NQVEMKElt 14. 1807.
ARGUE 'GENE MOORE'S ' CASE
Bute's Side of the CMS U Partially
Presented in Court.
PLEA OF DEFENSE HELD UP TO RID.CULE
County Attorney MiiriKcr nntl Attorney
CcniTMl S in > th Co n I coil Unit flic
Information In Sulllclent to
Cover the CiiMo. ,
jl | LINCOLN , Nov. 13. ( Special. ) Arguments
' - In the Moore case were resumed at 8 o'clock
this morning. Coliny : Attorney Mungcr con
tended that It was the duty of the court to
BO decide this case that the matter would
come before the supreme court. The ctatutca
charge the auditor with keeping of all pub
lic tncncyn received "In any manner. " Reed ,
attorney for Moore , declared that the state
charged a crime not recognized by the
otatutc under which the Information was
brought and n man Innocent of such charge
should not be sent to the penitentiary to
gratify political aspirations of a few pcrsoce.
It WSB averred that Kugene Moore was mor.
ally guilty , but the case was not being tried
'
on morals.
Attorney General Smyth said the case was
remarkable In that the defense admitted
guilt , but asserted Moore was not charged
under the right section. The fitate took the
stand now and always that "Kugene Moore
Is cither guilty under the ccctloa' under
which the Information was brought , or else
he should be discharged. If the money he
took belonged to the state he should bo con
victed. " Catcs were cited wherein the supreme
premo court decided that when moneys are
collected under a certain law the constltu-
iionmuy 01 mat law cannot DO attacKca
when the person Is called to account for
money collected thereunder.
Further argument will be made next Tucs.
day evening at 7 o'clock.
LINCOLN LOCAL NOTES.
A reception was given In the Cnrital' | ' hotel
pnrlorit last night In honor of Mrs. Gertrude
Herr Coinoll of Grand Islar.1. Mrs. Council
Is past department president of the Woman's
Itcrlef Corps and Is now department Inspector.
The reception was tendered by the two corps
of tills city. Icon were herved and very
pleasant evening spout.
Tint Flowers-Scott damage suit was ngaln
taken up this morning after the Moore hear
ing was disposed of. The attorneys have
spoilt most of the time wrangling over points
of law and progress on the trial Is very
slow. Tim main contention was the consti
tutionality of the act authorizing the sending
of minors between 16 and IS years of nge to
reform schools for Incorrlglblllty. The de-
fcnso has had several witnesses on the staud
to prove that Miss Flowers was hard to
manage and It was Impossible to provide
tier a home In ono place for more than a
lew weeks.
The jury In the Dors-cy case , which re
tired for deliberation last evcnkig , la still
out and no Intimation has been rccslved as
to hbw It st.imls. Those connected with
thecafc do not expect an agreement earlier
than Montlay.
Under the provisions of the statute the re
turns from the counties on the state election
should all bo In the hando of the state can
vassing board next Monday. All the coun
ties have reported except Kearney , Knox ,
I'latte and Sheridan.
The attorney general Is preparing papers
to commence suit on the bo.ul of the de
funct First National bank of Orleans to re
cover the $20.000 state money which was on
deposit in the bank. The bond called for
J25.000.
The state treasurer his made a cell for
general fund warrants amountiag to $30,000
to come In November 20.
ox IltUICATIO.V CASK.
Court IlcoliU-H ( lint It llnso Original
JurlH < llr.tlou.
CHADRON. Neb. , Nov. 13. ( Special. ) The
celebrated Crawford ditch case which has
been on trial hero before Judge Kl > akead ft/r
the past ton days W.JB brought to a sudden
close last evening. The court held that It
bad no original jurisdiction to try the Irri
gation rights between the respective parties ,
but that they must first be tried before the
State Iloird of Irrigation which alone had
original Jur'edlctlon. The court also held
against the Crawford company , whose coun
sel , Judge Hamer , contended that the leg
islative act creating the Irrigation board as
n court was unconstitutional. The court
further held that Inasmuch as 't ' had no
jurisdiction over the irrigation rights It
could not assume jurisdiction to determine
the frci-criptlvo and riparian rights of the
defendant I.croy Hall , holding In this par
ticular against the contention of Judge Max
well , counsel for Hall.
The court illtoolved the temporary Injunc
tion obtained by the Crawford company , rp-
etratamg Hall from disturbing the ditch and
dam of the company , while the temporary
Injunction oblalned by Hall against the
Crawford company restraining the latter
from diverting the water from White river
above Hall's dam was fur the time being al
lowed by the court to stand.
At the request of the Crawford company
the superscdeas bond was llxed nt $3.000.
This praellcally gives the Crawfofd company
the use of all the water In the river , pend
ing apjeal , which Is cccifldered by the olll-
ccrs of the company as a valuable privilege
during the coming winter , giving them
I > lo-ty of water to flood the landa alone th'j
ditches , besides filling their extensive lakes
and reservoirs.
Judge Ilamer announced that he should
Immediately move to have 'the case advanced
on the supreme court docket. The trial of
the case will be commenced anew on the
inth lust , before the State Hoard of Irrigation ,
ofter which It will go to the district coun
and bo tried there on appeal. Judge Max
well was compelled by 111 health to return
to his homo before the Ilnal determination
of the ease.
Judge Albert W. Crltes ably conducted the
defense throughout the trial , while Judge
Hamer of Kearney won great credit for him.
self and client with the vigorous manner Ici
which he presented his case.
The prompt rulings of Judge Klnkead
throughout the trial met the general ap
proval of both sides. The peculiar termina
tion of tliU Important Iltlgaloa : wa& a gen
eral surprise and practically loives the
rights of th respective parties In the same
pcs tlon as at the bcgtrnlng of this trial.
Miller Won KIIIMVII nt Unlining.
DUNNJNO , Neb. , Nov. 13. ( Special. )
Kmll Stiller , notice of whom appeared In The
FOR
Head Off
H Com with a dose of " 77. "
The easy time to "bmk up" a Cold U at
the beginning , and It U a wonder that any
one alows It to "run on. "
" 77" breaks up Grip and Colds that "haBa
on ; " relieves in a few hours ; cures In a few
days.
For these who appreciate " 77" wo make a
dollar Husk ; It Is flat , easy | o carry and
economical. For beginners , the 25c size U
for sale by all dealers from Canada to Capo
Horu , or Is sent on receipt of price.
