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    8 TUB OMAHA DALLY BEE : ' 1FJUDAY , OCTOBER 1 , 1897.
BARTLEY BONDSMEN CALLED
Beginning of the Suit Involving Over a
Half Million Dollars.
WORK OF SECURING THE JURY BEGINS
Trliil al .Hull IVIicrrln State Would
Hccovor from Men Who nunrnutrril
Dint i\-SlnU ; Treimuror WouTil
Ac-count for Public
The bondsmen of defaulting ex-Stato
treasurer Joseph S. Hartley and the sovcr-
clsn state of Nebiuska are now fairly pitted
against each other In the legal aicna of the
district court for the big stoke of over half
a million dollars , the amount of Hartley's do
fncatlon | , for the embezzlement of a portion
of which the latter Is now under sentence
toecrve twenty years In the state penitentiary
and to ( my a fine of { 303,768.
The trial of this big and well-known civil
suit was begun before Judge 1'owcll yciter-
ilay. It ww Instituted at the last term
of Iho < Mti let court by the State against
Da'rtley's bondsmen to recover the amount ( it
the lattcr'g defalcation , which In exact figures
la placed at $5Gt > ,790.G6. together with Interest
from January 7 , 1897 , the date ou which
Hartley should have accounted for the money.
There Is an expectancy that the trial will
to a long one. There Is uo doubt that every
legal point uu which either side can expect
to gain ail advantage will bo closely fought.
Time will probably cut little figure. Au
indication was given of this at yester
day's scmlotl when the state cross-examine. !
the jurymen who were called Into the box ,
Two hours were spent In going Into past.
lilatory and probing Into the intelligence and
prejudices of thirteen mcu.
No one listened to the proceedings except
a tow attorneys aud some state officers ,
The latter Included State Auditor John F.
Cornell , State Treasurer Mcseryu and Deputy
Secretary of State Wecsner , 'V'ho will bu
wltneasea.
ATroiiNKYo IN run CASE. -
TUe legal conflict la to be ( ought out by
qulto an array of talent. The state's Inter
ests will bo looked after by Attorney tlonor.il
Smyth and Deputy Smith. A half dozen
lawyers are conducting the defense. General
Cowln Is leading counsel. John H. Ames of
Lincoln Is looking after his own interests ;
Mary Fitzgerald and Ed FlUgerald of Lin
coln are represented by J mes Manahan of
the same city : o. C. McNIsh of Wlsner Is
rpj > r < > eiiu'd by E. M. Bartlett ; n , E. Hrown
of Lincoln Is representing himself ; William
A , Pnxton Is represented by Framk Ransom.
Thomas Swobe , Cadet Taylor and Nathan S.
Marwood , the other bondsmen , apparently
have no special counsel. Of these three Tay
lor was In court.
Before the Jury was called Into the court
room Attoniey General Smyth requested that
the jury bu kept In the custody of a bailiff
during the entire trial. Judge Powell would
not agree to this until the trial had made
eomo headway at least , particularly as the
defense announced that It would desire that.
the trial would bo delayed over Saturday and
ono day next week on account of other busi
ness. Several other preliminaries to the
battle , but of a technical nature , were dis
posed of before the available fifty-eight Jurors
were called Into court.
SI2CUIUXQ THE JURY.
The firu 'welvo men called Into the bo' *
and sworn were James Carroll , South Omaha ;
AVIIIIam D. Grant , Thirtieth street and Llml-
eay avenue ; J , T. Patch , Twenty-second and
JIandersSn streets ; Gus Falk , Twenty-eighth
aud Caes streets ; L. J. Howard , Maple street ;
Andrew J. AVollander , 1210 Dadgo street ;
Hiram H. Bates , Twenty-ninth street !
and Fowler avenue ; JohnW. . Fox ,
817 North Eighteenth street ; Jame C.I
Pierce. Drexel hotel ; David Bennett ,
853 North Twenty-sixth street ; Otto Sand
bars , Thirty-first and Cass streets , and
Charles Harrlck , Fourth and Bancroft
streets.
The Jurymen were closely and rigidly ex
amined by Assistant Attorney General
Smith , who carefully questioned them re
garding any acquaintanceship they might
liave with the ex-state treasurer , the bonds
men or the counsel In attendance. Almost
every one of the jurymen had read accounts
ol the case In the newspapers , 'uut , accord-
lug to their answers , none of them consid
ered themselves Incapable of sitting on the ]
Jury because of any opinions they had
formed.
By noon two of the twelve men first calleJ
\\ero excused from service for cause. One
of these was Divld Bennett , who was dis
missed on account of his aijc 64 year' ' . The
other was J. T. Patch , a lawyer , who said
that If there was any difference between the
Instructions giver by the court on law points
mid hU own conception regarding them he
would probably be guided by his own con
I victions. The Juryman was discharged over
lit * the objection of the defense.
In the pluccs of these two men George C.
Bonner end Hans Staikhani of Clontarf pre
cinct were called. Before the btate com
pleted Its examination of them the noon
adjournment was taken.
DJ3FKNSE EXAMINES JURORS.
At the afternoon session the last juror
cdllecl , George C. Bonn-ar , was e.scused on the
grounds of 111 health. Hans Lleber , a farmer
of Jefferson precinct , passed the examination
of the jStiito satisfactorily. The Jury box
was then filled ,
General Cowln questioned the Jurymen
particularly on the point whether the fact
of Bartluy'K conviction would in any way
convlji < ; c them that his bondsmen were liable
for the amount , of the shortage. A favorite
question H\KO \ was whether the juryman
could find for the defendants If uo testimony
were Introduced In the face of Hartley's con
viction. The object was to flml if the jury
men concluded from the fact that Hartley
wr.s convli'tC'l the knowledge being obtained
through repot ta In the newspapers and con
versations , that his bondsmen should be
called on to make good the shortage.
