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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1897)
> " " TITE OltfAITA DAILY BEE : TIHITJSDAY , DECEMBER 0 , 1S07. DOOL1TTLE COTS IT DOWN Puts in ? omo Remirkable figures on tbo Oity Tmsuror's Office. REDUCES B3LLN'S ' SHORTAGETOTHE CITY IJ.xpert KinplojTil lir llomliinrri Slum * III * Sclirilntr , HrlnRliiK ( tic Hum for Which They Can. lie Held Very Loir. The seventeenth day ot the trial of the case of the City of Omaha against the bondsmen of Henry IJolln , ex-city treasurer , wherein the plaintiff seeks to recover from the defendants the sum of $51,259.73 , alleged to be Ilolln's defalcation during his first term of office , beginning on January 1 , 1S92 , and ending on December 30 , 1S93 , was com- menccd yesterday with Expert Accountant Doollttlo on the witness stand for the bonds men. The direct examination was short and tended to show , according to the testimony ot the witness , that Instead ot the alleged defalcation being ? 84:59.73 It la but $6,027.54. The witness began hla testimony by sayIng - Ing that an Item of 331 91 charged against Henry Dolln and In the general fund waa not proper. Ho next said that the JG30 fees paid In by the drugg'sta ' and charged against Uolln during his flrat term was deposited in Hoard of Kdiicatlon depositories , and consequently quently ' ! ho hon'lsm o could , not bo held for tbta alleged shortage , as It was Board ot Education money. The witness found an In sUnco where Bolln had transferred the sum of $50,000 school money to city do- poaltorles and us a result the 'bondsmen ' wore not holdcn for this amount. Kscpert Doolltllo had ci.nmlr.5d the sched- nlttt made by Kxport Wrttllnc for tno city. In which It wifl Hald that an attempt had been made to dlstilbute the assets In the city treasury at the ind of Bolln's first term nd found an Item of $2G9.81 which Wettllng had deducted on the theory thut It belonged to " 10 1 > ollco "ellef Association fund. This amount the witness had traced and ac counted for. lie said that the account should ha\o bsen designated as ( having been short just that sum. Witnc&a also said that he found $1,000 more In Uolln's cash drawer than had been accounted for byVottllng In looking up the Items of advances made to the Hoard of Education by chocks drawn on the city depositories , witness said that be found sevenil sums that were not Included by Wettllng In making up his schedules. In reachhi ? his conclusions witness bad used the stubs of the books and the warrants paid. PRESENTS HIS SCHEDULES. Expert Doollttlo presented but ono schedule - ulo during his examination and this showed that Bolln received from John Hush , hi predecessor , the sum of $1,2S3,024.33 ; cash for drawer. $40,500 ; deposit of Novemberl- 239.G2 ; licenses not entered , $101.000 , a total of $1,425,703.93. The deposits in the Beard of Education banks aggregated , $1,221.842.93 ; oish as per exhibits , $197GS9.90 , a total of $1,419,732.80 , leaving a difference of $0- 031.09. The schedule showed the undis tributed funds on December 30 , 1S93 , to be $115.559.73 ; worthless checks In the1 cash drawer. $0.843.41 ; duplicate bond Rile , $5- OU.G7 ; schedules , $19,941.37 ; duo Board of Education , $0.031.09 , a. total of $77,732.19 due the city funds. The defense contends that the sura ot $77,732.19 should be taken out ot theamount claimed by the city , $ S4,239.73 , which would leave ths omount of $6,527.51 due from the bondsmen who clgnod for Bolln as city treas urer. The balance of the alleged shortage , $ C6,47o.ll , Is thrown from the city to the Itoml of Education account. Witness Euid that the sum ot $1,250 , library coupons paid , had been cfiargcd to Bolln twice , but that this had been taken Into con sideration In reaching the figures given In his schedule. This ended the direct examination of Ex- I'ert Doollttle and ho was tuincd over to City Attorney Connell for cross-examination. Witness sold ho came to Omaha from Cleveland , 0. , In 1S9C , coming In the Interest of a steve comcxtny of that city. Ho denied that ho came bore for the purpose of getting into the case against Bolln. "Did yqu not say to mo nhortly after you arrived hero that there was a shortage in the olllco of the city treasurer and that the city would have to leak out for breakers if It won its suit against the bondsmen ? " asked City Attouiey Connell. Witness denied ever having made any such oU'tement. ' "Did you not say to mo that the bonds men would try to run this shortage Into the BcJiool fund ? " continued 'the ' city attorney. "No. I talked with Judge Ivea In your oflice , " added die witness. "Did jou not come to mo and refer to this shortage ? " "yea , " answered the witness. WHAT HE DID AD.MJT. "Did jou not tell mo that there was a shortage In Bolln's accounts prior to the time when the cHy hired an expert to make the examination ? " Witness answered that ho had' had such a conversation. "At a later date and after you had gone over Bolln's booka did you not say that there was a shortage ? " "Yes , after I had examined 'the books with Mr. Lombeck , the expert for the bonds men. " "At this time wcro you not working with Leuibock to show that there was no shortage - ago ? " Witness said that ho was helping Lem- bi'ck. Asked how long ho had been helping Lcm- bcck when he offered hla services to th& city , wltneea said that ho had worked some eighteen or twenty hours at odd spoils. "Do you now pretend to tell the Jury , " ' asked Mr , Connell , "at the time that you talked with mo that you had not formed an opinion relatlvu to Henry Bolln's