OHIO RIVER IS ON A BOOJ
Eisa of Pivo Feet an Hour at Oincinnat
Causes Alarm ,
CONS'DERABLE ' DAMAGE DONE BY RAINS
. "IVnlrrVIIIiln a Slmrt lllntnncc o
IJniiRLT 1.1 no nnil Still IU | HK _
Suvfrnl M'toi T.cmt In
Stvollrii Htrcniim.
CINCINNATI" . Jan. 20 The Ohio river
uftcr a audden ilso last nlfihL at the rate o
Jive foot an hour , tauscd by the flood In the
Llttlo Miami and the Licking rivers , art
tied down to a rate of thrco Inches an hour
with the exception that between C ana 7
o'clock ( his morning there was a rlso of nix
Inches. Tlio rainfall , whlrh roused before
daylight , amounted to 2.24 Inches , nml I
carao no heavily as to nearly nil now Into
the rivers. High winds have prevallc'
through the night and today and ilia torn
jiemturo li falling , which conditions operate
to lessen the danger of flood. lAccordllif ,
4o present advices tlicrn ban not been a
nencinl heavy rain In West Virginia nor
olnowhcro about the bcoihvateni. At
J'onuroy the river vvaa reported stationary
nt twenty-right feet this morning with haul
rains all nliht. the ncathrr being Ilko April
Much damage has been done along the Little
Miami river , i Tlio brldgo on the Penn
sylvania load nt Morrow ban gone out , caus
Ing a long detour by trains.
At 1 o'clock tonight the river wan forty
night feel and thrco Inches and stationary
It icached the maximum at & tonight.
foity-clght feet four Inches. Since tiiun 1
lias fallen ono Inch. At ill points fron
I'ltttburg to Cairo It li falling tonioht
LOlISVIUB ! , Ky. . Jan. 20-Kenri are en
tertalned hero of a flood. The Ohio Is rising
r.teadllj. At C o'clock this morning the danKer -
Kor line was but threi > feet off , but by noon
this distance bad been dcei eased by nearly
eleven Inched. The waters are touching the
cuibstoncs at the foot of rifth and Kourlh
streets and the rcaIJuiitn In these localities
Jiave packed their belongings preparatory
to ( light. During last night the ilse was
three feet , but the rain hai enasod and the
rls this morning was not so great At noon
the reading at the locks was twenty-three
feet two Inches.
Reports received * Indicate 'hat much dam-
ngo was done throughout the state last night
by the hcavj rain .and wind storm which
came up about S HO o'cloc-k Thomas Cross
n drummer from North Vorncn. was drowned
while craning a swollen stream near Weal
lladon , Intl. , while a son of a farmer named
JJiiiO and a negro farm hand , who were
riding n horse arioss the Cumberland river
folk In Jackson county , Tennessee , wcio
ill owned. In Kentucky a Methodist church
near ralmo'ith was unroofed and barns am ]
farm houses In Garrard , Grison Henderson ,
Union and Illckman counties were damaged.
The Licking , 13Ig Sandy. Cumbciland , Green
and all their tributaries are booming nO
many of them are out of their binka ,
The river is expected to reach the danger
point at this pi-ice by 5 o'clock In tlio morn-
Jug. The Btage at 10 p. m wes twent-two
feet and eleven Inichcn , a ilse of nine Indus
since C p. m. If the water continues to rise
at the present rate until ,1 o'clock tomorrow
a stage of thirty feet will have been reached
This will put It sl\ feet above the danger
line , and will submerge many houses In
Shipping Port from Third down to Seventh
etreets , the Island , a part of the point , and
n I the bottom lands for fifty miles above
Towhead Island Is submerged , and the glue
factoty above the cutoff has three feet of
witer on Its floor.
All the tributaries In this section are re-
Dor'.ed being full or overflowing fiom the
T cent heavy mlns. The latter cleared caily
this morning , and If no moro showers fall
the duration of tlio present flood will bo
eliort
T S. Cross , a salesman of North Vernon ,
Ind , was drowned lacst night mear Trench
Lick while trlng to ford a swollen stream
A firmer mined Drury and hla farmhand ,
rojdlck , were drowned while trying lo ford
the Cumberland river In Jackson county ,
Tennessee. The bodies wore recovered three
miles below.
Will Hnllil 11 Slab Mill.
CHICAGO , Jin. 20. Four hundred fhou-
nand dollars are to bo expended nt once by
Iho Illinois Stecel company In the erection
of a slib mill at South Chicago In addition
Ho the mammoth plant already maintained
liy the compiny. The completion of the
mill will Insure employment to nt least
l.OJO moie men than nre now on t'ho ' com
pany's pay roll.
foul llonlH sink During a Storm.
T.EAVENWORTII. Ind. , Jan. 20 The tow-
bolt Jib Williams , with n tow of sixty coil
boats , was caught In the Htorm above here
ln t night , fourteen of the coil boats were
mink , nnd two of the steamei'.s crew were
washed overborn ! and drowned. The boit
was bittered up considerably , but was this
morning able to iproceed on Its way south ,
ToriiiMlo llontn Co to 'I'liiiiim.
KRV WnST , Fia. , Jan. 0.-Tho torpedo
boats Cuslilnj ! and Uriccson have left foi
Tampa , The Dupont leaves tonlslit. Tbe
I'orter will remain here as a dispatcn boat.
Tno Maine , Montgomery nnd Detroit will
Heave tomorrow to join the squadron for
Taring1 is cis It passes this port.
1AI1I.S .AT \ LAMiKfJIll ) .M KMIHIIAL.
iiiNri : > i > al S u ml n 5 School * Axki-il to
ItlllNf IjllOO.OOO.
These Interested In Sunday school work ,
cspeclilly In the episcopal denomination ,
Kalhered In the Parish house ot Trinity
cathedral last night to receive the counsel of
3lov. Herman L. Duhrlng , secretary ot the
( American Church Sunday School Institute.
Rlr. Duhrlng 'is greatly Interested In n pro
ject , which ho broacho1 ! to the alxty-flvo
ieicherd present last night , of raising ? 100-
000 during the lontcn season from the Sun-
id ly schools of the country to devote to mlh-
elons. The fund Is to bo a memorial to Dr.
iLangford , formerly secretary of the Hoard
of .Missions of the Episcopal church and
rnlioso recent ( loath leaves an unfilled va
cancy In the work.
Mr. Duhrlng made an Interesting address
In behalf of Ills plans , which ho Js present
ing to the different Sunday schools of the
country. Ho showed how the money could
lie raised by same slight , but universal self
Uenlal , during Lent. IHo said that It was
Jiot BO much tlio amount that waa given , but
the spitlt and unanimity with which the
Klft was mdo and pointed out that from
1'cbiuary 2J , tlio beginning of Lent until
faster , the money would be readily raised b >
n saving of 20 cents on the part of every
Sunday school member.
lllshop Worthlngtonwas present and
npoKo a few words of commendation for the
tiplrlt and purpose of the enterprise. Other
Kplscopal clergymen at the meeting wcro
Dean Hilr , Dr T. J. iMackay , Uov. John Al
bert Williams and Dr. Walk.
fllllfJKI.V 1MTIATH Mil.
