wna his Intention lo viu-atn th < > ofllco nor re
linquish im right nnd title thereto. What-
v T may lliivo born hi * i > crel In cntlnn
upon the- subject , the re.idlng of hli rrow-
t'xamlnntlon in connwtlon wiSi the othcrtr
testimony taken beforp the referee , Ic-ives
no trit-c of a doubt that nil the reUuors dc-
InVrntely abandoned their olllcofl upon the
appointment ami qualification of the re
spondents. The testimony establishes beyond -
yond dispute that regular meetings of the old
lltnnl of Flro an'l Police commissioners
wcro held on each Monday evening nnd that
Blnco respondents-rp.mlllea | no meeting of the
Bald old board for the discharge of business
Jim been held nnd no olllcltil ilu-y has been
By It transacted. There Is likewise testi
mony In tl.io record conducing to xhow , al
though contra-'Ieted to Borne extent , that
nt the ln. t mf-dlng of the rela ors as n board
Jleld on M , rch 29 , 1S97 , the members thereof
ngrocd among themrolvea to mnko no fur
ther claim to the alllces of nee ami police
commlM.MonPM nnd that they would severally
nnd collectively turn over to the respondents
ns th"lr ftuccejpor.M In olllce , peacefully nnd
courteously , the books ami records belonging
to said board ; th.'lt Relater Foster was then
nnd there directed by Palmer nnd IJIrk-
linucnr to meet i\lth the members of tie
Incomlns bo.ird nnd extend to them their
good IA ( sites nnd to prorter any ii' lslnnco
to the rcs-pondi-nta which lay In their power ,
nnd that H.-ild Foster thereafter mot with tuo
respondents as directed and otherwise
obeyed this Instruction , In view of the mv-
rters aforesaid , and the further fact that the
rclaloM Palmer nnd Foster have voluntarily
dlamls4 > d the proceedings herein , nnd thut
the Information prays for n writ of ouster
ngnlnst the respondents , nnd that the re-
latorn bo Inducted Into olllce , we can see It
Jn no other light than tl'int the relaters aban
doned and surrendered nil their right , tltlo
nnd possession of the olllccs of lire nnd po
lice commissioners of the city of Omaha to
the roKpondentfl.
One who voluntarily abandons a public of-
flcninlll not bo permitted thereafter , p.t will ,
to assert title therolo. The principle was
fully recognized nnd applied In the State
against IJoyd. Pl Neb. , 4.Tj. The dnotrlno
that tin ; continual failure and rcfus.il of a
public olllccr to perform the duties thereof
will operate , ns tin abandonment Is u ell es
tablished by title authorities. Mecham , Pub
lic Olllenn * . 1Z > ; Peoide ngiilnFt HartiAcll , fi" ,
Cnl , 11 : St.ito against Allen , 21. Iml. . GUI ;
I'coplo against Kingston , T. II Co. , 23
Wend , ( New York ) , 631 : 1 ! > . American and
English Encycl. Law. M2 ; Yonkey against
State , 27 , Ind. . 23(1 ( ; Page against lltrdln , SI1
Mon. ( Ken ) CCfi ; People against Ilnnlfnn , 90
111120 ; ( ! Hrjd. ( Ills. App. ) , 13S. TurnlpHccd
against Hudson , SO Mls.sI2D , sustain1 * the
contention of relater that there- haH been
no abandonment of the olllce by him. That
decision Was rendered by n divided court
mnl the opinion of the majority falls to carry
conviction to our minds. Too writ Is denied.
Whllo the members of the present board
did not attempt to disguise their satisfaction
with the decision , they said that It was no
moro than they had expected , "It was sulll-
clently established In the other case , " oald
Judge Gregory , "that the law was on our
side and wo have been satisfied that the de
cision would bo In our favor. Nevertheless ,
wo are well pleased , of course , to have the
matter settled. "
Judge Gregory suggested that there was
ono thing moro that the board wanted set
tled nnd this was what rights It had with
respect to the control and discipline of the
force. Ho stated that ho was convinced that
the decision of Judge Scott In the Cox case
would bo reversed by the supreme court.
Dr. Peabody and ono other member of the
board stated that the decision was merely
What they expected. They had acted with
the expectation that they * would remain In
offlco and the decision would mnko no par
ticular difference In their procedure.
rVAl , I'AHACUAIMIS.
L. J. Noitlcton of Tabor , la. , a banker , Is
In Omaha.
Mrs. Nellie Bell , M. D. , of Fremont , Is an
Omaha visitor.
II. E. D. Gould , the horseman ot Fullerton -
ton , Is In the city.
Q. M. Rlgg , ft Beatrice attorney , -was In
Omaha yesterday.
A'rthur Meeker of Chicago , one of Armour's
head men , Is In the city.
Postolllce , Inspector Albert 0. Swift of Ne
braska City Is In Omaha.
Pbstclflco Inspector D , J. Sinclair of Lin
coln was In .the , city yesterday.
J. W. StettoV , a otockmah of Valentine , Is
ono of the visitors to the city ,
R. M. Strothcr , a prominent tobacco dealer
of St. Louis , Is visiting the city.
0\ycn \ Ferree , ndv-Jnco ngent for The Last
, Strolfo company , is stopping at the Ilarker.
Dpputy United States' Marshal F. W. Har
bor of Hastings came to the city yester
day.
day.After
After an Illness of several weeks' duration
Register" of DeoJa Elsasser Is again at his
desk.
J , B. Dlnsmoro ot Button , member of the
State Board of Agriculture , waa In Omaha
yesterd-iy.
Robert N , Fletcher and W. A. Wright are'
stockmen from Fort Cujter , Mont. , stopping
at the Burker.
Charlie Th'orpe , the champion llght-wclght
jockey of the world. Is In the city renew
ing old acquaintances. I
Rev. A. E. Marsh , rector of the Episcopal ;
church at Central City , is in Omaha , the
guest ot Bishop Worthlngtcu. | I
C. II , Fitzgerald , the heavy weight west- ,
crn pabsccigur agent of the Louisville &
Nashvlllo mllroad. Is In the city. 1 ,
Deputy Sheriff Grebe went down to Kear
ney last night , taking'with him Churlcy Me- i
Coy , who was placed In tile State Inlustrlal ,
Hchool. [ 1
R. R. Ritchie , general passenger and
freight agent of the Northwestern at Sau
Francisco , formerly of this city , Is visiting
the city. . !
James A. Cllno of Mlndcn , C. F. McGrow
of Hastings and Crclghton Morris ot Hum- 1
boldt , three ox-state bank examiners , are In
the city. I 1
Nebpskans at the hotels : Alf Haworth anil
wife , Tccumseh ; II. M. Grimes , .North
Platte ; B. M. Davis , George Sanford , Lake
side ; S. B. Richmond , Clarks ; It. Llsca , i ,
Loddo Pole : George L. Ljonils. Fremont ; 0 , !