Htrnm II. HntCH might have formed an
opinion fioia newspapers , but he was confl-
dent that this would not affect his ver-
dint.
dint.John
John W. Fox was strong lu Ills belief that
tbe , luindsmmi should paj over the amount of
thu defalcation and ho was tlarefore oxcuted
for rattan.
Jamt'H C. Pierre had also formed
ail opinion from newspaper accounts of the
ft case , but UK It was dppnndent upon the- truth
'J or falsity of thn leports , ho believed that he
' would bo iiblo to render a fair verdict ,
THIS MAN HEAD TOO MUCH.
Hans Sturkhon stated that he bad ex
pressed an opinion that the bondsmen should
pay the defalcation , which opinion was based
,011 the nuwcpnprr and ether reports. The
defense Insisted that this statement was
sulllck'iit to excuse the Juror for caute. lu
answer. to question ! ! from the stute ,
lie it > ri > r , the Juror slated that hn
could render a veidlct on the evl-
donee lit the fnco of this opinion. The
defense contended that the juror would be
Influenced by the opinion even If ho tried
to do otherwise. The state Insisted that no
( nan's m I ml could , remain free from opinion
from his reading and that H was xufllclcnt
for his competency If he laid aalde that
opinion The matter was dlscunsed for some
time. Judge Powell excused the Juror , fiay-
Ing that ho-might accept him as n competent
Juror under the strict letter of the statutes ,
but that ho preferred one less biased.
Of all the jurors Hans Llebcr , A farmer of
Jefferson precinct and a twenty-five-year
resident , presented the most promising con
dition , In spltr of the fact that ho has dib
bled In politics and has been a delegate tea
a county convention In the last two years ,
ho had never heard of Hartley's embezzle
ment , the criminal prosecution or the civil
suit , and In fact did not know who Hartley
was , although ho has heard the name men
tioned somewhere.
In the place of the excused Jurors J. M.
Gooldborough of Thirteenth and Ohio streets
nnd A. J. Hortlott of Waterloo were called.
The former was excused because ho had
moved from the city last fall and had re
turned last April , since which time the six
months' residence required ot a Juror had
not pawed. The other pateed the examina
tion of both the state and defense.
FILL THE JUIIY BOX.
He-man Tangeman of South Omaha , a
one-time policeman of that city , was called
and as no reason could bo found for excusing
him , the jury box was again filled ,
'Ihrc'p tH-emptory ) challenges are allowed
each parly In a civil suit. The state tucd Us
first In excusing Otto Sandberg , who U em
ployed as a porter In the Nebraska National
bank , and was therefore pofsibly believed to
have some # ympathlcs for the bankers who
are defendants.
E. H. Mcyo's , an Insurance agent of Waterloo
lee , was called In Ills place , but was exrutod
becaUku he had a case pending In the pres
ent term of court. The point was raised by
the defense because the juror said he
thought bondsmen should be held liable for
a shortage.
George Graham of 401 North Fifteenth
street was summoned , but was excused be
cause he has served on a Jury In the last
two years. In his place AVIIIIam Parrott of
2U03 Fu'.nam street was called and gave no
caubc for being excused.
Hans Llebcr , the man who had uuver heard
ot the case , was excused by the defense on
Its first peremptory challenge. George K.
West of Twenty-second and Seward streets
was called , but was excused after another
argument , because ho had an opinion that
thu' bcndsmen should be he.d liable. William
Jensen of McArdle precinct was summoned ,
but he was cxcus-eJ for the tame cause. Ills
successor was Robert R. Strong of Forty-
second and Lake streets , but he also was
excused for the same reason. Roy Garvlti ,
tho-.unxt juror , proved to be without opinion
and theretore-Kunalned.
It being 5 o'clock , "aojuurnmont. waa taken
to fl:30 : o'clock this morning. The jury was
taken In charge for the night by the bailiff.
The result of the day's wo-k 1 that eight
of the twelve men who will try the catc
have been selected. Only fcur of the Juror. ?
now on the Jury can be removed by the two
peremptory challenges both sides have re
maining. To secure the jury twenty-five
men have been so far examined. It Is al
most certain that the jury will be com
pleted before noon today.
Xott'N of UKCourts. .
Annie McMahon Is suing In the district
court for a divorce from Patrick J. McMahon
on the grounds of non-support and dmnkcu-
ness.
ness.Tho
The Brick Manufacturing and Building
association and Mark H.insen have filed with
the county clerk a bill of sale of all tholr
manufacturing machinery to the Omaha Brick
company , the consideration being $6,000.
Ella E. Forbes alleges that she wa mar
ried on January 1 , 1874 , to John E. Forbcj at
IrvliiKton , Neb. , and that she was deserted
by him on the November 1 following. As a
cousciiucnce of this condition of affairs she
has applied to the district court for a de
cree of divorce from her neglectful spouse.
Judge Slabaugh Wednesday awarded E. R.
Overall $100. The defendant In the suit was
Alexander M. McCai-gar. Overall alleged that
McCa-gar had written to the Washington au-
thoiltlcs some false ana damaging state
ments about him , Overall , In 1S93. Yester
day a jury was waived and Judge Sla-
baugh was allowed to decide the case.
AlMiough many remedies are pushed Into
the market by spicy advertisements. Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup still takes the lead.
TO IIKQI.N HHECTION OF SCAKKHI.D.
for iliu Exfcutloit of
.
Sheriff McDonald will early next week be
gin the erection of the scaffold upon which
George Morgan is sentenced to hang on Fri
day. October 8. The structure will bo built
in the shadow of the county jail In the ellen
on the southwest ilde.
The work will be commenced as a result
of a visit the sheriff paid Governor Holcom ! )
Wednesday , from which he returned yester
day. The sheriff went for the purpose of
learning whether there was any likelihood
of gubernatorial Intervention , In order that
the county might not bo put to unnecessary
expense to the extent of the cost of the scaf
fold If the execution should bo postponed.
Governor Holcomb would not give any Inti
mation of what ho Intended to do , but Sher
iff MacDonald does not apparently bellovo
that the execution will be Interefered with.
aa lip has arranged to commence work on the
scaffold.
