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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1897)
THE OMAHA DAHiY BEE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 8 , 13 7. 5 RELATES TO DEMURRAGE Charge for Detention of COTS ia Made Enb- jtct to Nattoa. LATEST ORDER OF THE STATE BOARD Jlallromla Cict n Antlcc of n > nr Ilnlc tu Ulilcli Ilio Ulncnnrl Pacific Hrn'Mt > Olvr * Aanrnt nntl ihn ( > thrr Mny. Aiwther or3r of the Nebraska Stile Tloanl of TrannporiaHen l being actively < ll - cuateit Ui local rollwnjr clrelcfl jMterday. Us effect li lo change the ruji concerning demurrage that bave heretofore existed ai Nebraska rallroid.i. Tfto prlncliwl change irwdn lain the boura a conilm > c may de- Uin a car , a demurrage charge of $1 for every twenty-four hours detention being all jrei ! the corjjlgnor. Whether this order of the State Board of Transportation will fore any better than ' , others It has recently Issued In not known , 'if but the Ir.t1le tior.i are that It will be gener ally observed. The Missouri Pacific railway today noUfle < l the State Board of Tr i.sporta- tlon that tt would Agree to the rule , nnd It Is believed ( hat other roads In the state will do the aame within a few days. The text of the new order Is as follows : No < lmurraRe shall be chnrjred for cars heM by shippers for the purpose of loadIng - Ing or unlouillriK freight unless notice of the Intention to charge demurrage shall have betn given by the consignor by mall or otherwise at least for-ty-clght hours prior to the tlmo when such demurrage shall commence. When such notice shall be given to thp ronslRm-i1. notifying him thni demurrage wt'l ' be rhnrged after the dateto be dcsla- ruted ( in no case loss thnn forty-el ht hours ) If thr cnr Is detained by thu con- sUnpo btyond the date designated , a de murrage charge of H for cvi-ry twenty-four hovrs af'tr said date may be collected by the consignor. Cara bfionglns to another company , but under the control and on thu tracks of n company for the purpose of being loaded or unloaded , shnll be subject to the aame charge for demurrage as the cars belong ing to said company. All orders heretofore made by the Board of Transportation are hereby revoked. VIHV jsoni : O.VTIIK MJUTII I\D. Ion Cnlmilxta flvc Free UxprcuHlon li > I'rtrinnnt Ulnniiiinlatmenl. Western railroads have done considerable work In promoting western Immigration and within the laat few years their efforts have largely been to attract Immigration this way that otherwise might go to some other section of the globe. The general pas senger agent of a Nebraska railroad last year vainly endeavored to head off a colonization nization scheme of a. number of Iowa fam ilies directed toward the extreme south. He worked hard to prevent It , but could not. Ono member of that exodus from Iowa has recently returned and through the columns of the Belle Plalno Herald expresses his opinion of the colony enterprise as follows : Last summer J. Francis of Omaha , general passenger agent of the B. & M. railroad. In a personal letter to Uie editor of the Her ald , wrote advising us no : to be deceived over the great Inducements to the poor man rahlch were so thrllllngly alleged to exist In the mth ; thnt he was In a ricoltlon to know that hundreds of nortiern families , who were prompted to move south , were re turning north "weary and footsore , " having i exhausted nvenns and vitality In a struggle to allay prejudice and hatred and seeking to make the clay b'lU blossom like a rose. Mr. . _ Francis , without any pplrlt of prejudice , said I the south , east of Texas , was no place for i th poor man. and In the kindliest of spirit ndvltexl us to abandon a colony enterprise -we were > at the time perfecting , assuring- that the bitterest ( llsrujpcrinrment would be out fate His advice w j disregarded. If hla advice had been heeded > .M > would today bo a good deal better off financially , al though having accumulated a plethoric and wellassortedfund , of southern experience. To any of our readers who are contemplat ing a removal to the south , our advice la Klve It npl Even 1C you have nothing to lose , you xvlll be ahead by not going. Ciittlntr Dunn. Illumine : Time. In an editorial comment on the recent fast run of the Unloa Pactflc the New York World makes the following observations : A recent experiment on the eastern di vision of the Union Pacific railroad has satisfactorily demonstrated that on this western road the mail train can with safety make G13 miles In 3T > 3 minutes. This Is at the rate of fifty-four miles an hour elapsed time , or llttlu less than a mile a minute. If this can be done on a railroad west of the Missouri It can be done more easily and safely on the richer and better equipped roads of the eastern seaboard. It Is welcome news to know that the Penn sylvania company Is making- experiments on Its train schedule with the Idea of cut ting down the tlmo for the WK-mlIa run be tween New York and Cnlcago to twenty hours What the Union Pacific did under the stimulus of a heavy penalty for delayIng - Ing the malls the Pennsylvania road should easily do under the more potent stimulus of public patronage. Crk-illturN Will Oft Little. MILWAUKEE , Dec. 7. Creditors of the Northern Pacific Hallroad company -will shortly move In the federal court to secure the Immediate hearing before Judge Jenkins o ! the questions of law arising In the ob jections urged against the claims that bavu been flled thy the Northern Pacific Railway company , the new corporation * . If the court vpbolds the claims of the new corporation , the expense of litigation before Master-ln- Chancery Gary will be avoided. It develops that at the 'best ' the general creditors can not receive more than 10 per cent on their claims. DlNturliliiK Wi'MtiTii FrelRlit 3en. CHICAGO , Dec. 7. The western freight men are much disturbed over the news that the fight between the ' .Mallory line of steam ships and the Lone Star line has broken out again. The trouble between these two lines has been the cause of the low rates that have "prevailed " on the transmlsslsalppl and transcontinental lines , and row the trouble Is fareakl&K out again the roads fear that they will be compelled to reduce their rates still further. llllnnlN C i-n trill inrnlnu . CHICAGO , Dec. 7. The gross earnlnss of the Illinois Central for the month of No- Tembor were. 12.534,127 , an Increase of JGG4.