.M. Olson , H. Con-ant , Kolton ; Harry C.
Hayes , Alblun ; It. S. Rising , Alnsworth ; I" .
Kaelly , Nora ; G. T. Scott. Ashlfldd , Ed F.
Lyons , Falrbury ; W. II. Platt , Clurlca A.
Wlcbo , Grand Island ; Charles N. Brown ,
Kearney ; Mrs. My Fenton , Hastings ; C. S.
Anderson , Lynch ; W , C. Brooks , Beatrice ;
F. L Oswald , Wood River ; W. F , Norrls ,
Wayne ; 0. H. Walrath , North Bend ,
At the Mlllard : J. H. Janoo. Chlwigo ; A.
J. Chase and wife , Lake- Park ; Ed C.Iocr ,
W , E. Jenkins , St. Louis ; George T. Glaser ,
Denver ; D , J. Sinclair , Lincoln ; Theodore
Aahtiuiuer , St. Louis. ; F. M , Llbbe. St.
Jcseph ; C. M. Rlgg. Beatrice ; F. B. Shlgs ,
Utlca , N. Y. ; C. E. Wescott , Plattsmoutli ;
A. Lehman , Peorla ; A. W. Burnett. Now
York ; J. Llebcr , Liulsvlllo ; Henry Brown ,
St. Louis ; J. H. Fuller , Kansas City ; K. M.
Osborne , Haitfonl ; GeorgeW , Bui'ley , Mar-
collho , Mo , ; C. C , Divine , Kansas City ; G.
W. Ransomo , NoW York ; II , T. Thompson ,
C. W. Grllllths. Chlc-ago ; Clarence H , How
ard , St. Louis ; Ben Heine , Now Yoik ; C , F.
0 , Fitzgerald , Kansas City ; Benton Quick ,
St , Joseph ; R. S , Keor , Chicago ; G , W.
Jones , Lea ) Moues ! ; John Curr , St. Louis ;
C. J , Roberts , Now York ; William C.nldwoll ,
Chicago ; H , R. Ritchie , San Fianclsco ; J. B.
Dliismore , Suttou ; W. F , Pardce , Syiacuso ,
N , Y. ; J. J. Horran , Rochester , N. Y.
;
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Stmml.iti ) the -stomach ,
reuse thp liver , euro bilious.
ness , headache , dizziness ,
tour ttnmach , cimitliMtl < > n ,
etc. I'rlca 21 cents. KoM bjr all
lli ouly 1'llU to Uk * will ) lluoU'i Sariuiuiill t
'VARSITIES ' MEET IN IOWA
Thanksgiving Day ftnmo Goes to the Coun
cil Bluffs Ground ? .
OMAHA GETS THE WESLEYANS , ANYHOW
Opponent * for the Lincoln ) MctlioilIMN
.Not Yet DccMc.l , lint Tnrklo Will
Jlont l.lUely FuriilNli
( lie It
It win definitely announced late yesterday
afternoon th.it the foot ball game between
the elevens representing the University ot
Nebraska and Iowa State university will bo
played at the Field Club park , Council
Bluffa , on the afternoon of Thanksgiving Bay.
The managements ot these two teams failed
to reach any agreement with the manage
ment ot the University Club park In this
city. The Iowa team has favored Council
Klti ( I a tor some time , as it desired to play
the game this year In Its own state. Though
the puno will undoubtedly bo one-sided ,
Nebraska apparently ' having much . t-'io
stronger team , It will probably bo witnessed
by. a largo and enthusiastic crowd It the day
ahould prove to be a fair one.
In the meanwhile the management of the
University Club r-'lrk ' 'In this city Is making
strenuous efforts to book another game for
this city on Thanksgiving day , and will
probably succeed. One of the competing
teams will bo the .Nebraska Wesleyan unl-
veislty team , which will play the University
of Nebraska team at Lincoln Saturday for
the championship of the state. It has not yet
been fully decided which team will line up
agalnBt Woaleyan hero en Thankiglvlng
d'iy , but It will be one ot these three : Tarklo
college , from Tarklo. Mo. ; Ames coKe o , from
Ames , I' ' ] , , or Kansas City Medical college ,
from Kansas City , Mo.
-MEDICS HARDLY AVAILABLE.
The latter Is the strongest of the three
teams and recently defeated Wesleyan at
Kansas City , 29 to I. Since then Weslcyan
has greatly Improved and could now give
the embryo doctors a closer game. The 1'it-
te.- , however , have a game scheduled for
Thanksgiving. day at Sedalla , Mo. Tie play-
cro would prefer to come to Omaha to play
Wcsloyan , but ono of the faculty Insists on
their keeping their enpigcment at Sedalla.
Unless the physlclans-to-be con bo released
from their engagement at Sedalla It does not
seem probable that ithey will appear here.
Tarklo Is quite anxious to como hero and
It looks aa though the Wesleyan-Tarklo game
were the most likely termination of the ne
gotiations now pending. Tarklo has a strong
teim. It was coached by Frank -Crawford
ot this city during the early part of the sea
son and ho thinks the team could give the
Methodist proteges of Charlie Thomas a hard
game. The game with Taiklo seems much
moro likely than that with Ames , for the
reason that the latter team has finished Its
schedule and about given up foot ball for
this season. To play another game would
mean to reorganize the team and again toke
up practice games , a thing players are re
luctant to do after having once laid away
their foot hall togs for the winter.
The telegraph wires will bo kept warm In
several directions out of Omaha today , lookIng -
Ing toward a game here on Thanksgiving day ,
and the management of the University cjub
predicts that before the sun sets tonight a
game for that date at their park will have
been definitely arranged.
OURY'S ANSWER TO KANSAS. '
LINCOLN , Nov. IS. ( Spcclal. ) Managcr
Oury was Interviewed today regarding the
counter challenge Issued yesterday by the
Kansas foot ball team. lie says that ho
should not accept the terms offered by Kan
sas , but would stick to his own proposition
made a few days' ago , to play for a guaranty
ot $2,000. Ho says that the terms offered by
the Kansas manager would be all right In a
financial way if the weather on the day se
lected for the game should be pleasant , but
that the $500 guaranty offered would barely
pay the expenses of tne Nebraska team. Ho
has no objection to Stagg as umpire , but does
emphatically object to the evident desire of
the Kansas people to dictate who should be
the ofllcla3 ! of the game. In his opinion , the
Nebraska team had shown Its superiority to
Kansas , has won the pennant and the Kin-
sas team Is now In no position to dlcttto the
terms for another gamo.
W12YriS2l\ ASSOCIATION MAfiXATKS.
lli'i'tlnw IN I't'iicefiil niul : i
floes in St. .Iosi-ili. |
CEDAU RAPIDS , In. , Nov. lS.-Special (
Telegram. ) T .e annual rre = t'ngcf the West-
orn Base Ball association was held hero today -
day , all the members being fully repre
sented. llickoy of St. ,10'oph watt unanl-
mously re-elected to the olllce of president ,
secretary nnd treasurer and Mayor Lincoln
of Ce 'ar Kapldt was elected vice -president.
