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ESTABLISHED JUKE in , 187J. ' OMAHA , TUESDAY MOUNItfGK JANUARY 11 , 1898 TWETAr13 I'AGES. SINGLE COPY JTJLYE CENTS.
MEN WITH MEDALS OF HONOR
Olcrous Bends for Which the American
Decoration Was Conferred !
INSTANC-S OF OOI3M IN THE WAR
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With much searching of records and weigh
ing of evidence , the War department has
completed a roll ot "the medal of honor
men" Opposite each name has been
epitomized the Incident which entitles the
wearer to his decoration for "gallantry and
Intrepidity above his comrades. " It li a
wonderfully Interesting volume , relates the
AVashlt.gton correspondent of the Qlobe-
Ucmotrat. In plain , condensed form It tells
of the Individual heroism of the civil war , ns
has no previous publication. It will oiwn
the e > es of a new generation 'to what "Ameri
can \alor" w.is In I801-fi3.
Acts of seemingly superhuman enduiancc
were performid Thu spirit sustained some
fur bejond the tiMinl st.iRO of phjslcal col
lapse The let ailing of these deeds gives to
fortitude a meaning not associated In times
of piping peace Hlght worthily was the
nicdil of honor bestowed In such cases as
thise
Having his left arm shct away In a
tbario on the enemy , " Sergeant Fredcrlqk H.
Ja/'kscm of the Seventh Connecticut Infantry
"continued on duty , taking part In a second
an > a third char-e until he fell exhausted
from loss of blood "
A't ' Hull Hun , First Lieutenant Adclbert
Ames of the Fifth artillery "remained upon
the field In command of a section of Qrlllln's
battery , directing Its ( Ire after being
ncverelj vvoumle' ! . and refusing to leave the
field until too weak to sit upon the caisson ,
where hu had been placed by men of his
command. "
fr'houldcr straps , chevrons and color did
not count In thu recognition of valor when
It came to the award of these medals of
honor It Is of James Miles , a corporal in
the Thirtieth colored troops that this Is re
corded as an Incident of the fight on Chapln's
farm , neJi Richmond , In the last year of
Iho war "Having had his arm mutll.ited ,
making Immediate amputation necessary ,
he loided nnd discharged his piece with one
hand and urged his men forward ; this within
thirty jards of the enemy's works. "
Le-onldas M. Oodluy , a sergeant In the
Twenty-second Iowa , was well named. M
Vlcksburg he "lei his compiny In the a -
tault on the enemy's works and gained the
paraiict , thcio receiving three very severe
wounds Ho lay nil day In the sun , wan
taken prisoner , and had his leg amputated
without anesthetics"
OUIM DKTCUMIN'ATION.
At Cluncellorsville the unconquerable
spirit of Henry Hartwell , a eer-
Keant In the One llundrol and
Tweoty-tnlrd New York , won him
a medal Ho "was severely wonnlcd
by a gunshot In his left arm , went halt a
mile to the rear , but Insisted on returning
to his company , and continued to fight bravely
until ho became exhausted from the loss
of blood nnd was compelled to retire from
the field. "
There wcro others animated by HKc de
termination. At Georgia landing , In Louisi
ana , Sergeant John J. Nolan of the eighth
Now Hampshire , "although prostrated ly a
cannon shot , refused to give up the fljg
iwhlch ho was carrying as color-bearer of
Ills regiment , and continued to carry It , at
jtho ihead of the regiment , throughout the
engagement. "
"Under heavy fire , " Private Webb of the
Fifth New York "voluntarily carried Information
mation to a battery commander 'that en
abled him to cave his guns from capture.
Was severely wounded , hut refused to go to
hospital , and participated in the remainder
of the campaign. "
"Having been wounded and directed to
the rear , " Private Peter Uafferey of the
Thlrty-nli.lh New York "derllii''d '
to go , but continued In action , receiving
several additional wounds , which lesultcd
In bin capture by the enemy and hh > total
disability for military service. "
"Though severely wounded at Fredcricks-
* nirg , and In the face of a deadly fire from
the rnomy nt short range , " Corporal Lowell
M. Maxham of the Seventh Massachusetts
"rushed bravely forward and was among
the first to enter the enemy's works on the
crest of Ma OPS' heights , nnd helped to
plant till ? regimental colors ihere. "
A' ' : Petersburg iMajor William D. Dickey of
the Fifteenth Now York Heavy artlllci }
"refused to leave the field , remaining In
comirand after being wounded by a piece of
shell , and led his commind In the assault
on the enemy's works on the follow'tig day "
Sergeant William E'llls of the Third Wis
consin cavalry , at Dardanelles , "lemaloed at
Ills pest after receiving three wounds , and
only re * Ired , by his commanding officer's
ordsr , after being wounded the fourth time"
At Antlot.un Sergeant 'Hcnjamln ' II Child
of the First Rhode Islnid urtlllerj "was
wounded and taken to the rear lii'enslblu.
but , when partially recovered , Insisted on
rcturn'og ' o the battery and resumed com
mand of his piece , so remaining until thu
clcco cf the battle. "
TOOK NO NOTH OF ODDS.
There were nun who took no note of odds
agaluU them.
' 'Accompanied only by an orderly , outside
tbo line * of thu arm > , " Lrcutci.ant Ferris of
the Thirtieth Massae-huge1 Is "g > illuitly ic-
els'ed an n'tack of five of ( Mosbj's cavalry ,
mortally wounded the leader of the party ,
seized his horse and pistols , wounded three
mere , and , though wounded himself , e.-
" . *
capcd.
Of Corporal Andrew Traji-or. First Mlchl-
, pan cavalry , It Is recorded that at Mason
Mill , Vn. , 'uivlng been surprUed and cap
tured by a detachment of guerrillas , this sol
dier , vvlt.1 other prisoners , seized the armq
of the guard over them , Killed two of the
guerrillas and enabled all thu prisoners to
escape. "
I'rlvato James H. Robinson of the Third
Michigan cavalry , while In Arkansas , 'Vue-
cebsfully defended hlmuelf , single handed ,
ngalnst suven guerrillas , killing the leader
and driving off thu remainder of the
I > arty. "
In the reir was hardly the place to looker
/or medal of honor acts , but Private James
riannlgan of thu Second Minnesota "was
one or a detachment of blxtuen men who
heroically defended a wagon train against
the attack of 125 cavalry , repulsed the at
tack end saved the t-al'i. "
Sergeant Andrew S Hr > ant of the Forty-
Sixth Massachusetts , "bv his courage nnd
judicious disposition of hi * guard of sixteen
men , stationed In a small earthwork at the
head of tru brldRo , hold In check und ro-
puUed for a half hour a fierce attack of a ,
titrc..iK force of the enemy , thus probably
saving Iho clt > of Ncwbrrn from capture. "
Another se'geant , Den Is W , Hlckoy. of
the Second Now York cavalry , at Stony
Creek , Vn , . with a d ' 00111110111 of' throD
inon , tor * up thu b-IdRo at Stony C-eek ,
Lclns the last man 01 the brldgu and cover-
lull the retro it until ho vvaa shot down. "
So gecnt Joh-i W Hart of.tho Sixth Penti-
slvanli at Gettysburg "was ono of six
xoluntcorn who charged upon a log hiuse
ncathp Dovll'u Den , where a uiuad of the
enemy's sharptl-ootcrs were sheltered , and
conu'clled their surrender , "
"Neaily all the jfllcrr ) and men of the *
Uitto-y having lieni killed or wouadsd , "
1' halo John F Clus ? , of the Fifth M.ilno
lattery , "with a comrade , continued to fire
1:18 : KIIU niter the other RUIIH had coisod ,
The ploco was then dragged oft by the two , ,
1ho bortrri having been nhot , and ltd cap
ture by the enemy was prevented. "
At i\ornrceu , Ala. , Lieutenant Colonel
Andrew H. Sputllng of the Second Maine
cavalry "advanced alone In the darkness
IjcjonJ tbo picket Hue , oumo upon three
of the enemy , filed upon them ( hla fire being
returned ) , wounded two and captured the
whole t-arty. "
DOY mnoKS.
