THIS OMAHA DAILY lAoljJ : MONDAY. OOTOH13R 13 , 1807.
InR done m the bluff tract , but had not
authorized him to make any changes In the
plan made \ > y Ulrlcli.
In this connection a statement Is made by
an Omaha man which ROCS to ahow that as
Ute as the latter part of August Oeraldlno
< lil ! not coiml < ler that 1'lrleh had resigned.
TIU man , whose name la Henry llroer , was
an applicant for employment ns gardener , In
which capacity ho had hecn In the employ
of Herman Kountzc for the last seven years.
He called repeatedly at Oeraldlne'ii oinco
end wns told earh time to come again.
'Finally ' , In the latter part of August. Coral-
dlno aald to him : "Mr. llroer , this delay Is
not my fault ; that cus of nn Ulrlcli should
bo here , I want him to como and organlwi
Ihli thing and set you to work. Como In at
the end of the month. "
LUIS AIJOUT TA.MM.
While verbal proof of Geraldlne'a ability
as a prevaricator is plentiful , there Is alio
written proof , part of It made under oatli ,
which adds to the mountain of evldo..co
afialnst bis reliability. Reference Is had
to the statements regarding W. 11. Tatnlii.
During the investigation , of the charges
agalnBt Oeraldlno the nccuced , stated , In re
ply to a direct question , that Tamni wus
"from Olnnha. " In his sworn affidavit In
the case bronchi In the municipal court , by
the Tobey Kurnlttirc company of Chicago to
recover ? 85 for a llttlo furniture bill Suugh1.
liy Ooialdlno In Chicago In February , 1893 ,
Gcmldlne states twice that Tamm Is tt resi
dent of Chicago and that on thu date the
affidavit was made , July 22 , this year , Tamm
was traveling In Iluropo and would not re
turn to this country until about Sepitnilw ,
but the court was Informal that Ueraldlno
had positive knowledge that Tamm would
bo In Omaha about October 1. If there was
no. further evidence In this matter the two
statements are directly opposite and both
could not bo true , but the statement of Tamm
shows that neither was true and Oeraldlno
must have known It. This statement nlso
shown that Oeraldine stated what was not
true when he swore that Tamm was in
Europe. When this affidavit was made Tamm
was In New York and left lh.it city August
G or 0 for Omaha , arriving here without
delay and was nt once given cmploymi-nt on
the exposition by Ocraldine , who wanted him
for a witness In the ease of the Tobey l-'ur-
nlture company. Mr. W. 11. Tamm says ho
Is a resident of California , his wife rraldltia
there with her parents. Tamm stated tbnt
his last vote had been cast In California
tor HeiJamln : HarrUon for preaHout , ai.tl
that bo had not lived In any state long
enough since that time to acquire a vote.
TAMM'S OWN STOUY.
The statement made by Tamm was as fol
lows : "For the past live years I have been
In the employ of Arthur Johnson & Hrothor
of this city , superintending their construc
tion contracts In various parts of the coun
try. The headquarters of the firm baa al
ways bcei ; hi Omaha and I have regarded
thU ) city as my headquarters for that rea
son , but I have never acquired a voting resi
dence hero or In any state except Califor
nia during recent years. The greater part
of 1837 previous to August was' spent by me
bstwcen New York and Chicago , looking up
evidence to be used In a suit now pending
In the New York xourls In which the firm
of Arthur Johnson * * llrother are plaintiffs
I hunted up evidence for the plaintiff * and
gave testimony myself botli In Chicago and
New York , where iho attorneys wore taking
depositions. Portions of May , Juno , July
and August were bpcnt In Now York ami
portions of the same months Jn Chicago , all
the time on this business. I was not In
Europe during any tlmp this year. August
6 or 6 1 left New York and came direct to
Oraalia. "
The pay roll of the IHilldlngs and Grounds
department for the month of August shows
that W. II. Tamm was employed fourteen
days during that month as "superintendent
of construction. " Although Qeraldlnc In an
aflMarlt , filed July "A swore that Tamm WPS
In Europe and that he had been searching
all over that country for him , yet he had nn
difficulty in finding him when he wanted
him to take charge of the work on the ex-
rcsltlon grounds , so as to bo on hand as a
witness for him when the Tobey case came
up for trial.
PKEAOIir.S TO Of. MIA WJIHKI.JIHX.
Ur. 'Ilntlt-r ' Dfllvri'N n Si-rinon on
C.voK-H unit Vycllnx *
Bodies of wheelmen , represent'tig over GOO
members , had determined to attend the St.
Mary's Avenue Congregations ! church last
night as the invited guests of Hev. S. Wright
Butler , llut rain and mud , those demons of
the cyclist's creed , had placed their inter
diction on wheeling and the fair number of
bicyclists who attended were obliged to em
ploy more stormworthy conveyrriocri. In
Bplto of the discouragement of the weather ,
however , the special service planned for the
evening was carried out. Although the
wheelmen were not ablu to proceed to the
church In a body , cs had been arranged ,
most of the local wheel clubs were repre
sented and meir/iors were present from the
Omaha. WheeJ club and the Tourist , Turner ,
Union Pacific , Thurston Ullle rnd Ilemls
Park Athletic Wheel clubs. Ilesidcs these
were ? delegations from the League of Ameri
can Wheelmen , the Burlington lieadqturlcrs ,
the Pacific Express company and the posl-
olllce.
lr. Butler spoke ns a man qualified to ad
dress wheelmen , as he had followed in Ills
own. experience the slaves of the evolution
of the cycle. lie o\voJ : : a tricycle In earlier
days pnd pcssessed one of tlio best safotkvj
of thorn all at the present time. Ho said
also that Henry Ward Hcccher had the llrst
bicycle sold In the United States anil that
a minister had Invented the first tandem.