- SCt over the same month of laat year. For the months from July 1 to October 1 the ret earnings -were $2,464,943 , an Increase of $451,735 over the same period of last year. Uttiilronil .Vutca unit IVrxoimln. It la reported from Texas that the short age of earn la greater than ever before. As a consequcaco cotton , shippers are now send ing a greit deal of thslr cottoa to New Or leans and Galvestaa for export , being una ble to get cara to chip to eastern manufac turers. Joseph H. McConnell , superintendent of motive owcr nd machinery of the Union Pacific , returned from Washington yesterday morning. Ho was In attendance at the hear ing of tbo Interstate Commerce commission la Washington Uat week , and recommends an extension of two years In the time al lowed the railroads to equip their locomo- tl\es and freight cars with safety applUctea. General Paafenger Agent Lomax and Cash ier D > irow ! of the aame department of the Union Pacific are In Chicago , The following roads have signified their In tention of being at the St. Louis meeting to be held December 14 for the purpose of reorganizing the old Transcontinental Pas senger association : Great Northern , North ern Pacific Oregon Hallway and Naviga tion , St. Joseph & Grand Island , Rio Grande , Union Pacific , Missouri Pacific , Texas & Pa cific , Hock Island. Burlington and Santa , Fe. The Canadian Pacific , Southern Pacific and Central Pacific bave not been beard from. It Is said tbo first will Join the association. It claims differentials which the other lines are not willing to concede to It. and will base it * membership upon the condition that 1U claims ba recognized. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup takea the lead of 11 cough preparation * on our shelves. Car penter & Palmeter , Jamestown , N. Y. ' Small lllnxe. A lamp explosion caused n blase last night In a one-story house occupied by E , U McFUdden nt fl 2 North T enty-geventh street. The furniture and woodwork In the front room were badly scorched. The property belpnjs to Dexter L. Thomas and the total damage done amounted to JIM. YOUR JUJOKS SIII.N'KD. Clinngrfl In - illV wnllon of Tlpot lltnckft Ar * llo t Xotnlilr. j TU bootblack. a be once ftourlnhed tn the streets of Omaha , bai taken his place -with - the relies of a slower age. The ( pedestrian j no longer runs against hU shabby figure or i hears the cheerful "Shine 'em err , up , I Mhtter ? " For the bootblack baa grown up and left no descendants and his kind has set tled back Into the unsalliag trade of selling , paper * . Ills calling has been swallowed up In the general movement of business toward large centers and la the universal economy of labor his services have been dispensed with. Where 300 boys made n living five ytwrs ago by shining the shoes of Omaha's citizens while their owners stood on one f < m I the work Is done now by one-third that num ber of skilled workmen. The Innocent vlctni of thla centralization has not murmured or theorized about sociological conditions , but hag struck another lead and gone to work after the sturdy fashion of the American boy. Tbo bootblack under latter day methods doei not ply his trade In sun and rain on the street corner , but receives hla customers Ic an elegantly appointed polishing parlor. The patron mar scat himself on marble dais , In an oiken chair and regard his llkcnwa In orposlio plate glass mirrors. If It la warm an electric fan attends to his need. Current literature and electric lights complete the furnishings. The counter Is equipped with a cash register and Is stocked with cigars acid other ) > niall neceMarles. From behind , the proprietor overlooks the management of the shop.The The attendants themselves are no longer bora , but young men , dreired li > uniform and gold bmld. Taey are adepts at their trade and judge from a customer's appear ance what degree of gloss will please him. Ono man will bo given a modest shine and to thn shoes of another will be Imparted an Iridescence that will attract the atten tion of the pissers-by. The slender kU. of the urchin who was onca the monarch of the trade contained but one color , and any old blackening was used that would give a gloss on thu appHcatloti of warm breath and tiard rubbing. Now the attendant gives espocVil thought to tha permanence of the shine and In the way of color will draw from his drawer beneath the chair material for brown , black , chocolate , green and oxblcod polishes. Indoor bootblacklng eutablUnmervts took their origin In Omah-i , In the memory of the reader , about five years ago. A favorable location appeared on the slto of the old Boyd's opera bouse. Fifteenth and Farnam streets , and mushroom structures , su-ited to a new venture sprang up. The price was cut tu 5 cents and the half-dozen enterprises about the corner bid all the business they could do. Each shop was provided with a runner who stood without and called to the attention of the pedastrlan the condition of his shoes. The most successful of these ahcps were those of "Mogy" Bernstein and Herman Cohen , whose business rapidly grew to respectable proportions. In ono of the new shops on. Fifteenth street a platform of marble waa built around the walls surmounted by fifteen oak cbilra. The trimmings art * of polished brass. All modern electrical appliances arc at hand and plato glass occupies a large portion of tfne .vail space. At one side nangs a study In oil by a local artlilu It represents one of the employee of the stiop at the feet of a young woman of this city , engaged In giving a dusty shoe brlllMnt palish. Above the door without Is an attractive sign , also done In oil , and studded with electric lights. The soliciting practice has been abolished and citizens passing