Mature ago wax not always a requisite
of exhibition * of valor found worthy o ! Iho
medal of honor.
Of 1'ilvatu Nathaniel Qwynno of the Thir
teenth Ohio cavalry , at Petersburg , Va. , the
official record sajs"When about entering
upon the charge , this soldier , then but 15
} cars old , was cautioned not to go In , as he
had not been niuntcrcd. He Indignantly
protested and participated In the charge , his
left arm being crushed by a shell and am
putated soon afterward. "
At Antietam Hugler John Cook of the
Fourth artillery "volunteered at the ago of
IB to act as a cannoneer , and as such vol
unteer served a gun under a terrific fire of
the enemy. "
In the midst of battles , where tionr
flinched , there were yet exhibitions of daring
which were exceptional and wonderful.
At Spotts > lvanla , Private William W.
Nojes of the Second Vermont Infantry ,
"standing ipon the top of the breastworks ,
deliberately took aim and fired no lees than
fifteen shots Into the enemy's lines "
On Carter's farm , Virginia , Private John
Shanen of the Fourteenth West Virginia ,
"charged upon a confederate field piece In
advance of his comrades , and by his Individ
ual exertions silenced the piece. "
At Blackburn's Ford , Va. , Private Charles
J. Rand of the "
Twelfth Now York "re
mained In action when a part of his regiment
broke In disorder , joined another company
and fought with It through the remainder of
the engagement. "
"His horsu having been shot from under
him , " Private Michael Sewers of the Fourth
Pennsylvania cavalry , at Stony Creek , Va. ,
"voluntarily and on foot participated in the
cavalry charge made upon ono of the forts ,
conducting himself throughout with great
ri'fsonal bravery. "
At the battle of the Wllderncus , Seigcant
Patrick Do Laecy of the Ono Hundred nnd
Forty-third Pennsylvania , "ninnlng ahead
of the line , um'er a conccntiated Hie , shot
the color-be-arer of the eonfcderate regiment
on the works , thus contributing to the suc
cess of the attack.1
At Vlcksburg , Corporal Isaac H. Cat men
of thu Forty-eighth Ohio "saved his regi
mental flag ; also seized and threw a shell ,
with burning fuse , from among his coni-
tados. "
MUM OF EMERGENCIES.
Many an emergency produced the heio to
meet 11 without waiting for orders.
"While acting as ald-de-camp to a general
clllcer , beclng a regiment break In the icar , "
Lieutenant Robert S. Robertson of the Nine
ty-third New York at Corbln's Bridge , Va. ,
"seized its colors , rode with them to the
front In thu face of thu advancing enemy ,
and rallied the retreating regiment. "
"While In command ol the provcst guurd
In the \illago of Waynesboro , Va. , " Captain
Cicorgo N. Hllss of the First Rhode Island
cavalry , "saw the union lines loturnlng be-
toie the nttaclc of a greatly superior force of
the onenij , mustcied hit , guard , and , without
orders , joined In thu defense and charged the
enemy without support. He received threu
Kdbei wounds , his horde was shot and ho was
takun prisoner. "
"A box of ammunition having been aban
doned botwcen the lines , " at Shlloh , Private
Illl wood M. Williams of the Twenty-eighth
Illinois "voluntarily went forward with one
companion , under a heavy fire from both
armies , secured the box , and delivered It
within the line of his regiment , his com
panion being mortally wounded "
Private Charles titacey of the Fiftj-ftfth
Ohio , at Oettjsburg , "voluntarily took an
advanced position on the skirmish line for
the purpcsu ot asceitalnlng the location of
confederate sharpshooters , and under heavy
fire held it lie position tlitis taken until the
company of which he was a member went
back to the main line. "
Captain Sjlvester D. Rhodes of the Sixty-
first Pennsylvania Infantry , at Fisher's Hill ,
Va. , "was on the skirmish line which drove
the enemy from the first Intrcnchmcnt , and
was the first man to enter the breastworks ,
capturing ono ot the guns and turning It
upon the enemy. "
Coiporal Schubert "Morton " of the Twenty-
sixth New- York , at Fredcrlcksburg , "re
linquished a furlough granted for wounds ,
entered the battle where ho picked up the
colors after several bearers had been killed
or wounded , and carried them until himself
again wounded. "
Private Orlando I. Carnaka of the Fifty-
first New York , at South iMadlson , Ind. , was
"one of a party of four which voluntarily
charged over a stone wall , under heavy fire ,
In which charge his three comrades were
killed. "
At Frederlcksburg , Private John P. Vcane
of the Forty-ninth Now York "shot the con
federate color-bearer , seized the colors , and ,
single handed , charged on the enemy , many
of whom wcro captured"
Sergeant Com ad Nell of itho Twentieth
Michigan , at Spottsylvanla , "seized the colors ,
the color-bearer having been shot down , and
gallantly fought his way out with them ,
though the enemy were on the loft flank
mill ronr "
At Chanccliorsvllle , Captain Ulubert Delgcr
of the First Ohio artillery , "fought his guns
until the enemy were upon him ; then with
one gun hauled In the road by hand hu
formed Che rear guard and kept the enemy at
bay by thu rapUlty of his fire , and was the
las > t man in the retreat. "
At Harper's Ferry , Lieutenant Frederick
W. Font of the Fifteenth Indiana battery
"voluntarily gathered the men of the battery
together , rcmanned the guns , which had been
ordered abandoned by an officer , opened fire
n.id kept up 'the same on the enemy until
after the surrender " '
At Newby's Cross Roads , Va. , Captain
Smith H. masting * of the Fifth Michigan
cvaalry , "whllo In command of a squadron
In rear guard of a cavalry division , then
ictirlng before the advance of a corps of In
fantry , was attacked by the enemy , and ,
orders having been given to abandon the
guns of a section of field aitlllery with the
rear guard that wcro In Imminent danger of
captuio , ho disregarded the orders recolvcd ,
and aided In repelling the attack and sav
ing the cuiis , "
BATTLE WON HY A FEW.
