8 TII.E OMAHA .iDAILY 1EE ; JFBTDAY , JANUARY 35 , 1807.
MORE TROUBLE F.OR PYBURN
Bondholders in the Defunct People's Invest
ment Company Again Victimized ,
OPERATES AS A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
IiiiKT.iiinlcM | it United Stated Deputy
tfnrnhnl In Order to Collect
( rota llonilholilerH of a
L _ , llefuiiut Coninauy. \
Ihc attention of the United States district
attorney has been called ( o the violation of
the notional statutes In the Impersonation
of a United States marshal and the col
lection of money through the means of
that Impersonation. The party Implicated
In the offense Is Hahncmann Pyburn of this
city. The people upon whom ho Is al
leged to have operated In the collection of
money are the bondholders In the old
People's Investment company. It Is said
that ho has visited many of thcso bond
holders , and upon a representation that ho
was a United States officer has succeeded In
collecting a dollar from many of them to bo
used ostensibly to pay for the expense of
having papers drawn and filed.
These bondholders several weeks ago held
n meeting to ucvlso ways and means to
secure a return from the company , which
has been denounced as a fraud by the gov
ernment. A committee- thrco was ap-
Ifolnted to take charge of matters , looking
toward such litigation as might bo found
necessary. It was also provided that an
assessment of $1 upon each bond bo made to
defray Incidental expenses , which would
amount to about $100 on the bonds repre
sented nt the meeting.
J. S. Miller , In the Ware block , has acted
cs attorucj' ' for thcso bondholders , nnd when
seen In reference to the charge ngnlnst
Pyburn snld ho had known of It. Ho nddcd
further : "Pyburn has represented himself
nt different times ns a United States deputy
marshal , a member of the government secret
Kcrvlco and an employe of the district at
torney. With euch representation on his
part It was not dlfllcult for him to Interest
the people holding the bonds. He would
tell them that ho had been assigned to work
up a case against the ofllccrs ot the com
pany , nnd the dollar he sought to collect
was merely to defray necessary expenses.
Ho went to Silas B. Wolf , a monitor of the
committee appointed by the bondholders , and
assured him that ho should not be afraid
to pay the money asked for , as he ( Pyburn )
was a United States ofllcer and the transac
tion would bo safe. In all his conversations
ho would Incidentally push back the lapel
of his coat and display a star , which seemed
to clinch the argument In liLi favor. So far
as I know ho collected $24 from the bond
holders personally , and ho received $4 col
lected by others and turned over to him. "
The Bee reporter called at the home ot C.
W. AVashlngtou. 1428 North Twenty-second
street , but Mr. Washington was not at home.
Mrs. Washington was there , and In answer
to Inquiries said : "I know Mr. Pyburn very
well , and I heard him tell my husband that
ho was a United States ofllcer Instructed to
work up a case against the bond
company. Ho was accompanied by
a man named Smith , who also
assured us that Pyburn was what he
represented h'mself to be. They did not get
the money the first time they called , but
Smith came after It at another tlmo and
wo paid It. "
Sllns Wolf was also nbncnt from his homo
nt 1421 North Twenty-second street , but
Mrs. Wolf seemed thoroughly familiar with
all the transaction. "Mr. Pyburn has been at
our house a number of times , " she said.
" \Vhei he called for the money my husband
did not have It , but hlo mother was hero at
the time aud oho loaned It to htm. I don't
know that Pyburn represented himself to
my husband as an officer ot the United States ,
hut It was generally understood among the
bondholders that ho was such an officer.
They called upon him last week to make an
accounting of the money ho had collected
and used , and he declined to do BO. They
oald they would give him till last Monday
night to make a report , and If ho did not
furnish It then , they would have him
arrested. Ho then mndo n report , which
eho\u < d that the stockholders still awed
him $17.
Mrs. Harry Mcczham , 112S North Nineteenth
street. Bald : "I know that my husband
thought for a while that Pyburn was a
United States olllcer , but when he returned
from a meeting of the committee last "night "
lie told mo ho was satisfied that Pyburn
was not what bo represented himself to bo
and that they would soon dispense with his
services. "
When asked If a complaint would be filed
against Pyburn for representing himself to
bo an olllcer , Assistant District Attorney
Rush said ho could not tell at the present
tlmo , but that If the facts supported the re
ports brought to the ofllco a complaint
would bo made out and a warrant -Issued
for the man's arrest.
I.OCATIXO Till : K.VI'OSITION.
OMAHA , Jan. 14. To the Editor of The
Bee : Your article of January 12 seems to
me to strike square to the point , to Ignore
all corporate and private Interests In thff
selection of an exposition site. A central
location should bo preferable by long odds.
Wo ought to consider South Omaha's and
Council Bluffs' Interests also In this mat
ter , as being equal to ours.
I think any one who has attempted to
walk from building to building at the
World's fair will thoroughly ngrco with you
that the closer thcso are without overcrowd
ing the better. The grounds can bo kept
In order , the approaches and walks more
economically constructed and the whole get a
more finished nppearanco In thn short space
of tlmo remaining between now and the
opening. Then drainage and sewerage facili
ties should bo considered ; It must bo prefer
ably to have these lead away from and not
Into the grounds.
I shall not discuss the several sites pro
posed , for It would take some ono outside
of Omaha to glvo disinterested advice. But
I will call your attention to a piece of prop
erty lying south of "and which might bo
lined In connection with Ilanscom park ; "
this Is n plateau running In the direction of
South Omaha , and bounded by thrco rail
road lines , viaduct south from park , over
Crclghton avenue ; also over Union Pacific
nnd B. & M. tracks , making an entrance
from Twenty-fourth street car line ; there
would bo also the Thirty-second street car
line on the west , and Twenty-ninth on the
cnst. The permanent' buildings could be put
In Hanscom park , the water area Increased ,
the viaducts afterward used for connecting
by boulevard Ilanscom , Sprluglako and
lllvervlow parks. All this would enhance
the value of thla central , popular public
resort In the future. Thla would glvo a
central location , nnc easy of access to the
gcnoral public as well na to those employed
on the grounds. A STOCKHOLDER.
BEAIHY GUESTS.
Ilnve Trouble With \Vlmt
IN Kouml on KaNlilonulile Tnlilcn.