In his sermon Dr , Butler spoke of the
bleyclo ns the great leveler of class dis
tinctions. Ilo said that queens and cash
I girls rode on the same avenues and that the
wheel subdued all princely raiment cod im
pressing headgear to the same modest cos
tume. He described the scorcher as one
blind to sky , landscape and society and that
his posture constricted the working of his
lungs. Like the boy on the beam of a
plow. Dr. Butler said , the scorcer retards
his own progress by throwing his weight on
his front wheel.
In regard to Sunday riding Dr. Butler be
lieved that there was no more sm ! In two
wheels than four. It was not fie much the
doing as the manner and purroao of It. He
believed In Sun-lay riding , but not to the
reproach of bicyclists ns a class or to eiuse
the good of their order to bo evilly spoken
of.
Mrs. A. O. Edwards was heard In the eon-
tralto solo , "Gallllce. " and In n duet with
Jtlss Edna Wll'.lams. Prof , lleinbold also
gave two numbers on the vlol'n.
A31H1MCAV SCIIHMH IS M'l'IOHlOH.
Plnil of llimurnuc ( 'lirfliliitr i\ci-ls
( hill I'HCil In Knulimil.
Mortimer Harris , former general manager
of the London , Chatham & Dover railroad of
England , has Just come over to America
( or iv trip of Inspection over American rail
roads. In a recent Interview he handed out
the following compliment to the American
system of baggage checking :
"When I was here thirty years ago I
recognized Instantly the superiority of your
tiaggago checking system , and when 1 - returned
turned I did all 1 could to Induce our rail
roads to adopt It. llut It' was not done ,
and wo still have our system , when I think
is far Inferior to yours. Here you simply
take a check and your baggage Is delivered
at your door. 'In ' England all trains do not
carry baggage cais and passengers with lug-
nago carry It usually In their compartments
In the cars. At the end of the Journey the
luggage Is dumped out and the passenger
flnds It and carries It homo the best way
lie can. Wo have no baggage rooms and no
system of baggage express. In the first
place wo have no upaco to build large bag
gage rooniB , and secondly , thu people seem to
prefer the present system. Wo glvo n pas
senger a check for his bag or luggage , ani
when ho Muds It he often goes away will
Loth the bag and the check. I suppose tlm
every railroad could bo sued by 500 passen
gers every year who could present their
checks and claim that they had received no
luggage. But they do not do It. I have no
liopa whatever of having your system In
troduccd hi England. "
Are gaining fu\ur rapidly.
Dullness men and travel
lers carry them In vest
iioekctt , lailloi rarry them
in purMt , liousc'en ' Keen tlii-m In mcillcliie
duett. JjleutU monuueud Uieiu to friimdi. Sic.
.vnii.irrics oTNI ;
I'ool Hull XIMV HolilN S\vny in tin-
Sportlliu World ,
On Saturday the great American Inter-
coleglato game of foot ball secured full sway
for the first tlmo this year , and from now
until the beginning of December Its pre
dominance will be uiiquoslloiiiMl. To be sure ,
In all American colleges there will bo thu
usual attention lo f.ill sports on the track
ami athletic field ; the fall practice of the
crows at the universities encouraging nijuatle
sports will engage some attention , and before -
fore long the first call for Indoor practice
of base ball candidates for next season's
nines will appear. Hut all these will bo
subordinate to King Football of Gridiron ,
and for Iho next six weeks his reign will bo
complete.
There will bo the usual objections to the
reign of thla pulsaut monarch of American
athletics. It will not bu long before the
columns of the religious press will be filled
with screeds on the ovili ) of the pamo. The
Anglo-Americans will again protest that the
modern Intt-rcnllrglate game U far Inferior
to the association game largely plajt-d In
the mother country , and will judiciously
overlook the fight terminating a lively asso
ciation game in Chicago a week ago. In
thu mcantlmo additions will bo built to the
grandstnnxltt on all the leading foot ball fields
and preparations made for accommodating
Increasing crowds of cheering spectators who
delight to witness the vigorous contests be
tween the sturdy young Americans doing
battle fur their respective colleges. The
game greatly freed from tincvlle that nt-
U-mlrd it when played In the metropolitan
rltlcs and played almost exclusively on college -
lego grounds ami before real colleglanu who
support their own team as a matter nf loy
alty and cheer tlm visiting tram as a mutter
of courtesy Is bound to go forward and win
for Itself a still hither place In thu cistevm
of those who have the best Interests of pure
amateur sport most at heart.