by are no longer asaiiled by. embarrassing challenge : . It came to be considered beneath the dignity of the pro fession. Tae proprietor takes coiuhlerable prldo In the Interior appearance of his shop and Cays that ho has reason to believe H th'o most "legantly ippolnted establishment of the kind In the United States. Only nine of the fifteen chairs In the place are now be- lug operated , but ithe proprietor looks to the expedition to tax his accommodations to the limit. Another commodious polishing parlor Is found on Farnam street. Ten chalra are In operation and business Is reported good. While the appointments of the shcp are comfortable , the proprietor states that more attention has -been given to the material used on shoes. A special study of the , most harmless and effective ohoe oils has been made. Only the most approved blacking la employed , and tn the matter of tan polish the proprietor uses an Invention of his own. The material Is prepared after a secret formula and Is looked upon as a. valuable preparation. Another exclusive feature of thU establishment is the individual cash register. This was constructed under spe cial directions and is the only one of Its kind In existence. The need for It arose la the fact that as the employes were paid on commission It was oeceeoary to keep an account of the work done by each. The register ! a provided with separate lock ers In which the money taken In by each itenda t Is carad for rod a tally Is auto matically kept of the amount Other simi lar parlors are located la different parts of the city , and In all more than seveaty-flve men are employed. It la evident that th ? e useful establish ments have bscome somewhat of a factor In. the commercial life of the city. The one last mentioned alone supports ten men comfortably and pays | 77 a month for Its stand. The attendsats are employed oa. the basil of share and share alike , the houf.e furnishing all supplies. The amount earned by each during a week varies from $9 to J14. This represent * a gross Income of over $10.000 a year , inclusive of salaries tad rent. The shops have been able to bring considerable influence to bear In the protec tion of their 'business , as was shown ! a suppressing the free shine scheme of local shoe stores. The question was agitated In the circles of the Commercial club and else where on the ground of a needlees Injury tea a legitimate enterprise , and with such re- aults that the practice was largely done away with. The shining parlors do not fear tha competition of the- remaining free stands , as they say Inferior service and attention Is rendered. TO CUIIK COLD ix o.vi : KAY Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If It falls to cure. 25c. Tha genuine has L B. Q. on each tablet. IlccU-SorrpiiMon. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Dec. 7. ( Special. ) Word was received here today of the marriage of Hen. George T. Beck of Big Horn county to Miss Daisy M. Sorreuson , formerly a teacher In thu public schools of Big Horn , The groom Is extensively Known throughout the west , and has been a prominent citizen of Wyoming for a number of years. At present Mr. Beck Is general manager of the Shoshone Land and Irrigation company , of which Colonel Cody Is the head. Mr. aad Mrs. Bcjk will reside at Cody City. Ulnlr-SltMvnrt. HUUON , Dec. 7. ( Special. ) John Ulalr , jr. , of SheffleM , and Miss Jei.ole Stewart of this city were united In marriage SuD'oy afternoon at the home of the bride's par ents. In this city , by Rev. B. H. Bum. A small company of relatives and near friends witnessed the ceremony , PinIlvvurU for n Da- , NEW ORLE.VNS , Dec. 7. The Olympic theater , formerly tha famous Olympic Ath letic club , where the Corbett-Sulllvau and other notable contests occurred , some yaara ago , wjs destroyed toy fire Ust night , to gether with nine other buildings. The total loss Is estimated at (70,000 ; Insurance $20- 000. The Ore waa believed to 'be ' of Incen diary origin. SILVER CUEEK , Neb. . Doc. 7. ( Spaclal Telegram. ) Between 0 and 7 o'clock this evening TowaU 's livery stable burned to the ground. Horses , buggies , etc. , were re moved 'without lo a. It Is not known how the fire originated. The lo-a is about $ SOO ; insurance , $100. Dcutli * of n Duy. PARIS , Dec. 7. 'M. do Fourtou , the for mer minister of the interior , la dead , aged 62. NEW YORK , Dec. 7. The death of Sieg fried Gruner was announced oa the Cotton exchange today , Mr. Grunernas sealer member of the cotUu brokerage firm of Gruner & Co. . and one of the largest oper ators In the cotton market. It is reported that he made about $1,000.000 ia the recent decline In cotton. Mr , Gruner was seven tlmca elected president of the New York Cotton exchange and at one time was a. heavy operator oa tha Coffee exchange. Ho died At lUclimocd , V i. , while oa hla way north. AMUSEMENTS , 1 It waa a much better company though com posed of the same Individual memb rs , which appeared In "The Henrietta" last night at Doyd's than that which dragged heavily through "Tho Comedy of Errors" the night before. On the former occasion a band of w arled players did what they could In parts and with a plar to which most of th m are not over well suited. Last night all things were In fine accord , and an excellent performance ot Dromon Howard's excellent comedy was the result. The popu larity of the play and of Mr. Robson's Im personation of Bertie the Lamb was attested by an audience three times as Urge as that which witnessed the Shakespeare comedy the night before. It Is possible that too frequent experience of Mr. Robsoa's Bertie would pall upon the taate , but the theater-goers of the west are not In danger of getting an over dose of it , and the mirthful appreciation of It last night -was as keen and hearty as If It had been a first production of the character. Mrs. Ilobson was seen once more In the role of thp dashing widow , which no one has played so well as she. Each member of the company played his or her part with zeal , and Intelligence. Mr. Wise. Mr. Holt , Mr. Kecfc and Miss IMna