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ESTABLISHED JUKE 30 , 187J. OMAJIA , 3HHDAY MOUNIING , NOYEM15EH 12 , 1SJ)7 TWELVE PAGES. E COPY n\rD ! CENTS.
PILATE REPORT IS A FAKE
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An Alleged "Wonderful DUcovety" Proves
to Bo a Bogus Document.
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YELLOW NEWSPAPERS BADLY TAO IN
So-Ciilleil "Ileiiort of Poiitliin I'llnto In
Tllii-rlii * CnuNiir" .Slitmii ( < > He
the Work < if it AllHxourl
num.
x Tor several daj' pant , particularly on last
Sunday , the yellow newspapers of New Yoik
and elsewhere regaled the country with ic-
porta of the alleged discovery In the Vatican. '
library of a document purporting lo he the
"Heport of 1'ontitis 1'llato to Tiberius
Caesar , " concerning the crucifixion. One
of the ncns&tlonal sheets went so far as to
print a transcript of tlio so-called "report. "
accompanied by Interviews with prominent
churchmen on the Importance U the ells
covcry.
Now comca the St. Louis Kcpubllc , onu
of the victims of Iho fake , with a dljpatch
from Sodalla , Mo. , showing the alleged
I'll ate report to he n spurious document per.
pctrated by n Mlwourl clergjmaia , for \vhlch
off en so he was expelled troui thePresjy -
tcrlan church thirteen years ago.
The Republic report from Se.lMla sajs
The newspapers that prlntoJ on Sundiy
morning " 1'untlus rilac's : Heport to Tiberius
Caesar , " in alleged IHctal translation of a
document puipcnlng to bo the Judca gov
ernor's nccofnt of the last dajs .of the
Sivlor , claimed that the tiansbijon was
made hj ' Hev. Ir ) W. 1) . Mahan , an Eng
lish clergyman and Paleographer. "
The factfl regarding "Pilate's report" show
tint the plagiarism needed to bo fortlllcil
with dispatches from Home telling about the
excitement caused among theologians there
over the finding f the .tnclciu nintiUHcrli > t.
In ordci to add to Its Inipoitancc LM a news
Item for the religions world Tne facts ate
that Itcv. W I ) . Mnhan Is not a great Lng-
llsh scholar and Paleographer at all , but an
ordinary preacher of the Cumbciland I'rcs-
'byterlan ' dtnomliiatlon. or rather was until
he was expelled from the inlnlstiy and
church sonic thirteen vcars ngj for attempt
ing to palm off this selfsame fraudulent
story about "Pilate's report' upon Christian-
Hy.
OHIOIN OF Tlin FAKn.
In 1881 Hev Mahan , v.ho was then a rcnl
dent of Hoonevllli' . having returned there
from Airow Hock , Saline count ) , published
n \olume of 350 pages entitled "Archae -
logical Writings of the Sanhedrln and Til-
inuiln , " and this publication contained the
Hame alleged letter of 1'ontlun 1'llale to Ti
berius Cat tar , word for vvvrd , which has
been palmed off as a discovery of recent
date. The Htory told In 'the ' bonk vws that
Rev. Mahan had flist heard of the report In
IS5G and secured a tiit.ulation of It In 1S51
and held It until ISM , when It was pub
llshcd.
Hev. Mahan In his hook , which was printed
by I'errln & Smith , 210 Oll\e btreet St
LoulH , sajs that In 1836 a German of the
name of II C. Whydaman , a moat learred
man , called upon him at his homo In Ho
wl tt. Mo. , and told him about the "Pilate
report , " which Whydaman had discovered
In tho' Vatican at Home. The author then
reproduce ! ! the correspondence which fol
lowed between himself and Whjdaman dur
ing a period of three years , which resulted
In th ? Presbyterian minister securing a copy
of the unpublished report of Pilate to Oiesar.
In addition to the publication of the
Why daman correspondence to prove the
authenticity of the "I'llate report" the author
In the preface sajs :
"I secured the acslstunce of two learned
men Drs. Melntosh and Twjman and went
to the Vaticui at Homo and then to the Jew
ish Til minis at Constantinople In order to
corroborate the finding of the icport and
obtain a certification of the correctness of
ito literal translation. "
The book was mercilessly attacked by
divines throughout the country and the
church Investigation which followed l.iltl bare
the fact that the "PHalu report" was a frauj
and that Hev. Mahan did not go to Home or
Constantinople , as he claimed he had , hut
liad gone no further than New York City ,
where he kept himself In seclusion for a
number of montls , his friends In the mom-
vvhllc believing ho was open ling his time
In making reseatchen among the nuibty vol
umes of the Vatican. Hev. Mahan was so
humiliated by the expose that ho dioppcd
complete ! } out of sight He Is now about
70 years old and when last heard from was
living with a son-in-law wlm IR the pro
prletor of the Hotel Muiian at Doonvlllc.
LEmU3 IDENTICAL.
Additional details of the glgantilc fake arc
given 'by ' the St Louis Globe-Democrat as
follows :
The letter published In the newspaper as
a "groat discovery" has a dramatic con
clusion that seemingly had not occurred to
the writer of the story In Hev. 'Mr. ' Mahan's
book but the previously published letter 'In '
cluded the strry of the resurrection not con
tained in the lately pu'blhhed ' document. In
other respects the letters are Identical , and
It is plain that the two came from the same
Bource. In Hev Mr. Mahan's "Archaeolog
ical Writings , " printed by "Perrln & Smith ,
book and job printers , 210 Olive street , St
Lcula , " appears all of the correspondence
that resulted 1n the author obtaining the re
port that Is now given to the world as
"news. "
On page 201 Hev 01 r Mahan sajs :
"It was eonio time In the jear 1856 , wlilU
living In Dewltt , IMo j that a gentleman by
the name of II C. Whdamaii was Icebound
and storped' ' at my house several days , He
was a native of Germany , and one of the
most learned men I have ever met. I found
iilm to bo frcu and communicative. During
Ills utay he told mo he had spent five jeais
in the ! ty of Home , and the moat of the
timeIn the Vatican , where ho saw a library
containing 500.000 volumes Ho told me
that he had seen and read the records ol
Tiberius Cac&ar , and In what was called the
"Acta I'llatl. " that Is "The Acts of I'llate. "
lie had seen the account of the apprehension ,
trial and cruclllvlon of Jesus of Na/areth ,
but said It did not add much to the common
teachings of Christianity. He told me ho
thought a transcript could be secured , After
Mr , Whydaman had poivo I ranembered
what he bad told of these records and
thought If a trant > crlpt could bo obtained It
would bo very Interesting. Even If It did
not add much to the present 'teachings ' ol
Christianity , yet the statement would bo of
great satlsfa < ctlon. So , after 1io had been
gone eome jnauths , I set about tracing up
Mr , Whydaman , as the following correspond
ence it III show : "
IlKV. MAHAN'S COHHKSl'ONDi.N'CK. :
The first letter to Mr. Whydaman hears
date , "Dowlit , Mo , , September 22 1850 , " and
la addressed to him at Now York City.
