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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1896)
TA HATTY RFF LjtJLJ ± \ . IJL/I JLJJUJiL/ ESTABLISHED < TUX' 19 , 1ST ! . OMAHA , SATtMlDAY lOR lXG , 5 , 180(5 ( TWMLVJ3 PACKS. corv 013 NTS. > -ORGANIZING THE EXPOSITION Wow Board Meets Today to Take Up the Work , RESULT OF THE RECENT ELECTION Hut Forty-Mile of the * Many Ctinill- tliiU-M for the Directory \Vlu _ Scope of therout MHMV The mrntlng of the stockholders of thu TransmlffllwilppI Kxpevaltlon association , held 1'nst Tuesday night for the purpose of elect ing a board of fifty directors , was convened yesterday morning for the purpose of receiv ing the report of the canvassing board on the result of the election. The report was read , showing the number of votes received by each person voted for , thu detailed report bolng glvr-n herewith. The total number of hr ri of clock voted aggregated 31,11)2 ) ; number of share's , or votes , necessary for election , 13,747. Forty-nine men only re ceived the number of votes necessary to elcst , nnd they were duly declared by Presi dent Wattlc-i , as follows : C. V. Maildcrson , J. II. Mlllard , 55. T. Lindsay. T. Kllpntr'clc ' , K. K. llruce , II. A. Thompson. C. M. Wllhclm , Luclan Wells , O. W. Ho'Mrrge. ' K. Uobewater , U. S. Wll- cox , J. A. KnilRhton. W. A. IMxton , sr. , W. N. Ilabcock , John H. Kvans , ( icorgo F. Hid- well , U. DIckltiHon. A. II. Noycs , Dan Far- roll. Jr. . A. C. Smith , Charles Met0. . W. Wattles J. L. Ilrandles , C. F. Weller , Dud ley Smith , I. W. Carpcnler. J. E. Markel , T. L. Klmball , F. P. Klrkcndall. C. 13. Yoal. fl. M. Hitchcock , Herman Kount/.c , G. H. Payne , L. H. ICorty. J. A. Wakeflcld. A. L. Heed , J. If. HiiMlc. 15. C. Price , Walter , Jardlne , C. W. Lyman. C. S. Montgomery , . Alvln Kaunders , J. J. Drown John A. John- * son. J. L. Webster , F. H. Hlbbard. Dr. G. W. Lee , F. Murphy , J. C. Wharton. The next highest man was W. U. Hcnnett. tint he received only 1 1.7C9 votes , almost 1.000 votes ICH.I than a majority. C. S. Mont gomery. the legal adviser of the old board , gave It as bis offhand opinion theit Mr. licnnott would still be a director until Janu ary 1 by virtue of the fart that the old C board of directors had been olccttd to ervc " until that ( line and that that fact would make him a member of the new board. Mr. Montgomery tilBO said -that lie wn of thu opinion that the board had the power to 1111 the vacancy canted by Hie failure to elect the fiftieth man. Acting upon this opinion the meeting of tlio stockholders was adjourned sine die and the matter will be discussed at the first meeting eif the new board , to be held at the Commercial club rooms at 2 p. in. today. I1I3NNBTT WILL NOT SEHVK. Mr. Dennett said ho was determined not to serve as a director on the new bonrii. for the reason that his bunlnecn drmamlc'd all of his time and altcntlem. He cnlil he had not given the complle-.itlai which had arisen any consideration and could not ray whether he should resign at once or not , but was linn In his determination to carry out the eplrlt of his public announce ment , although he said he should not da anything that would further complicate matters. Now that the election of dlicctora Is pet- tlcd , the question that naturally arises hi the organization of the board. Several of the directors were seen yesterday morning after the result of the election was declared and all vcro of the opinion that duo deliberation should be given to the question of officer * ) and plan of organization. There arc no candidates lu the Held for any of the elective offlcea The only approach to n candidacy for any position has been the move of KOIIIC of the bnnkt * lo.vard Ihe election of a treasurer who will place thu fuiulH In certain of the depositories. There are no candidates openly In the Held for thlu position , but mine of the 1-aiikB am quietly pushing men who are favor able to their Interests. For the position of president six men have been mentioned , viz : General C. F. Mnnder- pen , ex-Governor Alvln Saunders , Herman Kountze. J. II. Mlllard. Frank Murphy nnd the president of the old board , Gurdon W. Wattles" " . None of these men are can didates for the position , but all are being pushed more or lesu vigorously by their frlcndu. The consensus of opinion among the dlreclom seems to bo In favor of tln utmost deliberation In choosing the president , nnd It lo very doubtful If any ono will be elected to lhat position at the meeting this after noon. Mr Wattles gave expression to the thought which Kocincil to be In the minds of several of the other directors when ho said that the president should be a man of wide repu- tatlon In order thai he might add weight to the exposition. Mr. Wattlca said the e-x- posltlon was a big movement and was Im- command the be-st efforts | K > rtant enough to forts of the beat man In the city. Ho sug gested General Mandcrson as a desirable man for the position , on account of his national reputation and his wide experi ence In public affairs. Mr. Wattled said lu > was not a candidate himself nnd did not desire the position. His private Interests. ho said , required his attention and ho felt as though he had already sacrificed too much of his time In bringing the affair to Its present stage. In reply Ho a direct question as to whether ho would decline the position If U was tendered him. Mr. Wattles said ho was not prepared to say what he < should do under such circumstances ; that ho was ready to make any reasonable ) sacrl- llco In orde-r to promote the best Interests of the city , but did not anticipate that there would bo any dllllculty In Inducing a man to accept the position who was better known to the country at large. PLAN OF WOHK. inquiry ampng the directors developed the fact that , with the exception of Mr. Wattles , none of them had given thu question of the general plan of work any attention. Mr Wattles was therefore asked to outline lila Idea's of the linen along which the work of tho' e.