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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1897)
TIIT3 OMAHA DAILY fcEE : njRTDAY , DECEMBER 17 , 1807. END OF LONG PENDING SUITS Oases Settled by Stipulation After Waiting Twelve Years , INVOLVE FOUR SALINE COUNTY FARMS Vrro Set * of CInlninn n for n. Section of Lntiil Klnnllr Honoli nn ' X .Agreement mid tlic Occu- pnntn Will Lcne It. ' Four cases pending In Iho federal court of this district for the last twelve years have finally been brought to a termination by agreement between the lltlgants. The stipulation ( lation was filed with the clerk of" tho'court yesterday afternoon. There Is something pn- hctlc In the ending , since four families who liavo lived on and Improved the land for mtc-on years will be ousted from what they have looked upon as their homcn during all that time. v The cases Involve the ownership of a BCC- Won of land In Si4lno county. The plaintiffs mere originally Jacob II. Hclnhard and Fred- crick Klcscr of Columbus , 0. , but some years nftcr the commencement of llio eult Flcscr died and the cases were revived In the names of his helra. The defendants -were J. W. Dowecso , Jr. , Ulysses Doweesc , Bernard L. CUB tor and Rimer Castor , each of whom claimed ownership of one of the quarters of the section. The Issue In the cases was the question whether the land had been granted to the Burlington & Missouri nivcr Railroad of Ne braska or to the state by the government. The occupants , the defendants , maintained * hat the latter was the case , and that later , when 'tho ' land was thrown open to settlers In 3883 , they quitclaimed It. remained upon and Improved It for five years and wcro there fore entitled to possession of It under the Lomcstcad law. On the other hand the pUlitlTs al cgcd that the land was patented to tlio state of Ne braska by congress In 1841 , when some GOO.OOO acres wcro donated to the stto by < he gov ernment for Internal Improvements. It was further stated that the section was Included In a lot of land that was conveyed by the Btato to the Midland 1'aclftc Hallroad com pany and that the latter sold It to the plaintiffs In the cases. The suits were TiroiiRht to eject the occupants and damages for the occupancy were also claimed. CASES WERE NEVER TllIBD. Not one of the four cases ever came to trial. About six years after they were Btartcd the parties stipulated to abldo by the decision that was to bo granted In an equity case later started In which the plaintiffs and defendants changed sides. Two of the de fendants In the original cases became plain tiffs In the now ones and the plaintiffs In the first became defendants In the second. This was done because It was alleged that the questions Involved were matters for an equity rather than a law court. In the fall of 1893 these later cases were tried and decisions were handed down. The occupants had asked for a restraining order to enjoin the Columbus parties from proceed ing further In their actions. It was decided that the land had been patented to the state nnd that the Interest of the Columbus people was good and therefore the restraining order ( Was disallowed. Despite this decision the four original cases wcro allowed to drag along until yes terday afternoon , when the stipulations were filed. According to these the long occupants ot the land agree to vacate , but the writ of ouster will not go Into effect until after Jan uary 1. In lieu of paying damages the oc cupants agree to turn over to the successful litigants al ) the Improvements they have made on the land as full settlement. I ; 3IOI1OUH WS13T I'OMGU COU11T , I" " " * Holm-loss 'WnnileriTN Mnko Tlicm- Ht'lveH 11 Comfortable IIH They Cnii. T.'io hoboes who lodge nightly at police headquarters are becoming a nuisance. At least that is what the police say and Police Court Clerk Clancy and Judge Gordon back them up In this assertion. .Last week the I' average number of lodgers was about seven ty-five a night. Wednesday night eighty-one look refuge from the cold In the court roam. .When court convened yesterday the big room had the appearance of having been occupied by a Junk man who was tiot'over- partlcular how ho conducted his business. 'A ' couple of road tourists had utilized the Judge's desk for a couch , and In order tc soften the hard surface had rnada frco use Dt Clerk Clancy's blank Informations and other legal forms which are kept behind the desk. Onn man had pillowed his frowsy head upon a basket full of releases , while tbo other used a largo quantity of complaints ns a matting upon which to bestow his weary limb : ) . Benches used In police court trials wcro turned upsldo down and used for bunks. 