Often these deeds meant more tlun tha
glory of the Individual They Inspired othis
by the cheer force of example. They turned
Iho tide. Hattlcs were won by two or three
me-n. Armies were saved by squads.
Of Sergeant Henry Hill Fiftieth Pennsyl
vania , at thu Wl.derness , the record says-
"Thin Eolcllcr , with aie companion , would
not retire when hU regiment fell back In
confu..Ion after an unsuccessful charge , but
Instead , advanced and continued firing upon
the tiicmy until the regiment reformed and
regained Its position
Another case In kind occurred In the as
sault 03 Maryo'e Heights. Frcderlcksburg
when Private James Holehnueo of the Sev
enth MaeaachusettB. "with one companion ,
voluntarily acid with conspicuous daring , ad
vanced beyond his regiment , whleh bad been
bioken In the assault aad halted beneath
the crest. Following the example of thcio
two m ° n , the rotors were brought to the
summit , the regiment was advanced , and the
position held. '
At Chfucellorsvllli' , Lieutenant Thorr.au
Clifton of the First New York cavi'ry "vol
unteered to asccrtsln the character of approaching
preaching troops ; rode up bo clone as to
distinguish the features of the enemy , and
as ho wheeled to return they opened fire
with nuHketry , the union troops returning
came. Under a terrific fire from both sides
Lleuternt Clifford rode back unhurt to the
federal lines , averting a disaster to the
army by lite heroic act. "
"With his skirmishers , " Lleutcnsnt
George E , Davis of the Tenth Vermont , at
Monocacy , when Washington was threateneJ ,
like Horatlus. "defended a bridge to the
last , then cror ed with hla men tn the burn
ing railroad tics and rejoined the main
command , '
Though only a lleutcrint : nd adjutant ,
Charles A , Clerk of ( lie Sixth Maine , at
HrocKu' Ford , Va. , "having voluntarily taken
command of his regiment In the atccnce of
Its commander at great penonal rtek and
with remarkable presence of mind and fer
tility of resource , lei the command down
an exceedingly pieclpltous embankment to
the Rappahanuock river and by his gallantry ,
coolness juul good judgment in the face ot
the enemy saved the command from capture
or destruction.1
Private James K. Croft of the Twelfth
Wisconsin at Allatoona , "took the pbee of a
gunner who bid been shot down and In
spired his comrades by his bravery and
effective guirnery. which contributed
largely to the defeat of the enemy. "
Lieutenant James W. Archer of the Fifty-
ninth Indiana at Corinth "voluntarily took
command of another reglmtnt , with the con-
nt of ono or more of his seniors , who
were present , rallied the command and led
It In the assault. "
THE PRACTICAL SIDE.
There was a miiMcr-of-fact , Intensely prac
tical sldo to some of the nets which the
government has made memorable with the
award of tbo medal of honor.
A tChlckamauga , "as Iho enemy were
about to charge , " Captain William W. Whit
ney of the Eleventh Michigan "went ou'slde
the temporary union works , and among the
deut and wounded enemy , nnd at great
exposure to himself , cut off and removed
tholr cartridge boxes , bringing the Mine
within the unlcci lines , the ammunition being
used with good eftcct In again repuls'ug the
attack. "
Private Fred N. Deland of the Forty-ninth
MasDichuselts , at Port Hudson , "volunteered
In response to a call , and , under a heavy flro
from the enemy , advanced and a'slsted ki
filling with fascines a ditch which pres > : u.od
a serious obs'.aclc to the troops attempting
to take the works of the enemy by assault. "
At Fort SanJers , Knoxvllle , Tcnn. , Corponil
John A. Falconer of the Seventeenth Michi
gan "conducted the 'burning party' of his
regimen' at the tlmo a charge wr.s
made on tnc enemy's plcke * line , and burned
the house which had sheltered the enemy's
sharpshooters , thus Insuring success to a
hawrdous enterprise. "
Sergeant James E. Engle of the Nlnty-
sevcn'ih Pennsylvania , at Herniuda Hundred ,
"rcsponJcd to a call for volunteers to carry
ammunition to the regiment on the plcke.
line , and under a ncavy fire from the enemy
assisted In earrylng a box ot ammunition to
Hit frcut and remained to distribute the
same1. "
IU Chlckamauga Captain Orvlllc T. Cham
berlain ot the Seven y-fourth Indiana , "while
exposed to a g > jjllng fire , went In search of
another regiment , found Its location , pro
cured ammunition from the men thereof , and
returned with the ammunition to hit own
company. "
Individual valor assumed many forms In
the American civil war. Tooso who Uilnk
of this as only a na Iwi of peace and of shop
keepers should read the record.
CIIIUTV WO HIC OP COUNTY.
thO IIOMtltlltO ClIHt LONM I.IINt
Your 'I' linn Utor ,
Complying with the requirements of the
statutes , the members of the now Hoard of
County Commissioners will meet this
morning and complete their organization for
the ensuing year. At this meeting < i chalr-
mau will bo elected and the committees will
bo named. While the members have no'
agreed upon the chairman. It Is considered
mere than likely that W. I. Klerstead will
bo selected to fill the position. Klcrstcad Is
a republican and also the senior member on
the board , which two facts taken Into con
sideration make him the logl-al candidate.
It Is said that the three republican mem
bers have not caucused on the election of a
chairman or on the committees , but the gen
eral understanding seems to bo that Kler
stead will preside during Wio ensuing year.
Last year Commissioner Ostrom held the
position of chairman of the charity commit
tee and on account of the > work iierformed
and the success that attended his efforts to
reduce the expenses of this decartruent of
the county government , there seems to bo
a disposition that ho should have the s > amo
committee this year. Ho ha * , made up a
rough outline of the work performed by his
committee and he ? > olrs with considerable
pride that last year he was instrumental in
saving the taxpayers the sum of $4,007.09
In the ono Item of outside charities , which
Includes everything In the charity line , aside
from the expenses of the county hospital and
poor farm.
In speaking of charity work , Commis
sioner Ostrom said : "Comparing the
work of 1897 with that of 1S9G , we bave
reduced the cost of the outside charity Jus.t
$1,007.09 , and at the same time wo have
given the county wards bettor care and
treatment. We did this by working along
& system that we adopted and carried out.
Instead of furnishing supplies to every per
son who applied for assistance we Investi
gated every case and helped only those who
were needy. We got rid of many of the
old-timers who had teen assisted by the
county for years. Some of thcao people wo
sent to tbolr friends , and In the case of
others , when we found that they were able
to help themselves , we cut off the mi pp 11 en
and made the people get out and bustle for
themselves ,
"Last year It cost the county approx
imately $19,000 to care for the outside poor ,
hut the Indications are that If the work Is
carried on In n. h'RlnGS5-Ukn xv.iv thn n -
pense will bo much less this year. In
making this statement I base my judgment
by comparing the last ten days of December ,
1S97 , with the same period of 189G. The
figures show that during the period last
named there was a reduction of 53 per cent ,
and if the same methods are purciied during
this year I think that the percentage will bu
much greater.