In November following Hev. Mr. Mahan
received an epistle from O , C. Vantberger ,
ilatcd New York , November 12 , in which It
was stated that Dr. Whydaman had gone
to Germany , hut the minister's letter had
been forwarded to him , The next letter
received by Itov , Mr , Mahan was from Mr ,
Whydaman In Germany , it Is supposed , and
was dated March 2 , 1857 , but the town was
left blank , The writer stated that ho had
written to "Father rrclllnhusen , a monk of
great learning at Home , who Is the chief
guardian of the Vatican , " and had made a
request , In his own name , for the document
In question ,
Writing from Westphalia Germany , No-
vcmber 27 , 1857 , Mr. Whjdaman gave Rev ,
Mi * . Maban this Information :
"Father Frt'lllnhutcn has answered my
letter IB regard to the transcript you want.
Ho Inforns mo that the writing Is so Hue.
and being In the Latin language , as I told
you , and the parchments so old and dirty
ho will bo obliged to ute a gla s lo the moat
of It. Ho can only give It In the Latin , as
ho does not understand the Kngllsh. Ho
88)8 ho will do It for 35 darlcs , which Av 111
bo In American coin $62.44. If you will
forward the amount 1 will have the docu-
ncnt forwarded to my brothcr-ln-Iaw , C. C.
/anlbcrgor. Ho will translate It for a
rltlc. "
On February 8 , 1853. Rev. Mr. 'Mnhan sent
.ho money from Chllllcothe , Mo. , and on
Juno 14 following Mr. Whydaman acknowl
edged the receipt of U 1n Westphalia. On
April 2C , 1S69 , Mr. Vantberger wrote Rev.
Mr. Mahan that ho had received the docu
ment from Mr. Whydaman and would trans
late It from the Latin to English for $10.
The money was sent to Mr. Vantberger ,
who In return ferw anted the translation
which Is thus acknowledged by Rev. Mr.
Mahan In his book ;
"With this correspondence I received the
following document , acd I must confess thit ,
although It Is not Inspltattcn , jet the words
burnt lnt < my heart , as the words of Christ
Into the hearts of the ellsclplta , and I am
satisfied from the spirit It bears that It must
bo true. I am aware that , though the Jews
wcro In subjection to the Romans , jet they
still held their ecclesiastical authority and
'tho Romans did not only submit to their
decisions , hut executi-d their decrees on their
subjects Knowing there was no such a
piece of history to be found In all the world
and being so deeply Interested myself , as
vvoll as hundreds of others to whom I have
read It , I have concluUed to give It to the
public. W D. MAHAN. "
Apparently to further fortify himself , Rev.
Mr. Mahan alleged. In his prcfaco to the
work , that ho "secured the assistance of two
IcaintU men Drs. Melntosh and Tivyman ,
ami went to the Vatican at Rome and then
to the Jqwlsh Talmuds at Constantinople. "
DISCOVHRY DENOUNCRD.
When the book was published In 1SS It
vna attacked vl lently by the clergy of MK
sourl. one of the most bitter criticisms be
ing from the pen of Rev. Dr J. A. Quarlcs.
then of Lexington , Mo. , and now of Wash
ington and Lee unlveialty , Virginia. It vvai
proved ccncluslvely tint Rev. Mr Mahan
! uil visited nel'hcr Rome nor Constantinople
ple and had been no closer to blue water
than the city at New York. Rev. Mr. Milan -
lan was denounced so vohcmenllj that ho
was arraigned before the presbytery and ex-
pcllol from the mlultitr } , after which he
Iropprd out of sight.
At 'the ' time of the publication of the hook
10 wai 65 jears old. When last heart ! of he
\aj living with li'a ' son-ln-lnw. J M. Green ,
vho conducts the Mania hotel at tloonvllle ,
Uo , and If hei penned the St. ] j uls Rcnub-
Ic's article of Sundij It must have bi-ouglu
vividly to mind the sensational ncilod tlr.t
fo lowed the publication of his book thirteen
years ago.
The volume In iiucrtlon contilns many
other alleged translations of Interest , and It
ivould seem the New York Jourml Is prepar
ing to spring them upon the public as
news , " as the concluding paragraph of the
spcrlil to the Republic reads this :
"Other letters that passed between Pllatn
and Tiberius are In the Vatican archives and
Micso will he tinnslated carefully for l.i.ciaiy
nd hlstorlcil purposes. "
J or innin Mvmcin1 ci.tni.
Tall.s of the
UOSTON , Nov. 11. The- annual dinner of
lie Homo Maiket club was held at Me
chanics hall last nlqht Fully 1,000 pcsrons at
tended. The most distlngulsueJ guests were
Congressman Nelson A. Dlngley of Maine ,
'ongressman Charles A. HusBell of Con-
icctlcut , Congre simn Jonathan P. Dolllver
f Iowa and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Suiator Hanna sent a letter of regret , after
.10 rinding of which three cheeis were given
or him.
Congressman Dlngley , In his address , said.
'A great many people In this country are
vlser than they were flve jears agj. Some
I'ho study maxims rather than markets deny
hat there has been any restoiatlon of con-
Ulence or any revlUl of business. Others ,
vho are not entirely blind to facts , admit
ho Improvement , but insist that it comes
in spite of protection , from what thej call
natural causes ' Still others , like Bryin ,
ontend that the Improvement Is only tem-
orary because ot a short crop of wheat
broad , and that business will presently grow
erse unless wo have IB to 1 fiee hllver on
ur hook
"I leave our free trade friends to reconcile
heir antagonistic explanations of the falluiu
f their theories , simply rematklng that the
ominon sense of the pectile concludes thit
no repeated coincidence between the pro-
cctlve policy and piesperlty and between
ho overflow of that policy and adversity
itabllshed the relation of cause and effect.
"I know that some of our free trade
-lends claim to see in the result of the
ecent elections evidence of popular dl'sUis-
action with President MeKlnlej and the
law protective tariff. When , however. It Is
onsldered that a falling off of the aggre
gate vote has always been an lnv liable re
sult of the relaxitl n fiom an Intense strain ,
jnd that In every state In which n elect. on
ivas held the democratic munageiH carefullv
avoided the tariff Issue and gained their
only victory In a protective state through an
absurd attempt to run two republan can
didates for mayor of New York City while
the republicans captured a protection United
States senator In Maryland , heretofore ai-
rayed against protect ! n , It Is dllllcult to sea
ou what grounds It can bo Juntly claimed that
the result of the icccnt elections gives any
support to the claim that It shows popular
llssatlsfaction with the successful adminis
tration of Pretldcnt McKlnley , or with the
iew protective tariff. "
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was the next
ipeaker and was followed by Congiesamen
tusioll of Connecticut and Dollhor of Iowa.
