from u Hue , WIIH trilling.
ClmllKi-N III HlKli Si'lioid Cntli-lM.
There Imvo been a number of clmngi-H
lately In the High xchool uidclH and Iho
companltH are to bo re-formed The fol
lowing1 promotions have been inado. Lluii-
tcnantH IleaiiH I lunrr and VutcH have
licttn advanced to first lleutomintH of com-
imnliH 13 , IJ unit ( . ' , respectively , BurgiMitit
Major Uoane to bo Hi utemilit , rump.my
( ' ; HorKiiint Inni'H to bo lieutenant , com
pany H , H rK.tnt Hood to bo lieutenant ,
company 1) ; tiurKcant M.VCTH to bo lieu
tenant , company 12 ; I'rivato Knight to
lie Hurgcmit major ; MiiKlelnn I'otton to
bo drum major ; 1'rlvulo l.llllu to bo uer-
t'cunt , company A.
HELD TO THE DISTRICT COURT
Conclusion of the Peyton Boys' Hcnring Bo-
fora Justice Oockroll.
DEFENSE INTRODUCES NO TESTIMONY
OIKof ( lie Di-Omlnnl * In lilcntlllrd
UN II I'ai'O Wlui Itolilirit
*
"lllinielie"lvemieil } at
smith Oinaliii.
Yestctday at 9 o'clock the preliminary
hrailng of 1'iank anil Emmett Peyton ,
charged with holding up "Hlinehet" Ken
nedy nt South Omalin curly on the inoriihiK
of November 13as resumed before Justice
of the 1'c.ico Cockrell. The morning scs-
slim was a short oni > , only one witness beIng -
Ing evamlneil , but lie proved to bo aory
Important ono for the state. Ho was
Tommy Haylevss , son of Mrs Hay less , the
landlady of the Hat In which Kennedy
roomed and where the alleged robbery oc-
euiied. Ho almost positively Identified
Piank Peyton , the laigor of the brothers , a *
ono of the men.
"I think he Is the man. " Hay less swore.
' I do not believe that I enn be mistaken "
Hay less was In a goo , ! position to get n
view of one of the men He had been
awakened by one of the "hols and arising
fiom his bed lie stepped out of his bedroom
and Into the adjoining kltehen , tluougli
which the two men lied when thc\ escaped
from the building. He stood beside the door
of this kltehen , which opens Into the hall.
He said that while be was standing there
two men came miming down the hall on
their tlplocs ami Into the kitchen brushing
right I ) ) him While tbc > were passing
the front man lighted a match to Iml ) his
way Ily the Hash liny lens said that ho
saw the man a e > yes and hair , 1 > > which he/
Identified him as Prank Peyton He could
not net" the lower pint of his face because
the man had a handkcuhlcf just below his
nose. He appeared to know the way. for
as ho entered the kitchen he called to his i
companion , "This way. Follow inc. "
Hay less did not get alew of the features j
of the other man Ho could describe him
only as wearing dark clpthes and a derby
bat. 'I ho man In front was also arrajed j
in black clothes and wore a stud In his shirt ]
front J
The defense did not succeed In tangling 1
up the witness. Ho stated that he had
known Prank I'cjton two and Emmctt nlno
\cais The defense tried to make the wit
ness s.iy that , despite Hit1 fact that he had
known them so long he had tcldatloua \
partlrtt that the two assailants wen strang
ers to him , but that he would know the
first iii.ui again If be saw him Hay less ,
however , denied making any such asscr- i
tlons j
With the conclusion of this testimony ,
founty Attorney Italdrlgo announced that
the state rested Its case The attorne > s for
the Pcytons consulted n few minutes and i
thin asked for a continuance In order to I
allow them to make an limstlgatlon of new
testimony they had discovered ycalerduy
morning. A continuance was granted to
1 30 o'clock In the afternoon , when the
examination was resumed ,
When court convened In the afternoon the \
defense announced that It had tfefldc.d. npt
to cxpcac I Us side of.utfi to tlu > sum i > ii < l , ]
therefore. l m * uml ueilw tin * di-nl ilirTi-
, | , . -uiMn the express comlltl > n that he or
tnij , ot his or tlulrUK eossor.s or .i-nlnni , j
sufficient grounds upon which to hold the < i
tv.o men foi the crime charged and bound j
them ovcto the district court In the nuin f
of $3,000 each. I
\CIIVST r\itTiit.
