Nebraska Newspapers

    8 THE OMAHA DAILY HIDE : : " FIUDAT , OCTOBER 2f > , 1 97.
PACES FKflM THE RECORDS
Mr , E , Boeewater Shows Inconsistencies of
Some Fusion Candidates.
HOUSING MEETING IN THE FIFTH WARD
CoKfiit lU-iiNitiiN AiUnncfil Why tlio
, Jtrinilillcuii Ktnti * mill O < iiinl >
TIcUc-lN .Slintilil H < * iU-ct Ml
A big and enthusiastic meeting of Fifth
nard citizens was held last night In Erfilng
liatl tinder the auspices of the Fifth Ward
llcpubllcin club. Republican , doctrines WCTO
F expounded , the Issues were discussed and the
II. different tickets were considered by a considerable
.
II.f siderable number of speakers , who aroused
f mlOiout any difficulty unlimited enthusiasm
over the clean standard bearers who will
represent the republican party at the polls
en next Tuesday.
The meeting was called to order by Pros-
Met ) ' . Dave Christie , who Intioduced Dr. L.
1' . Ilrltt as t.ic first cpeaker ot the evening.
Dr. Brltt pictured the difference In the condi
tions of last year , when Idle and uncniplovcd
men assembled about street cornets and
talked bccauBo they had nothing else to do.
and of this jcar , when moii were too busy
and had too much employment to spend their
tlmo In talking. Hu salJ that the election
of McKlnley was a grand and glorious thing
for the country , but that It was a sad com
mentary for the state of Nebraska that It had
filvcn llcclf over to populism. He spoke par
ticularly of the corruptness ot the last legis
lature , lit concluding ho contended that It
avas the duty of voters to redeem the sia'o
at fho coming election by selecting the entire
republican ticket fiom top to bottom to fill
the ofilccs which were to be filled.
KESPECTS TO GREATEST FU3IONIST
Edward Rosewatcr was Introduced as the
next speaker. Mr Rosewatcr paid his first
respects to the recognized leader of the fu-
r eloti clement , who Is now traveling througa
Ohio lu a special ear , paid for by the railroad
company , and cngigcd hi enlightening the
people of that sta'o on political Issues. 51r
Rosewatcr hoped tnat ho would go Into the
mining districts to meet the miners and explain -
plain to them Just how It was that last 5ear
liti ran for the presidency as their champion
and the champion of all other pcor and op
pressed men , and yet while they were strug
gling for living wages and , in fact , for their
lives , ho was away on a junketing trip In the
Yellowstone on rdlroad passes , and sent them
no word of svmpathy nor contributed a dollar
lar to their assis'cncc , although he was mak
ing from $7uO to $1,030 a day from bin lec
tures.
5Ir. Rcsewater commended the antimonopoly
ely plank In the populist platform , but he In
sisted that Ilr > an was simply masquerading
when ho pretended to stand upon It , since he
has been traveling on rallrcaJ pissua , anJ
during his teuii In congress had never raised
his voice against monopolies He is now
preaching against government by Injunction
liut sat as mute as an oyster In congress
. when Debs was fighting Pullman , during the
strikes In St. Paul and Chicago , and whoi >
Cleveland ordered the military to Cilcago.
At any rate , 5Ir. Rosewatcr contended that
Brjan and his following could not carrj
the fight In this state as agalrot the govem
inent by Injunction , as the only court wl.ith
tried to do that was presided over by one of
themselves , a freci sliver Judge , Judge Scott ,
who Is trjlng to make himself the police
commission ,
SMALL CALIBER CANDIDATES
Turning- then to the argument that Is being
made against the icpubllcan ticket , that it
should bo defeated on account of the past
misdeeds or * Us members , 'Mr. ' Rosewatc1.-
held that a < i achuipji . .sh&uld not be con
sidered bad because of a scindal connected
with ono of Ifs members , so a party should
not bo considered entirely ov'll because It con
tained some black sheep. At any rate
lie did not consider that a con
glomerate party , made up of the off
scourings of other i-artles , should say that
because , a republican had gone wrccig his
place should bo taken by one of themselves
Their caliber was Indicated when one man on
the ticket had gone before the oopulUt con
vention with the statement that ho had voted
for 5IcKlnley , and had been a repabllcan a
fcvv days befoie , but he was a pcipul.st at
that moment because he wanted to be coucity
commissioner. Another had voted the repub
lican ticket from top to bottom last fall , but
this year ho could not get a nomination from
the republicans and , thei'efori ! . became a sil
ver republican for revenue only.
Another turncoat of the same character
was Judge Sullivan. The candidate for supreme
premo Judge on the fusion ticket , 5Ir. Rose
water stated , had always becci a notorious
corporation democrat , and jet he was now
standing on an anti-monopoly platfor.ii. Ten
yeais ago ho sat In the state legislature. IK
was then a through and through railroad
democrat , and was In with the panltentla.-v
ring. IIu favored the Infamous sillno land
steal , and after he had voted to fix the t > rli L
for this land at $15 , Instead of the aporalsei
value of $500 , thus putting some $00,000 li
the pockets ot the ring , ho was wined and
dined by It.
FEARED AN INVESTIGATION.
Again , when the anti-gambling bill hac
passed the senate and was up In the house o
representatives , Sullivan set himself ngalns
It as a member of the judiciary committee
When Mr. Rosewater charged this com
m It too In the house with being In collusloi
with the gamblers , and In response an In
vcstlKatliiK committee was selected , Sul
livan worked and voted for an Increase In tl.t
filzo of the committee that his friends mlgh
bo In the majority cxi It. The present nt
toTney general , Smyth , was on the same com
mlttco with him at the time , and votei
against the Increase In the committee be
causa ho hail nothing to fear from an invchtl
gallon. Why did Sullivan act as ho did
Mr. Rosowatci * said ho did not care to ac
ouso him of an > thing , but he considered tha
a candidate for the supreme jmlgcshli
should bo nvcn above sutplul u Post mlgh
bo charged with having made 1101116 mistakes
but ho did not ( > intcs.i to be what he wa
not. Sullivan stood as an antl-moncnul )
candidate , whereas he was known to be a
corporation democrat. That was the mall
difference between the two candidates.
