THE OMAHA TATLV "BEE : flTJOTAV , JANUARY 1 , 1807.
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The best Overcoat chance of your life. You certainly can afford an Overcoat now ,
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These Overcoats and Ulsters every Overcoat and Ulster in the house on sale Saturday morning at these prices $5 $10 $15 a grand clean-up of our
Overcoat and Ulster stock cash must accompany all orders we can't throw our stock open like this unless we get the cash you can't afford to stay away.
All the All the
Overcoats and Ulsters All the All the Overcoats and Ulsters
of whatsoever grade that we have Overcoats
Ulsters
that ranged in price from $20 to
been
selling up to now for $12
and not lc i than $10 go for that were formerly no matter how per- $28 to the finest coat in the
marked $15 and $18 p * j | fectly lined or how house your choice Saturday
and worth more nicely trimmed re
than that go in gardless of cost or
this lot to choose value your choice
from at $10 a Coat for this Saturday
this Saturday. Sio an Ulster ,
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The kind , that look well wear well and Some perfect gems of the tailors' art
are elegantly made your choice Satur * among them value or cost cut no figure
day $5.00. your choice $15.
PAPER HUB ! IS DISCUSSED
Lively Episode Before the House "Ways nnd
Means Committee.
TWO MEN DENY ENTIRELY ITS EXISTENCE
John NorrlN of HieIMV York World
CilveN Information anil IN Coa-
triullclt-d byV. . A.'ltiiHHuIl
anil Warner 'Miller.
* WASHINGTON , Doc. 31. The disputed ox-
Ustcnco of a paper trust was u bone of con
tention before the ways and means committee
this afternoon and furnished the most Inter
esting episode of the tariff hearings up to
date. Thcro was a warm contioversy be
tween Mr. John Norrls , the business man
aged of the Now York World , who attacked
the alleged trust , and ex-Congressman Wil
liam A. Hussoll of Massachusetts , who Is
reputed to bo at the head of the combina
tion , and ex-Senator Warner Miller of New-
York , who has largo Interests In paper man
ufacturing. Messrs. Russell and Miller do-
tiled absolutely the existence of a trust.
The lumber and pulp and paper schedules
were thu order of the day. During the mornIng -
Ing session a big delegation of lumbermen
appeared , with C. W. Guouyear of Buffalo
as spokesman , the cholco of the convention
held In Cincinnati. .Speaking for $1,000,000-
000 and 000,000 workmen , he asked to liavo
whlto pine , hemlock , bass and sycamore re
stored to the rate of $2 per 1,000 feet from
tho" oxUtlng $1 rate. The Wilson bill , ho
declared , had given a market for $13,000,000
worth of Canadian lumber and diverted $1-
500.000 of revenue. Representative Iloutello
of Maine spoke at the request of the lumber
men In the east. The others who appeared
on behalf of the lumber trade were Judge
1'ago Morris , congressman-elect from Duluth ,
Minn. ; J. U. Enochs of Jackson , Miss. , T. U.
Walker of Minneapolis and A. II , Winchester
of West Virginia. All asked to have the
raw material kept on the free list. Other
speakers C. H. Lang of Boston , for the
rattan manufacturers ; Louis C. Wagner of
Now York , regarding cigar labels ; Welling
ton Smith of Leo , Mass. , for tissue and
copying paper manufacturers ; William Cl.
Reed of Ilostou , for the makers of photo
graphic paper , and Henry Ives of Noiv York ,
for the book Interests all asked the restora
tion of McKlnley schedules or higher rates.
TARIFF TO PROTECT WOOD.
Thcro wcro several largo delegations
present. The forenoon wan given to the
lumber Intelesta. C. W. GoodM'ar of Buf
falo appeared as the representative of a
committee of twenty appointed by the
lumbermen's convention , which met In
Cincinnati early In December. The com-
inltteo mut yesterday and prepared the out
line of a formal petition to the ways and
means committee , which , It was eald ,
would be presented to It.