Police Hellene * HiIM n Cooil Mini to
Keep.
Yesterday a complaint was tiled against
the negro , Carter , who Is aupiraaed to bo a
burglar , charging him with burglary and
grand larceny. Ho IH thought to be ono ot
the men who burglarized I'rlccman's clothIng -
Ing Btore on Dcuglai .street of several
hundred dollars worth of Jewelry ami some
clothing Several of the stolen rings were
round in his trunk and he was wearing , at
iho Hire of his arrest a necktie upon which
appealed Prlcoman's pilvatc price maik
Floyd Van Winkle , another m'gro who was
ariestul Thursday night , was scanheil
H-iterdiy morning Ono of the
stolen lings was found on him ,
but It la believed that Carter gave It
to him. CM the two occupied the same cell.
Van Winkle Is believed to bo another "good"
man , because he had In Ills possession a
letter from the notorl us colored "Plunk"
Henderson , In which llendeison asked him
"D care for his trunk until ho had "jlono a
job "
Carter Is being held In $1,200 bonds , pend
ing hlo preliminary hearing. Ho was rant
to jail In dufaut of furnishing the amount.
Tlio hearing is set for next Tuesday mom-
iiiiN.T : < > N AS A
Hil.oeiiteN a Mini \ \ ho Stole mi OKT-
eOllt.
Elevator Conductor Ellington of The Dee
building made his ( list appearance In public
as a detective yesterday anil proved hlmiclf
to be a howling success us a catcher of
thieves Through his cffoitH Chaunccy WhitIng -
Ing is Ijlng In a city jail cell until he ( an
bo tiled on the cbargo of petty larceny.
The article stolen was a valuable cver-
ioat Lelonglng to Superintendent Maker of
The IIci < building. It was taken out of hla
ofllco Thursday. iillngton : saw the man
walk out of the building with It. but said
nothing to him because he believed that the
superintendent had given it to the man.
Ho discovered otherwise , however , when
Colonel Ilakor dropped a few cxprcsslvo
words after ho found that his wear was
gone.
Islington went on the trail yesterday
morning and In an hour had located hlo man.
He found him In a tough t.aloon In the cen
tral portion of tlio city.
Plank McFarland waa arrcated yesterday
afternoon. He Is said to have be-on In tlio
company of Whiting when the latter tarried
the overcoat out of The Dee building.
Do not let your dealer palpi off on you
any new remedy for colds Insist on bavin ; ;
Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup.
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Counterfeit Miine > .
The jury In tlio Ignus Lcsca case In the
federal court rL'tiirncd a vordlct of not guilty.
Loseo wan charged with pasnlng countcrfult
silver money In Hill's ualouii In South Omaha
laet June.
Jeff Jones plead guilty to pausing counter *
felt money and wan sentenced to upend the
next ten months In Jail ,
The caix ) of Young and Dally , accused ot
robbing the poatolllco at Claikw , Neb , Is HOT/
on trial and will probably not bo completed
hc'foro noun today.
iK Will on rile.
A petition for the probate of the will of
the late Major George Armstrong was II led
In the county court yesterday. The petition
recites the fact that the testator dlcil
KctUed of real estate worth the mini of } 10,000
and pcrflonal property worth $3,500. The
will WOH dated October 0. 1882 , and
bequeaths all the property , both real and
pcrHonal , to the widow , Mrs Julia Arm-
Htrcng. Tlio document requefilH that at the
death of the vvlfo , uho liavu the property to
the grandchildren , giving tlielr partntu Ufa
Interests In the estate ,
"Tho Llfo of a YOUIIK Clergyman , " with
pathotlu and humorous Incidents , will bo
described In the next volume of The Youth'M
Companion by tlio Huv. Dr. Lymun Abbott ,