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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1897)
THE OMAHA ! PATTAr BE.Et WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBER , 10. 18 ! > 7. CHLORAL PRODUCES SLEEP Drng Taken to GOTO Insomnia Brings Death to SufTeror. A , P , HALE FOUND DEAD AT HIS HOTEL Solicitor from Imrn Dlrn In llln Itooni rriini ( lie KITi-Rt lit TnUcn1 to ( Ivcr- C'OllltSlfril An ovcrdoeo of chloral taken with the hi tontlon of producing nlccp resulted In the death of A. P. Halo at the Dcllono hotel tioino time between tha hours of 12 o'clock Monday night anil 7 o'clock last evening. Shortly after the hour staled last evening Proprietor CoattH of the Dcllono wont to Mr H-jle'fl room and on receiving no response to repeated knocking forced the door open nnd found him lying lifeless upon the bed. Llfo had evidently been extinct for several honrn. On the drcmcr and table were nu merous bottles which had contained morphine , chloral and chloroform. The bottle which contained the chloral wan nearly empty. Upon the tnblo wcs a letter addressed to a friend of the deceased which throw consid erable light on the matter. The letter tolkn of debt- ? which hod worried the deceased and also solicited the old of the friend In nettling them. It was said the dead man had been offered a job In a certain Insurance flrm In Georgia , which had agreed to advance htm $ .100 on his salary. This amount when re ceived was offered to the friend for the llijn.d- nllon of all debts. Mention wan alee made In the letter that the writer had suffered for ( lomo time from tntjomnla and that ho had taken largo doses of the drugs found upon the table to produce sleep. The concluding lines In the cplbtlo were : "I boltovo that ch oral la going to produce sleep. " The letter was unsigned. Kittle ID known of Halo In this city ex cept that ho hao been a aollcltor for the local olllce of the Hankers' Ouarantco Fund Llfo Insurance company for a short time. Ho has visited Omaha at Intervals for about two years. Ills homo was In Dubuque , la. , where It Is undenitood his wlfo liven at the present time. Proprietor Ccatca nays Halo was a stranger a' his hotel nnd that ho had not seen him prior to the time he registered. Hale went .illrcctly to his room and nothing more was ticun of him until ho wcs discovered last c/enlff. Coroner Hurkct took charge of the bony and held an Imiucst last night , n verdict being rendered In accordance with the facts as given. Halo's wlfo and relatives in Dubmiuu have been notified of his death. T. M. C. A. nillKCTOUS < 5KT IIHI'OHTS. ( ? n in nil ( ! < < > CIiulriiK'ii filvct < vi > iiiitn if Tlu-lr .SliMvnrilHlilp. The board of directors of the Young Men's Chrlatl-m assoclutlon held Its semi-annual meeting In the parlors of the organization last evening. I.V. . Carpenter presided , with J. A. Sunderland as secretary. The educational committee made an cx- tciiBlvo report outlining the work In progress In thla branch. It was rif > utcd that sixteen classes , with a membership of 120 , were being Instructed dally In English literature , bookkeeping and kindred studies of a useful character. It was also set out that three new clashes would bo started within a fortnight. The gymnasium committee reported that considerable new apparatus , Including lung a Icstera and charts for physical examina tion.1 ! , had been added to the association's facilities ki thin line , und that the gym nasium had been thoroughly renovated nn-1 put In shape for Ilia winter's work. The methods of physical examinations Introduce ! by Instructor Harncs were approved by the board , and hereafter a most complete record of all members taking exercise In- the gym nasium will bo kept. The Instructor re ported tbU ho had fifty-eight classes , with n inombciBhlp of C72 , In his department , am that his dciKirtmcnt was In excellent con dition. The subject of < t national athletic tourna ment , to take place In Omaha during the exposition year , was discussed , but nothing definite decided upon. It was suggcatcd however , that If the American Amateur Athletic union , of which the Young Men's Christian Association Athletic club Is a member , could be Induced to Interest Itsel in the movement , tha local club would use all Its efforts toward holding u grand car nival o. ' sports hero In 1S9S. The matter was referred to Instructor Ilnrnes , chalrmai of the gymnasium , with Instructions to In vefltlgato < ind report at the next meeting o the directors. In case the matter Is brotigh to a successful Issue , all local athletic clubs will be invited to act In conjunction will the Young Men's Christian Association Ath lotlc club. The committee having charge of the luncl roam reported the new venture In this line a success and that the nturtcrs would bn enlarged anil the service Improved. The finance committee reported the ro cnts ! ( ) for nix months ending October 31 from membership dues and subscriptions to be ? 2.)3i.20 ! ) ( : other assets , $1)00 ) ; total , $3,830.20 The total expenditures were $3,492.18. It was arranged that the usual Thanksgiving din ncr should take place In the association par lora , the directors and their wives ncllni < ia hcrits and entertainers. The dinner wll take place at C o'clock on the evening of the holiday , and will bo given for young men who are strangers In the city. The committee on religious work reportci two now classes for bible study organized and also an additional clara for the same kku of work which would bo Instructed by the physical director. Arrangements were also madeby the board toward properly observ Ing the two weeks of prayer for which youiih men will begin with epoch ) services In all the local churches next Suniay. IIMT.UIiKHS' ASSOCIATHIX 1IKI3TS Vnrliiun MII ( | < TH AnHlhriiNMi'il , lii- uluitliiK : n 'IVinplliiu.Menu. . The Ilot-allers' association held a well at tended meeting In the Commercial club rooms last night. A. Hospe acted as ch-iir man of the