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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1897)
THE CTMAIIA DAILY HER : -WttDXRHMAY , JANUARY 0 , 1897. COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT Ml.VOIt MENTION. Clark & Wclzel , I. O. 0. F , blk. , nrt par- Ion. Ion.Officer Officer Murphy hns been on the sick list fur a couple of days. Mrs , W. C. Dickey was reported to IIP ee- rlouflty 111 last evening at her residence on Ilcnton street. James Tracey , the International money order tramp , was fined $10.70 .it the morning BCBslon of the police court ymtonlay. M. C. Frankunn of Mondamln , In. , nnd Ml s L. A. Seymour of this city were united In marriage yiatcrday nt the residence of Mr. DeVol , on Iowa avenue. The Rthekah Relief association , No. 1 , will meet with Mrs. C. C. Case , 629 Fourth street , this afternoon. All members nro requested to bo present. nnslncBs of Impoitanre. All members of Council camp. No. II , Woodmen of the World , arc icqucKtn ! to meet at their hall , at I o'clock , to attend the funeral of the late sovereign , M. S. Ilenner. She was alone. Suddenly n beam of light shot through the darkness. It ns the re flection of Clnrcnco'H shirt bosom , freshly laundered , from the "Eagle , " 721 Dronthvay. Prof , II. W. Sawyer returned yesterday morning from n week's visit with friends In St , Joseph and Trenton , Mo. He will as- mime his duties on the Evening fJlobo tomor row. row.All All members of muffs City Council , No. 7. Junior Onlcr nf United American Mechanics , are requested to ho present at the council meeting this evening for the Installation of officers. The First Street Social club , an organiza tion of bright and hospitable-people , who live on that street , Is holding regular weekly meetings this winter. The club meets to night at the residence- Mrs. Van Fossen. The remains of Mrs. Ilelle Laffcrty Lock- wood did not arrive yesterday afternoon , as was expected , and the funeral , which was eel for today , has been postponed. Mrs. l.ockwood was taken from her homo In Omaha to Richmond , Va. , snmp time ago , In the hope that the change would benefit her health. She was very frail when she left and she never regained her strength. The funeral will take place from the residence of her sister , Mrs. W. II. Robinson , on Oakland avenue , when the body arrives. Several conferences have been held be tween the street commissioner and the other city ofllcera relative to putting Into force the recent decision requiring all property owners to clean the snow from their side walks , and upon their failure to do so , to have the work done by the street ganpo and the expense charged to the property. There 1ms been a general manifestation of a will ingness of property owners to comply with the order , but nome will have to have the work done for them to cause them to realize that the city officers arc In earnest about the matter. C , D. Vlavl Co. , fcmalo remedy. Medical consultation free Wednesdays. Health book furnished , 309 Mcrrlam block. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. SUCH tin- City or Cn-Nlon. Suit wilt bo filed In the federal court this morning by the American Loan and Trust company agalnH the city of Creston for $11,800 claimed to bo due for water rentali. The water worlm of Creston arc owned by W. II. Mtllard and several other Omaha men , though the rental from the city of Creston Is pledged to the Trust company for the payment of the Interest on the bonds which It holds against the company , which brings the Trust company In as plaintiff. For sey- cral years the city of Creston has been de linquent In the payment of water tax. The valuation of the city la about $1,000,000 , and , according to the law of the elate , a levy of D mills Ifi allowed for water tax. This only netted a revenue to the city for this purpose of about $5,000 , which has left a balance due for some time. Ovcr'a year ago the American Loan and Trust company obtained a judgment against the city of Creston for J7.SOO on the same grounds. The case has ben appealed to the supreme court and lo now pending. The case was tried before foreJudge Towner at Creston , In the dis trict court. The amounts now being sued for are the rentals that have accumulated since the commencement of the first suit. The defense of the city of Creston Is based on the fact that the state law does not allow of a greater levy for the purpose of meeting the water tax of municipal cor porations than C mills. It la alee claimed that at certain times of the year the com pany has failed to furnish the proper supply of water. Ki'oe .Mlvt-riviiro. Dy sending forty Domestic soap wrappers to L. Ilolten & Co. , Des Molnes , In. , you will get six sliver teaspoons free. Now Is the time to. make good resolutions. "Resolved , That Davis' drug , paint and glass house , being the largest. It Is the best place to trade. Resolved , That If my bill U now over ninety days' old that I will go up to Uavla' nnd settle It nt once. If I have to borrow the money to do so. " That's good. Ural KxtiitiTriuiNfirM. . The following real estate transfers were reported yesterday at the ollleo of J. W. Squire : County Treasurer to Day & Hess , lot 1 , block 1 , lots 1 , 2 anil 3. block 2. and lotn 1 and 2 , block 4 , Regatta rini-n. tax d $ 10 Council muffs Savings bank to Kr- nest B Hnrt , lot 17 nnd a 10 feet of w OS feet lot 12 , audltor'ti sub of lotI , Greenwood add , q c d 1 Ida Cnsady to Nathan M I'lisey , trus tee * various lott * In Council HlufTx , il 1 I' U Olson to Llzzlo K Greene , lot 12 , block 2 , Avoca , w d COO I ) T llraeken and \\lfo to William M 1'erklns , lot 1(1 ( , Lovelaml , w il. . . . 50 Chicago , Hock Island & Pacific Rail way company to L II Graham , w > ,4 o Vi 13-73-41 , w d 720 Jennie K Cotter and husband to Ncls Johnson , lot 3 , block 70 , Rlddlu's nub , w d 7. .0 C S Lofforts and wlfo to Council muffs City Water Works company , lot .1 , block 5 , Ferry mid , q c d. . . . 