Vomit ? VI 11 n from HlxNonrl "Slum IM !
tttlli More Fiirct * Tlinii l-'oriiiullt ) .
Jo Rogers , a ) oung colored woman , was
ancstod last night after a struggle , for
showing a Mlssourlan , named Robert Him
< er , how city llfo la led. Hunter arrived
from Jackson county of the state named
jrsterdny afternoon with n reserve fund of
$90 to draw against until ho found a Job ,
On his way to the business center ho met
itho woman , who Invited him to her room at
" 21 North Twelfth street. The money was
tills en with small formality and Hunter
etartcd out to find a policeman , Several
confederates of the woman , however , fol
lowed him to block hla progress. They sur
rounded Hunter and threatened him with
norloua results If ho reported the matter.
Hunter thought thst the tlmo had como to
show his Mlnnourl education and drew out
a Ions six flhoMer which sant the gang down
alleys and tip stairways.
Hunter arrived at the station and gave
a dcicrlptlon of the woman a * > n fat person
with a wart on her nose and two pug dow
by her side. Jo ttogcra filled the require
ments and wsfl Identified by the Mb-
sourlan. She made an assault on Hunter on
the way to the station Charles Thlrklcs
was also arrested on suspicion of being ono
of the sing that attempted to Intimidate
Hunter Ho gave a satisfactory account cf
himself , however , and wag released on hli
own bond The woman was charged with
grand larceny.
AMUSEMENTS.
evening nt Boyd's theater Mme
Scalthl and her concert company gave a
performance of a very high order of excel
lence. The theater waa well filled , but the
"standing room only" sign was not needed ;
Indeed there vuro a number of empty scat
that might well have been filled by these
who appreciate Rood music when they hear
It , but who find It such hard work to an
ticipate Its value , rhcro was plenty of
enthusiasm , and any number of encores.
Queen Polaris and her maids of honor oc
cupied the upper boxea and were much ob-
eorvcd and admired.
The program was varied and must have
contained something for every kind and
ilegrec of taste ; Indeed a lack of taste was
provided for , though perhaps not Intention
ally. The chararter ot this provision will
appear farther on. Of course the star ot the
ovcnlnK waa the great contralto , Mine.
Scalchl. Her appearance was the signal'for
n spontaneous outburst of nplauso that
lasted fully a inlnuto before the pianist
could begin tlio prelude to her aria It
goes without saying that Mme. Scalchl sang
Nobll Slgnor from "tho lluguenoto , " by
MoerbeL'r. She has sung It over since she
sang at all , The "Huguenots" was first
produced In 183G In Paris and the urla was
then snug by Mile. Klccheux. Its success
was Instantaneous. Mine. Scalchl's volco
is the wonder and despair of musicians.
Sonic of Us tones ate ( t > o It uccnis as one
hears her ) the most beautiful that ever
greet human ears. There Is a weird beauty
about their quality that charms and almost
Intoxirates. All the grates ot the Italian
style are Ilxcd habits with her and hei own
Individuality ban added a subtle something
that defies description , but which fascinates
whllo It eludes. The Ignorant , those who
have heard llttlo music and wish to appear
as if they had heard much , hasten to point
out certain defects In tone which are self-
evident and the perception of which Indi
cates only the posscuslon of cais perhaps
long ears Mme Scalchl has sung In every
country ot Europe and In every largo clt )
Inmarlca. . She has traveled hundreds
ot thousands of miles nnd subjected her
volco to all climates. There alwas was a
hiatus in It , but there aluajs was a t > oul
bock of It and an artistic mind directing
It. During the last fifteen } ears the writer
has heard her repeatedly and there la still
that same glorious quality of tone , that
same captivating manner nml that some ar
tistic Inturpictatlon that commanded adml-
i.itlon and aroused enthusiasm in the be
ginning. If n llltlci of the bloom has faded.
If the hiatus has broadened. It muy be
vvotl to remember that there is a greater
hiatus In the future when the bloom shall
bo hidden forever and tno great artist will
bid farewell to the stage and the concert
room and settle down In that far away
land of her birth to enjoy the repose and
honor so richly deserved. There can never
bo another Scalchl.
The soprano was Mile. Toullnguet , late of
the Imperial Opera company , li'he ' possesses
a pleasing volco ot long compass and , at
times , rich quality. She sang so lazily last
evening that one cannot Judge fjlrly ot her
powers. She must not think that because
she is west of the Missouri river that It
is not worth while to do her best , for bho
in'ght wish to come again. Her entrance
alia was from "Travlita , " by Verdi , and her
encore the perennial "Avo Maria , " arranged
'rom the inter-mezzo by Alascagnl.
Mr. McQueen , the tenor , was suffering from
a cold and surely did not do himself jus
tice. Ho lias a powerful volco and , when
lot fatigued , sang in .1 . pleasing manner.
Some of his high notes were e\cellent and
le sang B flat repeatedly. He was to have
sung "Love's Sorrow" as an encore , but dl 1
lot this causes one to forgive his cold.
Mile , du ilicdat , mcz70 soprano , has a light
volco of fair quality nnd sang In an Inter-
thtlng manner. Her rendering of the "Stac
cato" polKa , by Mulder , was net all that ono
could desire , but her encores "Numbcr'fPwo"
and "Woman's Way , ' weie especially pleas-
ng. Her pronunciation ot the words would
save been as good > : a a lesson tomost , falngers.
Slgnor Albertl was , next to Scalchl , the
artist of tbo evening. 'He ' possesses a rich
jarltone- voice and sings as If ho had some
clearly defined purpose. Ho was better In
he scenes from opera than in his concert
lumber ( the Toredor song from "Carmen"
J , still excepting Scalchl , Is the only ono
n the company who will over bo accused
of acting. As an cncoro he sang Dl Pro-
cnlza , from "Travlata. "
The scenes from opera comprised the second
end act of "Martha , " by Flotow and the
ast act from "Trovatore , " by Verdi , These
vero given In costume and afforded a varia-
lon that was evidently enjoyed by the audi
ence.
It will be Interesting to know that Mme.
Scalchl sang "Nobil Slguor" In the key of
? , four notes lower than it occurs In the
opera. Her first encore was the "Sercnata , "
) y Tostl. and this was sung In the key of
11. Her second encore was "Annio Laurie , "
and was sung In the key of A. The duet In
ho last act of "Trovatore" waa sung In G
flat Instead of G , as It Is In tbo score of the
opera.