1A. couple of the Weary Waggles typo un doubtedly fought over the possession of the ectteo usually occupied by police courl at torneys , for 11 was unfit for tors Ice this mo n. Ing and will have to be placed In the hands of tlio repair man. In short the court room experienced tempestuous times last night nnd the police say it has occurred many times before. A note was left by Sergeant Hebout to Captain Haze of the night shift , requesting that the lodgers hereafter lo kept ousldo of the court railing. In event of this order not being carried out It is probable that hereafter all lodgers will be relegated to the floor of Iho jail , \\here they Were formerly assigned. II Is easy to catch a cold and Just as easy to get rid of It If you commence early to vso One Mlmito Cough Cure. It cures coughs , colds , bronchitis , pneumonia acd all throat and lung troubles. It Is pleasaul to take , safe to use and euro to curt. HOXO ittJvr.H.H n A ibis A. AKornojH Call Attention < ( > n SIIN- lit'etuil Flaw In the ISlot'tlnn. Attorneys for Farson , Leach & Co. , who bought the $180,000 of poor farm funding bonds , have written County Clerk lledflp'.d that they are nol entirely satisfied as to tlio legality of the voting of the bonds. They con tend that the bonds should have received a rvoto equal to two-thirds of tbo hlghcsl vote cast ot the election. They contend thut the woto on the fuudlng bond proposition wns just seventy-one short of tbo requisite num ber , The letter from the attorney for the pur chasers of the bonds has been turned over to County Attorney Ualdrlge , who will In- , vestlgiito and advise with reference to the matter. While the attorney Is not yet pre pared to give an opinion , ho asserts that tha position taken by the representatives of the bond purchasers Is not good. Mr. llaldrlgo cays that the law cited refers to the Is- cuance of now bonds and also to the la- creasing nf the Indebtedness of a county , In this Vaco there are no now bonds , the Issue'being solely for the purpose of funding no outstanding debt at a lower rate of Inter est , Ho goca on to say that under the pro ( vision of the statutes ln > this OIEO a ma jority vote would have carried the bonds end would have made them legal , TheFarBonLeach peo'plo do not say that ( hey refuse to accept the bondu , merely con- jondlng that they wont this legal question cleared up that there may not be trouble In the future. I.mv Mlirnry for Nvlirnnl < u Court. 'According to the Washington dispatches , Bcnator Thurstoii has Introduced In congress R bill to appropriate 25 lC > ' ont ° t the excess fees collected by the cleik ot the federal court of Nebraska during this year for the purchase- a law library to tie placed In the fedcial court building. This bill WRS introduced at the request of 9udga Munger , who bus found tlio present library limited and Inadequate. Ho has sup- ! > lcmentntl It somewhat with his own booVs. Inasmuch an the fees of the court promise to exceed the cost of running the court by eovoral thousand dollars , ho tbluka that a portion might well b spent In establishing A permanent library. ly ) an expenditure o ( 11,000 , 00 or 300 books could bo purchased. J. A , I'erklr.a of Antiquity , 0. , was for thirty years needlessly tortured by physi cians fbr tbo cure of eczema. He was quickly cured by u lng DoWHt'o Witch Hazel Balvc , the famous healing talvo for pile * * ud ftkla dliouei , O OMAHA'S INDIAN SUPPLY Iini'OT. Secretary Utt l'rr * rn tlic Staffer on JoliliprV Attention. Secretary Utt of the Commercial club Is sending out a circular to the Jobbers and manufacturers of the city , pressing upon them the necessity of taking Advantage of the opportunities offered by the establish ment of an Indian supply depot In thin city. After stating that all arrangements lia\c been made to provide the building , ho continues In the circular as follows : At the present time the supply depots nrr located In Now York , Chicago nnd 8nn Kinnclsco. Trm bids for supplies will bo opened next Mny , The vnlue of 'the. Rood * amounts to several millions of dollars per annum , The Indlnn department In Wash ington will consider the conditions surround. In ? ? the opening of bids , nnd In Issuing In- KtructlonB except to huve bids opened at Onrnhii hc.n II It * chcsiper for the govern ment ( price ot poods with freight added ) than nt nny of the other points mimed. It In necessary for us , therefore , to frame rcnsonn why certain goods can be bought "nvorably nt Omaha , nnd this musl be Uono it once , IXH proposals will be senl out soon. Our HUCCCRI In thV1 mutter depends on the fforts made by tnorc receiving thli clrcil- nf. Therefore , on rvceliit of'this letter you hould call nt once at this olllcc , and look iver the Ilpt'of kooJs in' your line of trade , _ o thai you mny be able to frame the state ment that mill bo sent to AVnshlngton. It Is hoped this matter \\lll be acted on at nee , because It IH Important nnd necessary. Mrs. Mary Dlrd , Harrltburg , Pa. , says , 'My ' child Is worth millions to me ; yet I would have lost her by croup had I not In- csled twenty-five cents In a bottle of On Minute Cough Cure. " It cures coughs , colds nd all throat and lung troubles. StrnlKlit IMuno Talk. Notwithstanding the fact that the auction ot framed pictures now going on Is drawing larger crowds dally , our piano selling Is the main feature of our business. One reason Is that wo cut the prlco on all pianos , that means every piano In the house , until the present stock shall be reduced. Every"day ivo are delivering Christmas pianos. Wo can deliver a great many more between now and December 25. Como In , make your selection now. You'll find our prices right. A. HOSPR. 