shortage ? " "I was no * , positive then , and I don't pre tend to say now that thcro was a shortage , replied the "At the tlmo that you came to mo and offered your services , were you In the cm- ploy ot the bondsmen ? " "No , sir ; I waa not. I was helping Lem- beck , Just as n matter of accommodation. " Asked when ho entered the employ of the defendants , witness said that It was during las December. Ho refused to say how much tlmo ho had put In on the books of the treasurer's office. Insisting that ho could not do so without consulting hU dliry that was not In court. SAYS HR WAS HON'EST. At the afternoon session ot court the cross- rxamttvitloii of Kxport Doollttlo was resumed hy City Attorr-oy Connell asking : "DI4 you know that I was the city attorney nt the flist Interview with mo ? " The witness stated that ho was acting lion- ertly and In good faith when ho said that ho would prepare the ccso for the city and try to establish a shortage. At that tlmo wit ness know that LombrcU was In the employ of the bordsmen. Witness waa assisting Lcmbeck In Retting on to Lcnibeck's theory that tbcro was no shortage In the ofllco of the city trraaurer. " "Did you consider that you ivero acting In good faith with Lcmbcck and the bondsmen , when you came to me and offered your serv ices ? " nslcod the city attorney , " 1 did , for I told Lcmbeck. I did not re- celvn any pay for the service's I rendered Lombeck and don't expect ony.auswered tha vltncm. Kxport Daollttlo said that ho had no feeling against the cfosocutlou or any witness con noted therewith. lie said that he had work ad for the bond mcn and had tried to ascertain all of the facts. Hla wrk was not for the purpose of finding mistakes In the work of Expert Wottllng , but Instead was for the pur- poxe of gattltig the real facts concerning the nKcgod thortdKO. Ills schedule was based prlnc'cally upon the aclu-dulo prepared by WottllnR. Borne of the work waa based on the results ascertained by Lerabeck , however. "Havo you not stated to mo that your work Is not In accord with your ntnio ? " "No , air ; you said this and made the play upon my name. I never thought of U uttll > ou spoke about It. " The schedule iMde by witness was pre- emted to him and he wa aiked : "Did you not get the Uom of S1S1.362.39 from a sched ule made by Mr , Iluah1 "I did , " t wcr d Mr. Doollttle. "How do > ou know Mr , Husn'a schedule vras correct ? " "I have Mr. Ruah's word for the correct- CCSB of tlio ucheJule. " "It this Horn ont r into your icnedule , and It ! A afcown thut Mr. Hiaih'o aehcdnte amounts to nothing , what bccomts of your schedule' " "U tails , " answered the wllnw * . WltntRS s shown another schedule pre sented by Mr. Uue > h and testified that he , the wllneM , made It. H was correct ex cept a datP , which did not affect the amounts and footings "You have claimed that Wottllng has made mtstake.i In his schedules ; can you point them out at this lime ? " asked City Attorney Connell. "There are qultp a number ot the sched ules that do not prove , but I can't point out the errors now , " replied Doollttle. "Whom do you get the data for the figures on deposits In Hoard ot Education banks ? " "From Mr. Hush's testimony. " "Then , If his schedules fall to the ground , yours goes with them ? " "That Is It. The schedules Include nil of he Items to which John Hush testified when e was on the witness stand. An Item rela- ro to $10,010 In Doard ot Education bank oca Into my schedule by reason of Its having ten testified to by Air. nush. " WHAT DOOUTTI..K DOESN'T KNOW. Wltneaf waa asked If It was not true that 0 dad included In his schedule , showing ndlstrlbutcd assets iiggrogatlng $101,000 , quor license money for licenses not granted , 'o this bo replied that he was not certain. "It It should turn out that liquor license lonoy la not Included Is not your schedule ut of balance by more than $70,000 ? " was sited. "Not of necessity. " "Does not your Item ot $115,559.73 Include check for $10,010 ? " "It docs. " "Then docs not thla change your dlstrlbu- lon of funds ? " "I am not prepared to Gay ? " "Docs the $12,000 deposited In the Unlcn National bank enter Into your $115,589.73 ? " "I think so. " "Do you know If a deposit of $21,000 in tlio Cattcnal Dank of Commerce enters Into your 115,589.73 ? " "Mr. Welding testified that It did. " Shown a check on the Union National banker or $10,010 , witness was asked If this was not designated In hla schedule as money de posited In a Board of Education bank. The wldicM said the check wis for the tame amount and that bo knew of no other check for a llko amount. The stub book from which the check was akcn was shown the witness , who said It ooked as though the stub referred to the check In question. Wltncps was given an opportunity of ex amining Bolln's bank balance book and then saU that Ciu thought the check nnd the stuh efcrred to different Items. "What do you say as to whether they re- ate to tlio same transaction ? " "I don't think that they1 do. " "Can you tell to what transaction the check relates ? " "I can road the check. " "Can't you tell by the records that the chock relates to n transfer of funds ? " "No , sir ; I cnr.noU" "Dow it not satisfy you after looking at he bink balance book that the check relates to ono transaction ? " "There Is an Item diowlns a withdrawal of $10,010 from another bank. " "If that was a transfer drawn on the city funds to replace school funds does not that i your schedule amount to a double credit ? " "Yes , sir. " "Aro you prepared to siy that thla Is not a transfer ? " "No , sir. " "It it Is a transfer you have made a