S. H. Frlck of Des 'Molncs ' ami Vnrney An-
derson of Rockford were appointed a com-
mldteo on schedules to report at a future
session. President Illckeyas ) appointed u
committee of one to arrange for the trans-
pcrtntlon of teams in 1SU3. Thp selection
of balls and uniforms was also left to his
discretion. The $500 guaranty was insl.vcd
upon and It was decided to have It put up
not later than February 10. There were ru-
niors that there would be a warm light over
the awarding of franchises In the -afternoon
and tUo action of the mooting seemed to
confirm It. It was said that J'eorla and
Korkford would be dropped from the abso-
elation and their franchises given to Sioux
City and Omaha. As a matter of faet , how
ever , the meeting was very peaceful. Sioux
City had a letter of application which after
some discussion was tabled Omaha , To-peka
and Lincoln moro not represented , though It
luiH been understood that they would make
, u vigorous IIBIH lor memoersmp. J ne cir-
. cult i\ill be made up the same as last year
so fir ns it ho action of today's * meeting af
fects It , but there are apparently well
foun.ded rumors that another meeting will
bo called In about two \vceks , when Sioux
City nnd the other three town-i will make a
, strong fight for franchises. &t. Joseph was
I : niiln ) awarded a trnnchlso and a request
I wis mndh to Manning that ho keep It at St.
I i Joseph If possible , but If not to make such
I ' a dlhposal of It us he deemed best. It will
, probably may at St. Joseph.
HO11.S12 SHOW ATTRACTS \ CIHMVIJ.
Sorlrly Ann In KlockN to Siiinort of
' tinICntt > rlnliiii . | it.
NEW YORK , Nov. IS. The horse show
attracted another Immense throng of people
to Madison Square garden tonight. At the
opening of the exhibition the grand entrance
looked from a distance llko a mighty , teeth
ing torcrnt , so rapidly wore the people com
ing In to augment Hao thousands already
gathered In the g.ir.len.
Mls.s Ileach , mounted on Miss Cameron's
Wasp , IAU4 ! hn attraction In the opening
of saddle ponlen , which wern
nioned Into the ring nt tbe. blast of the bugle ,
The evolutions of a wquad of mounted police
also greatly Interested the fpeoUitor.s
I The fear thut this year would murk the
decline of Interps : In thn exhibition which
, has been for twelve year- ? one of ti'ie events
for both horsemen and toclety people , is
shown by the ivsnltH to have uoen ground-
less , for not only ban the high quality of the
show been continued , but the attendance
bus been better than in thn past.
Snliof SireitI | > lit' HOI-NI-N.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. IS.-At H sale of
thoroufchbrtds from the stables of A , D ,
Ppieckels the following hoises brought over
J.W e.ieh : Marcel , JSOO , to T. J. C'rowley ;
Olive , ? 900 , to a. Bertohid'hl ; Put Murphy ,
JUTS. Atkins & Lottrldge ; Toislon , $ S2i , 13 ,
C Hollcy , George rnlmr-r , $1,073.
iShnncr ; frank James , fC.75 , H Hi. , ,
Klorimel , J-oW ) , Lee Sbnner , Agnl , fsau. K.
H. Warwick ; Aluminum , toco , Hartley
Sehr < > U > er ; Oforglc , $1,000 , John Campbell ;
InipMlous , $7W , Hnrney Sehrelbcr : Mttlo T.
G. , J.VW , J. Hlnckle ; Itnclo , $1,075 , R.
Murray.
SIIAHKICV A\VAm i:7rTHK : VICTOItY.
Wliln'fl Olil JotCloililnrd 111 Ilil.Sixth
Itoiinil.
SAN PIIANCISCO , Nov. IS.-Tom Shnrkey
has won another questionable battle , hifc
victim this time being old Joe Goddard , I'-io
decrepit Unrrlcr champion , The llsht , which
inns scheduled for twenty rounds , tot minuted
In the sixth when Sharkey , nfter landing n
stiff right on Goddnrd's jaw , rushed tit his
mnit nnd knocked him to tbe lloor , literally
by force of Impact , falling heavily upon him.
GoddartVs head struck the canvass iMth tin
awful smnsJi , which duzed him. Ho arose
nt the end of tbreo seconds nnd staggered to
the rope" , Hcfcreo McArthur meanwhile
holding the excited sailor back. Amid great
confusion MuArttiur awarded thu light to
Sharkey. The decision was Just , but Sh.ir-
kty's victory la far from creditable. It being
the popular Impression that Goddnrd was
hurt moro by lils collision with the lloor
than froni Shnrltcy's blows , wlilch wcro at
nil times lUtd and miserably timed.
( irllTo'N Slioulilvr
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 18-At 10:45 : o'clock to
night , while Young Grlffo , ttio American
boxer , Denny Ilolderan , his manager , and
three attendants * wcro en ro\ito to the Coli
seum In a buck , to take part In 'the ' Press
club ahletlc carnival , a street car collided
with the vehicle , overturning It and throwIng -
Ing all the occupants to the ground , drlffo
sustained n sprained shoulder , Hollcrau re
ceived u serious cut In the left .tide of the
nock and Thlllp O'Toolo of this city sut-
fero.l a contusion of the brain and was re
moved to thu hospital In a serious condition.
Consul I'litoi' Defeated.
I'KOniA , 111. , Nov. IS. In the annual elec
tion of the Illinois division , Leaauo of Amer
ican. Wheelmen , Fred 1'ateo of Peorlu , the
present chief consul , was defeated for ro-
oluc'lon by William II. Arthur of Chicago ,
thu present vice consul nnd nsaUtnnt corpo-
nitlon counsel of that city. Uernard Hlmrod
of Danvlllo was elected vice consul und
Oeorgo D. Locke of Jerseyvlllu secretary-
treasurer. Tne headquarters will be removed
to Chicago.
PriilillildiiK- Fool Hull CIIIIH-N.
ATLANTA , Go. , Nov. IS. Ilepresentatlve
Colo's foot ball bill , -providing for the pro
hibition of the playing of match or exhibi
tion games \\Vtero adnils'lon Is charged
passed the senate today. The bill has al-
leady passed the lower branch of the legis
lature und now awaits the approval of the
governor. There Is no doubt but that ho
will slmi It.
iM Iiirre ! < l.
NEW YORK , Nov. IS. The application of
the Waldorf Athletic club for t peremptory
mandamus to compel Mayor ' .Prong to grant
It a license to conduct spacing exhibitions
was denied by Justice Andrews In the su
preme court today. The court holds th.U
the mayor has discretionary powers In the
matter of Issuing licenses.
Hurt In u root Hall ( Sunn * .