meeting. Hallroad rates to the chrysanthemum show were discussed. The committee having the matter In charge re ported that a number of rallronl olll cUilH had beun seem und It W > JB probable that a faro nnd one-third would be made for a round trip ticket tn Omaha In al territory within a radius of 1UO miles. T .1. Ilrard discussed the department store fight , whHi ID now being wager ngulns these corporations by the retail trades In tercat committee and stated that the cm smlo would bo brought to a focus ver > "SOLID- liquid- ! " Oh , the dignity of an Honor * "able Cure ! The vigor-nmUing nnd nctunl tiervo building * qualities of Dr. Clmrcot's . _ . _ _ _ . . . m-m % T fn 1 I Kola Nervine Tablets are precise. Dr. CharCOt'S quickly rem- coy nervous afflictions and repair shat tered nerves. They kill brain fatigue and keen the k intellect. Your capa- 'city for work and pleasure will be doub led if you wijlaccept the simple treat ment.Hundred Hundred ! ol frank ucnand women have written to u < of their relief. Send for proof , ol cuies. Kola Leaflet Free. Price , COc and $1 a package. Accept nothing that ihtt not carry Dr , Chorea fi ttauit t > n tht actagt. Druggists , or f Eureka Chtuilcal and Manufacturing Co. LaCrouo , Wit , shortly. The now pl n evolved by the trad- ! Ins sramp stores was brought up and a resolution was ndoptcd denouncing the scheme as being antagonistic to general re- tnllors , A committee headed by II. 0. Realty was appointed to frame resolutions against the present system of Issuing llcensw to peddlers and to report the wimo to higher authorities , with a. request to better regulate the same. A resolution was also adopted approving the bill now before congress for the creation of a permanent tariff com mission. N. A. Kuhn Introduced n resolu tion , which was adopted , asking that all members of congress from Nebraska , use their Influence toward having n revlsal of the patent laws In relation to the sale of foreign manufactured chemical compounds , which are being sold In this country at an enormous profit. It was stated In the reso lution that the Mws should so be framed that these chemical compositions might ho pn.du.ccd by home manufacturers. Among ho drugs named was phenacptlne. The scs. Ion broke up with a social banquet. South Omaha News. Car.taln . do Moralnvllle , civil engineer for Armour & Co. hero , gow to Ashland today to look after the building of the Iftko and Ice houses at that point. The dyke , which will hold the water , Is nearly completed and excavating for the Ice houses Is In pro gress. Over at the Armour plant In this city a dozen or moro scrapers are nt work excavating for the hog house cellar. Sev eral hoisting machines to be used In handling the heavy foundation , stones on the hog cooler houce are ibelng placed 'n position and will bo reidy for use In a few days. I'ollci * I'rntrcllun for Mir I'ourtli. In connection- with the complaint of Coun cilman Mort In the matter of police protec tion for the Fourth ward , Mayor Ensor said last night that when , o. special officer wan to t > o selected for the Fourth ward ho had chosen the man recommended by Mort. This men was Hydock , and , according to the mayor , ho was chased out of the ward soon after his appointment. Kor some rea son tha ! officer , the mayor says , could not get along with the residents and ho had to bo transferred to another beat. The mayor will , however , BOO that the Fourth ward' ' Is given ample police protection. St. Mnrllit'N liny Olmorviuico. Thursday of this week la St. Martln's day -and the occasion will bo appropriately cole- br'ated by the congregation of St. Martin's Episcopal church. Hev. Charles H. Voting of St. John's church , Omaha , will preach the festival sermon tlili * evening at 7:30 : o'clock. There .will be a celebration of the holy com munion Thursday morning at U-30 o'clock and n public reception , will bo given by the church Thursday evening nt the residence of Peter Honey , Twenty-fourth and J streets. All members and friends of the Episcopal church are cordially Invited to attend thu services and the reception. OI > IIN u MKlit School. Ilov. Irving 1 * . Johnson , pastor of St. Mar tin's Episcopal church , will open a night school at the Third ward mission on Monday evening next. The purpose of this school is to educate working boys who are not able to attend the public schools. Hev. Mr. John son has learned that a largo number of boys are employed at the packing houses In different capacities and in many cases are the solo support of their mothers. The school will bo started In hopes of Inducing such boys to attend. llrli-Uln.vliiK oil Sehlltx ItiillilliiK. Drlck laying on the $12,000 building which Is to bo erected at Twenty-seventh and Q streets by the Schlltz Brewing company com menced yesterday. .By . tonight the walls wll begin to show and the construction will be pushed as rapidly as the weather will per mit. Tills building Is to have a frontage on Q street of 120 feet nnd will bo two Blorles high besides the basement. City ( ; < > .HH | | > . Juke Klein has about recovered from his recent Illncas. Sol Goldstrom hna gone to Iowa to look after business interests. \ \ ' . A. Schrel's new house at Twentieth and II streets hss been completed. The Knights of the Maccabees will give a dance at Masonic hall this evening. The east wall of the now Cudahy sausage factory has reached the height of tweleve feet. feet.A A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. James Mnndcrvllle , Twenty-sixth and Washington streets. Tlio King's Daughters will meet at the homo of Mrs. II. Ames Thursday afternooi at 2:30 : o'clock. Lawrence , the Infant son of Mr. and Mra Philip Munroo , Thirty-third nnd U streets died yesterday. Ruth , the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mose Howard , Nineteenth and' I streets , Is down with diphtheria. Lev ! Iloyd of Lewis Is here visiting his granddaughtere , Mrs. II. A. Carpenter am Miss Jennie Graham. Blanche , the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Joseph Henry , Twenty-eighth and E streets Is 111 with diphtheria. Clover Leaf camp. No. 8 , Hoyal Neighbors of America , will give a dance at Woodmei hall Thursday evening. J. II. Krltcnbrlnk , the brick maker , denies that ho made any contract with Park & Bur- ness , the Armour contractors. Theodore Schroder will commence the erec tion today of four cottages nt Twenty-fifth und M streets for August 1'npez. TO CUKB A. . COLD IN ONK DAY Take Luxatlvc Ilromo Quinine Tablets. Al druggists refund the money If It falls to cure. 25c. AMUSEMENTS. "For Ilonnlo Prlnco Charlie" was repeatei last night at Lloyd's by Miss Marlowe ant her company and may bo seen once moro a the matinee today. This evening "Romeo and Juliet" will bo presented , with Mr. Ken drlck as Romeo und Miss Marlowe In her charming Impersonation of Juliet. The Pearson stock company pleased an other largo audience laat nJglit at the Creigh ton , presenting "The Police Patrol. " There will bo two performances today , "Tho Laiv of the Midnight Sun" being tbo bill for both matlucu and evening. Tao comic opera , "Tho Isle of Champagne pagno , " made familiar a year or two ago by Thomas Q , Seabrooke , will bo prcscntoi next week at lloyd's by a strong company Including Richard Golden , the comedian , am Katherlnu Uermalne , In thu leading soprano role. Edward E. Rico's "The Girl From Paris' wilt bo produced at Boyd's In exactly the same elaborate manner as It was presentee ut the Herald Square theater In Nuw York on Friday and Saturday evening next , will a matinee on Saturday. All the accompany Ing stage settings , mechanisms and effects will bo produced with disregard for expense Every attention und euro will bo devoted to thu presentation byMr. . nice himself am the company composed of members from his own powerful organization. Of the piece Itself It U not necessary to state that It Jias proven the greatest of all the Rico- successes "Tho Woman In Black" will be tlio ncx attraction at the Crelghton. beginning a bal week engagement with a matinee next Sun day. It Is by II , Grattan Donnelly and U under the management of Jacob Lltt. The story Is a romantic ono and dcule In a spirited way with phases of life In Nevs York. It touches allglitly upon politics , bu only In an Incidental way. The chief figures are Interestlnij types of New Yorkers. It U promised that thu piece will be sumptuously mounted and that the company In a veri able one. Mme. Yale's lecture on beauty and how to attain and preserve It , to bo delivered at the lUoyd next Monday. Is looked forward to with great Interest by Omaha women. Mme. Yale la always Interesting and her audiences In Omaha have always been Urge. SUMMER PACKING CAMPAIGN South Omaha's ' Total Output of Meat Shows Great Growth. MANAGERS PLEASED WJU THE RESULTS Hxprcxn TlirtiinrlvrM nn Sntlnlleil nt What HUM Hern Ilonr mid Crvntly Ambition * tnr t'u- ture Is known t the summer packing sea son closed on November 1 , and from reports It ar/pears that It was the ( molest season ever known In packing house circles In this city. The summer packing season com- nuciccs March 1 anil runs for eight months. During this tlmo the four packing houses operating hero have handled 1.032.059 hogs , as against 746,427 hogs slaughtered during the same season of IS'JG. This shows an In crease of 2S5.G32 hogs. With all of this In crease , none of the packing houses have been worked to their full capacity. At the Cudnhy .plant . , which Is the largest In the city , there has been klflcd e'.ace March 1 , 340COS hogs. During the same eight months of 1S9G , Cudohy killed 270,280 hogs , which makes an Increase In the output of this plant alone of 70,385 hogs. Swift and Company corno next on the list , having 257,922 hogs during the summer season , as against 189,483 hogs during the eamo period of time In 1S9G. This Is an Increase over the 1896 output of 68,439. The G. H. Hammond mend company packed 249,267 hogs during the summer campaign , as compared with 189,748 hogs during the summer season of 1896. These figures show an Increase of & 9.519 hogs handled. At the Omaha PackIng - Ing company the largest Increase Is shown , us the plant nearly doubled the output of a year ago. From March 1 to November 1 the output of hogs from this house has been 184,205 , as compared with 9G.91G during the same season a year ago. An Increase of S7.2S9 hogs Is shown. The packing house managers all agree that next yiur will show a far greater Increase than this year does over 189G. MANAGERS ON THE PROSPECTS. Edward Cudahy of the Cudahy Packing company says that more cattle rnd hogs are being fed In Nebraska at the present time than ever , and ho looks for a largo Increase - crease In. the packing business next spring , lie. figures that there will be an abundant supply of hogs and that trade In packing house products will materially Increase. In this connection Mr. Cudahy says that his house has packed between March 1 and No vember 1 , 130,575 head of cattle , as against ! )4,031 ) head during the same period of time In 1S9G. an Increase of 36.541 little. As for sheep , ho had packed during the summer scuson 125,851 head , compared with 75,096 a year ago. This Is an increase of 50,755 sheep , and goes to show that South Omaha Is one of the coining sheep markets. While Mr. Cudahy looks for a steady Increase In business this winter , ho says that , in his opinion , the big showing will bo inn do be tween March and November of next year. Manager Noycs of the Hammond company looks for an Increase this winter as compared with the months between November 1 and March 1 of last year. During the season Just closed the Hammond company packed more hogs than ever In Its history for the same period of time. More cattle , Mr. Noycu said , are now on feed In Nebraska than over and he looks for a big business In the cattle line next year. Manager Price of Swift and Company oiya that the prospects for a big