The weather man on Saturday afternccm
fyrnlshed to this locality a good article from
the loot ball standpoint. Though the Hclds
were somowhnt boft from the rains Juat
fallen , tlio temperature was low enough to
put plenty of snap Into the players' move
ments nnd w s not too raw for thu spec
tators. The only game of local Interest was
that played at the Field Club park , Council
Uluffs. between olevicis representing the
high schools of Omaha and Council IJlulTj
respectively. The game went to the Iowa
boys , who scored their only touchdown near
the end of the second half. The try for goal
failed. Thu Omaha boys put up a strong
game and gave evidence that there was ma
terial In the cloven , If properly trained , for
a team strong enough to easily defeat the
Council muffs eleven In the return game
here. It Is to bo sincerely regretted that
differences of opinion regarding tbo couchIng -
Ing of thu Omaha team should have been al
lowed to Interfere with the work of the
team. An eastern collegian who has been
assisting In the coaching stopped because
of some trouble about the handling of the
men. DUst'iislcd In foot ball ranks , whether
In thu coaching or the playing department ,
Is even more lamentable than a lack of ma
terial and much more disastrous. Whatever
there Is of It In the High school eleven muet
bo stamped out at , once if any success Is to
be obtained. If U Is true , as stated to The
Boo by players on the oluvcn. that the team
Is being coached according to methods of the
gatnii eight years old , It might be better to
secure an up-to-date player to suggixit more
modern plays. Hut whoever the coach , loy
alty must ho the first requisite of the play
ers If they expect to w'n the games that are
yet to bo played.
The eaet did not have the luck of the west
on Saturday , losti'ad of handing out foot-
bat weather to the cffcto region of thu coun
try the wentttfrjimn Just gave It n warm
slice of July1 lompcraturo nml atmosphere ,
seriously Interfering with Iho progress of
the game , whlrh require * cool , brisk
weather for Hv best exhibitions. The
weather man slli.Jfhl have known better , llut
If ho has to JMfrJmlnato It's very kind of
him to glvo thi > west the best of It. The
remarkable thing that strikes ono as ho
glonircs over the scores of the many Impor
tant games plbyni hn Saturday is that nearly
all of the games vvero cloaely contested. Ex
cepting the easy victories of Pennsylvania
over Dartmouth 1M-0) ) and of Michigan over
Ohio State (3-i ( ) . all the Important rjames
resulted In close.scores and most of the lat
ter games weretuoro closely played than the
scores would linllcalc , the losing teams In
variably having weakened tiear the close of
the contests ,
Tlio most gratifying result of Saturday to
western fool ball men was the victory of
Iowa State university over Northwestern
university. The latter has achieved much
fomo during the i ist three years by Its
aggressive elevens , nnd Hut Its team should
bo defeated by lown , where reputation 111
foot ball Is not greatly extended , was some
thing of n surprise. Last year Dull , Penn
sylvania's old center , taught the Iowa play
ers mnny things about the game. This
yoir ho could not return to Iowa , but sent
n worthy substitute In the person of Wngon-
hurst. Pennsylvania old tackle. He has
thoroughly drilled the Iowa team In Iho fn-
mous tandem play , that of bringing the
guards u.ick of the Hue and forming them
In a line with thu tacks to plough through
Quakers used in defeating Princeton nt Tren
ton In 1S94 , mid though severe on the op
posing players It's a successful one. It
won for Iowa against Northwestern on Sat
urday by the score of 12 to C , and unlesn
the Nebraska team evolves n clever manner
of stopping this play It will win when .Iowa
and Nebraska meet here on Thanksgiving
day.
The greatest game In the east on Sat
urday was that between Princeton and th- '
Carlisle Indians. The latter played fast , ind
uirlous. They showed they had as" good a
team as they had last year when they de
feated Ynlc. though Referee Illckok called It
a tie. The Princeton Tigers played a splen
did game , defeating the sturdy red men IS
to 0 and proving conclusively that the
rancrnion team of 1S97 Is In a fair way
to successfully defend the proud title of
champion , " which was so well earned last
year.
Lafayette , the newcomer In the eastern
college world for foot ball honors only , with
practically the samp team Hint Inst year
defeated Pennsylvania and Cornell and
Played a Ho game with Princeton , on Satur
day plnyod nn exciting game with Cornell
at Easton. Pa. The rostilt was n "tie , -1-1
Cornell scoring Its touchdown- the drat
half by fast work through the line. La
fayette scored late In HIP second half on a
fumble. The Cornell eleven docs not show
up In very strong form. The scores against
the smaller colleges have been small , C-0.
1G-0 and 1C-0 against Colgate , Syracuse and
Tufts respectively. As Cornell meets Har
vard at Cambridge' next Saturday , and plays
Princeton on Percy field. Ithaca , ono week
later , some h.ird wnrl : will havp to bo done
within the next few days If anything Is to
bo accomplished against the leaders. Harry
Frank of this city , is making a strong bid
for a position back.of the linp on the 'var
sity. At present he is playing full-back on
the- scrub , ami has frequently been tried on
the 'vaislty siile.
As was the disc last season and the season
before that Yale Is 'playim ; a largo number
of games with selnl-prnfessional athletic
clubs In lieu of meeting Pennsylvania and
other strong colleKe"te-ams. Ono of this class
of games was played on Salurdiy. resulting
In a victory fur Yale over the Newton Ath
letic club , sco'ro. 10 to 0. The reports Bay
that the Yak" ends were weak , but there
must be somethingwrong. - . Joe Hazen has
Just been brought back to New Haven- , and
ho Is cc-rtainlj-'as good an end rush < ts there
is In the country today , prsslbly excepting
Captain Cochrnn ofsPrinceton.
Pennsylvania.with three of the strongest
men outof thpiahw "had no trouble In scor
ing " 4 points a'galivjt Dartmouth. tJic-.tcam
which Harvard once previously defeated 1.1
to 0. Possible It's Just ns well ttat some of
the leaders are not going to meet Ihe Quakers
this year , but the public would think a whole
lot more of them if they did , even though
defeat were assured.