The accompaniments were played by Slgnor
Gnarro and very well at times. However ,
hero were other times when be and the
omposors disagreed ns to what chords
eally would make the best accompaniment
f ono may Judge by the sound , the palm
vlll lomain with the composer. Slgnor
Gnarro might wrlto a piece and put tbeso
nvorlto chords of his own discovery In It
tiey are too original to bo lost.
Long may Mine. loilcbl llvo and often may
ho return. She la- very near to the hearts
f the people of Omaha.
DoWolf Hopper , with a. very largo com
pany , Including Edna Wallace , Hertha
Valtzlnger , Alfred Klein and a military
mnd of forty pieces , will present Souia's
omlo opera , "HI Capltan , " once only to-
Ight at Hoyd's theater. Opera and per-
armors are so well known as to require
llttlo description In advance. The enormous
sale of Beats Indicates that there will be
< uw. if any , vacant seats in the theater to
night.
The reputation which was earned through
long association with the Lyceum Stock
company will stand Herbert Kolcoy nd
Ffilii Shannon in good stoail when they begin
their ( list engagement here in a stellar ca
pacity They bring- with them a now com
edy by ftlidollno Lucetto Kyloy entitled "A
Coat of Many Colors" They uUo are nc-
companlod by a company of players which
would do credit to any organization. Among
the foremost of these may bo mentioned
William J. LeMotio. IJdmund I ) . Lors ,
Miss niilo Wilton and Miss Georgia llusby
It Is said that tbo comedy was written 03-
pecjally for Mr. Kolcey and ftlljsa Shannon
and that they have been happily supplied
with characters according to their particular
etles. Mrs Hyley has written several sue-
ccvsful comedies , of which "An American
Citizen" Is perhaps the most prominent. An
a production It Is up to th btandard of those
which Omaha has been made familiar with
by the old Lyceum company ; In fact , the or
ganization Is ono which will most likely
rank with that most excellent company
They open Monday evening at the lloyd and
will remain for three nights. There will bo
a matlneo on Wednesday.
Seats are now on sale at Kulin's drug
etoro for the Nansen lectures next Tuesday
afternoon and evening uud are meeting with
a brisk demand ,
Two performances of "Tho Girl I Left Be
hind 'Mo" ' will bo given at Boyd'a next Sun.
day , afternoon and evening ,
"Forgiven" was tbo bill at the Crclghton
last night and will continue during tbo re
mainder of tbo week , The specialties ere
unusually attractive and business U still
tsry large.
COJIUITTEE ASKS MORE TIME
Coal Op ratorj' and Miner. ' Ooafcrccca
Urged to Eo Patient.
PROMISES TO REPORT A SCALE TCDAY
Olilo nnil I'm tit ) lintiln HIM f .Not Vet
Conn * to \KriM-mriit 1111 DlfTor-
lint It I * i\-
lH'Ctl'll.
CHICAGO. Jan. 20--N'o progress was
made In today's so'slon of the Interstate
bituminous coal operators' an > ! miners' con
ference. N'o Teport was received from the
scale committee , but at the afternoon ses
sion I'rfiildcnt llatchford of the Mine Work
ers , and Walter S. Bogie of the Indiana oper
ators' delegation , inp&ireil bcfotc the con
vention to ask moro time. They explained
that a vcr-t amount of labor had already been
done by the committee , and assured the dele
gates that It mis for the best I'ltcrtiits of
both employers and etu > loyes to proceed \vllr.i
the utmost deliberation , and expressed a be
lief that every obstacle now before the coal
trade would bo removed
Ohio and Pennsylvania operators did not
rcich an agreement on the 9-cent differ
ential , which is the stumbling block. It was
stitcd that the 1'ennsjlvanla operators In
sisted upon an c itlro removal of the differ
ential , except , as It la applied to the Hocking
valley , which they oinccilo Is entitled to the
lowest rate. II L. Chapman of Ohio , It Is
alleged , oftiosed the wiping out preposition ,
and Dually drcpped out of tMo struggle. It
U the general ci.ilnlon that a report will be
presented to the convcntlO'ii ' tomorrow.
MORNJNG SIJSS10N HR1UR
The opening session of 'the ' Interstate
bituminous coal oporitora * and miners'
conference to lay was of but a few
minutes' duration. No report Ibelng ro-
cehcd from the scale committee and nobody
having naked for more time , a recess was
taken. Discussion of the state differentials
Is waxing warm In the committee meetings.
Last night the Ohio and Pennsylvania oper
ators conferred , but It Is said only got fur
ther Into the mire The Pennsjlvaulans arc
said to have presented an ultimatum In the
form of a demand that no differentials be
allowed to IqiiRer exist between the two
states. This proposition was at first bitterly
opposed by the Ohloans but after n long
wrancle tlibv are said to have expressed a
willingness to compromise on the basis of
a 1-cent differential In place of the existing
U-cont dlHeience. lint e\en this , It is bald ,
was unsatisfactory to II lt Clnpman of
Ohio. In fact It .B stated that the former
candidate for governor became so pronounced
In his disapproval of the compromise that It
van afjiccd to practically Igncio him In reachIng -
Ing a settlement.
.Mr. Chapman , when asked whether the re.
port were true , tald : "If the cosifeienco lias
decided to disregard nn or throw me out I
am unaware of the fact ; bur we have not
jet roiched an agreement on the dlfler-
entlal. "
POSITIONS Ann RRVHRSED.
Indiana and Illinois operators have also
been In conference over ho dllTeteiuUl ques
tion. When the Indiana miners resumed
after the lest btrlke they obtained a fillgbllj
better rate tlun the Illinc'la people , whcieas
previously theio bad been a margin of 5 cents
In favor is ( Illinois. This imtter the opcra-
toru of Illinois want adjusted and It can bo
done they eay by both status Inaugurating
the mlno run or gross weight sj&tem. An
agreement between Illinois and Indiana Is. It
is thought , much more likely than ono between
twoen Ohio and Pennsylvania. When these
questions have been settled the scale com
mittee , it is 'belle\ed will have clear Bailing.
Reports reached the convention today that
300 miners omplood In the Acme mine at
Streator. 111. , had gone out on the strength
of a rumor that the scale to bo adopted would
reduce their rate 4 cents per ton. Officials of
the State Mlno Workers wired them that
there was no truth In the statements regard
ing a reduction and advising their return
to work.
COMMITTEE WORKS FAITIirULLY.