Continuing , Mr Roscwater said that the
republicans had nominated a clean ticket
for which anyccio who desired good Iocs
government could vote without regaid tc
his politics. Opposed to It was a ticket drawn
tip on a spot's agreement Moat of tlio re
publicans had already served terms and none
ono dared to say an ) thing against an > o
them , A huirah tmilvbecn made over Trcas
urer George Helmrod In the fact that he hai
deposited money In banks that had failed
hut the effect nt this was eucpt away bj
the report ot the populist bank examiner
\\lio declared that Hclmrod's books uer
better Kept than those of any other trcau
urcr In the stato. At any rate , .Mr Rosowate
maintained that Helmrod could not tell anj
tetter than any other citizen what bin
would next collapse- the financial crlsl
existing when the failures occurred , He In
elsted that the charge against Helmrod wa
Itchldtr , .cnly. bleeding palmi , .l.apcle. . noil. ,
tad imlnfut linger cud , , pliiuiln , Wackhinil. ,
oily , m iiby ulln.dry , thin , and falling h lr. Itch.
lng.icaljr.ealp. , nil jickl quickly to warm lath ,
with CUTICIIIU Biup , und gentle uuoinihu.
with OUTICUJU ( ointment ; , the gnat tln cun > .
BLf "llaw ta Vroduct HiJI , VTUt < Il nd . " ( nt.
ITCHINQ HUMORS"1'1 * " * " " *
11 buncombe clnco every cent of the
ounty's money would come back ultimately.
IIOCTOR SHOULD I1H nBTIUED.
Mr Iloiowatcr Alto considered Hector , the
icad of the county ticket. Ho referred par-
Icularly to Hoctor'n hankering after omcc.
lo was holding one CUy position when he
w a clecteil treasurer of South Omaha. He
row the salaries of both offices , Dcforo
its term expired ho was elected county
ommlraioner , and now before his term Is
ut ho was to he sheriff. Mr. Uosewater
onsldered that It would bo best for him to
10 pcrmrncntly retired. Hector Is consld-
red the best man on the ticket. The re-
nelnder of the candidates are made up
argcly of cast off prohibitionists nnd rcpub-
Icans , so poverty stricken ! o the fusion clc-
ncnt In material. Mr. Hosewatcr wanted
o know why any one should want tluse
> ast republicans when they could get the
rlglnal article.
In conclusion , Mr Hoicwatcr commented
upon the lethargy ! that Is being dlsplajcd In
he campaign. lie said that nine months
go the people were In hard luck. The
iredlctlons of the republican party had come
rue , and now the people were contented
ml did not care to 'bother with politics ,
lilt the speaker maintained that It was
heir duty to give credit for the prosperity
hat Is now returning and to do so by re-
onllng their v tcs at the coming election In
aver of the party that brought back this
inupcrlty.
II. C. llromo also dwelt upon the rcallza-
Ion of the promises made by the republican
> arty last fall , that with the election of
IcKlnlcy good times would return. The
) artj was following this by presenting a
plendld ticket ot clean men to the voters
his falll. He referred to the charges made
gainst Helmrod , and Insisted that It was
lot the treasurer's fault that county money
lad been deposited In the defunct banks ,
Inco the county commissioners had selected
hem as depository banks and had Instructed
ilm to deposit them. Moreover , the
peakcr contended that the county was pro-
ectcd by good bonds , and the money would
bo recovered dollar for dollar. Mr. Ilrome
also paid his respects to Iledfleld , vvh > last
year voted the gold ticket nnd this year
witched to the silver party. From this
he speaker maintained that It mual bo con-
hided el'hcr that Ucdlleld was lacking In
udgment or cl o that he wanted ofllcc re
gardless of his political convictions.
Congre'snifan D H Mercer arrived before
ho meeting concluded and made brief re
marks Other speakers f the evening wore :
Sheriff John W. McDonald , Treasurer Helmed -
od , Justice of the Peace Cockrcll , Justice
of the I'eaco roster. Justice of the Peace
laldwln and Candidates Burgess , Klewit
and Moore for the school board.
spirits ivrun snvuvm.
li'flOK n rnrillnlVleoino in Ills
11 DDKVnr < l.
The olcbo of the fall campaign witnesses
10 diminution In the enthusiasm of the n.-
mbllcans > ! the Seventh ward , Judging fron >
he crowd which greeted Congressman David
I. Mercer at the headquarters of the Seventh
Ward club last night. The meeting vvaj
calloii foi the special purpose of hearing
he popular congressman speak , and the au
Hence was no small compliment to the man ,
n addition to the applause , which was fre-
lucnt and prolonged.
The speaker waa Introduced by Charles
W. Haller , acting chairman. Mr. Haller , In
> refaclng the introduction , said that It had
icon some time since Mr. Mercer had lud
ho opportunity of talking to the friends In
ils own ward , and that he was glad to see
uch a hearty greet Ing.
In beginning , the speaker said It gave
ilm great satisfaction to observe a great
lumber of voters who had become estranged
o their own party during the late presiden-
lal election back In the ranks of the best
: lass of men on earth. "The Indications
hus made manifest , " said Mr. Mercer , "were
very flattering for an overwhelming victory
or the party thinughout the county nnd
atate. In my Journejs around about the
state , and particularly In Omaha , such au
diences have greeted every republican
speaker. The dajs of the -populists , the
silver fanatics and the so-called fuslonlstn
of every creed are numbered. With prosper-
ty steadily advancing under the republican
latlonal regime such a result was to bee
o ked for , and the members of the mongrel
parties arc forced already to practically ad
ult their defeat.