Mr. Goodyear sold that the results of
the election had convinced them that pro
tection was to bo the policy of the next
udnilnUtratlon and the lumbermen now ap
peared to demand their share In that pol
icy. They appeared , Mr. Goodyear said , as'
the representatives of fully $1,000,000,000 $ of
capital and 000,000 lumbermen This lat
ter number did not Include tlioso engaged
In retailing lumber or In the transportation
of lumber. Ho thought It perfectly safe
to claim for the alllcnl Interests that 3,000- '
000 of our people were dependent on this
Industry for their livelihood. It was the
'
leading Industry In over thirty states. In
the past they had protection to a certain
extent. The present law practically placed
lumber on the free list. They did not como
now , Mr. Goodyear tmlti , asking anything
exorbitant , Substantially what they ask
In the west wan that the * whlto pine , hem
lock , bass wood and similar wooda be placed
In the $2 class. He- could sco no rrosou why
the great staples ho had mentioned should
not bo placed In the same class with spruce ,
which Tor yearn had been In the $2 class. '
Mr. Goodyear mid that the lumbermen of
the country \voro responsible for the pres
ent condition of affairs nntl with a grace *
ful tribute to Speaker Kecil anil Chair
man Dlnglcy announced that It was through
thorn that spruce , the great staple product
of Maine , hail always , previous to the Wil
son bill , been placed In the $2 class.
"Dut , " Interposed Sir , Dlngley , smiling ,
"Malno Is a pine tree state. "
"Without any pine , " retorted Mr. Good
year , quickly.
"Who Is responsible , " asked Mr. Dolllver ,
"for the stripping of whlto pine from the
$2 class ? "
"Tho lumbermen , " replied Mr. Goodyear
emphatically , "but the result of the law-
has Injured them. Their Industry has gone
Into decay and today Is languishing from
foreign competition. "
"If we should fix the duty on spruce at
$1 , " asked Mr , Dlngley , "would you bo
satisfied ? "
"No , " replied Mr. Goodyear ; "two dollars
on spruce was right and wo want $2 also
on whlto pine. "
TARIFF OP 'EIGHTY-THREE.
Continuing , the speaker wont Into the
differences. In reply to question Mr. Good
year said what they asked was practically
a restoration of tlio duty of 1SS3 ; that Is ,
that white pine and the lumber placed In
the $1 class by the act of 1890 bo restored
to the $2 class.
"Do the lumbermen desire a duty on
logs ? " askeil Mr. Evans.
"Wo are not hero , " replied Mr. Goodyear ,
"to ask you to place n tax on logs. Wo ilo
not ask It because some lumbermen In
Michigan and other states , whoso timber
Is exhausted , ere giving a largo number
of men employment by Importing logs for
sawing In their mills. Wo consider this a
matter of policy rather than of tariff prin
ciple. Wo do not want to antagonize In
terests which employ American labor. "
Ho oald that last year about 800,000.000
foot of lumber were Imported ; the exports
were valued at J27.000.000. principally from
southern ports and the Pacific coaat. The
raiult of free trade In lumber , ho said , had
beun a great reduction of wages to lumber
men and the number of days employed. The
former had been reduced 20 per cent , and
the number of days 40 per cent. Ilcaidcs ,
Canadit had made the United States the
dumping ground for cheap and low grade
lumber.
Mr. Dlngloy called attention to the fact
that In 1800 the Importation of lumber from
Canada was valued at $1,250,000 ; In 1S30
$1G,500OCO ; that In the former year the rev
enue received by the- government \vai $2-
150,000 , while In 1830 It waa but $712,000. In
other woi\ls , the government surrendered
$1,500,000 In revenue and gave a market to
13,000,000 feet moro of lumber.
In conclusion. Mr. Goodyear estimated that
the schedule they asked for would bo but
20 per cent ad valorem , while the act of 181)0 )
averaged 50 ner cent , and the act of 189i10
per cent ; that what they asked for was be
low tlio overage tariff for thirty years.