At the afternoon session no report from
the scale committee was forthcoming , but
President Ratchford of the Mine Workers ,
and Chairman Hoglo of the Indiana coer-
atora , appeared to explain the delay and to
ask tl'at the delegates restrain their tm-
patienco. Herald : "Acting on the request
of Chairman Sweet , Mr. Hoglo and myself
como to the conference , not to apologize for
the failure of th'o soale committee to reach
conclusions. They arc working hard , and
we ask for > our Consideration and patience
until the committed reaches some con
clusion , wlilcu wo will at once submit to
> ou.
ou."Tho condition of the coal trade during
the last three or four joara 1ms reached
such a place today that it requires much
1-ibor and thought to putIt on a basis of
equity. There are conditions existing which
have to bo blended together In the conven
tion. No proposition will bo submitted un
less It is acquiesced In by the minors and
operators of each dlstilet. Our purpose Is
to continue in scssljn until we have blended
all Interests , and until we have reached < i
point where wo can defend all actions of the
committee. Differentials , conditions of min
ing , hours of Iab3r , general prices , must
bo dealt with , and I oak you to be patient.
In that way you are perhaps making greater
progress by moving slowly. It Is our en
deavor to place trade In a position where
both miners and operators will make more
money. "
Chairman Hogle of the Indiana miners reIterated -
Iterated President Ratchford's sentiments ,
adding : "Tlio utmost harmony and good
feeling prevails. Of course there are argu
ments , but I firmly believe that wo will be
aolo to present jou wltli a satisfactory
oaalo. " |
The convention then adjourned until to
morrow , with a better feeling on the rart
> i a. largo number of delegates , wlia bad
become Impatient at the delay In receiv
ing the scale committee's report
The Illinois miners won a great victory
tonight when the operators of this state voted
unaeilmously In favor of the gross weight
scale. About 90 per isent of the miners have
been demanding this , and It will without
question bo adopted. No further progress
was made by any other state ,
COMMCItOU OK TUB IjAICBS.
Ht'iiinrUnbli * IIKTCIINC of ( In * HiixliicxM
of UK Clilff I'orlM III Toil 1 i-arn ,
Thorn are 20,009 vosseH , Including1 C.SOO
stenmera and 13,500 sailing ; craft of all
classes , under the American lias , While
American Hhlpplng In Halt water districts
has not been Inucasing materially , ayn thu
Now Yoik Sun , tncrelias been n very lar e
gain In the commerce of the. lakes , a gain
HO lai'BO that the figures are surprising1 , In
ten years , for Instance , the lake * commerce
of the city of llultalo has almost doubled ,
Increasing1 from 98,000,000 to 193,000.000 tons.
T.io shipping business of Detroit has In
creased from 100,000,000 to l"i ; 000,000 tons In
ten ea i , The chipping business of the
Michigan peninsula bus increased from -15-
000.000 to 100.000.00) tons In the hjino nerlod.
C'hlcaKO's business Im.s fillen off bomewlut ,
the gain being1 made up In Duliith and Mil
waukee. The laku business of .Milwaukee
and Inutl ( ) ten years UKO was & 0,0 > j,000 tons ;
last year it was 150,000.000.
Hut compired with these Increases , large
ns sorno of them are. the. grow th of Cleve
land as the chief lake port of the United
States bos been almost phenomcn il In the
sear IkSl the tonnage ot the pert of Cleve
land Avaa 15,000.000 ; last year It wa3U,000 ) , .
WO , and there Is every Indication that this
Increase , Insed on seosrnphlcnl grounds , has
como ta rtUy. The position of Cleveland ns
n shipping port Is certainly icmnrkable. It
Is u shipping center for bituminous coil It
Is the lecelvlnu point for the largest shnto of
the Iron and lumber of Michigan , nml It
furnishes n safe anil excellent lurbor for
vessels of all sizes. The commerce of the
great northern lakes Is largely In the hands
of Americans , and the , prUHs arising from
the business are Increasing year by year ,
i iifiitiiH or a na .
STROM1SI1URG. Neb , Jan , 20. ( Special. )
Mls Val < U Doberg , onu of the school teach
ers iln the public schools here , died this
morning. Her death was caused by pneu
monia ,
03CEOLA , Neb. , Jan. 20 ( Special. ) Mra.
Efflo II. Morrlll , wJfo of A. C , Morrlll , died
suddenly Monday morning. Tlio funeral oc
curred Wednesday ,
J.I\IJ STOUC SJ PI'IJIIS
IlinrlierS ( out cniUlli Ulll lie Ill-Ill In
Oiiinliu > if ; > ) t.riiur ila > ,
W II. Thuibcr of , O jr , who is the prime
movt ? In the attoiiptjio organl/o the live
i/ock shippers of Naski Into an associa
tion , has decided to" " htfld the meetings of
shippers ( at the Iielf6njt1hotel In Omaha on
January 27 The ofWfiof the South Omaha
Uvo Stock exehinso- glvo the shippers
the tipo of the ntchJiiae hall has been de
clined by Mr. ThuiibgrVa ho seems to think
that the mcMIng mTj-ITt to bo held in
Or.iilu. Kvory fthlpptT > "who intends to at
tend the mccSlt'4 Is rnqututod to end his
nanto and viddrora to Mr Thurber before
the day ot for thd' ' muetlng. It Is under-
stool that an opportunity will bo given
the railroads and Block yards officials to
'bo ' heard and defend fttelr positions.
General Manancr IC'A ( > on of the stock
jnr a company Is rather disappointed be
cause the meeting will not be held at the
Kvchangc hell. Ho had arrange , ! to enter
tain the shippers and was prepare 1 to explain -
plain why n thlpper la charged nvore for
> nrdlng nd handling hess than aheep. In
r. roceut letter to the editor of the South
Omaha Drovers' Journal Mr. Thurber
Dtatoi that ho could not understand why
the stock jardi company charged more for
allowing a hog to trot < lovm an alley than
aheep General Mlnagcr IConyon says of
thU that the commission and jardage
chargca on llvo stock arc graduated by the
value of Iho stock Cuttle , belns of the
grcrter value , are charged 23 cent per head
for yardage , whllo the eommUslon for sellIng -
Ing a car of cattle amounts to $12. Yardage -
ago on hogs lamcunts to S .cents per head ,
whllo the commission Is $6 for a single deck
car and $10 for a tloublo-deckcr The > ard-
ngo on sheep amounts to G ccnta per head ,
with the commission the same aj on hogs. In
the handling of a car of hcgs considerable
moro tlmo Is consumed than In handling
the same number of sheep , nnd In order to
compciu-ito the jsnl company for this ad
ditional care and tlmo a slight Increase-
the yardage charges Is made.
.mi IIU\M : iioi.imi : rour.
) MiKoltitcly to Dfscrl Ilie
County riL-rU'M ( ) llli- > .
Notwithstanding the continued efforts of
the county commissioners and other count )
officials to dcpese ami dispossess him , James
Uuano continues to hold the fort at the court
house.