C. Brothers , ( the Utter a charming Ingenue. ) especially distinguish ing themselves. An Important change will shortly be made In the policy of the Crelghton theater , and the line of demarcation between the two local houses will be sharply drawn. Aa soon as the necessary arrangements can be made. a number of the minor bookings at the Crelghton , entered Into merely to fill open time , will be canceled , all the meritorious attractions will be transferred to Boyd's , and the Crelghton will thenceforth bo run by Messrs. Paxton and Burgess as a popular price continuous performance house. A strong stock company will be organized , and the best specialties obtainable will be se cured , the system being the same as that which was employed here last summer with good results by the Woodward management. and which has proved such an extraordinary success this season at the Auditorium In Kansas City , under the direction of Poxtou & Burgess In connection with O. D. Wood ward. Manager Burgess Is authority for tha statement that the first -vaudlvlllc perform ance to appear In Omaha In furtherance of this new arrangement will bo the famous Anna Held , at a time not yet precisely deter mined , but probably early In January. A brisk demand for scats for the Lady Mlnstr6r show , to bs given In aid of the Children's Orphanage tomorrow ulght at Boyd's , points to a large and fashionable audience on that occasion. The list of par ticipants , who will bravely blacken their faces in the cause of charity. Includes the names of many well known local entertain ers and of a large number of society women. The production Is under the direction 01 Mr. Thomas J. Kelly , and an excellent and enjoyable performance Is already assured. It Is promised bythe management of "The Brtadway Girl , " whleb comes to the Creigh- ton theater mext Thursday , Friday and Sat urday evenings , that It Is inherently funny and always Interesting , the songs , dances anc medleys being such -ie to catch aril please tie eye. The piece Is dcacrlbed by western cn.lcs as "a scream in threes , " or. translate * Into eastern English , tt successful comedy ia three acts. Delmore and Wilson bead the cast. | 'A Southern Romance" will be presentee at Boyd's on Friday and Saturday evenings and Saturday n tlnee by a. company of wel known metropolitan players , also the entire production , the same used during the kng run at toe Filth Avenue theater. New York at the beginning of this sc-asen. The follow Ing Is from the New York Herald : "In thes * days of reaction from the problem drama the realistic jaded theater-goers find pleasure Ir the unfolding of a simple -story of romantic love. XV Southern Romance' Is of this type The stage setting > la attractive and the pleas as limpid as a mountain stream. 'A Southern Romance' will prove au attractive entertain mcnt. " "In 'The Hoosler Doctor , " Augustu Thomas' latest and greatest success , there are interwoven In- the main plot many abso lutely nsw- departures In comedy scenca oo situations and love episodes , as well as som strikingly pretty pathetic bits and hear touches , that cannot fall to please all classes of theater-goers , " said Duncan B. Harrison the manager of the favorite comedian , Dlgb Bell , -who arrived In advance of his itar , wh opens at the Crelghttu next Sunday after noon and evening. "One particularly effective comedy seen ? Is enacted througfc the .medium of a type writer machine. The comedlin affects to dictate a letter to his brother through tha medium oC which he makes a proposition of marriage to the pretty typewriter. It Is novel and full of bright comedy lines and humor. As for 'Mr. Bell's Individual per formance. I need ccly quote the entirety cf the eastern press , which , with one a-ccord. concede his 'Hoosler Doctor1 performance to bo equal to anything ever attempted by Jo seph Jefferson or Nat C. Goodwin. You will bu amazed at the rapid strides he has made in this line of cnjracter depletion. " What promises to be an exceedingly beau tiful entertainment is the production of the canta-ta "The Rescue of Red Riding Hood , " now In preparation by the chlldrec1 of the Temple Israel S.vbtath schocl. It will be presented at Metropolitan ball on December 27 , the proceeds to bo devoted to charity. For ths occasion the stage will be er/irged , as about sixty children will participate la the rendition of the cantata. One of the special features of the production will be thp chll- drtir's orchestra , composed entirely of pupils of the school under 13 ye-irs of age. Follow ing the entertainment the pupils of the school will ba served a supper in the apacloiu room-of Metropolitan club and will have as their guests the children of the Russian In dustrial school. The entertainment Is set for tha date mentioned In celebration of tbo Jewish festival of Chzivnca , or "Feast of Lights , " which ia primarily a Joyous celebra tion , marked by 'the giving of charity to the poor. Of I'lnyn mill I'lnyiTM. George W. Lcderer has sued the New York World for libel. Louis Mann and Clara Llpman arc to star In "The Telephone Girl. " Antluny Hope gives two readings from hla works In Chkagr > this week. ColcKel "Jack" Haverly has rlaon from the dead to organize another -mlnctre ! troupe. Edwin MUtnn Royle and Selena Fetter are In Chicago with 'Captain Impudence" this neelc. Nat Goodwin's new historical drama , "Nathan Hale , " will ba produced In Chicago next month. Alice Nielsoa of the 'Bcfctonlana ' , though still a young and very pretty woman , has a son 8 years old. Donman Thompson will soon return to Chicago cage In "The Old Homestead" fcr the first time in four iycara. Lucy Daly's husband , "Happy" Ward , gave her $2.000 worth of diamonds In Kan sas City the other day. William H. Crane has accepted a three- act comedy , wrlUen by Charles Henry Meit- zcr and A. E. Lancaster. Ellta Proctor Otis has left the Denver Stock company and will play the gypay for tune teller In "A "Waro " of France. " Helen. Bertram , who was heard here dur ing the last engagement of the Bostonlana , U singing la "La Perlchole" la