SPRINGFIELD , Nub. . Nov. 18. ( Special
Telegram. ) During the progress of a foot
ball game at the High stliool giounds her
this afternoon Uert Dates , one of the play
ers. sustained a compound fracture of his
right leg between the knee and ankle. He
was removed to his parents' homo and hla
Injury attended to.
Tommy It ; IIII'N itllHlmp.
SYRACUSE , N. Y. , Nov. IS. Tommy Ryan ,
while .sparring with "Jack" Hamilton , his
trainer , at Messina Springs , near this city ,
yesterday , slipped to the lloor and his ankle
iwns badly sprained. He has dcclnicd his
proposed meetings with Jim Ryan at Klnilrn
November 2' . and with Hilly Stlft at Chicago
rsoviimbcr IX ) off.
Sloiine Keeps 011 Winning.
LONDON , Nov. IS. The Lorlllnrd-IlcreB-
ford stables' chestnut gelding , Draco , 3-year-
old , ridden by Ted Sloane , won the Draklow
stakes of 20 sovereigns at ifte first day's rac
ing of the Derby autumn meeting.
Mlt'lincl KiiiiiK ; liilo Training ; . '
SARATOGA , N. Y. , Nov. ] S. .BIeyc llHt
Jimmy .Michael . , accompanies ! by hH man
ager , Dave Shafer , and several pacemakeis ,
will arrive here tomorrow morning and go
Into training at the Casino
HEVIVE IIOl'K IX VA.MCTO.V HOAIJ.
Humor that Iloiuls Have Ileoii IMneci :
In Kiifjrlafiil.
YANKTON , S. D. , Nov. IS. ( Special. )
It Is stated hero 'that ' the railroad bridge
which lisa been so long looked for and Be
long unaccountably delayed will at last be
constructed across the Missouri river at this
point , work to begin In the near future.
It will bo a combination railroad and wagon
bridge , the road to bo built to Norfolk , NcO.
The same authority asserts that Sooysmlth
& Co. , bridge builders of New York , and
who 'have the contract for this 'bridge , made
this statement. It is also announced thai
the trouble attending the placing of the
bridge bonds in England has at last been
removed. About tws months ngo A. T.
Nation nnd several of ha ! English friends
wore hero looking over the proposed road
and bridge site , amcng whom was a Mr.
Road , who has declared his Intention to
take the bridge bonds as an Investment.
Should these reports and rumors prove
correct and the bridge and road project
materialize Into a reality , It will cause a.
general feeling of confidence among Yankton
citizens as'to ' this city's future.
Dentil * of a Day.
HUMBOLDT , Neb. , Nov. 18. ( Special. )
"Undo Frank" Ferguson , one of the oldest
sottjcrs In this part of the country , died at
his homo In this city yesterday after an ill
ness of two weeks. The causa of his death
was kidney trouble. D. F. Fer
guson was born In Giyuga county ,
wow rene , in isiu , HO settled In Ohio in
1S37 , where ho learned and followed the
trade of pump making. He owns now a full
sot of pump tools made over 100 years ngo.
Ho moved from Ohio to Indiana and then to
Illinois , where ho lived on a small farm and
kept a grocery store. Ho came to Richard
son county In April , 1857 , and settled In
Franklin township , which he had the honor
of naming . Hero he engaged In stock rais
ing and keeping a grocery store. Ho en
listed In the Second Nebraska cavalry at the
breaking out of the war , and at the expiration
of enlistment In the mounted militia. He
served during both enlistments as a veter
inary surgeon. Ho belonged to the Masonic ,
Odd Fellows and Workmen fraternities and
wan a member of the Methodist church.
These orders will probably take charge cf
the funeral services , which will occur on
Friday ,
KEARNEY. Neb. , Nov. IS. ( Sp'clal. )
Mrs , C. B , Finch , wife of ox-Mayor C. n.
Finch , died Tuesday night , leaving an infant
daughter a day old. The funeral services
wcro hold this afternoon at tlio Presbyterian
church , Rev. Ur , Ilaydpn , the pastor , preach
ing the sermon. The funeral was ono of the
largest ever held In the city.
NEW YORK. Nov. 18. Hcv. George II.
Houghton , pastor of Hie Church of Trans
figuration , better known as "Tho Little
Chuich Around the Corner. " dlej- tonight ,
EMERSON , Neb , , Nov. 18. ( Special. )
Enoch Heals , one of Emerson's oldest set
tlers , died today , aged SO years , Mr. Hen's
had for several months been In poor health
and lilt ; death resulted from heart dleeasc.
He leaves a wife two BOIIS and five daugh
ters.
ters.LONDON
LONDON , Nov. IS. Sir Henry Doulton ,
head of the firm of Doulton & Co. , Lambeth
potteries , la dend , Sir Henry was born In
Vuuxhall , July 23 , 1KM , nnd began training
for u potcr : at the age of 15 , Ho commenced
art pottery and mnnufactuio of Doulton i
murj'ln 1 ! > 70. Sir Henry was a chevalier of !
the Legion of Honor und received the Albert
medal of the Society of Arts.
ASHLAND , Neb. , Nov. . 18 , ( Special. )
John McKlnley , a son of M , A , McKlnloy of
Aslil'iml , died at his homo on Day street
Tuesday , of consumption. The McKinley
family moved to Ashland from Grlswold , la. , |
In August , this year , and were belt ! In high
regard by all who knew them. The funeral
occurred at the home this afternoon at 2
t > . m. Elder C. P. Hackney conducted the
services , assisted by Rev. William W. Wor-
ley of the Methodist Episcopal church.
A dispatch was received by Charlca Robbins -
bins yesterday stating that his son Martin ,
who left Ashland In August , waft dead at
Grceley , Cole , , of mountain fever.
llleciU to Di-uitli.
MILAN , Mo. , Nov. 18. ( Special Telegram. )
Thomas Epperson , near Lancaster , while
attempting to load hogs yesterday , was bit
ten througU the thigh , severing an artery ,
He bled to ( loath In thirty minutes.
BUTLER StlfllS TO HIS STORY
"Nothing Can Shako Him to Ohango His
Statement.
INSISTS KETCHAM WAS THE BRIDEGROOM
I'olloiPut lllnrin ( he Sucntlini : , lint
Secure - fin Admin-ilium llv-
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CHICAGO , Nov. IS. Joseph Keller , butlqr ,
valet and confidential man In the Wallaco-
Ketcham household , and who has recently be
come a notable figure fn the Ketcham niyn-
tory , was put In the "swcatbox" for two
hours late last night by Police Captain
Homer. Late last night Keller was released
on demand of Attorney Hanscu , who agreed
to produce the butler If the police should
require him.
Captain Homer docs not believe Keller has
told all ho knows of the Ketcham case. Ills
story of the trip to Milwaukee and the sub
sequent marriage of Ketcham to Mrs. Wal
lace the captain still considers Incomplete.