winter's business are remarkably good and ho believes an enor mous business will be done next year by ths packing company ho represents. Hu say's tm ! yellow fever In the south has placed a slight damper on trade , but the reaction has no\v coino and the demand for packing house products is on the Increase. In speaking of next year's trade , Mr. Price eays that the opening of the northwest territory is cnl H to give an impetus to busliieso mid that largo quantities of supplies will no doubt be shipped to Portland and other points. T. W. Tallafcrro of the Omaha Packing coii- pany Is of the opinion held by the man agers of the other houses In so far a next year's business la concerned. The figures furnished by his superintendent phjwisd that nearly twice the number of hogs had been packed by his house this year as compared with the bummer season of a year ago. WANT THE IOWA HOGS. Others Interested In the packing business say that an effort will have to be mailo IK-XL year to get hogs from central Iowa. At the present tlmo the majority of hogs raised in Iowa are shipped la Chicago. This must be changed , as the demand here will exceed the Nebraska supply. In this connection it is shown that the price paid here for hogi averages considerably above the Chicago price , which makes this the best market. Take yesterday , for Instance , the morning .quotations from Chicago showed a drop of 15 cents. The market here weakened only 10 cents. Considering the additional cost of transportation and the high prices which rule hero this market is. It is claimed , a much better one for the farmer than Chi cago. HAS AX IXSAMO .MAXIX CIIAItRC. Ml 11 it emit a SIu > rllT I'luiln.'lllniMi-lf In a I'rrtly I'lrlilv. Sheriff Dlack of Rock county , Minnesota , Is In somn 'trouble ' regarding an Insane mau In his possession who has become a burden on his hands. Tbo patient Is Joseph Mc- Kernon , who Is supposed to bo a resident of this county ami was sent here by state and county authorities In Minnesota. The sheriff presented hla charge at the county jail last night and the deputy there refused him admittance. Mr. lllack then started on a search for the sheriff , whom It Is doubtful If ho found , as the shcrllt has been out of the city. Mr. Black states that If ho is not allowed to deposit bis charge with the county authorities ho will bo com pelled to turn him loose In tha city. Ho claims that ho has a telegram from a cousin of McKernon , Patrick Cell , acknowledging that the former Is a resident of Omaha , and says , In any case , that he dare not take him back to Minnesota. Arnold's I5romo Celery cures headaches , 10c , 25c and SOc. All druggists. l.OCAI , 1IIIKV1TIKS. On account of the absence of Secretary Utt from the city there was no meeting of the Commercial club yesterday noon. A permit has been Issued to Dennis Lcary to build a two-story brick storeat 1023 Capitol tel avenue. Tha estimated cost Is $1,000. Clan Gordon No. 63 , Order of Scottish Clans , will glvo a free smoker moot at Its hall on North Sixteenth street Tuesday night. Mrs. Slbbert. living at 1240 South Four teenth street , has been arrested on a charge of assault und battery at the Instance of .Miss Rosa Slopszanslfy , a neighbor. The Young Men's Hebrew Benevolent os- Eoclatlon will glvo Its third annual ball at .Metropolitan hall , Twenty-third and Harucy streets , on next Sunday evening , Thomas Jefferson , on employe of the Wrot Sldo Ice and Coal company , fell from a run way In the company's yard yesterday and broke his leg , Hu was removed to his home at Fifty-sixth and Woolworth avenue. William Durdick moved Into a vacant house at 3205 Charles street several days ago and when the proprietor , Frank J. North , called around for hla runt refused to | uy the tame Durdlck was arrested for trespass. Walter Craaer and Ralph , his brother , aged la and' ' 10 years , respectively , wandered away from their liomo.it 2556 Cumlng street yesterday and have not been ven since , KeluUves left a description of them with the police , The women who are Interested In the Tluirston Rlilcs are arranging for a fair to beheld held at the armory on the 2d , 3d and 1th of December. The proceeds of the fair will be devoted to paying ( or new uniforms for the company , Charles G. Collins , ono of the well known members of Ulysses S. Grant post , Grand Army of the Republic , died on Monday at the homo of his daughter , one-half inllo south of Ruser's park. The funeral will occur at 10 a. in. Wednesday from bis daughter's , thence to Foret Lawn. er Incurable A scene in the Slocum Scientific Medical Laboratory , New York City , illustrating to Medical Men and Students the value and power to cure of his New Discoveries Sketched for The Bee. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Routine Business Transacted at a Very Brisk Bate. MAYOR FORECASTS A FUTURE VETO MUM on Street Ormlliiiv Ordinance SlKiictl with a HuHrrviitloii IIH to ( In- ContraelVIilcli .May Xot He AitnruviMl. The regular meeting of the city council last night was an exceptionally brief and uninteresting affair. No report was received on the Sixteenth street viaduct matter on account of the fact that General Manager Dickinson of the Union Pacfic was out of town during the day. A small grist of routine business was ground out with a rush and the -council adjourned soon after 9 o'clock. Mayor Moores sdnt'ltl ' the- following com munication relative' tp'/tho / proposed Mason street grading : . ! _ . _ After cnrefullyi considering- ordinance ordering the Kradlnir of Mnsou street from Eleventh street to Thirteenth street 1 con cluded to sifiii tha same , and have aecord- ItiElly domi HO , but with the reservation on my part that , unless conditions fully justify tha doingoCtbe proposed grading When funds are avallnbio for that purpose , I will be opposed to It and will veto the contract for dolng.thoiwork. After a cnre- fnl Inflection of the. , property fronting on , MHEOII street from . .Eleventh street