"At meetings called under populists au
spices out of the state but little enthusiasm
s manifested. As proof of this examine
he stumping tours of Judge Sullivan , of
Jovernor Holcomb nnd W. J. Bryan. In
he opening ot the campaign these leaders
vere early In the field and preparatl ns
were made by the state central committee
at Lincoln representing the republican party
: o send out speakers to counteract the work
of these men. Hut It proved to bo unneces
sary. Dcforo the actual work had begun
: elcgrams wcro sent In to headquarters stat-
ng that the .stale arguments and threadbare
theories of the populist speakers had fallen
upon Inattentive cars. Hard times were u
: hlng of the past , and the farmers were
m re exorcised In taking care of their mam
moth crops than In listening to the addrcssc-
f men who in the past had contrlbulcd noth
ing to the general welfare. Among the
counties which have gene over to the popu
list side are Howard and Custer. From
observalUiiH , I am willing to wager that
both of these sections will return a major
ity of from GOO to COO for the icpubllcan
candidates this jear.
"Tho popular Idea of a Nebraska populist
In the can Is that he consists of a man who
Is bent upon destruction. < Destruction of
values , of prosperity and of every responsi
bility which makes business trarsactlons
possible. It becomes necessary , then , for the
masses to bury the dcetructlonlst , aiv.l this
dutj IB now in the lunJs of the republican
party. H remains with It to Redeem the
honor of Nebraska and to reassure the In
vestors of the east that they will be pro
tected. This protection once assured now
Investments will be nude anl eveiy section
benefited Among such contemplated im
provements will bo the establishing of tan
neries at South Omihi. From personal
knowledge I know of large capital which Is
waiting In the cast to be Invested In jusi
such enterprises Wa > delay such expendi
tures when n thoughtful vote of the people
will bring It about' "
The speaker concluded b > giving the pies-
cut county cleiK some hot shots , staling that
an ) one who would desert his part } after
gaining a livelihood from It for n term o !
six years was like an aErassIn who slabber
a friend In the back Those who prated o ;
hoiuat > upon the street corners wcro , In tin
opinion ot lie speaker , the sort of men who
ought to bo watched.
Fred W. Kocttcr followed with a short nd
dress , giving the German sentiment upon
iho present Issues and pledging their sup
port to the republican party this fall D. J
Cernlth alto talked for a few minutes nm
the meetliv ; concluded with the trading nt a
roniinuntcatlon from the Swedlsh-Amerlcai
Oarllcld club , In which It was denied tin
the club was wl'h the fuslonlsta , and in
serted t lat Us support would be with Ihe re
publican part > this > eir.
Dave Mercer and II J Cornish at the
Gorman republican club this evening a
Muellcr'a hall.
Try the Omaha Kngravlng Co. for /Im
etchings or half-tones. Don t ecnd tliem on
of the city 1211 Farnam , telephone 1S21
> ! ) lU'Hnlti ] n Murder ,
William Crutchflcld , the negro who wa
shot In Nat Hrown's saloon Tuesday nlghl bj
Tom Lewis , was reported in bad condltloi
jruterdny. There Is email hope for his re
cover ) In event of his death a charge o
nuntilaughter will probably bo lodged agalns
Low Is , It Is alto possible that one more se
vere may he Die ) If the present Investlgu
lions now being made by iho police are au
thentlcated.
Llecuaes to wed have been Issued to the
follow Inp partlen :
Nnniu nnd Address , \go
Albert N Davis , Houth Omnha . 20
Josephine Wlgg , Omaha . 2
John Meyer , Omnha . . . . 2
I'opp. Omnha
Policy M Miller. Omaha . 31
AIIIIH .M. O'Neal , Omaha . a
Christ Ni-lxen , Omnha . . . 3 ;
Kallc Pelersen , Omahu . 2 <
Alphcvvs P. Speaker. Omahn . . . . . 2 !
1'iMrl C1. Peterson , Hloux City , la . n
lA'uU V. I'ardcf , Omaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Ora Pearl Shelby , Omaha . , . 2 (
Charles It. Slninge. Omaha . . . . . 32
Llllle M FfMtncr , Omaha . . . . , . , , , , , 2.
Subscribe for The Sunday Uee and read
Anthony Hope'i treat tory "Slinou Dale. "
IIOCTOR OUT IN A NEW ROLE
Result of Some Investigations Ordered by
tbo City Officials.
DEALS IN CLAIMS AGAINST SOUTH OMANA
\ * Clly TrrtiNiirrr He HUN 111 * Muter
liny n .1 nilKIIIoutnnliiM the
Town mill Thru AMHKII !
It to Him. ,
The somewhat notorious Drlscoll damage
Inlin occupied the attention of the South
) malm city council at n special meeting , held
Vcdnesday night , and the evidence that was '
> rought out cast some very Interesting side-
Ighls on the transactions of several former
South Omaha odlclils , ono of whom Is now
a candidate for sheriff on the fusion ticket.
This Is a case In which Catherlno E. Drls-
oil tiled n claim against the city of South
Omaha for $3,000 damages for Injuries allced
0 have been received by stepping through
a hole. In a sidewalk on S street In October ,
894. The claim was tiled with the city
crk , February 11 , 1895 , and on May 31 , fol-
owlng , a suit for the amount was begun In
ho district court. As the claim had not
icon filed within ninety dajs after the In-
ury , cs required by law , Ell II. Doud , who
vas then city attorney , nicd n demurrer
i.ascd on the lapse of time. Some time after
Mr. Doud resigned his office ns city nttor-
icy , and at the same meeting of the council
t which his resignation was received , W. C.
. .ambcrt was appointed as his successor ,
"hreo dnjs after his successor had been
lectcd the records show that Doud withdrew
ho demurrer and stipulated for ten dajs In
vhlch to fllo an answer. The answer was n
; cncral denial of the fact that the city wai
caponslblo for the accident.
Tl'o next iccord Is dated April 11 , 1890 ,
vlien R. B Montgomery , special city atlor-
ley , was directed by a icsolutlon of the
cllj council to confess judgment In favor
of Catherine Drls-coll for $2500. This was
lc.no and the necessary order was Issued by
Ir.dgc Fawcott. Since then the claim haa
passed Into the hands of Thomas Hector
anJ It Is In connection with this tiansactlon
hat fraud Is alleged , on the Urcngth of
vhlch tha city council Wednesday night
ordeied the Judiciary committee to emp oy
pcclal counsel to begin the proper proceed-
tigs against Mr. Hector to prevent him from
collecting the Judgment.