In the "aweatbox" Keller was questioned
and cross-questioned. During this Interview
Keller made the following written state-
incut :
"My name Is Joseph Keller. I have been
employed by Mis. Wallace for over a year.
I have known John B. Ketcham for nearly a
year. On September 24 I accompanied Mrs.
Wallace and Mr. Kctchnni to Milwaukee.
Wo stopped nt the Manhattan hotel. Wo ar
rived In Milwaukee about 8 o'clock at night.
About G 6'clock the next morning , Mrs. Wal
lace and Mr , Ketcham went out for a drive.
They returned about 9 o'clock nnd Ketcham
laughed when ho met mo In the hotel olllce
and told mo that ho had just got married to
Mrs. Wallace. Wo all canio homo together
that same afternoon. Over ten strangers
have stopped at the house within the last
thirty days. Mrs. Wallace and Mr. Ketcham
have been llvltrg together as man and wife
for nearly a year , but the mall was always
addressed to Mrs. Wallace. About the first
of October Ketcham came to me and told me
ho had made his will and asked mo to sign
It. I did so In the presence of himself and
Mrs. Wallace. Mrs. Toney , a friend of Mrs.
Ketcbamas the only other person pres
ent. "
When seen by a reporter after leaving the
"sweathox , " Keller repeated the substance
ot his statement. He , denied he had repre
sented Ketcham In the marriage ceremony
at Milwaukee , and Insisted that Kotcham was
the bridegroom. "
It Is said cx-Stato Attorney Jacob Keen
has been retained to defend Keller.
GROOM WAS A SHORT MAN.
Statements made by Tom Rllcy , the Mil
waukee hackman who drove Mrs. Mabel
Wallaco-Walkup to Rev. J P. Roberts' to
bo married on the morning of September 24
last , tend to strengthen the assertion of John
E. Ketcliam's ryjatlvcs that he was not the
gi oem on that occasion. According to his
story , which Is1 corroborated by Miss Anna
Mlersch and Mrs 'W , A. Hunsberger , the
woman with the' dark hair married a man
much shorter than eho Is. RIley today de
scribed 'the ' groom 'in ' the strange affair as
"a llttlo siwed'-off fbllow a foot shorter than
the woman. " " '
Miss Anna 'Mlerach ' , who witnessed the
ceremony , declared , ' too , that the man was
much bhorter [ than' the woman , so much
shorter that she exclaimed to herself : "What
a llttlo man to man'y such a large , fine look
ing woman. "
John B. Ketcham 'was not "a little sawed-
off man. " He Wad fully five feet ten Inches
tall. Mabel Wallace Is not more than five
feet six. Accordingly , between the descrip
tion of the gropnj pf September 21 and the
trim Wntnlinm rflnrn 1 < 3 n illfffx-ntinn nf nvnr
one foot In size.
Mra. Hunsberger nlMcrlbcs the groom as
a small m-in"tertalnly smaller than the
women.
It Is almost certain , , however , that Keller ,
the butler , was not substituted f-.r John B.
Ketcham. All agree the principal In the
secret nuptials WBS really a very sick man.
Ills face was thin , drawn and hagg-ird. lie
looked as' ' though he had suffered for months
Keller lopks , and , as near as can be ascer
tained , has , for months past , looked well
and healthy. Further , from all available In
formation , the butler stayed behind at the
Plaoklnton house during the ceremony. It
was not until all was over and the couple
had been * driven to the depot that ho left
'tlio ' hotel. Ho settled the bill for "A. 11.
Young , wife and servant , Boston , " as thn
trio appeared upon the register. But who-
ovcn was the groom he was apparently com
pletely and wholly in the power of the
woman. The evidence of Rlley as to
Ketcliam's actions , If it were ho , furnishes
all the elements for a fctory of hypnotism.
The man seemed dazed and oblivious to
everything , and spoke only in the house
when answering the necessary questions. In
the hack , while waiting outside , ho did not
say a word , although Rlley tried several
times to engage him In conversation.
Friends of Ketcham have llttlo hope
of being able to prove that Butler Keller or
any other rnaa took the place ot Mr.
Ketcham In the marriage ceremony. Ac
cording to Attorney Purnell the main con
tention will bo that Mr. Ketcluin w..s ot un
sound mind. "Wo tlo not care whether there
was a legitimate marriage or a fake ono by
proxy. " said Attorney Pttriiell today ,
"whether there Is a marriage certificate or
will , -we will prove ( hat John B. Ketcham
was of unsound mind and thouroughly Inca
pable of being a party to any agreement or
contract that would hold In law. " Attorney
Purnell , nevertheless , has a representative
la Milwaukee Investigating the marriage.
1IKS. KUTC1IA1I THMS IIIJH STOHV.
.Sllj'M Secret MnrrfnKi' Adopted t" Avoid
Seiindnl.
CHICAGO , Nov , 18. Mrs , Mlnnlo Wallace
Walkup , with an evident purpose of divest
ing her marriage to John B. Ketchum of all
mystery and sweeping away once for all Uie
stories , Insinuations and theories that would
discredit her , today told of the whole trana-
uctlon. She said :
"I need not speak of the Incidents lead
ing up .to . my consent to become John Ketch-
am's wife. That la an old story now. But
of our trip to Milwaukee , the butler , the
liackinen , the police , the minister and the
ncm-spapora have all told their stories , while
I alone have remained silent. 1 understand
that the composite result Is that somebody
anybody but John B. Ketcham acted as
bridegroom , and tha'ti I obtained my marrlaga
certificate by fraud ,
"Do I need toipxpJaln why wo decided on
a eecict marriage ? < Simply because of the
danger of a sensqUon , Mr , Kotcham's dl-
vorco from a formca wlfo and my own un
happy experience would undoubtedly have
boon revived In eo/mectlon / with a public
announcement o { pur marriage. Wo there ,
fore decided tovec } secretly and to go to
Milwaukee for tlie jnirposo.
"Mr , Ketchami and I , accompanied by
Butler Joseph Knllfrr , who acted as Mr.
Kettham's valet , went to Milwaukee on the
evening ot ScptQpibor 23. Wo wont to fie
Planklntcn hoiixe , 4vjieio , wo secured u suite
ot rooms , being iH'sU'ered ' as Mr. and MM.
Young and'scrvfiato This was done simply
to Insure the fefwrecy ot our errand. Mr ,
Ketcham rose LufAyo I was awake the next
morning and ralltvj me , I protested against
getting up so eiidy/ hut he had not slept an.l
wanted to get out. When wo were dressed
wo started out to find a minister , Intending
to travel In a street car , BO that our move
ments might not bo known at the hotel ,
Mr , Ketcham wanted to take Keller with us ,
but I was afraid he would gossip when we
got back to Chicago , and I Insisted on leavIng -
Ing him behind , When wo had gone some
distance from the hotel \\o met a cab , which
wo engaged to take us to the minister's.