Several da > s ago the commissioners passed
a resolution by the terms ot which they dis
pensed with the services ot Ruane , who hid
been working ns an expert accountant. On
the adoption ot the resolution ho was notified
to quit , but he went right along working At
the next meeting of the boird Ruane waa
aga'n discharged and again he- was notified
that he must quit the employ of the county ,
but again iio kcut on working. Wednesday
the commissioners concluded that thej would
resort to heroic mcabUice and In doing ao
they Instructed Count } Clerk Ha\erlj to take
Ruane's key awa > from him , supposing tint
b ) so doing they would keep him out of the
room that lie line heretofore occupied. Ruane
objected , but ho final. y ga\e up the key , and
the commissioners supposed that they had
rid themselves of him. In thU , however ,
they seem to have counted without their
host , for jcstorday Ruane was one ot fje
first men at the court house. He haJ no key
to unlock tbe door of the room to the tax
department , but he waited the arrival ot
other clerks and upon their putting Inin ap.
pearanco Ruano entered and Immediately
wont to work on tbfl Mocks which have been
under his control. I
While tbe county commteloners have not
abandoned all hope , the } do not know what
course to puisus to get rd ! of Ruane. They
have stopped his sahry , but be does not seem
to bo Inclined to stop.work. .
M3W OITICHS KOIl ll\I.15)Ufn.
CoimiiliMlniiprs PlKiire oil ( Mi > \
Con illyUoriKv OJH of Court llouxc.
The county commjssjpners are consider
ing the advisability ! iof renting rooms oul-
bldo of the court house j"or County Attorney
lialdrlgo and using tlioso which he now
occupies In the eitlargdment ot the office
of County Treasurer ; llcimrod. They say
that the two rooms , oefcupled by * the county
attorney are the oh.liones available for
the purpose. They also1 cSy that to trans
act the business ot the office Itiis Imperative
that the county treasurer should have more
room.
It Is contended that the business < ot the
county attorney Is such that ho could just
as well be located In some of the near-by
office buildings. With the county \treasurcr
it Is different. Ho must be located in the
court house , and In older to carry on the
business of the county It Is almost
necessary that the rooms should adjoin.
Some tlmo ago the commissioners con- !
cclvcd a scheme by which they hoped to be
able to finish off a number of rooms on
the fourth floor of the court house and use
them for jury rooms. Had they done thl" ,
It Is moro than likely that they would have
moved the county attorney Into the apart
ments known as the grand Jury rooms. After
looking over the fourth lloor of the court
house , the Idea of flnlchlng oft some roomu
In the attic was abandoned The rooms up
there are largo enough , but there Is no way
to light or ventilate them , and in addition It
would make another flight of stairs to climb ,
as It IB considered Inadvlsablo to put an
elevator in the building.
noes ronn CHB\IMR VMJ nirrrnn.
"Strictly KroHli" Hi-tnll \ w for IHS
Tliiiu \ \ linUMiiliI.nut Month.
It lies often been observed that there Is a
tlrno for everything and If so this would
seem to bo the time ot all others In which
to eat eggs. All winter the market has been
high , that Is , IS to 20 cents per dozen by
the wholesale for strictly fresh stock. It
might bo explained In this connection that
there la a wide difference between strictly
fresh and fresh eggs strictly trcati eggs is
the term applied to eggs fresh laid , whllo
frc.sh eggs usually means these fresh from
cold storage. Strictly fresh stock has been
almost Impossible to obtain at any price.
In the last two or three days the situation
has changed very materially. The warm
weather lias fooled the hens Into believing
that summer Is near at band and they have
turned their attention to egg laying once
more. The result Is that eggs are pouring
into the city from every direction and the
market Is Hooded. Prices have dropped
from 18 to 20 cents , the price a week ago.
down to 15 and 1C cents at retail. Egg , * at 15
cents or oven 16 cents nro cheaper than
meat , and make about the beat breakfast
to bn had , whllo a good many people arc not
adverse to them at any tlmo of the day.
Cheapnos , ? , however , Is not the only Item
In favor of egg eating at this tlmo. Tlio col 1
storage stock Is practically all gene and cr.i-
BUinero can now obtain strictly fresh stock
without trouble
I'nlO Club.
The next meeting Of Unity club will beheld
hold at the residence 6f Mr. K. Kmerson ,
1131 Georgia avenue1 ' { Smth { Twenty-ninth
street ) , Trlilay evening1 , January 21. Tlio
club takes up for discussion early German
constitutional Ulstory. TVie following pipers
will be read : "IJarly 'tSernrm Confedera
tions , " Mrs. H II. Huller ; "Tlio Unification
of Germany , " P. U JUIler , "Munlclim Ad
ministration In Germany , " P. J , Sackett ,
"U t mo lull yon fiometliliif , ' "
Dri'x I * SlioomnnJ ytateulny roforrliitf
( o this .Innunry I'luurnm-o milo of ouns
"tlicio utv lotn of nt'oiilu that lo not
hiu'in lo uiiiluttjtnnjl tjmt every shoo \vu
oltiT at tills sali > i * our nwilar lines
Midi us wu've holif ifclit along all win
ter Not n hlioo lias boon ImiiKlil for tills
hale not ft slioo will Uj bold at tlio.so
way jirlucs wlicn tlio proht-nt
'ii lines are KOIIO Not n price lias
ralM'd M > ate magnify the i educ
tion When wo > ay vlel Idil , calf lined
ruhUer soled ? . " .0 ( ) bioes ) nt ? 'i.OO wo
nu'.ui that you get the Idontleal shoo
now for § : t.r > 0 that yeti paid $5.00 for
three months ajjo that'ri vhat ninlcea
this bale and the crowd M > llj ) ; . "
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
110 l-'AUNAM STREET
& ( , 1111 ! , liliU LhU
Efforts to Oomo to a Bash for Settlement i
Progress.
COUNTY AND CITY TO CONFER ON PLAN
Coinpnnv OfTor * n Coiuiirninlxc VVhlcl
Ulll "onslilrrcil nt a .tnlnt
bcisloit of Coiiinil t
11 ml tlio Council.
The county commissioners nnd a eommltt *
from the city council will hold a Joint meet
Ing at the court bousu this morn'tig ' for
the purpoeo of conferring with reference 'o
the back taxes agali.st the licit Line ll.ilhuij
compaciy.
For } wrs Ihe county ard city asse sors
have listed the Uelt Line property for ta\a
tlon , going upon the theory that It Is and A !
wijs boo been a local corporation , contend
Ing that the road begins and ends lei Douglas
count ) . During this same period the mllroai
people have urged that the property Is am
has beta since Its corstructlon a part o :
the Missouri Pacific s > stem and that there
fore the assrEdaieut should be made by the
state.