mis take of $10,010 alone ? " "Yes , sir. " ANOTHER WANDERING ITEM. "Your schedule relates to an item , of $030 ; to wha does that refer ? " "Druggists permits. " "How did you include that ? " "I did not include it. I referred that It wns not proper to charge It to the bonds men. " "It Is an error to put It In as a charge against the bondsmen ? " "Mr. Mahoney eald so , but I did , not treat It ono way or the other. " "Does not the $630 enter Into < ho schedule on which you. base your figures ? " "No , sir ; I left it out of my footing of $1,283,000 , as It TOIS a matter In dispute. " "Where was the $030 deposited ? " "I don't think It was In a city bank. I tried 'to find where H went , but could not. 1 found a difference of $1,000 or $1,500 , but don't kuow If this $030 was a part of the amount. " "What did you make an Investigation for ? " "To find out where the ? 030 went. " "Did you use this $030 In making your schedule ? " "I can't nay , as I don't know how It was treated ; I might have treated It as Board of Education money. " "If you treated It Is Board of Education money , why did you eo treat It ? " 'f took Mr. Rush's figures. There was money in the drawer and no man living could tell where It should go. There were four Board of Education banks and you could not tell where It went , so I don't know If It was included. I don't think that went Into the undistributed funds at the end ot Uolln's term. I excluded it as a charge , but don't kuow If it was Included as a credit to Bolln. " 'Referring to the other schedule offered by Mr. Rush , did you have anything to do with its preparation ? " "It waa made by Mr. Rush and I had noth ing to do with it. " "You elated on direct examination that It would bo necessary to ascertain the receipts before distributing the funds , did you not ? " "Yes , sir. " "Did you make such investigation ? " "Only what Is referred to In my schedule. " At this point the witness was excused. I > ouls Raapko was called. The witness signed Bnlln's bond as a surety and testified that ho signed tbo bond with the under standing that ho should be liable for no more than the sum placed opposite his name on the bond. Raapko Justifies In the eum ol $50,000 , the sum ot $25,000 having been placed oppcelto his name. SUCH the Hur Ios3to Bousi , a 3-year-old girl , by her ne\t friend , Frank Bousa , her father , has sued the B. & M , Railroad company In an action to re , cover the sum of $30000 alleged caused by the alleged carelcssncns ot the defendant's agents and employe * . The plain- Iff alleges that on Juno 20 last she was playing on the track * of the railroad company , al the foot ot Fourth street , In thli city , an I that whllo crawling under a freight car an engine pushed this particular car over the plaintiff , the wheels cutting off one flnger and crushing her right leg. H Is alleged that If the employes ot the road lud exorcised proper care they would have seen the plaintiff , anil that she could have Deen rescued from her perilous position. iu > iii.ri's wivuyiMi ms WOKS. etM Into Trouble. ThrnnKh Ulvorre lro'prilliiK > * uiiil MiirrlnKc. Ernest Ilohinng has called la the assist ance of the courts in untangling a matrimonial menial net that has iwounJ Its meshes about him. Ho haa Instituted a suit that appears on the court docket as Erncs-t Hohlflng against Catherine Rohlflng , but as n matter oJ fact It Is a suit brought 'In ' the Interest of Catherine Ilohlflng. In hla petition on file fci the district court RehlflnR says that on May 14 , 1891 , ho was married to the woman who Is made the de fendant In the prcrent- suit , and that prior to that tlmo he had ibcen wedded to Wll- holmtna Rohlflng , In January , prior to his second marriage , he Instituted divorce pro ceedings to secure a separation from the first Mrs. HoMflng. In his petition Ilohinng alleges that iho divorce trial wils had en April 11 , 1891 , and that a decree was en tered. Supposing tblt he was legally divorced and was free from any matrimonial alliances , Rohlflng married agiiln. taking as wife Catherine Refilling , defcndsiit , ln the present suit. Matters moved along nicely for two or thrco years , until the second Mrs. Ilohinng heard that thcro was a first Mrs. Rohlflnj from whom Ernest KoMflng had never been divorced. Rchlflng maintained that thcro was not a particle of truth In the report and for tlmo the seccud ra. Rohlflng felt satisfied. The minors kept growing numerous and an Investigation was Instituted , with the result that It was ascertained that the decree had never been entered , ot record. ( Moreover , It was ascertained that the divorce cose had been dismissed on Juno 24 , 1893 , tor want of prosecution. It was then that the second Mrs. Rohlflng concluded that her husband hid been playing her double and parsing her oft oo his only wife , when , as a matter ot fact , ho had another wlfo to whom he was legally bound Ilohlflng argued the case , but the c.fejinrnts did not contain the Icglc de- nrati'lcJ uy the second Mrs. Refilling an3 the upshot of the whole matter was that she de serted his bed and board , declaring that she would not return until she could be Installed In the Rohlflng homo as the only wife. So Rohlflng has commenced a suit , In which he makcj the second Mre. Rohlflng the defend ant , asking the courts to declare her his legal wlfo and to declare the marriage with , the first Mrs. Rohlflng null aid void. \olfH from the Coitrtn. Henry Jacobs of Chadron was fined $100 and costs yesterday > by Judge Mungcr tot selling liquor without a license , but the fins , was reduced afterward to $25 and costs. In