The death warrant , ordering the executloi
of the convicted murderer , Is now In the
hands of the fcherlff.
There are others but " "
none "just as good"
as Dr. Davis' Anti-Headache.
M. K. Sniltli . .vCo. . ItcorKiiiiIr.o.
Th wholesale dry goods firm of M. E.
Smith & Co. Is being reorganized as a re
sult of the recent death of the senior mem
ber , M. E. Smith , but apparently only so far
us to drop the name of the deceased from
tlu > list of stockholders. Articles of Incor
poration of the company , filed with the
county clerk yesterday , show that the firm
will retain It's old name. It Is capitalized
for $ : i)0000 ! and Is Intended to exist foi
fifty years. The Incorporators are Harrlel
C. Smith Adelbert J. Smith , Floyd M. Smith
Walter D. Smith , Ward M , Burgess , 'Gcorgt
M. TlbbH and Arthur C. Smith.
In tht ) county court yesterday the receipt
of the lit-lrs of the estate wca filed , show
ing that they had each received their fifth
Interest fioiu the adnilnlatratilx. The heirs
are Han let C , . Adelbert J. . Floyd M. , Wal
ter D. and Arthur C. Smith ,
The "Bicyclist's Hwi Friend" IE a Jmulllar
uaute for DoWtt's Witch Hazel Salve , al
ways ready for emergencies. Whllp a spe
cific for pllrci , It aUo Instantly iclleves am
cure * cutB , bruize * , salt rheum , eczema and
all affections of the skin. It never falls.
Drill li. of u Trn volliiu Man.
II. F , Johnson a well known and popular
tiuvi'lluK man , died at the Murray hate
Wednesday af tot noon after a week's Illness
from heart trouble. He was the state agen
I for the Lorlllard Tobacco company and hai
1 made this city his headcmarters for ten
jears. He was 3G years old at the tlmo o
Ills death. He leaves a wife and ono brothel
living In Omaha , The remains were yester-
' dny tnkf n to Rockvllle , Ind. , for Interment
being accompanied by Mrs. Johnson , F. H
Joluignu and Miss Agnes Kelly ,
GO LI ) OUST.
Alaska ! Klondike !
No need to go there for
GOLD
DUST
when you can get it at any grocer's.
It Makes tliG Dirt Ply
MADg ONfY BY
THEN. K.FAIRBANKCOMPANY ,
CU go. fit. Loul * . N w Vurk. Boiion. fltUalolpUU.
ANOTHER BRANCH GOES OUT
'robably tin Last Break to Bo Made Before
the Foreclosure alo.
NO LONGER UKDIR UNION PACIFIC CONTROL
Hereafter DIP KIUINIIN Clly I.ltic ot Die
"Overlnuil" S > tcm Will He
Oliernteil UM nil Imlc-
[ i , penitent Ilouil. |
The irgrcgatlon of the lost branch of the
Jnlon Pacific from the parent road will oc-
: ur today , October 1 , after which date
ho stretch ot railroad running through the
northeastern part ot Kansas In an east ami
west direction for a distance of 166 miles ,
which has been known Us the Kansas Ccnrtal
jrancli of the Union Pacific since Its con
struction and which has always been oper
ated from the headquarters of the Union
Pacific railway In this city , will bo known
as the Leavcnworth. Kansas & Western
railroad. The headquarters of the Inde
pendent railroad will be located at Leaven-
worth.
U U believed that At L. Williams , eeq. , of
Topeka , Kan. , will be the president of the
line after Its segregation. For a number of
years he has been a prominent lawyer In
[ he capital city of Kansas acid has been
closely identified with Union Pacific affairs.
At Union Pacific headquarters It Is regarded
as reasonably certain that J. O. Brlnkerhoff ,
now general superintendent of the Union
Pacific's Kansas division , will be the general
manager of the line after Its segregation. Ho
Is at present located at Kansas City , but will
remove his offices to Leavenworth. W. S.
Baslnger of Kansas City will be the general
freight agent of the line. A letter was re
ceived from him In Omaha yesterday ,
announc'ag his appointment. At present ho
Is the chief claim clerk of the Union Pacific's
freight department In Kansas City and has
held that position wlih credit for a number
of years. The auditor of the new road will
be William K. Reid of this city , for a number
of years conuected with the Ualon Pacific's
auditing department here. He Is ono of the
prominent figures In the Union Pacific Wheel
club , and is favorably known about the city.
No annauncempnt of a general passenger
agr-nt has yet been made , and until his ap
pointment the passenger affairs of the road
will probably continue to be directed from
the Union Pacific headquarters In this city.
WOOIHVOHTII CUTS 1HS HKWMIII.
% < ! i > ii Tnl FrolKlit AKnt for tlic
Oronoli Itoiul.
The appointment of James G. Woodworth
as general freight agent of the Oregon Rail
way & Navigation company has just been an
nounced , and is received with considerable
pleasure by the appointee's numerous friends
In Omaha , where he was formerly stationed.
When the Oregon Railway & Navigation
company was a part of the Union Pacific
system Woodworth was stationed at Port
land as assistant general freight agent. Later
hi > was at the Union Pacific headquarters
here In a higher capacity. Then Edwin Mc
Neil went with the Iowa Central railroad and
took Woodworth along with him. Later Mc
Neil was made receiver of the Oregon Rail
way & Navigation company , and he ap
pointed Woodworth secretary to the receiver.
Woodworth remained at Portland and worked
hard , never strayed to Rochester , and has
Just been rewarded by the uew regime In
control of the Oregon Railway & . Navigation
company by the appointment of general
freight agent.
Ili-avy SIilpniciitH of Null * .