It hns been ( Uncovered by some of tbo
ooelety ladles In some of the larger cities
that n number of the most esteemed gucota
ot their "functions" nro moro or les.s ui -
ngrcenbly affected by roffeo , thla fact being
particularly ob.iervnblo among the brilliant
and brainy ones. To meet tlui want of
coffee fanclerx with whom the nubile bever
age does not agree , Postum , the health
coffee , hns been qultn larRcly Introduced
In fnshlonablo quarters. Thin la a singu
larly appetising drink mndu from ccrenla ,
( wheat , ole. ) by the Poxtum Cereal Co. , ,
Limited. Hnttlo Creek. Mich. , which la-
cldcntly looks niul-mnclH ! like line coffee ,
Imt Instead of producing the uapouant !
dlfltiirhunccH with the dlKOHtlva annul * , ah
roffi-o does In ntiinlieileHs canes. It agrees
perfectly with the \uuKo0t ttomac'li anil in
nqiirlalilnR and fattening , being made
wholly from pure urnlnx. U c.tn bo Her veil
Htroair n an after dinner coffee with , ner-
" " 10 lookSi tnsl4 aW c tfcl
A reliable grocer nil ! never offer n cheap
or weak Imitation of a genuine original nr-
tlclo bccauHD ho bappciiH to make a lit tin
extra profit. Hut It U well to obnnrvo that
when genuine I'ostum Ceioul coffen U or
dered , that you ( 'ot 1'oatum nnd not a
imitation offered us "just ua
HAvnn.v linos.
llnrunlnx tlmt Arc IlarKnlim.
NEW NOTION PIMCES.
Kino fancy Elaxtlc , Io per yard.
Silk Klantlc , Cc per yard , worth 25c.
Heat Stocklnctt Dross Shield * , 3c pair.
Silk Illndlng and Illbbon , slightly soiled ,
3c , worth IKc.
Lace DolllrB worth lOo each , only 2V4c.
Closing out Fur Trimmings. Goods worth
from 25c to $1.25 per yard , lOo a yard.
Embroldcrlte , Ic. 2c , 3c. fie , and lOc a yard.
TWO DIG IIAUOAINS.
CO doztn men's collars at In each.
British and Lisle thread socks , worth 25c
at Sc.
DHESS GOODS CHANCES.
33 Inch nil wool Figured Serge In gray , tan ,
purple , brown , regular EOo quality , to bo
closed at 12VJ.C.
40 and 14 lech all wool extra heavy Fancy
Suiting In checks , plaids , bouclc , stripes and
mixtures , regular C9o and 7Gc quality , to be
closed out at 19c per yard.
BASEMENT UAUGA1NS.
Country nutter 8c per pound. '
Cranberries , 4c per quart.
Homo made MInce Meat , Co per pound.
Compressed Yeast , Ic n cake.
Wisconsin Full Cream Cheese , 7' c a Ib.
Nciifchatcl Cheese , 3fcc ! n pound.
No. 1 Hams , 9e per pound.
Corned Uecf , 24c ! per pound.
Fresh Bulk Oysters received dally.
HAYDEN BI103.
Letting dowon the Prices.
cou.vr vex itnrr/KxsTmx AGAI.V.
Coni-il Hill's Ai > | it < iirnm < e mill Cotint'H
IllNiiiMM-nraiu'o Coincide.
Count von Hcltzcnstcln ! a the name by
which ho wished to bo known among his
acquaintances In this city. He said ho uaa
a veritable aprlg of German nobility and
the majority ot Germans In Omaha let It
go at that. It was simply nn unfortunate
trick ot nature that by stress of circum
stances ho was compelled to earn his own
bread and butter by soliciting orders for
portraits and pictured enlarged from photo
graphs.
The count Is said to have been 40 years
of age. Ho spent the last six weeks of this
lifetime nt the residence of Mrs. Muench ,
with whom ho boarded. Mrs. Mucncb lives
near Seventeenth and Lcavcnworth streets
and Is the wife of a shoemaker. She wcs
quite favorably Impressed with her boarder
until Wednesday , That day she spent most
of her time visiting- the haunts of the count
In the city , but she failed to locate him.
"Ho owes mo alx weeks' board and $12
which I loaned him , " she told several of
the persons of whom she made Inquiries.
The count has not been eecn In the city
since last Sunday night , when ho attended
a dance In ono of the German halls. H Is
believed that ho departed to work eome
other town for orders. Ho may have for
gotten to pay Mrs. Muench , but his ac
quaintances still think that he Is a count.
X. Laub , who lives at Ninth and Howard
streets , knows the count. The acquaintance
dates back a couple of jcars , when the count
was hero on business. One day ho borrowed
$2 and a satchel from Laub. He was not
seen thereafter. Laub met his highness at
the German dance and wanted to settle the
matter with fists or In any other way , but
the count did not care to settle.
I'AKUXT MAY UK IMlOSnCUTKI ) .
IliliIivrlii | ( In One nf the City
SrhoolM.
Members of the Board of Education are
; iTiUch Incensed over the conduct of a cer
tain Individual who resides near Thirty-
fourth and Parker streets , The trouble
arises on account of a couple of cases of
diphtheria and two or three children who
were allowed to attend the public schools
when another chd ] lay "sick at home with
the drcadeJ disease. Ono of the children
was taken rick with diphtheria Just bcforo
the holiday vacation. More recently another
came down with the disease. In spite of
the express Injunction of the attending phy
sician , the other children were allowed to
attend the reboot dtlrltig the first three days
of the term. Then tlie authorities dis
covered tlio facts and the children were
compelled to rc-naln at home. Every effort
has been made by the educational authori
ties to keep the matter quiet , In order to
avert a panic In the rschool. It Is certain
tl at most of the pupils In that particular
school have been exposed to the disease , nnd
If an epidemic does not follow , It will not be
the fault of the people who allowed their
children to carry the germs Into the school.
The members of the Board ot Education are
seriously considering the Idea of prosecuting
the head of the family , who Is held responsi
ble , and this would have been done before
now had It not been for their reluctance to
give publicity to the situation.
\VII.I. T13ST Tlin CO.VI. OUDIX.VXCI3.
DlHlrlct Court to Ili-flile the Validity
of One of the City I.IIIVN.