10 Sheriff to K L Bhugurt. so ' , i nw ( j ) 7-75-42 , 8 d 301 Nine transfers , totnl $2,444 Hoffmayr'a fancy patent flour makes the best nnd most bread , Ask your grocer for It. IINM | > I > 1OU Of till * I.lKllt ( illlirilN. The Dodge LlKht Guards will bo Inspected by Colonel Swalm some time during the present month upon ono day's notice. The company IB In excellent condition and the boj-H are counting upon bclriR able to con clude. negotiations for their transportation to Washington to assist In the inauguration of Major McKlnlcy. There was a company Inspection of the nailRo Light Quanta at their armory last night. The Inspection showed a better condition than at any tlino during flvo years. _ I.llllOIMTHVllIltlll. . We hnvo for sale or rent several desira ble fruit , grain , vegetable and stock farms near Council llluffa for 1S97. Day & Hess , Rental Atents. V > l * rniiN to Hi * .tililrt-HxiMl liy llnilK < * . General Dodge will meet the old soldiers or Council llltifls and vicinity In the Grand Army hall this evening , There will ho an open session of the post , and every old soldier tn the city , regardless of his mem bership , Is requested to bo present. Gen eral Dodge will talk about the battle of At lanta , and ho will recall many stirring In cidents Hint will bo of deep Interest to tboso who participated In that campaign , llun tn MINN l.urlntr. Mlsa Ella Luring , the organist at the II road way McthudUt church , was tendered n farewell reception at thu residence of James McCabe , In Morning .Side. Mlf Luring In soon to leave the city permanently , to make her homo In Indiana , and about 100 of her church frlemla and Intlnmto aciiualntanctfl took Oceanian to BIIOW their regard for her. The reception was given by the church choir , . MOI-IIMCH , Thu following rnarrlngo llccnsca were l - BUfd yesterday : Nnrnii nnd luldresH. Ago. M , C , Friunlrien , Hnrrlson county , , , , , , 35 Ltireim A. Heymore , Council UliiffH , , . , . . 31 William II. IlrUbane , Omaha . 40 Cora Nlckvmon , I'otUwutturnlo count9) ) \ P \ P tV PH IP "MIPPIXTP J\T , CASAIn , SIL IS MISSING Well Known Oitizan Gone finco New Years' ' Leaving No Addrca3. HIS BUSINESS AFFAIRS IN BAD SHAPE \iliiiliilHlrntor of Tito 12- tiilcM Slum Mini l-oply In Dclif , lint He ( ilvi-n Trnxt llcuiU to Secure llonilHinen. Considerable apprehension Is felt as to the whereabouts of J. N. Casady , who left Council muffs on Now Year's day and has not yet returned. His affairs are greatly Involved , and two estates of which he was executor art- said to be In bad shape. A trnnt deed for $15,000 was filed with the county recorder to protect the sureties on his bonds , Thomas Dowman being named as trustee. The property transferred In cludes a number of lots and several tracts of farm land. The liabilities he Intends to protect In the deed arc enumerated aa fol lows : On his bond as secretary and treasurer of the Falrvlew Cemetery association , Thomas Uowman , Donald Macrae and W. II. Hardln ; on his bond as executor of the Vogcl estate. E. M. CasailV. M. VRohrcr nnd T. E. Casady , nnd his debt to the drosvenor estate. In addition to the trust deed three warranty ilccils were filed , ono to Olllcer & Puscy , transferring 139 acres of farm land for $700 ; ons for Mary Z. Casady , transferring about thirty acres In Council Ulufl's to his wife for $ C,000. Mr. Uowman said yesterday that the whereabouts of Mr. Casady were unknown to all his family and friends. The news of his dlsapptarsncc had come so suddenly that no ono knew where he had gone. The deeds recorded yesterday had bocm sent from Dee Molncs , that being the last heard from the missing man. The heirs of the Grosvcnor estate filed a petition this morning , asking that Mr. Casady be at once removed. The hearing was held at once by Judge Thorncll and the request granted on the showing made of Casady's disappearance and his action In giving the trust deed. The petitioners were Mary L. Pugh , Gcrd Grosvcnor and Louisa P. ( Ircwvenor. John P. Pugh was appointed executor. Last December a petition was filed by the heirs of Herman Vogel asking that Casady be rnado to give an accounting. At the last report of the estate It was shown that ho was Indebted to estate to the extent of $6,996. Since the making of the report It Is understood that some money was paid to cnc of the heirs , reducing his Cas ady's liability to the estate to about $6,000. The Indebtedness to both the Vogel ami Grosvenor estates Is not secured except by note nnd the bond given by Casady as ad ministrator and executor. J. N. Casady , Jr. , when seen at his office at the corner of Fifth avenue ami Pear : Ktrcot yesterday slated that he did not know the whereabouts of his father and had not heard from him for some time. niNlrlc-t Court tn SI-NHOII. | The January term of the district court was opened yesterday by Judge Thorncll. Con siderable routine business was disposed of , especially on the criminal docket. A num ber of cases that have been hanging nre for a year or moro were dismissed or stricken from the docket. The. grand Jury was em panelled , S. G. Underwood being selected as foreman and C. II. Gllmorc , clerk. The body at once proceeded to the consideration of the cases to come before It. The cas ? of Charles Gear , charged with swindling a conductor on a motor car , was submitted to the grand jury. The cawo of Charles Owenby , under In dictment for stealing a bicycle , was dis missed. A similar action was taken In the case against Harrison Latham. He Is tha young fellow who got so tragic over Widow Wy m a ml a year ago last summer and spent several months In jail at his Inamorlta's behests. Edith Farr and Don Overman were re lieved from any further worry over the charge of dog stealing. They were charged with having stolen a valuable dog from Lucius Wells. The case was stricken from the docket. The case against William Blackburn was dismissed. He was charged with adultery. Sentence was deferred In the cases of Harry L& > ngdon and Frank Merrltt until next term. J. J. Dally was dismissed from the charge of shooting a tramp last summer. There was no cvldcnco produced against him. The following assignment of equity cases was made yesterday : Wednesday , January C Herman M. Drown against J W. I.itham , D. D. Vnl- Ifcn , administrator , against Kmlly Val- leeii nnd others. Thursday , January 7 W. 8. Wright agaliiHl 12. M. WrU-ht. ( si > eclal ) , Ann Vlck- ery against Joseph Lowls. J. W. Squire , trustee , against W. A. .Myimtor and others. Friday , January S Leonard Lentzmlger nnd others against Gcorpe Sahorrer and others , Charles Gregory against Wright and Ralph and others , same agalnxt