NO LUMUER TUUST.
"There la an Impression , " Huggestcd Mr.
Tawney of Minnesota , "that there Id a truat
to control the output or the price of lum
ber. What do you say to that ? "
"There exists no such Institution , " de
clared Mr. Goodyear. "A lumber trust Is
not possible. There may bo Iron trusts and
other trusts , but It will bo as Impossible to
Conn a lumber trust as to combine all the
people of the United States in a trust
against themselves. "
Judge PageMorrUon
- , n congressman-elect
from Duluth , Minn. , was called upon to
apeak for the lumber Interests. Ho dwelt
upon the dluadvantages In the matter of
stumpage In which the lumbermen of the
United States who are obliged to buy from
private Individuals or government reserva
tions are placed , 'aa bcsldo those of Canada.
I. C. Kiinoclu of Jackson , Mlts. , repre
senting the southern lumber Interests , ap
pealed for adequate protection to lumber.
T. 11. Walker of Minneapolis , Minn. , de
voted lilmaelf largely to the statistic * ) of
tlio lumber Industry aa a foundation for the
claim of the lumbermen for adequate pro
tection.
A. II , Winchester of Iliichanan , W. Va. ,
represented the hardwood district of the
United stated , Thu main argument ho used
for placing a uniform duty of $2 on all woods
wan that woods wore Interchangeable , and
that If one data became cheap It displaced
the dearer wooild.
Representative Doutello of Malno made a
brief argument In behalf of the lumbermen
of the cast , who , ho said , had never Bought
an Invidious discrimination In their favor.
The afternoon session waa opened by Mr
C. H. Lang of Doston , who presented a me
morial from t/ittan manufacturers. They
asked for the following schedule : Klvo cents
1 a pound duty on all manufacturers of rattan
not further advanced than split Into reads
and strands ; 10 cents a pound duty on chair
cane and other products of rattan split and
sawed for manufacture. The present ; ad va
lorem schedule , Mr. Lang declared , afforded
no protection to American manufacturers.
Tao manufacturers asked that tlio free Hat ba
changed so that reeds not further manufac
tured than cut Into strips suitable for whips
bo stricken off.
TRIALS OP A PAPER THUST.
The pulp and paper schedule was next an
nounced. Mr. John Morris , business man
ager of the New York World , first spo'.co , ex
plaining that while the World consumed one-
thirteenth of all the paper used In the United
States , or 110,000 tons on every mill day ,
ho thought he voiced the sentiments of all
newspapers. Ho continued : "I appear to
formally apprise this committee of the fact
the twenty-four or twenty-five manufacturers
of whlto paper In the United States are per
fecting their arrangements for a combina
tion by which every newspaper shall bo at
the mercy of a central agency , by which
these manufacturers shall receive an addi
tional profit of $4.000.000 or $5.000,000 a year
and tax knowledge to that extent. " Thn pur
pose of the trust , said Mr. Norrls , was to
hoEp the prlco of paper at about 2i cents ,
while the present ruling price was about 2
cents , and by cutting off various concessions
to newspaper publishers Increase their profits
In that way also. Being nsked by Mr. Taw-
noy whether the trust had hern actually
formed Mr. Norrls explained that ho had
been Informed by members of It that nil the
details had been arranged by the manufac
turers , It having been In process of germina
tion fora year and a half ; that lawyers were
now tinkering upon the agreement and had
practically finished It within twenty-four
hours ; that the central olllco had been estab
lished In Now Yorki and the men who wuro
to represent the combine In London , Chicago ,
San Francisco and other cities had been se
lected.
Messrs. Dlngley , Payne and other mem
bers of the committee questioned Mr. Norrla
closely to show that If paper wca put on the
free IUt American inanufacturera would be
dilven out of the business. If prices wore
unduly raised by the trust , Mr. Norrla said ,
newspaper publishers would establish their
own paper factories. He had no recom
mendations to make no to the proper duty ,
ho concluded , but thought It well that congress -
gross should bo Informed of tlio situation ,
that It mlr.ht make the bill a menace to such
combinations as the ono being formed.