The first step la the flght that Is to be
made by the coal dealers of the city on the
coal ordinance which compels tbo dealers to
operate under a license of $20 was taken
yesterday afternoon In police court. J.
Nr Marsh , ono of the dealers , was arrested ,
made no contest when his case was called ,
and was given a nominal fine. This case
was at once appealed to the district court ,
and there the ordinance will ho tested as
goon as possible.
So Tar thirty out of the fifty dealers In
the city have paid their licenses. The re
maining twenty refuse to do so , although
served with notices. Three of the twenty
hava been arrested and yesterday afternoon
Llccnso Inspector Hurst filed complaints
against the following ten : P. II. Mahoney ,
813 North Sixteenth str&ct ; John A. John
son , 1003 Farnam street ; Neat & Conrad ,
Forty-fourth nnd Nicholas streets ; C. A.
Holtgrcn , Eighteenth street and St. Mary's
avenue ; Jacob Schiller , 41G North Sixteenth
street ; J. A. Schnclderwlnd. 1G4S South
Twenty-eighth street ; A. L. Patrick , Mili
tary avcnuo and Charles street ; Daxon &
McCrary , 1419 Dodge street ; Looinls ? &
Day Coal company , 1C1G Farnam street ;
Carbon Coal company , North Twenty-fourth
street and the Belt line.
IMCTUIII3S OX TIII-3 CITV 1IO.M1.S.
Miiiiluliinl OhllKiitlniiN Iti-iilly for the
Olllclul AntoKrnnliM.
The now Issue of renewal bonds was re
ceived yesterday from the lithographers
Liy Comptroller Wcstberg. There arc 405
bonds for amounts running from $30 to
$4.COO each , aggregating $317,400 In all , Anew
now fcaturo In this Issue Is the lithograph
ing of the signatures of the mayor and city
clerk on the coupons. Thcso officials will
have to sign the bonds , but this will bo a
comparatlvcly.easy task , as It Involves only
105 signatures each Irstcad of 8,005 each"as
would bo the case If they lirul to sign each
coupon as heretofore. The proofs of the
bonds and the plates from which the signa
tures of the mayor and clerk were repro
duced wore destroyed yesterday by the
comptroller. The time for receiving bids
[ or the purchase of the bonds expires today.
SYJU'ATIII/.K.S AVITII TIII3 I1OVS.
Court HoU'iiHi'M I.iulM CaiiKht
on tin * Street * .
"I was a boy myself oneo nnd I used to
llko to coast , " said Police Judge Gordon
yeetcrdny to three lads who were ar
raigned bcforo him. "I will let you go this
time , but you must not do It again. " The
lads were Jnhn Deck , Ed Homan and Frank
Johnson , They were arieatcd Wcdneeday on
the charge of obstructing the streets by
consllui ; .
Coaiittng on the streets Is a violation of
a city ordinance , but the section ls some
thing In the nature of a dead letter.
Tlio ordinance forbids coasting on all
sticeln oxccpt certulu oneo designated by
proclamation ot the mayor. Since the
lianaago of thn ordinance It has been the
: uitom : to designate certain atrccta for coaat-
iitK , but the authorltlca bavo failed to do so
( bis winter , i ' ' J
riottt lloinlN ,
Tuo executive committee til the Omaha
Fair and Speed association and the creditors
of the body livid a meeting yotcrday
for the purpose ot considering ways and
iiicaiiB of floating the bonds that are to bo
lisucd to pay off tbo $25,000 Indebtedness
of the association , Tlio crcdltora liavo beeu
solicited to take' a major portion of the
toaJs ,
START ON CHICORY FACTORY
Outlook for Omaha's Now Industry Said io
Bo Very Encouraging.
PRESIDENT OLDFIELD REACHES THE CITY
I'liint AVIII He Itenilr in
Oncrntloit Nome ! hue .Next Month ,
iliiKHiiiiiln.vincilt to
Forty or Fifty People.
C. Bevan Oldflcld , president of the Ameri
can Chicory company , acotnpanled by Mra <
Oldflcld nnd Miss Oldflcld , are quartered at
the Murray. Mr. Oldflcld has como to
make his homo In Omaha and to assume
charge of the establishment that his com
pany has recently located here. The Omaha
branch of the firm wilt bo located In the
building formerly occupied by the Con
solidated Coffco company on Harncy street
Mr. Oldfleld Is already busily engaged In
Inspecting the plans for the remodeling of
the building. Ho eald yesterday that
ho expected the Omnha plant would bo In
operation some time In February. The com
pany proposed to expend $5,000 ! n remodel
ing the building. The plant will employ
forty to fifty people nt first , with an In
creased force during the bm-y season.
In reply to a query as to the effect of
the proposed tariff on the raw product on
the Omaha establishment , Mr. Oldflcld said
that If a tariff were secured , It would cer
tainly add materially to the Importance of
the Industry In Nebraska. The soil of this
state was unquestionably better adapted to
root culture than that of almost any other
locality In the world. The trouble at pres
ent was that with the free Importation of
the chicory root from Ilclgluin nnd Ger
many It wao Impossible to compete with the
Imported product further cart than Chicago.
If a duty were placed on the Imported roots
the Nebraska factory would then bo able
to largely Increase the production In this
state and carry the trade further east. With
proper tariff protection , the clilcory Industry
would undoubtedly assume tremendous pro
portions In Nebraska.
In a general way Mr. Oldfleld expressed
himself as much pleased with the prospects
of his Omaha establishment. He spoke In
strong terms of the encouragement and
courtesy that ho had received from the
press and business Interests of the city.
ADJOUHX WITHOUT TAKING ACTIO.V.
Secret MeetliiK nt Mayor' * Olllcc to
Cnnxlilcr Charter ChnnKCM.
There was a secret meeting Wednesday In
Mayor Broatch's private office In the city
hall , nnd the door was opened to none but
these city officials who had received the
confidential tip from Secretary Wcrtz to he
present. When a dozen or more of the
municipal fnmlly had been congregated , the
mayor Informed them that they had been ,
called together to discuss the new charter
that the Douglas county delegation had
Introduced In the legislature. Chairman
Gcorgo Munro of the Board of Public
Works was then made chairman of the meet
ing and J. T. Wertz secretary.