Mr Dolllver said"In the elections that
lave Just been held wo have suffered some
tppnicnt discouragements , but there Is noth.
Ing In the returns from any state to Indi
cate that the people have anv regret for the
vote cast in 1S96 a vole which put to rent
the most reckless and dangerous popular
agitation in the history of the United States ,
No Btute which cast Its vote foi William Mc
Klnley Is likely In the future to reverse that
Jecl.slon , If the same Issue Is presented. And
rtlth republicans everywhere I rejoice tint
in the midst of 'the ' party troubles that In-
vailaldy follow a change of admlnlstiatlon
hat great party loader who oiganlzed ( ho
victory of 1S9G had vanquished the hoides
} { blandttr and peisonal abuse that have fol
lowed him from the day he announced the
election of William McKlnlej as president
Df the United States. "
The banquet closed with the singing of a
verse from the "Star Spangled IJinncr. "
I.IIADS TO A COM'M'.SSIO.V.
Mlulxtrr K\IIIMH | Hiivr Mr . NaoU
Clinic lo Tell HIT Slnrj- .
NOW YORK , Nov. 11. Rev. H. P. Miles ,
pastor of the First 1'reubytcrlin church of
Ravcnswood , L. I. , to whom It Is alleged
Mrs. Nack made her confession , said that ho
hod not attempted to work on the woman's
feelings , as has been alleged. Mr. Miles
said that be > began to visit the jail at t'ha
request of the phvslctan , who thought that
he could do Mra. Nuck good. Mr Miles said
that during his llrbt few visits to the jail
Mrs. Nack ridiculed his religion , but that ho
k pt on preaching In the Jail corridor. On
Sunday ho took us his text "Those who claim
Him jet will I trust , " During the sermon
Mr. Miles Euld that , he noticed Mrs Nack
was greatly agitated and was crying , and
when ho had finished , he tays Mrs. Nack
canio to him and told him that she wanted
to confess the murder. Mr. Miles navs he
told her that ho did not care to hair the
confession , but told her to pra > to the Lord
She got down on her knees and prajcd and
later she told him tbat the pra > er ha ) greatly
relieved her ntuj that a great load had been
lifted from her mind. He then lift her with
out hairing the confession , Ho saje that on
Tuesday Mrs. Nack rent for him and that
when ho arrived at the Jail she confessed the
crime to him In all Its details.
Will lluvta llciuilillriiii S.
NKW YORK. Nov. 41-Chalrman C. W.
Hnckett of the republican state committee
Ima Khen out it Htatement In hlcto he Miys
the republicans will have u majority of
eleven In the next house oC the New York
lefflBluture. A republican will be elected
up'-ukcr of the house who will be In sym-
puthy with a republican senate and a re
publican governor. "The rurnora of fac
tional dlrtrtncts , " tum jjr. jjackett. "are
not worthy M oerlous consideration. "
HARVEY BOONE'S ' COURTSHIP
Wild Love of a Wandering Dootor for a
Widow of Means.
BACKS UP BLANDISHMENTS WITH DRUGS
l.ucy Smith Toll * .luiluc Scott n Slnrt-
lliiK' Story of Her Srcoml
, Miirrlnui * mid ( ietn It
, Annulled. i
The courts have released Lucy Smith from
a matrimonial alliance to which she was
never a witling party , the decree In the case
divorcing hot from her evslwhllo husband ,
Harvey Uoone.
The case was on In Judge Scott's court ,
only the wife and her vvltnesse.3 appearing.
During the course of the trial the evidence j
developed the fact that the woman was
married without her knonledge or consent
and while she was itndci the Inllucncc ot
Bomo powerful drug that made her Insensible
to what was happening. The story as told
on the witness stand runs like this
List May Lucy Smith lived at 721 North
Sixteenth street. She wa6 u widow who was
earning a good salary , which she was add
ing to a small built accotiut that she already
possessed. About the middle or the mouth
In question she met a well dressed and fairly
good arvearlrig ii.au ot middle age , who slid
he lived out in the state iiid was well-to-do ,
owning some land , as well as other property.
Ho wiled two or thice times and made aome
advances that aroused a tender passion In
the bieast of Mis. Smith A few dajs later
Mr . Smith became 111 and one day when
Uoone called he told her that he was some
thing of a doctor pud woual prescribe. Mrs
Smith upon the witness sUlid testified
that she assented to till ? proposition , hut
tavs Instead ot giving her medicine
to cure , Iloono gave her some drug that
made her Insensible The drug relieved her
pain and the next night she took another
dcse. While she was miner the 'ufluence ' of
the drug , according to her storj , Iloone ee-
curc.l a marriage license and a preacher , and
taking both to her room , the marriage cere-
monv was performed , she remaining In bed
duilng the time The ne\t day Iloone in
formed her thej were wedded , but she re-
fih'iad to rccognbe the niarrUge relat.ons
ami upon iccovering from her Illness left
the room. She testified that she never saw
Uoone again , and kciew nothlug of his where
abouts
In passing on the case , Judge Scott held
that there- was no marriage contract and
coni'stiuently there was no divorce to rant
I owcver , ho entered an order giving the
won an absolute freedom from the prettuded
marriage.
The records in the office of the county
Judge show that Iloone secured a license to
mairy Lucy Smith , alleging both were of
lawful age. The ceremony waa performed
by Hev. Daniel Grleder , who was called In
and informed that the woman was very I 1
and desired to be married to Uoone. He
thought nothing of the affair , supposing that
the parties wcro old actiua'ntances and that
the alliance was agreeable to belli.
iininiw TMMin nirrs v IICTI < HI : .
Svo Ilxcorllllrs Htm fur
iiK Til lli-rlliiKliofT'M Famlt.i.
The case of George A. Derllnglioft against
Herman Tinime has been on the dockets of
the district eourt for some time and Ins
attracted more or less attention , especially
In the western part of the county , where
the parties uie well known. Now , however ,
the case Is out of the courts and the plaintiff
Is a winner. *
Herman Tlmmo Is a well known politician
and George A. llerllnghoff Is his son-in-law ,
having married one of Tlmme's daughters
a number of years ego , and while the Iler-
llnghoffs have not nluajs lived happily , the
real cause of their differences Is attilbuted
to Interferences of Timme. The case that
has Just been passed upon by Judge Scott
sets asldo a transfer of a lot in Omaha ,
made by Derllnghoft to Mrs. Timme. The
trial was commenced several da > s aeo , but
the end has Just been reached. During the
trial it came out in evidence that several
jears ago nerllnghoff erected a house upon
his lot .ind on icprescntatlons made by
Tlmmo ho deeded the lot to Mrs. Timmo
without any consideration , the acknowledg
ment having been taken by Timmo as a no
tary.
