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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1898)
GOES TO THE SCPREJIE COURT Douglas Oounly Bond Matter SubmiUoJ to Highest Tribunal , QUESTION OF VALIDITY TO BE SETTLED lAtnlKor Ilcorlptu Far , litit Decline * tn cr tlio IHKIIO , } lnkln Out tinCnup Auri-cil On In Advance. LINCOLN , Jan. 3. ( Special Telegram. ) County Clerk Ucdfleld and E. M. Stcnbcrg , chairman ot the Hoard of County Commis sioners of Douglas county , came down to the State houeo today and dcllvcrc'd to the auditor Douglas county refunding bonds to the amount ot $180.000 and the exposition bonda , amountlns to $100,000. The bonds were re ceipted for. During the nflcmoon a formal refusal to roglitur the refunding bonda was made , and thtio Is no doubt that a similar action will bo taken on the exposition bcmds. Tula Is Iruo with the course agreed upon. In the meantime the attoitieja for the county made nn application to the Judges of the supreme court for permission to file a suit tomorrow morning to test the validity ot the bonds. The Judge * have had the matter under advUc- inont this afternoon. .Attorney General SmyHi was Interviewed em the question Ihls afternoon , and said : "The question raised with respect to the exposition bonds Is whether or not the legislature had the power under the constitution to authorize the Issuing of bonds to aid the exposition. It In a very Important ono and especially so nlnco upon Its correct decision depends the taft'ly of ever $100,000 ot Hie i.cnnaaenl school fund. The decisions of tlila state throw but llttlo light upcu the question. All doubt with respect to the constitutionality ot the law , and hcnco the validity of the Invest ment , can bo set at rest by a decision of the supreme court , and that for these reasons the atato authorities thought best to have the court pans upon the question before the bonds were registered. Lot It bo understood that I do not pay that tlio law Is Invalid. Hut there Is a doubt about It , and that , under the cir cumstances la enough I think to warrant the course that has been decided upon. With riniiect to Hie oilier bonds I have no opinion. It 1 a matter In which the state Is little con cerned. AVe are , however , prepared to aid Iho county In every way to have the question of the validity ot these bonds determined by the euprcnm court. " CHANGKS IN AUDITOR'S OFFICE. There has been a change In the office force of the state auditor wblch has resulted In a promotion for John Simpson , nephew of Iho auditor , and a reduction for J , J. Kver- Ingh.im and AV. 11. Price. Everlngham was county treasurer examiner , and December 31 lie cent In hl resignation. In the letter ac companying the resignation he thanked the auditor for past favors , and wound up by Baying : "I shall bo proud to become more Intimately associated with you as a member of your otllco force. " Upon the receipt of this a letter was written to Kvcrlngham tendering him the position of Insurance clerk , which ho has accepted. W. It. Price , the former Insurance clerk , was then given the place as bond clerk , and Mr. Simpson was promoted from bond clerk to treasurer examiner. The latter position Is worth $1,200 n. year and expenses , 'While the Insurance clerk gc ! s $1,100 and the .bond clerk $1,000. Inasmuch as the auditor has not yet re- turned from his trip to New YorK , wnere no lias been for two weeks , It Is evident that the resignation ot'KverlnKliain ' and the other changes were arranged for some time ago , and It Is believed that such an arrangement was made a year ago , when the original ap pointments were made. The changes do not affect any of the various lllchardson county appointees of the auditor's olllce. J , II. MncColl of Daweon county , who hns Ijcen delinquent on , two and one-half sec tions of school land since 1S90 , has paid up half ot the amount duo and has agreed to pay In the balance on or before the first of December. The payment made amounts to $1,202.88. V. M. Weldner , n Sioux City man who has held alot of school land In Holt county and who was In arrears since 1893 , lias also made payment of $1,209 and prom ises to make a full settlement for the bal ance due. A new gubernatorial boom has reached the Ktate house , being promoted by the friends Of Judge W. II. AVcstover of the Fifteenth judicial district. It Is said that Judge West- over will at once Inaugurate' an aggressive campaign for the fusion nomination. State Superintendent Jackson will RO to 'Allen ' , Dlxon county , to make a talk before n farmers' Institute Wednesday evening , and will attend a similar gathering at Craig , Burt county , Thursday evening. SEEKS TO UEVIVE TUB OIlDEn. The attorneys for the John 11. Dickinson Taper company In the Ackorman case have filed In the supreme court a notice to Charles J. Karbach , executor of John II. F. Leh man , deceased , that a motion , has been filed asking for a revlvor of the order entered on the 1'Oth day of January , 1897 , against the said Lehrnun to pay the Dickinson company ? 2,7S2.87. less nny sum It might receive from 1ho dirk ot the district court of Douglas county. The notice of revlvor asks for the payment of $2,050.50 and Interest thereon from February 20 , 1S9T. An immediate hear ing on the motion Is Insisted upon. The Hod Illbbon club held a largo meeting ot the A. O. U. W. hall yesterday afternoon. A. It. 