same. C. 12. H. Campbell against Helen' 12. ' .Mot- calf nnJ others. Saturday. January 9 Iena Dyhr against Peter -Dyhr. Monday , January 11 Masonic Mutual Savings nnd Loan association against Sar.Th A. Ilradshaw. ( law * F. T. True against F. H. KvaiiH. Council muffs Havings bank avalnst F. H. Kvans. Tuesday , Janury 12-Councll Hindu Snv- Insrs hank against George H. Keollnp. Wednesday , January 13 Anna Prnlor against August Ulhllen. Thursdav , January 14 ( Law ) In re assign ment of M. S. Ilennor. Frlilnv , Januar 15 Rmmet Truly J. A. Flagoolle , S.iturdav. January 1C William Sledentopf against Martha A. Urown nnd others. Monday. January IS Mary F. Sanborn against George F. Kcollne , trustee. O. C. Gaston was appointed special com missioner to take the answeis of garnishees - shees In the various caseJ now before the court. An order was entered to the effect that all cases may he noted for trial after Jan uary 20 by filing notice ten days previous. SllIllOIIN fllllt IlllNlllt-MN , The city officials are looking with come Interest Into the condition of the saloons , and considering with some anxiety the re ports that a number of them are going to ( Hilt buslnces. The reports of the city treas urer show that four years ago the receipts from saloon licenses and police court fine * approximated over $3.000 a month. For the past year this hns been reduced by more than one-half. As this Is the chief source of the city's ready cash , any further loss would be looked upon as a calamity. The aaloons llnted by the city marshal on January 1 numbered forty-three. It cannot he- known definitely for several dnya what proportion of thU number will continue. In biiKluesa for the reason 'hat the city has been somewhat lenient with them In the matter of collecting fines and has given the owners of the saloons several days of grace. Up tn last evening only ono of die number had expressed his determination to clwe out. That was Wil liam Rodgern , on Upper IJroadway. Last year was a very unprofitable one lo saloon men , and during the year nearly a score of them quit business. The outlook for the present year Is not very encouraging , and the probability Is great that the number will bo still further reduced. Ttvo Kurly I'rlnlN. Stewart Edgar , 70S .Mynster street , has a couple of rare old books , ono dated 1503 , being a concordance of the bible. Marginal notes are strongly In evidence , and thu biblical phrases expounded , arranged alphabetically , are all In heavy text. A marked feature Is the retention of the letter e at the end of many word * front which It has long ulnce been dropped ; also the uro of the k'tter v In place of u and u In place of v , The other hook , dated 1650 , Is "An Exposi tion with Practical Observation * * Contained Upon the Fourth. Fifth , Sixth and Seventh Chapters of the Dook of Job , Ilelng the Sub stance of XXXV Lectures Delivered at Mag nus , near the Ilrldge , London , Iy ) Joseph Caryl , Preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inne. " In this book the u'n and V'tf are used an at prraeut. Fine livery for parties sod. dancei. Livery , 1G8 IJroadway , Telephone S3 , LOCK in * A MCUO : i > isrmtAi > o. Van ItoK , Who Crcnloil n 5iiM llon ivltli n Ctnti , In In .lull. Van Hess , the negro who was locked up on a charge of having stolen an overcoat from Solomon's clothing store , 1 ? being held In the city Jail upon a more serious charge. There Is n double charge of larceny against him , and he Is also charged with assault with Intent to commit murder. He has been Identified c the negro who made a raid upon a stack of calico piled tn front of the Dos- ton ctorc , and made a desperate fight and escaped after being pursued by several of the clerkp nnd n crowd of citizens. \Vtt n Ross left the store with five bolts of calico under his arm , he ran down Fourth street , followed by ono of the clerks , named Jensen. He was a good sprinter and had a little Atari , and after dodging through numerous alleys he had reached the alley In the rear of Gronowcg & Schoent- gen's wholesale house before he was over hauled. In the fight that followed Ross dropped Ms calico , and. seizing n stick of cordwood , made a murderous attack upon Jenson. Jensen avoided the blows aimed at hh head , and escaped Injury , but George /lank ! , an old man who happened to be com ing through the alley just then , did not fare so well. Ross struck the old man on the arm , producing a compound fracture. The negro abandoned his calico , nnd with his club fought his way through the crowd that was gathering and craped. Yesterday he was visited In the city Jail by Jensen , Illank nnd others , who positively Identified him as the calico thief. He will have a hearing In police court today. By sendius forty Domestic soap wrappers to L. Ilolton & Co. . Des Molncs , In. , you will get six silver teaspoons free. * A few days more remain of our great re moval sale. Durfee Furniture company. DoplorilMr CiiHf of Dcilllntlon. Mrs. J. N. Miller , who conducts the Fif teenth street mission , reports the discov ery of n family named Miller , living on Twelfth street and Eleventh avenue , which Is In a pitiable state of destitution. When her attention was called to them and n visit made the woman was found In her bed with n babe four days old. The bed was a mis erable excuse and consisted of n few rags and a bunch of straw. The woman had re ceived no medical attention and was In n sad plight. There was no flro In the house nnd no food. There were two other children , ono 3 years old and the other 21 months. The husband was found sitting In n corner of the cheerless room stupidly staring at the floor , and the women believed that ho was In the depths of despair. The one pile of rags was the only bed the house afforded for all the members of the family. The husband claimed to be utterly unable to find employment. The last work he did was to saw a little wood and take his pay In wood. Mrs. Miller and Mrs. J. L. Ketchum at once went to soliciting for aid for the destitute family and soon succeeded In se curing a bed and name fuel and made the mother and her little ones comparatively comfortable. Clothing was also secured. The case was reported to the county au thorities nnd the family will not bo per mitted to suffer. W. C. A. Annual Mcctlnp : . The annual