DENIES THAT A TKUST EXISTS.
Ex-Congressman W. A. Russell of Massa
chusetts said : "I deny that any combina
tion lias been practically formed , or that any
tonsideiatlon of such a combination by the
manufacturers has contemplated a rlao of
prices. " The newspaper publishers knew
that no rlao of prices was contemplated , bo-
couso they had refused to avail themselves
of opportunities to make contracts for tcnmi
of years at the present prices. It may seem
Incredulous , but the fifteen or twenty gen
tlemen who cnmo together about a year and
a halt ago had for their objects economy In
conducting their plants. They figured that
they might save $1,600,000 a year by reduc
ing their working forces.
In reply to a question from Mr. Tawney
whether the manufacturers had contem
plated the destruction of competition , Mr.
Hussoll said ; "If prices were cheaper the
manufacturers could not exist , but If wo put
up prices wo would hold the umbrella over
all. "
In answer to moro questions , Mr. Htissoll
admitted that the second attempt to form a
comblno had not been abandoned , although
ho thought It would bo fruitless.
Chairman Dlngloy asked : "lluu there over
boon talk of a combination of pulp manu
facturers ? "
"No , sir ; " replied the witness.
Ex-Senator Warner Miller of New York
repeated practically the statements made by .
Mr. Kuiisell. The purpciie of the pending at I
tempt to form a combination , ho added , wan
not only to Intioduco economies , but to enter
the markoU of Australia , South Africa and
oven England , which would require strong
celling agencies , backed by a dozen strong1 '
factories , Mr. Miller said ho would llko to
see the threat that newspapers would estab
lish their own factorlco carried out. It had
been tried before and failed , uhowlng that the
1 newspaper men had better stick to the bual-
j ness they understood.
In roplv to a question from Mr. Norrla ,
I Mr. Miller denied that ho held the office of
1 secretary of the Manufacturers' Paper com-
i paay or had any Interest In It.
Mr. Norrls explained that the president
I and general manager of the company were
i his author'tir ' : ) for the statement.
\Vclllngtoii Smith of Lee , Mats. , spoke
for the manufacturers of the Ejiox and copyIng -
Ing paper. They asked for thcim duties on
I tissue , copying , stereotyping , Japanese and
! all thin papers : Weighing six pounds or less
I per standard ream , S cents per pound and 10
I per cent ad valorem ; weighing from six to
I ton poundd per standard ream , G cents a
I pound and 10 per cent ad valorem.
William G. Reed of Dostorc appeared In
I behalf of the American Photographic Papci
I company of South Lee , Mass. His was the
only company making this paper In the
I United St.itcu , ho asserted , nnd had brought
down Its prlco from 75 to 1C cents. Under
the existing ad valorem rates undervalua
tions wcro the rule and ho asked specific
! duties.
"The time' has como for us to bind the better -
) ter class of books In this country , " began Mr.
j Henry Iveo of New York. "Thoie Is o.io
i hindrance. Labor In England , Germany and
Franco Is 03 per cent cheaper. The McKlnley
I late of 25 per cent ad valorem has been rc-
{ tallied. That la not enough. Wo ask you to
raise it to 40 per cent. Our better methods
will offset the difference. "
Then the committee adjourned over Now
Year's. _
AVOI.COTT'S MIShlOV TO KlfltOI'i : .