The Increase In the shipments of hard
ware to the west is taken by rallroadcis as
reliable evidence of the return of pros
perity. One"of the biggest shipments of
nails ever received In Omaha will soon .ar
rive via the Omaha. Kansas City & Eastern
railroad from Qulncy , 111. The order Is for
twenty-five carloads of wire nails , some
8,000 kegs In all. Formcrly.lt Is said , most
of the Omaha nails came from the Jollet
mills , but since the opening of the new line
between Qulncy and Omaha the Qulncy
firms have been doing considerable business
In this territory.
lliirlliiKtoii Xet nnriiliiK.s.
CHICAGO , Sept. 30. The net earnings of
the Burlington road for August were $7S8,72n ,
an Increase of $344,276 over the same month
of last year. 'For ' the months of July and
August the net earnings were ? 98G,590 , an In
crease of J443.590 over the corresponding
period of the preceding fiscal year. The In
crease In the net earnings for the two
months are In the face of an > Increase of
$358,267 In the operating expenses for that
time.
One Fun- for the Have.
The railroads of Nebraska and lown. yes
terday agreed to make a rate of one fare
for the round trip ou account of the Jce
Patchen-Star Pointer horse lace here , Octo
ber 8 , the rate to apply from all points within
eighty miles of Omaha.
Hiillirny Votes mill 1'crnoiiiilH.
D. W. Hitchcock , general agent of the
Union Pacific's passenger department In
San Francisco , was here yesterday , enrouto
to Chicago.
It It stated on good authority that Oscar
G. Murray , one of the receiver. ! of the Balti
more & Ohio railroad , was offered the posi
tion of president of the Northe.n Pacific be
fore 0. S. Mcllen.
W. A. Holzhelner of the Union Pacific's
Wyoming division was hero yesterday , en-
louto to Ann Arbor. Mich. , where he will
take up studies In the University of Michi
gan's law school.
For the Momlamln carnival at Sioux
City October 4-9 , the railroads will make a
one-faro rate for the round trip from all
points north of Missouri Valley.
President S. II. II. Clark of the Union
Pacific left St. Louis on Monday for Waukesha -
shaVIs. . , on account of the warm weathei
prevailing there. It Is expected that he will
come directly to Omaha from Wuukesha some
time next week.
J , A. Flllmore , general manager of the
Pacific system of the Southern Pacific ,
passed through Omaha yrsterday In his
private car "Sacramento , " attached to the
Union Pacific's "Fast Mall. " Ho was on
his way from San Francisco to New York.
The net earnings of thi > Atchlson system
for the month of August were $921,281 , an In
crease of $1C9,325 over the same month ol
last year. For the two u.onths of the fiscal
year to August 31 the net earnings have
been $1,386,038 , an Increase of $80,185. The
totul Income from operation for. the two
months fchows an Increase of $152679.
Railroad earnings In geneial for current
weeks continue very encouraging. A com
pilation for the second week of September
shown tl'al out of seventy-six reads Included
In the statement , sixty-one show Increases
for an aggregate amount of $997,233 , while
only fifteen roads show losses , and the aggre
gate amount of these losses Is but $37,353 ,
In the final remit there Is a gain of $939,880 ,
or nearly 13 per cent In exact figures , 12.81
per cent ,
The recent visit of General Manager Ward
of th.t Postal Telegraph company to Salt
Lake City has given rise to the report that
the Postal will soon extend Its lines from
Denver lo San Francisco via Salt Lake City.
In a recent Interview General Manager \Vunl
said ; "I can say frankly that we Intend
eventually to bring a line Into Salt Lake
from Denver , but as to how soon this will
be done I cannot eay. The Postal Is a
progressive company ; we have lately made
couiwtlonfi with Mexico ; we have two lines
entering an Franctspo , vis the Santa Fu
and Vancouver , and It U our Intention to
come across the mountains to Salt Lake from
Denver , and from hero connect again with
San Francisco , That U about how the mat
ter stands , and that 1 * all 1 nan nay about
It. "
1V1I Off HUVnuiin. .
Yeatrrday Hnr.fi Dowllng was picked up
on Center , Just west of Forty-third street.
He was drunk &nd had l&ilcn from his uvgon.
Hli ton wiio wnt with him had driven on to
Houth Oiccba and hart delivered the load of
hoes to a comiuUKkri firm. Dowllng had n
few cuts and brulseu , wuerf he bad come In
contact with the pavement , but wa other
wise uninjured. Ho was charged with being
drunk ,
K IMCTIKKS.
A I'ltnorntnn ot iVIrtrn Tnkcii In All
t'nrtn otntliat Inlntuli
H has frequently ! ! b en A matter of ex
pressed surprise among the tourist cUrs of
Americans that so little Is known , compara
tively speaking , ot the * scenic beauties of
that gem of Europilrcland. .
Standing out p-femlncntly as It docs , one
of earth's most famous spot * , It tins only to
be 'more thoroughly known to be appreciated
us the scenic trcasureiof the world. The work
of placing this f < lrml beauteous land
properly before the American public has been
undertaken by thn Intornatlonl Photogiuphlc
Publishing company f Chicago. The result
of tl.ls undertaking will be a lasting monument
ment to the publishers and a tourco of never
ending delight to all , lovers of art , and es
pecially to friends of the Emerald Isle.
This work has taken the form of a scenic
panorama , consisting of over 500 photographs
of the beauties of the green Isle.
Its romantic scenery , venerable ruins , rich
art treasures and spots of historic Interest
are here reproduced with an absolute ac
curacy of detail which Is possible only In
photographic reproductions.
Accomranylng ruch picture Is a brief his
torical or descriptive sketch from the pen ot
that well known authority on all subjects
connected with Ireland , the Hon. John F.
Flncrty of Chicago.
Glimpses of Ireland's tragic * and mournful
story are portrayed In these sketches and en
gravings of the Borrows , the suffering , the
heroism of her people ; the struggles that
have aroused their course , the sacrifices
that have tested their devotion and the hope
that has sustained their enthusiasm arc
here printed In pen pictures as well as by
the photographic plates.