'lllxby ' , Hie State Journal poet , was the Ktiost of honor , nnd besides reading several ot tola best poems made a strong .talk for cold water as the universal drink. Funeral services over the remains of the late John L. Carson were held -this afternoon < at the Lincoln hotel. Hev , Harry Omar Scott of Carthage , IMo. , a , friend of the family , preached itho funeral sormcn. The floral of ferings were very profuse , consisting largely of Bermuda Easter llllea and smllax. Last night upon going homo from church Jens 1' . Olsen , ci Danish carpenter , found < ho body OR his wife hanging from a beam in the barn , oil life gone. Coroner Holyoke was summoned , and a 'thorough Investiga tion made. cAci ' . 'Inquest .was held this morn- Inu at 11 o'clock. Several neighbors testified ns to 'Mrs. ' Olscn'B 111 health for the last year , and ttot at times her mind appeared to bo demised. A note written In Danish was left bidding the husband and son an affec tionate farewell , and saying that neither was Ho blame for her act. The Jury brought In a verdict of death by her own hand , while In a deranged state of mind. The family Is In comfortable circumstances , having just flu- lehoil paying for a neat llttlo homo In ICio eouthcodt part of Lincoln , Omaha people ut the hotels : At the Lln- < 3cll-i.\Iay Jones , Victor White. F. H. Hus- sell , O. C. .Holmes. . Guy H. C. Heed. Ut the Lincoln Charles 1) ) . Keller , SI.H. . Iledllchl K. 'M. ' Stcnberg , W. I ) . Deckett , John L. Careen - eon and wife , J. 'F ' , ' .Magee , TJiomas A. Crelgli E. W. Dlxou , A , W , 1'orry. Orrln K , Wolfe , AVarrcn Swltzlcr , G. E. J'rltchott. ( irlnVu CIM-M Homo , nnATUIOH. Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special Tele- rram. ) W. II. Qrlffcn , the St. I'aul ( Minn. ) niati who has seen all Ulnda of trouble since ho .came . hero a week ago , was today given i ( irullmkiary hearing before United States Commissioner J. E. Cobbcy and was bound > vcr to tlie United States court In the sum Ot JSOO. His attorney. L. W. Cobboy , ap. pearliiu ns surety , ho was released and this ifternoon started for home. The charge upon which Grlffcn was bound over was of bovine to his possession postage stamps known to have been stolen and of disposing ot itolcn l tan ( is. I.liMvoiuI'N .NiMv Cri'nmcrjr. LINWOOI ) , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) "Llnwood crramerr , built by Helm Hulldlng nnd Supply coirtxtny , of Omaha , " U the In scription placed upon a very tasty and com- CASTORIA For Infanta and.Children. . . \ feSa rarasL \ * - ' modloug It.ilMlnff cltuateJ In A convenient location In this village , and whl h WAS opened for builnejM thin morning. This or- Rinl ; < itloti I upon the optratlve plan , ami hi * an Authorized e.ipllal of $10,000 , with paid up Hock amounting to $1,000 , which Is the price of the plant The atockholdors ore all representative businessmen and farmers. Scvcnty-flvo cent wheat furnished the capi tal , and the ever Incrcasl-ng demand for a superior article of separator creamery goods furnished the encouragement for the Invest ment. Editorial and exchange Items which have appeared In The Dee and Omaha I'ok- rok Zapadu have been largely Instrumental In assisting In the realization ot this enter prise. llri'oril. OSCKOUA , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Speclal.-Tho ) mortgage record Indebtedness for the month of December , as filed In the county clcrk'o office , chows : Farm morlgaRen filed , 30. amounting to $30,098.83 ; released , 30 , amount ing to $22749.52 : city mortgages filed , 2. amounting to $1S5.C5 $ ; released , 2 , amounting to $337.30 $ ; chattel mortgigca filed , 83 , amounting to ? r.O,2T0.1C ; released , 65 , amount- InR to $15.394.30. The mortgage Indebtedness report as fig ured up on December 31 , for the last year : Farm mortgages filed. 209 , amounting to $207,535.03 ; released , 259 , amounting to $250- 112.66 ; city ami village mortgages filed , 2G. amounting to $12,141.04 ; releaned , 43 , amountIng - Ing to J18 , 127.42 ; chattel mortgages filed , C02 , amounting to $ G02S50.2C ; released 523 , amounting to $ U9,197.4S ; sheriff's deeds filed , 24. * 'I'lii-lr Oilier . JUNIA.TA , Neb. , Jan , 3. ( Special. ) Geary post of the Grand Army of the Republic and the corps Installed their new officers last night In a Joint Installation ceremony. S. L. Urass was the Installing officer for the post and Mrs. S. Webster for tlie corps. The fol lowing are the now officers : 1" . C. , K. J. Hatichott ; S. V. C. , V. M. Thompson ; J. V. C. , Adam Land ; S. . L. Illbbard ; 0. of D. , J. Ilurwcll ; C. . P. Hoover ; A. . 0. 0. Free- land ; ( } . M. , S. \ > . Hras ? . The Woman'o Hellef corps chose the following : T. , Sablna Freeland ; S. V. I' . , Ioonla Coulter ; J. V. 1' . , Mary nirldgo ; S. , Ella Dreckenrldge ; T. , Oarrlo Crozler. PAPILUOM , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) The mortgage Indebtedness statement of Sarpy county for the sis months ending Ds- ccmbor 31 , 1S97 , Is as follows : Total amount of farm mortgages filed , $5SSC9.C2 ; amount released , $5G,8fil.CG. Total amount ot town mortgages filed , $5,239 ; amount released , $3- 352 ; total amount of chattel mortgages filed , $158,775.80 ; amount released , $18,492.53. The amount of chattel mortgages filed Is far In excess of those released. This Is due to the large number of cattle being fed In this county during the winter on which chattel security Is clvcu. C'lioKst' Tlirlr HU.M.nOLDT . , Neb. , Jan. 3. Thp members of William Mix post. Xo. GO , Grand Army of the Republic , have Installed