In giving his testimony against setting
the transfer aside Tlmmo said that he bid
a great deal of III feeling against h'a soi-
ln-law , hut ho was prompt'y ' stopped by
Judge Scott , who stated that he did not
pioposo to have any dirty family linen
washed in his coutt. On conclusion of the
Introduction of the testimony. Judge Scott
called Tlmino before him and atiked. "Have
> ou tried to separate IJcrlinghoff and his
wife ? "
Tlmmo replied that ho had labored In this
direction to n ccitaln extent.
On receiving the answer , Judge Scott read
Timmo a lecture that ho vslll not ROOII for
get. He said"I have enjoved your hos
pitality ; I have broken bread at jour table
and I have eaten jour salt , I have slept In
your bed , but that hao ended , and now I
want to use some- plain language. I have
been upon the bench for a number of years ,
and during thai time I have given giavo
consideration of the nubject of what should
be done with a party who will willfully step
In and maliciously try to separate man and
wife. Sometimes I have thought that a man
who will try to break up a happy homo
should ho punished by the Infliction of the
death ponaltv. "
At this point Tlmmo attempted to Inter
rupt the court , but he was promptly called
to order and Judge Scott continued by say-
Ing1 "You were evidently displeased with
the success that was attending the efforts
of IK'rllnghoff and his wife to mike a liv
ing , and out of puio malice you tned to
separate this couple and break up a happy
home. You have said In vour testimony
that nerllnghoff had money In the bank
and that ho came to you and tried to bor
row I do not believe anj thing of the
hind. You knew that this was the Derllng-
hoff homestead and jou know that the tians-
fcr to your vvifo was Illegal unless Mrs
Dcrllnghoff Joined In the transfer , which
eho did not. You took the acknowledg
ment yourself and allowed the deed to run
to your wife. You knew that this was a
conspiracy and that you wore one of the
conspirators the principal ono You say
that this transfer was a trust deed yes , It
was a trust deed , a trust of spite and
malice , "
Turning to T J Mahoney , attorney for
nc-rllnghoff , Judge Scott said : "You will
draw jour decree , setting asldo the trans
fer , " and thus the case of Uerllnghoff against
Tlmmo was ended.
COT DrcIlncH to HiIni i
W. W. Cox has secured an Injunction to
prevent the Board of Flro and 1'ollco Com
missioners from investigating his conduct
as a pollco ofllcer , harassing him or remov
ing him from the ofllco of chief of detect
ives
In the petition filed In the district court
ho alleges that ho was laid off permanently
and without pay the commissioners knowIng -
Ing that In so doing they were acting Il
legally , Ho also charges that ho was tried
by the eald 'board ' , and that said trial was
without legal authority and consequently
the findings -nero void.
Clvurluis ; JIultc'M 1'ntli to Krveiliim.
The litigation between Mary Kenewayand
her farm foreman , W. C , Holtz , U rapidly
neailng the end. While Holtz la still In the
county Jail , charged with running off and
disposing of twenty-eight hold of tab widow's
fat steers , liic suits against hlmvaru being
stricken from the dockets of the courts of
this county ,
There was a case In the county court ,
wherein Holtz was charged with the con
version , of property. Yesterday the attor
ney for the widow appeared Ip court and
asked for a dismissal. The request was
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'i nr-r -
granted and the costs nero paid by the plain
tiff. The next step Is the dUmlstj'l of the
criminal proceedings , aftcf which Holtz will
bo a frco man.
Aoti-M from < lit > CotirtN.
Oporge W. Loomls , administrator of the
estate of Henry D. iDrown. deceased , has
filed his final report In the office of the
county judge.
In Iho raso of Joseph-floboll , administrator
ot the estate of Frank Oebell , dcceaasd ,
against the Rock Island1 road , killed on the
tracks In this cltj- , last September the do-
fcndint answers , alleging that Dcbcll's
death was duo to h8tmn ! , carrelrfisness.
In the matter of tmMesMtc of William U.
Sterling , deceased , ttin probate Judge lias
granted authority to pllVo XT Stcrl.ng , ad
ministratrix , to sell at private site all ct
the personal property of Uio- late William 11
Sterling to satisfy the Jlebts against the es
tate. 1 i
Tn the case of Janjoa n. Hojd against
Thomns Mtllvlhlll , whetolfi suit was brought
to recover on an allcgjod claim for $22,000 ,
rent duo on a lease of the Bojd theiter , the
Jury baa returned \crdlct , finding for the
defendant. The jury held that Mulvthlll
was Insane at the time ot making Iho lease.
Upon the application of Clinton H. Drlggs ,
Victor H Caldwell has been appointed art-
mlnlatrator of the cstito of Htnlly J. Hrlggs
decoiEed. The property of the estate. In
cluding real and personal , Is valued at
$252,000. The bond ot the administrator baa
been fixed at $100,000. Hy agreement the
appeal bond of Trln'ty Cathedral rarlsh and
the Dlshop Clarkson Memorial hospital has
bean withdrawn from the files of the probate - '
bate court , the claims of the two organlra- j
tlcns against the estate having been settled
to the satisfaction of all parties concerned.
innri'i \ < ; orTMCN u. < ; HVMI : .
Woltll.t MUN | < T llrluluiiii OntllncH tlio
Work of tinInter. .
HAHIUSmniO. Pa. , Nov. ll. The Na
tional Grange , Patrons of Husbandly , con-
\cncd jesterday In the rinpremo court cham
ber. Delegates from almost all the otatea
leprcoented In the national body were pres
ent.
National Master J. H. llrUham , ass'staut
secretary of agriculture , who arrived from
\\ashlngton l.ist night was In the chair.
The morning session WAS short and VMS de
voted to preliminaries
The report of thn treasurer , Mis H S.
McDowell of New York , showed tin- finances
of the order to be In n satlsfactorj' condition
with a larger amount of funds on hand than
the previous jcar. SecroUry Trimble's re
port showed til newgrangis and nearly 100
reorganlratlons The report ot state maa-
tcis were received. Tljp credent als com
mittee1 made a partial report , and the grange
proceeded to receive the reports of Its of
ficers. Worthy Mcster Hrlgham submitted
h'o ' annual icport. ,
Mr. Brlgham slid that the condition of the
order was verj encouraging. One hundred
and fortj' new gianges had ben organized
ami - revived during
bcvcnty-four dormant one-a
ing the past jear.
"Wo have , " ho continued , "reason to re-
Jo'eo over the marked Improvement In the
prices of the products of the farm. The
prlcca nowiccelved are not hurdenaome to
the consumer , but remunerative to the
farmer. '
"It Is Rlso a highly gratifying sign of the
times that the business failures in the south
and southwest In July , August and September
of the present jear , represented In the ag
gregate ot their liabilities only $1,394,000 , ae
compared wlt'i $11,498,00 } ) during the cor
responding period of the preceding jear.