Chicago put upa - fair game against rjeloit ,
though scored on. Cordon Clarke nt quarter
and Billy Gardner at full-back did great
work , as Is their wont.
l-'ii l llorti-s nl l.onlMvIlli * .
LOUISVILLIC. Ky. , Oct. 17. Right car
loads of horses , the fastest harness pi-r-
fprmcra to be fouml In America , have ar
rived at the track of the Louisville Driving
anil Fair ncpnulntlon from Lexington. There
.ire now quartered ul the track nearly -100
horsi'.s nti'l : ! 00 more are expected to : n--
rlve tomorrow. S. II. diowne , the driver of
Itoberl J. and John 11. Gentry , aaiil tonight
thill he .woulil . drive fli-mry In t > o mau-h
race next Friday and thnt K < 1 fleers woulil
drive Robert J. These two ( jri-ut p.u-ors will
pace the bo.st ihrop In live In-a's. Mr. liownc
was out ut the trad : this afternoon ami t'.x-
urclspil hl.i charges , both as u tc.tin and
separately. They were not given any f.iHt
work however. All day the track I.MIS
allvo with horses , who \voro sent around
for qunrti-rs and halves" at a lively clip. All
the horsemen agreed that the track was In
splendid condition , ami tln-y prt'illctod a
remarkably successful meeting If it did not
rain , as happened last year.
iDiiltlniori * Ili'iiti-ii Atvnlii.
CINCINNATI , Oct. 17. About 1.7CO people
witnessed the game between the Ilaltlmore
untj All-American teams here today. The
Orioles g-avo a very' poor exhibition of ball
playing , while life AII-Americai : jiut up a
pretty game and won with ease. Collins'
playlnt ) at third was the feature. Score :
Haltlmcre 0-1 !
All-Atnericans 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 'J 0-U
U.UP hltst : Hnllimoic , 12 ; All-American * ,
11. Krrori : lialtlnion * . S ; All-Ann-rlcnns , 2.
lliilterlef : Haltlniore , Pond nud Clark ; All-
Amerlcans , Rhlues and Donolme ,
CAIMiHT WITH STIH.KX PIIOI'IJIITV.
DitliiK' il Wliol 'Hiili' lliitlmvss Si-llliuv
Hud Morris , colored , IS years old , was ar
rested for burglary yesterday mder clreum-
ntances , that make hid hope of es-cjpo rather
forlorn. On Thursday night Krug's brewery
was entered and a largo number of valuable
brass fillings were secured. The coppur lin
ing of Iwo vats was also torn away and the
damage to the whole was not li-sa than ? 7fi.
DotcctlvtH Donahue and Dunn later dis
covered thl-i material In n junk store bo-
neath the Douglas street bridge and lay
In wait for the man to rovlnlt thn placo.
Yesterday ho came .again , and this time
had a similar l6sd. ' 'Tt consisted of a steam
Injector , a cht/ek valve and a sack full of
other article ? u''ed in stpamtlttlng. They are
of brass and valuable , probably v.orth $100.
The man had a'pree'l to seJl them for $9 and
had Just taken'their welghUi when ho WIIH
lnternii/tcd by HbV iCntoi-ilves.
The Jiink dealtr fdentlfies Morris as the
man who sold'him the Krug property and
he himself docs'ftot'deny ' It. He suys , however -
over , that ho'"brought ' the material from
Sioux City and"that It belonged to a steam
' 'ft ' has not been
thrashing outfit. ascer
tained who Isthe owner of thu lasl Back-
' ' '
lull.
Almost' liiMlilt * Out.
The stomach that 5s nol turned thus -by - a
shaking up on tho' ' ( briny wavo" must bo a
well fortified one. "Tho gastrlu apparatus
can bo renderQfl nrw > f against sea sickness
with that stomachll ! no popular among trav
elers by sea and land Hosteller's Stomach
Hitters. H defends the system against ma
laria and rheumatism , and subdues liver
complaint , constipation and dyspepsia ,
IIiI.I.VOIS n l MISSION COMIXIi ,
Will .Spi'lii ! Wi'ilni'Mliiy l.ooMiiK On-r
KxpOHllfOII ( il-Ollllllh ,
Tlio Illinois commission for the Transmit-
slsalppl Exposition will arrive In Omaha
Wednesday morning. The last accounts from
Chicago Indicated that every mem'jur of tha
tommUslon would be in the parly. They
will leave Chicago Tuesday evening at 5:50 :
In a special Pullman car over the Iurlln.toii !
road , arlrv.'ng hero Ihe following morning.
They will spend Wednesday looking over
the city ami the exposition grounds and will
eclect a silo for the Illinois building. The
commission will Iso find tlmu during the
day to hold a meeting with tlio Hoard of
Managers upon matters pertaining to ex
hibits to bu miJu from that stile.
SOIL GETS A GOOD SOAKING
Rain Frills Generally All Over the Stale ,
Doing Much Good.
HELPS WINTER WHEAT AND RYE GREATLY
f > ' 'iiH
* I InMiiNlur1 > VIMC < | In
Carry II Tlirmittli Hie
Win Iff.