Dr. HumphmV Manual ot DUeties at your
Prurffltt * or Malltd I'rer. Humplirryi' Mca.
Ho. , Cot , William and JcUn &u. N w Torlu
. Hco of November 11 , worked In this '
neighborhood lor About four years , and left
hero about the tut of last August. He was
& mombcr of the Woodman lodge , Dunning ,
Neb. , ami his life was Insured for $1,000 ,
H was In Rood standing , his last dues being
paid up about a month ago by some of hln
friends here. The policy was drawn In favor '
of his little Rlrl. who lives In Germany. She
Is now an orphan , as her mother died about
a year ago. I
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i-iir.M'.s couvrvvivs A VICTOIIV. !
.TinlKinoiit for ? lti:2 : : In n
Celel.rated Suit.
HOI.DnEOE. Nob. . Nov. 13. ( Special. )
District court of 1'helps county Is now In tea-
slon and the case of I'helps County against
The Holdrcge Notional bank and Us bonds
men. R case brought under the law with
reference to the depositories of county treas
urers , .liaa been on trial for the last two days.
There were fifteen mines attached to the
bond Htitd on , the Holdregc National bink
having failed. At the tlmo ot the failure of
tiic bank the county attorney at the time
being the lepil adviser of moat of the bonds
men organized a corporation called the Funk
Land and Live Stock company , which cm-
braced1 amotit ; Its members most ot the good
men financially solvent who were on the
bond. The purpose of the organization waste
to place all of the property , both pertonal
and real , In the corporation und then by a
simple shifting procets of the stock , keep
any and all creditors from collecting any
debts from the members of the corporation.
After the county attorney l.ud all of liln cli
ents fixed to his entire satisfaction he then
brought suit against them on the depository
bond for the county. The action was brought
In 1S95 , but has been dragging alonj > ind trial
was just had at the present term of court.
The defense made by the bondsmen was
that the signatures were procured on the
bond by the olilclals of the Holdregc National
bank , who were W. F. and J. 1' . Hymcr ,
by fraud. The bond sued on was u typewrit
ten Instrument written on two pieces of legal
typewriter paper , which were pasted together
at the ends , this making a complete contigu
ous Instrument Instead of being fastened to
gether at the lop , as in most all ordinary
legal documents , and all of the bondsmen
uilli on exception swore that the top half
of the bond was not attached to tiic piece of
paper which bore their signatures. One of
the bonJsmen s'.voro that the bond was
preserved to him by W. P. Hymer , who
represented that It was a church subscription
paper , and one of the bondsmen denied .bis
signature and claimed It was a forgery.
The evidence of the Hymcrs was not pro
cured and the case went to the Jury , prac
tically on t4io evidence of the bond men. The
( use was given to the Jury about 8 o'clock
Thursday evtnlng and Friday morning the
Jury brought In a verdict for the county In
the sum of )4,322 , that being In full of all
claims and demands made by the county.
The next question that presents Itself Is
how to collect the Judgment. A suit will
have to be brought dlSEolvlng the Funk Land
and Live Stock company anil then a bill of
equity will have to be Instituted by the
county to subject the property to Uic pay
ment of the debts of the Individual members
composing nime.
I.V MIO.MOHY OF J. D. MCMCII.
I'ropoNiil to Kreel Monument ut
AVi-Nt Point.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Nov. 13. ( Special. )
.More than a year has passed away since the
remains of Hon. J. D. Nellgh were laid
to rest. Ever since the day of his funeral
the conviction has been growing In the minds
of nuoy that his services to the state , to
Cumlng county and to the city of Wcfit
Point ought to be recognized In a substantial
and permanent form. Many suggestions
have been made as to the form such u
memorial might possibly take. But all who
cxprcsssd them&e'.ves ' upon the subject are
agreed that some worthy monument to Mr.
N'cllgh's services should be erected and jold
for by voluntary subscrlptiwis. Arrange
ments for > i mass meeting are being made.
The object of this meeting Is to consider
waya and means of carrying this Nellgh
monument proposal into effect.
R. B. Hughes , surveyor general of South
Dikota , came to Weal Point last Wednesday
In response to summons announcing the
dangerous Illness of his father. M. J. Hughes.
A beautiful Christmas cantata has been
selected and will bo given by the pupils of
the English Lutheran Sunday schcol some
time before Christmas.
Dlsttlct court will convene In West Point
next Monday for the hearing of equity cases.
'Lcander Brink , a capitalist from Middle-
town , N. V. , who owns the big grist mill in
this city , returned to his home yesterday ,
after spending a week inspecting his west
ern Interest.
There will be a change In the clerical force
In the county clerk's offlco the first week
In January. Joseph Koupal , the deputy
and Mary Emlcy , assistant , will bever theli
connection with that offlco and te succeeded
by Albert Walla and Frank G. Kloke , re
spectively.
Preston , the 9-year-old son of Mr. and
.Mrs. Ed Nellgh , died yesterday In this city
of diphtheria.
HAS llCAItlNC ( ) \ IIAItTI.KY I1OM )
Cumof IliMTftt Si'iitt SurrtloH Verj
Similar.
LINCOLN , Nov. 13. ( Special. ) Attornej
General Smyth has been requested by the
supreme court to submit a brief in the Bar
rctt Scott case. The court requested him to
cover two points not argued by the county
attorney of Holt county. The approval of the
Scott bond out of time and the estoppal o
sureties are too two questions wntcn the su
preme court deslies the attorney general to
argue. The Scott case is considered of grea
Importance by the legal fraternity and the
public , because It Involves the same joint
which will come before the court In the cas
of ex-State Treasurer Bartley and his bonds
men. OlHclal bonds In both eases were ap
proved out of time. The Bartley bond wa
approved January 9 Instead of January 3
and the Scott bond. Instead of having beei
approved by the county board on Januar ;
7 , was not approved until March. In hot
01 sea additional bondsmen signed , and th
question of estoppal of sureties is involved t
each. It rumored that the supreme cour
could have decided the Scott case oa othc
polnits , and the request made to the at
torney general Is taken as an Indication tha
the court desires to go to the bottom of th
cafe.
noon IIIIICK AT i.misvu.i.i ; < -
Worl < * An * Itiinnlinr niul Turning
Out u I'Ine I'roilurt.