'Tamest efforts are being made to extend
our marketo In foreign countrlro and to se
cure the abolition of tl\c discriminating re
striction's and prohibitions unjustly main
tained by certain foreign codntres''agaIiTst !
our agricultural produ6ts. During ( he fiscal
j-car ended Juno 20 , 1897 , wo shipped to the
United Kingdom 378,459. cattle , valued at
$35,354,322 , and freth beef amounting to 29-
00,000 pounds valued at ! $22.C26,778.
"Congress will undoubtedly be urged by
IntercsteJ associations to appropriate laige
sums of money to build flams , leservolra and
canals for the purpose of Irrigating the arid
lands of the west It Is not the policy of
our grange to espouse the cause of any
political party or endorse the policies ad
vocated by either , but when the pecole have
settled the questions dt Issue we accept
their decision and attempt to secuie for
agriculture fair treatment In the legislature ,
carrying Into effect the policy endorsed by
the people.
"In pursuance of this yollcy we urged upon
the members of congress the Importance of
dealing faiily with the agricultural Intel Cbls
In framing the measures lately enacted Into
laws. I am glad to saytthat our suggestions
and recommendations lecclved due considera
tion and fanners will bo able to judge for
themselves whether such legis'atlon has been
beneficial to them or otherwise.
" 1 he National grange Is on record In favor
of electing United States senators by a direct
vote of the people I urn sure wo will take
no backward step in this matter until the
constitution Is amended to ( mivlilc for It
Until that 1 < 5 done wo ahould Insist that the
people have their right to express preference
for candidates which will be regarded as
binding on the legislators of the dominant
party. "
Overbecr Jones of Indiana made a verbal
report.
The national lecturer reports In part as fol
lows : "In the face of hard times and de
pressed condition the work of the grange
IUH moved steadily forward and the record
of the past jear not only shows largo gains
In membership , but galna have been made
In all the departments of Its work. In nnnc ,
however , his greater progress been made
than In its educational work. "
CIIVIHFS ; A < JAi\hr A IMIO.SUCI TOIL
Tilnl or CoiiK | > ll-iii-'i CIINC Ici < -oN n
boIIHII tlOII.
fiASTON , Pa . Nov. ' 11. The conspiracy
cases In which General | Frank Reodcr , sec
retary of the commonwealth ; Webster C
Wolfs , member of the legislature from thlh
county , and .Maurice O , Luckonbach are de
fend ints , came before the Northampton
county court tojaj- . WHen court opened Wil
liam C. Shtpman , private counsel for UIB
pioseciulon , petitioned Judge Scptt , In ueh'lf
of Frederick A. Van Valkenburg the nomi
nal prosecutor , for tho'dlschargo ef tpeclal
District Attorney Doztcr. The petition net
forth the differences citlstlng between the
private counsel and the district attorney and
referred to the friendship existing between
General Ileeder , the defendant , und General
Doster.
Judge Scott refused to grant the petition
and declared the cases could not bo continued ,
but would have to bo.llsposed of at this term
of eourt. Upon the announcement ot the
court's decision Lawyer Simpson withdrew
from the case and was called to appear before
the grand Jury.
Many ot the prosecution's witnesses , among
them William A. Wlnsbgre , the man who
made the affidavit on ybieh the coneylracy
charges were brought , were missing and the
court Issued attachments for their arpear-
ance. Until these wtiicbaea | ait ) found the
case cannot go on. j *
Murdrrril 11 Catholic I'rlt'Ml ,
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. U. Henry C. Mc-
I'ako , a curate of the Iloman Catholic
church of the Annunciation at Tenth nnd
Dickinson streets , vvair .found murdered In
the rear of St. Paul'u academy , Ninth and
Christian streets , nix blocks from" hit *
crurch , among plica of fishes and dirt in
nn alleyway. The body was found
) > V the janltress , who came to start
the llres , The sisters pf the convent con
nected with the academy were Informed
nnd Father Smith and ( Father Donovan of
St. Paul's , who/ / were -also notified , made an
Investigation. It was found that the
, priest's right temple was fractured , the
nose broken and there were other bruises
on the forehead.
Killed In n Uuurrcl.
OLENDIVH , Mont. , , Nov. ll.-Thomas
Wilson , residing on a ranch two miles north
of this city , was uhot and Instantly killed
yesterday morning1 by Andrew Hrovvn. u
neighbor. The shooting resulted from a
ejuarrel betmcen , the tmo men over the cut-
tint' of timber , Wilson leaves a widow and
tU children ,
L > 4i _ * A $ fmaiA t
MATTERS BEFORE HUNGER
TJnit"d Slates Jtidco Considers Sorao Very
Interesting Equity C uit : .
WATER WORKS CASE M\Y \ BZ DECIDED
Court Hope * to lime HI * Oiilnlon
Itviul ) hiv the Purlieu li > the
Knil or \VeeUOtlicr
I liiiiiiirtiint SullH.
Judge Mungor may decldo the famous
water works case next week. This Is what
ho said just before he left the city yester
day for Kcokuk , la. , to take charge there of
the federal docket of Judge Woolson , who In
presiding In his place over the Dorscy trial
at Lincoln ,
But there Is also > i possibility that the case
may not bo decided until the early part of
week after next. If the decision comes next
week It will not be handed down until toward
the end. Judge Mungcr had hoped that he
would bo able to render the decision next
.Monday or Tuesdaj- , but the nece slty of go
ing to Kcokuk to take Judge Woolson's
docket has Interfered with this p'.an. Judge
Munger will bo In Keokuk all the rest of
this week ,
"If 1 had had this week to myself , " said
Judge Mungor , "I would have been able to
have had my decision sooner. I really
ought to speuJ a week In going over the
briefs and the evidence. As things have
shaped themselves I have hid to snatch
odd moircnts In which to look over the pa
pers and therefore I have been delayed In
reaching i decision "
The briefs are quite voluminous. One of
them contains neatly 250 pages ar < l was
not presented to Judge Mutiger until last
Sunday. The other brlot contains some
seventy-five pages and was turned eve > r oome
time before The evidence also forms a big
miss of piper , the typewritten sheets con-
talr. ng It making n stack almost a foot In
height.
The attornejs on "both sides In the case
have made urgent requests of the court that
IIP go over the evidence and the briefs with
rare. In vlovv of the Importance of the cane
Judge ' .Mungcr had decided to grant this re
quest and to study the papers carefully be
fore rendering hts decision. It Is on thUi
ar-couut , therefore , that the case will not bo
decided until the en3 of next week and pos
sibly until the week after
Another ot the Impoit.mt cases on this
term's docket U the case Instituted bj" the
nttotuey general nf the United States , < iue -
tlonlng the legality of the South Omihi block
jards exchange. This case will not In all
prolahlllty como up for trial at this teim
The petition waa filed only a short time bet -
t > re November 1 The exchange h's until
December 1 to file Its answer Theic Is Ill-
tip change that tl.ls document will be filed
before the limit allowed as the defendants
will undoubted1 } ' avail thetrsclves of eve-y
opportunity for delay Inlcvv of the adverse
declsleMi rendered at Topeka. December 1
is vcij near the end of the present term of
the court and therefore there Is hardlj anj'
likelihood that the case will come up until
the Me : ieiin.