WAHOO , Ncl ) . , Oct. 17. ( Snalal. ) tljln
began to fait a short tl'no nftcr 12 o'dmk
lost night ami n stonily -lownpour contlmiptl
until afternoon today. This Is the best rain
that Ims fallen In Sauiidors county for tunny
months. Notwltlu'.a'iiif-is tlio dry weather ,
the farmers have contlaiinil to scol winter
wheat nnd rye. ( Juno u largo amount was
imt In last week. The ei-ed'ng ' Jinn been dune
with a press driller , which inils the need
well down Into the soil. KO that It leiiulres
no miow to protect 't dttrliu ; the winter.
Everything at this -Into points towa.'d a
crop of winter wheat tlio ccuiilnj season.
KHK.MONT , Neb. , ( let. K. ( sSpoci
heaviest rain slnco April last foul hero Uat
night and this forenoon. This , added to the
half Inch that fell Friday night , hna n'.oldt-
ened the ground In good shape and will lieip
winter wheat and rye and put the ground In
[ .cttcr shape for plowing. In many parts of
the county the wells were low nnd streams
dry.CBNTUAL
CBNTUAL G1TV , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special
Telegram. ) A heavy rain has been falling
hero for the last twenty-four hours.
\V12ST POINT , Nob. , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
The long drouth was broken today by a
small shower of rain. It was barely stilH-
clent to lay the dust.
WINSIDU , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Specl.ll. )
After many weeks of continued dry wenher ,
rain began'to fall here last night at about
S p. m. and did not cease falling until alter
S a. m. today , so that the ground , whii-h
lias 'been ' too dry for plowing , Is noiv thor
oughly soaked and ready for work. The
rain was preceded by a very cold north
wind. Farmers arc just finishing thrash
ing from stacks and arc beginning to lunik
corn. Most fields of corn give evidence of
a good yield , almost nil repot ts so far es
timating about , forty bushels per acre. This
will undoubtedly fall short ns the corn
bcramej dry , so that about thirty bushels
will bo n fair average of the corn crop here.
The corn Is very good , clean nnd dry , and
of far better quality than It was here laft
year. Many cattle are being fed near Win-
side , BO that we feel sure of n home mar
ket for surplus corn. The wheat clop has
aveiaged eight bushels per ni're , and as
the price has been lower of late , both for
wheat and oats , the small grain crop has
been discouraging. 1'otntoes lire giving
gond returns for labor and Und.
CIIADItON , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) A
light snow fell hero Friday aftotncon. last
ing" about one hour. This Is Ihe first snow
of the season. Stock will not suffer. Fann
ers will not bo inconvenienced In ( gathering
their corn and potatoes.
IH'XCAN , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) The
rain .still continues and the ground is get
ting a thorough Booking. Farmers are Ju-
bllint over the prospects for fall sown1 grain
and the acreage will bo Increased.
DUXIIAH , Nob. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) A
very heavy rain fell heru Friday nls'it ' and
Saturday forenoon. The fall wheat will be
greatly benefited. Corn husking will be the
order of the day from now on with the farm
ers. The yield , except where Injured by
hall July 11 , will average thirty bushels per
aero.
SYRACUSE , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Rain fell to the depth of 2.11
inches yesterday and today and all went Into
the ground. A poultry association for this
county was organlllcd here Friday , with L.
I * . Morris cf 1'almyr.a as president ,
POLITICS ix ci uix < ; rorvrv.
. .IllilmCriiMforil WniiilriMVN Illnniim
li < MiulilU-iiiM t-'lulil Hiiril.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
Judge Crawford of this city has withdrawn
his name as candidate for regent of thu uni
versity on the gold Democratic ticket.
The republican nominees for county ofllcea
In Cumlng are entitled to n great deal of
credit for the vim and energy with which
they are conducting the campaign. Not
withstanding the fact that they are facing a
300 majority against them , they are making
the rounds of the several precincts and do
ing their level best to reduce the democratic-
majority.
1'cpullsts are fond of referring to a mort
gage as nn evidence of financial ruin and
distress. It that v.-ero true , then the great
number of chattel mortgages filed in CiimfcR
county during the past week would Indicate
the fact that the farmers are hurrying to the
devil at a highly accelerated rate of npeed.
The record for the week ending October 13 ,
1897 , is as follows , viz. : October 7 , $7 S3B.OS
October S. ? 1M2.80 ; October ! > , $11,352.17
October 11 , $ ,1,391.27 ; October 12 , $ lfi7D.lC
October 13. $9,460.46 ; total , $40,007.94. In
almost every Instance the moitgngra were
given to secure the pure-hasp price of cattle
bought for feeding and ( inoculative , purposes.
Instead of being an evidence of adversity , It
Is sure and direct ovidencn of prosperity , for
It is only In thu midst of biMinefs confidence
that men engage generally In ventures of
that sort. The mortgages nbovo mentioned
do nn' mean that our farmers are In want or
distress. On the contrary , t'ley mean Mint ,
Inspired by the times pooplu are reaching
out and extending the ecopo of their opera
tions and Investments , and thereby hoping to
reap profitable returns.
SUi-teli "f il I'iiini
nUNBAU , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Mrs.
Kll/aneth Wilson Wcstbrook had the Wilson
pioneer house moved down to near her
present residence. This bouse was built
in 1S5G by her father , Thomas Wilson ,
shortly after Ills arrival In this country from
Canada. In this houao the pcstolllce for
Delaware precinct was first established ,
with Thomas \YlUon as postmaster. Thr >
ofilee continued to bu held by members of
the famllly until 1S74. The piesent post
master , C. H. Wilson , U a grandson of the
first postmaster.