"While we have an excellent man at the
poor farm , the financial condition of that In
stitution Is not just what wo had hoped for.
The reports now en file for the last twelve
months show that the cost of maintenance
aggregated 1 cent more per person thin dur
ing 189G. This Increase was due almost
wholly to the failure of the potato crop last
year. In 1S9G we raised a big potato crop ,
enough to supply the Institution , and ici ad
dition thereto wo bad potatoes to feed to the
hogu and cattle Last year the crop was
not sufficient to supply the Inmates. Wo
had to buy potatoes and this has naturally
Increased the expenses of maintaining the
Institution , "
Triiilnll Ti-llx HlH Story.
Lovl Trudall , the half-brc d who became
Involved In a police court cabo last Friday
In which ho was to appear against Jnmee
Keenan for Helling liquor to In Hans , says
that tne stttemonts made by Keenan that
the two engaged In a game of cards In u
Hiiloon , that ho was beaten and that he
afterwards caused Keenan'H arrest out or
levengc , Is untrue. Ho says that ho acci
dentally made the acuualntancc of Keenan
Friday afternoon , and that the latter bor
rowed u quarter.of him vilth 'which ho
purchased whisky , Triidull nays that
Kteinn was arrested for being drunk nnd
dlHoiderly nnd that the Indians In ques
tion to whom ho was charged with Hup > ply-
Inii whisky were rcgUtercd at the Aetna
house , and that the complaint lodged
ngaliiHt Keennn had no reference to him
self.
Hard onViirrrn of St-iiliilclnN.
NIAOARA FALLS. N. V. , Jnn. 10. The
United States customs officers stationed at
both bridges 1mvc been nolllloJ to seize any
thing that losked like sealskin. Nearly nil
on the Canadian Ido were notified to leave ,
sacks gloves und cape < there If they did
not w.mt them confiscated. The situation at
Niagara Falls Is probably different from
11.at at any point on the frontier. Both
sides of the rlvor are thickly settled , and
the Cinndlan und American population go
back and forth dally. On the Canadian
sliln , back of the high bluff , a number
of wealthy American families have country
urvats , and n great many of the women In
fiexe families , .is well as Canadian women ,
who < nenr foulsUn coats , pass over thu
river to the American side dally , wlil'i ' out
driving and making rills
Iout ; Trip for lt * vtnui * Curler ,
IlALTIMORi : , Jan. 10 , The new United
States revenue cutter McCulloch has started
on a lone voyage by way of the Suez canal
to the Pacific ocean and San Francisco.
The contimpl.iled trip , whleh h.is attracted
coiiHlderahle attention In maritime circles ,
will be u 23.000-inlle cruise. Instead of tak
ing the couran around Cape Hern the Mc
Culloch will proceed l > y way of the iledl-
teranneaii Kea , strait of Gibraltar , Suez
canal and Indian ocean. It will stop at
Singapore , Ceylon , Honolulu and Yokohama
and expects to reach San Francisco some
time In the inldd'u of May. H goes well
manned and amply provisioned ,
UTAH FAST MI5G READY
Resources of the Promised Land to Bo
Shown atO
GETTING EXPOSITION 1EXHIBIT IN SHAPE
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.Inline Shiirtllrf Ol c , n < 5oni1 Account
of the I'nlliuilniim Hint n\lnn (
In HIM Stiltc"nt
1'rcncnt. '
Lewis W. Shurtlllt of Ogden , Utah , vlco
president of the exposition for that state ,
arrived In the city ycsfonlay and has been
In conference with the exposition officials all
day regarding the exhibit to bo made by
Utah. Judge Shurtllft brought with htm two
samples of sandstone which the stnto offers
as Its contribution to the Arch of States.
These samples arc of gray and red sand
stone , respectively.
"I didn't bring any specimens of granite , "
said he , "because no thought It would not
be practicable to cut It In time for the ex
position. We have plenty of stone , but we
concluded that the UNO varieties I brought
with me are the best for tha purpose.
"Wo arc going to have a good exhibit from
Utah , " said Judge Shurtllff In a positive
manner. "Our mining exhibit Is now being
made up by Den Magulre , ono of our most
experienced men In that IJnc. He Is travel-
In ; ; about the state , making a collection of
epeclmens and will 1mo au exhibit of min
erals which will cqmpare 'vv ' 1th any that can
bo made by any state. Mr. Magulro hao
been at work for about a. month and he
has not visited one-half of the mining dis
trict. ? .
"Our agricultural dlsplay.ls being made up
by Heber Uenlon , who Is hicctlnglth good
success In collecting flno specimens of our
products. The manufacturing Interests nro
being looked after by T. R. Cutler , who Is
superintendent of one of oUr beet sugar fac
tories. Ho Is doing good work and will have
a flno display.
"Ono of our principal displays , " continued
the Judge , "will bo the Irrigation display to
bo made by the Dear Rhcr Irrigation com
pany. That company will have an Irrigated
farm In full operation , showing the complete
sjstcm In use In our stall ) . Our people are
taking a great Interest In the exposition and
will bo hero In force. " *
uncim VTIICNS roil Tim i , usoov.
I'liriiiiMCH tn Which \rohlttctH-ln- -
rhlff ArtWorking. .
The archltccts-ln-chlef uavo about com
pleted the drawings for the finish about the
lagoon , Including the nppioach to the bridges
and the decoration of the custom end of the
canal. These will bo turned over to the De
partment of Hiiildlngs anil Grounds within a
day or two , and bids will , bo asked for the
w 01 Is.
The sheathing which encloses the waters
of the lagoon will bo covered to the water's
edge with an artificial tijna coping which
will extend entirely around the lagoon. Just
above the surface of tha water this stone
coping will bo curved Inward to form a
recess Inwhich will be .placed . a row of
Incandescent lights. Th se lights will out
line the lagoon and will , follow the line of
the stairways and approaches to the bridges ,
cros the water along thn lower edge of the
bridges and encircle ( ho east end and the
brood curves of the Mlrrnr
On top of this stono. coping will bei placed
handsome staff-covered posts which will
support an ornamental Iron railing which
will extend entirely around the lagoon ex
cept at the east end. Commencing at the
broad stairways at the cast end , which af
ford a means of reaching the water level ,
the Iron railing wJll .bq , cjiansed to a heavy
balustrade which will encircle the beautiful
east end of the lagoon and form a handsome
setting for the many beauties of this portion
tion of the canal. Landing places for the
gondolas are provided and , a complete finish
for this very pietty portion" the main
court Is contemplated. The high , sloping
bank forming the cast end of the lagoon will
ho formed Into small steps and potted plants
in full bloom will be Installed there , maki ig
the bank apoear In a blaze of color. This
bank will be encircled by 'a heavy chain.