meeting of the Woman's Chris tian association took' place nt the Royal Arcanum hall , and the reports show the so ciety In a prosperous condition , notwithstand ing the hard times. The meeting was Inter esting In moro ways than one. In the presence of many physicians and their wives , the hospital fared and members of the asso ciation , Miss Luclla D. Rohrcr , Chllllcothc , Mo. , was presented a diploma from the train ing school , by Mrs. Anna H. Phelps. The association women also presented Mrs. Phe'pa with a silver berry service , after which those present Indulged In a feast. The association elected the following offi cers : President , Mrs. Emma Lucas. Vice president , Mru. Isabclle Stewart , Recording secretary , Mrs. Mlnta Galnrs. Corresponding secretary , Laura J. Mc- Brldc. Treasurer , Sarah R. n. Rohrcr. Auditors , Mrs. Carrie Units , Mrs. Dr. Thomas , Directors , Mrs. Mary Shcrraden , Mrs. An- nctta Wallace and Mrs. Zoo M. Ross , In addi tion to the above named officers. HAS 1-IA.\S TO Ill'II.ll CUI2AMI2UIKS. C > rcnt Wcxtt-rii'H NIMV Sulit-mc for Iivi-loilni | ; KM Country. DD3 MOINES , la. , Jan. G. ( Special. ) The Chicago Great Western road Is starting a new scheme , In line of Its policy of develop ing the country through which Its roads run. H has employed a general creamery agent , whoso business will bo to Interest people In building and operating co-opera 11 va creameries. C. H. Freeman , who has built scores of creameries on this plan In Iowa , has been engaged and given a ' 1st of over twenty towns In Iowa , and as many moro In Missouri and Minnesota , In which he Is ex pected to place creameries this year. The concerns will ho built by co-opcratlvo asso ciations of farmers , the plan that has proved co successful In this state In the last three years. The railroad will have no Interest In them except as It will bc > benefited by thrlr business. Meetings will bo held at every point favorable for the location of a butter factory , and the plants and machin ery will bo put In at the cost price. The towns In which creameries nro proposed to bo built tMs year are West Platte , Willow Brook , Deer Creek , Savannah , Bush , Ilea , Now Conception , Rcnwood. Parnell City , Athelslane. Meloy , Ilonton , Diagonal , Sliaiir ncn City , Talmadge , Moncttc , Uralnard , Han- ley , Ccopcr. Churchvllle , Luray , Green Mountain. Gladbrook , 'Berlin ' , Wilson Junc tion , Dunkerton , Wavcrly , Hampton and Now Hampton. The road has another nnd more venturc- oome scheme. It has just built a big elevator and grain cleaning plant , with 2,000,000 bucbela capacity at Kansas City , and an nounces that It will bu'lld a line of elevators along Its system. The- Kansas City estab lishment , at the southern terminal of the system , will prepare the grain for export. The nronosal Is to divert the era In from the eastern and lake route to the gulf. The Great Western has arrangements with the gulf lines for the transportation south , and tha elevator line Is part of the plan to secure the business. I'LA.V TO USE TUB SUIII'MJS COH.V. loiva I'aniuTKnli the ItnllronilH for I'Vi-il ' I n K-l ii-Trn UN 11 It u t rx. DES MOINES , Jan. 5. ( Special Talcgram. ) Henry Wallace today appeared before the Board of Rallwayj Commissioners to present a plan for disposing of the surplus corn of .Iowa. The board was holding a hearing , and a number of prominent railroad men were present. Mr. Wallace simply asks that the railroads grant feedlng-ln-translt rates , BO that stock cattle can ho brought Into Iowa at low rates from the west and southwest , fed on cheap corn and sent on when fattened to their destination. Ho shows that the state Is short of all kinds of stock ; half Us hogs have died of cholera , the number of cattle Is lower than In many years , and there Is a larger amount of corn than ever known before , with no market In sight , The plan was promptly endorsed by the railroad men and commissioners. The former agreed to lay It before their companies , and the latter will use their Influence to have the rates put In. Mr. Wallace and a number of Iowa rail road men will go to Chicago soon to present the matter to the general olllce.ru of the roads , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TUOUm.KH UMII.VCii : IllH .HIM ) . VOUIIK I.i-nint-1 JollllT Coiiiinltti-il to tinClnrlniln AN > | IIIII. AVOOA , la. , Jan. 5. ( Special.--icmuel ) Jolllff , better known aa "Lem , " baa been declared Insane by the commlwloncrs of In sanity and will be taken to Clarlnda this even ing. The first Indlcatloui ) of his Insanity were Sunday morning , when ho wished to move his mother ( who lu 111) ) Into other quarters , ho having rented their building to other partln. The father objected , an alterca tion ensued and the father was locked out. A son-in-law then took a hand , and overpowering young Jolllff , conveyed him to the jail , The commWlon examined him , declared him Insane And orderiJ , a commit ment for his removal to niMlhdn. The unhinging of the young rnanys mind IB said to be due to a complication of troubles Intcispcrsed with religion , viz.1 The low of money In the bank faliirtfo ! , pAtlnntlc. a long-standing variance with his father , and last unrequited love , lit is thought a few months at Clarlnda will bring him to himself. SI-IT OK TIIK siijVmr'"pAiM-us. AI-C-IIKC County Stiippvlnnm | of Mnl- fciiHiiiu-i- OllliM-i.il DES MOINES , la. , Jan. C. ( Spcelal Tele gram. ) The proprietors of the , Uea Molncs Gazette and DCS Molncn Globe'tro after Polk county supervisors , and have started pro ceedings to Indict them , and also to compel them by mandamus to give county printing to their papers. The board selected three republican and one democratic paper ns official organs. The silver papers , the Globe and Gazette , protested , but were not even considered. They began action In mandamus today to compel the board to give them the printing , on the ground that they only had applied In duo form. At the same time their attorney called on County Attorney Howe , accused the supervisors of malfeas ance In office , and demanded that they be Indicted. The attorneys agree that technic ally the course constituted malfeasance , and that the board 1 ? Indictable. The county at torney declines to say what ho will do , nnd the entire silver strength of the town