RECORDS ARE PRODUCED.
The matter was brought up by Councilman
Jariott at a previous meeting and was re
ferred to Attorney Montgomery , with In
structions to loDk up all the records In the
aso and submit a report This repo-t was con-
Idered Wednesday night and also all the doc-
unents that 1m u been Died In the case and
vhlch are biiniclont to clearly Indicate the
latuto of the transactions These were ready
> y Barrett In full during the discussion
They showed that on May 31 , 1896 , or nearl >
wo months after Judgment had been con-
fifcsed , an assignment of the claim of Cath
erine Driscoll to Maty G. Madden , a sister
of Thomas Hector was filed with the clerk of
he district court. The consideration stated
n the assignment was $ > 00 and it was signed
) > Catherine Drlscoll by her mark In the
presence of Thomas Hector and Mrs. T
flooJ.
Some dajs after Catherine Drlscoll filed a
notice to the clerk of the district court , In
vhlch she stated that her signature to the
assignment had been obtained by fraud and
deception and that she had revoked the po'vcr
of her attoinejo to act for her In the mat
er. Subsequently she died and John M.
Shonrahan. as administrator of her estate ,
lied a petition In the district court on Octo-
lor 7 , In which the charge was specifically
stated that the assignment was fraudulent
and hid been obtained from Mrs. Drlscoll
while she was sick In bed at her home In
Nco'n , la , by dbceptlon. To this Mary Gi
Madden filed an answer in which she swore
hat she was not the real party In interest ,
laving assigned the claim to Thomas Hoctor.
[ "his was admitted by Hector In a subsequent
"nower filed by him after ho had been al
ow cd to Intervene In the suit.
The allegation of Councilman Barrett was
hat Hector had secured the aGoIgnment of
ho claim for less than 10 per cent of Its
ace va'uo to his s'ster by concealing the
'act that a judgment for the amount had
) cen rendered and In support of th's ' ho pro-
luced the petition filed by John 51. Shanra-
lan and also the following affidavit signed
jy 51ary Drlscoll , a daughter of tha plaintiff
u the original action.
TRIES TO BUY THE CLAIM.
SOUTH OMAHA , Oct. 27 , 1S97. Mary
Urlseoll , bolus llrbt duly sworn , deposes
and says that she IB now nnd has for the
pant live years lived In the city of South
Jmnn.i in the salil county and state , nnd
on or nbout April 15 , 1S % , she was nt the
1 onif of her mother nt Neoln , Ja. , th.it
ono , Thomas Hoo'or , came then > and at-
Umptcd. to buy a claim of ulllnrt's mothei
ag.ilnst the city of South Omaha , which
elalin WHS sot up In a case i-ntltlcd C.ith-
orlne Drlbcoll against the Cltv of South
Omaha , then pending In th ° district com t
of Douglas county , Nebraska That said
Hector then and there Informed aflUtnt'b
mother Unit her claim would piobably
never he paid and that he did not In an )
way communicate to nlllant'u mother that
the clt > had already confessed judgment In
favor of her mothei In said cise for the
sum of $ AMO. That at the time nlllnnt'p
mother was sick nnd confined to her bed
mil said Hoijtor continually Importuned
nfllitnt's mother to sell her said claim to
him for a small sum of money.
"Sworn beforu me this 27th day of Oeto-
bur. 1SU7
"DU. T. II. ENSOR , Notary Public "
The report of Attorney 5Iontgomery con
cluded : "That In view of the fact that the
claim was not filed until after the limit
allowed by law had otplred , the demurrer
filed by Doud would have been a complete
bar to recovery In this action , " It de
clared that Mr. Doud had no power to 'bind '
the city by hlfl act In wlthdravv'og the
demurrer after his resignation as city attor
ney had been accepted , but that ulncc the
city had waived the defense given It b >
law by ordering n confession of Judgment , It
could not oajoln the payment of the Judg
ment. "
The report and all other documents In
the case were leferred to the committee ci
judiciary and the following resolution , signed
b > Councllmcn Barrett and Kelly , wai
adopted :
' It appearing alllrmatlvely from the peti
tion of Catharine Drlscoll , filed against the
cl'y of South Omaha In the district comt of
this count ) , that the said Catharine Drlscnll
had ii3 valid claim against the city , and it
further appearing from the records In bald
ease that judgment against tic city in the
sum of $2 500 was procured by friud ami
collusion in favor of said Catharine Drlscoll
and after the entry of natd judgment the eald
claim was assigned to one Mary G. Madden , a
Meier of Thomao Hector , the city tieasuicr
of South Omaha , for $100 , and tint said Judg
ment was afterward assigned to Thomas Hector -
tor and Is now owned by him , therefore , It
Is hereby
"Resolved , That the papers In the case he
lefi-irul to the j.idlc-lary committee with au
thority to employ special counsel to bring ap-
pioprlate action against tbo culd Thomas
Hector to set aside said Judgment as f > ro-
cuied against said city by bold fraud and
coliiulon. "
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13th and Farnam or depot , 15th and Web
ster street * . THO3. F. GODFREY ,
J. 0. I'HILLIPPI. I' . & T. A.
A. 0 F. & I' . IA.
ROTHHOLX nosa , aped 1 years nnd 5
months , duimnler of .5Ir. und Mrs H.
ItothhoU Funeral Friday , October 2ith ! ,
at 10 a. m from i evidence , 415 North 19th
Interment , Pleasant Hill cemetery ,
Friends Invited
MEYEH-rFrlederlcka , at the resldeneo of
IUT POII , G. II. Meyer. 2 J Sahler street.
Funeral from residence Friday , October
23. nt 2:30 : p. in. Friends Invited
CUSHINO Louise 'Mnry. aged 23 jenrs ,
vslfo of Althur N. Cuahlnn. Funeral from
residence , 2 1 Oodgo utreet , Filday ,
October > . 'i o'clock p. in. Interment
Forest Lawn.
Tim wiNTiiharnsTivrrms.