At this old pioneer house stopped the
wagon t rains for Denver from Nebraska
City until the union i-aciuc was compieieu
to Oniehn In 1810. The mall continued to
ho carried by stage until the- Midland Pa
cific ( : : ow the II.i M. ) was completed from
Nebraska City to Lincoln in 1S71.
Shortly after Mr. Wilson's arrival in Ne
braska. ! stockc.l up the farm and operated
a dairy. The Wilson butter was shipped to
Denver nnd the mVjrs via the wagon trains.
Mrs. Westbronk , his daughter , still con
tinues the daily , using the butler d.bh
bought In Nebraska City In the spring of
1857. Tills dUh In greatly prized by tlio
family as ono of the pioneer rullcs. Mrs.
WIlBon , mother of Mrs. Wcwtbrook , end wife
of Thomas Wilson , is still very smart for
her age , hiving passed her eighty-second
birthday iJst July.
U'fHl I'lllllt Vllll'H.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special )
Dr. K. 11. Ilollls'.cr received a telegram from
his folks that hla father Is dying In Iowa
City , la. , nnd Immediately departed for his
fa'her'a bedside ,
W. H. Artman uhlppoj seventeen largo
boxes of Cumlng county products down to
Omaha thla week , which will bo used In the
state exhibit nt the Trnnsmlsslsslppl Expo
sition next year. The stuff will be stored In
Omaha , together with other exhibits of thsit
class , until the buildings nrn roniplotcil.
Thirty-one to.ichora assembled nt the of
fice of the county superintendent la t Satur
day to attend the first meeting of the local
section held the rrcse-nt year. Superin
tendent Manning presided nnd Miss Klsle
Hey acted as secretary. Prof. I . P. Clrundy
wag elected manager for the ensuing ye- "
and Miss Christina Larson was elected pres
ident for the coming month.
Cumlng county Is feeding more cattlu this
year than over.
PVIIt DP STK\.M TIlllASllKHS IltlltV.
I 'I'll1.1Kin * nt ( InSntni * Time on Ail-
| Jnliitnur .Srcllini * nf l.nnil.
I MILKOllD , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Two
j steam tlmtshcrs nnd separators nt work on
adjoining sections of Innd about eight miles
west of hero took fire nnd burned nt the some
tlmo on Thursday afternoon. They belonged
lo Peter Derberger and John Ombcr and were
I thrashing on sections 33 and 35 , township K ,
! respectively. Until took lire from the engines
j and In both cases the separator nnd several
liundrod busUpIs of oats belonging to the
: fanners they were working for were dc-
| stroyed.
'
DAM.VCI3S roil A HUM ) Hl'SIIAM ' ) .
\Vlilotv i Ht'iMivi-rs front ilir Slrn Who
I Sotil lliiior < o Mnrilrrrr.
i FAIHUtlRY. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) In
i district court In the cneo of Kate Smiley
| against Zlmmcrmnn & Harmlster and their
bondsmen for $5,000 damages by reason of
f the sale of liquor to Ooorge S. Williams , tin-
tier tlu > liilluencu of which ho killed her hua-
. band , the Jury this morning returned a ver
dict of $1,000 for the plaintiff.
lioi'nl Xoli-N from York.
YOHIC. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) An amateur -
tour art club has been formed among the
local artists. A suite of rooms has been
' secured and the winter's work well begun.
I Postmaster and Mrs. Coles and Mr. and
Mrs. II. J. Coles , jr. , who were poisoned
' . Thursday by eating unhealthy moat , have
so far recovered from the effects as to bo
, out once more. For n tlmo It was thought
' that there would be serious results to the
'
Incident.
I Mrs. Helen Dibble died at the Ursullne
| hospital last night. She la well known and
| highly esteemed hew. Her death was due
to a dllllcult operation which was recently
performed , upon her.
Hey Sent to IVntfciiUnry.
NKHKASKA CITY , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
Fred Wllhoff , a minor , wan arraigned In the
j district court yesterday on the charge of as-
1 slating Parezp.o and Hleu In the robbery of
j the Missouri Pacific depot at Talmago a few
days ago. Ho pleaded guilty and was sen
tenced to two years In the penitentiary.
The regular September term of the dls'.rlet
court was adjourned by Judge Hamsey tinMl
December 20 , when ho will return and hold
a short session.
V. M , C. \ . lor 'IViMiiiiNpli.
TECUMSKH , Nob. . Got. 17. ( Special. )
The Christian people of Tecumseh are mak
ing an effort to organize a Young Men's
Christian association hero. A meeting of all
Interested will bo held at the Presbyterian
church tomorrow afternoon. Secretary
Dougherty of the 'Lincoln ' Young Men's Chris
tian association will bo present and offer
suggestions In the way of proceeding to or
ganize and will glvo a brief history of the
Lincoln organization.
Orntnrs Who llnvi * > lIonrci'N ,
ARCADIA , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) The
populists opened the campaign In this part
of the county by holding a meeting in Het-
tenmayer's hall last night. Not more than
forty persons were present , many of whom
wevo republicans. Secretary of State Porter
ter was billed to speak , but did not appear.
County Superintendent McCall was tliD ptln-
clpal speaker , and county and state affairs
were the Issues discnsse.l. Several local
candidates were present.