\pr6ltlon should be started. "I believe that an executive committee vliould bo elected , each member of which Bhould bo the head of a bureau having In charge ono branch of the work. The num ber constituting the executive committee and the number of bureaus to be formed would have to bn dutcrmlne'd by the board. The executive committee should have charge of thu untlru work , subject , In all matters , to the full board. The most Important bureau , and * the one which 1 bcllevu should bo first organized , Is thu bureau of publicity and promotion. Perhaps Inure should be separate bureaus , one of publicity and one or of promotion. The bureau of publicity Bhould at once prepare and distribute over all the western states , and over all the United States and the world , for that matter , literature explaining the plan and thu scope of the exposition. It would Inform the world what Jms been done and what we In tend to do and pursue a vigorous course of education all over the country. "Tin1 bureau of promotion should devota Its attention to the matter of securing ap propriations from the various state legis latures In ' ( he transinlsalasippl region. It Bhould be prepared to lay before these legls- latures full Information regarding the ex position , and should prepare bills provid ing fur"ftpproprlatlnns and have them Intro duced ! and paMcd by the different legisla tures. It should organize in each state , around the vice president for that state , a Btrong subcommittee to push thu work In that etate. Thu bureau should move on congress In much the name manner and look after legislation In the Intercut of the ex position all over the country and thu world. - "Another bureau should be that of ex hibits , This bureau should have charge of securing exhibits , bulb domestic and for eign. It should open correspondence with representatives In other states with a vluw of securing exhibits from thruo states , and should HCO that representatives are sent to thu other expositions which are being hold. "Tho bureau of buildings and grounds U tnuthor Important department which uhoulil tic organized at once to toke charge of the matter of preparing the general plans of the grounds after the s'.tc ' shall have been chosen by the full boaid. U should also look after the erection of the buildings after the plans for them hnv > been approved by the full board and ehould Imvo charge of all detail ! In connection with the arrangement of the grounds. "Tim transportation bureau Is another Im portant department and there are a number of others which will suggest themselves. There Is an Immense amount of work to be done and few people appreciate the burden that la bound to fall upon the shoulders of thnno who shall be chosen to manage the of the exposition. " VKTHHAXS * WUI.clIUTO CI.AHKSOX li - ( Jrritt- e-Mt of Cordiality. Captain H. B. Pnlmcr and Andrew Traynor of this city returned yesterday morning from the east , where they accompanied Major Chrlmon. commander-ln-chlef of the Grand Army of the Republic , on his visit to some of the large eastern posts. Major Clarkson will return today. In speaking of their two wholes' trip Cap tain Palme-r said that the enthusiasm and cordiality with which the new commander and his staff were received far exceeded their expectations. " 1 am afraid that Omaha people ple do not realize , " said Captain Palmer , "the magnitude of the nonor which has been conferred upon their fellow citizen. It Is no email thing to be commandcr-ln- cbinf of this organization with Its 400,000 members. During our trip through the cast Major Clarktion acqultte-d himself In a man ner rredltablc at once to himself and this state. The receptions that we received at the various cltlcn were surprising. We were met with the greatest enthusiasm everywhere and this was emphasized by the excellent speeches made by Major Clarkson In a dozen lorge cities. He urged the members of the posts to moro patriotism In their post and department work , and among other things declared emphatically In favor of military In struction In thr schools. Aside from this we wen- everywhere questioned In regard to the bUDlnosH situation In Nebraska and en joyed an excellent opportunity to emphasize the fact that Nebraska Is all right. "Thu trip was originally the result of an Invitation to Major Clarlcon from Lafayette pent of Now York City , and later thla was supplemented by other Invitations from largo Grand Army posts In other eastern eltlc. " . The party first stopped at Chicago , \vhero the niRinbers weie entertained and banqueteul at Ihe Great Northern hotel , nnd then at Washington , where they received another cntlmMat > tl ? reception. A guard of honor of 100 men with a band escorted the commander from the hotel to the reception hall , where ho received a most Mattering welcome. Arriving at New York they were magnificently entertained by Lafayette post. where General Sickle ; ' made the address of welcome and Hear Admiral Me'ado and other prominent men participated. In Philadelphia they were handsomely entertained by Meade posa and In Hrooklyn they were the guests of the local Grand Army ixist" and of the Montnuk and Union League clnbt1. "At Philadelphia Major Clarkson accepted an Invitation to speak to lr 00 stu dents of Qlrard college on Thanks giving day. He delivered a most eloquent address. Mi1 en the same program was > ropralpil at Hochestcr and IlnlTnlo. and at the latter city they received a telegram from Prcldent-elcet McKlnlcy lo stop at Canton on their way back. " They called on Major McKlnley Wednesday , who hlnu < cf ! came to the door to welcome them. They were shown Into the library , where they met Mark Hanna and weru most cordially entertained during their call. During the afternoon Major McKlnley accepted an Invita tion to be present at the national encampment at Buffalo during the last week In August. IIIISIMCSS ITHU KKUKHAI. COURT. Several CiihpH DlHpoHed of VcHd-nlny Artel-noon. Yesterday was a busy day In the federal court , both Judges McIIugh and Shiran com pleting the hearing of two hotly contested cases and In addition several criminal cases were disposed of. Ucforo Judge Mel high the case of Watkins - kins , receiver , against Waldner was con cluded , resulting In a verdict for $3,200 and Interest against the defendant , the total of thu verdict amounting to $3,9GO. It was a suit brought l > y the receiver of the First National bank of Ponca to re cover In behalf of the creditors of the broken hank an assessment on .stock holdings. The defense was that Mrs. Waldner had sold the stock to Frank Dorsey. but the prosecu tion hold that the sale was not valid. The ease of Luthera L. Kgbert , wife of Augustus Kgbort. deceased , to recover on two Hfo Insurance policies held by her hus band. was given to the jury. The suits were against the Fidelity and Casualty com pany and the Connect lent Mutual , both being tried 'In ' one action , the Issues being the name. The defense was that the policies were void on account of the defendant hav ing committed suicide , which allegation the plaintiff denied. The jurymen