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    THE OMATTA TATLV MAT" O. 1S1I7.
\ CONGRESS MUST BE FIRM
Ghapmnn'g Conviction Neco arj to Estab-
liah Authority of tha Law-Making Body ,
OTHER MEN DESERVE SAME PUNISHMENT
9enn < nr Allen IllNen MrN Mnnr Toplcn
of Intercut to Omnlia nnil Nc-
liniNkn Wlillc In the Cltr
I.UHI
"Yen. Chapman has gone to Jail , and there
are otliem likely to follow , " said Senator
William V. Allen to a Uco reporter last
evening. "The senatorial Investigation Into
the SUgar trust was commenced during the
urnmer of 1S94. There wera a number of
recalcitrant wltncmes. Those who were In-
dieted were Indicted because of their refusal
to aimwer qurstlonn put to them lijmyself. .
They wore Indicted under an old statute of
1837.
1837."It
"It wan necessary , 1 believe , for congrern
to take such notion In order to protect Itself.
If It did not establish some precedent In
such cases dangerous Inroads might be made
Into Its work , and Its Investigations seriously
Interrupted. This Is why Chapman has been
sent to Jail. The others who have been In
dicted for their refusals to answer questions
concerning the relations of United States
Bunators anil the migar market arc : Henrj
Havemuycr , Theodore Havomoycr ( who has
died elnrc ) , John K. Senrlca and u couple
of newspaper men whose on rant I do not
recall. Thcae men ought to bo punished
In a almllnr manner. Congress can not nr-
fonl to do anythliiK else. It was with this
vluw of the matter that I Introduced the resolution
elution demanding tin apology from Chapman
to the icnato for his rifimal to nnswer
quiTitlonu bcforo he nhould be released. I
feel qitllo well natlHlloil with the progress
that has bean madu In this case , and I be-
lluvo that satisfactory results will bo ob
tained from the other cases. "
Speaking of Cuban matters , Senator Allen
said : " \Vo hail a most enthusiastic meeting
In favor of thu iinfortunatu Cubans at Wash
ington last Sunday afternoon. The theater
was packed , nnd It li rarely that I have seen
such a demonstrative audience. Yes , 1 think
Senator Morgan's resolution will bo passed.
It wan passed In aubstane'o a year ago. The
only difference IH that the resolution passed
then was a concurrent resolution , ono that
merely expressed the opinion of congress and
did not require the signature of the presi
dent , while the resolution that will be passed
la a joint resolution , onr * that requires the
president's signature and has the full ef
fect of any law made by congress. Ileyond
the probable pawsago of this latter resolu
tion , I believe there Is nothing now to be
said on the Cuban matter at this tlmo. "
HLISS HAS NO ALTERNATIVE.
IIIow great authority to carry out tha
provisions of the Indian supply depot law
l.i granted Secretary Blisa of tha Interior ?
Thu bill authorizing the establishment of
an Indian supply depot at Omaha sonic tlnu
within the next twelve months Is mandatory
In Its effect. The secretary of the Interior
must establish such a depot hero within a
year. The exact tlmo Is left to his dis
cretion. The bill roads , 'an Indian supply
depot from which supplies may bo sent out. '
It doea not require the secretary of the In
terior to send out supplies from hero at all.
The full beueflla of the. bill will have to
como from future work. The passage of
this bill gives us a footing' , a. sort of toe
hold on the ground. Now we will bo able
to work along from that. I have not yet
called on Secretary Bliss regarding the tlmo
of establishing of the depot hero and the
question of sending out supplies from here ,
but shall do so peen after I return to Wash
ington. I desired to wait awhllo until the
excitement of the passage of the bill had sub
sided. I shall endeavor to have the depot
put Into operation hero at an early date. "
PLEASED WITH THE EXPOSITION.
In reply to. a query concerning exposi
tion matters Senator Allen said : "Tho sundry
civil bill , to which Is attached the appro
priation for the exposition , will bo passed
within a week or so. It will probably be
pushed right along on the return of Senator
Allison from Iowa. The $200,000 will become
available on July 1. I am well pleased with
the progress the exposition Is making , and
hope- that matters may bo pushed along
rapidly from now on , as It Is most essential
that wo shall bo able to niako a good show
ing to our friends la Washington of the
work actvally accomplished. "
Senator Allen Is on hio way to his homo In
lladlson for a fortnight's vacation. Ho said
last night that unless ho was summoned by a
telegram ho should remain at homo two
weeki. This Is his first vacation alnco De
cember last. On his return he will stop In
this city , and In company with the exposi
tion directory ho will visit the grounds and
see for himself what la being done. Last
night he received a number of callers In
the corridor of the Paxton hotel , all of whom
heartily congratulated him upon the SUCCCEB
that hail attended his work for the exposi
tion and the Indian supply depot. Among
those who paid their respects during the
evening were : Messrs. Wattles , Wakefield ,
Uruco , Al KeoU and Klrkendall of the exposi
tion management ; Colonel James E. North ,
K. It Bartlclt. C. C. Chase , Lieutenant
1'erry. W. II. Taylor and William Herdman.