London. James O'Neill claims to bave made $700- 000 out of "Monte Crlato. " He acknowl edges , however , that he has spent some of It. Lewis .Morrison has returned to his oU love " " and Is said be , "Faust , to meeting with his former success in the performance of that role. Richard Golden , rwbo it personally yen popular In Chicago , fcui made a. hit of great magultude at the Schiller theater la "The Isle of Champagne. " OtU Skinner has been having trouble with a clergyman ia Indianapolis who made a virulent attack upon the atagti duringiMr Skinner's recent engagement in that city. Tom Nawn , the clever Irish comedian -who li pleasantly remembered as a feature of the Hopkins vaudeville entertainment , U doing excellent work in a comedy wrlttta for hla b ? Ople Head and crtllAlfBhantytown. " Hal will bo teen in Omaha , before long I Payne Clark , the tenor , vfio has often sung' ' In Ortuha. both In cor rt and In opera. Is I it the art of the opcrfr " 3b mus O'Drlen. " which was produced -InijNe r York this week. \t the Actors' Tund > eoeOt la New York a t week Maxtne Elliott refused t thei ast moment to appcrfr'as Portia , on the' ' round th.it a fMRmealtry presentation of Ufh a character wouUj ive rise to unfair rltlclsm of her rortorrnance An. act of The Rivals was Riven , with tioodwtn , who was grievously dlsappotuutt at being unable o show New York , hi * Shjlock , as Bob \rres. Miss Elliott as Ly.dla and Andrew lark as Sir Lucius. New York Is enjoying -tho moat prosper- us theatrical season ' .from a pecuniary tandpolnt which has < been known la years , llchard Mansfieln lately played a week to ver $12,000. Maude Adams to $13.000 , John Drew to $14.000 and Nat Goodwin to $11,130. ulla Arthur has been playing a long en- agemcnt to the capacity of Wallace's the- tier. ac l all pastes whatsoever have been anceled at the BIJou , where May Irwln's opularlty shows no signs of falling off. The Star-Dijon theatrical circuit Is to tie nlarged this weolc by the addition of Jacob -Itt's theaters In Minneapolis , St. Paul and tllwaukeo and of enough others to sweil be total number to twenty. Insuring a sea- on of twenty weekn to attractions booking nder It. The movement Is said to be hos- lle to the trust and Is another straw which hews how the wind blows , although , as heso theaters arc all of the popular-price loss , such opposition Is not likely to Injure erlously the business of the syndicate , which puts forth only attractions nominally at least of a higher order of merit. Mliwlntr Rlrlx. Mnry Scott , the 12-year-old daughter of lodorlck Scott , disappeared from her home at 2S13 Woolworth avenue yesterday after noon. She was not present at the after noon session of the Park school and wat not found until 9.TC ) o'clock last nl ht. She was then In a very nervous condition and reported that she had been forced to go away with a stranger whom she met on icr way to school. Her story was dlscred- ted , however , by ilrs. Albert Wagner of 2215 South , Twenty-ninth street , who state * that she met the Klrl going down town In a Park avenue car about 2 o'clock and that In answer to nn Inquiry the girl said that she was on her wi\y to attend a party on Dodge street. Ella Johnson , n colored girl 13 years old , was also reported missing yesterday from wr homo at 2311 South Seventeenth street. Late last night nothing had been learned of her whereabouts. Mother. Charles Harnnn waa arrested lost night on the charge of threatening to kill his mother. The latter Is Mrs. Rosa Nelon , who lives at Seventeenth and Webster streets. She says that the young man Is ler adopted son , but has not been acting in a tillnl manner toward her. A short time ago she says she received a check for JIM nnd that her son nnd several friends have been making every endeavor to get the money away from her. One of her friends Is LJbhlc Dean , a colored woman of the Third ward. The Dean womnn called nt Mrs. Nelon's home yes terday afternoon nnd In a quarrel which arose gave her a severe beating. Mrs. j Nelon states that Human encouraged the ' woman In her attack and threatened to kill hU mother If she did not give up the money. Otttccr McDowell arrived In time to rescue the cash nnd arrest the undutl- ful son. , LOCAL County Jailer George Stand is receiving he congratulations of hits friends upon the advent Into his family of a bright , elght- iound baby. girl. - C. 0. Whedon of Llqcojrj was In the city last night. He said that nothing new had transpired In the Bartle"y' case , so far as the defense was concerned. The library board held an , adjourned meet ing last night to consldertrio revision of the rules. Messrs. Wallace , Chase , Knox , Hal- ler , Rosewater and Cbasb were present. Gate City Hive. No. ' 9. of the Maccabees. will hold lla regular .manthly meeting thl3 | evening at Labor Temple , , Seventeenth and Douglas streets. New officers will be elected. Andy Honsea , who has"bceaa , feature at 'one of th's looil'hotels fpiftic past ten years , has resigned to accept a pcsltlon with the Union. Stock Yards company at South Omaha. Janie * Acderson , charged with stealing a letter containing 43. the property of Mamie Frederickson. 904 Capitol avenue , was sen tenced to thirty days In the county Jail by Judge Gordon. B. W. Martm. a young farmer from Ha- warden. Ia. . waa arrested yesterday is a fugitive from justice. He Is wanted la Iowa for deserting hie wife , whom he left three months ago. George II. Hess cf the Board of Education. Is able to be out again. He has teen confined to his room for the past two weeks by trouble with the wound which he retains as a souvenir of thewar. . In the- case of the. Stale of Nebraska against the bondsmen of Joseph 3. Hartley. ex-state treasurer , the defendants have filed a motion. zAIaff that the petition be made more definite and certain. The greater portion of Judge Gordon's time yesterday was occupied In the rehear ing of charges of adultery trougat Dy ? icu- oiis Yager against bis wife tnd Lyman. A. Page A Urge number of witnes. . ea were examined. The cuse will probably consume several