olllcers for 189S as follows : Commander , S. H. Wells ; senior vice commander , W. S. Joseph ; Junior vice commander , Thomas Uracolen ; officer of the day , William Llglithlll ; quartermaster , E. S. Nortcn adjutant , J. A. MeDougall ; chaplain , J. W. Campbell ; senior guard , D. V. Cliaflln. Hold llolil U | > . UHCOliN , Jan. 3 ( Special Telegram. ) Another bold hold up occurred at Twenty- seventh and AV streets tonight. Three foot pads compelled Dr. Hitchcock to stand and deliver , and secured a gold watch and $40 In cash as their 'booty. Highway robbers have been frequent for several months and l''no ( ir - CliihL-s Down. GIIAND ISLAND , Xeb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ' * The Oxnard beet sugar factory has closed down , after having sliced up about 39,000 tons of beets and manufactured 6,750,000 pounds of sugar. It was the longest run In the history ot the factory and the output exceeds that of any previous year by con siderably over a million pounds. MlfcK lv < ' Kl < li IN Clmscii. I'LATTS.MOUTJI , Noix. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) The total vote cast for maid of honor to Queen Polaris Iicre was 42,000 , the two lead , crs aggregating a vote of 'l..SCO , of which Miss Antonla Krssler received 18,101 and Mlfa Dora Frlckc 17,099 , giving iXIIss Kessler the contest by & majority of 4C2 votes , Fcm COHH Tire DollnrN. TECUMSEH , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) In Justice court today William Knight , who fired four ineffective shots at Timothy Lane last evening , when he caught Lane walking with his wife , was glvrn a fine of $2 and ccsto for discharging firearms within the elty limits. lltoyn JUNIATA. Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) A castle of Hoyal Highlanders was organized hero Saturday night. A good membership was secured and a flourishing ledge estab lished. II. P. Hill was choseu M. I. P. and Will Drookley S. It'O MnrvcHl. JUNIATA , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) The Ice harvest has been in full blast hero the last week and largo quantities have been been put up. Most of It was shipped In by rail and la of good quality. TIilevt'N A'Ult .Sorllmer , SCRIUNEH , Neb. , Jaa. 3. ( Special. ) This morning V. uShulz , ( on opening his har ness shop , found that someone liad broken In and stolen tlireo fur overcoats and two telcscopo grips. No clew. I.OHCN II I''lllK 'I- . JUNIATA , Nob. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) J. II. Walker mot with a serious accident yester day by accidentally getting his hand into a corn eheller. The forefinger had to be taken oft. Minn I'liclimVIiiH. . SCHUYLEIl. Neb. . Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Ici Ito contest for maid of honor at Schuyler Jllsfl Louise I'helps , daughter of Attornev C. J. Phelcs. was elected. i'ttH .Votrn , Rwlng reports not a single vacant rcsl- denco In to u. The Heaver City Times starts-en Its twen ty-fourth year with the last Issue. Two thousand head of cattle were un loaded at Bwlng In ono week. They are to bo wintered lu that vicinity , Prosperity has e ruck 'the ' Madison Star , populist , sufllclcntly to warrant It la pur chasing a nuw and larger press. T. J. Dennett and wife ot Stanton were se riously til for a few days as a result of la- liallug gaa from a harJ coal stove. Depredations among cattle by wolves are rcportoi from the south divide , In Klmbalt county , -which has heretofore boon tolerably frcofrom the pests. S. A. Prescott has KUS- taried ! EOine looses. George Douglas and sen were In Alliance last Wednesday afternoon with about < ho finest lot of game that has gladdened the eyes ota N'Imrod ' lu that vicinity for many moons , There were five deer , fifty or more grouse and a dozen Jack rabbits , that ho ald were se cured within a week along itho bluffs of the North Platte river. Three of the deer were found In a bunch and killed about as fast as ho could pump a rifle. WhlloMr. . Singleton was moving a small house over the rallroid at Lowlstoo , a chain broke tnd compelled them to atop on the track. Men were sent In both directions to flag the trains , but for some reason the trainmen did not see the signals and the tral ? ran through the house completely de molishing It. The engineer jumped off be fore reaching the house and the train ran about a1 mllu before the conductor could get to the engine and reverse It. Hcgardlesa of the fact that the largest hay crop In the history of Klmball county was larvi'8trd : last fall , a shortage Is already In sight. This Is duo to the demand for feed created by those who have brought cattle iu to winter from the west and south , which started in the winter thin and require con- tlilerablo feed. There has been compara tively 'llttlo feeding of native stock , except calvea , so far this eoauon , but the large amount of bad weather already experienced causes stockmen to fear that they will to compel Icxl to put stock on feed before grass corner , benco they are not Inclined to dls- peso of any ot their bay , MARK IIAN8A IS HIT HARD His Forces Lese the Organization of the Ohio Legislature , NINE REPUBLICANS BOLT CAUCUS TICKET Klrxt ' ! ' < ( of SlrriiKth nt Colnmlitix Lciivt'N the OtiiOHltloii | Victorious , I lint ItiMiulilloiinn I\toet Hotter ( Continued from First Page. ) the senate and only one vote more than needed In the house , It Is evident that the entire session will bo ono of close contests , especially with the Intense feeling that pre vails. An absentee