The latter had a conference with Senator
Allen regarding the civil service InvOstlea-
tlon at South Omaha.
i.ooicrAt ; AI-TUII -
I-HXSIO.Y CLAIMS.
Sutliorliuiii Una
from ililH OlHtrlvt.
Congressman II. D. Sutherland of the
Fifth district arrived In the city last evenIng -
Ing from Washington for a 'brief vlalt with
Ills family at Nelson. The congressman coin-
plilns very much of the heat at Washington ,
but otherwise finds existence In the national
capital very" agreeable. Ho says he Is giv
ing much of hl attention at Washington to
looking nUcr pension claims , having about
300 of them from hla district. To each of
theao he says he gives his personal super
vision , visiting the Pension department every
day lu the Interest of their advancement.
'He has Introduced a bill to purc.ha.so ground
at Hastings for a public building , and l
watching silver legislation very closely. In
speaking of the civil service investigation
which the senate has provided for , ho eaya
that he understands that a committee from
that body wilt not visit South Omaha , to
look up the matter till after thu adjournment
of coiiRrem , and until then there will be
Ilttlo new In the situation at tha Washing-
tan end. ,
Mr. Sutherland expcc-a to remain In Ne
braska * week unlsw ho htwra ( hat a vote Is
to bo reached pn the Cuban belligerency
nwolutioiiH , in which c'ua ho will return at
once to Washington , a ho wishes to bo re
corded on the side of the Cubans. When
be goc to WashlriR'ou at the H-'sslon next
winter he expects to lake his family with him
to upend the winter. ,
COURT flIVISS HKHDY HIS DUCUIiH.
Rrltcvt-N Him of n Mlnilt Matrimonial
Alliance.
Judge Keyoor lgne < l a decree yesterday
divorcing Lowell W. Heedy from the woman
fco supposed for n brief tlmo to bo his wife.
Ho aliened lu lilg petition that In 1892 be
went through the marrlagu ceremony with a
woman calling herself Maggie Parman.
Shortly afterwards. In one of their frequent
quarrel * , ho aiya ho learned that the woman
had a husband living , one frmu whom the
tad never been divorced , named Percy J ,
Wilier , lleedy said ho left the woman as
oon. aa ho discovered thta fact and she left
town noon afterward ! . The only Informa
tion ho had since received regarding her , ho
mid. was that BII ! > was an Inmate of a din-
orderly house In Chicago. A decree of abso
lute divorce was elgned and entered on tbo
record.
Urlim * Mult Auulimt Kennedy.
Charles llccley has commenced suit In Ilia
county court ugaliwt Hugh Kennedy for
$1,000 ilamagttt on account of Injuries al-
IfEd to have been indicted on Wesley by
Kennedy Tha plaintiff charge * that on
March 7. -1 year. Kennedy assaulted him
with * omo Hunt Instrument unj IntllcteU so-
vcro Injuries which resulted lu an ab ceas
under one eye. liegley iaya In hla petition
that he doein't know what hla ausallant
used , but that he b positive bo waa titruck
by omethlog la KenueJy'a baud * .
T U OVtill AMJ PAY OMAHA A VISIT
IMtllntlrtiililnnH nnrt XCTT Yorker * on
Their \\'nr to I'll arm n u I.
A party of Phlladclphlans nd New York
er * 'wcro In the city yesterday , cnrouto to
Edgemont , S. D. They arrived In a special car
on the Burlington's express from Chicago In
the morning , and left At 4:35 : In the after
noon. They arc accompanied by > Francis C.
arable and M. L. Parrotte of this city , the
latter having met them In Chicago. During
the morning the party visited tha Omaha &
Grant Smelting works , the court house , the
city hall , the New York Life and The Dee
buildings. At noon they lunched at the
Omaha club with General Manderson , C. S.
Montgomery and a few other prominent
Orcthans.
The personnel of the party Is as follows :
Robert E. Pattlson. ex-governor of Pennsyl
vania ; Thomas Uradley , Savory Uradley ,
George W. lloydhouso , II. W. P. doff , George.
A. Fletcher , Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Crater ,
A. O. Heed , Ulclmrd Lavery , U. IJ. Shinier.
John Dawson , Wendall Hurlburt. L. It.
Strectcr , D. C. Atnldon , Mr. and Mrs. J. U.
McAllister , Mr. ami Mrs. William L. Supplee ,
John J. Zabrlsklc. S. S. Thompson , Philip K.
Tcnbrook , Ilev , George P. Mains , Jesse II ,
Clement , Thomas Shallcross , John IMc -
Canman , J. W. Young. N. H , Clmnco and M.
n. Pool.