The Vote for < tu ntt.a' < > ltirlx llrco
\ \ iirnu-r Nrr , ( 'nitillilitlcK.
The poll of the votfo in the contest for the
honor of the Carnival for yesterday uhows
the ballots cast for tho-doy to bo 1,151. Total
to ( late , 2,716. The Itettbclow shows a num
ber of new candidates In the field with n
heavy vote , nnd there Is little doubt that
their follow ing will tiiac& them among the
leaders. The vole has , aow become of moio
than ordinary Interests as Is shown by the
billets exist. Miss Annettb Smiley leads the
list today by the uirrtnv inarf ? ti of thlvo
votes. The follow Ing ate the totals up to 0
p. m. jestcrday
51lss Annette L. Smiley 281
51183 Jcsilo Dickinson 278
.Miss Birdie Aucrswald 245
Miss Anna 51cN'araara 138
.Miss Emma Ilrau 118
.Miss Irene Bjrno M
.Miss Clara Eastman 84.
'Mi's Lena Rchfeld CG
51lss Llla Tow ar CB
JUss HerbcrM Jayncs CJ
51Us 5Iae Ilartlett f2 ! I
511ss 5Ilm Andres 54 ,
Mm. Dan Wheeler , Jr C3
5Ilss Nellie Gregg 491
i .Miss 51ao Robinson 49 !
I.MIss Georglo Krug 49
.Miss Stella Wllcox 39
.Miss Viola Pratt 38
( .Miss Ella O'Connor 37
i Miss Myra Austin 35
,51183 Pauline Lowe 31
5tlss Florence Vivian 29 !
5Ilss Laura 51. 51or.se 2s )
Miss Floy Jones 29
I.MIss Anna Fall 26
Miss Carrie Vodlcka 20
51Ias Elsie Schwartz 25
.Miss Abblo Gray 24
5Hss Amy Gernhardt 21
-Miss Lillian Do Land Terry 23
.Miss Clara Clarksan 22
5IUs Sadie Stone 20
51tes Amilo Haywaid 20
51lss Helen Hoagland 20
5Ilss Idalla E. Weed 20
5llss Joslo Rochcford 19
5IUs Lena Hartlgan 19
.Mrs , George P. Moore IS
5Ilas Frances Graves IS
.Miss Elizabeth Philips 18
5II . Millie Itllmos 17
5Hss Jessie rtnst 17
Miss Clara Palmer 17
5Irs. II. B. Coryell 17
.Miss Jeinotte Oiegg 17
5IIss Anna Nordwall 17
.Mrs Either Llndstrom 17
.Miss Theresa Mlnlkus 1C
.Miss L'bel Honey . ' . 15
.Miss 5Iary .MIoiaels 13
5Ilsa Maude Ellis 12
5tlss Pearl Evans 12
5Irh Frank 51. Avrry 11
51 3 Tora Llndstrom 10
M'as .Mildred Stophcnton 7
.MisC. . Bella Cole 5
.Miss Delia Axtell G
Mlrs Jcnnla Wakefield n
Mlsj Sadie Alexander G
lsa Anna Heywood 3
Miss Dorothy Wood 3
Miss Susie Kemp i
Miss Mabel Ruthcr 1
Miss Florence Bathrlck l
Ml-s Rose Roslcky 1
Miss Bertha Zwonechek 1
Miss Eva Swoid 1
.Miss Nannie Godfrey < 1
5Ilss Maggie L .McCheano 1
.Miss Pearl .McOrallh 1
Miss Llllle Smers 1
CARNIVAL NOTES.
The fall In the thermometer has awakened
Interest In the Carnival.
A handsome silk banner will be presented
jy the mmage-s to the ( list club of 100 mem
bers orgrnlzed and uniformed.
Voters for the Queen of the Carnival will
avoid much confusion In the count If they
will leave their own names off tlio ballots
The name of the candidate cnly should be
written in the coupon.
The clubs forming- will find the regulation
uniform on exhibition at the official head
quarters at'the Hotel Mlllard In a few dajs.
Pull Information ns to the distinguishing
uniforms ot the skating mow shoe toboggan - . .
gan curling ski and- other 'clubs can bo
obtained upon application.
The managers of the Carnival , Slersrs
Norr'o & Love , are In receipt of a largo num
ber of letters inquiring anent the Carnival
and desire to refer all parties seeking Information
mation of the progress of the Carnival to
the columns of The Bee , and In matters of
business to call on them at the official head
quarters at the Hotel 51llard. !
The managers of the Carnival , 5Ie frs.
NcrrH & Love , announce that they are
ready to commence the organization of car
nival clubs at the club rooms at the Hotel
5IIIIard Parties delirious of forming clubs
are requested to call at the official head
quarters of the Carnival as soon as poislble.
The clubs will be the life cf the winter fes
tivities and It would be very desirable that
as many as possible bhould be formed end as
( .oca as It can bo doae. All Information de
sired can. bo obtained from tha managers at
the Hotel .Mlllard.
\cillo - to Vi'ti-rnii I'"lri'iurii.
All members of the Veteran Flrenion'n as
sociation are requested to appear in full uni
form at 2 30 o'clock this afternoon at 2409
North Twentieth street to attend the funeral
of the late Harry Tagger. By order of the
president. F. H. KOESTERS ,
Secretary.
5aes meeting under auspices of the Ger
man republican club this evening at .Muel
ler's hall , 17th and V'nton.
B Haas , the florist , has a large number
of chrysanthemums for sale In 7 , S and 9-
Inch pots , in bloom and buds , 1813 Vlnton
St. Tel. 77C.
SIMM IIlH \ VncliVliH TiiJrn.
Fred Hill , 1C years old , states that while
watchlni ? a nicrry-go-round on Capitol
avenue last night hisv iteh was taken
from him He says he was seized by fnui
o her bovs whom he recognized as Eddie
Knot , Sam Afrlkan , Harrv Olohor and John
Hinclc Whllo three of them held him Hill
claims tlMit Knot took the watch from his
pocket n'ld i.in.
Arnold's Brome Celt-iy cures headaches ,
'
lOc , Siic'and uOc. All druggists.