or an objector at any time may reverse the control of either body. For this reason the" combine has steering committees In both bodies to sec that all their members are always In their seats. GUIFFITH'S CONSTITUENTS PllOTEST. During the noon recess a criisaJo was de veloped In telegraphic protests to someo the republican members who liad voted will the democrats. The most notable case was that of J. I' . Griffith , the republican member from Union county , who was made speaker pro tern by receiving forty-seven democratic and tilne republican votes. Ho recclvec telegrams from constituents asking him to resign , saying ho would be hung In efflg > and that delegations were enroute to Co lumbiiB to hold an Indignation mooting. Mr DrlflUh has withstood much agltatlcci during the last week. Last midnight the Hanna workers got him Into a conference at the Nell house , and It Is sold that ho was "al most persuaded" about 3 o'clock this morn ing , but lie did not want to change without consulting his wife , who was strongly In sympathy with the combine that nom inated her husband for tweaker pro tern. The Hanna workers at 3 a. m. went to the Great Southern hotel , got Mrs. GrlllUh up and escorted her tn the Nell house , where eho remained wllh her husband till 8 a. in. , when the Kurtz workers missed both Mr. and Mrs. Grlllitli and proceeded to the Nell house after them. While being escorted out of the Nell house the rival workers got Into n fight as to who should escort Mrs. Grlrtlth. The antl-Hanna men succeeded In getting the woman to re turn to the Great Southern , where she hail the last Interview with Mr. Kurtz Just before the procession formed to start to the state bouse for the opening session. The wives , relatives and other friends of some members who were In the doubtful list have had ex periences the last few days and nights al- moet like those of Mr. and Mrs. Griffith anil their troubles have probably just begun In that line. While the joint senatorial cau cuses are held next Wednesday night the balloting In the legislature docs not begin lor nlno dayo on Wednesday , January 12. HANNA MEN STILL. CONFIDENT. The Ifrrina men have this afternoon car ried the war Into the counties of the nine republican members who voted with the democrats , and trains wilt be chartered to bring their constituents to the state capital to malco "Rome howl , " as one of the Hanna managers expressed It. The caucuses of Saturday night and the organization today were against Hanna , and > It Is believed that when ho receives the renomlaatlon of the joint republican caucus Wednesday night next that It will be by a vote that Is six short of enough to elect , but the Henna men say Micro will be such ai revolution In Ohio within , the next week as to Ineuro Hanna's election by the full party vote of at least 75 In 7(1 Just as the legislature was reconvening at 2:30 : It was announced that Mr. Kurtz , who had headed the combine opposition to Ilannn and so far won la the fight , would bo the opposition , candidate for senator against Hanna and that Governor Hushncll and Mayor McKlsson had consented to this ar rangement. The Hanna republicans an nounced In that event that they would sup port coy gold democrat to beat Kurtz. At noon the senate took a recess till 2:30 : p. m. without announcing to the governor that it was ready for his message , but this was owing to the house being engaged In completing Its organization , which proceeded with long , tedious roll calls that always re sulted In the same announcement of 5G to 53 In favor of the combine candidates , from speaker to assistant clerks , and oven porters , with the single exception of Colonel Fred Dlcnkner , who was endorsed by both cau cuses for third assistant' ' sergeant-at-arms , a position In which ho has served continuously for thirty-seven years. Party lines were never drawn on him , and today factional lines were not drawn. This morning's sessions of tiio senate and house caused no surprises at the Hanna headquarters In 'tho Nell house or at the opposition headquarters at the Great South ern hotel. The demonstrates of rejoicing at the latter place 'were beyond description. The oppcsi''lon ' Insisted tJiat Hanna woo not as strong as Uoxwcll. that Hanna would not have fifty votes In the house and seventeen In the pjiuto or a total of 1C7 on joint ballot , which Is six short , of election. WLUTING FOR THE MESSAGE. At 3:15 : the house took a recess till 4 o'clock , when It was announced -that the gov ernor's message -would be submitted. The re- cesa was devoted to conferences on the dis tribution of places on the committees anJ other patronage In the Interest of the sen atorial candidate. The friends of ex-Senator were on the floor of both houses In the Interest of a new fuslcn with the regular republicans and the gold democrats. The democratic steering committee came In contact with George W. Hull of Lima , the friend of Mr. IJrlce , and asked lilm to stop such negotiations. Meantime two Hanna workers kept up the fight and claimed , to have secured pledges from tlireo members who voted for ( Mason , and that < they were then ahortonly three votes of a majority on Joint ballot. The Hanna managers late this afternoon an nounced that the lines between 7)oxwell ) and Mason for speaker would uot bo maintained on Wednesday night next , tnd that they ex- poated Senator Hanna to bo ronomhiatcd at the republican joint caucus on Wednesday night by sufficient votes to elect , him cti tlio following