"Arriving ot a parsonage , I applied at the
door and learned that the minister was away
from home , but his wife had a neighboring
clergyman called In to perform the ceremony ,
Wlien we were married we oidercd the driver
to take us to the railway station. This was
for the purpose of misleading the hacktnan
ae to our destination , When ho had left ua
we walked back to our hotel , where wo
breakfasted and , left for Chicago on the 11
o'clock train.
"Contwry to my wishes , Mr , Ketcham told
Keller , when we returned to tbe hotel , that
wo were married , "
Mra. Ketcham went. Into other detail of
tbe Milwaukee trip and reiterated her will-
InRncss to Dswor any questions that re
mained a subject of doubt or mystery.
The coroner's Jury will meet nt Rolstonc ,
22 Adams street , at 2 o'clock tomorrow and
will ho adjourned probably until Monday , as
the analysts of the stomach Is not yet com
pleted ,
IIIlOMAimO IS PI.AOKI ) O.V THI.VI. .
Tenilnioiiliitrniliued . \Kiiltiftt
tlio Defendant.
The police court was occupied yesterday
with the preliminary trial of ( F. J. Hromadko ,
charged with criminal libel , The prosecution
made out a case from which Hromadko will
arpirontly find great difficulty In escaping.
Testimony going to show that ho procured
the printing of the llbclous circulars In the
Bohemian language at n iirlntln- ? house nt
Cedar Rapids , la. , nnd personally distributed
them among the Bohemians In this city was
Introduced and left substantially uncon-
tradlctod ,
The agent of the Anncrlcan Express com-
piny produced books sho-wlng that a four-
pound package addressed to Hromadko at 721
South Fourteenth street 'had ' been , received
from CeJar iRnplds on August 14 and turned
over to the American Dlitriict Telegraph
company for delivery. The agent of the lat
ter company showed receipts for n package
delivered to the party addressed and CO cents'
charges paid.
Mrs. Putllo resides nt 721 South Fourteenth
strei't. Shn testified that the exprera driver
had brought the express package to her
house on vAugust 14 , misdirected to her num
ber , nnd , that she had directed him to
Hromadko.
J. 'Roslcky Identified ono ot the circulars
and tostlflol that from the type nnd unakc-up
It showed unmistakable evidence of Cedar
Rapids' Imprint , us no other ( Hchcniliin
printing office In the 'west used that kind of
type.
type.Mr.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Joseph Wolf testified that n
bunch of the llbclous circulars had 'been '
thrown Into their yard on or about August
14 , and that they had later thrown them
Into a vault. Hromadko called on the Sun
day following and seeing the circulars In
the vault upbraided Wolf for not having dis
tributed them.When Wolf protested that
ho might bo arrested If ho did so 'Hromadko
replied that no ono could do a thing to him
If ho were arrested.
Anton iHnlllcka swore that lie > aw
Hromadko distribute the circulars at Frank
Knspar's pluco of Justness nnd had received
a oouplo of them there on ( Monday , August
16. Ho had also seen airomadko circulating
among the men at the smelting works about
the same time , nnd on Hromadko's departure
ho had found that the men had been sup
plied with the llbelous matter.
J. Krctchl testllled to having received a
copy of the circular from Hromndko and
had boon admonished not to tell who had
given It to him. Mrs. Langpaul corroborated
this by swearing that she had seen Hrom
adko give a copy of the circular to Krctcht
and had heard what he had said at that
time.
F. W. BanJhauer swore that ho had been
present at Frank Swoboda's place of busi
ness when the package of llbelous circulars
had been thrown lu thtough the back door ,
enclosed In a written addressed wrapper.
The wrapper was produced together with ono
> f Hromadko's letters and Mr. Bandhauer
'denuded ' the handwriting on both as the
same.
The defense did not deny the libellous
character of the circular. Hromadko , when
nlnced on the stand , admitted distributing
I ho circulars to Kretchl and Joe Kaspcr , but
maintained that he had found them on the
bar at Slmanck's place. He tried to explain
away the package received by the express
company as a lot of supplements to a Cedar
Rapids paper , of which he Is the local
agent , of which supplements ho said ho had
ordered 300 or 500 some time previous. When
the supplement referred to was produced H
was found that It was a thirty-two page
pamphlet , 300 of which would weigh not less
than fifty pounds , whereas the express pack
age received had been billed for four pounds.
Notwithstanding the convincing character
of the proof offc'ed by the prosecution Police
Judge Gordon concluded to take the case un
der advisement nnd promised to hand down
his decision on Saturday.
IXSIM2CTOII 1IOVII KATAIiIA" I1UUT.
Skull Prnotiiri-il lit a lluiinvmy Acci
dent on Center Slrorl.
While driving near Twentieth and Center
streets , at noon yesterday Milk Inspector S. L.
Boyd encountered a runaway team attached
to a wagon belonging to Adam Gaebcl , o
butcher of Albright. Boyd attempted to get
out of the road by driving near the curb ,
but his efforts proved unavailing. The wagjn
crashed Into his lighter vehicle and nearly
demolished It. Injector Boyd was thrown to
the granlto pavement , alighting on the buck
of hi-3 head. Ho was plcke-1 up in an un
conscious condition and taken to ( he Presby
terian hospital , where it was found he hd
suffered a fracture of the skull near the base
of the bn.In. Little hope of saving Ills ilfo
is entertained by the attending physicians.
Inspector Boyd has a family living at
609 North Twenty-fifth avenue.
Gaebel was unhurt.
While J. C. McLaln , a farmer who lives
Forty-seventh and Arbor streets , was driv
ing along Leavenworth street near Twen
tieth a hub of one of the wheels dropped off
and ho was thrown to the pavement. The
horses became frightened and ran away.
Near Nineteenth street the team dashed Into
a milk wagon driven by C. A. Boswall. The
latter vehicle was overturned and Boswall
was also thrown out. His wagon was badly
wrecked and ono of the hon.es Injured so
badly that Officer Edghlll was obliged 'to '
kill the animal. McLaln escaped with a
slight scalp wound and a general shaking up.
- .
The marriage of Miss Vlllette A. Turner ,
dauhgter of Mr. and iMrs. George Turner ,
and Theodore A. Hellwlg , took place on
Wednesday , 'November 10 , at the homo of the
bride's parents , 348 Quincy street , Brook
lyn , N. Y. , the Rev. Dr. R. R. . Meredith
ofllclatlng. ,
The parlors were decorated with yellow and
white chrysanthemums and the ceremony
was performed beneath an arch of foliage.
The bride wore a gown ot heavy white
corded silk with trimmings of i > olnt lace and
nearls and u tulle veil caught with a Jewel.
SVo wa attended ns maid of honor by her
sister. Mlw Ada K. Turner , who wore white
organdie over yellow silk. ( Mlas Magdalen
and Mlfu Adrlenno Spear , nieces of the
cro.m , acted ns flower girls. They wore
frocks of white organdie over silk nnd car-
rled baskcs of white roaes.