SiuimliTs' County
WAHOO , Ncb.00ct. 17. Local politico Is
the all-absorbing topic hero at this time , and
It la dilllcult to figure on the probable re
sults. Tlio fight is between republicans niul
fusionists , with the strength of the latter
something of an unknown quantity. The
battle seems to be principally for the pos
session of the county truasurershlp. and a
strong fight is being made by both parties ,
but not with the bitterness of former years.
ioi-s III ( tni-sl of lli-illlli.
DECATUR , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
I Representative It. D. Hyram , from this dis-
j trict to iho state legislature , has gone to
| Colorado for the bsnoflt of ills health. lie
| hr.s been ailing for some tlmo and the family
physician advised the change.
A party of Northcwcstern railroad men
have been looking over the country In this
end of the county for tbo last few days.
I Ilursl AsUs it Dlvori-i- .
PRKMONT , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) James
Huint filed a petition in the district court
[ for a divorce- from his wlfo , Mary. Ilo al
leges that ehe has been guilty of using very
Impolite language to him on several oc
casions nnd on the lltli day of September
threw a shoo knlfo at him and im Imme
diately left. Ho wants the custody of their
two children , ono of 3 years ami the other
a few months.
, l.tvi-ly ( 'iiuijiitiKti In .InliiiNon' foiinty.
I TECUM3KII , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
The campaign in Johnson county Is on In
earnest. The numerous candidates from the
several parties for county ollices are putting
In all of their tlmo canvassing. Country
school house speaking will coinmi-m-e next
i week. The contest will bo a lively one In
t the county , but as this In a republican
county , the results are already known.
Ar Slrlki-N n House.
CLAY CENTER , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
Last night about 10 o'clock during a severe
thunder storm , lightning struck the residence
of I'M Orr of this place , pnsHlng through thereof
roof and breaking the bay window to pieces.
No ono was injured ; the property was In
sured for $500 In the Connecticut Flro Insur
ance company.
Dcclilion n Joint Di-lind- .
CHADRON , Neb. . Oct. 17. ( Special.- )
triangular fusion aggregation hua challenged
the republicans to a scries of Joint debates.
The republicans promptly accepted. Ton
joint meetings Imvo btoti arranged in vari
ous parts of the county. Oreal Interest la
manifested in the county campaign ,
\IMV MllllllllIKH III 'I'l-l-IIMIMI-ll ,
TKCIIMSU1I , Nob. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) W.
II. IlaKsiHl is adding u big shed to the buildings -
! ings already In his lumber yard. The work
'of ' rcmoiUllng and enlarging the Park hotel
! has been commenced and several business
i buildings about town are receiving Improve
ments.
Si-ll I'otnloi-H mill liny lpilf'N. |
TKCUMSHH , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. )
Numerous wagun lends of potatoes an : coin-
lug Into this county from ttio west. The
tr&d-rs bring potato * s hern , where they are
H-arco. and take apples back with Hum.
TillONM.Y GliNUINii IH'NYADl WATIiR
BliST AND SAFEST NATURAL APIiRJIiNT WATIIR
' . ' ' l all tlm nii-illi'iil auili riiJi'.s fur CON-
I'lv.sriiln-il ali'l ' Hl'l'i'oV'il ' for. 'I I iii'ilrs < y >
STU'ATIUN. DYSI'KI'SIA. TUIU'IUITY OF TI1H UYKJt , JlK.MOHItllnmS
mi vvi-ll as for till klinli'L-il allmi'iiis n-siiltliij ; Innn IntlisiTfiloii in illut.
"H U riMiiiirl.nl > ! > ' mill i'ii'i-illonnll | > - uniform In II *
llrlllali Mudl-Ml Journal.
"Tini.ololi | | > -i' of nil llllliT WnUM-M. " -
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ooiiMlnnl In luiiiionllloii.
IIOSM , \\IMJI.\.SSI-'I ; i , iini-'oni : itii
CAUTION Sen that ihc labci bears the signature of ihe
firm Andreas Snxlehner.
South Omaha News .
2W1v3'T5rWi ; <
Assistant Chief Holland of tinflro , i r n.
ment not long ago purchased a new tire
buggy and ns the rig did not have any H UJ
attachment , the ehlef , who Is qnlto an in
ventive genltiH , has placed In the vi'hii lo
a neat little device which will no douM i-o -
copied by fire chiefs In other p.ir's of the
country. .The old way of pounding a pi-Jnl
nnil striking a gong Is not at all ntl'facwy
In cities where street car bolls 01 a aimliur
sound are continually being run on tins
account Holland decided to have somoilittij ;
different. So he secured n twelve in.-b gong-
of silvery lone and screweil It ( Imi ) 10 ilio
tinder Bide of his buggy seat Then , ho
placed n couple of cells of dry b.ntory in
the scat and close to the goug. Wires WITH
then run from the battery to the gong anil
along to the bottom of the buggy , where a
push button was located. Pressure on the
button , which Is manipulated easily by tine
foot , keeps the gong ringing. The two cells
of storage battery will last for several
months and when useless they can bo easily
removed and new ones placed in position
with little trouble and slight expense.