not on this case were ex cused until Monday morning. James Young , convicted of robbing the post olllco at Clarks. was sentenced to two years In the penitentiary at hard labor. Ho will bo kept In jail hero until after the retrial of Dally , who Is allege-d to have been Implicates ! In the robbery , but concerning whom the jury disagreed. Francln M. Hlch. Alt Page and Fred Cyon were arraigned on the charge of furnishing liquor to Indians belonging on the Omaha reservation In Thurston county. The ) plciadod not guilty to selling liquor to the government wards , but guilty to having purchased It with money given them by tlio Indian ! ! and then giving the Indians the liquor. They wore sentenced to pay n line of $1 each 'and ' to each of them servo thirty days In jail. Judgu Shlros left last night for his home In Dubuque , where ho opens court Mon day. OIUIAM'/.ATIOX OK M5XT COl'XCII , . I'l-eHldciitlal Ciinillilnli'H CoiiUinie lo ICeep In ( lie llai'kKroiinil. In the press of exposition matters and thn effort to satisfy the municipal corporations , thu question' of the councllmanlc presidency seems to have been left to shift for Itself. No caucuses have been held and apparently the situation Is unchanged. Now there In a good deal of speculation as to thu effect which the recent dcaU In municipal eon- tracts will have on the organization of the new council. The proceedings of the last regular meeting leave no doubt In the ml ml * of outsiders that the corporations can or ganize thu council as heretofore If they want to. Hut as all the various candidates for the presidency weru equally cnthualadtlc In supporting the wishes of thu corporations there U nothing to Indicate whom they will ehooao to support. If they have given any hint of their Intentions. It has been very closely guarded , for even the members of thu council claim to be entirely In the dark In re'gard to the preference of the corporation manager * . In the Hoard of Education the only de velopment Is the material Increase In the number of candidates and a resultant com pilation of tint situation. At the start Edwards was the only aspirant In sight , hut now he has plenty of company. John- lon. Davidson and Oration arc all In the race > , and each U confident of success. The result will probably be a combination be- the man who Is apparently the strongest as the time for the organization approaches , Slore ( ieN ( Hint Into Trouble. Henry Hornberger was tried In the crim inal court on ( hi ) charge of conducting a drug store ) without having a certificate as a pharmacist or without having a registered pharmacist 'In ' charge. The president and isccrtttary of the State Hoard of Pharmacy tcstllloil In thu case and thu jury returned a verdlot finding HornberRcr guilty. Horn- borgiT waa released on bond * . Tim penally for violation of thu law on thin subject U from $10 to | 100 tint ) or from ttn to ninety day * , in jail. ALL ALONE WHEN SHE DIEE Firomnn Ormsby Starts nn Invcstigatior with Startling Results. DECEASED NOT SEEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS llody of Mrx. .Joint Hlnir I'oniiil In lU'i t'ottllKV , l" > 'frj tiling InilltMlllliK thai Slit * . > ! < ( llt-alli Srv- oral Uayn AK < I. Sim. John King , whoso age must have beer close to CO years , was yesterday mornlnf found dead In her bed at hoi' residence , 4021 Charles street. ' From the condition of th < body death must have occurred several elnyi ago. ago.Mru. . King was of rather an unsocial tun : of character. Shei had been living alone Ir her cottage since the death of her hits' band , John King , who died as a result ol Injuries he received In a bicycle colllsloi at Fifteenth and Davenport streets on Octo ber C. The circumstances of the lattei case arc still familiar to newspaper readers King was riding his bicycle , and after turn ing the cortcr ran Into a delivery wagon , lll.s chest was crushed , and ns a result ol the Injnrlcu he died a few hours later. After the death of her husband Mrs. Hliif was Htlll more unsocial. 1'ractlcally the only Intlmnto acquaintances she had In the portion of the town In which she rcsldci ! consisted of the members of the family ol Fireman J. J. Ormsby. It was Ormaby whc discovered the body yesterday morning. Mra. Ring wat > In the habit of visiting the Onm > by household at Fortieth and Hamilton streets almost dally. The Ormf'jys have seen nothing of her since last Monday morn ing. Her house wasi closed iind was appar ently derurtcd. Fearing t'-nt something niUht have happened to the old woman , Ormsby yesterday morning determined upoi : an investigation. Forcing avlmlov , ho effected entrance. Upon getting Into Mrs. Ring's bedroom on the second floor he found her body on the bed. He at once notified the police of his discovery and they In turn re-ported the casei to Corner Ilurkct. The botly was removed to the jnorguc. An Inquert over the re mains ) will In all probability be held to day , although the time has not been net In the meantime an only foil , John King ol Hooper , Is expected to arrive In the city. Ho wau Informed by telegraph of his mother's death. It l not believed that the woman com mitted EMlcldo. On the other hand It Is thought that she came , to a natural ilcatl : from .1 smddc'i attack of some Illness , most probably a hemorrhage. When the body was found It wna lying face downward upon the bed. The pillow beneath the face was sat'ira- ted with blood. The entire body was In advance. ! staeo of decomposition. When the OrnifbyB taw the woman last Monday morning she complained to them of having a bad ce > ld. From this It U Judged that when she retired Monday night she had a hemorrhage of the lunga Out of weakness she was ; unable to call for as- ulstanco and consH-qucntly died that night. The only caime that can bo assigned for suicide is grief over her husbaiid'o death. The woman owned the cottage In which she lived and was In very comfortable circum stances ) . CIIAXOK IN SIOBAVAl.lC I'l.AXS llrluk ( o lit * .SulixlllliliMl In So in iIii - KlniiiM-H for Wuod. The sidewalk si > ccincatlons for next ycai were discussed at considerable length -r.i the regular meeting of the Hoard of Public Works yesterday afternoon. The specifica tions for permanent walks will remain the same 'as this year and the chairman wnt ordered to advertise for bids for their con struction. The specifications for woexlen walks were amended to provide that the boards shall bo laid Icngthwlsa Instead ol across the walk as heretofore. This 13 the method In use In eastern cities and the mem bers believe