to Thirteenth street 'nnd the Immediate sur- roundlngs I am t'ully" convinced that the I grading proposed Svlllsat some time be a I neccfbslty. ' ' 1 do noH wish to-dolan injustice or work a hardHlilp to any. .of.the interested prop erty owners , and I do not consider that by signing- the ordinance * uUt'tiorlzliiff ' the grad- Inc this will l > e done'but If ut the time the contrnot conies -before imv the work Is op posed by any considerable number of prop erty owners nnd such work would nppear to result In serious hardship or Injury to them 1 will be opposed to It and will exer cise my rlrfht to veto accordingly. BIDS ON BONDS REPORTED. City Treasurer Edwards submitted an ab- atract of the bids received at the bond sale Monday. He recommended that the ifGlJ.OOO special Improvement bonds bo sold 'to II. L. Day & Co. of Boston and the $25,000 in- teraeclion bonds to Blake Bros. & Co. of the same city. Ueferred to the finance com mittee. A petition from property owners for a via duct over the UeU line at Center street was referred , as were petitions for paving Twenty-fifth street from Indiana avenue to Cumlng street. A lesolutlon by Karr granted the man agement of the Ice carnival a monopoly of the ealo of badges during the next thrc * months. It was adopted. The approach of cold weather was rccog. nlzcd by the adoption of a resolution 'by ' Burmester by which the plumbing Inspector was directed to shut off the water from all public watering troughs and drinking fountains. The request of the advisory board for permission to purchase an ambulance was turned down on account of lack of funds. A report from the committee on police by which the city attorney was directed to draw an ordinance prohibiting peddlers from standing on the principal streets was adopted. The committee on judiciary explained that the documents relating to Judge Gordon's claim for salary had -been referred to the commlt/.eo jointly with the city attorney. As the question Involved was of a purely legal nature , the committee had turned the pipers over to the attorney and waa thus relieved of responsibility for not reporting on the matter within thirty days. The ordinance providing for repaying Six teenth street from Howard to Leavcnworth street was Introduced and referred. STHIICIXl ! CAUI'HXTUHS CONSULT. ! ) ( < ! il < - In llnlil Out for DeiiuimlM They I In vi > 31 it tic. A meeting of the striking carpenters who are holding out for the union schedule of wagcfl which they claim Is not being paid them by the exposition contractors was held in Labor temple last night. Nearly 200 members of local union No.127 of the Car- pentcra' and Joiners' Union of America were present. The meeting passed off quietly nnd tboso who were present denied that any gen eral Btrlko Iwil been 'called , although they hinted that such action' , might be taken unless the matter was shortly settled. The meet ing wao presided oven'by Robert McKcnnon with J. II. Tracy as Btcrctary , A largo quan tity of routine ma lcra was disposed of , among which was the admittance of twenty- flvo new members * lb 'the union. The ques tion of the elgllt-lmur schedule at 30 cents per hour was 'discussed for over an hour. The arbltrallo'rt'committee reported that It had held ft'evct'al conferences with Hamilton Brothers * alld also Parish and Creedon but that ilo promises had been ro- colved from the contractors that the union schedule would bo'adhered to. In view of .this fact the union decided to fight the Issue to the end and In order to do so the com mittee was strengthened by three members. U was'the opinion"however ! , of several of tin ) men present last''night that the matter would bo shortly arbitrated uii > ] that the contractors would eventually concede the tight to their men. ( 'lllll'Kfll IVltll llMTHt , A charge of Incest was entered against Conrad Heck last night on the testimony of his two daughters. Heck U a bricklayer and lives at Twenty-seventh anil Spantdlng streets. He states that them has been con siderable trouble In his family , but ex presses the greatest uurprisu at such a charge. firm-pry Hturo | ) I-HIIII-I | . The grocery store of It. Canutes , at 2sol Dodge street , was broker ! into Monday night nnd u quantity o'f cigars uml clgarettts carried away. The cash refls- ter was nlso relieved of some changeTlio burglars rnnde their entrance through a cellar window. .Same ( Mil Story. Henry W. Dunn , a fanner from west Dodge street , disposed of u loud of corn yesterday and took the proceeds with him to lower Capitol uvejiue. Thu usual result ensued and Dunn later appeared nt the police Ktutlon with his empty pocketbook. He claimed Unit It formerly contained $20 nnd I.lzzlo Mann was arrested on his com plaint. I I H14I1UCR COHI'OItAli TO TII13 11AX1CS. AViiN n AVKiu-NN lit tlirUiintiiioiiil On no nt Fort Slirrlilnii. OHIOAGO , Nov. 9. Clarence New , until within a week corporal of O company , Fourth Infantry , U. S. A. , stationed at Fort Sheridan , has 'been ' "busted. " Ills com rades are told this In the Post \Bulletln. \ The expression "busted" is a slang word which , In army parlance , signifies the re duction of a non-cominlssloned officer to the ranks without explanation. No charges of any kind are preferred against 'New , ho had no hearing before a summary court era a court martial , ho was simply informed that he was "unsatisfactory. " Private soldiers charge that New Is the victim among the witnesses who dared to tell what they saw and heard on the day that Captain Loverlng had Private Hammond dragged iby his feet nnd kicked and stabbed the man when ho 'Was ' unable to defend him self. Colonel Hall refuses to be Interviewed on the subject. Captain Edward H. Browne of company G also declined to divulge the reasons for Ncw's rejection. Ho said It was nobody's business , that It was "an Im possibility -for - civilians to have any ap preciation of army methods , especially -when it came to a matter of discipline. " Ex-Corporal New Is the soldier who was oidcred by Catpaln Loverlng to take charge of the prisoner from the guard house to the court room. In testifying before the court of Inquiry he said he had see-n the captain kick and prod Hammond. Continuing ho said that when they had got the prisoner Into the court room and the rope was taken oft 'Hammond ' began to cry , saying that he bad been kicked and stabbed. Hammond had shown him the marks after he had him taken back to the guard house. One of the marks In the leg where Hammond had been prodded was almost quarter of an Inch deep , he said. The old reliable remedj for cough , cold , croup nnd sere throat. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup , should be kept In every home. CKIiUIIIiATIO.V OK AX AX.MVKKSAitV. \\Vstmliister .SfniiiliirilN li4 < * iihMeil Ii > NEW VOUK , Nov. 9. The celebration of the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Westminster standards , under the auspices of the historical committee of the New York presbytery and the Presbyterian union , was begun yesterday In the First Pros , byterlan church here. The church was deco rated with mementoes of the Westminster as sembly gathered from various sources. The exercises , which were attended by a fashionable congregation , were presided over by Uev. Dr. Buchanan , moderator of the New York presbytery. After prayer by Rev. Dr. John Hall , and the rendition of the anthem "Gloria In Excelsls , " Ilcv. Dr. Bejamln Brcckenrldgo Warlleld of Princeton seminary delivered an address on "Tho Westminster Standards Their Significance ns agreed. " .Ilov. Dr. W. S. Plummer Bryan of Chicago spoke on the "Westminster Standards as Tested by History. " "Tho Westminster Standards and the Evan gelization of Hie World" was the subject of a discourse by Uev. Frank F. Ellnwood , sec retary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian church. After prayer by Ilcv. W. U. Craven , ex- moderator of the general assembly , and bene diction by Hev. W. C. Catlott , D. D. president of the historical society , the first part of tbo anniversary exercises closed. The evening session was hold In the Mad ison Square concert hall and Included a bus iness meeting , a musical program and a col lation. III.H 11IVAI. IXTO F.XII.K. I'n-HliH-nt of COM I u It lea PI MM ill UK' for II Ito-Klri'tliiii. NEW YORK , Nov. 9. President Igleslas of Costa Rica has taken another step to secure his rc-clectlnn , Ho IMS exiled his predecessor ser , former President Mora , according to a statement made by Dr. J , II. Fcuss of BOCJS del Terre , United States of Colombia , who arrived hero toJay on the Atlas liner Altai from Port Llmon , "When I WHS In Port Llmon. " said Dr. , Feuss , "I heard that Mora had been ex- < lied. He went to seine South American country. Igelas ! thought the oppoHltlcn party was to name him as Its candidate for president. Alfalrs were quiet otherwise In Costa Rica when I left. " In speaking of the condition of affairs In the United States of Colombia , where a presidential election Is to be held ort Decem ber fi , Dr. Feuss Bald : "They arc expecting trouble thcro. An ominous feeling prevails , though BO fir there has been peace. Tlio candidate of the conservative party Is Reyes , and Care Is the liberal candidate. There Is a standing army of 11,000 men In Colombia , very well equipped , Tlio government la holding the army In readiness In case a revolution Is attempted. " Di-iillix of a DM ) , NEW YORK , Nov. 9. Rear Admiral Alexander Colden Rhiiul , U. S. N. , Is dead at his homo In this city , ugcd 7G. Ho had been confined to his bed for five weeks. It was nt the attack on Fort Fisher that Admiral Ithlml won his greatest renown. Assisted by Lieutenant I'rcMon and a vol unteer crow from his own ship , ho com manded the Louisiana , which , loaded with 215 tons of gunpowder and bombs set to explode by clockwork , WIIH towt'il close to the fort. The olllccrs anil men weru taken off liy the Htcamer Wilderness. Thu now- tier boat blew up as expected , hut illil little injury lo the fort. This operation was suggested by General lienjuinln j. ' . jtt , , _ ler and Admiral Porter , who detailed the olll- C-ITS , In his report salt ) : "Commander Hhlnd anil Lieutenant Preston enraged In the most perilous udvuiture that wis : per haps eevr undertaken. None In the Mnmd- ron considered that I heir lives would be saved. The two men Imd arranged to sac rifice themselves In case thu vessel was boarded , a thing likely to happen. " COLUMBUS. Nob. , Nov. S. ( Speclal.- ) Patrlck Cassln , one of the old settlers of 'Platto county , died at his home In this city yesterday age ! 7-1. Mr. Casjln located In thki county In 1874 and It has ever ulnce been 'lila ' home. He leaves a wife , three sons and three daughters. The fuocral will beheld held Tuesday. KEARNEY. Neb. . Nov. 9. ( Special. ) Mrs. Swltz , wlfo of F J. Swltz of this city , died yesterday noon from Urlght's dliease , She had been a sufferer for come time , but her death wa woUMy hastened by lojurlci received from a runaway accident Mine time ago , She leaves a husband and three chil dren. BERLIN , Nov. 8. Dr. Hcnrlch Welner , the eminent jurist , Is dead. BBRLIN , Nov. S. General Von Werden died Saturday at Gorlltz In Prussian Silesia. WESTERLY. II. I. , Nov. S. Kx-Senator Nathan Fallow Dlxon died at his home here Into tonight , after an lllndSs of about three weeks. Read "Simon Dale" In The Sunday Bee. If you don't take It. subsc'lbe now. DO13SNOT MKAX WAll OX IIATI3S. Humored Coiilllrt lli-tnron Coiniiniilc.M n Kiilce. NEW YORK , Nov. 9. The statement has bctci published1 that the recent reduction In rates announced by the Kdlcon Electric Il luminating company Indicated an Intention on the part of the company and other cor porations In the same business to begin n campaign against the gas companies. All such Intent was denied today on the part of the largest of the electric lighting companies , the Edwon Electric Illuminating company. Its first vice president , R. R. Bowker , said today : "The reduction In ratw announced was not In any sense Intended as the opening of a rate war , but Is simply In line with the policy which the board of directors of the Edison company has frequently announced , that of making a reductlcri in rates from time to time , as far and as fast ns the In crease of business and new economies In operating might permit. " FOOD Ml'ST UK SKUUUIiH UllKAlMilt. III nil I'rlet-H I'rt-vi-iH Kill I Uevrlnn- iiiriit of Klondike , NANAIMO , 1) ) . C. , Nov. 9. The steamer George Welder has arrived here. Among Its passengers was Donald Nicholson , who left Dawson , September 23. Mr. Nicholson says the food problem was a most perplexing question when he left Dawson. Seven steam ers were then overdue. Nicholson says that Skookum Oulch proved an absolute failure outelda of oneclulm. . He believes the coun try to bo rich , but It can never be properly developed until provisions are cheaper. Work Is plentiful at $1.50 an hour. The gold commissioner and mounted police do not consfder It advisable , under existing circum stances , to collect the 20 per cent royalty and to reserve alternate claims for Hie govern ment. The miners are not required to take out licenses , but hnvo to pay $15 for Staking claims , which | > iys for surveying and record ing and $100 for the claim the second year. SlilXfi THUSTKI3S OK TIIK 1SSTATK. lli-lrx llplliviTliplr I'mpcM-ty IN llclnn Krlttpreil Awiiy. NEW YORK , Nov. 9. Former State Sen ator William Cauldwell was arersted today and released in $10,000 ball on the charge of appropilatlng funds of an estate for which he 'Is trustee. Mr. Canldwell wan arrested as he .was entering , hu odlce In this city. The complaint was made by Mrs. Mary J. Wcstcrlleld ami her sister , Floia E. Rogers , daughters of < i4io late Jason Rogers , the millionaire locomotive builder of Patterson , N. J. , who accuse Mr. Cauldwell and their brother , Thomas Rogers , trustees of the will , of appropriating to their own uae funds of the estate. Jason Rogeni died In 1888 , leav ing an estate supposed to be worth over $2,000,000. Tlio sii'It ' Is brought for tlia removal of Rogers and Cauldwell as trustees and to compel them to return to the estate tiio amount of the deficit. XATIO.VAI , UIIAXCU .MKKTS TODAY. \VII1 Visit ( lie ( Jcllj HARRISBURG , Pa. , Nov. 9. The National Grange , Patrons of Husbandry , will meet In annual session In the supreme court chamber In this city tomorrow morning , and continue In session about ten days. The mooting' ) will bo secret and will bo presided over Ly Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Brlgham. The National Grange Is composed of fifty- eight delegates and sixteen ofllccrs , mast of whom are present. Tomorrow evening the sixth degree , known as "Flora , " will bo conferred In the presence nf the joint body. The seventh , or the "As sembly of Demetcr , " will bo conferred on Thursday evening. The delegates to the state and national granges will visit Gettysburg battlefield Thursday. Subsrlbo for The Sunday ueo nnd read Anthony Hope's great story "Simon Dale. " KlltU HATS riA M.'XATIO ASVI.IM. Seven lliimlri-il Xc ro 1'Jillfiits Are Ili-Ncneil ullli nitlleiilly. MILLEDfiEVILLH , Ga. , Nov. 9. The negro building of the State Lunatic asylum was dis covered to bo on lire at 12:30 : today and l still In flames. The east end of the building has been completely dmtrnyt-d and the names are rapidly eating away the remainder of the building. The city nro departmoi-t Is hurd at work with Its full force ami the Micon department has been telegraphed fer. . Tlio 700 patients In the building were saved by the heroic work of the citizen * and firemen. A very hard wind l blowing , but the adjoin ing bulldlnga are free from daiiRrfr. The origin of the nro la unknown. The low * will be fully $35,000 , fully insured. Subsrlbo for The Sunday lleo and read Anthony Hope's great story "Simon Dale , " Til K JIISAI.TV .UAIIICHT. INSTRUMENTS placed on file Tuesday , November 9 , 1497 : WARRANTY DEEDS. O. M. Harclay to A. I. Northup , un- dlv'/j of o 20 feet of w W feet of M lot 7 , block 1. Park Place $ 2j F. K. Ualley and wife to It. W. lialley , lots 2 to 4 , S to 10 , and s 9 feet lot 7 , block 1 , Bailey fi O.'s subdlv QUIT CLAIM DKKDS. Home Investment company to New England Loan & Trust company , lots IS and 19 , block 2 , Hush & H.'s ad a DKKDS. Sheriff to New England Loan & Trust company , lot 8 , block 11 , Walnut Hill , . , . . . , . . . , . . 270 Total amount of transfers , . . . $ [ i,326 Consumption and LungTroublos In Any Climate. An Eminent New York City Chemist and Scientist Makes a Now Discov ery and a Free OfFer to Our Readers. Correspondence Advice Free. The fact 1ms been established that tha honored and distinguished chemist , T. A. Slo * cum , of New York City , has discovered n reliable euro Tor Consumption ( Pulmonary Tuberculosis ) and all bronchial , throat , lung unif chest troubles , stubborn coughs , ca- tarrh.il affections , scrofula , general dccllno and weakness , loss of llrt'h , nod nil condi tions of wasting away , and , to niako Its wonderful merits known , he will send thrco free bottles ( all different ) of his New Dis coveries to any afflicted reader of The lleo who will wrlto for them. Already this "new scientific system of treatment" has , by lt timely use. perma nently cured thousands of apparently hope less coses , ntid It seems a necessary and hu mane duty to bring such facts to the atten tion of all Invalids , that they may be bene fited thereby. Chemistry and science nro dally astonish ing the world with now wondern. The re searches and experiments of this great chem ist , patiently rarrleJ on for years , have cul minated in results as bmcDclal to humanity an can he claimed for any tnode-rn genius or philosopher. The nu'dloal profession throuRhoiit Amer ica and Kurope nro about unaillmous In tha opinion that nearly all physical ailments naturally tend to the generation of