( Joi-M In AniiiiifiI'lniiM for nn Iiiter-
iintlumil Illiuetalilu Cniiferenee.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 31. Senator Wolcott
of Colorado , chairman of the spjclal com-
mlttco to arrange for a 1/lnicialllc confer
ence of the nationof the world , Is going
abroad to ccnfer with Eurcpean bimetallism
on the subject. The purposes of his visit
aio known and approved by Presldrat-slect
McKlnlcy and l.Cs trip Is made at the request
of his associates on the senatorial commit
tee. The collator's atlentlsn was called tea
a Canton dispatch published today that ho
wea going abroad for tlis purposa stated
and that ho would go with the endorsement
of President-elect McKlnloy and was cm-
powered In a measure to reprcssnt Ills vlowa.
Tha senator was not In a position to C'lscuss
In detail the statements In the dispatch. Ho
did say , however. In answer to questions ,
that Itvca true ho was going to Europe
early In January at th ? request of his assa-
claica on tlis republican caucus comuiltUo
for a conference with 'IKirbpoan Mmetalllsts.
Ho added that there Svtrc other matters
concerning his mission1 In the Interests of
bimetallism v.-hlc'n litr preferred not to talk
about. It waa evident- Hut the senator dep-
locatcd thci publication of any statements
concerning the errand , ' upon which ho Is
about to depart. Mr ! .Wolostt was asked If
the purposes of his \Csltl ivere known to Ma
jor McKlnleyand approved by him and ho
answerel that they ujuro. but when pressed
for particulars declared do would prefer not
to ilUciits the question further. The senator
will bo absent until uonu t'-na In February.
General Francis A. ' ( Walker , who , It waa
stated , would accompany Senator Wolcott
on his mission , will nntt bn able to go , as Oils
engagements will prey nt-jh'lm ' from doing so ,
CHICAGO , Doc , 3j , \r Washington spe
cial to the News eoutalns the following :
Congressman MondE.il pfJ Vyomlng , who ar
rived today from Cant'pR direct , where he
Interviewed the president-elect , bald ; "Major
McKlnley la all right on the subject of In
ternational agreement. Ho Is 'In ' accord
with the spirit of Senator Wolcolt's reso
lution and believes that action should betaken
taken at once. Ho Li In favor of calling thu
conference In the early spring. Ho nays It
la Idle to talk of postponing action until
the tariff Is disposed of , because If anything
is lo bo accomplished the preliminary steps
will 1iave to ba taken at once. " Weutorn
republicans In congress were much Inter-
< stod In the word brought from Canton by
Mr. Mondell. Said Congnssman Cooper of
Wisconsin ; "I am glad tlia president-elect
takes the pledge for bimetallism contained
In the platform seriously. The largo major
ity of the republicans In th western and
western mlddlo state * voted tbo ticket bu-
cause they accepted the platform pledge In
good faith. " _
llulr for < ln > JVetv Maritime
WASHINGTON , Dec. 31. The president
haa Issued a proclamation fixing July 1 as
the date for the taking effect of new rules
for the prevention of collisions at sea , agreed
on by the leading maritime nations of the
world.
JAPAN OIUHHS TWO xu\v CUUISKKS.
American Slilpliullillnir.ViinlN Score a
Nolnhle Triumph.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 31. Minister Hoskl
of Japan today signed contracts for two
now cruisers for the Japanese navy to bo
built In American shlpjards , one by the
Cramps Shipbuilding company of Phlladql-
phia and the other by the Union Iron works
of San Francisco. It was the conclusion of
negotiation.- ) covering many months.
The award to American builders wan
based not only on the merits of the Ameri
can ships , American armor and American
material , but was a distinct recognition on
the part of Japan of the kindly offices of
the United States during the recent Japan-
China war and of the cordial feeling be
tween this country and the growing young
empire of the east. The contracts wcie
signed at the Japanese legation , where there
were present for the occasion the minister
and his oillclal staff , a delegation of Japan
cso naval experts , consisting of Commander
K. Narita. Constructor Usakara and Con
structor S. Takaaura and Messrs. Charles
II. Cramp and Henry T. Scott. The naval
experts have been In this country for months
visiting Aineilcau yards nd critically In
specting the war ships which have been
built for the American navy. At the same
time other experts were Inspecting the
yards of England , Franco and German }
and a keen competition arose as to which
country would first secure the contract.