the criminal court yesterday a jury re turned a verdict , finding Stella Green guilty of the crime of larceny from the person. K was proves that while entertaining a guest the woman stole $50.50 from his pocket. Hennessey & Co. , . ithe French manufactur ers of liquors , have begun suit In the federal court against another local liquor firm rot the sale of brandy nnd other llquofa which is alleged to be Hennessey product and Is In fact an Imitation. The defendant In "this suit Is Moise & Co. Thomas Duudon Is on trial la the crlmlna court , charged with the crime of highway robbery. It Is alleged that some months ago the defendant end a. couple of companion met Milkman Hrablk down near the Sarpj county line and by putting him In fear robbed him of the sum of $10.50. In the divorce case ot Nicholas Yager against Louisa M. Yarr , the court has Is sued an order , requiring the plaintiff to pa > Into court the sum of $300 for the use of the defendant in prosecuting her suit. The coun has also ordered that uaitll the determlni' tlon of the suit the plaintiff shall pay over to the defendant the sum of $100 per month R alimony. I In the cose of George Grady against thn ' County of Douglas , wherein the pialntlf fiecured a judgment for fees while conflnec in the county jail , pending the disposition ot a case In which he was a witness , the county has asked for a now trial , allegin that the decision of Judge Dickinson * was contrary to law and was not sustained b ; the evidence adduced. The will of the late Anders G. Dahlstrom has been filed with the clerk of the probate court. By the terms of the document the property , scheduled at $16,000 , Is bequeathed to the widow , to io held by her so long us she remains single. If she marries them am In that event the estate la to be divided equally between1 her tad the children of An drew G. Dihlstrom , now living , In the case of Martha Green' against John Green , wherein the former seeks a divorce , the defendant has Hied his answer , In which he alleges that ho la not a drunkard , as charged. In answering ho sajs that his wife bao not always been true to her mar riage vows , but he Is willing to let this be a bygone if she will not ask for alimony. With this demand eliminated he says that he has no objections to the divorce being granted. Ailvlmiry llonrd Stand * l'n ( . The Advisory Board found Itself without an object in life yesterday and the oaly business that was transacted was tbo adop tion of a resolution rotative to the conflict of authority between the board and the city council. The resolution recited the fact that differences were likely to arise and that the board was not desirous of assuming any authority that did not belong to it. There fore , the city attorney is requested to submit a full statement defining the limits of the authority of tbo hoard , and a copy of the resolution was ordered submitted to the council. In Christinas frames we arc showing the newest in the Florentine styles every eoncelvahle design an ornament In any house Wo have these at $1.75 from that tip acordlng to size ami elab orateness Wb have added to our gold plated photo frames until you are able to make your selection from the largest display ever shown In Omaha these go from f 0c up It lias been our aim to make this and our art department more complete than ever before and we feel justified in say in ; ; never lias there been Mich an array of Christmas art placed before the people of Omaha Visitors are cordially welcomed and we will bo pleased to show you through this de partment. A. KTOSPE Music and Art. 1513 Douglas My dad's African salesman frum de darkest Africa lias cum home fnr do holidays and he's hrot do white elephant will him an it'a now on exhibition at de store so is me say , but Iso haven more fun now a ridln danI had wld do horseless wagon and every ting points ter a MX Christmas some fellers say Xmas but dey don't no much trade on do only flvo cent cigar wort smoUIn and dat's my dad's live cent StoecUer Cigar A big line of meerscham an briar pipes dat de Africander bret wld him is now on Ball tier about 20 p r cent cheaper dan most places. 1404 DOUGLAS. South Omaha News. Tao stoclal commAteo appointed by Mayor RMOT to tea what COTJTil ie done toward an amicable settlement ! 01the / differences now existing between thp , clty nnd the Omaha Gas company will. It ! Is understood , go to Omaha today for thp purpose of conferring ' with the attorneys arii' officials of the gas company. Unless a settlement Is speedily arrived at the clty : attorney Is to bo di rected to take legal istcps to annul the fran chise of the BOS company. It Is claimed that Judpo Scott has no objection to the N street trenches being filled provide ! the gas com pany 'will ' remove Its fllpes. This the com pany refuses to do , consequently water pipes all along tbo street have been frozen. In this connection one champion of the gis company asserted that If the present franchise was annulled by reason of breach of contract the company would at once make an application for another. To this thcro Is . no objection , as nearly everyone In the city j would like to see gas mains laid here. In ! case a new franchise Is applied for It will be stipulated that n gas plant bo erected here. When the franchise now held by the gas company was granted the projectors promised to erect a iplant ID this city , but fur some reason It was not so stipulated In the ordinance and the promises went for naught Another time It will 'bo ' different. Many of the city odlclals assert that they would like to have the present franchise annulled - nulled In order to compel the erection , of a ilant hero In case the company wauta to ry It again. While Judge Scott has absolutely refused .0 allow the trenches to bo tampered with by cither the city or the gas company , It Is j t nderstood that several loads of manure j liavo been dumped In the trenches by a local | j I liveryman In order to prevent nome of. the exposed water iplpcs from freezing. This rt-ork. It Is claimed , was done by order of the gas company In orJor to escape paying damages to property owners along the line of the trenches. While this action was In direct violation of the order of the court the iproperty owners have not complalnoJ , as they are anxious to bo saved the trouble of carrying water n block or more. According U > the miayor and quite a num ber of the councllmen this Issue will bo forced and the trenches cither filled at once or the franchise annulled. Work nt Armour1 Plniil. A great deal of work has been accom plished at tbo Armour plant during the last .wo days. Several hundred men are now employed and the walls are rapidly ascend ing. Yesterday the second story walls of the hog-cooler house were run up and the height of the hog-hanging building walls was also Increased. Altogether six different buildings are being worked upon now. The grounds are very muddy , making It difficult to got about , but the laborers do not seem to mind It much. Largo quantities of brick are being hauhd 10 tlw site every day and distributed about the tract. All the men that can con veniently bo handled arc now employed , but with a few more days of line weather the buildings will liavo progressed to a point where an addition to the present force will bo required. Plnimiiiur V. M. C. \ . Thirty-seven . membership commltteemen of the Young Men's Christian association en joyed a tea at the association parlors Tues day evening , the object being to got the commltteemen together and discuss matters pertaining to the association and to arrange plans for furthering the work. A committee from each packing house , the stock yards and the city has been appointed to secure members. It Is tlio Intention to run the membership up to 500. Short pithy talks were made by Messrs. Marsh , VanWlnkle , Wyman , Carl Smith , Munio nnd Mrs. E. n. Towl for the Ladles' auxiliary. Another meeting of this committee Is to be held soon , when reports of thtr work will bo received. The present meuibbrshlp of the association ii 218. ' _ Fourth U'nril Misxlnii Social. There wffl bo a benefit social at the Fourth ward mission on Frldsy evening , which will bo in charge of O. , B. Bruce , the superin tendent The program , given below has been arranged for : Prologue , Rev. Dr. Wheeler ; violin solo , 0. E. Bruce ; recitation , Miss Bertha White ; quartet. Daisy Alexander , Lizzie Wells , Bertha White and Belle Taylor ; violin , Will Bentz ; song. Bertha White and Anna Bartelow ; magic lantern exhibit , O. B. Morcy. Refreshments and games will also bo provided. The proceeds are to be used for the benefit of the mission children. llnliiiicc In the IjL-vy. City Clerk Carpenter has just issued the flnanclil statement for November , which shows that ot the 1897 levy there had been expended up to December 1 the sum of ? 33- 991.35 , leaving a balance available for war rants of § 31,163.23. Tao balances 'in the crif- ferent funds are : Police. ? 4,993 ; lire , ? 1.2 | public light , | 4G32 ; salary , $4,372 ; engineer ? 1 022 ; general , ? 193 ; street repair , 48i wate. ' , ? 3,091. _ . MIIIc Ili-nlorn * Olllrer . The milk dealers have perfected their or ganization by electing officers as follows : W. J. Jfagle , president ; 'F. ' J. Stanley , vice prcs- Idemt ; G. M. Gates , secretary ; George Hansen - sen , treasurer. Each member has deposited with the treasurer the sum of $5 , which Is to bo forfeited in CQEO ho violates tbo rules and regulations or sells uillk below the price agreed upon. I _ MiiKlo City finiNlp. Henry Morton of Hartlnston was a .busi ness visitor bero yesterday. The young son of Mr. and Mrs. John Crum , Twenty-ninth and H streets , Is qulto sick. James , the young son of G. F. Spears , Twenty-ninth and G afreets. Is down with typhoid fever. The young ladles' .bible . class of the First Daptlst church will give a Klondike social Friday evening at the liorae of E. D. Wlers , Twenty-third and H streets. An Intcrejtlnj ? program will to rendered and refreshments served. H. C. Dostwlck , Kishlor of tbo South Onwthn National bank , has gone cast on a business trip. J. R. Harvey was wiled to Cturlton , la. , yesterday Afternoon by tfoo serious Illness of his brother Morris. Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson leave Satur day for Houston and Gulveston , waere they will spend the winter. A number of vagrants have been arrested within the last twenty-four hours for being drunk end begging on the streets. Viola Miller , the daughter of R. K. Miller , Thirtieth awl 1) streets , who has been dan gerously 111. was reported some better Use evening. Hlvo No. 15 , Ladloa of the Maccabees , save Its second annual ball at Masonic hall last night. The affair was cnjojablo and welt attended , Guests of the Heed hotel complain because the sidewalk on Twenty-fifth itrecl near Jl M blocked with building matcilal nnd piles of dirt thrown up by plumbers. The funeral of Mrs. > Mnry J. Plcrscn wa held yesterday afternoon at the residence of her daughter , Mrs. H. C. Young. The re mains wcro sent to Centcrvlllc , la. , for In terment. Louis Bltor end Miss Carrie Hudclson were married last evening at < the home ot the brldo , Twenty-fourth