Ilnnooii-Hrnn.
WAHOO , Neb. , May 10. ( Special. ) Last
evening at 8:30 : , at the home of the brldo
In this pity , occuired the marriage of Miss
Norn 'Ryan nnd Mr. Oscar Hanson. Rev.
Father iBor of St. Weiiceliuis' church offi
ciated. At D o'clock the brldo and groom ,
with about forty relatives and friends , re
paired to the Commercial hotel , where a ro-
ccptlon was held. Both of the eontractlnK
parties have lived In this vicinity for many
years. Mr. Hanson Is n clerk In the office
of the county treasurer , and Is a non of Hans
Hanson , sr. , a prominent business man. The
bride Is the daughter oil Michael U. Ryan , a
wealthy citizen of this place. The young
couple will bo at home In this city after
Juno G.
Sllvor-Sovroll.
LINCOLN , May 19. ( Special. ) Rev. II.
Percy Silver , rector of Holy Family Episcopal
church , nnd .Miss Agnes C. Sowoll were united
In marriage bcforo a largo circle of friends
at the Episcopal church last night at 7
o'clock. The wedding was one of the most
beautiful over witnessed In 'Lincoln ' , and the
Moral decorations the most elaborate. Mr.
and Mrs. Silver left today for a visit at New
York City and other eastern points , after
which they will go to Europe for the sum
mer.
- A brilliant wedding occurred yesterday
afternoon at the residence of Gustav Pomy ,
1124 South Tenth street , the contracting par-
tics being Julius Peycfte of the firm of Pcyckc
IlroD. , and Miss Anna Pomy. The ceremony
was performed by County Judge Irving F.
Baxter , In the presence of a large number of
Invited guests , and an elaborate dinner was
nerved , after which Mr. and Mrs. Peycke left
for an extended bridal tour.
Hortoii-I.encli.
Miss Agnes Leech , daughter of Mr. and
Mrc. S. A. Leech of this city , was quietly
married to Mr. Nathan D. Horton of this
city at 8 o'clock last evening at the res
idence of the bride's brother-in-law , Mr. C.
E. White. 2117 Fariiam atrcet. Rev. F. H.
Sanderson , D. D. , performed the ceremony.
IIolitiPN-Neirmnn.
BURLINGTON. la. , May 19. ( Special Tele
gram. ) This evening1 at 8 o'clock occurred
the inorrlageof MIss'HatUo ' Newman nnd Mr.
O. C. Holmes of Omaha- The ceremony
took place at the home of the bride on North
hill. .
Incubator Getn In a Hurry.
A number of roosters , chickens and hens
were frlcassod , fried and roasted In a blaze
that almost consumed the chicken house on
the premises of Fred Gram , 41-12 Grant
street , at 10:30 : o'clock Tuesday night.
As a sldo dish there was any
quantity of boiled eggs. The total
damage caused by tbo fire was In
tbo neighborhood of $23. The flro was
caused by a burning candle. This had been
placcil under one of the neets to assist In
the Incubation of a batch of eggs. The
candle was in eome manner overturned by
the chickens In the coop , setting flro to the
straw and hay In It. The flro department
was called to extinguish the blaze.
xononY slants TO WANT music.
of n Mnn Who Comrn from
Hamilton County.
John Frisk , an Insane rmm who has been
at the police station for the pact three days ,
la proving to be a white elephant on the
hands of the police. The authorities have
o far been unable to have him removed from
the Jail. Yesterday the man's wife , who
Is a resident of Hamilton county , was At the
Jail to vhlt her husband , She elated that
Frisk became Insane about two years ago and
wan placed In the asylum at Lincoln. Last
week 'he placed him In charge of a doctor at
Nineteenth and Leovenworth streets. The
man had been at the physician's plico but a.
few days when he became BO violent that the
police were summoned.
The county commissioners yesterday re
fused to have anything to do with the case.
It la to bo forced upon them , however. Krlsk
was In the afternoon charged with vagrancy
and upon conviction sent to the county Jail ,
The county authorities will now be allowed
to do what they please with him.
ASSISTS OF CAPITAL NATIONAL HANK
Kccolvrr Hnydrii Kllcn n Petition ,
I AHklupr to Soil.
Kent K. Hayden , receiver of the Capital
National hank at Lincoln , has filed his peti
tion In the United States court , asking to be
allowed to sell at private sale , compound or
ecttlo certain notes and Judgments among
the assets of the bank , which ore of doubt
ful and uncertain value. There are 2C4 of
the notes listed , ranging In amount from less
than ono dollar to about $10,000. Among the
makers are some men who have been more or
lees prominent In politics In this state In the
past. C. W. Moshcr 1ms a number of notes
aggregating about $100,000 , and the Western
Manufacturing company baa twenty-three
notes aggregating $125.000. There are elghty-
ono judgments , the larger per cent as to
value represented being against C. W.