LOUISVILLE , Neb. , Nov. 13. ( Special. )
Ttio Louisville brick works have about 250 ,
000 paving brick ready for delivery aw
about 350,000 building brick ready to b
fired. The works were reopened this fai
and have had < i good run.
The foundation for the flour mill that I
to be moved from Cedar Creek to this pac !
is being laid and the mill will be move
and ready for business by tbe first of th
year.
The town 'board ' his pasK-4 an ord'nanc '
requiring permanent sidewalks on Mai
street.
The Duff Grain company of Nebraska Clt
la enlarging Its corncrlb * at this place am
preparing to store some of this year's crop.
Some new corn was marketed this week.
Fremont Court \ofi-x.
FREMONT. Neb. . Nov. 13. ( Special. ) The
jury la the case of the State against "Illg
Mlko" brought In a verdict of guilty of as-
t'lult with. Intent to commit murder an.l not
guilty of aseault with 'Intent to wound. Mike
appeared to be much surprised at the result.
He will be sentenced Monday.
Frci ) Andrew , Ue 10-year-old boy who
stele a bicycle and other properly from the
residence of Chauncey Hrown near Ames ,
was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
John Ralim v.as arraigned before Justice
: f the Peace Dame this morning on the
charge of forging Uie name of .M. p. Mar-
quirdl to a check rf J37 on the Snyder State
bank , and waiving examination wee boutxl
over to the district court ,
Mrmvneil In ( lie J'lalte.
FREMONT. Neb. , Nov. 13 , ( Special Tele
gram. ) Mrs. Npls NcUon , the wife of a
Siuudera county farmer residing five miles
south of this city , was drowned In the
Platte river at the wett bridge across tbe
south channel about 3 o'clock this afternoon ,
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and their young baby
wore coming to town on a load of oat . At
the south end ot tbe bridge is a steep incline
leading up Irom the river bottom. When
part wty down the bill some part of tbe har
ness broke and the < cam sorted to run.
Nelson kept them In the ro.id and safely
rounded the curve at the foot of the hill.
S. I ) . Ulllman was coming to town with a
load tf ) corn and heard the team Just as he
was driving onto the south end of the bridge.
Doing unable to back off In time to get away
from the runaways , he whipped up his team ,
hoping to get acrow 'the bridge before th-iy
struck him. The runaway team ran Into
him on the bridge. Mrs. Nelson and her
baby were thrown Into the river and Mr.
clson directly In front of the wag n. The
xiby was rescued and taken to a house ncar-
y , and though badly chilled and frightened
as not Injured. .Mrs. Nelson's body was
ccovcred.
Forty V 'IIP of .llnrrli'il l.lfo.
DAKOTA CITY. Neb. , Nov. 13. ( Special. )
Tomorrow will occur a reunion of the
amlly of Mr. and Mrs. William Adalr , at
heir home In this place , to cominomcrcte
heir fortieth vvei'dlng anniversary , which
occurred the llth lust. The children who
vlll gather around the family board arc :
M M. of Judith , Mont. ; Will U. and Frank
of Omaha ; Charles W. nnd Miss Mattlo of
Sioux City , la. ; Mrs. Sarah Duachl of
Maplcton , ! ! . , and Miss Mamie and Harry
I. of this place. Mr. Adalr came to this
otmty In ISoC , being among the earliest
outers , and ever since has been Identified
vlth the upbuilding of the c-untry. In 1877
ic was appointed clerk at Fort I'eck Agency ,
lont. , which position he gave up three years
ater. In IKft.t he was appointed county
treasurer of I > il > ota county to fill an tin-
cxplied term nnd nt the next election was
chossn for another term. He wns a mem
ber of the board of regents of the State
inlverslty for nine yeats. In the spring of
SSI ht > was appointed railway postal clerk
le'wecn Sioux City and Omaha , which posi
tion ho has held continuously since , and
during which time he has only taken one
ay off nnd that only for ono week.
ATTACH I5S TO DHATII ,
Woman Fount ! Dcnil .Near liny
HAY SPRINGS , Neb. , Nov. 13. ( Special
Telegram. ) .Miss Augusta Meyers , aged 16 ,
a daughter of Fred Meyers , a prominent
nrmer living ten mllra north of here , was
ound dead yesterday four miles north of .the
house in a canyon. There Is a great deal of
uystery attached to her death , as she was
n a delicate condllion and there are signs
hat n criminal operation was performed.
ly her side was found a bottle that con-
alnnd whisky anJ a small box labeled
Strychnine. " Many are of the opinion that
hcse were placed there by other hands after
Ife was extinct. The body was brcught to
ho city morgue at noon today. Coroner
Jowman at once summoned a Jury and held
an Inquest. From the evidence brought out
n the Inquest there Is much doubt that the
girl took her own life , as no Indications of
lolsonlng are shown. At li o'clock an nd-
ournment was taken until 'Monday ' , when
other persons thought to be connected with
he case will be brought before the Jury.
V. I1 , .s. C. ! : . Convention.
1IU.MHOLDT , Neb. , Nov. 13. ( Special. )
3elegates are arriving on each train to at-
end the eighth acini-annual Young People's
jocletyo : Christian Endeavor convention of the
llchardson county union , which opens a two
days' session at the Presbyterian church in
this city this evening. Much Interest Is
manifested and on excellent program has
) cen arranged for tomorrow. Many of the
nislness houses are gaily decorated In red
ind white , the colors of the organization-
Over 100 delegates are expected.
'IVcuuiNoIioteN. .
TECUMSEH. Neb. , Nov. 13. ( Special. )
After an examination occupying the atten
tion of the Ins-mlty board for two days
John Clark has been adjudged insane and
will be placed in the Lincoln asylum.
A number of gentlemen here who are in
terested in the work of Christianity h.ave
organized , the "Men's Mission. " A hall1 has
Seen rented and meetings are held every
abbath afternoon.
K * SlIClllIotOM ,
HASTINGS , Neb. , Nov. 13. ( Special. ) The
members of the Kearney and Hastings college -
lego foot ball teams were entertained last
night at the home of Miss Edyth Payne.
The members of the Elks lodge gave their
first dance of the season In their hall last
night.
I'ntally Shot.