The groom's brother , Oscar Hellwlg was
bert man and the ushers were George Hc'll- '
wlg and Harry Ballantyno. The ceremony
was witnessed toy about 150 gncats. After a
southern tour 'Mr. ' and Mrs. IHt'llwlg ' will re
side at 379 iMcBonotigh street.
llrotvn-iIoliiiNoii >
Miss Flossie Johnson of this city was mar
ried to Mr. James A. Brown of this city at
high noon yesterday , the ceremony taking
place at the homo of the bride's parents , 2913
Mason street. The house was prettily deco
rated and the marriage ceremony was wit
nessed by tlio relatives and Immediate friends
of the bride and groom. It was performed
by Rev. S. Wright Butler , D.D. . pastor of the
St Marv's Avenue Congregational church ,
Mr.iml Mrs. Brown left this afternoon for
a honeymoon trip through the south. On
their return they will take up their residence
In this city. The groom Is connected with
the engineering department of the Fremont ,
Klkhoru & . Missouri Valley railroad.
Tivonly Yriirn lor A
CINCINNATI , Nov. 18. Duke Croxon , the
first to be tried of the nine men who fol
lowed Mr , and MrsOlcason out of New
port. Ky. . and taking the woman from her
husband , at the point of n revolver , brut
ally assaulted her , was today Jound guilty
and his punishment wan fixed by the Jury
at twenty years In the penitentiary. The
trial was held nt Newport. Ky. Under
Kentucky law the penalty could have been
death.
AMUSEMENTS.
The follow Ing Is the program for the thin
concert of tlio Omaha Orchestral society
which will occur this afternoon nt lloyd's
under ( ho direction ot Franz Adelmann :
Mnrclin Alia , Tuika . Mozart
Overture Iphlgcnla in Aulis . . . Oluck
a. Moment Musical . Schubert
b. Alia Polacca do la Serenade , . Ucetftoven
Awakening of the Spring. . Ununanuel U.icl
(1-Llobc * Tnuim . Liszt
b. Polonaise , op. 53 . Chopli
Don L Long.
Oycrttire-Poet and Peasant . Suppo
Waltz Weln , Well ) und acsang..Stniiis9
Selection Les Huguenots . Meyerbeer
Fantnlsle Fuutt . Sarnsuto
Franz Adelmann.
Dance of the Hours . Ponohloll
Ono of the most pronounced of recent suc
cesses has been "My Friend from India , '
which returns to the CrelBhton for live per-
fornunces , beginning tonight. It will be re
membered that the story concerns an am
bitious pork packer , whoao earnest efforts to
break Into New York society have been com-
tletely unsuccessful. Accident , however , puts
him In the way of realizing his desires. Ills
son comes home after making a night of It
brlng'ng with him a barber , whom ho has
picked up during the celebration. In the
morning , when both are sober and repentant
ho palms his companion olt as a noted tlieo-
fiophlcal adept , Thceaophy being for the mo-
mcnt the reigning fad of society , the old
man sees his opportunity. He keeps his prize
a close prisoner and Issues Invitations for a
grand'receptlort. The dlie prospect of a so
cial fiasco Is averted by n series ot ludicrous
devices , which those who enjoy an. honest
hearty laugh ore advised to ( investigate.
The company , which Is the same ono which
was seen here last season , Includes Frederic
Bond , John F. Ward , John B. Malicr , Jot-opti
Hall , Joseph Adelman , Frank 0. Parry , John
Finn , Holcn , Relmer , Nlta Allen , Clare Hath
away , Neta Ma > aard , Mlua Graul Adclmai
nnd May Vokca.
.Al O. Fields' White Minstrels and the
Cuban melodrama , "Tho Last Stroke , " wll
bo the Thanksgiving attractions at the loca
houses.
Omaha Is proud to welcome James Whit
comb Rllcy today. The Hooslor poet noedi
no Introduction , to any niidlenco of cultivate !
English speaking people , and the Indications
are -that Boyd's theater this evening will be
filled AvltU his friends and admirers. Mr
Rlloy will read , as usual , from his own
writings , and Jils program will Include a
number ot poems which ho has never rcai
here.
Edwin Milton Roylo and his talented wife
Selena Fetter Roylo , who arc kindly remem
bered In Omaha for their enjoyable and ar
tistic performance In that pretty play
"Frloods , " will open a short engagement a
Boyd's on Sunday night , presenting Mr
Roylo's now end successful drama , "Captain
Impudence. "
TO FIGHT I1I31MHTM12V11 STOHUS
IIIHIISH | | Men < > i-Kinl * < - 11 Uli that Kn <
111 VI.-TV- .
About 100 business men were present It
the Commercial club rooms last night It
response to a call Issued by twelve business
men who have assumed the lead In a move
ment for the protection of the cne-llno retailers
tailors against the department stores. A
speech explanatory of the meeting was made
by Robert Cowell , In which ho cxglalnet
what he termed the pernicious practices
adopted by the department stores , the poor
material which they put on the market am
the underpaid labor which they employed
George Munro followed In an outline of the
purposes of the organization , which Is to bo
known as the Douglas County Business
Men's association. In his opinion the only
way to cope with the department stores
was by the education of the public In the
oj.peuslvoness of .goods that were bought for
little money , but at the expense -of humai
ambition and life.
Among others who expressed themselves
on the question was Rev. T. J. Mackay , who
sb-ted that ho had himself been a retal
merchant for eight years. Rev. John Wil
liams also assured the assembled merchants
of the co-operation of the clergy. An execu
tive committee of twelve was appointed
which will meet every week , and a resolu
tion addressed to the organized labor of the
city was adopted. It set forth that the ob
Jects of the assoulitlon v/ero coincident with
those of labor , and Invited their csjUtance
In their undertaking.
Incorrl ilili- Youth ,
Solomon Boyle , 10 years old , has been
charged with incorrlplblllty by his foster
mother and his chnnc.es are rather good
for the icforni school. The complainant Is
Mrs. Mary Kennedy , who states that the
boy has made his home with her at fH
North li'gHituenth ' street. She claims that
he has been In bad company and that
numerous mischievous pranks have been
traced to the gang. She states that Boyle
was absent most of the day yesterday and
on his retuin was uttlivd In a new sweater
and displayed two ritles of different bore ,
for both large und small game. On In
vestigation Mrs. Kennedy elalms that the
money represented In the Investment was
$18 and had been taken from her bureau
drawer , jo she wishes to abandon the reformation
mation of young Boyle to the state au
thorities.
J.OUAI , HHIJVITIKS.
A permit was Isslted yesterday to the
Metz Brothers' 'Brewing ' company to build n
two-stcry stern building at 601 South Tenth
street. It will 'bo ' 22x44 feet and will cost
$5,000.