Wednesday. When the senate reassembled at 4 o'clock Senator Garfleld was the only rcpubllon In his seat , and ho was thereto report that his colleagues were In conference. The joint resolution elution for a committee to wait on Governor Dualiiiell and Inform him that the general assembly was organized for business came over from the house and wa adopted by Sen ator Garfleld and the eighteen democrats all voting for It. After the return of the commit tee from the ' governor's olllco the message was read and referred to the appropriate committees. The some actlcn was naken lu the bouse. LEGISLATE AGAINST HANNA. When the house reassembled at 4 p. m. , und just previous to the reading of Governor Ilushnell'a message , several bills and resolu tions were offered , two of them being aimed at Senator Hanna , and both of these measures being Introduced by republicans. Hepresentatlvo Ilramley of Cleveland Intro duced a bill to repeal what Is known as the "fifty yoir frcnchlso law for street railways , " tint was pa.58e.l itwo years ago. Senator Hanna la largely Interested In such enter prises atid favored the bill v.hcn It was passed , i i Representative Jones of Stark county , the homo of President McKlnley , offered a resolution elution directing itho Ohio senators and re questing the Ohio representatives In congress , to vote for the recognition now of the bellig erency of Cuba and for Us Independence as POCII as practicable. The resolution was re ferred to as In contradiction to Senator Ulannct's record In the tenate. At 0:30 : both parties adjourned till 10 a. m , tomorrow , i In the senate -the combine controled every thing on all votes , but no test votes were Hkeu In the houeo after the organization was completed. The feeling that has been engendered during the preliminary conference was shown In all roll calls , and It Is evident that Senator Uurko will not bo received with much cordiality on his sldo of Hie house If ho appears In his scat tomorrow. STATEMENT 1JV HEPUIIL1CANS. ( After a long conference of tlio Hanna managers tonight , the following statement was given out : Whllo the failure of the republican ! ) to organize the two hoiibes of the legislature WHB u surprise and a matter of regret to the supporters of Senator Hannu , they do not bellovq It ban any bearing on the rela tions to the Bcnutorahlp. The members of the legislature were not pledged or In structed by tliclr ronMltutntit In nny to \ IP for any lndiviJu.il as an oflKi.il of thr Icglsiiturtv Th state "on.Mltntlcri daelnrc.i , scetbn S , that the people IIIVP the rlnht to nssimblo toother in n peacifid manner ti consult for thilr common g , od , to Instruct tluir representatives , nml ttfvUltlon the general assembly for the redroiBiff jrl < vnnccs. The people have exercised their nrlvllfgcs * under the stnto constitution by assembling In county nnd state conventions nnd declar ing with nn unexampled unanimity In fnvor of the election of ScTinlor Hnnna to the senate , i The people of clfthl-lotYr of the eighty- eight counties declared In conventions ns- semblrtl thtlr desire trtttt he bo elected sen ator by this general asspmbly which has been today organized , lUulAhe state conven tion declared so unanimously. In view ot thosti fnrtsr and the expression of public opinion. It U declared thru the action of today shouM1 hot nnd could not bo construed ns hnvlnijuiny relation to the senatorial question. Tlilk matter must be decided by the republic ! ? members of the general assembly who lira pledged , both by the action of the people they represent and by their own statements nnd acts , to his support. Tlio election of Mr. Hnnna was made n direct Issue , not only before the state nnd county convention ? , but In the election last November In which his name anil candidacy w.is the lending Issue. PLKDOUD J1Y WOKDS A-ND ACTS. That these conditions are recognized by republican members generally Is shown by the fact that already several men who voted against the nominees of the republican cau cus have voluntarily stated that they In tend to vote for Mr , llatnm and that tho4 have from the- first considered the question of lila election as havingno relation to or bearing upon the mere organization of the house. In the selection of olllcors of that body considerations 'entirely different from those relating1 to the representation of Ohio In the United States senate ivore considered , and the notion of each member was based on these Individual nnd local questions. In the ease of the senatorshlp the Instruc tion of th0 county convention * ; , the Rtatd convention nnd the people themselves In the election , were all clearly nnd with singular unanimity In favor of the selection of Mr. Hanna for the senatorshlp nnd It Is not be lieved that the notion of. nny man In de termining his course ns to the support of candidates for olllccrs of the legislature can bo assumed to be an evdlence of hostility to the man who was endorsed for the sen- iitorshlp with greater unanimity thnn ever before In the history of Ohio , or probably In the history of the country. > Mr. Hanna and hi ? active supporters fully nnd confidently believe ho will receive the votes of the members of hla party when they arc called upon to perform this ppeclnl feature of the duties for which they were elected. It Is not considered possible thnt ; any republican In the Ohio legislature i.vlll be willing to pursue a course which would result In the substitution In the United States senate of a supporter of