The detail drawings for the viaduct over
Sherman avenue leading out of the main
court to the bluff tract are nearly finished
and will bo turned over to the Department of
Buildings and Grounds in a few dais.
III.\CIC IIIM.S W Vic7VI' AGAIN.
Mt-iuiH to Hnlm * FiinilN for
It rprfHciit at liiii I > ur PUNCH.
J. P. Hymer of Deadwood , S. D. , commis
sioner for the exposition ifor the Utock Hills
district , writes to the Denartment of Ev.
hlblts that the countlco ot that district have
again taken , up the- matter of securing rep
resentation at the exposition. A great deal
of Interest lei this direction was aroused
last foil , and these counties voted bonds In
aid of county exhibits , but legal questions
wore raised and the bond Issue defeated after
It bad received a majority of the votes cast
at the election Since that time Intercut
has been rather dormant , but Com
missioner Hymer's letter Indicates that
activity has been icsumed. Ho says the
commissioners of Lawrence * county , of which
DeadwoocJ Is the county scat , have been
asked to make a levy of 1 mill , which will
provide a fund of about $1GOO , and the other
counties in the section have been asked to
take similar action. Mr. Hymer states that
If this Is not successful a fund will bo raised
by private subscription. TSio other counties
will be asked to Join In this movement , in
case the levy is not mode , but in case , they
do .not sec ( It to do so , the Black Hills dis
trict will be represented In an exhibit of Its
own. Mr. Hymer says the Interest In the
Black Hills is thoroughly acouced and a
good exhibit will bo made ,
In Forelcii I.IIIIIN | ,
William H. ( Heard , constil general of the
United l-tates to Liberia , writes to the De
partment of Promotion that , ho has laid the
Invitation to that govc nuient before the
authorities and is doing al | In his power tote
Induce the governmenti to , toke an official
part in the exposition.
K. F. Patterson , consul general of the
United Statea at Calcutta , , vrites to the De-
payment of Promotion Vha he will takeup
the matter of India's ft-pnrsentatlon at the
exposition with the scfcrpi ary of state for
India as soon as ho rcUiri B from his sum
mer residence , and will ei deavor to secure
government representation.
The Department of Exhibits has been as
sured by fieorgo W. FUhback , commissioner
for the countries of South America , that
exhibits will certainly , bq' ' made by the
Argentine Republic , Brazil [ ami Peru. These
exhibits will comprise woos , minerals , wool
and other precincts of those countries.
I'or ir * c'llii r Culoiiniiili'N
Bids on the erection o tjie colonnades be
tween the Administration .building and the
Mines building and between the former and
the Agriculture buildldg Were opened at the
odlce of the Department of Buildings and
Grounds on the exposition grounds yesterday
morning There were five bids o.i the car
penter work and two on , the staff work. The
carpenter bids were as follow B : Asa Phll-
pott , $8,025 ; T. J , Lund , $7,774 ; William
Goldle & Sons company. $9,640 ; Thomas Herd ,
$7.900 : R. C. Strehlow. J8.SOO. The staff bids
wcro as follows : Smith & Kaufman , $7,734 ;
Alexander & Sons of Memphis , Ti'iin. , $8,493 ,
Theto bids were lajcl bcfo'p the e peutlvo
committee at noon by Manager Klrkcn-
dall.
Clooit I'roxjivi-lH In N - > JtTurv.
Colonel Ilobert Mitchell Floyd , chairman
of the New Jersey Exposition commission ,
wrltca to the exposition authorities that tbo
prospect * are good for an appropriation ty
the legislature which will enable tbo com-
mltolon to erect a state building on tbo
exposition grounds. The legislature mcctp
Thursday ot this week and the chairman asks
that n representative of the exposition be
sent to Trenton to co-operate with the com-
nilwton. K. O. Halstead ot .this city , a
well known business man , who has cxlonrlvo
acquaintance In Now Jersey , will start for
Trenton this week to lend his assistance to
the exposition commission ,
the Slnff.
The executive committee of the Woman's
Board of Managers Is slowly organizing the
staff of the newspaper which Is to bo Issued
by the committee on Washington's birth
day as a means of swelling the fund for the
nirls' antl Boys' building. iMrs. George
Tlldcn , who acquired experience as manager
of the women's edition of The Bee , -will
officiate In that capacity for the now venture.
The managing eJltor and the lesser editorial
lights have not yet been appointed , but the
general direction ot the paper. Including Its
policy , will bo under the guidance of a
special committee consisting of Mesdamcs W.
W. Keysor. W. V. Harford and F. M. Ford.
.Vote * of tlu >
W. E. Skinner of Tort Worth , Tex. , the
newly appointed commissioner of the Llvo
Stock 'bureau ' for that state , writes that his
state will have a good exhibit of llv eetock ,
poultry and pet animals.
Ex-Governor W. J. Northcn , chairman of
the Georgia Exposition commission , writes
that the commission will meet In AtUnta to
morrow for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the state exhibit and determining
upon the amount of space which will bo
required.
nnvrnv .UIOWT 111:1211 MOMY.
Kate of the Mini Who Dccllni-il to
"I'nnli the Can "
Sunday evening while John Davis , accom
panied by Clarence Whitney , was coming
do-\n town he was waylaid by several mem
bers of the "Cumlng street" gang near the
Omaha Linseed Oil works , and severely
beaten. Davis says the men stopped him and
demanded that ho give them a "quarter to
push the can with. " He refused and he and
Whitney started to avoid the gaud by taking
the middle ot the street. After repeating
their demands and again being refused
George Prlco struck Davis In the face and
knockcJ him to the pavement. Ho followed
up the attack by kicking bis prostrate victim
In the f.icu and by otherwise mistreating
him. Whitney boarded a passing car and
made his escape. About this tlmo an oillcer
arrived and placed Price under arrest for
assault and battery and also took Davis
along as complaining witness. Yesterday
morning PrICe was brought up before Judge
Gordon for trial , but the police said they hail
other witnesses against him and the trial
was deferred until toJay at 2 p. ni.
A number of small burglaries hive oc
curred during the last fortnight which arc
credited up to the gang and two persons are
known to have been held vy tor beer money
In a bhnliar manner as experienced by Davis.
The gang has been In the habit of making
Its headquarters In an old building just cast
of the IIndeed Oil works , but as this has
lately been rented they Infest the alley uear
Seventeenth and Nicholas streets and keep
a lookout hero for Intended victims. Instiuc-
tlons have been given to the North Sixteenth
street patrolmen to arrest any of the mem
bers on sight. It Is the Intention of the po
lice to bleak up the operations of tbo gang
at all bazatds
MISTUIl 3IOUTOV TLU\S
Ills ( lucNtH Oct II Mvcly Touch of Ills
HoMiiHiiUtj.