Meaner and II. C. Outt-alt. Tlio total of the
Judgments against Mosher shown In the list
Is $133,260GO ; against Outcalt , $90,519.69 , and
against the two men Jointly , $12,410.60.
>
"False In one , false In all , " la an nnclunt1
legal maxim. Remember It to the disad
vantage of any tradesman who tries to sub
stitute ono article for another.
Some clothing was stolen off a dummy In
front of Hayden Ilros' store Tuesday.
The Anneke Jans Heirs association will
meet In Washington hall , this city , June 1
and 2.
The suit of Valentino Stawarcz against thu
Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway com
pany for $3.000 damages on account of the
killing of his child , Katie , by a train , has
been removed to the United States court.
Special meetings of the Salvation army , led
by Major and Mrs. Stlllwcll and a number
of officers from Kansas and Nebraska , will
bo hold at the Seventeenth street barracks
next Thursday , Friday and Saturday even-
Ings.
Ings.Tho
The police were yesterday monilug told
that a Rock Island car standing on the track's
In South Omaha had been broken Into some
tlmo tha' morning between 1 and 4 o'clock
nnd had been looted of a qua'ntlty of mer
chandise. The value of the stolen property
Is yet unknown.
William Arnold , an employe of Benedict
Haas at the latter's flower gardens. Eigh
teenth and Viuton streets , has been ar
rested on the charge of assault and battery.
Arnold says that his employer mistreated him
and In retaliation ho struck the latter and
pulled his whiskers.
Edna Smith , a dusky Amazon residing In
the shady portion of the city , was convicted
In the criminal court yesterday of rob
bing a white visitor named James Moore of
$17. March 20. Moore swore that the woman
pulled a razor on him and attempted to
carve him before he allowed himself to bo
relieved of his pocketbook.
Joseph Devlne , alias William Davis , who
was arrested In South Omaha Tuesday for
stealing a valuable span of mules and a far
mer's rig belonging lo John Peterson of Henson -
son , was arraigned yesterday In police
court on the charge of grand larceny. Ho
waived preliminary hearing and was bound
over to the district court in the sum of $1,200.
The young women of St. Agnes Guild of the
Church of the Good Shepherd will glvo a
bicycle social Thursday evening at the resl-
denco of Judge Kent , corner of Twenty-first
and Blnney streets. Entertainment will be
furnished for non-bicyclists as well as for
bicyclists. All wheelmen passing are
cordially Invited to stop and refresh them
selves with Ice cream and lemonade , which
will bo served by the young women.
In our art department you will find
the pictures you are looking for every
.subject Is represented every artist-
cither by reprints or originals the price
we make on these Is extremely low con
sidering the elass of work we are show
ing We have some beautiful copies for
the amateur as well as everything need
ed by the professional or amateur In the
work Wo make a specialty of complete
painting outllts oil or water just the
thing for the vacation trip you -will take
this' summer We Invite you to call and
Inspect our complete line of artists ma
terials. ,
A. HOSPE , Jr. ,
and Art 1513 Douglas.
Will B Stylish Is glad our Summer
Coats are here Its getting so Infernal
hot tliat light stuffs must go on Any
sized man Is assurred of a perfect lit
now while the Block Is new the llnest
In America blue and black serges nnd
clay worsteds and wool crashes This Is
one of the specialties that we're proud
of The now arrivals are ao perfectly'
made that ono cannot tell them from
tailor made Tlioj hang lit and wear
to equal the biggest priced made and
cost so little 1C you cannot buy day
times try us In the evening We're al
ways open. . i i i , *
Albert Cahn ,
Men's Furnisher. 1322 Fnrnam
Ders a good deal of talk about dls
charter of ourn beln dead agin do con-
stuton but you don't want to fitop
smoking till Its settled-fur dey'll get it
in do courts and dur It'll hang an you
may never smoke ono of my dad's live-
cent Stoit'kor dgar.s agan an dat wud
bo de most torrlblest ting dat ever hap
pened to my ihul coda lies gone and put
ten-cent tolmu'o in dls live cent cigar
of hlsi'iv and all do dealers got it and
dey'il be stuck too.
1404 DOUGLA.S.
il ( RMlim IN SlV
M r.
1 IK
Insists that Even tJraOpposing Attorneys
Leave th'o'Hoom. '
EXPLAINS THE TSTEM OF RATING
Hint In 'S'hVpmlicr ' niitl l > c-
ceinhcr Seven lli'yniv Supporlern Out
of KorlTlircrf4jfcv * rninpiit IJin-
\Vure. .JU-nioveil.