I'KltSON , IVIIClt XI'IIS.
Mrs. 51. Cole started last night on a visit
to Denver.
Ex-Governor James W. Dawes of Crete Is
a vi-ltor In Omaha.
C S Ra > moml will bo absent a few days
on business In Chicago.
13 A. Converse of Hartford , Conn. , Is
viblting friends In the city.
W. H Llddlard , who has been. In the city
a few da > H , left last night for North Platte ,
Neb.
Neb.Patrick
Patrick Humphrey , traveling passenger
agent of the LakcIRhoro & Michigan South
ern , Is spending a ffiw dajs in Omaha.
E Whltcomb of irricnd , supeilntcndcnt of
the apiary departmunt of the Nebraska ex
hibit for the exposition nrxt > car , Is In
Omaha.
J. E Barstow of Ilotatollo , Idaho , former ! )
a clerk In the Mlllanl hotel , was in the city
yesterday en route to his old homo In Illinois
for a visit.
J. A. Moffctt aridlU J Drake of Chicago
ar.J F Q Barstow/of Now York all con-
nccted with the Sttsttard Oil company , were
at the Mlllanl yesterday.
NebrasVons at thoihotels- H. Gllchrlst
and wife , Kearney : J'red .Meyers and wife ,
Ilc-aver Crowing ; W//J. McKcnna , Arapahoe ;
William Parklns'h , iMadlsoii , Otto F. Tap-
pert , Norfolk ; Bcii Roberta and Peter Lar-
fcon , Gordon ; Charlea O. Belts and wife ,
Wymore.
At the 5Illlard : W E Bache , Buffalo ; R.
K , Smith and wife , ' Leavenworth ; William
Fowler. Bloomlngton , III ; R. Hell , New
York ; J. J Utt St. Joseph ; J. Springer , Chicago
cage ; George W. Stearns , Sioux City : J. W.
Homer , PlttsburgKd Selmon , Chicago.
Gt-orgo E. Hcunlck , Chicago ; F. T. Clark ,
Denver ; J E Woodland wife , Newport ; G
Block , New York ; H. V Scott , Davenport.
W. C. Mooro. Chicago. J W Halloway. Chicago
cage ; Mrs J 1) Roberts , Carleton , III. . 0 K
Nelson , Davenport
C F Wcllur , accompanied by 5Irs. Wcllir
and Mlfa Wtller , returned homo yeslprday
afternoon from an cxtendnJ trip through the
east They visited Philadelphia , Now York ,
Washington. Old Point Comfort ami other ,
points of Interest and visited Scr sonic time
In Richmond Va. , where .Mr. Weller attended
the annual meeting of the National Associa
tion of Wholesale Druggets. Mr. Weller
was honored by being elected to tbo presi
dency of the association , which will liold Us
next meeting lu St , Louli.
PROPERTY GOES TO THE SON
AH the Restrictions Placed in tlio Will Hnvo
Been Stricken Out.
END OF BRIGGS W.LL . CONTEST IS KEACII'D
l < > Hie Aiitnt Aiuirnr In Opi-n
Court mill Anrc-0 to a lln-
lIllNNIll lit dlC
I Suit. i I
Tl'o contest over the will of Mrs. Emily J.
Hrlggshleh has been pending In the courts
of this county for nearly n jcar , has been
tc initiated and the solo heir , Clinton Urlggs ,
no.v comes Into full and undisputed posses
sion of the ttoporty , which Is estimated to
bo worth about $300,000. This result was
reached when the parties to the appeal to the
dlntrlct court appeared before Judge Slabmigh
jcslcrday and agreed In ctien court that HIP
case should bo dismissed.
When the will of Mrs. Hrlggs was offercJ.
for probate Itas found that the extensive
property controlled by Jlr . Hrlggs had been
bequeathed to the only child , Clinton Urlgss.
but the piovlslons of the will were so
stringent tint the entire handling of the
property vuta left absolutely In the handset
ot executors and trustees , the heir having
nothing to say regarding the management of
the p'cperty. Objections worn raised to the
profiting of the document and It was charged
that the will was Invalid for the reason that
the testator was mentally Incaiable of mak
ing her will at the time the d-cumcut pur
ported to have been mule and also for the
reason that the execution of the will was
Illegal , because the witnesses nad not at
tached their respective signatures In the
piesence of each other.
The hearing was protracted a largo num
ber of witnesses being called on both aides.
After a hearing , lasting sin oral davs , Judge
Uaxter found that the testarrlx was of sound
mind at ( he time the will vv o made , but the
will was held to uo Invalid for the reason
hat the signatures of the wltnowts had not
icen attached in the piesence of each other
ind of Mrs. llrlggb. An appeal was taken
mm this decision , not by the cxeciitom who
lefeiuled the legality of the will , but by th °
trustPffl of Tilnlty ttplscopal church Thr
will pinvlded that In case Clinton llrlggs
should do ! without leaving n widow or chil-
Iren , the church wjs to receive the Income
rom n pleco of property on Douglas street
jelonglng to the Urlggs estate and occupied
ij the Kllpatrlck Dry Roods company
This appeal wan taken during the May
crm of the district court and was on the
locket for trial at this term of court The
llsmlsstl removes the last bar to complete
> CCSJFSOI ! ] of the property on the part of
Clinton Hrlgga , the will being set aside en
tirely.
VTIII ciiuriius is coi HT.
l'0-.toii Muni Pit } Vllinniiy In HlN
\ \ I fi- .
Mrs. Hattie Po-ston , who a few davs ago
tried to even up mattets with her husband ,
Robert S Pobton , an advertising solicitor on
a local newspaper , by attempting to commit
suicide , seemed an order Horn the court yes
terday requiring her husband to pay her
$100 alimony in Installments of $25 per week
Mrs I'oston has applied for a dhorce
Vincent 1' . Chlodo has been grantoJ a dl-
vorco from May Chlodo and has also been
given the custody of the two children born
to the couple.