days. John Tanqueray has been arrested at the Instance of G. Ste-lnberg. a second-hand dealer near Eleventh and Dodge streets. Steinberg alleges that Tanqueray made awiy with a qu'iatlty of lead from his store valued at about $ S5 aad that 6e afterwards disposed of the same to another Junk dpiler. J A Johwon has bees , arrested at the In stance of Mrs. Christine Luetzr.er. Ths charge Is assault awl battery. For some time nast the womanbis occupied a bouse be- one'-g to Johtara nesr Fourteenth and Spencer atreets. Yesterday Johnson sought o obtain , pw ssioa .of the- premises br hrowing Mrs. Luetzner Into the street. It was durlns this proceeding that the assault is alleged to have occurred. South Omaha News At the regular monthly meeting of tha Live Stock exchange a commUIco consisting of D. B , OIney , John F1U Roberts and J. 11. Blartchard was appointed to confer with the manager * of the Stock Yardu corcoiny and tha offickla of the railroad companies with reference to the brldgo toll of $ i per car. The members of the exchange hope to bring about a system whereby all Iowa shlpvcrs will bo treated alike. The commission men would like to have the railroads absorb tbo brldgo tolls In their regular freight rates. It Is claimed that these rates arc now high enough to stand the change suggested. In tblaconnection members of the exchange claim that all Iowa shippers arc cot trentt-d allko tor the reazon that to soraa favored ones the Slock Yards company rebates this bridgetoll. . Of course , such rebate Is given secretly , but the commission dealers assert that such Is the case. With tlierfe bridge tolls absorbed by the railroads hauling the stock to market It is thought that IOWA live stock shippers would [ xitrcnlio this mote than they do now. Major nnil StrcM Mayor Ejisor announced yesterday after noon that ho would veto the resolutions passed by the city council Monday night or dering electric lights placed at Eighteenth and 3 and Eighteenth and Q streets. The mayor holds that no more street llghta cm legally bo located for the reason that with the lights now tn service there will bo an overlap In the lighting fund at the end of the fiscal year. At the present time the city Is paying $552 a month for street lights , and even at this rate there will bo an overlap of $550 at the close ofthe fiscal year. In this connection the mayor said that If the mem bers of the council were sincere In the mat ter of lighting the streets they would pass the resolution over his veto , but If they were ordering lights located for political effect without caring -whether the order waa signed or not the veto would be sustained. Vetoea are also to be prepared on a nunv her of sidewalk ordinances re-ccntly passed under a suspension of the rules. Some of the sidewalks laid are away out In the sub urbs and would be almost useless without crosswalks. As the city has no money to expend for additional crosswalks at this time , or for the laying of sidewalks where property owners do not petition for such Im prove nents no more work of this class will bo done this wlrjter. In this connection , the mayor said that where It could be shown that walks were an absolute necessity he had no objections to the work being done , but he claimed -that In many cases the necessity did not exist. PrvlKht Trulim a ml StriM-t CroviliiKn. Councilman Caldwell discovered yesterday that the laws a-ndl ordinances are being violated lated by the railroad companies by blocking certain street crossings and refusing to cut trains In order that traffic may not bo suspended. The councilman clalrncd that the Elkhorn road allow ed a long string of stock cars to remain on the F street crossIng - Ing for thirty-five minutes ycaterday noon. thereby causing over a dozen people consid erable Inconvenlance. This particular train stopped on the crossing at 11-30 a. m. and did not move until 12:05. : A nurcber of people ple on their T\ay to dinner , among them be ing some government employes , were com pelled to wait until the train pulled out. Caldwell clalma that ho made a request of some of the Elkhorn employes to cut the train In order that teams ami pedestrians might no ? 1 compelled to wait , but the re qneat was refused. The occurrence was re ported to the mayor and the city attorney and some action by the city authorities may be expected. Of late the railroads have become very careless alxmt blocking the crossing at the foot of N street , and long waits are fre quently made necessary en. this account , es pecially when there la a heavy run of stock atthe yards. , CIMP Acitliift Ilunrr Ilechf. Yesterday afteraoca Deputy Sheriff Stry- ker was In the city serving subpoecaa on witnesses who willbo called to testify In the case of the State against Henry Hecht. Oa the night of July 3 at a boarding bouse oa R street Albert Za-brel was killed in a drunken fight. Peter Moore and Heiry Hccht were arrested for the crime and tha case is to come up In the dntrlct ! court to morrow. The testimony brought out at the pre'imraary examination showed that one of the Inmates of this boarding house eels brated hto birthday by buying a. keg of beer. Before midnight nearly every oze In the place became intoxicated and a fight was started. Hccht and Mocre Jumped cato Zabrel and kicked tad choked him to death. About twenty-five witnesses , representing both sides of the case , have been sub poenaed. Hi-cord of tli J Hr-nrlnc. The printed testimony taken by a. sub committee of the committee on , civil service and retrenchment In the United States sen ate in relation to the dismissals of certain ! employes of the Bureau of Animal Industry j at this place Is now being sent to Interested partlea here by government officials. This reteord makes a book of 266 pages and contains all of the testimony of witnesses called. It Is expected that a report of the ravcstigatlng committee will bo lorJhcomlng I about January 1. Saoltary Inspector Carroll has made a re port of his work during the month of No vember. Fifty-six cases of diphtheria were . reported , four cases of scarlet fever , three