Is united In the demand that the cae bo pushed. AI.I.ISOX I.I2AV12S IfOH T11K HAST. Will Stop n < Canton , lint IN Not AiixloiiN for n. Cull I no I I'o-tltlnn. DUBUQUE , In. , Jan. C. ( Special Tele gram. ) Senator Allison left here this mornIng - Ing feeling quite well , though reduced fifteen pounds after a montih's sickness. Ills friends hellcvo his conference with Major McKlnlcy nt Canton tomorrow will not re sult In his acceptance of a cabinet position. They say ho prefers his more Independent position In the senate , the duties of. which ho has mastered , and that his sickness strengthened his determination to refrain hereafter from suchexacting labor as would be Involved In a vigorous administration of a cabinet office. l-refiTM Ilontli to lilloni-Ns. NEWTON , la. , Jan. 5. ( Special Telegram. ) Frank E. Broman , despondent Swede , at tempted suicide by cutting his throat In the sheriff's office at 2 o'clock today. He cut a two-Inch gash just below the left car. Ho seemed to bo out of his mind , as he said he had walked nil night lust night , cam. Ing from Des Molnes. He said he wanted to see Sheriff Trlpp for some one was going to kill him and he preferred suicide. He said ho could not get work and had walked from Dcndurant to Des Molncs. He left a letter addressed to Henry Oleeon Marshall- town , for whom he said he had worked. He has no relatives. Ho cannot live. nx City .Mini Iluyw ( lie Stm-K. SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. G. ( Special Tele gram. ) George M. Shelly , a merchant nnd former mayor of Kansas City , today pur chased the stock of dry goods of the bank rupt Parson-Pellltcr company , paying $76- 000 cash therefor. Two local merchants bid on the stock. The bidding for Shelly was by the attorney for H. U , Clafln , & Co , , New York , who held a second mortgage on the stock , but Mr. Shelly announced that he had bought the stock for hlhiself and will open the store nt once. It 'Willbe \ operated as the Sioux City Mercantile , company. Shelly has a number of stores besides the ono In Kansas City. Stiiinlilt-N Ovi-r III * ( inn. ATLANTIC , la. , Jan. 5. ( Special Tele gram. ) Henry Burr of this city accidentally shot l.'lmself whllo hunting rabbits this morning. Whllo waiting- for a companion to drlvo Eomo rabbits out of a thicket , Durr started to change his position. In doing so ho stumbled nnd discharged the con tents of cno barrel of his shotgun In his thigh. Durr was taken homo and a surgeon dressed the wqund. It ma'y.yml fatally. U-otloii In , Clinton County. DES MOINES , la. , Jan. 5. ( Special Tele gram. ) Governor Drake toJay called a epoclal election In Clinton county to choose a successor to Captain N. A. Merrill of Clin ton , ns member of the lower house of the legislature , who died a few days ago. H will be held January 18 , the day before the legislature meets In special session. llnrurlnrn MuKi- Small Haul. SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. B. ( Special Tele gram. ) Burglars broke Into the office of the Fred Miller Brewing company In this city this morning , and , after a number of efforts , succeeded In blowing open the safe. They goj only $21 In cash. South Omaha Nsws . C There Is much speculation among those who have their names on the city pay roll an to the extent of Alderman Schultz's move toward retrenchment. It Is generally be lieved that the alderman has h'o mind fixed on the abolition of thci department of atrcct supervisor , but whether ho will stop at that Is the question that la annoying othern who are feasting at the public crib. Other alder men say that the pay roll might be reduced without In the least Impairing the public service , but they hnvo haiUly made up their minds aa to just where to commence. If talk counts for anything , should Alderman Schultz succeed In decapitating Commissioner KOFI ) , the- chopping off of heads will not stop with the commlEsloner. . MoriNirloiiH CliarKi- Waiting CJnrnor. Matt Garner , who wcs sentenced from South Omaha to the county Jail for thirty days ; for petit larceny , will-bo arraigned on a more eertous charge at the expiration of his sen tence. December 22 a showcase , belonging to John Flynn , which was outside on the sidewalk , was broken Into and about $20 worth of goods stolen. Chief Brcnnan lies closely Investigated the crime , and has traced It to Garner. He will filea complaint against Garner for burglary. City GonNlii. Michael Cudahy , the well known packer , Is In the city looking after his business In terests , i Late yesterday afternoon notice was re ceived at police headquarters that Officer Brown would bo unable to appear at the Ford trial , which was set foc.hearlng today. Alex Shccley will be tried : In police court today for burglarizing RfidWs barber shop. Ho was captured In Qounoll Bluffa and brought back on a reislon. ) | | ( ) The bur glary was committed abqut , JJpctmber 22. Sunday , the third anniversary of the- dedi cation of the First Method if t Episcopal church , will bo celebrated , llev. F. M. Sis- son , D. D. , has been secured to preach the dedication sermon , and * ispc'iilal .music and other attractions arc being prepared for the 'occasion. . _ : ' MADI2 MlUtDKH JUS I'HOKKSSIO.V. i ! . Uettlv < -H AivnlfliiK t'fiV'Arrlvnl of 1111 AiiNlralliin ( 'rliiiliinl. VICTORIA , B. C. . Jaij'.VWhon ' the ship Swanhlhla arrives nt Sap F//jncIsco / , whither U Is now cnroute with , ' a /cargo / from New South Wales , the detoctlTttj who arrived here by the Mlowera wlll'tirrtst the criminal of the century , a man named Frank Butler , with half a dozen aliases , who Is wanted for ono of the most remarkable series of crimes on record , which were committed In Now South Wales. His trade apparently was butchery , and his practice was to ad- vertlsu for a partner with 10 to go pros pecting , take him Into tLt wilderness , shoot him after lie had dug a trench that was to servo a his ( the vlctlm'o ) own grave , burn the body and return to the city to repeat the operation , Twice bodies have been dis covered , those of the two taut victims being A. 0 , ' T. Preston and Captain Leo Wei lor. Butler assumed the lattcr's name In get ting passage to America , and three crimes have been positively fastened upon him. Ho went about hLs fiendish work with the utmoat coolness , Weller'u