The only Impediment to the consideration
of the charter was the fact that no one
present seemed to have n very definite Idea
of what It provided for. They were well
Informed , however , that it contemplated a
city election durlni ; the coming spring , ami
the discussion was consequently confined to
that subject. It was the unanimous expres
sion of the officials present that the proposed
change would bo dctcrlmcntal to the In
terests of the city. There was a atrong Im
pression that It was not so bad a thing for
the officials now In office as It might appear.
Several of those present declared that the >
would like nothing better than to go before
the people next spring and obtain a ncv.
lease of official life that would last for three
years , lint from the standpoint of the tax
payers they declared that the measure was
open to criticism. It would necessitate two
elections this year , and especially In view of
the exposition , that would bo an undesirable
thing. After no much had been said , It was
decided to take no action until a copy of tilt
proposed charter could lie procured. Con
sequently the meeting was adjourned , sub
ject to the call of the chairman.
COURT is Asicnn TO TAICH A IIA\I >
Content Over the I'oNHenHlon uf Iilttle
.Mary I'liinkctt.
On application of Sister Mary Michael , the
sister superior of the St. James orphanage
at Benson , Judge Baker Issued a writ of
habeas corpus yesterday directing Mrs.
McAdo to produce the body of Mary I'lunkctt.
a child 9 years of age. The application for
the writ alleged that Mary I'lunkett Is one
of thrco children whoso parents aru dead.
The thrco children were placed In the or-
phauago by their father , James I'lunkctt ,
In March , 1S93 , Immediately after the death
of their mother. It la further alleged that
the father died In December , 1895 , without
making any provision for the care of the
children , and It Is stated that they have no
living relatives. It Is also stated that a
home was eecured for the two older chil
dren with a farmer1 near Atkinson , and that
the same farmer had also offered to adopt
little Mary. Preparations were inailo to
send the child to her now homo when , it Is
alleged , Mrs. McAdo asked the privilege of
taking the child home with her to spend
the night , promising to take her to the depot
the next morning to take the train for At
kinson. It Is alleged that Mrs. McAdo re
fuses to glvo up the child and the court Is
asked to recover the child and authorize
the mother superior to turn her over to the
farmer who wishes to adopt her ,
The writ of habeas corpus was Issued nnd
the matter ect for hearing In court room
No. 1 at 10 o'clock Saturday morning of this
week.
TUTIIII.Ii CO.Ml'KI.UM ) TO MOVI3.
HherllT I'utN Sonic Saloon Fixtures
Into the Street.
All of the fixtures and effects In tlio saloon
at 1017 Farnam street , run In the past by
John Tuthlll , were forcibly taken out of
the place by Deputy Sheriff Hill yesterday
under a writ of ejectment. The legal
process was Issued at the Instance of John
I. Ilodlck , the owner of the building.
Hcdlck Is Intending to tear down the one-
story saloon building and the one directly
to the west nnd to erect on the site n two-
story brick structure. The contract for the
work has licen let , but the contractor was
unable to proceed because Tuthlll refused to
vacate. Ho alleged that he held n lease of
some character which ho would not glvo up
without a monetary satisfaction. Itcdlck
then began legal proceedings to oust him ,
which resulted In the Issuance of the writ
of ejectment.
un.vi. USTAT13 MIJ.Y Aimii TJIIIJVIJH.
I'roiiono to Stop the IiootlnK of Vacant
HOIIMCH.
Several vacant houses In Dundee Place have
recently been robbed of mantels. The thieves
liavo been able to cart away these furnish
ings without the knowledge of any ono of the
residents of that suburb. The thefts were not
discovered until recently , when the owners
examined tbo houses. Four mantels have
been taken. This , together with the strip
ping of vacant houses of their lead pipe , has
stirred up the real estate men of the city
and now they propose to bring the matter
up formally before the Heal Etitato ex
change for the purpose of devlulng so mo
organized Plan by which the thloveti can bo
captured and pun lulled , Ono man WAS re
cently bound over to the district court on
.lio charge of burglarizing an empty dwoll-
ng of a quantity of pipe. Ho was caught In
the act. _
Charged with Stealing ChlcUenx.
Sheriff Longwcll arrived In the city from
Kansas City yesterday to take back with
ilia Nele Anderson Christiansen , who was
arrested several days ago on Information
from Kansas City. Ho la wanted In that
city for robbing a chicken coop and a
tarn In company with Wcalcy Dean , who li
very well known In the police clrclcn of
Omaha. The sheriff started on lila return
trip jvltli the 1'rlaoucr last debt.
Wll.lt CMI.SU ISKXT AV
Orehnnl * Wllhelm Cnrnet Co.
Wilt positively close- their great one-third
reduction sale on TUBi on the above nato.
Until that tlmo wofnrlll continue- sell all
our rugs at the mma slaughtering prices.
Do not fall to take advantage of the op
portunity to buy any nig In our store at a
discount of 33 % pur cent. A one-third dis
count on rugs makre them no cheap that
many are buying them to lay away until
spring cleaning ; It buys an 18x30 Inch
stnyrna rug for G7ciand n bureau smyrna for
946 ; a double door size , price $2.75 , now $1.81 ,
and a full size 3x6 feet smyrna rug , price
$3.75 , now $2.5u ; all the $5.00 French wllton
ruga ore now $3.34. ' I
And all the 27x54 moqucttc rugs In beauti
ful colors and designs , price $2.GO , now $1.C7 ;
your choice of all the $2,00 white , black nnd
gray fur rugs , now $1,34. In large room rtigd
you can buy n 7-CxlO-C nmyrnn , price $22,50 ,
for $15.00 ; n $20.00 German enxony rug , elzo
8-SxlO-C , for $13.34. In Oriental rugs thcro Is
a saving or from $20.00 to $50.00 on room
sizes nnd a proportionate amount on the
smaller ones. Iloincmbcr the sale will surely
close next Wednesday.
OIlCIIAnD & WILHELM CAIIPET CO.
llynnotlNin UN n Cnrntlvc AKCiit.
OMAHA , Nebraska , January ISili , 1S97.
Prof. John Reynolds , Merchants Hotel , City.