of typhoid fever ad one of measJes. In every Instance the proper precautions were 1 taken by the inspector to placard the houses , quarantine the premises and as far as possl- , ble prevent the spread of dise-se. SInca tha snowstorm there has Been a diminution ! of the number of cases reported and It Is Drex L. Shooman lias gone Insltlo to tell the folks what a bargain he secured in n winter tan shoe his wasant the only pair In Uio .stock wo can lit the feet of all the men In Omaha to the best nnu's Ilusilau tin shoe In the world that Is nt the price $ : ! .50-It has the new double heavy soles but It * not a clumsy shoe but a nice dressy shoe hi the new hull do- ' toe that you'd expect to pay ? . " > for anywhere but like all "ood shoe * we scll-they're away below that but you're getting a $ r > value just the same if value U insulated by the price others charge one.thing . sure your navlug Is a clean $ l.30'iand ' you're get ting more than your'money's ' worth when1 you pay us $ .w ) , ) " ' Drexel gfioe Co. , Farnnm-'Strtct I 9 f I ' . There Is very little / l&factlon In skating - ing 1C your skates ii.ru I'M a l)0or Quality but when you own n pair of Peck & Snyder skates you fl lind you arc on an eiiual or better footing than those around you why pay the same for in ferior we sell the famous Peck & Sny der skates In all the sized and styles at 35 cents to $3.50 a pair and you get a guaranteed skate every time every pair of the Peck & Snyder skates are guar anteed we have added more sleds to our stock and now hare a larger variety than ever all the price * are represented aa well. . , . A. C. . . RAYMER , HUILDF.RS * HARDWARE HERE 1514 Faruam St. Do net confaiaC U tW " mi "Kcl that" with Dr. Chircofi KoU Netrla * Ttblan. The Mighty Black Men of Western Tropical Africa grand specimens of physical development- depend for vigor and energy upon the nerve and muscle-building qual ities of the KolA ( guru ) nut. By its use they are enabled to withstand the Kola Nut. fatigue of killing marches and to perform feats of strength impossible with those not using the nut. Thousands of men and women in this city owe their energy to the pre cious qualities extracted from this noble nut combined in DR. CH ARGOT'S Kola Nervine Tablets. These tablets , made ( from the FRESH KOLA NUTS ) upon the pre scription of Dr. Jean Martin Charcot , the greatest doctor the world has ever known , absolutely banish sleeplessness and nervous troubles. DR. CHARCOT'S Write for PROOFS of CURES , 50c and 1 a package. Get them of your druggist or if he cannot supply you , send money and druggist's ' name and we will send you the genuine tablets. . Eureka Chemical and Manufacturing Co. , La Crossc , Wis. hoped that the worct Is over. Moat of the cases of diphtheria have been of a mlid chancier and lr > a majority of caes antt- to.tlr.o has been u ed by the physicians In charge. As compared with the number of casra there have been but very few deaths. Dt-ntli of Mr * . Virrmtn. Mrs. Mary J. Plersou died yesterday after noon at the home of her daughter , Mrs. R. C. Youog , 2602 E street. The deceased leaves I four children , they being Mrs. R. C. Young and R. M. Plercon of thU city , Mrs. E. 0. Klnser of Perry , Ia. , nnd B. S. Plerson of Corydon , Ia. Funeral services will be held at the homo of Mrs. Young this afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. J. A. Johnson officiating. The remains will bo forwarded to Ccntervllle , Ia. , for interment. MiiKle Cltr fioinlji. iMlss Mabel Mayfield , Twenty-third and J streets , is quite sick. W. White , one of Hammond's employes , has gone to England on a visit. I Peter French of OnMrlo , Oreia hero looking after property Interests. Mrs. "W. A. Scbrel , Twenty-second and II streets. Is confined to her home by Illness. An Important meeting of the trustees of the First Presbyterian church will be held tonight. The congregation Is Invited. A committee from the Live Stock exchange has been appointed to confer with the stook yards company In relation to feed charges. A meeting of the Live Stock exchange will be held on December 27 for the purpose of nominating officers for the ensuing year. The Ladles of the Maccabees will give then- second annual ball at Masonic hall this evening. Light refreshments will bo served. Twenty delegates from the local Live Stock exchange will bo sent -to Den\cr next month to attend the meeting of the National Stock Growers' association. Francis , the Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. P. Donahue. Thirty-second and T streets , dlsd yesterday afternoon. The funeral will beheld held this afternoon. William Donahue who was bidly hurt at Cudahy's Sunday , Is reported greatly Im proved and It Id thought -that his injuries will not be as severe as was feared. "A Preacher's Estimate of a Preacher's Duty , or Paul's Address to Ttmotliy , " Is the topic of Dr. Wheeler's Wednesday evening lecture at the First Presbyterian church. Miss Ilattle Moore has returned to her homo at Aurora , Neb. , after having spent several months with friends here. The young people of tin Christian church gave her a farewell reception at the residence of Rev. Howard Cramblet. Charles Wcller and Arthur Southwell were arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer Ayl- worth for disturbing the peace by fighting. The men had eomo disagreement on the street and proceeded to settle their differ ences with taelr fists. The body of J. Waldocker , who was found dead In bed at < he Rlley hotel Sunday morn- Ini ; , Is still In charge of Brewer & Sloane. Tne Interment Is being delayed by relatives , who have not as yet designated what disposi tion Is to bo made of the remains. The city engineer has been directed to es tablish the grade of the streets' ' at the Junc tion cf Thirty-eighth and i , streets. It la understood that a number of persona are de sirous of erecting buildings In tint locality and are anxious to have thu grade established before work Is commenced. James B. Brady , a foreman employed at Cudahy's. caused the arrest yesterday after noon of Jameis