murder and burial being within ttn feet of the traveled trail , and ho went to the trouble to preucnt the valuelrtH part of the murdered man'a property to a poor tramp , on whom he- ex pected ( usplclon to ( all If the body wao dis covered. BIDS FOR GRAIN SHIPMENTS New York Seeks to Recover Her Former Grain Trndo. RAILROADS TO LEND A HELPING HAND to Striiniftlilii * < < > the i\imrl : ( irnlu Truilo lliiek to ( lull I'urt lCrliItoitil I.riulH ( IIT. NKW YOIlk , Jan. r. . Kantetn railroads hnvo at Inst decldPd to take a hand In re- ntorlng ilic grain trade of New York , which during the last two yours has been slipping nwny to southern r.orta un accounts of the prohibitive terminal charges here * " . These terminal charges wore inailc ( lie basis of the complaint which the New Yoik Produce Com mission exchange flleJ with the Interstate Commerce commlrfilon with a view to com pelling the roads to grant the same facilities to steamship companies that nro granted at Ilaltlmoro , Newport News and other ports' . No charge nt all la mutlc ut some of the southern ports. The Indications now nre that the derlred result will be brought about voluntarily by the roads , who sec that the business intercots of this city are Identical with their own and that they have been heavy losers by refusing to offer as good facilities to shippers an the southern roads do. It Is not known that the Joint Tradio association lias taktn definite action , though * there Is n thorough understanding In regard to the action of several of the roads. The steamship Edwin Is now taking a cargo of 100,000 bushels of corn at the IJrlo grain elevator In Jersey City. It goes to Cork , Ireland. The corn was shipped from the west and It Is said to be- expressed on a through bill of lading. The Inddcnt Is Important , because this Is said to be the first large steamship that ha loaded at a railroad elevator In this vicinity for a number of years , although a common thing for smaller craft. The eatra charge diverted husinras from New York and there was not business enough to keep the slips at the elevators dredged for largo Htcamshlps. The elevators , as If by n concerted plan , have recently dredged out their slips and are apparently preparing to resume their wonted activity In the export grain trade. For some time past most of the grain from the elevators Intended for export has been Imposed for the loading. In the opinion of grain men the Invitation to large- ships to come to the elevators means nothing less than the offering of frco loading or some concessions equivalent to this , which maybe bo granted to the shipper In the west. It b believed also at the Produce exchange that the action of the Brie Is simply the beginning of a progrorn for beating the south ern railroads at their own game , at which all of the other trunk lines will take a part , and that they are prepared to get busi ness as best they may. UKCKIVHIIS ItOM ) TWO SKSSIOXS. \otlilnu- Done nidi Imposition or Depot I'roJi'i'tM. President S. II. II. Clark arrived from St. Louis at an early hour yesterday. At 11 o'clock there was another meeting of the receivers In the Union Pacific headquarters. Jt was the first meeting held In this city for a long time , at which all five receivers have been present. Heforc the meeting one of thu receivers stated to a Hoc reporter that a union depot for Omaha and a subscription to the TransmlsslE-slppI Exposition were under consideration by the receivers. Receiver Oliver W. Mink stated at the conclusion of the morning meeting that only routine matters were considered. He said the receivers had found It impossible to reach cither the depot or the exposition subscription matters. The receivers will leave for Salt Lake City on Thursday. There they will witness the last acts segregating the Oregon Short Line ami the Utah Northern from f.he gradually diminishing Union Pacific system. Mr. Mink said that a company had been formed to purchase the Short Line at the foreclosure sale. He could not tell the namn of It. It Is thought that the line would be operated by a management friendly to the Union Pacific. The afternoon session of the receivers was a lengthy one. Asked the nature of the bvnl- ness transacted , Receiver Oliver W. Mink replied : "There was absolutely nothing of public Interest. Only routine matters , such as are generally considered at receivers' meeting * , were taken up. " "Was the matter of a subscription to the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition considered ? " "No , elr ; that subject has not yet been reached. I bellevo you have asked me that several times before. " "There Is Intense Interest In Omaha re garding the exposition , and the railroads' subscriptions , Mr. Mink. " "Well , the matter hasn't been reached yet. Wlien It Is we'll let you know. " "Was anything done about the union de pot ? " , , "No , that matter has not yet been reached cither. " XKW YHAIl'S INITIAL STORM I3M > KI > . OlouilH lire-ale Atvay < iml Snow Mi-IlH I'uilcr tinSun. . Railroading was somewhat more- satisfac tory yesterday than Monday. . Passenger trains were run more nearly on schedule time and freight trains that were Ignored Monday J 1 ! were handled yesterday. Train No. 4 of the j | Union Pacific came In from the west , drawn i by two big engines , right on time. Four' I freight trains were moved out on time. | The Chicago trains Into Omaha were but slightly late. The Rock Island's express from the wcat that was caught in the blU- zard out west Monday pulled in fourteen hours late. As the train carried a dining car none of the passengers went hungry , and as the steam was kept up none of them were allowed to know that It wan cold. The Union Pacific sent out snowplows on Its branch lines and cleared the tracks. The yards at Kearney and Grand Island , which had been badly blockaded by snow , were cleared yesterday. The Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha road sent out four big enowplows In as many different directions early yesterday. They were followed by all the regular trains. The full schedule nf trains was adhered to , but the trains were somewhat behindhand. The weather reports of the railroads showed the t'torrn to bo about over. The wind has gonedown. . There was light enow reported from most of the Htutlonu In the state yesterday