At yesterday's session of the Civil Service
Investigation , IJr. Don C. Ayer , chief of the
Bureau of Animal Industry , took the bull by
the horns and positively retimed to make any
further statements to the Inspector unless
the attorneys representing the removed offi
cials were compelled to leave the room dur
ing the tlmo ho was on the .witness stand ,
In this position Ayer was ably seconded by
EM Sheldon , the representative of J. Ster
ling Morton.
Inspector Huston sustained Ayer and or
dered the two attorneys , Messrs. Herdman
end Lambert , from the room In which the
Investigation was being held. The Inspector
admits that this Is the first Investigation of
the kind he has ever conducted and aa he Is
In doubt as to how muqli authority he has In
the premises he readily acquiesces to any and
all suggestions made by Ayer and Sheldon.
The Civil Service commission Is to bo
notified of this action on the part of Ayer
and Inspector Huston , and will request
that Aycr's statement made behind closed
doors bo stricken from the record.
In his testimony , after the attorneys bad
been excluded , Ayer stated that there were
forty-three employes In the government serv
ice at tMs point. Seven , he uald , had bo n
removed In November and December of 1896.
All of the persons discharged were Ilryan
supporters. Some Bryan men were still em
ployed here , probably ten or eleven. In re
gard to the rating which has caused no much
talk and which was prepared after the re
movals last fall Ayer testified that ho pre
pared these ratings at the request of Ed
Sheldon. Ho said that Sheldon made no sug
gestions when the rating was being made.
Witness made the markings on the general
efficiency of each and every employe , based
upon his knowledge and Investigation of the
work of the men. The rating , witness said ,
expresses hi * conscientious opinion as to the
value of the employes to the service and It
was made without prejudice.
Continuing , Ayer ascrtcd that he had had
no communication wllh Euclid . .MartinV. . D.
Mclliigh , or any one olao as to this rating.
He and Sheldon had fixed It up thcnisclvci.
\Vhen completed the repoit and rating was
handed to Sheldon.
Dr. Ayer said that Holmes was rated at 50
per cent , that was all ho considered him
worth to the government. This was based
upon observation of the man's work. Fur
ther , witness said that this rating of Holmes
was not more than CO per cent of what ho
4hould have been.
George Seay was marked GO per cent. That
In the opinion of the chief was all ho was
worth. The reasons for tills low rating were
the same as given In the Holmes case. Seay ,
witness said , did not pay. his debts. There
had been some corerfeppndonco between his
creditors and the government.
Going on to the ratfng 06 Henry Ural , wit
ness said that ho had given htm all lie con
sidered he was worth. Complaints had been
made that 113eal did hot -pay his debts. It
did not amount to much , however. In re
gard to Bcal , Ed Sheldon had asked wit
ness not to say anything about his having
been appointed a tagger and then assigned to
work as a stock examiner.
In the markings of Paddy Butler , Joseph
Butler aud Sherlock , , Ayer said that when
sober these men should bo marked 100 per
cent , but when drunk they ought to be
marked 75 per cent.
Continuing , witness slated that ho had re
ceived a letter from Secretary Morton with
reference to these men .drinking. Morton
wrote that unless these , men behaved them
selves and did the right 'thing ' it would be
the duty of the -chief to discharge them. He
had told the men the substance of this let
ter. Going back to the method of making
this rating , Ayer explained that as the names
of the employes were read over he stated to
Sheldon what the percentage of standing
should be.
Witness admitted that ho knew Euclid Mar
tin , Judge McHugh and Jimmy Sheehan.
They had never talked politics to him , nor
dictated the policy of his offlce. They had
never dictated to him in the matter of dis
charges or reinstatements. In regard to ex
cusing men for political purpose * Ayer de
nied that bo had ever excused a roan In. or *
der that ho might attend a. political meetIng -
Ing since the civil service rules want Into
effect. Ho was very positive that lie had
not excused any ono on April 11 , ISOfi , to at-
tenl a meeting of the democratic county
central committee. Ho did not , he said , tell
Murphy to go to abattoir No. 14 on the day
mentioned and ho never ordered Dr. Black-
well to send men to abattoir No. 14 to re
lieve Zcllar and Sherlock In order that they
might attend a committee meeting In Omaha ,
In conclusion , Dr. Ayer stated poettlvely that
he never practiced on sick horses or dogs
except after business hours.
Mrs. Ida lUiihnell came In for another
whirl after Don C. Ayer had made all these
confessions to the Inspector In a private
room. Sha contradicted nearly everything
her own witnesses testified to , even going BO
fir as to deny that she had rated the girls
In the microscopical department , The as
sistant mlcroscoplstfl proved , however , that
Mrs. BiiBhncIl did rate them. She did ad
mit the conversation with Dr. White In re
gard to the "Irish "
crew , but denied telling
the doctor he would be sorry for It. Wltiuu *
denied having talked with Euclid Martin In
regard to political muttcM. Martin has ,
however , testified lo a conversation with Mrs.