Charles Morton , a negro , who according to
the police Is a very tough Individual , was
locked up Sunday night for "pulling a razor
and threatening to cut , " and for "flourishing
a revolver with menacing threats to kill. " At
least this is the report handed In by tbo
officer who made the arrest. It appears Moi-
ton gave a "cakcwalk" at his homo down
near Fourteenth and Nicholas streets , and
Invited about a dozen negroes of both sexes
to participate. Among them was hla vcty
best girl. A keg of beer occupied one coi
ner of the main room and after the "walk"
had been pulled off "his best" and another
negro attached themselves to the keg and
refused to part with It. Just to keep things
rolling Morton adjourned to a saloon nearby
and managed to drink more than the other
two combined. Ho then returned to the house
and threw his guests Into the street ono by
one and was practically In possession of the
place when the police arrived , Morton was
brought n > before Judge Gordon this mornIng -
Ing and as he has been arrested before on
similar charges was given $20 and costs
which ho failed to pay. Ho will work the
fine out with the street cleaning gang.
Mi\V IU3.YI , iSTVTE I3ZCII IMSB Kl'I.U
of Property Will lie Miule
More I'oiiiilar.
Oco of the most Important rules that have
been adopted by the Omaha Real Estate ex
change vvob decided on at the regular meet
ing yesterdjjyv It provides that each
member shall Hat with the exchange oiK'o
a week all the properties for which lie has
an exclusive agency. The effect of this rule-
Is to glvo every prcperty owner who lists a
piece of property with any member of the
exchange the benefit of the services of t'je
entire exchange.
The question of a uniform contract be
tween property owners and agents was post
poned until the next meeting In order that
some modifications In the form of the con
tract might bo formulated.
MuttiTN In Ffilcrul Court.
Judge. . Mungor has lendcred a decree of
foreclosure ) In the c.iae of the Northvvchtcrn
Mutual Life Insurance company against
John L. McConnell of Lincoln. The judg
ment rendered amounted to J4S.1IS.S7. Tie
suit 'nns brought on u note. Hccurcd by
mortgages on n number of lots located neai
the corner of Tenth and N streets , Lincoln ,
nnd on some land In { founders county. All
tlilw property Is ordered hold to satisfy the
Judgment.
The follow Ing men , charged with Helling
liquor to Indians on the Oma'ia reservation ,
were arraigned before. Judge Hunger yes
terday morning : Dan Peterson , William Hir-
lan , John Johnson nnd James Watson , All
pleaded KUllty with the exception of John
son. Peterson , Hnrlnn and Watson were
each lined } 10o nnd robts and wcro sentenced
to bf > rvo sixty d-iys In the county Jull but
the sentences vvcro suspended on the pay
ment of n flno of } 2. > and cost .
Mrs , Mary Fitzgerald has ( lle < l an answer
In the federal court In the suit brought
against her as administrator of the uHtiito
of John Fitzgerald of Lincoln by the Provi
dent Life nnd Trunt company , In whlc-li shn
alleges that at the tlmo her husbind Klgned
the note for { 20,000 upon which milt Is
brought ho wag not of ? ound mind nnd thu
liiBtrurnpnt Is therefore void. This allega
tion Is of Interest from the fact thit nt the
time fhn wax Hucd on ox-Stutu Treasurer
Ilartley'u bond , upon which her signature
appeared , she sougnt to evade liability on
thu grounds that she wa ? of unsound minden
on account of her hUHb-ind's death nt thu
tlmo Mie signed the. bond. The note which
Fitzgerald IB alleged to have given In thn
suit In the federal court IB secured by
mortgages on Homo 1'XK ) acres of land In
Jefferson county
\Vholi * Kami I > Found Miiriloreil ,
WOHCKSTISn. MaB. , Jan. 10.-FranclH D.
Newton , a prosperous farmer of Hrookfleld ,
nnd his wife , Sarah , and their 10-year-old
adopted daughter I'the ] , were lound mur
dered In their bed today. The crime VVMH
discovered by neighbor * whoso curiosity
was iirouped by the lowing of the unfed cat
tle , Thu throe ha'l been killed with an ax
The hired man who had been employed by
NiAton , Is nilfilnK and the authorities are
making a ftrnrch for him. Ho WUK known
only by thn name of Paul. Ho was last
ccn Friday night , more than a mile from
the Newton house going In the direction
of Urookllcld , New ton \\as 45 > cars of age
urn ! his wife was thrco jears younger ,
llolil a Wolf .Srnlp Trnilrr.
James T , .Mclntoah , charged with being
a fugitive from Justice , Is locked up at the
station awaiting the action of the author
ities of Wlntcrtct , la. Mclntosh la uhaigeU
ultli fraudulently extracting funds from
the treasury of Madison county by means
of wolf pelts , which wern never raised In
the state , Mclntonh , together with several
other men , are alleged to have gone quite
extensively In the wolf pelt producing bunt-
ness. nnd with this object In view nro said
to hnvo nn agreement with hunters In
Wyoming and Colorado , who supply them
with skin ? . The o pelts nro s ld to ha\o
been disposed of In BPVfral Iowa counties
for the purpose of securing the bounty
offered by the state.
r.HADIP.NTS 0THU
from Pnrk to Park Aero * * the
Town ( lultr I'ractlcnliU * .
Assistant City Knglncer Stengcr has nearly
completed the preliminary survey ot the pro
posed new boulevard to connect Hcmls park
with Hmiscom and Illvervlew. The survey
was made at the request of the Doard ot
Park Commlsslcncrs and It 1ms demonstrated
the fact that the gradients along the i > ro-
pceed route ore admirably adapted for the
j purpose. There ere only ono or two places
where the grade exceeds 2 per cent nnd on
the route IVom Demls puk to Hanscom the
highest grade Is 3 per cent. From Hanscom
to Itlvervlow the grades are very similar
with the exception of ono short stretch
whcro there Is n 4 per cent grade , For the
benefit of those who are nat familiar with
grades as expressed In figures It miy bo
stated that a 2 per cent grade Is clmllar to
that of Sixteenth street between Douglas am' .
Dodge. There Is a 4 per cent grade on liar-
ncy street between Twentieth and Twenty-
fourth streets and Sixteenth street between
Douglas and Farnatn has n 4'S per cent
grade. The steepest elopu of the proposed
boulevard la not as sharp as the ascent from
Douglas to rurnam street on Sixteenth.
Since his examination of the route City
Engineer Hosewatcr , as well as his assist
ant , have become quite enthusiastic over the
scheme. They emphasize the advantages
which the boulevard will afford to wheelmen
on account of Its easy grndcs , and the fact
that It will prov Ido a bicycle route across
the western part of the city Insteid of com
pelling wheelmen to coino around by Cum
lng , Sixteenth and Lcavenworth etrcets. It
I the enterprise ns now contemplated by the
park board Is can led out It wilt provide one
on the moat cnjojahlo whucl runs Inside the
'city ' limits. The run fiom Hcmls to Hanscom
park , and then cast to Ulvcrvlew can be
made without a hard climb and It will also
provide a bhort cut to South Oinalii from
the northern and western pirts of the city.