imi I streets , by Ucv. Johnson of the First Methodist Episcopal chinch. R-cbert Weeks and William Lloyil arc being detained nt the Jail on a diargo of sus picion. Officer Deters found the men acting fliwflclously at < ho depot early yesterday morning , Hurgl.iM tried to effect an entrance Into Mayor Ensor's house at an early hour Wednesday morning , but wcro frightened away. A patio of glass wag cut front oao ot the windows 'before ' the mayor and his family were aroused. John Mayo , the alleged cattleman who passed a forged check on a local saloon about a. week ago , Is ; still held at the city jail , al though no complaint has been filed against him yet. Mayo 'has scot to his father In the east for assistance. The Intermediate grade of the Christian Endeavor society has elected the following officers : Miss Kate Roberts , presidents Master John Roberts , vice president ; Miss Lizzie Batighman , secretary ; Master Paul Roberts , treasurer ; Miss Grace Miller , or ganist. Jt Is clalme.1 'that ' no charity .ball will be needed this winter to ralso funds to aid the city's unfortunate and unemployed. Outsmo of a few chronic Ceases the calls for relief nro moderate. The clergy , assisted bv cen- orous business mon , are looking after these cases In a quiet -way. I.OCA I , 1UICV1T1I3S. The Beatrice Cemetery association Is being sued In the federal court by N. J. Townsena upon a note for $4,000. Deputy United States Marshal Kclm has brought to the city Henry Jacobs of Mission Creek on the charge of selling liquor with out .1 license. Chief Pcetal Clerk Sherer has gone to Casper , Wyo. , to preside over the semi annual examination of the postal clerka on the division between Chadron and Casper. Ho will bo goae four days. Matron Rjan of the police station has a bright little gin"of good parentage , about 2 months old , for which she would liketo secure a good homo. The horse belonging to G. W. Holbrook , which disappeared from in front of the city hall yesterday afternoon , was recovered late last night at 1103 South Twenty-second street. A complaint has been filed in pollso court by John Stortz , charging his wife , Eliza beth Stortz , with adultery. He alleges In the information , that Charles Moore , a hack- man , is co-respondent ! n the case. A largo front window- was broken out of a meat , market at Sixteenth and Dorcas streets after midnight. The proprietor Is James Wardaln , who has lately been brought before the Board of Insanity for ; -lal. lite family wea motlfled of the broken window Sheriff Peter Schaap of Orange City , la. arrived In Omaha , to take charge of B. W , Martin , arrested here Tuesday for being | a fugitive from Justice. Martin , is wanted I in Orange City on a charge of seduction. I The sheriff and his prisoner will leave for | home this afternoon. William Hendrlckscn , living near Six teenth and Davenport streets , reports to the police that burglars entered his room last night and made away with his over coat , a suit of clothes , a pair of gloves and In short all of his wardrobe. The stuff is valued at about $15. Charles A. Hall was locked up for being a suspicious character. He had when searched a pair of brass knuckles end a hal dozen $1 and $2 bills. Hall was fined $15 _ and ccets by Judge Gordon. He was unable j to pay the amount and will accordingly work it out with the snow shoveling gang. While fighting Blanche Bradley was ar rested and charged with being drunk end disorderly. Tbo woman's house Is located near Ninth and Capitol avenue. She In vited a number of friends to her place to celebrate a 'birthday and as growlers were numerous trouble soon broke out. The woman was fined $10 and ccaia. There will be a eupper and social at UE'lty ' church Seventeenth and Oiss streets , Friday evening from C to 8 o'clock ; to bo fol lowed by a. meeting of Unity club. Regu lar monthly meeting of the Woman's Al liance , to which all are Invited , at the same place lm the afternoon to work on material prepared by the committee of benevolence. John Mlckler went Into the house kept by Hattle Howard and after buying several bottles of beer attempted to pay for them with counterfeit half dollars. Ho vns ar rested aind locked up at the station. This morning Mlckler wan turned over to Detec- tlvo Donclla ot the United States secret service , charged with passing counterfoil money. In your rush to get our Peck & Snyder skates don't forget tliat we've some thing more necessary stoves hontlng . .toves and we've reduced the prices from $ U.OO to ? 5.00 on every heater inil they're all Jewel heaters Then wo'ro selling a cook stove now sit $10.00 that can't he equalled anywhere AVe're over-stocked on tills one size and arc bound to sell them We've a complete line of hardware things-padlocks shov els nails hammers and everything that ROCS witli a tlrst class hardware store Kstlmates cheerfully furnished on all jobs large.or small Inures tell er at least we always make ours tell. A. C. nUIUH'.KS' HARDWARE HERE 1514 Farnntii St. It Isn't at all HUqly that Santa GlatiH will put a new set of teetli in your'stock ing Christmas thne but we can play Santa Clans auditive a new set of our thlu elastic plntu teeth ready and de livered long butyrc then These thin clastic plates'an ] different from any others they are light yet strong and they lit foci comfortable and the action Is perfect while your most Intimate friends would never guess they were not natural teeth We put a guarantee upon thesis ti'utli that relieves you of any chances all this for $10 Wu inako tliu ordinary kind for $5.00 use the bame teetli but the plates are different You've probably paid ? 