Some das ago the county commissioners
and the railway officials attempted to get to
gether In an cflort to scttlo the question oi
Ea cssment and taxes , but the meeting las
been postponed from time to time. Now the
clt } council propcwcu to go In with the com-
ml'sloncrs and agree upon some pica of ac
tion. The rallioad officials have signified
their willingness to allou the local authori
ties to make the assessment , providing It 1s
no higher than the acstsamont made b } the
ctatc. While the city and county officials
have not agreed to the proposition of the
railroad people , It Is known that they regard
It with some degree ot favor. They go upon
the theory that It they reduced the valuation
ir. < J made the assessment they would get tlio
entire tax , which In their judgment would
bo much moro than under the present pi in
by which the county receives cnly Its proportionate
tionate dhare , the full amount being divided
between the counties In tlio state through
which the Missouri Pacific lines pa s , the
dlvlolon being made according to the mileage
In each comtj.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
John Thompson , U ) cars of ago , whose
homo Is at Seventeenth and California
streets , Omaha , was Knocked down by mov
ing cars In the ) ards last evening and quite
badly Injured. In company with two com
panions young Thompson was playing about
the railroad jaida In Iho neighborhood of
the Armour buildings. At a point near the
Swltt cattle runway the lad attempted to
cro-s the tracks ahead of a Milwaukee
freight engine which was attached to three
cars. The engine was backing down and tbe
brakeman on top of the train did not see
the boy in time to warn the engineer The
icar freight car struck Thompson , knocked
him down and rolled him over , bill strange
to say the wheels did not paca over him
When picked up It was found tint the flesh
from the bo's right arm and leg had brvi.
torn badly. In some places leaving the bono
exposed.
Dr. Schlndcl was called , and after a tem
porary dressing ot the wounds the boy was
taken to St. Joseph's hcapllal. Unlrrs there
are internal Injuries it is thought that the
boy will recover.
KiiNt I V Club In nnnifst.
There will be a meeting ot the East Side
Improvement club at Ilembke's hall , Twen
tieth and Missouri avenue , this evening. It
is understood that several matters pertain
ing to the interests of the east elders will
bo discussed , A a recent meeting of this
club a resolution was passed urging the city
council lo appoint a committee of three to
act In conjunction with a committee of ll'.c '
number from the club for the purpose of
ascertaining Just what the Omaha Street
Railway company intends doing about the
extension of the Thirteenth street line. In
compliance with the u > < iue.3t Mayor Husoi
appointed the committee , but nothing has
been done by the Joint committee up to the
present time. Members of the improvement
club assert that unless it is definitely known
by February 1 whether the Thirteenth strcot
car line will be extended or not the woik of
organizing an Independent street car com
pany will bo pushed and that n franchise
will be asked for at the spring election
The east isiders would like to have the line
extended to Thirteenth ami Missouri avenue
and thcnco west along Ml.ssourl avenue and
L streets to Twenty-fourth street. It is
claimed by those Interested that over -100
families live In the territory to bo tapped
by this proposed extension , and It Is further
csserted that the line would bo a paying ono
from tbo start.
While the officers of the street car com
pany have had no official notice of the visit
of this committee It Is understood that the
matter of extending the line lias been con
sidered by them and they cannot see where
they will be benefited by the extension.
Injiiri-il Mi'ii UtcMtliiK EiiMy.
Coroner Swnnson .will hold an Inquest
today on tlio remains of J. Novak , the man
who was killed by a falling floor at Cud
ahy's > estcrdoy morning. Chris Montgom
ery , whoso Jaw was broken by the fall was
removed to St. Joseph's hospital , Omaha ,
during the day where ho Is receiving treat
ment. Reports from the hospital last even
ing were to the effect that Montgomery
sustained a number of bruises In addition
to tbo Injury mentioned nnd It was barclv
possible that ho might have been Injured
Internally. It was thought , however , that
ho would pull through all right. Mlko
O'Day and Hd Callahan. who were taken to
the South Omaha hospital were both rest
ing easily last night and an early recovery
Is expected. Iloth of these men received
scalp wounds which are by no means nor-
lou .
Cmlnlij'H 12lfutrl I'liuit ,
The motors and dynamos for the now
sausage factory at Cudahy's have arrived
and will bo placed In position within a few
days. Carpenters are now engaged In fin
ishing the Interior of this big building and
It IB thought that by the tlmo this work Is
done all of the now machinery ordered eomo
tlmo ago will have arrived. Fy ) the use of
the machinery ordered the Cudahy's will bo
enabled to manufacture 100,000 pounds of
buii'sago dally , The factory will , It Is ex
pected bu in working order In about a
month ,
Cll > COMHlp.
John Owens of Wnyno spent yesterday In
the city visiting friends ,
Mrs. r. II , Ilaldwln of Weeping Water is
visiting Mrs. 'E. ' 0 , Smith.
City Treasurer Hroadwoll has relumed
from n business trip to Missouri.
Justice of the Pence White performed his
flrat marrlago ceremony yesterday , the In
terested parties beingIM U. Scott nd Mis
Gertrude M. Record , both of this city.
0 ear IIIU h confined to his homo on
account of trouble with hi * teett ) .
James O'Connor otYston. . la. , was a
business visitor In the city yesterday.
Jackson Ilrown of Lnrsmle , Wo. , brough
two cars of cattle to this market jesterday
Tomorrow evening the Bustern Star wit
Klvo a dancing and card party at Masonic
hall.
hall.Harry
Harry Gardner , Tn-entv-flttli nnd J streets
Is confined to his homo on account pf 111
ness.
ness.Mrs
Mrs n. S. Dlmmork , Twenty-fourth am
J streets Is able to be out ngaln after a
short Illness.
3 L. Ilraj- has announced that IIP wll
sever his connection with the Dully Sun
tomorrow.
The llttlo daughter of Peter McCaffrey
Thirty-first and T streets died ) estenla )
from diphtheria.
Mrs C Waterbury returned la her homo
at Avocn , la , ) esterday after a short visit
with Mrs. 0 H. Hill.
James V. Chlzek ot this city has been
appointed to n position In the olllco ol
County Clerk Havcrly.
Andrpvv Mers. who has been qulto sick
for some time , was > eslerday taken to the
hospital by his friends.
W. C. llecter , formerly ot this city , but
now located at Aurora , Neb. , Is hero for
a few das visiting frit mis.
Rev. Cramblett , VanWInkle , Johnson ,
Espy and Wheeler have entered Into n com
pact to continue union revival services for
another month.
Tonight Rov. Dr. Wllllariison ot Chicago
will close bis evangelistic libors at the
First Methodist church and will retllin to
his homo In Chicago During tha thrco
weeks that Dr. Williamson bas been here
he has made many friends and has proven
himself a fluent and Instructive ( speaker.
W. R. Pugli of Chicago is hero looking
over the site purchased Wednesday for the
new lumber company. Mr. Pugu Is limit *
clally Interested In tlio enterprise nnd from
what ho siw of the city ) csteiday appeared
to bo well satisfied that South Omaha Is
on the boom.
A meeting ot Iho Soulh Omaha Hoard of
Trade has been called for this evening at
llio council chamber by Secietnry O'Nell.
In speaking about the call ) csterdav tlio
secretary sild that the purpose of the meet
ing was to appoint dolcqatrs to attend n
monetary conference at Minneapolis to bo
leld January 23.