KIMOMVIS OPlVoMjilTTO lir.ltDMV.V
UN dinners ( , > SHCI-I-.M ! Illnmrlf An-
Hemming Hi-nut ( fill ! . < > ! , ( . . <
Although the date on which Governor Hoi-
comb may ho called on to appoint a successor
to H. K. L. Hcrdman as n member of the
Hoard of Flro and Police Commissioners Is
still nearly three months away , the question
Is being extensively agitated In fusion clr-
clce. So far as It 1ms developed , the agita
tion takes the form of a determined opposi
tion to the rcappointmcnt of Heidman , and
In case the present hoaid should bo In powci
In April , his ambition to succeed himself will
bo vigorously contested.
The first step In this direction was taken
ono night last week at a meeting at the
Union club rooms , which was attended by
neaily 100 fusion workers A number of
speeches were made In which opposition to
Hcrdman was more or less vigorously ex
pressed , and It was decided with practical
unanimity that the fight should be prose
cuted. According to thu statement of one of
those wno wcro piomlncnt In the undertak
ing , there was no specific charge made
against Heidman. The opposition was of a
general character , and was based on the con
tention that ho had failed to secure har
monious action and accomplish what was ex
pected of him.
It Is stated that those who are opposing
Hcrdman have no special candidate to offer
at this time. They say that they merely
want the governor to appoint some good man
who will bo fair to all elements and who will
not ho handicapped by the Influences which ,
they assert , have a cast-Iron grip on Herd-
man.
IJISCtSS THU I.ICUNbU Ollim.NCU. .
ConiictliiKMi fie Thoroughly < ) cr till'
\VorIc of tin * IiiHiM'ctor.
The new license ordinance occupied most
of the attention of the councllmcn ot the
regular committee meeting jcsterdaj after
noon. Manager HeeJ of the Deportment of
Concessions of the exposition was present
In the Interests of the exposition manage
ment , as It Is the desire of tl.'H body to pro.
tect the concessionaires ao far as possible
from the competition of transient luwkcis
who may put up their stands Just outside
the grounds. The ordinance was discussed
In detail and a few changes were made In
thp schedules It Is likely , however , that the
crdlii2ineo as recommended for patsage will
bo subst.intlally similar to the one recom
mended by the license inspector.
Action on the bIJa for furnishing the city
with gas lamps was deferred one week and
the plumbers' ordinance was ordered recom
mltted for further amendment.
Mui-lnlll.i Urooril.
The following births and deaths were re
ported at the health office during the twenty-
four hours ending at noon yesterday :
Hlrths Jacob P. Jacobbon , 1012 .Mason
s'reet , girl ; Henry Mogge , 1519 North Nine
teenth , boy Thomas Dunbroskl , Twenty-fifth
and Arbor , boy ; James Tracy , 1SI8 Plcicc ,
girl ; Gus Johnson , 1441 North Nineteenth ,
hey ; James Dent , 4238 Patrick avenue , girl ;
George M. Lawrence , 1341 South Thirty-first ,
girl ; Fred Rhump , 1721 Dorcas , girl ;
Uartholnicw Mahar , 2812 .Miami , boy ; Frank
Fogarty 3032 Kmmett , boy ; Louis Helmiod ,
S12 South eighteenth , boy ; W. II. "altiHon ,
1004 North Forty-seventh , boy ; Peter Ander
son , 2723 Ulondo , boy ; Thomas CharletonS29 _
South Nineteenth , boy.
Deaths Cyrus Morton , C7 , 1C02 Center ,
paralysis , Evergreen cemetery ; Itoy Johnson ,
1 months , 1917 Clark , pneumonia Forest
Lawn ; Arthur Johnson , 2 , 1703 South Ninth ,
bialn fever , Sprlngwcll ; Martha H. Parmeleo ,
70 , 40. ! North Twenty-third , Prospect Hill.
Ahont Wi'lNhiioli llnrnrrx.
The committco on gas uiU electric lights
of tno city council has not formulated Its
report on t'ho bids for gas street lights which
wcro received nomctlmo ago. During the last
week the arc lamps have been cut off at
Sixteenth and Farnani streets und ono or two
other down town corners In order to give the
Wclsbae-h humors a chance to show what they
could do and It Is gcncpilly conceded that the
new humor Is a marked improvement on the
old st > lc , although It makes a very Indifferent
substitute for an arc light. Some of the
councllmcn want an arrangement perfected
by which the Welshach burners can be used
on Sicrman avenue and other streets leadIng -
Ing to the expedition grounds and the old
fashioned burners allowed to remain In len >
Important districts , They contend that the
extra price for the Wclsbach burners Is un
warranted , as they tuvo the contractor
enough In gas to more than pay for the
burners.
llonril of Uiiiinllrnllnii Mei' < n ,
The city council mot yesterday as a
board of equalisation to hair complaints on
the 1S98 tax list aril It will remain In Hcwdcti
for nt least five days. All members were
present except Mercer , and tno honor of
chairman was thrust upon Councilman Lo-
beck. After eome discussion It was decided
that no complaints should bo received after
Friday und -that the entire board rviiould meet
from 3 to 5 o'clock each afternoon to con
sider protests that had been previously IlleJ.
Tax Commissioner Sackctt will be prevent
dur'ng ofllco hours to glvo such Information
an IB desired In regard to asccncmenta , All
protests must bo filed In writing and It Is
dailrablo that they should he filed as early > m
poinlblo In the week In order to tiecnro full
corfcldcrat'ion.
IJc'iiti'iiiiul Onl Iti-NlmiH ,
On account of tno serious Illners of his
wife , Lieutenant Onl has been compelled to
give up his position as military Instructor at
the High school. General Copplnger yesterday
moinlvig dealgn.ncd First Lieutenant WlllUm
A. Campbell of Fort Crook to succeed
Lieutenant Ord and ho will report for duty
tomorrow. The work of Lieutenant Ord .ban
been highly tathfactoiy to the High school
authorities and Uio Hoard of UJucatlon and
his rctilenutloa wan much regretted.
BARTLEI LOCKED IN A CELL
Hold in the Dongltu County Jail as a
Common Polou ,
SHERIFF TAKES NO CHANCES WITH HIM
Untlirrrlrr Trpnicil the Sump nn Ottin"
Con * lot * Mtipc theDcclmlon of
HIP Biiiirpinp Court \Vnn
Amtouncril ,
Joseph S. Hartley , HID defaulting cx-stato
treasurer , convicted In the criminal court of
this county of embezzlement and sentenced
by Judge Haker to n term of twenty jeara
In the penitentiary and to pay a flno of $303 , .
"OS , double the amount embezzled , ls not
having as many liberties about the county
Jail ns ho had prior to the tlmo when the
supreme court handed down Its opinion ,
sustaining the judgment of the district
court.