1613-1G1G Douglas street. N. n. Wo supply all Kuabe pianos to the Nebraska trade. ernoiiully CoiiOuctpa FAciirxlann to Cullt'ornlii. VIA UNION PACIFIC , Licavo Omaha every Friday. 3:30 : p. m. , reach- ng San Francisco Monday , 8:46 : a. m. Cor respondingly fast time to Southern Califor nia. Twelve hours quicker tnan any other 'erson > illy Conducted Excursion itouto from Missouri river. City Ticket Office , 1302 Farnam Street. OviTtnkcn. Thomas iMeDavls , nn Indicted and fleeing bootlegger of Atlantic , la. , was captured nt Fremont yesterday by Deputy United States Marshal Allen and will be taken back to Iowa to account for his offense. Ho was located by the marshal In" Fremont , whore he was employed us a cook In one of the hotels. McDavis was Indicted by the last grand .ury nt Council Ulufls for his bootlegging ; > ruollce8. He gave bonds for his appenr- iince , but apparently determined nt once lo make himself acarcc. The United States olllcluls wtre made aware of bis disappear ance and at once commenced to look for dim. The search ended In the capture by Deputy Allen. MeDavIs was brought to this city and ivus arraigned before United States Com missioner AmlEison on t'ho ' charge of be- "iiiB n fugltUc from Justice. Ho mas held under ? 500 bonds. Viilty Club. The program of the Unity club this cvon- ng , .which meets at the residence ot WI1- Jlam Wallace. 2420 Hamey street , takes up the constitutional development of France from Napoleon and Includes papers by Vila 11. Shlppey , "From Napoleon to the Second Republic ; " "Tho Code Napoleon , " by W. D. .McHush ; "The Second.Empire and the. Second end llepubllc , " by Hev. N. SI. Mann. Prosperity comes qulclvcato the man whoso liver Is In good condition. DoWltt's Little Early nlsers'"aro famous little pills for ccvnstlpatlon , lilllousness. Indigestion and all stomach and liver troublw. I.OCAI. Sliss A. Mayor , room 400 Paxton block , re ports to the police the theft of a large num- bir of articles from her quarters , valued at about $10. The theft < \\aa the work of a sneak thief. Dr. Leo M. Franklin will preach this eve ning at Temple Israel , Twenty-fourth and Harnoy streets , on the subject , "The Re * , ' of Knowledge. " Services com mence at 7:4I : > . W. It.Staab , while walking down a flight of steps , slipped on a piece of Ice and fell to the pavement. He was Into-n/illy Injure ! and wus later removed In the patrol wagon to St. Joseph's hospital. "Mel " H. Hoerner has received a telegram announcing the death of his sister. 'Sirs. ' Joseph Illddle , at Mechanlcsburgr I'a. , yes- toiday afternoon. The deceased leaves two boys , aged 5 and 7 years. Pat Iluane , n barkeeper for Dick Burdlsh at Ninth and Davenport streets , has been nr- rebtlng for assaulting Lilllo Lewis. Tne trouble arose over the payment for some beer purchased at the saloon. F. Milan wenl Into the restaurant at 103 South Eleventh street at noon and hung Ills overcoat upon a hook. After he had finished bis meal ho found the garment had disap peared. It was valued lit $12. u\n explosion duo to trio Ignition of some g sollno In a now buildrng belonging to the Omaha Brewing association , Sixteenth and Ciynlng streets , called out the firemen at 2 o'clock yesterday. The damage was slight. Fritz McTaguo , a small boy , while engaged In picking vo coal on the tracks near the Union depot was suddenly seized with an epileptic fit , Ho was carried Into the station by Chjef Fleming and later removed to his homo at 1012 South Tenth street. The artesian well being sunk at the Twentieth and Nicholas streets power IIOUEO of the Omaha Street Hallway company Is now down a trlflo over 1,150 feet. Consid erable rock has been penetrated and some sand. It Is thought a good Mow will have been secured before the pipe reaches the 1,500 mark. The water will be used for the boil ers of the plant. Chief Gallagher has received a letter from Budapest , Hungary , bearing the slgnaturo of Joseph Ltchucr. The communication re quests that ono John Arabro , who lived In this city In 1893 , bo located and notified that a email fortune awaits him In the old coun try. The letter does not say tbo amount of Ambro's windfall. Ambro Is an upholsterer and was In business In Omaha for a couple of years. The ( > ollce will endeavor to look him up. I nil.SO.