Appreciating the fact that this great work
has only to be known to attain a wide range
of popularity , The Bee has made arrange
ments whereby It * readers will bo enabled to
secure this gem of art practically without
ccst.
ccst.Tho
The pictures of Ireland will appear In a
series of thirty-two portfolios , which will
prove a handsome addition to any library.
Each pprtfollo will contain sixteen en
gravings anO wi | | sell for 10 cents per ccpy.
The fi'st number Is now ready for distri
bution at The Boo ofilce , both In Omaha and
Council Bluffs. Numbers will be mailed to
subscribers out of town on receipt of 10
cents In coin.
CAHMI.i : COMI'I.UTKS HIS I.AHOHS.
Inspector on > i oil < 4 of the Xo\v ( ! ov-
crniii ( > nt HnllilliiK.
Al Carllle , Inspector of furniture for the
Treasury department , has concluded his la
bors hero and left last evening for Chi
cago. From there ho wilt go direct to
Washington , where ho will make his report
of the furniture needed for the new post-
office building. He says ho will have his
statement ready to advertise for bids by
the first part ot next week.
As a sample of the complete equipment of
the new building the one Item of wardrobes
Is mentioned. In the present postotlli-o
apartments there are twenty-four ward
robes , while Mr. Carllle recommends for
the new building about 100 In addition lo
those which will be transferred. Every car
rier anil clerk will have a wardroba for his
personal use. A few ot the materials now
used In the postofllce work room will be
transferred to the new building because
new ones would bo no better , but aside
from these all the furniture will he new
and of the latest'pattern. Every branch of
the work In the new building will have
an apartment partitioned by wire screens ,
Mich as arc In use In the largo banks.
Mr. Carllle says be BOSS no reason why
the postoffico can not bo In the new buildIng -
Ing by the mlddlo of December.
GIANT FUOM 3'JIE PACIFIC COAST.
Kill tor Hi'fkinnii .Sucr cxlH < i Waslilns-
tou lixhiliH.
A novel suggestion In connection with the
Forestry exhibit at the exposition has been
made by Editor Bookman ot the Pacific Lum
ber Trade Journal , published at Seattle.
Ho suggests that-.ln order to make o , proper
display of Washington's timber resources
a leg containing 10.000 feet , banid measure ,
be shipped to Omaha and. be left on board the
car In the grounds for some tlmo during the
exposition. On a certain day he > would have
It announced that the log will be converted
into a house. For this purpose It would be
necessary to secure the co-operation of some
of the numerous exhibits of saw mills In
operation. After the log Is iquared the slabs
could bo converted Into shingles and the
slllo , studding , siding , flooring and finishing
lumber for a story and a halt cottage could
all be sawed from the big log , dressed In
the planing machine and put Into the houio.
Mr. Beckman also suggests that the saw
dust and orher refuse of the log could be
converted Into paper by norao of the pulp
mills on exhibition and made into wall paper
for the house. Ho further suggests that the
other Industries of the state might con
tribute toward the furnishing of the house ,
and a practical demonstration be thus made
of the resources of the state.
.IOIIXSTO.V GETS AN INJUNCTION.
Stops I 1'nynirnt of Minify ( o Frank
I'lvoiika.
Edward Johnston has secured a temporary
Injunction from the district court restrain
ing Mayor Ensor and the city council of
South Omaha from paylig the claim of Frank
PIvonka for $1,800 us rental for offices in
the Plvouka block from February 1 , 1S9G , to
date.
In his application for the Injunction
Johnston sets out that the claim was
presented about two weeks ago and
Is about to bo allowed by the
mayor and the city council , when ,
aK a matter of fact , the city has never occu
pled the offices. It Is stated that the city
of South Omaha entered Into a lease for the
icntal of the offices on December 1 , 1892 ,
which expired , however , on December 1 ,
1895. Difficulty over the settlement of the
rent brought the matter Into court and as
a consequence It is alleged that PIvonka
was paid In full to February 1 , IS9G.
Johnston maintains that since the latter
date the offices have never .been occupied
by the city and that the city has not leased
trem. Ho therefore charges that If the
claim is allowed the money will bo unlaw
fully diverted from the public funds and
will form a donation , as no equivalent has
been received for It.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If Its falls to
cure. 2rc ,
HITCHCOCK HUQUIVKS StMlH UOM3Y.
Sells the Olil HtlliK'Mlfilil to A. .1.
IIllIIHl'OIII.
The residence prcperty of O. M. Hitchcock
at Twentieth and 'Douglas ' , part of the original
Hitchcock homrstcad , hah been transferred
to Andrew J. Hanscoin , the consideration beIng -
Ing $44,000 , The -transaction was recorded
In the office of the , legUter ot deeds Wednes
day. Employes ot the register's office say
the money was paid , over In cash there. It
Is the first time that such a sum of money
has been transferred In cash there In such
transactions for i-ciue time.
If you have rvcnbten a little child In a
paroxysm of whooping cough , or If you have
been annoyed by aicanstant tickling In the
throat , you can appreciate the value ot One
Minute Cough Cure , -which gives quick relief.
HiirlliiKtoii lloule Cnllforiilii Kxrur-
ImluilN ,
Leave Omaha via the Burlington Route -
any Thursday afteruon ut 435 ; In a com
fortable tourUt sleeper and you reach San
Francisco Sunday evening , Los Angeles
Monday noon. No transfeis car goes right
through. Uniformed Pullman porter and ex
perienced excursion conductor relieve * you
of all bother. EVERYTHING provided ,
Tickets , $40. Berths ( big enough for two ) , $5.
Call at ticket office , 1C02 Farnam St. , and
get full Information , J , H , Reynolds , City
Passenger Agent.
_
Union I'lii'lllc.
'The Overlmd Limited. "
Tim moat SUPERB ! . " EQUIPPED
train west of Mteaoim Rl.f ,
Twelve hours quicker than any other train
to Pacific Coast ,
Call at Ticket Office. .1302 Farnam ft ,
KANE Mrs. Margaret , aged 39 , September
30 , at St. Joseph's hospital. Funeral from
realdecco ot her sister , i\lru , Carlow , 1511
Castellar street , 9 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. Interment Holy Sepulcher.