That made today proves to bo the first and
In this respect Is something of a personal
triumph for the Japanese minister at Wash
ington and his naval associates , who have
done their utmost to Impress upon Japan
the quality of American shipbuilding.
The contract calls for the completion and
delivery of the ships by December 31 , 1838.
They are to be of 4,700 tons each and of
the following dimensions : Length , 374 feet
li Inches ; extreme breadth , 4S fcot 9 Inches ;
depth , 30 feet G Inches ; draft , mean. 17 feet
9 Inches. They are to bo of the type
generally known as protected cruisers of
the second claps , and will bo somewhat
similar to the United States ship Columbia.
The hulls will bo of steel , but without ar
mor. The deck will be protected with six
Inches of steel. The ships will bo very
fast , tlio contract calling for at least twenty-
two and one-half knots under forced
draught. The bollcra will be of the single
end typo used In the Japanese navy , but
unlike thnso In the American war ships.
Each uhlp will have a double bottom of
steel , with a watertight compartii'cnt ' sys
tem consisting of longitudinal and trans
verse bulkheads , electricity v/lll bo util
ized for steering , lighting , ventilating , etc.
The ships will be completed throughout In
American yards , but the ordnance , torpedoes
and torpedo tubes will bo put aboard by
the Japanese government after the fchlpa
have been delivered In Japan. Thu cost of
the two ships In In the neighborhood of $3
000,000. As yet no names Imvo been given
to them. It Is probable Minister Hcskl will
do the honors of christening the fillips when
they are launched.
Tno More CriilNerx for .liiimii.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 31. Minister Hoshler
of Japan today signed contracts for the con
struction of two moro crulscro. one with the
Cramp shipyards of Philadelphia , ami the
other with the Union Iron works of San
Francisco.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Condition of ( lie Tri-iiMiirx ,
WASHINGTON , Dee , 31. Today's statement -
mont of the condition of the treasury allows :
Available cash balance , $227,615,401'gold ; reserve -
servo , $136,710,473.
Why Is It that people use. Salvation Oil ?
Answer : Decauso It li the best liniment.
Ml Kxpi'lleil friini
LEXINGTON. Ky , , Dec. 31. H. C. 'Mcr '
rlHon , ovanpcllst , who him beun holding
meeting * without purml'xHlon of preHldlng
olderx , witH today expelled from t.io Motli-
odlHt ministry. Hn IH n son of Itev , H , C ,
MorrlHon of Nashville nnd mnd Lexington
hln niHldence , Morrlxon'ii moral character
watt not Involved , Hn now Htands In the
Hiuno nttltudo toward thu Mothodlut O.iurcli
Houth a * does 8am Jonc * .
TROUBLE FOR THE GAMBLERS
S .art to Bo Made on the South Omaha Policy
Shop.
WARRANTS OUT FOR ITS PROPRIETORS
Starts Over aa Attempt to Cimli a
Tlekel Whli-li lie Wheel Men
A11 cm1 IN HOKUM Men Who
1'reNeiileil II Arre.ilt-cl.
A largo number of the Inner circle who
llko to toy with the 4-11-11 combinations ,
moro generally known as "policy , " are Just
now very much worried over the possible
annihilation of their favorite pastime.
The trouble has been brewing for sonic
time past , nnd yesterday afternoon reached
a crlsU when warrants for the arrest of
nine men who are devotees of this game of
chance were sworn out In police court.
Ever since the state law against gambling
has been enforced In this city these who
cared to trlflo with Dame Fortune have
gone to South Omaha to pursue their pen
chant. The- gambling houses of every de-
ocrlptlon have been run wldo open In the
packing center , and the authorities have
winked at the Infractions of the law no
long ea no disturbances arose. Among the
prominent houses there Is ono owned
by Tom Dennlson at 411 South Twenty-sev
enth street. For the past few months Den-
nUon has operated a "policy wheel" at this
number , and In order to enlarge his number
of subscribers has established n branch of
fice at llfl South Thirteenth street , In thlo
city. A number of canvassers have maJo
the rounds In Omaha each day , and what
ever the wheel turned out at South Omaha
was awarded to the lucky parties from the
brunch In this city.