Ljdla DJwards has secured a decree from
Edwaru Cdwards on the grounds of nonsup-
[ > ort.
ort.Anm C. Klrtlcy wants to bo separated from
Otto L , Klrtley because she asserts that he
liar failed to support her , has been guilty of
cruelty to her anJ Is a drunkard. She de
sires also the custody of a 10-year-old son.
The couple were married In Eolea , Mo. , on
October 14 , 1885.
Marietta S. Young Is seeking a separation
from Henry W. Young on the grounds of
mnsupport. The two were Joined In matri
mony on October 20 , 1880 , In this county.
Hon. E. J. Cornish will address the
Germans of Omaha at MuelIcrY > hall , 17th
und Vlnton streets this evening. All Ger
mans are Invited.
Sam'l. Burns Is selling a hend-palnted
Fern Dish for 75 cts.
llurlliiKtoii Houtr California UXIMII--
HloIIH ,
Leave Omaha via the Burlington Route
any Thursday afternon at 4 35 In a com-
foi table tourist sleeper and jou reach San
Francisco Sunday evening , Los Angeles
Monday noon. No transfers car goes right
through. Uniformed rullmin porter and ex
perienced excursion conductor relieves jou
of all bother EVERYTHING provided
Tickets , $40. Berths ( big enough for two ) , $5.
Call at ticket office. 1502 Farnam St. , and
get full Information. J. B. Reynolds , City
1'ass.enger Agent.
littoii I'nrlllr.
"The Overland Limited "
The most SUPERBLY EQUIPPED
train west of the Missouri River.
Twelve huurs quicker than any other train
to Pacific Coast.
Call at Ticket Offlce. 1302 Farnam St.
Chas W Haller and V Martin , editor of
the Post-Tribune , will speak In German at
Mueller's hall this evening.
i.ocvi. IIIUVITIIS.
Frank KraJIcck has been given a permit to
build a frame dwelling at 2718 South Twenty-
first street.
The Journeymen Tailors' union will give
Us seventeenth annual ball at Gcrmanla hall
next Saturday evening.
"The Divine Right of Hclp'opsnesn" will
be the subject of Dr. Leo 51. Franklin's ser
mon at Temple Israel at 7'IIJ this evening.
According to papers filed with the county
clerk , Henry Goolman hcei purchased a half
Interest In the P. J. Lewis Roofing and Man
ufacturing company.
Decrees of divorce have been granted by
the district court to Mattlo I'cnn from John
I'cmi and to Susie Donncl from Charltn Don-
ncl on the grounds of nonsupport.
The suit of the county against ox-Register
of Deeds Megcath to recover fees which It IB
a'lcged Megcath failed to properly account
for has been continued over the term.
The receiver In the Omaha Fire Insurance
company receivership case has been In
structed to hid In the company's property In
Kales vvheio ho considered that the bids arc
not bufllclcnt.
The will of the late John II r. Lchmann
IIOB been offered for probate In HIM county
con it The estate consists of $18,000 worth
of real estate and $250 of personal property ,
which IH left to three children.
The case of Charles W. Thompson against
Gunner A. Llndquest , which had been pend
ing In the district court over three > earn
and which Involved a buhinets transaction
between the two tailors that occurred ten
years ago , has been dismissed.
An order of court Ins been Usued that the
suit of WV. . Cox against the Board of Flip
and Police Commissioners , In which a man
damus was allowed , compelling the board to
'reinstate Cox as chief of defectives after be
ing discharged , shall be tried on its merits
when the hearing comes up.
The republican count ) central committee
has had a number of large charcoal charts
prepared to Illustrate the new blanket ballot
From now until the close of the campaign
one of these charts will be uecd at each ward
meeting to glvo the voter * an object lesson
on the use of the new ballot
The receiver In charge of a portion of Man-
liattau addition to this city has been ordered
by the court to collect the rents on the
property and apply It upon Judgments held
by A J Hanfcom The lota wete sold undir
foreclosure proceedings , Ilanscom holding
the mortgagee The amount ot the decrees
Is In the neighborhood of $40000
Another suit against the city to restrain
the collection of the tax aEser&cd for the
grading of Douglas from Sixteenth to Twen
tieth street has been started In the district
court t > y Anna r Meredith and 5tary C.
Denise , The contention Is made that the
appraisement was Illegal. Similar cults have
been Instituted and have been decided
against the city , the decisions being that
the tax U illegal and therefore uncollectible.
The Xcw Corner. Farnam and Fifteenth.
11 co 10-29-07. i
oe vale
will sell /toes t/ieliable tj/ioes
are n7iocn ami nhocn. AiuJ t/tcn
ud < tin t/tci'c tire tthooi. Coinnicnt'inf/ -
inot'ninij ire trill l > nt on unfa n iit-jr tot of
new H/iot'N in onr new HIOC rteimrtincnf afreet
floor. While ire shall not tone any money on
theHctyfiocH ire trill Hell them < tf loirer itrieea and
nefircr the tieftuil eont of ftroilnefion than nJioeit
hare erer liceit aoltl in Oinalui before noir. We
trnnt to yet onr Xeir Int/li/ht Shoe
Jinnlij fl.t'ctl in i/ottr mind. We tt'tint
trho IHIH erer btmtjltt shoes itt The. Xeln'imkn to
comeami see how mneh cheaper ire can Hell sheen
in the nciv utorc. than tre conl < l in the old , Thena
three items are the ones on irhieh ire depend to ad-
rcrfinc the neir irai/ . Item I\'o 1 Sercn different
shajics of men's satin calf shoes , with all leather
eottnterH and all leather soles , at .7V/.5 ? < a pair.
These are the liesf.tf < shoes The Nebraska has
ever offered and tre hare sold some f/ood ones in
onr da iftem A'o. V tfottrtccn different shapes of
full calf shoes , in lace or cont/ress sfi/les , atft.y >
a iiair. Item ATo. it Onr famons < * oodifcar Welt
shoes improred. The improrement is in stoef , ' ,
shapes and finish , Intt the price trill he filename
$ ' .t O ajKiir. lool : in onr Fifteenth street trin-
doir for samples of these the bit/ffCHf ranes in.
shoe leather that hare erer been shoirn.
IT ! V\S
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HOCUIt.S.