PUSHING EXPOSITION WORK
Display of Activity Which Is Encouraging
to the Public ,
HUNDREDS OF MEN ARE BEING EMPLOYED
I.iiKonti Helms' Pit I ( Ml rrHli Water Vil-
mliilMrntliiii Uiillillnir Duller Unlit
nnil Sinn Worker * Follow
, the
People who visit the exposition ftrounds
ilurlng worklns hours now-n-day * sco a dU-
ploy of activity which removes any linger
ing suspicion that the work la not being
pushed along. The Mines and Mining bulldr
Ing presents the busiest scene of any place
on the grounds. About sixty carpcnto'a and
about half as many laborers arc employed on
this building and every man Is working as
though his job depended on the amount of
work ho did. As a result , a good shotting
has been made. All of the joists have been
put In place and about two-thirds of the floorIng -
Ing had been laid at noon today , The floor
ing Is two-Inch material , four Inches wide * ,
and tongued and grooved. It Is being laid
In a workmanlike manner and at a iaild ( rate.
fho work of rearing the superstructure will
be commenced as soon as the floor Is com
pleted , the material being all at hand. As
the woik advances more men will be em
ployed until nearly 300 men will bo engaged
on this one building.
The dome of the Manufactures building
has been nearly completed and the frame
work of the building Is being rapidly put ui > .
A gang of men are at work laying the floor
and have this branch of the work well ad
vanced. The floor joists are nearly all In
p'aco and the flooring Is being laid. This
flooring Is the same as that In tlio Mines
building and when It Is finished the work
will be greatly expedited. Contractor Streh-
low Is still being hampered by the failure
of some of his big timbers to arrive , but he
la working on those portions of the building
where UICEO timbers ai-a not required.
The plica for the Machinery building ore
slow In arriving and Contractor Hamilton
Is being delayed In consequence. The piles
are being driven as fast as received.
Considerable difficulty Is being experienced
lu getting a sufficient number of piles for
use on the exposition grounds. Such a
large number of these are required that the
available supply near the city has been about
exhausted , and as the distance from the
city Increases the time nccesssary to secure
the Htlcks Increases at a rapid rate. This
fact threatens to Interfere seriously with
the buildings for which the piles have not
already been secured , Including the Ma-
eiiinpry , Agriculture , Liberal Arts and Fine
Arts.
FILLING THIS LAGOON.
The lagoon la rapidly assuming the ap
pearance of a genuine lake. The bottom Is
completely coveied from the extreme west
end lo a point east of Twentieth street , being
a little over half of the whole lagoon. Lit
tle rivulets extend to the extreme east end
of the lagoon , and It will be but a few dajs
when the entire bottom of the canal will
bo covered with water. The sparkling fluid
Is flowing Into the lake from three pipes
located at different points and the steady
flow from these comparatively small pipes
Is having a very perceptible effect.
The ditch for the water main on the grounds
has been completed along the south side of
the main court from Twenty-fourth to Twen
tieth street and a good start has been made
all along the line from Twentieth to Sixteenth
street. This ditch will bo completed by to
morrow noon and the work of laying the plv'c
will be commenced at once. When this Is
done water will be turned Into the lagoon
from a larger pipe and a few days \ \ 111 see
a marked change In the appearance of the big
ba in.
The railway crossing on Sherman monue
has been completed at the couth side of the
main court and men arc extending the track
to the western end of the main court. This
work will bs completed tonight and the col's
containing the water pipe will be switched
onto this track and unloaded alongside the
ditch prepared to receive It.
The Intersection at Sherman avem e at the
north line of the main court Is all ready to
put In place and the work of putting it In
was commenced yesterday. As soon as the
track Is completed on the south tide of the
main court the gang of track layeis will be
transferred to the north side cod this track
will bo completed by the last of the present
week , after which the carloads of lumber
for the big buildings will be switched to the
respective buildings and unloaded.
The Administration building Is being put
under roof and the staff workers are follow
ing the roofers closely with the ornamental
cornice which Is to decorate the loftv pinna
cles that crown the airy structure. The high
cht pinnacle has been completely covered
with the roofing material to be used on all
the buildings , a new material known as
rubbcrold. having a surface which glitters
like diver In the sun , the millions of minute
particles of mica with which the entire sur
face is covered reflecting the rays of the
sun in countless numbers , and the dainty
little ornamental cornice joining the roof
and the lower portion of the lofty lantern
has been put In place. The finishing touches
to the building are being rapidly put on anil
within the next ten daja the building will
be practically completed.
IlllIKIIAM UAI'liKU TO W i.SHIMJTOV
HIM riniiN fur VlNllliifV til Oiiinliti
Joseph II. Brlgham , assistant secretary of
agriculture and chairman of the Hoard of
Control of the Government building at the
Trdiismisslsslppl Exposition , passed through
Omaha on the Rock Island fast train yester
day afternoon. Mr. Hrlglmm had been In
Lincoln attending the Irrigation convention
and had Intended to stop In Omaha on Ills
way east and spend several days In rotumltu-
tlon with the officials of the exposition re
garding the government exhibit , after which
he hod Intended going direct to Nashville
to confer with his colleagues on the Hoard
of Control , A telegram summoning him to
Washington on Important business , how
ever , put an end to these plans and ac
counted for the fact that the assistant bee-
rotary stopped In Omaha less than an hour ,
all of which was spent at the depot ,
While waiting for his train to resume Its
flight eastward Mr. Ilrlgham talked freely
nbout the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition and
his connection with It. Ho frankly admitted
that his experience with exposition work
had been decldc'dly limited , but ho hud very
firm com lotions on some points In regard
to the connection of the government with
the affair. Leading among these convictions
was the thought that the government's ex
hibit must be made Interesting. He confessed
to a great Interest In the coming f > how and
said ho Intended doing everything In his
power to aid It In every way possible.