Among those who tried their luck hero
wa James Dlggs , n negro coachman for a
banker living at Twenty-fourth and Far-
nam streets. On November 11 Dlggs put In
an appearance at the Omaha headquarters ,
and asserted that he had "caught a gig" for
$1CO. The llttlu slip containing the num
bers given to him by tlio canvasser looked
BUBplclOL's. fit ) Dennlson states , and , al
though ho felt convinced that the figures
had been altered. In order to aavo titmblo
the money was paid over. Thinking there
was some combination aialnst his cjtablfth-
mcnt , Dennlson employed a detective to fer
ret It out , and through him aEscrtu that
Dlggs divided the money with another ne
gro named James Harding. The two col
ored men are Mild to have met In the New
York Life building and there- transacted
their business.
CAME HACK WITH ANOTHER.
Last Monday a colored attorney named H.
H. Hall called at Donnlaon's place and
showed a plrco of paper , tin which he de
manded $257. ! > 0. DennlKon nays that upon
referring lo the manifold paper upon which
the canvasser makes out hti figures ho dis
covered that no iiueli ccv.nbinatlon had been
sold. Ho thercfoie refused to cash In the
llp. Hall Bworo hn would have revenge
upon t'jo owner of the shop , and would
clcso him up If the amount wro not forth
coming. He then tccnred an attorney , who
went to Deniilson'H nllleo and mudo a for
mal demand for tlio money. It waa re
fused.
Last evening Dcnnlson * ro ho eayA , got
wind of an Information which had been Is
sued by County Attorney Ilalrlgo at the
Instance of Hall , In which ho and four fo
hi ! partners , Jcscph Parks , Wllllam Noi-
tlohoudo , Frank Heacock , Dcrg Thompson
and Jamcii Wlckci-sharn , were charged with
keeping gambling devices In their poisrn-
Dion. He hurried to police hcadquartera anil
caused warranty for the orrcst on the
charge of gambling of E. H. Hall , Jamca
Harding , who IH a member of thu fire de
partment , anil James Dlxg * . Hall wrn ur-
rcHted laat night , and thn police am now
looking for tlio other two , Warrants will be
1'iiued till-s morning for thu nrrctit of the
policy shop men , although they are ulrcady
aware of the Information against them and
have expressed a wllllngnetri to appear In
police court ,
In a conversation with County Attorney
nalrlge , ho Is said to liavo announced
that he proposed tr.aklng a teat case of the
present one , and if the state came out win
ner ho proposeil lo try Its strength In clew
ing up the South Omalia joints. Should
this be the case n strong fight will probably
be put up by the South Omaha gnmblhi1 ;
contingent , as hey have occupied this field
unmolested by the city authorities. Much of
their business In the past has been from
Omaha patrons , and If thu t > hopa are closed
they will have no other haven of refuge left
open to them except that obtained by barred
doora and a system of spies.
The king of pills Is lieecliam'a Bcccham's
Eugene V. Debs nmionncri Hint he 1ms
abandoned the people's party and become
a .Hoeliill.'U.
Burglars blew open the safe of the Hnnlc
of Alma at Almn , Mo. , and Mocurud about
{ 2,000 In currency-
Major and Mr-4 McKlnloy will bo the
puefts of 'Mr. ' Haiina nt Cleveland next
weelc. They leave Canton Saturday.
Qriinvlllo Fyke's H.IW mill at Mount
Vernon. III. , was blown up. killing Mrs.
Fykn and dangerously wounding Fyko and
ono co.lld.
Mgr. Martlnclli denies trial IIP has In
spired tie statement that the European
pea era had protested asaliiHt Intel venllon
by the United States In Cuba.