PLEASANT DALE , Neb. , Nov. 13. ( Spe
cial. ) The 11-year-old son of John MInzcl ,
living six miles northwest of here , while out
hunting thlts afternoon shot himself over the
left eye , wh'ch ' resulted In his death.
I.ccttir * by OiiinliiiVoutaii. .
WEEPING WATER , Neb. , Nov. 13. ( Spe
cial. ) Tile Ladles of the Zetetles secured
Mrs. Heller o' Omahu for a lecture on "Child
Study , " which occurred last night.
AKHIiSTKI ) O.Y A SI3IUOUS CIlAHaC.
Colorado M.lii Talieii Into CuMocly by
( lie dunlin AulliorltIOH.
Harrlton Given of Denver wns arrested at
his Jiotel In this city last night and was
charged as a fugitive from justice. Ho will
be held to await the action of the Colorado
authorities , where ho Is wanted on a serious
charge. The complaint alleges that Given
made an attempt on the life of his wife
about three weeks ago and only failed because -
cause of the Interference of a passerby who
rushed intn thn hnnso.
In speaking of the matter Mr. Given said
that ho was a traveling man and had come
to this city to see certain contractors. He
stated that ho had lived uneventfully with
his wife until about a month ago , when he
says that , returning late one night , he met
a strange man emerging from the house. He
claims that the man took a shot at him aril
that ho reciprocated , when the stranger dis
appeared In the shrubbery. From that time
Given states that his life was unhappy and
that his numerous quarrels with his wife
so discouraged him that he drank heavily.
Going borne In an Intoxicated condition
shortly afterward Given felt In such a violent
niowl that he entered his wife's room ami
tried to shoot her. The first shot missed
the mark and the prompt passerby prcventeO
the second. Given freely admits the cir
cumstance , but states that he was nearly
crazed by the belief In his wife's infidelity.
The fact that Given was not master ol
himself was evidenced by several letters
among his effects which are Incoherently
worded. One Is to the effect that the writer
was on the poliU of self-destruction and the
contents were a last nifSfeage to his wife.
It was addressed to "Maude , My Wife , " and j
continued to the effect that Given believed j
himself nearly Insane from the mental strain
which wan upon him. He stated that he had
often of late considered suicide , but that ho
now believed that he was sunicleiKtly deter
mined to carry It out. The note ended with
an expression of foreglvcneas and an appeal
to the woman to lead a better life for the
sake of her father.
Mlilululil llrawl ml n
The regular midnight brawl , which has
been a feature of Orelghton linll ilances
ilurlntf several succeeding Saturday nights ,
did not fail to occur last evening. The ball j
In progress was one given by the "Dead
Uroky and Out of 'Work" club and the par
ticipants divided their time between the
dancing floor and the bar nt the foot of the
stair ? . The former reputation of this Inul
Is not beiiiF sustained of Into and It seems
to have dcgiaerated into a resort for women
of Indifferent character.
I ite In the program last nleht , when
thlnK * were going merrily , n disagreement
occurred between two of the dancers.
Hrrtha Gervan asserts that as she was
crossing the lloor Hert PnUn fpoke of her
In n dlsretpectful way. The girl awaited
no champion , but approached I'nlen ami
struck him heanily across the face. I'alen
illd not return the blow , but In the uproar
that followed he wns arrested on the charge
of disorderly conduct. He admltti speaking
of the fJrl In nn uncomplimentary way. but
uayn It was but a jest and that he used no
unbecoming language.
DentliM of n Day.
SIDNEY , Neb. , Nov. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Mrs. 'Belle ' Daugherty , wife of ex-
Sheriff John Daugherty , died here this
morning of acute atrophy of the liver. De
ceased was 45 years of age , Tbe funeral
will take place tomorrow from the Lutheran
church under the direction of Degree of
Honor Lodge 'No. 122 , of which deceased
was a member.
John Holden , aged 52 years , an old resi
dent of this city , died tonight of heart fail
ure. He was a member of Sidney Lodge No.
91. Independent Order of Odd Fellows , and
too burled by tbat fraternity. ,
FOR A SEPARATE BUILDING
Plans of Dotielas County nt the
Exposition.
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STEPS TAKEN BY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Committee < CouftT , nllh County
CointiilNxliinrrn ItclntlvuM o llrcc-
ttiiii of n llnll In'U'lilrli to
Millie n lllNilny.
The Hoard of Directors of the Doughs
Couuty Agricultural society hold a meeting
In the Heard of Trade building yesterday
afternoon. The greater Prl of the session
was devoted to the. consideration of routlna
bus'ucM , but hcforo the meeting adjourned
the matter of securing a portion of the $100. .
000 voted for the exposition was brought up
and a committee was appointed to meet the
county commissioners at the court house al
2 o'clock Monday afternoon for the purpose
of laj Ing before them the dcs'.rc of the ag
ricultural society for enough of the amount
voted by the people of this county to allow
, separate building to be erected on the ex-
josltlon grounds end the exhibit of Douglas
county In agriculture , horticulture and
floriculture Installed therein. The chair ap
pointed as th's committee G. II. Williams ,
James Walsh , 0. J. I'lckard , Q. W. Hcrvey
and Walker.
The building which the members of life
agricultural society desire to have the county
erect has already been designed , E. 0. Solo
mon being the. architect. The design has
been endorsed by both the agricultural so
ciety znd the Nebraska Florists' society. It
will be laid before the horticultural society
at Its next meeting and Its advocates say
this society will also endorse the pMn.
The plins show a building ninety feet
square and about thirty feet In height , cov
ered entirely with corn and surmounted by
a glass dome , the top of which will be about
seventy-five feet from the ground. The In
tention Is to arrange the agricultural ex
hibits aroundi the sides and group the floral
exhibits In the center In the form of a
pyramid thirty-five feet In height , sur
mounted by a fountain. It Is estimated that
i the cost of constructing this 'building ' will
I I be about $12,000. It Is proposed to lEfitall
the entire exhibit of Douglas county In agri
cultural , horticultural and floral lines In this
building and to call It the "Corn I'alace. "
HKCitm \ < ; A mitKcruit CIMUAI. : .
Sperlnl Co in nit t too Mct-tH for I'lirpoxr
of Formulating u riim.