Still another Impoitant case , which Is en
the equity d'eket. Is thit of Oreenleaf W
Simpson against the Union Siock Yards com-
panjIn which Attorney General Smjth Is
namoJ also as n defendant by Intervention
This suit was brought to restriln the com
pany and no\v > al&o the state fiom putting1 In
otTeql the rates fixed \ ia bill passed by the
late legislature for the Tiandling of-stock
in the- stock * yards. Judge Munger gr.iutcd
a temporary Injunction on the show ins mitle
but It was decided to go slow in the final
determination on account of the importing
of the rose. Consequently ninety djjs wore
given the parties In the tult to prepare proo's
and to piesent them to the court. This time
will not expire until the term Is over.
vcTivn wonic o.v NICHOLS * C\SK.
Hiiiitlnirpr People I'I-KC * Omaha I'ollet-
On ( o InNtlpriitloii. .
Another letter han como to the police fiom
Hamburg , la. , the late residence of James
Nichols , whose death In this city is now
being investigated. It sots out that the
whole town Is excited over tlio matter. Fiom
the many jears residence of the deceased
In Hamburg ho was keiovvn by a large num
ber of people and hla frli'uds orevalled teen
the major and city clerk to take the matter
up and request of the Omaha police to sift
the mystc ry of hta death to the bottom.
The letter is signed by Mayor A. B
Hurts and City Clerk C. D. Stow. In It is
stated , cs in the former letter iccelved fiom
the slieilfT , that foul play was 'eared as
the cause of Nichols' cl.ath. The letter
sajh that it Is positively known that Nichols
poufccbscd quite a sum of money previous
to his departure for this city. His habits
were known to bo of the best anj there Is
no p'anslblo ' reason to be advanced why he
should have committed suicide.
The nollce have been walking quietly ou
the matter , but up to date have failed to
bring out any new clues. Sykes , his bioihcr-
In-law , Tahso Bryant , and Fred Jackson were
clcselj questioned by Captain Haze , but
nothing new was elicited from them. The
colored , men told practlo.lly the same storj' ,
and the pollco arc Inclined to think they had
nothing to do with the matter other than the
fact that Nichols bcaidcd with them several
weeks previous to hU sudden disappearance.
M vital \ri : J.N cmvnsi : .sociirrr.
l'rc > Nipi-Hi c Ilnoiii In On * OlcHtlal
Miitrlmonliil MiuKt't.
CHICAGO , Nov. 11. Chinese matrimony
piomlhcs to have a boom In Chicago and vi
cinity , now that the celestials ace prospects
of Industrial openings In the stockaded mines
of Northern Illlno's. ' The first marriage of
the boom series has already taken place. It
wan celebrated in Chinatown yesterday with
foisting , at which Chlneso merriment was
rattled off at a great pace on numerous tom
toms und kettledrums. The high contracting
parties were Laundryman Sum Young of 378
West Van Huron street and Miss Maud Long
of San Franc'sco , The young woman arrived
mystorlouuly , und there were rumors that
she oimo Into the state with the first con
signment of Chlneae miners to Ilraldwood ,
111 , , by the powerful Chinese organizations
of the Pacific coast , The twain had been
engaged for a long time , being known to
each other In San Francisco many years ago
The marriage ties wcro flist performed In a
south sldo justice court. The real Chinese
ceremony was the elaborate feast of bamboo
fiddle music and dilutee dainties served up
uninterruptedly for thirty-six hours at China
town's swollcst restaurant.
ii.icTitiu wini : TIIIIST.
ICfTorlN to Continue Miiuiifiietiireru In
RlKaiitlu OrKiinlr.atlon.
NI3W YORK , Nov. 11. The Herald today
says that one of the biggest combinations
In the country Is being quietly organized and
la expected to bo formally announced 'within '
a few days. It IB an alliance of the com
panies engaged In manufacturing Insulated
wires and cables for electrical purposes , Tlio
magnitude of the combine Is realized when
It Is Elated that more than $1,000,000,000
has gone Into electric railways , and perhaps
two-thirds of tills amount Into electric light.
Ing during the last ten yearn , and both ot
these Industries rrqulro the outlay of mil
lions of dollars In Insulated wires and cables.
The present arrangement Is to consolidate
the Interests of fifteen to twenty of the lead-
tag plants and to establish a tingle merger
company. Several of Iho prime movers In
the enterprise are the General electric com
pany. New- York ; Ineulated Wlro company ,
American Electrical Works. Safety Insula
tion and Cable company , Okonlte company ,
Kcrlte & Hablshaw factories.
Head "Simon Dale" In The Sunday Deo.
If you don't take it , subscribe now ,
iiu.\Mis nns : stinnr.M.v.
.HticcmiiliN to nil VUmiU of Henri l l -
ee In HI * Olllee.
While engaged In the work of making en
tries on his docket jestorday shortly before -
fore noon the pen dropped from the hand of
Justice of the Peace Charles Br.indes nnd the
venerable justice dropped back In his chair
a corpse.
At the time Justice Brandts was conversing
with a man In the outof ofllce. At 11.15 Dr.
L. F. Brltt , editor of rt paper publlshol In
the building , passed by Ibo door In the- hill
and glanced In. He noticed that Justice
Ilratulcs was nppirently struggling for
breath. He summoned Dr. Wheeler > \nA \ the
two men rushed Into Iho office. When tncy
reached the side of the Justice of the peace
they found him dead.
The body was at mice removed lo nn un
dertaking establishment , and will be tomor
row taken to thr > residence ot a daughter
Mro. A. Votalre , In Dundee Plnce > . The In
terment will take place. Mn Forest Lawn
cemctcrj' , where the deceased's wife was
hurle-d several jears ago , but the1 time of
the funeral has not yet been fixed.
The cause ot death was undoubtedlj heart
disease. For several months pist Juntlce
Brnndet ? has been sufferliiK from attacks of
heart trouble , nnd his death has not been
entirely unexpected. It Is not considered
that nn Inquest by the coroner la necessary
The deceased was one of the old residents
ot this city. He was born In Ret many and
was 76 joirs of iige. In middle life he cimo
to th's cointry and served In the confedetnu
army during the tcbelllon In 1SGS he re
moved to this city and has resided hcio
since. For twe-nty jears ho has served al
most uninterruptedly as justice ot tha peace
In this city and county. His present term
would have expired on January 1. He has
been living with his dlighter. Mis Votalre ,
In Dundee place Tlio other ihllilr n he lea es
ate Walter and Harry Brandos , both resi
dents of Omaha , and Mrs. J P. Farley of
MOII.I , la.
K\T12M ) V CAM. TO HI2V. DIL II11OW.N
Knov 1'reHlij lerlniiH Invite u Poorln
I'lltor to TliellMiiueh. .