Two Clilniimen , Plug Hong and China
Joe , gardeners juit nut.Mldc of the limits of
liutte , Mont. , weie found murdered In thn
rnbln on their hind. Their packets had
been rilled. The cabin \\iis a re.sort for
opium HPIK'S. '
Adol.Mi Mivls of New Salem. 111. , shot
Mrs. J. A I'alno In tier hUHbaiiil'.s homo at
Hiirllold , Mo , and then .stiot himself. Doth
died Instantly. Mavis and the woman had
been HAeothearts before her tmtrritizo to
Palno sl\ weeks ago.
i < -niicAsr : OK TODAY'S WIATIIIH.
\ew Year ( o IlrliiK a Cooler Spell anil
PoHxIMy Home Snow ,
WASHINGTON. Dec. SI. The forcwat
for New Year's day IH :
For Nebraska and Kansas Rain or snow ;
much colder Friday night ; north wlndx.
For Colorado Threatening weather and
flnow ; Bolder ; north wlndH.
For Wyoming Light snow ; cold , north
winds.
For Iowa nnd Missouri Threatening
weather and rain Friday , with warm xouth
winds , shifting to much colilcia north wlml.1
Friday nltht.
For South Unkotn Rain or snow ; winds
HhlftlntJ to north , with n cold wave ,
liociil Iteeonl.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER I1UREAU ,
OMAHA , Dec. HI , Omahii record of lalllf.ill
and tcmpuialuro compared with cor-
i responding day of the pant three years :
I IS.M. ism. isai. ISM.
I Maximum tomporaturo. . . 4' ) 23 37 ! ?
Minimum tempci.itlire.10 10 10 zn
Average Irmpcrntnre II 22 21 .1J
Rainfall 22 T M
Refold of temperature and pltutlou
i nt Omaha for llici day and ulnco March 1 ,
1 1KKJ :
Normal temperature for the day 21
EXCCHS for the day i : '
Accumulated exci > Hlncci March 1 , . fi
Normal precipitation for the-day. . .03 Inch
ExrcHH for the- day ? > ?
Total precipitation Hlnce Muh. 1 . " - " > . I Indi-H
Excosn lnco March 1 j.lllncht-i
Dllcluiicy for cor. period , 1S9".11.25 liuihcrt
Deficiency for cor. period , ls9l..ll..ft I ichta
L A. WELSiI ,
Locnl Forecast O"i.lil. !
Till : IIIJAI.TY .tlAIIICKT.
INSTRUMENTS rlnred on record Thurs
day , leromber 31 1S90 :
WARRANTY DEEDS.
J. A Dnlzell and wife to Minma Muxcn ,
nndtv Vd of loin 12 nnd 13. Khlloh SI , & 0
Miiry StiiHtnny to Frank Jaion , lot 1 ,
block 85 , Houth Oniuha COO
I'otter & George company to Kmogmm
Carter , iindlv H of u 75 feut of lotH
U and 10 , block 2 , Jotter's udd to
Houth Omaha 1
Snmu to M A Watklim , xamo 1
QUIT CLAIM r-icsra
W. a. Crounso to Mary CrourV'o , lot
3 , bloclc : t , HurllniMon IMnoo , . . . . . . . . 1
O. W. Unller and wlfn to J. A Dilzoll ,
umllv > < i of lotrt 12 anJ 13 Hhltoh
add 1
DEEDS.
Special muster < to E , W. nnnnott , re-
reiver , lot 3 , block "Y , " fllilmi'H 3d
--mid 1,40)
Humt > to potter & Oeoruo company ,
undlv V. of Intu 9 and 10 , bloclc 2 , Jot-
ter'H mid to Hmith Oiniiliu 70
Bamti to John lliiino , executor , lot 1 ,
bloclc 3 , O'Nelll'H tmhdlv , , , WO
Total amount of tranufcra$3,07
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