consump tion. The nllllctcd die in the short , cold days nf winter much faster than In the long , hot days of summer. The Doctor ban proved the dreaded disease to bo curative beyond a doubt , In any cllmato and has on fllo In his American and Euro- pcan laboratories thousands of letters of heartfelt gratitude from these bcnoflted anj cured Inill parts of the world. Consumption , uninterrupted , inccns speedy and certain dot Mi. No ono having or thrcateded with any disease should hesitate a day. The Doctor considers it his professional duty a duty which he owes to suffering humanity to donate a trial of his InfalllUo cure. Simply write to T. A. Slocum , M. C. , 98 Pine street. Now York , giving full address , mid three free bottles ( all different ) of Ills New Discoveries will be promptly sent , with full Instructions , to any reader of The llee. There is no charge for correspondence ad vice. Knowing as we do , of the undoubted cfll- cacy of the Slocum Cure , every sufferer should take advantage of this most liberal pioposltlon , A system of medical treatment that wl'l euro lung troubles and consumption is cer tainly good for and will euro a 1m ret any disease that humanity Is heir to. Please tell the Doctor you saw his gea- erous offer In The lice. ( OK BYI'IIILIS ) AlVrMlcn Oimriniiro to riTKK CASE or JIIUXKV JIKFUMtUI ) . Oircur * Iiiiermanrnt atul not a piiolilnffiip. Cnsca trrntnl trn j-lir * CK ° lint" m-\i-i heel ) iv hjmplon tlni't * . lly ( kihcrll ln.T > oui cuf lillly Mt'fan Iri'flt 3 nil l > mall , p.luleulu lilt-wont1 * l I olljc iruaralllct : lorutuni-li-luiul ult moneyriu svljo ml l T In come licit' lor tlr.1- mi-ill can ilo so anil \ e will lily inilrtmil lain both wnj anil liolt'l bill * while here It ui > tail in MI * , * . XVcc'bal- ItnKt * tlie worM lurucui-e ll.at utn Jli'ijtc Itcmvtly v.lll nit cine Wiltc lop mil ii.iillralr.ts MM.I gtt llio evidence. W know tlint > uuuli ) > ktlltltl. | ! Jllttly t > oluo , lib lliu most t mliu-lit pit1 * lrlan . liuvo .K-\i-r bi-i-u nlilu tu clM1 untie ttum uni | oiniv idk-l. Inour lenjian pint-tlrc ltli tlil .llucli : tteir.cily " liabecli most it lull-nil tomeicnmo tlio pitjmlici'i'UC'ltM nil hoi-ilu-il i j'rrlll.- ' . . Hut iimli-r oui Mi-out triwsvntre j on liuuld not lici"lti\le to ry tl-lMemrdy. Vuti luktMiot'liam-ool loslni ; inur inom-y W0 Klinmntio to rule or rtflinj t'M'rv tlolitir uiul ai w I > H\U u rrrmittloii to iirtilrrt , nlin'llimnrlnl ImcUInu ur ) S:7 < MI. < > t O. It In peim-lly fufotoall wlio will try the tmttltit-iit. Ilcictofoi6 > ttu hnip lit-cn riitllnir lii | niul I Ol"K " "t your money for ( JlfTcii'iit tit-aiint > ntt < nnil although yui : tut-not yctcttritl no tmn ImM | uihl buck > our munry. l > o not wnhtc liny ] nouiiioi.iuntil jou try u . Olcicluonlcupe | > t.ilcnl rases enieil In ttihly to nlnoty flnyit. lnvtt.tli.Rto out li'ianrlal Mmi'linK. our icinilaiiou Aft buFliiCMi mclk Willo ui for MHincH anil njihwi ; . ) of thmo no Jia > a rtintlvho have ulviMi iHMinlft' < lou to u-rrr to tliv 11. It eoslH > otl only ( .o.tiiKo to tin Inlai Itlll ru\eyo 11\ , woiidor Mitl ( > rlnff Irom meniul t > UAln ; imllf > oi : to iuniile.il hut may your oil ) irlnk' t-uller thniimh yur ownmillKeneo1 II jour fyiiiptooiKaiui > llii ) lei * on ) arc , * orti thtoat. IIH1CUU4 ivitcheii In inontli , ilit-iMJifttlun Itl bones uiul lulutK , half tulllni ; out. iTili'llunj en nn ) pai t of thobo.ly. fcellntc of ff * ncial tlrpii-hHlon. raln ln Iieitdor 'ioneiou hum no tlmo towuhte. 'rhoFC hu nit * constantly taking muicuiyHnt ! jioln-h * lioul < l tli - f-nnUnuitlt Ouutiint tiMt or thr n ilinKii will Mjti-ly bi In tiorcshml eating nk-ci-H In the rnU. I'ou't ' lalltu iviflc , All rontrpoiulcnce > i > nt n-uloil In plain iiircl- opett. Wulnvltttlhv inoht rltrlil Invodlliratlou tmil will do all In uur poMi-r to nld you In It. AdJi t SKXUALI.Y. All I'rlvota Dlscnaei & llltordcrH of Mnn. Treatment by M.ill * Cc'tihiiltntiou lrco , SYPKIUS Cured for life and tlm poison tliorouirhly claanscd from tlioHyBtPin. Spi-riiintiirrliea , Sumlnnl WoaklioH' ) , Ix ) t Man. hocxl , Nlglit inilnnloii8. : Dcnaycil Kacullliji. I'M- mivlo WoatenrHu , nnd nil diMlcatii illsorrtcr.1 p lull- niin-rl. I'll.l'.H llnr tn i-lllic-r MIX , iinultlvuly FISTIII.A nml KKCTAU Ul.CKUS , HVnUUOBr.H AND VAIll(3Oir5ljKpcrni ii'ntly nnd anecoaufully cnrrd. Method now an \uifallliif \ , Cured [ at liotno by iifw inr-thoil wllbout pain or cultlnir. Call on or nrtdrcuH with stnmt' DBS. SEARLES 8 SEURIES.U'J 8u > KiVAD , , Purely vcsetalil" . inllJ , nnd rplliible , Cam * pi-ired Piifctllun , ( OMii'li'lu ' ub ai | > tlon , und ln'ulliiy rtKUlarlty. I'cr tlio cure uf nil dlpn uf tlio Hlinn-H' i , I.lvc-r , HancU , KUllit'/n , NenouH l > lecjn- , I < OS.S OF AI'I'KTITl ! ; , KICK HKADACJU : , I.M > KISTIO.\ : , IIIKH.S\JS.S. ; : TOIII'III I.IVKll , JIVNl'KI'HIA. Oli i > rvc llio folluwliiK fyiMptuiun roultlni ; from ni ol > - uf Hit1 DlKOHIIvo OrKunit : ( 'Humiliation , Imvunl pile * , fill I item of lilnoil In I Ilo head , uclil. jty of the Hornni-Ii. miuM-u , liciiitljurn , ilUcuat of fimil. fullm-KH uf utlKMl In t iu Huumch , tour crui-tatluiiH , Flnklni ; iir llulterlnt , ' of thu lieurt , choking or 8\ifr ciilliiK n-nsallonii when In a lying ptislurr. dlmnrhtt l vlxlon. ilutu or webi lufuia the hliilit. fc'vc-r uml dull | iuln In thu henil , iUU- clenuy or | icmilrutluu. | ycllmuieiui of the kln anj cyi-H , pain In I ho xldc , clic-H or llmbu and nuilileu IIUfchcH of heat , burning In llie llculi. A ffw ilow of IIAUWAY'H I'lWJJ will free tile uyncm of nil the nliovu named illionleiu. 1'ilcc , 'fi ccnlH per box. Hold by all ilrugcUts , or H-nt by mull. S -ml to nil. IIADWAV & CO. . l ck Uor SCS , New Vorlf. for book of advice. DO YOU KNOW DR. FELIX LEnRUN'S Steel g Pennyroyal Treatment la the original * nd only FflUNPH. r.f j nnd roliub'v euro on tb,11. , r. kct. 'rlco.Ji.00j euit by .nail. ) ( llj-cr * lUllon Urue Co. , H. K. Cor ICtli und Fa nam titrctla , Oiuaba. N'cu.