Dear Sir ; Please accept my thanks and
gratltudo for the scrlvccs you rendered me
during your stay In this city In 189X
You will undoubtedly remember having
treated mo for total paralyals ot the lower
limbs nt that time.
It would bo hard to make the public bc-
llevo that 1 was totally paralyzed and that
you cured me , In ono week and that todav I
cm as well as any person , but It Is true and
many of my friends can corroborate my
statement. After treating with some of the
best ) physicians In the country nnd upending
aeveral months nt Hot Springs , ArknnsEfl ,
without any benefit whatever , I concluded
that I would always be n crlpolo and would
always have to use my crutches. I am very
gla < i now that I treated with younnd I wish
you succors during your stay at Omaha.
With highest personal regards , I am vtry
gratefully wours. U. H. PETERSON ,
2S03 Sherman Avenue ,
AXOTIII3U Fiil-UAI , CHAM ) JURY.
One to He Drawn for the Lincoln
Term Ili-irlmilnu ; Xe\t U'eek.
It was decided yesterday afternoon to draw
n grand Jury for the Lincoln term of the
United States court. This Is not usual , fol
lowing Immediately after the term In this
city , where a grand jury was In cession
for several weeks , but the district attorney
thinks thcro Is enough business In eight to
warrant It. The Jury will be drawn this
week nnd will be required to report at Lin
coln In the second week of the term.
Thought He Sair llnrglarx.
Frank Jensen , \\hp fired Into the Whlto
Front saloon on lower Farnnm street at
noon Wednesday , was arraigned yesterday
In police court on the charge of discharging
firearms In the city limits. Ho alleged that
when ho tried the front door and could not
get In he believed that burglars were ii
the place. This Idea was strengthened whci
he saw the figures of men Inside. He there
fore fired Into the taloon to scare the crooks
out of the back door. Jensen gave thla
explanation , but at the same time pleadcc
guilty to the charge against him. He was
fined $10 and costs.
IIU'AHS OK AXOT1II3U. .ints. Ju
Devoted AV.Ife JVow WinitN Her HIIN-
liaiiil I.oeKiMl Up for HI urn my.
PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 14. A woman Introducing
troducing- herself as Mrs. Bertha Justcr
called on Captain of Detectives Miller to
day and said she wanted him to have her
husband brought back from Chicago , where
ho was arrested a week ago. The man Is
William Justcr , alias Count de Justcr , alias
Dr. Justcr , alias Dr. Ilhoades.
Mrs. Justcr declared she spent n couple
of thousand dollars to keep him out of jtil
on several occasions and-that she would na\\
spend that much more to see him behlnt
the bars If she had the cash. The rcasoi
for her sudden change of feelings for the
man to whom she was married In November
1894 , after an acquaintance of only i
couple of weeks , Is that Justcr , who hai
posed as a count In Chicago , n couple o
months ago married a woman known as
Bella Cultz. The charges upon which ho
WHS locked up were forgery and embezzle
ment In Denver , Colo. , and Mrs. Junior o
this city , who as far as she knows Is the
first Mrs. Justcr , fearing that ho may beset
set free , wants to press the charge ol
bigamy. With this object In view she wrote
to the Chicago authorities aud received a
reply from Inspector FltzpntrlcU that the
Denver people have first claim upon Justcr ,
but that she can go west and prove her
right to bring the charge of bigamy. Mrs.
Justcr will start for Chicago tomorrow , with
the probability that fchc will have to go to
Denver before meeting her truant husband.
She says that his father Is a wealthy
broker In Roumnnla and that her husband
went there six months after their mar
riage , returning last August. Sue has not
seen him since.
STunr/rcAit CKTS iinvoNn COXTUOI.
Five PvrNOiiN SerloiiMly anil Thirty
Slightly Injured.
PITTSBUIIG , Jan. 14. Five persons were
seriously Injured and about thirty others
more or lens cut : and bruised by nn accident
this morning on the Pennsylvania avenue
branch of the Consolidated Traction company
lines. These ncrlously Injured were :
P. C. Haley , leg broken.
George Shlngo , shoulder dislocated ,
George Capper , leg fractured.
Edward Taylor , seriously cut about the
head.
head.William
William Stead , motorman , badly cut about
the head.
About C o'clock this morning , as the car
was coming down a steep grade near Thirty-
fourth street , the motorman lost control.
Ho applied the brakes nt once , but without
avail and the car soon gained a high speed.
At Thirty-fourth street It Jumped the track
and dashed Into a telegraph polo. All the
passengers sustained slight Injuries. Those
named were given attention and conveyed to
their Jipmcs. but the othera were able to
proceed to the city.
Hetiirn from nn iNiicctloii Tour.
NEW YORK , Jan. 14. Among the pas-
scngciu arriving toJuy by the steamer Lahn ,
from Bremen and Southampton , were Vice
Consul Luclcn PIcknrd and Dr. A. H. Doty ,
licalth o"i'c. j , ate port of New York. Ho
lin ilaited Naples , Rome , Genoa and Egypt
make a thorough Inspection of the pre
cautionary measures taken thcro before the
embarkation of passengers and the shipment
of freight In order to minimize the danger of
infection nt thla port.
Hoekefeller I ; lee toil Superintendent.
CLEVELAND , 0. , Jan. 14. John D. Rocke
feller wna last night re-elected superintend
ent of the Sunday school of the Euclid Ave
nue Baptist enured. H was announced that
a donation of $20,000 bad been made by Mr.
iocltofollcr for benevolent work. Mr. Rockc-
'eller was present .at the election of church
ofllccrs and the banquet which follovyod In
.lio church parlors. He , as well ua his on-
Ire family , have been members of tbo church
for many years.
Hiiil IlNHlinfiMl a Fortune.
PROVIDENCE , It. I. , Jan. II. The body
of C , W. Myers , son of a Chicago banker ,
, vas found on the floor of his room In a
boarding house hero today , ho having com
mitted sulcldo some tlmo during the night
jy shooting himself through the heart.
Myers was 24 years old and had been living"
In this city about two yours , Ho Inherited
a fortu 110 from an undo tbrco years ago ,
but of late has been In financial straits.
I in va Veterinary ANNOcfatlon.