The criminal case against Hartley was tried
at the May term of the district court ot this
county and a verdict uf gulltj WAS returnel
during June , 1S97. On June 2fi. 1S97. ho vva *
sentenced. An appeal was taken to the supreme
premo court , Hartley In the- meantime being
remanded to thu county Jail on account of
being unable to give ball , which was lUcd
at $125,000. The supreme court handed down
Its decision n few da > s ago , affirming the
derision of the courts of this count ) .
While the appeal was pending anil prior la
the decision of the supieme couit Hartley
was given privileges ahoul the county Jail ,
occupying n separate cell on the fcocoml
Moor and also sitting In the olllcu , where ho
answeicd his mall .mil iccelved callers ,
rho'o liberties vvrro not given bee-auso of tha
prominence of the prisoner , hut because of
the fact that It has nlvvnju heen the custom
to glvo prlsoneis more liberty dining the
pendency of their nppcil than before or after
the case has been adjudicated.H BOOH aa
Sheriff McDonald iccelved notlru that thu
supreme court had allhmed the decision of
the lower court , Hartley was locked In a
cell , where ho Is kept day and night , having
no more llbeitlea than the poorest prisoner in
the Jail. He Is forced to iicccpl the prison
faie and occupy a hunk thu same as other
convicted men.
Just when Hartley will bo taken to the
penitentiary Is not known , as the sheriff
IMS not jet iccelved the mandate from the
clerk of the i > upn < mc court , hut It umlouut
cdly will be within the tiext month , cm It I *
the custom to l iKo pr'aonors ' aw a } within
forty dajs after the ilshg of the court The
term at which the decision was handed down
uljourned some dajs ago , whlrh will brl" ?
the time for removal Inside of thu next
thlity dat >
Whether Hartlej will make another effort
to avoid going to the penitentiary Is not
known. lie positlvclj refuses to dl'cu&s
hit1 future movt and his .ittorueja malntjln
the same ellcncc as their client , when asked
to talk upon the subject
ICUVM : soicnr TO vn > coxxons.
II < MIII * , Illl IlllKMM'lll Mllll , Clllllt * tO
fiikt Into Tronhlt * .
D. C. Keano gives tiulte a different version
of the affair In which ho has boon entangled
by the story told of his spree and loss ot
money by John C. Coi nors , the Iowa farmer ,
who supports the story now told by Kcanc.
Instead of having been Inveigled Into the
snare by Kcanc , Connois admits he lost ha
money because ho would not lake the advlca
of Keano and go to bed. Kcanc admits that
ho was with Connors when the latter got into
a game of cards and lost $00 , hut sa > s ho
knows nothing of the woman part of the
storj. Connors picked un the woman after
Keano had paited company with him , and
when ho discovered ho had been robbed by his
unknown fcinalo companion of J OO ho looked
for nn'ace ' of some sort , and told his trouble
to a policeman. This policeman furnished the
rest of the jam. K < * ano was out of the city ,
having gone to Dunlap , la. , to attend thu
funeral of lion Jacob II. Uairctt , and when
he returned ho was told thu police wcro
looklns for him. He nt once went to the
station nnd was Infoimed of what had been
done by Connors No Information has heen
filed against Keanc , and ho has not been
arraigned on any charge. Connors admits
now that thcio Is no reason for connecting
Keano with the robbery. The money wja
lost by icnson of the fact that the advlco
of Kcanc was not lu'lovve ! . Thu latter has
suffered thiough his uffoits to protect a
former friend.
IM < 7.7.1U roil TIIU
Charity f'nsithnt I'lvm-nl * Some I'c-
< o liar Com | > l lent In UN.
As a rule when the county commissioners
have a charity case nn their hands they
know what disposition to make of It , but ,
are all at sea over what they will do with
Mrs. Jacob Sllversteln and her eight children ,
the oldest of which Is 1C years , and the
youngest a babe in aims.
Mrs llvcrsteln was before the commls-
iDners yesterday and repotted to Uiem her
tale of wee. She sa > s her husband has de
serted bur , leaving beveial unpaid bills which
creditors contend that she must liquidate.
She says that she IB without food or fuel
and that the rent on her haute Is past duo
and that the landlord threatens to eject her
If payment Is not made- during the day.
Jacob Sllversteln is an expressman and his
wife sa > s that nh < > washed anil Ironed to
earn money to ptiy for the team and wagon
which he drlve In carrying on his business.
She also says that he has taken the motley
earned by hevcral of the children and baa
failed to contribute a cent to tholr support.
She says that she has always been a loving
nnd obedient wife and that her husband left
her without cause or provocation ,
The county commlbslonerH will help the
Hllversteln family temporarily and In the
meantime will refer the case to the county
attorney for the purpose of ascertaining If
there Is not some way by whlc.h the husband
ean bo prosecuted.
Will It extra I ii ( hiHoy. .
Joe Fnrrls iillns Joe. Illrdvvell , u Syrhn
, iged about 12 yearn. VVUH brought up before
Judge Gordon on u ch.ugo of InuorrlBlblllty ,
HlH mother , Futona Fiurls. was present
and told the Judge that she vv.m poAurlcsa
to make the boy behave In the manner In
which iu > Hhoiild Hhe fnld thnt phe nnd hnr
throe children hud been in this country
nbout ( i ye.ir. She gained n living by pcvf-
dllng trinkets , and while vho WIIH HA ay
from home wns obliged to leave Joe with
nn uncle , who rcslder. at 1227 South Thir
teenth street. Thu boy , BO fho iiHHertst \
subject to lite of mol.incioly and lit the HO
limes has been known to attempt hlx life ,
Ho Is mild to have attempted to Hhoot him-
nelf yesterday with an old runty revolver
which hlH uncle gave him to pluy with ,
Judge Gordon tllnmlnHC.il the cnxo on condi
tion that the woman taku xtepD to place
him In some InKtltutlon for thu cure of lioyH ,
and to this end tie mother promised he
would place Joet temporarily In thu Uc-nxou
home.
Foil Out \vlth Mix ( ilrl.
Chnrleu U , Jonex , a rallro.id mnn , got Into
an altercation near Seventeenth und Ht ,
Mary's avenue with his Mveothcart , Uadlo
Shannon , and the two had come to blows
when the jxjllcc arrived upon thu Heuic.
Jones , howi've-r , did not c-aro to bo ar-
rcKlcil , HO ho Hhovv il the ofllce-rs the "hot
foot" around the block ami finally took
refuge under a pool table In thu saloon
near ICIchtccnth < tml St. Mary'u avenue .
A couple of offlcerx found him nnd by dint
of considerable poking , got him to eotnu
out He wns changed with disturbing thn
peace. Jones was released for a month on
probation ! > y Judge Gordon ,
III .linlKi * KOMOI-'H Gourl.
Judge Fawcott Is silting In court room No.
7 , bearing an 4 disposing of equity
eaten. Ho Is presiding over the docket of
Judge Koyiior , who Is In Dakota county , hearIng -
Ing canes for Judge Kvans. Judge Koyuor
will return next Monday ,