the. dangerous doctrines upon which the democratic party based HH campaign In ISM for the man who lei ! the republicans to victory against that party nnd those principles , especially as that action would result In turning over to the- democracy nnd the friends of free silver the control of the senate , for at least one-half , If not all of the term of Ohio's president , William iMcKlnley. .WATCIIIMJ TUB FicmT. Kept Informed on KveiltH n ( ColimiliiiN. WASHINGTON , Jan. 3. Assistant Secre tary Day returned to Washington this morn- lag from Canton and was early at his post. Ills attention was called to the published story that a movement Is afoot to substitute his name for that of Senator Hanna as a candidate for the senate. Judge Day very promptly disposed of the story and In a man ner that showed that ho meant every word. Ho declared : "There Is nothing , absolutely nothing , la the statement. I bcllevo Mr. Heana. will bo elected , as he should be. " This last statement was made after Jtidgo Day had been Informed of the election of Mason as speaker of the Ohio house of rep- rospntativp . f The news of the ovcnto.of the morning at Columbus was taken to the White House by the Associated Press and was regarded by Secretary Porter as tit such Interest that ho carried the bulletin Immediately to the president. The latter hatt been very busy receiving a number ofsenators ] and rcprcsen- tatlves , but he cxpreqsoj. the greatest Inter- cat In the news and illacussed the probable effect ot the morning's action upou Mr. Hanna's candidacy with some of his visitors. PL'KIFICATIOX iOlJ" . , PimiAItlES. Rnrcrnor lliiHjiiieil of Ohio. . Mnltcn Some ItcuoiiiiiiqiiilniloiiH. COLUMBUS , Jan. 3. Governor Dushncll lii his annual message to the legislature thus referred to the necessity for a primary election law In Ohio : The election laws of our state are de signed to be broad enough to afford ample protection for the Ymrlty of the ballot , but It must be admitted that reform Is needed In our system of conducting primary elec tions. To make the conditions more satis factory In relation to the exercise of the elective franchise It seems to mo necessary that there shall be such extension of the laws as will place the primaries under thn control of boards of election , cltM nnd county. A method which will provide that the prlmnrles of each party shall bo held un der control of boards of election nt the same time and under the same rules , permitting mitting- only registered and qualified voters to cast their ballots for delegates to con ventions or candidates'for nomination , and attaching proper penalties for violation of the laws , will effect reforms which should long ago have been Instituted In. bchulf-of a sovereign right of the people. Such a departure from our present system will bo In harmony with advanced Ideas concerning election processes and will be approved by all good citizens. I respectfully urge the subject for consideration and hope to sue the Seventy-third general assembly take the Initiative In this matter. FOKECAST 1'OIVITICAI. CHANGES. Senator Pint * of Coimeetleiil Miiy Pos- Hllily ItOMlKii. ND\V YORK , Jan. 3' . dispatch to the Press from New Haven says : "I am in formed by Connecticut republican leaders In Washington that they look to 'the resignation of Senator Orville II. Platt and his acceptance of the ofllco ot national commissioner of In surance , for the creation of which a bill Is now before congress ; the resignation of Addlson C. Porter as President McKInley's private secretary , and his acceptance of the gov ernorship of Connecticut , the re-election of Samuel Fcssenden , the veteran Connecticut , politician as senator In place of Senator I'latt. Still FlKlitliiiv for I ) ill-runt. SAN FttANCISCO , Jan. 3 , Theodore Dur rani's attorneys will again sccK to obtain the aid of the federal courts and will ask Judge Morrow for n. writ of habeas corpus. While this legal contest Is being conducted another appeal to Governor Dudd will bo perfected In the hope that ho will bo In duced to grant Durrant a reprieve until all the legal points at Issue have been fully determined. In case all efforts to gave Dur rant fall , whlcM l expected , his father . -will bo ut the foot of the gallows to hear his son's last words and to witness his death. Mrn. Durrant will bo with her won until half nn hour before the end. She will not wit ness the closing scene. : .Mrx , l.i NEW HAVEN , Conrf. , Jan. 3. John P. Scbolleld of rtoston , 'who' Is In this city , pronounces untrue the Statement that he liad notified friends of Ailqlph Luctjcrt , the Chicago sausage maker , 'ihat If given J15.CO ) 10 would divulge the MiHn ? place of Mrs. I/oiil.so Luetgcrt. thoi nilHsIng wlfi > Mr , Schollcld has upon IntcrrHted In following up clues of the rcporteiJ > iaPPeaninco of the woman , and believes Bhe , ia alive , but dis claims any knowledge .or , her whereabouts. We're after that fellow * Who thinks he must pay his tailor $50 or more in order to get first-class garments. We're going to put in our best licks on him.this year. We're going to show him the folly of such reasoning. It will be easy for us to prove to him that he's been an casy-marK * for his high-toned ( ? ) tailor. This week the first week of ths year we start in to make converts by putting on display a handsome line of Scotch Cheviot "Homespuns , " "Dublin Twists1 , Gun Club Checks "Bannockburns ' ' , , Etc. They represent the best materials that any tailor can offer you. They arc thp , you've paid your tailor $4.5 and $50 forOur prices on them this week will be and If you're a judge of quality of workmanship if you appreciate the best in.tailoring a ( a moderate price we want you to take advantage of this offer. In Trousering we've about every design in the market at such prices as 54 , § 5 , $6 , $7. $8 9. $10. ' Yes ! We make suits to order for as little as $15 and $20 and a generous assortment you'll find at that price. Nothing shoddy or mean. Every style guaranteed as represented. or your money back. 209 and 211 , Karbach So. 15th. Block. VISITORS IN THEIR CARE Organization of Individuals to Help Along Bewildered Strangers. MEN WHO WILL AFFORD ASSISTANCE "llnrpmi of Coiirlc y , " Wlioio Members Will Make It Their IlnxliicNM ( a , lAld anyone .Who . 