DES MOINES , la. , Jan. 14. The Statp
Veterinary association , elected these officers
oday : President , Q , A. Johnson , Sioux
City ; secretary aud treasurer , J. K. Brown ,
Oskaloosa ; vlco presidents , 3. H , King , Crou
ton , nnd J. II , Mcl.eod , Charles City. A
resolution was parsed favoring vivisection ,
G'onfewNeil to Ilclnir n Defaulter.
NEW YORK , Jan. 14. Eugene Borousoa
and wlfo this afternoon entered police head
quarters and confessed ( bat Beronson had in
1S94 embezzled $3,000 from th Akron Stonu
company , whoso Chicago manager ho then
wa . The women fainted during her hus
band's recital.
KILPAIRICirS GREAT SALE
Closing Out Short Lengths of Dross ; Goods
and Silks Friday ,
GREAT SALE OF SHORTS ON FRIDAY
Itoniiianln nf Alniont Anything All
the HeiiinuiitH ( io on Sale Krlilny
Jtlornltmr Prleen I.oner Tlmu
I , You 12 er Knew.
On Friday morning at 10 o'clock , In tlio
center aisle , wo will sell
Short lengths of drcsa Koods.
Remnants of silks , odd pieces of ribbons.
Ends of linn Inccs ; cheap laces , also.
Cut lengths of embroidery left nt the end
ns remnants by customers after their pur
chases.
Linings and buttons.
Cottons and flannels , ginghams nnd prints ;
you mny find just the right length.
Remnants ot linens.
Odd dozens of napkins left by the hun
dred.
dred.Prices
Prices are lower than you have over
known them.
All the result of the greatest of nil sales.
From the door ns you enter way back to
the alley , on tables , you will find them by
hundreds , yes , thousands. Some marked
but a fourth ot what they should sell for.
No Item at more than halt of the old price.
Will also soil on Friday ten plecea of mo
hair figured dress goods at 4Co per yard.
These are now black goods bought to sell
at 05c.
Two new lines of checks nt 23o which nro
great value.
Wo cannot wr.1t on more customers nt
Unfit counter ; needless to urge you on thcso
goods ; you know we hnvt MO competition.
Cloaks nnd jackets selling more rapidly
than at any tlmo this season.
Price , nftcr nil , will sell goods , whether
Into In the Benson or early.
THOMAS K1LPATRICK & CO.
Removed Wolfe Electrical Co. , to 1S01
Farnam , west , city hall.
Six-Thirty 1 * . 91. Train.
of the
CHICAGO ,
MILWAUKEE
& ST. PAUL RV.
Best service ,
ELECTRIC LIOHTS ,
Dining car.
City of3co : 1501 Karnam.
"The Overlaml I.lmlteil. "
To Utah In 2914 hours. California In G0'i '
hours via the UNION PACIFIC. This is
the fastest and finest train In the west.
Tickets can bo obtained at city ticket office ,
1302 Farnam street.
Montana AVa
The quickest and by far the most satis
factory way to reach any point In Montana
or 'Washington Is to take the Burlington's
Montana nnd Puget Sound Express , which
leaves Omaha nt 4:35 : p. m. dally.
Helena Butte Spokane Seattle Tacoma
to nil of them the Burlington Is n whole
half day faster than any other line.
Tickets and berths nt 1502 Farnam St.
MOV 13 TO CL'HTAIIj 1'HODUCTIOX.
OrlKlnateN with tile MIllK at Fall
Itlver.
BOSTON , Mara. , Jan. 14. The movement
begun Eoma tlmo ago to curtail production
NoW Enwjand has become active and steps
are being taken to sound the principal man
ufacturers on the question. The promoters
meters of the plan represent several mills
In Fall River , nnd McD. Borden of New
York , the largest owner of mills In that city ,
has already been consulted. It Is under
stood that Mr. Borden favors n reduction
In running tlmo to about forty-two hours a
week , providing the action Is general. The
principal objection to the movement comes
from business men nnd some manufacturers ,
who say a forty-hour a week schedule
would not be sufficient help to the general
market to warrant Its adoption. In view
of thcso condlttons It Is believed no gercral
agreement for a forty-hr.ur schedule will be
signed In Fall River until other New England
manufacturing centers are heard from. A
committee has been appointed In that city
to visit Rhode Island , Lowell and Manchester
mills to obtain their views. It Is understood
that several largo corporations In these
places favor the reduction.
TUH.MXO COHX STALKS TO ACCOUNT.
Mr. Cramp. Will Hullil Kaelorlett to
\Vorlc Them All I'll.
CHICAGO , Jan. 14. Edwin S. Cramp of
the Philadelphia shipbuilding firm com-
nlctcd plans hero today for the opening
of a factory nt Rockford , 111. , about Feb
ruary 1 for the manufacture of ship padding
and cuttle fodder from corn stalks. Before
the harvesting of the next crop It Is ex
pected that several factories will be erected
In the corn belt and material , which has
been heretofore practically worthless , will
become a source of revenue to the farmer.
Mr. Cramp stated that he had Just com
pleted contracto with the American Spirits
Manufacturing company to feed Its cattle
with the substance prepared from the pith
nnd a goodly portion of the cornstalk crop
of 1S97 will be used by us , " eald Mr. Cramp.
"We Intend to Invest a large amount of
capital in making use of the Inventions nnd
build factories from year to year In favorable -
blo locations throughout the west , so that
thcro will bo no expense for transportation
to most of those who must have the product , "
Sir. Cramp said that the price to bo paid
for the stalks will bo $2 a ton.
TrouIileN 111 the ItiiHlneHH World.
DES MOINES , Jan. II. The Whlto Swan
Mining1 and Milling company , which vos or
ganized In this city to operate a gold mine
In Baker City , Ore. , made a voluntary assign
ment today for tbo benefit of crcdltoiu.
J. M. TIgner of this city Is assignee. The
claimed Investment Is $118,000. The assign
ment Is made to protect shareholders.