I ) mini ell In which politics was the principal
topic , I'aailng on to Dr. White , witness as-
aertcd that ho practiced during ofllco hours ,
but could not give days nor dates.
Miss Ktta Kassal was recalled ami related
a conversation wllh Mrs. Bushnell In which
the latter had told her that It Miss Mary
K. Olblln Old not have such a strong pull
with Kucllil Martin she would have been dis
missed when Miss Flyim and Mlsa Dallt.n
were let out. Witness said the system In
vogue during Dr. White's Incumbency was a
very good ono and that everything run like
clockwork.
Dr. Whlto was on the stand nearly all of
the afternoon. When called he asked that
the ( Joora be unbarred and that the shutters
be taken down. In fact he was willing to
admit the public , as he said ho had nothing
to testify to that he was ashamed of. This
plan did not strike Ed Sheldon as just the
proper caper and the populace waa not In
vited up to hear what the doctor had to
say. However , the doctor went prepared to
refute sotno of the statements mnrto by carry.
uifj In the room his day book and ledger , besides -
sides a number of letters from Secretary
Morton. Witness contradicted the state
ments made In regard to his having prac
ticed medicine during business hours. By hla
books , which he offered In evidence , he
showed tint the itays and dates named by
some of the wltncsarR were away off. In
the six cases of obstetrics , which It was re
ported hu had attended , his books showed
that the calls were made during the night.
The doctor related how Dr. Schlrmer and he
had gene down to Otoe county at the request
of Morton and had fixed up some of the sec
retary's political fences. Taking up the next
charge , which was to the effect that he bad
gone to Otoe county to perform a surgical
operation , thus neglecting his business , - witness
ness proved by the government records that
no work was being done by the microscopical
department nt that time nnd that ho was not
even required to turn In his time that month.
Regarding the two emergency cases which
witness attended professionally the doctor
explained that he considered It the duty of
any pbyalclati to render aid In such cases.
A letter from Morton was read In which wit
ness was given permission to use one of the
rooms In the building for a private ofllce In
order that he might practice medicine when
not otherwise engaged. Another letter wai
read from the secretary which closed as fol
lows : "I hope you will still continue to give
good and efllclent service to the govern
ment. "
Continuing , witness related a conversation
In which Ed Sheldon taunted him with not
having supported the administration ticket
and with not having attended the conven
tion whlcrt.nomlnated the Palmer and Buck-
ner electors.
The Investigation will be continued this
morning behind bolted and barred doors as
usual.
Pcrmltx for \ -vr
Yesterday Building Inspector Butler
issued permits for a number of new build
ings. Hamilton Bros , were granted permits
for the erection of two resldencea at Thir
teenth and Jackson streets at a cost of
$1,500 each. J. D. Tracy will build a similar
structure at 1204 North Twenty-sixth street ,
and Frank Colpetzer will build a brick ware
house , 20x65 feet , at 1R09 Howard street.
i'H Ariilcu Snlvc.
The best Salvo in the world for cuta ,
bni'lses , sores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever sores ,
tetter , chapped hands , chilblains , corns , and
all skin eruptions , and positively cures plies ,
or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by Kuhn & Co.
There are a great many features In
the nurd Refrigerator that no oilier
refrigerator made can claim thats why
we are selling .so many of them We
were afraid we couldn't got them here
fast enough but we've got In another
lot now and will ficll yon the best re
frigerator on earth for $5.40 and up
Ice boxes $ : t.25 'The Sterling lawn mow
er nt § 2.75 Is one of our best offerings-
Cuts your grass smoothly and easily-
Garden Hoes ISc Uakes ir.c . Spades
4r > c Big stock and no high prices.
A. C. RAYMER.
Builders' Hardware Hero.
1514 Farnam St.
Sp FEPiSPSP F
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Suit yourself in the style we guar
antee tlio quality and the price takes
care of itself that's one great motto we
have placed before our customers and
lived up to to tha letter we believe In
devoting all our energies to .the advance
ment of our calling and for .that reason
devote all our tjno | to buying and sellIng -
Ing carpet * and curtains we must have
succeeded well for wo hoar no complaint -
plaint wo'vo a good Ingrain for-lOc it'a
all wool and a whole yard wide.
OmahaCar , pet Co
1515 iodge ; St.
This Is the last of hfl Fowlers at $05
Wo won't sell any i more at this price
after tomorrow Ydi now what a
Kowlcr wheel Is the jilghost standard
in bicycle building nouo better made-
no mater what price you pay An 181)7 )
this year's Fowler regular frame la
dles' or gent's model choice of handle
bars saddle or tin * now today tomorrow -
morrow $ ( Ci cash Never again can you
have such an opportunity of saving $ . ' ! 5
as this and ut the same Jlme gpt one
of the best wheels made $7B on easy
payments Como early you may bo
late. , , |
Kearney Cycle Co. ,
Bicycles and Bicycle Sundries
422 S. 15th St. , Omaha.
nAPTIST II 0.11 II MISSION .HOCIKTV.