3I I . , \Hlt AMdlstniice. A "bureau of courtesy" Is a novel associa tion of which the Ucal Estate exchange Is sponsor. Its solo duty will be to see that courteous treatment Is given every visitor to the city this year , so that all may BO away with the Impression that the tranfimls- slealppl country Is as much on the top of the heap In the matter of politeness as In hogs and corn and minerals. The bureau Is to bo quite a comprehensive one. It will bo directed by a committee ap pointed by the exposition directory and this body will bo In command of an army of men and women. In fact , as many ot the people as possible of this city will bo enrolled In the ranks of the bureau. They will be di vided up Into regiments. There will bo a barbers' league , a street car men's league , a children's league , and so on through all the occupations and positions lu Omaha's social life. Ea ch member ot the bureau will carry a button , or badge and visitors will bo privi leged to address at any time or place any wearer of this Insignia for the purpose of getting Information of aay sort. The bureau member will be pledged to give up all ho knows , and If that docs not satisfy his ques tioner ho will take the trouble of directing him to some ono who can glvo the addi tional irjforinatlon. According to this Bchemo an exposition visitor can strike any Omaha citizen for In formation In a barber fihop , ' theater- street car or anywhere elee. If the man approached cannot answer the questions he will take the Inquirer Into the nearest barber shop In. . case a barber Is likely to glvo the desired Informs , tlon , or Into a shoo shop if a shoeman Is likely to bo the possessor of the knowledge , and so 03. It Is believed that 'by ' this plan visitors will come to the conclusion that Omaha Is the center of politeness ot the universe. The scheme was outlined at noon yesterday at the meeting of the Real Estate cxcbatige , by a committee appointed to get up something of the kind , consisting of Members Benson , Solden and Harder. The scheme was well received , and the committee was continued to work up public sentiment In Its favor. The special committee appointed to draw up a form of contract between real estate agents and property owners for the placing with the former of property to bo sold re ported progress and was continued In force- . The matter was discussed at some length and a number of suggestions was made. Some micli contract form Is required , since the last legislature passed an act which provides that a real estate dealer can collect commissions for sale of property only when ho has a written agreemsiit from the property owner authorizing him to make the calc. Secretary Shrlver reported that ho had re ceived a number of responses from cities along the route of the recent exchange trip Of courfio wo'or to liavo nn exposition - position All tlmt'fl 'nK-tlcd Is for tlio stockholders to pay uy Do you know you can save enough 1 > y buying hero tel l ay your asscssnientsi-rDrox L. Shoo- man today Is offering1 ' $ ur foot niillllerH with the high fr'ou't and back fur trimmed , at $1.00 Why Hhoulil the ladles have cold feet when mieh an op- pnrtunlty an this U offered Ue.sldes lhlnwo nro displaying most of our Hue of Hllppcrs 10 different kinds all at a dollar Some of these were $ .00 Others only ? l.fiO , but none of them less thaiii that All of our line of slippers at less than cost to us. , Drexel Shoe Co , 1410 FAKNAM STREET to Texas In answer io the resolutions passed by the exchange , thanking the city for the courtesies extended. Among the number were very cordial letters from Chairman II. D. Cull u m of the Deep Water Utlllzatlcci committee ot Galveston and Secretary Tom lllchardson of the Houston Itusluess league ot Houston. The trip resulted arousing a big amount of Interest In the coming cxpa- Kjtlon 111 Texas. J. .A. . Perkins of Antiquity , O. , was for thirty years needlessly tortured by phyri- clans for the euro of eczema. He was quickly cured by using DcWitt's Witch Hazel Salve , 'I4io famous healing ealvo for piles and ekln diseases. ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE. .Sfriou.ilj- Injured ( he Guiiril , lint FallM Io Cot ( Hit. MINNEAPOLIS , Jan. 3. John Moachlk , a murderer , condemned to death , made a dcs- perato attempt to escape from Iho county Jail on Iho top floor or the court house building this morning. Ho threw a hand ful of cigar ashes In the eyes of f-occlal Watchman Peterson and beat him Into Insensibility - sensibility With a long Iron hook taken from his bedstead. Then , locking the door , he made his way Into the corridor and the hall way. The cnly mode of egress to the street below Is the Jail elevator , and Moschlk rang the bell , hoping to take the elevator man by surprise. lie was foiled In this , as the op erator recognized the fellow. lie dropped his car , and Moschlk was caught and re turned to his cell , Peterson's wounds are serious , but not fatal. STHU'AUT TA1CKS A GI.OOTTiVIEW. . Europe I'roiMiNff * to Put the World In Commercial Slnvcry. DENVER , Dec. 3. Senator Stewart of Ne vada Is In Denver today and will resume his Journey to Washington this evening. "Tho Rothschilds syndicate , " said ho , "la about to divide China among the gold stand ard nations of Europe. All the nations of Asia arc to bo reduced to financial slavery , The next movement will bo to divide South Africa. What will then become of the free Institutions of our own country ? What then can Intervene to niprort the Monroe doctrine ? The money syndicate , which began Its work with the downfall ot Napoleon , proposes to reduce the world to slavery. " ( iold IIcnoNltH at AxNiiy Olllpr. NEW YOUK , Jan. 3.-Tho aggregate value of the gold deposits with the United States assay ofllco In this city during the past year was $31,112,518 , of which about $2,2SO,000 was deposited In December. The aggregate number of ounces of sliver re ceived at the unsay ofllco In ItOT was COCO'J2J , o which aoout 2GO.OOO ounces was received In December. There has been a marked de crease In the receipts of the precious metals In the New York assay ollice of lato. 8u- perlntendont Mason says that this falling off Is duo In a large degree to the fact that producers of gold are disposed to have thelr metal rellncd near the source of pro duction In order to save the expense of shipment. I'llllM Ollt < ) ( KlIllHIIH. TOPKKA , Kan. , Jan. 3 , The New En gland Mutual Life Insurance company has sent a letter to Webb McNall , superin tendent of Insurance , announcing that the company will cease to transact business In Kansas after January 1. The letter Is signed by Ilenjamlu F. Slovens , president of the company. This action Is the outgrowth of Superintendent McNnll's light on Insur ance companies generally. CM HIof ANNfiult Continued. The cusu of S. Av Klrkhart und wife , the former charged with ussimlt , was brought up In police court yesterday and In the ah- * sonco of prosecution was continued until Wednesday. Mr. and Airs. Klrkhart each deny that nny occasion existed for his ar rest on a charge of wlfo beating. The mut ter will probably be brought to an end nt the hearing Wednesday. I.OCAI. 1I1IEVITIES. The city gained fimall profits on several cases In police court yesterday. E. II.1 Kcslnr and Joseph Johnson were lined $1 anil coats each for Indulging in a passage at' ' arms. Thomas First and O. Hartwcll each" * received a similar flue for drunkenness and , unruly conduct. Superintendent Lotrnser of the postofllct < building has received waybills of some of , the furniture for tlio postofllco quarters liJ the new structure. This afternoon atj " o'clock ho will open bids for furnishing : the new building with an electric current , ] gas , water and other supplies ot a siralllar ! character. ? j An overcoat which was stolen from II. 15. Duncan on ,7s'ew , Year's day was recovered- from a pawnshop yesterday. Duncan had nc- ' ceptel an Invitation to dine at a Karnant street hotel and the coat was taken from tho' rack In the hall. The pawnbroker Identi fied Charles Smith , who was arrested on sus picion yesterday , as the man who sold him the garment and ho will bo charged with , the theft. FORECAST li'Olt TOllAY'S WE.YT1IEH. Pair liny 1'roinlNcil ivltli CVortliirext * erly AVInilH. "WASHINGTON , Jan. 3 , Forecast for ( Tuesday : For Nebraska and lowa-'Falr * northwest- , crly winds. For South Dakota Generally fair ; colder ; northerly winds. For Missouri und Kansas Fair ; variable * winds. ' For Wyoming Fair ; variable winds. ' IDeal 'Itreonl. OFFICE OP TUB WBATHEIl nUIlEAtT. ? OMAHA , Jan. 3 , Omaha record of rainfall ] and temperature , compared with the corresponding spending day of the last three years : IMS. 1S97. 189C. 184.7. " Maximum temperature . . . 41 15 7 22 , Minimum temperature . . . 'M 3 8 30 Average temperature . . . . ! VI 9 0 1C Ialifal { ! ! CO 22 .00 , OG Ilcconl of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March 1 , 1S97 : Normnl for the day 3X < HXCCHS for the day Hi , Accumulated CXCCPS since March 1. . . . . . . 33SI Normal rainfall for thu day 0'i Inch' ' Deficiency for the day Oil Incliil Total rainfall slneo March 1. . . 39.Ml Inchwl Deficiency since -Mnrcli 1 10.no Inches , , lOxcess for cor. period , 1MH5 i.jio Inchen ; Deficiency for cor. period , 1893. . . 11.W Inches Ileiiortw from NtntloiiH nt H | > . > . , Bevcnty-nftli meriaim ; time. Indlcatiti trncn of precipitation , I * A. WKI.SH , Local Forecast Official. Tlicrcj'.s no nionkoy business ) about Quality when H comes to the pianos wo offer It lias always been onr policy to fnrnlHli onr patrons with tlio best pianos manufactured and nt the most reasonable - able prlco coiiHlstent with the quality fiirnlHlied. In the Knabe , new scale Klinbtill , Kranlch & Jinch and IJallet & Davis pianos , the best Is represented , with a variety .of tone to exactly suit the most critical musician. A few bargains In upright , slightly used pianos , such as the Ilardman , old scale Klmball , Fischer , Voso & Sons , nt ? U't.OO to IfllkOO , on payments of § in.X ( ) cash and .fO.OO to $ S.UO a month. Any new piano In the hotiKo this week for $2r > .00 cash and $8.00 to $10.00 monthly. A. HOSPE , OOfl fill , . 1513 Douglas