\AI < I'AUACHAIMIH. W. E. Peebles of Tender Is a Mlllard guest. C. n. Gray of Chicago Is stopping at the Barker. 1 S. Voorhces of St. Joseph Is at the Barker. George P. Thompson of Milwaukee Is at the Mlllard. George Jenkins of Dubuque Is registered at the Mlllard. Captain D. E. Kemys and wife of Chicago are Sllllard guests. Miss Marie Hatliff and Miss ines Burnham have returned from school to spend the boll , days at home. Mies Mabel Lee of Fremont Is In the city and will visit the family ot Sergeant Bebout during the holidays. Councilman Hurniester has gone to Dayton , 0. , on a business trip. Ho expects to re turn before next Tuesday night. II. II. Harding , McCook ; J. K. Scharmon B. F. Velrs , Q. F. Basblns and wife , F. A , Hlnman. wife and daughter. North Platte SI , D. nienklrtxi , Wasau ; It. Glenger. Plattfi' mouth ; G. J. Coddlngtoti , Fremont ; Mao Van < denberg , Lincoln ; U , S. Stevens , N , SI. Ryan Beatrice ; 0. J. Carrlg. I'latto Center ; Jacol : Fisher , Hastings ; It. W. Laflln , Wymoro , ate proinfncnt state arrivals slopping at the Barker , At the .Mlllard : F. A. Wlnchell , Chicago F. S. Jones , B. E. Guuny , St. Louis ; C. C Mead , Chicago ; Charles E. Ware , St. Louis IK It. Derlng. Chicago ; J. W. Greavy. St Paul ; Q , B. Wldner , New York ; J. S. Craw ford , Butte , Mont , ; W.G. . Evans , Lincoln Sliaw T , Blsuermuro , Yokohama , Japan ; E , SI , F. Leflang ; Lexington ; C. H. King , Cas per , Wyo. ; T. G , Thomas , Chicago ; J. B Drew hall , fit. Joseph , Mo. ; C. E , Tebbett Beatrice ; J. II. Robbing , W. H. Ray. Chicago E. 0. C. Ord , Fort Crook. CONNELl HAS NOT FINISHED Oity Attorney Still Debating Before tbo Judge and Jnry , BOLLN CASE IS HEARING ITS END Argument AVI1I lie Conolnilcil Thin mill tlio Jtnttur Wilt He Submitted to the Jury nt Once. Contrary to all expectations , the- ho city against the first term bondsmen of lenry Bolln , ex-city treasurer , watf not com- ilctcd last night. City Attorney j.Connoll commenced his argument yesterday"mornhiR and continued during the day. When the hour for adjournment was reached ho stated hat there wcro several points , In the cvl- ilenco that tie hid ndl touched upon. Ho said hat to finish would require a couple ol.hoursi of time. This , morning Mr. Conncll will close , after which Judge Slabaugh will- In struct the Jury. IL Is now thought that the case will bo given to the jury at the noon reccsa today. The case ot the city against the .Dolln bondsmen was put on trial on November IB and so far as length Is concerned 'it breaks' the record of cases tried In Douglas'couflty. The evidence was submitted last Friday aft ernoon and arguments wcro commenced last Monday morning. CI.VCIIKS OM3 OK THE SMITHS. fury Fltiiln tlic AVomnn Guilty of Hob. liltiH' mi "lil .Man. In Judge Baker's court the Jury has rc- iiirned a verdict , finding Carrie Smith , col- > rcd , gullly of robbery. The woman was ac- uscd of robbing Richard B , Adiins ot $21 and a railroad llcket while ho was In her house at Fifteenth and Webster streets , during the fternoon of November 20 , last. Archie Smith Is accused of the same crime , but Ills ' .rial has not jet been held. Adams , 70 years ot age and a veteran of ho Mctlcanvar and the war of the rebel lion , was on his way from Tcliamah to Lcav- nworth , Kan. He reached Omaha on the morning of November 20 and walled about he Webster street depot. While In that vi cinity he was accosted by Archie Smith nnd ivas Induced to enter the house of Carrie Smith. While there the woman hold him and "t Is alleged that her husband , Archie , re- Icved the old man ot his wealth. Carrie. Smith had been out of the pcntlcn- lary but u short lime when Ihc robbery oc curred. She had served a term for the com mission of a similar crime. Ray Cameron , colored , Is on trial lr Judge Baker's court , charged with robbing Genrgo "Sckles ot $110. Kckles was a visitor to the Cameron house and had $1,100 In his pocket. While he was being1 entertained by the pris oner , lie alleges that she took the $110 from his pocket. The prosecuting1 witness In this case came up from Nashville , Tenn. . at the time when the city was invaded by the army of conces sionaires from Nashville. Ecklcs came along for Iho purpose of securing a concession to operate some side show to the exposition end "requently visited the lower part of the city , displaying his money In the most reckless manner. It was while making one of these visits thai ho was robbed. Conriiil lleolcoiiiiltteil. . The cass of the State against Conrad Beck , wherein his daughter , Minnie Beck , charged him with the crime of Incest , was placed on trial in Judge Baker's court yesterday aft ernoon and upon the completion of the tes timony the court Instructed that the jury re turn a verdict of acquittal. Some months ago Beck was arrested , charged with committing the crime ot'incest with his two daughters , Julia , ag d 16 , and Sllnnlc , aged 14 years. At the time of thd arrest both girls gave the county attorney written statements , detailing the horrlbl'e crime. Yeserday the older girl denied the truthfulness of her btatement , and as the testimony of the younger girl was unsup ported , Judge Baker held that there was not sufficient evidence to warrant a conviction. 