AM'nUS AM ) Tltn ItMMl
iiNNOimor lon unit TI * Ki > t llroKcri
TIIIk on tinlliiKlnoii. .
Thu ticket brokers anticipate quite n field
lay when the United States acnate takia
up the uonslderatlon of the nntl-scalplng
)111 ) Since the leport of the house com-
nllteo In fiver of Hie pissmo ot such n
noasuio Iho brokers have practically given
ip liopo of defeating the bill In the house
uid uro now pinning their hope to the sen-
MoTho
The railroad men piofo'a their firm btv
let that the nntl-soalpltig bill will become
a law. Regarding the disclosures of dral-
ngs of the lallioads with the ticket broU-
era made before the house committee , n
iromlncnt passenger man of Omaha sns"
'Proof of the draltngti between ceilain lines
and the scilpers will do the bl'l ' moio good
than bairn , for it tends to emphasize the
lecesslty of such n law. There Is no doubt
thnt some lines deal with broken , but It
will take a national law to pi event the
iractlcc In the testimony brought out re
garding the sa'o ' of mileage books by the
allroads lo Ibo scalpers. It Is also shown
bat tbe price paid for the books wns junt
he same as that at which the books were
offered for public sale "
A local broker said : "Mr. McKenzIe
bowed \crv clearly that the rallroida wern
responsible for the existence ot thu ticket
> rokers In his testimony before the house
committee. In Ills testimony before the
ennto committee further facts will be
jrought out and some Information regard-
ng dealings with rallioads not expected
\111 bo made public. None of the Omaha
brokers have been tailed on to furnish any
vldcnco of the dealing' ) between the irall-
oads and themselves , but they could do so
{ any more evidence was wanted Most ot
ho testimony being used Is that relating to
ho business in Chicago , but Omaha could
urnish quite as sensational testimony. I
lo not care to make public the names of
ho roads with which I do business or the
mounts of money I have icceived fiom
hem unless called upon by congn&s. Hut
will say that my business could not o\lst
a diy if it were not for the commissions I
ccclvo from the railroads here The booka
t any ticket broker in Omaha will disclose
callugs directly with tlio ralltoads. "
VI , VSIvV lUYTIiS VKH THOlJlII.ISSOMi : .
( caniHlili ) Son Ice I iinlili * to Cnru for
tllf HlllllMlllll llllslllOHM.
CHICAGO , Jan. 20 Alaska rates am
roving a source ol tiouble to the western
oads. The chief trouble now is that the
urcliasers ot tickets for Seatllo cannot be
ssured of any definite date of sailing for
Alaska on account of the crowded condition
t the steamers kind the few boats that arc
vallablo for the traffic The roads will try
o make definite arrangements with the
tcamshlp companies for Iho care of the
jaisengers they bring to Seattle , and falling
n this they will sell tickets to the Pacific
east ports without any stipulation as to
10 sailing of baits
Stnurc r.inplo ? i4 Dimci' .
Local union , No 42 , National Alliance of
Theatrical Stage Kmployps , gave its flr.sl
annual ball In Tbur.Htou Hllles1 nimoty last
night. Th affair was In every way enjoy
able and was ti prtat success. The ntlend-
nnce vvus very laigo and It was entertained
by n piogram of excellent dunces until a
Into hour. The lull wns managed by Otto
Schnelderwlnd. and was arranged by com
mittees mido up of the following- Allen ,
K. S Tookcr , 1 > 1 Galla.'her , Otlo Se-'inelder.
wind , IJ. Walker , It. Dodge , Joe Hynril , J ,
H , Wlthnell , C. II. Marks. C. VniiAreman ,
F , P. Strlfller nnd O F. Kane.
Ni * MfN. IliuiHC-n.
The cliaiRps against Praf. T. Whitney ,
his wife , Florence Whitney , nnd Harry
Domnr , In which It was nllascd Unit they
defrauded Mr.s. nnRpborf , ' Ilanaen out of
J100 on pretense of locitlnt ? a buried treas
ure upon Bonn ) land ot liers , was dismissed
In police courl ytstenlny afternoon. Tno
loss wnH made good to Alt.s. Hansen and
the wlialo mutlpi wao adjusted out of court.
Whitney and Ills vvlfo have luft the city
but liomar IH still In lown ,
The followingmnrrlago licenses were is
sued ycsteidiy by the county judge :
Namn and address. AiS" .
John McNeil , Omaha . 2U
Lllllo Grennell , Calhoun , Neb . 20
Oscar J. Olander Omaha . 21
Agnes 1' . L. Houngien , Omaha . 3)
Sylvester Huchanck , Omaha . , . 24
Alary Dwaroek , Oniahii . , . 2J
Ilnlld n Hnllriiiiil OMT ( In-
NHW YOTUC , Jan , M. A private cable-
Brain was leeelved In thlH cily loday utat-
IIIKthnt tlio Kovcrnmcnt of Chill Sins do-
clik'd to undertake the construction oC tliu
piojected trans indoan railway.
Tlioio Is n wonderful ninuunt of bulls-
faction In knowing you gt-t tliu lu-st
liow tlo yon know tliis aio yon n judge
youi'hclf maybu not Hum you'vo to do
IiL'iul largely upon the ik'alur or niuiin-
fnt'tniIT With the Klniball piano you
need know nothing of jilnnos thu nianii-
faiitnicrs Kiiainntc'Q It to be the bout that
can In ; made wo Kiiarantue the Klniball ,
lee that ought to satisfy most pt'oplo
but there im > others The gicat musical
world endorse the Kimball for Its llnlsli
beauty touch and tone We've some
new KlmballH la new designs natural
wood canes that we offer on our own
easy payments.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Ait 1513 Douglas
FERNLEY IS CONE FOR GOOD
Secures His Liberty Through a Piece ol
Police Stupidity ,
BLUNDER LETS A BURGLAR GET AWAY
Officer ln lNt on HcndliiR \Vnrrnu |
it M'cMiml 1'lnn'Vlillc Ills tiiuin *
if mil I'l-Ndncn 1'lltn Douii
I'lirinuii SiriM-t.
The Omaha police force l.aa never
particularly famous for any romatkablo !
dustry or aucecsa In aiprohendlm | ? the ging *
ot crooks who nre finding this elty a ( irollfld
harvest field , but Omaha people did thlnlt
that the i alien wne able to retain posses
sion of the "hid men" whom fate or fov-
tune put Into their hands , i\cu this last
bit of "Confidence " , however , la likely to bo
dispelled b } an Incident whli'l occurred last
Mondiy , hut which has been rellqloiusl } RUO-
prcvsed by the pollco olllelals. On Mondiy
ono \V. II. rernlcy was presented with tils
llborty by the Oninl.a police force In n man
ner qulto as acceptable as If hla i please , duly
attested and signed by the hlqhost ofllclftl'i
of the city , lad beui handed to him on i
golden platter.