At a general meeting of the members of
the KnoProjbjtcrlan church , held Wedncs-
daj evening , bj a uninlmouE vote the trus
tees were Instructed to extend a call to Hev
A. Christie Brown , D. D. , to come to Omiha
and accept the pastorne of the church.
lr. Brown is a res'dcnt ' of Pool la. III. ,
where ho has been stalloneJ for n number of
> cars. He Is regarded u ? a forcible and blll-
lUnt speaker. Ho Is a man of matin n
vears and the Kno\ people n'o ccngrntulat ng
themselves , feellnij that they have secured a
pastor who will continue to build up the
church and keep the congicgatlon together
The pulpit ot the Knnx Picsbjtorlan
ehnrch has been vacint for a couple of
months , the former iiastor , Hev. Asa Leaid ,
having resigned to accept the cill of a church
at Springfield , Mo As soon as the rcsigm
lion was accepted the trustees of the Kno\
church commenced to cast about for n man
to fill the vacancy. A number of clergjnicn
answeied the call and CM mo to tlio cltj
preaching trial tenuous , but noun of them ,
however , seemed to fill the bill. At last Dr
Brown was sent on and remained here two
Sundijs From the first the chrrch m ° inberE
and the regular attendants of the church fel
that he was the man and all were won
Imous In favor ot having him called to the
pastorate.
Dr. Brown has n wife and several chil
dren. If he accepts ! the call he will remove
his family to the cltj , arriving hero some
time during the latter part ot the prcssnt
month.
KLHKI.AICS IIiAll FOIt SIOUX FALLS
. , V „
Con % lutc-tl nrMjicrniloi-H oil ( he AViiy lethe
the I'l'iiltentl'iry ,
Deputy United States Marshal Allen will
take to the United States penitentiary a1
Sioux Falls Dan Lewis and Ulck Austin
twoi convicted and sentenced pcxstolllce bur
glars. Deputy Keim of Beitilco will acconi
pany him to assist In guarding the prisoners
The two prisoners are two of three bur
glnrs who looted the pcstolllce at Delmont
Daw en count j , a couple of months ago and
n'-o supposed to have committed other post-
office haiglarles In the vlclnl'y Their part
ner was a joung chap named Mason , 11 yeiro
cf age. The gang wco run to earth by Mar-
shil Ppearraan of Crawford. In the rcsult-
ng fight Austin nhot four times at the nnr-
shal nnd In returning the fire the marshal
shot Austin In the fice. AH three were cap
tured
The trial of the pilsoners occuiicd at the
October term of the federal court at Lincoln
and 1-Btcd four dajs Mason turned stateV
cvlflencp and convicted his partners. In re
turn ho was given his liberty. Aus'ln and
Lewis vvcro convicted On Inst Saturday at
Lincoln Judge Munger centenced them to
teims of three yenrn and a half In the peni
tentiary at Sioux Falls , The two men have
been confined at the county Jill.
MVItHI\ii : WITH A MISTI'.IIV.
NeliriiNkii Cltj Aflnlr tluit IN Not Al-
InuetJier CliMir.
Information comes from Nebraska City to
the effect that Hlchard J B. Waldloy. a
joung man of that place , has suddenly and
mysterlouslj disappeared. The storj Is that
last Monday ho brought MFS ! Kittle Telt-
hauser , also of Nebiaska City , to Omiha ,
secured a license , married and returned homo
en the afternoon train. At the depot ho
placed his wife In a luck and sent her up
town , remarking that ho would followon a
street car. It Is stated that since that time.
Wildloy has not been KCCII.
Tlio records In the office of the count }
Judge of this county show that last Monday
a joung man giving the name of James
Wade , rnd a young- woman v\ho said she
was Kittle Felt , presented themselves se
cut el a marriage license and were united by
Judge Baxter. The young pe-plo said they
resided In/ / Council Bluffs and proposed to
snake their home there. Judge Baxter Bays
theip wore no suspicious circumstances at
tending the securing of Iho license and th it
the parties appeared to bo veiy dovotel.
While the tnmes uro not Identical , Judge
Haxtci Is of the opinion that the Nebraska
people referred to arc the ones who were at
his office- and were married on the date licro-
to.'o'e mentioned.
HJJVIVS Swiss A \iivs
Siilltelii-N ii Chilli from Unilrriiciifh Die
I'Vi't of llinlilciiril Ilorxi-H ,
About S o'clock yesterday morning a run
away team attached to a heavy wagon turned
fiom Twenty-fourth onto Cumlng street Just
an a woman named Phillips and her -1-year-
old daughter were about the center of the
crossing. They ran for the sidewalk , but the
child fell and would have been run over ,
but Andrew Hev Ins , who was passing , made
a sudden dive , and by throwing himself for
ward at full length oei the pavement suc
ceeded In grasping one of the child s feet ,
and , rolling over quickly , dragged her out
of the way. After the spectators had helped
him replace his hat and fpectacles and hru.-h
his clothes , Bevlns pa.M ho felt just Ilka
the runner who had made a "touch down "
The mother shed tears BS she thanked him
for saving the life of her daughter.
\Viinlt-il to Kill IIU Mollier-lii-r.nn- .
We'diu-wdny night Hnns HIlHtrom , living nt
Forty-llfth and Cnmden avenue , iwent to his
homo and some domestic nriangementH his
mother-in-law had tnude displeased him
Trouble then ensued between Hllutiom and
his vvlfo .vvfio took the part of her parent ,
and Hllstrom left the house swearing to
bo revenged , He vlsitrd several oalooiiH on
North Twenty-Fourth street , and nt length
went Into the ono nt Twenty-fourth ami
Clark street * . Here he met J , L. Gregory
and u bright Idea c.itno to him. Ho offered
Gregory tJOO If hniwonld go up to the IIOUHU
and kill hla belligerent relative und thus
save himself from any more domestic Jars
Somewhat surprised Gregory told , i police
man and Hlletrom i ent to Jail , where ho
watt charged -with being drunk and threat
ening to kilt.
Euberlbe fpr The Sunday ueo and read
Anthony Hofji'ci great story "Simon Dale , "
TREES FOR CITY STREETS
Dronry Stretches of Thorougufnrcs May
Become Eoaky Tollr ,
PRESIDENT TUK-Y HAS A GREAT PLAN
Pnrlt rotiitnlNNloii'H 1'iirolinnp of Ih9
riirnnn Stm > k l.i-iiilx to MII Oppor
tunity to llt > nnlir > HK > City
lit I.lttlc I\IIPIINC.
President Tukey of the lloird ot Park
Commissioners has evolved n Mhcmo by
which he believes the appear.ineo of this city
can bo revolutlonlrcd In the course ot tour
or live jo.irs , He IMS done this since ho re-
reived a letter from U. W Kurnan , which In
dicates that the board Is the s lo owner and
proprietor of enough joung trees to supply
about forty such parks as Ulverv low. Some
time ago the board purcha cd Iho ent'ro Rioclc
of trees on the Fillnas property for $1,400.
