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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.