that If It Is adopted hero and the stringers laid in the ground a good deal of the Jfi.OOQ to $7,000 a year that Ij ijow expended for the repair of wooden walks will > > " saved. On motion of Sewer Commissioner Wln- spciar the city engineer wns Instructed ta prepare plans and profllcu of a sidewalk district , which Is to Include Twenty-fifth , Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh streets and the Intersecting unsaved streets be tween Cumlng and Lake streets. The Idea Is to park thcsd streets and lay four-foot brick walks Instead of six-foot wooden onto. The cost Is practically the same anil It Is thought the brick will bo far more orna- mcrtal and durable. The engineer U alau lns'ruc < ed to move the curbs to make clear toad way thirty feet wide and points will bo Indicated wrero trees may bt ; planted by the property owners. As soon as the plans ars made and llnally sc.'e < 1 ou "in council will be askc-d to pass en 'ordinance- carrying the plans of the board Into effect. The city engineer was also Instructed to prepare plans for repaying Sixteenth street from the viaduct to Vlnton street. CASK OK ( iltOWXl'l * I1KIMI.IMTY. . rriiNfcuthiu AuruliiMt it Number of Ale n to lie liiHtltuU'il. A meat revolting case of grownup de pravity , If the story Is true , hna been called to the attention of County Attorney Hald- rigo and the police officials. If It Is found upon Investigation that the facts arc as stated it Is proposed to file complaints against a number of men , charging de bauchery. The story was told by Vernle Madson , a 12-year-old girl who lives with her father at G03 North Sixteenth street. She told the county attorney that within the past few weeks a number of men have debauched her. The names of the men are now In the possession of the county attorney and the police. The girl's statement was substan tiated by an examination that the city physician made of her condition. The case was called to the attention of the authorities by some of the neighbors , who became cognizant of tno condition of affairs. They say further that the girl Is very "tough" despite- her youthfulnesa , and should be placed under control. .IA.MTOII SCOItnS TillFIIIST 1'OIXT. Ciiiiuiilltcc llnli-H AKiilnxt Allrii of the linilKi * Srliiinl. The long-standing trouble between the principal and the janitor of the Dodge school very nearly resulted in a collision the other day. day.U U seems that the Janitor of the Dodge school and I'rof. Allen have not thrown away any great amount of brotherly love for some time , and when Allen demanded that the Janitor should stay around Saturdays and keep the building warm so that he , Allen. could use It as an olllco. the Janitor rebelled. Humor has It that the Janitor told Allan to seek u certain other locality where It would be warm enough for him , but that Is denied by the principal. Anyhow , the matter was appealed thu committee on heating and ventilation , and the committee ruled In favor of the Janitor. Members decided Ihut If the Janitor was willing to keep the building -warm on Saturdays ho could dose so , but the principal had no right to re quire It. And now Allen's frleiuln on the board are after the janitor , nnd there maybe bo moro to follow. _ Mrx. I.IIIIK .ScrUliiir u Divorce. A petition was tiled In the district court yesterday morning by Mrs. Clara Long , praying for ft divorce from her husband , X. A , Long. According to the petition the couple were married at Grand Island September C , IS'JO ' , One child , a utrl of & yearn , U thu fruit of the uuloa , OCCU'IUM AV niilTOIIlAIi CHAIR , Iti'V. Dr. Tlmlii. Formerly or Oiiiiilin , to Culdc tlio t'lili-iiKii Advance. Ilov. A. It. Thaln , D.l ) has been made editor of the Chicago Advpcc , the leading Congregational paper In the northwest , nnd which has a wide circulation and Influence throughout the nation : Dr. Thaln will Ix. ' remembered by all cxccptMhe moro recent comers to Omaha , having been pastor o ( Plymouth Congregational church here. Dr : Thaln has had avong and successful career In the ministry , taking his first pastoral chargei early lu the 70a. and has from the first taken high rank as a thinker and pulpit orator In his denomination. Ho Is a native of Scotland , though his memories of his natlvo land are only those of child hood. having como to thin country with his parents when only 4 ye'ars of age. The family scttlc-d In Lake county. Illinois , where ho grew to manhood. His father was a farmer , and with the open air life a naturally strong frame and vigorous constitution was built up , and as a man he wns as robust physically , as mentally. From his parents ho Inherited nil of these sturdy , self-reliant qualities which are characteristic of the Scotch race. Ho enlisted In the Ninety-sixth Illinois Infantry and saw three years of service during the civil war1 under Orant and Sher man. After the close bf that struggle he entered mercantile life , but with his strong literary taste and religious bent this dlil not prove tatlsfactoryand ho started to prepare hlratelf for the ministry. He en tered the Chicago Theological seminary , am ) during tha vocation between his Junior and senior years he- did his first real work In the ministry. He was assigned to the tem porary pastorate of a snuggling Congrega tional church at Agency , a small town In southeastern lown. Ills 'work here was prophetic of the success which was to be his In his chosen calling. Ho built up a largo congicgatlon , whlcjv parted with him with regret when the time came for him to return to school. On completing his studies his first real pastorate was at Turner Junction , III. Thence ho went to Dundee , 111. , and from there i'o First Church of .Christ , Galcsburfi- That was In 1877 , and hij preached to that charge for twelve years. While there he was active in the work cf Knox college , a Congregational school , and his work , both In the pastorate. In the school and among the students , brought him prominently be fore the church world , In 18S9 ho accepted a Call to Plymouth Congregational church In this city and re mained Its pastor until the spring of 1S 4 , when he rur.ovcd to Tabor , la. His prcscn : homo Is at Tabor , la. , wlicro there la a Congregational school , a'nd will from that point contribute to the columns of the Ad vance until February , . wncn ho will re move to Chicago. . . XOT IXCII\HI > TO ITALIC Mi'Cii. ' IlepreMi'tilMllve of Tahiti I'nrllU : lloin- holilerH III the Cllv. ' J. I ) . II. Santllhano .i : London , representative sentative- Blake , Holsscvnln & Co. , one