Vnt \ > nr llir Hunt Trj Inn OneIn ! <
Illnlnrr.
riTTsnURQ. May 19. The most Impor
tant of the May anniversaries of the Nor
thern llaptlsta bcK n this morning when
I'rtitdent It. K. 1'orter of this cltjr culled
the American Home Mission society to order
for Its ( ilxty-ntth annual meeting. About
1,000 delesates from all parts of North
America were in their seats when the con
vention opened. Attrr bidding the delegates
welcome , briefly referring lo the off IT of
John U. Rockefeller to RTP ! $250,000 to clear
the society of debt If a similar amount > vcro
raised before July 1 , 1S37 , Mr. Porter ntltl
that while ( he amount was not yet lu hand ,
It would be b forc the date named.
The report of the executive board was then
road by Chatnnan Harrison , who stated hat
the fiscal year ending March 31 , 1S ! > 7 , had
been the most pcrploxliiR In the history of
thu society. The year hesan with n debt
of $81,2 5 and wllh a calo of expenditures
considerably In advance of the anticipated
receipts. No new work of Importance wasi
undertaken nnd retrenchment was made-
whecr aiVvlsablc. The new plan of cooperation
ation with the white and colored Ilapllst
of the south , which \ycnt Into effect liv 1S35-B
In North CArollna 'arid Alabama , had been
extended to South Carolina and Vlrfilnla with
most happy and bonelldal results. The num
ber of churches aided by slfta and loans
during the year wns ninety-one.
The total enrollment In the schools for
colored and Indians was r > , lll , nnd number
of conversions SCO. The total expenditures
for salaries of touchers was $125,513.
\V. 1' . Plant , assistant treasurer , of Now
York , presented the report of the treasurer.
At the close of the year thesociety's sross
debt wns $1S1,7 $ > 1. The nmount received dtir-
IIIK the past year for missions and educa
tion was $360,117 ; expenditures , $422,700 ;
showing nn excess of $ C2,5S3. The receipts
for church edifices and benevolent funds , In
cluding n balance last year of $20,350 , and
expenditures of $17,838 , Knowing a not gain
of ? 3,395. The permanent fund was In
creased $11,917 and the conditional nnd an
nuity funds showed a net Increase of $17,055.
The total amount received from all sources
exclusive of borrowed money was $433,927 ,
and the expenditures were $455.842. During
the past year legacies amounting to J5D.003
were left the society from seventy-four es
tates.
Hov. W. T. Chase , D. D. , of Philadelphia
then delivered nn Interesting address on
"Sixty-five Years of Homo Mission Work , "
after which a rccesa was taken , lu the
afternoon the work among foreigners was
discussed by A. D. Ileltondl of New York ,
who told of experiences among the Italians ,
nnd T. V. Jaklmowlcz of the Same place ,
who told of that done nmoug the Polish
race.
TIIOUHI.B IN THU A. I' . A. HAXKS.
KlKhtccll CouiioIlN III Mlnftonrl Utiilcr
SiiNiteiiHloii.
ST. LOUIS , May 19. The Republic today
says : "A sensatloa has been produced by
the suspension of eighteen councils of the
American Protective association In St. Louis
and Kansas City for participation In the
recent convention held In this city under
the representation that It was a regularly
called state council of the organization. In
addition to this , half a dozen of the most
prominent members of several of the sus
pended councils have bcoa Individually BUS-
pemlcd.
HDKSTIUMV'S MIItIO\S VAMSUt
Jlticli MOIIPJI'ntrn l ! | > In ( lie
I'l lit fur l.lfp.
ST. LOUIS , May 19. Something of th
legal expenses of a fight for life were cx
hlbltcd when an Inventory of the rotate o |
Arthur Uucstrow wa ( lied yesterday. lucs
trow wan hanged some tlmo ago for tin
mimler of his wife and child. At the tlm
of his de.ith he waa accredited a millionaire.
According to the Inventory there Is only
$ S,742 and a hani'.fiil of cents left of th g
goodly sum. The slate has filed a claim for
JT.MS against the estate for cxpcnora of the
proAccutlon of Dur-strow. The administrator
denies the claim. ,
of n liny.
UOCK IIAIMDS , In. , May 19. ( Special. )
Klro destroyed the buildings of William
Kllnklo's pool hall , N'agle Dros' . Imrbcr
shop and U K , McOllvory , loans and Insur
ance. and O. M. Smith , general merchandise ,
at Larchurood this morning about 4 o'clock.
They are supposed to have bccu struck by
lightning. The buildings and contents are
n total loss , amounting to $7,000.