at 8 o'clock , but at no place did It amount to moro than one-half Inch. No station In the state reported zero or colder weather , the tcmnTAturo generally ranging from 10 Jo 25 tit-green nbovo rcro. In Wyoming the wcnUicr was olcivr and cold At S o'clo-k. oviittiA\n norm errnxo ion. Sixteen Inohri lit Wj iniilim- unit Ton In ( YMlri > I N > lirnnl > n. The Union Pacific hug begun the annual work of cutting tec and filling -Its several Ice houses along the line for the eomlng Ke f-on. An official of the company , who Is well posted on the Ice cutting , said yeste1- day : "There- no doubt but there wilt be plenty of Ice next summer , to far ns the Union Pai'ltlc Is conrerncd. The Ice Is of splemMd quality. They don't freeze any list- tor any\\hore In the world. The lee In this state la nil about ten Inches In thickness , whllo that In Wyoming Is sixteen Inchon thick. Wo re now lunilliiK Ice at OoLhen- burg mid Kearney for HIP Ice house nt North 1'lnttc. lop cutting was commenced at Lar- amlo last week and the houses nt that point are being rapidly filled. We have mails big Additions to the Ice house at Evanslon and the work of filling that house will soon bo begun. We began cutting Ice nt Kearney ix week ago. Then we had to stop as we had n few days of warmer weather , but wo started In again yesterday. " OX TIIIAI. KOII. I VVI.HHMATKS. . Santa ! > H\-Olllclulr ArrnlivniMl lli- fori' .liitlHP ( iritxxiMtit , CHICAGO , Jan. B. In the United States court JudgeGrosscup today took up the trial of Joseph W. Hlivchnrt , ox-president , and John A. Henley , ex-traffic manager of the Santa Fo railway , for alleged deviation from tlio established freight rates of the rond. The Indictments against the men wert > found over three yearn ago. They were based upon shipping transactions , during the fall of 1802. The particular shipments nre , ITS ear loads of catllo shipped from Kansas City by Jcsso Thompson. The regular rate was then 33V6 cento per 100 pounds. The In dictment charges that Rlnehurt nnd Henley pave a rebate of $5 a car to Thompson. The second Is an alleged shipment during the summer and fall of IS02 , to the G. II. Hammond mend Packing company , and the payment to W. P. Jenkins , the manager of the company , of a like rebate of $5 a car. the payment hav ing been made October 12 , 1892. PI.AX TO HKIH'Oll TIIH KM'UXSHN. Movf to Aliollxli Tli-lii't Olllri' In Council llliilTN. For several months past two propositions to cut down expenses In the operation of the passenger departments of several western roads have been under consideration. One Is to withdraw the ticket agents from uptown offices In Council Illuffs. The other Is to abolish the ticket offices near the Unltu depot In Kansas Olty. Neither proposition has suc ceeded In the past because of a failure of al' ' the roads Interested In the matter to agree to close their ticket olllces nt the places mentioned. The matter Is on the call for next Mon day's meeting of the Western Passenger as sociation. Two months ago when the same matter was considered the Wnbash and thu Rock Island roads refused to agree to It. and It fell through. It Is understood that the Union Pacific Is also opposed to the movo. TO Iiril.n I-'HOM C'ASI'HII TO COAST. Xcw Itiillronil Ciiiuiiiniy IN at riii-yiMini' , U'yo. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan. 5. ( Special Tele gram. ) Articles of Incorporation were filed tcday with the secretary of state for Wyoming of the Wyoming & Northwestern Railroad company , which proposes to hnlld a line of railway westward , from Casper , through Na trona , Fremont nnd Ulnta counties , to the Wyoming1 line , and thence to the Pacific coast , by way of Salt Lake City. The cap ital stock la $0,000.000. The offices of the company are at Casper , New1 York and Lon don. The Incorporators are Engllahmen named Thomas S. Moffatt. Reuben Hatch rtnd Thomas J. Drown. Mr. Ilrown Is the Amer ican agent of the British A-inerlcnn Exchange cesoclatlon. _ Hti < > i ° t of tin * Omaha Iloail. The Nebraska division of the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha has made Its annual report to the State Board of Trans portation. Among other things It contains a marked deficit In the lists of accidents and mishaps that entitles It to receive es pecial commendation. Among other Items contained In the re port for the twelve months of the past year nre thu following : "No passenger killed or Injured. No employe killed or seriously In jured. No serious train accident. No damage by flro from locomotives. " llnllronil Solil. VAN WKRT , 0. , Jan. G. The Mackinaw- railroad was mill here this afternoon to S. C. Ucnlce. The consideration Is $1,000,000. Hilly llriMvu lit TroiiMi- Billy Urown , who rlnlms the welter weight chninploiiHhlp of NebruHhu , when ho Is drunk , got Into trouble ngnln hist night. Urown visited u number of saloons early In the evening and later on started up Douglas street Visiting the Home hotel , ho smashed the storm door In with his lists nnil riiHheil up the n-.uirs throe stops nt u bound A few minutes milllccd to put thu clerk and other attaches of the place on the run , and Ilrown returned to the street. C. P. Reed. Jimmy Alnscow and a traveling man , I < " . W. 1'orter , hap pened to be p.iBHlng. "Get off the earth ! " yilloil Urown. Rood and Alnscsw had business on the next corner , hut Porter , who Is hard of hearing , fulled to grafp the Idea until too late. "I can lick my weight In wildcat ! * , " volunteered Ilrown , and then ho liindod on I'orlor'H Jaw with n terrlllc left-hander , which Bint that sur- prlsod Individual to the sidewalk. A crowd quickly collected , hut Urown dodged through It , made for the nearest naloon and wnH about to throw a chair Into a plate glass mirror when Olllcer Godola ap peared on the Hcenu nnd arrcatcd him. He was churned with being drunk and dis orderly. l Into IllH SriiNfH. CHICAGO Jan. 5. , llernard Krausc , a tailor , became tired of living yesterday after noon , went to the lake shore In Lincoln park and Jumped Into the water with the- deter mination of drowning hlm-self. Ho was noticed by Park Policeman Max Krueger , who made frantic baste to the rescue. Krucgcr cannot swim , and there was noth ing at hand ho could throw to the man In the water , nnd so he drew his revolver. "HI , there , " ho