of the largest holders of the 'securities of the Union Pacific and the qornpinles that now and formerly acted with * thut corporation Is In the city. When seen yesterday at the Mlllard. Mr. Santtlhano [ stated he was not lu a position to say anything of Interest concerning the affairs of the company. "Our Interests arc at present all In the hands of the reorganization committee , and 03 to what the committee1 Is doing or pro poses doing I am not prepared to speak. " He added , "Tho Short .Lliio . IB at present engaging the attention of tile committee , and es to what has been donrf , you arc as well posted cs I am. What this future action of the committee will be , I am -pr'oparcd to state. " "My visit hero Is simply. a casual one. I was rasslng through on my way , from St. Paul to Kansas City and 'simply stopped off for a few days to learn something of the physical condition of the itoperty and of the business , present and prospective. " Mr. Santllhano spent considerable time ycs'teiday in consultation with Kccelvcrs Chrk nnd Mink , but what , was done Is not known , as none of the parties cared to dla- cuia the matters considered. Strike , n Trull. The detectives of the Hook Island railroad are working upon a robbery which occurred on the road a few days ago. A few miles out of Omaha a car loaded with shoes wao broken Into and a largo quantity of the foot wear was carried off. Thursday the police of thli city received Information that n couple of tramps were tryng | to dispose of new shoes at Pacific Junction. It wco thought possible that these 'wero n portion of the stolen property. The Rock Island waa notified and a detective has been cent to Pacific Junction to Investigate. ItiilUvny NoleH niiil I'ei-HoiuilN. C. A. Goodnow of Chicago and J. F. Gibson of Marlon , I ml. , are In the city. S. A. Hcnt. traveling roescngcr agent of the Canadian Pacific , of. Chicago , Is In the my. ; R. II. George , traveling agent of the Lo- hlgh & Wahash Dispatch , of Chicago , arrived yesterday morning. General .Manager Dickinson of the Union Pacific returned Thursday evening from a trip through Colorado. Mr. Dickinson was ac companied on this excursion by C. B. Tripp , proprietor of the Auditorium hotel , Chicago cage ; J. E. French and II. II. Devcreaux. Cleveland capitalists. MI'ST AXSU'ICIl IX DISTRICT COl'HT. Mill.iVHlIiiuiH ClinrttVil nllli Itoli- lilnp ; n Man from lotrn. Lllllo Williams , who la charged with rob bing Frank Searccy of Illanclmrd , la. , of $ lii lir.a been bound over to the district court to answer to the charge of larceny from the person. The evidence against her was conclusive. Kdna Kwlng , ono of her companions , alleges that she not only saw the theft committed by the Williams woman , but that the latter also tried to Induce her to take the money In .prdcr that It might not bo found on her person If she was ar rested. In view of tbd importance of thin evidence the Kwing woman was held no a witness In the sum of $200. A portion of the stolen ! money waa re covered from a male friend of the accused , to whom she had given It fap'safe-kccplng. ' It Is alleged that she gave } u of the amount to Floyd Van Winkle , who , however , denies that he got It. Van WInkle hu been arrested on the charge of being a auspicious character and a vagrant , but the pjllco threaten to prosecute him on the charge of receiving solcn property It ho .doei not turn over the ? D. J Others have founci health , vigor and vitality In Hood's Barsaparllla. and It surely has power to help you also , j Why not try It ? MXIH-VS CIIII.IIUI2.V r'XlCIS.V A WAV. Humane Soelely AclVlu llelialf of Hie I.IHIe Oiu-N. Thursday afternoon County Judge Ilaxtcr took from George Linda , the ex policeman , hs ! boy and girl , and appointed as their guardian Father John WllJIainn. The ap plication for the appointment of a guardian was made by the half-sister of the chil dren , who desired that she hereclf be chosen , but Ihide made such objections that the preacher was selected. The ground upon which 'the request wss made was cruelty. It wqi alleged that Llndc frequently maltreated' his ton and that on account of this abuse his son finally ran away from home. It was charged that the daughter waa also whipped. Llndc at present rcalde-a at 0102 North Seventeenth street with his third wife. The Nebraska Humane society was the real Instigator of the action. The society lias already found a home for thu girl , and Intends to place the boy wltla ome reputa ble family. ' , * An Extended Popularity. nrown'v llronchlal Troches have fur many yearn been the most popular article In u > o ( or rcllevclug Coufiha and Throat troublta. ELLIOTT SAYS NOT GUILTY Arraigned on the Olmrgo of Killing Guy Hutsonpillor , REMANDED TO JAIL PENDING HIS TRIAL Four ConiitN In tlie Inillelinent , All Cliarnlnwr Murder In ( lie * Klrit DeRreeTTVO AlHii Al- Itoliliery. Charles II. Elliott , the man charged with the murder of Gay Hutsonpillcr , was ar raigned before Judge Maker yesterday morn ing and cntcml pleas of "not guilty" to each of the four counts In the Information fllei against him. Elliott was brought Into court as soon ns court opened , when but few people ple except the regular jury panel were about. Ho did not show any sign ol nervousness and replied to the questions ol the county attorney In a low but clear voice. Ho was charged with murder In the first degree by striking Hutsonplllcr on the head once with -a coupling pin. The scconi' ' count charged murder In the ilrst degree by striking Hutsonplller once' with a coupling pin. It also charged robbery. The thlnl count charged -murder In Iho first degree by striking Hutsonplller over the head several tlmrtt with a coupling pin and by choking and beating him. The fourth count charged murder Intho first degree by striking his victim over the head several -times with a coupling pin and by choking him. Hob- bery was also charges ! . After his plea had been entered Elliott was returned to jail. IIATTI.KSIItP TH.VAH \VOHT1II.I2SS. . Will llnvo lo HeHelmlH llefureShe - fun KlKlil. NEW YORK , Doc. 4. The World this mcrnlng says : The battleship Texas , which has been undergoing repairs for two weeks , was floated off the timber dry dock early yesterday morning. The ship Is unfit for service , and will In all probability be put out of commission In the near future and undergo extensive alterations. Hrsldcs the weakness of the bulk heads the watertight compartments and the hy draulic apparatus that work the 12-Inch guns , the big turrets are found to have been so faultily constructed