Among other things regarding the details
of the exhibit Mr , Ilrlgham said ho believed
an effort should bo made to make the gov
ernment's exhibit UH new and Interesting
an possible. He t > aid ho had noticed a great
deal of sameness about the display niado
by the government at former expositions and
expressed the opinion that this might ho
changed bulllclently to remove the suspicion
that the Identical objects weio displayed at
each exposition ,
Mr. Drigham stated that the meeting of
the Board of Control which had been ar
ranged for nt Nashville about October 4 had
been canceled , but ho gave no Indication of
when a meeting of the board would be
called , Ho expressed a strong desire , how-
evor. to have a conference with the exposi
tion officials , but did not bint at any partic
ular steps he should take lo bring about a
meeting. Ho slated , however , ( hat ho would
be In Nashville October 5 , and when in-
founod that October 8 had been designated
as Nebraska day and that a number of the
Tranumluiisiilppl Exposition officials would
probably bo In Nashville at that tlmo hu
remarked that a nuetlng might be had then.
low \ ( ' ( MnTiHsioTiJirs ASSKMII. ; :
l > < > | inrliiiriifN Ovrr
MeiulitTM Will 1'rrnlile ,
The several departments of the Iowa
exhibit at the TransmlsaleHlppl and Inter
national Exposition have been assigned to
the members of tun Iowa Tram > niiBslsMlppl
and Internatloaul Exposition commission as
follows : Live stock , 8. 13. Packard , Mar-
A Walk Out
Yesterday all of the carpenters employed at The
Nebraska corner laid down their tools and walked out. This
was the first walk out that occurred , since the building began
to be erected. The men expressed themselves as being very
sorry indeed. The contractor also regretted the action of the
men , but cou'd ' not see any help for it , as he will be out of a
job himself in a few days. One of the men , being inter
viewed , said the only grievance he knew of was that there
were only four floors in the building. He wished there would
bs eighteen. As the carpenter work on the four lloors was
all finished , and as the pointers were waiting fora chance to
hang their little signs around , the carpentor-Hie'd an informal
conference and decided that they wou'd have to look for work
somewhere else. There was absolutely nothing else for them
to do The building is now in the hands of the painters ,
who are doing what they can to cover things up and make it
unpleasant for peop'e ' with nsw clothes. One of these days
the painters will be obliged to walk out , too. As soon as they
do , we will walk in. Aftet we get a foothold for ourselves
we will invite the public to come and see us. Wish them
painters weren't so all fired slow.
EVERY GENLMNETWIN _ STAV ISSTAMPED _ *
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.Fi. fm A
Pat Nov , it , i&jo , Junaaj , i&t. Trade Martt teclsteicJ Jan. 7 ,
? S8& Uaa-lncoiujnorfira. . . . , , *
] HfST
) fANNftT COT (1AHMENTS
llJLVJ'kJJL 33EAUXrfUI Beware worthless Imitations. 1jl .llll1JJl
For Sale by IIOSTOX STOIli : , ( MIAII \ .
233
Turkish , Tansy and Pennyroyal IMIIs most oilcctu il FUJI ALE
pills will KRLIKVK SUPP'llUSSUl ) , EXCliSSIVIJ , SCANTY OU
PAINFUL MENSTRUATION Will brinR menstruation sure to
the day. Sent by inai securely packoil , SI.00 a box. M
HASH'S PHARMACY , 18th and FnniamSts , Omaha Neb.
The Mineral Water bUFlnch" Is u rpoHalty with
us , usve have e\ery fa'lllty for trnn actlns
t.ils Imminent.Ve buy our water illirvl from
i-piliiKa nnd cull fuinlFh them frei.li.
Our cabli prices on Mlnrinl Waters ami Drugs
me attraclUc. Henil belo :
: ! Jo Castorln 19c
Xc Munyon's Hemrdle * lite
'no Humiihiey's SpecllRs lUc
25c Hose 1'cifumecl Tulcum 14c
J3c Ametlrnn Karlnn. Colonn" lie
a."o lavender Smelling Salts l ! > c
33o Violet Wattr l'c ! '
Thompson's Chcny Phosphate So
f.0e Hyrup FiKB H2c
25o Carter's I.lver Pills J2c
' . 'JC
25c Allcock's Porous Pl.isters
20o Uottla Ynpellne lOa
2lc Hrown's Tooth 1'owiler ! ! > <
JI.OO Steams' Wine Cod I.lver Oil T4c
Jl.Ort Hcott's Rimilslnn 07c
: > 'Ju n.iby Foods ( all liliuis ) SSc
WHITE roil MI.NIHAI. : WATP.U CATAI oun :
1-Kl Dnilce St. ,
MIDDLE OF TFJ15 nLOl'IC.
DUFFY'9
PURE HALT WH1SKET
All Druggists.
nnnnnrouGDcoaD
Qlung Trouble p
( " 1 The fall of the year i an iin-
| i portant period for till who have
Q CATARRH 0 : ( BRONCHITIS ,
I I or any other ulTeotlou of the re- I
t = !
Dspiratory passages-
. . Trie latest and bust appliances
| | for skillful treatiTiPnt are used
I I by Dr. Shepard. Consultation free.
SHEPARD MEDICAL INSTITUTE
Jll-m-313 N. Y. Life Bids. Tel. 113S.
And Surgical Institute.
ICO ! ) UoilKr St. . Omnlm. Neb.
CO.\M'I.TITIO > Fit K11.
BpeclultMs In Iroatinent of
Chronic , ficrvons and 1'riv.iU '
iimlull WKAICM-J.VS
ana uisounisits < > r
HVDHOCULU and YAHll'OCii.i : : prrnianriilly
mi'l ' fcucceBBfulls- cured In t-ver > case.