yelled , "come back to the shore , or I'll ehoot you. " Kraut-e , who was floundering around In the water , which was about up to his neck , saw the revolver and yelled back , "Don't shoot , don'Luhoot ! I'm coming out , " and out ho came In the greatest possible haste. Krueger then placed him under arrest and ho was locked up , TtfoT yTpT TsTfay This is the very best Blackwell's Genuine You will flml ono coupon Inildo each 2 ounce- bog and two coupon * Inside cicli 4 ounce i ig. lluy a Utf , rt-rul trie coupon and itta how to ( jet your nlmro of | UOUOO hi prearnU. fflW& WFlVlWUm&I3 ' I llti : AMI I'OI.ICU COMMISSION , Proti-hl A nil I n I .snntli-r'x Mccimn Tn hin fuller Ailvliniinit. The apodal meeting of the Klro nnd I'ollct conimfoslonrrg held 'ast ' night wan almost entirely taken up In the hearing of protesti In tlui cnso of Krnnk Sautter , who wlohci to locntp n mloon nt 1084 South Tenth street. N'cnrly a dozen witnessed were ox- .imlneil upon both sides. The biiard took th matter under advisement and after lookIng - Ing over the ground In person will rendei Its decision tonlKht. Officers Kdgehlll nnd Sargtnt were on the carpet on complaint of Mrs. Stnpcnhorst , who alleged that her son was arrested bj them without cause. Under orders from Chief SMgwnrt , lOdgehlll nnd Snrgfiil wer directed to break up n gang of young rough ) who wrro In the habit of making nlghl hideous In an alley near Seventeenth and. Loavcnworlh streets. About a week nijo Charles Staiienhomt nnd 13mll HOPSO were taken to tun elation ns being memborti ot this gang. Upon examination before Judge Uordon they were found not to bo the boys wanted nnd were dismissed. The officers were repremanded and dlwtod to use moro c.uo In the future In making arrcals. The following appMcallons for saloon li censes were granted : C. A. Peterson. 2202 South. Thirteenth street ; V. K. lltr * Co. , 1112 Hartley ; Oscar W. Johnson. 421 North Sixteenth ; Peter J. Hoyson , IMS I'nrnam ; street ; John Dahmke , 414 South Fifteenth ; William Scvcke , Ninth and Jackson ; John Spring 121C. Parnam ; Charles V. Ilouffler , 1S23 Leaven worth ; U A. Goldsmith , 901 Capitol avenue ; L. A. Met * , fil2 South thir teenth ; Henry Nelson. 2923 Spauldlng ; Krcd Stacker , 3612 North Thirtieth , and Olllo J. Kaneft , 2S1S Karnam. SIIKIM : : MOIIK rimniox coxsn.s. llrol SiiBKf I'nHory DltuMiHHi-il nt iniTclul ( Muli riiiiitnlttcr .Mi'i't The executive committee ot the Commer cial club nt Its meeting this noon made n start toward having rsome moi-c foreign vlco consul , ? located In this city. The matter was brought to the attention of the committee by n communication from Philip K. UnrrmiKh , lirltlah v.co consul lit Kansas City , who asked for come atatlt'tlcs regarding Omaha'a com mercial conditions , which are to be Incor porated In his annual report to hla govern ment. Special requeBt l made for facts re garding the Trnnsmlfsl.ialppl Kxposltlon. Secretary Utt was autlmrlzrd to communicate with Nchraskii's congressmen to discover the beet .mcnra . of gathering In a few moro of the cor.auls. The beet sugar matter cnmo up for con sideration for a few mlnutra. County Com missioner Williams , who wn. ? appointed chairman of the farmciu' committee at. the recent beet sugar meeting , was on hand nnd was called upon for a talk. He said that there wsn no doubt that In a few ycara Uonglr.a county would ho able to produce enough beets for the factory that It U pro- posc l to locate hero. In the meantime , ho stated , the factory could draw upon other portions of the state for beets If necca- eary. He said also that tho. farmers of the country were In favor of the project and some of them would undoubtedly snlwrlbo to stock In the company that Is lo build the The club was requested to appoint dele gates to the annual convention of the Ne braska Beet Growers' association , which meets In Hastings February 2-3. Chairman Dmnont wen selected as ono of the delega tion , and was empowered to chocac his com panions. Applications for membership In the club were received from H. Lowrlo and J. H. Kuhne. Itocoril of tli < - I'Vlllnlr I CLEVELAND , Jan. 5.-The wore In the six-day bicycle race for women riders nt the end of the second night's racing was : Farnsworth Anderson , Urown and Keys , 7B mlloM 9 laps ; Calgren , 7ii mllea S laps ; Allen , 75 miles 9 laps. A Babe's Untold Suffering And Mother's Many Sleepless Nights. CUTICURA WORKS WONDERS. I herewith wrlto out In full the beginning and end of that tcrnblo disease , Itocnia , which caused rnybaho untold Buffering , and myself many sleepless nights. My baby was born seemingly a fair , healthy child , hut when she was three weeks old a swclllngapicarcdonthuliackoflicrheailniid | In course of time broke. Every ono called It aboiland , now It had broken , would soon heal , but that was only the beginning of the trouble. It did not heal but grew worse , and the sere spread from the size of a dlnio to that of n del lar. I used all kinds of remedies that I could think of but nothing seemed to help , In fact It grew worse , her hair fell out w huro the euro was and I feared It would never grow again. It continued until my aged father came on a visit , and when ho saw the baby ho told mo "to gctCuTicunA SOAI- and CUTCUHAoint : ment right away. " To pleasa him I did BO , and In my surprise , by thdr use the sere be gan to heal over , tlm hair grew mer It , and to-day aim has a nlcu head of hair , her skin U as fair as u Illy , and she has no scar left to recall that awful soiu. CUTICUIIA soothes and allavs all Itching and burning that eui o u child to fret and the mother to worry , ami gives rest and comfort Ixjth to parent and child. MIM. WM. UYEIt , Elk River , Jllnu. 8Liir ran flu-Torn-turn lUini enil Ilitr ro * TIRKD MQTHEBI In a warm bath with CirricirRA Stur , and a ilnjle appllutlou of CUTICI'RA ( ointment ) , grciteit of f millienU and § fcln curea , Tliit treatment will give. Initant relief , permit reit for parent and ittep for ehllJ , an > l point lo n ipeedy , perma nent , and economical cure of the moot tort'jrfne , dt Qg- urlnK , aud bumlllttlnE of llclilnburnlnj , bletillnr , teilr. plmriljr. and cruitcd tkln nod tcalpbuaori with IMI of hair , when all cite laili. Roldthroiirlioutth ; > < rorld. 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