The Best Stoves at the Lowest Prices
All kinds , styles nnd
E-/.IS Stoves and ]
Home Stoves llanges , $1000 up.
Garland Stoves
I'rlccH Hcilm-c'il TlilH SCIIHOII.
\ < MV ! ? ir . ( > ( > mill Lit.
and Ranges-
MONITOR ) Steel Ranges
MAJESTIC J-
WONDER ) $23 and up.
ROUND OAK STOVES
The genuine 97 fcty'e u cs leFg And there la only one -
ffd -rf ff \ Renu-
BO t cjal end k ep < tire 1 n or Jf ) I ISltJ ? Ine Hound Oak Stove and
than any other oak s ove. * + ' * * v * ' we have It on sale.
Olhei Oak Stoves- good ones S4 95
Cook Stoves warranted 8750
MILTON ROGERS & SON
llth anil Fiii-nam.
Is different from reading some of t ho other ads. In this paper , Inasmuch
as yon do not have to "discount" any of our statements. We print
facts , not fiction. We promise no in Iraculous values bccaubo the ago of
miracles Is no more. What we advertise wo are ready to perform ab
solutely at all limes and under all conditions. This week we offer , by
reason of a largo c sh purchase , a number of instruments at prices that
at any other time would be entirely out of the question.
MCiIT IIIMllfillT OMKM. . - , < ) ( >
KIM : MiiiocifNY ii'iiinirr OM.Y ijtir.t.oo.
t. . | t sin viti : IMX.NOS FHOM ? 2r..oo ci'\v \ itns.
KHOM sin.on ii > witns. .
I\SYP\VMUNT.S MIY in : vniti\r.ni ) .
New Ivcrs & Pond , Vosc & Sons , Emerson and Sfcgcr
PIANOS Sold only by
SCHMOLLBR & MUELLER ,
105 South 15th Street. Telephone 1625
A. C. MUELLER , Piano Timor.
K vur.uni-i , iiic'ii > rioTO
Ittv.V. . \V. nrlN I'lTpnri-H in nr-
niot o tfi > t. I'liul.
The annual meeting of the Beth IMon Dap-
list church , together with the farewell re
ception to Pastor W. W Uvrits , took place
In the cdinco of that denomination on Park
avenue last night. A large number of the
congregation and filondg of the departing
pastor vvoro present , who lls'ened attentively
to the lust addicss of their Hplrllual advisor.
Hov. Hvorts ( sketched his pleasant sojourn
In the city and laid stress upon the many
friendships which his pastoral duties had
cemented between himself and his congrega
tion. In accepting the call tu the diaigo of
a St. I'aul chinch the speaker Raid he paucd
with such friends with minj regrets. Ho
hoped that kind foitunc Ehould no manage
that ho and they might often meet In the
future
At the conclusion of the addreha the regu
lar j early election of ollicers for the chinch
followed , with this result' Deacons , C. I ? .
Youngo , n. O. Gregory , Thomas Homier , W ,
C. Van Uervoort , lr. ) 13 IJ Womernlcy ; ad
visory board W. S. Curtis. S. V. Kulloway ,
Lewis Householder , IMward Johnson and I ) .
Ij. Campbell , T. R Tunnlson was elected as
church clerk , J. A Howard , treasurer. Miss
Kmlly Fuller , asslbtant treasurer , " J A Sun-
derland , uperintcndenl of Sunday school ; F
L. I'rltcliard , acslslan' superintendent ; T W.
Klshcr , superintendent of branch N'o. 1 , and
A W. Douglas , Biiperinlcndent of branch
No 2.
The annual reports of ofllceis showed the
church lo be In excollcnl circumstances with
a comfortable balance In the treanury The
church , In addition to having a largo congre
gation and Sunday school , also hati two
branch Sunday schools which are lu a flour
ishing condition.
Hon. I ) . H. Mercer will addn > < ! i > h's Her
man friends at Mueller's hall thL ) evening.
TriiMiMtrrVnKli > HIIIIC CriiMhi'il ,
In descending the Twcnty-nlxth Htrett hill
lo Fa ma in hint night the brake In. am o. ' a
heavy coal wagon uuddenly broke and 'he
teamxU'r , J L Ilrovvlv , uut throsvu to the
ground. The , wheel | ii r d over hm unkl <
and the bonu wax o.tdly < rushed Hroulc
was found by Olllctir JorKcnson and wan
removed to lux homo at 2717 NotIh Twcniy-
fourth Htieet. The attending phyUlan hail
not determined whether or not hi > limb can
be suved.
TO CUHC A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative XJromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money U U falls to
euro. ( c
S
All pi Ices quoted foi cash only.
2" e Packer's Tar Soap
2" > c discard } ' I'llni
Wo No-lo-hac /ni
25u Iluiklln'H Arn'ca ' Silvc 1 i'
23e ICiirl'fl C'lover Hoot JM.
IJOO ChlchPHlci's Pennyroyal Pills Jl 4't
Jl.CO Hcolt'H nimiBlon i.
20 Mall Nulilne l'
r,0o Klng'H Ni > w DlHcovc-ry '
Me PIKO'H Consumiillon Cure i' '
2ic Chnmbcrlaln'H Coush Cure 11'
! J5o Allcock'H I'oious I * iiflcr ' ' '
2" > o Carter's Liver 1 I IH ! '
25o Cntlcura Ho.ip . , 1 i
WUITU FOIl CATALOG ITU.
ir.llt HI. , Oniiilui , Null *
Time to Begin
= iTho comliiK ociibon of cold Is * iu
_ J lo fix more derp'y nil cxlHtlng di
leases of Iho
DJMu ecus Mm. fcrnne
I In eai. of Qalurrti , JlronchUU , Qh o
I Trouble , Arthnm unit C UKh > .
_ J Coiuullalloii at thehhrparil Mcdlrn
Inilltutu In free It IB lilnli tlmo tliu1
nutterem furl If | Ilieinielveii iiKiiln , <
winter by laldni ; treulmrnt NOW
SIIEPARI ) MEDICAL INSTITUTE
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