that the guns can only be loaded from two positions. Should the turrets become jammed the guns would be useless. Many other defects have also been discovered. KXCITIXC ! CIIASIAFTKIl A Til IKK. I'nrse Siuilelier nnd I'olleeineii I'NI * Their Hi'VolviTH KrtM'ly. CHICAGO , Dec.I. . During an exciting chase after a thief on West Madison street last evening. In which three police officers and a crowd of citizens took part , many pistol shots were fired and three men were wounded. They are : John McConachle. street car conductor , shot through the right hand ; Policeman Henry Conn ell , shot In right leg ; Adolph Thorson , hit In back by spent bullet. The thief was a young fellow named Henry.Rogers , , who Jiad.snatched a. pocketbook - book from a woman. He was pursued by a large crowd , and used hla revolver freely. Ho was captured after a desperate light by Police Officer Rlley. niorr.ST VKXISO.V IIAIII , ox iticcoitn. .State * ( iiiine AVnrdi'ii ConllKe'ateN Tlilrly 'I'o n M of Door Meal. ST. PAUL , Dec. 4. The state game war den last night seized and declared con fiscated to the state of Minnesota thirty tons of venison , claimed as being Illegally shipped out of the state , via the Milwaukee road. It was tagged to persons In lloston , New York and Chicago. Thu fines for the alleged Illegal trans portation of the game will reach somewhere In the neighborhood of $4U.009 to $50,003. Vcntaon Is now selling at IS cents a pound and it will be an easy matter for the state to dispose of the 60,000 pounds confiscated for $10,800. This Is said to be the largest seizure ever made at one time in the United States. _ _ een.n : CO.NTHACTS STII.I , MOLD coon. of ( ieorKlit V < iles Down a I'opnllMl .lleasnre. ATLANTA , Ga. . Dec. 4. The ! state rcnatc yesterday by a vote of 21 to 1C , rejected a bill Introduced by Senator Culver , to declare null and void all obligations ) and contracts which may bo made payable In any specified character of money , whether the ramo bo coin or otherwise. So far ay the general as sembly ls > concerned , therefore , gold contracts may still be made In Georgia. l.lne ThroiiKli Crow \CH ( I'IINH. SPOKANE , Dec. 4. The two ministers of the Canadian government have arrived bore In a special car. They are A. G. Hlalr , minister of railways and canals , and L. I. DavlcR. minister of marine and fisheries. With them \s \ Lieutenant Colonel Domvllle. a mem ber of Parliament. The object of tills trip lu admitted by Mr. Hlalr to he an Inquiry Into thu feasibility and desirability of ex tending government aid to the proposed C"-ow Nest 1'n.ss railroad , which Is under contcin ; la tlon by the Canadian Pacific. His party will spend several dayti In the mining camps and will then return to Spokane and continue to the Pacific. City IH leelioimd. COLUMHIA , S. C. . Dec. 4. The city of Columbia and the pcctlon of country swenty- five miles couth and west of here IB Icebound. The btreetu picscnt a picture of de-solution. Thousvinds of beautiful shade trees are Hpllt , broken and prostrated , whllo hundreds ol telegraph , telephone and electric light and car poley are down with1 wires In an Intcm- mlnablo tangle. The lonea to the various * companies In this city alone will aggregate $20.000. _ _ _ _ MeeiiNe lo ( 'iiniialt .Tinnier. MONTGOMERY , Ala. . Dec. 4. Represent ative Pits , ono of thu foremost lawycrii In the asocmhly , hao Introduced a bill which In effect will license a man to kill the dcnpoller of his femalu relative. It l urged that the law punishing such homicide In a dead letter on the statute books and that thu proposed law would enable the juries of Alabama to ccasio Ignoring the written law In order lu meet the ends of justice. AdniltH "X" ln > In Kvldeiice. DENVER. Dec. 4. Judge Lo Fever has given a decision In thu district court ad mitting Roentgen ray photographs as sec ondary evidence that may bo shown to the jury In llltutrallng the testimony of ex perts , Thu decision was given In the trial uf the suit of James Smith against Dr. W. W. Grant for alleged malpractice In his treatment of a fractured hip. Olllelnl Vote In Oregon. SALEM , Ore. , Doc. 4. The olllclal canvare [ ) f the vote of Oregon In the late presidential election uhowi ) that 07,740 votes wore cast , divided as follows : McKlnley. 48,711 ; Hryan , 40,739 ; Palmer , 079 ; Levering , 019 ; Me- Klnluy'8 plurality , 1/J72. ImllmiN Will Have a DeleKnie. MUSKOGEE , I. T. , Dee. 4. Indian Agent W. I ) . Wisdom has Issued a certificate of . -lection to George E , Nelson , gold demo crat of Munkogco. to represent the Indian territory In the Fifty-fourth DISCI SS OXI.Y HTIJ Ul' Omaha .InliliorN Illicit from the M Ionls .Meeting. John S. Hraely of llu MeforeMlrmlj com pany nnd Charles H. PIckens of the PaMon Gallagher company rcturnrd Thursday fron St. Lou If. where they were In oemference with wholesale grocers from six I'taton. Nebrai-ka , Missouri , Kentucky , Iowa , Illinois and Kntit.-U' . II was understood that the de-legate * were backed by the state associa tion which they represented. The principal mailers Hint came up for consideration were In regard to the equaliza tion of freight rates upoi ; commodities of staple character. It Is alleged that the existing tariffs ate to the advantage of eastern firms over there In the states represented - resented , upon goods that arc shipped from southern points , particularly. It wan re ported after the meeting that the members Intended to take flops to force iransporta- tlon companies to equalize the rates In some fashion. but Mr. Hrady yesterday morning stated that ne action had been taken. It Is thought however , lhat the meeting will have- some effect upon the railroad companies and It Is not at all Impossible that the various state associations may take some action In Ihe matter , which may punslbly bo concerted as a result of the meetings. Mr. Hrady said that one of the matters of Interest to jobbers In thlu section of the country wasi the rate on sugar between New Orleaiif and points In the territory repre- sx-ntod In the conference. "It IB held. " ho raid , "that the prevailing rates upon thlf commodity are greatly to the advantage of eastern jobbers. It In Intended to demand from the railroads that the rate's be adjusted. The matter wan left In the hands of a com mittee. "In connection with this matter there la n little fight nn between the jobbers of this city and Kansas City. In the past the rate on sugar from New Orleans to Kansas City has been 27 cents , while to Omaha It has been 30 cents. This difference1 of S cents wns