The special committee of exposition direct-
on' , appointed Friday to report on the advis
ability of creating the ofllce of director gen
eral for the exposition , held a conference
yesterday afternoon at the oillce of John L.
Webster , one of the committee. None but
members of ; ho special committee were pres
ent and the whole ground was gone over
very carefully. The conference with Oie
members of the executive committee Friday
night furnlahod thti material which the se-
cial committee had to consider and this was
reviewed at length. After the conference
was over It was s'.ited that' a report had
been formulated , but that nothing regarding
Its contents would be divulged before It had
been presented : o the board of directors at
the special meeting to be held Monday after
noon. '
It WES rumored In certain quarters that
the committee report will not recommend
the creation of the oillce of director general ,
but will suggest such changes la the pres
ent plan of orgjnlzatlon as will result in
more effective work.
ConfriltiitloiiM from.thf Schools.
The schools of the city are still brluglng
their contributions to the secretary of the
Woman's department of' the exposition for
the Girls' and Hoys' building , but there are
still sixteen to hear from. The report to
date Is as follows :
Dupont $ 52o
Commenlus 3GOO
Clifton Hill 17.14
Central 200.G1
Webster 111.5'
Cass 29.fif
Franklin 30.00
Columbian 40.4G
Main 12.13
Dodge 10-10
I'acltlc 33.2 : !
Leavenworth 5100
Gibson 2.0J
Omaha View 23.71
Sherman 7.49
Kcrest 10. "
Kellom 100.10
Wnlnut Hill GG.M
Davenport 10.25
Lake 101.30
Mason 40.00
Hancroft 2340
Vlnton 14.00
Loihrop 121.23
A contribution of $22.80 has also ben ve-
celvcd from the public school In Bellevue
Mrs. L. M. Guttcry. principal.
IMiui for Kx IIP inline tlie Money.
The members of the Board or County Com
missioners and the members of the executive
committee of the Trunsmlsslsslppl Exposition
held a conference at the Commercial club
rooms yesterday afternoon regarding the
manner In which the $100,000 voted by the
people of Douglas county in aid of the ex
position should ho exoendcd. The conference
lasted nearly two hours and wan held be
hind closed doors. It was announced wbei
the meeting adjourned that no definite eon
elusions as to details had been reached , ant
that another conference would be held a
ex | > asltlon headquarters Monday evening foi
further consideration of the exact manner li
which the fund should bo expended In al >
of tlio exposition. It was stated that there
was llttlo difference of opinion between the
two committees en the main points , the enl >
difference being as to details.
'IVlK'lllTH IlfCOIIlillK llltlTCNlCll.
The Douglas County Teachers' association
held a meeting at the court house yesterda >
afternoon , some forty teachers being In at
tendance. County Superintendent llodwel
presided and the following program was car
rled out : "I'rlmary Heading , " Miss Ann.
E. Leach ; discussion by Miss Minnie Allison
and II. L. Drake ; "Advantages In Teaching
History by the Source Method , " Miss Kat
McDunn : discussion by George W. Kox am
W. W. Klllott. I'rior to adjournment all o
the teachers enrolled themselves as mem
bcrs of the National Educational association
and pledged thcmselveq to do everything it
their power to secure the holding of th
1S98 meeting of the association In Omaha.
IIY.MHMCAI , .
COLON' , Neb. , Nov , , 'l& ( Special. ) The
most notable social event -in the history o
Saunders county was ' Uje marriage las
'
Wednesday of Miss Ma'ryn P. McDermott
daughter of Mr. Charles McDi > rmott , one o
the oldest Bottlers in 'this * , county and one
_ of Its most prominent citizens , to Mr. JamoB
j Colgan of North Hem.1 ! , jS'cb' . The e-rcinon >
| was performed by Rev , U..A. Dunphy of Don
i Iphao , who was formerly located aero. The
! wedding wau solemnlzud nt 10 o'clock in the
morning at the church of the Holy Rosary
and during the afternoon alid evening a r < -
, ceptlon was held. Sv.vcfal guests coming
I from Omaha , Lincoln and Fremont were
' present , while among the presents were re
membrances from almost every state in the
west. The principal feature of the ovnlng'a
pleasure was the dancing In the hay loft
of one of Mr. McDermott's Immense stock
barns , the floor of which had bsuu planed
and waxed until It presented an lucal ex
panse of dancing surface. At the- wedding
supper 348 guests were seated aiouael the.
tables. Among those present from a duu.ncu
. were ths bride's aunt , Mrs. W , A. Kelley ,
I of Omaha , and a number of young women
I who bad been the bride. ' * college mates In
Lincoln ,
I.iMrr-Clr'vcliiuil.
LANDER , Wyo. . Nov. 13. ( Special. )
Hon. B. F. Lowe , a member of the Fourth
ctate legislature , and one of the founders
of this city , wan married at Shoshone agency
Thursday evening to Airs. Laura F. Cleve
land ot this city , Rev , . Joan Roberta per
forming the ceremony. i ,
ChrysnutliPiuutiH are the attraction
this week In the city and bargains are
our attraction , sot i Uli > especially for
the week.
Silk Department
At $1.00 : worth ? l.'Jr > ami ? l.tr : , nt $1.00.
Kaney dress silks , pretty waist silks ,
checks , plaids , stripes , changeable bro
cades , Armure Glace novelties , etc.
At $1. ! ; worth $1. > 0 , nt ? 1.1I. . .
Satin Dnehesse , for evonlng wear ,
tenrl , maize , cell , rose , sea foam.
Black Dress Silks
At $1.00 ; worth $1.'J5 and ? 1.:15 : , nt
" 51.00.
I'enn tie sole , sole serge , nrmure. satin
luchesse.
Black Silk Brocades
We will sell at $1.00 new and stylish
gros grain and glace brocades , worth up
o $1.K : > , at $1.00.
Black Dress Goods
At rCic ; worth 7fic. nt r > r > e.
Worsted serge , -lit Inches wide.
We , regular price 7fkat Wlc.
New and stylish designs In satin ,
Incqnard , all wool novelties.
S."c ; usual price , $1.00 to Sl.lW. at STic.
Satin .lactpiard novelties , -IS Inches
wide.
Sl.'jri ; former price. $1.0 , nt $1.25.
Mohair Corbellle novelty suitings.