'M 1'elllloii. In the case of Solon L. Wiley against the New Omaha Thomson-Houston Electric Light company , wherein the plaintiff brought suit to recover a 1'irge sum of money , alleged to be duo him for services as president and gen. cral manager of the company , the defendant has filed Its answer. In the answer by the lighting company a general denial Is entered to many of the r.lle- gatlons set out by Wiley. It Is denied that ho was ever Instructed to "work" the city council In an effort to secure a long time nnd favorable franchise to operate a lighting plant. It Is admitted that Wiley was an of ficer of the company and It Is also charged that lie was removed from olllce for the rea son that he failed In the discharge ot bis duties as such olllccr. XntoN from tinCourt. . The Penn Slutua ! Insurance company has asked the court to find Its claims and Judg ments agaliut the propel ty of Henry T. Clarke first liens. Stella Green , charged with stealing SC4 from the person of Mayor Levl , has wlth- dniwn her pica ot not guilty and has pleaded guilty to the larceny of $34 , thus reducing the crime to petll larceny. It gives Immediate relief we mean Salva tion Oil , Iho grcal pain remedy. Price , 23c. Sam'l 'Burns ' sells a beautiful gold plated jardonler stand for $8.00. Open evenings. The Omaha Bricklayers' Benevolent Local union will glvo Its first 'ball at Gorman la hall Soturday evening , December 18th. Everybdy Invited. Admission 50 cents. I.urKi' DoiiiniulH for Conl , The trustees , on account of an empty treas. ury , are compelled to make an urgent appeal to our benevolent cltl/ccB for funds to enable them to purchase 200 tons ot coal for dis tribution 'amongst the deserving 'poor this winter. Tlio applications are very numerous and pressing and require Immediate attention , The board , therefore , hopes to have a liberal and ready response to Its necessitous appeal. Checks payable to the Associated Charities , or donations of coil will bo thankfully re ceived at 807 Howard street. THOMAS L. KISIBALL , President. JOHN LAUOHLAND , Secretary. Union I'ncille. "Tho Overland Limited. " The most SUPERBLY EQUIPPED train west of the Sllnsourl river. Twelve hours quicker than any other train to the Pacific coast. Call at Ticket Olllco , 1302 Farnam St. 3 Nights to California via the Burlington routo. Wonderfully good service. Go via Kansas City , Denver or Hillings , which ever you prefer. Tickets and information at Ticket offlco , 1602 Farnam St. , Omaha. J. D. Reynolds , PasaV Agt- voTi.-vn FOII roi.Ani9. Totnl Itcttirn * Iraithc I'opnlnr UntitcM 1 | Till TharKlny MftlK. Following In the mult of the vote In the contest for Queen Ptlvls up till ThmsJny nlRht : Anna McN < imnrn.5 . * l Dnlty Darker . . . , . . .703 Anna Heynood . . . l , u Mnutl Johnion , . , , , . , .1111 MIMreil flttphfiuon K.KJO Wf norm James , . 1M Maggie Koley . T.aui IMCV 1'ntrlrh . 1S1 Annette Smiley T.UIMInn Anilrcs . 17C Illnllc AuprnwaUl C.BC uffa Male . 174 Mne Itoblnnon , , < , * D illn Jone . . 173 ClrorsU KNIR -3rnnnle Nll on . lit Ailnlmo Nnrli S , i ) llrltn HoitRlnnd . . . . .US Jennie nrnhnm . . Hw'AI.by ' Grny . . . , . .i.l ! > S VifAn. l.inft . S.tSlJidlp McVlttlo . .1M Mnbcl Nrlxm . . . . Z.SQ Tlierron MlnlhU ! > . . . . .HI Kmtnti Urau Z.3W Annn Norclwnll . ,141 Marie BuMrrlc , . 2.35 ] Mnry Stiiy . . . . . . ' . .13 ; Apnca M > cr ! , zo Unn Kruc . , . ! IMItli Miner 2 SS7 | : mella Hlubtn . . , , . . , .131 Klomle nomnln . 2.231 Flora \ \ > b t r , . , , . . , .112 Cora Ilattelle 2.019 Kcllle 1/ou.lnn . . . . ISO I'arrotie ' " llhlne l',77iiirdnch"lxme . , . , , , . . ,129 Anna Fnll 1,755 May Faber . , . . ,129 | Adn Stelger . , . . . ,128 Mnrle 1Vo6dnrJ . . . 1,312 lllrillc 1'owcll . . . , , , . ,121 Arny Qernhardt . , , 1.1M Sadie Cain . . . . . . . . . ,120 munch HunRato . . 1 lee Katharine llamlln . . .11 $ Jrfnn llchfeld 1C { Marcaret Curtis , , .4,112 little Shalda 1CIS Cora Stroll 110 Florence Hazard . . * 21 Sadie Hummel . - . 109 Mae Unrttctt sos noy Jones , . , . . ,1U2 Mabel Taylor "iOL Mrs G. 1 * . Moore..HO Irtnlls Wetil 713 Xelmn Fleming . . . . . . 99 Mm. II. I ) . Coryell , 70,1 Dora llnnpke < DS 'Helen ' Mlllar.l , , . , , Co ; Ki llnllirlck . . . . . . . . .1 S3 Mnuil VnuRhn . . . . . COS Clara I'almer . . K7 Jdnnnette Oregg , . MS ( leorgla Tenncry t. . . . t6 iMIlllc Hllmea . . . . . E.2I Jennie Front . . . . . . . . . . (6 Umlly Warcham , , 621 K. Uartnoloinow . . . . . M llulnh rifinlnR , i. M7 I ena Hattlgan , . . . . . . . HO llell Axlell v < 46I Alberta Wo > l 0 Urcgg 4COMay Hnmlln " ,1'eatl , Smliey 4M Hither I.lndstroin 71 Minnie Ncale . . , , , , 413 Mrn. M. K. Avery. . . C8 florelico Kltchle . . . 