ST. LOUIS , May Ifl. A special to the . ? ost-
Dlspatch from Dee Molnrs , la , roys ; Nearly
all the business housed , fifteen In number.
and several dwellings lu the town of Calumet ,
on the town Central railroad , were burned
this forenoon , caunlug a loss of $50,000. The
origin of the flfo Is unknown. There \v > ? no
flro apparatus In the town nnd surrounding
cities scut aid.
NEW YORK , May ! ! > . A flro which started
at 1:30 : o'clock this morning at Newark nvo-
nuo nnd Klrst street , Jersey City , burned all
through the night. Sixty families have been
rendered homeless and the damage to the
tenement houses they occupied Is estimated
at $100.000. No fatalities have been reported.
KANSAS CITY , May 19. A special to the
Star nays the town of Tallhlnn , I. T. , with
the exception of the storrs of MJIIer ami
Thomas llros. , was destroyed by lire last
night. No loss of life Is reported , Loss cd-
tlmato not given.
DANV1LLB , 111. , May IB. An Incendiary
lire at Fnlnmnmt last night camted the los
of two .brick storerooms nnd the opera house.
iT. M. Cabe on the opera house , store ami
general merchandise lost $12,000 ; lr , W. H.
Nash , sl6re and drugs , $11,000. I'orlcrllcld'a
bank 'was badly dam.igotl. The estimated teas
la $30,000 ; Insurance , $12,000.
CH'AMDKRbAlN , S. 1)May 19. ( Special
Telegram. ) A line barn belonging to Lotils
Node , a farmer living In Rod Lake township.
was stiuck by lightning and set on fire. Tlio
building waa destroyed , with one or two
head of livestock.
VICTORIA , 1) ) . C. , May 19. The steamer
Hniire | > 3s of India brought news from Japan
of n , flro which entirely wiped out the town
of Hiochljl , In the silk district of Japan.
Nearly 4,000 houses were destroyed and be
tween forty and llfty lives were lost.
Dentil of a KorincT Omnium.
News has been received , In this city of
the death of John C. Gullfoll , who waa for
many years deputy county clerk of Douglas
county , and wa well known to the people of
Omaha. Mr. Gullfoll wan deputy under M. I ) .
Roche nnd I'cter O'Malley when those
men held the ollicc of county clerk. After
leaving Omaha Mr. Gullfoll went to Maquo-
keta , la. , where ho was deputy postmaster
for several years. Recently he was removed
from thnt position by a change In administra
tion and located at Sabula , la. , where ho died
last Friday.
Drex Ij Shooninn had them conilns
yesterday on those misses' $2.50 shoes
for $1.50 It all goes to show what a
real genuine out will do These shoes
reiiresent the best makes In America
but the sizes are broken somewhat
Hues that we are closing out bccaiiHo
we do not Intend to liny them again
They lire too expensive for us to han
dle Tomorrow wo add a line of misses'
and children's tun nnd black oxfords
that formerly sold for $1.50 to § 2.00
which wo cut to OSc There are some
strap slippers among them Wo have the
largest and best assorted stock of misses'
and children's shoes In the west
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1419 FARNAM STREET.
Bend for Illustrated Catalogue.
There are a number of weddings on
date just now some of the Interested
parties are friends of yours your expres
sions of friendship will bo made
through nu appropriate gift In that
case you will be interested in our latest
arrival of beautiful gifts especially
bought for presentations Gorlmm's cel
ebrated llrltl.sh sterling silverware. 025-
10X ( ) Hue , warranted costs no more and
often costs less than productions from
unreliable factories Itesldes the de
signs cover a wide range of assortment
and are new and modish Wedding
and At Home cards steel engraved at
lowest iirlces.
C. S. Raymond ,
JEWELER ,
15th and Douglas.
A careless treatment of the eyes may
Injure them beyond repair Wo treat
I eyes Just us we do prescriptions In a
careful and Kclciitlilc manner by an
expert optician who has the aid of the
ophthalmoscope the only one in Omaha
no defect however Hinall but what
can be detected by us then lliu great
est cure is used In furnishing the ICIISCH
you need no matter how careful the
examination the lunse must bo made
to lit you eye or yon won't get satis
factory results Our prices like onr
work Is Hiitinftiftory and wo Invite
yon to come In and have a talk with
our expert optician.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
Scientific , therefore Reliable Opticians.
f 408 Farnam Opp. Paxton Hotel.
\Vo are always moving other people-
do It so well and o quickly that It
makes It really n pleasure for yon to
.KIOVI a pleamiro for you to pay us for
our work the price Is BO low wJion you
have ono of our great lilg throc-horso
Vans your furniture Is protected It's
moved nt one time ' \yh i the Van
reaches your new homo yon know Its all
there Two big men go with each Van
and do nil Uie work Instead of the
drudgery of moving you're really taking
a vacation.
Omaha Van $ SfmKO Co.
MolM100' 1514 Farnam.