AB tliu number ot trees was estimated at not
less than 100,000 , this made the cost less thin
2 cents each nnd the purchase was considered
a bargain. Since then eight cir
loads of the trcoa have been
shipped to On.ah.i and set out in
the park ? and along the boulevards : nd two
more cirs are ou thn road. The average ot
trees to the ear load Is .1,000 , making about
30.000 tiees tint are already In sight. Con-
sfquontlj when President Tukey received
word fro n Mr Furms this no nlns that , as
neaily us he could rsllmato , there vvcro
fully 100 additional car liads waiting to bo
shipped , ho was simply overwhelmed. The
llrst ten ear loads had practically supplied
the dtMmnd5 ? of the paiks and boulevards
nnd hero were 300.000 more to to disposed ot.
While the unexpected event of the purchase
deco not Involve auj additional expense , the
board Is confrontc.1 b.v the proposition of
how It Is to be disposed nf A number ot
propositions have been leeelU'd looking to
the > purchase of ( | unnlltes ! of the trees by
other parties , tut Iho b ard Is icluctant to
go Into the nursery business.
President Tuke > j's plan ccn'emp'ntes trans-
phntlng the entile lot to 0 UK hit. Ho pro
poses not to confine their disposal to the
parks but to scatter them nil over the city
and th'is ' beautify the entire area at almost
no expense at all. H was onlj a jcar or two
ago that long stretches of crumbling clay
Links and streets that alternated In bare
outs and lilts gave Omaha rn appearance of
ciiidity that Jaricd on the s-nslbllltles of vis
itors who had been accustomed to sec the
older and better groomed eities The Im
provement during the list live jeais In this
respect hub been s > o remarkable that It IB
soiirclj reall/ed hj Omnhi people1 , and Mr.
Tiikey n serts that with the practlrally In-
e\haustiblo supply ot Iniulsome trees the
loaid now has on Its hands the finishing
loueli tan bo applied . nd th" cltj transfo.'med
ute one ot the most all a-'lvo of the west.
If the estimate of Mr Furnas Is cor
rect there are neatly 300000 trees ready
to ho thcd Thise tree's eost the board
just about half a cent apiece and the cost
of taking them up and delivering them In
Omaha Is 3V4 cents The trees can bo de-
llveied hcie at an aggregate eost of i centa
each and If they were sold out to Individ
uals at n cents each the board would bo
reimbursed for the original purchase. It
aonltl have secured a plentiful supply ot
trees for tJie parks and boulevards for noth
ing and the property ownei.3 of the city
would have an opportunity tp surround their
piopcrty with handsome thde trees at a
trilling expense President Tnkcy liau con
vinced himself that this Is about the big
gest scheme thit has developed In the hls-
toiy of the city and that If it Is carried out
it will traiiiform heretofore unattractive
streets of Omaha Into the most beautifully
shaded thoroughfares In the country. The
trees are all of the best varlotlca , IncludV
Ing elms honey locusts , sycamores. Undo/is
and a dozen other popular varieties , and it
Is believed that If the people of Omahi.
were given an opportunltj to beautify tlielr
grounds and the adjacent streets at an expense -
ponse so trifling that It 'would not be wortU
"OMalderlng they would fall over each
ither to Improve It The matter will bo
brought up at the next meeting of the board
ind a several otl.er members are equally
onlhusinftic In I's ' favor It Is very probable
'hat Eouip definite action will bo taken
'evward carrvlns the project into effect.
Ilil I'Mulit lo Itcopciicil by ( he III-
ti-oiliK'llon of an Orillmiui'o.
City Attorney Connell has been In-
Uruetcil to draw up a new pe Jler's ordl-
.ance which promises to create a lively
conflict between the retail merchants In the
business district and the banana peddlers
jnd ethel vendors .who congregate on the
( ornery and do bnulno'ij without incurring
ho oxpeitie of paying rent
The iratter mas > biought up some time
jpo by a petition from George Munro and
others , asking that the peddlers be evicted
from the corner of l-'lxtee'ith and Dodge
streets. Some pressure was brought to bear
on members 'of ' the council by merchants at
other do.vntonn points and thn result was
a resolution JnalrucMifK the attoiroy to
draw a new ordinance Although Hie terma
of the now ordinance have not been definitely
fixed , it is understood tint It will dcs'gnata '
a certain district , which v.lll Include the
principal down'own corners In which the
peddlcis will not bo all wed to operate. Thla
will btlng up the f-ame ol.l controversy that
has been fought over from two to a doen
t/lnies / by every council that has Ticen organ
ized during the lout five jcars The re
tailers co'itiml that It Is unTalr that men
who > pay no rout or taxe-a should 1 > o allowed
to plant themselves Ir. the street In front of
tlielr places of business and sell the some
articles that are bold bj the retailers. On
! the other hand the peddlers declare that
j \vhllo the } do not rent ntorrs they are coin-
' pollcxl to pay an annual license to offset that
i very fact and that If tliey are not alloved
to locate their stands wherever they pleaoo
the elty cannot enforce the ordlranco by
which the license Is rerjulred
Hi-l IlciTilj for llolln Trlnl.
The legal department of Iho elty Is making
elaborate pieparatlons for the trial nf the
case against the llolln bondsmen , which Is
scheduled for trial at the present teim ot
court. A number of the clerks In thct reas-
uror' ofllco have been working nlghls for a
month dlggUig up details relative to the
financial relations between Ilolln's two taring
of olllcc , anil this and a vast amount of ad
ditional Information , Including the cvldcnco
given In the > criminal proceedings , are being
compiled In a comprehcnflve farm for usa at
the trial.
Ctty Hull .Nott-H.
The printers hill for pi luting the brief
of the city In the water works case
amounted to $221.
The missing poll hook haa hern returned
to the Board of Education rooms U Increases
the majority for the republican members-
elect by about eighty each.
The Orant Paving company will lluleh
paving thn south side of Farii'im street to
Thirty-sixth street th's week , The north
eldo I * , already completed to Twenty-ninth
utieet , and unless the weather ! decidedly
unfavorable the entire district will bo paved
before Thanksgiving
I I P. K. Her will proceed at once to build a
flve-H'ory and bet > emcnt hotel building on
lilo property at r/)7'511 ) South Sixteenth
street. The permit for the now building
was Issued yesterday The plans rontorn-
plJto an Iron and utcel llronroof structutu
with a frontugo of slxtj'K'x ' feet on Slx'eenth
.street and fifty-eight feet deep. It will coot
upwards of $50,000.
The contract of J , 1) ) . Smith for repavliuc
Farnam street from Thirty-sixth to For
tieth btrctls lia been executed and approved
by the Board of Public Works , The bond la
furnished by the Fidelity and Deposit com
pany of Baltimore. It U not expected that
the work can bo done this fall , but the con
tract provides that It must bo done the fiut
| thine In the