401 Kinnin Keenan . . . . . . CS > lp ) * le Vodratkn , , 370 Mrs. M. J. I'innek , . 67 , Bailie- Stone ZC3 ii'rm'na Palil > . - CC Selma Kpcneter . . . 5W Ixiulrc Metz . . . . . . . . . . CS lllanch CrnlK . . . . . . SHKntc Hollowoy , , i. . . K Martha lllltlebranil 311 Anna Atkwllh Cl dura Ile.lltiKcr . . . . 311 itln. Do.Iron 03 norence Vivian . . . 303l7uel1a ITeRniv. . . Cl I'lillo Ocntleinan , , 302Thora Llndntrom Cl ritrenre Campion. . 293 Uorof.iy Krcilerlchson CO Norn McAiloo . . . . . . Emma Jolmnon CO Klulrc Ccunliimn . . Hannah Uaplmcl . . . . . r.7 nllznbeth I'llllllps. , Jo.'lc Stemm t > ! 1'ntillnc I.OWQ Flora Stemm . f > 5 I nirn Morrc Ilnnnah ICopnld 53 Clam Ijirenzcn . . . . CooleySiolcs Mabel raekanl . . . . Mrs. Hurrl' . , 53 Florence Singer . . . Clara IJuval 53 r.onn PeRelkc Sutanna Wnlkcr S3 MrF. 11. 11. Mutton ! \Vlnlfreil Howe 52 Annie Kuca 218 Sadie Alexander . . . . . 51 Clara Clarkron . . . . 203 ICE CARNIVAL , AND LAGOON NOTES. H was George W. Ha. " ' > iho Jeweler of South Sixteenth etreot , between Douglas anil Dodge , who presented Miss Agnea Myers .with the diamond ring for being No. 1G on the 15th Inst. Mr. Ryan has shown his appreciation of tbc cffarta of Uio management fn many ways and la a staunch believer In the carnival , which will bring many t'tningers. to'Omaha during that weak , which means muicy for the exposition fund and a revival In all lines of business. Have you noticed that pretty little four- handed frlcuJly contest for place In The Heo's voting list ? Miss Hey wood's vote up to yesterday as 8,079. She received 205 by last opening's count , making Uer total to date 8,014. 'Miss Stcphonsca. with 8,049 , re ceived an addltlorul 240 , which gives her 8,889. Mls Foley wm 7,027 nnd polled 277 , making her vote 7,304 , and Miss Smlley's friends droppe-d in 250 , mailing her 'total 7,114. The other young ladles who are fur ther down the list but above the lne ! are doiny their level besb to keep there , as they all appreciate the tact that tnere Is going to bo a Jolly time for the maids of honor to Queen Polaris. Two Hcca Printing compiciy Is at work on on elaborate Invitation to the carnival of Queen Polaris , which will bo sent to the governors of all the tranrmlsslssippl states , to the mayors ofthe cities and to all the railroad 'passenger agents In Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis , St. Louis , Kansas City and Denver. .Messrs. . Buchanan of the Fremont , Elkhorn & ( Missouri Valley .railroad , Lomax of the Union Pacific railroad and Francis of too Burlington are enthusiastic exponents of the Ice carnival and predict heavy excursion travel during caralval week. These tharp bunins on .tho.'toboggan ' slide which wcro a little iMt'too ' sudden for most folka have been toned-down , so that a. per son can now take the ride and not have 'the ' life hilt scared out 'Of them , and still that "dropplng-off-of-a-liouso sensation" is still there , and so Is 'IMo ' fuii. A system of commutation' tickets good for admission to the grounds , admission to the tco palace end numerous rides on the tobog- pan has been adc-pted by tSie management. They are now on sale at Charles Tracy's ir store , Douglas etrec-t , near Sixteenth street. i The Ice on the lagoco Is fine , but the weather has boon tea severe for the skaters. The management will introduce a novelty Sundaj afternoon which tuould bo a source of amusement to the skaters and fun for the lookers-en. It will be n chase for a pig , and a greased ouo at tbt , 'tdo pig to have three chances , the winner to take him. Si. I'lilllp'r.ot Iiitt'rcsttMl. OMAHA , Dec. 1C. To the Editor of The Bee : Today'o Issue of The Bee , under "Car nival and Lagoon Notes , " states that , "The different churches will have charge of the ballots rail sell them in lots to suit" In the Afio-Amerlcan Special Day contest. I wish to state that St. Philip's Is not ono of "tho different churches" Interested In this 'busi ' ness venture. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. TO Cl UK COLD IX O.VI3 DAY Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund Uio money if It falls to cure. 23c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. KNABR peerless pianos , now designs , new scales. State representative , A. Hospe , 1513- 10 Douglas street , Omaha. The following mairlage licenses were Is sued yesterday by County Judge Baxter : Name nnd Hegldence. Age Jeremiah lj. Fiirthlns. Plnttsmouth , Neb 42 Krnle Munslnger , South' Omaha . . ' 32 Joseph M. Scott , Omaha . 47 Allcu L. Hrown , Oina'nu ' . 30 Samuel O. n. Bell , Oinnhn . 