10 for the same thing Lady attendant. BAILEY , 13 Yciir * Sil Kloor I'nzlon llllr. diierlcncc. IdtU utid Kurnnu. AMUSEMENTS. The following Is the program ot the Lady Minstrel show which Is to bo given nt Hoyd's this evening In aid of the Children's Orphan age : PA11T I. Overture .The Orchestra Opening Chorui "Dixie" The Unsomblo Entrance of th ISmlmon "Hettcr Lute Thnn Never" hmlmon's Song "Copper Colored Coon" , . Kunltcl The Kndmen. Solo "The Warmest Itaby In the Ilunoli * Cohan Mrs , Cameron and Chorua. Solo "The Cotton Dolly" Mlw Bowmnn nml Chorus. Solo 'IMy Coal lllflck Lady" Jefferson Mrs. Kelly nnd Chorus. Solo "r.ulu SOUK" Hecht Mrs. Kins and Chorus. Solo "Kentucky Untie" llelbel Miss Coon nnd Chorus , Solo. . . Selected Miss Uuriiluim and Chorus. I'AUT II. A Sketch Sponge Sisters Sonk nnd Wet , Stump Elpoec.V-"Cub.i and Liberty" . . . . . . 11. C. Wakeley , The Cuban Joan of Are ( Mrs. Mnthcson ) . PAUT III. "Tho HellsA Farce. Dinah Miss Mny North L.ucy Mrs. . Ki-lly Susnn Mr * . King Tilly Miss Do.viuun Uttlo Hetty Miss Klmlull Little Lucy Miss Lorna HaUc The forthcoming engagement of Dlgby Bell In "The Ilooslcr Doctor , " the success ful comedy drama by Augustus Thomas , author of "Alabama , " "In Missouri , " etc. , will unquestionably provo to be ono of the dramatic treats of the season. The suc cess achieved by Mr. Bell and the notable excellence of the supporting organization with which Manager Duncan U. Harrison his surrounded him has preceded him and awakened a more than ordinary degree ot Intel cst on the part of our theater going pubJ He. Laura Joyce Bell will bo seen In her famous creation ot the scolding mother-in- law. The supporting company Is Identically the same which achieved the phenomenal Boven weeks' run at the Grand Opera house , Chicago. "Tho Hoosler Doctor" will be presented at the Crclghton during the first halt ot next week , beginning with a matinee on Sunday. "A Southern Romance , " which will bo seen for the first time in Omaha at Boyd's on Friday and Saturday , with a Saturday matinee , deals with a woman's struggle with that great passion which has wrecked and blighted so many lives. It Is the old , old story of love nnd pride. The scone Is laid In central Kentucky , and founded on Dolly Hlgbeo's novel "In God'e Country. " Into the tranquil existence of a well bred but motherless girl , living alone with her financially embarrassed father nnd betrothed to a wealthy but rather lively young mm with whom she has grown to womanhood her own and her father's choice there comes a spell against which she Is wholly unable to contend. A man engaged as a gardener , who first makes his appearance asking for work , wins the girl's heart. The man is n musician , refined and cultivated , and notwithstanding the humble work In which ho Is engaged it is clearly Indicated that he Is a gentleman. His secret Is 'kepi by the white groom also employed on the place , who had formerly been a trooper In the cavalry regiment abroad in which the supposed gordener was an officer of noble birth. The love of the girl for the man Is discovered and they resort to a hastj flight. The father , however , is beside him self with grief and shame at the apparent disgrace of lite daughter's elopement with a servant. The foreign lover returns also having been wounded by the girl's betrothed The father finally gives his consent to the marriage and the curtain falls on the pros pective happiness of the truly loving pair , the young man to whom she had previously been betrothed abandoning his pretensions to the girl's hand. There Is a vein of comedy running through the entire performance , arising out of a New York girl's flirtation and subsffquent engagement to a Kentucky lawyer. The negro characters will bo found true to life and unconventional. In 'Tho Broadway Girl , " which will be at the Crelghton tonight , beginning a half week's engagement , many new and original specialties will be Introduced by pretty glris and clever comedians , making the farce com edy ono of. It not the most , mirth provoking ot Its kind now on the stage. Dcluioro and Wilson have the star parts. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 8. Miss Flo Irwln , the star of the "Widow Jones" company , tripped on the etago at a local theater Ust evening In the mUMIo ot the third act , ifci foot taught tea electric wire that had * care \tf \ ly been left exposed acrosa th flooV from her dmtlng room to the at ge She was so shocked by the current ( hit fainted as she reached the eUgo , Thj cuf' , tain rung down r.d the porforaa.nco' ' eioaeit abruptly , JUsa Irwln was carried to her room. II required twenty mlnutca per sistent attention to restore the "Widow" ' , to consciousness and It xvws am hour tatct ' before she was able to be taken to her hotel. i Thla morning the actreea was apparently ; none the woreo to rhor experience. I'oi.icn IIK\T rtxn TUB rouctr. Hit ot ShriMvil M'tirU Ihnt lln Ju Conic ( n I.lpclit. The attaches ot the Missouri Paclflc rail/ war are enjoying tv quiet laugh nt the nlelral police department. Apropos the matter the police department la taking untof Itself io little credit for having solved a vorjj dlfllcult problem and restored valuable l > os sessions to the < ircpor owners. U Is nil about a lost mall pouch. Fort several years the Missouri Pacific local ofllMl has sent Its mall to the Webster street sta- tlo'i via the line of a local transfer com psny. About tno weeks ago the pouch warf loft just outside the ofllcc for the 'bus ot tha transfer coirixiny to gather It In and t ko Id to the depot , Two thirsty lads happened ] along at this time and picked up the pouch. They had a couple ot drinks of red liquor al ; the saloon ot Iluck Keith and said the/ * would leave the mall pouch there , ( iromlslad to return for It In a short while. They hava not eomo buck yet. The next morning Huclo capled the mall pouch In the closet , whcrd j his barkeeper had thrown It , and ot onca telephoned the police station , notifying tha department tint a mall pouch was at his placa ot business and had best be looked otter. The ofllcer replying said all right , such d course would bo pursued. The same morning the Missouri Pacific oN flclals. flndlng that the pouch had not reached ) j the station , notified the < > ollco of the loss , ( ' i but the police could evidently not put twd and two together , ami never thought ot tha I pouch Iluck ICelth had rep-Mled found aa tlia J same that the .Missouri Parlflc had reported missing. During the Mat two weeks several olllccrs and dectcctlvcs have visited the Mls sourl Pacllic Cillers , some to seek Information ; about tlio circumstances couccrtilng the loci : ot the sack and others to obtain halt-faro t1 liermlts. Hut they made no pr-grcss in thd search for the missing mall pouch. One daj ( thlB week Keith decided to open the malt Doucli to discover to whom It belonged , tha police IwvliiK failed to call f.r It. He opened the pouch anil found It contained Missouri , , Paclflc mall. Ho at once notified the local ofllco of that railway , and the mall was rot ! stored to Its owners without further dclay KI.MUAI/ ; \\II.I.IAM K. imow.vt IMonooi * roinnilMMloii Mini TnUvn to 1114 The funeral of William Kletcher Brown oo curred yesterday afternoon from his late rcs liUaco , I US C9ss street , Interment being In Forest Lawm cemetery. Before the funeral services were hold at the residence , Rev. TJ J. Mackay of All Saints' church oniclntlng. Many friends of the deceased and his family ! were present , nmong whom were a largo prclJ portion of the older residents of the city. Tlio floral offerings were many and beautiful , The deceased was the pioneer cattle com mission man of the west , and waa the first to reach out for stock In Wyoming and nolglu Ing states. For the last twelve years he haa been a resident of this city , being engagcct In the stock business In South Omaha. Hq was a member ot tlio South Omaha Stock exchange , which passed resolutions of condo * lenco. The pall bearers wcro also all menu bers of the exchange , they being Captain William Kelly , Abram Wagoner , Fred Chlt- tcnden. Draper Smith , B. F. Carpenter ami Richard Byers. i The funeral was attended by Clarence Brown , the deceased's eon , who is district passenger agent of the Short Line at Porti land , and by n brother , Lorenzo Brown , ot -j Marshalltown , la. , , The fbllcMlnfi ; marriage licenses were Is * jj Plied yesterday by the county Judge : Name nnd Address. " Age. \ . George C. Picht , Omaha a a Klsio Shneldcr , Omaha 23 i. Cvirlcp C. Praliody , Omaha JS ! HoRlna Diiftum , Denver 24 I William Parker. NPW York Dl i Esther Garr.il ] , Denver 44 I Louli P. Httor , South Omaha 29 fCarrlo Iludleson , South Omaha 2-1 Gforso W. Plitner , Omaha 2(1 ( Margaret A. Bennett , Omaha 23 VsiItrouii'N llroni'liln ! Trot-Urn fen | Coughs , Colds and all other Threat Troubles. "Pre-eminently the best. " Rev. Ilcnrj ) Ward Bcecher. When Drox IShootnnn was out to- opjniiiiiis Hie other nijlit he noticed that most of the Indies wore a pair of our genuine box ' -iilf slious Tliis Is a typical eastern wet weather shoe such as have hail sucli a sale In all the large eastern cities They have tlio heavy double extension soles with the wide coin toes the ideal sHatlng or street shoo Wo Unnw the value is in eveiy pair of these box calf shoes the usual ijifi.OO value but to sustain our reputa tion as the greatest shoe value givers in Omaha we've marked them plainly $ : i.OO Kxamluc this shoe then if you can't see the value we won't ask you to buy. Drexel Shoe Co 1419 Fnrnniu Street More Sterling Silver Novelties for gen tlemen : Rubber Holder for lead pencil , CMC. Match lloxes , all sterling , .f'J.OO. Suspenders , sterling bucUIe.s , ? H.r > 0. I'ocUut Knife , sterling handle , $1.00. Comb , sterling buck , OTic. Key Hliig nnd Chain , fill sterling , $1.75. Hair Ilrusli , sterling back , ? U.7o. Comb , sterling back , ( > 0e. Whisk Itrooin , sterling handle , $1.75. Dumb Hell Cuff Links , per pair , 'J.'e. Umbrella and Cane , set sterling rtVH.y' mount , $ : i.r 0. Something for the ladles : iS5 Manicure .Scissors , sterling handle. 7."c iS5wm Kmbioidery Scissors , sterling handles , wm 7fic. Needle Emory , sterling top , -10c. Necdlis Case , all .sterling , < > 0c. Thread Wax , sterling top , Me. C. S , Raymond Co , , Jewelers , 15th and Douglas Streets. Wo nro always adding to our business Now It's n "Hefractometer" Do you know what a Kefraetometer Is ? It IB the latest Improved appliance for test ing the eyes the quickest and most ac curate method ever employed Wo'vo the only one In Omaha .same with our manufactory only one here Von should have your eyes tested by us if for no other reahon than to try the Hefracto meter we'll test your iyes free may be you need glasses maybe yon don't We'll tell you which ever way It Is Wo never make mistakes in grinding lenses absolute correctness assured We have a Christmas line of opera glasses thai wu are selling at less Hum wholesale cost nil this year'a importations. Columbian Optical Co AUTISTIC , SCJKJiTiriO AND I'UAO- TIAIj OI'CTICIAKS , IJKN'VKH , OMAHA , KANSAS CITV , UU Champa. 211 8. 1Mb BU IU Main.