The subject of Rabbi Franklin's Friday
evening lecture at Temple Israel this week
will bo "A New Adaptation of the Old Muxltn
That Charity'Begins ' at illome. " ( Services be
gin at 7:15. :
The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem
church has been granted power by Judge
Kuyt > or to mortgage its church property In
the fail in. of $1,300 to lift some Heating debts
that have existed for some time.
Conrad Beck , accused by his daughters ,
waived examination In police court this
morning and was bound over to the district
court on two different Informations. The
bonds were placed at $700 In each Instance.
An enjoya'blo ' coircert was given last night
at the Hillside Congregational ! church by the
Johnson Jubilee singers. A varied program
of vocal selections was given and the con
cert concluded with a sterecptlcon exhibi
tion depicting the "LIfo of Christ. "
The Men's club of the Plymouth Congrega
tional church will glvo an ojdter supper In
the church parlors , Twentieth and Spencer
streets , tonight. All of the wotk connected
with the cooking and serving will bo per-
fcrmed by the men of the church ,
Burglars entered the resilience of Mrs.
Edncy , 1307 CBSB street , and after rantack-
Ing the place took ? 3 from the trousers of
a young nephew who slept In a rear room.
The robbers obtained an entrance by
piylng up a rear window of the house.
Oslo Roscnthall , a small boy accused ot
stealing Bomo chewing gum from tha wag'.yi
of D. J. O'Brien a few days ago , was arrested
at his homo near Thirteenth and William
streets , lie la charged with potty larceny ,
Tva other hoys were mixed up In the deal.
An Information has been filed In police
court against William Ulllott charging him
with highway robbery. Elliott lu eupposed
to have held up and robbed Michael Dowd , a
miner from Tcllurlde , Coo. ! , and taken from
him $20 In cash and a draft for $100 oa the
Tellurlde hank.
The King1 * D-aughtots of Trinity Methodist
KplscopJl church , Kountze Place , MM. Daven
port , 'president , will glvo an apron fair In
the church forlorn this evening. Refresh
ments , confectionery and taffy pull. Pnceeds
will bo devoted to a fund for lurnlsblng a
room In the Methodist hospital , to be known
as "The King's Daughter's room of Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church. "
( "THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS" )
BEWARE OF SUBSTI7 UTIONS.
AT THIS I'llHY * IM'IIIJMl MHHtV. .
.Special rrotrrnm AVII1 IIP Provided for
Toiln- .
As the display ot the chrysanthemum
slimv ilrans to A close U Is being moro largely
patronized nnd the management hns inado
pines to make toiViy end tomorrow the most
attractive days of thp session , The Omatit
Hither club will bo In attendance tomorrow
and , It being the lust day of thn display , all
the chrysanthemums and other flowers will
bo sold t very low rates. The Income div
rived from tills source , the minigomcnt ex
plains , will bo devoted to the entertainment
of RiicsU nt the national convention , of
florists held In' Omaha next year.
A number of rnro plrnta were on ex
hibition yesterday , among the most not ice-
able being the Ak-Sar-Hcn chrysanthemum ,
a production of local florists. The blossom
Is red and yellow , and with the green otem ,
completes the royal colors. Two dozen Una
yellow blossoms \\ero the coatrlLutlon ot
Jordan & Son. of St. Iouls. Mr. Jordan U
the father of Mrs. J. J. Dickey of this city.
An unusually rare d'apliy ' of carnations
was placed In competition by Kred Dorner ,
'iTho Carnation King" of Indiana. The whlto
carnations fringed wlih rose In this dlspMy
have never boon seen' bcforo In this locality.
Hail * Vllicrt V.-r.i 111 ,
The numerous friends of Hans Albert will
lo wrleved to learn thut for the hint few
tlnys ho baa been Hcrlouply 111 at tlio homo
of bla wife's mother , Mrs. Sherrmlen , In
CotiiR-ll DIuffH , Albert hn liot-n very li.inl
nt work lutoly prai'tloliiK IIM ! violin , liuv-
Ing a very Important concert t > iiii etnent
In prospect , The attain upon bs ( nervra
proved to be too much and the whole fnbtlo
collapsed. With his itsunl peryimiMiep Im
refused to lay down his bow nnd bus been
hoard practicing as lute as 2 o'clock lit the
morning , lilu niliul seeming to Impel him
In nn unnatural way to keep on nt all
haznrda. The linn ! crn.sh came last Saturday
and bo was taken lo the llluCfs by hH
friends where ho has been routined to IIJH
bed ever since. The attending physlelan
1ms diagnosed his case as congestion nf the
brain , nnd predicted a tuin for the better
In the near future. Albert has been do-
llrlous since Saturday , but yesterday after
noon showed signs of Improvement. It will
bo semi > time before ho will be able to ro-
minie his work If everythlnir makes for the
most speedy reenvety possible.
Tliroiifih Cars to .Im-Ux
CHICAGO , Nov. IS. The Illinois Central
has decided to Inaugunito a through car
service between Chicago nnd Jacksonville ,
Pin. , the new service becoming effective No
vember 28. At the same time the schedule
of Ita fast train between Chicago and New
Orleans will bu changed , the leaving tlmo
being two hours later at Chicago. The
clmngo Is nvido for the purpose ot allowing
better connections In the through service to
Jacksonville.
Sis tH-
tinilo
pJlpituro
if
James Whitcomb Riley
BOYD'S THEATRE.
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FRIDAY , NOV. ID.
Scats on sale nt Box Office of theatre.
Prices , $1.00 , 75c , DOc.
Mannqcrs.
. Telephone 1919 .
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OMAHA ORCHESTRAL
SOCIETY
Third Grand ( 'oncerl
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Mr. Atlclinan SololKt , Violin.
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The Creighton
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OrlKlii.il Company
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Months by the bainu Cast Who 1'rc.
sent It licit .
Trices 23c. Me. 75c. Jl.OO.
Matinee Me , 35c , 50c.
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The. distinguished dramatic stars
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supported by a company of acknowledged
met It In the romantic comedy
Prices Lower Floor , $1.00 nnd 73c ; balcony ,
"Co and DOc. Scats now on Hale.
St. Peters Fasr
Creighton Hall , November
18 to 27 inclusive.
Grand Concert each
night by
Fort Crook Band
Grand prize cake walk by
Harris' troupe of twelve
darkies.
ADMISSION 25o ,
SHOW ,
Every Day and livening ; This Week
1519 DOUGLAS ST ,
( Mrs. Uonsoii'd Old Stiuul , )
Admission 250 , Children IOG
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Mutlnocn Tuesday , Tliurmlay and Saturday , 2M. :
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VOCAMSTN.
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AincrlcHU Utin. 2,60 jtor day up.
Kuropuuu pluii.il.00 per day up ,
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BACKER HOTEL.
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119 roomi , buth , tlesin beat and all modern
cuntenl < nc < . Ilatei , II. (0 and JZ.W pir day.
r bl uneicdled. tipoci * ! low rate * to revuUJ
boarder * . VICIL 4UITU. Manager.