devmed an unjust discrimination , ns Kansas City jobbers de-al in the Name terri tory as those of this city. The matter wan never brought up before the Interstate Com merce commission , as the jobbers and the railroads believed that It could be settled between themselves. H Is said that the agitation resulted In Ihe determination en the part of the railroads to raise the rate to Kansas City to Omaha's rate , ISO cents , but this rate has not gone into effect because of the' fight made by Kansas City Jobbers. "After the meeting a rumor was prevalent to the effect that a combine had been entered - tered Into by the representatives In session which was to remain permanent. This la not true. The meeting was simply a con ference of the wholesale grocers to dlseuso the dHcrlmlnatlon In rates , the purpose being to bring the railroad companies to time In thu matter of equalizing rates , this being necessary at Intervals. "The conference has been worked up dur ing the past three years , over since the banquet of wholesale grocers In St. Louis In 1893. It wns then proposed to bring the state associations Into closer touch with each other. Correspondence on the subject wns entered Into , resulting In the recent meeting. The sesslon lasted but one' day. " Their Slorlex DllVer Soinexvlin t. A warrant has been Issued for the arrest of Henry Graham , on a charge of larceny as baileeTho complainant Is Mrs. Lulu Frampton , who alleges that Graham stole from her a diamond pin , valued at $ HO. Ac cording to her story , Graham pawned the pin for $ ! i , and when she gave him the money with which to redeem It , ho also kept that. Graham says that the woman gave him the pin In satisfaction for a loan of $5. Ho states that she wished the pin returned to her again and began thu prosecu tion upon lib refusal lo do so. Ilerron Will Content DlHlillnxed. INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 4. The supreme court yesterday , In the case of William A. Harrison , for the heirs , against Ambrose P. Stanton , executor of the will of John Iler ron , afilrmcd the action of the lower court In dlsmlcalng the suit brought to contest Hcrron's will. The will gave the bulk of an estate , valued at $200.000 , to the art asso ciation of this city , with small bequest-3 to charities and to Intimate friends. The contest alleged unsound mind of Mr. Hcrron. The art association will receive nearly $200,000. _ _ Coiapeltliir I-risonerx Are Well. NEW YORK , Dec. 4. A Havana dispatch to the World says : FItzhugh Lee , Jr. , sou of the consul general , saw the Competitor crow and Correspondent Melton yesterday. General Zarrlch , the governor of Cabanas castle , courteously had the Imprisoned Americans brought without the walls under military escort and they talked half an houv with the consular representative , who re ports that all save Melton arc well , and as cheerful aa could bo expected under the clrcunititaiiecs. liny ail Iniiiienrie Itaneli. KANSAS CITY , Doc. ! . Announcement Is made hero of a land deal Involving 4GO.OOO acres In Hall , Hrlscoe and Donloy counties , Texas' , on the line of the Denver & Rio Grande railway. The purchasers are Snider & Zimmerman , Kanras City men. who are prominent on the Live Stock exchange- , and the deal i'J raid to represent about half a million dollars. . i\lieel lull Little I.e-KlNliillein. LANCASTER , Pa. , Dec. 4. Congressman Man-lot Hrosslus , who Is a member of the committee on banking nnd currency , left for Washington today. Previous to his de parture he said that In his judgment there- would he absolutely nothing accomplished In the way of currency , tariff or any other Important legislation outside uf the appro priations. All on Aeeonnl of n Had Klne. HILL CITY , Kan. , Dec. 4. Flro. originat ing fiom a defective line , destroyed the gen eral merchandise Ptoro of E. E. Grce-n , the notion ttoro of CharlenTIIIotron and a largo two-story utono building owned by the Pioneer Savings ) and Loan iu > ciatlon of Minneapolis , Minn. The los > 3 Is not ttatcd. The property was uninsured. ( o Itelnrn tinCInuiKe * . Samuel At her ton (9 ( to bo arrested on a warrant which charges him with larceny .v liallce. Tna witness ngalnot him la To r Koley , the ualoon keeper , who allegefl that he sent Athorton with a $10 bill for change several weeks ago and that ho never came back. Athcrton left the city and returned recently. _ ( ilrl MUNI Slny Clinliii-d I'll. DENVER , Dos.I. . After the Invcttlgatlon of the case of P.wnbroker Solomon's Inmno laughter , County Commissioner Wheeler hau decided that no action was required , a the parents ! are amply ublu to cara for the young voman , and she Is receiving bctler treat ment than could bo given her elsewhere. Suit AnnliiNl an InveHlinenl Company , WICHITA , Dec. 4. The Anglo-American Land , Mortgage and Agency company , an English corporation owning a largo amount of Lombard securities , has entered suit In thl-i county against thu Lombard Invrst- iH'iH company of Kansas , seeking to recover Judgment for about $200,000. Ten HllNlneHH UOIIHTN llnrned , LIGONIER , Pu. . Dec. 4. Flro hroko oul In M. Clifford & Kon'a store In Van Near block ast night at 12 o'clock , and before aralirtnnce arrived the entire block wao vwept from thu face * of the e-artli and JjO.OOO worth nf iropurty wont * up In wnoko , and ten buul- firms wore cleaned out. Killed In a ( iiune of Font Hall. MEXICO , Mo , , Dec , 4 , Monca P. Allen , a bright young eon of H , K. Alien , U dead of stomach trouble , which began by hU being uerlously hurl while * playing foot ball DOIIIO time since , SETBACK FOR CONTESTANTS \7it oss Schlogtil Springs a Surprise on Woulil-Bo Lopislntors. BROUGHT A HANDFUL OF REQUESTS Were All Sluned liy ( InI > oioern4la | Cliiilrmini Afirt-eliiK lo I'ny fur 'Mitiiriill/iitlon I'lipers Could i 1 < "I ml Xo 1Mb IT * . The lioily wMch In hearing the contests * brought liy the popocrats ) for tlio sc.Ua In the Exmalu ami house , won by the republicans III the recent election , continued lit' ' proceed ings In the Jacksonlan club rooms yesterday afternoon. Nothing material was accom- pllsheil ilurliiR a three-hours' session except funili'ntng a three-ring circuit for the amuse ment of the few spectators who happened In. The contestants put Alex Schickel , nio clerk In the ollleo of the clerk of the district court , on tin- stand , and two or three que-s- tlunsi proponntled to Sehlagol com-tliutcd the extent of the proceedings ns far as tailing of evidence Avast concvrneil. The ronmltilng time wao occupied by n general dispute