AVe have just opened an extensive line
of I'oule Cloth and Hroadcloth ; high
grade imported cloth.
Foule Cloth , Soc , $1.00 and $1.23.
llrondcloth , silk llnlshed , S3e , $1.-T > and
$1.7i ) .
Colored Dress Goods
We will sell ono case each all wool
suitings atI0e nntl f 0e ; new and stylish
effects. These are bargains without
doubt.
Uemember10c and fiOe , all woil , new
suitings.
Sr.e . ; worth up to $1.2. , at S."c.
Ono case handsome , novelty suiting. *
Jncqimrds and Tweed .suitings.
At $1.23 ; worth $ l.fiO , at $1.23.
Covert Cloth , Castor Cloth. Diagonal
Tailor suitings , Melton cloth , etc. , all
adapted for tailor-made suits.
COX PUTS DP A HARD FIGHT
Ress'.s : Efforts of the Police Commission to
Discharge Him.
CHIEF OF DETECTIVES SURPRISES BOARD
HH Application for Itiglit to A in end
1IU I'l-tltlou I.uailN JiulKf Scott
to Decide to Co Into
\VhoIu CIIHC. i
The case of W. W. Cox , chief of detectives ,
against the members of the Fire and Police
commission of the city of Omaha Is on. be
fore Judge Scott of the equity division of
the district court. Cox rcfllstlng the
efforts of the commission to remove him from
the position which he Insists that he holds
and from which he has never , so he alleges ,
been legally removed. The ease was on dur
ing the entire morning , but most of the
time was exhausted by the lawyers In spar
ring for points.
Cox alleges that iaet August the commis
sioners removed him from the police force
of the city ami that In doing so they ex
ceeded their duty , in that he was not
accorded a fair and Impartial trial. He also
charges that the l-'lre and Police commis
sioners conspired with the chief ot police
and that the first step In getting rid of him
was to compel him to accept a leave of
absence of llftecu days duration without
pay.
pay.At
At tha morning's session of the court
Cox , through his attorneys , asked Icavo to
file a supplemental petition , setting up the
facts as he understood them , and after the
Injunction Issued after hlu removal occur
red. The right to illo this supplemental peti
tion was contested by the board and on this
question , argument continued during a
greater portion of the morning session of the
court.
Attorney Day for the Flro and 1'ollco Com
missioners intimated to the court that the
proceeding might be shortened If the court
would rule upon the sufficiency of the
charges originally preferred against Cox , that
he was negligent in the dlnchargo of his
dutlra as a police otllcer of the city.
Judge Scott Intimated that he would go
Into the whole matter , and that If he found
that the plaintiff was removed for polit
ical reauons ho would continue the Injunc
tion against the commlfcsloncrH.
I1BQIN TAKING TESTIMONY.
At the afternoon session of the court Clerk
Welshans of the Fire and Police commission
was called to the stand In behalf of the
plaintiff. He identified the rrcrrfr ) of the
commission and mated the date when Cox
was removed.
Attorney Olmstcad , for Cox , testified that
ho was at a meeting cf the commission when
Cox was discharged anil aske.l to be allowed
to file except tors to the findings , Hu said
that ho was Informed that no exceptions
wculd bo allowed , as the decision of the
boird was final and not subject to review.
The witness averred that Commlesloner Herd-
man had said to him : "If Cox doin not like
the way In which beas removed from the
police force wo will Illo other charges , as we
hive made up our minds that ho 'must go
and we propose to get Hd of him. " The wit
ness also testified that Commissioner Dullard
had raid in his presence : "Tho members of
the board have decided to gel Cox off I ho
force and he may as well submit. "
W. W. Cox was called nml after reviewing
his record ca an officer told of the politics
of the various members of the board. A10:13
this line ho said : "Gregory Is sometimes a
frea silver republicnn , sometimes a pcpullst
and sometimes a democrat ; Peabudy Is some
times a populist , or he may bo a free silver
democrat or a republican : Dullard U a dem
ocrat , but he fusts with the populists and the
frco silver republicans , I am a gold repub
lican and none ot the members of the board
are of my political party. "
The witness testified that ho knew Ezra
H. Hemming and knew that be had beep
recognized an rhlef of detectives by the board
and that be Yii performed tbe dutletf of the
office. Jlor.uilng , witness testified , was a
democrat an ] nan In sympathy with the
dtmorrit vou the board- .
POUCD FORCE IN POLITICS.
"What , If anything , do you know ubout the
police force being in politics during the cam-
Broadcloth $1.25
Wo call very special attention to our
cloth nt $1.12. ; usual prlco $ l.W ) , and at
that a bargain ; full line of shades.
Latest Novelties In
Laces , Costume Nets
and Veilings
Crenic , Hern and Hut tor Color.
POINT (1AHK. POINT AlMM.llJI'K
and POINT in-J VANISH LACKS ,
at LTic , iirnlOc. . ROc and 7ic per yard ,
iri-lneli NLAPK TOSOA and l-'ISll XHT
very fashionable , at iKie , $1.U. > ami
$1.50 a. yard.
I.Vlnch 1--HKNCH MOt'S DH SOU- }
In all shades.
Noveltos In TUXKI1O. Illlt'SSKLS XKT
and LACK HOUDKlt VKILS
At Ifie , 'Jr.c . , Itric. r.0c , 7r.c and $1.00.
Ladies' Jackets
We will offer for the next six days n
Ladles' Jacket In Heaver , Kersey or
Hondo cloth , half silk lined , style box or
shield front ; price. $ . " .r.t ) . $15.00 , $7.00.
LADIIOS' JAl'KKTS.
Made of high grade Kersey , silk lined
throughout , box front , lly button , strap
seams , storm or tailor collar , perfect
linlsli , $ l'.r.O . , $ ir > .00.
LADllCS1 JAOKHTR
In line English Kersey or Melton , strictly
custom made , lined throughout , plain or
braid and fur trimmed , price $18.00 ,
jfiUOO and $1X1.00.
Ladies' Capes
Of Hondo and Kersey cloth , plain and
braid trimmed , price $ . " .00 to $ li > .00.
LAD1ICS' CAPHS ,
Made of Salts Plush , fur and braid
trimmed , popular length , price $1'-.0 ( ) to
$ L'0.00.