STREATOR , 111. , Jan. II. The City Na
tional bank notified Its depositors to come
and get their money , as the bank , owing to
poor business , would liquidate. Forty thou
sand dollars was paid out yesterday.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 14. Wolf & Co. . deal
ers In blacksmith supplies , have failed. As
sets nnd liabilities , about $40,000. Four
small business houses also nenlgncd.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 14. Mr. Coffin , thp
actliiB comptroller of the currency , has re
ceived n telegram stating that the Mer
chants National bank of Ocala , Fla. , sus
pended today. The bank has u capital of
$100,000 and at the ( Into of Its last report
It owed other banks JS.OOO. Its Individual
deposits amounted to $108,000 and Its bills
payable $33,000. Bank Examiner Shubrlck
las been placed In charge. It Is staled that
Ihc bank has not been well managed.
DETROIT , Jan. 14. The old established
firm of II. S. Robinson & Co. , boot and
shoo manufacturer ) ) , filed thrco chattel
mortgages today securing creditors for
labilities aggregating $138,36 ; . The first
nortgago secures local banks In tbo sum
of 49,000 , tbo Bocond secures the United
States Rubber company for $48,780 , nnd the
third a largo number of manufacturers ,
neatly In the cast , far $41,000. The general
justness depression Is eald to bo responsible
'or the trouble. The assets are liardly
sufficient to cover more than the first and
second mortgages.
NEW YORK , Jan. 14. The sheriff today
took charge of the stock of David O'Orady ,
retail dry goods dealer. Liabilities , $40-
000 ; assets , $ 0,000.
CLEVELAND , 0. , Jan. 14. Robert Llnd-
inullcr , a wholesale tobacco dealer , doing
business at 14 South Water street , assigned
oday to George 0 , Ilrudon. Assets are
placed nt $2S.OOOi liabilities , $40,000.
St. Jnxeith I'aeKInK I'lant Sold.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Jan. 14 , John Donovan ,
jr. , has just returned from Chicago , where
he has been for several days In consultation
with the Swifts , and him consummated a
leal for the purchase by Chicago paekera of
the .Mo ran packing plant and stock yard * of
his city. The price to bo paid la $100,000 ,
Hhiiltlnir Out KorelKH
PITTSIIURG , Jan , 14. Tbo Joint executive
committee of the western and Plttsburg
window glass Interests have fixed a special
discount for the Heaboard Jobbers to enable
them tg auplaco Xordeu class io tlw Aawl-
llee , 1-1B-07
Dear Jack
the same line as your own. For several years I have been
getting my shoes from a friend of mine who works in a whole
sale house , and who let me have 'em at cost price $2.65 a
pair. This is the same shoe that is sold at retail for $3.50 and
so I saved 850 a pair. But my friend lost his job the first of
the year , which spoiled my snap , bat it wasn't so much of a
snap after all , as you will see. Last week I went to 'The
Nebraska" and bought a pair of the Goodyear welt shoes
they brag so much about , for $2.50 and don't you know they
proved to be the self same shoes , I had b : en buying right
along at wholesale for $2.65. Of course when I saw my friend
I told him about it and he acknowledged they were the same
shoes exactly , the same factory exactly , but he would not be
lieve that I got 'em for $2.50. To convince him I took him
into "The Nebraska" and when he saw that there was no
catch about it and that anybody could buy them anytime for
$2.50 , he hadn't a word to say. Well , said he , I don't know
how they do it , but I know that they do , do it and its a won
der to me that there are any other shoe stores in the town.
Why ! said he , I saw shoes in there marked $125 , that we
used to sell at wholesale for $16.00 a clo/.en by the case.
Them fellows must be in the shoe business for their health.
Anyhow I am satisfied that "The Nebraska" is the place to
buy shoes. Will run up and see you soon. G HOUGH.
On nn caily page of the Autocrnt you will
find the Men expressed ( lint a scholarly gen
tleman Is nt homo wherever ho smells the
Invigorating fragrance of llussla leather.
Vcrbum sat saplcntl. So without morn
ado let us Introduce this Leather Library ;
Couch.
In tufted russet of extra thickness , Ita \
certainly a distinguished member of the fur
nlturo family. The frame Is oak , but of
that thcro Is nothing visible , the whole Couch
being overstuffed , and trimmed with a heavy
fringe.
Great Improvements have been made In the pillowed headrest. Still greater palnn
have been taken with the price. This Is the first year that wo have been able to ad-
vertlso Leather Covered Couches mid Sofas nt the same price which many other storca
are asking for the cheaper coverings of plush or corduroy. Now Is the tlmo to plac
your order on these goods. i
CHAS. SHIVERICK & CO. ,
Special January Sale This Month.
12th and Douglas.
Prlmnry , Secondary or Tcr ,
tinry ISIooil 1'oison iicrtun-
ncntly cured in IS to 3I >
clnyo. You can bo treated nt homo
for the came price under Eomo
guaranty. If yon prefer to come hero wo will
contract to pay railroad faro nnd hotel bills , and
no charge Ifvo fall to euro. If you have taken
mercury , loOIdo | ? T BffJ ff00 ( JOgO Y l > ° tnsh , nnd still have
nchcs nnd pains , .lluceua H a > \f WUwS &a H i > ntclicn In mouth ,
Sore Tliront , A'iuiplcs , Copper-Colored Spola , lllccrfi on any part of the body ,
Hair or Eycbroww ttilllnc out , It is this JLOO1 > I'OIMOX that we guarantee to
cure. We solicit the
most obstinate
H ' ' cnscu "
challciico the world for a case rjrcaiS'fr'h & g&Y TPfliflEC1 , tvocnnnot
cure. Thla disease hp-Milwnys lianicd the skill of the most eminent pliyslcinnn.
SKOO.OOO capital behind our unconditional Guaranty. AbHoluto proofH scut scaled on
application.
Address COOK HK3IiiiT : CO. ,
307 3lMOiiic Temple , CHICAGO , 11,1 , . 9gB& le Bia
GJSNTS.
LADIES.
. Hundreds of remedies are put up ruaran *
Do not trifle wllh stopped IccU to euro lost manhood , but they don't a °
menstruation , but Head $1 It. TmUUli Lost Manliooil Uapiuluu r °
forboxTurltlHliTaimynml warranted anil money rutnrncil for o\ cry ca ff
I'onnyroynl 1'llls Euro to It iloca not euro of Weak Memory , Loul Ilr.iln
tluj dny. Sold only br Power , Lout Manliooil , Klclit KnUnalpn' .