between the notaries iind attorneys' , \vhlch at one time threatened to eall for police Inter vention. The llrt't admission that wan oblnlncil from Schlagol rather threw the attorneys for the contestants Into confusion. Ho had been called for the- purpose of obtaining a lot of requcstu alleged to have bren filed with the clerk of the court by John Lewis , chairman of the republicancounty central committee , auking that llrst papers bo furnished to var ious foreign voters. Schlngcl brought ninety- one of the.'o documents mid the cimloctantrt were In high feather until It developed that every one of them was signed by Kd Ilouoll , ehnlrman. ami J , 1'lattl , secretary of the popocrolle committee. Then the other nido took occasion to make n few ratlrlr-al remarks and Attorney Thomas , for the contestants waxed wroth. He tried to get an admhvlon from the witnesses that there were other and similar notices In the olllco , but Schlagol declared that ho had brought all IIP could llnd. Then Thommi asked the court to send ' him back wltii Instructions to return with the notices Blgned by Lewis. This wan granted by the two popocratlc notaries , but the notaries1 selected by the contented * ruled that ns Schlogol had testified that he had brought all the notices. ' that he could ( lint , the court could no more compel him to go nut and got documents that he could not get than II could order him to go out and get the Kohtnoor diamond. As two members of the court told the witness to do one thing and the other two another , lie was plainly In a iiuanilnry , which Attorney Smith settled by telling him to go and never to return unless lie brought the notices with him. Schlcgel started to go anil took a book which he had brought with him. The attorneys for the contentees de manded that the hook should be left , but Smith declared that It had not been offered In evidence , and told Schlegel to take It with him. Thomas tried to get the book , and Smith snatched It away and handed It back to Schlegel , again telling him to take It away. Thomas appealed to the court , anil the court again divided. Two of them sided with Thomas and the other two with Smith. Everyone was talking at once nnd Retting personal when Schlegel settled the con troversy by taking his book and going home. Then Thomas wanted him fined for con tempt of court In taking the book away when one of the notaries had ordered him to re main. The subject was argued over several times with variations , and by the time that someone happened to ask what It wax all for the afternoon had nearly gone. Then the attorneys for the contestants declared that they would not Introduce anymore moro evidence/ until they had secured the attendance of Alliyn Frank , who had been several times subpoenaed , but had refused to come. An attachment was Issued for Prank , and a constable' sent to serve It. A recess was then taken , and the lawyers anil court sat around and told stories until r > o'clock. Hut neither Frank nor the con stable appeared , ami an adjournment was taken until 1 o'clock this afternoon. The contestant has now been In session for two days , nnd the only thing accom plished has been the Introduction In evi dence of the certificates of nomination nnd the abstract of the votes cast at the elec tion. KXfilXKKIIH IllSri'SS IUIII.KIIS. AniiiiiiJ Meellnir of Itif Ain < -rleiiii So- elel.v n ( \ < > iv YorU IN Kmleil. NEW YORK , Dec. I. The concluding ses sion of the seventeenth annual convention of the American Society of Mechanical En gineers WOB held today. Among the papers read were the following : "The Efficiency of the Holler Grate. " by William \Vallaco Christie of New York : "Hlllclopcy of Holler Heating Surface , " by H. S. llaln of 'Has- ton ; "Steam Englno Governors. " by Frank II. Hall of I'lalnfleld. N. J. ; "Aluminum Hronzc Seamless Tubing , " by Leonard Waldo of Hrldgcpart , Conn. After the transaction of some routine busi ness , President Fit ? announced the close of the meeting , and congratulated the meetIng - Ing of the society on the entertaining and Instructive ) program that had marked the various sessions. . KlendlHli Murderer IM lliuiKi-il. M'LHANSHOIIO. 111. . Dec 4.-Frcel itchinc , who killed bis wife mid baby boy [ Junior Sunday hint , wan hanged todny nt 12PX : ) p. in. Ills death WIIH almost Instun- tiiiiconx' The crime for which Hehme died oday was the most HendlHli ever committed n Hoiitheiii Illlnolii. After braining his wife with nil axe , ho look hlH 3-year-old to the barn , put ii linlter around Ills icck. nnd hung him to a rufte-r. The weight of this child being liiHUlllclent to strangle , the- murderer pushed down the therhllirtt ioy by Ihe sboiildurH niilll onisiiu protruded from the mouth and the eycM were forced from the HoekotH. SiipiiiiNed Murder \Vnn nil rAHdenl. CINCINNATI. Dee.I. . The myHtcry of the killing of Thomas Joy IIIH ! Monday UIH been explained by a confession from , JiuneHVelton , u park policeman. He con- 'etised to the coroner that bo nnd Joy met ogetber nl Miililotm'H xaloon on the. Hide- wulk , nnd thai both bad hce-n drinking , flie-y bex-nmo Involved In u nciilli | ) ovur a evolver. when It WIIH itceldentnlly ells- hnrge'd. Thin confession removes HIIH- ilelon from .Muldoon and Karrell. who have ) ) ee-n urreHtcd , cbnrgcd with murder. They irei. however , Htlll held. T vo Men ArreNleil for n Itoliliery. ST. LOIMH , Dec. 4.A number of nrrewts iiivo been made In connection with the obbcry of the Homo brewery oillce ye - < > iday , but nothing' tangible ran be' found ignlnst any of the mispcctH Wl rum Kn t. ler. iiged 20 oni ) of these arreitod : , Is mild o uiiHwer tlio dcHcrlptlon given of one of ho highwaymen , but beyond that Ihu pullco ntvei no e-vlduneo ngulntit him. Another mmpccl IH William H. Cole , who ran when u < Haw lb < > pollcei. Ho was capturt-d and old reminding ntarlu.s. Iloth are bc-lni ; leld. _ Sonllii-rii OrKiuilvi'r for .Mr. ( JomiierN. COLUMIIPH , On. , lice. 4-Fml EHle'H , tlUor of tlio levelling Call of this city , IIIIH icen appulllleel by I're > Hldi < nt ( JompcrH mi outhern organizer for the American Fed- ratlon of labur , and will outer iiiun lilti lutlcH at on CM' , traveling with lion. "llob- rt T. Howard of Fall Itlvcr , .Mans. Theater IeHlro > eil hy I'M re. MU8CATINE , Iu. , Dec.I. . The Cejlumbla , luucatlnu's principal theater , wau destroyed jy lire tlilu morning. Lo-n. 130,000. Tim unparallcllud and unapproachable ) Charity Circuit at the COKCMIIII ) | December , 0 ami 10. txiw rate excursions from all ? olntn within 75 miles of Omaha.