Misses' and
Children's Cloaks
We call your attention to an unusually
strong line of Children's Cloaks in the
latest colorings and materials , n beau
tiful broadcloth cloak In green , brown
and blue , trimmed with braid or fur ,
uniform in shape and linish ; price $ : { . ' _ ' . " )
to $10.
palgn last spring ? " asked Attorney Olm-
etead.
"Slgwart , who at the time was chief of
pallcc , Informed mo that Detective Savage ,
at the instance of the Doard of Flro and
Police Commissioners , had been detailed to
do political work and report to Charles Fan
ning fCT orders. "
"Who Is Charles Fanning ? " asked Judge
Scott. I
"A party who was supporting Howcll for (
mayor and who was also helping to manage
the fusion campaign. " answered the witness.
The defense fought to have the answer
etrlrlcen out , but Judge Scott ruled that If
politics entered Into the case he wanted to '
know the facts. |
On cross-examination Cox testified that he
did not know the class of political work that
Savage was assigned to perform , but he
know that at the time he was doing this
work he was on Ihe city pay roll. Witness
testified that he had talked with I lord man
about doing some work for Howell during
j the campaign , but had never concluded any ,
jof i the details. He knew early lant spring' '
I I that he was to be discharged as chief of
| detectives and attributed the cause to the |
fact that he was considered an offensive
politician. I
Witness denied that ho had ever demanded '
] i or accepted any excessive fees or money [ l
from orlsoners while acting as a police odl-
ccr.
ccr.The
The further hearing ot the case will be
resumed tomorrow afternoon.
YALE AND HARVARD DRAW
( Continued from Second Page. )
regulars on the team. The Wesleyan for-
words broke through I'eniiRylvunm'H line
nml blocked several klc\is. \ but the reil and
blue were fortunate to recover the ball.
Only twice during the pmme did the \Ves-
leyan boys gain lirst down , Pennsylvania's
line holding fairly well.
imOWN , IS ; CAUMSLE , H.
NBW YOHK , Nov. 13.-The elevens from
the Carlisle Indian school niul Hrown uni
versity played ttnlr iinmml gridiron battle
on the polo grounds this nftiTtioon in the
presence of about 3.COO spectators , lirowu
I winning , IS to 11. U was clearly a battle
of strength aMilnst science , and science
1 came out on top.
OTHER CONTK3TS.
At Cleveland Obcrlln , 20 ; Case School , 10.
At Annapolis Annapolis Cadets , 4 ; Uni
versity of Virginia , 4.
At Hothlelicni U'hlgh , 12 ; University of
New York , 0.
At PlttsbuK , ' Detroit Athletic club , 12 ;
Duquesne Athletic club , 10.
At Newark , N. J. Chicago Athletic club ,
0 ; Oiangf Athletic club , U.
At Washington , 1'a. Washington and
Jefferson college , 0 ; Western Hcsurve unl-
vtrslty , 0. i
1 At Uelolt. Wls.-Iielolt collrpo , 42 ; Lake '
Forest university , 0. |
At Hanover , N. II. Dartmouth , H ; Am-
hert. 0.
OMAHA CATCIIKS TIII5 CJtll.F CIIA7.K.
Iiiti-rcNtlnur ( iiinif I'liiji'd nl
llollotv Vi'Hlcriliij- .
The first open golf competition ever
played In this city took place yesterday
afternoon upon the ladles' golf llnkn at
Happy Hollow , .Mr. Patrick's beautiful KII-
buiban homo west of t.ie city. H WIIH the
Initial game of the Uumlia Ladles' Golf
club In ll.s competition for the silver cup
offered by Its president , .Mrs. Mnmlerson.
The club Is composed of something like
twenty prominent numbers of Omaha s so
ciety.
Owing to the limited amount of practice
some of the members Imve. been ulile. to
obtain , only W'Veii were entered In yeslcr-
( iay'H eoinpftltlon. They WITP : MIHMUH I'.il-
mcr , Kountze , Dewcy , I'eck , .Morse , .Mrs. A.
I C. bmitli and .Mis. ( jeorjp Aluccr , with the
i tnllon'lii ) . a. * caddies mid inlvlH iH : Mexms.
Montmorency , lierlln , Vlnsonnitlcr , Morn-
iii.ui. junn ratrlck. lianekfr anil Jayne of
Philadelphia. The llnku , which , by the way
liuve been In existence ut Happy Hoiluu
! for Home time , uro Id al oni'u for women
1 and abound In numi-roiiH hazards that c.'oii-
I Kl l of iiliio holes from Heve.iity-llve to I l
i yards apart. Owing to the newness of the
grounds tliii putting urn-tit : ale not In good
. condition , but will be much better after tint
course IIUB been played on moru anil Is
older.
Yesterday's game was what Is known UH
medal play. In which the core IB reckoned
by strokes and COIIBIHIH of two rouadu of
nine holes each. MluH JCountze , who Ix
| quite a proficient puycr : , won by four
potfiU only , UH MlbH Lew y WUH ulna play-
In ? u good game and finished u close sec
ond.
ond.For
For the benefit of those who have never
seen the same of tolf played , It would not
be out or place to eay In a general way of
what It consists. Starting from a given
point with a small futta-perctia. ball. It Is
tha object of the play to Bhonr which of
too competitors takes tha fewest strokes
to land the ball in n- hole , eay 100 yards
distant from , the starting point. Ho who
Ladies' and
Children's Furs
Consisting of Collarette lions ntitl
Muffs In latest designs anil variety of
materials.
Ladies' -Waists
In TnflYtu Silk , Satin and Woollen
Plaids , in eonntless colorings niul dos -
s ; prices , ! ? : i.r > 0 to $0.00.
Blankets
and Flannels
All our extra large and heavy Ohio
Wool HlankelK , pure while or sanitary
color , worth ? t.iiO ! , now $ ii.UO pair.
One Mg lot of Hand 1C Itliuila-ts. war
ranted absolutely pure wool , both warp
and lllllng While they last $ ! ? .7fi pair.
All the pure White. Uutland ninnkctB
that sold for ? 'J.ri ( ) . now $ l.t 8.
One case ( Mmmplon lUankets , largest
slxe made , color sanitary , fawn or white ,
these would be a bargain at Jf'J.UO $1.(50 (
pair.
100 pair Kobe UlanUets , blue , browner
or pink colors , sold elsewhere at ? 1.'J3
our price IHtc pah * .