There Is another man In the city who Is of
n mechanical turn of mind and he has lilted
his home with all kinds of mechanical con *
\eiileiiccs. The opening of a door At night
Instnntb lights every electric Hunt In the
hnise. This alone , It Is thought , would woaro
n burglar almost to dentil. The nicest c11 -
trlvance Is one connecting the telephone i > h
the lights In- the sleeping room. Shrnil I itio.
telephone ring after the hour of retiring t'io '
Incandescaul lights would at once bla i > i-i - > .
Then there Is a lazy man's scheme for tt-
tlngulRhing these same lights after the tele
phone has been answered. Hanging do\\n
from the celling and iioar the pillows i -i
silken cord with n pear-shaped piece ff
carved wcod dcpindlng from the end.iicr
retiring a slight pressure on the pen-l-i'it
will extinguish the lights , thus enabling .do
head of the house to reach the bed wl'huiit
hunting for It In the daik. Several other
contrivances of on equally liwnlous mituio
are to be found In this resldi'iire. am ng
them being an electric curling Iron heai'r ,
and nil o\cn for cooking roasts , eu- .
I'olllU-lllll Wllll II ClHIMHctllM' .
Now that the county nominating co ven-
tlon Is over a certain well known pidi i-1 m
who wee a candidate U having any annul , t
of fun at the expense of the chairman of a
certain delegation. This delegate approached
preached thu candidate the mornliig of the
day the convention was to meet and told
him confidentially that ho was not going to
touch him very hard , if coin of the roa'm
to the amount of $1 was forthcoming the
delegate , would not only vote foi tlm osr.ll- .
date but would purchase refreshment f < r
the. rest of the delegation and do wl.at tin
eculd to assist the aspirant for courty
honors. The candidate fell Inlth the MK-
gestlon of the delegate and pru'.iptly pro
duced the nceesfary eoin.
Nothing more was thought of the matter
by the candidate until he istooii In tln > . ! -
ventlon nnd noticed thla particular di'lotf.ro
arise and vote his delegation --olid agiinst
him. Then all of tin1 promises of thiin -r - > - -
iiiK were brought to the mind of the < MI11 -
date and the look ho gave the u. HK.I"
would have driven men of U--s icm- * ;
drink or something else equally -is tUpi \ > . 'd.
The day following the crrave-it on tin i in-
dldate was surprised to receive b > in il a
letter from the delegate who had lUo- . !
him. This letter contained a Jl bill , t !
the few words willten on a HUMP of i ) i r
told the story. "My coi-scence. " tlv n
read , "will not allow mo to- - keep tinnn - v
you gave me the day of the convention. Y i
will find it enclosed. " This brief nitc v *
signed by the delegate and now the -
date Is treasuring that scrap of piper .1 1
envelope as evidence that all men in i li
lies aie not prevaricators.
llonrtl cif llonllli in Hnrm-Ht.
The city authorities are apparcnth in
earnest In the matter of enforcing tinni'i i
recently promulgated by the Di nd f
Health. For refusing lo o\iy the ovdi-is nf ,
the sanitary Inspector Thotms .1. ONei1. a
real estate ngfCH , h is been arrested. Wh n
brought before the Judge O'Ncll we.i i c-
Icahed on his own lecosnl/.ance to appear f r
trial Tuciday. H is understood that ol. . < > r
aricsls will follow unli'rs Insjuci'.r | f , r-
roll's on ! < rs arc obeyed within tl.o time al
lowed by Inw.
Ili-NliliMiiu * llniniiitt'il l > .v Kin1.
The rofcldcncc cf Elmer Wear. Twnty-
third and II streets , was damaged to the
extent of $100 yesterday uftcrnoon by lire.
It is not known how the bla'/.e started , but
names were first discovered issuing frtin a
closet en the second lloor. The Il'O < ! ] ) n-
nient made a quick run , considering the e-n-
dltion of the htrcets. and soon hail the
flumca extinguished. Mice and matches are
supp sed to bo the calico.
. { iiliu ! . < > Mi'ouUs a l.i'K.
John I o slipped on the sidewalk on Q
street near Twenty-seventh street yrst-r'lny '
and broke one of his legs. Ho was altiiid-l
by Dr. Berry and afterward taken to thf
South Omaha hospital. Iiumiry at tin h H-
pltal In regard to the condition of I.oo failed
to elicit any Information , us Miss Jdin-
son. the new nurse , p sltlvely refuse ! to
bay 'anything about tlio ac'-l-lont - , even going
BO far as to refuse to give the man's naiim.
ManicCily CiiHMlii.
A meeting of the city council is billcij
fpr this evening.
Robert Jones , Twenty-second and N
streets , fell down yesterday and broke his
noso.
The Bohemian Catholic church fair will
bo continued tonight nt Franek's hull. Twen
tieth and S streets.
It Is expected that the new addition to
Hawthorne school will bo occupied by pupils
for the ( irst time today.
Mrs. 0. W. Clark of Oroonwood Is b"ro
visiting her daughter , Mrs. W. I , . Holland ,
Twenty-fourth and G streets.
The young son of Mr. and Mrp. W. H.
VaiiH3iit. who bav lioen dangerously 111 , was
reported KCJIIIO better yesterday.
Lena , the ( i-year-old daughter of A. E ,
Ivomke , Albright , died yesterday. The fu-
nerul will bo held at it o'clock this after
noon. Interment nt Laurel Hill cemetery.
Itojmblioans of the Fourth ward have or
ganized a club with Clmrli's dimming. } us
president and O. E. Ilriira as t-oerotary. A
meeting of the club will be held this even
ing at Thirty-third and I < streotw.
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