21 Jessie G. Athcrton , Omaha . 17 Thomas M. Spencer , Omaha . 29 Carrie Ilatnpel , Omaha . 20 AMUSEMENTS. This evening at Royd's theater Mine. Nor- dlCA will Appear for Iho only < lmp this year In this city In concert. No other musical event of the season can 4)0 nt nil compared to this ono , c4her In Its Importance or the cnjdymcDt to bo derived from It , There is as much difference bc < \ \ o Stmc. Nordlca and the average singer , In the eyes of the world , as there Is between ttio president of thoUnited ; States ami the young man just trying lo read DKickslone. One la and Ihc other Isn't , Ono Is and the other wants to be. ' Mine. Nordlca has climbed to tiic top of the ladder tnd the whole world la gazing at her. It Is Omaha's opportunity to gaze also and for a moment with her right In Its mlclst. Saturday she will bo gone , pcnliaps never to return. It Is worth nhllo to let other thine ? WAR ; to put off tome matters ot Interest that can bo done any day and. utilize Iho advantages that are to iiand today , and only 'today. < Tha first ! aria that Mine. Nordlca will sing Is tnkio from the opera " 'The Queen of ShebaV composed by Gounod and founded upon the blblo story familiar to every r > ne. It bcgliM iwltb a short dramatic recitative that lit quickly followed by ono of tiho most exquisite and beautiful melodies over writ ten. The composer Is constantly Influenced by ( the religious character of his subject and there Is a depth to tills aria ( hot Is rarely foucit\ outside the realm ot sacred music. However , it Is a song of love aod ll affords jtuo singer na.nbuiulnnt opportunity to pour out her whole soul In adoration to her lover , Thcro Is no other singer In the world more competent ( o render this wonderful aria tibqn Mine. Nordlca and every etudenl of singing should hear It as religiously us he or [ she would take a. lesson from the great prlrua donna herself. The program as a wboln U as follows : PAllT I. Pdlonnlsci , Chopin Sir. K. Romnync Simmons. Prologue ( Pagllncct ) Leoncavallo ' Mr. Lewis Williams. Amour Vlens Alder ( Samson anil De lilah ) Saint Sacns iMIss Grace iPrcston. Lend SIo Your Aid ( Heine , de Saba ) , Gounod Sir. J. Henry SIoKlnley. Grand Aria ( llelno de Sau.i ) Gounod Mme. Nordlca. PART II. ( a. ) Loch Lomond Old Scotch Song ( b. ) Love Me or Not Secchl iSHss Grace Preston. Hosanna Granlcr Mr. J. Henry McKlnley. Aria Polonaise ( Sllgnou.Ambrose ) Thomas 'Mme. ' Nordlca. ( n. ) Thou Art so Like n Florver..ChndwlcU ( b. ) Swallows Cowen Mr. Lowls Williams. Trio ( F.iust ) Gounod iSlmo. Nordlca , Mr. McKlnley , Sir. Williams. A farce comedy company Is billed to appear at the Crclghlon theater the flrst half of next week. This Is Hoyt's "A Bunch of Keys , " under the management of Gus Bothncr. The story sets forth the comic sldo of hotel tlfc. Music and dancing and pretty girls make up ( he ensemble. Sale of seats commences this -morning. There will bo a concert at the post hall , Fort Crook , this evening by the Twenty- second United States Infantry orchestra , Emll Rclchardt , leader. Program : Sfarch ( newUellc < of the Cake. Walk. . O'Connor Overture Sangerfest Brandts Clarinet Solo Air and variations..Thornton F.xntaslc 13'Amour Latann Gavotte MlKnon Tiomas Waltz Nordlca Tourjee Everybody should know what a good medi cine Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup Is ; It has cured many thousands and will euro you. HOI.IIJAY .SPUCIAI . . , Via MlHNourl PncKlr IIy. Tuesday , December 21 , will sell round trip tickets at one faro plus $2.00 to certain , points In Kansas , Oklahoma , southwest Sliisourl , Texas , Indian Territory , Arkansas , Loulsiatn , etc. To local points , within distance of 200 miles , at one fare on December 24 , 25 31 , and January 1. Round trip rate to St. Louis , SIo. , $15.00. on sale December 24 , 25 , 31 , and January 1. For further Information call at city ofllces , northeast corner Thirteenth and Farnam , or Fifteenth and Webster streets. J. O. PHILLIPPI , T. F. GODFREY. A. G. F. & P. A. V. & T. A. Look for Cnr ItoliliorN. The local police have received a telephone message from the Council Dluffs police re questing that they be on the lookout for n gaiiR of thieves who broke Into some cars of the Northwestern railroad company lasl night. The car was cnteieil while standing near the passmgcr station on Lower liroad- way. A dozen solid silver spoons , a dozen of forks , also of dessert f-poons , together with a dozen of peurl handled knivps and an expensive tea set , wcro taken. The ar ticles were valued at ubout } K > . Arnold's Mromo Celery rurcs neadacnej. lOc , 2.r.3 and r.Oc. . All drugglzts. 