Mi1. W. II. rernlcy was and la a very ,
very bad tutu. Kor thh statement the OninM'i
police force < ltselt Is nnllintlt ) , the state
ment having been given out after his ar
rest , lletoio his 01 rest ho was an ordinary
tsneak thief , but afterward bo was very bid.
And , as a nutlci ot faiT , ho was bad IIi >
was arrested hero for a felony and was
moreover wanted In nnothei city fora felony ,
and was a trail of .1 verj pronounced criminal
record , lie was a man whom any pollce-
n would 1-ue been pn ml of captuiing and
of retaining In confinement.
Kernley was arrested with two others for
robbing the stoio ot W. It. llcmiett * Co.
Hln companions were Wlll'aiu ' Wade and
William Kills These two men weio as Ixid
as I'Vmle } himself Wade h.id served tlmo
In penitential Irs for burglaiy and murder ,
nilln 'iad t > pi nt savet.il jeais ot Ilia life In
Mil for burglaries. The three were worklnff
: aiether bore Among other things , they
went hitUemieU's store and slolo a quin-
tltx of valmblo silk gcuils. They were all
attested with tinpiopeity In theli po -
scsalui In tlieh rooms.
rn N'U3Y WAxrnu IN MICIIIOA.V
ImnioJ'ittel ' } aPler llio aricst the police pro
ceeds ! to lini'stlgato tlie records of the
lure mm and discovered the fiits thu
lave alicady been stated. Wude and Kills
vero ( icnltcntlir } lilt do , but wcie not w nited
for any crime at tlio tlmo. H w is U-arned ,
lowovcr , 11 at l''crnley ' was win'ed In i he-
jojgan , Mich. , for a felonious loubory fiom
lu > pel si li llo had been anoflted nnd bound
over to high court , but befoio his liUil tJOk
i\co ! ho bioko jnll and succeeded in making
ils escriie.
'Ihe three prijcncrs were appaieiitly
Icomfd Not only had the police cmolusivo
evidence .igiliL. < t al , three tint the } lud
ommltliMl the Hennett store lobbei } but
be } 1. id proof tl-it the men had C'Miinilttrd
) iirslarles In the city In due course of tlmu
he thice piteoners wcie charged with tbo
elon } cf stealing the goods from HcmieU's '
toio and were boirul over to the cilmlnal
ourt. Wade and Hills were permitted to go
o tilal , wcio found guilty and were HPII-
cnccil respectively to two } c.ir.-i and a hilt
ml thrco } cnrs in the state pcnltont'aiy.
rhis aeutcncc was iccentl } lmpo > .3il b > Jiulgo
laker.
In the case of Fornley , however , a differ-
nt proccduie was followed HIP po ice con-
liuled that the Chebo > gan authorities had
lie first claim to Kornley'a person and since
liey apparently had ' \ tlnch to trnd him to
the Mlchlgin penltentlaiy they detcrm'ned '
to turn him over to them. Coiiscincnll ( ) , al
though thi cvldcnco wj as concluslvo
ngalnst Kernley as against Wade an 1 Hills ,
and Keinley waa < is certain of c-nvlcllnn as
the other two , Kerrley was allowed to ploid
guilty to the charge of petty larcc-iy. Ho w-as
aentencci ! to thlrt ) daS In the county Jail ,
the Intention being to turn him over to the
Chebofan autliotltlcs when the sentence
expired.
MADE KOR THK OCCASION' .
Fernley wra confined in the county jail
and finished his sentence on last Monday
morning. Jailor Shand ot the county jail pro-
pit ed to release him. In tlio mointime. hov\-
cver , the jailor hid been furnished with a
warrart fcr Ferule } 'ci arrest on the charge
of bring ii fugitive from Jrstlco In Clieboy-
gan On this warrant the Jailor reirrestrd
llio crlm'nal and then i sUcd tbo pollco au-
thorltlts to come ifter him. Oflleer H tch-
klss was sent after the prisoner with the
patrol wagon. On I\l3 arrival Jailor Sl.and
turned over Kcrnlo } to him , Informing him
at tbo time that the warrant had been read.
Officer llotehklss took the prisoner and led
him out of the Jill without Inmlpufllng him.
\Vhcia the officer got outside ho determined to
ir.alvo the arrest doubly certain and propping
the prisoner In a coiner of the building ho
proceeded to lead the warrant to him a nec-
eng time ,
Whllo the officer wao droning the warrant
Kernley was occupied with other thoughts
and finally came to a very swift conclusion.
Suddenly pushing the officer to ono aldo ho
took to bis heels Skirting the courthouse
ho fled down the stern at tlio corner of Sev-
intcenth and Fainani street and ran north
m Seventeenth street. IlolchkUs at once
bun led bark to tbo patrol wagon and In tlio
vehicle gave pursuit. Dy the time the wagoa1
reached Seventeenth and Fannni fill eels ,
however , the escaping pi I 'oner was out ot
sight and he h".a not been Been f Inco.
The pullce- have said nothing about tbo
matter. When tiucstloned they aay that Kern-
ley Is serving his timeIn the county jail.
Slll'lll f'ONIIIO * dull.
The Silent CostnoH club held Its regular
meeting lit "Cbeirycote " Mr. HlnnkenHhlp's
dlscouise on t'io ' money question was inter-
estlrw ; ! . Miss Otlo H. Pravvford KUV
Slwkuspeuru'a "Othelli , the Moor of Venice ,
which was highly appreciated. I'resldjtit
Comp discussed tbo pollco commissioner
cittPHtlon , All agreed with him that the
governor 'had no right to appoint tbo pom-
mlsHlonerH. Ho entertained the club vvllH
nn uccount of tlio hot iaee for tin sunator-
xliln In Ohio from which Murk lliinna ciuno
out the victor ,
McssrH. Jensen nnd Thlerman vveio ad
mitted a.s niPinber.s.
The clul ) inectH nt "O.ierryeotP , " 4000
IJouIevurd avenue , Kilday evcnlnjf , Janu
ary 28 , i
Vi'i'iiHril of liiin-fiiy ,
John AnderHon , who has been until re
cently the tiustcd ft lend of Mntcniot Olcn-
lon , bttrayed the trust last nlcJit and 1 *
charged by her with linvlnn disappeared ,
with JCT w'nlch ' nlie had lilil In . bureau
drawer. Bbo H.IVH that AndoiHon , who In
ulHo colored , liocamo iiciinilnteil with her
Homo tlmu ugo and that Uiuy have slnco
betn living happily together , it 21'J North
Tilrteenth street. The woman took An
derson f o far Into her confidence HH to re
veal the locution of her uavingH , and nln >
claim' ) that bo took tliu earliest ojipoi tunlty
of HccurliK ; the money and making hU
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