HA UN'S PlIAHMAOV. Weakness of Reproductive ! Onrann , caused
IHth and K.irnam Streets , by youthful rrrorB. UIH.VOUII W life. fcoiJ
' . only by HAIIK'SlMIAUMAOr. Itilh and JTar
.
Omaliu , li't-b. lly mull.
i nam Sta. , Om.-ih.i , Neb. St. ( JO box by uii.il.
can market. With this help It Is expected
that the native product will at once take
the lead. For some time the jobbers have ,
It Is eald , struggled to outdo the foreign
manufacturers without aid , The rate fixed
by the executive committee will be submit
ted to the jobbers' committee at nn early
date.
II.M.VOIS AXI1 Til 13 13XrtSITIO.\ .
I'rcNlilrnt AViittlcN llt-llovc-M ( lint Other
StntcH Will Get In I.llic.
The news of the Introduction of a bill
In the Illinois legislature appropriating
$100,000 to be used for defraying the ex
penses of an Illinois exhibit at the Trans-
mUelsslppI Exposition was received with n
great deal of satisfaction by the ofllccrs and
directors of the exposition ,
President Wattles said It was very ap
propriate that Illinois should make an np-
prlatlon for nn exhibit In view of the prompt
ness with which the transmlsstaslppl states
responded to the request of Chicago and
mudo liberal appropriations for exhibits at
the World's fair. The appropriation
provided for by the bill Just Introduced , .Mr.
Wattles regarded as a very moderate one.
Ho said he had no doubt but that several
of the states outside of the transmlssl.iRtppl
region would follow tlio example of Illinois.
This action of Illinois ho thought waa es
pecially appropriate In view of the close com
mercial relations existing between the prin
cipal city In that btato and the western
ctatcd. Mr. Wattles also said that the
prompt passage of the Illinois bill , as ucll
an the bill Introduced In the Nchranka
legislature , would bo of great assistance to
the officers of the exposition In securing
appropriations from other states.
As soon as the Illinois bill U referred to a
committee , a delegation will go from Omaha
to Springfield for the purpose of presenting
the scope and Importance of the exposition
In the proper light before the committee.
WILJj CASIJ3 IX CltlMI.VAI. COU11T.
Wnrrnnt Out for ' \Vltnpnx of One of
the Fair Cliilniiiiiti.
SAN FltANCISCO , Jan. 14. J. J , Cooney ,
ex-notary , was today arrested on a war
rant sworn out by Charles It. Fair for
alleged perjury. At the Fair will trial
ooney testified that the late ex-Senator
Fair on September 27 , 1891 , acknowledged to
him IrlH signature to deiyij convoying prop
erty worth $1,000,000 to Mre. Ncttlu Craven ,
a school teacher , \\lin claims to bo a contract
widow of Fair. District Attorney Darucs
states that the prosecution will prove that
the paper on which the alleged acknowl
edgment ivas taken was made at a later
data than that on which Cooney atiertod
Fair mailo his signature. This U stated to
bo the first of several criminal prosecutlona
directed against some of the claimants to Ihu
Fair millions. Cooney Is held In JIO.OOO
bonds ,
Rnln the Strike.
QRKISN HAY. WIs , , Jan. 14. The general
manager of the Kownnee , dreen Hay &
WlHconMn railroad linn nettled the Htrlko of
Btevcdorc-H by conceding the demand.1) of the
men and paying them -0 centH per hour
InHtend of lt > cents , which tboy received
provlouH to the strike. The work of load-
In ) ; on the Iiiko ferry llnca wax resumed
tills morning. _
One .SliMtiner Flout * , Another ( iroiiiuli
HAMUtmO , Jan , 11. The steamer Fuorst
Illsmarck , Captain Alliers , which weal
aground on January C la the river Elbe , wa > >
floated last evening and Is tdiown to have
no damage , 'luo saaio llnu'e
Beautiful
Teeth ,
What does Its mean , but that ?
( ho possessor keeps them bcautlfti
by consulting his or her dentlHt ?
Hold CrumtM. . . . $ n.OO to $ H.O ( )
I'orcolulu CrowiiH $3.01) )
BAILEY , Dentist ,
Paxton Blk , lOlli and Farnam
steamer Normannla , Captain Darcnda , from
Genoa on January 4 for this port , grounded
off Ulankensca on the Ulbo today. She la
lying In an easy position and Is In no
danger.
i.cicAi , imivrriis.
George II. Shiver. * and Isaac Cozad ,
charged with passing countcifclt money , have
been found not guilty by a jury In tlio
federal court.
I ) . Andereon has been granted a permit to
erect a frame dxvclllng at 2811 Ohio street ,
C. DlcmberK will build a two-story frame
residence at 113 North Thirty-first nvcnuo
at a ccet of $1,500.
Ono of the fcaturcH of the snowstorm haa
been the excellent coasting afforded and
the enthusiastic appreciation of It by thu
small boy. Hill streets have been allvo
with coasters for the last three days.
At the missionary marc meeting to beheld
held at ICountzo Memorial church to
night Ilev. A. J. Turkic will prraldc. Ad-
drrakes will bo delivered by Itcv. F. A , War-
field. Itev. S. II. McCormlck and Itcv. F , H.
Sanderson ,
Charles D. Thompson left yesterday
for Grand Island , whcro ho KUCS to deliver
an address op the Trunsmlaslsslppl Exposi
tion before the Nebraska State Prcsa as
sociation , which holds Its annual session la
that city this week.
A , Archibald , ono of the men arrected
charged with selling liquor without a gov
ernment license near Fort Crook , was dis
charged after his preliminary hearing bcforo
Commissioner Dundy ; and Fritz fidsler , the
other charged with the snmo offense , wan
bound over to the grand jury In ? 500 bonds ,
which ho furnished.
The ivtmcn of the First Presbyterian
church bavo been serving lunches each Fri
day from 1130 ; to 1:30 : p. m. , In the parlorn
of the church , since tlio rooms were re
modeled , Mccdanuti Munroo , Lowrlo , Noble ,
Fell , Ilradloy , S'tulrtn , Pugh , Skinner. Illlio ,
Daldwln , and the Misses Cady , Church ,
I'd rnah a in and Tlldcn. The young women
who wait on the tables are under the direc
tion of Miss Salda Allen.