Outing l-'lannel , Wrapper Klanuel ,
Shirting Flannel and French Klauncl at
rock bottom prices.
Linens
Tomorrow we will put on sale all the
remnants of Table I.lnen that accumu
lated during our special sales some are
slightly soiled-others a little mussed
all lengths ; not one in the lot but what
is an exceptional bargain.
.lust received another case of fringed
lied Spreads , largest sixes , for Iron beds ,
the price would satisfy at S'J.'Jri tomor
row ! ? l.-ir > each.
We have the exclslvo sale In Omahii
of the celebrated Dresden Table Linen
ami Pattern Table Cloths , with border'
nil around ; choicest and latest designs ,
( sizes 12 yardsx. ! , price . f.'l.T. . ) , ( 'Jx.'l .
price .fl.r.0) . ) , ( lii/jX 'X. ' , price $ , " . . .10. )
Until Towels , Linen Towels nuc )
Crashes at lowest possible prices.
does so Is the winner of tlmt hole. A full
course consists of eighteen of these holes.
Th > winner of the mnjorlty oC thorn Is the
winner of the mutch , which Is what l
called match play. In mediil play the score
Is reckoned by the number of strokes It
takes to make all of tin- holes u given num
ber of times. The game Is confined to no
certain iige , old and young alike playing .
It. There Is no racing or effort to nccom- , ;
pll.sh n hole In less time than ono'B opponent - j
nent ; on the contrary , a good golfer r.Ull
take time to play each strode carefully , for
the beauty of HIP whole game consists In
dealing .skillfully with the ball as one may
tltid It. To a spectator , or one who h s
never played the pump , It looks slow , too
much like taking a walk , with the diversion ,
ns an incident , of hitting a ball along the
ground. Kroni this point of view It lacks
Interest and the spirit of the contest and.
to normIt even looks selllsh. The truth or
the matter , howivi-r , Is tlmt these crltl-
clHins are not founded on fact. Hitting a
ball along tln > ground l.s not golf ; no greater
mistake could lie imagined , Nor Is golf ,
selfish to those who understand the Idea. -t
of the game. It In a game of skill. Endur
ance comes In an a useful factor. TBie
gnme does not need a number of men with
whom to form a team , but It can be played
alone and yet be Intercs'.lnp. the spirit of
competition In this case Is absent , but n ,
man's previous best scon- can always bo
nttacUeil with zest , should no other nilver-
Bury ! at hand. Another feature of the
game In that It may lie played practically
throughout the entire year , even when the
snow Is on the ground.
Yesterday's game was only the starting
of what Is bound to become as
popular u game in this city as
It has In the east. Next Satur-
c'.ay afternoon MH- Omaha Golf club will
open its competition on the men's links at
Happy Hollow , on which the lioloH arc.
much farther apart and tlic hazards and
bunkers more nuimrous. Kor I'hlB competi
tion a medal has lic > i/n offered by the club's
captain , Hobert 1'alrlck.
Yesterday's score wan as follows :
To-
Out. III. tal.
Miss Knuntze -14 as 82
Miss Dinvcy 41 fc
Mrs. Smith 53 47 102
.MISH.IVck 51 M I0 >
Miss .Mort-c 50 51 111 !
Miss I'lilmer 57 CO 113
Mrs. Mercer 74 not fin.
Hreuriiii Improvement Coiiiiuiuy Holil. ,
SAN FHANCISCO , Nov. 13 The property
rlghlH and franchises of the Oregon Im
provement company wore sold at auction
this morning under an order of foreclosure
Issued by the Unl ed States circuit court.
The property was knoekeif down to John I.
Waterbnry and T. Jefferson Coolldge , Jr. ,
who were thu sole blild-rs , for Jl.000,000. '
Dentil from I'olNoiiluif. 1
MILAN , Mo. , Nov.13. . ( Spco'al Telegram. )
Dr. W. F. Wlmo , a wialthy physician
of near Harries , died last night from citing
factory-cured ham. His brother-in-law Is
also In a serious condition from the uamo
cause.
MovellU'lllN of Oi'riui VrxNi-lx , .Nov. 1fJ. j
At I'hlladelphla-Halleil-Indlana , for Llv- *
erpool.
Al New York Arilvcd Ht. Paul , from
Southampton. Bat'.cil MaFHachimettH , for
London : Campania , for Liverpool ; La. Ilrc-
taKiie , fur Havre ; Rotterdam , for Hotter- a
ilain ; Kalner Wltlulin II , for Ginon ; Cam- a
brla , for London ; ThlngvaMa. for Copen- .
lia en. lj
At London Balled Kensington , for New j
York. 1
At Havre Balled La Champagne , for ' ;
New York. J
At Koiithanipton Balled St. Louis , for
New York.
At Hreinen 8aHi 1 Km Icrulio ,
IIIUI ) .
KLI.SWOHTII-.MrH. Chloc. inothfr of
John K Hazard , Mary A. and David W. .
deceased. Slii ! was born In Vermont nml
riKeil W years , 7 months and 1 day. Ku-
neral will lie In Id Monday afternoon , No-
vetnlier in , at 'i n't luck , from the rr l >
deuce of her von , John K. , IMKi Ohio
street. Friends of the family Invited.
O'CONNOH Agnes , agid "t yi-ars'8 montha
anil 5 dayc. Ftim-ial Buiuluy at 4 p , in.
from family rc.sld < nre , 11.12 North Seven
teenth street , to t'nlon depot , remains to
li shipped to Cellar Hup.ilj , la. , over Mil.
waukie. rallroail.
Foitr.cAST OK Tonvvs \ \ IA'I'IIIH.
I'ritlinlilx Clouil ) , ullli South Wluilit
CluuiKliiK Iniirlli
WASHINGTON , Nov. 13.-Forecast for
Sunday ;
For Nebraska and Houlh Dakota Proba
bly cloudy ueathoi ; cooler In weBtern por-
llonn ; southerly wlndi , becotnlng northerly.
For Iowa and Missouri Tlireatcnlnir
weather with light showers ; warmer ; south
erly winds.
For Kansas Threatening weather , with
occasional showers ; variable winds.
For Wyoming1 Partly cloudy weathori
cooler ; variable winds , becoming northerly