Sbeehan , on employe cf the same firm. It Is alleged rn the complaint that Sheehon threatened to kill or poison Brady and it U for the purpose of having him placed under bonds to keep the peace that the arrest was made. The following births have been reported at the city clerk's office : Mr. and Mrs. A Matthias , Thirteenth and T streets , a daugh ter ; Mr. and Mrs. James East , Twenty-thin and R streets , a son ; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrenct. Coarjor. Thirty-third and Q streets , a son Mr. and Mrs. V. Bilek , Seventeenth and S streets , a daughter ; Mr. and Mrs. R. Gates Twenty-eighth and J streets , a daughter. Moll Supplant * tin * l.niv. CARSON , Nev. , Dec. 7. Adam Uber , who killed Hans Anderson at Gardnervllle last week , -was taken from the Genoa Jail at 2 a m. , stripped of hla clothes and hanged. His body was riddled with bullets by nn angry mob of twenty-five men supposed to bo from Gardnerville. I'ATIIICIC i : AIS AO\V CANADA * lutit Cliltlrx.SnuiKKllllB far TnnoirjtKtmrtniciit. . MONTREAL. Dec. 7. Patrick Egan. ex- United States minister to Chill , hac * been la the city for several days. H wna stated that ho came here to look Into the facilities of fered here for the shipment of grain to Europe. However , It leaked out that Mr. Egan Is acting n a special agent for the United States Treasury department .it Wash ington to look Into the smuggling of China men acrow the American border from this district. Mr. Egan left for Quebec Sunday to continue hta Investigation , but will return shortly to continue his work In this city. Ai.nAM.VAS < : UIATI\G UISTI/IUIAXCD Turk * Acruncil of Vrrrntlutr IlulRnr- Iniio Alone- tinKroiithr. . SOFIA , Dec. 7. Alarming news has reached here today from Macedonia. The Albanians are reported to he committing great excesses at Dcbra and Kltchcvo and In thn surrounding districts , killing men , as saulting women and stealing cattle. Tha ocal authorities are powerless Wholesale irosecutton. and arrest of Bulgarians by Turks are also reported , from the Bulgarian rontler. The news has caused the greatest excite ment here. Cirrniitn * Di'iiintulril \ < > Itopnrntlnn. PBKIN , Dec. 7. The Chinese government 1.13 caused It to be known that up to the Imc of the German occupation of Klao Chau > ay no claim was made by Germany for reparation as a result of the murder of he two missionaries , Nlcs ami Hcnnlc , and that there were no other differences ictwccn the two governments. Consequently , he government of China points out the missionary question Is regarded as a pro- cxt to obtain a naval station , which It Is shown Germany has long coveted. The Chi nese government. It Is said in conclusion , will never consent to the Germans romaln- ng at Klao Chau boy , as their presence there deprives China of a harbor which , since the war with Japan , has been regarded as the rrost suitable naval base of opera tions. IlnMNlnti Amlinitaiidnr llelleved. ST. PETERSBURG , Dec. 7. Baron voa Mohrcnhelm. the Russian ambassador at Paris , has been rellevedof his post , tut ho remains a member of the council of the em pire.SV. SV. PETERSBURG , Dec. 7. Perhaps the cause of the recall of the barcn may be found In the dispatch of the St. Petersburg cor respondent of the London Dally Telegraph , on August 11 saying : "The diplomatic In trigue against the visit of President Fauro to Emperor Nicholas will result , I understand. In the dismissal of Baron von 'Mohrehelm. ' Russian ambassador to d-'rance , and Count Lannes de Montebcllo , the French ambass ador to Russli. " O1T the CnnnillanH. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. " . A letter ha been received by the Chamber of Commerce of thla city from the Citizens' Klondike com mittee of Tacoma. expressing a willingness to assist in. . any movement looking to the closing of Dyea aa a sub-port of entry. The energetic methods of the Canadian govern ment to capture the bulk of the Klondike travel ia dwelt upon at length , and figures are given to snow what an Immense revenue may be derived from the tax oa the outfits of the prospectors alone. If some means U not taken to retaliate. iK-ct In Snnvr uiid Ice. CHICAGO , Dec. " . Five Chicago men are Imprisoned In the Ice and snow hundreds of miles beyond the last point of civilization In the Northwest Territory. Th condition of the men Is precarious In the extreme. A relief ex.rwdlUon , provision for which was made In Chicago today , will undertake to rtscuo and bring them bade to civilization. The names of the men thus dangerously sit uated ! are : W. H Bo-U , F. C , Stevens , Mofss Lelbman. John B. Enright and Robert Hall. Hall.I Cultnn Oflli-vr Dion. -I NEW YORK , Dec. 7. Charles Bordelols , a Cuban ofllcer who was wounded In the fighting In Cuba nnd brought to this city for medical treatment , died In a hospital today. Dave you seen our art gallery we've the walls of IfilG Douglas street covered with pictures already framed a variety of subjects that can't be realized until you've seen- them we've mnde Christ mas prices on these pictures $5.00 on OH now $ a.OO-S4.00 ones no\v-$2.riO ? 3.00 ones now ? 'ZOO and so It goes through the entire display we are showing a complete line of the newest In gold plated Christmas present frames /onie of the most beautiful pieces ever pro duced they come in the round oval nnd square shapes at prices which place them within the reach of all. HOSPE Music and Art. 1513 Douglas Sterling silver presents for gentlemen. Pocket Nail File in sterling case " .Ic. Pocket Mirror , sterling hack $1.00. Corn Knife , n'orllng handle 75c. Cork Screw , M'-rling ' handle $ lno. French Brier Pipe , sterling trimmed $2.00. - Tie Clasp , all sterling lOc. Hat Mark , all sterling Wc. ) Coat Mark , with chain , all sterling JJ.OO. Whistle , all sterling We. Umbrella Mark , all sterling 50c. Key Hlng Mark , all sterling GOc. Pocket Comb and Nail File leather case $1.00. Valise Tag , all sterllng-50c. Key King 75c. We have more and will give a list o' some of them tomorrow , C. S , Raymond Co , , Jewelers , 16th and Douglas Streets. \ \