11I/OOD AND SKIN UUeiiMB. Sure Spain ,
I'linplfn , Scrofula , Tumors , 'Jitter. 1'c * m.i uiitl
HlooU I'olson lhorouglil > clciuiBpa Horn tlio c > a-
NKflVOI'H Debility , Kiiciinntoirlip.i. brmlnal
ijjtfK ) , Nliiht Kmlfflons , l.o ? of Vilul ) ' IM-IS
permanently und speedily rureil.
WH.UC .1II-3.V.
( Vitality Weak ) , maile i-o liy
cation to uiulnrrs or stuUy : nevci
or Eilef ; SBXUAh KXCIJSHKB
or from tjio effects of youthful f
write tliern today. Jlox 177
Omaha Medical , and Surgical Institute
shalltown ; horticulture. 8. H. Mallory ,
Charlton ; agriculture , dairy ana apiary , V.
N , Ghabe , Cedar Kails ; manufactures ami
machinery , George W. McCoIil , Logan ; mlnt-a
and geology. John II.Vallhatik , Mount
Pleasant ; ilccoratlvo Installation , A. W. Kr-
win , Sioux City ; presn , Kobcrt H. Moore ,
Ottumwa ; forestry , Owen I ovojoy. Jefferson ;
music ami photography , J. K. 13. Markley ,
Mason City ; education and fine arts , Syl-
vanus I ) , Cook Davenport ; woman's depart
ment , Allan Daweoti , Oes Moinea.
AXOTI1HH CO.NVKXTJOX IS I\X1 13I .
.Vorllivrrvlrrii Klrc I'mlrrttrKn'B fjonin
to Oimilifi Xcxt Your.
Another big convention has been added to
thn already long list of great asiioclatlonu
which will makoOmahatla-lrmoctl.it ; place
during the summer of 1898.
The Northwestern Flro Underwriters as
sociation , now In session at Chicago , has
broken the record of sixteen years and will
n.ect In Omaha next year. Thin In the first
tlmo this meeting has been hold outside of
Chicago ( or sixteen years , but thn jMTsuaslVe
elo'iuenco of Captain II , 12 , Palmer and 'H , II.
Coryell , the Omaha delegates to Iliu meeting ,
\uia too much ( or tbo delegates and the tlmt1-
hmioifil precedent was thrown to ( lin wlnd < i
and the COO delegates voted iiuanlmutuly to
iiu-rt In the exposition city next year , TliU
body retrains l'i session at eurh meeting
atfural days , di-pendlug upon thu amount of
business to be transacted , Tbo members are
nearly all accompanied by members of their
families anil a considerable portion of the
time | g spent In social noym nU
To close out a number of Sample
I'lanos and make room for our new
fall stock , wo have marked every In
strument down at actual cost.
Fln.9 antique oak sample I'lano , worth $309
only ? 175.
Kino AValnut Uptight , worth $350 only
$225.Emerson
Emerson Upright , slightly used , big bar
gain.
gain.Other upilghts from $92.00 upwards.
Siiuarps from $2.1.00 upwards.
Organs from IflTi.OO upwards.
Now In the time to buy and save money.
Few Ivers & Pond , Emerson
Vose & Sons Pianos and
Waterloo Organs
SOLD OXLV 1JY
SCHMOIrlrER S MUELLER ,
105 South IStli.
A. C. Mt'EU-EH , Tuner. Tel. JC23.
C'lTUES 1'IMPLES.
I2T W.12ml St , ,
New York.
ton &
Bjrqest ,
Managers ,
1531.
AT SilB ,
LCI'S SCHILLER VAUDEVILLES
Prlci'ii-SMc. Mil ! , "fli1 tl on
MATINI.I2 SATI'KIUV.
Malluro I'lJct'H lowi-r llonr , DUe balcony. lc. !
Thu . UloJ&UlUIl Mamisri. .
4 M < ; ilT.S , CniiiiiieiiuliiK : Sunday Mnt.
M ITIMJI3 U KD.VF.SDA V.
The Laughing Furore of England ami
Amorlca
MISS FRANCIS OF YALE
With Original Oast , Including
int. KTHJNM : ciitAitnor.
Tlie OrlKlluilll < Mll.KV'S AUNT. "
Prices 2Bc , DOe 75c , $1,00.
Matinee 2Gc , ' . ' . TCe.
Boyd's Theatre
Mnnaners.
iic 1919 . . . .
3 COMMIACING
stNiuv. ocr. j.
Tin : TAMOt S fOMIJOV.
. . .NEVEK AGAIN. . .
Direct ( mm an Ahsoluto Conquest o (
nr.o .virsiiT.s \ \ c iimtiii AM ) X. V.
Realu now on hale.
Prices 25c , GOr , 7Ce , $1.00.
Star Pointer
( i.SOi )
anil .
Joe Patchen (2:010 ( :
TIIR PACING KINdS OK THR WOULD ,
will positively appear at
OMAHA-FKJDAY
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8 , 18)7 ! ) ,
and go to beat the World's Record. Coma
'
and see them. Only CLICO In a lifetime'
you have such an opportunity. Reduced
ratrs on rallroadk. Two other good races
will make up an afternoon.
ADMISSION- CHVI'S ,
Oninlm Knlr mill Spi-ril A Nnrlallon.
W. It. JHSNNKTT , President.
D , T. MOUNT. Secretary. If
The Miliard llouglflf Olhand Street ,
UHVIV.
O NTItAM/V l < XUTKD.
American plun , J'J.fiO l'"r ' day up.
IUiroM | > : iii piiintl.OO per day u .
J. K. JIAltlCKI. A NO.V , 1'roiis.
BAUKER. . HOTEL.
I'HIIITKKXTII AXIJ JOXISS S'J'IIHIJTS ,
14 } roiimi. liiitlif , ulriini lical ami all modtnt
roruc-nltnciw , JUiU-n , Jl.M und KW t.rr cluy.
T tle unfXctjIH'J Wptclul low rain lo tegular
toarderi J > ICi : SMITH. Man e T
Most Complexion Powdere fi
have a vulgar glare , but I'ozzoiu'a ia a , true I
bcautlOer , whose cUecU are liutlng , I