1C i.'n lie I'1 re OK eh it Ilniiil. John ICcane , a well known character about town , who has been employed for some time past as a bookkeeper for I. Slobodlnsky , Ninth nnd Capitol avenue , was picked up by the police Wednesday In the alley near Tenth anil Dodge streets Keane hod been dilnkltiK nnd when found was neurly denil UuouKh cold. Ho WHS taken to the Htatlon nnd partially thawed out It wus found that one of his hands was badly THY mmi-m TOY Ask your grocer today to show you a package of GRAIN-O. the new food drink that takes -ho place of coffee. The child , ren mt.y dilnk II without Injury ns well ns the adjlt. All who try u , llko it. GRAIN-O has th.it rich seal brown of Mocha or Java but It IB made from pure Brains , and the most delicate stomach receives It without distress. % the prlee of coffee. 15c and 2So per package. SolJ by all grocers. If well bought they're half sold The purchasing power of our dollar again merit the earn est consideration ot every mother who has a boy to clothe. We > deal in no fancy pricesWe carry the best line of JChildren's clothing made in the United States at a saving to you of from 75c to $2 00 a suit. From now tillChristmas we will sell A $2,50 Suit for , - $1,95 A $3.00 S.uit . for - $2.50 A $3,50 Suit for- - $2-75 A $4.00 Suit for - $2-95 A $4.50 Suit for - - $350 Ages 4 to 16 years DOUBLE BREASTED - ED with DOUBLE KNEE and DOUBLE SEAT pants. 200 Boys' Reefer Coat , ages 4 to 16 , at $1.75 , $2.95 and $3.95. 200 CAPE Overcoats , ages 3 to 10 years , at 50c on the dollar to close , HAYDEN BROS. P. S. Open every night until Christmas , Ilee , It U 57. Get tiny Itcttcr All the Time. One Gold / Fact outweigh * n million fanclc * I n'lint yon tmiif , fact * cold factN. Aici'cr mind poetic ftnctc.n > Ifcrc'tt n few jfictn about C7irintinnn H7ioj > j > in/ . ir/mfcrcr f/oit &HJ7ierc trill bo now tfiin Nctttion. ir/mfct'ci * yon biif/ hero trill be tt-oi-tfi Slipper more t/ittn j/oic jtny for itt Whatever f/ou buy Jtcrc will be cheaper than yon can buy For the name article in any other store , for Saturday trc offer Neckwear Mcn'it Jine Satin Sanpcndci'tt with fancy Sil/t Embroidery , wear each pair put tip in a neat. , Facts 1/TatiH covered box , and crcry pair worth a dollar here the See our price n-ill be half ti del Window . lar. For Safnrday also trc offer Mcn'a Jine Seal Slippcru at $ jf.-/0 a pair worth tire dollai-K. J/CJI'M Jine Kan- f/aroo Slippers at.y.T a pair worth a dollar scrcittyJive and Men's neat Vefrct SfippcrH embroidered for Gf * cents u pnir worth a dollar. We. Hay we offer them for Safnrday. We offer them as lony as they stay bnf they may not stay till Monday. MANY ODORS ounce Glass Stoppered Dottle of White Rope. Violet. Jockey Club. Heliotrope or Lily of the Valley nny odor COo -ounce bottle of fume 90e SIIKIIMAV .fc Mi'COXVHMIDIlffi CO. , 1513 DodRO St. Middle of Illock. Omaha. DUFFV'3 PURE WALT WH1SKEI All Druggists. For Holiday Gifts Ah ch the \\IFC uoulil On well to oxntnlnr , If tin ) HIO M'cklMKKirnulhlMK nn-fiil and plcaflnt- na tin offi'rlnif. nlll be found 111 our Imndsuinit Hoik of opera Kln'rfx. Held nla"-ps IIP cold llmnicd e > PKlnFi > es nnd fpcctHrlrH , lo.itlliur KlatscB mliMow opt p , Irh-scopes They are ift * that ale lo be uppteclated. TheAloe&PenfoldCo LEADING SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS. Oi > | > . I'nvtoii llnlel. 1 KIS Piiriinni St. 7Cf UKS PI.MPLCS. 1 127 \ \ 42nd St. , New York GURED AND BROUGHT TO PERFECTA K /A rtAT-Et-iaratBciriD-nrre by uur mil tn atmcnt of Turkish CM.MIICS Kniiillons cured by Turklrli JorMOO. MKht l.o e > , Itay Loutf , n rve ynhlllj Cure , nc\er lull" orIlmlntrouble. Cured uapirfcct no sou lll cverwurc. We make our own mMlcIms and yon cin rely on ccttlnp ; well. Vfi hsuo written ( rnaraiitrci with full euro. Htngle MAHN'8 PHARMACY lloi.ll do by mill HAIIK'S riuiiMArr. l ili iinil l-'urnnni. ( umiO For the Little Ones and shocH , a lint , a cap , underwear , shirts , hose , ties , gloves mm. kin- toshes and other trluklots. No toys. Rich folks jirofor toys. Lota of fun for Pu and Mn to sco their dnrllnj , ' boy binush Noah's Ark or a ship on Chi-lntums morning bright boy some day ho will knock down a 10-atory building with one knock of a hammer , when ho gets to bo an auctioneer. People of moderate means buy useful thlnjiH. A pretty suit , an overcoat or a dressy reefer Is surely of inoro benefit limn a train of cars or a jumping jack. A pretty suit is $1.2o-a drossy overcoat with capo , $1.70 Junior eulls , embroideicd tailor collar and cuffs , 81.00-ehlnohllln rcofors , 82.00-junior suits of 3 prices ( coat , vosleo and panties ) , * 2.i"also ! fancily embroidered. Long ulsters , thick and warm , S2 23. Geno-ous hearted who remember the unfortunate will find here boys' suits at 85c , some at 81.00. overcoats , 70o and roofers ut 7flc. Dig b-ys' faults with long trailers , $2.2j to begin with. Over- ccatb fr. in ' . ' 1.00 up. A splendid line of boys' caps ( Brightens and Windsors ) ut luo Have you scon our Christmas windows ? Lovely creations in fancy things for Xmus glvings , Open Evenings Till 9 O'olo ok-